920 A Qectioti 757/ r'l ■?^^ Tin HOEY BIBLE: CONTAINING r/THE (^D AND NEW TESTAMENTS: QFO 1 ^ 1!^' TOGETHER WITH THE,' / 'V* / APOCRYPHA : TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL TONGUE?, AND WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVIsfeD. i BOSTON : PhWtED by CREEyOUGH AND STESBlNSf FOR HASTI^GS, ETHERIDGE AND BLISS, E. LARKIN, THOMAS AND ANDREWS, D. WEST, ANDREWS AND CUMMINCS, MANNING AND T.ORINC, J. WEST AND CO. AND O. C. GREENLEAF. 1809. WW mmwwM. i'TIlWIII ■A-m TO THE READER. d fro' Wi Collins' Edition of the Bible, printed in Xevv York in 1807.] DicATioN of the English translation of the BIBLE to rst of England seems to be wholly unnecessaiy for the rposesol ccin0ation, and perhaps on some accounts improper to be con- iiied in an Ajrierican edition, the Editor has been advised by some jtidi- iis fricii.is to omit it, and to prefix to this edition a short account of the .uisladons of the Old and New Testaments from the original Hebrew iiid Greek in which they were written. To the Jews were first committed the care of the sacred Writings, and many ages they were in a manner confined to that chosen people. There was then no need of translations into other languages ; yet was the providence of God particularly manifest in their preservation and purity. The Jews v/ere so faithful to their important trust, that, when copies of the law or the prophets were transcribed, they observed the most scrupulous exactness : they not only diligently compared the one with the other, but even counted the number of letters in each book, and compared and re- corded the numbers. The first translations that were made of the Old Testament were after the Babylonish captivity. They are called the Targums, which word in the Chuldean language signifies Translations. They are also often called the Chaldee Paraphrases ; some of them are exact translations of different parts of Scripture ; others are propeiiy paraphrases, containing enlarge- ments, explanations, and even additions. Several of them are yet extant, and they are often mentioned by the ancient fathers of the Christian church. Some have affirmed that the five books of Moses and that of Joshua were translated into Greek before the days of Alexander the Great. But the most remarkable translation of the C)ld Testament into Greek is called the Scptuagint, which, if the opinion of some eminent writers is to be credited, was made in the reign of Ptolemy Philadelphus, about 260 years before the Christian era. At any rate it is undoubtedly the most ancient that is now extant, and on many accounts deserving notice, though not to be put on a level with the Hebrew text, as has been sometimes done. The New Testament was originally written in Greek, and no sooner was the gospel spread through the nations than it was found necessary to trans- late the inspired Writings for each into its proper tongue. Some trans- lations of the Old Testament, different from the Septuagint, were made into Greek from the year of Christ's birth 128 to 200. It is generally believed that the church of Antioch was favoured with a Syrian transla- tion of the Bible as early as the year 100. The Ethiopians of Abyssinia have a version of the Bible, which they ascribe to Frumentius, of the fourth century. Chrysostom, who lived in the end of the fourth, and Theodoret, who lived in the middle of the fifth century, both inform us that they had the Syrian, Indian, Persian, Armenian, Ethiopic, and Scythian versions. The ancient Egyptians had the Scriptures translated into their language." The Georgians have a version in their ancient language. The most an- cient German translation is supposed to have been made by Ulphilas, A. D. 360. The Old Testament of all these translations, ej^ept the Syrian is taken from the Septuagint, and not immediately from tiie Hebrew text We will now give some account of the translations of the Bible into tin English language. There have been some wlro have affirmed that Adelmc, Bishop of Sherburn, who lived in the beginning of the eighth century, translated the Psalms into the Saxon tongue, ^lat however is uncertain as some of the best historians make no menti(^^Jf.^ti yet it is possible, as he was a man of great parts, and of great leallMiijpr those times, and said to be the first Englishman who wrote in the Latin language. About the same time, or a little after, Bede, commonly called the venerable Bedc translated some parts of the New Testament, some say the whole Bible, but that is not probable. Near 200 years later king AlfaB|jtr»nslated the Psalms into the same language. In 1382 Wickliff finish^Bhifctranslation of the Bible, which is yet extant ; that is to say, there are^^ies of it in some publick and private libraries. All these translations were made from the ^^ulgate. In the reign of Henry the eighth several editions of the Old and New Testaments were published in English ; one of the most remark- able is that of William Tyndal in 1530. The translation of the New Tes- tament was made from the original Greek, but probably the Old Testa- ment either from the Latin of the Vulgate, or the Greek of the SeptuMfint. This was soon followed by the improvements of Coverdale and Matlfcws. By order of the king, Tonstal, Bishop of Durham, and Heath, Bishop of Rochester, made a new translation, which was published in 1541 : but, not pleasing Henry, was suppressed by authority. In the reign of king Ed- ward the sixth another translation was made, two editions of which w^re published, one in 1549, and the other in 1551. In the reign of queen Eliza- beth another translation was made, which, being revised by some of the most learned of the Bishops, went by the name of the Bishops' Bible. This professed to be translated fi-om the Hebrew of the Old Testament, and the Greek of the New, though in some instances, when there was a differ- ence, it preferred the Septuagint to the Hebrew. This last circumstance, with some others, induced king James the first to select fifty-four persons, eminent in learning, and particularly well ac- quainted with the original languages in which the Old and New Testa- ments were written, to make a new ti'anslation of the whole Bible. In the year 1607, forty-seven of those persons, the other seven probably having died, assembled together, and arranged themselves into committees, to each of which a portion was given to translate. They were favoured not only with the best translations, but Avith the most accurate copies, and the vai'ious readings of the original text. After about three years assiduous labour, they severally completed the parts assigned them. They then met together, and while one read the translation newly formed, the rest had each a copy of the original text in his hand, or some one of the ancient versions, and when any difficulty occurred they stopped, till by common consultation it was determined what was most agreeable to the inspired Original. This translation was first published A. D. 1610, and is the one which has been ever since that time printed by publick authority, and gen- erally used in the British dominions. It may be added with safety, that it has been generally approved by men of learning and piety of all de- nominations, of which its having never been superseded by any other, for one hundred and eighty years, is a sufficient proof. m ■ACCOUNT OF THE ATES OR TIME OF WRITING THE BOOKS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT. dcilh of Christ. ■j\/T A TTHEW's Gospel, 6 Mark's Gospel, 10 First Epistle of Peter, - - 19 Paul's 1st and 2d Epistles to the Thessalonians, - 19 Luke's Gospel, 23 Paul's Epistle to the Gala- tians, 23 two Epistles to the Corinthians, and that to the Romans, 24 to the Philippians, to Philemon, Colossians.E- phesians, and Hebrews, 29 Acts c£ the Apostles bv Years from the birth of Christ. 39 Year? from the death of Christ. Luke, 30 Years From tli bitih of Chris 63 43 Paul'stwo Epistles to Tim- 52 othy, the one to Titus, and the 2d Epistle gen- # 52 eral of Peter, 30 63 56 Jolin in the Isle of Patmos wrote the Revelation, - 61 94 56 Gospel, 63 three Epistles near 96 the end of his life, 65 98 57 N. B. The times of writing the Epistle of James and that of Jude not so cer- 62 tainly known, but sup- posed, - 33 66 The Names and Okder of all the BOO Kb ut the ULJU and JNEW TESTAMENTS, and of the APOCRYPHA, with the Number of their Chapters. The Books of the Old Tesiamen GENESIS hath Chapters 50 Exodus — 40 Leviticus 27 Numbers 36 Deuteronomy -- 34 Joshua 24 Judges - 21 Ruth 4 I. Samuel - 31 II. Samuel 24 I. Kings 22 II. Kings 25 I. Ciiv.- 'nicies 29 II. Chronicles 36 Ezra - ■ 10 Neiiemiah 13 Esther 10 Job 42 Ps3ims 150 Proverbs 31 Ecclesiastes hath Chiftrters ----- i ^ The Song of Solomon --------;; Isaiah Jeremiah - ----,., Lamentations - - - -^jj^ Ezekiel ^^^^ Daniel ^^^^^2 Hosea 14 Joel --3 Amos — --9 Obadiah 1 Jonah 4 Micah 7 Nahum 3 Habukkuk 3 Zephaniah --3 Haggai - 2 Zechariah --14 Malachi -4 The Books called ,/lJiocryfiha. I. Esdras hath Chapters 9 II. Esdras 16 T;-,bit - - - 14 Judith - - 16 The rest of Esther 6 Wisdom 19 Ecclesi.isticus 51 Baruch, with the Epistle of Jeremiah 6 The Song of the Three Children - - The Sto)-y of Susanna The Idol Bel and the Dragoii The Prayer of Manasses - I. Maccabees -s 16 II. Maccabees 15 2'he Books of the Acw Testament. Matthew hath Chapters 28 Mark 16 Luke ■ 24 John - 21 The Acts of the Apostles 28 The Epistle to the Romans 16 L Corinthians 16 II. Corinthians 13 Galatians 6 Ephesians — — — 6 Philippians 4 Colossians — 4 I. Thessalonians 5 II. Thessalonians 3 I. Timothy hath Chapters II. Timothy Titus Philemon To the Hebrews The Epistle of James I. Peter II. Peter I. John 5 II. John -- - -1 III. John 1 Jude 1 Revelation - 22 6 4 i* A L HE OLD TESTAMENT. THE FIRST BOOK OF MOSES, CALLED GENESIS. CHAP. I. 1 ITie Crealion of heaven and earth. 26 Of man in the imuife of God. 29 The afifwintment of food. IN the beginning God created the hea- ven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form, and void ; and darkness was upon the face of the deep : and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let there be light : and there was light. 4 And God saw tlie light, that it was good : and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night ; and the eve- ning and the morning were the first day. 6 1[ And God said. Let there be a firma- ment in the midst oi the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters. 7 And God made the firmament; and di- vided the waters which were under the fir- mament from the waters which were above the firmament : and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Hea- ven : and the evening and the morning were the second day. 9 ^ And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear,' and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas : and God saw that it was good. 11 And God said. Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit-tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth : and it was so. }2 And the earth brought forth grass. and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind : and God saw that it was good. 13 And the evening and the morning were the third day. 14 51 And God said. Let there be light the firmament of the heaven, todivic day from the night : and let them b? signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years. 15 And let them be for lights in the fir- mament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth : and it v/as so. 16 And God made two great lights ; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night : he made the stars also. 17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven, to give light upon the earth : 18 And to i-ule over the day, and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness : and God saw that it was good. 19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day. 20 And God said. Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the j earth in the open firmament of heaven. 21 And God created great whales, and ! every living creature that moveth, which i the waters brought forth abundantly after I their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind : and God saw that J; was good. I 22 And God blessed them, saying. Be j fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. 23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 24 % And God said. Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of lixa..^ 8 Man isformed. GENESIb. the earth after his kind : and it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind : and God saw that ic Tjas good. 26 H And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our hkeness : and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his oryn im- age, in the image of God created he him ; male and female created he them. 28 And God bjessed them, and God said unto them. Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it : and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over eve- ry living thing that moveth upon the earth. 29 ^'And God said. Behold, I have giv- en you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat \ 30 And to every beast of the earth, and ' to every fowl of the air, and co every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, / have given every green herb for meat : and it was so. 01 And God saw every thing that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the axth day. CHAP. II. 1 The first sabbath. 8 The garden of Eden. 17 The tree of knowkdu'e. 19 The creatures named. 21 Woman made, and marriage instituted. THUS the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. 2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made ; and he rested on the seventh day from all his ■^ork which he had made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it : because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made. 4 U These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5 And every plant of the field before It was in the earth, and every herb of the field befo^ it grew : for the Lord God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there ivas not a man to till the ground. 6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 7 And the Lord God formed man oj the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life ; and man became a living soul. 8 ^ And the Loud God planted a gar- den eastward in Kden ; and there he put the mat whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground made the Lord Gjj^d to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food ; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the ti'ee of knowledge ot good and evil. 10 And a river went out of Eden to water the garden : and from thence it was parted, and became ijito four heads. 11 The name of the first is Pison : that is it which compasseththe whole land of Havilah, where there is gold ; 12 And the gold of that land is good : there is bdellium and the onyx-stone. 13 And the name of the second river is Gihon : the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Ethiopia. 14 And the name of the third river is Hiddekel : that is it which goeth to- ward the east of Assyria. And the fourth river is Euphrates. 15 And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden, to dress it, and to keep it. 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat : 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat o4 it : for in the day that thou eatest tliepieof thou shalt surely die. 18 1[ And the Lord God said. It is not good that the man should be alone : I will make him an help meet for him. 19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air, and brought the?n unto Adam to see what he would call them ; and whatsoever Adam called ev- ery living creature, that was the name thereof. 20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field : but for Adam there- was not found an help meet for him. 21 And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept ; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof ; 22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh : she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of JVIan. , 24 Tlierefore shall a man leave his la- ther and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife : and they shall be one flesh. 25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and wcr? not ashamed, ta.1^ T/ie ser/ient deceiveih Mve. Chap. CHAP. in. 1 The ser/ietif dcceivttfi Eve. 6 Man\s full. 15 The profm^rd seed. 16 The /!;ini;i>: ' ■'■"■■' 2 Their loss Cf'/'U! NOW c subtil than an\ which the Lord Gotx iiaU .lu.v.v ; uuu he said un- to the wotnan, Yea, Iiath God said, Ye Shall not eat of every tree of the garden ? 2 And the woman said unto the ser- pent, We may Ciit of the fruit of tlie trees of the garden: 3 But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. 4 And the sei-pent said unto the wom- an, Ye shall not surely die : if For God doth know, that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be evened : and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. 6 And when the woman saw that the tree nvas good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be de- sired to make one v/ise ; she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat. 7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were- naked: and tliey sewed fig-leaves togeth- er, and made themselves aprons. 8 And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in tlie cool of the day : and Adam and his wife liid tliem- selves fix)m the presence of tlie Lord God amongst the trees of the garden. 9 And the Lor d God called unto Adam, and said unto him. Where ar( thou ? 10 And he said, I heard tliy voice in the garden : and I was afi'aid, because I ^vas naked ; and I hid myself. 11 And he said. Who told tliee that thou ivdst naked ? Hast thou eaten of the tree whereof I commanded thee, that thou shouldest not eat .'' 12 And the man said, The woman, whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat. 13 And tlie Lord God said unto the woman. What is this that thou hast done ^ And the woman said, The serpent be- guiled me, and I did eat. 14 And the Lord God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou ai't cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field : upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life :, 15 And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed : it shall bmise thy head, and tliou shalt braise his heel. 16 Unto the woman he said, I will gi-eatly multiply thy sorrow and thy con- 1 1 1 , I V. The birth of Cain and Abel. 9 ception ; in soitow thou shalt bring forth children : and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee. 17 And unto Adam he said. Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of tliy Avife, and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded tliee, saying. Thou shalt not eat of it : cursed is the ground for thy sake ; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life ; IS Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee ; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field ; 19 In the ^weat of thy face shalt tliou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground ; for out of it wast thou taken : for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. 20 And Adam called his wife's name Eve, because she was the mother of all Uving. 21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the Lord God make coats of skins, and clothed them. 22 tf And the Lord God said. Behold, tile man is become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever : 23 Therefore the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken. 24 So he drove out the man : and he placed at the east of the garden of Edcii Cherubims, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to keep the way of the tree of life. CHAP. IV. 1 The birth of Cain and Abel. 8 The murder of Abel. 11 The curse of Cain. 19 Lamech and his ttvo wives. AND Adam knew Eve his wife ; and . she conceived, and bare Cain, and said, I have gotten a man from the Lord. 2 And she again bai-e his brother Abel. And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiUer of the groiuid. 3 And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain bi'ought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the Lord. 4 And Abel, Jbe also brought of the firstlings of his flock, and of the fat there- of. And the Lord had respect unto Abel, and to his offeiing : 5 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very- wroth, and his countenance fell. 6 And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth ? and why is thy counte- nance fallen i' ' 7 If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted ? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And imt6 thee shall be his desire, and thovi shalt Fule over him. 8 And Cain talked with Abel his brother : and it came to pass when they were jn the ^eld, tljat Cain rose up a- *■ fm^-'^' 30 T/ic fiunishmnu of Cum. GENESIS. gainst Abel liis bix3ther, and slew him. \\ • 9 *[\ And the Lord said unto Cain, VVIiei-e w Abel thy brother? And he said, 1 know not : Jm { mv bi-other's keeper ? 10 Aiid he «aid, What hast thou done ? the voice of thy brother's blood crieth un- to me from the ground. 1 1 And now art thou cursed from the earth, which hath opened her mouth to re- cei\e thy brother's blood from th)- liand ; 12 When tliou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength : A fugiti^■e and a A'agabond shalt thou DC in tlie earth. 13 And Cain said unto the Lord, My punishment m greater than I can bear. 14 Bchqld thou hast driven me out this •day from the face of the earth ; and from thv face shall I be hid ; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth ; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findetli me shall slay me. 15 And the Lord said unto .him, Therefore whosoever slaycth Cain, ^en- geance shall be taken on him seven-fold. And the Lord set a mark ujx)n Cain, lest any finding him sliould kill him. 16 % And Cain went out from the pres- ence of tlie Lord, and dwelt m the land of Ncxl, on tlie east of Eden. 17 And Cain knew his wife, and she concci\ed, and bare Enoch : and he build- ed a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son Enoch. 18 And unto Enoch was born Irad: and Irad begat Mehujael : and Mehu^ael begat Methusael : aixlMethusaelbegatLamech. 19 ^ And Lamech took unto him two ■w'i\'es : the name of the one ivas Adah, and the name of the other Zillah. 20 And Adah bare Jabal : he was the father of such as dwell in tents, and of iiiich as have cattle. 21 And his brother's name ivas Jubal : he was the father of all such as hiuidle tlie haip and organ. 22 And Ziiliib, she also bareTubal- cain, an instmcter of every artilicei' in lirass and ircn: and tlie sister of Tubal- cain r.'us Naamah. 23 And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice, ye wives rf Lamech, hearken unto my speech : for I have slain a man to my wounding, and a ) oung man to my hurt 24 It Cain shall l)e avenged seven-fold, truly Lamech seventy and se\ en-fold.'- 2.5 If And Adam knew his wife again, and she bai'c a son, ; nd called his name Seth : For God, mid nhc, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew. 26 And to Seth, fo him also there was born a son ; and he called his name Knos : then began.m.": * ■ ^' upon the narae of the LoKC, Muni's genealogy ii CHAP. V. pgy, age, and dtath of Ihc from Adajn unto A'oah. ~4 g«t^Kf/ transkttibn of Enocii. le book of the generations In the day that God cre- Fthe likeness of God made he 1 Thcgi Jiatria^ the gi THIS li of A ated man, ' liini : 2 Male and fcmak' created he them : and blessed thLiii, ar.d called their name Adam, in the day wh-n tliey were created. 3 IT And Adam hvcd an hiuidred and thirty years, and begat a nfm in his owa hkencss, after his image ; And called his name Seth : '^^K '■ 4 And the days of Adkm after HJBacl begotten Seth were eight hundred years : and he begat .sons and daughters : 5 And all the days that Adam lived were nine himdred andtliirty years ; and he died. 6 ^ And Se,th lived an hundred and fi\ c years, and begat Enos : 7 And Seth hved after he begat Enc s eight hundred and seven years, and beg;t* sons and daughters : 8 And all tlie da\ s of Seth were nine huTidred and twehe years ; and he died*. 9 If And Enos lived ninety years, and begat Cainan : 10 And Enos lived after he begat Cai- nan eight hundred and fifteen years, and begat sons and daughters : 1 1 And all tlie days of Enos were nine hundred and hve years ; and he died. 12 If And Cainan lived seventy years, and begat Mahalaleel : 13 And Cainan hved after he .begat Mahalaleel eight hundred and forty yeai-s, and begat sons and daughtei's : 14 And aU the days of Cainan were nine hundred and ten jears ; and he died. 15 % And Mahalalt'el lived sixty and five jeal-s, and begat Jared : 16 And ]Mahalaiecl hved after he Ijc- gat Jared eight hundred and thirty years, and begat sons and daughters : 17 Andall the days of Mahalaleel were eight hundred ninety and five years ; and he died. 18 If And Jared lived an hundi*ed sixty and two years, and he begat Enoch : 19 And Jared lived after he iiegat En(^xh eight hmidred yeai-s, imd begat sons and daughters : 20 And all the days of Jared were uiiie hundred sixty and two yeare ; and he died. 21 If And Enoch hvcd sixty £ind five years, and begat Methuselah : 22 And En(x;h walked with God after he begatMetlnisc]>ih three lumdred years, and begat sons aiid daughters : 23 And all Uie days of. Enoch werc three hundred sixty and five.yeiirs r 24 And Enocli walked with Gcxl, Man's nvickediif.'i.'^ Chap, v aiid' he wii.; not : for God tiyik him. 25 IF And Methuselah lived an hundred eiglity and s>even years, and bet^it I^a- mcch : 26 And iVIetl)usolah lived auir he be- gat Lantech seven hundred eighty and two years, and Ix-gat sons and daiiyuei'S : 27 And all the days-^f Slctluusebh were nine hundred sixt} and nine years ; and he died. 28 ir ^\nd Li§mecli lived an hundi'ed eiglity and two years ; and liegat a son : 29 And he called l\is name Noah, say- ing, This Aff/'ze sliall comfort us concern- ing eijar work and toil of our hands, be- cause of the groimd which the Lord liath cursed. 30 And Lamech lived after he laegat Noah ti\e hundred ninety and fi^'e j^ears, and begat sons and daughters : 31 And all the da) s of Lamech were seven hundred seventy and seven j-ears ; and he died. 32 And Noah was five hundred years rid : and Noah begat Shem, Ham, and Japlieth. CHAP. VL 1 The nvickedness of the ivorld causeth the Jlood. 8 J^'oahjindeth grace. 14 The order, form, and end of the ark. ANU it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the eai'th, and daughters were Ijorn unto them, 2 That tlie sons of God saw the daugh- ters of men that they were fair ; and they took them wives of all which they chose. 5 And the Lord said. My spii-it shall not ahvays stri^■e witli man, for that he also is flesh : yet his days shall be an hun- dred and twenty years. 4 There were giants in the earth m those days ; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto tlie daughters of men, and they bare children to them : tlie same became mighty men, which iverc t£ old, men of I'enown. 5 ^ And God saAv that the wickedness of man nvas great in the eaith, and that eveiy imagination of the thoughts of his heart ivas only evU continually. 6 And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it griev- ed him at his heart. 7 And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth l^otii man and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air ; tor it repenteth me tliat I have made them. 8 But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. 9 IT These are the generations of Noali : Noah was a just man, and perfect in his generations, and Nuih walked with God. 10 And Noah begat three sons, Shciji, Ham, ?ind Japheth. r, vir. The foi"m of the ark. 11 11 The earth also was corrupt Ijefore God ; and the earth was filled with vio- , Icnce. 12 And God looked upon the earth, and behold, it was corrupt : for all flesh had corrupted his way apon the earth. 13 And God said unto Noah, Tiie end of all flesh is come before me ; for the ejirth is filled with violence through tliem : and behold, I will desti'oy them with the earth. 14 IT Make tliee an ark of gophei'-wood : rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shall pitch it within and Avithout with pitch. 15 And this ?s the fashion which thou shalt make it of : the length of the ark shall be thi-ee hundred culiits, the breadth of it fifty cubits, ai^ the height of it thirty cubits. 16 A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it a- bove ; and the door of the ai'k shalt thou set in the side tliereof : nuith lower, sec- ond, and third stories shalt thoii make it. \7 And behold, I, o\'cn I do bring a flood of waters upon the eai-th, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the breath of life, from under heaven : and every thing that is in the earth shall die. 18 But with thee will I establish my coA'enant : and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons wi\ es with thee. 19 And of eveiy living thing of aU flesh, two of e\ ery sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keco them ali^e with thee : they shall be mate and fcrnale. 20 Of fowls after their kuid, and of cattle after their kind, of eveiy creeping tiling of the earth after his kind, two oi every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive. 21 And take tliou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and thou shalt gather it to tliee ; and it shall be for food tor thee, and for them. 22 Thus did Noah ; according to all that God commanded him, so did he. CHAP, \ n. 1 JVoah ivith his family entereth into tin' ark. 17 The beginning, increase, and continuance of the food. AND the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all thy house into the ark : for thee have I seen righteous before me in this generation. 2 Of e^ery clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male and his fe- male : and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his female. 3 Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the female ; to ke<^p seed alive upon the face of all the earth. 4 For yet se\'en days, and I will cause it. to rain upon the eartli forty da}'s and forty ni?,-hts : and eveiy living substanco 12 The world drowned. GENESIS; that I have made v/ill I destroy from off the face of the earth. 5 And Noah did according unto all that the Lord commanded him. 6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth. 7 If And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons wives witli him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. 8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, 9 There went m two and tAvo unto Noah into the ark, the male and the fe- male, as God had commanded' Noah. 10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth. 11 1[ In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven wei'e opened. 12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights. 13 In the self-same day entered Noah, and Shem, and Ham, and Japheth,the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark : 14 They, and eveiy beast after his kind, and aU the cattle after their kind, and ev- ery creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bu'd of eveiy- sort. 15 And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. 16 And they that went m, Avent in male and female of all flesh, as God had com- manded him : and the Lord shut him in. 17 And the flood was forty days upon the earth : and the waters inci-eased, ^nd bare up the ark, and it was lift up above the earth. 18 And the waters prevailed, and Avere increased gi-eatly upon the earth : and the ark Avent upon the face of the waters. 19 And the Avaters prevailed exceed- ingly upon the earth; and all the high hills that were under the whole heaven >vere co\"ered. 20 Fifteen cubits upAvard did the Avaters prevail : and the mountains were covered. 21 And all flesh died that moved upon ■the earth, both of foAvl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of CA^ery creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every man : 22 All in Avhosenostrils was the breath of life, of all that was in the diy land, died. 23- And every hving substance Avas de- stroyed Avhich Avas upon the face of the gi-ound, both man, and cattle, and the creeping things, and the foAvl of the heav- en ; and thev Avere destroyed from the earth ; Jlnd Koah only remained alive. The waters assuaged and they that 'U/ere mth him in the ark. 24 ;\iid the Avatcvs prevaQed upon the earth tin hundred and hfty days. * (Mav. vni. 1 The waters assuage, 18 JVbbh g'^iH' forth of'^he ark, 20 buildeth an altar, and offcreth sacrijice. 21 God's/irom- ise to curse the -earth no more. AND God rememlicred Noah, andev- ery Uving tiiini:;, and all t'lie cattle that was Avith him in the ark : and God made a Avind to pass o . er the earth, and the Avaters assuaged ; 2 The fountains also of the deep, and the AvindoAVs of heaven Avere stopped^ and the rain from heaA en Avas restrained ; 3 Ar.d the Avaters returned from oft" the earth continually : and after the end of the Ivundred and fifty days the Avaters Avere abated. 4 t[ And the ark rested in the seA'enth. month, on the seventeenth day of the month, vipon the mountains of Arai-at 5 And the Avaters decreased continual- ly, until the tenth month : in the tenth month, on the first ffay of the month, Avere the tops of the mountains seen. 6 Tf And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that Noah opened the AvLndow of the ark which he had made : 7 And he sent foilh a raven, Avhich went forth to and fro, until tlie waters were dried up from off the earth. 8 Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the Avaters were abated from off the face of the ground ; 9 But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, and she returned unto him into the ark ; for the Avaters were on the face of the Avhole earth. Then he put forth his hand, and took her, and pulled her in imto him into the ark. 10 And he stayed yet other seA-en days, and again he sent forth the doA^e out of the ark ; 11 And the doAe came in to him in the evening, and lo, in her mouth was an ol- ive-lea,f pluckt off: So Noah kneAV that the waters were abated from off the earth. 12 And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth the doA^e ; which returned not again unto him any more. 13 H And it came to pass in the six hun- dredth and first j^ear, in the first month, the first day of the month, the Avaters were dried up from off tlif eaith : and Noah remoA ed the coA'ering of the ark, and looked, and behold, the face of the ground Avas dry. 14 And in the second month, on the seA'en and tAventieth day of the month, Avas the earth dned. • 15 f And God spake unto Noah, saying, 16 Go forth of the ark, thou, and d\y wife, and thy sous, and, thy sons Avives Avith thee. ,Yoah goeth out of i 17 Bring fortli w'w'w thing Uiat is with Uich uffowi, and - tr'^'lf- iiig tiling I tliat th.^y Cha ' 1 V living 'osli, hoth ' uvcijj-creep- 'in tire earth ; iiuJaiidy in tlie , and mui^ly iij^on earth, and the eaith. IS And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his Avife, and liis sons Avives with him : V^ Rveiy beast, evciy creeping thing, cry towl, (ojd Avhatsoever creepeth Ay^A the earth, ^tcr their kinds, went 'irth out of the ark. 20U And Noah builded anXaltar unto ihe Lord, and took of every clean beast, •md of every clean fowl, and offered bunit- offcrings on the altar. 21 If And the Lord smelled a sweet ■savour ; and the Lord said in his heart, \ will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake ; for the nnagination of pan's heart is caII from his youth : neither will I again smite any more every tiling living, as I have done. 22 While the earth remaineth, seed- time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. CHAP. IX. 1 God blesseth jYoa/i. 4 Blood and mur- der are forbidden. 8 God's covenant, 13 signified by the rainborj. 21 J^'oah is drunken. 25 Curseth Canaan, 29 and dieth. AND God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and nuiitiply, and replenish the earth. 2 And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moA-eth iijion the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they delivered. 3 EA-eiy mo\^ing thing tliat liveth shall be meat for you ; cA^eri as the green herb have I given you all things : _ 4 But flesh with the life thereof, ivhich IS the blood thereof, shall ye not eat. 5 And surely your blood of your lives will I require : at the hand of eveiy beast will I require it : and at the hand of man, at the hand of every man's brother will I require the life of man. 6 Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed : for in the una^e ot God made he man. 7 Andvcu, be ye fruitful, and multiply, bring forth abundantlf in the earth, and multiply therein. 8 If And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with him, sajing, 9 And I, behold, I estabUsh my covenant with you, and with your seed after you ; 10 And with every living creature that ts with you, of the fowl, of the cattle, and of eveiy beast of the earth with you, p. IX. God's covenajjr TJith //iin. 13 from all that go out of tlie ark, to eveiy beast of the earth. 11 And I will establish my covenant witii \'ou ; neither shall all flesli be cut oflT any more by the waters of a flood ; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth. 12 And God said, This is the tok^n of the covenant which I make betvveen mc and }^ou and eveiy living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations : 13 I do set my bow ui the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant i)e- tween me and tlie earth. 14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud oxer the earth, that the bow shall he seen in the cloud : 15 And I will rememlier my covenant, which is between me and }'ou and every living creature of all llesh ; and the wa- ters shall no more become a flood to de- stroy all flesh. 16 And the l30w shall be in the cloud ; and I will look upon it, that I may re- member the everlasting covenant between God and e\ eiy living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth, 17 And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the covenant which I ha\ e established between me and all flesh that is upon the earth. IS If And the sons of Noah that went forth of the ark, were Shcm, and Ham, and Japheth : and Ham is the father of Canaan. 1 9 Theseo ?v the three sons of Noah : and of them was the whole earth overspread. 20 And Noah began to be an husband- inan, and he planted a A-ineyard : 21 And he drank of the wine, and Avas di-unken, and he Avas uncoA^ered Avithiia his tent. 22 And Ham the father of Canaan saAV the nakedness of his father, and told his two brethren AvithouL 23 And Shem and Japheth took a gar- ment, and laid it upon both their shoul- ders, and Avent backAvard, and covered the nakedness of their father : and their faces were backAvard, and they saAV not then- father's nakedness. 24 And Noah aAvoke from his Avine, and kneAV Avhat his yoimger son had done unto him. 25 And he said. Cursed be Canaan ; a servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. 26 And he said. Blessed <5(»theLoRD God of Shem ; and Canaan shall be his servant. 27 God shall enlarge Japheth, and he shall dAvell in the tents of Shem ; and Canaan shall be his serA'^ant. 28 U And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years. 29 And all the days of Noah Avere run hundred and fifty years ; and he died. 1 14 The generations ofMafu CHAP. X. 1 ThegencraHonso/JVoah. 2T/ie807is of Jafihtth. 6 The sotis of Ham. 8 Alrnrod the first monarch, 21 The sons of Hhem. NOW these are tlie generations of the sons of Noah ; Sliem, Ham, and Ja- yrfieth : and unto them wei'e sons bom after the flood. 2 The sons of Japheth ; Gomer, and Magog, and Madai, and Javau, and Tu- bal, and Meshech, and Tiras. 3 And the sons of Gomer ; Ashkenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 4 And the sons of Ja\an ; Elishah, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanim. 5 By these were the isles of the Gen- tiles divided in their lands ; every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations, 6 1[ And the sons of Ham ; Cusli, and Mizraim, and Phut, and Canaan. 7 And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha : and tlie sons of Raamah ; Sheba, and Dedan. 8 And Cush begat Nimrod : he began to be a mighty one in the earth. 9 He was a mighty hunter before the Lord : wherefore it is said, Even as Nim- rod tlie mighty hunter before the Lord. 10 And the beginning of his kingdom was Babel, and Erech, and Accad, and Calneh, in the land of Shinah. 11 Out of that land went forth Ashur, and builded Nineveh, and the city Reho- both, and Calah, 12 And Resen between Nineveh and Calah : the same is a great city. 13 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and Anamim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 14 And Pathrusim,andCasluhim, (out cf whom came Philistim) and Caphtorim. 15 % And Canaan begat iSidon his first- born andHeth, 16 And the .Tebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgasite, 17 And tlie Hivite, and the Arkite, and the Sinite, IS Andthe Arvadite, and tlie Zemarite, and theHamathite:andafterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad. 19 And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza ; as thou goest Unto §odom and Gomon-ah, and Admah, andZeboim, f\ en unto Lashah. 20 These are the sons of Ham, after tlieir families, after their tongues, in their f.cjuntries, and in their nations. 2 1 IT Unto Shem also, the father of all the children of Eber, the brotlier of Japheth tlie elder, c\"en tohim were children born. 22 The children of Shem ; Elam, and Ashur, andArphaxad, and Lud, andAram. 23 And the children of Aram ; Uz, and Hul, and Getiier, and Mash. GENESIS. Thr bvUding of Bahd. 24 /.. ■ ■ Salahlx; ^ i ; 25 AiiU unto YjWx ^^ > -. o sons : the nanu^ of one vmh Pi ins days was the t|Buth divided ; loihcf s name 7/Yf«i3oktan. 26 Ancl Jokt^n bcgai. i'lin. xiad, and Shelcph, and 'Htezarmavctb, and Jerah, 27 AndHadorani,andUza),and Dikl: h. 28 AndObal, and Abimael, and 29 And Ophir, ap.d Havilah, and . . u all these nverc the sonstofiJbktan. 30 And their dwelling ■w^ from Mcsha, as thou goest unto Sephtri", a nxoant of tlie east. 31 These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in tlieir lands, after their nations. 32 These are the families of the sons of Noah after their generations, in their nations : and by these were the nations chvided in the earth after the flood. CHAP. XI. 1 One larigwage in the world. 3 Babel built.] SLanguages confounded. 10 The genera- tions of Shem, TIofTerahAbram'sfather. AND the whole earth was of one lan- guage, and of one speech. 2 And it came to pass as they jom*- neyed from the east, that they found a plaui in the land of Sliinar, and tljiey dwelt tliere. 3 And they said one to another. Go to, let us make brick, and burn them throughly. And they had brick for stone, and slime had they for mortar. 4 And they said. Go to, let us build us a city, and a tower, whose top may reach luito heaven ; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abi-oad upon tiie face of tile whole earth. 5 And the Lord came down to see the city and the tower, which the chil- dren of men liuilded. 6 And the Lord said. Behold, the peo- ple is one, and they liave all one language ; and this they l^cgin to do : and now noth- ing will be restrained from them, which they haAC imag-ined to do. 7 Go to, let us go down, and there con- found their language, that they may not understand one another's speech. 8 So tlie Lord scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth : and they Jeft oft" to liuild the city. 9 Therefore is the name of it called Bal^el, liecause the Lord did there con- found the language of all the earth : and from thence did tlie Lord scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. 10 ^f These are the generations of Shem : Shem nvas an liundred years old, and be- gat ArpliHxad two years after the flood : 11 And Shem lived after he begat Ar- phaxad fi\e hundred years, and begat; sons and daughters. a the generatioriH of Shem. Chap 12 And Avph"-'"-' '"''"' f-'^ ■^■nd thirty ears, and bciriit : 13 And Ai'i'li !ie begat Salahtburl.i ^rs, and begat sons :. 14 And S irs, and begat Ebcr : 15 And Saliii uvea ncr iie i:egat Elier ft)ur hundred and thi-ce years, and begat scms and daf'^ '■'="•'« 16 Ami J 1 four and thh-ty years, and h< _^ ■ w ^- : 17 And Eber lived after he begat Peleg four hundi-cd and thuty years, and begat sons ai>d daughters. 18 And Peleg lived thirty years, and begat Keu : 19 And Peleg lived after he begat Reu two hundred and nine years, and begat sons and daughters. 20 And Reu lived two and thirty years, and begat Serug : 1 And Reu lived after he begat Serug ;wo hundred and seven years, and begat •sons and daughters. 22 And Serug Uved thirty years, and begat Nahor : 23 And Serug lived after he begat Na- hor two hundred years, and begat sons and daughtei-s. 24 And Nahor lived nine and twenty years, and begat Terah : 25 And Nahor lived after he begat Te- rah an hundred and nineteen years, and begat sons and daughters. 26 And Terah lived seventy years, and begat Abram, Nahor, and Har'an. 27 U Now these are tlie generations of Terah: Terah begat Abi-am, Nalioi-, and Haran : and Haran begat Lot. 28 And Haran died before liis father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees. 29 And Abram and Nahor took them wives : the name of Abram's wife ivas Sarai ; and the name of Nahor 's wife Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the fa- ther of iVIilcaJi, and the father of Iscah. 30 But Sai-ai was barren ; she had no child. 31 And Terah took Abram his son, and Lot the son of Haran his son's son, and Sarai his daughter-in-law, his son Abram's wife ; and they went forth with them from Ur of the Chaldees, to go mto tlie land o£ Canaan ; and they came unto Haran, ajicl dwelt there. 32 And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years : and Terah died in Haran. CHAP. XIL 1 God calleth Abram. 4 His departure from Haran. 7 Canaan is /i7-omised. NOW die Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy countiy, and from thy kinclj-cd, and from thy father's xfl. God calleth uioram. 15 house, unto a land that I will shew thee : 2 And I will make of thee a great na- tion, and I will bless thee, and make div name gi-eat ; and tliou shaltbe a blessing : 3 And I will bless them that Wcss tliee, and curse him that curseth thee : and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed. 4 So Abram departed, as the Lord had spoken unto him, and Lot went with him : mid Abram was se\enty and five years old when he departed out of Haran. 5 And Abram tcwk S;irai his wife, and Lot his brother's son, and all their sub- stiince that they had gathered, aiid the souls that they had gotten in Haran ; and they went forth to go into the land of Canaan ; and into tiie land of Canaan they came. 6 1[ And Abram passed through the land unto the place of Sichem, unto the plain of Moreh. And the Canaanite was then ill the land. 7 If And the Lord appeared unto A- bram, and said. Unto thy seed will I give this land : and there buildcd lie an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto liim. 8 And he i-emoved from thence unto a mountam on the east of Beth-el, and pitch- ed his tent, having Beth-el on die west, and Hai on the east : and there he build- ed an altar unto the Lord, and called upon the name of the Lord. 9 And Abram journeyed, going on still toward the soudi. 10 If And there was a famine in the land : and Abram went down into Egypt to so- journ there ; for the famine ivas grievous in the land. 11 And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into Eg\'pt, that he said unto Sarai his wifo, Behold now, I know that thou art a fair woman to look upon : 12 Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Eg}'ptians shall see thee, that they shall say. This is his wife : and they will kill me, but they will sfH'e thee alive. 13 Say, I pray thee, thou art mj' sister: that it may be Avell with me for diy sake ; and my soul shall live because of thee. 14 If And it came to pass, that when Abram was come into Egypt, the Egj'^p- tians beheld the woman that she wa« very fair. 15 The pi'inces also of Pharaoh saw her, and commended her before Phara- oh : and the woman was taken into Pha- raoh's house. 16 And he entreated Abram well for her sake : and he had sheep, and oxen, and he-asses, and men-servants, and maid- servants, and she-asses, and camels. 17 And the Lord plagued Pharaoli and his house with great plagues because of Sarai Abram's wife. 18 And Pharaoli called Abram, and 16 ^4bram and Lot disagree. said, What is this that thou hast done un- to me ? why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife ? 19 Why saidst thou, Slie is my sistei' ? so I might have taken her to me to wife : now diercfore behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way. 20 And Pharaoh commanded his men concerning him : and they sent him away, and his wife, and all that he had. CHAP. XIII. 1 Abramand Lot return out of Egyjit. 7 By disagreeinerit they jiart asunder. 14 God^s /ironiise renewed to .Abram. AND Abram Avent up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot Avith him, into the south. 2 And Abram was very I'ich in cattle, in sih'er, and in gold. 3 And he went on his journeys from ^]ie south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent liad been at the begiiming, between Beth-el and Hai ; 4 Unto the place of the tvltar, wliich he had nrade there at the first : and there Abnim called on tlie name of the Lord. 5 And Lot also, which Avent with A- bram, had flncks, and herds, and tents. 6 And the land was not able to bear them, that they might dwell together : for their substance was great, so that they could not dwell togetlier. 7 And there was a strife between the herdmen of Abram 's cattle and the herd- men of Lot's cattle : and the Canaanite and the Perizzite dwelled then in tixe land. 8 And AI)ra.m said unto Lot, Let there be no strife, I pray tliee, between me and thee, and between my herdmen and thy herdmen ; for we be brethi-en. 9 Is not the whole land before thee ? Scpai-ate thyself, I ))ray thee, from me : if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right ; or if thou defiart to the right hand, then I will go to the left. 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and bc- iicld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the Lord destroyed Sodom and GomoiTah, even as tlie garden of the Lord, lUie tlie land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. 1 1 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan ; and Lot journeyed east : and they separated themselves the one from the other. 12 Abram dwelled in the land of Ca- naan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 13 But the men of Sodom were wick- ed and siiiners before the Lord, exceed- ingly. 14 H" And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him. Lift up now tliJne eyes, and look from GENESIS. 'ottle of the kin^a. the plarr -....^.^ .Iiou art, northward, and southward, and eastAV^rd, and west- 15 i- -'\ .'Ibram. Chap. Hebrew ; for he Ma' cen, am monte, Aner : 'Aliram. thit his rmcd his II house, pursued rd, and tc , dwelt in the plain o brother of Eshcol, and these - ■ rr- 14 An bl'nthfr \ trai' thlC- :.. //■ :n unto Dan. i J Andhe divided hiniself against them, he and his sei^iggji by night, and smote them, and p^^Ed them unto Hobah, which is on thCTHc hand of Damascus. 16 And he brought l)ack all the goods, and also brought again his brother Lot, and his goods, and the women also, and the people. 17 IT And the king of Sodom went out to meet him after his return from tlie slaugh- ter of ChedoHaomer, and of the kings that were with him, at tlie valley of Sha- veh, which is the king's dale. 18 And Melchisedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine : and he was the ]>ricst of the most high God. 19 And he blessed him, and said. Bless- ed be Abram of tlie most Iiigh God, pos- sessor of heaven and cartli : 20 And bie.^i:)tian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife. 4 ^ And he went in unto Hagar, and she conceived : and when she saw that she had conceived, her mistress was despised in her eyes. 5 And Sarai said unto Abram, My wrong be upon thee : I have given my maid into thy bosom ; and wlien slje saw that she had conceived, I was despised in her eyes : the Lord judge between me and thee. 6 But Abram said unto Sarai, Be- hold, thy maid is in thy hand ; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. 7 IT And the angel of the Lord found her by a fountain of water in the wilder- ness, by the fountain in the way to Shur. 8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai's maid, whence camest thou ? and whither wilt thou go ? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress SaraL 9 And the angel of the Lord said uvto her. Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. 10 And the angel of the Lord said uii- to hei", I will multiply thy seed exceed- ingly, that it shall not be numbered for multitude. - 11 And the angel of the Lord said un- to her. Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Isl\niael ; because the Lord hath heard tiiy affliction. 12 And he will be a wild man ; his hand 7vi/l be against every man, and ev- ery man's hand against him ; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his breth- ren. 13 And she called the name of theLoRo that spake unto hei , 'f liou God seest me : for she said, Have I also here looked after hun that seeth me i* 14 VVhei'efore the well was called Bcer-la-hai-roi ; behold, it is between Ka- desh and Bered. 15 ^ And Hagar bare Abram a son : and Abram called his son's name, which Hagar bare, Ishmael. 16 U And Abram was fourscore and six years old, when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram. . CHAP. XVIL 1 T/ie covenant is renewed. 5 ^l)ra?n's 7}ame changed. 10 Circumcision is hi- stituted. 16 Isaac is firomised. AND when Abram was ninety years old and nine, tlie Lord appeared to , Abram, and said unto him, I am the Al- mighty God ; walk before me, and be thou perfect 2 And I will make mv covenant be- tween me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly. _ 3 A^gl Abram fell on his face : and God talked witib him, sayii^, 4 As for n«, behold, my covenant is with thee, and thou shalt 6^ a father of many nati(»is. 5 Neither s^all tliy name any more be called Abralii, but thy name shall be Abraham ; for a father df many nations have I made thee. 6 And I will make tl^e|,^cceding t ruit- ful, and I will make nftfeftHs of thee ; and ■ kings shall come out of thee. 7 And I will establish my covenant be- tween nie and thee, and thy seed after thee, in their generations, for an everlast- ing covenant ; to be a God unto thee and to thy seed after thee. 8 And I will give imto thee, and to thy seed after thee, the land wherein thou art a stranger, all the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession ; and I will be their God. 9 IT And God said unto Abraham, Tho»5 shalt keep my co\enant therefore, thou., and thy seed after thee, in their genera- tions. 10 This is my covenant, which ye shall keep between me and you, and tliy seed after thee ; Every man-child among you shall be circumcised. 11 And ye shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin ; and it shall be a token of tlie covenant betwixt me and you. 12 And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised among you, every man- child in your generations, he that is bom in the house, or bought with money of any stranger, which is not of thy seed. 13 He that is born in thy house, and he that is bought with thy money, must needs be circumcised : and my covenant shall be in your flesh for an cerlasting covenant. 14 And the uncircumcised man-child, whose flesh of his f6i-eskin is not circum- cised, that soul shall be cut oft from liis people ; he hath broken my covenant. 15 If And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be, 16 And I will Ijless her, and give thee a son also of her : yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations ; kings of people shall be of her. 17 Then Abraham fell u])on his face, and laughed, and said in his heart. Shall a child be born luito him that is an hun- dred years old ? and shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear ? IS And Abraham said unto God, O tliat Ishmael might hve befcire thee ! 19 And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed ; and thou shalt cull his name Isaac : and I will estabhbh ' i'-Himcntertarncththree angels. Chap. .,\ covenant with hind for ^n everlasting .i\cnant, and with hi^seed after him. 20 And as for Isljfflael, P,h|te heard thee : behold, I ha^ ' T' -^ ' liiitn, and will make hiiii fi-uitfui, mukiply him ej^ceedingly ;.fcjw;l'v ,,..i.*„..3 diall lie be- get, and I wilKnake him a great nation. 21 But my coveniint will I establish ith Isaac, whom Sarah shall bear unto itc at tliis set time in the next year. 22 And he HkfT talking w'itli him, id God went^^«)m Abraham. 23 H And AbnBKn took Ishmael his son, and all that were bom in his house, and all that were bought with his money, ev- ery male among the men of Abraham's house ; and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin, in the self-same day, as God had said unto him. 24 And Abraham tms ninety years old and nine, when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin. 25 And Ishmael his son was thirteen years old, when he was circumcised in ihe flesh of his foreskin. 26 In the self-same day was Abi'aham circumcised, and Ishmael his son. 27 And all the men of his house, bom in the house, and bought with money of the stranger, were circumcised with him. CHAP. XVIII. lylbraham entertaincth I hrce angels. 9 Sa- rahs laughter. 17 Sulotn^s destruction revealed toJlbraham. 23 His intercession. AND the Loud appeared unto him in the plains of Mamre : and he sat in the tent door in the heat of the day ; 2 And he lifted up his eyes and looked, and lo, three men stood by him : and when he saw them, he ran to meet them from the tent dooi% and bowed himself toward the ground, 3 And said, My lord, if now I have found favour in thy sight, pass not away, I pray liiee, from thy servant : 4 Let a little water, I p;-ay you, be fetched, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree : 5 And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfoit ye your hearts ; after that you shall pass on : for tlierefore are ye come to J cur servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said. 6 And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quick- ly three measui-es of fine meal, knead ?V, and make cakes upon the health. 7 And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetched a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man ; and he liast- ed to dress it. 8 And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set it before them ; and he stood by them un- der the tree, and they did eat. 9 11 And th^y said unto him, Where ii XVIII. Destruction of Sodom. 19 Sarah thy wife ? And he said. Behold, in the tent 10 And he said, I will certainly return unto thee accoi'diiig to the time of life ; and lo, Siirah tliy v.ile shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which nvas behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age ; and it ceased to be with Sai'ah after the manner of women. 12 Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also ? 13 And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laijgh, saying. Shall I of a surety iiear a child, which am old? 14 Is any thing too hard for the Lord ? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of Ufe, and Sarah shall have a son. 15 Then Sai-ah denied, saying, I laugh- ed not ; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay ; but thou didst laugh. 16 And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom : and A!)raham .went with them to bring diem on the way. 17 H And the Lord said. Shall I hide fi"om Abraham that thing which I do ; 18 Seeing that Abraham shall surely l)ccome a gi-eat and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him * 19 For I know him, that he will com- mand his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment ; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him. 20 And the Lord said. Because the cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous ; 21 I will go down now, and see whether they have done altogether according to the cry of it, which is come unto me ; and if not, I will know. 22 And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom : but Abi*aham stood yet before the Lord. 23 "(I And Abraham drew near, and said. Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked i 24 Perad venture there be fifty righteous within the city : Wilt thou also destroy and not spare the place for the fifty righteous that are therein ^ 25 That be far fi-om thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked : and that tiie righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee : Shall not the Judge c# all the earth do right ? 26 And the Lord said. If I find in Sod- om fifty righteous within the city, then I will spare all the place for their sakes. 27 And Abraham answered and said. 20 Lot entertaineth ttoQ angels. Behold now, I have ta.ken upon me to speak imto the Lord, which am but dust and ashes : 28 Pcrad^■e^ture there shall lack five of the fifty i-ighteous : wilt thou destroy all the city for lack of five ? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy it. 29 And he spake unto him yet again, and said, Peradventure there shall be forty found there. And he said, I will not do it for forty's sake. 30 And he said unto him. Oh, let not the Lord be angiy, and I will speak: Perad- venture diere shall thirty be found tliere. And he said, I will not Ho it, if I find thirty there. 31 And he said. Behold noAv, I have taken upon me to speak vuito the Lord : Peradventure there shall be twenty found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for twenty's sake. 32 And he said. Oh, let not the Lord be angry, and I \vill speak yet but thLs once : Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for ten's sake. 33 And the Lord went his way, as soon as he had left communing Avith Abraham : and Abraham returned unto his place. CHAP. XIX. ■ 1 Lot cntertainetli two angels. 24 So(lo?n and Gomorrah destroy ed. 26 Lot's ivi/e punished. 31 His incest. AND there came two angels to Sodom at even ; and Lot sat in tlie gate of Sodom ; and Lot seeing thetn, ix)se up to meet them ; and he bowed himself with his face towards the gi'ound ; 2 And he said, Behold now, my lords, turn in, I pray you, into your servant's house, and tarry all night, and wash your feet, and ye shall rise up caf-ly, and go on your ways. And they said. Nay ; but we will abide in the street all night. 3 And he pi-essed upon them greatly ; and thej'^ turned in unto him, arid en- tered into his house ; and he made them a feast, and did bake unleavened bread, and they did eat. 4 ^ But before they laid down, the men of the cjty, even the men of Sodom, com- passed the house round, both old and young, all tl\e people from e\^ery quarter : 5 And they called unto Lot, and said imto him. Where are the men which came in to tliee this night ? bring them out unto us, that we may know them. 6 And Lot -went out at the door unto them, and shut the door after him, 7 And said, I pray you, brethren, do not so -wickedly. 8 Eehckl now, I have two daughters which ha\e not known man ; let me, I pray yo«; brin^ them out unto you, and Lot dlr^cdtojiee. GENESIS. do ye to them as is good m your eyes : only unto tiiuse men do nothing ; for therefor^iba^e they undtor the shado\Y of mv rodl?" 9 And thev said. Stand back. And'tlicy said again^ This one yf//o?» .came in to so- journ, and he will needs be" a judge : now will we deal worse with thee than with them. And they pressed sore upon the man, even Lot, and canae near to break the door. jK^ 10 But the men puvHftli their hand, and pulled Lot into tli^flouse to them, and shut to the door. 11 And they smote the men that nuere at the door of the house -with blindness, both small and great : so that they wea- ried themselves to find the door. 12 IT And the men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides ? son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and whatsoever tliou hast in the city, bring thtnv^yAoi this place : 13 For we will destroy this place, be- cause the cry of them is waxen great be- fore the face of the Lord ; and the Lord hath sent us to destroy it, 14 And JjOt went out, and spake unto his sons-in-law, which married his daugh- ters, and said. Up, get ye out of this place ; for the Lor d will destroy this city : but he seemed as one that mocked unto his sons-in-law. 15 IT And when the moming arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying. Arise, take tliy wife, and thy two daughtei-s which are here ; lest thou be consumed' in the iniquity of the city. 16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold- upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters ; the Lord being mer- ciftil unto him : and they bi-ought him forth, and set liim without the cit\% 17 And it came to pass, whentKey had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy fife : look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain : escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. 18 And Lot said imto them. Oh, not so, my Lord ! 19 Behold now, thy servant hath found ^•ace in thy sight, and thou hast magni- hed thy merpy, which thou hast shewed unto me in sa\ ing my hfe : and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some er\'il^ take me, and I die : 20 Behold now, this city /.9 near to flee unto, and it is a little one : Oft, let me es- cape thither ! {Is it not a little one :*) and my soul shall li\e. 21 And he said unto him. See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not oa ei-throw this city, tor the wliich thou hast spoken. 22 Haste thee, escape thither; for I Xor'||pi»m unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 4 And Abi'aham circumcised his son Isaac, being eight days old, as God had commanded him. 5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was bom unto him. 6 U And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me. 7 And she said. Who would have said unto Abraham, that Sarah should have given children suck ? for I have born him a son in his old age. 8 And the chUd gi'ew, and was weaned : and Abraham made a gi'eat feast the same day tluit Isaac was weaned. 9 U And Sarah saw the son of Hagar tlie Egyptian, which she had born unto Abraham, mocking. 10 Wherefore she said unto Abraham, Cast out this bond-woman, and her son : for the son of this bond-v/oman shall not be heir with my son, even with Isaac. 11 And the thing Avas very gi'ievous in Abraham's sight, because of his son. 12 IT And God said unto Abraham, Let it not be giievous in thy sight, because of the lad, and because of thy bond- woman ; in all that Sarah hath said unto thee, hearken unto her voice : for in Isaac shall thy seed !je called. 1 3 And also of the son of the bond-wom- an will I make a nation, because he is tliy seed. 14 And Aliraham rose up early iji the morning, and took bread; and a bottle of Avater, and gave it unto Hagar (i^uttuig it on her shoulder) and the child, ' and sent her away : and she de])arted, and wander- ed in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. 15 And the water was spent in the bot- tle, and she cast the child under one of the shrubs. 16 And she went, and sat her down over against lip??, a good way off, as it were a bow-shot : for she said. Let me not see the death of the child. And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept. 17 Y\nd God heard the voice of the lad : and the angel of God called to Ha- gar out of heaven, and said unto her. What aileth thee, liaga^ fear not ; for God hath heard tiie WBx. of the lad w'here he is. 18 Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand : for I will make him a gi*eat nation. 19 And God opened her ej^es, and she saw a well of water : and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink. 20 And God was with the lad ; and he grew, and dwelt in the wilderness, and became an archer. 21 And he dwelt m the wildei'ness of Paran : and his mother took him a wife out of the land of Egj'pt. 22 fl And it came to pass at that time» that Abimelech and Phichol the chief cap- tain of his host spake unto Abraham, say- ing, God is with thee in all tliat thou do- est : 23 Now therefore swear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal falsely with me, nor with my son, nor with my son's son : but accordhig to the kindness that I have done unto thee, thou shalt do imto me, and to the land wherein thou hast sojourned. 24 And Abraham said, I will swear. 25 And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of a well of water, which Abime- lech's sei'\"ants had violently taken away. 26 And Abimelech said, I wot not who hath done this thing : neither didst tliou tell me, neither yet heai-d I of it, but to- day. 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto Abimelech : and botli of them made a co\enant. 28 And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves, 29 And Abimelech said unto Abraham', What wean these seven ewe-lambs, whic^ thou hast set by themselves ? 30 And he said. For these seven ewe- lambs shalt thou take off my hand, that they may be a witness unto me, that I have digged this well. 31 Wherefore he called that place Beer-sheba : because there they sware both of them. 32 Thus tliey made a covenant at Beer- sheba : then Abimelech rose up, and Phi- chol the chief captain of his host, and they retuiDed into the land of the Philistirres. Jbraktttn offereth Isaac. Chap, xx o3 11 And Abraham planted a grove in Beer-sheba, and called there on the name of the Lop. d, the everlasting God. .34 And Abraham sojourtted in the Phil- istines land many days. CHAP. XXII. r> Abraham offering Isaac, 12 is stayed by an angd : he is blessed again. 20 The generation ofA'ahor unto Rebekah. AND it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, e the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth : I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master's brethi-en. 28 And the damsel ran, and told Ihem o/"her mother's house these things. 29 ^And Rebekah had a brotlier, and his name vms Laba«i : and Laban ran out unto the man, upto the well. 30 And it came to pass v/hen he saw the ear-ring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saving. Thus spake the man unto me ; that'he came unto the man, and behold, he stood by the cam- els at the well. ^ 31 And he said. Come in, thou blessed of the Lord, wherefore standest tlioa without ? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels, 32 •! And the man came into the house: and he ungiixled his camels, and gave straw and proxender for the camels, and water to wash his feet, and the men's feet that were with him. 33 And there was %^tineat before him to eat : but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mke errand. And he said. Speak on. 34 And he said, I am Ain-aham's servant. .35 And the Lord hath blessed my mas- ter greatly, and lie is become great : and he hath gi\en him flocks, and 'herds, and silver, and gold, and men-servants, and maid-serxants, and camels, and ashes. 36 And Sarali my master's wife bare a son to my master when slic was old : and unto him hath he given all that he huth. 37 And my master made me swear, saying. Thou shalt not take a wife to my son of the daughters cf the Canaanites, ill whose land I dwell : 38 But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife unto my son, 39 And I said unto my master, Perad- \'enture the woman will not follow me. 40 And he said unto me. The Lord, Ijcfore whom I Wivlk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy w*ay ; and thou shalt t?ike a wife for my son of my kin- dred, o.nd of my father's house,. 41 Then shalt thou be clear h-om this my oath, when thou comest to my kin- dred ; and if they 'give not thee one, thou shalt be clear from my oath. 42 And I came tliis day unto the well, and said, O Lord God of my master A- hraham, if now thou do prosper my way which I go : 43 Behold, I stand by the well of wa- ter ; and it sliall come to pass, that when the virgin cometh fcrtl> to draw water, and I say to her. Give me, I pray thee, a little water of thy pitcher to drink ; 44 And she say to me, Both driiik thou, and I will also draw for thy camels : let the same be the woman whom the Lord hath appointed out for my master's son, 45 And before I had done speaking in mine heart, behold, Rebekah came forth with her pitcher on her shoulder ; and she went down unto the well, and drew water : and I said unto her, Let me di'ink, I pray thee. 46 And she made haste, and let down her pitcher fiT)m her .shoulder, and said, Drink, and I will gi-\e tliy camels diink also : so I drank, and she made tlie camels drink also. * 47 And I asked her, and said, Who^e daiTghter a?-t thou ? And slie said. The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor's son, \\ hom Milcah bare unto him : and I put the ear-ring upon her face, and tlie bi-acelets upon her hands. 48 And I bowed down my liead, arid worshipped the Lord, and blessed the Lord Godbf my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's dauehter unto his son. 49 And now if you vv-ill deal kindly and truly with my master, telhmc : and if not, cell me ; that I riiay turn to the right hand, or to the left. 50 Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and said, The tiling procecdeth fi'om the Lord : we cannot speak unto thue bad or good. 51 Behold, Rebekah z> before thee, take /wr, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the Lord hath spoken. 52 And it came to pass, that w'hen A- braham's sel-vant heai-d thejv words, he r 26 Ifioac mteleth Rebckah, worshipped the Lord, boiving himself io the earth. 53 And the servant brought foith jew- els of siUer, and jewels of eold, and rai- ment, and gave them to Itebekah : he gave also to her brother and to her moth- er precious tilings. 54 And tliey did eat and drink, he and the men that ivcrc with him, and tarried all night ; and they rose up in the morning, and he said, Sendnie away untomymaster. 55 And her brotlierand lier mother said,^ Let the damsel abide with us aj'civ days, at the least ten ; after that she sliall go. 56 And he said unto them, Hinder me not, seeing the Lord hath pi-ospered my way : sentl me away, that I may go to my master. 57 And they said. We will call the damsel, and inquire at her mouth. 58 And they called Rebekah, and said unto her. Wilt tliou go with this man : And she said, I will go. 59 And they sent away Rebekah their sister, and her nui'se, and Abraham's ser- vant, and his men. 60 And they blessed Rcbclcah, and said unto her, Tliou art our sister, Ije thou the mother of thousands of millions, and let t\^' seed possess the gate of those wliich hate them. 61 IT And Rebekah arose, and her dam- seUj, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man : and the servant took Rebekah, and went his way. 62 And Isaac came from tlie way of the well Lahai-roi ; for he dwelt in the south country. 63 And Isaac Avent out to meditate in the field at the even-tide : and he lifte(n, a7id to bring it. 6 ^ And Kebekali spuke anto Jacob her sou, sa)'iDg, Behold, I heard tlw father speak luito Esau thy brother, saying, 7 Bring me venison, and make me sa- vomy meat, that I may cat, and bless thee before the Lord, before my death. 8 Now ilicrefore, my son, obey my voice, according, to that whicli I com- mand thee. 9 Go now to the flock, and fetch me from thence two good kids of the goats ; and I will make them savo^^uy meat for thy father, such as he loveth : 10 And thou shalt bring it to thy father, that he may eat, and that he may bless thee before his death. 1 1 And Jacob said to Rebekah his moth- er. Behold, Esau my l^rother is a hairy man, and I am a smooth man : 12 My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a deceiver ; and I shall biing a curse upon me, and not a blessing. 13 And his mother said unto him. Upon me be thy curse, my son ; only obey my voice, and go fetch me them. . 14 And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother : and his modler made savomy meat, such as his father loved. 15 And Rebekah took goodly raiment of her eldest son Esau, whicli nvcre with hei- in the house, and put them upon Ja- cob her yoimger son : 16 And she put the skins hi the kids of the goats upon his hands, and upon the smooth of his neck : 17 A)id she gave the savour\- meat, and the l>read whicli she had pi-cpared, into the hand of her son Jacob. 18 If And he came unto his father, and said, My father : and he saitl, Here am I ; Who art thou, my son ? 19 And Jacol) said unto his father, I am. Esau tliy first-born ; I ha\e done ac- cording as thou badest me : arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my \enison, that thy soul may bless me. 20 And Isaac said unto his son. How is it. that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he siiid, Because the Loud thy God brought it to me. 21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel tliee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau, or not. 22 And Jacob .went near nnto Isaac h}s Jtather ; and he felt him, and said, Tho Esau brivgetJivenisan. Chap, x voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. 23 And he discenied him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's luimls : so he blessed him. 24 And he said, yirt thou my very son Esiuj ? And he said, I am. 25 And he s;iid, Brin^ it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that my soul may bless thee. And lie brought i( near to him, and he did eat : and he brought him -wine, and he drank. 26 And his fatlier Isaac said unto him. Come near now, and kiss me, ni}' son. * 27 And he came near, and kissed him : and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed lum, and said. See, the smell of ray son is as tlie smell of a iiekl v.'hich the Lord hath blessed : 28 Therefore Gocl give thee of the dew of lieaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine : 29 Let peojilc sei've thee, and r.ations bow do^vn to thee ; be lord over thy brethren, and let tliy mother's sens bow downi to thee : cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that bless- eth thee. 30 If And it came to pass, as soon as Isa- ac had made an end ot i)lessuig Jacob, and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the Ijresence of Isaac his father, that Esau his )rother came in from his luuiting. 31 And he also had marie savoury meat, and brought it unto his father ; and said unto his father. Let my father arise, and eat of his son's venison, that thy soul may bless me. 32 And Isaac his father said unto him. Who 077 thou ? And he said, I am th)- son, thy first-born Esau. 33 And Isaac trembled veiy exceeding- ly, and said. Who •• where/* he that hath taken venison, and broug'at it me, and I have eaten of all before thou camest, and ha\e blessed him ? yea., and he shall be blessed. 54 And when Esau heard the words of his father, he cried with a great and ex- ceeding bitter cry, and said unto his fa- ther. Bless me, even me also, O my father. 35 And he said. Thy brother carne with subtilty, and hath taken away tliy blessing. 36 And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacol? ? for he hath supplanted nie these two times : he took away my birth-right ; and behold, now he hath taken aAvay my bles!^ing. And he said. Hast thou not re- served a blessing for me !* ^ 37 And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, 1 have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for scrvajits ; and with corn and wine ha\ e I sustained him : and what shall I do now unto tliee, my son ? 3S AimI Ksau said imto his father. Hast xviH. Tfiaac again ble^scth Jacob. 29 thou but one blessing, my father ? bless me, eveti me also, O niy father. And Esau lifted up his voice, and wepL ?i9 And Isaac his father answered, and said vmto him. Behold, tl\y dwelling shall be the fatness of the earth, and of the dew of hea\ en from abo\ e ; 40 And by thy sword shalt thou live, j; "Rnd shalt serve thy brother : and it shall come to pass when thou shalt have the dominitju, that thou shalt break his yoke from off thy neck. 41 % And Esau hated Jacob, because of the blessing wherew ith his father blessed him : and Esau sail in hisheait. The davs of mom-ning for mj' father are at hand, then will I slay my brother Jacob. 42 And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebckah : and she sent and called Jacob her vounger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy bi-otlier Ksau, as touching thee, doth conifort himself, pur/iomng to kill thee. 43 Now thei-efove, my son, obey my voice : and a.rise, Hee thou to Laban my brother to Haran ; 44 And tarry with him a few days, un- til thy brother's fury turn away ; 45 Until tliy brother's anger turn away from thee, and he forget that which thou hast done to him : then I will send, and fetch thee from thence. \Miy should I be deprived also of you both in one daj- ? 46 And Rebekah said to Isaac, I am weary of my life, Ijecause of the daugh- ters of Heth : if Jacolj take a wife of the daughtei's of Heth, such as these vjhich are of thr daughters of the land, wliat good shall mv life do me ? ■ CHAP. XXVIIL 1 Jacob is blessed, and sent to Padan-- aram. 12 His vision. \S The stone oj Beth-el. 20 Jacob's vo~v. AND Isaac called Jacob, and blessed him, and charged him, and said unto him, Ti\ou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan. 2 Arise, go to Padan-aram , to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father ; and take thee a wife from tnence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brotiiei-. 3 And God Almighty bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, that thou mayest be a multitude of people ; 4 And give thee the blessing c)f Abra- ham, to thee, and to thy seed with thee ; that thou mayest inherit t)\e land wherein tb.ou art a stranger, which God gave unto Aiiraham. 5 And Isaac sent away Jaco'j : and he went to Padan-aram, unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Syrian, the brother of Re- bekah, Jacob's and Esau's mother. 6 If When Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob, and sent him away toPadan aram, to take him a wife from thence ; and 30 Jacobus votv. that as he bkssed him, he j^r^vc him a charge, saying, Tliou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan : 7 And that Jaco!) olx^j-ed his father, and his mothci', and was gone to Padan- aram ; 8 And Esau seeing that the daughters of Canaan pleased not Isaac his fatuer ; 9 Then went Esau unto Islnnael, and took unto the ^vi\ es which he had, Maha- latli the daus-diter of Isiimocl Abraham's si)»i, the sister cf Nebajoth, to be his v/ife. 10 ^ And Jacob went out from Becr- sheba, and went towai-d Haran. 11 And he liglited upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set : and he taik of the stones of that place, and put them for his pilloM's, and ia}^ down in that jjlace to sleep. 12 And he dreamed, and behold, a lad- der set upon the earth, and the top of it reached to heaven : and Ix'hold, the an- gels of Gal ascending and descending oil it. 13 Andtehold, the Lord stood above it, and said, I am the Lord God of Abra- ham thy fatlier, and tiie God -of Isaac : the land whereon thou liest, to thee v/ill I give it, and to thy seed. 14 And thy seed shall be as tlie dust of the earth ; and thou shalt spread abroad to the Avest, and to tlie east, and to the north, and to the south : and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of tlie earth be l)lessed. 15 And Ix^hold, I am with thee, and will keep thee in all f, laces whither thou e;<:)est, and will bring thee again into this land : for I will not leave thee, until I have done that wliich I have spoken to thee of 16 IT And Jucol) av^/aked out cf his sleep, and he said, Surely the Lord is in this place ; and I kncvv' ii' not. 17" And he was afi'aid, and said, How dreadful is tiiis place ! This is none other but the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven. 18 And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and ty it ; for out 'oi that well they ^^■atered the flocks : and a great stone nvas upon the well's mouth. 3 Ami thither Were all the fl(x:ks gath- ered: and they rolled the stone from the well's mouth and watered the sheej^, and put the stone again u]jon the Avell's mouth in his place. 4 And Jacob said mito them. My breth- ren, whence i5>e ye? And the)' said. Of Haran are Ave. 5 And he said uato them. Know ye, I^aban the son of Nalior .'' And tlicy said, We knoAv him. 6 And he said unto them. Is he well ? And they said. He is well : and behold, Ra- chel his daughtei' cometh with the sheep. 7 And he said, Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together: water j^e the she^ep, and go and feed them. 8 And they said. We cannot, until ail the flocks be gathered together, and till they roll the stone from the well's mouth ; then v/e water the sheep. 9 H And while he yet spake with them, Rachel came with her father's sheep : for she kept thenru 10 And it came to pass, when Jficot) saAV Rachel the daughter of Lal^aii lijp mother's bi-other, and the sheep of Laban his mother's brother ; that Jacob went near, and rolled the stone fi'om the well's mouth, and watered the flock of Laban his mother's brother. 11 7\.nd Jacolj kissed Rachel, and lifted up his voice, and wept. 12 And Jacob told Rachel that he was her father's brother, and that he was Rebekah's son ; and she ran and told her father. 13 And it came to pass when Laban heflrd the tidings of Jacob his sister's son, that he ran to meet him, and embraced him, and kissed him, and Ijrought him to his house. And he told Laban all these things. 14 And I^aban said to him. Surely thou ar/ my bone and my flesh: and he al)ode with him the space of a month. 13 II And Lal)an said unto Jacob, Re- cause thou art my brother, shouldest thou therefore serve mc for nought ? Tell me, what shall thy wages be ? 16 And Labun had twodanghtei-s : the Jacob servethfor Leah and Rachel. Chap name of tlxe elder nms Leah, and the name of the younger noas Rachel. 17 Leah ivaa tender-eyed, but Rachel was beautiful and weIl-fa\oured. 18 And Jacob loved Rachel ; and said, I will serve thee sca en years for Rachel thv younj^er daughter. 19 And I^aban said, It is better that I give lK;r to thee, Uian that I should give her to another man : aljide with me. 20 And Jacob served seven years for Rachel;, and they seemed unto him hut a few days, for the love he had to her. 21 ^f And Jacob said vuito Laban, Give vie m\ wife, (for my ilays are fulfilled) that r may go in unto her. 22 And Laban gathered together all the mcii of the place, and made a feast. 23 And it came to pass in the even- ing, that lie took Leah his daughter, and lirought her to him; and he went in unto her. 24 And Laban gave unto bis daughter Leah Zilpah his maid /or an handmaid. 25 And it came to pass, that in t!ie morning, behold, it nvas l^eah : and he said to Laban, What is this tliou hast done unto me i' did not I serve with diet for Rachel .'' wherefore then hast thou beguiled me ? 26 And Laban said, It must not be so done in our countn", to give the younger befoi'e the first-born. 27 Fulfil her week, and we will gi\e thee this also, for tlie service which thou shalt serve with me yet seven other years. 28 And Jacob did" so, and fulfilled her week : aiid he gave hun Rachel his daughter to wife also. • 29 And Laban gave to Rachel hisdaugli- ter Bilhah his handmaid to be htr maid. •60 And he went in also unto Rachel, and he loved also Hachel more than Leah, and served with him yet seven other years. 31 11" And when the Lord saw that Ijcah ivafi hated, he opened her womb : bi^t Rachel ivan barren. 32 And I^eah conceived, and bare a son, and she called iiis name Reuben : foi- hl\e said. Surely the lyORD hath luoked upon my affliction ; now tlierefore my husband will love me. 33 And she conceived again, and bare a son ; and said, Because the Lord hath heai-d that I was hated, he halti therefore given me this son also: and she called his name Simeon. 34 And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said. Now this time will my husband be joijied unto me, because I have born Jiim three sons: therefore was his name called Levi, 35 And she concei\ed again, and bare a son ; and she said. Now will I praise the Lord : tlierefore she caifed hi? name Judah, aoid left bevirin!;-. XXX. RacfieVs barrejincss. ill CHAP. XXX. 1 RacheCs barrenness. 22 She bcareth Joseph. "27 Jacob's covenant ivith La- ban. 37 By his policy he becometh nch. AND when Rachel "saw that she bare Jacob no children, Rachel en\ied her sister ; aixl said luito Jacob, Give mc children, or else I die. 2 And Jacob's anger was kindled a- gainst Racliel ; and he said, jini I in God's stead, ^vho hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb .•" 3 And slie said. Behold, my maid Bilhah, go riimtoher ; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also ha\e childrcn by hei\ 4 «f And she gave him Bilhah lier hand- maid to wife : and JacJ? went in imto her. 5 And Bilhah concei\ed, and bare Ja- cob a .son. 6 And Rachel said, God hath judged me, and hatii also heard my voice, and hath given me a son : therefore called she. his name Dan. 7 And Bilhah Rachel's maid conceived I again, and bai-e Jacol) a second son. 8 And Rachel said. With gi'cat wi-est- lings have I wrestled vv'ilh my sister, and ] have prevailed: and she called his name Naphtali. • 9 When Leah saw that she had left bearing, she tcx^k Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacd) to wife. 10 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Ja- coi5 a son. 11 And Leah said, A ti'oop cometli: and she c;vlled his name Gad. 12 And Zilpah Leah's maid bare Ja- cob a second son. IS And Leah said, Happy am I, foj.* the daughters v/ill call me blessed : an,d she called his name Asher. t 14 IT And Reuben went in the djj,ys of wheat-harvest, and found mandrakes i» the field, and brought them unto his moth- er Leah. Then Racliel said to Leah, Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's man- drakes. 15 And she said unto her. Is it a small matter that tliou hast taken my husband f and wouldest thou take away mv son's mandrakes also? And Rachel said, There- fore he shall lie witli thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes. 16 And Jacdj came out of tlie field in tlie evening, and Leah went out to meet him, and said. Thou must come in imt« me; for surely I have hired thee with my , sMi's mandrakes. And he lay with her that night. 1 7 And God hearkened unto Leah, and she conceived, and bare Jacob the fifth sdSi. 18 And Leah said, God hath given me mine hire, because 1 have given my maiden to my husband : and she called his nam? Issucbar. S2 Jacob's fioUcy lo become rich : 19 And Leah conceived again, and bare Jacob the sixth son. 20 And Leah said, God hath endowed me ivith a good dowry ; now wUl my husband dwell witli me, because I have born him six sons : and she called liis name Zebtilun. 21 And afterwards she bare a daughter, aixl called her name Dinah. 22 And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. 23 IF And she conceived, and bare a son ; and said, God hath taken away my re- proach. 24 And she called his name Joseph ; and said, Tlic Lord shall add to me another son . / 25 t And it came to pass, when Rachel had bom Joseph, that Jacob said unto La- bari. Send me awa}', that I may go unto mine own place, and to my country. 26 Give mc my wi^'es and my children, for whom I have scr\ed thee, and let me fo : for thou knowest my ser\'ice wliich have done thee. 27 And Laban said imto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes^ tamj : for I have learned by ex- perience that the Lord hath blessed me ibi* thy sake. 28 Apd he said. Appoint me thy wages, and I will give it. 29 And he said unto him. Thou knowest how I have serx'ed thee, and how thy cattle was with me. 30 For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it is notv increased unto a multitude; and the Lord hath blessed tlicc since my coming : and now when sliail I pro\ide for rame own house also ? 31 And he said, What shall I gi\e thee ? And Jacob" said. Thou shalt not gi\-e me anything; if thou wilt do this thing fov me, I will again feed and keep tliv nock : 32 I will piiss through all thy fiock to- day, removing from thence all the speck- led and spotted cattle, and all the brown cattle among the sheep, and the spotted and speckled among the goats : and oj" suck shall be my hire. 33 So shall my righteousness answer for me in time to come, when it shall come for my hire before thy face : eveiy one that is not speckled and spotted among the goats, and brown among the. sheep, that shall be accounted stolen ■with me. 34 And Laban said, Behold, 1 would it iriight Ix; according to thy word. 55 And he removed that day the he- goats that wei'c ring-streaked and spotted, and all the she-goats that were speckled and spotted, and every one that had some •white in it, and al) the l)rown among the slieep, and gave them into Uie hands of his sons. 36 And he set three days jouniey be- GENESIS. He defiartethfrom Laban. twixt himself and Jacob : and Jacd) fed the rest of Lallan's flocks. 37 ^ And Jacob took him rods' of green ]X)plar, and of the hazel and ches- nut-trcc ; and pilled Avhite streaks in them, and madetlie white appear which ivas in the rods. 38 And he set the rods which he had pUied before tlie flocks in the gutters in the watering-troughs, when tlie flocks came to drink ; that tliey shotdd conceive when they came to drink. 39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and 'orought foith cattle ring-streak- ed, speckled, and spotted. 40 And Jacob did separate the lambs, and set the faces of the flocks toward the ring-streaked, and all tlie Ijrov/n in the flock ot Laban : and he put his ovn\ flocks ijy themsehes, and put them not unto Laban's cattle. 41 And it came to pass whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the I'ods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might concei\ e among the rods. 42 But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in : so the feebler were La- ban's, and the stronger Jacob's. 43 And the man iuci'eased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and jnaid-servants, and men-scrvants,and camels, and asses. CHAP. XXXL 1 Jacob deliartelh from I Aiban. 22 Laban /mrsueth him. 43 Their covenant at Galced. AND he heard the words of Laban's sons, saying, Jacob hath taken a- way all that -was our father's ; and of that which teas our fatlier's hath he got- ten all this glory. 2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Lalran, and l^ehold, it ':vas not toward him as before. 3 And the Lord said unto Jacob, Re- turn unto the land of thy fathers, and to thy kiiulred ; and I will Ix; with thee. 4 And Jacol3 sent and called Rachel and Leah to the field unto his flock, 5 And said unto them, I see your fa- ther's countenance, that it ia not toward me as before : but the God of my fatl\cr hath been with mc. 6 And ye know that with all my power I ha\e served your father. 7 And \our father hath deceived me, and changed my wages ten times : but God suflei-ed him not • o hurt me. 8 If he said thus. The speckled shall be thy wages ; then all the cattle bare speckleil : and if he said thus, The ring- streaked shall l)c thine hire ; then bare all the cattle ring-streaked. 9 Thus God haUi taken away the cattle of your father, and given them to me. 10 And it came to pass at the lime that Laban inirsueth Jacob. Chap. the cattle conceived, that I lifted up mine eyes, and saw in a dream, and behold, the rams which leaped upon the cattle nvere ring-streaked, speckled, and grisled. , 11 And the angel of God spake unto me in a di'eam, saying, Jacob : And I said. Here am\. 12 And he said. Lift up now thine eyes and see, all the rams which leap upon the cattle are I'iiig-streaked, speckled, and giisled : for I nave seen all that Laban doeth unto thee. 13 I am the God of Beth-el, where thou anointedst the pUlar, and where tliou vowedst a vow unto me : now arise, get thee out from this land, and return unto tlie land of thy ^idred. 14 And Rachel and Leah answered, and said unto him. Is there yet any poition or inheritance for us in our father's house ? 15 Are we not counted of him stran- gers ? for he hatli sold us, and hath quite devoured also our money. 16 For all the riches which God hath taken from our father, that is ours, and our children's : now tlien whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do. 17 H Then Jacob rose up, and set his sons and his wives upon camels ; 18 And he carried away all his cattle, and all his ^oods which he had gotten, the cattle ot his getting, which he had gotten in Padan-aram ; for to go to Isaac uis father in the land of Canaan. 19 And Laban went to shear his sheep : and Rachel had stolen the images that ivere her father's. 20 And Jacob stole away unawares to Laban the Syrian, in that he told him not that he fled. '- 21 So he fled with all that he had ; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead. 22 And it was told Laban on the thu'd day that Jacob was fled. 23 And he took his brethren with him, and pursued after him seven days jour- ney : and they overtook him in the mount Gilead. 24 And God came to Laban the Syrian in a dream by night, and said unto him. Take heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. 25 % Then Laban overtook Jacob. Now Jacob had pitched his tent m the mount : and Laban with his brethren pitched in the mount of Gilead. 26 And Laban said to Jacob, What hast thou done, that thou hast stolen away un- awares to me, and carried away my daugh- ters, as captives taken with the sword ? 27 Wherefore didst thou flee away se- cretly, and steal away from me, and didst not tell me, that I might have sent thee away with mirth, and with songs, with tabret, and with harp .* 5 XXXI. Laban ttJid Jacob contend. 33 I 28 And hast not suffered me to kiss my sons, and my daughters ? thou hast now done foolishly in so doing. 29 It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt : but the God of your father spake unto me yesteraight, saying, Take thou heed that thou speak not to Jacob either good or bad. 30 And now, though thou wouldest needs be gone, because thou sore longedst after thy father's house ; yet wherefore hast thou stolen my gods .* 31 And Jacob answered and said to Laban, Because I was afraid : for I said, Perad venture thou wouldest take by force thy daughters from me. 32 With whomsoever thou findest tliy gods, let him not live : before our breth- ren discern thou v/hat is thine M'ith me, and take it to thee : for Jacob knew not that Rachel had stolen them. 33 And Laban went into Jacob's tent, and into Leah's tent, and into the two maid-servants tents ; but he found them not. Then went he out of Leah's tent, and entered into Rachel's tent. 34 Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel's furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but fovmd them not. 35 And she said to her fatlier, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee ; for the custom of women /* upon me. And he searched, but found not the images. 36 H And Jacob was wroth and chode with Laban : and Jacob answered, and said to Laban, What is my trespass .'* what is my sin, that iI"ou hast so hotly pursued after me ? 37 Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff", what hast thou found of all thy household-stuff.'' set it here before my brethren, and thy brethi'en, that they may judge betwixt us both. 38 This twenty years have I been with thee ; thy ewes and thy she-goats have not cast their young, and the rams of thy flock have I not eaten. 39 That which was torn of beasts, I brought not unto thee ; I bare the loss of it ; of my hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by day, or stolen by night. 40 Thus I was ; in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night ; and my sleep departed from mine e}es. 41 Thus have I been twenty years ia thy house : I served thee fourteen yeai'S for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle : and thou hast changed my wages ten times. 42 Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the tear of Isaac had been with me, surely thou hadst sent me away now empty. God hath seen ■^ Jacod^s visio GEKESIS. His firescnt to Emit, mine affliction, and the labour of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight. 43 If And Laban answered, andsaid unto Jacob, These daughters are my dauglitei-s, and these children are my children, and these cattle ure my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine ; and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born ? 44 Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou ; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. 45 And Jacob took a stone, and set it \vpfor a pillar. 46 And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones ; and they took stones, and made an heap : and they did eat thei'e upon the heap. 47 And Laban called it Jegar-sahadu- tlia : but Jacob called it Galeed : 48 And Laban said, This heap is a wit- ness between nie and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Ga- leed : 49 And Mizpah ; for he said. The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one. from another. 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives besides my daughters ; no man is with us ; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. 51 And Laljan said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, whith I have cast betwixt me and thee ; 52 This heap be witness, and this pillar he witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. 53 The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father^ judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac. 54 Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the moiuit, and called his brethi-en to eat bread : and they did eat bread, and tar- ried all night in the mount. 55 And early in the morning Laban rose up, and kissed his sons and his daugli- ters, and blessed them : and Laban de- parted, and returned unto his place. CHAP. XXXII. 1 Jacob's vision. 3 His message., 13 a7ul Jiresent to Esau. 24 JVreslling ivithan angel he is called Israel. AND Jacob went on his way,* and the angels of God met him. 2 And when Jacob saw them, lie said, ■ This is God's host : and he called the name of that place Mahanaim. 3 And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother, unto the land of Seir, the coimtiy of Edom. 4 And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau ; Thy serrant Jacob saiUi thus, I have so- journed with Laban, and stayed there un- til now : 5 And I have oxen, arid afesfes, flocks, and men-servants, and women-servants : and I have sent to tell my lord, that, I may find grace in thy sight. 6 If And the messengers returned to - Jacob, say ing. We came to thy brother Esau, and also he cometh to meet thee, and fom- hundred men with him. 7 Then Jacob was greatly iifraid, and distressed : and he di\ ided the people that was with him, a:f»d the flocks, and herds, and the camels into two bands ; 8 And said, If Esau come to the one company, and smite it, then the other company AMJiJch is left shall escape. 9 II And Jacob said, O God of my father Abraham, and God of my father Isaac, the Lord which saidst imto me. Return unto thy country, and to thy kindi'ed, and I will deal well with thee ; 1 0 I am not worthy of the least of all the mercies, and of all the truth, which thou hast shewed uTito thy servant : for with my staff I passed over this Jordan, and now I am become two bands. 11 Deliverme, Ipraythee,from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Esau : for I fear hnn, lest he wiU come and smite jj me, and the mother Avith the children. 12 And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy s(?ed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude. 13 ^ And he loilged there that same night ; and took of that which came to •his hand a present for Esau his brother ; 14 Two hundred she-goats and twenty he-goats, two hundred ewes and tw"enty rams, 15 Thirty milch camels with their colts, forty kine and ten bulls, twenty she-asses' and ten foals. 16 And he delivered thejn into the hand of his servants, every clrove by them- sehes ; and said unto his servants. Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and di*o\'e. 17 And he commanded the foremost, saying. When Esau my brother meeteth thee, and asketh thee, saying. Whose art thou ? and whither goest thou .'' and whose , are these before thee ? 18 Then thou shalt say, They be thy ser'.'ant Jacob's : it is a present sent unto my lord Esau : and behold also he is be- hind lis. 19 And so commanded he the second, and the third, and all that followed the droves, saying. On this manner shall ye speak unto Esau, when ye find him. 20 And say ye moreover. Behold, thy' servant Jacob is behind us. For he said, I' will appease him with the present tliat goeth before me, and afterward I wilL w Jacob mid Esau's kind meeting. Chap. see his face; pevadv enture he will accept of me. . r , . 2 1 So went the present over before \\\m ; and himself lodged that night in the company. 22 Aiid he rose up that night, and took his two wives, and his two women-ser- A'ants, and his eleven sons, and passed over the ford Jabbok. 23 And he took them, and sent them over the brook, and sent over that he had. 24 If And Jacob was left alone ; and there wrestled a man wiih him, until the breaking of the day. -^5 And when he saw that he prevailed not against him, he touched the hollow of his tliigh ; and the hollow of Jacob's thigh -was out of joint, as he wi-estled with him. 26 And he said, Let me go, for the day breaketh : And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless me. 27 And he said unto him, What is thy name ? And he said, Jacob. 28 And he said, Thy name shall be call- ed no more Jacob, but Israel : for as a prince hast thou power with God, and with men, and hast prevailed. 29 And Jacob asked him, and said, Tell vie, I pray thee, thy name : And he said, Wherefore is it that thou dost ask after my name ? and he blessed him there. 30 And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel : for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. 31 And as he passed over Penuel the sun vose upon him, and he halted upon his thigh. 32 Therefore the children of Israel eat not (j/the sinew which shrank, which is upon the hollow of the thigh, unto this day ; because he touched the hollow of Jacob's thigh m the sinew that shrank. CHAP. XXXIII. 1 The kindness of Jacob and Esau at their meeting. 18 Jacob buyeth afield at Shalem, and bnildeth an altar. ND Jacob lifted up his eyes, and look- ed, and behold, Esau came, and with him four hundred men. And he di- vided the children unto Leah, and unto Rachel, and unto the two handmaids. 2 And he put tlie handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost. 3 And he passed over before them, and bowed himself to tlie ground seven times, until he came near to his brother. 4 And Esau ran to meet him, andem- I braced him, and fell on his neck, and ' kissed him : and they wept, 5 And he lifted up his eyes, and saw the women and the children, and said. Who f7?v-, those witli thee ? And he said, The children which God hath graciously given thv servant. A' XXXIII, XXXIV. Jacob buyeth afield. S.v 6 Then the handmaidens came near, they and their children, and they bowed diemselves. " ' "* • 7 And Leah also with her children^ came near, and bowed themseh'es ; and after came Joseph near and Rachel, and they bowed themselves. 8 And he said. What meanest thou by all this drove which I met i" And he said, These are to find grace in the sight of my lord. 9 And Esau said, I have enough, my brother ; keep that thou hast unto thyself. 10 And Jacob said. Nay, I pray thee, if now I have found grace in thy sight, then receive my present at my hand : for therefore I ha\'e seen thy face, as though I had seen the face of Gal, and thou wast- pleased with me. 11 Take, I pray thee, my blessing that is brought to thee ; because God hath dealt gi-aciously with me, and because 1 ha^■e enough : and he urged him, and he took it. 1 2 And he said, Let us take our journey , and let us go, and I will go before thee. 13 And he said unto him. My lord knoweth that the childi-en are tender, and the flocks and herds with young are with me, and if men should over-drive them one day, aU the flock will die. 14 Let my lord, I pray thee, pass over before his servant : and I will lead on softly, according as tlie cattle that goeth before me, and the children be able to endure ; until I come mito my lord unto Seir. 15 And Esau said. Let me now leave with thee some of the folk that rz?*f with me : And he said, What needeth it.-" Let me And grace in the sight of my lord. 16 II So Esau returned that day on his way unto Seir. 17 And Jacob journeyed to Succoth, and built him an house, and made booths for his cattle : therefore the name of the place is called Succoth. 18 1[ And Jacob came to Shalem, a city of Shechem, which is in the land of Ca- naan, when he came fi'om Padan-aram ; and pitched his tent before the city. 19 And he bought a parcel of a field, where he had spread his tent, at the haiid of the children of Hamor, Shecliem's fa- ther, for an hundred pieces of morieyl 20 And he ei'ccted there an altar, and called it El-elohe-Israel. CHAP. XXXIV. 1 Dinah ravished. 20 The Shechcmiles are circumcised, 25 slain by the sons of ■ Jacob, 27 cmd their city sfioiled. AND Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. 2 And wften Shechem the son of Ha- mor tlie Hivite, prince of the country, ■'■'3"'^I' 36 Dinah ravished. GENESIS. Jacob serit to Beth-el. saw her, he took hei*, and lay with her, and defiled her. 3 And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the dam- sel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. 4 And Shechem spake unto his fatiicr Hamor, saying, Get me tliis damsel to wife. 5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter (now his sons were with his cattle in the field :) and Jacob held his peace until they were come. 6 U And Hamor the mther of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him. 7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it : and the men were grieved, and they were veiy wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel, in lying with Jacob's daughter ; which thing ought not to be done. 8 And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter : I pray you gi\'e her him to wife. 9 And make ye marriages with us : and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you. 10 And ye shall dwell with us : and the land shall be before you ; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein. 11 And Shechem said unto her father, and unto her brethren. Let me find gi-ace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me, I will give. 12 Ask me ne\'er so much dowiy and gift, and I will gi^'e according as ye shall say unto me : but give me the damsel to wife. 13 And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceit- fully, and said (because he had defiled Dinaii. their sister) 14 And they said unto them. We can- not do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised : for that ivere a reproach unto us : 15 But in this will we consent unto you : If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised ; 16 Then will we give our daughters un- to you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and Ave will become one people. 17 But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised ; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone. 18 And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem H amor's son. 19 And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter : and he was more hon- ourable than all the house of his father. 20 1[ And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and com- mmied with the men of their city, saying, 21 These men are peaceable with us, therefore let them dwell in tlie land, and trade therein : for the land, behold, it is large enough for them : let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters. 22 Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if eveiy male among us be circum- cised, as they are circumcised. 23 Shale not their cattle, and their sub- stance, and eveiy beast of theirs be oui*s ? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us. 24 And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city : and eveiy male was cir- cumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city. 25 ^ And it came to pass on die third day, wlien they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. 26 And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out. 27 The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city ; because they had defiled their sister. 28 They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which tuas in the city, and that which wa« in the field. 29 And all their wealth, and aU their little ones, and their wives took tliey captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. 30 And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites, and the Perizzites ; and I betJiff few in number, they shall gath- er themselves together against me, and slay me, and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. 31 And they said, Should he deal with our sister, as with an harlot ? CHAP. XXXV. 1 God sendcth Jacob to Beth-el. 2Ife jiurgeth his house oj idols, 6 andbidld- eth an altar at Beth-el. 29 Isaac's death. AND God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Beth-el, and dwell there : and make there an altar unto God, that ap- peared unto thee when thou Reddest fix)m the face of Esau thy brother. 2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him. Put away the strange gods that a7~e among you, and be clean, and change your garments : 3 And let us ai-ise, and go up to Beth- I el ; and I will make there an altar unto m' Jacob buildeth an altar at Beth-el. Ch A p. xxxvi. Gocl, who answered me in tlie day of m}' distress, and was with me in the way which I went. 4 And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which ivere in their hand, and all their ear-rings which ivere in their ears ; and Jacob hid them under the oak which nvas by Shechem. 5 And they journeyed : and the terror of God was upon the cities that ivere round about tliem, and they did not pur- sue after the sons of Jacob. • 6 U So Jacob came to Luz, which is in the land of Canaan, (that is Beth-el) he and all tlie people that ivere with him. 7 And he built there an altar, and called the place El-beth-el ; because there God appeared unto him, when he fled fi'om the face of his brother. 8 But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Beth-el, un- der an oak : and the name of it was called Allon-bachuth, 9 ^ And God appeared unto Jacob again when he came out of Padan-aram ; and blessed him. 10 And God said unto him, Thy name is Jacob : thy name shall not be caUed any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name ; and he called his name Israel. 11 And God said unto him, lam God Almighty : be fiiiitful and multiply ; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins. 12 And the land which I gave A- braham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land. 13 And God went up fi'om him, in the place where he talked with him. 14 And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, ex^en a pillar of stone : and he poured a drink-oflfering thereon, and he poured oil thereon. 15 And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, Beth-el. 16 ^ And they journeyed from Beth-el; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath : and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. 17 And it came to pass when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her. Fear not ; thou shalt have this son also. 18 And it came to pass as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni : but his father called him Benjamin. 19 And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which fs Beth-lehem. 20 And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave : tliat is the pillar ot Rachel's grave unto this day. _ 21 1[ And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the toAver of Edar. 22 And it came to pass, Avhen Israel Isaac's death, 37 dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his fatlier's concubine : and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were tv/elve : 23 The sons of Leah ; Reuben, Jacob's- first-born, and Simeon, and Levi, and Ju- dah, and Issachar, and Zebulun : 24 The sons of Rachel ; Joseph, and Benjamin : 25 And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid ; Dan, and Naphtali : 26 And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid ; Gad, and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padan-aram. 27 1[ And Jacob came unto Isaac his father untoMamre, unto the city of Arbah, (which is Hebron) whei'e Abraham and Isaac sojourned. 28 And the days of Isaac were an hun- dred and fourscore years. 29 And Isaac gave up the ghost and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days ; and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him. CHAP. XXXVI. 2 Msau^s ivives. 6 His removing to motnit Seir. 9 His sons. NOW these are the generations of Esau, who is Edom. 2 Esau took his wives of the daughters of Canaan ; Adah the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and Aholibamah the daugh- ter of Anah the daughter of Zibeon the Hivite ; 3 And Bashemath, Ishmael's daughter, sister of Nebajoth. 4 And Adah bare to Esau, Eliphaz ; and Bashemath bare Reuel ; 5 And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah : these are the sons of Esau, which were born unto him in the land of Canaan. 6 And Esau took his wives, and his sons, and his daughters, and all the per- sons of his house, and his cattle, and all his beasts, and all his substance which he had got in the land of Canaan ; and went into the country fifom the face of his brother Jacob. 7 For their riches were more than that they might dwell together : and the land wherein they were strangers could not bear them, because of their cattle. 8 Thus dwelt Esau in moimt Seir : Esau is Edom. 9 IT And these are the generaAions of Esau the father of the Edomites, in mount Seir : 10 These are the names of Esau's sons ; Eliphaz the son of Adah tlie wife of Esau, Reuel the son of Bashemath the wife of Esau. 11 And the sons of Eliphaz were, Te- man, (^mar, Zepho, and Gatam, and Ke-^ naz. 58 Ki7igs tttid dukes of Edom. GENESIS. 12 And Timiia was concubine to Eli- phaz Esau's son ; and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek: these ivere the sons of Adah Esau's wife. 13 And these are the sons of Rcuel ; Naiiatli, and Zerah, Shammah, and Miz- zah : these were tlie sons of Bashemath Esau's wife. 14 % And these were the sons of AhoU- bamah, the daughter of Anah, the daugh- ter of Zibeon Esau's wife : and she bare to Esau, Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah. 15 H These rjcre dukes of the sons of Esau,: the sons of Eliphaz the nrst-born son of Esau ; duke Teman, duke Omar, duke Z«pho, duke Kenaz, 16 Duke Korah, duke Gatam,anc? duke Amalek ; these are the dukes that came of Eliphaz, in the land of Edom : these iverc the sons of Adah. 17 % And these are the sons of Reuel Esau's son ; duke Nahath, duke Zerah, duke Shammah, duke Mizzah : these are liie dukes tfiat came of Reuel, in the land of Edom : these are the sons of Bashe- math Esau's wife. 18 % And these ere the sons of Aholiba- mah Esau's wife ; duke Jeush, duke Jaa- lam, duke Korah : these were the dukes that came of Aholibamah the daughter of Anah Esau's wife. 19 These are the sons of Esau, (who/s Edom,) and these arc their dukes. 20 If These r/j-f the sons of Seir the Ho- rite, who inhabited the land ; Lotan, and Shobal, and Zibeon, and Anah, 21 And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan : these are the dukes of the Horites, the children of Seir in the land of Edom. S2 And the children of Lotan were, liori, and Heman : and Lotan's sister ivas Timna. 23 And the children of Shobal tvere th.ese ; Alvan, and Manahath, and Ebal, Shepho, and Onam. 24 And these are the children of Zib- eon ; both Ajali, and Anah : this ivas (hat Anah that found the mules in the wilderness, as he fed the asses of Zibeon his father. 25 And the children of Anah ivere these ; Dishon, and Aholibamah the daughter of Anah, 26 And these are the children of Di- hlinn ; Hemdan, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Cheran. 27 The children of Ezer are these ; Bilhan, and Zaavan, and Achan. 28 The chiidi-en of Dishan are these ; Uz, and Aran. 29 These are the dukes that came of the Horites ; duke Lotan, duke Shobal, duke Zibeon, duke Anah, 30 l)uke Dishon, duke Ezer, duke Di- shan : tliese are the dukes that came of Ho- ri, among their diikes in tlie land of Seir. TK.?",'- Josrjili is hated by his brethren. 31 If And these are the kings that reign-» sd in the land of Ednm, before there reign- ed any king OA'er the children of Israel. 32 And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom : and the name of his city was Din- habah. 33 And Bela died, and Jobab the son of Zerah of Bozrah reigned in his stead. 34 And Jobab died, and Husham of the land of Temani reigned in his stead. 35 And IJusliam died, and Hadad the son of Bedad (who smote Midian hi the field of Moab) reigned in his stead : and the name of his city was Avith. 36 And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead. 37 And Samlah died, and Saul of Re- hoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 38, And Saul died, and Baal-hanan the son of Achl)or reigned in his stead. 39 And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died, and Hadar reigned m his stead : and the name of his city was Pau ; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daugh- ter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 40 And theseo?"^ the names of the dukes that caine of Esau, according to their fam- ilies, after their places, by their names ; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth, 41 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 42 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 43 Duke Maediel, duke Iram : these be the dukes of Edom, according to their habitations, in the land of their possession : he is Esau the father of the Edomites. CHAP. XXXVII. 2 Josephishatedofhisbrethren : ci His two drea?ns. 18 His brethren conspire his death. 36 He is sold to Potipharin Egypi. AND Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph being se\'entcen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren, and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives : and Joseph brought unto his father their evil repoit. 3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the sou 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, tliey hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. 5 If And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren : and they hated him )et the more. 6 And he laid unto them, Hear, I pray you, tills dream which I have dreamed : 7 For iDehold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf ai*ose, an4 i/?.s- brethren conspire his death. Chap. also stood upright ; and behold, your shea^•es stood round about, and made o- beisance to mv sheaf. 8 And his brethren said unto him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us i> or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us ? And the} hated him yet the more for his dreams and foi- his words. 9 ^ And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said. Be- hold, I have dreamed a dream more : and behold, the siui and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. 10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren : and his father rebuked liim, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed ? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the eai-th f 11 And his brethren envied him ; but bis father observed the saying. 12 ^ And his brethren went to feed theu' father's flock in Shechem. 13 And Israel said imto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed thejiock in Shechem ? 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 biing me v/ord again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to She- chem. 15 H And a certain man found him, and behold he was wandeinng in the field : and the man asked him, saying. What seekest thou ? 16 And he said, I seek my brethren : tell me, I pi^ay tliiee, whei'e they feed their /locks. 17 And the man said. They are depart- ed hence : for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 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, Be- hold, this dreamer cometh. 20 Come nbw therefore, and let us slay iiim, and cast him into some pit ; and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him ; and we shall see what will become of his dreams. 21 And Reuben heard it, and he deliv- ered him out of their hands ; and said, Let us not kill him. 22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast hmi 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 a- gain. 23 IT And it came to pass when Joseph Avas come unto his brethren, Uiat they XXXVI n. Joseph sold to Potljihar. 39 sti-ipt Joseph out of his coat, his coat of 7na)iy 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 Ishmaelites; came from Gilead, with their camels bear- ing spicer\% and balm, and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egj'pt. 26 And Judah 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 Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be up- on him ; for he is our brother, and our flesh : and his bretliren were content. 28 Then there passed by Midianites, merchant-men ; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of sil- ver : and they brought Joseph into Eg\-pt. 29 H" And Reuben returned unto the pit ; and behold, Joseph 'juas not in the pit : and he rent his clothes. 30 And he returned imto his brethren, and said. The child /« not: and I, whitlier shall I go ? 31 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood : 32 And they sent the coat of many col- ours, 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 mv son's coat'; an evil beast hath devoured him : Joseph is without doubt rent La pieces. 34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mouru- ed for his son anany days. ■ 35 And all his sons and all his daugh- ters rose up to comfort him ; but he re- fused to be comforted ; and he said. For I will go down into the ^ave unto my son mourning : Thus his father wept for him. 36 And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pha- I'aoh's, and captain of the guard. CHAP. XXXVIII. 1 Judah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 6 Ermarrieth Tamar. 8 TlietrcHfia^ltfij' Onan. 12 Judah^s incest zvith Tamar. AND it came to pass at that tim^^, that Judah went down from liis brethren, and tui-ned in to a certain Adiil- lamite, whose name was Hirah. 2 And Judah saw there a daughter of i certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah ; and he took her, and v.xnt ia unto her. 3 And she conceived, and bare a son ; and he called his name Er. ^" 5=- 40 The trespass of Onan. GENESIS. 4 And she concei%'ed again, and bare a son ; and she called his name Onan. 5 And she yet again conceived, and bare a son ; and called his name Shelah : and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name tms Tamar. 7 And Er, Judah's first-born, was vv^ick- ed in the sight of the Lord ; and the Lord slew him. 8 And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. 9 And Onan knew that the seed should not be his : and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spiUed it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. 10 And the thing which he did displeas- ed the Lord: wherefore he slew him also. 11 Then said Judah to Tamar his davighter-in-law,'5lemain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown ; (for he said. Lest pei'ad venture he die also as his bretliren did ;) and Ta- mar went and d^velt in her father's house. 12 K And in process of time, the daugh- ter of Shuah Judah's wife died : and Ju- dah was comforted, and went up unto his sheep-shearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the AduUamite. 13 And it was told Tamar, saying. 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 covered her with a veil, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to X™iiath : lor she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. 15 When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot ; because she had cov- ered her face. 16 And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, 1 pray thee, let me come in unto thee ; (for he knew not that she ivas his daughter-in-law :) and she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou may- est come in unto me ? 17 And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock : and she said. Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it ? 18 And he said. What pledge shall I give thee ? and she said. Thy signet, and tHfjr bracelets, and thy staff that is in tliine hand : and he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. 19 And she arose and werit away and laid by her veil from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. 20 And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the AduUamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand : but he found her not 21 Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Whei'e is the harlot that JoscjUis advancement, ivas openly by the way-side ? and they said. There was no harlot in this/i/ace. 22 And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her ; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place. 23 And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed : laehold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. 24 % And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter-in-law hath jilayed the harlot ; and also, behold she is with ciiild by whoredom : and Judah said. Bring her forth, and let her be bunat. 25 When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying. By tlie man whose these are, am I with child : and she said. Discern, I pray thee, whose a7'e these, the signet, and bracelets, and stalE 26 And Judah acknowledged them, and said. She hath been more rigiiteous than I ; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son : and he knew her again no more. 27 And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that behold, twins tvere in her womb. 28 And it came to pass when she trav- ailed, that the one put out his hand ; and the midwife took and boimd upon his hand a scai-let thread, saying, This came out first. 29 And it came to pass as he drcAv back his hand, that behold, his brother came out ; and she said. How hast thou broken forth ? tfiis bi-each be upon thee : there- fore his name was called Pharez. 30 And afterward came out his broth- er that had the scarlet thread upon his hand ; and his name was called Zarah. CHAP. XXXIX. 1 Josefih advanced in Potijihar' s house : 7 resisteth hismistress' temfitation. 13 He is falsely accused, 20 and cast intofirison. AND Joseph Avas brought down to Egypt : and Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an Egyp- tian, bought him of the hands of the Ish- maelites, which had brought him down thither. 2 And the Lord was witli Joseph, and he was a prospei-ous man : and he was in the house of hi.-, master the Egyptian. 3 And his master saw that the Lori> was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his liand. 4 And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he ser\ed 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 ivora the time that he had made him overseer in his house, aiid over all that he had, that the • Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake : and the blessing of tlie . "'•'W!'"" He is falsely accused. Chap Lord Was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field. 6 And he left all that he had in Jo- seph's hand ; and he knew not aught he had, save the bread which he did eat : and Joseph was a goodly fierson, and well- favoui-ed. 7 If And it came to pass after these things, thatjhiis master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph : and she said^ Lie with me. 8 But he refused, and said imto 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 ; 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 Joseph day by day, that lie hearkened not unto her, to lie by her, or to be with her. 11 And it came to pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business ; and there was none of the men of the house there witWn. 12 And she caught him by his gar- ment, saying. Lie with me : and he left his garment 'n\ her hand, and fled, and gotliim out 13 And it came to pass, when slie saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth, 14 That she called unto tlie men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in an Hebrew 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 heard that I lifted up my a oice and cried, that he left his gai-ment witli me, ^nd fled, and got him out. 16 And she laid up his garment by her, until his lord came home. 17 And she spake unto him according to these words, saying. The Hebrew ser- vant 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 gar- ment with me, and fledi3ut. 19 And it came to pass, when his mas- ter heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him, saying, After this manner did thy sei'vant to me ; tliat liis Avratii was kindled. 20 And Joseph's master took lijm, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's prisoners nvere bound : and he was there in the prison. 21 If But the Lord was with Joseph, and shewed him merc}% and gave him fa\ our iy the sight of tte' keeper of the prison. 22 And the keeper of the piison com- 6 XL. He interfireteth dreams. 41 mitted to Joseph's hand all the prisoners that were in the pi'ison ; and whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 23 The keeper of the pnson looked not to any thing that was under his hand ; because the Lord was with him : and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper. CHAP. XL. 1 The butler and baker of Pharaoh are imjirisoned. 4 Josejih hath charge of them. 5 He interjireteth their dremns. AND it came to pass after these things, that the butler of the king of Egypt and his baker had oflended their lord the kipg of Egypt. 2 And Pharaoh was wroth against two o/liis officei's, against the chief of the but- lers, and against the chief of the bakers. 3 AikI he put them in ward in the house of the captain of the guard, into the pris- on, the place where Joseph was bound. 4 And the captain of tne guard charg- ed Josepii with them, and he served them ; and they continued a season in ward. 5 If And they di-eamed a dream both of them, each man his di'cam in one night, each man according to the inter- pretation of his dream ; the butler and the baker of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. 6 And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and looked upon them, and behold, they were sad. 7 And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were witli him in the ward of his lord's house, saying. Wherefore look ye so sad- ly to-day ? . 8 And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, and there is no inter- pi'eter of it. And Jaseph said unto them. Do not interpi-etations belong to God i tell me tiiem, I pray you. 9 And the chief butler told his di-eam to Joseph, and s;iid imtohim, In my dreanj, behold, a viiie was before me ; 10 And in the vme were three branch- es : and it was as though it budded, a7id her blossoms shot forth ; and the clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes : 11 And rharaoh's cup vjas in my hand : and I took the gi'apes, and press- ed them into Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 12 And Joseph said unto him. This is the interpretation of it : The three branch- es are three days ; 13 Yet within three days shall Phara- oh hft up thine head, and restore thee un- to thy place : and tliou shalt deliver Pha- raoh's cup into his hand, after the form- er manner when thou wast his butler. 14 But think on me svhen it shaU be well with thee, and shew Iqndness, I pray thee, unto me, and make incntion of mc iinto Pharaolin hvo olrcaiii.t. GENESIS. Jose/i/i interjireleth them. Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house : I 15 For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of tlie Hebrews : and hei-e ! also have I done nothing thrft they should put me into the dungeon. 16 When the chief baker saw that tlie interpretation, was good, he said unto Jo- seph, I also was in my dream, and liehold, / had three white baskets on my head : 17 And in the uppermost basket there was of all manner of bake-meats foi- Pha- raoh ; and the birds did eat them out of the basket upon my head. 18 And Joseph answered, and said. This is the interpretation thereof : The three baskets c7-e three days : 19 Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thy head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree ; and the birds shajl cat thy flesh from off thee. 20 If And it came to pass the third day, which was Pharaoh's birth-day, 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 un- to his butlership again ; and he gave the cup mto Pharaoh's hand : 22 But he hanged the chief baket" : as Joseph had interpreted to them. 23 Yet did not the chief butler i-emem- ber Joseph, but forgat him. CHAP. XLI. 1 Pharaoh's two dreams. 25 Josejih in- terpret eth them. 33 He giveth Pha- raoh counsel. 38 Joseph is advanced. 50 He begetteth Manasseh and Ejihraim. AND if came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dream- ed : and behold, he stood by the river. 2 And behold, there came up out of the river seven av ell- favoured kine and^ fat- fleshed ; and they fed in a meadow. 3 And behold, seven Other kine came up after them out of the river, ill-favour- ed and lean-fleshed ; and stood by the other kine upon the brink of the liver. 4 And the ill-favoured and lean-flcshed kine did eat up the seven well-favoured and fat kine. So Pharaoh awoke. 5 And he slept and dreamed tiie second time : and behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one stalk, i-ank and good. 6 And behdd, seven thin ears and blast- ed with the east wind spmng up after them. 7 And the se\"en thin ears devoured the seven rank and full ears. A.nd Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. 8 And it came to pass in the morning, that his spirit was ti'oubled ; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream ; but there was none that could interpret them unto Pharaoli. 9 ^f I'hen spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, I do remember my faults this day : 10 Pharaoh was wroth with his ser- vants, 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 : wlcd unto Pharaoh twice ; it is because the thing is established by God, and God A\ill shortly bring it to pass. 33 Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set liim over the land of Egj'pt 34 Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers, over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 35 And let them gather ivll the foorl of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh ; and let them keep food in the cities. 36 And that food shall be for store to the land against the seven years of fam- ine, whicli shall be in the land of Egypt ; that the lajid perish not through the fam- ine. 37 H And the thing was good in the eyes of Phai'aoh, and in the eyes of all his ser- vants. . 38 And Pharaoh said unto his servants. Can we find such a one as this is, a man m whom the spirit of God is ? 39 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, 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 peo- ple be ruled : only in the throne will I be greater than thou. 41 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I ha\'e set thee over all the land of Egypt. 42 And Pharaoh took ofl" his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph's hand, .'ind an-ayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck ; 43 And he made him to ride in the sec- ond chariot which he had : and they ciied before him, Bow the knee : and he madehim ruler over all the land of Egypt. 44 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I flm Pharaoh, and without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt. 45 And i*haraoh called Joseph's name Zaphmth-paaneah ; and he gave him wile /Vsenath th« daughter of Poti-pher; to raliv xLii. Manasseh and Ephraim born. 43* priest of On : and Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt. 46 If And Joseph tms thirty yeafs old when he stood before Pharaon king of Egj-pt : and Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went through- out all the land of Eg) pt. 47 And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought forth by handfuls. 48 And he gathered up all the food of tlie seven years which were m the land of Egypt, and laid up the food in the cities : the foofl of the held which ivas round about e\ery city, laid he up m the same. 49 And Joseph gathei'ed corn as the sand of the sea, very much, until he left numbering ; for it was without number. 50 And unto Joseph were born two sous beibre tb^ j^ears of famine came : which Asenath the daughter of Poti-phe- i-ah priest of On bare unto him. 51 And Joseph called the name of the fii-st-born Manasseh : For God, said he, hath made me forget all my toil, and all my father's house. 52 And the name of tlie second called he Ephraim : for Gotl 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 Egypt, were ended. 54 And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said : and the dearth was m all lands ; but in all the land of Egj-pt thei-e was bread. So And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread : and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph ; what he saith to you, do. 56 And the famine was over all the face of the earth: and Joseph opened all the store-houses, and sold unto the Egjaj- tians ; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. 57 And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to buy corn ; because that the famine was so soi'e in all lands. CHAP. XLII. 1 Jacob sendcth his ten sons to buy corn in Kgypt. 16 They arc imprisoned by Joseph for spies. 21 Their remorse. NOW when Jacob saw tliat there was corn in Egjq^t, Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon another ? 2 And he said. Behold, I have heard that there is corn in Egyjat : get you down thither, and buy for us from thence ; that we may live, and not die. 3 And Joseph's ten brethren w^eiit down to buy corn in E^ypt. 4 But Benjamin, Joseph's bi-other, Ja- cob sent not with his brethren : for he said, Lest peradventure mischief befal him . 5 And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among those that came : for the fam- iue was in the land of C'anaan. 44 Jose/ih's brethren imprisoned. GENESIS, 6 And Joseph tva^ the governor over the land; and he it ivan that sold to all the people of the land : and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him niith their faces to the earth. 7 And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew thcmj but made himself strance un- to them, and spake roughly unto mem ; and he said unto them, X^''hence come ye ? And they said, From die land of Canaan to buy food. 8 And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not him. 9 And Joseph remembered tlie dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto tiiem, Ye are spies ; to see the nakedness of the land je are come. 10 And they said unto him, Nay, iny lord, but to buy food are thy, servants come. 11 We are all one man's sons ; we are time men ; thy servants are no spies. 12 And he said unto them. Nay, l)ut 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 Canaan ; and behold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one is not. 14 And Joseph 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 Pharaoh ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come liither. 16 Send one of you, and let him fetch your brotjier, and ye shall be kept in pris- on, that your words may be proved, wheth- er there he any truth in you : or else by the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. 17 And he put them all together into ward three days. 18 And Joseph said unto them the third day. This do, and live ; for I fear God : 19 If ye be time 77icn, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison : go ye, cany corn for the famine of your houses : 20 But bring your youngest brotlier unto me ; so shall your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they did so. 21 U And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, m that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we Avould not hear ; therefore is tliis distress come upon us. 22 And Reuben answered them, say- ing. Spake I not unto you, saying. Do net sin against the child ; and yc would not liear I XhcYqfyxc behold also his blood is required. 23 And they knew not that Joseph un- derstood them ; for he spake unto them by an interpreter. 24 And he turned himself about from thj;m, and wept : and returned to them again, and communed with them, and Accu^td as sfiies. uiok from them Simeon, anti bound him before their eyes. 25 1[ Then" Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, ^.nd to restore ev- ery man's money into his sack, and to gi\-e them provision for the way : and thus did he unto tliem. 26 And they laded their asses vn\h the corn, and departed tlicnce. 27 And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass pi"ovcnder m the inn, he espied his money : for behold, it nvas m his sack's mouth. 28 And he said 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 is this that God hath done unto us i 29 ^ And they came unto Jacob their father unto the land of Canaan, and told liim all that befel unto tlicm, saying, 30 Tlie man who is the lord of ihe land, spake roughly to us, and took us for spies ot the country. 31 And we said unto liim, We are tme me7i ; 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 Canaan. 33 And the man, the lord of the countiy, said imto us. Hereby shall I know that ye are true men : leave one of your brethren here with me, and tulze. food for the fam- ine 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 time men : so will I deli^•er you your brother, and ye shall traffick in the land. 35 *i\ And it came to pass as they emptitKl dieir sacks, tliat behold, every man's bundle of money was in his sack ; and when both tliey and their father saw tlie bundles of money, they were afraid. 35 And Jacob their father said unto them. Me have ye berea\'ed of my chil- dren : Joseph is not, and Simeon rs .not, and ye will take Benjamin a'tvay : all . these things are against me. S7 And Reuben spake unto his father, saying. Slay my two sons, if I bring him not to thee : dehver him into my hand, and I will bring him to tliee 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 befal him. by the way in the which ye go, tlicn shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sonow to the grave. CHAP. XLIII. 1 Jacob is hardly persuaded to send Ben- jamin. 15 Joseph entertaineth his breth- ren, 31 and maketh them a feast. AND the f ••nuie ivas sore in the land. 2 And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the corn which they had Jacob is hardly fiersuadcd. Chap. tii-ought out of Egypt, their father said un- to tliem, Go again, buy us a little food. 3 And Judali spake unto him, saying, The man did solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my face, except yom' 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 tlie man said unto us, Ye shall not see my face, except your brother be with you. 6 And Israel 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 kmdred, saying. Is your father yet ahve ? have ye another brother ? and we told him ac- cording to the tenour of these words : Could we certainly know that he would say. Bring your bi-other down ? 8 And Judah said unto Israel 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 Avill 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 l)ear the blame for ever : 10 For except we had lingered, surely now we hatl returned this second time. 11 And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be so now, do this ; take of t)ie best fruits in the land in your acs- sels, and carry dow n the man a present, a little balm, and a little honey, spices, and myrrh, nuts, and almonds : 12 And take dout)le money in youi* hand ; and the money that was brought again in tlie niouthx)f your sacks, cany it again in your hand ; perad\'enture it ivas 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 brother, and Benjamin : If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved. 15 IT And the men took that present, and they took dhuble money in their hand, and Benjamin ; and rose up, and went ' down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph; 16 And' when Joseph saw Benjamin ^ with them, he said to the ruler of his , house. Bring tliese men home, and slay, jmd make ready i for these men shall dine svith me at noon. 17 And the man did as Joseph bade : and the man brought the men into Jo- seph's house. 18 And the men were afraid, because they were brought into Joseph's house ; ' and they said. Because of the money tliat ■)yas returned in our sacks at tlie first time Hi'e Ave brought in ; fliat he may seekoc- 1 xLiii. Jose jihcrUertaineth his brethren. 45 casion against us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our asses. 19 And they came near to the steward of Joseph's house, and they communed witli him at the door of the house, ■ 20 And said, O sir, we came indeed doAvn 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 can- not 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 fa- ther, hath given you treasure in your sacks : I had jour money. And he brought Simeon out unto them. 24 And the man brought the men into Josepli's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet ; and he giKib tlieir asses provender. 25 And they made ready the present against Joseph' came at noon : tor they heard that they should eat bread there. 26 ^ And when Joseph came home, they brought him the present which was iii their hand into the house, and bowed themselves to him to the earth. 27 And he asked them of their welfare, and said, is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake ? Is he yet tdive ? 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 Benjamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger brother, of whom j^e spake unto me ? And he said, God be gracious imto thee, my son. 30 And Joseph made haste ; for his bowels did yearn upon his brother : and he sought vohcre to weep ; and he entered into his cliamber, and wept there. 31 And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on ijread. 32 And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians which did eat with him. Ijy themsehes : because the Egj-ptians might not eat bi-ead with the Hebrews ; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians. 33 And they sat bcfoi'e him, the first- born according to his biith-riglit, and the youngest according to his youtli : and the men mar\ died one at anothei". 34 And he took and sent mei^scs untu tlicm fi-om befoi'e him : but Benjamin's mess N\'as five tij'i;es so much as any ot' tiieirs. 'And they drank, and were naer- rv with bim. 46 JoseJUi staxjpth his brethren CHAP. XLIV. Joii('ph''s policy to stay his brethren. AND he commanded the stcAvard of his hovise, saying, Fill the men's sacks ivith food, as much as they can carry, ajid 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 : and he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken. . 3 As soon as the morning was light, the men were sent awa}, they, and their asses. 4 And when the\' were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, Joseph said un- to his steward^ Up, follow after the men ; and when tliou dost oveitakc them, say unto them, \^'lierefore have yt; rewarded evil for good ? 5 Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and whereby uideed he di\'in- eth ? ye have done evil in so doing. 6 ^ And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these same words. 7 And they said unto hi>n, Wherefore saith my lord these woi-ds .'' God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing : 8 Behold, the money which we found in our sacks mouths, we brought agam unto thee out of the land of Canaan : how then should we steal out of thy lord's house silver or gold i' 9 With whom soever of thy seiT^ants it be fouml, both let him die, and we also will be my loi'd's bondmen. 10 And he said, Now also kt it be ac- cording unto your words : he with whom jt is found shall be my servant ; and ye shall Ix; blameless. 1 1 'I'hen they speedily took down eveiy man his sack to the gi'ound, and opened every man his sack. 12 And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at the youngest : and the cup was fovmd in Benjamin's sack. 13 Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man his ass, and returned to the city, 14 f[ And Judah and his brethren came to Josepli's house, (for he was \et there :) and they fell before him on the ground. 15 And Joseph said vmto them, What deed is this that ye have done ? wot ye not that such a man as I can certainly di- vine ? 16 And Judah said. What shaU we say viuto my lord i* what shall yw siieak ? or how shall we clear om-sclves ? God hath Ibnid out tlic iniquity of thy servants : behold we are my lord's servants, botli we, and he also with whom the cup is fouiid. 17 And lie said, God forbid thut I GENESIS. Judah' s iiitegrily. shcAild do so : hut 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 f Then Judah came near unto him, and said. Oh my lord, let thy sei-vant, I pray thee, sjjcak a Avord in my lord's eare, and let not thine anger burn against thy servant : for thou art even as Pharaoh. 19 My lord asked his sei-vants, saying, Have ye a father, or a bi'other .* 20 And we said luitf) my lord, We have a fathci", an old man, and a child of his old age, a little one : and his brcAheT is dead, and ho alone is left of his moth- er, and his father loveth him. 21 And thou saidst unto th)' ser\'^nts. Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. 22 And we said unto my lord. The lad cannot leave his father: for(/'he shovild leave his father, his father would die. 23 And thou saidst mito thy servants, Except your )oungest brother come down with you, ye sliall see my face no more. 24 And it 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 ; fpr we may not see the man's face, except our youngest brotli- er he with us. 27 And thy servant my father said un»- to 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 ijefal him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the gTaA'e. 30 NoAv 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 life) 31 It shall come to pass, when he secth that the hid is not ivith us, that he will die : and thy sti'vants shall bring down the gray hab's of thy servant our fatlier witli sorrow to the grave. 32 For thy servant became surety for the lad unto my father, saying. If I bring him not unto thee, theif 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 bond- man to my lord ; and let the lad go up with liis brethren. 34 For how sliall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me ? lest ]jerad- venture I sec tlie CAil that shall come on mv fathc)*,. ^w^ Joseph sendethjbr his father, CHAP. XLV. 1 Josefih maketh himself known to his brethren. 9 He serulethfor his father y 25 ivho is revived at the news. THEN Joseph could not retrain him- self before all them that stood by him ; and he cried, Canse every man to go out from me : and there stood no man with him, while Joseph made him- self known unto his brtthi-en. 2 And he wept aloud ; and the Egj^)- tians and the house of Pharaoli heard. 3 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph ; doth my father yet live ? And his brethren could not answer him ; for they were troubled at his presence. 4 And Joseph said unto his brethren. Come near to me, I pray v-ou : and they came near. And he suid, I am Joseph your bi-other, whom ye sold into 5 Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with youi-selves, 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 theve are five yeai-s, in the which there shall neither be earing nor harvest. 7 And God sent me before you, to pre- serve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your li\'es by a gi-eat deliverance. 8 So now it nvas not you t/iat sent me hither, but God : and he hatli made me a father to Pharaoh, an.d lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Eg^npt. 9 Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him. Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Eg\pt ; come down unto me, tarry not: 10 And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and thou shalt be near unto me, ,thou, and thy children, and thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, a-;d all that thou" hast : 11 And there will I nourish thee, (for yet there are five years of famine ;) lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast come to poverty. 12 And bdiold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my Ijrother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh unto you. 13 And ye shall tell my fatlier of all my gloiy in Egj^pt, and of all that ye have seen : and ye shall haste, and bring down my father hfther. 14 And he fell upon his brother Ben- jamin's neck, and wept ; and Benjamin wept upon his neck, 15 Moi-eover, he liissed all his brethreii, and wept upon them : and after that his brethi-en' talked with hint. ' 16 ^ And the fame tliereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, saying, Joseph's bretU- Chap. JiLVi. and sendeth him presents. 47 ren are come : and it pleased Pharaoh well, and his servants. 17 And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy brethren. This do ye; lade your beasts, and go, get you unto the land of Canaan ; 18 And take your father, and your households, and come unto me : and I will give you tl"ie good of the land of B- gypt, and * e shall eat the fat of the land. 19 Now thou ai't commanded, this do ye ; take you waggons out of tlie land of Egypt for yoiu" little ones, and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. 20 Also regard not vour stuff: for the good of all the land of I"'g}'pt is yours. 21 And the children of Israel did so ; and Joseph gave them waggons, accord- ing to the commandment of Pharaoh, and, gave them provision for the Avay. ,; 22 I'o all of them he gave each m'aa changes of raiment : but to Benjamin he gave three hiuidvtd pieces of sUver, and hve changes of raiment. 23 And to his father he sent after this inujiner ; ten asses laden with the good things of Egj'pt, and ten she-asses laden with corn and bread and meat for liis fa- ther Ijy the way. 24 Jx) he sent his brethren away, and they departed ; and he said unto them. See that ye fall not out by the wav. •25 U And they went up out of Egypt, • and came into the land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, 26 And told him, saying, Joseph is yet alive, and he is governor o\er all die land of Egypt. And Jacob's heail fault- ed, for he believed them not 27 And they told him all the ivords of Joseph, which he had said unto them : and when he saw the waggons which Jo- seph had sent to cany him, the spirit of Jacob their father revived : 28 And Israel said. It is enough ; Jo- seph my son is yet alive ; I will go and see hun before Idle. CHAP. XLVL 1 Jacob is com for ted by God at Beer-sheba. 5 Hegocth into Et^upt. 8 Tlie number of his family. 28 Josefih meeteth him. AND Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to Bcei-she- ba, and offered sacrifices luito the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spake unto Israel in tlie visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Ja- cob : and he said. Here am I. 3 And he said, I am God, the God of thy father : fear not to go down into E- g)pt; for I will there make of thee a great nation : 4 I will go down with thee into Egy^t ; and I will also sui'ely bring the« up again : and Joseph shall put his liand upon thine eyes. 45 Jacob goeth into Jigyfit. GENESIS. 5 Aiid Jacob rose up from Beer-shcba : and the sons of Israel earned Jacob their father, and their httle ones, and tlieir wives, in the waggons wliich Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 And they took their cattle, and their gfxxls which they had gotten in the land bf Canaan, and came into Egj-jit, Jacob, aiid all his seed with him : 7 His sons, arid liis sons %ons' with him, his daughters, and his sons daugh- ters, and all his seed brought he widi him into Egj-pt. 8 % And these are the names of the children of Israel, which came into E- gApt, Jacob and his sons : Reuben Ja- cob's first-born. 9 And the sons of Reuben ; Hanocb, and Phallu, and Hezron, and Carmi. 10 II And the sons of Simeon ; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohar, and Shaul the son of a Canaan- itish woman. \ 11 H And the sons of Levi ; Gei'shon, Kohath, and Merari. 12 H' And the sons of Judah ; Ei% and Onan, and Shelah, and Pharez, and Ze- rah : but Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. And the sons of Pharez were Hezron, and Hamul. 13 If And the sons of Issachat- ; Tola, and Pliuvah, and Job, and Shimron. 14 If And the sons of Zebulim ; Sered, and EJon, and Jahleel. > 15 These be the sons of Leah, which she j bare' unto Jacob in Padan-aram, with his daughter Dinah : all the souls of his sons and his daughters nvere thirtv- and three. 16 ^ And the sons of (iad ; Ziphion, and Haggai, Shuni, and Ezbon, Eri, and Arodi, and Areli. \7 If Aiul the sons of Asher ; Jimnah, vi.nd Ishuah, and Isui, and Beriah, and Se- i-ah their sister. And the sons of Beri- ah ; Heber, and Malchiel. 18 These are the sons of Zilpah, whom Ijaban gave to Leah his daughter : and these she bai-e unto Jacob, cve7i sixteen aouls. 19 The sons of Rrxhcl Jacob's wife ; Joseph, and Benjamin. 20 And mito Joseph in the land of E- gypt were bom Manasseh and Epliraim, which Asenath the daugiiter of Poti-phe- i-ah pi-iest of On bare unto him. 21 % And the sons of Benjamin mere Belah, and Becher, and Ashbel, Gera, and Naaman, Elii, and Rosh, INIuppim, and Huppim, and Ai'd. 22 These "pt, in the coimtry of Goshen ; and they had possessions therein, and grew, an(i multiphed exceedingly. 28 And Jacob Uved in the land of E- g>'pt seventeen years : so the whole age of Jacob was an hundred forty and seven years. 29 And the time drew nigh that Israel must die : and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put, I pray tliee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and tnily with me ; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt : 30 But I will lie with my fathers, and thou shalt cany me out of Eg)'pt, and bury me in their burying-place. And he said, I will do as thou hast said. 31 And he said. Swear unto me : and he sware unto him. And Israel bowed himself upon the bed's head. CHAP. XLVIII. 1 Josejih visiteth his sick father. 3 Jacob repeateth the promise ; 21 and firophe- sieth their return. AND it came to pass after these things, that one told Joseph, Behold, thy father is sick : and he took with him Yas two sons, Manasseh and Ephraim. 2 IT And one told Jacob, and said. Be- hold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee : and Israel strengthened himself, and sat upop the bed. so Jacob rejieatctli the {iromiac. 3 And Jacob said unto Joseph, God Al- mighty appeared unto me at Luz in the land of Canaan, and blessed nic, 4 And said unto me. Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a nuiltitude of ])eople ; and will give this land to thy seed after thee, for an everlasting possession. 5 ^T'And now, thy two sons, Ephraim and Manasseh, which were born unto thee in the \&\\\ of Eg>'pt, before I came unto thee intoEg\pt, are mine : as Reuben and Simeon, they shall be mine. 6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in iheir inheritance. 7 And as for me, when I came from Padan, Rachel died by me in the land of Cariaan, in the way, when yet there tvas but a little way to come unto Ephi-ath : and I buried her there in the way of E- phrath, the same is Beth-lehem. 8 And Israel beheld Joseph's sons, and said. Who are these } 9 And Joseph said unto his father. 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 e}'es of Israel were dim for age, .so that he could not see :) And he i^rought them near unto him ; and he kissed them, and embraced them. 11 And Israel said unto Joseph, I had not thought to see thy face : and lo, God Iiath shewed me also thy seed. 12 And Joseph brought them out from between his knees, and he bowed himself with his face to the earth. 13 And Joseph took them both, E- phraim in his right hand toward Israel's left hand, and Manasseh in his left haiid toward Israel's right hand, and brought them near unto him. 14 And Israel sti-etchcd out his right hand, and laid it upon Ephraim's head, who nvas the jomiger, and his left hand upon Manasseh 's head, guiding his hands wittingly ; for Manasseh nvas tlie first- born. 15 1[ .\nd he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Aliraham aixl Isaac did walk, the God which fed jne all n\y 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 fathers Abraham awl Isaac : and let them grow mto a multitude in the midst of the earth. 17 And when Joseph saAV that his father laid his right hand ui)pn the head of E- phraim, it displeased liim : and he held i\p his father's hand, to remove it from l^j^hraim's head unto Manasseh's head. 18 And Joseph said unto his father, GENESIS. He blenseth his sons. Not so, my father : for this is the first- borri ; put thy right hand upon his head. 19 And his fiither refused, and said, I know it, my son, I know it ; he also shall become a ]jeople, and he also shall be grfcat : 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, say- ing. In thee shall Israel bless, saymg. Gal make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh : and he set Ephraim before Manasseh. 21 And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die ; Ixit God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers. 22 Moreover I ha^e given to tliee one portion above thy brethren, which I took out of the hand of the Amoritc with my sword and with my bow. CHAP. XLIX, » 1 Jacob calleth his sons to bless them : 3 Their blessings in Jiarticular : 29 His charge concernirig his burial. 33 His cleat)i. AND Jacob called luito his sons, and said. Gather yovirsehes together, that I may tell you that which shall befal )ou in the last days. 2 Gather yourselves together, and hear, ye sons of Jacob ; and hearken unto Is- rael your father. 3 •[[ Reuben, thou art my first-bom, my might, and the beginning of my strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power : 4 Unstable as watei-, thou shalt not ex- cel ; because thou wentest up to thy fa- ther's bed ; then defiledst thou it ; he went up to my couch. 5 1[SimeonandLevic?Tbrcthren: instni- ments of ciiielty are :u their habitations. 6 O my soul, come not thou into theii* secret ; unto their assembly, mine hon- our, be not thoa united : for in their an- ger they slew a man, and in their self- will they digged down a wall. 7 Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce : and their wrath, tor it was cruel : I will divide them in Jacob, and scattei- them in Israel. 8 ^ Jadah, thou art he whom thy breth- ren shall praise ; thy hand shall be in the neck of thine enemies : thy fatlie]E;'s childi-en sliall bow down before thee. ;, 9 Judah is a lion's Avhelp ; from tlip prey, my son, thou ai-t gone up : he stoop- ed down, he couched as a lion, and as an old lion : who shall rouse him up ? 10 The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a law-giver from between liis feet, until Shiloh come : and unto hint shall the gathering of the p'eople be. 11 Binding his foal unto the vine, ai\d liis ass's colt unto thechoice vine ; he wash- ed his garments in wine, and his clothes in the blood of grapes : His charge concerning his death. Ch 12 His eyes s/iali lie red with wine, and his teeth white with milk. 15 II Zebukin shall dwell at the haven ot the sea ; and he shall be for an haven of ships ; and his border shall he unto Zidon. 14 II Issachar is a strong ass, couching down Ijctween two burdens : 15 And he saw that rest tms good, and tlie land that it was pleasant ; and bo^ved his shoulder to bear, and became a ser- vant unto tribute. 16 II Dan shall judge his people, as one of the tribes of Israel. 17 Dan shall be a sei-pentby the way, an adder in the path, that laiteth the horse- Jieels, so that his rider shall fall backward. 18 I have waited for thy salvation, O Lord. 19 H Gad, a troop shall overcome him : but he shall overcome at the last 20 H Out of Asher his bread shall he fat, and he shall yield royal dainties. 21 H Naphtali is a hind let loose : he gi\'eth goodly words. 22 H Joseph is a fruitful liough, even a fruitful bough b}- a well ; luhosc branches run over the wall : 23 The ai-chers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him : 24 But his bow abode in strength, and the arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the mighty God of Jacob : from thence is the shepherd, the stone of Israel : 25 £ve7i by the God of thy father, who shall help thee, and by the Almighty, who shaU bless thee with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth un- der, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb : 26 The blessings of tliy father have pre- vailed above the blessings of my progeni- tors unto the utmost bound of the e\erlast- ing hills ; they shall be on the head of Jo- seph, and on tlie crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren. 27 H Benjamin shall raven as a wolf: in the morning he shall devour the prey, and at night he shall divide the spoil. 28 ^( All these are the tweh e tribes of Is- X&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 t;hem, I am to be gathered unto my people : bury me with my fathei's in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, 30 In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, Avhich is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hit- . tite for a possession of a burying-place. 31 (There they buried Aljraham and Sarah his wife ; there they buried Isaac .p. L. The mourning Jbr Jacob. 51. and Rebekah his wife ; and there I buried Leah) 32 The purchase of the field and of the cave that is therein, was from the chil- dren of Heth. 33 And wlien Jacob had made an end of commanding his sons, he gathered up hi^ feet into the bed, and yielded up the ghost, and was gatliered mito his people. CHAP. L. 1 The mourning for Jacob. 7 Thefuncral. 24 Joscjih /iroJJiesieth to his brethren of their retiirii. 26 His death. AND Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed him. 2 And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father : and the physicians embalmed Israel. 3 And forty days were fulfilled for him ;' (for so are fulfilled the days of those which are embalmed :) and the Eg-)'ptians mourned for him threescoi'e raid ten days. 4 And when the days of his mournuig were past, Joseph sjjake unto the house of Pharaoh, saying. If now I have found grace m your ejes, speak, I pray you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying, 5 My father niaue me swear, saying, Lo, I die : in my grave wl-jich I have digged for me in tlie land of Canaan, 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 Pharaoh said. Go up, and bury thy father, accoixhng as he made thee swear. 7 H And Joseph went up to buiy his father : and -with him went up all the servants of Pharaoh, tlie elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, 8 And all the house of Joseph, and his brethren, and his father's house : only their httle ones, and their flocks, and their herds they left in the land of Goshen. 9 And there went up with him both chariots and horsemen : and it was a very great company. 10 And they came to the threshing- floor of Atad, wliich is beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and \eiy sore lamentation : and he made a mourning for his father seven days. 11 And when the, inhabitants of the land, tlie Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor cf Atad, they said, Tliis is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians : wherefore the n^ime of it was callfed Abel- mizraini, which is beyond Jordan. 13 And his sons chd unto him according as he commanded them : 13 For his. sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which ..,.T>-M^ 52 The Israelites ofipressed. Abraham bought with the field for a pos- session of a bur\ ing-place of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre. 14 IT And Joseph returned into Egypt, he and his brethi-en, and all that went up with him to buiy his father, after he had buried his father. 15 K And when Joseph's brethren saw that their father was dead, they^said, Jo- seph will peradventure hate us, and will certainly requite us all the evil which we did unto him. 16 And they sent messengers unto Jo- seph, saying. Thy fatlier did command before he died, saying, 17 So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, tlie trespass of thy bi>eth- ren, and the'r sin ; for they did unto thee evil : and now, Ave pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they Spake unto him. 18 And his brethren also went and fell down before his face : and they said, Be- hold, we be thy sen^ants. 19 And Joseph said unto them. Fear cot : for am I in the place of God t EXODUS. The men-children saved. 20 But as for you, ye tliought evil a- gainst me ; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is tliis day, to save much people alive. 21 Now therefore fear ye not : I will nouiish you, and your little ones. And he comforted them, and spake kindly un- to them. 22 And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and his father's house : and Joseph lived an hundred and ten years. 23 And Joseph saw Ephraim's children of the third generation : the children also of Machu', the son of Manasseh, were brought up upon Joseph's knees. 24 And Joseph said unto his brethren, I die : and God will surely visit yon, and bring j'^oii out of this land, unto the land which he sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 25 And Joseph took an oath of the chil- dren of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and ye shall carry up my bones from hence. 26 So Joseph died, being an himdred and ten years old : and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt. THE SECOND BOOK OF MOSES, called EXODUS. CHAP. I. 1 The children of Israel ?nultifily. 8 They arc oftfiressed by a new king. 15 The midnvives save the males alive. NOW these are the names of the chil- dren of Israel, which came into E- gypt ; every man and his household came v/ith Jacob. 2 Reuben, Simeon, LeAi, and Judah, 3 Issachar, Zebulun, and Benjamin, 4 Dan, and Naphtali, Gad, and Asher. 5 And all the souls that came out of the loins of Jacob, were seventy souls : for Jo- seph was in Egypt already. 6 And Joseph died, and all his brethren, and all that generation. 7 ^ And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundanth', and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty ; and the land was filled with them. 8 Now there arose up a new kuig over Egypt, Avhich knew not Joseph. 9 And he said unto his people. Behold, the people of the cliildren of Israel a7-e 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 task-masters, to afflict them witli their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure-cities, Pithom, and Raamses. 12 But the more they afflicted them, the more they multiplied and grew. And they wei'e grieved because of the children of Israel. 13 And the Egyptians made the chil- dren of Israel to serve with rigour. 14 And they m^^de their lives bitter with hard bondage, in mortar, and in brick, and in all manner of ser\dce in the field : all their serA'ice wherein they made them serve, tvas with i-igour. 15 And the king of Eg}-pt spake to the Hebrew midwives, (of which the name of one was Shiphrah, and the name of the other Puah :) 16 And he said, V\^hen ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew wj)men, and see them upon the stools ; if it be a son, then ye shall kill him ; but if it Ac a daughter, then she shall live. 17 But the midwiA'es feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men-cliildren alive. 18 And tlie king of Egypt called for the midwives, and said unto them. Why have ye done this tiling, and have saved the men-childien ahve ? 19 And the midwives said unto Phara- oh, Because the Hebrew v.'omen are not as the Egyptian women : for they a;*e lively, and are delivered ere the midwives come in mito them. 20 Thercfoi-e God dealt well with the Moses is born. Chap. Tnidwives : and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty. * 21 And it caine to pass, because the midwives feared God, that he made them houses. 22 And Pharadi charged all liis people, .saying. Every son that is bom ye shall cast into tlie river, and every daughter ye shall save alive. CHAP. 11. 1 Moses is bom, and fiut into the flags. 5 Me is found and brought up, by Pha- raoh's daughter. 15 He Jleeth into Midian. AND there went a man of the house of Le^^, and took to <:wye a daughter of LevL 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. 3 And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bul- rushes, and dauljed it with slime and witli pitch, and put the child therein ; and she laid it in the flags by the river's brink, 4 And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him. 5 ^ And the daughter of Phai'aoh came down to wash herself at the river, and her maidens walked along by the river's side : and when she saw the ark among the flags, she sent her maid to fetch it 6 And wlien she had opened it, she saw tlie child : and behold, the babe wept And she had compassion on him, and said. This is one of the Hebi'ew's children. 7 Then saidhis sister to Pharaoh 'sdaugh- ter. Shall I go, and call to thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee ? 8 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Go. And the maid went and called the child's mother. 9 And Pharaoh's daughter said unto her, Take this child away and nurse it for me, and I will give thee thy wages. And tlie woman took the child andnui'sed it. _ 10 And the child gi-ew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he be- came her soft. And she called his name Moses : and she said, Because I drew him out of the water. 11 If And it came to pass in those days, vvlien Moses was grown, that he went out imto his brethren, and looked on theu' burdens : and he spied an Eg\nptian smit- ing an Hebrew, one of his brethren. 12 And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there ivas no man, he sIcav the Eg>-ptian, and hid him in the sand. 13 And when he went out the second day, behold, two men of the Hebrews strove together : and he said to him that did the wrong, W^iei-efore smitest thou thy fellow ? II, III. He keefiethJethro's flock. 53 14 And he said. Who made thee a prince and a judge over us ? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst the Egv-ptian ? And Moses feaied, and said, Surely this thing is known. 15 Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian : and he sat dowa by a well. 16 Now the priest of Midian had seven daughters : and they came and drew water, and filled tlie troughs to water their father's flock. 17 And the shepherds came and drove them away : but Moses stood up and help- ed them, and watei'ed their flock. 18 And when they came to Reuel tiieir father, he said. How is it that you arc come so soon tc-day ? 19 And they said. An Eg}T)tian deliv- ered us out of the hand of tlie shepherds, and also di-ew water enough for us, and watered the flock. 20 And he said unto his daughters. And where is he .'' why in it that ye have left the man ? call him, tliat he may eat bread. 21 And Moses was content to dwell with the man : and he gave Moses Zip- porah his daughter. 22 And she bare him a son, and he call- ed his name Gershom : for he said, I have been a stranger Li a strange land. 23 IT And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died : and the cliildren of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried ; and their cry came up unto God,' by reason of tlw; bondage. 24 And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abra- ham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. 25 And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto thevi, CHAP. III. 1 Moses keefieth Jeihro's flock. 2 God apfieareth to him in a burning bush. 9 He sendeth him to deliver Israel. NOW Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Mid- ian : and he led the flock to the back side of the desert, and came to the moun- tain of God, even to Horeb. 2 And the angel of the Lord appear- ed unto him in a flame cf fire out of the midst of a bush : and he looked, and be- hold, the bush burned widi fire, and the bush was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, I will now turn aside, and se^ this great sight, why the bush is not bufrnt. 4 And when the Lord saw that he turn- ed aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said. Here am I. 5 And he said, Draw not nigh hither ; 1 54 Moses sent to deliver Israel: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. 6 Moreover he said, I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face : for he was afraid to look upon God. 7 U And the Lord said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which ai'e in Egypt, and have heard their cry by rea- son of their task-masters ; for I know their sorrows ; 8 And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egj-ptians, and to bring them up out of that land, unto a goal land, and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey ; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Am- orites, and the Pciizzites, and the Hi- ^ites, and the Jebusites. 9 Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me : and I have also seen the oppression where- with the Egyptians oppressed them. 10 Come now therefore, and I will send thee unto Pharaoh, that thou mayest bring forth my people the children of Is- rael out of Egypt. 11 IT And Moses said unto God, Who ^ani I, that 1 should go unto Pharoah, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt ? 12 And he said. Certainly I will be with thee ; and this shall be a token unto thee, that I have sent thee : When thou hast brought forth the people out of Egypt, ye shall sen-e God upon this mountain. 13 And Moses said unto God; Behold, vjheii I come unto the childi-en of Israel, and shall say unto them. The God of your fatliers hath sent me unto you ; and they shall say to me. What is his name ? What ijhall I say unto them ? 14 And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM : and he said. Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you. 15 And God said moreo^■ er urito Moses, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, The Lord God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob hath sent me unto you : this .s- my name for ever, and tliis is mj' memorial imto all generations. 16 Go and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto thein. The Lord God of your fathers, the Gorl of Abra- ham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, appeared un- to 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 Egypt, unto the land of the Canaanites, and "the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzitcs, and the EXODUS. His rod turned into a serfient. Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a lan(i flowing with milk and honey. 18 And they shall hearken to thy voice ; pnd thou shalt come, thou and the eldere of Israel, unto the king of Egj-pt, and ve shall say unto him, The Lord God of the Hebrews hath met with us ; and now let us go, (we beseech thee) three days jour- ney into the wilderness, that we may sa- crifice to the Lord oui' God. 19 •d And I am sure that the king of Egypt will not let you go, no, not by a mighty hand. 20 And I wUl stretcli out my hand, and smite Egypt with all my wonders which. I will do in the n)idst thereof : and after that he will let you go. 21 And I wUl give tliis people favour in the sight of the Egj-ptians : and it shall come to pass, that wlien ye go, ye sliall not go empty ; 22 But e\"ery woman sliall borrow of her neighbour, and of her that sojounieth in her house, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment : and ye sliall put them upon your sons, and upon your daugh- ters : and ye shall spoil the Egyptians. CHAk IV. ^^^ 1 Moses' rod is turned into a serpent. 6 His hand is lejirous. 21 God's mes- sage to Pharaoh. AND Moses answei-ed r.iid said. But behold, they wUl not believe me, nor hearken unto my voice : for they will say. The Lord hath not appeared unto thee. 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 gi'ound. And he cast it on the ground, and it be- came a serpent : mid Moses fled from be- fore it. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Put forth tliine hand, and take it by the tail. And he put lorth 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 Ciod of Abra- ham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, hath appeared unto thee. 6 1[ And the Lord said furthermore unto him, Put now thine hand into tliy bosom. And he put his hand into his bo- som : and when he took it out, behold, his hand ivas leprous as snow. 7 And he said, Pat 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 a- gain as his other flesh. 8 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe thee, neither hearken to the voice of tlie hrst sign, that they will be- lieve the voice of the latter sign. 9 And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe also these two signs, nei- Goers message to Pharaoh. Chap. ther heai-ken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land : and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land. 10 If And Moses said unto the Lord, O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken un- to tliy servant: but I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. 11 And the Lord said imto him, Who hath made man's mouth ? or who mak- cth the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or tlie blind ? have not I the Lord i* 12 Now therefore go, and I will be witli thy mouth, and teach thee what thou shalt say. 13 And he said, O my Lord, send, I pray thee, by the hand of him ivhom'CnaVi wilt send. 14 % And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite 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 heai-t. 15 And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words m 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 spokesman un- to the people : and lie shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God. ir And thou shalt take tliis rod in thme hand, wherewith thou shalt do signs. 18 % And Moses went and returned to Jethro his father-in-law, and st^id unto him. Let me go, I pray thee, and return unto my brethren which are in Egypt, and see whether they be yet alive. And Jethro said to Moses, Go in peace. 19 And the Lord said unto Moses in Midian, Go, return into Egv'pt : for all the men are dead which sought tliy life. 20 And Moses took his wife, and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt. And Mo- ses took the rod of God in his hand. 21 ^ And the Lord said unto Moses, When thou goest to return into Egypt, see that thou do all those wonders before Pharaoh 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 Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my son, even my fii-st-boni. 23 And I say unto thee. Let my son go that he may scr\'c me : and if thou refuse to let hiiTi go, behold, I will slay thy son, even thy first-born. 24 H And it came to pass bv the way in the inn, that the Lord met lum, an^ sought to kill him. 25 Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, V. The Israelites bondage increased. 55 and cut off the foreskin of her sou, 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 IT And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him. 28 And Moses told Aaron all the words of the Lor d who had sent him, and all the signs which he had commanded him. 29 And Moses and Aaron went, and gathered together all the elders of the children of Israel : 30 And Aaron spake all the words which the Lord had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people- 31 H And the people believed : and when they heard that the Lor d had visited the childi'en of Israel, and that he had lodced upon their affliction, then they bowed tlieir heads and worshipped- CHAP. V. 1 Pharaoh chideth Moses and Aaron. 5 He increaseth the Israelites task. 22 Moses comjilaineth to God. AND afterward Moses and Aaron went in, and told Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Let my peonle go, that they may hold a feast un- to .me in the wilderness. 2 And nuaraoh said, Wlio is ilie Lord, that I should obey his voice to let Israel go ? I know not the Lord, nd- ther will 1 let Israel go. 3 And they said, The God of the He- i)rews hath met with us : let us go, we pray thee, thi*ee days journey into the desert, and sacrifice unto the Lord our Go«.l ; lest he fall upon us with pestilence, or with the sword. 4 And the king of Egypt said unto them, Wherefore do ye, Moses and Aa- ron, let the people from their works i* get you unto your burdens. 5 If And Pharaoli said, Behold, the people of the land now are many, and ye make them rest ft'om their burdens. 6 And Pharaoh commanded the same day the task-masters of the people, ^nd; their officers, saying, 7 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, j^e shall lay upon them : ye shall not diminish aught thereof: for they be idle ; therefore they cry, say- ing, Let us go and sacrifice to our God. 9 Let there more work be laid upon the men, tliat they may labour therein : and let them not regard vain words. 10 And the task-masters of the people went out, and their officers, and they 56 Pharaoh's seventy. EXODUS. sDake to the people, saying, Thus saith Pharaoh, I will not give you straw. 11 Go ye, get you straw where ye cau find it : yet not aught of j^our work shall be diminished. 12 So the people were scattered abroad througliout all the land of Egypt, to gath- er stubble instead of straw. 13 And the task-masters hasted them, saying. Fulfil your works, ijour daily tasks, as when there was straw. 14 And the ofiicere of the children of Israel, which Pharaoh's task-masters had set over them, were beaten, and demand- ed, V\''^herefore have )'e not fulfilled your task in making brick, both yesterday and to-day, as heretofoi'e } 15 fl Then the officers of the children of Israel came and cried unto Pharaoh, 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 tlie fault is in thine own people. 17 But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle : therefore ye say. Let us go, and do sacri- fice to the Lord. 18 Go therefore now, and work : for thei'e shall no straw be given you, yet shall ye deliver the tale of bricks. 19 H And the officers of the children of Israel did see that they nverc in evil case, after it was said. Ye shall not minish aught from your bricks of your daily task. 20 And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh : 21 And they said unto them. The Lord look upon you, and judge ; be- cause ye have made our savour to be ab- horred in the eyes of Phai-aoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hands to slay us. 22 ^ And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Lord, wherefore hast thou 60. evil-entreated this people ? why is it that thou hast sent me ? 23 For since I came to Pharaoh to speak in thy name, he hath done evil to thi*. people ; neither hast thou delivered thy people at all. CHAP. VI. 1 God renetveth his promise by his name JEHOVAH. 14 The genealogy of Reuben, 15 of Simeon, 16 of Levi. THEN the Lord said unto Moses, Now shalt thou see what I will do to Pharaoh : for with a sti'ong hand shall he let them go, and with a strong hand shall he drive them out of his land. 2 And God spake unto Moses, and said unto him, I am the Lord : 3 And I appeai-ed unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob by the name of God The genealogy of Reuben, isfc. Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was 1 not known to them. 4 And I have also established my cov- enant with them, to give them the land of Canaan, the land of their pilgrimage, wherein they were strangers. 5 And I have also heard the gi'oaning of the children of Israel, Avhom the Egyp- tians keep in bondage : and I have re- membered my covenant. 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the Lord, and I will bring vou out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with gi-eat judg- ments : 7 And I will take you to me for a peo- ple, and I will be to you a God : and ye shall know that I atti the Lord your God, which bringeth you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians. 8 And I will bring you in unto the land, concerning the which I did swear to give it to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob ; and I will give it you for an heritage : I a?7i the LoR d. 9 And Moses spake so unto the chil- dren of Israel : but they hearkened not unto Moses, for anguish of spirit, and for cruel bondage. 10 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 11 Go in, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, that he let the children of Israel go out of his land. 12 And Moses spake before the Lord, saying, Behold, the children of Israel have not hearkened unto me ; how then shall Pharaoh hear me, who am of uncircum- cised lips ? 13 IT And the Lord spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and gave them a charge unto the children of Isi'ael, and unto Pha- raoh king of Egypt, to Ijring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt. 14 These be the heads of their fathers houses : The sons of Reuben the first- born of Israel ; Hanoch, and PaUu, Hez,- ron, and Carmi : these be the famUies of Reuben. 15 IT And the sons of Simeon ; Jemuel, and Jamin, and Ohad, and Jachin, and Zohai*, and Shaul the son of a Canaanitish woman : these are the families of Simeon. 16 ^ And these are the names of tlie sons of Levi, according to their genera-/ tions ; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari : cvnd the years of the life of Levi ivere an hundred thirty and seven years. 17 The sons of Gershon ; Libm, and Shimi, according to their families. 18 And the sons of Kohath ; Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron, and Uzziel : and the years of the life of Kohath were an hundred thirty and three years. JMoges is encouraged. Chap. 19 And the sons of Merari ; M'lliali and Mushi: these arf the fiimilies of Levi, according to their generations. 20 And Aniram took him Jnchebed his father's sister to wife ; and she bare him Aaron and Moses : and the years of the Hfe of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years. 21 And the sonsof Izhar ; Korah, and Nepheg, and Zichri. 22 And the sons of Uzziel ; Mishael, and Elzaphan, and Zithri. 23 And Aaron took him Elislieba daugliter of Amminadab, sister of Naii- shon to wife ; and she bare him Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamai-. 24 And the sons of Korah ; Assir, and Elkanah, and Abiasapli : these are tlie femilies of the Korhites. 25 And Eleazar Aaron's son took him one of the daughters of Putiel to wife ; and she bare him Phuiehas : these arc the heads of the fathers of the Levites, according to their families. , 26 These are that AaiTan and Moses, to whom the Lord said, Bring out the children of Israel from the land of Egypt according to their armies. 27 These are they Avhich spake to Pharaoh king of Eg;/pt, to bring out the children of Israel from Egypt : these are that Moses and Aaron. 28 And it came to pass on the day when the Lord spake unto Moses in tlie land of Egypt, 29 That the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, I ai7i the Lord : speak thou un- to Pharaoh king of Egypt all that I say unto thee. 30 And Moses said before the Lord, Behold, I CW2 of uncircumcised lips, and how shall Pharaoh hearken unto me ^ CHAP. VII. 1 Moses is encourac^cd to go to Pharaoh. 10 His rod is turned into a serjient. 13 Pliaraoh^s heart is hardened. 19 The river is turned into blood. AND the Lord said unto Moses, See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh : and Aaron thy brother shall be thy prophet. 2 Thoushalt speak all that I command thee : and Aaron thy brother shall speak unto Pharaoh, that he send the childi'en of Israel out of his land. 3 Andl will harden Phai-aoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt 4 But Pharaoh shall not hearken unto you, that I may lay my hand upon Egypt, and bring forth mine armies, ana my people tlie children of Israel, out of the land of Egypt, by great judgments. 5 And the Egyi^tians shall knovi^ that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bi'ing out 8 VII, Pharaoh^s heart is hardened. 57 the children of Israel from among them. 6 And IVI «es and Aaron did as the Losd comm inded them, so did they. 7 H And Mnses was fourscore years old, auil Aaron fourscv^i-e and three yeans old, when they spake unto Pharaoh. 8 And the" Lord spake unto Moses, and unto Aaron, saying, 9 When Pharaoh shall speak, unto you, saymg. Shew a miracle tor you : then tliou shalt say unto Aaron, T^)t : and there shall nothing die of all that is the children's of Israel. 5 And the Lor d appointed a set time, saying, To-moiTow the Lord shall do this thing in the land. 6 And the Lord did that thing on the mon-ow, and all the cattle of Egy]it died : but of the cattle of the ciiildren of Israel died not one. 7 And Pharaoh sent, and behold, there was not one of the cattle of the Israel- ites dead. And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, and he did not let the people go. 8 5[ And the Lor d s^id unto Moses and unto Aaron, Take to vou handfulsof ashes IX. The filague of boils and blains. 59 of the furnace, and let Moses sprinkle it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh. 9 And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of E- gypt. 10 And they took ashes of tlie furnace, and stood before Pharaoh ; and Moses sprinkled it lip toward heaven : and it be- came a boil breaking forth ivith blains up- on man, and upon beast. 11 And tlie magicians could not stand l)efore Moses, because of the boil : for the boil was upon the magicians, and upon all the Eg}ptians. 12 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he heai-kened not unto them ; as the Lord had spoken mito Mo- ses. 13 If And the Lord said unto Moses, Rise up early in tlie morning, and stand before Pharaoh, and say unto him. Thus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, Let my people go, that thej' may ser^'e me. 14 For I Avill at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy ser\ants, 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 ma\' smite thee and th;\' people with jestiLencc ; and thou shalt be cut ojf from the eartii. 16 And in ^ery deed for this cause have. I raised thee up, for to shew in thee my power ; and that my name may be de- clared thix)ughout all the earth. 17 As yet exaltest thou thyself against my people, that thou wilt not let them go ? 18 Behold, to-nibrrow about this time I will cause it to rain a ^ ery grievous hail, such as hath not been in Egypt since tlie foundation thereof e\en until now. 19 Send therefore now, and gather thy cattle, and all that thou hast hi the field : for upon every man and beast Avhicli 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 Mie Lord among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses : 21 And he that regarded not the word of the Lord left his servants and his cattle in the field. 22 If And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand tov/ard hea\ en, that there may be hail in all the l.md of E- g}'pt, upon man, and upon beast, and up- on eveiy hei-i) of the field, throughout the land of Egyjit. 23 And Moses sti-ctched forth his rod toward heaven, and the Lord sent thun- der and hail, and the fire ran along upon 60 The plague of hail and fire. the ground: and the Lord rained hail upon the land of Eg} pt. 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, vei-y grievous, such as tliere was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation. 25 And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that nvas in the field, both man and beast, and the Jiail smote every hei'b of the field and brake every tree of the field. 26 Only in the land of Goshen, where the children of Israel nvere^ was there no hail. 27 U And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time : the Lord is right- eous, and I and xs\\ people are wicked. 28 Entreat the Lord (for?V?6- enough) that there be no more mighty thunderings and hail ; and I will let you go, and ye shall stay no longer. 29 And Moses said imto him, As soon as I am gone out of the city, I will spread abroad my hands unto the Lord; and the thimder shall cease, neither shall there be any more hail ; that thou maj'est know how that the earth is the Lord's. 50 But as for thee and thy servants, I know chat ye will not yet fear the Lord God. 31 And the flax and the barley was smitten :' for the barley was in the ear, and the fiax nvas bollect 32 But the wheat and the rye were not smitten : for they ivvre not grown up, 35 And Moses went out of the city from Pharaoh, and spread abroac^ his hands unto the Lord : and the thunders and hail ceased, and the rain was not poured upon the earth. « 34 And when Pharaoh saw that the rain and the hail and the thunders were ceased, he sinned yet more, and hardened his heart, he and his servants. o5 And the heart of Pharaoh was hardened, neither would he let the chil- dren of Israel go ; as the Lord had spoken by Moses. , CHAP. X. 12 The plague of locusts, 21 of darkness. 27 Pharaoh's heart is yet hardened. AND the Lord said unto Moses, Go in unto Pharaoh : for I have hard- ened his heart, and the heart of his sei-vants ; that I might shew these my signs before him ; 2 And that thou mayest tell in the ears of thy son, and oftliy son's son, what things I have wrought in 'Egypt, and my signs which I ha\ e done airiong them ; that y^ may know how diat I am the Lord. 3 And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, 'Fhus saith the Lord God of the Hebrews, How Jc^g wilt thoui-efuse to humble thyself be- EXODUS. The plague of locusts, ifc. fore me ? Let my people go, that they may serve me. 4 Else, if thou refuse to let my people go, behold, to-morrt5'w will I bring the k- custs 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 which is escaped, which remaineth unto you fi-om the hail, and shall eat eveiy tree which groweth for you out of the field: 6 And they shall fill thy houses, and the houses of all thy servants, and the houses of aU the Egyptians ; which neither thy fa- thers, nor thy fathers fathers have seen, since the day that they were upon the earth unto this day. And he turned him- self, and went out from Pharaoh. 7 And Pharaoh's sen'ants said unto him. How long shall this man be a snare unto us ? Let the men go, that^ they may serve the Lord their (iod : knowest thou not yet that Eg}'pt is destroyed ? 8 And Moses and Aaron were brought again unto Phai-aoh : and he said unto them. Go, serve the Lord j^our God: but who are they that shall go? 9 And Moses said, We wili go with our young and Avith our old, with our sons and with our daughters, with our flocks and with our herds will we go ; for Ave ?}tust hold a feast mito 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 to it ; for evil is before you. 11 Not so: go now ye that are men, and serve the Lord ; for that you did desire. And they were driven out from Phai'aoh's pi'esence. 12 II And the Lord said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat eveiy herb of tlie land, even all that the hail hath left. 13 And Moses stretched fordi his rod over the land of Egypt, and the Lord brought an east wind upon the land all that day, and all that night : a?id when it Avas morning, the east wind brought the locusts. 14 And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt, and rested in all the coasts of Eg}^t : veiy grievous nvrre they i before them there were no such locusts as they, neither after them shall be sucli. 15 For tliev covered the face of the whole earth, so that the laud was darken- • Cfl ; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees wliich the hail had left : and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of tiie field, through all the land of E- gypt. The filcigue of darkness. Chap, xi, 16 f Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron 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 onh this once, and entreat the Lord your God that he may take away from me this death only. 18 And he went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LoRp. 19 And the Lord turaed a mighty strong west wind whicli took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red se;* : there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Eg>'pt. 20 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the chil- dren of Israel go. 21 IT And the Lord said unto Moses, ( Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that thei'e may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt. 22 And Moses stietched forth his liand toward heaven : and there was a thickclavk- iiess in ail tlie land of Egj-pt three days : 23 They saw not one another, neither I'ose any from liis place for three days : but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings. 24 ^ And Phai-aoh called unto Moses, and said. Go ye, ser\'e the Lord ; only let your flocks and your herds lie stayed : let your little ones also go with you. 25 And Moses said, Thou must give us also sacrifices, and bunit-offcrings, tiiat wc may sacrifice vmto 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 If But tlie Lord hardened Pharaoh's heai-t, and he would not let them go. 28 And Pharaoh 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 Moses said. Thou hast spoken •well, I will see thy face again no more. CHAP. XI. J GocVs message to the Israelites to bor- row jewels of their neighboicrs. 4 The death of tlie first-born threatened. AND the Lord said unto Moses, Yet will I bring one plague more upon Pharaoh, and upon Egypt ; afterwards he will let you go hence : when he shall let yoti go, he shall surely thrust you out • hence altogether. 2 Speak now in the cars of the people, and let every nxan borrow of his neigh- bour, and every woman of tier neighbour, jewels of silver, and jewels of gold. 3 And the Lord gave tlie people fa- vour iii the sight of the Egyptians. More- XII. Death of the ffst-born threatened: 61 over, the man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Ph iraoh'a servants, and in tlie sight of the people. 4 And Moses said. Thus saith the Lo r d , About midnight will I go out into tlie midst of Egypt : 5 And all the first-born in the land of Eg}'pt shall die, from the first-Iwrn of Phai-aoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-ser>-ant that is behind the miU ; and all the first- born of beasts. 6 iVnd there shall bcja great cry through- out all the land of Egypt, such as thci'c was none like it, nor shall be like it any more. 7 But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tonguQ, against man or beast : tliat ye may know" how that the Lord doth put a difference between the Eg\'ptians and Israel. 8 And all these thy servants shall come down unto me, and bow down themselves unto me, saving. Get thee out, and all tiie people tliat follow thee-; and after that I will go out : and he went out from Pha- raoh in a great anger. 9 x\nd the Lord said imto Moses, Pha- raoh shall not hearken unto you ; that my wonders ma\- be multiplied in the land of Egj'pt. 10 And Moses and Aaron did all these wonders before Pharaoh ; and the Lord hardened Pharaoh's heart, so that he would not let the children of Israel go out of his land. CHAP. xn. 3 The passover instituted. 29 The first- born are slain. 31 Tlie Israelites are driven out of the loud. AND the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egj^it, saying, 2 This month shall be imto you the be- ginning of months : it shaU be the first month of the year toyo'.i. 3 IF Speak \e unto "all the congregatior. of Israel, saying. In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them e\ cry man a lamb, according to the house oi their fa- tliers, a lamb for an house : 4 And if the household be too little'fov- the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it accoixling to the number of the souls ; e^'cry man accord- ing to his eating shall make your count foi' the lamb. 5 Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year : ye shall takis it out from tlie sheep oi- from the goats : 6 And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of tlie same month : and the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill it in the evening. 7 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, &2 How thejiassover is to be kept. EXODUS, 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 witli water, but roast ivith fire ; his head with his legs, and with die purtenairce thereof. 10 And ye shall let nothing of it remain until the morning : and that which I'e- maineth of it until the morning ye shall burn with fire. 11 IF And thus shall ye eat it ; ivith your loins girded, yovu- shoes on jour feet, and your staff in your hand : and ye shall eat it in haste ; it is the Lord's passo\er. 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt tliis night, and will smite all the first-boni in the land of Eg}'pt, both man and beast : and against all the gods of E- g} pt I will execute judgment : 1 am the Lord. 13 And the Ijiood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where you are : and when I see the blootl, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destix)}' ijotiy when I smite tlie land of" Eg\-pt 14 And this day shall be unto you for a memorial ; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord thi'ougliout your generations: ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance ifor ever. 15 Seven days shall ye eat unlea\ened bread ; even the first day ye shall put a- way leaven out of your house*: for who- soever eateth lea\'ened bread, from the first day until the seventh day, that soul shall be cut ofFfi'om Israel. 16 And in tlie first day t/uTc .shall be an holy convocation, and in the seventh day tliere shall be an holy con\'ocation to you : no manner of work shall be done in them, save that which eveiy man must eat, that only may be done of you. 17 And ye shall observe the feast ofxxa- lea\"ened bread ; for in this self-same day have I brought your armies out of tlie land of Egypt : therefore shall ye observe tliis day in your generations by an ordi- nance for ever. 18 1[ In the fii"st month, on the four- teenth day of the month at e\ en, ye shall eat unleavened bread, until the one and twentieth day of tlie month at even. 19 Sc\'tn days shall thei'e be no lea\'en found in your houses : for whosoever eat- eth that wliich is leavened, even that soid shall be cut off fi*om the congreg"ation of Israel, whether he be a stranger, or born in the land. 20 Ve shall cat nothing leavened : in all j'our habitations shall yc eat unleavened bread. 21 1[ Tlvcn Moses called for all tlie ciders of Israel, and said unto them. Draw out, The first-born slain, and take you a lamb, according to jour families, and kill tlie passover. 22 And ye shall take a bunch of hyssop, and dip it in the blood that is in the ba- son, and strike the lintel and the two side- posts with the blood tliat is in the bason : and none of you shall go out at tlie door of liis house until the morning. 23 For the Lord will pass through to smite the Egyptians ; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, an.d on the two side-posts, the Lord will pass o\er the door, and will not suffer the destroyer ta come in unto your houses to smite yoit. 24 And ye shall observe this thing for an ordinance to thee and to tliy 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, ihat yc shall keep this ser\'ice. 26 And it shall come to pass, when your children sliall say unto you, What mean you by this serA-ice ? 27 That ye shall say. It is the sacrifice of the Lord's passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in E- gj pt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped. 28 And the children of Israel went a- wav, and did as the Lor d had command- ed iVIases and Aaron, so did they. 29 1[ And it came to pass, that at mid- night the Lord smote all the first-born in the land of Egypt, from the first-boni of Pharaoii that sat on his throne, unto the first-born of the captive that was in the dungeon ; and all the first-boi-n of cattle. 30 And Pharaoii rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all the -Egyp- tians ; and there was a great ciy in E- g\-pt : for there was not a house where fhei'e was not one dead. 31 11 And he called for Moses and Aa- ron b}^ night, and said. Rise up, atid get you forth fiom among my people, both ye and the children of Israel : and go, serve die 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 Egyptians were ui"gent up- on tlie peojile, that they might send them out of the land in haste ; for tliey said. We be all dead 7ne7i. 34 And the people took their dough before it was leaAcncd, their kneading troughs lieing bound up in their clothes upon their shoulders. 35 And the children of Israel did ap- * cordiTig to the word of Moses : and they Ijorrowed of the Egyptians jewels of sil- ver, and jewels of gold, and raiment 36 And the Lord gave the people fa- . voiir in the sight of the Egjptians, so tliat ' tiny lent unto tlicn^ such things as (he'j T}ie ordinavce of the /lassover. Chap. required : and thev spoiled the Egyptians. 27 H And the children of Israel jour- neyed from Rameses to Succoth, about six hundred thousand on foot that were men, besides children. 38 And a mixed multitude went up also with them ; and flocks, and herds, ezien very much cattle. o9 And they baked unleavened cakes of the dough which tliey lirought forth out of Eg}'pt, for it was not leavened : be- cause they wei-e thrust out of Eg) pt, and could not tarry, neither had they prepar- ed for themselves any victual. 40 ^ Now die sojourning of the children of Israel 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 self-same day it came to pass, that all the hosts of the Lord went out from the land of Eg)-pt. 42 It is a night to be much oljserved unto the Lord, for bringing them out from the land of Egypt : tliis is that night of the Lord to lie observed of all the children of Israel in their genei-ations. 43 If And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the pass- over : there shall no stranger eat tliereof : 44 But e\eiy man's servant that is bought for money, when thou hast cir- cumcised him, then shall he eat thereof. 45 A foreigner, and an hired servant shall not eat thereof. 46 In one house shall it be eateri ; thou shalt not cany forth aught of the flesh a- broad out of the house : neither shall ye break a bone tliereof. 47 All tlie congi-egation of Israel shall keep it. 48 And when a stranger shall sojourn •with tliee, and will keep the passover to tlie Lord, let all his males be circum- cised, and tlien let him come near and keep it ; and he shall be as one that is bom in the land : for no uncircumciscd person shall eat thereof. 49 One, law shall be to him that is home-bom, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you. 50 Thus did all'the children of Israel ; as the Lord commanded Moses and Aaron, so did they. 51 And it came to pass the self-same day, t/iat die Lord did bring die children of Israel out of the land of ^gyj^t by tlieir .armies. CHAP. XIIL 1 The first-born sayictificdto God. 3 77/1? memorial ofthe/iassovcr is commanded. 21 God guideth them by a jiiUar of a cloud ami of fire. AND the Lord spako unto Moses, saying, Ji Saiicti^ unta me all tlie first-boMi, XIII. The first-born sanctified to God. 63 whatsoever openeth the womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of beast : it is mine. 3 If And Moses said unto the people, Rememiicr this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bond- age ; for by strength of hand the Lord brought you out nom this filace : there shall no lea\ened bread be eaten. 4 This day came \ e out in the month Abib. 5 If And it shall be when tlie Lor d shall bring thee into the land of the Canaanitts, and tlic Hittites, and the .Vmorites, and the Hivites, and the Jcbusites, wliich he swaJ-e unto tliy fathers to gi\ e tliee, a land flow- ing with milk and honey ; that thou shalt keep this service m this month. 6 Seven da)s shalt thou eat unleavened bread, and in the seventh day sliail be a feast to the Lord. 7 Unlea\ ened bread shall be eaten seven days : and there shall no lea\ ened bread be seenf with thee, neither shall there be leaAen seen with tliee in all thy quar- ters. 8 ^ And tliou shalt shew thy sonln that day, saving, This is done because of tliat vjfiich the Lord did unto me when I came forth out of Egypt. 9 And it shall be for a sign unto thee ui)on thine haiid, and for a memorial be- tween thine eyes ; that the Lord's law may be Li thy mouth : for with a stixxig hand hath the Lord brought thee out of Egyqit. 10 Thou'shalt therefore keep this ordi- nance in his season from year to year. 11 If And it shall be when tlie Lord shall bring thee into the land of the Ca- naanites, as he sware unto thee and to thy fathei^s, and shall gi\'e it thee, 12 That thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth the mati-ix ; and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast, the males sfiall 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 ni-st-bom of man among thy chUdj-en shalt thou redeem. 14 *\\ And it shall be when thy son asketli thee in time to come, saying, What is this ? that thou shalt sa\' unto him. By strengdi of hand the Lord brought us out from Egypt, from tlie house ot bondage : 15 And it came to pass, when Pharaoh vv'ould hardly let us go, that the Lord slew all the first-bom in the land of Eg^.-jit, I both the nrst-boni of man, and the tirst- I born of beast : therefore I sacrifice to the , Lord all that ojieneth the matrix, being i males ; but all the first-born of my chil- , dren I redeem. ' i 16 And it shall lie for a token, upon 64 Thejiillars of a cloud and ofjirc. EXODUS. Pharaoh [lurmrth them. thine hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes: for by sti-ength of hand the Lord bi'ouglit us forth out of Egypt. 17 If And it came tof)ass, when Pharaoh had lei the people go, that God led them not through the way of the land of the Pliilistines, although that nvas aear, for God said, Lest peradventure the people repent when thty bee war, and they re- turn to Egypt : 18 But God led tlie people about, through the way of the wildeniess of the Red sea : and the cliiklren of Isi'ael went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt. 19 And Moses took the lx)nes of Jo- seph with him : for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you ; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. 20 1[ And they took their journey front Succoth, and encamped m Etham, in vhe edge of the wilderness. 21 And the Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way ; and by night in a pillar of lire, 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 m^\t, from before the people. / CHAP. XiV. 5 Pharaoh puraucth. 10 The Israelites murmur. 21 They Jiass through the Red .hca. 23 The Egyptians drowned. A>>D the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, that they turn ^nd encamp before Pi-hahiroth, between Migdol and the sea, over against Baal-zephon : before it shall ye encamp by the sea. 3 For Pharaoh will say of the children of Isretd, They arc entangled in the land, the wildera.ess hatli shut them in. 4 And I will harden Phai-aoh's heart, that he shall foUoAv after them ; and I will be honoured upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host ; that the Egyptians may know tinit I am the Lord. And they did sa 5 iy And it was told tiie king of Egypt that the people ficd : and the heart of Pha- raoh aad of his servants was turned against the people, and*they said. Why \\^\c we done this, that we have let Israel go from servir.g iis ? 6 And he made ready his chariot, and took his people 'with, him : 7 And he took six hundred chosen char- iots, and all the chariots of Egypt, and CaptP.itis over e\ery one of them. 8 And the Lord hardened the heart of Pharaoh king of Eejpt, aiid he pursued after tlie children oF Israel: and the chil- dren of Israel went out with an high hand. 9 Butthe Egyptiai^.s pursued after tliem, (all t^e horses and chariots of Pharaoh,' and his horsemen, and his army) and over- took them encamping by the sea, beside Pi-hahiroth, before Baal-zephon. 10 U And when Pharaoh drew nigh, the children of Israel Ufted up their eyes, and behold, the Egyptians marched after them ; and they were sore afraid : and the children of Israel cried out unto the Lord. il And they said unto Moses, Because there tverc no graves in Eg>'pt, hast thou taken us away to die in the wilderness ? %7herefore hast thou dealt thus Avilh us, to carry us forth out of Egj^pt ? 12 h not this the word that we did tell thee in Egypt, saying, Let us alone, that we may serve the Egyptians ? For it had been bertei- for us to serve the Eg\'p- tiaris, than that we should die in the wil- Jei'uess. 13 1[ And Mcses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salva-- lion oi tlie Lord, which he Avill shew to you to-day : for the Egyptians whom yfe have seen to-day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. 14 The Lord shall fight for you, anci ye shall hold your peace'. 15 ^[ And the Lord said unto Moses, Wherefore criest thou untor me ? Speak unto the children of Israel, that they go forward : 16 But lift thou up thy rod, and stretch out thine hand over the sea, and divide it : and the children of Israel shall go on dry ground dn-ough the midst of the sea. 17 And I, behold, I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they shall follow them : and I will get me honour upon Pharaoh, and upon all his host, upon his chariots, and upon his horsemen. 18 f And the Egyptians shall know that I a7n the Lord, when I have gotten me honour upon Pharaoh, upon his chariots, and upon his hoi-semen. 19 1[ And the angel of God, which went before the camp of Israel, removed, and went behind 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 Eg-j'ptians and the camp of Israel ; and it was a cloud and darkness to ^itm, but it gave light i^y night to these : so that thith dances. 21 And Miriam answered them,- Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the seav 22 So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wil- derness of Shur ; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water. 23 U And when they came to Marah, they could not drink of the waters of Marah ; for they were bitter : therefore the name of it v»as called Marah. 66 The Jieojile murmuYfor bread : 24 And the people murmiirecl against Moses, saying, What sliall we drink ? 25 And lie cried unto the Lord ; and the Lord shewed him a tree, which when he liad cast ijito the waters, the Avaters were made sweet : there he made for them a statute and an ordinance, and there he proved them, 26 And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the Lord tliy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his com- mandments, and keep all his statutes ; I will \->\\t none of these diseases upon thee, Avhich 1 have brought upon the Egyptians : for I am the Lord that healeth thee. 27 \\ And they came to Elim, where were twehe wells of water, and three- score and ten palm-trees : and they en- camped there By the watei's. CHAP. XVI. 2 The Israelites mur7nur for tva7it of bread. \1 Quails are sent, iAandmanna.- AND they took their journey from Elim, and all the congregation of the children of Israel came unto the wildeniess of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month, after their departing out of the land of Eg^/pt. 2 And the whole congregation of the children of Israel muniiured against Mo- ses and Aaron in the wilderness : 3 And the children of Isi-ael said unto them. Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh-pots, and when we did eat bi-ead to the full : for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hungei". 4 If Then said the Lord vmto Moses, Behold, I will rain l)i-ead from heaven for you ; and the people shall go out and gather a certain I'ate every diiy, that I may prove them, whether they will walk In my law, or no. 5 And it shall come to pass, that on the sixth day they shall prepare that which tb.ey bring 'In ; and it shall be twice as much as they gather daily. 6 And Moses and Aaron said unto all the children of Israel, At e\xn, then yc shall know that the L«rd hath brought you out from the land of Egy])t : 7 And in the moi'ning, tlien ye shall see the glory of the Lord ; for that he heareth your miu-murings against the Lord : And what arc we, that ye mui- nuu' against us ^ 8 And Moses 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 murmurings Avhich yc miu'mur against him: Andv/hat«rf we.-* your murmurings ni:c not against us, but against the Loud. EXODUS. Quails and manna are s^ent. 9 IT And Moses spake unto Aaron, Say unto all the congi-egation of the children of Israel, Come near before the Lord : . for he hath heard your murmurings. 10 Audit came to pass, as Aai-on spake unto the whole congregation of the chil- dren of Israel, that they looked toward the wildeniess, and behold, the glory of the Lord appeared in the cloud. 11 1[ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12 I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel ; Speak unto them, sayuig, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning \q shall Ije filled Avith bread : and ye shall know that lain the Lord your God. 13 And it came to pass, that at CA'en the quails came up, and covered the camp : and in the morning the dew lay round about the host. 14 And AS'hen the deAv that lay was gone up, behold, upon the face of the Avildemess there lay a small round thing, as small as the hoar frost on the gi'ound : 15 And when the children ot Israel saw it, they said one to another. It is man- na : for they Avist not what it tvas. And Moses said unto them. This is the bread which the Lord hath giv-en you to eat. 16 1[ This is the thing Avhich the Lord hath commanded. Gather of it eA^ery man according to his eating ; an omer for eve- ry man accordiiig to the number of your persons, take ye ev'ery man for thein Avhich ore in his tents. 17 And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. 18 And Avhen they did mete it Avith an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack : they gathered eA eiy man according to his eating. 19 And Moses said. Let no man leaA-e of it till the morning. 20 Notwithstariding,they hearkened not luito Moses ; tnit some of them left of it until the morning, and it bred Avorms, and stank : and Moses was wroth with them. 21 And they gathered it every morning, CA'ery man according to his eatii)g : and when the sun Avaxed hot, it melted. 22 If 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 canHi and told Moses. 23 And he said unto them, Thisw that Avhich the Lord hatli said, To-morroAV is the rest of the holy sabijath unto the Lord ; bake that which j^e Avill bake to- day, and seethe that ye Avill seethe ; and. that Avhich remaineth over, lay up for you, to be kept until the morning. 24 And they laid it up till the mom- The sabbath ap^iointedfor rest. Chap, xvii, :-:vrii. as Moses bade : and it did not stink, Amalsk is overcome. 67 neither was there any worm therein 25 And Moses said, Eat that to-day ; for to-day is a sabbadi unto the Lord ; to-dav ye shall not find it in the field. 26 'Six da\'s ye shall gather it ; but on tJie seventh day, which is the saljbatli, m it there shall be none. 27 IT And it came to pass, that there went out so77ie of the people on the seventh da>- for to p;adier, and they foiuid none. 28 And the LoR d said unto Moses, How long refiise ye to keep my commandments and my laws ? 29 See, for that the Lord hath given you tlie sabbath, tlierefore he giveth you on tlie sixth day the bread of two days : abide ye even^ man in !iis place, let no nian go out of his place on the seventh day. 30 So the people rested on the seventh day. 31 And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna : and it nvas hke coriander-seed, white ; and the taste of it ivas like wafers inacle with honey. 32 H And Moses said, This is the thing which the Lord commanded. Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations ; that they may see the bread where- with I ha\'e fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Eg\pt. 33 And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a pot, and put an omer full of manna therein, and lay it up liefore the Lord, to be kept for your generations. 34 As the Lord commanded Moses, so Aaron laid it up before the Testimony, to be kept. 35 And the children of Israel did eat ' manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited : they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan. 36 Now an omer is tlie tenth fiart of oan ephah. CKAP. XVIL 1 The people murmur for nvater at Re- * phidim. 5 Moses sent to the rock in Horeb. 8 Amalek is overcome. AN D all the congi-egation of the cliil- dren of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the Lord, and pitched in Rephidim . and there ivas no water for the people to drink. 2 Wherefore the people did chide witli Moses, and said. Give us water that we may diink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide you with me ? wherefore do ye tempt the Lord ? 3 And the people thirsted there for water ; and the people murmured against Moses, and said, VVhei-efore is this that thou h^st bi'ought us up out of Egj'pt to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst ? 4 And Moses 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 Moses, Go on l:)efore the people, and take with diee of the elders of Israel : and thy rod, whei'cwith thou smotest the ri\er, take in thine hand, and go. 6 Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rwk in Horeb ; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come wa- ter out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the el- ders of Israel. 7 And he caEed the name of the place Massah, and Meiibah, Iiecause of the chiding of the children of Israel, and be- cause they tempted tlie Lord, saying. Is the Lord among us, or not .>* 8 HThen came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. 9 And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, Hght with Ama- lek : to-morrow I will stand on the top of the hUl with the rod of God in mine hand. 10 So Josliua did as Moses had said to him, and fought with Amalek : and Mo- ses, Aaron, and Hur, went up to the top of the hill. 11 And it came to pass, when Moses held up his hand, that Israel prevailed : ami wlicn he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. 12 But Moses' hands w?re heavy ; and they took a stone, and put it under him, and he sat thereon : and Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the one side, and the other on the other side ; and his hands wei-e steady until the going down of the sun. 13 And Joshua discomfited Amalek and his people with the edge of the sword. 14 And the Lord said unto Moses, W'rite thisyor a memorial in a book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua : for I will utterly put out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven. 15 ^ And Moses built an altar, and called the name of it JEHOVAH-nissi : 16 For he said. Because the Lord hath sworn that the Lord tvill have war with Amalek from generation to generation. CHAP. XVIII. 1 Jethro bringeth to Moses his nvife and tivo sons. 7 Moses entcrtaineth him, 13 and accepteth his counsel. WHEN Jethro the priest of Midian, Moses' father-in-law, heard of all that God had done for Moses, and for Israel his people, and that the Lord had brotight Israel out of Eg\'pt : 2 Then Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wile, after he liad sent her back, 68 Moses cntertaineth Jethro. EXODUS. 3 And her two sons ; of which the name of the one nvas Gevshom ; (for he said, 1 have been an alien in a strange land :) 4 And the name of the other was Eli- ezer ; (for the God of my father, fiaid he, nvas mine help, and deUv'ered me from the swoi'd of Pharaoh :) 5 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife unto Mo- ses into the wilderness, where he encamp- ed at the mount of God : 6 And he said unto Moses, I thy father- in-law Jethro am come unto thee, and tliy "wife, and her two sons with her. 7 IT And Moses w ent out to meet his father-in-law, and did obeisance, and kiss- ed him : and they asked each other of their welfare : and they came into the tent. 8 And Moses told his father-in-law all that the Lord had done unto Pharaoh, and to the Egyptians for Israel's sake, and all the travail that had come up'on them by the way, and how the Lord delivered them. 9 And Jethro rejoiced for all the good- ness which the Lord had done to Israel, whom he had delivered out of the hand of the Egyptians. 10 And Jethro said,Blessed6ftheLoRD, who hath delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of Pharaoh, who hatli delivered the people from under the hand of the Egyptians. 1 1 Now I know that the Lo r d is greater than all gods : for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly, he nvas above them. 12 And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took a burnt-offering and sacrifices for God : and Aaron came, and all the elders of Israel to eat bread with Moses' fathei'- in-law before God. 13 U And it came to pass on the mor- row, that Moses sat to judge the people : and the people stood by Moses from the morning unto the evening. 14 And when Moses' father-in-law saw all that he did to the people, he said, What is 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 Moses said unto his father-in- law, Because the people come luito me to inqviire of God : 16 Wlien they have a mattev, they come unto me, and I judge between one and another, and I do make thtm know the statutes of God, and his laws. 17 And Moses' father-in-kiw said unto him. The thing that thou doest is not good. 18 Thou wilt surely Avear away, both thou, and tiiis people that is with thee : for tins thing is too heavy for thee ; thou art not able to pcrfoi-m it thyself alone. 19 Hearken now unto my voice, I will God's message to the peojiic, give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee : Be thou for the people to God- ward, that thou majest biing the causes unto God : 20 And thou shalt teach them ordi- nances 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, hatjng covetousness ; and place such over them to be rulers of thou- sands, a7id rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens : 22 And let them Judge the people at all seasons : and it shall Ije, that cveiy gi-eat matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge : so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the hwdaL with tliee. 23 If thou shalt do this th'uig, and God command thee sc, then thou shalt be able to endure, and all this people shall also go to their place in peace. 24 So Moses hearkened to tlie voice of liis fatherrin-law, and did all that he had said. 25 And Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the peo- ple, nUers of thousands, rulers of hun- dreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens. 26 And they judged the people at all seasons : the hard causes they brought unto Moses, but every small matter they judged themselves. 27 H And Moses let his father-in-law de- part ; andhe went his way into his own land. CHAP. XIX. 1 Thefieofile come to Sinai. 3 God's mes- sage to them out of the mount. 8 Their answer. \&His fearful presence. IN the third month, when the children of Israel were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 For they were departed from Rephi- dim, and were come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the wilderness ; and^ there Israel encamped before the mount ' 3 If And Moses went up unto God, and the Lord called unto iiim out of the mountain, saying. Thus shalt tliou say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel ; 4 Ye have seen what I did imto the E- gy]jtians, and hoiv I bare yoti on eagles wings, and brought you unto myself. 5 Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my co\'enant, then ye shall be a pecuhar ti'easure unto me above all people : for all the earth is * mine : 6 And ye shall Ije unto me a kingdom of pi-icsts, and an holy nation. These are ■■ the words which thou shalt speak unto* the children of Isi-acl. GocPs fearful presence. Cii A p 7 f^ And Moses came and called for the eldei's of the people, and laid before their faces all these words which the Lord commanded him. 8 And all the people answered togeth- er, and said, All that tlie Lord hath jmoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the Lord. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that tiie people maj- hear when I speak with thee, and belie\e thee for ever. And Moses told the words of tlie people unto the Lord. 10 If And the Lor d said unto Moses, Go unto tiie people, and sanctif)- them to-day and to-morrow, and let them wash their clothes, 11 And be ready against the third day : for the third day the Lord will come down iiv the sight of all the people upon mount Sinai. 12 % And thou shalt set boimds imto the people i-oimd about, saying, Take heed to yoursehcs, that tje go not up ?nto the mount, or touch the boi-der of it ; whoso- ever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death : 13 There shall not an hand touch it, but he slv.ill surely be stoned or shot through : whether it be beast or man, it shall not live : when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount. 14 And Moses 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 againt-t the third day : come uot at your wives. 16 II And it came to pass on the third day in the moniLng, that tliere were thun- ders and lightnings, and a thick cloud up- on the mount, and the voice of the trump- et exceeding loud ; so that all the people that ivais in the camp trembled. 17 And Moses brought forth the peo- jile out of the camp to meet with (iod; and they stood at the nether part of the mount. 18 And moimt Sinai was altogether on a smoke, l)ecause the Lord descended upon it in fire : and the smoke thereof as- cended as the smoke of a furnace, and the v'hole mount quaked greatly, 19 And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and kruder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice. 20 And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the top of the mount : •and the Lord called Moses uji to the top uf the mount ; and Moses went up. 21 \nd the Lord said unto Moses, Go down, charge the people, lest they break through unto the Lord to gaze, and ma- ny of them perish. 22 .\]id let the-pncsts also which come . XX. The ten commandments. 69 near to the Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth upon them. 23 And Moses 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 it. 24 And the Lord said unto him, A- way, get thee down, and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron 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 Moses went down imto the peo- ple, and spake unto them. CHAP. XX. 1 The ten commandments. 22 Idolatry forbidden. 24 Of%vliat sort the altar ^should be. AND God sp^ke all these words, say- ing, 2 I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egj'pt, out of the house of bondage. 3 Thoushalthavenoother godsbeforemc. 4 Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any lilteness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water un- der the earth : 5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself tn them, nor serve them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, \'isiting the iniqui- t>- of the fathers uj^on the children unto tile third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; 6 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my com- mandments. 7 Thou shalt not take tlie name of the Lord thy God in vain : for the Lord will not hold him gviiltless tliat 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 tliy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daugl>ter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid- semant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates : 11 For in six days theLoR d made heav- en and earth, the sea, and all that m them is, and rested the seventh day : wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath-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 beat'' false witness against thy neighbour. 17 Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour'> To Laws for servants. house, thou slialt not covet thy neigh- Iwur's wife, uor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor liis ass, noi- any thuig that in thy neighbour's. 18 5 And all the people saw the thun- den'ngs, and the lightnings, and the noise of the trum])et, and the mountain smok- ing : and when the people saw it, they removed, and stood afar off. 19 And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and we yfAX hear : bvit let not God speak with us, lest we die. 20 And Moses said unto the people. Fear not : for God is come to prove you, nnd that his fear may be before your faces, that ye sin not. 21 And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near unto tlie thick darkness ■where God ivus. 22 And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou slialt say unto the children of Israel ; Ye have seen that I have talked with you fi-om heaven. 23 Ye shall not make with me gods of silxcr, neither shall ye make unto you gotls of gold. 24 % An altar of earth thou shalt make imto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy l>in'nt-offerings, and thy peace-ofFerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen : in all places where I record my name I will come un- to thee, and I will bless thee. 25 And 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. CHAP. XXI. 1 Laivsjor servants, 12 for maJi-slcmgh- ta', 16 7}!an-stt'ale7's, 17 cur acr a oj" pa- rents, and several other's. NO\V these are the judgments which thou shalt set before them. 2 If thou buy an Hebrew servant, six years he shall serve : and in the se\enth iie 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. 4 If his master liave given him a wife, and slie have bom him sons or daughters ; the wife and her children shall be her mas- ter's, and he shall go out by himsglf. 5 H And if the servant shall plainly say, I love my master, my wife, and my chil- dren ; I will not go out free : 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 mas- ter sliall Iwrc his car through w ith an awl ; and he shall sci-vc liim for ever. 7 IF And if a man sell his daughter to be a maid-servant, she shall not go out as the men-servants do. EXODUS. Ui'ver-s laivs.' 8 If she please not her master, who hath betrothed her to himself, then shall he let her be redeemed: to sell her unto a strange nation he shall haAc no power, seeing he hath dealt deceitfully with her. 9 And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the man- ner of daughters. 10 If he take him another wife ; her food, her raiment, and her duty of mai*- riage shall he not diminish. 11 And if he do not these three unto her, then shall she go out free without money. 12 f He thatsmitcth a man, so that he die, shall be sui'ely put to death. 13 And if a man lie not m w^ait, but God deliver /ii?n into Iris hand ; then I will appoint thee a place whither he shall flee. 14 But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay him with guile ; thou shalt take him from mine al- tar, that he may die. 15 And he that smitcth his father, or his mother, siiall 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 IT And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death. 18 1[ And if men strive tog-ether, and one smite another Avith a stone, or with /lis fist, and he die not, but keepeth his l)ed : 19 If he rise again, and w?.lk 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 hi)n to be throughly healed. 20 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 continue a day or two, he shall not be punished^ for he is his money. 22 If If men strive, and hurt a woman with child, so that her fruit depart y/-o?» her, and yet no mischief follow : he shall be svu-ely punishetl, according as the wom- an's husband will lay upon him ; and he shall pay as the judges detenmne. 23 Aiid if any mischief follow, then thou shalt gi\'e life for life, 24 Eye Vor eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, 25 Binning for burning, wound for wound, strijie for stripe. 26 And if a man smite the eye of his servant, or the e\"e of his maid, that it "^jerish ; he shall let him go free for his c) e's sake. 27 And if he smite out his man-sei'vant's tooth, or his maid-servant's tooth ; he shall let him go free for his tooth's sake. 23 ^ If an ox goi"e a man or a woman, Divers laws Chap. xxti. and ordinancca. that they die : then tlie ox'shallbe surely *stoned, and his flesh shall not be eaten ; but the owner of the ox shall be quit 29 But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been tes- tified to his 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 mon- ey, then he shall give for the ransom of his life whatsoever is laid upon him. -31 Whether he have gored a son, or have gored a daughter, according to this judgment shall it be done unto him. 32 If the ox shall push a man-ser%'ant, or maid-servant ; he shall give unto their master thirty shekels of silver, and the ox shall be stoned. 33 51 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 ; 34 The owner of the pit shall make it good, a7id give money unto the owner of them ; and the ^qslA beast shall be his. 35 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. 3G i3r if it be known that the ox hatii used 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. CHAP. XXII. 1 Of theft. 5 Of damage. 7- Oftresfiasses. 14 Of borroiuing. 16 Of foinncation. 18 Ofiuitchcrafty and other offences. IF a man shall steal an ox, or a sheep, and kill it, or sell it ; he shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep for a sheep. 2 If a tliief be found breaking up, and be smitten that he die, there sliall 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 theft. 4 If the tlieft be ceitainly found in his hand alive, whether it be ox, or ass, or sheep ; he shall restore double. 5 II 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 tlie best of his own vineyard shall he make restitution. 6 If fire break but, and catch in thorns, so that the stacks of com, or the standing corn, or the field be consumed therewith; hetliatkiiidled the fire shall surely make restitution. 7 H If a man shall deliver unto his neighbour money or stuff to keep, and it be stolen out cf 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 un- to the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighliour'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 dE both parties shall come before the judges t and whom the judges shall condemn, he shall pay double unto his neighbour. 10 If a man dehver unto his neighbour an ass, or an ox, or a sheep, or an}' 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 puc his hand unto his neighbour's gootls ; and the owner of it shall accept thererSf, and he shall not make it good. 12 And if it be stolen from him, he shalJ make restitution unto the owner thereofl 13 If it be torn in pieces ; then let him bring \\.for witness, and he shall not make good that which was torn. 14 ^ And if a man borrow aught of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, tlie owner thereof being not with it, he shaJl surely make it good. 15 But if the owner thereof be with it, he shall not make it good: if it be au hired thing, it came for his hire. 16 If And if a man entice a maid that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shaU surely endow her to be his wife. ' 17 If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money accord- ing to the dowry of virgins. 1 8 1[ Thou shalt not suffer a witch to Vive. 19 tf Whosoeverlieth with a beast shall surely be put to death. 20 H He that sacrificetli unto any god, save unto the Lord 'only, he shall be Qttei-ly desti'oyed. 21 'it Thou shalt neither vex a stran- ger, nor oppress him : for ye were sti-an- gers in the land of Eg^-pt. 22 Ye shall not affiict any wklow, or fatherless child. 23 If thou afilict them in any wise, and they cry at all unto me, I will surely hear their cry ; 24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sAvord ; and your wives shall be widows, and j'our childi'eu fatherless. 25 II 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 usur}'. 26 H If thou at all take thy neighbour's raiinent to pledge, thou shalt deliver it unto him by that the sim goeth down : 27 For that is his covering only, it is his raiment for his skin : wherein shall he sleep ? and it shall come to pass, when he 72 Of slander mrd false iviiness. EXODUS. crieth unto me, that I will hear ; for I am gracious. 28 If Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people. 29 H Thou shalt not delay to offer tlie first of thy ripe fruits, and of tliy liquors : the first-born of thy sons shalt thou give unto me. oQ Likewise shalt thou do with thine oxen, and with thy sheep : seven dajs it shall be with his dam ; on the eighth day thou shalt give it mc. 31 And ye shall be holy men unto me : neither shall ye eat amj nesh tliat is torn of beasts in the field ; ye shall cast it to the dogs. CHAP. XXIII. 1 Of slander and false witness. 2 0/ other offences and duties. 20 ./in jingcl Jirom- ised, with a blessing, if they obey him. THOU shalt not raise a false report : put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness. 2 Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evU ; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment : 3 IT Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause. 4 1[ If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5 If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou slialt sui'ely help with him. 6 % Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of \.\\Y poor in his cause. 7 Keep thee far from a false matter ; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not : for I will not justify the wicked. 8 And thou shalt take no gift : for the gift blindeth the VN'ise, and pervertcth the words of the righteous. 9 Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart or a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 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 ; tliat the poor of thy geople may eat : and what they leave, the easts of the field shall cat. In like man- ner thou shalt deal with thy vineyai'd, and with thy oliveyard. 12 c tiie lei^i^h thereof, and a cuijit and a hah" the bi-eadth thereof. 18 And thou shalt make twocherubims of gold,' o/" beaten work shalt thou make tiiem, in the two ends of the merc)'-sedt. 19 Arid make one cherub on the one end, and the other chervib on the other eind : even of the mercy-seat shall ye make tjie chenibims on the two ends thereof. 20 And the cherubims shall stretch forth their wings on high, covering the mercy-seat with their Avings, and their faces shall look one to another; toward the mercy-seat shall tlie faces of the chei'ubims be. 21 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat above upon the ark ; and in the ark thou shalt put the testimony tliat I shall give thee. 22 And there I will meet with thee, and I will commune with thee from a- bove 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 chil- di'en of Israel. 23 % Thou shalt also make a table of shittim wood : two culjits shall be the length thereof, and a culsit 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 aljout. 25 And thou shalt make unto it a bor- der of an hand-breadth round about, and thou shalt make a golden crown to the border tliereof round about. 26 And thou shalt make ibr it four rings of gold, and put the rijigs in the four cor- ners that are on the four feet tliereof. 27 Over against the borders shall the rings be for places of the staves to bear the table. 28 And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and oA'erl?y thcin with gold, that the table may be borne with them. 29 And tliou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and coAers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover wilh- al : c/"pure gold shalt thou make tiiiem. 30 And tliou shalt set upon the taljle she w-b read licfire me alwdy. 31 U And thou shrdt make a candlestick of ])ure gold : of beaten work shall the candlestick be made : his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same. 32 And six branches shall come out of the sides of it ; three branches of tlie of the tabernacle and candlestick. candl< '.stick out of the one side, and three ijranches of the Cindlestick out of tlie other side : 33 Ihrce bowls made like unto al- monds, ni'ith a knop and a flower in one branch ; and three bowls made like al- monds in the other iiranch, iviih a knop and a flower : so in the six branches that come out of the candlestick. 34 And in the candlestick s/iall be four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops and their flowers. 35 And the7-e shall be a knop under two branches of the same, and a knop under two liranches of the same, and a kop un- der two branches of the same, according to the six branches tliat proceed out of the candlestick. 36 Their knops and their branches shall be of the same : all of it sluxll be one beat- en work o/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 tlie snufF- dishes thereof, shall be o/'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, wliich was shewed thee in the mount. CHAP. XXVI. 1 The ten curtains of the tabernacle. 31 The veil for the ark. MOREOVER, thou shalt make the tabernacle iviih ten curtains q/'fine twuied hnen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet : nvith 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 e\ery one of the cui'tains shall have one measiu'c. 3 The f'.xe curtains shall be coupled together one to another ; and other fi\e curtains shall be coupled one to another. 4 And thou shalt make loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain from the sehcdge in the coupling ; and likewise shalt thou make in the uttermost edge of another curtain, in the ccupUng of the second. 5 Fifty loops shalt thou make in the one cui-tain, and i'.fty loops shalt thou make in the edge of the curtain that is in the couiiling of the second ; that the loops may take hold one of another. 6 And thou shalt make fifty taches of gold, and couple the curtains together with the taches ; and,it shall be one tab- ernacle. ^ 7 1r And tliou slialt make curtains of goats hair to be a covering upon the tal> eiJiacle : ele\ en curtains shalt thou midic. 8 The length of one curtaiix shall be The curtains of the tabernacle. Chap. thirty cubits, and the breadth of one cur- tain four cubits : and the eleven curtains shall be all of one measure. 9 And thou shah couple five curtains by themselves, and six curtains by them- selves, and shalt double the sixth curtain in the fore-front of the tabernacle. 10 And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the couphng, and fifty loops in the edge of the curtain which coupleth the seconcL 1 1 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 tlie renanant that remaineth of the curtains of the tent, the half curtain that remaineth, shall hang over the back side of the tabernacle. 13 And a cubit on the one side, and a cubit on the other side of that which re- maineth 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 II And thou shalt make a coveiing for tlie tent, o/"rams skins dyed red, and a covering al^o^e o/ badgers skins. 15 IT And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle o/shittim wood standing up. 16 Ten cubits nhall be the lejigth of a board, and a cubit and a half shall be the breadth of one board. 17 Two tenons shall there be in one board, set in order one against another : thus shalt thou make for all the boards of the tabernacle. 18 And thou shalt make the boards for the tabernacle, twenty boards on the south side southward. 19 And thou shalt make forty sockets of silver under the twenty boards ; two sockets under one board for his two te- nons, and two sockets under another board for his two tenons. 20 And for the second side of the tab- ernacle on the north side there shall be twenty boards : 21 ^\nd^ their forty sockets of silver ; two sockets under one board, and two sockets under another board. 22 And for the sides of the tabeniacle westward thou shalt make six boards. 23 And two boards shalt thou make for the comers of the tabernacle in the tAvo sides. 24 And they shall be coupled together beneath, and they shall be coupled togeth- er above the head of it unto one ring : thus shall it be for them both ; they shall be for the two comers. 25 And they shall be eight boards, and their sockets f3/"silver, sixteen sockets ; two sockets imder one board, and two sockets under another board. :?6 And thou shalt make bars ©/"shittim I XXVII. The altar of burnt offering. 75 wood ; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, 27 And fi\e bars for the boards of the other side of the tabernacle, and five bars for the boards of the side of the taberna- cle, for the two sides Avestward. 28 And the middle bar in tlie midst of the board shall reach from end to end. 29 And tliou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their lings of gold for places for the bars : and thou shalt OAcrlay the bars with gold. 30 And thou shalt rear up the taberna- cle according to the fashion thereof which was shev/ed thee in the mount 31 II And thou shalt make a A^eil ofh\\xt, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work : with cherubims shall it be made. 33 And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim ivood o\erlaid 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, tliat thou mayest bring in thith- er within the veil the ark of the testimo- nv : and the veil shall diAide imto you be- tween the holy place and the most holy. 34 And thou shalt put the mercy-seat ui'^on the ark of the testimoiiy, in the most holy jdace. 35 And thou shalt set the table without the veil, and the candlestick o^er agamst the table on the side of the tabernacle to- ward the south : and thou shalt put the table on the north side. 36 H And thou sh^lt make an hanging for the door of the tent, o/blue, and pur- ple, and scarlet, and fine twined lipen, wi'ought with needle-work. 57 And thou shalt make for the hang- ing five pillars o/" shittim vjood, and over- lay them with gold, and their hooks f-hall be q/ gold : and thou shalt cast five sock- ets of brass for them. CHAP. XXVII. 1 The altar of hurnt-offcHngy. with the vessels. 9 The court of the tabeiviacle, 20 The oil fur the lam/i. AND thou shalt make an altar o/" shit- tim wood, five cubits long, and five cuuKsbroad; the altar shall be four-square: and the height thereof shall be three cubits. 2 And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four comers thereof : his horns shall be""*, the same : and thou slialt over- lay it with brass, 3 And thou shalt make his pans to re- ceive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, a.nd his flesh-hooks, and his fire- pans : all the \ essels thereof thou shalt make o/'brass. 4 And thou slialt make for it a gi-ate of jiet-work of brass ; and upon the net shalt. chou make four brazen rings in the four corners thei'eof. 76 The courl of the tabernacle. 5 And thou shaltput it under the com- gass of the altar beneath, that the net may e even to the midst of the altar. 6 And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves c/shittim wood, and overlay them with brass. 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 Avith boards shalt thou make it : as it was shewed thee in the mount, so shall they make it. 9 If And thou shalt make the court of the tabernacle : for the south side soutli- ward there shall be hangings for the court oj fine twined linen of an hundred cubits long for one side : 10 And the twenty pillars thereof and their twenty sockets shall be o/" brass : the hooks of the pillars and their fillets shall be o/' silver. 11 And likewise for tlie riorth side in length there shall be hangings of an hun- dred cubits long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets of brass : the hooks of the piUars and their fillets of silver. 12 And for the breadth of the couit on the west side shall be hangings of fifty cubits : their pillars ten, and their sock- ets ten. 13 And the breadth of the court on the etist side eastward shall be fifty cubits. 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 shall be hang- ings, fifteen cubits : their pillars three^nd their sockets three. 16 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 needle-work : aricr their piUars shall be four, and their sock- ets four. 17 All the pillars round about the court shall be filleted with silver : their hooks aiiallbe o/'silver, and their sockets o/'brass. 18 H 1 he length of the court sliall be an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty ev- ery where, qnd the height five cubits of fine twined linen, and their sockets of brass. 19 All the vessels of the tabernacle in aU the service thereof, and all the pins thereof, and all the pins of the c •- .rt, shall be of brass. 20 If And thou shalt command the chil- di-en of Israel, that they bring the pure oil-olive beaten for the light, to cause Ihe lump to bum always. 21 In the tabernacle of the congi'ega- tion without the veil, which is before ihe testimony, Aat-on and his sons shall order it from c\'ening to morning before the XiORD : It shall be a statute lor ever unto EXODUS. jiaron's garments. generations on the behalf of the their children of Israel. CHAP. XXVIII. 1 Aaron and his sons are separatedfor the • . priest's office. STheefihodybreast-JilatCy and other holy garments appointed. AND take thou unto thee Aaron thy bi'other, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron's sons. 2 If And thou shalt make holy gaiTnents for Aaron thy brother, for glory and for beauty. 3 And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise-hearted, whom I have filled Avith the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to conseci'ate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 4 And these are the gannents which they shall make ; a ijreast-plate, and an epliod, and a robe, and a bi-oidered coat, a mitre, and a girdle : and they shall make holy garments for Aaron thy broth- er, arid his sons, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 5 And they shall take gold, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. 6 If And they shall make the ephod of gold, o/blue, and o/puiple, o/scarlet, and fine twined linen, with cunning work. 7 It shall have the two shoulder-pieces thereof joined at the two edges thereof ; and so it shall be joined together. 8 And the curious gii*dle of the ephod, which is upon it, shall be of the same, according to the work thereof ; even of gold, o/"blue, and pui-ple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen. 9 And thou shalt take two onyx stones, and gra\ e on them the names of the chil- dren of Israel : 10 Six of their names on one stone, and the other six names of the rest on tlie otJier stone, accoi'ding to their birth. 11 With the Avork of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a sig-net, shalt tiiou engrave the two stones Avith the names of the children of Israel : thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold. 12 And thou shalt put the tAvo stones upon the shoulders of tjlie ephodybr stones ot memorial unto the children of Israel : and Aaron shall bear their names betbre the Lord upon his tAVo shoulders for a memorial. 15 And thou shalt make ouches o/'gold ; 14 And two chains o/'pure gold at tlie ends ; of wreathen work shalt thou make them, and fasten the wreathen chains to , the ouches. 15 % And thou shalt make the breastt* plate of judgmejit Avith cunning a\ ork \ The brtast-idate^ and other Chap, after the work of the ephod thou shalt make it ; o/'gold, of blue, and o/puiple, and of scarlet, and of foie twined linen shalt thou make it. 16 Four-square it shall be, being doub- led ; a span shall be the length thereof, and a span shall be die breadtli thcicof. 17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, even four rows of stones ; the first iTiw shall be asardius, a topaz, and a car- buncle : this shall be the first row. 18 Ami the second row shall be an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 19 And the third row a Ugure, an agate, and an amethyst. 20 And the fourth row a beiyl, and an onyx, and a jasper : they shall be set in gold in their enclosings. 21 And the stones shall be with the names of the children of Israel, twelve, ac- coixling to their names, like the engravings of a signet ; every one with his name shall they be according to the twelve tribes. 22 And thou shalt make upon the breast-plate chains at the ends o/' wreath- en work o.^pure gold. 23 And thou slialt make upon the breast- plate two rings of gold, and shalt put the two rings on the ,two epds of the breast- plate. 24 And thou sh^t put tlie two wreathen chains of gold in the two lings which are on the ends of the Ijreast-plate. 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 breast-plate in the border thereof, which is in tlie side of the ephod biward. 27 And two other lings of gold thou shalt make, and shalt put them on the two sides of tlie ephod underneath, toward the fore part thereof, over against the other coupling tl^reof, above the curious giixlle of the ephod. 28 And they shall bind the breast-plate by the rings thereof unto the i-ings of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it may be above the curious girdle of tlie ephod, and that the breast-plate be not loosed from the ephcxl. 29 And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breast-plate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto tlie holy /ilace^ for a memorial be- fore the Lord continually. 30 IT And thou shalt put in the breast- plate of judgment the Urim and the Tliummim ; and they shall be upon Aa- ron's heait, when he gocth jn before the Lord: and Aaron siiall bear the judg- ment of tlic cluldicn of Israel upon liis hf-Mi* befoir the Lord rontinualK. XXI z. ho!i/ garments described. 77 31 IT And tliou shalt make the robe of the ephod all o/"blue. 32 And there sliall be an hole in the top of it, in tlie midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it Avere the hole of an ha- bergeon, tliat it be not rent. 33 And beneath, upon the hem of it thou shalt make pomegranates o/lilue, and of purple, and of scarlet, rciuid about the hem thereof ; and bcUs of gold betweea tliem round a!)out : - 34 A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden liell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe rourid about. 35 And it shall be upon Aaron, to min- ister : and liis soimd shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy {dace before the Lord, and when he cometh out; that he die not. 36 IT And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and gi-ave upon it, like the en- f ravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO HE LORD. 37 And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may ijc upon the mitre ; upon tlie fore-front of the mitre it shall be. 38 And it shall be upon Aaron's fore- head, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow ui all theii" holy gifts ; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord. 39 IT And thou shalt emljroider the coat of fine linen, and thou shalt make the mi- tre of fine linen, and thou shalt make the girdle o/' needle- work. 40 IT And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glor\' and for beautj-. 41 And thou shalt put them upon Aa- ron til}' brother, and his sons ^^ ith liim : and sHalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, tliat th;;y may minister unto mc in tlie priest's office. 42 And thou shalt make them linen breeclies to cover their nakedness : from the loins even unto die thighs they shall reach : 43 And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when tliey come near unto the altar to minister in the \io\y /dace ; that they bear not iniquity, and die. // shall be a statute for ever unto liim, and his seed after him. CHAP. XXIX. 1 The sacrifice and ceremonies of conse- crating t lie firiests. 38 The cordinual burnt-offering. AND this /.9 the tiling that thou shalt do unto then) to halloAv them, to miniater unto me in the priest's office : 78 The sacrifices and ceremonies EXODUS. Take one young bullock, and two rams without Ijleniish, 2 And unleavened bread, and cakes un- leavened tempered with oil, and waters unlea^'ened anointed with oil : o/"wheaten flour shalt thou make tl)em. 3 And thou shalt put them into one bas- ket, and bring them in the basket, witli tlie bullock and tlie two rams. 4 And Aaron and his sons thou slialt bring unto the door of the talxn-nacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water. 5 And thou shalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron tlie coat, and the robe of the ephod, and the cphod, arid the breast-plate, and gii-d 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 it upon his head, and anoint him. 8 And thou shalt bring his scais, and put coats upon them. , 9 And thou shalt gird them with gir- dles (x\aron and his sons) and put the bon- nets on them ; and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute : and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. 10 Arid thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the con- gregation ; and Aaron and his sons shall put their h.ands upon the head of the bullock. 11 And thou shalt kill the bullock be- fore the LoBD, by the door of the taber- nacle of the congregation. 12 And thou shalt take of the blood of the bidlock, and put it upon the horns of tlie altar with thy linger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar. 13 And thou shalt take all tlie fat that povereth the inwards, and the caul t/iat is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and buiii (/ie7n upon the altar. 14 But the' flesh of the bullock, and bis skin, and his dung shalt thou burn with lire witlioat the camp : it is a sin- ohering. 15 I'hou shal^ also take one ram ; and Aaron and his yons shall put tlieu* hands upcm the head of the ram. ^ 16 And tliou shalt slay the r^m, and thou shalt take his bkxjtl, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar. 17 And thou slialt cut the ram in pieces, and Avash the inwardsj of him, and his legs, and put t/iem unto his pieces, and unto his head. 18 And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon tlie altar : it is a burnt-nflering unto the Loiu) : it is a sweet sa\-our, an offer- ing made by rirc unto the J^or d. 19 And thou shalt take the other ram; of consecrating thejxriests. and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram. 20 Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his Ijlood, and put it upon tlie tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, ;uid ui^on tile gi-eat toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. 21 And thou shalt take of the blood that Z.St upon the altar, and of the anoint- ijig oil, and sprinkle it ujjon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him : and he shall be hallowed, and his gar- ments, and his sons, and his sons garments with him. 22 Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat-and t'ae rump, and the fat that co\-er- eth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoul-< tier ; for it is a ram of consecration : 23 And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread, that is before the Lord. 24 And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons ; and shalt wave them./6?- a wave-offering before the Lord. 25 And thou shalt receive them of tlieir haiids, and burn thein upon the altar for a burnt-offering, for a sAvcet savour before the Lord : itVs an offering made by hrq unto the Lord. 26 And thou shalt take the breast of the ram of Aaron's consecration, 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-offering, which is Avaved, and which is heaved up of the ram of tlie con-> secration, even of that which is for Aaron, and of that Avliich is for his sons : 28 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons by a statute for ever, from the children of Israel : for it is an heaAe-offering : and it shall be an lieaA-e-offering from thq cliikUen of Israel of the sacrihce of their peace-offerings, even tlieir heaA'e-offeiing unto the Lord. 29 And the holy garments of Aaron shall be his sons alter iiim, to be anointed therein, and to be consecrated in them. 30 And that son, that is priest in his stead, sh-all put tliem on seven days, Avheii he cometh hito the tabernacle of the con- grega.t.ion to minister in the lioly place. 31- If And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe liis tlesh in the holy place. 32 And Aaron and his sons shall eat th(^ fiesh of tl^e ram, and tho* bread that is in rhe continual burrd-qffering. Cha ?he basket, by tlie door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 33 And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to simctiiy them : but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy. 54 And if aught of the flesh of the con- secration, or ot the bi-ead, remain unto tlie morning, then thou shalt burn the re- m'linder with fire : it shall not be eaten, because it is holy. 35 And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, accorduig to all tilings which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them. 36 And thou shalt offer every day a bul- lock/or a sin-offeiTng for atonement ; and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it. 3r Seven days , thou shalt make an a- tonement for tlie altar, and sanctify it ; and it shall be an altai- most holy : v/hat- soever toucheth the altar shall be holy. 38 If Now this in that whicli thou shalt offer upon the altar ; two lambs of the first year day by day continually. 39 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning ; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even : 40 And with the one Iamb a tenth-deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of beaten oil ; and the fourth part of an hin of wineyor a drink-offering. 41 And the other laml) 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-of- fering throughout your generations at the doer 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 chil- dren of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory. 44 And I will sanctif}'^ the tabernacle of the congi-egation, and tiie altar : I Avili sanctify also botli Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in tlie priest's office. 45 If And I will dwell among the chil- dren of Isi-ael, 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 Egypt, that I may dwell among them : I am the Lord their God. CHAP. XXX. 1 The altar of incense. 11 The ransom oj souls. 18 Thelaver. 22 The holij anointing oil. 34 Tlie comfiosilion of ficrfume. AND thou shalt make an altar to burn incense upon : o/"shi.ttii^ Avood shalt tliou make, it. • p. XXX. The ransom of souls, 7'3 2 A cubit shall be the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof ; four- square shall it be ; and two cubits shall be the height thereof : the honis thereof shall be of the same. 3 And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thei-e- of round about, and the honis thereof; and thou shalt make imto it a croAvn of gold round about. 4 And two golden rings shalt thou make to it under tlie crown of it, by the two cornel's thereof, upon the two sides of it shalt thou make it ; and they shall be for places for the staves to bear it withal. 5 And thou shalt make the sta\ es o/'shit- tim wood, and overlay them with gold. 6 And thou shalt put it before the veil that is by the ^rk of the testimony, before the mercy-seat that is over the testimo- ny, where I will meet Avith thee. 7 And Aaron shall bum thereon sweet incense every morning : when lie dresseth the lamps, he shall bvuTi incense upon it. 8 And when Aaron hghteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it ; a peipetual hicense before the Lord, throughout your generations. 9 Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt-sacrifice, nor meat-of- fering ; neither shall ye pour di-ink-offer- ing thereon. 10 And Aaron shall make an atonement upon the honis of it once in a year, with the blood of the sin-offering of atone- ments : once in the j ear shall he make atonement upon it throughout your gene- rations : it is most holy unto the Lord. 11 51 And tlie Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12 When thou takest the sum of the chilch-en of Israel after then* number, then shall they give eveiy man a ransom for his soul mito tiie Lord, when thou number- est 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, afcer the shekel of die sanc- tuary : (a shekel is twenty gerahs :) aii half shekel .s'/fc/Zde the offeringoftlieLoRD. 14 Every one tliat passeth among them that are numbered from twenty years old and above, siiall give an offering unto the Lord. 15 Tiie rich shall not ^ve more, and thr poor shall not give less than half a sheke], when theif 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 Israel, and shalt appoint it for the service of the taberna- cle of the congregation ; that it may be a memorial unto the children of Israel be- fore the Lord, to malce an atonement, for j"our souls. so The holy amijitmg ail. EXODUS. 17 ^ And the Lord spake tmto Moses, saying, 18 Thou shalt also make a laver q/"i)rass, and his foot also of brass, to wash wilhal : and thou shalt put it between the tal>er- nacle of the congregation and tlic altar, and thou shalt put water therein. 19 For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat : 20 When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with wa- ter, that they die not : or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offer- ing made by fire unto the Lord : 21 So they shall wash their hands and llieir feet, that they die not : and it shall be a statute for ever to them, evm to him and to his seed throughout their genera- tions. 22 ^ Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundi-ed shekels, ■and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, 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 hin : 25 And thou shalt make it an oU of ho- ly ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary : it shall be an holy anointing oil. 26 And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and tlie ■ark of the testimony, 27 And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense, "28 And the altar of burnt-oiFering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot. 29 And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy : whatsoe\'er toucheth them shall he holy. 30 And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrjite them, that (hey may minister unto me in the priest's office. 31 And thou shalt speak unto the chil- dren of Israel, saying. This shaU be an holy anointing oil unto me, throughout your generations- 32 Upon man's flesh shall it not he poured, neither sliall ye make a?ry other like it, after tlie composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto yoij, 33 Whosoever compoundeth a?iy like it, orv;ho3oeverputteth aniioVn. upon a stran- ger, sliull even be cut oft from his people. 34 1[ And the Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum ; these sweet spices with jinre irunkmcense : of each shall there be a like weight : 23 And thou slialt make it a perfume, a confection after the ait of the apoLlieca- ly, tempered togetiier, pure a?id holy : Of the sabbath. 36 And thou shalt beat soine 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 pei"fume which thou shalt make, ye shall not make to yourselves according to the composition thereof : it shall be unto thee holy for the Lord. 38 W'hosoever shall make hke unto that, to smell thereto, shall even be cut off' from his people. CHAP. XXXL 2 Bezaleel and Aholiab are called for tlie loorkofthe tabernacle. 12 Of the sab- hath. 18 Moses receiveth the two tables. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 IT See, I have called by name Beza- leel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah : 3 And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship, 4 To devise cunning works, to Avork in gold, and in siher, and in brass, 5 And in cuttuig of stones to set them, and in car\'ing of timber, to work in all- manner of workmanship. 6 And I, behold, I have given with him Aholiab the son of Ahisamach, of the trilie of Dan ; and in the hearts of all that are wise-hearted I have put wisdom ; that they may make all that I have com- manded thee : 7 The tabernacle of the congregation, and the ark of the testimony, and the mercy-seat tliat is thereupon, and all the furniture of the tabernacle, 8 And the table and his furniture, and the pure candlestick with all his furniturej and the altar of incense, 9 And tlie altar of bunit-offering with all his furniture, and tl-ke laver and his foot, 10 And the clothes of service, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments erf his sons, to minister in tlie priest's office, 11 And the anointing oil, and sweet in- cense for the hol)^ fdace : according to all that I have commanded thee, shall they do. 12 II And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 13 Speak thou also unto the children of Israel, saying. Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep : for it is a sign -Ijetween me and \-ou 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 de- fileth it shall surely be put to death : for ■whosoever doctli any work therein, that soul shall be cut oft'from among his people. J 5 Six da\s may work- be done, but in Aaron maketh a molten calf. Chap. tlie seventh is the sabbath of rest, holy to the Lor d : whosoever doeth any work in the sabbath-day he shall surely be put to death. 16 Whei-efore tlie children of Israel shall keep the sabbath, to observe the sabljath throughout their generations, for a per- petual covenant. 17 It is a sign between me and the children of Israel foi- ever : for in six days tlie Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested and was re- freshed. 18 % And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of tes- timony, tables of stone, Avritten with the finger of God. CHAP. xxxn. 1 The jieojile cause Aaron to make a calf. 19 Moses breaketh the tables. 25 The idolaters slain. 30 Moses prayeth for the fxeofile. AND when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down out of the mount, the people gathered themselves together unto Aaron, and said unto him, Up, make us gods which shall go before us : for as for tliis Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Eg^'pt, we wot not what is become of him. 2 And Aaron said unto them. Break off the golden ear-rings, which are in the ears of 3 our wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring them unto me. 3 And all the people break off the gol- den ear-rings which rjere m their ears, and brought them imto Aaron. 4 And he received them at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, af- ter he had made it a molten calf : and the\ said, These be thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 5 And when Aaron saw it, he built an altar before it ; and Aaron made proc- lamation, and said. To-morrow is a feast to the Lord. 6 And they rose up early on the mor- row, and offered burnt-offerings, and brought peace-offeiings : and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and rose up to play, 7 If And tlie I^ord' said unto Moses, Go, get thee down : for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves : 8 They. have turned aside quickly out of the way Avhich I commanded them : they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereimto, and said. These be thy gods, O Israel, which haAc brought thee up out of the land of Egjpt. 9 And the Lord said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and bejiold it is a stiff-necked people : 11 y.yAl. Moses breaketh the t'iOo tables. SI 10 Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them : and I will make of thee a great nation. 11 H And Moses besought the Lord his God, and said, Lord, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt, Avith great power, and with a mighty hand ? 12 VVherefore should the Egj'ptians speak and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from th}" fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Is- rael thy servants, 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 ha\ e spoken of will I give unto your seed, and they shall inlierit it for CA'er. 14 And the Lord repented of the evil which he tiiought to do unto his people. 15 If And Moses tumed, and went down from the mount, and the two tables of the testimony tvere in his hand : the tables vjere written on both their sides ; on the one side and en the other nvcre they w ritten. 16 And the tables tvcre the work of God, and the writing iias the writing of God, graven upon the tables. 17 And when Jcshua heard the noise of the people as they shouted, he said unto Moses, Inhere is a noise of war in the camp. 18 And he said, It is not the voice ol them that shout for masterv, neither is it the voice of them that cry for being over- come ; but the noise of them that sing do I heai*. 19 If And it came to pass as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing : and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneatli the mount. 20 If And he took the calf which they had made, and burnt it in the fire, and gi'ound it to powder, and strewed it upon the water, and made the children of Is- rael drink of it. 21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did tliis people unto thee, that thou hast brought so great a sin upon them ? 22 •f And Aaron said. Let not the anger of my lord wax hot : thou knowest the people that they are set on mischief. 23 For they said unto me. Make us gods which shall go befoi-e us : for as for this Moses, the man that brought us up out of the land of Egjpt, we wot not what is become of him. 24 And I said unto them, WTiosoever 82 The idola'.crs &lui/i, EXODUS. God ialketh nvhh Moses. hath anv gold, let them break ic ofT: So they gu . e it me : then I cast it into the lire, and there came out this calf. 25 *[\ And when Moses saw that the people ivere naked (for Aaron had made them naked unto their shame, among their enemies :) 26 Then Moses stood in the gate of the camp, and said. Who w on the Lord's side ? let him come unto me. And all the sons of Levi gathered themselves to- gether unto him. 27 And he said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate througiiout the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his companion, and e\'ery man his neighbour. 28 And the children of Levi did ac- cordbig to the word of Moses : and tliere fell of the people that day about thi'ee thousand men. 29 For Moses had said, Consecrate yourselves to-day to the Lord, even eve- ry man upon his son, and upon his broth- er ; tliat he may bestow upon you a blessing this day. 30 U And it came to pass on the mor- row, that Moses said unto tlie people. Ye have sinned a great sin : and now I will go up unto the Lord ; perad\enture I shall make an atonement for your sin. 31 And Moses returned unto the Lord, and said, Oh, this people have sinned a great sin, and have made them gods of gold. 32 Yet now, if thou wilt, forgive their sin : and if not, blot me, I ]5i'ay thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. 33 And the Lord said unto Moses, 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 ha\'e spoken un- to thee : behold, mine angel shall go be- fore thee : Nevcrtlieless, m 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 Aaron made. CHAP. XXXIII. 1 The Lord refuseth to ffo with the jieo- file. 9 The Lord tcdketh with Mosef!. 12 Moses dfsireth to see the glory of God. AND the liORD said unto Moses, De- l)art ajid go up hence, thou and the people which thou hast brought up out of the land of Egypt, unto the land which I sware unto Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, saying. Unto thy seed will I give it: ' 2 And I will send an angel before thee; and I will dri\'e out the Canaanite, the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Periz- zite, the Hivitc, ar.d the Jebusite ; 3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey : for I will not go up in the midst of thee ; for thou art a stiff-necked people : lest I consume thee in the way. 4 f And when the peo])le heard these evil tidings, the)' mourned : and no man did put on liim his ornaments. 5 For tlie Lord had said unto Moses, Say unto the children of Israel, Ye are a stiff-necked peo])le : I ^vill come up into the midst of thee in a moment, and con- sume thee : therefore now put ofl^thy or- naments fiom thee, that I may know ■what to do unto thee. 6 And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments, by tlie mount Horeb. 7 U And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp afar off from the camp, and called it the tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, that every one which sought the Lord, Avent out unto the taljernacle of the con- gregation, which was without the camp. S And it came to pass when Closes went out luito the tabernacle, that all the people rose up, and stood e\"ery man at his tent- door, and looked after Moses, until he was gone into the tabernacle. 9 II And it came to pass, as Moses' en- tered into the tabernacle, the cloudy pil- lar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle, and the LORD talked with Moses. 10 And all the people saw the cloudy pillar stand at the tabernacle door : anil all the people rose up and worshipped, every man i?i his tent-dooi*. 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his fi'iend. And he turned again into the camp ; but his servant Joshua the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle. 12 ^ And Moses said unto the Lord, See, thou sayest unto me, Bring up this people : and thou hast not let me know Avhom thou wilt send witii me. Yet thou hast said, I know thee by name, and thou hast also found gi-ace in my sight. 13 Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy siglit, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace ui thy sight : and consider that this nation is thy ])eople. 14 And he said, iSty presence shall go wi/h thee, and I will gi\'e thee rest. 15 And he said unto him. If thy pi-es- ence go not with vie, cany us not up hence. 16 For wherein shall it be known liere that I and thy people ha\ e found grace in thy sight ? Is it not in tliat thou eoest with us ? So shall we be separated, 1 and thy i)eopic, from all the people that are u])on the face of the earth. The two tables rcnevjed. Chap, x 17 And the Lord said unto Moses, I will do this thing also t. at thou hast spok- en : for thou hast found grace iu my sight, and I know thee by name. IS x\nd he said, I beseech thee, shew me thv glory. 19 And he said, I will make aU my goodness pass before thee, and I will pro- claim the name of the Lord before thee ; and will be gracious to whom I will be fracious, and will shew mercy on whom will sliew 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 thovi shalt stand upon a rock. 22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a cleft 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. CHAP. XXXIV. 1 The tables are renevjed. 5 The name of the LORD proclaimed. 10 God makcth a covenant ivit/i them. AND the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the iirsc : and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables wliich thou brakest. 2 And be ready in the morning, and come up in the moniing unto mount Si- nai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. 3 And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount : neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount. 4 And he hewed two tables of stone, like unto the first ; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the Lord had command- ed him, and took in his hand the two ta- bles of stone. 5 ^ And the Lord descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and pro- claimed the name of the Lord. 6 And the Lor d passed by befoi-e him, and proclaimed. The Lord, the Lord God, mei-ciful and gracious, long-suffer- ing, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, for- giving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guil- ty ; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the chil- dren's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. 8 1[ And Moses made haste, and bowed his head towardthe earth, and worshipped. 9 And he said. If now I have found grace in thy sight, O Lord, let my Lord, XXIV. God maketh a covenant with them. 83 I pray thee, go among us (for it is a stiff-necked peoj^le) and pardon oiu' ini- quity and our sin, and take us for thine inhei'itance. 10 H 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 tlie work of the Lord : for it is a terrible thing lliat 1 will do with thee. 11 Oi)servc thou that which I command thee this day : Behold, I drive out before thee the Amonte, and the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Hivite, and Ihe Jebusite. 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 ot tliee : 13 But ye shall destroy their altars, break their images, and cut down tlieir groves : 14 For thou shalt worship no other gotl : for the Lord, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God : 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 07ie call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice ; 16 And thou take of their daughters unto tliy sons, and their daughters go a whoi'ing after their gods, and make thy sons go a whoring after their gods. 17 riiou shalt make thee no molten gods. 18 The feast of unleavened bread shalt thou keep. Seven days shalt thou eat un- leavened bread, as I commanded thee in the time of the month Abib : for in the month Abib thou earnest out from Egypt, 19 AU that openeth the matrix is mine : and every firstling among thy cattle, whether ox or sheep, that is male. 20 But th^ firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb : and if thou redeein him not, then shalt thou break his neck. All the first-born of thy sons thou shalt redeem. And none shall appear before me empty. 21 Six days thou shalt Avork, but on the seventh day thou shalt rest ; in earing- time and in harvest thou slialt rest. 22 And thou shalt observe the feast of weeks, of the first-fruits of wheat-harvest, and the feast of in-gathering at- the year's end. 23 Thrice in the year shall all your men-children appear before the Lord God, the God of Israel. 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 Lord thy God thrice in the year. 25 Thou shalt not offer the blood of imy sacrifice with leaven, neither shall 84 Of the sabbath. the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the moniing;. 26 The first of the first-fruits of thy land tliou shalt bring unto the house of the Lor D thy God. Thou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 27 And the Lord said unto Moses, Wi'ite thou these ^vords : for after the tenour of these words I have made a cov- enant with thee, and Avith Israel. 28 ^ And he was there with the Lord forty days and forty nights ; he did nei- ther eat bread nor drink water : and he •wrote upon the tables the words of the covenant, the ten commandments. 29 H And it came to pass when Moses came down from mount Sinai, (with the two tables of testhnony in Moses' hand, when he came down from tlie mount,) that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone, while he talked with him. 30 And when Aaron and aU the chil- dren of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come nigh him. 31 And Moses called unto them ; and Aaron and all the rulers of the congre- gation returned unto him : and Moses talked with them. 32 And afterwai'd all the children of Israel came nigh : and he gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him in mount Sinai. 33 And till Moses had done speaking with them, he put a veil on his face. 34 But when Moses 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 cliildren of Israel that Avhich he was commanded. 35 And the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses' face shone : and Moses put the veil upon his face again, until he went in to speak witli him. CHAP. XXXV. 2 Tlie sabbath. 4 The free gifts for the tabernacle, 20 The readiness of the people to offer. AND Moses gathered all the congi'e- gation of the children of Israel to- gether, and said unto them, These are\X\e. words which the Lord hath commanded, that ye should do them. 2 \ Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an lioly day, a sabbath of rest to the Lord : whosoever doeth work thei'ein, shall be put to death. 3 Ye shall kindle no fire throughout ■ your habitations upon the sabbatli day. 4 1[ And Moses spake unto all the con- srregation of the children of Israel, saying, rhis is the thing wliich the Lord com- luanded, saying, 3 Take '. c from among you an offering EXODUS, Fre? gifts for the tabernacle . unto the Lord : whosoever is of a will- ing heart, let him bring it, an offeiing of the Lord ; gold, and silver, and brass, 6 And blue, and purple, and scarlet^ and fine linen, and goats hair, 7 And rams skins dyed red, and bad- gers 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 breast-plate. 10 And every wise-hearted among you shall come, and make all tliat the Lord hath commanded ; 11 The tabernacle, his tent, and his covering, his taches, and his boards, his bars, his pillars, and his sockets, 12 The ark, and the sta\es thereof, nvith the mercy-seat, and the veil of the covering, 13 The table, and his staves, and all his vessels, and the shew-bread, 14 The candlestick also for the light, and his furniture, and his lamps, with the oil for the hght, 15 And the incense-altar, and his staves, and the anointing oil, and the sweet in- cense, and the hanging for the door at the entering in of tlie tabernacle, 16 Tlie altar of burnt-offering, with his brazen gi-ate, his staves, and all his vessels, the laver and his foot, , 17 The hangings of the court, his pil- lars, 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 clothes of service, to do service in tiie holy place, the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and the garments of his sons, to minister in the priest's office. 20 H And all the congregation of the children of Israel departed from the pres- ence of Moses. 21 And they came, every one whose heart stiri'ed him up, and every one whom his spirit made willing, a7id they brought the Lord's offering to the work of the tabernacle of the congi'egation, and for aU his service, and for the holy garments. 22 And they came, both men and wom- en, as many as were wUling-hearted, a?2f/ brought bracelets, and eai'-iTOgs, and rings, and tablets, all jewels of gold : and every man that offered, offered mi 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, lirought them. 24 Every one that did offer an offering of silver and Ijrass brought the Lord's offering : and eveiy man with whom wa.s found shittim wixxl for i'.uy work of tUtt bervice, brought it. Tlie readiness qftJtefieofilc to offer. Chap 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 stir- red 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 breast-plate ; 28 And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet in- cense. 29 The children of Isra>.l 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 commanded to be made by the hand of Moses. 30 IT And Moses said unto the children of Israel, See;, the Lord hath culled by name Bezaleel, the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah ; 31 And he hath filled him with the spi- rit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship ; 32 And to devise curious works, to work m gold, and in silver, and in brass, 33 And in the CHtting of stones, to set them, and in cai'ving of wood, to make any manner of cimning work. 34 And he hath put in his heart that he may teach, both he, and Ahofiab, the son of Ahisamach, of the tribe of Dan. ■55 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 pur- ple, in scarlet, and in fine linen, and of the weaver, even of them that do any work, and of those that devise cunning work. CHAP. XXXVL 1 The offerings delivered to the workmen. 5 The liberality ofthefieofde restrained. THEN wrought Bezaleel and Aholiab, and every wise-hearted man , in whom the Lord put wisdom and understanding to know how to Avork all manner of work for the service of the sanctuary, accord- ing to all that the Lord had commanded. 2 And Moses called Bezaleel and Aho- liab, and every wise-hearted man, in whose heart the Lord had put wisdom, even eveiy one whose heart stirred him up to come unto the work to do it : 3 And they received of Moses all the ofFei-ing which the children of Israel had brought for the work of tlje service of the sanctuary, to make it withal. And they brought yet unto him free-ottei-ings every morning. 4 And all the wise men, that wrought all the work of the sanctuary, came every jiian from his work which they made ; 5 •[ And they spake unto Moses, saying, XXXVI. Their liberality restrained. 85 The people bring much more than enough for the service of the work, wliich the Lord commanded to make. 6 Ayd Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed through- out 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 it, and too nmch. 8 5f And e\ery wise-hearted man a- mong them that wrought the work of the tabernacle made ten curtains o/' fine twin- ed linen, and blue, and purple, and scar- let : ivith cherubims of cunning work made he them. 9 The length of one curtain luas twenty and eight cubits, and tlie breadth of one curtain four cubits : the curtains were all of one size. 10 And he coupled the five curtains one unto another : and the o'ther five cur- tains he coupled one unto anothei-. 11 And he made loops of blue on the edge of one curtain from the selvedge in the coupling : likewise he made in the uttermost 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 second : 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 tab- ernacle. 14 II And he made curtains of goats hair for the tent over tlie tabernacle : eleven curtains he made them. 15 The length of onecurtain was thirty cubits, and four cubits was the breadtli of one curtain : the eleven curtains were of one size. 16 And he coupled five curtains bj- themselves, and six curtains by them- selves. 17 And he made fifty loops upon the ut- termost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain vv'hich coupleth the second, 18 And he made fifty taches of brass to couple the tent together, that it might be one. 19 f^And he made a covering for the tent o/rams skins dyed red, and a cover- ing o/"badgei"s skins above that. 20 If And he made boards for the tab- ernacle o/"shittim wood, standing up. 21 The length of a board was ten cu- bits, and the breadth of a board one cubit and a half. 22 One board had two tenons, equally distant one from another: thus did he make for all the boards of the tabernacle. S6 The curtains, boards, ark, EXODUS, mercy-seat, tabic, candlestick, (S'c. 23 And he made boards for the taber- nacle ; twenty boards for the south side southward : 24 And forty sockets of silver he made imder the twenty boards ; two sockets tmder one board for his two tenons, and two sockets under anotiier board for his two tenons. 25 And for the otlier side of the taber- nacle which is tov/ard 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 beneath, smd coupled together at the liead thereof, to one ring : thus he did to both of them in both the comers. 30 And there were eight boards ; and their sockets were sixteen sockets of sil- ver, under every board two sockets. 31 If And he made bars o/'shittim wood ; five for the boards of the one side of the tabernacle, 32 And five bare for the boards of the other side of the tal^ernacle, and fi\"e 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 o/'gold to be places for the bai-s, and overlaid the bars with gold. 35 ^ And he made a a eil of blue, and puiple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen : wiili cherubuns made he it of cunning work. 36 And he made thereunto four pillars o/shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold : their hooks ware of gold ; and he cast for them four sockets of silver. 37 And he made an hanging for the tab- eraacle-door o/'blue, and purple, and scai-- let, and fine twined linen, of needle- work ; 38 'And the five pillars of it, with their hooks : and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold : but their fi^'e sockets were &/" brass. CHAP. XXXVII. 1 The ark, 6 the mercij-seat with cheru- bims, 10 the table, 17 the candlestick, 25 a'nd altar of incense. AND Bezaleel made the ark o/shittim wood : two cubits and a half ivas the lengdi 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 3 And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four cornel's of it ; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it. 4 And he made sta\'es o/'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 If And he made the mercy-seat of pure gold : two cubits and a half was the length thereof, and one cubit and a half the breadth thereof. 7 And he made two chenibims o/"gold, beaten out of one piece made he them, on the two ends of the mercy-seat ; 8 One chenib on the end on this side, and another cherub on the other end on that side : out of the mercy-seat made he the cherubims on the two ends thereof. 9 And die cheiiibims spread out their wings on high, and covered with their wings over the mercy-seat, with their faces one to another ; eveii to the mercy- seat-ward were the faces of the cherubims. 10 If And he made the table of shittim wood : two cubits nvas the length thei'eof, 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 thereimto a border of an hand-breadth 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 cornel's that were in the four feet thereof. 34 Over against the border were the rings, the places for the staves, to bear the table. 15 And he made tlie staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table. 16 And he made the vessels Avhich were upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covere to cover withal, o/pure gold. 17 If And he made the candlestick of pure gold ; o/" beaten work made he the candlestick ; his shaft, and his branch, his l)owls, his knops, and his flowers were of the same : 18 And six branches going out of the sides thereof ; three branches of the can- dlestick out of the one side thereof, and three branches of the candlestick out of the other side tliereof : 19 Three bowls made after the fashion of almonds in one branch, a kno]) and a flower; and three ijowls made like al- monds in anotiier branch, a knop and a flower : so throughout the six branches going out of tiie candlestick. , 20 And in the candlestick nocre four wiwls made like ahnonds, his knops, and his llowers : The altar of incense. Chap. 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 tlie six branches going out of it. 22 Their knops and their branches were of the same : all of it ivas one beat- en work 0/ pure gold. 23 -Vnd he made his seven lamps, and his snuffers, and his snuft-dishes, of pure gold. 24 Of a. talent of pure gold made he it, and all the vessels thereof. 25 f And he made the incense-altar of shittim wood : the length of it nvas a cubit, and the breadth of it a cubit ; it was four- square ; and two cubits was the height of it ; the horns thei-eof 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 a- bout. 27 Ai>d he made two rings of gold for it under the crown thereof^ by the two comers 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 incense of sweet spices, ac- coi'ding to tlie work of the apotliecary. CHAP. XXXVIII. 1 The altar of burnt-offering, 8 the la- ver of brass, 9 and the court. 21 The sum of the offerings. AND he made the altar of burnt-of- fering of shittim wood : five cubits wa^i tlie lengtii thereof, and live cubits the breadth thereof ; it was foiu'-square ; and three cubits the height thereof. 2 And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it ; tlie horns thereof were of tlie same : and he overlaid it with brass. 3 And he made all the \essels of the al- tar, the pots, and the shovels, and the ba- sons, and the flesh-hooks, and the fire- pans : all the vessels tliereof made he of brass. 4 And he made for the altar a brazen grate of net-work under the compass tliereof be.ieath unto 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 bi-ass. 7 And he jiut the staves into the rings on the sides of the altar, to bear it withal ; he made the altar hollow witli boards. 8 1[ And he made the laver of brass, and the foot of it q/' brass, of the looking- glasses of the women assembling, which assembled at the djoor of the tabernacle of the congregation. :/" silver, and the overlaying of their chapi- ters and their fiJlets &/" silver. 20 And all the pins of the tabeni?xle, and of the court round about, were o/'brass. 21 1[ This is the sum of the tabernacle, even of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the command- ment of Moses,yor the service of the r*e- \'ites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aa- ron the priest ' 22 And Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, made ail that the Lord commanded Moses. 23 And with him was AhoViab, son of Ahisaniach, of the triije of Dan, an en- graver, and a cunning workman, and an embroiderer in blue, and in purple, and in scarlet, and fine linen. 24 All the gold that was occupied for the work in all the work of the \io\Y place, even thegoldof tlieoflFering, was tv/enty and nine talent*^, and seven hundred and thirty she- kels, after the shekel of the sunctuaiy. 25 And the sil\cr of them that wei-e numbered of the congi'egation itxis an hundred talents, and a tliousand se\tn .S8 The holy garments, b'c. EXODUS. iiundi-ed and threescore and fifteen she- kels, 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 upward, for six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty me7i. 27 And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the veil ; an hundred sockets of the hund,red talents, a talent for a socket. 28 And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapi- ters, 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 cf the tabernacle of the con- gi-egation, and the brazen altar, and the brazen grate for it, and all the vessels of the altar, 31 And the sockets of the court round about, and the eockets of the court gate, and all the pins of the tabernacle, and all the pins of the court round about. CHAP. XXXIX. 1 The clothes of service and holy garments. 2 The ejihod. 8 The breast-plate. 22 The robe of the efihocl, and other garments. AND of the blue, and purple, and scarlet, they made clothes of ser- vice, to do service in the holy filace, and made the holy garments for Aaron ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 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 it into wires, to work it m the blue, and in the purple, and in the scarlet, and in the fine linen, ivilh cim- ning work. 4 They made shoulder-pieces for it, to couple it together : by the two edges was it coupled together. 5 And the curious girdle of his ephod, that ivas upon it, tvas of the same, ac- cording to the work thereof; ©/"gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 6 And they wrought onyx stones en- closed in ouches of gold, graven as sig- nets are gi-aven, with the names of the children of Israel. 7 And he put them on the shoulders of the ephod, that they should be stones for a memorial to the children of Israel ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 8 1J 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. The holy garments, Ijfe. 9 It was four-square ; they made the breast-plate double : a span was die length thereof, and a span the breadth thereof, being doubled. 10 And they set in it four rows of stones : the first row luas a sardius, a topaz, and a carbuncle : this was the fii'st row. 11 And the second row, an emei'ald, a sapphire, and a diamond. 12 And the third row, a figure, an a- gate, and an amethyst. 13 And the fourth row, a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper : they were enclosed in ouches of gold in their enclosings. 14 And the stones ivere according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, accoi'ding to their names, like the en- gi'avings of a signet, every one with liis name, according to the twehe tribes. 15 And they made upon the breast- plate chains at the ends, of wreathen work o/"pure gold. 16 And they made two ouches o/'gold. and two gold rings, and put the two rings in the two ends of the breast-plate. 17 And they put the two wi-eathen chains pf gold in the two rings on the ends of the breast-plate. 18 And the two ends of the two wreath- en chains they fastened in the two ouches, and put them on the shoulder-pieces of the ephod, before it. / 19 And they made two rings of gold, and put them on the two ends of the bi'east-plate, upon the border of it, A\hicli was on the side of the ephod inward. 20 And they made two other golden I'ings, and put them on the two sides of the ephod underneath, toward the foi*e part of it, over against the other coupling tiiereof, above the curious gii'dle of the ephod : 21 And they did bind the breast-plate by his I'ings unto the I'ijigs of the ephod with a lace of blue, that it might be a- bove the curious girdle of the ephod, and that the breast-plate might not be loosed from the ephod; as the Lord command- ed Moses. 22 ^ And he made the rol)e of the ephod of woven work, all of blue. 23 And there was a hole in the midst of the robe, as the hole of an liabcrgeon, 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 pur- ple, and scarlet, and twined linen. 25 And they made bells o/'pure gold, and put the bells between the pomegi-an- ates upon the hem of the robe, round a- bout between the pomegranates ; 26 A bell and a pomegranate, a bell and a pomegranate, round about the hem of the robe to minister in ; as the Lord commanded Moses. The tabernacle set uji. Chap. 27 IT Andtheymadecoatso/finelincnjO/' woven work, for Aaron and for his sons, 28 And a mitre q/fine linen, and goodlV bonnets o/"fine linen, jind linen breeches o/'fine twined linen, 29 And a gii-dle o/fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet, of needle- work ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 30 1[ And they made the plate of the holy crown o/"pure gold, and wrote upon it a writing, like to the engra\ings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. 31 And they tied unto it a lace of blue, to fasten it on high upon the mitre ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 32 f Thus was all the work of the tab- ernacle of the tent of tlie congregation finished: and the children cf Israel did according to all that the Lord command- ed Moses, so did they. 33 And they brought the tabernacle unto Moses, the tent, and all his furni- ture, 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 covei'ing, 35 The ark of the testimony, and the staves thereof, and the mercy-seat, 36 The table, cwf/ all the vessels thereof, and the shew-bread, 37 The pure candlestick, nvith the lamps thereof, even nvith the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels there- of, and the oil for light, 38 And the golden altar, and the anoint- ing oil, and the sweet incense, and the hanging for the tabernacle-door, 39 The brazen altar, and his grate of brass, his sta^■es, dnd all his vessels, the laver and his foot, 40 The hangings of the court, his pil- lars, and his sockets, and the hanging for the court-gate, his cords, and his pins, and all the vessels of tlie ser^•ice of the tabernacle, for the tent of the congregation , 41 The clothes of service to do service in the holy filace, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons gar- ments, to minister in the priest's office. 42 According to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Is- rael made all the work. 43 And Mcses did look upon all the work, and behold, they had\loue it 5s the Lord had commanded, even so had they done it : and Moses blessed them. CHAP. XL. 1 The tabernacle is commanded to be rear- ed, 9 and anointed. 13 Aaron and his nons to be sanctijicd. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, irOn the first day of the fii'st month shalt thou set up the tabernacle of the tent of llie congregation. 12 XL. Aaron and his sons sanctijicd. 89 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 testi- mony, and put the hanging of the door to the taljernacle. 6 And tliou shalt set the altar of the burnt-offering before the door of the tab- ernacle of the tent of the congregation. 7 And thou shalt set the laver between the tent of the congregation and the al- tar, and shalt put water therein. 8 And thou shalt set up the court round about, and hang up the hanging at the court-gate. 9 f And thou shalt take the anointing oil, ar.d anoint the tabernacle, and all tha-i. is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof : and it shall be holy. 10 And thou shalt anoint the altar of the buiTit-offering, and 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 Aaron and his sons unto the door of the taberjjacle of the congregation, and wash tliem with water. 13 IT And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify Inm ; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office. 14 And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe tiiem 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 tlieir anointing sludl surely be au everlasting priesthood tlu'oughout their generations. 16 ^Thus did Moses ; according to all that the Lord commanded him, so did he. 17 And it came to pass in the first niontli, in the second year, on the first daif of the month, that the tcibernacle was reared up. 13 And Moses reared up the taberna- cle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars. 19 And he spread abroad the tent over the taiiernacle, and put the c-overing of the tent above upon it ; as tlie Lord commanded Idoses. 20 And he took and put the testimom- into the ark, and set tiie staves on the ark, and put the mercy-seat above upon j the ark : . 21 And he brought the ai-k into the 90 The lamjts arc lighted. LEVITICUS, tabernacle, and set up tlie veil of the covered the ark of the the Lord commanded covenng, and testimony ; as Moses. 22 And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side ot the tab- ernacle northw^ard, without the veil. 23 And he set the bread m order upon it before the Lord ; as the Lord had commanded Moses. 24 And he put the candlestick in the tent of the congregation, o^'er agjiinst the table, CHI the side of the tabernacle south- ward. ^ And he lighted the lamps before the Lord, as the Lord commanded Moses. 26 And he put the golden altar in the tent of the congi'egation, before the veil : 27 And he burnt sweet incense thei'e- on ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 28 And he set up the hanging at the door of the tabernacle. 29 And he put the altar of bumt-ofFer- ing by the door of the tabernacle of the tent of the congregation, and offered up- on it the buwit-ofFeinng, and the meat-of- fering ; as the Lord commanded Mo- ses, 30 And he set the laver between the A cloud covereth the tent. tent of tlie congregation and the altar, and put water there, to wash tvithal. 31 And Moses, and Aaron, and his sons, washed their hands and their feet thereat ; 32 When they went into the tent of the congi-egation, and when diey came near unto the altar, they washed ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 33 And he reared up the court round about the taljeniacle and die altar, and set up the hanging of the \;ourt-gate : so iVIcses Lnished the work. 34 f[ Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregadon, and the glory of the Lord filJeU the tabernacle. 55 And Moses was not able to enter in- to the tent of the congregation, because die cloud abode thereon, and the glory if tlie Lord filled the tabernacle. 36 And wiien the cloud was taken up from over the ta!)ernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys : 37 But il" the cloud were not taken up, then they journeyed not till the day tliatit was taken up. 38 For the cloud of the Lord tjus uj> on the tabernacle by day, and fire was on it by night, in the sight of all tlie house of Israel, throughout all their journeys. THE THIRD BOOK OF MOSES, called LEVITICUS. CHAP. L 1 The burnt-offerings, 3 of the herd, 10 of the Jiocksy 14 of thefoivln. Al^D the Lord called unto Moses, and spake unto him out of the tab- ernacle of the congregation, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, dnd 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 If liis offering be a burnt-sacrifice of Ijie herd, let him ofTer a male without blemish : he shall offer it of his own vol- untary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord. 4 And he shall put his hand upon the head of the burnt-offering ; 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, Aaron'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 con- gregation. 6 And he shall flay the burnt-offering, and cut it into his pieces. 7 And the sons ot Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay tlie wood in order ujion the fire. 8 And the piiests, Aaron's sons, shall lay the parts, the iiead, and the fat, in or- der upon the wood that is on the fire which -?« upon the altar. 9 But his inv/ards and his legs shall he wash in water : and the priest shall burn all on the altar, to be a burnt-sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 10 If And if his ofFgring be of the flocks, nainelij, of the sheep, or of the goats, for a burnt-sacrifice ; he shall bring it a male without blemish. 1 1 And he shall kill it on the side of the altar northward before the Lord : and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood rovind 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 inwards and the legs widi water : and the priest shall bring it all, and burn it upon the altar : it is a bunit-sacrifice, an offering made h^ fire, of a sweet sa\our unto the Lord. 14 And if the burnt-sacrifice for his offering to the Lord be of fowls, then he sliall bi'ing his offering of turtie-do\ es, or of young pigeons. i5 And the priest shall bring it unto thf altar, and wrmg off his head, and burn it on the altar : and the lilood thereof shall be wrung out at the side of the al- tiu- : * I The mcat-ojfering ofjlour. Chap, i 16 And he shall pluck away liis 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 asun- der : and- the priest shall bum it upon the altar, upon the wood that in upon the fire : it is a bunit-sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. CHAP. 11. 1 The meat-offering of flour with oil and incen-ie, V2 and the [first-fruits in the I'var. 13 The salf^of the meat-offering. AND when any will offer a meat-of- fering vmto the Lord, his offering sh i' be of fine floui- ; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put trankincense there- on : 2 And he sha;ll bring it to Aaron's sons the priests : and he shall take thereout his handful of the flour thereof, and of the oil thereof, Avith all the frankincense there- of, atid the priest shall buvn the memo- rial of it upon the altar, to be an offeinng mnde by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord : 3 And the remnant of the meat-offer- ing shall be Aaron's and his sons : it is a thing most holy of the ofierings of the Lord made by fire. 4 % And if thou bring an oblation of a meat-offering baken in the oven, it shall be unleavened cakes of fine flour mingled •with oil, or unleavened wafers anointed with oil. 5 % And if thy oblation be a meat-offer- ing Ac^ew in a pan, it shall be «j/' fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil. 6 Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon : it is a meat-offering. 7 IT And if thy oblation br a meat-offer- ing bakcn in the fn'ing-pan, it shall be made q/'fine floin' with oil. 8 And thou shalt bring the meat-offer- ijig that is made of these things unto the Lord : and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar. 9 And the priest shall take from the meat-offering a memorial thereof, and shall bum it upon the altar : it is an of- fering made by fire, of a sweet savour un- to the Lord. 10 And that which is left of the meat- offering shall be Aaron's and his sons : it is a thing most holy, of the offerings of the Lord made by fire. 11 No meat-ofiering, 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 IT As for the oislation of the first- fiiiits, ye shall offer thorn unto the Lord : but they shall 'liot be l;nrnt on the altar for a sweet savoiu-. III. Tlie peace-offering of the herd. 91 13 ^ And eveiy oblation of thy meat- offering shalt thou season with salt ; nei- ther shalt thou suffer the salt of the cove- nant 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 first-fruits unto the Lord, thou -shalt offer for the meat-offering of thy first- fruits, gi-een ears of corn dried by tne fire, even corn beaten out of fall ears. - 15 And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense tliereon : it is a meat- ofieiTng. 16 And the priest shall bum the memo- rial of it, part of the beaten com thereof, axvApart of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof : it is an offering made by fire unto the Lord. CHAP. III. 1 The peace-offering of the herd, 6 of the flock ; 7 either a lamb, 12 or a goat. AND if his oblation be a saci'ifice of peace-ofi^ering, if he offer ?V of the herd, whether it be a male or female ; he shall 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 congrega- tion : and Aai-on's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about 3 And he shall offer of tlie sacrifice of the peace-offering, an offering made by fire unto the Lord ; the fat thatcoveretk the inwards, and all the fat that is 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 kid- neys, it shall he take away. 5 And Aaron's sons shall bum it on the altar, upon the burnt-sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire : it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet sa- vour unto the Lord. 6 ^ And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace-offermg unto the Lord be of the flock, male or female ; he shall cffer it without blemish. 7 If 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 liend-of his offering, and kill it betore the tabernacle of tlie congregation: and Aa- nm's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof roiuid about upon tlie altar. 9 And he shall offer of tlie sacrifice 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 l)y the back-bone ; and the fi-t that cov- ereth the inwards, and^all tlie fat that is upon the inwards, 10 And the two kidneys, and the fat 92 The nin-qO'enng of ignorance, LEVI' that is upon them, which zs by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. 11 And the priest shall burn it upon the altar : it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord. 12 ir And if his offering he 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 taberna- cle of the congregation : and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about. 14 And he shall offer thereof his offer- ing, even an offering made by fire unto tlie Lord ; the fat that covereth the inwaixls-, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 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 bum them up- on the altar : it is the food of the offei-ing made by fire for a sweet saA^6ur : all the fat is the Lord's. 17 /f.9/?a// 6f a perpetual statute for your generations throughovit all your dwell- ings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood. CHAP. IV. 1 The sin-offering of ignorance, 3 for thefiriest, 13 fir the co7tgregation, 22 for the ruler, 27 for any of the }icojile. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying. If a soul shall sin through igno- rance against any of the commandments of the Lord concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them : 3 f If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people ; then let him bring for his sin which he hatli 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 congre- gad'in before the Lord ; and shall lay his hand upon the bidlock's head, and kill the bullock before tlie Lord. 5 And the priest that is anointed shall take of tl>e bullock's blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation : 6 And the priest sliall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood se\en times before tlie Lord, before tlie veil of the sanctuary, 7 And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which /s in the tabenracle of the congregation ; and shall pour all the blood of' the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt-offei'ing, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congi-egation. 8 And he shall take off from it all the riCUS. for the congregation, '(Jfc. fat of the bullock for the sin-offering ; tho fat that co^'ereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, 9 And the two kidneys, and the fat thit is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, wi^^h the kid- neys, it shall he take away, 10 As it was taken off^from the bullock of the sacrifice of peace-offeiings: 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 inwards, and his dung, 12 Even the whole bullock shall he ear- ly fortli without the camp unto a clean place, where the ahhes are poured out, and bum hun on the wood with fire : where the ashes are poured out shall he be burnt. 13 H And if the whole congi'egation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have doije someivhat against any of the commandments of the Lord con- cerning things which should not be done» . and are guilty ; 14 WHien the sin which the)' have sin- ned against it is known, then tlie congre- gation shall offer a young bullock for the sin, and bring him before the tabernacle i of the congregation. . 15 And the elders of the congi'egation I shall lay their hands upon the head of the bulloi:k before the Lord : and the bul- ( lock shall be killed before the Lord. I 16 And the priest that is anointed \ shall bring of the bullock's blood to the j tabemacle of the congi-egation : 17 And the priest shall dip his finger in some of the blood, and sprinkle it sev- en 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 be- fore the Lord, that is in the tabernacle of the congrega.tion, and siiall pour out all the blood at the Ijottom 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 fi'om him, and bum il 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 tlie camp, and burn him as he burned the first bullock : it is a sin-offer- ing for the congi-egation. 22 1;[ When a ruler hath sinned, and done someivhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty ; and for any of the people. Cha 23 Or if his sin, Avhcrein he hath sin- ned, come to his knowledge ; he shall brmg liis oiieiTiig, a kid of the goats, a male without blemish : 24 And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the grat, and kill it in the place wlierc they kill the burnt-otfering before tiie Lor d : it is a sin-ofFel-ing. 25 And the priest shall take of the blood of tlie sin-offering with his finger, and put it upcn tlie horns of the altar of burnt-oflcring, and shall pour out his ljl(X)d at the bottom of the altar of bnnit- « .ffcring. 26 And he shall bum all his fat upon tJie altar, as the fac of the sacrifice of peace-offerings : and the priest sliaJl make an atonement for him as concerning his sin, and it shall be forgiven hiin. 27 If And if any one of the common people sin through ignorance, while he doeth somcTjhat against any of the com- mandmentsof theLoR d concerning things which ought not to be done, and be giiiltv- ; 28 Or if his sin which he liath sinned come to his knowledge : then he shall biTiig his offering, a kid of the goats, a female without blemish, foi' 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 bumt-ofter- ing. 30 And the priest shall take of the blood thereof with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of bumt-oftering, 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 fat is taken away from off" tlie saciifice of peace-offerings ; and the priest shall burn it upon the altar for a sweet saAour unto tlie Lord ; and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and it shall be forgiAen him. 32 And if he bring a lamb for a sin- offering, he shall bring it a female with- out 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 the blood of the siJi-offenngwith his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt-of- fering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar : 35 And he shall take away all the fat thei-eof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace-of- ferings ; and the priest shall burn them upon tlie altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord : and tlie priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he liath committed, and it shall be forgiven him. '. V. Touching unclean things. 93 CHAP. V. 1 Of him that concealeth his knowledge in touching of an -unclean tilings 4 or in makingan oath. 14 The trespass-offering in sacrilege, 17 andinsin., of ignoraiice. AND if a soul sin, and hear tlie voice of swearing, and is a witness, whether he hath seen or known of it ; if he do not utter it, then he shall bear his iniquity. 2 IT Or if a sovil touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcass of an unclean beast, or a carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean creeping things, and z'/it be hidden from hini ; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. 3 Or if he touch tlie uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him ; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty. 4 II Or if a soul swear, pronouncing with his lips to do evil, or to do goal, whatsoever it be that a man shall pro- nounce with an oath, and it be hid from him ; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty in one of these. 5 And it shall be, Avhen he shall be guU- ty in one of these things, that he shall con- fess that he hath sinned in that thing : 6 ^ And he shall bring his trespass-offer- ing unto the Lord for his sin wiiich he hath sinned, a female from tlie flock, ^ lamb or a kid of the goats, for a sin-offer- ing ; and the priest shall make an atone- ment for him concerning his sin. 7 1[ And if he be not able to bring a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass which he hath committed, two turtle- doA'es, or two young pigeons, unto the Lord ; one for a sin-oncring, 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 wrijig off his head from his neck, but shall not divide it asunder : 9 And he shall sprinkle of the blood of the sin-offering upon the side of the altar ; and the rest of the blood shall be wiim^ out at the bottom of the altar : it is a sin- offering. 10 And he shall offer the second for a bunit-offering, according to the manner : and the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin v\!iich he hath sinned, and it shall be forgi\'en him. 11 1[ But if he be not able to bring two tin-tle-do\'es, or two young pigeons ; then he that sinned shall bring tor his offci-ing the tenth pait of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering ; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frank- incense thereon : for it is a sin-ofieiing. 12 Then sliiiU lie bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, ex^en a memorial thereof, and burn it rm 94 The tresfiasa-offering LEVIT tlie altar, according to the 'offerings made by fire unto the Lord : it is a sin- oiFenng. 13 And the priest shall make an atone- ment for him as touching his sin that he hath siimed in one of these, and it shall be iorgi\-en hiln : and the rtmvant shall be the priest's, as a meat-offering. 14 ^[ And tlie Lord spake unto Moses, saying, is If a soul commit a trespass, and sin thixMigh ignorance, in the holy things of the Lor D ; then he shall bring for his tres- pass unto the Lord a ram without blem- ish out of the flocks, with thy estimation by shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuaiy, for a trespass-offeiing : 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 gi\'e it unto tlie pi iest : and the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass-offering, and it shall be forgiven him. 17 % And if a soul sin, and commit any of these things which are forbidden to be \ done by the commandments of the Lord ; thoiigh he wist it not, yet is he guilty, aiid sliall bear his iniquity. • 18 And he shall bring a ram without blemish out of the flock, with thy estima- tion, for a trespass-offering unto the priest ; and the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his ignorance wherein he erred and wist it not, and it shall be foi- given liim. 19 It is a trespass-ofiering : he hath cer- tainly trespassed against the Lord. CHAP. VI. 1 The tresftass-offcringfor sins done nuit- . tingiy, 1 9 The offering at the conse- cration of a firient. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 If a soul sin, and commit a trespass {igainst tlie Lord, and lie unto iiis neigh- bour in that which was delivered him to keeji, or in fellowship, or in a thing taken away by violence, or hath deceived his neighbour ; 5 Or have found that which was lost, and lieth concerning it, and swearetli false- ly ; in any of all these that a man doeth, sinning therein : 4 1 hen it shall be, because he hath sin- ned and is guilty, that he shall restore that wliich betook violently away, or tlie thing ■which he hath deceitfully gotten, or that which was deli\ ered him to keep, or the lost thing which he foimd, 5 Or all that about v/hich he hath sworn falsely ; he shall even restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more diereto, and give it unto hbii to whom it appertaineth, in the day of his trcspass-ofteiing. ICUS. for sins do7ie ivittingly, 6 And he shall bring hrs ti*espass-offw- ing unto the Lord, a ram without blem- ish out of the flock, with thy estimatign^ for a trespass-offei-ing, unto the priest : 7 And the priest shall make an atone- ment for him before the Lord: and it shall be forgiven him for any thing of aU that he hath done in trespassing there- in. 8 5f And the Loud spake unto Moses, saying, 9 Command Aaron and his sons, say- ing. This is the law of the bumt-oft'ering : It is the burnt-offering, because of tlie burning upon the altar all night unto the momiiig, and the fire of tJbe altar shall be burning in it 10 And tlie priest shall put on his linen garment, and his linen breeches shall he put upon his flesh, and take ujj the ashes which the fire hath consumed with the burnt-offciing on the altar, and he shall put them beside the altar. 11 And he shall put off his garments, and put on other gai-ments, and carry forth the ashes without the camp unto a clean place. 12 And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it ; it shall not be put out ; and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the ijumt-offering in or- der upon it ; and he shall bum tliereon • the fat of the peace-offerings. 13 The fire shall evei- be l)urning upon the altar ; it shall ne\'er go out. 14 f And this is the law of the meat- offering : the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord, before the altar. 15 And he shall take of it his handful, of the flour of the meat-offeiing, and of the oil thereof, and all the frankincense which is upon the meat-offering, and shall burn it upon the altar/or a sweet savour, even the memorial of it, unto the Lord. 16 And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons seat : witii unlea\ ened 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 offerings made by fire ; it is most holy, as is the sin-offering, and as the trespass-offeiTJig. 18 All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. It shall he a statute for ever in your generations con- cerning the offerings of tlie Lord made by fire : every one that toucheth tliem shall be holy. 19 If And the Lord spake tmto Moses, saying, 20 This is the offering of Aaron and of his sons, which they shall offer unto the Lord in tlie day when he is anoint- ed ; the tenth part of an ephah of fine The Imu of the trespass-ojjfcnng, Ch floiu- for a meat-offeriiig perpetual, half of it in themomuig, and half thereof at night 21 In a pan it shall be made with oil ; and nvhen U is baken, thou shalt biing it in : and the baken pieces of the meat-of- fering shalt thou offer /6»- a sweet savour unto the Lord. 22 And the priest of his sons that is anointed in his stead shall offer it : it is a statute for ever unto the Lord ; it shall be wholly burnt. 23 For every meat-offering foi" the Eriest shall be wholly bui'nt : it shall not e eaten. 24 1[ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 25 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of tlie sin-offering : In the place where the burnt-offering is killed shall the sin-offering be killed betore the Lord : it is most holy. 26 The priest that oftereth it for sin shall eat it : in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation. 27 Whatsoever shall touch the flesh thereof shall be holy : and when there is sprinkled of the blootl thereof upon any garment, thou shalt wash that whereon it was sprinkled in the holy place. 28 But the earthen vessel wlierein it is sodden shall be broken : and if it be sod- den in a brazen pot, it shall be both scour- ed, and linsed m water. 29 All the males among the priests ' shall eat thereof : it is most holy. 30 ^id no sin-offering, whereof anij of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcile nvitlial in the holy place, shall be eaten : it shall be burnt in the fire. CHAP. VII. 1 Thclavj of the tresfiass-offcn-ing, 11 and of thejicace-offerings. 22 The fat, 26- and the blood are forbidden. LIKEWISE this is the law of the tres- pass-offei-ing : it is most holy. 2 In the place where the) kill the burnt- offering shall they kill the trespass-offer- ing : and the blood thereof shall he spriii- ' kle round about upon the altar. 3 And he shall offer of it all the fat thereof; the nnnp, and the fat tliat cov- ereth the inwards» ' 4 And the two kidneys, aud the fat tJiat is on them, which is by tiie Hanks, and the caul that is above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away : 5 And the priest shall bum them upon the altar/o?- an oflering made bv fire un- to the Lord : it is a trespass-offering. 6 Every male among die priests "shall eat thereof: it shall be Ciitcti ia the holy place : it is most holy, / 7 As the sin cftering; iV, so 1=) the tres- AP. VII, and of the ficacc-off'eriyigs. 95 pass-offering : there is one law for them : the priest that maketh atonement there- with shall have it. 8 And the priest that offereth any man's burnt-offering, even the priest shall hav« to himself the skin of the burnt-offering whicli he hath offered, 9 And all the meat-offering that is bak- en in the oven, and all that is dressed in the frying-pan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that oftei'eth it. 10 And every meat-offering mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aa- ron have, one as much as another, 11 IT And this is the law of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which he shall offer unto the Lord. 12 V If he offer it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer with the sacrifice of thnnksgi\1ng unleavened cakes mingled v/ith oil, and unleavened wafers anointed with oil, and cakes mingled with oil, dL fine flour, fried, 13 Besicjes the cakes, he shall offer ^or his offering, leavened bi'ead, with tlie sacri- fice of thanksgiving of his peace-offerings. 14 And of it he shall oflfer one out of the whole oblation for an heave-offering unto the Lor D, and it shall be the priest s that sprinkleth the blood of the peace- offerings. 15 And the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace-offei'mgs for th nksgiving shall be eaten the same day that it is offered ; he shall not leave any of it until the morning. 16 II 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 sacnfice : and on the morrow also the re- mainder of it shall h^ eaten : 17 But the remainder of the flesh of the sacrifice on the third day shall be burnt with fire. 18 And if any oi the flesh of the sacri- fice of his peace-offei-ings be eaten at aU on the third day, it shall not i)e accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offei-eth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his iniquity. 19 And' the flesh that toucheth any un- clean thi?ig shall not be eaten ; it shall be burnt with fire : and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof. 20 But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings that fiertain unto the Lord, having his un- cleanness upon him, even tliat soul shall be cut off from his people. 21 Moreover, the soul that shall touch any unclean thing, as the uncleanness of man, or aJiy unclean beast, or any abomi- nable unclean thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice or peace-offerings which pertain unto the Lord, even that snnJ shall be cut oft' from his people. 96 The fat and blood forbidden. LEVIT 22 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto tlie children of Israel, ' saying. Ye shall eat no manner of fat, of ox, or of sheep, or of goat. 24 And the fat of the ix;ast that dicth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn with beasts, may be used in any other use : but ye shall in )io 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 11 Moreover, ye shall eat no manner of blood, nvhcther it he of fowl or of beast, in any of yoar dwellings. 27 Whatsoever soul it be that eateth any manner of likxxl, even that soul shall be cut off from his people. 28 II And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 29 Speak luito the children of Israel, saying. He that offereth the sacrifice of his peace-offerings unto the Lord, shall brin^ his oblation unto the Lord of the sacnfice of his ]:)eace-offerings. 30 His own hands shall bring the offer- ings of the Lord made by fre, the fat with the breast, it shall he bring, that the breast may be waved/or a wave-offering before the Lord. 31 And the priest shall bum the fat upon the altar : but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons. 32 And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave-oftering of the sacrifices of your peace-offerings. 33 He among the sons, of Aaron that offereth the blood of the peace-orferings, and the fat, shall have the right shoulder for his part. 34 For the wave-breast and the heave- shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacriiices of their peace-offerings, and ha\e given them un- to Aaron the priest, and unto his sons, by a statute for ever, from among the chil- dren of Israel. 35 This is the Jiortion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the Lord made bv firey in the day when he presented theiii to minister luito the Lord in th^ priest's office ; 36 \Mnch the Lord commanded to lie given them of the children of Israel, in the day that he anointed them, /;;/ a statute fi r ever throughout their generations. 87 TJiis is the law of the buuit-offer- ijng, of the meat-offering, and of tlie sin- onering, and of the trespass-oliering, and of the consecrations, and of tlie sacrifice of the peacc-ofteriiigs ; 38 Which tlie Lord commanded Mo- ses in mount Sinai, in the day that he ICUS. .■iaron and his sons consecrated. commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai. • . CHAP. MIL 1 Moses consecrateth Aaron and his song, 14 Their sin-offering. 18 Their burnt- offi^ring. 22 ihe ram of cojisecration. 31 The place and time of consecration. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, u, Take .\.aron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin-oflering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread ; 3 And gather thou all the congix^gation together unto the door of the tabeniacle of the congregation. 4 And Moses did as the I^ord com- manded liim ; and the assembly was gath- ered together unto the door of the tab- eniacle of the congregation. 5 And Moses said unto the congrega- tion. This is the thing which the Lord commanded to be done. 6 And Moses brought Aaron 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 cuiious gii-dle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. 8 And he put the breast-plate upon him : also he jjut in the breast-plate the Urim and the TUummim. 9 And he put the mitre upon his head ; also upon the mitre, exe congregation i?t sc^'en da)'s, until the daj'S of your conse- cration be at an end : for seven days shall he consecrate you. 34 As he hath done this day, so the Lord hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you. 35 Tiiercfore 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 Aaron and his sons did all things which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. CHAP. IX. 1, 8 Jlarons sin-offer ijig^ and biirnt-offer- ingj'or himself and thepeojile. 23 The fieople blessed. 24 Fire from heaven. AND it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and. his sons, and the elders of Isi-ael ; 2 And he said unto Aciron, Take thee a young calf for a sin-offering, and a rani for a burnt-offering, without blemish, and offer them before the Lord. 3 And unto the children of Israel 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, without blem- ish, 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 Moses commanded before the tabernacle of the congregation : and all the congTegation drew near and stood before the Lord. 6 And Moses said. This is the thing which the Lord commanded that ye should do: and the glory of the Lord shall appear unto you. 7 And Moses said unto Aaron, Go un- to the altar, and offer thy sin-offering, and thy burnt-offering, and make an atone- ment for thyself, and for the people : and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement iov them ; as the Lord commanded. 8 II Aaron therefore went unto the al- tar, and slew the calf of the sin-offering, which was for himself. 9 And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him : and he dipped his finger i in the blood, and put it upon the horns of .93 The Jieojtle blessed. LEVIT the altar, and poured out tlie 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 com- manded Moses. 11 And the flesh and the hide he burnt with fire without the camp. 12 1[ And he slew the burnt-offerinc- ; and Aaron's sons presented unto hini the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar. 13 And they presented the bunit-offer- ing unto him, with the pieces thereof, and the head : and he burnt thtm upon the al- tar. 14 And he did wash the inwards and the legs, and burnt them upon the bunit- offering on the altai*. 15 if And he brought the people's offer- ing, and took the goat, which vjas the sin- oftering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first. 16 And he brought the bui'nt-ofFei'irig, and offered it according to the manner. 17 x\nd he brought the meat-oifenng, and took an handful thereof, and burnt it. upon the altar, beside the burnt-sacri- fice of the morning. 18 He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, which nvas for the people : and Aaron's sons presented unto liim the blood, Avhich he sprinkled upon the altar round about, 19 And the fat of the bullock, and of the ram, the rump, and that which cov- ereth the imvards, 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 altiir : 21 And the breasts and the right shoul- der Aai'on waved /b?- a wave-ofiering be- fm^e the Lord ; as Moses commanded. •' 22 And Aaron lifted up his hand to- ward the people, and blessed them ; and came down from offering of the sin-offer- ing, and the burnt-offering, and peace- offferings. 23 ^ And Moses and Aaron went into the tabernacle of the congregation, 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 consumed upon the altar the burnt-offering and the fat: which when all the people saw, they shouted, and. fell on their faces. CHAP. X. \ J^'adab and Abihu burnt. 8 The priests forbidden nvine. AND Nadab and Abilm, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his cen- ser, and put fii-e therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the Lord, which he commanded them net. iCUS. Priests forbidden wine. 2 And there went out fire from the Lord, and devoured them, and they died before the Lord. 3 Then Moses said imto Aaron, 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 glori- fied. And Aaron held his peace. 4 And Moses called Mishael and Elza- phan, the sons of Uzziel the uncle of Aaron, and said unto them. Come near, cany your brethren from before the sanc- tuary out of the camp. 5 So they went near, and earned them in their coats out of the camp ; as Moses had said. 6 H And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, 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 Israel, be- wail the bm'ning which the Lord hath kindlecL 7 And je shall not go out from the door of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, lest ye die : for the anointing oil of the Lord is upon you. And they chd according to the word of Moses. 8 *f[ And the Lord spake mito Aaron, sayiiig, 9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congi'egation, lest ye die : it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations : 10 And tliat ye may put diffei'ence be- tween holy and unholy, and between un- clean and clean ; 11 And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses. 12 ^ And Moses spake imto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his sons that were left. Take the meat-offeiing that remaineth of the offerings of the Lord made hy 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 saciifices of the Loud made by fire : for so I am commanded. 14 And the wa^e-brcast and heave- shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place ; thou, and thy sons, and tliy daughters with thee : for theij be tliy due, and thy sons due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace-oifei'ings of the children of Israel. 15 The heave-shoulder and the wave- breast shall they bring, with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave-oftering before tlie Lord; and it shall, be thine, and thy sons with diee, by, a statute for ever ; as the Lord hath com- manded. ^f meats dean, Chap -16 IT And Moses diligently sought the goat of the sin-offering, and beliold, it was i)urnt : and he was angiy with Eleazar and Ithamar, the sons of Aaron iv/iich were left alive, saying, 17 \Mierefore 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 iniquity of the congregation, to make atonement for them before the Lord ? 18 Behold, the blood of it was not brought in within the holy Jilace : ye should indeed have eaten it in the holy ■place, as I commanded. 19 And Aaron said unto Moses, Be- hold, diis day have they offered their sin- offering, and tlieir bumt-offeiTiig before the Lord ; and such things have befallen me : and if I had eaten the sin-offering to-day. Should it have been accepted in the sight of the Lord ? 20 And when Moses heard that, he Tvas content CHAP. XL 1, 4 Of nieats clean, 13 and uncltan. AND the LoR d spake unto Moses and to Aaron, saying unto diem, 2 Speak unto the cliildren of Israel, say- ing. These are the beasts which ye shall eat among all the beasts that are on the earth. 3 Whatsoever paiteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed, and cheweth the cud among the beasts, that shall ye eat. 4 tf Nevertheless, these shall ye not eat, of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof : as the camel, be- cause he cheweth the cud. But divideth not the hoof ; he is unclean unto you. 5 And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. ,. 6 And the hare, because he cheweth \he cud, but tU\'ideth not the hoof; he is ixnclean unto you. 7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be cloven-footed, yet he chew- eth not the cud ; he is unclean to you. 8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcass shall ye not touch ; they are unclean to you. 9 11 These shall ye eat, of all that are in the waters : whatsoever 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 nor scales in the seas, and in the i-ivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you : 11 They shall be even an abomination unto you : j e shall not eat of their flesh, but ye shall have their carcasses in abom- ination. 12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that shall be an abomination u;^o you. .XI. and unclean. 90 13 II And these are (hey ivhich ye shall I'.ave in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they arc an abom- ination : the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, 14 And the mlture, ami the kite after his kind ; 15 E^•ery raven after his kind ; 16 And the ov>^l, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after his kind, ir And tlie little owl, and the cormo- rant, and the great owl, 18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier-eagle, 19 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. 20 All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you. 21 Yet these may ye eat, of every flying creeping thing that goeth upon all tour, which have legs abo\ e 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, and the gi-asshoppcr after his kind, 23 But all other flying ci'eeping tilings, which have four feet, shall be an abomi- nation luito you. 24 And for these ye sliall be unclean : whosoever toucheth the carcass of them shall lie unclean mitil the even. 25 And whosoever beai'eth aught of the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, and be luiclean until the even. 26 The carcasses of e.\-^\f beast which ' divideth the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor cheweth tlie cud, are unclean unto you : eveiy one that toucheth them shall be unclean. 27 iVnd whatsoever goeth upon his paws, among all manner of beasts that go on all four, those are unclean unto you ; whoso toucheth their carcass shall be un- clean until tlie even. 28 And he that beareth the carcass of them shall wash his clothes, andbe unclean until the even : they are unclean unto you. 29 U These also shall be unclean unto you among the creeping 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 Uzard, 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 any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean ; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment, or skin, or sack, what- soeA^er A'^essel it be, wherein aJiy work is done, it must be put uito water, and it shall be unclean until the even 5 so it shall' be cleansed. 100 Creeping l kings are unclean. 33 And every earthen vessel, wliereinto any of them falleth, whatsoever in in it shall be unclean ; and ye shall break it. 34 Of all meat which may be eaten, that on which such water cometh shall be un- clean : and all drink that may be di-unk in every such vessel, shall be unclean. 35 And every /f/zz^^' whereupon anyfmrt of their carcass falleth, shall be unclean ; nvhether it be oven, or I'anges for pots, they shall be broken down : for they art unclean, and shall be miclean unto you. 36 Nevertheless, a fountain or pit, Kvhereiii there is plenty of water, shall be clean : but that which toucheth their carcass shall be unclean. 37 And if any part of their carcass 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 cai'cass fall thereon, it shall be unclean unto you. 39 And if any beast, of which ye mav eat, die ; he that toucheth the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the even. 40 And he that eateth of the carcass of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even ; he also that beareth the carcass of it shall wash his clothes and be unclean until the even. 41 And every creeping thing that creep- eth upon the earth shall be an abomina- tion ; it shall not be eaten. 42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, und whatsoe\"er goeth upon all foin-, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat ; for they are an abomination. 43 Ye shall not make yourselves abom- inable with any creeping thing that creep- eth, neither shall ye make yourselves un- clean with tliem, that ye should be defiled thereby. 44 ForI«7;ztheLoRDyour God: yeshall therefore sanctify joui'selvcs, and \c shall be holy ; for I am holy : neitlicr shall ye detile)'ourselves with any manner of creep- ing tiling that creepeth upon the earth. 45 For I a?" the Lord that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God : ye shall therefore be holy, for 1 am holy. 46 This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creatitre that ino\eth in the waters, and of every crea- ture that creepeth upon the c:irth ; 47 To Tuake a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast tliat may not be -eaten. CHAP. XII. 1 Wometi's purijfication, 6 and offerings. A ND the Lord spake unto Moses, /> saying, 2 Speak untp the children of Israel, say- LEVITICUS. lVbme7i's punyication, tfc. ng. If a woman have conceived seed, and ) irn a man-child : then she shall be un- clean seven days ; according to tiie days of the separation for her infirmity sliall she be unclean. s 3 And in tb.e eiglith day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. 4 And she shall then continue in the Ijlood of her purifying three and thirty days : she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuaiy, until the days of her puiifying be frJfilled. 5 But if she bear a maid-chUd, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation : and she shall continue in tha blood of her purifying threescore and six daj's. 6 IT And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a mn, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a bunit-offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtlcvdove, tor a sin-oifering, unto the cloor of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, 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 hei- l)lood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female. 8 And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two tuitles, or two young pigeons ; the one for the burnt-of- fering, and the other for a sin-offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean. CHAP. XIIL Tokens to discern the leprosy. AND the Lord spake vmto Moses and Aai-on, saying, 2 When a man shall ha^-e in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or laright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy ; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or imto one of his sons the priests : 3 Andthepriest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh : and 'trhni the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the ski»i of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy : and thepi'iest'shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean. 4 If the bright spot be white in the skiu of his flesh, and hi sight be not deeper than the skin, anil the hair thereof he not turn- ed 'white ; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days : 5 And the priest shall look on him the se\ enth day : Jiid behold, if the plague in his sight l)e at a stay, and the plague spread not in tlie skin ; then the priest shall shut him up scxcn days more : 6 And tfic priest shall look on him again the seventh day : and behold, ?/the jilague be somewhat dark, owr/ the plague spread not in the slun, the priest sliall pixmoiuica Tok€7is to discern the If/irosij. Chap, iiim clean : it is but a scab : and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean. 7 But if the scab spread much abroad in the sl-un, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of tlie priest again : ■ 8 And ?y the priest see, that behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is a lep- rosy. 9 When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest : 10 And the priest shall see /mn : and behold, if the rising be wlaite in tlie 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 tlic 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 lcpros;y cover all the skin of him tJiat hath the jilague from his head e\en to his foot, wheresoeser the priest looketh ; 13 Then the priest shall consider : and behold, if the lejn-osy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague : it is all turned white : he is clean. 14 But when raw flesh appearetli in him, he shall lie unclean. 15 And the priest shall see tlic i-aw flesh, and pronounce hmn to be unclean : for the raw flesh is unclean : it is a leprosy. 16 Or if the raw flqsh turn again, and be changed into white, he shall come unto the priest ; 17 And the priest shall see hkn : and behold, z/'the plague be turned into white ; then the pinest shall pronounce him clean that hath the plag-ue : he is clean. 18 The flesh also, hi which, ex>en in the skin thereof, was a boil, and is healed, 19 And in the place of the Ijoil there be a white rising, or a bright spot, white, and 'somewhat reddish, and it be shewed to the priest ; 20 And if, when the priest seeth it, be- hold, it be in sight lower than the skin, and the hair thereof 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 be- hold, there be no white hairs therein, and if'\t be not lowei- than the skin, but be somewhat dark ; then the priest shall shut him up seven days : -- , 22 And if it s])read much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pi-onoiuice huTi unclean : it is a plague. > 23 But if tlie i^right spot stay in his place, fl/zrf spread not, it/.? a burning boil ; and the priest shall pronoiuice him clean. . y.lil. Lav.'s and ordinances. 101 24 Or if there be any flesh, in tlie skui whereof there is a hot burnuig, and the amckf esh that burneth have a v/hitc bright spot, somewhat reddish, or white' ; 25 Then the priest shall look upon it : and behold, // the hair in the bright spot I^e turned white, and it be in sight deeper than the skin : it is a leprosy Ijroken out ' of the burning : wherefore the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is the plague of lepros}-. 26 But if the priest look on it, and be- hold, there be no white hair on the bright spot, and it be no lower than the ot//rr skin,, but be somewhat dark ; then the priest shall shut him up se\'en days : 27 And the priest shall look upon him the seventh day : aiid if it be spread much abroad in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean : it is the plague of leprosy. 28 And if the bright spot stay in his place, a?id spread not in the skin, but it be some^vhat dai-k ; it is a rising of the burning, and the priest shall iironounce him clean : for it is an inflammation of the burning. 29 If a man or woman have a plague upon the head or the beard ; 30 'i'lien the priest shall see the plague : and behold, 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 ha/h tlie plague of the scall seven days : 32 And in the seventh day the priest shall look on the plague : and I*iehold, i/ the scall sjiread 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 tlic 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, z/"the seal! 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 liis clothes, and be clean. 35 But if the scall spread much in tlie 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 black hair grown up therein ; the scall is healed, he is clean ; and the priest shall pronounce him clean. 38 If a man also or a woman have in •102 Lanvsforle^irosy. LEVITICUS, the skin of their flesh bright spots, even ■white bright spots ; 39 Then the priefet shall look : and be- hold, ?'/"thf bright spots in the skin of their fiesh be darkish white ; it in a freckled spot that groweth in the skin ; he is clean. 40 And the man whose hair is fallen off Ills head, he in bald ; yet is he clean. 41 And he that liatli his hair fallen off from the part of his head toward his face, he is foi'ehead-bald ; yet is he clean. 42 And if there be in the bald head, or bald foi-chead, a wlute reddish sore ; it is a leprosy sprung up in his bald head, or his bald forehead. 43 Theji the pinest shall look upon it : and behold, i/ the rising of the sore be white reddish in his bald head, or in his bald forehead, as the leprosy appeareth in the skin of the flesli ; 44 He is a leprous man, he is unclean : the priest shall pronounce him utterly imcleaii ; his plague is in his head. 45 And the leper in whom the plagTie is, his clothes shall be rent, and his head bare, and be shall put a coverbg upon his upper lip, and shall cry. Unclean, unclean. 46 All the days wherein tlie plague f/iall be in him he shall be defiled ; he is imclean : he shall dwell alone, without the camp s/mll his habitation be. 47 The garment also that the plague of leprcsy is in, ivhether it be a woollen gar- ment, or a linen garment ; 48 Whether it be in the waip, or woof, of linen, or of woollen : whether in a skin, or in any thing made of skin : 49 And if the plague be greenish or red- dish in the garment, or in the skin, either in the waip, or in the woof, or in any thing of skin ; it is a plague of leprosy, and siiall be shewed unto the priest : 50 And the pj-iest shall look upon the plague, and shut up it that hath the plague seven days : 51 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 tlie woof, or in a skin, or in any work that is made of skin ; the plague is a fret- ting leprosy ; it is unclean. 32 He shall therefore burn that gar- ment, whether warp or woof, in woollen pr 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 be- hold, the plague be not spread in tlie gai-~ m'ent, either in the warp or in tlie woof, or in any thing of skin ; 54 Then the priest shall command that they wash the thing v.'herein the plague ?.v, and he shall shut it up se\'en days more : 55 And the priest shall look on the plague after that it is v,-ashed : and lie- liold, if the jilague have not changed his Rites and sacrifices, colour, and the plagi\e be not spread ; it is imeleyn ; thou shalt burn it in the fire ; it is fret inward, ivhether it be bare within or without. 56 And if the priest look, and behold, the plague be somewhat dai-k after the washing of it ; then he shall rend it out; of the garment, 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 tlie woof, or in any thing of skin ; it is a spreading///a.^zze : thou shalt burn that wherein tlie plague is with fire. 58 And the garment, either waip, or woof, or whatsoever thing of skin it be, which thou shalt wash, if the plague be departed from them, then it shall be wash- ed the second time, and shall be clean. 59 This is the law of the plague of lep- rosy 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. CHAP. XIV. 1 77ie rites and sacrifices in cleansing of the Icjier. 37 T]ie signs oflejirosy in an house. 48 The clewising of that house. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 This shall be the law of the leper in the day of liis cleansing : He shall be brought unto the priest : 3 And the priest shall go forth out of the camp : and the priest shall look, and behold, ift\\e plague of leprosy be healed in the leper ; 4 Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds aVive, and clean,- and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop: 5 And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel, over running water. '6 As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them, and the liviiig bird, ill the blood of the bird' that TOfl^ killed over the running water. 7 And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed {\'om the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the li\ ing 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 watei% that he may be clean : and after that he shall come into the camp, and shall tarry abroad out of his tent seven days. 9 But it shall be' on the seventh day, that he shall sha^•e all his hair offhis head, and his beard, and his eye-brows, even all his hair he shall sha-\e off; and he shall wash his clothes, also he shall wash hjs fiesh in water, and he sliall be clea^i^ . t ,'n cleansing' the lefier. Chap. 10 And on the eighth day he shall take two he-lambs without blemish, and one ewe-lamb of the first year without blem- ish, and three tenth-deal^ of fine fiouryor a meat-offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. 11 And the priest tliat 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 trespass-offer- ing, and the log of oil, and wave them./b?- a wave-offering 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 ti^espass-offering : it is most holy : 14 And the priest shall take so?}ie of the blood of the trespass-offering, and the priest shall put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and up- on 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 it into the palm of his own left hand : 16 And the priest shall dip kis right finger in the oil that is in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his fin^- ger 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 cleans- ed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the blood of the trespass-oftfer- ing. ""18 And tlie remnant of th'e oil that is in tlie priest's hand he shall pour upon the head of him that is to be cleansed : and the priest shall make an atoneni,ent for him before the Lord. 19 And the priest shall offer the sin-of- fering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his unclean- ness; andafterv/ardhe sliall kill the burnt- offering. 20 And tlie priest shall offer the burnt- offering, and the meat-offering upon the altar : and the priest shall make an atone- ment for him, and he shall be clean. 21 And if he be poor, and cannot get so much ; then he shall take one lambyo?- a trespass-offering^ to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth-deal of fine fiour mingled with oil for a meat- offering, and a log of oil ; 22 And two turtle-doves, or two voung pigeons, such as he is able to get ; and the one shall be a sin-offeruig, and the other a burnt-offering. 23 And he shall bring tliem on the eighth day for his cleansing unto the priest, unto XIV. Signs of le/irosij in a house. lt|L> the door of the tabernacle of the congre- gation, before the Lord. 24 And the priest shall take the lamb of the trespass-offei-ing, and the log of oil, and the pnest shall waA e them/br 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, md put it 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 liis right foot 26 And the pi'iest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand. 27 And the priest shall sprinkle with his right finger some of the oU that is in his 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 l>e cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot, upon the place of the blood of the trespass-of- fering. 29 And the rest of the oil that is in tlie priest's hand lie shall put upon the head of him that is to be cleansed, to make an atonement for him before the Lord. 30 And he shall offer the one of the turtle-doves, 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. /or a burnt-offering, with the meat-oftering. And the priest shall make an atonement for him tliat is to be cleansed, before the Lord. 32 This is the laAv of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to get that ivhich /lertaineth to his cleansing. 33 IT And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 34 When ye be come into the land of Canaan, which I give to you for a posses- sion, 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, saj ing. It seem- eth to me there is as it were a plague in the house : 36 Then the priest shall command that they empty the noiise, before the priest go i?ito it to see the plague, that all that is m the house be not made unclean ; and after- ward the priest shall go in to see the house : 37 And he shall look on tlve plague, and behold, if the plague be in the walls of the house, with hollow streaks, greenish or rcd- dish,which in sight avT lower than the wall; 38 Then tlie priest shall go 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 sliall look ; and behold^ 104 The deandng ofkiiroay. LEVITICUS. ?7'the'plague be spread in the walls of the house ; 40 Then the priest shall command that they take away the stones in which the plague /.eir sins : and so shall he do for the tabernacle of the congregation that remaincth among chejn in the midst of their uncleanness. 17 And there sliall be no man in the tabernacle of the congregation wiien he goeth in to make an atonement in the hoi}' place, until he come out, and ha^'e m.ide an atonement for himself, and for his household, and for all the congi^ega- tion of Israel. 18 And he shall go out unto the altar that is before the Lord, and make an atonement for it ; and shall take of the blood of the bullock, and of the blocd of the goat, and put it upon the horns of the altar i-ound about. 19 And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the unclean- ness of the children of Israel. 20 If And Avhen he hath made an end of recoiK:iling the holy place, and the tab- ernacle of the congregation, and the al- tar, he shall bring the live goat : 21 And Aaron shall lay both his hands upon the head of the live goat, and con- fess over him all the iniquities of the children of Israel, and all their transgres- sions in all their sins, putting 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 inhab- ited ; and he shall let go the goat in the ■wilderness. 23 And Aaron shall come into the tab- ei'nacle of the congregation, and shall ])ut off the linen garments which he put on when he went into the holy place, and shall lea.ve them there : 24 And he shall wash his flesh Vv itli wa- ter in the \\o\y place, and put on h.is gar- ments, and coins forth, and oficr his burnt-oifering, and the burnt-cilcring of tjie people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people. 25 And the fat of the sin-offering shall he burn upon the altar. 26 And he tliat let go the goat for the scapc-goatshallvvaslihisclothes,andbatUe ICUS. Blood of beasts to be offered. liis flesh in water, and afterward come in- to the camp. 27 And the bullock /or the sin-offering, and the goat for the an-offering, whose blootl was brought in to make atonement in the holy place, shall one carry forth without the camp ; and they shall bum Ml the tire their skins, and their flesh, and their dung. 28 And he that ijurneth them shall wash his clothes, and bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come in- to the camp. 29 II And this shall be a statute for ever unto you : that m. the scAcnth month, on the tcnlb day of the month, ye shall afflict your souls, and do no work at all, t'jheth- cr it be one of jour own country, or a stranger that sojourneth among you-: 30 For on that day shall the priest make an atonement for ycu, to cleanse you, that ye may be cleaji from all your sins before the Lord. 31 It shall be a salibath of rest imto you, and ye shall afflict your souls by a statute for ever. 32 And the priest whom he shall anoint, ai;id whom he shall consecrate to minis- ter in the priest's office in his father's stead, shall malie the atonement, and shall put on the linen clothes, even the holy garments : 33 And he shall make an atonement for the hoi}' sanctuary, and he shall make an atonement for the tabernacle of the con- gregation, and for the altar : and he shall make an atonement for the pi-icsts, and for all the people of the congregation. 34 And this sliall be an everlasting statute unto you, to make an atonement for the children of Israel for all their sins once a year. And he did as the Lord commanded Moses. CHAP. XML 1 Blood rf beasts must be offered at the tabervMcle door. 10 Blood forbidden. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, sa}ing, 2 Speak unto Aaron, and unto his sons, and unto all the children of Israel, and say unto them, This is the tiling which theljoun hath commanded, saying, 3 What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth an ox, or laml), or goat in the camp, or' that killeth it out of tlie camp, 4 And bringeih it not unto the door of the tabernacle (- cifev hi the open field, even that thev' Blood forbidden. Chap, xviii •may bring them unto the Lord, unto the door of tiic tit!)evnacle of the congrega- tion, unto the priest, and offer thcnj for peace -oiierings unto tlie Lord. 6 And the priest shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar of the Lor d at the door oi the tabernacle of the congregation, and Inmi tlie fat for a sweet savour unto the "Lord. 7 And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have goi-.e a whoring: This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations. 8 51 And thou shalt say unto tliem, Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers which sojouni among you, that offereth a burnt-offering or sacriilce, 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. 10 IT And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangei's that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood ; I will e\c\\ set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut liim offfrom among his people: 11 For the life of the flesh is in the blood : and I have gi\ en it to you upon the altar, to make an atonement for your souls : for it in the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul. 12 Therefore I said unto the c'liildren of Israel, No soul of you shall eat blood, neither shall any sti'angcr that sojourneth among you eat lilood. 13 And whatsoever man there be of tlie children of Israel, 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 tlie life of all flesh, the hiood of it is for the.life thereo After the (Joings of the land of Fou shall approach to any that is near of kui to him, to uncover their nakedness : I am the Lord. 7 The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not unco^■er : she is thy mother, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness. 8 The nakedness of thy father's wife shalt thou not uncover : it is thy fajher's nakedness. 9 The nakedness of thy sister, tlie daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not imcover. 10 The nakedness of thy son's daugh- ter, or of thy daughter's daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover : for theirs is thine own nakedricss. 11 The nakedness of thy father's wife's daughter, begotten of thy father, (she is thy sister) tliou shall not imcover her na- kedness. 12 Thou shalt not uncover the naked- ness of thy father's sister : she is thy fa- ther's near kinswoman. 13 Thou shalt not uncover the naked- ness of thy mother's sister : for she is thy mother's near kinswoman. 14 Tliou shalt not uncover the naked- ness of thy father's brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife : she is thine aunt, 15 Thou shalt not uncover the naked- ness of tliy daughter-in-law : she is thy son's wife, thou shalt not uncover her na- kedness. 16 Thou shalt not uncover the nake;d- ness of thy brother's wife : it is thy broth- er's nakedness. 17 Thou shalt not uncover the naked- ness of a woman and her daughter, nei- ther slialt thou take her son's daughter, or aer daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness ; for they are her near kins- women : it is wickedness. 18 Neitlier shalt thou take a Avife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her naked- ness Ijeside the other in her Wic-titne. 19 ^ Also tliou shalt not approiich unto a woman to uncover her. nakedness, as long as she is put apart for her unclean- ness, 20 Mnrco\cr, thou shalt not he car- nally with thy neighbour's wife, to defile thyself with her. 21 And thou shalt not let any of thy 108 Ji repetition of LEVITICUS, sfeed pass through thejirc to Molecli, nei 4iv'ers laivsi ther shalt thou profane the name of thy God : I am the Lord. 22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankiad : it is abomination. 23 Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself thereAvith : neither shall any woman stand befoi'e a beast to lie down thereto : it is confusion. 24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things : for in all these the nations are defiled which J cast out before you ; 25 And the land is defiled : therefore I do visit the iniquity thereof u\X)i\ it, and thp land itself vomiteth out her inliabi- tants. 26 Ye shall thercfoi'e keep my statutes and my judgments, and shall not comniit any of these abominations ; neither any of your own nation, nor any stranger that Sqjoumeth among }'ou. 27 (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which ivcrc before you, and the land is defiled ;) 28 That the land spue not you o\it also, when ye defile it, as it spued out the na- tions 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 Therefoi'e shall ye keep mine ordi- nance, that ije commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were commit- ted before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein : I am the Lord your God. CHAP. XIX, A refietition of sundry latvs. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy : for \ the Lord your God am holy. 3 If Ye shall fear every man his mother and his father, and keep my sabbaths : I w the Lord your God. 4 Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yoursehes molten gods: I ai7i the Lord your God. ■ 5 1[ 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 of- fer it, and on the morrow : and if aught remain until 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 ac- cepted. 8 I'herefore every one that eateLh it shall bear his iniquity, because he liath profaned the hallowed thing of the Lord ; and that soul shall l^e cut off from among ■'his people. 9 *[I And Avhen ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the coniei'^ of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest 10 And thou shalt not glean thy vine- yard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard ; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger : I am the Lord your G(k1. 11 Ye shall not steal, neither deal false- ly, neither lie one to another. 12 And ye shall not swear by my name falsely, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy G(kI : I ain the Lord. 13 Tliou shalt not defi-aud thy neigh- ijour, neither rob him : the wages of him that is liii-cd sliall not aliide with thee all night until the Jiiorning. 14 Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumbling-block before the blind, but shalt fear thy God : I am tlie Lori>. 15 Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment ; thou shalt not respect the 'person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty : but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighljour. 16 Tliou shalt not go up and down as a tale-bearer among thy people ; neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord. 17 Thou shalt not hate thy bi'other in thine heart : tliou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin uppn him. 18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any gi'udge against the children of thy peo- ple, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself : I «/« the Lord. 19 Ye shall keep my statutes. Thou shalt not let thy cattle gender with a di- vei-se kind : tliou shalt not sow thy field with mingled seed : neither shall a gar- ment mingled of linen and woollen come upon thee. 20 And whosoever lieth carnally with a woman that is a bond-maid betrothed to an husband, 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 trespass-of- fering unto the Lord, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, even a ram for a trespass-offering. ."* 22 And the priest shall make an atone- 5 ment foi' him with the ram of the tres- j pass-offering before \ht& Lord for his sin :; which he luitli done ; and the sin which j hd hath don^ shall be forgiven him. ( 23 flAnd when ye shall come into the land, and shall have planted all manner ' of trees for food ; then ye shall count the fi'uit thereof as uncircumcised : three years shall it be as uncircumcised unto - you : it shall not be eaten of. '-■ , 24 But in tUe fom-tU ycur all tjie fniit ■ Of giving seed to Molech : Cha tliereof shall be holy to praise the Lord 'xithal. 25 And in the fiftla year shall ye eat of the fruit thereof, that it may yield unto you the increase thereof : I a?n'the Lord your Gixl. 26 ^ Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood : neither shall ye use enchantment, rtor observe times. 27 Ye shall not round the corners of your heads, neitlier shalt thou mar the corners of thy beard. 28 Ye sliall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you : I am the Lord. 29 f Do not prostitute thy daughter to cause her to be a whore : lest the land fall to whoredom, and the Umd become full of wickedness. 30 IT Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuaiy : I can the Lord. 31 II Regard not them that have fivmil- iar spiints, rieither seek after wizards, to be dehled by them : I can the Lord your God. 32 1[ Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and lionour the face of the old man, and fear thy God : lean the Lord. 33 If And if a stranger sojoui'n with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him. 34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself ; lor ye were strangers in tlie land of E- gypt : I am the Lord your God. 35 U Ye shall do no unrigliteousness in judgment, in mete-yard, in weight, or in measure. 36 Just balances, just weights, a just ephah, and a just hin shall ye have : I am the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt. 37 Therefore shall yc observe all my Statutes, and all my judgments, and do .them : I am the Lord. CHAP. XX. 1 Ofgivijig seed to Molech. 6 Ofidz- I arcls. 9 Of cursing parents, iS'c. AND the Lord spake imto Moses, saying, 2 Again thou shalt say to the children of Israel, Whosoever /le be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn in Israel, that giveth any of his seed unto Molech, he shall surely be put to death : the people of the land shall stone him with stones. 3 And I. will set my face against that man, and will cut him off' fi-om among his people ; because he hath given of his Sjeed unto Molech, to defile my st^nctuary, &nd to profane mj- holy name. 4 1[ And if the people of the land do any ways hide their c\-es from the man, when he giveth of hia sped unto Molech, and kill iiijn not^ .XX. Of cursing parents, Isfc. 109 5 Then I will set my face against that man, and against his family, and will cut him ofl", ancl all that go a whoring after him, to commit whoredom with Molech from among their people. 6 If And the soul that tumeth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face agauist that soul, and will cut him off from among lus people. 7 If Sanctify yom'sehes therefore and be ye holy : for \ can tlie Lord your God. 8 And ye shall keeiJ ray statutes, and do them : loz/ztheLoRD which sanctify you. 9 ^ For eveiy one tliat curseth liis fa- ther or his mother, shall be surely put to death : he hath cursed his father or his mother ; Iiis blood shall be upon him. 10 If And the man that committetli adul- tery with another man's wife, even he that committed! adultery with his neighbour's ^vife, the adulterer and the adulteress shall surely be put to death. 11 If And the man that lieth with his fa- ther's wife hath uncovered his fatlier's nakedness : both of them shall surely be put to death : their blood shcdl 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 If a man also lie with mankuid, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination : they shall surely he put to death ; theii' blood sludl be upon them. 14 If And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness : they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they : that theie be no wickedness among you. 15 If And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death : and ye shall slay the beast. 16 And if a womafl 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, Ms father's daughter, or his mother's daugh- ter, and see her nakedness, and shersee his nakedness; itzs a wicked tiling; and they shall be cut ofr'in the sight of their people : he hath uncovered his sister's nakedness ; he shall bear his iniquity. 18 *[\ And if a man shall lie with a wom- an ha\'ing her sickness, and shall uncov- er her nakedness ; he hath discovered h<^r fountain, and she liath unco\-ered the tbun- ta in of her blood : and both of tl icm shall iae cut oft' from among their people. 19 "H And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother's sister, nor of thy father's sister : tor he uncovereth hii} near kin : they shall bear their iniquit}-, 110 Ordinances touching firiesfs LEVITICUS, mouming, and marriages. 20 And if a man shall lie with his un- cle's wife, lie hatli uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they sliall bear their sin; thej' shall die childless. 21 And if a man shall take his broth- er's wife, it /.s- an unclean thing : he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness ; they shall be childless. 22 II Ye shall therefore keep all my stat- utes, and all my jud^^ments, 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 nian- nei's of the r.ations which I cast out be- ibre you : for they committed iill these things, and therefore I abhorred tliem. 24 But I have said uiito you. Ye shall inlicrit their land, jind I will give it unto you to^ossess it, a land tliatfloweth with milk and honey : I ain the Lord v^our (jod, which have separated you from o.'//cr people. 25 Ye shall therefore put difierence be- tween clean beasts and unclea)i, and be- tween unclean fowls and clean : and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast or l:>y 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 : fori the Lord a;;z holy, and have sevei'ed you irom other people, that ye should be mine. 27 ^ A man also or a woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death : they shall stone them with stones : their blood shall be unoii them. CHAP. XXL J Of the priest's mourning, 7 marriages, 16 a7id blemishes. AND the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them. There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: 2 But ior his kin, tliat is near imtohim, that is, for his mother, and for his father, pud for his son, and for his daughter, and tor his brother, 3 And for his sister a Airgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no hus- band : for her may he be defiled. 4 liiit he shall not defile himself, beifig a chief mAn among his people, to profane himself. p They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off tlie corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh. 6 •[ They shall be holy unto their God, und not profane the name of their God : }or the ofTerings of the Lord made by fire, and the bread of their God they do offer : tlicrefore they shall be holy. 7 If They shall not take a wife that is M whore, or profaBe ; neither shall they take a woman put away from her hus- band : for he is hoi)' unto his Ciod. 8 «[ Thou shalt sanctify iiim therefore, for he oflcreth the bread" of thy God : he shall be holy unto thee : for I "the Lord, which sanctify yo\i, aw liolv. . 9 And the daughter of aiiy j)ricst, if she profane herself l)y plajdng the whoi-e, she profaneth her father : slie shall be burnt with fire. 10 And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon v/hitse head the anoint- ing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes ; 1 1 Neither shall he go in to any dead body, nor dci-ile himself for liis father, or for his mother ; 12 Neither shall he go out of the sanc- tuary, nor profane the sanctuaiy of his God ; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God is upon him : I am the Lord. _ 13 If And l;e shall take a wife in her virginity. 14 A widow, or a divorced woman-, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take : but he shall take a vii-gin of his own people to wife. 15 Neither shall he profane his seed among his people : for I the Lord do sanctify him. 16 ^ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17 Speak unto Aaron, saying, Whoso-' ever he be of thy seed m their generations that hath a77ij blemish, let him not ap- proach to offer the bread of his God : 18 For whatsoever man he be that hath a blemish, he shall not approach : a blind man, or a lame, or he that hath a fiat nose, or any thing superfluous, 19 Or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed, 20 Or crook-backed, 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 Aaron the priest shall come nigh to offer the offerings of the Lord made by fire ; he hath a blemish, he shall not come nigh to offer the bread of his GocV 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 nigii unto the altar, because he hath a blemish ; that he profane not my sanctuaries : for I the Lord do sanctif}- thcm. 24 And Moses told it unto Aaron, and to his sons, and unto all the children of Israel. CHAP. XXII. The /i7iests \vhe7i to abstain frov^ ho'ij things. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto Aaron and to his sons. The firiests when to abstain Chap, that they separate themsehes from the holy things of the children of Israel, and that they profane not my holy name in those things which they hallow anto me : I am the Lord. 3 Sav unto them, Whosoever he be of all your seed among your generations,, that'goetli unto the holy things, which the children of Israel hallow unto the Lord, having his uncleaniiess upon him, that soul shall Be cut off from my presence : I am the Lord. 4 What man soever of the seed of Aa- ron is a leper, or hath a running issue ; he shall not eat of the holy things, until he be clean. And whoso touch eth any thing t?iat 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 mon of whom he may take luiclean- ness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath : 6 IF The soul whicii hath touched any such shall be unclean until e^■en, and sliail not eat of the holy things, imless he wash his flesh with watei*. 7 And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things, because it is his food. , 8 That which dieth of itself, or is torn nvith beasts, he shall not eat to defile him- self therewith : I am the Lord. 9 They shall therefore keep mine ordi- nance, lest they bear siji for it, and die therefore, if they pi'ofane it : I the Lord do sanctify them. . 10 ^ There shall no stranger eat o/'the holy thing: a sojourner of the priest, or an hu'ed sei'vant, shall not eat o/the holy tiling. 11 But if the priest buy any soul with his money, he shall eat of it, and he that is bom in his house : they shall eat of his meat • 12 If the priest's daughter also be wcr- ried unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things. 13 But if the priest's daughter be aAvid- p-w, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shalleat of herfather's meat ; but there shall no j.tranger eat thereof 14 And if a man eat of the holv thing unwittmgly, then he shall put tlie fifth part thereof unto it, and shall gi\e it unto the priest, with the holy tiling. 15 And they shall not profane the holy tilings of the children of Israel which thev offer unto the Lord ; 16 Or suffer them to bear the iniquity of trespass, ^^■hcn thev eat their holy tilings: for 1 the Lord do sanctify them. ir If And the Lor D spake unto Moses; saying, 18 Speak imto Aaron, and to liis sons, and unto ail the chudren of Israel, and XX I II. from holy things. lU say unto them. Whatsoever he be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers in Is- rael, that will offer his oblation for aU his vows, and for all his freewill-ofFerings» which they wiU offer unto the Lord tor a burnt-offering : 19 Ye shall ojfer at your own will a male Avithout blemish of the beeves, of the sheep, or of the goats. 20 But vv-hatsoever hath a blemish, that shall je not offer : for it shall not be ac- ceptable for you. 21 And v/hosocver ofTereth a sacrifice of peace-offerings unto tiie Lord to ac- complisli his vow, or a freewM-offeiing in beeves, or sheep, it shallbe perfect to be ac- cepted : there shall be no blemish tlierein. 22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or scabbed, vc sliall not offer these unto the Lord, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the L'ord. 23 Eitlier a builcck, or a Iamb that hath any thing suj)erfluous or lacking in his parts, that may est thou offer. /or a fres- wiU^oifering ; but for a vow it ^hall not be accepted. 24 Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or brok- en, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof m your lancL 23 Neither from a stranger's hand shall ye offer the bread of your God of any of these, because their cori-uption is in them, and bleniislies be in them : tliey shall not be accepted for you. 26 ^ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 27 Wlien a bullock, or a sheep, or a goat is brouglit forth, then it shall be seven da}"s under the dam ; and from the eighth day and thenceforth it shall be ac- cepted for an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 28 hvAivJiethcrit 6i?rnw,crewc,yeshail not kill it and her young both in one day. 29 ^ And when ye will offer a, sacrifice of thanksgiving unto the Lord, offer, z'f at your own will. t() On the same day it shall be eaten up, ye shall leave none of it until the mor- row : I am the Lord. 31 Therefore shall ye keep my com-- mandn\cnts, and do them : I atn the Lord, 32 Neither shall j'e profane ray holy name ; hut I v/ill be hallowed among the children of Israel : I am the Lord which hallow vou, 33 That brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be vour Cod : I am the Lord. CHAP. xxm. 1 Of sundry feasts. 26 The day of atr."-'^.- ment. AND tlie Lord spake unto' Moses,, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and 211 Of mndrij feasts LEVI' say iinto them, Co7?ccr7i?7?§"the feasts of the LoRD» which ye shall pi'oclaim (o be holy convocations, exhall he of fine flour, t!ie\- shall be bakcii' with leaven, they are the" lirst-friuts unto the Lord. 18 And j'c diall offer with the bread riCtJS. a7id offerings. seven lambs without blemish of the first year, antl one )"oung bullock, and two I'ams : they ishall be for a burnt-offering unto the Lord, with their meat-offering, and their diink-offerings, even an offering made by fire of a sweet savoui' unto the Lord. 19 Then ye shall sacrifice one kid of the goats tor a sin-oftt;ring, 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./or a wave-of- fering before the Lord, with the two lambs : they shall be holy to the Lord for the priest. 21 And ye shall proclaim on the self- same day, that it may be an holy convo- cation unto you : ye shall do no servile work therein. It shall be a statute for e\ er in all your dwellings throughout your generations, 22 If And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean rid- dance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gatlier any gleaning of thy har\est : tliou shalt leave them unto the poor, and to the sti'anger : I am the Lord your God. 23 ^[And the Lord spake unto Moses, sa}-ing, 24 Speak unto the children of Israel, saying. In the se\ enth month, in the first day of the month, shall ye have a sabbath, amemoi'ial of blowing of trumpets, an holy couAocation. 25 Ye shall do no servile work therein ; but ye siiall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 26>^Andthe Lord spake unto Moses, saying,. 27 Also on the tentli day of tliLs seventh month I here shall be a day of atonement ; it shall be an holy convocation unto you, and ye sliall 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 \iis a day of atonement, to make an atonement for you befoi'e the Lojid your God. 29 For wliatsocver soul it he that shall not be /ifflicted in that same day, he shall be cut off from among his people. 30 And whatsi;)ever soul it (^cthatdoeth ain' work in that same day, the same soul ' will I destroy from among his ]3eople. 31 Ye shall do no manner of work. It sliall be a statute fbr ever throughout your generations in all your dwellings. 32 It .^hall be unto you a sabbath of rest, and ye shall afflict your souls in the ninth day of the moiuh at even: from even unte e\tn, siiall \e celebrate your sabbath. 33 H And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 34 Sneak unto tlie childi'CH of Israel, The feast of tabernacles, iJfc. saying. The fifteenth day of this seventh month shall be the feast of tabernacles /or se\en daj s unto tlie Lord. o5 On' the first day shall be a.n holy convocation : ye shall do no servile work thei'eiyt. 56 Seven da)'s ye shall offer an ofFerinc made bv fire imto the Lord : on th3 eighth day shall be an holy convocation unto you, "and ye shall offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord : it is a sol- emn assembly ; and ye shall do no servile work therein. " 37 These are the feasts of the Lord, which ye shall proclaim to be holy convo- cations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the Lord, a burnt-offei-ing, and a meat-offering, a sacrifice, and drink-of- fermgs, ever)' thing upon his day : 38 Beside the sabbaths of the Lor d, and beside your gifts, and beside all your vows, and beside aU your freewill-offerijigs, which ye give unto the Lord. 39 Also in the fifteenth day of the sev- enth 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 tlie eighth day shall be a sabbath. 40 And }'e shall take j'ou on the first day the boughs of goodly 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 Israelites born shall dwell in booths : 43 That \'our generations may know that I made the children of Israel to dwell in booths, when I brought them out of the land of Egj^^t : I am the Lord your God. 44 And Moses declared unto the chil- dren of Israel the feasts of the Lord. CHAP. XXIV. 10 ShelomitlCs son blasjihemeth. 13 The law of btasfiheniy, 17 of murder, 18 of damage. 23 The blasfihemer is stoned. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that tjiey bring unto thee pure oil-olive beaten for the light, to cause tlie lamps to burn continually. 3 Without the veil of tl\e testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, shall Aaron order it from the evening unto the mornmg before the Lord con- tinually : it shall be a satute for cAer in your generations. 4 He shall order the l^imps upon the 15 Chap. XXIV. Thela-vofblasfihemy^iJ'c. 113 pure candlestick before the Lord con- tinually. 5 If And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake tweh'e 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 befoi'c the Lord. 7 And thou shalt put pure frankincense upon each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, even an offering made by fire unto the Lord. 8 Every sabliath he shall set it in order befoi-ethe Lord continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an ever- lasting co\"enant. 9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons ; and they shall eat it in the holy place : for it is most holy unto him of the offer- ings of the Lord made by fire by a per- petual statute. 10 11 And the son of anisraelitishwoman, whose father tvas an Egj-ptian, M'ent out- among the children of Israel ; and this sou of the Israelitish woman and a man of Is- rael strove together in the camp ; 11 And the Israelitish woman's sou l)lasphemed the name of the LORD, and cursed : and they biouglit him unto Moses : (and his mother's name was She- lomith, the daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan:) 12 And tliey put him in ward, that the mind of the Lord might be shewed them. 13 ff And the Lord spake imto Moses,, sajring, 14 Bring foith him that hath cursed, without the camp ; and let all that heard hi7n lay their hands upon his head, and let all the congregation stone him. 15 And thou shalt speak unto the chil- dren of Israel, saying. Whosoever curseth his God shall 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 cer- tainly stone him : as well the stranger, as he that is born in die land, when he blas- phemeth the name of the LORD, shall be put to death. 17 If And he that killeth any man shall sui*ely be put to death. 18 tf And he that killeth a beast shall make it good ; beast for beast. 19 And if a man cause a blemish in his neighbour ; as he hath done, so shall it be done unto him ; 20 Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth : as he hatli 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 114 The year oj juoilcc. LEVl'l your own country: for I c?« tlit; Lord your Gocl. 23 f And Moses spake unto tlic chil- dren of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out cjf the camp, and stone liim with stones : and the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Mcses. CHAP. XXV. S The jubilee. 14 Of ojijiression. 35 Of compassion. 47 Of redeeming servants. AND the Lord spake unto Moses in mount Sinai, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When ye come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord. 3 Six years thou shalt sowthy field, and six years thou shalt pi-une thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof ; 4 But in the seventh year shall be a sab- bath 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 land. 6 And the sabbath of the land shall be meat for you ; for thee, and for thy ser- vant, 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 beasts that are in thy land, shall all the increase thereof be meat. 8 ^ And thou shalt number seven sab- baths of years unto thee, seven times sev- en years ; and the space of the seven sab- baths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine >'ears. 9 Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound, on the tenth daij of the seventh month, in the day of atone- ment shall ye make the trunspet sound throughout all your land. 10 And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, iand proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thei'eof : it shall be a jubilee unto you ; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family. 11 A jubilee shall that fiftieth yeai- be unto you : ye shall not sow, neither reap that which gTowethofitseh" in it, nor gath- er the grapes in it of thy vine undressed. 12 For it z's the jubilee ; it shall be holy , unto you : ye shall eat the increase thereof ^ut of the field, 13 In the year of this jubilee ye shall i^tuni every man unto his possession. » i4 ^ And if thou sell aught unto thy ueighboui-, or buyest aught of thy neigh- bour's hand, ye shall not oppress t>ne an- other : • 15 AGQording to the number of years iCUS^ Of opliresdon, ks'a after the jubilee, thou shalt buy of tliy neighbour, and accoi-ding unto the num- ber 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 accord- ing to the number of the years of the fruits doth he sell unto thee. 17 Ye shall not therefoi-e oppress one another ; but thou shalt fear thy God: for I am the Lord your God. 18 ^ Wherefore ye shall do my statutes, and keep my judgments, and do them ; and ye ^hall dwell in the land in safety. 19 And the land shall yield her fruit, and yc shall eat your fill, and dwell there- in in safety. 20 And if ye shall say. What shall we eat the seventh year ? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather hi our increase : 21 Tlicn I will command my blessing wpon you in the sixth year, and it shall bring forth fruit for thi'ee years. 22 And ye shall sow the eighth year» and eat ijet of old fruit until the ninth year ; until her fruits come in ye shall eat o/"the old store. 23 U The land shall not be sold for ev- er ; for the land is mine, for ye are stran- gers and sojourners with me. 24 And in all the land of your possession ye shall grant a redemption for the land. 25 f^ It 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 to redeem it, and himself be able to redeem it ; 27 Then let liim count the years of tlie sale thereof, and restore the ovei-plus un- to the man to Avhom he sold it ; that he may return unto his possession. 28 But if he be not able to restore ?:^ to him, then that which is sold shall re- main in the hand of him that hath bought it until the year of jubilee : and in the ju- bilee it shall go out, and he shall return unto his possession. 29 f [ And if a man sell a dwelling-house in a walled city, tiien he may redeem it within a whole jear after it is sold : with- in a full year may he redeem it. 30 And if it be not redeemed witliin. the space of a full year, then the house that is in the walled city shall be established for ever to him that bought it, throughout his generations : it shall not go out in the jubilee. 31 But the houses of the villages which have no walls round about them, shall be counted as the fields of the country : they may be redeemed, and they shall go out in the jubilee. Qf comfiassion, l^c. Chap 32 Notwithstanding the cities of the Levites, aiid the houses of the cities of their possession, may the Levites redeem at any time. 33 And if a man purchase of the Le- A-ites, then the house that was sold, and the city of his possession shall go out in the year o/'jubilee ; for the houses of the cities of the Levites are then- possession among the children of Israel. 34 But the field of the suburbs of their cities may not be sold, for it is their per- petual possession. 35 ^ And if thy brother be v/axen poor, and fallen m decay with thee ; then thou shalt relieve him : yea, f hough he be a sti-anger, or a sojourner ; that he may Jive with thee. 36 Take thou no usury of him, or in- crease ; but fear thy God ; that thy I^roth- cr may live with thee. 37 Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usur}% nor lend him thy \ictuals for increase. 38 I am the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of E- gypt, to give you the land of Canaan, and to be your God. 39 ^ And if thy brother that dnvellelh by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee ; thou shalt not compel him to serAe as a bond-servant : 40 But as an hired servant, and as a sojourner he shall be with thee, and shall serve thee unto the year of jubilee : 41 And then shall he depart from thee, both he and his children with him, and shall return unto his own family, and unto the possession of his fathers shall he return. 42 For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egj^Dt ; they shall not be sold as bond-men. 43 Thou shalt not rule over him with rigour, but shalt fear thy God. 44 Both thy bond-men, and thy bond- maids, which' thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you ; of them shall ye buy bond-men and bond- maids. 45 Moreover, of the children of the strangers that do sojourn among you, of them shall ye buy, and of tlieir families that are with you, which they begat in your land : and they shall be your possession. 46 And ye shall take them as an inher- itance for your children after you, to inherit them for a possession, they shall be your bond-men for ever : but over your T)rethren the childi'en of Israel, ye shall not rule one oxer another with rigour. 47 IT And if a sojourneror a stranger wax inch by thee, and thy bi;other that dnvcil- eth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, -or to the stock of the stranger's family : AH After that he is sold he mav be re- XXV!. ^ blessing promised. 115 deemed again ; one of his brethren may redeem him : 49 Either his uncle, or his uncle's son may redeem him, or araj that is Jiigh 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, fi-om the j'ear that he was sold to him, unto the year of jubilee : and th» price of his sale shall be according unto the nimiber of years, according to the time of an hired servant shall it be with liim. 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 un- to the year of jubilee, then he shall count with him, and according unto his years shall he gi\'e hiin again the price of his redemption. 53 Jind as a yeai-ly hired servant shall he be with him : and the other shall not nile with rigour over him in thy sight. 54 And it he be not redeemed m these years, then he shall go out in the year of jubilee, both he, and his children with him. 55 For unto me the children of Israel are servants, they are my servants whom I brought forth out of the land of Egjpt : I am the Lord your God. CHAP. XXVI, 1 Of idolatry. 3 ^4 blessing prom^ed;^ 14 Jl curse threatened. YE shall make you no idols nor gi'aven image, neither rear you up a stand- ing image, neither shall ye set up any im- age of ytone in your land, to bow doAVQ unto it : for T am the Lord j'our God. 2 % Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and rev- erence my sanctuary : I am the Lord. 3 II If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them ; 4 Then I will gi\e you rain in due sea- son, 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 vir . ige, and tlie vintage shall reach unto the sowing-time ; and yc 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 enemies,, and they shall fall before j'ou by the sword. 8 And five of you shall chase an hun- dred, 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 jou fruitful, and multiply you, and estabhy.i my covenant with you, 3.16 Plagues threatened 10 And\e shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new. 11 And I will set my tabernacle a- mong you : and my soul shall not abhor you. 12 And I will Avalk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. 13 lam the Lord your God, which brought you forth out of the land of E- gypt, that ye should not be their bond- men, and I have bi'oken the bands of .your yoke, and made you go upiight. 14 ^ But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these command- ments ; 15 And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant : 16 I also will do this unto you, I will even appoint over you teiTor, consump- tion, and the burning ag\ie, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart : and ye shall sow your seed in vain, ibr your enemies shall eat it. 17 And I will set niy face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies : they that liate you shall reign over you, and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. 18 And if je will not yet for all tliis hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. 19 And I will break the pride of your po"^er ; and I will make }'our heaven as iron, and your earth as brass : 20 And your strengtli shall be spent in \'ain : for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of tlie land yield their fruits. 21 And if \e walk conti'ary unto me, and will not hcai-keh unto me, I will bring seven times more plagues upon you ac- corduig to your sins. 2^ I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall i-ob 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 reformed by me by these things, but wiU walk conti'a- ry unto me ; 24 Then will I also walk conti-ary 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 cove- nant : and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pesti- lence among you : and ye shall be deliv- ered into the hand of the enemy. 26 yJnd when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver yoM your bread again by weight : and ye &hall eat, and not be satisfied. '~'7 ^':^d if \o will not for all this LEVITICUS. Jhr disobedience. hearken unto me, but walk contrary un- to me ; 28 Then I will walk contraiy unto you also in fuiy ; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times lor your sins. 29 And ye shall eat the ilesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. 30 And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcasses upon the carcasses of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. 31 And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desola- tion, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. 32 And I V. ill bring the land into deso- lation : and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 33 And I will scatter you among the heathen, and vv'ill draw out a svvord after you : and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. 34 Then shall the land enjoy her sab- baths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies land ; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths. 35 As long as it lieth desolate it shall I'est ; because it (hd not rest in your sab- baths, when ye dwelt upon it. 36 And upon them that are left alive of you, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies ; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them ; and they shall flee, asfleeuig from a sword ; and they shall fall, when none pursueth. 37 And they shall fall one upon anoth- er, as it were before a sword, when noric pursueth : and je shall have no power to stand before your enemies. 38 And ye shall pei'ish among the hea- then, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. 39 And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your ene- mies lands ; and also in the uilquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. 40 ^ If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed a- gainst me, and that also they have walk- ed contrary unto me ; 41 And that I also have walked contra- ry unto them, and have brought them in- to the land of their enemies ; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punisiiment of their iniquity : ■' 42 Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abra- ham will I remember ; and 1 will re- member the land. • 43 The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she Concerning voivs. Chap. : lieth desolate without them : and they j sliall accept of the punishment of their j iniquity ; because, even because they de- | spised my judgments, and because their j soul aijhori'ed my statutes. i 44 And vet for all tliat, when they be i in tlie land" of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neitlier will I abhor tliem, | to destroy 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 brou.dit forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of tlie heathen, that I might be their God : I am the Lord. 46 These are the statutes, and judg- ments, and laws, which the Lord made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai bv the hand of Moses. CHAP. xxvn. iConqeminsf vovjs. 28 A'b devoted thing ?nay be redeemed. 32 The tithe may not be cthnged. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saving, 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them. When a man shall make a singular vow, the pei-sons aliull be for the Lord, by thy estimation. 3 % And tlij' estimation shall be, of the male fii-om twenty years old even unto sixtv years old, even thy estimation shall l)e fifty shekels of silver, after the shekel of the sanctuary. • 4 And if it be a female, then thy esti- mation shall be thirty shekels. 5 And if it be from five years old even unto twenty years old, then thy estima- tion shall be of the male t^venty shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 6 And if it be from a month old even unto five years old, then tliy estimation shall be of the male five shekels of sil\ er, 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 estima- tion shall be fifteen shekels, and for the female ten shekels. 8 But if he be poorer than thy estima- tion, 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 aU. change beast for beast, then it and the exchange thereof ;shall be holy. 11 And if it be any unclean beast, of jvhicli they do not offer a sacrifice unto XVII. Sanctifying houses mid Jields. 117 the Lord, then he shall present the beast before the priest : 12 And tlie priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad : as thou valuest it wJio art the priest, so shall it be. 13 But if he will at all redeem it, then he shall add a fifth part thereof uutp tliy estimation. 14 If And when a man shall sanctifj' his house to be holy unto the Lord, theii the priest shall estuiiate it, whether it be good or iDad : as the priest shall estimate it, so shall it stand. 15 And if he that sanctified it will I'e- deem his hoiise, then he shall add the fifth part of the money of thy estimation unto it, and it shall Ijc his. 16 If And if a man shall sanctify unto the Lord some part of a field of his pos- session, then thy estimation shall I)e ac- cording to the seed thereof : an homer of barley-seed shall be valued at fifty shekels of sih ei'. 17 If he sanctify- his field from the jear of jubilee, according to thy estimation it shall stand. 18 But if he sanctify his field after the jubilee, then the priest shall reckon unto him the money according to the years that remain, even unto the year of the jubilee, and it shall be abated from thy estimation. 19 And if he that sanctified the field will in any wise redeem it, then he^fcall add the fifth part of the money of thj' 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 redeemed any more. 21 But the fixld, when it goeth out in the jubilee, shall be holy unto the Lord, as a field de\'oted : 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 cf thy estimation, even unto the jear of the jubilee : and he shall give thine estimation in that day, as a holy thing unto the Lord. 24 In the year of the jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the posses- sion of the land did belong. 25 And all thy estimation shall be ac- cording to the shekel of the sanctuary : twenty gerahs shall be the shekel. 26 Only the firstling of the beasts, which should be the Lord s firstling, no man shall sanctify it ; whether it be ox, or sheep : it /s the Lord 's» 27 And if it be of an unclean beast, then he shall redeem it according to thine estimation, and shall add a fifth part of i»^ 118 The men qfu of Ephraim were an hundred thousantl and eight thousand and an hundred, throughout their armies : and they shall go forward in the third rank. 25 The standard of the camp of Dan shall be on the north side by their armies : and the captain of the children of Dan shall be Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were threescore and two thousand and seven hundred. 27 And those that encamp by him shall be the trilje of Asher : and the captain of the children of Asher shall be Pagiel the son of Ocran. 28 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty and one thousand and five hundred. 29 Then the tribe of Naphtali : and the captain of the children of Naphtali shall be Ahira the son of Enan. 30 And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were fifty and three thousand and four hundred. 31 All they that wei'e numbered in the camp of Dan were an hundi'ed thousand and fifty and seven thousand and six hun- dred : they shall go liindmost with their standards, 52 These are those which Avere num- bered of the children of Israel by the house of their fathers. All those that were numbered of the camps throughout their hosts, we7-e six hundred thousand and three thousand and five hundred and fifty. 33 But the Levites were not numbered among the children of Israel ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 34 And the children of Israel did ac- cording to all that the Lord commanded Moses : so they pitched by their stand- ards, and so they set forwai'd, eveiy one after their families, according to the house of their fathers. CHAP. III. 5 The Levites service. 40 The _ first-born freed. 44 The overplus redeemed. THESE also are the generations of Aaron and Moses, in the day that the LbRD spake with Moses in mount SinaL 2 And these are the names of the sons of Aaron ; Nadab the fii-st-born, ami A-- bihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. "llie Lcvites service. Chap. 3 These are the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, Avliom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. 4 And Nadab and Abihu died before the Lord, when they offered strange fire before the Lord, in "the wilderness of Si- nai, and they had no children : and Elea- zar and Ithamar ministered in the priest's office in the sight of Aaron their father. 5 II And the Lord spake imto Moses, saving, , 6 Bring the tribe of Le\'i near, and pre- sent them befoi-e Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him. 7 And they shall keep his charge, and the charge of the whole congregation be- fore the tabernacle of the congregation, to do the service of the tabernacle. 8 And they shall keep all the instru- ments of the tabernacle of die congrega- tion, and the charge of the children of Israel, to do the service of the tabernacle. 9 And thou shalt give the Levites un- to Aaron and to his sons : they are whol- ly given unto him out of the children of Israel. 10 And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office : and the stranger that com- etli nigh shall be put to death. 11 1[ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 12 And I, behold, I have takqn the Le- vites from among the children of Israel, instead of all the first-born that opeiieth the matrix among the children of Israel : therefore the Levites shall be mine ; 13 Because all the first-born arc mine ; for on the day that I smote all the first- bom in the land of Egypt, I hallowed un- to me all the first-born in Isriiel, both man and beast : mme tliey shall be : I am the Lord. 14 f And the Lord spake unto Moses in the wilderness of Sinai, saying, 15 Number the children of Levi after the house of their fathers, by their fami- lies : every male from a month old and upward shalt thou number them. 16 And Moses numbered them accord- ing to the v/ord of the Lord, as lie was commanded. 17 And these were th.e sons of Levi, by their names ; Gershcn, and Kohath, and Merari. 18 And these are the names of the sons of Gcrshon by their families ; Libni, and Shimei. 19 And the sons of Kohath by their families •; Amram, and Izehar, licbron, and Uzziel. 20 And the sons of Merari i>y their families ; Mahli, and Mushi : thetc arc the families of the Le>ites, accovcliiig to the house of tlieiv fathers. 16 III. Theirmanher and charge. 121 21 Of Gershon was the family of the Libnites, and the family of the Shimites : these are the families of the Gershonites. 22 Those that were numbered of them, according to the. number of all the males, from a month old and upward, e-ven those that were numljered of them, ■zye?'? seven thousand and five hundred. 23 The famihes of the Gershonites shall pitch behind the tabernacle westward. ~ 24 And the chief of the house of the fatlier of the Gershonites shall be Eliasaph the son of Lael. 25 And the charge of the sons of Ger- shon in the tabernacle of the congrega- tion shall be the taijernacle, and the tent, ihe covermg thereof, and the hanging for the door of the tabernacle of the con- gi'egation, 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, fcff all the service thereof 27 If And of Kohatli was the family of the Amramites, and the family of tlie Izeharites, and the family of the Ilebron- ites, and the fixmily of the Uzzielites : these are the families of the Kohathites. 28 In the number of all the males from a month old and upward, ivere eight thousand and six hundred, keeping the charge of the sanctuary. 29 The families of the sons o Kqiiath shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle southward. 30 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of the Kohathites shall be Elizaphan the son of Uzziel. 31 And their charge shall be the ark, and the table, and tJie candlestick, and the altars, and the vessels of the sanctua- ly wherewith they minister, and the hang- ing, and all the service thereof. 32 And Eleazar the son of Aai'on the Eriest shall be chief over the chief of the . .evites, and have tlie oversight of them that keep the charge of the sar.ctuy.r)^ 33 ^[ Of Merari ivas the family of the Mahhtcs, and the family of the Mushites: these arc the families of Mei'ari. 34 And tlt;x e that were numbered of them, according to the numiicr of all the males from a mon.th old and upwai-d, fjcre six thousand aad two liundred. 35 And the chief of the house of the father of the families of Meiari was 2u- riel the son of Abihail : thcs'- shall pitch on the side of the tabernacle north Avard. 36 And inuler the ctistody and charge of the sons of Merari shall be the boards of the tabeniacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and the sockecs thereof, and all the vessels thereof, and ail that serveth thereto, o7 Arid the pillars of the couit round 122 The first-born redeemed. NUMBERS. The L,evii.es services. about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords. v">8 If But those that encamp Ijcfore the tabernacle toward the east, even before the tabernacle of the congregation east- ward shall be Moses and Aaron, and his sons, keeping the charge of the sanctuary, for the charge of the children of Israel ; and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. _ 39 All that were numbered of the Le- vitcs, which Moses and Aaron numbered at the commandment of the Lord, thi-ough- out their families, all the males from a month old and upward, nvere twenty and two thousand. 40 H And tlie Lord said unto Moses, Number all the tirst-bom of the males of the children of Israel, from a month old and upward, and take the number of their names. 41 And thou shalt take the Levites for me (I am the Lord) instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel ; and the cattle of the Levites, instead of ail the firstlings among the cattle of the chil- dren of Israel. 42 And Moses numbered, as the I^ord commanded him, all the first-born among the childi-en of Israel. 43~ And all the first-born males by the number of names, from a month old and upward, of those that wei-e numbered of them, were twenty and two thousand two hundred and thi*eescore and thirteen. 44 ^ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 45 Take the Levites instead of all the first-born among the children of Israel, and the cattle of the licvites instead of their cattle ; and the Levites shall be mine: lam the Lord^ 46 And for those that arc to be re- deemed of the two hundred and tlu'ee- score and thirteen, of the first-born of the children of Israel, which are more than the Levites : 47 Thou shalt even take five shekels apiece by the poll, after the shekel of the sanctuary shalt thou take them : the ske- kel is twenty gerahs. 48 And thou shalt give tlie money, wherewith the odd number of them is to be redeemed, unto Aaron and to his sons. 49 And Moses took the redemption- money of them that were oa er and a- bove them that were redeemed by the Levites : 50 Of the first-born of the children of Israel took he the money ; a thousand three hundred and threescore and fi\'e shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuaiy : 51 And Moses gaA e the money of them that were redeemed unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to the word of the Lord, as the Lord conmianded Moses. CHAP. IV. 1 The Levites serxHces, 17 and office. AND the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 2 Take the sum of the sons of Kohath fix)m among the sons of Levi, after their families, by the house of their fatl^ers ; 3 From thirty years old and upward, even until fifty years old, all that enter into the host, to do the work in the tab- ernacle of the congregation. 4 1[ This shall be the service of the sons of Kohath in the J;abernacle of the con- gregation, about the most holy things. 5 And when the cam]) setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering veil, and cov- er 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 ijluc, and shall put in the stages thereof. 7 And ui)on the table of she^v-bread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put diereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal : and the continual bread shall be thereon : 2 And they shall spread upon them a cloth of scarlet, and cover the same with a co\'ering 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 iiis lamps, and his tongs, and his snufF- dishes, and all the oil vessels thereof, Avherewith they minister unto it : 10 And they shall put it, and all the A'essels thereof, within a covering of bad- gers Siiius, and shall put it upon a bar. 11 And upon the golden altar tliey shall spread a cloth of blue, and co^er it witl> a covering of badgers skins, and shall put to the staves thereof: 12 And tliey shall take all the instru- ments of ministry, wherewith they minis- ter in the sancttiaxy, and pitt them in a cloth of blue, and cover them with a co\'- - ering of badgers skins, and shall put them on a bar. 13 And they shall take away the ashes from the altar, and spread a purple cloth thereon : 14 ^\jid tltey shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fiesh-hooks, and the shoxels, and the basons, all the \essels of the altar ; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers skins, and" put to the staves ofit. 15 And when Aaron and his sons haAC niade an end of covei'ing the sanctuary, and all the \'essels of the sar.ctuary, as the camp is to set forward ; after that, the- sons of Kohatli shall come to bear it : but they shall not touch any holy thing, lest tjiev die. These thinf^s are the burden of The Levites several offices. Chap the sons of Kohath in the tabernacle of the congregation. 16 11 And to the office of Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest /lerfaineth the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and tlie daily meat-offering, and the anointing oil, ff?;^ the oversight of all the tabernacle, and of all that therein is, in the sanctu- ary, and in the vessels thereof. 17 H And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 18 Cut ye not off the tribe of the fami- lies of the Kohathites from among the Levites : 19 But thus do unto them, that they may live, and not die, when they ap- proach unto the most holy tilings : Aa- ron and his sons shall go in, and appoint them every one to his ser\ ice and to his biu-den : 20 But they shall not go in to see when the holy things are covered, lest they die. 21 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 22 Take also the sum of the sons of Gershon, throughout the house of their fiathers, by their families ; 23 From thirty years old and upward until fifty years old shalt thou numljer them ; all that enter in to perfoi-m the service, to do the work in the tabernacle of the congi'egation. 24 This is the service of the families of the Gei'shonites, to serve, and for burdens: 25 And they shall bear the curtains of the tabernacle, and the taljernacle of the congi'egation, his covering, and die cov- ering of the badgers skins that /* above upon it, and the b.anging for the door of tlie tal>ernacle of the congregation, 26 And the hangings of tlie court, and tlie hanging tor the door of the gate of the court, wliich is by the tabernacle and by tjie altar round about, and their cords, and all the instruments of their serxice, and all that is made for them : so shall they serve. 27 At the appointment of Aaron and his sons shall be all the sen'ice of the sons of the (iershonites, m all tlieir bur- dens, and in all their service : and }'e shall appoint unto them in charge all their burdens. 2S This is the service of the families of ihe sons of Gersljon in the tabernacle of the congregation : and their charge s/iali he under the hand of Ithamar the sou of Aaron the priest. 29 ^ As for the sons of Merari, thou s}iait nuniher tl:em, after their families, b)- the house of their fathers ; 30 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old shalt thou num- ber them, every one that entereth into the service, to do the A\'ork of the taber- JVa^le of the congregation. . IV. Their number. 123 31 And this is the charge of their bur- den, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congi-egation ; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the Pinal's thereof, and sockets there- of, 32 And the pillars of the court round about, and their sockets, and their pins, and their cords, with all their instru- ments, and with all their service : and by name ye shall reckon the instruments of the charge of*their burden. 33 This is the service of the families of the sons of Merari, according to aU their service, in the tabernacle of the congre- gation, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaix)n the priest. 34 ^ And IVIoses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered tlie sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers, 35 From thirty years old and upward even unto fifty years old, eveiy one that; entereth into the service, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregation ; 36 And those that were numbered of them hy their famihes were two thousand seven hundred and fifty. 37 These were they that were num- bered of the families of the Kohathites, all that might do senice in the taber- nacle of the congregation, which Moses and Aaron did number according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 38 And those that were numbered ctf the sons of Gershon, throughout their fam- ilies, and by the house of their fathers, 39 From thirty years old and upwarel 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 numbered of them, throughout their families, by the house of their fathers, were two thousand antl six hundred and thirty. 41 These are they that were numbered of the families of the sons of Gershon, of all that might do £er\'ice in the taljenia- cle of the congregation, whom Moses and Aaron did number according to the com^ mandment of the Lor d. 42 ^ And those that were numbered of the families of the sons of Meraii, through- out their families, by the house of their fathers, 43 From thirty years old and upward e\'en unto fifty years old, every one tliat entereth bito the serxjce, for the work in the tabernacle of the congregatiiai, 44 Even thcjse that were numbered of them after their famihes, wei'e three thousand and two hundred. 45 These be tliose tliat were numljer- ed of the families of the sons r>f Meraii, whom ^oses and Aaron numbered ac- 124 The unclean put out of camp. NUJ\ cording to the word of the Lord by th; hand of Moses. 46 All those that were numbered ol the Levites, whom Moses and Aaron anci the chief of Israel numbered, after their families, and after the house of their fa- thers, 47 From thirty years old and upward CA'en unto fifty years old, g\ ery one that. came to do the service of the ministiy, and the service of the burden in the tab- ernacle of the congi'cgtUion, 48 Even those that weit numbered of them, were eight thousand and live luui- dred and fourscore. 49 Accordiiig to the commandment of the Lord they were numbered by the hand of iMoses, every one according to his service, and according to his burden : thus were they numbered of him, as the Lord commanded Moses, CHAP. V. 1 The unclean put out ofthecamfi. 5Resti- tuHon enjoined. 11 The trial of jealouHv. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, that they put out of the camp e\'ery 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 Israel did so, and put them out without the camp : as the Lord spake unto Mcses, so did the children of Israel. 5 % And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6 Speak unto the children of Israel, When a man or woman shall commit any sm that men commit, to do a tres- pass against the Lord, and that person be guilty ; 7 Then they shall confess their sin which they have done ; and he shall rec- ompense his trespass with the principal thereof, and add unto it the fifth jiart thereof, and give it unto him against whom he hath trespassed. 8 But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the tres- pass be recompensed unto the Lord, even to the priest ; l)eside the ram of the atone- ment, whereby an atonement shall be made for him. 9 And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. 10 And every man's hallowed things shall be his : whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his. 11 IT And tlie Lord spake unto Moses, saying, \ 2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and IBERS. The trial of jealotmy. say unto them. If any man's wilt go aside, and commit a trespass against him, 13 And a m an 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 ivith the manner ; 14 And the spirit of jealousy come up- on him, and he be jealous of his v/ife, and she be defiled : or if the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be jealous of his wife, and she be not defiled : 15 Then shall t!ie man bring his wife 'uito the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an e- phah of barley-meal ; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon ; tor it is an offering of jealousy, an offer- ing of memorial, biinging iniquity to re- membrance. 16 And the priest shall bring her near, and set her before the Lord : 17 And the priest shall take holy water in an earthen vessel ; and of th'e dust that is in the floor of the tabernacle the priest shall take, and put // info the water : 18 And the priest shall set the woman before the Lord, and uncover the wom- an's head, and put the offering of memo- rial in hei- hands, which is the jealousy-of- fering: and the priest shall have in hisKand 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 lien with thee, and if thou hast not gone aside to uncieanness ivith another in- stead of thy husband, be thou free from this bitter watei' that causeth the curse : 20 But if thou hast gone aside to an- other instead of thy husband, and if thou' be defiled, and some man hath lien 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, Avhen the liORD 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 thy belly to swell, and thy thigh to rot. And the woman shall say. Amen, amen, 23 And the priest shall wi-ite these curses in a book, and he shall blot thciti 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 shall enter into her, and become bit- ter. 25 Then tlie priest shall take the jeal- ousy-offering out of the A\oman's hand, and shall waAC the offering Ijefore die Lord, and offer it upon the altar : 26 And the priest shall take an hand' The law of the Alirazite. Chap. fill of the offering, even the memorial tiiereof, and burn it upon the altar, and afterward sliall cause the woman to drink the v/ater. 27 And when he hath made her todrink the water, then it shall come to pass, that, if she be deiiled, and have done trespass against her husband, that the v/ater that causeth tlie curse shall enter into her, and become bitter, and her belly shall swell, and her thigh shall rot : and the woman shall be a cm'se among her people. 28 And it" the woman be not defiled, 'but l)e clean ; then she shall be fi'ee, and shall conceiXe seed. 29 This is the law of jealousies, when a wife goeth aside to another instead of her husband, and is defiled ; . 30 Or wlienthe spirit of jealousy com- eth upon him, and he be jealous over his wife, and shall set the woman ijefcre the Lord, and the priest shall execute upon her all this laA\'. 31 Tlren shall the man be guiltless from iniquity, and this woman shall bear her iniquity. CHAP. VI. 1 The law of the jVazarite. 22 77;e gracious unto thee : 26 The Lord lift up his countenance upon thcc, and gi^'e thee peace. 27 And the)' shallput my name upon the chikh'en of Israel, and I will bless them. CHAl'. VII. 1, 10 27ic ftriuces offerings. 69 God sheaketh to Moses from the mercy-scat. AND it came to pass on the day that Moses had fully set up the taberna- cle, and had anointed it, and sanctified it ;md all the instruments thereof, both the altar and all the vessels thereof, and had anoir.ted .them, and sanctified them ; 2 That die princes of Israel, heads of the house of their fathers, who nvere the princes of the tribes, and were over them tluit vv^ere numbered, offered : 3 And they brought their offering be- foi-e the Lord, six covered waggons, and twelve oxen ; a Avaggon for two of the priiipes, and for each one an ox : and they bi'ought them before the tabernacle. 4 And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 5 Take it of them, that they maybe to do the service of the tabernacle of the con- gTcgation ; and thou shalt give them unto the Levites, to every man according to his service. 6 And Moses took the waggons and the oxen, and gave tliem unto the Levites. 7 Two waggons and four oxen he gave unto tlie sons of Gershon, according to their service : 8 And four waggons and eight oxen he gave unto the sons of Merari, according unto their service, under the hand of Ithamar the son of Aaron the priest. 9 But unto the sons of Kohath he gave none : liecause the service of the sanctuary belonging unto them was that they should bear upon their shoulders. 10 ir And the princes offered for dedi- cating of the altar in the day that it was anointed, cacu the princes offered their oficring before the altar. 11 And the Lord said unto Moses, They shall offer their offering, each prince on his day, for the dedicating of the altar. 12 fl'Andhe that offered his offering the first day was Nahshon the son of Am- minadab, of the trilie of Judah : 1:1 And his offering %vas one silver charg- er, the weight whereof 7y«« an hundred and thirtj' shekels, one siher bowl of seventy hhekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; l)oth of them ivere full qf fine flour min- gled w ill 1 oil for a meat-offering: 14 C)}ie spoon of ten shekels of gold, full of inxense ; 1.5 One young bullock, one ram, one lamii of the first y ei.r, for a buinit-offering : 16 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering : )7 And for asacnticex)fpeace-ofterings, NUMBERS. dedication of the tabernacle. two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lamljs of the first year : this ivcis the ofier- ing of Nahshon the son of Amminadab. IS If On the second day Ncthanccl the son of Zuar, prince of Issachar, did offer: 19 He offered/or his offering one silver cliarger, the wciglit whereof 7£;a* an hun- dred and thirty shekels, one sih er bowl of seventj' shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; botli of them full of fine flour mingled witli 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 lams, fi\e he-goats, five lambs of the fi.rst year : this was the of- fering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 24 ^ On the third day Eliab the son of Helon, prince of the children of Zebulun, did offer : 25 His offering ivas 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 Iamb of the fii'st year, for a burnt-offering : 28 One kid of the goats for a sin-offer- ing: 29 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, fi\e rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year : this was the of- fering of Eliab the son of Helon. 30 If On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of tlie childreh of Reu- ben, did offer : 31 His offering 7ms one silver charger, of the weight ol' 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-ofiei'ing : 32 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense ; 33 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-cflering : 34 One kid of the goats for a sin-oflering : 35 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, fi\'e he-goats, fi\e lambs of the first year : this was the of- fering of Elizur the son of Shedeur. 36 If On the fifdi day Shelumiel the son of Zui'ishaddai, pruice of the children of Simeon, did offer : 37 His offering was onQ !-ilver charger, the weight whereof was an hundi-ed and thirty shekels, one sil\ er bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; both of them full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat-offering : Tiie /irinces cffirings at the Chap 38 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense : 39 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first vear, for a burnt-offering : 40 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering : 41 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, t\Y0 oxen, five rams, five he-goats, fi\'e lambs of the first year : this was the offer- ing of Shelumiel the son of Ziivishaddai. 42 II On the sixth day Eliasaph the son of Deuel, prince of the children of Gad, offered : 43 His offering ivas one silver charger, of the weight of an hundred and thiity shekels, a sUver bowl of seventy sliekels, 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 burntoffering : 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 Iambs of the fii'st year : this was the of- fering of Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 48 If On the seventh day Elishama the son of Ammihud, pi-ince of the cliildren of Ephraim, offered : 49 His offering was one silver charger, the v/eight whereof was an hunr'ed 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 vaeat-offering : 50 One golden spoon of ten shekels, fuU 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 saciifiee of peace-ofterings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year : this was tlie offer- ing of Elishama the son of Ammihud. 54 ^On the eighth day offered Gama- liel the son of Pedahzur, priiiCe of the chil- dren of Manasseh : 55 His offering was one si]\'er charger, of the weight of an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver i)owl 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, fidl of incense : 57 One youn§ buUock, one ram, one lamb of the iirst year, for a burnt-offering : 58 One kid of the goats foi- a siu-cfiering: 59 And for a sacriricc of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of tlie first year : this was the of- fering of Gamaliel ihc son of I'tdahzur. 60 llOn the ninth day.Abidan the son of Gideoni,. prince of the children of Ben- jamin, offered : VII. dedication of the taberiuicle. 127 61 His offering was one silver chai-ger, the weight whereof was an hundred and thirty sliekels, one silver bowl of se^■e^ty shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary"; both of them fiill of tine 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 fii-st year, for a bunit-offering : 64 One kid of the goats for a sin-offering: 65 And ion' a sacrifice of peace-offering's, two oxen, fi\e rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the fii-st year : this was the of- fering of Abidan the son of Gideoni. 66 II On the tenth day Aliiezer the son of Ammishaddai, prince of the chilcb-eu of Dan, offered : 67 His offering was one sih'er charger, the weight v/hereof was an hundred and thirty shekels, one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary ; botli 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 j'oung bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year; for a burnt-offering : 70 One kid of the goavsfor a sin-offering : 71 And for a sacrifice of peace-offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year : tliis was die of- fering of Aliiezer tlie sojt of Ammishad- dai. 72 ^ On the eleventli day Pagiel the son of Ocran, prince of the children of Asher, offered : 73 His offering was one silver charger, the weight whei'eof 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 witli oil for a meat-offering : 74 One golden spoon of ten shekels, full of incense : 75 One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt-oftl-ring : 76 One kid of the goats for a sin-oft'ering : 77 And for a sacrifice of peace-oflerings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of the first year : this was- the of- fering of Pagiel the son of Ocran. 78 HOn the twelfdi day Ahira the son of Enan, prince of the children of Naph- tali, offered : 79 His offering was one silver chargev. the weight whei'cof was an hundred and tlm-t)- shekels, one silver bov/l of seventy shekels, after the shekel of tlie sanctuaiy ; both of them full of fine ilour mingled with oil for a meat-offei'ing : 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 Qne kid of the goats for a sin-oftering : 128 I-ioto (he lamjisarc to be lighted. NUMBERS. The coimecralion of the LevUes. 83 And for a sacrifice of peace-offer- ings, two oxen, five rams, five he-goats, five lambs of tlie first year : this was tlie offering of Aiiira the son of Enan. 84 This 7:t/? the dedication of the al- tar (in the day when it was anointed) by the princes of Israel : twelve chargers of silver, twelve silver bowls, tvv'elve spoons of gold : 85 Each charger of silver weighing an hundred and thirty shekels, each bowl sev- enty : all the silver \'essels weighed two thousand and four hundred shekels, after , the shekel of tiie sanctuary : 86 The golden spoons "zyej-e twelve, full of incense, weighing ten shekels apiece, after the shekel of the sanctuary : all the gold of the spoons was an hundred and twenty shekels. 87 All the oxen for the burnt-offering were tweh'e bullocks, the rams tv/elve, the larnbs of the first year twelve, with their meat-offering : and the kids of the goats for sin-offering, twelve. 88 And ail the oxen for the sacrifice of the peace-offerings were twenty and four bullocks, the rams sixt\', the he-goats six- ty, the lambs of tiie first year sixt^^ This was the dedication of the altar, after that it was ariointed. 89 And when Moses was gone into the tabernacle of the congregation to speak wiih liiirf, then iie heard the voice of one speaking unto hin) fi'om off the mercy-seat that was upon the ark of tes- timony, from between the two cherubims : and he spake unto iiim. CHAP. VIII. 1 How the lumlis are to be lighted. 5 The consecration of the Lexdles. 23 The age and time of' their sei~vice. AND the Lord spake mito Moses, saying, -i Speak unto Aaron, and say unto him. When thou -lightest the lamps, the seven lamps shall give fight o\er against the candlestick. 3 And Aaron did so ; he lighted the lamps thereof over against the candlestick, as the Lord commanded Moses. 4 And this work of the candlestick was o/' beaten gold, unto the shaft tliereof, mi- to the flowers thereof, was l)eaten w^ork : according unto the pattern VN'hich the Lord had shewed Moses, so he made the candlestick. * .5 ^ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 6 'Fake the I^evites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them. 7 And thus shalt thou do unto them, to cleanse them : Sprinkle water of puri- fying upon them, and let them shave all their fiesh, and let thesi wash their clothes, .and .so make tliemseh'es clean. 8 Then let them take a young bullock with his meat-offering, even fine flour mingled with oU, and another voung bul- lock slialt thou take for a sin-offeiing. 9 And thou shalt bring the Lcvites be- foi'e tlie tabernacle of the congregation : and thon slialt gather the whole assembly of tlie children of Israel together : 10 iVnd thou shalt bring the Levites be- fore the Lor D : and the children of Isi-a- el shall put their hands upon the Levites : 11 And Aaron sliall offer the Levites before the Lord./o?' an offering of the cliildren of Israel, that they may execute the service of the Lord. 12 And the Levites shall lay their hand-- upon the heads of the bullocks : and thou shalt ofter the one for a sin-oflering, and the other for a Ijurnt-offering, unto the Lord, to make an atonement for the Le- vites. 13 And thou shalt set the Levites be- fore Aaron, and before his sons, and of- fer themyo?- an offermg unto the Lord. 14 Thus shalt thou separate the Le- vites from among the children of Israel : and the Invites shall be mine. 15 And after that shall the Levites go in to do the service of the tabe«iacle of the congregation : and thou shalt cleanse them, and offer them/or an olfeiing. 16 For they are wholly given unto me from • mong the cliildren of Israel ; in- stead of such as open e^'ery womb, even instead of the first-born of all the children of Israel, have I taken them unto me. 17 For all the first-i)oni of the cliildren of Israel are mine, both man and beast : on the day that I smote every first-bom in the laud of Egypt I sanctified them foe myself. - ^ 18 And I have taken the Levites for all the first-born of the children of Israel. 19 And I ha,ve given the Levites a* a gift to A aron and to his sons from among the children of Israel, to do the service ot the cliildren of Israel in the tabemaele of the cojigrcgation, and to make an atone- ment for the children of Israel : that there be no plague among the children of Israel, when the children of Israel come nigh unto the sanctuaiy. 20 And Moses^ and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites accordirig unto all that the Lord commanded Mosies concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel luito them. 21 And the Levites were purified, and they wasiied their clothes ; and Aaron of- fered them as an ofieringl)efore the Lord; and Aai-on made an atonement for them to cleanse them. 23 And after that went the Levites in to do their ser\ ice in the tabernacle of thf congregation before Aaron, and before his sons : as the Lord had commanded 1 lie Jiassitver enjoined. Chap, Moses concerning the Levites, so did tliey unto them. . 23 1[Aiid the Lord spake unto Moses, saving, 24 riiis is it that bdongeth unto the Levites : frani twentj' and five yeai-s old and upward they sliall go in to wait upon the service of tlie tabernacle of the con- gregation : 25 And from the age of fifty years they shall cease waiting upon the service there- of^ and shall ser\e no more : 26 But shall minister with their breth- ren in the tabernacle of tlie congregation, to keep the cliargc, and shall do no ser- vice. Thus shalt thou do unto the Le- vites touclung their charge. CHAP. IX. 1 The fmsHO~oer enjoined. 15 Ji cloud guidcth the L'iraelites. AND the Lord spake unto Moses in the Avilderness of Sinai, in tlie first month of the second year after they were come out of the land of Egypt, sajing, 2 Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season. 3 In the fourteenth day of this month, at e\en, ye shall keep it in his appointed season : accorchng to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it. 4 And Moses spake unto the children of Israel, diat they shoidd keep the passover. 5 And they kejjt the passoAcr on the fourteenth day of the first month at even in the wilderness of Sinai : accoi-ding to all that the Lord commanded Moses, so did the children of Israel. j6 l[Aud tliere were certain men, who ^ere defiled by the dead body of a man, that they could not keep the passo\'er on that day : and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day : 1 And those men said luito hun, We are defiled by the dead body of a man : Whejefore are we kept back, that we may not offer an offering of the Lord in his appointed season among the children of Isi'ael ? 8 And Mases said unto them. Stand still, and I will hear what the Lord will 1 command concerning you. 9 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, sajing, If any man of you or of your pos- terity shall be unclean by reason of a dead l)ody, 01* be in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover iinto the Lord. 11 The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, and eat it with unleavened bread and bitter herbs. 12 They shall leave none of it unto the jnorning, nor break any bone of it ; ac- cording to all the ordinances of the passo- vea- thev shall keei) it. ir IX, X. A cloud guideth the Israelites. 129 I 13 But the man that is clean, and is not in a journey, and forbeareth io keep the passover, e\'en the same soul shall i)e cut off from among his people : because he brought not the offering of the Lord in his appointed season, that man shall bear his si]i. 14 And if a stranger shall sojourn a- mong you, and will keep the passover un- to the Lord ; according to the ordinance of the passover, and according to the man- ner thereof, so shall he do : ye shall ha-vc one ordinance both for the stranger, and for him that v/as born in the land. 15 *\\ And on the day that the taberna- cle was reai'ed up the cloud covered the tabernacle, namely, the tent of the testi- mony : and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were tlje appearance of fire, until the monung. 16 So it was always : the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17 And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed : and in tlic place whej'e the cloud abode, thej-e the children of Israel pitched their tents. 18 At the commandment of the Lord the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the Lord they pitched : as long as the cloud abode upon the tab- ernacle they rested in their tents. 19 And when the cloud tarried long upon the taberi^rfe many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the Lord, and journeyed not. 20 And so it was, when the cloud was a few da}'S upon the tabernacle ; accord- ing to the commandment of the- Lord they abode m their tents, and according to tlie 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 : whetlier it vcas by day or by night that the cloud was taken up, they journeyed. 22 Or vjhether it tvcre two days, or a month, or a year, that the cloud tarried upon the tabernacle, remaining thereon, the children of Israel abode in their tents, and joui'neyed not : but when it was tak- en up, they journeyed. 23 At the commandment of the Lord they rested in their tents, and at the com- mandment of the Lord they journeyed ; they kept the ciiarge of the Lord, at the conmiandment of the Lord by theliand of Moses. CHAP. X. 1 Theuse of the silver trumpets. 11 The Israelites remo-ve from^ Sinai. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Make tliee two trumpets of silver ; loO The use of the silver inimjtets, of a whole piece shalt thou make them : tliat thou mayest use them for the calling of the assembly, and for the journeying 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 congi'egation. 4 And if they blow but with one trump- et, then the princes, which are heads of the thousands of Israel, shall gather them- seh'es 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 shall take their journey : they shall blow an alarm for their journeys. 7 But when the congregation is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm. 8 And the sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow with the trumpets ; and they shall be to you for an ordinance for ever throughout your generations. 9 And il ye go to war in your land against the enemy that oppresseth you, then ye shall blow an alarm with the trumpets ; and ye shall be remembered before the Lord jour God, and ye shall be sa\'ed from your enemies. 10 Also in the day of your gladness, and in your solemn daysj and in the be- ginnings of your months, ye shall blow with the tnunpets over your burnt-offer- ings, and over the sacrifices of your peace- offerings ; that they may be to you for a memorial before your tiod : I am the Lord your God. 1 1 1[ And it came to pass on the twen- tieth clay of the second month, in the sec- ond year, that the cloud was taken up from off the tabernacle of the testimony. 12 And the children of Israel took their journeys out of the wilderness of Sinai ; and the cloud rested in the wilderness of Paran. 13 And they first took their journey according to the commandment of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 14 If In the first jUace went the stand- ard of the camp of the children of Jii- dah according to their armies : and over his host ivas Nahshon the son of Am- minadab, 4 15 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Issachar nvas Nethaneel the son of Zuar. 16 And oA^er the host of the tribe of the children of Zebulun was Eliab the son of Helon. 17 And the tabernacle was taken down ; and tlie sons of Gershon and the .sons of Mei-ari set forward, bearing the tab- ernacle. NL'iVIBERS. The Israelites remove from Sinai. IS ^ And the standard of the camp of Reuben set forward according to theii* armies : and over his host nvas Elizur the son of Shedeur. 19 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Simeon nvas Shelumiel the son of Zui'ishaddai. 20 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Gad nvas Eliasaph the son of Deuel. 21 And the Kohathites set forward, bearing the sanctuary : and the other did set up the tabernacle against they came. 22 If And the standard of the camp of the children of Ephraim set forward ac- cording to their armies : and over his host nvas Elishama the son of Ammihud. 23 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Manasseh nvas Gamaliel the son of Pedahzur. I 24 And over the host of the tribe cS the children of Benjamin nvas Abidan the j son of Gideoni. I 25 ^ And the standard of the camp of I the children of Dan set forward, nvhich : nvas the rere-ward of all the camps I throughout their hosts : and over his host nvas Ahiezer the son of Ammishaddai. 26 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Asher nvas Pagiel tlie son of Ocran. 27 And over the host of the tribe of the children of Naphtali nvas Ahirathe son (4' • Euan. 28 Thus nvere the journeyings of the children of Israel according to their ar- mies, when they set forward, 29 IT And Moses said unto Hobab, the son of Raguel the Midianite, Moses' fa- ther-in-law. We are journeying unto the place of which the Lord said, I will give it you : come thou Avith us, and we will do thee good : for the Lord hath spoken g'jod concerning Israel. 30 And lie said unto him, I will not go ; but I will (Icpai't to mine own land, and to my kindred. - 31 And he said. Leave us not, I pray ^ thee ; forasmuch as thou knowest how we i arc to encamp in the wilderness, and thou | mayest 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 1[ And they dej>arted 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 da\s journey, ta search out a resting-place for them. 34 And the cloud of the Lord nvas \\pv\\ them by day^ when they went out of the camp. 35 And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said. Rise up, Lord, and let thine enemies be scattered ; Manna loathed. and let them that hate thee flee before tliee. 36 And when it rested, he said, Re- tuni, O Lord, unto the many tliousands of Israel. CHAP. XT. 4 Manna loathed. 16 The seventy ci- ders. 31 Quails given. AND wAe« the people complained, 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 luere in the ut- termost parts of the camp. 2 And the people cried unto Moses ; and when Moses prayed unto the Lord, the fire was quenched. 3 And he called the name of the place Taberah : because the fire of the Lord burnt among them. 4 If And the mixed multitude that ivas among them fell a lusting : and the chil- dren of Israel also we]jt again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat ? 5 We remember the fish which we did eat in Egypt freely ; the cucumbers, and the melons, ahd tlie leeks, and the onions, and the garlick : 6 But now our soul p dried away ; there is nothing at all, creside this manna, before our eyes. 7 And the manna nvas as coriander- seed, and the colour thereof as the colour of bdellium. 8 .^7Zf/ the people went about, and gath- ered it, and ground it in mills, or beat it in a moi'tar, 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 fefl upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it. 10 H Then Sloses heard the people weep throughout their families, every man in the door of his tent : and the anger of the Lord was kindled greatly; Moses also was displeased. 11 And Moses said unto the Lord, Wherefore hast thou afflicted thy servant? and wherefore have I not found fa^'our in thy sight, that thou layest the burden of all this people upon me ? 12 Ha\-e I conceived all this people ? have I begotten them, that thou shouldest say unto me. Carry them in thy bosom, as a nursing-father beareth the sucking 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, Gi^'e us flesh, that we may eat. 14 I am not able to bear all this people alone, because it is too heavy for me. 15 And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found ta\ our in thy sight ; and let me not ;5ce my wretchedness. Chap. >;i. The seventy elders. 131 16 IT And tlie Lord said unto Moses, Gather unto me se\enty men of the el- ders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be tlie elders of the people, and officers over them ; and bring them unto the taberna- cle of the congregation, that they may stand there with thee. 17 And I will come down and talk with thee there : and I will take of the si^irit which is upon thee, and will pvit it upon them ; and they shall bear the bur- den of the people witli thee, that thou bear it not thyself alone. 18 And say thou unto the people, sanc^ " tify yourseh'es against to-morrow, and ye shall eat flesh : for ve have wept in the cars of the Lord, sifying. Who shall give us flesh to eat ? for it vjas well with us in Egj'pt : 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 dajs ; 20 But even a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loath- some unto you : because that 5'e have de- spised the Lord which is among you, and have wept bcfoi-e him, saying, \\'hy came we forth out of Eg}'pt ? 21 And Moses said. The people among whom \a7n, arc sixhundred thousand foot- men ; and thou hast said, I will give them flesh, that they may cat a whole month. 22 Shall the flocks and the herds be slain for themi, to suflice them .•' or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them i 23 And the Lord said unto Moses, Is the Lord's hand waxed short ? thou shalt see now whether my word shaU come to pass unto thee, or not. 24 ^ And Moses went out, and told the people the words of the Lord, and gathered the seventy men of the elders of the people, and set them round about the tal)ernacle. 25 And the Lord came down in a cloud, and spake unto him, and took of the spirit that nvas upon him, and gave it unto the se\'enty elders : and it came to pass, t/iat 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 ivas Eldad, and the name of the other Me- dad : and the spirit rested upon them, and they nvere of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle ; and they prophesied in the camp., 27 And there ran a young man, and. told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do jjrophesy in the camp. 28 AndJoshuathesonofNun,theservant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them. 29 And Moses sajd unto him, Enviest 132 Mii-iani's and Aaron's seditio7h NUMBERS. il lir'hi i)i\ leji nmj. thou for my sake ? would God that all the Lord's people were prophets, ff;zf/ that the Lord would put his sph'it upon them. 30 And Moses gat him into the camp, lie and the elders of Israel. 31 IT 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 days journey on this side, and as it were a days journc}" on the other side, round about the camp, and as it were two cubits high upon the face of the earth. 32 And the people stood up all that dav, and all that night, and all the next day, and they gathered the quails : he that gathered least gathered ten homers : and they spread them all abi'oad for themselves round about the'camp. 33 And while the flesh ivas j^et between their teeth, ere it was chewed, the wrath of the Lord was kindled agamst the peo- ple, and the Lord smote the people with a very gi'eat plague. 34 And he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah : because there they buried the people that lusted. 35 And the people journeyed from Ki- broth-hattaavah unto Hazeroth : and a- bode at Hazeroth. • CHAP. XII. 1 Miriam's and Aaron's sedition. 10 Miriam's leprosy, 14 is healed. AND Miriam and Aaron spake against Moses because of the Ethiopian ■woman whom he had manned: for he had manied an Ethiopian woman. 2 And they said. Hath the Lord indeed spoken only by Moses ? hath he not spok- en also by us ? And the Lord heard it. 3 (Now the man Moses 7t)asveiy meek, above all the men which nvere upon the face of the eaith.) 4 And the Lord spake suddenly unto Moses, and unto Aaron, and unto Miri- am, Come out ye three unto the taberna- cle of the congregation. And they three came out. 5 And the Lord came down in the pil- lar of the cloud, and stood in the door of the tabernacle, and called Aaron and Mir- iam : and they both came forth. 6 And he said, Hear now my words : If there be a prophet among you, / the Lord will make myself knov/n unto him in a •vision, and will speak unto him in a dream. * 7 INly ser^•ant Moses is not so, who is faithful in 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 i^chold : Avherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against nfiy servant J^ses ? 9 And the anger of the Lord was kin- dled against them ; and he departed. 10 And the cloud departed from off thi. tabernacle ; and behold, Miriam bccamt leprous, nvhite as snow : and Aaron looked upon Miriam, and behold, sAe was leprous. 11 And Aaron said unto Moses, Alas, my lord, I l>escecli thee, lay not the sin upon us, whei-ein we have done foolishly, and wherein we have inned. 12 Let her not be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he Com- eth out of liiis mothei's womb. 13 And Moses cried unto theLoR d, say- ing. Heal her now, O God, I beseech thee. 14 ^And the Lord said unto Moses. If her father hadbut spit in her face, should .she not be ashamed seven days ? let her bo shut out from the camp seien days, and after that let her be recei\ed in again. 15 And Miriam was shut out from the camp seven days : and the people journey- ed not till Miriam was brouglit hi again. 16 And afterward tlie people removed from Hazeroth, and pitched in the wil- derness of Paran. CHAP. XIIL 1 The names, 17 instrnctioiis, 21 and acts of the sjiies. AND the Lf^D spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel : of eveiy tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, eveiy one a raler among them. 3 And Moses by the commandment of the Lord sent them from the wildcmess of Paran : all those men ivere heads of the children of Israel. 4 And these vjere their names ; of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur. 5 Of the tribe of Simeon, Shapliat the son of Hori. 6 Of the tribe of Judali, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 7 Of the ti-ibe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph. 8 Ot the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun. 9 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu. 10 Of the tribe of Zcbulun, Gaddiel the somof Sodi. 11 Of the tribe of Joseph, namehj, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi. 12 Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli. 13 Of the tribe of Aslier, Sethur the son of Michael. 14 Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of ^'ophsi. 15 Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Maclii. 16 These are the names of the men which INfoscs sent to spy out the land, . htf! and reports of the ftfiies. Chap And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua. 17 If And Moses sent them to spy out tlie land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the moiuitain : 18 And see the land, what it is ; and the people that dwelleth therein, whetlner 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 Iheij be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds ; 20 And what the land is, whether i c be fat or lean, whether there be wood there- in, or not. And be ye of gootl courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time luas the time of the first ripe gi'apes. 21 IT So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Re- hob, as men come to Hamath. 22 And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron ; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of A- nak, luere. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Eg},'pt.) 23 And they came inito the brook of Eshcol, 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 pomegranates, and of the figs. 24 The place was called the brook Esh- col, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence. 25 And they returned from searching of the land after forty days. 26 H" And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilder- ness of Paran, to Kadesh ; and brought back word unto tliem, and unto all the congTegation, and shewed them the fruit of the land. 27 And they told him, and said, V\'e came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey ; and this is the fruit of it. 28 NeA'ertheless, the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are v/alled, and very great: and moreover, \ve saw the children of Anak there. • 29 The Amalekites dwell m the land of the south : and the Hittites, and the Jeb- usites, and the Amorites, dvifell in the mountains : and the Canaanites dvi^ell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan. 50 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, 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 pcc'[)le ; for they are stronger tlian we. , XIV. ^ The people murmur. IS.^ 32 And they brought up an e\ il report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying. The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature. 33 And there we saAv the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants : and we were in our own sight as grass- hoppers, and so we were in their sight. CHAP. XIV. The people murmuring at the report op the spies, are threatened. AND all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried ; and the people wept that night. 2 And all the children of Israel mur- mured against Moses and against Aaron : and the wliole congregation said unto them, V^'ould God that we had died in the land of Egypt ! or would God we had died in this "wilderness ! 3 And wherefore hath the Lord brought us unto this land, to fall by the sv/ord, that our wives and our childreu should be a prey i* were it not better for us to return into Egypt .'' 4 vVnd they said one to another. Let us make a captain, and let us return into E- §ypt' * 5 Then Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the con- gregation of the cliildi-en of Israel. 6 ^ And Joshua the son of Nun, and Ca- leb tlie son of Jephunneh, which were of them that searched the land, rent flieir clothe^ : 7 And they spake unto all the companv of the children of Israel, saying. The land, which we passed through to search it, is an exceeding good land. 8 If the Lord dehght in us, then he will bring us into tliis 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 fi'om them, and the Lord is with us : fear thgm not. 10 But all the congi*egation bade stone them with stones. And the glory of the Lord appeared in the tabernacle of the, congregation before all the children of Israel. 11 "il And the Lord said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me ? and how long will it l)e ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them i* 12 1 will smite them with the pestilence, and disinherit them, and will make of thee a greater riation and mightier than they. 13 IT And Moses said unto the Lor b. Then tlic Egyptians shall hear it, (foi- ■154 God threatencth the jieojile. NUxMBl^.P.S, thou brouglitest up this people in thy might from among them ;) 14 And they will tell it to tlie inhabit- ants of this land :yor tiiey have heard that thou Lord art among this people, that thou Lord art seen face to face, and tliat thy cloud standeth over them, and that thou goest before them, Ijy day time in a pillar of a cloud, and in- a pillar of fire by night 15 Now if thou shalt kill all this peo- ple as one man, then the nations v/hich fcave lieard tlie 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 iie 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 long-sutTering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and trans- gi-ession, and l)y no means clearing t/ic guilty., visiting the iniquity of tlie fathers upon" the children unto the third and fourth gprwrafion. 19 Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity cf this people according unto the great- ness of thy mercy, and as thou hast for- given this people, fi'oin Eg}'pt even until now. 20 And t\\e Lord said, I have pardon- ed according to thy word ; 21 But as truly as I live, all tlie earth shall be filled with thegloiy of the Lord. 2?Because all those men which ha\e seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Eg)"pt and in the wilderness, and have tempted m.e now these ten times, and ha\e 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 Caleb, because he had anotlier spirit with him, and hath fol- lowed nie inlly, him will I bring into the land whercinto he went ; and his seed ^hall possess it. 25 (Now tlie Amalekites, and the Cana- anites dwelt in the valley.) To-morrow turn you, and get you into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea. 26 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, 27 How long .i/iall J bear ninth this evil congregation, wliich murmur against me ? I have heai'd the niurinurings of the chil- dren of Israel, wiiich they murmur a- gainst me. 28 Say unto them. As truly as I live, saith tlic Lord, as je have spoken in mine ears, so will I do to you: 29 Your carcasses shall fall in this wil- flemess ; and all that ■\yere nun>bercd of The Amaleldtes discomfit them. yoni, according to your whole number, from twenty years old and upwaixl, which have murmured against me, 30 Doubtless ye shall not come into the land co«cer«m§- which I sware to make you dwell therein, save Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. 31 But your little ones, which 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 carcasses, they shall fall in tJiis wilderness. 33 And your children shall wander in the wilderness forty years, and bear your whoredoms, until your carcasses be ■wast- ed in the wilderness. 34 After the numiaer 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 e\il congregation, that are gathered together against me : in this \vilderness they shall be consumed, and there they shall die. 36 And the men which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by brmging 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 Joshua the son of Nun, and Ca- leb the son of Jephunneh, ivhich were of the men that went to search the land, liv-" ed still. 39 And Moses told these sayings unto all the children of Israel : and the people mourned greatly. 40 1[ And they rose up early in the morn- ing, and gat them up into the top of the mountain, saying, Lo, we de here, and will go up unto the place which the Lord hath promised : for -sve-liave sinned. 41 And Moses said. Wherefore now do ye transgi'ess the commandment of the Lord ? but it shall not pi'osper. 42 Go not up, for the Lord is not a- mong }ou ; that ye be not smitten before your enemies. 43 For the Arnalekites and the Ca- naanites are there before you, and ye shajl fall by the sword : because ye are turned away from the Lord, therefore the Lord will not i)e with you. 44 But they presumed to go up untai .he hill-top : ne\-ertheleso the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and Moses, de- [jartcd not out of the camp. 45 Then the Amalekites came dcwn^ uid the Canaanites which dwelt in that lill, and smote them, and discomiitccl cheiTj, even unto Hormah. Tiie law of CHAP. XV. 1 T/ie law ofswidry offerings. 32 The sab- hath-bi-eaker stoned. 37 L,arj offringes. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak, unto the chikb-en of Israel, and sa)^ unto them, When ye be come into the land of your habitations, Avhich I give un- to you, 3 And will make an offering by fire unto the Lord, a burnt-offering or a sac- rifice in pel-forming a vow, or in a free- will-oftering, or in your solemn feasts, to make a sweet savour unto the Lord, of the herd, or of the flock : 4 Then shall he that offereth his offer- ing unto the Lord bring a meat-offering of a tenth-deal of flour mingled with the fourth part of an hin of oil. 5 vVnd the fourth jiart. of an hin of wine for a drink-offering shalt thou prepare with tlie burnt-offering or sacrifice, for one larab. 6 Or for a ram, thou shalt prepare /or a meat-offering two tenth-deals of flour mingled with the third ^lart of an hin of oil. 7 And for a drink-offering thou shalt offer the third part of an hin of wine,yor a sweet savour unto the Lord. 8 And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt-offering, or for a sacrifice in peifoiTning a vow, or peace-offerings un- to the Lord: 9 Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat-offering of tiiree tenth-deals of flour mingled with half an hin of ©il. 10 And thou shalt bring for a drink-of- fering half an hin of wine,yoj* an offering made by 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. ^ 3 All that are born of the country shall do these things after this manner, in offer- ing an offering made by fii'e, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 14 And if a stranger sojourn with you, or whosoever be among you in your gen- erations, and will offer an offering made by fire, of a sv/eet savour unto the Lord ; as ye do, so he shall do. 15 One ordinance shall be both for you cf the congregation, and also for the stranger that sojourncth with you, an ordinance for ever in j'our generations : as ye are, so sliall the stranger be before the Lord. 16 One law and one manner shall be for you, and for the stranger that sojourn- #eth with you. It 17 If And the Lord spake unto Moses, ^saying, 'iS Speak unto the children of Israel, Chap, xv.' sundry offerings. 135 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-offei'mg unto the Lord. 20 Ye shall offer up a cake of the first of your dough for an heave-oftci'ing : as ye do the heave-offering of the threshing- floor, so shall ye heave it. 21 Of the first of your dough ye shall give unto the Lord an heave-ofteruig in )'our generations. 22 tr And if ye have erred, and not ol>- served all these commandments which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses, 23 Even all that the Lord hath com- manded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the Lord commanded Mo- ses, and henceforwai'd among yom' gen- erations ; 24 Then it shall be, if aught be com- mitted by ignorance without the knowl- edge of the congregation, that all the con- gregation shall offer one joung bullock for a buint-offering, for a sweet savour unto the Lord, with his meat-offering, and lib drink-offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin-oflering. 25 And the piiest shall make an atone- ment for all the congregation of tiie cliil- dren of Israel, 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-offer- ing before the Lord, for tlieir igno- rance : 26 And it shall be forgi\^en all the con- gi'egation of the children c£ Israel, and the stranger that sojournetli among them ; seeing all the people were in ignorance. 27 U And if any soul sin through igno- rance, then he shall bring a she-goat of the first }'ear for a sin-offering. .28 And the priest shall make an atone- ment for the soul that sinneth ignorantly, when he sinneth by ignorance before the Lord, to make an atonement for him ; and it shall be forgi\en him. 29 Ye shall have one law for him tb ^ sinneth through ignorance, both for 1. ^ that is born among the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojounieth among them. 30 51 But the soul that doeth aught pre- sumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, tlie same reproach- eth the Lord ; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. 31 Because he hadi despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his com- mandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off ; his iniquity shall be upon him. 32 ^And Avhile the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man i-hat gathered sticks upon the sabbath day. 136 The sabbath-breaker stoned. NUMBERS. 33 And they tliat found him gathering sticks brought him unto Moses and Aa- ron, and unto all tiie congregation. 34 And they put him in ward, l)ecause it was not declared what should be done to him. 35 And the Lord said unto Moses, The man sliall be surely put to death ; all the congregation shall stone him with stones wiUiout the camp. 36 And all the congregation brought him without the camp, and stoned him with stones, and he died; as the Lord commai:ded Moses. o7 ^ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 38 Speak unto the children of Israel, and bid them that they make them fringes in the borders of their garments through- out their generations, and that they put upon the tringe of the boi'ders a riband of blue : 39 And it shall be mito you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the Lord, and do them ; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own ej es, after which ye use to go a whoring. 40 That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto yoin- God. » 41 I am the Lord your God, which brouglit you out of tlie land of Egypt, to be jour God : lam the Lord your God. CHAP. XVI. 1 The rebellion of KorahyiSfc. 31 His/um- ifihmentAl A/ilague, 4:6 stay ed by Aaron. NOW Korah, the son of Izhar, the so,n of Kohath, the son of Levi, and Dathan and Abii'am, the sons of E- . liab, and On, the son of Peleth, sons of Reuben, took men : 2 And they rose up before Moses, with certain of the children of Israel, two liundred and fifty princes of the assem- bly, famous in tlie congregation, men of lenown : 3 And they gathered themselves togeth- lir: against Moses and against Aaron, and ^ha^d unto them. Ye take too much upon you, seeing all the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the Lord is a- niong them : "wherefore then lift ye up \^ourselves above the congregation of the Lord ? 4 And when Moses heard it, he fell upon his face : 5 And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying. Even to-morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and 'ivho is holy ; and will cause him to come near unto him : c\en hl7n whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near luito him. 6 Tliis do ; Take you censers, Koi'ah, and all his company ; 7 And put fire therein, and piit incense The rebellion of Korah. in them before the Lord to-morrow '. and it shall Ix; that the man wliom the Lord doth choose, he shall be holy : ye take too mucli upon jou, ye sons of Levi. 8 And Moses said unto Korah, Hear, I prav you, ye sons of Le'.i : 9 Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service ot the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand Ijefore the congregation to minister unto them ^ 1 0 And he hath brought tliee near ^o him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with , thee : and seek ye the priesthood also ? 11 For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord : and what is Aai-on, that ye murmur against him ? 12 IT And Moses sent to call Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab : which said, . We will not come up : 13 Is it a small thing that thou hast bi'ought us up out. of a land that floweth with milk and honey, to kill us in the wilderness, except thou make thyself al- together a prince over us ? 14 Moi-eover, thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance ot"' fields and vineyards : wilt thou put out the eyes of these men ^ ■Nve will not come up. 15 And Moses was very wroth, and said unto the Lord, Respect not thou their offering : I have not taken one ass from them, neithea* have I hurt one of them. 16 And Moses said unto Korah, Be thou and all thy company before the Lord, thou, and they, and Aaron, to-morrow : 17 And take every man his censer, and put incense in them, and bring \q before the Lord every man his censer, two hundred and fifty censers ; thou also and , Aaron each of yon his censer. j 18 And they took every man his cen- ser, and put fire in them, and laid incense . thereon, and stood in the door of the tab- ernacle of the congregation with Moses and Aaron. 19 And Korah gathered all the con- gregation against them unto the door of the tabernacle of the con'gi'egation : and tlie glory of the Lord appeared unto all the congregation. 20 And the Lord spake unto Moses ; and unto Aaron, saying, 21 Separate yourselves from among this congregation, that I may consimie them in a moment. 22 And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of aH flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou he wroth with all the congregation .'' jl 23 H And the Lord spake unto Mos<^ saying. The punishment of Korah, Chap 24 Speak unto the conjp-egation, saying, Get you up fi-om about the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abh'am. 25 And Moses rose up, and went unto Dathan and Abiram-; and the elders of Israel followed hhn. 26 And he spake unto the congrega- tion, saying, Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be consumed iii all their sins. 27 So they gat up from the tabernacle of Korah, Dathan, and Abiram, on every side : and Dathan and Abiram came out, and stood in the door of their tents, and their wives, and their sons, and their little children. 28 And Moses said. Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works ; for I have not done them of mine own mind. 29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men ; thtJi the Lord hath not sent me. 30 But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and svv'ai- low them up, with all that u/ijiertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit ; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord. 31 If And it came to pass, as h''. had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that wa^: under them : 32 And the earth opened her moiith, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that afifiertained uiito Korah, and all their goods. 33 They, and all that aftpertained to them went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them : and they perished from among the congregation. 34 And all Israel that were round about them, fled at the ciy of them : for tliey said, Lest the earth swallow us up also.' 35 And there came out a tire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. 36 f And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying^ 2>7 Speak unto Eleazar the son of Aa- ron the priest, that he take up the censers out of the burning, and scatter thou the fire yonder ; for they are hallowed. 38 The censers of these sinners against their own souls, let them make them broad plates/o?- a covering of the altar : for they offered them before the Lord, therefore they are hallowed: and they shall be a sign unto the children of Israel 39 And Eleazar the priest took the bra- zen censers, whei-ewith they that were "^iiTit had ofTei-ed ; and they were made ^voad plates Jbr a covering of the altar : 40 7e ie a memorial unto the children 18 XVII. and his comfminj. 157 of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, conie near to offef incense before the Lord ; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the Lord said to him by the hand of Moses. 41 1[But on the morrow all the con- gi'egation of the children of Isi-ael mur*- mured iigainst Moses and against Aaron, saying, Ye have killed the people of the Lord. 42 And it came to pass when the con- gregation was gathered against Moses and against Aaron, that they looked toward tke tabernacle of the congi-egation : aud behold, the cloud covered it, and the glo- ry of the Lord appeared. 43 And Moses and Aaron came before tlie tabernacle of the congregation. 44 11 And the Lord spake untoMose^ saying, 45 Get you up from among this con- gregation, that I may consume them as in a moment. And they fell upon their faces. 46 1[ And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put oa mcense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them : for there is wrath gone out from the Lord ; the plague is begiui, 47 And Aaron took as Moses com- manded, and ran into the midst of the congi'egation ; and behold, the plague was begun among the people : and he ]5ut on incense, and made an atonement for the people. 48 And be storxi between the dead and the living; and the plague was stayed. 49 Nov/ they that died in the plague were fourteen thoiMand and seven hun- dred, beside them that died about the matter of Korah. 50 And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation : and the plague was stayed* ^ ^ CHAP. XVfl. ^ 1 Aaror^s rod budding, 10 is laid up for a monument. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Speak unto the children of Isj-ael, and take of every one of them a rod accord- ing to the house of their fathers, of all their princes according to the house of their fathers, twelve rods: wi-ite thou every man's name upon his rod. 3 And thou shait write xlaron's name upon the rod of Levi : for one rod sJialL be for the head of the house of their fathei's, 4 And thou shalt lay them up in the tabeiiiacle of the congregation before the testimony, vviiere I will meet Avitii you. 5 And it shall come to pass, that the man's rod, whom I shall choose, shall blos- som : and I will makq to cea^e from me 138 Charge ofthefiriests and Levites. NUMBERS. The firiests fiortiort. the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you. 6 And Moses spake luito the children of Israel, 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 Aaron nvas among then* rods. 7 And Moses laid up the rods before tke Lord in the tabernacle of witness. 8 And it came to pass, that on the mor- row Moses went into the taiiernacle of witness ; and behold, the rod of Aaron for the house of Levi was budded, and brought forth buds, and bloomed blos- soms, and yielded almfflids. 9 And Moses brought out all the rods from before the Lord unto all the chil- dren of Israel : and they looked, and took every man his rod. 10 ^ And the Lord said unto Moses, Bring Aaron's rod again, before the testi- mony, to be kept for a token against the rel)- els ; and tliou shalt quite take away their murmurings from me, that they die not. 11 And Moses did no: as the Lord commanded him, so did he. 12 And the children of Israel spake unto Moses, saying. Behold, we die, we perish, we all perish. 13 Whosoever cometh any thing near unto the tabernacle of the Lord shall die : shall we be consumed with dying i CHAP. XVIII. 1 The charge of the firiests and Lexntes. 8 The firiests, 21 and the Levites fiortion. AND the Lord said unto Aaron, Thou and thy sons and thy father's house wiui 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 Levi, the tribe of thy father, biing thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee : but thou and thy sons with thee shall minijter be- fore the tabernacle of witness. 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 talieniacle of the congregation, for all the seniceof the ; tal:)ernacle : and a stranger shall not come j nigh unto you. 5 And ye shall keep tlie charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar : that there be no wrath any more upon | the childien of Israel. 6 And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Isi-aol: to you they are gi\cn i as a giit for the Lord, to do the sei-A'ice i of the tabernacle of the ccngi fgation. I 7 Therefore thou and tliy sons'" witU thee shall keep your priest's office for ev- ery thing of the altar, and within the veil ; and ye shall serve : I have given your priest's office unto you as a service of gift : and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death. 8 If And the Lord spake unto Aaron, Behold, I also ha\'e given thee the charge of mine hea-\'e-offerings of all the hallow- ed things of the children of Israel ; unto thee have I given them by reascai of the anointing, and to thy sons, by an ordi- nance for G.\(tv. 9 This shall be thine of the most holy things reserved from the fire : eveiy ob- lation of theirs, e\'ery meat-offering of theirs, and e\'eiy sin-nfferuig of theirs, and every trespass-offering of theirs, which they shaU render unto me, shall be most holy for thee and for thy sons. 10 In the most holy filace shalt thou eat it ; every male shall eat it : it shall be holy unto thee. 11 And this is thine ; the heave-offer- ing of their gift, with all the wa^'e-ofFe^- ings of the children of Israel : I have giv- en them unto thee, and to thy sons, and to tliy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever : eveiy one that is clean in 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 first-fruits 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 shall bring unto the Lord, shall be thine ; eveiy one that is clean in thine house shall eat of it. 14 Eveiy thing devoted in Israel shall be thine. 15 Eveiy thing that opcneth the matrix in all fiesh, which they bring unto the Lord, whether it be of men or beast, shall be thine : ne^'ertheless, the first-born of man shalt thou surely redeem, and the firstling of unclean beasts shalt tliou re- deem. 16 And those that are to be redeemed from a month old shale thou redeem, ac- cording to thine estimation, for the mon- ey of five shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, which is twenty gerahs. 17 But the firstling of a cow, or the first- ling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem ; they are holy: tliou shalt sprinkle their blood ujjon the altar, and shaltburntheirfatybran offering made by fire, for a sweet savour imtothe Lord. IS And the fiesh of them shall be thine, as the wave-breast and as the light shoul- - der are thine. 19 All the lieave-oflerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offew unto the Lord, have I given thee, anH thy sonls and thy daughters with thee, lij The Levites portion' Chap A statute for evei' : it is a covenant of salt for ever before the Lord unto thee and to tliy seed with thee. 20 IT And the Lord spake unto Aaixm, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou ha\e any part a- mong them : I ain thy part and thine in- lieritance among the children of Israel. 21 And behold, I have given tiie chil- dren of Levi all the tenth in Israel for an inheritance, for their service which they serve, even the service of the tabernacle of the congregation. 22 Neither must tlie cliildreji of Is- rael henceforth come nigh the tabernacle of the congregation, lest they bear sin, and die. 23 But tlie Levites 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 gen- erations, that among the children of Is- rael.they have no inheritance. 24 But the tithes of the children of Israel, which they offer as an haave-of- fering unto the Lord, I have given to the Levites to inherit : therefore I have said unto them, Amorig the children of Israel they shall have no inheritance. 25 U And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 26 Thus speak unto the Levites, and say unto them. When ye take of the chil- dren of Israel the tithes which I have giv- en you from them for your inheritance, then ye shall offer up an hea\e-offering of it for the Lord, even a tenth /7a7V of the tithe. 27 And tlu's your heave-offering shall be reckoned imto you, as though it were the com of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the wine-press. 28 Thus ye also shall offer an heave-of- fering unto the Lord of all your tithes which ye receive of the children of Israel ; and ye shall give thereof the, Lord's heave-offering to Aaron the priest. 29 Out of all your gifts ye shall offer every heave-offeiing of the Lord, of all the best thereof, even the hallowed part thereof out of it. 30 Therefore thou shalt sa.y unto them. When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Le\ites as the increase of the thresh- ing-floor, and as the increase of the wine- press. 31 And ye shall eat it in every place, ye and your households : for it is your re- ward 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 ^est of it : neither shall ye pollute tlie holy things of the cjiildren of Israel, lest ye di?i , XIX. The water of separation. 139 CHAP. XIX. 1 The ivater of ntfiaration, 11 The use of it for fmrification of the unclean. AND the Lord spake imto Moses and unto Aaix)n, saying, 2 This is the ordinance of the 1&.W which the Lord hath commanded, say- ing. Speak imto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer Avithottt spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which neA'er came yoke : 3 And ye shall give her unto Eleazar tlie priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay hey before his face : 4 And Eleazar the priest shall take cf her blood with his finger, and sprinkle of her blood directly before the tabernacle of the congregation se\ en times : 5 And one shall burn the Iieifer jn his sight ; her skin, and her flesh, and her blood, with her dung, shall he bum : 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 afterwai'd he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even. 8 And he that burnetii her shall wash his clothes in water, and bathe his flesh in water, and shall be unclean until the e\'en- 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 congregation of the children of Israel for a water of separation : it is a purification for sin. 10 And he that gatheretli the ashes of the heifer shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even : and it shall be unto the children of Israel, and unto the stranger that sojoumeth among them, for a statute for ever. 11 If He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. 12 He shall purify himself with it on the thii'd day, and on tlie seventh day he shall be clean : but if he purify not him- self the third day, then Uie seventh day- he shall not be clean. 13 V\"hosoever toucheth the dead lx;dy of any man that is dead, and purifieth iiot himself, defileth the tabernacle of the Lord ; and that soul shall be cut off from Israel : because the water of sepa- I'ation was not sjirinkled upon him, he shall be unclean ; his uncleanness is yet upon him. 14 This w tlie law, when a man dieth in a tent : all tlvat come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days. 15 And eveiy open vessel, which hath no covering fx)i.u"id upon it, is unclean. 140 The fieo/ile viurmur for water. NUMBERS. Water s^iringelh out of the rock. 16 And whosoever toucheth one that is slain with a swoi'd in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a gi'ave, shall be unclean seven days. 17 And for an unclean Jievfson 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 hys- sop, and dip it in the water, and sprinkle it upon the tent, and upon all the ^'essels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one shiin, or one dead, or a gi'ave,:: 19 And the clean /zer.son shjil sprinkle upon the unclean on the tliird- da}% 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 at even. 20 But the man that shall be unclean, and shall not purify himself, that soul shall be cut off from among the congre- gation, because he hath defiled the sanc- tuary of the Lord : the -water of separa- tion hath not been spruikled upon him ; "he is unclean. 21 And it shall be a perpetual statute Unto them, that lie that spiinkleth the water of separation shall wash his clothes ; and he that toucheth the water of separa- tion shall be unclean until e\ en. 22 And whatsoever the unclean /2e?*5on toucheth shall be unclean ; and the soul that toucheth it shall be unclean until even. CHAP. XX. 7 Moses bringelh ivater out of the rock. 14 Passage through Edotn denied. 22 JarorJs death. THEN came the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, into the desert of Zin in the first month : and the people abo(jle in Kadesh ; and Mir- iam died there, and was buried there. 2 And there was no water for the con- gi'egation : and they gathered themselves togetlier against Moses and against Aa- ron. 3 And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying. Would God that we Jiad died when our brethren died before >ihe Lord ! ■ 4 And why have ye brought up the Congregation of the Lord into this wil- derness, that we and our cattle should die there ? 5 And wherefore have ye made us to come up out of Egypt, to nring us in un- to this evil place i it is no place of seed, or of figs, or of vines, or of pomegranates ; neither is there any water to drink. 6 And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the assembly unto the door of the tabeinacle of the congregation, and they fell upon their faces : and the glory of the Lord appeared un^o them. 7 IT And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 8 Take the rod, and gather thou the. assembly together, thou, and Aaron 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 congi'egation and their beasts drink. 9 And Moses took tlie rod from before the Lord, as he commanded him. 10 And Moses and Aaron gathered the congi-egation together before the rock, and he said unto them, Hear now,^ ye rebels ; must we fetch you water out of this I'ock ? 11 And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice : and the water came out abundantly, and tlie congregation drank, and their beasts also. 12 11 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the cliildren of Israel, therefore ye shall not brmgthis congregation into the land which I have given them. 13 This is the water of Meribah ; be- cause the children of Isi-ael strove with the Lord, and he was sanctified in them. 14 % And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edom, Th'.is saith thy brother Israel, Thou knowest all the travel that hath befallen us : 15 How our fathers went down into Egypt, and we have dwelt in Eg\pt a long time ; and the Egyptians vexed us, and our fatiiers : 16 And when we cried unto the Lord, he heard our voice, and sent an angel, and hath brought us forth out of Eg)'pt : and behold, we are hi Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border : 17 Let us pass, I pray tliee, thi*ough thy country : we will not pass through the fields, or tlirough 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 Edom said unto him. Thou shalt not pass by me, lest I come out a- gainst thee with the sword, 19 And the children of Israel said unto him. We will go by the highway: 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 Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand. 21 Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border : wherefoi'c Israel turned away from him. ^^j 22 ^ And the children of Israel, eye't^m^ vhe whole congregation, journeved frcn^^; Kadesh, and came unto mom,it Hor. i The fieojile bit by fiery servients. Cha 23 And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coas.t of the land of Edom, saying, 24 Aaron shall be gathered unto his people : for he shall not enter into the land which I have given unto the children of Israel, because ye rebelled against my woi'd at the water of Meribah. 25 Take Aaron and Eleazar his son, and bripg them up unto mount Hor : ' 26 And strip Aaron of his garm,ents, and put them upon Eleazar liis son : and Aaron shall be gathered unto his people, and shall die there. 27 And INIoses did as the Lord com- jnanded : and they Avent up into mount Hor in the sight of all tlie congregation. 28 And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments, and put them upon Eleazar his son ; and Aaron died there in the top of the mount : and Moses and Eleazar came down fi'om the movuit. 29 And when all the congregation saw that Aaron was dead, they mourned for Aaron thirtj' days, even all tiie house of Israel. CHAP. XXI. 4 The people bit by fiery serpents, 7 are heal(:d. 10 Simclry journeys. 21 Sihon and Off slain. AND ivheji king Arad the Canaanitc, which dwelt in tlie south, heard tell that Israel came by the way of the spies ; then he fought against Israel, and took some of them prisonei's. 2 And Israel vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said. If thou wilt indeed de- liver tills people into my hand, then I will utterly destroy tlieir cities. 3 And the Lord hearkened to the voice of Israel, and delivered up the Ca- naanites ; and they utterly desti-oyed them and their cities : and he called the name of the place Hormah. 4 1[ And they journeyed from mount ! Hor by the way of the Red sea, to com- pass the land of Edom : and the soul of ; the people was much cUscouraged because of the way. 3 And the people spake against Gotl, I and against Moses, Wherefore have ye I brought us uj) oi^t of Egypt to die in the j wilderness ? for there is no bread, neither , is there any water ; and our soul loathetit this light bread. i 6 And the Lord sent fieiy serpents a- I mong the people, and they bit the people ; and much people of Israel died. 7 ^ Therefore the people came to Mo- ses, and said. We ha\ e sinned, for we liave | spoken against the Lord, and against , thee ; pi'ay unto the Lord, that he take | ^vay the serpents from us. ^\nd Moses ' iyed for the people. ! 8 And the Lo ii d said unto Moses, Make i tbec a frc) y serpent, and art it upon" a ' '. XXI. Sihon and Og slain. 141 pole : and it sliall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall Wxe. 9 And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it Came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, wh^n he beheld the sequent of brass, he lived. 10 If And the children of Israel set for- Avard, and pitched in Oboth. 11 And they journeyed from Oboth, and pitched at Ije-aliarim, in the wilJler- ness which is before Moab, toward the sun-i'ising. 12 iy \ rom thence they removed, and pitched in the valley of Zared. If? Fi'om thence they remoAed^ and pitched on the other side of Arnon, wliich is in the wilderness that cometli out of the coasts of the Amorites : for Amon is the border of Moab, betAveen ?.loab and the Amorites. 14 Wherefore it is said in the book of the wars of tlie Lord, What he didin the Red sea, and in tlie brooks of Anion, 15 And at the stream of the brooks that goeth doAvii to tlxe dwelling of Ar, and lieth upon the border of Moab. 16 And from thence they ivent to Beer : that is the* well whereof the Lord spake unto Moses, Gather tlie people together, and I will give them watei". 17 U Then Israel sang this song. Spring up, O well ; sing )"e unto it : 18 The princes digged the well, tJie nobles of the people digged it, by the di- rection o/'the lawgiver, with their staves. And from the wilderness they vjent to Mattanah : 19 And from Mattailah to Nahaliel : and from Nahaliel to Bamolh : 20 And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the coimtry of Moab, to the top oi Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon. 21 H And Israel sent messeng-ers uutoi Sihon king of the Amoi-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 wa- ters of the well : but we wiil go along by tlie king's high wa) , until Ave be past thy borders. 23 And Sihon Avould not suffer Israel to pass through his border : but Sihon gathered all his people together, and went out against Israel uito the Avildemess : and he came to Jahaz, and fought against Israel : 24 And Israel smote hun witli the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon imto Jabljok, even unto tlie cliil-» dren of Amnion : for the border of the children of Amnion ivas strong. 25 And Israel took all these cities : and Israel dwelt in all the cities of tlie Amo- i-ites, in Heslibon, anc| in all the A'illages thereof. M2 Balak sendethfor Balaam : 26 For Heshbo» was the city of Sihon the king of the Amorites, who had fought against the former king of Moab, and taken all his land out of his hand, even imto Anion. • 27 Wherefore they that speak in prov- erbs say, Come into Fleshbon, let the city of Sihon be built and prepared. 28 For there is a fire gone out of Hesh- bon, a flame from the city of Sihon : it hath consumed Ar of Moab, and the lords of the high places of Arnon. 29 Woe to thee, Moab ! Thou art un- done, O people of Chemosh : he hath gi^'en his sons that escaped, and his daugh- ters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites. 30 We have shot at them ; Heshbon is perished even unto Dibon, and we ha\e laid them waste even unto Nophah, which rcacheth unto Medeba. 31 U Thus Israel dwelt in the land of the Amorites. 32 And Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the villages thereof, and di'ove out the Amorites- that ivere tliere. 33 IT And they turned and went up by tlie way of Bashan : and Og the king* of Bashan went out against them, he, and all his people, to the battle at Edrei. 34 And the Lord said unto Moses, 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 Sihon king of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. 35 So they smote him, and his sons, and all his people, until there was none left him ali\e : and they possessed his land. CHAP. XXII. 1 Balak' s first message for Balaam is rejected. 15 His second obtainelh /lini. ,, 22 ^n angel would have slain him, if his ass had not saved him. 36 Balak entertaineth him. AND tlie children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho. 2 ^r And Balak the son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites. 3 And Moali was sore afraid of the people, because they were many : and Moab was .distressed because of tlie children of Isi-ael. 4 And Mcmb said unto tlie elders of Alidian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up tlie grass of the field. And Balak the son ot Zippor was king of the Moaliites at that time. 5 He sent messengers therefore unto Balaam the son of Beor to Pethor, which is hf the river of the land of tlie children of his people, to call him, saying, Behold, there is a people come out from Egypt : behold, they cover the face of the earth, snd tl^ey abide over against me ; NUM BERS. His first message is rejected, 6 Come now therefore, I pray thee, curse me tliis people ; for they are too mighty for me : peradventure I shall pre- vail, that we may smite them, and that I may di-ive them out of the land : for I wot that he whom thou blessest is blessed, and he whom thou cursest is cursed. 7 And the elders of Moab and the elders of Midian departed with the re- wards of divination in their hand ; and they came unto Balaam, and spake unto him the words of Balak. 8 And he said unto thera. Lodge here this night, and I will bring you word again, as the Lord shall speak unto me : and the princes of Moal) abode with Balaam. 9 And God came unto Balaam, and said. What men are these with thee ? 10 And Balaam said unto God, Ba- lak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, hath sent unto me, saying, 11 Behold, there is a people come out of Eg\'pt, which covei-eth the face of the earth : come now, curse me them ; per- adventure I shall be able to overcome • them, and drive them out. 12 And God said unto Balaam, Thou shalt not go with them ; thou shalt not cui-se the people : for they are blessed. 13 And Balaam rose up in tlie morning, and said unto tiie princes of Balak, Get you into your land : for the Lord refiis- eth to give me leave to go with you. 14 And the princes of Moab rose up, and they went unto Balak, and said, Ba- laam refuseth to come with us. 15 f And Balak sent yet again princes, more, and more honourable than they. 16 And they came to Balaam, and said to him. Thus saith Balak the son of Zip- por, Let nothing, I pray thee, hinder thee from coming unto me : 17 For I will promote thee unto very great honour, and I will do Avhatsoever thou sayest unto me : come therefore, I pray thee, curse me this people. 18 And Balaam answered and said unto the servants of Balak, If Balak would gi\ e me his house full of sil\ er and gold, I can- not go beyond the word of the Lord my God, to do less or more. 19 Now therefore, I pray you, tarn- ye also here this night, that I may know what the Lord will say unto me more. 20 And God came unto Balaam at night, and said unto him. If the men come to call thee, rise up, and go with them ; but yet the woixl which I shall say unto thee, that shalt thou da 21 And Balaam rose up in the morning, and saddled his ass, and went with the princes of Moab. 22 H Aud God's anger was kindled: because he wtnt : and the angel of tfw Lord stood|in the way for an adversaiy against him. Now he was riding npon I 1 Balaam's ass speaketll. his ass, and his two servants ivere 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 Balaam smote the ass, to turn her into the way. 24 But the angel of tlie 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 sav\' the angel of tlie Lord, slie thrust herself unto the wall, and cnished Balaam's foot ag;unst the wall : arid 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 tlie Lord, she fell down under Balaam : and Balaam'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 Balaam, What have I done unto thee, that thou hast smitten me these three times } 29 And Balaam said unto the ass, Be- cause 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 Balaam, jim not I thine ass, upon which thou hast ridden ever since / was thine unto this . day ? was I ever wont to do so unto thee ? And he said, Nay. ! 31 Then the Lord opened the e}'es of Balaam, and he saw the angel of the Lord , standing in the way, and Ins sword drawn ' in his hand : and he bowed down liis'^ head, and fell fiat on his face. I 32 And die angel of the Lord said un- !i to him, wherefore hast thou smitten thine ass these three times ? Behold, I went out to withstand thee, because thy way is per- verse before me : 33 And the ass saw me, and turned \ from me these three times : unless she had I turned from me, surely now also I had I slain thee, and saved her alive. 34 And Balaam said unto the angel of the Lord, I have sinned ; for I knew not that thou stoodest in the way against me : now therefore, if it displease thee, I will get me back again. 35 And the angel of the Lord said un- to Balaam, Go with the men : but only the word that I siiall speak unto thee, that ihou shalt speak : So Balaam went with ihe princes of Balak. 36 «r And when Balak heard that Ba- laam was come, he went out to meet him auto a city of Moab, which is in the bor- Icr of Arnon, which is in the utmost :'jast. •7 TT And Balak said unto Balaam, Did Chap. xxni. Balaam's fiarable. 143 I not earnestly send unto thee to call thee ? wherefore earnest thou not. unto me ? am I not able indeed to promote thee to lionour ? 38 And Balaam said unto Balak, Lo, I am come unto thee : ha% e I now :uiy power at all to say any thing ? the word that God pjutteth in my mouth, that shall I speak. 39 And Balaam went with Balak, an^l they came unto Kirjath-huzoth.' 4q And Balak offered oxen and sheep, and sent to Balaam, and to the pi-inccs that were with him. 41 And it came to pass on the morrow, that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into tlie high places of Baal, that thence he might see the utmost /;«/V of the people. CHAP. XXIIL 1, 13, 28 Balak's sacrijiccs. T, IS Ba- laam's /'arable. AND Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams. 2 And Balak did as Balaam had spoken ; and Balak and Balaam offered on every altar a bullock and a ram. 3 And Balaam said unto Balak, Stand by thy burnt-offering, and I will go : per- adventure the Lord will come to meet me : and whatsoever he sheweth nie I will tell thee. And he went to an high place. 4 And God met Balaam : and he said unto liim, I have prepax-ed se^'en altare, and I have offered upon every altar a bul- lock 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 bis burnt-sacriiice, he, and all the pruices of Moab. 7 And he took up his parable, and said, Balak the king of Moab hath brought me from. Aram, out of the mountains of the east, saying. Come, curse me Jacob, and come, defy Israel. 8 How sha.ll I curse, whom God hatli not cursed ? or how shall I defy, whom the Lord hath not defied ? 9 For fi'om the top of the rocks I see him, and from the hills I behold him : lo, the people shall dv/ell alone, and shall not be reckoned among the nations. 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth part of Is- rael ? let me die the death of tiie right- eous, and let my last end lie hke his ! 11 And Bakk sa'/l unto Balaam, WTiat hast thcu done unto me ? I took thee to curse mine enemies, and behold, thou hast blessed them altogether. 12 And he aiiswered and said, Must I not take hted to si[j(?ak that \:\v,c]\ the Lord hath put in 105' raoutl^^-:' 244 Balaam's parable : 13 And Bulak said unto him. Come, I pray tiiee, with me unto another place, fix)ni whence thou maycst see them : thou shalt see but the utmost part of them, and slialt not see them all : and curse me them from thence. 14 ^ And he brought him into the field of 2k>phim, to the top of Pisg-ah, and built seven altars, and orlered a bullock and a ram on every altai-. 15 And he said unto Ralak, Stand here by the burnt-offering, while I meet the LORD yonder. 16 And the Lord met Balaam, and prit a word in his mouth, and said, Go again unto Balak, and say thus. 17 And when he came to him, behold, he stood by his burnt-offering-, and the princes of Moab with him. And Balak said unto him. What hath the Lord spoken ? 18 And he took up his parable, and said. Rise up, Balak, and hear ; hearken unto me, thou son of Zippor : 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 do it ? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good ? 20 Behold, I have received command- me7it to bless : and he hath blessed, and I cannot re\'ei-se it. 21 He hath not'bcheld iniquity in Ja- cob, neither hath he seen pcrverseness in Israel: the Lord his God is with him, and the shout of a king is. among them. 22 God brought them out of Egypt ; he hath as it were tlie strength of an uni- corn. 23 Surely there is no enchantment a- gainst Jacob, neither is there any divina- tion gigainst Israel: accoixling to this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What hath God wrought! 24 Behold, the people shall rise up as a great lion, and lift up himself as a young lion : he shall not lie do»vn until he eat o/the piey, and drink the blocd of the slain. 25 11 And Balak said unto Bala am. Nei- ther curse them at all, nor bless them at all. 26 But Balaam answered and said unto Balak, Told not 1 thee, sayir.g, All that the Lord speaketh, that I must dor* 27 % And Balak said unto Balaam, Come, I pray thee, I will bring thee unto another place ; perad venture it will please God that thou may est curse me them from tlience. 28 And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peer, that looketh toward Jesh- iriion. 29 And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here se\Tn bullocks and seven rams. o.O And Balak did as Balaam had said, NUMBERS. He projihcsielh Israel's happincsp. and offered a bullock and a ram on cveinj altar. CHAP. XXIV. 1 Baiaam firoplwsieth Israel's happiness, 15 and of the Star of Jacob. AND when Balaam saw that it pleased the Lord to bless Israel, he went not, as at other times, to seek for enchant- ments, but he set his f9.ce toward the wil- derness. 2 And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents accord- ing to their tribes, and the spirit of God came upon him. 3 And he took up his parable, and said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, and the man whose eyes ai-e open hath said : 4 He hath said, which heard the words of God, which saw the ^•ision of the Al- mighty, falling into a trance, but having his eyes open : 5 How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob, and thy tabernacles, O Israel ! 6 As the valleys are they spread forth, as gardens by the river's side, as the trees of lign-aloes which the Lord hatlx pla.nted, and as cedar trees beside the wa- ters. 7 He shall pour the w^ater out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many wa- ters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted. 8 God bi'ought him forth out of Egypt ; he hath as it were the strength of an uni- corn : he shall eat up the nations his ene- mies, and shall break their bones, and pierce thcni through with his arrows. 9 He couched, he lay down as a Hon, and as a great lion : who shall stir him up ? Blessed /•!>• he that blesseth thee, and cursed is he that curseth thee. 10 ^And Balak's anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together : and Balak said unto Balaam, 1; called thee to cui'se mine enemies, and! behold, thou hast altogether blessed thetA these three times, ' v 11 Therefore now flee thou to thy place : I thought to promote thee \mto great honour ; but lo, the Lord hath kept thee back fi'om honour. 12 And Balaam said unto Balak, Spake I nt.t ajso to thy messengers which thou scntest unto me, saying, 13 If Bulak would give me his house full of silver and gold I cannot go beyond the conimandnient of tlie Lord, to do either good or bad of mine own mind; but whatthcLoRD saith, that will I speak? 14 And now, behold, I go unto my people : come therefore, and I wil' ad\er- tise thee what this people shall do to thy people iji the latter days. 15 ^ And he took up his parable, aad said, Bal'vim tlie son of Beor hath said, arel the man wliosc cjcs are ojon hath snid : Whoredom andidolatry of IsraeLCiiAV 16 He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High, nvhich saw the vision of the Almiglity, falHng inlo a trance, but having his eyes open : 17 I shall see him, but not now : I shall behold him, but not nigh : there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. 18 And Edom shall be, a possession, Seir also shall be a possession tor his enemies ; I and Israel shall do valiantly. *' 19 Out of Jacob shall come he that shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of the city. 20 And when he looked on Amalek, he took up his parable, and said, Amalek Kvas the first of the nations, but his latter end shall be tliat he perish for ever. 21 And he looked on the Kenites, and took up his parable, and said. Strong is thy dwelling-place, and thou puttest thy nest in a rock. J 22 Nevertheless, the Kenite shall be wasted, until Ashur shall carry thee away capti\e. 23 And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this ! 24 And ships shall come from the coast of Cliittim," and shall afflict Ashur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perisli for ever. 25 And Balaam rose up, and went and returned to his pilace : and Balak also went his way. CHAP. XXV. 1 Israelites ivhoredom and idolatry. 6 Zimri and Cozbi slain. AND Israel abode in Shittim, and the people began to commit whoredom witii the daughters of Moab. 2 And they called the people unto the sacrifices of their gods : and the people did eat, and bowed down to their gods. 3 And Israel joined himself unto Baal- pecr : and the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel. 4 And the Lord said unto Moses, Take all the heads of the people, and hang them up before the Lord against the sun, that the fierce anger of the Lor d may be turned away from Israel. 5 And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay ye every one his men tliat were joined unto Baal-peor. 6 11 And, behold, one of the children of Israel came and Ijrought ur.to his brethren a Midianitish woman in the sight of Moses, and in the sight of all the congregation of the children of Israel, who were weeping before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 7 And when Phinehas, the son of Ele- azar, the son of Aaron the piiest, saw //, 19 XXV. XXVI. Zimri and Cozbi slain. IA'3 he rose up from among the congi'egation, and took a javelin in his hand ; 8 And he went after the nnan of Israel into the tent, and thrust both of them through, the man of Israel, and the wom- an through her belly : So the plague was stayed from the children of Israel. 9 And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand. ion And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 11 Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, hath turned my wrath away frcm the children of Israel (while he was zealous for my sake among them) that I consumed not the children of Israel 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, euen the covenant of an ever- lasting priesthood; because lie was zeal- ous for his God, and made an atonement for the children of Israel. 14 Now the name of the Israelite that was slain, even that was slain with the Midianitish woman, ivas Zimri, the son of Salu, a prince of a chief house among the Simeonites. 15 And the name of the Midianitish woman that was slain nvas Cozbi the daughter of Zur; \\&.,ivas head over a people, a}id of a chief ho ise in Midian. 16 M And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 17 Vex the Midianites, and smite them : 18 For they vex you with their wUes, wherewith they have beguiled you in the matter of Peor, and in the matter of Coz- bi, the daughter of a prince of Midian their sister, which was slain in the day of the plague for Peor's sake. CHAP. XXVI. 1 Israel numbered. 52 The inheritance of the land divided. AND it came to pass after the plague, that the Lord spake unto Moses, and unto Eleazar the son of Aaron the priest, saying, 2 Take the sum,of all the congregation of the children of Israel, from twenty years olA and upward, throughout their fathers house, all that are able to go to war in Israel. 3 And Moses and Eleazar the priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Jox-dan near Jei'icho, saying, 4 Take the sum of the people, from twenty years oid aiid upward; as th«f Lord commanded Moses and the chil- dren of Israel, which went forth out of th® land of Egypt. 5 n Reui)en the eldest son of Israel : the children of Reuben ; Hanoch, (f who?n cometh the family of the Hanochites : of Phallu, the family of the Phalliiites : .146 The number and 6 Of Hezron, the fan^y of the Hez- ronites : of Carmi, the family of the Car- niites. 7 These are the families of the Reu- benites : and they that Avere numbeved of them were forty and three thousand and seven hundred and thirty. 8 And the sons of Phallu ; Eliab. 9 And the sons of Eliab ; Nemuel, and Dathan, and Abiram. This is that Da- than and Abiram, ivhkh were famous in the congregation, Avho strove against Moses and against Aaron in the company of Ko- rah, when they strove against the Lord: 10 And the earth opened her moutli, and swallowed them up together with Korah, when that company died, v/hat time the fire de\'om-ed two hundi-ed and lifty men : and they became a sign. 11 Notwidistanding the children of Ko- rah died not. 12 The sons of Simeon after their fam- ilies : of Nemuol, the family of tlie Nemuelites : of Jamin the family of the Jaminites : of Jachin, the family of the Jachinites : 13 Of Zerali , tlie faniiu- of the Zarhitcs : of Shaul, the family of the Shaulites. 14 These are the fan)iiies of the Sime- onites, twenty and two thousand and two hundred. 15 ^ The children of Gad after their families : of Zephon, the family of the Zk^phonites : of Haggai, the family of the Haggites : of Shuni, the family of the Shunites : 16 Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites : of Eri, the family of the Erites : 17 Of Arod, the family of the Arodites : of Ai'cli, the family of the Arelites. 18 These are the families of the chil- dren of Gad, according to those that were numbered of them, torty thousand and five hundred. 19 The sons of .Tadah vjere E,r and Onan : and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan. 20 And the sons of Judah after their families were ; of Shelah, the family of tlie Shelanites : of Plj^rez, the family of the Pharezites : of Zerah, the family of the Zarhites. ■* 21 And the sons Qf Pharez were ; of Hezron, the fafnily of the Hezronites : of Hamul,'the family of the Hamulites. 22 These G7-e the families of Judah ac- cording to thdfee that were numbered of them, threescore and sixteen thousand %nd five hundred. 23 Q/'tlie sons of Issachar after their families : of Tola, the family of the Tola- ites: ofPua, the family of the Piuiites : 24 Of Jashub, the fanuly of tlie Jashub- ites : of Shimron, the family of the Shim- fonites. 25. These are the fiimilies of Issachar NUMBERS. fainilics of Israit. according to those that were numbered of them, threescore and four thousand and three hundred. 26 Of the sons of Zebulun after their families : of Sered, tlie family of the Sar-' dites : of Elon, the family of the Elonites : of Jahleel, the family of the Jahleelites. 27 These are tlie families of the Zebu- lunites according to those that were num- bered of them, threescore thousand and li\^e hundred. 28 The sons of Joseph after their fam- ilies ivrre Manasseh and Ephraim. 29 Of the sons of Manasseh : of Ma- chir, tile family of the Macliirites : and ' Machir begat Gilead : of Gilead come the faniil}' of the Gileadites. 30 These are the sons of Gilead : of Jeezer, the family of the Jeezerites : of Helek, the family of the Helekites : 31 And o/'Asriel, the family of theAs- rielites : and of Shechem, the family of the Shcchemites : 32 And of Shemida, the family of the Shemidaites : and q/'Hepher, the family of the Hepheritcs. 33 iVnd Zelophchad the son of Hephef had no sons, but daughters : and the names of the daughters of Zeloplieliad were Mahlah, and Noah, Hoglali, Mil- cali, and 'I'irzah. 34 These are the families of Manasseh, and those that were numbered of them, fifty and two thousand and se\ en hundred. 35 These are the sons of Ephraim after their families : of Shuthclah, the fainily of the Shuthalliites : of Becher, the fam- ily of the Bachrites : of Talian, the fam- ily of the Tahanites. ^r 36 And these are the sons of Shuthe- lah : of Eran, the family of the Eranites. 37 These are the families of the sons of Ephraim according to those that were numbered of them, thirty and two thou- sand and five hundred, . These are the sons of Joseph after their f imilies. ^ 38 The sons of Benjamin after their families : of Bela, the family of the Be- laites : of Ashiiel, the family of the Ash- belltes : of Ahiram, the fomily of the'' Ahiramites : 39 Of Shuphan-i, the family of the Shupliamites : of Hupham, the family of the Huphaniites. 40 And tlie sons of Bela were Ard and Naaman: of.ird, the family of the Ard- ites : and cf Naaman, the family of tlie* Naamites. 41 These are the sons of Benjamin after their families : and they that were num- bered of them were. forty and fi%e tliou- sand and six hundred. 42 These are the sons of Dan after their families : of Shuham, the family of the Shuhamites. Tliese are the faniiiifes of Dan after their families. The land divided. 43 All the families of the Shuhamites iccording to those that were numbered of them, ivere threescore and four thou- sand and four hundred. 44 0/the children of Asher after their families : of Jimna, the family of the Jim- jiites : of Jesiii, the family of the Jesuites : of Beriah, the family of the Beiiites. 45 Of the sons of Beriah : of Heber, the family of tlie Heberites : of Malchiel, tlie family of the Malchielites. 46 And the name of the daughter of Asher 7^0.9 Sarah. "47 These are the families of thesoiisof Aslier according to those that were num- bered of them ; iv/io ivere fifty and three thousand and four Imndred. 48 Q/the sons of Naphtali after their fam- ilies : of Jahzeel, the family of the Jahzeel- ites : of Guni, the family of the Gunites : 49 Of Jezer, the family of the Jczerites : of Shillem, the family of the Shillemites. 50 These are the families of Naplitali according to their families : and they that were numbered of them, ivere foity and five thousand and four hundred. 51 These nvcre the numbered of the children of Israel, six hundred thousand and a thousand seven hundred and thirty. 52 IF And the Lord spake unto Mo- ses, saving, 5o Onto th.ese the land shall be divided for an inheritance, according to the num- ber of names, - 54 To many thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to few thou slialt gi-\e the less inheritance : to every one shall his Inheritance be given^ according to those that were numbered of him. _ 55 Notwithstanding, the land shall be divided by lot : according to the names of the tribes of their fathers they shall inherit. 56 According to the lot ;shall the pos- session thereof be divided between many and fcv/. 57 '^ And these are they that were num- bered of the Levites after their famiUes : of Gershon, the family of the Gershonites : of Kohath, the family of the Kohathites : of Merari, the family of the Merarites. 58 These Mre the famiUes of the Le- vites : the family of the Libnites, the family of the Hebronites, the family of the Mahlites, the familv of the Mushites, the family of the Korathites. And Ko- hath begat Amram, 59 And the nanxe of Amram's wife ivas Jochebed, tlie daughter of Levi, whom her mother bare to Levi in Egypt : and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister. 60 And unto Aaron was bom Nadab, aiid Abiliu, Eleazar, and Ithamar. 61 And Nadab and Abihu died, when they offered strange fire before the Lord. Ci? And t!\ose that were numbered of Chap, xxvii. The law of inheritances. 147 them were twenty and three thousand, all males from a month old and upward : for they were not numbered among the chil- dren of Israel, because there was no in- heritance gi\en them among the children of Israel. 63 % I'hese are they that were number- ed by Moses and Eleazar the priest, who numbei'ed the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. 64 But aincng these there was not a man of them whom Moses and Aai-on the priest numbered, when they num- bered the children of Israel in the wil- derness 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 Caleb the son of Jephunneh, and Joshua the son of Nun. CHAP. XXVII. 6 The law of inheritance a. 12 Moses, be- ing told of his death, suethfor a success- or. IS Joshua appointed to succeed him. THEN came the daughters of Zelo- phehad, the son of Hc]jher, the sou of Gilead, tlie son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph : and these are the names of his daughters ; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. 2 And they stood befoie Moses, and before Eleazar the priest, and' before the princes, and all the congregation, by the door of the tabernacle of the congrega- tion, sa) ing, 3 Our father died in the Avilderness, and he was not in the company of them that gathered themsehes together againsu the Lord in the company of Ivoi-ah ; but died in his oAvn 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 ///e?7yo7Y' a possession among the brethi'en of our father. 5 And Moses brought their cause be- fore the Lord. 6 ^ And tlie Lord spake unto Moses, he daught|te of Zelophehad speak laiT saj'ing, ■ . 7 Th _ right : thou shd!f surely give them a possession of an inheritance among theii* father's bretliren ; and thou shalt cause the inheritance of their father to pass un- to them. 8 And thou shalt speak unto the chil- dren of Israel, saying. If a man die, and have no son, then ye shall cause lus inlier- itance to pass unto his daughter, » 9 And if he have no daughter, then ye shall giA e his inheritance luito his brethren. 10 And if he have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his fa- ther's brethi-en. . 148 Moses sucthfor a successor. 11 And if liis father have no br'cthren, then ye shall give his inlieritancc v^nto his kinsman that is next to him of his farailv, and he shall possess it : and it shall be unto the children of Israel a stat- ute of judgment, as the Lord command- ed Moses. 12 % And the Lord said unto Moses, Get thee up into this mount Aba'im, and see the land which I have gi\ en imto the children of Israel. 13 And when thou hast seen it, thou also shalt be gathered unto tliy people, ,_as Aaron thy brother was gathered. 14 For ye rebelled against my com- mandment in the desert of Zin, in the strife of the congregation, to sanctify me at the water before their eyes : that is the water of Meribah in Kadesh in the ■wilderness of Zin. 15 H And Moses spake unto the Lord, .saying, 16 Let the Lord, the God of the spir- its of all flesh, set a man over the congre- gation. 17 Which may go out befoi-e them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in ; that the congrega- tion of the Lord be not as sheep which have no shepherd. 18 1[ And the Lord said unto Moses, Take thee Joshua the son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and lay thine hand upon him ; 19 And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation : 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 Israel may be obedient. 21 And he shall stand before Eleazar the priest, who shall ask counsel for him after the judgment of Urim before the Lord : at his word shall they go out, and at his word they shall come in, both he, and all the children of Israel with him, even all the congregation. 22 And Moses did as the Lord com- manded him : and he took Joshua, and set him before Eleazaj(||ie priest, and be- fore all the congi'egation : 23 And he laid his hands upon him, and gave him a charge, as the Lord cominanded bv the hand of Moses. CHAP. XXVIII. ^ 1 O^ering-s to b^ observed. S The con- tinual bunit-offcring. 9, 11, 16, 26 Otiicr offerings. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them , My offering, and my bread for my sacrUices made by \wQ,for "a sweet savour unto me, shall ye observe to offer unto me in their due season. NUMBERS. The continual burnt-offering. 3 H And thou shalt say unto them, This is the offciing made by fire which ye shall ofler unto tlie Lord ; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, for a continual burnt-offering. 4 The one lamb shalt thou offer in the morning, and the other lamb shalt thou offer at e\ en ; 5 And a tenth part of anephah of flour for a meat-offering, mingled with a fourdi fiart of an hin of beaten oil. 6 It is a continual ijumt-offering, whicli was ordained in mount Sinai for a sweet savoiu', a sacrifice made by fire, unto the Lord. 7 And the drink-offering thereof shall be the fourth fiart of an hin for the one •lamb : in the holy p[ace shalt thou cause the strong wine to be poured unto the Lord _/br a drink-offeiing. 8 And the other lamb slialt thou offer at €\^en : as the meat-offering of the morn- ing, and as the drink-offering thereof, thou shalt offer it, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord. 9 And on the sabbath day two lambs of the first year without sjjot, and two tenth-deals of flour for a meat-offering, mingled with oil, and the drmk-offering thereof : 10 This is the burnt-offering of every sabbath, beside the continual burnt-offer- ing, and his drink-offering. 11 And in the beginnings of your months ye shall offer a bui-nt-offering unto the Lord; two^young bullocks, and one ram, seven lambs of the first year without spot ; 12 And three tenth-deals of flour./or a meat-offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock ; and two tenth-deals of flour ./o?* a meat-offering, iTiingled with oil, for one ram ; 13 And a several tenth-deal of flour min- gled with d\\for a meat-offering unto one lamb, /bra burnt-offeringof a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the Lord. 14 And their drink-offi^ring shall be half an hin of wine unto a bullock, and the third /2nr/ of an hin unto a ram, and a fourth part of an hin Huto a lamb: this is the burnt-offering of every month throughout the months of the year. 15 And one kid of the goats for a sin- offering unto the Lord shall be offered, beside the continual burnt-offering, and his drink-offering. 16 IT And in the fourteenth day of the first month is the passover of thp Lord. 17 And in the fifteenth day of this month is the feast : se\'en days shall un- leavened bread be eaten. 18 In the first day shall be an holy con- vocation; ye shall do no manner of ser-. vile work therein : 19 But ye shall offer a sacrifice made Offerings at feasts. Chap. by fii-e for a burnt-ofFei'ing unto the Lord ; two young bullocks, and one ram, and seven lambs of the first year : t!hey sliall be unto you without blemish : 20 And their meat-offermg' shall be of flour mingled with oil : three tenth-deals shall ye ofier for a bullock, and two tenth- deals for a ram ; 21 A several tenth-deal shalt thou of- fer for every lamb, throughout the seven lambs : 22 And one goat for a sin-offering, to make an atonement for you. 23 Ye 5,hall oflcr tliese beside the burnt- offering in the morning, which is foi* a continual buiTit-ofFeiing. 24 After this manner ye shall offer daily throughout the se^ en days, the meat of the sacrifice made by tire, of a sweet savour unto the Lord : it shall be offered beside the continual burnt-off'eiTiig, and his drink- offering. 25 And on the seventh day ye shall have an holy con\ocation ; ye shall do no servile work. .26 U Also in the day of the first-fiiiits, when ye bring a new meat-offering unto the Lord, after your weeks be out, ye shall have an holy con\ ocation ; ye shall do no ser^'ile work : 27 But ye shall offer the bumt-offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; two young bullocks, one ram, seven lambs of the fii'st year ; 28 And their meat-offering of flour min- gled with oil, three tenth-deals unto one bullock, two tenth-deals unto one ram, 29 A several tenth-deal unto one lamb, throughout the seven lambs ; 30 And one kid of the goats, to make an atonement for you. -i 31 Ye shall offer them beside the con- tinual burnt-offering and his meat-offer- ing (they shall be unto j'ou without blem.- Ssh) and their drink-offerings. CHAP. XXLX. 3 The offering at the feast of trUmpcts, 7 at the day of afflicting their souls, 13 and on the eight days of the feast of tabernacles. AND in the seventh month, on the first day of the month, ye shall ha\"e an holy convocation ; ye shall do no scr- \ile work : it is a day of blowing tlie trumpets unto you. 2 And ye shall offer a burnt-offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord ; one young bullock, one ram, and se^en lambs of the first year without blemish : 3 And their meat-offei'ing shall be of flourmingled 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 ^even lambs : 5 And one kid of the goats,/b;- a sin-of- fering, to make an atonement for you : y.y.ir.. on several days. 149 6 Beside the burnt-offering of the month, and his meat-offering, and the daily bumt-offering, and his meat-offer- ing, and their drink-offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacinficemade by fii-e unto the Lord. 7 11 And ye shall have on the tenth day of this seventh month an holy con- vocation ; and ye shall afflict your souls : ye shall not do any work therein : 8 But ye shall offer a burnt-offeiing unto the Lord J'or a sweet savour; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year ; they shall be unto yovi without Ijlemish : 9 And their meat-offering shall be of ilour mingled with oil, three tenth-deals to a bullock, and tAvo tenth-deals to one ram, 10 A several tenth-deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs : 11 One kid of the goats. /o?* a sin-of- fering ; beside the sin-offering of atone- ment, and the continual burnt-offering, and the meat-offering of it, and their drink-offerings. 12 And on the fifteenth day of the seventh month ye shall have an holy con- vocation; ye shall do no servile work, and ye shall keep a feast unto the Lord seven days : 13 U 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 without blemish : 14 And their meat-offering shall be of flour mingled with oil, three tenth-deals unto e\"ery bullock of the thirteen bul- locks, two tenth-deals to each I'am of the two rams, 15 And a several tenth-deal to each lamb of the fourteen lambs : 16 And one kid of the goats yor a sin-of- fering ; beside the continual burnt-offering, his meat-offering, and his drink-offering. 1 7 ir And on the second day ye shall offer twehe young bullocks, two rams, four- teen lambs of the first year without spot : 18 And their meat-oflering and their drink-offerings f^^the bullocks, for tlie rams, and for thdWhiibs, shall be accord- ing to their number, after the manner : 19 And one kid of the goats for a sin- offei-ing ; beside the continual biirnt-of- fering, and the meat offering thei'eof, and their drmk-offerings. 20 H And on the third day eleven bul- locks, two rams, fouiteen lambs of the first year without blemish ; 21 And their meat-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be accord- ing to their number, after the manner : 22 And one ^oAtfor a sin-ofiering ; be- side the continual bumt-offerbig, and his meat-offering, and his drink-offering. 150 Offerings at f east f. NUMBERS. 23 tl And on the fourth day ten bul- locks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of the first year without blemish : 24 Their meat-offeiing and their drink- offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, .sliaH be according to their number, after the manner. 25 And one kid of the goats for a sin- offering ; beside the continual burnt-of- iering, his meat-offering, and his drink- offermg. 26 i And on the fifth day nine bul- locks, two i-ams, aiid fourteen lambs of the first year without spot : 27 And their meat-oifei-ing and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, shall be accord- ing to their number, after the manner : 28 And one goat yor a sin-offering ; be- Siide the continual bui'nt-offering, and his meat-offering, and his drink-offering. 29 If And on the sixth day eight bul- locks, two rams, and fourteen lambs of tiie first year without blemish : .30 And their meat-offering and their drink-ollerings fpr the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, s/iall be ac- cording to their numbei', after the man- ner : 31 And one goaty'cfr a sin-offeruig ; be- side the continual l)urnt-ofiering', his meat- offering, and his drink-offering. 32 If And on the seventh day seven bullocks, two rams, aiid fourteen lambs of »the first jear without blemish ; S3 And tlieir meat-offering and their drink-offerings for the bullocks, for the I'ams, and for the lambs, shall be accord- ing to their numbei', after the manner : 34 And one goat for a sin-offering ; beside tlie continual burnt-offermg, his meat-offering, and his drink-offemg, 35 ^ On the eighth day ye shall have a solemn assembly : j^e shall do no servile "work therein : 36 But \'e shall offer a burnt-offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet sa- -vour unto the Lord : one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year with- out blemish : ^ 37 Their meat-offe«% and their drink- ofierings for the bullock, for tlie ram, and for the lambs, shall be according to their ntmiber, after the manner : 38 And one goat./or a sin-offering ; be- side the continual burnt-oftering,»and his meat-offering, and his drink-offering. 39 These things ye shall do unto the Lord in your set feasts, beside your ^ows, and your freewill-offerings, for your buj-nt- cff'erings, and for 3-our meat-offei'ings, and for your dririk-offerings, and for your peace-offerings. 40 And Moses told the children of Is- rael according to all that the Lord com- Of vo^ivs. CHAP. XXX. 1 Vo'-iVs are not to be broken. 3 Of a maid\ 6 a ivi/'e's, 9 a widow's vow, AND Moses spake unto the heads of the tribes concerning the children of Israel, saying. This is the tiling which the Lord hatli commanded. 2 If a man vow a vow mito the Lord, or swear an oath to bind his soul witii a bond; he shall not break his word, he shall do according to all that proceed- eth out of his mouth. 3 If If a woman also vow a vow unto the Lord, and bind herself hy a bond, being in her father's house in her youtii : 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 eveiy bond wherewith she hath bound her soul shall stand. 5 But if her father disallow her in the day that he hearetli ; not any of her vows or of her bonds whei'ewith she hath bound her soul shall stand : and the Lord shall forgive her, because her father disallowed her. 6 If And if she had at all an husband when she vo\ved, or uttered aught out of her lips, wherewith she bound her soul ; 7 And her husband heard it, and held his peace at her in the day that he heard it : then .her vows shall stand, and lier bonds wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. 8 But if her husband disallow 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, wherewidi she bound her soul, of none effect : and the Lord shall forgive her. 9 5f But eveiy a'ow of a widow, and oL her that is divoi'ced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her. 10 And if she vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul hj a bond witl^ J an oath ; 1 11 And her husband heard it, and ' held liis peace at her, and disallowed her not : then all her vows shall stand, and eveiy bond wherewith she bound her soul shall stand. 12 But if her husband hath utterly made tliem void on the Aa.y he heara them ; then whatsoever pi'oceeded out of her lips concerning her vows, or con- cerning the bond of her soul, sliall not stand : hei- husband hath made them void; and the Loud shall forgive her. 13 Every vow, and e\eiy binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may estab- lish it, or her husband may make it ^■oid. 14 Bi!t if her huKbund altogether hold his peace at her from day to day ; then he establisheth all her \ows, or all her bonds, which are upon her : he confinr,-^ I The Midianites njioikd. Chap, etli them, because he held his peace at her in the day that he heard them. 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 Moses between a man and his wife, between the father and his daughter, being- yet in lier youth m her father's house. , CHAP. XXXI. 1 The Midianites arc sjioiled, and Balaam slain. 19 How the soldiers, is'c. are to he /lurified, 25 and the firey divided. AND the Lord spake urLo Moses, saying, 2 A^'enge the children of Israel of the Midianites : afterward shalt thou be gath- ered unto thy people. 3 And Moses spake unto the people, saying, Arm some of yourselves unto the war, and let them go against the Midian- ites, and avenge the Lord of Midian. 4 Of every tribe a thousand, thi'ough- out all the tribes of Israel, shall j^e send to the war. ' 5 So there were delivered out of the . thousands of Israel, a thousand of every ti'ibe, twelve thousand armed for war. 6 And Moses sent them to tlie war, a thousand of every tribe, them and Phine- has the son of Eleazar the priest, to the war, with the holy instruments, and the tnampets to blow in his hand. 7 And they warred against the Midi- anites, as tlie Lord commanded Moses ; and they slew all the males. 8 And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain ; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian : Jialaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. 9 And the children of Israel took all •the women of Midian captives, and their little ones, and took the spoil of all their cattle, and all their fiocks, and all their goods. 10 And they burnt all their cities whei-ein they dwelt, and all their gootUy 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 captives, and the prey, and the spoil unto Moses and ]-:,leazar the prit.st, and unto the congre- gation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho. 13 IF And Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and all the princes of the congregation, went forth to meet them without the canvp. 14 And Moses Avas wroth with the offi- cers of the host, with the captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, which cante from the battle. v/.xi. The soldiers to be }mr if icd. 1^1 15 And Moses said^ unto them, Have ye saved all the women alive ? 16 Behold, these caused the children of Isi-ael, through the counsel of Balaam, to commit trespass against the Lord in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague J among the congregation of the Lord. 17 Now therefore kill every male a- mong the httle ones, and kill every wom- an 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 : whosoe\er hath killed any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the sev- enth day. 20 And pm-ify all yotcr raiment, and all that is made of skins, and all work of goats hair, and all things made of wood. 21 And Eleazar the priest said uata the men of war which went to the battle. This is the ordinance of the law which, tlie Lord commanded Moses ; 22 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 it go through the fire, and it shall be clean : nevertheless it shall be purified 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 clgthes on the seventh day, and ye shall be clean, and afterward ye shall come into the camp. 25 ^ And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,^ 26 Take the sum of die prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the ^lief fa- thers 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 be- tween all the congregation : 28 And levy a tribute unto the Lord of the men of v,'ar,whicli went out to bat- tle : one soul of Me hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of -the asses, and of the sheep : 29 Take it of tiieir half, and give i; un- to Eleazar the priest,/or an heave-offer- ing of the Lord. 30 And of the children of Israel's half, thou shalt take one portion of fifty, of the ])ersons, of the beeves, of the asses, and of the flocks, of all manner of beasts, and give them unto the Levites, Avhich keep the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord. 31 And Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the Lord commanded Moses. 32 And the booty, being the restof tiie prey which the men of war had caught, 152 The dividing of the lirey. NUMBERS. was six hundred Xhousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep, 33 And threescore and twelve thousand beeVes, 34 And threescore and one thousand asses, 35 And thirty and two thousand per- sons in all, of women that had not known man by lying with him. 36 And the half ivhich was the poi'tion of them that,Avent out to war, was in num- ber three himdi-ed thousand and seven and thirty tliousand and five hundred sheep : 37 And the Lord's tribute of the sheep wassix hundred and threescore and fifteen. 38 And the beeves loere thirty and six thousand ; of whicli the Lord's tribute ivas threescore and twelve. 39 And the asses lucve thirty thousand and five hundred ; of which the Lord's tribute "wafs threescore and one. 40 And the persons ivere sixteen thou- sand ; of which the Lord's tribute nvas thirty and two persons. 41 And Moses gave the tribute, ivhich ivas the Lord's heave-offering, unto Ele- azar the priest, as the Lord commanded Moses. 42 And of the children of Israel's half, which Moses divided from the men that warred, 43 (Now the half that pertained iinto the congregation was three hundred thou- sand and thirty thousand and seven thou- sand and five hundred sheep, 44 And thirty and six thousand beeves, 45 And thirty thousand asses and five hundred, 46 And sixteen thousand persons ;) 47 Even of the children of Israel's half, Moses took one portion of fift)% both of man and of beast, and gave them unto the Levites, which kept the charge of the tabernacle of the Lord ; as the Lord commanded Moses. 48 ^ And the officers which were over thousands of the host, the captains of thou- sands, and captains of hundreds, came near unto Moses : 49 And they said unto Moses, Thy ser- vants have taken the sum of the men of war which are under our charge, and theie lacketh not one man of us. 50 We have therefore brought an obla- tion for the Lord, what every man hath gotten, of jewels of gold, chains, and brace- lets, rings, ear-rings, and tablets, to make an atonement for our soulsbefore thel^OR d. 51 x\nd Moses and Eleazar the priest took tlie g-old of them, even all wrought jcAvels. 52 And all the gold of the offering that they offered up to the Lord, of the cajv tains of tliousands, and of the captains of hundreds, was sixteen thousand seven hundred and fiftv shekels. The Rcubenitm and Gaditci. 53 fFor the rnen of war had taken spoil, every man for him self) 54 And Moses and Eleazar the priest took the gold of the captains of tliousands, and of hundreds, and brought it into tlie tabernacle of the congregation, ybr a me- morial for the children of Israel before the Lord. CHAP. XXXIL The Reubenites and Gadites sue for their ^vheritance on the east side of Jordan. NOW the children of Reuben and the children of Gad had a very gi'eat mul- titude of cattle : and when they saAv the land of Jazer, and the land of Gilead, that behold, the place tvas a place for cattle ; 2 Tlie children of Gad and tlie chil- dren of Reuben came and spake unto Moses, and to Eleazar the priest, and unto the pi'inces of the congregation, saying, 3 Ataroth, and Dibcn, and Jazer, and Nimrah, and Heshbon, and Elealeh, and Shebam, and Nebo, and Beon, 4 Eve}i the countiy which the L(3rd smote before the congregation of Israel, is 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, aJid bring us not over Joi-dan. 6 % And Moses said unto the children of Gad and to the children of Reuben, Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here ? 7 And wherefore discourage ye tlie heart of the children of Israel from going over into tlie land which the Lord hath given them } 8 Thus did your fathers, when I sent them from Kadesh-baraea to see the land. 9 For when they went up unto the \s\- ley of Eshcol, aiid saw the land, they dis- couraged the heart of the children of Is- rael, that they should not go uito tlie land v/hich the Lord had given them. :^. 10 And the Lord's anger was kindled'^ the same time, and he sware, saj ing, 11 Surely none of the men that came up out of Eg)'pt, from twenty years old , and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and lui- to Jacob ; because they have not wholly followed me : 12 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and .Toshua the son of Nun : for they have wholly followed the Lord. 13 And the Lord's anger was kindled against Israel, and he made them wander in the wilderness forty jears, until all tlie generation that had clone evil in the sight of the Lord was consumed. 14 And behold, je are risen up in your _ father's stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of the Lord toward Israel. I ;niefor their inheritance. Chap. 15 For if ye turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilder- ness ; and ye shall destroy all this people. 16 II And tliey came near imto him, and said, We will build sheep-folds here for our cuttle, and cities for our little ones : 17 But we ourselves wiU go ready arm- ed before the children of Israel, until we have bi'ouglit them unto their place : and our little ones shall dwell in the fenced cities, because of the inhabitants of the land. 18 We will not retm-n unto our houses, until the children of Israel have mherited, ever}' man his inheritance. 19 For we will not inherit wth them on 3"onder side Jordan, or forward ; be- raiise our inheritance is fallen to us on this side Jordan eastward. 20 ^ And Moses said unto them. If ye \vill do this thing, if ye will go armed be- fore the Lord to war, 21 And will go all of you armed over Jordan befoi'e the Lord, until he hath driven out his enemies from before him, 22 And the land be subdued i^forc Uie Lord : then afterward jc shall return, and be guiltless before the Lord, and be- fore i'srael ; and tliis land shall be your possession before the Lord. 23 But if ye ^vill not do so, behold, ye have sinned against the' Lord : and be sure your sin will f.nd you out. 24 Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep ; Jind do that which hath proceeded out of jour mouth. 25 And the children of Gad and ihe children of Reuben spake unto Moses, saying. Thy servants will do as my loi'd commandeth. 26 Our little ones, our wives, our flocks, and all our cattle, shall be there in the cities of Gilead : 27 But thy ser\-ants will pass over,'ev- ery man armed for war, before the Lord ■to battle, as my lord saith. 28 So concerning ther.i Moses com- manded Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the chief fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel : 29 And Moses said unto them, If the children of Gad and the children of Reu- ben will pass widi you over Joi-dan, every man armed -to battle, before the Lord, and the land shall be subdued before you ; then ye sli'ill gi\e them the land of Gil- ead for a pos>ession : .30 But if iliey will not pass over with you armed, they shall ha\e possessions a- mong you in the i;nid of Canaan. 31 And the children of Gad and the chiidien of Keui'en ansv.xred, saying. Am the i^ORD hath said untcfthy servants, so will we da 32 We will pass over armed before the Lord into the land of Canaan, that 20 xxlii. The journeys of the hraelites. 155 the possession of our inheritance on this side Jordan may be ours. 33 And Moses gave \mto them, evenX.6 tiie children of Gad, and to the children of Reuben, and unto half the tribe of Manasseh the son of Joseph, the kingdom, of Sihon king of the Amorites, and the- kingdom of Og king of Bashan, the land,, with the cities thereof in the coasts, tven the cities ot the country round about. oi 1[ And the children of Gad built Di- bon, and Atarotli, and Aroer, 2,:> And Atroth, Shophan, and Jaazer, and Jogijchah, 36 And Bcth-nimrah, and Beth-haran, fenced cities : and folds for sheep. 37 And tlie children of Reuben built rieslibon, and Elcaleli, and Kirjathaim, 38 And Nebo, and Baal-meon, (their nanies being changed^) and Shibmah : and gave otlier names linto the cities whiclj they builded. 39 And the children of Machir the son of Manasseh went to Gilead, and took it, and dispos-sessed the Amorite which tvas Sn it. 40 And Moses gave Gilead unto JNlachir the son of Manasseh ; and he dwelt therein. 41 And Jair the son of Manasseh went' and took the small towns thereof, and c.IIcd them Havoth-jaii*. 42 And Nobah went and todc Kenath, and the \illages thereof, and called it No- bah, after his own name. CHAP. XXXIIL 1 Two and forty jojirncyn/jf the Israeliies, ■ 0 The Canaaniles are to he destroyed.' THESE are the joiu'nc}"s of the chil- dren of Isi-ael, which went forth out ct the land of Eg}'pt with their armies under the hand of Closes and Aaron. 2 And Moses -wrote their goings out ac- cording to their journeys by the command- ment of the Lord : and tlic^e are theii' journeys according to their goings out 3 And they departed from Rameses in the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month ; on tlie morrow after the- passover the cliildren of Israel Avent out with an high hand m the sight of all the. Egyptians. 4 For the Egyptians buried all their first-born, which the I^ord had smitten among them : upon their gods also \.\\^ Lord executed judgments. 5 And tlie children of Israel removed from Rameses, and pitched in Succotli. 6 And they dejiarted from Succoth, and pitched in Ltham, which is in the edge of the wilderness. 7 And they removed from Etham, and turned again unto Pi-hahiroth, which in l^efore Bial-zephon : and they pitched be- fore Migdol. 8 And tliey departetl from before Pi- hahiroth, and passed through the. midst of the sea into the wildernctjs, a,nd went 154 Journeys of the Israelites. NUMBERS. thi-ee clays journey in the wilderness of Etham, and pitched in Marah. 9 And they removed from Marah, and came unto Elim : and in Elim iwre tweh e fountains of water, and threescore and ten palm trees ; and they pitched there. 10 And they i-enio\ed from Elim, and encamped I)y the Red sea. 1 1 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, and encamped in Dophkah. 13 And they depailed from Dophkaji, and encampeci in Alush. 14 And tliey removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where ^vas no watei- for the people to drink. 15 And they departed from Repliidim, and pitched in the wilderness of Sinai. 16 And they remo\-ed from the desert of Sinai, and pitched at Kibi-otli-hattaavah. 17 And they departed from Kibroth- hattaavah, ancl encamped at Hazei'oth. 18 And they departed fi'om Hazeroth, and pitched in Rithniah. 19 And they departed from Rithmah, and pitched at Rmimon-parez. 20 And they departed from Rimnion- parez, and pitched in Libnah. 21 And they removed from Libnah, and pitched at Rissah. 22 And they journeyed from Rissah, and pitched in Kehelatliah. 23 And they went from Kehelatliah, and pitched in mount Shapher. "^24 And they removed from mount Sha- pher, and encamped in Haradali. 25 And they removed from Haradah, and pitched ni'Makl.eloth. 26 And they removed from Makhe- lotli, and encamped at Tahath. 27" And they depai'ted from Tahath, and pitched at Tarah. 28 And they removed from Tarah, and pitched in Mithcah. 29 And they went from Mithcah, and pitched in Hashmonali, 30 And they departed from Hashmo- nali, and encamped at Moseroth. 31 And they departed from Moseroth, and pitched in Bene-jaakan. 32 And they remo\ed from Bene-jaa- kan, and encamped at Hor-hagidgad. 33 And they went from Hor-hagidgad, and pitched in Jotbath' h. 34 And they i-emo\ed from Jotbatiiah, and encamped at Ebronah. 35 And tliey departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Ezion-gaber. 36 And they remoAed from Ezion-ga- bei', and pitclied m the wilderness of !Zift, which is Ivadesh. 37 And tliey removed from Kadesh, and pitched in mount Hor, in the edge cf !uie land ot" Edom. The Ccmaa7ni.cs to be destroyed. 38 And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the conmiiuidment of the Lord, and died there, in the fortieth year after the cliildren of Isi-acl wei"e come out of the land of Egypt, in the first day of the liftli month. 39 And Aaron was an hund^'cd and twenty and three ) ears old when he died in mount Hor, 40 And king Arad the Canaanite which dwelt in the soutii in the land of Canaan, heard of the coming of the cliildren of Israel. 41 And the)- de]3arted from mount Hor, and pitched in Zalmonah. 42 And tJiey departed from Zalmo- nah, and pitclied in Vunon. 43 And they departed from Punon, and pitched in Oboth. 44 And they departed from Oboth, and pitched in Ijea-barim, in the border a{ Moab. 45 And they departed from lim, and pitched in Dibon-gad. 46 Antl they remo\ed from Dibon-gad, and encamped in Almon-diblathaim. 47 And they removed from Almon-di- blathaim, and pitched m the mountains of Abarini, before Neiio. 48 And they departed from the moun- tains of Aliarim, and pitched in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericha 49 And they pitched by Jordan, from Beth-jesimoth even ur,to Abel-shittim in the plains of Moab. 50 *[[ And tlie Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near i Jericho, saying, 51 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, V\''hen ye are passed o'^'cr Jordan into tl^e land of Canaan ; 52 Tlien ye shall drive out all the in- habitar.ts of the land from before you, and desti'oy all their pictures, and de- stroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down, all dieir high places : 53 And ye shall dispossess the inhabit- ants of the land, and dwell therein : for I have given you the land to possess it 54 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 /n- heritance shall !)c in the place whei'e hb lot falleth ; .iccovding to the tribes of your fathers ye shall inherit. 55 But if ye will not drive out tlie inhs^b- itants of the land from before you ; then it shall come to pjiss, that those which ye let remain of them shall be pricks in your eyes, and thorns in yovn* sides, and shall • vex )(>u in the land wherein ye dwell. i 56 Moreo\ cr, it shall come to pass, that I shall do unto you, as I thought to do unto them. J The borders of the land. Chap, xxxiv. xxxv. The men nuho are to divide it. 155 CHAP. XXXIV. 1 The borders of the land. 16 The names of the me?2 which shall divide it. AND the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, 2 Command the children of Israel, and say unto them. When ye come into the land ofCanaan ; (this w the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, eve)i the land of Canaan with the coasts tliereof :) 3 Then your south quarter shall be from the wilderness of Zin along by the coast of Edom, 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 Akrabbim, and pass on to Tjn: and the going forth thereof shall be from the south to Kadesh-barnea, and shall go on to Hazar-adder, and pass on to Azmon : 5 And the border shall fetch a compass from Azmon unto the river of Egjqat, and the goings out of it shall be at tlie sea. 6 And as for the western border, ye shall e\en have tlie great sea for a border : this shall be your west border. 7 And this shall be your nortli border : from the great sea ye shall point out for you mount Hor : 8 From mount Ilor ye shall point out your border unto the entrance of Hamatli : and the goings forth of the border shall be to Zedad : 9 And the border shall go on to Ziphron, and the goings out of it shall be at Hazar- cnan : this shall be your nortli border. 10 And ye sliall point out your east bor- der from Hazar-enan to Shepham : 11 And the coast shall go down from Shepham to Riblah, on the east side of Ain ; and the border shall descend, and shall reach unto the side of the sea of Chinnereth eastward : 1? And the border shall go down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at the salt sea : this shall be your land with the coasts tinereof round about. 13 And Moses commanded the chil- dren of Israel, saying. This is the land which ye shall inherit by lot, which the Lord commanded to give unto the nine tribes, and to the half tribe: 14 For tlie tribe of the children ■ of Reuben, according to the house of their fathers, and the tribe of the children of Gad according to the house of their fa- thers, have received their inheritance ; and half the ti'ibe of Manasseh ha^■e re- ceived their inheritance : 15 The two tribes and the half tribe 'have received their inheritance on this «ide Jordan near Jericho e^istward, to- ward tlie sun-rising. 16 ^ And the Lord spake unto Moses, aying, ^7 Hicsc (Tvrthe i>nmcsoftlic menAvhich shaU divide the land unto you : Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun. 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 Judali, Caleb the son of Jephunneh. 20 And of the tribe of the children of Simeon, Shemuel the son of Ammihud. 21 Of the tribe of Benjamin, Elidad the son of Chislon. 22 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Dan, Bukki the son of JoglL 23 The prince of the children of Jo- seph, for the tribe of the children of Ma- nasseh, Hanniel the son of Ephod. 24 And the ]3rince of the tribe of the children of Ephraim, Kemuel the son of Shiphtan. 25 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Ziebulun, Elizaphan die son of Parnach. 26 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Issacliar, Paltiel the son cf Azzan. 27 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Asner, x\hihud the son of ShelomL 28 And the prince of the tribe of the children of Naphtali, Pedahel the son of Ammihud. 29 These are they whom the Lor d com- manded to divide the inlieritance unto the children of Israel in the land of Canaan. CHAP. XXXV. 1 Eight and'forty cities given to the he~ vites. 6 Six of them to be of refuge, 9 The latvs of murder. AND the Lord spake unto Moses in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho, sa)'ing, 2 Command the chiUh'eii of Israel, tliat they give unto the LcAites of the inherit- ance of their possession cities to dwell in ; and ye shall give also unto the Levites suburbs for the cities round about them. 3 And the cities shall tliey have to dwell in ; and the suburbs of them shall be for their cattle, and for their goods, and for all thejr beasts. 4 And the suburbs of the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites, shall reach from the wall of the city and outward a thousand cubits round about. 5 And ye shall measure from without the city on tlie east side two thousand culiits, and on the south side two thou- sand cubits, and on the west side two thousand cubits, and on the north side two thousand cubits ; and the city shall be in the midst : this shall be to them the suburbs of the cities, 6 And among the cities which ye shall give unto the Levites there shall be six cities for refuge, which ye shall appoint for the man-slayer, that he may flee 156 The law of murder. NUMBERS. thither : and to them ye shall add fort} and two cities. 7 So all the cities which ye shall give tn the Levites shall be forty and eight cities : them shall i/c give witli their suburbs. 8 And the cities which ye shall gi\'f shall he of the possession of the children ot Israel : from them that have many ye shall give many ; but from them that have fev/ ye shall gi\e few : e\ery one shall give of his cities unto the Levites according to his inheritance wliich he inheriteth. 9 1[ And the Lord spake unto Moses, stiying, 10 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, when j^e Ix; come over Jordan into the land of Canaan ; 11 Then ye shall appoint you cities to be cities of i-efuge for you ; that the slayer may flee thither, wWch killeth any per- son at unawares. 12 And they shall be unto you cities for refuge from the avenger ;" that the man-slayer die not, until he stand before the congregation in judgment. 13 And of these cities which ye shall give, six cities shall ye have for refuge. 14 Ye shall give three cities on this side Jordan, and three cities shall ye give in the land of Canaan, ivhich sliall be cities of refuge. 15 These six cities shall be a refuge, l)oth for the children of Israel, and for the stranger, and for the sojourner anjong tliem : that every one that killeth any person unawares may flee thither. 16 And if he smite him with an instru- ment of iron, so that he die, he is a mur- derer : the murderer shall surely be put to death. 17 And if he smite him with throwing a stone, wherewith he may die, and he 'die, he is a murderer : the niurderer shall surely be put to deatli. 18 Or (/' he smite him with an hand- weapon of wood, wherewith he may die, and he die, he is a miirderer : the mur- derer shall sm-ely be put to death. 19 The revenger of blood himself shall slay the murderer : when he meeteth him, he shall slay liim. 20 But il" 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 stnote him shall surely be put to death ; for he ?,9 a murderer : the rex^enger of blood shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth him. 22 But if he thrust him suddenly with- out enmity, or ha\e cast upon him any thing without laying of wait, 23 Or with any stone, wherewith a man may die, seeing him not, and cast it upon hini, that he die, and was not his enemy, neither sought his harm : 24 Then the congi-egation shall judge Daughters hihcritance saved. 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 ot blood, and the congregation shall re- store him to the city of his i-efuge, wliith- er he was fled : and he shall abide in it un- to the death of the high priest, which was anointed witli the holy oil. 26 But if the slayer shall at any time come without the border of the city of his refige, whither he was fled ; 27 And the revenger of blood find him without the Ijorders of the city of his i"ef- Hge, and the revenger of blood kill the slayer ; he shall not be guilty of blood : 28 Because he should ha\e remained 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 dwelhngs. 30 Whoso killeth any person, the mur- derer shall be put to death by the moutit of witnesses : bttt one witness shall not tes- tify against any person to cause him to die. 31 Moreover, ye shall take no satisfac- . tion foi' the life of a murderer, which is guilty of death : but he shall be surely put to death. 32 And ye shall take no satisfaction for him that is fled to the city of his refuge, that lie should come again to dwell in the land, until the death ot the priest. 33 So ye shall not pollute the land. wherein ye are : for blood it defileth the land : and tlie land cannot be cleansed of the blood tliat is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it. 34 Defile not therefore the land ivhich 5^0 shall inhabit, wherein I dAvell : for I tlie Lord dwell among the children of Israel. CHAP. XXXVI. 1 Theinconveuience of the inheritance vf{ daughters is remedied. 10 The mar-' riage of the daughters of Zelofihehad. AND the chief fathers of the families of the children of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the fam- ilies of the sons of Joseph, came near, and spake before Moses, and before the princes, the chief fathers of the children of Israel : 2 And they said. The Lord command-' ed my lord to give the land for an inher- itance by lot to the children of Israel : and my lord was commanded by the Lord to give the inheritance of Zelophehad our brother unto his daughters. 3 And if they be manied to any of the sons of the other tribes of the children of Israel, then shall their inheritance be taken from the inheritance of our fathers, and sliall be put to the inheritance e of the sons of Joseph hath said well. 6 This is the thing which the Lord doth command concerning the daughters of Zelophehad, saying, Let them marry to whom they think best ; only to the family of the tribe of tl\eir father shall tliey marry, 7 So shall not the inheritance of the Children of Israel remove from tribe to tribe : for every one cjf the children of Israel shall keep himself to the inheritance of the tri;)e of his fathers. 8 And every daughter, that possesseth P- I- God's firomise. 157 I an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her ftither, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance ©f his fathers. 9 Neither shall the inheritHnce remove from one tribe to another tribe ; but ev- ery one of the tribes of the children of Israel shall keep himself to his o\\n\ in- heritance. 10 If Even as the Lord commanded Moses, so did the daughters of Zeiopiie- had : 11 For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daugliters of Zelophehad, were married unto theii' fa- ther's brothers sons : 12 And they were married into the faiij- ilies of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, a,nd their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. 13 These are the commandments and the judgments, which the Lord com- manded by the hajid of Mos6s unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho. THE FIFTH BOOK OF MOSES, ONOMY. CALLED DEUTER- CHAP. T. 1 Moses in the end of the fortieth ijear briejiy rehearseth thestorijs & of God's p,ronuse, 34 and his answer for their irtrrt'didity, 41 and disobedience. TilESE be the words which Moses spake unto all Israel on this side Jor- dan in the wilderness, in the plain over against the Red sea, between Paran, and Tophel, and Laban, and Hazeroth, and Dizahab. 2 C There are eleven days journey from Horeb by the way of mount Seir unto Kadesh-barnea.) 3 And it came to pass in the fortieth year, in the eleventh month, on the first day of the month, that Moses spake unto the children of Israel, according unto all that the Lord had gi\x'n him in com- mandment unto them ; 4 After he had slain SDion the king of the Amorites, which dwelt in Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, which dwelt at Astaroth in Edrei : 5 On this side Jordan, in the land of Mo- ab, began Moses to declare this law, saying, 6 The Lord our God spake vmto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long e- nough in this mount : 7 Turn you, and take your journey, and go to the mount of tlic Amorites, and unto all the fxlaccs nigh thereunto, in the plain, in the hills, and in the vale, and in the south, and by the sea-side, to the land 9f tl>e Canaanites, aijd unto Lebanon, un- to the great river, the river Euphrates. 8 Behold, I have set the land before you : go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, Abra- ham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to then* seed after them. 9 IfAndlspakeuntoyouatthattime, say- ing, I am not able to bear you myself alone : 10 The Lord your God hath multipli- ed you, and behold, ye are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude. 11 (Tile Lord God of your fathers make you a thousand times so many more as ye are, and bless you, as he hath prom- ised you !) 12 How cani myself alonebearyourcum-r brance, and your burden, and your strife ? 13 Take ye wise men, and understand- ing, and known among your tnbes,«and I will make tJiem rulers over you. 14 And ye answered me, and said, Tift; thing which thoij hast spoken is goc>d for us to do. 15 So I took the chief of your tribes, wise men, and known, and made them heads over you, captains over thousands, and captains o\'er hundreds, and captains over fifties, and captains over teris, and officers aiTjong yoxir tribes. 16 And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously be- tween every man and his brother, and the stranger ttiat is with him. \7 Ye shall not I'cspect persons in judg- loS God's anger inent ; but ye shall heap the small as well as the gi-eat ; ve shall not be afraid of the face of man ; for the jiKlgment 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 tliattime all the things which ye should do. 19 II And when we departed from Ho- reb, we went through all that great and terrible wilderness, which ye saw by the way of the moinitain of the Amorites, as the Lord our God commanded us ; and we came to Kadesh-barnea. 20 And I said unto you. Ye are come unto the mountain of the Amorites, which tlie Lor d our God doth give unto us. 21 Behold, the Lord thy God hath set the land before thee : go up and possess it, as the LoR d God of tliy lathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged. 22 ir And ye came near unto me eveiy one of you, and said. We will send men before us, and they shall search us out the land, and bring us woi'd again ijy 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 unto the valley ofEshcol, and searched it out, 25 And they took of the fruit of the land i;i their hands, and brought ii down unto us, and bi'ought us word again, and said. It is a good land which the Lord our Gcxl doth gi\ e us. 26 Notwithstanding, ye would not go \;p, but rebelled against the command- ment of the LoRo 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 Egypt, to deliA'cr us into the hand of the Amorites, to desti'oy us. 28 Whither shall we go up ? ourbi-eth- I'en have discouraged our heart, saying, Tlie people is greater and taller than we ; tlie cities are great and walled up to heav- en ; and moreover, we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. 29 Then I said unto you. Dread not, neither be afraid of them. 30 The Lord >'6ur God which goeth before you, he shall fight for you, ac- cording 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. 33 Yet in this thing ye did not believe the Lord your God, 33 Who went in the way before you, to search you out a place to pitch your tents in, ia fire by night, to shew you by DEUTERO^NOMY. Jar disobedience. what way ye should go, and in a cloud by day. 34 And the Lord heard the voice of yonr words, and was wroth, and sware, saying, 35 Surely there shall not one oF these men of this evil generation see that g'X)d land, which I sware to give unto your fa- thei-s, 36 Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh ; he shall see it, and to him will I give the land that he hdlh trodden upon, and to his children, because he hath wholly fol- lowed the Lord. 37 Also the Lord w^asfingiy with me for yoiu- sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither. 38 But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thith- er. Encourage him : for he shall cause Is- • rael to inherit it 39 Moreover, your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, and your children, 1 which in that day had no knowledge be- I tween good and evil, they shall go in thith- ' er, and unto them will I give it, and tliey shall possess it. ^ 40 But as for you, turn ye, and take your journey into the wilderness by the way of tlie Red sea. 41 Tlien ye answered and said unto me. We have sinned against the Lord, we will go up and fight, accnrdijig to all that the Lord oar God connnanded us. And when ye had girded on e\ery man his weapons of war, ye were ready to go up into the hill. 42 And the Lord said unto me. Say unto thein, 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 reliellcd against the com- mandment of the Lord, and v,'ent pre- sumptuously up into the hill. 44 And the Amorites, which dwelt in that mountain, Quiie out against you, and chased you, as bees do, and destroyed you in Seir, even unto Hormah. 45 And ye returned and wept before the Lord ; but the Lord would n(jt hearken to your voice, nor gi\'e ear unto you. 46 So ye abode in Kadesh many days, ac- cording uiito the days that ye aljode there. CHAP. IL 1 T/ie story is continued toiiclmig the Edomites, 9 the Aloabilcs, 17 the Am- monites, 24 and Sihon the Amonte. THEN we turned, and took our jour- ney into the wilderness by the way of the Red sea, as the Lord spake unto me : and we compassed mount Seir many days. 2 And the Lord spake unto me, saying, 3 Ye have compassed this mountaUv long enough : turn you north Wiird, ^ rcjictition of,9c.me ihi/tgs, Chap 4 And command thou the people, say- ilig. Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir ; and they shall Ije afi-aid 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 gi\en mount Seir unto Esau./&r a possession. 6 Ye shall buy meat of them for mon- 6y, that ye may eat ; and je shall also buy water of them for money, that ye may di-ink. 7 For the Lord thy Gotl hath blessed thee in all the works of thy hand : he knoweth thy walking through this great wilderness: these forty years the Lord thy God /larh been with thee : thou hast lacked nothing. 8 And when we passed by from our brethren the children of Esau, which dwelt in Seir, through the way of the plain from Elath, and from Ezion-galjer, we turned and passed by the way of the •wilderness of Moab. '■ 9 II And the Lord said unto me, Dis- ti"^ss not the Moabites, neither contend with them in battle : for I will not give thee of their land for a possession ; be- cause I have given Ar unto the children of Lot. /or a possession. 10 (The Emims dwelt therein in times past, a people great, and many, and tall as the Anakims ; • 11 Which also were accounted giants, as the Anakims ; but the Moabites call them Emims. 12 The Horims also dwelt in Seir before- time, but the children of Esau succeeded them, when they had destroyed them from before them, and dwelt in their stead ; as Israel ditl unto the land of his possession, which the Lord gave unto them.) 13 Now I'ise up, said /, and get you over the brook Zered : and we went over the brook Zered. 14 And the space in which we came frcrn Kadesh-barnea, until we Were come over the brook Zered, ivas thirty and eight years ; until all the generation of the men of war were Avasted 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 consumed and dead from a- mong the peojjle, 17 lyThat the Lord spake unto me, saying, 18 I'hou art to pass over through Ar, the coast of Moal), this da\- : 19 Ahd nvfum thou earnest nigh over against the children of Ammon,' distress them riot, nor mtnldln witli vjiem : for T II. tQHchhig the EdojmiCfi,(Jfc. 159 will not giA-e thee of the land of the chil- dren of Amnion any possession ; because I have given it unto the children of Lot /or a possession. 20 (That also was accounted a land of giants : giants dwelt therein in old time ; and the Ammonites call them Zamzum- mims ; 21 A people great, and many, and tall as the Anakims ; but the Lor d desti-oyed them before thern ; aiid the\- succeecled them, and di.velt in their stead : 22 As lie did to the childi'en of Esaii, which dwelt ia Seir, when he destroyed the Horims n-oni before them ; and thev succeeded them, and dwelt iix their stead even unto this day : 23 AikI the AaIuis which dAvelt in Ha~ zerim, even unto Azzah, the Ca])htorims, which came forth out of Caphtor, de- stroyed iliem, and dwelt in their steacL) 24 ^ Rise 3'e up, take your journey, and pass over the river Anion :' behold, I haAe given into thine hand Sihon the Aniorite, king of Heshbon, and his land : begin to possess it, and contend with liini 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 Kedemoth unto Sihon king of Heshbon with words of peace, saying, 27 Let me pass through thy land : I will go along by the higliway, I will neither turn unto the right hatid nor to the left. 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 Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites ■sViiich dwell in Ar, did unto me ;) until I shall Eass over Jordan into the land which the lORD our God givcth us. 30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him : foi- the Lord thy God hardened his spirit, and made his heart obstinate, that he might deli\"er hini into thy hand, as a/)/icarelh this day. 31 And the Lord said unto me. Be- hold, I have l)egun to give Silion and his land before thee : i)cgin to possess, that thou mayest inherit liis land. 32 Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz. 33 And the I^ord our God delivered him before us ; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. 34 And Ave took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed the men, and the women, and the little ones ot" e\er}' city, wc left none to remain. 35 OjAr tb.e cattle avc took for a prey 160 Of Og king of Bia/um unto ourscU es, and the spoil of the cities which we took. 36 From Ai'oer, which is by tine brink of the river of Arnon, and from tlie city that is by the river, even unto Gilead, there was not one city too strong for us : the Lord our God dehvered all unto us : 37 Only unto the land of the children of Ammon thou earnest not, nor imtp any place of the river Jaljljok, nor luito the cities in the mountains, nor unto what- soever tiie Lord our God foi'bad us. CHAP. in. 1 Cf Og king of Bashan. 23 Moses'' Jiruycr lo enter into the land. 17 He in fijrnnttfd to see it. THEN we turned, and went up the way to Babhan : and Og the king of Bashan came out against us, he and all his people, to battle at Edrei. 2 And the Lord said unto me. Fear hiui 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 Sihon kii"ig of the Amorites, which dwelt at Heshbon. 3 So the Lord our God delivei'ed into our hands Og also the king of Bashan, and all his people : and Ave smote him until none was left to iiim remaining. 4 And we took all his cities at that time, there was not a city which we. took not from them, threescore cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 5 All tliese cities wf?T fenced with high walls, gates, and bars ; beside unwalled toAvns a great many. 6 And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, ut- terly destroying the men, women, and children of every cit^^ 7 But all the cattle, and the spoil of the cities, we took for a prey to ourseh es. 8 Jak\ we took at that time out cf thq hand cf the two kings of the Amorites the land that tms on this side Jordan, from the rivei' cf Anion unto mount Hermou ; 9 C IVfuch Hermon the Sidonians call Sirion ; and the Amoiites call it Shenir :) 10 All the cities of the plain, and all Gilead, imd all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edj'ei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Bashan. 11 II For only Og king of Bashan re- mained of the remnant of giants.; be- hold, his bedstead was a bedstead of iroli ; is it not in .Rabbath of the chil- dren of Ammon ? nine culjits ivas the length thereof, and four cubits tlie breadth of it, after the cubit of a man. 12 ^ AwCi this land, luhicfi we possessed .'it that time, from Arnei-, whicJi is hy the river Arnon, and half mount Gilead, and the cities thei-eof, ga\e I unto tlie Reubenites and to tlie Gadites. 13 And tlje rest cf Gjlead, and all Ba- DEUTEROInOMY. Moses'' prayer. shan, being the kingdom of Og, gave I unto the half-ti-il^ie of Manasseli ; all the region of Argob, with all Bashan, which.' was called the land of giants. 14 Jail- the son of Maiiasseh took all the conntiy of Argob, unto the coasts of Geshuri,and Maachathi; and called them after his own name, Bashan-havoth-jah-, unto this day. 15 And I gave Gilead unto Machu-, 16 And unto the Reubenites and unto the Gadites I gave from Gilead even unto the river Anion half the valley, and the bor- der, even unto the ri\'er Jabbok, nvhich is the border of the children of Ammon : 17 The plain also, and Jordan, and the coast thereof, from Chinnereth even unto the sea of the plain, even the salt-sea, under Ashdoth-pisgah eastward. 18 And I commanded you at that time, saj'ing, The Lord your God hath given )'ou this land to possess it ; ye. shall pass o\er armed befol'e your brethren the children of Israel, all that are meet for the war. 19 But your wives, and your little ones, and your cattle, ffor I know that ye have much cattle) shall aljide in your cities v.'hich I ha\e gi\'eiiyou ; 20 L) ntil the Lor d ha^e given i-est un- to 3'our brethren, as well as unto you, and until they also possess the land \vhich the Lord your God hath given them be- yond Jordan : and then shall ye retum every man unto his possession which I have given you. 21 And I commanded Joshua at that time, saying. Thine e>"es have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto these two kings : so shall the Lord do un- to all the kingdoms whither thou passest. 22 Ye shall not fear them : for the Lord your God he shall fight for you. 23 If And I besought the Lord at that time, saying, 24 OLoRD God, thou hast begun to shew thy servant thy greatness, and thy rr)ighty hand : for what God is there in heaven or in earth, that can do accord- ing to thy works, and according to thy m'ight ? 25 I pray thee, let me go over, and see the good land that is be\ond Jordan, that gocdly moiuitain., and Leb'uion. 26 But the Lord was Avroth with me for your sakes, and would not hear me : and the Lord said unto me. Let it suf- iice thee ; speak no more unto nie of tliis matter. 27 ^f Get th(2e up into the top of Pisgali, and lift up thine eyes westward, and nordiward, anil southward, and eastward, and behold it with thine eyes : for tlioil shalt not go over this Jordan. 28 But charge Jf«liua, and encourage him, and strengthen him : for he shaU Moses exhorteth the 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 a- gainst Beth-peor. CHAP. IV. 1 yfra exhortation to obedience. 41 Moses ajifioinleth the three cities of refuge on that side Jordan. NOW therefore hearken, O Israel, un- to the statutes and unto the judg- ments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may hve, and go in and possess the land which tlie Lord God of j'our fathers giveth you. 2 Ye shall not add vmto the word which I command you, neitlier shall ye dimin- ish aught from it, that ye may keefvthe commandments of the Lord your God which I command you. 3 Your eyes have seen what the Lord did because of Baal-peor : for all the men that followed Baal-peor, the Lord thy God hath destroyed them from among )ou. 4 But ye that did cleave unto the Lor d your God, are aUve every one of you tliis day. 5 Behold, I have taught you statutes, and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that je 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 ybr ? 8 And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so i-ight- eous as all this law, Avhich 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 Sjie daily the day that thou stoodest before the Lor d thy God in Horeb, Avhen the Lord said unto me. Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may leani to fear me all the days that they shall li\ e j upon the earth, and tliat they may teach I their children. 11 And ye came near and stood under the mountain ; and the mountain burned I with fire unto the midst of hea\-en, with I darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. 12 And the Lord spake unto you out I of the midst of the fii'e : y^ heai-d the Voice of the words, but saw no similitude ; I only ye heard a voice. ?1 CHAf>. IV, iieofile to obedience. 161 13 And he declared unto you his cove- nant, which he commanded you to per- form, 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 judg- ments, that ye 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 simil- itude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire ; 16 Lest j'c 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 is oa the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flicth in the au-, 18 The likeness of any thing that creep- eth 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 scest the sun, and the moon, and the stai-s, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be dri\cnto 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 )-ou, and brought you forth out of the iron fur- nace, even out of Eg}'pt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as ye are this day. 21 Furthermore the Lord was angry with me for }'our sakes, and sware that I should not go over Jordan, and that 1 should not go in unto that good land. which the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inhei'itance : 22 But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan : 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 thing, which the Lord thy God hath forbidden thee. 24 For the Lord thyGod/s a consum- ing fire, eve?i a jealous God. 25 When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and shalt have re- mained long in the land, and shall cor- rupt yourselves, and make a graven im- age, 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 w here- unto j^e go o\ er Jordan to possess it ; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, tmt shall utterly be destroyed. 27 And the Lord shall scatter you a- mong the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the Lor d shall lead you. 152 Exhortation to obedience. DEUTERONOMY. The covenant in Horeb. 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 ihe Lord thy God, thou shalt find hi»i, if thou seek him with all thy heart, and with all thy soul. 30 When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, eve?! iti the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient un- to his voice ; 31 (For the Lord thy God is a merci- ful God ;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the coA^enant of thy fathers, which he sware unto them. 32 Foi- ask now of the days that are past, which were before thee, since the da}' that God created man upon the earth, and ask from the one side of heaven unto the other, whether there hath been any such thing as this gi'eat thing is, or hath been heard like it ? 33 Did ever people hear the voice of God speaking out of the midst of tlie lire, as thou hast lieard, and live r* 34 Or hath God assayed to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by temptations, by signs, and by wonders, ' and by war, and i)y a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm, and by gi'eat terrors, according to all that the Lord your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes ? 35 Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he /* 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 ftxthers, therefore he chose their seed after them, and brought thee out in his sight with his mighty power out of Egypt ; 38 To drive out nations from before thee, greater and mightier than thou art, to bring thee in, to give thee their land for an inheritance, as it is this day. 39 Know therefore this day, and con- sider 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 stat- utes and his commandments which I com- mand 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 evei\ 41 1[ Then Moses severed three cities on this side Jordan, toward the sun-rising ; 42 That the slayer might flee thither, which slrcfuld. kill his neighbour una- wares, and hated him not in times past ; and that fleeing unto one of these cities he might live : 43 Mimely, Bezer in the wilderness, in the plain comitry, of tlie Reubenites ; and Ramoth in Gilead, of the Gadites ; and Golan in Bashan, of the Manassites. 44 If And this is the law which Moses set before the children of Israel : 45 These are the testimonies, and the statutes, and the judgments, which Mo- ses spake unto the children of Israel, after they came forth out of Egypt, 46 On this side Jordan, in the valley o\er against Beth-peer, in the land of Si- lion king of the Amorites, who dwelt at Heshbon, whom Moses and the children of Israel smote, after they were come forth out of Egypt : 47 And they possessed his land, and the land of Og king of Bashan, two kings of the Amorites, which tvere on this side Joi-- dan toward the svui-rising ; 48 From Ai'oer, which is by the bank of the river Amon, even unto mount Si- on, which is Hermon, 49 And all the plain on this side Jordan eastward, even unto the sea of the plain, under the springs of Pisgah. CHAP. V. 1 The covenant in Horeb. 6 The ten com- mandments. 27 At the people's request Moses receiveth the law from God. AND Moses called all Israel, and said unto Uiem, Hear, O Israel, the stat- mes and judgments which I speak in your ears this day, that ye may leam them, and keep, and do them. 2 The Lord our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. 3 The Lord made not this covenant with our fathers, iiut with us, even us, who arc all of us here alive this day. 4 The Lord talked witl\ you face to face in the mount, out of the midst of the fire, 5 (I stood between the Lord and you at that time, to shew j^ou the word of the Lord : for >e were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the ■ mount ;) saying, 6^1 am the Lord thy God, which Ijrought thee out of tlie land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 7 Thou shalt have none other gods be- fore me. Y 8 Thoushaltnot make thee (7«z/ graven '■', image, or any likeness of any thing thatw } in heaven above, or that is in the eaiihr > beneath, or that is'm the waters beneath. ;'• the earth : 9 Thou shalt not bow down thyself un- to them, nor serve them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of tlie fathers upon tlie children unto the third and fourth gerieration ot them that hate me, The ten coitimandments. 10 And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my com- mandments. 11 Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: foi* the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 12 Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as tlie Lord thy (iod hath commanded thee. 13 Six days thou shalt laljoin-, and do all thy work : 14 But the seventh day is tlie sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, nor tliy man-servant, nor thy maid-servant, nor thine ox, nor thine ass, nor any of thy cattle, nor thy stran- ger that is within thy gates ; that thy man-servant and thy maid-servant may rest as well as thou. 15 And remember that tliou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the Lord tliy 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 pi-olonged, and that it may go well with thee, in the 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 thv neighbour. 21 Neither shalt thou desire thy neigh- bour's wife, neither shalt thou co\'et thy neighbour's house, his field, or his man- servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbour's. 22 These words the Lor d spake un- to all 3^our assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of i the thick darkness, ynXh a great voice : and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me : 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 gloiy 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 fii-e will consiune 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, tliat Chap. VI. Endof the lax\) is obedience. 16.5 hath heard the voice of the living Gal speaking out of the midst of the hre, as we haxie, and lived ? 27 IF Go thou near, and hear all that the Lord our (iod shall say ; and speak thou unto us all that the Lord our God shall si^'ak unto thee ; and we will hear il, and do it, 28 And the Lord heard the voice of your words, when ye spake unto me ; and the Lord said imto 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 s^wken. 29 O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their childi-en for eAcr ! 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 oliserve to do therefore as the Lord your God hath commanded you : ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the 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 prolong you r day s in the land which ye shall possess. CHAP. VL 1 The end of the latv is obedience. 5 An exhortation thereto. NOW these are the commandments, the statutes, and the judgments which the Lord your God commanded to teach you, that j^e might do them in the land whither ye go to possess it: 2 That thou mightest fear the Lord th)' 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 ; and that thy days may be prolonged. 3 H Hear therefore, O Israel, and ob- serve to do it ; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the Lord God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that fioAveth with milk and honey. 4 Hear, O Israel : the Lord our God is one Lord: 5 And thou shalt love the Lor d thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy migiit. 6 And these words which I command thee this day, shall be m thine heart : 7 And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and slialt talk of them when thou sittest iathiiie house, and when 164 Exhortation lo cbedie7ice. DEUTERONOMY. Commuydok nvith the thou walkcst !jy the way, and when thoif liest down, and when thou risest up. 8 And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thine hand, and they shall be as frontlets between thine e)'es. 9 And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates. 10 Audit shall be, when the Lord thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which -thou buildedst not, 11 And houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyai-ds and ohve-trees, which thou plantedst not ; when thoi-i shalt have eaten and be full ; 12 Theh beware lest thou forget the Lord, which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage. 13 Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God, and serve him, andshaltswearby his name. 14 Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people Avhich are round about you ; 15 (For the Lord thy God is a jealous Godamongyou) lesttheanger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and de- stroy thee from off the face of the earth. 16 Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God, as ye tempted him in Massah. 17 Ye shall diligently keep the com- niandments of the Lord your God, and Wis testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee. 18 An.d thou shalt do that ivhich is right and good in the sight of the Lord : that it may be well with thee, and that thou inayest go in and possess the good land >vhich the Lord sware untothy fathers, 19 To cast out all thine enemies from before thee, as the Lord hath spoken. 20 ^nd 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 Tiien thou shalt say unto thy son. We were Pharaoh's bondmen in Egypt ; and the Lord brought us out of feg\"pt with a mighty hand : 22 And the Lord shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Eg}'pt, uff- on Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before ovir eyes : 23 And he brought us out from thence, that he might bring us in, to give us the Icuid which he sware unto our fathers. 24 And the Lord commanded us to do all thes-c statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us mive, as it is at this day. • 25 And it shall be our righteousness, if 7/e observe to do all these commandments before the Lord our God, as he hath commanded us. CHAP. VII. 1 All communion nvith tlie nations forbid- den, 4 for fear of idolatry, and other reasons. WHEN the Lord thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many imtions before thee, the Hittites, and the Gh'gashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites,and the Hivites, and tlie Jebusites, seven nations gi'eater and mightier than thou ; 2 And when\he Lord thy God shall deliver them before thee, thou shalt smite them aiid utterly destroy them, thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them : 3 Neither shalt thou make marriages with them ; thy daughter thou slvilt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son. 4 1[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. 5 But thus shall ye deal with them ; ye * shall destroy their altars, and break down their images, and cut down their gi'oves, and burn their graven images with fire. 6 H For thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God: the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. 7 Tlie Lord did not set his love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people ; for ye ivere the fewest of all people : 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 bond-men, from tlie hand of Pharaoh king of Egvpt. 9 ^ Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faitliful God, which keepetli covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his command- ments to a thousand generations ; 10 And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them : he will not be slack to him tliat hateth him, he will repa)^ him to his face. 11 Thou shalt therefore keep the com- mandments, and the statutes, and the judgmerits, which I command thee this day, to do thetp. 12 Vv'h.creforeit shall come tq pass, if yc hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that tiie I^ord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mer- cy Vv"l>ich h^ sAvare unto thy fathers : nations f'jrbiddtn. Chap 13 And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee : he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy coi'n, 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 all peo- ple : there shall not be male or female bar- ren among you, or among your cattle. 15 And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt (which thou know- est) upon thee ; but will lay them upon all l/icm that hate thee. 16 And thou shalt consume all the peo- ple which the Lord thy God shall deliver thee ; thine e^'e tliall 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, Tliese nations are more than I, how can I dispossess them ? 18 Thou slialt not be afraid of them : but shalt well re.ngriberwhat the Lord thy God did unto Pharaoh, and unto all Egypt ; 19 The great temptations which thine eyes saw, and the signs, and the won- ders, and the mighty hand, and the sti'etclied out arm, v/hereby the Lord thy God brought thee out : so shall the Lord tliy God do unto all the people of whom thou art afraid. 20 Moreo\er, the Lord thy God will send the hornet among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from thee, be destroyed. 21 Thcu shait not be affrighted at them : for the Lord thy God z's among you, a mighty God and terrible. 22 'And the Lord thy God will put out those nations befcre tliee by little and little : thou maycst not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field inci-ease upon thee. _ 23 H But the Lord thy God shall de- liver them unto thee, and shall destroy them witli a mighty destruction, until they be destroyed. 24 And he shaU deiiver their kings in- to thine hand, and thoii shalt destroy their name from under hea\en : there siiall no man be al)le to stand ix-fore tliee, until thou have destroyed thcTii. 25 Tlie graven images of their gods shall }e burn with lire : thou shalt not desire the siher or gold that is on them, ilor tiike it unto thee, lest thou be snared therein : for it is an abomination to the Lord thy Gotl. 26 Neither shalt thou bring an abomi- nation into thine house, lest thou be a cursed thing like it : but thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou slialt uttei'ly abhor it ; for it is a cursed tlvii\?. VIII. Obedience recommended. 165 CHAP. VIII. An exhortation to obedience in regard of God's dealing- ivith them. ALL the commandments which I com- mand thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may li\ e, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers. 2 And thou shalt remember all the way which the Lord thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to pi'ove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou would- est keep his commandments, or na 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with man- na, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know ; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that pro- ceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man U\ e. 4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell these forty years. 5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee. 6 Therefore thou shalt keep the com- mandments of the Lord thy Gal, to walk in his wa3's, and to fear him. 7 For the Lord thy God bringcth thcc into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains, and depths that spring out of \'alle3-s and hills ; 8 A land of wheat, and barlej', and vines, and fig-trees, and pomegranates, 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 arc iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. 10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt ijless 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 com- mandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day : 12 Lest when thou hast eaten, and art fiUl, ;ukI hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein ; 13 And when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is mvdtiplied, and all that tliou hast is mul ■ tiplied ; 14 Then thine liea't be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God (which brought thee forth out of the land of Eg>pt, from the house of bondage ; 15 \\'ho led thee through that great and terri'.jle wilderness, wherein iverc fiery serpents, and scoi-jiions, and drought, where thei'e was no water ; who brought thee forth water out of the rock- of liint ; 166 Israelites rebellions 16 Who fed thee in the wilderness ivith manna, which thy fathers knew not, that he might humljle thee, and that he might prove thee, to do tliee good at thy latter end.) \7 And thou say in thine heart. My power and the might of my hand hath got- ten me this wealth. 18 But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God : for it is he that giveth thea power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fa- thei s, 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, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. 20 As the nations which the Lord desti-oyeth before your face, so shall ye perish ; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God. CHAP. IX. Moses dissuadeth them from the ofiiriion of their otvnrighteousJiess, by rehears- ing their several rebellions. HtiAR, O isi-ael : Thou art to pass over Jordan this day, to go in to pos- scbs nations gi'eater and mightier than thy- self, cities great and fenced up to heaven, 2 A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and qfivhom thou hast heard say. Who can stand before the children of Anak ! 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 dri\'e them out, and destroy them quickly, as the Lord hath said unto thee. 4 Speak not thou in thine heart, after that the Lord thy God hath cast them out from before thee, saying. For my righteousness the Lord hath brought me in to possess tliis land : but for the wick- edness of these nations 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 wick- edness of these nations, the Lor d thy God doth drive them out from before thee, and that he may perform the word which the Lord sware unto thy fathers, Abra- ham, Isaac, and Jacob. 6 Understand therefore, that the Lord thy God giveth thee not this good land to possess it for thy righteousness ; for thou art a stiff-necked people. 7 Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the Lord thy God to wrath in the wilderness : from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, un- til ye came unto this place, ye have been rebellious against the Lord. DEUTERONOMY. rehearsed by Moses. 8 Also in Horeb ye provoked the Lord to wrath, so that the Lord was angry with you to have destroyed you. 9 When I was gone tip into the mount, to receive the tables of stone, even the tables of the covenant which the Lord made with yon, then I abode in tlie mount forty days and forty nights, I neither did eat bread, nor drink water ; 10 And the Lord delivered unto me two tables of stone wiitten with the fin- ger of God ; and on them tvas written according 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 tlie two tables of stone, cve7i the tables of the covenant. 12 And the Lord said unto me, A- rise, get thee down quickly from hence ; for thy people which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt have corrupted them- selves ; they are quickly turned aside out of the way which I commanded tliem ; they have made them a molten image. 13 Furthermore, the Lord spake unto me, saying, I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people : 14 Let me alone, that I may destroy them, and blot out their name from un- der heaven : and I will make of thee a nation mightier 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 %vere in my two hands. 16 And I looked, and behold, j-e had sinned against the Lord your God, and had made yea a molten calf: ye had turned aside quickly out of the way which the Lord hr.d 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 driiik water, because of all j-our sins which ye sinned, in doing Avickedh' 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 Lord hearkened unto me at that time also. 20 And the Lord was very angry with Aaron to lra\e destroyed him : and I prayed foi- Aaron also the same time. 21 "And I took your sin, the calf which \'e liad made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, aiid gi-ound it very small, even until it was as small as dust : and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that de- scended out of the mount. The two tables rentwed. Chap. 22 And at Taberah, and at Massah, and Kibroth-hattaavah, ye provoked the Lord to wrath. 23 Likewise when the Lord sent you , from Kadesli-barnea, saying, Go up and possess the land which I have given you ; then ye rebelled against the commandment 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 nigh^, as I fell down at the first ; because the Lord liad said he would destroy you. 26 I pi-ayed therefore unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, destroy not thy people and thine inheritance, which thou hast I'edeemed through thy greatness, which thou hast brought forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand. 27 Remember thy servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob ; look not unto the stub- bornness of this people, nor to their wick- edness, nor to their sin : 28 Lest the land whence thou brought- est 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 sti'etched out arm. CHAP. X. 1 God's mercy in restoring the two ta- bles. 12 yin exhortation to obedience. AT that time the Lord said unto me. Hew thee two tables of stone like un- to the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark rf wood. 2 And I will \vrite on the tables the words tliat were in the first tables which thou bi-akedst, and thou shalt put them in the ark. 3 And I made an ark oj 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, accord- ing to the first writing, the ten com- mandments, 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 h:id made ; and there they be, as the Lord commanded me. 6 % And the children of Israel took their journey from Beeroth of the chil- dren of Jaakan to Mosera : there Aaron died, and there he was buried ; and E- leazar liis son ministered in the priest's office in his stead. X. xr. An exhortation te obedience. 167 7 From thence they joui'neyed unto Gudgodah ; and from Gudgodah to Jot- bath, a land of rivers of waters. 8 IT At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ai-k of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, imto this day. 9 Wherefore Levi hath no part nor in- heritance with his brethren ; the Lord is his inher-itance, according as the Loro thy God promised him. 10 And I stayed in the mount, ac- cording 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, A- rise, tike thy journey before the people, that they may go in and possess Uie land, which I sware unto tlieir fathers to give unto them. 12 IT And now, -Israel, 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 tiiis day for thy good ? 14 Behold, the heaven and the hea^'en of heavens is the Lord's thy God, the earth also, with all that therein is. 15 Only the Lord had a dehght in thy fathei-s 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 df your heart, and be no more stift-neckecl 17 For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regard- eth not persons, nor taketh reward : 18 He doth execute tlie judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment. 19 Love ye therefore the stranger : for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. 20 Thou shalt fear the Lord 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 andtei- rible things which thine eyes have seen. 22 Thy fathers went down into Egvpf with threescore and ten persons ; and j!OW the Lord thy God hath made tliee as the stars of heaven for multitude. ' CHAP. XL lAn exhortation to obedience. 26 A bless*- inif and a curse is set before them, THEREFORE thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his vhai-ge, and his statutes, and his judc^ ments, and his commandments, always. 168 Jn exhortation DEUTERONOMf. to obcdi^ice. 2 IF And know ye this day : ioY I sfieak not with youi' children Avliich have not known, and which have not seen the chastisement of the Lord your God, his greatness, his mighty liand, and his stretched out arm, - 3 And his miracles, and his acts, which he did in the midst of Egypt, unto Pha- raph the king oi Egypt, and unto all his land; - 4 And what he did unto the army of Eg}'pt, unto their horses, and to their chariots ; how he made the water of the Red sea to overflow them as they pur- sued after you, and how the Lord hath destroyed them unto this day ; 5 And what he did unto you in the wil- deraess, until ye came into this place ; 6 And what he did unto Dathah and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, the son of Reuben : how the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their households, and their tents, and all the substance that ivas m their possession, in the midst of all Israel : 7 But your eyes have seen all the great acts of the Lord which he did. 8 II Therefore shall ye keep all the com- in andments which I command you this day, that ye may be strong, and go in and pos- sess the land, whither ye go to possess it ; 9 And that ye may prolong ijour 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 For the land, whither tlwu goest in to possess it, z.s- not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye' came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst it with thy foot, as a garden of herbs : 11 But the land, whither ye go to pos- sess it, is a land of hills and valleys, aiid drinketh water of ti)e i-aiu of hea\en : 12 A land which the Lord thy God eareth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the l^e- ginning of the year even unto the end of the year. 13 And it shall come to pass, if ye shall hearken diligently unto my com- mandments which I command you this day, to love the Lord your God, and to sen^e him with all yoiu* heart and with all your soul, 14 That I will give yoit the rain of your land in his due season, 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 cat and be full 16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not decei\ cd, and ye turn aside, and scr\ c other gods, and worship them ; 17 H And then the Lord's wrath he kindled against you, and he shut up the heaven, that there be no rain, and that the land j'ield not her fruit ; and lest ye perish quickly from off the good land which the Lord giveth you. 18 1[ Therefore shall ye lay up these my words in your heart and in your soul 4 and bind them for a sign upon your hand, that they may be as frontlets be- tween your eyes. 19 And ye shall teach them your chil- dren, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou waUcest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. 20 And thou shalt Avrite 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. 22 For if ye shall diUgently keep all these commandments which I command )'ou, to do them, to lo^'e the Lord your God, to walk m 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 yoursch es. 24 Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours : from the wilderness, and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast I)e. 25 There shall no man be able to stand before you '.for the Lord your God shall la.y the fear of you, and the dread of you upon all the land that \ e shall tread up- on, as he hath said unto \ ou. 26 % Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse : 27 A blessing, if ye obey the command- ments of the Lord jour God which I command you this day : 28 And a curse, if ye will not obey the coiiimandments of the Lord your God, but tui'n aside out of the way which I command you this daj', to go after other gods v>hich ye have not known. 29 And it shall cnmc to j^ass when the Lord thy God hath brought thee in unto the land whither thou goest to possess it, that thou shalt put the blessing upon mount Gerii;!m, and the curse up- on mount Ebal. 30 .4rc they not on the otlier side Jor- dan, by the way where the s\ui g-oeth down in the land of the Canaanites, which dwell in the champaign over against Gilgal, beside the plains of Morch ? 31 For ye shall pass o\'er Jordan to go in to possess the larid which the Lord God's /ilace qftoors/n/i to be kefit. Cha your God giveth you, and ye shall possess it, and dwell tliereiii. 32 And ye shall observe to do all the statutes and judgments which I set before you this da}% CHAP. XII. 1 MonumentH of idolatry are to be de- stroyed. 5 T/ie place q/' God's service 7 '-) be ke/it. 16, 23 Blood forbidden. TL^ESE are the statutes and judg- ments 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 hve upon the earth. 2 fl Ye shall utterly destroy all the pla- ces, wherein the nations which ye shall possess served their gods, u]Don the high mountains, and upon the iiills, and under every green tree : 3 And ye shall overthrow their al- tars, and break their pillars, and burn their groves with fire ; and yc sliall 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 Lorb your God. 5 1[ But unto the place which the Lor d your God shall choose out of all your trilDes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither tlioti shalt come : 6 /\.nd thither ye shall bi'ing your burnt- offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave-offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill-offer- ings, and the firstlings of your herds, and of your flocks : 7 And there ye shall cat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and VQur households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee. 8 Ye shall not do after all the thingsth?A we do here this day, eveiy man whatso- ever 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. 10 But when ye go over Jordan, 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 shall choose to cause his name to dwell there ; thither shall ye luring all tliat I command you ; yr^ur bimit-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-olFering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the Lord : 12 And ye shall rejoice before the Lor d your God, ye, and your eons, and your daughters, and your men-servants, and yom' maid-sen'i>nts, and the Levite that P. xit. Blood forbidden. 169 is within your gates ; foi-asmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you. 13 Take heed to thyself, that thou offer not thy burnt-offeiings 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 bunit-offerings, and there thou shalt do all that I command thee. 15 Notwithstanding, thou mayest kill and eat flesh in all thy gates, whatsoever thy soul lustetli 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 f^ Only ye sliall not eat the blood ; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water. \7 Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy corn, or of thv 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\v'ill-offerings, or heave-offering of thine hand : 18 But thou must eat them Iiefore the Lord thy God in the place which the Lord thy God shall chooee, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and tliy man- servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates : and thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God iij all that thou puttest thuie hands unto. 19 Take heed to thj'self that thou for- sake not tiie Lev itc as long as thou livest upon the earth. 20 \ When the Lord thy God shall en- large thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh ; thou mayest cat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after. 21 If the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to put his name tliere 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 com- manded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates whatsoever th)- 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 libod is the life ; and thou maj'est not eat the fife with the flesh, 24 Thou shalt not eat it ; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water. 25 Thou shalt not cat it ; that it may go well v.'itli thee, and with thv cliU- dren after tliee, when thou shalt do that which is right in the sight of the Lord. 26 Only th>- holy things which thou hast, andtliy vows, thou shalt take, and go un- to the place which the Lord shall choose : 2r And thou shalt offer thy burnt-of- ferings, the flesh and the blood, upon the altar of the Lohd th\- God : and the 170 Mntic era to idolatry blood of tliy sacrifices shall be poured out upon the altar of the Lord thy God, and thou shalt eat the flesh. 28 Observe and hear all these words which I command tliee, that it may go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for e^■e^^ wlien thou doest t/iat ivliich is good and right hi the sight of the Lord thv God. 29 IF 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 inquire not after their gods, saying, How did these nations serve their gocls .•' 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 tire to their gods. 32 What thing soever I command }'ou, observe to do it : thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it. CHAP. XIII. 1 Enticers to idolatry, 6 hoio near so- ever, 10 arc to be atoned to death. 15 Idolatrous cities arc not to be s/iared. IF there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and gi\'eth thee a sign or a wonder, 2 And the sign or the wonder come to Eass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, iCt us go after otlicr 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 jour God proveth you, to know whether ye love the Lord your God with all your heart and Avith all your soul. 4 Ye shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear him, and keep his com- mandments, and obe\' his \oice, and } e shall serve him, and cleave unto him. 5 And that proi}hct, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death ; because he hath sj^oken to turn i/oji away from the Lord your God, which brought you out of the land of Egvpt, and i-cdeemcd you out of tlie house of !wnd;ig-e, to thrust thee out of the way which the Lord thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt tliou put tlie e\il away from the midst of thee. 6 If If thy brotlier, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine ov.ii soul, entice thee secrctl}", sajing, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou liast not kaowu, thou, nor thv fathers ; DEUTERONOMY. are to be stoned to death, 7 A'amely, of the gods of the people which are round alx>ut you, nigh unto thee, or fai-ofi^"from thee, from the one end of the earth even unto t\\Q 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 hrst upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people. 10 And thou slialt stone him with stones that he die ; because he hath sought to thrust thee away from the Lor d thy God, which brought tliee out of the land of Egjpt from the house of bondage. 11 And all Israel siiall hear, and feor, and shall do no more any such wickechiess as this is, among you. 12 If then shalt hear say in one of thy dties, which the Lord thy God hath given thee to dwell there, saying, 13 CerJain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known ; • 14 Then shalt thou inquire, and make search, and ask diligently ; and behold, if ■ it be truth, awf/the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you ; 15 Thou shalt surely smite the inhabit- ants of that city With the edge of the sword, destroying it utterly, and all that is therein, and the cattle thereof, with tlie edge of the sword. 16 Aiid thou shalt gather all the spoil, of it into the midst of the street thereof, and shall burn with tire the city, and all the spoil thererf e\'ery whit, tor the Lord th)' God : and it shall be an heap for ev- , er ; it shall not be built again. i 17 And there shall cleave nought of the cursed thing to thine hand : that the Lord may tuni from the tieixeness of his anger, and shew thee mercy, and have compassion u]jon thee, and multiply tiiee, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers ; 18 Wlien thou shalt hearken to the ^ voice of the Lord thy God, to keep all his commandments v/hicli I ccnunand thee this day, to do lliat which is nglit in the eyes of the Lord tliv God. CIIAP.XiV. 1 God's children are not to cli.'ifigure the msiives in mourning. 3 What may he eaten, and lojmt not. 22 Of lithes. YE are the, children of the Lord your God : j'e shall not cift yourselves, wuv make any baldness between your eyes for the dead. " 2 For thou art an hob' people unto the Lord thy God, and the Lord lath chosen thee to be a peculiar people mu* Beasts clean and unclean. himself, above all the nations that are up- 0]\ the earth. 3 If Thou shalt not eat any abominable thing. 4 1[ These are the Ijeasts which ye shall eat : the ox, the sheep, and the goat, 5 The hart, and the roeljuck, and the fallow-deer, and the wild-goat, and the pvgarg, andthe wDdox, and the chamois. 6 And every beast that parteth the ^oof, and clea\'eth the cleft into two Claws, and cheweth the cud among the j beasts, that ye shall eat. 7 Nevertheless, these ye shall not eat, i of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, 1 an^ 'Jive, hare, and the coney : foi* they ! chew the cud, but (Uvide not the hoof ; therefore they are unclean unto you. | 8 And the swine, because it divideth the hoof, yet cheweth not tlie cud, it is ' unclean uiito you : ye shall not eat of : tlieir flesh, nor touch their dead carcass. 9 11 These ye shall eat, of all that are in the waters : all that have tins and scales shall ye eat : 10 And whatsoever hath not fins and scales ye may not eat ; it is unclean un- to you. • 11 IT Q/'all clean ijirds ye shall cat. 12 But these are i/ieu 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 i-a\en after his kind, 15 And the owl, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after liis kind, 16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan, 17 And the pelican, and the gier-ea- gle, and the cormorant, 18 And the stork, and the heron 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 o/'all clean fowls ye may eat. 21 If Ye shall not eat q/'any thing that dietli of itself : thou shalt give it unto the stranger tliat 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. I'hou shalt not seethe a kid in his mother's milk. 22 If Thou shalt tnily tithe all the in- crease of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year. 23 'if 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 com, 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. Chap. xV. The ijearaf release. 174 24 And if the way be too long for thee, so that thou art notable to cany it ; 07-if the place be too far from thee, which the Lord thy God shall choose to set his name there, when the Lord thy Godhatlx blessed thee : 25 Then shalt thou turn it into money, and bind up the money in thine hand, and shalt go unto the place Avhich the Lord thy God shall choose : 26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, fot oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or foi strong druik, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth : and thou shalt eat there before the Lord thy God, and thou shalt re- joice, thou, and thine household. 27 And the Levite that is within thy gates ; thou shalt not forsake him ; for he hath no part nor inheritance with thee. 28 If At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine in- crease the same year, and shalt lay it up ■within thy gates : 29 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the wid- ow, v^ich 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 v.'hich thou doest. CHAP. XV. 1 The seventh ijear a t/ear of release Jbr the floor. 7 It must be no let of lend- ing or giving. AT the end of every seven years thou shalt make a release. 2 And this is the manner of the re- lease : Eveiy creditor that lendeth aught unto his neighbour shall release it ; he shall not exact it of his neighbour, or of his brother ; because it is called the Lord's release. 3 Of a foreigner thou mayest exact it I agai7i : but that which is thine with thy brother thine hand shall release : 4 Save when there shall be no poor a- mnng 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 carefiilly hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to ob- serve to do all these commandments which I command thee this da\'. 6 For the Lord thy God blesseth tliee, as he promised tliec : and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not bor- row ; and thou shalt reign over many na- tions, but the v shall not reign over thee. 7 If If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Loir d thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut th.ine hand from tliy pom- brother : 172 The year of release. 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 e\\\ against thy poor broth- er, 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 tliine heart shall not be giieved when thou givest unto him : because tliat for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unta 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. I'i^ylnd if thy brother, anHebrew man, or an Hebrew woman, be sold unto thee, and serve thee six years ; then in the sev- enth year thou shalt let him go free from thee. 13 And when thou sendest lijm out free from thee, thou shalt not let him go away empty : 14 I'hou shalt furnish him liberally out ef tliy flock, and out of thy floor, and out of thy wine-press : of that wherewith the Lord thy God hatli blessed thee thou shalt give unto him. 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in the land of Egypt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee : therefore I command thee this thing to- day. 16 IT 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 awl, and thmst it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maid-servant 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 Lojjd thy God shall bless thee in all that thou doest. 19 IT All the firstling males that come of thy herd and of thy flock, thou shalt sanctify unto the Lord thy God : thou shalt do no work with the firstling of thy bullock, nor shear the firstling of thy sheep. 20 Thou shalt eat it before the Lord Uiy God year by year in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou and thy household. 21 And if there be anif' blemish there- in, as ij'il be lame, or blind, or have any DEUTERONOMY. The feast of the Jiassover. ill blemish, thou shalt not sacrifice it un- to the Lord thy God. 22 Thou shalt eat it within thy gates : the unclean and the clean fierson shall eat it alike, as the roebuck, and as the hart. 23 Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof ; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water. CHAP. XVL 1 The feast qfthc/mssoxK'V, 9 ofnveeks, 13 oftabernacles. 18 Of judges and justice. 21 Groves and images are forbidden. O'^SERVE the month of Abib, and keep the passover unto the Lord thy God : for in the month of Abib the Lord thy God brought thee forth out of Egypt by night. 2 Thou shalt therefore sacrifice the pass- over unto the Lord thy God, of the flock and the herd, in the place which the Lor d shall choose to place his name thci-e. 3 Thou shalt eat no leavened bread with it ; seven days shalt thou eat un- leavened bread therewith, ex>en tlic bread of affliction ; for thou cam est forth out of the land of Egypt in haste : that thou mayest rememt)er the day when thou earnest forth out of the land of Egypt all the days cff thy life. 4 And there shall be no leavened bread seen with thee in all thy coasts seven days; neither shall there ami thing of the flesh, wliich thou sacrificedst the first day at even, I'emain all night untU tiie morning. 5 Thou mayest not sacrifice the pass- Gver within any of thy gates, which the Lord thy God g-iveth thee : 6 But at the place which the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name in, there thou shalt sacrifice the pass- over at even, at the going down of the sun, at the season that thou earnest forth out of Egypt. 7 And thou shalt roast and eat it in the place which the Lord thy God shall choose : and thou shalt turn in the morn- ing, and go unto thy tents. 8 Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread : and on the seventli day shall be a solemn assembly to the Lord thy God : thou shalt do no work therein. 9 H Seven weeks shalt thou number unto thee : begin to number the seven weeks from such time as thou beginnest to 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 freewill-ofieringof ihine hand, which thou shalt give u7iio the LORD thy God, according as the Lord thy God hath blessed thee : 11 And thou shalt rejoice before tlie Lord thy Gcxl, thoii, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-ser\'ant, and thy maid-sen'ant, and the Levite that is The feast of tabernacles, Isfc. Chap ■within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in die place which the Lor d thy God hath chosen to place Lis name there. 12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in Egypt : and thou shalt observe ;ind do these statutes. 15 II Thou shalt observe the feast of tab- ernacles se^ en days, after that thou hast gathered in thy corn, and thy wine. 14 And thou shalt rejoice m thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fa- thei'iess, 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 tlie works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice. 16 il 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 feasi 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 gi\^en thee. 18 If Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes : and they shall judge the peo- ple with just judgment. 19 Thou shalt not wrest judgment ; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift : for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and per\ ert the words of the righteous. 20 That which is altogether just shalt tliou follow, that thou mayest live, and inherit the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. 21 1[ Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees near unto the altar of the Lord thy God, which thou shalt make thee. 22 Neither shalt thou set thee up any image ; which the Lord thy Godhateth. CHAP. xvn. 1 Things sacrificed mutit be sound. 2 I- dolatcrs must be slain. 8 Of hard con- troversies. 14 The election, 16 and du- t'l of a king. THOU shalt not sacrifice unto the Lord thy God anij bullock, or sheep, wherein is blemish, or any evil favouredness : for that is an abomination unto the Lord thy God. 2 If If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the Lord thy Gfxl givedi thee, man or woman that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of XVII. Idolaters must be slain. 173 the Lord thy God, in transgressing his covenant, 3 And hath gone and served other gods, and worshipped tliem, eitlier the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not comnnanded ; 4 And it be told thee, and thou hast heard of it, and inquired diligently, and behold, it be true, and the thing certain, that buch abomination is wrought in Is- f ael : 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 ivoman, and shalt stone them with stones, till they die. 6 At the mouth of two -witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death ; but at the mouth of one witness he shall 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 e\il away from among you. 8 If If there arise a matter too hard for tliee in judgment, between blood and bkxxl, between plea and plea, and be- tween 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 Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and inquire ; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judg- ment : ' 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 according to all that they inform thee : 11 According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and ac- cording 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 to the left. 12 IT And the man that will do pre- sumptuously, 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 shaft put away the evil from Israel. 13 And all the people shall hear, and fear, and do no more presumptuously. 14 IT When thou art come unto the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, and shalt possess i^t, and shalt dwell therein, and shalt say, I will set a king over me, like as all the nations tliat are about me ; 15 Thou shalt in any wise set him king over tliee whom the Lord thy God shall ii. i7i 77ie duty of a king. DEUTERONOMY choose : OJie from amwig thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee : thou may- est not set a stranger over thee, which is not thy brother. 16 But he shall not multiply hoi-ses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multi- ply horses : forasmuch as the Lord hath said unto you. Ye shall hencetbi'th 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 him- self silver and gold. 18 Audit shall be when he sitteth upon the throne of hia kingdom, that he shall ■write him a copy of this law in a book out of that nvhich in before the priests the Le- vites. 19 And it shall be with him. and he shall I'ead 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 a- bo\e his brethren, and that he turn flot aside from the commandment to the right hand or to the left : to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel. CHAP. xvm. 1 The firiests and hcvites shall have no inheritance. 3 Their portion. 15 A Pro- Jihct to arise like unto Moses. 20 The i-'-esum/ituous firofihtt is to die. THE priests the Levites, and all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel : they shall eat the offerings of the Lord made by lire, and his inheritance. 2 Therefore shall they have no inherit- ance among their brethren : the Lord is their inheritance, as he hath said unto y\em. 3 % 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 gi\e unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maAv. 4 The first-fruit g/so of tliy com, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the first of the tieece of thy sheep, shalt thou gi\e him. 5 For the Lord thy God hath»-chosen him out of all thy tribes, to stand to min- ister in the name of the Lord, him and his sons for ever. 6 If And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of all Israel, where he so- journed, and come w"th all the desire of nis mind unto the place which the Lord shall choose ; 7 Then he shall minister in the name» of the Lord liis God, as all his bjfthrai A neia firofihet to anle. ^ the Levites do, which stand tliere before the Lord. 8 They shall have like poi*tions to eat, Ijeside that which cometli of the sale of his patrimony. 9 ^ When thou art come into the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abom- 1. inations of those nations. 10 Theie shall not be found anting you a7iy 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, oi- a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necro- mancer. 12 For all that do these things are an abomination unto the Lord : and be- cause of these abominations the Lord thy God doth drive them out from be- fore thee. 13 Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God. 14 For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened imto observers of times, and unto diviners : but as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. 15 1[ The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethi'en, like unto me ; un- to him ye shall hearken. 16 According to all that thou desiredst of tlie Lord thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying. Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God, neither let me see tliis greflt 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 dieir brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth ; and he shall speak unto them all tliat I shall com- mand him. 19 And it shall come to pass, that who- soever wiU not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in jfiy name, I will requii'c it of him. 20 But the prophet, which shall pre- sume to sjieak 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 Avhich the Lord hath not spoken? 22 When a prophet speaketh in tlie name of the Lord, if the thing id- low not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, b^U the prophet hath spoken it presumj)- tivously : thoti shalt not be afraid of hinv. ll The cities of refuge. Chap, xx CHAP. XIX. 1 The cities of refuge. 4 The privilege. 16 The punishment of a false nvitness. WHEN the Lord thy God hath cut off the nations, whose land the Lord thy God giveththee, and thou suc- ceedest them, and dwellest in then- cities, and jn their houses ; ' 2 Thou shalt separate three cities for thee in the midst of thy land which the Lord thy God giveththee to possess it. 3 Thou shalt pi'epare thee a way, and divide the coasts of thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee to inherit, in- to three parts, that eveiy slayer may flee thither. 4 ^ And this is the case of the slayer, wliich shall flee thither, that he may li\'e : Whoso killeth his ueiglibour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past ; 5 As when a man gocLh 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 neigh- bour, that he die ; he shall flee unto one of these cities, and live : 6 Lest the avenger of blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him ; whereas he ivas not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated hin} not in time past. 7 Wherefore I command thee, saying, fThou shalt separate three cities for thee. 8 And if the Lord thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fa- thers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers ; 9 If thou shalt keep all these com- mandments to do them, which I com- mand 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 giv- eth theeyor an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee. 11 H But if any man hate his neighbour, and lie in wait for him, and rise up a- gainst him, and smite himmortally thfit 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 dv. 13 Thine eye shall not pity lum, but thou shalt put away the guilt q/"mnoccnt blood from Israel, that it may go well with thee. 14 % Thou shalt not remove thy neigh- boiir's land-mark, whicii they of old time have set in thine inheritance, which thou shalt inherit in the land that the Lord thy God giveth thee to passess it, Punishment ofa^fcdse ivitness. 175 15 IJOne 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 thi-ee witnesses, shall the matter be established. 16 If If a false witness rise up against any man to testify against him that ivliich is wrong ; 17 Then both the men between whom the coi^troversy 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 behold, if the witness he a false witness, a;;rf hath testified ftUse- ly against his brother ; 19 Then shall ye do unto him, as he had thought to have done unto his broth- er: so shalt thou put the evil away from among you. 20 And those which remain shall hear, and fear, and siiall henceforth commit na move any such evil among you. ■ 21 And thine eye shall not pity ; but life s/iall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot. CHAP. XX. 3 Thepri-eafs exhortution to encourage the people to battle. 10 How to use the cities thai accept orrefuse the proclamationof iieace. 16 What cities must be devoted. WHEN thou goest out to battle a- gainst thine enemies, and seest horses, and chai-iots, and a people more than thou, te not afraid of them : for the Lord thy God is with thee, whichbrought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 2 And it shall be when ye are come nigh unto the battle, tliat the priest shall approach and speak unto the people, 3 And shall say unto them. Hear, O Is- rael, ye approach this day unto battle a- gainst your enemies : let not your hearts faint, fear not, and do not tremble, nei- ther be ye terrified because of them ; 4 ,For the Lord your God zs he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you. 5 ^ And the officers shall speak unto the people, saying. What man is there that hath built a new liouse, and hath not ded- icated it ? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and anoth- er man dedicate it. 6 And what man is he that hath plant- ed a vineyard, and hath not tjet eaten of it ? let him also go and return imto his house, lest he die bi the battle, and an- other man eat of it. 7 And what man is there that hath be- trothed a Yvife, and hath not taken her ? let him go and return mi to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man take her. 8 And the c5»cers sliall speak further unto tl\e people, and they. shall sav. What- 176 Hittites tu be destroyed. DEUTERONOMY. Inheritance of the Jirst-born. man is there that is fearful and faint- hearted ? let him go and I'etuvn unto his house, lest his bretliren'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 If When thou comest nigh unto a city to figlit against it, then proclaim peace unto it. 11 And it shall be, if it make thee an- swei' of peace, and open unto thee, then it shall be, tlmt all the people that is found therein, shall be tributaries unto thee, and they shall serve diee. 12 And if it will make no peace with thee, but will make war against tliee, tlieji thou shalt besiege it : 13 And when the Lord thy God hath delivered it into thine hands, thou shalt smite every nicde 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 nvhich 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 tl\y God doth give thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth : 17 But thou shalt utterly destroy them, namely, the Hittites, and the Amorites, the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, as the Lord thy God hath commanded thee : 18 That they teach you not to do after all their abominations which they have done unto their gods ; so should ye sm a- gainst tlie Lord your God. 19 ^ When thou slialt besiege a city a long time in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcijig an a^c against them ; for thou mayest e;it of them : and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life') to employ tlicm in tlie siege : 20 Only the trees which thou knowest that they be not trees for meat, thou shalt destroy and cut them do\v"n ; and thou slialt build bulwarks against the city that miiketh war with thee, until it be subdued. CHAP. XXL 1 The e.rfiiation of an uncertain rnurder. 15 The first-born is not to be disinher- ited ufion firivate affection, 18 A stub- born son is to be stoned to death. IF one be found slain in the land which the Lord thy Godgiveth thee to pos- sess it, lying in tlie fielecause he hath humbled her, he may not put her a^vay all his days. 30 ir A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt. CHAP. XXIII. 1 Who may or may not enter into tlie con- gregation. 9 Uncleanness to be avoided in the host. 21 Of -vows. 2A0f(resJiasses. HE that is woundedin 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 fenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord. 3 An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congi-cgation of tlie Lord ; e^'en 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 Avater in the way, when ye came forth out of Eg\pt ; and be- cause tliey hired against thee Balaam the son of Beor of Pethor of Mesopotamia, to curse thee. 5 Neveithelcss, the Lord thy God would not hearken unto Balaam ; but the Loud thy God turned the curse into ii blessing unto thee, because the Lord thy God loved thee. 6 Thou shalt not seek their peace, nor their prospeiity all thy days for ever. 7 ^f Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite, for he is thy brother : thou shalt not ab- hor an Eg>'ptian, because tliou wast a stranger in his land. 8 The children that are begotten of them shall enter into the congregation of J he Lord in their third generation. DtLLfTEROiv^OMY. Vmleannesi to be avoided. 9 II When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thi'.ig. 10 H If there be among you any man that is not clean by reason of unclean- ness that chanceth him by nigkt, then shall he go abroad out of tlie camp, he shall not come within the camp : 11 But it shall be, when evening Com- eth on, he shall wash /i?/nsf//'with water: and when the sun is down, he shall come into the camp again. 12 H Thou shalt have a place also with- out 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 fi-om thee : 14 For the Lord thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to gi\ e up thine enemies before thee ; therefore shall thy camp be holy : that he see no unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee. 15 H Thou shalt not deliver unto his master the servant which is escaped from his master unto thee : 16 He shall dwell with thee, even a- mong yon in that place which he shall choose in one of thy gates where it liketh him best : thou shalt not oppress him. 17 H There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a sodomite of the sons of Israeli 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 arc abomination uht» the Lord tliy God, 19 HThou shalt not lend upon usury to , thy brother ; usury of money, usuiy oi" victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury : 20 Unto a stranger thou mayest lent' upon usuiy ; but unto thy brother thoi;. 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 H When thou shalt aow a vow un- to the Lord thy God, thou shalt noc slack to pay it: toi- the Lord thy God will surely require it of thee ; audit would be sin in thee. 22 But if thou shalt forbear to vow, it shall be no sin in thee. 23 I'hat wliich is gone out of thy lips thou shalt keep and perform ; even a free- w ill-ofl'eri]ig, accordi,;g as thou hast vow- ed unto the Lord thy (iod, which thou- hast promised with ti"»y mouth. 24 f W'htn thou conicst into thy neigh- bour's xinejard, then thou mayest eat \ grapes thy fill, at tlUlio- own jilcasure ?• • \ Divers laws and ordincoices. Chap, xxiv, xxv but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel. 25 \A''hen thou comest into the stand- ing-coni of thy neighbour, then thou may- est pluck the ears with tliine hand : but thou shalt not move a siekle unto thy rieighbour's standing-corn. CHAP. XXIV. 1 Of divorce. 6, 10 Of pledges. 7 Ofman- stealers. 8 Of leprosy. 14 The hire is to be ,mve?i. 16 Of justice. 19 Of charity. WHEN a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, be- cause he hath found some uncleaiiness in her : then let him Avrite her a bill of di- vorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. 2 And v^hen she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's .uvife. 3 And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house ; or if the latter husband die, which took lier to be his wife ; 4 Her former husband which sent her away, may not take her again to be his ivife, after that she is defiled ; for that is .iljomination before the Lord : and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the Lord thy God giveth thee ybr an inher- itance. 5 f 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 If No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge : for he taketh a man's life to pledge. r ^ If a man be found stealing any of hisbi'cthren of the childi'cn of Israel, and maketh merchandize of him, or selleth him ; then that thief shall die ; and thou shalt put evil away from among you. 8 ^ Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do ac- cording to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you : as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do. 9 Remember what the Lord thy God did unto Miriam by the way, after that ye were come forth' out of Egypt. 10 llWhen 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 briag (jut the pledge abroad mito thee : 12 And if the man be poor, thou shalt :iot sleep with his pledge : 13 In any case thou shalt dehver him "he pledge again when the sun goeth down, ihat he may sleep in his own raiment, and bless thee ; and it shall be righteousness >m^o thee before the Lorj) thy God. Stri/ics ViOt to exceedforty. 179 14 If Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, nvheiher 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 h'fi hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it, for he zs poor, and setteth his heart upon it : lest he cry against thee unto the Lord, and it be sin unto thee. 16 Til J fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither s-hall the children be put to death for the fathers : eveiy man shall be put to death for his own sin. 17 If Thou shalt not pervert the judg- ment of the stranger, nor of the fathei'less, nor take a widow's raiment to pledge : 18 But thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in Eg\pt, and the Lord thy God redeemed thee thence : there- fore I command thee to do this thing. 19 If 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 tlie work of thine haiuls. 20 \^'hen thou beatest thine olive-tree,, thou shalt not go over the boughs again : it shall be for the stranger, for the father- less, and for the widow. 21 When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it af- terward : it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. 22 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bond-man in the land of Egypt : therefore I command thee to do tiiis thbig. CHAP. XXV. 1 Stripes must not exceed forty. 4 The ox is not to be muzzled. 5 Of raising seed unto a brother. 11 Of the im- modest ivo?nan. 13 Of unjji^t weights. 17 The viemory (f Amalek is to be blot- ted out. IF there be a controversy bctAveen men, and they come unto judgm.ent, that the judges may judge them ; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked. 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 before his face, according to his fault, by a certain number. 3 Forty stripes he may give him, andnot exceed : lest ?/he should exceed, and heat him above these Avith many stripes, then thy brother should seem vile unto thee. 4 If Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. 5 5f If brethren dwell together, and one of t'uem die and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not many without unto a stranger : her husband's brother !-hall, go in unto her, a-nd take hei' to him ta 180 Of weights and measures. wife, and perform the dutj- of an hus- band's brother unto her. ^ 6 And it shall be, t/iaf the lirst-born which she beareth, shall succeed in the name of his brother iv/iich is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel. 7 And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's Avife go up to the Rate unto the elders, and say, My husband s brother refusetf} to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother. 8 Then the elders of his city shall call him, aiid speak unto him : and ?7'he stand io it, and say, I like itot to t;ike her, 9 Then shall his brother's Avife come unto him in the presence of the ciders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it l)e done unto that man that will not build up his brother's house. 10 And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed. 11 If When men strive together one witli 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 IT Thou shalt not have in thy bag diA'ers weigjhtS, a great and a small : 14 Thou shalt not have in thine house divers measures, a great and a smalJ : 15 ^zi^ thou shalt have a perfect and just Aveight, a perfect and just measure shalt thou haA'e ; that thy days may be lengthened in the land Avhich the Lord thy God giveth thee. 16 For all that do such things, and all tluit do unrighteously, are an abomination unto the Lord thy God. 17 il Remember what Amalek did unto thee by the way, Avhen ye were come forth out of Egj'pt ; 18 How he met thee by the way, and smote the hindmost of thee, even all that Tjere feeble behind thee, Avhen thou nvast faint and Aveary ; and he feared not God. 19 Therefore it shall be,Avhen theLoRp thy God hath given thee rest from all thine enemies round about, in the land Avhich the Lord thy God giA'ctli tliee/or an in- heritance to possess it, that thou shalt blot oitt tlie remembrance of Amalek fi-om imder hea\ en ; thou slialt not forget it. CHAP. XXVI. 1 The confession of him that offereth the basket of first-fruits. 16 The covetiant bctipeen God and the people. AlS'D it shall be, when thou art cqme in unto the land Avhich the Lord thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, 4],nd possessest it, and dvrcllcjst th(;rein ; DEUTERONOMY. Offering thefirst-fruils. ~ 2 That thou shalt take of the first of all the fruit of the earth, Avhich 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 Avhich the Lord thy God shall choose to place his name there. 3 And thou shalt go unta the priest that shall be in those daj^-s, and say unto him, I profess this day unto the Loro thy God, that I am come unto the coun- try which the Lord sware unto our fa- thers for to giAi-e 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, A Syrian i-eady to perish ivas my lather, and he Avent doAvn into Egypt, and sojourned tliere Avith a feAv, and laecame there a nation, great, mighty, and populous : 6 And the Egyptians eA'il-entreated us, and afflicted us, and laid upon us hard bondage : 7 And A\hen Ave cried unto the Lord God of our fadiers, the Lord heard our voice, and looked on^our affliction, and our labour, and our oppression : 8 And the Lord brought us foi-th out of Egypt Avith a mighty hand, and Avith an outstretched arm, and Avith great terribleness, and with signis, and Avith Avonders ; 9 And he liath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, even a land that floweth Avith milk and hc«iey. 10 And noAv, behold, I have brought the first-fruits of the land, Avhich thou, O Lord, hast giA^en me : and thou shalt set it before the Lord thy God, and Avorship before the Lord thy God : 11 And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which the Lord thy God hath given unto thee, and unto thine house, thou, and the LeA'ite, and the sti-anger that is among you. 12 ^ When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of tliine increase the third year, which is the year of tithing, and hast given it unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the AvidoAV, that thev ma}^ eat Avithin thy gates, -and be filled": 13 Theii thou shalt say before the Lord thy God, I ha\'e brought aAvay the halloAved things out of 7nine houSe, and also have giAen them unto the LeAite, and unto tlie stranger, to the fatherless, ami to tb.e Avidov/, according to all thy commandments Avhich thou hast com- manded me : I haAe not transgressed thy commandments, neither have I forgotten thera : 14 I haAe not eaten thereof in my mourning, neither have I taken UAvay The law to be written on stones. Chap, xxvii aus^lit thereof for any unclean tcse, nor | given aui^ht thereof for the dead : but I , 'hcxxe hearkened to the voice of the Lord my God, and iiave done accorduig to iUl that thou hast commanded me. 15 Look down from thy holy habita- tion, from lieaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our ta- thers, a land that floweth with milk and hone\'. 16" If This day the Lord thy God hath commanded tl>ee to do these statutes and judgments : thou shalt therefore keep and do them with all thine heart, and with all thv ■soul. 17 Thou hast avouclied tiie Lord, this day to be thv God, and to walk in his ways, aftd to 'keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his judgments, and to hearken unto his voice : IS And the Lord hadi avouched thee this day to be his peculiar i>eople, as he hath promised thee, and that thou ihould- ^st keep all his commandments ; 19 And to make thee high a!x)ve all natiops which he hath nuide, in praise, and in name, and in honour ; and that thou mayest be, an holy people unto the Lord tliv God, as he hath spoken. ' CHAP. XXVII. „ 1 The jieolde arc to write the ItUM ujion stones, 3 and to build an altar ^jj^o/iolc .stones. 14 The curses from Jibal. AND Moses with the elders of Israel commanded the peojile, saying. Keep all the commandments which I command you this day. 2 And it shall be on the day when ye shall pass over Jordan unto the land -which the Lord thy God giveth thee, that thou shalt set thee up great stones, and plaster them with plaster : 3 And thou shalt write \v[tci\\ them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over, tiiat thou mayest go m unto Jhe land which tlie Lord thy God giveth tliee, a land that floweth with milk and honey; as the Lord God of thy fathers Jiath promised thee^ 4 Therefore it shall be when ye be gone over Jordan, that ye shall set " up these stones, which I command you this day, in mount Ebal, and thou slialt pias- ter them with plaster. 5 And there shailt thou build an al- tar luito the Lord thy God, an altar of stones : thou shalt not mt up aiiy iron tool upon them. 6 Thou shalt build the altar of the Lord tliy God of whole stones : and thou shalt offer burnt-oHerings thereon unto the Lord thy God : 7 A; id tliou shalt offer peace-offerings, and shalt cat there, and rejoice before the J^ord thy Go(;l. Curses from motrnt Ebal. IS I 8 And thou shalt wi'ite upon the stones all the words of this law, very plainly. 9 ^ And Moses and the priests the Le- vites spake unto all Israel, saving. Take heed and heai'keji, O Israel, this day thou art become the people of the Lord thy God. 10 Thou shalt therefoi*e obey the voice of the Lord thy God, and do his com- mandments and his statutes which I com- mand thee this day. .11 ^And Moses charged the people the same day, saying, - 12 These shall stand upon mount Ge- rizim to bless the people, when ye are come over Jordan; Shneon, and Le\i, and Judidi, and Issachar, and Joseph, and Benjamm : 13 And these shall stand upoo mount Ebal to curse; Reuben, Gad, and Asher, and Zebulun, Dan, and Nuphtali. 14 ^ And the Levites shall speak, and say mito all the men of Isi-ael Avith a loud voice, 15 Cursed be the man that makcth any gi'aven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret Jilacc : and all the people shaU answei* and sa)", Amen. 16 Cursed be he that setteth light b>' his f thou slialt plant a vineyai-d, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof. 31 Thiue ox shaU bg -lain before thinis Plagues threatened Chap. eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from befoi'c tliy face, and shall not be festered to thee : thy slieep sfiall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them. 32 Thy sons and thy daughters sJuill be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail ivith longing for them all the day long : and there shall be no might in tliine hand. 33 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou know- est not eat up : and thou shalt be only oppressed and crashed always : 34 So that thou 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, Avith a sore botch that cannot be healed, fi-om the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head. 36 The Lord shall bring thee, and thy king v^hich thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation > which neither thou nor thy fa- thers have known ; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. 37 And thou shalt become an astonish- ment, a pi'overb, and a by- word, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee. 38 Thou shalt cany much seed out in- to 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 o/'the wine, nor gather the grapes : for the worm shall eat them. 40 Thou shalt have ohve-trees through- OHt all thy coasts, but thou shalt not an- oint thyself with the oil : for thine olive shall cast his fruit. 41 Thou shalt beget sons and daugh- ters, but thou shalt not ehjoy them : for tliey shall go into capti\'ity. 42 7\11 thy trees and fruit of tliy land shall the locust consume. 43 The stranger that is within thee diall get up above thee veiy high ; and thou shalt come down very low. 44 He sliall lend to thee, and thou f5halt not lend to him : he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. 45 Moreover, all these curses shall oome upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, tiil thou be destroyed : because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes Avhich he commanded thee : ^ 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 joyfulness and with glad- ness of heart, for die abundance of all things : 48 Therefore shalt tliou seyve lliine ! want of all things secretly in the siege and strait- ness whereAvith thine enemj" shall distress thee in thy gates. 58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in tliis book, that tliou mayest fear this arlorious arid fearful name, THE LORD l^HY GOD ; 59 Then tlie Lord will make tliy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long 184 Plagues of dindbcdieiice. continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance. 60 Moreover, lie will bring upon thcc all the diseases of Egypt, whicli thou wast a- fraid of ; and they sliall cleaAc unto thee. 61 Also e^'ery sickness, andeverj' plague which is not written in the book of this law, them will the Lord bring upon thee, iintil thou be destroyed, G2 And ye shall be left few in nnmijcr, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude ; becaut^e thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord tiiy God. 63 And it shall come to pass, t/iat 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 ; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it. 64 And the Lord shall scatter thee a- mong all people from the one end of the earth even unto the other ; and there thou shalt ser^'e other gods, Avhich ne'ither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. 65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest : but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind : 66 And thy life shallhangin doubt before thee ; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life : 67 In the morning thou shalt say. Would God it were even ! and at even thou shalt say. Would God it were morn- ing ! 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 in- to Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou slialt see it no more again : and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bond-men and bond-women, and no man shall buy ijou. CfiAP. XXLX. 2j1n exhortation to obedience. 10 Tliepeo- pl'' enter into covenant before the Lord. THESE are the words of the covenant which the Lord commanded Moses to make with tJie children of Israel in the land of Moab, beside the covenant which he made with them in Horeb. 2 ^ And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto tliem. Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pliaraoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land ; 3 The great temptations which thine eyes haAe seen, tlie 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. 5 And I have led you forty yeax's i^i DEUTERONOMY. Exhorldiion to obedience. the wildemess : your clothes are not waxen old upon you, and thy shoe is not waxen old upon thy foot. 6 Ye iiave not eaten bread, neither ha\e ye drurJc wine or strong drink : that ye might know that I am the Lord your (iod. 7 And when ye came \mto this place, Stiion the king of Heshbon, and Og the king of Bashan, came out against us unto battle, nnd we smote tliem : 8 And we tocjk their land, and gave it for an inheritance inito tlie Reubenites, and to the Gaditcs, and to the half-tribe of Manasseh. 9 Keep therefore the M'ords of this cov- enant, and do thenv, that ye may prosper in all that ye do. 10 U Ye stand tliis day all of you be- ' fore the Lord your God ; your captains of 5'our tribes, your elders, and your officers, ivith all the men of Israel, 11 Your httle 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 cov- enant with the Lord thy God, and in- to his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day : 1 3 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 fa- thers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob. 14 Neitlier with you only do I make , this covenant and this oath ; ] 15 But with him tliat standeth here-- with us this day before the Lord our God, and also with him that is not here- with us this day : j 16 (For ye know how we have dwelt in a the land of Egypt ; and how we came'] through the nations whicli ye passed by ; \ IT And ye have seen their abominations, and tlicir idols, wood and stone, silver - and gold, which ivere among them :) 18 Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tri'oe, whose heart tumeth away this day from the- Lord our God, to "go ««<:/ serve the gods of these nations ; lest there should be a- mong 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 wall^ in the imagina*- tion of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst : 20 The Lord will not spare him, but then tlie anger of the Lord and his jeal- ousv shall sinoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book •iiiall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven. I );"■! God's covenant. Chap. xxx. 21 And the Lord shallseparate him un- to evil out of all the tribes of Israel ac- cording 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 rise 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 yiiid that, the whole land thereof ?a brimstone, and salt, c;7rf burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of ijodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Ze- boim, which the Lord overthrew in his anger and in his wrath : 24 E\en all nations shall say. Where- fore hath the Lord done thus uijto this land ? what mtaneth the heat of this great anger ? 25 Then men shall say. Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, wliich he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt : 26 For they went and served otiier gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not gi\en unto them : 27 And the anger of the Lord was kindled against tliis land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book : 28 And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into an- other land, as it is this day. 29 The seci'et things belong unto the Lord our God : but those things ivhich are revealed belong unto us, and to our children for ever, that we may do all the wci'ds of this law. CHAP. XXX. 1 Great mercies Jirorniscd unto the peni- tent. 11 The commandment is mani- fest. 15 Death and life set before them. AND it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which Lhave set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations whither the Lord thy God hath dihven thee, 2 And shalt i-eturn 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 tuni 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 l)e driven out unto the utmost /2ar^s of heaven, from thence will the Lord thy God gather thee, and from thence will he fetch thee : 24 Mercies to the fieniteni. 185 5 And the Lord thy God will bring thee into the land which thy fathers pos- sessed, and thou shalt possess it : and he will do thee good, and multiply thee a- bove thy fathers. 6 And the Lord thy God will circum- cise 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 may est hve. 7 And die 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 all his commandments which I command thee this day. 9 And the Lord thy God will make thee jjlenteous in eveiy 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, as he rejoiced oxcv thy fathers : 10 If thou sh;dt 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 diine heart and with all thy soul. 11 H For this commandment which I command thee this da}', it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. 12 It?.v not in heaven, tliatthou should- est say, Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it unto us, that we may hear it, and do it ? 13 Neither is it I^eyond the sea, that thou shouldest say, VVho 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 heiu^t, that thou inayest do it. 15 ^ See, I have set before thee this day life and good, and death and e^'il ; 16 In that I command thee this day to love the Lord thy God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commandments, and his statutes, and his judgments, that thou m.ayest liv^ and multiply : and the Lord thy God shall bless thee in the land v.'hither thou goest to possess it. 17 But if thine heart turn away, so that thou wilt not hear, but shalt be drawn away, and worship other gods, and serve them ; 18 I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not pi'olcng your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. 19 I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set be- fore yo^i 5ite and death, blessing and curs- 186 Joshua encouraged. ing : therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed ma,y Uve : 41 20 That thou niayest love the Lord thy God, o'?zf/ that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him (for he is thy life, and the length of tli\' days) that thou mayest dwell in the land which the Lord svvare unto tliy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them. CHAP. XXXI. 1 Moses encouragcth the fieofdc andJosh- ua. 9 He delivereth the law unto the priests, to read it in the sexecause they were accursed : neither 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 Israel, There is an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel : thou canst not stand before thine enemies, untU ye take away the ac- r,ursed thing from among you. 14 In the morning therefore ye shall h& brought according to your tribes : and it shall be, that the tribe which the Lord taketh shall come according to the famiUes thereof; and the family which the Lord shall take shall come by households ; and the household which the Lord shall take shall come man Ijy man. 15 And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath : be- cause he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel. 16 ^ So Joshua rose; up early in the moming, and brouglit lyael bv their ylchan's confes.siou. 195 tribes ; and £he tribe of Judah was taken : 1 7 And he brought the family of Judah ; and he took tlie family of the Zarhitcs : and he brought the family of the Zar- hites man by man ; and Zabdi was taken : 18 And he brought his household man by man ; and Achan the son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, was taken. , 19 And Joshua said unto Achan, My son, give, I pray thee, glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession unto him ; and tell me now what thou hast done, hide it not from m^e. 20 And Aclian answered Joshua, and said. Indeed I have sinned against the * Lord God of Israel, and thus and tlius haAc I done. 21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babjdonish garment, and two hun- dred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels Aveight, then I cov- eted them, and took them, and behold, the}' are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it. 22 II So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran unto the tent, and behold, it was hid in his tent, and the silver under it. . 23 And they took them out oi' the mids£ of the tent, and brought tliem unto Josh- ua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the Lord. 24 And Joshua, and all Israel with hiiD, took Achan the son of Zerah, and the sil- ver, and the garment, and tlie wedge of gold, and his sons, and his daughters, and his oxen, and his asses, and liis sheep, and his tent, and all that he had : and they brought them unto the valley of Achor. 25 And Joshua said. Why hast thou troubled us ? the Lord shall trouble thee this day. And all Israel stoned him with stones, and burned them with fire, after they had stoned them with stones. 26 And they raised over him a gi-eat heap of stones unto this day. So tiie Lord turned from the fierceness of his anger : wherefore the name of that place was called the vaUev of Achor unto this day. CHAP. VIII. 6 God cncourageth Joshua. 3 The strata- getn whereby Ai was take77. 30 Joshua buildeth a7i altar, 32 wi'itcth the law 071 st07ies, 34 fi7'ofiQU77deth blessing!) a7id ciirsi7igs. AND the Lord said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed; take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai ; see, I ha\'e given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land : 2 AndthoushaltdotoAiandherking, as thou didst unto Jericho and her king : onlv the spoil thereof, and the cattle thereof, shall ye take for a prey unto yourselves : lav ^.hec a»am1jush tor the citv behind it. 196 Joshua's stratagem against Ai 3 If So Joshua arose, and all the people of war, to go up against Ai : and Joshua chose out tliirty thousand mighty men of valour, and sent them awaj' by night. • 4 And he commanded them, saying, Ik'iiold, ye sliall lie in wait against the city, f'ven behind the city : go not very far from tlie city, but Ijeye all ready : 5 And I, and all tlic people that are with me, will approach \\\\\.n the city : and it shall come to pass when they come out against us, as at the iirst, that wc will flee before them, 6 (For they will come out after us) till we have drawn them from the city ; for tliey will say. They flee before us, as at the first : therefore we will flee before thcm.~ 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 tire : according to the commandment of the Lord shall ye do. See, I have com- manded you. 9 If Josiiua therefore sent them fortli ; and they went to lie in ambush, and a- bode between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai : but Joshua lodged that night among the people. 10 And Joshua rose up early in the moniing, and numbered the people, and went up, he and the elders of Israel, be- fore the people to Ai. 11 And all the people, even the jieofile of war that were with him, went up, and drew nigh, and came before the city, and pitched on the north side of Ai : now there was a A^alley between them and Ai. 12 And he took about live thousand men ; and set them to • lie in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of the city. 13 And when they had set the peo- ple, even all the host that was on the north of the city, and their liers in wait on the west of the city, Joshua went that night into the midst of the \'alley. 14 If And it came to pass when the king of Ai saw zV, that they hasted and rose up early, and the men of the city -went out against Israel to battle, he and all his people, at a time appointed, before the plain : but he wist not that tlicre were liers in amljush against him Ijehind the city. 15 And Joshua and all Israel made as if they wci'c l)eaten tiefore them, and fled by the way of >the wilderness. 16 And all the people that we're in.Ai were called together to pui'suc after them : ii.nd they piu-sued after Joshua, and were drawn away from the city. 17 And there v/as not a man left in Ai, pr Betli-el, tliat went not out after Israel : ajid they lelt the city open, and pursued after Israel. 4 JOSHUA. M taken and burned. 18 And the Lord said unto Joshua, Stretch out tlie spear that is in thy hand toward Ai ; for I will give it into tliine hand. And Joshua stretclied out the spear that he had in his hand toward the city. 19 And the ambush arose quickly out of their place, and the)' ran as soon as he had stretched out his hand : and they en- tered into the city, and took it, and hast- ed, and set the city on fii'c. 20 And when the men of Ai looked behind them, they saw, and behold, the smoke of the city ascencted up to heaven, and they had no power to flee this way or that' way : and the people that fled to the v/ilderness turned back upon the pursuers. 21 And when Joshua and all Israel saw that the amijush had taken the city, and that the smoke of the city ascended, then they turned ag:iin, and slew the men of Ai. 22 And the other issued out of the city against them ; so they were in the midst ot Isra,el, some on this side, and some on that side : ar.d they smote them, so that they let none of them remain or escape. 23 And the king of Ai they took alive, and brought him to Joshua. 24 And it came to pass when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhab- itants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it "v\ ith the edge of the swoixl. 25 And so it was, that all that fell that day, both of men and women, were twelve thousand, even all the men of Ai. 26 For Joshua drew not his hand back wherewith he stretched out the spear, un- til he had utterly destroyed all the in- haljitants of Ai. 27 Only the cattle and the spoil of that city Israel took for a prey unto themselves, according unto the word of tlie Lord which he conmiandcd Joshua. 28 And Joshua burnt Ai, and made it an heap for ever, even a desolation unto this day. 29 And the king of Ai he hanged on a tree until e\ en-tide : and as soon as ihe sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his carcass 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 reniaineth un- to this d:iv. 30 If Then Joshua built an altar unto the Lord God of Israel in mount Ebal, 31 As Moses the servant of the Lord commanded the chikh-en of Itr lel, as it is written in the book of the law of Moses, an altar of whole stones, over which no manhatli lift up any iron: and Joshua ivriteth the law. Uiey offered thereon bumt-offeraigs unt-. the Lord, and sacriticed peace-oitenngs. 32 And lie wrote there upon the stones a cop\' of tlie law of Moses, wliich he wrote, in the presence of the children of Israel. 33 And all Israel, and their elders, and officers, and their judges, stood on this side the ark and on that side before the pi'iests the Le\ites, which bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, as well the stjvinger, as he that was Ijorn among them ; half of them over against mount Gerizim, and hiilf of them over againsi. mount Ebal ; as Moses the serv;>.nt of the Lord had commanded before, that they should bless the people of Israel. 34 And aftervv?ard he read all the words of the law, the l^lessings and ciu'sings, ac- cording to all that is written in the book of the law. 35 There was not a v/ord of all that Moses commanded, which Joshua read not before all the congreg-atjon of Israel, with the women, and the little ones, ami the sti*angers that were conversant among them. CHAP. IX. 1 The kings rombine against Itirael. 3 The Gibeotiites obtaining a league by craft, 2Sare condemned to perfieliial bondage. A"ND it came to pass, when all the kings which wtre on this side Jor- dan, in the hills, and in the valleys, and in all the coasts of the gi'eat sea over against Lebanon, the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusitc heard thereof ; 2 That they gatliered themselves to- gether, to fight with Joshua and v;ith Is- rael, with one accord. 3 If And when the inhabitants of Gih- eon heard what Joshua had done unto Jericho and to Ai, 4 They did work wilily, <\nd 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 air the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy. 6 And they went to Josliua unto the camp at Gilgal, and said unto him, and to the men of Israel, We l)e come from a far country : how therefore make ye a league with us. , 7 iVnd the men of Israel said unto the Ilivites, Peradventure ye dwell among us ; and how shall we make a league ^vitli you ? 8 And they said unto Joshua, We arc thy servants. And Joshua said unto them, Who arc ye .'' and from whence come ye : 9 And they said unto him, From a very far country thy servants are ctains of the men of war which went with liim, 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 Joshua said unto them , Fear not, nor be dismayed, be strong and of good courage: for thus shall the Lord do to all your enemies against whom ye fight. 26 Aud afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five ti-ees : 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 Joshua commanded, and they took them down oft" the ti-ees, and cast them into the cave wherein they had been hid, and laid great stones in the cave's mouth, ivhich remain until this very day. 28 If And that day Joshua took Makke- dah, and smote it with the edge of tlie sword, and the king thereof he utterly destroyed, them, and all the souls that nvere tlierein ; he let none remain : and he did to tlie king of Makkedah as he did unto the king of Jericha 29 Then Joshua passed from Makke- dah, and all Israel with him, unto Lib- nah, and fought against Libnah : 30 Aud the Lord delivered it also, and the king tliereof, into tlie hand of ! Israel ; aud he smote it with tlie edge of the sword, and all the soids that nvere therein ; he let none remain in it ; but did unto the king thereof as he did unto the king of Jeiicha 31 H And Joshua passed from Libnah, and all Israel with him, unto Lachish. and encamped agahist it, and fought against it : 32 And the Lord deli\'et-ed Lachish Into the hand of Isi-ael, which took it on the second day, and smote it with die edge of the sword, and all the souls that laere therein, according to all tliat he had done to Libuah. 33 ^ Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish ; and Joshua smote liini and liis people, until he had left liim none remaining. 34 iy And from Lacl lish Joshua passed un- to Eglon, and all Israel with him ; and they ejicampcd against it, and fought against it: 35 And they took it on that ti«v, and smote it with 'the edge of the sword, and all the souls that vjcvc thereui he utterly destroyed that day, according to all that he had done to Lachish. 36 And Joshua went up from Eglon, and all Israel v.ith him, unto Hebron ; and they fought against it : o7 x\nd they took it, and smote it witlj the edge of the swoixl, and the king- thereof, and all the cities thereof, and all the souls tb.at wi'7-e therein ; he left none remaining (according to all that he had Divers kings conquered. 19.9 done to Eglon) but destroyed it utterly, and all the souls that were therein. 38 tf And Joshua returned, and all Israel with liim, to Debir ; and fought against it : 39 And he took it, and the king thei-e- of, and all tiie cities thereof, and they smote them with the edge of the svs'oixl, and utterly destroyed all the souls that were therein ; he left none remaining : as he had done to Hebron, so he did to Debir, and to the king thei'eof ; as he had done also to Libnah, and to her king. 40 % So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings : he left none remaining, but ut- terly destroyed all that Ijreathed, as tlie Lord God of Israel commanded. 41 And Joshua smote them from Ka- desh-barnea even unto Gaza, and all the coimtry of Goshen, even unto Gibeon. 42 And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at cue time ; because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 And Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, imto the camp to Gilgal. CHAP. XI. 1 Dix'ers kings overcome at the waters of Merom. 10 Hazor is taken arid- burnt. 21 The Anakiir.^ cut off. AND it came to pass, when Jabin king of Hazorhadheard those things, that he sent to Jobab king of Madon, and to the king of Shimron, and to tlie king of Achshaph, 2 And to the kings that were on the north of the mountains, and of the plains south of Cimieroth, and in the valley, and in the borders of Dor on the west, 3 And to the Canaanite on the east and on the west, and to the Amorite, and the Hittite, and the Perizzite, and the Jebu- site in the mountains, and to the Hi\ite luider Hermon in the land of Mizpeh. 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, ■svith hoi-sesand chariots ve- ly many. 5 And when, all these kings were met together, they came and pitched together at the waters of Merom, to fight against Israel. 6 ^And the Lord said unto Joshua, Be not afraid because of them : for to- morrow about this time will I deliver tliem up aU slain before Israel : thou shalt hough their horses, and burn their char- iots v,'ith fire. 7 So Joshua came, and all the people of war Avith him, against them by the wa- ters of Merom suddenly, and they fell upon them. 8 And the Lord delivered them into the hand of Israel, who smote them, and chased them unto gi-eat Zidon, and unto 200 Hazor taken and burned. Misreph(>th-mt.im, and unto the valley of Mizpeh eastward ; and they smote them, until they left them none remaining. 9 And Joshua did unto them us the Lord bade him : he houghed tlieir horses, and burnt their chariots with lire. 10 H And Joshua at that time turned back, and took Hazor, and smnte the king thereof with the sword : for Hazor before-time was the head of all those kingdoms. 11 And they smote all the souls tliat were therein with the edge of the sword, utterly destroying them : there was not any left to breathe : and he burnt Hazor with lire. 12 And all the cities of those kings, and all tlie kings of them, did Joshua take, and smote tiiem with the edge of the sword, and he utterly destroyed them, as Moses the servant of the Lord com- manded. 13 But as for the cities that stood still in their strength, Israel burned none of them, save Hazor only ; that did Joshua burn. 14 And aU the spoil of these cities, and the cattle, the children of Israel took for a prey unto themseh es : but every man they smote with the edge of the sword, until tiiey had desti-oyed them, neither left they any to breathe. 15 H As the Lord commanded Moses his servant, so did Moses command Josh- ua, and so did Joshua : he left nothing lirjdone of all that the Lord commanded Moses. 16 So Joshua took all that land, tlie hills, and all the south country, and all the land of Goshen, and the valley, and the plain, and the mountain of Israel, and the valley of tlie same ; 17 Rx)en from the mount Halak, that goeth up to Seir, e^'en unto Baal-gad, in le, valley of Leijanon under mount Her- mon : and all their kings he took, and smote them, and slew them. 18 Joshua made war a long time with all those kings. 19 There Avas not a city that made peace with the children of Israel, save the Hi- vites the inhabitants of Gibeon : all other they took in battle. 20 For it was of the Lord to harden their heai-ts, that th.ey should come a- gainst Israel in battle, that he might de- stroy them utterly, and tirat they mighi have no favoiir, but that he might destroy them, as the Lord commanded Moses. • 21 ^f And at that time came Joshua and cut oft" the Anakims from the mountains, from Hebron, from Debir, from Anab, and from all the mountains of Judah, and from all the mountains of Israel : Joshua destroyed them uttbrly with their cities. 22 There was none of the Anakims N' JOSHUA. Divers kings smitten, left in the land of the children of Lrael : only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod, there remained. 23 So Joshu;i took the whole land, ac- cording to all that the Lord said unto Moses, and Joshua gave it for an mher- itance unto Israel according to their di- visions by their tribes. And the land rest- ed from war. CHAP. XIL 1 The two kings ivhose countries Moses took and disposed of. 7 The one and thirty kings on the other side Jordan inch Joshua smote. )W these are the kings of the land, which the children of Israel smote, and possessed their land on the other side Jordan towards the rising of the sun, from the river Anion, unto mount Hermon, and all the plain on the east : 2 Sihon king of the Amorites, "who dwelt in Heshbon, and ruled from Aroer, A\"hich /* upon the bank fif the river Ai-- non, and from the middle of the livcr, and from half Gilead, even unto the river Jabbok, which is the border of the chil- dren of Ammon ; 3 And fi'om the jjlain to the sea of Cin- neroth on the east, and unto the sea of the plain, even the saltsea on the east, tlie way tsJ Beth-jeshimoth ; and from the south, under Ashdoth-pisgah : 4 And the coast of Og king of Bashan, which was of the remnant of the giants, that dwelt at Ashtaroth and at Edrei, 5 And reigned in mount Hermon, .-'ud in Salcah, and in all Bashan, unto uie ijorder of the Geshurites, and the Maach- athitcs, and half Ciilead, the border of Sihon king of Heshbon. 6 Them did Moses the servant of the Lord, and the children of Israel smite: and Moses the servant of the Lord ga^ e it for a ])ossession unto the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. 7 •[[ And these arc the kings of the country which Joshua and the children 3f Israel smote on this side Jordan on the west, from Baal-gad in the valley of Leb- anon, even unto the mount Halak that goeth u]) to Seir ; which Joshua gave un- to the triijes of Israel /or a possession ac- cording.to their divisions ; 8 In the mountains, and in the valleys, and in the plains, and in the springs, and in the wilderness, anul in the south coun- try ; the Hittites, the Amorites, and the Canaanites, the Perizzitcs, the Hivites, and the Jebusites : 9 «y The king of Jericho, one ; the k5ng of Ai, which is beside Beth-el, one ; 10 The king of Jerusidcm, one ; tljc king of Hebron, one ; 11 The king of Jar muth, one ; the king of Lachish, one ; The bounds of the land 12 The king of Eglon, one ; the king of Gezer, one ; 13 Tlie king of Debir, one ; the king of Geder, one ; j 14 The king of Hormah, one ; the king | of Arad, one ; 1 15 Tlie king of Libnah, one ; the king i of Adullam, one ; 16 The king of Makkedah, one ; the ! king of BetL-el, one ; i 17 The king of Tappuah, one ; the king ' of Hepher, one ; I 18 The king of Aphek, one ; the king , of Lasharon, one ; I 19 The king of Madon, one ; the king j of Hazor, one ; | 20 Tlie king of Shimron-meron, one ; j the king of vVchshapli, one ; i 21 Tlie king of Taanach, one ; the king i of Megiddo, one ; I 22 The king of Kcdesli, one ; the king j of Jokneam of Cavn\el, one ; 23 The king of Dor in the coast of Dor, one ; the king of tlie nations of Gilgal, one ; 24 Tlie king of Tirzah, one : all the kings thirty and one. CHAP. XIII. 2 Thcboioich of the lanchiot yet conqticred. 14,33 The J^ordandhifif.ucrJJiccsar€ the Levites inheritance. 22 Balaam is slain, NOW Joshua was old a7id stiicken in yeare ; and tiie Lor d said unto him. Thou art old and stricken in yeai-s, and there remainetli yet very much lar.d to be possessed. 2 This is the land that yet remaineth : all the borders of the Philistines, and all Geshuri, 3 From Sihor, wliich is before Egypt, even unto the borders of Ekron north- ward, which is counted to the Canaanite : five lords of the PhiUstines ; the Gaza- thites, and the Ashdothites, the Eshka- lonites, the Gittites, and the Ekronites ; also the Avites : 4 From the south all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that is beside the Sidonians, unto Aphek to the bor- ders of the Amontes : 5 And the land of the GibUtes, and all Lebanon toward the sun-rising, from Baal-gad under mount Hermon unto the entering into Hamath. 6 All the inhabitants of the hill-countiy frcm Lebanon unto Misvephoth-maini, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before tlie children of Israel : only divide thou it by lot unto the Isra- elites for an inheritance, as I have com- manded thee. 7 Now therefore divide this land for an inheritance unto the niiie tvil^es, and the half-tribe of Manasseh, 8 With whom the Reubenites and the Gaditcs have, received tl^eir inheritance. Chap. xlil. not yet conquered. 201 which Moses gave them, beyond Jordan eastward, even as Moses the servant of the Lord gave them ; 9 From Aroer that is upon the bank of the river Anion, and the citv thatz.9 in the midst of the river, and all the plain of Medeba unto Dibon ; 10 And all the cities of Sihon king of the Amorites, which reigned in Hesh- bon, unto the border of tihe children of Amnion ; 11 And Gilead, and the border of tlie Geshurites and Maachathites, and all mount Hermon, and all Bashan unto Sal- cah ; 12 All the kingdom of Og in Bashan, which reigned in Ashtaroth and in Edrei, who remained of the remnant of the gi- ants. For these did Moses smite, and cast them out. 13 Ne\ ertheless, the children of Israel expelled not the Geshurites, nor the Maachathites : but the Geshurites and the Maachathites dwell among the Israel- ites until this daj'. 14 Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance ; the sacrifices of the Lord God of Israel made by fire are their inhentance, as he said unto them. 15 H And Moses gave unto the tribe of the children of Reuben inheritance ac- corduig to their families. 16 And their coast was from Aroer that is on the i^ank of the *iver Anion, and the city that in in the midst of the riv- er, and all the plain by Medeba ; 17 Heshbon, and all her cities that are in the plain ; Dibon, and Bamoth-baal, and Bethbaakmeon, 18 And Jahaza, and Kedemoth, and Mephaath, 19 And Kirjathaim , andSibmah, and Za- I'eth-shahar in the mount of the valley, 20 And Beth-peor, and Ashdoth-pisgah, and Beth-jeshimoth, 21 And all the cities of the plain, and all the kingdom of Silion king of tlie Amorites, which reigned in Heshbon, whom Moses smote with the princes of Midian, Evi, and Rckem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, luhich vjcre dukes of Si- hon, dwelling in the country. 22 ir Balaam also the son of Beor, the scoth-sayer, did the children of Israel slay with the sword, among them that were slain by them. 23 And the Ijordcr of the children of Reuben was Jordan, I'.nd the border there- of. I'his Kvas the inheritance of the chil- di'cn of Reuben after their families, the cities and the villages thereof. 24 And Moses ga\ e inheritance unto the tribe of Gad, cveii unto the children of Gad according to their families. 25 And their coast was Jazer, and all the cities of Gilead, and half the land of 202 Inheritance of Manassdu the children of Annmon, unto Aroer that is before RH])bali ; 26 And from Heshbon unto Ramath- Tniz])eh, and Betonim ; and from Maha- naim nnto the border of Dcljir ; 27 And in the valley, Beth-aram, and Beth-nimrah, and Siicc.ntli, and Zaphon, the rest of the kingdom of Silujn king of Heshbon, Joi'dan and hifi border, exKU un- to the edge of the sea of Cinneroth, on the other side Jordan eastward. 28 This /v the iriheritance of the chil- dren of Gad after their families, the cit- ies, and their villages. 29 If And Moses gave ijiheritance nnto the haif-trit)e of Manasseh : and this was the jiosHrsnion of the haif-ti-ilje of the chil- dren of Minasseh by their families. SO And their coast was from Mahana- ijn, all Bashan, all the kingdom of Og kin.g of Bashan, and all the towns of Jair, which are in Bashan, threescore cities : 31 And h:df Giiead, and Ashtaroth, and Edrei, cities of the kingdom of Og in Ba- shan, were /i f rta2>;in^ unto the chUdrenof Machir the son of Manasseh, even to the one half of the children of Machir by their families. 32 Thesear^ the cotint?iesvi\nch Moses did distribute for inheritance in the plains of Moab, on the other side Jordan by Jericho eastward. 33 But unto the tribe of Levi Piloses gave not any inheritance : the Lord God of Israel was their inheritance, as he said imto them. CHAP. XIV. 1 The nine trihefi and an half are to have their inheritance by lot. 6 Caleb by jiriv- ilc^r obtaineth Hebron. AND these rtrc the countries wliich the children of Israel iniicrited in the land of Can;ian, which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua the son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel distributed for inheritance luito them. 2 By lot wa^ their inheritnnce, as the Lord commanded b}' the htuid of Moses, for the nine tribes, and /or the half-tribe. 3 For Moses had given the iiiheritance of two triijes and an half-ti'ibe on tiic other side Jordan : but unto the Levites he gave r.nne inheritance among them. 4 For the children of .Toscjih wetie tw^ tribes, Mimasseh and Ephraim : therefore they ga\e no part unto the Levites in the land, save cities to dwell V«, with then- suburbs for their cattle, and for.thcir substance. ' 5 Ae the Lord commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they di- vided the land. 6 tfThen the children of Judali cariie- unto Joshua in Gili^fd : and Caleb the sou of Jephunnch the Kenezite said unto hint, JOSHUA. Caleb obtaUielh Hebron. Thou kiiowcst the thing that the Lord said unto Moses the man of God concern- ing me and thee in Kadesh-barnea. 7 Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of tiie Lord sent me from Kadesh-lDarnea to espy out the land ; and I brouglit him word again as it was in mine heart. 8 Ne\ertheless, my brethren that went up with me made the heart o/ the people melt : but I wholly followed the L.ord my God. 9 And ?vioses sware on that day, say- ing, Surcl)- the land whereon thy feet have trodden shall be thine inheritance, and thy children's foi- ever ; i:)ecause thou hast wholly followed the Lord my (lod. 10 And now, behold, die Lord hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the Lord spake this word unto Moses, while the children c/'Israel wandered in the wilderness : and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. 11 As yet I am as strong this day, as / was in the day that Moses sent me : as my strength was then, even so is my strength nov/, for war, both to go out, and to come in. 12 Now therefore give me this moun- tain, whereof the Lord spake in that day ; for thou heardest in that day how the Analdms were there, and that the cities were great and fenced : if so l)c the Lord will be with me, 'then I shall he able to drive them out, as the Lord said. 13 And .To;,iiua blessed him, and gave unto Caleij the son of Jephunneh Hebron for an inheritar.cc. 14 Hebron therefore became the inher- itance ot Caleb the son of Jephunneh thp Kericzite unto this day ; because that he wholly followed the Lord (iodof Israel. 15 And the name of Hebron before was Ki);iath-arba ; winch Jirba was a great man among the Anakinis. And the land iiad I'est from war. CHAP. XV. 1 Tlie bo\-dcrs of the lot ofJudah. 13 Ca- Irb^s portion and cominent. 16 Othniel's valour and reward. 21 The citicH ofJu- dah. 63 The ./elmsites not conquered. n^HlS then was the lot of the trii)e of -'- the children cf Jiidah by their fami- lies ; (ve)i to tlie border of Edom, the wilderness of Ziri southwaixl ■T:'ir/6' the ut- termo:-t part of tiie south coast. 2 ;''-r;d (heir south border was from the shri'e of the siit sea, from the bay that looketli southward : 3 And it went out to the south side to Maaleh-acrabbin), and passed along to Zin, ar.d ascended up on the south side iriito KadcEh-batncaj and passed along to Hearon, and went up to Adar, and fttch- ed a compass to Karkaa : The borders ofJvdah. Chap 4 Fro7n thence it passed toward Azmon, and went out unto the vivei" of Egypt ; and the goings out of that coast were at tlie sea : tliis shall he your south coast. 5 And the east border was the salt-sea, even unto the end of Jord:in : and their border in the north quarter nvas fi'om tiie bay of tlie sea, at the uttermost part of Jordan : 6 And the border went up to Beth-hog- lah, and passed along by the north of Bedi-arabah ; and the border Avent up to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben : 7 And the border v/ent up toward Debir from the valley of Achor, and so northward looking toward Gilgal, that is before the gomg up to Adummim, Avliich is on the south side of the ri\er : and the border passed toward the waters of En-shemesh, and the goings out thereof >\'ere at En-rogel : 8 And the border went up by the A'alley of the son of Hinnom, unto the south side of the Jebusite ; the same is Jerusalem : and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the valley of Hianom westward, which is at the end of tlie valley of the giants northward : 9 And the border was drawn from the top of the hill unto the fountain of the water of Nephtoah, and went out to the cities of moinit Ephron ; and the border was dra^vu to Baalah, which is Kirjath- jeaiim : 10 And the border compassed from Baa- lah westward unto mount Scir, and pass- ed along unto the side of moiuit Jearim (v;hich is Chesalon) on the north side, and went down to Beth-shemesh, and passed on to Timnah : 11 And the border went out unto the side of Ekron northward : and the bor- der was drawn to Shicron, and passed a- iong to mount Baalah, and went out unto Jabneel ; 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 children of Judah round about, according to their families. 13 If And unto Caleb the son of Je- ])hunneh he ga\'e a part among the chil- 'h-en of Jud^h, according to the com- mandment of the Lord to Joshua, even the city of Arba the father of Anak, V. hich city is Hebron. 14 And Caleb drove thence the three sons of Anak, Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai, the cliildren of Anak. 15 And lie went up thence to the in- jiabitants of Deljir : and the name ol De- bir before was Kirjaih-sepher. 16 ^ And Caleb said, He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and takedi it, to him wiii I give Achsah my daughter to wife. }T And Otlmiel the son of Kenaz, the .XV. Caleb's /lortion and conquer. 203 brother of Caleb, tf»k it : and he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife. 18 And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she mo\-ed him t(> ask of her father a field. And she hghted off her ass ; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou ? 19 Who ansv/ered. 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 Judah according to their families. 21 And the uttermost cities of the tribe ot the children of Judah toward tiie coast of Edom southward were Kabzeel, and Eder, and Jagur, 22 And Kmah, and Dimonah, and A- dadah, 23 And Kedesh, and Hazor,and Ithnan, 24 Ziph, and Telem, and Bealoth, 25 And Hazor, Hadattah, and Keiioth, and Hezron, whicli is Plazor, 26 Aman, and Shema, and Moladah, 27 And Hazai'-gaddah, and Heshmon, and Betli-i^alet, 28 And Hazar-shual, and Beer-sheba, and Bizjotiijah, 29 Baalali, and lim, and Azem, 30 And Eltolad, and Chesel, and Hor- mah, 31 And Ziklag, and Madmannah, and Sansannah, 32 And Lebaoth, and Shilhim, and Ain, and Rimmon : all the cities are twenty and nine, with their villages : "' 33 And in the valley, Eshtaol, and Zo- reah, and Aslmah, 34 And Zanoah, and En-gannim, Tap- puah, and Enam, 35 Jarmuth, and AduUam, Socdi, and Azekah, 36 And Sharaim, and Adithaim, and Gederah, and Gederothaim ; fourteen cities with their -villages : 37 Zenan, and Hadashah, and Mig- dal-gad, 38 And Dilean, and Mizpeh, and lok- theel, 39 Lachish, and Bozkath, and Eglon, 40 And Cabbon, and Lahmam, and Kithhsh, 41 And Gederoth, Beth-dagon, and Naaniiih, and. Mikkeduh ; sixteen cities v.iih then" \iUagcs : 42 Libnah, and Ether, and Ashan, 43 And Ji;)htah,and Ash!aah,andNezib, 44 x\nd Kcilah, and Achzib, and Ma- ■ eshah ; nine cities with their Adllages ; 45 Ekron, with her towns and her vil- ■^ages: 46 From Ekron even unto the sea, all hat/ai/ near Aslidod, Avith their villages : 47 Ashdod, Avith her towns and her vil- 204 The cities of Judali. lages, Gaza, with her towns and her vil- lages, unto the river of Egypt, and the great sea, and the border thereof: 48 ^ And in the mountains, Shamur, and Jattir, and Socoh, 49 And Dannah, and Kirjath-sannah, Athich It Debir, 50 And Anab, and Eshtemoh, and Anim, 51 And Goshen, and Holon, and Gi- loh ; eleven cities with their villages : 52 Arab, and Dumah, and Eshean, So And Janum, and Beth-tappuah, and Aphekah, 54 And Humtah, and Kirjath-arba (which is Hebron) and Zior ; nine cities with their villages : 55 Maon, Carmel,andZiph,andJuttah, 56 And Jczreel, and Jokdeam, and Zanoah, 57 Cain, Gibeah, and Timnah ; ten cities with their villages : 58 Halhul, Beth-zur, and Gedor, 59 And Maarath, and Beth-anoth, and Eltekon ; six cities with their villages : 60 Kirjath-baal (which is KirjatYi-jea- rim) and Rabbah ; two cities with tiieir villages : 61 •[[ In the wilderness, Beth-arabah, Middin, and Secacah, 62 And Nibshan, and the city of salt, and En-gedi; six cities with their villages. 63 As for the Jebusites, the inhabit- ants of Jerasalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out : but the Jebu- sites dwell with the cliildren of Judah at Jerasalem unto this day. CHAP. XVI. 1 The generalbordcrs of the sons ofJosefih. 5 The border of the inheritance ofEfih- raim. 10 The Canaanitcs not cojiquercd. AND the lot of the childi-en of Joseph fell from Jordan by Jericho, unto the water of Jericho on the east, to the wilderness that goeth up from Jericho throughout mount Beth-el, 2 And goeth out from Beth-el to Luz, and passeth along unto the borders of Ar- chi to Ataroth, 3 And goeth down westward to the coast of Japhleti, unto the coast of Beth- horon the nether, and to Gezer : and the goings out thereof are at the sea. 4 So the children of Joseph, Manasseh and Ephraim, took their inheritance. 5 If And the border of the children of Ephraim according to their families was thus : even the border of their inheritance on the east side was Atayoth-adar, unto Beth-horon the upper ; 6 And the border went out toward the sea to Michmethah on the north side ; and the border went about eastward unto Taanath-shiloh, and passed by it on the east to Janohah ; 7" And it went down from Janohah to JOSHUA. The lot of Manasseh. Ataroth, and to Naarath, and came to Jericho, and went out at Jordan. 8 The border went out from Tappuah westward unto the nver Kanah ; and the goings out thereof were at the sea. This is the inheritance of the tribe of the chil- dren of Ephraim by their families. 9 And the separate cities for the chil- dren of Ephraim were among the in- heritance of the children of Manasseh, all the cities with their villages. 10 And they drave not out the Ca- naanites that dwelt in Gezer : but the Ca- naanites dwell among the Ephraimites unto this day, and ser\ e under tribute. CHAP. XVII. 1 The lot of Manasseh. 7 His coast. 12 The Canaanites not diiven out. 14 The '•hildren of Josefih obtain another lot. THERE was also a lot for the tribe of Manasseh ; for he ivas the first-born of Joseph ; to wit, for Machir the first- bom of Manasseh, the father of Gilead : because he was a man of war, therefore he had Gilead and Bashan. ■ 2 There was also a lot for the rest of the children of Manasseh by their fami- lies ; for the children of Abiezer, and for the children of Helek, and for t!ie chil- dren of Azriel, and for the children of Shechem, and for the children of Hepher, and for the children of Shemida : these were the male children of Manasseh the son of Joseph by their families, 3 If But Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, had no sons, but daugh- ters : and these are the names of his daughters, Mihlah, and Noah, Hoglah, Milcah, and Tirzah. 4 And they came near before Eleazar the priest, and before Joshua the son of Nun, and before the princes, saying. The Lord commanded Moses to give us an inheritance among our brethren : there- fore according to the commandment of the Lord he gave them an inheritance among the brethren of their father. 5 And there fell ten poi-tions to Manas^ seh, beside the land of Gilead and Bashan, which were on the other side Jordan ; 6 Because the daughters of Manasseh had an inheritance among his sons : and the rest of Manasseh's sons had the land of Gilead. 7 If And the coast of Manasseh was from Asher to Michmethah, that lieth before Shechem ; and the border went along on the right hand unto the inhabit- ants of En-tappuah. 8 J\''qw Manasseh had the land of Tap- puah : but Tappuah on the border of Manasseh belonged to the children of E- phraim ; 9 And the coast descended unto the rivey Kanah, southward of the river. The Canaanites not driven out. Chap, xviii These cities of Ephraim are among the cities of Manasseh : the coast of Manasseli also tvas on the north side of the river, and the out-goings of it were at the sea : 10 Southward zV Tja.fi Ephraim's, and northward it was Manasseh's, and the sea is his bordei" ; and they met togethei- in Asher on tlie north, and in Issachar on the east. 11 And Manasseh had in Issachar and in Asher Beth-shean and her towns, and Ibleam and her towns, and the inhabit- ants of Dor and her towns, and the in- habitants of En-dnr and her towns, and the inhabitants of Taanacli and her towns, and the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns, even three countries. 12 Yet the children of Manasseh could not drive out the inhabitants of those cities ; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. 13 Yet it came to pass, when the chil- dren of Israel were waxen strong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute ; but did not utterly driA^e them out. 14 And the children of Joseph spake un- to Joshua, saying, Why hast thou given me . but one lot and one portion to inherit, see- ing I am a great people, forasmuch as the Lord hath blessed me hitheilo ? 15 And Joshua answered them. If thou be a great people, then get thee up to the wood country, and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too nar- row tor thee. 16 And the children of Joseph said, The hill is not enough for us : and all the Canaanites that dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron, both they who are of Beth-shean and her towns, and they who are of the valley of Jezreel. 17 And Joshua spake unto the house of Joseph, even to Ephraim and to Manas- seh, saying, Thou art a great people, and hast great power : thou shalt not have one lot only : 18 But the mountain shall be 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 Canaanites, though they have iron chai'iots, and though they be strong. CHAP. XVIII. 1 The tabernacle is set ii/i at Shiloh. 2 The remainder of the land is described, 10 and divided by lots. 21 The cities of Benjamin. AND the whole congregation of the children of Israel assembled togeth- er at Shiloh, and set up the tabernacle of the congregation there : and the land was subdued before them. 2 And there remained among the chil- dren of Israel seven tribes, which had not yet received their inheritance. The land divided by lot. 205 3 And Joshua said imto the children of Israel, How long are ye slack to go to pos- sess the land which tlie Lord God of your fathers hath given you ? 4 Give out from among you three men for each tril^e : and I will send them, and. they shall rise, and go througli the landj and descrilje it according to the inherit- mce of them, and they shall come again to me. 5 And they shall divide it into seven parts : Judah shall abide in their coast on die south, and the house of Joseph shall aljide in their coast on the n 'rth, 6 Ye shall therefore describe the land into seven parts, and bring the descrifition iiither to me, that I may cast lots for you iiei'e before the Lord our God. 7 But the Levites have no part among you ; for the priesthood of the Lord is their inheritance. And Gad, and Reu- ben, and half the tribe of Manasseh, have received their inheritance Ijeyond Jordan on the east, which Moses the servant of the Lord gave them. 8 H And the men arose, and went away : and Joshua charged them that went to 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 Shiloh. 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 Joshua to the host at Shiloh., 10 U And Joshua cast lots for them in SliUoh betore the Lord : and there Josh- ua divided the land unto the children of Israel according to their divisions. 11 If And the lot of the tribe of the chil- dren of Benjamin came up according to their families : and the coast of their lot came forth between the childi'en of Ju- dah and the children of Joseph. 12 And their border on the north side was from Jordan ; and the border went up to the side of Jericho on the north side, and went up through the mountains west- ward ; and the goings out thereof were at the wilderness of Beth-aven. 13 And the border went over from thence toward Luz, to the side of Luz (which is Beth-el) southward ; and the border descended to Ataroth-adar, near the hill that lieth on the south side of the nether Beth-horon. 14 And the border was drawn thence, and compassed the corner of the sea southward, from the hill that lieth be- fore Beth-horon southward ; and the goings out thereof were at Kirjath-baal (which is Kirjath-jearim) a city of the children of Judah. This was the Avest quarter. 15 And the south quarter was fi'om the end of Kirjath-jearim, and the bor- 206 The cities of Benjamin. der went out on the west, and went out to the well of waters of Nephtoah : 16 And the border came down to the end of the mountain that Ueth I^efore the valley of the son of Hinnom, aticl whicli is in the valley of the giants on the north, and descended to the valley of Hinnom, to the side of Jebusi on the south, and de- scended to En-rogel, 17 And was drawn from the north, and went forth to En-shemesh, and went forth toward Geliloth, which is over against the going up of Adummim, and descended to the stone of Bohan the son of Reuben, IS And passed along toward the side over against Arabah northward, and went down imto Arabah : 19 And the border passed along to the side of Beth-hoglah north wai'd : and the out-goings of the border were at the north bay of the salt sea at the south end of Jor- dan. This ivas the south coast. 20 And Jordan was the border of it on the east side. This was the inheritance of the children of Benjamin, by the coast thereof round about, according to their families. 21 Now the cities of the tribe of the children of Benjamin according to their families, were Jericho, and.Beth-hoglah, and the valley of Keziz, 22 And Beth-arabah, and Zemaraim, and Beth-el, 23 And AA'im, and Parah, and Oph- rah, 24 And Chephar-haammonai, andOph- yii, and Gaba ; twelve cities with their villages : 25 Gibeon, and Ramah, and Beeroth, 26 And Mizpeh, and Chephirah, and Mozah, 27 And Rekem, and Irpeel, and Tar- alah, 28 AndZelah, Eleph, and Jebusi (which is Jeiiisalem) Gibeath, cr?zrfKirjath; four- teen cities with their villages. This is the inheritance of the children of Benjamin according to their families. CHAP. XIX. 1 The lot of Simeon, 10 ofZebulun, 17 of Issachar, 24 ofAsher, 32 of Mifihiaii, 40 and of Dan. 49 The children o/ /«- rael^Tje an inheritance to Joshica. AND the second lot came forth to Sim- eon, even for the tribe of the chil- di'en of Simeon according to their fami- lies : and their inheritance was within the inheritance of the children of Judah. 2 And they had in tlieir inheritance, Beer-shelja, and Sheba, and Moladah, 3 And Hazar-shual, and Balah, and Azem, 4 And Eltolad, and Bethul, and Hor- mah, 5 And Ziklag, and Beth-marcaboth, and Hazar-susah, JOSHUA. The lot ofZebulwi, cfc. 6 And Beth-lebaoth, and Sliaruhen ; thirteen cities aiid their villages : 7 Ain, Remmon, and Ether, and A- shan ; four cities and their ^ illages : 8 And all the villages that were i-ound about these cities to Baalath-beer, Ramuth of the south. This is the inlieritance of the tribe of the children of Simeon ac- cording to theii- families. 9 Out of the portion of the children of Judah was the inheritance of the chil- dren of Simeon : for the part of the chil- dren of Judah was ton much for them : therefore the cliildren of Simeon had their inhei'itance within the inheritance of them. 10 If And the third lot came up for the children of Zebulun according to their families : and the border of their inherit- ance was unto Sarid : 11 And their l^order went up toward the sea, and Maralah, and reached to Dabbasheth, and I'eached to the river that is before Jokneam, 12 And turned from Sarid eastward, to- ward the sun-rising, unto the border of Chisloth-tabor, and then goeth out to Da- berath, and goeth up to Japhia, 13 And from thence passeth on along on the east to Gittah-hepher, to Ittah-ka- zin, and goeth out to Remmon-methoar to Neah ; 14 And the boi"der compasseth it on the north side to Hannadion : and the out-goings thereof are in the valley of Jiphthah-el : 15 And Kattath, and Nahallal, and Shimron, and Idalah, and Beth-lehem ; twelve cities with their \illages. 16 This is the inheritance of the chil- dren of Zebulun according to their fami- lies, these cities with their villages. 17 ^ And the fourth lot came out to Issachar, for the children of Issachar ac- cording to their families. 18 And their border was toward Jcz- reel, and ChesuUoth, and Shunem, 19 And Hapharaim, and Sliihon, and Anaharath, 20 And Rabbith, and Kisliion, and A- bez, 21 And Remeth, and En-gannini, and En-haddah, and Beth-pazzez ; 22 And the coast reacheth to Tabor, andShahazimah, and Beth-shemesh ; and the out-goings of tlieir border were at Jor- dan : sixteen cities with their \illages. 23 This is the inherit ince of the tribe of the childi-en of Issachar according to their families, the cities and theu* vil- lages. 24 f And the fifth lot came out for the tribe of the children of Asher accoi-ding to their families. 25 And their border was Helkatli, and Hali, and Be ten, and Achshaph, The lot ofJ^ajihlali and Dan. Chap, 26 And Ahmmelech, and Amad, and Misheal ; and reacheth to Carmel west- ward, and to Shihor-libnuth ; 27 And turneth toward the sun-nsing to BetJi-dagon, and reacheth to Zebu- lun, and to the valley of Jiphthah-el to- ward the north side of Beth-emek, and Neiel, and goeth out to Cabul on the left hand, 28 And Hebron, and Rehob, and Mam- mon, and Kanah, even unto great Zidon ; 29 And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre ; and the coast tunieth to Hosah : and the out-goings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib : 30 Ummah also, and Aphek, and Re- hob : twenty and two cities witli tlieir villages. 31 Thu' is the inheritance of tlie tribe of the children of Asher according to their families, these cities with their villages. 32 If The sixth lot came out to the children of Naphtali, even for the chil- dren of Naphtali according to their fami- lies. 33 And their coast was from Heleph, from AUon to Zaanannim, and Adami, Nekeb, and Jabneel, unto Lakvmi ; and the out-goings thereof were at Jordan : 34 And then the coast turneth westward to Aznoth-tabor, and goeth out from thence to Hukkok, and reacheth to Zeb- ulun on the south side, and reacheth to Asher on the west side, and to Judah up- on Jordan toward the sun-rising. 35 And the fenced cities are Ziddim, Zer, and Hammath, Rakkath, ajid Cin- nereth, 36 And Adamah, and Ramah, and Hazor, 57 And Kedesh, and Edrei, and En- hazor, 38 And Iron, and Migdal-el, Horem, and Beth- anath, and Beth-shemesh ; nine- teen cities with their tillages. 39 This is the inhei-itance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali accoixling to their families, the cities and their villages. 40 H ^iiid the seventh lot came out for the trilDe of the children of Dan according to their families. 41 And the coast of their inheritance was Zorah, and Eshtaol, andlr-shemesh, 42 And Shaalabbin, and Ajalon, and Jethlah, 43 And Elon, and Thimnathah, and Ekron, 44 And Eltekeh, and Gibbethon, and Baalath, 45 And Jehud, and Benc-berak, and Gath-rimmon, ' 46 And Me-jarkon, and Rakkon, with the ijorder before Japlio. 47 And the coast of the cliildren of Dan, went out too little for tlicn) : there- XX. Tlie six cities of refuge. SOf fore the children of Dan went up to fight against Leshcm, and took it, and smote it with the edge of the sword, and pos- sessed it, and dwelt therein, and called Leshem, Dan, after the name of Dan their father. 48 This is the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Diin according to their families, these cities with their \ illagcs. 49 1[ When they had made an end of dividing the land for inheritance by their coasts, the children of Israel gave an in- heritance to Job*tma the son of Nun among them : 50 According to the Avord of the Lord they gave him the city which he asked, eveti rinmath-sei'ah in mount Ephraim : and he built the city, and dv/elt therein. 51 The.se are the inheritances which Eleazar the priest, and Joshua tiie son of Nun, and the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel, divided for an inheritance by lot in Shiloh before the Lord, at the door of the tabernacle of the congregE tion. So they made an end of dividing the countrv. - CHAP.' XX. 1 God commandeth, 7 and the laraefites afijioiiit nix cities ofrifuge. THE Lord also spake unto Joshua, saying, 2 Speak to the children of Israel, say- ing. Appoint out for you cities of refuge, whereof I spake unto you by the hand of Moses : 3 That the slayer that killeth any per- son unawares and unwittingly may flee thither : and they, shall be your refuge from the avenger of blood. 4 And when he that doth fiee unto one of those cities shall stand at the entering of the gate of the city , and shall declare his cause in the cars of the elders of that city, they shall take him into the city unto them, and give him a place, that he may dwell ?.mong 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 betorc-time. 6 And he shall dwell in that city,_until he stand before the congreg-ation for judg- ment, and until the death of the high priest tliat sh^il be in those days : then shall the slayer rct;-rn, and come unto his own city, and unto his own house, unto the cit}" from wlicncc he fled. 7 H iLnd iliey appointed Kadesh in Ga- lilee in mount Naphtali, and Sheclicm in mount Ii]Ara:m, and Kirjath-arba (vv'hicl! is Hebron) in the mountain of Judah. 8 And on the otlicr side Joi'dan by Je- richo ea stward, they assigned Eezer in the. wilderness upon the plain out of the tribe of Reuben, and Raniotli in GJleadont of 208 Forty eight cities given JOSHUA. the tribe of Gad, and Golan in Bashan out of Uie tribe of Manasseh. 9 These were the cities appointed for all the children of Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among them, that whosoever killeth any person at una- wares might flee tliither, and not die I}}' the hand of the avenger of blood, until he stood before the congregation. CHAP. XXI. 1 Right and forty cities given by lot out of the other tribes unto the Levitcs. 43 God gave the land \ind rest to the ^■'^•arlites. THEN came near the heads of the fa- thers of the Lcvites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and imto tiie heads of the fathers of the tribes of the childi'en of Israel ; 2 And they spake unto them at- Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The Lord commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, witli the suburbs thereof for our cattle. 3 And the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the Lord, these cities and their suburbs. 4 And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites : and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Le- vites, had by lot out ot the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tiibe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. 5 And the rest of the children of Ko- hath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Ma- nasseh, ten cities. 6 And the children of Gei'shon had by lot out of the families of the ti-ibe of Is- sachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the triijc of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Mauas-sch in Bashan, thir- teen cities. 7 The children of Merari !)y their fr^- milies had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twehe cities. 8 And the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levitcs these cities with their suburbs, as the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses. 9 % And they ga^'e out of the tribe of the children or Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these ci- ties which are here mentioned by name, 10 \\"iiichthe chDdren of Aaron, 6tw^'- of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had : for theirs was the first lot. 11 And they gave them tlie city of Ai'l)a the father of Anak (Avhich city i.; Hebron) in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round" about it. 12 But the fields of the citv, and the I by lot to the Levites. villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession. 13 1i Thus they gave to the children of Aaron the piiest, Hebron with her sub- urbs, to j}e a city of refuge for the slayer ; and Libnah with her suburbs, ^ 14 And Jattir witli her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs, 15 And Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs, 16 And Ain with her subui'bs, and Jut- tah witli her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs ; nine cities out of those two tribes. 17 And out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs, 18 Anathoth with her suburbs, and Al- mon with her suburbs ; four cities. 19 AU the cities of the children of Aa- ron, the priest, were tliirteen cities with their suburbs. 20 U And the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of ihe children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim. 21 For they gave them Shechem witli her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer ; and Gezer with her suburbs, 22 And Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs ; four cities. 23 And out of the tribe of Dan, Elte- keh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs, _ 24 Ajalon with her suburbs, Gath-rim- mon with her suburbs ; four cities. 25 And out of the half-tribe of Manas- seh, Taanach with her suburbs, and Gath- rimntion with her suburbs ; two cities. 26 All the cities were ten with their suburbs, for the families of the children of Kohath that remained. 27 IT And unto the children of Gei'shon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half-tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer, and Beesh- terah with her suburbs ; two cities. 28 And out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh Avitli her suburbs, 29 Jaimuth with her suburbs, En-gan- iiim with her suburbs ; four cities. 30 And out of the tribe of Asher, Misiial witli her suburbs, Abdon with hei- suburbs, 31 Helkath with her suburbs, and Re- hob with her suburbs ; four cities. 32 And out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedcsh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be .1 city of refuge for the slayer ; and Ham- moth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her .suburbs ; three cities. 33 All the cities of the Gershonites, The Isradiies rest from nvar. Cha according to their families, tvere thii'teen || cities with their siibur'us. j! 34 f And unto the fannilies of the chil- \ dren of Mei-ari, tlie rest of the Levites, j out of the tiibe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs, i 35 Dimnah witli lier suburbs, Nahalal j with her suburbs ; four cities, j 36 And out of the tribe of Reuben, i Bezer widi her suburbs, and Jahazrdi with her suburbs, 37 Kedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs ; four cities. 38 And out of the tribe of Gad, Ra- moth in Gilead with her subui-bs, to be a city of refuge for tlie sla3'er ; and Maha- naim with her suburbs, 39 Heshbon with her Suburbs, Jazer •\vitli her suburbs ; four cities in all. 40 So all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were re- maining of the families of the Levites, were bij their lot twelve cities. 41 All the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel I'jere forty and eight cities with their subui'lDS. 42 These cities were every one with their suburbs round about them. Thus '. vere all these cities. 43 •[[ And the Lord gave unto Israel 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 aught of any good thing which the Lord had spoken unto ihe house of Israel ; all came to pass. CHAP. XXIL 1 The two tribes and half sent home. 10 , Theij build analtar of testimony in their journeij. 11 Contention thereufion. THEN Joshua called the Reubenites, and the Gadites, and the half-tribe ©f Manasseh, 2 And said unto them. Ye have kept all that Moses the servant of the Lord com- TTiaTided 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 cf the Lord your God. 4 And now the Lord your God hath given rest unto your l:)rethren, as he pvom- iecd them : therefore now return ye, and get ye unto your tents, and unto the land of your possession, which Moses the ser- ant of the Lord gave you on the other ,ide Jordan. XII. 'I'he tivo tribes andhalfsent home. 209 I 5 But take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law, which Moses I tlie servant of the Lord charged you, to - love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his command- ments, and to cleave unto him, and to ser\'e him with all your heart, and with all yoiu' soul. 6 So Joshua blessed tliem, and sent them away ; and they went unto their tents. 7 ^ Now to tlie one half of the tribe of Manasseh Moses had given pof^sessicn in Bashan : but imto the other half thereof gave Joshua among their brethren on this side Jordan westward. And when Joshua sent them aAvay also unto their tents, then he blessed them, 8 And he spake unto them, saying. Re- turn with much riches unto your tents, and wth very much cattle, with silver, and with gold, and with brass, and with iron, and Avith very much raiment : di- vide the spoil of your enemies with your" brethren. 9 % And the children of Reuben, a«d the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh I'eturned, and departed from the children of Israel out of Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan, to go unto the countiy of Gilead, to the land of their possession, whereof they were possessed, according to the word of the Lord by the hand of Moses. 10 IT And when they came unto the borders of Jordan, that are in the land of Canaan, the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh built there an altar by Jordan,, a great altar to see to. 11 If And the children of Israel heard say. Behold, the children of Reulien, and the children of Gad, and the half- tribe of Manasseh, have built an altar over against the land of Canaan, in the borders of Jordan, at the passage of the children of Israel. 12 And Avhen the children of Israel heard ofit^ the whole congregation of the children of Israel gathered themselves together at Shiioh, to go up to Avar against them. 13 And the children of Israel sent unto the children of Reuben, and to the chil- dren of Gad, and to the half-tribe of Ma- nasseh into the land of Gilead, Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, 14 And Avitli him ten princes, of each chief house a prince throughout all the tribes of Israel ; and each one ivas an head of the house of their fathers among the thousands of Israel. 15 And, they came unto the children of Reuben, and to the children of Gad, and to the half-tri'be of Manasseh, unto the land of Gilead, and they spake with^ them, saying, ' " ■ 710 Inratiitea coiuend together. JOSHUA. Retonciliaimi ensueth. ^ 6 Thus saith the wliole congregation of the Lord, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Is- rael, to turn av/ay this day from following the Lord, in that ye have builded you an altai-, that ye might rebel this day against the Lord ? 17 I.'j the iniquity of Peer too little for us, from which we are not cleansed until this day, although there was a plague in the congregation of the Lord, 18 But that ye must turn away this day from following "the Lord ? and it will be, >^eeiiig ye rebel to-day against the Lord, that to-mori-ow he will be wroth with the whole congregation of Israel. 19 Notwithstanding, if the landofyovn- possession de unclean, i/ien 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 Achrm the son of Zerah commit a trespass in tl>e accursed thing, and v^'rath fell on all tl.e congregation of Israel ? and that man perished not alone in his i]\iquity. 21 ^ Then the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and tlie lialf-tribe of Manasseh answered, and said unto the heads of the thousands of Israel, 22 The Lord God of gods, the Lord God of gods, he knoweth, and Israel he shall know ; if it be in rebellion, or if in transgression against the Lord, (save us uot this day,) 23 That we have built us an altar to tun\ from following the Lord, or if to oflcr thereon burnt-offering, or meat-offer- ing, 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 rhildren, saying, What have ye to do with tlie Lord God of Israel ? 25 For the Lord hath made Jordan a boixler between us and you, ye children of Reuben and children of Gad ; ye have no part in the Lord, So shall your chil- dren make our children cease from fear- ing the Lord. 26 Therefore we said, Let us now pre- pare to build us an altai*, not for burnt- offering, nor for sacrifice : 27 But tlial'it w;a?/(5>e a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the Lord before him with our burnt-offer- ings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace-offerings ; that your chfldren may not say to our children' in time to come, Ye have no part in the Lord. 28 Thereiore said we, that it shall be, when they siiould so say to us or to cur generations in time .to come, that we may say again., Behold the pattem of the altar of the Lord, which our fathers made, not for burnt-offerings, nor for sacrihces ; but it is a witness between us and you. 29 God forbid that we should rebel against tiic 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 % And when Phinehas the priest, and the princes of the congregation, and heads of the thousatids of Israel which ivere with him, heard the words that the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and the children of Manasseh spake, it pleased tliera. 31 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest said unto the children of Reu- ben, and to the children of Gad, and to the children of Manasseh, This day we percei^'e that the Lord is among us, be- cause ye have not cwnmitted this trespass against the Lord : now ye. have delivered the children of Israel out of the hand of the Lord. 32 If And Phinehas the son of Eleazar the priest, and the princes, returned from the children of Reuben, and from the children of Gad, out of the laud of Gil- ead, unto the land of Canaan, to the children of Israel, and brought them word again. S3 And the thing pleased the children of Israel ; aiid the childi'en of Israel bless- ed God, and did not intend to go up against them in battle, to destroy the land wherein the children, of Reuben and Gad dwelt. 34 And the children of Reuben and the children of Gad called the altar Ed : for it shall de a witness between us that the Lord is God. CHAP. XXIII. 1 Joshims exhortation before his deathy S bii former benefits, 5 by promises, II and by threatcnings. AND it came to pass, a long time aftci* that the Lord had gi\en rest unto Is- rael from all their enemies round about, that Joshua waxed old and stricken in age. 2 And Joshua called for all Israel, and for their elders, and for their heads;, and for 'heir judges, and for their ofhcers, and said uiito Uiem, I am old awt/ stricken in age : 3 And } e have seen all that the Lord your God hath done unto all these nations because of j-ou ; for the Lord your God is he that hatii fought for^"ou. 4 Behold, I ha\ e divided unto you by lot these nations that remain, to be an Joshua^ s exhortation. Iiihei'itance for youi? ti-ibes, from Jordan, with all the nations that I have cut off, even unto the gi-eat sea westward. 5 And the Lord your God, he shall expel them from before you, and drive them from out of your sight ; and yc shall possess their land, as the Lord \'oui' G(xl hath promised unto you. 6 Be } e therefore veiy courageous to keep and to do all that is written in the book of the law of Moses, that ye tuni not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the left ; 7 Thatyecome not among these nations, these that remain among you ; neither make mention of the name of their gods, nor cause to swear by than, neither serve them, nor bow j-ourselves unto them : 8 But cleave unto the Loud your God, as ye have done unto this day. 9 For the Lord hath driven out from before you gi'eat nations and strong : but as for you, no man hath been able to titand before you unto this day^ 10 One man of you shall chase a thou- sand: for the Lord your God, he it is that iightcth for you, as he hath prom- ised you. 11 Take good heed therefore unto your- sch'es, that ye lo-se the Lord your God. 12 Else if ye do in any wise go back, andclea\e unto the remnant of these na- tions, eve?! 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 anij ©/"these nations from before you ; bat they shall be snares and ti-aps iinto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God liath given you. 14 And behold, this day I can going the way of all the earth ; and ye know in all your hearts and in all j'our souls, that not one thing hath failed of all the good things which, the Lord your God spake conceiT.ing y ou ; aU are come to pass unto you, and not one tiling hath tailed thereof. 15 Therefore it shall come to pass, that as aQ good things are come upon • you, which the Lord your God promised you ; so shall the Lord bring upon you all e\il things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given j^ou. 16 \^'lien ye have transgressed the cov- enant of the" Lord your God, which he commanded you, ajid have gone and serv- ed other gods, and bowed yourselves to them ; then^haU the anger of the Lord be kindled against > ou, and ye shall perish quickly from oft" tlie gcxxi land which he Initli gi^•en tmtoyou. Chap. xxiv. J-Jsknarelateth God's bene^ts. '211 I , CHAP. XXIV. j 1 Joshua assembling the ti-ibeSy 2 relateth I God's benefits. 14 He renenveth a cove- nant belKueen them and God. 29 His death. AND Joshua gathered all the tribes of Israel to Shechem, and called for the elders of Israel, and for their heads, and for their judges, and for theii' officei's ; and they presented themselves before God. 2 And Joshua said unto all the people. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, \ our fathers dwelt on the other side of the Hood in old time, even Terah, the father of Abraham, and the father of Nachor : and they served other gods. 3 And I took your fattier Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac. 4 And I ga\'e unto Isaac Jacob and Esau : and I gave unto Esau mount Seu-^ to possess it ; but Jacob and his childi-en went down into Egypt. 5 I sent Moses also and Aaron, and I plagued Egypt, according to that which I did amo'jg them : and afterward I brought you out 6 And I brought your fathers out of Egypt : and ye came unto the sea ; and the Eg\-ptians pursued after \our fathers with chariots and horsemen unto the Red sea. 7 And when they cried unto the Lord, he put dai'kness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered th.em ; and your e>es haAe seen what I have done iij Eg}'pt : and ye dwelt in the Avildemess a long season. 8 And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan ; and they fought with you : and I gave them into \'our hand, that ye might possess their land ; and I destroy- ed them from Ijefore you. 9 Then Balak the son of Zippor, king of Moab, arose and warred against Israel, and sent and called Balaam the son of Beor to curse you : 10 But I would not hearken mito Ba- laam ; therefore he blessed you still : so I delivered you out of his hand. 11 And ye went over Jordan, and came unto Jericho : and the men of Jericho fought agamst you, the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Girgasliites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites, and I delivered them into your hand. 12 And I sent the hornet before }'ou, which di'ave them out from before you, even the two kings of the Amorites ; but; not with thy sword, nor with thy bow. 13 And I have given \"ou a land for which >e did not labour, and cities whici f \e bui't not, and ve dwell in them : o;' 212 Joshua's counsel to Israel. JUDGES. His death. the vineyards and oliveyards which ye plantetl not do ye eat. 14 *i\ Now therefore fear the Lord, and ser\ c him in sincerity and in truth ; and put away the gods Avhich your fathers teived on the other side of the llootl, and in Eg>pt ; and serve yc the Lord. 15 Aiid if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye Avill .serve, whether the gods whicli your fathers served that were on the ctlier side of tlie flood, or the gods of tlie Amorites in whose land yc dwell : but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. 16 And the people answered, and said, God forbid that avc should forsake the Lord, to serve other gods ; 17 For the Lord our G(xl, he U is that brought us up, and our fathers, out of the land of Eg}'pt, from the house of bondage, and whicli 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 be- fore us all the people, even the Amorites which dwelt in the land : therefore will we also serve the Lord ; for he is our God. 19 And Joshua 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 consume you, after that he hath done you good. 21 And the people said unto Joshua, Nay ; but we will serve the Lord. 22 And Joshua said unto the people, Ye are witnesses against yourselves that ye. have chosen you the Lord, to serve him. And they said, IVe are witnesses. 23 Now therefore put away fsaid he J the strange gods which are among you, and incline your heart unto the Lord God of Israel. 24 And the people said unto Joshua, The Lord our God will we sene, and his voice will v,e obey, 25 So Joshua made a covenant with the people that day, and set them a statute^ and an ordinance in Shcchem. 26 11 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there imder an oak that tvas by the sanctuary of tlie Lord. 27 If And Joshua said unto all the peo- ple. Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us ; for it hath heard all the words of the Lord which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God. 28 So Joshua let the people depart, ev- ery man unto his inheritance. 29 % And it came to pass after these ' things, that Joshua the son of Nun the servant of the Lord died, being an hun- dred and ten years old. 30 And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-serah, -which is in mount E])hraim, on the north side of the hill of Gaash. 31 And Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that over-lived Joshua, and which had known all the works of the Lord that he had done for Israel. 32 ^ And the liones of Joseph, which the children of Isi-ael brought up out of Egypt, buried they in Shechem, in a parcel of gi'ound which Jacob bought of the sons of Hamor the father of Shechem for an hundred pieces of silver ; and it became the inhei'itance of the children of Josei)h. 33 And Eleazarthe son of Aaron died; and they buried him in a hill that per- tained to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim. THE BOOK OF JUDGES. * CHAP. I. X The acts of Judahand Simeon. 6 A- doni-bezek justly requited. 8 Jerusa- lem, 10 cjid Hebron taken. NOW after the death of Joshua it came to pass, that the children of Israel asked the Lord, saying. Who shall go up for us against the Canaanjtes' first to light against themi' - ' 2 And the Lord said, Jndah shall go up L behold, I have delivered the land in- to his liand. 3 And Judah said unto Simeon his brother. Come up with me into my lot, that we may fight against the Caiiaan- ites ; and I likewise will go Avith thee in- -o thy lot. So Simeon wc)it AvitU h-im, 4 And Judah went up ; atid the Lord delivered the Canaanites and the Periz- zites into their hand: and they slew of them in Bczck ten thousand men. 5 And they found Adoui-bezek inBezek: and the\" fought against him, and they slew the Canaanites and the Perizzitcs. 6 But Adoni-bezek fled ; and they pur- sued after him, and caught hijD, and cut off his thuni'os and his great toes. I 7 And Adoni-'oezek said, Tlireescorc and ten kir.gs, haA ing their thimibs and their great toes cut off, gathered their meat uridcr my taijle ; as Hiave done, so ! God hath requited inc. And they brought I him to .Terusalem, and there he died. 8 (Now the children of Judah hail Jfrusalein and Hebron taken. Chap, .cius^ht against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.) 9 IT And afterward the childi'en of Ju- dah went down to fight against the Cana- anites that dwelt in the mountain, and in the south, and in tiie valley. 10 And Judah went against the Cana- anites that dwelt in Hebron : (now the name of Heljron before was Kirjath-ar- ba :) and they slew Sheshai, and Ahiman, and Talmai. 11 And from thence he went against the inliabitants of Debir : and the name of Deijir befoi'e tmh Kirjath-sepher : 12 And Calelj said. He that smiteth Kirjath-sepher, and taketh it, to him v.'ill I gi\'e Achsah ni)' daughter to xv'iie. 13 And Othnicl the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it : and he ^ave him Aclisaii his daughter to Avifc. 14 And it came to pass, when she came io him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field : and she lighted from off /ter ass ; and Caleb said unto hei", What ■wilt thou ? 15 And slic said unto him. Give me a blessing : for thou hast given me a south li.^d ; give me also springs of watei*. And f 'eb gave her the upper springs, and the Jiether spi'ings. 16 If And tne children of the Kenite, Moses' fatlier-in-law, went up out of the city of palm-trees with the children of Judah into the wilderness of Judah, which lieth m the south of Arad ; and they went and dwelt among the people. 17 And Judah went with Simeon his bi'other, and they slew the Canaanites that inhabited Zephath, and utterly de- stroyed it. And the name of the city was called Hormah. IS Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast therc- (jf, and Ekron with the coast thereof. 19 And the Lord was with Judah; and he dra^•e out i/ie inliabilants of the f mountain ; but coul^ not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. 20 And they gave Hebron unto Caleb, as Moses said : and he expelled thence tlie three sons of Anak. 21 And the children of Benjamin did not drive out the Jebusites that inhabited Jerusalem ; but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Benjamin in Jerusalem unto this day. 23 ^ And the house of Josepii, they .Iso went up against Beth-el: and the Lord was with them. 23 A_nd the house of Joseph sent to descry Betli-el.- Now the name of the city before was Luz. 24 And the spies saw a man come fortli )0t of tlie city, and they said unto him, II. The Canaanites fiut to tribute. 21S Shew us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city, and v/e will shew thee mercy. 25 And when he shewed them the en- trance into the city, they smote the cit/ Avith the edge of the sword : but they let go the man and all his family. 26 And the man v/ent into the land of the Hittites, and built a city, and called the name thereof Luz : which is the name thereof unto this day. 27 II Neither did Manasseh drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shean and her tov/ns, nor Taanach and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Dor and her towns, nor the inhaijitants of Ibleam and her towns, nor the inhabitants of Megiddo and her towns ; but the Canaanites would dwell in that land. / 28 And it came to pass when Israel was sti'ong, that they put the Canaanites to tribute, and did not utterly drive them out. 29 T[ Neither did Ephraim drive out the Canaanites that dwelt in Gezer ; but the Canaanites dwelt in Gezer among them. 30 IF Neither did Zebulun drive out the inhabitants of Kitron, nor the inhaljitants of Nahalol ; but the Canaanites dwelt among them, and became tributaries. 31 1[ Neither did Asher drive out the in- habitants of Accho, nor the inhabitants of Zidon, nor of Ahlab, nor of Achzib, nor of Helbah, nor of x\phik, nor of Rehob : 32 But the Asherites dwelt among the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land : for the\' did not drive them out. 33 5l Neither did Naphtali drive out the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh, nor the in- habitants of Betli-anath ; but he dwelt among the Canatiniies, the inhabitants of the land : nevertheless, the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh and of Beth-anath became tributaries vmto them. 34 And the Amorites forced the chil- dren of Dan into the mountain ; for they would not suffer them to come down to the \'alley : 35 But the Amorites would dwell in mount Heres in Ajalon, and in Shaal- bim : yet the hand of the house of Jo- seph prevailed, so that they became trilb- utaries. 36 And the coast of the Amorites was from the going up to Akraljbim, from the rock, and upward. CHAP. II. 1 jin angel rebukeih the Jicojilc at BocMiii. 6 7he wickedness of the ne%v generation after Joshua. 14, 20 Their punishment , AND an angel of the Lord came up fi-om Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made vou to go uj) out of Rjypt, and have brouglit you unto the land which I sware unto your fatliers ; and I said, I will-'ne\- cr break my covenant with \ou. 214 The IsvuelUes wickedness, cJ'c. JUDGES. Their ohHtinatc idolatry. 2 And }e shall make no league with the "inhabitants of this land ; j'e shall thi-ow down their altars : but ye have not ol^ey- cd my voice : why have ye done this? 3 Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before yon ; but they shall be as thorns 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 Avords unto all the children ot Israel, that the people lifted up their voice, and wept. 5 And they called the name of that place Bochim : and they sacrificed there unto the Lord. 6 H And when Joshua had let the people go, the chikh'en of Israel went CAery man unto his inlieritaJice to possess the land. 7 And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of tlie elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the Lord, tliat he did for Israel. 8 And Joshua the son of Nun, the ser- vant of the Lord, died, being&n hundred and ten jears old. 9 And tliey buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnath-heres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash. 10 And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers : and thei-e arose another generation after them, ■which knew not the Lord, nor yet the Tvorks which he had done for Israel. 11 If And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Loud, and served Baalim : 12 And they foi'sook the Lord God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and foUoAved other gods, of the g-ods of the people that ivcre round about them, and bowed them- selves unto them, and provoked the Lord to anger. 13 And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. 14 *[\ And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled tliem, and he sold them into the hands 0£ their enemies ix)und about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies. 15 Whithersoever they went oij^, the hand of the Lord was against them for evil, as the Lord had said, and as the IjORD had sworn unto them : and they were greatly distressed. 16 if Nevertlieless the Lord raised up iudges, which delivered them out of the hand of those that spoiled them. 17 And yet they would not hearken unto their judges, but they went a whor- ing after other gods, and bowed them- «;lvcs unto them : they turned quickly wt of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of \h& Loud ; but they did not so. 18 And when the Lord raised them up judges, then the Lord was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all tiie days of tJie judge : (for it repented the Lord because of tiieir gi'oanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.) 19 Audit came to pass, v/hen the judge was dead, that tliey returned, and cor- rapted themselves 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 H And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel ; and he said. Because that this people hath transgressed my cov- enant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice ; 21 I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died : 22 That through them I may prove Is- rael, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as thfeir fathers did keep it, or not. 23 Therefore the Lord left those na- tions, without driving them out hastily, neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. CHAP. III. 1 The nations left to prove Israel. S By covnnimionnvith them they commit idola- trii. 8 OfOthniel, 12 Ehud, 31 Shamgar. NOW these are the nations which the Lord left, to prove Israel by them, (even as many oj'lsi'aelas had not known all the wars of Canaan ; 2 Only that the generations of the chil- dren of Israel might know to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothin,^ thereof;) 3 Aamely, five lords of the Philistines, and all the Canaanites, and the Sidonians, and the Hivites th* dwelt in mount Leb- anon, from mount Baal-hermon unto the entering in of Hamath. 4 And they were to prove Israel by them, to know whetlier they would heark- en unto the commandments of the Lord, which he commanded their fathers by the hand of Moses. 5 If And the children of Israel dwelt among tlie Canaanites, Hittites, and Am- orites, and Perizzites, and Hi\"ites, and Jebusites : 6 And they took their daughters to be their wi\'es, and gave their daughters to their sons, and served their gods. 7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Lord their God, ai\:l served Baalim, and the groves. Othniel dcUvereth Israel. 8 U Therefore the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hand of Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia : and the children of Is- rael served Chushan-rishathaim eight years. 9 And when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the so:, of Kenaz, Caleb's younger, brother. 10 And the spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war : and the Lord delivered Chu- shan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand ; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim. 1 1 And the land had rest forty years : and Otlmiel the son of Kenaz died. 13 U And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord : and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the Lord. 13 And he gathered unto him the children of Ammon and Amalek, and ■went and smote Israel, and possessed the city of palm-trees. 14 So the children of Israel served Eg- ion the king of Moab eighteen vears. 15 But when the children of Israel cri- ed unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a delh erer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left-handed : and by him the children of Israel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab. 16 But Ehud made him a dagger which had two edges, of a cubit lengtli : and he did gird it under his raiment upon his right thigh. 17 And he brought the present unto Eglon king of Moab : and Eglon ivas a ver)' fat man. 18 And when lie had made an end to offer the present, he sent away the people that bare the present. 19 But he himself turned again from the quarries that were by Gilgal, and said, I have a secret errand unto thee, O king: who said. Keep silei#-e. And all that stood by him went out from him. 20 And Ehud came unto him ; and he was sitting in a summer-pai'lour, which he had for himself alone : and Ehud said, I ha^ e a message from God unto thee. And he arose out of hifi seat. 21 And Ehud put forth his left hand, and took the dagger from his right thigh, and tlirust it into his belly : 22 And the haft also went in after tlie blade : and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his iDelly ; and the dirt came out. 23 Then Ehud went forth through the porch, and shut the doors of the parlour upsn him, and locked them. Chap. iv. SJiamgar slay eth the Philistines. 215 24 When he was gone out, his ser- vants came ; and when they saw that, be- hold, the doors of the parlour nvere lock- ed, they said. Surely he covereth his feet ill his summei'-chamber. 25 And they tarried till they were ashamed : and behold, he opened not the doors of the parlour, therefore they took a key and opened //tern ; and behold, their lord 'ivas fallen down dead on the earth. 26 And Ehud escaped while they tarri- ed ; and passed beyond tlie quarries, and escaped unto Seirath. 27 And it came to pass when he was come, that he blew a trumpet m the mountain of Ephraim, and the children of Israel went down with him from the mount, and he before them. 28 And he said unto them. Follow after me : for the Lord hath dehvei-ed your enemies tlie Moabites into your hand. And they went down after him, and took the fords of Jordan toward Moab, and suffered not a man to pass over. 29 IT And they slew of Moab at that time about ten thousand men, all lusty, and all men of valour : and there escap- ed not a man. 30 So Moab was subdued that day un- der the hand of Isi'ael : and the land had rest fourscore years. 31 1[ And after him was Shamgar the son of Anath, which slew of the Philis- tines six hundred men with an ox-goad ; and he also delivered Israel. CHAP. IV. . 1 Deborah and Barak deliver Israel frovi Jabin and Sisera. 18 Jaelkilleth Sisera. AND the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord when Ehud was dead. 2 And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan that reign- ed in Hazor, the captain of whose host ivas Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles. 3 And tlie children of Israel cried unto the Lord ; for he had nine hundred char- iots of iron ; and twenty years he might- ily oppressed the children of Israel. 4 tf And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time. 5 And she dwelt under the palm-tree of Deborah, between Ramah and Beth-el in mount Ephraim : and the children of Israel came up to her for judgment 6 And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedesh-naphtali, and said unto him. Hath not the Lord God of Israel commanded, saying. Go, and draw toward mount Tabor, and take witli thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali, and of the cliildren of Zebulun ? 7 And I Avill draw unto thee, to the river Kishon, Sisera the captain of Jabin 's •216 Jad killcih Sisera. armv, Avith his chai-iots and his inultitude ; and 1 will deliver him into thine h;ind. 8 And Barak said untoiier, If thou wilt go with me, then I will go : but if diou ■wilt not go with me, l/icn I will not go. 9 And she said, I will surely go A\ith thee : notwithstanding the journey that thou takest shall not be for tliine honour ; for the Lord shall sell Sisera into the hand of a Avoman. And Deborah ai'ose, and went a\ ith Birak to Kedesh. 10 IT And Barak called Zebulun and Naphtali to Kedesh ; and he went up Avith ten thousand men at his feet : and Debo- rah went up Avith him. 11 Now Hebei- the Kenite, 'iv/iich ivas of the children of Hobab the father-in-IaAv of Moses, had seA'ei-ed himself from the Kenites, and pitched his tent unto the plain of Zaanaim, which is by Kedesh. 12 And they sheAved Sisera that Barak the son of Abinoam Avas gone up to mount Tabor. 13 And Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people that were Avith him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles unto the river of Kishon. 14 And Deborah said unto Barak, Up ; for this zs the day in which the Lord hath fleliA'ered Sisera into thine hand : is not the Lord gone out before thee ? So Barak Avent down from mount Tabor, and ten tltousand men after him. 15 And the Lord discomfited Sisera, and all his chariots, and all his host, Avith the edge of the SAvord before Barak : so that Sisera lighted doAvn off his chariot, and tied aAvay on his feet. 16 But Barak pursued after the chari- ots, and after the host, unto Harosheth of the Gentiles : and all tlie host of Sisera fell upon the edge of thcsAVord ; and there AA^as not a man left. ir HoAvbeit, Sisera fled aAvay on his feet to the tent of Jael the Avife of Heber the Kenite : for there tjccs peace between .T;'I)in the king of Hazor and the house of ^ebcr the Kenite. IS ^[ And Jael Avent out to meet Sisera, arid said unto him. Turn in, my loi-d, turn in to me ; fear not. Atid Avhen he had turned in unto her into the tent, she cov- ered him Avith a mantle. 19 And he said unto her, Gi^'C me, I pray thee, a little Avater to drink ; for I am thirsty. And slie opened a bottle of milk, andgaA'e him diink, and covered him. 20 Again he said unto her. Stand in the door of the tent, and it shall be, A^'llcn any man doth come and inquire of thee, and say, Is there any man here ? that thou shalt say. No. 21 Then Jael Heber's Avife took a nail of the tent, a)id t«)k an hammer in her hand, and went softly untoliim, and smote JUDGES. '2 'he song of Deborah caul Baral: the nail into his temples, ar.d fastened it into the gi-ound : for he Avas fust asleep, and Aveary. So he died. 22 And[ behold, as Barak pursued Si- sera, Jael came out to meet liim, and said unto him. Come, and I Avill she\v tliee the man Avhom thou seekest. And when he came into her tc7U, behold, Sisei-a lay dead, and the nail was in his temples. 25 So God sul)dued on that day Jabin the king of Canaan before the children of Israel. 24 And the hand of the children of Is- rael prospered, and prevailed against Ja- bin the king of Canaan, until they had destroyed Jabin king of Canaan. CHAP. V. The song of Deborah and Barak. THEN saiig Deljorah and Barak the , son of Abinoam on that day, saying, 2 Pi-aise ye the Lord for the"a\'enging of Israel, when the people Avillingly offer- ed themseh'es. 3 Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O j^c Erinces ; I, even I, will sing unto the ord ; I Avill sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. 4 Lord, Avhen thou Aventest out cf Seii', Avhen thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heaA'- cns dropped, the clouds also dropped Ava- ter. 5 The mountains melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel. 6 In the days of Sham gar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highv/ays were unoccupied, and the travellers Avalk- ed through by-Avays. 7 The inhabitants o/"the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, until that I Debo- rali arose, that I arose a mother in Israel. 8 They chose neAv gods ; then was Avar in the gates : Avas there a shield or speai' seen among foity thousand in Israel ."' 9 My heart is toward the goAernors of Israel that olfered themsehcs Avillingly among the people : Bless ye the Lord. 10 Speak, ye thjU ride on Avhile asses, ye that sit in judgment, arid Avalk by the Avay. 11 ThcLj that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing Avater, tlici-e shall the}' rehearfc the right- eous acts of the Lord, evc^i the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel : then shall the people of the Lord go doAvn to the gates. 12 AA'.ake, aAvake, Deborah ; aAvake, a.Avakc, utter a song : aiise, Banik, and lead thy captiA'ity captive, thou son of Abinoam. 13 Then he made him that remaineth have dominion OAer the nobles among the people : the Lord made me have domin- ion over the mighty. 14 Out of Ephraim wa- ■''""■" a root of The song of Deborah and Barak. Cii them against Amaiek ; after thee, Benja- min, among thy jjcople ; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zc!)u- lun they that handle the pen of the writer. 15 And the princes of Issachar nvcre with Deborah : even Issacliar, and also Barak : he was sent on foot into the val- ley. For tlie divisions of Reuben there 'were great thoughts of heart. 16 Why abfKlest thou among the sheep- folds, to hear the bleatings of the fiocks ? For the divisions of Reulaen there were great searchings of heart. 17 Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Aslier con- tinued on the sea-sliore, and abode in his breaches. IS Zebulun and Naplitali were a peo- ple that jeoj)arded their lives unto the death in the high places of the lield. 19 The kings came and fought, then fought the king-s of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo ; they took no gain of money. 20 They fought from heaven ; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. 21 The river of Kishon swept them a- way, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trotlden down strength. 22 Then were the horse-hoofs broken by the means of the prancings, the pranc- ings of their mighty ones. 23 Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of tlie Lord, cui-se ye bitterly the inhabit- ants thereof; because they came r.ot to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty. 24 Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. 25 He asked water, and slie gave hi?n milk ; she bi-ought forth butter in a lord- ly dish. 26 She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workman's hammer ; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierc- ed and stiicken through his temples. 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 motlier ox Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coaning .'' why tarry the wheels of his chariots .-' 29 Her wise ladies answered her, yea, Oie returned answer to herself, 30 Have they not sped:* have they not di- vided the prey ; to every nian a damsel or two ; to Sisera a prey of divers colours, a prey of divers colours of needle-work, oi divers col<^urs of needle-work on both ^idcs, jneet for the necks of them that take •'.e spoil? r ■1 So M. nil ^liTp c*iT?Ti\]cs perish, O A p. VI. Israel opfiressed by Midian. Sl.f Lord : but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in iiis miglit. And the land had rest forty vears. CFIAP. VI. • 1 The Israelites for their si7i arc o/i/iress- td by Midian. 8 J firofihet rebuketfi them. 11 Gideon deliver eth th.cnu AKD the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord : and tlie Lord deUvcred them into the hand of Midian seven years. 2 And the hand of Midian prevailed against Israel : and because of the Midi- anites the children of Israel made them tiie dens which are in the mountains, and caves, and strong holds. 3 And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the .'vnialekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them ; 4 And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the eai'tli, till thou come unto Gaza ; and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, noB ox, nor ass. 5 For they came up with their cattle and their tents, and they came as grass- ho])pers for multitude ; for both they and their camels wei-e without number : and they entered into the land to destroy it 6 And Israel was greatly impoxerished because of the Midianites ; and the chil- dren of Israel cried ui;to the Lord. 7 ^ And it came to -pass, when the cliildren of Israel cried unto the Lord because of the Midianites, 8 That the Lord sent a prophet unto the childi"en of Israel, which said unto them. Thus saith'che Lord God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out ot the house of Ijond ige ; 9 And I delivered you out of the hand of -the Egyptians, 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 gcxls of the Amorites, in whose land v'e dwell : but ye have not obeyed my voice. 11 If And there came an angel of the Lord, and sat under an oak which ivas inOphrah, xXvaX. fiertairiedvmto Joash the Abi-ezrite : and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the wine-press, to hide it from, the Midianites. 12 And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and said unto him, The Lord is with thee, thou miglity man of valour. 13 And Gideon said unto him, O my Lord, if Uie Lord be with us, why then is all tiiia befallen us ? and where be aU his miracles v/hich our fathers told us of, sa^'ing. Did not the Lord bring us up from Egypt.-' but now the Lord hith for- saken us, and deliv^^^ us into the hands of the Midianites. " 2;l8 Gideon ddivereth the Israelites. J U DOES. 14 And the Lord looked upon him, and said, Cio in tiiis thy might, and thou Shalt save Israel from the hand of the Mid- ianites : have not I seht thee ? 15 And he said untb him, () mv Lor d, wherewith shall Isave Israel ? behold, my family is poor in Mahassch, and I am the least in my father's house. 16 And the Lord said unto him, Surely I will be with tliee, and thou slialt smite the Midianitcs as one nia^i. 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 bi'ing forth my present, and set it before thee. And he said, I will tany until thou come again, 19 And Gideon Avent in, and made ready a kid, and unleavened cakes of an ephah of flour : the fiesh he put in a bas- ket, and he put the broth in a pot, and brought it out unto him under the oak, and pi'esented it. 20 And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the mileavened cakes, and lay the)n upon this reck, and pour out the broth. And he did so. 21 If Then the angel of tlie Lord put forth the end of the staff" that 7ra.'? in his hand, and touched the fiesh and the un- leavened cakes ; and there rose up fire out of the rock, and consumed the flesh and the unleavened cakes. Then the an- gel of the Lord departed out of his -sight. 22 And when Gideon perceived that he ivas an angel of the Lord, Gideon 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 shait not die. 24 Then Gideon built an altar there unto the Lord, and called it Jehovah- shalom : unto this day it is yet in Oph- rah of the Abi-ezrites. 25 U And it came to pass the same night, that the Lord said unto him. Take thy father's young buUock, even the second bullock of seven years old, and throw down the altar of Baal that thy father hath, and cut down the gi-ove 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 witli tiie wood of the grove whicli thou shalt cut down. 27 Then Gideon took ten men of his servants, and did as the Lord had said unto him : and .90 it was, because he fear- ed his fathei-'s household, and the men of the city, that he could not do it ,by day, that he did it by night. 28 1J And when the men of the city arose early in the morning, behold, the altar of Gideon's Jleece : j Baal was cast down, and the gl'ove was cut down that ivas by it, and the second i)ullock was offered upon the altar that was built, 29 And they said one to another, Who hath done this thing ? And when they inquired ar/a asked, they said, Gideon the son of Joash hath done this thing. 30 Tlien the men of the city said unto Joasli, Bring out diy son, that he may die : because he hath cast down the altar of Baal, and because he hath cut down the grove that vas by it. 31 And Joash said unto all that stood a- gainst him, V^'ill ye plead for Baal ? will j^e 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 plead for him- self, because 07ieha.th. cast down his altar, 32 Thei'efore on that day lie called him Jerubbaal, saying, Let Baal plead against him, because he hath thrown down his altar. 33 H I'hen all the Midianitcs, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east were gathered togedier, and went over, and pitched in the A'alley of Jezreel. 34 But the Spu'it of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet; and Abiezer was gathered after him. 35 And he sent messengers throllgho^t all Manasseh ; who also was gathered af- ter him : and he sent messengers unto Ash- er, and unto Zebulun, and unto Naph- tali ; and they came up to meet them. 36 ^ And Gideon said unto God, if thou Avilt save Israel by mine hand, as thou hast said, 37 Behold, I v/ill put a fleece of wool in the floor; andii the dew be on the fleece on- ly, andit be dry upon all the earth beside, then shall I know that thou wilt sa\e Is- I'ael by mine hand, as thou hast said. 38 And it was so : for he rose up early on the morrow, and thrtist the fleece together, and wrineed the dew out of the fleece, a bowl-full of water. 39 And Gideon 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 ; let it 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 only, and tliere was dew on all the gi-ound. CHAP. VII. 1 Gideo7i's army. 9 He is encouraged by the dream ^ andinterlirctationoj the harlnj-cake. 24 Oreb and Zceb. THEN Jerubbaal (who is Gideon) and all the people that wen- with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod : so that the host of the Midi- aiitcs were on the north side of Aem by the hill cf Moreh, in the valley. Gideon's stratagem. Chap, 2 And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people that are with thee are too muny for me to give the Midianites into their liands, lest Israel vaunt themselves> against me, sa} ing. Mine own hand hatli 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 Gilead. And there i-eturned of the people twenty and two thousand ; and there remained ten thousand. 4 And the Lord said unto Gideon, The people are yet loo many ; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there ; and it sliall be, tliat 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 i)eople imto the water : and the Lord said unto Gid- eon, Every one that lappeth of the wa- ter with his tongue as a do^ lappeth, him shalt thou set by himselt ; likewise eveiy one that boweth down upon his knees to diink. 6 And the number of them that lap- ped, /lutting their hand to their mouth, were three hundred men : but all the rest of the people bowed down upon their knees to drink water. 7 And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver tlie Midian- ites into thine hand : and let all the other people go eveiy man unto his place. 8 So the people took \'ictuals in their hand, and their trumpets ; and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and retained those three hundred men. And the host of Midian was be- neath 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 tliou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy servant down to the host : 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 Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host. 12 And the Midianites, and the Amal- ekites, and all the children of the east, lay along in tlie valley like grasshoppers for j multitude ; and their camels ivere without number, as the sand by the sea side for multitude. 13 And when Gideon was come, be- Hpld, there tms a man tliiit told a dream VII. The Midianites overthrown. 21!> unto his fellow, and said. Behold, I dreamed a dream, and lo, a cake of bar- ley-bread tumbled into the host of Mid- ian, and came unto a tent, and smote it thftt it fell, and overturned it that the tent lay along. 14 And his fellow answered, and said. This is notliing else save the sword of Gid- eon the son of Joash, a man of Israel : for into his hand hath God deUvered Mid- im, and all the host. 15 U And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the dream, and the inter- pretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into the host of Isi'ael, and said. Arise ; for the Lord hath delivered into your hand the host of Midian. 16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies, and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with emp- ty pitchei's, and lamps within the pitchers. 17 And he said unto them. Look on me, and do likewise : and Ijehold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that as I do, so shall ye do. 18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and aU that are with me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say. The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. 19 If So Gideon, and the hundred men that iverc with him, came unto the out- side of tile camp in tlie be^miing of the middle watch ; and they had but newly set the watch : and they blew the ti-um- pets, 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 trampets in their right hands to blow ivit/ial : and they cried, The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. 21 And they stood eveiy 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 eveiy man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host : and the host fled to Beth- shittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abel-meholali, unto Tabbath. 23 And the men of Israel gatliere.d themsehes together out of Naphtali, and cut of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the Midianites. 24 ^\ And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim, saying, Come down against the Midianites, and take before tlicm the waters u\jto Beth- barah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraiin gathered themselves togeth- er, and took the waters unto Beth-barah and Joi'dan. 25 Arid they took two princes of the: Midiaaite.s, Orcb and Zeeb ; and thej' 220 The Eiihraimitea pacified. slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zceb they slew at the wine-press of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on tlie oth- er side Jordan. CHAP. vni. 1 The Efihravnites fiacifitd, 4 Zebah and Zalmunna. 33 TJie Israelites idol- atry a?7d ingratitude. AND the men of Ephraim said unto him, Why hast thou served us thus, th.ct thou calledst us not when thou Avent- est to fight with the Midianites? and they did chide with him sharply. 2 And he said unto them. What have 1 done now in comparison of you ? Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage ot Abiezer ? 3 God hath delivered into your hands the piinces of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb : and Avhat was I able to do in comparison of you ? Then their anger was abated to- ward him, when he had said that. 4 ^ And Gideon came to Jordan, and passed over, he, and tlvc three hundred men that lucre with him, faint, yet pur- suing them. 5 And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follo\v me : for they be faint, and I am puj'suing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. 6 If And the princes of Succoth said, j^re the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna ROW in thine hand, that we should give bread unto thine army .'' 7 And Gideon said, Therefore when the Lord hath delivered Zebah and Zal- munna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the Vi^ilder- ness and with briers. 8 And he went up thence to Penuel, and spake unto them likewise : and the men of Penuel ansv/ered him as the men of Succoth had answered him. 9 And he spake also unto the men of Penupl, saying. When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. 10 II Now Zebah and Zalmunna vjcre in Karkor, and their hosts with them, a- bout fifteen thousand mc??, all that were left of the all hosts of the children of the Cfist : for there fell an hundred and twenty thousand men that drew swoi-d. n 1[ And Gideon went up l)y the way of them that dwelt in tents on the cast of Nobah arxl J ogbehah, and smote the host : for the host was secure. 12 And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, 2^bah and Zalmun- na, and discomfited all the host. 13 ^ And Gidefm the son of Joash re- turned from Ijattle before the sun ivas up, 14 And caught a young man of the 5§ei> of Succoth, and inquired of him : JUDGES. Succoth and Penuel destroyed. and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men. 15 And he came unto the men of Suc- coth, and said. Behold Zebah and Zal- munna, with whom ye did upbraid me, saying. Are the hands of Zebah and Zal- munna 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 Suc- coth. 17 And he beat down the tower of Pe- nuel, and slew tlie men of the city. 18 ^ Then said he unto Zebah and Zal- munna, Whp.t manner of men nuere they whom ye slew at Talror t And they an- swered. As thou arty so were thcv ; each one resemblfed the children of a king. 19 And he said. They were my breth- ren, even the sons of my mother : as the Lord liveth, if ye had saved them ahve, I would not slaj' you. 20 And he said unto Jcther his first- born. Up, and slay them. But the youth drew not his sword : for he feared, be- cause he was yet a youth. 21 Then Zebah and Zalmunna said. Rise thou, and fall upon us : for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments tliat inert on their camels necks. 22 If Then the men of Israel said unto Gideon, Rule thou o\e.v us, both thou, and thy son, and thy son's son also: for thou hast delivered us from the hand of Midian. 23 And Gideon said unto them, I wUl not rule oser you, neither shall my son rule over you ; the Lord shall rule over you. 24 And Gideon said qnto them, I would desire a request of you, that you would give me every man the ear-rings of his pr^y. (For they had golden ear-rings, because they were Ishmaelites.) 25 And they ansAvered, We will will- ingly gi\ e them. And they spread a gar- ment, and did cast thei"ein every man tlie car-rings of his prey. 26 And the weight of the golden ear- rings that he requested, was a thousand and scA'en hundred shekels of gold ; be- side ornaments, and collars, and purple raiment that was on the kings of Midian, and beside the chains that were about their camels necks, 27 And (iideon made an ephwl there- of, and )5ut it in his city, ex^en in (^phrah : and all Israel went thither a whoring af- ter it : which tiling became a snare unto Gideon, and to his house. 28 If Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted tip their head's no more. And the com.- Gideoti's death, tiy was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon. 29 IT And Jerul)baal the son of Joash went and dwelt in his own house. . 30 And Gideon had threescore and ten sons of his body begotten : for he had ma- ny wives. 31 And his concubine that ivan in Shechcm, she also Iiare him a son, whose name he called Abimeiech. 32 f And Gideon the son of Joash died in a good old age, and was buried in the sepulchi-e of Joash his father, in Ophrah of the Abi-ezrites. 33 And it came to pass as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whor- ing after Baalim, and made Baal-berith their god. 34 And the children of Israel remem- bered not the Lord their God, who had fleUvered them out of the hands of all their enemies on every side : ^ 35 Neither shewed they kuidness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely Gideon, ac- cording to all the goodness which he had shewed uuto Israel. CHAP. IX. 1 ylbimelech is made king by the She- chejnites. 7 Jotliam by a parable re- buketh them. 26 Gaal's consldracy. 56 Jo'Jiarn's curse is fulfilled. AND Abimeiech the son of Jerubbaal went to Shechem unto his mother's brethren, andcommmied 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 Shechem, Whether is better for j'^ou, either that all the sons of Jei'ub- baal, ivhidi 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 Shechem all these words: and their hearts inclined to follow Abimeiech ; for they said, He is our brother. ■ 4 And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baal- berith, wherewith Abimeiech hired vain and light persons, which followed him. 5 And he went unto his father's house at Ophrah, and slew his brethren tliesons of Jerubbaal, being threescore and ten per- sons, upon one stone ; notwithstanding, yet Jotham the youngest son of Jerubbaal v/as left ; for he hid himself. 6 And all the men of Shechem gathered together, and all the house of Millo, and went and made Abimeiech king, by the plain of the pillar that ivas in Shechem. 7 ^ And when they told it to Jotham, he went and .st(X)d in the top of mount Gci'izim, and lifted up his voice and Cbap. IX. Jotham*8 parable. 221 cried, and said unto them. Hearken unto me, ye men of Shechem, that God may hearken unto you. 8 The trees went forth on a time to anoint a king over them ; and they sajd unto the olive-tree. Reign thou over us. 9 But the olive-tree said unto them. Should I leave my fatness, Avherewith 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 fi-uit, and go to be promoted over the trees .-' 12 Then S3.id the trees unto the vine. Come thou, and reign over usj. 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 all 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 a/zf/put your trust m my shad- ow : and if not, let fire come out of the bramble, and devour the cedars of Leba- non. 16 Now therefore, if ye have done tru- ly and sincerely, in that ye have made A- bimelech king, and if ye have dealt well with Jenibljaal and his house, and have done unto him according to the deserving of his hands : 17 (For my father fought for you, and adventui-ed his life far, and deUvered you out of the hand of Midian : 18 And ye are I'isen up against my fa- ther's house this! day, and have slain his sons, threescore and ten persons, upon one stone, and ha\'e made Abimeiech, the son of his maid-servant, king over the men of Shechem, because he is your brother :) 19 If ye then have dealt truly and sin- cerely with Jerubbaal and with his house this day, then rejoice ye in Abimeiech, and let him also rejoice in you : 20 But if not, let fire come out from Abimeiech, apd devour the men of She- chem, and the house of Millo; and let fire come out from the meti of Shechem, and from the house of Millo, and devour Abimeiech. 21 And Jotham ran av/ay, and fled, and went to Beer, and dwelt there, for fear of Abimeiech his brother. 22 If When Abimeiech had reigned three years over Israel, 23 Then God sent an e^'il spirit betweea Aliimelech and the men of Shechem ; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimeiech : 24 That the cruelty do7ie to the three- score and ten sons of Jerubbaal mighc 222 GaaFs cons/irracy. JUDGES. Jibimdech overcomeih Jiim. come, and their blood be laid upon Abim- elech their brother wliich slew them, and upon the men of Shechem which aided him in the killing of his brethren. 25 And the men of Shechem set liers in wait for him in the top of the moun- tains, and they robbed all that came a- long that way by them : and it was told Abimelech. 26 And Gaal the son of Ebed came with liis brethren, and went over to Shechem : and the men of Shechem put their confidence in him. 27 And they went out into the fields, and gathered their, vineyards, and trode the ip-afies, and made meny, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech. 28 And Gaal the son of Ebed said, Who is Abimelech, and who is Shechem, that ■we should serve him ? is not he the son of Jerabbaal ? and Zebul his officer ^ Serve the men of Hamor the father of Shechem : for why should we serve him ? 29 And would to God this people were under my hand ! then would I remove Abimelech. And he said to Abimelech, Increase thine army, and come out. 30 H And Avhen Zebd the ruler of the city heard the words of Gaal the son of Ebed, his a^iger was kindled. 31 And he sent messengers unto Abim- elech privily, saying. Behold, Gaal the son of Ebed, and his brethren, be come to Shechem ; and behold, they fortify tlie 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, "juhen he and the people that is with him come out against thee, then mayest thou do to them as^iou shalt find occasion. 34 ^ And Abimelech rose up, and all the people that "ivere with liim, by night, and tliey laid wait against Shechem in four companies. 35 And Gaal the son of Ebed went out, and stood hi the entering of the gate of the city : and Abimelech rose up, and the people that were with him, from lying m wait. 36 And when Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, Behold, there come people down fi-om the top of the mountains. And Zel )ul said unto him , Thou seest the shadow eS" the mountains as iftheij nvere men. o7 And Gaal spake again, and said, See, there come people down by tlie middle of tlie land, and another company come along by the plain of Meonenim. 38 Then said Zebul unto him. Where z.» now tliy mouth, wherewith thou saidst, WJio is Abimelecli, that we sliould serve him ? is not this the people that thou hast despised t go out, I pray now, and figbl with them. 39 And Gaal went out befoi'e the men of Shechem, and fought with Abimelech. 40 And Abimelech chased him, and he fled before iiim, and many were over- thrown and wounded, even unto the en- tering of tlie gate. 41 And Abimelech dwelt at Ammah : and Zeljul thrust out Gaal and his breth- ren, that they should not dwell in Shechojp. 42 And it came to pass on the moiTow» that the peo]jle went out into tlie field ; and they told Abimelech. 43 And he took the people, and divided them into three companies, and laid wait in the field, and looked, and behold, the people nvere come forth out of the city ; and he rose up against them, and smote them. 44 And Abimelech, and the company that was with him, rushed forward, and stood in the enteinng of the gate of the city : and the two other companies ran upon all the fteojUe that were in the fields> and slew them. 45 And Abimelech fought against the city all that day ; and he took the city, and slew the people that was therein, and beat down the city, and sowed it with salt 46 *^ And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, tliey entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. 47 And it Avas told Abimelech, that all the men of the tower of Shechem were gathered together. 48 And Abimelech gat liun up to mount Zalmon, he and all the people that were with him ; and Abiiiielech 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, a/irfdo as I hax>e done. 49 And all the people likewise cut down evei y man his bougli, and followed Abimelech, and put them to the hold, and set the hold on fire upon them : so that all the men of the tower of Shechem died also, about a thousand men and women. 50 If Then went Abimelech to Thebcz, and encamped against Thebez, and took it. 51 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. 52 And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to bum it with fire. 53 And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech's head, an^ all to break his s>kuUt sSbimelech slaiv. Chap. 54 Then he called hastily unto the young man his armour-bearer, and said unto him, Draw thy sword, and slay me, that men say not or me, A woman slew him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. 55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they departed every man unto his place. 56 ^ Thus God rendered the wicked- ness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren : 57 And all the evil of tlie men of She- chem did God render upon their heads : 1' and upon them came the curse of Jotham the son of Jerubbaal. CHAP. X. 1 Tola judgeth Israel, 3 aho Jair. 7 The jPhilistincs and Ammonites oji- presn Israel ; 15 ujion their repent- ance God fiitieth them. AND after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issacliar ; and he dwelt iii Shamir in mount Ephraim. 2 And he judged Israel twenty and three yeai*s, and died, and was buried in Shamir. 3 11 And after him arose Jair, a Gilead- Ite, and judged Israel twenty and two years. 4 And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havoth-jair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead. 5 And Jair died, and was buried in Camon. 6 And the children of Israel did evil a- gain in the sight of the Lord, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Amnion, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the Lord, and served not him. 7 IT And the anger of the Lord was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. 8 And that year they vexed and op- pi'essed the children of Israel eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead. 9 Moreover, the children of Ammon fiassed over Jordan, to fight also against udah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim ; so that Israel was sore distressed. 10 If And the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have for- saken our God, and also served Baalim. 11 And tlie Lord said unto the chil- dren of Israel, Did not / deliver you from the Egjptians, and from the Amo- rites, from the children of Ammon, and ■ from the PhiltstrQK ? X. xTt. The Israelites refietu. 2^ 12 The Zidonians also, and the Amal- ekites, and the Maonites did oppress you ; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand. 13 Yet ye have forsaken me, and serv- ed otlier gods : wherefore I will deliver you no more. 14 Go and cry unto the gotls which ye have chosen ; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation. 15 H And the children of Israel said un- to the Lord, We have sinned : do thou un- to us whatsoever seemeth good unto tliee ; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day. 16 And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord : and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel. 17 Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gil- ead. And tlie children of Israel asseni- liled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh. 18 And the people and princes of Gil- ead said one to another. What man is he that will begin to fight ag-ainst tlie chil- dren of Ammon ? he shall iie head over, all the inhabitants of Gilead. CHAP. XL 1 Jejihthah^s covenant ivith the Gilead- ites. oO His vonv. oi He performeth it on his daughter. NOW Jephthah the Gileadite was a mighty man of valour, and he wai the son of an harlot : and Gilead begat Jephthah. 2 And Gilead's wife bare him sons ; and his wife's sons grew up, and they thrust out Jephthah, and said unto him. Thou shalt not inherit in our father's house ; for thou a^-t the son of a strange woman. 3 Then Jephthah lied from his breth- ren, and dwelt in the land of Tob : and there were gathered vain men to Jeph- thah, and went out with him. 4 If And it came to pass in process of time, that the children of Ammon made war against Israel. 5 And it was so, that when the chil- dren of Ammon made war against Israel, the elders of Gilead went to fetch Jeph- thah out of the land of Tob : 6 And they said unto Jephthah, Come, and be our captain, that we may fight with the children of Ammon. 7 And Jephthah said unto the elders of Gilead, Did not ye hate me, and ex- pel 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 Gilead said unto Jephthah, Therefore we tuni again to thee now, that thou rhayest go witli us, and fight against the children of Ammon, and be our head over all the inhabitar.ts of Gi}ea<1. 224 Jtiihthah vmde captain. 9 And Jeplithah said unto the elders of Gilead, It" ye bring me home again to fight against the children of Ammon, and the Lord deliver them before me, shall I be sour head ? 10 And the elders of Gilead said unto Jephthah, The Lor d be a witnessbetween ns, if we do not so according to thy words. 11 Then Jephthah went with the el- tlers of Gilead, and the people made him head and captain over them : and Jcph- tliah uttered all his words before the Lord in Mizpeh. 12 H And Jephthah sentmessengersunto the king of the children of Ammon, say- ing. What hast thou to do with me, that thou art come against mc to fight in my land ? 13 And the king of the children of Am- mon answered unto the messengers of Jephthah, Because Israel took away my land, when they came up out of Egypt, from Arnon even unto Jabbok, and unto Jordan : now therefore restore those lands again pe^iceablj^ 14 And Jephthah scut messengers again unto the king of the children of Amnion : 15 And said unto him. Thus saith Jephthah, Israel took not away the land of Moab, nor the land of the children of Ammon : 16 But when Israel came up from Ei- gypt, and walked through the wilderness unto the Red sea, and came to Kadesh ; 17 Then Israel sent messengers unto the king of Edoin, saying, Let me, I pray thee, pass through thy land : but the king of Edom would not hearken thereto. And in hke manner they sent unto the king of Moab ; but he ■w/ould not consent. And Is- rael abode in Kadesh, 18 Then they went along through the vvildeniess. and compassed the land of E- dom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the othei- side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab : tea- Anion ivas the border of Moab. 19 And Israel sent messengers unto Sihon king of the Amorites, the king of Heshbon ; and Israel said unto him, Let us pass, we pray thee, thraugh thy land unto my place. 20 But Sihon trusted not Israel to pass through his coast : but Sihon gathered all his people together, and pitched in Jahaz, and fought against Israel. _ 21 And the Lord God of Israel de- livered Sihon and all his people into the hand of Israel, and they smote them : so Israel possessed all the knd of the Amo- ri^tes, the inhabitants of that country. 22 And they possessed all the coasts of the Amorites, from Arnon even unto labbok, and from tltc v/ikla'nes's even un- ite Jordjini. JUDGES. Hif! rash vow. 23 So now the Lord God of Israel hath dispossessed the Amorites fi-om be- fore his people Israel, and shouldest thou possess it ? , 24 Wilt not thou possess that which Chcmosh thy god giveth thee to possess ? So whomsoever the Lord our God shall drive out from before us, tliem will we possess. 25 And now art thou any thing better than Balak the son of Zippor king of Mo- ab i" did he ever strive against Israel, or did he e\'er fight against them, 26 While Israel tlwelt in Heslibon and her towns, and in Aroer and her towns, and in all the cities that be along by the coasts of Arnon, three hundrccl years ? why therefore did }e not recover them witliin that time ? 27 Wlierefore I ha\'e not sinned against thee, but thou doest me wrong to war a- gainst me : the Lord the Judge be judge this day between the chikli'en of Israel and the children of Ammon. 28 Ho'.vbeit, the king of the children of Ammon hearkened not unto the words of Jephthali which he sent him. 29 II Then tlie Spirit of the Lord came upon Jephthah, and he passed over Gil- ead, and Manasseh, and passed over Mizpeh of Gilead, and from Mizpeh of Gilead he passed over unto tlae children of Ammon. 30 And Jephthah vowed a vow unto the Lord, and said. If thou shalt Avithout fail dehver the children of Ammon into mine hands, 31 Then it shall be, that whatsoever Cometh forth of the doors of my house to meet me, when I return in peace from the children of Ammon, shall surely be the Lord's, and I will oifer it up for a burnt-offering. 32 fl" So Jephthah passed over unto the children of Ammon to fight against them ; and the IjOrd delivered them into his hands. 33 And he smote them from Aroer even till thou come to Minnith, even twenty cities, and unto the plain of the vineyards, with a very great slaughter. Thus the children of Ammon were sub- dued before the children of Israel. 34 If And Jephthah came to Mizpeh unto his house, and behold, his daugh- ter 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, tliathc rent his clothes, and said, A- las, my daughter ! thou hast brought me Aery low, and thou art one of them tluu trouble ine : for I have opened my mouth j unto the Lord, and I cannot go back. " "6 And she said unto him^ My fatliei\ The Eiihraimitcs blain. Chap, xii, if thou hast opened thy mouth unto the Lord, do to me according to that which hath proceeded out of thy mouth ; for- asmuch as the Lord liath taken ven- geance for thee of thine enemies, even of tlie children of Ammon. 37 And she said unto her fatlier. Let tliis thing be done for me : Let me alone two months, that I may go up and down upon the mountains, and bewail my vir- ginity, I and my fellows. 38 And he said, Go. And he sent her away for two months : and she went with her companions, and bewailed her virginity upon the mountains. 39 And 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 Israel, 40 That the daughters of Israel went yearly to lament the daughter of Jeph- thah the Gileadite four days in a year. CHAP. XIL 1 The Ejihraimitesy discerned by Shibbo- leth, are slain by the Gileadites. 7 Jeph- thah dieth. AND the men of Ephraim gathered themselves together, and went north- ward, and said unto Jephthah, Where- fore passedst thou over to fight against the children of Ammon, and didst not call us to go with thee ? we will burn thine house upon thee widi fire. 2 And Jephthah said imto them, land my people were at great strife with the chil- dren of Ammon ; and when I called }ou, ye delivered me not out of their hands. 3 And when I saw that ye delivered ?ne not, I put my life in my hands, and pass- ed over against the children of Ammon, and the Lord delivered them into my hand : wherefoi'e then are ye come up unto me this day, to fight against me ? 4 Then Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with E- phralm : and the men of Gilead smote E- ■ phraim Jjecause they said. Ye Gileadites are fugitives of Ephraim among the E- phraimites, and among the Manassites. 5 And the Gileadites took the passages of Jordan before the Ephraimites : and it was so, that when those Ephraimites wliich were escaped, said, Let me go over; that the men of Gilead said unto him, ^r? thou an Ephraimite ? If he said, Nay ; 6 Then said they unto him. Say now Sliibboleth ; and he said-Sibboleth : for he could not frame to pronounce it liglit Then they took him, and slew him at tlie passages of Jordan. And there fell at tliat time of the Ephraimites forty and twD thousand. 7 And Jephlliah judged Israel six years: then died Jephthah the Gileadite, and v.'as buried in one o/the cities of Gilead. 99 ' " ■' XIII. AnaJigelafifiearethtoManoah. 225 8 If And after him Ibzan of Beth-lehem judged Israel. 9 And he had thirty sons and thirty daughters whom he sent abra^.d, and took in thirty daughters from aljroad for his sons : and he judged Israel seven years. 10 Then died Ibzan, and was buried at Beth-lehem. 11 IT And after him Elon, a Zebulonite, judged Israel, and he judged Israel ten years. 12 And Elon the Zebulonite died, and was buried in Ajalon in the country of Zebulun. 13 U And after him Abdon the son of Hillel, a Pirathonite, judged Israel. 14 And he had forty sons and thirty nephews, that rode on threescore and ten ass colts : and he judged Israel eight years, 15 And Abdon the son of Hillel the Pirathonite died, and was bui-ied in Pi- rathon in the land of Ephraim, in the mount of the Amalekites. CHAP. xin. 1 Israel is in the hand oj the PMHstines. 2 jin angel apfieareth to Manoah's ivife. 8 The angel apfieareth to Manoah. 15 Manoah^s sacrifice, whereby the arigel is discovered. 24: Samson is born. AND the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord ; and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistines forty years, 2 If And there was a certain man of 2x)rah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah ; 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 sti-ong drink, and eat not any imclean tliiiig : 5 For lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son ; and no razor shall come on his head : for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God fi'om the womb : and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines. 6 If 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 di-ink, neither eat any unclean thitig : for the child shalj be a Nazarite to God from the womb to the day of his death. 8 ^ Then IVIanoali entreated the Lor d, and said, O my Lord, let the man^God Avhich Chou didst send come again unto 26 Maiioa/i's sacrifice. JUDGES. Samson is borir. «s, and teach us whut we shall do unto tJie child that shall be bom. 9 And God hearkened to the voice of Manoah ; and the angel of God came again unto the Avonian as she sat in the iield : but Manoah her husband was not with her. 10 And the woman made haste, and ran, and shewed htr husband, and said unto hijii, Behold, the man hath appear- ed unto me, that came unto me the other day. 11 And JManoah arose, and went after his wife, and came to the man, and said unto him, ylrC thou the man that spakest unto the woman ? And he said, I am. 12 And Manoali said. Now let thy words come to pass. How shall we order the child, and /wiu shall we do unto him ? 13 And the angel of the Lord said unto Manoah, Of all that I said unto the woman, let her beware. 14 She may not eat of any iking that Cometh qf tlie vine, neither let her drink wine or strong drink, nor eat any unclean thing : all that I commanded her let her observe. 15 ^ And Manoah said unto tiie 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 un- to Manoah, 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 Manoah knew not that he was an angel of the Lord. 17 And Manoah said unto the angel of the Lord, What w thy name, that when thy sayings come to pass, we may do thee honour ? 18 And the angel of the Lor d said un- to him. Why askest thou thus after my name, seeing it is secret ? 19 So Manoah took a kid, with a meat- offering, and offered it upon a i-ock unto tlie Lord ; and the ajigel did wonderous- ly, and Manoah and his wife looked on. 20 For it came to pass, when the flame went up toward hca\'en from off the altar, that the angel of the Lord ascended in the flame of the altar. And Manoah and his wife looked on it, and fell on their faces to tlie gi'ound. 21 But the angel of the Lord did no more appear to Manoah and to his wife. Then Manoah knew that he was an an- gel of the Lord. 22 And Manoah 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 bumt-offering and a meat-offering at our hands, neither would he have shewed us all these things, nor would as at this time have told us sucii things as these. 24 IT And the Avoman bare a son, and called his name Samson. And the cliild grew, and the Lord blessed him. 25 And the Spirit of the Lord began to move him at times in the camp of Dan, between Zorah and Ashtaol. CHAP. XIV. 1 Samson desireth a wife of the Philis- tines. 10 His inari-iage-feast, 12 and riddle. 19 He sfioileth thirty Philistines. AND Samson went down to Timnatli, and saw a woman in Timnathof the daughters of the Philistines. 2 And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines ; now therefore get her for nie to wife. 3 Then his father and his mother said unto liim. Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the luicircumcised PMlistines ? And Samson said imto 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 ho sought an occasion against the Philistines : for at that time the Philistines had do- minion ovci' Israel. 5 Then went Samson doAvn, and his fathei' and his motfiiei', to Timnath, and came to the vineyards of Timnath : and behold, a young 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 lie had nothing in his hand : but \\e. told not his father or his mother what he had done. 7 And he went down, and talked with the woman ; and she pleased Samson well. 8 \ x\i\d after a time he returned tp take her, and he turned aside to see tlie carcass of the lion : and behold, there was a swarm of bees and honey in the carcass 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 tiiem, and they did eat : but he told not them that he had taken the honey out of the carcass of the lion. 10 ^ So his father went down' imto the woman : and Samson made there a feast ; for so used the young men to da 11 And it caiiie to pass, when they saW him, that they brought tliiity companions to be with him. 12 H And Samson said unto them, I will now put forth a riddle unto you : if ye can certainly declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, tlien I will give you thirty sheets and thirty change of gai-ments : Samson's riddle. Chap 13 But if ye cannot declare it me, then i-ihall ye give me thirty sheets and thirty change of garments. And tliey said unto liiiTi,"Pat fortli thy riddle; that we may hear it. 14 And he said unto them. Out of the eater came foith meat, and out of the strong came forth sweetness. And they could not in three days" expound the ; liddle. 15 And it came to pass on the seventh dav, that they said to Samson's wife. En- tice thy husband, that he may declare un- to us the riddle, lest we bum thee and thv father's house with lire : have ye called us to take that we have .'' Is it not 16 And Samson's wife wept before him, and said. Thou dost but hate me, and lov- est me not : thou liast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and hast not told it me. And he said unto her. Behold, I have not told it 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 tlie children of her people. 18 And the men of the city said unto liim on the seventh day before the sun went tlown. What is sweeter than honey ? and what is stixjnger than a hon ? And he said unto them. If je had notploughed with my lieifer, ye had not found out my riddle. 19 If'And the Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he went down to Ashke- I'on, and slew thirty men of them, and tcKik their spoil, and gave change of gar- ments unto them which expounded tire riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to liis father's house. 20 But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. CHAP. XV. 1 Samson is denied his wife. 3 He bum- eth the Philistines corn. 9 He is bound by the men ofJudah, and delivered to the Philistines. 14 He killeth them noith a jaiv-bone. BUT it came to pass within a wliile after, in the time of wheat-harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid ; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father Avould not suffer him to go in. 2 And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her ; there- lore I ga\'e her to thy companion : is not I'lcr jounger sister fah-er than she ? take licr, I pray thee, instead of her. 3 fl And Samson said concerning them. Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure. xv. He bumeth the Philistines corn. 227 4 And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took fire-brands, and turned tail to tail, and put a fire-brand in the midst between two tails. 5 And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing com of the Pliilistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, witli the vineyards ajid olives. 6 If Then the Philistines said. Who hath donethis? And they answered, Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and g^ven her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. 7 IT And Samson said vuito them, Though ye have done this, jet 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 Etam. 9 IT Then the Philistines Avent up, and pitched hi Judah, and spread themselves in Lehi. 10 And the men of Judah said, Why are ye come up against us ? And they an- swered. To bind Samson are we come up, to do to him as he hath done to us. 11 Then three thousand men of Judah went to the top of the rock Etam, and said to Samson, Knowest thou not that the Philistines are inilers over us ? what is this that thou hast done unto us ? And he said unto them, As they did unto me, so have I 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 Pliilis- tines. And Samson 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 I^ind thee fast, and de- liver 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 yij4?id when he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted against him : and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon him, and the cords that ivere 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, ahd took it, and slew a thousand men therewith. 16 And Samson said, With the jaw-bone 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 a- way the jaw-bone out of his hand, and called that place Raraath-lehi. • 18 5f And he was sore athirst, and call. , ed on tlie Lor D, and said, Thou hast ^\ > 328 Samson enticed by Delilah. en this great deli\ erance, into the hand of thy servant : and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncir- cumcLsed ? 19 But God clave an hollow place that was in the jaw, and there came water thereout ; and when he had dnink, his spirit came again, and he revi\'ed : where- fore he called the name thereof En-hak- iore, which is in Lehi unto this day. 20 And he judged Israel in the diiys of the Phihstines twenty years. CHAP. XVI. 1 Saniso7i carrieth aivay the gates of Ga- za. 4 Delilah, corrujited by the Philis- tineSy enticeth him ; 15 arid overcometh him. 21 The Philistines fiut out his eves. 23 The wanner of his death. THEN went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her. 2 And it was told the Gazites, saying, Samson is come hither. And they com- passed him in, and laid wait for him all night in the gate of the city, and were quiet ail the night, saying, In the morn- ing when it was day we shall kill him. 3 And Samson lay till midnight, 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 car- ried them up to the top of an hill that is befoi'e Hebron. 4 % And it came to pass aftei'ward, that he loved a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name ivas Delilah. 5 And the lords of the Philistines came up unto her, and said unto her, IJntice him, and see wherein his great strength lieth, and by what 7nea?is we may prevail against him, that we may bind him to afflict him : and we will give thee every one of us eleven hundred fiieces of silver. 6 And Delilah said to Samson, Tell me, I pray thee, wherein thy great strength licth, and wherewith thou mightest be bound to afflict thee. 7 And Samson said unto her, If they bind me with seven green withes, that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 8 Then the lords of the Philistines brought up to her seven green withes, which had not been dried, and she bound him witli them. 9 (Now there nverc men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber.) And she said unlo him. The Phihstines he ujjon thee, Samson. And he brake the withes as a thread of tow is broken when it toucheth the lire. So his strength was not known. 10 And Delilah said unto Samson, Be- \vM, thou hast mocked me, and tdd me JUDGES. Sh6 betratjeth him. lies : now tell me, I pray thee, where- with thou mightest be Dound. 11 And he said unto her. If they bmd • me fast with ne>v ropes that never were occupied, then shall I be weak, and be as another man. 12 Delilah tlierefore took new ropes, and bound him tlierewith, and said unto liim, The Philistines be upon thee, Sam- son. (And there were hers in wait abid- ing in the chamljer.) And he brake them from off his arms like a thread. 13 And Delilah said unto Samson, Hith- erto thou hast mocked me, and told me Ues : tell me wherewith thou might- est be bound. And he said unto her. If thou weavest tli* seven locks of my head with the web. 14 And she fastened it with the pin, and said unto him, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awaked out ot his sleep, and went away with the pin of the beam, and with the web. 15 H 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 mo wherein thy great strength lieth. 16 And it came to pass when she pressed him daily with her words;* and urged him, so that liis soul was vexed unto death ; 17 That he told her all his heart, and said unto her. There hath not come a razor upon mine head ; iorlhave been a Nazarite unto God from my mother's womb : if I be shaven, then ray strength will go from me, and I shall become weak, and be like any other man. 18 And when Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying. Come up tliis once, for he hath shewed me all his heart Then the lords of the Philistines 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 sliave off the seven locks of his head ; and she began to afflict him, and his strength went from him. 20 And she said. The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out oi his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the Lord Avas departed from him. 21 ^ But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with fet- ters of brass ; and he did grmd in the prison-house. 22 HoAvijeit the hair of his head began to gi-ow again after he was shaven. 23 Then the lords of the Philistines, gathered them together, for to offcr a »^fris07i*8 death. Chap, xvii, xviii. Micah's idolatry. 229 gi'eat sacrifice onto Da^on their god, and to rejoice : for they said, Our ^od hath delivered Samson our enemy into our hand. 24 And when the people saw him, thev praised their god : for they said, Our goG hath delivered into our hands our enemy, and the destroyer of our country ; which slew many of us. 25 And it came to pass, when their hearts were merry, that they said, Call for Samson that he may make us sport. And they called for Samson out ot the prison-house ; and he made them sport : and they set him between the pillars. 26 And Samson said unto the lad that held liim by the hand, Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house standeth, that I may lean upon them. 27 Now the house was full of men and women : and all the lords of the Phi- listines were there ; and there were upon the roof about thi"ee thousand men and ■women, that beheld while Samson made sport. 28 And Samson called unto the Lord, and said, O Lord God, rememlier me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I ma>' be at once avenged of the Philistmes for my two eyes. 29 And Samson 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 Samson said. Let me die with the Philistines. And 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 moi'e 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 /;?;?? up, and Ijuried him be- tween Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying- place of Manoah his father. And he judg- ed Israel twenty rears. CHAP. xvn. 1 JSIicah restoring the stolen money to his mother, she maketh images. 7 He hir- eth a Levite to be /us priest. AND there was a man of mount E- phraim, whose name was Micah. 2 And he said unto his mother. The eleven hundred shekels of silver that were taken from thee, about which thou curs- edst, and spakest of also in mine ears, behold, the silver is with me ; I took it. And his mother said, Blessed be thou of -he Lord, my son. 3 And when he had restored the eleven himdred shekels of silver to his mother, his mother said, I had wholly 'ledicated the silver unto the Lord from my hand for my son, to make a graven image and a molten image : now there- fore I will restore it unto thee. 4 Yet he restored the money unto his mother ; and his mother took two hun- dred shekels of sih'er, and gave them to the founder, who made thereof a gi'avea image and a molten image : and they .were in the house of Micah. 5 And the man Micah had an house eople, even of all the tribes of Israel, presented them- selves in the assembly of the people of God, four hundred thousand i'ootmen that drew swoi'd. 3 (Now the children of Benjamin heard tiiat the children of Israel were gone up to INIizpeh.) Then said the children of Israel, Tell us, how was this wickedness ? • 4 And the Le\ite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Ben- jamin, I and my concubine, to lodge. 5 And the men of Gibeah rose against me, acd beset the house round aboui. up- on me by night, and thought to have slain me : and my concubine have they forced, tliat she is dead. 6 And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the countiy of the inhei'itance of Israel : for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel. 7 Behold, ye are all children of Israel ; give here your advice and counsel. 8 ^ And all the people arose as one man, saying. We will not any of us go to his tent, neither will wc any of us turn mto his house : 9 But now this shall be the thing which we will do to Gibeah : we will go uji by lot against it ; 10 And we will take ten men of an himdi'ed throughout aU the tribes of Isra- el, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel. 11 So all the men of Israel were gath- ered against the city, knit togetlier as one man. 12 IT And the triljes of Israel sent men through all the tribe of Benjamin, say- ing. What wickedness is tliis that is done among you ? 13 Now therefore deliver us the men. , the children of Behal, which are in Gib- eah, that we may put them to death, and put away e\il from Isniel. But the children of Benjamin would not hearken to the voice of theh* brethren the childi'en. of Israel : 14 But the children of Benjamin gath- ered themsehes together out of the cities unto Gibeah, to go out to battle agaiiist ihe children of Israel. 15 And the children of Benjamin were numbered at that time out of the cities twenty and six thousand men that drew sword, beside the inhabitants of Gibeah, which were numbered seven hundi'ed chosen men. 16 Among all this people there were sev'en hundred chosen men left-handed ; every one could sling stones at an hair- breadth, and not miss. 17 And the men of Israel, beside Benja- min, were numbered four hundred thou- sand men that drew sword : all these were men of war. 18 If And the children of Israel ai'ose, and went up to tlie house of God, and asked counsel of God, and said, W^hich of us shall go up first to the battle against the children oi Benjamin ? And the Lord said, Judali shall go up first. 19 And the children of Israel rose up in the morning, and encamped against Gibeah. 20 And the men of Israel went out to battle against Benjamin ; and the men of Israel put themselves in array to fight a- gainst them at Gibeah. 21 And the children of Benjamin came forth out of Gibeah, and destroyed down to the gi-ound of the Israelites that day twenty and two thousand men. 22 And the people the men of Israel en- couraged themselves, and set tlieir battle again m array in the place where tliey put tliemselves in array the first day. 23 (And the children of Israel went up and weptbefoi'e the Lord until even, and asked coimsel of the Lord, saying. Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Load said. Go up against him.) 24 And the cluldren of Israel came near The B^njamites slain. Chap against the children of Benjamin the sec- ond day. 25 And Benjamin went forth against tliem out of Gibeah the second day, and destroyed down to the ground of the children of Israel again eighteen thousand men ; all these drew the sword. 26 If Then all the children of Israel, and all the people, Avent up, and came unto the house of God, and wept, and sat there before the Lord, and fasted that day un- til even, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings before the Lord. 27 And the children of Israel inquired of the Lord, (for the ark of the covenant of God was there in those days, 26 And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying. Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease .•* And the Lord said, Go up ; for to-moiTow I will deliver them into thine hand. 29 And Israel set Hers in wait round about Gil^eah. 30 And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times. 31 And the children of Benjamin 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 go- eth up to the house of God, and the other to Gibeah in the field, about thirty men of Israel. 32 And the children of Benjamin said. They are smitten down before us, as at the first. But the children of Israel said. Let us flee, and draw them from the city unto the highways. 33 And all the men of Israel rose up out of their place, and put themselves in array at Baal-tamar : and the Hers in wait of Israel came forth out of their places, even out of the meadows of Gibeah. 34 And there came against Gibeah ten thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and the battle was sore : but they knew not that evil was near them. 35 And the Lord smote Benjamin be- fore Israel : and the children of Israel de- stroyed of the Benj^amites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men : all these drew the sword. 36 So the children of Benjamin saw that they were smitten : for the men of Israel gave place to the BenjamiteS, because they trusted unto the Hers in wait which they had set beside Gibeah. 37 And the Hers in wait hasted, and rushed upon Gibeah ; and the Hers in wait drew themselves along, and smote all the •rity with the edge of the sword. -58 Now there was an appointed sign 30 XXI. Gibeah burned. 235 between the men of Israel and the Hers in wait, that they should make a great flame with smoke to rise up out of the city. 39 And when the men of Israel retired in the battle, Benjamin began to smite and kill ot the men of Israel aoout thirty per- sons : for they said, Surely they are smit- ten down before us, as in the first battle. 40 But when the flame began to ari.se up out of the city with a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and behold, the flame of the city ascended up to heaven. 41 And when the men of Israel turned again, the men of Benjamin were amazed : for they saw that evil was come upon them. 42 Therefore they turned their backs before the men of Israel 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 T/iiis they enclosed the Benjamites round about, and chased them, and trode them down with ease over against Gibeah toward the sun-rising. 44 And there fell of Benjamin eigh- teen thousand men ; all these were men of valour. 45 And they turned and fled, toward the wilderness unto the rock of Rimmon: and they gleaned of them in the highways five thousand men ; and pursued hard after them luito Gidom, and slew two thousand men of them. 46 So that all which fell that day of Benjamin were twenty and five thousand men that drew the sword ; all these itfere men of valoiu*. 47 But six hundred men turned and fled to the wilderness unto liie rock Rim- mon, and abode in the rock Rimmon four months. 48 And the men of Israel turned again upon the children of Benjamin, and smote them with the edge of the sword, as well the men of every city, as the l)easts, and all that came to hand : also they set on fii'e all the cities that they came to. CHAP. XXI. 1 The peofile bewailing the desolation of Benjamin, 16 advise them to surprise th<' virgins l/iat danced at Shiloh. NOW the men of Israel had sworn in Mizpeh, saying, There shall not any of us give his daughter vmto Benjamin 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 Israel, why is this come to pass in Israel, that there should be to-day one tribe lacking In Israel ? 4 And it came to pass on the morrow, tliat the people rose early, and built 2-34 The Renjamites bewailed. there an altar, and offered burnt-offerings, and peace-offerings. 5 And the children of Israel said. Who IS there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up with the congregation unto the Lord ? For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not vm to the Lord to Mizpeh, saying. He shall surely be put to death. 6 And the children of Israel repented them for Benjamin their brother, and said. There is one tribe cut off from Israel 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 wi^'es ? 8 If And they said, What one is there of the tribes of Israel that came not up to Mizpeh to the Lord ? and behold, there came none to the camp from Jabesh-gil- ead to the assembly. 9 For the people were numbered, and behold, there were none of the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead there. 10 And the congi-egation sent thither twelve thousand men of the valiantest, and commanded them, saying. Go and smite the inhabitants of Jabesh-gilead 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 destroy every male, and every woman that hath lien by man. 12 And they found among the inhabit- ants of Jabesh-gilead four hundred young virgins tliat had known no man by lying with any male : and they brought tliem unto the camp to Shiloh, which is in the land of Canaan. 13 And tlie whole congregation sent so7ne to speak to the children of Benjamin that were in the rock Rimmon, and to call peaceably unto them. 14 And Benjamin came again at that time ; and they gave them wives which they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh- gilead : and yet so they sufficed them not. 15 And the people repented tliem for RUTH. The virgifis of Shiloh sur/irised. Benjamin, because that the Lord had made a breach in the tribes of Israel. 16 Then the elders of the congi-ega- tion said, How shall we do for wives for them that ren)aLn, seeing the women are destroyed out of Benjamin ? 17 And they said, There must be an in- heritance for them that be escaped of Benjamin, that a tribe be not desti-oyed out of Israel. 18 Howljeit, we may not give them wives of our daughters : for the children of Israel have sworn, saying, Cursed be he that giveth a wife to Benjamin. 19 Then they said. Behold, there is a feast of the Lord in Shiloh yearly in a /dace which is on the nortli side of Beth-el, on the east side of the highway that goeth up from Beth-el to Shechem, and on the south of Lebonah. 20 Therefore they commanded the chil- dren of Benjamin, saying. Go, and he in wait in the vineyards ; 21 And see, and behold, if the daugh- ters of Shiloh come out to dance in dances, then come ye out of the vine- yards, and catch you eveiy man his wife of the daughters of Shiloh, and go to tlie land of Benjamin. 22 And it shall be, when their fathere or their brethren come unto us to complain, that we will say unto them. Be favourable unto them for our sakes : because we re- served not to each man his wife in the war : for ye did not gi\e unto them at this time, that ye should be guiltj'. 23 And the children of Benjamin did so, and took than wi\'es, according to their number, of them that danced, whom they caught : and they went and returned un- to their inheritance, and repaired the cit- ies, and dwelt in them. 24 And the children of Israel departed thence at that time, every man to his tribe and to his family, and they went out from thence every man to his uiheritancc. 25 In those days there was no king in Israel : eveiy man did that which was right in his own eyes. THE BOOK OF BUTH. CHAP. L 1 Elimelech driven by famine into Moab, dieth there. 6 Naoini returning home , 14 Ruth accomfianieth her. N)W it came to pass in the days when the judges ruled, that there was a famine Li the land. And a certain man of Beth-lehem-judah went to sojourn in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. 2 And the name of the man ivas Elim- elech, and the name of his wife Naomi, and the name of his tAVo sons Mahlon and Cliilion, Ephrathites of Beth-lehem- judah. And they came into the country of Moab, and continued there. 3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband di- ed ; and she was left, and her two sons. 4 And they took them wives of the women of Moab ; the name of the one was Oqjah, and the name of the other Ruth : and they dwelled there about ten years. 5 And Mahlon and ChiUon died also both of them ; and the Avoman was left of her two sons and her husband. Rutlis constancy to Aaomi : Chap. 6 U Then she arose with her daughters- in-law, that she might return from the country of Moab : for she had heard in the country of Moal) how that the Lord had visited his people in giving them bread. 7 Wherefore she went forth out of the place where she was, and her two daugh- ters-in-law with her ; and they went on the way to return unto the land of Judah. 8 And Naomi said unto her two daugh- ters-in-law, Go, return each to her moth- er's house : the Lord deal kindly with you, as ye have dealt with the dead, and with me. 9 The Lord gi-ant j'ou that ye may find rest, each of you in the house of her husband. Then she kissed them ; and they lifted up their \'oice, and wept. 10 And they said unto her. Surely Ave will return with thee unto thy people. 11 And Naomi said. Turn again, my daughters : why will ye go with me ^ arc •there yet aiiy more sous in my womb, that they may be your husbands r 12 Turn again, my daughters, go ypwr way ; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if\ should have a husband also to-night, and should also bear sons ; 13 Would ye tany for them till they were grown ? would ve stay for them from having husbands ? nay, my daugh- ters ; 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 Orpah kissed her moth- er-in-law ; but Ruth clave unto her. 15 And she said, Behold, thy sister-m- law is gone back unto her people, and un- to her gods : return thou after thy sister- in-law. 16 And Ruth said, Entreat me not to leave thee, or to return from following after thee : for whither thou goest, I will go ; and where thou lodgest, 1 will lodge : thy people fshall 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 aught but death part thee and me. 18 When she saw that she was stead- fastly minded to go with her, then she left speaking unto her, 19 H So they two went until they came to Beth-lehem. And it came to pass, when they were come to Beth-lehem, that all the city was moA cd about them, and they said, Js this Naomi .'' 20 And she said unto them. Call me not Naomi, call me Mara : for the Al- mighty hath dealt very bitterly with me. 21 I went out full, and the Lord hath brought me home again empty : why then IX. She gleaneth in Boaz's field. 235 call ye me Naomi, seeing the Lord hath testified against me, and the Almighty hath afflicted me ? 22 So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess her daughter-in-law with her, which returned out of the country of Moab : and they came to Beth-lehem in the beginning of barley-harvest. CHAP. IL 1 Ruth gleaneth in the fields of Boaz. A- He taketh knowledge of her, 8 and sheweth her favour. 18 She returnetk to her mother-in-law. AND Naomi had a kinsman of her husband's, a mighty man of Avealth, of the family of Ehmelech ; and his name was Boaz. 2 And Ruth the Moabitess said unto Naomi, Let me noAv go to the field, and flean ears of corn after him in whose sight shall find grace. And she said unto her. Go, my daughter. 3 And she went, and came, and glean- ed in the field after the reapei-s : and her hap was to light on a part of the field be- longing unto Boaz, Avho was of the kin- di'ed of Elimelech. 4 IT And behold, Boaz came from Beth-lehem, and said unto the reapei^s, The Lord be with you. And they an- SAvered him. The Lord bless thee. 5 Then said Boaz unto his servant that was set over the reapers. Whose damsel is this ? 6 And the servant that was set over the reapers ansAvered and said. It is the Mo- abitish damsel that came back with Naomi out of the country of Moab : 7 And she said, I pi-ay you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves : so she came, and hath con- tinued even from the mornmg until noAV, that she tanned a little in the house. 8 Then said Boaz 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 : haA'c I not charged the young men that they shall not touch thee ? and Avhen thou art athirst, go unto the a essels, and drink of that which the yo\ing men have draAvn. 10 Then she fell on her face, andboAv- ed herself to the ground, and said unto him. Why haAe I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knoAvledge of me, seeing I om a stranger ? 11 And Boaz ansAvered and said unto her. It hath fully been sheAved me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the death of thine husijand : and how thou hast left thy father and thy moth- er, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people Avhich thou kneAvest not heretofore. 236 Boaz's kindness to Ruth. RUTH. jVaomi's instruction to her. 12 The Lord recompense thy work, and a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, under whose wlng^ thou art come to trust. 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 handmaid, though I be not hke unto one of thine handmaidens. 14 And Boaz said unto her, At meal- time come thou hither, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers : and he reached her parched corriy and she did eat, and was sufficed, and left. 15 And when she was risen up to glean, Boaz commanded his young men, saying, Let her glean even among the sheaves, and reproach her not : 16 And let fall also some of the handfuls of purpose for her, and leave thein, 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 aoout an ephah of barley. 18 If And she took it up, and went into the city : and her mothei'-in-law saw what she had gleaned : and she brought forth, and gave to her that she had reserved af- ter she was sufficed. 19 And her mother-in-law said unto her. Where hast thou gleaned to-day ? and where wroughtest thou ^ blessed be he that did take knowledge of thee. And she shewed hei' mother-in-law with whom she had wrought, and said. The man's name with whom I wrought to-day is Boaz. 20 And Naomi said unto her daughter- in-law. Blessed be he of the Lord, who hath not left off" his kindness to the liAing and to the dead. And Naomi said unto her, The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next kinsmen. 21 And Ruth the Moabitess said. He said unto me also. Thou shalt keep fast by my young men, until they have ended all my harvest. 22 And Naomi said unto Ruth her daughter-in-law. It is good, my daughter, that thou go out with his maidens, tiiat they meet thee not in any other field. 23 So she kept fast by the maiden? of Boaz to glean unto the end of barley-har- vest and of wheat-harvest > and dwelt with her mother-in-law. CHAP. III. 1 By JVaomVs instj-uction, Ruth lieth at Boaz's feet. 8 Boaz acknoivledg-elh thp right of a kinsman. T^iEN Naomi her mother-in-law said unto her. My daughter, shall I not seek rest for thee, that it may be well with thee ^ 2 And now is not Boaz of our kin- dred, with whose maidens tliou wast ? Be- hold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor. 3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and !^et 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 uncov- er his feet, and lay thee down ; and he will tell thee what thou shalt do. 5 And she said unto her, All that thoo sayest unto me I will do. 6 II And she went down unto the floor, and did according to all that her mother- in-law bade her. 7 And when Boaz 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. 8 ^ And it came to pass at midnight, that the man was afraid, and turned him- self: and behold, a woman lay at his feet. 9 And he said, Who cr/; thou ? And she" answered, I am Ruth thine handmaid : spread therefore 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 shew- ed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou follow- edst not young men, whether poor or riciu 1 1 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 tha.t I am thy near kinsman : howbeit there is a kins- man nearer than I. 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 morning. 14 1[ And she lay at his feet until the morning : and she rose up before one could know another. And he said. Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor. 15 Also he said. Bring the veil that ^Aou hast upon tliec, and hold it. And when she held it, he measured six measures of barley, and laid it on her : and she went into the city. 16 And when she came to her moth- er-in-law, she said, Who art thou, my daughter .•• And she told her all that the man had done to her. 17 And she s?id, These six measures of barley gave he me ; for iie said to me. Go not empty unto thy mother-in-law. 18 Then said slie. Sit still, my daughter, imtil thou know how the matter will fall ; Braz ma^rieth Ruth. Chap for the man will not be in rest, until he hdw tinished the thing this day. CHAP. IV. 1 Boaz calleth into judgment the next kinsman. 6 He refuning the redcmfi- fi-m, 10 Boaz marrieth Ruth. THEN went Boaz up to the gate, and sat him down there : and behold, the kinsman of whom Boaz 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 ye down here. And they sat down. 3 And he said unto the kinsman, Nao- mi, that is come again out of the country of Moab, selleth a parcel of land, which ivafi our brother Elimelech's : 4 And I thought to advertise thee, say- ing. Buy it before tlie inhabitants, and before the elders of my people. If thou wilt redeem it, redeem it : but if thou wilt not redeem it, then tell me, that I may know : for there is none to redeem it beside thee ; and I g?» after thee. And he said, I wUl redeem it. 5 Then said Boaz, What day thou buy- est the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance. 6 51 And the kinsman said, I cannot redeem it for myself, lest I rnar mine own inheritance : redeem thou my right to thyself ; for I cannot redeem it. 7 Now this was the manner in former time in Israel conceiTiing redeeming and concerning changing, for to confirm all things ; a man plucked off his shoe, and gave it to his neighbour : and this ivas a testimony in Israel. 8 Therefore the kinsman said unto Boaz, Buy it for thee. So he drew off his shoe. 9 f And Boaz said unto the elders, and unto all the people, Ye are witnesses this day, that I have bought all tliat ivas Elimelech's, and all that ivas Chilion's . I. Elkanah and his two wives. 237 and Mahlon's, of the hand of NaomL 10 Moreover, Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of Mahlon, 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 amo;&g Ws brethren, and from the gate of his place: ye are witnesses this day. 11 And all the people that 'ry(°?T in the gate, and the elders said, iVeare witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel : and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth-lehem : 12 And let thy house be like the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bare unto Ju- dah, of the seed which the Lord shall gi\'e thee of this young woman. 13 IT So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife : and when he went in unto her, the Lord gave her conception, and she i)ai"e a son. 14 And the woman said unto Naomi, Blessed be the Lord, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that Ills name may be famous in Israel. 15 And he shall be unto tliee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age : for thy daughter-in-law, which lov- eth thee, which is better to thee than sev- en sons, hath born him. 16 And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. 17 And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying. There is a son born to Nao- mi ; and they called his name Obed : he is the father of Jesse, the father of David. 18 IT Now these are the generations of Pharez : Pharez begat Hezi'on, 19 And Hezron begat Ram, and Ram begat Amminadab, 20 And Amminadab begat Nahshon, and Nahshon begat Salmon, 21 And Salmon begat Boa,?, and Boaz begat Obed. 22 And Obed begat Jesse, and Jesse be- gat David. THE FIRST BOOK OF SAMUEL, OTHERWISE CALLED THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KIJVGS. CHAP. L 1 Elkanah and his two wives. 9 Han- nah's firayer. ■ 19 Samuel is born, 24 mul presented to the LORD. NOW there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zopliim, of mount E- pnraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Eliliu, the son of Tohu, tlie son of Zuph, an Ephrathite : 2 And he had two wives ; the name of the one was Hannali, and the name of the -other Peniunah : and Peninnah had children, i)ut Hannah had no children. 3 And this man v^ent up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the Lord of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the Lord, ivere there. 4 ^ And when the time was that Elka- nah offered, he gave to Peninnah his wife, and to all her sons and her daughters, portions : 5 But unto Hannah he gave a worthy Eoi-tion ; for he loved Hannah ; but the iOrd had shut up her womb. 238 Hatmafis prayer. I. SAMUEL. 6 And her adversary also provoked 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 house of the Lord, so she provoked her; therefore she wei>t, and did not eat. 8 Then said Elkanah her husband to her, Hannah, Avhy weepest thou .•* and why eatest thou not ? and why is thy heart grieved ? c?n not I better to thee tlian ten sons ^ 9 U So Hannah rose up after they had eaten in Shiloh, and after they had drunk. Now Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord. 10 And she ivas in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the Lord, and wept sore. 11 And she vowed a vow, and said, O Lord of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine hand- maid, but wUt give ujito 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 con- tinued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth. 13 Now Hannah, she spake in her heart ; only her lips moved, but her voice was not heard : therefore Eli thought she had been drunken. 14 And Eli said unto her, How long Avilt thou be drunken ? put away thy wine from thee. 15 And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a 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 Belial : for out of the abund- ance of my complaint and grief have I spoken hitherto. 17 Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace : and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. IS 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 iy And they rose, up in the morn- ing eai-ly, and worshipped before the Lord, and x'eturned, and came to their house to Ramah : And Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remem- bered her. 20 Wherefore it came to pass, when the. time was come about after Hannah Iiad conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying. Because I have asked him of the Lord. 21 And the man Elkanah, and all his house, went up to offer unto the Lord the >jearly sacrifice, and his vow. Harmalis song. 22 But Hannah went not up ; for she said unto her husband, / ivj.ll not go ufi until the child be weaned, aM then I will bring him, that he may app^r before the Lord, and there abide for ever. 23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good ; tany un- til thou have weaned him ; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him. 24 If 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 Ijrought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young. 25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli. 26 And she said, O 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 hnii : 28 Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord ; as long as he liveth he shall be lent to the Lord. And he worshipped the Lord there. CHAP. II. 1 Hannah'' s song. 12 The sin ofJEli''ssons. 18 Samuel's miiiistry. 27 A Jirofihccy against Uli's house. AND Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in tlie Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord ; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies ; because I rejoice in thy salvation. 2 There is none holy as the Lord : 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 knowl- edge, and by him actions are weighed. 4 The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are gii"d- ed with strength. 5 They that were full have hired out themselves for bread ; and they that were hungiy ceased : so that the ban'en hath bon> seven ; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. 6 The Lord killeth, and maketh a- live ; 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 dung- hill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory : for the pillars of the earth are the Lord s, and he h:ith 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 prevaU, Thefiin ofEli*s&om: Chap, 10 The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces ; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the erids of the earth ; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed. 11 And Elkanah went to Ramah toliis house. And the child did minister unto the Lord before Eli the nriest. 12 H Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord. 13 And the priest's custom with the people ivas, that, when any man offered sacrifice, tlie pi'iest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a flesh- hook of three teeth in his hand ; 14 And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot ; all tluit the flesh-hook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither. 15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest's servant came, and saiil to the man that sacrificed. Give flesh to roast for the priest ; for he will not have sodden 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 an much as thy soul desir- cth ; then he would answer him, JVaij ; but thou shalt give it me now : and if not, I will take it by force. 17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord : for men abhorred the offering of the Lord. 18 1) But Samuel ministei-ed before the Lord, beinif a child, girded with a linen ephod. 19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, atid brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her nusljand, to offer the 5"early sacrifice. 20 H And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said. The Lord give thee seedl of this woman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home. 21 And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Sam- uel grew before the Lord. 22 ^ Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel ; and how they lay with the women that assem- bled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. 23 And he said unto them. Why do ye such things ? for I hear of your evil deal- ings by all this people. 24 Nay, my sons ; for it is no good re- port that I hear : ye make the Lord's people to transgress. 25 If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him : but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall entreat for him ? Not withstand in"; thev hearkened III. They are refiroved. 239 not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them. 26 And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men. 27 11 And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him. Thus saith. the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh,'s house ? 28 And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel 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 fatlier all the of- ferings made by fii-e of the children of Israel ? 29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, v.'hich I ha\e com- manded in viij haijitation ; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Is- rael my peo[jle i* 50 VVherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father should walk be- fore me for ever : but now tlie 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 fa- ther's house, that thei'e shall not be an old man in tliine house. 32 And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the ivealth which God shall give Israel : and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever. 33 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut ofT 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 Hophni and Phinehas : in one day they shall die both of them. 35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do accoi'ding to that which is in mine heart and in my mind : and I will build him a sui'e house ; and he shall walk before mine Anointed for ever. 36 And it shall come to pass, that eveiy one that is left in tliine house, shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a moi-sel of bread, and shall say. Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priest's offices, that I may eat a piece of bread. CHAP. IIL 1 How the word of the' Lord was ,first revealed to Samuel. 11 God tellcth Samuel the destruction of ElCs house. AND the child Samuel ministered un- to the Lord before Eli. And the word of the Lord was precious in those days ; there wac no open vision. 240 Samuel called. I. SAMUEL. The Israelites are ove^'come. 2 And it came to pass at that time, when Eli ivas laid down in his place, and his e)'es 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 Samuel was laid down to sleefi ; 4 That the Lord called Samuel : 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. G And the Lord called }'^et again, Sam- uel. And Samuel ai-ose and went to Eli, and said. Here am 1 ; for thou didst call me. And he answered, I called not, my son ; lie down again. 7 Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord, neither was the word of the Lord yet revealed unto him. 8 And the Lord called Samuel again the tWird time. And he arose and went to Eli, and said. Here am I ; for thou didst call me. And Eli perceived that the Lord had called the child. 9 Therefore EU said untoSamuel, Go, lie down : and it shall be, ifHie call thee, that thoushalt say, Sjieak, Lord ; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place. 10 And the Lord came, and stood and called as at other times, Samuel, Samuel. Then Samuel answered. Speak ; for thy servant heareth. 11 11 And the Lord said to Samuel, Be- hold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one tliat heai'eth it shall tingle. 12 In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I haA^e spoken ^con- cerning 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, for the ini- quity which he knoweth : because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not. 14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, tlivit tlie iniquity of Eli's house shall not he purged with sacrifice nor offenng for evei". 15 H And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord : and Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision. 16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, ray son. And he answered, Here um I. 17 And he said. What is the thing that the LORD hath said unto thee > J pray thee hide it not from me : God do so to thee, and more also, if thou hide atiij thing from me, of all the things that he said unto thee. 18 And Samuel told him e\eiy whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said. It is the Lord : let him do what seemetU him good. 19 U And Samuel grew, and the Lord was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground. 20 And all Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, knew that Samuel nvas estab- lished to be a prophet of the Lord. 21 And the Lord appeared again in Shi- loh : for the Lord revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh Iw the word of the Lord. CIIAP. IV. 1 The Israelites are overcome by the Phi- listines. 10 The ark is taken, and KU's sons slain. 12 Uli hearing the news brcaketh his neck. AND the woi'd of Samuel came to aU Israel. Now Israel went out agauist the Philistines to battle, and pitched be- side Ebeu-ezer : and the Philistines pitch- ed in Aphek. 2 And the Phihstines put themselves in array against Israel : and when they join- ed battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines : and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men. 3 U And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said. Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to- day before the Philistines ? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that Avhen 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 bet^Mcen the cherubims : and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phin- ehas, nvere there with the ark of the cov- enant of God. i 5 And when the ark of the covenant of the Lord came into the camp, all Is- rael shouted with a gi-eat shout, so that the earth rang again. 6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said. What mean- eth the noise of this great shout in the camji of the Hebrews ? And they imder- stood that the ark of the Lqrd was come into the camp. 7 And the Pliilistines 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 deliver usout of he hand of these mighty Gods .>* these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness, 9 Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Heljrews, as they have been to you : quit yourselves like men, ' and h^h't. ^r/ic ari- of Godis taken. Chap. 10 II And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and tiiey fled eveiy man into his tent : and there was a veiy great slaughter, for there fell of Israel tliirty thousand footmen. 11 And the ark of God was taken ; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain. - 12 H And there ran a man of Benjamm out of the ai-my, and came to Shiloh the same day with" his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head. 13 And wh«;n he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by tlie way-side 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 Eli heard the noise of the crj'ing, he said. What meaneth the noise of this tumult ? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. 15 Now Eli was ninety and eight years old ; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see. 16 And the man said unto Eli, 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, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, ai-e 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 old man, and heavj\ And he had judged Israel forty years. 19 U And his daughter-in-law, Phine- has' wife, was with child near to be de- livered : and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and tha*» ber father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself, 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. 21 And she named the child I-chabod, saj'ing. The gloiy is departed from Israel. (Because 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 Israel : for the ark of Cod is taken. CHAP. V. 1 The Philistines bring the ark into the house ofDagon. 3 Bagonfallethdo'ivn. 6, 9, 12 Theit arc smitten with emerods. AND the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod. 31 V, VI. Dagonfalleth before the ark. ^41 2 When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon. 3 ^And when they of Ashdod arose carl)^ on the morrow, Ijchold, Dagon was fallen ujjon his face to the earth before tlie ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again. 4 And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagnn ivaa fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord : and the head of Dagon, and botli the palms of his hands ivere cut off upon the threshold ; only the stumfi of Dagon was left to him. 5 Tlierefore neither the priests of Da- gon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day. 6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he desti-oyed diem, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod, and the coasts thereof. 7 And when the rhen of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said. The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us : for liis hand is sore upon us, and upoiv Dagon our god. 8 They sent therefore, and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with th^ ark. of the (iod of Israel ? And they an- swered. Let the ark of the Gal of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel a- bout t/uther. 9 And it was so, that after they had earned it about, the hand of the Lord' was agauist the city with a very great de- sti-uction : 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 Ekron. And it came to pass as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have bi'ought about the ark of the God of Isi*ael to us, to slay us and our people. 11 So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us npt, and our people : for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city ; the hand of God was very heavy there. 12 And the men that died not, wete smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven. CHAP. VI. 1 The Philistines counsel ho^v to send back the ark. 1 0 They briiig it on a new carC toBeth-shemesh. 19 The people smitten. AND the ark of the Lord was in the country of the PbilistinQS seven months. ;342 The Philislints return the ark. I. SAMUEL. The Belh-sh amies smiUcJi. 2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying,What shall we do to the ark of the Lord? tell us ■ftherewith we shall send it to his place. 3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Isi-ael, 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 answered. Five golden eme- rods, and five golden mice, according- to the number of the lords of the Pliiiistines : for cne plague was on you all, and on your lords. 5 Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land ; and ye shall give glo- ry unto the God of Israel : perad venture 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 Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts .•' when he had i Avrojjght wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they de- parted ? 7 Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch- kine on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and biing 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 return him/o?* a trespass- , offieinng, in a coffer by the side thereof ; and send it away, that it may go. 9 And see, if it gceth up by the way of his own coast to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us tliis great evil : but if net, then we siiali know that it is not his hand that smote us ; it was a chance that hap- pened to us. 10 11 And the men did so ; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home : 11 And they laid the ark of theLoRD up- on the cart, and the coflbr with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods. 12 And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, a7icl went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the tight hand or to the left ; and the loi-ds of the Philis- tines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh. 13 And they of' Beth-shemesh Tjere reaping their wheat-harvest in the valley : and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. 14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, and stood tlicrc, where there was a great stone : and they clave the wood of the cart, arid offered the kine a bimit-otlering unto the Lord. 15 And the Levites took down tiie ark of the Lord, and the coffer that luaa with it, wherein the jewels of gold wre, and put them on the great stone : and the men of Beth-shemesh offei'ed burnt-offer- ings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the Lord. 16 And when the five lords of the Phi- listines had seen it, they returned to Ek- ron the same day. 17 And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned /or a tres- pass-offering unto the Lord ; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one ; 18 And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Phi- listines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of countiy villages, even unto the ^reat'Stone q/"Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord : which st07ie remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite. 19 If And he smote the men of Beth-she- mesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men : and the people lamented, be- cause the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter. 20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said. Who is able to stand befoi'e this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up fiiom us .'' 21 1[ And they sent messengers to the inha'oitants ot Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord ; come ye down, aiid fetch it up to vou. CHAP. VIL 3 The Israelites, by SumriePs means, sol- en he stood among the ''246 Saul chnse>i king: I.SAM people, he was higher tlian any of the ptiojiie from his shoulders and upward. 24 And Samuel said to all the people, See ye him whom the LoRo hatii chosen, that fhfre is none hke him among all the people ? And all the people shouted, and said, G'xl save the king. 25 Then Samuel told the people the Tnanner of the kingdom, and wrote ii in a book, and laid il up before the Lord. And Samuel sent all the people away, eAcry n\an to his house. 26 if And Saul also went home to Gib- eah ; and there went with him a band of men, whose hearts God had touched. 27 But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us ? And they despis- ed him, and brought him no presents. But he lield his peacev CHAP. XI. 1 JVahash offercth them of Jabesh-gilead a re/iroachj'ul condilion. 4 They send to Saul, and are delivered. 12 Saul confirmed king. ^^HEN Nahash the Ammonite came . up, and encamped against Jabesh- gilead : and all ttie men of Jabesh said imto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will ser\e thee. 2 And Nahash the Ammonite answer- ed them. On tliis condition will I make a covenant with jou, that I may thrust out all your right eyes, and lay it for a re- proach upon all Israel. 3 And the elders of Jabesh said unto him. Give us seven days respite, that we may send messengers unto all the coasts of Israel : and then, if there be no man to $ave us, we will come out to thee. 4 11 1'hen came the messengers to Gib- eali of Saul, and told tlie tidings in the ears of the people : and all the people lifted up their voices, and wept. 5 ^\.nd behold, Saul came after the herd out of the field ; and Saul said, What aileth the people that tlicy weep i* And diey told him the tidings of the men of JalDesh. 6 And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled gi'eatly. 7 And he took a yoke df oxen, and hewed them in pieces, and sent them throughout all the coasts of Israel by the hands of messenger.s, saying, Whosoever Cometh not forth after Saul and after Samuel, so shall it be done unto his oxen. And the fear of the Lord fell on the peo- ple, and they came out with one consen;. 8 And when he numbered them in Be- zek, the children of Israel were three hundi-ed thousand, and tlie men of Judah thirty thousand. 9 And they said unto the messengcri^ that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, To-morrow by that ITEL. SamueVs integrity. time the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed zV to the men of Jabesh ; and thev were glvid. 10 Therefore the men of Jai^esh said. To-morrow we \vill come out unto you, and ye shall do with us all that seemeth good unto you. 11 And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies ; and they came mto the midst of the host in the morning- watch, and slew the Am- monites until the heat of the day : and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left togethei'. 12 1[ And the people said unto Samuel, Who is he that said, Shall Saul i-eign o- ver us ? bring the men, that we may put them to death. 13 And Saul said, There shall not a man be put to death this day : for to-day the Lord hath wrought salvation in Israel. 14 Then said Samuel to the people. Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there. 15 And all the people went to Gilgal ; and there they made Saul king before the Lord in Gilgal: and there they sacri- ficed sacrifices of peace-offerings before the Lord ; and there Saul and all tlie men of Israel rejoiced greatly. CHAP. XII. 1 Samuel testifeth his integrity. 6 He refiro\>eth the fieo/de of ingratitude. 16 He terrifeth them ivith thunder in liarvest-time ; 20 and comforteth them in God''s mercy. \ ND Samuel said unto all Israel, Be- i-A- hold, I have hearkened unto your voice ill all that ye said unto me, and have made a king o\"er you. 2 And now, behold, the king walketh before you : and I am old and gray- headed; and behold, my sons are with you : and I have walked before you fi-om my childhood unto this day. 3 Behold, here I am : witness against me before the Lord, and before his an- ointed ; At'hose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken .-' or whom have I de- frauded ? whom have I ojjprcssed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine ejes therewith ? and I wiM restore it you. 4 And they said. Thou hast not de- frauded us, nor ojjpressed us, neither hast thou taken augi it of any man's hand. 5 And he said unto them, The Lord is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand. And they an- sv/ei'ed, //• is A\'itness. 6 ^ And Samuel said unto the people. It is the Lord that advanced Moses and Aaron, and that binught )our fathers up out of the laijd of E^ypt, Samuel rejiroveth the people. Chap 7 Now therefore stand still, that I may j reason with you before the Lord of all ^ the righteous acts of the Lord, which he ! did t(j you and to your fathers. j 8 VViien Jacob was come into Eg>'pt, j and \oiir fathers cried unto the Lord, ] then the Lord sent Moses and Aaron, j which Drought forth your fathers out of Egypt, and made them dwell in this place. 9 And when they forgat the Lord their Goii he sold them into the hand of Sise- ra, c ipLain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them. 10 And they cried unto the Lord, and said. We have sinned, because we have forsaken the Lord, and have ser\ed Ba- alim and Ashtaroth : but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee. 11 And the Lord sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your en- emies on every side, and ye dwelled safe. 12 And when ye saw that Nahash the king of the children of Ammon came against you, ye said unto nie. Nay ; but a kmg shall reign over us : when the Lord your God ivas your king. 13 Now thei'efore, behold the king whom ye ha\e chosen, and whom ye !ia\ e desired ! and behold, the Lord hath set a king over you. 14 If ye will rear the Lord, and serve liim, and oljey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall both ye, and also the king that reigneth over you contmue following the Lord your God. 15 But if ye will not obey the voice of the Lord, but rebel against the com- mandment of the Lord, then shall the hand of the Lord be against you, as it ivttH against your fathers. 16 If Now therefore stand and see this great thing, which tlie Lord will do be- fore your eyes. 17 /9 it not wheat-harvest to-day ? I will call unto the Lord, and he shall send tliunder and rain ; that ye may perceive and see that your wickedness h great, which ye have done in the sight of tlie Lord, in asking you a king, 18 So Samuel called unto the Lord ; and the Lord sent thunder and rain that day : and all the people greatly feared tlie Lord and Samuel. 19 And all the people said unto Samuel, Pray for thv servants unto the Lord thy God, that we die not : for we have added unto all our sins this evil, to ask us a king. 20 1[ And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not : ye have done all this wicked- ness : yet tU;rn not aside from following XIII. ^auTs selected band. 2iT *he Lord, but serve the Lord .with all your heart ; 21 And turn ye not aside : for then should ijc go after vain things, which can- not profit nor deliver ; for they are vain. 22 For the Lord will not forsake his people for his great name's sake : be- cavise it hath pleased tli3 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 hoAv great things he hath done for you. 25 But if ye shall still do wickedly, 3''e shall be consumed, lioth ye and your king. CHAP. xin. 1 Satd's selected hand. 5 The Philistincti great host. 6 The Israelites distress. 8 Said, nveary of staying for Samuel, sac- rifceth. 11 Samuel refirorveth him. SAUL reigned one year ; and when he had reigned two years over Israel, 2 Saul chose him three thousand men of Israel ; whey-eof two thousand were with Saul in Michmash and in mount Beth-el, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin : and the rest of the people he sent e^'ery man to his tent 3 And Jonathan smote the garrison of the PhUistines that nvas in Geba ; and the Philistines heard of it. And Saul blew the tnimpet throughout all the land, say- ing. Let the Hebrews hear. 4 And all Israel heaixl say that Saul had smitten a garrison of the Philistines, and that Israel also was had in abomina- tion with the Philistines : and the people were called together after Saul to Gilgal. 5 If And tlie Philistines gathered them- selves together to fight with Israel, thirty thousand chariots, and six thousand horse- men, and people as the sand which is on the sea shore in multitude : and they came up, and pitched in Michrhash, eastward from Beth-aven. 6 When the men of Isi-ael saw that they were in a strait (for the people v/ere distressed) then the people did hide them- selves in caves, and in thickets, and in rocks, and in high places, and in pits, 7 And some o/the HebreAVs went over Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead. As for Saul, he tvas yet in Gilgal, and all the people followed him trembling. 8 ^ And he tarried seven days, ac- cording to the set time that Samuel had a/ijtointed : but Samuel came not to Gil- gal ; 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 a? 248 Sai?iuel rcjiroveth Saul. 1. SAMUEL, he liad made an end of offering the burat clfering, behold, Samuel can)c ; and Saul went out to meet him, that he might sa- lute him. ' 11 51 Ami Samuel said, What hast thoij^ done ? And Saul said, Because I saw tliat the people were scattered from me, and that thou earnest not within the days ap- pointed, and t/iaC the Philistines gathered tliemselves together at Michmash ; 12 Therefore said I, The Philistines will come down now upon me to GilgJil, and I have not made supplication unto the Lord : I forced mjself thei'efore, and of- fered a burnt-offering. 13 And Samuel sjiid to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly : thou hast not kept the commandment of the Lord thy God, which he commanded thee : for now would the Lord have established thy kingdom upon Israel 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 commanded him to be cap- tain over his people, because thou hast not kept l/iai which the Lor d command- ed thee. 15 And Samuel arose, and gat him up from Gilgal unto Gibeah of Benjamin. And Saul numbered the people t/iai vjcre present with him, about six hundred men. 16 And Saul, and Jonathan his son, and the people that were present witli them, abode in Gibeah of Benjamin : but the Philistines encamped in Michmash. 17 ^ And the spoilers came out of the camp of the Philistines in three compa- nies : one company turned unto the way /fiat Icadeth to Ophrah, unto the land of Shual : 18 And another company turned the way to Beth-horon : and another compa- ny turned to the way of the border that lcx)keth to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness. 19 51 Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel : (for the Philistines said, Lest the Hebrews make t/icm swords or spears :) 20 But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share, and his coulter, and his ax, and his niattock. 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 So it came to pass in the day of bat- tle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that iverc with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. 23 And the garrison of the Philistines went out to the passage of Michmash. 'Hie Philistines stmllal; CHAP. XIV. 1 Jonathan miraculounhj .imitcth the Phi- lintineis garri.sufi. 13 ^ divine terror niakcth them beat thetnuclvcs. 24 Saul's unadvised adjuration liindcreth the vic- tory. NOW it came to jniss upon a day, that Jonathan the son of Saul said unto the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over to the Philistines garrison, that is on the other side. But he told not his father. 2 And Saul tarried in the uttermost part of Gibeah under a pomegranate-tree which is in Migi'on : and the ])eople that luere with him ivere aliout six hundred men ; 3 And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I-cha- bod's brother, the son of Phinehas, the son cf Eli, the Lord's priest in Shiloh, weai'- ing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone. 4 5[ And between the passages by which Jonatlian sought to go over unto the Phi- listines garrison, there was a sharp rock on the one side, and a sharp rock on the other side : and die name of the one was Bozez, and the name of the other Seneh. 5 The forefront of the one was situate northward over against Michmash, and the other southward over against Gibeah. 6 And Jonathan said to the young man that bai-e his armour. Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncir- cumcised : it may be that the Lord will work for us : for ther& is no restraint to the Lord to save by many or by few. 7 And his armour-bearer said unto him. Do all that is in thine heart : turn thee ; behold, I am with thee according to thy heart, 8 Then said Jonathan, Behold, Ave will pass oA'er unto these men, and we will discover ourselves unto them. 9 If the)' say thus unto us, Tariy until we come to you ; then we will stand still in our place, and will not go up unto them. 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 shall be a sign unto us. 11 And both of them discovered tliem- selves unto the garrison dfcthe Philistines : and tlie Philistines said. Behold, the He- brews come forth out of the holes where tlicy had hid themselves. 12 And the men of the garrison an- swered Jonathan and his aniiour-i)earer, and said. Come up to us, and we will sliew you a thing. And Jonatlian said unto his armour-bearer, Come up after me : for the Lord hath deUvered them into the hand of Israel. 13 And Jonathan climbed up upon hi^ hands and upon his feet, and his ar- Saul's ujmdviscd adjuration mour-bearer aftei' him : and they fell be- fore Jonathan ; and his armour-bearer slew after him. 14 And th::'.t first slaughter, which Jon- athan and his arni')ur-bearer made, was about twenty men, within as it were an half-acre of land, nvhich a yoke of oxeJi misfit, fdongh. 15 And tiiere was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people : the gawison, and the spoilers, they alsc trembled, and the earth quaked : so it was a ven" great trembling. 16 And the watchmen of Saul in Gib- eah of Benjamin looked ; and l)ehol.-!, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating di,wn one anotiwr. 17 Then said Saul unto the peojile that were with him. Number now, and see who is gone from us. And when thev had num.bered, behoid, Jonathan and his ar- moui'-bearer "iuere not (here. 18 And Saul said unto Ahiah, Bring hither the ark of God. For the ark of God was at that tinie with the children of Israel. 19 IfAud it came to passwhile Saul talk- ed unto the priest, that the nnise that was; in the host of the Philistines went on, and increased : and Saul said unto the priest. Withdraw thine hand. 20 And Saul and all the people that •ivei'e with him assembled themsches, and they ctmie to the battle : and iDehold, every man's sword was against his fel- low, and therf luas a very great dis- comfitute. 21 Moreover the Hebrews l/iat were with the Philistines before that time, which went up with them into the camp from the countnj round about, even tjiey also turned to be with the Israelites that were with Saul and Jonathan. 22 Likewise all the men of Israel which had hid themselves in mount Ephraim, ivhen they heai-d that the Philistines fled, e.ven they also followed hard after them in the Ijattle. 23 So the Lord saved Israel that day : and the battle passed over unto Beth-aven. 24 ^ And the men of Israel were dis- tressed that day : for Saul had adjured the people, saying, Ciu'sed 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. 2.5 x\nd 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 drop- ped ; but no nran put his hand' to his mouth : for the people feared the ofith. 27 But Jonathan heard not when his father charged the peqjle with the oath : wherefore he nut forth the end of the rod Chap. xiv. hindereth the victory. 249 diat Tjas in his hand, and dil)ped it in an honey-comb, and put his hand to his mouth ; and his eyes were enlightened. • 28 Then answered one of tlie people* and said, Tliy father straitly charged the people witlt an oath, saying. Cursed be tlic man that eateth any food this day. Vnd the people were faint. 29 Then said Jonathan, My father hath troubled the land : see, I pray you, how mine e\-es ha%"e been enlightened, because I tasted a little of this hnney. 30 How much more, if liaply the people had eaten freely today of the spoil of (heir enemies which they found ? mv had there not been now a much greater sLuigh- ter am.ong the Philistini-s ? 31 And they Smote the Philistines tiiat day from Michmash to Aj alon : and the people were very faint. 32 And tlie peojjle flew ujion the spoil, md took sheep and oxen, and cah es, and s ew them on the ground : and the people did eat them with the blood. 33 ^[Then they told Saul, saying, Be- hold, the people sin against the Loud, in that they eat widi tiie blood. And he said. Ye have transgressed : roll a great stone unto me this d-.iv> I 34 And Saul said. Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, I Bring me hitiier every man his ox, and j every man his shee]), and slay ihem here, I and eat ; arid sin not agaiiist the Lord in j eating with tlie blood. And all the people I bi'ought every man his ox with him that ; night, and slew :h m there. j o5 And Saul "bailt an altar unto the ; Lord : the same was the iirst altar that j he built unto the Lord : i 36 % And Siul said, Let us go down after I the Phihstines by niglit, and spoil them ; until the morning light, and let us not ; leave a manof tliem. And they said. Do I whatsoever seerncth good unto thee. Then . said the priest, Let us draw near hiLher I unto God. 37 And Saul asked counsel of God, I Shall I go down after the Phiiistities .•• wilt I thou deliver them into the hand of Israel ? j But he answered him not tliat day. ! 38 And Saul said. Draw ye near hither i all the chief of the people : and know and see wherein this sin. hath been this day. j 39 For as the LoRDli\eth, which sav- j eth Israel, though it be in Jonathan my son, he shall sui-ely die. But there Kias not a man among all the people that an- swered him. 40 Then said he unto all Israel, Be ve on one side, and I and Jonatlian my son will be on the other side. And the ptoj pie said unto Saul, Do what seeitieth good ur.to tliee. 41 Therefore 'Saul said unto the Lord God of Israel, Give a perfect lot. And 250 Saul smiteth the Amalekitcn. L SAMUEL Saul and Jonathan Avere taken : but the people escaped. 42 And Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my son. And Jonathan was taken. 43 Then Saul said to Jonathan, Tell me what thou hast done. And Jonathan told him, and said, I did l)ut taste a little honey witli the end of the rod that was in mme hand, and lo, I must die. 44 And Saul answered, God do so, and more also : for thou shalt surely die, Jonathan. 45 And the people said unto Saul, Shall Jonathan die, who hath wit)U|^ht this gi-eat salvation in Israel ? (iod tor- bid : as the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of his head iaXX to the ground ; fc)' he hatli wrought with God this day. So the people rescued Jonathan, that he died not. 46 Then Saul went up fi-om following the Philistines : and the Philistines went to their own place. 47 H So Saul took the kingdom over Is- rael, und fought against all his enemies on e^'ery side, against Moab, and against the children of Ammon, and against Edom, and against the kings of Zobali, and a- gainst the Philistines : and whithersoever he turned himself, lie \'e?:ed them. 48 And he gathered an liost, and smote the Amalekites, and delivered Israel out of tlie hands of them tliat spoiled them. 49 Now the sons of Saul were Jona- than, and Ishui, and Melchi-shua : and the names of his two daugliters tvere these ; the name of the iirst-born Merab, and the name of the younger Miclial : 50 Aiid the name of Saul's wife was Ahinoam, the daughter of Ahimaaz : and the name of the captain of his host was Abner, the son of Ner, Saul's uncle. 51 And Kish 7ya« the fatlier of Saul ; and Ner the father of Abner was the son of Abiel. 52 And there was sore war against the Philistines all the days of Saul : and when Saul saw any strong nnan, or any valiant man, he took him unto him. CHAP. XV. 1 Sa?}niel sendelh Saul to destroy ,4ma- lek. 8 He sjiareth 4g(i^, and the best of the spoil. 32 Samuel killeth .dgag. SAMUEL also said unto Saul, The Loud sent me to anoint thee to be king over his people, over Israel : now tlierefore hearken thou unto tlie \ oice of the words of the Lord. 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, I re- member that wliicli Amalek did to Isra- el, how he laid wait for him in the way, when he came up from Egypt. 3 Now go and smite Amalek, and ut- terly destroy all that tliey have, and spare the^n not ; but slay both man and worn- He sjiareth Jigag. an, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass. 4 And Saul gathered the people togeth- er, and numbered them in Telajm, two hundred thousand footmen, and ten tliou- sand men of Judah. 5 And Saul came to a city of Amalek, and laid wait in the valley. 6 U And Saul said unto the Kenites, Go, depart, get you down from among the A- malekites, lest I destroy you with.them : for ye shewed kindness to all the children of Israel when they came up out of E- gypt. So the Kenites departed from a- mong the Amalekites. 7 And Saul smote the Amalekites from Havilah, until thou comest to Shur, that is over against Eg^^pt. 8 Andhe took Agag the king of the A- malekites alive, and utterly destroyed all the people with the edge of the sword. 9 But Saul and the people spai-ed A- gag, and the best of the sheep, and of the oxen, and of the fallings, and the lambs, and all that was good, and would not ut- terly destro}^ them : but eveiy thing that was vile and refuse, that tliey destroyed utterly. 10 "H Then came the word of the Lord unto Samuel, saying, 1 1 It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king : for he has turned back from following me, and hath not per- formed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel ; and he cried unto the Lord all night. 1 2 And when Samuel rose eai'ly to meet Saul in tlie moniing, it was told Samuel, saying, Saul came to Carmel, and behold, he set him up a place, and is gone about, and passed on, and gone down to Gilgal. 13 And Samuel came to Saul : and Saul said unto him, Blt;ssed be thou of the Lord : I have perfoi-med the command- ment of the Lord. 14 And Samuel said, What meaneth then this bleating of tlie sheep in mine ears, and the lowing of the oxen which I hear ? 15 And Saul said. They liave brought them from the Amalekites : tor the peo-, pie spared the best of the sheep and of the oxen, to sacrifice unto the Lord thy God ; and the rest we have utterly de- stroyed. 16 Then Samuel 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 Samuel said. When thou luast little in thine own sight, wast tliou not made the head of the tribes of Israel, and tlie Lord anointed thee king over Israel ? 18 And tlie Lord sent thee on a jour- ney, and said. Go, and utterly destroy thC' Samuel killcth Jgag. Chap runners the Amalekites, and fight against them until they be consumed. 19 Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord ? 20 And Saul said unto Samuel, Yea, I have obeyed the voice of the Lord, and have gone the way which the Lord sent me, and have brought Agag the king of Amalek, and have utterly destroyed the Amalekites. 21 But the people took of the spoil, sheep and oxen, the chief of the things which should have l>een utterly destroyed, to sa- crifice unto the Lord thy God in GUgal. 22 And Samuel said. Hath the Lor d a,i ^^reat delight in burnt-offerings and sacri- fices, as in obeying the voice of the Lor d ? behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, cmd to hearken than the fat of rams. 23 For rebellion is as the sin of witch- craft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idolatry. Because thou hast rejected the word of the Lord, he hath also rejected thee from being king. 24 If And Saul said unto Samuel, I have sinned : for I have transgi'essed the com- mandment of the Lord, and thy words ; because I feared the people, and obeyed their voice. 25 Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the Lord. 26 And Samuel said luito Saul, I will not return with thee : for thou hast re- jected the word of the Lord, and the Lord hath rejected thee from being king over Israel 27 And as Samuel turned about to go away, he laid hold upon the skirt of his mantle, and it rent. 28 And Samuel said unto him, The Lord hath rent the kingdom of Israel from thee this day, and hatli givgn it to a neigh- bour of thine, that is better than thou. 29 And also the Sti-ength of Isi-ael will not lie nor repent : for he is not a man, that he should repent. 30 Then he said, I have sinned : ijet honour me now, I pray thee, before the elders of my people, and before Israel, and turn again with me, that I may wor- ship the Lord thy God. 31 So Samuel turned again after Saul ; and Saul worshipped the Lord. 32 H Then said Samuel, Bring ye hither to me Agag tlie king of the Amalekites. And Agag came unto him delicately. And Agag said, Surely the bitterness of death is past. 33 And Samuel said. As thy sword hath made women childless, so shall thy moth- er be childless among women. And Sam- uel hewed Agag in pieces before the Lord in Gilgal. XVI. He anointelh David. 2att 34 f Then Samuel went to Ramah ; and Saul went up to his house to Gibeah of Saul. 35 And Samuel came no more to see Saul unta the day of his death : never- theless Samuel mom-ned for Saul : and the Lord repented that he had made Saul king over Israel. CHAP. XVI. 1 Samuel sent by God under firetcyice of a sacrifice, comelli to Beth-lehem. 6 His human judgment is refiroved. 13 He anointeth David. AND the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, see- ing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel ? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-le- hemite : for I have provided me a king among his sons. 2 And Samuel said, How can I go ? 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 Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do : and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee. 4 And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably ? 5 And he said. Peaceably : I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord : sanctify your- selves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called tliem to the sacrifice. 6 % And it came to pass when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is be- fore him. 7 But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look, not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature ; because I have refused him : for the LORD f.eeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart 8 Then Jesse called Al:)inadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And lie said. Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said. Neither hath the Lord chosen this. 10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before SamueL And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these. 11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children ? And he said. There remaineth yet the youngest, and behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and ^tch him : for we will not sit down till he come liither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he ivus ruddy, and withal of a beau,- * tiful countenance, and goodly to look toi :•* 252 GoliatlCfs challenge. 1. And the L.ord said, Ariae, anoint him: for this /,v he. 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his breth- ren : and the Spirit of the Loud came up- on 1 )a\ id from that day forward. So Sam- uel rose up, Hnd went to Ramuh. 14 f But the Spirit of the Lord depart- . , ed from Siul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubied him. 15 And Saul's servant said unto him. Behold PiOw, an evil spirit from God troulileth thee. 16 Let our lord now command thv servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man tvho is a cunning player on an harp : and it shall come to pass, when the evU spirit from God is upon tliee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. 17 And Saul said unto his servants, Pro^'ide me now a man that can play well, and l)ring hi?n to me. 18 Then answered one of die servants, and said. Behold, I ha\'e seen a son of J[qsse the Beth-lehemite, fhat ?.s cunning in pfeyatjj, and a mighty valiant man, and a ]iian or war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him. 19 ^ Wherefijre Siul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which ia with the sheep. 20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent /he/ii liy David his son unto Saul. 21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him : and he loved him greatly ; and lie became his armour-bearer. 22 x\nd Saul sent to Jesse, saj'ing. Let David, I pray thee, stand before me ; for he hadi found favour in my siglit. 23 And it Gime to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, tiiat L^avid took an harp, and played with his hand : so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and •» the evil spirit departed from him. '^:, . CHAP. XVIL t The armie.^ of the Inraelites and Phi- listines being ready to battle, 4 Goliath C07neth Jiroudly forth to challenge a combat. 12 JJavid accepteth the chal- lenge ; 38 and slayeth the giant. NOW the Philistines gathered togeth- er their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which be- longeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 2 And Saxil and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in ai-ray against the Philistines. ' 3 And the Philistines stood on a moun- tain on the one side, and Israel stotKl on a mountain on the other side : and there tvas a vsUley between them. SAMUEL. David accepteth it. 4 1[ And there went out a cliampion oat of the camj) of the Phihstiiies, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height was six culiits and a span. 5 And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and he ivus armed with a coat of mail ; and the weight of the coat ivas five thousand shekels of bmss. 6 And he had greaxes of brass upon his legs, and a target of brass between his shoulders. 7 And the staff of his spear nvas like a weaver's beam ; and his spear's head iveighed six hundi-ed shekels of iron : and one bearing a shield went before him. 8 And he stood and cried unto the ar- mies of Israel, and said unto them. Why are ye come out to set your battle in array * am not I a Philistine, and ye servants 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, tiien will we be your servants : but if I prevail against him, and kill him, then shall ye be our "ser\ ants, and serve us. 10 And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel this day ; give rae a man, that we may fight together. 11 When Saul and all Israel heaixi those words of the Philistine, they weredismay- edfi and greatlv afraid. 12 ^ Now D..a.\'id nvas the son of that E]:ihrathite of Beth-leheni-judah, whose name ivas Jesse ; and he had eight sons : and the man went among men^r an old man in the days of Saul. 13 And the three eldest sons of Jesse went a7id followed Saul to the battle : and the names of his three sons that went to the battle Kvere Elia,b the first- born, and next unto him Abinadab, and tlie third Shamraah. 14 And David was tiic youngest : and the three eldest followed Saul. 15 But David wejit and returned from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Beth-le- hem. 16 And the Philistine di-ew near mom- ing and evening, and presented himself forty days. 17 And Jesse said imto David his son, Take now for thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these ten loaves, and run to the camp to tliy brethren ; 18 And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take their ]:Iedge. 19 Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, ivere in the valley of Elah, fight- ing with the Philistines. 20 U And David rose up early in the morning, and left the sheep with a keeper, .uid took, and went, as Jesse had com- manded him ; and he came to the trench, IS the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for tlie battle, David engage th Kvith , Chap. 21 For Isi'ael and the Philistines had put the battle in array, army agninst army, 22 And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren. 23 And as he talked with them, behold, there came up the champion, the Philistiiie of Gath, Goliath by name, out of the ai-- mies of the PhiUstines, and spake according to the same words : and David heard them. 24 And all the men of Israel, when they saw die man, fled from him, and were soi-e afraid. 25 And the men of Israel said, Ha\'e ye seen this man that is come Ki\\^ surely to defy Israel is he come up : and it sliall be, that the man who killeth him, the king will enrich him with great liches, and Avill give him his daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel. 26AndDavidspaketothementhatstood by him, saying. What shall be done to the nian that killeth this Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel ? for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God ? 27 And the people answered him after tliis mannei", saying, So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. 28 IT And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men ; and Eliab 's anger Avas kindled against David, and he said, Why earnest thou down hither ? and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness ."* I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart ; for thou art come down that thou mightest see the battle. 29 And David said, What have I now done ? Is there not a cause .'' 30 If And he turned from him toward another, and spake after the same man- ner : and the people answered him again after the former manner. 31 And when the words were heard which David spake, they rehearsed thejti before Saul : and he sent for Mm, 32 H And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him ; thy ser- vant will go and fight with this Philistine. 53 And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this PhiHstine to figlit with liim : for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war fi-om his youth. 34 And David said unto Saul, Thy ser- vant 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 tiim, and dcUvered it out of his mouth : and when he arose against me, I caught hini by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. 36 Tliy servant slew both the Hon and the bear : and this uncircumcised Philis- tine siiall be as one of them, seeing he hath defied the aniiics of the living God. XVII. and slayeth GoliaUi. 253 37 David said moreover, The Lord that deliv^ered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the pav\r of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of tliis Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be with thee. 38 If And Saul armed David with hig armour, and he put an helmet of brass upon his head ; also he armed him with a coat of mail. 39 And David girded his sword upon his armoui-, and he assayed to go ; for he had not proved it. And David said unto Saul, I cannot go with these, for I have not proved them. And David put them oft' him. 40 And he took his stafFin his hand, and chose him five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag wliich he had, even in a scrip ; and his sUng was in his hand : and he drew near to the Philistine. 41 And the Philistine came on, and drew near unto Da\ id ; and the man that bare the shield went before him. 42 And v^ien the Philistine looked about, and saw David, he disdained him : for he was but a youth, and rudd}', and of a fair countenance. 43 And the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, that thou comest to me with staves ? and the Piiilistine cursed David by his gods. 44 And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the field. 45 Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a sliield : but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, Avhom thou hast defied. 46 This day will the Lord deUver thee into mine hand ; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee ; and I will give the carcasses of the host of the Phi- listines this day unto the fowls of the a.»>", and to the wild beasts of the earth ; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel. 47 And all tliis 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- listine arose, and came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, and ran toward the army to meet thr Philistine, 49 And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone svuik into his forehead ; and he fell upon his fece to the earth, 50 SoDavid prevailed over the Philistine \vich a sling ar.d with iv stone, and smote. 254 Jonathan loveth David t I. SAMUEL. Saul secketh io kill him. the Philistine, and slew him ; but there was no sword in the hand of David. 51 Therefore David ran ar.d stood up- on the Philistine, and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. And when the Philistmes saw their cham- pion was dead, they fled. 52 And the men of Israel and of Ju- dah arose, and shouted, and pursued the Philistines, until thou come to the valley, and to the gates of Ekron. And the wounded of the Philistmes fell down by the way to Shaaraim, even unto Gath, and unto Eki'on. 53 And the children of Israel returaed from chasing after the Philistines, and tliey spoiled their tents. 54 And David took the head of the Philistine, and brought it to Jerusalem ; but he put his aniiour in his tent 55 H And when Saul saw David go forth against the Philistine, he said unto Abner the captain of the host, Abner, whose son ?s this youth ? and Aljner said, ^s thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot toll. 56 And the king said, Inquire thou "whose son the stripling is. 57 And as David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. 58 And Saul said to him. Whose son art thou, thou young man? And David answered, / am the son of thy servant Jesse the Beth-leheniite. CHAP. XVIII. 1 Jonathan loveth David. 5 Saul envieth his praise, Wseeketh to kill him in his fu- ry, \1feareth him for his good success. 17 He offereth him his daughters for a snare. AND it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his fa- ther's house. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. 4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. 5 U And David went out withersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely : and Saul set him over the men of war, a.nd he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's ser- vants. 6 And it came to pass asthey came, when David was retumed from the slaughter ,of the Pliilistine, tUat the wcm^H came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and danc- ing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick. 7 And the women answered one anoth- er as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his teu thousands. 8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him ; and he said. They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thou- sands : and ivhat can he have more but the kingdom ? 9 And Saul eyed Da\'id from that day and forward. 10 H And it came to pass on the mor- row, that the evil spirit fi-om God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house : and David played with his hand, as at other times : and Mere was a javehn in Saul's hand. 11 And Saul cast the javelin ; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall 7vith it. And David avoided out of his presence twice. 12 H And Saul was afraid of David, Because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand ; and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David Ijehaved liimself wisely in all his ways ; and the Lord was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved Da- vid, because he went out and came in be- fore them. 17 II And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife : only be thou valiant forme, and fight the Lord's battles. For Saul said. Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him. 18 And David said unto Saul, Who am I ? and what is my life, or mv father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in- law to the king ? 19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to DaA'id, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. 20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David : and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to liim, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law, in the one of the twain. 22 ^ And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Coiumune v/itli David secretly » David marrietk Michal : CftAP and say, Behold, the king hith delight in thee, and all his servants love thee : now therefore be the king's son-in-law. 23 And Saul's ser\ants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to l)e 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 manner spake David. 25 And Saul said. Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred toreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 26 And when his servants told Da\id these woixls, it pleased David well to be the kind's son-in-law : and the days were not expn-ed. 27 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men ; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in hill tale to the king, that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. 28 1[ And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him. 29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David ; and Saul became David's ene- my continually. 30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth : and it came to pass, after they ■\vent forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul ; so that his name was much set by. CHAP. XIX. 1 Jonathan discloseth his father^ sfiurfiose to kill David. 4 He persuade th his father to reconciliation. 8 Said's mali- cious rage breakcth out again. 12 Mi- chal's sti-atagetn to save David. AND Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. 2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David : and Jonathan told David, 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 /z/fice, and hide thyself: 3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee ; and what I see, that I will tell thee. 4 If And Jonathan spake good of Da- Aid unto Saul his father, and said unto him, L£t not the king sin against his ser- vant, against David ; because he hath not sinned against thee, and because his works have been to thee-ward very gootl : 5 For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the Philistine, and the Lord wrouglit a greftt salva^ron for all Israel : xiXi Her stratagem to save him. 235 thou sawest it, and didst rejoice : where- fore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay David without a cause? 6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan : and Saul sware, jIs the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain. 7 And Jonathan called David, and Jon-^ athan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought Davie' to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past. 8 ^ And there was war again : and Da- vid went out, and fought with the Phi- listines, and slew them with a great slaugh- ter ; and they fled from him. 9 And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with hisjavelinin his hand : and David played with his hand. 10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin ; but he slip- ped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall : and Da- vid fled, and escaped that night. 1 1 Saul also sent messengers unto Da- vid's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying. If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou shalt be slain. 12 II So Michal let David down through a window : and he went, and fled, and escaped. 13 And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth. 14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said. He is sick. 15 And Saul sent the messengers a^azVi to see David, saying. Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. 16 Andwhenthemessengerswerecome in, behold, there rjas an image in tlie bed, with a pillar of goats hair for his bolster. 17" And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped ? And Michal' answered'Saul, He said unto me, Let me go ; whv should I kill thee ? 18 11 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth. 19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth hi Ramah. 20 And Saul sent messengers to take David : and when they saw tlie company of the prophets jn-ophesying, and Samuel standing as appointed over them, the Spir- it of God was upon the messengei's of Saul, and they also prophesied. 21 And when it was told Saul, he sent other messengei's, and they prophesied, likewise. And Saul sent messengers again the third time, and they prophesied also 256 David arid Jonathan connult. I. SAMUEL. Jonathan's kindness to David. 22 Then went lie also to Ramah, and came to a great well thatz'o- in Sechu : and he asked and said, Whei'e are Samuel and ♦■ David ? And one said, Behold, they be at Naioth in Ramah. 23 And he went thither to Naioth in Ramali : And the Spirit of God was ujxin him also, and he went on, and prophesi- ed, until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24 And he stripped off his clothes also, and prophesied befoi-e Samuel in like manner, and lay down naked all that day and all that niglit. Wherefore they say, Is Saul also among the prophets * CHAP. XX. 1 David comndteth with Jonathan/or his safety. 1 1 Thnr covenant renewed by oath. 24 ^aul missing David, seeketh to kill Jonathan. AND David fied from Naioth in Ra- mali, and came and said before Jon- athan, WhathaNe I done ? what./.v mine iniquity .'' and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life ^ 2 And he said unto him, God foi-Ijid ; thou shalt not die : behold, my father will do nothing either great or small, but that he will shew it nie : and why should my father hide this thing fi-om me ? it is not so. 3 And David sware moreover, and said. Thy father certainly knoweth that I have fomid grace m thine eyes ; and he saith, Let not Jonathan know this, lest he be giieved : But ti'uly as tlie Lord liveth, and as tliy soul liveth, there is but a stej) between me and death. 4 Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. 5 And David said unto Jonathan, Be- hold, to-morrow is the new-moon, and I should not fail to sit with the king at meat : but let me go, that I may hide myself in tlie field unto the third day at even. 6 If thy father at all miss me, then say, David earnestly asked leave of me, that ' he might run to Beth-lehem his city : for thei-e is a yearly sacrifice thei-e for all the family. 7 If he say thus, It is well ; thy ser- vant shall have peace : but if he be very wroth, then be sure that^vil is determin- ed by him. ^ 8 Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant ; for thou hast brought thy servant into a co\enant of tlieLouD with thee : notwithstanding, if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyseJf ; for why should- est thou bring me to tliy father ? 9 And Jonathan said. Far be it from thee : for if I knew cei'tainly that evil were determined by my father to come ypon thee, then would not I tell it thee i" 10 Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me :* or what if thy father an- swer thee roughly ? 11 H And Jonathan said unto Da\nd, Come, and let. us go out into the field. And they went out both of them into the field. 12 And Jonathan said unto David, O Lord God of Israel, when I have sound- ed my father about to-morrow any time, or the third day, and behold, ij" there be good toward David, and I then send not unto thee, and shew it thee ; 13 The Lord do so and much more to Jonathan : l3ut if it please my father to do tliee evil, then I will shew it thtfe, and send thee away, that thou majcst go in peace : and tlie Lord be with 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 Rut aiso thou shalt not cut off thy kjndr.ess from my house for ever : no, not v/hen the Lord hath cut off the en- emies of David every one from tlie face of the eartli. 16 So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying. Let the Lord even require it at the hand of David's en- emies. 17 And Jonathan caused David to swear again, because he loved him : for he lov- ed him as he loved his own soul. 18 Then Jonathan said to David, To- morrow is the new-moon : and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. 19 And when thou hast stayed three da.ys, then thou shalt go down quickly, and come to the place where thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. 20 And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as though I shot at a mark. 21 And behold, I will send a lad, say- ing, Go, find out the arrows. If I ex- pressly say unto the lad. Behold, the ar- rows 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 Bat if I say thus imto the young man, Behold, the arrows are beyond thee ; go thy v\'ay : for the Lord hath sent thee away. 23 x\nd as touching tlic matter which thou and I have s]jok.en of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me for ever. 24 ^ So David hid himself in the field': and when the new-moon was come, the king sat him down to eat meat. 25 And the Idng sat upon his seat, as at other times, evc7i upon a seat by the wall : and Jonathan arose, and Abner sat by Saul's side, and Da^'id's place w^B empty, 26 "Nevertheless Saul spake not arty thing that day : far he thought. Some- Saul seeketh to killJonalhan. Chap, y.xi thing hath befoUen him, he is not clean ; surely he is not clean. 27 And itcj'me tojxiss on the morrow, nv/iich was the seconcl day of the month, that David's place was empty : and Saul said unto Jonathan his son, Wherefore Cometh not the son of Jesse to meat, nei- ther yesterday, nor to-day ? 28 And Jonathan answered Saul, Da- vid earnestly asked leave of me to go to Beth-lehtm : ^ 29 And he said, Let me go, I pray thee ; foi' our family hath a sacrifice in the city ; and my brother he hath commanded me to be there : and now if I ha\'e found favour in thine eyes, let me get away, I pray thee, and see my brethren. Therefore he cemeth not unto the king's table. 30 Then Saul's anger was kindled a- gainst Jonathan, and he said unto him. Thou son of the perverse rebellious wom- an, do not I know that thou h-ast chosen tlie son of Jesse to thine own confusion, j and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness f 31 For as long as the son of Jesse liveth upon the ground, thou shalt not be estab- lished, nor thy kingdom. Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he shall surely die. 32 And Jonathan answered Saul his father, and said unto him. Wherefore shall he be slain .•* what hath he done ? 53 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him : whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David. 34 So Jonathan arose from the table in fierce anger, and did eat no meat the sec- ond day of the month : for he was griev- ed for David, because his father had done him shame. 35 ^ And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan went out into^ tlie field at the time appointed with David, and a little lad with him. 36 And he said unto liis lad, Run, find out now the arrows which I shoot, j^ncl as the lad ran, he shot an arrow beyond him. 37 And when the lad was come to the place of the arrow which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the lad, and said, /* not the arrow beyond thee ? 38 And Jonathan cried after the lad. Make speed, haste, stay not. And Jon- athan's lad gathered up the arrows, and came to his master. 39 But the lad knew not any thing : on- ly Jonathan and David knew the matter. 40 And Jonathan gave his artillery un- to his lad, and said unto him, Go, carry t/um to the city. 41 iy yi7id as soon as the lad was gone, David arose out of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to the ground, and bowed himself tlirce times : and they David goeth to Ahimelech. 257 kissed one another, and wept one with .mother, until David exceeded. 42 And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch as we have sworn both ofusiuthe name of the Lord, saying,' The Lord be between me and thee, and ')etwcen my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and departed : and Jona- than went into the city. CHAP. XXL 1 David at JVob obtaincth of Ahimelech hallowed bread. 8 He taketh Golialh's sword, 10 and at Gath feigncth him- fiplfmad. THEN came David to Nob to. Ahi- melech the priest : and Ahimelech Was afraid at the meeting of Da\id, and said unto him. Why art thou alone, and no man widi thee ? 2 And David said unto Ahimelech 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 ha\'e appointed my servants to such and such a place. 3 Now theix;fore what is under thine hand ? give nte five loaves o/bread in mine hand, or what tliere is pi'esent. 4 And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under mine hand, but there is hallowed bread ; if the }oung men have kept themseh^es at least from women. 5 And David afiswered the priest, and said unto him, Of a truth women have been kept from us about these three days, since I canje out, and the vessels of Uie young men are holy, and the bread is 'm. a manner common, yea, though it were sanctified this day in the vessel. 6 So the priest gave him hallowed bread : for there was no bread there but the shew -bread, that was taken from be- fore the Lord, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away. 7 Now a certain man of the servants of Sacil was there that day, detained before the Lord ; and his name eras Doeg, an Edomite, thechiefestof thaherdmen that belonged to Saul. 8 ^ And David said unto Ahimelech, And is there not here under thine hand spear or sword ? for I have neither brought my sword nor my weapons with me, be- cause the king's business required haste. 9 And the priest said, The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slew- est in the valley of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod : if thou wilt take that, take it : for there is no other save that here. And DaAid said, There is .none like that ; give it me. 10 IT And I)aAid arose, and fled that day for fear of Saul, and vrent to Achish the king of Gath, 258 Davidjeigneth himself mad. I, 1 1 And the servants of Achish said unto him, Is not this David the king of the land ? did they not sing one to another of him in dances, saj'ing, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands ? 12 And David laid up these words in his heart, and was sore afraid of Achish the king of Gath. 13 And he changed his behaviour be- fore them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard. 14 Then said Achish unto his servants, Lo, } e see the man is mad : wherefore theii have ye brought him to me :• 15 Have I need of mad-men, that ye have brought this felloiv to play the mad- man in my presence ? shall this felloiv come into my house ? CHAP. XXII. 1 Men resort to David at Adullam. 9 Doegaccuseth Jlhirnelech. 11 Saulcom- viandeth to kill the priests. 20 ylbia- thar escapeth to David. DWID therefore departed thence, atyi escaped to the ca-.'e Adullam : and when his brethren and all hisfather's house heard it, they went dov>fn thither to him. 2 And every one that ivas in distress, and every one that m'as in debt, and every one that tvas discontented, gathered them- selves unto him ; and he became a captiiin o-\er them : and there were with him a- bout four hundred men. 3 H And David went thence to Mizpeh of Moab : and he said unto the king of Moab, Let my father and my mother, I pray thee, come forth, and be with you, till I know what God will do for mc. - 4 And he brought therfu before the king of Moal) : and they dwelt with him all the while that David was in the hold. 5 tf And the prophet Gad said unto Da- vid, Abide not in the hold ; depart, and get thee into the land of Judah. Then David departed, and came into the forest of Hai-eth. eiTWhcnSaulheardthatr idwasdis- c.overed, and the men thatwt,." with him, (now Saul abode in Gibeah under a tree m Ramah, having his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing al^out him ;) 7 Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him. Hear now, ye Benja- mites ; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and cap- tains of hundreds ; 8 That all of you have conspired against Tne, and there ?s none that sheweth me that my son hath made a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or sheweth unto me tiiat my sou hath stirred up my servant against me, to fie in wait, as at this day ? ^ ' SAMUEL. Doeg accuscth Jhimelech. 9 ^ Then answered Docg the Edomite; whicli was set over the servants of Saul^ and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub. 10 And he inquired of the Lord for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine. 11 Then the king sent to call Alii- melech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that nvere in Nob : and they came all of them to the king. 12 And Saul said. Hear now, thou sou of Ahitub. And he answered. Here I am, my lord. 13 And Saul said unto him. Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of tkxl for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day ? 14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as Da\'id, which is the king's son-in-law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable m thine house .-' 15 Did I then begin to inquire of God for him i* be it far from me. Let not the king impute any thing unto his sei'S'^ant, tior to all the house of my father : for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more. 16 And the king said. Thou shall surely die, Ahimelech, tnou, and all thy father's house. 17 If And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, I'uni, and slay the priests of the Lord; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not sliew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fail upon the priests of the Lord. 18 And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day four- score and five persons that did wear a linen ephod. 19 And Nol), tiie city of the priests, smote he with the edge of the sword, both men and women, cliildren and suck- lings, and oxen, and asses, and sheep, with the edge of the sword. 20 H And one of the sons of Ahime- lech the son of Ahitub, named Abiatlrai", escaped, and fled after David. 21 And Abiathar shewed David that Saul had slain the Lord's priests. 22 And Da^id said unto Abiathar, I knew it that day, when Doeg the Edom- ite vra.9 there, that he would surely tell Saul : I have occasioned the death of all tlie persons of thy father's house. 23 Abide thou with me, fear not : for he that seeketh my life seeketh thy life : Ijut with rae thou shalt be in safeguard. '■A David escajiethfrom Kcilah CHAP. XXUI. "• David, irKjidring of the Lord, rescueth Kiilah. 7 God shevjing him Said's coming, and the treachery of the Keil- ites } he escape ih from Keilah, 14 to Zifih, 25 to Maon. ' TJiENtliey told David, saying, Behold, ■the PlBlistines fight against Keilah, and they I'ob the thresliing-floors. 2 Therefore David inquired of the Lord, saving. Shall I go and smite these Philistines? And the Lord said unto Da- vid, Qo, and smite the Philistines, and save Keilah. 3 And David's men said unto him, Be- hold, we l^e afraid here in Judah : how much more then if we come to Keilah against the armies of the Philistines ? . 4 Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him ^d said. Arise, go down to Keilah ; for J will deliver the Philistines into thine hand. 5 So David and his men went to Kei- lah, and fought with the Phihstiiies, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David sa\'ed the inhabitants of Keilah. 6 And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Alumclech fled to David to Keilah, that he came down Kvith an ephod in his hand. 7 IT And it was told Saul that David was come to Keilah. And Saul said, God hath delivered him 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 togeth- er to war, to go down to Keilah, to be- siege David and his men. 9 % And David knew that Saul secretly practised mischief against him ; and he said to Abiatliar the priest, Bring hither the ephod. 10 Then said David, O Lord God of Israel, thy servant hath certainly heard that Saul seeketh to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake. 11 Will the men of Keilah deliver me ',ip into his hand i ,wiU Saul come down, as thy servant hath heard ^ O Lord God of Israel, I beseech thee, tell thy ser- vant. And the Lord said, He will come down. ^ 12 Then said David, Will the men of Keilah deliver me and mv men into the hand of Saul ? And the Lord said, They will deliver thee up. . 13 If Then David and his men which ivere about six hundred, ai-ose and de- parted out of Keilah, and went whither- soever they could go. And it was told Saul that David was escaped from Kei- lah ; and he forbare to go forth. 14 And David abode in the wilder- ness in strong holds, and. remained in a Chap, xziii. to Zijih and Maon. 259 mountain in the wilderness of Zipli. And Saul sought him every day, but God de- livei'ed him not into his hand, 15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life : and David nvas in the wildcraess of Zii^h m a ^^ otxl. 16 And Joiiathaii Saul's son arose, and went to l)a.vid into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God. 17 And he said luito him. Fear not : for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee ; and thou shalt be king over Israel, -and I shall be next unto thee ; and that also Saul my father knoweth, 18 And they two made a covenant before the Lord : and David abode in the wootl, and Jonathan went to his house. 19 H Then came up the Ziphites to Saul to Gibeah, sa\'ing, Doth not David hide himself with us m strong holds in the wood, in the hill of Hachilah, which in on the south of Jeshimon .-' 20 Now therefore, O king, come doAvn according to all the desire of thy soul to come down ; and our pait shall be to deli\'er him into the king's hand. 21 And Saul said. Blessed be ye of the Lord ; 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 that he dealeth veiy sub- tilly. 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 through- out all the thousands of Judah. 24 And they aix)se, and went to Ziph before Saul : but David and his men tvere in the wilderness of Maon, iu the plain cfi the south of Jeshimon. 25 Saul also and his men went to seek hijn. And they told David : wherefore he came down into a rock, and abode in" the wilderness of Maon, And when Saul heard that, he pursued after David in the wildei-ness of Maon, 26 And Saul went on this side of tlie mountain, and David and liis men on that side of the moiuitain : and David made ha^te to get away for fear of Saul ; for Saul and his men compassed David and his men round about to take them, 27 1[ But there came a messenger unto Saul, saying, Haste thee, and come ; for the Philistines have mvaded the land. 28 Wheiefore Saul returned from pur- suing after David, and went against the Philistines : therefore they called that place Sela-liiimniahlekoth. 29 If And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi. •260 David cutteth Saul's skirt. CHAP. XXIV. 1 David in a cave at En-gedi sfmreth Saul's life. 8 Hefileadeth his innoceiicy. 16 Saul acknotvledgeth Ids fault. AND it came to pas.s, when Saul wos returned fronn following the Phi- Kstines, that it was told him, saying, Bohold, David is in the wilderness of En gedi. 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David 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 David and his men remained in the sides of the cave. 4 And the men of David said unto hi^n, Behold the day of which the Lord said unto tliee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thine hand, that thou mayest do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily. 5 And it came to pass afterward, that David'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 sti'etch fortli mine hand against him, seeing he is the anointed of the Lord. 7 So David scayed his servants with these woixis, and suffered them not to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave, and went on his way. 8 David also rose afterward, and went out of the cave, and cried after Saul, say- ing, My loixl the king. And when Saul looked behind him, David stooped with his face to the earth, and bowed himself 9 1[ And David said to Saul, Wherefore hearest thou men's words, saying, pehold, David seeketh thy hurt .'' 10 Behold , this day thine eyes have seen how that the Lord hath delivered thee to-day into mine hand in tlie cave : and .■;o;uc bade me kill thee : but mine eye spar- ed thee ; and I said, I will not put forth r.iine 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 Iherc 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 Ihee, and the Lord avenge me of thee : but mine hand shall not be upon thee. 13 As saith the proverb of the an- cients, Wickedness proceedeth from the wicked : ' but mine hand shall not be upon {hee. 14 After Avhom is the king of Israel I. SAMUEL. Saul achioivledgelh his fault. come out ? after wliom dost thou pursue?' ifter a dead dog, after a flea ? 15 The Lord therefore be judge, and judge between me and thee, and see, and plead my cause, and deliver me out ot' thine hand. ICi ^ And it came to pass when David had made an end of speaking these worda unto Saul, that Saul said. Is this thy voice, my son David i* And Saul lifted up his voice, and wept. 1 7 And he said to David, Thou art more righteous than I : for thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded the© evil. 18 And thou hast shewed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me ; foras- much 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 ? wherefore the« Lord reward tliee good, for that thou hast done unto me this day. 20 And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand. 21 Svvear now therefore unto me by the Lord, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not de- stroy my name out of my father's house. 22 And David sware unto Saul. And Saul went home ; bvit Da\'id.and his men gat them up unto the hold, CHAP. XXV. 1 Samuel dieth. \Q David firovoked to de- stroy JVabal. 14 Abigail by her wisdom preventeth him. 36 J^abal dieth. 39 David taketh Abigail and Ahinoam to be his ivives. AND Samuel died ; and all the Israel- ites were gathered together, and la- mented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness ofJParan. 2 And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions were in Carmel ; and the man luas very great, and he had three thou- sand sheep, and a thousand goats : and he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 3 Now the name of the man was Na-: bal ; and the name of his wife Abigail : and she was a woman of good understand- ing, and of a beautiful countenance : but the man was churlish and evil in his do- ings ; and he 7vas of the house of Caleb, 4 If And Da^id heard in the wilderness that Nabal did shear his sheep. 5 And David sent out ten young men, and David said unto the young men, Get you u]) to Carmel, and go to Nabal, and greet him in my name : 6 And thus sliall ye say to him that liveth in prosperity. Peace be both to thee, and peace he to thine house, and peace b& unto all that t\iou hast. David firovoked to kill A'adal. Chap, 7 And now I have heard that thou hast shearers : now thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, neither was there aught missing unto them, all the while they were in Carmel. 8 Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. Wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes : for we come in a good day : give, I pray thee, whatsoev- er Cometh to tliine hand unto thy servants, and to thy son David. | 9 And when David's young men came, they spake to Nabal according to all those words in the name of David, and ceased. 10 H And Nabal answered David's ser- vants, and said, Who/« David? and who A.9 the son of Jesse ? there be many ser- vants now-a-days that break away eveiy man from his master. 11 Shall I then take my bread, and my #water, and my flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give i( unto men, whom I know not whence they be ? 12 So David's young men turaed their way, and went again, and came and told him all those sayings. 13 And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword ; and David also giixled on his sword ; and there went up after David about four hundred men ; and two hundred abode by the stufti 14 ^ But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's wile, saying. Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilder- ness to salute our master ; and he railed ©n 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 con- versant with them, when we were in the fields : 16 They were a wall unto us both by ' night and day, all the \vhile we were with tliem keeping the sheep. 17 Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do: for evil is determined against our master, and against all his household : for he is such a son of Belial, that a man cannot speak to him. 18 It Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of pai-ched corn, and an hundred clusters of raisins, and two hun- dred cakes of figs, and laid them on asses. 19 And slie said unto lier servants. Go on before me ; behold, I come after you. But she told not her husband Nabal. ^ 20 And it w>is .90, as she rode on the ass, tliat she .came down by the covert of the hill, and behold, David and his men came down against her ; and she met them. 21 (Now David had said. Surely in vain Jtave I kept all that iXx&fdlonv hath in the XXV. Ablgail/ireventcth his death. 261 wilderness, so that nothing was missed of all that pertained vuito him : and he hatli requited me evil for g.Tod. 22 So and moi-e also do God unto the enemies of David, if I leave of all that /lertain to him by the morning light any that pisseth against the wall.) 23 And when Aliigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed her- self to the groiuid, 24 And fell at Ivs feet, and said. Upon me, my lord, ujion 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, re- gard this man of Belial, even Nabal : for as his name is, so is he ; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him : but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send. 26 Now therefore, my loi'd, as the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, see- ing 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 Nabal. 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 trespass of thine handmaid : for the Lord will cer- tainly make my lord a sure house ; be- cause my loixl nghteth the battles of the Lord, and evil hath not been found iii 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 bound in the bundle of life with the Lord 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 sliall have done to my lord accord- ing to all the good that he hath spokea concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel ; 31 That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself : but when the Lord shall ha! ve dealt well with my lord, then remember thine handmaid. 32 H And David said to Abigail, Bless- ed be the Lord God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me : 33 And blessed /i/°.thy advice, and bless- ed be thou, which hast kept me tliis day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand. 34 For in very deed, csthe Lord God of Israel liveth, which hath kept me back from hurting thee, except thou i5S'2 David iakcth Migail to ivijc hadst hasted and come to meet me, sure- ly there h ul not been left unto Nabal by tlic morning light any that pisseth a- gainst the wall". 35 So David receh-ed of her >iand that •which she had*brought him, aadsaid un- to her, Go up in peace to thine house ; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and have accepted thy pei-son. 36 If And Abigail came to Nabal ; and behold, he heldafeast in his house, lilce the feast of a kin* ; and Nabal's heart was meny within liim, for he nvas very ditink- en : wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the morning Hght. 37 But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his. wife had told him these things, that his heaxt died within him, and he became as a stone. 38 And it came to pass about ten days after, that the Lord smote Nabal, that lie died. 39 ^ And when David heard that Na- bal was dead, he said. Blessed be the Lord, tliat hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil : for the Lord hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And Da- vid sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife. 40 And Avhen the servants of David were come to Al)igail to Carmel, they spake unto her, sa)'ing, David sent us unto thee, to take thee to him to wife. 41 And sl;e arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said. Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord. 42 And Abigail hasted, and arose, and rode upon an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her ; and she Avent after the messengers of David, and be- came his wife. 43 David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel ; and they were also both of them his wives. 44 1[ But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which ivas of Gallim. CHAP. XXVL 1 Said comeUi to Hachilah against Da- 7'id. 5 David in the trench stayeth Ahishaifrom killing Saul, but taketh Ids spear and cruse. AND the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, Doth not Da\'idhide himself in the hill of Hachilah, ivhich is before Jeshimon i 2 Then Saul ai-ose, and went doAvn to the wilderness of Ziph, having three thou- sand chosen men of Israel with him, to seek DaA'id in tlie wildemess of Zipii. 3 And Saul pitched in the hill of Ha- chilah, which /,9 before Jeshimon, by the •wjiy. But Da\ id abotle in the wilderness, I. SAMUEL. He sfiareth Sau/. and he saw that Saul came after him into the wilderness. 4 David therefin'c sent out spies and un- derstood that Saul was come in very deed. 5 If And David arose, and came to the- place where Saul had pitched : and David Ijeheld the place where Saul lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host And Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round about him. 6 Then answered David, and said t» Ahimelech the Hittite, and to Abishai the son of 2Seruiah, brother to Joab, saying. Who will go down with me to Saul to the camp ? And Abishai said, I will go dowa with thee. 7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night : and behold, Saul lay sleeping within the ti'ench, and his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster : but Abner and the people lay round about him. » 8 Then said Abishai to David, 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 David said to Abishai, Destroy him not : for who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's anointed, and be guiltless? 10 David said furthennore, .4s -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 David took the spear and the erase of water from Saul's bolster ; and they gat them aAvay, and no man saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked : for they were all asleep ; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen upon them. 13 H Then David went over to the other side, and stood on the top of an hill afar off; a great space being between them : 14 And David ci'ied to the people, and to Abner the son of Ner, saying, An- swerest thou not, Abner ? Then Abner answered and said. Who art thou thai criest to the king ? 15 And David said to Abner, ./^rt not thou a valiant man ? and who is like to thee in Israel ? wherefore then hast thou not kept thy lord die king ? for there " came one of the people in to destroy the king thv lord. 16 This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not kept your master the Lord's anointed. And now see where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water thatVws at his bolster ^ul acknOwledgeth hisfault. Chap. \7 And Saul knew Davjd^ voice, and said. Is this thy voice, my son David ? And David said, It is my vcace, my lord, 0 king. 18 And 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 ser- vant If the Lord have stin-ed thee up against me, let him accept an offering : but if they be the children of men, cursed be they before the Lord ; for they have driven me out this day from abiding in the inheritance of the Lord, saying. Go, sen^e other gods. 20 Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the eArth before the face of the Lord : for the king of Israel is come out to seek a flea, as when one doth hunt a ■partridge in the mountains. 21 If Then said Saul, I have sinned : re- turn, mv son David : for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was prec- ious in thine eyes tliis day : behold, I have played the fool, and have erred ex- ceedingly. 22 And David answered and said, Be- hold 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 delivered 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 lite be much set by in the eyes of the Lord, and fct him deliver me out of all tribulation. 25 Then Saul said .to David, Blessed be tliou, my son David : thou shalt both do gi-eat things, and also shalt still prevail, bo David went on his way, and Said re- turned to liis place. CHAP. XXVIL 1 Saul hearing David to be in Gath, seeketh no more for him. 5 David beg- geth Ziklag of'Achish . AND David said in his heart, I shall 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 Philistines ; and Saul shall desptdr of me, to seek me any moi'e in any coast of Israel : so shall I escape out of his hand. • 2 -And David arose, and he passed over with the six hundred men that ive7-e ■with him unto Achiijh, tlie son of Maoch, king of Gath. 3 And David dwelt with Achish at Gath, he and his men, every man with his household, even David with his two wi\ es, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Ab- igail tlie Caxmelitesb Nabal's -wife. xxvili. David divelleth in Ziklag. 263 4 And it was told Saul that David was fled to Gath : and he sought no more again for him. 5 1" And David said unto Achish, 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 thei'e : for why should thy servant dwell in the royal city with thee .' 6 Then Achish gave him Ziklag tliat day : wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day. 7 And the time that David dwelt in the country of the Philistines was a full )'ear and four months. 8 If And David and his men went up, and invaded the Geshui-ites, and the Gez- rites, and the Amalekites.: Sav/^^aa^^Tmr tions were of old the inhabitants of the land, as thou goest to Shui% even unto the land of Egypt. 9 And David smote the land, and left neither man nor woman alive, and took away the sheep, and the oxen, and the asses, and the camels, and the apparel, and returned, and came to Achish. 10 And Achish said. Whither have ye made a road to-day ? And David said. Against the south of Judah, and against the south of the Jerahmeelites, and against the south of the Kenites. 11 And David saved neither man uoi^ woman alive, to binng tidings to Gath, saying. Lest they should tell on us, say> ing, So did David, and so will be his man- ner all the while he dvv^elleth in the coun- tiy of the PhiUstines. 12 And Achish believed Da\'id, saying. He hath made his people Israel utterly to abhor him ; therefore he shall be my servant for ever. CHAP. XXVIIL 3 Sajd having destroyed the witches, 7 afterward seeketh to one ; 9 who being encouraged by him, raiseth up Samuel. 15 Saul's ruin for eshewed. AND it came to pass in those days, that the Philistines gathered their armies together for warfare, to fight with Israel. And Achish said unto David, Know thou assuredly, that thou shalt go out with me to battle, thou and thy men. 2 And David said to Achish, Surely thou shalt know what thy servant can do. And Achish said to David, Therefore win I make thee keeper of mme head for ever. 3 If Now Samuel was dead, and all Is- rael had lamented him, and Ijuried him in Ramah, even in his own city. And Saul had put away those that had/amiliar spu*- its, and the wizards, out of the land. 4 % And the Philistines gathered them- selves together, and came and pitched in Shunem : and Saul gathered all Isi-ael to- gether, and they-pitched in Giiboa. 264 A witch ralsHh Samuel. 5 And when Saul saw the host of the Philistines, he was afraid, and his lieait greatly tremliled. 6 And when Saul inquired of the Lo r d, the Lord answered liim not, neither by- dreams, nor b)'' Urim, nor by pi'ophcts. 7 Tf Then said Saul unto his servants. Seek me a woman that hath a familiar -spirit, that I may go to her, and inquii-e of her. And his servants said to him, Behold, there is a woman that hath a. fa- miliar spii-it at Endor. 8 And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the wom- an by night : and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up whom I shall name un- to thee. 9 If And the woman said unto him. Be- hold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he halh cut off those that have fa- miliar spirits, and the wizaixis, out of the i9nd : 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 Uveth, there shall no punishment happen to thee for this thing. 11 Then said thev/oman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee ? And he said. Bring me up Samuel. 12 And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice : and the woman spake to Saul, saying. Why hast thou deceived me ? for thou ai't Saul. 13 And the king said unto her. Be not afraid : for what sawest thou .-* And the woman said unto Saul, I saw gods as- cending out of the earth. 14 And he said unto her. What form is he of ? And she said. An old man Com- eth up ; and he is covered with a mantle. And Saul perceived that it ivas Samuel, and he stooped with his face to the ground, and bowed himself. 15 1[ And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up ? And Saul answered, I am sore distress- ed ; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by pro- phets, nor by dreams : therefore I have called thee, that tliou mayest make known unto me what I sliall do. 16 Then said Samuel, Wherefore 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 i)y me : for the Lord hath rent the kingdom out of thine hand, and given it to thy neighbour, ex>en to David : 18 Because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord, nor executedst his fierce ■vvratU upon Awalek, therefore hath the I. SAiMUEIi. o'Ac givcth ^Jaul victuals. done this thing unto thee this Lord day. 19 Moreover, the Lord will also de- liver Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines : and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me : the Lord also shall deliver the host of Israel into the hand of the Philistines. 20 Then Saul fell straiglitway all along en the eailh, and was sore afraid, because of the words ot Samuel : and there was no strength in him ; for he had eaten no bread all the day, nor all the night. 21 IT 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 iii my hand, and have hearkened unto thy woi'ds which thoif spakest unto me. 22 Now therefore, I pray thee, heark- en thou also unto the voice of thine hand^ maid, and let me set a morsel of bread before thee ; and cat, that thou mayest have strength, when thou goest on thy way. 23 But he refused, and said, I will not eat. But his servants, together with the woman, compelled him ; and he heark- ened unto their voice. So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. 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 l^read thereof: 25 And she brought it before Saul, and before his servants ; and they did eat. Then they arose \\\ii, and went away that night. CHAP. XXIX. 1 David marching ivith the Philistines, o is disaUoKved by their princes. 6 A- chish disviisseth him. NOW the Philistines gathered togeth- er all their armies to Aphek : and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezicel. 2 And the lords of the Philistines pass- ed on by hundreds, and by thousands : but Da^ id and his men passed on in the rere-wArd with Achish. 3 % Then said the princes of the Philis- tines, What do these Hebrews here ? Ajid Achish said unto he princes of the Philistines, Is not this IJavid, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, which hatli bee)i with me tliese 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 Philistines were wroth with him ; and the princes of tiie Philistines said unto him, Make this fellow retuni, that he may go again to his place which thou hast apjjointed him, and let him not go down with us to bat- tle, lest in the battle he be an adversaiy The Amalekites sjioil Ziklag. Chap. lo us: for whercwitli should he reconcile himself unto his master ? should it not be witli the heads of these men ? 5 Is not this David, of whom tliey sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands ? 6 1[ Then Achish called David, and said unto him. Surely, as the Lord liveth, thou hast been upright, and thy going out and thy coming in with me in the host is g(K;d in my sight ; for I have not fouiid e\il in thee since the day of thy coming unto me unto this day : nevertheless the lords favour tliee not. It Wherefore iiow return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of tlie Philistines. 8 f And David said unto Achish, But what have I done .'' and what hast thon found in tliy servant, so long as I have .been with diee luito this day, tiiat I may uot go fight against the enemies of m) lord the king ? .9 And Achish answered and said to David, I kmnv that thou art good in my siglit, as an angel of God : notwithstand- ing, the princes of the Philistines have said, ile shall not go up with us to the battle. 10 \Miereiore now rise up early in the ntiorning with thy master's servants that are come with thee : and as soon as\ebe up early in the monung, and have light, depart. 11 So David and his men rose up early to depart in the morning, to return into the land of the Philistines. And the Phi- listines went up to Jezreel. CHAP. XXX. 1 The Amalekites sfioil Ziklag. 7 David, encouraged by God, fiursueth them. AND it came to pass, Avhen David and his men were come to Ziklag on the third day, that the Amalekites had in- vaded the south, and Ziklag, and smitten Ziklag, and burned it with fire ; 2 And had taken the women captives that Kvere therein ; they slew not any, either great or small, but carried them a- way, and went on their way. 3 ^ So David and his men came to the cit}-, and behold, it was bunied with fire ; and their wives, and their sons, and tlieir daughters, were taken captives. 4 Then David and the people that ".vere with him lifted up their voice and wept, until they had nomoi-e power to weep. 5 And David's two wives were taken eaptixes, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and •Abigail the wife of Nabal the Camielite. G And David was greatly distressed : for the people spake ot stoning him, be- cause the soul of all the people was gi iev- od, e^ery man for his sons, and for his dau^literr. : but David enconra.gt<;l him- sr'f m the I.oud his Goci. f;4. XXX, David fnirsueth them. 36» 7 And David said to Abiatliar the priest, Ahimelech's son, I pray tliee bring me hither the ephrd. And Abiathar brought thithei" the ephod to David. 8 And David inquired tit the Lord, saying. Shall I pursue after this troop ? shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pui-sue : for thou shalt surely over- take them, aiid without fail recover all. 9 So David vvcnt, he and the six hun- dred men that were with him, and came to the brook Besor, where those that were left Ijehind strayed. 10 But David pursued, he and four hundred men : for two hundred abode lie- hind, v.'hich were so faint that they could not go o\er the brook Besor. 11 51 And they found an Egyptiaii in the field, and broiiglithim toDa\id, andg.ivc him bread, and he did eat ; and they made him drink water ; 1 2 And they gave him a piece of a cake of figs, and two clusters of raisins : and w hen he had eaten, his spirit came again to him : foi* he had euten no bread, nor drunk any water, three days and three nights. 13 And David said unto him,To whcm belongeat thou ^ and wdience art thou ? And he said, I am a young man of Egypt, servant to an Amalekite ; and my master left me, because three days agone 1 fell Sick. 14 We made an invasion v/ion the south, of the Cheretliites, andupon the coast which belongeth to Judali, and upon the south of Caleb ; and we burned Ziklag with nre. 15 And David said to him. Canst thou brin^me down to this cofnpany ? And he said. Swear unto me by God, that thou wilt neither kill me, nor deliver me into the hands cf my master, and I will bring thee down to tliis company. 16 ^ And when he had brought him down, behold, they were spread abroad upon all the earth, eating and drinking, and dancing, because of all tlie great spoil that they had taken out of the land of the PhUistines, and cut of the land of Judah. 1/ And David smote them from the twilight even unto the e^ ening of the ncxE day : and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled. 18 And Da-vid recovered all that the Amalekites had carried away : and David rescued his two wives. 19 And there was nothing lacking to them, neither small noy gi'eat, neither- sons nor daughters, neither spoil, nor any thang that they had taken to then; : David recovered all. 20 And David took all the flocks and the herds, which they drave before thost' other cattle, and said, This i>, David's spoil 21 ^ And David came to the two hun- dred m.en, which were so faint that they could not follow David, whom they had j^'6 David dixndeth the slioil. II. made also to abide at the brook Besor : and they went forth to meet David, and to meet the people that luere with him : and when David came near to the people, he saluted them. 22 Then answered all the wicked men, and men of Belial, of those that w ent Avitli David, and said. Because they went nut with us, we Avill not give them aught 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 siiid David, Ye shall not do fio, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved «s, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand- 24 For who will hearken unto you in this matter .•• but as his pait /s that goeth down to the battle, so shall his part be that tan-ieth by the stuff: they sliall part alike. 25 And it was so from that day for- ■*yard, that he made it a statute and an oi'- dinance for Israel unto this day. 26 ^ And when David came to Zikla^, he sent of the spoil unto the elders of Ju- dah, even to his friends, saying, Behold a present for you, of the spoil of the enemies of the Lord ; 27 To tliem Avhich were in Beth-el, and to them which were in south Raraoth, and to thein which were in Jattir, 28 And to thein which nverc in Arcer, and to them v.'hich ivere in Siphmoth, and to them which were in Eshtemoa, , 29 And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which werem tl\c cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites, 30 And to them which were in Hormah, and to tlicm which were in Chor-ashan, and to them which were in Athach, 31 And to theyn which were in Hebron, and to all the places where David himsell and his men were wont to haunt. CHAP. XXXI. Saul, having lout hi.s army, and his sons, killeth hityiself. NOW the Philistines fought against Israel : and the men oi" Israel fled SAMUEL. ^ul und his sons are slaiiri from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard up- on Saul and upon his sons ; and the Phi- listines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, 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 armour-bear- er, Draw thy sword, and thnist methrough therewith ; 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 wlicn his armour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell hkewise upon his sword, and died with him. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armour-bearer, and all his men, that same day together. 7 H And when the men of Israel that we7'e on the other side of the valley, and they tliat were on the other side Jordan, saw that the men of Israel fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, they forsook the cities, and fled ; and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 And it came to pass on the mor- row, when the Philistines came to strip the slain, that they found Saul and his three sons fallen in mount Gilboa. 9 And they cut ofFhis head, and stripped fl" his armour, and sent into the land of tlie hilistines round about, to pul)lish it in the iiouse of tlieir idols, and among the people. 10 And they put his armotir in the house of Ashtaroth : and they fastened his jody to the wall of Beth-shan. 11 ^ And when the inhabitants of Ja- jesh-gilcad heard of that which the Phi- listines had done to Saul, 12 All the vahant men arose, and went all night, and took the body of Saul, and the bodies of his sons from the wall cfl:" Beth-shan, and came toJabesh, andbunit ihem there. 13 And they took their bones, and bu- rked them under a tree at Jabesh, and fast- ed seven days. THE SECOND BOOK OF SAMUEL, OTHERWISE CALLED THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KIMiS. CHAP. I. 1 Jn Amalekite bringeth tidings of the overthrow, and accusing himself of Saul's death, is slain. ' NOW it came to pass after the de;illi of Saul, v/hcn David was vemrntc" froiTi the slaughter of the Amalekites, anc David had abi de tv»'o days in Ziklag ; 2 It came even to pass on the third day that behold, a man came out of the camp fiom Saul with his clothes rent, and eartli upon hin head : ajui so it was, when he came to Da\ id, that he fell to the earth, lul did obeisance. 5 And Da\id said unto him, From vviiencc comest thou? And he said untn tiin 1, Out of the camp of Israel am I escapee!. 4 And David said i\nto him, Hov,- went the matter ? I pray thee, tell me. And he; answered, That the people a>i-e fled fn rr David lamcnteihfor Said. Chap the battle, and many of the people also are fallen, and dead ; and Saul and Jona- than his son are dead alsa 5 And David said unto the young man that told him, Hov/ knowest thou that Saul and Jonathan his son be dead ? 6 And the young man that told liim said. As I happened by chance upon mount Gilboa, behold, Saul leaned upon his spear ; and lo, the 9hariots and horse- men followed hard after him. 7 And when he looked bt;hind him, he saw me, and called unto me. .\nd I an- swered. Here am I. 8 And he said unto ine, Who art thou ? and I answered him, I am an Amalekite. 9 He said unto mc again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me : for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet %vhole in me. 10 So I stood upon him, and slew lil:ii, because I was sm'e that he could not live after that he was fallen : and I took the crown that nvas upon his head, and the bracelet that nvas on his arm. and have brought them hither unto my lord. 11 Then David took hold on his clothes, and rent them ; and likewise all the men that tvcre with him : 12 And they mourned and wept, and fasted imtil even, for Saul and for Jona- than his. son, and for the people of the Lord, and for the house of Israel ; be- cause they were fallen by the sword. 13 1i Aiid D.-.vid said unto the young man that told him. Whence art thou? And he answered, 1 am the son of a stran- ger, an Amalekite. 14 And David said unto him, How wast thou not afraid to stretch fortla thine hand to destroy the Lord's anointed i 15 And David called one of tlie young men, and said. Go near, and fall upon him. And he smote him that he died. 16 And David said unto him. Thy blood be upon thy head ; for thy mouth hath testitied against thee, saying, I have slain tlie Lord s anointed. 17 H And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul, and over Jonathan his son : 18 (x\lso he bade them teach the chil- dren of Judah the use of the bow : l^ehold, it is w^ricten in the book of Jasher.) 19 The beauty of Israel is slain upon thy high j)laces : hoAv are the mightT fallen ! 20 Tell it not in Guth, publish il not in the streets of Askelon ; lest the daughters of the Phihstines rejoice, lest the daugh- ters of the uncircumcised triumph. 21 Ye mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew, neither let there be rain upon ycu, nor fields of o3l rings : for there the shield of the might}' is \ ilely cast away, ^le shield of Saul, as though he hadnoi beetf anointed with oil. , II. He is jnade king of Judah. 26/" 22 From the blood of the slain, from the fat of the mighty, the bow of Jonathan tunied not back, and the sword of Saul returned not empty. 23 Said and Jonathan nvcre lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided : they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions. 24 Ye daughters of Israel, weep orer Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other dehghts, who put on ornaments of gold upon vour apparel. 25 how are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle ! O Jonathan, thou ivast slain in thine high places, 26 I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan : very pleasant 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 ! CHAP. IL 1 David by God's direction going' u/i to Hebron, is made king of Judah. 8 Ab^ ner maketh Ish-bosheth king of Israel, 18 Asahel slain. AND it came to pass after this, that David inquired of the Lord, saying, biiuU I go up into any of the cities oi" Ju- dah i* And the Lord said unto him. Go up. And Da\id said. Whither shall I go up ? And he said. Unto Hebron. 2 So Da\'id went up thither, and his two wives also, Ahinoam the Jezreelitess, and Abigail Nabal's wife the Carmelite. 3 And liis men tiiat vjere with him did David bi-ing up, every mail with liis household : and they dwelt in the cities of Hel^ron. 4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, Jluit the men of Jabesh-gilcad ivere they tliat buned Saul. 5 ^And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them. Blessed be ye of the Lord, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, tmd have buried him. 6 And now the Lord shew kindness? and truth unto ycu : and I also will re - quite you this kindness, because ye have done this thing. 7 Therefore nov,' let your hands be strengthened, and be ye valiant : for your master Saul is dead, and also the house oi" Judah ha\e anointed me king over them. 8 \ But Abner the son of Ner, captain of Saul's host, took Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and brought him over to Mahanaim ; 9 And made him king o^'er Gilead, and over the Ashurites, and over Jezreel, and over Ephraim, and over Benjamin, and over all Israel. 10 Isli-bosheth Saul's son, ivas foi-ty years old Avhen he began to reign ovey 268 Jibncr siaijet/i Asahcl. Israel, and reigned two years house of Judah followed David. 11 And the time that David was king in Hebron, over the house of Judah, was scAen years and six moTitlis. 12 *[\ And Abnev the son of Ner, and the servants of Ish-liosheth the son of Saul, ■went out from Mahanaim to Gibeon. 13 And Joab the son of Zcruiah, and the servants of David went out, and met together by the pool of Gibeon : and they sat down, the one on the one side of the pool, and the other on the other side of the pool. 14 And Abner said to Joab, Let the young men now arise, and play before us. And Joab said. Let them arise. 15 Then there arose, and went over by number twelve of Benjamin, which per- tained to Ish-bosheth the son of Saul, and twelve of tlie servants of David. 16 And they caught every one his fel- low b)^ the head, and thrust his sword in his fellow's side : so they fell down to- gether : wherefore that place was called Helkath-hazzurim, which is in Gibeon. 17 And there was a very sore battle that day ; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David. 18 If And there were three sons of Tje- I'uiah there, Joab, and AInshai, and Asa- liel : and Asaliel 'S.'as as light of foot as a ■wild roe. 19 And Asahel pursued after Abner ; and in going he turned not to the right hand nor to the left from following Abner. 20 Then Abner looked behind him, and said, Jrt thou Asaliel .•* And he an- swered, I a?«. 21 And Abner 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 Asahel would not turn aside from following of him. 22 And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me : wherefore should I smite tliee to the ground ? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother ? 23 Howbeit he refused to turn asMe : wherefore A'^ner 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 tlie same place : and it came to pass, that as many as came to the place where Asahel fell down and died, stood still. 24 Joab also and Abishai pursued after Abner : and the sun went down when they were come to the hill of Ammah, that lieth before Giah by the way of the wilderness of Ciibeon. ' 25 1[And the children of Benjamin Ifathered themselves together after Abner, ri. SAMUEL. Daxrul wa.velh stronj^cr. but the : and became que tr(X)p, and stood on the top of an hill. , 26 Then Abner called to Joab, and said. Shall the sword devour for ever ? knowest thou not that it will l)e bitt<^-niess in the latter end .'' how long sliall it l)e then, ere j thou bid the people return from foUorw- j ing their brethren ? I 27 And Joab said, As God liveth, un- { less thou hadst spoken, surely then in the morning the people had gone up every one fi'om following his brother. 28 So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the ; people stood still, and pursued after Israel .; no more, neither fought they any more. 29 And Abner and his men walked all that night through the plain, and passed over Jordan, and went through Jill Bitli- ron, and they came to Mahanaim. 30 And Joab returned from following Abner : and when he had gathered all the people together, there lacked of Da- \'id's servants nineteen men, and Asahel. 31 But the servants of David had smitten of Ben j ami*!, and of Abner's men, .90 that three hundred and tlireescore men died. 32 If And they took up Asahel, and bu- ried him in the sepulchre of his fathei*, which tvas i;i Beth-lehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at break of day. CHAP. III. 1 During the Kvar David still 'xaxetk stronger. 6 Abner disfdeased ivith Ish- boshnth, Xl revolt eth to David, ^^.foab killeth Abnsr. 28 David curseth Joab, 31 and mournethfor Abner. N)W there was long war I^etween the house of Said and the house of David: but David waxed stronger and stronger, and the house of ^aul Avaxcd weaker and weaker. 2 11 And vuito David were sons born in Hebron : and his first-born was Amnon, of Ahinoam the Jezrcelitess ; 3 And his second, Chilci'.b, of Abigail the wife of Nabal the Carmelite ; and tlie third, Absalom the son of Maacah, the daughter of Talmai king of Geshur ; 4 And the fourth, Adonijah tlie sin of Haggith ; and the rifth, Shephatiah the son of Abital ; 5 And the sixth, Ithream, by Eglali Da\ id's wife. These were born to Da\'id in Hebron. 6 ^f And it came to pass, while there was war between the house of Saul aud the house of Daxid, thit Abner made him- self strong for the house of Saul. 7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name voas Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah : wvXIsh-boseth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concu- bine ? 8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-boshcth, and said, Am I a Abner revolt cth to David. dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not deli\'ered thee irito die hand of David, that diou cliargest me to-day with a fault concerning this woman ? 9 So do God to Abner, and moi-e 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 David over Israel and over Judah, fwm Dan even to Beer-sheba. 1 1 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him. 12 And Abner sent messengers to Da- vid on his behalf, saying, Whose is the lajid ? saying also. Make thy league with me, and behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee. 13 If And he said, Well ; I will make a league with thee : but one thing I m- qtiire of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou lirst bring Michal Saul's daugliter, when thou comest to see my face. 14 And David sent messengers to Ish- bosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver rne my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines. 15 And Ish-boshetli sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phalticl the son of Laish. 16 And her husl:)and went with her a- long weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned. . 17 If And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying. Ye sought for David in times past to be king over you : 18 Now then do iV : for the Lord hath spoken of David, saying. By the hand of my servant David I will save my people Israel out of the hand of the Philistines, and out of tlte hand of all their enemies. 19 And Abner also spake in the ears of Benjamin : and Abner went also to speak in the ears of David in Hebron all that seemed good to Israel, and that seemed good to the whole house of Benjamin. 20 So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him : and David made Abner and the men that ^cnY- v/ith him, a feast. 21 And Abner said unto DaA^id, I will arise aiid go, and will gather all Israel un- to my lord the king, that thev mav make a league with thee, and diat thoumayest reign over all that thine heart dcsn"cth. And David sent Abner away ; and he went m. peace. ^ 22 If And behold, t!ie scrvants-of Da- vid and Joab came iroxv. /lursuing- a troop, ■ and brought in a gi-eat sjioil with them : but Abner ivas jict with jya.\'vi i:\ He- CiiAP. in. Jcab slaycth Abner. 269 bron ; iov he had sent him away, and he was gone in peace. 23''\\'lien Joab and all the host that was with him were come, thev told Joab, say- ing, Abner the son of Ner came to the king, and he hath sent him away, and he is gone in peace. 24 Then Joali came to the king, and said, What hast thou done ? behold, Abner came unto thee ; why is it that thou hast sent him away, and he is quite gone ? 25 Thou knowest Abner the son of Ner, that he came to deceive thee, and to know thy going-out and thy coming-in, and to know all that thou doest. 26 And ■when Joab was come out from , David, he sent messengei"s after Abner, which brought him agam from the well of Sirah : but David knew it not. 27 And when Abner was returned t» Hebi'on, Joab took him aside in the gate to speak with him quietly, and smote him there undei- the litth rib that he died, for the blood of Asahel his brother. 28 If And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guilt- less before the Lord for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner : 29 Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house ; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a stattj or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread. 30 So Joab and Abishai his brother slew Abner, because he had slain their brother Asahel at Gibeon in the battle. 31 ^ And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him. Rend your clothes, and gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king Da- vid /!???7s<"//" followed the bier. 32 And they buried Abner in Hebron : and the king lifted up his voice and wepv at the grave of Abner ; and all the people wept. 33 And th^king lamented over Abner, and said. Died Abner as a fool cfieth ? 34 Thy hands were not bound, nor thy feet put into fetters : as a man falleth be- fore wicked men, .so fellest thou. And all the people wept again gkgv him. 35 And when all the people caine to cause DaA id to eat meat while it was yet day, David sware, saying. So do God to me, and more also, if I taste bread or aught else, till the sun be down. 36 And all the people took notice of it, and it pleased them : as whatsoever the king did pleaised-iU the people. 37 For all the people and all Israel un- derstood that day that it was not of the king to slay Abner the son of Ner. 38 And the king said unto his servants. Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel ? 2vO Ish-bosheth murdered. 11. SAMUEL. David takcth Ziotu 39 And I am this day weak, though anointed king ; and these men tlie sons of Zeniiah be too hard foi- me. The Lord shall rewai-d the doer of evil according to liis wickedness. CHAP. IV. 1 The Jsraelitefibeini^ troubled at the death of Abner, 2 Baunah and Rechab day Ish-bosbcth. 9 David caufteth them to be ftlain and Lsh-bos/teth's head to be buried. AND when Saul's son heard that Ah- ner Avas dead in Hei^ron, his hands were feeble, and all the Israelites were troubled. 2 And Saul's son had two men (liat were fcaptains of bands : the name of the one ivas Baanah, and the name of the other Rechab, the sons of Rimmon a Beerothite, of the children of Benjamin : (for Beeroth also was reckoned to Benjamin : 3 And the Beerothites fled to Gittaim, and were sojourners there imtil this day.) 4 And Jonathan, Saul's schi, had a son that was lame of his feet : he was five years old when the tidings came ot Saul and Jonadian out of Jezreel, 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 Mephibosheth. 5 And the sons of Rimmon the Beer- othite, Recha!3 and Baanah, went, and came about the heat of the day to the house of Ish-bosheth, ,who lay on a bed at noon. ^ 6 And they came thither into the midst «f the house, as though they would ha\e fetched wheat; and they smote him un- der the fifth rib : and Rechab and Baa- nah his brother escaped. 7 For when they came into the house, lie lay on his bed in his bed-chamber, 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 ot Ish- bosheth unto David to Hebron, and said to the king. Behold the head of Ish-bo- sheth the son of Saul thine enemy, which sought thy life ; and the Lord hath a- venged my lord the king this day of Saul and of his seed, 9 H And David answered Rechab and Baanah his Ijrother, the sons of Rimmon the Beerothite, and said unto tliem. yis the Lord liveth, who hath i-edeenied my soul out of all adversity, 10 When one told me, saying. Behold, Saul is dead, (thinking to ha\ e brought good tidings,) I took hold of liim, and slew him in Ziklag, who thought that I would iiavc gi\'en him a reward for liis tid- ings : * 1 1 How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own Rouse upcin liis betl ? ffhall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth ? 12 And David commanded his j'oung men, and they slew them, and cut off their hands and their feet, and hanged them up over the pool in Hebron. But they took the head of Ish-bosheth, and buried it in the sepulchre of Abner in Hebron. CHAP. V. 1 The tribes come to Hebron to anoint David over Israel. 6 He taketh Zion from the Jebusites. THEN came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Heliron, and spake, say- ing. Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 Also in time past, when Saul was king o\'er us, thou wast he that leddest out and brouglitest in Israel : and the Lord said to thee, Thou^shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. 3 So all the elders of Israel came to th? king to Hebron ; and king DaA-id made a league with them in Hebron before the Lord : and they anointed David king over Israel. 4 ^ David was thirty years old when he Ijegan to reign, and he reigned forty years. 5 In Heljron he reigned over Judak seven years and six months : and in Jeru- salem he reigned thirty and three yeare over all 'Israel and Judah. 6 ^ And the king and his men went to Jerusalem unto the Jebusites the in- habitants of the land : which spake unto David, saying, F.xcept tliou take away the blind and the lame, tiiou shalt not come in hither : thinking, David cannot come in hither. 7 Nevertheless, David took the strong hold of Zion : the same is the city of Da- vid. 8 And David said on that day, Who- soe\"er getteth up to the gutter, and smit- eth the Jebusites, and the lame and the blind, that are hated of David's soul, he siiall be chief and cafitain. Wherefore they said, The blind and the lame shall not come into tlie house. 9 So David dwelt in the fort, and called it the city of David. And David built i"ound about from Millo and inward. 10 And David went on, and grew great, and the Lord God of hosts was with him. 11 IT And Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar-trees, and carpenters, and masons : and they built David an house. . 12 And David j^erceived that the Lord had established him king over Israel, and that he had exalted his kingdom for his people Israel's sake. 13 K And David took him more concu- bines and wives cut of Jerusalem, after he Chap. vi. from rirjath-jearim. ^7i Uzzah and Ahio the sons of Abinadab drave the new cart. 4 And they h)-ought it out of the house of Abinadab, which ivas at Gibeah, ac- companying die ark of God : and Ahio went before the ark. 5 And David and all the house of Isi*ael played before the Lord on all manner df inatrumcnis made of tir wcx)d, even on harps, and on psalteries, and ou timbrels, eards, and cut off their garments in the middle, erven to their buttocks, and' sent them away. , - 5 When they told it unto Da^■id, he .sent to meet them, because the Uicn v/ere greatly abhamed. And the king said, 'rarry at Jerichq until your beards be grown, and then return. 6 1[ And when the children of Ammon .sibv that tliev stank before David, the attacked and defeated. \nnnon sent and hired the Syrians of Beth-rehob, and the Syrians of Zoba, twent)- thousand footmen, and of king Maacah a thousand men, and of Ish-tob tweh e thousand men. . 7 And when David heaid of it, he sent Joab, and all the host of the mighty men. 8 And the childi'en of Ammon came out, and put the battle in array at the entenng in of the gate : and the Syri- ans of Zoba, and oi Rehob, and Ish-tob, and Maacah tverc by themselves in the held. 9 When Joab saw that tlie fi'ont of the battle was against him before and behind, he chose of all the choice meti of Israel, and put them in array against the Syrians : 10 And the i-est of the people he deliv- ered mto the hand of Abishai his broth- er, that he might put them in array against the chiid!-en of Ammon. 11 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then thou shalt help me : iiut if the children of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will come and help thee. 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 Joab drew nigh, and the peo- ple that icere with him, unto the battle against the Syrians : and they fled be- fore him. 14 And when the children of Ammon saw that the Syrians were fled, tlien fled they also before Abishai, and eiiter- ed into the city. So Joab returned from the ciiildren of Amnion, and came to Je? rusalem. 15 % And when the Syrians saw that they were smitten before Israel, they gath- I ered themseixes togethei'. 16 And i-ladarezer sent, and brought ! out the Syrians that ivere beyond the j river : and they came to Helani ; and ! Shobach the captain of the host of Hada- I rezer iveni before them. 17 Anfl when it was toldDavid, he gatli- ered all Israel together, and passed over ! Joixlan, and came to Helain. And the. Syrians set tliemselves in array against, David, and fought with him. 18 And the Syrians fled before Israel ; and David slew the men of seven hun- dred chariots of the Syrians, and forty thousand Iiorsemen, and smote Shobach the captain of their host, who died there. 19 And when all the kings that ivere servants to Hadarezer saw that they were smitten before Israel, they made peace with Israel, and served them. So the Syrians feared to help the childi^n oj -Vmmon any more. David committeth aduUerij. Chap, xi CHAP. XI. 1 Joah besiegeth Rabbali. 2 David coiv- mitteth adultery ivith Bath-sheba. 16 Unah is alain. 26 David takcth Bath- sheba to ivife. AND it came to pass, after the year was ex])ired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joali, and his servants with him, and all Israel ; and they destroyed the childreii of Ammon, aiid besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem. 2 *i\ And it came to pass in an evening- tide, tliat David ardse from off iiis Ijed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house : and from the root he saw a woman Avashing herself ; and the woman ivas very beautiful to look upon. 3 And David sent and inquired after the woman. And one said, Is not this Btith-shcba the daughter of Eliam, tlie wife of Uriah the Hittite ? 4 And David sent messengers, and took her ; and she came in unto him, and he lay with her ; for she was purified from her unclean ness : and she returned unto her house. 5 And the woman conceived, and sent and told David, and said, I am with child. 6 IT And Da\ id sent to Joab, saying. Send me Uriah the Hittite. And Joab sent Uriah to David. 7 And when Uiiah was come unto him, David demanded of him how Joalj did, and how the people did, and how the war prospered. 8 And David said to Uriah, Go down to thy house, and wash thy feet. And Uriah departed out of the king's house, and there followed him a mess of meat from the king. 9 Bvit Uriah 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 tokl David, say- ing, Uriah went not down unto his house, David said unto Uriah, Camest thou not from thy journey ? why theri didst thou not go down imto thine house ? 11 And Uriah said mito David, The ai'k, and Israel, and Judah, abide in tents ; and my lord Joab, and tiie servants of my lord are encamped in the open fields ; shall I then go into mine house, to eat and to drink, and to he with my wife ? ^s thou livest, and as thy soul li\'- eth, I will not do this thing. 12 And Da\id said to Uriah, Tarry here to-day also, and to-morrow I will let thee depart. So Uriah abode in Jerusa- lem that day and the morrow. 1 3 And v.'hen Da\ id had called him, he did eat and drink before him ; and he made him drunk : and at even he went out to lie on his bed with the servants of ?ijv lord, but went not down to his house. Uriah is slain. 275 14 U And it came to pass in the morn- ing, that David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of Uriah. 15 And he wrc>te in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in tl\c forefront of tlie hot- test battle, and retire ye invn him, that he may be smitten, and die. 16 And it came to pass, when Joal) oi)- served the city, that he assisiucd Uriah unto a place where he knew tliat valiant men ivei'e. 17 And the men of the city went nu' , and fought witln Joab : and there fell so?n ■ of the people of the sei'vants of David ; and Uriah the Hittite died also. 18 5[ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war ; 19 And charged the messenger, saying, When thou hast made an end of telling the mattei-s of tiie war unto the king, 20 And if so be that the king's v^rath arise, and he say unto thee, \Vhercfore approached ye so nigh unto the city when ye did tight ? knew ye not that they would shof)t from the wall ? 21 \\'ho smote Abimelech the son of Jerubbesheth ? did not a woman cast a piece of a millstone upon him from the wall, that he died in Thei^ez ? why v.'ent ye nigh the wall ? then say thou, Thj*^ ser- vant Ui-iah the Hittite is dead also. 22 If So the messenger went, and came and shewed David all that Joab had sent him foi\ 23 And tlie messenijer said unto David, 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 Uriah the Hittite is dead alsa 25 Then David said unto the messenger, Thus shalt thou say unto Joai), Let not this thing displease thee, for the SAvord devoureth one as well as another : make thy battle more strong against the city, and OAcrthrow it : and encourage thou him. 26 H And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her husimnd was dead, she mourned for her husband. 27 And when the mourning was past, David sent and fetclied her to his house, and she became his wife, and bare him a son. But the tiling that David had done displeased the Lord. CHAP. XII. 1 A'hthans parable. 7 He apfilitih ih'- parable to David, who co?i/esscih his si/1. 24 Solomon is bom. 26 Kabbah is taken. AND the Lord sent Nathan unto Da\id. An.d he came unto him, and I said unto him, There v\/ ere two men iu ona ' city ; the one rich, and the oUiev poor. 276 J^athan^s fiarable. 2 The rich man had exceeding man}' flocks and herds : 3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe-lamb, Avhich he had bought and nourished up : and It grew up togeth- er with hiin, and with his children ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was u!ito him as a daughter. 4 And thei'e came a traveller 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 Avas come to him. 5 And David's anger was greatly kin- dled against the man ; and he said to Na- tlian. As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die : 6 And he shall restore the lamli four- fold, because he did this thing, and be- cause he had no pity. 7 If And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Isra- el, and I delivei'ed thee out of the hand of Saul ; 8 And I gaA'e tliee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah ; and if thai had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee siich and such things. - 9 Wherefoi-e hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight ? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him \Nith the sword of the cliildi'en of Ammon. 10 Now therefore the sword shall nev- er depart from thine house ; because thou liast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be tliy wife. 11 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out i.i' thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neigh- bour, and he shall lie with tliy wiA'es in the siglit of this sun. 12 For thou didst U secretly: but I -vill do this itliing befoi'e all Israel, and ;>:lbre the sun. 13 And David said nnto Nailian, I have sinned against the Lord. And Na- than sakl unto Da^vid, The Lord also hath put away thy sin ; thou shalt not die. 14 Tlowbeit, because by this deed thou iiast gi-\-cn great occasVj?i to the enemies r>f the Lord to blaspheme, the child also Jhat is born unto thee shall surely die. 15 *| And Nathan departed unto his ho\ise. And the Lord struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it v/as very sick. 16 David therefore besought God for II. SAMUEL. tiohinon is bom. t> the child ; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. 17 And the elders of his house arose, and noent to him, to raise him up from, the earth : but he v/ould not, neither did he eat bread with them. 18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servaftts of David feai-ed to tell him that the child was dead : for they said. Behold while the cliild was jet alive, we spake unto hhn, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how Avill he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead ? • 19 But when Davkl saw that his ser- vants whispered, David perceived that the child was dead : therefore David said unto his servants. Is the child dead ? And they said. He is dead. 20 Then David 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, wMle it ivas alive ; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. 22 And he said. While the child was yet ali\'e, I fasted, and wept : for I said. Who can tell nvhether God Avill be gi'a- cious to me, that the child may live .'' 23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast ? can I bring him back again ? I shall go to him, but he shall not i-etiu'n to me. 24 ^ And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her : and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon : and the Lord loved him. 25 And he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet ; and lie called his name Jedidiah, because of the Lord. 26 ir And Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royjil cit\-. 27 And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, and have tak^^n the city of waters. 25 Now tiierefore gatlier the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it : lest I take the city, and it Ijc called after my name. 29 And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and t(X)k it. 30 And he took their king's crown from olF his head,, the weight whereof nuds a talent of gold with the precious stones : and it was set on David s head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city in great abundance. v-1 And he brought forth the. people ^iinnon loving Tamar, Chap ■ that were therein, and put them luider saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass thi*ough the brick-kihi : and tlius did he unto all the cities of the children of Am- nion. So David and all the people re- turned unto Jerusalem. CHAP. XIII. l\/itnno72 loTing Tamar, ravisheth her. 15 He hateth h^r, and turncth her anvaxj. 23 Absalom killeth Amnon, oT avdjleeth. AND it came to pass after this, that Aljsalom the son of Da\'id had a fair sister, whose name was Tamar ; and Am- non the son of Da\ id loyed her. 2 And Amnon was so vexed, that he fell sick tor his sister Tamar ; for she nvas a virgin ; ■ and Amnon thought it hai-d for him to do any thing to her. 3 But Amnon had a friend, Avhose name " was Jonadab, the son of Shimeah Da- vid's brother : and Jonadab ims a very subtil man. 4 And he said unto him, Why ar? thou, being the king's son, lean from day to day ? Wilt thou not tell me ? And Amnon said unto him, I love Tamar, my brotlier Ab- salom's sister. 5 And Jonadab said unto him, Lay thee flown en thy bed, and make thyself sick : and when thy father conieth to see thee, say unto him, I pray thee, let my sister 'i'amar come, and give me meat, and dress the meat in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand. 6 51 So Amnon lay dov/n, and made him- self sick : and when the king was come 40 sec him, Amnon said unto the king, I )ray thee, let I'amar my sister come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat at her hand. 7 Then Da^ id sent liome to Tamar, saying. Go IjCw to thy brother Amnon's house, and dress him meat. 8 So Tamar went to her brotlier Am- non's house ; and he was laid down. . And she took flojin', ?.nd 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 Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man fi-om him. 10 And Amnon said unto Tamar, Bring the meat into the chamber, that I may eat of thine hancL And Tamar took the cakes which she had mafle, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother. 11 And when she liad brought them unto 'hii.i to eat, he took hold of her, and said unto her, Come lie with me, my sistei*. 12 And she answered hirn, Nay, my bi-other, do not force me ; for no such thing ought to be flonc in Israel : do not "'-'.itliis^oliy, xnr. ravisheth her. 2 77 13 And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go ? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now tliere- fore, I pi-ay thee, speak unto the king ; for he will not withlfcld me from thee. 14 Howbeit, he would not hearken unto her voice : but Ijeing stronger than she, forced her, and lay with her. 15 11 Then Amnon hated her exceed- ingly ; so that the hatred wherewith he hated her ivas greater than the love wherewith he had loved her. And Am- non said unto her. Arise, be gone. 16 And she said vmto him. There is na cause : this evil in ending me away is greater than the otiier that thou didst unto me. But he would not hearken unto her. 17 Then he called his servant that min- istered unto him, and said, Put now this woman out from me, and bolt the door after her. 18 And she had a garment of di^"e^^ colours upon her ; for with sucli robes were the king's daughters that were vir- gins apparelled. Then his servant brought her out, and bolted the door after her. 19 If And Tamar 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 ci-3'ing. 20 And Absalom her brother said untc. her, Hath Amnon thy brother been with thee .'' but hold now thy peace, my sister : he is thy brother ; regard not this thing. So Tamar remained desolate m her broth- er Absalom's house. 21 H But when king David heard of ail these things, he was very wroth. 22 And Absalom spake unto his bixith- er Amnon neither good nor bad : for Ab- salom hated Amncn, because he had fore ed his sister Tamar. 23 H And it came to pass after two full years, that Absalom had sheep-shearers in Baal-hazor, which is beside Ephraim : and Absalom invited all the kinj^'s sons. 24 And Aijsalom came to the king, and said. Behold now, thy servant hath sheep- sheai-crs ; let the king, I beseech thee, and his servants go with thy servant. 25 And the king said to Absalom, 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 bless- ed him. 26 Then said Absalom, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with u«. And the king said unto him, Why shoultl he go with thee i* 27 But Absalom pressed him that he lei Amnon and all the king's sons go with him. 28 If Now 'Absalom had commanded hi;> servants, saying, Mark ye nov/ when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say unto you. Smite Amnon ; then kill him, fear not : havr I not command 278 ^innon aliuu. il. SAMUEL. Joab suborneili the ividorj. cd you ? Be courageous, and be valiant. 29 And the ser\'ants of Absalom di.-l nnto Amnon as Absalom had command- ed. Then all the king's sons ax'ose, and every man gat hinl» up upon his mule, and fled. 30 ^ And it came to pass, while they were in the way, tliat tidings came to David, saying, Absalom hath slain all the king's sons, and there is not one of ihem lelt. 31 TJien tlie king arose, and tare his garments, and lay on the earth ; and all his servants stood by with their clothes rent. 32 And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brotiier, answered and said. Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the young men the king's sons ; for Amnon only is dead : for by the appoint- ment of Absalom this hath been deter- mined from the day that he forced his sLster Tamar. 33 Now therefore let not my lord the king take the thing to his heart, to tiiink that all the king's sons are dead : for Am- non only is dead. 34 But Absalom tied. And the young man that kept the watcJi lifted up his eyes, and looJced, and behold, there came much people by the way of the hill side behind him. 55 And Jonadab 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 speaking, that be- hold, the king's sons came, and lifted up their voice and wept : and the king also and all his servants wept ^ ery sore. 37 ^ But Absalom fled, and went to Talmai, the son of Ammihud, king of Geshur. And David mourned for his son every day. 38 So Absalom fled, and went to Ge- shur, and was there three years. 39 And the soul of king David longed to go forth unto Absalom : for he was comforted concerning Amnon, seeing he was dead. CHAP. XIV. 1 JoabfSubornifig a ividoiv of'Tekoah to in- cline the king'sheart tofetchhomejibsa- Inm, 21 bringeth him to Jerumhnn. NOW Joab the son of Zcruiah per- ceived that the king's heart nvas towai'd Absalom. 2 And Joab sent toTekoah, and fetch- ed thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning ap- gavcl, and anoint not thyself with oil, ut be as a woman that hatl a long time mourned for the dead : 3 And come to the king, and speak on this manner unto him. So Joab put the words in her mouth. 4 f And when the woman of Tekoah spake to the king, she fell on her face to tlie groiuid, and did obeisance, and said. Help, O king. 5 And the king said unto her. What ailetiTi thee ^ And she answered, I am in- deed a widow woman, and mine Ixusband is dead. 6 And thy handmaid had two sons, and they two strove together in tlie field, and there ivas none to part them, but the one smote the other, and slew him. 7 And behold, the whole family is risen against thine handmaid, 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 destrov the heir also : and so they shall quench my coal which is left, and shall not leave to my husband neither name nor remainder upon the earth. 8 And the king said unto the woman. Go to thine house, and I will give charg6 concei'ning thee. 9 And the woman of Tekoah said unto the. king. My loixl, O king, the uiiquity be on me, and on my father's house : and the king and his throne be guiltless. 10 And the king said. Whosoever saith aught 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 v/ouldest not suft'er the revengers of blood to destroy any more, lest they de- stroy my son. And he said, ./?« the Lord liveth, there shall not one hair of thy son fall to the earth. 12 Then the woman said. Let thin# handmaid, I pray thee, speak o?ie word unto my lord the king. And he said, Say on. 13 And the woman said. Wherefore then hast thou thought such a thing a- gainst 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 arc 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 Iting ; it may.be that the king will perform the request of^iis handmaid. 16 For the king will hear, to deliver his handmaid out of the hand cf the man that would destroy me and my son togeth- er out of the inheritance of God. 17 Then thine handmaid said. The word of my lord the king shall now be Absalovi's return- Cha comfortable : for as an angel of God, so is m\- lord the king to discern good and bad': therefore the Loud thy God will be with thee. 18 Then the king answered and said ynto the ^\omaIl, 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. 39 And the king said. Is not the hand of Joab with thee in all this ? And the woman answei-ed and said. As thy soul liveth, mv lord the king, none can tum to the right 'hand or to the left from aught that my lord the king hath spoken : for thy servant Joab, he bade me, and he put all these words in the mouth of tlmie handmaid : 20 To fetch about this foiTn of speech hath thy servant Joab done this thing : and my lord is wise, according to the wis- dom of^an angel of God, to know all tilings that ore in the earth. 21 H And the king said unto Joab, Be- hold now, I have done this thing : go therefore, bi'ing the j'oung man Absalom again. 22 And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and bowed himself, and thanked the king : and Joab said. To-day thy servant knowcth that I have found grace in thy sight, nw lord, O king, in that the king liath fulfilled the request of his servant. 23 So Joab arose and went to Geshur, and brought Absalom to Jerusalem. 24 And the king said. Let him turn to his own house, and let him not see my face. So Absalom i-etumed to his own house, and saw not the king's face. 25 11 But in all- Isi'^el there was none to be so much praised as Absalom for his beauty : from the sole of his foot even to the crown of his head there was no blem- ish in liim. 26 And when he polled his head, (for Lt was at every year's end that he polled i it: because //;f /jw/r v/as heavy on him, therefore he polled it :) he weighed the hair of his head at two hLindred shekels after the king's weight. 27 And unto Absalom there were bom tliree sons, and one daughter, whose name was Tamar : she was a woman of a fair iXDuntenance. 28 H So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jei'usalem, and saw not the king's face. 29 Therefore Absalom sent tor Joab, to have sent him to the king ; but he would not come to him : and when he sent again the second time, lie would not come. 30 Tlici-efore he said unto his servants, See, Joab's field is near mine, and he hath barley there ; go and set it on fire. And Absalom's servants set the field on fire. 31 Then Joab arose, and came to Ab- salom us\to his house, and said unto him. XV. His fiofiularity. 279 Wherefore have thy servants set my field on fire ^ 32 And Absalom answered Joab, Be- hold, I sent unto thee, saying, Come hith- er, that I may send thee to tlic king, to say. Wherefore am I come from Geshur? It had been good for me to have been there still : now therefore let me see tha king's face ; and' if there be anij iniquity in me, let him kill me. 33 So Joab came to the king, and told him : and when he had called for Absa- lom, he came to the king, and bowed himself on his face to the ground before the king : and the king kissed Absalom. CHAP. XV. 1 Absalom stealeth the hearts of IsraeL 10 He maketh a conspiracy. 13 Da~ vid fieethfroni Jerusalem. AND it came to pass after this, that Absalom prepared him chariots and hoi-ses, and fifty men to run before him, 2 And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate : and it was 50, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judg- ment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of Avhat city art thou ? And he said, '^Chy servant is of one of the tribes of Is- rael. 3 And Absalom said linto him, Sec, thy matters art good and right ; but there is no man defiuted of the king to hear thee. 4 Absalom said moi-eover. Oh that I v/eix> made judge in the land, that every man which liath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice! 5 And it wjis «o, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. 6 And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judg- ment : so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. 7 If And it came to pass after fiarty years, that Absalom said unto the kin^jis I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow, which I have vowed unto the Lord, in Hebron. 8 For thy servant vowed a vow while I abode at Geshur in Syria, saying, If the Lord shall bring me again indeed to Je- rusalem, then I will serve the Lord. 9 And the king said unto liim, Go in peace. So he arose, and went to Hebron. 10 But Absalom sent spies throughdlit all the tribes of Israel, saying. As soon as ye hear the sound of the trumpet, then ye shall say, Absalom reigneth in Hebron. 11 And with Absalom went two hun- dred men out of Jerusalem, that vjere called ; and they went in their simplici- ty, and they knew.not any thing. 12 And Absalom sent for Ahithophel the Gilonitc> David's counsellor, from liis 280 David Ji eel h from Jerusalem. II. SAMUEL. AuiiUloiixa IrtaaOii. city, even from Giloh, while he offered saci'ifices. And the conspiracy was strong ; for tlie people increased contin- ually with Aljsaloip. 13 H And there came a messenger to JDavid, saying, The hearts of the men of Israel are after Absalom. 14 And David said unto all his servants ^hat ivere with him at Jerusalem, Ainse, and let us flee ; for we shall not else es- cape from Absalom : make speed to de- part, lest he overtake us suddenly, and bring evil upon us, and smite the city with the edge of the sword. J5 And the king's servants said unto the king, Behold, thy servants are ready lo do whatsoever my lord the king shall appoint. 16 And tlie king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king- left ten women tvhich were concubines to keep the house. 17 And the kin^ went forth, and all the people after hmi, and tarried in a place that was far off. 18 And all his servants passed on be- side him ; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hvindred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king. 19 If Then said the king to Ittai the Gittite, Wherefore goest thou also witli us ? return to thy place, and abide with tiie king ; for thou art a stranger, and al- so an exile. 20 Whereas thou earnest but yester- day, should I this day make thee go up and down with us ? seeing I go whither I may ; return tliou, and take back thy brethren : mercy and truth be with thee. 21 And Ittai answered the king, and said, As the Lord livcth, anda.smy lord the king liveth, surely in what place my lord the king shall be, whetlier in death or life, even there also will thy servant be. 22 And David said to Ittai, Go and pass over. And Ittai the Gittite passed over, and all his men, and all the little ones that ':vere with him. 23 And all the country v/ept witli a loud voice, and all the people passed o- ver : the king also himself passed over the brook Kidron, and all the people passed over, toward the way of tlic v/iiderne-ss. 24 If And lo, Zad'ok also, and all the Levites ivere with him, bearing the ai'k of the covenant of God : and they set down tlie ark of God ; and Abiuthar went up, until all the people had done passing out of tlie city. 25 And tlie kjng said untoZadok, Car- ry back the ark of God into die city : if I shall find favour in tlie eyes ot the Lord, he will bring me again, and shew roe bot/i it, and liis habitation : 26 But if he thus say, I have no de- light in thee ; behold, here am I, let him. do to me as seemeth good unto him. 27 The king said also unto Z;idok the priest, Art not tliou a seer .* return into the city in peace, and your two sons with you, Ahimaaz thy son, aud Jonathan tlie son of Aiiiathar. 28 See, I will tarry in the .plain of tlie wilderness, until there com^ word from you to certify me. 29 Zadok therefore and Abiathar car - i-ied the ark of God again to Jerusiilem : and they tan-ied there. 30 If And David went up by the ascent of moiait Olivet, and wept as he went up, and had his head co\ ered, and he went bare-foot : and all the people that was with hull covered every man his head, and they went up, weeping as they went up. 31 If And one told David, saying, A- hitliophel is among the conspiratois with Absalom. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, tuni the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. 32 ^ And it came to pass, that w/iei? David was come to the top of the mount., where he worshipped God, behold, Hu- sliai the Aixhite came to meet him with his coat rent, and earth upon his head : 33 Unto whom David said. If thou passest on with me, then thou shalt be a burden unto me : , 34 But if thou return to the city, and say unto Absalom, I wiU be thy servimt, 0 king ; as I have been thy father's ser- vant hitherto, so will I now also be thy servant: then may est thou for me defeat ehe counsel of Aliithophel. 35 And hast thou not tliere witli thee Zadok and Abiathar the priests ? there- fore it shall be, that what thing soever thou shult hear out of the king's house, thou shalt tell it to Zadok and Abiathar the priests. « 36 Behold, they have tliere with them , their two sons, Ahimaaz Zadok's son, and Jonathan Abiatliar's son ; and by them ye shall send unto me every thing that ye can hear. 37 So Husliai David's friend came inte the city, and Absalom came into Jerusa- lem. CHAP. XVL 1 Zjba byfdsc suggesilons obtaineth his master's inhcrilance. 5 Sliimei curscth David. 9 David abstaineth aJid re- st raineth others from, revenge. 20 A- hithojUiel'.^ counsel. AND when David was a little past the top of the hid, behold, Ziba the ser- vant of Mephibosheth met him, with a couple of asses saddled, and ujion them two liLUidred loaves of bread, and an hun dred bunches of raisins, and an hundred of summer fruits, and a bottle of wine.. 3/nmei curseth David. 2 And the king said unto Ziba, What meanest thou by these ? And Ziba said, The asses be for the king's household to vvXe on ; and the bread and summer fruit for the young men to eat ; and the Wine, tliat such as be faint in the wilder- ness may drink. 3 And the king said, And where is thy master's son ? And Ziba said unto the king, Behold, he abideth at Jerusalem : for he said. To-day shall the house of Israel re- store me the kingdom of my father. 4 Then said the kin^ to Ziba, Behold, thine are all that /lertained unto Mepliib- osheth. And Ziba said, I humbly be- seech thee t/iat I may find grace in thy sight, my lord, O king. 5 And when king Da^^d came to Ba- hurim, behold, thence came out a man of the family of the house of Saul, whose name was Shimei, the son of Gera : he came forth, and cursed still as he came. 6 And he cast stones at David, and at all the servants of king David : and all the people and all the mighty men were on his right hand and on his left 7 And thus said Shimei when he curs- ed. Come out, come out, thou bloody man, and thou man of Belial : 8 The Lord hath returned upon thee all the blood of tiie house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned ; and the Lord hath delivered the kingdom into the liand of Absalom thy son : and be- hold, thou art taken in thy mischief, be- cause thou art a bloody man. 9 1[ Then said Abishai the son of Zeru- iah 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 Zeruiah ? so let him curse, because tlie Lord hath said unto him. Curse David. Who shall then say. Wherefore hast thou done so ? 11 And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, which came forth of my bowels, seeketh my life : how much more now ynay this Ben- jamite 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 David and his men went by the way, Shimei went along on the liill's side over against him, and cursed as he went, and threw stones at him, and cast dust. ^ 14 And the king, and all tlie people • that ivere with him, came weary, and • freshed themselves there. 15 *i And Absalom, and allthe people le jner. of Israel, came to Jeixisalem, nd Ahithopliel wiui him. U, \;i:^ > cf.'^^p to v,?ss, v/hen Hii&hai 56 Chap. xvn. AhithofiheVs counsel. 281 the Archite, David's friend, was come un- to Absalom, thatHushai said unto Absa- lom, God save the king, God save the king. 17 And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend ? why wentest thou not with thy friend ^ 18 And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay ; but whom the Lord, and this peo- ple, and all the men of Israel choose, his Avill I be, and with liim will I abide. 19 And again, whom should I serve ? should /not serve in the presence of his son .'• as I have served in thy father's pres- ence, so will I be in thy presence. 20 H Then said Absalom to Ahitho- phel, give counsel among you what we shall do. 21 And Ahithophel said unto Absalom, Go in unto thy father's concubines, Avhicli he hath left to keep the house ; and all Israel shall hear that thou art abholred of thy father : then shall the hands of all that are with thee be strong. 22 So they spread Absalom a tent upon the top of the house ; and Absalom went in unto his father's concubines in die sight of all Israel. 23 And tlie counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in diose days, ivas as if a man had inquired at the oracle of God : so tvas all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and v/ith Absalom. ^ CHAP. XVII. 1 AhithofiheVs counsel is overthrown btj Hushuis., according to God's ajifioint- vicnt. 15 Secret intelligence is sent to David. 23 Jlkithophel hangeth himself. MOREOVER Ahithophel said unto Absidoni; Let me now choose out tweue thousand men, and I v*fill arise and pursue alter Da\ id this night ; 2 And I v>^ili come upon him while he is wear)' and vvcak-handed, and will make him afraid : and all the people that are wiih him shall flee ; and 1 v>fill smite the king only : 3 And I wi]] bring back all the peo- ple 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 Absalom Weil, and all the elders' of Israel. 5 Then said Absalom, Call now Hu- shai the Archite also, and let us hear likev/ise what he saith. 6 And wheh Hushai was come to Ab- salom, Absalom spake unto him, saying, Ahiihophel hath spoken alter this mjm-* ner : shall we do after his saying ? it not, speak thoa. 7 And Hushai said unto Aljsalbm, The counsel that .Uiithophel hath given, is not good at this time. S Fur, said Hushai, thou knowest-tiiy father and his men, that they be mighty iTsen, ai'd t.h:y be ctiafed in ih^ir minds. IISS Nushai's counsel accejifed. II iis 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 in some pit, or in some ot/ie?- place : and it will come to pass, when some of them be over- thrown at the first, that whosoever hear- eth k will say. There is a slaughter a- mong the people that follow Absalom. 10 And he also t/iat is valiant, whose heart is as the heart of a lion, shall utterly melt : for all Israel knoweth that thy fa- ther is a mighty man, and t/iey which be with him are Valiant men. 11 Therefore I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto thee, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, as the sand that is by the sea for multitude ; and that thou go to battle in thine own person. 12 So shall we come upon him in some place where he sliall be foimd, 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 Israel bring ropes to that city, and we will draw it into the river, until there be not tsie small stone found there. 14 -And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, the counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the Lord might briag evil upon Absalom. 15 5[ Then said Hushai unto Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, Thus and thus did Ahithophel counsel Absalom and the elders of Israel ; and thus and thus have I counselled. 16 Now therefore send quickly, and tell David, 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 Jonathan and Ahimaaz stayed by En-rogel ; for they might not be seen to come into the city ; and a wench went and told them ; and they went and told king David. 18 Nevertheless, a lad saAV them, and tdd Absalom ; but they went both of them away quickly, and came to a man's house in Bahurim, which had a well in his court ; whither they went down. 19 And the woman took and spread a coAering over the well's mouth, and .spread ground com thereon ; and the filing was not known. 20 And when Absalom's servants came to the v/oman to the house, tliey said. Where is iVhimaaz and Jonathan .'' And the woman said unto them, they be gone over the brook of watr-i'. iVnd when thev SAMUEL. Jlhithofihel haiigeth himself. had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jei-usalem. 21 And it came to pass, after they were departed, that the) came up out of the well, and went and told king David, and said unto David, Arise, and pass quickly over tile water : for thus hath Ahithophel coimselled against you. 22 I'hen David arose, and all the peo- ple that were with him, and they passed oA er Jordan : by the moi-ning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan. 23 1[ And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, aiwl gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his house- hold in order, and hanged himself, and died, arid was bui'ied in the sepulchre of his father. -24 Then David came to Mahanaim. And Absalom passed over Jordan, he and all the men of Israel with him. 25 H And Absalom made Amasa cap- tain of the host instead of Joab : which Amasawftsa man's son, whose name Tt^as Itlira, an Israelite, that went ii> to Abigail the daughter of Nahash, sister to Zenriah, Joab's mother. 26 So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead. 27 ^f And it came to pass, when David was come to Mahanaim, that Shobi the son of Nahash of Ra!)bah of the children of Amnion, and Machir the son of Am- miel of Lo-debar, and Barzillai the Gil- eadite of Rogelim, 28 Brought beds, and basons, and earth- en vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, ami parched fiidse, 29 And honey, and butter, and sheep, and cheese of kine, for David, and for the people that were with him, to eat : for they said. The people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness. CHAP. XVIIL 1 David viewing (he armies, giveth them charge of Absalom. 9 Absalom is slain by Joab. 53 David lamentelh for him. AND David numbered the people that ivcre with him, and set captains of thousands and captains of hundreds over them. 2 And David sent forth a third part of the people under the hand of Joab, and a third part under the hand of Abishai the son OT Zeruiah, Joab's brother, and a third part under the hand of Ittai the Ciittite. And the king said unto the peo- ple, I will surely go forth with you my- self 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 nov/ Absalom slain by Joab. Chap, thou art worth ten thousand of us : there- fore now it is better that thou succour us out of the city. 4 And the king said unto them, \\niat .seemeth you best I will do. And the king stood by the gate side, and all the people came out oy hundreds and by thousands. 5 And the king commanded Joab and Abishai and Ittai, saying. Deal gently ff)r iny sake with the young man, even \vith Absalom. And all the people heard ^vhen the king gave all the captains charge concerning Absalom. 6 If So the ]:)eople went out into the field against Israel : a!id the battle was in the wood of Ephraim ; 7 Where the people of Israel were slain before the servants of Da^vid, and there was there a gi-eat slaughter that day of twenty thousand inen. 8 For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country : and the wood devoured moi-e people that day than the sword devoured. 9 ^ And Alisalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth ; and the mule that noas under him Avent away. 10 And a certain man saw it, and told Joab, and said, Behold, I saw Absalom hanged in an oak. 11 And Joab said unto the man that told him, And beliold, thou sawest him, and why didst thou not smite him there to the ground ? and I would lia\ e given thee ten shekels of silver, and a girdle. 12 And the man said uato Joab,'Though I should receive a thousand shekels of sil- ver in mine hand, ijet would I not put forth mine hand against the king's son : for in our hearing the king chai-ged thee and Abishai and ittai, saying, Beware that none touch the young man Absalonn. 13 Otherwise I should lia\'e wrought falsehood' against mine own life : for there is no matter iiid from the king, and thou thyself wouldest have set thyself against me. 14 Then said Joab, I may not tan-v thus with thee. And he took 'three darts in his hand, and thnist them through the heart of Absalom, wliile he was yet alive in tlie midst of the oak. J5 AndtenyouTig men that bare Joab's ^rmoiu' compassed about and smote Ab- salom, and slew him. 16 And Joab blew the trumpet, and the people returned from pursuing aftei Israel : for Joab held back the people. 17 And they took Absalom, and cast him into a gi'eat pit in the wood, and laid XVIII. Tidings q/'Msaloni's death. 283 a \'eiy great heap of stones upon him : and all Israel Hed every one to his tent. 18 «!i Now Absalom 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- memln-ancc : and he called the pillar after his own name : and it Is called unto this day, Absalom's place. 19 ^ Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the Lord hath avenged him of his enemies. 20 And Joab said unto iiim. Thou shak 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 Joab to Cushi, Go, tell the king what thou hast seen. And Cushi bowed himself unto Joab, and ran. 22 Then said Ahimaaz the son of Za- dok yet again to Joab, but howsoever, let me, I pray thee, also run after Cushi. And Joab said. Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou hast no tidings ready ? 23 But howsoever, said he, let me run. And he said unto him, run. Then Ahi- maaz ran by the way of the plain, and overi'an Cushi. 24 And David 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 ciied, and told the king. And tiie king said. If he be -ilone t/iere is tidings in his rowth. And he came apace, and drew near. 26 And the watchman saw another man running : and tlie watchman called anto the porter, and saifi. Behold another man running alone. And the king said. He also bvingeth tidings. 27 And the watchman said, Methink- eth the running of the foremost is like the running of Ahimaaz the son of Zadok. And the king said. He is a good ».ian, and cometh with good tidings, 28 x\nd Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, 7\11 is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the Loitp thy God, which hath delivered u]) the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king. 29 And the king said. Is the young man Absalom safe ? And Ahimaaz an- sweipd, \Mien Joab sent the king's ser- x'ant, and 7?ie thy servant, I saw a great tumuk, but I knew not wliat it nvas. 30 And the king said unto him. Turn iside, and stand here. And he turned aside, and stcod still. 31 And behdd, Cushi canie ; and CusU'i 284 David mournethjor Mmloin. 11. S said, Tidings, my lord the king : for the Lord hath avenged thee tliis day of all them that rose up against thee. 32 And the king said unto Cushi, /v the young man Absalom safe ? And ("u- shi answered. The enemies of my lord the Icing, and all that rise against thee tt. do thee hurt, be -a.^ that young man is. 33 IT And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept : and as he went, thus ht said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom ! would God I had died for thee, 0 Absalom, mv son, my son ! CHAP. XIX. 1 Joabcauscth the king to cease hiHmourn- ing. 9 The Israelites bring the king back. 11 Davidsendeth to the priests to incite them ofJudah. 1 6 Shimei is fiardoned. AND it was told Joab, Behold, tlie king weepeth and mourneth for Au.ialom. 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 Ijeing ashamed steal away when they flee in battle. 4 But the king cover-ed his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, () my son Al:)salom, O Absalom, my son, my son ! 5 And Joab can>e into tlie 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 tliy sons and of tliy daughters, aiid the li\'es of thy wives, and the lives of thy concubines. 6 In that thou lo\est thine enemies, andjiatest thy friends. For thou hast declared this day, that thou, regardest neither princes nor servants : for this day I perceive, that if Absalcm had lived, and all we had died this day, then it had pleas- ed thee well. 7 Now therefore arise, go forth, and speak comfoi-tably unto thy servants : foi- I swear l)y tlie Lord, if thou go not forth, there will not tarry one with thee this niglit : and that will be worse unto thee than all the ex il that befel thee from th}' youth. until now. o Then the kir.g rose, and sat in the gate. And they told unto all tiie people, saying. Behold, the king doth sit in the gate. And all the people came before the king : for Israel had fled every man to his tent. 9 If And all the people were at strife throughout all the tribes of Israel, saying. The king saved us out of the hand of our enemies, and he delixered us out of the hand of the Philistines ; and now he is fled out of the land for Absaiora. AMUEL. Shimei jiardoned. 10 And Absalom, whom we anointed over us, is dead in battle. Now therefore why speak ye not a word of bringing the king back ^ 11 IT And king David sent to Zadok and to Abiathar the priests, saying. Speak unto the elders of Judah, saying. Why are ye the last to iiring the king back to his house ? seeing the speech of all Israel is come to the king, even to his house. 12 Ye are my brethren, ye arc my bones and my flesh : wherefore then are ye the last to bring back the king ? 13 And say ye to Amasa, ^rt thou not of my bone, and of my flesh ? God do so to me, and moi'e also, if thou be not cap- tain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab. 14 And he bowed the heart of all the men of Judah, even as the heart oj' one man ; so that they sent thit word unto the king. Return thou, and all thy servants. 15 So the king returned, and came to Jordan. And Judah came to Gilgal, to go to meet the king, to conduct the king over Jordan. 16 II And Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite, wyiich wrt.sof Bahurim, hasted and came down with xhe men of Judah to meet king David. 17 And there were a thousand men of Benjamin with him, and Ziba the servant of the house of Saul, and his fifteen sons and his twenty servants with him ; and they went over Jordan before the king. 18 And there went over a ferry boat to carry over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. And Shim- ei the son of Gera fell down befoie the king, as he was come o\er Jordan : 19 And said unto the king. Let not my lord impute iniquity unto me, neither do thou rememljer that which thy servant did perx ersely the day that my lord the king went out of Jerusalem, that thekhig should take it to his heart. 20 For thy servant doth know that I have sinned : therefore behold, 1 am come the first this day of ail the house of Joseph to go down to meet my lord the king. 2 1 But Abishai the son of Zeruiah an- swered and said. Shall not Shimei be put to death for this, because he cursed the Lord's anointed ? 22 And David said. What have I to do with you, yc sons of Zeruiah, that ye should this day be adversaries unto me ? shall thei'c any man be put to death this day in Israel ^ for do not I know that I am this day king over Israel i* 23 Therefore die king said unto Shim- ei, Thou shalt not die. And th« king sware unto him. 24 «[[ And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the kin^, and had David returneth to Jerusalem. Chap, neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, fi-om the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace. 25 And it came to pass, when he was come to Jerusalem to meet the king, that the king said unto him, Wherefore went- est not thou with me, Mephibosheth i" 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 thereon, and go to the king ; because thy servant /* lame. 27 And he hath slandered thy servant unto my lord the king ; but my lord the king is as an angel ot God : do thei'efore xvhat 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 thoJciiig..' 29 Jrlnillie king said unto him. Why speakest thou any more of thy matters ? I have said. Thou and Ziba divide the land. 30 And Mephibosheth said unto the king. Yea, let him take all, forasmuch as my lord the king is come again in peace unto his own house. 31 II And Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim, and went over Jor- dan with die king, to conduct him over Jordan. 32 Now Barzillai was a very aged man, even fourscore years old : and he liad pro- vided the king of sustenance while he lay at Mahanaim : for he luas a very great man. 33 And the king said unto Barzillai, Come thou over with me, and I will feed thee with me in Jerusalem. 34 And Barzillai said unto the king. How long have I to live, that I should go up with the king unto Jerusalem ? o5 I am this day foui'score years old : and can I discern between good and evil ? can thy servant taste what 1 eat or what I drink ? can I liear any more t'ne voice of singing-me)i and singing-women ? v.'here- fore then should thy servant be yet a bur- den unto my lord the king ? 36 Thy servant will go a little way ove r Joixlan with the king : and why should the king recompense it me v/ith such a reward ? 27 Let thy servant, I pray thee, turn back again, that I may die in mine own city, and be buricdhy tlje grave' of my fa- ther and of my mother. But behold thy servant Chimhafn ; let him go over with ray lord the king ; and do to him what diall seem good unto thee. ' 38 And the king answered, Chimham shall go over -with me, and I will do to him tl}at which shall seem good anto thee : XX. Rebellion ofSheba. 285 and whatsoever thou shalt require of me, that will I do for thee. 39 And all the people went over Jor- dan, And when the king was come over, the king kissed Barzillai, and blessed him.; and he returned unto his own place. 40 Then the king went on to Gilgal, and Chimham went on with him : and all the people of Judah conducted the king, and also half the people of Israel. 41 11 And behold, all the men of Israel came to the king, and said unto the king, Why have our brethren the men of Judah stolen thee away, and have brought the king, and his household, and all David's men with him, over Jordan ? 42 And all the men of Judah answered the men of Israel, Because the king is near of kin to us : wherefore then be ye angrv 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 Israel answered the men of Judah, and said. We have ten parts in the king,and we have also more right in David than ye : why thejj did ye despise us, that our advice should not be iiist had in bringing back our king ? And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel. CHAP. XX. 1 Sheha maketh a party in Israel. 4 Am- asa is slain. 14 Joab /lursueth Sheba unto Mil. 16 A wise ivoman savetli the cittj by Sheba's head. 23 David^s officers. AND tliere happened to be there a. man of Belial, whose name nvas bheija, the son of Bichri, a Benjamite ; and he blew a trumpet, and said. We have no part in David, neither have we inlier- itance in the son of Jesse : every man to his tents, O Israel. 2 So eveiy man of Israel went up from after David, aiid followed Sheba the son of Bichri : liut the men of Judah cia^ e unto their king, from Jordan e\ en to Je- rusalem. 3 % And David came to his house at Je- rusalem : and the king took the ten wom- en his concubines, wliom he had left to keep the house, and put them in ward, and fed them, mt went not in unto them. So tlie\' were shut uj) vmto the day of their death, living in v/idowhood. 4 tf Then said the king to Amasa, As- semble me the men of Judah within three days, and be thou hei'c present. 5 So Amasa went to assemble the men o/ Judah : but he tarried longer than the set time which he had appointed him. 6 And Da\'id said to Abishai, Now shall SlicJja the son of Bichri do us moi-e harm than did Absi^lom : take thou thy lord's servants, and pursue after him, lest he get him fenced cities, and escape us. 286 j^jnasa is slain., II. SAMUEL, 7 And there went ont after him Joab's • men, and the Cheix;thites, and tlie Pelc- thites, and all tlie miglity men : and they •went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri. 8 When they Tjere at the gi-eat stone which is in Gibeon, Amasa went before them. And Joab's garment that he had put on was girded unto liim, and upon it a girdle nvith a sword fastened upon his loins in the sheath thereof ; and as he •went forth it fell out. 9 And Joab said to Amasa, Jlrt thou in he;vlth, my brother * And .Toab took Amasa by the beard with the right hand tjo kiss him. 10 But Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's hand: so he smote him therewith in the fifth rib, and shed out his bowels to the ground, and struck him not again ; and he died. So Joab and Abishai his brother pursued af- ter Sheba the son of Bichii. 11 And one of Joab's men stood by him, and said. He that favoureth Joalj, and he that is for David, let him go after Joab. 12 And Amasa wallowed in blood in the midst of the highway. And when the man saw that all the people stood still, he removed Amasa out of the highway 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 Joab, to pursue after Sheba the son of feichri. 14 If And he went through all the tribes of Israel unto Abel, and to Beth- maachah, and ail the Berites : and they were gathered together, and went also af- ter him. 15 And they came and besieged him in Abel of Beth-maachah, and they cast up a bank agaii ,st the city, and it stood in the trench : and al! the people that were with Joab battered the -wall, to throw it down. 16 1[ Then cried a wise Vi^oman out of the city. Hear, hear ; say, I pray you, unto Joab, Come near hither, that I may speak with thee. 17 And when lie was come near unto her, the woman said, Art. thou Joab i* And he answered, I am he. Then she said un- to him, Hear the words of thine hand- maid. And he answered, I do liear. 18 Then she spake, saying, They were wont to speak in old time, saying. They shall surel)' ask counsel at Abel : and so they ended t/ie matter. 19 I «m one r.J'tliem that arc peaceable and faithful in Israel : tliou seekcst to de- stroy a city and a mother in Israel : wh\' ■^vilt thou swallow up the inheritance of the Lord } tiauVs S071S hanged. 20 And Joab answered and said, Fai- be it, fir be it from me, that I shoidd swallow ujj or destroy. 21 Tlie matter is not so : but a man of mount Ephraim, Sheba the son of Bichri oy name, hath lifted up his hand^against the king, even against David : deliver him only, and I Will depart fi'om the city. And the woman said unto Joal), Behold, his head shall be thrown to thee over the wall. 22 Tlien the woman went unto all tlie people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichn, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trum- pet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king. 23 ^ Now Joab was over all the host of Israel : and Benaiah the son of Jchoiada was over the Chei'ethites and over the Pelethites ; 24 And Adoram was over theJLiibute : and Jehoshaphat the son of Jilmlud was recorder : 25 And Sheva was scribe : and Zadok and Abiathar were the priests : 26 And Ira also the Jaii-ite was a chief ruler about David. CHAP. XXI. 1 The three years famine for the Gibe- onites cease, by hanging seven of Saul's ■ sons. 10 liiz/iah's kindness unto the dead. 12 David burieth the bones of ^nul and Jonathan. THEN there was a famine in the days of David three years, year after year ; and David inquired of the Lor d. And the Lord answered, //" w for Saul, andfor/H* bloody house, because he slew tlie Gibeon- ites. 2 And the king called the Gibeonites, and said unto them ; (now the Gibeonites • were not of the children of Israel, but of the remnant of the Amorites ; and the ' children of Israel had sworn unto them : and Saul sought to slay them, in his zeal to the children of Israel and Judah.) 3 Wherefore David said unto the Gibe- onites, Whatshall Idoforyou? and where- with shall I make tlie atonement, that ye may bless the inheritance of the Lord ? 4 And the Gibeonites said unto him, We will have no sih-er nor gold of Siiul, nor of his house ; neither for us shalt thou kill any man in Israel. And he said, What ye shall sa}', that will I do for you. 5 Andthey answered theking, The man that consumed us, and tliat de\ ised against us that v/e should he destroyed fi-om re- maining in any of the coasts of Israel, 6 Let seven men of his sons he deliver- ed unto us, and we will hang diem up unto the Lord in Gibeah of Saul, whom tlie Lord did choose. And the king said, I will give them. Rizfiah's Idndncss unto the dead. Chap, 7 But the king spared Mephiboslieth, the son of Jonath:in the son of Saul, be- cause of the Lord's oath that ^yas be- tween tliem, between David and Jona- than tire son of Saul. 8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpali the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mepliibo- slieth ; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she l)rought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Me- holathite : 9 And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, 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 fii-st days, in the beginning of barlej' harvest. 10 And Rizpali the daughter of Aiah took sackcloth, and spread it for her up- on the rock, from the beginning of har- vest until water ch'opped upon thcni out of heaven, and suiiered neithci- the lairds of the air to rest on them by day, nor the beasts of the field by night. 11 And it was told David what Rizpah the daughter of Aiah the concubine of Saul had done. 12 H And David went and took tiie bones of Saul and the bones of Jonathan his son from the men of Jabcsh-gilead, which had stolen them from the street of Beth-shan, where the Philistines had hanged them, when the Philistines had slain Saul in Gilboa : 13 And he brought up from th.ence the bones of Saul and the bones of Jojia- than his son ; and thcj' gathered the bones of them that were hanged. 14 And the bones of Saul ami Jona- than his son buried they in the country of Benjamin in Zelah, in the sepulchre of Kish his father : and they performed all that the king commanded. And after that God was entreated for the land. 15 If Moreover, the Philistines had vet war again with Israel . and David went down, and his servants witli him, and fought agauist the Philistines : and Da- vid waxed faint. 16 And Ishlii-benob, which was of tlip sons of the giant, the weiijht of wliose spear ivcighcd three hundred shekels of brass in weight, he being girded with a Bcw s'tvord, thought to have slain David. 17 But Abishai the son of Zerniali kuc- coured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of l)avi(l sware unto him, saying, "I'hou shalt go no more out with iis to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel. 18 And it came to pass after this, tliat . there was again a battle \vi|:h the Philis- tines r,t G(jb : then Sibbechdi the Hustia- thite slev/ Saph, v,'hich '■.van of tlie =;ins of ^jp. r^iant- . xxir. David's thanksgiving^ y 287 19 And there was again a battle in Gob with the Philistines, where Elhanan ilie son of Jaare-oregim, a Beth-lehemite, slew the brother of Goliath the Gittite, the staff of whose spear ivas like a wea- ^ er's beam. 20 And there was yet a battle in Gath, where was a man of great stature, thstt had on every hand six lingers, and on eve- ry f(K)t six toes, four and twenty in num- ber ; and he also was born to the giant, 21 And when he defied Israel, Jona- than the son of Shimeah the brother of David slew him. 22 I'hese four were-born to the giant in Gath, and fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his scj'vants, CHAP. XXII. Afmalm. of thankfigivingfor God's poio- ev fid deliverance, and manifold blessings. AND David spake vmto the Lord the v.'ords 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 forti'ess, and my deliverer ; '3 The God of my rock ; in him will I trust : he is my shield, and the horn dt my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour ; thou savest me from violence. 4 I will call on the Lord, 'ivho is wor- thy to be praised : so shall I be saved, from mine enemies, .5 When the waves of death compass- ed me, the floods of imgodly men made me airaid ; 6 The sorrows of hell compassed me a- bout ; the snares of death prevented me ; 7 In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God : and^ie did liear my A'oice out of his temple, and my ciy did enter into his ears. 8 Then the earth shook and trembled : the foundations of hea\^en moved *^nd shook, because he vvas wroth. 9 'I'here went up a smoke out of his nostrils, aiKi fire out of his mouth devour- ed : coals were kindled ijy i!. i 0 lie bowed the hea\'ens also, and came down ; and darkness ivas under his feet. 11 And he rode upon a chcrul), and did fly : and he was seen upon the wings of tlie wiikL 12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, ami thick clouds of tliC skies. 13 Through the brightness l>efoi^ \\m\ wei-e coals of fire kindled. 14 The Lord thundered fromlreaven, and the Most Iligh uttered his voice. 15 And he sent out arrows, and scatter- ed then>; lightning, and discomfited them, 16 And the channels of the sea appi;av ed, the fni'ivlatioiis of '"bp -ivoHrl vpy-', t^.W. 288 David's tlianksgivingy is'c. II. SAMUEL. IIis last words. covei'ed, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nosti'ils. 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 a large place : he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 21 The Lord rewaMed me according to my righteousness : according to the cleanness of mj^ hands hath he recom- pensed me. 22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 23 For all his judgments iwre before me : and as for his statutes, I did not de- part ft-om them. 24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity. 25 Therefore the Lord hath recom- pensed me according to my righteous- ness ; according to n\y cleanness in his eye-sight. 26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright. 27 With the pure thou wilt shew thy- self puie ; and Avith the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavour}'. 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 Lord will lighten my darkness. 30 For by thee I have run through a troop : by my God have I leaped over a wall. 31 Jlsfor Gcxi, his way ?s perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buck- ler ^ all them that trust in him. 32 For who is God, save the Lord ? and who is a rock, save our God ? 33 God is my strength and power : and he maketh my way perfect. 34 He maketh my feet like \m\s\?,feet : and setteth me upon my high jjlaces, j 35 He teacheth my hands to war ; so ; that; a liow of steel is broken by mine arms. 36 Thou hast also gi\ en 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 enemies, and destroyed them ; and turned not again nntil 1 had consumed them. 39 And I ha\e consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise : yea, tlicy are fallen under my feet. 40 For thou hast girded me widi strength to battle : them tliat 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 Lord, but he an- swered 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, a7id did spread them abroad. 44 Thou also hast delivered me from the sti'ivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen : a people which I knew not shall serve me. 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 Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock ; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. 48 It is 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 delivei'ed me from the vio- lent man. 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 David, and to his seed for evermore. CHAP. XXIIL 1 David's last words, setting forth the hapfdnessand confidence of the just man, and the different state of the wicked. 8 .// catalogue of David's mighty men. N')W these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the mm who was raised up on high, the a* nointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said, 2 The Spirit of the Lord spake by me, and his word was in my tongue. 3 The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me. He that ruleth over men must bc]us\., ruling in the fear of God. 4 And he shall be as the light of the morning, vjhen the sun riseth, eve?i, a morning without clouds ; as the tender grass sjiringing out of the eartli by clear shining after rain. 5 Akliough my house be not so with God ; yet he hatli m ide with me an ever- lastirxg covenant, ordered in all things, and sure : for this is all my salvation, and all niy desire, although he make it not to grow. 6 H' But the sovs of Belial shall be all of them as tiiorns thrust away, because they cannot be tjiken with Iiands: 7 Bat the man that, shall touch them inust be fenced with iron and tlie staff of A catalogue of Chap a spear ; and they shall ije utterly burned •\vith WxG in the name place. 8 1[ These be the names of the mighty men whom David had: The Tach monite that sat in the seat, chief amon.;; tlie cap- tains ; the same vcas Adino tlie Eznite : he lifted ufi Jiln s/icar against eight hun- dred, whom he slew at one time. 9 And after him was Eleazar the son of Dodo the Ahohite, one of the three mighty men with David, when they de- ficcl liie Philistines t/iat were there gather- ed together to battle, and the men of Is- rael were gone a\\ay ; 10 He arose, and smote the Philistines until his hiuid was ^^•eary, and liis hand clave unto the sword : and tlie Lord wrought a great victory that day ; and the people returned after him only to spoil. 11 And after him 'ivufi Shammah the son of Agce the Hararite. And the Phi- listines wete gathered together into a troop, where was a piece of ground full 'ptian had a spear in lii's hand ; but he went down to him witli a staff, and plucked the spear out of tiie Egjptian's liaud, and slew him with hi^ own spear. 22 Tliese things did Beliaiah the son of Jehoiada, and had the name iimong three m.ighty men. 23 He was more honourable than the thiny, but he attained not to the Jirsi three. A nd l>a\'id set him over his guard; 24 Asahel the brother of .Toab was one of the thiTty ; Elhanan the son of Dodo of Eeth-lehem, 25 Shammah the Haroditc, Elika tlie- Harodite, 26 Helez the Paltite, Ira the son of IL- kesh the Tekoite, 27 Abiezer the Anethothite, Mebunn- i the Hushadiite, 28 Zalmon the Aholiite, Rlaharai the Netophathite, 29 Helebthesonof Baanah, aNetopha- thite, Ittai the son. of Ribai out of Gibeah 'of the children of Benjamin, 30 Benaiah the Pirathonitc, Hiddaiiof the brooks of Ciaash, 31 Abi-albon the Arbathlte, A.zmaveth the Barimmite, 52 Eliaiiba the Shaalboni':e, of the sons of Jashen, Jonathan, 33 Shammah the liararite, Ahiam tlie son of Shai-ar the Hararite, 34 Eliphelet the son of Ahasbai, tlie son of the Maachathite, Eliam the soji of Ahitliophel the Gilonite, o5 Hezrai the Carmelite, Paarai the Arbite, 36 Igal the son cf Nathan of Zobr.h, Bani, the Gadite, 37 Zelek the Ammonite, Naharai tho Beerothite, armour-bearer to Joab the son of Zeniiah, 38 Ira an Ithi'ite, Gareb an Ithnte, 39 Uriah the Hittite :. thirty and se\e7i in all. CHAP. XXIV. 1 David forcelh Joab to number the fiec- pie. 5 The cafUains after nine montfiH and twenty 'days deliver in the-numbev to the king. 10 David refienteth, and, being obliged to choose 07ie fdagiie oii> of three named to him,Jlreth on three days pestilence. 15 After the death of seventy thousand in Israel, at DavidJs humble suit, the angel is stayed from destroying Jerusalem. 18 By Gad's directio}i David purcliassth Araunalis threshing- floor, and sacrificcth. AND again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he moved David against them to say, Go number Israel and Judah. '50 Davidnumbcrcthiheiieojde. ,11. SAMUEL. Hiaituerces'sioji to God. 2 For the kinjj said to Joab the captahi of the host, which nvas with him, (i( now tliroughall the tribes of Israel, fron; Dan even to Beer-sheba, and num!>er yt: the people, that I may know the number (}Flhe people. 3 And Joab said unto tlie king, Now llic Lord thy God add unto the people, liow many soever t!iey be, an hundrcd- lold, and that the eyes of my lord the king may see it : but Avhy doth my lord the king- delight in this thing ? 4 Notwithstanding the king's word prevailed against Joab, and against the captains of the host. And Joab ar.d the captains of the host went out from the pi'eseuce of the king, to number the people of Israel. _ 5 H And they passed over Jordan, and pitched in Aroer, on tlie right side of the city that Ueth in the midst of the river of Gad, and toward Jazer : 6 Then they came to Gilead, and to the land of Tahtim-hodshj ; luid they came to Dan-jaan, and al)out to Zidon, 7 And came to the strong hold of Tyre, and to all the cities of the Hhites, and of the Canaanites : and they went out to the south of Jud:i.li, even to Beer-sheba. ' 8 So when they had gone through all the land, they came to "Jerusalem at the end of nine months and twenty days. 9 And Joab ga\c up the sum of the number of the people unto the king: and there were in Israel eight hundrecl thou- sand \'aliant men. that drew the sword ; and the men of Judah ivere five hundred thousand men. 10 II And David's heart smote liim after tliat he had numbered the people. And David said unto the Lord, I have sinned greatly in that I ha^'e done : and now, 1 beseech thee, O Lord, take away the iniquity of thy ser^•ant ; for I ha\'e done very foolishly. 1 1 For w hen David was up in the morn- ing, the word of the Lord came unto the projjiict Gad, David's seer, saying, 12 Go and say unto David, Thus saith the Loud, I offer thee three things ; choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee. 13 So Gad came to David, 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 tliee .'' or th;it ■ihere lie thi-ee days pestilence in thy land ? Now advise, and see wliat answer I shall return to him that sent nic. 14 And David said unto Gad, I am in ji great strait : let us fall now inlo the hind of the Lord ; for his mercies are great : and let me not fall into the hand :)f man. 15 So the Lord sent a pestilence upoiv Israel from the morning even to the time aijpointtd : and there died of the people from Dan even to Beer-sheba seventy thousand men. 16 And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the Lord repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the peo- lile. It is enough : stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord was by the threshing-place of Araunah the Jebusite. 17 And David 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 hand, 1 pray thee, be against me, and against my father's house. 18 % And Gad came that day to David, and said unto him. Go up, i-ear 'an altar unto the Lord in the thi-eshing-fioor of Araunah the Jebusite. 19 And David, accoi-dingto the saying of Gad, went up as the Lord com- manded. 20 And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him : And Araunah went out, and bow- ed himself before the king on his face up- on the ground. 21 And Ai'aunah said, Wherefore is my lord the king come to his servant * And David said, To buy the threshing- floor of thee, to build an altar unto the Lord, that the plague may be stayed from the people. 22 And Araunah said unto David, Let my lord the king take and offer up what spc?neth good unto him : behold, here be oxen for burnt-sacritice, and threshing- instruments al^d other instruments of th? oxen for Avood. 23 All these things did Araunah, as a king, give unto the king. And Araunah said unto the king, The Lord thy God- accept thee. 24 And the king said unto Araunah, Nay ; but I will surely buy it of thee at a price : neither v. ill I offer burnt-offerings unto the Lord my God of that which doth cost rne nothing. So David bought the threshing-floor and the oxen for fifty shekels of sil\ er. 25 7\nd David built there an altar unto the Lord, and offered burnt-offerings and peace-offerings. So the Lord was entreated for the land, and the plague W^i* staved from Israel. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE KINGS, COMMONLY CALLED THE THIRD BOOK OF THE KIJVGS. CHAP. I. 1 Mlfihag chcrishcth David in his ex- treme old aifc. 5 Adonijali, David's dar/i?7g, usurjieh the kingdom. 32 Sol- omon by Daxnd'salijiointment, isanoint- cdkiiiffhy Zadok and jVathan. 50 Adon- ijali, fleeing to the horns of the altar, is dismissed by Solomon. NOW king David 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 thei'e be sought for vny 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 g-et heat. 3 So they sought for a fair damsel throughout all tiie coasts of Israel, and found Abishag a Shunamite. and Ijrought her to the king. 4 And the damsel ivas very fair, and clicrished the king, and ministered to him : but the king knew her not. 5 IT Then Adonijah tlje son of Haggith exalted himself, saying, I will be king : and he prepared him chariots and horse- men, and fifty men to run before liim. 6 And his father had not displeased him at any time in saving, Why hast thou done so .'' And he also voas a veiy goodly ma7i ; and his mother baie him after Absalom. | 7 And he conferred with Joab the son of Zeruiah, and with Abiatliar the priest : and they following Adonijah, i helped him. 8 But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the ])ro- phet, and Shimei, and Rei, and tlie migh- ' ty men which belonged to David, were ! not with Adonijah. | 9 And Adonijah slew sheep, and oxen, ! , and fat cattle, by the stone of Zoheleth, j which is by En-rogel, and called all his ' brethren the king's sons, and all the men i . of Judah the king's servants : | 10 But Nathan the prophet, and Be- , naiah, and the mighty men, and Solomon his brotiier, he called not. i 11 fl Wlierefove Nathan spake unto j Batli-sheba the modier of Solomon, sa)- | ing, Hast thou not heard that Adonijali { the son of Haggith doth reign, and David our lord knoweth it not .•' 12 Now therefore come, let me, I pi-ay tifee, give thee counsel, that thou ma)'c-st ' save thine own life, and the life of thy son Solomon. 13 Go, and get thee in unto king Da- _ vjd snd ■,-:-»- upto him. Dm-"' not thou, my loi-d, O king, swear unto thine hand- maid, saying. Assuredly Solomon thy son shall reign after me, and he shall sit up- on my throne ? why then doth Adonijah reign ? 14 Behold, while thou yet talkest there with the king, I will also come in after thee, and confirm thy v/ords. 15 ^ And Bath-shel)a went in unto the king into the chamber : and the king was very old ; and Abishag the Shunamite ministered unto the king. 16 And Bath-sheba bowed, and did obeisance unto the king. And ths king said, What wonldest tliou ? 17 And she said unto him, J\Iy lord, thou swarest by the Lord thy God unto thine handmaid, saying. Assuredly Solo- mon thy son shall reign after mc, and he shall sit upon my throne. 18 And no\v, behold, Adonijah i"eig"i-- eth ; and now, iny lord the king, thou knowest it not : 19 And he hath slain o::i.:n, avid fat cat- tle, aiu'l sheep in alnmdance, and hath called all tiic sons ol the king, and Abia thar the priest, and Joal) the captain of the host : l^ut Solomun thy servant hatii he not called. 20 And thou, my lord, O king, the eyes of all Israel are upon thee, that thou shouldest tell them who shall sit on the throne of my lord the king after him. 21 Otiierwise it siiall come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep witl' his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. 22 U And lo, while she yet talked with tlie king, Nathan the prophet also cam;.' in. 23 And they told the king, saying. Be- hold, Nathan the prophet. And when he was come in Ijefore tiic king, he bow- ed himself before the king with his face to the ground. 24 And Nathan said, Mv lord, O kji- 2y2 Solomon anointed king. I. KINGS, thy servant, who shovild sit on the throne of my lord the king after him ? 28 i-icst Adonijahfeareth him. came : And Adonijah fi;ud unto him, Come in ; for thou art a valiant man, and brin?;est good tidings. 43 And Jonathan answered and said to Adonjjali, Verily our lord king David hath made Solomon king. 44 And the king hath sent with him Zadok the pj'icst, and Nathan the proph- et, and Benaiah the son cf Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and I they have caused him to ride upon the king''s mvile : 45 And Zadok the priest and Nathan the prophet have anointed him king in Gi- lion : and tliey are come up froin thence rejoicing, so tliat the city rang again. 'I'his is the noise that ye have heard. 46 Arid also Solomon sitteth on the throne of the kingdom. 47 And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord khig David, say- ing, God make the name ot Solomon bet- ter 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 Israel, which hath mine eyes even seeing ?/■. 49 And all the gu.ests that ivere with Adonijah v/ere afraid, and I'ose up, and went eA'ery man liis Avay. 50 1[ And Adonijah feared because rf Solomon, and arose, and Avent, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 51 And it Avas told Solomon, saying. Behold, Adonijah feareth king Solomon : for lo, he hath caught hold on the horns of the altar, saying, Let king Solomon swear unto me to-day that he Avill not slay his servant Avith the SAvord. 52 And Solom.on said. If he Avill sheAV himself a Avorthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth : but if Avick- edness shall be found in him, he shall die. 53 So king Solomon sent, and they brought him down from the altar. And he came and IwAved himself to king Solo- mon : and Solomon said unto him. Go to thine house. CHAP. 11. 1 David, hcnnnfj given a charge to Solo- mon, 10 dicth. 12 Solomo?!. sticceedcth. 13 Adonijah is fiv.t to death. 28 Joa6 is slain. 56 Shimei's death. NOW the days of DaA'id dreAv nigh. that he should die ; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, 2 1 go the Avay of all the earth : be thou strong therefore, and shew thyself a man ; 3 And Iceep the charge of the LoRij^ tliy God, to Avalk in his Avays, to keep his statutes, and his commandments, and his- judgments, and his testimonies, as ifi$ Avritton in the laAV of IMoses, that thoi^ DaviiVs charge to Solomon. Cka nycst prosper in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou turnest thyself. 4 That the Lord may continue 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 ihall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel. 5 Moreover, thou knowest also what Joab the son of Zeruiah did to me, and what he did to the two captains of the hosts of Israel, unto Abiier the son of Ner, and unto Amasa the son of Jether, whom he sleAV, and shed the blood of war in peace, and put the i^lood of war upon his girdle that ivas about his loins, and in his shoes that nvcrc on his feet. 6 Do therefore according to thy wis- dom, and let not his hoar head go dov/n to the grave in peace. 7 But siiew kindness unto the sons of Barzillai the Gileadite, and let them be of those that eat at thy table : for so they !^ ame to me when I fled because of Absa- lom thy brother. 8 And behold, thou ha^t with thee Shimei the son of Gera, a Benjamite of Bahurim, which cursed m.e with a griev- ous curse in the day when I went to Ma- hanaim : but he came down to meet me at Jordan, 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 guilt- less : for thou art a wise man, and know- est what thou oughtest to do unto him ; but his hoar head bring thou dov/n to the -gTave with blood. 10 So David slept with his fathers, and was bui'ied in the city of J]»avid. 11 And the days "that David reigned over Israel iverc forty \ears: seven years i"eigned he in He!))-nn, and thivly and three years reigiied he in .lerusaleni. ■' 12 If Then sat S(.)lom<>n n))on the throne of David his father ; and his kingdom was established greatly. ' 13 If And Adonijah the son of Haggith came to Rath-sheba the mother of Solo- mon. And she said, Comest thcu peace- ably ? And tie said. Peaceably. 14 He said morco^■er, I ha\ c somewhat to say unto thee. And she said. Say on. 15 And he said. Thou kno^vest that the kingdom v.^as mine, and that ail Israel set their faces on me, that 1 should reign : hov.'bcit the kingdom is turned alDout, and is become my brother's : for it was his from the Loud. 16 And now I ask one petition of thee, deny me not. And she said unto him, Say on. 17 And he said. Speak, 1 pray thee, unto Solomon the king, (for he ^v•iU not tjay thee nay,) that he 'give me Abishag ].hc Shiinamite to wife. p. 11. Monljali Imt to death. 293 18 And Bath-sheba said. Well ; I will speak for thee unto the king. 19 If Bath-sheba therefore went unto king Solomon, to speak unto him for Ad- onijah. And the king i-ose up to meet; hei", and bowed himself unto her, and sat down on his throne, and caused a seat to be set for tlie king's mother ; and she sat on his right hand. 20 Then she said, I desire one small petition of thee ; / firay thee., say me not 7iay. And the king said unto her. Ask on, my mother : for I will not say thee nay. 21 And she said. Let Abishag theShu- namite be given to Adonijah thy brother to ■wife. 22 And king Solomon answered and said unto his mother. And why dost thou ask Abishag the Shui^mite for Adoni- jah ? ask for him the kingdom also ; for he is mine elder lirother ; even for him, and for Abiathar the priest, and for Joab the son of Zeruiah. 23 Then king Solomon sware by the JjOrd, saying, God do so to me, and more also, if Adonijah have not spoken this word against his own life. 24 Now therefore, «.« the Lord liv-eth, which hath established me, and set me on the throne of David my father, and who hath made me an house, as he promised, Adonijah shall be put to death this day. 25 And king Solomon sent by the hand of Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ; and he fell upon him that he died. 26 U And unto^Abiathar the priest said the king. Get thee to Anathoth, untp> thine own fields ; for thou art worthy of death : but I will not at this time put thee to death, because thou barest tht; ark of the Lord God before David my father, and !:)ecause thou hast been afflict- ed in all wherein my father was afflicted. 27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the Lord ; that he might fidfil the word of the Lord, which he spake concerning thehouse oi' Eli inShiloh. 28 ti Then tidings came to Joab : for Joab had turned after Adonijah, though he turned not after Absalom. And Joab fled unto the tabernacle of the Lord, and caught hold on the horns of the altar. 29 And it was told king Solomon that Joab was fled unto the tabernacle of the liORD ; and behold, he is by the altar. Then Solomon sent Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, saying, Go, fall upon him. 30 And Benaiah came to the tabernacle of the Lord, and said unto him. Thus , saitli the king. Come forth. And he said. Nay ; but I will die here. And Benaiah bi-onght the king word again, saying,Thu?. said JorJi, and thus fie answered me. 31 And tlie king said unto him, Do as he hath said, and tail upon him, and bury him; that thou maycht take away tlie ::')4 Joab &'ain at the ahar. I, innocent bkxxl Aviiich Joab shed, from mc, and from the house of my father. 32 And tltc Lord shall return his blood upon his ov.'n head, v>'lio fell upon two men more righteous aT)d better than he, and slew them with the swoixl, my father David not knowing thereof, to wit, Abuer the son of Nor captain of the host of Is- j-ael, and Amasa the son of Jether cap- tain of the host of Judah. 33 Their blood shall therefore return npon the head of Joab, and upon the head of his seed for ever : but upon David, and upon his seed, and upon his house, and !>pon his throne, shall there be peace for ever from the Lord. 34 So Benaiah tlie son of .Tehoiada Avent up, and fell upon him, and slew him : and lie was buried in his own house in the ■wilderness. 35 H And the king put Benaiah the son of Jehoiada in his room over the host: and Zadok the priest did the king put in the room of Abiathar. 36 ^ And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him, Build thee an house in Jenisalem, and dwell there, and go not forth thence any whither. 37 For it shall be, that on the day thou j!;oest out, and passest over the brook kklron, thou shalt know for certain that thou shalt surely die : thy blood shall be wpon thine ov/n head. 38 And Shimei said unto the king, The saying is good : as my lord the king hath said, so will thy servant do. And bhimei dwelt in Jerusalem many days. 39 And it came to pass at the end of tliree years, that two of the servants of Shimei ran away unto Achish son of Maa- chah king of Gath : and they told Shim- ei, saying, Behold thy servants he in Gath. 40 And Shimei arose, an^ saddled hip ass, and went to Gath to Achisli to seek I lis servants : and Shimei went and brouglit his servants from Gath. 41 And it was told Solomon that Shim- ciiiad gone from Jerusalem to Gath, and was come again. 42 And the king sent and called for Shhnei, and said unto him. Did I not make thee to swear by the Lord, ajid protested unto thee, saying, Know for a certain, on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, that thou slialt surely die ? and thou saidst unto me. The woixl that I have heard is good. 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 Shimei, Tliou knowest all the wicr.edness which Uiine heart is privy to, that thou didst to David my father': therefore the Lord shall return thy -vyickcuiiess upon thine own head ; KIKGS.' Solomons pctitlo.i. 4c) And king Solomon shall be blessed, and the throne of David shall be estab- lished before the Lord for ever, 46 So the king conimandcd Benaiah the son of Jehoiada ; which went out, and fell upon him, that he died. An^i the kingdom was established in the hand of Solomon. CHAP. in. 1 Solomon inarrieth Pharaoh^ s daughter, 5 Ms choice. 16 His judgmerit be- tween the ti'jo harlots. AND Solomon made affinity with Pha- raoh king of Egypt, and took Pha- raoh's daughter, and brought her into the city of Da\'id, until he had made an end of building his own house, and the house of the Lord, and the wall of Jerasalem round about. 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 Solomon loved the Lord, walk- ing in the statutes of David his father : only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sac- rifice there ; for that ivas the great high place : a thousand burat-ofFerings did Sol omon oifer upon that altar. 5 f In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream by night : and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 6 And Solomon said. Thou hast shewed unto thy servant David my father great mercy, according as he walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, 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 it is this day. 7 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 hoiv to go out or come in. 8 And thy servant is ui the midst of thy people which thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be numbered nor counted for multitude. 9 Give therefoi-e thy servant an under- standing heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad : for who is able to judge this thy so gi*eat a people ? 10 And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had asked this thing. 11 And God said unto him. Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for tliyself long life ; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies : but hast asked for thy- self understanding to discern judgment ; 12 Behold, I have done according to thy words : lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so thatther-n was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee. The t'j}0 harlots. 13 And I have also given thee that i v;hich thou hast not asked, both riches, and ! honour: so that there shall not be any a- { mong the kings like unto thee all thy days. 14 And if thou wilt walk in my wajs, to keep ray statutes and my command- ments, as thy fatlier David did walk, then I will lengthen thy days. 15 And Solomon awoke ; and behold, it was a dream. And he came to Jeru- salem, and stood before the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and ofltered up burnt-offerings, and offered peace-offer- ings, and made a feast to all his servants. 16 IT Then came there two women, ihat Tjere harlots, unto the king, and' stood before him. 17 And the one woman said, O my lord, I and this woman dv.'ell in one house ; and I w^as delivered of a child with her in the house. 18 And it came to pass the third day after that I was delivered, that this wo- man was delivered also ; and we nvcre •together ; there tvas no stranger with us in the house, save we two in the house. 19 And this woman's child died in the night ; because she overlaid it. 20 And she arose at midnight, and took my son from beside me, while thine hand- maid slept, and laid it in her bosom, and laid her dead child in my bosom. 21 And when I I'ose in the morning to give my child suck, behold, it was dead : but when I had considered it in the morn- ing, Ijehold, it was not my son, which I did bear. 22 And the other woman said. Nay ; but tlie living is my son, and the dead is thy son. And this said, No ; but the dead is thy son, and the hving is my son. Thus ihey spake l)cfore tlie king. 23 Then said the king, The one saith, Tlus is my son tliat liveth, and thy son is the deaxl ; and the other saith. Nay ; but tliy son is the dead, and my son is the living. 24 And the king said, Bring me asword. And they brought a sword before the king. 25 And the king said. Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and lialf to the other. 26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bow- els yearned upon her son, and she said, O my Icrd, 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 li\ ing child, and in no wise slay it : she is the mother thereof. 28 And all Israel heard of the judg- ment which the king had judged ; and they feared the king : for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do jii%ment Chap. IV. Solomoii's pririces and officers. 2^5 CHAP. IV. 1 Solomon's /irinces. 7 his twelve office)'?. 24 The peace and largeness of Jiis king- dom. 29 His wisdom. SO king Solomon was king over all Israel. 2 And these were the princes which he had ; Azariah the son of Zadok the priest, 3 Elihoreph and Ahiah, the sous of Shisha, scribes ; Jehoshaphat the son of Ahilud, the recorder. 4 And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada "zuc? over the host : and Zadok and Abiathac- were the priests : 5 And Azariah the son of Nathan was over the officers : and Zalxid the son of Nathan was principal officer, a)id the king's friend : 6 And Ahishar was over the house- hold : and Adoniram the son of Abda ivas over the tribute. 7 *[\ And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel, which provided victuals for the king and his iiousehold : eacJi man his month in a year made provision. 8 And these are tneir names : The son of Hur, in mount Ephraim : 9 The son of Dekar, in Makaz, and in Shaalbim, and Beth-shemesh, and Elon-beth-hanan : 10 The son of Hesed, in Aruboth ; to him pertained Sochoh, and all the land of Hepher : 11 The son of Abinadab, in all the I'e- gion of Dor ; which had Taphath the daughter of Solomon to wife : 12 Baana the son of AhUud ; to him pertained Taanach and Megiddo, and all Beth-shean, which is by 21artanah be- neath Jezreel, from Beth-shean to AlxJ- meholah, even unto tJie place that is be- yond Jokneam : 13 The son of Geber, in Ramoth-gil- ead ; to him pertained the toAvns of Jair the son of Manasseh, which are in Gilead ; to him also pertained the region of Argob, Avhich is in Bashan, threescore great cities with Avails and bi^azen bars : 14 Ahmadab the son of Iddo had Ma- hanaim : 15 Ahimaaz was in Naphtali ; he also took Basmath the daughter of Solomon to wife: 16 Baanah the son of Hushai was in Asher and in Aloth : 17 Jehoshaphat the son of Paruah, in Issachar : 18 Shimeithe son of Elah, in Benjamin : 19 Geber the son of Uri was in the country of Gilead, in the countiy of Si- hon king of the Amorites, and of Og king of Bashan ; and be was the only officer which was in the land. 20 H Judah and Israel were many, as the sand which /sby the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and making merry. C96 S.olomo}i^s riches and peace. 21 And Solomon reigned over all king- doms from the riAcr unto tjie land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Eg>"pt : they brought presents, and served Solo- mon all the days of his life. 22 ^ And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of line flour, and threescore measures of meal, 23 Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, and an hundred sheep, besides harts, and roe-bucks, and fallow- deer, and fatted fowl. 24 For he had dominion over all the reeion on this side the ri\'er, from Tiph- san even to Azzah, o\'cr all the kings on tliis side the river : and he had peace on all sides round about him. 25 And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under his vine and under his fig-tree, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, all the daj's of Solomon. 26 H And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 27 And those officers provided victual for king Solomon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, every man in his month : they lacked nothing. 28 Bai'ley also and straw for the hoi'ses i^nd dromedaries brought they unto the place where the officers were, every man according to his charge. 29 If And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that is on the sea shore. 30 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of Egypt. 31 For he was wiser than all men ; than Ethan the Ezi-ahite, and Heman, and Chalcol, and Darda, the sons of Mahol : and his fame was in all nations round about. 32 And he spake three thousand prov- erbs : and his songs were a thousand and live. 33 And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in Lebanon even unto thiC hyssop that springeth 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 Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard of his wisdom. CHAP. V. 1 Hiram sendelh to congratulate Solomon: 9 andfurnisheth timber to build the tem- filc. 13 T/ie ivorkmen and labourers. AND Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon ; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father : for Hiram was CA er a lover of David. 2 And Solomon sent to Hiram, saying, 3 Thou knowest how that David my fa- ther could not build an house unto the I. KINGS. Hiram congraiulatetk Idm, name of the Lord his God, for the war.i which were about him on every side, un- til the Lord jiut them under the soles of his feet. 4 But now the Lord my God hath given me rest on e\ ery side, so that there is neither adversary nor evil occiu-rent. 5 And behold, I puipose to build an house unto the name of the Loud m;,- God, as the Lord spake unto David iny father, saying, Tliy son, whom I will set u]ion thy tlirone in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name. 6 Now therefore command thou, that they hew me cedar trees out of Lebanon ; and my servants shall be with thy ser- vants : 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 timber like unto the Sidonians. 7 ^ And it came to pass, when Hiram heard the words of Solomon, that he re- joiced greatly, and said. Blessed be the Lord this day, which hath given unto David a wise son over this great people. 8 And Hiram sent to Solomon, saying, I ha.ve 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. 9 My servants shall bring the?7t down from Lebanon 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 recei^fe the?7i : and thou shalt ac- complish my desire, in giving food for my household. 10 So Hiram gave Solomon cedar-trees and fir-trees according to all his desire. 11 And Solomon gave Hiram twenty thousand measures ot wheat for food to his household, and twenty measures of pure oil : thus gave Solomon to Hiram year by year. 12 And the Lord gave Solomon wisr- , dom, as he promised him : and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon ; and they two made a league together. 13 U And king Solomon raised a le\y out of all Israel ; and the levy was thirty^ thousand men. /^ 14 And he sent them to Lebanon ten thousand a month by courses ; a month they were in Lebanon, and two months at home. And Adoniram nvas over the le\y. 15 And Solomon had threescore and ten thousand that bare burdens, and four- score thousand hewei's in the mountains; 16 Beside the chief of Solomon 'soflicers whicli Tjere over the work, three thou- sand and three hundred, which ruled o- ver the people that wrought m the ■work. 17 And the king commanded, and thcy brought great stones, costly stones, and The building of the temple. Chap, hewed stones, to lay the foundation of the house. 18 And Solomon's builders, and Hi- ram's builders did hew them., and the stOTie-squarers : so they prepared timber and stones to build the house. CHAP. VI. 1 Tlie building of Solomon's temple. U God's promise unto it. 37 The time of bidlding it. AND it came to pass in the four hun- dred and eightieth yeai- after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth jear of Sol- omon's reign over Israel, 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 Solomon built for the Lord, the length thereof Tya* threescore cubits, and the bieadth tliereof X.viei\tY cubits, and the height thereof thir- ty cubits. 3 And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits tvas the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits 7y«sthe breadth thereof, before the house. 4 And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. 5 ^ And against the wall of the house he built cliambers round about, against the walls of the house i-ound aliout," both of the temple and of the oracle : and he made chambei's round about : 6 The nethermcbt chamber nvas five cubits broad, and the middle ivas six cu- bits broad, and the thu'd tvas seven cubits broad : for without in the wall of the house he made narrowed rests round about, that the beams should not be fastened in the walls of the house. 7 And the house, when it was in build- ing, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither ; so that there was neither hammer noi- ax nor any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building. 8 The door for tiie middle chamber tuas in the right side of the hnuse : and they went up with v/inding staire into the mid- dle chatnbcr, and out of the middle into the thii-d ; 9 So he built the house, and finished it ; and covered the house witii beams and boards of cedar. 1 0 And then he built'chambers against all the house, five cubits high : and the^* rested on the house with timber of cedar. 11 ^ And tlie word of the Lord came to Solomon, saying, in building, if t'ncu wilt walic in my stat- utes, and execute my judgments, and keep "all my commandments to walk in them ; .^hen will I peiform my_ word with thee, Vrtiich I spake wnto David thy fatliev ; "8 God's promise unto it. 297 1 3 And I will dwell among the children of Israel, and will notfors^ijke my people Israe'. 14 So Solomon built the house, and iinished it. 15 And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both ihe fl of oH^•c-trec : the lintel 2i>8 The adorning of the temple. and side-posts tvere a fifth part of the rjull. 32 I'he two doors also ive)-e o/oMvc- tree ; and he carved upon them carvini^.-. of cherubim s, and palm-trees, and open fiOAvers, and overlaid them with E;o]d, and spread gold upon the cherubim^, and up- on the palm-trees. 33 So also made he for the door of the temple posts o/' olive-tree a Iburih part vj (he wall. 34 And the two doors were o/" fir-tree : the two leaves of the c;ne dooi- tvere fold- ing, and the two leaves of the other dooj- were folding. 35 And he carved thereon chernbims, and pahifi-trees, and open flowers ; and covered them with gold, fitted upon tlie cawed work. 36 H And he built the inner court with three rows of hewed stone, and a row of cedar beams. 37 If In the fourth yczr was the foun- dation of the house of the Lord laid, in the month Zif : 38 And in the eleventh year, in the month Bui (v;hich is the eighth month) was the house finished throughout all the parts thereof, and according to all the fashion of it. So was he se\en years in building it. CHAP. VII. 1 The bidldingof Solomon's house, 2 of the house of Lebanon, 8 of the house for PJiaraoh'sdaughter. 13 Hirani'sivorks. BUT Solomon Vx'as building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house. 2 If He built also the house of the for- est of Lebanon ; the length thei eof nvas an hundred cubits, and the breadth there- of fifty cubits, and the height thereof thir- ty cubits, upon four rows of cedar pillars, with cedar beams upon the pillars. 3 hvAit was covered with cedar above upon the beams, that lay on forty-five pil- Uirs, fifteen in a row. 4 And th ere mere w iudow s in three ixjws, ai^d light was against light in three ranks. 5 And all tiie dot^rs and posts here sfiuare, with the windows : and light vjus against light in three' ranks. 6 If And he made a porcli of pillars ;. the length thereof ivas fifty cubits, and tlie breadth thereof thirty culiits : and the porch ivas before them : and the other pil- lars and the thick beam nverc l)eforethem. 7 If Then he made a porch for the throne ■where he might judge, even the porch of judgment : and it ivas covered with ce- dar from one side of the floor to the other. 8 If And his house where he dwelt had another court within tlie porch, ivhich was of the like work. Solon u^n made also ar; \v,we. for Pharaoh's daughter, whom he had taken to wife-, like unto this porcli. 9 All these Kvere o/ccsUy stonesjuccord- KINGS. Solomon's othef buildings. ing to the measures of hewed stones, saw- fd with . aws, within and without, even "^■'om the foundation unto the cojjing, and so on the outside toward the great court. 10 And tlie foundation was of costly stones, even great stones ; stones often cu- bits, and stones of eight cubits. 1 1 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 I row of cedar beams, both for the inner court of the house of the Lord, and for ihe porch of the house. 13 11 And king Solomon sent and fetch- ed Hiram out of Tyre. 14 He was a widow's son of the tribe of Naphtali, and his father' wc? a man of Tyre, a worker in brass : and he was fill- ed with wisdom, and understanding, and cunning to work all works in brass. And he came to king Solomon, and wrought all his work. 15 For he cast two pillars of brass, of eighteen cubits high apiece : and a line of tv/elve cubits did compass either of them about. 16 And he made two chapiters ©/"molt- en brass, to set upon the tops of the pil- lars : the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits : 17 ./ind 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 ai)out upon the one net- work, to cover tlie chapiters thaXwerc upon the top, with pomegranates : and so did he for the other chapiter. 19 And the chapiters that were upoi> the top of the pillars were of lily-work in the porch, four cubits. 20 And the chapiters upon the two pil- lars had fomegranates also aliove, over a- gainst the belly which was by the net- work : and the pomegranates were two hundred in rows round about upon the uthei- chapiter. 21 And he set up the pillars in the porch of the temple : and he set up the right jiil- lar, and called the name thereof Jachin : and he set up the left pillar, and called the name thereof Boaz. 22 And upoii the top of the pillara was lily-work : so was the vv'ork of the Pinal's finished. 23 If And he made a molten sea, ten cu- bits from th.e one brim to the other : it was round all aljout, and his height wat five cubits : and a line of thirty cubits did compass it i-ound about. 24" And imder the brim of it round a- bout there were knops compassing it, ten Jliram's works /or the tcmjde. Chap. iti acuWt, compassing the sea round about: the knops ivere cast in two i*ows, when it was cast 25 It stood upon twelve oxen, three looking toward the north, and three look- ing toward the west, and three looking to- ward the south, and three looking to- ward the east : and tlie sea noafi set abo\'e upon them, and all their hinder parts were inward. 26 And it wan an hand-breadth thick, and the brim thereof was wrouglit like tlie i)rini of a cup, with flowei's of lilies : It conluined two thousand baths. 27 H And he m ide ten bases of brass ; four cubits was the lengtli of one base, and four cubits the breadth thereof, and three cubits the height of it. 28 And the work of the leases was on this maimer : They had borders, and the borders were between the ledges : 29 And on the borders tliat '!i)p}-e be- tween the ledges were lions, oxen, and cherubims : and upon the ledges f/jcre was a base above : and beneath the lions and oxen were certain additions made of thill work. 30 And every base had four brazen wheels, and plates of brass : and the f :!ur coi'uers thereof had undersetters : under thelaver were undei-setters molten, at the side of every addition. 31 And the mouth of it within the chap- iter and aljove was a cu!)it : but tlie mouth thereof was round qffer the work of the base, a cubit and an half : and also upon the mouth of it were gravinp:s Avith their Ijorders, four-square, not round. 32 And under the borders were four wheels ; and the axletrees of tiie wheels were joined to the liase : and the heiglit of a wheel was a cubit and half a cvCo'it. 53 And the work of the wheels was Kke the work of a chariot wheel : tlicir axletrees, and their naves, and their fel- loes, and, their spokes, were all molten. 34 And there were four undersetters to the four corners of one base : and the un- dersetters were of the very base itself. 35 And in tiie top of the base -vas there a round compass of half a cubit high : and on the top of the base the ledges thereof and t!ie borders thci-eof were ot the same. ^36 For on the plates of the ledges there- of, and on the borders thereof, he graved r'aerubims, lions, and palm-trees, accord- ing: to the proportion of e\ery one, and aiklitions round about o7 After this manner he made the ten !)ases : all of th.em had cue casting, one mc;isure, and one size. • o^ II Then made he ten lav^ers of brass : one lavei" contained forty baths : and every laver \vas four cubits : and upon every taie of tlie ten bases one laver. ^ 59 And he put five bases on tlie right VI 11. Ornaments and utensils. 299 s'de cf the house, and five on the left si le of the house : and he set the sea on the right side of the house eastward over a- gainst the south. 40 ^ And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, aiid the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the v>'ork that he made king Solomon for the house of the Lord : 41 The two pillars, and the tnvo bowls of the chapiters that were on the top of the two pillars ; and the two net-works, to cover the two bowls of the chapiters which were upon tlie top of the pillars ; 42 And foin- hundred pomcgi'anates for the two net-works, euen two roAvs oi pomegranates for one net- work, to cover the two boAvls of the chapiters that were upon the pillai-s ; 43 And the ten bases, and ten lavers orj the bases ; 44 And one sea, ancl twelve oxen under ihe sea ; 45 Ar,d the pots, and the shovels, and ;!ie bnsons : and all these vessels which Hiram made to king S'iomon for the iiouse of the Lord, vjere o/'bright brass- 45 r.i the plain of Jordan did the king cast tiiem, in the clay ground between Succotii and Zardian. 4r And Solomon left all the vessels un- wei^hcd, because they were exceeding- many : neither was the weight of the brass found out. 48 And Solomon made all the vessels thiit/iertained unto the house of the Lord: the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shew-bread was, 49 And tiie candlesticks of pure gold, fi\'e on the right side^ and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and ihe lamps, and the tongs o/ gold, 50 And the bawls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold ; and the hinges of gold, both for tiic 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 Solomon made for the house of the Lord. And Solomon brought in the things which David 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. CHAP. VIII. 1 The dedication of the temple. 12, 5.5 Solomo'iis blessing. 22 His firayer.. W, f^is sacrifice of pcacc-ofjerln^s. THEN hoiomon assembled tne eldere of Israel, and all the heads of tlie tribes, the chief of the fathers of the chil- dren of Israel, luito kiiig Solomon in Je- rusalem, that they might bring up the ark f ilie covenant of the Lord out cf • no God like thee, in heaven above, or on earth beneath, who keepest cove- nant and mercy with thy servants that walk before thee with all their heart : 24 Who hast kept with thy servant Da- vid my father that thou promisedst him : thou spakest also witli thy mouth, and hast fulfilled it with thine hand, as it if: this day. 25 Therefore now, Lord God of Isra- el, keep with thy servant David my fa- tlier that thou promisedst him, saying. There shall not fail thee a man in n.-y sight to sit on the throne of Israel ; so that thy children take heed to their way, that they walk before me as thou hast walked before me. 26 And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which tho'.i spaliest unto thy servant David my father. 27 But will God indeed dwell on the earth i' behold, the heaven and hea\ en of heavens cannot contain thee ; how much less this house that I ha\e builded ? 28 Yet hii\Q thou res;iect unto the pray- er of thy servant, and to his supplication, O Loud my God, to hearken imto the cry and to the prayer, which thy servant I prayeth before thee to-day : 29 That thine eyes may be o])en to- ward this house night and day, even to- ward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall he tliere : that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer- which thy ser- vant, shall make toward this place. 30 And hearken thou to the suppUca- tion of thy servant, and of thy people h- rael, wlicu they shall pray toward this place : and hear thou in heaven thj' dwell- ing-place : and when thou hearest, forgive. 31 ^F If any man trespass against his neighbour, and an oath be; laid u.pon him to cause him to swear, and the oath come before thine altar in this house : 32 Then hear thou in heavui, and do, SolomaJi's thanksgiving Chap and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head ; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his rigliteousness. 33 IF When thy people Israel l)e smitten down before the enemy, because they have sijined against thee, and shall turn again to thee, and confess tliy name, and pray, and make supplication unto diee in this house : 34 Then hear thou in heaven, and for- give the sin of thy people Isi-ael, and bring them again unto the land which thou gavest unto their fathers. o5 1[ When heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee ; if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn fi'om their fin, when thou afllictest them : 36 Tlien hear thou in heaven, and for- give the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Isi-ael, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain u])on thy lar.d, which thou hast jjiven to thy people for an inheritance. 37 U If there ije in the land famine, if there be {>estilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpillar ; if their enemy besiege them in the land of tlieir cities, whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be ; 38 What prayer and supplication soev- er be made by any man, o?' by all th)' peo- ple Israel, v/hich shall know every man the plague of his own heart, and spread fon them all this evil. 10 ^f And it came to pass at the end of twenty years, Avhen Solomon h.ad buUt the two iionses, the house of the Lord, and the king's house, 1 1 ('A''o':v Hiram the king of T>"re had nu-nisiied Solomon with cedar-trees and fir-trees, and with gold, according to all liis desire,) that then king Solomon gave Hiram tv/enty cities in the land of Galilee, 12 And Hiram came out from Tyre to see the cities wiiich Solomon had gi\en him ; and they pleased him not. 13 And he said. What cities are these whidi thou hast given me, my brother .'' And he called them the land of Cabul unto this day. 14 And Hiram sent to the king sixscore talents of gold. 15 \\ And this is the reason of the Ie\'y which king Solomon raised ; for to build the house of the Lord, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Mcgiddo, and Gezer. 16 i'or Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezsr, and burnt it with lire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it./or a present un- to his daugliter, Solomon's wife. 17 Anci Solomon built Gezer, and Belh-hoi'on the nether, 18 AndBaalath, and Tadmor in the wilderness, in the land, 19 And all the cities of storc tliat Sol- &/lomon's yearly sacrifice. Chap omon had, and cities for his chariots, and cities for his horsemen, and that which Soiomcm desired to build in Jerusalem, and in Lebanon, and in all the land of his dominion. 20 yhid all the people that nvere left of the Amorites, Hittite^, Pei'izzites; Hi- vites, and Jtbusites, which lucj-e not of the children of Israel, 21 T\\('\v children that were left after them in the land, v/honi the children of Israel also were not able utterly to de- stiw, upon those did Solomon levy a trib- ute of bond-service unto this da}-. 22 But of the children of Israel did Solomon make no iiond-men : but they were men of war, and his servants, and his princes, and his captains, and rulers of Iiis chariots, and his horsemen. 23 These were the chief of the officers that tvere o^■er Solomon's work, five hun- dred and fifty, which i)are rule over the people that wrought in the work. 24 ^ But Pharaoh's daughter came up out of the city of David unto her house xvhich Solomon had built for her : then did he build Millo. 25 % And three times in a year did Sol- omon offer bumt-offerings and peace-of- ferings upon the altar which he Ijuilt un- to the Lord, and he burnt incense upon the altar that ivas before the Lord. So he finished the house. 26 ^ And king Solomon made a navy of ships in Ezion-geber, which is beside Eloth, on the shore of the Red sea, in the land of Edom. 27 And Hiram sent in the navy his servants, shipmen that had knowledge of the sea, with the servants of Solomon. 28 And they came to Ophir, and fetch- ed from thence gold, four hundred and twenty talents, and brought it to king- Solomon. CHAP. X. 1 The queen of Shcba acbnireth the iviii- doin of Solomon. 14 Hifs richen. AND when the cjueen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon conceriiing tl\e name.of the Lor d, she came to prove him with hard questions. 2 And she came to Jerusalem with a very gicat train, with camels that bare spices, and Aery much gold, and i)recious stones: and when she was come to Solo- mon, she communed witii him of ail that was in hei" heart. 3 And Solomon told her all her quest- ions : there was not «,\'v thing hid from the king, which he told her not. 4 And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solomon's wisdom, a,nd the house that he liad built, _ 5 And the meat of his tabic, and tlic sitting of his servants, and the aiteiu'ancc of his miiiiT,t-(;i's, and theh' apparel, »ml X. The Quehi of Sheba' s visit. SOS his cup-bearers, and his ascent by which he went up unto the house of the Loud ; there was no more spirit in her, 6 And she said to tlie king. It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. 7 Howbeit, I believed not the words, imtil 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 ai'c thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually be- fore thee, and that hear thy wisdom. 9 Blessed be the Loud thy God, wliich delighted in thee, tosettiieeon the throne of Israel : l)ecause the Loud loved Israel 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 \cry great store, and precious stones : there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. 11. And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, lirought in frc«n Ophir 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 f(;r singei's : there came no such almog-trees, nor were seen unto this day. 13 And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoev- er she asked, beside that, which Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned and went to her own country, she und her servants. 14 ^ Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in. one ye;ir was six hundred' threescore and six talents of gold, 15 Beside that he had of the merchant- men, aiid of the traffick of the spice-mer- chants, and of all the kings of Arabia, and of die go\ ernors of the- countrj'. 16 ^f And king Solomon made two hun- dred targets o/' beaten gold : six hundred she/eels of gold went to one target. 17 Andy^c' ?nade three hundred shields o/'beaten gold ; three pound of gold went Lo one shield : and the king put tiiem in the house of the forest of Lebanon. 18 "tj Moreover, the king ma.de a great throne of i\"ory, and o\eriaid it with tlic iDcst gold. 19"^The throne had six steps, and the. top of the tliroue ",vas round beiiind : and 'here ivcre stays on eitlier side en tlie place of the seat, and two lions stootl lie- side tlic stays. 20 And twelve lions stood: there on the- one ^iide and on tlie .other Upon tlie six steps : there was nnt th;2 Hke made- i» nny krngdpm. ;0-i 8olomon*s magnijicerice. I. K 21 *[ And all l>:ing Solomon's drinkini vessels nvcrt o/'eold, and all the vessels rl the house of the forest of Lebanon ivere oj pure gold; none were of silver: it wai- nothing accounted of in the days of Solo- mon. 22 For the king had at sea a na\y of 'riiarshish with the navy of Hiram : once in three years came the navy of Thar- shish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, and peacocks. ' 23 So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the CMrth for riches and for wisdom . 24 If And all the eai-tli sought to Solo- mon, to lienr his wisdom, which God had put in his heart. 25 And they brought every man his present, vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armour, and spi- ces, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. 26 U And Solomon gathered together chariots and horsemen : and he had a thousand and four hundred chariris, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he be- stowed in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jerusalem. 27 And the king made silver fo be in Jerusalem as stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore ti-ees that arc in the vale, for abundance. 23 If And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt, and linen yarn : the king's merchants received the linen jarn at a price. 29 And a chariot came up and went out of Eg\'pt for six hundred s/iekeh of sil.er, and an horse for an hundred and fifty : and so for all the kings of the Hittites, and for the kings of S\Tia, did they bring i/iem out bv their means. CHAP. XI. I SohmoJi's wTtieti and connibines in Ms old age draw him to idolatry. 9 God threatcneth him. 14 His adversaries, 41 and death. 43 Rehoboam succecd- rth him. BUT king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter d:' Pharaoh, women of the Moabitcs, Am- mOTBtes, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hit- tites ; 2 Of the nations concerning which the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall not go in to them, neither 5.hall they come in unto you : for surely they will tui'n av/ay you!- heart alter theii- gods : Solomon clave luito thesenn lo\ e. 3 And he had seven hmidrcd wives, princesses, imd three hundred concubines: and his \vi",-e.s turr .1 away his heart. 4 For it came to pass, when Solomon was old, that his wifes t'lrned away iiis heart after other gods : and his heart was not perfect wiilithe L/oun his God, as ims tlic heart of David his tathci-. JFoi' Solcmo!! went after Aslitoi-eth Uie ING& His idolatry, goddess of the Zidonians, and after Mil- com the abomination of tlie Ammonites. 6 And Solomon did evil in the sight rf he Lord, and went not fully after the Lord, as did David his father. 7 Then did Solomon build an high >1ice for Chemosh, the abomination of M *ab, in the hill that is before Jei'usa- .ra, and for Molech, the abomination of he children of Am mon. 8 And likewise did he for all his strange wj-.es, which burnt incense and sacrificed unto their gods. 9 If And the Lord was angry with Sol- omon, l^ccause his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had ap- peared vmto him twice, 10 And had commanded him concern- ing this thing, that he should not go after other gods : but he kept not that which the Lord commanded. 11 Wherefore the Lor d said unto Solo- mon, Forasmuch as this is done of thee, and thou hast not kept my covenant and my statutes which I ha\e commanded 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 David thy father's sake ; but I will rend it cut of the hand of thj- son. 13 Howbeit, I will not rend away all the kingdom ; but will give one tribe to thy son for Da\id my servant's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake which I have chosen. 14 1[ And the Lord stirred up an ad- versary unto Solomon, Hadad the Edom- ite : he ivas of the king's seefl in Edom. 15 For it came to pass, when DaA id was in Edom, and Joab the captain of the host was gone up to bury the slain, after he had smitten every male in Edom ; 16 (For six months did Joab remain there with all Israel, until he had cut off e\'ery male in Edom : ) 17 That Hadad fled, he and certain Edomites of his father's servants with him, to gA into Egypt ; Hadad being yet a little child. 18 And they arose out of Midian, and came to Paran : and they took ;nen with them out of Paran, and tliey came to E- g)']3t, unto Phai-aoh king of Egjpt ; which ga^ e him an house, and appointed him victuals, and gave him land. 19 And Hadad found great favour is tlie sight of Piiaraoh, so that he gave him to wife the sister of his own v.'ife, the sis- ter of Taiipenes the queen. 20 And the sister of Tahpenes bare, him (ieniibatji his son, whom Talipencs weaned in Pharaoli's house : and Genu- baili was in Pharaoh's household among the sons of Ph;iraoh. 21 And when Hadad heard in Eg>'pt tliat David slept with his fathers, and ihat Joabtlie captaiuof the host was dead, Solomons advermrits- Chap, Hadad said to Pharaoh, Let me depart, tliat I may go to mine own country. 22 Then i^haraoh said unto him, But what hast thou lacked witli me, tliat, be- hold, thou seekest to go to tliine own country ? And he answered, Nothing : howbeit, let nie go in any wise. 23 II And God stiired him up another adversary, Rezon tlie son of Eliadah, ■which fled from his lord Hadadezer king of Zobah : 24 And he gatliered men unto him, and became captain over a band, when David slew them of Zobah : and they •went to Damascus, and dwelt therein, and reigned in Damascus. 25 And he was an adversary to Israel all the days of Solomon, beside the mis- chief that Hadad did : and he abhorred Israel, and reigned over Syria. 26 IT And Jeroboam the son of Nebat, an Ephrathite of Zereda, Solomon's sei*- vant, whose .mother's name was Zeruah, a widow woman, even he lifted up his hand against the kiiig. 27 And tliis was the cause that he lifted up his hand against the king : Solomoft built Millo, and repaired the breaches of tlie city of David hie father. 28 And the man Jeroboam ivas a mighty man of valour : and Solomon seeing the young man that he was in- dustrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph. 29 And it came to pass at that time •when Jeroboam went out of Jerusalem, that the prophet Ahijah the Shilonite found him in the way ; and he had clad himself with a new garment ; and they two were alone in the field : 30 And Ahijah caught the new gar- ment that was on him, and rent it in twelve pieces : * 31 And he said to Jeroboam, Take thee ten pieces : for thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, Behold, I will rend tlie kingdom cut of the hand of Solomon, and will gi^e ten tribes to thee : 32 (But he shall have one tribe for my servant David's sake, and for Jerusalem's sake, the city which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel :) 33 Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the god- dess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, 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 David his father. 34 H()wbcit, I will not take the whole Kingdom out of his hand : but I will iuakc iiim prince all tb.e days of his hfe lor David my servant's sake, whom I chose, because he kept my command- ments and mv statutes : 39 XII. His death. 506 35 But I will take the kingdom out of his son's hand, and will give it unto thee, cxn'n ten tribes. 36 And unto his son will I give one tribe, that David my servant may have a light alway before me in Jerusalem, the city which I have chosen me to put my name there. 37 And I will take thee, and thou shalt reign according to all that thy soul de- siredx, and shalt be king over Israel. 38 And it shall be, if thou wilt hearken unto all tliat I command thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that is right m my sight, to keep my statutes and my commandments, as David my servant did ; that I will be with thee, and build thee a sure house, as I built for David, and will give Israel unto thee. 39 And I will for this afflict the seed of David, but not for ever. 40 Solomon sought therefore to kill Jeroboam. And Jeroboam arose, and fled into Egypt, inito Shisliak king of Egypt, and was in Egypt until the death of Solomon. 41 5[ And the rest of the acts of Solo- mon, and all that he did, and liis 'wis- dom, are they not written iiT the book of the acts of Solomon ? 42 And the time that Solomon I'eigned iu Jerusalem o\^er all Israel was forty years. 43 And Solomon slept with his la- thers, and v/as buried in ihe cit}" of Da- vid his father : and Reiioboam his son reigned v.i his stead. CHAP. XII. 1 Rehoboa7n refusing the old men's coun- sel, 16 ten tribes revolt. 26 Jeroboam's idolatry. AND Rehoboam went to Shechem : for all Israel v/crc come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And it came to pass, when Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who was yet in Egypt, heard o/ it, (for he was fled fitim the pres- ence of king Solomon, and Jeroboam dwelt in Egypt;) 3 That they sent and called him. And Jeroboam ani all the congregation of Israel came, and spake unto Rehoboam, saying, 4 Thy father made our yoke grievous : now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee. 5 And he said unto them, Depart yet for three days, then come again to me. And the people departed. 6 ^ And king Rehoboam consulted with the old men that stood befoi-e Solomon his father wliile he vet lived, and said. How do }e advise that 1 may answer this people * 7 And they spake unto him, saymg, If thou wilt be a sej'vant Unto this jpeople .;06 Ten tribes revolt. I. KINGS. Jeroboam maketh Iwo calvi'g. this day, and wilt serve them, and answer the 111, and speak good words to them, then they will be thy sei'vants for ever. 8 But he forsook the counsel of the old juen, which they had given him, and con- suited with the young men that were grown u}) with him, and which stood befoi'e him : 9 And he said unto them. What coun- sel give ye that we may ans^^'cr this peo- ple, who have spoken to me, saying, Alake the \oke which thy father did put upnn us lighter ? 10 And the young men that were gi'own up Avith him spake unto him, say- ing. Thus slialt thou speak unto this peo- ple that spake unto thee, saying. Thy fa- ther made our yoke heavy, but make thou it lighter unto us ; thus shalt thou say un- to them, My little7?;z^'-(?r shall be thicker tlian my father's loins. 11 And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy 3-oke, I will add to your yoke : my father hath chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you •\vith scorjjions. 12 IT So Jeroboam and all the people came to Rehol)oam the third day, as the king had ai^poii.tcd, saying. Come to me again the third da}'. 13 And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men's coun- sel that they gave him ; 14 And spake to them after the coun- sel of the young men, sa}ing. My father made your yoke heavy, and I will add to your yoke : my father aho chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions. 15 Wherefore the king hearkened not nnto the people ; for the cause was from the Lord, that he might perform his say- ing, which the Lord spake by Ahijah ttie Shilonite unto Jeroboam the son of Ncbat. 16 II So when all Israel saw that the king hearkened not unto them, the peo- ple answered the king, saying. What portion have we in David t neither have we inheritance in the son of Jcs-^e : to your tents, O Israel : now see to thine own house, David. So Israel departed unto their tents. 17 But OS for the children of Israel which dwelt in the cities of Judali, Re- hob(5am reigned over them. 18 Thenking Rehoboam sent Adoram, wh'> mas over the tribute ; and all Israel stoned him stones, that he died. There- fore king Rehoboam made speed to get him 111) to his chariot, to flee to Jerusalem. 19 So Israel rebelled against the house of DaA id unto this dny. 20 And it came to pass when all Is- rael heard that Jeroboam was come a);aiTi, that they sent and called him un- to the congregation, and made him king o\ er all Israel : there was none that fol- lowed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only, 21 U And when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he assembled all the house of Judah, with the tribe of Benjamin, an hun- dred and fourscore thousand chosen men, which were warriors, to fight against the house of Israel, to bring the kingdom a- gain to Reholx)am the son of Solomon . 22 But the word of God came unto Shemaiah the man of God, saying, 23 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon king of Judah, and unto all the house of Judah and Benjamin, and to the I'emnant of the people, saying. 24 Thus saiththe Lord, Ye shall not go up, nor fight against your brethren the children of Israel: i-etum every man to liis house ; for this thing is from me. They hearkened therefore to the word of the Lord, and returned to depart, ac- cording to the word of the Lord. 25 ^ Then Jeroboam built Shechem in mount Ephraim, and dwelt therein ; and went out from thence, and built Penuel. 26 And Jeroboam said in his heart. Now shall the kmgdom return to the house of Da\ id : 27 If this people go up to do sacri- fice hi the house of the Lor d at Jerusa- lem, then shall the heart of this people turn again unto their lord, even unto Rehoboam king of Judah, and they shall kill me, and go again to Rehoboam king of Judah. 28 Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves o/gold, and said unto them. It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem : behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt. 29 And he set the one in Beth-el, and the other put he in Dan. 30 And this thing became a sin: for the people went to worship before the one, even unto Dan. 31 And he made an house of high places, and made priests of the lowest of the peo- ple, which were not of the sons of Levi. 1 32 And Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month, on the fifteenth day of the month, like unto the feast that is in Judah, and he offered upon the altar. So did lie in Beth-el, sacrificing unto the calves that he had made : and he placed in Beth-el the priests of the high places which he had made. 33 So he oficred upon the altar Avhich he had made in Beth-el th>i fifteentli day of the eighth month, e-oen in the mondi which he had devised of his own heart; and ordained a feast unto the children of Israel : and he offered upon tiic altar, and burnt inceuse. Jeroboani's hand uithereth. CHAP. XIII. 1 Jeroboam's hand nmhereth, 6 and at the prayer of the jirophet is restored. 23 The disobedient /iro/ihct is slain by a lion. 33 Jeroboam's obstinacy. AND behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the Avord of the Lord unto Beth-el : and Jeroboam stood by the aUar to burn incense. 2 Aiid he cried against the altar in the word of the Lord, and said, O altar, al- tar, thussaith the Lord ; Behold, a child shall be born unto tlie house of David, Jo- siah by name ; and upon thee shall he of- fer the priests of the liigh places that burn incense upon thee, and men's bones shall be burnt upon thee. 3 And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This is the sign which the Lord hath spoken ; Behold, the altar shall lie rent, and the ashes that are upon it shall be poured out 4 And it came to pass when king Jer- oboam heard the saying of the man of God, which had cried against the altar in Beth-el, that he put foi'th 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 tlie sign which the man of God had given by the word of the Lord. 6 And the king answered and said un- to the man of God, Entreat now the face of the Lord thy God, and pray for me, that my hand niay be restored me again. And the man of God besought the Lord, and the king's hand was restored him a- gain, 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. 8 And the man of God said unto the king, If thou wilt give me half thine house, I i will not go in with thee, neitlier will I eat I bread nor drink water in this plax^e : j 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 I same way that thou earnest 10 So he went another way, and re- ' tumed not by the way that he came to Beth-el. 11 II Now there dwelt an old prophet in Beth-el ; and his sons came and told him all the works that the man of God had done that day in Beth-el : the words which he had spoken unto the king, tlism they told also to their father. 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 Judah. 13 And h.e s-aid unto hi's sons, Saddlp Chap. xiil. The disobediefit firofihet slain. 307 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 earnest from Judah ? And he said, I am. 15 Then he said unto him. Come home with me, and eat bread. 16 And he said, I may not return with- thee, nor go in with thee : neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee m this place : 17 For it was said to me by the word of the Lord, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water thei'e, nor timi again to go by the way that thou earnest. 18 He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art ; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the Lord, saying, Brbig him back with thee into thine house, that he ma}' eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him. 19 So lie went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank v>rater. 20 ^ And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of the Lord came unto the prophet tliat brought him back : 21 And he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast dis- obeyed the mouth of the Lord, and hast not kept the commandment which the Lord thy God commanded thee, 22 But camest back, and hast eaten bread and diimk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee. Eat no bread, and drink no water ; thy carcass shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers. 23 ^ And it came to pass, after he had eaten bread, and after he had drunk, tiiat he saddled for him the ass, to rjit, for the prophet whom he had brought back. 24 And wlien he was gone, a lion met him by the way, and slew him : and his carcass was cast in the way, and the ass stood by it, the lion also stood by the carcass. 25 And behold, men passed by, and saw the carcass cast in the way, and the lion standing by the carcass : 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 dis- obedient unto the word of the Lord : therefore the Lord hath delivered him unto the lion, v>'hich hath torn him, and slain him, according to the word of tlit: Lord, Avliich he spake unto him. 27 And he spake to his sons, saying. Saddle me the ass. And they saddled him, x-^ And hf" went and fnund hi=; car^^i'-'-. 508 Abijahfalleth sick. I. KINGS. cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcass : the lion had not eaten tlie carcass, nor torn the ass. 29 And the prophet took up the car- cass 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. 30 And he laid his carcass in his own gra^ e ; and they mourned over him, say- ing, Alas, my brother ! o\ And it came to pass, after he had buried him, that he spake to his sons, say- ing, When I am dead, then buiy me in the sepulchre wherein the man of God is bur'ed ; lay my bones beside his bones : 32 For the saying which he cned by the word of the Lord against the altar in Beth-el, and against all the houses of the high places which are in the cities cf Samaria, shall surely come to pass. 33 U After this thing Jeroboam return- ed not from his e\il way, but made again cf the lowest of the people priests oi the high places : whosoever would, he conse- crated him, and he became one of the priests of the high places. 34 And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth. CHAP. XW. 1 Abijah beiyig sick, Jeroboam sendeth his nvife disguised with presents to the pro- phet yJhijah at Shiloh. 5 Ahijahfore- nvarned, denounceth God's judginenh AT that time Abijah the son of Jero- boam fell sick. 2 And Jeroboam said to his wife. Arise, I pray thee, and disguise thyself, that thou be not known to oe the wife of Jero- boam ; and get thee to Shiloh : behold, tlicre is Ahijah the prophet, which told xne that Ishoidd be king over this people. 3 And take with thee ten loaAes, and cracknels, and a ci-use of honey, and go to him : he sludl tell thee what shall be- come of the child. 4 And Jeroboam's wife did so, and a- 3'cse, and went to Shiloh, and came to the I'.ouse of Aliijah. But Ahijah could not see ; for his eyes were set by reason of j)is age. 5 If And the Lord said imto Ahijah, P,ehold, the wife of Jeroboam cometh to ask a thing cf thee for her son ; for he is sic^ : 'hvis and thus shalt thou sav unto her : : )V it shall be, when she cometh in, that she ■■. hall feign herself to be another nvoman. 6 AikI it was so, Avhen Ahijah heard Uie sound of her feet, as she came in at the door, that he said. Come in, thou wife of Jeroboam ; why feignest thou thy- elf to be another ? for I ani sent to thee ,'//// heavy tidings. 7 Go, tell Jeroboam, Thus saith the Jeroboam threatened. Lord God of Israel, Forasmuch as I ex- alted thee from ainong the people, and made thee prince over my people Israel, 8 And rent the kingdom away from the house of Da\id, and gave it thee : and yet thou hast not been as my servant David, who kept my commandments, and who followed me with all his heart, to do that only nuhich ivas right in mine eyes ; 9 But hast done evil above all that wei*e before thee : for thou hast gone and made thee other gods, and molten images, to provoke me to anger, and hast cast me behhid thy back : 10 Therefore behold, I will bring evil upon the house of Jerolioam, and will cut off from Jeroboam him that pisseth. against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, and will take aw-ay the remnant of tlie house of Jeroboam, as a man taketh away dung, till it be all gone. 11 Him that dieth of Jeroboam in the> city shall the dogs eat ; and him that dieth m the field shall the fowls of the air eat : for the Lord hath spoken it. 12 Arise thou thei'efore, get thee to thine own house : and when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die. 13 And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him : for he only of Jeroboam, shall come to the gi'ave, because in hira there is found some good thing towaixl the Lord God of Isi-ael in the house of Jeroboam. 14 Moreover, the Lord shall raise him up a king over Israel, who shall cut off the house of Jeroboam that day : but what ? even now. 15 For the Lord shall smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water, and he shall root up Israel out of this good land, which he gave to their fathers, and shall scatter them beyond the river, because they have made their gi-oves, provoking tlie Lord to angei". 16 And he shall give Israel up because of the sins of Jeroboam, who did sin, and wlio made Israel to sin. 17 IT And Jeroboam's wife arose, and departed, and came to Tirzah : and when she came to the threshold of the door, the child died ; 18 And they buried him ; and all Israel mourned for him, accoitiing to the word of the Lor D, which he spake by the hand of his servant Ahijah the prophet. 19 And the rest of the acts of Jerobo- am, how he warred, and how he reigned, behold, they are written in the book of the chroiiicles of the kings of Israel. . 20 And the days which Jeroboam reign- ed Tjcre tv.'o and twenty years : and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his sou reigned in his stead. 21 II And Rehoboam the son of Solomon rejgned in Judah. Rehdjoam ■zi'ss forty Re/icboain's wicked reicpi. CiiA and one ve;n-s old wlien he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen yeais in Jerusa- lem, the city which the Lord did choose out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name ivas Naamah an Amnionitess. 22 And Judah did evil in the sight of the Lord, and they provoked him to jealousy with their sins which they had committed, above all that their fathers liad done. 23 For they also built them high places, and images and groves, on e\'ery high hill, and under every green tree. 24 And there were also sodomites in the land : and they did according to all the a- bominations of the nations which the Lor D cast out before the children of Israel. 25 IT And it came to pass in the fiftli j'ear of king Hehoboam, that Shishak king of Egypt came up against Jerusalem : 26 And he took away the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treasures of the king's house ; he even took away all : and he took av/ay all the shields of gold which Sojomon had made. 27 And king Rehoboam made in their stead brazen shields, and committed t/iem unto the hands of tlie chief of the guai-d, which kept the door of the kirig's house. 28 i\nd it was so, when the King Avent into the house of the Lord, that the guard bai'e them, and brought them back into the cuai'd chamber. , 29 % Now the rest of the acts of Reho- boam, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah .•• 30 And thei'e was war between Reho- boam and Jei'oboam all i/teir days. 31 And Rehoboam slept with his fa- thers, and Avas buried Avith his fathers in the city of David. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. XV. 1 jibijam*8 wicked reign. 8 Asa succeed- eth him. 24 He dying, Jehoshafihat suc- ceedeth. 33 Baasha's wicked reign. NOW in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam the son of Nebat reigned Abijam over Judah. 2 Three years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 3 And he walked in all the sins of his fa- ther, Avhich he had done before him : and his heart was not perfect with the Lord his God, as the heart of David his father. 4. Nevertheless, for David's sake did the Lord his God give him a lamp in Jerusa- lem, to set up his son after him, and to establish Jerusalem : 5 because David did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, and turned -.not aside from any thing tjiat he com- . XV. Asa's good reign. CO? manded him all the days of his life, save only in the matter of Uriah the Hittite. 6 And there was war between Rehobo- am and Jeroboam all the days of his life. 7 Now the rest of the acts of Abijam, and all that he did, arc they not written in the book of the chi'onicles of the kings; of Judah ? And there was war between Abijam and Jeroboam. 8 And Abijam slept with his fathers ; and they buried him in the city of David : and Asa his son reigned in his stead. 9 II And in the twentieth year of Jero- boam king of Israel reigned Asa over Ju- dah. 10 And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. 11 And Asa did tliat which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father. ' 12 And he took away the sodomites out of the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had,made. 13 And also Maachah liis mother, even her he removedfi-om 6ezn§"queen, because she had made an idol in a grove ; and Asa destrojed her idol, and burnt it by the brook Kidron. 14 But tlie high places were not re- moved : nevertheless Asa's heart was per- fect with the Lord all his days. 15 And he brought in the things whicli his father had dedicated, and the things which him self had dechcated, into tlie house of the Lord, silver, and gold, and vessels 16 ^ And there was war between Asa and Baashvi king of Israel all their da}?. 17 And Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah, and built Ramah, that he might not suffer any to go out or come in to Asa king of Judah. 18 Then Asa 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 Asa sent them to Ben-hadad, the son of Tab- rimon, the son of Hezion, king of Syria, that dwelt at Damascus, saying, 19 There is a league between me and thee, and between my father and thy fa- ther : behold, I have sent unto thee a pres- ent of silver and gold ; come and break thy league with Baasha king of Israel, that he^ay depart fi-om me. 20 So Ben-hadad hearkened unto king Asa, and sent the captains of the hosts Avhich he had against the cities of Israel, and smote Ijon, and Dan, and Abel-beth- maachah, and aU Cinneroth, with all the land of Naphtali. 21 And it came to pass, Avhen Baasha heard thereof, that he left off building of Ramah, and dwelt in Tirzah. 22 Then kuig Asa made a proclarnrf- 3.ly Baas/ui's wicked rdgu. tion throughout all JudaJi ; none ivas exempted : and they took away the stones of Ramah, and the timber thereof, ■wherewitli Baasha had builded ; and king Asa built with them Geba of Benjamin, and Mizpah. 23 The rest of all the acts of Asa, and all }iis mi^ht, and all that he did, and the cit- ies which he built, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? Nevei'theless in the time of his old age he was diseased in his feet. 24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father : and Jehoshaphat his son i-eigned in his stead. 25 If And Nadab the son of Jeroboam began to reign over Israel in the second year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned ever Israel two years. 26 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his fa- ther, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin. 27 H And Baasha the sonof Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him ; and Baasha smote him at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines ; for Na- dab and all Israel laid siegii to Gibbethon. 28 Even in the third year of Asa king of Judah did Baasha slay him, and reign- ed in his stead. 29 And it came to pass, when he reign- ed, that lie smote all the house of Jero- boam ; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, accoi'ding unto the saying of the Lord, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the bhilonite : 30 Because ofthe sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and which he made Israel sin, by his provocation wherewith he provok- ed the Lord God of Israel to anger. 31 H Now the rest of the acts of Nadab, and ail that he did, are they not written in the book of tlie chronicles of tlie kings of Israel ? 32 And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days. 33 In the third year of Asa king of Ju- dali began Baasha the son of Ahijah to reign over aU Israel in Tirzah, twenty and four years. 34 And he did evil in the sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of Jero- boam, and in his sin wherewith h^ made Israel to sin. CHAP. XVI. 1 Jehti's prophecy against Baasha. 8 ZiinrVs conspiracy. 29 Allah's nvicked reign, 54 Joshua's curse upon the re- builder of Jericho fulfilled. THEN the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baa- sha, saying, 2 Forasmuch as I exalted thee out of I. iCIKGS. Zimri's conspiracy against Elah., the dust, and made thee prince o\-er my people Israel ; and thou hast walked in the way of Jeroboam, and hast made my peo- ple Isra( 1 to sin, to provoke me to anger with their sins ; 3 Behold, I will take away the posterity of Baasha, and the posterity of his house ; and will make thy house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat. 4 Him that dieth of Baasha in the city shall the dogs eat ; and him that dieth of liis in the fields shall the fowls of the air eat. 5 Now the rest of the acts of Baasha, and what he did, and his might, arc they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 6 So Baasha slept with his fathei-s, and was buried in Tirzah : and Elah his son reigned in his stead. 7 And also by the hand of the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of the Lord against Baasha, 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 ot his hands, in being lilie the house of Jeroboam ; and because he killed him. 8 In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, two years. 9 And his servant Zimri, captain of half /zjs chariots, conspired against him, as he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza steward of his house in Tirzah. 10 And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead. 1 1 If 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 Baasha : he left him not one that pisseth against a wall, neither of liis kinsfolk, nor of his friends. 12 Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu tlie prophet, 13 For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in pi'ovoking the Lord God of Israel to an- ger Avitli their vanities. 14 Now the rest of the acts of Elah, and all thf. ■ he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel? 15 If In the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah did Zimri reign seven days in Tirzah. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, wliich be- longed to the Philistines. 16 And the people that were eacum^e^ heard say, Zimri hath conspired, and hatii Omri's imcked rdgn. also slain the king : wlievefore all Isi-ael made Omri, the captain of the host, Icing over Israel that day in the camp. \7 And Omri went up from Gibbe- thon, and all Israel witli him, and they besieged Tirzah. 18 And it Ciime to pass, when Zimi-i saw that the city was taken, that he went into the palace of die king's house, and burnt the king's house over him with fii-e, and died, 19 For his sins which he sinned in do- ing evil in the sight of the Lord, in walk- ing in the way of Jeroboam, and in his sin ■which he did, to make Israel to sin. 20 Now the rest of the acts of Zimri, and his treason that he wrought, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 21 IT Then were the people of Israel di- vided into two parts : half of the people followed Tibni the son of Ginath, to make him king ; and half followed Omri. 22 But the people that followed Omri ni'evailed against the people that followed Tibni the son of Ginath : so Tibni died, and Omri reigned, 23 U In tlie thirty and first year of Asa king of Judah began Omri to reign over Israel, twelve years : six years reigned he in Tirzah. 24 And he bought the hill Samaria of Shemer for two talents of silver, and built on the hill, and called the name of tlie city which he built, after the name of Shemer, owner of the hill, Samaria. 25 If But Omri wrought evil in the eyes fA the Lord, and did worse than all that "ivere before him. 26 For he walked in all the way of Jer- oboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to pro- voke the Lord God of Israel to angei" with their vanities. 27 Now the rest of the acts of Omri which he did, and his might that he shew- ed, are they not written in tlie book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel ? 28 So Omri slept with his fathers, and was buried in Samaria : and Aliab his son reigned in his stead. 29 1[ And in the thirty and eighth year •f Asa king of Judah began Ahab the son ef Omri to reign over Israel : and Ahab the son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria twenty and two years. 30 And Ahab the son of Omri did evil m the sight of the Loud above aU that rjere before him. 51 And it came to pass, as if it had been a light thing for him to walk in the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, that he took to wife Jezebel the daughter of Eth- t J I king of the Zidonians, and went and I ved Baal, and worshipped him. "■'S And he reared up an altar for Baal Chap. xvir. Elijah's fir of: hecy against Mab. 311 in the house of Baal, which he had built in Samaria, 33 And Ahab mj^de a gi-ove ; and Ahab dkl more to provoke the Lord God of Israel to anger than all the kings of Isra- el that were before him. 34 ^[ In his days did Hiel the Beth-elite build Jericho : he laid the foundation thereof in Abiram his lirst-born, and set up the gates thereof in his youngest son Segub, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Joshua the son of Nun. CHAP. XVII. 1 Elijah fn-ophtsying against jihab, is sent to Chcrith, where the ravensfecd iiiin. 8 He is sent to the widow of7,ur€- phath. 17 He raise th the widow's son. AND Elijah the Tishbite who was of the inliabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, Js the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. 2 And the word of the Lord came un- to him, saying, 3 Get thee hence, and turn thee east- ward, and hide thyself by the brook Che- rith, that is before Jordan. 4 And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook ; and I have commanded the ra^■ens to feed thee there. 5 So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord : for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is be- fore Jordan, 6 And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening ; and he drank of the brook, 7 And it came to pass after a wlule, 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 Zarephath, which be Ion get h to Zidon, and dwell there : be- hold, 1 have commanded a widow wom- an there to sustain thee. 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the ci- ty, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks : and he called to her, and said. Fetch me, I pray tliee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. 11 And as she was sjoing to fetch zV,he called to her, and said, Biing me, I pray thee, a morsel of biead in thine hand. 12 And she said, Js 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. 13 And Elijah said unto her. Fear not ; go and do as thou hast said : but make me thereof a little cake first, and bring eV 312 Elijah raiseth the luidow^s sun- I. KINGS. He weeteth Obadiah. unto me, and after make for thee and for thy son. 14 For thus saith the Lord God of Tsi'ael, The ban'cl of meal shall not waste, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lokd sendeth rain upon the eai'th. 15 And she went and did according to the saying of Elijah : 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 faU, according to the word of the Lord, which he spake by Elijah. 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. 18 And she said unto Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God ? art thou come unto me to call my sin to remembrance, and to slay my son ? 19 And he said unto her. Give me thy , son. And he took him 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 ? 21 And he stietcbsd himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the Lord, and said, O Lord my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again. 22 And the Lord heard the voice of Elijah ; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. 23 And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber in- to the house, and delivered him unto his mother : and Elijah said. See, thy son liveth. 24 IT And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the woi'd of the Lord in thy mouth is truth. CHAP. XVIII. 1 Elijah meeteth with Obadiah. 17 He rcfiroveth ylhab, and convinceth Baal's prophets. 41 He obtaincth rain. AND it came to pass after many days, that the word of the Lord came to Elijah in the third year, saying. Go, shew thyself unto Ahab ; and I will send rain upon the earth. 2 And Elijah went to shew himself un- to Ahab. And there ivas a sore famine in Samaria. 3 And Ahab called Obadiah, which was the governor of his house. (Now Obadiah feared the Lord greatly : 4 For it was so, when Jezebel cut off tlic prophets of the Lord, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by tifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) 5 And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go in- to the land, unto all fountabs of water, and unto all brooks : perad venture we may find grass to save the horses and mules a- live, that we lose not ail the beasts. 6 So they divided the land between them to pass throughout it : Ahab went one way by him sell, and Obadiah went another way by himself. 7 % And as Obadiah was in the way, be- hold, Elijah met him : and he knew him, and fell on his face, and said. Art thou that my lord Elijah .•' 8 And he answered him, I am : go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah is here. 9 And he said. What have I sinned, that thou wouldest deliver thy seivant into the hand of Ahab to slay me ? 10 As the Lord thy God liveth, tliere is no nation or kingdom, 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 loi'd, Behold, Elijah is here. 12 And it shall come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the Spiiit of rhe Lord shall carry thee whither I know not ; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me : but I thy servant fear the Lord from my youth. 13 Was it not told my lord what I did when Jezebel 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 tliy lord. Behold, Elijah is here : and he shall slay .me. 15 And Elijah said. As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, I will surely shew myself unto him to-day. 16 So Obadiah went to meet Ahab, and told him ; and Ahab went to meet Elijah. 17 % And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that Ahab said unto him, Ari thou he that troubleth Israel ? 18 And he answered, I have not troubled Israel ; but thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken the comman^ Bl'ijahconvinceth Baal's frrofihetSyCnAP. and said, How long halt ye between two opinions ? if the Lord br God, follow him : but ii' Baal, (hen follow him. And the pen])le answcTed him not a word. 22 Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, rem;tin a prophet of the Lord ; but Baal's prophets are four hundred and fifty men. 23 Let them therefore gi^'e us two bul- locks ; and let tliem choose one bullock • for thcniselves, and cut it in pieces, and lav it on wood, and put no lire xmder : and 1 will dress the otlier bullock, and lay it on wood, and put no fii-e under : 24 And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call on the name of the 'Loud : and the god that answereth by fire, let him be God. And all the people answei-ed and said. It is well spoken. 25 And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose 3'ou one bullock for your- sehes, and dress it first ; for ye are many ; and call on the name of your gods, biit put no fire uminr. 26 And they took the bullock which was given them, and they di-essed it, and called on the name of Baal from morning even until noon, saying, () Baal, hear us. But there suufi no voice, nor any that an- swered. And they leaped upon the altar ■which was made. 27 And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked them, and said. Cry aloud : for he ifi a god ; either he is talking, or he is pui'suing, or he is in a jouraey, or per- ad venture he sleepetli, and must be a- waked. 28 And they cried aloud, and cut them- selves after their mamier with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed out upon them. - ' 29 And it canre to pass, when mid-day was past, and they prophesied until the .time of the oftering of the evening sacri- fice, that there nvan neither voice, nor any to answer, nor any that regarded. ' 30 And Ehjah 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 ivafi broken down. 31 And ILlijah tcxk twelve stones, ac- cording to the number of the trilies of the sons of Jacob, unto whom the word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy name : ■ 32 And with the stonfes he built an al- tar in the name of the Lord : and he made a trench about tlie altar, as gi-eat as would contain tv/o measures of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid hiin on the wood, *'.d said. Fill four bairels with water, and pour it on the bnrnt-sacrifice, and on the ^vcod. » 34 And he said. Do it the second time. Awl thev did h the .«?econd time. And he 40 XIX. a7id obfaineth rain. 313 said. Do it the third time. And tliey did it the third time. 35 And the water ran round about the altar ; and he filled the trench also with water. 06 And it came to pass at the time o/the oftering of the evening sacvilice, that Eli- jah the prophet came near, and said. Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy ser- vant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. 5" Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may know that thou arc the Lord God, and (hat thou hast turned their heart back araii'. 38 Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the burnt-s>icriiice, and the \vt)od, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that «'«*• in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on thcii" faces : and they said. The Lord, he is the God ; the Lord, iic ia the God. 40 And Elijali said unto tliem. Take he prophets of Baal ; let not one of tlvem escape. And they took them : and Elij.ih brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them there. 41 ^ And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get ihee up, eat and drink ; for tliere is a sound of abundance of rain. 42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel ; and he cast himself down upon die earth, and put his face bet\\ een 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 r.othing. And he said. Go again seven times. 44 And it came to pass at the seventy time, that he said. Behold, there arisedi a little cloud out of the sea, Uke a man's hand. And he said. Go up, say unto A- hab, Prepai'e thij chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. 45 And it came to pass in the mean while, that the hea%en was black with clouds and wind, and there was a^reat rain. And Ahab rode, and wentto Jezrcel^ 46 And the hand of the Lord was dr> Elijah ; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel. CHAP. XIX. 1 Elijah threatened by Jezebel, is C07h forte ed by cm angel. 9 God sendcth him to anoint Hazael, Jehu, and Klisha, 19 Elifihafclloivelh Elijah. AND .\iiab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and withal how he had slam all the propiiets with the sword 2 Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, sayingf, b« let the gciis do to mc. 314 Elijah goeih to Horeb. I. KINGS. ?ind moie also, if I make not thy life ti- the life of one of them by tc-morrow a- boi'.t this time. 3 And when he saw ^/jc^, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beer-sheba, ■which belongs th to Judah, and left his ser- vant rhere. 4 tf But he himself went a day's jour- ney into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a juniper-tree : and he re quested for himself that he might die ; and said, It is enough ; now, O Lord, take away my life ; foi* I am not better than my lathers. 5 And us he lay and slept under a juni- pei-tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and sa"d vmto liim, Arise cmd eat. ■ 6 And he looked, and behold, there ivafi a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid hiiu doAvn again. 7 And the angel of the Lord came a- gain the second time, and touclied him, and said, Arise aiid eat, because the journey is too great for thee. 8 And he arose, and did eat and drink, and Avent in the strength of that meatfor-> ty days and foity nights unto Horeb the mount of God. 9 If And he came tlrlther unto a cave, and lodged there ; and behold, the word of the Lord cflwe tohim, and he said un- to him. What doest thou here, Elijah * 10 And he said, 1 have been veij jeal- ous for the Lord God of hosts : for the children of Israel 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, anfl stand upon the mount before the Lord. And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and sti'ong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the Lord ; butthe Lord vms not in the wind : and after tlie wind an earthquake ; but the Lord iras not in die earthquake : 12 And after the earthquEike a fire ; but the Lord ivos not in the fire : and after the fire a still small voice. 13 AikI iiwas.,- . 33 l forbid it me, that I should gi\e the inher- itance ( £ my fathers unto tlice. 4 And Ahab came into his house heavy and displeased, because of the word whicii Nabotli the Jeareelite had spoken to him : for he h id said, I will not give thee the inheritance of my fathers. And he laid him down upon his bed, and turned a- way his face, and would eat no bread. . 5 ^ But Jezei,>el his wife came to him, and said unto him, Why is tliy spu-jt ao sad, that thou eatest no liread ? 6 And he said mitb her. Because I spake unto Naboth the .Tezreelite, and said inito him, Gi\'e me X\\)' vineyard for money ; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vir.eyard for it : and he answered, I v.'ill not give thee my vineyard. 7 And Jezebel his wife said unto him. Dost thou now govern the kingdom of Is- rael ? arise, aiid eat bi'ead, and let thin© heart lie mejny : I will give thee tlievine- yaixi of Naljoth tlie Jezreelite. 8 So she wrote letters in Aha.b's name, and sealed them v/ith his seal, [ind sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that nuerc in his cit}', dwelling with Naboth. 9 And she wrote in the letters, saj^ing. Proclaim a fast, and £et Naboth cai high among the people : 10 And set two men, sons of Belial, be- fore him, to bear witness against him, saying;. Thou didst blaspheme God and the king. And Ihcji cany him out, and stone him, that he may die. 11. And the men of his city, even tlie elders and the noijles who were the inhab- itants in his city, did as Jezcl^el had sent unto them, and as it tvas written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 12 They proclaimed a fast, and set Na-t both on high among the people. Vo And there came in two men, ghil- dren of Belial, and sat before him : and the men of Belial witnessed against him, even against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Na!)oth 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 Jezebel, saying, Nalx)th is stoned, and is dead. 15 •?[ And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to yVhab, Arise, take possession of the vinc3'ard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money ; for Naboth is not ali\c'5 ' but dead. 16 ^ And it came to pass, when Ahah heard that Naboth was dead, tliat Ahab rose up to go down to the vineyard of Naboth tlie Jezreelite, to take possession of it. '■■ ■Ahub humbleth himself, C H A P. 17 % And the word of the Lord came Iq Elijah the Tishbitc, saying, 18 Arise, go down to meet Ahai) king of Israel, which?!* in Samtiria : i^ehold, lie id in the vineyard of Naboth, whither he is gone down to jio'^sess it. ,19 And tliou Shalt speak unto him, sav- ing. Thus saithtiic Loan, Hast tliou kill- ed, and also tfiken possession ? And thou Bhalt speak unto him, saying. Thus saith tlic L(,RD, In the place where dogs licked the blixxl of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blaxl, e\en thine. ■20 And Aha!) said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy ? And he an- swered, I have found thee : because thoa 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, md will cut ofi" frora Aha!i him that (^isseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel, 22 And will make thine house like the house of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah, for the provccation wherev»ith thou hast provoked me to anger, and mfide Israel to sin. 23 And of Jezebel also spake the Lord, saying. The drgs shall eat Jezebel by tlie wall (f Jezreel. 24' Him that dieth of Ahab in the city the dcgs shall eat ; and him that dieth'sih the field shall the fowls of tlie aij' e it. 25 IT But there was none like unto Ahab, which did sell himself to work wicked- ness in the sight of the Lord, whom Jez- ebel his wife stirred up. 26 And he did very abominably in fol- lowing idols, according to all thinf^s as <;lid the AnK.'rites, whom the Lord cast out before the children of\ Israel. 27 And it came to pass, Avhen Ahab heard thcjse words, that he I'ent his clothes, and put sackcloth ajx^n his flesh, and fast- ed, and lay in sackclotii, and went softly. 28 And the v/ord of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying, 29 Secst tliou how Ahab humbleth himself before me ? because he humi)leth himself before me, I will not In-hig the evil in his d;iys: but in his son's days will I bring the evil upon his Iiouse. CHAP. XXII. 1 Jhabfieducedbyfulsfprofihetfi, in slain at Eamoth-gllead. 37 The dogs lick ti/i his blood. 41 Jeho.sha/ihat's good rngn, 45 and acts, 51 Jlhazialis evil reign. ' KD tliey continued three years vvith- out war between Syria and Isi-agl, 2 Arid it came to pass in the third yea!-, that Jehoshaphat the king of Judahcame down to the king of Israel. 3 And the king of Israel said unto hi-, gervaiits, Kiiovvt ye that Ramoth in Gilead A^ XII. and is. reduced by false firo/ihets. 3/17 is ours, and we be still, and take it ncft out of the hand of the king of S)'ria ? 4 And he said unto Jehoshaphat, Wilt thou go with me to battle to Ramoth gil- ead ? And Jehoshaphat said to die king of Israel, I am as thou arf, m> people as Lhy people, my horses as thv horses. 5 And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I praythee, at the word of the Lord to-day. 6 Then the kir.g of Israel gathered the prophets together, about four hun ired men, and said unto them. Shall I go ag. iinst Ramoth-gilead to battle, or sh ui 1 for- bear ? And they said. Go up ; for che Louu shall deliver it into the hand of (he king. 7 And Jehosha'phat said. Is there not here a prophet of the Lord i^esides, that we miglit inquire of him .'* 8 And the king of Israel said unto Je- hoshaphat, There is yctoiie man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by ^v•hom we may in- quire of the Lord : but I hate him ; for he doth not pi'o])he3\" good concerning me, but c\-\\. And Jehoshaphat said, Let not the king say so. 9 Tl^en the king of Israel called an of-, ficer, and said, Hasten Intlier Micaiah-tlie son of Imlah. 10 And the king of Israel and Jehosha- phatthc ki\ig of Judah sat e ich on his throne, having ])ut on their robes, in a void place in ihe entrance of the. gate of Samaria ; and all the prophets prophesied ijefoi'e tliem. 11 And Zedekiali the son of Chena- anah made him horns of iron : and lie said. Thus saith the Lord, With these shalt thou push the Svrians, until thou have consumed them. ' ^ . 12 And all the prophets prophesied so, saying. Go up to Ramoth-gijead, and pros- per : for the Lord shall deliver /* into the king's hand. 13 And the messenger that Avas gorie to call Micaiah, spake unto him, 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 tliem, and speak that which -is good. 14 And Micaiah said, ./f.? the LoRa liveth, what the Lor© saith unto ine, tJiat will I speak. 15 ^ So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against llamoth-gi'cad to battle, or shall we forbear? Ancl he answered him. Go, and prosper : for tlie Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall 1 adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but tliat Kvhich is trtie in the name of the Lord .'' 17 And he said, I saw all Israel scatter- ed upon the iiiliti, as slieep that have not ^ 1 '€'•■' 518 Mab is slain. I. shepherd : and the Lord said, These have no, master: let thein return every man to his house in peace. 18 And the kins^ of Isvne! said unto Jehoshapiiat, Did 1 not tell thee that he tVGuld pi-ophesy no good conceniing me, but evil? 19 And he said, Hear thou therefore tlie word of the Lord : ^ saw the Lord sitting on his throne, and all the host of heaven standing by him on his right hand and on his left. 20 And the Lord said. Who shall per- suade Ah'.b, that he may go up and f.i!' at Ramotli-gilead ? And one said on this manner, and another said on that manner 21 And there came forth a spint, and Stood before the Lord, and said, I will persuade him. 22 And the Lord said unto him, Wherewith .-' And he said, I \v\\\ go foith, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets. And he said, Thou Ahalt persuade kiui, and prevail also: go forth, and do so. 23 Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a l>ing spirit in the moatli of al! these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee. 24 But Zedekiah the son of Clienaanali went near, and smote Micaiah or. the cheek, and said, Which way went the Sph'it of tlie Lord from me to speak ur.- to thee f 25 And Micaiah said, Behold, tliou Shalt see in that day, when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thyself. 26 And the king of Israel said. Take Micaiah, and carry hini back unto Ani- on the governor of the city, and to Jo- ash the king's son. 27 And say, Thus saitli the king. Put this ftlloiv in the px-ison, and feed him with bread of afRiction and with water of affliction, until I come in peace. 2('i And Micaiah said, If thou i-eturn at all in peace, the Lord hath not spoken by me. And he said, Hearl:en, O people, e^'ery one of you. 29 So the king of Israel and Jeliosha- phat the king of Judah went up to Ra- moth-giicad. 30 And the king of Israel said unto Je- hobhaphat, I will disguise mjself, and enter into the battle ; but put thou on thy robes. And the king of Israel dis- guised himself, and went into the battle. 31 But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that liad rule over his chariots, saying, Figlit neither with small nor gi'eat, save only v/ith the king of Israel, 32 And it came to pass, when the captains of the chariots saw Jchosha- phat, that they said. Surely it h the king of Israel. And they turned aside to fight KINGS. Jehoshapkal's good reign. "gainst him: and Jehoshaphat cried out 33 And it came to pass, when the cap- tains of the ch^iriots perceived tint it was not tlie king of Israel, that thej^ turned :)ack from pursuing him. 34 And a certain man drew a bow at a v^cnture, and smote the king of Israel be- tween the joints of the harness : where- f(.re he said unto tlie dri\'er of his chariot, Turn thine hand, and carry me out of the host ; for I am wounded. 35 And the battle inci-eased that day : and the king was stayed up in his chariot :igainst the Syrians, and died at even : ind the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot. 36 And there went a proclamation throughout the host aiDout the going down of the sun, saying, Every man to his city, and cv-ery man to his own country. 3r ^ So the king died, and was brought to Samaria ; and they buried the king in Samaria. 38 And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria ; and the dogs licked up his blood ; and they washed his armour ; according unto the word of the Lord wluch he spake. 39 Now the rest of the acts of Ahab,. •ind all that he did. and the ivory house which he made, and all the cities that he built, an: they net v^rittcn in the !)ook of tlie clironicles of the kings of Israel ^ '40 So Aha!:) slept wiih his fathers ; and Ahaziah his sen reigtied in his stead. 41 f And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahal) king of Israel. 42 Jehcshaphat luas thirty and fi\'e years old when he began to reign ; and In. reigned twenty and fi\'c years in Jeru- salem. AtkI his mother's name ivus Az- ubah the daughter of Shilhi. 43 And he walked in all the way of Asa his father ; he turned not aside from it, doing that which ivaa right in the eyes of the Lor d : nevertheless the high places wvre not taken away ; for tiie people olfered and burnt incense yet in the high places. 44 And Jehoshaphat made peace with llie king of Israel. 45 Now the vest of the acts of Jehosh- aphat, and his might that he shewed, and how lie warred, are they not wiitten in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 46 A.nd tlie remnant of the sodomites, which remained in the days of his father Asa, he took out of the land. 47 There ivoh then no king in Edom : a deputy ivcm king. AS Jehoshaphat made ships of Thar- shish to go to Opiiir for gold : but they went net ; for the ships were broken at Ezion-gebci". J(Jio»Jiajtha('s death mid turial Cha 49 Then said Ahaziah tlie son of Aliab Unto JehoslKipliat, Let my servants go with thy servants in the ships. But Je- lioshaphdt would not. 50 If And Jehoshaphat slept with his fkthci'ii, and m as buried widi his fathers in tlie city of Da\id his father : and Jeho- ram his son reigned in his stead. 51 tl Ahaziah the son of Ahab began to reign over Israel in Samaria tlie sev- enteenth year of Jehoshaphat king of p. I. Jehoram succeedeth Aiiaziah, 319 Jndah, and i-eigned two years over Is- rael. 52 And he did evil in tlie sight of the Lord, and walked in the way of his fa- ther, and in the way of his mother, and in the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin : 53 For he served Baal, and worshipped hin>, and provoked to anger the Lord God of Israel, according to all that liis father had done. THE SECOND BOOK OF THE KINGS, COMMONLY CALLED THE FOURTH BOOK OF THE KIA^GS. CHAP. L 1 Moab rebellcth. 2 Ahaziah, sending to liual-zebub, hath his judgmenl by KLi- .jah. 5 Elijah tivice' britigethjire from heaven on Ahaziali's vienfiengers. 17 Jehqram succeedeth Ahaziah. THEN Moal) rebelled agair.st Israel after the death of Ahab. 2 And Ahaziah fell down through a lattice in his upper cliamber that ".vas in Samaria, and was sick : and he sent mes- sengers, and said unto them. Go, inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Eki'on whether I shall reco\er of tliis disease. 3 But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbitc, Arise, go uj) to meet the messengers of the king of Samaria, and say unto them, Is it not because there is not a Gwl in Israel, that ye go to in- quire of Baal-zebub the god of FJcron .'' 4 Now therefore thus saith the Lord, Thou shalt not come down from that bed on wliich th u ait gone u]), but shalt surely die. And Elijah departed. 5 'jl And when the messengers turned back unto him, he said unto them. Why are }e now turned l)ack > § And they said unio him, There came ! a man up to meet us, and said unto us. Go, turn again luitn the king that sent you, and say unto him, Tims saidi the Lord, In it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to iiinnire of Baal-zebub the g(;d of Ekron i" tlicre- fore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die. 7 And lie said unto them. What man- ner of mull TJrts he wliich came up to meet you, and told you these words? S And they answered Iiiui, He ivas an hairy man, and givt with a girdle rif leatlicr about his loins. And he said, It is Elijah the Tishbite. 9 Then the king sent unto liim a cnutain of fifty with his ntty. And he went ui) i hini: and i;ehoid. he sat on tlie top of a And he went up to hill. And he spake unto iiirn, Thou man of God, the king hath said, Con:? dev.'u. 10 And Elijah answered and said to- the captain of fifty. If I be a man of God, then let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and thy fifty. And there came do\vn fire fi'om heaven, and con- sumed hini and his fifty. 11 Again also he sent unto him another captain of fifly with his fifty. And he an- swered and said unto him, D man of God, thus hath the king said, Come down quickly. 12 And Elijah answered and said unto tliem, If I be a man of God, let fire come down from heaven, and consume thee and th}" fifty. And the fire of God came down from heaven, and consumed him and his fifty. 13 H And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees iiefore Elijah, and besought him, and said unto him, O man of God, I pra)' thee, let my life, and the life of these fift)' thy i-x^rvants, i)e precious in thy sighL 14 Behold, there came fire down from hea\"en, and burnt up the two captains of the former Ijftics ^vitli their fifties : there- foie let my life now be pi'ccious in thy sight. 15 And the angel of the Lord said imto Elijah, Go down with him : be not- afraid of him. And he arose, and \vent down witli Ivim unto the king. 16 And lie said unto him. Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zel)ub the • god ot i'jkron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down oft' that bed Oii which thou art gone up, but shaJt surely die. 17 If So lie died according to the word ot the Lord which Elijah had j poken. And Jehoram reigned in his stead in the second, y ear of Jehoram the so.n of Jehoshaphat king of Jadali ; because he had no son. IV, Now die rest of the acts of AJiaziah which he did, are they not written in the book of tlie ■-.■•■, vonicles of the kinsrs' of I"- - o20 Elijah is taken up to heavm. II. KINGS. Eliaha healeth the imiers qfJerich*. CHAP. II. 1 Elijah dividtth Jordan and granting- Ell -ha his recjueat, is taken iifi. 14 FM.sha dlz'ideth Jordan ; 19 he healeth the waters. 23 Children 7nocking Eli- sha are destroyed. AND it came to pass, when the Lord would take up Elijah inlo heaven by a whirlwind, that Elijah went with Elisha fi-om Gilgal. 2 'And Elijah said unto Elisha, Tany here, I pray thee ; for the Lord hath sent me to Beth-el. And Elisha saidwn/o him, yls the Loud liveth, and an thy soul li\ eth, I will not lea\ e thee. So they went down tf Beth-el. 3 And the sons of the prophets that lucre at Beth-el came forth to Elisiia, 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 Elijah said unto him, Elisha, tarry here, I pray thee ; for the Lord hath sent me to Jei'icho. And he said, ./i',? the Lord liveth, and as thy soul liveth, I will not leave thee. So they came to Jericho. 5 And the sons of the prophets that ivere at Jericho came to Elisha, and said unto him, Knowest thou that the Lord will take awtiy th)' master from thy head to-day ? And he answered, Yea, 1 know it ; hold ye your pe ice. 6 And Elijah said ur.to him. Tarry, I pray thee, here : for the Lord hath sent me to Jordan. And he said, ^s the Loud 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 l:)y Joi-dan. 8 And Elijah took his mantle, and wrapped it together, and smote tlie wa- ters, and they were di\'ided hither and thither, so tliat they two weut over on dry ground. 9 % And it came to pass, when they were gone over, that Elijah said unto Elisha, Ask "what I shall do for thee, before I be taken away from thee. And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit lie upon me. 10 And he said. Thou hast asked a hard thing : rievcrtheless, if thou see me ivhen I am taken from thee, it shall be so unto thee ; l)ut if not, it shall not he. nfi. 1 1 And V. came to pr.ss, as they still went cv: , and talked, that behold, there ahjieared a chariot of lire, and horses of iire, and parted them both asunder ; and E!ij§.h went up by a whirlwifid into heaven. 1 2 «i: And Elisha saw it , andlie c ried. My fatlier, my father, the chariot of Isnicl, and the horsemen theieof. And he saw 1/uTi no more : and he took hold, of his own clothes, and rent them lu two pieces. 13 He t(X)k up also the mantle of Elijah that fell from him, and went back, and stocxl by the bank of Jordan ; 14 And he toc-k the m-^ntle of Elijali that fell from him, and smote the waters, and said, Where w the Lord God of Eli- jah? And when he als > had smitten the waters, they parted hither and tliitlier: and Elisha w ent over. 15 And wiien the sons of the prophets which vxre to view at Jericho .saw him, diey said. The spirit of Elij ih doth rest on Elisha. And they came to meet him, and bowed tliemselves to the groimd be- fore him. 1 6 And they said unto him , Behold now, there be with thy ser\ants hfty strong men ; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy jn aster : lest perad^'entvn■e the Spirit of the Lord hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley. And he said. Ye shall not send. 17 And whi'n tliey lu'ged him tUl he was ashamed, he said. Send. They sent therefore fifty men ; and they fought three days, but found him not. 18 And when they came again to him, (for he tarried at Jericho,) he said unto them. Did I not say unto you. Go not ? 19 % And tlie men of the city said unto Elisha, Beliokl, I pray thee, the situation of this city is ]:)leasant, as my lord seeth : but the water is naught, and the grouixl barren. £0 And he said, bi-ing me a new cruse, and i>ut salt therein. And they bfought it to him. 21 And he went forth unto the spring of the waters, ancl cast the salt in there, and said. Thus saidi the Lord, I have healed thc'se waters ; there shall not be from thence any more death or barren land. 22 So tlie waters were healed unto this day, according to the sajing of lilisha which he spa^" e. 23 *\\ And he went up fi-om tlience unto Beth-el : and as he was going up by the wa\', 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. 21 Arid lie turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the Lord. And there came forth two she Ijears-out of the wood, and tare forty and two cliildrcn of them. 1'i And he went, from thence to mount Carmel, and from thence he returned to Samaria. CHAP. III. iJehoram^s reign. 4 Mesharebelleth. 16 Ed:;ha cblaineth leafer, and proini'se of '< "i'ktor:/. 2 1 The Mcjat}i(cs are overcome. NOW Jehoram the son of Ahab Ijcgan to reigii over Israel in Suma- rni in thj eightecntii j'ecr of Jcho^haphat Jehoram'a reig.n. Cha king of Judah, and reigned twelve yeai-s. 2 And he wrought evil in the sight of the Lord ; but not like his father, and like his mother : for lie put away the image of Baal that his father had made. ' 3 ^Nevertheless, he cleaved unto the sins of Jei-oboam the son of Nebat, which made Israel to sin ; he departed not thei'efi'om. 4 If And Mesha king of Moab was a sheep- master, and rendered unto the king of Isi-ael an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool. 5 But it came to pass, when Ahab was dead, that the king of Moab rebelled a- gainst tlie king of isi'ael. 6 U And king Jehora m went out of Sama- lia the same time,and numbered all Israel. 7 And he went and sent to Jehosha- phat the king of Judah, saying, The king of Moab hath rebelled against me : wilt thou go with me against Moab to battle .•• And hr said, I will go up : I am as thou arty iTiy people as Uiy people, and my horses as thy horses. 8 And he said, Which way shall we go up ? And he answered, The way thraugh the wilderness of Edom. 9 So the king of Israel went, and tlie king of Judah, and the king of Edom : 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. 10 And the king of Israel said, Alas ! that the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab ! 11 But Jehoshaphat said, /s^A^re not here a prophet of the Lord, that we may in- quire of the Lord by him ? And one of the kingof Israel's servantsanswered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, wliich poured water on the hands of Elijah. 12 And Jehoshaphat said. The word of the Lord is with him. So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went down to him. ' 13 And Elisha said unto the king of Israel, 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 of Israel said unto liim, Nay : for the Lord hath called these three kings together, to deliver them into the hand of Moab. 14 And Elisha said, As the Lord of hosts liveth, before whom I stand, surely, were it not that I regard the presence of Jehoshaphat the king of Judah, I would not look tov/ard thee, nor see thee. 15 But now bring me a minstrel. And ^ it came to pass, when the minstrel play- ed, that the hand of the Lord came up- (XX. him. 16 And he said. Thus saith the Lord, Make this valley full of ditches. 41 P, IV. A miraculous supjily ofnvater. 321 17 For thus saith the Lord, Ye shall not see wind, neither shall ye see rain ; yet that valle>' shall be filled Avith water, that ye may drink, both ye, and your cat- tle, and your lieasts. 18 And this is but a light thing in the sight of the Lord : he will deliver tlie Moabites also into your hand. 19 And ye shall smite ^veiy fenced city, and every choice city, and shall fell e\'eiy good tree, and stop all wells of w ater, and mar every good piece of land with stones. 20 Asd it came to pass in the morning, when the meat-offering was offered^ that behold, there came water by the way of Edom, and the countiy was filled with water. 21 IT And when all the Moabites heard that the kings were come up to fight a- gainst them, they gatliered all that were able to put on armour, and upward, and stood in the border. 22 And they rose up early in the morning, and the sun shone upon the wa- ter, and the Moabites saw the water on the other side as red as blood : 23 And they said. This is ijlood : the kings are surely slain, and they have smitten one another : now therefore, Mo- ab, to the spoil. 24 And when they came to t'le camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and smote the Moabites, so that they fled before them j but tliey went forward smiting the Moabites, even in their countiy. 25 And they beat down the cities, and on e\ery good piece of land cast eveijV man his stone, and filled it ; and they sto|P* ped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees : only in Kii-haraseth left they the stones thereof; howbeit the slingers went about it, and smote it. 26 ^ And Avhen the king of Moab 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 Edom : but they could not. 27 Then he took his eldest son that should have reigned in his stead, and of- fered him for a burnt-offering upon the wall. And there was great indignation against Israel : And they departed from him, and returned to their oivn land. CHAP. IV. 1 Elisha multifilieth the uidoio's oil. 8 He giveth a son to the Shunamite. 18 He, raiseth her dead son. NOW there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the proph- ets unto Elisha, 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 him my two sons to be bond-men, 2 And Elisha said unto her. What shall j22 The 'Widow's oil incrcaaed. I do for thee ? tell me, what hast thou in the house ? And she said, Thine hand- maid hath not any thing in tlie house, save a pot of oil. 3 Then he said, Go, boiTow the vessels abroad of all thy neighbours, even empty Vessels ; borrow not a few. 4 And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon tliy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that ■V\'hich 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 pour- ed out f 6 And it came to pass, when the vessels were fiill, that she said unto her son. Bring me yet a vessel. And he said un- to her. There is not a vessel more. And tlic oil stayed. 7 Then she came and told the man of God. And he said. Go, sell the oil, and pay thy debt, and live thou and thy chil- dren of the rest. 8 U And it fell on a day, that Elisha passed to Shunem, where 'U.'as a great woman ; and she constrained him to eat bread. And so it was,^//a/ as oft as he pass- ed by, he turned in thither to eat bread. 9 And she said unto her husband. Be- hold now, I perceive that this is an holy man of God, Avlach passeth by us contin- ually. 10 Let us make a little chamber, I pray thee, on the wall ; and let us set for him there a bed, and a table, and a stool, and a candlestick : and it shall be, when grib 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 Gehazi his servant, rail tills Shunamite. And when he iiad called her, she stood before him. 13 And he said unto him. Say now un- to her. Behold, thou hast been careful for lis with all this cave ; what is to be done for thee ? wouldest thou be spoken for to ;he 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 Gehaji answered, Verily she hath no child, and her hus- band is old. 15 And he said. Call her. And v/hen he had called her, she stood in the door. 16 And he said. About this season, ac- cording to the time of life, thou shalt em- bi*ace a son. And she said. Nay, my lord, thou man of God, do not lie uilto thine handmaid. 17 And the woman conceived, and bare s 18 IF And when the child was grown, it fell on a day, that he went out to liis fatlierto 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 brouglit 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 slie 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 sabbatli. And she said. It shall be well. 24 Then she saddled an ass, and said to her servant. Drive, and go forward ; slack not thij riding for me, except I biii thee. 25 So she went and came unto the man of God to mount Carmel. And it came to pass, when the man of Gotl saw her afar off, that he said to Gehazi his servant. Behold, ijonder is that Shunamite : 26 Run now, I pray thee, to meet her, and say unto her. Is it well with thee? is it well with thy husband .'' Is it well widi the child ? 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 Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said. Let her alone ; for her soid is Aexed within her ; and the Lord hath hid it from me, and hath not told me. 28 Then she said. Did I desire a son of my lord ? did I not say. Do not deceive me. 29 Then he said to Gehazi, 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, ansAver him not again : and lay my staff upon the face of the child. 30 And the mother of the child said. As the Lord hveth, and as thy soul liv- eth, I will not leave thee. And he arose, and followed her. 31 And Gehazi passed on before them, and laid the staff upon the fii,ce of the child ; but there was neilh.er voice, nor hearing. Wheiefore he went again to meet him, and told him, saying. The child is not awaked. 32 And when Elisha was come into the house, behold, the child was dead.. and laid upon his !>ed. 33 He went in theiefore, aiid shut the door upon them tv/ain, and prayed unto the Lord. 34 And he went up, and lay upon the cliUd, and put his mouth uponliis mouth* We deci'Iiy fioffage healed. and his eyes upon his ej^es, and his hands Upon his hands : and lie stretched himseh upon the child ; and the flesh of the child waxed warm. 35 Then he returned, and walked in the house to and fro ; and went up, and stretched himself upon him : and the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his e}'es. 36 And he called Gehazi, and said, Call this Shunamite. So he called her. And when she was come in unto him, he said. Take up thy son. of Tlien she went in, and fell at his feet, and bowed herself to the ground, and took up her son, and went out. 38 And Elisha came again to Gilgal. And there was a dearth in the land ; and the sons of the prophets were sitting be- f&re iiim ; and he said unto his servant. 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 thei'eof wild gourds his lap full, and came and shred t/ie7n into the pot of pottage: for they knew them not. 40 So they poured out for the men to eat And it came to pass, as tliey were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O Ihou man of God, (here 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 ne said. Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And thei-e was no harm in the pot. 42 ^ And there came a man from Baal- sHalisha, and brought the man of God bread of the first-fruits, twenty loaves of barley, and full ears of com 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 hundred men ? He said again. Give the people, that the)^ may eat: for thus saiththe Lord, They shall eat, and shall leave thereof. . 44 So he set it before them, and they did eat, and left thereof, according to the word of the Lord. CHAP. V. 1 J\"aaman is cured of his leprosy. 15 Elisha refuseth Naaman's gifts. 20 Gehazi is smitten with leprosy. NOW Naaman, captain of the host of the king of Syria, was a great man with his master, and honourable, because by him the Lord had given deliverance unto Syria : he was also a mighty man in valour, hut he was a leper. ' 2 And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a Uttle maid ; and she Avaited on Naaman's wife. 3 And she said unto her mistress, "/oiildGod my lord 7{'^/-e with the proph- Chap, v. A^aamaji's leprosy cleansed. S2" et that is in Samaria ! for he would re- cover 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 Israel. 5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he dejjarted, 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 Israel, saying, Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. 7 And it came to pass, when the king of Israel had read the letter, that he rent his clotlies, and said, ^m I God, to liill and to make alive, that this man dotli send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy ? wherefore consider, I pray j^ou, and see how he seeketh a quarrel against me. 8 ^ And it was .?o, when Elisha the man of God had heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that he sent to the king, saying. Wherefore hast thou rent thy clothes ? let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel. 9 So Naaman came with his horses and with his chariot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 10 And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, sa) ing. Go and wash in Jordan se\'en times, and thy flesh shall come again unto thee, and thou shalt be clean. 11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said. Behold, I thought. He will surely come out to me, and stanch and call on the najne of the Lord hisr God, and strike his hand over the place, and reco^'er the lepei\ 12 .^re not Abana and Pharpar, riv- ers of Damascus, better than all the wa- ters of Israel ? may I not wash in them, and be clean ? So he turned and went a- way m a rage, 13 Anil his servants came near, aUd spake unto him, and said. My father, if the prophet had liid thee do some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it ? how much rather then, when he saith to thee. Wash, and be clean ? 14 Then went he down, and dipfjed himself sev^n times in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God : and his flesh came again like unto the flesh ot a little child, and he was clean. 15 ^ And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came and stood before him : and he said. Be- hold, now I know tiiat there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel : now therefore, I pray thee, take a blessing of thy servant, 16 But iie said, ./is the Lord liveth, l3efore whom I staud, I will receive noTi'f* 324 Gehazi smitten with leprosy Aiid he urged him to take it ; but he re- fused. 17 And Naaman said» Shall thei-e not then, I pray tliee, be given to thy servant two mules burthen of earth ? for thy ser- vant will henceforth offer neither burnt- offering nor sacrifice unto other gods, but unto the Lord. 18 In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant, tliat when my mastei- goeth into the house of Rimmon to woiship there, •and he leaneth on my hand, and I bow myself in the house cf Rimmon : when I bow down myself in the house of Rim- mon, the Lord pardon thy servant in this thing. 19 And he said unto liim, Go in peace. So he departed from him a httlc way. 20 IF But Gehazi, the sen'ant of Elisha the man of G;xl, said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought : but as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him. 21 So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him nmning after him., he lighted down ft-om the chariot to meet him, and said. Is all Avell ? 22 And he said, All is well. My master hath sent me, saying. Behold, even now there be come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the proph- ets : give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of garments. 23 And Naaman said. Be content, take two talents. Audhe urged him, and bound two talents of sUver in two bags, with iMp changes of garments, and laid them ilpon two of his servants ; and they bare }hc'm before him. 24 iVnd 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 mabtcr : and Elisha said unto him, Whence earnest thou Gehazi ? and he said. Thy servant .went no whither. 26 And he said unto him. Went not mine heart "rwV/i thee, when tlie man tui-n- ed again from his chaiiot to meet thee ? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garm.ents, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and men-servants, and maid-servants ? 27 The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto thee, and unto thj- seed for ever. And he w^ent out from his pres- ence a leper as white as snow. CHAP. VL '\ Eiisha caiisethiro)i to swim. 8 He dis- closeth the king of Syria's counsel ^ 18 arid smiteth his army with blitidness. AND the sons of the prophets said unto Elisha, Behold now, the place where we dwell with thee is too strait for tis. IL KINGS. lilislta mukcth iron to 'iitdm. 2 Let us go, we pray thee, ur.to Jorda», and take thence every man a bea,ra, aiM|^. let us make us a place there, where wod had spoken to the king, saying. Two measures of barlej' for a shekel, nnd a measure of fine flour for a shekel, shall be to-morrow about this time in the gate of Samaria : 19 And that lord answered the man of God, and said, Now, behold, if the Lord should make windows in heaA'^en, might such a thing be ? And he said, Behold, tlum shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. 20 And so it fell out unto him : for the people tiode upon him in the gate, and he died. CHAP. vin. 1 T/ie Shunamite hath her land restored. 15 liazael killeth his master, and suc- ceedeth him. 16 Jchoram^s wicked rriqn. 24 jihaziah succeedeth him. THEN spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, ^.aying, Arise, and go thou and thine houseliold, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the Lord hath called for a famine ; and it shall also coine upon the land seven years, 7V;? S/iuitamite's land restored. 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 Philistines seven years. 3 And it came to pass at the seven years end, tliat the woman retui'ned out of the land of the Philistines : and she went forth to cry unto the king for her house, and for her land. 4 And the king talked with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying. Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that EUsha hath done. 5 And it came to pass, as he was tell- ing tlie 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 Gehazi said. My lord, O king, tliis is the woman, and this is her son, whom Elisha restored to life. 6 And when the king asked the wom- an, 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. 7 ^ And Elisha came to Damascus ; and Ben-hadad the king of Syria was sick ; and it was told him, saying, The man of God is come hither, 8 And the king said unto Hazael, Take a present in thine hand, and go, meet the man of God, and uiquire of the Lord by liim, saying. Shall I recover of this dis* ease ? 9 So Hazael went to meet him, and took a present with him, even of every good thing of Damascus, forty camels burden, and came and stood before him, and said. Thy son Ben-hadad king of Syria hath sent me to tliee, saying, Snail I re- cover of this disease ? 10 And Elisha 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 countenance steadfastly, until he was ashamed : and the man of God wept. 12 And Hazael said, Why weepeth my lord ? And he answered, Because I know" the evil that thou wilt do unto the chil- dren of Israel : their strong holds wilt thou set on fire, and their young men wilt thou slay with the sword, and wilt dasU their children; and rip up their women with child. 13 And Hazael said, But what, is thjr servant a dog, that he should do this great thing .'' And Elisha answei'ed. The Lord hath shewed me that thou shalt be king over Syria. 14 So he departed ti'om Elisha, and came to his master ; who said to him. What said Elisha to thee ? And he an- Jhzad kiUeth Btn-hadad. swered, He told me that thou" shouldest surely recover. 15 And it came to pass on the morrow, that he took a thick cloth, and dipped it in water, and spread it on his face, so that he died : and Hazael reigned jn his stead. 16 U And in the fifth year of Joram the son of Ahab king of Israel, Jehosha- phat being then king of Judah, Jehoram the son of Jchoshaphat king of Judah be- gan to reign. 17 Thirty and two years old was iie when he began to reign ; and he reigned eight years m Jei'usalem. IS And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as did the house of Ahab: for the daughter of Ahab was his wife : and he did evU in the sight of the Lord. 19 Yet the Lord would not destroy lu- ^h for David his servant's sake, as he promised him to give him always a hght, mid to his children. 20 U In his days Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah, and made a king over themselves. 21 So Joram went over to Zair, and all the chariots with him : and he rose by night and smote the Edomites which compassed him about, and the captains of the chariots : and the people fled into tlieir tents. 22 Yet Edom revolted from under the hand of Judah unto this day. Then Lib- nah revolted at the same time. 23 And the rest of the acts of Joram, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 24 And Joram slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in tlie city of David ; and" Ahaziah his son reigned in his stead. 25 1[ In the twelfth year of Joram the son of Ahal) king of Israel did Aliaziah the son of Jehoram king of Judah begin to reign. 26 Two and tv/enty years old vjas A- haziali Avhen he began to reign ; and he reigned one year in Jerusc-.lem. And his mother's name was Athaliali, the daugh- ter of Omri king of Israel. 27 And he walked in the wav of the house of Ahab, and did evil in the sight cf the Lord, as did the house of Ahab : for he ivas the son-in-law of the house of Ahab. 28 1[ And he went with Joram the son of Ahab to the war against Hazael king of Syria in Ramoth-gilcad ; and the Syrians ■wounded Joram. 29 And king Joram went back to be /healed in Jezi-eel of the wounds which the Syrians had given him at Ramah, when he fought against Hazael king of Syria. Aod Ahaziah the son of Jehoram king of CLhap. i,x. Jehu anointed king. Z^7 Judah \vent down to see Joram the son of Ahab in Jezreel, because he was sick, CHAP. IX. 1 Jehu is anointed. 11 He killeth Joratii in the field of Miboth. 30 Jezebel cater: by dogs. AND Elisha the prophet called one cf 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 Ramoth-gilead : 2 yVnd wiicn thou comest thither, look out there Jehu the sou of Jehoshapha*; the son of Nimslii, and go in, and ;n:ike him arise up from among his brethren, and carry him to tin inner chamber ; 3 Then take the box of oil, and pour zY orj his head, and say. Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not. 4 So the j'oung man, even the younrj man the prophet, v/ent to Ramoth-gilead. 5 And when he came, behold, the cap- tains of the host were sitting, and he said, I have an errand to thee, O captain. And Jehu said, Unto which of all us i And he said, To thee, O captain. 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 Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the Lor d, even over Israel. 7 And thou shalt smite the house of Ahab thy master, that I may avenge the blood of my servants the prophets, and the blood of all the servants of the Lord, at the hand of Jezebel, 8 For the whole house of Ahab shall perish : and I will cut off from Ahab him that pisseth against the wall, and him that is shut up and left in Israel : 9 And I will make the house of Aliab like the house of Jeroboam the son o? Nebat, and like the house of Baasha the son of Ahijah : 10 And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in the portion of Jezreel, and there shall be none to bury her. And he opened the door and fled. 11 H Then Jehu came forth to the ser- vants of liis lord : and one said unto him , Is all well ? wherefore came this madyt-/- lonv to thee ? And he said unto them, Ye know the man, and his communication. 12 And they said. It is false ; tell us now. And he said. Thus and tlius spake he to me, -saying. Thus saith the Lord, I have anointed thee king over Israel. 13 Then they hasted, and took every man his gamient, and put it under him on the top of the stairs, and blew witli trumpets, saying, Jehu is king, 14 So Jehu the son of .Tehoshaphat the son of Nimshi conspired against Joram. (Now Joram had Kept Ramoth-gilead,' 328 Jehu n'.aycth Jortun. II. KING b, he and all Israel, because t5f Hazacl king of S\ria. 15 But king Joi-am was returned to ho healed in Jezreelof the wounds which tlic Syrians had given him, wlien he i- usiht with Hazacl king of Syria.) And Jelui said, If it be your minds, then let none go forth nor escape out of the city to go to tell it in Jezreel. 16 So Jehu nxle in a chariot, and went •to Jezrecl ; for Joram lay tliere. And Ahaziah king of Judah was come down to see Joi-am. 17 And there stood a watchman on the tower in Jezreel, and he spied the com- pany of Jehu as he came, and said, I see a company. And Joram said, Take an horseman, and send to meet tliem, and let him say, /s it peace .'* 18 So tliere went one on hoi*seback to meet bun, and said, Thus saiththe king, 1.1 it peace ."' And Jehu said. What hast thou to do with peace ? turn thee behind li dow, and said. Who ?« on my side ? who ? Jczehel ctilen by dogs. "27 IT But when Ahaziali the king of Ju- dah saw thuiy lie fled by the way of the garden house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the char- iot. ,ind they did so at the going up to Gur, which is by Ibleam. Ajid he fled to Meeiddo, and died tlieie. 28 And his servants earned him in a chariot to Jerusalem, and buried him in his sepulclire with his fathers in the city of David. C9 And in the eleventli year of Joram the son of Ahab began Ahaziah to reign over Judah. 30 II And when Jehu was come toJez- reel, Jezebel heanl of it ; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. 31 And as Jehu entei-ed in at the gate, she said. Had Zimri peace, who slew his master ? And he lifted up his face to the win- me. And the watchman told, saying. The messenger came to them, but he ccmeth not again. 19 Then he sent out a second on hoi*se- back, which came to them, and said. Thus saith the king. Is it peace ? And Jehu answered, \'\^hat hast thou to do with peace ? turn thee behind me. 20 And the watchman told, saying. He came even unto them, andcometli not a- gain : and the driving is hke the dn\'ing 'of Jehu the son of Nimshi ; for he driv- eth furiously. 21 And Joram said, Make ready. And his chariot was iTiade ready. And Joram king of Israel and Ahaziah king of Judah went out. each in his chariot, and they went out against Jehu, and met him in the portion of Nabotli the Jezrcclitc. 22 And it came to pass, wlien Joram saw Jehu, that he said, /s?Y peace, Jehu.'' And he answered. What peace, so long y.s the whoredoms of thy mother Jezebel and her witchcrafts are so man}" ? 23 And Joram tui-ned his hands, and fled, and said to Ahaziah, There is treachery, O Ahaziah. 24 And Jehu drew a bow with his full strength, and smote Jehoram between his arms, and the arrow went out at his heait, and he sunk down in his chariot. 25 Then said Jehu to Bidkar his cap- tain, Take up, anel cast him in the por- tion of the field of Naboth the Jezreeiite : for remember Iiow that, when I and thou rode together after Ahab his father, the Lord laid this burden upon him ; 26 Surely I ha\'e seen yesterday the blood of Naboth, and the blood of his sons, saitli the Lord ; and I will requite thee in this plat, saith the Lord. Now therefore take and cast him into the \>\ax of ground, arcordmg to the word csf the Lord. \nd 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 horses : and he tixxlc her under foot. 34 And when he was come in, he did eat and drink, and said, Go, see nov/ this cursed woman, and bury her: for she is a king's daughter. I 35 And they went to bury her : but i they found no more of her than the ! scull, and tlie feet, and the palms oi her handi;. 35 Wherefore they came again, and told him. And he said. This is the woixl of the Lord, which he spake by his ser- vant Elijah tlie Tishbite, saying. In the portion of Jezreel shall dogs eat the flesh of Jezeljel : 37 And the carcass of Jezebel shall be as dung upon the face of the field in die portion of Jezreel ; so that they shall not say, This is Jezeliel. CHAP. X. 1 Jehu cpuscth seventy of Ahab's chil- dren to be beheadt d. 18 He destroy eth the vjorshijifiers of Baal, 29 yet hefol- lonveth Jeroboani's sins. AND Ahab had seventy sons in Sama- ria. And Jehu wrote letters, and sent to Samaria, unto the inilers of Jez- reel, to tlie elders, and to them that brought up Ahab's children, saying, 2 Now as soon as this letter cometh to you, seeing your master's sons are with you, and there are with you chariots and horses, a fenced city also, and armour ; 3 Lock even out tlie best and meetesc of your master's sons, and set Mm cm his fatiier's Jhrone, and fight for yoiu' mas- ter's house. 4 But they were exceedingl)^ ajfraid. Ahah's children be fteadtd. Chap. if. ,,nd said. Behold, two kings stood not be- fore him : how th(;n shall we stand ? 5 And he that was over tlie house, and ht that ivaa over the city, the eldri-s also, and the bruigers np qf'the children, sent to Jehu, saying, We are thy ser\ants, and will do all that thou shalt bid us ; we win not make any king : do thou that ivhich is good in thine eyes. 6 Then he wrote a letter the second time to them, saying. If ye be mine, and ij' ye will hearken unto my voice, take ye the heads of the men your, master's soiis, and come to me to Jezreel by to- morrow this time. Now the king's sons iffn^" seventy pei-sons, ■jwrf with the great men of the city, which fjrou^ht them up. 7 And it came to pass, \vhen the letter came to them, that tViey took tlie king's sons, and slew seventy ix;rsons, and put tlieu- heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel. 8 fl And there came a messenger, and told him, saying. They hd\e l^rought the heads hi the king's sons. And he said, Lay ye them in two heaps at the entering in of the gate until the morning. 9 And it came to pass in the moming, that he went out, and stwd, and said to aU the people, Ye be righteous : behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him : but who slew all these ? 10 Know now that there shall fall unto tlie earth nodiing of the word of the Lord, which the Lord spake concern- ing the house of Ahab : for the Lord hath done tliat which he spake by his servant Elijah. 11 So Jehu slew all that remained of the house of Ahab in Jezreel, and all his great men, and his kinsfolk, and his priests, until he left him none remainijig. 12 H And he arose and departed, and t^me to Samaria, ^nd as he ivas at the shearing-house in the way, 13 Jehu met with the brethren of A- haziah king of Judah, and said. Who are ye ? And they answered, Wa are the brethren of Ahaziah ; and we go dow to salute the cliildren of the king and the children of the queen. 14 And he said. Take them alive. And they took them ali\-e, and slew them at the pit of tlie shearing-house, even two and forty men; neitlier left he any of them. 15 ^ And when he was departed thence, he lighted on Jehonadah the son of Re- chab corninff to meet him : and he saluted hain, and said to liim. Is thine heart ri^ht, as my heart is v ith thy iicart ? And Jelionadaij answered, It is. If it be, give *ip thine hand. And he gave him his haiid ; imd he took liim up to him into tn chariot 16 And he said, Cqpic with me, and AiaFs prophets stain. 329 see my zeal for the Lou d. So tliey made him ride in his chariot. 17 And when he came to Samaria, he slew all that remained unto Ahab in Sa- maria, till he had destroyed him, accord- ing to the saying of the Lord, which he spake to Elijali. 18 IT Ami Jehu gathered all the peo- ple together, and said unto them. Ahab served Baal a little ; ^i almli hi' -mr thf> lifp r»f him ^0, his life shall be for the life of him. 25 And it came to P'^^ss, as soon as he had made an end of offeiing the bumt-oi- fering, that Jehu said to the giiaixl and to the captains, Go in, and slay them ; let none come forth. And they smote them w ith the edge of tlie sword ; and the guard and the captains cast tliem out, and went to the city of the honse of Baal. 26 And they brought fordithe images out of the house of Baal, and burned tiiem. 27 And^S?iey brake down the iinage of Baal, and brake down the house of Baal, and made it a draught- house unto thi^? day. 28 Thu^s Jehu destroyed Baal out of Israel. 29 *I riowbelt, /ro;« the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Lsr-iel to sin, Jehu de]?arted not from after tliem, to vdt, the golden calves that tverc in Beth- el, and that lyt're in Dan. 30 And the Lord said unto Jehu,. Be- ^ar.~e thou hast dooeAveil in ^siecuttng 330 Ifdtael sinUeth the Israelites. that ivhich is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab accord- ing to all that Ttwsin mine heart, thy chil- dren of the fourth eeneratio7i shall sit on the throne of Israel. 31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in tlie law of the L©rd Gwd of Israel with all his heart : for he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, which made Israel to sin. 32 % In tliose days the Lord began to cct Israel short : and Hazael smote them in all the coasts of Israel ; 33 t^rom Jordan eastward, all the land of Gilead, the Gadites, and the Reuben- ites, and the Manassites, from Aroer, which is by the -iver Arnon, even Gilead and Bashan. ^ 34 Now the i"est of the acts of Jehu, and all that h'e did, and all his might, are they not written in the book of the chron- icles of the kings of Israel ? 35 And Jehu slept with his fathers : and they binned him in Samaria. And Jehoahaz his son reigned in his stead. 36 And the time that Jehu reigned over Israel in Samaria was twenty and eight years. CKAP. XL 1 Jehoash, being saved from AthaliaJi^s massacre, 4 is anointed king by Jchoiada. AND when Atlialiah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroj'ed all the seed royal. 2 But Jehoslieba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from a- mong the king's sons ivhich Kvere slain ; and they hid him, eve7i him and his nurse, inthebed-chamber,from Athaliah, so that he was not slain. 3 And he was with her hid in the liouse of the L 0 R D- six j'ears. And Athaiiah did reigni over the land. 4 If And the seventh year Jelioiada sent and fetched the rulers over hun- dreds, witli the captains and tlie guard, and brought tliem 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 ^evi^ed tliem the king's son. 5 And he commanded them, saying, This is the thing that ye s-hall do; A third part of you that enter in on the sal)bath shall even be keepers of the watch of the king's house ; 6 And a third p?rt shall be at the gate of Sur ; and a third pajt 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 tliat go ff'.rlhon the sabbath, even t'iey shall keep Tiie wntch of tlie house of the Lord a- bout llic king. S' And ye iihafl compass the king roi\nd IL KING!^. Jehoash anointed king. about, eveiy man with his weapons in his hand: and he that con^eth within tlic ranges, let him be slain. And lie j e with tlie king a:, he goeth out and as he cometh'^n. 9 And the captains over the lAmdreds did according to all things that Jehoiada the priest commanded : and they took eveiy man his men that were to come in on the salibath, with them that should go out on the sabbath, and came to Jelioiada the priest. 10 And :o the captains over hundreds did the priest gi\e king David's spears and shields, that were in the temple of the Loud. 11 And the guard stood, every man with his weapons in his hand, round a- bout the king, from the right corner of the temple to the left corner of the temple, cdo?ig 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 nim' king, and anointed him ; and they clapped their hands, and said, God save the king. 13 If And when Athaliah heard the noise of tlie guard and of the people, she came to the people into the temple of the I^or d. 14 And when she looked, behold, the king stood by a pillar, as tine manner was, and the princes anfl the trumpeters by the king, and all the people of tlie land lejoiced, and blew witli trumpets. 7Vnd Athaliah rent her clothes, and cried, Treason, treason ! 15 But Jehoiada the priest comfmanded the captains of the hmidreds, the officei"3' of the host, and said unto them, Ha\'^ her forth without the ran^s : and him that followeth her kill with tiie sword. For the priest had said. Let her not be slain in the house of the Lord. 16 And they laid hands on hei' ; ar.'V she went by the way by the which tlie horses came into the king's house : am! there was she slain. 17 If And Jehoiada made a covenant be- tween the Lord and tl^e kh^g and the peo- ple, that they should be the L o r d's people ; between the king also and the people. 18 And all the people of the land went into the house of Baal, and brake it down : his altars and his images Ijrake they iu pieces throughly, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. And tlie priest appointed officers over the house of the Lord. 19 And he took the rulers over hun- dreds, and the captains, and the guard, and all the people of the land ; and they brought down the king from the housp of the LoRn, and came b;,' the way of the gate of the guard to the king's house. And he sat cm the thrcne of the kings. 'JO And all the ,j)eo;;!e of the liaid it Jehocish reigneih well. voiced, and the city was in quiet : and they slew Athaliah with the sword beside the king's house. •ei Seven years old ivas Jehoash >v}jen he began to reien. Chap. xii. 1 Jehoash rdgneth well all the days ofJe- hoiada. 19 He is slain by his serrants. N the seventh year ot' Jehu Jehoash be- gan to leign I and forty yeai^s reigned lie in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zibiali of Beer-sheba. 2 And Jehoash did that which wrts right in the sight of tlie Lord all his davs wherein Jehoiada the priest instruct- ed him. 3 But the high places were not taken away : the people still sacrificed and burnt incense in tlie high places. 4 ^ And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought intothehou.se of the Lord, even the money of every one that passeth the (account, the money that every man is set at, arid all the money thvit cometh into any irmn's heart to bring into the house ot the Lord, 5 Let the priests take it to them, every man of his acquaintance : and let them repair the breaches of the house, where- soever any breach sliall be found- 6 But it was so, tluit in the three and twentieth year of king Jehoash the priests had not repaii-ed the breaches of the house. 7 Then king Jehoash called for Jehoi- ada the priest, and the othe7- priests, and said unto them. Why repair ye not the breaches of the house ? now therefore receive no 7nore money of your acquaint- ance, but deliver it for the breaches of the house. 8 And the priests consented to receive no more money of the jjeople, neither to repair the breaches of the house. 9 But Jehoiada the priest took a chest, and bored a hole iji the lid of it, and set it beside the altar, on the right side as one Cometh into the house of the LoftD : 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 told the ;^oney that was fdUnd in the house of the Lord. 11 And they ga^•e the money, being ■ tpld, into the hands of them that did the >Y.ork, that had the o\'ersiglU of the house of the Lord : and they laid it out to the )Bfirpentei"s and builders, that wrought l»on the house qi' the Lord, ^2 And to masons, and hewers of stone, an^ to bi!\' tin^!;cr jijidhrnved §roiie to r9- ChAP. xif, xnr. He is slain by his servavts. ."'i pair the brcachesof the houseof theLoRD, and for all that was laid out for tlie house to repair it. 13 Howbeit, there were not made for the house of the Lord bowls of silver, snuft- ei-s, 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 ga\'e that to the woi-kmen, and repaired therewith the house of the Lord. 15 Moreover, they reckoned not with the men, into whose hand they delivered the money to l3e bestowed on woikmeu : for they dealt faithfully. 16 The trespass-money and sin- money was not brought into the house of the Lord : it was the priests. 17 IT Then Hazael khig of Syria went up, and fought against Gath, and took it : and Hazael set his face to go up to JeiTisalem. 18 And Jehoash king of Judah took all the hallowed things that Jehoshapliat, and Jehoram, and Ahaziah, his fathers, kings of Judah, had dedicated, and his oavu 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 it to Hazael king of Syria : antj he went away from Jerusalem. 19 ^ And the rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chrcHiicles of the kings of Judah ? 20 And his sen:ants arose, and made a conspn-ac}% and slew Joash in the house of Millo, which goeth down to Silla. 21 For Jozachar the son of Shimeatli, and Jehozabad the son of Shofner, his servants, smote him, and he died ; and they buried him with his fathei-s in the city of David : and Amaziah his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. xin. 1 Jehoahaz's wicked reign. 14 JEHslta'-f death. 20 His bones revive a dead man, IN the three and twentieth j'ear of Joasli . the son of Ahaziah king of Judah Je- hoahaz the son of Jehu began to reig9 over Israel in Samaria, and reigned seven** teen years. 2 And he did tlmt which was evil in the sight of the L ' till." ki'o;^,- of S;. lii (.p^^rcisf-'d :'4<;n!,, S32 J} hoahuz'fi wicked rdgn. II. 5 (And the Lord gave Israel a saviour, so that they went otit from under tlie hand of the Syrians: and the cliikh-en of Israel dwelt in their tents, as beforclime. 6 Nevertheless they depal-ted not from the sins of tlic house of Jerolwani, wiio made Israel sin, bid walked therein : and there remained the grove also in Samaria.) 7 Neitiier did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten char- iots, and ten thousand footmen ; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made tliem like the dust by thi-eshing. 8 U Now the rest of the acts of Jehoahaz, and all that he did, and his might, are they not written in the book of the chron- icles of the kings of Israel ? 9 And Jehoahaz slept with his fathers ; and t'aey buried him in Samaria . and Jo- ash liis son reigned in li-s stead. 10 If In the thirty and seventh year of Jonsh king of Judah began Jchoash the son of Jehoahaz to reign over Israel in Sama- lia, and reigned sixteen years. 11 And he did that ivhich was e\i\ in t'lie sight of the Lord ; he departed not from ail the sins of Jei'oboam the son of Neliat, v.'lio made Israel sin : din he walk- ed therein. 12 Andthe rest of the acts of Joash, and all that he did, and his might wherewith he fought against Amaziah king of Judah, are the}- not Avrittcn in the book of the chronicles i)f the kings of Israel ? 15 And Joash slept with his fathers ; and Jeroboam, sat upon his throne: and Joash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel. 14 II Now Elisha was fallen sick of his sickness whereof he died. And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him, and ■wept over his face, and said, O my fa- ther, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the hoi-semeri thereof. 15 And Elisha said unto him. Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows. 16 And he said to the king of Israel, Put thine hand upon the bow. And he put his hand ii/ion it : and Elisha put his 9iands upon the king's hands. 17 And he said, Oj)en the window eastward. And he opened it. Then E- lishri srikl, 'Shoot. Ajid he shot. And lie said. The arrow of the Lord's deliver- ance, and the arrow of deliverance fi-om S'ria : for thou shalt smite tlie Syrians in Aphek, till thou have consumed (/ie?n. 18 And he said, 'I'ake the ari-ows. And he took them. And he s;iid unto the king of Israel, Smite upon the ground. And he smote thiice, and stayed. 19 And the nran of God was v.^roth with him, and said, Tliou shouldest ha\ e smitten fi\ e or six times ; then hadst thou smitten Syria till thou hadst consumed it : KINGS. l-J/sha's death. Avhercas now tliou shalt smite Syria but thrice. 20 II And Elisha died, and they buried him. And the bands of the Moabites invaded the land at the coming in of the year. 21 And it came to pass, as they were burying a man, that behold, they spied a band of men ; and they cast the man into the sepulchre of Elisha: and when the man was let down, and touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet. 22 II But Hazael king of Syria oppress- ed Israel all the days of Jehoahaz. 23 And the Lord was gi-acious unto them, and had compassion on them, and had respect unto them, because of his cov- enant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and would not destroy them, neither cast he thcmlrom his presence as yet 24 So Hazael king of Syria died ; and Ben-hadad his son i-eigned in his stead. 25 And Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz took again out o; the hand of Ben-hadad the son of Hazael the cities, which he had taken out of the hand of Jehoahaz his fa- ther by war. Three times did }o;ish beat him, and I'ecovered the cities of Israel CHAP. XIV. 1 Amaziah'' s good reign. 19 He is slain by a conspiracy. 21 Azariah succeed- eth him. IN riie second year of Joash son of Je- hoahaz king of Israel reigned Ama- ziah the son of Joash king of Judah. 2 He was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem, And his motji- er's name nvas Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that ivhich nvas right in the sight of the Lord, yet not like David his father : he did according to all things as Joash his fathe!- did. 4 Howbeit, the high places were not taken away : as yet the people did sacri- fice, and burnt incense on the high places. 5 II And it came to pass, as soon as the kingdom'>vas confirmed in his hand, that he slew his servants which had slain the king his father. 6 But the children of the mui-derershe slew not : according unto that which is written in the book of the law of Moses, Avherein tlie Lord commanded, saying. The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, nor the children be pvit to death for the fathers ; Ijut eveiy man shall be put to death for his own sin. 7 He slew of Edom in tlie valley of salt ten thousand, and took Selah by war, ami called the naine of it Joktheel unto this day. 8 II Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash the son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel, saying. Come, let us Iwli one anotlicr in the face. ., ' .4i)iazia/i Ts slain. 9 And Jehoash the king- of Israel sent to Ainaziah king of Judah, saying. The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the ;■ cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Gise thy daughter to my son to vvife : and there passed by a -vv ild lieust that ivas in Lebanon, and trcde down, the thistle. 10 Thou hast indeed smitten Edom, and thine heart i:ath hfted tliee u]) : glo- f "7 ry of this, and tarry at home : for why shouldest tiiou meddle to t/iy hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even tliou, and Judah ■with thee ? 11 But Amaziah would not hear. There- fore Jehoash king of Israel went up ; and lie and Amaziali king of Judah looked one another in the face at Beth-shemesh, \\hich belongcth to Judah. 12 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel ; and they fled every man . to tlieir tents. ' 13 And Jehoasii king of Israel took .' Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Je- hoash the son of Aliaziah, at Beth-she- mesh, and came to Jerusalem, and brake down the Avail of Jei'iisalem from the gate of Ephraini unto the conxer gate, four hundred cubits. 14 And he took all the gold and silver, and all the vessels llmt. were found in the house of the Lord, and in the treasures of the king's house, and hostages, and re- turned to Samaria. 15 f Now the rest of the acts of Jelio- ash witich he did, and his might, and how he fought with Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of tlie chronicles of the kings of Israel t 16 And Jehoash slept with his fiithers, and was buried in Samaria with the kings ■ of Israel ; and Jeroboam his son reigned in his stead. 17 IT And Amaziah the son of Joash king of Judah lived after tiie death of Je- hoash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fif- teen years. 18 And the rest of the acts of Amazi- ah, are they not written in tlie Ijook of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 19 Now they made a consjiiracy a- gainst him in Jerusalem : and lie fled to Lachish ; but they sent after him to La- chish, and slew him there. 20 And they brought him on horses : and he was buried at Jerusalem with his falliers in the city of David. 21 ^ And all the people of Judah. took Azariah, which was sixteen years old, and made him king instead of his father Amaziah, L'2 He built Elath, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 2S % In the fifteenth ^ear of Amciziah : the son of Joash king nf Judah Jernl^nam . ^he sen of Joash king of Israel began to Chap. xv. Azariafis good reign. 333 reign in Samaria, and reigned forty and one years, 24 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord : he departed not fi'om all the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 25 He restored the coast of Israel from the entering of Ilamath unto the sea of the plain, according to tlie word of the Lord God of Israel, which he spake by the hand of his servant Jonali, the sen of Amittai, the prophet, which was of Gath-hepher. 26 For the Lord saw the affliction oi Isi'ael, that it was very bitter : for there was not any shut vip, nor any left, noi' any helper tor Israel. 27 And the Lord said not that he would blot out the name of Israel from under hea^-en : but he saved them by the hand of Jeroboam the son of Joash, 28 ^ Now ^hc rest of the acts of Jero- boam, and all that he did, and his might, how he warred, and iiow he recovered Damascus, and Hamath, which belor:gcd to Judah, for Israel, arc they not written in the book of the chronicles of tlie kings of Israel ? 29 And Jeroboam slept with his fa- thers, eveJi with tlie kings of Israel ; and Zachariah his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. XV. 1 Azaricdi's good rdgii. 5 Jotham and other king/!. 32 Jotham\i good -eign. IN the twenty and seventh year ot Jer- oboam king of Israel began Azariaii son of Amaziah king of Judah to reign. 2 Sixteen years old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned two and iifty years in Jerusalem. And his motli- er's name was Jecholiah of Jerusalem. 3 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Amaziah had done ; 4 Save that the high vilaces were not removed : the people sacrificed and burnt incense still on the high places. 5 ^ And the Lord smote the king, so that he was a leper unto tiie day ot his death, ar.d dwelt in a several house. And Jotham the king's son was over the house, judging the people of the land. 6 And the rest of the acts of Azr.riah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 7 So Azariah slept with bis fathers ; and they buried him with his fathers in tlie city of David : and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. ■ 8 II In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zacliai'iah the son of Jero!)oam reign over Israel in Sa- maria six months. '*' ^ 9 Aiid he did that which was evil in tlie sight of'Uie Lord, as his fathers had done ; he departed not from the ^ns of" i54 Thei'nsnsf)JShaUu7n,Pekah, II. KINGS, Menahem, PekahiaIi,iJc, 25 But Pekah the son of Remaliah, a Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 10 And Shallum the son of Jabesh con- spired against him, and smote liim l^efore the people, and slew him, and reigiied in his stead. 11 And the rest of the acts of Zachari- :ih, behold they are written in the book tf the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 12 This ivas the word of the Lord which he spake imto Jehu, saving, Th)' sons shall sit on the throne of Israel unto -the fourth generation. And so it came to pass. 13 ^ Shallum the soti cS Jabesh began to reign in the nine and thirtieth year of Uzziah king of Judah ; and he reigned a full month in Samaria. 14 For Menahem the son of Gadiwent ;:n from Tirzah, and came to Samaria, und smote Shallum the son of Jabesh in Samaria, and slc^v him, and reigned in jus stead. 15 And the rest of the acts of Shallum, p.nd his conspiracj'^ which he made, be- bcid, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Isi*ael. 16 t[ Then Menahem smote Tiphsah, land all that were therein, and the coasts thereof from Tirzah : because they o- pened not to him, therefoi-e he smote it ; mid all the women therein that were with child he ripped up. 17 In the nine and thirtieth 5'ear of Azariah kiTig of Judah began Menahem the son of Gadi to reign over Israel, and ■feigned tcTi years in Samaria. 18 And- he did that which ivas evil in the sight of the Lord ; he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the ion of Nebat, who made Israel to sin. 19 And Pul the king of Assyria came against the land : and Menahem gave Fal a thousand talents of silver, that his hand might be with him to confirm the kingdom in his hand. 20 And Menahem exacted the money of Israel, even of all the mighty men of %vealth, of each man fifty shekels of sil- ver, to givp to the king of Assyria. So ^hc king of Assyria turned back, and stay- ed not there in the land. 21 U AskI the rest of the acts of Mena- hem, and all that he did, are tiiey not written in the i)Of)k of the chronicles of f!ie kings of Israel ? 22 And Menahem slept with hisfathcrs; and Pckahiah his son reigned in his stead. 23 % In the fiftieth year of Azariah 'dug of Judah Pekaliiah the son Mena- !icni began to reigr. over Israel in Sama- ria^ and reigned tv/o years. 24 And lie did thai which was evil in !he sight of the Lord : he departed not froni the j^ins of Jeroboam the son of Ne- ba^ wtio made Israel to si^. captain of his, conspired against him, and smote him in Samaria, in the palace- of the king's house, with Argoli and A' rich, and with him fifty men of the Gil- eadites : and he killed him, and reigned in his room. 26 And the rest of the acts of Pekalii- ah, and all that he did, behold, they ure written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 27 If In the two and fiftieth j'ear of Azariah king of Judah Pekali the son of RemaUah began to reign o\ er Israel in Samaria, aria reigned, twenty years. 28 And he did that which was eril in the sight of the I^ord : he departed not fi'om the sins of Jeroboam the son of Ne- bat, who made Israel to sin. 29 In the days of Pekah king of Israel came Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and took Ijoii, and Abel-beth-maachah, and Janoah, and Kedesh, and Hazoi', and Gil- ead, and Galilee, all the land of Naphta- li, and carried them captive to Assyria. 30 And Hoshea the son of Elah made a conspiracy against Pekah the son of Ro- maliali, and smote him, and slew him, and reigned in his stead, in the twentieth year of Jotham the son of Uzziah. 31 And the rest of the acts of Pekah, and all that he did, behold, they arc writ- ten in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel. 32 f\ In the second year of Pekah the son of Remaliah king of Israel began Jotham the son of Uzziah king of Judah to reign. 33 Five and twenty yeai's old was he when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. Ajid his mother's name ws Jerusha, the daugh- ter of Zadok. 34 And he did that which was right ii| the sight of the Lord : he did according to all that his father Uzziah had done. 35 % Howbeit, the high places were not removed : the people sacrificed and burn- ed incense still in the high places. He built the higher gate of the house of the Lord. 36 f Now the rest of the acts of Jo- tham, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 37 In those days the Lord began to send against Judah Rezin the king of Syr* ia, and Pekah the son of Remaliah. 38 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father : and Ahaz his son reignqtd in his stead. CHAP. XVI. 1 Ahaz's wicked reign. 17 He f:f toilet h the tewj\k'. 19 Hezekiah succecdrfh him. IN the i:eventeenth year of Pekah tlie son of Remaliah Ahaz the son of Jo- tham kjng of Jutlah began to rei^i. > ihaz 's wicked reigii. Chap 2 Twenty years old 7va3 Ahaz when he 'icgan to reign, and rdgned sixteen years II Jerusalem, and did not that which ivas ight in the sii^ht of the Loud his Gotl, like David his father. 3 But he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, yea, and matle his son to pass trough the fire, accoixling to the abom- inations of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel. 4 And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under ever)'^ gi'cen tree. 5 U Then Rezin king of Syria and Pe-^ kali son of Remaliah king of Israel came up to Jerasalem to war : and they besieg- ed Ahaz, but could not overcome him. 6 At that time Rezin king of Syria re- rovcred Elath to S\Tia, aiid drave the Jtjws from Elath : and the Syrians came to Elath, and dwek there unto this day. 7 So Ahaz sent messengei*s to Tiglatii- pileser king of Assyria, saying, I am thy servant and thy son : come up, and saNe me out of the hand of the king of Syria, and out of the hand of the king of Israel, which rise up against me. 8 And Ahaz 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 Assyria. 9 And the king of Assyria hearkened unto him : for the king of Assyria went up against Damascus, and took it, and carried thcptofik of'it captive to Kir, and iJew Rezin. ] 0 ^ And king Ahaz went to Damascus to meet Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria, and saw an altar that ivaa at Damascus : and king Ahaz sent to Urijah the priest the fashion of die altar, and the pattern of it, according to all the workmanship thereof. 11 And Urijah the priest built an altar according to all that king Ahaz had sent ii-om Damascus : so Urijah the priest made it against king Ahaz came from iJamascus. 12 And when the king was come from Damascus, the king saw the altar : and the king approached to the altar, and of- fered thereon. 13 And he burnt his burnt-ofFering and his meat-offering< and poured his drink- offering, and sprinkled the blootl of liig peace-offerings upon the altar. 14 And he brought also the brazen al- tar, whii h was befoi-e the Lord, from tlie lurefront of the house, from between the altar an^l the hou^e of the Lord, and put it, on the north side ot the altar. 15 And king Ahaz commanded Urijaii the priest, saying, Upon the great altar bum the morning' bunu-olFeriilg, and the everrfns meat-oflering, and the king's XVII. Hczekiah s^icceedeth him. SSi. burnt-sacrifice, and his meat-offering witk the burnt-offering of all the people of the land, and their meat-offeiing, and their drink-offerings ; and spi-inkle upon it all the blood of the burnt-offering, and all tlie blood of the sacrifice : and the brazen al- tar sJiuU be for me to inquire by. 16 Tlius did Urijah the pnest, accord- ing to all that king Ahaz comnmnded. 17 fl And king Ahaz cut oft' the bor- ders of the bases, and removed the laver from off them ; and took down tlie sea from off the brazen oxen that were under it, and put it upon a pavement of stones. 18 And the coveit for the sabbath that they had built in theliouse, and tlie king's entry without, turned he from! thehouse of the Loud foi* the king of Assyria. 19 If Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are tliey not written iii the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah ? 20 And Al:az slept with his fiithers, and was buried with his fathers in tlie city of David: and Hezekiah his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. XVII. 1 Hoshea's wicked reign. 5 Samaria fof their sins is captivated. 24 The strange nations being plagued with lions, make a mixture cj religions. IN the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Ju- dah began Hoshea the son erf Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel nine years. 2 And he did that which was evil in thtJ sight of the Lord, but not as the kings of Israel that were before him. 3 ^ Agamst him came up Shalmaneser king of Assyria ; and Hoshea became his servant, and gave him presents. 4 And the king of Assyria found con- spiracy in Hoshea : for he had sent mes* sengers to So king of Eg\ pt, and brought no present to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year : therefore the kin^ rf Assyria shut him up, and bound hin« in prison. 5 If Then the king of Assyria came Uff throughout all the land, and went up tor Samaria, and besieged it three years. 6 If In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Is- rael away into Assyria,, and placed thens in Halah and in fiabor by the river (£ Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes. 7 Foi- so it was, that the children of Is- rael had sinned against the Lord their God, which had brought them up out of the land of E^'pt, from under t'sc hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared otlier gods, 8 And walked in tlie statutes of the heathen, whom the Lord cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made. <336 The Inradhca removed. 9 And the children of Israel did seci-et- • Jy those things that werf not right at';ainst the LoRH tiheir God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. 10 And they set them up images and gi-o\es in every high hill, and under eve- ry green tree : 11 And there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the heathen whom the Lord earned aAvay before them ; and wrought wicked things to provoke the Lord to anger : . 12 For they served idols, whereof the I^ORD had said unto them, Ye shall not do this thing. 13 YettheLoRD testified against Israel, and against Jiidah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my command- ments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, 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 be- lieve in the Lord their God. ■ 15 And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fa- thers, and his testimonies which he testi- fied against them ; and they followed \'hii- ity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that ".vere round about them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them, that thej' should not do like them. 16 And they left all the command- ments 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 Baal. 17 And they caused their sons and their diiughters to pass thi-ough 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 ver)' angry ^vith Israel, and removed them out of h.i's sight : thci'e was none left Ijut the tribe of Judah only. 19 Also Judah kept not the command- ments of tlie Lord their God, but v/alk- ed in the statutes of Israel which tlie}- made. 20 And the Lor d rejected all the .seed cf Israel, and afflicted them, and dqli^ er- ed them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sieht. II. KINGS. A mixti&e of religions. 23 Uritil the Lord removed Israel out of his siglit, as he had said by all his ser- vants the prophets. So was Israel carried away out of their own land to Assyria un- to this day. 24 1[ And the king of Assyria brought 7nen from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, ar^d from Sephai'vai'.n, and placed Ihem in tlie cities of Samaria inste^id of the children of Isiyi- el : and they possessed Samaria^ and dwelt in the cities thei-eof. 25 And, wit was at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not the Lord : therefore the Lord sent lions among them, which slew some of them. 26 \\'herefnre they spake to the king of Assyria, saving, Tlie nations which thou hast remo^■ed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land : thereiore lie hath sent lioiis among them, and beliold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land. 27 Then the king of Assyi'ia command- ed, saying, Carry thitlier one of the pi'iestsr whom ye brought fi-cm 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 tiicy had carried away froin Samaria came and dwelt in Beth- el, and taught them how they should fear the Lord. 29 Howbeit, eveiy nation made gods of their own, and \mx. them in tlie houses of the hjgh places which the Samaritans had made, e\'ery nation in their cities wherein they dwelt. 30 And the men of Babj Ion made Suc- coth-benotii, and tiic men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Kamath made Ashima, 31 And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvitcs burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammeicch, the gt the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entering in of the house of the Lord, by the chamber of Nathan-me- lech the chamberlain, which ~nvas in the suburbs, and bi\rned the chariots of the sun with fire. 12 And the altars that ivere on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, which the king-s of Judah had made, and the altars which Manasseh had made in the two courts of the house of the Lord, did tlio kiog beat down, and brake ^theni Ins zeal arid reformdtian. Chap. down from thence, and cast the dust of tiicMTi into the brook Kidron. 13 And the his^h places that iverc be- fore Jerasalem, which luere on the right iiand of the mount of con-uption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoretli the aliominatifm of the Zi- 1 donians, and for Ciiemosh the abomina- tion of tlie Moabites, and for Milcom the abominaition of the children of Amnion, did the king defile. 14 And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men. 15 II Moreover, the altar that was at Ecth-el, arid the liigh place which Jero- l;oam the son of Nebat, who made Israel to sin, had made, both that altar and the high place he brake down, and burned the high place, arid stamped it small to powder, and biu-ned the grove. 16 And as Jasiah turned himself, he spied the sepulchres that nvere there in the mount, and sent, and took the bones cut of the sepulcln-es, and bunied tlietn upon the altar, and polluted it, accordijig to the word of tlie Lord which the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these words. \7 Then he said. What title in that that I see .* And the men of the city told him. It is the sepulchre of the man of God, which came from Judah, and pi-o- claimed these things that thou hast done against the altar of Betli-el. IS And he said, Let him alone ; let no man move his bones. So they let his bones alone, with the Ijones of the proph- et Xh^t came out of Samaria. 19 And all the houses also of the high places that ':jere in the cities of Samaria, \V^k:h tlie kings of Israel had ma.de to pjKJVoke the LORD to anger, Josiah took away, and did to them according (o all the acts that he had done in Beth-el. 20 And he slew all the priests of the high places that were there upon the al- tars, and burnt men's bones upon them, ' and returned to Jerusalem. ' ' 21 ^ And the king commanded all the , people, saying. Keep the passover unto \ the Lord your God, as it in written in the book of this coAenant. 22 Sui-ely there was not holden such a passover from the days of the judges that judged Israel, nor in all the days of the kings of Israel, nor of the kings of Judah ; 23 But in the eighteenth year of king Josiah, ivhereiji this passover was holden to the Lord in Jerusalem. 24 f Moreover the workers with fa- miliar spirits, and the wizards, and the images, and the idols, and all the abom- inations that were spied ini the land of Judali and in Jerusalem, did Josiah put away, that he might perform the words XXIIJ. Josh-h ^Mn and bufied. Zi7> of the law which were written in the book that Hilkinh the priest foimd in the house of the Lord. 25 And like unio him was there no king befoi e him, tliat tunxed to the LoRi> with all his heart, and v* iih all his soul, and with all his might, according to all the law of Moses ; neither after him a- rose there «??[/ like him. 26 1[ Notwithstanding, the Lord turn- ed not from the fiei-ceULSs of his great wrath, where^v'ith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the [n-ovoca- tions that Manasseh had provoked him withal. 27 And the Lor d said, I will remove Ju- dah also out of my sight, as I ha\e remov- ed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusa- lem which I ha^e chosen, and the house of which I sakl, My name shall Ije there. 28 Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kingsof Judah? 29 II In his days Pliaraoh-nechoh king of Egypt went up against the king of As-- Syria to the river Luphrates : and king Josiah went against liim-; and he slew hini at Megiddo, when he had seen him. 30 And his servants carried him in a chariot dead from Megiddo, and brought him to Jerusalem, and buried him in his own sepulchre. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and anointed him, and made him king in Ills fatlier's stead. 31 ^ Jehoahaz vas tv/enty and three years old when he began to reign ; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the da\ighter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 32 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. 33 And Pharaoh-nechoh put him in bands at Riblah in the land of Hamath, tliat he might not reign in Jerusalem ; and put the land to a tribute of an hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold. 34 And Pharaoh-nechoh made Eliakini the son of Josiah king in the room of Jo- siah his father, and turned his name ti> Jehoiakim, and took Jehoaiiui!; away: and he came to Egypt, and died there. 35 And Jehoiakim gave the silver ai^d . the gold to Pharaoh ; but he taxed the land to give the money according to the commandment of Pliaraoh : he exacted the silver and tlie gold of the people of the land, of e\ ery one according to his: taxation, to give it unto Pharaoh-nechoh. 36 % Jehoiukim was twenty and five I years old -when he began to reign ; and ' he reigiied eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Zebudaii^ the daughter of Pedaiuli of Rumah. 3r And he did that xvhich was evil in 344 Jehoiaklm^s rebellion. the sight of the Lord, according to all that his fathers had done. CHAP. XXIV. .1 Jchoiakim rebelling, firocureih his own ruin. 10 Jerusalem is taken. 17 Zed- ekiah^s evil reign. IN his daj's Nebuchadnezzai* king of Babylon came up, and Jehoiakim be- came his servant thi-ee years : then he turned and rebelled against him. 2 And the Lord sent against him bands of the Chaldees, and bands of the Syrians, and bands of the Moabites, and bands of the children of Ammon, and sent them against Judah to destroy it, accord- ing 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 Judah, to remove them out of his sight, for the sins of Ma- nasseh, according to all that he did ; 4 And also for the innocent blood that he shed : for he filled Jerusalem with in- nocent'blood ; which the Lord would not pardon. 5 If Now the rest of the acts of Jehoi- akim, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of tlie kings of Judah ? 6 So Jehoiakim slept with his fathers : and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his stead. 7 And the king of Egypt came not a- fain any more out of his land : for the in;^ of Baljylon had taken from the j-iver of Egypt unto the river Euphrates all that pertained to the king of Egypt. 8 If Jehoiacliin nvas eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name ivas Nehushta, the daugh- ter of Elnathan of Jerusalem. 9 And he did that Kvliich was evil in the si^ht of the Lord, according to all that his father had done. 10 If At that time the servants of Ne- buchadnezzar king of Babylon came up against Jerusalem, and the city was be- sieged. 11 And Nebuchadnezzar king of Bab- j'lon came against the city, and his ser- vants did besiege it. 12 And Jehoiachin the king of Judah went out to the kin^ of Babylon, he, and his mother, and his servants, and his princes, and his officers : and the king of Babylon 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- omon king of Israel had made in the tem- ple of the Lord, as the LoriI had said. 14 And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand cap- ' II. Icings. Jerusalem is besieged. tives, and all the craftsmen, and smiths : none remained, save the poorest sort cf the people of the land. 15 And he earned away Jehoiachin to Bab) Ion, and the king's mother, and the king's wives, and his officers, and the mighty of the land, those carried he in- to captivity from Jerusalem to Babylon. 16 And all the men ofmight,eDfn sev- en thousand, and craftsmen and smiths a thousand, all that were strong and apt for war, even them the king of Babylon brought captive to Babylon. 17 If And the kingof Babylon made Mat- taniah his father's brother king in his stead, and changed his name to 2^dekiah. 18 Zedekiah was twenty and one years old when he began to reign, and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Hamutal, the daughter of Jeremiah of Libnah. 19 And he did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 20 For through the anger of the Lord it came to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, until he had cast them out from his pres- ence, that Zedekiah rebelled against tlie king of Babylon. CHAP. XXV. \Jerusalem is besieged : 4 Zedekiah taken, his son slain, and his eyesfiut out. AND it came to pass in the ninth year of his reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Neb- uchadnezzar king of Bab3'lon came, he, and all his host, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it ; and they built forts against it round about. 2 And the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. ■ , 3 And on the ninth day of the fourth month the famine prevailed in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land. 4 If And the city was broken up, and all the men of war fled by night by the way of the gate between two walls, which is by the king's garden : (now the Chaldees were against the city round about :) and the king went the way toward the plain. 5 And the army of the Chaldees pur- sued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho : and all his anny were scattered from him. 6 So they took the king, and brought him up to the king of Babylon to Riblah ; and they gave judgment upon him. 7 And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the ej^es of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and cairied him to Babylon. ' 8 If And in the fifth month, on the sev- enth day of the month, wluch is the nineteenth year of king Nebuchadnez- zar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar- The Chaldeea spoil Jerusalem. y.dan captain of the guard, a servant of tlie king of Baliylon, unt^ Jerusalem : 9 And he burnt the house of the Loud, and tlie king's house, and all the houses of Jerusalem, and ever}" great man'ti house bunit he witli fire. 10 And all the arnny oftheChaldees, tliat were ninlh the cajjtain of the guard, brake down the walls of Jerusalenn rouTid aljout. 11 Now the rest of the ])eople that were left in the city, and the fugitives that fell away to the king of Bab\ Ion, with the remnant of the multitude, did Nebuzar-a- dan the captain of the gnai-d carry awav. 12 But tlie captain of the guard left of the poor of the land to be vine-dressers and husbandmen. 13 And the pillars of brass that 7yere in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brazen sea that tuan in the house of the LoRD» did the Chaldees bi'eak in pieces, and carried tlie brass of them to B.ibylon. 14 And the pots, and the s!io\'els, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all tlie vessels of brass wherewith they minister- ed, took they away. 15 And the fij^e-ijans, and the bowls, and such things ai nere of gold, in gold, and of silver, in silver, the ctiptain ot the guard thech, and Tiras. 6 And ttie sons of Gomer; Ashchenaz, and Riphath, and Togarmah. 7 And the sons of Javan; Elisha, and Tarshish, Kittim, and Dodanini. 8 II The sens of Ham; Cush,andMi2- raim, Fut, and Cauua?i. 346 The sons of She7n. 9 And the sor.s of Cush I. CHRONICLES, Seba, and Havilah. and Sabta, and Raaniuh, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raaniah ; Sheba, and Dedan, 10 And Cush begat Nim rod. He began tQ be mighty upon ilie earth. 11 And Mizraim begat Ludim, and An- amim, and Lehabim, and Naphtuhim, 12 And Pathrusim, and Casluhim, (of whom came the Philistines,) and Caph- thorim. 13 And Canaan begat Zidon his first- born, and Hcth, 14 The Jebusite also, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite, 15 And the Hivite, and the Archite, and the Sinite, « 16 And tne Arvadite, and the Zema- rite, and the Hamathite. 17 % The sons of Shem ; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram, and Uz, and Hul, and Gether, and Meshech. 18 And Aiphaxad begat Shelah, and Shelah begat Eber. 19 And unto Eber were bom two sons: the name of the one nvas Peleg ; because in his days the cai'th was divided : and his brother's name ivai^ Joktan. 20 And Joktan begat Almodad, and Sheleph, and Hazarma\eth, and Jei-ah, 21 Hadoram also, and Uzal, andDiklah, 22 AndEbal,andAbimael, and Slieba, 23 AndOphir, and Havilah, and Jobab. All these Toerc the sons of Joktan. 24 U Shem, Aiphaxad, Shelah, 25 Eber, Peleg, Reu, 26 Serug, Nahor, Terah, 27 Abram ; the same is Abraham. 28 The sons of Abraham ; Isaac, and Ishmael. 29 H These are their generations. The first-born of Ishmael, Nebaioth; then Ke- dar, and Adbeel, and Mibsam, 30 Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Ha- dad, and Tenia, 31 Jetur, Naphlsh, and Kedemah. These are the sons of Ishmael. 32 11 Now the sons of Keturah, Abi-a- ham's concubine : slie bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jok- shan ; Shcba, and Dedan. 33 And the sons of Midian; Ephah, and Epher, and Henoch, and Abida, and El- daah. All these are the sons of Keturah. 34 And Abraiiam begat Isaac. The sons of Isaac ; Esau and Isi-ael. 35 ^[The sons of Esau ; Eliphaz, Reuel, and Jcush, and jaalam, and Korah. 36 The«ons of Eliphaz ; Teman, and Omar, Zcphi, and Gatam, Kenaz, and Timna, ajul Amalek. 37 The sons of Reuel ; Nahath, Zei'ah, Sh^immah, and Mizzah. 38 And tlic sons of Seir ; Lotan, and The sons of Israel. Shobal, and Zibcon, and Anah, and Di- shon, and Ezar, and Dishan. 39 And the sons of Lotan ; Hori, and Homam : and Timna nvas Lotan 's sister. 40 The sons of Shobal ; Allan, and Ma- nah?th,andEbel,Shephi,andOnam. And die sons of Zibeon ; Aiah, and Anah. 41 Tlte sons of Anah ; Dishon. And the sons of Dishon ; Amram, and Eshban, and Ithran, and Chei"an. 42 The sons of Ezer ; Bilhan, and Za- van,a?zrfJakan. The sons of Dishan; Uz, and Aran. 43 If Now these are the kings that reign- ed in the land of Edom before any king reigned over the children of Israel ; Bela the son of Beor : and the name of his city was. Dinhabah. 44 And when Bela was dead, Jobab the son of Zera of Bozi-ah i-eigned in his stead, 45 And when Jobab was dead, Hushan> of the land of the Temanites reigned iu his stead. 46 And when Husham was dead, Ha- dad the son of Bedad, which smote Mid- ian in the field of Moab, reigned in his stead: and the name of his city ivas Axnith. 47 And when Hadad was dead, Samlali of Masrekah reii!;ned in his stead. 48 And when Samlah was dead, Shaul of Rehoboth by the river reigned in his stead. 49 And when Shatil was dead, Baal- hanan the son of Achbor reigned in his stead. 50 And when Baal-hanan was dead, Hadad leigned in his stead : and the name of his city was Pai ; and his wife's name ivas Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred, the daughter of Mezahab. 5 1 1[ Hadad died also. And the dukes of Edom Kvere ; duke Tunna, duke Aliah, duke Jetheth, 52 Duke Aholibamah, duke Elah, duke Pinon, 53 Duke Kenaz, duke Teman, duke Mibzar, 54 Duke Magdiel, duke Tram. These are the dukes ot Edom. CHAP. IL 1 The sons of Israel. 3 The Jiosterity of Judah. 13 The children of Jesse. 18 Caleb's posterity. 21 Hezrons pos- terity. 25 Jerahmeel's posterity. THESE are the sons of Israel ; Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah, Issachar, and Zebulun, 2 Dan, Joseph, and Benjamin, Naph- tali, Gad, and Asher. 3 ^ The sons of Judah ; Er, and Onan. and Shelah : which three were born unto him of the daughter of Shua the Ca- naanitcss. And Er, the first-born of Ju- dah, was evil in the sight of thfrLoRo; and he slew liim.^ The children of Jesse. Chap, ii 4 And Tamar his daughter-in-law bare him Pharez and Zerah. All the sons of Judah were five. 5 The sons of Pharez ; Hezron, and Hamul. 6 And the sons of Zerah ; Zimri, and Ethan, and Heman, and Calcol, and Dara : five of them in all. 7 And the sons of Carmi ; Achar, the troiibler of Israel, who transgressed in the thing accursed. 8 And tlie sons of Ethan ; Azariah. 9 The sons also of Hezron, that were born unto him ; Jerahmeel, and Ram, and Chelubai. 10 And Ram begat Amminadab ; and Amminadab begat Nahshon, prince of the children of Judaii ; 11 And Nahshon begat Salma, and Salma begat Boaz. 12 And Boaz begat Obed, and Obed begat Jesse, 13 H And Jesse begat his first-born Eli- ab, and Abinadab the second, and Shim- ma the thiixl. 14 Nethaneel tlie fourth, Raddai the fifth, 15 Ozem the sixth, David the seventh : 16 Wliose sisters were Zeruiah, and Abigail. And the sons of Zemiah ; Abi- shai, and Joab, and Asahel, three. 17 And Abigail bare Amasa : and the father of Amasa was Jether the Ish- maelite. 18 H And Caleb the son of Hezron be- gat children of Azubah his wife, and of Jerioth : her sons are these ; Jesher, and Shobab, and Ardon. * 19 And when Azubah was dead, Ca- leb took unto him Ephrath, wliich bare him Hur. 20 And Hur begat Uri, and Uri begat Bezaleel. 21 And afterward Hezron went in to the daughter of Machir the father of Gilead, whom he married when he was threescore years old ; and she bare him Segub. 22 And Segub begat Jau*, who had three and twenty cities in the land of Gilead. 23 And he took Geshur, and Aram, with the towns of Jair, from them, with Kenath and the towns thereof, even threescore cities. All these belonged to the sons of Machir the father of (iilead. 24 And after that Hezron Avas dead in Oaleb-cphratah, then Abiah Hezron's wife bare him Ashiir the father of Tekoa. 25 ^ And tlie sous of Jeralirneel the first-born of Hezi-on were. Ram tlie first- bom, and Bunah, and Oren, and Ozem, and Ahijah. 2G Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah ; she was the Tjiother of Onam. 27 And the sons of Ram the first-boi-n SerahmeeVs fiosterify. S4T of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker. 28 And the sons of Onam were, Sham- mai, and Jada. And the sons of Sham- mai ; Nadab, and Abishur. 29 And the .-irv'Tie of the wife of Abi- shur wcs Abih. il, and she bare liim Ah- ban, and Molid. 30 And the sons of Nadab ; Seled, and Appaim : but Scled died without cliildren. 31 And tlie sons of Appaim ; Ishi. And the sons of Ishi ; l^eslian. And the chil- dren of Slieshan ; Ahlai, 32 And the sons of Jada the brother of Shammai ; Jether, and Jonatlian : and Je- ther cUed without childrai. 33 And the sons of jftathan ; Peleth, and Zaza. These were the sons of Je- rahmeel. 34 IT Now Sheshan had no sons, but daughtei's. And Sheshan had a sei-vant, an Egyptian, whose name was Jarha. 35 And Sheshan gave liis daughter to Jai'ha his servant to wife ; and she bare him Attai. 56 And Attai begat Nathan, and Na- than begat Zabad, 37 And Zabad begat EplUal, and Eph- lal begat Obed, 38 And Obed begat Jehu, and Jehu begat Azariah, 39 And Azariah begat Helcz, and He- lez Ijegat Eleasah, 40 And Eleasah begat Sisamai, and Si - samai Ijegat Shallum, 41 And Shallum liegat Jekamiah, anc). Jekamiah begat EUshama. 42 ^ Now tlie sons of Caleb the brothci" of Jerahmeel were, Mesha his fiist-boni, which was the father of Ziph ; and the sons of Mareshah the father of Hebrcm. 43 And the sons of Hebron ; Korah, and Tappuah, and Rekeni, and Shema. 44 And Shema begat Raham, the f;i' ther of Jorkoajii : and Rekem begat Shammai. 45 And the son of Shammai was Ma- on : and Maon was the father of Beth-zur. 46 And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bare Haran, and Moza, and Gazez : and Ha- ran begat Gazez. 47 And the sons of Jahdai ; Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaju^h. 48 INIaachah, Caleb's concubine, bare Sheber, and Tivhanah. 49 She bare also Shaaph the fatlier of Madmannah, SheA-a the father of I\Iach- benah, and the father of Gibea : and the daughter of Caleb was Achsah. 50 11 Tliese \vere the sons of Caleb the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephratah ; Shobal the father of Kirjatli-jearini, 51 Salnia the father of Beth-leheui, Harcph the father of Bcth-e.^.dei'. 52 And Shobal the father of Ku-jath- 348 The som of David. jeiivim hrid sons; Hiii-oeh, c«f/ hali" of the M.i'ialicthites. 53 And the families of Kirjath-jeavim ; the Ithrites, and the Puhites, and the Shu- liiiithites, antl the Mishvaites ; of them came tile Zareathitcs, and the EshtauHtes. 54 Tlie sons of Sahna ; Betli-lcheni, and the Netophathites, Ataroth, the house rf .lo.:b, and half of the Manahethites, tlie Zoi'ites. 55 And the families of the scribes which dwelt at Jabez ; the Tirathites, the ^himeathites, and Suchathites. These arc the Kenites that came of Hemath, tlie father of the hir.se of Rechab. QMAV. III. 1 The S0T7S of fmvid. 10 His: /me to Zcd- ekiah. 1? The succcs&ort: efJcconiah. NOW these were the sons of Da\-id, which were born imto him in He- bron ; the first-born Amnon, of Ahinoam the .Tezieelitess ; the second Paniel, of Abigail the Carmelitess : 2 The third, Absalom the son of Maa- chah the daughter of Talmai king of Ge- shur : the fourth, Adonijah the son of Haggith : 3 The fifth, Shephatiah of Abital : the axth, liliream by Eglah his vv'ife. 4 These six were born unto him in He- bron ; and there he reigned seven years and six months : and in Jerusalem he I'^igned tliirty and three years. 5 And these were born unto him in Je- rusalem ; Shimea, and Shobab, and Na- than, and Solomon, four, of Bath-slma the daugliter of Amn\iel : 6 Ibhar also, and Elishama, and Eli- phelet, 7 And Nogah, andNepheg, and Japhia, 8 And Elishahia, and Eliada, and Eli- phelct, nine. 9 These Kvere all the sons of David, be- side the sons of the concubines, and Ta.- mar their sister. 10 H And Solomon's son tvas Rehobo- am, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehosha- phat his son, 11 Joram his son, Ahaziah his son, Jo- ash his son, 12 Amaziah his son, Azariah his son, Jotham his son, 13 Ah-z his son, Hezekiah his son, MdnasScli his son, 14 Amon his son, Josiah his son. 15 And the sons of Josiah were, tlt^first- born J(>hanan, the Second Jchoiakim, the third Zedckiah, tlie fourth Shallum. 16 And the ?nns of Jehoiakim: Jeconi- ah his son, Zedekiah his son. 17 % And the sons of Jeconiah ; Assir, Salalhiel liis son. 18 Malchiram also, and Pedaiah, and Shenazar, Jecamiah, Hosham'a, and Ne- dabiah. ' 19 And the sons pf Pedaiah ivere, Ze- I. CHRONICI.es: Jhc Jwstcrily ofJudah. rubl)abel, and Shimei : and the sons of Zerubbabel ; Pvleshullarh and Hananiah, and Shelomith their sister: 20 And H;\s!nibali, andOhel, and Bere- chia.h, and Hafiadiah, Jushab-hesed, five. 21 And the sons of llananiah ; Pela- titih, and Jesainh : the sons of Rephaiah, the sons of Arnan, the sons of Ouadiah, the sons of Shechaniali. 22 And the sons of Shcchaniah ; She- maiah ; and the sons of Shemaiah ; Hat- tush, and Igeal, and Bariah, and Neari- ah, and Shaphat, six. 23 And tlie sons of Neariah ; Elioenai, and Hezekiah, and Azrikam, three. 24 And the sons of Elioenai nvere, Ho- daiah, and Eliashib", 'and Pelaiah, and Akkub, and Johanan, and Delaiah, and Anani, seven. CHAP. rv. 1, 11, The fioHerity of Jiidah by Caleb (he son ofHiir. 5 Of Ashur the post- humous iion of Hezron. 9 Of Jabez, and his firayer. 2\^he posterity of Shelah, 24 and of Simeon. 39 TheiP ronijicest of Gedor, Ifc. THE sons of Judah ; Pharez, Hezron, and Carmi, and Hur, and Sholial. 2 And Reaiah the son of Slicbal begat .Tahatli ; and Jahath begat Ahnmai, and Lahad. These are the families of the Zorathites. 3 And these were of the father of Etam ; Jezreel, and Ishma, and Idbash : and the name of their sister tva.% Hazelelponi : 4 And Penucl the father of Gedor, and j^Ezer the father of Hushah. These are the son of Hur, the first-born of Ephra- tah, the father of Beth-lehem. 5 II And Ashur the father of Tekoa had two wives, Helali and Naarah. G And Naarah bare him Ahuzam, and Fleplicr, and Temeni, and HaahashtarL These were the sons of Naai-ah. 7 And the sons of Helah were, Zerethi, and Jezoar, an.d Ethnan. 8 And Coz Iiegat Anub, and Zobebah, and the families ot Aharhel the son of Harum. 9 f And Jabcz was more honourable than his brethren : and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bai*e him with sorrow. 10 And Jal)cz called on the God of Is- rael, saying. Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand niiglit be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me ! And God granted him tliat which he requested. 11 ^ And Chelub the brother of Shuah begat Mehir, which was the father of Eshton. ' ' 12 And Eshton begat Beth-rapha, and Paseah, and Tehinnah the father of Ir^ nahash. These are the men of Rechah timeo-n's posterity. Ghai 13 And the sons of Kenaz ; Othniel, find Seraiah : and the sons cf Othniel; H;ahath. 14 And Meonothai begat Ophrah : and Serai >h becjat Jo.ib, the t'uther of the val- le\- ofCharashim ; fortliev were craftsmen. '1.5 And die sons of Caleb the son of Je- phunneh ; Ini, £! ih, and Naani : and the sons of Elah, even Kenaz. 16 And tlie sons of Jehaleleel ; Ziph, and Ziolrah, Tiria, and Asaree!. \7 And the sons of Ezra i-jcrc^ Jether, and Mered, and Epher, and Jalon : and she bare Mn;iam, and Shamniai, and Ish- bah the father of Eshtemoa. 18 And his wife Jehudijah bare Jered the father of Gedor, and Hgiher the fatlier of Soclio, and Jckuthiel the father of Za- noah. And these arv the sons of Bithiah the daughter of Pharaoh which Mered took. 19 And the sons of hin wife Hociiah the sister of Naham, the father of Keilah the .Garmite, and Ehhtemoa the Maach;ithitc. 20 And the sons of Shimon iverc^ Am- non, and Rinnah, Een-hanan, and Tiion. And the sons of Ishi wt're, Zoheth, and Benzoheth. 21 If The sons of Shelah the son of Ju- dah nvcrCy Er the father of f ^ecah, and La- adah the lather of Mareshah, and the fam- ilies of fne house of them that wrought fiTie linen, of the house of Aslihea, 22 And Jokim, and the men of Cho- zei>a, and Joash, and Saraph, who had the dominion in Moab, and Jashubi-lehem. And tht^se are ancient things. 23 These nvcrc the potters, and those that dweR among plants and hedges : there they dwelt \v ith the kingfor his work. 24 ^[ The sons of Simeon wrre, Nemu- el, and Jamin, Jai-io, Zerah, arid Shaul : 25 Shallum his sou, Mibsam his son, Mishma his son. ' 26 And the sons of Mishma ; Hamuel his son, Zaccliur liis son, Shimei his son. 27 And Shimei had sixteen sons and six daughters ; but his brethren had not many children, neither did all their famih' multiply, like to the children of Judah. 2.S And they dwelt at Beer-sheba, and Moladah, and Hazar-shual, :.'9 And at Biihah, and at Ezem, and at Tolad, 50 A'nd at Bethuel, and at Hormah, and at Ziklag, 31 .\i}d atBeth-marcaboth, andHazar- susim, and at Beth-birei, and atShaaraim. These v)erc' their cities unto the reign of David. 32 And their villages were, Etam, and Ain, Rimn^.on, and 'fochen, and Ashan, five cities : 33 And all their villages that nvej-e round about the same cities unto Baal.- These wo-e then* liabitations, and their geiicalogy, V, Line and habitation of Reuben. 349 34 And Meshobab, and Jamlech, and Joshah tile son of Anriziah, 35 And Joel, and Jehu the son of Josi- biah, the son of Seraiah, tlie son of Asiel, 36 And E!ionen;'li and Jaakobah, and Jeshohaiah, and Asaiah, and Adiel, and Jeslmiel, and Benaiah, o7 And Ziza the son of Shiphi, the son of Alien, the son of Jedaiah, the son of Shlmri, the son of Shenraiah ; 38 These mentioned by their names ivere pi'inces in their families : and the house of their fiithers increased greatly. 39 1[ And they went to the entrance of Gedor, ex>en unto tlie east side of the \'al- ley, to seek pasture tor their flocks. 40 And they found fat pa^fc-e and good, and the land luas wide, and quiet, and peaceable ; for they of Ham had dwelt there of old. 41 And these wi'itten by name came in tlie days of Hezekiah king of Judah, and smote their tents, and the habitations that were found there, aiid destroyed them utterly unto this day, and dwelt in their rooms : because there ivat) pasture there for their flocks. 42 And some cf them, even of the sons of Simeon, five hundred men, went to mount Seir, having for their captains Pel- atiah, and Neariah, and Rephaiah, and Uzziel, the sons of Ishi. , 43 And they smote die rest of the A- malekites that were escaped, and dwelt there unto this dav. CHAP. V. 1 The line and habitations of Reuben, 11 fVic chief men, and habitations of Gad. N)W the sons of Reuben the first- born of Israel ; (for he nuaa the first- bfjrn ; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's bed, his birthright vvas given un- to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel : and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birchright. 2 For Judah prevailed above his breth- ren, and of him came the chief ruler; but the birtlirigh.t eyas Joseph's :) 3 The sons, / s,ay, of Reuben the first- borr. of Israel nvere, Hanoch, and Pallu,. Hezron, and Carmi. 4 The sons of Joel ; Shemaiiih his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son, 5 Micah his son, Reaia his son, Baal his son, 6 Beerah his son, whom Tilgath-pilne- serkingef Assyria carried away captive : he -vjas priiice of the Reubenites. 7 And his brethren by their families, when tlie genealogy of their generations v/as reckoned, were the chief, Jeiel, and 2^chariah, 8 And Bela the son of ^zaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel, v/ho dwelt in A- loet, e^en unto Nelio, and Baal-meon: . 9 And eastward he inhabited unto the S50 The chief s of God. entering in of the wilderness from the riv- er Euphrates : because their cattle were multiplied in the land of Gilead. 10 And in the days of Saul they made war with the Ha^arites, wlio fell by their hand : and they dwelt in their tents tliroughout all the east land of Gilead. 11 If And the cliildren of Gad dwelt over against them, in the land of Bashan unto Salcah : 12 Joel the chief, and Shapham the next, and Jaanai, and Shaphat in Bashan. 13 And their brethren of the house of their fathers were, Michael, and Meshul- lam, and Sheba, and Jorai, and Jachan, and Zia, and Helper, seven. 14 Thesewe the children of Abihail the son of Huri, tlie son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the ss, and Jattir, and Eshtemoa, witlx their suburbs, 58 And Ililen with her suburbs, Debir with her su!jurl)s, 59 And Ashan with her suburbs, and Beth-shemcsh with her suburbs : 60 And out of tlie tribe of Benjamin ; Geba with her suburbs, and Alemeth witli her suburbs, and Anathoth with her sub- urbs. All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities. 61 And unto the sons of Kohath which were left of the family of that tribe, '!t>ere ci'ies ^^iven out of the half tribe, na/uely, out of the half tribe of Manasseh, by lot, ten cities. 62 And to the sons of Gershom through- out their families were given out of tlie tribe of IssacUar, and out of ("he tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtaii, and out of the tribe of Manasseh in Ba- shan, th.irteen cities. 63 Unto the sons of Merari were given by lot, througho\it their families, out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities. 64 And the children of Israel gave to the Levites //((f,se cities with their suburbs. 65 And they gave Ijy lot out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, :ind out of the tribe of the children of Benja- min, these cities, which are called by i/ieir names. 66 And the residue of the families of the sons of Kohath had cities of their coasts out of the tribe of Ephraim. 67 And they gave unto tliem, o/'thtf cities of refuge, Shechem in mount E- phraim with her subvu'bs ; they gave aha Gezer with her suburbs, 68 And Jokm.eam with her suburbs^ and Beth-hnron with her suburbs,- 69 And AJalon with her suburbs, and Gath-riinmon with her suburbs : 70 And out of the half trills of Manas- ech ; A tier t, ilh her suburbs, and Bilciim 152 The sons of Issacliur with her subuibs, for the family of the vemnant of the sons of Kohath. , 71 Unto the sons of Gershom 7yrrf £[71'- en out of the family of the half tribe ot" Manasseh, Golan in Bashan with her sub- urbs, and Ashtaroth with her sriburbs : 72 And out of the tribe ot Issachar ; Kcdesh with her suburbs, Daberath with her suljurbs, 73 And Ramoth with her suburbs, and Anem with her suburlis : 74 And out (3f the tribe of Asher ; Ma- shal Avith her suburbs, and Abdon with her suburbs, 75 And Hukok with her suljurbs, and Rehob witiy^r suburbs : 76 And (^ of the tribe of Naphtali ; Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, and Hamnion with her suburbs, and Kirjath- aim with her suburbs. 77 Unto the rest of the children of Merari nvere given out of the tribe of Zebulun, Rin:inion with her suburbs. Ta- bor with her suburl:)s : 78 And on the other side Jordan b)^ Jericho, on the east side of Jordan, iue7'e given them out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer in the wilderness v/ith her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs, 79 Kedannoth also with her sttburbs, and Mephaath witli her suburbs : 80 And out of the tribe of Gad ; Ra- moth in Gilead with her suburbs, and Mahanaim with her suburbs, 81 And Heshbon with her subiu'bs, and Jazer with her suburbs. CHAP. VIL 1 The sons of Ismchar, 6 of Benjamin, 13 of Mi/ihUili, 14 of Manasseh, 20 «?.'rf Efthraim. NOW the sons of Issachar tvere. To- la, and Puah, Jashub, and Shim- ron, four. 2 And the sons of Tola ; Uzzi, and Rephaiah, and Jeriel, and Jahniai, and Jibsam, and Shemuel, heads of their father's house, to wit, of Tola : thetj ivcre valiant men of might in thi ir gene- rations ; whose number i{)us in the days of David two and twenty thousand and six hundred. 3 And the sons of Uzzi ; Izrahiah : and the sens of Izrahiah ; Michael, and Oba- diah, and Joel, Isliaiah, live: all of tiiem chief men. 4 And with them, by their generations, after the house of their fathers, 'ivrre bands of soldiers for war, six and thirty thou- sand men : for they hail many wives and sons. 5 And their brethren among all the families of Issachar tvtre valiant men of might, veckoned in all by their genealo- gies fourscore and sc\en thousancl. 6 ly The sons of Benjamin ; Bela, and Beeher, and Jcdiaei, three.. I. CHRONICLES. ' The sons of Benjamin. 7 And the sons of Bela ; Ezl)on, and Uzzi, and Uzziel, £^nd Jerimoth, :f.nd Iii, ii\e ; heads of the house of I heir fathers, mighty men of \alour ; and were reckon- ed by their genealogies twenty and two thousand and thirty and four. 8 And the sons of Becher ; Zemira, and Joash, and Eliezer, and Elioenai, and Omii, and Jerimoth, and Abiah, and Anathotli, and Alameth. All these are the sons of Becher. 9 And the number of them, after their genealogy l)y their generations, heads of the house of their fathers, mighty men of valour, 7ms twenty thousand and two hundred. 10 The sons also of Jediael ; Bilhan : and the sons of Bilhan ; Jeush, and Ben- jamin, and Ehud, and Chenaanah, and Zethan, and Tharshish, and Ahishahar. 11 All these the sons of Jediael, bv the heads of their fathers, mighty men of val- our, ivere seventeen thousand and two hundred soldiers, fit to go out for why and battle. 12 Shuppim also, and Huppim, the chil- dren of Ir, a?2(/ Hushim, the sons of Aher. 13 II The sons of Naphtali ; Jahziel, and Guni, and Jezer, and Shallum, the , sons of Bilhah. 14 •![ The sons of Manasseh ; Ashriel< whom she bare : fbut his concubine the Aramitess bai'e Machir the father of Gil- ead : 15 And Machir took to wife the sister of Hupjjim and Shuppim, whose sister's name vjas Maachali ;) and the name of the second was Zelophehad : and 2Selo- phehad had daugliters. 16 And Maachah the wife of Machir bare a son, and she called his name P,e- resh ; and the name of liis brother rja.'i She-" rcsh ; and his sonsryt^rcUlam, and Rakem. 17 And the sons of Uiam ; Bedaiv These luere tlie sons of Gilead, the son of Machir, tlie son of Manasseh. 18 And his sister Hamnioleketh bare Ishod, and Abiczer, arid Mahalah, 19 And the sons of Shemida were, AhK an, and Shechem, and Likiii, and Aniam. 20 And the .^ons of Ei^hraim ; Sluithe-' lah, and Bcrcd his son; and Tahath his sen, and Eladah his son, and Tahath his son, 21 "[[And Zaiiadhisson.and Shuthelah his son, and E/.er, and Elcad, whom the men tif Cilaih that ivere bom in that land slew, because they came down to lake a- way tiieir cattle. ■^2 And l'],]))j!"!im their father mourned i manv days, and his bretliren came to \ comfort liim. I • 23 *[\ And wlien he went in to his wife, she conceived and bare a son, ilnd he I called his name Beriah, because it went I e\il with his hou^.e. Manasseh, Ejxhraim, Jdier, Ufc. Chap 24 (And his daughter 7ffl5 Sherah, who I built Beth-horcn die nether, aiid the up- per, find Uzzen-sherah.) 25 And Rephah was his son, also Re- sheph, and Telah his son, and Tahan his son, • 26 Laadan his son, Ammihud his son, Elishnrnd his son, 27 Non his son, Jehoshua his son. 28 f And their possessions and habita- tions ivere, Beth-el and the towns there- of, and eastwai-d Naaran, and westward Gezer,5»with the towns thereof; Sliechem also and die towns thereof, unto Gaza and the towns thereof : 29 And b}- the borders of the children of Manasseh', Beth-shean and her towns, Taanach and her towiis, Megiddo and her towns. Dor and her towns. In these dwelt the children of Jose])h the son of Israel. 50 % The sons of Asher ; Imnah, and Isuah, and IsUuai, and Beriah, and Serah their sister. 31 And the sons of Beriah ; Heber, and Malchiel, who is the father of Btrzavith. 32 And Heber begat Japhlet, and Sho- Jner, and Kothan, and Sliua their sister. 33 And the sons of Jaj)hlet ; Pasach, and Biinhav and Asiivatli. These are the childi-en of Japhlet. 34 And the sons of Shamer ; Ahi, and Rohgah, Jehubbah, and Aram, 35 And the sons of his brother He- lem ; 2^phah, and Imna, and Shelesh, and AmaL 36 The sons of Zophah ; Suah, and Har- nepher, and Shual, and Beri, and Imrah, 37 Bezer, and Hod, fird Shai'.irna, and Shilbhah, ar;d Ithran, and Bcera. 38 And the sons of Jether ; Jephunneh, and Pispah, and Ara. 39 And the sons of UUa ; Arah, and Haniel, and Rezia." " 40 All these nuere the children of Asher, ■ heads of !/ieir father's house, choice and mighty men of valour, cliief of the princes. And ihe number throughout the genealogy of theni that -w ere apt to the war and to battle was twent}^ and six thousand men. CHAP. VIII. 1 The sons andchief men of Benjamin. 33 The stock of Saul and Jonatlian. NOW Benjamin begat Bela his first- born, Ashbel the second, and Aha- rah the third, • 2 Nohah the fourth, and Kapha the fifth. 3 And the sons of Bela were, Addar, and Gera, and Abihud, 4 And Abishua, and Naaman, and A- hoah, 5 And Gera, and Shephuphan, and Huram. 6 And these are the sons of Ehud : these are the heads of the fathers of the inhalDitants of Geba, ^d they removed them to Manahath : 45 VIII. The sons of Benjamin. 513 7 And Naaman, and Ahiah, arid Gera, he removed them, and begat Uzza, and Ahihud. 8 And Shaharaim begat children in the countiy of Moab, after he had sent them away : Hiishim and Baara'zwe?^ his wives. 9 And lie begat of HcKlesh his wife, Jo- bab, and Zibia, and Mesha,and Malcham, 10 And Jeuz, and Shachia, audMirma. These were his sons, heads of the fathers. 11 And of Hushira he begat Abitub, and Elpaal. , 12 The sons of Elpaal; Eber, and Mish- am, and Shamed, who built Ono, and Lod, with the towns tiiereof : 1 3 Beriah also, and Shejaa, who were heads of the fathers of lliM^nhaijitants of Ajalon, who drove away The inhabitants Oi Gath : 14 And Ahio, Shashak, and Jeremoth, 15 And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader, 16 And Michael, and Ispali, and Joha, the sons of Beriah ; 17 And Zebadiah, andMeshullam, and Hezeki, and Heber, IS Ishmerai also, and Jezliah, and Jo- bab, the sons of Elpaal ; 19 And Jakim, and Zichri, and Zabdi, 20 And Elienai, and Zilthai, and Eliel, 21 And Adaiah, and Beraiah, and Shimrath, the sons of Shimhi ; 22 Andlshpan, and Heber, and Eliel, 23 AndAbdon, and Zichri, andHanan, 24 AndHananiah, andElam, and An- tothijah, 25 And Iphedeiah, and Peniiel, the sons of Shashak ; 26 And L^amshel•ai, and Shehariah^ and Athaliah, 27 And Jaresiah, and Eliali, and Zichri, the sons of Jeroham. 28 These were heads of the fathers, by their generations, chief men. These dwelt in Jerusalem. 29 And at Gibeon dwelt the father of Gibeon ; whose w ifc's name nuas Maachah : 30 And his first-born son AI;don, and Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Nadab, 31 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zacher. 32 And Mikloth begat Shimeah. And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them. 33 AndNer begat Kish, and Kish beeat- Saul, and Saul begat Jonathan, and IVlal- chi-shua, and Abinadab, and Esh-baal. 34 And the son of Jonathan was M.e.-. rib-baal; andMcrib-baal begat Micah. 35 And the sons of Micah were, Pi- thon, and Melech, andTarea, and Ahaz. 36 And Ahaz begat Jehoadah ; and Je- hoadah begat Alemeth, ajid Azmaveth, and Zimri ; and Zimri begat Moza, 37 And iVIoza begat Bineah: Raphawous his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son : 38 And Azel had six sons, whose names are th^e, Azrikam, Boeheru, and Ish» :]^l The hradiles gencaloglc-^ mael, and Sheariah, juid Obadiah, and Hanan. All these were the sons of Azel. 39 And the sons of Eshek his brotlicr "^ffTf, Ulanihisfirst-!)orn, Jehuah the sec- end, and Eliphelet the third. 40 And the sons of Ulain were TTiighty" snen of valour, archers, and had many sons, and sons sons an hundred and fifty. All these are of the sons of Benjamin. CHAP. IX. 1 The originalofIfi7-ael's and Judalis gen- ealogies. 27 The charge of certain Le- vices. 35 Saufs and Jonathan's atock. SO all Israel were reckoned by geneal- ogies ; and behold, they rSere writ- ten in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah, iKo were can ied away to Babylon for tlren- transgression. 2 1[Now the first inhal)itants that di-jelt in their possessions in their cities \vere, the Israelites, the priests, Levites, and the Nethinims. 3 And in Jerusalem dwelt of the chil- dren of Judah, and of the children of Benjamin, and of the children of E- phi'aim, and Manasiseh ; 4 Uthai the son of ^Ymniihud, the son of Omri, the son of Imri, the son of Bani, of the children of Pharez the son of Judah. 5 And of the Shilonites ; Asaiah the first-born, and his sor.s. 6 Andof thesonsof Zerah ; Jeuel, and their brethren, six hundred and ninety. 7 And of the sons of Benjamin ; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Hoda- viah, the son of Plasenuah, 8 And Ibneiah the son of Jeroham, and Elah the son of Uzzi, the *jn of Michri, and Mesliuliam the son of Shephatiah, the son of Reuel, the son of Ibnijah ; 9 And their brethren, according- to their generations, nine hundred and fifty and six. All these men were chief of the fe-thers in the house of their fiithers. 10 IT And of the priests ; Jedaiah, and Jelioiarib, and Jachin, 11 And Azariah the son of Hilkiah, the son oi' Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Mcraioth, the son of Ahitub, \ the ruler of the house of God ; 12 And Adaiali the son of Jeroham, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchijah, and Maasiai the son of Adicl, the son of Jahzerah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Meshillemith, the son of Immer ; 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 i^rvice of the house of God. 14 And of the Levites ; Shemaiah tire Son of Hashuli, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hashabiah, of the sons of Merari; 15 And Bakbakkah, Heresh, and Ga- lal, and M;;ttaniah the son of Micali, flic sen of Zichri, the son of Asaph ; 1. cnriO^'iCLEa Charge ofccriaiJi Levites. 16 And Obadiah tlie son of Shemaiah, the son of Gakil, tlie son of Jcduthun, anci Bercchiah the sen of As;i, the son of E'l- kanali, that dweii, in the villages of the Netophatliites. * 17 And tile porters iw.re, Shallum, and Akkub, and Talnion, and Ahiman, and their brethren : Shallum ivaa the ch.icf ; 18 Who hitherto vjuitcd in the king's gate eastward : they were porters in the companies of the children of Levi. 1 9 And Shal Uim the son f f Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and liis brethren of the house of his father, the Korahites, were over the work of the ser^ vie?, kee]iers of the gates of the tabern;i- cle : and tl^eir fathers, being over the host of the Loud, were keepers of the entry. 20 And Phinehas the son of Eleazar was the ruler over them in time past, and the Lord was widi him. 21 And Zechariah tlie sorr of Meshele- mir.h was porter of the door of tlie taber- nacle of tlic congregation. 22 All these which were chosen to be porters in the gates were two hundred and twel'vc. Thebe were reckoned liy their ge- nealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their setoffice. 23 So they and -their children had the oversight of the gates of the house of the Lord, na?nelij, the house of the taberna- cle, I)y Avards. 24 In four quarters were the porters, towai"d the east, west, north, and south. 25 And their brethren, which were in their villages, wei'e to come after se\'cn days from time to time with them. 26 For these Levites, the four chi(?f porters, were in their set office, and were over the chambers and treasuries of tli/s house of God. 27 "il And they lodged round about the house of God, because the charge was upon them, and tlie opening thereof every- moi-ning//f?-/fzf/2ec/ 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 «Vo.'«e of thern also were appointed to oversee the vessels, and all the instru- ments cf the sanctuarj', and the fine flour, and tlie wine, and the oil, and the frank- incense, and tlie spices. . 30 And some of the sons of the priests made the ointment of the spices. 31 And Mattithiah, one of the Levites, who was the first-born of Shallum tlw Korahitc, had the set office over tlie things .that were made in the pans. 3l> A;id other of their bretliren, of the sons of the Krhatliites, wei'e o\er the sliew-bread, to prepare it cAcry sabbath. 33 And tliese are the suigers, chief of the fathers of the Levites, iv/io remaining in Uie chambers were htc : for they were Saul and fiis sous slain. ' Chap. etnplo\ed in t/iat work day* and night. 34 These chief fatiiers of the Levites eon, Jehiel, whose wife's name vjas Maachah : 36 And hif? first-born son Abdon, then Zur, and Kish, and Baal, and Ncr, and Nadab, 37 And Gedor, and Ahio, and Zecha- riah, and Mikloth. 38 And Mikloth begat Shimeam. And they also dwelt with their brethren at Je- iTisalem, over against theu* brethren. 39 And Ner begat Kish ; and Kish begat Said ; and Saul begat Jonathan, and Mal- chishua, and Abbiadab, and Esh-baal. 40 And the son of Jonathan Tya.y Mc- rib-baal : and Merib-ljaal i^egat Micah. 41 And the sons of Micah ':v<'!-e, Pithon, and Melech, anfl Talirea, cmd yJ/iaz. 42 And Ahaz begat Jarah ; and Jai-ah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zim- ri ; and Zimri begat Moza ; 43 And Moza Ijegat Binca ; and Repha- iah his son, Eleasah his son, Azel his son. 44 And Azel had six sons, whose names are these, Azrikam, Bochcru, and Ish- mael, and Sheariah, and Obadiah, and Hanan : these ivere the sons of Azel. CHAP. X. 1 Saul's overthrow cud death. 8 T/ieP/d- listines triumjihover him. 11 Jabesh- fcilccd's kiudntss to him and to hifi sons. NOW the Philistines fought against Israel ; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa. 2 And the Philistines followed hard af- ter Saul, and after his sons ; and the Phil- istines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Malchi-shua, the sons of Saul. 3 And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the ai-chers. 4 Then said Saul to his armour-bearer. Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith ; lest these nncircumcised come and abuse me. But hijs armour-bearer would not ; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. 5 And when his ai-mour-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise on the sword, and died. 6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and al! his house died together. 7 And when all the men of Israel that svere in the valley saw that they fled, and that Saul and his sons were dead, then they forsook their cities, and fled : and the Philistines came and dwelt in them. 8 ir And it came to pass on the moi'- row, when the Philistines came to stiip the slain, that they found Saw! and his gp,-.p toll..., ;., mount Gilboa. X, XI. David made king. 2SS 9 And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their, idob, and to the people. 10 And tliey put his armour in the house of their gods, and fastened his head in the tem^jle of Dagon. 11 ^ And when all Jabesh-gilead heard all that the Philistines had done to Saul, 12 They arose, all the valiant men, and took away the body of Saul, and the bod- ies of his sons, and brought them to Ja- besh, and buned their bones under the oak in Jabcsh, iind fasted seven days. 13 IT So Saul died for hi^transgression which he committed agalRt the Lord, ex'eri against the word of the liORD, v/liich he kept not, and also for asking counseloi one r/ia; -/me/ a familiar spirit, to inquire of it ; 14 And inquired not of the Lord t therefore he sleAV him, and turned the kingdom unto David the son of Jesse. CHAP. XI. 1 David made king: 4 He tvinneth the cas- tle of ZionJ'rom the Jcbusiies bij JoaVs valour. 10 ./i catalogue of his nvorthies. ■^1"^ HEN all Israel gathered themselves A to DaA'id unto Hebron, saying. Be- hold, we are thy bone and thy flesh. 2 And moreover in time past, exert when Saul was king, tliou nvast he that leddest out and i^roughtest in Israel : and the Lord thy God said unto thee. Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be ruler over my people Israel. 3 Therefore came all the elders of Is- rael to the king to Hebron ; and David made a covenant with them in Hebron before the Lord ; and they anointed Da\ id king over Israel, according to the word of the Lord by Samuel. 4 5[ And David and all Israel went to Jerusalem, which is Jehus ; v/here the Jeb-t usites nvere, the inhabitants of the land. 5 And the inhabitants of Jebus said to David, Thou shalt not come hither. Nev- ertheless David took the castle of Zion, which is the city -of David. 6 And David said. Whosoever smiteth the Jebusites first shall be chief and cap- tain. So Joab tlie son of Zeruiah went fii-st up, and was chief. 7 And David dwelt in the castle ; there- fore they called it. The city of David. 8 And he built the bity round about, even from Millo round about : and Joab repaired the rest of the city. 9 So Da\ id v.'axed greater and greater; for the Lord of hosts was Avith him. 10 HThese alsocrre the chief of the migh- ty men v/hom David had, who stvengthen- ed themselves with him in liis kingdom, anc^ with all Israel, tomake him king according to tb.c word of the I^oR d canceTniTig Israel . 556 ^ catalogue of I. CHRONICLES. 11 And this is the number of the mighty men wliom David had ; Jashc;- beam an Hiiclimonite, the chief of the C^iiMnins: he lifled up his spear atjains. three hundred slain by hbn at one time. 12 And after him 7y«4' Elcazar the son of Dodo, tlie Aholiiie, Avho luan one of the tliree niighiics. 13 He was with David at Pas-dammhn, and there the PhiUstines were gathered together to Ijattle, wiiere .was a pai-cel of ground full of barley ; and the people fled from I)efore the Philistines. 14 And the)' set themselves in the midst of that parcel, and delivered it, and slew the Philistines ; and the Lord saved them b)^ great dehverance. 15 If Now three of the thirty captains went down to the rock, to David, into the c;!-se of Adullam ; and the host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim. J6 And David ivas then in the hold, and the Philistines gamson rMs then at \ Beth-lehem. 17 And David longed, and said. Oh that one would gi\-e me di'ink of the wa- ter of the well of Beth-lehem, that is^ at the gate ! 18 And the three brake through the host of the Philistines, and drew water out of the well of Beth-lehem, that w«.avid spake to the chief of the Levites to appoint their bi-ethren to be the singers with instruments of musick, psalteries, and harps, and cymbals, sound- ing, by lifting up tlie voi^e with joy. 17 So the Lcviles appointed Heman the sen of Joel ; and of his brethren, Asaph the son of Berechiah ; and of tlie sons of Merari their brethren; Ethan the SQQ of Kushaiah ; XVI. David's jcy at brining it. 3j9 18 And with them their brethren of the second rf^'^r'ce.Zechariah, Ben, and Jaa:ii- el, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, andUn- 1 li, Eliab, and Benaiah, and Maaseiah, and Mattithiah, and Elipiiclch, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, the porters. 19 So the singers, Heman, Asapli, and Ethan, were ajipobited to sound witli cym- bals of brass ; 20 And 'Zechariah, and Aziel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehiel, and Unni, and Eliab, and Maaseiah, and Benaiah, with psalteries on Alamoth ; 21 And Mattithiah, and Elipheleh, and Mikneiah, and Obed-edom, and Jeiel, and Azaziali, with harps dn lue Shemi- nith to excel. 22 And Chenaniah, chief of the Levites, was for song : he instructed about llie song, because lie was skilful. 23 And Berecliiah and Elkanah were door-keepers for the ark. 24 And Shebaniah, and Jehoshaphat, and Nethaneel, and Amasai, and Zecha- riah, and Benaiah, and Eliezer the priests, did blow witli the trumpets before the ark of God: and Obed-edom and Jehiah were door-keepers for the ark. 25 II So David and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of ihe covenant of the Lord out of the house of Obed-edom with joy. 26 Ajid it came to pass, when God help- ed the Levites tliat bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered, seven bullocks and seven rams. 27 And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that baiie the ark, and the singers, and ClienaniaU the master of the song with the singers : David also/^fla upon him an ephod of linen. 28 Thus all Israel bvouglit up the ai'k of the covenant of tlie Lord with shout- ing, and v\'idi sound of the ccinet, and v/ith trumpets, and with cym!)als, mak- ing a noise v\ith psalteries and harps. 39 ^ And it came to pass, «« the ai-k of the covenant of tlie Lord came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing : suid she de- spised him in her heart CHAP. XVL 1 David's festival sacrifice. 4 He order- cth a choir to .sing iiia?iki,giving. 7 The psalm of tiuniksgivitig. SO they brouglit the this was a small thing in tbin6 ever,, O God ; for thou hast also kpokcn of thv fiervaut's house for a gi-e at 46 Jcviii. DavicPs victories. 361 while to come, and hast regarded me ac- cording to the estate of a man of high de- gree, () Lord God. 18 What can David s/;raA- more to thee for the honour of thy servant .'' for thou knowest thy servant. 19 O Lord, for thy servant's sake, and according to thine own heart, hast thou done all this greatness, in making knowa all ihcKi' great thbigs. 20 O Lord, there is none hke thee, nei- ther is there, any Gr^l beside thee, accord- ing to all that we have heard with our ears-, 21 And what one nation in the earth is like tb.y people Israel, v/liom God went to redeem to he his own j)eople, to make thee a name of greatness and terribleness, by driving out nations from before thy people, whom thou hast redeemed out of Egypt? 22 For thy people Israel 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 ser- vant and concerning his house be estab- lished foi" ever, and do as thou hast said. 24 Let it even be establiGlied, that thy name may be magnified for ever, saying. The Lord of hosts is the God of Israel, even a Ciod to Israel : and let the house of David thj" servant be established before thee. 25 For thou, O my God, hast told thy ser\'Hnt that thou wilt build him an house : therefore thy serv^anf hath found z« Ids heart to pray before thee. 26 And nov/. 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 e\er : foi- thou !)lessest» 0 Lord, and it shall be blessed for ever. CHAP. XVIII. 1 David subducth the Philistines, and the Aloabilcs. 3 He sinitelh Hadare- zer, and the Syrians. NOW after this it came to pass that Da\'id smote the Philistines, and sulj- dued them, and took Gath and her towns out of the hand of the Philistines. 2 And he smote Moab ; and the Moab- ites became David's servants, and brought gifts. 3 IF And David sjncte Hadareser king of ZobahvintoHamath, as he M'cnt to estab- lish his dominion by the river Euphrates. 4 And David took from him a thousand chariots, and seven tliousand horsemen, and twenty thousand footmen : David al- so houglied all the cliariot-/ior.vf.v, but re- served of them an hundre,c fur to search, and to overthrow, and to spy out ihe land? 4 Wherefore Hanun took David's ser- vants, and shaved them, and cut off their garments in the midst hard by their but- tocks, and sent them av/ay. 5 Then there went certain, and told David how the men were served. And he sent to meet them : for the men were greatly ashamed. And tiie king said, 'larry at Jericho until your beards be grown, and then return. 6 K And when the children of Ammon saw that t\\v\ had made themselves odious to David, Hanun and the children of Ammon sent a thousand talents of silver to hire them chai-iots and horsemen out of Mesopotamia, and out of Syria-maa- chah, and out of Zobah. 7 So they hii'ed thirty and two thou- sand chariots, and the king of Maachah and his people, who came and pitched Ijefore Medeba. And the children of Ammon gathered themselves together from their cities, and came to battle. 8 And when David heard of it, he sent Joalj, and all the host of the mighty men. 9 And the children of Ammon came out, and put tlie battle in array before the gate of the city : and the kings that were come were by themselves in the lield. 10 Now when Joab saw that the battle was set against him before and behind, he chose out oi all the choice of Israel, and put thc7n in array against the Syrians. 11 And the rest of the people he deliv- ered unto the hand of Abishai his broth- er, and the}' f-et them.sei\>es' in array a- gainst the children of Ammon. 12 And he said, If the Syrians be too strong for me, then ihou shalt help me : but if ;the c-hildren of Ammon be too strong for thee, then I will help thee. loBe of good courage, and let us ijc- have 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 Joa!) and the people that were with him drew nigh before the Syrians unto the battle ; and they fled before him. 15 ..\nd when the children of Ammon saw that the S)rians were fled, they like- wise fled Ijefore Ai:>ishai his l)rother, and entered into the cit)'. Then Joab came to Jei'usalem. 16^ And when the Syrians saw that they wei'e put to the worse before Israel, tliey sent niesserigers, and drew tljrlh tlie S)rians that were besond tiie ri\er : and Shophach the captain of the host of Ha- darezer went l)etorc them. 17 And it was told David ; and he g-ath- cred all Israel, and passed over Jordan, Rahbah besieged and taken. Chap. XX >nd came upon them,* and set the bald':- in array against them. So when David Iiad put the battle in arrav against the Syrians, they fought with him. 18 But the Syrians fled before Isratl; and David slew of the Syi'ians seven thou- sand men which foughL in cliariots, and forty thousand footmen, and killed Sho- phach the captain of the host. 19 And when the servants of Hadare- zer saw that tliey were put to the worse before Israel, they made peace with Da- vid, and became his servants : neither would the Syrians help the children of Anmion any more. CHAP. XX. 1 Rabbah is besieged by Joab, sfioiled bij David, and the jieople tortured. 4 Thrfe overthrows of the Philistines. A'N' D it came to pass, that after the vear was expired, at the time that kings go nut to battle, Joab led forth the power of the army, and w^isted the coun- try of the children of Ammon, and came and liesiegcd Ral^bah. But David tarried at Jerusalem. And Joab smote Rabbah, and destroyed it. 2 And D ivid took the crown of their king from oif his head, and found it to weigh a talent of gold, and there were precious stones in it ; and it was set upon David's head, and he lirought also ex- ceeding much spoil out of the city. 3 And he brought out the people that nvere in it, and cut them with saws, and with harrows of ii-on, and with axes. Even so dealt David with all the cities of the children of Ammon. And 13avid and all the people returned to Jerusalem. 4 % And it came to pass after this, that there arose war at Gezer with the Philis- tines: at which time Sibbechai the Husha- thite slew Sippai, that was of the children of the giant : and they were suljdued. 5 And there was war again with, the Philistines ; and Elhanan tlie son of Jaii- slew Lahmi the brother of GoUath the Gittite, whose spear-staflt'was hke a weav- er's beam. > 6 And yet again there was war at Gath, where was a man of ^^-refl^ stature, v/hose 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 defiedlsrael .Jonathan the son of Shimea, David's brother, slew him. 8 Thest^ were born unto the giant in Gath ; and they fell by the hand of Da- Vid, and by the hand of his servants. CHAP. XXI. 1 David numbertth the jieojde. 8 He re- ■ penteth, 9 (aid chooseth the fjestilence. AND Satan. stood up against Israel, and prn\'()kcd David to number Israel. 2 And David said to Joab and to the rulers of tlic peojjle, Go, munbcv Israel XXI, David mimbereth the peojile. ^53 from Beei'-sheba even to Dan ; and bring the numljer of them to me, that I may ^ know it. 3 And Joab answered,The Loud make his people an hundred times so many more as they be : Iwt, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants ? whjthen doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel ? 4 Ncverthcl'css the king's w(jrd pre- vailed against Joab. Wlierefore Jv^ab de- parted, and went throughout ail Israel, and came to Jerusalem. 5 ^ And Joab gave the sum of the num- ber of the people unto David. And all they of Isiiiel wei-e a thousand thou&and and an hundred thousand men that drew SAvord : and Judah was foui' liundi'ed threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword. 6 But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them : for the king's word was abominable to Joab. 7 And God was displeased with this thing, therefore he smote Israel. 8 And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but nov/, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant ; for I have done very foolishly. 9 II And the Lord spake unto Gad, David's seer, sayhig, 10 Go and tell David, saying. Thus saith the Lor d, I oflier thee three things ; choose thee one of them, that I may do if unto thee. 11 So Gad came to David, and said unto him, I'hus 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 overtaketH thee ; or else three days the sword of the Lord, even tlie pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the Lord destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore ad\'ise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me. 13 And David 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 net fall into the hand of man. 14 % So the Lord sent pestilence upon Israel: and thel-e fell of Israel seventy- thousand men. 15 And Crod sent an cneel unto .lerusa- lem to destroy it : and as he was destroy- ing, the Lord beheld, and he repented him of tlie evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enou.gh, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the Lord stood l)y the threshing- tlodr of Oman the Jebusite. 16 And Da\'id lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the Loud stand between fiTc earth ar.xj the heax'en, ha'.'ing a tU"aw.u T .%4 The three days fiestilence. I. CHRONICLES, swoi'd in his liand strctclied out over Je- rusalem. Then David and the elders of Inrael, tvho were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces. 17 And Da\'id said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the j.ieople to be num- bered ? e\'en I it is that ha-» e sinned and done evil indeed ; but anjor diese t.lieep, what have they done .'' let thine hand, I pray thc-e, O Loud my (lod, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy peojjle, tliat they should be plas^ued. 18 ^ Then the angel of the Lor d com- manded Gad to say "to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the LoHD in the threshing-floor of Oman the Jebusite. 19 And David wcJit nj) at the saying of G ad, which he spake in the name of the Lord. 20 And Oman turned Ijack, and saw the angel ; and his four . sons with him hid themsches. Now Oman was tiiresh- ing wheat. 21 And as David came to Oman, Or- nai\ looked, and saw David, and v/ent out pf the threshing-floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground. 22 Then David said to Oman, Grant me the place of diis thresliisig-floor, tliat I may build an altar therein unto the Lord : thou slialt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people. 23 A.nd Oman said unto David, 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-oftcrings, and the Llii-eshing instruments for wood, and the ■wheat for the mcat-oiTering; I give it all. 24 And king David said to Oman, Kay ; but I will vgriiy buy it for the fuU price : for I will not take that w hich is thine foj- the Loud, nor ofier burnt-ot- ferings without cost. 25 SoDavid gave to Oman for the place six hundred Shekels of p^old I:»y weigiit. 26 And David iiuilt tho'c an a^ltar unto the Lord, andoflered burnt-ofierings and peace-oflerings, and called upon tteLou d; and he answered him from licaven by tire upon the altar of l)umt-otrering. 27 And the Lord connnandedthe an- gel ; and he put up his sword again into the sheath tJ:creof. 28 1[ At tlifit tinie when Da\ id sgw that tlte Lord had answered him in the thresh- ing-fltxir of Oman the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there. 29 Fcr the tabernacle of the Lord, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt-offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon. SO But David could not go before it to inquire of God: for he was afraid because of die sword of the angel of tlie LoItD, JOcn:id instructeth Solomon. CHAP. xxir. 1 David pre/iarcth for the buikliugvfthe ni/ile. 6 lie instrucleth Solomon. "^HEN David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar of the bumt-oileringfor Israel. 2 And David commanded to gather together the strangers that were in the baidof Israel ; and iie !-ct masons to hew wrought stones to i)mld tlie house of God. 3 And Da\ id piepnred iron in abun- dance for the nails for the d(X)rs of the gates, and for the joinings ; and brass iu abundance witliout weight ; 4 Also cedar-trees in abimdance: for the Zidonians and they of Tyre brought nuich cedar Avood to Da\'id. 5 And David said, Solomon my son is young and tender, and tlie house that is to be buikkd for die Lord ?iiu.it he ex- cceding magniiical, of fame and of glor/ throughout all countric:s : 1 will tlicrr/'orc noAv make pi-eparatioh for it. So David prepared abund;uitiy before his death. G U Then he Ccdled for Solomon his son, and charged him to build an house for the Lord God of Israel. 7 And David said to Solomon, My son, as for me, it was in my mirid to build an house unto the nameof iheLoRDmyGod: 8 But the word of the Lord came to me, sa)'ing. Thou hast shed bleed abund- antly, and hast made great wars : thou shalt not build an house unto my name, because thou h.ast shed much blood upon the earth in my sight. 9 Behold, a son shall be born to tlice, who shall bp a man of rest ; and I will give him rest from all his enemies round about: for iiis name shall be Solomon, and I will gi\e peace and quietness unto Israel in his days. 10 He shall build an house for my name; and he shall be my son, and I 7i;ill be his fatiier ; and I will establish the throne of his kiiig fathers, and eight among the sons of Ithamar ac- cording to the house of their fatliers. 5 Thus were thty divided by lot, one sort with anothei" ; for the go\'ernoi-s of the sanctuary, and goAcrnors of the house of God, were of the sons of Eleazar, and of the sons of Itliamar. 6 And Shemaiah the son of Nethancel the scribe, one oi the Levites, wrote them before the king, and the princes, and Za- dok the priest, and Ahimelech the son of Abiathar, and before the chief of the fathers of the ]n'iests and Levites : one principal household being taken for Elea- zar, and one taken i'or Ithamar. 7 Now the first lot came forth to Je- hoiarib, the second to Jedaiah, 8 The third to Harim, the fourth to Seorim, 9 The fifth to Malchijah, the sixth to Mijamin, 10 Tire seventh to Hakkoz, the eighth to Abnah, 11 The ninth to Jeshuah, the tenth to Shecaniah, 12 The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim, 13 Tlie thirteenth to Huppali, tlie four- teenth to Jcsheiieab, 14 The fifteenth to Bilgah, t9»e six- teenth to Immer, 1.5 The seventeenth toHczir, the eigh- teenth to iVpiises, 16 The nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jeiiezekcl, 17 The one and twentieth to Jachin, ihe two and twenlicth to Gamul, 15 The three and twentieth to Dclaiah, the four and twentieth to Maazi:ih. 19 These -were the crdcrings of ihcm T. 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The offices of the singers. keep the in their service to come into the house of the Lord, accoi'ding to their manner, under Aaron their father, as the Lord God of Israel had commanded hinr 20 ^ And the rest of the sons of Levi '■iVere these : of the sons of xVmram ; Shu- bael : of .the sons of Shubaei; Jehder.ih. 21 Concerning Rehaijiah : of the sons of Rehaliiah, the first nvas Isshjah. 22 Of the Izharites ; Shelomoth : of the sons of Slielomoth ; Jahath. 23 And tlie sons oj' Hebron ; Jerlah the first, Amariah the secrmd, Jehaziel the '.iiir(l, Jekameam the fourth. 24 Q/'the sons of Uzziel ; Michah: of the sons of Michah ; Shainir. 25 Tlie brother of Michah was Isshi- ah : of the sons of Tsshiah ; Zechariah. 2f> The sons of Merari nvere Mahli, and Mushi : the sons of Jaaziah ; Beno. 27 ^ The sons of Merari by Ja^iziah ; Beno, and Shoham, ai d Zaccur, and IbrL 28 Of Mahli came Eleazar, who had no sons. , 29 Concerning Kish : the son of Kish was Jerahmeel. 30 The sons also of Mushi ; Mahli, and Eder, and Jerimoth. These were tlie sons of the LeAites after the house of their fathers. 31 These likewise cast lots over against their brethren the sons of Ahron in the presence of David the king, and Zadok, and Ahimelech, and the chief of the fa- thers of the priests and Levites, even the principal fathei*s over against their younger bi'ethren. CHAP. XXV. 1 Hie number and ojfices of the singers, 8 Tlieir dividon by lot into four and t~'-:fnty orders. Mv)REOVER Davjd and the captains of the host separated to the sen ice ( [ he sons of Asaph, and of Heman, and of Jcduthun, who should ])rophesy with harps, with psalteries, and with cymbals: snd the number of the workmen accord- ing to their service was : 2 Oi the st>ns of Asaph ; Zaccur, and Joseph, and Nethaniah, and Asarelah, die sons of Asaph under the hands of Asaph, v/hich pro])hesicd according to the order of the king. 3 Of .Teduthun : the sons hi Jeduthnn ; Gcdaliah, and Zeri, and Jeshaiah, Hash- ,i!)i;;li, and Mattithiali, six, under th^ iiands of their father Jeduthun, who I j/"ophesicd with a harp, to give thanks j ;i!i(l to ]n-aise the Lord. • I 4 OfHenvin: the sons of Heman; Buk- I kiah, M:ittur,iah, Uzziel, Shebuel, and Je- I rimoth, Hananiah, Hanani, Isliathah, Gid- ! dalti, and KomHmti-ezer, Joshbekashah, j Mallothi, Hothir, and Mahazioth : I 5 All these ivere the sons of Heman I the killer's t;ter in the wortls of God, to The singers divided by' lot. Chap lift w\i the Itorn. And God gave to He- man fourteen sons and tlirte daughters. 6 All tliese ivcrc under the hands of their father for song in the liouse of the Lord, with cjnibals, psalteiies, and harps, for the service of the house of God, accoi'tiing to the king's oitlcr to A- saph, Jediithun, and Henuui. 7 So tlie number of them, with their brethren tliat were instructed in the songs of the Lord, tvni all that were cunnuig, was two luindred fourscore and eight. 8 ^[ And tiiey cast lots, waixl against ward, as well tlie small as the great, the teacher as the scholar. 9 Kow the first lot came forth for A- saph to J()stpl\ : the second to Gedaliah, who with his brethren and sons it>ere twelve : 10 The third to Zaccur, he, his sons, and his i^rethren, wri'e twel\e : 11 The fouith to Izri,//f, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 12 Tiie fifth to Nethaniah, /le, his sons, and his bretliren, ivere twelve : 13 The sixth to Bukkiah, /le, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve : 14 The se\enth to Jesharelah, he, his sons, and his brethren,. -were twelve : 15 The eighth to Jeshaiah, /w, his sons, and his brethren, -wi-re twelve : 1 6 The ninth to Mattaniah, /.-e, his sons, and his Ijretliren, vere twehe : 17 Tlie tenth to Shimei, /le, his sons, and liis lorcthreji, -ivere twehe : 18 The eleventli to Azareel, he, his sons, rind his brethren, w. re twelve : 19 I'lie twelfth to Hashabiah, he, his sons, and his bretliren, w-re twelve : 20 The thirteenth to Shubael, he, his sons, and his brethren, -mere twelve: 21 The fourteenth to Mattitiiiah, A^", his sons, aud his brethren, -ivo'e twelve : 22 The fifteenth to Jei'emoth, he, his sons, and his brethren, -urj-f twelve : 33 The sixteenth to Hananiah, he, his sons, and his brethren, -mere twelve : 24 The seventeenth to Joshbekashah, he, his sons, and iiis brethren, -uin-e twehe : ! 25 The eighteenth to Hanani, he, his sons, and his bretliren, -were twelve : 26 The nineteenth to Mallothi, he, his sons, and his brethren, were twelve : •27 The twentieth to Eliathali, he, his sons, and his brethren, -were twel\ e : _ 28 1 he one and twentieth to Hothir, he, his sons, and his brethren, wi-re tv,'elve : _ 29 Tlie two and twentieth to Giddal- ti, he, his sons, and his brethren, virre tweh e : _ SO Tile three and twentieth to Maha- ziodi, he, his sons, and his brethren, uc-re tweh e : 31 The four and twentietli to Romam- t\-ezer, h(;, his sons, and his bretlufn, were twelve. XXVI, The division of the fiorters, 367 CHAP. XXVI. 1 The diviaions of Uit: liortern. 13 The gatf/i anfiigyiedby lot. 20 The Levi tes that had charge of the treasures. 29 Officers and Judges. CONCERN iNG the divisions of the ])orters : Of the Korhites ivas Meshe- lemiah the son of Kore,of thesonsof Asaph. 2 And the sons of Meshelemiah -werey Zecltariah the first-borr., Jediael the sec- ond, Ztbadiah the third, Jadiniel tlie fourth, 3 Elam the fifth, Jehohanan the sixth, Elioeiiai the se\enth. 4 IVloi-eover the sons of Obed-edom •nfere, bhemaiah the first-l^orn, Jehoza- bad the second, Joah the .third, and S.a- car the fourth, and Ncthaneel the fifth, 5 Amniielthesixth,lssachartheseventh, Peulthai the eightli : for God blessed him. 6 Also untoShemaiah liisson were sons boi'n, that i-uled throughout the house of their father : for they were mighty men of valour. 7 The sorts of Shennaiah ; Othni, and Rephael, andObed,Elzabad, whose breth- ren were strong men, Elihu, and Scma- chiah. 8 All these of the sons of Obed-edom : they and their sons and their brethren, able men for strength for the service, ivej-e threescore and two of Obed-edom. 9 And Meshelemiah had sons and breth- ren, strong men, eighteen. 10 Also Hosah ot the children of Me- rari, had sons ; Simri the chief, (for though he was not the first-born, yet his father made him the chief ;) 11 Hilkiah the second, Tebaliah the third, Zechariah the fourth : all the sons and brethren of Hosah were thirteen. 12 Among these xcere the divisiu.is of the porters, eve?i among the chief men, lia\ ing wards one against anothei", to min- ister in the house oi the Lord. 13 If And they cast lots, as well the small as the great, according to tlie house of tiieir fathers, for every gate. 14. And the lot eastward fell to Shele- miah. Then for Zechariah his son, a wise counsellor, they cast lots ; and liis lot came out northward. 15 To Oiied-edom southward ; and to his so]is the house of Asunpim. 16 To Shupj)ini and Hosah the lot came forth westward, with the gate Shalle- ' chetli, by the causey of Viie going up, wani against ward, 17 Eastward were six Levites, north- ward four a day, southward four a da\ , and toward Asuppim, two and two. 18- At Parbtiv westward, four at the cau.sex'. and two at Parbar. 19 These are the divisions of the por- ters among the sons-of Kore, and anioii.i^ ilie sous ui'Meraii. :,3$ treasures of the temple. I. CHIIONICLES, 20 And of the I^cvites, Ahijah wn^' over ' 2 Over the treasures of the lioiise. of God, and o- ver the treasui'es of the dedicated things. 21 Jh crmcerning the sons of Laadan ; the sons of the Gershoiiile Laadan, ilirjf fathers, even of Laadan the Gershonite, Tirre JehieJi. 22 The sons of Jehieli ; Zetham, and loel his brother, ivhich ivc^-e over tlie treasures of the house of the Lord. . 23 Of tlie Amraniites, and tJie Izhar- ites, the Hebronites, aiid the Uzzieliles : 24 AndShebuel the son of Gershom, the son of Moses, ivas ruler of tlie treasures. 25 And his brethren by Eliezer ; Re- habiah his son, and Jeshaiah his son, and Joram his son, and Zicliri his son, and Shelomith his son. 26 Which Shelomith and his brethren ^vere over all tlie treasures of the dedi- cated things, -which Da\'id the king, and the chief fathers, the captains over thou- sands and hundreds, and 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 Samuel the seer, and Saul the son of Kish, and Abner the son of Ner, and .Toab the son of Zeruiaii, had dedicated ; and whosoever had dedicated muj thing, it was under the hand of She- lomith, and of his brethren. 29 1[ Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges. 30 ^71(1 of the Hebronites, Hashabiah and his brethren, men of valour, a thou- sand and seven hundred, were officers a- mong-them of Israel on this side Jordan Avestwai-d in all the business of the Lord, and in the service of the king. 31 Among tlie Hebronites was Jerijah the chief, eve?i among the Hebronites, according to the genei-ations of hi;- fa- thers. In the fortieth year of the reign vi David they were sought for, and there were found amo\ig ihem mighty men of valour at Jazer of Gilead. 32 Andhis brethren, men of \'alour, we7'c two thousand and seven hundn-d chief fa- thers, whom king Da\ id made rulers over the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half- tribe of Manasseh, for every matter ijci-- taining to God, and affairs of the king. CHAP. XXVII. 1 The twelve cajitainsfor every several Tno7nh. \6The /irinces of the twelve tribes. NOW the children of Israel after their number, to wit, the chief fathers, and taptains of thousands and hundreds, and their officers that served the king in any matter of the courses, which came in and went out month by month throughout all the montiis of the y -ar, of ever}' coui'se ti'cre twenty and four thcusanU., The twelve ca/italns. the first course for the first month was Jashobeam the son of Zal>- di(jl : and in his coui-se were twenty and four thousand. 3 Of the cliildren of Perez wa-f the chief of all the captains of the host for tl^e first month. 4 And over the course dt the second month was Dodai an Aliohite, and of his course nvas Mikloth also the ruler : in his course likewise were twenty and four thousand.-- ' 5 TJie tliird captain of the host for the third month was Benaiah the son of Je- hoiada, a chief priest : and in his course were twenty and four thousand, 6 This is that Benaiah, wlio wa.? migh- ty amon;^ the thirty, and above the thiity : and in his course was Ammizabad his son, 7 The fourth captain tor the fourtii month luas Asahel the brother of Joab, and Zebadiah his son after him : and in his course were tNventy and four thousand. 8 The tilth cajjtain for the fifth month was Shamhuth the Izrahite : and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 9 The sixth captairi for the sixth mijntli was Ira the son of llckesh the Tekoite : and in his course "jyerc twenty and four thousand. 10 The seventh captain for the seventh month was Helez the Pelonite, of tlie children cf Ephraim : and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 11 The eighth captain for the eighth month was Sibbecai the Hushathite, ot the Zarhites : and in his course were twentj* and four thousand. 12 The ninth captain for the ninth month was Abiezer the Anetothile, of the Benjamitcs : and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 13 The tenth captain for the tenth month tvan Maharai die Nctophathice, of the Zarhites : and in liis coui'se were twenty and four thousand. 14 T'-ie eleventh captain for the elev- enth month was Benaiah the Pirathonite, of the children of Ephraim : and in hA course were twenty and four thousand. 15 The twelfth captain tor the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Oihnicl :• and in his course were twenty and four thousand. 16 il t]\e islimaeiite : and over the asses %vas Jeh- deiah the Mcronothite : SI And over the flocks ivas Jaziz tlie Hagcrite. . All these tvere the rulers of the substance which ivas king David's. 32 Also Jonathan David's uncle was a counsellor, a wise man, and a scribe : and Jehiel the son of Hachmoni ivas with the king's sons : 33 And Ahithophel ivas the king's counsellor : and Hushai the Archite ivas ■ the king's companion : 34 And after Aliithophel ivas Jehoiada tlie son of Benaiah, and Abiathar : and the general of the king's army ivas Joab. CHAP. XXVIII. 1 David cxhorteth to fear God. 9 He eyicouraj^eth Solomon to build the temple. AND David assembled all the princes of Israel, the princes of the tribes, and the captains of the companies that ministered to the king by course, and the captains over the thousands, and captains over the hundreds, and the stewards over all the substance and possession of the king, and of his sons, with tli& officers, 47 Mis exhortation. 569 and with the mighty men, and witli all tiie valiant men unto Jerusalem. 2 Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and sajd, Hear me, miy brethren, aiid my people :.'i',9j'6?-??zr, I had in mine heai't 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, be- cause thou hast been a man of war, and hast shed blood. 4 Howbeitthe Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my fatlier to be king o\'er Israel for ever : for he hath chosen Judah to^be the ruler ; and of the house of Judah7 the house of my father ; and among the sons of my fiither he lik- ed m.e to make me king over all Israel : 5 And of all my sons, (for the^LoRB hath given me many sons,) he hath chos- en Solomon my sea to sit upon the thiTine of the kingdom of the Lord o- ver Israel. 6 And he said unto me, Solomon thy son, he sliall build my house and my courts : for I ha%e chosen him to be my son, and I will be his father. 7 Moreover I will establish his king- dom for ever, if he be constant to do my commandments and my judgments, as at this day. 8 Nov/ therefore in the sight of all Israel the congi'egation oi tlie Lord, and in the audience ot our God, keep and seek for all the comniandments of the IjOjioyo^ God : that ye may possess this good lana, and leave it for an inheritance for your children after you for e^ er. 9 If And thou, Solomon my son, kno^y■ thou the God of thy father, and serve hinti witli a perfect heart, and v/ith a wDling- mmd : for the Lo r '^ searcheth all hearts and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoi; gilts : if thou seek him, he will be fouucl of thee ; ijut if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever. 10 Take heed now ; for the Loro hath chosen thee to build an house for the sanctuaiy : be strong, and do it. 11 ^ Then Da'sid gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries there- of, 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 tUe 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 Levites, and for all the work of the service of the house of the Lorp, "0 David caicseth the t CHRONICLES, firhiccs aM jicojile to offer. and for all tlie vessels of service in the | house of the LoKD. i 14 He ga7 e itil that I have pi-eparcd for the holy house, 4 Even three thousand talents of gold, of the gold of Ophir, and seven tiiou- sand talents of refined sii\ er, to overlay the walls of the houses withal : 5 The gold lor thi?igs of gold, and the silver for things cf silver, and for all man- ner of work to be made liy the hands of ar- tificers. And who then is willing to conse- crate his service this day unto the Lord ? 6 U Then the chief of the fathers and princes of the tribes of Israel, and the captains of thousands and of hundreds, with the rulers o\ er the king's work, of- fered willingl}", 7 And gave for the service of the house of God of gold five thousand talents and ten thousand drams, and of silver ten thousand talents, and of brass eighteen thousand talents, and one hundred thou- sand talents of iron. 8 And they with wham precious stones v^^ere found gave the7n to the treasure of the house ot the Lord, by the hand of Jehiel the Gershonite. 9 Then the people rejoiced, for that they offered wilhngl)% because with per- fect heart they oiiered willingly to tlie Lord : and David die king also rejoiced with great joy. 10 f Wherefore Da\id blessed the Lord before all the congregation : and David said. Blessed be thou. Lord God of Israel our father, for ever and ever. 11 Thine, O Lord, is the gi'eatncss, and the powder, and the gloiy, and the A^ctory, and the majesty : for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine ; thine is the kingdom, O Lord, and thou art exalted as head abo\ e all. 12 Both riches and honour cojue of thee, and thou rcignest o-\cr all ; and in thine ha,nd is power and might ; and in tliinc ■ hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all. 13 Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise thv glorious name. 14 But who am I, and what is ray peo- ple, that we should be able to offer so will- ingly after this sort ^ for all things come aH thee, and of thine own have we given thee. 15 For we a?'e 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 v,e ha\e prepared to build thee au house for thine holy name cometh of tliine [ hand, and is all thine own. I 17 I know also, my God, tliat thou -. tricst the heart, and hast pleasure in up- David's t/ianksgivvig'. Chap. i. rightncss. As for me, in the uprightness ci mine Iieart 1 have willingly offered all these things : and now have I seen with joy thy people, which are present here, to offer willingly unto thee. IS O Lord God of Abraham,, Isaac, and of Israel, cnr fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee : 19 xVnd give unto Solomon my son a perfect heart, to keep thy commandments, thy testimonies, and thy statutes, and to do all l/iese things, and to build the pal- ace,./j>r the which I have made provision. 20 ^ And David said to all the con- gretjation. Now bless the Lord your God. And all the congregation blessed the Lord God of their fathers, and bowed down tlieir heads, and worshipped the Lord, and the king. 21 And they sacrificed sacrifices un- to the Lord, and oflered burnt-ofTei'ings unto the Lord, on the morrow after that day, even a thousand IjuUocks, a thou- sand rams, and a thousand lamlDS, with their drink-offerings, and sacrifices in a- bundance for all Israel : 22 And did eat and drink before the Lord on that day -with great gladness. And they maclc Solomon the son of David king the second time, and anointed /liiii His reign and death. 371 unto the Lord to be the chief goveiT.or, and Zadok to be priest. 23 ThenSolomon sat on the throne of the Lo ^. d as king instead of David his father, and prospered ; and all Israel obeyed him. 24 \iid all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solo- mon the king. 25 And the Lord magnified Solomon exceedingly in the sight of all Israel, and bestowed upon him such ixsyal majesty as Iiad not been on any king before him in Israel. 26 ^ Tiius David the son of Jesse reigned over all Israel. 27 And the time that lie reigned over Israel ivas forty years ; seven years reign- ed he in Hebron, and thirty and three years I'eigned he in Jeinisalem. 28 And he died in a good okl age, full of days, riches, and honour : and Solomon liis son reigned in his stead. 29 Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they ai-e written in tlic book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer, - 30 With all his reign and his might, and the tin'ics that went over him, and over Israel, and over all the kingdoms of the countries. JHE SECOND BOOK OF THE CHRONICLES. CHAP. I. 1 The solemn offering cf 8o!omon at Gib- eon. 7 HiS' choice of ndsdom is blessed by God. 13 /izs sti-cuglh and vjealth. AND Solomon the son of David was strengthened in his kingdom, and the Lord his God was with him, and magnified him exceedingly. 2 Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hun- dreds, and to the judges, and to eveiy governor in all Israel, the chief of the fa- tliers. 3 So Solomon, and all the congi'egation with him, went to the high place that ivas at Gibeon : for there was the taber- nacle of the congregation of God, which Moses the servant cf the Lord had made in the wilderness. 4 But the ark of God had David brought up from Kirjath-jeanm to the place which David had prepared for it : for he had pitched a tent for it at Jerusalem. 5 Moreover the brazen altar, thatBe- aaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, had made, he put before the tabernacle of the Lord : and Solomon and the congrega- tion sought unto it. 6 And Solomon went up tliither to the brazen altar before the Lord, whjch ^vas at the tabernacle of the congregation, and offered a thousand bunit- offerings upon it. 7 H In that night did God appear unt©. Solomon, and said unto him, Ask what I shall give thee. 8 And Solomon said unto God, Thou hast shewed great mercy unto David my father, and hast made me to reign in his stead. 9 Now, O Lord God, let thy promise unto David my father be estaljlished : for thou hast made me king over a people like the dust of the earth in multitude. 10 Gi^■e me now wisdom and knowl- edge, that I may go cut and come in be- fore this people': tor who can judge tlus thy people, that is so great .'' 11 And God said to Solomon, Because this was in thine heart, and thou hast not asked riches, wealth, or honour, nor the life of thine enemies, neither yet hast ask- ed long life ; but hast asked wisdom and knowledge for thyself, that thou mayest judge my people, ovei' whoni I have made thee king : 12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee ; and I will give diee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none ct' the kings l^av(? had tJiat have been before 372 Solomon'a message to Huram. 11, CHRONICLES, //« kind atisiOfT. thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like. 13 II Then Solomon came J'ro7n hiy journey to the high place that iva:i at Gibt-t-n to Jerr.saleui, from Iiefoi-e the tab- ernacle of the congregation, and reigned over Isr tcl. 14 And Solomon gathered chariots and horsemen : and he liad a thousand and four hundred chariots, and twelve thou- sand horsemen, which he placed in the chariot Cities, and with the king at Jeru- salem. 15 And the king made silver and gold at Jerusalem as filenteoris as stones, and cedar-trees made he as the sycamore- trees tliat are in the vale for abunda-.ice. 16 And Solomon had horses brought out of Eg)-pt, and linen yarn : the king s mer- chants icceivcd the linen yarn at a jsrice. 17 And they fetched up, and brought forth out of Eg\'pt a chariot for six hun- dred shckeh of sih'er, and an horse for an hundred and fifty : and so brought tiicy cwt horses for all the kings of {he Tlittites, and for the kings of Svria, by their means. CHAP. II, 1, 17, Solo7non's labourers for the build- ing of the temjiU. 3 His 7ncssage to Hurcnn. 11 Huram^s kind anniver. AND Solomon determined to build an house for the name of the Lord, and an house for his kingdom. 2 And Solomon told out threescore and ten thousand men to bear burdens, and fourscore thousand to hew in the moun- i tain, and three thousand and six himdred j to oversee them. 3 % And Solomon sent to Huram the kirig of Tyre, saying. As thou didst deal with David my father, and didst send him cedars to build him an house to dwell therein, cx'eh so deal nvith me. 4 Behold, I build an house to the name of the Lord my God, to dedicate zV to him, and to burn before him sweet in- cense, and for the continual shew-bread, ?vnd for th.e burnt-offerings moiiiing and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the Lord our G(xl, This is an ordinance &r ever to Israel, 5 And the house which I build is great: for great is our God above all gnds. 6 But who is able to build him an house, seeir.g the heaven and herf\en 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 cun- ning to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and i)Iuc, and that can skill to grave with the 'cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide. 8 Send me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, and algum-trees out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut dmber in Lebnnon; and behold, my ser- vants shall be Avith thy .servants, 9 Fa en to prcjiare me timhcT-in abtmd- ance : for the house which I am about to build shall be wonderful gi-eat, 10 And behold, I will give to thy ser- vants, the hewers that cut timl)er, twenty thousand measures of beaten wheat, and twenty thousand measures of barley, and twenty thousand baths of wine, and twen- ty thousand baths of oil, y. H Then Huram the king of Tyre an- swered in writing, which he sent to Solo- mon,BecausetheLoRD hath loved hispeo- ple, he hath made thee king over chem. 12 Huram said moreover. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, that made heav- en and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with pru- dence and understanding, that might build an house for the Lord, and an house for his kbgdom, 13 And now I have sent a cunning mfin, endued with understanding, of Huram my father's, 14 The son of a woman of the daugh- ters of Dan, and his father ivas a man of Tyre, skilful to work in gold.'Hnd in silver, in brass, in iron, in stone, and in timber, in purple, in blue, and in fine linen, and in crimson ; also to gra\e any manner of graving, and to find out e\evy device- which shall be put to him, with thy cun- ning men, and with the cunning nien of' my lord David thy father. 15 Now tlierefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine which my lord hath spoken of, let h;m send unto hfe servants ; 16 And we will cut wood out of Leba- non, as much as thou shalt need : and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa ; and thou shalt cany it up to Je- rusalem, 17 '\\ And Solomon numbered all the strangers that were in the land of Isi*ael, after the numbering wherewith David his father had numl)cred them ; and they were found an hundred and fifty thousand and three thousand and six hundred. 18 And he set threescore and ten thousand of them to be bearers of Ijurdens, and fourscore thousand to he hewers in tlie mountain, and three thousand and six hundred overseers to set the people a work. CHAP. III. 1 The place and time of bidlding the temr_ pie. 3 The measure and ornaments of the house. 11 'I'he cherubims. THEN Solomon began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem in mountMoriah, where the LORD appear The buildbig of the temple. Cha ed unto David his father, in the place that David, had prepared in tht: threshing- floor of Oman tiie Jebusite. 2 And he began to build in the second day of the second month, in the fourth year of his reign, 3 ^ Now tliese are the things wherein Solomon was insiructed for the building of the house of Gnd. The length by cubits after the first measure was threescore cubits, and tiie breadth twenty cubits. 4 And the porch that ivas in the front of the houaCy the length of it ivas accord- ing to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the heigiit ivas- an hundred and twenty : and he overlaid it within with pure' gold. 5 And the greater house he ceiled Avitli fir-tree, whicti heoverln.id with fine gold, and set thereon palm-trees and chains. 6 And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty : and the gold . waA gold of Parvaim. 7 He overlaid also the house, the beams, the posts, and the walls thereof, and the doors thereof, with gold ; and gn-aved che- rubims on the walls. 8 And he made the most holy house, the length whereof was according to tiie breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty cubits : and he overlaid it with fine gold, amountbig to six hundred talents. 9 And the weight of the nails was fifty shekels of gold. And he overlaid the up - per chambers with gold. 10 And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image-work, and over- laid them wixh. gold. ' 11 H And the wings of the cherubims were twenty cubits long : one wing of the 4>ne 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 ivas fix'e cubits, reaching to the wall of the house: and the other wing lyfl.s five cubits also, joining to the wing of the other cherub. 13 The wings of these chenibims spread themselves forth twenty cubits : and they stood on their feet, and tlieir faces ivere inwarcL 14 ^ And he made the veil of blue, and purple, and crimson, and line hnen, and wrought cherubims thereon. 15 Also he made before the house two pillars of thirty and five cubits high, and the chapiter thatl:yas on the top of each of theiii was five cubits. 16 And he made chains, csin the or- acle, and put them on the heads of the pillars ; and made an hundi-ed pomegran- ates, arid put them on the chains. }7 And he reared up the pillars before IV. The altar and molten sea. 373 the temple, one on the right hand, and ;.he other on the left ; and called tlie name of that on the right hand Jachin, and the name of that on tlie left Boaz. CHAP. IV. I The altar of brass. 2 The molten sea. 6 Tlie ten lavers, candlesticks, and 'nbles. 19 The instruments of gold. MOREOVER he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits tlie length aiereof, and twenty cubits the breadth theieof, and ten cubits the height thereof. 2 ^ Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in com- pass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it roimd about. 3 And under it was the similitude 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 look- ing toward the north, and three looking toward the west, and three looking tov/ard- the south, aiid three lookmg toward the east: and the sea was set above upon them, and all their hinder parts wars inward. 5 And the thickness of it was an hand- breadth, and the brim of it like the work of the brim of a cup, with flowers of lil- ies; and it received and held three thousand baths. 6 H He made also ten lavers, and put five on the right hand, and fi\6 on the left, to wash in Ihem : such things as thejTs . offered for the burnt-offering they wasli- ed in them ; but the sea was for the priests to wash in. 7 And he made ten candlesticks cf gold according to their form, and set them in the temple, fi\e on the right hand, and five on the left. 8 He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the rigm tide, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold. 9 H Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great com't, and doors for the court, and oA'erlaid the doors of them with brass. 10 And he .set the sea on the right side of the east end, over against the south. 11 And Huram made the pots, and the sho\-els, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of Gcd; 12 To wit, the two pillars, and the pom- mels, and the chapiters which vjere on tiie top of the twopillars, andthe two wreatlis to cover the twoi>ommels of the chapiters which were on the top of the pillars ; 13 And four hundred pomegranates on the two wreaths ; two rows of pome- granates on each wreath,- to co^ er the :iU The ark brought up. II. CHRONICLES two pommels of the chapiters which nvrrc vipon the pillars. 14 He made also bases, and lavei'S made he upon tlie bases ; 15 One sea, and twelve oxen under it. 16 The pots also, and the shovels, and the fiesh-hooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his fatlier make to king Solo- mon for the house of the Loud of bi'ight brass. 17 In the plain of Jordan did the king- cast them, in tlie clay ground between Succoth and Zei'edathah. 18 Thus Solomon made all these ves- sels in great ainindancc : i'or the weight cf the brass could not be found out. 19 ^ And Solomon made all the ves- sels Uiat were for the l)ouse of God, the golden altar also, and the tables whereon the shew-bread ivas set ; 20 MoreoA'er tlie candlesticks with their lamps, tliat they should burn after the manner before the oracle, of pm-e gold ; 21 And the flowers, and tiie lamps, and the tongs, made he &/'gold, and that perfect gold ; 22 And the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers, c/purc gold : and the entry of tl:e house, the in- ner doors thereof for the most holy place, and the doors cf the house of the temple, luere of gold. CHAP. V. iThe dedicated treasures. 2The bringing lip of the ark of tlie covenant. llGodbe- ing praised, giveth a dgn oj his favour. THUS all the work that Solomon made for the house of the Lo r d %vas finished : and Solomon bi-ought in all the things that David his father had ded- icated ; and the silver, and the gdd, and all the instruments, put he among the treasures of the house of God. 2 If Tlien Solomon assembled the el- ders of Israel, and all the heads of the ti-ibes, the chief of the fathers of the chil- dren of Israel, unto Jerusalem, to bring lip the ark of the covenant of the Loru out of the city of David, which is Zion. •3 Wherefore all the men of Israel as- sembled themselves unto the kijig in the feast which Tya« in the seventh month. 4 And all tlie elders of Israel came ; and the Lcvites took up the avk. 5 And they brought up tlie ark, and the tabernacle of the congregatiojj, and all the holy vessels that tvere'm the taberna- cle, these did the priests and the Lcvites bring up. G Also king Solomon, and all the con- gregation of Israel that were assembled unto liim before the ark, sacrificed sheep ar.cl oxen, which could not be told nor nu;r.hcred for umltitude. - 7 And the fjriests bi'ought in the ark of the covenau„ of tlie Lord unto his God gives a sign of favour. place, to the oracle of the house, into the most holy fJace, even under the wings of the cherubims : 8 For the cherubims spread forth their wings over the place of the ark, aTid 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 Moses put therein at floreb, when the Lord made a cotc- na7it with the children of Israel, when they came out of Egypt. 11 •[j And it came to pass,when the priests were come out of the holy place : (for all the priests that were present v\'ei"e sancti- fied, a7id did not then wait by course : 12 Also the Levites which were the singers, all of them of Asaph, of Heman, of Jcduthun, with their sons and tlieir i^rethren ; being arrayed in white linen, having cymbals and psalteries and harps, stood at the east end of tlie altai-, and with them an hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets :) 1 3 It came even to pass, as the tinimp- cters and singers were as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord ; and when they lift- ed up their voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the Lord, saying. For he in good ; for his mercy endureth for ever : tliat then the house was filled witli a cloud, eve7i\ht 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. CHAP. VI. 1 Solomon having blessed the people, blesscth God, 12 His prayer at the consecration of the tC7n/de. THEN said Solomon, The LoRDhatli said that he would dwell in the thick darkness. 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 congregation of Israel : and all the congregation ot Israel stood. 4 And he said, Blessed 6e the Lord God of Israel, who hath with his hands fulfilled that which he spake with his mouth to my father David, saying, 5 Since the day that I brought forth my people out of the land of Egypt I chose no city among all the tribes of Israel to build an house in, that my name might be there ; neither chose I any man to l3e a r.ilcr ovei* my people Israel : Solnmon blesaelh tite jieajde. 6 But I have chosen Jerusalem, that my name might" be there ; i:ud have chosen David to be over my people Israel. 7 Now it was in the heart cf David my father to build an house for tiie name of the Lord God of Israel : 8 But the Lord said to David my fa- tlier, Foras-much as it was in tliine heart to build an house 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 name. 10 The Lord therefore hath perform- ed his word that he hath spoken : for I am risen up in the room of David my fatlier, and am set on the throne of Israel, as the Lord promised, and have built the house for the name of the Lo rd God of Israel. 11 And ill it have I put the ark, where- in is the covenant of the Lord, tliat he made with the children of Israel. 12 1[And he stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the con- gregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands : 13 (For Solomon had made a brazen scaffold, of fi\e 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 Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven,) 14 And said, O Lord God of Israel, there is no God like thee in the heaven, uor in the earth ; which keepest covenant, and sheiuest mercy unto thy servants, that walk before thee with all their hearts : 15 Thou which hast kept with tliy ser- vant David my father that which thou ' hast promised him ; and spakest with thy mouth, and hast fulfilled* /t with tliiue hand, as it is this day. 16 Now therefore, O Lord God of Israel, keep with thy servant David 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 Israel ; yet so that tliy children take heed to their way to walk in my law, as thou hast walked before me. 17 Now then, O Lord God of Israel, let thy v.'ord be verified, which thou hast spoken unto thy servant David. 18 But will God in veiy deed dwell with men on the earth ? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot coritain Uiee ; how much less this house which 1 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 pray- eth before thee : , 2% That thine eyes may be open upon Chap. VI. TRs firayer. 375 this hc'jse day and night, upon tlie place wherec;! thou liust said, that thou wuild- est put thy name there ; to heai-ken unto the pi-ayer wiiich thy servar^t praycth to- ward this place. 21 Hearken therefore unto the suppli- cations oi thy servant, and of tl\y people Israel, v.'hich they shall maice toward this place : hear thou from diy d\veUing-place, even from heaven ; and when thou hear- est, forgive. 22 fl if a man sin against his neighbour, and an oath be laid uptm him to make hnn 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 recompensing his way up- on his oAvn head ; and by justifying the 5'ighteous, by giving him according to his righteousness. 24 If And if thy people Israel be put to the worse before t!ie enemy, because they have sinned against thee ; and shall return and confess thy name, and pray and mak» sr.pphcation befoi-e thee in this house ; 25 Then hear thou fron;i the heavens, and forgive the sin of thy people Israel, and bring them again unto the land v/hich thou gavest to them and to their fathei's. 26 ^When the heaven is shut up, and there is no rain, because they have sinned against thee ; ijet if they pray toward this place, and confess thy name, and turn from their sin, when thou dost aiflictthem ; 27 Then hear thou from heaven, and forgive 'the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, when thou hast taught them the good way wherein they should walk ; and send i-ain upon thy land, which thou hast given unto thy people for an inher- itance. 28 If If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, ii' thtere be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillars ; ^if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land ; whatsoever sore, or whatsoever sickness there be : 29 Then what prayer, or what suppli- cation soever shall be made of any man, or of all thy people Israel, when every one shall know his own soi-e, and his own grief, and shall spread forth his hands in this house : SO I'hen hear thou from heaven thy dwelling-place, and forgive, and render unto e\eiy man accorciing unto all his ways, whose heart thou knowest ; (for thou only knowest the hearts of the chil- dren of men :) 31 That they may fear thee, to walk in thy ways, s-o long as they live in the land which thou gavest unto our fathers. 32 ^ Moreover concerning the stran- ger, which is not of thy people Israel, but IS come from a far country for thy great 7G Solotnoyi's /irai/fs\ II. 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Lis solemn sacrifices. \nd the priests could not enter into name's sake, and thj- miehty hand, and thy stretclitd out arm ; if tliey come and pray in tliis house ; 33 Then liear thou from the heavens, even from th)' dwelling-phice, and do according to all that the stranger calletli to thee for ; that all people of the earth may knov/ thy name, and tear thee, as dolh thy people Israel, and may know that this hoiwe which I have built is call- ed by thy jiamc. 34 If th}' people go out to war against their enemies by the way that thou shalt send them, and they pray unto thee to- ward 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 iheir cause. 36 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man wliich sinnetii not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before t/ieir enemies, and they carry them away captives unto a land far ofl' or near ; 3/ Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried cap- tive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have ^icalt 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 car- ried them captives, and pray toward their land which thou ga\est unto their fathers, and tonuard the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I ha\"e built for thy nanie : 39 Then hear thou from the heavens, et'f??froin thy dv/elling-place, their prayer and their supplications, and maintain their cause, and forgive thy people which have ^med agaihst thee. 40 iNov.', my God, let, I beseech thee, thine eyes be open, and let thine ears he attent lilfto the prayer t/iatis made in tliis place. 41 Nov/ therefore arise, O Lord God, into thy resting-place, thou, and the ark nf thy strength: let thy priests, O Lord God, be clothed witl^^ salvation, and let thy saints rejoice m goodness. ■ 42 O Lord God, turn not away the face of thine anointed : reVnen^cr the mercies of David thy servant. CHAP. VII. 1 God giving testimony to Solomo7i's prayer, the pcofile ivorshi/i him. 4 Soloijion^s sacrifice. NOW when Solomon had made an end of praying, tlie fire came down frohi heaven, and consumed the Ijurnt- offering and the sacrifices; and the glory of the Lord filled the iiousc. the house of the Lord, Ijecausq the glory of the Lord had filled the Lord's house. 3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the Lord upon the house, they bowed themselves with their faces to the gi'ound upon the pavemeiit, and worship- ped, and pr-aised the Lo r d, saying. For he is- good ; for his nijercy endureth for ever. 4 If Then the king and all the people offered sacrifices before the Lord. 5 And king Solomon offered a sacrifice of twenty and two thoiisand oxen, and an hundred and tNsentj' thousand sheep : so the king and all the people dedicated the house of God. 6 And tiie priest waited on their of- fices : the Levites also with instruments of musick of the Lord, which David the king had made to praise the Lord, be- cause his mercy eyidurcth for ever, when David praised by their muiistry ; and die priests sounded trumpets befoi-e them, and all Israel stood. 7 Moreover Solomon hallowed the mid- dle of the court that ivan before the house of the Lord : for there he offered burnt- ofieiings, and the fat of the peace-ofFer- ings, because the brazen altar which Sol- omon had made was not able to receive the burnt-offerings, and the meat-offer- ings, and the fat. 8 ^ Also at the same time Solomon kept thefeast seven days, and all Israel withliim, a very great congi-egation, from the enter- uig in ot Hamath unto the river of Egypt 9 And in the eighth day they made a solenui assembly : for they kept the dedi- cation of the altar seven days, and the feast seven days. 10 And on the three and twentieth day of the seventh* month he sent the people away into their tents, glad and merry in heart for the goodness tiiat the Lord had shewed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel his people. 11 Thus Solomon finished the house of the Lord, and the king's house : and all that came into Solomon's heart to make in the house of the Lord, and in liis owa house, he prosperously effected. 12 11 And the Lord appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I ha\e heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice. 13 If I shut up heaven that there be ns rain, or it" I command the locusts to de- vour the land, or if I send pestilence among my people ; . 14 If my people, which are called by mv name, shall humble themselves, and ])ray, and seek my face, and tuni from thpir wicked ways ; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sui, and will heal their land. 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Chap, v 15 Now mine eyes shall be open, and tiiine cars attent unto the prayer that is 'node in this place. 16 For now have I chosen and sancti- fied this house, tliat my name may be there for ever : and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there jjerpetually. 17 And as for thee, it thou wilt walk before me» as David thy father walked, and do according to all that I have com- manded thee, and shalt observe my stat- utes and my judgments; 18 I'hen will 1 establish the throne of thy kingdom, according as 1 have cove- nanted with David thy fr.ther, saying, There sliall not fail thee a man to be rul- er in Israel. 19 But if ye turn away, and forsake tny statutes and my commandnacnts, wliich 1 have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship mem ; 20 Then wiU I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which 1 liave given them ; and this house, which I have sanc- tilied for my name, will 1 cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a. proverb and a Ijy-word among all nations. 21 And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that pass- eth 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 tlieir fa- thers, which brought them forth out of tlie land of Egy^t, and laid hold on other gere the chief of king Solomon's officers, even two hundred and fifty, that bare rule o\'er the people. 11 If And Solomon brought up the daughter of Pharaoh out of the city of David unto the house that he had ijuilt for her : for he said, My wife shall not dv/ell in the house of David king of Israel, because the /daces are holy, whereunto the ark of the Lord hach come. 12 1[ Then Solomon offered burnt-of- feririgs unto the Lord on the altar of tlie Lord, which he had built before the porch, 13 £jven after a certain rate every day^ offering according to the commandment of iMoses, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feast§,\ 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 11 And he appointed, according to the order of David liis father, the courses of the priests to their service, and the Lc- vites to their charges, to praise and min- ister before the priests, as the duty of every day required : tlie porters also by their courses at every gate : for so hail David the man of God commanded. 15 And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the piiests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures. 16 Now all the work of Solomon was prepared unto the day of the foundatiou of the house ot the Lord, and imtil it was finished. So the house of the Lori> was perfected. 17 If Then went Solomon to Ezion-ge- ber, and to Eloth, at tlie sea side in the land of Edom. 18 And Huram sent him by the hands of Ms servants,ships, and servants that had knowledge of the sea; and they went with the servants of Solomon to Ophir, and took (.hence four hundred and fitt>" talents of gold, and broueht them to king Solomon. CHAP. IX. 1 77ie queen of S/nba admireth Solomon\i ^uisdo?n. ISSolomon's riches. ^9Ni,sdeal/i. AND -vvheii the queen of Sheba heard ' of the fan-.e of Solouion, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a \ery great/;oinpany. SrS Queen of Shtbo'ii visit. and camels thai; bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones : antl when she was come to Solomon, she commnned with him of ail that was in her heart. 2 And Solomon told her all her ques- tions : and there was nothing hid from Solomon which he told her not. 3 And when the queen of Sheba had seen the wisdonv of Solomon, and the house that he had built, 4 And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their apparel ; hi;, cup-bearers also, and their apparel ; and his ascent by which he went up in.o the Ivouse of the Lord ; there was no more spirit in her. 5 And she said to the king. It wan a true leport which I heard in mine own l?ind of tliine acts, and of th}' wisdom : 6 Howbeit, I believed not iheir words, until I came, and mine eyes had seen, it: and behold, the one half of the greatness of thy wisdom was not told me : Jar thou exceedest the fame that I heard. 7 Happy are tliy men, and happy are these thy servants, which stand continu- ally before thee, and hear thy wisdom. 8 Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in thee to set thee on his throne, to be king for the Lord thy God : be- cause thy God lo\'ed Israel, to establish them for ever,therefore made he thee king over them, to do judgment and justice. 9 And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as tlie queen of Sheba gave king Solomon. 10 And the servants alsoof Huram, and the servants of Sok^mon, which brought ' gold from Ophir, brought algum- trees and precious stones. ^ 11 And the king made o/"the algiim- 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 rf Judah. 12 And king Solomon gave to the queen of Sheba all her desire, whatsoe\er she asked, beside t/iat which she had brouglit unto the kir.g. So she turned, and went away to her ovai land, she ancl her servants. 13 1[ Now the weight of gold that came to Sf^ilomon in one year was six^hiuidred and threesccre and six talents of gold ; 14 Beside t/iat ivliich chapmen and merchants brought. And all the kings of Arabia and governors of the countr)' brought gold ar.d silver to Solomon. 15 ^ And king Solomon made two hun- dred targets o/ beaten gold : sixhimdred shekels of Ijeatcn gold went to f>ne target. ^ 16 And three hundred shields made lu o/^beaten gold : three- hundred shekek of II. CHRONICLES, • Solomori^s deatSi, gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebrtnoil. 17 If Moreover, the kin^ made a great thi one of ivorj', and overlaid it with pure gold. 18 And there vjere six ste]:)s to the throne, with a footstorl of gold, which were fastetied to the thr;;ne, and stays on eadi side of the sitting-plaCe, and two lions standing by the sla\ s : 19 And tvvelve lions stoelled against the house of David unto this dav. CHAP. XI. 1 Rehoboam raifdng an army to subdue Israel, is forbidden by H/iemaiuh. 18 His ivivcs. AND when Rehoboam was come to Jerusalem, he gathered of th- house of Judah and Benjamin an hundred .tnd fourscore thousand chosen men vi'hich were warriors, to light against Israel, that he might bring the kingdom again to Rehoboam. 2 But the word of the Lord came to Shemaiah the man erf God, saying, 3 Speak unto Rehoboam the son of Solomon, king of Jiida'i, and to all Israel in Judah and Benjamin, saying, , 4 Thus saith the Lord, \e shall not go up, nor fight against yoiri- brechren : return every man to his house ; fa- this thing is dcjue of me. And they obe}'ed the words of the Lord, and returned from going against .Teroboani. 5 IT And Rehoboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built cities for defence in Judah, 6 He built even Beth-Iehem, and Etani, and Tekoa, 7 And Beth-zur, and Shocho, and A- dullam, 8 And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph, 9 And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah, 10 And Zorah, and Ajalon, and Hft- bron, which are in Judah and in Beuja- min, fenced cities. 11 And he foi'tified the strong holds» and put captains in tliem, and store of victual, and of oil and wine, 12 And in every several city he fiut shields and spears, and made them ex- ceeding strong, having Judah and Benja- min on his side. 13 ^ And tlie priests and the I.,evitcs that were in all Israel resorted to him out of all their coasts. 14 For the Levites left their suburbs and their possession, and came to Judah . and Jerusalem : for Jeroboam and his sons had cast them ofl" from executing the priest's office unto the Lord : 15 And he oi-dained hiin priests fo;" j80 Rehoboant^s wives. 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CHRONICLES. ///» rci/fn and death. tlic high p':ices, and for the devils, and for the cal\es which he had made. 16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel, sacli as set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came to Jenisa Icvn, to sacririce unto the Lord God of their fathers, 17 So tliey strengthened the kingdom of Judah, and madeKehoboam the son of Solomon strong, three ]iears: for three years they walked in the way of David and Solomon. 18 1[ Anc^ Reholwam took him Mal\a- lath the danj^hter of Jerimoth the son of David to wife, atid Abihail the daughter of Eliab the son of Jesse ; 19 Which bare, him children, Jeush, -and Shamariah, and Zaham. 20 And after her he took Maachah llie daugliter of Absalom ; which bare him Abijali, and Attai, and Ziza, and Sliclonnth. 21 And Relioboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his conciiljines : (for he took eighteen ^vives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and three- Score daughters.) 22 And Reholjoam made Abijah the son of Maachah the chief, to be ruler among his brethren : for ht thought to make iiiui king. 23 And he dealt wisely,and dispersed of all his cliildren tliroughout all the coun- tries fif Judah and Benjamin, unto every fenced cit} : and he gave them v'ctual in abundance. And he desired many wives. CHAP. XII. J Rehohoam forsaking God, ia punished dy iShishak. 13 His raipi, and death. AND it came to pass, when Rehoboam liad establislied the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the Lord, and all Israel with him. 2 And it came to pass, that in the fifth year of king Rehoboam Shishak king of Egypt came up againstJeru'ialem, because they had transgressed against the Lord, S With twelve hundred chariots, and threescore thousand horsemen : and the people ivere without number that came ■with him out of Egypt ; tlie Lubims, the bukkiims, and the Ethiopians- 4 And he took the fenced cities which pertained toJudah,and came to Jerusalem. 5 If Then carne Shemaiah the jM-ophet to i-leiioboam, and to the princes of Ju- dah, that were gathered together to Je- rusalem because of Shiihak, and said un- to them. Thus saith the Lord, Ye have forsaken me, and therefore h;ivc 1 also left you in the hand of Shishak. 6 Whereupon the princes of Isra'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 Shemaiah, saving. They have humbled themsehes; thcrtfore I will not destroy them, but I will grant them some deliverance ; and my wrath shall not be poured out upon Jemsalem by tiie hand of Shishak. 8 Nevertheless they shall be his servants; that they may know my service, and the service of the kingdoms of the countries. 9 So Siiishak king of Egv'^pt came up against Jerusalem, 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 Solomon had made. 10 Instead of which, king Rehoboam 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 iiito the guard-chamber. 12 And -when he humbled himself, the wrath of the Lo r d turntd from him, that he would not destroy him altogether : and also in Judah things went well. 13 IT So king Rehoboiim strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam ivas one and fort\ years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the Lord had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there, And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess. 14 And he did evil, because he pi'c- pared not liis heart to seek the Lord. 15 Now tlie acts of Rehoboam, first and last, are they not written in the i^ook of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer, concerning genealogies ? And there Tjere wars between Rehoboam and Jero- boam continually. 16 And Rehoboam slept with his fa- thers, and was buried in the city of Da- vid : and Abijah his sou reigned iii his stead. CHAP. XIIL 1 Jlbijah succeeding, maketh ivar against .feroboam, 13 and overcometh him. NOW in the eighteenth year of king Jeroboam began Abijah to reiga over Judah. 2 He reigned three years in Jerusalem, His mother s name also "({'fis Michaiah the daughter of Uriel of (Jibeah. And there was \var between Aliijah and Jeroboam. 3 And Abijah set the battle in aiTay with an armv of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men : Jer- oiioamaiso set the battle in array I'g^iijist him with eight hundred thousand clio?en men, being mighty men of yalour. .ibijn/i's victori/. x Chap. 4 *[ And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, una said. Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel ; 5 Ought ye not to know that the Lord Ood of Israel gnve the kingdom o\er Is- I'ael to ®a\id for e\'er, evni to liim and to his sons by a covenant of salt ? 6 Yet Jeroboam the son of Nebat the sei"\'ant of Solomon the son of Da^id, is risen up, and hath rebelled against his lord. 7 And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have sti-engthened themselves against Reho- boam the son of Solomon, when Relio- boam was jouiig and tender-hearted, and could not withstand them. 8 And now ye think to withstand the kingdom of the Lokd in the hand of the sons of David ; and ye be a great malti- tude, and there are with you golden cahes, which Jeroboam made you for gods. 9 Have ye not cast out the priests of the LoED, the sons of Aaron, and the LeA'ites, and have made you jiriests after the manner of the nations of olher lands ? so that whatsoever comcth to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, t/ie same may be a priest of them that are no gods. 10 But as for us, the Lord is our God, and we ha\'e not foi-saken him ; and the priests, which minister unto the Lord, are tlie sons of Aaron, and the Levites nvait upon thdr business : 11 And they bum unto the Lor d every morning and every evening burnt- sacri- fices and sweet incense : the shew-bread also set they in order upon the pure table ; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof to burn eiery evening : for we keep the charge of tlie Lord our God ; but ye have forsaken him. 12 And behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and iiis priests with sounding trumpets to cry alai-m against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers ; for ye shall not prosper. 13 ^ Bdt Jeroboam caused an am- bushment to come about behind them : so they were before Judah, and the am- bushment ivas behind them. 14 And when Judah locked back, be- liold, the battle v.-as before and beliind : and they ciied unto the Lord, and the priests sounded with the trumpets. 15 Then the men of Judah gave a shout : and as the men of Judah shouted, it came to pass, that God smote Jeroboam and all Israel before Aljijah and Judah. 16 And the children of Israel fled be- fore Judah : and God deli\ered them into their hand. IT And Abijah and liis people sievr i^'- , .^sasucceedeth him. 581 them with a great slaughter : so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. 18 Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the chil- dren of Judah prevailed, because the\ re- lied upon the Lord God of their fathers. 19 And Abijali pursued after Jev.obo- am, and took cities from him, Beth-el with the towns thereof, and Jes>.:uah with the towns thei'eof, and Ephrain with tlie towns thereof 20 Neither did Jeroboam recover strength again in t!ie days of Auijah : and the Lord struck him, and he died. 21 ^f But Abijah waxed mighty, and married fourteen wives, and l:)egat twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters. 22 And the rest of the acts of Abijah, and liis ways, and his sayings, are writ- (.eri in the story of the prophet Iddo. CHAP. XIV. 1 Asa succeeding, destroyeth idolatry, 9 calling on God, he overcometh Zerah, and s/ioiieth the Etfiiofnans. SO Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David : and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years. 2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the ejes 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 dowft the groves : 4 And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. 5 Also he took away out of all the cit- ies of Judah the high places and the images : and the kingdom was quiet be- fore him. 6 51 And he built fenced cities m Judah : fo)' tlie land had rest, and he had no wai- in those years ; because the Lord had given him rest. 7 Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bai's, wliile the land is \et before us ; because we have sought the Lord our God, we have sought hi?n, and he hath given us rest on eveiy side. So they built, and prospered. 8 And Asa had an army of men that bare targets and spears, out of Judah three hundred thousand ; and out of Ben- jamin, that bare shields and drew bows, two Hundred and fourscore thousand : all these we7-e migltty men of valour. 9 ^f And there cime oyt against them Zerah the Ethioj)ian, witii an host of a thousand thousand, and thi-ee hundred cjiaric^ts ; and came unto Mareshah. 10 Then Asa went out against him, and they set the l>attle in array in tlie valley of Zephathah at Marebhah. SS2 The Ethiofiians sniiiten. II. CHRONICLES. 11 And Ar;a crieci unto the Lord his G(x], and said, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power : heJp )is, O Lord our God ; for we rest on thfc, and in thy name we go agiinst this multitude. O Lord, thou art our God ; let not man prevail against thee. 12 So the Lord smote tlie Ethiopians l)efoi-e Asa, and before Judah ; and the Etliiopi.ins fled. 13 And Asa and the people that vjere with him pursued them untoCierar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that the)' could not reco\-er themselves ; for they were destroyed before the Lord, and before his host ; and they cajt-ried away very much spoil. 14 And they smote all the cities round about Gerar ; for the fear of the Lord came upon tjiem : 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 Jeruscilem. CHAP. XV. 1 jisa, moved by Azariah, maketh a sol- emn cover ant with God 16 IL' putteth down MaacHah Ids mother for idolutrij. AND the spirit of Ge walked in the first ways of his fatlier David, and sought iK)t unto Baaiijn ; ■ 4 IJut sought to the LORD God of his fedier, and walked in his commandaiieaitSj and n(;t after the doings (jf Israel. I, XVIII. J.i})t)?Jiah}w.t succeedeth him. 383' 5 Therefore the Lord established the kingdom in liis hand ; and all Judah brought to Jehosliaphat presents ; and hi; had riches and honour in abundance. 6 And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord : moreover he took away the high places aiid groves out of Judah, / % Also in the thii-d year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Bert-lmil, and to Obadiah, ami to ZechaiTah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. 8 And with them he sent Levites, eveu Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadi- ah, and Asahel, a.nd. Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijab, and Tob-adonijah, Levites ; and widl them Etishama and Jehoram, priests. 9 And they taught in Judah, and had !lie book of the law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all tlie cities of Judah, and taught the people. ion And the fear of the Lord tell up- on all the kingdoms of the lands that -vers roiuid about Judah, so that tlicy made no war against Jehoshaphat. 11 Also «&?/2t' oi the Philistines brought-- Jehpshaph,at jjresents, and tribute silver ; and the Arabians brought him flocks, -ev- en thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand alid se\cn hutidred hc- goats. 12 n And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly ; and he built in Judah cas-: ties, and cities of store. 13 And he had much business in the cities of Judah : and the men of war, mighty men of valour, nvere v:-. Jeru.salem, 14 And tiieseare the numijersof them according to tlie house of theii' fathers ; of Judah, the captains di thousands ; Ad- nah tlie chief, antl with him mighty nieu of valour tlirce hundred thousand. 15 And next to hiin nuas Jehohanan tlie caijtain, and with him two hundred and rburscore thousand. 16 And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly oftered himself unto the Lord ; and with him two hun- dred thousand mighty meti of valour. 17 And of Benjamin ; Eliada a miglity man of \ alour, and witli him arn^ed men w ith bow and shield two hunc' red ll lousand. IS And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thou- sand ready prenai-ed for the war. 19 These waited on the king, bcsldfi those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all juda!i. CHAP. xyni. 1 Jehoshafdnit goeth with Ahab againsi Jiamoth-gileud. 4 jliiab seduced b'f false hro/iiicts is slain. NOW Jehoshaphat had riches and hoiiour iu abuiKliUioe, and j'-i'i^'' iiil-Uiitv wiih Ai\ub. ' 584 Mab*s false firofihe4s. II. CHRONICLES. I^licaidiH firojthccy. 2 And after certain years he vc! clown to Ahal) to Samai-ui. And Alial) killed sheep and oxen for him in abund- ance, and for the people that he had with him, and persuaded him to go up ivilhhim to liamoth-eilead. 3 And Anab king of Isiael said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go ■with me to Ramoth-gilead ? And he an- swered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people ; and we nvill be with thee in the war. 4 If And Jehoshaphat said unto the king of Israel, Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the Lord to-day. 5 Therefore the king of Israel gather- cred together of prophets four hundred i men, and said unto tlieni, Shall we go to Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall I for- bear ? And they said, Go up ; for God \vill deliver if. into the king's hand. 6 But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a projihet of the Lord besides, that we might inquire of him .-* 7 And the king of Israel said unto Je- hoshaphat, There is yet one man, by whom we may inquire of the Lord : but I hate him ; for he ne^'er prophesieth jjoofA unto me, but always evil : the same IS Micaiah the son of Inila. And Jehosh- aphat said. Let not the king say so. 8 And the king of Israel called for one of his officers, and said, Fetch quickly Micaiah the son of Imla. 9 And the king of Israel and Jehosha- phat king of Judah sat either of them on liis throne, clothed in their i-obes, ar.d they sat in a void place at the entering in of the gate of Samaria ; and all the prophets jirophesied before them. 10 And Zedekiah the son of Chenaa.nah had made him horns of iron, and said, j Thus saith the Lord, With these thou Eihalt push Syria until they be consumed. 1 1 And all the prophets prupliesied so, saying. Go up to Ramoth-gileud, and prosper : for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 12 And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spake to him, saying, liehold, 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 Micaiah saitl, As the Lord liveth, e\en Avhat my God saith, that will { spealc 14 And w!icn he was come to the king, the king said unto lum, Micaiah, shall we t:;otoRaiTiiotli-giiead to battle, or sliall Ifor- bear ? And he said. Go ye up, aiid prosper, and they shall be delivered into )our hand. 15 And ttie king said to him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou say nothing but the truth to me ju the name of the Lord ? 1 G Then he said, I did sec all Israel scat- tered upon the mountains, as sluep that have no shepherd: and the Lord s.Jd, These have no master ; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace. 17 And the king of Israel said to Jehosh- aphat, 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 sit- ting upon his throne, and all the host of heaven standing on his right hand and on his left. 19 And the I^ord said. Who shall en- tice Ahaij kiiig of Israel, that he may go u]5 and fall at Ramoth-gilead :■ And one spake saj'ing after this manner, and an- other saying after that manner. 20 Then there came out a spirit, and stood before the Lord, and said, I will entice hjm. And the Lord said unto him, Wherewitii .-' 21 And he said, I will go out, and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his proph- ets._ And the LORD said, Thou shall entice him, and thou shalt also prevail : go out and do eve7i so. 22 Nov/ therefore, bcliold, the Lord hatlj put a l>'ing spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, arid the Lord hath spoken evil against thee. 23 Then Zedekiah the son of Chena- anah came near, and smote Micaiah upor, the cheek, and said. Which way went the spirit of the Lord from me to speak unto thee i* 24 And Micaiah said. Behold, thou shalt see on that day when thou shalt go into an inner chamber to hide thvself. 25 Then the king of Israel said. Take ye Micaiah, and c.irry him back to A- mcn the governor of the city, and to Jo- ash the king's son ; 26 And say. Thus saith tlie king, Put this frlloTJ in the pi'ison, and feed him with bread of afiiiction and with water of affliction, until 1 return in peace. 27 And Micaiah said. It thou certain- 1}- return in peace, then hath not theLoR i? sj)oken by mc. And he said, Hearken, all \ e people. 28 So the king of Israel and Jehoslia- phat the king of Judah went up to Ra- moth-gilead. S9 And the king of Israel said unto Je- hoshapiiat, I will disguise myself, and will go to tlie battle ; liivt put thou on thy roljes. So the king of Israel disguised himself ; and they "went to the battle. SO Now the king of Syria had com- manded the captains of the chariots that ivvre witli him, saying, Fi;5htye not with small or great, sa\ e only with the king of Israel. 31 And it came to pass, when tlie cap- tain's of tlie chaiiols sav.- Jeiioshapluit, Jehonhafihat vidteth lus kingdom. Chap. that thev said. It is the king of Israel, ij Therefore they compassed about Iiim to ]! fight: but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the Lord helped him; and God moved them to defiart from him. 32 For it came to pass, that when the captains of the chariots perceived that it was not the fciisg of Israel, they turned back again from pursuing him. 33 And a certain man drew a bow at a \'enture, and smote the king of Israel be- tween the joints of the harness ; therefore he said to his chariot-man, Turn thine hand, that thou maycst cany ine out of the host ; for I am wounded. 34 And tlie battle increased that day : howbeit the king of Isr;iel stayed himself up in his chariot against the Syrians until the even : and about the tin-ie of the sun going down he died. CHAP. XIX. 1 Jehoahaphat vidteth his kingdom. 5 Hia instructions to the judges. AN 1) Jehoshaphat the king of Judali i-eturncd to his house in peace to Jerusalem. 2 And Jehu the son of Hananithe seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshajjhat, Shouldcst thou help the un- godly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is Avrath 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 Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jeinisalem: and he went out again through the peo- ple from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the Lord God of their fathers. 5 ^ And he set judges in the land thi-oughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, 6 And said to the judges. Take heed what j^e do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the judgment. 7 Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you ; take heed and dozV: for the7'e is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor tak- ing of gifts. 8 IT Moreover, in Jerusalem did Jeho- shaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and for ccHtroversies, when they returned to Jerasalem. 9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faith- fully, and with a perfect heart. . 10 And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judg- 49 xi:<, XX. He [irockiimelh a fast. 3^5 mcnts, ye shall e\ en warn them that they trespass not against the Lord, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shallnot trespass. 11 And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord ; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters : also the Levites shall be oiBcers before you. Deal courageously, and the Lord shall be v.'ith the good. CHAP. XX. 1 Jehoshafihat firoclaimeth a fast. 5 His prayer. 22 The overthroit} of his ene- mies. 31 His reign. IT came to pass alter this also, that^\o children of Moa!>, and the children of Ammon, and with them other beside the Ammonites, came against Jehosha- phat to battle. 2 Then there came some that told Je- hoshaphat, saying, There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea on this side Syria ; and behold, they be in Hazazon-tamar, which is En-gedi, 3 And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek the Lord, and proclaim- ed a fast throughout all Judah. 4 And Judah gathered themselves to- getlier, to ask help of the Lord : even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the Lord. 5 11 And Jehoshaphat stood in the con- gregation of Judah and Jenisalcn), in the house of the Lord, before the new- court, 6 And said, O Lord God of our fa- thers, .,4rt 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 that none is able to withstand thee ? 7 Art not thou our God, nvho didst drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever ? 8 And they dwelt therein, and have built thee a sanctuary therein for thy name, saying, 9 If, luhen e\\[ cometh upon us, as the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or fam- ine, we stand before this house, and in thy pi-esencc, (for thy name is in this house,) and ciy unto thee in oui" afflic- tion, then thou wilt hear and help. 10 And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir,whom thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egj-pt, but they turned from them, and destroyed them not ; 11 Behold, I say, how they reward 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 oS5 iiadffi^hicthfor Judah great company that cometh against us ; neither know we what to do: but our (syes are upon thee. . 1;> And all .Tud;ih stood before the LoRn, wiLh their little ones, their wives, iind their children. 14 "if I'hen upon Jehazicl the son of Zechaviah, the s(in of Benaiah, the son of .Teiel, the son of IVIattauiah, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, came the Spirit of th«/ Lo^D in' the midst of the congregation ; 15 And he said, Hearken ye, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and thou king Jehoshaphat, Thus saith the Lord »mto you. Be not afraid nor dismayed by veasca of this great multitude ; for the battle is not yours, but God's. 16 To-morrow go je down against them : behold, they come up by the cliff of Ziz ; and j'e shall find them at the end of the brook, before the Avilderness of Jeruel. \7 Ye shall not need to fight in this battle : ' set yourselves, stand ye still, and .see the salvation of tlie Lord with you, O Judah and Jeiiisalem : fear not, nor be dismayed; to-morrow go out against them: for the Lord ivill be with you. 18 And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the gronnd : and all Ju- dah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem fell before the Lord, worshipping the Lord. 19 And the Lcvites, ot the children of the Kohathites, and of the children of the Korhites, stood up to praise the Lord God of Israel with a loud voice on high. „ 20 U And they rose early in the morn- ing, and \vent forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehosha- phat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem ; Belie\e in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established ; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper. 21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the IjORd, and that shoukl praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army, and to say. Praise the Lord ; for liis mercy endureth for ever. 22 If And when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushments against the children of Ammon, Moab, and mount Seir, which were come against Judah ; and thev were smitten. 23 For the children of Amnlbn and Moab stood up against tlie inhaliitants of mount Seii", utterly to slay and destroy them : and v/heu they had made an end of the inhabitants of Seir, every one help- ed to destroy another. 24 And wlien Judah cai.'ie toward tlic watch-tower in the wilderness, they look- ed unto the multitude, and behold; they were dead i)odie3 fallen to the earth, and -none pscaped. II. CHRONICLES. Jdmhaiuiaes reign.- 25 And v;hcn Jehoshaphat and his pec-- ple came to take away the spoil of them, they found among them in abundance both riches with the dead bodies, and precious jewels, v/hich they stripped oii' for tliemselves, more than they ct>uld cai-- ry iXWAy : and they were three days ia gathering of the spoil, it was so much. '26 ^ And on the fourti) day they assem- l)led themsehcs in tlie valley of Bci-achah; for there they blessed tlie Lord : there- fore the name of the same place v/as call- ed. The valley of Berachah, unto this day. 27 Then they returned, every man oi Judah and Jerusalem, and Jchosiiaphat hi the forefront of them, to go again to Jeru- salem with joy ; for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies. 28 And they came to JeiTisalem Avith psalteries and harps and trumpets luiio the house of the Lord. 29 And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the Lord fought against the enemies of Israel. 30 So the realm of Jehoshaphatwas qui- et : for his God gave him rest round about. 31 Tf And Jehoshaphat reigned over Ju- dah; he 'K look upon it, and require it. 23 IT And it came to pass at the end of the year, that the host of Syria came up against him : and they came to Judah and Jerusalem, and destro}ed ail the princer; of the people from among the iico^ilc, and sent ail the spoil of them unto tlic king of Damascus. 24 For the army of the Syrians came with a small conipaTiy of men, and the; Lord delivered a very grc?,t ho;7t irtlo >90 Joash is s'lun. II. Chronicles; T/ie Edomites smitten. their hand, becMusc ihey had foreaken the Lord God of their fathers. So they t-x- ecaled judginent against Joash. 25 And wiien tliey were departed fj-om hinfi, (for they left him in gi'cat diseases,) his o-wn ^xJrvants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jchoiada the priest, and slew him on his ted, and, he died : and tliey buried him in the city of David, but they buried liim not in the sepulchres of die kings. ^^ 26 And these arc they tliat conspired against him ; Zabad tlie son of Shimeath an Animonitcss, and Jehozabad the son of Shimrlth a Moaliltess. 27 ^ Now concerning his sons, and the greatness of' the burdens laid upon him, and tiie i-epaiiing of the house of God, behold, thc}^ are written in the story of the bofik of the kings. And Amaziali his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. X^V. 1 Amaziali beginneth to reign vje.ll. 3 He executeth justice on the traitors. 5 Having hired an army of Israelii en against the lidomitefi, at the tvord of a profihet he loaeth an hundred talents., arut dinmisseth theni. 11 Heoverlhro-at- I'th the Edonnies. 17 He firovoketh Joash to his overilwow. 25 His reign. '27 He is shun by a conspiracy. AM AZI AH -tvas twenty and five years old ivheii he began to reign, and he veigiied twent}' and nine years in Jerusa- lem. And his" mother's name -was Jehb- addan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that -wfiich -vas right in the sight of the Lord, but not with a perfect heart. 3 If Now it came topass,\vhen the king- dom was estai)lisliedtohim,that he slewhis servants that had killed the king his father. 4 But he slew not their cli/ulren, but did as it is written in the law of tlie book of Moses, wlicrethe Lord commanded, saying. The fathers sliall not die for the children, neither shall tlie children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin. 5 U Moreover, Amaxiah gathered Ju- flah together, and m ade them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to tlic houses of their fatliers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from tv.^^enty yeai's old iind above, and found them three hun- dred thousand choice men, able togoforth to war, tliat could handle spear and shield. 6 He liired also an hundi'cd thousand Riighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver. 7 But tliare came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not tlie army pi Isra- el go with tliee ; for the Loud ?.s' not with Israel, to -.;•/.% -cvith all tlic children «iif Ephraim. 8 But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong; for the battle : God shall make thee fah bellirc tlie enemy : lor God hath power to help, andto cast down. 9 And Anuuiah said to the man of God, But what shall we do for the hun- di'ed talents which I have given to the army of Israel .'' And the man of (iod answeretL, The Lord is able to give thee much more than this. 10 Then vXma^iah separated them, to ■ndt, the army that was come lo him out of E])hraim, to go home again : where- fore tlieir anger was greatly kindled a- gainst Judah, tind they returned home m great anger. i I IT And Amaziah strengthened him- self, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the chil- dren of &ir ten thousand. 12 And other ten tiiousand left alive did the children of Judah cany away captive, and brouglit them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from, the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces. 13 If But the soldiers of the army whicli Amaziah sent back, tliat they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cit- ies of Judah, from Samaria even unto Beth-horon, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil. 14 ^ Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the chiklren of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down him- : self before them, and burned incense un- I to them. 15 W'herefore the anger of the Lord was kindled against Amaziah, ainl he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him. Why hast thou sought after tlic gods oi' the people, which could not dclixer their ov.n people out of thine hand ? 16 And it came to pass, vis he talked Avith him, that the king said unto him. Art thou made of the king's council ? ftJi'bear ; why shouldcst thou be smit- ten ? Then the prophet forbare, and stiid, I know that God hath determined to Icstl'oy thee, because thou hast done this, antl hast not hearkened unto my counsel. 17 11 Then Amaziah king of Judah took ad\ ice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jchoahaz, the sou of Jehu, king of Israel, saying. Come, let us see one another in the face. 1 8 And Joash king of Isi'acl sent to Am- aziah king of Judah, saying. The this- tle that was in Leljanon sent to the cedar that Tjas in Lebanon, saying. Give' thy daughter to my son to wife : and there passed by a wild beast that was in Leba- non, andtrode down the thijitlp. VzzJa'i's reigt?.. Chap 19 Thou sayo':t, Ln, thou hast smitten K' Edoraitcs ; Miicl thine heart liftech thee . p to boast: .ibide now at home; why linuldest thou meddle to thine hurt, th.a ■ fti shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah idithee ? 20 But Amaziah would not hear ; for it ane of God, that he might deliver them nto the hand of their enemies, because chey sought after the gods of Edom. 21 So Joash the king of Israel went up ; \v\ they sav/ one another in the face, both ! :j and Amaziah king of Judah, at Beth- stiemcsh, which belongeth to J;.dah. 22 /i.nd Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent. 23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, ,the son of Jehoahaz, at Beth-shemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake 'ciown the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the comer gate, four hun- dred cubits. 24 And he took all the gold and tlie sil- ver, and all the vessels that were foimd in the house of God with Obed-edom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria. 25 ir And Amaziah the son of Joasli king ■of Judah, lived after the deatii of Joash, ^fion of Jehoahaz king of Israel, fifteen years. 26 Now the rest of the acts ot Amazi- r~ ah. first and last, behold, are they not •written in the book of tlie kings of Judah ..nd Israel ? 2/ ^ Nov/ after the time that Amaziah ...id turn away from following the Lord, they made a conspiracy against him in Je- rusalem ; and he fled to Lachish : but fney sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there. 28 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him witli liis fathers in the city of Judah. CHAP. :lxvi. 1 Uzziah &ucceedath his father. IG He invadeth the priesfs office, and is smitten nviih leprosy. 22 He dieth, and Jothavi succeedeth him. THEN all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who tuas sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his fa- ther Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth, and restoi-ed it to Ju- dah, after that the kmg slept widi his fa- tliers. . '^ 3 Sixteen years old ivas Uzziah when he Ixigan to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also wa,v Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 4 And he did that -which xjas right in the sight of the Lord, according to all hat his father Amaziah did. 5 And he sought God in the days of xxvr. He vjoxcth nuglUy. 391 Zecharja.h, who had understanding in the visions of God : and, as long as he sought I che Lord, Gotl made him to prosper. 6 And he Avent forth and waired a- gainst the Philistines, and brake down the v\'all of Gath, and die wall of Jabneh, and tlie wall of .VKlidod, and Iniilt cities a!x)ut Abhdod, and ajp.ong the Philistines. 7 And God helped him against tlie Philistines,' and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gur-baal, and the Mehiuiims. 8 And the Ammonites gaA'e gifts to Uzziah : and his name spread abroad c- x>cn to the entering in of Egypt : fir he iitrengihened /• i;;? 5i°//"c>:ceediLj^-]y. 9 Moreover, Uzziah built towers in Je- rusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning ^/'^//e -wall, and fortified them. 10 Also he liuilt towers in the desert, and digged many wells : for he had much cattle, both in the low countiy, and in the plains : husbandmen also, and vine- dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel : for he loved husbandry. 11 Moreover, Uzziah had an host of figliting men, that went out to war, by bands, according to the number \of their account by the hand of Jeiel ihe scribe and Maaseiah the I'uler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains. 12 The whole number of tlie chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred. 13 And under their hand -xas an army, three hundred tiiousand and seven thou- sand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king a- gainst the enemy. 14 And Uzziah prepared for- them throughout all the host, shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. 15 And he made in Jerasalem engines, mvented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot ari'ows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad ; for he v/as mar- vellously helped, till he v/as strong. 16 iy Bat when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction : for he transgressed against the Lord his God, and weut into the temple of tlie L-ord to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 17 And Azariah tlic priest went in af- ter him, and with him fourscore priests of the Lord, t/iat -were valiant men : 18 And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him. It afipertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn inc-ense unto the Lord, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to bui'n in- cense : go out of the sanctuary ; for thou hast trespassed ; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LcGKSj.God. 19 Then U*2zi<.th was V. Ill, and had 392 Jothaiii's good reigfi. II. CHRONICLE^; a censer in his luuid to bum incense : and Avhile he was wroth with tho j)ric.sts, the 'iepvosy even rose up in his forehead he- fore the priests in the hou.sc of the Lord, from beside the incense altar. 20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests looked upon him, and be- hold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence ; yea, himself hasted also to ii;o out, because the Lord had smitten him. 21 And Uzziah the king Avas a leper unto the day of his death, and d\\ elt in a scA'eral house, dcirig a leper ; for he was eut oif from the house of the Lord : and Jotham his son vas Q\ev the king's house, judging tlie people of the land. 22 'i\ Now the rest of the acts of Uzzi- ah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write. 23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which beloiigcd to the kings ; for they said. He is a leper : and Jotham his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. XXVIl. 1 Jotham reigning -well, Jirosfiei'eth. 5 He subduelh the Ammonitt-f:. 7 His rdgii. 9 Ahaz micccedeth him. JOIHAM inas twenty and live years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also -oas Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. 2 And he did that -vhic/i -^vas right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father Uzziali did : hovvbeit, he entered not into the temple of the Lord. And the people did yet corruptly. 3 He built liie high gate of the Iwuse of the Lord, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. 4 Moreovt.r, he built cities in the mountairis of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. 5 If He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of sil- ver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and ten thousand of barley. So much did the childi-en of Amnion pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. 6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the Lord his God. 7 If Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they arc written in the book of the kings of Is- rael and Ju'dah. 8 He was five and twenty years old whbn he began to reign, and reigned six- teen yeais in Jerusalem. 9 Vf And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they bui'-'*^m in the city of David : rtnd Ahaa i.^ !*n reigned in hi?; steaur fathers was wroth with Judah, he hath delivered them into your hand, and ye have slain them in a rage that reacheth up unto heaven. 10 And now ye purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bond-men and bond- women unto you : but are there not with you, even with you, sins against the Lord your God ? 11 Now hear me tlievefoi*e, 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 Ephi'aim, Azariah the son of Johanan, Bercchiah the son of Meshille- moth, and Jehizkiah tlie son of Shallum, and Amasa the son of Hadlai, stood up against them that came from the war, ' 13 And said imto them. Ye shall not Ahaz's g'reat m/tiettj. CflAP bring in the captives hither : for whereas we have oftended against the LoR d alrea- dy, ye intend to add ?uore to our sins and to our trespass : for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Isi-ael. 14 So the armed men left the captives and the spoil before tlie princes and all the congi'egation. 15 And the men which wereexpressed 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 tliem to eat and to drink, and anointed them, and car- ried all die feeble of them upon asses, and brought them to Jericho, the city of palm- trees, to their bi'ethi-en : then they re- turned to Samaria. 16 1| At that time did king Ahaz send unto the kings of Assyria to help him. 17 For again the Edomiteshad ccmeand smitten Jutlali, and carried away captives. 18 The Philistines also had invaded the cities of the low country, and of the south of Judah, and h^.d taken Beth-she- mesh, and Ajalon, and Gcderuth, and Sliocho vnth the villages thereof, and Timnah with the villages thereof, Girh- zo also and the villages thereof: and they dwelt there. 19 For the Lord brought Judah low because of Ahaz king of Israel : for he made Judah naked, and transgressed sore against the Lord. 20 And Tilgath-pilneser king of As- syria came unto him, and distressed him, but strengthened him not. 21 For Ahaz took away a portion out of the house of the Lord, and 02/t of the house of the king, and of the princes, and gave it unto the king of Assyria : but he helped him not. 22 IT And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the Lord : tlais is that king Ahaz. 23 For he s.'xriticed unto the gods of Damascus, which smote him : -and he said, Because the gods of the kings of Sy- ria help them, therefore will I sacrifice to them, that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him, and of all Israel. 24 And Ahaz 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 Jerusalem. 25 And in e\ ery several city of Judah he inade high places to burn incense un- to other gods, and provoked to anger the Lord God of his fathers. 26 If Now the rest of his acts and of all his ways, first and last, behold, they are -ssa-itten in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel. 27 AndAhaz slept with his fathers, and 50 xxix, HezeUah^s good reign. 393 they buried him in the city, even in Jeru- salem : but they brought him not into tlie sepulchres of the kbigs of Israel: and Hezekiahhisson reigned in his stead. CHAP. XXIX. 1 Hezekia/Cs good reign. 3 He restoreth- religion. 12 The house of God cleansed. HEZEKIAH began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and l!e reigned nine and twenty years in Jeru- salem. And liis motlier's name was A- bijah the daughter of Zechariah. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. 3 ^ He, in the first year of his reign, in the first month,openedthedoorsof the house of the Lord, and repaired them. 4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together mto the east street, » 5 And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthi- ness out of the holy place. 6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsakea 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 buined incense nor offered burnt-offe lings in the holy place unto the God of Israel. 8 Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to aston- ishment, 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 co- venant with the Lord God 6f Israel, thatj his fierce wrath may turn away from us* 11 My sons, be not now negligent : for the Lord hath chosen you to stand be- fore him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense. 12 H Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Aniasai, and Joel the son of A- zariah, of the sons of the Kchathites: and of the sons of Merai'i, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehale- lei : and of the Gershonites ; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah: 13 And of the sons of Elizaphan ; Shim- ri, and Jeiel : and of the sons of Asaph ; Zachariah, and Mattaniah : 14 And of the sons of Heman ; Jehiel, and Shimei : and of the sous of Jcduthun ; Sliemaiah, and Uzziel. ii 15 And they gathered their brethren. 594 tlouse of God cleansed. and sanctified themselves, and came, ac- Goi-ding to the commandment of the king, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the liouse of the Lord. 16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord -into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the biook Kidron. . 17 Now tliey began on the first diay of the first monih to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to tlie porch of the Lord : .so they sancti- fied the house of the Lord in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end. 18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said. We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, and the altar of burnt-oftering, with all the vessels there- of, and the shew-bread table, with all the vessels thereof. 19 Moreover all the vessels, which king Aliaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctiiied, and behold, they are before the altar of the Lorj3. 20 IT Then Hezekiah the king rose ear- ly, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord. 21 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin-ofFering for the kingdom, and tor the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the al- tar 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 kriled also the lambs, and iliey sprinkled the blood upon the altar. 23 And they brought ^orth the he-goats ■Jbr the sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid tlieir hands upon them : 24 And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood u|)on the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel : for the king commanded t/iat the burnt-offering and the sin-offering should be made tor all Israel. 25 And he set the Levites in the house . of the Lord with cymbals, with psalte- ries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet : for so was the commandment of the Lord by his propliets. 26 And the [..evites stood with tlie in- Rti'uments of David, and the priests with the tvumpets. II. CHRONICLES. Hezcldah-'n satr'ijice. 27 And Hezekiah commanded to offei* I the burnt-offering upon the altar. And when the burnt-offering began, the song of the Lord began c/so with the trum- pets, and with the instruments ordained by Da\ id king of Israel 28 And all the congregation worship- ped, and the singers sang, and the trum- peters sounded: and all thin continued until the burnt-offering was finished. 29 And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that wei'e pres- ent with him bowed themselves, aiidwoi- shipped, 30 Moi*eover, Hezekiah the king' and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord widi the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed then* heads and worshipped. 31 Then Hezekiah answered and said. Now ye have consecrated yourselves un-^ to the Lord, come near and bring sacri- fices and thank-offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings ; and, as many as were of a free heart, burnt-offerings. 32 And the number of the bumt-offer- ings,which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundvcd rams, and two hundred lambs : all these were for a burnt-offering to the Lord. 33 And the consecrated things nvera six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. 34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt-of- ferings : wherefoi'e their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves : for the Levites ivere 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 drhik-offeiings for every burnt-offering. So the service of the house of the Lord was set in order. 36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the peo- ple : for the thing was done suddenly. CHAP. XXX. iHezekiahJiroclaimeth afiassover. 1377/e asfiembly destroy the altars df idolatry. AND Hezekiah sent to all Israel aiid Judah, and wrote letters also to E- phraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusa- lem, to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel. 2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month. 3 For they could not keep it at iha*: time, because the priests had net sancti- Hezekiahfiroclaimeth apassover : Ch a lied themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jei*usaleni. 4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation. 5 So they established a deci-ee to make proclamation througliout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the IjOrd God of Israel at Jerusalem : for they had not done it of a long time in such s07-t as it was written. 6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes through- out all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ve children ot Israel, turn again imto tiie Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, end he will return to the remnant of you that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of /Yssyria. 7 And Ije not ye like your fathers, and like youi* brethren, which ti'espassed a- gainst the Lord God of their fathers, who tlierefore gave them up to desola- tiqp, as ye see. 8 Now be ye not stiff-necked, as your fa- thers vjere, hut yield yoursehcs unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuaiy, which lie hath sanctitied for e\ er : and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. 9 For if ye turn again unto the Lord, your brethren and your children sliall find compassion before them that lead tliem capti\e, so that they shall come a- gain into this land : for the Lord your God is gi'acious 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 tlije country of Ephiftim and Ma- nasseli even unto Zebulun : but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. 11 Nevertheless, divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humliled them- selves, and came to Jerusalem. 12 Also in Judah tlie hand of God was to give them one heait to do the com- mandment of th.-j king and of the princes, by the. word of the Lord. 13 ^ And there assembled at Jerusalem much people' to keep the feast of unlea\'- ened bread in the second month, a veiy great congregation. 14 And they arose and took away the altars that nvere in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron. 1 5 Then they killed tlie passover on the fourteenth day of' the second month : and the priests and the Levites wei-e ashamed, and sanctified tliemselves, and brouglit in the burnt-offerings into the house of tlie Lord, T5 Artd th^y stood In llicir place after p. XKXI. It is solemrily kept. 595 their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God : the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites. ir For there were many in the congre- gation that were not sanctified : there- fore the Levites 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 tlie people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issa- char, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the pass- over otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying. The good Lord pardon every one 19 TJiat prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he he not cleansed according to the purifi- cation of the sanctuary. 20 And the Lord hearkened to HezCr kiah, and healed the people. 21 And the children of Israfel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of un- leavened bread se\'en days with great gladness : and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with loud instnmients unto the Lord. 22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of tlie Lord : and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, of- fering peace-offerings, and making con- fession to the Lord God of their wtliers. 23 And the whole assembly took coun- sel to keep other seven days : and they kept other seven days with gladness. 24 For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bul- locks and seven thousand sheep ; and the princes gave to the congi'eg"ation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep : and a great number of priests sanctified themselves. 25 And all the congi'e.^ation of Judah, with the priests and tne Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel,, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced. 26 So there was great joy in Jerasalcm : for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there ivas not the like in Jerusalem. 27 % Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people : and their voice was heard, and their prayer came uji to his holy dwelling-place, rveii unto heaven, CHAP. x::xi, 1 The peofde fortvard in destroying idoU atry. 11 Hezekiah appoint etli officers to dispose off he tithes. 20 His sinceritth • NO\V when all this was finished, a!! Israel that were present went out to- the cities of Judah, and brake the inia 396 Idolatry destroyed. ges in pieces, and cut down the gro\ es, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destrojed them all. Then ail the cliildren of Israel i*eturned e\er)' man to his possession into their own cities. 2 ^ AndHezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Le\ ites after their courses, eveiy man according to his ser- vice, the piiests and Le\ ites for bunit- offerings and for peace-offerings, to min- isicr, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the Lord. 3 He afipointed also the king's portion of his substance for the bunit-offerings, to nvit, for the morning and evening burnt- offerings, and the burnt-ofterings for the sabbaths, and for the new-moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the Lord. 4 Moreover, he commanded the peo- ple that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of the Lord. 5 11 And as soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel brought in abundance the first-fruits of corn, wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field ; and the tithe of all things brought, they in abundantly. 6 And concerning the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Ju- dah, they also brought in the tithe of ox- en 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 Ilezekiah and tlie princes came and saw the heajis, they blessed the Lord, and his people Israel. 9 Then Hezekiah questioned with the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps. 10 And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok answei'ed him, and said. Since the people began to bring tlie offer- ings 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 is this great st Te. 11 H Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of the Lord ; a,nd they prepared them, 12 And brought in the offerings and the tithes, and the dedicated things faith- fully : over which Conaniah the Levite ivas ruler, and Shimei his brother was the next 13 And Jehiel, and Azaziah, and Na- hath, and Asahel, and Jerimoth, and Jo- i'.abad, and Eliel, and Isniachiah, a.nd Mahu . and Benaiah, loere overseers un- II. CHRONICLES. liezekiah's dncerilu. der the hand of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Heze- kiiih the king, and Azariah the ruler of the house of God. 14 And Kore the son of Imnah the Le\ ite, the porter toward the east, was (nei* the freev/ill-offerings of God, to distiibute the ()I)lations of the Loud, and the most hoh' things. 15 And next him were Eden, and Min- iamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Am- ariah, and Slu-caniah, in the cities of the priests, in their set office, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the gi-eat as to the small : 16 Beside their genealogy of males, from three yeai-s old and upwai-d, n>cn unto every one that entei-eth 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 fathers, and the Le- 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 daughter, through all the con- gregation : for in their set office they sanctified themselves in holiness : 19 Also of the sons of Aaron the priests, which were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in eveiy seveml city, the men that were expressed l)y name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealog-ies among the Levites. 20 II And thus did Hezekiah through- out all Judah, and wrought that which was good and right and truth before tlie Lord his God. 21 And in every work that he began iti the senice of the house of God, and in the law, and in the conmiandnients, to *scek his God, he did it with all his heart, and prospered. CHAP. XXXII. 1 Sennacherib ifivadcth Judah. 21 An an-' gel desvroycth the Assijrians. 24 He- zekiali's dckness, and recovery. 32 He di/ing, Alanassch succeedeth him. AFTER these things, and the estab- lishment thereof, Sennachei'il) king of /Vssyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped ;igainst the fenced cities, and thought to win tliem for himself. 2 And when Hezekiah saw that Sen- nacherib was c^me, and that he was j)ur- posed to fight against Jerusalem, 3 He t(X)k 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 fknnacherib^s blasfihemy. of the land, saying, Why should the kings of Ass)'ria come, and find imich water f 5 Also he strengthened liimself, and built up all the wail that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and ano- tlier wall without, and repaired Milio in the city of David, and made darts and ^Jhiekls in abundance. 6 And he set captains of war over the Tieople, and gathered them together to liim in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying, 7 Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of As- sviia, nor for all the multitude that is Avith him : for there be more with us than with him : 8 With him is an arm of flesh ; but with us?.sthe Lord our God to help us, and to tight our battles. And the people rest- ed themselves upon the words of Ileze- kiah king of Judali. 9 II After this did Sennacheri!) king of Assyria send his servants to Jeiiisalem, (but he himHelf laid mege against La chish, and all his power with him,) uuto Heze- kiah king of Judah, and uiito all Judah that vjpre at Jerusalehi, saying, 10 Thus saith Sennacheri!; king of As- syria, Whereon do ye trust, that ye abide in the siege in Jerusalem .'' 11 DotK n--: Hezekiah persuade you to give over yourselves to die l)y famine and by thirst, saying. The Lord our God shall deliver us out of the hand of the king of Assyria ? 12 Hath not the same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, and commanded Judah and Jerusalem, say- ing. Ye shall worship before one altar, and burn incense upon it ? 13 Know ye not what I and my fathers haAe done unto all the people of othn^ Jands ? Were the gods of the nations of 'hose lands any ways able to deliver their lids out of mine hand? 14 W'ho 7uas llwre among all the gods of those naticais that my fathers utter 1\- de- ^:n■oyed, that could deliver his people out ' mine hand, that your (iod should be >Ie to dehver you out of mine hand? 15 Now therefore let not Hezekiah de- f eive you, nor persuade you on this man- ner, neither yet believe him : for no god e-f any iiation or kingdom was able to cieh\er h'<; people out of mine hand, and cut of the hand of n>y faihers : 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 Hezekiah. 17 He wrote also letters to rail on the Lord God of Israel, and to speak against iiim, saying. As the gods of the nations of cr/icr lands have not delivered their Chap, xxxir. Hiis son slayeth lain. 397 IJfople out of mine hind, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of mine hand. 18 Then they cried with a loud voice in the Jews speech unto the people of Je- rusalem that nvere on the wall, to afiVight them, and to trouble them ; that they, might t alee the city. 19 And the\- spake against the God of Jerusalem, as against the gods of the people of the eartii, ivhich were the work of the hands of man. 20 And for tlus cause Hezekiah the king, and the prophet Isaiah the son of Amoz, jjrayed and cried to heaven. 21 If And the Lord scut an angeU which cut off all the mighty men of val- our, and the leaders and captains in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned with shame of face to his own land. And when he was come into the house of his god, they that came forth of Ills own bowels slew him there with the sword. , ^ 22 Thus the Lord saved Hezekiah ■^nd the inhabitants of Jerusalem from tlie hand of Sennacherib the king of As- syria, Jiud from the hand of all other, and guided tliem on eveiy side. 2.3 And many brouglit gifts unto the Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to He- zekiah king of Judah : so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth. 24 ^ In those days Hezekiah was sick to the death, and prayed unto theLoRo: and he spake unto him, and he gave him a sign. 25 But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit do7ie uuto liiin ; for his heart was lifted up : therefore there was vv-rath upon him, and upon. Judah and Jerusalem. 26 Notwithstund!ng,Hezekiah humbled himself for the piide of his heart, both he and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the wrath of the Lor d came not up- on them in the days of Hezekiah. 27 If AndHezekiah had exceeding much riches and honour : and he made himself treasuries for silver, and for gold, and for precious stones, and for spices, and for shields, and for all manner of pleasant jewels: 28 Store houses also for the increase of corn, and wine, and oil ; and stalls for all maimer of beasts, and cotes for flocks. 29 Moreover, he provided him cities, and possessions of nocks ar.d herds in abundance : for God had given liim sub- stance veiy much. 30 This same Hezekiali also stopped the upper water-course of Gilion, and brought it straight down to tho v/est side of the city of David. And Hezekiah prospered in all his woi-ks. 31 If Howbeit, in the business q/' the am- 398 Manassclis luicked rdi^n. II. CHRONICLES. Amo7i succ eedeth hiitl. bassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, God left him, to trj' him, that he might know all that wan in his heart. 32 1[ Now the rest of the acts of Heze- kiah, and his goodness, behold, they a?Y written in the vision of Isaiah the proph- et, the son of Amoz, a7Kl in the book of t4ie kings of Judah and Israel. 33 And Hezekiah slept with his fatliers, and they buried him in the chiefest of the sepulchres of the sons of David : and all Judah and the inl\al.iitants of Jerusalem did him honour at his death : and Ma- nassch his son reigned in his stead. CHAP. XXXIII. 1 Manasseh^s iviclcedreig-n. \lHi' is car- ried into Babylon. 12 Ujwn his praiier he is released. 20 ,4mo7i siicceedeth him. 21 He being slain by his own servants, ■ 25 Josiah sucrcedeih him. MANASSEH ivas twelve years old when he began to cign, and he reigned fifty and five years in Jerusalem : 2 But did that ni'/iich ivas evil in tlie fight of the Lord, hke unto the abomina- tions of the heathen, whom the Lorb had cast out before the children of Israel. 3 IT For he built again the high places •which Hezekiah his father had broken down ; and lie reai-ed up altars for Baalim , and made groves, and worsliipped all the host of hea\'en, and ser\'ed them. 4 Also he bviilt altars in the house of the Lord, whereof the LoUn had said. In Jerusalem shall my name be for ever. 5 And he built altars for all the host of heaven in the two courts of the house cf the Lord. 6 And he caused his children to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnoni : also he oljserved times, and used enchantments, and used witchcraft, and dealt with a familiar spirit, and with wizards : he wrought much evil m the sight of the Lord, to provoke lum to an- ger. 7 And he set a carved image, the idol which he had made, in the house of God, of which God had said to David and to Solomon his son. In this house, and in Je- rusalem, which I have chosen before all the tribes of Israel, will I put my name for ever : 8 Neither will I any more remwe the foot of Israel from out of the land which I liave appointed for 30ur fathers ; so that they will taJce heed to do all that I have commanded theni, according to the whole law and the statutes and the ordinances hy the hand of Mosc?;. ' 9 So Manasseh made Judah and the in- liabitants ol Jei'usalem to err, and to do wovae than the heathen, whom the Lord te-rt destioy cd before the children of Israel. 10 And the Lord spake to Manasseh, and to his people : but tliey would not, hearken. 11 II Wherefore the Lord bronglit upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh a- mong the thorns, and bound him with fet- ters, and can-ied him to Babylon. 12 And when he was in affliction, he I^esought the Lord his God, and himi- bled himself greatly Ijefore tlie God of his fathers, 13 And prayed unto him : and he was entreated of him, and heard his supplica- tion, and bi-ought him again to Jerusalem into his kingdom. Then Manasseh knew that die Lo r d he ivas God. 14 Now after this, he built a wall with- out the city of David, on the west side of Ciihon, in the \'aliey, even to the enter- Kig in at the fish-gate, and compassed a- l)out Ophel, and raised it up a very great I height, and put captains of war in aU the fenced cities of Judah. 15 And he took away the strange gods, and the idol out of the house of the Lor d, and all the altars that he had built in the mount of the house of the Lord, and in Jerusalem, and cast thc'?n out of the city. 16 And he repaired the altar of tlie Lo r d, and sacrificed thereon peacc-ofier- ings and thank-offerings, an^ commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel. 17 Nevertheless, the people did sacri- fice still in the high places, yet unto the Lord their God onl3^ 18 H Now the rest of the acts of Manas- seh, and his prayer unto his (iod, and the words of the seers that sjjake to him in the name of the Lo n d God of Israel, be- hold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel. 19 His prayer also, and ho'iu God was entreated of him, and all his sin, and liis trespass, and the places wherein he built high places, and set up groves and grav- en images, before he was humbled : bC' hold, they are written an^ong the sayings of the seers. 20 li So Manasseh slept with his fathers, and thej" buried him in his own house : and Anion his son reigned in his stead. 21 IT Amon wax two and twenty years old when he began to reign, aud reigfued two years in Jerusalem. 22 But he did that which wa.ade him swear by God : but he stitFened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning m»to the Lord God of Israel. 14 ^fMoreover,aU the chief of the priests, I and the people, transgressed verv much 4 02 'J Vie firoclamaiion cf Cyrus. after all the abomina.tioiis of the heathen ; and polluted the house of the Loud which lie liHcl hallowcu in Jerusalem. 15 And the LoitD God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising uj) l)etiaics, and sending; because he had ocm passion on his people, and on his dwelling-place: 16 But they mocked die messengers of God, and despised liis words, and mis- used hJs prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy. 17 Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaidees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of "their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or Inni that stooped for age : he gave t/iejii all into his hand. IS And all the vessels of the house of God, great and small, and the treasures of the house of the Lord, and the treas- ures of the king, and of his princes ; all t/iese he brought to Babylon. 19 And they burnt the house of Gotl, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem, EZRA. Jfc rcsiarcth Luc vc^sck of the tem/ile. p.nd burnt all tlie palaces thereof with tire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels thereof. 20 And them tliat had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon ; w here tl;cy were servants to hira and his sons uu" tii the reign of the Icingdoai of Persia : 21 To fuliil the v/ovdrofthe Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until tiie land had enjoyed her sabbaths '.for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulHl threescore and ten years. 22 '\\ Now in the lirst year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the wordcf theJjORD .s/?oA-- ai by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, tlie Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throiiPlcut all his king- dom, and /mn7 also in writing, saying, 23 Thus saith Cyms king of Persia, All tlie kingdoms of the earth hath the Lord God of heaven given me; and he hath charged me to build him an house in Jerusalem, v.hich in in Judah. Who is there among you of all his people ? The Lord his God be with him, and let him go up. EZRA. CHAP. r. • 1 The firoclamation of Cyrus far (he build- ing of the temple. 5The fieofde provide for thfir returri. 7 Cyrus restoreth the Tefitjels of the temple to Sheshbazzar. NOW in the lirst year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be ful- filled, tlie Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation diroughout all his kingdom, •And put it also in writing, saying, 2 Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth ; and he hath charged nie to build him an house at Jerusalem, which ?.s in Judah. 3 Who is there among you of all his people ? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of the Lord (Jod of Israel, (he is the God,) which is in Je- .rusalem. 4 And whosoever rcmaineth in any jilace v»'here he sqjourneth, let tlif men of his place help him with silver, and ■with gold> and wrtK goods, and v/ith beasts, beside the free will-olTering for .the house of God tliat is in Jerusalem. 5 *[\ Then rose up the chief of the fa- thers of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests, and the Levites,. with all than whose spirit God h;id raised, to go up to build the house of the. Lord wbictx is in Jerusalem. 6 Arid all they that were about them strengthened their hands with vessels of silver, with gold, with gcxxls, and with beasts, and witli precious things, beside all that was willingly offered. 7 ^ Also Cyms the king brought forth the A'essels of the house of the Lord, which Nebucliadnezzar had brought fordi out of Jerusalem, and had put them in the house of his gods ; 8 Even those did Cyrus king of Persia bring forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, and numbered them unto Sheshbazzar, the prince of Judah. 9 And this is the number of them : thirty chargers of gold, a thousand charg- ers of silver, nine and twenty kniA-es, 10 Thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hmidred and ten, and other vessels a thousand. 11 All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand and four hundred. All these did Sheshbazzar bring up with thejn of the captivity that were brought up from Babylon unto Jerusalem. . CHAP. II. iWIio returned from Babylon. 64> Their ntnnbcr a:id substance. 6S Their oblations. NOW these are the children of tlie province that went up out of the captivity, of'tliose which had been car- ried away, whom Nebucliadnezzar the king cf Babylon' had carried away untd Babylon, and came again unto Jerusalem and Judidi, every one unto his city ; iVie number of those Chap, 2 Which came with Zerubbabel : Jesh- iia, Nehemiah, Sevaiah, Rcelaiah, Mov- •decai, Bilshan, Mizpar, Bigvai, Rehuni, Eaanah. The number of the men erf tlie people of Israel : 3' The chikh-en of Parosh, two thou- sand an hundred seventy and two. 4 Tlie children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 5 The chCdrenofArah, seven hundred se\enty and live, 6 The chiidi-en of Piihath-moab, of the children of Jcshua cnid Joab, two thou- sand eight hundred iind twelve. 7 Tiie children of Elam, a thousand tv/o Iraiuh-ed fifty ai^id four. 8 Tlie children of Zattu, nine hundred forty and iUe. 9 The children of Zaccai, seven hun- dred and threescore. 10 Tlie children of Bani, six hundred forty and two. 1 i The children of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three. 12 The children of Azgad, a thousand two hundred twenty and two. 13 The childien cf Adonikam, six hundred sixty and six. 14 The children of Bigvai, two thou- sand fifty and six. 15 The children cf Adin, four hundred fifty and four. 16 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight 17 The children of Bezai, three hun- dred twenty and three. 18 The childi-en of Jorah, an hundred and twelve. 19 The children of Hashum, two hun- dred twenty and three. 20 The children of Gibbar, ninety and five. 21 The children of Beth-lehem, an hun- dred twenty and three. 22 Tile men of Netophah, fifty and six. 23 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twenty and eight. 24 The children of Azmaveth, forty and two. 25 The children of Kirjath-arim, Che- jihirah, and Reeroth, seven hundred and forty and three. 26 The ciiiidren of Ramah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. 27 The men of Michmas, an hundred twenty and two. 28 The men of Beth-el and Ai, two hundred twenty ar,d three. 29 Tiie children of Nebo, fifty and two. SO The children of Magbish, an hun- dred fifty and six. 31 The children cf tiie other Elam, a thousand two hundred fifty and four. 32 The children of Harim, three hun- dred and twenty. 33 The children of Lod, Hadid, and II. %i'Jio relumed fr9m Babylon. 405 Ono, seven hundred twenty and five. 34 The children of Jericho, three hun- dred forty and five. 35 The children of Senaah, three thou- sand and six hundred and thirty. 36 ^ The priests : the children of Je- daiah, of the house of Jeshua, nine hun- dred seventy and three. 37 The children of Immer, a thousand fifty and twa 38 The children of Pasiiur, a thousand two hundred forty and seven. 39 The children af Harim, a thousand and seventeen. 40 IT The Levites : the children of Je- shua and Kadniiel, of the cliildren of Ho- daviah, seventy and four. 41 If The singers : the children of A- saph, an hundred twenty and eight. 42 *'i The childien of the porters : the children of Shallum, the children of A- ter, the childi-en of Talmon, the children of Akku!}, the children of Hatita, tlie children of Shobai, in all an hundred thirty and nine. 43 ^ The Nethiriims : the children of Ziha, the children of Hasupha, the chil- dren of Tabbaoth, 44 The children of Keros, the cliildren of Siaha, the children cf Padon, 45 The children of Lebanah, the chil- dren of Hagabah, the children of Akkub, 46 The children of Hagab, the chiidi'en of Shalmai, the children of Hanan, 47 The children of Giddel, the chil- dren of Gahar, the children of Reaiah, 48 The children of Rezin, the children of Nekoda, the children of Gazzam, 49 The children of Uzza, the children of Paseah, the children of Besai, 50 The children of Asnah, the children of Mehunim, the cliildren of Nephusim, 51 The children of Bakbuk, the chil- dren of Hakupha, the children of Harhur, 52 The children of Bazluth, the chil- dren of Mehida, the children of H-^ rsha, 53 The children of Barkos, tiie chil- dren of Sisera, the children of Thamah, 54 The children of Neziah, the chil- dren of Hatipha. 55 ^ The children of Solorhon's ser- vants : the children of Sntai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peruda, 56 The children of Jaalah, the children of Darken, the children of Giddel, . 57 The children of Shephatiah, the children of Hattil, the cliildren of Poche- reth of Zebaim, the children of Ami. 58 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, nvcre three hun- dred ninety and two. 59 And tliese were they which went up from I'el-melali.Tel-harsa, Cherub, Ad- dan, a7id Immer : but they could not shew tlieir fathei-'s house, and their seed, ■ivhether tliey itiere of Israel : 404 The altar set v/jt. EZRA, 60 T It children of Delaiah, the chil- dren of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred fifty and two. 6 1 II And of t'lie children of the priests : the children of Hi- baiah, the children of Koz, the children of Barzillai: which took a v^ife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after theii- name : 62 These sought their register among those tiiat were reckoned i^y genealogv, but they were not found : therefore wei-e they,as'p(41i.ited, put from the piiestliood. 63 And the Tirshatha said unto them, tliat they shuuid not eat of the most holy things, till the!-e stood up a priest with Urirn und vv-ith Tliummim. 64 % Hie whole congregation together nvan loity and two thousand three hun- dred ar.cl thieescore, 6h Beside their servants and their maids, of whom there were seven thou- sand three hundred thirty aijd sex'en : and there Vi'ere among them two hun- dred singii'_!>;-mcn and singiug-women. 66 Theii !u;rses were seven hundred thirty and six ; theii' mules, two hundred forty and five ; 6/ I'heir camels, four hundred thirty and fi\'e ; their asses, six thousand seven hiuidred and twenty. 68 ^ And tio/iie of the chief of the fa- thers, when they came to the house of the Loud wliicli is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God to set it up in his place : 69 They ^ixxc after their ability unto the treasure of the v. ork threescore and one thousand di-ams of gold, and live thousand pounds of silvei', and one hun- dred priests garments. 70 So the priests, and the Ltevites, and so7)ie of the people, and the singers, and the porters, and tl'ie Ncthinims, dwelt in their cities, and all Israel iu their cities. CHAP. III. 1 The altar is set u/i. 4 Offerings Jre- (juented. o 2'he foundation ofthetcm- jile laid. AND when the seventh month was come, and the children of Israel were in the cities, the people gathered them- selves together as one man to Jerusalem. 2 Then stood up Jeshua the son of' Jo- zadak, and his brethren the priests, and Zerubbabel the son of Shcaltiel, and his brethren, and builded the altar of the God of Israel, to offer burnt-offerings thereon, as it is written in the law of Moses file man of God. 3 And they set the altar upon his bases ; for fear was upon them because of tlie people of those countries : and they offered burnt-offerings thereon unto the Lord, even burnt-offerings morning and c}.'esing;. The foundation of the temjdc laid. 4 They kept also the feast of taberna- cles, as it is written, and offered the daily biu'nt-offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required ; 5 And afterward offered the continual burnt-offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the Lord that were consecrated, a'ld of every one that willingly offered a freewill-offering unto the Loud. 6 From the first da\' of the seventh month begun they to offer burat-offer- ings unto the Lord. But the founda- tion of the temple of the Lord was not yet laid. 7 They gave money also unto the ma- sons, and to the carpenters ; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to'bring cedar-trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, ac- cording to the grant that they had of Cy- rus king of Persia. 8 ^ Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jei-u- salem, in the second month, began Zerub- babel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the remnant of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the cap- tivity unto Jeitisalem ; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and up- ward, to set forwai-d the work of the house of the Lord. 9 Then stood Jeshua with his sons and his brethren, Kadmicl ar.d his sons, the sons of Judah, together, to set forward the workmen in the house of God : the sons of Henadad, with their sons and their bi'ethren tlie Levites. 10 And when the builders laid the foun- dation of the temple of the Lord, they set the priests in their apparel with trump- ets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the Lord, after the ordinance of David king of Israel. 11 And they sang together by coui-se in praising and giving thanks unto the Lord ; because he is good, for his mercy endurcth for ever toward Israel. Ani all the people shouted with a gi-eat shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid. 12 But many of the priests and Le- vites and chief of the fathers, who were ancient men, that had seen the first house, when the foundation of this house was laid before their eyes, wept Avith 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 oif. The bidlding hbiderech Chap. iv. v. CHAP. IV. . 1 I'he buUdmg hindered. 7 The letter 'i' to A>-faxerxes. 17 His decree. NJW wlien the adversaries of Judah .iXvX Benjamin he u-d that the chil- drea of the CHpti\ ity builded the temple unto the Lqrd Gd of Israei ; 2 Then thev came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you : for we seek your G(Ki, as ye do ; and we do sacrifice un- to him since the days of Esar-haddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither. 3 But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the chief of the fathers of Israel, said unto tl:em, Ve have nothing to do ■with us to build an house unto our God ; but we oui'selves together will build unto the Lord God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us. 4 Then the people of the land weaken- ed tlie hands of the people of Judah, and >, troubled them in builrting, »■> " 5 And hired counsellors against them, to fi-ustrate their purpose, all the days of Cyrus king of Persia, even until the reign . of Darius king of Persia. * , 6 And in the reign of Ahasuefus, in the- ^ beginning of his reign, wrote they _ unto him an accusation against the inliabicants of Judah and Jerusalem. ■ 7 ^ And in the da)s cf Artaxerxcs •wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions unto Artax- erxes king of Persia, and the writing of the letter vms written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue. 8 Rehuna>the chancellor and Shimshai the scribe 'V^rote a letter against Jerusa- lem to Artaxerxes the king in this sort : 9 Then wrote Rehum the chancellor, and Shimshai the scribe, and the rest of •their companions ; the Dinaites, the A- pharsathchites, the Tarpelites, the A- pharsites, the Ai-chevites, the Babyloni- ans, the Susancliltes, the DehaA ites, a7id the Elamites, 10 And the rest of the nations whom the gi-eat and noble Asnapper brought over, and set in the cities of Samaria, 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 Artaxerx- es the king ; Thy servants the men on this side tlje 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 Jerusalem, building the rebel- lious and the bad city, and have set up the . v/alls 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 toil, tri'oute, and custom, and so thou shalt lamage the revenue cF the kings. Artaxerxes' decree. 405' 14 Now because we have maintenance from the king's palace, and it was not me^ f;)r us to see the king's dishonour, there- fore have we sent and ceitiiied the king : 15 That search may be made in the book of the records of thy fathers : so shalt thou find in the book of the records, and know that this city is a rebellious city, and hurtfid unto kings and prov- inces, and that tliey have moved sedition within the same of old time : for which cause was this city destroyecL 16 We certify the king that, if this city be builded again, and the walls thereof set up, by this means thou shalt have no por- tion on this side the river. 17 IT Then sent the king an answer un- to Rehum the chancellor, and to Shimshai the scribe, and to the rest of their compan- ions that dwell in Samaria, and unto the rest be\^ond the river, Peace, and at such a time. 18 The lettSr Avhich ye sent unto us hath Ijeen plainly read before me. 19 A'ld I commanded, and seairch hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection a- g-dinst kuigs, and that rebeUion and sedi- tion have been made therein. 20 There have been mighty kings also over Jerusalem, which have iiiled over all countries beyond the river : and tell, trib- ute, and custom, was paid unto them. 21 Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another com- mandment shall be given from me. 22 Take heed now that ye fall not to do this : why should damage grow to the hurt of the kings ? 23 H Now when the copy of king Ar- taxerxes' letter was read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their com- panions, they went up in haste to Jenisa- lem 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 Jerusalem. So it ceas- ed unto the second year of the i-eign of Darius king of Persia. CHAP. V. 1 Zerubbabel and Jeshua set forward (h/; building. THEN the prophets, Haggai the pro- pl\et, and 2^chariah the son of Id- do, prophesied unto the Jews that were in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, even unto them. 2 Tfien rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealticl, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which "is at Jerusalem: and with them were the prophets of God helping them. 3 5f At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shethar-boznai, and their cpmpanioils, 406 7\ittiai'.'i letter to Danns. td said thus untotlieni, AVho hath com- aiided yen to build this house, and to make up this -Wall? 4 Then said wc unto them after this i\iaiincr, Wliat arc tl:c names of the men that make this bviildin.p; ? 5 But the eye bf their f4od was upon the ciders of the Jews, that they could'not t-ausc the m to cease, till the matter came to Darius : arid then they retvn-ned an- swer bv letter concerning this matter. 6 1[ The copy of the letter that Tatnai, governor on tliis side the ri^er, and She- thar-boznai, and Jiis companions the x\- pharsachites, which nvere on this side the river, scat unto Daiius the king: 7 They sent a letter unto him, where- in Avas writt.cn thus ; Unto Darius the king-, :dl peace. 8 Be it known unto the king, that we ■went into the province of Judea, 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 p\'ospereth in their hands. 9 Then asked we those elders, and said vmto them thus. Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls ? 10 We asked their names also, to clv- tify thee, that we might write the names of the men that ivere the chief of them. 11 And thus they returned us answer, saying, Wc are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and build the house that was buikled these many years ago, which a great king of Israel builded and set up. 12 But after that our fathers had pro- voked the God of lieaven unto wrath, he ga\ c them into the hand of Nebuchad- nezzar the king of Babylon, the Chal- dean, who destroyed this house, and car- ried the people away into Babylon. 13 But in the first year of Cyrr*s the king of Babylon the same king C'-yrus made a decree to build this house of God. 14 And the vessels also of gold and sih'er of the house of God, which Nebn- chadneezar took oitt of the temple that iras in Jerusalem, ar.d brought them into the temple of Babvlon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Ba!)y- ion, and they were delivered unto o«f, whose name vjas Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor ; ^ 15 And said unto him. Take these A-es- scls, go, carry them into the temyle that ?■? in tcnisaleiii, and let the house of God be builded in his place. 16 Then came the same Sheshbazzar, and laid the foundation of the house of God which ifs in Jerusalem : and since that time even until now hath it been in bujjding, and yet it is not finished. 17 Now tlierefore, if it seem good t6 EZRA. Darius advanccth the building. the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure-house, which is there at Babylon, v.'hcther it ixi .vo, that a decree Avas made of C} nis the king to build this liouse of God at Jei'usalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning; this matter. CHAP. VI. 1 Darius advaiicctli the building. 13 The temjde i^Jiinnhed. 16 The feant of the d"dicalion is ke/it, \9a7td the fiassovcr. TPIEN Darius the king made a de- cree, and search was made b\ the house of the rolls, -where the treasure.* were laid up in Babylon. 2 And there was found at Achmctha, in the palace that is in tlie province of the Medes, a roll, and therein 'was a recoi'd thus written : 3 In the first year of Cynis the king, the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerjiingihc house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid ; the heiglit thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits ; 4 V/ith three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber : and let the ex- penses be given out of the king's house : 5 And also let the golden and silver vessels of the house of God, which Neb- uchadnezzar took forth out of the tem- ple which is at Jerusalem, and brought unto Babylon, be restored, and brought again lu-ito the temple v/hich is at Jerusa- lem, every o?ietn his place, and place thc?n in the house of God. 6 Now therefore, Tatnai governor be- yond the river, Shethai'-ljoznai, and your companions the Apharsacliites, which are beyond the river, be ye far f\-om thence : 7 Let the work of this house of God ' alone ; let the governor of the Jews, and the eldej-s of the Jews, build this house of God in his place. 8 Moreo\-er, I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God : that df the king's goods, even of the tribute be- yond the ri\cr, forthwith expenses be gi\'cn 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 bi.u-nt-ofierings of the God of heav- en, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests which are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail : 10 That they may offer sacrifices of sweet savours unto the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king, and of his sons. 1 ] Also Ihave made a decree, that who- soever shall alter this word, let timbei'be Tiic temple finishtd. * Chaf. pullea down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged therecii ; and let his house be made a dunghill for this. 12 And the God thr.t iiath caused his name to dwell there destroy ail kings and people, that shall put to their har.d to alter uud to destroy this house of God which is at Jemsalem. I Darius have made a • decree ; let it be done with speed. 13 % Then Tatnai governor on this side the river, Shethar-boznai, and tlieir com- panions, according to that which Dax-ius the king had sent, so they did speedily. 14 And die elders of the Jews builded, and they prospered through the prophesy- jjig of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah tJie son of Iddo. And they builded, and finished it, according to the command- ment of the Gotl of Israel, aiid according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Da- rius, and Artaxerxcs king of Persia. 15 And this house was finished on tlic third day of the month Adar, which was in the sixth jear cf the reign of Darius the king. 16 ^ And the children of Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the rest of the children of the cj-^tivity, kept the dedica- tion of this house of God with joy, 17 And offered at the dedication of this house of God an hundred bullocks, two huridred I'ams, four hundred lambs ; and for a sin-offering for all Israel, twehe he-goats, according to the number of the tribes of Israel. 18 And they set the pi'iests in their di- visions, and the Levites in theh' courses, for the service of God, which is at Jerusa- lem ; as it is written in the book of IMoses. 19 And the children of the capli\ity kept the passo\er upon tlie fourteenth day of the first month. 20 For the priests and the Levites were purified together, all of them nvcre pure, and killed the passo\-er for all the chil- dren of the captivity, and for their breth- ren the priests, and for themselves. 21 And the children cf Israel, wliich were come again out of captivity, and all such as had separated themselves unto them from the filthiness of the heathen of tl.e land, to seek the Lord God of Israel, did eat^ 22 And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy : for the Lord had made them jo\ful, and turned the heart of the king o"f Assyria unto them, to strengthen then- hands in the v/cvk of tJie house of God, the God of Isi'ael. CHAP. VII. lEzragoeth up toJerusaUm. 11 The com- misiiionof Artaxerxes. 27 Godisp.raised. NO^y after these things, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Exra the son of Seraiah, the sen cf Azarsah, ^'ht, son ©f HHJiiah, VII. Ezra goetJi Ujiio Jerumlein. i(jt 2 The son of Shallum, the son of Za- dok, the son of Ahitub, 3 The son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraiotli, 4 The son of Zevahiah, the son of Uzzr, the son of Bukki, 5 The son of Abislnia, the son of Phin- ehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest : 6 This Ezra went up_ from Babylon ; and lie wf/s a ready scribe >u the law of Moses, which the' Lord God of Israel had given : and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of tlie Lord his God upon him. 7 And there went up nomf. of the chil- dren of Israel, and of tlie priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nethinims, unto Jerusalem, \i\ the seventh year of Artaxerxes the king. 8 And he came to Jerusalem in t!ie fifth month, which luas in the seventh year of the king. 9 For upon the first daij of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him. 10 For Ezra had prepai-ed his heart to seek the law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach in Israel statutes and judgmicnts. 11 If Now this z's the copy of the letter that the king Artaxerxes gave unto Ezra the priest, the scribe, even a scribe of the words of the commandments of the Lord, and of his statutes to Israel 12 Artaxerxes, king of kings, ,unto Ezra the priest, a scribe of the law of the God of heaven, perfect peace, and zx such a time. 13 I make a decree, that aU they of the . EeojDle of Isi'ael, and of his priests and iCvites, in my i-ealni, which are n)inded of their own tree will to go up to Jerusa- lem, go with thee. 14 Forasmuch as thou a.rt sent of the king, and of his seven counsellors, to in- quire concerning' Judah and Jerusalem, according to the law of thy God v/hich is in thine hand ; ' 15 And to carry the silver and gold, which the king and his ccimsellors have freely offered unto the Gcd of Israel, whose habitation is in Jerusalem, 16 And ail the silver and gold that thou canst find in ail the province of Bab- ' ylon, with the freewill-offering cf the people, and of the priests, ol?(?ring wil- lingly fur the house of tlieir God whic'a is in Jerusalem : 17 That thou mayest buy speedily with this money bullocks, rams, lambs, w-ith their meat-offeriiigs and their drink-ofi'er- ings, and oiler them upon the altar of the house of your Gal which js in Jerusalem. 403 The commisaion of Artaxerxes, EZIl 18 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and gold, that do after the will of vour G(xi. 19 The vessels also that are d\'cnthee for the service of the lionse of thy God, those. deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem. 20 And whatsoever more shall be need- ful for the house of thy God, which thou shalt have occasion to bestow, bestow it out of the king's treasui-e-house. 21 And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are bejond the river, that whatso- ever pzra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of yon, it l)e done speedily, 22 Unto an hundred talents of silver, and to an hundred measures of wheat, and to an hundred baths of wine, and to an hundred baths of oil, and salt without prescinbii:g honv much. 23 Whatsoever is com.manded by the God of heaven, let it be diligently done for the house of the God of heaven : for why should there be wrath agaiiist the realm of the king and his sons i 24 Also we certify you, that touching any of the priests and Levitcs, singers, {jortei s, Nethinirns, or ministers of tliis louse of God, it sliall not be lawful to im- pose toll, tribute, or custom, upon them. 25 And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that/s inthinehand,set mag- istrates and judges, whicii may judge all the people that are beyovid tlie ri\ er, all such as know the laws of thy God ; and teach ye them that know Ikem not. 26 And ^vhosoever vviil not do the law of thy God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed speedily upon him, ■whether it be unto death, or to banish- ment, or to conri&cation of goods, or to miprisonment. 27 IT Blessed 6e the Lord God of our fathers, which hath put audi a thing as this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of the Lord which is in Jerusalem : 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 Lor d my God ivns upon me, and I gath- ered together out of Israel chief men to go lip with me. CHAP. VIIT. 1 JZzras ■CGmfia.7non:ifrQ77i Babijlon. 15 He scndeth to Iddofor ministers of' the irmjilc. 21 He keefieth a fast. THESE are nov/ the chief of their fa- thers, and this is the genealogy of them that went up with me from Baby- lon, in the reign oi Artaxerxes the king. 2 Of the sons of Phinehas ; Gershom : of the sons of Ithamar ; Daniel : of the sons of David ; ITattusli. A. These ivho rei itrned with £zra. 3 Of the sons of hlicch.miah, of the sons of Pharosh ; Zechariah : and v/ith him were reckoned by genealogy of the m<;les an hundred and fifty. 4 Of the sons of Fuhaih-moa'o ; Eli- hnenai the son of Zei'aliiah, and with liim two hundred males. 5 Of the sons of Shechaniah ; the son of Jahaziel, and with him three hun- dred males. 6 Of the sons also of Adin ; Etedthe son of Jonathan, and with hin> iifty males. 7 And of the sons of Ehmi ; Jeshaiah the son of Athaliah, and with him sev- enty males. 8 And of the sons of Shephatiah ; Zeb- adiah the son of Michael, and with him fourscore males. 9 Of the sons of Joab ; Obadiah the son of Jehiel, and with him two hundred and eighteen males. 10 And of the sons of Shelomith ; the son of Josiphiah, and with him an hundi'ed and threescore males. 11 And of the sons of Bebai ; •Zecha- riah the son of Bt;bai, and with him twenty and eight males. 12 And of tlie sons of Azgad ; Joha- nan the son of Hakkatan, and with him an liundred and ten males. 13 And of the last sons of Adonikam, whose names are tliese, Eliphelet, Jeiel, and Shemaiah, and with theni threescore males. 14 Of the sons also of Bigvai ; Uthai and Zabbud, and with them seventy males. 15 II And I gathei'ed them together to the river tiiat runneth to Ahava ; and there abode we in tents three days : and I viewed the people, and the uriests, and found there none of the sons of Levi. 16 Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for MeshuUam, chief men ; also for Joiarib, and for El- nathan, men of understanding. 17 And I sent them with command- ment unto Iddo the chief at the place Casiphia, and I told them what they should say imto Iddo, and to his brethren the Nethinlins, at the place Casiphia, that tht.!y should bring unto us mmisters for the house of our God. 18 And by the good hand of our God upon us thev brought us a man of understanding, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel ; and She- rebiah, witli his sons and his bretliren, eighteen ; 19 And Hashabiah, and with liim Je- shaiah of the sons of Merari, his breth- ren and their sons, twenty ; 20 Also of the Nethinirns, whom David and the princes liad appointed for the service of the Lc-. ites, two hundred ant' "Ezra kcefielhafaut. Chap twentv Nethinims ; all of tliem were ex- pressed by name. 21 If Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might afflict ourselves before our God, to sctk of him a right way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. 22 For I was ashamed to reqiiii'e of the king a band of soldiers and horse- men to help us against the enemy in the way : because we had spoken unto the king, saying, Tiie hand of our God is upon all tliem for good that seek him ; but his power and his wratii is against all them that forsiike him. 23 So we fasted and besought our God for this : and he was entreated of us. 24 51 Ti\en I separated twelve of tlie chief of the priests, Sherebiah, Hashabiah, and ten of their brethren with them, 25 And weighed unto tiieni the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, eveJi the of- fering of the house of our God, which the king, and his counsellors, and his lords, and all Isi-ael there present, had offered : 26 1 even weighed unto their hands six hundred and fifty talents of silvei-, 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 copi)er, jjrecious as gold. 28 And I said unto them. Ye are holy unto the Lord ; the vessels arc holy al- so ; and the silver and the gold are a fi-eewill-ofiering unto the Lokd God of your fathers. 29 Watch ye, and keep thein, until ye weigh thein, before the chief of the priests and the Levites, and chief of the lathers of Israel, at Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of the Lord. 30 So took the priests and the Levites the weight of the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, to bring ihem to Jerusalem unto the house of our God. 31 U Then we departed from the river Ahava on the twelfth day of the first month, to go unto Jenjsalem : and the hand of our God was upon us, and he de- , livered us from the hand of the enemy, and of such as laj' in wait by the way. 32 And we came to Jerusalem, and abode there three days. 33 If Now on the 'fourth day was the silver and the gold and the vessels weigh- ed in the house of our God by the hand of Meremoth the son of Uriah the priest ; and witli him was Eleazar the son of Phinehas ; and with them wa.f Jozabad the son of Jeshua, and Noauiah the son of Binnui, Levites ; 34 By number and by weight of ev- ery one : and all the weight was written at that time. 35 Aiao llie children of those that had His jiraijer. 409 ■leen carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt-ofliirings unto tlie God of Israel, twelve bullox:ks for all Israel, ninetj^ and six rams, seven- ty and seven lambs, twelve he-goats Jar a sin-offtring : all this 'was a bui-ut-offer- ing unto the Lor d. 36 If And tl)ey delivered the king's commissions unto the kmg's lieutenants, Hud to tlie governoi's on this side the riv- er : and they furthered the people, and the house of God. CHAP. IX. 1 Kzranwurnelhforthc affinity of the fieo- i'h'iviih strangers. 5 Heprayethto God. NOW wlien these things Avei'e drine, tlie ytiiiicescume to me, saying. The people of Israel, and the priesis, and the Leviles, have not separated tiicmselves from the people of the lands, duing ac- cording to their abominations, even of the Canaanites, the Hitdtes, tlie PerJzzites, tlie Jebusites, the Ammonites, the Moab- ites, the Egj-ptians, and the Amorites. 2 For tliey ha\e taken of their daugh- ters for themselves, and for their sons: so that tlie holy seed have mingled them- sehes 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 tiling, I rent my garment and my mantle, ancl pluck- ed off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied. 4 Then weie assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgi-essioji of those that had been carried away ; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. 5 fl And at the evening sacritice I a.rose up from my heaviness ; and having rent my garment and my mantle, I fell upon my knees, and spread out my hands unto the LoRB my God, 6 And said, O my God, I am ashanir ed and blush to lift up ni}- face to tliee, my God : for our iniquities iire increased over our head, and our trespass is grow a up unto the heavens. 7 Since the days of our fathers have we; been in a great trespass unto this day ; and for our iniquities have Ave, our kings, I and our piiests, been delivered into the ! liand of the kings of the lands, to the ] sword, to captivity, and to a spoil, and to j confusion of face, as it is this day. j 8 And TiGW for a Uttle space grace ■ hath been shewed from the Loud our God, to leave us a remnant to esCc)pe, and to gi\ e us a nail in his holy place, that \ oar God may lighten our eyes, and give us i a little reviving in our bondage. I 9 For we were bondmen ; yet our God j hath not forsaken us in our bondage, but ! hath extended mercy unto us in the sight ■ of the kings ofPeisia, to gi\e us a re\iv- 410 Ezra's confts.iio7t, EZRA. ing, to set up the house of our Gotl, and tf p i-ep;iir the desolations thereof, and togh e us a wall in Judah and in Jerusalem. 10 And now, O our Gcxl, what shall we say after this ? for we have forsaken thy commandnicnts, 11 Wliich thou hast commanded l>y th}- servants the prophets, sa\ing. The land, unto which ) e go to possess it, is an un- clean land Willi the hlthiness of the peo pie of the lamls, with theii atx)minations, which have filed it from one end to an- other witii their uncleanncss. 12 Now therefore give not your daugh- ters unto their sons, neither take theii- ■~daugliters unto your sons, nor seek theii petice or their wealth for e\ er : that \ e may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave it for an inheritance to your cliildren foi- ever. 13 And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great tres- pass, seeing that thou our God hast punish- ed us less than our iniquities desen'c, and hast given us such deliverance' as this ; 14 Should we agam break thy com mandn^nts, and join in aflinity witJi the people of these alximinations ? wouldest not thou be angiy with us till thou hadst consumed us, so that there should be nc remnant nor escaping ? 15 O Lord God of Israel, thou art I'ighteous ; for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day : behold, we are before thee in our trespasses : for we cannot stand before thee because of this. CHAP. X. 1 Shec/icniinh encourageth Ezra torejorm the strange marriages. 6 Ezra mouj-n- ingyassembleth the fieople. 9 The people, at the exhortation of Ezra, repent, and Jironiise amendment. 18 The names of thim nvhich had married strange tvives. NOW "when Ezra had prayed, and when he had confessed, weeping and casting hiinself down before the house of God, there dissembled unto him out of Israel a very great congregation of men and women and children : for tlio people wept very sore. 2 And Shechaniah the sonof Jehiel, oiw of the sons of Elam, answered and said unto Ezra, We- have trespassed against our God, and have taken strange wives of the people of the land : yet now there is hope in Israel concerning this thing. 3 Now therefore let us make a cove- naait with our God to put away all the ■wives, and such as are bom of them, ac- cording to the counsel of n\y loi-d, and of those that tremble at the commandment of o\u' God ; and let it be done according to the law. 4 Arise ; for this matter belongeth unto |hee : we also ivill be with thee : be of good courage, and dp ii.. The people rejicnt. 5 Then arose Ezra, and made the chief priests, the Le\ites, and all Israel, to swear that they should do according to this word. And they sware. 6 1[ I'hen Ezra rose up from Ijefore the house of God, and went into the chaml^er of JohcUian the son of Eliashib ; and ivhen he came thither, he did eat no bread, nor drink water : for he mourned because of ihe transgression of them tliat had been carried away. T And they madeproclamation through- out Judah and Jei'usalem unto all the children of ihe captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jeru- salem ; 8 And that whosoever would not come ^vithin three daj's, according to the coun- sel of the princes and tlie elders, all his substance should be forfeited, and him- self separated from the congregation of those that had i^een carried away. 9 If Then all the men of Judah and Ben- jamin gathered themselves together unto Jerusalem within three days. It was the ninth month, and the twentieth rfay of the month ; and all the people sat in the street of the house of God, trembling ijecause of this matter, and for the gi-eat rain. 10 And Ezra the priest stood up, and said imto them. Ye have transgressed, and ha\ e taken strange wives to increase the trespass of Israel. ^ 11 Now therefore iriake confession un^ to the Lord God of your fathers, and do his pleasure : and separate yoursehes from the people of the land, and from the strange wives. 12 Then all the congregation answer- ed and said with a loud voice, As thou hast said, so must we do. 13 But the people are many, and it 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 ai-e many that have transgressed in this thing. 14 Let now our I'ulers of all the con- gregation stand, and let all tlieni which iia\e taken strange -wixes in our cities come at appointed times, and with them the elders of every city, and the judges thereof, until the fierce wrath of our God tor this matter be tiu-ned from us. 15 ^f Only Jonathan the son of Asahel and Ji.huziah the son of I'ikvah were em- jjioycd alxmt this matter : and Meshul- Lim and Shabbethai the I^e\ite helped dicm. 16 And the children cf the captivity did so. And Ezra the priest, tiilh certain chief of the fathers, after the house of iheir fathers, and all of them by their names, were separated, and sat down in the fii'st day of ihe tentli month to exam- ine the nialicr. 17 And they made an end with -II the 272^ names ofth€\)i ivhich Cha men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month. 18 f And among the sons of the priests there were found th u had taken strange wives : namely, of tl)e sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his bretliren ; Maa- seiah, and Eliezei', and Jarib, and Geda- liah. 19 And they gave their hands that tliey would put away their wives ; and bn)i'g guilty, they offered a ram of tJie flock for their trespass. 20 And of the sons of Immer ; Hanani, and Zebadiah. 21 And of the sons of Harim ; Maa- seiah, and Elijah, and Shemaiah, and Je- hiel, and Uzziah. 22 And of the sons of Pashur ; Elioenai, Maaseiah, Ishmael, Nethaneel, Jozabad, and Elasah, 23 Also of the liCvites ; Jozabad, and Sliimei, and Kelaiah, (the same w-.Kelita,) Pethahiah, Judah, and Eliezer. 24 Of the singers also ; Eliashib : and of the porters ; Shallum, andTelem, and Uri. 25 Moreove!', of Israel : of the sons of Parosh; Ramiah, and Jeziah, and Mal- chiah,. aiul Miamin, and Eleazar, and Malchijah, and Benaiah. 26 And of the sons of Elam ; Matta- niah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, and Alidi, and Jevemotli, and Eliah. 27 And of the sons of Zattu ; Elioenai, ». I. had married strange nvives. 411 Eliashib, Mattuuiah, and Jeremoth, and Zabad, and Aziza. 28 Of the sons also of Bebai ; Jehoha- nan, Hananiah, Zabbai, and Athlai. 29 And of the sons of Bani ; Meshul- 1am, Malluch, and Adaiah, Jashab, and Sheal, and Ramoth. 50 And of the sons of Pahath-moab ; Ad- na, and Chelal, Benaiah, Maaseiah, Matta- niah, Bezaleel, and Binnui, and Manasseh. 31 And of\he sons of Harim ; Eliezer, Ishijah, Malchiah, Shemaiah, Shimeon', 32 Benjamin, Malluch. ft;>zf/ Shemariah. 33 Of the sons of Hashum ; ^latcenai, Mattathah, Zah id, Eliphelet, Jei-emai, Manasseh, and Shimei. 34 Of the sons of Bani ; Maadai, Am- ram, and Uel, o5 Benaiah, Bedeiah, Chelluh, 36 Vaiiiah, Meremoth, Eiiashib, 37 Mattaniah, Mattenai, and Jaasau, 3& And Bani, and Bianui, Shimei, 39 And Slielemiah, and Nathan, and Adai.ah, 40 Machnadebai, Shashai, Sharai, 41 Azareel, and Shelemiah, Shemariah, 42 Shallum, Amariah, a?zc/ Joseph. 43 Of tl\e sons of Nebo ; Jeiel, Matti- thiah, Zabad, Zebina, Jadau, and Joel, Benaiah. 44 AH these had taken strange wives ; and some of them had wives by Avhom they had children. THE BOOK OF NEHEMIAH. CHAP. I. 1 J^ehemiah understanding by Hanani the misery of Jerusalem, wourneth, fa'-ttth,and jirayeth. 5 Hisfiraycr. THE woi-ds of'Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, 2 That Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certaifi men of Judah ; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of the cap- tivity, and concerning Jerusalem. 3 And they said unto me. The rem- nant that ai-e left of the captivity there in the pro\'ince are in great affliction and reproach : the wall of Jerusalem also is in-oken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire. 4 ^ And it came to pass, when I heard these words, that I sat down and wept, and mourned certain da\'s, and fasted, and pi-ayed before the God of heaven, ■ 5 And said, I beseech thee, O Lord God of heaven, the great and terrible God, that keepeth co\'enant and mercy for them tliat love liun and dbser\'e his cominandments : 6 Let thine ear now be attentive, and thine eyes open, that thou-Tna3-est hear the prayer of thy ser\ant, which I pray Ijefoi-e thee now, day and night, for tlie children of Israel thy servants, ar.d con- fess the sins of tlie children of Israel, which we have sinned against thee: both I and my father's house have sinned. 7 We havedealtvery corruptly against thee, and ha\'e not kept the command- ments, nor the statutes, nor the judg- ments, wliich thou commandedst thy ser- vant Moses, 8 Rememlier, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Mo- ses, saying, -{/'ye transgi-ess, I will scatter you abroad among the nations : 9 But //ye tuni unto me, and keepfflv commandments, and do them ; though there were of )ou ca st out unto the ut- termost part of 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 0 Lord, I beseech thee, let now thine ear be attentive totheprajerof th\' servant, and to the prayer of thy ser- 412 JVehemiah sent l.o Jentnalem. vants, who desire to fcur thy name prosper, I prdy tliee, tliy servant this day, and grant him mercy in the sight of this man. For I was the king's cup- bearer. CHAP. ir. 1 Artaxerxes aendcth N'themiah to Jeru- salnn. V2 He vi"iveth the ruins ; 17 and enciteth the Jcwa to build. AND it came to pass in the month Nisan, in the twentieth year of Ar- taxerxes the king, tliat wine ivas before him : and I took np the wine, and gave it nnto tlie king. Now 1 had not been btforetiaif sad in his ])rcsencc. 2 V^'hereforc the king said tnito mo, Why ifi thy coimtenance sad, sci-ing thou art not sick ? this in nolliing tine but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afi-aid, 3 And said unto the king. Let the king live for ever : why shoukl not my coun- tenance lie sad, when the citv, the place of my fathers sepulclires, lieth waste, and the gates thereof are consumed with hre ? 4 Then the king paid unto me. For %vliat dost t}\ou make request ? So I pray- ed to tlie God of heaN'en. 5 And I said unto the king, If it please the king, and if thy servant have found favour in thy sight, that thou wouklest send me unto Judah, unto the city of my tUthcrs sepukhres, that I may build it. 6 And the king said unto me, (the queen also sitting by him,) For how long shall thy journev be .•* and when wilt thou re- turn ? So it pleaded 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 go\'ernors beyond the river, that they may convey me over till I corne into Judah ; 8 And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king's forest, that he may give me timbei- to make beams for the gates of tli« palace which afifurtidnrd to the house, and f «• the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king p,ranted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me. 9 % Then 1 came to the governors be- vond the ri\'er, and gave them the king's letters. Now the king had sent captains of the army and horsemen with me. 10 When Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the servant, the Ammonite, heard of i(, it grieved thtm exceedingly that fherc was come a man to seek the wel- fare of the children of Israel. 11 Sol came to Jerusalem, and was lliere three days. 12 11 And I arose in the night, I and nme few men with me ; neither told I ,,,i7(/ man what my (iod had put in my )icart to do at Jerusalem : neidier wan NRHEMIAH. He -vieiveth the ruins. and |i fhrrc any beast with me, save the beast that I rode upon. 13 And I went out by night bv the gate of the valley, even beforie the diag- on-wcll, and to the dung-port, and viewed the walls of Jerusalem, which were broken down, and the gates there- of were consumed with fire. 14 Then I went on to the gate of the fountain, and to the king's pool : but there ivofi no place for the beast that was under me to pass. 15 Then Avent I up in the night bv the !)rook, and viewed the wall, ancl tm-ned back, and entered i)y the gate of the valley, and so rettmied. ' 16 And the riders knew not wliither I went, or what I did ; neitlier had I as }'et told il to the Jews, nor to the jn'iests, nor to the nol)les, nor to the rulers, nor to the rest that did the work. 17 ^ Then said I unto them. Ye see the distress that we are in, how Jerusalem /icth waste, and the gates thereof are burned with fire : come, and let us build up tile wall of Jerusalem, 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 tiie king's v/ords that he had spoken unto me. And th.ey said, Let us rise up and build. So they strengthened their hands for this gtxxi work. 19 But when Sanballat the Horonite, and Tobiah the ser\ant, the Ammonite, and Geshem the Arabian, heard it, they laughed us to scorn, and despised us, and said, What is this thing that'ye do? will ye rel)el against the king ? 20 Then answered 1 them, and ^id unto them, The God of heaven, he will prosper us ; therefore we his ser\ants will arise and build : but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem. CHAP. III. The names and order of them that, buuji- ed the wall. THEN Eliashib the high priest rose up with hisbrethren the priests, and they buiided the sheep-gate ; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it ; even unto the tf)wer of Meah they sanctitied it, unto the tov/er of Hananeel. 2 And next unto him buiided the men of Jericho. And next to them buiided Zaccur the son of Imri. 3 But the fish-gate did the sons of Has- senaah build, who also laid the beams thereof, and set up tlie doors thei-eof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof 4 And next unto them repaired Mere- moth the son of Urijah, the son of Koz. And next unto them repaired Meshul-_ lam the son of Berechiah, the son of Meshezabeek And next unco them re- paired Zadok the son of Baan^. The nam"s and order of them Ch 5 Aim next unto theni the Tekoites re - pjiired ; but their nobles put not their necks to the work of thdr Lord. 6 Moreover, the old gate repaired Je- hoiada the son of Paseah, and Meshullam t!ie son of Besodeiah ; tiiey l^iid the !)eams tliereof, and set up the doors thereof, and the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 7 And next unto them repaired Mel- atiah the Gibeonite, and Jadon the Me- I'onothite, the men of Gibeon, and of Mi/.pah, unto the throne of the govcrnoi- on tills hide tlie river. 8 Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiali, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiali the son of one of the apothecaries, and they for- tiiied Jerusalem unto the broad wall. 9 And next unto tb.em repaired Repha- iah the son of Hur, the I'uler of the half part of Jerusalem. 10 And next unto them repaired Jed- aiah the son of Harumaph, e\ en over a- gainst his house. And next unto him re- paired Hattush the son of Hashabniah. 11 Malchijah tlie son of Haiim, and Hashub the son of Pahath-moab, repair- ed ti\c other piece, and the tower of the furnaces. 12 And next unto him repaired Shal- lum the son of Halohesh, the ruler of the half part of Jerusalem, he and his daugh- ters. 13 The valley-gate repaired Hamin, and the inhabitants of Zunoah ; they built it, and set up the doors thei'eof, 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- chiah the son of Rechab, the ruler of part pf Beth-haccerem ; he buiit it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof. 15 But the gate of the fountain repair- ed Shallun the son of Col-hozeh, the rul- er of part of Mizpah ; he built it, and covered it, and set up the doors thereof, the locks thereof, and the bars thereof, and the wall of the pool of Silbah by the king's garden, and unto the stairs' that go down from the city of David. 16 After him repaired Nehemiah the son of Azbuk, the i-uler of the half part of Bethrzur, unto the place over against the sepulchres of David, and to the pool that was made, and unto the house of the mighty. 17 After him repaired the Levites, Rehum the son of Bani. Next unto him I'cpaiied Hasha!)iuh the ruler of the half pait of Keilah, in his part. 18 After him repaired their brethren, Bavai the son of Hcnadad, the ruler of the Jialf part of Keilah. p. IV. tha'. buUded the wall. 41^ 19 And next to him repaired Ezer the son of Jeshua, the ruler of Mizpah, anoth- er |)iece over against the going up to the armourv, at the turning of the kvoM. 20 After him Barach'the son of Zab- bai earnestly repaired the rtiier piece, froiTi the turning of the rjcdl unto the door of the house of Eliishil) the high priest, 21 After him repaired Mei-emoth the son of Urijah the son of Koz another jnece, from the door of the house of Eliashib even to the end of the house of Eliashib. 22 And after him repaired the priests, the men of the plain. 23 After him repaired Benjamin and Hashub over against tkeir house. After him repaired Azariah the son of Maas^i- ah the son of Ananiah by his house. 24 After him repaired Binnui the son of Henadad aiiothc/j^iece, from the house of Azariah unto the turriing of the nvall, even unto the corner. 25 Palal the son of Uzai, oA'er against the turning of the nvuU. and the tower which heth out from tlie king's high house, that wan Iw the court of the prison. After him, Pedaiah the son of Parosh. 26 Moreover, the Nethinims dwelt in Opliel, unto the place over against the water-gate toward the east, and the tovv - er that hetii ovit. 27 After them the Tekoites repaired another piec?, over against the great tow- er that lieth out, even unto the v/all of Ophel. 28 From above the horse-gate repaired the priests, every one over against his house. 29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Inimer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate. oO After him repaired Hiuianiah the son of Shelemiah, and Hanun the sixdi son of Zalajjh, another piece. After him repaired Meshullam the son of Berechiali over against his chamber, 31 After him repaired Malchiali the goldsmith's son, unto the place of the Nethinims, and of the mercb.ants, over against the gate Miphkad, and to the go- ing up of the comer. 32 And between the going up of the corner unto the sheep-gate repaired the goldsmiths and the merchants. CHAP. IV, 1 IVhile the enemies scoff, A'ehemlali firaueth. 7 He setteth a ivatch. BUT it came to pass that when San- Ijallat heard that we builded the '».iii, he was wroth, and took great in- ciignation, and mocked the Jews. 2 And he spake before his brethren, and the army of Samaria, and said, What do tiiese feeble Jews ? will diey fortify themselves ? w ill thev sacrif.cc ? will tliev 4^14 Nehemiah^s firayer, make iii end in a day ? will they revive the stones out of the heaps ot" the rubljish •vvhicli ai-e burned ? 3 Now Tobiah the Ammonite Tfas by hiiT), and he said, Ev^en tliat which tliey build, if a fox go up, he shall even break down their stone wall. 4 Hear, O our God ; for we are de- spised : and turn their reproach upon their own head, ar.d give tjiem for a prey in the ];ind of captivity : 5 And cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee : for they have provoked thee to an- ger before the buiklers. 6 So built we the vv^all ; and all the wall was joined togethe)* unto the half thei-eof : for the people had a mind to work: 7 ^i" But it came to pass, that when Sanballat, and Tobiah, and the Arabi- ans, and the Ammonites, and the Ash- dodites, heard that the walls of Jerusa- lem were made nj), and that the breaches begun to be stopped, then they were veiy wroth, 8 And conspired all of them together to come and i) figiit against Jerusalem, and to hinder it 9 !Ne\'Ci'theless Ave d my bretliren, and my servants, n)ight exact of them money and corn : I pray you, let us Iea\'e oif this usuiy. \ 11 Restore, I pray yovi, to them, even this da3% their lands, their vineyards, their olivevards, and their houses, also the hundredth /?«?•/; of the money, and of the crtrn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them. 12 Then said they, We will restore tlie7n, and will requii'e nothing of them ; so v>'ill we do as thou sayest. Then I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise. 13 Also I shook my lap, and said, So tiod shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that peiformeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And 'all the congrega- tion said. Amen, and praised the Lord. And the people did according to this promise. 14 II Moreover, from the time that I was appointed to be their go\ernor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto tlie two and thirtieth j'ear of Artaxerxes the king, tliat is, tweh^e years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of tlie governor. 15 But the former go\ei-nors that had been before me were chargeable unto the people, and had taL,en of them bread and wine, beside forty shekels of silver ; yea, even their servants bare rule over the ])eople ': but so did not I, because of the fear of God. 16 Yea, also I continued in the work of this wall, neither bought we any land : and all my servants wci'c gathered thither unto the work. 17 Moreover, fhere ivere at my table an hundred and hfty of the Jews and rul- ers, beside those that came unto us from among the heatiicn that are about us. 18 Now that which was prepared /b?- VH- daily vjaa one ox and six choice sheep ; also fowls were prepared foi- jne, ami once in ten days store of all sorts ol wine : yet for all this required not I the biead of the governor, because the bond- age was hea^y upon this people. 19 Think upon me, my Gul.'for good, Kvcordrng to ail that 1 have dyue fux* liiis ivoplc. Chap. vi. SanballaCs^iitiractici. 4'J5 CHAP. VI. 1 Saiiballat firactiseth to terrify J^ehe- nuah. 15 The luork injinished. 17 Se- cret iniclligence between the enemies and. the noblea of Judah. NOW it came to pass, when Sanballat, ap.d Tobiah, and Geshem the Ara- oian, and the rest of our enemies, iieard that I had builJed the wall, and thct there ".vas no breach left therein ; (thcugU at that time I had not set up the doors upon tlic gates ;) 2 That Sanballat and Geshem sent nvr- to me, saying. Come, let us meet together in .some one of the. villages hi the plain of Ono. But they thought to do me mischief. 3 And 1 sent messengers unto them, saying, I am doing a great work, so tliat. 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 answ ered them after nhe same manner. 5 Then sent Sanballat his sei'vant unto me in hke manner the fiflh time with an open letter hi his hand ; 6 Whei'ein ivas written, It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saitli it, tliat thou and the Jews think to r^- bel : for which cause thou buildest the wall, that thou mayest be tlieir king, ae- cording to these words. 7 And thou hast also appointed proph- ets to preach of thee at Jerusalem, say- ing. There is a king in Judah : and now sliall it be reported to the king according to these words. Come now therefore, and - et us take counsel together. 8 Then I sent unto him, saying. There arc no sucli things done as thou sayest, but thou tl;ignest them out of thine own heait. 9 For they all made us afraid, saving; Their hands' shall be weakened from tlve work, tliat it^ be not done. Now tliere- fore, O God, strengthen my hands. 10 Afterward 1 came unto the house of Shemaiah the son of Delaiah the son of Mehetabeel, who =:vas shut up ; and he saifl, Let us meet together in the house of G(xl, witliin the temple, and let us shut the doors of the tern pie : for they will come to slay thee ; yea, in die niglit will thev come to slay thee. 11 And I said. Should such a man as- I fiee ? and who is there, that, bei?ig as I am, would go into the temple to save bis life ? I will not go in. 12 And lo, I perceived that God had not sent him ; but that he prono'inced this pi-ophec\' against me : for Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. 13 Therefore was he hired, tliat I should iie afraid, and do so, artd sin, and t/iiii thev n'.i'jriit htp^'c matter for avi evil 416 A register ofUiose tkat report, that they mij^ht reproach me. 14 My God, think thou upon T(^biiih and Saiiballat according to these their Avorks, and on the proi)hetess Noadiah, and the rest of the prophets, that would have put me in fear. 15 1[ So the wall was finislied in the twenty and fifth day of the month Elul, •ill fifty and two days. 16 And it came to pass, that v'-en all our enemies heard thereof^ and all the heathen that iDcre about us saw these things, they wei-e much cast down in their own eyes : for tliey perceived that this work was wrought oi our God. 17 \\ IVIoreover, in those df.ys the nobles of Judah sent many letters unto Tol)iah, and the letters of Tobiah came unto them. 18 For there Kvere many in Judah sworn unto him, because he tvas the son-in-law ofShechaniah 'he son of Arah; and his son Johanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah. 19 Also they re])orted his good deeds be- ibi'e me, and uttered my words to liim. And Tobiah sent letters to put me in fear. CHAP. VII. 1 JVehemiah cominiftelh the charge of Je- rusalem to Hanuni and llananiah. 5 A register of the gcnea'ogii of them Hvhich came at the first out of Babijlon, Z of the people, ^:>9 of the priests, i'o of the Levi:f-i, 46 of the J\'ethimms, iS'c. "OVV it came to pass, when the wall N' NEHEJMIAH. relurnrdfrom Babijlort. 'ii, Mordecai, Bilshan, Mispereth, Bigvai, Nehum, Baanah. The number, I say, of the men of the people of Israel 'nvatt this ; 8 <]] The children of Parosh, two thou- sand an hundred seventy and twa 9 The children of Shephatiah, three hundred seventy and two. 10 The children of Arah, six hundx-ed fiftv and two. 1 1 The children of Pahath-moab, of the children of .Teshua and Joab, two thou- sand and eight hundi'cd and eighteen. 12 The children of Elam, a thousand two hundred fift)' and four. 13 The children of Zattu, eight hun- dred forty and five. 14 The children of Zaccai, seven hun- dred and threescore. 15 The children (jf Binnui, six hun- dred forty and eight. 16 The children of Bcbai, six hundred twenty and eight. 17 The children of Azgad, two thou- sand tiiree hundred twenty and two. 18 The children of Adonikam, six hun- dred threescore and seven. 19 The children of Bigvai, two thou- sand threescore and seven. 20 The children of Adin, six hundred fifty and five. 21 The children of Ater of Hezekiah, ninety and eight. 22 The children ofHashum, three hun- was built, and I had set up the doors, \\ dred twenty and eijjht and the porters and the siiigers and the Levites were appointed, 2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, cl.arge over Jerusalem : for he was a failhiul man, and feared God a!>ove many. 3 And I said unto them, Letnottlie gates of Jerusalem be opened ur.cil tlie sun be hot ; and while they stand by, let them shut the doors, and Ijiir (hem : and appoint watches of the hihal>itaiits of Je- rusalem, every one in his watch, and ev- ery one to be over against his house. 4 Now the city was laige and groat : hut the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded. 5 H And my God put into mine heart to gather together the nobles, and the rulers, and the people, that they might be reckoned by genealogy. And I i'ovMcl u register of the genealogy of them which came up at the first, and found written therein, 6 These orrf the children of the pi-ovince, that went up out of the captivity, of those that had been carried away, whom Xel)u- k hadueszar the king of Babylon had c:u-- Tieil away, and came again to Jerusalem and to Juclah, every one unto his citv ; 7 Who came with ZL'rubbabel, Jeshua, N^'hemiah, Az'ariah, iiuamiali, Nahuuv.i- 23 The children of Bezai, three hun- dred twenty and four. 24 The children of Hariph, an hun- dred and twelve. 25 The children of Gi!)eon, ninety and five. 26 The men of Betlvlehem and Nettf- phah, an hundred fourscore and eiglit. 27 The men of Anathoth, an hundred twcntv and eight. 28 The men of Eeth-azmaveth, foity and two. 29 The men of Kirjath-jearim, Che- phirah, and Beeroth, se\en hundrc.' forty and three. 30 The men of Ram ah and Gaba, six hundred twenty and one. 31 The men of Michmas, an hundred and twenty and two. 32 The men of Beth-cl and Ai, an hundred twenty and three. 33 The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two. 34 Tiie children of the other Elam, a thousand two hundred lifty and four. 35 The children of Harini, three hun- dred and twenty. 36 Tiie children of Jericho, three hun- dred forty and five. 37 The cliildren of Lod, Hadid, and Ono, seven hundred iw eiity and one. IV/io returned from Babylon: Chap .3 The chilcLien of Scnaali, three thou- sand nine hiindi"etl and thirty. o9 % The priests : the children of Je- daiiih, of tile house of Jcsliua, nine hun- dred seventy and diree. 40 Tlie cliiidren of Immer, a thousand fifty and two. 41 The cliiidren of Pashur, a thousand two liiindvcd forty and seven. 4J The children of Harim, a thousand , and seventeen. 43 II The Levites : the cliildren of Jesli- ua, of Kachiiiel, a?id of the children of Hodevali, seventy and four. 44 ^ The singers : the children of A- saph, an hundied fortv and eight. 45 If The porters : the childi-en of Shal- hini, the children of Ater, tlie children of Talmon, the children of Akkub, Uie children ot Hatita, the children of Slio- bai, an hundred thirty and eight. 46 H The Nctkinims : the children of Zilia, the chilcTren of Kashupha, the chil- dren cf Taiibaoth, 47 The children of Keroz, the children of Sia, the children of Pcidon, 48 The children of Lebana, the cliii- dren of Hagaba, the children of Shalmai, 49 The children of Hanan, the chil- dren of Giddel, the children of Gahar, 50 The children of Reaiah, the chil- dren of Reziii, the children of Nekoda, 51 The children of Gazzani, the chil- dren of Uzza, llie children of Phaseali, 52 The children of Besai, the children of Meunim, the children of Nephishesim, 53 The children of Eakbuk, the chil- dren of Hakuptia, the children of Hurliur, 54 The cliiidren of Buzlith, the chil- dren of Mehida, the children of Harsha, 55 The children of Barkos, the chil- dren of Sisera, the cliiidren of Tamah, 56 The children of Ncziali, the chil- dren of Hatipha. 57 1[ The cliiidren of Solomon's ser- vants : the children of Sctai, the children of Sophereth, the children of Peri^la, 58 The children of Jaala, the children of Darken, the children of Giddel, £9 The Cliiidren of Shephatiah, the . children of Hattil, the children of Poche- reth of Zebaim, the children of Anion. 60 All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hun- dred ninety and two. 61 And these were they which Avent up also from Tel-mela, Tel-haresha, Cher- uli, Addon, and Immer : but they could not shew their fathers house, nor their seed, whether they were of Israel. 62 The children of Delaiah, the cliil- di-en of Tobiah, the children of Nekoda, six hundred forty and two. 63 IT And of the priests : the children of Habaiah, the children of Koz, the chil- dren of Barzillai, which took o?ie of the 53 VIII. 77ie law is read, 41f daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite to wife, and y/as called after their naaie. 64 Thqse sought their register among those that were i-eckoned by genealogy, but it was not f(iund : therefore were they, as polluted, put from the priesdiood. 65 And the Tirshatha said unto them, that they should not eat of the most holy things, till there stood uji a priest with Urim and Thummim. 66 If The whole congregation together was forty an 1 two thousand three hun- dred and threescore, 67 Beside their man-servants and their maid-servants, of wlif)m there were sev- en thousand three hundred thirty and seven : and they had tv/o hu.ndred forty and ii\e singing-men and singing-women, 68 Their ho^jpes, se\en iiundred thirty and s«K : their mules, two hundred forty and five : 69 Their camels, four hundred thirty and five : six thousand seven hundred and twenty asses. 70 ^ And some of the chief of the fa- thers gave unto the work. The Tirsha- tha gave to tlie treasure a thousand drams of gold, fifty basons, five hundred and thirty priests garments. n And some of the chief of the fathers g?fve to tlie treasure of the wo^-k twenty thousand drams of gold, and two thou- sand and two hiuidrecl jiounds of silver. 72 And that which the rest of die peo- ple gave was twenty thousand ch-ams of gold, and two thousar^d pounds of silver, and threescore and seven piiests gar- ments. 73 So the priests, and the Levites, and. the porters, and the singers, and some of the people, and the Nechinims, and all Israel, dwelt in tlidr cities ; and when the seventh month came, the children of Israel were in their cities. CHAP. VIII. 1 The manner oj" hearing' and reading the law. 16 The feast of tabernacles kefit. AN D all the people gathered them- selves togethei' as one man into the street that was before the water-gate; and they spake unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the law of Moses, which the Lord had commanded to Israel. 2 And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of mea and women, and all that could hear with undei-standing, upon the first day of the seventh month. 3 And he read therein before the street that ivas before the water-gate from the morning until mid-day, before the men and the women, and those that could un- derstand ; and the ears of all the people were attentive unto tlie book of the law. 4 And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for 418 The fieoftlc make merry. the purpose ; and beside him stood Mut- tithiah, and Shema, and A-iaivdi, and Urijiih, and HiJkiuh, and Maaseiuh, on his right hand ; and on his icft hand, Pe- daiah, and Mishael, and M-.-Jciiiah, and Hasluim, and Ilushbadana, Zechariah, arul Meshullam. 5 And Ezra opened the book in tlic sight of all the people; (for he was abo^•e all the people ;) and wlien he opened it, all the peci)le stood up : ■ 6 And Ezra bles.scd the Lord, the ^eat G(xl. And all the people answered, Amen, Amen, v/ith hfiing; up their hands: and ti'icv bowed their heads, and worship- ped t het-iORD with c/iciridccs to the ground. ^ 7 vMso Jeshna, and Bani, anclSherebi- ah. Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariaii, Jozabad, Ha- nan, Pelaiah, asid the Le\aces, caused the people to understand the law: and the people .s-i-ood in their place. 8 ^50 they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused {/ir!}i tojunderstand the reading. 9 H AndNeh^iinah, which /s theTirsh- atha. and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, Tiiis day h- iicly unto tlie Lord your God; mourn not, noi- weep. For all the people wept, when thev heard the words of the law. i 10 Tiien he said unto them. Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom noth- ing is prepared : for t/ifs day is holy un- to our Lord : neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength. 11 So the Levites stilled ail the jjeople, saying. Hold your peace, for the day is holy ; neither be ye grieved. 12 And all the p*eop!e went th.eir wa}^ to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were de- clared tmto them. 13 U And on the second day were gath- ered together the chief of the fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, unto Ezra the scril)e, even to understand the words of the law. 14 Ai-.d they fomid written in tlie law which the Lo k d had commanded by Mo- ses, that tlic cliildren of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh mor.th : 15 And that they should publish and proclaim m all their cities, and m Jeru- salem, saying. Go fortli tmto the mount, and fetch oli\'e branches, and pine branch- es, and myrtle branches,and palm br;mcli- es, and branches of thick trees, to make Ijooths, as it is written. 15 truct them, and withheidest not thy* manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their tliirst. 21 Yea, forty years didst tliou sustain them in the wilderness, so t/ia tihey lacked not! ling ; their cl:. of God's goodness. 419 as the stars of heaven, and broughtest tliem into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it. 24 So the children went in and possessed the land, and thou subduedst betorethem the inhaijitants of the land, the Canaan- itcs, and gavest them into their hands, with their kings, and the people of the land, that they might do with them as tliey would. 25 And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards and oli\^e- yards, and fruit-trees in abunda,nce : so they did eat, 'and were iilled, and became fiit, an.d delighted themselves in thy great goodness. 26 Nevertheless, they were disobedient, and rebelled against thee, and cast thy laAV behind tlieir backs, and slew thy prophets which testilivd against them to turn them to thee, and they wrought great provocations. • 27 Thereibre thou deliveredst them in- to the hand of their enemies, who vexed them : and in the time of their trouble, when they cried unto chccf thou heardest t/ifin from heaven ; and according to thy manifold mercies thou gavest them sav- iours, who saved them out of the hand of their enemies. 28 But after they had rest, they did evil again before tliee : therefore leftest thou them in the hand of their enemies, so that they had the don^inion over them : yet when tliey returned and r.ried unto thee, thou heardest tlicm from heaven ; and many times didst thou deliver them according to thy mercies ; 29 And testirtedst against them, that thou mightest luring tliem again unto thy law : yet they dealt proudly, and heark- ened not unto thy commandments, but sinned Jfgainst thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shalllive in tliem,) and with- drew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear. . SO Yet many years didst thou fori^ear them, and testinedst against them by thy spirit in thy prophets : j'et would they not give ear : therefoie gavest thou theni . into the hand of the people of the lands;' 31 Nevertheless, for thy great mercies sake thou didst not utterly colisume them, nor forsake them ; for thou art a gracious and merciful God. 32 Now tlierefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the tei-rible God, who kecpes't covenant and mercy, let not :\il the trouble seem little before thee, that hath come upon us, on our kings, on our I)rinces, and on our priests, and on our prophets, and on cur fathers, and on all thy people, since the time of the kiiigs o:' Ass\ ria unto this ,dav. 420 Those who sealed the coo'enmit. 33 Howbcit, thou art jifst in all tlmt is brought upon us ; fov thou hast done ri^t, but we have done wickedlj' : " 34 Ncidier have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fui hers, kept tiiy law, nor hearkened luilo thy commandmeni.s and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them. 3.5 Fnr they have not ser\'ed thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou ga\ est them, and in tiie large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from tlieii' •wicked works. 56 Behold, we are servants this day, and y?r the land diat thou ga^■est unto our fathei's to eat the fruit tlicreof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it: 37 And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us be- cause of our sins : also they have domin- ion o\er our bodies, a.nd over our cattle, at their pleasure, ihd we arc in gi-eat distress. 38 And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it. CHAP. X. 1 The names of them that sealed the cov- enant. 29 The jioints of the covenant. NOW those that scaled ivere, Nehe- miah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah, '2 Seraiah, yV?:ariah, Jeremiah, 3 Pashur, Ainariah, Malchijah, 4 Hatmslr, Shebaniah, Malluch, 5 Ilarim, Mercmoth, Obadiah, 6 Daniel, Ginnet'aon, Baruch, 7 INIeshuUam, Abijah, Mijamin, 8 Maaziifti, Bilgai, Shemaiah : these luere the priests. 9 And the Levites : both Jeshua the son of Aznniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel; • 10 And tlieir brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pclaiah, Hanan, 11 Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah, 12 Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah, 13 Hodijah, Bani, Beninu. 14 The chief of the people ; Parosh, Pahath-moab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani, 15 Bunni, Azgad, Bebai, 16 y\donijah, Bigvai, Adin, 17 Ater, Hizkijah, h,z7\\\\ 18 Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai, 19 Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai, 20 Magpiash, MeshuUam, Hezir, 21 Mcslxezaheel, Zadok, Jaddua, 22 Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah, 23 Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub, 24 Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek, 25 Rehum, Hashaljnah, Maaseiah, 26 And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan, 17 Malluch, Harim, Baanah. 33 1[ And tlie rest of ^he people, t^ie NEHEMIAH. The jioints of the covenant. priests, the Levites, the porters, the sing- e?s, the Nethinims, and all they thai Iiad separated themselves from the penj)Ie of ihoi lands unto the law of Go^l, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, e\erv one; having knowledge, and ha\ing underst!iiKling.; 29 Tliey clave to their brethi-en, their noblet-, and entered into ;i curse, and into an oath, to walk in .God's law, which was given by Moses the sei-vant of G(xl, and to observe and do idl the commandments of the Lord our Lord, and liis judg-r ments and his statutes ; 30 And tliat we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons: 31 And //'the peo]>le of the land bring ware or any \ictuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would irit buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy da\' : and that Ave would lea\e the seventh year, ] and the exaction of e\ery debt. 32 Also we»madeordmances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third l>art of a shekel for the ser\nce of the house of our God; 3.j For the sliew-bread, and for the con- tinual meat-oifering, and for the continu- i al burnt-offering, ot, the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set- feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin-offeiings to make an atonement for Israel, and./or all the work of the house of our God. 34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood-offering, .to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fatliers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the Lord ouv God, as it is written in tlie law : 35 And to bring tli^hrst-fruits of our ground,- and the tirst-nniits of all fruit of all trees, jear by year, unto the house of the Lord : 36 Also the first-born of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our fl(jcks, to b)-ing to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God: V 37 And that we should brSte the firet- f raits of our dough, and our offerings, and tiie fruit of all manner of trees, 6t" wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the cham- l)ers of the house of our God ; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Le\ites inight4iave the tithes in all the cities of oiu- tillage. 38 And the jjriest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, whe^i»the Levites take tithes : and the Le^'^es shall bi-ing u]) the tithe of the tithes uhto the house of our G'xl, to the chambers, into the treasure-house. 39 For the children of Isra^ and the TV/ig dwelt at Jerusa'nti, Chap. t :''K!i-eii of Levi sliall bring the offering of tlie com, of the new wine, and the oil, un to the chambers, wliere are the vessels of the sanctuary, antlthe priests that minis- ter, and the porters, ar.d the singers : and we will not forsake tiie house of our God. CHAP. XI. 1 The rulers, voluntary men, and the tenth man chosen by lot, divcllat Jeru- salem. 3 A catalogue oflhdr nameii. AND the rulers of the people dwelt at Jerusalem : the rest of the peojjle ais') cAst lots, to bring one of ten to dwell in Jerus;dem the holy city, and nine parts to chvell in other cities. 2 And the people blessed aM the men th:tt willingly oifered themselves to dwell at Jerusalem. 3 1f-No\v these are the chief of the pi-ovincev that dwelt in Jenisalem ; but in the cities of Judah dwelt eveiy one in his possession in their cities, to nvit, Israel, the priests, and the Levites, and the Nethinims, and the children of Solo- mon's servants. 4 And at Jerusalem dwelt certain of the children of Judah, and of -the children of Benji'.min. Of tlie children of Judah ; Athaiah the son of Uzziah, the son of Zechai'iah, the son of Amariah, the son of Shephatiah, the son of iMahalaleel, of the children of Perez ; 5 And Maaseiahthe son of Bamch, the son of Col-hozeh, the son of Hazaiah, the son of Adaiah, the son of Joiarib, the son of Zechariah, the son of Shiloni. 6 All the sons of Perez that dwelt at Jerusalem were four hundred threescore and eight valiant meti. 7 And these are the sons of Benjamm ; Sallu the son of Meshullam, the son of Joed, the son of Pedaiah, the son of Ko- laiah, the son of Maaseiah, the son of Ithiel, the son of Jesaiah. • 8 And after him Gabbai, Sallai, nine hundred twenty aiid eight. 9 And Joel the sou of Zichri nvas their overseer : and Judah the son of Senuah ivas second over the city. 10 Of the priests : Jedaiah the son of Joiarib, Jachin. 1 1 Seraiah die son of Hilkiah, the son of Meshullam, the son of Zadok, the son of Meraioth, the son of Ahitub, nuas the i-uler of the house of God. 12 And their brethren that did the work of the house ivere eight hundred twenty and two : and Adaiah the son of Jeroham, the son of Pelaliah, the son of An\zi, the son of Zechariah, the son of Pashur, the son of Malchiah, 13 And his brethren, chief of the fa- thers, two hundred forty and two : and Amashai the* son of Azareel, the son of Ahasai, the son of Ptleshillcmoth, the son ■i Inimer, XI. and in the villages. 421 14 And the'ft' brethren, mighty men of valour, an hundred twenty and eight : and their overseer was Zabdiel, the son of one of the gre it men. 15 Also of the Levites : Shemaiah the son of Hashub, the son of Azrikam, the son of Hash ibiah, tiie son r.f Biinni ; 16 And Shabbethai and Jozabad, of the chief of the Levites, had the over- sight of the outward business of the house df God. 17 And Mattaniah the son of Micha, the son of Zabdi, the son of Asaph, was the principal to begin the thanksgiving in prayer : and Bakbukiah the second among his brethren, and A'oda the son of Shammua, the son of Galal, the son of Jeduihun. 18 All the Levites in the holy cityw*??"!? t^vo hundi-ed fourscore and four. 19 MareQ\^er, the ])orters, Akkui), Talmon, and their brethren that kept the gates, were an hundred seventy anit two. 20 IT And the residue of Israel, of the priests, and the Levites, were in all the cit- ies of Judah, every one in his inheritance. 21 But the Nethinims dwelt in Ophel : and Ziha and Gispa tvere over the Ne- thinims. 23 The overseer also of the Levites at Jerusalem wa-v Uzzi the son of Bani, the son of Hashabiah, the son of Mattaniah, the son of Micha. Of the sons of Asaph, the sijigers were over tlie business of the house of God. 23 For it was the king's command- ment concerning them, that a certain portion should be for the singers, due for every day. 24 And Pethahiah the sonof Mesheza- beel, of the children of Zerah the son of Judah was at the king's hand in all mat- ters concerning the people. 25 And for the \illages, with their fields, some of the children of Judah dwelt at Kirjath-arba, and /« the villages there- of, and atDibon, and in. the villages there- of, and at Jekabzeel, and in the villages thereof, 26 And at Jeshua, and at Moladah, and at Beth-phelet, 27 And at Hazar-shual, and at Beer- sheba, and in the villages tltereof, 28 And at Ziklag, and at Mekonah, and in the villages thereof, 29 And at En-rimmon, and at Zareah, and at Jarmuth, 30 Zanoah, Adullam, and in their vil- lages, at Lachish, and the fields thereof, at Azekah, and in the villages thereof. Andthev dwelt from Beer-sheba unto the valley of Hinnom. 31 The children also of Benjamin from Geba dwelt at Michmash, and Aija, aniji Beth-el, and in then* village?. 422 The j' rirnfs 7iaiv.cs. NEHEMTAH. ■T^fie TJalls drdicalecL 52 Jud at Annthoth, No5, Ananiah, 33 Razor, Ram;ih, Gittaim, 34 Hartid, Zeboim, Ncbailnt, 55 L(xl, and Ono, the valley of crafts- men. 36 And of the Levites were divisions in Judah, and in Benjamin. . CHAP. xn. 1 The priests which came iiji ivith Zcriib- babd. 10 llie duccession of the high fiviests. NOV\' these are the priests and the Levites that went up with Zeriib- ijabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua: Seraiah, Jeremiah, Ezra, 2 Amariah, Malkich, Hattush, 3 Sliechaniah, Kehum, Meremoth, 4 Iddo, Giimctho, Abijah, 5 Miamin, Maadiah, Bilgah, 6 Shemaiah, and .Toiarib, Jedaiah, 7 Salki, Amok, liilkiah, Jedaiah. These loere the chief of the priests and of their bS-ethren in the days of Jeshua. S IVioreoA er the Levites : Jeshua, Jiin- nai, Kadmiel, Slierebiali, Judah, and Mat- tariiiili, iviiich was over the thankr,giving, he and his i^rethren. 9 AU.0 Bakbukiah and Unni, their breth- jTn,'<;i("?Y'over against themin the watches. 10 1[ And Jesbr.a begat Joiakim, Joi- akir.) also begat Eliashib, and Eliashib be- gat JoiGda, 11 And Joifda Iicgat Jona,than, and Jon- athan begat Jaddua. 12 And in the days of Joiakim were priests, the chief of the fathers : of Serai- ali, Merai^h ; of Jeremiali, Hananiah ; 13 Of Ezra, MeshuUam ; of Amariah, Jeliohannn ; 14 Of Melicu, Jonathan ; ofShebaniah, Joseph ; 15 Of Harim, Adna ; of Meraioth, Ilelkai ; 16 Of Iddo, Zechariah; of Ginnethon, Meshu.llam ; 17 Of Ai)ij.ih, Zichri ; of Miniarain, of Moudiah, Piilai; IS Of Bilgah, Shammua ; of Shemai- ah, Jehonaihan ; 19 And of Joiarib, Mattenai ; of Je- daiah, Uzzi ; 20 Of Sallai,Kallai; of Amok, Ebcr ; 21 Of Fliikiah, Hashabiali ; of Jedaiah, Nethiinecl. 22 1[ The Levites in the days of Elia- shib, Joiada, and Johanan, and Jaddua, tvcri- recorded clnef of the fathers : alsc the priests, to the reigii of Darius t!ie Persian. 23 The sons of Levi, the chief of the fnthers, ivqii-c written in the book of tiie r.hronicles, even until the days of Joha- nan Uie son of Eliashib. 24 And t!ie chief of the Ijcvites: Hasha- bidi, Sherebiah, and Jesluia the son of Kadmiel, witlx their Uretliren o\tv against them, to praise mid to give tlianks, accord- ing to the commandment of David the i man of God, Avard ovei* against ward. . 25 Mattaniah, and Bakbukiah, Oba- diuh, Mcslmllii-m, Talmon, Akkul), were jiorters keeping the ward at the thresli- olds of the gates. 26 Tliese were in the davs of Joiakim the son of Jeshua, the son of Jozadak, and in tlie davs of Nehemi;di the governor, and of Ezra the priest, the scribe. 27 11 And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring tliem to Jerusalem, to keep the drdicatir.n with gladness, .both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, jisalteries, and with harps. 23 And the sons of the singers gather- ed themselves together, l>nt[i out of the plain coiintry round about Jerusalem, and from the villages of Netophatlii ; 29 Also fiom the house of Gilgal, and ovit of the fields of Geba and Azma- veth : for the singers had builded them villi ges round about Jerusalem. 30 And the priests and tlie Levites pu- rified themselves, and purified the people, and tlie gates, and the wall. 31 Then I brought up the princes of Jiidah upon the wall, and appointed two great cc*/»/?«???t's of t htm that gave thanks, whereof one went on the light hand upon the wail toward tlic dung-gate : >,,,^ 32 And after them went Hoshaiah, ajia half of tlie princes of Judah, 53 And Azanali, Ezra, andMeshuUam, 34 Judali, and Benjamin, and Shemai- ah, and Jeremiah, jS And certain of the priests sons with trumpets ; namely, Zieciiariah the son of Jonathan, the son of Shemaiah, the son of Malta i^iiili, the son of Michaiah, the son of Zdccur, the s6n of Asaph : '• 36 And his brediren, Shemaiah, and yVzarael, Milali'i, Gilalai, Miuii, Netha- aee'., and Judah, Hanani, with the musi- cal i))struments of David the man of God, ;:nd Ezra tiie scribe before them. 37 And at the fountain-gate, vyliich was over against tliem, they went up by the stairs of the city of David, at the going uj) of the wall, above the house of David, e\en unto the wafer-gate eastward. 38 And the other company of them that gave thanks went over against them, and 1 afteV them, and the half of the peojjle ujjon the wall, from beyond the tower of the furnaces even unto the broad wall ; 39 And from above the gate of E- phraim, and ab(ne the old gate, and a- bove the f;sh-gate, and the tower of Han- aneel, and the tower of Meah, even un- to the sheep-gate : and they stood still in tl\e prison-gate. 40 So stood the two conifianies of tliem Xtheniiah retw-neth, '!i:it gave tbaiiks in the house of God, a.iid I, and the half of the rulers with me : 41 And the priests ; Eiiakim, Maaseiah, ■ linicimin.Mich-aiah, Eiioenai, Zcchariah, ../.y/ Hananiah, with tpunipets; 42 And Maaseiah, aTid Shemaiah, and Eieazar, and Uzzi, and Jehohanan, and Malchijah, and Ijiani, and Ezer. And the singers sar^g icud,'with Jezrahiah i/ieir overseer. 43 Also that day they offered great sac- rifices, and rejoiced : for Gcd had made them rejoice widi great joy : the wives al- so and the children rejoiced : so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar ofl! 44 ^ And at that time were some ap- pointed over the chambers for the treas- ures, for the offerings, for the first-fruits, and for the tithes, to gather into them out of the fields of the cities the portions of the law for the priests and Leviies : for Judah rejoiced foi- the priests and for tile Levites that waited. 45 And ix)th the singers and tlie por- ters kept the ward of their God, and the ward of the purification, according to the commandment of David, and of Solomon his son. 46 Fo)- in the daj's of David and Asaph of old t/iei'c were chief of the singers, ;.nd songs of praise and thanksgi\'ing unto God. 47 And all Israel in the days of Zerub- !)abel, and in the days of Nehemiali, gave the portions of the singers and the por- ters, every day his pordon : and they sanctified holy things unto the Levites ; and the Levites sanctified than unto the children of Aaron. CHAP. XIIL 1 Separation made from the mixed mid- iitude. 4 JYeheniiah's return, and reg- idations. ON that day they read in tiie book of Moses in the audience of the people ; afid therein was found written, that the Ammonite and the Moabiiie should not come into the congregation of God for ever ; 2 Because they met not the children of Israel with bread and with -water, but hired Balaam against them, that he should curse them : hov/beit, our God turned the curse iiito a b- ssing. 3 Now it came tb pass, when they had heard the law, that they separated from Israel all the mixed multitude. 4 1[ And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the cham- bei- of the house of our God, ivaa allied unto Tobiah : 5 And he had prepared for him a gix-at chamber, where aforetime tlie\ laid the meat-offerings, the frankincense, and the vessels, and the tithes of the corn, the new -yvine, and the oil, v.'hich -was Cmap. XIII. ami reforn-.eth abuses. 423 commanded to be given to the Levites, ^;nd the sii .gers, and the porters ; and the oflerings of the priests. 6 But in ail this time was not I at Je- rusalern : fur in the two and thirtieth \ear of Artaxerxes king of Biibylon came 1 uiito die king, and after certain days obtained I leave of the king : 7 And I came to Jerusalem, and un- "dei'Stood of the evil that Eliashib did for To!)iah, in preparing him a chamber' in the courts of tiie house of God. 8 And it grieved me sore : thereSv.'e I cast forth all the household stuff of I'obi- ah out of 'the chamber. 9 Then I commanded, and they cleans- ed the chambers : and thither ijrought I again the vessels of the liouse of God, with the meat-offering and the frankincense. 10 H And I perceix ed that the porti'.its of the Levites had not fsten given them : for the Levites and the singers, that did the work, were fled eery one to his field. .11 Then contended I with the rulei's, and said, Why is the house of God for- saken ? and I gathered them together, and set them in their place. 12 Then brought ail Judali the tithe of the corn and the new wine and the oU unto the treasuries. 13 Audi made treasurers ovei' the treas- uries, Shelemiah the priest, and Zadok the scribe, and of the Levites, Pedaiah ; and next to them ".vas Hanan the son ef Zaccur, the son or Mattaniah : for they were counted faithful ; and their office ivas to distribute unto their brelhien. 14 Remember me, O my God, con- cerning this, and wii)e not out my good deeds that i ha\e done tor the house of my God, and for the offices thereof. 15 "^ In tliosedays saw I in Jndzih sorfie treaduig wine presses en the sabbath, and bi'inging in siieaves, and lading asses ; as also wine, grapes, and figs, and all maimer of burdens, which they bi'ougiit into Jerusalem on the sabbath day : and I testified against ihtvi iii the day wherebi they sold victuals. 16 There dwelt men of Tyre also therev in, which brought fish, and all manner of wai'e, and sold on the sabbath unto the children of Judah, and in Jerusalem. 17 Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them. What evil thhig is this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day .'' 18 Did not your fathers tlius, and did not our God bring all this evi) upon us, and upon this city? yet ye bring more wrath upon Israel by profaning the sabbath. 19 And it came to pass, that, when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark be- fore the sai^bath, I commanded that tlve gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after tbje 424 The magnificent J ea^ts EST sabbath : and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day. 20 So the merchants and sellers of all kind of ware lodged without Jerusalem once or twice. 21 Then I testified against them, and said unto them, Why i(xke ye about the vallr if ye do ho ac^rin, I will lay hands on you. From that time forth came they no more on the sabbath. 22 And I commanded the Levltes, that they should cleanse tlien^sehes, and tliat the)' should come and keep the gates, to sanctify the sabbath day. Remember me, O my God, concerning this also, and spai-e me according to the greatness of thy iiiercy. 23 If In those days also saw I Jews !hat had married wives of Ashdod, oi Amnion, and of Moab : 24 And their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews language, but according to the lanj^uage of each people. 25 And I contended widi them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made HER. oj Aha&uerus. them swear by (iod, scajing. Ye shall not give your daughters unto tiicir sons^ nor take then- daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. 26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things ? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made liim king over all Israel : nevertheless even iiim did outlandish women cause to sin. 27 Shall we then hearken unto you to do ?.ll this great evil, to transgress against our God in marrying strange wi\'cs r 28 And one of the sons of Joiada, the son of Eliashib the high priest, nvas son- in-law to SanbaUat tiie Horonite : tliere- fore I chased him fi-om me. 29 Remember them, O my Gotl, be- cause they have defiled the priesthood, and the covenant of the priesthood, and of the Levites. * 30 Thus cleansed I them from all strangers, and appointed the wards of the priests and the Levites, every one ia his business ; ,31 And for the wood-offering, at times appointed, and for the fa-st-fi-uits. Re- member mc, O my God, for good. THE BOOK OF ESTHER. ClIAP. I. 1 Ahamie.rns inaketh royal feasts. 10 Vushd's disobedience, and fiunish?nent. NOW it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (thisfs Ahasuerus which leigiied from India even unto Etliiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces :) 2 'JViat in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on the throne of his king- dom, which was in Shushan the palace, 3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants ; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, be iug before him : 4 When he shewed the riches of his glfa-ious kiiigdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, eve7i an hundred and fourscore days. 5 And when these days were expired, the king inade a feast unto all the peo- ple that vjcrc present in Shushan the palace, both unto gi^eat and small, seven days, in the court of the garden f>f the king's palace ; , 6 Vi here ivere white, green, and blue hangings, fastened A\'ith cords of fine linen and purple to silver lings and pillars of marble : the hcdaiierr o/'gold and silver, Hjion a pavement of red, and iilue, and white, and black marlile. 7 And tliey gave them drink in vessels of gold, (tlie \'cssels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king. 8 And the drinking was according to the law ; none did compel : for so the king had appointed to all the officers of his house, that they should do accoi'ding to every man's pleasui'e. 9 Also Vashti the queen made a feast for the women in the roj'al house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. loir On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was merry with wine, he com- manded Melnvman, Bi2tha,Harbnna, Big- tha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, the se^•en cliamberlains that ser\ed in the presence of Ahasuerus the king, 11 To 'bring Vashti the queen before the king Avith the crown ro)'al, to shew the people and the princes her beauty : I for sne was fair to look on. I 12 But the queen Vashti refused to come I at the king's cojiiinandment hy his cham- ; berlains : thercibre was the king very I wroth, and his anger burned in him. I 13 "11 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 Car- shcna, Shethar, Admatha, Tarshish, Meres, Marsena, and Memucan; the se^cn princes of Persia and Media, which saw the khig's face, and wliich sat the lirst in the kingdom ;) A queen io be chosen. Chap, 15 What sh'.il! we do unto the queen Vashti Hccording to iaw, bf cause she hath not performed the c.Tamandment of the king Ah asuerus by the chambei'lains ? 16 And Memucan answered befoi-e the king and the princes, Vashti the queen liath not done wrong to tlie king only, but alsij to all the princes, and to all the peo- ple that are in all the provinces of the king Aliasuerus. 17 For t/i'/Ji deed of the queen shall cnnie abroad UTito all women, so that tliey shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be Ijrought in before him, but she came not. 18 Likewise shall the ladles of Persia and iVIedia say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of tlie deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too much contempt and wrath. 19 If it please the king, let there go a I'oyal conunandment from him, and let it be written among the laws of ihe Per- sians and I* .e- Medes, that it be not al- tered. That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus ; 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 pualished dirough- out all his empire, (for it is great,) all the wives shall gi^■e to their husbands honour, both to great and small. 21 And the sa\ing pleased the king and the prhices ; and the king did accord- ing to the word of Memucan: 22 For he sent letters into all the king's provinces, into every pi-ovince accord- ing to the wi'iting thereof, and to e\'ery people afcer their language, that every man should bear rule in his own house, i and that it should be published ac- cording to the language of eveiy peo- ple. CHAP. II. 1 Out of the choice of virgins^ a queen is to be chosen. 15 JEsther is elected. AFTER these things, when the wrkth of king Ahasuerus was appeased, he lemembered Vashti, and what she had done, and what was decreed against her. 2 Then said the kuig's sei\ ants that ministered unto him. Let there be fair young virgins sought for tlie king : 3 And let the king appoint officers in all the provinces of his kingdom, that they may gather together all the fair young virgins unto Shushan the palace, to the hoitse of the women, unto the cii.Gtody of Hege the king's cliamberlain, keeper of the women; and let their things for puriiication Ije given thevi : 4 And let the maiden whioii pleaseth the. king be q/i3en tlTStead gf Vashti. 5'4 II. Mordecaiand Esthetes affirdty. 425 And the thing pleased the king ; and lie did so. 5 U JVuw in Shushan the palace therb was a certain Jew, whone name wa.? Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of Shimei, the son of Kish, a Benjamite ; 6 Who had been carried away fi-orti Jei-usalem with the captivity wliich had been carried av^'ay with Jeconiah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar tlie kin^ of Bai)ylon had carried a\\'ay. 7 And he brought up Hadassah, thaf is, Esther, his uncle's daughter : .for she had neither father nor mother, and tlie maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mor- decai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter. 8 fl So it came to pass, when the king-'* commandment and his decree was heard, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was broiight also unto the king's house, to tlie cust«ly of Hegai, keeper of tlie women. 9 And the maiden pleased him, and site obtained kindness of him ; and he speedily" gave her her things for purification, witlf such things as belonged to her, and se\'- en maidens which were meet to be given her, out of the king's house : and he pre- ferred her and her maids unto the best. place of the house of the women. 10 Esther had not shewed her people' nor her kindred: for Mordecai hadchai-g- ed her that she shouIdViot shew it. 11 And ?.Ioixiecai walked every day- before the court of the women's house, to know how Esther did, and what should Ijecome of her. 12 ^ Now when eveiy maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve montlis, ac- Qoi'ding to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and witho^/irr things for the pu-. rifying of the women ;) 13 Then thus came eiiery maiden unto the king ; whatsoever she desired wis 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 Shaashgaz,the king's chamberlain, which kept the concubines: she came in unto the king no more, except the king de- lighted in her, and that she were cidied by nam>e. 15 f[ Now whenthe turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of JVIorde- cai, who had taken her for hrs daughter, was come to go in untn tlie king„ she re- quired nothing but what Hegai the kirig's chambeiiain, the keeper of the women, 42& Jisilier chosen (juc'en: EST appoitited. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her. 16 So Esther was taken unto king A- liasuerus into his house royal in the tenth month, which is the montli Tebeth, in the seventh jear of his reign. 17 And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the \ ii'^ns ; so tliat he set the royal crown wpon her head, and made her queen in- stead of Vashti. 18 Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes and his servants, even Esther's feast ; and he made a release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according ^o the state of the king. 19 And when the virgins were gather- ed together the second time, then Mor- decai sat in the king's gate. 20 Estlier had not yet shewed her kin- di'ed, nor her people ; as Mordecai had diarged her: for Esther did the com- mandment of Mordecai, like as when she was brought up with him. 21 % In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, tAvo of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan andl'eresh, of those which kept the d(X)r, were wroth, and sought to lay hand ou tlie king Ahas- ucrus. 22 And the thing was known to Mor- decai, who told it unto Esther the queen ; and Esther certified the king thereof in Mordecai's name. 23 And wlien inquisition was made of the matter, it was found out ; tlierefore tliey were both hanged on a tree : and it was written in the book of the chronicles before the king. CHAP. III. Haman advanced by the king, and de- s/iised by Mordecai, sceketh revenge 7ifi07i all the Jews. AFTER these things did king Ahasu- erus, promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced lijm, and set his seat above all the princes tliat ii;e7'e with him, 2 And all the king's servants that were ih the king's gate, bowed, and leverenc- ed Haman ; for the king had so command- <.'d concerning him. But Mordecai bowed not, nor did /lim reverence. 3 Then the king's servants which were in the king's gate, said unto Mordecai, Why transgressest tliou the king's com- mandment ^ 4 Now it came to pass, when Ihcy spake daily unto him, and he hearkened not unto them, tliat they told Haman, to see wl'»elher Mordecai's matters would stand : for he had tdd them tliat he was ■:i Jew. ' -5, And wJien Haman saw that Morde- 'HER. Haman'' s rageagcunst the Jews. cai bowed not, nor did him reverence,, then was Haman full of wrath. 6 And he thought sconi to lay hands on Mordecai alone ; for they had shewed him the people of Mordecai : wherefoi-e Hainan sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole king- dom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. 7 11 In the first month, (that is, tlie month Nisan,) in the twelfth year of king Ahasuerus, they cast Pur, that is, the lot, before Haman from day to day, and from month to month, to tlie twelfth month, that is, the month Adar. 8 If And Haman said unto king Ahas- uerus, There is a certain people scat- tered abroad and dispersed among the people in all the provinces of thy king- dom ; and their laws are diverse ftom all people ; neither keep they the king's laws: therefore it is not for the king's profit to suffer them. 9 If it please the king, let it be written that they may be destroyed : and I will pay ttui thousand talents of siver to the hands of diose 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 Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite* the Jews enemy^ 11 And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given to thee, the people also, to do with them' as itseemeth good to thee. 12 Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first montlv. and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieutenants, and to the governors that vjere over every pi'ovince, and ta the rulers of every people of eveiy pro- vince, according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their lan- guage ; in the name of king Ahasuerus* was it written, and sealed with the king's ring. 13 And the letters were sent by posts into all the king's provinces, 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 thir- teenth day of the twelfth month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spml of them for a prey. 14 The copy of the writing for a com- mandment to be given jn every province was ])ublislicd unto aO people, that they should be ready against that day. 15 The posts went out, being hasten- ed by the king's commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan the palace. And the kiug and Htmuursat down to drink ; but the city bhushau was perplexed. ^Mordecai and the Jews mourn. Chap. iv. v, CHAP. IV. 1 JMordecai and the Jews 7nourn. 15 Est- her afijiointeth ajast. WHEN Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and ■vvent out -into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry ; 2 And came even before the king's gate : for pone might enter into the king's gate clothed with sackcloth. 3 And in eveiy province whithersoever the king's commandment and his decr-ee came, there was great mourning amo.:;^ tlie Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and w ailing ; and many lay in sackcloth and .ashes. 4 f So Esther's maidsandherchamber- ^ lains came and told it her. 'I'hen was the [ queen exceedingly giieved ; and she sent Taiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take away his sackcloth from him : but he re- ceived it not. 5 Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the Icing's chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to know what it was, and Avhy it was, 6 So Hatach went forth to Mordecai, unto the street of the city, which was be- ioi-e the king's gate. 7 And Mgrdecai told him of all that had happened unto him, and of the sum of the money that Haman had promised to pay to the king's treasui'ies for the Jews, to destroy them. 8 Also he gave him the copy of the ^vriting of tlie decree tliat was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew it unto Esther, and to declai'c it unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people. 9 A)id Hatach carhe and told Esther the words of Mordecai. 10 IF Again Esther spake unto Hatach, and gave him commaridment unto Mor- decai ; 11 All the king's servants, and the peo- ple of the king's provinces, do know, that whor.oevei*, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, the7-e 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 tlurty days. 12 And they told to Mordecai Est- her's words. 13 Then Mordecai commanded to an- fjWer Esther, Think not with thvsclf that thou shalt escap^ in the king's House, more than all the Jews. 14 For if thou altogether hoklcst tin- £s(her^s banquet. 42?" peace at this time, then shall there enlarge- ment and delivei-ance arise to the Jews from another place ; but thou and thy fa- ther's house snail be destroyed : and who knoweth, whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this ? 15 5[ Then Esthey bade them return Mordecai this answer, 1 6 Go, gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day : I also and my maidens v/ill fast likewise ; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law ; and if I perish, I perish. IT So Mordecai went his way, and did according to all that Esther had com- manded Iiim. CHAP. V. Esther, ohtaining the king's favour, in- viteth the king and Hamanto a banquet. NOW it came to pass on the third day, that Esther put on her royal afi~ fiarel, and stood in the inner court (Sf the king's house, over agains-t the king's house: and the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, over against the gate of the house. 2 And it was so, when the king saw Est- her the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight : and the king held out to Esther the golden scep- tre that was in his hand. So Esther di'e \v neav, and touched the top of the sceptre. 3 'I'hen said the king unto her, What wilt thou, queen Esther ? and what is thy request ? it shall be even gi^en thee to the half of the kingdom. 4 And Esther answered. If it seem good unto the king, let tiie king and Haman come this day unto the banquet that I have prepared for him. 5 Then the king said. Cause Hamaii to make haste, that he may do as Esther hath said. So die kir.g and Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared- 6 *\i And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of wine. What is thy petition ? and it shall be granted thee : and what?> thy request i* even to the h,alf of the kingdom it shall be performed. 7 Then answered Esdier, and said, IVIy petition and my I'equest is : 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 i-equest, let the king and Haman come to the banquet that I shall pi-epare for them, and I will do to-morrow as the king hath said. 9 H Then went Haman fordi that day joyful and with a glad heart : but wheii Haman saw INlordecai in the king's gale, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, lie was full of indignation against Mai" ■ Cccai, 428 Haman^s firide. EST 10 Ncn-fitlicless.Haman refrained him- self : and when he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and Zerebh his wife. 11 And I lam an told them of tlie gloi-y of his riches, and the nniUitiide*of liis ehikiren, and all tfi£ t/iimfs wherein tlic king had promoten him, and how he had ad\anccd him above the princes and servants of the king. 12 Human said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let no man come in with the king unto tlie banqviet that she had prepared ijut .myself ; and to-morrow am 1 in\ ited unto her also with the king. 13 Yet all this a\aileth me nothing, so long as J see Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate. 14 H Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto hin». Let a gallows be man thouglit in his heart. To whom would the king delight to do honour more than to myself ? 7 And Haman answered the king. For the man whom the king delighteth to honour, 8 Let the royal apparel l)e brouglit v/hich the king tiscth to wear, and the horse that tlie king rideth ujjon, and the vrrown royal which is set upon his head : 9 And let this appai'el and horse be de- iiyeved to tlic h?vnd of one of the king's HER. Mordecai honoured.. most noble princes, that the\ may array the nvan nvithal "whom the king delight- elh to honour, and bring him on horse- back through the street of tlie city, aiwl pixxlaim before him. Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king de- lighteth to honour. 10 Then the king F^iid to Haman, Make haste, and take tlie apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, aijd do e^•en so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's gate : let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. 11 Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and ai-rayed Mordecai, and brought hijn on horseback through the street of the city, and proclaimed before him. Thus shall it ht done unto the man whom the king delighteth to honour. 12 ^ And Mordecai caine again to the king's gate. But Haman iiasted to his house mourning, and having his head covered. 13 And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his fi-iends every tlmv^ that had befallen hi-m. Then said his wise men and'Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mor- decai be of the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun tp fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him. 14 And while they ivere yet talking with him, came the king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman'unto the baix- quet that Esther had prepared. CHAP. VII. 1 Est/ier suethfor her onmi life, and her pcofUe. 7 The king canseth Haman to b< hanged on his oivn galloivs. SO the king and Haman came to ban- quet with Esther the queen. 2 And the king said again to Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, What /*• thy i:)etition, queen Esther ? and it shall be granted tliee : and what is thy request ^ and it shall be performed, evai to the half of the kingdom. 3 Then Estlier the queen answered and said. If I have found favour in thy sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my hfe be gi\en me at my petition, and my people at my re(]uest : ij 4 For we are sold, I and rqy people, to i; be destroyed, to' be slain, and to perish. i' But if we had been sold for bond-men and bond-women, I had held my tongue., al- though the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. 5 If Then the king Ahasuertis answered and said unto Esther the queen, Who is. he, and where is he, that durst presume in his heart to do so ? 6 And Esther said. The adversary- and enemy is this wickecl Haman. Then 1 1 Haman was afraid before the king and 11 the queen. Haman hanged. Chap, v 7 IT And tlie king arising from the ban- quet of wine in his wr^itii ivent info the ])alace-garclen : and Human strxxl up to make re<|uest for his life tn Esther the queen ; for he saw tliat there vas evil de- tei-mined against liim by the king. 8 Then the king returned out of the palace-garden iv.tn the place of the ban- quet of M'iiie ; and Haman was faUen up- (ju the bed whereon Esther 'tvus. Then said the king, Will he force the queen also before me in the house ? As the ^vord went out of the king's mouth, they cov- ered Haman 's face. 9 And Harhonah, one of the chamlier- lains, said before the king, Iieliold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, which Ha- man had made for Mordecai, who had spoken g(xxl for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. Then the king said, Hang him thereon. 10 So they haViged Haman on the gal- lows that he hadi)repared for Mordecai. Tlien was the king's Vv'rath pacified. CHAP. VIII. 1 Mordecai is advanced. 7 ^/lasuertts granttth to the Jcivi to defend them- aclves. 15 MordecaVs honour and the Jews joy. ON that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman, the Jews enemy, unto Esther the queen. AndMor- j'lecai came before the king ; for Esther had told what he was unto her. 2 And the king took off' his ring M'hich he had taken from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther set Mordecai o\'er the house of Haman. 3 ^ And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell down at his feet, and be- sought him "with tears to put away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his device that he had devised against the Jews. 4 Then the king held Out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, ancl stood before the king, 5 And said, If it please the king, and if I have found fa\our in his sight, and the thing secTn right before die king, and I be pleasing in his eyes,' let irbe written to re- verse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wroteto destroy the Jews which are in all the king's provinces : 6 For how can I endur-e to see tlie evil that shall come unto my people ? or how can I endure to see the destruction of my kindred ? 7 ^ Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen andtp Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Issther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid !iis hand upon the Jews. 8 Vy'rite ye also tiir the Jews, as it liketh ^ on, in the king's name, and seal it with Iir, l>:. MordecaVs honotir, 429 . the king's ring : for the wi-iting which is Written in the king's name, and sealed with the king's ring, may no m:in reverse, 9 Then were the king's scribes called at that time in the thirci moiith, that is, the mtrtith Sivan, on the three and twen- tieth day thereof ; and it was v/ritten, ac- cording to all that Mordecai command- ed, unvo the Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers of the prov- inces whifTi are from India unto Ethio- pia, an hundred twenty and seven prov- inces, luito eveiy province according to the writing thereof, and unto every peo- ple after their language, and to the Jews according to their writing, and according to their language. 10 And he wrote in the king Ahasue- rus' naiiie, and sealed // Avith the king's ring, and sent letters by posts on horse- back, and riders on mules, camels, and \oung dromedaries ; 11 Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in e\'eiy city to gather them- selves together, 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, dolh little ones and women, and to lake the spoil of them i<>r a prey, 12 Upon one day in all the provinces of king Ahasuerus, 7iamf/;/, upon the thir- teenth day of the twelfth month, winches' the month Adar. 13 The Cf)py of the writing for a com- mandment to be given in every province was published unto all people, and that the Jews sliou'd ije ready against that day to a\-enge themsehes on their enemies. 14 So the posts that i-ode upon mules otjc/ camels weutout, beinghastened andpress- ed on by the king's commandment. And the decree was given atShushan the palace. 15 ir And Mordecai Avent oiit fi-om the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of line linen and ))urple : and the city of Shushan re- joiced, and was glad : 16 The Jewti had light, and gladiiess, and joy, and honour. 17 And in every province, and in every city, winthcrsoever the king's commantl- ment and his decree came, the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. And many of the people of the land be- came Jews ; for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. CHAP. IX. 1 The Jews slay their oiem/es, with the ten sons of Haman. 20ThetwodaysofPu~ >-ir>i are made festival. NOW hi the twelfth month, that is, the month Adar, on the thirteenth I! y of the same, when the king's com- mandjnent arid his dec^e drew near to 430 'i^lie Jews day their e7icmies, EST be put in execution, in the day that the enemies of the Jews hoped to iiave pow- er over them, (though it was turned to the contrarv, that the Jews had rule over tiiem that hated tliem ;) 2 The Jews gatliercd themselves to- gethf;v in* their cities throughout all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to lay hand on such as sought thcirhurt : and no man could withstand them ; .for the icar of them fell uprm all people. 3 And ail th.c rulers oi the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the deputies, and ■ofllcers of the king helped the Jews ; l)e- canse the fear of Mordecai fell u])onthem. 4 For Mordecai ims great in the king's "house, and his tame went out t]n-oug!\out all the provinces : for this man Mordecai •waxed greater and greater. 5 Thus the Jews smote all their ene- mies with the stroke of the SAvord, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that Iiated tliem. 6 And hi Shushan the palace the Jews slew and destroyed five hundred men. 7 And Parshandatha, and Dalphon, ivrid Aspatha, 8 And Poratha, and Adalia, and Ari- datha, 9 And Parmashta, and Arisai, and Ari- dai, and Vajezatha, 10 The ten sons of Haman the son of Ilammedatha, the enemy of the Jews, slew they ; but on the spoil laid they not their hand. 11 On that day the number of those that Avere slain in Shushan the palace was brought before the king. 12 II And the kmg said unto Esther the «iueen, The Jews have slain and destroyed iive hundred men in Shushan the palace, and the ten sons of Haman ; what have they done in the rest of the king's prov- pices ? now what is ihy petition ? and it shall be granted thee : or what is thy re- quest further ? and it shall be done. 13 Then said Esther, If it please the king, let it be granted to the Jews which are in Shushan to do tomorrow also ac- cording unto this day's decree, and let Hntnan's ten sons be hanged upon the gallows. 14 And the king commandetl it so to be done : and the decree was git en at Shu- shan ; and they hanged Haman's ten sons. liS For the Jews that were in Shushan gathered themselves together on the four- teenth day also of the month Adar, and slew three hun ami every city ; Jind that these d;iys of Purim sliould not fail from among! the Jews, nor the memorial of them perish, from their seed. Safan ajijicareth he fare God. Gh 29 Then Esther the queen, the daughter of Abihail, and Mordecai the Jew, wrote with all authority, to contirm this second letter of Parim. 30 And he sent the letters unto all the Jews, to the hundred twenty and seven provinces of the kingdom of Aliasuerus, with words of peace and truth, 31 To confirm these days of Purim in their times appointed,' accorduig as Mordecai the Jew and Esther tiie queen had enjoined them, and as they had decreed for themselves and for tiieir seed, the matters of the tastings and . their cry. 32 And die deci-ee of Esther confirmed these matters of Purim ; audit was writ- ten in the book. AP. r. Satan's jflalice. 431 CHAP. X. 1 Jhasuerus' greatness. 3 MordecoTs ad-uancemcnt, AND the king Ahasuerus laid a trib- ute upon the land, and ufion the isles of the sea. 2 And all the acts of his power and of his might, and the declaration of the gi-eatness of Mordecai, whereunto the king advanced him, arc they not written in the book of the chronicles of the king's of Media and Persia ? 3 For Mordecai the Jew toaa ne:st unto king Ahasuerus, and gi"eat among the Jews, and accepted of the multitucte of liis bretliven, seeking the wealth of his people, and speaking peace to »UI his seed. /3r> THE BOOK OF JOB. CHAP, I. * 1 The hoUneFtf;, riches, and religious care of Job for his children. 6 iiatan ap- pearing before God, obt-aineth lcax>e to temfit lum. THERE was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job ; and tliat man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. 2 And tiiere were born unto him seven ^ons*and three daughters. 3 His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and thi-ee tliousand camels, and fi\-e hundred yoke of oxen, and five hun- dred she-asses, and a veiy great house- hold ; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east. 4 And his sons went and feasted in (heir houses, everv one his day ; and sent and calLd for tlieir three sisters to eat und to drink with them. 5 And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified tliem, and rose up early in the nioraing, and offered burnt- offering according to the number of them all : for Job said. It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in tlieir hearts. Thus did Job conliuualiy. 6 li Now there Avas a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before tlic Lord, and Satan came also among them. 7 And the Lord said unto Satan, Whence comest thou } Then Satan an- swered the Lord, and said. From going to and fi-9 in tlie earth, and from walk- ing up and down in it. 8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast ,ou considered my servant Job, that '^icre in none like him in the earth, a jierfect and an upright man, one that IfcHreth God, and eschevveth evil ? 9 Then Satnn atiswei-e^l tiie Loud, tTii and said. Doth Job fear God for nought ? JO Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about al* that he hath on every side ? thou hasc blessed the work of his hands, and hjs substance is increased in the land- 11 But put forth thine hand now, antt touch all that he hath, and he will cunie' thee to thy face. 12 And the Lord said unto SataiT, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power ; only upon himself put not forth thine hancL So Satan went fortli from the presence oi the Lorb. 13 V\ And there was a day when his soff^ and his daughters loere eaJting and drinly- ing wine in their eldest brother's house : 14 And ther^ canie a messenger unto Job, and said, Tiie oxen v/ere plougliingi and the asses feeding beside them : 15 And the Sabeans feiht/;o;j them, and took them away ; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the swovd ; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 16 While he wcs' yet speaking, there carae also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them ; and I only am es- capty. alone to teS thee. 17 While he 'oras yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Tiie Chal- deans, made out three bands, and fell up- on the camels, and have cariied them away, yea, and slain the servants with' the edge of the sword; and' I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 18 VMiile he "ivas yet speak,ing, there came also another, and said,i Tliy sons' ai^d thy d;iughters ivert eating and drink- ing wine in their eldest brotiier's house : 19 And behold, there came a grc.it. wind from the wikleriiess, and snuxL- ilie ftjur coj'ners of tlie house, and it fell 433 Job sinitten mth boils. upon the young men, and tliey arc dead ; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. 20 Then Job arose, and rent liis man- tle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon tlie ground, and worshipped, 21 And said. Naked came I out of my mother's wottiI), and naked shall I return thither: The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away ; blessed be the name of the Lord. 22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charg- ed God foolishlv. CHAP. 11/ 1 Satan afi/iraring again before God, obtaineth fiirtfier leave to temfit Job. 7 He umiicth him imth sore boils. 9 Job refiroveth his wife, moving tiiiii to curse God. AGAIN there was a day when the sons of God came to present them- selves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lo R D. 2 And the Lor d said unto Satan, From whence comest thou ? And Satan answer- ed the Lord, and said, From going to and fi'o in the earth, and from walking up and down in it 3 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thfju considered my servant Job, thiit there is none like him in the earth, a per- fect and an upright man, one thatfeaveth Ciod, and escheweth evil ? and still he hokleth fast his integrity, altliough tliou movedst me against nim, to destroy him without cause. 4 And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man iiath will he give for. his hfe. 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 Satan, De- ltoid, he is in thine hand ; but save his life. 7 IT So went Satan forth from the pres- ence of the Lord, and smote Job with ^ore boUs from tlie sole of his foot unto Jiis crown. 8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal ^and he sat down among the ashes. 9 If Then said his wife unto hini, Dogt Ihou still retain thine integrity i* curse God, and die. 30 But he said unto her, Thou'sjieakest r.s one of the foolish women si)caketh. What ! shall we I'eceive g^xxl at the hand i)f G(k1, and shall we not receive evil .>' In all this did not Job sin with his lips. 11 H Now when Joi>'s three friends heard of all tliis evil that was come vipon him, Ihev Ciime every one from his own ])lace ; liliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad tlie Shuhite, and Zophar the Naanrathite : for they had nrade an appointment togtjth- JOB. Jfe curseth the day of his birth. cr to come to mourn with him, and to comfort hirii. 12 i\rid when they lifted up their eves afar off, and knew him not, they lifted u}) then- v(npe, 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 da}s and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him : for they saw tliat his gi-ief was veiy great CHAP. III. 1 Job curseth the day and services of his birth. 13 I'hc- ease of death. AFTER this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day. 2 And Job spake, and said, 3 Let the day perish wherein I was boi-n, and t]ft.e night in nvliich it was said. There is a man child conceived. 4 Let that day be darkness ; let not GfKl regard it^rom 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 ti\e day terrify it. G As for that niglit, let darkness seize upon it ; let it not be joined unto the days ot the \ ear, let it not come into the num- ber of the months. 7 Lo, let that night be solitary, let nO joyful voice come tiierein. 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 l)e dark ; let it look for light, I)ut havt none ; neithev let it see the dawning ot the day: 10 Because it shut not up the doors of mv mother's, womb, nor iiid sorrow from mine eyes, 11 Why died I not from thd womb > Ti^hy uid I 7iot g)\e up the ghost when I came out of the belly ? 12 Why did the knees prevent me } or -why tlie ijreasts that I should suck ? 13 For now should I have lien still and l)een quiet, I should have slept : then had I been at rest, 14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves ; 15 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver ; 16 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been ; as infants ivhich never saw light. 17 Tliere tlie wicked cease/ro??? troub- ling ; and there the weary be at rest. 18 There the prisoners i-ost together; they hear not tlie voice of the oppressor. 19 The small and great are thei-e ; and the servants free from his master. 20 Wherefore is light given to him thi'it is in misery, and hie unto the bitter - in §oiii ; EUjihaz refirovclh Job. Chap, 21 Which long for death, but it cometh nof ; and d'g for it more than for hid treasures ; 22 Which rejoice exceedingly, ayid are glad, when they can find the grave ? 23 IVny is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in ? 24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, and rnj' roarings are poured out like the Avaters. 25 Foi" the thing which I greatly fear- ed is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me. 26 I was not in safet)% neither had I rest, neither was I quiet ; vet trouble came. CHAP. IV. 1 Elifihaz refiroveth Jobfjr nvant of relig- ion. 7 He teacheih God's judginevts to be not for the righteous, but for the nvick- ed. 12 Hifi fearftd vision to humble the evr^llencies of creatures before God. THEN Eiiphaz the Temanite an- swered and said, 2 Ify<& assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved .■* but who can with- hold himself from speaking ? 3 Behold, thou hastinstriicted many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands. 4 Thy words ha^e upholden him that Avas faliiiig, 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 thifi thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways ? 7 Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent ? or where were the righteous cut off i* 8 Even as I have seen, they that plough iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same. 9 By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they con- sumed. 10 The roai'ing of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, ai'e broken.- 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scat- tered abroad. 12 Now a tiling was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof. 13 Li thoughts from the visions of tlie nigiit, Avhen 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, butl could not discern the form thereof : an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying, 17 Shall mortal maji be more just than 55 IV, v. God to be sought in c{ffliction. 433 God .* shall a man be more pure than his maker ? IS Behold, he put no trust in his ser- vants ; and his angels he charged with follv : 19 How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation f.v b the dust, which are crushed before the moth.'* 20 They are destroyed from morning to evening : they perish for ever without any regai-ding it. 21 Doth not their excellency which is in them go away ? they die, even with- out wisdom. CHAP. V. 1 The harm of inconsideration. 3 The end of the wicked isjnif/cri/. 6 God is to be regarded in affliction. 17 The happv end of God's correction. CALL now, if there i^c anv tiiat Avill answer thee ; and to which of the bd.ints wilt thou turn .-' 2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayelh the siiiy 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 thein. 5 Whose harvest the hungiy eateth up, and takelh it even out of the thorns, and the robber swalioweth up their sub- stance. 6 Although afPiiction cometh not forth of the dust, neither doth trouble spring out of the ground ; 7 Yet man is born unto trotiole, as the sparks fij' upward. 8 I w'ould seek unto God, and unto God would I commit m}' cause : 9 WJiich dceth great things and un- searchable ; marvellous things without number : 10 Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields : 1 1 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 theh" hands cannot per- form their enterprize. 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness : and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong. * 14 They meet AviUi darkness in tlic daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. 15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and fix)m 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 454 Johju&tijieth his complaints. JOB. up : he woundeth, and liis hahds make •whole. 1'9 He shall deliver thee in six troubles : yea, in seven there shall no evil toucli thee. 20 In famine he shall redeem thee from death : and in war from the poAver of the sword. 21 Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue : neither shalt thou be a- fraid of desti-uction when it cometh. 22 At destruction and famine thou shalt laugh : neither shalt thou be afi'aid of the beasts of the earth. 23 For tliou 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 knov>' tliat thy taber- nacle sImU be in peace ; and thou shalt visit thy habitation, and shalt not sin. 25 Thou shalt know also that thy seed shall be great, and tliine offspring as tlie grass of the earth. 26 Thou shalt come to thy gi-ave in a full age, like as a shock of com cometh in in his season. 27 Lo this, we ha^^e searched it, so it w ; hear it, and know thou it for thv good. CHAP. VI. 1 Job sJieiveth that his comjilaints are not causeless. 8 He nvishclh for death, ivherdn he is asstiretl of coin fort. 14 He refiroveth hisfriencb ofunkindness. BUT Jo!) answered and said, 2 Oh that my grief were throughly weighed, and my calamity laid in the bal- ances together ! 3 For now it would be heavier than the sand of the sea : therefoi-e my woi-ds are swallowed up. ^ 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison %\hcrcof drinketh up n\y spirit : the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me. 5 Doth the wild ass l)ray vvhen he hatli gi-ass ? or loweth the ox over his fotlder ? 6 Gan that which is unsavoury be cat- eii without salt ? or is there any taste in the white of an egg ? 7 The things that my soul refused to touch are as my sorrowful meat. 8 Oh that I might have my i-equest ; and that God would grant 7ne the thing that I long for ! 9 Even that it would please God to de- sti'oy me ; that he would let looSe his hand, and cut me off"! 10 Then should I yet have comfort ; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow : ■ let him not spare; for I have not con- cealed the words of the Holy One. 11 Whatzs my strength, that I should hope ? and what ?.v mine end, tliat I ^should prolong my life ? 12 /? my strength the strength of stones ? or is mv flesh of bi'ass ? Jub rejirovelh hi.ifricnde. 13 Is not my help in me ? and is wis- dom driven quite from me .'' 14 To him that is afflicted pity shotdd be shtfjrd from his friend ; but he for- saketh the fear of the Almighty. 15 INiy brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they i>ass away ; 16 Which are blackish by reason of the ice, and wherein the snow is hid : 17 What time they wax warm, they vanish : M'hen it is hut, they are consum- ed out of their place. 18 I'he pallis of their way are turned aside ; they go to nothing, and peiish. 19 Tlie troops of Tenia looked, the companies of Shcba waited for them. 20 I'hey were confounded because they had hoped ; they came thither, and were ashamed. 21 For now ye are nothing ; ye see my casting down, and are afraid. • 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 oi the mighty ? 24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue : and cause me to understand whej'ein I have erred. 25 How forcible are riglit Avords ! but what doth your arguing reprove } 26 Do }'e imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is despci"ate, ivhich are as wind ^ 27 Yea, ye overwhelm the fatherless, and }'e dig n pit for your friend. 28 Now thcreibre be content, look upon me ; for it is evident unto jou if I lie, 29 Return, 1 pray you, let it not be ir<- iquity ; yea, return again, my righteous- ness is in it. 30 Is there iniquit)' in my tongue ? can- not my taste discern pemerse thingy ? CHAP. VII. 1 Job excuseth his desire of death. 12 Hi" comjilaiveth of his owtiTCsttessness, and of God's ivatchfulness. jh> there not an appointed time to nnaii ■^ upon earth ? are not his days also like the days of an hireling ? 2 As a servant earnestly desireth tl>e shadow, and as an hireling^ looketh for the reward of his work : 3 So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appoint- ed to me. 4 When I lie down, I say. When shall I arise, and the night be gone i* and I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawn- ing of the day. 5 My flesh is clothed with womns and clods of dust ; my skin is broken, and be- come loathsome. 6 jVIy da\ s are sv/Ifter than a weaver's. shuttle, and' are spent without hope- Ue exaiscthhhdcdre of death. Chap. vtii. \r.. 7 O remember tliat my life is wind : mine eye shall no more see gocxl. 8 The e\-e of him that hath seen me hhall seemc nornorc : thine eyes arc upon nie, antl 1 am not. 9 . /s the cloud is consumed and van- ishcth away : so he that goeth dovv'n to the grave shall come up no ?t!orc. 10 He shall retiUTi no more to liis house, neither shall his place know him any more. 11 'lliercfore I will not refrain my mouth ; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit ; 1 will complain hi the bitterness of my soul. 12 ^772 I a sea, oi- a whale, that tliou settest a watch over me ? 13 When 1 say. My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint ; 14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, and teiTihest me through visions : 15 So that my soul choose th strangling, a?id death rather than my life. 16 I loathe i( ; I would not live always : let me alone ; for my days are vanity. 17 What zs- man, that thou shouldest magnify him ? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him i* 18 And that thou shouldest visit him ever\- morning, and try him eveiy mo- ment .•" 19 How long wilt thou not depart 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 sec me as a mark against thee, so that I am a burden to myselt .■" 21 And Avhy dost thou not pardon my transgi-ession, and take away mine iniqui- ty ? for now shall I sleep in the dust ; and tliou shalt seek me in the morning, but I .?/;a// not be, CHAP. VIII. 1 Bildad shcivelh God'a justice in dealing vith men according to their works. 8 He ailegeUi antiquity to prove the cer- tain destruction of the hij/wcrite. 20 He afijilicfh God's just dealing to Job. THEN answered Bildad tlie^'Shuhite, and said, 2 How long wilt thou speak th, ese things ? and ho%v lon^ shall the words of thy mouth be like a strong v.ind ? ;"■> Duth God pervert judgment ; or doth the Almighty pervertju.sLice ? 4 If thy ■ chiUlreu have sinned against him, and he have cast them away for their transgression ; 5 If thou wouldest seek unto God betimes, and make thy supplication to the Almighty; 6 If tliou ii'crt pure and upright ; surely now he would awake for thee, and make the habitation of thy righteousness pi'osperous. The hyfiocritc^s destruction. 436 7 Though thy beginning wassijiall, yet thy latter end should p;r<.:atly increase. 8 For inquii-e, I pray thee, of tlie for- mer age, and prepare thyself to the search of then- fathers : 9 (Fo3- v.'e arc but of ycsteixlay, and know jiothing, because our days upou earth are a shadow :) 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart i 11 Can the rusli grow up without rairc i" cari tlie flag grow witliout water ? . 12 Whilst it is yd in his greenness, and not cut down, it withcreth before any other herb. 13 So are the paths of all that forget God ; and the hypocrite's hope shall per- ish : 14 Whose hope shall be cut cflT, ancl whose ti*ust shdl be a spider's web. 15 He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not :>tand : he shall hold it fast, but it shall not endure. 16 He is green before the .sun, and his bi-anch shooteth forth in his gaiden. 17 His roots are wrapped about the heap, a)ul seeth the place of stones. 18 If he destroy him from his place, then it shall deny him, sayings I have not seen thee. 19 Behold, this fs the joy of his way, and out of the earth shall ethers grow. 20 Behold, God Avill not cast away a perfect maUy neither will he help the evil doers : 21 Till he fill thy mouth with laughing, and thv lips with rejoicing. 22 They that hate thee shall be clothed with shame ; and the dwelling place of the wicked shall come to nought. CHAP. IX. 1 Job,acknorAedgi7ig GocVs justice, she^-^- eth that there is no conteruling with him. 22 JMan^s innocency is not to be condemned by afflictions. THEN Job answered and said, 2 I know it is so of a truth : but how should man be just v.'ith God? 3 If he will contend v/ith him, he can- not answer hi:-n one of a thousand. 4 He is wise in heart, and might}'^ in strength : who hatli hardened himself a- gainst liim, and hath prospered ? 5 Which removetli the mountains, and they know not : v/hlch uverturncth them in his anger. 6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble. 7 Which commandeth the sun, arid it riseth not ; and sealeth up the stars. 8 Which alone spreadeth out the heav- ens, and treadetU upon the wa\es of tiic sea. 9 Which maketh Arcturus, Oritm, and Pleiades, and the cl\ambers of the scuti'. 10 \^'hicl\ deeth great thing* pa':i 436 JVo conlcmliiig tvith God. JOB, finding «ut ; jca, and wonders ■without num!)er. 1 1 Lo, he gneth by mc, and I sec 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 thou ? 13 7/ God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoo]) under him. 14 How much less sliail I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him ? 15 Whom, though I were rigliteous, ijet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge. 16 If I had called, and he had answer- ed me ; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice. 17 For he breaketh me with a tem- pest, and multiplieth my wounds with- out cause. 18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but tilleth me with bitterness. 19 If / sprak of streuglli, lo, be h strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time (o plead '/ ' 20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me : if I nay, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse. 21 Though I ivvre perfect, ytt would I not know my soul : I would despise my life. 22 This is one thing, therefore I said it, he destroyeth the perfect and tlie wicked. 23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent. 24 Tlie earth is given into the hand of the wicked : he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he .'' 35 Mow my daj's 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 ott' my heaviness, and com- fort myself: 28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocerit. 29 If\ 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 mc in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall ab- hor me. 32 For he is not a man, as I am, tliat I should ansAver him, a7id we should come together in judgment. 33 Ncitlier is there any daysman be- twixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both. 34 Let him take his rod aAvay from me, and let not his fear terrify nie : M' Job exjiostiddleth with God, 35 Then vfo\\\A\ speak, and not fear him ; but it is not so with me. , ■ CHAP. X. . 1 Job, taking liberty of comfilaint, ex/i08~ tulateth nvith God about his afflictions, 18 He comfilaineth of life, and craveth 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 ; shcAV me wherefore thou contendest with mc. 3 Is it good unto thee that thou should- est oppress, that thou shouldest despise i 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 Jlre thy days as the days of man ? are thy years as man's days, 6 That thou inquirest after mine ini- quity, and searcKest after my sin .■' 7 Thou knowest that I am not wicked ; and there is none that can dehver out df thine hand. 8 Thine hands have made me and fash- ioned me together round about ; yet thou dost destroy me. 9 Rememijer, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay ; and wilt thou bring me into dust again ? 10 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and cui'dled 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 fa- vour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. 13 And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this w Avith thee. 14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine ini- quity. 15 If I be wicked, woe unto me ; and if\ be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. / am full of confusion ; therefore see tliou mine affliction ; 16 For it increascth. Thou huntest me as a tierce Hon : imd again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me. 17 Thou renewest tliy witnesses a- gainst me, and increasest thine indigna- tion upon me ; changes and war arc a- gainst me. 18 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb ? Oh that I had gi\'en up the ghost, and no eye had seen me ! 19 1 should have been as though I had not Ijccn ; I should ha\e been carried from the Av'onii) to the grave. 20 Arc not my days few .•' cease then, and let mc alone, that I may take com- Ibrt a little, God's wisdom unsearchable. 21 Before I go ivhence I shall not re- turn, even to the land of darkness, and the shadow of death ; 22 A land of darkness, as darkness it- self; and of the shadow of death, with- out any order, and nvlierc thfe light is as dai'kness. CHAP. XL 1 Zofihar re^irmet/i Job for jimtifijing himself. 5 G'.d's'ivisdo?nis tinsiarchaldt. 13 The asnured blessing of repentance. THEN answered Zophar the Naa- inathite, and said, 2 Shruid lot the multitude of words be answered ? and should a man fall ot talk be justified? 3 Sliould thy lies make men hold their peace ? and when thou mockesc, shall no man make thee ashamed ? 4 For thou hast said, My doctrine is pure, and I am clean in thine eyes. 5 But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against dice ; 6 And that he would shew thee the se- crets of wisdom, that t/iey are doui)le lo that wiiich is! Know thefefore thatGc-d ex icievh of thee less than thine iniquity dcserveth. 7 Canst thnu by searching find out Gnd? canst thou find out the Almighty unco perfection ? 8 h is as high as heaven ; wliat canst thou do P 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, andsliutup, or e:atlier together, then who can liinder him 7 11 For he knoweth vain men : he seeth wickedness also; will he not then con- sider it? 12 For vain man would he. wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt. 13 If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him ; 14 If iniquity be in thine hand, i)Ut it far awa)% and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. 15 For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot ; yea, thou shalt be stead- fast, arid shalt not fear : 16 Because thou shalt forget thy mise- ry, and remember it 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. 11^ 18 And tiioa shalt be secure, because ■^^thei'C is hope ; yea, thou shalt dig abou t '\,tliee, and\\\Q\\ shalt take thy rest in safety. 19 Also thou shalt lie down, and none "ill make thee afraid; yea, many shall ke s'jit \into thee. :0 But the eyes of tlie v/icked shaU i, and they shall not escape, and their ;. e hhall be as the giving iip of the gb.ost. Chap, xl, xii. God''s omni/inteirce. 437 CHAP. XII. 1 Job raainlainelh himself against his friends that reprove fiim. 7 He ac- knowledgeth the general doctrine of God''s omnifiotency. \ ND Job answered and said, '-A- 2 No doubt but ye are the people, and v/isdom shall die with yoiJ. 3 But I have imderstanding as well as you ; I am not inferior to you : jca, who knoweth not such tilings as these ? 4 I am as one mtxked of his ncigli- bour, who calleth u]5on God, and he an- -wereth 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 iiim that is at ease. 6 The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into wiiosehand God bringeth«i!)z strength and wisdom : the deceived and the deceiver are his. 17 He leadeth counsellors away spoil- ed, and makcth the judges fools. 18 He iooscth the bond of kings, and girdcth their loins ^vith a girdle. 19 He leadeth pi-inces away spoiled, cuid overthroweth the mighty. 20 He removeth away the speech of the trusty, and tiiketh away the lindev- standlng of the aged. 21 He pcureth contempt upon princes, and v>?eakeneth tiie strengtli of the mighty. 22 He discoverelh dee[) things out of darkness, and bringeth out to iigiit the shadow of death. 23 He increaseth the nations, and ^de- stroyeth them : he culargeth the nations, and straiteneth them again. 24 He taketli away the heait of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderneiis ■where there is no wa^^ 438 Job's c'jvjidcncc in God. 25 They grope in the dark tvU", JOB. Ik cnircaleih God for favour. ')Ut Toglit, and he mukcth them to stagger like a drunken 7ua7i. c.HAP. xni 1 Jjh reJiroi^nUi fi'n friends of fiartkUtrj, l-iHc profcssedi /us confidence in God, 20 and entreatcth to know his own sins, and God's /iur/:osr in afflicting bim. LO, mine eye hatii teen ?A this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. 2 What ye know, liic same do I know also : I am not inferior unto you. 5 Surely 1 would speak to tiie Almigh- ty, and I desire to reason with God. 4 But ye are forgers of lies, ye are all physicians i>f no value. 5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace ; and it sliould be your wisdom. 6 Hear now my I'easoning, and heark- en to the pleadings of my lips. 7 V.'ill ye speak wickedly for God.'' and talk deceitfully for him ? S Will }'e accept his person ? v/ill ye contend for Godr 9 Is it good that he should search you out ? cr as one man mocketh anotlier, do ye so mock him ? 10 He will surely reprove yon, if ye do secretly accept persons. 11 Shall not his excellency make you afraid ? and his dread fall upoji you? 12 Your remembrances are like imto ashes, your bodies to bodies of clay. 13 Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what ivill. 14 W'herefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand ? 15 Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him : but I Avill maiutaia mine ov/n ways before him. 16 He -Aho shall be my salvation : for an liypccrite shall not come before him. 17 Hear diligently my speech, and my declaration a", ilh yonr ears. 18 Behold now, I ha^'e ordered iny cause ; 1 know that I shall he jusCilied. 19 Who is he titat will plead with me ? for now, if I holcL m\' torigue, I shall give up the ghost. 20 ir Ont\' do not two things unto me : then -will I not hide myself IVom thee. 21 Withdraw thine hand far from me: and let not thy dread make me afraid. 22 Then call thou, and I will ar^swer : or let me speak, and answer thou me. 23 How many are mine iniqiuties and sins * make me to know my transgression and my sin. • 24 \^'herefore hidcst thou thy face, and holdest me for thine enemy ? 25 Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro i and "wilt thou pursue the dry stubl)le !* 26 For thou writcst bitter things a- gainst me, and makest me to possess tlie jnifiuities d" my youth. 27 'I'liou ])uttcst my feet also in the stocks, iuid lookest narrowly unto all my ])atiis ; thou settest a print upon the he^ Is t/f my feet. 2.'j Anil he, as a rotten thing, consum- etli, as a garment that is moth-eaten. CHAP. XIV. 1 Job cntreateth God for favour, by the shortness of life, and certainty of death. 7 Though life once lost be irreco-verable, yet he ivcdtelh for his change. 16 By sin the creature is subject to corrup.tion. MAN that is bom of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. 2 He Cometh forth like a flower, and is cut doAvn: he fiecth also as a shadov*', and continueth not. 3 And dost thou open thine eyes upon such an one, and bringest me into judg- ment vvith thee ? 4 Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean ? not one. 5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months arc with thee, tiiou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass ; 6 Turn from him, that he may rest, till he shallaccomplish, as an hireling, Ills day. 7 For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut dov/n, 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 thi'ough the scent of water it will bud, and bring fordi boughs like a plant. 10 But man dieth, and wastcth away : yea, man giveth up the ghost, and where is lie i' 11 Js the waters fail from the sea, and the flood decayeth and drieth up : 12 So man lieth down, and riscth not : till the hea^'cns be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep. 13 O that tkou Avouldest hide me in the gra\e, that thou Avouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath be past, that thou would- est appoint me a set time, and remem- i)er me ! 1 !■ If a man die, shall he live again ? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. 15 Thou shalt call, and I will answer thee : thou wilt lia^ e a desire to the work of tliinc liands. 16 For now thou numbercst my steps : dost thou not v.'atch over my sin.-" 17 AT}' transgi-ession is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. 18 And surely tlie mountain tailing cometli to nought, and the rock is rei moved out of his place. 10 The waters Avcar the stones: thou A\a.,-.hest away the things which grow cut Eiqihaz rcJirovethJob. Cha?. xv r;f the dust of the earth ; and thou de- •stroyest the hope of man. 20 Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth : thou changest his coun- tenance, and sendest him away. 21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not ; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them. 22 But his flesh upon him shall have pain, and his soul within him shall mourn. CHAP. XV. 1 Elijihaz refirovcth Job of impiety in justifying himself. 17 He firoveth by traiiilion theunquietness of wicked men. THEN answered Eliphaz the Tema- nite, and said, 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowl- c Ige, and fill his belly with the east wind ? 3 Should he reason Avith unprofitaljle alk. ? or with speeches wherewith he can cO no good ? 4 Yea, thou castest off fear, and re- strainest prayer before God. 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniqui- v, and thou choosest the tonj^ue of the rvafty. 6 'I'iiine own niouth condemneth thee, and not I : yea, thine own lips testify a- gaiiist thee. 7 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 ? ivhat understandest thou, which is 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 a- way ? and what do thine eyes wink at, 13 That thou turnest thy sph'it against God, and lettest such words go out of thy mouth ? 14 What is man, that he should be clean ? and he nvhich is born of a woman, that he should h& righteous r" 15 Behold, he putteth no trust in' his saints ; yea, the heavens are not clean in his sight. 16 How much more aliominable and filthy is man, which drinketh iniquity lilce water ^ ' If I will shew thee, hear me ; and tliat which I have seen, I will declare ; i' l.S Which wise men have told from !th,eir fathers, and have not hid it : 19 Unto wlioiu alone the earth v/as '^iven,andno 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 dveadful sound w in his ears : in X V r. , The Wicjiiietness rfthe vjickcd. 4J9 prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him. 22 He believeth not that he shall re- turn out of darluiess, and he is waited foi' of tlie sword. 23 He wandereth abroad for bread, saying, Where is it .^ he knoweth that the day of darkness is ready at his hand. 24 Trouble and anguish shall make him afraid ; they shall prevail against him, as a kingi-eady to the battle. 25 For he stretcheth out his hand a- gainst God, and strengtheneth himself agairtst the Almighty. 25 He runneth upon him, eveti on his neck, upon the thick bosses of his buck- lers : 27 Because he covereth his face with his fatness, and make'ch coUops 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 sliail his sulistance continue, neither shall lie pi'olong the perfection 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 ga 31 liCt not him that is deceived trust in vanity : for vanity shall be his recom- pense. 52 It shall be accomplished before his time, and his branch shall not be green. 33 He sluill shake ofl' his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast oft' his flower as the olive. 34 I'or the congregation of hypocrites shall be desolate, and fire shall consume the tabernacles of bribery. 35 They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and theu- belly preparetli deceit. CHAP. XVL 1 Job reproveth ids friends of nnmerci- fulncis. 7 He sheweth the fitifulness of his case. 17 He maintaineth Ids in- 7ioce?ice. THEN Job- answei'ed and said, 2 I have heard many such things : miserable comforters are ye all. 3 Shall vain words have an end ? Qr v.'hat emboldeneth thee that thou- an- swerest ? 4 I also 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 .assuage your griif. 6 T'hough I speak, my grief is not as- suaged : and though I forbear, what ami eased ? 440 Job she-vr.th his calamily. JOB. 7 But now he haih marie nie weary thou hast made desolate all my compajiy. 8 And tliou hast filled mc with wrin- kles, ivhicli is a witness agamnt me : and my leanness risiiig up in me beareth wit- ness to my face. 9 He teareth ?ne in his wrath, who h;iteth mc : he gnashuth upon me with his teeth ; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon mc. . 10 i'liey have eaped upon me with their mouth ; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfuUv ; they have gath- ered themselves tr)gether against me. 11 God hath deli\"ered me to the un- godly, 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 7ne by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. 13 His archers compass me I'ound a- bout, he cleaveth my I'eins asunder, and doth not spare ; he pouveth out my gall upon the ground. 14 He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant. 15 I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and deliled my horn in the dust. 16 My face is foul with weeping, and , on my e}'elids is the shadov/ of death ; 17 Not for any injustice in mine hands : also my prayer is pure. 18 O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place. 19 Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high. 20 My fi'iends scorn me : but mine eye poui'eth out tears unto God. 21 O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man pleadetli for his ncighboiu' ! 22 When a few years are come, then I shall go the wav vjlimcc I sliall not return. CHAP. XVII. 1 Jiib afijiealeth from men to God. 6 Tfic Tiniyierciful dealing of men rMh theiif- Jlicted, may astonis/i, but Jiot discour- age the righteous:. 11 Job^s hojicis not f " fife, but in death. MY breath is corrujit, my days are ex- tinct, the graves art" ready for me. "2 Jre there not mockers with me i and doth not mine eye cor.tinue in their prov- ocation ? 3 Lay down now, put me iif a suretj' with thee ; who is he that will strike hands with me ? 4 Foi- thou hast hid their heart from understanding : therefore shalt thou not txalt them. 5 He thatspeakethflatteiy to /!?.9 friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. 6 He hath made me also a by-word of the people ; and aforetime I was as a tabret. Jlis kojip is iJi death. 7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of my members are as a sorrow, and all i shadow. 8 Upiight men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against tlie h\ pocrite. 9 The righieoiis also shall hold on liis way, and he that hath clean hands shall j be stronger and stronger. 10 But as for you all, do ye retum, i and come now : for I cannot find one wise 7}ian among you. 1 1 My days are past, my purposes are broken oflj even the thoughts of my heart. 12 They change the night into day : the light rs short because of dai'kness. 13 If I wait, the gra\ e is muie 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. 15 And where is now my hope ? as for my ho])e, who shall see it ? 16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is ui the dust. CHAP. xvni. 1 Bildad rejirovcth Job of fire&umjlnion and im/iatience. 5 The calamities of the ntncked. THEN answered BUdad the Shuhite, and said, 2 How long ivill it be ere ye make an end of words i mark, and afterwards we will speak. 3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and I'eputed vile in your sight ? 4 He teareth himself in his anger : shall the earth be forsaken 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. i 6 The light shall be dark in his taber- nacle, and his candle shall be put out with him. 7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down. 8 For he is cast into a net by his cAvn feet, and he walketh upon a snare. 9 The gin shall take him by the lieel, and the robber shall prevail against him. 10 The snare is laid for him in tlie ground, and a trap for him in tlie way. | 11 I'errors shall m;ike him aft-aid on ev- ery side, and shall drive him to his feet 12 His strength shall be hunger- bitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side. 13 It shall devour the strength of Lis I skin : exn'n the first-born of death shall de- j ■vour his strengtli. 14 His confidence shall be rooted out ( of his tabernacle, and it shall bring hinn j to the king of terrors. Job'' s misery represented. Chap. xix.xx 15 It slmll dwell in his tabeniacle, be- cause it is none (rf his ; hvimstone shall be scutt(>rcd upon his habitation. 16 His roots shall lie dried up beneath, and above shall his branch i)e cut oif. 17 Mis remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. 18 He shall l)e driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world. 19 He sh:'ll neither ha\ e son nor neph- ew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings. 20 They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went Ijcfore wei-e affrighted. 21 Surely such ate the dwellings of the ■\\'ickcd, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God. c:iiAP. XIX. 1 Job, comfilaining of hits frieiids cruelty, shevjeth there is misery e?i07igh i?i him to /bed their crucify. 21 //c crave th pity. 25 He believeth the resurrection. 'T^HEN Job answered and said, A 2 How long will ye vex my soul, and bresk me in ]Meces with words .^ 3 These ten times h ne 3e reproached me : ye are not ashamed thai je make yourselves strange to me. 4 And be it uideed that I have erred, mine error lemaineth ^vith myself. 5 If indeed ye will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach : 6 Know now that God hath over- throv,'n me, and hath compassed me with his net. 7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I ani not heard : I cry aloud, but there is no judgment. 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 m)^ glory, and taken the cv.twn from my head. 10 He hath destroyed me on every side, and I am gone : and mine hope hath he removed like a tree. 1 1 He hath also kindled his wrath a- gainst 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 lX)und about my tabernacle. ,, 13 He hath put my brethren far from me, and mine acquaintance are verily estranged from me. 14 My kinsfolk have failed, and my fa- miliar friends have forgotten me. J, 15 They tliat dwell in mine house, and Viy maids, count me for a stranger : I am .an alien in their sight. * 16 I called my servant, and he gave me rio answer ; I entreated him with my mouth. 56 State and portion ofthcvoickcd. 441 17 My breath is strange to my wife, though I entreated for the'children'ssa/t^ of mine own body. 18 Yea, young children despised me ; I arose, and they spake t^ gainst me. 19 All my inward friends abhciTed me : and they whom I lo\ed arc turned against me. 20 My bone cleaveth to my skin anli 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 Gofl hath touched me. 22 Why do ye persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with m} flesh i* 23 Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were printed in a book ! 24 That Chcy vvere graven with an iron pen and lead, in the rock for ever ! 25 For I know that my Redeemer liv- eth, and that he shall stand at the latter day u]Don the earth : 26 And though after my skin rjorms destroy this body, yet in Uiy flesh shall I see G(.xl : 27 V\liom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another ; though my reins be consumed within me. 28 But ye should say, W\\k persecute we him, seeing the root of the matter is found iji me .'' 29 Be ye afraid of the sv/ord : for wrath bringeth the piniishments of the sword, that ye may know i/u:re is a judgment. CHAP. XX. Zojihar she-jveth the state and portion of the ivicki d. THEN answered Zuphar tlie Naama- thite, and said, 2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for t/iis 1 make haste. 3 I haA'e heard the clieck of my re- proach, and the spirit of my understand- ing canseth me to answer. 4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth, 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hj pocrite 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 iov 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 chas- ed away as a vision of the night. 9 Tl'ie eye also ivhich saw him shall sd-e him no more ; neither shall his place any more behold him. 10 His children shall seeli to please the poor, and his hands shall restoi^ their goods. 11 His bones are full oj the sin of his 442 Job sheweth cause for his grief. JOB, youth, which shall lie down with him in the du'^t. 12 Though wickedness be sweet in his'' mouth, though lie hide it under his tongue ; 13 I'hough he sjiare it, and forsake it not ; but ^ks of honev and butter. IS Tiiat which he laboui-ed for shall he restore, and ^hall not swall )vv it down : according to hi.H substance .^hull the I'esti- tuti '!! i6'', and he. shall not rejoice //zc/yz"?/. 19 Because he hath oppressed caul h.iih forsaken the p(X)r ; btcaune he hath vi lently taken away an house which he buld.'d not; 20 ^)urely he shall not feel quietness in his oelly, he shall not save of that which he desired. 21 There shall none of his meat be left ; therefore shdl no man look for his goods.- 22 In die fuhiess of his sufficiency he shall be m straits : every hand of the wick- ed shtdl come upon him. 23 IVhai he is about to fill his bell}', G'.d shall c 5St the fury of his wrath tipon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.' 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, ai:d the bow of steel shall strike him through. 25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the btxly ; yea, the glittering swoi'd cometh cut of his gall : terrors arc upon him. 26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: afire not blown shall consume him ; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle. 27 The heavens shall reveal his iniqui- ty ; and the eaith shall rise up against him. 2S^ The increase of his house shall de- part, and hill goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath. 29 This is the portion of a wicked man fi'om God, atid the heritage appointed unto liim by God. CHAP, XXI. 1 Job shewetk, that even in the judg- ment of man he hath reason to be gneved. 7 Sometimes the wicked do so /irofi/ier, as they despise God. 16 Sometimes their destruction is manifest. 23 T/ie happy and unhappy are alike ?','? death. BIT Job answered and said, ^ Hear diligently my speech, and It' -his be your consolations. o buffer me th:;t I may si)eak ; and af- tfer that I have spoken, mock on. The hafifiy and unlmfipy alike in death. 4 As for me, is my complaint to man ? and if it mere so, why should not my spir- it be troubled ? 5 Mark me, and be astojiished, and lay your hand uj)on your mouth. 6 Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh. 7 Wherefore do tlic wicked live, be- come old, yea, are mighty in power ? 8 Their seed is estalillshed iii their sight ^\ith them, and their offspring before 'Heir e^ es. 9 Their houses are safe from fear, nei- ther if 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 flf>ck, and their childicn dance. 12 Tliey take the tirnhrel and harp, and rejcice at the sound of tlie organ. 13 They spend their days in wealth, and in a niomtnt go down to the gra\'e. 14 Thei-efore they say unto God, De- part fi-om us ; for v/e desire not the knowl- edge of th}' w:iys. 15 What is the Almighty, that we should serve him ? and Avhat profit should we ha\e, if we pray unto him ? 16 Lo, their good is not in their hand :' the counsel of 'he wicked is far fi-om me, 17 How eft is the candle of the wicked put out f' and hoiv oft cometh their de- ^truction upon them .' God distributeth sorro\v s in his anger. 18 They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaft" that the storm carri- eth away. 19 God layeth up his iniquity for his children : he rewardeth him, and he shall know ?V. 20 His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shaU drink of the wrath of the' AJmighty. 21 For what pleasure /xcth he in liis house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst ? 22 Shall any teach G(xl knowledge ? seeing he judgeth those tlmt are high. 23 One dieth in his full strength, be- ing wholly at ease and quiet. 24 His breasts are fuU of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow. 25 And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and ne\'er eateth widi jileasure. 26 They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them, 27 Behold, I know your thoughts, and tlie devices ivhich ye wrongfully imagine against me. 28 ^or ye say. Where is the house of the prince ? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked ^ 29 Have ye not asked them that go by the w.i\ ? and do ye not know their token*, 30 That the wicked is reserved to the Job accused of diver 3 sins. C h A p. x x 1 1 dny. of destruction ? they shall be brought fortii to the day of wrath. 31 Who shall declare his way to his face ? and who shall repay him what he hath done ? S2 Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb. 33 The clods of the \'alley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw afierhim, as /Aere a?'c innumerable before him. 34 How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood ^ CHAP. XXII. 1 ElitJiaz fihevjrth tha', man's goodness jir^fitrth not God. 5 He uccusi th Job of divers sins. 21 He exhorteth him to ■>•'•*!( ntance, nvith promises of mercy. THEN Eliphaz the Tcmanite answer- ed and said, 2 Can a man be pi'ofitable unto God, as he that is wise may be profitable mito himself i* 3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty, that thou art righteous ? or ?s it gain to him, that thou makest thy ways per- fect:* 4 Will he reprove thee for fear of thee ? will he enter with thee into judgment .•• 5 Is not tliy wickedness great .* and thine iniquities infinite ■' 6 For thou hast taken a pledge from thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of tiieir clothing. 7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast wichhold- en bread from the hungrv. 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 Therefo'e snares are round about thee, and sudden fear trouiileth thee ; 11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see ; and abundance of waters cover thee. 12 Is not God in the height of heav- en ? and behold the height of tiie stars, how high the)' are ! 13 And th'ou sayest, Hov/ doth Gofl know ? can he judge tlirough the dark cloud .•' 14 Tiiick clouds are a covering to iiim, that he seeth not ; and he walketh in the circuit of hea\en. 15 Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden .'' " 16 Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overfiown Avith a flood : 17 Wiiich said unto God, Depart from us : and what can the Almighty do for them ? . 18 Yet he fiiled tlieir houses >¥ith good XXIII. He is exhorted to refientance. 443 t/diiffs : but die counsel of the wicked is far from me. 19 The righteous see it, and are glad : and the innocent laiigh them to sctmi. 20 \Miereas 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 tiiee. 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in ihine heart. 23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up, thou sh ilt i)ut a- way iniquity far from thy tabernacles. 24 Then shalt tliou lay up goid as dust, and tlie gold of Ophir as the stones of the bj'ooks. 25 Yea, the Almighty shall be thy de- fenccv and thou :-ihak na\'e pient) of sih er. 2H For then shalt thou ■ have th\ ' de- light in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto Ciod. 27 Thou sh;dt make thy prayer unto him, and he shall hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy xgswa. 28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established 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 humlile person. 30 He shall delixei' the island of the innocent : and it is delivered by the pure- ness of thine hands. CHAP. XXJII. 1 Job longeth to a/fitar before God, 6 in confidence of his mercy. 8 God, ivhois invisible, obsei'veth our nvays. 1 1 Job's innocency. IJ God's decree is immu- table. THEN Job answered and said, 2 Even to-day /i my con. plaint bitter: my. stroke is heavier than m}' groaning. 3 Oh th it 1 knew where I might find him ! that T might come even to his seat ! 4 J would order jny cause befrre him, and fill my mouth wi'h arguments. 5 I would know the words tuhich he would ansv/er me, and understand what he would say unto me. 6 Will he plead against me with//j5 great po^ver ? No ; but he would put strength in me. 7 There the righteous might dispnte with him ; so should I be deli\ered foi' ever from my judge. 8 Behold, I go forward, but he in not there ; and backward, but I cannot per- ceive him : 9 On the left hand, where he . doth work, but I cannot behold him : lie hid- eth hims(^lf on the I'ight hand, thu.t I can- not see him ; 10 But he knoweth the way that I ■L 444 God's decrees immutable. JOli take : ivhtn he haii\ tried me, I shall come forth as gold. 11 My foot haih held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined. 12 Neither liavc I ^onc l)ack from the commandment of his hps ; I lia\'e esteem- ed tlie words of his mouth more than my necessary /lyorf. 13 But he is in one ?m}id, and v/ho can turn him ^ and w/iai hi'^ soul desireth, even t/iar he doeth. 14 For he performeth t/ie thin^ that is appointed for me : and many such thlng.'s are with him. 15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence : when I consider, I am afraid of him. 1 6 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Aimia;hty troublech me : 17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neirherXxmthhe covered the dai'kness from mv face. CHAP. XXIV. 1 WickednesHgoinhoftenunjumifihed. 17 Tb' re i.i a aecretjudii^mcntforthc wicked. WHY, seeing times "ai-e not hidden from the Almigiity, do they that know him not see his days ? 2'S'oOTrremovetheland-marks; they vi- olently take away fioclvs, and feed thereof. 3 They dri\ic away the ass of the fa- therless, they take tlie widow's ox^for a pledge. 4 Tlicy turn the needy out of the way : the poor of the earth hide them- selves together, 5 Bcliolcl, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to tjieir work ; nsing betimes for a prey : the wilderness yieldelh food for tlie'.n and i^M- their children. 6 Tliey reap every one his corn in the field : and tliey gather the vintage of the wicked. 7 They cause the naked to lodge "with- out clothing, that thcij have no covering in the ci)ld. 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 breasi, and take a pledge of the p(X)r. 10 They cause him to go naked wit'.i- out clothing, and they take away the sheaf./ic;,-! the hungiy ; 11 'iVhich make oh within their walls, and tread their wine-presses, and suffer thh-st. 12 Men groan fi'om out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth^ut; yei, Gv.d layetli not folly to them. 13 Thej^'are of those that rebel against the ilgivt ; they know riot the ways tiiere- of, Tiur abide in die paths thereof. 14 The murderer rising with the lighi kiheth the poor and needy, and in the iil^ht is as a tluef. J judgment Jor the nicked. 15 The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall sec me : and disguiseth his face. 16 In the dark they dis^ through houses, which they had marked tor themselves in the day-time : they know not the light. 17 Fur the morning is to them even as the shadow of death : if o?ie know them, (hey arc in the terrors of the shadow of death. 18 He is swift as the waters; their por- tion is cursed in the earth : he behoideth 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 remembered ; and wicked- ness shall be broken as a tree. 21 He evil-entreateth the ban-en that l^eareth not : and doeth not good to the widow. 22 He draweth also the mighty with his power : he riseth up, and no maJi is sure of life. 23 Though it be given him to be in , safety, whereon he resteth ; yet his eyes are upon their waj-s. 24 They are exalted for a little while, but are gone and brought low ; they are taken ouv of the way as all other ^ and cut off as the tops of the ears of coni. 25 And if it be not so now, who wiU make me a Uar, and make my speech ' nothing worth ? CHAP. XXV. Bildad shevjeth that 7nan cannot bejusti- Jied before God. THEN answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said, 2 Dominion and fear are wth him, he maketh peace in his high places. 3 Is there any numl)er of his armies ? and upon whom doth not his light arise ? 4 How tiien can man be jvistified 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 TV.uch less man, that is a worm ; and the son of man, which i. d, all ye yourselves have seen it ; whv then are ye thus altogether vain r 13 This is the portion of a wicked man with G(kI, and the heritn ce of oppressors, fv/iich they shall receive of the Almighty. 11 If his childien be multiplied, it is for the sword : and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. 15 Those th;it remain of him shtiU be buried in death : and his widows sliaU not we?i>. 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare rain>ent as the cKiy ; 17 He nray prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shitii di- vide the silver. 18 He buildeth his house .as a moth, and as a booth (/lat the keeper makctli. 19 Tlie rich m.in shall lie dovvn, but he shiiU not be gathered : he openeth his e> es, and he is not. 20 Terrors take hold on him as waters, a temreststealethhim away in die night. 21 The east wind carrieth him away, and he dejiarteth : and as a storm hurl- eth iiim out of his pkce. 22 For God sh;ill c^.st upon him, and not spare : he Avoidd fain ilee out of his hand. 23 Men shall clap their hands at liim, and shall hiss him out of his place. CHAP. XXV Hi. 1 Thereis a hioivlfdge of natural things. 12 iiut voicdom is an exceUcn- gift of God. J^URELY there is a vein fur the sil\er, O and a place for gold ■xvh"re they iine it. 2 Iron is taken oat of the earth, and brass is molten out of the stone. 3 He setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out all perfection: the stones of darkness, and the shadow of death. 4 The flood breaketh out fi-om the in- habitant ; even the ivalers forgotten of the ioox. : they are dried up, they are gone away from men. 5 As for the earth, out of it 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 know- eth, and which the vulthre's eye hath not seen : 8 The lion's v.'helps have not trodden it, nor the nerce lion passed by it. 9 He putteth forth his hand upoji the rock ; he overtumeth the mountains by the roots. 10 He cutteth out rivers among the recks ; and his eye seeth every precious tiling. ^ 11 He bindeth the floods from over- flowing ; and the thing that is hid bring- eth he f --rth to light. 12 But where shall wisdom he found ^ and where is the p),ice of understanding * 13 Man knoweth not the price tliere- of ; neither is it found ui the land of tlie nving. 14 Tiie depth saith. It is not in me : and tiie sea saith, li is not with me. 15 It cannot be gotten for gcJd, nei- 445 The excdlcjicij ofivisdom, JOB. tliei' shall silver be weigheciybr the price thereof. 36 It cannot be A-alncd with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire. 17 The gold and the crystal cannot e- qiial it : and the exchange of it ahull not be for jewels of tine gold. * 18 No mention sliall be made of coral, or of pearls : for the price of wisdom is above rubies. 19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not e- qual it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold. 20 Whence then cometh wisdom ? and ■where is the place of understanding } 21 Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all Kving, and kept close from the fowls of the air. 22 Destruction and death say, We have lieard the fam6 thereof with our ears. 23 God undcrstandeih the way there- of, and he knoweth tlie place thereii'. 24 For he looketh to the ends of tlie earth, mid seeth vmder the whole heaven ; 25 To make the weight fur the winds; and he weighedi the watei-s by measure. 26 When he made a decree for the rain,, and a way for the lightning of the thunder : 27 Then did he see it, and declare it ; he prepared it, yea, and searclied it out. 28 And unto man he said, Beliold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding. CHAP. XXIX. ' Job bcmoaneth himself of his former ' firosprriiy and honour. MOREOVER, Job continued his pai-- able, and said, 2 l)h that I were as z?2 months past, as m die days nvhai God preserved me ; 3 When his candle shined upon my head, mid ivhen by his light I walked through darkness ; 4 As I was ill the days of my youth, v.hen the secret of God nvas upon my tabernacle ; 5 When the Almighty ivas yet with me, Tjfit'n my children ivere about mc ; 6 When i washed my steps with but- ter, andrthe rock poured me out I'ivers of oil ; 7 When I went out to the gate through tlie city, when I prepared my seat in the &ti-eet ! '* 8 Theyoungmen saAV me, and hid them- selves: and the aged arose, aJid r:tood up. 9 The princes refrained talking, and laid thfir hand on their mouth. 10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to!> the roof of their ir.outh. 11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me ; and wtien the eye saw inc, it gave witness to me : Job bcmoaneth Iiis former fwosfierilij, 12 Because I delivered die poor :hat cried, and the fatherless, and /ii/?zMc<(Aarf none to help him. i 13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me : and I caused ' the widow's heart to sing foi- joy. 14 I put on rigliteousness, and it cloth- ed me : my judgment nvas as a robe and a diadem. 15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet nvas I to the lame. 16 I nvas a father to the poor : and the cause which I knew not I searched out. 17 And I brake the jaws of tlie wV,k- ed, and plucked the spoil out of his teetli, 18 Then I said, I shall die in my ne^t, and I shall multiply mij days as the sand. 19 My root nvas spread out by the wa- ters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. 20 My glory nvas fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. 21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my coiuisel. 22 After my woi'ds they spake not a- gain ; and my speech dropped upon them. 23 And they waited ftr me as foi the rain ; and they ojjened their mouth wide as for the latter vain. 24 Jfl laughed on them, tiiey believed it not ; and the light of my countenance they CM St not down. 25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the arniy, as one that coniforteth the mourners. CHAP. XXX. 1 Job's honour is turnc diulo extreme con- 'rm/7f i^l5 his /iros/ierity ifito calamitij. BUT nov>' they thai are younger ilian 1, have me in derision, whose fathere I wo lid have disdained to have set with the digs of my flock. 2 Yea, whereto might the strength of their hands /.wj/?; me, in whom old age was jjerished .-^ 3 For want and famine they nvere soli- tary ; fleeing into the wilderness in form- er time desolate and \\'aste. 4 Wiio cut up m;dlv)ws by the bush^, and juniper roots /c^r their meat. 5 They were driven forth from among men, (diey cried after them, as after a thiefO 6 To dwell in the clifls of the valleys, in caves of the eartli, and in the rocks. * ■7 Among the ixishesthey brayed; un- der the nettlesthey were gatliered together. 8 They nvere children of fools, yea, children of Ijase men : they were ^iler than the earth. » 9 And now I am their song, yea, I am their bv-word. 10 They abhor mc, they flee far from me, and spare not to spit in my face. 11 Because he hath loosed my cord, Job's tirosfierity tumedinto calamity. Qii^v. y-fixi. He ptVofesssth his inte^'ity^4ii7 and afflicted me, tboy have also let loose the 'orifiic l)efovf int-. 12 Ujjon tni) rii^ht hand rise the youth; the/ push away m\ feet, and theyi'iseup aijainsc nie the ways of theii- destnicti()ii. 15 The\- mar my path, they set for- ward my calamity, they have no helper. 14 T!iey came u/iq7i me as a wide break- ing in 'jf vM'.ers : in the desolation they rolled themselves li/ion me. \5 Terrors are tuinied upon me : they pursue my soul as the wind : and my wel- fare passe th away as a cloud. 16 And now my soul is poured out up- on me ; the days of affliction ha\e taken hold upon me. 17 My bones are pierced in me in the night season : and my sinesvs take no rest. 18 By the gi-eat foi-ce of mij diaeaae is mv garment changed : it bindeth me about as the collar of my coat. 19 He halh cast me into the mire, and I am liecnme like dust and ashes. '20 I cry unto thee, and thou dost not henr me : I stand up, and thou regardest me not. t?l Thou art become cruel to me : with th\ strong hand thou opposest thyself a- g.tinst me. 22 Thou lifrest me up to the wind ; thou causest me to ride upon it, and dis- sohest my substance. £3 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living. 24 Howbeit he will not stretch out hif< haiid to the grave, though they cry in his destmction. 25 Did not I weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul grieved' for the poor.'' 26 When I looked for good, tKen evil came unto me : and when I waited for light, tliere came darkness. ^ 27 My bowels boiled, and rested not : the days of affliction pre\ented me. 28 I Vv'cnt mourning without the sun: I stood up, ajid I cried in the congregation. 29 I am a brother to dragons, and a Gomj/anion to owls. 30 My skin is black upon me, and my bones are burned with heat. 31 My harp also is tm-ncd to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep. CHAP. XXXI. 1 Job makcth a solemn prote&mtion of his intef^rity in several duties. I MADE a covenant with mine eyes ; why then should I think upon a maid .'' 2 For what portion of God is there from above ? and ivhat inhei'itance of tlie Almighty from on high ? 3 Is not destruction to the wicked ? and a stntnge punishment to the workers of iniquity ? 4 Doth not he see my ways, and count all mv steps t 5 If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit ; 6 Let me be weigl^ed in an even bal- ance, that God inay know mine integri- ty. 7 If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hatli cleaved to mine hands ; 8 Then let me sow, and let another eat ; yea, let my offspring be rooted out. 9 If n>ine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid, wait at my neighbour's door ; 10 T/um let my v/ife grind unto anoth- er, and let others bow down ujjon her. 11 For this is an heinous crLme ; yea, it is an iniquity to be /mnishcd by the judges. 12 For it in a hre that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase. 13 If I did despise the cause of my man-servant or of my maid-servant, when diey contended with me ; 14 What tlien sh dl I do when God riseth uj.) ? and vvhen he visiteth, what shall I answer him ? 15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him ^ and did not one fash- ion us in the womb ? 16 If I have withheld the poor fi'om their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail ; ' 17 Or have eaten my morsel mysflf alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof ; 18 (For from my yottth he was brought up with me, as vjith a father, and I have guided her from my m. other's womb ;) 19 If I have seen any perish for w^nt of clothing, or any poor without cover- 20 If his lions have not blessed me, and z/ he were not warmed v/ith the fleece of my sheep ; 21 If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate : 22 Then let mine arm fall from my ' ■h >ulder-blade, and mine arm be broken irom the bone. 23 For destruction from God ivas a terror to me, and by reason of his high- ness I could not endure. 24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, I'hou art my confidence ; 25 If I rejoiced because my wealth zvas 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 en- ticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand : 448 Elihu rcjiroveth Job. JOB. 28 This also iverc an iniquity to be fuur- ishcd hti the judge : for I should have de- nied the God that is aijove. 29 If I rejoiced at the destniction oi him that h;ited me, or lifted up mj'self ■when evil found him : 30 Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. 31 If the men of niv tabernacle saic": not. Oh that we had of his flesh ! wecan^ not be satis!' ed. 32 The sti-anger did not lodge in the street : but I opened my doors to the traveller. 33 If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hidinj; mine iniquity in my bofKmn ; 3 4 Did I fear a great mx'.Uitudej or did the contempt of families territy me, chat I kcjot silence, and went not out of the door } 35 O that one would hear me ! behold , niy desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a bork. 36 Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me. 37 1 would declare unto him the num- ber of my steps ; as a prince would I go near unto him. 38 If my land ciy against rae, or that the farrows likewise thei'eof complain ; 39 If I have eaten the fruits thereof witliout money, or h;'.ve caused the own- ers thereof to lose their lil'e : 40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and, cockle instead of baiiey. The words of Job are ended. CHAP. XXXII. 1 FJiJiu is angry uith Job and his three J'riaids. 11 He reproveth them for not satisfying of Job. 16 His zeal to siieak. S- ) these three" men ceased to answer Job, because he rjas righteous in his own eyes. 2 Then was kindled the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kin- dred of Ram : against .Tob was his wrath kindled, because he jusiiiied himself rath- er than God. 3 Also against his three fiiends was his wi'ath kindled, because they had found no answer, apid ijct h.ad condemned Job. 4 Now Elihu had waited till Job had spoken, because they were elder than he. 5 When Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of these three men, then his AvratR was kindled. 6 And Elihu the son of Barachel the Buzite answered and said, I am young, and ye are vtvy old ; wherefore I was afraid, and durst not shew you mine opinion. 7 I said. Days should speak, and mul- titude of years should teacii wisdom. 8 But there is a spiiit in iman : and the His zeal to speak. inspiration of the Almighty giveth them uni'evsvanding. 9 Great men are not always wise : nei- ther do the ^>ged unne ' tand judgment. 10 Therefore 1 said, Heirken to me; I al^o ^^iH shew mine o])in!on. 11 Behold, I waited for yoiu' words ; I ga\ e e.ir !.o your reasons, whilst ye search- ed out what to say. 12 Yea, I attended unto you, and behuld, there wai VLonc of you that con- vhiced Job, or that answered his words,: 13 Lest ye should say. We h\ve found 'Ut wisdom : God thrusteth him slown, not m;:n. 14 Now he hath not directed /izv words against me : neither will I answer him %viih your speeches. 15 They were amazed, they answered no more : they left off speaking. 16 When I had waited, (f »r they spake not, ijutstofKlstill, aiul answered no mot e ;) 17 I said, I will answer also my part, I also will shew mine opinion. 18 For I am fi ill of matter, the spirit within me constraineth me. 19 Behold, my belly is as wine which hath no Aent ; it is ready to burst like new bottles. 20 I will speak, that I may be refresh- ed : I will open my lips and answer. 21 Let me not, I pray you, accent any man's person, neither let me give flatter- ing titles unto man. 22 For I know not to give flattenng titles ; in so doing my Maker would soon take me awav. CHAP. XXXIIL 1 Elihu offer eth himself instead of God, with sincerity and meekness, to reason with Job. 8 He excuseth God from giving man an accottnt of his ways by his greatness. 31 He inciteth Job to attftiiion. WHEREFORE, Job, I pray thee, hear my speeches, and hearken to all my words. 2 Behold, now I have o]5ened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. 3 My words shall be cf the uprightness of my heart : and my lips sh;ill utter knowledge clearly. 4 The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Ahnii-^lity huth^ven me hfe. 5 If rhou canst answer me, set thy words in order l^efore me, stand up. 6 Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead : I also am lijrined out uf the clay. 7 Behold, ihy terror shall ftot make j thee afraid, neither shall my hand be I heavy upr:n thee. 8 Surely tiiou hast spoken in mine hear- j ing, and I have heard the voice of thy i v/ords, saying. iiJUhiCg zeal to sfleak. €h A P. 9 I am clean wiihout transgi'ession, I am innocent ; neither is thtrc iniquity in me. 10 Behold, he findeth occasions against me, he counteth me for his enemy, 11 He puttedi m\ feet in tlie 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, v/hei) deep sleep falleth upon men, in skiniberings upon the bed ; 16 Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction, 17 That he may withdraw msin J'rom his ])uipose, and hide pride from man. 18 He keepcda back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the swoid. 19 He is chaster. ed also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong /iazw : 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 t/iat were not seen stick out. 22 Yea, his soul draweth near unto the gi*ave, and his life to the destroyers. 23 If there be a messenger with him, an interpreter, one among a thousand, to shew unto man his uprightness : 24 Then he is gracious unto him, and saitii. Deliver him from going down to the pit : I ha\"e found a ransom. 25 His flesh shall be fiesher 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 f.-.ce with y^y : for he will render unto man ills righteousness. :i7 He looketh upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and perverted i/iat Huhich ivas right, and it prolited me not ; 28 He will deli\'er his soul from go- ing iiuo the pit, and his life shall see the ligiii :^9 Lo, all these things woi'kelh God oftentimes wiih man, oO To bring back his soul from the pit, to he enlightened with the light of the living. 31 Aferk well; O Job, hearken unto me : h~i!d thy j^eace, and I will speak. 32 If thou hast an)' thing to s;iy, answer me : speak, for I desire to justify tliee. 3 j if not, hearken unro me : luld thy peace, aud I sUtiU teach siiee wisdom. 57 ' xxxiv, God cannot he unjusL 449 CHAP. XXXIV. 1 /J/iV/M accuse/ Ji J:b for chu-'^ng God ivithi)!Jii;:ticf. lu Ciod 'iviiii^-,'eii' ca?v not Sennjnst. 31 Ala?/ muyifmmbii- iiim- F.:,-lf'imUj God. 34 lUihu rehroveth Job^ tJKTHERMOKE Elihu answered and said, 2 Hear my words, O ye wise vwrt; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 Fi )!• the ear irieth words, as the mouth tasteth meat. 4 Let us ch(i(.se to us judgment : let us know among ourselves what z.v good. 5 For Job hath said, 1 am rigliteous : and God hath taken away my judgment 6 Should I lie against my right;* my wound is incurable without transgression* 7 What man is like Job, %vho irinketh up scorning like water ? 8 Which gceth in company with tlte workers of iniquity, and walketh witll wicked men. 9 Fc:r he hath said. It prnnteth a mat* nothing that he should delight himseli with God. 10 Therefore hearken unto me, ye meii of understanding : far be it from God, that- \ he should do wickedness; and from the Al>* j mighty, tha'. he should commit iniquity. I 11 For the work of a man shall he ren- ] der unto him, and cause every man to j find according to/2/.s ways. j 12 Yea, surely God will not do wick-> i edly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. I f. 13 Who hath gi^'en him a charge over ; the earth ? or who hath disposed the- I whole world ? 14 If he set his heart upon man, if I he gather unto himself his spirit and liis j bi'eath ; I 15 All flesh shall perish together, and I man shall turn again unto dust. i 16 If now thou Iiast understanding, hear this : hearken to the \'oice of my words. 17 Shall even he that hateth right gov- ern ^ and wilt thou condemn him that is most just ."• 18 Is it Jit to say to a king, Thou arn wicked ."* and to princes, Yc are ungofUy ? 19 H01V much less 10 him that accepLetk not the persons of princes, nor regardeth, the rich more than the poor ? for they all arc the Avork of his h;inds. 20 In a moment sh.dl they die, and the people shall be troubled at midiiight, and pass away : and the mighty shall be takeri 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. 23 For he will not lay upon man more than right ; tluit he sheutd 'ea.ter into judgment, with C^ed. I ,450 Mhii accuseth Job. JOB, 24 He sliall brei.k in y)ieces mighty men ■without number, and set otliei's iii their 5te'id. X-'j Therefore he knoweth their worlds, ai;J he o^ertiuiieth than in the night, so tK-.c lie^ a-,v destroyed., iC He sinktlh them as wicked men in the ',p' n sight of others; 27 Beciuse they turned back fi-nm him, and would not consider ;inyof his ways : 28 So that dicy cause tlie cry of die Jxior to come unto him, and he heaj-edi the cry of the afflicted. 29\Vhenhegi\'ediqnieti"i]fss, who die?! Gan make trouble ? and when he hideth A/.S face, who then can Ijehvild him ? wlieth er if be clone against a nation, or against a man only: 30 That the hypocrite reign not, lest t^ie people be ensnared. 31 Surely it is meet to be said untoGfKl, I h';ve borne cha&tisanait, 1 will not of- fend any more : 3,i ^./lat nuhich I see not teach thou rne • if 1 have done iniquity, I will do no rnote. 33 Should it be according to thy mind •* he >vill recompense it, whether thou I'e- fiuc, or whether thf^u choose ; and not I: tlierefore speak what thou knowest. 34 Let meM of understanding tell me, ajid let r\wisc man hearken ursto me. 3a Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words mere witliout wisdom. 36 My desire in that Job may be tried tu^to the end, because of his answers fov, wicked men. 37 For lie addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappelh his /icT'ids- among us, and m'ul- tiptieth his words against f ''Od. CHAP. XXXV. 1 Comfiarition is not to be made ivith God, becaufte our good or evil cannot extend vnlo him. 9 Many crtj in their offlic- ri(j7is., but are not'heardfor nvant ojjhiih 1'"^ J^IHIJ spake moreover, and said, -^ 2 Thinkest thou this to be right, //;«f thousaidst. My righteousness ?«moi-e than God's ? 3 For thou saylst, Wliat advantage will it be unto tliee ? and. What profit shall I have, ifl be cleanned from iny sin ? 4 I will a'jiswer thee, and tliy compan- ions with thee. 5 Look unto the heavens, and sec ; and beltold the- clouds which are hij^ler than thou. 6 If thou sinnest, what doest thou a- gainst him.'' or ?"/' thy transgressions be mulvipiied, what dcest thou unto him .-' 7 if thou be righteous, . what givest thou him .'' or what receiveth he of thine hand > 8 Thy wickedness «/«?/ hurt a m.an as ihonart : and thy rig;htc'»^l;i.nuss>'/;a;///7-ty- 't tfie son «f ;n»i"' He sheiotth how God isjust, 9 By reas»-n >f the muhiuult of op- pressions they m^ike th- f^fifintificd to cry J they cr)- out by reason of the arm of the? might-,-. lu But none saith, Where /s- Grxi my m.iker, who giveth swings i*t the nig'.t ; li Wlio teiicheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and m.iketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven .'' , 12 There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of tlie pride of evil men. 13 Surely Gf>d will not hear.vkuity, neither will the Almighty regard it. 14 .Vlthoijgh ihou sayest thou shalt not see him, yet judgment is before him ; therefore tnist tlmu in him. , 15 But now, because it is not no, lie hath visited in his anger; yet he knoweth rf not ill great extremity : 16 i herefoi-e doth Job open liis mouth in vain ; lie muldplieth words without knowledge. CHAP. XXXVI. 1 Elihu ^heiveth how God is jiifit in hi.i waijs, 16 and hotu Job's sins hinder God's blessinf>-s. 24 Gods works are to be magnified. ELIHU also proceeded, and sakl, 2 Suiler )ne a little, and I will shew thee that / have yet to speak on God's behalf _ 3 I will fetcli my knowledge from a- far, and will asciibe rigiUeousness to my Maker. 4 For truly imy yvord shall not be false : he that is perfect m knowledge is \^li thee. 5 Behold, God is mighty, and despis- eth not anij :Jie in mighty in strength a7id wisdom. 6 He pi-eserveth not the life of the wick- ed r but giveth right to tlie tioor. 7 He withdra\veth not Iiis eyes from the righteous: l)ut with kings arc they on tile throne ; y ea, he doth establish them for ever, and tliey are exalted. 8 Ajid if they be bound in fettQi^s, and be holden in cords of afiliction ; 9 Then he shevvetli tJiem their work, and their transgiessions that they have exceeded. 10 He openeth also their ear to disci- pline, and commandeth that they return trom iniquity. 11 If they obey and serve him, they shall sjicnd thcu' days in pi-osperity, and their vears in pleasures. 12 But if they djey not, they shall per- ish by the sword, and they shall die witli- out knoAviedge. 13 But the h)-pccriteS in heart keap up wrath : they cry not when he bindeth diem. 14 They die in youth, and their life is amonu; the unclean. li lle'deiivt-ielh the poor in his afiflic- Elihu sheweth JoVs sins, ifc. Chap, x tion, aad openetli their ears in oppj'esaitjn. 16 Even so would he ha\'e removeii thee out of the strait irito a broad plice, where there is no straitness ; and thai AS'hich should be set on thy table s/iauldd^ full of fatness. 17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgmen< of tlie wicked: judgment and justice take jloJd oil thee. 18 Because there is wrath, bexvare lest he take thee away w,kJi»/!j» stroke : tiicn a p;Teat ransom cannot deliver dice. 19 Will he esteem thy riches ? wo, not gold, nor all the foi-ccs of strength. 20 Desire not the night, when pcopl are cut offin tlicir place. 21 Take heed, regard not iniquity : for this hast thou chosen ratlier than afliiction. 22 Behold, God exaltcth by his power ; who teacheth like him .'' 23 Who hath enjoined him his way ? or who can sa\', Thou hast wi-ouglr; iniquity ? 24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold. 25 Eveiy man may see it ; man ma) behold it afar off. - 26 Behold, God in great, and we know fiim not, neither cm the number of his years be searched out 27 For he maketli small the drops of watei' : dicy pour down rain according to the vapour tiiereof : 2S Which thf clouds do drop and distil uppn man abundantly. 29 Also can avy understand the spread - ings of the clouds, or the noise of liis tabernacle } 30 Behold, he spreadeth life light upon it, and covereth the tottom of the sea. 31 For by them jiulgctli he the people ; hegivelh meat in .ibundance. 32 With clouds he covereth the light ; and cniiimandeth it not to shine by the cloud th;it cometii betwbit. 23 The noise thereof sheweth concern- ing it, the cattle also concerning the vapour. CHAP. XXXVII. 1 God is to be feared for Ids great works. 15 Hin loisdom is unsearchable in them. Ar this also my heart trembleth, and i.'5 moved out of his place. % Hear attentively the noise of his voice, and the sound that goeth out of his mouth. 3 Hedirectelh itunderlhe whole hcav- rn, andiiis lightning unto the'ends of the r.arth. 4 .Vfter it a voice roareth : he thun- dereth with the voice of his excellency ; and lie will not stay them when his voice is he'ird. 5 God thundereth marvellously with ::ls voice ; 'gi eat things doetli he,, yf^vzh JixVif, ?rrrx\'!l!. XSod to be feared. 4^^ 6 For he saith to the snow. Be thou'on the caith ; likewise to t!ie small rain, and to the great rain of his strengdi. 7 He sealetii up the hand ct' every man ; that idl men may know his \vork. 8 Then the beasts go into dens, and rcmai}! in their places. 9 Out of the soutli cometh the whirl- wind : and cold out of tlie noi-th. 10 By tiie breath i^ Gocl frost is giv- en : and the breadth of the waters Is sti'aitened. 11 Also by watering hie wcarieth the thick cloud : he scattereth his bright cloud : 12 And it is tiu'ned round about by his cotuisels: tliat they may do vv'hatsoe'.'cr he commandedi tliem upon the face of the v/orld in the earth. 13 He causeth it to come, whedier for correction, or for liis land, oi' f ;r merc)'. 14 Hearken unto this, O Job : stand still, and consider the 'wonderous works •i" God. 15 Dost thou know when God dispos- ed th*.'m, and caused ihtr li^fl^cif his ci(;ud U) ihiiit ^ 16 Dost thou know tile ^balancings of tJie clouds, the wouder-xiiVoi-ks of hun v^hich is pcvfect in fcnov/ledge? 17 How thygarmeat^ar:- warm, when he quieteth the earth b\- flie south w//;a.?' 18 Hast tliou with liim spread out the sk}', which is strong, and -ah a m>jken i'v>jking-glass .* ^ 19 Teach us v/hat jve shall say imto him ; for we cannot OTder our sjiecch by reason of darkness. •* 20 Shall it !>j i-jld him that I speak ? Ka mait speak, surely he shall bct'syvalr lov/ed up. 21 And now men see not the oright light v/hich is in tlie clouds : but the wbid passeth, and cleanseth them. 22 Fair weather cometh out of thfe north : with God is terrible majesty. 23 Touching the Almighty, we cannot find him out : he is excellent in power, and in judgment, and in plenty of justice : he will not afRict 24 Men do therefore feafhim : he r^ specteth not anv that are wi^c of licarti CHAP. XXXVIII. 1 God criallengefh Job to aion-ver. 4 God, by his mighty works, convince th Job '\f ignorance, 31 and of imbecility. THEN the Lord' answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, 2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by woi'ds without knowledge.*' 3 Gird up !iow thy loins like a man ; for I will demaiid of thee, and answer thou me. 4 V/here v/ast thck when I laid tl;e foundations of the eaitii ? tkslaxe, if. Uioii h^.*;t untlfcrstvintliug-. '^ 432 • God convinceth Job of ignorance, JOB. Cflrf of imbecility . 5 Wh(; hcuh l;i.id the measures tiiereof, if thou knowest ? or who hath stretchexl the line 'ipon it ? 6 Wl\ereupon are the foundations thereof f u-cened? or who laid the corner stone tlu'ieof ; 7 VViieii the morning stars sang to- gciher, and ail the sous of God shouted 5tor joy ? 8 Or iv/io shut up the sea with doors, ■when it l>r.ik.e fortli, as if it had issued CHU of rhe.won>}) i* 9 Wlien 1 made the cloud the garment thercif, ■•w\ thick darkness a swaddling band tor it, 10 And brake up for it niy decreed jhluv'.., and set bars and doors, 11 And hiid, Hiilierto shak thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud •waAes !ie siiyed. Vi Hast thou cximmanded the morn- ing since thy days ; and caused the day- spiins t:i know his place ; * 1.) That it might take hold of the ends of tlif- earth, tiiat the wicked might be shaken out of it ? 14 it is turned as clay to the seal ; and they stand as a garment. 15 And from the wicked their light is wilhholden, and the high arm shall be I>i.:ken. , 16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the searcli of the depth ? 17 Have the gates of death been opened imto thee ? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death ? 18 Hast thou perceixed the breadth of the earth ? declare if thou knowest it all. 19 Where in the way iv/ierc hght dwell- eth ? luid as ybr darkness, wliere is the place ihereot, 20 I'h.it tliou shouldest take it to the bound tlierev^f, and that thou shouldest know the pi-uhs to the house thereof ? Ul Knowest thou it, because thou wast theri noni ? or because the number of thy days it: great ? 2 J Hast thv)u entered into the treasui-es of tlie s!iow ? or hast thou seen the treas- ures "f the hail, 2l; Wliich 1 have reserved against the lime f trouble, against the day of battle and war ? 24 By what way is the light parted, ivliidi scattereth the east wind upon the canh ? 2.) Who hath divided a water^course for '.he overflowing cf waters, or a way for vIk" lightning ot thunder; 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, ■jvhrrc no man is ; on the wilderness, wherein //urf is no Ujan ; _? To satisfy the desolate and waste ^n./i'id J andti'ca.ist he bud of the ten- \\px herb to spring forUt.* 28 Hath the rain a fatlier ? or who hath "oegotten the drops of the dew ? 29 Out of whose womb came the ice ? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendereth it.* .'iO The waters are hid as mt/i a stone, and die face of the deep is frozen. 31 Canst thou Ijind the sweet influ- ences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Oiion ? 32 Canst thou briiig forth Mazzaroth in his season ? or canst thou guide Arc^u- I'us with his sons * 33 Knowest thou the ordinances 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 co\ ei' thee ? 35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may g. ■, and sav mito tltee. Here we are / 36 Who hath ])ut wisdom in the in- ward ])aits .* or wh<^ hath given under- standing 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 hard- ness, and the clods clea\ e fast together ? 39 V\ 'ilt thou hunt I he prey for the lion i or fill the appetite of the young lions, 40 When they couch in t/inr dens, and abide in the co\ ert to lie in wait ? 41 Who provideth for the raven his food ? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for hick of meat. CHAP. XXXIX. » 1 Of the nviid goats and hinds, 5 of the wild ass, 9 the wiicorn, 13 the peacock, ^ ^tork, and ostrich, 19 the horse, 26 the 'xi-vk, 27 the eagle. K"v QWEST thou the time when the A ild goats of the rock briiig forth ? or oi.il ihou mark when the hinds do calxe ? 2 Canst thou n\imber the months that they fulhl } or knowest thou the time when they bring f< )rth ? 3 They bow themsehes, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their soi'rows. 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with com ; the\ go forth, and return not unto them. 5 Wh(. hath sent out the wild ass free ? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild tiss ? 6 Wliose house I have made the wilder- ness, and the barren land his dweUiugs. 7 He scorneth the multitude of the ciiy, neither regardeth he the crying of the drix'cr. •■ 8 The range (f the mountains is his pastuie, and he searcheth ifter every green thing. 9 Will the unicorn he AvilUng to s^rv? thee, or abide by thy crib i Of the wiicortt, ostrich, ip'c. 10 Canst thou bind the unicorn wi.i. his :j;ind in the furrow ? or will he hu: row the valleys after thee ? U Wilt thou trusc him, because hi. strength is great ? or wilt thou leave th lab ur to liim ? 1-: Wilt thou believe him, th\t he wii, bring home thy seed, and gather ?V z'/v' thy >A.m ? 1j Gavest thou the goodly wings luit- the peacocks ? or wings and Feathers unt' the otrich ? f 14 Which leavethhereggsin the earth and '.varmtth them in the ilust, J 5 And forge tretli that the foot may cnish tliem, or that the wild beast ma> bre'k them. 16 She is hardened agiinst her young onts, as though thcij were not hers : he^ iabi'ur is in vain without fear ; 17 Because Gocl hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. 1 8 W^hat time she lifteth up herself on higli. she scorneth the horse and his ride v. 19 Hast thou given the horse strength ? hast thr.u cl')thed his neck with thunder ? 20 Canst thou make him afraid as grasshopper ^ the glory of his nostrils /., terrible. 21 He paweth hi the valley, and re- joiceth in his strength : he goeth on to meet the armed men. 22 He mrx;keth at fear, and is not af- frighted ; neither turneth he back from the sword. 23 The quirer rattleth against him, tiie glittering spear and the shield. 24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and i*age : neither l^elieveth he th;.t i' i-s the sound of the trumpet. ^5 He saith among the trumpets, H;; , ha ; and he smelleth the battle afar off, thi thunder of the captains, and the shouting 26 Doth the hawk fly by thy v isdom and srre'ch her v/ings toward the south f 17 Doth the eagle mount up at th^ command, ai-d make her nest on higli ? 28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. 29 F'-om thence she seeKeth the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. ' 30 Her yovuig ones also suck up blood : and where the sl;.in art, there is she. CHAP 'XL. *1 Job hianhlcth Idmselfto God. 6 Godnlir- re h him ufi to shcio hi,' right coioiness. f '\andnvisdom. XSOfthebehrmoth. M' jHEC^VER, the Lord answered J -b, and said, lall lie that contendeth with the Ali'iii'-htv instruct him ? he that reproveth God. ie him answei'it. 3 If Then Job answered the Lord, Hnd said. Chap. xl. xli. Job humbleth himself. 45S 4 Behold, I am .iie ; what ^hctU I an- .ser tli-e ? i will laj mine hand upon ly nK!V!th. 5 Ouce have 1 spoken ; but I wili not iswer : yea, twice ; but I will pi'oceed ,.^ further. ft H Then answered the Lord unto Jol) ut of cl'.e whirlwind, and said, 7 Gii-d up th)' loins n> w like a man : ! will demand of thee, and declare tliou ■ \\K.f) me. S Will thru also disannul my jiidg- •.ent i* wilt thou condemn me, that ihoii ;i;-.'.est be inghieous ? 9 Hist ch/iu an arm like God } or canst ihiiu ihuiider with a voice like him i* 10 Deck thyself now r.'illi majesty and excellency ; and array thyself with glory and oeauty. 11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath * nd behiild eveiy one that is proud, and .'base him. 12 Look on eveiy one that is proud, and luring him low ; and tread down tlie wicked in their place. 11 Hide ihem in the dust together ; and i)ind their faces in secret. 14 Tiien will I also confess unto thee that chine own right hand can save thee. 15 If Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee ; he eateth grass as an ox. 16 Lo now, his strcngih is in his loins, ■ md his fcirce is in the navel of his belh'. 17 He moveth his tail like a cedar : tile sinews of his stones are wrapped logetlier. 18 His bones are aa strong pieces of r^rass ; his bones arr like bars of iron. 19 He is the chief of the wajs of God.: he that made him cm make his sword to 'pproach uvto him. 20 Surely the mountams bring him forth foofl, where all the beasts of the t.eld pla}-. 21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the Cf.vert of the reed, and fens. 2- The shady trees cover him tuitk their shadow ; th.e Avillows of the brook com- pass him about, 23 Beh' lid, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not : he tnjsteth that he can draw up Jordan inte^ his m-^iuth. 24 He taketh it v.'ith his eyes : his nose pierceth thrcxigh snares. CHAP. XLI. ' f Gcd\s- great poiver in the leviathan. C\NST thou draw out le^ iadian with an hook i* or his tongue with a cord ■. .:irh thou lettest down ? 2 Canst thou put an hook into his nose ? ir iiore his jaw throu.gh with a thorn ? .1 Will hemakfc many supplications unto ■'.lee .'' will he speak soft worrf*- unto thee ? 4 Will he make a covenant with thee ? wilt ttuu t ik:. him for i servant forever ^ 5 Wilt thou play with him as wil/i a 454 Of the leviathan. JOB, bird ? oi- wilt thou bind iiiinfor thy maicf- ens ? 6 Shall the compUi/iops make a ban quet of him ? shall the.}' part him araqng ti)><;- meiThants? 7 CaiiPt thou fill his skin with barbcvi U'ons ? or his head witi'i tisU ^.pcaI s ? 8 Lay thine hand \\\:o'\ him, remem- ber the battle, do no more. 9 Behold, the hope of him is in vain : shall, not o}u: be cast down even at the .sig'hr of him ? ,^ ' 10 None is .so fierce that dare stir him up : who tlien is able to stand before me :" 11 Who hath presented me_, that I .should x'epay him / v.'hatsoever- is under ihe wliole heaven is mine. 12 I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely prqiovtion. 13 Vv'iio can discover the face of his garment ? or who can come to him with ills double bridle ? 14 Who can open the doors of his face ? tiis teeth are terrible round aix)Ut. 15 His scales ar^ his pride, shut up to- gelher as ivith a close seal. 16 One is so near to another, that no air can come i^etTveen them. 17 They are jtrined one to another, they stick together, that tliey cannot be siuKlered. 18 By his Jieesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the inoniino^-. 19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, vnd sparks of ilre leap out 20 Out of his nostrils goeth smoJic, as out of a sceAhiri^ pot or cn.IdixHi. 21 His bvcatli kiiidleth coals, aud a iRame goeti\ out of his mbiith.^ 22 III his neck remaineth strcngUi, and soiTow is tnrned into joy ijefore him. 23 The flakes of his ilesh Hi*e joined to- getlier : they are firm jii themselves ; tliey, cannot be moved. 24 His hcai't is as firm as a stone ; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether miilttopc. 25 Wlicn he raisetli up himself, the mighty aiv afi-aid : ijy reason of break- im;^ they purify thenisehcs. 2t3 TJie sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold : the spear, the dart, i!or the haljci'gcon. 27 He csteenicth ii-on as straw, ami brass as rotten wood. 28 The ai'roAv cannot make him fice : sling-stones le. 29 Daits are counted as stul)ble : he laugheth at the shaking of a spear. 30 Sharp sb^ncs are under him : he spreadeth sharp,pointed tlungs upon the mire. 31 He iTiakcth the deep to boil like a pot : iie maketh the sea like pot of ointment. God blcsscfh Job. 32 He maketh a path to shine after,, him ; one wuuld think the deep to be', uoary. ' 33 Upon earth there is not liis like, who is made witiiout fear. 34 He beholdeth all high things : he is .1 king over all the children of pride. CHAP. XLII. 1 Jof) suhitiittctli himself unto God. 7 God, jircfcrring Job's cause, nmketh. his friends submit them.scLves,and ac- cefitft/i fiim. 10 He r.iagmfieth and bk-Hst'ih Job. 16 Job's age and dtath. THEN Hi answered tlie Lord, and said, 2 I know that thou canst do every thing, and that no thought can be wiili- iiolden from tl^ee. '^ 3 Who zs he that hideth counsel with- . nut knowlfedge ? therefore have I uttered' th;;t I underitood not ; things too won- j. dei-ful for me, which 1 knevir not 4 Hear, I be^ech thee, and I will speak : I will dejnj,i£ui of thee, ai:d de- . C!a5-e thnuJBQto me. 5 I have hea.rd of thee by tlie hearing of the ear : but now n-sine eye seeth thee. 6 Wlicrefore 1 abhor viyself and re- , pent in dust and ashes. 7 ii And it was so, that after the LoR D had sjx>ken these wcrds unto Job, the Lor d said to Eliphaz the Teraanite, 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 ser- vant 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 !>urnt -offering ; and my servant Job shall pray for you : for him will I accept : lest. I deal witla you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing li'hich is light, like my servant. Job. 9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bil- riad the fthuhite and Zophar the Naa- mathite went, and did according as the LoRX) commanded them : the IjOrd also accepted Job. 10 And tlie Lord tui-ned the captivity. of Job, when he . prayed for liis friends : also the Lj^KD gave Job twice as much as he had before. '11 I'hen came there unto him all his bi-cthien, and alltiis sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, . piid did eat bread with him in his house : and they bemoaned him, and comtV«'ted liim over aU the evil that the Lord had brought ujion liim : every man also ga\e him a piece of money, and every one an' ear-ring of gold. 12 So the Lord blessed the latter end , of .Too more than his lx;ginnhig ; 'for he had forateen thoiiSHnd sheep, and six, '£ke hapfiiness of the godhj. PSAI. thousand camels, and a thoo.sand yoke of oxcn, and a thousand she-asses. 13 He had also seven sons, and three daughters. vfl4 And he called tlie name of the first, Jemima ; and the name of the secotul, Kezia ; and the nanie of the third, Ke- ren-happuch. MS. The security of G-Qcl'sfirotcdlon. 455 15 And in all the 'and were no woftieii found no fair as tiie daughters of Job : and then- father gave thcni iulteritance a~ mong their brethren. 16 After tliis lived Job an hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, aud his sons sons, even four generations. 17 So Job died, being old and fall of days. THE BOOK OF PSALMS. PSiU.. I. 1 The hafifiiness of the godly. 4 The un- ha/}Jnnes8 of the ungodly. E} LESSED is the nran tfiat walketh !^ not in the counsel of the ungodl)", nor stiindeth in tlie way of suuiers, nor totteth iu the seat of the sconiful. j, ■ 2 But his delight is 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 fi'uit in his season ; his leaf also ^hall not Avither ; and whatsoever he doelh shall prosper. 4 The ungodly are not so : but ar^ like the chaff wliich the wind dnveth away. 5 Tlieretbre the ungwlly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the con- gi'egation of the righteous* 6 For the liO k d knoAveth the-v/ay of Uie righteous : but the way of the ' un- gotUy shall perish. PSAL. 11. 1 The kingdom of Chrint. 1 0 Kings are exhorted to subnnt to it. WHY do tlie heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain tiling .-* 2 The kings of the earth set thera- seh'es, and the rulers take counsel togeth- er, against the Lord, and agciinst his anointed, saying, 3 Let us bieak their bands asunder, and cast away their ccrds from us. 4 He that sitteth in the hea\ens shall laugh : the Lord shall have them in de- rision. 5 Then shall he speak unto them in hi*\vrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. 6 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. 7 I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto n le, 'I'hou art my Son ; this day ha\ e I begotten thee. 8 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inlierltancc, and the uttermost parts of the eartli ydr thy possession. 9 Tiiou shalt break them with a rod of iron ; thou shalt dash tliem in pieces like ;i^ ]3ottcr's vessel. 10 Be wise now therefore, O ve kings' : be instructed, ye judges of tije etiith. 11 Serve the Lord with feai-, andi re- joice with trembling. 12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye pei'ish /"rom the way, when his wratli is kindled but a little. Blessed are ail ihey that put their trust in him. PSAL. IIL The security of God'' s protection. A Psalm of David, when he fled fi'dlii' Absalom his son. LORD, ho^v are they increased that trouble me .'' many are 'Ccisx that lise up against me. 2 Many there be -vfhich say of my soul. There in no iielp for him iu God. Selah. 3 But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me ; my gloiy, and the liftei' up of niine head. 4 I cried unto the Lord with mv voic^, arid he heard me out, of his holy hill. Se-lah. 5 I laid me down and slept ; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me. 6 I wilt not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that have ^ithemscives agaiubt me round about. 7 A.rise, O Lord ; save me, O my God ; fiir thnu hast svnltcen all mine enemies 'u/ion the cheek 'bone ; thou hast broken- the teeth of the ungodly. 8 Salvation dtilc/?!,^'!.';'// unto the Lord: thy blesang in xipan thv jjeople. Seluiu PSAL. IX. 1 Ttavid Jiraiieth for audience. 2 He re- jirovnh and exhorteth hii enemies. 6 Man'tf ha/-:j!ine.ss r? in God's /avou) . To the chief Musician on Nej^iujlh, A Psalm of D i> id. HEAR me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thoa hast euku'ged' me u'hen I was iu distress ; have mercj upon me, and hear my prayer. 2 O }'e sons of men, how long ivUL ye turn mg glor}^ into shame .'' hovj long w ill ye love vanity, and seek after leas-- ing ? Selah. ^3 But i:jiow» that tlie Lord hath set apart liiin that is godly for himself : the . XoRD vv'ill hear vvhen I call unto him. 4 Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and- lie still. Selah, 5 Offer the sacrifices rf righteousness, and put vQur trust ki the Lord. 456 God_fhvourcth not the tuitked. PSALMS. David^n complaint in hia titknesf. \ iz'?? weuk : O Lord, heil me ; for my' )ones 've vexed. 6 There be many ».hat say. Who wii' ■shew us a?/7/ good? Lord, lift thou uj the iight 01 thy countenance upon us. 7 Thou hast put gL-<.diiess in my heart, tnore Uian in the time that their corn and their wine increased. 8 I will botli lay me do^v■n in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makesi ine dweU in safety. PSAL. V. 1 David firayeth and profesaeth his stud- in Jiraijer. 4 God favoureih not lli ivicked. 7 David firofcsning his failh. p.rayeth unto God to guidf him, 10 t: destroy his etiemics, 11 and to/ireserve the godly. To the chief Musician upon Nehiloth, A Psalm of David. GIVE ear to my words, O Lord, con- sider my meditation. 2 Hearken unto the voice of my crv my King, and my God : for unto thee vill I pray. 3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morn ing, O Lord ; in the morning will I direc my /vayer unto thee, and will look up. 4 For thou art not a God that hali pleasui'e in wickedness : neither shall e> dwell with thee. , > 5 The foolish shall not stand in th., sight : thou hatest all workers of iniqui', . 6 Thou shalt destroy them that sptjiiA leasing: the Lord will abhor the blootl and deceitful man. 7 But as for me, I will come into th house in the muliitude of thy merc\' . a?id in thy fear will 1 worship toward th> holy temple. 8 Lead me, O Lord, in thy righi- eousness, because vf mine enemies ; mak^, thy way straight before my face. 9 For there IS no faithfulness in theii mouth; thfir inward ])artz.v very wicked- ness ; their thnmt is- an open sepulchre ; they flatter with their tongue. ^■* lb Destroy thou them, O God ; let then\ fall by their own cohnsels ; cast them oui in the multitude of their transgressions ; for ihey have rt!)elled against thee. 11 But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice : let them e\ er shout f.r joy, because thdu dtfendest them : k" them also that lo\ e thy name be joyful iii thee. 12 For thou, Lord, wilt bless tlie riglit eous ; with favcur wilt thou comifess him as with a shield. PSAL. VI. 1 David\'i complaiiii in hif sickness. 8 By faith he triumpiivth Qxmg7iiji( I by his wor/cs, and bii his love to ?nan. ■ To the chief IMusician upon Gittitli, . A Psalm of Da\ id. OLoRD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth ! Who hast set thy gloiy above the heavens. 2 Out of the month of bahes and suck- lings hast thou ordained strengiii because of thine enemies, that thou miglitest still tlie enemy and the avenger. 3 VVlien I consider ih)' heavens, the work of thy lingers ; the moon and tlie stai's, which thou hast ordained ; 4 What is man, ihal thou art mindful of him ? and the son of man, that thou visitest him ^ 5 For thou hast made him a little low- er than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and lionour. 6 Thou madest him to ha^'e dominion over the works of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet : 7 All sheep and o?:en, yea, and tRe 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 Loi"d, how excellent is thy name m. all the earth ! PSAL. IX. 1 David jiraiseth God for executing of judgment. 11 He incitcth others to jiraise him. 13 He firayelh that he may have cause to jiraise him. To the chief Musician upon Muth-labben, A Psalm of 1 ■ ivid. I WILL praise thee, O Lord, with my whole heart ; I will shew forth aU thy marvellous works. 2 I will be glad and rejoice in tliee : I will sing praise to thy name, O thou Most High. 3 When mine enemies are turned back, tliey shall fall and peiishat thy piesence. 4 For thou hast maintained my right and my cause ; thou sattest in the throne judguig right. 58 PSALMS. David exhorteth to Jiraise God., 457 5 Thou hast re!)uked the heathen, thou hast destroyed the wicked, thou hast put out their name for ever and ever. 6 O thou enemy, desti-uctions are come tea perpetual end : and thou hast de- stroyed cities ; their memorial is perished with them. 7 But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment 8 And he shall judge the world in right- eousness, he shall minister judgment to tlie jieople in uprightness. 9 Tiie Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a rcfi;,^c in times of trouble. 10 And they that know thy name will put ihcii* trust in thee: for thou. Lord, h. st not forsaken them that seek thee. 11 Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion : declare among tlie people his doings. 12 When he maketh inquisition for bl ;, he rememberetli them : he forgei- teth not the cry of the humble. 13 Have mercy upon me, O 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 thy pj-aisc in the gates of the daughter of Zion : I will rejoice in thy salvation. 15 The heathen are sunk down in the Y)il that they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken. 16 The Lord is known A;/ the judg- ment which he executetii : the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. 17 The wicked shaU be turned into hell, and all the nations that forget G(.;d. 18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten : the expectation of the poor shall not perish ibr ever. 19 Arisej O Lor d ; let not man prevail : let the heathen be judged in thy sight. 20 Put them in fear, O Lord : that the nations may know themselves to be but men. Selah. PSAL. X. 1 Du id complaineth to God of the out- rage of the wicked. 12 He jirayethfor remedij. 16 He professeth his confidence. WHY standest thou afar off, O Lord * why hidest thou thyself 'vi times of trouble ? 2 The wicked in his pride doth perse- cute the poor : let them be taken in the device^ that they have imagined. 3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desii e, ar^ blesscth the covetous, whom- the LoRD^^bhorreth. 4 The AVii 'ced, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek after God : God is not in all his thoughts. 5 His ways are always grievous ; thy judgments arc far above out of his sight : asJ.or all his cncmigs, hepyifeth at them. 458 Providence av.djti sil 6 lie hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved : for / s/iail never be in acl- vcrsitv. 7 His mouth is full of cursing and de- ceit and fraud : under his tongue is mis- chief and vanity.' 8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages : in the secret places doth he mur- der the innocent : his e3'es ai'e privily set against the poor. 9 He lieth in Avait secretlv as a lion in his den : he lieth in wait to catch the pool- : he d(jth catch the poor, when he draweth him into his net. 10 He crouchedi, a?i(' humbleth him- self, that the poor may fall by his strong ones. 11 He hath s jd in his heart, God hath forgotten : he hidetli his face ; he will never see it. 12 Arise, O Lord ; O God, lift up thine hand : fn'get not the humble. < - 13 Wherefore doth the wicked con- temn God ? he hath said in his heart. Thou wilt not require it. 14 Thou hast seen it ; for thou be- holdest mischief and spite, to requite it 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 wicked- ness till thou find none. 16 The LoK D is King for ever and ever : the heatiien are perished out of his land. 17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble : thou v;iit prepare their heart, thou v^ilt cause thine ear to hear: :8 To judge the fatherless and the op- pressed, that the man of the earth may no more oppress. PSAL. XI. 1 David encourageth hiimdf in God a- gainst his eiinnies. 4 The /irovidence andjusticp of God. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. IN the Lord put I my trust : how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain ? 2 For io, the wicked bend their bow, they make ready their arrow upon the string, that they may privily shoot at the upriglit in heart. 3 If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do ^ 4 The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord's throne is in heaveil : his e.\ es behold, his eyelids try the children of men. m 5 The Lord trieth the riglaBous : but the wicked and him tliat l-veth violence his soul hateth. 6 lTi}on the wicked he shall rain snares, lire and Iirimstone, and an hor- rible tempest : fl;is shall be the portion of thgiv cup. ofGcd. PSALMS. ' David's complaint, isfc 7 For the righteous Lo r d loveth right eousness ; his countenance doth behold the upright. PSAL. XIL 1 David, destitute of human comfort, crav- eth hel/i of God. 3 He comfortcth himself ivilh God' fi judgments on the ivicked, and conjidimce in God's tried /iromises. To the chief Musician upon Sheminitli, A Psalm ox David. HELP, Lord ; for the godly man ceaseth ; for the faithful fail from among the children of men. 2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour : with flattering lips and with a double lieart do they speak. 3 The Lord shall cut off all flatteiing lips, a7ul the tongue that speaketh proud thuigs : 4 Who have said, \^^ith 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 fro7n him that pufTeth at him. 6 The >7ords of the Lord are pure words ; as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified sexen times. 7 Thou shalt keep them, O Lord, thou shalt preserve them from this gene- ration for tver. 8 The wicked walk on ever>^ side, when the vilest men are exalted. PSAL. XIIL , 1 David com/dai7ieth of delay in help. S He jiraijcth for fireventing grace. 5 He boastet.li of divine mercy. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. HOW long wilt thou forget me, O Loud ?^for ever .-' 'how long wilt thou h.icle 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 Lord my God : lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep ihe slee/i of deatii ; 4 Lest mine enemy say, I haveprevailecV against him ; and those that trouble me rejoice when I am moved. 5 But I have trusted in thy mercy ; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. 6 I will sing aito the Lord, because he hatli dealt bountifully with me. PSAL. XIV. 1 Daviddescribeththecorrufuionofanat'. uralman ; 4 conxnnceth the wicked by the tight of their conscience ; 7 glorietlt, in the salvation of God. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. THE fool hath siiid in his heart, There^ is no God. They are corrupt, they ha\cdone abominable A\'orks, there is nonr that doeth good. David describe th a citizen qfZion. 2 The Lord looked down from heav- en upon the chiidren of men, to see if there were an\- that did undei"stajnl, and seek God. 3 They are all gone aside, they arc ail together become filthy : t/ieJX- w none that doeth good, no, not one. 4 Ha\ e all the workei*s of iniquity no knoM'ledge? who eat up my people c« they eat bread, and call nut 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 is his refuge. '^ 7 O that the salvation of Israel rjere come out of Zion : wlten the Lord bring- eth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. PSAL. XV. David describeth a citizen of' Zion. A Psalm of David. LORD, who shall aljide in thy taber- nacle? who shall dwell in thy holyhill.^ 2 He that walketh uprightly, and work- eth righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. 4 In whose eyes a vile person is con- temned ; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. 5 He tha{ putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. PSAL. X\'L 1 David, in distrust of mo-its, and hatred of idolatry, fief th to God for fireservu- tion. 5 He sheweth the ho/ie of his calling, of the resurrection, and life ev- erlasting. Michtam of David. PRES:£R\'E me, O God: for in thee do I put my trust. 2 O 7mj soul, thou hast said unto the Lord, Thou ar! my Lord : my goodness extendeth not to thee ; 3 But to the saints that are in the earth, and to the excellent, in whom is all my delight 4 Their sditows shall be multiplied that hasten after another god : their drink-of- ferings 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 main- tainest my lot. 6 The li;;es are fallen unto me in Kieasant places ; yea, I have a goodly eritage. 7 1 will bless the Lord, who hath given me counsel : my reius aho jnstnjct nic in tiie night seasons. TPSALMS. His hotie and integrity. 459 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 ray glory rejoiceth : my flesh also shall rest in liope. '* 10 For thou Avilt not leave my ■soul in hell ; neither wilt thou suffer diine Holy One to see corruption. 11 Thou wilt shew me the path of hfe : in thy presence is fulness of joy ; at tliy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. PSAL. XVII. 1 David, in confidence of his integrity, craveth defence of God against his en- emies. 10 He shelve th their pride., craft, and eagei~ness. 13 He firayeth against them in confidence of his hope. A Praver of David. HEAR the right, O Lord, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my praver, that goeth hot out of feigned lips. 2 Let my sentence come forth from thy presence ; let thme eyes behold the thuigs that are equal. 3 Thou hast proved mine heart ; thou hast visited me in the night ; tiiou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing ; I am purposed that my mouth sliaU not trans- gress. 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips 1 have kept me from the paths of the destroyer. 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 : incline thine ear unto me, and hear my speech. 7 Shew thy marvellous loving-kindness, G thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their tTust"/.>j 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, f7-om my deadly enemies, ivho compass me about: 10 They are enclosed in their own fat : with their mouth tliey speak jiroudly. 1 1 They Iiave nov/ compassed us in our steps : they liave set their eyes bowing do>vn to tlic earth ; 12 Like as a lion that is greedy of his pre\', and as it were a yourig lion lurking in s-jCMt places. IS^ftfise, O Lord, disappoint him, cast him down: deliver my soul from the wicked, ".f^nch is thy swcrd : 14 From men ivhich are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, vjliich haoe their poi'tion in this'V&e., aaul whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure : they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their,', ibes. 15 As for me, I will behold thy face in 460 David firaiseth God for PSAL^^S: righteousnesfi : 1 shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thv Hkcness. PSAL. XVIII. David firaiseth God for /lift manifoldand niarx'i'llous d/cfisinqs. Tothe chief Musician, ^ Fsalm of Da- vid, the servant of the Lor d, who spuke unto the Lord the words of this song in the day //;a^ the Lord dehveredhim from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul : And he said, I WILL love thee, O Lord, my strength. 2 The Lord ?.9 my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer ; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust ; my buckler, and the lioni of my salvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the Lord, who is ivorlhy to be praised : so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about : the snares of death prevented m e. 6 In m y di.-.tress 1 called upon t!ie Lord, an'd cried unto vi.\y God : he heai'd my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. 7 I'hen the earth shook and trembled ; the foundations also of the hills inoyed and were shaken, because he was wroth. 8 There Avent uj.^ a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth de- voured: coals were kindled by it. 9 He bowed the lieavens also, and came do^'vn : and darkness ivas under his feet. JO iVnd he rode upon a cherub, and did fly : yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. 11 He made darkness his secret plac?; his pavilion round about him roere dark Avaters and thick clouds of the skies. 12 At tlie 'irightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail slorics and coals of tire. 13 Tlie Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice ; hail stones and coals of fire. 14 Yea, he seat out his arrows, and scattered them ; and he shot out light- nings, and discomfited them. 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 naf rils. 16 He sent from abo\ e, he toolMPic, he drew me out of many waters. , 17 He deli^ ered me froni my strong enemy, and from them which "hated me : for they were too strong for me. 18 They i)revented me in the day of my calamity : but the Lo r d was my stay. ly He Ijrought me forth alsu into a large plam ; he delivered me, because he delighted 'li me. i^r). his manifold blessings. 29 The Lord rewarded me accoi'ding to my ngliteousness ; according to the cleanness of my haiids hath he recom- pensed me. 21 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed fi-om 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 recent^ pensed me according to my righteousness^ accoixling to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. 25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful ; wit'f an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright ; 26 With the pure thou wilt shew thy- self pure ; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froAvard. 27 For thou wilt save the afflicted peo- ple ; l>nt wilt bring down high looks. 28 For thou wilt light my candle : the LokD my God will enlighten my darkness. 29 For by thee I have run through a troop ; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. / 30 .is for God, his way is perfect : the word of the Lord is tried : he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. 31 For wlio 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 ",-"erfect. S3 He maketh my feet like hindsy^er, and setteth me upon my high places. 34 He teacheth my hands to w ar, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation : ^md thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 36 Thoti liast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. 37 1 have pursued nnne enemies, and overtaken tiiem : neither did I turn again till they were consumed. 38 1 have wounded them that they were not ab]e to rise : they are fallen un- der my feet. 39 For tliou hast girded me with strength unto battle : thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 40 Tliou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them tliat hate me. 41 They cried, but there was none to sa\e i/ieni : even unto the Lord, but he answered them not. 42 Then did I beat them small as.th^ dust before the wind : I did cast them cut as the dirt in the streets. 43 Thou hast delivered me from thp The creatures nhew God's glory. PSALMS. ChzircJi's confAencc in God. 461 Btrivings of the peofjie ; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen : a people whom I have not known shall serve me. 44 As soon as tliey hear of me, they shall obey me : the strangers shivli submit , themselves unto me. ■ 45 The strangers shall facie away, and \ be afraid out cf their close pli^es. ( 46 The Lord liveth ; and olessed be |; my rock ; a)id let the God of my salva- fv tion be exalted. f' 47 It is God diat avengeth me, and subdueth the poople under me. 48 He deiivereth me from mine ene- mies : yea, thoa liftest me up above those th.it rise up agiiinst me : thou hast deliv- ered me trom the ^■io"ent man. • 49 Theref ire will I give thanks unto ' tliee, O Lord, among tlie heathen, and sing praises luito thy name. 50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king ; and she!(iveth mercy to his an- . ointed, to Da\'id, and to his seed for evermore. • PSAL. XIX. • 1 The creatures shew God's glory ; 7 the loord, his grace. 12 David firayeih for grace. ^ To the cliief Musician, A Psalm of David. THE heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmar.ont sheweth ids handy work. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night s"he%eth knowledge. 3 'J'here is no speech nor language, — 'lerr their voice, is not heard. 4 Their line is gone out through all iie earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a taber- nacle for the su'i, 5 Whicli is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and I'ejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 6 His goiTig 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 tlie Lord is perfect, con- verting the soul : the testimony of the Lord ?s sure, making wise the simple. 8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart: the commandment . of the Lord is pure, eniighterjng the eyes. 9 The fear of the Lord is clean, endur- ing for ever : the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous altogether. 1 0 Mere to be desii-ed a re they than gold, yea, than much fine gold : sweeter also than honey and the honev-comij. 11 ivloreovf^, by them is tl^y servant . rned : cr. '* keeping of them there is cat reward. 1 2 Who can understand his errors .•' • anse thou me from sccvctjaidii. 13 Keep back thy serv'ant also from presumptuous .lins ) let them not have dominiou o\er me : then shall I be up- right, and I shall be iinuxent from the great transgression. 14 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be iiccepta- ble in thy sighi., O Lord, my strength, and my red,;emer. PSAL. XX. 1 The church blesst-lh ihz Idngin liiscx- filoits. 7 Her conjidmcein God^ssvcconr, To the chief ?.Iusician, A Psalm of David. THE Lord hear ihee in the day of trouble ; the nanie of the Gotl of Jacob defend diee. 2 Send mee help from the sanctuaiy, and sti'engthen thee ouc of Zion. 3 Remember all thy ofterii>gs, and ac- cept tliv burn t-sacri lice. Selaiu 4 Grant thee according to tlune own heart, and fulfil all t!iy counsel. 5 V\"e will rejoice in thy salvation, avd in the nr^.me of oar GckI v.'e will set up our batuiei's : the Lord fultil all thy petitions. ^ 6 N(^w know I that- the Lord saveth his an'^inted ; he will hear him ft om hi> holy heaven Avith the s.ving strength of his riglit hand. " ^ 7 Some trunt in chariots, and some in horses: but we \\\',\ iemem.oer the name of the Lord our God. 8 They are brovrht down and fallen : but we are risen, ajiCi stand upright. 9 Save, Lorxj : let the king hear us when we call, PSAL. XXI. 1 A thanksgivi'rg for victory. 7 Confi- dence f further succrss. To the chief M'.i.sician, A Psalm of David. THE king siiall joy in thy strength, O Lord ; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice ! 2 Thou liast given him his heart's de- sire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah. f 3 For thou preventest hkn with tlic blessings of goodness : thou settest a crovv'n of pure gold on his head. . 4 He asked lifeof diee, a?id thou gavest. I it him, .fven length of days for ever and ' ever. 5 His glory is great in thy salvatic:i : honour and majesty hast thuu laid upon him. 6 Fot^ou hast made iiim most blessed for ever : tjiou hast made Iiim exceeding glad with thy countenance. 7 For the king trusteth in tlie Lor d, and through the mercy of the Most High he shall not I)c moved. ,8 Thine hand shall find out all tlv.uc enemies : thy right hand shall find out those tU -l hate thee, y Thou shalt make tl\em as a fier^- '••62 David's jirayer ia distress oven ill the time of thine aiiger : tlie Lord shall swallow them up in liis wrath, and the lire shfiU devour them. 10 Their fiuiit shalt thou destroy from ihc earth, and their seed from among the childi'eu of men. 11 For they intended evil against thee : they imagined a mischievous device, ivhith they are not a.ble to prrform. 12 Thei-efore shalt thou make them turn theil- back, whcji thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings a- gainst the face of them. 13 Be thou exalted. Lord, in thine own strength : so will we sing and praise thy power. Pr^AL. XXIL 1 David comfilaineth in great discour- agement. 9 He prayeth in great dis- tress. 23 He firaiHetli God. To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David. MY God, my God, why hast thou foi'saken me ? why art thou so far from helping me, and from the words of my rearing:' 2 O my God, I cry in the day-time, but thou hearest not ; and in tlie night season, and am not silent. 3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhab- itest the praises of Israel. 4 Our fathers trusted in thee : they trusted, and thou didst dehver them. 5 They cried unto thee, and were deliv- ered : they trusted in thee, and were not confounded. 6 But I am a worm, and no man ; a reproach of men, and despised of the ,ieople. 7 All they that see me laugh me to scorn : the)' shoot out the lip, they shake the head, saying, 8 He ti-ubted on the Lord that he would dcliA'er him : let him deliver him, seeing he cjlelighted in him. 9 But thou art he that took me out of the womb : thou didst make me hope vjh.en I was upon my mother's breasts. - 10 I was cast upon thee from the womb : thou art my God from my mother's belly. 11 Be not far from me ; for trouljle is near ; vfor there is none to help. 12 Many bulls have compassed me : strong 6(i//* of Bashan have beset me round 13 They gaped upon rhe with their niouths, as a ravening and a roaTing lion. 14 T am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint : my heart is hke wax ; it is melted in the midst of my Ijowcls. 15 My strength is dried up like a pot- sliei'd ; and my toAgue cleaveth to my jaws ; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death. 16 Foi- dogs have compassed m? : the PSALMS, His confidence in God's grace. assembly of the '.vicked have enclosed me : they pierced my hands and my feet. 17 I may tell all my bones: they look a7zd stare upon me. 18 They part my garments among them, and cast lots upon my \esture. 19 But be not thou far from me, O Lord-: O my strength, haste tliee to help me. 20 Deliver my soul from the sword ; my ' dajiing 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 rnidst of the congrega- tion will I praise thee. 23 Ye diat fear the Lord, praise him ; all ye the seed of Jacob, glorify him ; and fear him, all ye the seed of Israel. 24 For he hath not des]3ised nor ab- horred the affliction of the aiflicted ; nei- ther hath he hid iiis fa^e from him ; but ^vllen he cried unto him, he heai-d. 25 My praise shad be THE 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 righteousness for his name's sake. 4 Yea, though I walk through the val- ley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy rod and thy stuff they comfort me. 5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enc^^iies : thou an- ointest my head with oil; my cup run- neth over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall ^'^'JUL low m? all the days of my life : and \^ God's lordshiji in the TJOrld. vrill dwell in the house of the Lord for ever. PSAL. XXIV. 1 God's lordshiji in the ivorld. 3 The citi- zens of his spiritual kingdom. 7 An exhortation to receive him. A Psalm of David. THE earth is the Lord's, and the f«l- ness thereof; the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it \ipon the seas, and established it upon the floods. 3 Who shall ascend into tlie hill of the Lord r and who shall ^and 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. 5 He shall receive the bles^siiig from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Sciah. 7 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; and be ye lift up, je everlasting doors, and the King of gloiy shall come in. 8 Who is this King of glorr * the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty |b battle. 9 Lift up your heads, O ye gates ; even lift them up, ye e\erlasting doors; and the King of gloiy shall come in. 10 W^ho is this King of gloiy ? the I^ORD of hosts, he ?)fthe King of -^lory. .Selah. PSAL. XXV. 1 DavicVs confidence in Jirnyer. 7 He jiraveth for remission of sins, 16 and Jbr helfi in affliction. A Psalm, of David. UNTO thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 2 O my God, I tinist in thee : let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies tri- imiph over me. 3 Yea, let none that wait on thee be I ashamed : let tliem be ashamed which transgress without cause. 4 Shew me thy ways, O Lord ; teach me thy padvs. 5 Lead me in thy tratli, and teach me : for thou art the God of my salvation ; on thee do I wait all the day. 6 Remember, O Lord, thy tender ^mercies and thy loving-kindnesses ; for [Ithey have been ever of old. 7 Remember not the sins of my vouth, nor my transgi-essions : according to thy ! Hiercy remember thou me for thy gcod- iness sake, O Lord. - 8 Good and upright is the Lord: there- fore will he teach sinneis in the way. 9 The meek will he guide in ji'.dgment : and tlie meek will he teach his way. \ IQ All the paths of the Lord «r^ mer- PSALMS. David prayeth. i^^'^ cy and truth unto such as keep his cove- nant and his testimonies. 11 For thy name's sake, O Lord, par- don mine iniquity ; for it is great 12 What mail is he that feareth tlte Lord ? him sliall he teach in the way tliat he shall choose. 13 Hissoul shall dv- ell at ease ; and his seed shall inherit the faith. 14 The secret of tlie Lord is with them that fear him ; and he 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 mer- cy upon me ; for I am desolate and af- flicted. \7 Tlie troubles of my heart are en- larged : O biing thou me out of my dis- tresses. IS Look upon mine affliction and my pain ; and forgi\'e all my sins. 19 Consider mine enemies ; for they are many ; and they hatejnne with cruel hatred. • 20 O keep my soul, and deliver me : let me not be ashamed ; for I put my trust in thee. 21 Let integrity and uprightne«-^rc- serve me ; for I wait on thee. 22 Redeem Israel, O God, out tf all his troubles. PSAL. XXVL David resorteth unto God in confidence of his integrity. A Psalm of David. JUDGE me, O Lord ; for I have _ walked in mine integrity : I haA'e trusted also in the Lord; therefore 1 shall not slide. . ^2 Examine me, O Lobd^ and prove me ; tr\' my reins am,: my heait 3 For thy loving-kinciness ia before i mine eyes : and I have walked in th)' j truth. 4 I have not sat with vain persons, nei- ' ther wUl I go in with dissemblers. ! 5 I have hated the congregation of eviL doers ; and will not sit Avith the wicked. 6 I win wash mine hands in innccency : so will I compass thine altar, O Lord : 7 That I may pubhsh with the voice of thanksgiving, and tell of all th)' wonder- ous works. 8 Lord, I have loved the habitation of thy house, and the place where thine honour dwelleth. 9 Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with bloody men : 10 In whose hands is mischief, and their right hand is full of bribes. 11 But as for me, I will v.alk in mine integrity : redeem me, and be merciful unto me. 12 My foot standeth m an even place ; 464 David siistalneth hUfuith. PSALMS. Hefirayeth agamsf his eytemies. congregations will I bless the 311 the Loud. PSAL. XXVIL 1 David mftainrth hi>ifid:li by the poiv- cr of God, 4 by his- lovr io the aervict of God, 9 UTid by prayer- ^ Ff.a/moiV)c\\k\. THE Lord is tuy light und my salva- tion ; whom hJiall I fear ? the Lord id tlie strenj^h of my life ; of wiiom shall I be afraid? 2 Wlien the wicked, expert mine ene- mies and my fot>s, came upon me to eat ■^ijp m\- tlcsh, they stumbled and fell. 3 Though an host should encamp a- gainst me, my heart shall not fear: though, war should rise against me, in this ivill I be confident. 40ne r//z«_§-ha\e IdesiredoftheLoRD, that will I seek after ; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beatity of the Lord, and to inquire in his temple. 5 For in the time of ti-ouble he shall hide me in hii^avilion: in the secret of his tabernacle siiall iie hide me ; he shall set me up upon a rock. 6 And now shall mine head be lifted lip above mine enemies round about me : therefore will I offer in his tabernacle sa,c- vihccs Oijoy ; 1 will suig, yea, I will sing ~ praises unto the Lord. 7 Hear, O Lord, ivhen I cry with my voice : have mercy also upon me, and an- swer me. 8 JFhe?t thou saidst, Snek 5'e my face ; my heart said unto thee, Thy face. Lord, will 1 seek. 9 Hide not thy i&cefar from me ; put not thy servant away in anger : thou hast been my help ; leave me not, neither for- sake me, O GikI of my salvation, i ^ 10 When my father and my mother for- sake me, then the Lord am!! take me up. 11 Teach me thy way, O Lord, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies. 12 Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies : for false witnesses are risen up against nie, and such as brtathe out cruelty. 13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodnes* of the Lord ii\ \hc land of the lining. 14 Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart : wait, I say, on the Lord. PSAL. XXVIIL 1 David firaycth againut his enemies. 6 He blesselh God. 9 He prayeth for the people, ji Psalm of David. UNTO thee will I cry, O Lor d my nick ; be not siient to me : lest, ?/ Ihou be iilent to me, I become hke them that go dov/n into the pit. 2 Hear the voice of mv supplications, when 1 cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands to'ft ard thy holy oracle. 3 Draw me hot away with the wicked, and with, the woi'kers of iniquity, .which speak j.e.ice to their neighboui*s, but mis- criief is in their hearts. 4 Give them according to their deeds, and according to the wickedness of their endeavours : give them after the Avork of their hands ; render to them their desert. 5 Because they reganl not the works of the Lord, nor the operation cf his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up. 6 Blessed be tlie Lor d, because he hath heai-d the voice of my supplications. 7 The Lord /* my strength, and my siiield ; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped,: therefore my heart greatly rejbiceth ; and with my song will I prsuse him. 8 The Lord is their strength, and he ?6- the saving strength of his anoint- ed. * 9 Save thy people, and bless thine in- heritance : feed them also, and lift them up for ever. PSAL. XXK. 1 David exhorteth princes to give glory to God, 3 by reason of his power, 11 and protection of his people. A Psalm of David. IVE unto theHoRD, O ye mighty, give unto the Lord glory and strength. 2 Give unto the Lord the gloiy due unto his name ; worbhip the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 3 The voice of tlie 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 maj- esty. I 5 The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars ; j ea, the I..0RD breaketh tiie'ce- tlars of Lebanon. 6 He niaketh them nlso to skip like a calf; Lebanon and Sirion hke a young unicorn. 7 The voice of the Lord divideth the flames of iii'e. 8 The \oicc of the Lord shaketh the wilderness ; the Lord shaketh tlie wil- derness of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the LoR d maketh the hinds to calve, and discovereth the forests: and in his temple doth eveiy one speak of his glor)'. 10 The Lord sittcth upon the flood ; j'ca, the Lord sittcth kuig for ever. 11 The Lord will give strength unto his people; the Lord will bless his peo- ple with peace G" David firaiseth God, I'SAL. XXX. 1 David firuist'th God for imdeliverancc : 4 Jie i-xhortfth others to firaifn' him by example of God's dfaling nvith him. A Psiilm and Snng, at the dedication cf the house of David. I WILL extol thee, O Lord ; for thou hast lifted nie up, and kast not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2 O Lord my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. SO Lor D, thou hast brought up my sou! from the grave : thou liast kept me alive, th.it i should not go dovvn to the pit. 4 Sing unto the Lord, O ye saints of his," and gi\ e thanks at the remembrance of Ills hoIiJiess. I 5 For his anger eyidnreth but a mo- j ment ; in his favoui* is life : weeping may I endure for a night, but joy cometh in the | nioming. 6 And in my prosperity I said, I shall j ne\x'r lie moved. i 7 Lord, by thy feivour thou hast made ! my mouiAtain to stand strong : thou didst ] hide th;. face, and I was troubled. I 8 I cried to diee, O Lord ; and unto ; the Lord I made supplication. ] 9 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 merc\' upon on me : Lord, be thou my helper. \ 11 Thou hast' turned for me my j moui-ning into dancing : thou hast put | off my sackcloth, and girded me witli ! gladness ; •: 12 To the end that jny gloiy may sing i praise to thee, aad not be silent. () Lord j m)' God, I will give thanks unto thet for . ever. | PSAL. XXXL I 1 David, sheiui?/.^ his confidence m Gcd, craxiet/i. his htlp. 7 He rejoiceth in his viercy. 9 He firaysth in his culamily. 19 He praiseth God for hLi- goodness. ■ To the chief MusicLai, A Psalm of David. IN thee, O Lord, do I put my tmst ; let me never be ashamed : delivenme in thy righteouiiness, i 2 Bow down tiiifie ear to me ; deliver ; me speedily : be tliou my stro.ng irick, for an hiiuse of defence to sA\e me. ' 3 For thou ar/ my rock and my for- ' tress ; tlierefoi-e for thy name's sake 1 lead me, and gnide me. | 4 Pull me out of the net that they I have laid pi'ivily for me: for thou. art my \ strerigth, _ | 5 Into thine hand I commit my spirit : j thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of i truui. ■ j 6 I ha\'e hated tliem tliat regardJyiiig • vanities : but I trust ai the Lord. ' 7 1 Villi be gicul and rejoice in thy j mercv : fur tiiaUiiaast eonsicicred mv trcu- ■ 59 ■ PSALMS. His prayer in his calamity. ^5 )le : thou hast known my soul in adver- sities 8 And hast not slint me up into the hand of the enemy : thou hast set my foot in a large room. y Have n.t:rcy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble : mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my i)elly. 10 For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strengdi faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bone$ are consumed. 11 I was a reproach among all mine enemies, but especially among rhy neigh- bours, and a fear to mine acqi;^intance : they that did see me withoutflcd from me. 12 I am forgotten as a dead man .out of mind : I am like a broken vessel. 13 For I have heard the slander of many : fear ivas on every side : Avliile 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. 15 My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. 16 Make thy face to shine upon thy servant : save me for thy mercies sake. 17 Let me not be asliamecl, O Lokd; for I have called upon thee : let the wick- ed be ashamed, a?id let them be silent in the grave. 16 I^et the lying lips be put to silence ; which speak giievous things proudl\ and contemjKucusly against the righteous. 19 Oh how gieat is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them tliat fear thee ; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in dice before tiie sons of men ! 20 Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy preseece from the pride of r.icm : ihou bhalt keep them secretly in a pavil- ion Jrpin the strife of tongues. 3wJilessed be the Lord : for he hatli bhewfe'd me his marvellous kuidness in a stroiig city. 22 For I said in ray haste, I am cut Oi\' from before thine e\es : nevertheless ihou heardest the vtuce of my ^upplicatiims when I ci'ied unto thee. 23 O love the L^^RD, all ye his saints •: for the Lord pre^erveth thefiiithful, and plentifully rewardelh the proud doer. 24 3e of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord, PSAL. ^IXXII. 1 Blessedness coneisteth in rmiissiQn "vf sins. 3 Confessi'jH rf sins i^vetk, ease to the conscience. '8 God's promises bring joy. A F,snlm of David, Maschil. BIjESSED is he nvhose transg-ressioii is iorgi\:en, Kv/iOHe sin is covered. 2 Blessed w tlie man unto v.-hcni tli'e 4^ God ie to be praiaed. PSAI Lord i^nputeih not iniquity, and in wh'j- f- ^|•xnt t/ierc is no ginle. 3 Wlien I kept silence, my bone.'- waxed old through my raaring all the day iong. 4 For day and night thy hand vva; heavv uprin me : my moisture is turned into tJ\e drought of summer. Selah, 5 I ac';nowledged my sin imto thet , and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said I will confess my transgi-essions unto the Lord ; .md thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah. 6 For this shall every one that is godh. pra) unto thee in a time when thou mayc-' be i'oiu)d : surelj in the floods of g^'c^^ waters tliey shall not come nigh unto hin) 7 Thou arf, my hiding place ; thou shalt T)reserve me from trouble ; tliou shalt compass me about with songs of de- hverunce. Selah. 8 i ^vill instruct thee, and teach thee in the way which tliou shalt go : I wUl guide thee with mine eye. 9 Be yc not as the horse, or as the mule, ivhich h'ive no understanding : whose mouth must be held in with bit and bri die, lest they come near unto thee. 10 Many sorrows n/mll bt to tlie wick- ed: but he that irusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. 11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous : and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. PSAL. XXXIIL 1 God is to bcjiraiatd for his goodness, ^Jor /lis fioiver, 12 and for his providence. 20 Confidence in to be placed in God. REJOICE in the Lord, O ye right- eous : for praise is comely for the upright 2 Praise the Lord with harp : sing un- to him with the psaltery and an instru- ment of ten sti'ings. i^ 3 Sing unto i\im a new song;,;^lay skilfully with a louil noise. ' ■. 4 For the word of the Lord is right ; and all his works are done in truth. 5 He loveth righteousness and judg- n;ent : the earth is fall of the goodness of the Lord. G By the word of the Lord were the heavens made ; and all the host of them by the brc-'ith 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 inliabitants of the world stand in awe of liim. 9 For he spake, and it was done ; he rommonded, and it .stoxl fast. 10 Tile Lord bringeth the counsel of the iiearhen to nought : he makedi the devices of the people (jf none effect. 11 The counsel of tliQ Lord standeth iinelech ; who drove him away, and he departed. I WILL bless the Lord at all times : hSs, praise sAa// continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the; Lord : the humble shall 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 heard me, and delivered me from all my fear.s. 5 They looked unto him, and were hghlened : and their faces were not a- sliimed. 6 This poor man cried, and the Lor d heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and de- livereth them. 8 O taste and see that the Lor d is good: blessed is the man that tnisteth in him. 9 O fear the Lord, ve his saints : for there is no want to them that fear him. 10 Tlie young lions do lack, and suffer hunger : but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good tldng. 1 1 Come, ye children, liearken r.uto me ; 1 will teach you the fear of the Lord. 12 VViiat man is he hat desirethiife,fl??(^ loveth many days, that he nray see good .'' David ex/torteih to fear God. 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips fi-oni speaking guile. 14 Depart fm'm evil, and do good ; seek petce, 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 remein br iuce of them from the earth. 17 Tlic righttuus cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. 18 The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart ; and saveth such as de of a contrite spirit. 19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of tliem all. 20 He keepeth all his bones : not one of tliem is broken. 21 Evil shall slay the wicked : and they that hrite the lighteous shall be desolate. 22 The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. PSAL. XXXV. 1 David firayeth for his oivn sa,fety, and hi-; cvtmies confusion. 11 He complain- cth of their wrongful dealing. 22 Thereby he inciteth God against thenu ji Psalm of David. PLEAD m\j cause, O Lo r d, with them that st!-i\e with me : fight against them that figlit ap;aijist me. 2 Take hold ofshield and buckler, and staud up for mine help. 3 Draw out also the spear, and stop the ivay 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 slipper)' : and let the angel of the Lord pei-secute them. 7 For without cause have they hid for me their net in a pit, ivhich without cause they ha\e digged for my soul. 8 Let destruction come upon him at unicwares ; and let his net that he hnth hid catch himself; mto that very -de- struction let him f ilL 9 And my soul sliaU be joyful in the Lord : it shall rejoice in iiis salvation. 10 All mv bnne.sslia!! sav. Lord, who is like unto thee, which delive'"est the p(X)r fi-om him tliat is tfw sti-ong for him, yea, the jjoor and the needy n-om him thiit s])(nleth him ? 11 False witnesses did rise up ; thev laid tc rry cliarge ihlntrn tJiat; J knew not. PSALMS. He comfilaineth of his enemies. 467 1 2 They rewarded me evil for good to the spoiling rf my soul. 13 B-.it ..s for me, wtien thev were sick, my clothing vccv sackcloth : I humbled my soul with fasting; and my prayer re- tm-ned into niine own bosom. 14 I hehiived myself as though lie had been my friend or brother : ' I i)owed down he ivily, as one that mourneth for /lis mother. 15 But in mine adversity thev rejoiced, and gadiered themseUes toge.hcr : uea, the abjects gatiiered tliemselves together 1 gainst me, and I knew it not ; they did tear me., and ceased not: 16 Witli hypocritical mockers in feasts, they gTi ashed upon me with their teedi. 17 Lord, how long wilt thou look on? lescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions. 18 I will give tliee thanks in the grea*: congi'egation : I will praiue thee among much ]ieople. 19 Let not them that are mine enemies wrongfully rejoice over me: neither let -■ them wink with the eye that hate? nie- withnut a cause. ■ ^ 20 For they speak not peace : but ihey device deceitful matters against tkfTnMlat are quiet in the land. »•?. 21 Yea, they opened their moutTi'widc :igainst me, and jaid, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it. 22 Thi^ thou hast seen, O Lord : keep not silence : () Lord, be not far from me, 23 Stir up tliyself, and awake to mv judgment, ex^en imto my cause, mj God and liiy Lord. 24 Judge me, O Lo r d my God, ac- cording to thy lighteousncss ; and let them not rejoice over me. 25 Let them not say in their hearts. Ah, so would we ha\'8 it : let them not sav, We have swallowed him up. 26 X,et them be aslia med and brought to Cf)nfusion together that rejoice at mine liurt : let tliembe clothed with shame and dishonour that magidfy themselves against me. 27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause : yea, let tliem say continually, Let the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant. 28 And my tongue shall spf-ak of thy righteousness a7id ci thy praise all tlic day long. PSAL. XXXVL I The grievous sra'e flhe -viewed. 5 The excellency of God's mercy. 10 David iirayelh for favour to God's children. To the chief Musician, J P.^alm of David the serv ant of the Lo i: o. THE transgression of the wicked saith withiji nvv heart, that tha'C is no fear of Cod before his.e\c?. 468 Gnevous state of the -jiekcd. P8ALMS. 2 For be iiattevetli himself in his own eyes, untii liis iniquity be found to be .3 The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit : he haih left off to be wibe, and to do gixid. 4 ?Ie devis( th mischief upon his bed ; he scteth himscif in a way that h not good ; he abhorreth not evil. 5 T'ny mercy, O Lord, in in the heav- ens : and thy faithfLdiiebs reachcth unto the clnu4s. 6 Thy lighteousness h like the J^reat iTi'Mintains ; thy judgments arc a great deep : O Loud, thou pi'eservest man and beast. 7 How excellent h thy iQvjng- kind- ness, O God ! therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wini^. 8 They shall be abundantly satisfied ■with the fatness of thy house ; and dioa ahait make them drink of the siver of thy pleasm-es. 9 For with thee is tlie fountain of life : in thy light shall we see light. 10 O continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know tiiee ; and thy righteous- ne,s:^o the upright in heart. l^-Lct not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remoA'e me. 12 There are the workers of iniquity- fallen : they are cast down, and shall not he able to rise. PSAL. XXXVII. David fierfjiiudeth to fiatience and confi- dence in (lod, by the different atate of the godly and the wicked. J Psalm of D:ivid. FRET not thyself because of evil doers, neither be thou envious against the ■workers of iniquity. 2 For the}' shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3 Trust in the Lord, and do good ; '!:0 shiilt thou dwell in the land, and verily lliou shalt be fed. 4 DeHght thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart 5 Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in himj and he shall bring z/ CO pass. 6 And lie shall bring foith thy T ji.'di^cd. ■• 34 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he sJiall exalt thee to inherit the bind : when the wicked are cut oft" thou shalt see it. 35 I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green ba}' tree; o6 Yet he passed away, and lo, he tvad not: )eH, I sought him, but he could not be foiojid. t 37 Mark the i:)erfcct man, and behold the upright : for the end of that man ix peace. 3;-i But the transgressors shall be de- stro\ ed together : tlie end of the wicked ehaii be cut oflE ;9 But the solvation of the righteous ?'* of iiie Lord : he is their strength in the Ume of trouble. 40 And tl\e Lord shall help them, and deliver them : hesliall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they tru.it in him. PSAL. xxxvni. David movcth God to fake com/mssian of his /litiful case. A Psalm of Dav id, to bring to i-emcm- brance, OLoRD, rebuke me not in thy wrath : neuher chasten me in thy hot dis- plea-^ure. 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand-presseth me sore. 3 There is no soundiiess in my fiesh be- cause of thine anger ; neither in there any rest in my bones i)ecause of my sin. 4 For mine iniquities are gone ovei- mine head : as an heavy burden diey are too Jieavy for nie. 5 My wounds stink, and are corrupt because of my fo-. ilishness. 6 I am troubled ; 1 am bowecl down gre:ttl)' ; I go mourning all the day long. 7 For my loins are filled Ayith a loath- some di.^ea.",e : and there is no soundness in my flesh. 8 I am feeble and sore broken : I have roared hy reason of the disquietness of my heart. 9 Lord, all my desire ts before thee ; and mv groaning is not liid from tliee. 10 My heart pameth, my strength f.il- etli me-: as for the .light of mine eyes, it also is !i one from me. 11 My lin c)'s and my fiiends stand 1 vof from uiy sore ; and my kinsmen ind afar oif. 12 Tiiey also that seek after my life liy snares/o?- ?ne : and they that seek nr/ Inut speak mischievous things, and imag- ine deceits al! the day long. 13 Hut I, as a deaf man, lieard not ,: .MS. The vanity of life. 469 I H id I was as a dumb .».an that openeth lOt his jnouth. 14 Tims 1 was as a man that hearetli i not, and in whose mouth are no reprori's, 15 For in dice, O Lord, do I hope : thou wilt hear, () Lord my Got!. 16 Fori Said, Hear inc, lest (Ahevxise they should rejoice o\'er me : when my f .ot slippeth, they • magnify ihcmstlvfn ai^ainst me. I'' For I am ready to halt, and my sorrow is contiiuia'.ly before me. 18 For I \vill declaie- mine iniquity; I will be sorr\' for mv sin. 19 But mine enemies are lively, and they are strong : and they that hate me wnnigfuiiy are multipiied. 20 They alsn that render evil for good are mine adversaries ; becau-..e I f'tiow rhe thing thai gtxxl ii: 21 Forsake me net, O Lord : O my God, lie not far from me. 22 Make haste to help me, O Lord my sal\ ation. rSAL. XXXIX. 1 David's care of his thoughts. 4 Iii.rn to Jeduthu% A Psalm of Da\ id. tSAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongtie: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while die wicked is before me. 2 I was dumi) with silence, I heVd my peace, even from good ; and my sorrow was stirred. 3 ?vly heart was hot within me, while I was musing die fire burned : then spake I with my tongue. 4 Lord, make me to know m.ine e!id, and the measure of my days, wliat it is ; (hut I may know liow frail I om. 5 Behold, thou hast made my^lays for ever and e\'er : the sceptre of tliy khigdom is a rif^nt sceptre. ; 7 Thou lovest rigltteousness, and hatest ' •wickedness : therefore (iod, tity God, hath anointed thee with tiie oil of glad- ' nes3 above thy fellows. 8 All thy garments .vm^.7/ of myrrh, and \ aloes, o«f/ "cassia, cut of the ivory ])alaces, ' whereby they ha^■e made thee glad. \ 9 King's daughters ivtre among thy li6nnurabie women: upon thy right hand tiid stand the queen in gold of Ojihir. 10 Hearken, O d augl iter, and conlider, nndincline thine cur ; f -rget iil:>(-) thiae owTi jieoplo, imd thy father's house ; 11 So shah the king greatly desiiv thy hcauty : for he is thy ioid; and worship vhoii him. 12 And the d.lxigliter of Tyre .shall be there with a gilt ; ein-n die rich among tlie ]K;ople shall entre;it thy fa\our. 13 The king's daughter is all glori- '■ cus within : her* clothing is of Vt'rought i gold. 14 She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needle-wmk : the \irg:ns ' her conip;xjiions that folJow her ^haii he \ brontht unto thee. : 15 Willi gladness and rejoicing shall j they bo brought : diey shall enter into the i king's p;d.ace. , | ] 6 Instead of thy uithers shall be tliy i chiidron,Avh'>m thou muyesc make princi s j in all the earth. ' | 17 1 will make- thy name to be re- inenibo'.'cd ill all generuiicns: therefore shuil the perp'e piaiac ihu; for e\er and 6 The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved : he uttered his voice, the eaith melted. 7 The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah. 8 Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desolations he hadi made in the eardi. 9 He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the eavta ; he bi'caketh the bow, ■" and cuttcth the spear in sunder ; he burn- ;• etli the chariot in the hre. 10 Be still, and know that I am Gtxl: . I will ix; exalted among die heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. 11 The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob ?.■;• our refuge. SeLih. PSAL. XLViI. Vhc nations are exhorted cheerfully to ' :\ entertain the kingdom of Christ. ^ To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. y OCLAP your hands, ail ye people ; ^ sb.oat unto God with the voice of'5 triumph. '{ 2 For the Lord most high is teriible ?$' he ?.v a gre.it king over dH the earth. 3 Ke shidi subdue the pcivjjle under us, iUid the nati' ns under our feet. 4 He sh;dl choose our inheritance for us, the excellency of Jacob whom he lov- ed. Seluh. 5 God is gone up with a shout, the Lok I) with the sound of a truniiiet. 6 Sir.g praises to Gcxl, sing praises : suig praises qnto our King, sing praises. 7 Por (iod is the king of
iiness. 9 The princes of the people are gathered^ together, tv.n the peo|.ilc of the Gixl of Abinluim : fur the shields of the eiiithot- i^ng unto God : he is greatly c^aU.ed. ^!^ Ornaments of the church. PSAL. XLVIII. The ornaments a?id p.rivileges of the church. A Sonp; end Psalm for the sons of Korah. GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in tlie city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. 2 Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole cai'th, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King. 3 God is known ill her palaces for a refup:e. 4 For lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by togetlier. 6 They saw it, ancl&n they marvelled ; they were troulilcd, and hasted away. 6 Fear took hold upon tliem there, and pain, as of a woman in tiavail. 7 Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an cast wind. 8 As v/c have henrd, so have we seen hi the city of tlie Lord of hosts, in tlie city of our God : God will establish it for ever. Si;lah. 9 We ha\c thought of thy loving- kind- ness, O God, in tlie midst of thy temple. 10 Accn-ding to tliy name, O God, so is thy praise unto the ends of the earth : thy right b>and is full of I'ighteousness. 11 Let mount Zion rejoice, let the daugh- ters of Judah be glad, because of th\- judgments. 12 V^''alk about Zion, and go round about her : tell tlie tov.ers thereof. 13 Mark ye Avell her bulwarks, consid- er her palaces ; that ye may tell it to the generation following. 14 For this G.xl is our Gs^d for ever and fever : he will be ciur guide evai unto death. PSAL. XLIX. 1 ./^n earnest firrsuasion to build the faith of the resitrrtiption, not on rjorldly foiv- €T^ but on God. 16 Worldly firosperi- ■ ty is not to be admired. To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. HEAR this, all ye people ; give eaf, all ye inhabitants of the world : 2 Both low and high, i-ich and poor, together. o My mouth shall speak of -wisdom ; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. 4 I will incline mjne ear to a parable : I will open my daiTj. saying upon the harp. ■' 5 Wherefore should I tear in the days of evil, ivhen the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about ? 6 They that trust iii their wealth, and boast themsehes in the multitude of their , riches ; ': 7 None of them can by any means re- , deem liis brother, nor give to God a ran- ••'som tor him : 8 (For the redemption of tlieir soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever :) 60 Psalm's. God's majesty in the church. 473 9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption. 10 For he seeth thc.t wise men d'.-^, hke- wise the f(X.l and the Ijrutish person perish, and leave their "wealtli to ctners. 1 1 Their inward tliought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dweUing places to all generations ; they cull tht-ir lands after their own names. 12 Nevertheless man beiitg in honour abideth not : he is like the beasts that jierish. 1 3 This their way is their folly : yet their posterity appi'ove their sayings. Selah. 14 Like sheep they are laidin the grave; death shall feed on them ; and the upright shall have (.lominion over them in the monnng ; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling. 15 But God wiU redeem my soul fi-om the prwer of the grave : for he shall re- ceive me. Sel ih. 16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory oi liis house is increased ; 17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend aflcr him. 18 Though while he lived he iilessed his soul : nnd 7ncn will praise thee, Avhen ihou cioest well to tli\ self. 19 He shall go to the generation of liis fathers ; they shall never see light. 1:0 Man that is in honour, and under- standethuot, is like die beasts that perish. PSAL. L. 1 The majesty of God in the church. S His order to gather scants. 7 The fileasure of God is not in ceremonies^ 14 but in sincerity of obedience. A Psalm of Asaph. THE mighty God, even the Lord, hath spoken, and called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof. 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God hath shined. 3 Our God shall come, and shall not keep silence : a lire shall devour before him, and it shall be very tempestuous round about him. 4 He shall call to Ihe heavens from above, and to the earth, that he may- judge liis people. 5 Gather my saints together unto me ; those that have made a covenant with nif; by sacrifice. 6 And the heavens shall declare his righteousness : for God / . judge himseU", Selah. 7 Hear, O my people, and I will speak ; O Israel, and I Will testify against thee : I am God, even thy God. 8 I V. ill not reprove thee for thy saca- fices or thy burnt-offerings, to have.b^en- continually befpre p^ie* 'l/i Davld'fi/iraijcrjGrs(lncti/ica:io/i. PSALMS. Hefiroji'ii'aklk Doe,^'sdcfitruction. 9 I will take no bullock dut of thy house, nor he-£^oats out of thy folds. 10 J^'oreveiy lieast of the forest ?,v mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11 1 know all the fowls of the moun- t.ains : and the wild beasts of the field are mine. 12 If I were hungry, I would not tell thee : for tlie woiid is mine, and the ful- ness thereof. 15 Will 1 eat the flesh of bulls, or drink tlte b]cx)d of goats ? 14 Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy a^ows unto the Most Higli : . 15 And call upon me in the day of trou- ble : I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. 16 But unto the wicked God saith, \Miat hast thoii to do to declare my stat- utes, or that thou shouldest take my cov- enant in thy mouth ? 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and castcst mj' words behind thee. 18 When thou sawest a thief, then thou consentedst vvithhiir., and hast been par- taker with adulterers. 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. 20 Thou sittest cvrf speakest against thy brother ; thou slanderest tliine o\vn moth- er's son. ♦ 21 These things hast thou doTie, and I kept silence ; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I wiU 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 gloriiieth me : and to him that ordereth /n"* con\ersation aright will I shew the salvation of God. PSAL. LI. 1 David firayeth for reviission of sins, ivhereof he maketh a dec/i corifession. 6 He jirtiyethfor sanctjjication. 16 God deUghteth not in sacrijice, but in sin- cerity. ' 18 David Jirayeth for the church. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. HAVE mercy upon me, O Gotl, ac- cording to thy loving-kiiidness : ac- cording unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me throughly from mine in- iquity, and cleanse me from my sin. . 3 For I ackr. owledge my transgress- ions : and my sin is e\'er before me. 4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this e\nl in thy sight : that thou mightest be justiiied when thou speakest, (Hul 1)6 clear when thou judgest. , 5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity ; and in siji did mv mother conceive me. 6 Beholl, thou desirest truJi in the in- ward parts : and in the hidden /tart thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall he clean: wash me, and IshdU be whiter ihan snow. 8 Make me to hear joy and gkulr.evs ; that the bones which thou hast l)ri ken may rejoice. 9 Hide thy face from my sins, and i-'ot out all mine iniquities. 10 Create in me a clean heart, O God ; and renew a right spirit within me. ' 1 1 Cast me not a way fir^m thy presence ; and take not thy holy sj.irit from me. 12 Restore unto me the joy of thy sal- vation ; and uphold me %vith thy free spirit. 13 Then will I teach transgi-essors thy ways ; and sinners shall be converted un- to thee. 14 Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, 0 GckL thou God of my sahation : and my tonglie shall sing aloud of thy right- eousness. • 15 O Lord, open tliou my lips ; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise. 16 For thou desirest not sacrihce ; 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 un- to Zion : build thou the walls of Jeru- salem. 19 Then slialt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with l)urnt-of- fering and whole l>urnt-o!tering : then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altai'. PSAL. LII. 1 David, condanning tlut s/dtefulness of Do(g, firojihesielh his destruction'. 6 The righteous shall rejoice at it. To the chief Musician, Maschil, ylPscdm of David, when Doeg the Edomito came and told Saul, and said unto him, David is crime to the house of Ahimelech. WHY boasteat thou thj'self in mis- chief, O miglity man ? the good- ness of God endureth continually. 2 Tlij' tongue deviseth niischiefs ; like a sharp raaor, working deceitfully. o Thou lovestevii more than good ; and Iving rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou lowest all devouring words, O than deceitful tongue. 5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take tliee away, and j^iuck thee out of thy dwelling-place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Se- lah. 6 The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him : 7 Lo, this is. the ma^i that made not David comfilalneth of, and PSALMS, God his strength ; but trusted in the a- ])undance of his riches, and strengthened liimself in his wickedness. 8 But I a7n 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, because thou hast done ii : and I will wait on thy name ; for it is good before thy saints. • PSAL. LIII. 1 Daviddescribeth thccorrufitionofanat- ural ma?t. 4 He couvincth the uicssand treach- ery he complaincth. 16 He comforteth himself in God's fircscrvation of him, and confu.sio7i of his enemirs. To the chief Musician on Neginoth, IMas- cliil, A Psalm of David. and suppiicatiorr^ 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 iinquity upon me, and in wrath they hate me. 4 My heart is sore pained within me : and the tenors of death are fallen upon me. 5 Fearfulness and trembling arc come upon me, and hori'or hath overv.helmed me. 6 And I said. Oh that I had wings like a do^'e ! for then would I fly away, and be at rest. 7 Lo, then would I "vvander far oft', and^ remain in the wilderness. Selah. 8 I would hasten my escape fiTim the windy storm and tempest. 9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues : for I ha\e seen violence and strife in the city. 10 Day and night they go about \\ upon the walls thereof : mischief also and sorrow are in the miclst of it. 11 Wickedness js in die midst thereof : deceit and guile depart not from her streets. 12 For it was not an enemy that re- proached me ; then I could have borne it : neither was it he that hated me that did niagnity /i/w/.si"//' against me ; then J would have hid m\ self from him : 13 Bat it was' thou, a man mine equal, my guide, and mine acquaintance. 14 We took sweet counsel together, a?icl walked imto the house of God in company. 15 Let death seize upon thein, afid let them go down quick into hell : for wick- edness is in their dv^ellir.gs, and among them. 16 As for me, I will call upon God : and the Lord shall save me. 17 Evening, and morning, ar,d at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud : and he shall hear my voice. " 18 He hath deli^'ered my soul in peace from tlie battle that was against mc : for there were many with me. 19 God shall hear and afflict them, even he that abideth of old. Selah. Be- cause they have no changes, therefore they fear not God. 20 He liath put forth his hands against- 476 David's coJTjidence in God. PSALMS. sucli as be at peace with him : he hath broken his co\ enant, 21 T/ic words pf his mouth wei'c smooth- er than Ijutter, but war iva.i in his heart : his words were softer tliau oil, yet ivere the) drawn swords. 22 Cast thy burden upon the TjOrd, and Xvi shall sustain thee : he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. 23 But thou, O Ciod, shalt Ijring them down into t!ie pit of destruction : bloal)- and deceitful men shall not li\-p out half their days ; but I will ti*ust in thee. PSAL. LVI. 1, David graying to God in confidence of his tvord, comfdainet/i of his enemies. 9 Hejirofesseth Ids cw{fidence in God's ivord, andfiromiseth lo praise him. To the chief Musician upon Touath-clem- rechokim, Michtam of David, when the Philistines took him in Gatli. BE merciful unto me, O God : for man would swallow me up ; he fight- ing daily oppresseth me. 2 Mine enemks would daily swallow vie 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 ; I 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 together, they hide themselves, they mark my steps, when they wait for my soul. 7 Shall they escape by iniquity .'' in thine anger cast dov/n the people, O God. 8 Thou tellest my wanderings : put thou my tears into thy bottle : are they not in thy hook i' 9 When I cry unlo thee., then shall mine enemies turn back : this I know ; for God is for me. 10 In God will I praise his word : in the Lord will I praise Ids word. 11 In God have I put my trust : I w^ill not be afraid what man cun do unto me. 12 Thy vows are upon me, O God : I will render praises unto thee. 13 For thou hast delivered my soul from death : iviLt not thcAi deliver my feet from falling, that I may walk before God in the light of the li\ ing ? PSAL. LVII. 1 David., in prayer, fleeing unto God, comfdainct/i of his dangerous case. 7 He encouragcth himsef to praise God. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Mich- tam of David, Avlicn he fled from Saul in the CA\e. BE merciful unto me, O God, be mer- ciful unto me : for my soul trusteth in lUee : yea, in the shadow of thy wings He reproveth the wicked. v/i!l I make my refuge, untik/icse calam^ ities lie overpast. 2 I will cry unto God most high ; unto God that perfonneth ali things tor me. 3 He shall send from heaven, and saAC mcfrom the reproach of iiim that would swallow me up. Selah. G kI shall send foi-th his mercy and his tnith. 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 arrows, 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 pi'epared a net for my steps ; my soul is bowed down ; they have digged a pit before me, into the midst whereof they are fallen them- selves. Selah. 7 My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed : I will sing and give praise. 8 Awake up, my gloiy ; awake, psal- tery and harp: I ?wystV/"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 gi'eat unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 11 Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens : let thy glory be aboA e all the earth. PSAL. LVIIL 1 David reproveth wicked judges, 3 de- scribeth the nature oj the wicked, C and devoteth them to God's jiidgme?Us, 10 whereat the righteous shall rejoice. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith,. Michtam of David DO ye indeed speak rigiiteousness, O congregation ? do ye judge upright- ly, O ye sons of meu«.'' 2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness ; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. 3 The wicked are estranged from the womb : they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent : ihey are like the deaf adder that stop])e.th her ear ; 5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, cl^arming never so wisely. 6 Break their teeth, O God, in vheir mouth : break out the great teeth of the yoiuig lions, O Lord. 7 Let them melt away as waters w/ach 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 ever^ one of them pass away : like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. 9 Before your pots caji feel the tljorns David comfilai7ieth of his enemies PSALMS. crzieZ/y and for J7icr judgments. A-77 he shall take them away as with a whii-l- wiiid, both living, and in his wrath. 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seetli the vengeance : he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. 1 1 So that a man shall say. Verily there is a reward for the righteous : verily he is a God that judgeth ii. the earth. PSAL. LJX. 1 David jwaijcth to be delivered from his enemies. 6 He complaineth of their cru- elty, 8 He trusteth in God. il He^iray- eth against them. 16 He praiseth God. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Mich- tarn of David ; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Dl^LIVER me from mine enemies, O my God : defend me from them that rise up against me. 2 Deli\er mc fix)m the workers of in- iquity, and save me from bloody men. 3 For lo, they lie in wait for my soul : the mighty arc g ithered against me ; notyb'- my transgression, nor _/or my sin, 0 Lord. 4 Tliev run and prepare themselves without my fault: aw ike tohelnmc, and beh-ld. 5 Thou thcvef>re, O Lord God of ho.=tP, '.he God. d Isr lel, awake to visit all the heaiiien : be not merciful to any j wicked transgressors. Seluh. ! 6 They return at evt'.iing : they make ! a noise like a dog, and go round about the city. 7 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 m derision. 9 Because o/ his sti-ength will I wait upon thee : for God is my defeiice. 10 The God of my mercy shall pre- vent me : God shall let me see my deaire upon mine enemies. 11 Slay them not, lest my people for- get : scatter them by thy power ; and bring them down, O Lord our shield. 12 For the sin of their mouth a7id\\\e words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride : and for cursing and lying nvhich they speak. 13 Consume them in wrath, consume them, that they may not be : and let them know that G(k1 ruleth in Jacob unto the ends of the earth. Selah. . 14 And at evening let them i-etujn; '■and let them make a noise like -a dog, .and go round about the city. i^ 15 Let them wander up and down for •meat, and grudge if they be not satisfied. 16 But 1 will sing of thy power ; yea, 1 will sing aloud of thy mercy in the _ moming : for thou hast been my defence ' and refuge in the day of my trouble.. 17 Unto thee, O'^ny, strength, will I sing : for God is my tlpfence, and the God of my rnercy. ' '•' PSAL. LX. 1 David, complaining to God of former judgment, 4 no-v ufwn b' iter hofie jirayeth for deliverance. 5 Comforting himself in God's jiromises, lie craveth that helfi tohfreon he trusteth. To the chief Musician upon Shushan- eduth, Michtam of David, to teach; when he strove with Aram-naharuim and with Aram-zobah. when Joab re- turned, and smoie of Edom m the val- ley of ailt twelve (.housind. OGOD, thou h->st ciist us off, thou hast bcattererl us, th-ui hast been displeas- ed ; O turn th\ self to us again. 2 Thou hast made the e;irth to trem- ble ; thou hast bi-okeii it : heal the breach- es thereof ; foi- it shiketh. 3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things : thou hast made us to drink the '.vine < .f astonitshment. 4 Thou hast given a banner to them that fear thee, that it may be displayed because of the trviTh. Selih. 5 That thy ijeio\-ed may l)e delivered ; saA-e with thy right haiu!, and liear me. 6 Grxl hath sjioken in his htfliness ; I will rejoice, I will diNide Shechem, and inete (jut the valley of Succoth. 7 Gilead is mine, and Manasseh is mine ; Epiiraim also is the strength of mine head ; Judah is my lawgiver ; 8 Moab ?s my washpot ; over Edom will 1 cast out my shoe : Philistia, triumph diou because of me. 9 Who will i)ring me ii^to the strong city ? who will lead me into Edom ? 10 Wilt noc then, O God, which hadst cast us off? and thmi, O God, nvhich didst not go out with our armies ? 1 1 Give us help from trouble : for vain is the help of man. 12 Througii Cind we shall do valiantly : for he it is thai shall tread down our ene- mies. PSAL. LXI. 1 David feeth to God upon his former experience. 4 He voiveth perpetual service unto him because of hispromises. To the chief Musician upon Neginah, A p. -aim of David. HEAR my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2 From tlie eiKl of the eai'th will I crj" unto thee, when my heart is overwhelm- ed : lead nie to the rock that is higher than L 3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, aiid a strong tower from the enemy. 4 I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever : I will tr^ist in the covert of thy wings. Scl'h. 5 For thou, O God, hast heard mf PSALMS. 478 Davufs coii/iatiuc m God. Aows : thoii hast given me the heritage of those that fear \.\\\ name. 6 Thou wilt prolong the king's life : and his years as inanj' generations. 7 He shall abide betbrc (Jod for ever : 0 prepare mercy and triitli, iv/dch may preserve him. 8 So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever» that I may daily perfoi-m n)y vows. PSAL. LXII. 1 David profcRsini^ his confidence in God, diiiC02iragcth his aiemien. 5 In the .same con/idence he encoum(feih the godly. 9 Ab trust is to be put inivorld- ly things. 11 Poiver and mercy belong to God. To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. TRULY my soul waiteth upon God : from hini corvth m>' 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 sliall be slain all of you : as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence. 4 They only consult to cast him down from his-'exceilency : they delight in lies : they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Seluh. 5 My soul, wait thou only upon God ; for my expectation is from him. 6 He only is mj- I'ock and my salvation : he is my defence ; I shall not be moved. 7 In God is my salvation and my glo- ry : the rock of ir.y strengtli, and my I'ef- uge, is in God. '8 Ti'ust in him at all times ; ye people, pour out your heart before him : God is a refuge for us. Selah. 9 Surely men of low degres are vanity, mid men of high degree ar-e a lie : to be laid in the balance, tliey aj-e altogether fighter than vanity. 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery : if riches inci-ease, set not your heart upon them. 11 God hath spoken once ; twice have liieardthis; that power 6£Vo?z^e;/j unto God. 12 Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth raercy : fur thou renderest to every man according to his work. PSAL. LXIIL 1 David^s tJurstfor God, 4 His manner of blessing God. 9 His conjidencc of his encrnies destmciion, and his oivn safety. A Psalm of David, when he was in the wilderness of Judah. OGOD, thou art m\- God ; early will I seek thee : my soul, thirsteth for dice, my ilcsh longeth fcr thee in a dry and thirsty land, wliere no v,-ater is ; He firayethj'or deliverance. 2 To see thy power and thy glor)", so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary. S Because thy lo\ing-kindness is better than life, my li|)s shall ]n'aise thee. 4 Thus will I bless thee wliile I live : I will lift up my hands in thy name. 5 M\' soul shall be satisfied as with mar- row and fatness ; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : 6 When I remember -thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in tJae night watches. 7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 8 My soul foUoweth hard after thee : thy right hand \ipholdeth me. 9 But those that seek my soul to de- stroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 10 They shall fall by tlie sword : they sliall be a i>ortion for toxes. 11 But the kijig shall rejoice in God ; every one that swearech by him shall glo- ry : Ijut the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. PSAL. LXIV. 1 David prayelh for deliverance, carrl- fikiining of his enemies. 7 He firom- iseih himself to see such an evident destruction of them that the righteous shall rejoice at it. To the cliief Musician, A Psalm of Da- vid. HEAR 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 iniquity : 3 Who whet dieir top.^ue like a sword, a7?rfbcnd their bows to shoot their aiTows, even bitter words : 4 That they may slioot ui secret at the perfect : suddenly do they shoot at him, and ft'ar not. s 5 They encourage themselves in an l evil matter ; they commune of laying snares privily ; they say, Who shall see them ? 6 They search out iniquities ; they ac- ' complish a diligent search : both the in- ward thought of eveiy one of them, and tile heart, is deep. 7 But God shall stioot at them with an arrow ; suddenlv shall, they be wound- ed. 8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves : all tliat see them shall flee away. * ' 9 And all men shall fear, and shall de-» ' clare the work of God ; for they shall wisclv consider of his doing. 10 The righteous shall be glad in the , Lord, and shall trust ii\'iim ; and all the upright in heait shall glor)-. . " •; The blessedness of God\<:; chosen P3AL. LXV. 1 David firaiac! It God for hift grace. 4 The blcssednvHS of God's chosen. 5 His g'enerfd firovideJice. To the chief Musician, A Psalm anc/ Song of David. PRAISE waitetli for thee, O God, in Zion : and unto thee shall the vow be performed. 2 O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come. 3 Iniquities jjrevail against me : as for ova- transgressions, thou shalt purge them away. 4 Blessed is the man ivhom thou choos- est, andcausest to approach untotliee, that he may dwell in thy courts : we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, &ven of thy holy temple. 5 By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salva- tion ; ivho art the confidence of all die ends of the earth, and of them that ai-e a*ar off ufion the sea : 6 Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; being girded with power : 7 Which stiileth the noise of the seas, the noise of their waves, and the tumult ef the peopie. 8 I'liey also that dwell in the uttermost pai*ts are afraid at thy tokens : thou mak- est the outgoings of the morning and even- ing to rejoice. 9 Thou \isitest the earth, and waterest it : thou greatlj' enrichest it witii the river of God, which is full of water : thou pre- parest them com, when thou hast so pro- vided for it. 10 Thou waterest the ridges thereof abundantly : thou settlest the furrows thereof : thou makest it soft with showers : thou blessest the springing therc-of. 11 Thou croAvncst the year v/ith thy goodness ; and thy paths drop fatness.' 12 They drop ufion the pastures of the wilderness : and the little hills rejoice on every side. 13 Tlie pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valk)'s aiso are covered over with Goim ; tliey shout for jo\', they also sing. PSAL. LXVI. 1 Da-vid exhorteth to praise God, 5 to observe his great works, 8 to bless him for his gracious- benefits. Vo Me vowethfor himself religious service to God. 16 He dedareth God's especial goodness to him-^clf To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. -TV/TAKE a joyful noise untoGod, all ye iVl lands : • • 2 Sing forth the honour of his name : "'make his praise glorious. 3 Say unto God, How terrible ar; thou in thy works ! through the gi-eatness of thy power shall thine enemies submjt ' tliemselves unto thee. PSALMS. Exhoriaiion to praise God. 4^9 4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unvo thee ; tliey shall singes thy name. Selah. 5 Come and see the works of (ioel : he is terrible in his doing toward tlie clill- dren of jiicn. .6 He turned the sea into dry land: ihey went througli the flood on tboL : there did Ave rejoice in him. 7 He ruleth by his power for ever ; his eyes Ijehold the nations : let not the re- bellious exalt themselves. Selah. 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 suflereth not our feet to be moved. 10 For tliou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. 11 Thou brouglitest us into tlie net ; thou laidst affliction upon our loins. 12 Tliou hast caused men to ride over our heads ; we went through fire and through v/ater : but thou broughtest us out into a vs^ealthy place. 13 I will go into thy house with burnt- offeiings : I wiU pay thee my vows, 14 Wiiich my lips have .uttered, and my moutii hath spoken, when I was in trouble. 15 I will offer unto thee burnt-sacrificesi of fallings, with the incense of rams ; I will offer bullocks widi goats. Selah. « 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 mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not iiear me : 19 But verily God hath heai'd me ; he ^ hath attended to the voice of ray prayer. 20 Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mere;' from me. PSAL. LXVIL 1 j1 prayer for the enlargement of God's kinvAom, o to the joy of the people, 6 aiicl the increase of God's blessings. To the chief Musician on Xeginoth, A Psalm or Song. GOD be merciful unto us, and bless us; rmrf cause his face to shine upon us. Selah. 2 That thy way may be knoA^n upon earth, thy saving health anionic 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 right- eously, and govern the nations upon earth. Selah. 5 Let the people praise thee, O God ; let all the people praise thee. 6 Then shall tlie earth yield lier in- crease ; and God, even our ov/n God, shall bless us. 480 Ajirayer at removing the ufk. PSALMS. God is to be/iraiaed/or his works; 7 God sliall bless us, and all the ends of tlie earth shall tear him. PSAL. LXVIII. 1 yl prayer at the rc»iovi7i!f of the ark. 4 An exhortation to [ircdse (rod for hi.s ?m'rcies, 7 for his care of the church, 19 and for h''s great workn. 'Xo the chief Mul'cian, A Psalm or Song of D:ivid. LET God arise, let his enemies be scattered : let them also that hate him tlee ijefore him. 2 As smoke is driven awa\-, so drive them away : as wax melteth before tlie fire, so let the wicked perish at tlie pres- ence (if God. 3 But let the righteous be glad ; let them rejoice before God : yea, let them exceedingly rejoice. 4 Sing unto GikI, sing praises to his name : extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before him. 5 A father of the f itherlcss, 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 vvith chains : but the rebellious dwell in u dry land. 7 O God, when thou wentest forth be- fore thy people, when thou didst mai'ch through the wilderness ; Selah : 8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of Gid: eve?i Sin:i.i itself was moved at tVic presence of G(xl, the God of Israel. 9 Thou^ O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine m- heritance, when it was vvcary. 10 Thy congregationhath dwelt there- in : thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the jioor. U The Lord g;avc the word : gi-eat ey see not ; and make their loins ccn- tmuallV to shake. ' ■ ■ 61 PSALMS. Hefiraiscth God. 481 24 Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold cf them. 25 Let their halntation be desolate ; 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 tiiou hast wounded. 27 Add iniquity to their iniquity : and let them not come into thy righteousness. 28 Let them be blotted out of the book, of the li\'ing, and not be wnttCn with the righteous. 29 But I am poor and sorrowfi.il : 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 thanks- giving. 01 1 7iis also shall please the Lord bet- ter than an ox or bullock that hath bonis and hoofs. 32 The hum!)le shall see this, andhe glad ; and your heart shall live that seek Gcd. 33 For the Lord heareth the poor, and despisetii not his prisoners. 34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas, and eveiy thing tliat mov- eth therein. 35 For God will sa\e Zion, and will build the cities of Judah : that they may dwell there, and have it in possession. 36 The seed also of iiis servants shall inherit it : and they that love his name shall dwell therein. FSAL. LXX. David soUcileth God to the sfiecdy de- struction of the ivicked, and/ircservt}-. tion of the , godly. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David,- to bring to remembrance. li/jylKE haste, O God, to deliver me '; •^'-*- make haste to help me, C) Lord. 2 Let them l)e ashamed and confound- ed that seeic after my souJ : .let them be turned backward, and put to confusion, that desire my hurt. ■. 3 Let them be turned back for a re- ward of their shame that say. Aha, aha. 4 Let all those that seek thee rcjoic^. and be glad in thee : and let such as-love thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified. 5 But I am poor and needy : make haste unto me, O God : thou ar.t my ^ help and my deliverer ; O Lord, make ' no lai'ryiug. PSAL. LXXL 1 David Jn confidence Gffaith,and experi- ence of Gcd'ufivo-ur, fircyeth bothfor himself and against the c72eniies of his soul. l4Ne/iro)ni^ethconsta'>r thee, O Lord, do 1 put my tmst : ;et me never be put to coniusipr. 2 Deliver rrte in thy righteousness, arrd 4.33 DaviiVs cmfidtnee in God. PSALMS, cause me to escape : incline thine ear ^mlo me, and save me. 3 Be thou my strong habitation, where- «nto I may continually resort : thou hast given commandment to save me ; for lou art my rock and my foilress. 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 God : thou art my trust from my youth. 6 By thee have I been holdeu up from tile womb: tlmu art he that took me out of my mother's bov^'els : my praise shall be C('mtinually of thee. ■ 7 1 am fis a \Vonder unto many ; but theu art my strong refuge. 8 Let my mouth be filled ivith thy praise and ivilh thy honour all the day. y (^ast me not off in tiie time of old age ; for'^s'.k.e me not when my strength faileth. 1 0 For mine enemies speak against me ; and they that lay wait lor my soul take ; counsel together, 1 11 Sayii:ig, God hath forsaken him : 1 pers .'Cute and take him ; for there is ; m : e V) deliver hiin. j ] . O G(k1, be not far from me : O my ! Gc^-i, make haste for my help. I 13 Let them be confounded a7id con- j sunicd that aie adversaries to my soul ; \ ' lee tliein be coa ered rjith reproach and , dishonour that seek my hurt. i 14 But I M'ill hope continually, and j will yet praise thee more and moie. i 15 My mouth .shall shew forth thy | Vighteonsness and thy salvation all the j day ; for I know not the numbei\s thereof. \ 16 I will go in the strength of the Loi'd j God : I will make mention of thy i-iglit- j eousness, even of tliine only. 17 O God, thou hast taught me from i my youth : and hitherto have I declared j thy wonderous works. | ,18 Now also when I am old and gray- headed, O Gcd, forsake me not ; until I have shewed thy strength unto this gen- eration, and thy power to e\'ery one that is to come. 19 Thy righteousness also, O God, is very high, who hast done great things: O (xod, who is like imto thee ! 20 Tliou, which hast shewed me great and sore troubles, shalt quicken use a- gain, and shalt bring me up again fiom the depths of the earth. 21 Thou shalt increase my greatness, and comfort me on every side. 22 I will also praise thee widi the psal- tery, eiien thy truth, O my God : unto thee will I sing with the harp, O thou Holy One of Israel. 23 My lips shall gi'eatly lejoice when I sing unto thee ; and my soul, which thou llast redeemed. 24 My toBgse filso shall talk of tiiy His firayerfor Solomoil. righteousness all the day long : for tlicy arc confounded, for they are brought un- to shame, that seek mv hurt PSAL. LXXII. 1 David, /irayi)ig- /or Holomon, shenveth the goodness and glory of his kingdoin, in type, and of Christ's, in truth. 18 He blesseth God. A Pnalm for Solomon. GIVE the king thy judgments, O God, and thy righteousness unto the king's son. 2 He shall judge thy people with right- eousness, and thy poor witn judgment. 3 The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the Uttle hills, by right- eousness. 4 He shall judge the poor of the people, he sliall 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 In his days shall the righteous flour- ish ; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth. 8 He shall have dominion also from sea to sea, and from the vi\&r unto the ends of the eartli. 9 They that dwell in the wUdeniess shall Iiow before him ; and his enemies shall lick the dust. 10 The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents : the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. 11 Yea, all kings sliall fall down before him : all nations shall serve him. 12 For he shall deliver the needy when' he crieth ; the poor also, and him that hath no iielper. 13 He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall sa\ e the soiUs of the needy. 14 He shall redeem their soul from de- ceit and \iolence : and precious shall their blood be in his sight. 15 And he shall live, and to him shall be gi\ en of the gold of Sheba : prayer also shall be made for him continually ; and daily shall he be praised. 16 There shidl be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the moun- tains ; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon : and///ry of the city shall flour- ish like grass of the earth. 17 His name shall endure forever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun : and men sliall be blessed in him : all nations shall call iiiia blessed. 18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only dceth wonderous things. 14) And blessed be his glorious name for ever : and let the whole earth be filled ivith his gloiy ; Amen, and Amen^ i ■!r ^)_ , 22 So foolish ■::'«« I, and ign(#ant : I was «5 a beast bcibre '.hee Bai'id's temptations, PSAUVIS, 20 The prayers of David the son of Jesse are en^fled. PSAL. LXXIII. 1 The firojihet firevailing in a temfitation, 2 shcmelh the occani/m of it, the firos- jieritij of the ivkked ; 13 the ivotmd giv- en therehij, diffidence ; 15 the victory o- vcr it, knowledge of God's purfiose, in destroying of the ivicked, and sustain- ing the righteous. A Psalm of Asaph. TRULY God is good to Israel, eveii to such as are of a clean heart. 2 But as for mc, my feet were almost gone ; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3 F'or 1 was envious at the foolisTi, nvhcji I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands in their death : but their strengtli is firm. 5 They a7-e not in trouble as other men ; neither are they jiJagued like other men. 6 Therefore pride comp:'Sseth them a- bout as a chain ; violence coverelu them us a garment. 7 Their eves stand out with fatness : they have more than heart could wish. 8 They are corrupt, and sj^eiik wick- e^lly concerning oppression : they speak loftily. 9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the eai-th. 10 Therefore his people return hither: and waters of a full cuji are wrung out to them. 11 And they say. How doth God know ? and is there knowledge in the Most High ? 12 Behold, these are the ungodlj^ who prosper in tlie world; they increase in riches. 13 Verily I have cleansed mv heart in \ain, and washed my hands m in- nocencN'. 14 r'or all the day long have I i^een plagued, and chastened e\ ery morning. 15 If I say, I will speak thus ; beholj.!, I should offend against the generation of thy children. 16 When I thought to know this, it tvas too painful foi- mc ; 17 Until I went into the sanctnaiy of God ; then understood I their end 18 Surely thou didst set tiiem in slij:)- pery places : thou castedst them down uito destruction. 19 How are they brought into desola- tion, as in a moment ! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when 07ie 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 Jsaf.h com/iluincth. 4aS 23 Nevertheless I am continually Avith thee : thou hast holden me by my right hand. 24 Thou shalt guide me with thy coun- sel, and afterward receive me to gloiy. 25 Whom have I in hea\ en but thee ^ and there is none upon earth t/ial I desh"e beside thee. 26 My flesh and mv heart faileth : but God is the strength of my heart, and my poition for tvev. 27 For io, they that are far from thee shall perish : thou hast destroyed all then that go a whoririg from thee. 28 But it is good for me to draw rear to God: I have put my trust in the Lord God, that I may declai c all thy works, PSAL. LXXIV. 1 'I'hd firo/ihet comfdaixet h of the desola- tion of the sanctuary. 10 He mox'et/i 6 od to help, in consideration of his /w.ver, 18 of his reproacliful etiomes, of his chil- dren^ aj^d of his covenant. Maschil of Asa{)h. OGOD, why hast thouca>^ '^^or ever .'' luhy doth tlr .c again.st the sheep cf th;,- p 2 Remember thy co.'igrtj^;i.;' i., which th'ii iiiisl; pu» chased of old ; the nxi of thine inhericanco, ivhicii thou hast re- deemed ; this mount Zion, wherein thoii hast dwelt. 3 Lift up thy feet unto the perpetual desolatioris ; even ail that the enemy ha'cli done wickedly in the sanctuary. 4 Thine enemies roar in the midst of thy congregations ; they set up tljeir en- sigiis^or signs. 5 yl nia?i was famous according as li^; had lifted up axes uoon the thick ti'ees. 6 But now they i)reak down the carv- ed work thereof at once with axes and hammers. 7 They have c^st fire into thy sanc- tuary, they have defih^d by cashing doii'ii the dwelling-place of thy name to the ground. 8 They said in their hearts, Let us de- stroy them togetlier : they have burii- ed up all the synagogues of God in the land. 9 We see not our sigiis : there is no more any prophet : neither is there among us any that knoweth how long. 10 O God, how long shall the adversa- ry re]n'oach } shall the enemy blasphenie til)' name for e\er .•• 11 Why withdrawest thou thy hand, even thy right hand? pluck it out oi' thy bosom. 12 For God is my King of old, woi-king salvation iii tlie midst of the earth. 13 Thou didst- divide the sea by thv strength : thou bi-akest the heads of tin; dragons in the waters. 14 'TxvM bvakest the hc£!Lds of leviathan L'-^i*. 484 The firo/ilict fmdscth God. PSALMS, in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting tlie v/iklesniess. 15 Tliou didst cleave the i^nintain and the flood : thou driedst up mighty rivers. 16 I'he day is thine, the night also ?,f thine : thou hast prepared the light antl the sun. 17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth : thou hast made summer and winter. 18 Remember this, thut the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the | ftxiiisli pcoi)!chave Ijlasphemed thy name, i 19 O delix er not the soul of thy turtle- I do\'e unto the multitude oj' the ivicktd : i Torget not the congiegation of thy poor for ever. 20 Have respect unto the covenant : for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of cruelty. 21 O let not the oppressed return a- shamed : let the poor and needy praise thy name. 22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause : remember how the foolish man rcproacheth thee daily. 23 Forget not the \6\ze. of thine ene- mies : the tum'alt of those that rise up against thee increaseth pontinually. PSAL. LXXV. 1 The ■JirojdvH praiselh God, 2 andfirom- ioelli to jud'^e ufirightlij. AHt-rebukct/i the protid by consideration of God's providence. 9 He praiHCth God. To tlie chief Musician, Al-taschith, A Psalm or Song of Asaph. UNTO thee, O God, do we give thanks, unto thee do we give thanks : for that thy name is near, thy woaderous works declare. 2 When I sliall receive the congrega- tion Twill judge uprightly. 3 The cartii and ail the inhabitants thereof are dissolved : I bear up the pil- lars of it. Selah. 4 I saifl unto the Sxils, Deal not fcwl- ishly ; and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn : 5 Lift not up your horn on high : speak not ivi/h a stiff n(;ck. 6 For. promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, noi- from tiu; south. •^ 7 But God is the judge : he pvitteth down one, and settetli up another. 8 For in the hand of the Lori) there f.v a cup, and the wine is red ; it is full of mixture, and he ]Joureth out of tlie same : but the dregs thereof all the wicked of the earth shall wring them \ out, avd drink them. 9 Hut I will de^darc for ever ; I will sing pi-aises to the God of .Tacob. io All the horns of the. wicked also will I cut orf ; tnit the horns of the right- eous 'vihaU be exalted. An exhortation to serve him. PSAL. LXXVI. 1 A declaration of God's ?najesty in the church. 11 ytn exhortation to serve him rex^erently. To the chief Musician m Neginoth, A Psalm or T^ng of Asaph. IN Judah zs' God known : his name is great in Israel. 2 In Salem also is his tabernacle, and his dwelling-place in Zion. 3 There brake he the arrows of the bow. the shield, and the sv/ord, and the battle. Selah. 4 Thou art more glorious c7rQf excellent than tlie mountains of prey. .5 The stout-hearted are spoiled, they have slept their sleep : and none of the men of might ha\ e found their hands. 6 At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep. 7 Tiiou, rcen thou, art to be feared : and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry ? 8 Thou didst cause judgment to lie heard from heaven ; the earth feared, and was stillj 9 When God ai'ose to judgment, to save all the meek of the earth. Selah. 10 Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee : the remainder of wrath shait thou restrain. 11 Vow, and pay unto the Lord your God : let all that be round about him bi-ing presents unto him that ought to be feared, 12 He shall cut ofl' the spirit of ]>rinces : he is terrible to the kings of the earth. PSAL. LXXVIL 1 The psalmist shetueth ivhatjierre com- b(U he hud r.dth dijjideiice. 10 The vic- torij luhich he hud by consideration of God's great and gracious ivorks. To the chief INIusician, to Jeduthun, A Psalm of Asaph. I CRIED unto God with my voice, ex^en unto G(xl 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 remem!>crcd God, and was troub- led : I complained, and my spiiit was ovei'wlielmed. Selali. 4 Thou boldest mine eyes waking: I am so troubled that I cannot speak. 5 1 have coubidered the days of o^d, the years of ancievit times. 6 I call to remembrance my song in the night : I commune with mine own heart : rmd my s})irit made diiigcnt seai'Ch. 7 Will die Lord ca;t ofTtbr ever .■• ahd will he be favourable no more ? ^ 8 R Ills mer(y clean gone for ever doth his i)romise fall for evermore r" The psalmisffi victory. PSALMS. 9 Hath Gocl forgotten to be gracious ? hath he in anger shut up his tender mer- cies ? Selah. 10 And I said. This is my infirmity : biU I'Vjill rtrnt-mber the years of the right hand of the Most High. Ill will rememlicr the works of the Lord : surely 1 will remember thy won- ders of old. 12 I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings. 13 Thy wa)% O God, is in the sanctu- arj' ; who is so great a God as our God ! 14 Thou art the God that doest won- ders : thou hast declared thy strength a- mong the peojile. 15 Thou hast with thine arm redeemexl thy people, the sons of Jacob and Joseph. Selah. 16 The waters saw thee, O God, tl\e waters saw thee ; the}^ were afraid : the depths alsii were troubled. 17 The clouds poured out water : the skies sent out a sound : thine arrows also went abix)ad. 18 The voice of thy thunder ivas in the heaven : the lightnings lightened the world : the earth trembled tmd shook. 19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy fo. tstcps are not known. £0 Thou leddest thy people like a flock by the hand of Mcses and Aaron. PSAL. LXXVIII. • 1 jin exhortation both to karn and to fir each the taw of God. 9 The story of God's wrath against the incredulous and diso/jedicJit. 67 "/'he Israelites be- ing "fectcd, God chose Judah, Zion, and David. Mdschil of Asaph. GIVE ear, O my people, to my law : incline your ear 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 Lokd, jukI his Strength, and liis wonderful works that he hath dotie. . 5 For he established a testimor.y in Jacob, and appointed a law in Israel, ■ wliich he commanded our fathers, tliat they should make them knoA\ n to their children : 6 That the generation to come might know them, even the children vjhich should be bom ; nvho should arise and declare them to their children : ' 7 That they might set their hf)pe ir. God,- and not forget the works di God. but keep his commandiTier.ts : ' 8 Arid might not be as their fathers, a The story of God's wrath. 485 stubborn and rebellious gcnei^ation ; a gen- eration that set not their heart ai-ight, and whcKe spint was ncjt steadfast with God. 9 The children of Epliraim, being arm- ' ed, 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 ; 11 And forgat his works, and his won- ders that he had shewed them. 12 Marvellous things did he in the sight of their fathers, in the land of Eg\ pt, in the field of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea, and caused them to pass through ; and he made the waters to stand as an lieap. 14 In the day-time also he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a light of fire. 15 He clave the rocks in the wilder- ness, and gave the?n drink as out of th6 great depths. 16 He biought streams also out of the rock, and caused waters to run down like rivers. 17 And they sinned yet more against him by provoking the Most Iligli in the wildeiTiess. 18 And the)- tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust. 19 Yea, tliey spake against God ; they said. Can God furnish a table in the wilderness ? ^', /. 1 20 Behold, he smote the rock, that tlie waters gushed out, and the stret?ms cvcr- fl< .wed ; can he give iiread also :* can he provide fiesh for his people ? \ 21 Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wi'oth: so a fire was kindled against J:ic"I), and anger also came up against i Israel ; I 22 Because they believed not in God, I and trusted nrt in iiis salvation : I 23 Though he had commanded the j clouds from above, and opened the door.s of heaven, 24 And had rained down manna upon I them to eat, and had given tliem of the corn of hea\en. 25 IVIan did eat angels food : he sent tiicm meat to the full. I 26 He caused an east wind to blow in the heaven : and by his power he brought in the south Avind. 27 He rained flesh also upon them as dust, and feathered fowls like as the sand of the sea : ^ 28 And he let it fall ii= the midst of their camp, round about their habita- tions. 29 So they did eat, and were well filled : I'o! he save them their o' n desire ; 30 They were not estranged from theii" lust : bxit "while their meat >was yet in their mor.ths, , 31 l"hc wrath of Gc>d came upon them, X 4Si5 Hotv the IsraelHcs and slew the fattest of ihem, and smote down the chosen men of Israel. 32 For all this they sinned still, and be- lifeved not for his wonderous works. 33 I'herefore their days did he consume in vanity, and their years in trouble. 34 When heslew them, then they sought him : and they returned and inquired eai'Iy after God. 35 And they remcml)ered that God •^.vun their rock, and the high God their redeemer. 36 Ncverihelcss they did flatter him with their moutii, and they lied unto him with then" tongues. o7 For their heart was not I'ight with hirn, neither wei'c they steadfast in his covenant. 38 But he, bring full of compassion, "forgaAe t/ieir iniquity, and dcstroj'ed them not : yea, many a time turned he his anger away, and did not stir up idi his wrath. 39 For he remembei'ed that they tverc but flesh ; a wind that passeth away, and Cometh not again. 40 How oft did they jjrovoke him in the wilderness, and grieve him in the desert ! 41 Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel. 42 They rcmen\bered not his hand, nor the day A^en he dehvered them from the enemy. 43 How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the iield of Zoan : 44 And had tin-ned their rixers into blood ; and their floods, that they could not drink. 45 He sent divers sorts of flies among them, Avhich de\'oui-ed them ; and frogs, whicli destroyed them. 46 He gave also their increase unto the caterpillar, and their labour unto the locust. 47 He destroyed their vijies with hail, and their sycamore trees with frost. 48 He ga\e up their cattle also to the hail, and their fl.ocks to hot thunderbolts. 49 He cast upon them tiie Hercenessof his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trou- ble, by sending evil angels among them.. 50 He m;ide a way to his anger ; lie spared not their soul from death, but gave their lile over to the iieslilencc ; 51 And smote all the first-born in Egypt ; the chit f of tluir strength in the tabernacles of Ham : ' 52 But made his own jmoplc to go forth like slurp, and guided them iu tiie wil- derness like a floci-;:. 53 And he led them on safely, so lliat they feared not ; but the sea overwhelm- ed their enem'ev. 54 A:ul lie brought them to the border PSALMS. Jirovoked God to anger. of his sanctuary, even to this mountain,. which his right hand had purchased 55 He cast out the heathen also ijefm-e them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents. 56 Yet they temjjted and provoked the most high God, and kept not his testimo- nies : 57 But turned back, and dealt unfaith- fully like their tiuliers : they were turned aside like a deceitful bow. 58 For they provoked him to anger with their liigli places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images. 59 When God heard / ///a, he wasuwroth, and greatly abhorred Israel : 60 So that he forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent ivhich he placed a- mo)ig men ; 61 And delivered his strength into cap- ti\ity, and his glory into the enemy's hand. 62 He gave his people over also unto the sword ; and was wi-oth with iiis in- heritance. 63 The Are consumed tlieir young rnen ; and their maidens were not given to mai'- riage. 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 n)ighty man tliat shouteth by reason of wine. 66 And he smote his enemies in the hinder part : he put dieni to a perpetual reproach. 67 Moreover he refused the taberna- cle of Joieph, and chose not tlie tribe of Ephraini : 68 But chose the tribe of Judah, the mount Zion which he loved. 69 And he built his sanctuaiy like high fiaiaces, hke the earth which he hath es- tablished for ever. 70 He chose David alsohis serX^ant, and talk him from the sheepfolds : 71 From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance. 72 So he fed them according to the in- tegrity of his heart ; and guided them by the skiifulness of his handS. PSAL. LXXIX. 1 ThefisalmistcomjUaiJiethofthe desola- tion ofJtrusulcm. 8 He firaycth for deliv- erance, 12 and /iromiseth thankfulness. A Psalm of Asaph. OGOD, the lieathen are come into thine inheritance; thy holy temple have they dchled; they have laid Jerusa- lem on heaps. 2 I'lie dead bodies of tliy servants ha^'e they given to be meat unto the I'owls of the he;ive?h, the flesh of Ihy SlUuIs unto the beasts of the earth. .^afih's cmfilaiatfor the cjmrch. PSAIJVIS, 3 Their blood have they shed like water I-ouiid about Jerusalem ; and there was none to bury them. 4 We are become a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and derision to them that arc round about us. 5 How long, Lord ? wilt thou be angry for ever ? shall thy jealousy bui'n like Hre ? 6 Pour out thy wrath upon the hea- then that have not known tliee, and upon the kingdoms that have not called upon thy name. 7 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling-plac<;. 8 O rememl>er not against us former in- iquities : let tliy tender mercies speeflily prevent us : for we are brought very low. 9 Help us, (> God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name : and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. 10 Wherefore should the heathen say. Where is their God i* let him be known among the heathen in our sight by the revenging of the blood of thy servants •which w shed. 11 Let the sivjhing of the prisoner come before thee ; according to the greatness of thy !> jwer preserve thou those that are appointed to die ; 12 And render unto our neighbours sevenfold into their bosom their reproach, wlierewith they have reproached thee, 0 Lord. ■ 13 So we thy people and sheep of thy pasture will give thee thanks for ever : we will shew forth thy praise to all gen- erations. PSAL. LXXX. 1 The fisalmist, in hisfirayer, com/ilaineth of the miseries of the church. 8 God's former favours are turned into judg- ments. 14 He Jirayeth for deliverance. To the chief Musician upon Shoshannim " . Eduth, A Psalm of Asaph. GIVE ear, O Siiepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a flock ; thou that dwellest betiveen the cherubirns, shine forth. 2 Before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh stir up tliy strength, and come and save us. 3 Turn us again, O God, and 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 givcat them tears to drink, in great mesusui'e. 6 Thou makest us a strife unto our neighbours : aiid our enemies laugh a- luong themselves. 7 fm-a us again, O God of hosts, and c»nse ll.r,- feet; cd rJiipie ; and we *sha-U he %avtcl. An e-xhortation tofiraise God. 48? 8 Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt : 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 hlled the land. 10 The hills were covered with the- shadow of it, and the boughs thereof were lite the goodly cedars. 11 She sent out her boughs unto the sea, anfl her branches unto the river. 12 Why hast thou the7i broken down her hedges, so that all they which pass by the Avay do pluck her ? 13 The l)oar out of the wood dotlt waste it, and the wild beast of the held 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 righ^ hand hath planted, and the branch that: thou madest strong for thyself 16 It is burnt witli fire, it is cut down : they perish at the rebuke of thy coun^ tenance. 17 Let thy hand be upon the man of thy right hand, upon the son of man ivhom thou madest strong for thyself. 18 So will not we go back from thee : quicken us, and we wDl call upon thy naiv;'v\ 19 Turn us again, O Lord God of hosts, cause thy face to shine ; and we shall be saved. PSAL. LXXXL 1 An exhortation to a solemn firaising of God. 4 God challengeth that duty by reason of his benefits. 8 God exhorting to obedience, comjilaineth of their diso- bedience, which firoveth their own hurt. To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Pscdm cf Asaph. SING aloud unto God our strength :' make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob. 2 Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psal- tery. 3 Blow up the trumpet in the new moon, in the time appointed, on our solemn feast day. 4 For this was a statute for Israel, cuid a lav/ of the God of Jacob. 5 I'his he ordained in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out throu'^li the land of Egypt : where I heard a l^ui- guagc that I understootl not. 6 I remo\'ed his shoulder from the bur- den : his hands were delivered from the pots.^^ 7 Thou calledst in trouble, and I de- livered thee ; I answered thee in the se- cret place of tlmnder : 1 proved tlvee at. tile waters of Menbah. Selah. 8, Hear, O niv people, a^iu I wiU testify 438 Msilgcnt judges re/irovecl. PSALMS; imto thee : O Israel, if thou wilt hearken unto me ; y Thcie shall no stranc^c ^.d be in Ihee ; neither shalt thou worship any btrange t^od. 10 I am the Lord thy Gocl which l)roiight thee out of the land of Egypt : open thy nriouth wide, and I will fill it. 11 But my people would not hearken to my voice ; and Israel would none of n^.c. 12 So I gave them up unto their own hearts lust : and they walked in their own counsels. 13 O that my people had hearkened un- to me, and Israel had walked in my ways I 14 I should soon have subdued their aiemies, and turned my hand against their avlversaries. 15 The haters of the Lord should have svibmitted themselves unto him : but their time should have endured for ever. 1 6 He should have fed them also with the finest of the wheat : and with honey out of the rock should I ha\'e satisfied thee. PSAL. LXXXII. 1 The psabmst having exhorted the judges, 5 and refiroved their negli- . gence, S/waycth God to judge. A Psalm of Asaph. GOD standeth in the congregation of the mighty ; he judgeth among the gods. 2 How long will ye judge unjustly, and a.ccept the persons of the wicked ? Selah. 3 Defend the poor and fatherless : do j ustice to the afflicted and need)% 4 Deliver the poor and needy : rid the7n 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 eartli are out of course. 6 I have said. Ye are gods ; and all of \ou arc children of tiie Most High. 7 But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the prir.res. S Arise, (.) (Tod, judge the earth : for thou shalt inherit all nations. PSAL. LXXXin. 1 .// comjdaint to God of the ejiemiea cons/iiracics. 9 Jl firaijer against them that o/ipress the church. A Song or Psalm of Asaph. KEEP not thou silence, () (;od : hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. 2 For lo, thine enemies make a tu- inult : and t'aey tiiat hate thee have lifted up the head. o 'iliey have taken crafty counsel a- gainst thy peoj)lc, and consulted against thy hidden ones. 4 They have said. Come, and let us. cut tiiom ofl' from being a nation ; that the name of Israel my be )io more in re- mcmuiance. A comjdaint of the church. 5 For they' have consulted together with one consent : they are confederate against thee : 6 'I'he tabernacles of Edom, and the Ishmaelites; of Moab, andtheHagarenes; 7 (xebal, and Amnion, and Amalek ; the Philistines with the inhal)ivants of Tyre : 8 Assur also is joined with them : they have holpen the cliildren of Lot. Selah. 9 Do unto them as u7ito the Midian- ites ; asio Sisera, as^o Jabin, at the brook of Kison : ^ 10 Which perished at En-dor ; they became as dung for the earth. 11 Make their noliles like Oreb, and like Zeeb : ye:\, all their princes as Ze- bah, and as Zalmunna : 12 Who said. Let us take to ourselves the houses of God in possession. 13 O my God, make them like a wheel ; as the stubble before the wind. 14 As the fire burnetii a wootl, and-'as the flame setteth the mountains on fil^c ; 15 So persecute them widi thy tempcJst,. and make them afraid witli thy storm. 16 Fill their faces Avith shame ; that they may seek thy name, O Lord. 17 Let them be confounded and troulj- leil for ever ; yea, let them be put to shame, and perish: 18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is JEHO^'^AH, art the most high over all the earth. PSAL. LXXXIV. 1 Theprojihel, longingjbr the commmuort of the sanctuary, ^ shevji'(Ji how bless- ed they are that dived therein. 8 He praye'lh to be restored unto it. To the chief Musician upon Gittith, A Psalm for tlie sons of Korah. HOW amiable are thy tabernacles, O LoR D of hosts ! 2 My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the Lord : my heart and j my ilesh crieth out foi- the UWng God. I 3 Yea, tlie sparrow hath found an i house, and the swallow a nest for lier- self, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O Lord of hosts, my King, and my God. 4 Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : they will be still i)raibing thee. Selah. 5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee ; in whose heart are the ways of them t G Who passing through tlic valley of Baca make it a well ; the rain also filleth the pools. 7 They go from sti'cngth to strength, every one of them in Zioii appearetlvbc- fore God. 8 0 Lord God of hosts, liear my pray- er : give ear, O Gwl of Jaco'o. Selah. 9 Behold, O GkI our shield, and look upon the face of thine anointed. 10 For a d:^y in thy courts is better David /irayelh for 7?icir:j. P3AI. th:n a thousand. I had rather be a door- keeper in the house of ni)- Gotl, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 11 For the Lord (iod ?.s- a sun and shield: the Lord ^\'\\\ give grace and gloiy : no good t/iing will he withhold from them that walk upiighlly. 12 O Loud of hosts, blessed /* the inan that trusteth in thee. I^SAL. LXXXV. 1 T/ir fimi/mist, out oftlie exjiericnce of former vti-.rcitsjiraycthfjr the contiii- vancff thereof. 8 He /iromiNcth to vjah thereonout of confidence of God" s good- ness. To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. LORD, thou hast been favoural^le unto thy land: thou hast brought buck the citptiviv}' of Jacolx 2 Thou hast forgiven the iniquity of thy people, thou hast covered all their sin. Selah. " Tiiou hast taken away all thy v/rath : thou hast turned t/iyselfivoin the fierce- ness of thine anger. 4 Turn us, O God I lift up my soul. 5 For thou. Lord, art good, and'ready to forgi\ e ; and j>Ieiiteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. 6 Give ear, O Lord, unto my prayer ; and attend to the voice of my supplications. 7 In the day of my trouble I will call upon thee : for thou v.iit answer mc. 8 Amcng tlie gcds t/iere is none like unto thee, O Lord ; neither are there any works like unto thy works. 9 All nations whom thou hast made shall cojne and worliip before thee, O Lord ; and shall glorify thy name. 10 For thou art great, and doest woh- derous things : thou art God alone. ' 11 Teach me thy way, O Lord ; I will ^\•alk in thy truth : unite my heart to fear thy niinie. 12 I will praise thee, O Lord nn'- God, with all my heait : and I will glo- rify thy name for evermore. 1 i For great is thy mercy toward me : and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell. 14 O God, the pror.d are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men. have sought after my soul ; and have net set thee before them. 15 But thou, O Lord, aj-t a God full of conspassion, and gracious, long-sufJer- ing, and plenteous in mei-cy and truth. 16 O turn unto me, and have rnercv upon me ; give thy strength unto thy ser- vant, and save the son of .thine handmaid. 17 Shew me a token for good ; that they which hate me may see it, and Ije asliamed : because thou. Lord, hast lioipen me, and comforted me. PSAL. LXXXVII. 1 The nature at:d gtory of the church. .4 Tlie increase, honour, and comfort of the members thererf. A Ps;ilin or Song for the sons of Korah; I]TIS foundation is in the holy mcun- IX tains. 2 The Lord loveth the gates of Zion mo'e than all tlie dwellings of Jacob. 3 Glorious things are spoken of thee, O city of God. Selah. 4 I will make mention of R'ahab afid Babylon to thcnx that kr.ow mc : Ijehold Phihbiia, and Tyre, uidi Ethiopia ; this ?nan was born there. 5 And of Zicn it shall ije said, This and that man was born in her : and the Higlicst himsi'if shali establish her. 6 The Lord shall count, when he writeth up the people, ti,at iliis viun was born there. Selah. T As well the singers as the plaveVsou instruments .v/.f.'// Ac there : all my springs are in tliee. 490 A com/tlaint in a[]iicthn. PSAL. LXXXVIir. Ap rayc rcon tairdni^ a i^ritvous cow fi lain t. A Soi?g or Psalm ior the sons of Korah, to the chief Musician upon Mahalath Leannoth, Maschil of Heman the Ez- v'hite. OLcRD God of my salvation, I have cried day and niglit before thee : J Let my prayer come l)efore thee : ihcline thine ear unto my cry ; 3 For my soul is full of trouliles : and my life drawetli nigh unto tlie gra\e. 4 I am counted witli them that go down into the pit : I am as a man thai Imth no strength : • 5 Free among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom tiion remem- berest no more : and they are cut ofl' frcui thy hand. ^ 6 Tliou hast laid me in the lowest pit, ih darkness, in the deeps. 7 Thy wrath lieth hard upon me, and tjinu hast afflicted 7ne with all thy wa\'es. SeliJi. 8 Thou hrcst put away mine acquaint- ance far from me ; thou hast made me an aI)omination unto them : / ain shut up, and I cannot come forth. 9 Mine eje moimieth by reason of af- fliction : Lord, I have called daily up- on thee, 1 have stretched oat my hands luito thee. 10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead ? shall the dead arise a;;f/praise thee ? Selah. 11 Shall thy loving kindness be de- clared in the grave ? or thy faithfulness in destruction r 12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark ? and thy righteousness in tlie land of forgetfulness ? 1 3 But unto thee have I cried, O Lo r d ; And in the morning shall my prayer pre- vent thee. 14 Lord, why castest thou offmy Soul? ivhy hidest thou thy face from me .■' 15 I ntn afflicted and ready to die from i)iy youth up : while I suifer thy terrors I am distracted. Ifi Thy fierce wrath goeth over me ; thy tciTorshave cut me off. n They came round about me daily like water ; they compassed me about togethe.-. 18 IiO\er and friend hast thou put far from me, and mine acquaintat!Ce into darkness. PSAL. LXXXLX. 1 The fisalmist /iraiscth Gud for his cove- nant, Sforhisnvondcrfuljtiivjer, \3fur the care q/'hifi church, 19 and for lii\f'a- r our to the kingdom of David. 38 Then coni/ilaining of contrary event r,, 46 he cxfiosttdatcth, prayeth, and blesaeth God. Maschil of Ethan the Ezraliite. T WILL sing of the mercies of the Lo b d i. for ever : with my mouth will I make PS.VLMS. Thayikfuincsa for Cod^s mercif's. known thy faithfulness to all generations 2 For I have said, n>ercy shall be built up foi- e\er : thy faithfulness shalt thou establish in the ven' heavens. 3 I have made a covenant with my cho- sen, I have sworn unto David my servant, 4 Thy seed will I establish for ever, and build up thy throne to all generations. Selah. 5 And the heavens shall praise thy wondel's, O Lord : thy faithiulness also in the congregation of the saints. 6 For who in the heaven can be com- pared unto the Lord? ivho among the sons of the mighty can be hkened unto the Lord ? 7 God is greatl}^ to be feared in the as- sembly of the saints, and to ije had in rev- erence of all them that are about him. 8 O Lord God of hosts, who /.9 a strong Lord like tmto thee? or to thy faithfulness round about thee ? 9 I'hou rulest the raging of the sea : when the waves thereof ai'ise, thou still- est them. 10 Thou hast broken Rahab in pieces, as one that is slain ; thou hast scattered diine enemies with thy strong arm. 11 The heavens are thine, the earth also /* thine : as for the world, and the fuhicss thereof, thou hast founded thtm. 12 The north and the south thou hast created them : Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy name. 13 Titou hast a miglity arm : strong is thy hand, and high is thy rig!\t hand. 14 .Tuslice and judgment are the hal>- itation of tliy throne : mercy and ti'utii shall go before thy face. 15 Blessed zs the people that Icnow the joyful sound : they shall walk, O Lord, in the light of thy countenance. 16 In thy name shall they rejoice all the day : and in thy righteousness shall they be exalted. 17 For thou art the glorj' of their strength : and in thy favour cur horn shall be exa/ed. 18 For the Lord /•? our defence ; and the Holy One of Israel is our king. 19 Then thou spakest in vision to tin- holy one, and saidst, I ha\ c laid help up- on one that is mighty ; I have exalted one chosen out of the people. 20 I have found l)a^'id my servant with my \\(Ay oil have I anointed liim : • 21 VVith whom my hand shall be es- tal)lished : mii^.e arm also shall strengthen him. 22 The enemj' shall not exact upon him ; nor the son of wickedness afflict him. 25 And I will beat dovrn his foes before, his face, and plague them that hate him. 24 But my faitlifulness and my mercy David's co?nJilainl and firaycr. PSALMS; nhaU be with him : and iii my name shall liis liorn be exalted. 25 1 will set his hand also in the sea, and his right hand in the ri\'ers. 26 He shall cry unto nie, Thou ar{ my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation. 27 Also I will make him ?«?/ first-born, higher than the kings of the earth. 28 My mercy will I keep for Jiim fov evermore, and my covenant shall stand fast wi*h him. 29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, and. his throne as the days of heaven. 30 If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my judgments ; 31 If they break my statutes, and keep not my commandments ; 32 Then will I visit their transgres- bion with the rod, and their iniquitj with stripes. 33 Nevertheless my loving-kindness "will I not utterly take from him, nor suf- fer my faithfulness to fiil. 34 My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. 35 Once ha\e ! sworn by my holiness that 1 will not lie unto David. 36 His seed shall endure for ever, and his thi'oue as the siin before me. 37 It sh-ill be estabiishcd for ever as the moon, and as a faiihiul witness in heaven. Sclah. 38 But thou hast cast off and abhor- red, thou hast been wroth with thine anointed. 39 Thou hast made void the covenant of thy servant : thou hast profaned his crown hij casting it to the ground. 40 Thou hast bT'okeii down all his hedges ; thou hast brought his strong holds to ruin. 41 All thit pass by the way spoil him : he is a reproach to his neighlDours. 42 Thou bust set up the right hand of his adversaries ; thou hast made all his en- emies to rejoice. 43 Thou hast also turned the edge of his sword, and hast not made him to s'tand in the battle. 44 Thou hast made his glory to cease, and cast his throne down to the ground. 45 The days of his youtli hast thou shortened : thou hast covered him with shame. Selah. 46 How long. Lord, wilt thou hide thyself ? for ever ^ shall thy wraUi bum like fire .■• 47 Uemember how short my time is : wherefore hast thou made all men in vain i* 48 What man z.9 he tJnit liveth, and shall not see death i* shall he deliver his 80ul from the hand of the grave ? Selali. 49 LoRD^where arc thy former loving- Human frailty. 49,}. kindnesses, ivhich thou swai'est unto Da- vid in thy truth .■' 50 Remember, Lord, the reproach of thy servants ; Iwio I do bear in my bosom the reproach o/'all the mighty people; 51 Wherewith thine enemies have re- proached, O Lord ; wherewith they have reproached the footsteps of thii^e anointed. 52 Blessed be the Lord for cAcrmorc. Amen, and Amen. PSAL. XC. 1 Moses settethforth God's firovidence, 3 com/ilai?iel/i of human frailty, 7 divine chastisements, \Q and brevity of life. 12 He firayethfor the knowledge and sensi- ble ejc/ierienceof God's good /iroxddence. A Prayer of Moses the man of God. LORD, thou hast been our ^wclling- 'ilace in all generaticHis. ^ Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from e\'erlasting to everlastiiig, thou art God. 3 Thou tiivnest man to destruction ; and s'lyest. Return, ye children of men. 4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as 6. watch in the night. 5 Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they are as a sleep ; in tlie morn- ing they are like grass ivhich groweth up. 6 In the morning it flounsheth, and groweth up ; in the evening it is ciit down, and withere'h. 7 For wp are consumed by thine anger,' and by thy wrath are we troubled. 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 yeai a, as a talc that is told. 10 The days of our years are tlu-ee- score yeai-s and ten ; and if I^y reason of strength they be fourscore years, yet is their strenglli labour and sorrow ; for it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 11 Wlio knoweth the power of thine anger .'' even according to thy fear, so ii thy wrath. 12 Soteach tis to number our days, that we may i\pply o\ir hearts unto wisdom. 13 Return, O Lord, hov.' long ? and let it repent thee concerning tliy servants. 14 O satisfy us early with thy mercy ; that we may rejoice and be glad all our days, 15 Make us glad according to the days loherein thou hast affiicted us, and the ycai-s Tjlicrein we have seen evil. 16 Let thy woi-k appear imto thy ser- vants, and thy glory unto their children, \7 And let the beauty of the Ldito our God be upon us : and establish thou the work of our hands iipun us ; yea, the work of our hands cstablidh thou" it. 0 492 The akile of the godly. rSAL. XCI. 1 Thf fila'e nfthr sfodlij. 3 Their safety. 9 'Tinir hahilation. 11 'Their nerxHiu/.v. 34 T/irir friends ; iviih the eJJ'eels of thi m all. HV, tluxt dw-elictl) in the secret ))'.;icc of the MostlIii;li shrill abide uiulerlhc shadow of the Alini^>;h':y. 2 I will say of the Lokd, Ifei.t my ref- use and my fortress ; rny Gcxl ; hi him ^vill I trust! 3 Surely he shall dclivei- thcc fi'uni the snare of the fowler, arid from the noi- some pestilence. 4 lie shall cover thee Avith his feathers, and under his wint:!;s shalt thou trust: his truth .s7/cj// be thy shield and buckler. 5 'l"iiou shalt not be afraid for the ter- ror by night; ?7C;r for the arrow (^//a/ flicth by day ; 6 .Yor for the pestilence tJiat walketh hi darliness ; Jior for the destruction that wastetli at noon-day. 7 A thousand sliall fall at thy side, and ten thnusai^ltl at thy right hand ;ibiU it shall not come nigh thee. 8 Only with thine eyes slialt thou he- hold aryd see the reward of the wicked. 9 Because thou hast made the Lord which is my refuge, even the Most tligh, thy habitation ; 10 Tiiere shall no e\il i')efal thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 11 For he shall give his angels cliirge over thee, to keep lliee in all thy ways. 12 They shall liear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy ioot against a stone. ' 13 Thou shalt tread upon the lion and ndder : the \-oung lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. 14 Bcc;uiKe he hath set his love upon ine, therefore will I deli^■er him : I will set him on high, becaut^c he hath known my name. 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him : I '-.eill be widi him in trou- ble ; I will dclivei- him, and honour him. 16 With long hfe will I satisfy him, and shew him mv salvation. PSAL. XCII. 1 The prD[ihet exiwrlerh to jiraise ("iod, 4 for his greeit works, '.\/'or hisjudgnieiUs on the ific/ced, 10 and for his goodness to the godly. A Psalm or Song for the Sabbath day. J /'?•■: a fpcK\ thing to give thank:^ unto -^ the Lord, and to sing praises unto thy name, O Most H'gh, 2 To shew fcrdi thy loving- kindness in the morning, and thy faithlulness e\eiy o i-Jpon an inKtvument oi ten strings, and upon the psaltciy ; upon the harp wi'di a solemn sound. PSALMS. The majesty of Chn's(\9 kingdom. 4 For thou, Lf)HD, hast made me glad througli thy work : I will triumph in tba v/orks of thy h*.!ids. 5 () Lord, how great are thy works T and thy tho\ights are very deep. G A bi'utisi) man knoweth not ; neither dot!', a f(wl u-nlevstand this. 7 When the wicked sprir.g as the grass, and wlien all the wfsrkers of iniquity do il'varish ; i( is that tliey shall be destroyed for evef : 8 But thou. Lord, art most high for e^■ermore. 9 Fur lo, thine enemies, O Lord, for lo, thine eiiemics sliall perish ; all the workers of iniq uity shall be scattered. 10 But m.y horn shalt tlnui exalt like the horn ©/"an unicorn: I,shall be a\ioint- ed with fresh oil. 11 iMine eye also sh.all see my desirp on mine enemies, and mine ears shall hear my desire of the wicked that rise up against me. 12 The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree : he shall grow like a cedar iu Lebanon. 13 Those that be planted in the house of the Lord shall iiourish in the courts of our (iod. 14 Tncy shall still bring forth fniit in old age ; tiiey shall be fat and flourishing ; 15 To shew that the Lor n is upright : he is my rock, and there is no unvight- eousiiess in him. PSAL. XCIIL The majesty, and fiovjer, and holiness of Citrisl's kingdom. THE Lord reigneth, he is clothed with mrijcsty ; tlie Lop.d is clothed widi strength, ivheretvilh he hath girded liimseli: the Vi'orld also is established, that it cannot be moved. 2 Thy throne is csta!)lishcd cf old : thou art from everlasting. 3 The fiOv)ds have lifted up, O Lord, the ilie : lie sitteth bitwi en the che- vubims ; let the earth be jpoved. 2 The Lord is great in Zion ; and he is high aljove all people. o Let them iiraise thy great and terrible name ; for it is holy. 4 Tlic king's strength also lovcth judg- ment ; thou dost establish equity, thou cxe- cutest j udgment and righteousness in Jacob. 5 Exalt ye the Lord our God, and worship at his fo(jtst(xjl ; /or he is holy. 6 Moses and Aaron among his priestSj and Samuel among them that call upon his name ; they called upon the Lord, and he answered them. 7 He spake unto them in tlie cloudy pillar : they kept his testimonies, and the ordinance that he ga\ e them. 8 Thou answeredst them, O Lo r d our God : thou wast a God th.it forgavest them, though thou tookest vengeance of their inventions. .'\9 Exait the Lord our God, and wor- ship at his holy hiU ; for the Lord our God is hoi)'. PSAJL. C. 1 ^n exhortation to praise God cheerfully, ojor his greatness, 4 and for his power. A Psalm of Pi-aise. M.\KE a joyful noise unto the Lord, dU jfc lancis. 'J, Ser\e the Lord with gladness : come before his presence with singing. 3 Knov.r ye that the Lord he is God : it is he tliat hath made us, and not we ourselves ; lue are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiv- ing, a7id into his courts with praise : be thankful unto him, and bless his name. 5 For the Lord is good; his mercy ?*« everlasting ; and his truth endureth to all generations. PSAL. CL David'svotv and /wofension of godliness. A Psalm of Da\id. I WILL sing of mercy and judgment : unto thee, O Lord, will I sing. 2 I will behave myself wisely in a per- fect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart. 3 1 will set no wicked thing before mine j eyes : I hate the work of them that turn aside ; it shall not cleave to me. I 4 A froward heart shall depail from I me : I will not know a wicked Jnrson. I 5 Whoso privily slandereth his neigh- I bo'.ir, him will I cut olf : him that hath an ] higli look and a proud heart Avill not I i suffer. I 6 Mine eyes shall he upon the faithful j of the land, that they may dwell with i me : he that walketh in a perfect way, I he shall serve me. I 7 He that worketh deceit shall not I dwell witlun my house : he that telleth \ lies sliall not tan-}- in my sight. The firayei' qfthe affUcted. PSALMS: 8 I will early destroy all i\\e wicked of the land ; that I may cut off all -wicked tloere from the city of the Lord. PSAL. CII. 1 The profihtt in his prayer maketh a grievous complaint. 12 Hetaketli com- fort in the eternity and mercy of God. 18 The mercies of God are to be re- corded. 23 He sn.scaineth his ivea/cness by the iinchangeableness of God. A prayer of the afflicted, when he is overwhelmed, and poureth out his com- plr.iiit before the Lord. HEAR my prayer, O Lord, and let my cry come unto thee. 2 Hide not thy face from me in the day tvhcn I am in trouble ; incline thine ear unto me : in the day when I call, answer me sjjccdily. 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 gi'oan- ing my bones cleave to my skin. 6 I am like a pelican of the wilderness : 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. 9 For I ha\e 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. 1 1 My days are like a shadow that dc- clineth ; and I am withered like grass. 12 But thou, O Lord, shalt endure for ever ; an.d thy remembrance unto all ' generations. 13 Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion : for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come. 14 For thy servants take pleasure in her stones, and favour the dust thereof. 15 So the heathen shall fear the name of the Lord : and all the kings of die earth thy gloty. 16 \Vlienthe Lord shall buUd up Zi- on, he shall appear in his glory. 17 He will regard the prayer of the •des'Litute, and not despise their prayer. 18 This shall be written for the genera- -tion to come : and the people which shall be cj-eated shall praise the Lord. 19 For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary ; fi-om heaven did the Lord behold the earth ; 20 To hear the groaning of the pris- ©ner ; to loose those that ai-e appointed to death ; '■^ 21 To declare the name of the Lord in Zjon, a)id his praise in Jerusalem ; 52 \^'iTQn th'e'pcQple arc gathered togeth- eri)ig the I.-iraeiites, 37 over the Israt U(es itrought out of K- g\ipt,fed in the wiidcniesi; andJUani- ( il iu Canaan. ^l (ilVE tlianks unto the Lord ; call ^*-^ upon his nauio ; make known his deeds among tiie peoi)lc. . 2 Sing unto liiiu, sing psalms unto him : talk \e of all his woncerous v/orks, 3 (;i()j-v >e in his holv name : let God's firovidence over PSALMS. the heart of them rejoice that seek the Lord. 4 Seek the Lord, and his strength : seek his face evermore. 5 Remember his marvellous works that he hath done ; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth ; 6 O ye seed of Abraham his servant, ve children of Jacob his j;hcsen. 7 He w the Lord our God : his judg- ments arc in all the; earth. 8 He hath remembered his covenant for e\er, the word nvliich he commanded to a thousand generations. 9 Which covenant he made with Abra- ham, and his oath unto Isaac ; 10 And confirmed the same unto Ja- cob for a law, and to Israel ^or an ever- lasting covenant : 11 Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the lot of your inheri- tance : 12 When they were but a few men in number ; yea, veiy few, and strangers in it. 13 When they went frosn one nation to another, from one kingdom to another people ; 14 He suffered no man to do them wrong : yea, he reproved kings for th^ir 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 ol bread. 17 He sent a man before them, even Joseph, nuho 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 go free. 21 He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his substance : 22 To bind his princes at his pleasure j and teach his senators wisdom. 23 Israel also came into Egypt ; and Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. 24 And he increased his people great- ly ; 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 Moses his sei'vant ; and Aaron 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. 29 He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish. 30 Their land brought forth frc^s in a- biTndance, in the chambers of their kings, 63 Abraham, and Moses. 497 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 visies also and their fig-trees; and brake the trees of their coasts. 34 He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillars, and that without number, S5 And did eat up all the her!>6 in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground. 36 He smotealsoall the first-bornin 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 Egypt was glad when they depart- ed : for the fear of them fell upon them. 39 He spread a cloud for a covering ; and fire to give fight 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 diy places like a I'iver. 42 For he remembered his holy prom- ise, and Abraham his servant. 43 And he brought forth his 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 ; i 45 That they might observe his stat- utes, and keep his laws. Praise ye the Lord. PSAL. cvl 1 The psalmist exhort eth to praise God. 4 He prayeth for pardon of sin. 7 The story of the people's rebellion, and God's mercy. 47 He concludeth loith prayer and praise. PRAISE ye the Lord. O give thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? ivho can shew forth all his praise ? 3 Blessed are they that keep judg- ment, 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 chos-. en, that I may rejoice in the gludness of thy nation, that I may glory with thbe inheritance. 6 We have sinned with our fathers, we have committed iniquity, we have done wickedly. 7 Our fathers understood not thy won- ders in Egypt ; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies ; but provoked him at the sea, even at the Red sea. 8 Nevertheless he saved them for his 498 Thefteojik's rebellion, jiame's sake, that he might make his piighty power to be known. 9 He rebuked the Red sea also,, and it Avas dried up : so he led them tlirough the depths, as through the wilderness. 10 Aird he saved them from tlie hand of him that hated them, and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 11 And the waters covered their ene- mies : there was not one of them left. 12 Then believed they his words ; they sang his praisei 13 They soon forgat his works ; they waited not for his counsel : 14 But lusted exceedingly in the wil- derness, and tempted God in the desert. 15 And he ga\'e them tli£ir request ; but sent leamiess into theii" soul. 16 They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron the saint of the Lord. 17 The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and covered the company of Abiram. 18 And a fire was kindled in their com- pany ; the flame burned up the wicked. 19 They made a calf in Horeb, and worshipped the molten image. ', 20 Thus they changed their glory uito the similitude of an o>: that eatetli grass. 21 They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt ; 22 Wonderous works in the land of llam, and terrible things by the Red sea. 23 Therefore he Aaiti that he would de- sti'oy them, had not Moses his cliosen stocxl before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, lest he should destroy thein. 24 Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they belie\'ed not liis word : '• 25 But murmured in their tents, ayid hearkened not unto the voice of the Lord. 26 Therefore he Ilfied up his hand a- gainst them, to oveitlirow them in the wilderness : 27 To overthrow their seed also a- mong the nations, and to scatter them in the lands. 28 They joined tliemselves also unto Baal-peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead. 29 Thus they provoked him to anger with their inventions : and the plague brake in upon tliem. 30 Then stood up Phinehas, and exe- cuted judgment : and so the plague was stayed. 31 And that was counted unto him for righteousness unto ail generations for ev- ermore. * 32 They angered him also at the wa- ters of strife, so that it went ill with Mo- sps for their sakes : 33 Because they provoked his spirit, so tljat he spake unadvisedly with his hps. ■34 They did not destroy the nations. PSALMS. and God's aiigcr. concerning whom the Lord commanded them : 35 But Avere mingled among the hea then, and learned their works. 36 And they served their idols : which were a snare unto them. 37 Yea, they sacrificed their sons and tlieir daughters unto devils, 38 And shed innocent lilood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan : and the land was polluted with blood. 39 Thus were they defiled with their own works, and went a whoi'ing with their own inventions. 40 Therefore was the wrath of the Loud kindled against his people, insomucli that he abhorred 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 tliey jjiovoked him with their counsel ; and were brought low for their iniquity. 44 Nevertheless he regarded their af- fliction, when he heard their ciy : 45 And he remembered for diem his covenant, and i-epented 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 holy name, and to triumph in thy praise. 48 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people sa3% Amen. Praiseye the Lord. PSAL. CVII. 1 The jutalmiM cxhortcth the redeemed in firaidng God, to obnerve his manifold providence, 4 over travellers, 10 over ca/i fives, 17 over sick me7i, 23 over seamen, 33 and in divers varieties o_f life. OGIVE 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 ncith, and from the south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness iu- a solitary way ; they found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul faint- ed in tliem. 6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them oui of their distresses. Havid exhorteth to firaise God PSALMS. 7 And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of hab- itation. 8 O that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful work^ to the children of men ! 9 For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. 10 Such as sit in dai'kness and in the shadow of death, bdngboun^ in aftliction and iron ; 11 Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the coun- sel of the Most High : 12 Therefore he brought down their heart with labour ; they fell down, and there wan none to help. 13 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. 14 He brought them out of darkness and the shadovv of death, and brake their bands in svuidei*. 15 Oh that men would praise the Lor d for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 16 For he hath bi'oken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder. 17 Fools, because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are af- flicted. 18 Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat ; and they draw near to the gates of death. 19 Then they cry unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saveth them out of their chstresses. 20 He seiit his word, and healed them, and delivered than from their destruc- tions. 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 Tliey that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters ; 24 These see the worl« 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 heaven, they go down again to the depths : their soul is melted because 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 distresses. 29 He maketh the storm a calm, so that the waves thei-eof ai-e still. 30 Then are they glad because they- be quiet ; so he bringeth them unto their ^Qsired !ia\'OT. for his manifold goodness. 499 31 Oh i\i?it men would praise the I.,ord for liis goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men ! 32 Let them exalt him also in the con- gregation of the people, and praise him in the assembly of the elders. 33 He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watei'-springs into dry ground ; 34 A fruitful land into barrenness, for the wickedness of them that dwell there- 35 He turneth the wilderness into a standing water, and dry ground into wa- ter-springs. 36 And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for haltitation ; 37 And sow the fields, and plant vine- yards, which may yield fruits of in- crease. 38 He blesseth them also, so that they are multiplied greatly ; and suffereth not their cattle to decrease. 39 Again, they are minished and brought low through oppression, affliction, and sorrow. 40 He poureth contempt upon princes, and causeth them to wandei* in the wil- derness, %'jhere there z.v 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 re- joice : and all iniquity shall stop her mouth. 43 Whoso ?"v wise, and will observe those things, even they shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord. PSAL. CVIIL 1 David encourageth himself to firaise God. 5 Hejiraijethfor God's asaistance according to his firomise, 11 His con- fidence in God's helfi. A Song or Psalm of David. OGOD, m^' heart is fixed ; I will sing and gi\'e praise, even with my glory. 2 Awake, psaltery and harp : I myself will awake early. 3 I Avill pi^ise thee, O Lord, among the people : and I will sing praises unto thee among the nations. 4 For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reaclieth 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 delivered ; save vjith thy right hand, and answer me. 7 God hath spoken in his holiness ; I will rejoice, I will divide Shechem, and mete out of the valley of Succoth. 8 Gilead is mine ; Manasseh is mine ; Ephraim also is the strength of mine head ; Judah is my lawgiver ; 9 Moab is mv washnot ; over Edar» 500 A prayer at^ainat the wicked. will I cast out my shoe; over PhJlistia will I triumph. 10 Who ■will bring mc into ih3 strong city ? who will lead me into Edom ? 11 Wilt not fitou, () God, ivho hast caRt us (\\ ? and wilt not thou, O God, go forth with our hosts? 12 Gi\e us help from trouble : for vain z.s the help of man. 13 Through God we shall do valiant- ly : for he it i.r thai shall tread down our eneinies. PSAL. CIX. 1 David, co})i/ilaiinn,tf of his alandn-ous enemies, undrr the ficrson of Judas, dniotcth them. 16 He shetveth their sin. 21 Comfilaining of hi:: 07V7i mise- ry, he praxiethfor helj'i. 30 lie /iro7ii- iseth l-haiikfuhiess. 'rer, 4 Behold, he that keepetli Israel 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. 7 The Lord shall presen-e theefron\ ill evil : he shall preserve thy soul. 8 The Lord shall preserve thy going .ir and thy coming in from this tinic- forth, and even for evermore. David's joy for the church. PSAL. CXXII. 1 Dax'id firqfessflh his joy for the church, 6 and jirayelh for the fieace thereof. A Song of degrees of David. 1WAS glad when they said unto me, I>et us go into the house of the Lord. 2 Our feet shall stand within thy gates, 0 Jerusalem. 3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that b Comjjact togetlier : 4 Whither the tiibes go up, the tribes of the Lord, unto tli^ testimony of Is- rael, to givie thanks unto tlie name of the Lord. 5 For there are set thi-ones of Judg- ment, the thrones of the house of David. 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem ; thev shall pi-osper tliat love thee. 7 Peace be within thy walls, and pros- perity within thy palaces. 8 For my brethren and companions sakcs, I will now say, Peace be within thee. . 9 Because of the house erf" the Lord cjir God 1 will seek thv good. psal: cxxiil 1 The ffodly /trofess their confidence i?i God, 3 and pray to be delivered from contempt. A Song of degi'ees. UNTO thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens. 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the iiand of their masters, and as the c;, es of a maiden unto the hand of iier mistress ; so our eyes 7fGz/ 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 lilied with contempt. 4 Our soul is exceedingly filled with the scorning of those that are at ease, arid -.vith the contempt of tlie proud. PSAL. CXXIV. The church blc&seth God for a miracu- lous deliverance. A Song of degrees of David. IF it had not been the Lo r d who was on our side, now may Israel say ; 2 If zV 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 Sg.iiiist us : 4 Then tiie waters had o\'erwheImed us, the stream had gone over our soul : 5 Tiien the proud watei-s had gone over our soul. 6 Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us g« a prey to their teetli. 7 Our soul is escaped as a bird out of . the snare of the fowleis : the snare is bro- ken, and we arc escaped. 8 Our hel|) is in the name of the Lor D, vho made he.ivcn and earth. PSALMS, A frayer for the godly. 50? PSAL. CXXV. 1 The safety of such as trust in God. 4 ji prayer for the ^odly, and against the -ivickcd. A Song of degrees. THEY that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be re- moved, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round about Jenisalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth e\en for evei*. 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest ujion the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto i iniquity. 4 Do good, O Lord, unto those tliat be good, and to them that are upright in then- hearts. 5 As tor such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity : but peace shall be upon Isi-ael. PSAL. CXXVI. 1 The cJiurch, celebrating hsr incredible return out of captivity, -\ prayethfur, andfirophesietii the good success there- of A Song of degrees. WHEN the Lord turned again the capti\ity of 21ion, we Avcre like them tliat dream. 2 Then was our mouth, filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing : then said they among the heatlien. The Lord hath done great things for them. 3 The LoK d hath done great things for us ; vohereoj' we arc glad. 4 Turn again our captnity, O Lord, as the streams in the south. 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 He that goeth forth and wecpeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bi'iiiging his sheaves 'with him. PSAL. CXXVII. 1 The virtue of God's blessing. 3 Good children are his gift. A Song of degrees for Solomon. EXCEPT the Lord build tlie house, thev labour in vain tliat build it : ex- cept the' Lord keep the city, the watch- man waketh but in vain, 2 It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the l^read of sorrows ; for so he gix'eth his beloved sleep. 3 Lo, children arc an heritage of the Lord : and the fiiiit of tlie womb is his reward. 4 As arrows ai-e in the hand of a migh- ty man ; so are children of the )'outh. 5 Happvzvtlie man that hath his quiver full of them : they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak v>'ith tii£ enemies in the gate. ' ., 5D8 An exhortatiun to firaise God. PSAL. C XXVIII. The sundry blesaing.* vMch follow thcin that fear God. A Song of degrees. BLESSED is every one that feaveth the Lord ; that walketh in his ways. 2 For thou shalt eat tlie labour of thine hands : happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. 3 Thy wife shall be as a fruitftil vine bv the sides of thine house : thy children like Gli\ e plants round thy table. 4 Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. 5 The Lord shall bless thee out of Zion : and thou slialt see the good of Je- rusalem all the days of thy life. 6 Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, inid peace upon Israel. PSAL. CXXIX. 1 An exhortation to /iraise God for sav- ing- Israel in their great ajflietiojis. 5 The haters of the church are cursed. A Song of degrees. M\NY a time have they afflicted me fi'oni my youth, may Israel now sa;, ; 2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my j'outh : yet they have not pre- vailed against me. 3 Tlic plowers plowed upon my back : they made long their furrows. 4 The Lord is righteous : he hath cut asunder the cords of tlie wicked. 5 Let them all be confounded and turn- ed back that hate Zion. 6 Let them be as the grass ufion the house-tops, which withereth afore itgrow- cth up : 7 VMierev.ith tiie mower lilleth not his hand ; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom. 8 Neither do they which go by, say, The l)lesbing of the Lokd be upon you: ■we bless you in the name of the Lord. PSAL. CXXX. 1 The psalmist firofesseth his hofie in prayer, 5 and his patience in hope. 7 He exhorteth Israel to hope in God. A Song of degrees. Oirr of the dejjths have I cried unto thee, O Lord. 2 Lord, hear my voice: let thine ears be attenti\'e to the voice of my supplica- tions. 3 If thou. Lord, shoiildest myrk in- iquities, () Loud, 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 Tjaileth for the Lord more tlian they tliat watch folk the morning : I say, more than they th^ watch for the moi-ning. 7 Let Israel hop.e in the Lord : for PSALiSIS. A repetition of God's promisest ith the Lord there is mercy, and witlx him is plenteous redemption. 8 And he shall redeem Israel from all liis iniquities. PSAL. CXXXI. 1 David, profesHng his humility, 3 ex- horteth Israel to hope in God. A Song of degi'ees of David. LORD, my heart is not haughty, nor mine eyes lofty: neither do I cxer- ^.ise myself in great matters, cn' in things too high for me. 2 Surely I have behaved and quieted myself as a child that is we-med of his mother : my soul is even as a weaned child. 3 Let Israel liopc in the Lord from henceforth and for ever. PSAL. CXXXIL 1 David, in his /irayer, commerideth unto God the religious care he had Jor the ark. 8 His prayer at the removing of the ark, 11 ivith a repetition of God' a promises. A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his. afflictions : 2 How he sware unto the Lord, and vowed unto the mighty God of Jacob ; 3 Surely I will not come into the tab- ernacle of my house, nor go up into my i )ed ; 4 I will not give sleep to mine eyes, or slumber to mine eyelids, '' 5 Until I find out a place for the Lor Hfc an habitation for the mighty Gor/ of Jacob. 6 Lo, we heard of it at Ephratah : we found it in the fields of the wootl. 7 We will go into his tal^eniacles: we will worship at his footstool. 8 Arise, O Lord, into thy rest; thou, and the ark of thy strength. 9 Let they priests be clothed w ith right- eousness ; and let thy saints shout for joy. 10 For thy servant David's sake tura not away the face of thine anointed. 11 The Lord hath sworn in truth un- to David ; he will not turn from it ; Of the fruit of tliy body will I set upon thy throne. 12 If thy children will keep mv cove- nant and my testimony that I shall teach them ; their children also shall sit upon tli\' throne for exermore. 13 For the Lord hath chosen Zion; he hatli desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my rest for ever : here will I dwell ; for I have desired it. 15 I will ab\indantly bless her provis- ion: I will satisfy her poor with bread. IG I will also clothe her priests with s:th'ation, and her saints shall shout a- icud for joy. 17 There witll make the horn of David to bud : I have oi-dained a lamp for mine anointed. 18 His enemies will I clothe with An exhortation to bless God, PSALMS shame : but upon himself shall his crown flourish. PSAL. CXXXIII. 7'Ae blessednesi ofunvjn among brethren. A S^ng of degites of D;i\ id. BEHOLD, how goiKi and how pleas- ant it is for brethren to dwell togeth- er in unity ! 2 Ii is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard : that went down to the skirts of his garments ; 3 As the dew of Hermon, and as the deiv that descer.ded upon the mountains of Zion : for there the Lord commanded the blesbing, evefi life for evermore. PSAL. CXXXIV. An exhortation to bless God, A Song of degrees. BEHOLD, bless ye the Lord, all i/e servants of the LoRO, which by night stand in the house of the Lord. 2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless tlie Lo r d. 3 The Lord that made heaven and earth bless tliee out of Zion. PSAL. CXXXV. 1 An exhortation lo firaise God for hi^ mercy, Sfor his poiver, 8 and for hi judgments. 15 The vanity of idols. 19 An ''xhortation to bless God. PKAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the name of tiie Lord ; praise him, O jp servants of the Lord. ^2 Ye that stand in thehouseof the Lord, in the courts of the house of our Gfid, 3 Praise ye the Lord ; for the Lord is , good ; sing praises unto his name ; for it is pleasant. 4 For the Lord hath chosen Jacob unto himself, and Israel for his peculiar treasure. 5 For I know that the Lord is gi'eat, and that our Lord is above all gods. 6 V\''hatsoever the Lor d 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 ti'easuries. 8 Who smote the first-born of Eg} pt, both of man and beast. 9 IVho sent tokens and wonders int'; the midst of thee, O Egvpt, upon Pha- raoh, and upon all his servants. 1 0 \\'\\o smote gi-eat nations, and slew mighty kings ; 11 Sihon king of the Amorites, and Og king of Ba.shan, and all the kuigdoms of Canaan : 12 And gave their land /or an heiitage, an heritage unto Israel his people. 13 Thy name, O Lord, endurcth for ever ; and thy memorial, O Lord, " throughout all generations. and to give Mm tkariks. S(fi 14 For the Lord willjndge his people, and he wiU repent himself concerning his servants. 15 The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the woi-k of men's hands. 16 They have mouths, hnl they speak not ; eves have the}', but they see not. \7 They have ears, but the}' hear not ; neither is there any breath in their mrniths. 18 They that make them are like unto them : so is every one that trusteth in them. 19 Bless the Lord, O house of Isruel: bless the Lord, O house of Aaron: 20 Bless the Lord, O house ot Levi : ye that fear the Lord, bless the Lo id. 21 Blessed be the Lord out .-f Zion, which dwellethat Jeioisaleni. Praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CXXXVL An exhortation to give thanks to God for particular mertits. OGIVE thanks unto the Lord ; for he is good : for his mercy cndureth foi ever. 2 O giv-e thanks unto the God of gods : for iiis mercy einlnrerh for ever. 3 O give tiianks to the Lord of lords:* for his mei-cy cnd'treth for ever. 4 T 1 him who alone doeth great woa- ders : for his mercy cruLnreih for ever. 5 To him that by wisdom made the heavens : for his mercy endurcth tor e v^er. 6 l"o him that stretched out the earth above the waters : for his mercy enduretk fur ever. 7 To him that made great lights : for his mercy endurcth for ever: 8 The sun to rule by day : for his merc\' cndureth for ever : 9 The m(x>n and stars to nile by night: for his mercy endurcth for ever. 10 To him that smote Egypt in their first -born : for his mercy endurctli forever : 11 And brought out Israel from among them : for his mercy endurcth for ever : 12 With a strong liand, and with a stretched out arm : for liis mercy endurcth for ever. 13 To him whicu divided the Red sea in- to parts : for his mercy endurcth for ever : 14 And made Israel to pass through the midst of it : for his mercy enduretk for ever : 15 But overthrew Pharaoh and his host in the Red sea : for his mercv en- durcth for ever. 16 To 111 m which led his people through the wilderness : for liis mercy endurcth for ever. 17 To him which smote great kings : for his meicy endurcth for ever: 18 And s!ew#famous kings : for his aercy endurcth for ever: 19 Sihon king of the Amorites: for his mejci/ enduretk for ever : 510 Jews constancy in cafitivity. PSALMS, 20 And Og the king of Bashan : for his niercy endiircth forever: 21 And gave their land for an heritage : for his mercy endureth for ever : 22 Jix'en an heritage unto Israel his servant : for his mercy crtdurtt/i for c\cr. 23 Who remembered us in our low estate : for his mercy endureth for ever : 24 And hath redeemed us from our enemies : for his mercy end^ireUi for ever. 25 Who giveth food to all flesh : for his mercy endureth for ever. 26 O give thanks unto the God of heav- en : for his mercy endureth for ever. PSAL. CXXXVII. 1 The constancy of the Jews in cafitivity. ' The prophet eurseth Kdom andBabel. BY the rivers of Babjdon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we re- membered Zion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the wil- lows in the midst thereof, 3 For there they that cairied us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, say- ing. Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 How shall we sing tlie Lord's song in a strange land i* 5 If I forget thee, O Jenisalem, let my yight hand iorget her cunning. 6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth ; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. 7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem ; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the founda- tion thereof. 8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed ; happy shall he be, that re- wardeth thee as thou hast served us. 9 Happy shall he be, that taketli and dasheth tliy little ones agninst the stones. PSAL. cxxxviil 1 David praiseth Cod Jor the truth of his word. 4 He prophesieth that the kings of the earth shall prcdse God. A Psalm of David. I WILL praise thee with my Avhole heart: before the gxids wiil I sing praise unto thee. 2 I will worship toward tliy holy tem- ple, and praise thy name for thy lo\ ing- kindness and for thy trutli : for thou hast magnified thy woi'd above all thy name. 3 In the day when I cried thou aji- swcredst me, and strengthenedst me tvith strength in my soul. 4 All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when the}" hear the words of thy mouth. 5 Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : for great is the glory of the Lou n. 6 Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly; but the proud Jiejuiowcth afar oft^ ' Gorf'* all-seeing providence. 7 Though I walk in the midst of trou- ble, thou wilt re\i\e me : tliou shalt stretch forth tliine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy "right hand shall s:ive me. 8 The Lor d will perfect that which concenieth me : thy mercy, O Lord, en- dureth fur ever: forsake not tlie works of thine own hands. PSAL. CXXXIX. David praiseth God for his all-seeing providence^ To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. OLokd, thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up-rising, thou understandcst my thought afar off. 3 fhou 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 alto- gether. 5 Thou hast beset me belund and be- fore, and laid thine hand upon me. 6 -Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. 7 Whither shall I go ft-om thy -spirit.' orwhitlier shall I flee from thy presence? 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou arf there : if I make my bed m hell, behold, thou cirt there. 9 //■ I take the wings of tlie raomingi and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; 10 Even there shall tliv hand lead me, and tiiy right hand shall hold me. 11 If I say. Surely the darkness shall, cover me ; even the night shall be liglit about me. 12 Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the night shineth as the day : the darkness and the light are both alike to thee. 1 3 For thou hast possessed my reins : thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. 14 I will praise thee ; for I am feariully a7id AvonderfuUy made : marvellous are thy works ; and thqt my soul knowetli right well. 15 My siibstaucejwas not bid from tliee, when I was made in secret, rwrf curiously wrought ill the lowest parts ef the earth, 16 I'hine eyes did see my substance, yet being unpcrfect ; and in thy book all my mevibers were written, ivhich'm con- tinuance were fashioned, \\\wx\asyct there ivas nolle of them. 17 How precious also arc thy thoughts unto me, O God ! how great is the sum of them ! 18 //■ I should count them, they are moi'e in number than the sand : when \ awake, I am still with thee. 19 Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, O David firayethfar deliverance. PSALMS. t?ocl : , depart from me therefore, ye blooclv men. 20 iFor they speak against thee wicked- ly,c«c^ thine enemiestake thv name in vain. 21 Do not I hate them, D Lord, that hate thee * and am not I grieved with tiiose th;tt vise 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 amj wicked way i^i me, and lend me in tlie way everlasting. PSAL. CXL. David firaycth to be delivered from Said and Doef^. To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. DELIVER me, O Lord, fn.m tlie evil man : preserve me from the violent man ; 2 Which imagine mischiefs in their heart ; continually are they gathered to- gether for war. 3 I'hey have sliarpened their tongues like a serpent ; adders poison is under their lips. Sclah. , 4 Keep me, O Lord, from the hands of the wicked ; preserve me from the violent man; who ha\e purposed toover- , throw my goings. 5 The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords ; they have spread a net by the way side ; they have set gins for t»e. Selah. 6 I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, 0 Loud. 7 O God the I^ord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in tlie day of battle. 8 Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked : funher not his wicked de- vice ; Lent they exalt themselves. Selah. 9 Ji/^yor the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them. 10 Let btiming coals fall upon them : let them lie cast into the fire ; into deep pits, that they rise not up again. 11 Let not an evil speaker be establish- ed in the earth : evil shall hunt the vio- lent man to overthrow him. 12 I know that the Lord' will main- tain the cause of the alllicted, c«d the right of the poor. 13 Stirely the righteous shall give thanks iinto thy name : the upright slvall dwell in thy presence. PSAL. CXLL 1 David firaijeth that his unit may beoc- ci /liable, hiti co?iscirnce sincere, 7 and his life saj'efroni .wares. i A Psalm of David. LORD, I ciy unto thee : make haste unto me ; gi\'e ear unto my .■vvlien I c1-y unto thee. voice, His c'oinfart in 'trbuble. 5.11 2 Let my pra>'er be set forth before thee as incense ; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacritice. 3 Set a watch, O Lord, before my' mouth ; keep the door of my lips. 4 Incline not my heart to a7iij ^vil thing, to practise wicked Avorks with men that work iniquity : and let me not eat of their dainties. 5 Let the righteous smite me ; it shaU. be a kindness : and let him reprove me ; it shall be an excellent oil, tvhich shall not break my head : for 3'et my prayer also shall be in their calamities, 6 \\'hen their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my woixls ; for they are sweet. 7 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when onecutteth and cleavetli ivood upon the earth. 8 But mine eyes are unto thee, O Gon the Lord . in thee is my trust ; leave not my soul destitute. 9 Keep me from the snare 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. PSAL. CXLIL . David sheiveth that in his trouble all hi.-i comfort was injirayer unto God. 'Maschil of David ; A prayer when he wajs in the ca.\e. I CRIED unto the Lo r d with my voice ; with my voice unto the Lord did I make my supplication. 2 I poured out my complaint before him ; I shewed before him my trouble. 3 When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewes! my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. 4 I locked on my light hand, and be- held, but there ivas no man that would know me : refuge failed me ; no man cared for my souL 5 I cried unto thee, O Lord : I said. Thou art my refuge a7id my portion in the land of the living. 6 Attend unto my cry ; for I am brought very low : deliver me fi"om my persecutors ; tor they are stronger than I. 7 Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name : the righteous shall compass me about ; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. PSAL. CXLIIL 1 David firayeth for Javour in judg-; ment. 3 He com}]J.aintth of his griefs. 7 He praye'h for grace, 9 for deliver- ance, 10 for sanctijication, 12 for the destruction of his enemies. A Psalm of David. HEAR ray prayer, O j^iOR d, give ear to my suppliv^aticns : in thy faitlifiilne$>'s* answer me, and in thy righteousness. 512 David firatjetli for sancl'ificalioH. PSALMS. He firaisethGodfor his goodness: 2 And enter not into judgment with thy servant : for in thy sight shall no man living he justified. 3 For the enemy hath persecuted my soul ; he hath smitten my liJ'e down to the giound ; he hath made me to dwell in darkness, as those that have been long dead. 4 Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed •within me ; my heai-t within me is des date. 5 I remember the days of old, I med- itate on all thy works ; I muse on the work of thy hands. 6 I stretch forth my hands unto thee : my soul ihirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah. 7 Hear me speedily, O Lo r d : my spir- it 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-kind- ness in the morning ; for in thee do I trust : cause me to know tlie way Avherein I should walk ; for I lift up my .soul unto thee. 9 Deliver me, O Lord, from mine en- emies : I flee unto thee to hide nis. 10 Teach me to do thy will ] for thou art my God : thy spirit in good ; lead me aito the land of uprightness. 1 1 Quicken me, O Lord, for thy name's sake : for thy lighteousness' sake bring my soul out of trouble. 12 And of thy mercy cut oiFmine ene- mies, and destroy all them that afflict my soul : for I am thy servant. PSAL. CXLIV. 1 David ble;-seth God Jor his mercy. 5 He /iraxjeth thot God ivoidd Jioivcrful- lij deliver himjrcm Ms e7temies. 9 He firomiseth to praise God. A Psalm of David. BLESSED be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to ^var, mjd mv fingers to figlit ; 2 My goodness, and my fortress ; my high tower, and my deliverer ; my siiick!, andZ/f in whom I trust; whosubdueth my people under me. 5 Lord, what is man, that thou takcst knowledge of him ! or the son of man, tliat thou makest account of him ! 4 Man is like to vanity: his days are as a shadow that passeth away. 5 Bow thy heavens, O Lok d, and come down : touch the mountains, and thcj' siiall smoke. (5 Cast forth lightning, and ' scatter thtm : shoot out thiae aiTows, and de- stn y thenri. 7 Send thine hand from above ; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, fl'om the hand of strairge children ; 8 Whose mouth spcake Lli vanity, and their right hand'is a righv hand oi' falsc- ilOGtl. 9 I will sing a new song unto thee, O God : upon a psalteiy arid an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises unto thee. 10 It is he that gixcth salvation unto kings : who deliveredi David his servant from the hurtful sword. 11 Rid me, and deliver me from the hand of strange children, whose mouth .peaketh vanity, and their right hand is a right hand of falsehood : 12 That our sons 77iai/ be as plants grown up in their youth ; that our d:iugh- lers may be as coriier stones, poUshed af- ter the similitude' of a palace : 13 7yiat our gamers jnay be full, afford- ing all manner of stoi-e ; that our sheep may bring forth thousands and ten thou- sands in our streets : 14 "jyiat our oxen 77iay be strong to la- bour ; that there be no breaking in, nor going out ; that t.he7'e be no complaining in oio' streets. 15 Happy is that people, that is in such a case : yea, happy is tiiut people, svhose God is the Lord. PSAL. CXLV. 1 David Jiraiscth God Jor hisja7ne, 8 goodness, 11 kingdo77i, \^ firovide7icey 17 and for his sa-;ing 77iercy. David's P.salm of praise. I WILL extol thee, my God, O king ; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 2 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 unsearch- able. 4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts. 5 I Avill speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of -tliy wondcroirs works. 6 And vien shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts : and I will declare thy greatness. 7 They shall alundantly utter the mem- ' or\" of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy T-ighteousness. 8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion ; slow to anger, and of great ! mercv. 9 The Lord is good to all : and his tender mercies arc over all his works. 10 Ail thy works shall praise thee, O Lord ; and thj' saints shah bless thee. 11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power ; 12 To make known to tho sons of men his mighty acts, ar.d the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 13 Thy kingdom?.? an everlasting kiog- dom, und thy dominiGn fWc/ttre/A through- o;it al; generations. II The Lord uphoklclh all that fall,^ David 'Ooivetfi fierjietual firccises. iind raiseth up all those that be bowed down. 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee ; ind thou givest them their meat in due season. 16 Thou opcnest thine hand, and sat- isfiest the desire of every li\ing thing. 17 The Lord is righteous iii all his ways, and holy in all his works. 18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all 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 them<- 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 e^■er.- PSAL. CXLVL 1 The fisabnist -voivt'th Jicrfietiial Jiraises to God. 3 He exhortcth not to trust in 7nan. 5 God for his power, justice, mercy, and kiiigdom, is only ivorthy to be trusted in, PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise the Lord, O my soul. 2 While I live will I praise the Lord : I will sing praises unto ray 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 breath goeth forth, he return- eth to his earth ; in that veiy day his thoughts perish. 5 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 keep- eth truth for ever : 7 Which executeth judgment for the •ppressed : which giveth food to the hun- gry. The Lord looseth the prisoners : 8 The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down : the Lord loveth the right- eous : 9 The Lord preserveth the strangers ; Khe relieveth the fatherless and widow : but the way of the wicked he tumeth upside down. ^ 10 The Lord shall reign for ever, even Uhy God, O Zion, unto all genera^ons. Praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CXLVII. IThe prophet exhortethto praise God for his care of the church, 4 hispower, 6 and his mercy ; 7 for his providence ; \1for his blessings upon the kingdom ; \Q,for his power over the meteors ; 19 and ' for his ordinances in the church. PRAISE ye the Lord ; for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it < (35- PSALMS. Exhortaiian to praise God. 51^ is pleasant ; and praise is comely. 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusa- lem : he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. _ 3 He healctl the broken in heart, and bindeth up their woands. 4 He telle Ui, the number of the stars; he calleth tliem all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power : his understanding is infinite. G Tlie Lord lifteth up the meek : he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7 Sijig unto the Lord with thanks- giving ; sing praise upon the harp untd-^ our God : 8 Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepai-eth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains. 9 Pie giveth to the beast his footl, arid to the young ravens vv'hich ciy. 10 lie 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 Jerusalem; pi-aise thy God, O Zion. 13 For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates ; he hath blessed thy children witliin thee. 14 He maketh peace in thy boi-dersv and filleth thee wiih the finest of the wheat. 15 He sendeth forth his command- ment upon earth : his word runneth ver;-' swiftly. 16 He giveth snow like wool : he scat- tereth the hoar-frost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like mor- sels : who can stand before his cold ? 18 He sendeth out his word, and melt- eth them : he causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow. 19 He sheweth his word unto Jacob, his statutes and his judgments unto Israel. 20 He hath not dealt so with any na- tion : and cs/6?*Azs judgments, they have not known them. Praise ye the Lord. PSAL. CXLVilL 1 The psalmist exhorteth the celestial, 7 the terrestrial, 11 and the rational creatures to praise God. PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lor D from the heavens : 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, aU ye stars of light. 4 Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens. 5 Let them pi'aise the .name of the Lord : for he commanded, and they were created. 6 H^ hath glso ,sta.blislie4 them fpv -Am 41- The me oj liro-verbs. PROVERBS, ever aiitl cser : he haul made a decree ivhich shall not pass. 7 Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all deeps : 8 Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapour ; stormy wind fulfilling his vvord : 9 INloiintains, and all hills ; frititful trees, and all cedars : 10 Beasts, and all cattle ; creeping Uiings, and flying fowl : 11 Kings of the earth, and all peo]>le ; princes, and all judges of the earth : 12 Both young men, and maidens ; old 'men, and children : 13 Let theiTv praise the name of the liOaiD : for his name alone is excellent ; his gloiy w above the earth and heaven. 14 He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise cf all his saints ; even cf the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise je the Lord. PSAL. CXLIX. 1 Thejirolihet exhorteth tojiraise God for Ids love to Vie church , 5 and for that flow- er 'zvhich he hath i^iven to the church. PRAISE ye the Lord. Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints. 2 liCt Israel I'ejoice in him that made him : let the children of Zion be joyful in their King. 3 Let them praise his name in the dance : let them sing praises unto him V ith the timbrel and harp. M Exhoflalion to avoid sinners. 4 For the Lord taketh !)leasure in his peojjlc : he will beauliiV the meek with salvation. 5 Let the saints be joyful in glor)' : let them sing aloud upon their beds. 6 Let the high firaifc-y of Gotl f>e in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand ; 7 To execute vengeance upon the heai- then, and punishnseiUs upon the people ; 8 To bind their kings widi chains, and their no!)les with fetters of iron ; I 9 To execute upon them the judgment ! written : this honour have all his saints. I Praise ye the Lord. I PSAL. CL. 1 ^n exhortation to firaise God, 3 nvith all kind of instruments. PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise Gotl in his sanctuarv' : praise liim in the fir- mament of his power. 2 Praise him for his mighty acts : praise him according to his exceileni greatness. 3 Praise him with the sound of the trumpet : praise him with the psaltery and harp. 4 Praise him Avith the timbrel and dance : praise him with stringed instru- ments and organs. 5 Praise him upon the loud cymbals : praise him upon the high soundbg cym- bals. 6 Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. THE PROVERBS. CHAP. L 1 The use ofthefiroverbs. 7 An exhortation to fear God, and believe his nvord : 10 to avoid the enticingft of sinners. 20 Wis- dom conifdaineth cf her contemjit : 24 fihe thrcateneth her contemners. '"I^'HE proverbs of Solomon the son of JL Da\ id, king of Ij»'acl ; 2 To know wisdom and instruction ; to perceive the words of understanding ; 3 To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity ; 4 To give sul^tilt)' to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. 5 X wise ma7i will hear, and will in- crease learning ; and a man of under- standing shall attain unto wise counsels : 6 I'o understand a proverb, . and the interpretation ; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. 7 1[The fear of the Lord is the be- ginning of knowledge ; but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 8 My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of tliy jnother : i 9 For they shall be an ornament of grace utito thy head, and chaiirs about tJiy neck. 10 H My son, if sinners entice thee, consent tliou not. 1 1 If they say. Come with us, let us lay ' wait for blootl, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause : 12 Let us swallow them up ali^■e as the grave ; and whole, as those that ga down into the pit : 13 We shall find all precious substance,, we shall fill our houses with spoil : ^ 14 Cast in thy lot among us ; let us all have one purse : 15 My son, Avalk not thou in the way with them ; refrain thy foot from theitt^ path : w 16 For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed blood. j 17 Surely in vain the net is spread in the siglit of any bird. 18 And they lay wait for their own blood ; they lurk privily for their O'nm lixts. 19 So are the ways of every one that' is greedy of gain ; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof 20 1[ Wisdom crieth without ; she ut- tercth her voice in the streets : 21 She crieth in the chief place of con- course, in the openings of the gates ; in Wisdom threaieneih. her contenmera. Chap, ii, iii. Sks promisetii direction. 51: the citv she utteveth her M'ords, saying; 22 How long, ye simple ones, wfll ye love simplicilv i" and the scorners deliglit in their scorning, and fools hate knowl- edge f 23 Turn you at mv reproof: behold, I ■will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known m>' words unto you. 24 ^[ Becau«e I have called, and ye re- fused ; I have stretched out my hand, and no man regarded ; 25 But ye Ivive set at naught all my counsel, and would, none of my reproof : 26 J also will laugh at your calamity ; I will mock when your fear cometh ; 27 When your fear cometh as deso- lation, and "your destruction cometh as a whirlwind ; when distress and angniish cometli upon you. 28 Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer ; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me : 29 For that they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the Lord : 30 They woulji none of my counsel : they despised all my reproof, .31 Therefore shall tliey eat of the fruit of their own v/a)', and be filled with their ciwn devices. 32 For the turning away of the simple s'liall slay them, and the prosperity of fools siK'.l! destroy them. 3 'i But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dvvcll safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil. CHAP. II. 1 Wisdom /iromisetfi godliness to her chil- dren, 10 and mfttij from evil covilm- 711/, 20 and dirtclioji in good ways. MY 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 under- standing ; 3 Yea, if thou criest after knowledge*, and liftest up thy voice for understanding ; 4 If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as /or hid treasures ; 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear ^ of the Lord, and hnd the knowledge of " God. .6 For the Lord giveth wisdom : out I of his mouth cometh knowledge and uu- >,tlerstanding. 7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous : he is a buckler to them that ' walk uprightly. . 8 He kccpeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. 9 Then shalt tliou understand right- eousness, and judgment, and equity ; yea, every good path. ., 10 ^ When wisdom entereth into thine hgart, and kr.owledgn is pleasant unto thy soul ; 1 1 Discretion shall preserve thee, un- derstanding shall keep thee : 12 To deliver thee from the way of the evil maJi, from the man that speaketh froward things ; 13 Who leave the paths of uprightness, to walk in the ways of darkness ; 14 Who rejoice to do c\\\, and delight in the frowardness of the wicked ; 15 Whose ways are crooked, and thexj froward in their paths : 16 To deliver thee from the strange woman, even from the stranger vjhich flattei-eth with her words ; I 1 7 Which forsaketh tlie guide of her I youth, and forgetteth the covenant of her " God. 18 For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead. 19 None that go unto her return a- gain, neilher take they hold of the paths of Ufe. 20 That thou mayest walk in the way of good 7ne7i, and keep the paths of the righteous. 21 For the upright shall dwell in the land, and the peifect shall remain in it. 22 But the wicked shall be cut off from the earth, and the transgi'esscrs shall be rooted out of it. CHAP. in. 1 ^7i exhortation to obedience, 5 to faith, ' T'to 7norfi/icatio7i, 9 to devotion, 1\ to fatie7ice. 13 The hajifiy gain of nids- dom. 19 The poiver, 21 and ljC7iefits ofivisdo77i. 27 An exrIi07'tation to char- itableness, 30 peaceablcnesi,; 31 and contentcd>icss. 33 27ie cursed state of the nvicked. MY son, foi-get not my law ; but let thine heart keep my command- ments : 2 For length of days, and long life, and peace shall they add to thee. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake 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 of God and man. 5 f Trust in the Lord with all thine heart ; and lean not unto thine own un- dei-standing. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. 7 1[ Be not wise in thine own eyes : fear the Lord, and depart from evil, • 8 It shall be health to thy navel, ajid marrow to thy bones., 9 Honour the L6rd with thy sub- stance, and with the first-fruits of all thine inciease : I 10 So shall thy bams be filled witli plenty, and thy ^presses shall burst out with new wine, ' 11 •! My son, despise not the chastgai 516 The bmpfits of ivisdom. ' PROV ing of the Lord; neither be weary of his f oin-cctioii : 12 For whom the Loud loveth hecor- recteth ; even as a father the son in whom he ddighteth. 13 f[ Happy is the man that fintleth wisdom, and the man that getteth under- standing. 14 For the merchandize of it is better than the merchandize 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 compared unto her. 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 arc peace. , 18 She is a tree of Ufe to them that lay hold upon her : and happy is every me that retaineth her. 19 The Lord by wisdom hath found- ed the earth ; by understanding hath lie established the heavens. 20 By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. 21 If My son, let not them depart from thine eyes : keep sound wisdom and dis- cretion : 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. 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, nei- ther of the desolation of the v.'icked, when it Cometh. 26 For the Lord shall be thy confi- dence, and shall keep thy foot from be- ing taken. 27 II Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, when it is in the power pf thine hand to do it. 28 Say not unto thy neighbour. Go, and come again, and to-morrow I will give ; when thou liast it by thee. 29 Devise not evil against thy neigh- bour, seeing he d^vclleth securely by thee. 30 II Strive not with a man without eause, if he have done thee no harm. 31 If Envy thou not the oppressor, and choose none of his ways. 32 For the froward r6^ abomination to the Lord : but his secret is with the right- eous. 33 H The curse of the Lord is in the house of the wicked : but he blesseth the habitation of the just. 34 ^ Surely he scorneth the scorners : but he giveth grace untoj:he lowly. 35 1 he wise shall inherit glory : but i^li^nie shall be the promotion oj fools. ' ERBS. Solomon persuades to obedience. CHAP. IV. 1 Solomon, to persuade to obedience^ 3 shcvjeth what instruction he had of his parents, 5 and to stndy wisdom, 14.' and to shun the path of the vjickcd. 20 He exhorteth to faith, 23 and sane tification. HEAR, ye children, the instruction of a father, and attend to know un- derstanding. 2 For I give you good doctrine, for- sake ve not my law. 3 I-^or 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 commandments, and live. 5 Get wisdom, get understanding : for- get it not ; neither decline from the. words of my mouth. 6 Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee' : kne her, and she shall keep thee. 7 Wisdom is the principal thing ; therefore get wisdom : and with all thy: getting get understanding. S Exalt her, and slie shall promote thee : she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace hei\ 9 She shall give to thine head an orna- ment 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 I have 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 namiest, thou shalt not stum!)le. 13 Take fast hold of instruction ; let htr not go : keep her ; for she is thy life, 14 Enter not into the path ot tlie wicked, and go not in 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 takeu away, unless they cause some to fall. 17 For they eat the bread of wicked- ness, 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 day. 19 The way of the wicked is as dark- ness : they know not at what they stumble. 20 If My son, attend to my words ; in- cline thine ear unto my sayings. 21 Let them not depart from thine eyes ; keep them in the midst of tliine heart. 22 For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh. 23 If Keep thy heart Avith all diligence ; for out of-it are the issues of life. 24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far frcn, th.ee. •i)olomo7i recommejuls ivisdoni' Chap, v, vr 25 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 established. 27 Turn not to the right hand nor to the left : remove thy foot fi'om evil. CHAP. V. I Solomon exhorteth to the stuchj ofivisdom. 3 He shcweth the mischief of whoredom and riot. 15 He exhorteth to contentcd- 7iess, liberality, and chastity. 22 The wicked overtaken with their own sins. MY son, attend unto my wisdom, and bow thine ear to my under- standinej : 2 That thou mayest regard discretion , and that thy lips may keep knowledge. 3 IF For the lips of a strange Avoman drop as an honeycomb, and her meuth is smoother than oil ; 4 But her end is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword. 5 Her feet go doAvn to death ; her steps Jtake hold on hell. 6 Lest thou shouldest ponder the path of life, her ways are moveable, that thou canst not know thern. 7 Hear me now therefore, O ye chil- dren, and depart not from the Avords of my mouth. 8 Remove thy way far fi'om her, and come not nigh the door of her house : 9 Lest thou give thine honour unto others, and thy years unto the cruel : 10 Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth ; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger ; . 11 And thou moura at tlie last, when thy flesh and thy body are consumed, ,• 12 And say. How have I hated instruc- tion, and my heart despised repi-oof ; 13 And have not obcj'ed the voice of my teachers, nor inclined mine ear to tliem that instructed me ! 14 I was almost in all evil in the midst of tlie congregation and assemblv. 15 ^ Drink watei's out of thine own cis- tern, and running waters out of thine own well. 16 Let thy fountains be disj^ersed a- broad, 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 : and - rejoice with the wife of thy youth. 19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roc ; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times ; and be thou ravished always with her love. 20 And why wilt thnu, my son, be rav- - ibhed wich a strange woman, and em- brace the bosom of a stranger ? 21 For the Avays of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and he pondcrcth all his c^oings. 2^ ^1 His oAvn iniquities ^hall take the Against idleness. '517 wicked himself, and he shall be holden Avith the coi'ds of his sins. 23 He shall die Avithout instruction ; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray. CHAP. VL 1 ./Igainst siiretiship, 6 idlene.'?s, 12 and mischitvousness, 20 The blessings qfo- bcdience. 25 The ndschiefs of whoredom. ~Y son, if til on be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand Avith a stranger, 2 Thou art snai-ed Avith the Avords of thy mouth, thou art taken Avith the words of thy mouth. 3 iDo this noAv, my son, and deliver thyself, Avhen thou art come into the hand of thy friend ; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor' slumber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from tiic hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the foAvlei". 6 11 Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; con-- sider her ways, and be Avise : 7 Which having no guide, OA'erseer, or ruler, 8 Pi-ovideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 HoAv long AvUt thou sleep, O sluggard .* Avhen Avilt thou arise out ot thy sleep ? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slambef, a little folding of the hands to sleep : 11 So shall thy poA'crty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an arm- ed man. 12 II A naughty person, a Avickedman, Avalketh Avith a fro\vard mouth. 13 He Avinketh Avith his eyes, he speak- eth with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers ; 14 FroAvardness is in his heart, he de- viseth miscliief continually ; he soweth discoixl. 15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly ; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 16 *[[ Tiiese six things doth the Lord hate : yea, seA'en are an abomhiation un- to him : 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that dcviseth Avicked imag- inations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false Avitncss that speaketh lies, and him that soweth discord among brethren. 20 U JVIy son, keep thy father's com- mandment, and forsake not the law ol" thy mother : 21 Bind them continually upon thirte lieart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou gogst, it shall lead thee'; Avhen thou sleepfst, it shall keep thee j 518 ■ The cunning ofu harlot. and when thoii awakest, it sliall talk with thcc. 23 For the commandment is a lamp ; and the law is light ; and rejiroofs of in- struction are the way of life : S4 To keep thee from the evil woman, from tlie flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart ; ricither let her take thee with her eyelids. £G For by means of a whorish woman c ma7i is bro7!ght to a piece of bread : and the adulteress 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 biu-ned ? 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife ; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. 30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul ^\'l^cn he is hungry ; 31 But// he be found, he sliall restore sevenfold ; he shall give all the substance of his house. 32 lijit whoso committeth adultery v;ith a woman lacketh understanding : he iha( doeth it destroyedi 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 tlie day of vengeance. 35 He T/ill not regard any i-ansom ; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gitts. CHAP. VII. 1 Solonwn J:crsuadeth toa sincere and kind familiarity "Mth icisdom. 6 In an ex- ample of his own exfiericnce^ hesheweth 10 the cunning oj'a lewd wotnan, 22 a fid the desperate folly of a deluded y6uth. 24 He dissuadethfrom such ■anckedncss, MY 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, write tliem upon the table of thine heart. 4' Say unto wisdom. Thou art njy sister ; and call understanding tliy kinswomani : 5 That they may keep thee fro^i the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with lier words. 6 ^ For at the window of my house I looked through my casement, 7 And beheld ainong the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young nnan void of understanding, 8 Passing through the street near her corner ; and he went the way to her house. 9 Lj the twihght, in the cvcnbig, in the bliick and dark night : ^RO^ERBS. The folly of n deluded youth. 10 And behold, there met him a wom- an with the attire of an harlot, and subtil of heart. 3 1 (She is loud and stubborn ; her feet al)ide not in her house : 12 Now is she without, now in the streets, and lieth in wait at e\'ery corner.) 13 So she caught him, and kissed him, a7id with an impudent face said unto him, 14 / have peace-oiferings with me ; this day have I paid 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 cover- ings of tapestry, with carved works, with tine linen of Egypt. 17 1 have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cninamon. ^ 18 Come, let us take our fill of love until the morning : let us solace ourselves with loves. 19 For the good-man is not at home, he is gone a long journey : 20 lie 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 him. 22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks ; 23 Till a dart strike through his liver ; as a bird hasteth to the snai*e, and know- eth not that it is for his life. 24 H Hearken unto me now therefore, 0 ye children, asid attend to the wonls 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 Avounded : yea, many strong men have been slain by her. 27 Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death. CHAP. vni. 1 The fame, & and ex>idencc of wisdom. 10 The excellency, 12 the nature, 15 the power. 18 the riches, 22 a7ul the eter- nity of it. DOTH not wisdom cry .•• and under- standing put forth her voice ? 2 She standeth in the top of high places, by the way in the places of the paths. 3 She crieth at tlie gates, at ti:.o 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 wisdom : and ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart. 6 Hear ; for I will speak of excellent things ; and the opening of my lips shall be right things. 7 For my mouth shall speak truUi ; and wickedness is an abomination to >:.y lip^ The excellency ofwischm. Chap S All the words of my mouth are in righteousness ; there is nothing frowai'd or perverse in them. 9 Tliey are all plain to him that under- standeth, and I'ight to them than find knowledge. 10 Receive my instruction, and not sil- ver ; and knowledge rather than choice gold. 11 For wiidom is better than rubies ; and all the things that may be desired are not to be compared to it. 12 I wisdom dwell with prrdence, 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 frowai-d mouth, do I hate. 14 Coiuifeel is mine, and sound wisdom : I a7}i 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 If Riches and honour are with me ; yea, durable riches and righteousness. 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold ; and my revenue than choice silver. 20 I lead in the way of righteousness, 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 be- ginning of his way, before his works of old. 23 I was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was. 24 When there -were no depths, I was brought forth ; when there were nofcun- taitis 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 heavens, I ivas there : when he set a compass upon the face of the depth : 28 When he established the clouds a- bovc : when he strengthened the foun- tains of the deep : 29 When he gave to the sea his decree , that the watei's should not pass his com- mandment : when he appointed tlie foun- dations of the earth : 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up mth him : and I was daily his delight, yejoicing always before him ; 31 Rejoicing in the habitable part of his earth ; and my delights were with ; the sons of men. 52 Now therefoi-e hearken unto me, O ye children : for blessed are they that keep my ways. IJJ, •/. The doctrine of iL 519 33 Hear instruction,' and be 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 findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord. 36 But he that sianeth against me wrongeth hisownsoid : all they that hate me love death. CHAP. IX. 1 The cliscijiline , ^and doctrine of nvisdov.i. 13 The custom, 16 a?id error off oily. WISDOM hath builded her liduse, she hath hewn out her seven pilliirs : 2 She hath killed her beasts ; she hath mingled her wine ; slip hath also furoish- ed her table. * 3 She hath sent forth her maidens : she crieth upon the highest places or the city, 4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither : as for him that wanteth imder- standing, she saith to him, , 5 Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine rMch I ha\'e mingled. 6 Forsake the foolish, and live ; and go in the way of understanding. 7 He that rep rove th a scorner gettetti to himself shame : and he that rebuketh a wicked man gelteth himself a blot. 8 Reprove not a scomer, lest he hate thee : rebuke a wise man, and he will love thee. 9 Give instructioti to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser : teach a just man, and he will increase in learning. 10 The fear of the Lord is the begm- ning of wisdom : and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. 11 For by me thy days shall be multi- plied, and the years of thy life shall be increased. 12 If thou be wise, thou.shalt be wiset for th3'self : but if thou scomest, thou alone shalt bear it. 13 If A foolish woman zs clamorous : she is simple, and knoweth nothing. 14 For she sitteth at the door of h er house, on a seat in the high 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 un- derstanding, she saith to him, 17 Stolen waters are SAveet, 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. CHAP. X. Fromthischaptertothefiveandiiaentieth, are sundry obsei~vations of moral virtues and their contra vices, THE proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketli a glad father : but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother. .> ;20 The blesnuigs of the just. 2Treasuresof wickedness profiaiothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. 3 Tlie Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish : but he casteth av/ay the substance of the wicked. 4 He becometh poor that dealeth vnth a slack hand : but the hand of the diU- gent ma.keth rich. 5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son :^biU he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. 6 piessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covercLh the mouth of tlie wicked. 7 The memory of the just is blessed : but the name of the wicked shall rot. 8 The v/ise in heart will receive com- mandments : but a prating fool shall fall. 9 He that walketh uprightly wallceth •surely : but he that perverteth his ways "shall be known. 10 He that winketh with theeye causeth sorrow : but a prating fool shall fall. 1 1 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 12 Hatred stirreth up strifes : but love eovei'cth all sins. 13 In the lips of him that hath under- standing wisdom is found : but a i-od is for the back of him that is void of under- standing. 14 Wise men lay up knov/ledge : 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 lie that refuseth reproof eiTeth. 18 He that hldeth hatred ivith 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 ids lips is wise. 20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver : the heart of the v/icked is little \Vorth. 21 Tiie lips of tlie righteous feed many : but fools die for want of wisdom. 22 The blessing of the Lokd, it maketh lich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. 23 It is as sport to a fool to do mis- chief: but a man of understanding hath ■>visdom. 24 The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him : but the desire of the righteous shall be grantecL 25 As the whirlwind passeth, so /*■ the ■wicked i\o 7nore : but the righteous is an everlasting foundation. 26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is Uic sluggard to them that send him. I'RO VERBS. Of the riiyh icons and wicked. 27 The fear of the Lord prolongelh daj's : but the years of the wicked shall be shortened. 28 The hope of the righteous shall be gladness : but the expectation of the wick- ed shall perish. 29 The way of the Lord is strength to tlie upright : but destruction shall be to the workers of iniquity. SO The righteous shalt never be rc- mo\'ed : but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth. 31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom : but the froward tongue shall be cut out. 32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable : but the mouth of the wicked sficakctli frowardness. CHAP. XI. A FALSE balance is abomination to the Lord : but a just weight is Ijis deUght. 2 When pride cometh, then cometh shame : but with the lowly is wisdom. 3 The integrity of the upright shall guide them : but the pi-everseness of triinsgressors shall destroy them. 4 Riches profit not in the day of wrath : but righteousness delivereth from death. 5 1 he righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way : but the Avicked shall fall by his own wickedness. ^ T!ie righteousness of the upright shall deliA'er them : but transgressors shall be taken in their orvn naughtiness. 7 When a wicked man dieth, his ex- pectation shall perish : and the hope of unjust men perisheth. 8 The righteous is delivered out of trou- ble, and the wicked cometh in his stead. 9 An hypocrite with his mouth destroy- eth his neighbour : but through knowl- edge shall the just be delivered. 10 When it goeth well with the right- eous, the city rejoiceth : and when the wicked perish, there is shouting. 11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted : but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked, 12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighiwur : but a man of understand- ing holdeth his peace. 13 A tale-bearer revealeth secrets : 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 /or it : and he thathateth suretiship is sure. 16 A gracious woman retainetli hon- our : and strong men retain riches. 17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul : but he that is cruel troubleth his own llesh. Of the righteous and wicked. Cii ap. x 18 The -wicked worketh a deceitful work : but to him that soweth righteous- ness shall be a sure reward. 19 As righteousness tcndeth to life : so he that pursueth evil fmrsueth it to his own death. 20 They that are Qjf a froward heart nref abomination to the Lord : hwlsuchas are upright in their way are his delight. 21 Thuugh \\.:a\(\joiii in hand, the wick- ed shall not be unpunished : but the seed of the righteous shall be delivered. 22 As a jewel of gold in a swine's snout, so is a fair woman which is with- out discretion. 23 I'he desire of die righteous is only good : but the expectation of the wicked is wrath. 24 There is that scattereth, and yet in- creaseth ; and there m- that withholdeth more than is meet,but?7 tendeth to poverty. 25 Tlie liberal soul shall be made fat : and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. 26 He that withholdeth corn, the peo- ple shall curse him : but blessing shdl be upon the head of him that seUeth it. 27 He that diligently sceketh good procureth favour : but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. 28 He that trusteth in his riches shall fiill : but the righteous shall flourish as a branch. 29 He that trnubleth his own house shall inherit the wind : and the fool shall be ser'*' uit to the wise of heart, 30 The fruit of the lighteous is a tree of Ufe ; and he that wimieth souls is wise. 31 Behold, the righteous shall be rec- ompensed in the earth : mucii more the wicked and the sinner. CHAP. XII. TIT' HOSO loveth instruction loveth VV knowledge : but he tliat hateth re- proof ?s brutish. 2 A good man obtaineth favour of the Lord : but a man of wicked devices will he condemn. % A man shall not lie established 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 maketli ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. 5 Tile thoughts of the righteous are right : but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. J 6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood : but the mouth of the upright, shall deliver them. 7 The wicked are overthrov/n, and are not : but tlie house of the righteous shall • stand. •_ S A man shall be conmiended accord- ing U) liis wi.-,dom : but he that ia cf a perverse heart shall be desipised. tiG II, XIII. Tlie praise of virtue, ^c. 521 9 He that is despised, and hatli a ser- vant, is Ijetter than lie that honoureth himself, and lacketh bread. 10 A righteous man reg:\rdeth the life of his beast : ijut the tender mercies of the wicked are cniel. 11 He that tilleth his land shall be sat- isfied wiUi bread : but he that followeth vain persons is void of understandin?;. 12 The wicked desireth the net of evil me7i : but the root of the righteous yield- ethjrtdt. 13 The wicked is snared by the trans- gression of his lips : but the just shall come out of trouble. 14 A man shidl be satisfied with good by the fi"uit cf his mouth : and the rec- ompense of a man's hands shall be ren- dered unto him. 15 The way of a fool is right in his own e3'es : but he that hearkencth unto counsel is wise. 16 A fool's wrath is presently known : but a prudent 7«an coveveth shame. 17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness : but a false witness deceit. 18 There is that speaketh like the pierc- ings of «. 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 momeiit. 20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil : but to the counsellors cf peace is jay. 2 1 There shall no evilhappen to the just : but the wicked shall be filled with mischief, 22 Lying lips are abomination to the Lord : but they that deal truly ai-e hv\ delight. 23 A piiident man concealeth knowl- edge : but the heart of fools pvoclaimcth foolishness. 24 Th^s hand of the diligent shall bear rule : but the slothful shall be under tiibute. 25 Heaviness in the heart cf man mali- eth it stoop : but a good word maketh ir glad. 26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth diem. 27 The slothfid man roasteth net that which he took in hunting : but the sub- stance of a diligent man is precious. 28 In the v/ay of righteousness is life ; and in tiie path- way thereof (hoe ia no death. CHAP. XIIL A WISE sen hcartth his father's in- structioji : but a scorner heareth noc veijuke. 2 A man shall eat good by the fniit of Ins moutii : bat the soul of tue transgres- soi"S shall eat violence. i;; He that kcepeth his mouth kcepe'h .722 Ofrlghteoustiess, riches, '<^c. I^ROV bis life : but he that openeth wide his lips , Jiiiall hp.ve destruction. i 4 Thesouloftheskiggarddesireth, and ^j Iiath nothing : but the soul of the diligent ;j shall be made fat. j| 5 A rigliteous man hntetli h'ing : but I a wiclced man is loathsome, and cometti 10 shame. 6 Risjhteousness keepeth him that is up* tight in the way : but wickedness orex'- throwcth the sinner. 7 Thci'e is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing : ther\' is ttiat maketh himself pool', yet hath great riciies. 8 Tile ransom of a man's life are his I'iches : bvit tiie jiooi- lieareth not rebuke. 9 The light of the righteous rejoiceth : Ixit the lamp of the wicked shall be put out. 10 Only by pride cometh contention : but with the well-advised is wisdom. 11 Wealth ^'•o^/:£'72 by vanity shall be di- minished : but he that gathereth by la- bour sliall increase. 12 Hope deferred maketh the heart sick : but r^he?! the desire cometh, it is a tree of life. 13 Whcso despiseth the word shall be destroyed : but he that feareth the com- mandment shall be rewarded. 14 The law of tile wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death. 15 Good understantling giveth favour : but the way of transgressors is haixl. 16 Every prudent }7ian dealeth Avith knowledge : but a fool layeth open his folly. 17 A wicked messenger falleth into mis- chief: t)ut a faithful amijassador is he;dth. 18 Poverty and shinie shall bt to him that rcfuscth instruction : but he that re- r;ardcth reproof shall be honoured. 19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul : but it is abominaLlon to foois to dejiart from evil. 20 He diat walliCth with wise men shall be wise : but a companion of fools shall be destroyed. 21 Evil pursueth sinners : but to the lighteous good shall be repaid. 22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to h«s children's children : and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. 23 IN'luch food is in the tillage of the poor : but there is that in destroyed for want of judgment. 24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son : but he that lovedi him chasteneth liim betimes, 25 Tlie righteous eateth to the satis- fying of his soul : bat the belly of the wicked shall want CHAP. XIV. EVERY wise Avoman buildetli her house : but the foolish plucketh it down Svith her hands. ERBS. Of wisdom, folly, i^c. 2 He that walketh in his uprightness feareUi the Lord: but he that is perverse in his ways desjjiseth him. 3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pi-ide : but the hps of the wise shall preserve them. 4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean : but much increase is by the strength of the ox. 5 A faithful witness will not lie : but a false witness shall utter lies. 6 A scornerseeketh wisdom, and_y^«rf- eth it not : but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. 7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceixest not in him the lips of knowledge. 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to un- derstand his way : but the folly of fools is deceit. 9 Fools make a mock at sin : but a- mong the righteous there is favour. 10 The heart knoweth his own bitter- ness ; and a stranger doth not mtermed- dle with his joy. 11 The house of the wicked shall be overdirown : but the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. 13 Even in laughter the heart is sor- rowiid ; and the end of thai mirth is ■ heaviness. 14 The backslider in heart shall be fill- ed with his own ways : and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. 15 The simple believ'eth every woixl : but the prudent man looketh well to his going. 16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil : but the fool rageth, and is (^on tide: it. 17 He that is soon angiy dealeth foolish- ly; and a man of wicked devices is hated. 18 Tlie simple inhci'lt folly : but the prudent are crowned with knowledge. 19 The evil lx)W before the good ;' and the'wicked at the gates of the righteous. 20 The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: l)ut the rich //a^/i many friends. 21 He that despiseth his neighbour sin- neth : but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is lie. 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 tlie talk of the lips tendeth only to peniu-y. 24 The crovv'n of the wise is their riches : • but the foolishness of fools is foil}'. 25 A true witness delivereth souls : but a deceitful witness speaketh lies. 26 In the fear of the Lord is strong con*idfuce : and his children shall have a nlace of refuse. 0/iorath, ofifu'csaiou, cS^c. Chap. 27 The fear of the Lord is a fountain (jf life, to depart from the snares of death. 28 In the multitude of people z* the kbig's honour : but in the want of people za- the destruction of the prince. 29 Ne that is slow to wrath is of great understanding : but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth foll\^ 50 A sound heart is the life of the flesh : hut envy tlie rottenness of the bones. 3i He that oppresseth the poor re- proachetli his IVIaker : but he that laon- ouretli him hath mercy on the poor. 32 The wicked is driven away in his wiclcedness : but the righteous hath hope 111 his death. 33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hafii understuiding : but (ha( which is in the midst of fools is made known. 34 Rightenusriess exalteth a nation : but sin is a i-epi-oach to any people. 35 The king's favour is toward a wise servant : but his wrath is against him tiiat causeth shame. CHAP. XV. A SOFT answer turneth away wrath : but grievous words stir up anger. 2 Tlxe tongue of the wise useth knowl- edge aright : Ijut the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding tlie evil and the gofKl. 4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life : but perverseness therein is a breach in the spii-it. 5 A fool despiseth his father's instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. 6 In the house of the righteous is much treasure : but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble. 7 The lips of the wise disperse knowl- edge : but the heart of the foolish cloeth not so. 8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an a- bomination to the Lord : but the piayer of the upi-iglit is his delight. 9 The way of the wicked is an abom- ination unto the Lodd : but he loveth him that foUoweth after righteousness. 10 Correction is grievous . unto him that forsaketh tlie way : and he that hat- ed\ repooof sliall die. ' 11 Hell and destruction are before the Lc) K D : how much more then tlie hearts of the children of men ^ 1 2 A scorner loveth not one that reprov- eth him : neither will he go unto the wise. 13 A merry heart inaketh a cheerful countenance : but l)y sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. 14 The heait of hinj that hath under- Manding sccketh knot\ ledge : but the inouth of fools feedeth on foolishness. 15 All the days of the afflicted are evil : but he' that is of a nieriy heart Aa.'// a contiiuiai least. XV. XVI. Of the ivzse,fuolish, l^'c, 533 16 Better is 'little willi the fear of the Lord, than great treasure and tiotible therewith. 17 Better is st dinner of herbs where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith. IS A wrathful man stirreth up strife : but he (hat is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 19 The way of the slotliful 7na7i is as an hedge of thoi-ns : but the way of the righteous is made plain. 20 A wise son niaketh a glad father : but a fx>lish man despiseth his motlier. 21 Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom : but a man of understanding walketh upiightly. 22 Without counsel purposes are di.s- appointed : but in the multitude of counsellors they are established. 23 A man hatli joy by the answer of his mouth ; and a word sjioken in due sea- son, how grcd is it I 24 The way of life is above to the wise, that he rcay depart from hell beneath. 25 The Lord will destroy the house of die proud : but he will establish tlie bor- der of tlie widow. 26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the Lord : hnttiieivorda of the jnu-e are pleasant words, 27 He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house ; but he that hatetli gifts shall lj\'e. 28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer : but the mouth of the wicked poureth out e\il things. 29 I'he Lo R D is tar from the wicked : but he heareth the prayer of the right- eous. 30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart : and a good report niaketh tlie bones fat. 31 The ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. 32 He that refuseth instruction despis- eth his own soul : but he that heareth reproof gctteth understanding. 33 The fear of the Lord is the in- sti-uction of wisdom ; and before honour is humility. _CHAP. X\'L THE 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 e)es;but the Lord weighetU the spirits. 3 Commit thy works unto the Lord, and thy thoughts shall be established. 4 The Lord hath made all things iov himself : j ea, even tiie wicked for the day of evil. 5 Eveiy one that is proud in Iieart' ?'§ an abomina.tion to the Lord : thoug/i hand join in hand, he shall not be uu-t punis'ned. 52i God friet/i (he heart. PROVERBS, 0/ righieomiicss, jmtice, 'cfc: 6 B\ mercy .ind ttiicli liiiqMity is purg- ed : and by the fear of the Lou d inni depart from evil. 7 \^^lieii a man's '^ays please the Lt^RD, lie maketli even his enemies to be at peace vvitii liim. a Buuer is a little with righteousness, than gi-eat revenues without right. 9 A man's heart dcviseth his way: but the Lord dirccteth his steps. 10 A divine sentence id in the lips of the king : his mouth transgresseth not in judgment. 11 A just weight and Ijalance are the Lord's : all the weights of the bag are liis work. 12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness : iiv the throne is established by righteousness. 13 Righteous lips are the delight of Idngs; and they love him that speaketh right. 14 The wratli of a king is as messengers of death : but a wise n)an will pacify it 15 la the light of iJie king 5 counte- nance is life ; and his favour ?s as a cloud of the latter rain. 16 How much better rszif to get wisdom than gold ? and to get understanding rather to be chosen tlian silver ? 17 Tiie highway of the upriglit is to depart fr«m evil :' he that keepetii his way preserA'eth his soul. IS Pride goftU tefore destruction, and an haughty spirit i^efoi-c a fall. 19 Better ir. is to 6r of an humble spirit with the lov>'ly, than to divide the spoil Avith the proud. 20 He that handleth a matter Avisely shall find good : and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. 21 The wise in heart sliall be called prudent : and the sweetness of the lips jncreascth learning. 22 L'nderstanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it: but the in- struction of f(x>ls is folly. 2o' The heart of the wise teachcth his inouth, and addeth learning to his lips. 24 Pleasant words arc as an houey- comb, sweet to the soul, and health to the. bones. 25 'I'here is a way that seemeth riglit unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. 26 He that laboureth laboureth for him- self ; for his mouth cra^'cth it of him. 27 An ungodly man diggelh up evil : and iii his lips there is as a burning fire. 2S A froward man sowcth strife : and a whisperer separateth chief friends. 29 A violent man enticeth his neigh- hour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. 30 He shutteth his eyes to devise fro- ward things : moving his lips he bringeth J! evil to pass, ' 51 The hoary head is a crown of glo- ty, if it be found in the way of right-^ eousness. 32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty ; and he that ruleth his spirit, than he that taketh a city. 33 The lot is cast into tlie lap ; but the whole disposing thereof z.v of the Lord. CHAP. XVII. BETTER is a dry morsel, and quiet- ness therewith, than an house tull of sacrifices luifh strife. 2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the breth- ren. 3 The fining-pot is for silver, and the furnace for gold : but the Lord trieth the hearts. 4 A. wicked doer giveth heed to false lips : and a liar gi\eth ear to a naughty tongue. 5 \\'^hoso mocketh the poor rcproarh- eth his Maker : a7id he tiiat is glad at ca- lamities shall not beunpunishecl. 6 Children's children are the crown of old men ; and the glory of children are their fatlicrs. 7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool : much less do lying lips a prince. 8 A gift is as a precious stone in the eyes of him that hath it : whithersoever it turneth, it prospereth. 9 He that covereth a transgression seek- eth love : but he that i-epeateth a matter separateth z Many will entreat the favour of the prince : and every man is a friend to him that p;iveth gilts. 7 AW the bretliren of the poor do hate him : how much more do his friends go far from him i* he puisucth than -iviiii words, ift they are wanting to him. 8 He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul : he that keepeth understanding- shall find good. 9 A false witness shall not be unpun- ished, and he that speaketh hes shall perish. 10 DehTht is net seem.Iy for a fool ; mucii less for a servant to iia%e rule over princes. 11 The discretion of a man d.eferreth his anger ; and il is his gloi-y to pass over a transgression. 12 Tlie king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion ; but his faAour is as dew upon the grass, 13 A foolish son w tlie calamity of his fatlier : and the contentions of a wife are a continual (ii'oi)ping. 14 House and riches are the inheritance of lathers : and a pnident wife is from the Lord. 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep ; and an idle soul shall suifer hun'jcer. SZ6 Of the dothfuly isfc. 16 He thatkeepeth the comrnandment keejjetli his own soul : but he that de- spiseth. his ways shall die. 17 He that hath pity upon the poor, Icndeth unto the Lord ; and that which he liath given will he pay him again. 18 Chasten thy son while dieie is hope, rind let not diy soul spare for h;s citing. 19 A man of gieat wrath shall suiler puniihment : for if thou deliver Invi^ yet ihou must do it again. 20 Hear counsel, and receive instruc- tion, that tliDU" mayest be wise in thy lat- ter 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 in lx?tter than a liar. 23 'I'he fear of the I^ord tcndeth to life : and lie 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 scprner, and the simple will !!cware : and leprove one that hath un- iierstanding,a7irf he ■willundei'stand knowl- edge. 26 He that wasteth his fatlier, and chas- fth away ids mother, is a son tliat causeth shame, and bringeth reproach. « 27 Cease, my son, to hear <:he instnic- tion tiiat caiistth to err from the words of knowledge. 28 An ungodly witness scorneth judg- ment : and the mouth of the wicked de- voureth iniquity. ~9 Judgments are prepared for scom- crs, and stripes for the back of fools. CHAP. XX. WINE is a mockei-, strong drink is raging : and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. 2 The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion : nv/ioso pro\'oketli him to anger sinneth at^ainst his own soul. 3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife : but every fool will be med- dling. 4 The sluggard will not plough by rca- of the cold ; t/icn-forc shall he begin har- vest, and liave nothing. 5 Counsel in the heart of man /.<; like deep water ; but a man of understanding will draw it out. 6 Most men will proclaim e^■'?T•y ojic his own gotxlness : but a faithful niaii who can find ? 7 The just 7?,'i7?i valke'Ji in his integri- ty : his d>ildrcn are blessed after him. 8 A kino; that sitteth in the throne of judgment scattereth away all evil with his eyes. y V\'ho can say, I ha-ve made m^^heait clean, I am pure froui my sin * PROVERBS. Ofnveigiits, measures, l^c. 10 Dl' crs weights, ovd divers meas- ures, botlj of them are alike abomination to the IjORd. 1 1 E\ en a cliild is known by his do- ings, whether his work Acpure, and wheth- er it. be right. 1 2 'I'he hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of tljem. 13 Love not sleep, lest thou con)e to poverty ; open tliine eyes, and tliou shalt be satisfied with bread. 14 It is naught, it is naught, sakh the bu\ er : but when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. 15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies : but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 16 Take hisgaj-ment that is surety./c old, he will not de- ' part from it. . 7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender. 8 He that soweth iniquity shall reaj) vanity : and the rod of his anger shall fail* 9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed ; for he gi\ eth of liis bread to the poor. 10 Cast out the scorner, and ccntentioii shall go out ; yea, strife and reproacii - shall cease. 11 He that lovetli pui-eness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shull iv his friend. 12 The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, and he o\ ertliroweth the words ot tlie transgressor. 13 Tlie slothful man saith. There is ali- en ^yithout, I shall be slain in the streets. 14 Tlie mouth of strange wome:i is a deep pit : he that is abhoned of the Lor d shall fall therein. 15 Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child ; but the rod of con'eciion shall drive it far from him. 15 He that oppresseth the poor to in- ci-ease his r/cArs, 6!77c/hethatgivcthtothe rich, shall suvely come to want. 17 Bow downi thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply tliiiie heart unto my knowledge. _ _ . IS For it is a pleasant thing if thou keep them within tiite ; they sliall withal be fitted in thy lips. 19 That thy trust may be in the Lord, I have made knov^n to thee this da;. , even to thee. £0 Have not I written to thee excel- lent things ill counsels and knowledge.'. J2S The imccrtaintxj ofrichcr., Ifc. 21 That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth ; that thou nnghtest answer the words of tiTith to them tliat send unto thee ? 22 Rob not the poor, l^ecause he is poor : neither oppress the afflicted in the gate : 2:) For the Lord will plead their cau<^c', and s^x)!! the soul of those that spoiled them. 24 Make no friendship with an angry man : and with a furious man thou shait not go : 25 Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul. 26 Be not tiioii 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 landmarli, which thy fathers have set. 29 Seest thou a man diligent in his busi- ness ? he shall stand before kings ; he shall not stand before mean yiiai. CHAI». XXIIL WHEN thou sittest to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before thee : 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite, ^ 3 Be not desirous of his dainties : for they are deceitful meat, 4 Labour not to be rich : cease from thine own wisdom. 5 Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not .'' for ric/ics certainly m;ike themselves wings ; they fly av/ay as an eagle toward heaven. 6 Eat thou not the bread of /tim thar hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats : 7 For as he thir.keth in his heart, so z* he : Eat and drink, saith he to thee ; but his heart ?& not with thee. 8 The morsel nvhich tliou hast eaten shalt tliou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. 9 Speak not in the, ears of %■ fool : for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. 10 Remove not tlie old landmark ; ar.a enter not into the fields of the fatherless : 11 For their redeemer Is mighty ; he sliall not die, 1 1 Thou shalt beat him with the rod, ?.\v\ shalt deliver his soul from hell. J. 5 My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine. 16 Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when t'lv liijs speak rij^hc tilings, i7 liCt not thiiic heart enAy sinners : PROVERBS, 0/ dnmkcnnen^, envy, ife. but l)c thoiv ia the fear of the LoRO all the day long, 18 For surely there is an end ; and thine exi)ectation shall not be cut oiT 19 Hear thou, my srn, and be wise, and guide tliine heart in the way. 20 Be not among wine-biijbe rs ; among riotous eaters of flesh : 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to po\"erty ; and drowsiness 'shall clothe a man witli rags. 22 Hearken unto thy father that begat thee, and despise n9t thy mother when she is old. 23 Buy the truth, and sell it not ; also wisdom, and instruction, and understand- ing. 24 The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice : and he that begettedi a wise child shall have joy of him. 25 Thy father andUjy mother shall be glad, and she that bare thee shall rejoice. 26 My son, give me thine heart, and let tliine eyes observe my ways. 2? For an whore z.v a deep ditch ; and a strange woman is a narrow pit. 28 She alsoliethin waitasyo?" aprey, and incieaseth the transgressors ^nong men. 29 Who hath woe i* wI\o hath sori-ow ^ who hath contentions .' who hath ijab- bling i" 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 Loolt not tliou upon the wine v/hen it is red, wlien it giveth his colour in the cup, li'htn it n\oveth itself aright. 32 At the last it bjteth like a seqient, and stingeth like an adder. 33 Thir.e eyes shall behold strange women, and thine lieart sliall utter per- \'erae things. 34 Yea, tliou shalt be as he that lieth dinvn in the niidst of the sea, or as he that lieth upon the top of a mast. 35 l'!ie\' have stricken me, shalt thou say, and J was not sick ; they have ijeaten me, and I felt /■■; not : when shall I awiike .* I will seek it vet again. CHAP. XXIV, BE not thou envious against evil men, neither desire to be with them : 2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief, 3 Through w isdom is an hcuse buikled ; and by understanding it is established : 4 And i^y liuowledge shall the cham- bers he lilled with all precious and pleas- ant riches, 5 A \vi,se man is strong ; jea, a nian of knowledge increaselh strength. 6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there i.-i safety. 7 Wisdom is too high for a fool : he* openeth not ',.':h moutii in the gate. Fear God, a7td honour tlie king. Ch ap 8 He that dcviseth to do evil shall be called a mischievous person. 9 The thought of foolishness ift sin : and the scorner is an abomination to men. 10 //"tliou faint in the daj-^ of adversit)', thy strens^th in small. .11 If tiiou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain ; 12 If tliou sayest. Behold, we knewitnot; doth not he that pondereth the heart con- sider/f .^ and he tliat kcepeth thy soul, doth not he know it y and shall 7iot he render to every man according to his works .'' 13 My son, eat thou honey, because it is good '; and the honey-comb, ivhicli is sweet to thy taste : 14 So shall the knowledge of wisdom be unto thy soid : •when thou hast found it, then there shall be a reward, and thy ex- pectation shall not be cut ofl". 15 Lay not wait, O wicked inan, a- gainst the dwelling of the righteous ; spoil not his T'esting-place : 16 For a just 77ian falleth seven times, and riseth up again : but the wicked shall fall into mischief. 17 Rejoice not when thine enemy faU- eth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth : 18 Lest the Lord see it, and it dis- please him, and he turn away his wrath from h.im. 19 Fi-et 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 cut. 21 My son, fear thou the Lord and the king : and meddle not with them that are gixen to change : 22 For their calamity shall rise sudden- ly; and whoknoweth the ruin of them both.' 23 These things also belong to the wise. It is not good to have i-espect of persons in judgment. 24 He that saith unto the wicked, Thou art righteous ; him shall the people curse, nations shall al>hor him : 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. 28 Be not a witness against thy neigh- bour without cause ; and deceive not with thy lips. 29 Say not, I will c^o so to him as he hatli 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 ; 67 XXV. Quarrels to be avoided. 529 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 pcweity come as one that travelleth ; and thy want as an arm- ed man. CHAP. XKX. 1 Observations on kings, 8 arid about a- V aiding of quarrels, and simdry causes thereof. THESE are also proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah kitig of Judah copied out. 2 It is the glory of God to conceal 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 cf kings is un- searcliahle. 4 Take away the dross from the silver, and tiiere shall come forth a vessel for the finer. 5 Take away the wicked. /ro;?z before tlie king, and his throne shall be estab- lished in righteousness. 6 Put not forth thyself in the presence of the king, and su.ad not in the place of great 7nc7i : 7 For better it is that it be said unto thee. Come up hither; than, that thou shouidest be put lower in the presence of tlie piince whom thine eyes have seen. 8 Go not forth hastily to strive, lest ihou k7iovj 7iot what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put tliee toshame. 9 Debate thy cause with thy neigh- bour hi77iself; and discover not a secret to another : 10 Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and thine infamy turn i\ot away. 11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. 12 As an ear-rhig of gold, and an or- nament 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 tlie soul of his masters. 14 Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain. 15 By long forbearing is a prince per- suaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone. nS Hast thou found honey ? eat so much as is sufficient for thee, lest thou be fJled therewidi, and vomit it 17 Withdraw thy footfrnm thy neigh- bour's house ; lest he be weaiy of thee, and so hate thee. 18 A man that beareth false witness 5S0 OfJUols, ihiggard^, against , his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. 19 Coniidence in an unfaithful man in time of tr()u!)le li like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joinc. ^0 yL he that taketh away a garmevit in cold weather, and as vinegar upon i nitre : so in he that singe th sougs to an heavy heart. 21 If Uiine enemy be hungiy, give him bread to- eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink : 22. For thou shait heap coals of fire upon his head, and the Lord shall re- ward tliee. 23 The noi'th wind driveth away i-ain : so dol/i an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. 24 It is better to dwell in a comer of the house-toj), than with a brawling wom- an and in a wide house. 25 yls cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country. 26 A righteous man tailing down be- fore the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a coriiipt spring. 27 It is not good to eat much honey : so /'or men to search their own glorj' is not glory. 28 He that /latk no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. . CHAP. XXVI. 1 Observations cd)ont fools, 13 sluggards, 17 ar,d conicntions busy-bodies. AS snow in summer, and as rain in har\'est ; so honour is not seemly for a fool. 2 As the l)iixl 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 accoi'ding to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him. 5 Answer a fool accorchng 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 teet, and drinketh damage. 7 The legs of the lame are not equal : SD is a paraijle in t)ie mouth of fools. 8 As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that gi\cth honour to a fool. 9 jIs a thorn goeth up into, the Jiand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. 10 Tlie great God that formed all tilings both i'e\vardcth the ftx)l, and le- wardeth transgressors. 11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool reurnetli to his folly. 12 Seest thou a muu v/ise in his own conceit :" there is more hope of a fool than of him. 13. The slothful ma7i saitli, There is a PROVERBS. and contentious busy-bodies. lion in tlve way : a lion is in tlie streets, 14 jis the door turneth upon his liingeSr so doth the slothful upon his becL 15 Tlic 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 cqi> ceit thrin seven men that can render a reason. 17 He that passeth by, a7id meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the eax-s. IS As a mad wu/i who casteth fire- brands, arrows, and death, 19 So is the man that deceiveth his neighl:)our, and saith. Am not I in sport ? 20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out : so" where tltey-e is no tale-beai-- er, the strife ceaseth. 21 ^5 coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire ; so is a contentious man to kindle strife. 22 The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds, and they go down into the iii- newnost parts of the bellj'. 23 Burning lips and a wicked heart ore like a potsherd covered with silver dross. 24 He that hatcth dissembleth with his lips, ami layeth up deceit within him ; 25 When he speaketh fair, believe him not : for the7-e are seven abominations in his heart. 26 Whose hatred is covered by deceit, his wickedness sliall be shewed before the nvhole congregation. 27 Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall there- in : and he that rolleth a stone, it will re- turn upon him. • 28 A lying tongue hsA^^ those that are afflicted !)y it ; and a fiatterbg mouth' worketh ruin. CHAP. XXVII. 1 Observations of self-love, 5 of true love,. 11 oj care to avoid offencen, 23 and of the honscbold care. BOAST not thyself of to-morrow ; for thou knowest not what a day may briuj; forth. 2 Let another man praise thee, and not thine own mouth ; a stranger, and not tliine own lips. 3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty ; but a fooi's wrath is heavier than them 6oth. 4 Wrath js cruel, and anger w outrag- eous ; but who is able to stand before envy i 5 Open rebuke /.v better than secret love. 6 Faithful «/-f tlie wounds of a friend ; but the kisses of an enemy «7-c deceitful. 7 The full s(Ail loatheth an honey-comb ; but to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet. 8 As a bii'd that wanderetli from her nest, so IS a man tliat Avandereth fronx his place. Observations on ime love,i^c. Chap. 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart : so doth the sv/eetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. 10 Thine own friend, and thy father's friend, forsake not ; neither go into thy lirother's house in the day of thy ca- lamitj' : for iietter is a neiglibour that is near, dian a brother for off 11 My son, be wise, and make my lieart glad, that I may answer him that reproacheth me. 12 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; hut the simple pass on, ajid 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 fi-iend with a loud \oice, rising early in the morning, it shall be counted 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 shai-peneth the countenance of his friend. 18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof : so he that v/aiteth on his master shall be honoured. 19 As in water face anmvereth to face, so the heart of man to man. 20 Hell and destruction are never full ; so the e)'es of man are never satisfied. 21 As the fining-pot for silver, and the furnace for gold ; so is a man to his praise. 22 Tiiough thou shoiUdest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, ijet ■will not his foolishness 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 clothing, and the goats are the price of the field. 2?" And thou shalt have goats milk enough for thy food, for tlie food of thy household, and for maintenance for thy maidens. CHAP, xxviir. General observations of inijdetij and re- ligious integrity. THE wicked flee when no man pur- sucth: but the righteous are bold as a lion. 2 For the transgression of a land many a,rc the princes thereof: but by a man of Widerstanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. 3 A poor mandiat oppresseth the, poor in like a sv/ecping rain which leaveth no zxviir. On imfiiety and integrity. 531 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 tliey that seek the Lord -understand all things. 6 better is the poor that Avalketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his wa}'s, though he be rich. 7 Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son : but he that is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. 8 He that by usuiy and unjust gain in- creaseth his suiistance, he shall gather it for him that will jiity the poor. 9 He that turneth awa\- his car frdm hearing the law, even his prayer shall be abomination. 10 Whoso causeth the i-ightcous to go astray in ane\'il way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have g<^d things in possession. 11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit ; but the poor that hath under- standing searcheth liim out. 12 X^'hen I'ightcous men do rejoice, there is great glory : but when the wick- ed rise, a man is hidden. 13 He that covereth his sins shall not prosper : but whoso confesseth and for- saketh them shall have mercy. 14 Happy is the man that feareth al- ways : but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief. 15 ^s a roaring lion, and a' ranging bear ; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. 16 The prince that wanteth under- standing is also a great oppressor : hut he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days. 17 A man that doeth violence to the blood of any per?on shall flee to the pit ; let no man stay him. 18 Whoso v.'alketh 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 foUoweth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. 20 A faitliful man shall abound witli 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 of bread that man will transgress. 22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and consideredi not that poverty shall come upon him. 23 He that rebuketh a man afterward shall find more favour than he tliat flat- tereth with the tongue. 24 Whoso robljeth his father or his mother, and ?aith, It is no transgression ; the same is the companion of a destixr^'er, 532 Offmblick government, life. 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 walketh wisely, he .shall be delivered. 27 He that giveth unto the poor s#iall not lack : but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse. 28 When the wicked rise, men liide themselves : but when they pei-ish, the lighteous incre-se. CHAP. XXIX. 1 Observations of piiblick government, 15 and of private. 22 Of anger, pride, thievery, cowardice, and corruption. HE, that being often reproved harden- eth his neck, sliall suddenly be de- stroyed, and that without remedy. 2 When the righteous are in authority, the people rejiice: but when the wicked beareth I'ule, the people mourn. 3 Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father : but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance. 4 The king by judgment estaljlisheth the land : but he that receiveth gifts over- throv/eth it. ' 5 A man tiiat flattereth his neighbour spreadeth a net for his feet. 6 In the transgi-ession of an evil man there is a snare : but th^ righteous doth shig 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 into a snare : but wise men turn away wi-^th. 9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. 10 The blcod-thirsty hate the upright : but the just seek his soul 1 1 A fool uttereth all his mind : but a wise 7)7an 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 eves. 14 The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, his throne shall be established for ever. 15 The rod and reproof give wisdom : but a child left to himself bringeth his mother to shame. 16 When the wicked are multiplied, transgression increaseth : but the right- eous shall see their fall. 17 Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest ; 3 ea, 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 corrected bv PROVERBS. Of anger, firide, tfc. words : for though he understand he will not answer. 20 Seest thou a man that is liasty in his words f there is more hope of a fool than of him. 21 He that delicately bringeth up his servant from a child shall have hira be- come his son at the length. 22 An angry man stineth up stiife, and a furious man aboundetU in ti-ans- gression. 23 A man's pride shall bring him low : but honour shall uphold the humble in spirit. 24 Whoso is partner with a tliief hatetlx his own soul : he heareth cursing, and bewrayeth it not. 25 The fear of man bringeth a snare : but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord shall be sate. 26 Many seek the ruler's favour ; but every man's judgment cometh from the Lord. 27 An unjust man is an abomination to the just : and he that is upright in the way is abomination to the wicked. CHAP. XXX. 1 Agur\'i confession of his faith. 7 The ttvo points of his prayer. 10 The ?neun- est are not to be ivrongcd. 11 Four 'voicked generations. 15 Four things in- satiable. 17 Parents arc not to be de- spised. ISTour things hard to be known. 21 Four things intolerable. 24 Four things exceeding ivise. 29 Four things stately. 32 Wrath is to be prevented. THE words of Agur the son of Jakeh, eveyi the prophecy : the man spake ' unto Ithiel, even unto Ithiel and Ucal, 2 Surely I am moi-e brutish than any man, and have not tlie understanding of a man. 3 I neither learned wisdom, nor have the knowledge of the holy. 4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended ? who hath gatliered the wind in his fists ? Avho hath bound the waters in a garment ? who hath establish- ed aU the ends of the earth .^ what is his nanie, and what is 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 nie them not Isefore I die : 8 Remov^e far from me vanity and lies ; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me witli food convenient for me : 9 Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say. Who is the Lo n d -•' or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in xmin. 10 Accuse not a servant unto his Four •wicked generations. Chap master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty. 11 There is a generation t/iat curseth their father, and doth not bless theu- mo- ther. 12 T/ie7-e is a generation t/tal are pure in their own eyes, aad yet is not washed from their filthiness. 13 There is a generation, O how lofty are their eyes ! and their eyelids are lift- ed up. 14 There is a generation, whose teeth .arc as swords, and their jaw-teeth «.s knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from a?ncng' men. 15 The horse-leech hath two daugh- ters, crying-. Give, give. There are three things that are never satisfied, yea, four things say not. It is enough : 16 I'he grave ; and the barren womb ; the earth that is not filled with water ; and tlie fiie that saith not. It is enough. 17 The eye (hat mocketh at his father, 'and despiseth to obey his mother, the ra- nens of the valley shall pick it out, and the young eagles shall eat it. 13 There be three things ivhich are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not : 19 The way of an eagle in the air ; the ^v•ay of a serpent upon a i-ock ; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea ; and the way of a man v/ith a maid. 20 Such is the way of an adulterous woman ; she eateth, and wipeth her mouth, and saith, I have done no wicked- ness. 21 ^ For three things the earth is disqui- eted, and for four ivhich it cannot bear : 22 For a sei'\ ant when he i-^igneth ; and a fool when he is lilled vrith meat ; 23 For an >xUous ivoman when she is married ; and an handmaid that is heir to her mistress. 24 There be four things ivhich are lit- tle upon the earth, but they are exceeding Avise : 25 The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepai-e their meat in the summer ; 26 The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the recks ; 27 The locusts have no king, yet go tljcy forth all of them by bands ; 28 The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in king's palaces. 29 There be three things which go well, yea, four are comely in going : 30 A lion, ivhich 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 lilting up thyself, or if thou hast thought evil, uaij thine hand upon thy moulli. 33 Surely the churning of milk bi-ing- 5eth forth butter, and the wringing of the y-y^Ti-'i. Lemiiefs lesson. 533 nose bringeth forth blood: so the foixing of wrath bringeth forth strife. CHAP. XXXI. 1 Lemuel's lesnoji cf chastity and temfie- ranee. 6 The afflicted are to te comfort- ed nnd defnided. 10 The praise and pxDfierties of a good ivife. THE words of king Lemuel, the pro- phecy tliat his mother 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 tliy ways to that which destroyeth kings. 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine ; nor for prin- ces strong ch'ink : 5 Lest they diink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted. 6 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine to those that be of heavy hearts. 7 Let him drink, and forget his pover- ty, and remember his misery no more. 8 Open thy mouih for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to de- struction. 9 Open thy mouth, j".dge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy. 10 H Who can find a virtuous woman ^ for her price /.9 far above rubies. 1 1 The heart of her husljand doth safe- ly trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. 12 She will do him good and not e\Tl all the days of her life. 13 She seeketli wool, and flax, and worketh wilhngly with her hands. 14 She is like the merchant's ships; she bringeth her food from afar. 13 She inseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens. 16 She considereth a field, artd buyetk it : with the fruit of her hands she plant- eth a vineyard. 17 She g-irdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms. 18 She perceiveth that her merchan- dise is good : her candle goeth not out by night. 19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold tlic distaiT 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 cloth- ed with scarlet. 22 She maketh herself coverings of ta- pestiy ; her clothing is silk and purple. 23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among tl^e elders of th?. land. Stii Human courses are vain. ECCLK 24 She maketh fine linen, and sellcth :( ; and delivercth girdles inito the mer- chant. 25 Strength and honour are her cloth- ing ; and she shall rejoice in time to come. 26 She openeth her mouth with wialom ; and in her tongue 7s tlie law of kincmess. 27 She looketli well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of Idleness. SIASTES. 77te vanity of them. 1 28 Her children arise up, and call Iter i blessed ; her husband alao, and he prais- eth her. . 29 Many daughters have done virtu- ously, but thou excellest them all. 30 Favoiu' is deceitful, and beauty is vain : but a woman that fearedi the Lord» she shall be praised. 31 (iiveher of the fruit of lier hands; and let her own works pi-aise her in die gates. ECCLESIASTES;0\\ THE PREACHER. CHAP. I. 1 The fireachcr shetucth that all hu?nan courses are vain ; 4 because the crea- tures are restless in their courses ; 9 they brijig forth nothing neiv, and all old things are forgotten. THE words of the preacher, the son of David, king of Jerusalem. 2 Vanity of vanities, saith the pi'eacher, varaty of vanities ; all is vanity. 3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which lie taketh undei' the sun ? 4 One generation passeth away, and another generation coraeth : but the earth abideth for ever. 5 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 tumeth about unto the north ; it Avhii-leth about continually, and the wind return- eth again according to liis 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 retui-n again. 8 All things arc full of labour; man cannot utter it : the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor tiie ear filled with heai-ing. 9 The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be ; and that which is done is that wliich shall be done: and there is no new thing under tlie sun. 10 Is there any thing whereof it may he said. See, this is new ? it hath been already of old time, which was before us. 1 1 There is no remembrance of former ibings; neither shall there be a^zz/ reniem- l)i"ance of things that are to ' come with ihose that shall com.e after. 12^1 the preacher was king over Is- rael in Jerusalem. ^ 13 And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are dene under heaven : this sore travail hath God given to the sons of inan to be exercised therewith. 14 I have seen all the works that are done imder the sun ; and behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. 15 y'hat which is crooked cannot be ; ufiade straight ; and that which is want- Tng cannot be numbered. 16 1 communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great eslaie, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusa- lem : yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. 17 And I gave my heart to know wis- dom, and to know madness and folly : I perceived that this also is vexation of spi- rit. 18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increas- eth sorrow. CHAP. II. 1 The vanity of Imnian courses in the ■ works ofjileanure. 12 Though the tvise be better than the fool, yet both have one event. I SAID in mine heart. Go to now, I will pro\'e thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure': and behold, this also is vaiiity. 2 I said of laughter. It is mad : and of mirdi, What doeth it ? 3 I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom ; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what tvas that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life. 4 I made me great works ; I builded me houses ; I planted me vineyards ; 5 I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in diem of all kind o/'fruits : 6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth fortli trees : 7 I got vie servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house ; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem 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-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts. 9 So I was great, and increased more than all thai were before me in Jerusa- lem : also my wisdom remained with me. 10 And whatsoever mine eyes desired ■ I kept not from them, I withheld not my The vanity of human lahour. Chap, i'h heart from any joy ; for my heart re- joiced in all my labour : and this was my portion of all my la!)our. 11 Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the la- bour that I had laboured to do : and be- hold, all ivas vanity and vexation of spir- it, and there zvatt no profit under the sun. 12 And I turned myself to behold wis- dom, and madness, and folly : for what can the man (io that cometh after the kingi" even that which hath beeii al- read)- dune. 13 Then I saw that wisdom exccUeth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. 14 The wi>e man's eyes arc in his head ; but the fool walketh in darkness ; and I myself perceived also that cme event happeneth to them all. 15 Then said I in my heart. As it happenclh to the tool, so it happencUi even to me ; and why was I then more wise i* Then I sakl in my heart, that this also is vanity. 16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for e\er ; see- ing that which now is in the days to cc'me shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise 7}ian ? as the fool. 17 Therefore I hated life ; because tlie work that is wrought under the sun is grievous unto me : for all is vanity and vexation of spirit. IS what hath the poor, that know- eth to walk before the living ? 9 fi Better is the sight of the eyes than 'the v/andering of the desire : this is also vanity and vexation of spirit. 10 That which hath been is named al- ready, and it is known that it is man : ■neidier may be contend with him that is amightier than he. ^ 11 K Seeing there be many things that Increase vanity, what is man the better ? 68 VI, VII. Remedies against vanity. 537 12 For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow ? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun ? CHAP. VII. 1 Remedies against va?iily, are a good name, ^mortification, 7 patience, Wwis- doni. 23 The difficulty ofgcttingwisdo?n. A GOOD name is better tlian precious ointment ; and the day of death than the day of one's birth. 2 ^ It 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 . laughter : for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. 4 The heart of the wise is 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 For as the crackling of thorns unier a pot, so is the laughter of the fool : tliis also is vanity. 7 If Surely oppression maketii a wise man mad ; and a gift destroy eth the heart 8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spir- it is better than tlie proud in spirit. 9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry : for anger restetli in the bosom of fools. 10 Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these ? for thou dost not intjuire wisel)" concern- ing this. 11 IT V,'isdom is good with an inherit- ance : and dy it there is profit to tliem that see the sun. 1 2 For wisdom is a defence, arid mon- ey is a defence : but the excellenc;y of knowledge is, (hat wisdom giveth life to them that have it. 13 Consider the work of God : for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked .'' 14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of ad\ ersily consider : God also hath set the one over against the oth- er, to the end that man should find noth- ing after him. 15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity : tliere is a just ?nan that per- isheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked 7}ian tiiat prolongeth his life in his wickedness. 16 Be not righteous over much ; nei- ther make thyself over wise : why should- est thou destroy thyself? 17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish : why shouldest thou die before thy time ^ ' 18 It is good that thou shouldest take 538 Kings to be resjiccted. ECCLESIASTES. The ivork of God unsearchable. hold of this ; yea, also from this with- draw not thine hand : for he that fearelh Gotl shall come foi-th of them all. 19 Wisdom strengtheneth the wise more than ten mighty men which are in thecit\'. 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 ser- vant curse thee : 22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. 23 % All this have I proved by wis- dom : I said, I Vi'ill be wise ; but it luas far from me. 24 That which is far off, and exceed- ing 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 wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness : 26 And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands : whoso pieaseth God 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 ray 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 upright ; but they have sought out many in\entions, CHAP. VIII. 1 Kings are greatly to be respected. 6 The divine /irovideiice is to be observed. 12 It is better with the godly in adversity, than ivith the wicked vi prosperity. 16 The work of God is unsearcliable. HO is as the wise man ? and who knoweth the interpretation of a thing } a man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face shall be changed. 2 I cowisel thee to keep the king's com- mandment, 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 pieaseth him. 4 Where the word of a king is, there is power : and who may say unto him, what doest tliou ? 5 Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel na'eyil thing : and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judg- ment. 6 II 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 -pirit ; neither hath he power in the day of death : and there is no discharge in that war ; neither shall wickecinessdehvertliosethaiaregiventoit. 9 All this have I seen, and applied my heait unto every work that is done under the sun : there is a time wheiein one man ruieth over another to his own hurt. 10 And so 1 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 is also vanity. 11 Because sentence against an evil woik is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil. 12 II Though a sinner do evil an hun- dred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well widi them that fear God, which fear be- fore him : 13 But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow j because he fear- eth not before God. 14 There is a vanity which is done up- on the earth ; that there be just men, unto whom it hajipeneth according to the work of the wicked ; again, thei-e be wicked men, to whom it happeneth according to the*-\vork of the righteous : I said Siat this also is vanity. 15 Then I commer;ded mirth, because a man hath no iietter thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be mer- ry : for that shall abVle with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giv- eth him under the sun. 16 5f 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 labour to seek it out, yet he shall not find it ; yea further ; though a wise man du!ik to know it, yet shall he not be a^lc to find it. CHAP. IX. 1 Like things liappen to good and bad. 4 There is a necessity of death unto 7nen. 7 Comfort is all their portion in this life. 11 God's providence ruieth over all, 13 Wisdom is better than strength. FOR all this I considered in my heart even to declare all tliis, that the right- eous, and the wise, and their works, are \i\ the hand of God : no man knoweth either love or hatred 6i/ all that is before them. 2 All things come alike to all : thrre is one event to the righteous, and to the God's firoxndence ruleth over all. wicked ; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean ; to him that sacrihc- eth, and to him that sacrificetli not : as is the good, so ?.v the sinner ; and he that sweareth, as /le 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 : yen, also the heart of the sons of men is fiill of evil, and madness IS in their heart while the)' live, and after that they go to the dead. ,4 If For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope : for a living dog is better than a dead hon. 5 For the living know that they shall die : but the dead know not any thin j, neither have they any more a reward ; for the memory of them is forgotten. 6 Also their love, a)id their hatred, and their en\y, is now perished ; neither have they any more a ijoition for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. 7 IT Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart ; for God now accepteth thy works. 8 Let thy garments be always white : and let thy heiirl lack no ointment. 9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the lite of thy vanity, whicii he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity : for tliat is thy pordon in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun. 10 Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it widi thy might ; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. 11 U I returned, 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 un- derstanding, nor yet favour to men of skill ; but time and chance happeneth to them all. 12 For man also knoweth not his time : as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the Wrds that are caught in the snare ; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them. 13 ir This wisdom have I seen also un- der the sun, and it seemed great unto me : 14 There nvas a little city, and few men Vithip it ; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it : 15 Now there was found in it a poor ■wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered tile city ; yet no man remembereth that same poor man. *' 16 Then said I, Wisdom is better than Strength : nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are ■not heard. ■ 17 The %Ycrds of wise men are heard in Chap. x. Obs-en'ationn on vjisdom, ereJit. DEAD fiies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stniking savour : so doth a little folly him tliat is in reputation for wisdom and honom\ 2 A wise man's heart is at his I'ight hand ; but a fool's heart is at his left. 3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walk- eth by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to ca'ciy one tliat he is a fool. 4 If the spii-it of tlie luler rise up against thee, leave not thy place ; for yielding paciiieth great offences. 5 There is an ev'i\ which I have seen under the sun, as an evvor luhich proceed- eth from the ruler : 6 Folly is set in gi'eat dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 7 I ha\'e seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as serv ants upon the earth, 8 He that dig-geth a pit shall full into it ; and whoso bieaketh an hedge, a ser- pent shall bite him. 9 Whoso removeth stones shall I^e hurt therewith ; and he that cleaveth wood shall be endangered thereby. 10 If the iron be blunt, and he do rot Avhet the edge, then must he put to more strength: butwisdomw i)roiita!)}e 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 hps 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, v, ho can tell him ? 15 The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city. 16 1[ Woe to thee, O land, when thy king ?6' a child, and thy princes feat in the moiTiing i 17 Blessed aJ't thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness ! 18 H By much slothfulness the building decayeth ; and thi-ough idleness of th« hands the house droppcth through. 19 H A feast is made for laughter, an^ wine maketh merry : but money answer^ eth all tilings. 20 IT Curse not the king, no not in tlir thought; and curse not the nch in thj 540 Directions for charity. SOLOMON bed-chamber : for a bird of the air shalt carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter. CHAP. XI. 1 Directions for charity. 7 Death in life, 9 and the day of judgment in the clays of youth, are to be thought on. CAST 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 what evil shallbe upon the earth. 3 If the clouds be full of rain, they empty ihemHclves upon the earth : and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be. 4 He that observeth the wind shall not sow ; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap. 5 As tliou 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 pros- per, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. 7 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 r ijoice in them all ; yet let him remem- ber the days of darkiiess ; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. 9 ly Rejoice, O young man, in ,thy youth ; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days cf thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in tlie sight of thine eyes : but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment. 10 Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh : for childhood and youth are vanity. CHAP. XII. 1 The Creator is to be remembered in due time. 8 The preacher's care to edify. 13 The J ear of God is the duty ofmaii. REMEMBER now thy Creator in the . days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, S SONG. The Creator to be remembered when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them ; 2 While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain : 3 In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened, 4 And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of tlie bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low ; 5 Also ivhen they shall be afraid of that ivhich is high, and fears shcdl be in the way, and the almond-tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail : because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets : 6 Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be bi'oken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern. 7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was : and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 8 % Vanity of vanities, saith the preach- er ; all is vanity. 9 And moreover, because the preaclier was ^wise, he still taught the people knowledge : yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverlos. 10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words : and that wliich was written was upright, even words of trutli, 1 1 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd. 12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished : of making many books there is no end ; and much study is a weai'iness of the flesh. 13 ^ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter : Fear God, and keep his commandments : for this is the whole duty of man. 14 For God shall bring eveiy work into judgment, with every secret thing, wheth- er it be good, or whether it be evik THE SONG OF SOLOMON CHAP. I. 1 The churcWs lone unto Christ. 5 She co7ifesscth her deforn}ittj, 7 and }xray- eth to be directed to his flock, i^c. THE song of songs, which is Solo- mon's. 2 Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better tlian wine. 3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment' poured forth, therefoi'e do the virgins love thee. 4 Draw me, we will run after thee The church's confesmn. Chap, 11,^111. iie king hath brought me into his cham- bers : we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine : the upright love thee. 5 I ajn black, but comely, O ye daugh- ters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon, 6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me : my mother's children were angry with me ; the>' made me the keeper of the vineyards ; but mine own vineyard have I not kept. 7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul lov- eth, where thou feedest, where thou mak- est thy flock to rest at noon : for why should i be as one that turneth aside by the flocks of thy companions ? 8 1[ If thou know not, O thou fairest among women, go thy way forth by the footsteps of the nock, and feed thy kids beside the shepherds tents. 9 I ha\ e compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh'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 H While the king silteth at his table, my spikenard sendeih forth the smell thereof. 13 A bundle of myi"rh is my well-be- loved unto me ; he shall lie all night be- twixt my breasts. 14 My beloved is unto me aa a cluster of campjiire in the vineyards of En-gedi. 15 Behold, thou art fair, my love ; be- hold, thou art fair ; llioa hast doves eyes, 16 Behold, thou art fair, my beloved, yea, pleasant : also our bed is green. 17 The beams of our house are cedar, and our rafters of fir. CHAP. II, 1\ The mictuallove of Christ a7id his church. 8 The hojie, 10 and calling of the church. 14 Christ's care of the church, 16 The profession of the church, her faith and , hojie. I AM the rose of Sharon, and the lily of the valleys. 2 As the lily among thorns, so is xnY love among the daughters. 3 As the apple- ti'ee among the trees of the Avood, so is my beloved among the sons. I sat down under his shadow with great delight, and his fruit nvas sweet to my taste. 4 He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me luas love. 5 Stay me with flagons, comfort nie t with apples : for I am sick of love. • 6 His left hand is under my head, and J his right hand doth embrace me. ' 7 I charge you, O ye daughters of Je- •" rusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please. Christ^ s care of the church. 541 8 ^ The voice of my beloved ! behold, he Cometh leaping upon die mountains, skipping upon the hills. 9 My beloved is like a roe, or a young hart: behold, he standeth behind our wall, he looketh forth at the windows, shewing himself thi'ough 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 flowei's 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 luith the tender grape gi\'e a good smell. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away. 14 ^ O my dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret Jilaces of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice, and thv countenance is comely. 15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines : for our vines iia-oe tender grapes. 16 ^ My beloved is mine, and I am his : he feedeth among the lilies. 17 Until the, day bi'eak, and the shad- ows flee away, turn, my beloved, and be thou like a roe or a young hart upon the mountains of Bether, CHAP. III. 1 The churches fight and victory in termfi- tation. 6 The church glorivlh in Chnat. BY night on my i)ed I soug'it. liim whom my soul loyeth: I sought him, but I found him not. 2 I will rise now, and go about ths city in the streets, and in the broad ways j I will seek him whom my soul loveth : I i sought him, but I found him not. 3 The watchmen that go about the city found me : to ivhom 1 said. Saw ye him whom my soul loveth ? 4 It was but a little that I passed from them, but 1 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 cham- ber of her that conceived me. 5 I charge you, O ye daughters of Je- rusalem, by tiie roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake 7ny love, till he please. 6 ^ Who is this that cometh out of the wilderness like pill?irs cf smoke, per- fi.imed with myrrh and frankincense, with all powders of the merchant ? 7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon's ; threescore valiant men are about it, ctf the valiant of Israel. 8 They all hold svs^ords, being expert in war : every man hath his sword upon his thigh because of fear in the night 5i2 C/irist'sloveh the cfiurch. SOLOMON'S SONG 9 King Solomon made himself a char- iot of the wootl of Lebanon. 10 He ma'le the pillars thereof o/" sil- ver, the bottom thereof of gold, the cov- ering of it of purple, the midst thereof being paved with love, for the daughters of Jerusalem. 1 1 Go forth, ' O ye daughters of Zion, and behold king Solomon with the crown wherewith his mother crowned him in the day of his espousals, and in the day of the gladness of his heart. CHAP. IV. I Christ setteth forth the ^racea of the church. 8 He sheiveth hin love to her. 16 The church firayeth to be made ft for /m presence. BEHOLD, thou art fair, my love ; be- hold, thou art fair ; thou hast doves eyes within thy locks : thy hair is as a Hock of goats, riiat appear from mount Gilead. 2 I'hy teeth are like a flock ofsheefi that are even shorn, which came up from the v/ashing ; whereof every one bear twins, and none is 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 David builded for an armory, whereon there hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of mighty men. 5 Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins, which fted among the lilies. 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 ; tliere is no spot in thee. 8 II Come with me from Lelianon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon : look from the toj) of Amana, from the top of Shenir and Hermon, from the lions dens, from the mountains of the leopards. 9 Thou hast ravislied my heart, my sister, viy 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 the smell of thine ointments than all spices ! 11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honey-comb : honey and milk are under thy tongue ; and the smell of thy gar- ments is like the smell of Lebanon. 12 A garden enclosed /.5 my sister, mij spouse ; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. 13 Thy plants fire an orchard of pome- granates, with pleasant fruits ; camphire, with spikenanl, 14 Spilcenard and saffron ; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of trankincense ; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices ; A descrifition of Christ. 15 A fountain of gai'dens, a well of liv- ing waters, and streams from Lebanon. 16 If Awake, O north wind ; and come, thou south ; blow upon my gar- den, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his gai*- den, and eat his pleasant fruits. CHAP. V. 1 Christ awaketh the church nvith his calling. 2 The church having a taste of Christ's love, is sick of love. 9 A de- scriptio7i of Christ by his graces. 1AM conte into my garden, my sister, my spouse : I have gathered my myirh vvidi 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 If I sleep, but my heart waketh : it is the voice of my beloved that knocketh, saying. Open to me, my sister, my love, my dove, my undetiled : for my head is tilled with dew, and my locks with the drops of the night. 3 I have put off my coat ; how shall I put it on ? I have washed my feet ; how shall I defile them ? 4 My beloved put in his hand by the hole of the door, and my bowels were moved for him. 5 I rose up to open to my beloved ; and my hands dropped with myrrh, and my fingers with sweet smelling-myrrh, upon the handles of the lock. 6 I opened to my beloved ; but my be- loved had withdrawn himself, anrf 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 Avails took away my veil from me. 8 I charge you, O daughters of Jeru- salem, if ye find my beloved, that ye tell him, that I am sick ot love. 9 If What is thy beloved more than another beloved, O thou fairest among women ^ what is thy beloved moi*e than another beloved, that thou do 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 ttie eyes of doves by the ri\'ers of waters, washed with milk, and fitly set. 13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, as sweet flowei-s : his lips like hlies, drop- ping sweet-smelling myrrh. 14 His hands are as gold rings set with the berjl : his belly is as bright ivory overlaid with sapphires. 15 His legs are as pillars of marble, set upon sockets of tine gold : his coun- The church's graces. Chap, vi, tenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the cedars. 16 His naouth is most sweet : yea, he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, O daughters of Je- rusalem. CHAP. VI. 1 7'he church professeth her faith in Christ, 4 Chnst sheweth the graces of the church, \0 and his love toivarcl her. "IIT- HITHER is thy beloved gone, O VV thou fairest among women ^ whith- er is thy 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. 3 I am ray beloved's, and my beloved is mine : he feedeth among the Ulies. 4 1[ Thou art beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem, ten-ible as an army with banners. 5 Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me : thy hair is as a tlock of goats that appear from Gilcad. 6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them. 7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy temples Avithin thy locks. 8 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines, and virgins with- out 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 daughters saw her, and blessed her ; yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her. 10 If Who is she that looketh forth as tlie morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners ? Ill went down into the garden of nuts to see the fi-uits of the valley, and to see whether the vine floui-ished, and the pom- egranates budded. 12 Or ever I was aware, my soul made me like the chariots of Amminadib. 13 Return, retui-n, O Shulamite ; re- turn, return, that we may look upon thee. What will ye see in the Shulamite ? As it were the company of two armies. CHAP. VII. 1 ji further description of the churches- graces. 10 She prof dsscth her faith and desire. HOW beautiful are thy feet with shoes, O prince's daughter ! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels, the work of the hands of a cunning workman. 2 Tliy navel is like a round goiilet, ivhich •wanteth not liquor : thy betJv f.s like an heap of wheat set about with lilies. 3 Tiiy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. VII, VIII. Her love to Christ. 543 4 Thy neck is as a tower of ivoiy ; thine eyes like the fish-pools in Hesbbon, by the gate of Bath-rabbim : thy nose is as the tower of Lebanon which looketh toward Damascus. 5 Thine head upon thee z.si like Carmel, and the hair of thine head like purple ; the king is held in the galleries. 6 How fair and how pleasant art diou, 0 love, for delights ! 7 This thy stature is like to a palm-tree, and chy breasts to clusters of grapes. 8 I said, I will go up to the palm-tree, 1 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, causing the lips of these that are asleep to speak. 10 H I a?n my beloved's, and his desire is toward me. 11 Come, my beloved, let us go fortli into the field ; let us lodge in the villages. 12 Let us get up early to the vinej^ards ; let us see if the vine flourish, whether the tender grape appear, and the pomegran- ates bud forth : there will I give thee my loves. 13 The mandrakes gi\'e a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, tvliich I ha\e laid up for thee, O my beloved. CHAP. VIII. 1 The love of the church CO Christ. 6 The vehemency of love. 8 The calling of the Gtntiles.AA Christ's coming prayedfor . OTHAT thou ivert as my brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother ! rjhen I should find thee widiout, I would kiss thee : yea, I should not be despised. 2 I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mother's house, ivho would instruct me : I would cause thee to drink of spiced wine of the juice of my pomegranate. 3 His left hand should he undtr my head, and his right hand should embrace me. 4 I charge you, O daughters of Jeru- salem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, until he please. 5 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness, leaning upon her beloved ^ I raised thee up under the apple tree : there thy mother brought thee forth : there she brought thee forth that bear thee. 6 if Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon tliine arm : for love is strong as death ; jealousy is cruel as the gra\'e : the coals thereof are coals of fire, •vjliich hath a most vehement flame. 7 Manv w aters cannot quench love, nei- tlier can the flrxjds drown it : if a man •vould gi\e all tlie substance 'f his house tor love, it would utterly be contemned. 8 ^ We have a little sister, and she 544 Isaiah's complaint ofJudah hath no Ijreasts : what shall we do for our sister in the day when she shall be spok qn for ? 9 If she be a wall, Ave will build upon her a palace of silver : and if she be ;i door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. 10 I avi a wall", and my lireasts like towers : then was I in his cjes as one that found favour. 11 Solomon had a \ ineyard at Baal- ha mon ; he let out the vineyard unto keep- ISAIAH. He exhorteth to refientance. ers, eveiy one for the fniit thereof was to iring a thousand /2tVc^.v of silver. 12 My vineyard wiiich is mine, is he- tore me : thou, O Solomon, must have a tliousand, and those that keep the fruit fhcreof two hundred. 13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, rhe companions hearken to thy voice : cause me to hear it. 14 % Make haste, my beloved, and be rhou like to a roe or to a young hart upon t he mountains of spices. THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH. CHAP. I. 1 Isaiah's complaint of Juclah. '0 /// upbraidelh their service. 16 He ex- horteth to repentance t nvitli promisei' and threatcnings. THE vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz which he saw concerning Judahand Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Joiham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. 2 Hear, () heavens, and gi\'e ear, C) earth : for the Lord hath spoken, I ha\ e nourished and bt-ought up children, and they have rebelled against me. 3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib : but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider. ^ 4 Ah sinful nation, a people laden iWith iniquity, a seed of evii-doers, cliildren that are corrupters : they have forsaken the Lord, tliey have j-rovoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward. 5 ^ Why should ye be stricken any more ? ye will re\'oit more and more : the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint. 6 From the sole of the foot even unti. the head there is no soundness in it ; bui wounds, and bruises, and piitrif\'ing sores : tliey have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment. 7 Your country is desolate, )'our cities are burned with fire : your land, stran- gers devour it in your presence, and it in desolate, as overthrown l)y strangers. 8 And the daughter of Zion is left as a cottage in a rineyard, as a lodge in a gar- • den of cucumbers, as a besieged city. 9 Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we shouk'. have been as Sodom, and we shouid have been like unto Gomorrah. 10 *\\ Hear the word of the Lord, ye rulers of Sodom ; give car unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah. 11 To what purposes the multitude of ioiir sacrifices unto me ? saiththe Lord : am full of the burnt- offerings of rams, and the fat of fed l)easts ; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, ©r of he-goats. 12 When ye come to appear before me, who hath reqtiired this at your hand, to iread my courts ? 13 Bring no more vain oblations ; in- cense is an abomination unto me ; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of .assemblies, I cannot away with } it is in- iquity, even the solemn meeting. 14 Your new moons and your appointed teasts my soul hateth : they are a trouble unto me ; I am weary to i:)ear them. 15 And when ye spread forth your uands, I will hide mine eyes from you : yea, when ye make many [)ra)ers, 1 will not hear : your hands are full of blood. 16 1[ Wash ) e, make you clean ; put away the evil of yoiu- doings from before mine eyes ; cease to do ex'il ; \7 Learn to do well ; seek judgment, relieve the oppressed, judge the ia,ther- less, plead for the widow. 18 Come now, and let us reason togeth- er, saith the Lord : thotigh 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 obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land : 20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall be devoured with the sword : for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 21 1[ How is the faithful cit) become an harlot ! it was full of judgment ; right- eousness lodged in it ; but now mur- derers. 22 Thy silver is become dross, thy wine mixed Avith water : 23 Thy princes are rebellious, and com- panions of thieves : every one ioveth gifts, and followeth after reAvards : they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widoAV come unto them. 24 Therefore saith the Lord, the Lo r d of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, .\h, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies : 25 ^ And I Avill turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take aAvay all thy tin : 26 And I will restore tliy judges as A jirofihecyof Christ' n kingchm. Chat at the first, and th}^ counsellors as at the beginning : afterward thou shalt be call- ed, The city of righteousness, the faith- ful city. 27 Zion shall be redeemed with judg- ment, and her converts with righteousness.- 28 1[ And the destruction ot" the trans- ."gressors and of the sinnei-s s/iail be io- gether, 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 garden that hath no water. 31 And the strong sliall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench ihem. CHAP. II. 1 Iwiah firoji/ieaielli the cowing of Christ's kingdom. 6 Wickedness is the cause of God's forsaking. 10 He ex- hortcth to fear, because of the fiower- fiil effects of God's majesty. THE word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning.Tudah and Jerusalem. 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 al)ove the hills ; and ail nations shall flow unto it. 3 And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the moun- tain of the Loud, to the house of the God of Jacob ; and he will teach us of his Avays, and we will v/alk in his paths : for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the >vord of the Lord from Jerusalem. _ 4 And he shall judge among the na- tions, and shall rebuke many people : and they shall beat their sAVords into plow-shares, and their spears into^nin- ing-hooks : nation shall not lift uf» sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let us walk in the light of the Lord. 6 *[f Therefore thou hast forsaken thy "people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are sooth- sayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers. 7 'Fneir 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 down, and the great man humbleth himself: therefore forgive them not. 1 0 II Enter into the rock, and hide thee 69 11,111. Exhortation to fear, 645 in the dust, for fear of the Lord, and for the gloxy of his majesty. 11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the Lord a- lone shall be exalted in that day. 12 For the day of the Lord of hosts shall be upon every one that is jiroud and lofty, and upon eveiy one that is lifted up ; and he shall be brought low : 13 And upon all the cedai s of Leba- non, that arc high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan, 14 And u]X!n all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up, 15 And upon every high tower, and upon every fenced wali,' 16 And upon all the ships of Tarshish, • and upon all pleasant pictin-es. 17 And the loftiness of man sliall 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 shaUutterly 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 gloiy of his majesty, when he aiiseth to sliake 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 worsliip, 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 I^ord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he arlseth to shake- terribly the earth. 22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to'be accounted of f CHAP. III. 1 77ie great confusio?i which cometh by sin. 9 Theiynfiudenceofthefieofile, 12 T/ie opfiression and covetousness of the riders. 16 The judgments which shall be for the firide of the women. FOR behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusa- . lem and from Judah the stay and the staff^ the whole stay of bread, and t'le whoie 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 honoura-. bleman, and the counsellor, and the cun- ning artificer, and the eloquent orator. 4 And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall niie over them. 5 And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and evevy one by his neighbour: the child shall behave him- self proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable. 6 When a man shall take hold of his 5'16 The inijiudcnce of ihe fieojde. IS. brotlier of the holise of his father, saying, Thou ha£t clothing, be tlioii our ruler, and Itt this ruin be under thy hand : 7 In that day shall he s\vear, saying, I will net be an healer; for in my hoube is neiiher bread nor clothing : make me not a ruler of the people. 8 For Jemsalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen : because tlicir tongue and their doings are against the Loud, to provoke the eyes of his glory. 9 *{\ The shew of their countenance doth witness against them ; and they de- clare their sin as Sodom, they liide it not. Woe unto their soul ! for they ha\'e rewarded evil unto themsehes. 10 Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well ivilh him : for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. 11 Woe unto the wicked ! it shall be ill ivith him : for the reward of his hands shall be given him. 12 If Js for my people, children arc their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy pat us. 13 T)ie Lord standeth up to plead, and standeth to judge the people. 14 The Lord v.'ill enter into judgment with the ancients of his people, and the princes thereof: for ye have eaten up the vineyaixl ; the spoil of tlie poor is in your houses. 15 What mean ye that ye beat my peo- ple to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor ? salth the Loud God of hosts. 16 T[ Moreover the Lord fi:^ith. Be- cause the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, walking and mincing as they go, and making a tinkling with their feet: 17 Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of tlie daugh- ters of Zion, and the Lord will discover their secret parts. 18 In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments abojit their feet, and thtir cauls, and their round tires like the moon, 19 The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, 20 The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the head-bands, and the tablets, and the ear-rings, 21 'I'he rings, and nose-jewcis, 22 The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, and tlie wimples, and the crisping pins, 23 The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hocxls, and tlie veils. 24 And it shall come to pass, that in- stead of sweet smell there shall be stink ; and instead of a girdle a rent ; and in- stead of well set hair baldness ; and in- stead of a stomacher a girding of sack- \IAH. Christ's kingdom a sanctuary, cloth ; and burning instead of beauty. 25 Thy men shall fiill by the sword, and thy mighty in the Avar. 26 And her gates shall lament and mourn ; and she, being desolate, shall sit upon the ground. CHAP. IV. Jn the extremity ofevib, Christ's king- dom shall be a sanctuary. AND in that day £e\ en women shall t;ike hold of one man, saying. We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel : 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 tliem that are escaped of Israel. 3 And it shall come to pass, that he thai is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even eve- ry one that is written among the living in Jerusalem : 4 When the Lord shall have washed a- way the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall ha\'e purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof hy the spirit of judgment, and by the spirit of burning. 5 And the Loud wiU create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upoii her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and tile shining of a flaming fire by night : for upon all the glory shall be a defence. 6 And there shall be a tabernacle for a shadow in the day time from the heat, and for a place of refuge, and for a cov- ert from storm and from rain. CHAP. V. 1 Under the tyjie of a vineyard Godjus- tifieth his severe judgments. 8 His jitdgmcntsiipoii covetousness, 11 u/ion lasciviojisness, 13v/ionim/iiety, 20 and njion injustice. 26 The executioners of Ciod's judgments. NOW will I sing to my well-beloved a»song of my beloved touching his vineyard. My well-beloved hath a vine- yard in a veVy fruitful hill : 2 And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and buUt a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine- press therein : and he looked that it should bring forth grapes, and it brought forth wild grapes. 3 And now, O inliabitants of Jerusa- lem, and men of Judah, 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, wheii I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes ? 5 And now go to ; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard : I will take a- way the hedge thereof,, and it shall be God's judg7nertt on covetauane^s. Chap eaten w^ ; and break down the wall there- of, and it shall be trodden down : 6 And I will laj^ it waste : it shall not be pruned, nor digged ; Ijat there shall come up briers and tliorns : I \vill also command tlie clouds tliat they rain no rain upon it. 7 For the A'ineyai-d of tlie Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Jii- dah his pleasant plant : and he looked for judgment, but behold oppression ; for righceousness, but behold a cry. 8 % Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay lield to iield, till thci-c be no place, that they may be placed alone in tlae midst of the earth ! 9 In mine ears iczV/ the Lord of hosts, ..Of a tnith many houses sliall be desolate, evtn e;reat and fair, without inhabitant. 10 Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah. 11 ^ Woe unto them that i*ise up early in the morning, timt they may follow strong drink ; that continue until night, till wine ini'ame them ! 12 And tlie harp, and the viol, the tab- ret, and pipe, anrl wine, are in their feasts : but they regard not the work of the Lord, neither coiisider the operation of his hands. 13 11 Therefore my people are gone into captivity, because theij 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 glor}', and their multitude, and their pomp, and he that rejoiceth, shall descend into it. 15 And tlie mean inan shall be brought down, and tlie mighty man shall be hum- bled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled : 16 But the Lord of hosts siiall be ex- alted in judgment, and God that is lioly shall be sanctified in righteousness. 17 Then shall the Iambs 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 v/eie Avith a cart-rope : 19 That say. Let him make speed, and hasten his work, that we may see it : and let the counsel of the Holy One of Israel dra-w nigh and come, that we may knov/// .' 20 II Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil ; that put darkness for liirht, and light for darkness ; that putbitteffor sweet, and sweet for bitter ! 21 Woe unto fAem that arc wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight ! 22 \^'oe unto than that arc mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to min- gle sti-ong^ drink : Ltaiah^s vision. 547 23 Which justify the Avicked for re- ward, and take away the righteousness of the righteous from him ! 2I' Therefore as the tire devoureth the stuliijle, and the liame consumeth the cliaftj so their root shall be as rottenness, and their blossom shall go up as dust : because they have cast away the law of the IjOrd of hosts, and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel. 25 Therefore is the anger of the Lord kindled against his peo])le, and he hath stretched forth his hand against them,, ctfid hath smitten them : and the hilts did tremble, and tlicir carcases were torn in the midst of the streets. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his handes stretched out snll. 26 If And he will lift up an ensign to the nations from far, and will luss unto tli£m IVom the end of the earth : and i}e- holci, they shall come with speed swiftly : 27 None sliall be weaiy 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 sharj), and all their bows bent, their horses hoofs shall be counted like fiint, and their wheels like a whirlwind : 29 Their r(jaring shall be like a lion, they sliall roar like joung lions : yea, they shall roar, and lay hold of the prey, and shall carry it away safe, and none shall deli\"er it. 30 And in that day they shall roar a- gaiust them like the roaring of the sea : and if one look unto the land, behold darkness and sorrow, and the light is darkened in the heavens thereot CHAP. VI. 1 laaiah's vision. 9 The obstinacy of the Jieo/ile, unto their desolation. 13 ^i rem-- nant shall be saved. :. IN the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting 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 cover- ed his face, and with twain he covered his feet, and with twain he did fiy. 3 And one ci'ied unto another, and said. Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts : the whole earth isi fall of his glory. 4 And the posts of the door moAed at the voice of hira that cried, and the house was filled with smoke. 5 f Tiien 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 ot unclean lips : for mine eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts. 6 Then flew one of the seraphims un- to me, having a Htc eoal in his hand, 548 .4Aar is coinforied. ISA! nv/iich he had taken with the tongs from off the altar : 7 And he laid it upon my jnouth, and said, Lo, this hatli touched thy lips ; and thine iniquity 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. 9 ^ And he said, Go, and tell this peo- ple. Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see }'e indeed, but pei'ceive not^ 10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears hea\y, and shut their eyes ; lest they see widi their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed. 11 Then said I, Lord, how long ? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted v/ithout inixabitant, and the houses with- out man, and the land be utterly desolate, 12 And the Lord have removed men far away, and there be a great forsaking in the midst of the laivd. 13 U But yet in it sludl be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten : as a teil- tree, and as an oak Avhose suljstance is in tliem, when the^'' cast their Lcavefi : so the holy seed shall he the substance thereof. CHAP, VIL • 1 yl/iaz is comforted by Inaiah. 14 Christ promised. \.7 Ahaz's judgment isjiro- jihesi"d lo come by Assyria. AND it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, kingof Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria,, and Pekali the son of Reiiialiah, king of Israel, went up towaixl Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it. 2 And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is creifederate with Ephraim. And his iieart Avas moved, and the lieart of his [jeoplc, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wii>d. 3 Then said the Lord unto Isaiah, Go ' forth now to meet Ahaz, tliou, and Shear- jashub thy son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's iield ; 4 And say unto him. Take heed, and be quiet ; fear not, neither be faint-hearted for the two tails of these smoking fire- brands, for the fierce anger of ReziQ with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah. 5 Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel a- gdinst thee, saying, 6 Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, even the stiu of Taljeal : 7 Tims saith the Lord God, It shall not Stitnd, neiiher shall it come to pass. 8 for the head of Syria is Damascus, /VII. Christ promised. and the head of Damascus is llezih ; and within threescore and live years shall E- phraim be broken, tliat it be not a people, 9 And the head of Ephraim is Samaiia, and the head of Samaria is Remalicdi's son. If ye will not beheve, surely ye stall not be established. 10 M Moreover, the Lord spake again unto Ahaz, saying, 11 Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God ; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above, 12 But Ahaz said, I will not ask, nei- ther Avill I tempt the Lord. 13 And he said. Hear ye now, O house of David ? Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also ? 14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give j'ou a sign ; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. 15 Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evD, and choose the goal. 16 For before the child shall knoAv to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that thou abhor rest shall be forsaken of botliher kings. 17 *i\ The Lord shall bring upon thee, and upon thy people, and upon thy fa- ther's house, days that have r.ot come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah ; even the king of Assyria. 18 And it shall come to pass in that da)% t/uit the LaRD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that w in tlie land of Assyria. 19 And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate -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 witii a razor that is hired, namely, by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of tlie feet : and it sliall also consume the beard. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep ; 22 And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk that they shall give, he shall eat butter : for butter and hon- ey shall every one eat that is left in the Tanxl. 23 And it shall come to pass in that day, that every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thou- sand silvei'lings, it shall eve?i be for briers, and thonis. 24 With arrows and with bows shall men come thither ; because all the land shall Ijccomc briers and thorns. 25 And on all hills that shall be digged with tlic ;«attock, tU^e shfvU npt Pouie hracl and Judah threatened. Chap. tliither the fear of briers and thorns : but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading; of lesser cattle. CHAP. VIII. 1 A fir of ill ecy against Syria, and Israel, 5 and Judah. 9 God'sjudgments trre- sistrdle. 11 Comfort to them tliat Jear God. 19 Great ajflict'ions to idolaters. MOREOVflR, the Lord said unto mc. Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning Maher- shajal-htfih- baz. 2 And I took unto me faithful witnesses to record, Uriali the priest, and Zecha- riali the son of Jebei*ecliiah. 3 And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Ma- her-shalal- hash-baz. 4 For before the child shall have knov/1- ee afraicl. 13 Sanctift- the Lord of hosts liimself; and let him he your fear, and Let him be your dread. 14 And he shall be for a sanctuary ; but for a staie of stumbling and for a i«cck of offence to both the houses of Is- rael, for a gin and for a snare to the in- habitants of Jarusalem. \5 And many among them shall sttim- VIII, IX. Afflictions to idclaters. 54» ble, and fall, and be broken, and be snar- ed, and be taken. 16 Bind up the testimony, seal tlielaw among my discijiles. 17 And I will v/ait upon the Lord, that hidetli. his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look tor him. 18 Behold, I and the children whom the IjO r d hath gi\cn me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, wliich dwellcth in mount Zion. 19 f And Avhen they shall say unto you. Seek unto tliem that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter : should not a people seek unto their GndJ* for the living to the dead ? x.'0 To the law and to thetestimony : if they speak not «ccoi'ding to this word, it is because there is no light in them. 21 And tliey shall pass through it, hard- ly bestead and hungry : and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungiy, tliey shall fret thcmseh es, and curse their king and their Gotl, and lock upward. 22 And they shall look untb the earth ; and behold trouble and darkness, dim- ness qt" anguish ; and they shall be driven to dai-kness. CHAP. IX. 1 What joy shall be in ihe midst cf afflic- tions by the birth and kingdom q/' Christ. 8 Judgments tip07i Israel for their pride, \2hvfiocrisy, ISand i?n/ienitency. NEVERTHEI^ESS the dimness .thall not be such as iijas in her ^'exation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun, and the landof Naphtaji, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the v^^ay of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations. 2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light : they that dwell in the land of the siiadow of death, them hath the light shined. 3 Thou hast multiplied the nation, a?:c/ not increased the joy : they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as meJi rejoice Avhen they divide the spoil. 4 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day oi Midian. 5 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments roiled in blood ; liut 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 shoulder : and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, the everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of /«',9 government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upoti his kingdom, to order it, atid to- establish, it with judg- upon 550 Judgment ufion larael. ISA! ment and with justice from hencefortli even for ever. The zeal of the Lo r d of hosts will perform tliis. 8 ^ The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted iipcm Israel. 9 And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaina, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart, 10 The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones : the syca- mores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars. J 1 Therefore the Lord shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together ; 12 The Syrians before, and the Phi- listines behind ; and they shall devour Is- rael with open mcuth. For all this his anger is not turned away, biit his hand M stretched out still. 13 IT For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek tbe Lord of hosts. 14 Therefore the Lord will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day. 15 Tlie ancient and honourable, he is the head ; and the propiiet that teacheth lies, he is tlie tail. 16 For the leaders of this people cause them to err ; and theij that are led of them are destroyed. 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 not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still. 18 1[ For wickedness burnetii 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 lifting up of smoke. 19 Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts is the land darkened, 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 tbe left hand, and they shall not be satisfied : they shall eat every man the fiesli of his own arm : '21 Manasseh,Eph!-aim; and Ephraim, Manasseh : and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is sti:etch- cd out still. CHAP. X. 1 The taoe of tyrants. 5 Assyria the rod of hypocrites,for hisjiride shall be broken. 20 A remnant of Israel shall be saved. W'OE unto them that decree unright- eous decrees, and that write griev- ousness which they have prescribed ; 2 To turn aside the needy from judg- AH. Assyria shall be broken. ment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may- be their prey, and that they naay rob the fatherless ! 3 And what will ye do in the day of vis- itation, and in the desolation which shall come from far ? to whom will ve flee for help .'' and where will ye leave vour glory * 4 Without me they shall bow down under the prisoners, and thev shall fall under the slain. For all ihu his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretch- ed out still. 5 ^f G Assyrian, the rod of mine an- ■ ger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation. 6 I will send him against an hypocrit- ical nation, and againsc the people of my wrath will I give him a charge, to take the sjjoil, and to take the prey, and to tread them down hke the mire of the streets. 7 Howbeit he meaneth not so, nei- ther doth his heart think so ; but it is in his heart to destroy and cut off nations not a few. 8 For he saith. Are not my princes al- together kings ? 9 Is not Calno as Carchemish ? is not Hamath as Arpad ? is not Samaria as Damascus ? 10 As my hand hath found the king- doms of the idols, and whrse graven images did excel them of Jerusalem and of Samaria; 11 Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusa- lem and her idols ? 12 Wherefore it shall come to pass, that when the Lord hath performed liis whole woi'k upon mount Zion and on Jerusalem, I will punish the fruit of the stout heart of the king of Assyria, and the glory of his high looks. 13 For he saith. By the strength of my hand I have done it, and by ray wisdom ; for I am prudent : and I have removed the bounds of the people, and have rob- bed tlieir treasures, and I have put down the inhabitants like a valiant 7nan : 14 And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people : and as one gath- ereth 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 Siiall the ax boast itself against him that heweth therewith ? or shall the saw magnify itself against him that shaketh it .' as if the I'od should shake itself against them that lift it u]), or as if the staft'should lift up itself, as if it were no wood. 16 Theveioi-e shall theLoRD, the Lord of hosts, send among his fat ones lean- ness ; and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire. .-f remnant of Israel shall be saved. Ch a 17 And the liglit of Israel shall be for a fire, and his Hoi)' One for a flame : and it shuU burn and devour his thorns and his bners in one day ; 18 And shall consume the gioiy of his forest, and of his fruitful field, both soul and body : and they shall be as when a standard-bearer laintedi, 19 And tlie rest of the ti-ees of his forest shall he few, that a child may write them. 20 H And it shall come to puss in that day, t/ial the remnant of Israel, and such as are escaped of the house of Jacob, shall no more again stay upon him that smote them ; but shall stay u]5on the Lord, the Holy One of Isi'ael, in trutli. 21 The remnant shall return, even the remnant of Jacob, unto the mighty God. 22 For though thy people Israel be as the sand of the sea, yet a remnant of them shall return : the consumption decreed i^all overflow with righteousness. 23 For the Lord God of hosts shall make a consumption, even determined, in the midst of all the land, 24 ^f Therefore thus saith the Lord God of hosts, O my people that dweliest in Zion, be not afraid of the Assyrian : he shall smite thee with a rod, and shall lift up his stafFagainst thee, after the manner of Egypt. 25 For yet a very little while, and the indignation shall cease, and mine anger in their destruction. 26 And the Lord of hosts shall stir up a scourge for him according to the slaugh- ter of Midian at the rock of Oreb : and as his rod 'ujas upon the sea, so shall he lift it up after the manner of Egypt. 27 And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off" thy shoulder, and his yoke from «fF thy neck, and the yoke shall be de- stroyed because of the anointing. 28 He is com^ to Aiath, he is passed to Migron ; at Michmash he hath laid up his carriages : 29 They are goneoverthepassage: they have taken up their lodging at Geba ; Ra- mah is afraid ; Gibeah of Saul is fled. 30 Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim : cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth. 31 Madmenah is removed ; the inhabit- ants of Gebim gather themselves to Hee. 32 As yet shall he remain at Nob tliat day : he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter ot Zion, the hill of Jerusalem. 33 Behnld, the Lord, theLoRoof hosts shall lop the bough with teiTor : and the high ones of stature shall be hewn down, aiiti the haughty shall be humbled. ) 34 And he shall cut down tlie thickets shall cleave to the house of Jdcob. 2 And the people shall take them, and bring them to their pl:ice : and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord lor servants and handmaids : and tliey shall take them captives, whose captives they were ; and tliey shall rule over their oppressors. 3 And it shall come to pass in the (lay that the Lord shall gi\e thee rest .from thy sorrow, and from th)' fear, and fi'om the hard bondage wherein thou wast made to serve, 4 «[ That thou shalt takeiip this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased ! the gold- en city-ceased ! 5 The Lord hath broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of tlie rulers. 6 He who smote the peoi^lc in wralh with a continual stroke, he that lulcd the. nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hindeieth. 7 T!ie whole earth is at rest, and is quiet : th^y break forth into singing. a Yea, the tir-tixes rejoice at thee, and\.\\c. cedars of Lebanon, f-mjing. Since thn\i art laiU down, no feller is come uj) against us. 9 Hell from I^eneath is moved for thee to meet thcc at thy coming: it stirrcth up . the dead fur thee, even all the chief ones ^ of the earth ; it hath rfiised up from their ' thrones all the kings of the nations. 10 All they shall speak and say unto thee, Art thou also become weak a$ we ? Alt thou bec4)me like unto us ? 11 Thy pomp is bi'ought down to the f^rave, and the noise of thy viols : the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thte. ' 12 How aft uiou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning ! Iio'iv art thou cut down, to the ground, which didst weaken the nations ! 13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into hoavcn, I will exaj.t my tin-one above the stars of Gcd : I will v.t also upon the mciunt cf the congreraiipn, in the sides of the north : 14 I will asc.^nd above the heights of the cloud* ; I will be like the Most High. IJ Yet thou shalt be broughv dewn to hell, to tire sides cf the pit. 16 They that see thee shall narrowly look H]j()U thee, and consider tiice, saying, - Js this the fflan that made the eartli to 'tremi-ile, that did shake kingdoms : \7 That made the world as a wilder- ness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not tlie iiouse of his prisoners i" jy AH the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie m glory, every one in his ^Owji house. ~ 19 Btit tli^Hi art cast out cf thv grave 70 Chap. XV. Their triumfih over Babylon. 5aJ like an abominable branch, and c.v the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go dcnvn to die stones of the pit ; as a carcase trod- den under feet. 20 Thou shalt not be joined with them in burr^l, liecause thou hast destroyed thy land, and slain thy people : the ' seed of e\il-doers shall never be renowned. 21 Prepare slaughter for his cltildren for the iniquity of their fathers ; that thcv do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fiJj the face of the world with cities. 22 For I will rise up against them, saitll the Lord of hosts, and cut clFfrom Bab- ylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, saith the Lord. 23 I will also m>ike it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water : and I w ill sweep it with the besom of destruc- tion, saith the Lord of hosts. 24 If Tlie Lord of hosts hath swornj saying. Surely as I liave thought, so shall it com.e to pass ; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand : 2o That I will break the Assyrian in my land, and upon my mountains tread him under foot : then AwxW iiis yoke dcs- part from off;, them, and his burden dcr part from offtJitir shoulders. 26 Tl'.is is the purpose that is purpos- ed upou the whole earth : and this /v the hand that is stretched out upon all the na- tions. 27 For the Lord of hosts liath ]nirposed, and v/ho shall disannul it ? and his hand is sti-etched out, and who shall turn it back .' ■28 In the year'tliat king Ahaz died was this biiJ-den. 29 li PhCJoic3 not thou, whole Palestina, . because^ ilie red cf him that smote thee is broken : for out of the serpent's root .shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit sliall be a fiery fiying serpent. 50 And the first-born of the poor slivOll feed, and the needy shall lie dovv'n in safety : and I will kill thy root with fam- ine, and he shall slay thy'rcranant. 31 IIo\vl,. O gate ; cr)', O city ; tliou, whole Palestina, art dissolved : ior there shall come fix;m the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed time?. 32 What iihall one then answer die iT.essengers of the nation ^ That the Lord liaih founded Zion, and the poor of his people shall trust in it. CHAP. XV. 'J'he lamentable f.tatr ofMoab. . THE iunden of Moab. Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste, ahd brought to silence ] because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste, and brought to silence ; 2 He is gone up to Bajillij and to Dii)on, the liigh places, to weep : Moab shall howl o\'er Nebo, and over Medeba : on ''Hi Maud tUreate'iied. ISAi all theif heads aliall be baldness, c«c? every beard cut off". 3 In tlieir streets they shall gh'd them- selves with sackcloth : on tlie tops ol" their houses, and in their streets, e\ ery one shall howl, weeping abundantly. 4 And Heshljon shall ciy, and Elealeh : their \'oice shall be heard even unto Jaliaz : therefore the armed soldiers of Moab shall cry out ; his life shall be grievous unto him. 5 ?vly heart shall cry out for Moab ; his fugitives shall f,ee unto Zoar, an heif- er of three years old ; for by the mount- ing up of Luhidi with weeping shall the\ go it up ; for in the way of Horonaim they shall raise up a ci-v of destruction. 6 For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate : for the hav is withered away, the grass, faileth, there is no green thing. 7 Therefore the at^undance they ha^'e gotten, and that which they have laid up, shall they carry away to the brook of Uie willows. 8 For the cry is gone round about the borders of Moab, the howling thereof unto Eglaim, and the howling thereof unto Buer-elim. 9 For the waters of Dimon shall be full of blood : tor I will bring more upon Di- mon, lions upon him that escapeth of Mo- ab, ajid upon the remnant of the land. CHAP. XVI. 1 Moab is exhorted to yield obedience to Christ's kingdom, 6 and threatened for pride. SEND ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, un- to the mount of die G:uighter of Zion. 2 For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird east out of the ne«t, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. r3 Take counsel, execute judgment ; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday ; hide the outcasts ; bewray not him that wandereth. 4 Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab ; be thou a covert to them from tlie face of the spoiler : for the extor- tioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the op]jressors ai"e consumed out of the land. 5 And in mercy shall the thi-one be established : and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judg- ing, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness. 6 %, We have heard of the pride of Mo- ab ; he is very proud : even qf his haugh- tiness, and his pride, and his wrath : but his lies shall not be so. / Thei-efore shall Moab howl for Mo- ab, every one shall howl : for tiie foiai- dations of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn ; sui'cly Ihey are stricken. 8 For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the viae of SiUmah : the lords, of Uie ! AH. Syria., and Damascus threatened. heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wil- derness : her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. 9 If Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the \'ine of Si'omah : I will water thee with my tears, O Hesh- bon, and Elealeh : for the shoutijig for thy sun^rner fruits and for tliy harvest is fallen. 10 And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field ; and in the \ ineyards there shall be no singing, nei- cher shall there be shouting : the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses ; I have made their x»z«^«^''t'-shouting to cease. 11 Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts foi- Kir-haresh. 12 ^ And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high, place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray ; but he shall not prevail. 13 This is the word that the Lord liath •spokePL concerning Moab since that time. 14 But now the Lord hatlt spoken, saying. Within three years, as the years cf ah hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with ail tliat great multi- tude ; and the remnant shall be very smidl i uiui feeble. I CHAP. XVII. ■ 1 Syria and Israel threatened. 6 .^ remnanl shall forsake idolatry, 9 The rest shall be filaguedjor their intfiety, '"in HE burden of Damascus. Behoki, i. Damascus is taken aw^y from oeing a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap. 2 The cities of Aroer are foi-saken : they shall be for flocks, which shall lie down, and none shall make them afraid. 3 The fortress also shall cease from E- phraiiii, and ihe kuigdom from Damascus, and die remnant of Syria ; they shall be as the glory of the children of Israel, saith the Lord of hosts. 4 And in that day it shall come to pass, /. :.it the glory of Jacob shall be made thin, and the fatness of his iiesh shall wax lean. 5 And it shall be aswi«cn the harvest- man gathereth the corn, and reapetii tiie ears with his arm ; and it shall be as he that gathereth ears In tliC valley of Rephaim. 6 ^ Yet gleaning grapes shall be left in it, as the shaking of an oii\ e-trce, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, iuLir or five in the outmost fruitful branches thereof, saith the Lokd God of Israel. 7 At that day shall a man look to his Maker, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel. 8 And he shall not look to the altars, ; the ^7ol•Ii. of liis haiuls, neidicr stiali respect (i, The Etfiiofiians to be dcsU'oyrd. Chap, xv'i 1 1 , x i x. ihat which his fingers have made, either the gi'oves, or the images, 9 U In that day shall his strong cities be as a forsaken Iwagh, and an uppermost branch, which they left because of the chiidien of Israel : and there shall be des- olation. 10 Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mind- ful of tile ro<.-,k of th\' strength, therefore shalt thou lila'it pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strai5ge slips : 11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to gix>w, and in the morning shaft thou make thy seed to flourish : but the harvest .shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow. 12 IT Woe to the multitude of man\- peo pie, ivhich make a noise like the noise of the seas ; and to the rushing of nations, that make a rushing like the rushing of mightv waters ! 1 3 The nations shall rush like the rush- ing of many waters : but God shall re- buke them, and they shall flee far ofr, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a roll- ing thing before the wiiirlwind. 14 And behold at evening-tide trouble; and before the morning he is not. This is the portion of them that spoil us, and the lot of them that rob us. CHAP. XVIil. 1 God in care of his fie.ofile ivill destroy the Kthiopians. 7 Jin access shall gro'-iV tJwrcbi^ unto the church. WOE to the land siiadowing with wings, wliich is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia : 2 Thatsendeth ambassadors by the sea, <;ven in vessels of bulrushes upon the Ava- ters, saying. Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation scattered and peeled, to a people terrible from their beginning liitlierto ; a nation . meted out and trodden down, whose land the rivers have spoiled! 3 All ye inhabitants of the woi-ld, and dwellers on the earth, see ye, when he Ijfteth up an ensign on the mountains ; and when he blow eth 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 upoii herbs, and like a cloud of dew in the heat of harvest. 5 For afore the harvest, when tlie bud is perfect, and tfie sour grape is ripening 131 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 bpasts of the earth ^all winter upon them. 7 "H Iij that time shall the nresent be The confusion qfEgxjjit. 555 irought unto the Lord of hosts of a peo- jjle scattered and peeled, and from a j)eo^ pie terrible from their beginning hither- to ; a nation meted out and trcKklen under foot, whose land the rivers have spoiled, to the place of the name of the Lokd of hosts, the mount Zion. CHAP. XIX. 1 The confusion of Egypt. 11 The fool- ishness of her firinces. 18 The calling oj Egypt to the church. 23 J'he cove- nant ^' Egypt, Jifisyria, and Israel. TiiE burden of Egvpt. Behold, the Lord rideth ujion a swift cloud, and shall come into Egjqpt : and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. 2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall figlit even' one against his brother, and eveiy one against his neighbour ; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof : and 1 will destroy the counsel thereof ; and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. 4 And the Eg^'ptians will I give over into the hand ot a ci'uel lord ; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts. 5 And the waters shall fail fi'om the sea., and tlie river shall be wasted and dried up. 6 And they shall tuni tiie rivers far a- way ; and the Iji-ooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up : the reeds and flags shall wither. 7 The paper-reeds by the brooks, b}'' the mouth ot the brooks, and every thing sown hy the ijixxiks, shall wither, be driv- en 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 net- works, shall be confounded. 10 And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for nsh. 11 ^ Surely the prhices of Zoan are fools, the counsel ot the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish : ho^v say ve unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancienV kings ? 12 Where are they .^ where art, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and tlic Egyj)tians shall serve with the Assyrians. 24 In that day shall Israel !>e the third v/iUi Egypt and Avith Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land : 25 Whom tlie Lord of liosts shall bless, saying. Blessed he Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance. CHAP. XX. »^ type prrfiguring the fihamefnl cafitiv- ity of Egypt and Ethiopia^ IN the year that Tartan came unto Aslidod (when Sargon the king of As- .syrii sent him) and fought against Ash- tlod, and took it ; 2" At the same time spake the Lo rd by Isaiah t'ac son of Amoz, saving. Go, ynd loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he (lid so, walking naked and barefoot. ^ And the Lord said. Like as my ser- vant Isaiah liatli walked naked and bare- ATAH. . The fall of Babylon. f(X)t three j'cars for a sign and wondel' upon Egjpt and upon Etlii()pia ; 4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away' the Egyptians prisoners, an/:e a j>all into a large country : there shalt thou die, and tliere the char- iots of thy glory shall be the shame of thy lord's house. 19 And I will drive thee fi-om thy str-.- tion, and from thy state sliall he' pulj thee down. tlO- 11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that I wil! c;dl my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah : 21 And I will clothe him vAth thy robe, and strengthen him with thy girdle, and 1 will comnsit thy government into iiis hand : and he shall I^e a father to the inhabitants of Jei'usalem, and to the liouse of Judah. '22 And the key of the house of Da\^d v/ill I hi)' upon his shoulder ; so he shall Dpen, and none shall sliut ; and he Ehall shut, and none sliall open. 23 And I will fasten him as a nail in a sure place ; and lie shall be for a glcrioi.r_ throne to liis father's house. 24 And they shall hang upon him al?. the glory of his father's house, the otT' spring and the issue, all vessels of small quantity, from the vessels of cups, even to all the \ essels of flagons. 25 In that day, saith the Lord oi hosts, shall the nail that is fastened in the sure place be removed, and be cut down, ar.d fall; and the burden that was utjon it shall be cut oft" : for tlie Lord 'hath spoken zV. < » CHAP. XXIII. 1 The Tiiiserabu' overthrow of Tyre. 17 Her return. HRburden cf Tyre. Howl, ye ships oi Tarsh.ish ; for it is laid waste, so that there is no Iviuse, no entering m : from the land of Chittim it i- revealed tatliem. 2 Be still, 3'e iuhabitaiits of the isle ; ?J8 Tyre's ovo'throni'. ISA! thou whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished. 3 And by great waters the seed of Si- hor, the harvest of the river, is her rev- enue ; and she is a mart of nations. 4 i3e thou ashamed, O Zidon : for the eea hath spoken,' e-ven the strength of the sea, saying, I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins. 5 As at the report concerning Eg}'pt, so shall they be sorely pained at the re- port of Tyre. 6 Pass ye o^'er to Tarshish : howl, ye inhabitants of the isle. 7 Ja this your joyous city, whose antiq- uity is of ancierit days ? her ovM feet shall carry her afar off to sojourn. 8 Who hath taken this counsel against Tyi'e, the ci'owning citiu whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are tlie honourable of the earth ? 9 The Lord of hosts hath purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth. , 10 Pass throuE:b thy land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish : there is no more strengtli. 11 Hestretchedouthishandoverthesea, ■he shook the kingdoms : the Lord hath giv- en a commandment against the merclUnt eityy to destroy the strong holds thereof. 12 And he said. Thou shalt no more ycjoice, O thou oppressed virgin, daugh- ter of Zidon : arise, pass over to Chittim ; there also shalt thou have r,o rest. 13 Behold the land of the Chaldeans ; this people was not, till the Assyrian tbunded it for them that dwell in the wilderness : they set up the towers there- of, they raised up the palaces thereof; aiid he brought it to ruin. 14 Howl, ye ships of Tarshish : for your streii.^di is laid waste. 15 And It shall come to pass in that rtay, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after Ihe end of sevpnty years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. 16 Take an harp, go aboiit the city, thou harlot that hast been fcrgottcu ; make sweet mtiotly, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. 17 % And it shall come to pass aftor the end of f=cventy years, that the^LoRo will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all tne kingdoms of the world 1 4 m the | sace of the eai-th. ^ I If) And her merchandise and her hire shall be holine';s to the Lord : it shall not be treasured nor laid up ; for lior merchandise shall he for Uicm tliat dwell before the Lord, to eat SiirfTorentlv, and ifor durable clothing.' :\IL The judgments of God for sin. CHAP. XXIV. 1 God's judgment upon the larid. Vo A remnant shall joiifully jiraise him. BEHOLD, the Lord maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth aijroad the inliabitants thereof. 2 And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priests ; as with the servant, so with his master ; as with the nvaid, so with her mistress ; as witli the bu) er, so with the seller ; as with tlie lender, so with the bon'ower ; as with the taker of usur3% so wifli the giver of usury to him. 3 The land shall iie utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled: for the Lord hath, spoken this word. 4 Tlie earth mourneth CTf/fadeth away",. theworldlanguisheth«??f/fadeth away, the haughty people of the eartii do languisli. 5 The earth also is defiled under .the inhabitants thei'eof; beciuse they ha\'e transgi-essed the laws, changed the ordi- nance, broken the everlasting co\ enanL 6 Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate : therefoi-e the inhabitants of tlie earth are burned, and few men left. 7 The new wine mourneth, the vine languisheth, all the iDerrv-hearted do sigh. 8 The minh of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth. 9 They shall not drink wine with a, song ; strong druik shall be bitter to them that drink it. 10 The city of confusion is 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 II When thus it shall be in the midst of the land among the people, there shall be as the shaking of an ohve-tree, a7id as the gleaning grapes when the vintage is done. 14 They shall lift up their voice, they shall sing for the majesty of the Lord, they sliall cry aloud from the sea. 1,1 Wherefore glorify ye the Lord in the fires, even the name of the Lord God of Isi-ael in the isles of the sea. ICt •[[ From the vittermost part of the eartli have Ave heard songs, even glory to the righteous. But I said. My leanness, inv leanness, woe unto me ! the treacher- ous dealei'S have dealt treacherously ; yea, tiic treacherous dealers have dealt veiy treacherously. 17 Fear, and the pit, and the snai-e, are ' upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth. 18 And it shall come to pass, that he v.ho fleeth fi-om the noise of the fear God firaisedfor his benrjits. Chap; r shall fall into the pit ; and he that Com- eth up out of the midst of the pit shall be uken in the snare : for the windows ftx)m on liigh are open, and the founda- tionsof the earth do shake. 19 The earth is utterly broken down, the earth is clean dissolved, the ear^h is moved exceedingly. 20 The earth shall reel to and fro like a drunkai-d, and shall be i-emo\ed like a cottage ; and the transgression thei'eof sh.tU be hea\y upon it ; and it shall fall, and not rise agdn. 21 And it shall come to pass in that day, t/uic the Lord shall punish tlie host of the high ones that are on high, and the kings of the earth upon the earth. 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered 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 confound- ed, and the sun ashamed, when the Lord of hosts shall reign in mount Zion, and in Jerusalem, and before Ills ancients glo- riously. CHAP. XXV. 1 The firofihet fircdscth God for his judg- ments, t for his saving btntfitSf 9 and for hiii -victorious salvation. OLoRD, thou art my God ; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name ; for thouhast done wonderful^/^Vj^-.s; thy coun- sels of old are faithfulness and truth. 2 For thou hast made of a cit;,'^ an heap ; o/a defenced city a ruin : a pal- ace of strangers to be no city ; it shall nev- er be l)uilL 3 Therefore shall the strong people glo- rify dice, the city of tiie terrible nations shall fear thee. 4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his dis- tress, a refuge from the stf)rm, a shadow f\x)m the heat, when the blast of the ter- rible ones is as a storm against the wall. 5 Thou shalt bring down tiie 'noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place ; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud : the branch ot the terrible ones shall bt brought low. 6 "if And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a teast of fat things, a fe:ist of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined. / And he will destroy in this moun- tain the face of the covering cast over ali people, and llie veil (hut in spread over ail nations. 8 He vvill swallow up death, in %'ictory ; and the Lord God will wipe awav tears irom orTali faces; and tlie rebuke of his people shall lie take away from otf all the cartli : for the I^ord hath sDokeii ii. 'i)-^ Anil il ih'dil be said 'in that day, XV, x>:vi, ii stng inciting corf de7ii^. 559 Lo, this is our God ; we have waited tor him, and he will save us : this /* 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 IMoab shall be trodden down under him, even as stra\v" is trodden down for the dunghill. 11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that s im- meth spreadeth forth his /lands to switn ; and he shall bring down theii' pride to- gether with the spoils of their hands. 12 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bringdown, lay low, and bringto the ground, even to the dust. H CHAP. XXVI. 1 ./f song inciting to confdence in God. 20 yJn exhorlaHon to wait on him. Rthat day shall this song be sung in he land of Judah ; We have a strong city ; salvation will God appointyc/r walla and bulwarks. 2 Open ye the gates, that the right- eous nation wliich keepcth tlie truth may enter in. 3 Tliou wilt keep him in perfect peace,, ■whose mind is stayed on thee : because he j trusteth in thee. 4 Trust ye in the Lord for ever : for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength : 5 11 For he bringeth down them that dwell on high ; the lofty city, he layetli it low ; he layeth it low, e-ven to the ground ; he bringeth it even to tlie 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 lightness : thou, most upright, dost weigh the patli of the just. 8 Yea, in the way of thy judgments, O Lord, have we Avaited for thee ; the tlesire of our soul /* to tliy name, and to the remembrance of thee. 9 With my soul have I desired thee in the night ; yea, with my spinl with- in me will I seek thee early : for wheu ! thy judgments are ia the earth, the in- habitants of the world will learn right- eousness. 10 Let favour be shewed to the wick- ed, yet will he not leani righteousness : in the land of uprightness Will he deal unjustly, and will not behold the majesty of the Lord. 11 Lord, 'ivhen thy hand is lifted u;j, they will not see : but they shp.il see, and be ashamed for their envy at the people ; yea, the fire of thhie enemies siiall de- vour them. 12 ^ Lord, thou wilt onlain peace tor us : for thou also hasc wrought ail our works in us. 13 O Lord our God, other lords be- side tliee have uad domiiiiuii over us ; .V.60 Gal's care oflii^ vineyard. iBAI. but by thee only will -*vc make meation cf t!\y name. 14 They are dead, they shnll not live ; they are deceased, they shall not rise : iluieiore, hast thou visited and dcstnn'cd tlicni. :\nd m;ide all their memory to perish. 1.) Thou h;ist increased the nation, O L'^'KD, thuu hast increased the nation ; lliou art glorified : tlion hadst rem()\ ed it fkr fi}ito all the ends of the earth. 16 Loud, in trouble have thev visited thee, the\' poured out a piaj er ivhcn th}' chasteninpj ^vas nixm them. 17 Like as a wcmvcUi v^ith child, that draweth near the time of her deliveiy, is m pain, and crieth cut in her panrs ; so have wc been in thy sieht, O LoRip 18 We have been with child, we have been in pain, wc have as it were brouglit forth wind ; we have not wrought ^ly flo.livcrance in the caith ; neither h"c the inhabitants cf the vvcrld fallen. 19 Thy dead men shall live, together Kvilh my dead bo^ly shall tlt-.y ai-is'e. A- •wake and sing, )c that dwell ii\ dust : for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and tlic ciU'th shall cast out the dead. ^0 ^ Come, ni) jx-ople, enter then in- fo thy chambers, and shut tliy doors abdut iJice : hide thyself as it were tor a little mo- nsent, until tlie indignation be overpast. 21 For behold, the Loun cometh out of his place to jMinish the inhabitants of tlie earth for their iniquity : the earth Jilso shall disclose her biood, imd shall no more cover her slain. CHAP. xxvn. 1 nic care of God cx>er hin vineyard. 7 Jl 'in chaaiikewentsdiffcrfroin judgments. 12 Thechu'rcli oiJtf:vfi and Gintiles. IN tha^day the Lohd with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing seii)cnt, even le- \iathan that crooked serpent ; and he sliall slay the dragon that /.v in the sea. 2 In th;(t day sing ycuiuo her, \ vine- yard of red wine. 3 I the Lord do keep it ; I will water it every moment : lest any hurt it, I -vviil keep it night and day. 4 Fury is net in me : who would set the briers ar,d thorns against me in bat- vie ? I would go through them, I would lairn th« m together. J Or let him take hold of my strength, .■'f?/'he niay make peace wiliTme, a)ui he .shall make peace with me. G^l le shall catiscthem that«come of Jacd) fotake ifjot : Israel shall blassom and bud, antl nil the face cf the world with fn-.it. 7 11 Ilath ho smitten him, as he smote those that smote him •• or is he slain ac,- cording to Uie slaughter of them that are slain by him ■' 8 In men .ry tliis therefore shall the iniquity of Jacoi) be purged ; and this in all the fruit to take away his sin ; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that r.re beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up. 10 Yet the defeiiced city shall be deso- late, aiid the habitation foi"saken, and left like a wilderness : there shall the call fe^d. and there shall he he down, and con- sume the branches tliei-eof. 11 When the boughs thereof ajx; Tvnth- ered, they shall lie broken off: thji wom- en come, and set them m tire : for it /,! a people cf no understanding : therefore he that made them will not have mercv on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour. 12 H And it shall come to pass in that day, Ma/ the J^ord sliall beat off fi-om the channel of the river unto the stream of Egvpt, and ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye children of Israel. ■ l;i And it shall come to pass in that da}-, that the great trum.pet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the out- casts ill the land of Egypt, and shall wor- shij) the Lord in the holy mount at Je- rusalem. CHAP. XXVIII. 1 F./ihraim thrcataied. 16 Christ prom- ised. 18 The security oj scorncru shall be tried. WOE to the crown cf pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glo- rious beauty is a fading ilower, which are en the liead of the fat valleys of them' tliat are overcome with wine! 2 Behold, the Lo r d hatli a mighty and strong one, -Tc/iich as a tempest of liailfiWt'f a destro} ing storm, as a tlcod of mighty waters o\erflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand. ;'^ The Crown oi pride, the dninkanb of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet : 4 And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fadin j fkiwer, and as the hasty fruit before the summer ; which 'ii-htn he that laiketii upon it, seeth ii, while it is yet in his hand he eateth it up. 5 5 In that day shall theLoRD of hosts be . for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his ]icu])le, 6 And for a spirit of judgment to hin\ that sitteth in judgment, and for strength to them that turn ijie iiattie to tlie gate. 7 1[ But they also have erred through wine, and through strung drink are out of the way ; the jn-iest and die prophet have erred throvigh strong drink, they arc swallowed nj) ti" wine, ihev are out.- ct tiie w;vy throiigh strong drink j they cxr in VKdon, they stumble in judgment. C7/m/ fitomi&ed. Chap. xxlx. GQcVsjudgmmta on Jerusalem. 501 S For all tables arc full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean. 9 % Whom sliall he teach knowledge ? and whom shall lie make to understiind doctrine ? thrm that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts. 10 For precept must be upon precept. 23 If 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 s^round ? 2j VVhen he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abi-oad the pi-ecept upon precept ; line upon line, hne : fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast ui)on fine ; here a little, and tliere a little 1 1 For \\ ith stammering lips and an- other tongue will he speak to this peo- ple. 12 To whom he said, Tliis in tlie rest vjheremfk ye may cause the weary to in the principal wheat, and the appointed, barley, and the rye in their place? 26 For his GtKl doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him. 27 For the fitches are not threshed with a thresliing instrument, neither is a cart- rest ; and this in the refreshing : yet tliey ij wheel turned about upon tlie cunmiin j would not hear. 13 But the word of the Lord was unto thenij precept upon precept, precept up- on pi-ecept ; line upon line, line upon line ; here a little, and there a little ; that they might go, ai^d fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken. 14 IT Wherefoi-e hear tlie word of the Lord, ye scornful men, that i*ule this people which is in Jerusalem. 15 Because ye have said, \\"e have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement ; when the overflowing scourge bhall pass tlirough, it shall not ^me unto us : for we have made lies our lefuge, and under falsehood ha\e we hid ourselves : 16 11 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foun- dation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner st07ie^ a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste. 17 Judgnient also will I lay to tlie line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall ovei"flov/ tlie hiding-place. 18 fl And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with helV shall not stand ; when the over- flowing scourge shall pass through, tlien ye shall be ti'odden down by it 19 From the time that it goeth foi'th it shall take you : for morning by morn- ing shall it pass oxer, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexatitxi only to -understand the rc])ort. 20 For the bed is shorter than tiiat a but the fitches are beaten out with staifjtaid the cummin with a rod. 2t> Diead-r&rn is bruised ; because hC; wli not ever be tlireshing it, nor break it ii'ith the wheel of liis cart, nor bruise \t%iih his horsemen. 29 This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, ivliich is wonderful |ji counsel, and excellent in working. CHAP. XXiX. 1 God''s judgmcntn ujion Jerusalem. 5 Thiirf^enselessncsSyloanddcclihypocrmj. WOE to Ariel, to Ariel, tlie city Tjlierc David dwelt ! ad4 ye year to jear ; let them kill sacrifices. 2 Yet I will distress Ariel, and therfe shall be heaviness and sorrow : and. it shall be unto me as Ariel. 3 And 1 will cam]) against thee round about, and will lay siege against thee with a mount, and I will raise foits against tliee. 4 And thou shalt be brought down, u;z// shalt speak -out of the ground, and tliy spcecli shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of ontjf^iat 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 chaft' that passeth away : yea, it shall be at an instant suddenly. 6 Thou shalt be visited of the Lord of hosts with thunder, andwitliearthqv:ake, and great noise, with storm and tempest, and the flanie of devouring fire. 7 % And the multitude oi all the nations that fight against Ariel, even all that figlit wan can stretcli himself on it : and the {! against her and her munition, and that covering naii'o\\cr than that he can wrap himself in it. Ij 21 For the Lord shall rise up 'as in ;' distress her, shall be as a dream of i(, night-vision. 8 It shall even be as when a hungry man 1 mount Peruzim, he sh-uU be wroth as in '! drcameih, and behold, he eateth; but he tlie valley ef Gil)\-on, that he may do his ' awaketh, and liis soul is empty : or as work, his strange work; and bring to ji when a thirsty man dreamcth, and behold. pass his act, his stvange act. 22 Now therefoi« be ye not mockers, lest your bands ix- made stivng: for I have heurd from tl.f Lord God^ot hosts a consuui;uic4u cxk\\ tlctci-aiincd u''5on iliewholo c«-^, he drinkclh ; but ho awaketh, and behold, he i"« fault, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitutle of all the natiotis be, that fight agabist mount Zion. 9 If Stay yourselves, and wonder ; ciy ye out, and cry : thty uve drvffiker., he; i62 Sc/isck'ssfirss of the Jtws. ISA!, not wiiii Tvine ; they stagger, but not with strong chink, 10 For the liORD hath poured out up- on you the spuit of deep steep, and hath closed your eyt.-s : the prophets and your rulei s, the seers liath he covered. 11 And the vision of all is become un- to vou as the words of a book ti'.at is sealed, which mm deliver to one that is leamed, saying;. Read this, I pray thee : and he saith, I cannot ; for it u sealed: 12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying. Read this, I pray thee : and he saith, I am not learned. 13 If Wherefore the Lord said, For- asm\icli as this people draw near mc with their mouth, and wilh their lij^s (^|| hon- our me, but have removed their neart far frcm me, and their fear toward me is taught by the pi'ecept of men : 14 Therefore behold, I will proceca^o do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder : for the wisdom of their wise ?nen Shall perish, and the ujiderstanding of their prudent meii shall be hid. 15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide theiv counsel from the Lord, and tlieir woi-ks are in the dark, and they say. Who seeth us i* and who knoweth us ? 16 burely 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 ? Oi- shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding .'' 17 In it not yet a very little wliile, and I^ebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and tlje fruitful field .shall be esteem- ed as a forest i* 18 If And in that day shall the deaf hear tlve words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness. 19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One cf Israel. 20 For the terrible one is brought to no\ight, and the scorner is consumed, and all I hat watch for iniquity are cut off: 21 That make a man an offender for a Avord, and lay a snare for him that re- provedi in the gate, and turn aside the just for a thing of nought. 22 Therefore thus saith the Lord, who redeemed Abi-aham, concerning the house of Jacob, Jacob shall not now be ashamed, neither shall his face nov/ Wax pale. 23 liut Avht-n he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of liini, they shall sanctify my name, and saiKtify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Krael. 2t They also diat erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine. Ml. The jieople threatened'. CHAP. XXX. 1 The fieolile threatened for their covfi- dnice in Kgyfit, 8 and contempt of God's word. WOE to the rebellious children, saitli the Lord, that take counsel, but not of me ; and that cover witii a cover- ing, but not of my spirit, that they may add sin to sin : 2 That walk to go down into Egypt, and have not asked at my n\outh ; to strengthen themselves in the strength of Phai'aoh, and tn ti-ust in the shadow of Egypt ! 3 Tiierefore shall the strength of Pha- raoh be your shame, and the trust in the shadow of Egypt your contusion. 4 For his princes were at Zoan, and his ambassadors came to Hanes. 5 They were all ashamed of a people ^//a^ could not profit them, nor be an help nor profit, but a shanie, and also a reproach* 6 IMie burden of the beasts of the south : into the land of trouble and anguish, from whence co?nc' the )oung and old lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they will carry their riches upon the shoulders of young asses, and their treasures upon tl»e bunches of camels, to a people that shall not profit them. 7 For the Egyptians shall help in vain, and to no purpose : therefoie ba\ e I cined concerning this, Their strength if.stosit still, 8 ^ Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever : 9 That this is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear th(; law of the Lord : ] 0 Which say to the seers, See not ; and to the prophets, Prophesy not unto us right things, speak unto us smooth things, prophesy deceits : 11 Get }'ou out of the way, tui'n aside out of the path, cause the floly One of Israel to cease from before us. 12 Wherefore thus saith the. Holy One c£ Israel, Because ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and perverseness, and stay tliereon : 13 Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready tn fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking Com- eth suddenly at an instance. 14 And he shall Ijreak it as the break- ing of the potter's vessi^!r that is broken in pieces ; he shall not spja-e: so that there shall not be fountl in thr l)ursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out r f the j.nt. Ij For thus saith tlue Lord CioD, the Holy One of Israel ; In retui-ning antl i-fist shall ye be saved ; i'.i quietness and in confidence shall be your strength: and yc would not, 16 But ye said, .Wo; for we will fief; upon horses ; thertfore shall ye flee : and, / Thejieople denfiise God's word. CiiA Wc will ride upon the swift ; therefore shall they that pursue you be swift. 17 One thousand ahallflee at the rebuke of one ; at die i-ebuke of' five shall ye flee : till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an eni^ign on a hill. 18 IT And tlierefore will the Lo r D wait, that he may be gi-acious unto 3 on, and therefi re will he be exalted, thMthemay ha\-e mercy upon you : for the Lord is a. God of judgment : blessed are all they that wait tor him. 19 For the jjeople shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem : thcu shalt weep no more : he will l)e \'ery gracious unto thee at the voice of thy cr)' ; when he shall hear it, he will answer thee. 20 And though the Lord give you the bread of adversity, andtlie water of afflic- tion, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any more, but thine eyes shall see thv teachers : 21 And thine eai-s sliall hear a word be- hind thee, saying. This is the way, walk ye in it, when yc turn to the right hand, and when j'e turn to the left. 22 Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the or- nament of thy molten images of gold : tliou shalt cast them away as a menstru- ous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence. 23 Then shall he give the rain of thj^ 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 like\v'ise and the young asses that ear the ground shall eat clean pi-ovender, which liath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan. 25 And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon eveiy higli 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 ot the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord biudeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their v/ound. 27 H Behold, the name of the Lord Cometh from far, burning tvilh his anger, and the bui-den thereof in heavy : his lips ^re full of indignation,' and his tongue as a devc)uring fire : 28 And his breath, as an overflowing stream, shall reach to the midst of the neck, to sift the nations witii the sieve of .^^nity : ar.d there ahali be a Ijridle in the jaws fif the people, causing them to err. 29 Ye shall ha\'e a song, as in the night -v//m a liojy solemnity is kept ; and g!ad- '.ess of heart, as when one goeth with a , EHOLJ), a king shall leign in right- * y eriiig Ibrth stubble : your breath, as firei j shall devour you. 12 And die people shall be as tlie burnings of lime : as thorns cut up shall diev be burned in the fire. l'3 ^\ Hear, ye that ar': far off, what .1 liaAO done ; and ve that are near, ac- knowledge my might. 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid j fearfulness hath surprised the h^qpcicrites. Who among us shall dwell with the de- (uning firer who among us shall dwell v.ith e\e3'lasting burnings? 15 He that walketh righteously, and spcaketh uprightly ; he that despiseth tl)e lioTJ God revengeth his church. Chap, eain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands 'from lioldiiig of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blrxxl, and shulteth his e\ es from seeing evil ; 16' He shall dwell on high : his place of defence shall bf the munitions of rucks : bread shall be given him ; his watei's s/iall be sure. \7 Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty : they shall behold the land that is very far off. 18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe .'' where in the receiv- er ? where in he that counted the towers .-' 19 Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of deeper speech than thou canst perceive ; of a stammering tongue, that thou canst not understand. 20 Look upon Zion, the city of our so- lemnities : thine eyes shall see Jerusalem a qviiet habitation, a tabernacle that shall not be taken down ; not one of the stakes thereof shall ever be removed, neither shall any of the cords thereof be broken. 21 But there the glorious Lord ivtll he unto us apiace of broad rivers cwc/streams ; whi, rein shall go no galley with oars, nei- ther shall gallant ship pass tliereby. 22 For the Lord is our judge, the Lord in our lawgiver, the Lord is o^ir king ; he will save us. z3 Tliy tacklings are loosed ; they could not well strengthen their mast, they could not spread the sail : then is the |)rey of a great spoil divided ; the lame take the prev. 24 And the inhabitant shall not say, I am sick : the [jeople that dwell therein shall be forgiven their iniquity. CHAP. XXXIV. 1 The judgments nvhcreivith Godrevev.g- eth his church. 11 The desolation of her enemies. 16 The certainty of the firofihrcij. COiMt near, ye nations, to hear ; and hearken , ye people : let the earth hear, and all tiiat is therein ; the world, and all things that come forth of it. 2 For the indignation of the Lord w up- on all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter. o Their slain also sliall be cast out, and their stink shall come up out of their car- cases, and the mountains shall be melted with their blood. 4 And all the host o£Jieaven shall be dis- solved, and the heavens shall be rolled to- geth<;r as a scroll : and all their host shall tnii down, as the leaf falletli off from the »ine, and as a faUing_/',§- from the fig-tree. 5 For my sword shall be bathed in heaven : behold, it shall come down upon Jdumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judii;ment. ^ 6 1 he sword qf the Lord is filled with blooc^ it is made fat with fatness, and y.Txv. Certainty oj the firofilieey. S^^ with the iilood of lamljs and goats, with the fit of the kidneys of rams : for the LoHD huh a sacrifice in Bozrah, and a great slaughter in the land of Idumea. 7 And the unicorns shall come down with them, and the bullocks with the bulls ; and their land shall be so iked with bkxxi, and their dust made fat with fatness. 8 For it is the day of the Lord's ven- geance, aiid the year of recompenses for the controversy of Zion. 9 And the streams thereof shall he. turned into pitch, and the dust iliereof into brimstone, and the land thereof ^hall become burning pitch. 10 It shall not be quenched night nor day ; the smoke thereof shall go up foi* ever : from generation to generatiiMi it shall lie waste ; none shall pass through it for ever and ever. 11 t[ But the cormorant and the bit- tern shall possess it ; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it : and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusicai, and the stones iX emptiness. 12 flliey shall call the nobles thereof to the kingdom, but none shall bi' there, and all her princes shall be nothing. 13 And thonis shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the for- tresses thereof : and it shall i)e a Ijabita- tion of dragons, and a court for owls. 14 The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the isl- and, and the satyr shall cr}- to his fellow ; the screech-owl also shall rest there, and find firr 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 \'ultures also be gathered, exery one with her mute. 16 fl Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read : no one of these shali fail, n(>ne shall want her mate : for mv mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them. \7 And he hath gast the lot for them, and his hand hath divided it unto them by line : the)' shall possess it fir ever, fi-om generation to generation shall they dwell therein. CHAP. XXX\'. 1 The joyful flourishing of Christ's king- dom, 3 T/ie weak are encouraged by the virtues and /irivileges oftliegosfiel. THE wilderness atid the solitary place, shall be gladior them ; and the de- sert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 2 It shall blossom abundantly, and re- joice, even with joy and singing ; the glor',- of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, the\- shall see the glory of the Lord, and the excellency of our God. 3 H Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees. S66 The weak are encouraged. ISAIAH. 4 Say to tliem that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not : tehold, your God will come with vengeance, even God ivit/i a reconipense ; he will come and r,a\'e you. 5 Then tiie eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be luiKtopped. 6 'riien shall the lame man leap as an hart, and tlie tont^ie of the dumo shall sing : .for in the wildemess shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. 7 And the parched gi'ound shall be- come a pool, and the thirsty lands springs of water : in the liabitation of dragons, ■where each hiy, nhall be grass with reeds .and riishes. 8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shiill i>e called, Tiic way of holiness ; the unclean shall not pass over it ; but itslia'lbe for tliose : the way-faring ineu, though fools, sh.ill not err therein. 9 No linn shall be there, nor .772;' rav- enous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found ihere ; but the redeemed shall walk iht-re : 10 And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and cinie to Zion with songs and everlasting jov upon their heads : thty shall obtain joy and gladness, and jsorrow and sighing shall.flee away, CHAP. XXXVI. 1 Sennacherib iuvadtth Judah.^ Kahsha- keh's blasfihemousfiersuaaionto the peo- ple. '22 His 'voordfi are told to Hezekiah. NOW it came to pass in the fourteenth \'ear of king Hezekiah, that Sennach- erib king of Assyria came u]^ against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them, 2 And the king of Assyria sent Rab- ■shakeh from Lachish to Jemsalem unto liing Hezekiah with a great army. And tie stood by the conduit of the upper pool in the higliway of the fuller's field. 3 Then came forth unto him Eliakim, Hilkiah's son, wliich was over the house, and Sliebna the scribe, and Joah, Asaph's son, the recorder. 4 \ And Rabshakeh said unto them. Say yc now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the I^Tcat king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest ? 5 I .say, tiaiieat thou (!)ut tlu^y are Init vain words) I have counsel and sjtrcngth for war: now on whom dost thoii trust, that tliou rebellest against me ? 6 Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on h'-gyj^t ; whereon if a man loan, it will go into his hand, and pieice it : so is Pharaoli king of Egypt to all that trust in him. 7 Rut if thou say to me, We trust in the Loud our God: is it not he, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and said to Judah and Rabshakeh's blasphemy. to Jerusalem, Ye shall worship befoi'e this altar .* 8 Now therefore give pledges, I pray thee, to my master the king of Assyria, and I will give thee two thousand horses, if tliou be able on thy part to set riders upon them. 9 How then wUt thou 'turn away the face of orie captain of the least of my master's servants, and put thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen ? 10 And am I now come up without the Lord against this land to destroy it ? the Lord said unto me, Go up against tliis land, and destroy' it. 1 1 Then said Eliakim and Shebiia and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language ; for we understand it : and speak not to us in the .Tews language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall. 1 2 ^y But Rabshakeh said. Hath my mas- ter sent me to thy master and to thee t.> speak these words ? hat/i he not sent me to the men that sit upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drmk their own piss with you ? 13 Then Rabsliakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria. 14 Thus saith the king, Let not Heze- kiah deceive )'ou : for he shall not be able to deliver you. 15 Neither let Hezekiah make yoti trust in the Loud, saying, The Lord will surely deliver us : this city shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of Assyria. 16 Hearken not to Hezekiah : for thus saith the king of Assyria, Aiake an agree- ment 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 di'ink ye every one the waters of' his own cis- tern ; 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 Hezeki-ih persuade vou, saying. The Lo rd will deliver us. Ilath any ot the gods of the nations delivered his land out of the hand of the king of Assyria ? 19 Where are the gods of Hamath ;md Aqiad ? where are the gods of Se- pharvaim .-' and have they delivered Sa- maria out of my hand ? 20 Who are thnj among all the gods of thcs6 lands, that have delivered their land out of my band, that the Loho shiuikl deliver Jerusalem out of my hand r* 21 But they held their peace, and answered him not a vx-ord : for the king's coinmaudmcht was, saying, Answer hiin not. ihzekiali mourning, and firaying. Chap 22 fl Then came Eliakim tlie son of Hilkiah, that ivas over the household, and Shebna tlie scribe, and Joah, the son of Asaph, the recorder, to ficzekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words •f Rabsiiakeh. CHAP. XXXVIt 1 Hezckiah mownimg, saideth to T&aiah to finnj for them. ^laaiah comfortcththem. 36 An ungtl slaijeth the Assyrians. 37 iSennac/ieri/) is slain by hli onvn .sons. AND it came to pass, Avhen king Hez- ekiah heard it, that he rent his clothes, and covered himself with sack- rlotli, and went into the house of the Lord. 2 And he sent Eliakim, who tuas over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and the elders of the priests covered with sackcloth, unto Isaiah the prophet the son of Amoz. 3 And they said unto him. Thus saith Hezekiah, This day is a day of trouble, and of rebuke, and of blasphemy : for the children are come to the birth, and there is not strength to bring fortli. 4 It may be the Lord thy God will hear the words of Rabshakeh, whom the king of Assyria his master hath sent to reproach the hving God, and will re- prove the words which the Lord thy (iod hath heai-d : wherefore lift up thy prayer for the remnant that is left. 5 So the servants of king Hezekiah came to Isaiah. 6 ^ And Isaiah said unto them, Thus shall ye say unto your master, Thus saith the Lord, Be not afraid of the words that thou hast heard, v^herewith the ser- vants of the king of Assyria have blas- phemed me. 7 Behold, I will send a blast upon him^ and he shail hear a rumour, and return to his own land ; and I will cause him to fall bv tlie sword in his own land. 8 ir So Rabshakeh returned, and found the king of Assyria warring against Lib- tiah : tor he had heard that he was de- parted from Lachisli, 9 And he heard say concerning Tir- hakah king of Ethiopia, He is come forlli to make war witli thee. And wheji he heard it, he sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying, 10 "T!\ is shall ye speak to Hezekiah king of Judah, saying, Let not thy God in wiiom thou trustest, deceive thee, say- ing, Jerusalem shall not be gi\en hitothe hand of the king of Assv)-ia. 11 Behold, thou hast heard what the kings of Assyria ha\ e done to all lands #v dest!-o)'ing them utterly ; and shalt thou he delivered ? j, 12 tiave the gods of the nations deliv- • •ercd them Avhioh my fathers have de- i sliwed, ui Goijan, and Kuran, and TXo- '^ XXX VI I. is CQ7ifoiaided by I&aiab. 5.§7 zeph, and the children of Eden which were in Telassar ;■ 13 Where is the king of Hamath, and the king of Arpad, and the king ot the city of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Ivah ? 14 ^ And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it : and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. 15 And Hezekiah prayed unto tlie Lord, say'mg, 16 O Lord of hosts, God of Israel,- that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth : thou hast made heaven and earth. 17 Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear ;- open thuie eyes, O Lo'^d, and see : and hear all the words of Sennache'ril), which, hath sent to reproach the livuig Gocl 18 Of a truth, Lord, the kings of As- syria have laid waste all the nations, and their countries, 19 And have cast their gods into the fire : for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone : thex'e- fore they have destroyed them. 20 Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the king- doms of the earth rAay know that thou art the Loud, even thou only. 21 ir Then Isaiah the son of Amoz sent unto Hezekiah, saying. Thus saith the Lord Gcd of Israel, Whereas thou hast prayed to me against Sennacherib kingr cf Assyria : 22 'rliis is the word which the Lo^ hath spoken concei-ning him ; The vir- gin, tlie daughter ox Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn ; tlie daughter of Jerusalem hath sliakea hei- 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 Israel. 24 By thy senrants hast thou reproached' the Lord, and hast said. By the multi- tude of my chariots am I cume up to the height of the mountains, to the sideb of Lebanon ; and I will cut down the tal! cedars thereof, aiid t!ie choice hr-trees therjeof : and I will enter into the heigh': of his border, end the forest of his Cannel. 25 I hiive digged, and drunk water ; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places. 26 ilast thou not heard long ago, how X have done it ; and of ancient times, that I liave formed it? no^v have I brought it to pii.ss, tint thou shouldest be to lay waste dc'i'enced cities ijito ruinous heaps. 27 Therefore tlieir ii.litibitants iverr (t small power, they v^reve ditnia} ed and 563 The Assyrians slain. ISAl Cfaifouniled : the)- were as the grass oi the field, and «« the green herb, as the grass on the house-tops, and as corn blasted before it be gi-own u}). 28 But I know thy abode, and thy go ing out, and thy coming in, and thy rage against me. 29 Because thy rage against me, and thy tumult, is r^me up into mine ears, therefore will 1 put my hook in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, and I will turn thee back by the way by which thou earn- est. 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 springeth of the same : and in the thn-d year sow ye, and reap, and plant vine- yards, and eat the fniit thereof. 31 And the remnant that is escaped of ^ the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward : 32 Tor out ot Jerusalem shall go forth a remnant, and they that escape out of inount Zion : the zeal of the Lord of hosts shall do this. 33 Therefore thus saith the Lord con- cerning the king of Assyria, Ke shall not come into this city, nor shoot, an arrow there, nor come before it v/ith sliields, nor cast a bank against it, 34 By the way that he came, by the same shall he return, and shall not come into this city, saith the Lord. 35 For I will defend this city, to save it for mine own sake, and for my ser- vant David's sake. • 36 Then the angel of the Lord went forth, and smote in the camp of the As- syrians an hundred and fourscore and five thousand : and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were ail dead corpses. Sf'ir So Sennacherib king of Assyi-ia de parted, and went and returiied, and dweii ut Nineveh. 38 And it came to pass, as he was wor- shipping in the house of Nisroch his god, tliat Adrammelech and Sharezei- his sons hmote him with the svv'oVd ; and they es- caped into the land of Armenia : and i'lsar-haddon his son reigned in his stead. c:iiAP. xxxviii. 1 Hezekiah hath his li/f lengthened. 8 Thi .sun goerh ten drgrcts backward for a i::ign of that promise. 9 Htztkiah\ thaJiksgix'ing. IN tljose days was Hczekiah sick unti death. And Isaiiih the prophet the soi i of A moz cameunto him, and said unto him Thus saith the Lord, Set thine house in order : for thou sh.iit die, and not live. - 2 ThenHezekiah turned his face towarr 1 -Jie wall, and prayed unto the Lord, 3 And said, Remember novv', O Lord J beseech ihcc, how I have , walked ijc- Ali. Hez-ekiaWs life lengthene'd. fore thee in truth and witli a jKrlect neurt, and have done that which is g(x>d ;ii diy sight. And Hezekiah wept sore. 4 if Then came the word of the Lord to Isaiah, saying, 5 Go and say to Hezekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy tather, 1 have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears : behold, I will add unto thy days iifteen years. 6 And I will deliver thee and this city- out of the hand of the king of Assyria : and I will defend this city. 7 And this nhall be ^a sign unto thee from the Loxd, that the Lord will do this thing that he hath spoken ; « Behold, I will bring again the shad- ow of the degrees, which is gone dowry in the suji-dial of Ahaz ten degrees back- ward. So the sun returned ten degrees, by which degrees it was gone down. 9 If The writing of Hezekiah king of Judah, when he had '^een sick, and was recovered of his sickness : 10 I said in the catting off of my days, I shall go to the gates of the grave ; 1 am deprived of the residue of my years. 11 I said, I shall not sec the Lord, evoi tlie Lord, in the land of the living: 1 shall behold man no more with the in- habitants of the world. Iz iMine age is departed, and is renfjov- ed from me as a shepherd's tent : I have cut offiike a vveaver my life: he will cut mc off with pining sickness : from day tveJi to jiight wih ihou make an end of me. 13 i reckoned till morning, thatyHs alion,. so will he break all ray bones : from day e- vcn tonight wilt diou mcike an end of nie. 14 Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter : 1 did mourn as a dove : miiit yes fail i-Mli looking upward : O Lord, i itni oppressed ; undertake for me. 15 What shall 1 sa\ .■* he hath both ^>poken unto me, . and himself hath done it : 1 shall go softly all my years in the jitterness of my soul. 16 O Lord, by tt^sc things men live, .ind in ail ihese things is die life of my spirit : so wilt thou recover me, and make .ne to li\e. 17 Behold, for peace I had great bitter- ness : but thou hasL hi love to my soul ddiv- ■ red it from the [)it of corrupuon : for thou Uast cast all my sins behind thy l^ack. 18 For the grave cannot praise thee, Lleath can ?iot celebrate thee : they that :^o down into the pit cannot hope for thy ||ii a-uth. J 19 The Uving, the Uving, he shall praise h, ihee, as 1 do this day : the father to the ki.i childi-en shall make known thy truth, g^i 20 The Lord ^i.'as- ready to .sa\'e me , ji. iheref'fc we will sing my songs to ciie fc^ sciing-evl- instruments all the days of ottf JB k life iti the houi^e of the Loai?. I v^ Babylonian cajiihnty foretold. Chap. xX 21 For Isaiah had said, Let them take a lump of Jigs, and lay it for a plaster upon the boil, and lis shall recover. 22 Hezekiah also had said. What is the sign that I sliall go up to the house of tlie Loud ? CHAP. XXXIX. 1 Memdack-bcdadan, sending to visit Hezekiah, halli notice of his treaswcu. 3 Isaiah foretelleth the Babylonian cajuivitv- AT that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah : for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered. 2 And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointmerit, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures : there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not. 3 IT Then came Isaiah die prophet un- to king Hezekiah, and said unto him, V\^hat said these men ? and from whence came they unto thee .'' And Hezekiah said. They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon. 4 Then said he, What have they seen in thine house ? ^And Hezekiah answered. All that is in mine house have they seen : tliere is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them. 5 Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the Lo x d of hosts : 6 Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fa- thers have laid up in store until tliis day, shall be carried to Eab> Ion : 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 tiie pakice of the king of Babylon. 8 Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the Lord which thou hast .spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days, CHAP. XL. 1 The promulgation of the gospel. 3 The preaching of John Baptist. 9 The fireaching of the afiostles. COMFORT ye, comfort ye my peo- ple, saith your God. 2 Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is ac- complished, that her iniquity is i>ardon- ed : for she hath received of the Lord's i, hand douiale for all her sins. II The voice of him that crieth in lithe wilderness. Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make sti-aight in the desert a liighway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be exalted, and ev- 72 XIX, XL. Promulgation of the gospel. 569 ery mountain and hill shall be made low : and the cr(X)ked shixll be made straight, and the rough places plain : 5 And the glory of die Lord shall be revealed, and all ilesh shall see it to- gether : for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it. 6 The voice said, Ciy. And he said, \Miat shall I cry ? AU fiesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof z* as the flower of the field : 7 The grass withereth, the flower fad- eth : because the spirit of the Lord blow- eth upon it : surely the people is grass. 8 '1 he grass witheretli, the flower fad- eth : but the word of our God shall stand foi" ever. ' 9 ^ O Zion, that bringest good tidings, get thee up into the high mountain : O Jerusalem, that bringest good tidings, lift up thy voice with strength ; lift it up, be not afraid ; say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God ! 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 Me shall feed his flock like a shep- herd : he sliall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, aiul shall gently lead those that are with young. 12 if 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 \Mio hatli directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counsellor hath taught him? 14 With whom took he counsel, and nvho instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knov.'ledge, and shewed to him the way of understandhig ? 15 Behold, the nations are as a drop of a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance : behold, he taketh up the isles as a very little thing. 16 And Lebanon is not sufficient tto burn, nor the beasts thereof sufficient foi* a burnt-ofFering. 17 All nations before him are as noth- i ing ; and they are counted to him lesS' than nothing, and vanity. IS *[|To whom then will ye liken God .* ov what likeness will ye compare uuto 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 seeketh unto him a cunning- workman to prepare a graven image that shall not be moved. 21 Ha^'e ye not knoAvn ? have ye not 57Q God exjiostulateth KvUh liispeofilc ISAIAH. about his mercies to the church- heard ? hath it not been told you from the beginning? liave ye not understood from die foundations of tiie earth ? 22 It is he that sicieth lipon tlie cn-cle of the earth, and the inhnbitants thereof arc as grasshoppers ; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in : 23 That briiigeth the princes to noth- ing; he maketh the judges of the earth as vaniu . 24 Yea, they sliall not be i)lanted ; yea, they shall not be sown : yea, tlieir stock shall not take root in the cai'th : and he shall also blow upon them, and they sh;41 wither, and the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. 25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall 1 be equal ? saith the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and l^e- , hold who hach created these things, that bringeth out their hosts by numljer : he calleth them all by names, by the great- ness of his might, for that he is strong in power ; not one faileth. 27 Why sayest thou, O Jacob, and speakest, O Israel, My way is hid from the Lord, and my judgment is passed over from my God i 28 51 Hast thou not known ? hast thou not lieard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, r.either is weary ? there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth power to the faint ; and to them that have no might he increaseth sti'ength. .30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall : 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. CHAP. XLL 1 God exjiostulateth with hisfieofilc about his mercies to the church, \0 about his firomises, 21 about the va7iity of idols, KEEP silence before me, O islands; and let the people rencAV their strength : let them come near ; then let them speak ; let us come near together to judgment. 2 V\<\\o raised up the righteous 7yian fi-om the east, called him to his foot, gave the nations "before him, antl made him rule over kings ^ he ga\ e them as the dust to his sword, a7Hi as driven stubbie to his bow. 3 He pursued tViem,07?f/ passed safcl\ ; ex'en by the_^ way that he had not gone with his feet.' 4 Who hath wrought and done it, calling the generations from the begin- ning ? I the Lord, the first, and with the last ; I am he. 5 The isles saw it, and feared ; the ends of the earth were afraid, drew near, and came. 6 They helped eveiy one his ncigh- l>our ; and every one said to his brother. Be of good courage. 7 So the cariJenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth nvith the hanmit.r him that smote the anvil, saying. It is ready for the sodcring: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved. 8 But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend. 9 yjiou 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 ser\ ant ; I have ciiosen thee, tmd not cast thee away . 10 IT Fear thou not ; for I am with thee : be not dismayed ; for I am thy God : I will strengthen thee ; yea, I will help thee ; yea, I will uphold tliee witli the right hand of my lighteousness. 11 Behold, aU they that ivere incensed against tiiee shall be ashamed and con- founded : 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 Jacob, and ye men ot Israel ; I will help thee, sailh the LoHD, and thy Redeemer, the Iloly One of Israel. 15 Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth : thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat thcjr small, and shalt make the hills as chaff. 16 Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall cari'3' them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them : and thou shalt i-ejoice in the Lord, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel. 17 JVhe?i the poor and needy seek wa- ter, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thiist, I the Lord will hear tliem, / the God of Israel will not for- sake them. 18 1 will open rivers in high places, and fo.mtains in the midst of the valleys : 1 will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry lar*d spruigs of water. 19 I will jjlant in the wikleiness the cedai", the shittah-tree, and tlie myrtle, and the oil-tree ; I will set in the desert the fir-tree, a7id the paie, and the box- tree together : 20 lliat they may see, and know, and coubidei-, and understand together, that the hand of the Lord hath done this, and th.e Ilolv One of Israel "hath created it. The office of Chrkt. Chap. 21 Produce your cause, saitli the Lor d ; iiriiig firth your strong reuHona, saith the King of Jacob. 22 Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall ha])pen : let them sliewthe former things, wliatthey he, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them ; or declare us things for to come. 23 Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye arc gods : yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it togethei'. 24 Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought: an abomination is he lltat chooseth you. 25 I have raised up one from the north, and he sliall come: from the rising of tlie sun shall he call upon my name : and he shall come upon princes as ulion mortar, and as the potter treadeth clay. 26 Who hath declared ft-om the begin- ning, that we may know ? and before- time, that we may say, He is righteous r yea, //irre zs none that sheweth,yea, there is none that decla)-eth, yea, there is none that heareth your words. 27 The first shall say to Zion, Behold, behold them:^and I will give to Jerusa- lem one that bringeth good tidings. 28 For I beheld, and there ivas no man ; e\ en among them, and there luas no coun- sellor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word. 29 Behold, they are all vanity, then- works are nothing : their molten images are wind and confusion. « CHAP. XLIL 1 The office of Christ. 5 GocTs firomise to him. 10 Aji ejohortation to firaise God. BEHOLD ray servant, whom I upliold ; mine elect, in whom my soul deUght- eth ; I have put my spirit upon him : he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 2 He shall not cr5', nor lift uj), 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 jtidgment unto truth. 4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth : and the isles shall wait for his law. 5 % Thus saith God the Lord, he ■that created the heavens, and stretched them out ; he that spread forth the ear^h, and that which cometh out of it ; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk tlierein : 6 I the Lord have called thee in right- eousness, and will hold thine hand, and Asill keep thee, and give thee for a cove- nant of the people, for a light of the •Gentiles ; 7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out ot the prison->house. S I am the Lord : that is my name ; xm. An exhortation to Jiraise God. 571 and my gloi-y will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven iinages. 9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare : be- fore they spring forth I tell you of them. 10 Sing unto the Loi(D a new song, and his praise from the end of die earth, \e that go dov/n to the sea , and all that is therein ; the isles, and the Inhabitants thereof. 11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up (heir voice, t!ie villages ///az^ Kedir doth inhabit: 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 as a migh- ty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war : he shall cry, yea, roar ; he shall prevail against his enemies. 14 I have long time hr)lden my peace ; I have been still, and refrained myself: nonv will I crj^ like a travailing woman ; I will destroy and devour at once. 15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all tlieir herbs ; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. 16 And I will bring the blind I)y a way that they knew not ; I will lead them in paths that they have not known : I will make darkness light before ' them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. 17 IT They shall be turned back, tliey shall be greatly asliamed, that t.-ust in graven images, that say to the molten images. Ye are our gods. 18 Hear, ye deaf ; and look, ye blind, that ve may see. 19'WhoV.s blind, but my servant ? 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 ob- servest 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 honoiu-able. 22 But this is a people robbed and spoil- ed ; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison-houses ; they are for a prey, and none delivereth ; for a spoil, and none saith. Restore. 23 Who among you will give ear to this ? nvho will hearken, and hear for the time to come .'' 24 Wlio gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers ? did not the Lord, he against whom we have sinned ? for tliey would no: w:.ik in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. 25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the furv of his anger, and the strength of 572 The church comforted. IS. battle : and it hath set him on five round aljout, yet he knew not ; and it burned liim, yet he laid it not to heart. CHAP. XLIII. 1 The Lord comforteth the church ivith his promises. 14 Hcforetelleth Baby- lo7i\s destruction ; 18 and his people's deliverance. BUT now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O .Tacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not : for I have redeethed thee, I have called thee by thy name ; thou art mine. 2 When thou passest through the wa- ters, I will be with thee ; and thi'ough 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 a?n the Lord thy God, the Holy One cif Israel, thy Saviour : I gave Kg)'pt /or thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. 4 Since thou wast precious in my sight, thou hast been honourable, and I have loA'ed thee : therefore will I give men for thee, and people for thy life. 5 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, and my daughters from the ends of the earth ; 7 Even every one that is called by my name : for I have created him for my glory, I have formed liim ; yea, I liave made him. 8 H Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. 9 Let all the nations be gathered togeth- er, and let the people be assembled : who among them can declare this, and shew us fcjrmer things } let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justilied : or let them hear, and say. It is truth. 10 Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lor d, 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 good formed, neither shall there be after me. 11 I, evcnl, am the Lord; and be- side me there is no saviour. 12 I have declared, and have savgd, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you : therefore ye are mv wit- nesses, saiih 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 band : I will work, and who shall let it ? 14 ^ Thus saith the Lord, ycvn* Re- deemer, the Holy One of Israel ; Foi" your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships. \IAH. Babylon s destruction foretold. 15 I am the Iyeary of me, O Israel. 23 Thou hast not brought me the small cattle of tliy burnt-oflerings ; neither hast thou honoured me with thy sacrifices. I have not caused thee to ser^'e with an of- fering, nor wearied thee with incense. 24 Thou hast bought me no sweet cane with money, ncitlier hast thou filled me with the fat of thy sacrifices : but thou hast made me to serve with thy sins, thou hast v/earied me with thine iniquities. 25 I, even I, am he that blutteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. 26 Put me in remembrance : let us plead together : declare thou, that thou mayest be justified. ^27 Thy first father hath sinned, and thy teachers have transgressed against me. 28 Therefore I have profaned the prin- ces of the sanctuary, and have given Ja- i cob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches. CHAP. XLIV. 1 God's church comforted. 7 The vanity of idols, 9 and folly of idol-makers. YET now hear, O Jacob my servant ; and Israel, whom I have chosen : 2 Thus saith the Lord that made tl:>e, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee ; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant ; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen. 3 For I will pour water upon him tlrat is thirsty, and floods upon the diy ground : I will pour my spirit upon thv seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring : 4 And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water-courses. 5 One shall sa\ , 1 am the Lord's ; and another shall call himself by the name of Jacob ; and anotheV shall subscribe loith The vanity of idols, and Chap iiis hand unto the Lord, and surname /ti.'nsclf'by the name of Israel. 6 Thus saith the Lord the King of Is- rael, and his Redeemer the Lord* of hosts ; I a??i the lirst, and I am the last ; and Ijeside me t/iere is no God. 7 And wlio, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people ? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them. 8 Fear ye not, neither be afraid : have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it y ye arc even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me ? yea, t/iere is no God ; I know not aiiy. 9 ^ They that nrake a graven im- age are all of them vanity ; and their delectaljle tilings shall not proht ; and they are tlieir own witnesses ; they see not, nor know ; that they may be asham- ed. 10 Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing ? 11 Behold, all his fellows shall be a- shamed : and the workmen, they are of •i nen : let them all be gathered together, let them stand up ; yet they shall fear, and they shall be ashamed together. 12 The smith with the tongs both worketh in tiie coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketli 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 mai-keth it out with a line ; he ■fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out v;ith the compass, and maketh it af- ter the figure of a man, accorditig to the beauty of a man ; that it may remain in the house. 14 He heweth him down cedars, 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 kindleth it, and baketh bread ; yea, he maketh. a god, and worshippeth it ; he maketh it a graven image, and faileth down thereto. 16 He burneth part thereof in the fire ; with part thereof he eatcth iiesh ; he roasteth roast, and is satisfied : yea, he Avarmeth himself, and saith. Aha, I am warm, I have seen the lire : 17 And the residue thereof he maketh ^, a god, even his graven image : he faileth down unto it, and worshippeth it, and prayeth unto it, and saith, Deliver me ; tor Vuou art my god. 18 They have not known nor under- sfopd ; for he hath shut their eyes, that xLV. Jolly ofidol-7nakers. STo they cannot see ; and their hearts, that they cannot understand. 19 And none considereth in His heart, neither is there knowledge nor under- standing to say, I ha\'e 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 shall I make the residue thereof an abomination .•' shall I fall down to the stock of a tree ? 20 He feedeth on ashes : a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand ? 21 ^ RememlDcr these, O Jacob and Is- i-^el ; for thou art my servant : I have formed thee ; thou art my servant : O Is- rael, thou shalt not be forgotten of me. 22 I h;ive blotted out, as a thick cloud, thy transgressions, and as a cloud, thy sins : return unto me ; for I have re- deemed thee. 23 Sbg, O ye heavens ; for the Lord hatli done it : sitout, ye lower parts of the earth : break forth into jinging, ye mountains, O forest,,and every tree there- in: for the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel. 24 Thus sp.ith 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 eartli by my- self: 25 That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad ; that*'' turneth wise men I:)ackwai'd, and maketh their knowledge foolish ; 26 That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers ; tliat saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cit- ies of Judah, 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 u]j thy rivers : 28 That saith of Cyrus, He is my shep- herd, and shall iJerform all my pleasure : even saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be built; and to the temple. Thy foundation shall be laid. * CHAP. XLV. 1 Godcalleth Cyrus Jor his churches sake, ^ 5 He cliallengeth obedience. 20 He con- vinceth the idols of vanity. THUS saith the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him ; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open . before him the two-lea\'ed 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 sun- der the ijars of iron : , 3 And I will give thee the treasures of 574 Cyrus called. ISA! darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, tliat thou mayest know that I, the TjORD, which call thee by thy name, am the God of'Isruel. 4 For Jacob my servant's sake, and Is- rael mine elect, I have even called thee by thy name : I ha\'e suniamed thee, thoui^h thou hast not known me. 5^1 am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God lieside me : I girded thee, though thou hast not known me : 1 6 That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Loud, and .there is none else. 7 I form the light, and create dark- ness : I make peace, and create evil : I the Lord do all these things. 8 Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteous- ness : let the earth open, and let them bi'ing 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.licrd strive with the potsherds of the earlh. Shall 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 his fathei". What begettest thou ? or to the woman. What hast thou I)rought forth .-' 11 Thus saith Hie Lord, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, vVsk me ^■fe.of tilings to come concerning my sons, ■•'^'^TJiil^ concerning the work of my hands command ye me. 12 I have made the earth, and created man upon it : I, eve?t my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded. 13 I have raised him up in righteous- ness, 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 laljour of Egypt, and merchandise of Ethiojjia and of the Sabeans, men of stature, sliall come , over unto thee, and th^ shall be thine : tliey shall come after tlree ; in chains they shall come over, and tliey 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 God. 15 Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour. 16 They shall he. ashamed, and also con- founded, all of them : they shall go to con- fusion together that are makers of idols. 17 But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end. 18 For thus saith the Lord that creat- ed the heavens ; God hjmself that form- All. The vaiiity of idols. ed the eartli and made it ; he hath estab- lished it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inliabited : I am tlie Lord ; and there is none else. 19 I have not spoken iri secret, in a dark place of the earth : I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye mc in \' .\in : I the Lor d speak righteousness, I declare things that are righi. 20 U Assemble yourseh'es and come ; draw near together, ye that are escaped of the nations : they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven im- age, and pray unto a god that caimot save. 21 Tell ye, and bring them near ; yea, let them take counsel together : wlio 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 tuito 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 return, Tliat unto me ev- ery knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. 24 Surely, shall 07ie say. In the Lor d have I righteousness and strength : ex'en to him shall men come ; aiid ail that are incensed against him shall be ashamed. 25 In the Lord shall all the seed of Is- rael be justified, and shall gloiy. CHAP. XLVL 1 The idols of Babylon could not save thetnselves. 3 God savcth his ficople to the end- 5 Idols not comparable to God. BEL bowctli down, Nebo stoopeih, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle : your carriages luere heavy loaden ; they are a 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 "T Hearken unco me, O house of Ja- cob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, 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 cx'cn to hoarj^airs will 1 carry you : I have made, and% will bear ; even I \vill cany, and will deliver you. 3 If To whom will ye liken me, and make }ne equal, and compare me, that we may be hke ? 6 They lavish gold out of the bag, and weigh silver in the balance, and hire a goldsmith ; and he maketh it a god : they fall down, yea, they worship. 7 They bear him upon the shoulder, they carry him, and set him in his place, and he standeth ; from his place shall hf: God's judgme}it en Babylait. Chap. not remove : yea, one shall cry unto him, yet can he not answer, nor sa\'e him out of his trouble. 8 Kenieniber this, and shew yourselves men : biing it again to mind, O jie trans- gi'essors. 9 Rememlier the former things of old : for I mil God, and there is none else ; / am God, and there is none like me, 10 Declaring the endfrom thebeginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, M}' counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure : 11 Calhng a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country : yea, I have spoken iV, I 'vill also bring it to pass ; I have purposed «V, I will also do it. 12 ^Hearken unto me, ye stout-hearted, that are far from righteousness : 13 I bring near my righteousness ; it shall not he far off, and my salvation shall not tarry : and I ^vi]l place salvation in Zion for Israel my gloiy. CHAP. XLYII. 1 God^s judgments tifion Babylon and Chaldea, 6jor their unmercij'ulness, 7 pndc. 10 a7id over-boldness. COME down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground : there is no throne, O daugh- ter of the Chaldeans : for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. 2 Take the millstones, and grind meal : uncover thy locki, make bare the leg, luicover the thigh, pass over the rivers. 3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen : I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man. 4 ^s for our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel. 5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans : for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms. , 6^1 was wroth with my people, Thave pcllnted mine inheritance, and given them into i Uine hand : thou didst shew them no mercy ; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. 7 1[ And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever : so that thou ^dst not lav these things to thy heart, nejMev didst remem- ber the latter end of it. 8 Thei-efoi-e hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dAvellest care- lessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none eiic beside me ; I shall not sit as a widow, neicher shall I know the loss of children : .^ 9 but these two things shall come to thee ki a moment in one day, the loss of chil- dren, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection, for the mul- xLviii. Hercveakthhisjirofihccies. 575 titude of thy sorceries, arid for the great abundance of thine enchantments. 10 K For thou hast trusted in thy wick- edness : 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. 1 1 Therefore shall evil come upon thee ; thou shalt not know from whence itiiseth : and mischief shall fill upon thee ; thou shalt not be able to put it ofT: and desola- tion shall come upon thee suddenly, ivhich thou shalt not know. 12 Stand now with thine cnchr.ntments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboui-ed from thy youth ; if so be thou shalt be able to protit, if so be thou mayest prevail, 13 Thou art wcaiied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let no^v the astrologers, the star-gazers, the monthly prognostica- tors, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. 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, iior nre to sit befoi'e it. 15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy mer- chants, from thy youth : they shall Avan- der every one to his quarter .' none shall save thee. CHAP. XLVIIL 1 God, to convince ihejieojile of their ob-,, stinacy, revealeth his pro/ihecieS' 12 He exhorteth them to obedience. HEAR ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Is- rael, and are come forth out of the wa- ters of Judah, which swear by the name of the Lord, and make mention of the God of Israel, but not in truth, nor in righteousness. 2 For they call themselves of the holy city, and stay themselves upon the God of Israel ; The Lord 9f hosts is nis name. 3 I have declared tl:e former things from the beginr.ilg ; and they w ent forth out of my mouth, and I shev/ed them ; I did them suddenly, and they came to pass. 4 Because I knew that thou art oijsti- nate, and thy neck f* an iron sinew, and thy brow brass ; > 5 I have even from the beginning de- clared it to thee ; before it came to pass I shewed it thee : lest thou shouklest say. Mine idol hath done them, and my grav- en image, and my molten image, hath commanded them, 6 Thou hast heard, see all this ; and will not ye declare it ? I have shewed thee new things from this time, cAcn hidden things, and tUou didst not kno-w them. 576 An exhortation to obedience. ISAIAIi 7 They are created now, and not from the beginning ; even liefore the day when thou heardest them not ; lest thou should- ebt Kiv, Behold, 1 know them. 8 Yea, thou heardest not ; yea, thou knewest not ; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened : for 1 knew that thou wouldest tieal very treacherous- ly, and wust called a transgressor from the womb. 9 *\\ tor my name's sake will I defer rnhie anger, and for my praise will I i-e- frain for thee, that I cut thee not off. 10 Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver ; 1 have chosen thee in tlie fur- nace of affliction. 11 For mine own sake, even for mine own sake, will I do it : for how should inij name be polluted? and I will not give my glory unto another. 12 ^[ Hearken unto me, O Jacob and Israel, my called ; I am he ; I am the first, I also am the last. 13 Mine hand also hath laid the founda- tion of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens : ivhcn I call unto them, the)' stand up togeilier. 14 Ail ye, assemble yourselves and hear ; which among them hath declared these thingfs'^ The Lord hath loved him : he will do his pleasure on Babylon, and his arm shall be on the Chaldeans. 15 I, even I, have spoken, yea, I have called iiim : I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. 16 •{[ Come ye near unto me, hear ye tliis ;' I have not spc)ken in secret from the beginning : from the time that it was, there cm I: and now the Lord God, and his Spirit, hath sent me. 17 Thus saith the Lo r d, thy Redeemer, the Holy 0)ie of Israel ; I am tlie Lord thy God which teacheth thee to proiit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go. IS O that thou hadst hearkened to my conmiandments ! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy .righteousness as the v/aves 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 cut oil" nor destroyed from before me. 20 ^ Go ye forth of Babylon, fiee j'e from tiie Chaldeans, with a voice of sing- ing declare ye, tell this, utter it eve7i to the end of the earth ; say ye, The Lord hath redeemed his servant Jacob. 21 And they thirsted not when he led lliem through the deserts : he caused the watere to flow out of the rock for them : he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out. •" 22 There is no peace, saith the Lord, unto tlic wicked. Christ comjilaineth of the Jews. CHAP. XLIX. 1 Chrif,t, being sent to tlie Jews, comjilain- eih of them. 6 He is sent to the Gen- tiles. 13 God's love to the church. LISTEN, O isles, unto me ; and hearic- en, ye peoj^le, from fur ; The Lor d hath called me from the womb ; from the bowels of my mother hath he made meri- tion of my name. 2 And he hath made my mouth like a shai-p sword ; in the shadow of his haftd 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 sei- vant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified. 4 Then I said, I ha^e laboured in vain, I have spent my strength f)r nought, and in vain ; yet surely my judgment is with the Lord, and my work with my God. 5 *f And nov/, saith the Lord that formed me from the womb to be his ser- vant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glo- rious in the eyes of the Lord, and my God shall be my strength. 6 And he saiu. It is a light thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserv- ed of Israel : I will also give thee for a light to the Gentiles, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth. 7 Thus saith the Lord, the Redeemer of Israel, aiid his Holy One, to him whom man despiseth, to him whom the nation abhorreth, to a servatvt of rulers, kings shall see and arise, princes also shall wor- ship, because of the Lord that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and he shall choose thee. 8 Thus saith the Lo r D , In an acceptable time have I heard thee, and in a day of salvation have I helped thee : and I will preser^ e 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 prison- ers, Go forth ; to them that are in dark- ness, Shew yourseh es. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all'hi^h places. 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst, neither shall the heat nor sun smite them : for he that hath mercy on them shaU lead them, even by thi springs of water shall he guide them. ':'i 11 And I will rrfkke all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be exalted. 12 Behold, these shall come from far : and lo, these from the north and from the west ; and these from the land of Sinim. 13 IT Sing, O heavens ; and be joyful , O earth ; and break forth into singing, O mountains : for the Lord hath com- forted his people, and. will have mercy u])on liis alfiicted. 14 But Zion said, The Lord hath for- God'ts love to tJie chnrch. Chap. : saken me.and my Lo r< d hoth forgotten me. 15 Can a woniaii forp,':^t her suckiiig chikl, that she shciuld ait liave compassion on the son of hci- womb ? yea, they uia}' forget, yet will I not forget tivee. 16 Beiiold, 1 have gra^en thee upon the palmsofwy hands ; thy walls urecou- timiallv before me. \7 Thy children blinll make haste; thy destroyers and they that niadfe thee waste sliall go forth of thee. 18 % Lift up thine eyes round abor.t, and l)ali*.ld : all these gather themselves to- gether, and come to thee. Aft I hve, saith the Lord, tiiou shalt surely ciothe thee V ith llieni all, as with an ornament, and bind tlien. on t/iee, as a bride dotth. 19 For tliy wasteandthydesolateplaces, and the land of thy destruction, shall even now be toonarrov,' by reason of the inhab- itants, and they that swallowed thee up shall be far away. 20 1'iie children which thou shalt have, after tliou hast lost the other, shall say a- gain in thine ears. The place «■ toostrait for me : giv^ place to me that I may dwell. 21 Then shalt thou say in thine lieart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my ciiildren, and am desolate, a captive, and removir.g to and fro."* and who hath bi-ought up these ? Behold, I was lett alone ; these, where had they been 7 22 Thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I will lift up mine hand to the Gentiles, and set up my standard to the people : and tliey sliall bring ttiy sons in tlieir ai'ins, and thy c" uightei-s shall be carried upon their shoulders. 23 And kings shall be thy nursing fa- thers, and their queens thy nursing moth- ers : they shall bow down to tliee 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, fi-om the mighty, or the lawful capti\e delivered ? 25 But thus saith the I^ohd, liven die captives of the mighty shall i>e taken a- way, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered : for I will contend w ith hin) that contendeth Avith thee, and I will save 'thy childien. 26 And I will feed them that qppress thee widi their own flesh ; and they shall be drunken with their own bl(X)d, as with sweet wine : and all flesh shall know that I the Lord am thy Saviour and thy Re- deemer, the mightv One of Jacob. CHAP. L. 1 Christ fiheiveth the caiine of the Jews dereliction. 10 Jn exhortation to trust in God., and not in ourselves. THUS saiih the Lord, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put awav ? or which of my r-3 Ll. Jn exhortation to trust in God. S77 creditors is it to whom I have sold you ? Behold, for your iniquities have >e sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away. 2 Wherefore, when I came, tjus there no man .•' v. hen I called, ivas there none to answer ? Is my Iiand shortened at all, tliat it cannot redeem .'' or have I no pow- er to deliver ."* ijehold, at my rebuke I dry up the sea, I make the rivers a wilder- ness : their iish stinketh, because there is no water, and dieth for thirst. 3 I clothe the heavens with blackness, and I make Sackcloth their covcritig, 4 The Lord God ha.lh given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: hewakenethmoniing by morn- ing, he wakeneth mine eai to hear as the learned. 5 % Tlie Lord God hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away bii.ck. ,61 gave my back to the smitcrs, and my ciiseks to them that plucked oft' the hair : I hid not my face from shame and spitting. 7 ^[For the Lord God will help me ; therefore shall I not be coruounded: there- fore have I set my face like a flint, and I know th;'.t T shall not be a!-hanied. 8 He is near that justiiieth me ; who will contend wltli me ? let us stand togeth- er ; who is mine ad\ersary ? let him come near to me. 9 Behold the Lord God will help me ; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment ; the moth sliall cat them up. 10 1[ Who if.? among -.ou that feareth the Lord, that oheyctli the voice of his ser- vant, that walkedi 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 ijoursclves about with sparks ; walk in tJie light of yfmr lire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This sh.all ye have of mine hand ; ye shall lie down in sorrow, t CHAP. LI. \ Anexhortationuf ler Ihepatternof Abra- ham., to trust in Chnst. 9 Christ dcfend- eth his ficofde from flar. HEARKEN" to me, ye that follow after rigiiteousness, ye that seek the Lord : I(X)k unto the rock loiicncc ye ar^ hewn, and to the hole of tlie pit whence ye are digged. 2 Look unto Abraham your father, and unto Sarah thathAve you : for I called him alone, and blessed him, and increased him. 3 For the Lord shall comtort Zion ; he will comfort all her waste jilaces ; and he will make her wilderness hke Eden, and hea' desert lUie the garden of tli.. Lord ; 578 Chmt defcndffh Ids fieojUr. ISAI joy and gladness shall be found therein, tha».ksc;iviiig, and the voice of melody. 4 1[ Hearken unto me, my ]Xup]e ; and givf> ear unto me, C) my nati'.n: for a law shall proceed from me. and I will make my judgment to rest for a light of tils people. 5 My righteousness /s near ; my salva- tion is gone foj-th, and mine arms shall jtulge the people ; the isles shall wait upon me, aTid on mine arm shall they trust. 6 Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath : for the heav- ens shall Aanish away like snioke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner : but my sahation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolisiicd. 7 *i\ Heaikcn nnto mc, ye that know righteousness, the people in whose heart is my law ; fear ye not the reproach of men, neither tie ye afraid of their revilings. 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 ger.era- tion to generation. 9 % Awake, awake, pu£ 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 liahab, and wounded tiie dragon ? 10 Art thou not it which hath dried t'le 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 Lon d shall return, and come with singing unto Zion ; and evcrla-ling joy shcdl be upon their liead : they shall obtain gladness and joy ; and sorrow and mourning shall fie^ away. 12 I, even I, am he that comforteth you : who art thou, th.at thou shouldest be afraid of a man that shall die, and of the sen of man ivlnch shall be made an grass ; 1 3 And forgettest the Lord thy maker, that hath stretciied forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth ; and liast feared continually eveiy day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy ? and where is the fury of the oppressor ? 14 The captive exiie hasteneth that he may be loosed, and that he should not die in the pit, nor that his bread should fail. 15 But I am the Lqrd thy God, that divided the sea, whose waves roai-ed : 'i'he Lord of hosts is his name. ' 16 And I have put my Avon's in thy mouth, and have covered thee in the shadow of mine hand, that I ma\- plant the iieavens, and lay the foundations of the earth, aiul say luito Zion, Thou art rny peojlle. AH, Clirist\iourn there ; and the Assyrian op- pressed them without cause, 5 Now therefore, what have I here, saith the Lord, that my people is taken aAvay for nought i* they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the Lord ; and my name continually eveiy day is blasphemed. 6 Therefore my people shall know my name : therefore ih''ii shall know in that day that I «?n he tliat doth speak : be- hold, it is I. 7 ^ How beautiful upon the mountains ai-e the feet of him that • bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace ; tnat bring- eth good tidings of good, that publisheth The scandal of the cross excused. salvation ; that saith unto Zion, Tliy God rejgiieth ! 8 Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice ; with the voice togetlier shall tlicy sins : for they shall see e} e to eye, when tlie Lor d shall iiring again Zion. 9 ^ Breali forth into joy, sing togeth- er, ve waste places of Jerusalem : for the Lord hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem. 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 sal- \atii3n of our God. U If Depart ye, depart ye, go ye out from thence, touch no unclean thiyig ; go ye out of the midst of her ; be ye clean, that bear thr vessels of the Lord. 12 For ye shall not go ot;t with haste, nor go by flight : for tlie Lor d will go ijetbfe yon ; arid the God of Israel will be yor.r rere-ward. 13 If Behold, my servant shall deal pru- dently, he sliah be exalted and extolled, and be very high. 14 As many were astonished at thee ; his A isage was so marred more than any man, and his form more than the sons of men : 15 So shall he sprinkle mai'iy nations ; the kings shall shut their tnouths ;it liim : for that which had not been told them shall they see ; and that which they' had not heard shall thev consider. CHA"P. LI II. 1 The profihet excuseth the scandal of the icroiis, 4 by the benefit of Christ's fas- sion, 10 and the good success tliereqf "\irHO hath believed our rejiort ? and Vy to whom is the arm of the Lord reve?.led ? 2 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a I'oot out of a dry ground : he hath no form nor comeliness \ and when we shall see him, Uii-re is no beauty that we should desire Iiim. 3 He is. despised and i-ejectcd 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 ^1 Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows : y^et we did esteem him stricken, smitten of Ciod, and afllicted. 5 But he ivas wounded for our trans- gressions, he was bruised for our iniqui- ties : the chastisement of our peace was upon him ; and witU his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray ; we ha\e turned e\'eiy one to his own way ; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflict- ed, yet he opened not his nioutli : he is 'iroueht as a lamb to the slaughter, and Chap. liv. The Gentiles deliverance. 570 as a sheep bef re her shearers is dumb, so he opened not his mouth. 8 He was taken fi-om prison and from judgment : and v.lio shall declare his generation .-* for he was cut off out of *he land of the living : for the transgres- sion of my i)eople was he stricken. 9 And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich m his death ; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. 10 ^ Yet it pleased the Lord tobiiiise him ; he hath put ////;; to grief : when thou shalt make his soul an olTeriiig for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall ])roiong his days, and the pleasure of the Lo r d shall prosper in his hajid. 1 1 He shall see of the travail of his soul , and shall be sat'slied : by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many ; for he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore will I divide him a por- tion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death : and he was numbered with the transgressors ; and he bare the sin of many,, and made intercession for tlie transgi'essors. CHAP. LIV. 1 Tlie amplitude of the Gdililcs church, 4 their safety, 6 their deliverance out of affile tion^ 11 their fair edification, 15 and sure preservation. SING, O barren, thou that dirlst not bear ; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child : for more are the ciiildren of the desolate than the children of the married v/ife, saith the Lord. 2 EiUarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretcii forth the ci^rtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes ; 3 For thou shalt break ft^rth on the right hand and on the 'eft ; and thy seed shall inlicrit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. 4 Fear not ; for thoti shalt not be ashamed : neither be thou confounded ; > for tlioii shalt not he. put to shame : for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach ci" thy Avidowhoofl any more. 5 For thy MakeiWs' thine husband ; the Lord of hosts is his name ; and thy Re- deemer the Holy One of Israel ; The God of thn whole eavth shall he be called. 6 For the Lord hath c;died thee as a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, ar,d a wife of youth, when thou wfuit re- fused, saith thy God. 7 For a small moment have I foi-saken thee ; but with great mercies will I gath- er thee. 8 In a little \yrath I hid my face froio thee fcr a moment ; but witji everlasting 5S0 The people exhorted to faith. IS AI kindness will I have mercy on tlice, saith the Lord thy Redeemer. 9 For this in cifi the waters of Noah un- to me : for av I ha\e swoni th:it liie wa- ters of Noah sliould no more go over the earth ; so l)a\e I sworn that 1 would not be A\roth v.'ith thee, nor rebuke tliee. 10 For the moaritains shall depart, and the hills be removed, but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be reriwvcd, saith the Lord that hu*h mercy on thee. 11 11 O thou afflicted, tossed with tem- pest, U72d not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires. 12 And I v\'ili make thy windows of agates, and th}' gates of carbr ncles, and all thy borders of pleasant stones. 13 And all thy children shall be taught ot the LoR D ; and ^vt'cX ahull be the peace of thy children, 14 In righteousness shalt thou be estab- lished : thou shalt be far from oppression ; for thou shalt not fear : and fi'oin 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. 15 Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an inscrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destrnv. 17 H No vreapon thai is formed against thee shall pros).ier ; and every tongue t/iat shall rise ag-iinst thee in judgment thou shalt condeion. This w the heritage (tf the servants of the Lo r d, and their right- eousness is of me, saith the Lord. CHAP. LV. IThe prophet, ivit/i the firomises of Christ, calleth to faith, 6 and to repc ancc. h The happy state of tlivm ttiat believe. HO, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, aiid he that hath no money ; come ye, buy, and eat ; yea, come, buy wine and milk witliout money and without price. 2 Wherefore do ye spend money for that nvliich is not bread .■' and yovir labour ioY that iv/tich satisfieth not .■' hearken dil- igently unto me, and^eat yc that which is good, and let your soiil delight itself in tatness. 3 Incline your ear, and come unto me : hear, and your soul shall live ; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, exien the sure mercies of David. 4 Behold, I have given him for a v/it- . ness to the people, a leader and command- er to the people. .5 Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest not, and nations that knew Slot thee shall run unto thee because of All. 7'hc hafipincis of b'^tievcrs. the Lord thy G(xl, and for the Holy One of Israel, for the hath glorified thee. 6 If Si ek \ e the Lord while he may lie found, cull ye upon him while he is near : 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts : and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him ; and to our Gc^d, for he will abimdanjly pardon. 8 IT 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, arid my thoughts tlian your thoughts. • 10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from lieaA'en, and retunieth not thither, but watei-eth the earth, and mak- eth it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater : 11 So shall ray word be that goeth forth out of my moutlr: it shall not re- tui-n unto me \'oid, but it shall accomplislt that Avhich I please, and it shall prosper in the thing' whereto I sent it. 12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace : the mountains and the hills shall break forth |-)efore you int(f singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap tfiei) hands. 13 Instead of tite thorn shall come up the fir-tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree : and it shall be to ' he Lo K D for a name, for an e^■erlasting sign that shall not be cut off. CHAP. LVI. 1 The prophet exhorteth to sanctifcation ; 3 ivhich shall he accefitcdrjithoutrenpect of jicrsons. 9 Against blind nvatchmcn. THUS saith the Lord, Keep ye judg- ment, and do justice : for my salva- tion is near to come, and my righteous- ness to be revealed. 2 Blessed is the man th.at doeth this, and the son of man that laycth hold on it ; that keepeth the sabbath from pol- luting it, and keepeth his liand from do- ing any evil. 3 ^ Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord,' speak, sa.ying. The Lo r d liath utterly se]j- arated mc from his people : neither let the eunuch say. Behold, I am a dry tn e. 4 For thus saith the Lord vmto the cunivlis that keep my sabbaths, and choose the things' \.\u\l please me, and take hold of my covenant : 5 Even tnlto them will I give in mine house a!-.d within my walls a y.^ace and a name better than of sons and of dau.^h- ters : I will gi\e them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off. 6 Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the liOKD, to scnc The blessed death of the righteous. Chap. him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants, everv one that keepech the sabbuth'from polluting it, and taketh held of my" covenant ; 7 Even" thein will I bring to mv holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house cf prayer : their burnt-offerings nnd their saci-ifices shull be accepted ui)on mine altar ; for jTiine house shall be called an house of praver for all peoj)le. 8 The Loid God which gathereth the outc^.sts of Israel saith, Yet will I gather oth.' -. to liim, beside those that are gath- ered unto him. 9 11 All ye beasts of the field, come to de\our, \ea, all ye beasts in the forest 10 His watclimen are blind: they are all ignorant, xhcy are all dumb dogs, (liey cannot bai-k ; sleeping, lying down, loving to sliuTiber. 11 Yea, they are greedy dogs ivhich can never ha\c enough, and they arc' shep- herds that cannot understand : they all look to their own way, eveiy one for his gain, fronr his quarter. 12 Come ye, -say chey, I will fetch wine, and we will lill ourselves with strong drink ; and to-morrow shall be as this clay, and much mf)re abundant. - - CHAP. LVII. 1 77ie hie/tsed death of the righteous. 3 The JciDS- n firoved for their ivhurish idolatry. 13 JLvangeliccd promises to 1 lie penitent. THE righteous perisheth,and no man layeth it to heart : and merciful Tiien are taken awaj-, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come, 2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in iheir beds, each one walking z« his uprightness. 3 % But di'aw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adultierer and the whore. 4 Against whom do ye sport yourselves .'' agauist w horn make ye a wii^e mouthy and draw cut the tongue ? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, 5 Intlan:ing j'oursehes with idols ur^- der every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks ? 6 .\mong the smooth stones of the stream is thy portion ; they, they are thy lot : even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering, thou hast offered a meat- offering. Should I receive comfort in these ? 7 Upon a lofty and high mountain hast thou set thy Iwd: even thither wentest thou up to oftcr sacrifice. • 8 Behind tlie doers also and the posts hast thou set up thy remembrance: for thou hast discovered t/iyself to another than me, and art gene up ; thou hast en- larged thy bed, and made tliee,a covenant Lvii, Lviii. Pvomises to the ficniteyit 581 Aviih them ; thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. 9 And thou wentest to the kin,^ with ointment, and didst inciTase thy perfumes, and didst send thy messengers far ofl', and didst debase thysplf 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 th\' righteousness, and tliy works ; for .they shall not profit thee. 13 *[\ When thou criest, let thy compa- nies deliver thee ; but the wind shall carry them all away ; vanity shall take them : but he that putteth his trust in me shall po.ssess the land, and shall niheiit my holy mountain ; 14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast yc up, prepare the way, take up the stum- bling-hlock out of the way of my people. »15 For thus saith the high and lofty One that iuhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy : I dwell in the high and holy /dace, with him also fhat is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the ccnlrit-c ones. 16 Foi" I will not contend for ever, nei- ther will I be always wrotli ; for the spirit should fail before n»e, and the souls rJhick I ha\"e made. 17 For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him : I hid me, and was wroth, and he v^ent on froward- ly in the way of his heai-t. 18 I have seen his ways, and will heal him : I v.\\\ lead him also, and restore comforts uhto him and to his mourn- ers. 19 I create the fruit of the lips ; Peace, peace to iiiin that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord ; and I Avill heal him. 20 But the wicked are like the troubled se;i, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 21 There is no peace, saidi my God, to the wicked. * CHAP. LVIII. 1 Hypocrisy i.s reproved. 8 The promises due to godliness, 13 and to the keejdng of the saLbath. C RY aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice like a trumpet, and shew my people their transgression, and the house of Jacob their sins, ; , 2 Yet the>' seek me daily, and delighet to kiiow my ways, as a nation tliat did righteousness, and forsook not the ordi- nance of their God : they ask of me ttie 582 Promises due to godUnesH. ISAI ordinances of justice ; they take delight in apj)i-oaching to GocL ; 3 ^f Wlierefove have we fasted, my they, ; and thou seest not ? wherefore have AS'e afflicted our soul, and Xhim takcst no knowledge ? Behold, in the day of your fast ye rind pleasure, and exact all your labours. 4 Behold, ye fast for strife and debate, | and to smite with the list of wickedness: j ya shall not fast as ye do this day, to | make your voice to be heard on high, i 5 Is it such a fast that I have cliosen ? j a day for a man to aftlict his soul ? is it to bow down his head as a bulrusli, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him y wilt thou call this a fast, and an accept- able day to the Lord ? 6 Is not this the fast that I have chosen ? to loose the bands of wickediiess, to undo the heavy bui-dens, and to let the oppress- ed go free, and that ye break every yoke ? 7 Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungiy, and that thou iSring 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 owp flesh? 8 ^ Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring tbith speedily : and thy righteousness shall go before thee ; the glory of the Lord shall l)e thy rere-ward. 9 Tuen shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer ; thou shalt cry, and he shall say,'Hci'e I ain. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity ; 10 And ?/' 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 : i 1 And the Lo rd shall guide thee con- tinually, and satisfy thy soul ir. drought, and m Jie fat thy bones: and thou slialt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. 12 And thty 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, 'Ihc re- pairer of the breach,. The restorer of paths to dwell in. 13 ^f If thou turn»away thy foot from fhe sabbath,,/ro7» doing thy pleasure on my holy day ; and caU the sabbatli a de- light, the holy of the Lord, honn.irable ; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleas- jjre, nor speaking thine own words : 14 Then slialt thou delight thyself in the Lord ; and I will cause thee to ride a|K)n the high places of the earth, and :^d thee wi4i the lieiitage of Jacob thy Kither : for the mouth of the Lord huth gpqjten it. :VH. 'I'lic odious nature of sin. CHAP. LIX. 1 The odious nature of sin. 9 Calamity is for sin. 16 Salvation is only of God. 20 Tlie covenant of the Redeemer. BEHOLD, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it'cannot save ; nei- ther his car heavy, that it cannot hear : 2 But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and yoin- sins have hid his face from yon, that he will not hear. 3 For your handS are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity ; your lips hare spoken lies, your tongue hath muttered perversei^ss. 4 None cal)cth for justice, nor any pleadeth for trud\ : they trust m vanity, and speak lies ; they conceive misclticf, and bring forth iniciuity. 5 They hatch cockatrice eggs, and weave the spider's web : he that eatetli of tlicir eggs dicth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. 6 Their webs shall not become gar- ments, neither shall they cover themselves with their works : their works are works of iniquity, and the act of violence is m. their hands. 7 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood : tlieir thoughts are thoughts of iniquity ; wast- ing and destruction 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 thei'ein shall not know peace. 9 1[ Thei'efore is judgment far from us, neitherdoth justice overtake us: Ave wait for light, but behold obscurity ; for bright- ness, but we walk in darkness. 10 We grope for the wall hke the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes : we stumble at noon day as in the night ; nvc are in desolate places as dead men. 11 We roar all like bears, and mouni sore like dovas : we look for judgment, h\\\: there is nawQ ; for salvation, but it vi far oft' from us. 12 For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sinstesrif)' against us : for our transgressions arc with us ; and as for our iniquities, Ave know them ; 13 In transgressing and l}ing against the Lord, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and rcA'olt, conceiv- ing and uttering from the heart . words of falsehood. 14 And judgment is turned away back- ward, and justice standetlx afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. 1.5 Yea, truth fiiileth; and he that de- parteth from evil makcth himself a prey : and the Lord saw it., and it displeased him that there was no judgment. The covenant of the Redeemer. Chap 16 If And he saw XhsA there ivas no man, and ■wondered that there was no intercessor : tb.ercfore his arm brouglit salvation tmto him ; and his righteousness, it sustained him. 17 For he put on righteousness as a breast-plate, and an helmet of salvation upon his liead ; and he piit on the gar- ments of \ cngeance./ir clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloak. 18 According to their deeds, accord- ingly he will repay, fuiy to his adversa- ries, recompense to liis enemies ; to the islands he will repay recompense. 19 So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the ribing of tlie sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lor i) shall lift up a standai-d against him. 20 IT And the Redeemer shall com.e to Zion, and unto them that turn ttom trans- gression in Jacob, saith the Lord. 21 As for me, this is my covenant wiih them, saith the IjORJd ; My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, shall not depart out ot thy mouth, nor out of thjp mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of tli",- seed's seed, saith the Lord, from hence- forth and for ever. CHAP. LX. 1 The gtory of the churchin the abundant access of the Gentiles; 15 and the great bU'ssin^s after a short affliction. ARISE, shine ; far 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 : liut the Lord shall arise upon thee, and llis glory shall be seen upon thee. .3 And the Gentiles' 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 fi'oni far, and tliv daughtei's shall be nUBc- ed at thy side. ' "^ 5 Then thou shalt see, and flow togeth- er, and thiqe heait shall fear, and be en- larged ; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the foi'ces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. 6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and E- nhah; all theyfromSheba shall come: tl\ey shall bring gold and incense ; and the_\ shall shew forth the praises of the Lord. 7 All the flocks of Kedar shaU be gath- ered together unto thee, the raniS of Ne- baioth shall minister unto thee; they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. 8 Who arc these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows? LX. Great blessings after affliction. 583 9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tavshish tirst, to b» ing thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, imto tiie name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because l;e hath gloi-ified thee. 10 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 iji my favour have I had mercy on tliee. 11 Therefore thy gates shaU be open continually ; tliey shall not be shut day nor night ; that men may bring unto thee tiie forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. 12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish ; yea, those natioriS shall be utterly wasted. 13 The glory of Lebanon siiall come unto thee, the tir-trce, the pine-tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary ; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. 14 The sons also of them that afiiicted thee shall come bending unto thee ; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the scles of thy feet ; and they shall call thee. The city of the Lord, The Zion of the Holy One of Is- rael. 15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee., I will make thee an eternal excel- lency, a joy of many generations. 16 Thou- shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shale suck the breast of kings : and thou shalt know that I tl^e Lord am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty one of Jacob. 17 For b)-ass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for 'stones ii'on : 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 bordei'S; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gat<;s 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 gloiy. i'O Thy sun shall no more go down ; neither shall thy moon v^'ithdraw itself : for the Lord shall be thine everlasting liglU, and the days of thy mourning shaU be ended. 31 Thy people also shall be all right- eous: they shall inherit the land for ever, t..e branch of my planting, the work of j m> hands, that I may be glorified. ''^1 A little one shall become a thou- sand, and a small one a strong nation : I ! the Lord will hasten it in his time. 584 The office of Chrim . ISAI CHAP. Lxr. 1 The o^lcc of ChrinL 4 The forward- ncf>fj, 7 and dlensmgs o/'/h< r'uiihfuL 1''HE Spirit of tiie Loid (jod ii upon me ; because the Lord iiath uinjiiit- ed me to preacii good tidiugs unto tlic meek ; he halli sent me to bine up tlie broken-heavled, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them thai arc bound ; 2 To prorluim the acceptable year of. the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our Gtxl; to com fort all that mourn; 3 To appoint unto them tiiat mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the sjiirit of heaviness ; that they might be called trees of righteous- ness, the planting of the Loud, that he might Ijc glorinecl. 4 U And they shall build the c'.d wastes, they shall raise up the forn\er desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations. 5 And sti-angers sliall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien ihall be your plowmen and your vine- dressers. * 6 Bat ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord : imm shall call you the Min- isters oi' our God : ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall je boast yourselves. 7 1[ For your shame ye shall have dou- l^le; and. /i>r confusion they shall rejoice in their portion : therefore in their land they shall possess the double-: everlasting joy shall be uuto them. 8 For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt-offei'ing ; and I will direct their -work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them. 9 And their seed shall be known a- mong the Gentiles, and their oftspring among the people : all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Loud hath blessed. 10 I will gi'eatly rejc^ice 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 widi the robe of I'ighteousness, as a Lfidegroom decketh hiiufielfw'vXx ornaments, and as a bride adorneth herself \v\\.\\ her jewels. 11 For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the gaixlcn canseth the things that are sown in it Lo spring foi-th ; so tlie Lord God will cause righteotisness and praise to spring forth before all die nations. <^ CIIAP. LXII. 1 The firofihet's fervent desire to confirm the church in God's j/ironu.ses. 6 Tue viinistcr's office in preaching thegosjiel. FOR Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the rigliteousness thereof AH. The offices ofminislcrs. go forth as brightness, and the salvation: thereff as a lamp that burncUi. 2 vVnd the Gentiles shidl see thy right- eousnefis, and all kings thy gloi-)' : and thou shcdt he called by anew name, which the moudiof the Lord shall name. 3 Thou siialt also lie a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of Uiy God. 4 Thou shalt no more be termed For- saken ; neither shall thy land any more he termed Desolate : but thcxi shalt be cdled Hephzi-bah, and thy land Beulah : for the Lord delighteth in thee, and thy land shall be married. 5 For as a young man marricth a vir- gin, .so shall thy sons marry thee : andas the biidcgroom rejoiceth over the bxiUe, 10 shall thy God rejoice over thee. 6 I have set watchmen upon thy walls, 0 Jerusalem, w/i?'c/i! shall never hold tiieir peace day nor sight : ye that make men- tion of the Lord, keep not silence, 7 And give him no rest, till he estab- lish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in ther.'.rdi. 8 The Lord hath sworn.by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I \s ill no more gi\'e thj' com to be meat for tliiae enemies : and tlie sons of the stranger shidl not diink tiiy wine, for the which' tl.'ou hast laboured : • 9 But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise tlie Lord ; and they that have bi-onght it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness. 10 1i Go through, go through the gates; prepare ye die way of the people ; cast up, cast up the highway ; gather out the stones ; liu up a standard' for the people. 11 Behold, the Lord hath proclaimed unto the end of the world. Say ye to the daughter of Zion, Behold, th)' salvation Cometh ; Behold, his rewards with him, and his work before him. 12 And they shall call them. The holy people. The redeemed of the Lord : and :iiou shalt be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken. CHAP. LXIIL 1 Christ sheweth nvho he is, ^whathisvic' tory over his enemies, 7 cmd tohat his iin:rcy toward his churcli. WHO is this that comcth from E- dom, with dyed garments from Bozrah ? this that is glorious in his ap- parel, travelling in the greatness of his strength i I that speak in righteousness, migUiy to save, 2 Wherefore art thou red in thine ap- , parcl, and thy garments Uke him that treadeth in the wine-f;it ? 3 1 have trodden the wine-press alone ; and of the people there ivas none with^ me : fori will tj'eadthem in mine anger,' and trample them in my fury, and iheitj UirlsCs merai tovjurd his church. Chap, lxiv, lxv. The church's firayer. 585 oiood shall be sprinkled upon my gai*- ments, and I will stain all my raiment. 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 Avondered that there was none to uphold : therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me ; and m}' fury, it upheld me. 6 And I will tread doAvn the people in mine anger, and make them drunk in my fury, and I will bring down their strength to the earth. 7 IT I will mention the l(ning-kindncsses of the Lo R r, and the jjraises of the Lord, according to all that the Lord hath be- stowed on us, and the great goodness to- ward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mer- cies, and according to the multitude of his loving-kindnesses. 8 For he said, Sui'ely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he ■was their Saviour. 9 IT In all their affliction he was afflict- ed, and the angel of his picsente saved them : in his love and in his pity he re- deemed them ; and he bare them, and carried them all the days of old. 10 If But they rebelled, and vexed his holy Spirit : therefore he was turned to be their enemy, and he fought against them. 11 Then he remembered the days of old, Moses, and his people, saying, Where i's he that brought theiT) up out of the sea with tlie shepherd of his Hock.'' where is he that put his holy Spirit within him ? 12 That led them by the right hand of Moses wl-.h his glorious arm, dividing the water before them, to make himself an everlasting name .' 13 That led them through the deep, as an horse in the wilderness, that they should not stumble i* 14 As a beast goeth down into the val- ley, the Spirit of the Lord caused him to rest : so didst thou lead thy people, to make thyself a glorious name. 15 "U Look down from heaven, and be- hold from the habitation of thy holiness and of thy glory : where is thy zeal and thy strength, tlie sounding of thy bowels and of thy mercies toward me ? are they restrained ? 16 Doubtless thou art our father, though Abi'aham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not : thou, O Lor d, art our father, our Redeemer ; thy name is from everlasting. 17 H O Lord, why hast thou made us to err from thy v/ays, and hardened our heart from thy fear * Return for thy ser- lyants sake, tlie tribes of tiiine inheritance. ' 18 The people of thy holiness have pos- 74 sessedz/ but a little wliile : our adversaries have trodden down thy sanctuarv. 19 We are thine : thou never barest nile over them ; the}' were not called by thy name. CHAP. LXIV. 1 The church jirayeth for the illustration of God's /loiver, 9 a7id comjuaincth cf affliction. OH that thou wouldest rend the heav- ens, that thou wouldest come down, that the mountains might flow down at thy presence, 2 As nuhen the melting fire biirneth, the fire causeth t!ie waters to boil, to make thy name known to thine adver- saries, that the nations may tremble at thy presence ! 3 W'hen thou didst ten-ible things which we looked not fo-r, thou earnest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. 4 For since the beginning of the world jnen have not heard, nor pei-ceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him. 5 Thou meetest him that rejoiceth, and worketh righteousness, those that remem- ber thee in thy ways : behold, thou art wroth ; for we have sinned : in those is continuance, and vv'e shall be saved. 6 But Ave ai-e all as an unclean thing; and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags ; and Ave all do fade as a leaf ; and our iniquities, like the Avind, have taken us aAvay. 7 And there is none that ca.lleth upon thy name, that stin-eth up himself to take bold of thee : for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, be- cause of our iniquities. 8 But now, O Lord, thou art our fa- ther; Ave fire the clay, and thou our pot- ter ; and we all arc the v.ork of thy hand. 9 ![ Be not Avroth A'ery sore, O Lord, neither reinember iniquity for ever : be- hold, see, we beseech thee, Ave are all thy people. 10 Thy holy cities are a wilderness, Zion is a Avilderness, Jerusalem a desolation. 11 Our holy and our beautiful house, Avhere our fathers praised thee, is burned up Avith fire : and all our pleasant things are laid Avaste. 12 Wilt thou refrain thyself for these thill gs, O Lord ? Avilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us A"ery sore .'' CHAP. LXV. 1 The Gentiles called, and the Jews re-f^ jected. 17 T/ie blessed state of the new Jerusalem. I AM sought of them that asked not /or me ; I am found oithcm that sought me not : I said. Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that Avas not called by my name. 2 I have spraad out my hands all the 5S6 The Gentiles called. ISAIAH. T/i(f nci'j Jenisalem. cVay unto ?,. rebellious people, vvhicli walk- eth hra way that was not good, after their own tlioughts ; 3 A people thatpupvoketh me to anger continually to my face; that sacrificeth in gardens, and burneth incense upon ^tars of brick ; 4 Which remain among the graves, and 1 'dge in the momuucnts, which eat swine's flesh, and broth of abominable thmi(''. i'f in their vessels ; 5 Which sav, Staiid by thyself, come not neav to me; for I am holier than thou. These arc a smoke in my nose, a fire that burneth all the duy. 6 Behold, it is written before me : I will not keep siieace, but will recompense, ^ven vec-)mpense into their bosom, 7 Your iiiiqi;ities, and the iniquities of your faiiiers together, sailh the Lord, which ha\'e burned incense upon the mountains, and bkisphemed me upon the liHls : therefore will I measure their former work into their bosom. 8 ^ Thus saith the Lord, As the new wine is found in the cluster, and one saith. Destroy it not ; for a blesssing is in it : so uill I do for my servants sake, that I may not destroy them all. 9 And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Jadah an inheritor of my mountains : ar^d mine elect shall inher- it it, and my servants shall dwell there. 10 And Sharon shall l)e a fold of fiocks, and the valley of Achcr a place for the herds to lie down in, for my people that ha\e scr.j^^ht me. 11 fi But ye are they that forsake the Lord, that 'forget my holy mountain, that pre])are a table for tliat troop, and that furnish the drink-offering unto that number. 12 Therefore will I number you to the sword, and ye shall all bov\'^ down to the slaughter : because when I called, ye did not answer ; when I spake, ye did not hear ; but did evil befrjj-e mine eyes, and did choose that wherein I delighted not. 13 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gor, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye sliall be hungry : behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be tliirsty : be- iiold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be ashamed : 14 Behold, my servants shall sing for joy of heart, but ye shall cry for s6rrovv of heart, and shall howl for vexation of sphit. 15 And ye shall leave your name for ^ curse unto my chosen : for the Lord God shall slay thee, and call his servants by another name : " 16 That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall i>lcss himself in the God of trutii ; and he that sweareth in the earth jfihall swear by the (jixl of trutlt ; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because tiiey are hid from mine eye* 17 5[ For l^ehold, I create new heavens and a new earth : and the former shall not be remembered, nor come into"hiind. 18 But be ye glad aiid rejoice for ever in that which J create : for behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. 19 And I will rejoice in Jerusalem, and joy in my people : and the ^'oice of weeping shall be no more heard in her, nor the voice of crying. 20 Tiicre shall be no more thence an infjint of days, nor an old man that hath not filled his days : for the child shall die an hundred years old ; but the sinner being an hundred years old shall be accursed. 21 And they shall build houses, and inhaliit them ; and they shall plant vine- yards, and eat the fruit of them. 22 They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and anoth- er eat : for as the days of a tree are the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands. 23 They sh ill not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble ; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their offspring v/ith them. 24 And it shall come to pass, that he- fore they call, I will answer ; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear. 25 The wolf and the lam!} shall feed to^ gether, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock : and dust shall be the serpents meat. They shall not hi'vc nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the Lord. CHAP. LXVI. 1 God nvill be served in humble sinceritij, 5 The humble comforted. 15 God's judgments against the toicked. 1"^nUS saith the Lord, 'I'he heaven is my throne, and the eaith is my footstool : where is the house that ye build unto me ^ and where is the place of my rest i 2 For all those things hath mine hand made, a.nd all those things have been, saith the Lord : but 'to this man will I look, even to hi?)i that is poor and of a contrite spii-it, and trembleth at my word. 3 tie that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man ; he that sacrificeth a lami), as ?/he cut off a dog's neck ; he that of- fereth an oblation, asifhe offered swine's blood ; he that burneth incense, as if he blessed an idol. Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delightedi in their abominations. 4 I also will choose their delusions, and will briiig their tears upon them ; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hoar : l)ut they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in* which I delighted not. The hianble comforted. Chap. 5 IF Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word ; Your brethren tiiat hated you, that cast you out for my name's sake, said, Let the Lord be glo- rified : but he shall appear to your jcy, and they shall be ashamed. 6 A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the Lord that i-endei-etli recompense to his enemie"?. 7 Before she travailed, she brought forth ; before her pain camCj she was de- livered 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 nation be born at once ? for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children. 9 Shaill bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth ? saith the Lord : shall I cawse to bring forth, ar.d shut the womb ? saith thy God. 10 Rejoice ye with Jenisalem, and be glad with her, all ye that love her : rejoice for joy with l\er, all ye tliat mourn for her : 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 Gentiles like a flowing stream : then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon her knees. 13 As one whom his mother comfort- eth, so will I comfort you ; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem. 14 And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herl> : and the hand of the Lord shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies. 15 For behold, the Lord Avill come with fire, and with his chariots like a I. God's judgmeiitsagainst the Tjicked. 587. whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke wiih flames fif Are. 16 For by Are and hv liis sword will the Lord plead with all flesh : and the slain of the Lord shall be many. 17 They that sanctify themselves, imd purify themselves in the gardens behind one tree in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and tlie mouse, shall be consumed together, snith the Lord. 18 For I knuiu then- works and tlieir thoughts : it shaU come, that 1 will gath- er all tuitions and tongues ; and they shall come, and see my glory. 19 And I will set a sign among them, and I will send those that esca,])e of chgm unto the nations, to Tarshish, Pul, and Lud, that ckaw the bov/, to Tubal, ai:u Javan, to the isles afar oft", that have not heard my fame, neither have seen m)- glory ; and they shall declare my glory amoiig the Gfendles. 20 And they shall bring all your breth- ren ,/w an ottering unto the Loud out of all nations upon horses, and in ciiar- iots, and in litcers, and upon rnules, and upon swift beasts, to my holy mountain Jerusalem, saith the Lord, as tlie chil- dren of Israel bring an ofll;:-ing in a clean vessel into the house of the Lord. 21 And I wiU also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord. 22 For as the new heavens and tlie new earth, which 1 will make, shall remain before me, saith the Lord, so shall your seed and your name remain. 23 And it shall csme to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one satjbath to another, shall all fitsh 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 wornj shall not die, neither shaU their fire be quenched ; and they shall be an abhor- ring unto all flesh. THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET JEREMIAH. CHAP. L 1 The calling of Jeremiah. 11 His vidon. 15 His message agai?i&t Judah. 17 God ^iromiseth to asdst him.. '^ 'HE words of Jeremiah the son X of Hilkiah, of the priests that ivere in Anathoth in the laud of Benja- min : 2 To whom the word of tjie Lord came in the days of Josiah the son cf Amon king of Judah, in the tlih'teenth .year of his reiy?;n. , . 3 It came also in the days of Jehoia- '.kim the son of Josiah kiug of Judah, • unto the end of the ele\ enth year of Zed- •^Jtiah.the son cf Jo&ionD. 9 Then the Lord put forth his hand, and touched my mouth. And the Lord said unto me. Behold, I have put mj words in thy mouth. 10 See, 1 haVe this day set thee over the nations and over tlie kingdoms, to I'oot out, and to pull down, and to de- stroy, and to throw down, to build, and to plant. 1 1 IT Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, s;)ying, Jeremiah, What seest thou ? And I said, I see a rotl of an aln>ond-tree. 12 Then said the Lord unto me, Thou liast well seen : for I will hasten my word to perform it. 13 And the word of the Lord came unto me the second time, saying. What seest thou i* 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 sh;'!] break forth upon all the inhabitants of the land. 15 For lo, I will call all the families of the kingdoms of the north, saith the Lord ; and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the en- tering of the gates of Jerusalem, and a- gainst all the walls thereof round about, and against all the cities of Judah, 16 And I will utter my judgments a- gainst them touching all their wickedness, vv ho have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other g(xls, and worshipped the works of their own hands. 17 If Thou therefore gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I command thee : be not dismaj^ed at their faces, lest I confound thee before them. 18 For behold, I haA-e made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillrr, and brazen walls against the whole land, against the kings c^udah, against the princes thereof, against the pviegts there- of, and against die people of the land. 19 And they shall fight against thee ; but they shall not prc^■ail against thee; for I urn >vith thee, saith the Lob d, to deliver thee. CHAP. D. . 1 God's e.T/}ostiilatio?i tvit/i the Jcnvs touching tlieir causeless revolt. 14 They arc the cause of their oivn calaviities. MOREOVER the word of the Lord came to me, saying, 2 Go, and cry in the ears of Jerusjilem, saying. Thus saith the I^ord ; I remem- ber thee, the kindness of thy youth, the love of thine espousals, when thou went- est after me in the wilderness, in a land that was not sown. 3 Israel ni^as holiness unto the Lord, a7i(l the first-fruits of his increase : all that devour him shall offend ; evil shall come upon them, saitlx the Lor n. 4 Hear ye the word of the Lord, G) house of Jacob, and all the families of the house of Israel : 5 IF.Thus saith tlie Lor d, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone fiir from me, and ha^'e walked after vanity, ajid are become vain ? 6 Neither said they, Wiiere is the Lor d that brought us up out of the land of E- gypt, that led us through the wilderness, through 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 whei-e no man dwelt ? 7 And I brought you into a plentiful country, to eat the fruit thereof and the goodness thereof ; l>ut when ye entered, ye defiled my land, and made mine her- itage an abomination. 8 The priests said not. Where is the Lord ? and they that handle the law knew me not : the pastois also trans- gressed against me, and the prophets prophesied by Baal, and walked aftcF things ((lat do not profit. 9 ^ Wherefore, I will yet plead with you, saith the Lord, and with your chil- dren's children Avill I plead. 10 For pass ovev the isles of Chittim, and see ; and send unto Kcdar, and con- sider 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 tlieir glory for that which doth not profit. 12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye veiy desolate, saith the Lord. 13 For my people have committed two evils ; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. 14 ^ Is Israel a sen^ant ? is he a home- born slave ? why is he spoiled ? 15 The young lions roared upon him, and yelled,' and they made his land waste : his cities are burned without inhabitant 16 Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head. 17 Flast thou not procu.red this unto thy- self, in that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God, when he led thee by the way * IS And now what hast thou to do in the way of Egypt, to drink the \<*nters of Sib or .^' or what hast thou to do in the way of Assyria, to drink tlie waters of the river ? 19 Thine own wickedness shall cor- rect thee, and thy backslidihgs shall re- prove thee : know therefore and see that it is an e\'il thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the 'Lord thy God, an^ Judah's conjidence rejected. tiiat my fear is not in thee, sait]^ tlieLord Gou of hosts. 20 f\ For of old time I liave broken thy yoke, and hnrst thy bands ; and thoii saidst, I will not transgress ; when upon every high liilland under every green tree thou wanderest, jilayiug the harlot. 21 Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a ri^ht seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto me ? 22 For though thou wash thee with nil I'e, and take thee much soa]i,ziei tliine uiiquity is marked before me, saith the Lord God. 23 How canst thou say,. I am not pol- luted, I have not gene afcer Baalim ? see thv way in the \ alley, know what thou hast done : (/ton art a swift dromedary traversing her ways ; 24 A wild ass used to the wilderness, t/iat snufFeth up the wind at her pleasure ; in her occasion who can turn her away ? all they that seek her will not weary them- selves ; in her month they shall hnd her.- 25 Withhold thy foot from being un- shod, and thy throat from thirst : but thou saidst. There is no hope : no ; for I have loved su angers, and after them will I go. 26 As the thief is ashamed Avhen he is found, so is the house of Israel ashamed : they, their kings, their princes, and tlieir priests, and their prophets, 27 Saying to a stock. Thou art my fa- ther ; aiid to a stone, Thou hast brought me forth : jfor they have turned t/ieir back 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 iiast made thee .'' let them arise, if they can save Uiee in the time of thy trouble : for according to the number of thy cities are thy gods, O Judah. 29 Wherefore will ye plead with me ? \"e all have transgressed against me, saith the Lord. ,30 In vain have I smitten your chil- dren ; they received no correction : your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion. 31 HO generation, seeyethe wordof the Lord. Have I been a wilderness unto Isi'ael ? aland of darkness ? wherefore say my people. We are lords ; we will come no more unto thee ? 32 Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire ? yet my people have forgotten me days without number. 33 Vv'hv trimmest thou thy way to seek love i* therefore hast thou also taught the wicked ones thy Avays. o4 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. 3,5 Yet tliou sayest, Because I am in- Chap. III. God's great tneraj to Judah. 589 nocent, surely his anger shall turn front me. Behold, I will plead with thee, bo- cause thou sayest, I have not sinned. 36 \Miy gaddest thou about so much to chaTige thy way ? thou also shalt be ashamed of Egypt, as thou wast ashamed of As.syria. 37 Yea, thou shalt go forth froki him, and thine hands upon thine head : for the Lord hath rejected thy confidences, and thou shalt not prosper in them. CHAP. in. 1 God's great mercy in Judak's vile iv/ioredom. 12 T/ie promises oj' the gos- pel to the penitent. THEY say. If a man put away his wife, and she go fi oni him, and be- come another man's, shall he return unto her regain .-' shall not that land be greatly polluted.'' but thou hast played the har- lot with many lovers ; yet return again to me, saith the Lord. 2 Lift up thine eyes unto the high plac- es, and see where thou hast not been heii with. In the ways hast thou satf ir them, as the Arabian in the wilderness ; and thou hast polluted the land with thy wlioredoms, and with thy wickedness. 3 Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there liath been no lat- ter rain ; and thou hadst a whore's fore^ head, thou refusedst to be ashamed. 4 Wilt thou not from this time cry un- to me. My fathei*, thou art the guide of my youth ? 5 Will he reserve his argcr for ever ? will he keep it to the end \ Behold, thou liast spoken and done evil things as thoa couldest. 6 H The Lor d said also unto me in the days of Josiah the kirg. Hast thou seen tliat which backsliding ferael hath done i" she is gone up upon evety high mountain, a-Kl under every green tree, and there hath played the harlot. 7 And I said after she had done all these things. Turn thou uiTto me. But she returned not. And her treacherous sister Judah sawzV. ^ 8 And I saw, when for all tl^ie causes whereby backsliding Isi-ael committed a- dultery, I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce ; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also. 9 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredou), that she de- filed the land, and comniitted adultery with stones «nd with stccks.x. 10 And yet for all this her treacherous sister .hidali hath not turned unto me wiih her w)\ole heart, but feignedly, saith the Lord. 11 And the Lord said unto me, Tlie backsliding Israel hatii justitied herself more than treachea'cus Judah. 490 (iosjicl Jn'omisedlo the fiaiitent. JEREMIAH. Israel called to re/ieniance. 12 IT Go and pi-oclaim these woitls to- ward tl\e north, and say, Return, tliou backsliding IsTael, saith the Lokd ; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you : for I a;n merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever. 13 Only acknowledge thine iniquity, that thou hast transgressed against the Lord thy God, and hasc scattered thy ways to the strangers under every green tree, and ye have not obeyed my voice, saith the Lord. 14 Turn, O backslidhig children, saith the Lord; forlam married unto you: and I will take yon one of a city, and two of a family, and I will bring you to Zion : 15 And I will give you pastors accord- ing to mine heart, which shall feed you with knowledge and understanding. 16 And it shall come to pass, when ye be multij)lied and increased in the land, in those days, saith the Lord, they shall say no more,- The ark of the covenant of the Lord : neither shall it come to mind : neither shall they remember it ; neither ^lall tliey visit it ; neither shall that be done any more. 17 At that time they shall call Jenisa- fem the thi'one of the Lord ; and all the Jiations shall be gathered unto it, to the name of the Lord, to Jerusalem : neither shall they walk any more after the imagination of their evil heart. 18 In those days tlie house of Judah shall walk with the house of Israel, and they shall come together out of the land of the noi'th to the larid that I have given for an inheritance unto your fathers. 19 But I said. How shall I put thee among tlie children, and give thee a pleas- ant land, a goodly heiitage of tjie hosts of nations ? and I said. Thou shalt call me. My father ; and shalt not turn away from me, our confusion covereth us : for we have sinned agSinstthe Lord our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the Lord our God. CHAP. JV. 1 God calleth hrad, 3 mid Judah to re- he.ntance. 19 He lamentfili over Judah. IF thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the Lord, return unto me: and if ':bou wilt put awa.y thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not i-eniove. 2 And thou shalt swear, The I^ord liveth, in truth, in judgment, and in right- I eousncss ; and the nations shall bless I tliemselves in him, and in him shall tliey I glory. j 3 ^ For thus saith the Lord to the I men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up \ your fallow ground, and sow not among ; "thorns. \ 4 Circumcise yourselves to the Lord, ; and take away the foreskins of your heart, ; ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Je- i rusalem : lest my fury come forth Uke . iire, and burn that none can quench it, ' because of the evil of your doings. '' 5 Declare ye in* Judah, and publish in i Jerusalem ; and say. Blow }'c the trum- i pet in the land : cry, Gadier together, ; and say, Assemble yourselves, and let us ' go into the defenced cities. I 6 Set up the standard toward Zion : I retire, stay not : for I will bring evil from j tlte north, and a great destruction. I 7 The lion is come up ffom his thicket, i and the destroyer of ihe Gentiles is on his I way ; he is gone forth from Ixis place to I make thy land descdate ; and thy cities shall be laid waste, without an inhabitant. 8 For this gird you with sackcloth, la- ment 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, 20 ^ Surely as a wife treacherously de- { saith the Lord, thai the heart of the king partedi from her husband, so have ye dealt treacherously with me, O house "of Israel, saith the Lord. 21 A voice, was heard upon the high places, weeping ard supplications of the children of Israel : for they huxe pervert- ed their way, and they have forgotten the Lord their God. 22 Return, ye backsliding children, and I will heal your backslidings. Behold, we come unto thee ; for thou art the Lord our God. 23 Truly in vain is salvation hojiedfor from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains : truly in the Lord our God i.'i the salvation of Israel. 24 For shame hath devovu'ed the la- bour of our fathers from our youth ; their flocks and their herds, their sons and their daughters. 25 We lie down in our shame, and shall perish, and the heart of the prin- ces ; and the priests shall be astonished, and the prophets shall wonder. 10 Then said I, Ah, Lord God ! sm-e- ly thou hast greatly deceived this peo- ple and Jerusalem, saying. Ye shall nave peace ; whereas the sword reachetii unto the soul. 11 At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wiiderncss toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, 12 Even a full wind from \\\ose places shall come unto me ^ now also will I gi\« sentence against thoni. 13 Behold, he shall come up as clouds, ajul his chariots shall be as a whirlwind : his horses are swiftei* than eagles. Woe unto us ! for we are spoiled. 14 O Jerusalem, wash tliine heart from G-od lamenteth over Jiida/i. Chap. Wickedness, tliat thou mavest })e saved How long sluiU thy vain thoughts lodge within thee ? 15 For a voice declareth fi'om Dan, and pul)lisheth affliction from mouni Ephr;iim. 16 Make ye mention to the nations ; behold, pubhsh ag.iinst Jerusalem, t/nz! watchers come from a far country, and ei\e out then- voice against the cities of Juclah. 17 As keepers of a field, are they against lier round about ; because she hath been rebellions against me, saith tiie Lord. 18 Tliy way and thy doings ha^e pro- cured these things unto thee ; this is th\' wickedness, because it is bitter, because it reacheth unto thine heart. 19 ff My Ijowels, my bowels ! I am pain- ed at my very heart ; my heart maketh a noise in me ; I cannot liold my peace, be- cause thou hast heard, O my soul, the sound of the trumpet, the alarm of war. 20 Destruction upon destruction is cried ; for the whole land is spoiled : suddenly are my tents spoiled, and my curtains in a moment. 21 Hovv long shall I see the standard, avd hear the sound of the trumpet ? 22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me ; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding : they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge. 23 I beheld the earth, and lo, it was without form, and void ; and the heavens, and they /lad no light. 24 I beheld the mountains, and lo, they *rembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 25 1 beheld, and lo, t/is7-e ims no man, and ail the birds of the heavens were fled. 26 I beheld, and lo, the fruitful place was a wilderne5)S, and all the cities thereof were broken down at the presence of the Lord, and by his fierce anger. 27 For thus liath the Lord said. The ■whole land shall be desolate ; yet will I fiot make a full end. 28 For this shall the earth mourn, and Ihe heavens above be black : because I have spoken it, I ha\'e 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 !)owmen ; they sliall go into thickets, and climb up upon the rocks : everv city s/tull be for- saken, and not a man dv/ell therein. 30 And when thou art spoiled, what wilt thou do ^ Though thou clotliest thy- self with crimson, tho'jgh thou dcckest tiiee with omame;its of gold, though th6u ipentest thy face with painting, in vain Shalt thou make thyself fair; Mi/ lovers tvill despise thee, they wUl seek thy life. V. Judgmerds ofG cdagiwist fhefews. 591 31 Fori have heard a voice as of a wom- an in travail, and the anguish as of her that bringeth torth her first child, the \-oice of the daughter of Zion, that be- WHileth herself, that spreadeth lier hands, naijirtg. Woe is me now ! fnr my soul is wearied becauhc of murderers. c:nAP. V. The judgments of God uf ion the Jews for their wanifold co'iTufitions. T% UN ye to and fio through the streets i «- of Jerusalem, 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 will pardon it. 2 And though they say. The Lord livetli ; surely they swear falsely. 3 O Lor d, are not thine eves upon (he truth ? thou hast stricken them, but tliev have not grieved ; thou hast consumed them, bxit they have refused to receive correction : they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to retiini. 4 Therefore I said, Sm'ely these are poor ; they are foolish : for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judg- ment of their God. 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 ha^-e 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 wati-,h over their cities : every one that goeth out thence shall be torn in pieces; be- cause their transgi^ssions are many, aiid their backslidings are increased. 7 H How shall I pardon thee for this * thy children ha\'e forsaken me, and sworn by thetn that are no gods: when I had fed them to the full, they then conmiitted adultery, and assembled themselves by troops in the harlots houses. 8 They were as fed horses in the morn- ing: eveiy one neighed after his neigh- bour's wife. 9 Shall I not visit for these things ? saith the Lord ; and shall not my soul be a- venged en such a nation as tliis i' 10 H Go ye up upon her walls, and de- stroy ; but make not a full end : take a- way her battlements; for they are not the Lord's. 11 For the house of Israel and the house cf Judah have dealt very treach- erouslv against me, saith the Lord. 12 They have belied the Lord, and said. It is not he ; neither shall evil come upon us ; neither shall we see sword ncr famine : 13 And the prophets shall beeogfe 592 God's juclgmaUs on the Jews. JEREMIAH, wind, and the ■word is not in them ; ihus sliall it be done unto them. I 14 Wherefore, thus saith the Lord Gr, nor to my law., but rejected it. 20 To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country ? your burnt-of- ferings are not acceptable, nor your sa- cinfices sweet unto me. 21 Therefore thus saith the Lord, Be- hold, I will lay stuml>iing-blocks before tliis people, and the fathei-s and the sons together shall fall upon them ; tlie neigh- bour and his friend shall perish. 22 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, a peo- ple Cometh from the north country, and a great nation shall be raised from the sides of the earth. 23 They shall lay hold on bow and spear ; they are cruel, and have no mercy ; their voice roareth like the sea ; and they ride upon horses, set in array as men for war against thee, O daughter of Zicn. 24 We have heard the fame thereof : our hands wax feeble : anguish hath tak- en hold of us, and pain, as of a woman in tra\^iil. 25 Go not forth into the field, nor walk by the way ; for the s\vord of the enemy and fear is on every side. 26 H C) daughter of rnv people, gird thee with sackcloth, and wallow tiiyself in ash- es : make thee mourning, as' fur an onlv son, mcsc biiier iamentadon : for the spoil- er shall suddenly come upon us. 'i7 I have set thee for a tower and a fortress amon": my people, that thou may- est know and try their way. 28 I'hc)' arc all grievous I'evokevSj Chap. Vji, Exhortation torefientance. "$93 walking with slanders : they we brass and iron ; they arc all corrupters. 29 The bellows are burned, the lead is consumed of the fire ; the founder melt- eth in vain: for the ^\ icked are not pluck- ed away. 30 Reprobate silver shall tiien call them, because the Lord hath rejected them. CHAP. VII. 1 Jeremiah is sent to call for true re/ienf- ance. 8 /Je rejecteth their xiain confi- dence. THE word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 Stand in the gate of the Lo r d's house, and pic^laim there this word, and say. Hear the word of the Lord, all z/c ofiw.- dah, that enter in at these gates to wor- ship the Lord. 3 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Amend your \vays 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 throughlv amend your w^aj'S and your doings ; if ye throughly execute judgment between a man and his neighbour; 6 Ify^ oppress not the stnmger, 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 fa- thers, for ever and e\'er. 8 ^ Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot proiit. 9 Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and buj-n in- cense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not ; 10 And come and stand before me io this house, which is called by my name, and say, \\"e ai-e delivered to do all these abominations t ■*, 11 Is this house, which is called by my name, become a den of robbers in your eyes ? Behold, even I have seen it, saitk the Lord. 12 But go ye now unto my place which ivas in Shiloh, where I set my name at die first, and see what I did to it for tlie wickedness of my people Israel. 13 And now, because ye ha\e done all these wcrks, saith the Lord, and I spake unto you, rising up early and speaking, ovit ye heard not ; and I called you, but }e ans^vered not ; 14 Therefore will I do unto;//?6r h-^^ise, which is called by my name, whevei): ye tru.st, atid uuto ihe\pi -.ce which I gaM' to you .ukI to }. our tcitliers. Us 1 huve clone to Shilfflh. ' .')5-i 2'/ie Jews calaimfy. 15 And I will cast 3'ou out of my sip,ht, as I have cast out all your brethren, even ihe whole seed of Eplii'aim. 16 Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift uj) cry nor pi'ayer for them, neither make intercession to me : for I will not hear thee. 17 IT Seest thou not what they do in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem ? 18 TUe children ^ther wood, and the fatheiis kindle tlie hre, and the women knead tluir dough, to make cakes to the (jueen of heaven, and to pour out drink- oflerings unto other gods, that they may prov;;ke me to anger. 19 Do they provoke me to anger ? saith tlie Lord : do they not provoke them- selves to the confusion of their own faces .'' 20 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, mine angef and my fury shall be poured out upon this place, upon man, iuid upon beast, and upon the trees of the licld, and upon the fruit of the ground ; and it shall burn, and shall not be quenched. 21 ^ Thus saith tlie Lord ot hosts, the Crfxl of Israel ; Put your burnt-(;flerings unto your sacriiices, and eat flesh. 22 For I spake not unto your fathers, hor comntanded them in the day that I brovight them out of the land or Egypt, Concerning burnt-offenngs or saorifices : 23 But this thing commandea I them, staying, Obey my voice, and 1 will be your God, and ye shall be my people : and walk ye in all the ways that I have command- ed you, that it may be well unto you. 24 But they hearkcjiednot, nor inclined their ear, but walkecl in the counsels (aid \\\ the imagination of ilieir evil heart, and Avent backward, and not forward. 25 Since the day dut your fathers came forth out of the land of Egypt unto this day I have even sent luito you all ray ser- vants the prophets, daily rising up eai'iy and sending the7n : 26 Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, 'uut hardened their neck : they did Avorse than their fathers. 27 Therefore thou shalt speak all these words unto them ; but they will not Iieavk- en to thee : thou shalt also call unto them ; but they will not answer thee. 28 But thai shalt say unto them. This ?.s' a nation tliat oheyeth not the voice of the Lord their God, nor rcccivcth cor- rection : truth is perisVied, and is cut olF from their mouth. 29 H Cut oif thine hair, O Jerusa/em, and cast if away, and take up a lamen- tation oji high {places ; for the Loud hath rejected and forsaken tiie generation of liis wrath. 30 Foi" the children of Judah have done evil in my sight, saith the Lord : they )Ki\e sci tlieir abominations in the house JEREMIAH. y/zc-jV i/ji/irniieucy ujibraidcdi which is called by my name, topoUute it, 31 And they have' built the high pli^ceS of Tophet, which is ivi the valley of the son ov Hiiinom, to Ijun; their s gi'ievons : but I said, Truly this is a grief, and I must bear it. 20 My tabernacle is spoiled, and all my rords are broken : my cliildren 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 : there- fore 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 Ju- dah desolate, and a den of dragons. 23 If () Lord, I know that the Avay of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps. 24 O Lord, conect me, but with judgment ; not in tliine anger, lest thou bring me to nothing. 25 Pour out thy fuiy upon the heathen that know thee not, and upon the fami- Jies that c^ill not on thy name : for they have eaten up .Tacob, and devoured him, and consuoied him, and have made liis habitation desolate. CFL\p, xr. \ Jeremiah firoclaimetii (iod's covenants 8 rebuketh the diaobedient Jt'vs. 11 He firofihesieth evila to come tifvju them. THE word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying. Hear ye the words of this covenant. Ghap. XI. Jeremiah fir ofihesietn. 597 this covenant, which T commanded them to do ; but they did them not. 9 And the Lord said unto me, A con- spiracy is found among the men of Judah, and among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 10 They are turned back to the iniq- uities of their foretathers, which refused to hear my words ; and they went after other gods to serve them ; the house of Israel a-id the house of Judah have brok- en my covenant which I made with their f ithers.' 11 II Therefore thus saith the Lord, Rehold, I will bring e\il upon them which they shall not be able to escape ; and though they shall cry unto me, I will not hearken unto them. 12 Then shall the cities of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem go, and cry unto the gods luito whom they offer incense : but they shall not save them at all in the time of their trouble. 13 For according fj the number of thy cities were thy gods, O Judah ; and ac- cording to the number of the streets of Jerusalem have ye set up altars to that shameful thing, evc7i altars to bum in- cense unto liaal. 14 'J'hcrefoie pray not thou for this peo- ple, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them : lor I will not hear them in the time that thev cry unto me for their trouble. 15 What liath my Ijcloved to do in mine house, seeing she hath wrought lewdness and si5eak unto the men of Judah, and to 21 What wilt thou say when lie shall punish thee ? tor thou hast taught them to be captains, and as chief over thee : shall not surrov^s take thee, as a woman 111 travail ^ 22 U And if thou say in thine heart, Wherefoie come these things upon me ? For the gicatness of tliine iniquity are thy skirts dibcoverfed, and thy heels made bare. 23 Can the Ethiopian change his skin, br the leopard his spots ? thm may ye also do gtxd, that are accustomed to do evil. . 24 Therefore will I scatter them as the . Xiv, A grievous famine. 5^9 stublj'e that passeth away by the wind cr the wilderness. 25 This is thy lot, the portion of thy measures from me, saith the Lord ; be- cause thou hast forgotten n>e, aud 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 whoiv- dom, and thine abominations on the hills in the fields. Woe unto thee, O Jerusa- lem ! wilt thou liot be made clean i whai shall it once be ? CHAP. XIV. 1 A grievous famine^ 7 cau^eth JeTtmiah to jtraij. 10 'I'he Lord will not be eti- trtated. 13 l.ying Jirofihets are no ex- cuse. THE word of the Lord that catne to Jeremiah concerning the dearth, 2 Judah mournetii, and the gates there- of langui^h ; they are black unto the ground ; and the crj- of Jerusalem is gone up. 3 And their nobles have sent their lit- tle ones to tlie waters : they came to the pits, a7id found no water ; they returned with their vessels empty ; they were a- shamed 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: 6 And the wild as?es did stand in the high places, they snufted up the wind like dragons ; their eyes did fail, because then: nvas no grass. 7 IT O Lord, though our iniquities tes- tify against us, do thou it for thy name's, sake : for our backslidingsare many; w« have sinned against thee. 8 O the hope of Israel, the Saviour thereof in time of trouble, why siiouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a way-faring man t/iat turnetli aside tc>. tarry foi* a night .* y Why shouldest thou be as a man aston-' ied, as a mighty man that cf nnot sa\e ? yet thou, O.Lord, art in the midst of us, and we are called by thy name ; leave us not. 10 ^ 'I'hus saith the Lord unto this people. Thus have they loved to v/andei\ they have not refrained th.cir feet, there- fore the Lord doth not accept them ; he will now remember tlieir iniquity, and visit their sins. 1 1 Then said the Lor d luito me, Pray not for this people for th<:ir good. 12 When they fast, I w ill not hear their ciT ; and when they ofl'er burnt-ofieriiiij and an oblation, I will not accept theni; but I will consume them by die svvoixl, unii by the faniinc, a.nd by the pestilence. 600 Ltyif^ liro/Llwlfi are no excuse. JEREMIAH. Jeremiah receivclh aprowi^: 13^1 Then sfiid I, Ah Lord God! be- hold, the piophets say unto them. Ye shall not see the sword, neitlier shall }e l^a^'e tamine ; but I will give you assured peace in this lilace. 34 Then the Lord said unto me, The projjhets prophesy lies in my name : I sent them not, neither have I command- ed them, neither spake unto them: they prnphesy unto you a false \'ision and divi- nation, and a thing of nought, and the de- ceit of their heart. 15 Therefore thus saith the Lord con- cerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and 1 sent them not, yet they say. Sword and fanune shall not be in this land ; By sword and famine shall tliose prophets be consumed. 15 And the people to whom they proph- esy shall be cast cut in the streets of Jerusalem, because of the famine, aind the swoi'd ; and they shall have none to bury them, them, their wives, nor their sons, nor their daughteis : for I will pour their wickedness upon them. 17 ^ Therefore thou shalt say this word nnto them ; Let mine eyes run down with \ears night and day, and let them not cease : for the virgin daughter of my peo- ple is broken w\th a great breach, with a veiy grievous blow. 18 If I go forth into the field, then be- hold the sbin with the sword ! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine ! yea, both the proph- et and the priest go about into a land that they know not. 19 Hast thou utterly rejected Judah ? hath thy soul loathed Zion? Why hast thou smitten us, and ihtre is no healing for us .'' we looked for peace, and there is no good ; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble ! ?'0 We acknowledge, O Lord, cin- wickedness, and the iniquity of our fa- tliers : for we have sinned against thee. 21 'Do not ablior its, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy cove- nant with us. 22 xVi-e there any among the vanities of tlie (Tentiles that can causae rain .** or can the heavens give showers ? art not thou he, () Lord our Ciod * therefore we will wait upon thee : for thou hast made all these Udnos. -» / CHAP. XV. 1 The utter rtjeciion and manifold judg- ments of the. Jews. 10 Jeremia/i coin- fdaiuing, 19 receivelha gracious p7'07n- i-iC. '"I^HEN said the Lord unto me, -3. Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out ot' my sight, and let tiiem 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 tlie Lord ; Such as are for death, to death ; and such as are for the sword, to the sword ; and such as af^ 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 heave Ji, 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 Manasseh the son of Hezekiah king of Ju- dah, for tliat which he did in Jerusalem. 5 For who shall liavc pity upon tiiee,0 Jcrusiiiem.^ or av ho shall bemoun thee.'' or who shall go aside to ask how thou doest ? oThou hast forsaken me, sj'.iththe Lord, thou art gone backward : therefore will I stretch out my hand against thee, and de- stroy thee ; I am weary with repenting. 7 And I will fan them with a fan in the gates of the land ; I will bereav^-e them cf children, I will destroy my people, dnce they return not froni liieir ways. 8 Their widows are increased to me a- bove the sand of the seas: I have brought upon them against the mother of the young men a spoiler at noon-day : I have caused him to fall upoja it suddenly, and terrors upon the city. 9 She that hath born seven languishet she hath given up the ghost ; her sun is gone down while it vjas yet day : she hath been ashamed and confounded : and the residue ofthtm will I deliver to the sword before their enemies, saith the Lord. ion W^oe is me, my mother, that thou hast born me a man of strife and a man of contention to the whole earth ! I have neither lent on usuiy, nor men ha\'e lent to me on usury ; yet every one of them doth curse me. 11 The Lord said, \'^erily it shall be well with thy remnant ; verily I will cause the enemy to entreat thee ivc/l 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 wich thine enem.ies into a land which thou knowest not: for a fire is kindled in mine anger, which shall burn ujion you. 15 n OLoR d, thou knowest : remember me, and visit me, tmd revenge me of my persecutors ; take me not away in tiiy long-sufieriiij^ : know that for thy sake I have suhertd lebuke. 16 Thy wo) ds were found, arulldideat ihem ; luid ihv v/ord was unto me the joy The Jews ruin for el old. Chap, xvi and rejoicing ofmine heart: for I am call- h eel by thy name, O Lord God of hosts. I 17 1 sat not in the assembly of the || mockers, nor rejoiced ; I sat alone be- cause of thy hand : for thou hast lilled me with indignation. IS Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, luhicli refusethtobe healed ? \vilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, and as waters t/ix(m, and the voice of the bride. 10 IF 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 commi;- ted against the Lord our God ? 11 Then shalt thou say unto them. Be- cause your fathers have forsaken me, saith the Lord, and have v/alked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law ; 12 And ye ha\e done worse than youi* 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 kiiow not, nei- ther je nor your fathers ; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night ; where 1 will not shew you favour. 14 ^ Therefore behold, the days come, saith the Lord, thatitshallnomore be said. The Lord liveth, that brought up the chil- dren of Israel out of tlie land of Egj^t ; 15 But, The Lord liveth, that biought up the children of Israel from the land of the north, and from all the lands \vhither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave un- to their fathers. 16 ^ Behold, I will send for many fisherS, saith the Lo rd, and they shall hsh them ; and after will I send for many hunters, and they shall hunt tkem from eveiy mountain, and from every hill, and out" of the holes of the I'ocks. 17 For mine eyes are upon all their ways : they are not hid from my face, nei- ther is their iniquity hid from mine eyes. 18 And first I will recompense their iniquity and their sin double ; because they ha\ e defiled my land, they have filled mine inheritaiice with the carcases of their detestable and abominable things. 19 O Lord, my strength and my for- tress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles 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 «?• and on horses, they and their priiices, the men of Judah, and the inhaljitants of Je- rusalem : and this city shall remain for ever. 26 And they shall come from the cities of Judah, and from the places about Je- rusalem, and from the land of Benjamin, and from the plain, and from the moun- tains, and from the south, bringing burnt- oftei'ings, and sacrifices, and meat-offer- ings, and incense, and bringing sacrifices of praise, urito 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 ei^.teriug in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day ; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched. CHAP. XVIII. 1 Under the type of a potter, G od sheioeth /nsabsolntepoivcr of dis^iOKivg of nations. 1 1 Judgments threateJicd to Judah. THE word Avhich came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, ' ' 2' Arise, acd go dowi to the p'ctter'S' The type of the potter. Chap. house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words. 3 Then I- went down to the potter's house, ajid 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 auouier vessel, as seem- ed giKid to tlie poller to make it. 5 Then the Ai'ordofthe Lord came to me, saving, 6 O liouse of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter ? saith the Lo r d. Be- hold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel. 7 Jt ivhat instant I shall speak con- cerning a nation, and amccrning a king- dom, to pluck up, .au4 to pull down, and to destroy it f, ; „ , , 8 If that nation agaihst whom I have proncunct/d, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I tlxought to do unto them. 9 And fl? w/ia? instant! shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a icingdom, to build ana to plant it ; 10 If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I w ill repent of the good, wherewith I said I woald benefit them. 11 1[ Now therefore go to, speak to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jei-usalem, sa)'ing, Thus saith the Lord; Behold, I frame evil against you, and de- vise 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 e\'il heart. 13 Therefore thus sailh the Lord ; Ask ye now among the heathen, who hath heard such things : the virgin of Israel ^ hath done a very horrible thing. 14 Will a man leave the snow of Leb- anon tuhich comcth from the rock of the 'field } or shaU the cold flowing waters ..that come from another place he for- saken i 15 Because my people hath forgotten me, they have burned incense to vanity, and they have caused them to stumble in tlieir ways from the ancient paths, to walk . in paths, in a way not cast up ; 16 To make their land desolate, and a. perpetual hissing ; every one that passeth " thereby shall be astonished, and wag his . head, 17 I will scatter tliem 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 1[ Then said they. Come, and let us devise devices ;!y;ainst Jeremiah ; for the , aw shall not perish from the priest, nor Kix. The Jc-iVS desolationforenheivn. 603 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. 19 Give heed to me, O Lord, and hearken to the \'oice of them that • con- tend with me. 20 Shall evil be recompensed for good ? for they have digged a pit for my soul. Remember that 1 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 ; ard let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows ; and let their men be put to death ; let their young men be slain by the SAVord in battle. 22 Let a cry l)e heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a trooj) suddenly upon them : for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet. 23 Yet, Lord, thou knowest all theu" counsel cigainst nie to slay me : forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be over- thrown before thee ; deal thus withtheni in the time of thine anger. CHAP. XIX. Under the type of breuking a potter's vessel is foreshewed the desolation of the Jewsjor their sins. THUS 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 Hinnom, 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 Judah, and inhabit- ants of Jerusalem ; Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, I will biing evil upon this place, the which who- soever hcareth, his ears shall tingle. 4 Because they have forsaken me, and have estranged this place, and have burn- ed incense in it unto other gods, whonv neither they nor their fathers ha\'e known, nor the kings of Judah, and have filled this place with the blood of innocents ; 5 They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire for burnt-offerings unto Baal, which I com- manded not, nor spake it, neither came it into my mind : 6 Therefore behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that this pl.ice shall no more be called Tcphet, nor The valley of the son of Hinnom, but The valley of slaughter. 7 And I will make ■roid the counsel of Judah and Jerusalem in this place ; and I i will cause them to fall by the sword be- 604 Pashur''s fearful doom, fore their enemies, and by the hands of them that seek their Uves : 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 be- cause of all the plagues thereof. 9 And I will cause them to eat the flesh of their sons and the flesh of their daugh- ters, and they shall eat every one the flesh of his friend in the siege and straitness wherewith their enemies, and they that seek their lives, shall straiten them. 10 Then shalt thou break the Ijottle in the sight of the men that go with thee, 11 And shalt say unto them. Thus saitli 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 Tophet, 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 Tophet : 13 And the houses of Jerusalem, and the houses of the kings of Judah, shall be defiled as the place ot Tophet, because of all the houses upon whose j'oofs they have burned incense unto all the host of heav- en, and have poured out drink-ofierings unto other gods. 14 Then came Jeremiah from Tophet, whither the Lo r d had sent him to proph- esy ; and he stood in the court of the Lord's house ; and said to all the people, 15 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, I will bring upon this city and upon all her towns all the evil that I have pi'onounced against it, because they have hardened their necks, that they might not hear my words. CHAP. XX. 1 Pashur, smiting Jeremiah, receiveth a new name, and a fearful doom. 7 Jere- miah com^ilainetk of contempt, 10 of treachery, 14 a??;/ of his birtfi. NOW Pashur the son of Immer the priest, who ivas also chief go\ernor in the house of the Lord, heard that Jeremiah prophesied these things. 2 Then Pashur smote Jeremiah the prophet, and put him in the stocks that Kvere in the high gate of Benjamin, which ivas by the house of the Lord. 3 And it can^e to pass on the morrow, that Pashur bTiuigiit forth Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then said Jeremiah unto him, The Lord hath not called thy name Pashur, but Magor-missabib. 4 For thus saith the IjORd, Behold, I will make thee a terror to thyself, and to all thy friends : and they shall fall by the g^yord of their cnejiaies, and thine eyes JEREMIAH. JeremicJis comfuaiut. shall behold it : and I will give all Judah into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall carry them captive into Baby- lon, and shall slay them with the sword. 5 Moreover! will deliver all the strength of this city, and all the labours thereof, and all the precious things thereof, and all the treasures of the kings of Judah will I give into the hand of their enemies, which shall spoil them, and take them, and carry them to BulDylon. 6 And thou, Pashur, and all that dwell in thine house shall go into captivity : and thou shalt come to Babylon, and there thou shalt die, and shalt be buried there, thou, and all thy friends, to whom thou hast prophesied lies. 7 If O Lord, thou hast deceived me, and 1 was deceived : thou art stronger than I, and ha.st irrevailed : I am in de- rision daily, every one mocketh me. 8 For since I spake, I cried out, I cried violence and spoil ; because the w^ord of the Lo RD was made a reproach unto me, and a derision, daily. 9 Then I said, I will not make men- tion of him, nor speak any more in his name. 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 H For I heard the defamuig of ma- ny, fear on every side. Report, .vaj/ thetjy and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, myini^, Perad- venture he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him. 1 1 But the Lor d is with rac as a migh- ty tei'riblc one : therefore my persecutoi's shall stumble, ar„l they shall not prevail : they shall be greatly ashamed ; for they shall not prosper : their everlasting confu- sion shall never be forgotten. 12 But, O Lord of hosts, that triestthe righteous, and seest the reins and the heart, let me see thy vengeance on them : for unto thee have t opened my cause. 13 Sing unto the Lord, praise 3'e the Lord: for he hath delivered the soul of the i)oor from the hand of evil-doers. 14 1[ Cursed be the day wherein I was born : let not the day wherein my moth- er bare me be blessed. 15 Cursed be the man who brought tid- ings 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 overthrew, and repent- ed not : and let him hear the cry in the morning, and the shouting at noon-tide ; 17 Because he slew me not from the womb ; or that my mother might have* been niv grave, and her womb to be al- ways great with vie. 18 Wlvii-efore came I forth out of tlie .4 hard siege foretrAd. Chap. xxi, '.vomb to see laboui' and sorrow, that my days sJiould be consumed with shame ? CHAP. XXI. 1 Zedekiah inquireth the event ofjVebu- chadrezzar'is war. 2 .d hard siege fore- told. THE word which came unto Jeremiah from the Lord, when king Zedekiah ••ent unto him Pashur the son of Melchiah, :.nd Zephaniah the son of Maaseiah the priest, saying, 2 Liqiiire, I pray thee, of the Lord for us ; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Bab- ylon maketh war against us ; if so be that the Lord will deal with us accord- ing to all his wonderous works, that he may go up from us. 3 It Then said Jeremiah unto them, Thus sliall ye say to Zedekiah : 4 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel ; Behold, I Avill turn back the weapons of war that are in your hands, wherewitii ye light against the king of Babylon, and against the Chaldeans, which besiege you without the walls, and I will assemble tlien- into tlie midst of this city. 5 And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong ami, even in anger, and in fury, and ill great wrath. 6 And I will smite the inhabitants of this city, lx)th man and beast : they shall die of a gieat pestilence. 7 And afterward, saith the Lord, I will deliver 2Sedekiah king of Judah, and his servants, and the people, and such as are left in tliis city from the pestilence, from the sword, and from the famine, into the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of their ene- mies, and into the hand of those that seek their life : and he shall smite them with the edge of the swoixi ; he shall not spare them, neither ha\'c pity, nor have mercy. 8 If And unto this people thou shalt say. Thus saitli the Lord ; Behold, I set before you the way of life, and the way of death. 9 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 Chaldeans 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 Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire. 1 1 If And touching the house of the king of Judah, say. Hear ye the word of the Lord ; 32 O house of David, thus saith the Lord ; Execute judgment in the morning, and deliver him that is spoiled out of the hand of the ojipressor, lest my fury go out like fire, and burn that none can'quench XXII. jin exhortation to refientance. 605 it, because of the evil of your doings- 13 Behold, I am against thee, O inhab- itant of the valley, and rock of the plain, saith the Lord ; which say, Who shall come down against us ? or who shall en- ter hito our habitations ? 14 But I will punish >ou according to the fruit of your doings, saith the Lord : and I will kindle a fire in the forest there- of, and it shall devour all things round about it. CHAP. xxn. 1 An exhortation to rejientance. 10 The judgment ofShallum, 20 and ofConiah. THUS saith the Lord ; Go dmvn to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, 2 And say, Hear the woixi of the Lor d. 0 king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy serva,nts, and thy people that enter in by these gates : 3 Thus saith the Lord ; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the op- pressor : and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood ui 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 David, riding in chariots and on hoi-ses, he, and his servants, and his people. 5 But if ye will not hear these words, 1 swear by myself, saith the Lord, that this house shall become a desolation. 6 For thus saith the Lord unto the king's house of Judah ; lliou art Gilead unto me, and the head of Lebanon : yet surely I will make thee a wilderness, and cities which are not inhabited. 7 And I will prepare destroyers against thee, every one with his weapons : and they shall cut down thy choice cedars, and 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. Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord their God, and worshipped other gods, and served tliem. 10 If Weep ye not for the dead, nei- ther 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 Shallum the son of Josiah king of Judah, which reigned instead of Josiah his father, which went forth nut of this place ; He shall not return thither any more : 12 But Iw shaH die in the place whitlier they ha% e led him captive, and shall s§e this land no more. 606 27ie judgment of Cor.iah. JEREMIAH 13 IT Woe vxnto him that buildetli his house by unrighteousness, and his cham- bers by wrong; Mc^useth his neighl)our's service without wages, and givetli him not for his work ; 14 That saith, I will build me a wide house and lai'ge chambers, and cutteth him out windows ; and it is c their force is not right. 11 For both prophet and priest are profane ; yea, in my house have I found their wickedness, saith the Lord. 12 Wherefore their way shall be unto them as slippery ways in the darkness : they shall be driven on, and fall thei-ein : tor I will bring evil upon them, even the ' vcar of their visitation, saith the Lord. ; .igainst Jalse Jiro^ihets, Isfc. Chap 13 And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria ; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err. 14 I have seen also in the pi-ophets of Jerusalem an horrible thing : tney commit adulteiy, and walk hi lies : they strength- en also the hands of evil-doers, that none doth return from his wickedness : they are ail of them unto me as Sodom, and the inhabitants thei-eof as Gomorrah. 15 Therefore, thus saith tiie Lord of hosts concerning the prophets ; Behold, I will feed them with vv'orm'.vood, and make them drink the water of gall : for from the prophets of Jerusalem is pro- faneness gone forth into all the land. 16 Thus saith tlie Lord of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the propii- ets that prophesy unto you : they make 3'ou 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 pnetliat walketh after the imagination of his own heart. No evil shall come upon you. IcS For who hath stood in the counsel of the Lord, and hath perceived and heard his word } who hath marked his word, and heard it '/ ^ 19 Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind : it shall fall grievously upon the head of the -vicked. 20 The anger of the Lord shall not return, until he have executed, and till he have performed the thoughts ol his heart : in the latter days ye shall consider it perfectly. 21 I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran : I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied. 22 But if they had stood in my coun- sel, and had caused my people to hear my wordtr, then they should have turned them from their evil way, and from the evil of their doings. 23 Jim I a God at hand, saith the Lord, and not a God afar off? 24 Can any hide himself in secret E laces that I shall not see him ? saith the lORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth ? saith the Lord. 25 I have heard what the prophets said, that prophesy lies in my name, sa} ing, I have dreamed, I have dreamed. 26 How long shall tfUa be in the heart of the prophets that propheb>' iies ? yea, they are prophets ci the deceit of their own heart ; 27 Which think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which ■'oey tell eveiy man to his neighbour, as gMr fathers have forgotten my name for rtxiv. The two baskets of Jigs. 607 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 ? saitli the Lord. 20 Ih not my word hke as a fire ? saith the Lo r d : and like a hammer tliat break- eth the rock in pieces ? 30 Tiierefore behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that steal my Avords every one ft'om 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 th^m that prophesy false dreams', saith tlie 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 pi'ofit 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 Durden of the Lord .^ thou shalt then say unto them, \'\'iiat burden ? I will even forsake you, saith the Lord. 34 And as Jhr t'le 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 neighi)our, and every one to his brother. What hath the Lord answered.^ and. What hath t'ne Lord spt^ken } 56 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 Lo r d answered thee t 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 buixlen of t! • Lord, and I have sent unto you, say- ing, Ye shall not say, The burden of the Lord ; 39 Therefove behold, I, even I, will ut- terly 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 everiasting re- proach upon you, and a perpetual shame, which shall not be ff)rgotten. CHA]\ "XXIV. 1 By good and bad Jigs, ^ he foreslieiveth the restora'vnij'rom cafitivi'y, 8 and Ike desolatinn cj Zed( kiah aiid 'he rest. THE Lord siiewea mt, and behold, two baskiT-ts of f.gs tvcrc ix-K before the temple of tlie Lord, after that Neb- uchadrezzar king of Babylon h.id car- ried a^\ay capHvc Jeccnidi the son of Je- hoiakim kiiig cf Judah, and the princes of Judah, witli the caqjenters and smitlis, etS The disobedient Jews re/iroved. JEREMIAH. Their cajilivity foretold. from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon. 2 One basket had very good figs, rr'rn like t]ie figs that, are first ripe : and tlie other basket /tad very nanglity iigs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad. 3 Then said the Lord unto me. What seest thou, Jeremiah .-' and I said, Figs ; the gootl figs, veiy good ; and the e\ ii, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they ai-e so evil. 4 11 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 5 Thus saith the Lord, the God of Is- rael ; Like these good figs, so will I ac- knowledge them that are carried away captive of Judah, wliom I have sent out of this place into the land of tlie Chaldeans for their good. 6 I'or I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will 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 I am the Lord : and they .shall be my peopie, and I will be their God : for they shall return unto me with their whole heart. 8 T[ And as the evil figs, which cannot be eater. ~they are so evil ; surely thus saith the Loud, So will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his piinces, and the residue of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land of Egypt : 9 And I will deliver them to be re- moved into all the kingdoms of the earth for tlielr hurt, to he a I'eproach and a prov- erb, a taunt and a cvu-se, in all places whither I shall drive them. 10 And I will send the sword, the fam- ine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumctl from off the kuid that I gave unto them and to their fathers. CHAP. XXV. iJeremiah, reproving theJetvs disobedi- ence to the /rro/diets, ^foretelleth the sevenUj xjears cafitivitxj, 12 and after that the destruction cf Babylon. THE word that came to Jeremiah con- ceniing all the people ot Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the sosi of Josiah king of Judah, that ivas the fir>t year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon ; 2 The which Jeremiah the "prophet .spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants ot Jerasalcm, saying, 3 From the thu'tecntii year of Josiiih Vhe soi\ f if Anion king of Judah, even un- to this day, \hat is the three and twen- tieth year, the v/ord of the Loud hath come mito me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking ; but ye have not hearkened. 4 And the Lord hath sent unto vou all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending thein ; but ye have not heark- ened, noi' inclined your ear to hear. 5 They said. Turn ye again now everv one from his evil way, and fron\ the c\\\ of your doings, and dwell in the laixl that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever : 6 And go not after odier gorls to ser\'e them, and to worshi;) them, and provoke me not to anger Avith the works of your hands ; and I will do you no hurt. 7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the Lord; that ye might provoke me to anger Avith the works of your hands to your own hurt. 8 ^ 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 tlie north, saith the Lord, and I Nebuchadrezzar 'he king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and vfill utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations. \0 Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of glad- ness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the mill- stones, and the light of the candle. 11 And this whole land shall be a des- olation, and an astonishment ; and thcs« nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years. 12 And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that na- tion, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations. 13 And I v;ill bring upon that land all my woi'ds which I have pronounced against it, even all that is wri'^ten in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations. 14 For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also ; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of thcii', own hands. \ 15 H For thus saith the Lor d God of Is- rael unto me ; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all tiie na-* tions, to whom I send thee, to drink it. 16 And they shall diink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among tbcrn. 17 Then took I the cup at the Lord's hand, and made all the nations to dinnk, unto whom the Lord had sent me : 18 To rdt, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings tliereof, and tlie. princes thereof, to make them a desola- A J) rojiheaj of destruction. ilviKV tion, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse ; as it is this day ; 19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his ser- vants, and Ills princes, and all liis people ; 20 And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philisthies, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, 21 Edoni, and iVIoab, and the children df Amnion, 22 And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond tiie sea, 23 Dcdan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, • 24 And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert, 25 And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes, 26 And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon Ihe tkce of the earth : and the king of Sheshnch shall drink after tiicih. 27 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the I^ord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Dnnk ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the swoi-d which I will send among jou. 28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them. Thus saith the Lord ef 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 ? Yesliall hot be unpunished : for Y will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of liosts. 30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them. The Lo''D shall roar fron^ on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation ; he shall mightily roar upon his habita- tion ; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the p-afies, against all the inhabit- ants of the earth. 31 A noise shall come even to the ends of the earih ; for the Lord hath a con- tro\ ersy with the nations, he will plead with all tiesh ; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord. 32 Thus saith the Lokd of hosts. Be- hold, e\-il shall go forth' from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth. 33 Arid the slain of the Lord shall be at that day fi-cm one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth : they shall not h'c lamented, neither gathered, nr)r buiicd ; they shall be dung upon the ground. \ 34 ly Howl, ve shcplierds, and crv; and 77' xxvi. Jeremiah arrested. 6(^9 ;i wallow yourselves in the a.she.<), ve prin- ;j cipal of the flock : for the days' of your I slaughter and of your dispersions areac- ; complished ; and'ye shall fall like a pleas- j ant vessel. ! 35 And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape. 36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the fleck, shatl be heard : for the Lord hatii spoiled their pasture. 57 Arid the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord. 38 lie hath forsaken his covert, as the lion : for their land is desolate because of the ferceness of the oppressor, and be- cause of his fieice anger. CHAP. XXVI. I Jeremiah, exhorting' to re/ientance, 8 ?? a/i/irehended, 10 and arrai/pied. 12Ni>i a/ioloffy. 16 He ifi acquitted in judgment. IN the beginning of the reign of Jehoi- akim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the Lord, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord ; Stand in the court-of the Lord's house, and speak un- to all the cities of Judah, which come to worship in the Lord's house, all the words that I command thee to speak unto them ; diminish not a word : 3 If so be they will hearken, and turn e\ery man from his evil way, that I may repent me of tiie evil, which I purpose to do unto them because of the evil of their doings. 4 And ihou shalt say unto them. Thus saith the Lord, if ye v/ill not hearken to me to walk in my law, which 1 ha\'c set before you, 5 To hearken to the words of my ser- vants the ]}rophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up earh% and sending them, iw.t ye have not hearkened ; 6 Then will I make this house hkeShi- loh, and will make this city a curse to aii the nations of the eaith. 7 So the priests and the prophets and all the people heaixl Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. 8 II Now it came to pass, Avhen Jere- miah had made an end of speaking all that the Lord had -commanded Awi to speak unto all the people, that the priests and the pi-ophets and all the people took, him. saying, Tiiou sh:dt surely die. 9 Why hastthou pi-op!\es;ed in the name of the Lord, saying, Tiiis house shall l>e like Shiloh, and this city shall be desoiato without an inhabitant ? And all the pefi- ple were gathered against Jeremiah, in the house of ihc Lord. 10 IT When the princes of Judah heaixl these things, then ti\ey came u]) from the \z'6 hoaiQ unto the iiouse of the Lord, olO Jcre?)nau\'i (rial. ;incl sat down in the entry of the new gate of the Lord's house. 11 Then spake the priests and the j)rophcts unto the princes and to all tlie people, saying, This man is worthy t-5 die ; for he hath prophesied against this city, as ye have heard with your cars. 12 If Then spake Jeremiah unio all the princes, and to all the people, saying. The Lord sent nie to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words tha.t ye have heard. 13 Therefore now amend your ways and your doings, and obey the voice of ilie Lord your God ; and the Lord will repent him of the evil that he hath pro- iiouriced against you. 14 As tor me, behold, I am in your hand : do with me as seemeth good and meet unto you. 1.5 But knoAv ye for certai^i, that if ve put me to death, ye shall siJr'ely bring in- nocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon the inhabitants there- of: for of a truth the Lord hath sent me unto you to speak all these words in your ears.' 16 ^ Then said the princes and all the people unto the priests and to the proph- ets ; This man is not v/orthy to die : i"nr he hath spoken to us in the name of the LoR D our Goil. 17 Then rose up certain of ^;he elders of the land, and spake to all tlie assembly of the people, saying, 18 IMicah tlie Morasthite prophesied in the days of Hest-kiah king of Judah, and spake to all the people of .Tudah, «>ving, Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Zion shall be plowed like a field, and .Terusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest. 19 Did HezekiaJi king of Judah and all Jiid:'.h put him at all to death ? did he net fear the I^ORn, and besought the Lord, and the Lord repented hiiTi of the evil -iviiich he had pronounced against them i* Thus might we procure great evil against our souls. 20 And there was alsoa man that proph- esied in the name of the Lo k d, Urijuh the son of Shemaiah of Kirjath-jearin), who prophesied against this city and a- !!;ainst this land according to all the words ttf Jeremiah : *■ 21 And when Jclwiakim the king with all his mighty men, and alt the princes, heard his words, the king sought to put him to death : but when Urijah heard it, he v/as afraid, and fled, and went in- to Egypt ; 22 And Jehoiakim the king sent men in- 1 0 Egypt, namely, Elnatlian the son of Ach- i)or, and c<'r/flm men widi him into Egypt 23 And tiic.v fetched forth Uriiah out JEREIVnAH. Divo's fcrofihecu-s. >-if Egypt, and brought him unto Jehoia- kim tlie king ; who slew him with the sword, and cast his dead body mto the graves of the common peojile. 24 Nevertheless the hand of Ahikam the son of Shai)ha!; was with Jeremiah, tiiat they should not give him into the hand of the people to put iiim to death. CHAP. xxvn. Under the ty/ie of bonds and yokes, he pro]}hed(lh the subdidng of the ■neigh- bouring kings unto JV'tbuchadnezzar. I N tire beginning of the reign of Jehoi- i akim the son of Josith king of Judah came this word unto Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord to me ; Make thee bonxls and yokes, and put them upon thy neck, 3 And send them to the king of E- dom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, Ijy the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah kmg of Judah ; 4 And command them to say unto their masters, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Thus shall yc^ say unto your masters ; 5 1 ha\'e made the earth, the man and the Ijeast that are upon the ground, by my great power and l>y my out-strelclied arm , and have given it unto whom it seemed meet unto me. 6 Ar,d now ha^'e I giren all these lands- into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar the king of liabylwi, my servant ; and the beasts of the field haA-e I given him also to serve him , 7 And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until tlie very time of his land come : and tiien many nations and great kings shall serve them- selves of him. 8 And it shall come to pass, that the nation and kingdom which will not serve tlie same Nebuchadnezzar the kiiig of Babylon, and that will not put their neck under tlie voice of the king of Bahj'lon, that nation will I punish, saith the Lord, with the sword, and with the famine, and witli the pestilence, untillha\'e consumed them l'>y his hand. 9 Thcrei'(^-e h.earken not ye to your prophets, nor to your diviners, nor to your dreamers, nor to your enchanters, nor to your sorcerers, which speak unto you, saying, Ye shall not serve the king of Babylon : lu For they prophesy a he unto you, toiemove ycu far from your land ; and that I should drive you out, and )e shouid perish. 1 1 But the nations that bring their neck undei- tiae yoke of the king of Bab^.'ton, Babylon's yoke. Chap, xxviii. ann sen^e him, •liose will I let remain sdll in iheir own land, saith the Loud ; and thev shall till it, and dwell therein. 12 IT I spake also to Zedekiah king of Judah acconlirtjj: to all these words, say- ing. Bring vour necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon, and serve him and his people, and live. 13 Why will ye die, thou and thy peo- ple, bv the swoi-il, by the famine, and by tlie pestilence, as the Lord hath s]3oken agiiinst the nation that will not serve the king of Babylon ? 14 Therefore hearken not unto the words of the prophets that speak unto yon, saying, Ye shall notser\c the king of i'abylf^n ; tor they prophesy a lie unto you 1.5 For I have not sent them, saith the Lord, yet they prophesy a lie in m\ name ; tliat I might drive you out, and th.Ht ye might perish, ye, and the proph- ets that prophesy unto you. 16 Also 1 sjruke to tlie priests and to all tl"us people, sa.) ing. Thus saith the Lord ; Heavkeji not to the words of yom- proph- £ts that prophesy unto you, saying. Be- hold, the vessels of the Lord's house shall now shortly be brought again from Bab- ylon : for they prophesy a lie unto you. 17 Hearken not unto them ; sei've the kuig of Babylon, and li\e : wherefore should this city be laid waste ^ 1 8 But if they be prophets, and if the word of the Lord be with them, let tliem nov,' make iritercession to the IjO i^ d of hosts, that the vessels which aj-e left in the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah, an/i at Jeiusalem, go not to Babylon. 19 ^ For thus saith the Lord of ho.sts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and conceiTiing the residue of tlie vessels that remain in this city, 20 WhichNebuchadnezzar kingof Bab- ylon took not, when he carried away cap- tive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Jud di and Jerusalem ; 21 Yea, thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, concerning the vessels that remain m the house of the Lord, and in the house of the king of Judah and of Jerusalem ; 22 I'hey shall be carried to Babylon, and there shall they be until the day that 1 vLsitthem, saith the'LoRD ; then will 1 bring them up, and restore them to this place. CHAP. XXMIL J Hanamah's false firofilieci;. 10 He breakelh Jert:niicli\ yoke, 12 Jeremiah foreUileih of an iron yoke, 15 an(i Ha- naniafi'i; death. AND it came to pass the same year, in the beginning of the reign of Zede- kiuh king of Judah, in the ;.jurth vear. Hananiali's false firo/ihecy. 611 and in the fifdi month, that Hananiah the ',on of Azur tlie prophet, which ivas of Giijeon, spake unto me in the house of the Lord, in tlve presence of the priests, and of all the ])eople, saying, 2 Thus speaketli the JiORO of hosts, the God «f IsriuM, saying, 1 have broken tlie yoke of the king of Babylon, 3 Within tw o full years will I bruig again into this place all the vessels of the Lord's house, that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon ttx:)k away from this place, and can-ied tltem to Babylon : 4 And I will brine again to this place Jeconiah the .son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, with all the captives of Judah, that went into Babylon, saith the Lord ; fur I will break tlie yoke of tlie king of Babylon. 5 ^f Then the prophet Jeremiah said unto the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests, and in the presence 13 Go aiicl tell Hananiah, saying. Thus saith the Lord ; Thou hast broken tlie yokes of wood ; but thou shult make for them yokes of iron. 14 For tiius saith the Lord of' hosts, the Cicxl of Israel ; I liave put a yoke of i iron upon the neck of ail these nations, ch;;tthey may serve NebuclKulnezzurkini.; 612 Jeremiah's letter to the JEREMIAH. of Babylon ; and they shall serve him : and I have given him the beasts of the field als(\ 15 HThen said the prophet Jeremiah un- to Hananiah the prophet, Hear now, Han- aniah ; The Lor d hath not sent thee ; but thou makest tliis people to trust in a lie. IQ Therefore thus sailh the Lord; Be- hold, I will cast thee froin off the face of the earth : this year thou shalt die, be- cause thou hast taught rebellion against the Lord. 17 So Hananiah the prophet died the same j'^ear in the sex'enth month. CHAP. XXIX. 1 Jrrcmiali's letter to the cafith'es in Babvlon. 20 The fearful end of Ahab (wd Zedekiah, two lyirjr^ frofihcta. NOW these are the words of the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem unto the residue of tiie elders which were carried away captives, and te the pviests, and to the projihets, and to all the people whom ISebuchadnezzar had carried away captive from Jerusa- lem lO Bibylon ; 2 (After" tliat Jeconiah the king, and the queen, and the eunuchs, the princes of Judah and Jerusalem, and the carpen- ters, ard the smiths, were departed from Jerusalem ;) 3 By the hand of Elasah the son of Sha- phan, and Gemariali the son of Hilkiah, (\v'hc)r;i Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to iSebuchadnezzar king of Bab- ylon) saying-, 4 Thus saith the Lone of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, \- horn I have caused to be car- ried away from Jei'usalem unto Babylon ; 5 Build ye houses, and d well m/'/zf;/;; and plant gardens, and eat die 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 inay be increased there, and not diminished. 7 And seek the peace of the cit)' windi- er I have caused you to be carried a- ■way captives, and pray unto^tlie Lord for it : for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace. 8 ^ For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Let not your prophets and your diviners, that be in the midst of you, deceive you, neither hearken to your dreams which ye cause to be dreamed. 9 Foi' they prophesy falsely unto yon in my name : 1 have not sent them, sailh the Lord. 10 "if For thus saith the Lord, That after sevcntv years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my p,fxxi word toward you, in causing you to return to tins place. cajuivcs of Babylon. 1 1 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saitli 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 Jne, when ye shall search for me with ail your heart. 14 And I will be found of you, saith die Lord : and I will turn away your capuvity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all tiie jilaces whith- er 1 have dri\en jou, saith^ the Lord ; and I will bring you agaiu into the place whence I caused you to be carried away cajiiive. Ij ^[ Because ye have said, the Lord hath raised us up prophets in Bal>yk)n ; IG Knoiv that thus saidi die Lor d of the king that sitteth upon the throne of Da\id, and of all the people tiiat dwelletli in diis city, and of your broLhrcn that are not gone forth with you into capti\'ity ; 1/' Thussaidi the Loud of hosts; Be- hold, I will send upon them the swoi-d, die famine, and the pestilence, and will make them like vile iigs, that cannot be eaten, they are so e\ il. 18 And I will persecute tliem vvith the sword, with the famine, and with the pes- tilence, and will deliver them to be le- moved 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 hearkened to my 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 LoRp, all ye of the captivity, whom I have sent from Jerusalem to Baiiylon : 21 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, of Ahab the son of Kohii- ah, and of ZAjdekiah the son of Maasei- h- aiiijih tl'.e son of Mnaseiah tiie priest, and to all the priests, sa\ inj^, 26 'I'he Lord haih inade tliee priest in the stead of Jehoiada the piiest, that \c should be officers in the house of the LoR n, for e\ cry man that is nuid, and maketh hi-.Tiself a projihet, tliat thou shouldest put him in prison, and in the stocks. 27 Now thei-efore why hast thou not reproved Jeremiah of Anathoth, which niakeih himself a prophet to you ? 28 For theieibre he sent unto us in Bab- ylon, saying, Tiiis c<7/.'/'ri,v7!/ w long : build ye houses, and dwell in tlicm ; and plant gardens, and cat the fruit of them. 29 And Zcphaniah the priest read this letter in the earscf Jerenii ih the prophet, 50 If Tiien came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah, sa)ing-, 51 Send to all them of the captivity, saying. Thus sailli tlie Loud concerning bhcmaiah the Nehelamite ; Because that Shemaiah hath pro];hesicd unto you, and I sent iiim not, and he caused you to trust in a lie : o2 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I v/ill punish Shemaiali the Nehe- lamite, and his seed : lie shall not have a man to dv/c!l among this people ; neitlier bhall he behold the goixl that I ^v•i]l do for my people, saith the Lord ; because lie hath taught rebellion atrainst the Loud. CHAR XXX. I The Jeivs rctnrti. 30 Jacob com farted. 18 Their return .shall be gracious. T^Hli word that c mie to Jeremiah from the Lord, saving, 2 TIius speak eth the Lord God of Ls- rael, saying, Write thee alltlie woixlsthat 1 have spoken unto t'lee in a book. 3 For lo.the days come, sailh the Lo r d ; that I v/ill ijving again the captivity of \n\ penpie Israel and Jndah, s.iith die Lord : ;tnd I v^ill cause them to return to the g land tliat I gave to their fathers, and the) shall possess it. 4 If And diese are the words that the IjORd spake concerning Israel and con- cerning Judah. 5 For thus saith the I^ord ; 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 .■' whcrefci-e do I see every man with ins hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness .•' ,7 Aias ! for that day Is gi-eat, so that none M fike it : it is even the time of Jacob's trouble, Ijut he shall be saved out of it. 8. For it shall come to pass in that day, sa^th the Lor d of liosts, that I will break XXX. Jacob comforted. 613 his yoke from off thy neck, and will burst thy bonds, and strangers shall no more serve themselves of him : 9 But ihey shall serve the Lord their God, and Da\id their king, Avhom 1 will raise uv) unto them. 10 ^[ Tiiciefore fear thou not, O my servant Jacob, suith liie Lord ; neither be dismayed, O Israel: for lo, I will snve thee fiom afar, and tUy seed fv rm the land of their ca]}tivity ; and Jacob shall return, and shall be in rest, and quiet, and none shall make hnn afraid. 11 For I am with thee, saith the Lord, to save thee : ihcugh 1 make a full end of all nations whiiherl ha\e sc;itu:red ihee, )et will I not make a full end of thee : ixit I wll correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee ahogelber unpuniyi)td, 12 For ihus saith the Lor d. Thy b)-u!se in incurable, and thy wound /.v g)'ie\'' ns. 13 There in nc.ie to jjlcad thy cause, that thou ma) est be bound up : thou hast no healing medicines. 14 All thy lovers have forgotten thee ; they seek thee not ; ix-r 1 have wounded thee with die wound of an enemy, with the chastisement cf a cruel one, for the- multitude of thine iniquity ; dvcau^e thy sins were increased. lo \\'hy ciiest thou for thine affiic- tion f thy soj-rov,- ?.v incurable for the nmllitude cf thine iniquity : bccauae thy sins were increased, 1 have done these things unto thee. 16 Theiefore all they that devour thee shall be devoured ; and all thine ad\ er- saries, every one of them shall go into captivity ; and they that spoil Uiee shall be a spoil, and ail that prey upon thee will 1 give for a pre\\ 17 For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal Ihee of thy wounds, saitli the Lord ; because they called thee ai; Outcast, saying, Tiiis is Zion, whom nci man seeketh after. 18 ^ Thus saith the Lord ; Behold, I will bring again the capti\ ity of Jacob '.s tents, and ha\'e mercy on his dwelling places ; and the city shall be builded up- on her own heap, and the p^dace slxaii remain after the manner thereof. 19 And out of them shall proceed thanksgiving and tlie voice cf them that make mevr)- : and I v«ill nialtiply them, and they sliall not be few ; I will also glo- rify them, and they shall not be small. 20 Their children also shall be as a- fi)retime, and their congregation shall be established before me, and I will punish all that oppress them. 21 And tlieir nobles shall be of them- selves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them ; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto ir.e : for vtho is this that cng'igtd 614 The rcsto ra tio n of Israel. liis heart to approach unto me ? saith the Lord. 22 And ye shall be my people, and I will be your God. 23 Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord g;oeth forth with fury, a continuing whirl- wind : it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked. 24 Tlie fierce anger of the Lord shall not return, until he ha\e done zV, and initil he have performed die intents of lus heart : in the latter days ye shall con- sider it. CHAP. XXXI, 1 The restoration of Israel. 22 Christ is jironnsed. 27 //?■'. care over the church. AT tlic same time, saith the Lord, \vill I be the God of all die families of Israel, and they shall be mv people. 2 Thus saidi the Loiin, The people v:hidi tvere left of the sword found grace ill the wilderness ; eve?7 Israel, when I went to cause iiini to rest. 3 The Lord hath appeared of old un- to me, fsayivg. Yea, I have loved thte "wiUi an everlasting love : dicrefore with lovuig- kindness ha'>'e I drawn thee. 4 Again I will build thee, and thou bhalt hb built, O virgin of Isi-ael : thou shalt ogain be adorned with thy tablets, rind shalt go forth in the dances of them that m^d.e meny. 5 Thou shalt yet plant vines upon the mountains of Samaria : the planters shall plant, and shall cat theiyi as common things. 6 For there shall be a day, that the watchmen upon the mount Ephraim slialt cry. Arise ye, and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God. 7 For thus saith the Lord ; Sing with eladness for Jacob, and shout among the chief of the nations ; pul>iish ye, praise ye, and say, O Lord, save tliy people, the remnant of Israel. 8 Behold, I will bring them from the r.ortli 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 travajieth ivith child togeth- er : a great company shall return thither. 9 They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead tiiem : I will cause them to Avalk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble : for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim in my first-born. 10 ^ Hear the word of the Lou d, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar oft", and say. He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep hiin, as a shepherd doth iiis ilock. 11 Fur the L^^kd hadi redeemed Ja- col)," and. ransomed him from the hand yjf him that nvas stronp^cr than he. 12 Tiierefore they shall come and sing in the height uf Zlon^ and shall Jio^v to- JEREMIAII. Chri'jt is firovnscd. gether to the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for die young of tiie flock and of the herd : and dieir soul shall he as a watered garden ; and they shallmot sorrow any more at all. 13 Tlien shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, iioth young men and old together : for I v.'dl turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. 14 And I will satiate the soul of die priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saiditheLoR d. 15 li Thus saith the Lord ; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping ; Rachel wcepingfor her children refused to be comforted lor her children, because they tverc not. 16 Thus saidi the Lord ; Refrain thy voice from weepiag, and thine eyes tVom tears : for thy work shall be rewarded, ; saich the Lord ; and they shall come ag-ain from the land of the enemy, 17 And there is hope in thine end, saith , the Lord, that thy chiklreu shall come again to tlieir own border. 18 ^ I have surely heard Ephraim be- moaning himself thus ; Thou hast chas- tised me, and I was chastised, as a bul- lock unaccustomed to the yoke : turn thou me, and I shall be turned ; for thou art the Lord my God. J 9 Surely after that I was turned, I re- pented ; iind after that I was instructed, I smote upon my thigli : I was asliamed, yea, even cor.founded, because 1 did bear the reproach of my youth. 20 Is Epliraim my dear son ? is he 2^ pleasant child ? for since I spake against him, I d') earnestly remember him still : thei-efore my bowels are troubled for him ; I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord. 21 Set thee up way-marks, make thee high heaps : set thine heart toward the highway, eve7i the way ivhich thou wentr est : turn again, O virgin of Israel, tur^ again to these thy cities. JL' 22 % liow long wilt thou go about. Or thou backsliding daughter ? tor the Lord hath created a new thing in the earth, A woman shall compass a man. 23 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, th^ God of Israel ; As yet they shall use this speech in the land of Judah and in the cit- ies thereof, when I shall bring again their capli\'itv ; The Lord bless thee. O habit- ation of justice, a77d mountain ot hohncss, 24 And there shall dwell in Judah it- seU', and jn all the cities thereof together,' j liusbandmen, and they that go forth witli ':■ Hocks. - po For I liave satiated the weary soul, an(J ' I ha\ e rtplenislu d every sorrowful so':!. 26 Upon this I awaked, and beheld ; i and niy sleep was sweet unto me. ! y C/iH%t's aare over (he church. Chap, xxxii 27 IT Behold, the (lavs come, saiUi the Lord, that I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with th.e seed of man, and with the seed of beast. 28 And it shall come to p;\ss, that like as I have watched over them, to pluck lip, and to break down, and to throw down, and to destroy, and to afilict ; so will I watch o-.er them, to build and to plant, saiih the Lord. 29 In those days they shall say no more. The fatliers have eaten a sour graj)e, and the ciiiklrcn's teeth are set on edge. 30 But eveiy one shall die for liis own iniquity : eveiy man that eateth the sour grape, his teeth, shall be set on edge. 31 Behold, the days come, siuch tlie Lord, that I will make a new covenant with die house of Israel, and with the. house of Judah : 32 Not according to the covenant that I made v/ith their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring- them out of the land of Egypt ; which my cov- enant they brake, although I was an hus- band unto them, saith the Lord : 33 But this nhall he the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel ; After those days, .saitlt the Lord, I will put my law in their inward paits, and wnte it in their hearts ; and will be their God, and they stiall be my people. 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbonr, and every man his brother, saying. Know the Lord: for tl\ey shall all know tne, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the Lord: fori will forgive their iniquity, and I will remem!x;r their sin no more. 35 ^f Thus saith the Loud,' which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordi- tiances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea tvhen the waves thereof roar ; The Lord of hosts in his name : 36 If those ordinances depart from be- fore me, saith the Lord, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a na- tion before me for e^er. 37 Thus saith the Lord ; If heaven a- bove can be measured, and the founda- tions of the earlh f-eavched outbeneatli, I wUl also cast off ail the seed cf Jyrael for kll that tiicy have done, saiiii the Lor d. , 38 II Behold, the days ccme, saith the Lord, that tlie city shall jje built to the Lord from the tower of Hanaiueel unto the gate of ti)e corner. 59 And the nieasuring line shall yet go tnrtii over against it upon the hiil Gareu, and shall coni})ass abovit to Goatli. 40 And tile wliolc valley of the dead botlics, and cf the aslies, and all llie Selds unto die brook of Kidron, unto the cor- ner «.i the horse-gate tmvaid lite cast, f>h(:{l be iioiy uiiio the Lop,d ; it shall net Jeremiah^s imfirisoiiment 615 be plucked up, nov thrown down any moro fur ever. CHAP. XXXIL 1 Jeremiah's iin/irisonnit^nt. 16 His co?n- Jiluints to Gud. 26 The cafitivitij con- Jirined. 36 A promise of a gracious re- tiirn. THE word that came to Jcremiaii from the Lord in the tenth year of Zedekiah king/ of Judah, which 'ivas the eighteentli year of Nebucliadrezzar. 2 For then the king of Babylon's array besieged Jerusalem: andJererniahtliepror phet was shut up in the court of the prison, i which loas in the king of Judah's house. I 3 For Zedekiah king of Judah had shut j him up, saying, Vs'herefore dost thuu j)ro- j phesy, and say. Thus saith the Lord, Be- ! hold, I will give this city into the hajid of ! the king of Babylon, and lie shall take it ; j 4 And Zedekiah king of Judah siiall j not escape out of the hand of tiie Chal- j deans, but shall surely be delivered into ! the hand of the king of Babylon, and shall i s])eak with him mouth to mqutii, and his eyes shall behold his eyes ; I 5 And he shall lead Zedekiah to Baby- i Ion, and tliere shall he be until I visit hini-, saith the Lord : though ye i.ght with tlie j Chaldeans, ye shall not pros))er. ! 6 % And Jeremiah said. The word cf the Lord came unto me, saying, • 7 Behold, Hanameel the sen of Shalluni : thine ancle shall come unto thee, saying. Buy thee njy field that is in Anathoth': for the right of redemption Is thine to buy it. 8 So Hanameel niine uncle'i son came to me in the court of the prison, according to the word of the Lord, and said unto me, ' Buy my fteld.I pray thec.thatrs in Anathoth, ; which is in the coimtry of Benjamin : ivc ! the right of inheritance is thine, and the re- I demption?* thine; buy^Vfortliyj^lf. Theu I I kne w that this nvas the word of the Lor d; I 9 And I bouglit the held of Hanamcci j my uncle's son, that ivas in Aniiihoth, I and weighed hiip the money, even seven- j teen shekel^ of silver. 10 And I subscrtix;d the e\idence, and I sealed zY, andtook witnesses, and weighed I him the money in the balances. j 11 So I took the evidence of the pur- i cliase, bo'h thatv.hieh was sealed accord- j ing to the law aiid cuiton;, and that v.hicli Was open : 12 And I gave the evidence of the pur- chase unto Bai'uch the son of Neriah, the son of ?.laaseiah, in the siglu of Hariaineel mine uncle's son, and in the prestnce ol" ti'.e witnesses that sub;bCiibed the book oi;' the purch.-.se, !:)efore all the Jews that sut in the court of the pnnson. 13 ^1" And I charged Barudi before diem, saying, 14 'I'lius Sciith the Lord of hosts, tii - Gudoi Lrael; T.-ke t'.-.ese evidences, ;1.;'; 616 The calitivltij confirmed. JLRE i;viflence of the purchase, both wliich !>■ sealed, and this evidence which is npeii ; and put them in an earthen \ essel, lh.i» they may continue many days. 15 For thus saith the Lord cI' hosts, the God of Israel ; Houses and fields .ind vineyards shall be possessed again in this land. 16 U Now when I had delivered the evidence of the jjurchase unto liaruch the son of Neriah, I prayed unto the Lord, saying, 17 Ah Lord God! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy s^reat power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee : 13 'I'hou she west loving-kindness unto tlxousands, and reconipensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their chil- dren after them : the '^ircat, the iMighty God, the Lord of hosts, is his name, 19 Great in counsel, and mighty in work : for thii\e eyes are open upon all the ways of the sons of men : to give e\ery one according to his ways, and ac- cording to the fruit of his doings : 20 Whicli hast set signs and wonders in the land of Egypt, evc7i \irXo this day, and in Israel, and among other men ; and hast made thee a name, as at this day ; 21 7\.nd hast brought furth thy people Israel out of the land of Egyjjt v/idi signs, and with v/onders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and \viih great terror ; 22 And hast given them this land, ivhich then didst svv-ear to theiv fathers to gi\e tliem, a laud flowing with milk and honey ; 23 And they came in, and possessed it ; but they Docyed not thy voice, nei- ther walked ii^ thy law ; they have done sio'hing of all that thou coinmandtdst '!iem to do : therefore thou h.ist caused ■a\\ this evil to come upon them : 24 Behold the mounts, tiiey are come (jnto tlie city to take it ; and the city is jpven into the hand of .he . Chaldeans, tiiat liglit agifinst ic, I)ecause of tiie sword, ar.d of the tamme, and of the pestilence : ind what thou hast spoken is come to pass ; •'iud behold, tliou seest it. "25 And thou liast saivl unto me, O Loud God, Buy thee the lieid for monev, and take witnesses; for tlie city is given jito the hand of the Cludde:;iis. 26 % Then came the woid of the Lord linto Jeremiah, saying, 27 Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all tlesU : is there any tiling too hard for me ? 28 Thcrefoi-e tluis saith the Lord ; Bs- }v>ild, 1 will give this city into die hand if tl;e Ciialdeaii^, and into the hand of Ne!v uchadrczzar king cf Babylon, and he •AuiW take it : ML\H. A jiromiHe of a grac'muH i^elurni \ 29 And the Chaldeans, tkit ti^htagainst \ this city, sliall come and set tire on this j i-.ity, and burn it with the houses, upon i s'hosc roofs they have offered incense unto ', Btal, and pourctlout drink-olferings unto . )ther gods, to provoke me to anger. 30 For the children of Israel and the i ci\ildren of Judah have only done evil lie- \ fore me from their youth : for the chil- dren of Israel have only provoked me to ; anger with the work of their hands, saith I the Lord. j 31 Foi- this citv hath been to me an a ■ irovocation of mine anger and of my fury \ from the day that they built it even unto . diis day ; that I sliould remove it frorti i i^efore my face, ; 32 Becuise of all the evil of the chil- • i drcn of Israel and of the children of Ju- < dah, wliich" they have done to provoke me \ to anger, they, their kings, their princes, i their priests, and their prophets, and the \ men of Judah, and the inhabitants of ! Jerusalem. 33 And they !\ave turned unto me the ,] back, and not the face : though I taught j them, rising up early and teaching llum, _i i yet they have not hearkened to receive j instruction. • . ' 34 But they set their abominations in j the house, which is called by my name, j to deJile it. i 35 And they built the high places of Ba- j al, Wliich urv in die valley ot'Uiesonof Hiu- | !)om, to cause their sons and their daugh- \ ters to pass through t^iefire unto JNIolech ; i which 1 comm;indcd them not, neither i came it irito my mind, that they should do : this abomination, to cause Judah to sin. 36 f And now therefore thus saith the I Lord, the God cf Israel, concerning this | I city, whereof ye say, It shall be delivered : into the hand of tlie king of Babylon by ! the sword, and by the famine, and by tlie ! pestilence ; ! 57 Behold, I will gather them otit of ; all countries, whilhtr I have driven dietn .j in mine :mger, and in my fuiy, and in great wrath ; and I will bring them ag liil ■ unto this place, and I will cause theni'to dwell safely : j 33 And they shall be my people, and I i will be their Gid : I 39 And.! will give thetn one heart, and ' one way, that they may fear me forever, I for .the good of tlicm, and of their chil- j dren afier liiem : i 40 And I will make an everlasting cov- j enant with tht'tn, that I will not turn a- ! way from thcni, to do tliem go of Jerusalem to go into the land of Benja- min, to separate himself thence in the midst of the people. • 13 And when he was in the gate of Benjamin, a captain of the waid ^,vas there, whose name nvas Irijah, the son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah ; and he took Jeremiali the prophet, saving. Thou fallest away to the Chfildeans. 14 Then said Jeremiah, If. is false; I fall Jeremiah imfirisoned. 621 not away to the Chaldeans. But he heark- ened not to him : so Irijah took Jeremi- ah, and brought him to the princes. 15 \Vhevefore the princes were M'roth with Jeremiah, and smote him, and put him in prison in the house of Jonathan tlie scribe : for they had made that the prison. 16 IT M'hen Jeremiah was entered into the dungeon, and into the cal>ins, and Jere- miah h;)d renrained there many days; 17 Then Zedekiah the king sent, and tocjk him out : and the king asked him se- cretly in his house, and said. Is there any word from the Lord .•• And Jeremiah said. There is : for, said he, thou shalt be de- Uvered into the hand of the king of Babylon. j IH Moreover Jeremiah said unto king I Zedekiah, What Iiave I oifended against ; thee, or aguinst thy servants, or against : this people, tliat ye have put me in prison ? I 19 Where are now your prophets which ; prophesied unto you, saying. The king of Babylon shall not come against you, nor , against this land ? , j .:0 Therefore hear now, I prav thee, O i my lord tlie king : let my supplication, I ; ])ray thee, be accepted before thee ; that ' thou cause me not to return to the house ; of J'nathan the scribe, lest I die there. 21 Then Zedekiah the king comniand- ! ed that they should commit Jeremiah in- i to the court of the prison, and that they j should give him daily a piece of bread out i of the baker's street, until all the bread j in the city were spent. Thus Jeremiah remained in the court of the prison, I CHAP. XXXVIII. 1 Jeremiah is juit into the dungeon. 7 Ebed-melech getteth him some enlarge- ment. 14 His counsel to the king. '"pHEN Shephatiah the son of IVfattan, A andGedahah the son of Pashur, and Jucal the' son of Shelemiah, and Pashur the son of Maicliiah, heard the words that JereiTiiah had spoken unlo all the people, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord, He that re- maineth in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence : but he that goelh fortli to the Chaldeans shall live ; foi- 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 Babylon s army, whicli shall take it. 4 Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech tliee, let this man be put to death : for thus he weakcneth the iiands of the men of war that remain in this city, and tlie hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them : for this man seeketii not the welfare of this people, but the hurt. 5 Tlicn Zedekiah the king said. Behold, he is in your hand : for the king is not he thai can do any thing against you. 622 JeremtalCa enlargement. 6 Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dun'^eon of Malchiah the son of Hammdech, that ivas in the court of the prison : and they let down Jere- miah Avith cords. And in the dunc;eon tliere tuas no water, but mire : so Jere- miah sunk in the mire. 7 U Now when Ebed-melecii the Ethi- opian, one of the eunuchs which was in the king's house, heard that they had put Jeremiah in the dungeon ; the king then sitting in the gate of Benjamin ; 8 Ebed-melech went forth out of the king's house, and spake to the king, saying, 9 My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Jeremiali the prophet, whom they have cast into the dungeon ; and he is like to die for hunger in the place where he is : for t/iere is no more bread in the city. 10 Then the king commanded Ebed- itielech the Ethiopian, saying, Take from hence thirty men wii!i tlice, and take up Jeremiah the pi'ophet out of the dimgeon, befoi'e he die. 11 So Ebed-mclech toolc the men with hmi, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence old cast clouts a!id old rotten rags, and let them down by cords into the dungeon to Jeremiah. 12 And Ebed-mclech the Etiiiopian s^id unto Jeremiah, Put now these old cast clouts and j-otten rags under thine arm- holes under the cords. And Jeremiah did so, > 13 So they drew up Jeremiah Avith cords, and took him up out of the dungeon : and.Te- remiah remained in the court of the prison. 14 ^ Then Zedckiah the king sent, and took Jeremiah the prophet uuto him jnto the third entry, that if in the house of the Lord : and the king said unto Jeremiah, I will ask thee a thing ; hide •nothing from me. 15 Then Jeremiah said unto Zedekiah, If I declare it unto thee, wilt thou not surely put me to death ? and if I give thee counsel, wilt thou not hearken unto me ^ 16 So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, yis the Lord liv- eth, 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 Jeremiah unto Zedekiah, Thus saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel ; If thou wilt assuredly go forth unto the king of Babylon's prin- ces, then thy soul shall live, and this city i-hall not be burned with fire ; and tliou bhalt live, and thine house : 18 But if thou wilt not go fortli to the king of Babylon's princes, then shall this city be given into the hand of the Chalde- ans, antl they shall burn it with fire, and thou shalt not escape out of their hand. JEREMIAH. His counsel to Zedekiah. 19 And Zedekiah the king said unto Jerenuah, I am afraid of the Jews that are fallen to the Chaldeans, lest they deliver me into their hand, and they mrx:k me. 20 But Jeremiah said, They shall not deliver thee. Obey, I beseech thee, the vok.eof the Lord, which I speak unto thee : so it shall be well unto thee, and thy sonl 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 women that are left in the king of Judah's house shall be bi'ought forth to the king of Bab- ylon's princes, and those roOmen 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 cliildren to the Chaldeans : and thou shalt not escape out of tiieir hand, but shalt be taken by the hand of the king of Babylon : and thou shalt cause this city to be burned with fire. 24 ^ Then said Zedekiah unto Jeremi- ah, Let no man know of these woids, 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 supplication before the king, that lie would not cause me to return to Jonathan's house, to die there. 27 Then came all the princes unto Jer- emiah, and asked him : and he told them according to all these words that the king had commanded. So they left off speak- ing with him ; for the matter was not perceived. 28 So Jeremiah abode in the court of the prison until the day that Jerusalem was taken: and he was there when Jeru- salem was taken. CHAP, XXXIX. 1 Jerusalem is taken. 7 Zedekiah is made blind, and sent to Babylon. 8 The city ruined. 9 The fieople are cajitivated. IN the ninth year of 2^dekiah king of Judah, in the tenth montli, came Neb- uchadrezzar king of Babylon and all his army against Jerusalem, and they be- sieged it. 2 .4nd in the eleventh year of Zede- kiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was liroken up. " 3 And all the princes of the king of Babjlon came in, and sat in the middle gate, even Nergal-sharezer, Samgar-ne- bo, Sarscchim, llab-saris, Nergal-share- zer, Rab-mag, with all the residue of tho princes of the king of Babylon. Zedekiah is sent to Babylon. 4 fl And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the kin^^ of Judah 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 l>etwixt the two walls : and he went out the way of the plain. 5 But the Chaldeans army pursued af- ter them, and oveitook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericlio : and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Neb- uchadnezzar king of Babylon to Ril)lah in the land of Hamath, where 4ie gave judgment upon him. 6 Then the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiali in Ril^lah before his eyes : also the king of Babylon slew all the nobles of Judah. 7 Moreover he put out Zedekiah's eyes, and bound him with chains, to carry him to Babylon, 8 IT And the Chaldeans burned the king's house, and the houses of the peo- ple, with fire, and brake down the walls of Jerusalem. 9 Then Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, and those that fell away, tViat fell to him, with the rest of the people that remained. 10 But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left of tlie poor of the people, which had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time. 11 If Now Nebuchadrezzar king of Bab- ylon gave charge concerning Jerpmiah to Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard, saying, 12 Take him, and look well to him, and do him no harm ; but do unto him ^ven as he shall say unto thee, 13 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard sent, and Nebushasban, Rab-saris, and Nei'gal-sharezer, Rab-mag, and all the king of Babylon's princes ; 14 Even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the prison, and com- mitted him unto Gedaliahthe son of Ahi- kam the son ot Shaphan, that he should carry him home : so he dwelt among the people. ^• 15 5f Now the word of the Lord came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying, 16 Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying. Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Behold, I will bring my words upon this citv for evil, and not for good ; and they shall be ac- eGmf''lfthed in that day before thee, 1', But I will deliver thee in that day, saith the Lord : and thou shalt not be ^ven into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid. Chap. xl. Jeremiah ffoeth to Geda'dah. 623 18 For I will surely deliver thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thy life shall be for a ]jrey unlo thee : because thou hast put thy trust in me, suith the Lord. CIL\P. XL. 1 Jeremiah beins^ .set free by .Yebuzar-adan goeth to Gedaliali. IThedinfiersedJeivs repair lo lam. 12 Ishwael's conspiracy. THE word which came to Jeremiah _ from the I,OR d, after that Nebuzar- adan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all that were carried away captive of Jerusalem and Judah, which were carried away cap- tive unto Babylon. 2 And the captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him. The Lord thv God hath pronounced tliis evil upon this place. 3 Now the IjOrd hath brought it, and done according as he hath 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 nvere upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come ; and I will look well unto thee : but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Baby- lon, forbear : behold, all the land is be- fore thee : whither it seemeth good and. convenient for thee to go, tliither go. 5 Now while he was not yet gone back, he said. Go back also to Gedaliah tlie sou of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath made governor over the cities of Judah, and dwell with him among the people : or go whereso- ever it seemeth convenient imto thee to go. So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go. 6 Then went Jeremiah unto Gedaliali the son of Ahikam to Mizpah ; and dwelt with him among the people that were left in the land. 7 If Now when all the captains of the forces which were in the fields, even they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah t!ie son of Ahikam 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 cap- tive to Babylon ; 8 Then they came to Gedaliah to Miz- pah, even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhu- meth, and the sons of Ephai the Netoph- athite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maacha- thite, they and their men. 9 And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan sware unto them and to their 624 Ishmael !dUcth Gedaliah. men, saj'ing. Fear not to serve the C'hal deans : d weil in the land, and serve the king of Bubvlon, and it sliall be well willi you. 10 As for me, behold, I will dwell at Mizpah, to sejve the Cl;aldeans, which svill come unto us : but ye, gather ye wine, and summer fruits, and nil, and put them in your vessels, and dwell in your ciries that ye have taken. 11 Likewise when all the Jews that nvfrc in Mf)ab, and among the Ammo- nites, and in Edom, and that tvcrt^ in all the countries, heard that the king of Bab- ylon had left a renmant of Judih, and that he had set over them Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shapiian ; 12 Even all the Jews I'cturned out of all places whither they v>'ere driven, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits very much. 13 H Moreover Johanan the sonof Ka- reah, and all the captains of the forces that loere in the iieids, came to Gedaliah to Mizpah, 14 And said vuito him, Dost thou cer- tainly know that Baalis the king of the Ammonites hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to slay thee .'' But Gedaiiah the son of Ahikam believed them not. 15 Then Johanan the son of Kaieah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, say- ing. Let me go, 1 pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and nf> man shall knov/ it : whei efore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remi.ant of Judah perish ? 16 But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing .: for thoiJ- speakest falsclv of Lhmael. CHAP. XLL 1 lahmael trfocluroufiiu kil'eth Gedaliah, ■ and others. 11 Johanan recoverelh the cafitives. NOW it came to pass in the seventh mouth, thai Ishmael the son of Neth- aniah the son of Elishama, of the seed royal, ;uid the princes of the king, even ten men with him,came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah ; and there they did eat bread together in Mizpah. 2 Then arose Ishmael the son of Neth- aniah, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the sen of Ahi- kam the soiv of Shaphan with the sworti, and slew him, whom the king of Baby- lon had made governor over the land. 3 Ishmael also slew all the Jews that were widi him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldeans tliat were found there, imd the men of war. 4 And it came to pass the second day after he had slain .Gedaliah, and no man knew zV, JEREMIAH. "Jlic caf dives recovered. 5 That there came certain from She- chem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, even fourscore men, liaving their ijeards shaven, and their clothes rent, and h iv- ing cut themseh es, with ofterings and in- cense in their hand, to bruig lhe7n to the house of tlie Lord. 6 And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Miz[)ah to meet them, weeping all along as he went : and it came to pass, as he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam* 7 And it Avas so, -when thev came into the miclst of the city, that Ishmael the sou of Nethaniah slew them, and cast (hem into the midst of the pit, he, and the men that were with him. 8 But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Slay us not : for we have treasures in the field, of wheat, and of bailey, and of oil, and of iioney. So he forbare, and slew them not among their brethren. 9 Now the pit wherein Ishmael had cast all the dead bodies of the men, whom he had slain because of GLrlaliah,7t)a.sit which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha king of Israel: and Ishmael the son of Ne- thaniah filled it with them that were slain. 1 0 Then Ishmael carried away captive all the residue of the people that were in Mizpah, even the king's daughters, and ^U the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guai-d had commi^ted to Gedaliah the son >f Ahikam : and Ishmael the son of Neth- aniah carried them away capti\'e, and departed to go over to the Amuionites. 11 1[ But when Johanan the son of Ka- I'eah, and all the ca])tains of the forces that luti'e with him, heard of all the evil that Lhmael the son of Nethaniah had done, 12 Then they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are in Gibeon. 13 Now it came to pass, that when all the people which were with Ishmael saw JohanLUi the son of Kareah, and all the CDptains of the tbrccs that were with him, then they were glad. 14 So all the people that Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah cast about and returned, and went unto Joha- nan the son of Kareah. 15 But Ishmael the son of Nethaniali escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Anunonites. 16 Then took Johanan the son of Ka- reah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, all the remnant of the people whom he had recovered from Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, from Miz- pah, after that he had slain Gedaliah the sou of Ahikam, eve7i mighty men of war. Juhanansrecjucst to Jeremiah. CilAP. x and the women, and the children, arid the eunuchs, whom he had brought again from Gibeon : 17 And they departed, and dwelt in the habitation ri' Cliimluuii, which is by JBeth-lehem, to t^o to eiitcr into Egypt, 18 Because of the Chaldeans : tor they were afraid of them, because Ishmael the son of Nethnniah had slain Ciedaliah the son of Ahikam, whom the king cf Baby- lon made covernor in tlie land, CHAP. XLII. 1 Johcnan de.sireth Jeremiah to inqidre of God, lu-Gmimig obeditncc. 7 JirtrnicilCn arikioer. 19 Their hyfiocri^iyrc/i roved. I"' HEN all the captains of the forces, ahd Johanan the son of Karea.h, and Jezaniah the son of Iloshaiah, and all the peo[jle from the least e\cn unto the great- est, came near, 2 And saiu.unto Jeremiah the prophet. Let, u e beseech thee, our supplication be accepted befoie thee, and piay for us un- to the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant ; (for we are left but a few of manv, as thine eves do behold us :) 3 That the Lord thy God may shew us the way wheiein we may Avalk, and the tiling that we may do. 4 Then Jeremiah the prophet said un- to them, I haA e heard ijon ; behold, I will pray unto the Lo rd your God according to vour words ; and it shall come to puss, that whatsce\er thing the Lord shall an- swer you, I Vv'iil declare it unto you ; I will keep nothing l^ack from you. 5 Then they said to Jeremiah, The Lord be a true and faiihfLil witness bc- tweea us, if we do not even acGoi'ding to all things for the which the Lord thy God sliLiU send thee to us. 6 Whether it be good, or whether it be evil, we will obey the voice of the Lor d our God, to whom we send thee ; that it may be well with us, when we obey the voice of the Lord our God. 7 And it came to pass after ten days, that the word cf the Lord came unto Jeremvih. "8 Then called he Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces •which vjere widl him, and all tlie people from the leasi e\tn to the greatest, 9 And said unto them. Thus saith the Lord, the God of Israel, unto whom ye se.nt me to present your supplication be- fore him ; 10 If ye will still abide in tiiis land, then will I build you, and not pull yo7i down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up : for I repent me of the e\ il that I have done unto j ou. • 11 Be not afraid of the king of Babylon," of whcim ye are afi-aid ; be not afraid of him, saith Use Lord: for L. vz with joii, to sa\e voUj and to deliver vou from his hand. 79 .III. Helanlirovedfor hyliocritiy. 625 12 And I will shew mercies unto yoi^ that lie may have mercy upon youy'^ila cause you to return to \our own Tai^d- 13 ^ But if ye say, \V"e will not dwell in this land, neither obey the voice of the Lord your God, 14 Saying, No ; but we will go into the land of Egypt, whej'e we shall ste no war, nor hear the sound of die trumpet, nor ha v

their God had sent him to them, even all the?.e words, 2 Then spake Azariah the sen of Ho- yhaiali, and Johanan the son of Karealu G26 Jcroniah carried into Eg[i/it. JEREMIAH. Jind all the proud men, saying unto Jere- miah, Tliou spe;ikest falstlyr ; the Lord ciiir God hath not sent thee to say, Go not into Egypt to sojourn there : 3 lint Baruch the son of Neiiah se^teth ihee on against us, for to deliver us into the hand of the Chaldeanj^, that they might put iis to death, and carry us away cuptives into Babylon. 4 So Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the foices, and all the peo- ple, obeyed not the voice of the Lord, to dwell in the land of Judah. 5 But Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces, took all the remnant of Judah, that were letnnied from all nations, whitlier they had been driven, to dwell in the land of Judah ; 6 Even men, and women, and children, arjd the king's daughters, and every per- son that Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah the son (vf Aliikam the son of Shajjhan, and Jer- emiali the piophet, and Baruch the son of Neriaii. 7 So they came into the land of E- gypt : for they obeyed not the vcace of the Lord : thus came they cvai to Tahpanhes. 8 ^ Then came the word of the Lord unto Jeremiah in Tahpanhes, saying, 9 Take great stones in thine hand, and hide them in the clay in the brick- kiln, which ?.s at the entry of Pharaoh's house in Tahpanhes, in the sight of the men of Ju.dah ; 10 And say unto them, Thus saith the Lokd of hosts, the God of Israel ; Be- hold, I will send and take NeSiuchadi'ez- z;ir the kingof Babj'lon, my servant, and will set his throne upon these stones that \ ha\'c hid ; and he shall spi-ead his royal ])avilion over them. 1 1 And when lie cometh, he shall smite the land of Egypt, and deliver sncii an are for death to death ; and such un are for captivity to caT)tivity ; and such as are for tlie sword to the sword. 12 Arid I will kindle a fire in tlie iiouses of the g(xls of Egypt ; and he shall burn them, and carry tliem away captives : and Judali's desolation, dol, and at Tahpanhes, and at Noph, and in the country of Pathros, saying, 2 Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah ; and btliold, this day they are a desolation, 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 othei* gods, whom thc\- knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathei-s. 4 Howbeit, I sent unto you all my ser- vants the prophets, rising early and send- ing them, saying, (3h, do not this abomin- able thing that I hate. 5 But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods. 6 W'lierefore my fury and mine anger was poured forth^ and was kindled in tJie cities of Judah and in the streets of Jeru- salem ; and they are wasted and desolate, as at this day. 7 Therefore now th»»s saith the Lord, the God of hosts, the God of Israel ; Wlierefore commit ye thin great evil a-- gainst your souls, to cut off from you man and woman, child and suckling, out of Judah, 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 Egypt, whither ye be gone to dwell, that ye might cut yourselves off, and that ye might i)e a curse: and a reproach aiiiong all the nations of the eailh ? 9 Have ye forgotten the wickedness of your fathers, and the wickedness of the kings of Judah, and the wicicedncss of their wives, and your own wickedness, and the wickedness of your wives, which they have committed in the land of Ju- dah, and in the streets of Jerusalem ? 10 They are not humbled even unto this day, neither have they feared, nor walked in my law, nor in my statutes, that I set before you and before your fathers. 11 If Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; Bfehold, I will lie shall array himself with the land of I set my face against you for evil, and to I'ygypt, as a shepherd putteth on his gar- <\ cut off ail Judah. inent; and lie shall go forth from thence | 12 And I will take the remnant of.Tu- iii perice. ^ i dah, that have set their faces to go into 13 He shall break also th.e images of jj the land of Egypt to sr journ thejc, and ^ech-shemesh, that ?.v in the land of E- 1 they shall all be cor;3umed, G«f/faHin the gvpt ; and ih^ houses of the gods of the Egyptians shall li"^ burn with tire. CHAP. XLIV. 1 The desolation :if Judah for idolatrii. 15 The Jcivs chfitinacy, 20 in thrtatev.ed. "19 'The destrvriionofjiifyptJvrct:hcvj7i. 'I'^'HE'word that can\e to Jeremiah con- Jl corning all the Jews which dwell in j' !!;.'; Und of'Egjpt, \\\\vc\\ dwell at Mig- i land of Egypt; they shall cxhu be con- sumed by t:he sword and by the famine : they shall die, fron\ th.e least even unto th.e greatest, by the sword aiul by the fam- ine : and they shall be an pt to sfijourn there, shall know.,whose words shall stand, mine, or theirs. 59 ^ And this shad be a sign unto yen, saith the Lord, that I will ])unish yoa in this place, that ye may know ihat my words shall surely stand against you ior evil : 30 Thus saith the Lo r d ; Behold, T will give Pharadi-hophra king cf Egypt in- to the hand of his enemies, and into the hand of them that seek his life ; as 1 gave Zedekiah king cf Judah into t)ic b.and cf Nebuchadrezzar king of Ijuln'loii, his enem)', and that souelit h.isUfe. chap; XLV. 1 Barucli being diKinaned, 4 Jeremiah instructeth and eomjhrteth him. THE word that Jercniiah the prophet sprke unto Baruch the son of Neri- ah, when he had written thece v/ords in a book at the month of Jeremiah, in the fourth year ot Jehoiakim the son of Jo- siah king cf Judah, sa}'ing, 2 Thus saitii the Lord, the God of Is- rael, unto thee, O Baruch ; 3 Thou didst say, ^^'oe is me now ! fcr the Lord hath added grief to my sor- row ; I fainted in my sighing, and I find no rest. 4 S\ Thus shalt thou say unto him. The Lord saith tlius ; Behold, that which I I have built v/ill I break down, and that which I have planted 1 will pluck u]>, 1 even this whole land. I 5 And seekest thou great things for tb*'- self? seek them not: for heboid, I wi'l !)ring g\\\ upon all flesh, saith the Lo r- d : init thy life will I give unto Jice fc]- a v-'hitlier thou gcost, thy prey bi all place 628 The ovcrthro-v of the Egyjitians, JEREMIAH CHAI\ XLVI. 1 The overthrow of Pharaoh''s army. 13 The coiupiPHt of'EgyfU InjA^ebuchadrez- T.ar. 27 Jacob com/'ortecl in cha,'>fi,se?nc7it. THE word of the Lord which came to Jeremiah the propliet against the Gentiles ; 2 Acfainst Egypt, against the army of Pharaoli-necho king of Egypt, which was by the liver Euphrates in Carclieniish, which Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon smote in the fourth year of Jehoiukim the son "f J;siah king of Judah. 3 Order \^e the buckler and shield, and clj'aw near to battle. 4 Harness the horses ; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your hel- mets ; furl:)ish the spears, and put on the brigandincs. 5 Wherefore have I seen them dis- jnayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back : fur fear was round about, saith the Lord. 6 Let not the swift flee away, nor the miglity man escape ! they shall stuml)le, and fall towai-d the north by the ri\er Euphrates. 7 Who is this that cometh up as a flood, who.se waters are moved as tiie rivers ? 8 Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers ; and he saith, I will go up, a?id will cover the earth ; I -will destroy the city and the in- habitants thereof. 9 Come uj), ye horses ; and rage, ye chariots ; and let the mighty men come forth : the Ethiopianr, and the Libyans, that handle the shield ; and the Lydians, that handle and bend the bow. 10 For this is the day of the Lord Gop of hosts, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adxersaries : and tlie sworcl 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 Euphrates. 11 Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt : in vain shalt thou use many medicines ; ./or thou sliak not be cuveii. 12 The nations have heard of thy shame, and thy cry hath filled the land : for the mighty man hath stumbled a- i^ainst tlie might}', and they are fallen both together. 13 If The word that the liORD syiake to Jeremiah the prophet, how Ndnichad- lezzar king of Babylon siiould come and smite the land of Egypt. 14 Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and" publish in Noph and in Talipanhes : say ye, Stand fast, and pre- pare thee ; for the sword shall devour round a! -.Ait thcc. 1 j Why arc thy valiant 7nen swept a- 7'/ie conquest of Kgyfit. way ^ they Ltood not, because the Lord did dri\e them. 16 He made many to fall, yea, one fell upon anotlier : and they said. Arise, and let us go again to cur own people, and to the land of our nativity, from the op- pressing sword. \7 They did cry there, Pharaoh king of Egv pt is but a noise ; he hath passed the time appointed. 18 y!s I live, saith the king, whose name is the LoRDof hosts. Surely as Ta- bor is among the mountains, and as Car- mcl by the sea, so shall he come. 19 O thou daughter dweUing in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity : for Noph shall bs waste and desolate with- out an inhaljitant. 20 Egypt is like a very fair heifer, hut de- struction cometh ; it cometh out ofthe north. 21 Also her hired men are in the midst of her like fatted bullocks ; for they also are turned back, and are fled away to- gether : they did not stand, because the day cf their calamity was come upon them, and the time of their visitation. 22 The voice thereof shall go like a serpent ; for they shall march with an arm}', and come against her witli axes, as hewers of v/ood. 23 'I'hey shall cut down her forest, saith the Lord, though it cannot be searched ; ijecause they are m.ore than the grass- hoppers, and arc innumerable. 24 The daughter of Egjpt 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- rael, saith ; Behold, I will punish the mul- titude of No, and Pharaoh, and Egypt, with their gods, and their kings ; even Pharaoh, and all tliem that trust in him : 26 And I will deliver them into the hand of tho.se that seek their lives, and into the hand of Nebuchadi-ezzar king of Baby- lon, and into the hand of his servants : and afterward it shall be inhabited, as in the days of old, saith the Lord. 27 i\ But fear not thou, O my servant Jacob, and be not dismayed, O Israel : for behold, I will save thee from afar oflT, and thy seed from the land of their captivity ; and Jacob shall return, and be in rest and at case, and none shall make him afi'aid. 28 fear thou not, O Jacob my servant, saith the Lord : for I am with thee ; for I will make a full end of all the nations whither 1 haic di-iven thee : but I will not make a full end of thee, but correct thee in measuie ; yet will I not leave thee wholly luipunished. CHAP. XLVII. The destruction of the Thilisiinc». THE word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against the Phi- listines, before thah of the Am- monites ; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with file: then shall Israel be heir unto tb.em that were his heirs, saith the Lord. 3 Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled : ciy, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird vou with sackcloth ; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges ; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. 4 \A'hci'efore gloriest thou in the val- leys, thy flowing valley, () backsliding daughter .-* that trusted in her ti-easures, saying, Who shall corne unto me i 5 Beliold, I will ijring a fear upon thee, saith the I^ord Go^^l of hosts, from all those that be about thee ; and ye shall be diiven out e\'ery man right forth ; and none shall gather up him that wandereth. 6 And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saitl^ the Lord. 7 If Concerning Edom, thus saith the Lord of hosts ? Is wisdom no more irj Tcman ? is comisel peiishcd fi"om the prude'nt ? is their wisdom vanisl\ed? 8 Flee yc, tuni back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan ; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon Kim, the time that I will visit him. 9 If grape gatherers come to Ihce, would they not Jeaw. some gleaning grajies ? if thieves by night, they will de- stroy till they have enough. 10 But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and. he shall not l)e able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neigh- bours, ar.d he is not. 1 1 Leave th\^ fatherless cl\ildrcn, I will prcser\e them alive ; and let thy widows' tri'st in me. 12 For thus saith the Lord ; Bi.;hoId, they whose judgment -.vas not to di'ink of the cup have assuredly dnmken ; anc^ The judgment ofF.dom, Damasciifi, C H a art thou he that, shall altogether go unpun- ished ? thou shall not go unpunished, but thou shaft surely drink of it. 13 For ] have sworn by myself, saith tlie Lord, that Bozrah shall become a desolation, a reproach, a waste, and a curiae ; and all the cities thereof shall be perpetual v/astes. 14 I have heard a rumour from tlie Lo R D, and an ambassador is sent unto the heathen, saiji/ig. 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 decei\ ed thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill : tliough thou shouldest make thy nest as higli as the eagle, I will bring thee down fi-om thence, saiih the Lord. 17 Also Edom shall be a desolation : ev- ry one that goeth by it shall be astonished, und shall hiss at all the plagu.es thereof. 18 As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbour rz//f .9 there- of, saith thf Lo r d, noman shallabidc Mere, neither shall a son of man dwell in it. 19 Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the swelling of Jordan against the habitation of the sts-ong : but 1 will sud- denly make him run away from her: and who in a chosen 77ian, that I may appoint over her .■' for Avho is like me ? and who will appoint me the time .'' and who in that shepherd that will stand before me ? 20 Tlierefore hear the counsel of the Lord, that he hath taken against Edom ; and his purposes, that he hath purposed against the inhabitants of Teman : surely the least of the fleck shall di-aw them out : surel)' he shall make their habitations des- olate ^vith them. 21 The earth is moved at the noise of their fall, a,t the cry the noise thereof was heard in the Red sea. 22 Behold, he shall come up and flv as the eagle, and spread his wings over Boz- rah : and at that day shall the heart of the mighty men of Edom be as the heart of a woman in her pangs. 23 If Concerning Damascus. Hamath i«5 confounded, and A>pad : for thev ha.xe heard evil tidings : they are faint- heart- ed ; there is sorrow en the sea ; it cannot be quiet. 24 Damascus is waxed feeble, ««f/turn- cth herself to flee, and fear hath siezed on //tr ; .anguish and soi-rows have taken hei-, as a woman in travail. 25 How is the city of praise not left, the citv of my joy ! 26 Thcrefs^re her young men shall fall ill her streets, and all t'iie men of war shall be cut off in tliat da'r, saith the •Lord of hosts. \ L. Keday, Hazor and Elam. 631 27 And I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Ben-hadad. 28 "jl Concerning Kedar, and concern- ing the kingdoms of Hazor, wliich Ne'ju- chadrezzar king cf Babylon shall smite, thus saith the Lord ; Arise ye, go up to Kedar, and spoil the men of the east. S9 Their tents and tlieir Hocks shall they take away : they shall take to them- selves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels ; and they shall cry unto tliem, Fear is on every side. SO 11 Fiee, get you far oft" dwell deep, O ve inhabitants of Hazor, saith the Lord ; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath con- ceived a purpose against you. 31 Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the Lord, which have neither gates nor bars, Vi'hich dwell alone. 32 And their camels shall be a booty, and the nraltitude of their cattle a spoil : and I will scatter into all winds them r/iat are in the utmost corners ; and I will bring their calamity from all sides there- of, saith the Lord. 33 And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever : there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it. 34 % The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king ot Judali, saying, 35 Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Be- hold, I will break the bow of Elam, the chief of their might. 36 And upon Elam will I bring the four winds from the foui" quaiters of heaven, and will scatter them toward all those winds ; and tliere shall be no nation whith- er the outcasts of Elam shall not come. 37 For I will cause Elam to be dismay- ed before their enemies, and before them that seek their life : and I will bring e\ii upon theiii, e^ORD, which desti'oyest all the earth : and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee do<^n 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 foun- dations ; but thon shalt be desolate for- ever, saiih the Lord. 27 Set ye up a standard in the land, blow the trumpet among the nations, prepare the nations against he!-, call to- .JEREMIAH. revenge of Israel. gether against her the kingdoms of Ara- rat, Minni, and Ashchenaz ; appoint a captain against her ; cause the horses to come up as the i-ough caterpillars. 28 Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulei-s thereof, and all the land of his domiiiion. 29 And the land shall tremble and sorrow : for every purpose of the Lord shall i:e performed against Babylon, to make the land of Babylon a desclation without an inhaljitant. oQ Tlic mighty men of Babylon have foT'born to fight, they have remained ui ^A«> holds : their might hath failed; they became as women : they have burned for dwelling-places ; her bars are broken. 31 One post shall run to meet another, and one messenger to meet anodxer, to shew the king ot Babylon that his city is taken at one end, 32 And that the passages are stopped, and the reeds they have burned with fire, and the men of war are aflrighted. 33 For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel ; The daughter of Bab- ylon is like a threshing-floor, it is time to thresh her : yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come. 34 Nebuchadrezzar the king of Baby- lon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath swallowed me up like a dragon, he hath filled his belly with my delicatea, he hath cast me out. 35 The violence done to me and to my flesh be upon Babylon, shall the inhabit- ant of Zion say ; and my blood upon the inhabitants of Chaldea, shall Jeru- salem say. 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 Babylon shall become heaps, a dwelling-place toi* dragons, an aston- ishment, and an hissing, without an in- habitant. 38 They shall roar together like lions: I they shall yell as lions whelps. 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, saidi the Lord. 40 I will bring tliem down like Iambs to the slaughter, like rams with he-goats. 41 How is Sheshach taken ! and how is the praise of the whole earth surprised how is Babylon become an astonishment! among the nations ! 42 The sea is come up u])on Babylon : she is covered with the multitude of the waves thereof. 43 Her cities are a desolation, a dry land, and a wilderness, a land wherein no Bel to bejmnishcd. Chap man dwclleth, neithei* doth ajiy son of man pass tlierel)y. 44 And I will punish Bel in Baliylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he hath swallowed up : and the nations sliall not flow together any more unto him : yea, the wall of Baby- lon 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. 45 And lest your heart faint, and ye fear for the rumour that shall be heard in the land ; a i-umour shall both come cne year, and after that in cmotlier year shall come a iTimour, and violence in the land, ruler against ruler. 47 Therefore behold, the days come, that I will do judgment upon the graven images ci Babylon : and her whole land shall be ccritbunded, 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 Babylon : for the spoilers shall coine unto her fi'om the north, saitli the Lord. 49 As Babylon hath caused the slain of Israel to fall, so at Babylon shall fall the slain of all the earth. 50 Ye that liave escaped the sword, go away, stand not still : remember the Lord afar ofl", and let Jerusalem come into your mind. 51 We are confounded, because we have heard reproach : shame hath cover- ed our faces : for strangers are come into the sanctuaries of the Lord's hoiBe. 52 Wherefore beliold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will do judgment upon her gra\en images : and through all her land the wounded shall groan. 53 Though Babylon should mount up to heaven, and though she should fortify the height of her strength, tjct from me shall spoilei's come unto her, saith the Lord. 54 A sound of a cry covicth from Baby- lon, and great destruction from the land of the Chaldeans : 55 Because the Lord hadi spoiled Bab- k-lon, and destroyed out of her the gicat I voice ; when her wa\'es do roar like gi'eat waters, a noise of tiicir voice is uttered : 56 Because the spoiler is come upon her, fren upon- Babylon, and her mighty men are taken, every one of their bows is broken : for the Lord God of recom- ises shall surely requite. j :>7 And I will make drunk her princes, ... ;u her wise mcJi, her captains, and her nilers, and her mighty men : and they ' .'.II sleep a perpetual sleep, and not ke, saith the king, whose name is the R d of hosts. .■3 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; The ..ad walls of Babylon shall be utterly LI I. Zedeldahrebelleth. 635 broken, and her high gates shall be !xn-ned Avith fire ; and the people shall labour in \&m, and the folk in Ihe hre, and they shall be wearv. 39 Tl'The word which Jeremiah the prophet commanded Seraiah die son of Neriah, the son of Maaseiah, whenhe went with Zedekiali the king of Judah into Babylon in the fourth year of bis reign. And this Seraiah ivas a quiet prince. 60 So Jeremiali v/rote in a iinok all the e\'il that should come upon Babylon, eveti all » ese v/crds that are written a- gainst BaDvlcn. 61 And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shale 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 he desolate for ever. 63 x\nd it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a «tone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates : 64 And thou shalt say. Thus shall Bab- ylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they siiall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah. CHAP. LIT. 1 Zedekiah rebelleth. 4 Jerusaltm is be- sieged and taken. 8 Zedcklah*8 sorts killed, and his own eyes /mt out. ZEDEKIAH was one and twenty years old when htf began to reign, and he reigned eleven jears in Jerusalem. And liis mother's name ivas Hamutal the daughter of Jeremiah of Lii^nah. 2 And he did that which nvas evil in the eyes of the Lord, according to all that Jehoiakim had done. 3 For through the anger of the Lord it Ciwjiie to pass in Jerusalem and Judah, till he had cast them out from his pres- ence, that Zedeki.ih rebelled against the king of Baljylon. 4 If And it came to pass in the ninth year of liis reign, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, that Neb- uchadrezzar king of Babylon came, he and all his army, against Jerusalem, and pitched against it, and built forts against it round about. 5 So the city was besieged unto the eleventh year of king Zedekiah. 6 And in the fourth month, in the nJRth day of the month, the 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 v/ar fled, and wtnt forth out of the city by night by the Avay of the gate between the two walls, which was by the king's garden ; (now tlxe Chaldeans iv^re ,^36 Zedekiah's sons slain, and the JEREMIAH, fieoftle carried cafitives to Babylon. by the city round about ;) and they went ' by the way of the plain. 8 If But the anny of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zed- ekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him. 9 Then they took the king, and car- ried him up unto the king of Babylon to Riblah in the land (-f Hiniath ; where he gave judgment upon him. 10 And the king of Babylon slew the sons of Zedekiali before his eyes : he slew alsoall the princes of Judah in Riblah. 1 1 Then he put out tlie eyes of Zede- kiah ; and the king of EalSylon bound him in chains, and carried liim to Baby- 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 ivas the nineteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, came Nebuzar-adan, captain of the guai'd, w/iich served the king of Babylon, into Jerusalem, 13 And burned the house of the Lord, and the king's house ; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great men, burned he with fire : 14 And all the army of the Chaldeans, that nvere with the captain of the guard, brake down all the walls of Jerusalem round about. 15 Then Nebuzar-adan 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, thafe fell to the king of Babylon, and the rest of the multi- tude. 16 But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left certain of the poor of the land for vine-dressers and for husband- men. 17 Also the pillars of brass that mere in the house of the Lord, and the bases, and the brasen sea that ivas in the house of the Lord, the Chaldeans brake, and canied all the brass of them to Babylon. 18 The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass where- ■with they ministered, took they away, 19 And the basons, and the fire-pans, and the bowls^ and the caldrons, and the candlesticks, and the spoons, and the cups; that which was of gold w gold, and that which tvas of silver in silver, tools the captain of the guard away. 20 The two pillars, one sea, and twelve brazen bulls that ivere under the bases, which king Solomon had made in the house of the Lo rd : the brass of all these vessels was witJiout weight. 21 And concerning the pillars, the height of one pillar was eighteen cubits ; and a fillet oi twelve cubits did compass it; and the tluckness thereof was four fingers : it was hollow. 22 And a chapiter of brass was upon it ; and the height of one chapiter was five cubits, with net-work and pomegranates upon the chapiters round about, ail of brass. U'he second ]jillar also and the pomegranates were like unto these. 23 And there were ninety and six pome- granates on a side ; and all the pome- gi'anates upon the net-work were an hun- dred romid about. 24 % And the captain of the giiard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the door: 25 He took also out of the city an eu- nuch, which had the charge of the men of war; and seven men of them that were near the king's person, which were found in the city ; and the principal scribe of the host, who mustered the peo- ple of the land ; and threescore men of the people of the land, that were found in the midst of the city. 26 So Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard took them, and brought them to the king of Babylon to Riblah. 27 And the king of Babylon smote them, and put them to death in Rib- lah in the land of Hamath. Thus Judah was carried away captive out of his own land. 28 This is the people whom Nelni- chadrezzar can-ied away captive : in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three a^ twenty : 29 In the eighteenth year of Nebu- chadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and twd persons : 30 In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar-adan the cajv tain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons : all the persons were four thou-j sand and six hundred. - 31 IT And it came to pass in the seven and thirtieth year of the captivity of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the twelfth month, in the five and twentieth day of the month, that Evil-merodach king of Babylon in the ^first year of his reign lifted up the head of Jehoiachiu king of Judah, and brought him forth out of prison, 32 And spake kindly unto him, and set liis throne abo\e the throne of the kings that nvere with him in Babylon, 33 And changed his prison garments : and lie did continually eat bread before him all the days of his Hfe. 34 And for his diet, there was a con- tinual diet given him of the king of Baby- lon, every day a portion until the day of his death, ajl the days of his life. THE LAMENTATIONS O^^ JEREMIAH. CHAP. T. I Jerusale7n^s misery, for he7' sins : 12 Her comfdaiiit, IS and conjls&ion of God's rii(liteoiiii judgments. HOW doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! Iioi-j is she be- come as a widow ! she t/iaC nvas great a- mong the nations, and princess among the provinces, Iiotj is she become tributary ! 2 She weepeth sore in the night, and her tears arc on her cheeks : among all her lovers she hath none to comfoi-t hi r : ail her finends have dealt treacherously with her, they are become her enemies. 3 Jiidali is gone into captivity because of affliction, aiid because of great servi- tude ; she dwelleth among the heushen, .she findctii no rest : all her persecutors overtook her between the straits. 4 The ways of Zion do mourn, be- cause none come to the solemn feasts : all her gates are desolate : her ])i iests sigli, her virgins are afflicted, and she is in bic- terne'-s. 5 Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper ; for the Lord hath af- flicted her for the multitude of her trans- gressions : her children are gone into cap- tivity before the enemy. 6 And from the daugliter of Zion all her beauty is departed : her princes are become like harts that find no pasture, and they are gone without str^gihbtfore the pursuer. 7 Jerusalem rememljered in 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 adversaries saw her, and did mock at her sabbaths. , 8 Jei*usalem iiath grievously sinned ; therefore she is removed : all that hon- oured her despise her, because they h?,ve seen her nakedness : yea, she sigheth and turnelh backward. 9 Her filthiness is in her skirts; she remembereth not her last end ; therefore slie came down wonderfully : she had no comforter. O Lord, behold my affliction : for the enemy hath magnified himself. 1 0 The adversary hath spread out his liand upon all her pleasant things : for she hath seen that the heathen entered into her sanctuary, whom thou didstcommand t/iat they should not enter into thy coqgregation. 11 All her people sigh, they seek bread ; they have given their pleasant things for meat to reUevc the soul : see, O Lord, and consider ; for I am become vile. 12 H Is it nothing to you, ail ye that pss by } behold, and see if there be any sorrov/ like unto my sorrow, which is done unto me, where-.vith the Lord hath af- flicted me in. the day of liis fierce anger. 13 From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them : he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back ; he bath made me deso- late and faint all the day. 14 The yoke of my transgressions is bound by his hand : they are wreathed, and come up »ip< n my neck : he hath made my strength to fiil, the Lord hath delivered me into their hamls,./ro?;z ivhuni 1 am liot able to rise up. 15 The Lord hath trodden underfoot all mv mighty men in the midst of me : he hath called an assembly against me to crush my young men : thi- Lord hath trodden the virgin, the daughter of Ju- dah, as in a wir,e-press. 16 Fiir tliese i/d:igs 1 weep ; mine eye, mine e) e runneth down with water, be- cause the C(imf "Iter that should relieve my soul is far from me : my children are desolate, because the enemy prevailed. 17 Ziii spreaderh forth her hands, and ■Vicre zs n<)n(? to comfort lier : the Lord hath commanded concernhig Jacob, that his adversaries should be round about him : Jerusalem is as a menstruous wom- an among them. IS ^ The Lor d is righteous ; for I have lebelled ag;unst his commandment : hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorroAv : my virgins and my young men are gone into capti\ ity. 19 I called for my lovers, but they de- ceived me : my priests and m.ine elders gave up the ghost in the city, Avhile they sought their meat to relieve their souls. 20 Behold, O Lord ; for I am in dis- tress : my bowels 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 m.e : all mine enemies have heard of my trouble ; they are glad that thou hast done it : thou wilt bring the day that thou hast called, and they shall be hke unto me. 22 Let all their wickedness come be- fore thee ; and do unto thein, as thou hast done unto me for all my transgres- sions : for my sighs are many, and my heart is faint. CHAP. IL I Jeremiah lament eth Jerusalem's misery. 20 He complaineth thereof to God. HOW hath the Lord covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast dov»'n from heaven 633 JL'i-usale/n\i tnincru htnieiUed. LA?v1L^n TATIONS, unto the eaith the beauty of Israel, and lemejnbcrcd not hi:i footstool in the day of his anger !. 2 The LoK d hatli swallowed up all the habitations of Jacob, and hath not pitied : he hath thrown down in his wrath the strong holds of tlie daughter of Judah ; he hath brought them down to the ground : he hath polluted the kingdom and the ! princes thereof. 3 He hath cut off in hifi fierce anger all die horn of Israel : Ite hath drawn back his right hand from before the ene- my, and he burned against Jacob like a flaming fire, Tj/iich devom-eth round about 4 He hath l)ent his bow like an ene- my : he stood with his right hand as an adversary, and slew all t/uit were pleas- ant to the eye in the tabernacle of the daughter of Zion : he poured out his fury like fire. - 5 The Lord was an enemy:* he hath swallowed u].i Israel, he hath swallowed up all her palaces : he hath destroyed his strong holds, and hath increased in the daughter of Judah mourning and la- mentation. 6 And he hath violently taken away his tabernacle, as i/'if. 'ivcre of a. gai-den : he hath destroyed liis places of the as- sembly: the Lord liath caused the sol- emn tcasts and sabbaths to be forgotten in Zion, and hath despised in the indigna- tion of his angci' the king and the priest. 7 Tlie Lord hatli cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hatli given up into the hand of the enemy the ■walls of her palaces ; they ha\'c made a noise in the hnuse of the Lord, as in the day of a solemn feast. 8 Tlie Lord hatii purposed to destroy the wall of tlie daughter of Zion : lie hath stretched out a line, lie hath not with- drawn his hand from destro)ing : there- fore he made the rampart and the wall to lament ; they languished together. 9 Her gates ai-e sunk into the ground ; lie hath destroyed and broken her bars : her king and her princes ere among the Gentiles : the law is no ?nore : her proph- ets also find no vision from the Lord. 10 The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground; and keep silence : they have cast up dust upon their heads ; tliey have girded themselves with sack- cloth : the virgins of Jerusalem hangp clown their heads to the ground. 11 Mine eyes do fail with tears, my bowels are troubled, my liver is pop.red upon the earth, for the destruction of the daughter of my people ; because the chil- dren and the sucklings swoon in the streets of the city. 12 They say to their mothers, Where is corn and wine i* when they swooned ;is the wounijed in the streets of the city, Jeremiah''.'; com filaint. Avhen their soul was poured out into their mother's bosom. 13 What thing shall I take to witness for thee i* what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem ? What shall I e- I qual to thee, that I may comfort thee, O I vii'gin daughter of Zion ? for tliy breach is ! great like the sea : who can heal thee ^ 14 Thy pro])hets have seen vain and foolish things for thee : and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity ; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment. 15 All that pass by, clap their hands at thee ; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying. Is this the city that 7nen call the Perfection 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 is the day that we looked for ; we have found, we have seen if. 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 Zion, let tears run dov^^n like a liver day and night : give thyself no rest ; let not the apple of thine eye cease. 19 Arisii 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 thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that taint 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, arid children of a span long ? shall tlie pi-iest and the proph- et be slain in the sanctuary of the Lord .* 21 The young and the old lie on the gi-ound in the streets : my virgins and my young men are fallen by the sword ; thou hast slain th"?)! 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 swad- dled and brought up, hath mine enemy consumed. CHAP. in. The faithful benvail their calamities. I Am the man that hath seen affliction by the roftersi('n. AND thou, son' of man, take thee a sharp knife, take thee a barber's ra- zor, and cause it to pass upon thine head and upon thy lieard : then take thee bal- ances to weigh, and divide the hair. 2 Thou shalt burn with fire a third part in the midst of die city, when the dajs of the siege ai*e fulfilled : and thou shalt take a thii'd part, and smite about it with a ki'ite : and a thiid part thou shalt scatter in the wind ; and I will draw out a swoixl after tlicm. 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 : Jhr thereof shall a fire come forth into all the honse of Israel. ^5 IT Thus saith the Lord God ; This w Jerusalem : I have set it in the midst of ' the nations and countries (hat arc round about her. 6 And she hath changed my j adgments into wickedness moie than the nations, and my statutes more than the countries that are round about her : for they have refused m)- judgments and niy statutes, they have not walked in tliem. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord Gon ; Because ye multiplied more than the na- tions that are round about \ou, and ha\e not walked in my statute?, neither have kept my judgments, neither have done according to the judgments of the nations that are round about }"ou ; 8 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I, even I, a?n against thee, antl v/ill 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 hke, because of all thine abominations. 10 Therefore the fathers shall eat the sons in the midst of thee, and the sons shall eat their fitJiers ; and I will execute judgments in thee, and the whole rem- ; be consumed in tlie midst of tlice : and a third pait sirall fall by the sword round about thee ; and I will" scatter a thinl part mto all the winds, and I will draw out a sword :dter them. 13 Thus shall mine anger be accom- plished, and 1 wi!l cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord have j spoken it in my zeal, when I have accom- plished my fury in them. i 14 JNIoi-eoNer I will make thee waste, I and a reproach among the nations tliat j are round about thee, in the sight of all that pass by. 15 So it shall !^ a reproach and a taunt, I an instruction and an astonishment luito I the nations that are round about thee, when I shall execute judgments in thee in anger and in fury and in furious re- bukes. I die Lok u have spoken it. 16 \\"hen I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, which shall be for their destruction, a«rf which I will send to destroy you : and I will insreasc the fam- ine upon you, and will break jour stafF of bread : 17 So will I send upon you famine and evil beasts, and they shall bercave thee ; and pestilence and blood shall pass through thee ; and 1 w ill bring the sword upon thee. I the Lord ha\e spoken it. CHAP. VL 1 77ie judgment of Isi-acl for their idol- atry. 8 A remnant shall be saved. 11 'J7ie faithful exhorted to lament their calamities. AND the word of tlie Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against ' them, 3 x\nd say. Ye mountains of Israel, 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 valle}S ; Behold, I, even I, will bring a sword upon ^ you, and I will destroy j our high places. 4 And your altars shall be desolate, and ■ your images shall be broken : and I will cast down your slain 7ncn before your idols. ■ 5 And i will lay the dead carcases of the children of Israel before their idols ; and 1 will scatter your bones round about • your altars. 6 In all your dwelling-places the cities nant of thee will I scatter into all the winds. i| shall be laid waste, and the high places 11 \'\'hercfore, as I live, saith the Lord God ; Surely, bec;iuse thou hast defiled my ScUicLuary wi'h all thy detestiJale things, and with all thine abominations, tlierefore will I also diminish thee ; nei- ther shall mine eye spai-e, neither will I have any pity. 12 H A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they shall l3e desolate ; that your altars may be laid waste and made desolate, and your idols may lie broken and 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 LoK d. 8 If Yet will I leave a remnant, that ye may have so7ne that shall escape the sword Jsraers final desolatmi. Chap among the nations, when ye sliall de scat- tered through the countries. 9 And they that escape of you shall re- member me among the nations whithei- they shall be carried captives, because 1 am broken widi their whorish heart, which huh departed fr-m me, and with their eyes which go a whoring after their idols : and they shall loathe Uieinselves for the e\ ils which they have committed in all tlTeir abominations. 10 And diey shall know that I am the Loud, and that I have not said in vain that I would do this evil luito them. 1 1 1i Thus saith the Loixl God ; Smite with thine hand, and stamp with thy foot, and say, Alas, for all tlie evil abominations of the house of Israel ! for they shall fall by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence. 12 lie that is far off shall die of the pes- tilence ; and he that is near shall fall by the sword ; and he that i-ennainedi a.iul is besieged shall die by the famine : thus will I accomplish my fury upon them. 13 Then shall ye know that I am tlie Lord, when their slain mai shall be a- mong their idol:, round about their al- tars, upon e' ery higii hill, in all the tops of the mountains, and under e\ery gi-een tree, and under every thick oak, the place where they did offer sweet savour to all their idols. 14 So will I stretch out my hand upon tliem^ and make the land desolate, yea, more desolate than the wilderness toward Diblath, in all their habitations: and they shall know that I am the Lord. CHAP. VII. llaraeVH final desolation. 16 Themourn- fvlrejitntance of them that esca/ie. 23 Under the type of a chain, is shelved th'ir niiaerahle cajuivity. MOREOVER the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Also, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God unto the land of Israel ; An end, the end is come upon the four cor- ners of the land. 3 Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and vvill judge thee accordinr to thy ways, :ind will recompense upon thee all thine aJjominations. 4 And mine eye shall not spare thee, neidier will I have pity : but I v.ill recom- pense thy ways upon thee, and thine abom- inations 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, l)ehold, is come. 6 An ePid is come, the end is come : it vvatcheth for thee; behold, it is come. 7 The moniing is come u])on thee, O Ehou that dwellest in the land : the time ■■■'J come, the day of trouble is near, and VII, Re/ieniance of (he cscajied. 61,> not the sounding again of tlie mountains. 8 Now will I shordy pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee ; and I will judge thee accord- ing to thy ways, and vvill recomj>ense thee for all thine abominations. 9 And mine eye shall not spare, neitliei will I ha\e pity : I will i-econipense ihee ac- cording to thy ways and thine abomina- tions that arc in the midst of thee ; and ye shall know diat I am the Lor d thatsmiteth. 10 Behold the day, behold, it is come ; the mornuig has gone forth ; the rod hath blossomed, pride hath budded. 1 1 \ iolence is iT.en up into a rod of wickedness: none of them. vja/^ ■\'mai'n,\\ov of their multitude, nor of iny of theirs : neither nfiall there be ^'.'ailing 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. 1 3 Fur the '■eller shall not returrs to that which is sold, although they were vtt a- iive : for the vision /o lOtiching the "hole multitude thereof, ivhich siiall not re- turn ; 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 mul- titude thereof. 15 Tiie sword /* without, and die pes- tilence and the famine %viihin : he that is in the field shall die wiUi the sword ; and lie that Is in the cit)', famine- and pestilence shall devour him. 16 t[ But they that escape of them shall escape, and shall be on the mountains like doves of the vaile^s, alt of them mourn- ing, every one for his iniquity. 17 All hands shall be feeble, and all knees shall be weak as water, 18 They shall also gird themselves with sackcloth, and horror shall cover them ; and shame shall be upon all faces, and baldness upon all their heads. 19 They sliall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed : their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the Lord : they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels : because it is the stumbling-block of their iniquity. 20 IF As for the beauty ot his ornament, he set it in majesty : but they made the images of their abominations and of their detestable things therein : therefore have I set it far from them. 21 And I will give it into the hands of the strangers for a prey, and to the wick- ed of the earth for a spoil ; and they shall pollute it, 22 iVIy face will I'^irn also from them, and they shall pollute 'my secret /i/«C(f : for the robbers shall enter ioto it, and defile it. fi46 EzekicVs vidrm EZEKIEL 23 ^ Make a chaii\ : for tlie land is full cif bloody crimes, and the city is full of violence. 24 Wiiereforc I will bring the worst of the heathen, and they shall possess their houses : I will also make the pomp of the strong to cease, and their holy places shall be defiled. 25 Destruction conieth ; and they shall seek peace, an'd Utcrc shall be none. 26 Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumour shall Ix? upon rumour ; then Ahall they seek a vision of the prophet ; but the law shall perish from Uie 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 ti'oubled : I will do unto them after their way, and accoi'ding to their deserts will I judge them, and they shall know that I am the Lord. CHAP. VIII. 1 Ezekiel's vision of jealousy. 7 The chambers of imagery. AND 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 Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord God fell there updn me. 2 Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearai>ce of fire : from the ap- pearance of his loins e\xin downward, fire ; and from his loins e\ en upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the col- our of amber. 3' And he ]5ut forth the form of an hand, and took me iiy a lock of mine head ; and the spirit hftcd me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought Tnejn the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that lookech toward tiie north ; where was the seat of .the image of jealousy, which provoketh ' to jealousy. 4 And behold, the glorf of the God of Israel ':vas there, according to the ^'ision that I saw in the plain. 5 If 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 toward the north, and behold north- ward at the gate of the altar tliis image of jealousy in the entry. 6 He said furthermoi'e unto me. Son of man, seest thou what they do i* everi the great abominations that the liouse of Is- rael committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary ? but turn thee yet again, and thoH shalt see greater a- bominations. 7 II And he brought pie to the door of the court ; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall. S Then said he unto rae, Son of man, # of jealousy, tjfc. dig now in the wall : and when I had dig- ged in the wall, behold a door. 9 And he said unto me, Go in, and • behold the wicked abominations that they do here. 10 So I went in and saw ; and behold e\'eiy form of creeping things, and abom- inable beasts, and all the idols of the hous6 of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about. 1 1 And there stc/od before them seventy' men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand ; and a thick cloud of incense went up. 12 Then said he unto me, Soti of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his miagery ? 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 a- bominations that they do. 14 Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the Lord's house which vjas toward the north ; and behold, there sat women weeping for Tannnuz. 15 *\\ Then said he unto me. Hast thou seen this, O son of man ? turn thee yet a- g-ain, 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 dof'r of the temple of the Lord, l)e- tweeii the porch and the altar, ivere abvHit five and twenty men, with their b'icks' toward the temple of the Lord, and their faces toward the east ; and they worship- ped the sun toward the east. 17 If Then he said unto me. Hast thnu seen this, O son of man ? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here ? . for they have filled the land with violence, ■ andliave 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 willlhave pity : and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet v/ill I not hear them. CHAP. IX. 1 A vision, ivhercby is 'shevjed the pre- sei~oalion of some, 5 and the destruc- tion of the rest. 8 God will not be en- treated for them. HE cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying. Cause them that have • charge over the city to draw near, even'; every man ivilh liis destroying weapon ift" his hand. 2 And behold, six men came from tlie' way of the higher gate, which lieth to- ward the north, and every man a slaugh- ' ter- weapon in his hand ; and one man a- • God^Ulnot be enireated. Chap. ;• mcng them ivas clothed with iinen, with a writer's inkhoni by his side : and they went in and stood liesidc the brazen altar. 3 And the glory of the God of Israel was gone up from the clieriib Avheieup- on he was, to the threshold of the house. And he called to the man clothed with linen, which had the writer's inkhorn by 1 his side ; 4 And the Lord said unto him, Go j through the mid^t of the city, through ! the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark, upon the foreheads of the men that sigh ' and that cry for all the abominations that . Ije done in tlie midst thereof. 5 ^ And to the others he said in mine hearing. Go ye after him through : the city, and smite : let not your e}'e spare, neither have ye pity : I 6 Slay utterly old and young, both '■ maids, and little children, and women : j but ccme not near any man upon whom : 2.S- the mark ; and begin at my sanctuary, i Then they beeran at the ancient men ! which were befoi-e the house. i 7 And he said unto them, Defile the 1 iiouse, and fill the courts with the slain : j go ye forth. And tliey went forth, and j slew in the city. 8 If And it came to pass while they ■ were slaying them, and I was left, that j I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, [ Ah Lord God ! wilt thou destroy all the i iiesidue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy j iUry upon Jerusalem } 9 Then said he unto me. The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is ex- ! ceeding great, and the land is full of I blood, and the city full of perverseness : j for tliey say, The Lord hath forsaken [ t^ earth, and the Lord seeth not. 10 And as for me also, mine eye shail | not spare, neither will I have pity, d?it I will j recompense their way upon their iiead. | 11 And behold, the man clothed with j linen, which /lad the inkhoi-n by his side, reported the matter, saying, I have done as^thou hast commanded mc. CHAP. X. The vision of the coals of fire to be scattered over the city. 8 jyie vision of the cherubims. THEN I looked, and behold, in the firmament that was above tlie head ijof the cherubims there appeared over *iem as it were a sapphire stone, as tlie ppearance of the likeness of a throne. "2 And he spake (into the man clothed iivith linen, and said, Go in between the ■wheels, even under the cherub, and fill Ihine hand with coals of fire from be- tween the cherubims, and scatter them [)ver tlie city. And he went in in my sight. 3 Now the cherubims stood on tlie right de of the house, when the man went iji ; Imd Uie cloud filled the inner court. The vision of the cherubims. 64r 4 Then the glory of the Lord went up from the clierub, and stood o\cr the thresh- old of the house ; and the house was filled with the cloud, and tlie court v/as full of the brightness of the Lord's glory. 5 And the sound of the cherubims wings was heard ex/en to the outer court, as tlie voice of the Almighty God when he speak eth. 6 And it came to pass, that when he had commanded the man clothed with linen, saying,Takc fire from iietween the wlieels, from Ijetween the chei'ubims ; then he went in, and stood Ijeside the wheels. 7 H And one cherub stretched forth his hand from lietwcen the cherubims unto the fire that ti'as between the cherubims, and took thereof, ar.d put it into the hands of him that was clothed v/ith lin- en : who took it, and went out 8 'H And there appeared in the cher- ubims the foi'm of a man's hand under their wings. 9 And .when I looked, behold the four wheels by the cherubims, one wheel by one cherub, and another wheel by another cherub : and the ap]>earance of the wheels ivas as the colour of a beryl stone. 10 And as for tlieir a];pearances, 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 ^^ ent. 12 And their whole body, and their backs, and their hands, and their v.'ings, and the wheels, lucre full of eyes roimd a- bout, even the wheels that they four hatl. 13 As for the wheels, it was cried un- to them in my hearing, O wJieel. 14 And every one had four faces : the first face loas the face of a cherub, and the second face ivas 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 ri\ er of Chebar. 16 And when the cherubims went, tlie wheels went liy them : and when the clierubims 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 themselves also : for the spirit of the liv- ing ci-eature ivas in them. 18 Then the glory of the Lord de- parted from oft' the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims. 19 And the cherubims liited up their wings, and mounted up from the earth in my sight : when they went out, tiic wheels aJso were beside tjiem, and ex'cry 648 The firiyiccs' presiunfition. EZEKIEL. God's fiurfiosifi io save a remnaTU one stood at tiie door of the cast-gate of the Lo n d's house ; and tlie glory of the •God of Israel was over tliem al)ovc. 20 This u: the living creature that I saw under the Ci(xl of Israel by the river of Chebar ; ;>'.id I knew that they were the cherubims. '21 Every one had four faces apiece, and e\ery one four wings ; and the likeness of the hands of a man was under their wiiigs. 22 And the likeness of their faces ivas the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar,theirappearancesandtkemselves; thev went every one straight forward. CHAP. XI. 1 The firinces /iresumfition : 4 Their sin, and judgment. 13 God's /iir/ioie of saving a remnant, 21 and punish- ing the wicked. "OREOVER the spirit lifted me up, and t)roiight me unto the east-gate of the Lord's house, which lonketh east- v/ard : and behold, at the door of the gate five and twenty men ; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the jjcople. 2 Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, und give wicked counsel in this city : 3 Which say. It is not near ; let us \>\\\\(\ houses : this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh. 4 ^] Therefore prophesy against them, propliesy, O son of man. 5 And the spirit of the Lord fell upon )T\e, and said unto me, Speak ; Thus saith the Lord; Thus have ye said. O house of Israel : for I know the things that come into your mind, every one o/'them. 6 Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets there- of wiUi the slain. 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is tlie 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 j-ou, saith tlie Lord God. 9 And 1 will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among vou. 10 Yc shall fiiU by the sword ; X will judge you in tlie border of Isi^iel ; and ye shall know that I a?n the Lord. 11 This city shall not be your caldron, neither slvall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof ; out I will judge }ou in the bor- der of Isi'acl : 12 And ye shall know that I aiti 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 II And it came to pass, when I projihesied, that Pelatiah the son of Be- naiah died. I'hcn fell I down upon mv face, and cried with a loud voice, and said, Ah Ldi'd God ! wilt thou make a full end of the remnant of Israel ? 14 Again the word of the Lord came unto me, saving, 15 Son of man, thy brethren, eveti thv bretliren, the men of thy kindred, and all the house of Israel wholly, are they untf> whom the inhabitants of Jerusalem have said, Get ye far from the Lord : unto us is this land givien in possession. 16 Tberefore say, Thus saith the Lord God ; Although I have cast them far off aiDong the lieathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a littie sanctuary in the countries where they shall come. 17 Therefore say, Tiius saith the Lord God ; I will even gather you from the people, and assemljle you out of the coun- tries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel. 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 y-,u ; and I will take the stony heart out of tncir flesli, and willgixe diem an heart of flesn : 20 That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them : and they shall be my people, and I will be their God. 21 But as for them whose heart walk- eth after the heait of their detestable things and their abominations, I will rec- om])ense their way upon their own heads, saith the Lord God. 22 Then did the cherubims lift up their wings, and the wheels beside them ; and the glory of the God of Israel ivas over them abo^'e. 23 And the glory of the Lord went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which is on the east side of the city. 24 ^y Afterwards the spirit took me up, and brought me in vision by the Spirit of God into CUialdea, to them of the cap- tivity. So the vision that I had seen went up from me. , 25 'i'hen I spake unto them of the cap- tivity all the things that the Lord had shewed me. ' CHAP. xn. 1 The tyfic of EzekieFs removing, 8 shewcth the captivity of Zedekiah. 17 Ezekiel's trembling sheiveth the Jews desolation. THE word of the Lord also came un- to me, saying, 2 Son of man, thou dwellest in the ^I^^fi kinh^s cafiUvily i hewed. Chap, rtiidst of a rebellious house, which have eyes to see, and see not ; ihey h ive ears to hear, and hear not: for they are a rebellious house. 3 Therefore, thou son of man, prepare thee stuff for rcmovintj, and remove by !s in his heart, and put- tcth the stumbllng-bj^)ck of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a pn.phet to luqiiiie of iiim concerning me ; 1 the Loud will answer him by myself: 8 And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and h pro\erb, and, I vvjil cut hiin oft" hwm the midst of my people; and ye suall kiiov/ that lrt?« the Lo'rd^ G^s irrevocable Judgmmts. Chap, y.v, y And if the pro]>liet be deceived when he haih £j)oken a thini^, I the Lokd have deceived that propht-t, and I will stretch ojit my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my pet^ple Israel. 10 And they shall bear the pmiishment of their iniquity : the punishment of the propiiets shall be even as the punishment of him that seeketh u>2to him ; 11 That the house of Israel may go no more astray from me, neither be polluted any more with all their transgressions ; but that tliey may be my people, and I may be their God, saiih the Lord God. 12 IT The word of the Lord came again, to me, saying, 1 ) Son ot man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing grievously, then will I stretch out mine hand upon it, and will break the staff 'jf the bread thei e^ f , and will send famine upon it, and will cut oft' man and beast fi-om it : 14 Though these thiee men, Noah, Dan- iel, and Job, were in it, they should de- liver but their own souls by their right- eousness, saitfi the Lord God. 15 If If I cause noisome beasts to pass through the land, and they spoil it, so that it be desob.te, that no man may pass through because of the beasts : 16 Though these three men laere in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall deliver neither sens nor daughters ; they only shall be delivered, but the land shall be desolate. ir ^1 Or if I bringa sword upon that land, and say, Sword, go through the land ; so tliat I cut oft" man and i)east from it : 18 Though these three men luere in it, as I live, saith the Lord God, they shall , deliver neither sons nor daughters, but they only shall be delivered themsel\"es. 19 1i Or //" I send a pestilence into that land, and pour out my fury ujiOH it in blood, to citt off fr-om it man and beast : 20 Though Noah, Daniel, and Job, i\)ere in it, fl.y 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 God ; How niuch more when I send my four sore , judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, | and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut "oft' from it man and beast ? , 22 If Yxjt behold, therein shall be left a renn'iant that shall be brcvight forth, both sons and daughters: behold, thcv shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings : and ye shall be comforted conreniing the evil that I ha-\ e brought upon Jerusalem, cTjen con- cerning all that I have brouglit upon it. 23 And they shall comtort \ou, when ye see their ways and their doings : and XVI. Rejection of Jerusalem fiignijicd. 651 ye shajl know that I have not done with- out cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord God. CHAP. XV. 2 By the unjitneua of the -vine-branch for any rjork, 6 is nhtived the rejection of Jerusalem. A ND the word of the Lord came un-r i A. to me, saying, 2 Son of man. What is the vine- tree moj'e than any trc<;, or than a branch which is among the trees of the forest .■' 3 Shall wood be taken thereof to do any work ? or will nun take a pin ot it to hang any vessel thereon ? 4 Behold, it is cast into the fire for fu- el ; the fire deraureth both tlie ends of it, and the midst of it is burned. Is it meet for atiy work ? 5 Behold, when it was whole, it was meet for no v.'ork : how much less shall it be meet yet for any work, when the fire haih de\'oured 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 gi. en to the tire for fuel, so will I give the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 7 And I will set my face against them ; tsiey shall go out from one tire, and a?i- other fire shall devoiu* tiiem ; and ye shall know tiiat I am the Lord, when I set my face against them. 8 And 1 will make the lapd desolatCi because they have committed a trespass, saith the Lord God. CHAP. XVI. 1 By a ivr etched infant in shewed the state of Jerusalem. 6 God'.'i love to her. AGAIN the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 S>n of nvm, cause Jerusalem to know her abominations, 3 And say. Thus saith the Lord C'-od un- to Jerusalem ; Thy birth and thy nativity zv of the land of Canaan ; thy father was an Amorite, and tiiy mother an Hittite. 4 And as for thy nativity, in the day thou wast born thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed in water t6 supple thee ; tiioii wast not salted at all, nor swaddled at all. 5 None e3'e j^itied thee, to do any of these unto thee, to have compassion upon thee ; but thou wast cast out m the open field, to the loathing of thy person, in the day that thou wast boni. 6 *[ Ar.d wlien I passed by thee, an;! saw thee polluted in thine own blood, T said unto Uice 'ivh"n tiiozi nuast in thy blood, I..!ve ; yea, I said unto thee ivhen thou --va.'t in thy blood, Live. 7 1 ha\c caused thee to multiply as the bud CI the field, and tiiou hast increased and waxen great, and thou art come to excellent ornaments : ilni breasts are fusli - 652 God's love to Jerusalem. EZEKIEL. Her whoredoms. ioned, and thine hair is grown, where- as thou ivast naked and bare. 8 Now when I passed by thee, and look- ed upon thee, behold, thy time ivas the time of love ; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness : yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a cov- enant with thee, saith the Lord God, and thou becamest mine. 9 Then washed I thee with water ; yea, I thrc)Ughly washed away thy blood from thee, and I anointed ihee wiih oil. 10 I clothed thee also with broidered ■work, and shod thee with badgers skin, and I girded thee about with tine linen, and I covered thee with silk. 11 I decked thee also with ornaments, and I put bracelets upon thine hands, and a chain on thy neck. 12 And I put a jewel on thy forehead, and ear-rings in thine ears, and a beauti- ful crown upon thine head. 13 Thus wast thou decked with gold^ find silver ; and thy raiment waf of fine linen, and silk, and broidered work ; thou didst eat fine flour, and honey, and oil : and thou wast exceeding L)eauiiful, and Ihou didst prosper into a kingdom. 14 And thy renown went forth among the heathen for thy beauty : for it vjq.^ perfect through my comeliness, wliich 1 hid put upon thee, saith the Lord God. 15S\ But thou d idst tnist in thine own beau- ty, and playedst the harlot because of thy re- nown, and pouredst out thy fornications on every one that pascd by ; his it was. 16 And of thy garments thou did^^t take, and dcckedst thy high places with divers colours, and playedst the harlot thereupon: the like ^/iiw^''* shall not come, iiehher shall il be so. 17 Thou hast also taken thy fair jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given tliee, and madest to thyself images of men, and didst commit whoiedom with them. 18 And tookest thy bi'oidered garments, and coveredst them : and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them. 19 My meat also which I gave tliee, fine flour, and oil, and honey, ifhcrevjif/i I fed thee, thou hast even set it befoie them for a sweet sa\'our ; and thus it was, sajth the Lord Gon. 20 Moreover, thou hast taken thy sons and thy daughters, wliom thou hast born unto me, and these hast thou Siicriiiced imto them to be devoured. Is this of thy whoredoms a small matter, 9A That tliou hast slain my children, aiid delivered them to cause them to pass thi >' gh the fire for them ? 'Z' - And in all thine abominations and thy ^vhovedoms then hast not rcmenibered the days of thy youth, when thou wast naked and bai'C, and wast polluted in thy blood. 23 And it came to pass after all thv wickedness, (v.'oe, woe unto thee i* saith the Lord (iod,) 24 That thou hast also built unto thee an eminent place, and hast made tliee an high jjlace in every street. 25 Thou hast built thy high place at every head of the way, and hast made thy beai ty to be abhorred, and hast opened thy feet to eveiy one that passed by, and multijjlied thy whoredoms. 26 Thou hast also committed fornica- tion Avith the Egj'ptians thy neiglibours, great of flesh; and hast increased thy Avhoredoms, to provoke me to anger. 27 Behold, therefore I have stretched out my hand over thee, and have dimin- ished thine ordinary food, and delivered thee unto t!ie will of them that hate thee, the daughters of the Philistines, which are ashamed of thy lewd way. 28 Thou hast played the whore also with the Assyrians, because thou wast unsatiable; yea, thou hast played the harlot with them, and yet couldest not be satisfied. 29 Thou hast moreover multiplied thy fornicarion in the land of Canaan unto Chaldea ; and yet thou w ast not satisfied herewith. 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 mak- es'.; thine high place in every street ; and hast not been as an harlot, in that thou scoinest hire ; 32 But as a wife that committeth adul- tery, ivhich taketh sti'angers instead of her husband ! 33 Tney give gifts to all whores : but thou gi\est thy gitts to aU thy lovers, and hirest them, that they may come unto thee on every side for thy whoredom. 34 And the contran- is in thee from other women in thy whoredoms, whereas none followeth thee to commit whore- doms : and in that thou gi\ est a reward, and no reward is given unto thee, there- fore thou art contrary. 35 % Wherefore, O harlot, hear' the word of the Lord : 36 Thus saith the Lord God ; Because thy f;!thiness was poured out,! and thy nakedness discovered through ihy whore- doms with thy lovers, and with ail the ' idols of thy abominations, and by the blood of thy children, which thou didst give unto them ; cJ Behold therefore, I will gather all thy lovers, with whom thou hast takeri pleasure, and all thcin that th.ui hast lov- ed, with all ihem that thou hast hated; I will even gather tiiem round abo\it a- God^s judgments on Jerusalem Chap gainst thee, and will discovei* ihy nakef'. ness unto thenn, that tliey may see all thy nakedness. 38 And I will judge thee, as women that t)i-eak wedlock and shed blood arc judged ; and I will give thee blood in fu- ry and jealousy. 39 And I will also give thee into their hand, and they -shall throw down thine eminent place, and shall break down thy high places : they shall strip thee also of thv clothes, and sliall take thy fair jewels, and leave thee naked and bare. 40 Thev shall also bring up a company agiiinst thee, and they shall stone thee with stones, and thrust thee through with their swords. 41 And they shall bum thine houses with fii'e, and execute judgments tipon thee in the sight of many women : and 1 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 toward tlwe to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry. 43 Because thou hast not remembered the days of thy youth, but hast fretted ■me in ail these things ; behold therefore, I also will recompense thy way upon tliinc head, saith the Lord Gob : and thou shalt not commit this lewdness above all tliine abom.inations. 44 ^ Behold, every one th;it useth prov- erbs shall use tliis proverb against thee, saying, As?5 Ihemother, .^■ci.vherdaughtcr. Aii Thou art thy mother's daughter, that loathedi her husband and her chil- dren ; and thou art the sister of thy sisters, which loathed their husbands and their children ; your mother ivas an liittite, and your fathei" an Amorile. 46 And tliine elder sister in Samaria, she and her daughters that dwell at thy left hand : and thy younger sister, that dwelleth at thy light hand, is Sodom and her daughters. 47" Yet hast thou not walked after their ways, nor done after their abominations : but as if that ivere a veiy little thing, ■ thou wast corrupted more than they in all thy ways. 48 ^^s I li\e, saith the Lord God, Sal- 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 Sodom, pride, fulness of brpad, and abundance of idleness was in her ^nd in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of ilic poor and needy. 50 And they were haughty, and com- mitted abomination before me : therefore J took them away as I saw good. 51 Neither hath Samaria committed halt of th)- sins ; but thou bust multiplied XVII. fo7- her whoredoms. 653 t'livie abomination-: more than they, and hast justified thy sisters in all thine abomi- nations which thou hast done. 52 Thou also, which hast judged thy sis'.ers, bear thine oa\'u shame tor thy sins that thou hast commicted more aljovnina- ble than they : they aie more rightei;as than thou : yea, be thou C(>nfounded also, and bear thy shame, in that thou hast justified thy sisters. 5 3 When I shall bring again their cap- tivity, the captivity of Soilom and her daughters, and the captivity of Samaria and her daughters, then •:mil I dring a- gain the captivity of tliy captives iu tlie midst of them : 54 That thou m.ayest bear thine own shame, and mayest be confounded in alt that thou hast done, in that thou art a conifort unto them. 55 When thy sisters, Sodom and her daughtfrs, siiall return 'to their former estate, and Samai-ia ' and her daughters shall return to their former estate, thets thou and thy daughters shall return to your former estatp. 56 For thy sister Sodom was not men- ticnerl by thy mouth in the day of thy pride, 37 Before thy wickedness v/ as discov- ered, as at the time of th-j reproach ot the daughters of Syria, and all fhat arc romid about her, the daughters 'fth'i Phil- istines, which despise thee rcutid a!)out. 5y 'I'liou hast borne thy lewdp-.'^ss and thine abominations, siith 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 the co\cnrint. 60 II Nevertheless I will remember my covenant with thee in the days of lli'y youth, and I will establish unto thee aa everlasting 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 daugh- ters, but not by thy covenant. 62 And I will establish my covenant with thee ; and thou shalt know that I C7« the Lord : TO That thou mayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee for all that thou hast done, saith the Lord God. CHAP. XVII. 1 Bij two eagles and a vine, 11 ?*.? shewed God's judgment ujion Jerusalem. 22 God firomiseth toplu7it the cedar of the gosju-l. AND the- word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, put forth a riddle, and speak a parable unto the house of Israel ; 3 And say, Thus saith the Lord God ; 654 The tti"i eagles mid the vine. EZEKIEL. The cedar 0/ the ffos/iel /tromised. A threat eagle with gi'cat wings, long- winged, full of feathers.nvhich had divers colours, cume unto Lebanon, and took tlie liighest branch of the cedar . 4 lie cropped off the top of liis young twigs, and cariied it into a land of trat- fick ; he set it in a city of merchants. 5 He took also of the seed of the land, and i>laT>ted it in a fruitful field; he placed i( by great waters, and set it a« a willow tree. 6 A'ld it grew, and became a spread- ing vine of low stature, whose branches turned toward him, and the roots thereof were under him : so it became a vine, and br.jught forth branches, and shot forth sprigs. 7 There was also another great eagle with great wings and many featliers : and behold, this vine did bend her rotits to- Wiird him, and sb.ot forth her l)ranches tow.-ard hiiTi, that he might water it bj the furrows of her plantation. 8 It was planted in a good soil by gi'eat ■waters, that it might bring forth branches, and that it might bear fruit, that it might be a goodly vine. 9 bay thou, Thus saith the Lord God ; Shall it prosper ? shall he not ])ull up the roots thereot, and cut ofiFthe fruit there- of, that it wither ? it shall wither in all the leaves of her spring, even without great power or many people to pluck it up oy the nxjts thereof. .1.0 Yea, behold, ddJig planted, shall it prosper? shall it not utterlj^ wither, when the east wind toucheth it ? it shall wither in the furrows where it greAv. 11 ^ Moreover the word of the Lord came unto me, sayitig, 12 Say now to the rebellious house. Know ye not what these things juean .^ tell them. Behold, the king of Babylon is come to Jerusalem, and hath taken the king thei cof, and the princes 'thereof, and led them with him to Babylon ; 13 And hath taken of the king's s?ed, and made a covenant with him, and hath taken an oath of him : he hath also tak- en the migluy of the land : 14 That the kingdom might be |jase, that it might not lift itself up, but that by keeping of his co\ enant it might stand. 15 But he rebelled against him in send- ing his ambassadors into Egypt, that they iTiight give him horses and much people. Shall he prosper ? shall he escape that doeth such things ? or shall he break the covenant, and be delivei-ed ? 16 Js I live, saith the Lord Goo, surely in the place whtrc the king d-vcU- eUi that made him king, whose oath lie despised, and whose covenant he tjrakc, evi n with him in the midst of Babylon he shall die. 1" Neither '.lall Pharaoh v,'ith his migh- ty army and great company make for him in the w.tr, by casting up mounts, and builcUtig forts, to cut otf many persons : 1« Seeing he despised the oath by bi-eaking the covenant, when lo, he had given his hand, and hath done ail these things, he shall not escape. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; ^5 I live, surely mine oath that he hath despised, and my covenant that he hath broken, even it will 1 recompense upon uis own head. 20 And I will spread my net upon him, and he shall be taker, in my snare, and I will bring him to Babylon, and will plead with him there for his trespass that he hath trespassed against me. 21 And all his fugiu\es with all his bands shall fall by the sword, and they that remani shall be scattered toward ail winds : and ye shail know that I the Lord have spoken it. 22 li Thus saith the Lord God, I will' also take of the liighest branch of the high cedar, and will -et it ; I will crop oft' from die top ot his young twigs a tender one, antl will plant it upon an high moun- tain and eminent : ii3 In tlie mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it : and it shall bring foith boughs, and bear fruit, and be a gcjodly cedar : and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing ; in the shadow of the branches thereof shail they dwell. 24 And all the trees of die field shall know that I the Loud ha\ e brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, .and have made the dry tree to flourish : 1 the Lord have spoken and have done it. CHAP. XVlil. 1 Gnd refiroveth the unjust jmrable of sour grapes. 25 He defendi'th his jus- tice, ;>! and exhortcth to re/ientance. THE word of the Lord came unto me again, saying, 2 What mean ye, that ye use this prov- erb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes,' and the ciiiklren's teeth are set on edge * 3 J.S- I live, saith the Lord God, ye shall not have occasion any more to use this ]3roverb in Israel. 4 Behold, all souls are mine ; as the soul of the fatlier, so also the soul of the son is mine : the soul that sinneth, it shall die. 5 ^ But if a man be just, and do .that which is lawful and right, 6 yhid hath not eaten upon the moun- tains, neither hath lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, Tieither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, neither hatli j come near to a iiienstruous woman, 7 And hath notoj)presscdany, 6?*;hath I rrstorefl lo tlie debtor his jiledge, hatii ' sjioilcd none by \iolcnce, hath ifiven liLs God's justice in fiunisking. Chap bread to the hungry, and liath covered the naked with a garment ; 8 He t/ial hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, t/ia( hath withdrawn his hand trom in- iquity, hath executed true judgment be- tween man axid man, 9 Hath walked in my statutes, and hath kept my judgments, tcdeal truly; hez.vjust, he shall surely live, saith the Lord God. 1 0 H If he beget a son t/iat is a robber, a shedder of blood, and t/ia! doeth the like to any one of tliese things, 11 And that doeth not any of those du- ties, but even hath eaten upon the moun- tains, and defiled his neighbour's wile, 12 Hath oppressed the poor and needy, hath spoiled by violence, hath not restoreil the i)ledge, and hath lifted up his eves to tiie idols, hath committed abomination, 13 Hath given forth ujjon visury, and hath taken increase : shall he then live ? He shall not live : he hath done all these jibominations ; he shall siu'ely die ; his blood shall be upon him. 14 Now lo, (/he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like, 15 That hath not eaten upcMi the moun- tains, ncidK;rhath lifted ui) his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, hath not de- filed his neigh!)our's wife, 16 Neidier hath oppressed any, hath not wichholden the pledge, neither hath spoiled i)y violence, but hath given his bread to t!ic hungry, and hath covered the naked wiih a garment, ^ 17 That hath taken off his hand from the poor, that hath not received usuiy nor increase, hadi executed my judg- ments, hath walked in my statutes ; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live. 18 As for his iather, i^ecause he cruel- ly oppressed, spoiled his brother by vio- lence, aiid did t/iat which is not good a- mong his people, lo, even he shall die in his iniquity. 19 ^fYet say yc, Wiiy ? doth not the sbn bear the iiiiquity of the fatiier ;* When the son hath done that which is lawful and right, and hath kept all my statutes, and hath done them, he 'shall nuiety live. 20 The soul that sinnetli, it shall die. Tile son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the ffithcr heaj- the iniquity ot the son : the lighteousness of tiie righteous slial! be upon him, and the wickedness of tlie wicked shall be upon him. 21 But'if the M'icked will turn from all . sins that he hath committcl, and keep iUl my statutes, and do that which i.s law- ful and right, he bhall surely live, he sliall not die. 22 All his 1 ransgrcssions that he hath His luays are equal. 655 committed, they shall not be mentioned unto him : hi hi>, righteousness that he hath done he shall live. 2;3 Have I an'/ pleasure at all that the wicked should die ? saith the Lord God : a-nd not that he should return from his ways, and live ? 24 ^ But when the righteous turneth away from his righteoiiL-ness, and com- mitteth iniquity , and doeth according to all the abominations that the wicked- wan doeth, shall he live i' all his right- eousness tiiat he hath done shall not be mentioned : in his trespass that he hath trespassed, and in his sin that he hath sinned, in them shall he die. 25 If Yet ye say. The way of the Lord is not equal. Hear now, O house cf Is- rael ; Is not my way equal ? are not your ways unequal ? 26 When a righteous man turneth a- way from his righteousness, and commit- teth iniquity, and dieth in them ; for his iniquity that he hath done shall he die. 2r Again, v.'hen the Avicked man turn- eth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is law- ful and riglit, he shall save his soul alive. 28 Because he considereth and turn- eth a-way from all his transgressions that he hath committed, he shall surely live, he shall not die. 29 Yet saith the house of Israel, The way of tlie Lord is not equal. O house of Israel, are not my wajs equal ? are not your ways unequal .■' 50 Therefore I will judge you, O house of Israel, every one according to his ways, saith the Lord God. Repent, and tuni yourselves from' all your transgres- sions ; so iniquity shall not be your ruin. 31 ^ Cast away from you all your transgressions, whereby ye have trans- gressed ; and make you a new heart and a new .sjMrit : for why will ye die, O house of Israel ? 32 For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God : wherefore turn yoiirsth'.''s, and live ye, CHAP. XIX. A lamentation for the Jirinccs of Israel, under the fiarable of lions ivhtlj-.s tak- en in a flit. MJRLiLOVER take thou up a lamen- t'.Uon for the piiiices vjf Israel, 2 And say, Vv'hat is thv 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 iion, and it learned to catch tlie prey ; it devoured men. 4 Tile natior;S also heard of him ; ]",e WHS taken in their pit, and they bri..o<2;h.t iiim with chains unto the land of Egypt. 5 Now when she saw that siie had waited, a7id her hoi:e vyus lost, then sho 65G Parable of the lions ivheips. took another of her whelps, and made him a ) ountj; lion. 6 A/id he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catci\ llie pi"ey, and devoured men. 7 And he knew their desolate jKdaces, and he laid waste their cities ; and the land was desolate, and the fulness there- of, by the noise of his roaring. 8 Then the nations set against him on eveiy side from the provinces, and spreid theu' net over him : he was taken in their pit. 9 And they put him in ward in chains, and brought him to the king of Babylon : they brought him into holds, that his voice should no more Le heard upon the mountahis of Israel. 10 IT Thy mother is like a vine in thy blooti, planted by the waters : 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 statui'e 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 giound, and the east wind dried up her fruit : her strong rods were broken and withered ; the lire consumed them. 13 And noAv she is planted in the wil- derness, in a dry and thirsty ground. 14 And fire is gone out of a rod of her branches, ivhich hath devoured !ier fi uit, Ko that she hath no strong rod to be a sceptre to rule. This is a lamentation, and shall be for a lamentation. CHAP. XX. 1 God refuseth to be consulted by the el- ders of Israii. 5 The story of thdr re- bcUions. 33 He. Jiromiseth to if at her them. AND it came to pass in the seventh year, in the fifth month, the tenth day of the month, that certain of the el- fid's of Israel came to inquire of the Lokd, and sat before me. 2 Then came the word of the Lord UKto me, saying, 3 Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them. Thus saith ilie Lord God ; xVre ye come to inquire of me? ^s I live, snith the Lord God, I will not be inquired of by you. 4 Wilt thou judge tliem, son of man, wilt thou judge thcni '/ Cause them to know the abominations of their fatiiers : 5 II And say unto them. Thus saith tiie Loid God ; In tiie day when I chose Is- rael, and li.^'ted up mine hand unto the seed of the house of .Taofib, and made my- self known unto thcai in the land ot Egypt, v.hcn I lifted ui, mine hand ur.to them, saying, I am the Lokd your G(xl ; 6 In the d,xy that I liilcd up nuiiciiand EZEKIEL. The story of Israelis rebtiUoiL unto them, to bring tlicm forth of the land of Egypt into a laud that I had espied /or them, flowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands : 7 Then said I unto them. Cast ye away every man the abominations of his eves, and defile not yourselves with tlie idols of Egypt : I am the Lord your God. 8 But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto "me : they did not e\ery man cast away the abomiirations of their eves, neither did they forsake the idols of £gypt: then I said', . I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against-Xhem in the midst of the land of Egypt 9 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they luere, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringitig them forth out of tlie land of Egypt. 10 If VVherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egj^pt, and brought them into the wilderness.* 1 1 And I gave them my statutes, and shewed them my judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them. 12 Moreo\'er also I gi\ e them my salv j baths, to be a sign between me and then), chat they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them. 13 But the house of fcrael rebelled a- gainst me la the wilderness : they walked not in my statutes, and they despised niv judgments, which if a man do, he shall even live in them ; and my sabbaths thev greatly polluted : then 1 said, I would pour out my fury upon them 'a\ the wil- derness, to consume diem. 14 But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought theui out. 15 Yet also I lifted up my hand untd them in the wilderness, that I would not bring them into the land which I had given them, Sowing with milk and honey, which is the glory of all lands ; 16 Because they despised my judg- ments, and walked not in my statutes, but polluted my sabljaths : for their heart went after their idols. 17 Nevertheless mine eye spared theim from destroying them, neidiei" did I make an end of them in the wilderriess. 18 But I said unto their children in the wildei'ness. Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe then' judgments, nor defile yoursehes v.itli dieu- idols : * _ 19 I am the Lord your God ; wrik in my statutes, and keep my judgments, and clo tliem ; 20 And hiore, saith the Lord God. 'J he Ammo7iit(s threatened. 14 Thou therefore, son of man, prophe- sy, and smite thine hands together, and let the sword he doubled the third time, the Kvvord of the slain : it in the sword of the great vicn that are slain, which en- teretli into tlieir privy chambers. 15 I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that their heart may faint, and iheir nuns be multiplied : ah ! it is made bright, it is wrapped up for the slaughter. 16 Go thee one way or other, either on the right hand, or on the left, whitherso- ever thy face is set. 17 I will also smite mine hands togeth- er, and I will cause my fury to rest : I the Lord liave said it. 18 ^ The word of the Lo rd came unto me again, saying, 19 Also, thou son of man, appoint thee two ways, that the sword of the king of Babylon 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 Rabbath of the Ammonites, and to Judah in Jerusalem the defenced, 21 For the king of Babylon stood at the parting of the way, at the head of the twojways, to use divination ; he made his arrows bright, he consulted with images, he looked in the liver. 22 At his right hand was the divina- tion for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to o\i(-n the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shouting, to ap- point 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 re- membrance the iniquity, that they may be taken. 24 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Because ye have made your iniquity to be remembered, in that your transgressions are discovered, so that in all your doings your sins do appear ; because, I say, that ye are come to remembrance, ye shall be taken with the hand. 25 U And thou, profane wicked prince of Israel, whose day is come, when ini- quity shad have an end, 26 Thus saith the Lord God ; Remove the diadem, and take oft' the crown : this shalt not be the same : exalt him tifat is low, and abase him that is high. 27 I will overtuin, overturn, o\'erturn it : and it shall be no more, until he come whose light it is ; and I will give it him. 28 If And thou, son of man, prophesy and say, I'hus saith the Lord God con- cerning the Ammonites, and concerning their reproach ; even say thou. The sword, the sword is drawn : for the slaughter ic Acatalo^ue of Jerusalem's sin^. Caap. ia furbished, to consume because of the glittering : 29 While they see vanity unto thee, while they divine a lie unto thee, to bring thee upon the necks oft/iem that are .slain, of the wicked, whose day is come, when their iniquity shall have an end. 30 Shall I cause it to return into his sheaih r" I will judge thee in the ]}lace where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity. 31 And I will pour out mine indigna- tion upon thee, I will blow against thee in the fire of mv 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 womore I'emembered : for I the Lord have spoken it. CHAP. XXII. 1 A catalogue of sins in Jerusalem. 17 God tvill bttrn them as dross in his furnace. MOREOVER the word of the Lord came unto me, sayuig, 2 Now, thou son of man, wilt thou judge, wilt thou judge the bloody city .'' yea, thou shalt shew her all her abomi- nations. 3 Then say thou, Thus saith the Lord God ; The city sheddeth Ijlood 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 thy- self in thine idols which thou hast made ; and thou hast caused thy days to draw near, and art come even 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 a7id much vexed. 6 Behold, the princes of Israel, 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 hdly 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 pol- lution. IX And one hatli committed abomina- tion with his neighbour's wife ; and an- other hatli lewdly defiled his daughter-in- law ; and another in thee hath \iumbled his sister, his father's daughter. XXII. God will burn them as dross. 6o9 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 extoition, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord God. f3 ^ Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest .£ain which thou hast made, and at thy mood which- hath been in the midst of thee. ■ 14 Can tliine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee i* I the Lord have spoken ?V, and will do it. 15 i\nd I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the coun- tries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee. 16 And thou shalt take thine inherit- ance in thyself in the sight of the hea- then, 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 Israel isto me become dross : all they are brass, and tin, and iron, and lead in the midst of the fvu'nace ; they are even the dross of silver. 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Because ye are all become dross, behold, therefore I will gather you into the midst of Jerusalem. 20 As they gather silver, and brass, and iion, 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 vipon 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 Lo RD have poured out my fury upon you. 23 If And the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 24 Son of man, say unto her. Thou art the land that is not cleansed, nor rain- ed upon in the day of indignation. 25 There is a conspiracy of her proph- ets in the midst thereof, like a roaring lion ravening the prey ; they haAe devoured souls ; they have taken the treasure and precious things ; they have made her many widows in the midst thereof. 26 Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things : they ha\'e put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shew- ed difference between the 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 arc like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain. 660 Whoredojns of Aholah EZEKIEL. 28 And her prophets have daulied them with untcnipered mortar, seeing vanitv, and divining lies unto them, sav- ing, Thus saith the Lord Gou, when the Lord hath not spoken. 29 The people of the land have used oppression, ^nd exeiristd robbery, and have vexed Trie poor and need}' : yea, tliey have oppressed the stranger wrongfully. 30 And I sought for a man among them, that should make up tlie hedge, and stand jn 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 ihem ; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath : tiieir own wa\' ha\ e I I'ecompensed upon their heads, saith the Lord God. CHAP. XXIII. 1 The nvhorcdomn of Aholah and Aholi- bah. 22 Aholibali is to be filagued by >i< r lovers. 45 jyicir judgments. THE word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, there were two women, the daughters of one mot'ier : 3 And they committed whoredoms in Egypt ; they committed whoredoms in their youth : there were their breasts pressed, and there they bi'uised the teats of their virginit}'. 4 And the names of them tvere Aholah the elder, and Aholibah her sister : and they were mine, and they ijare sons and daughters. Thus w^'i'e their names; Sama- lia is Aholah, and Jerusalem Aholibah. 5 And Aholah played the harlot when she was miiie ; and she doted on her lovei's, on the Assyrians her neighliours, 6 Which were clothed with blue, cap- tains and rulers, all of them desirable jfoung men, horsemen riding upon horses. 7 'Fhus she committed her whoi'edoms with them, with all them that were the chosen men of Assyria, and with all on whom slie doted : with all their idols she defiled herself. 8 NeiUier left she her whoredoms brought from Egypt : for in her youth they lay with her, and they bi'uised the breasts of her virginity, and poured their whoredom upon her. 9 Wherefore I have dielivcred her into the hand of her lovers, into the hand of the Assyrians, upon whom she doted. 10 These discovered her nakedness : they took her sons and her daughters, and slew her with the sword : and she became famous among women ; for they had executed judgment upon her. 11 And when her sist'er Aholibah saw this, she was more corrupt in her inordi- nate lo\e than she, and in her whoredoms more than her sister in her whoredoms. 12 She doted upon the Assyrians her pgighbours, captains and rulers clothed and of Aholibah. most gorgeously, horsemen riding upon horses, all of them desirable young men. 13 Then I saw that she was defiled, that they took both one wav. ' '' 14 And that she inci'eased her whore- doms : for when she sa^v men pourtrayed upon the wall, the images of the Chal- deans pourtra3ed 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 Babylonians of Chaldea, the land of their nativity : 16 And as soon as she saw them with her eyes she doted upon them , and sent messengers unto them into Chaldea. 17 And the Babylonians came to her into the lied of love, and they defiled her with their whoredom, and she was pollut- ed with them, and her mind was alienat- ed from then). 18 So she discovered her whoredoms, and discovered her nakedness : then my mind was alienated from her, like as my mind was alienated frora her sister. 19 Yet she multiplied her whoredoms, in calling to remembrance the days of her youth, wherein she had played the harlot in the land of Egypt. 20 For she doted upon their para- mours, whose flebh is as the flesh of asses, and whose issue is like the issue of horses. 21 Thus thou calledst to remembrance the lewdness of thy youth, in bruising thy teats by the Egyptians for the paps of thy youth. 22 1[ Therefore, O Aholibah, thus saitli the Lord God ; Behold, I will raise up thy lovers against thee, fiom whom thy mind is alienated, and I will bring them against thee on every side ; 23 The Babylonians, and all the Chal- deans, Pckod, and Shoa, and Koa, and all the Assyrians with them : all of them desirable young men, captains and rulers, great lords and renowned, all of them riding upon horses. 24 And they shall come against thee with chariots, waggons, and wheels, and with an assembly of people, which shall set against thee buckler and shield and helmet round about : and I will set judgment before thern, 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 take away thy nose and thine ears ; and thy remnant shall fall Ijy the sword : they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devom-ed by the fire. 26 They shall also strip thee out of thy clothes, and take away thy fair jewels. 27 Thus will I make thy lewdness to cease from thee, and thy whoredom brought from the land of Egypt : so that Aholibah is to be filagued. Chap. thou shalt not lift up thine eyes unto i tliem, nor remember Ei^ypt any more. 28 For thus saith the Lord (iOD ; Be- I hold, I will deliver thee into the b vnd oj them whom tliou hatest, into the hand of them from whom tliy mind is alienated : 29 And they shill deal with thee hate- fully, and shall take away all thy labour, and shall leave thee naked and bare : and the nakedness of thy whoredoms shall be discovered, both thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 30 1 will do these things unto thee, be- cause thou hast gone a whoring after the heathen, and because thou art polluted ■with their idols. 31 'I'hou hast walked in the way of thy sister ; therefore will I gix'e 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 drunken- ness and sorrow, with the cup of aston- ishment and desolation, with the cup of thy sister Samaria. 34 Thou shalt even drink it and suck it 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 fot-gotten me, and cast me behind thy back, therefore bear thou also thy lewdness and thy whoredoms. 36 1[ Tlie Lord said moreover unto me ; Son of man, wilt thou judge Aholah and Aholibah ? 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 un^o me : they have defiled my sanctuary in the same day, and have px'ofaned my sabbaths. 39 For when they had slain their chil- dren 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 niessengcr ims sent ; and lo, thev came : for whom thou didst wash thyself, paint- edst thy eyes, and deckedst thyseU with ornaments, 41 And sattest upon a stately bed, and a table prepared before it, whereupon thou hast set mine incense and mine oil. 42 And a \oice of a multitude being *it ease toas with her : and with the men • of the common sort ivere brought Sabeaus XXIV. Jerusalem'' s destruction. 661 from tlie 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 whore- doms with her, and she ivith tlivm ? 44 Yet they went in unta her, as they go in unto a woman that pl^-eth the har- lot : so went they in unto Aholah and unto Aholibah, the lewd women. 45 H And the righteous men, they shall judge them after the manner of adulter- esses, and after the manner of women that shed blood ; because they are adul- teresses, and blood is in their liands. 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 j'our 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 Lord God. CHAP. XXIV. 1 By a boiling pot, 6 iti shewed Jerusa- lem\i destruction. 15 Bij Kzekiel's not mournitigfor his nvife, 19 is shelved the Jexvs calamity is beyond all sor- row, A GAIN in the ninth year, in the tenth xjL month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the Loud came un- to me, saying, 2 Son of man. Write thee the name of the day, eve7i of this same day : the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day. 3 And utter a pai-able unto the rebel- lious 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, eve)i every good piece, the thigh, and tiic shoulder ; fill it 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. 6 ^\ Wherefore 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 ! biing it out piece by piece ; let no lot fall upon it. 7 For lier blood is in the midst of her ; she set it upon the top of a rock ; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust ; 8 That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance ; I ha^ e set her blooa 662 TheJcwf! calamity, upon the top cf a rock, that k should not be covcjcd. 9 Thei'efore 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, con- sume the He^i, and spice it well, and let the bones beTturned. 1 1 Then set it enijity upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may buyn, 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 lOf lier : her scum shall be in the fire. 13 In thy filthiness is lewdness : be- cause I have pin-ged 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 Loud have spoken it : it shall come to pass, and I will do it ; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will 1 repent ; according to thy ways, and ac- cording to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord God. 15 ^ Also the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 16 Son of man, behotd, 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 tliy 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 wife died ; and I did in the moining as I was com- manded. ly % And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us wliat 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 Israel, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, 1 will profane my sanctuary, the excellen- cy ot your strengtli, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth ; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword. 22 And ye shall do as I have done : ye shall not cover yojir lips, nor cat the bread of men. 23 And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet : }-e shall not mourn nor weep ; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another. 24 Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign : according to all that he hath done sivall ye do : and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord God. EZEKIEL. God's vengeance on Moab, isfc. 25 Also, thou son of man, shall it .not he in the day when I take froni them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desii-e of their eyes, and that w hereupon 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 o- pened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb : and thou shalt be a sign unto them ; and they shall know that I am the Lord. CHAP. XXV. 1 God's vengeance for their insolence against the Jews, on the Ammoriites, 8 Moab, and Seir, 12 Edoniy 15 and the Fhilistiyies. THE word of the Lord came again unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against the Ammonites, and prophesy agiiinst them ; 3 And say unto the Anmionites, Hear the word of the Lord God ; Tlius sjjth the Lord God ; Because thou saidst. Aha, against my sanctuary, when it was protVtn- ed ; and against the land of Israel, when it was desolate ; and against the house of Judah, when they went into captivity ; 4 Behold, therefore I will deliver 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 Rabbah a stable for camels, and the Ammonites a couch- ing-place for flocks : and ye shall know that I am the Lord. 6 For thus saith the Loi-d God ; Be- cause thou hast clapped thine hands, and stamped with the feet, and rejtaced in heart with all thy despite against the land of Israel ; 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 ot the coun- tries : I will destroy thee ; and thou shalt Jcnow that I am the Lord, 8 if Thus saith the Lord God ; Because that Moab and Seir do say, Behold, the house of Judah is like unto all the heathen ; 9 Therefore behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on his frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-me- on, and Kiiiathaim, 10 Unto the men of the east with the Ammonites, and will give tliem in pos- session, that the Ammonites may not be remembered among the nations. 11 And I will execute Judgments upon Moalj ; and they shall know that I am the Lord. Tijrus threatened. Chap. 12 H Thus saith the Lord God ; Be- cause that Edom !i;ith dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and hath great!*' ofiended, and revenged him- self ujion them ; 13 Thercfoi-e thus saith the Lord God ; I will also stretch nut mine hand upon Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it ; and I will make it desolate from "Temau ; and they of Dedan shall fall by the swoi-d. 14 And I will lay my vengeance upon Edom by the hand of my people Israel : and they shall do in Edom according to mine anger and accoixling to my fuiy ; snd they shall know my vengeance, saith the Lord God. 15 If Thus saith the Lord God ; Be- cause the Philistines have dealt by re- venge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred ; 16 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, i v/ill stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Che- rethims, 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 1 shall lay my vengeance upon them. CHAP. XXVI. 1 Tyrusfor iimuUing against Jerusalem is • threatened. 7 J^ebucliadrezzar'sjioiver against her. 15 The mourning for her. AND it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the first day of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, because that Tyrushath said against Jerusalem, Aha, she is brok- en that was the gates of the people : she is turned unto mc : I shall he replenished, now she is laid waste : 3 Therefoi-e thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against thee, O Tyrus, and will cause many nations to come up a- gainst thee, as the sea causetli his waves to come up. 4 And they shall destroy the walls of Tynis, 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 ?Y, 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 1[ For thus saith the Lord God ; Be- hold, I will brinr,' upon Tyrus Nebuchad- rezzar king of Babylon, a king of kings, from the ncrth, with horses, and with chariots, and with horsemen, and com- panies, and much people. icxvi. The mourning for her. 66:1 8 Heshallslay with the sword thydaugh- ters in the field : and he shall ]iiake a toil against thee, and cast a mount against thee, and lift up the buckler against thee. 9 And he shall set engines of war a- gainst thy walls, and with his axes he i shall break down thy towers. 10 By reason of the abundance of his horses their dustshall cover thee : thy walls shall shake at the noise of the horsemen, and of the wheel s, and of the chanots, when he shall enter into thy gates, as men enter into a city wherein is made a breach. 11 With tlie hoofs of his hor -cs shall he tread down all thy streets : he shall slay thy people by the sword, and thy strong garrisons shall go down to the gi'ound. 12 And they shall make a spoil of thy riches, and make a prey of tin" merchan- dise : and they shall break down thy walls, and destro} thy j)leasant 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 /dace to spread nets upon ; thou shalt be built no inore : for I the Lord have spoken it, saith the Lord God. 15 H Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus ; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded crv, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee ? 16 Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broid- ered garments : ,.they shall clothe them- selves with trembling ; they shall sit upcn the ground, and shall tremble at everij moment, and be astonished at thee. 17 And they shall take up a lamenta- tion for thee, and say to thee. How art thou destroyed, that wast inhabited of sea-faring men, the reno\vned city, which wast strong in the sea, she and her inhab- itants, which cause their terror to be on all that haunt it ! 18 Now shall the isles ti-emble in the day of thy fall ; yea, the isles that arc in the sea shall be troubled at thy departure. 19 For thus saitli the Lord God ; When I shall make thee a desolate city, like the cities that are not inhabited ; when 1 shall bring up the deep up'on thee, and great waters shall co\er thee ;|k 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 deso- late 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 tliofi 664 Tit rick M^^ c/Tym*. EZLJUEL. *kmit ie VfeJMnr .- dMn^ thoo be scug;ht saidi the Lrrd Gt p. CHAP. XXMT. iTkeric: ~ r:.5-^j:/ UJC Jj^'^JJ ...uue agan THE*. onto OK. sa;vg. 2 N«Nr, dan son c/ man, taJLC op a hBKataitiaB ftr Tirus ; 3 Jiai sar anbi TmtAeLcftlGoo; OT>-nK,tfaau ' hast said, I c» of poiect beamy. 'ftTfar bordersar>nD the midst cif the seas, : ftjr boSders Imre perfected thv beauty. STbeyhaTeraadeaHthycA^^bcaniscf - fir-irees cf Sezxt : diey hare taken cedars from Lebaucn to make masts Jbr tiiee. 6 Of ibe oaks of Ra, i!i LUX. , «iiie ci^Heiboo, and white wooL j i9 Dan also and Jaran going to and , fro ncmpied in thy f.iirs: br?»ht iron, s casJA, ami calamus, ■weix in thy market. I 20 Dedan Kia* thy merchant in prec- i iaus ckvlhes for chariots. ~ 21 Arabb, and all the pricces of Ke- ; dar, they occupied with thee in lambs, : and rams, and goats : in these svre tAry thy merchants. 22 The roerchaiits of Sheba and Raa- mah, the%- o^err thy merchants : they oc- cupied in thy fairs wkh chi^ of all spices, and with aU preoous stones, ant^ ^d. 23 Uaran, and Canridu and ILcen, the .j merdkmts of Shfd>a, Asshar, a.'id Chil- nkad, vcrr thy merchants. 24 These were thv merchants in all Egypt was that which than spreadest ; sorts '^ftba^^ in blue clothes, and nroid- fath to be thy 5aII ; bhie and purple ixooi the isles cf Fir^iah was that wiuch cxmpered thee. 8 Theiahafaitantsaf 2daD and Arrad were thy mariners: thy wise Jiwn, O Ty- ros, thai were in thee, were thy pilots. 9 The ancknts of Gebal and the wise KOitfaexecf were ia thee thy calkers: aD the ships of die sea with their mariners were in ihee to occnpy diy mer- giorious in the midst of the seas. 26 % Thy rowers have brought thee into great waters: the east wind haih broken thee m the midst of the seas. 27 Thy riches, and thy f«tirs, thy mer- chandise, thy mariners, tuxi thy pilots, thy 16 Syria va» thy merchant by reason ! [ Ase, and all thy men of war, that are in thee, and in all thy company which u in the midst of thee, shall fell into the midst of the ^eas in the day of thy ruin. 28 The soiMirbs ' shaQ shake at the sound of the cry of thy pilots. 29 And all that handle the oar, the mariners, ard all the pilots of the sea, diall come down franx th^ ships, they I sliall stand upon the land; 50 And shall cause their voice to be j heard agamst thee, and shall en' bir.erly, I and shall cast up dust upon their headis, they shall wallow themselves in the ashes : 51 And the}' shall make themselves ut- ; tEfh- bald far thee, and gird them with , sackckth, and they shall weep for thee I wkh txttefness ca heart and bitter wailing. I S2 And in their wailing the\' shall take ' op a lamentation for thee, and lament o\er thee, an/Dig', WTiat ci?7 M like T)Tus, like the destroyed in the midst of the sea ? When thv wares went forth out of cf the muhidide of the wares cf thy i the seas, thou fUledst many people ; thou making: diey orcnpied in thy &irs with I didst enrich the kings cf the earth with cmrrainit. porpfe, and broidered work, \. the mukitnde of thy riches and of thy and fine 2nen, and coral, and agate. ' merchasdise. G«i>j;:ct:^"r'_- ^,-:;:: Calp- xzTizr. the firiaee 'sf Tjns^ MS . . .--•'jr.-r ' " ^ '•'•" ""oarKxa. rf God; " "^ T-<»rraart— : 3 ra?*f taer ma^ ry^yjii I and zjlSI g^ciea -j-Jti aao. sncr uto Dwr _e Et- ----- -^._ -^^ .-- - set i^ ace a^ainsE. S- c^- ar. li- ,-v - - »!■- ar t- Ife-" . A? s ^ ilk iic ^-^-- M- ^. ■" : :m-15 -* ' : - C" i- - ^"-£ l.orc vjv r cdcf dse Lo5 r c_ ■" h Sc F^ c" e." V. iL- bf ti in. ci -d 666 llie judgment of Pharaoh CHAP. XXIX. 1 The judgment of Fhuruoh.S The desola- tion ofK^ufit. 21 Inrael shall be restored. IN the tenth year, in the tenth month, in .he twelttli day of the month, the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of m':ui, set thy face against Ph i- i-aoh king of Egypt, and prophesy agains him, and against al! Egypt : 3 Speak, and say, Tlius saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against thee, Pha- raoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lietli in the midst of his rivers, which liath said, My river z'y mine own, and I have made it for myself. 4 But I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fieli 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. 5 And I will leave thee thrown into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers : thou shalt fail upon the open fields ; thou shait not be brought togeth- er, nor gathered : I have gi\cn thee for meat to the beasts of the field and to tlie fowls of the heaven. 6 x\nd all the inhabitants of Egv-pt shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff" of reed to the house of Israel. 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 all tlieir loins to be at a stand. 8 ^ Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will bring a sword upon thee, and cut off man and beast out of thee. 9 And die land of Egypt shall be deso- late and waste ; and they shall know that I am the Lord : because he hath said. The river is mine, and I have made it. 10 Behold, therefore I a/n against thee, and against thy rivers, and I will make the land of Eg} pt utterly waste and des- olate, from the tower of S>ene even unto the border of Ethiopia. 11 No foot of man shall pass through it, nor foot of beast shall pass through it, neither shall it be inhabited foity years. 12 And I will make the land of £g>'pt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities antong the cities that are laid waste sl;all be fleso- latc forty years: and I will scatter tire Egyptians among the nations, and will disj^erse them through the cnuntrie.<3. 13 11 Y ot thus saith the Lord God ; At the end cf forty years will I gather the Egyptians from the people whither they were scattered : 14 And I wiil bring again the captivity of Egypt, and will cause them to return into the land cf Pathvcs, into the land cf EZEKIEL. J he desolalioii of £,gyfit. dieir habitation ; and they shall be there a base kingdom. 15 It shall be the basest of the king- doms ; neither shall it exalt itself any more abo\ e the nations : for I will dimm- ish them, that they shall no more rule over the nations. 16 And it shall be no more the confi- dence of the house of Israel, which bting- eth thtir iniquity to remembrance, when tiiey shall look after them : but they sliall know that I am the Lord God. 17 1[ And it came to pass in the seven and twentieth year, in the first month, m the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came imto me, saying, 18 Son of man, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babjlon caused his army to ser\ e a great service against Tyrus : every head ijjs made bald, and every shoulder -vjaa peeled : yet had he no wages, nor his army, for Tyrus, for the service that he had served against it : 19 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will give the land of Eg}pt unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon ; and he shall take her multitude, and take her spoil, and take her prey; and it shall be the wages for his army. 20 I have given him the land of Eg\pt for his labour wherewith he served a- gainst it, because they wrought for me, saith the Lord God. 21 II In that day will I cause the horn of the house of Israel 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. CHAP. XXX. 1 The desolation of Egyfit and her hcljiers. 20 1 'he arm of Babylon shall be strength- ened to break the ami of Kgy^it. THE 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 zsnear, a cloudy day ; it shall be tlie time of the heathen. 4 And the sword shall come upon E- g)^pt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, j when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and } they shall take away her multitude, and j her foundations shall be broken down. I 5 Ethiopia, and Libya, and Lydia, and all the mingled people, and Chub, and the men of the land that is in league, shall fail with them by the sword. 6 Thus saith the Lord ; They also that uphold Egypt shall fall ; and the jiride of her power shall come down : from the tower of Syene shall they fall in it by the sword, saith the Lord God. 7 And they shall be desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and htr Egiifit\fall by Babylon. Chap cities sliall be in the midst o^ the cities t/ia arc wasted. 8 And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have set a fire in Egypt, and when all her helpei's shall be clestroyed. 9 In that day shall messengers go forth fr'm me in ships to make 'he careless Ethiopians afi-aid, and great pain shall pome upon them, as in the day of Egypt : for lo, it Cometh. 10 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will also make the multitude of Egypt to cease by the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon. 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 Egypt, and fill the land with the slain. 12 And I will make the riviere dry, and sell the land into the hand of the v.-icked : and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers : I the Lord have spoken jV. 13 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause tAeir images to cease out of Noph ; and there shall be no more a piince of the land of Egypt : and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt. 14 And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will exe- cute judgments in No. 1.5 And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Eg\ pt ; and I will cut off the multitude of IS'o. 16 And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No snail be rent asunder, and Noph ahall have dis- tresses daily. 17 The young men of Aven and of Pi- beset-h shall fall by the sword : and these dues shall go into captivity. 18 At Tehaphnehes also the day shall ]}e darkened, when I shall break there the yokes of Egypt : and the pomp of her strength shall cease in her : as for her, a cloud shall co\er her, and her daughters shall go into capti\ity. 19 Thus will I execute judgments in Egypt : and they shall know that I am the Lord. 20 If And it came to pass in the elev- enth year, in the first month, in the sev- enth d :y of the month, that the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 21 Sou of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt ; 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 Pharaoh king of E- gypt, and -.vill break his arms, the strong, ylid that whicli was broken ; ;md I will caus^ the f-v,'ord to fall out of !iis h;ind. XXXI. The glory of jlssyna. 667 I 23 And I will scatter the Egyptians among the n itions, and will disperse them througli the countries. _ 24 And I will stiengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and put my sword in his hand : but 1 will break Pharaoh's arms, and he shall groan Ixfore him with the i groanings of a deadly wounded man. j 25 But I will strengthen the arms of ' the king of Babylon, and the arms of ' Pharaoh shall fall down ; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall put my swoi'd into the hand of the king of Baliylon, and he sliall stretch it out upon the land of Egypt. 26 And I will scatter the EgJT^tians among the nations, and disperse them among the countries ; and they shall know that I am the Lor d. CHAP. XXXI. 1 ji relation iinio Pharaoh, 3 ofthegloty of Assyria, 10 and the fall thereof for firidc. 18 I'he like deatruclionof£,gijfit. AND it came to pass in the eleventh year, in the third month, in the first dii f of the month, that the word cf the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, speak unto Pharaoh king of Egypt, and to his multitude j Wh< m art thou like in thy greatness, } 3 ^ Behold, the Assyrian ivas a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and w^ith a shadowing shroud, and of an high .'^lat- ure ; ar.d his top was among the thick boughs. 4 The waters made him great, the deep set him up on iugh with her rivers running round about iiis plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field. 5 'I'nerefoi-e his height was exalted 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 hea\"en made their nests in his boughs, and under his branch- es did all the beasts of the lield br'ng forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations. 7 Thus was he fair in his gie' -^"ss, in the length of his branches : for .'*.s 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 chcsnut-trees were not like his branches ; not any trie in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty. 9 I have made him fair by the multi- tude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that ivere in the garden of God, envied him. 10 II Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Because thou hast lifted up thyselt in. height, and he luitli .shot up his top 668 The fall oJAi^syriaforfnidi among the thick boughs, and liis heart is lifted \ip in his hcit^ht; 11 ] haA'e theretore delivered him into the hand of the mighty one of the liea- then : he shall surely deal with him : I have driven him out for his wickedness. 12 And strangej-s, the terrible of the nations, have cut him oflj and ha'/e left him : upon the moimtains and in all the valley's his branches are fallen, and his bc'i":lis are broken by all the rivers of the lanu ; and all the people of thi' eai-lh are gone down from his shadow, and have left t\im. 13 Ufion his ruin shall all the fowls 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 v/aters exalt themselves for their heiglit, neith(;r sh^ot, up their top ainong the thick bnuchs, neither theii- trees stand up in their height, all that drink water: for they are all delivered unto death, to the nerlier 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 : Lco\'cred the deep for him, and I restrained the Hoods thcreot,' and the great waters were st lyed : and 1 caus- ed Lcbmion to mourn foi- him. and all the trees of the field f'nated for him. 16 I made the nations to shake at the sound of his fall, when I cast him down to hell with then\ that des-xend into the I)it : and all tiie trees of Eden, the choice and best ofLei^anon, all that drink water, shall be comforted in the nether' parts of the earth. 17 Tliey also went down into hell with him unto tltcm that be slain with tlie Eword ; and thtij that ivcre his arn», that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the he'^.then. • 18 ^ To Whom art thou thus like in glory and in greatness arhcng tb.e trees of Kden ? yet slialt thou be l..roiight down with the trees of >jden imto the nether j)arts of the earth : tliou shalt lie in the anidsl icuncircumcised with //!r7;zr/w^ Be slai. /y the sword. I'iils w Pharaoh and all his multitude, saitli ^hc Lord God. CHA!>. XXXII. ./I lanientatiunfcr thcjcurfulfall of Kgyfit. AND it came to pass in the twelfth year, in the tweifih month, in tb.e first day of tti? month, that the word of the liORD came unto mc, sayi.ig, 2 Son of man, take np a lamentation lor Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say unto him. Thou art like a young lion of tlie iKitions, and thou art as a. whale ia ti\e seas : and thva earnest forth with thy riv- ei's, and Iroubledst the waters with thy feet, ijnd f^iLiledst their risers. EZEKIEL. J lamentation for EgyfiL 3 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will therefore spread out my net o\ er thee with a conipany of many people ; and they shall Ijring thee up in my net. 4 Then will I leave thee upon the land, I will cast thee forth upon the open held, and will cause ail the fowls of the heaven to remain upon thee, and I will iill the beasts of tlie whole earth wit'a thee. 5 And I will lay thy fiesh upon the mountains, and till the valleys with thy height. 6 I will also water with thy blopd the land wherein thou swimmest, cvtn to th.e mountains ; and the rivers shall be full of thee. 7 And when I shall put thee out, I will cover the heaven, and make the stars i hereof dark; I will cover the sun with a cloud, and the moon shall not giveiier light. 8 All the bright lights of heaven will I make dark over thee, and set darkness upon thy land, saith the Lord God. 9 I will also vex the hearts of many people, v/hen I shall in-iog thy destruction among the nations, into the cou'itiies which thou hast not known. 10 Yea, I will make many people a- mazed at thee, and their kings shall be horribly afraid f<3r thee, when I shall brandish my sword l>efore them ; and they .shall tremble at evrry moment, every man for his own life, in tlie day of thy fall. 11 U For thus siiith the Lord God ; The sword of the king c^ Babylon shall come upon thee. 12 By th.e swords of tlie mighty will I cause thy multitude to fall, the terrible of thp nations, ali of them : and they shall spoil the pomp of I'l.g^'pt, and all the multitude thereof shall Lie destroyed. 13 I ^yill destroy also all the beasts thereof from bc=ide the great waters ; neither shall the foot of man trouble thenti. ;uiy more, nor the hoofs of beasts trouble them. 14 Then will I m:'Jce their waters deep, and cause their rivers to run like oil, saith the Lord God. 15 W hen I shall make the land of Egypt dcbolate, and the ccur.try shall be destitute • of that whf-reoi it was full, when I shall ■ smite ail them that dwell therein, then shall tliey knosv that I am the Lord. 16 This ?.v the lamentation wheivM'ith tliey shall lament her : the daughters of the nations shall lament her : they shall lament for her, even for Egypt, and for all her multitude, saith die ] ,ord God. 17 li" It came to pass also in the twelfth year, in the iilteeiUh day of the month, ' that the word of the Loud came untg me, saying, 18 Son of man, wail for the multitude ' of Egvpt, arid cast them cIovv'», even her. Lamintalmi for Egyfit. and ihe daughtei^s of the famous nations, unio the neider parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit. ,19 Whom dost thou p^iss in beauty? go down, and be thou laid with the un- circuiiici sed. 20 Tliey shall f.dl in the midst of tlirm thai are stain by the sword : she is de ]i\ "red to the svvord : draw her and ali her multitudes. 21 Tilt- strong among the mighty shall speak t) him tut of the midst of heil >vi£h them that heip him : they are gone down, they lie uncircumcised, slain by the sword. 22 Assluir is there and all her compa- ny : his graces arc about him : all of them slain, fallen by the sword : 23 Whose graves are set in the sides of the pit, and her comjjany is round about her grave : all of them slain, fallen b\' the swoi'd. which caused terror in the lantl ( f tlie living. ^4 Taere ?y Elanx and all her multi- tude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised 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 dov/n to the pit. 25 Tlicy have set her a bed in tlie midst of the siun with all her multitude : her graves arc roiuid about him : a'.l of them uncircumcised, slain by the swt rd : tliougli their terror was caused in tlie land of the living, yet ha\'e they tjoi'ue their shame with them that go down to the pit : he is put in tile midst of than ibitt be slain. 26 There in IMcshech, Tubal, and all Iter multitude : hef graves are round a- bout him : ^ill of them uncircumcised, slain by the s^v•Ol•d, though they caused their terror in the land of the living. 27 And they shall not lie Avith the mighty that art faiien of the uncircum- cised, 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 timj lucre the terror of the mighty in the land' of ciie living. 28 Yea, thou shalt be broken in the midst of the uncii-Cumcised, and shalt lie with f/iem that arc slain widi the sword. 29 Tiicre in Edom, her kings, and all j her princes, which with their might are 1 lid by ihcm that ivere slain bv the sword : tliey shall lie with the uncircumcised, and witii them that go down to the pit. oO_ There be the princes of the north, all of them, and all the Zidonians, which are gone dnv/n with the slain ; wjlh their terror they ai-e ashamed of their might ; iind they lie uncircunicised wiili Uicm that be siain bv tlic i,^,i-yr their watchman ; 3 If when he seeth the swoi-d come upon the land, he blow the trumpet, and warn the jci'ple ; 4 Then whosoever heareth the scund of the trumpet, and taketh not warning ; if the sword con->e and take him away, liis biood shall be upon his own liead. 5 He heard the sound of the trumpet, and took not warning ; his blocri shall be upon him.-- But he that taketh warning sliail deiiver his soul. 6 But if the watchman see the sword come, and blow not the trumpet, and the pec;plc be not warned ; if the sword come, and take any person from among them, ho is taken away in his iniquity ; but his blocrtl Aviil I require at the watchman's hand. 7 ^ So thou, Oson of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Is- rael : therefore thcu 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 ; if ihou dost not s]ieak to warn the wicJced from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity ; but his blood will 1 re- quire at thine hand. 9 Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his Avaj' to turn from it ; if he ^o not turn from his way, he shall die in his in- iquity ; but thou iiast delivered thy soul. 10 % Therefore, O thou son of man, speak, unto the house of Israel ; Thus ye •ipeak, saying. If our transgressions ar^d our sins be upon us, and we pine away in them, how should we then live i* 11 Siy unto them, ^.f I live, saith the Loi'd God, I ha-\e no pleasure in the death of the wicked ; but that the wick- ed turn from his way and live : turn ye, turn ye from yoiu' evil .ways ; for Avhy will yc die, O house of Israel ? 12 T'^erefore,tho^^^:onofrn;tn, say unto the ciKkl'-'-n c-^^thy peep'c, The rightetus - 670 The justice of God's ways. ness of the righteous shall not deliver him in the day of his transgression : as for the wickedness of the wicked, he shall not f ill thereby in the day that he turneth from his wickedness ; neither shall the right- eous be able to live for his righteoustiess in the day that he sinneth. 13 When I shall say to the righteous, tliat he shall surely live ; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iiiiquit) , all his righteousnesses shall not be remem- "bered ; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, 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 light ; 15 If the wicked restore the pledge, give again that he had robbed, walk in the statutes of life, without committing ini- quity ; lie shall surely live, he shall not die. 16 None of his sins that he hath com- mitted shall be mentioned unto him : he hath done that which is lawful and right ; he shall surely live. 17 IT 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 committeth ini- quit)', 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 ye say. The way or the Lord is not equal. O ye house of Israel, I will judge you every one after his ways. 21 If 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 Jerusalem came iinto me, saying. The city is smitten. 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 moni- ing ; 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 inhabit those %vastes of thp land of Israel speak, say- ing, Abraham 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 blo 27 Say thou thus unto them. Thus eaith the Lord Gob ; .ds I live, surely EZEKIEL. Bad nhepherds re/ircved. they that are in the wastes shall fall by the swovd, and him that is in the open field will I give to the beasts to be de- voured, and they that be in the forts and in the caves shall die of the pestilence. 28 For I will lay the land most deso- late, and the pomp of her strengtli shall cease ; and the mountains of Israel 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 all their abomina- tions which they have committed. 30 U Also, thou son of man, the chil- dren 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 Com- eth forth from the Lord. 31 And they come unto thee as the people Cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but tney will not do them: for with theii mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their covetousness. 32 And lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hatl> a pleas- ant voice, and can play well on an in- strument : for they hear thy words, but they do them not. 33 And when this cometli to pass, (lo, it will come,) then shall thev know that a prophet hath been among them. CHAP. XXXIV. I Bad shefiherds reproved. 7 Their judgment. 11 God's providence for hiM flock. 20 The kingdom of Christ. AMD the word of tlie Lord came unto me, saying, ^ Son of man, prophesy against the shepherds of Israel, prophesy, and say ^mtothem, Thus saith the Lord God un- to the shepherds ; ^Voe be to the shep- herds of Israel that do feed themselves ! should not tlic shepherds ff:ed the flocks ? 3 Ye cat the fat, and ye clothe you with the wool, ye kill them tliat are fed : hut ye feed not the flock. 4 The diseased have } e not strength- ened, neither have ye healed that which was sick, neither have ye bound up thai which ivas broken, neither ha\'e ye brought again that which was driven aAvay, neither Jiave ye sought that which was lost ; but v/ilh force and with cruelty have ye ruled them. 5 Ar.d they were scattered, because there is no she])herd : and tliey became; meat to all the beasts of the field, when, tlicy were scattered. 6 !Sly sheep wandered through all the mountains, and upon every high hill ; vea, my ibck was scattered upon all the face of the eardi, and none did uearch ov. seek afier them. God's providence for his flock. Chap 7 If Therefore, ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord ; 8 ^s I live, saith the Lord God, surely because my liock became a prey, and my flock, became meat to every beast of the field, because there nvaa no shepherd, nei- ther ditl my shepherds seai-ch for my flock, but the shepherds fed themselves, and fed not my flock ; 9 Therefore, O ye shepherds, hear the word of the Lord ; 10 Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I am against the sliepherds ; and I will re- quire my flock at their hand, and cause them to cease fi-om feeding the fl(x:k ; nei- ther shall the shepherds teed themselves any more: for I will deliver my flock from their mouth, that they may not be meat for them. 11 If For thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I, even I, will both search my sheep, and seek them out. 12 As a shepherd seeketh out his flock in the day that he is among his sheep that are. scattered ; so will I seek out my sheep, and will deliver them out of all places where they have been scattered in the cloudy and dark day. 13 And I will bring them out from the people, and gather them from the coun- tries, and will bring them to their own land, and feed them upon the mountains of Israel by the rivers, and in all the in- habited places of the country. 14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mounttuns of Israel shall their fold be : there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Isi'ael. 15 I will feed my flock, and I will cause them to lie down, saith the Loi'd God. 16 1 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 sick: hut I will destroy the fat and the strong ; 1 will .feed them with judgment. 17 And a.9 /or you, O my flock, thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I judge between cattle and cattle, between the rams ami the he- goats. 18 Sennelh 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 j drunk of the deep waters, but ye must ! foul the residue with your feet ? j 19 And as far my flock, they eat that which ye have ti-odden with your fuet ; and they drink that wliich ye have fouled with your feet. 20 If Therefore thus snith the Lord God unto tiiem ; Behold, I, even I, will judge between the fat cattle and between the lean cattle. 21 Because .jc have thrust wiih side and XXXV. The kingdom of Clirist. 671 with shoulder, and pushed all the diseas- ed with your horuis, till ye have scattered them abroad ; 22 Therefore will I save my flock, and they shall no more be a prey ; and 1 will judge between cattle and cattle. 23 And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David ; he shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd. 24 And I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David a prince among them ; I the Lord have spoken it. 25. And I will make with them a cov- enant 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 season ; there shaU be showers of blessing. 27 And the tree of the field shall yield her fruit, and the earth shall yield her in- crease, and they shall be safe in their land, and shall know that I am the Lo r d, 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 be a prey to the heathen, neither shall the beasts of the land devour them ; but they shall dwell safely, and none shall m^k.'z them afraid. 29 And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more con- sumed with hunger in the land, neither bear the shame of the heathen any more; 30 Thus shaU they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are xny people, saith tlie Lord God. 3 1 And ye my flock, the flock of my pasture, are men, and I am your God, saith the Lord God. CHAP. XXXV. The judgment of mount Seir for their hatred of Israel. MOREOVER thj word of the Lord came unto me, saying, 2 Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it, 3 And say^ unto it. Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, O mount Seir, I am a- gainst thee, and I will strexh out mine iiand against thee, and I will make thee niost desolate. 4 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be desolate, and thou sUalt know that I a7n the Lord. 5 Iiecau;-e thou liast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the chiiJreu of Israel by the force of the sword in tiie time of their calamity, in the time t/uit their iniquity had .'ui end : 6 Therefore, as I live, saiih the L<)rd God, I will prepi.'e i?.ce unto blocxl, and 672 hrad revent^ed and comforwd. EZEKIEL. God\i dies.n»i( on her. blood sh.ill pursue thee : sitli thou hast not h:ited !)ioo(i, eveii biood shall pufsue thee. 7 Thus will I make mount Seir mcst de.sclaie, and cut oiTiVom it him that pass- eth out and him that retnnicth. 8 And I will fill his mountains with his slain men : in thy hills, and in ihy valleys, and in ail thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword. 9 1 will make thee perpetual desolations, ond thy cities shall not return : and ye bihall know that J am the Loud. 30 Because thou hast said, These two nations and these two counti'ies shall lie mine, and we will possess it ; whereas the Loxn was there : U Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GciD, I will even do according vo thine antj'er, and according to thine envy which th(;u hast used out of thy hatred against them ; and I will make m)"se!f known a- iRong them, when I have judged thee. 12 And thou shalt know that I am. the Lord, a7id that I have heard all thy blas- phemies which thou hast spoken against the mountains of Israel, saying. They are laid desolate, they are giAcn uS to consiune. 13 Thus with your moutli ye have , bo.i.sted against me, and have nudtiplied your words against me: I have heard/A'; 7;2. 14 Tims saith the Lord God ; When the whole earth i^joiceth, I will make thee desolate. 15 As thou didst rejoice at the inherit- ance of the house of Israel, because it was desolate, so will I do unto thee : thou shait be desolate, () niounc Seir, and all Idunlea, ei't'Ti all of it : and they shall know that I am the Lord. CII VP. XXXVI. 1 Thfi land of Israel in comforted by the /icaXhen's de&truciion, (J and God^a. . hk'fiMn^. ALS(J thou son of man, prophesy un- to the iDountains of Israel, and say. Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord : 2 V.'hus saith the Lord God ; Because the enemy had said againso you, Aha, even tlie ancient high places are ours in p ossession : 3 Therefore prophesy and say. Thus saidi the Loixl God ; Bucause they have made you desolave, andswaiiowedyouup on every side, that ye might be a posses- sion xmto the residue of the heatlien, and 3e arc taken up in the lips of talkers, and are aji iniitiny of the people: 4 Tnei'cforc, ye nKiuntnins of Israel, hear the wcjnl of vthe Lord God.; Tims saiili tlie Lord G>.4) to the monntaiiis, and to the hills, to the rivers, arid to the val- leys, to the desolate wastes, and to tlie cities that are forsaken, which i)eca4ue 5 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; Surely in the fire of mv jealousy ha\e 1 spoken against the residue of the heaUien, and against all Idumea, which have ap- pointed my land into their possession with the joy of all their heart, wiUi despiteful minds, to cast it out for a pi-ey. 6 Pi-ophesy th.eiefort* conceiving the land of Israel, and say unto the moun- tains, and to the hills, to tlie rivers, atid to the vallevR, Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I have spoken inmy jealcury and in my fiuy, becar.se ye have borne the . shame of tlie heiitheu : 7 Therefore thus saith the Lord God ; I ha\'e lifted up mine hand. Surely the heathen that are about you, they shall bear their shame. S If But ye, O mountains of Israel, ye siiall shoot forth your branches, and yield your fruit to my people of Israel ; for they arc at hruid to come. 9 For behold, I am for you, and I will tnrn unto you, and ye shall be tilled and sown : 10 And I will multiply men upon you, all tlie house of Israel, evert, all of it : and thie cities shall be inhabited, and the wastes shall be buikled ; 11 And I will multiply upon you man and beast ; and they shall inci-ease and bring fruit: and I will settle you after your old estates, and v/ill do better unto you than at your beginnings: and ye shall know that I ujii tiie Lord. 12 Yea, 1 wiil cause men to walk upon yo\!, even my people Israel; and they shall pr.ssess thee, and thou shalt be their inhc! itaiice, and thou shalt no more hence- forth bereave them of men. 13 Thus saith the Lord God ; Because they say unto you, Tliou land de^ourest up men, and hast bereaved thy nations ; "14 Therefore tHou shalt devour men na more, neither bereave thy nations anyi more, s.iith the Loi-d CiOD. 15 Neitiier w ill I cause men to hear in thee the shame of the heatlien any .more, neitiier shalt tliou bear the reproach of the peoj^le any more, neither shiUt thou cause thy nations to fail*any more, saith the Lord (tOD.* 16 11 Moreover the woixl of the Lord came unto nir^^ saying, 17 Son of man, when the lionseofls^ rael dwelt in their own land, tliey de'iled: it by their own \>fay and by their doings ; their way was cefore me as the unclean- ness of a removed' woman. 18 Wherefore I .poured :Tiy fury upon th.em for die blood that they had shed upv:n the laud, ai;d for tlioir idols ivlure- wii/i they hatt polhv.cd it : 19 And I scattered them among the. i liealhen, and diey were di^j>crs(xl ihronglV;. prey and dtaislon to the residue of the hea- H tlie count)-ics : according to their way and|«» lieu that are vonu'A .ibout ; according to llieir doings I judged thenv.- Siiithc cause of IsraeVsrejtctlon. Chap, xxxvii. Resurrcciion of dry bones. 67 20 And when they entered unto the heathen, whither they went, they profan- ed my holy name, when tliey said to them, These are the people of the LoR|Ki and are gone forth out of his land. 21 1[ But I had pity for mine holy name, •which the house of Israel had profaned amont^ the heathen, whitlier they went. 22 Therefore say unto the house of Is- rael, Thus suith the Lord God ; I do not this for your sakes, O house of Israel, but for mine holy name's sake, which ye 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 profaned in the niidst of them; and the heathen shall know that I ain 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 coun- tries, and will bring you into your own land. 25 TT Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean : from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, wDl I cleanse you. 26 A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I jnit within you : and I will take away the stony iieart Out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of ftesh. 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 t/iem. 28 And ye sh'all dwell in the land that I gave to your fathers ; and ye shall be my people, and I w ill be your God. 29 I will also save you from all your uncleannesses : and I will call for the corn, and will increase it, and lay no famine upon you. 30 And I will multiply the fruit of the 'tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famhie 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 Israel. 33 1'hus saith the Lord God ; In the day that I shall have cleansed you from all your iniquities I will also cause you to dwell in the cities, and the wastes shall be builded. 34 And the desolate land shall be til- led, 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 Eden ; and the wasie and desolate and ruined cit- ies are become fenced, and are inhabited. 85 36 Then the heathen that are left round about you shall know that I the Lord build the ruined /ilaccs, and plant tiiat that %vas desolate : I the Lord have spoken it, and I will do //. S7 Thus saith the Lord God ; I will yet /or this be incjuired of by the house of Israel, to do ■•.' for them ; I will increase them with mtn like a Hock. 38 As the holy Hock, as the flock of Je- rvisalcrn in her solemn feasts ; so shall the waste cities be filled with flocks of men : and they shall know that I am the Lord. CHAP. XXXVII. I 1 By the resurrection of dry bones, 11 j the dead hope of Israel is rcvixcd, 21 I TVif promhes of Christ's kingdom. THE hand of the Lord was upon me, , and can-ied me out \i\ the spirit of I the Lord, and set me down in the midst I of the valley which ivas full of bones, ! 2 And caused m.e to pass by them 1; round about : and beliold, there ni'cre ij^very many in the open valley ; and lo, !j they rjere very dry. 'I 3 And he 'oaid unto mc, Stin of man, I can these bones live ? And I answered, I O Lord God, tliou knowest. 4 Again lie .said unto me, Prophesy up- on these bones, and say unto them, O ye • dry bones, hear the word of the Lord. I 5 Thus saith the Lord God unto these I bones ; Behold, I will cause breath to ' enter into you, and ye sliall live : 6 And I will lay sinews upon you, and i will bring up flesh upon )ou, and cover ! \ ou with skin, and put breath in you, and \ ye shall li\e ; and ye shall know that I I am the Lord. I 7 So I prophesied as I \v3.s command- j ed : and as I prophesied, there was a I noise, and behold a shaking, and the bones came together, Iwnc to his bone. 8 xAnd when 1 beheld, lo, the sinews I and the flesh came up upon them, and I the skin covered them above : but there was no breath in tht m. I 9 Then said he unto me. Prophesy 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 commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet,, an exceeding great ai-my. 11 IT Then he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of. Israel : 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 gra\esl and cause vou to come up] out cf yorj.- 674 ProDiise of Christ's kingdom. EZEKIEL. T/ic malice of Gog. graves, and bring you into the land of Israel. 13 And ye shall know that I am 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 von, and ye shall live, and I shall place you in your own land : then shall )'e know that 1 the Lord have spoken it, and performed z7, saith the Lord. 15 H The word of the Lord 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 Israel his companions : then take anotlier stick, and write upon it. For Joseph, the stick of E- phraim, and Jbr all the house of Israel his companions : 17 And join them one to another into one stick ; and they shall become one in thine hand. 18 If And when the children of thy peo- ple shall speak unto thee, saying, Wilt thou not shew us what thou ineanest by these ? 19 Say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will take the stick of Jo- seph, whicli is in the hand of Ephraim, and the tribes of Isriiel his fellows, and will put them with him, evc7i with tlie stick of Judah, and make them one stick, and they shall be one in mine hand. 20 If And the sticks whereon thou writ- est shall be in thine hand befoi-e their eyes. 21 And say unto them. Thus saith the Lord God ; Behold, I will take the chil- dren of Israel 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 Israel ; and one king shall be king to them all : and they shall be no more two nations, neither shall they be 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 theyhave sinned,and will cleanse them : so shall they be my people, and 1 will be their God. 24 And David my servant shall be king over them ; and they all shall have one shepherd : they shall also walk in my judgments, and observe my statutes, and do them. 25 And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt, and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's chil- dren for ever : and my servant David shall be their prinCe for ever. 26 Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them ; it shall be an e\ er- lasting covenant with them : and I 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 \ie. their God, and they shall be my people. 28 And the heatlien shall know that I the Lord do sanctify Isr.'.el, when my sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for evermore. CHAP. XXXVIII. 1 The army, 8 and malice of Gog. 14 God's judgment again:its ; and the sides of the door were five culiits on t'le one side, and iive cu- bits on the other side : and he measvu'ed the length thereof, forty cubits ; and the breadth, twenty cubits. 3 I'hen went he inward, and measured Ihe post of the door, two caljits ; and the door, six cubits ; and the breadth of the door, seven cubits. 4 So he measured the length tliercof, twenty cubits ; and the breadth, twenty cubits, before the temple : and he said unto me. This is the most htay filace. 5 After he measured the wall of the house, six cubits ; and the breadth of ev- ery side-chamber, four cubits, round a- bout the house on every side. 6 And the side-chambers were three, one over another, and thirty in order ; aiul they entered into the wall wliich was EZEKIEL. ornaments of the tern fie. 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 U 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 liouse ; therefore the breadth of the house was stilt upward, and so increased/rom - the lowest chamber to the highest by the midst. 8 I saw also the height of the house round about : the foundations of the side- chambers ivere a full reed of six great cubits. 9 The thickness of the wall, which was for the side-chamber without, was fi\^e cu- bits : and that which was left was the place of the side-chaml)ers that were within. 10 And between the chambers was the widisness of twenty cubits round about the house on every side. 11 And the doors of the side-chambers were toward the filace that was left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south : and the breaddi 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 vhe west was seventy cubits broad ; and the wall of the building was five cubits thick round a- bout, and the length thereof ninety cubits. 13 So he measured the house, an hun- dred cubits long ; and the separate place, and the building, with the walls thereof, an hundred cubits long ; 14 Also the breadth of the face of the house, and of the separate place toward the east, an hundred cubits. 15 And he measured the length of the j 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-pusts, and the naiTow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, ceiled 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 without, and by all the wall round about within and without,' by measure. 1 8 And it was made with cherubims an,d palm-trees, so that a palm-tree was between a cherub and a cherul) ; and ev- ery cherub had two faces ; 19 So that the face of a man was to- ward the palm-tree on the one side, and the face of a young hon toward the palm- ti-ee on the other side : it was made through all the house round about. 20 From the ground unto above the Thefiriests chambers. Chap. xlii. xliii. The use of them. 679 door were cherubin\s and palm-trees made, and on the whU of the temple. 21 The posts of the temple ivere squared, and the face of the sanctuary ; the appearar.ee of the one as the appear- ance ofihe other. 22 The altar of wood was three cubits high, and the length thereof 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 tv/o doors. 24 And the doors had two leaves a- piece, two turning leaves ; two leaves for the one door, and two leaves for the other door. 25 And there were made on them, on the doors of the temple, cherubim s and palm-trees, like as 7ye?r made upon the walls ; and there were thick pla^iks upon the tace of the porch without. 26 And there 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. CHAP. XLII. 1 The firiests chainbers. 13 The use there- of. 19 The butward court measured. ^"'HEN he brought me forth into the A outer court, the way toward the north : and he brought me into the chamber that was over against the sepa- rate place, and which was before the building toward the north. 2 Before the length of an hundred cu- , bits was the north door, and the breadth was fifty cubits. 3 Over against the twenty cubits which were for the inner court, and over a- gairist the pavement which was for the outer court, was gallery against gallery in three stories. 4 And before the chambers was a walk pf ten cubits breadth inward, a way of one cubit ; and their doors toward the north. 5 Now the upper chambers were shorter : for the galleries were higher thjin these, than the lower, and than the middlemost of the building. ■ 6 For they were in three stories, but had not pillars as the pillars of the courts : therefore the bidlding was straitened more than tlie lowest and the middle- most from the ground. . 7 And the wall that was without over against the chambers, toward the outer court en the forepart of the chambers, the length thereof was fifty cubits. 8 For the length of tlie chambers that were in the outer court was fifty cubits : and lo, before the temple were an hun- fdred cubits. 9 And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the outer court. 10 The chamlicrs were in the thick- ness of the wall of the court toward the east, over av^ainst the sejjarate place, and over against the building. 11 And the way before tliem was,Vik£ .the appearance of the cliambers which were toward the north, as long as they, and as broad as they : and all their go- ings out were both according to their fashions, and according to their doors. 12 And according to the doors of the diambers that were toward the south was a door in the liead of the way, even the way dii'ectly before the wall toward the east, as one entereth into them. 13 51 Then said he unto me. The north chambers and the south chambers which are before the separate plaqe, they be holy chambers, v.'here the priests that approach unto the Lord shall eat the most holy things : there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat-offer- ing, and the sin-offering, and the trespass- offering ; for the place is holy. 14 Whai the priests enter therein, then shall they not go out of the \\o\y fiLace into the outer court, but there they shall lay their garments wherein they minister ; for they are holy ; and shall put on other garments, and shall approach 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 toward the gate whose pros- pect is toward the east, and measured it round about. 16 He measured the east side with the measuring reed, five hundred reeds, with , the measuring reed round about 17 He measured the north side, five hundred reeds, with the measming i-eed round about. 18 He measured the south side, five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. 19 % He turned about to' the west side, and measured five hundred reeds, with the measuring reed. 20 He measured it by the four sides : it had a wall round about, five hundred reeds long, and five hundred broad, to make a separation between the sanctuary and the profane place. CHAP. XLIir. 1 The returni7ig of the glory of God in- to the tern file. 7 The sin of Israel hin- dereth God's presence. AFTERWARD he brought me to the gate, even the gate that looketh toward the east : 2 And behold, the glory of the God of Israel came from the way of the east : and his voice was like a noise of many war ters : and the earth .sfained with his glory. 680 The return of GocVs glory. EZEKIEL, 3 And it Kvas according to the appear ance of the vision which I saw, cveii ac- cording to the vision that I s;\w when I came to destroy the city : and the visions iDcre like the visi(jn tliat I saw by the river Chebar ; 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 toward the east. 5 So the spirit took me up, and l)rought me into the iunei- court ; and beb.old, the glory of the Lord lilled the house. 6 And 1 heard him speakingunto me out of the house ; and the man stood by me. 7 ir And he said unto me. Son of nu*, the place of mj^ throne, and the place of the soles (- yoiu* exactions oft'eving ; and every dedicated thing iu Israel sliall be theirs. 30 And the first of all the first- fruits of all Ihings, and every oblation of all, of evciy son of your oblations, shall be the priests : }-e shall also gl\'e unto the jiriest ^lic first of )'our doug'a, that he may cause the blessing to rest in tiiine house. 31 The priest shall not eat of any thing that is dead of itself, or torn, whether ii be fowl or beast. CHAP. XL\^ 1 Tha fiortion of land for the sanctuary , 6 for the citu, 7 and for the prince. M0RP:0VER, 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 thou- sand. This shall be holy in all the borders thereof I'ound about. 2 Of this there shall !)e for the sanc- tuary five hundred in length, with five hundred in breadth, square round-about ; :ind fifty cubits round about for the sub- ui'ljs thereof, 3 And of this measure shalt thou meas- ure the length of five and twenty thovi- sand, 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 ministers of the sanc- tuary, which shall come near to minis- ter unto the Lord : and it shall be a place for their houses, and an holy place for the sanctuary. 5 And tVie five and twenty thousand of length, and the ten thousand of breadth, shall also the Levites, the ministers of the house, Imve for themselves, for a posses- sion for twenty chambers. 6 '^ And ye shall appoint the possession of the city five thousand broad, and five and twenty thousand long, over against the oblation of the holy portion : it shall be for the whole house of Isi'ael. 7 U And a portion shall be for the prince on the one side and on the other side of the oblation of tl^e holy portion, and of the possession of the city, before the oblation of the holy fiortion, and be- fore the possession of the city, from the ■west side westward, and from the east side eastv/ard : and the length shall be over against one of the portions, from the west boi'der unto the east border. 8 In the land shall be. his possession in Israel : and my princes shall no more oppress my people ; and the rest of the lantl shall they give to the house of Israel according to their tribes. 9 IT Tims saith the Lord God ; Let it suffice you, O princes of Israel : remove violence and spoil, and execute judgment from my people, saith the Lord God. 10 Ye s'lall have just balances, and a just cphah, and a just bath. 11 The ephah and the bath shall lie of one measure, that the bath may contain the tcntli part of an homer, and the ephah the tenth part of an homer : the measure thereof sViall be after the homer. 12 And the shekel shall he tAventy ge- rahs: twenty shekeis,fiveand twenty shek- els, fifreen shekels, shall be your maneh. 13 This is the oblation that ye shall of- fer ; tile sixth part of an epiiah of an ho- mer of wheat, and ye shall give the sixtli part of an ephah ©i an homer of barley ; 14 Concerning the ordinance of oil, the bath of oil, ye shall offer the tenth part of a bath out of the cor, nvhich 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 Israel; for a meat-offering, and for a burnt-offering, and • for peace-offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord God. 16 All the people of the land shall give this oblation for the prince in Israel. 17 And it shall be the prince's part to give burnt-offerings, and meat-offerings, and drink-offerings, in the feasts, and in the new moons, and in the sabbaths, in all solemnities of the house of Israel : he shall prepare the sin-offering, and the meat-offering, and the burnt-offering, and the peace-offerings, to make reconcilia- tion for the house of Israel. 18 I'hus saith the Lord God ; 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 it upon the posts of the house, and upon the tour corners of the settle of the altar, and up- on 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 err- eth, and for him that is simple : so shall ye reconcile tlie house. 2 1 In the first month, in the fourteenth day of the month, ye shall have the pass- over, 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 ./br a sin-offering. 23 And se\en days of the feast he shall pi'cpare a burnt-onering to the Lord, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days ; and a kid of the goats daily./or a sin-offeiing. 24 And he shallprepare a meat-offering of an ephah for a biUlock, and an ephah for a lam, and an hin of oil for an ephah. Ordinances for the prince. Chap 25 In the seventh montli, in the fif- teenth day of the month, shall he do the like in the feast of the seven days, accord- ing to the sin-offering, according to the burnt-offering', and according to the meat- offering, and according to the oi). CHAP. XLVI. 1 Ordinances jbr the /irinc'c in his ivor- f.7ii/i, 9 and Jbr the {ieo}de. THUS saiththe Lord God ; The gate of the inner court that looketh to- ward the east shall be shut the six woi'k- ing days ; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall 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 priest shall prepare his burnt- offering and his peace-offerings, and he shall 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 Lord in the sabbath day shall be six lambs without blemish, ancl a ram without blemish. 5 And the meat-offering shall be an ephah for a ram, and the meat-offei'ing 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 it shall be a young l^ullock without blemish, and six lambs, and a ram : they shall be ■without blemish. 7 And he shall prepare a meat-offer- ing, 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 If But when the people of the land shall come before the Lord in the solemn feast, he that entereth 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 Sate : he shall not return by the way of le 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 solem- nities 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 iiin of oil to an ephah. -'Lvi. Uis inheritance. 683 12 Now v,hen the prince shall prepare a voluntan' l^urnt-nffering or peace-oi- ferings voluntarily unto the Lord, one sliall then open him the gate that look- eth towai-d the east, and lie shall prepare his burnt-offerir.g and his peace-offer- ings, as lie did on the sr,bijath day : then he shall go forth ; and after his going forth one shall shut the gate. 13 Thou shalt daily prepare a burnt- r.ffering unto the Lord of a. lamb of the first year Avithout blemish : thou shalt prepare it every morning. 14 And thou shalt prepare a meat-of- fering for it every morning, the sixth part of an ephah, and the third part of an hin of oil, to temper with the fine floui- ; a meat-offering continually i)y a perpetual ordinance unto the Lord. 15 Thus shall tiiey prepare tiie lamb, and the meat-offering, and the oil, every morning /b?- a continual burnt-offering. 16 ^ Thus saith the Lord Gcd ; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons ; it shall be their possession by inheritance. 17 But if he gaAe a gift of his intterit- ance to one of his servants, then it shall be his to the year of liberty ; after it shall return to the prhice : hut iiis inher- itance shall be his sons for them. 18 Moreover the prince shall not take of the people's inheritance by oppression, to thrust them out of their possession ; bjit he shall give his sons Inheritance out of his own possession : tiiat my people be not scattered every man from his possession. 19 ^ After he brought me through the entry, which ivas at the side of the gate, into the holy chambers of the priests, which looked tov/ard the north : and behold, there luas a place on the two sides westward. 20 Then said he unto m^e. This is the place whej'e the priests shall boil the tres- pass-offering and the sin-offering, where they shall bake the meat-offering ; that they bear the7n not out into the outer court, to sanctify the people. 21 Then he brought me forth into the outer court, an4 caused me to pass by the four corners of the court ; and behold, in every corner of the coult there was a court. 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 bidlding round about in them, round about them four, and it 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 sacri- fice of the people. 684 The vision of the nvaters. CHAP. XLVII. 1 The virion of the holy vjaters. 6 The vir- tue (tfthem. 13 The borders of the land. AFTERWARD he brought me again unto the door of the house ; and be hold, waters issued out from under the threshold of the house eastward : for the forefront of the house Ktood toward the east, and the waters came down from un- der 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 a- bout the way without unto the outer gate by the way that looketh eastward ; and behold, there ran out waters on the right side. 3 And when the man that had the line in his hand went forth eastward, he meas- ured a thousand cubits, and he brought jTie through the waters ; the waters ivere to the ankles. 4 Again he measured a thor.sand, and brought me through the waters ; the wa- ters ivere to the knees. Again he measur- ed a thousand, and brought me through ; the waters ivere to the loins. 5 Afterward he measured a thousand ; and it -was a river that I could not pass over: for the waters were risen, waters to swim in, a river that could not be passed over.* 6 H And he said unto me. Son of man, hast thou seen this ? Then he brought me, and caused me to return to the brink of the river. 7 Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river ivere very many trees on the one side and on the other. 8 Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east countiy, and go down into t!ie deseit, and go into the sea : ivhich being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed. 9 And it shall come to pass, that every tiling that liveth, which moveth, whither- soever the river shall come, shall live : and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thith- er : for tliey shall be healed ; and every thing shall live whither the river comcth. id And it shall come to pass, tliat the fishers shall stand upon it from En-gedi even untoEn-eglaim ; they shall be a. /dace to spread forth nets ; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many. 11 But the miiy places thercrf and the marshes 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 .all 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 EZEKIEL. I'he borders of the land, waters they issued out of the sanctuary : and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine. 13 1[ Thus saith the Lord God ; This shall b/fiho. border,whereby ye shall inher- it the land according to the twelve tribes of Israel : Joseph shall have two portions. 14 And ye shall inherit it, one as well as another : concerrnng the which I lift- ed up mine hand to give it unto your fa- thers : 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 Hethlon, as men go to Zedad ; 16 Hamath, Berothah, Sibraim, Avhich is between the l)order of Damascus and the border of Hamath ; Hazar-hatticon, which is by the coast of Hauran. 17 And die border from the sea shall be Hazar-enan, the border of Damascus, and the north northward, ^nd the border of Hamath. And this is the north side. 18 And the east side ye shall measure from Hauran, and from Damascus, and from Gilead, and from the land of Israel by Jordan, from the border unto the east sea. And this is the east side. 19 And the south side southward, from Tamar even to the watei's of strife i7i Kadesh, the river to the great sea. And this is tile south side southward. 20 The west side also shall be the great sea from the border, till a man come over against Hamath. This is the west side. 21 So shall ye divide this land unto you accox'ding to the tribes of Israel. 22 U 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 chil" dren of Israel ; they shall have inherit- ance with you among the tribes of Israel. 23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojoumeth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord God. CHAP. XLVnL 1, 23 The Uoriions of the twelve tribes, 8 atid of the sanctuary, isfc. NOW these are the names of the tribes. From the north end to the coast of the wav of Hethlon, as one goeth to Ha- math, Ilazar-cnan, the border of Damas- cus northward, to the coast of Hamath ; for these are his sides east and west ; a. Jiortion,for Dan. ■• 2 And by the border of Dan, from the east side unto the west side, a fiortion for Ashcr. 3 And by the border of Asher, froni the east side even unto the west side, 9, portion for ^aphtali. Portions of the ttvelve tribes. Chap 4 And by the border of Naphtali, frcim the east side unto the west side, a fiortioii for Manasseh. 5 And by the border of Manasseh, from the east side unto the west side, a fiorliun for Ephraini. 6 And by the border of Ephraim, from the east side even unto the west side, a portion for Reuben. 7 And by the border of Reuben, from the east side unto the west. side, a por- tion for Judali. 8 "if And by tlie border of Judah, 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 hi 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 shall 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 oblation ; toward the north five and twenty thousand in length, and toward the west ten thousand in breadth, and toward the east ten thou- sand in breadth, and toward the south five and twenty thousand in length : and the sanctuary of the Lord shall be in t^ midst thereof. 11 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sous of Zadok ; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. 12 And this oblation of the land that is dBFered shall be unto them a thing most holy by the border of the Levites. 13 And over against the border of the priests the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thou- sand in breadth : all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. 14 And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the first-fruits of the land : for it is holy unto the Lord. 15 ^ And the five thousand, that are left in the lireadth over against the five and twenty thousand, shall be a profane place for the city, for dwelling, and for suburbs, and the city shall be in the midst thereof. 16 And these sA«//6e the measures there- of ; the north side four thousand and five hundi-ed, and the south side four thousand and five hundred, and on the east side four thousand and five hundred, and the west •ide 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 hundred and fifty, and toward the west two hun- dred and fifty. , xLviii. and of the sancliianj, Isfc. 685 ] IS And the residue in lergth over a- gainst the oblatitm of the holy portion shall I be ten thousand eastward, and ten thou- i sand westward : and it shall be over a- I gainst the olilation of the holy portion ; I and the inci-ease thereof shall be for food j unto them that ser\ e the cit}-. j 19 And they that serve the city shall ! serve it out of ail the tribes r,f Israel. 20 All the obluions shall be five and twenty thousand by fi\'e and twenty- thousand : ye shall offer the holy oblation foursquare, with the ])('ssess'on of the city. 21 If 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 ,a- gainst the five and twenty thousand to- , ward the west bolder, over against the : portions for the prince : and it shall be ' the holy oblaticn ; and the ssnctUiiy of the house shall be in the mi('..t thereof. 22 Moi-eover from the pussession of the - Levites, and from the possession of the city, being in the midst of thai which is the prince's, between the border of Judah and the border of Benjamin, shall be for I the prince. I 23 As for the rest of the tinbes, from I the east side unto the west side Benjamin I shall have difiortion. 24 And by the border of Benjamin, from the east side unto the west side, Simeon shall have a portion. 2-j And by the border of Simeon, fi-om Jie east side unto the west side, Issachar a portion. 26 And by the border of Issachar, from the east side unto the west side, Zebulun a portion. 27 And by the border of Zebulun, 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 shall be e^'en from Tamar unto the waters of strife in Kadesh, and to the river toward the great sea. 29 This is the land which ye shall di- vide by lot unto the tribes of Israel for inheritance, and these are their portions, saith the Lord God. 30 f And these are the goings out of the city on the noi'th side, four thousand and five hundred measures. 31 And the gates of the city shall be af- ter the names of the trilies of Israel : three gates northward; one gate of Reuben, one gate of Judah, one gate of Levi. 32 And at the east side four thousand and five hundred : and three gates ; one gate of Joseph, one gate of Benjamin, one gate of Dan. 33 And at the south side four thousand .' Jehoiakim's ca/itivity : DAl'IIEL, Daniel, iJ'c. refuse the kivg^a meat. \ 6S6 and five hundred measures: and three gates ; one gate of Simeon, one gate of Issachar, one gate of Zebulun. 34 At the west side four thousand and five hundred, with their three gates : one gate of Gad, one gate of Asher, one gate ofNaphtali. , • 35 It Tjas I'ound about eighteen thou- sand 7)teasures: and the name of the city from t/iat day s/hiU be. The Lok d is there. THE BOOK OF DANIEL. CHAP. I. 1 Jehoiakim's cajttivity. 8 Daniel, Hana- niali, Mishael, and Azariah, refusing the king's Jiortion, do jxrosfier nvilh fiulse and water. IN the third year of the reign of Jehoia- kim king of Judah came Nebuchad- nezzar king of Babylon imto Jerusalem, and besieged it. 2 And the Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God : which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house of his god ; and he brought the vessels into the treasure-house of liis god. 3 If And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of tlie children of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the princes ; 4 Children in whom ivas no blemish, but well-favoured, and skilful in all wis- dom, and cunning in knowledge, and un- derstanding science, and such as had abil- ity in them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans. 5 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 n)ight stand before the king. 6 Now among these were of the chil- dren of Judah, Daniel, Hananiah, Mi- shael, and Azariah : * 7 Unto whom the prince of the eu- nuchs gave names : for he gave unto Dan- iel the name of Belteshazzar ; and to Han- aniah, of Shadrach ; and to Mishael, of Meshach ; and to Azariah, of Abed-nego. 8 1[ But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would net defile himself with the ])ovtion of the king's meat, nor witli the wine which he drank : therefore he re- quested of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile himself. 9 Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs. 10 And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, 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 en- danger my head to the king. 11 Then said Daniel to Melzar, whom the prince of the eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, 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 countenances of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat : and as thou seest, deal with thy servants. 14 So he consented to them in this matter, and proved them ten days. 15, And at the end of ten days their coimtenances appeared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children which did eat the portion of the king's meat. 16 Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, and the wine that they should drink ; and gave them pulse. 17 If As for these four children, God gave them knowledge and skill in all learning and wisdom : and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams. _ 18 Now at the end of the days that the king had said he should biing them in, then the prince of the eunuchs brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 19 And the king communed with them ; and among them. all was found none like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah : therefore stood they before the king. 20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologer* that were in all his realm. 21 And Daniel continued even unto the first year of king Cyrus. CHAP. II. 1 Nebuchadnezzar forgettcth his dream ;'. l^ Daniel Jindeth it. 31 The dream, 36 and intcrjiretati-on. \ AND in the second year of Uie reign of Nebuchadnezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith his spiritwas troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 2 Then the king^ commanded to call the magicians, and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, for to shew the king his dream. So they came and stood before the king. 3 And tlie king said unto them, I have dreamed a dream, and my spirit was troubled to know the dream, 4 Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, Uve for ever : tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation. J\'tbuchadiiezzarforgets his dream. Chap 5 Thejiing answered and said to the ||. Chaldeans, I'he thing is gone from n\c : if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the inteipretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill. 6 But if ye shew the dream, and the interpietation thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and gi'eat honour : therefore shew me the dream, and theui- teipretation thereof. 7 They answered again and said, Let the king tell his servants the dveanp, 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 But if ye will not make known unto rpe the dream, there is but one decree for you : for ye have prepared Ij ing and cor- inipt words to speak before me, till the time be changed : therefore tell me the dream, and I shall know tiiat ye can shew me the interpretation thereof. 10 U The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said. There is not a man upon the earth that can shev/ the king's matter : therefore there is no king, lord, nor ruler, that asked such *^hings at any i magician, or astrologer, or Chaldean. 11 And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and thei^e is none other thac 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 commanded to de- stroy all the wise men of Babylon. 13 And the decree went forth that the wise 7nen should be slain ; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain. 14 ^ Then Daniel answered with coun- sel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of tKe king's guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise 7}}cn of Babylon : 15 He answered and said to Aiioch the king's captain. Why is the decree so hasty from the king ? Then Arioch made the thing known to Daniel. 16 Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he would give him time, and thtit he would shew the king the in- terpretation. 17 Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing known to Hananiah, Mi- shacl, and Azariah, his companions : 18 That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven concerning this secret ; !that Daniel and his fellows should not Iperish with the rest of the wise rtien of Babylon. 19 Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever : for wisdom and might are his : II. Danieljindeth it. 687 21 And he changeth the times and the seasons ; he rcmovedi kings, and settetli up kings ; he gi'.eth v, jsdoni unto the vvise, anei knowledge to them that know understanding : 22 He revealeth the deep and secret things : he knoweth wliat is in the dark- ness, and the light dwelleUi with him. 23 I thank 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 no-v made known un- to us the king's matter. 24 ^ Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the king had ordained to destroy tlie wise men of Babylon : he went and said thus unto him ; Destroy not tlie wise 7nen of Babylon : bring me in before the king, and I will shew unto the king the interpretation. 25 Then Arioch brought i% Daniel be- fore the king in haste, and said thus unto liim, I have found a man of the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the king the interpretation. 26 The king answered and said to Dan- iel, whose name ivas Belteshasizar, Art thou able to make known unto me the dream which I have seen, and the inter- pretation thereof? 27 Daniel answered in the presence of the kiiig, and said. The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise meji, the astrologers, the magicians, the sooth- sayers, shew unto the king ; 28 But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, ai.d maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar 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 re- vealed to me for any wisdom that I have more than any living, but tor their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of thy heart. 31 ^ 'rhou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This gi-eat image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee ; and the form thereof rjas terrible. 32 This image's head ^yas 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 ircai and part of clay. 34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, wliich smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. 6S8 The dream mtcr/iretccL ' DANI1<:L, 35 Then was the iron, the clay, tiie brass, the sihef, and tiie gold, broken to pieces togeihev, w.ncl becime like the chuff of the summer threshing-floors ; and the wind carrii'd cheni away, that no place was found tor them : and the stone that smote the image became a great moun- tain, and filled the whole earth. 36 "H This M the dream ; and we will tell the interpi'etation thereof befoi'c th(i_ king. 37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings : for the God of hea\'en hath gi\ en thee a kingdom, power, andstrengtli, and glory. 38 Arid wheresoever the children 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 an this head of gold. 39 And ,dter thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another ihird kingdom of brass, wiiich shall bear i-jle over all the earth. 40 And the f->unh kingdom shall be strong as iron : torasmuch as iron break- eth in pieces and subdueth all thing's : and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it bi-eak in pieces and bruise. 41 And whereas thou sav/est the feet raid toes, part of potters clay, and j>artot iron, the kingdom shall be divided ; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with the miry clay. 42 And «.v 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 them- selves with the seed of men : but they shall not cleave one to another, 6ven as iron is not mixed with clay. , 44 And in the d.avsof these kings shall the God of heaven setup 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 sav/est that the stone was cut out of the mountain with- out himds, and that it brake in pieces the iron, thel^rass, the clay, the silver, and the gold ; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass here- after : and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. ,, 46 ^ Then the king Nebuchadnezzar fell upon his face, and worship[)ed Dan- iel, and commanded that they sliould offer an oblation and sweet odours unto him . 47 The king answered unto Daniel, and said. Of a truth it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest reveal this secret. 48 Then the king luade Daniel a great I'hc golden image set iifi. man, and gave him many great gifts, and iir,ide him ruler over the whole pi'oviacc of Babylon, and cliicf of the go\ernors over all the wise men of IjibykSn. 49 Then Daniel requested of the king, andhcsetShadrach,Meshach, and Abed- nego, ovt:r tlie afrdi-s of the province of B ibykp : but Daniel aat in the gate of the king. CHAP. III. 1 A'ebuchadnczzar dedicateth a golde7i image in Dura. 8 Hhadrach, Alcuhachy and Abcd-t.tgOy are accuse d, 19 dcli};- errd. NEBUCHADNEZZARthekingmade an image of gold, whose height was threescore cubits, a?id the breadth thereof six culiits : he set it up in the plain of Dura, in the province of Babylpn. 2 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather together the princes, the gov- eruoi's, and the captains, the judges, tlie treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedication of the image which Neb- uchadnezzar the king had set up. 3 Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the judges, the treasvu-ers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rukrs of the provinces, were gathered together unto the dedication of the image that Neb- uchadnezzar the king had set up ; and they stood before the image that Neb- uchadnezzar had set up. 4 Then an herald cried aloud. To you it is commanded, O people, nations, and languages, 5 That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, hai-p, sackbut, psalte- ry, dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the golden image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up. 6 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth bhall 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 na- tions, and the languages, fell down and \\ orshipped the golden image that Neb- uch:\dnezzar the king had set up. S II Wherefore at that time certain Chal- deans came near, and accused the Jews. 9 They spake and said to the king Neb- uchadnezzar, O 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, psal- tery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of mu- sick, shall fall down and woi-ship the gold- en image : 11 And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that he should be cast into . I the midst of a Ijurning fiery furnace. 12 There ai* certain Jews whom tbm I Shrdrach, Isi'c. cast in the furnace. Ch hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- nego ; these men, O king, have not re- garded thee : thev serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 13 H Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. Then they brought these men before the king. 14 Nebuchadnezzar spake and said un- to them, Is it true, O Shadrach.Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden iniage which 1 have set up i 15 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbui, psaltery, and dul- cimer, and all kinds of musick, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made ; well : but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace ; and who is that God that shall deliver you out of my hands. 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and said to the king, O Nebu- chadnezzar, 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, O king. 18 But if not, be il known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up. 19 If Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego : therefore he spake, and com- manded that they should heat the fiirnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. 20 And he commanded the most migh- ty men that ivere in his army to bind Sha- drach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, and to cast 'lieni into the burning fiery furnace. 21 Then these men were boilnd in their coats, their hosen, and theu- hats, and their other garments, and were cast into fhe midst of the burning fiery furnace. 22 Therefore because the king's com- mandment was urgent, and the fiirnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Me- shach, ahd Abed-nego. 23 And these three men, Shadrach,lVle- shach, andAbed-nego, fell downbound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace, 24 Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonied, and rose up in haste, and si^ake, and said unto his counsellors, Did not we cast three men bound into the midst of the fire ? They ans\vered and said unto the kin^, Tnie, O king^ o7 A p. IV. J\/'ebuchadnezzar's dream. 689 25 He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the f.re, and. they have no hurt: and the form of the fourth is like the son of God. 26 llThen Nebuchadnezzar came near to the mouth of the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-ne- go, came foi-th of the midst of the fire. 27 And the princes, governors, and cap- tains, and the king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was an hair of their head singedt neither were their coats changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. 28 Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said. Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, 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 decree. That every people, nation, and language, whicli speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach,Meshach, andAbed-nego, 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 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, in ths province of Babylon. CHAP. IV. 1 A'ebuchadnezzar's dn:a7n. 19 Daniel interfireteth it. 28 The storij of the event, NEBUCHADNEZZAR the king, un- to all people, nations, and lan- guages, that dwell in all the eaith ; Peace be multiplied unto you. 2 I thought it good to sliew the signs and wonders that the high God halli wrought toward me. 3 How great a.re his signs ! and how mighty are his wonders ! his kingdom u: an everlasting kingdom, and his dominion z* from generation to generation. 4 IT I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in mine house, and flourishing 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 all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream. 7 Then came in tlie magicians, the as- trologers, the Chaldeans, and the sooth- sayers : and I told the dream before them ; but they did not make known un- to me the interpretation thereof 8 'TBut at the tet Daniel came in befnre 600 A'ifbuc/iadnczzar's dream, DANIEl^. and the intcrjiretation. me, wliose name nvas Bclteshazzar, ac- cording to the name of my God, and in wliom is the spirit of the \\o\:y gods : and before him 1 told the dream, suijinif, 9 O Beheshazzar, master of ihc'niagi- cians, because 1 know that the spirit of the holy gods is in thee, and no set:ret troubleth thee, tell me the visions of my dream that I have seen, and the uiter- pretation 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 rjas great. 11 The tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heav- en, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth : 12 The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it ivas meat for all : the beasts of tfte field hud shadow under it, and the fowls of the lieaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed of it. 13 I saw in the visions of my head \xp- on my i)ed, and behold, a watcher and an holy one came down from heaven ; 14 He cried aloud, and said thus. Hew down the tree, and cut off his l:)ranches, shake off iiis leaves, and scatter his fruit, let the beasts get away from under it, and the fowls from his branches. 15 Keverl'neless leave the stump of hii? roots in the eaith, even with a band of iron arid brass, in the tender grass of the Held ; and let it be wet with the dew of hca\ tn, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth. 16 Let his heart be changed from man's, hnd let a beast's heart be given unto liim; iind let seven times pass over him. 17 This matter is by the decree of the Avatchers, and the demand by the word of the holy ones : to the intent that the living may know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and gi\ eth it to whomsoever he will, and settelh up over it the basest of men. IS This dream I king Neljuchadnezzar ]la^•e seen. Now thou, O Bclteshazzar, declai'e the interpi-etation thereof, foras- much as all the wise Jnefi of my kingdom are not able to makt known unto me the interpretation : but thou art al)lc ; for the spirit of the holy gods is in thee. 19 1[ Then Daniel, Avhose name ivas Bclteshazzar, was astonied for one hour, and his thouglits troubled him. The kipg spake, and said, Bclteshazzar, let not the dream, or the interpretation thereof, trouble thee. Bclteshazzar answered, and said. My lord, the dream b^ to them that hate thee, and the'inteipretation thereof to thine enemies. 20 The tree that thou sawest, "which grew, and was strong, whose heiglit reached unto the heaven, and the sight thereof to all the eaitli ; 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 habitation : 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. 25 And whereas the king saw a watch- er and an holy one coming down from hea\x'n, and saying. Hew the tree down, and destroy it ; yet leave the stump of tlie 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 king, and this is 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 tiiey 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 whomsoever he will. 26 And whereas they commanded to leave the stump of the tree roots ; thy kingdom shall be sure unto thee, after that thou shalt have known that tlie heavens do nile. 27 Wherefore, O king, let my ccynsel be acceptable unto thee, and break off thy sins by righteousness, and thine ini- quities by shewing mercy to the poor; if it may be a lengthening of thy tranquillity. 28 ^ All this came upon the king Neb- uchadnezzar. 29 At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon. oO The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of niy power, and for the honour of my majesty? 31 While the word was in the king's mouth, there fell a voice fiom heaven, saying, O king Nebuchadnezzar, to thee it is spoken; The kingdom is departed from thee. 32 And they shall drive thee from men, and ihy dwelling s/iall be with the i>easts 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 whomsoever he will. 33 The same hour was the thing ful- filled ui)on Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and ip among them another httlf horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots : md behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things. 9^1 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 : his throne ivas like the fiery name, and his wheels as burning fire. 10 A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him : thousand thou- sands ministered unto him, and ten thou- sand times ten thousand stood before him : the judgment was set, and the books were opened. Ill beheld then because of the voice nf the great words which the hoi-n spake : I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his 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 wei'e prolonged for a sea- son and time. 13 1 saw in the night visions, and be- hold, one like the son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of dajs, and they brought him near before him. 14 And there was given him dominion, apd glory, and a kingdom, that all people^ C94 The vision of God's kingdom. D.'iNIEL, nr^tions, and languages, should serve him his dominion in an everlasting dominion, ■\vhicli shall not pass away, and his king- dom that which shall not be destro) cd. 15 % I Daniel was grieved in my spirit in the midst of nnj l)ody, and the visions cf iny head trou!>led me. 16 I came near unto one of them that stood l)y, and asked him the truth of all this. ^50 he told me, and made me know the interpretation of the things. 17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, ivhich shall arise out of ihe earth. 18 But the saints of the most High shall take the Idngdom, and possess the king- dom for ever, even for ever and ever. 19 Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was di\ erse from Till the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth ivcrt o/'iron, and his nails o/'brass; nvUich devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet ; 20 And of the ten horns that nvere 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 ^'ery great things, whose look Kvan more stout than his fellows. 21 1 beheld, and the same horn made war vnth 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 I'hus he said. The foui'th beast shall be the fcinrth kingdom upon earth, which i.hall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces. 24 And the ten horas out of this king- dom arc ten kings that shall arise : and luiotlicr shall rise after them ; and he shall bg diverse from the first, and he ahall subdue three kings. 25 And lie shall speak great words a- sjainst the most High, and shall -vvear cut the saints of the most High, and think to trhange 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 do)ninion to consume iind to destroy it unto the end. 27 And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the u'hole heaven, shall be given to the peo- ple of the saints of the most High, v.'hose kingdom z.s an e\'erlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and olit-y him. 28 Hitherto is the end of the matter. As f(«- me Daniel, my cogitations much trouljk'd me, and my countenance chang- ed in me : but I kept the matter in ni}- huart. The vifiion of the ram and goal.. CHAP. YIII. 1 Daniers visio?! of the ram and hc-goat: 13 The two thousand three hundred days of sacrifice. IN the third year of the reign of kbig Belshazzar a vision appeared unto me, tiHm unto me Daniel, 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 imtn at Sh\ishan in the palace, Avhich is in the province of Elam ; ar.d I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai. 3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and behold, there stood before the ri\'ev a ram which had tnvo horns : and the tivo horns TOCTf high ; but one 7t)as higher than the other, and the higlier came up last 4 I saw the ram pushing westward, and northward, and southward ; so that no lieast might stand Ijefore him, neither ivaft there any that could delivei" out of his hand ; but he did according to his will,' and became great. 5 And as I was considering, behold, 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 tnvo horns, which I had seen standing be- fore 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 a- gainst him, and smote tlie ram, and brake his two horns : and there was no ])ower in the ram to stand before him, but he cast him down to the ground, and stamp- ed upon him : and there was none that could dcli\er the ram out of liis hand. 8 Therefore the he-goat waxed very great : and v^hen he was strong, the great horn was broken ; and for it came up four notable or.cs toward the four winds of heaven. 9 And out of one of them came fortli a little horti, which waxed oxeeding great, toward the south, and tov/ard tlie east, and toward the pleasant land. 1 0 And it waxed great, e-ven 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 magniiied himself even ta 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 reason of transgres- sion, and it cast down the truth to the ground ; and it practised, and prospered. 13 ll' Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake. How long shall be the \\^\a\\'c(.>iiccr?iiiig the daily sacrifice, and l^c vision interjireled. Chap the transgression ofdesolation, to give both llie sanctuaiy and the host to be trodden under foot r" 14 And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days ; then shall the san<;tuary be cleansed. 15 % And it canie to pass, when I, even I Daniel, had seen the vision, and sought for the meaning, then behold, there stood before me as the appeai-ance of a man. 16 And I heard a man's voire between the barks o/'Ulai, which called, and said, Gabriel, make this 7nan to understand the vision. ir So he came near where I stood : and when he came, I was afraid, and fell up- on my face : but he said unto me. Un- derstand, O son of mail : 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 gi-ound : but he touched me, and set me uprigiit. 19 And he said. Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in th;L last end of the indignation : for at the time ap- poimed the end ahall be. 20 The ram which thou sawest having iivo horns arc the kings of Media and Persia. 21 And tlie rough goat ia the king of Grecia : and the gi'eat hnni that is be- tween his eves is the first king. 22 Nov/ that being bi-oken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power. 23 And in the latter time of their king- dom, when the transgressors aie come to the full, a king of fierce countenatice, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up. 24 And his power shall be mighty, but not by his OAvn power : and he shall de- stroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people. 25 And through his policy also he shall cause ci'aft to prosper in his hand ; and he shall magnity himself m his heart, and by peace shall destroy many : he shall also stand up against tlic Prince of princes ; but he iJiall be broken widiout hand. 26 And the vision of the evening and the morning which was told is ti-ue : • whcrt fui-e shut thou >ip the vision ; fur it ahull be for many days. 27 And I Daniel fainted, and was sick certain days ; afterward I rose up, and did the king's business; audi was astonished at the vision, but none understood it. CHAP. IX. 1 Damtlcon/esselh his sins, \6/irayethfor I hii restoration of Jerusalem. 20 Gabriel vi/ormeth Iwn of the scventij weeks. IN the nj-st ye^ir of Darius "the son of Ahasucrus, of the seed of the Iviede^. IX. DanieV s confession and jirayer. 695 which was made king over -the realm of the Chaldeans; 2 In the first year of his reign I Dan- iel understood by brx)ks the number df the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years m the desolations of Jerusalem. 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 confession, and said, O Lord, the gi'eat and dreadful Gofl, keeping the covenant and mercy to thera that love him, and to them that keep his commandments; 5 We have sinned, and have committed iniquity, and have done wickedly, and ■na\e rebelled, even by departing frona thy precepts and from thy judgments : 6 Neither have we hearkened unto th^ servants the prophets, uhich spake in thy name to our kings, our princes, and cur lathers, and to all the people of tlae land. 7 O Lord, righteousness belcngeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day ; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Is- rael, that are near, and that are far o\\\ through all the countries whilher tliau hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thef. 8 O Lord, to us belmgeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinntd a- gainst thee. 9 To tlie Lord our God belong mer- cies and forgivenesses, though we have re- belled 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. 1 1 Yea, all Israel ha^'e transgressed thy* law, even \rj departing, that they might not obey thy voice ; thei'efore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath tliat is writ- ten in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against hinj. 12 And he hath confirmed his Avords, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, i)y bringing upon us a great evil : for under the whole liea\en hath not ijeen done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. 13 As it is written In the law c^ Moses, all this eviHs come ui)on us : yet maile we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our in- iquities, and understand thy Irutli. 14 Therefs^ve hath the Lord watched upon the evil, and brough.t it upon us : for the Lord cur Gotl is righteous in ail \^ works which hcdte'.li: for we obeyed not his v(/.cc. i 096 The seventy weeks. 15 Andnow,OLoRD our God, that hast brought thf people forth out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and hast gotten thee I'enown, as at this day ; we have sinned, we have done wickedly. ICUOLoRD, aiccording to all thy right- eousness, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jeinisalem, thy holy mountain : because for our sins and for the iniquities of our fathers, Jerusalem 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 suppli- cations, and cause thy face to shine upon thy sanctuary tliat is desolate, for the Lord's sake. 18 O my God, incline thine ear, and hear ; open thine eye?;, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name : for we do not present our supplications before thee for oUr right- eousnesses, but for thy great mercies. 19 O Lord, hear ; O Lei-d, forgive ; O Lord, hearken and do ; defer not, foi' thine own sake, O my God : for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. 20 IF And while I was speaking, and praying, and confessing my sin, and the sin of my people Israel, and presenting my supplication before the Lord my God for the holy mountain of my God ; 21 Yea, while I was speaking in pray- er, even the man Gabriel, 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 wze, and talkfed with me, and said, O Daniel, I am now come forth to give thee skill and understanding. 23 At the beginning of thy supplica- tions 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 determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to tin- ish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for in- iquity, andj to bring in evei'lasting right- eousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint tlie most Holy. 25 Know therefore and understand, that from the going forth of the com- t>iandment to restore and to build Jerusa- lem unto the Messiah tlie Prince n/uiU 6f 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 Messiah be cut off, but not for him- self : and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and tlie lianctuary ; and the encl thereof nhall bi with a flood, and unto the end of the v/ar ffcsnlatifHis arc determined. DANIEL. Dhniers viskh. ' 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 abominations, he shall make it desolate, even until the consum- mation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate. CHAP. X. I Daniel having humbled himself, seetk a vision : 1 0 Being troubled with fear, he is comforted by an angel. IN the thiixl year of Cyrus king of Per- sia a thing was revealed unto Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, but the time appoint- ed vjas long : and he understood the thing, and had understanding of the vision. 2 In those days I Daniel was mournmg 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 AnJ. in the four and twentieth day of the first month, as I was by the side of the great river, which is Hiddekei ; 5 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and look- ed, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine ' gold of Uphaz : 6 His body also was like the beryl, and his face as the appearance of light- ning, and his eyes as lamps of fire, and his arms and his feet like in colour to pol- ished brass, and the voice of his words like the voice of a multitude. 7 And I Daniel alone saw the vision :%: for the men that were with me saw not-l ' the vision ; Ijut a great quaking fell upon > them, so that they fled to hide themselves. 8 Therefore 1 was left alone, and saw; ! this great vision, and there remained nal strength in me : for my comeliness was turned in me into corruption, and I re* tained no strength. 9 Yet heard I the voice of his wokIs J 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 if And behold, an hand touched me, which set me upon my knees and uj[iot^ the palms of my hands, ' , / 11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, if ! man greatly beloved, understand the^ words that I speak unto thee, and stand upright : for unto thee am I now sent. And when he had spoken this word unt6 me, I stood trembling 12 Then said he unto me, Fear not, Daniel : for from the first day that thou didst set thii\e heart to understand, and to chiisten thyself lx;fore thy God, thy words were heard, and I aiii come foi-. thy words. _ 13 But the prmce of the kingdom est Danidis caw fir ted. Cha Persia withstoo(\ me one and twenty days : Init Jo, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me ; and I remained there with the kings of Persia. 14 Now 1 am come to make thee un- derstand M'liat shall befal thy people in the latter da3-s : for yet the vision is for Diarni days. 15' And when he had spoken such words mito me, I set my face toward the ground, and I became dumb. 16 And behold, one like the similitude of the sous^f men touched my lips : then ^ I opened my mouth, and spake, and said • unto htm that Jitooch before me, O iny lord, Ijy the vision my sA'rows are turned upon me, and Iliave retained no strength. 17 For ho^.v 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. 15 Then there came again and touched me one like the appearance of a man, and he strengthened rne, 19 And sai'd, O man greatly beloved, fear not : peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, he. strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak ; for thou hast strength- ened me. 20 Then said he, Knowest thou where- fore I come unto thee ? and now will I return to light with the prince of Persia : Hud when I am gone forth, lo, the piince of Grecia shall come. 21 But I will shev/ thee that v/hich is noted in the sciipture of truth: and there /•« none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael vour prince. CHAP. XI. 1 The overthrow qf'Persia by the kinc^ of Grecia. 5 Kinga of the north and south. ALSC) I in the first year of Darius the Mede, even I, stood to confirai and to strengthen him. 2 And now will I shew thee the truth. Behold, 'there shall stand up yet three kings in Persia ] and the fourth shall be far richer than they all : and by his strength through his riches he shall stir up all against the realm of Grecia. 3 And a mighty king shall stand up, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his wilL 4. And when he shall stand up, his king- dom shall be broken, and shall be divid- ed toward the four winds of heaven ; and not to h.is posterity, nor according to his dominion which he ruled : for his king- dona shall be plucked up, even for others beside those. 5 If And the king of the south shall be strong, and one of his princes ; and he shall be strong above him, and have do- minion ; his dominion */ia// be a great do- niinior. B8 . XI. The ox^er throw of Persia. 697 6 And in the end of years they shall join themselves together ; for the king's daughter of die south shall come to the king of the north to make an agreement : but she shall not i-etain the power of the !' arm ; neidier shall he stand, nor his arm : i| but she shall be given up, and they that il brought her, and he that begat her, and ! he that strengthened her in these times. j 7 But out of a branch of her roots I shall one stand up in his estate, which shall \ come with an array, and shalF enter into j the fortress of the king of the north, and 1 shall deal against them, and shall prevail : I S And shall also carry captives into \ Egypt their gods, v/ith their princes, and \ with their pi'ecious vessels of silver and ' of gold ; and he rJiall continue more years than the king of the north. 9 So the king of the south shall come into his kingdom, and shall retui-n into his own land. i 10 But his sons shall be stirred up, and shall assemble a multitude of great forces ; and one shall certainly come, and over* flow, and pass through : then shall he re- tui-n, and be stirred up, even to his for- tress. 11 And the king of the south shall be moveen to the timt^ of the end : because it is yet for a time appointed. 36 And the king shall do according to his will ; and he shall exalt liimself, and magnify himself above every god, and shall speak mai-vellous things against the God of gods, and shall prosper till tte indignation be accomjjlished : for that tliat is determined shall be done. c7 Neither shall he regard the God of his fathers, nor the desire of women, nor regard any god : for he shall magnify hriiself 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 widi pi-ecious stones,\. and pleasant things. 39 Thus shall he do in the most strong holds Avith a strange god, whom he shall acknowledge aJid 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 f the king of the south push at him : and the king of the north shall come against ' him like a Whirlwind, with chai'iots, and ' with horsemen, and with many ships ; and he shall enter into the countiies, and shall o\erflow aiKl pass over. 41 He shall enlvir also into the glorious land, and many couritries shall Ije over- thrown : but these shall escape out of hi.s hand, even Edom, and Moab, and the chiet of the children of Ammon. 42 He shall stretch forth his hand also upon the covuitries : and the land of E- g\pt shall not escape. 43 But he shullhave power over the treas- ures cf gold and of silver, and over all the precious things of Egypt : and the Lyb- ians and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. 44 But tidings out of the east and out of die north sirall trouble him : therefore he shall gi) forth with great fury to de- stroy, and utterly to make away many. 45 And he shall plant the tabernacles of liis palace between the seas in the glo- rious holy mountain : yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him. Israel's ddiverajicc. ' Chap. CHAP. XII. 1 UTichad shall deliver Israel from their troubles. 5 Daniel is informed of the times. AND at that time shall Michael stand up, the great priiice which standeth for the children of th}- people : and there shall be a time cf trouble, such as never was since there was a nation eveJi to that same time : and at that time thy people shall be deliv ei-ed, every one that shall be found written in tht booic. 2 And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting hfe, and some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament ; and they tlvat turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. 4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end : many shall nm to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased. 5 IT Then I Daniel looked, and behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other un that side of the bank of the river. 6 And one said to the man clothed in linen, which ivas upon the waters of the river, Hoav long shall it be to the end of these wonders ? I, II. Davdd informed of the times. f?y 7 And I heard the man clothed in linen, which ivas upon the wa:ters of tlie ri\'er, when he held up his right hand and bis left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for evei', that it shall be for a time, times, and an half ; and when he shall have accom- plished to scatter the power f.-f the ho- ly people, all these thini^s shall fc>e fin- ished. ^ 8 And I heard, but I understood not : then said I, O my Lord, what shall be the end of tliese things ? 9 And he said. Go thy way, Daniel : for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end. JO Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried ; but the wicked shall do wickedly : and none of the wicked shall understand ; but the wise shall un- derstand. 11 And fi-om 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 Com- eth to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty days. 13 But go thou thy w^ay till the end be : for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days. HOSEA. CHAP. I. 1 Hosea, to shew God's judgjnent for s/nrit7ial ivhoredo?n, taketh Gomer, 4 and hath by her Jezrecl, ^c. THE word of the Lord that came un- to Hosea, the son of Beeri, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Heze- kiah, kings of Judah, and in the days of Jei'o!x)am the son of Joash, king of Israel. 2 The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a v/ife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms ; for the land hath committed great whore- dom, departing from the Lord. 3 So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim ; which conceived, and bare him a son. 4 And the Lord said unto him. Call ills name Jezreel ; for yet a little ivhile, and I will avenc;e the blood of Jezreel up- on the house oi Jehu, and will cause to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel. 5 And it shall come to pass at that day, that I will break the bow of Israel in the valley of Jezrecl. 6 1 And she conceived again, and bare a daughter. And God said unto him. Call her name I^o-ruhamah : for I will no BRPi-q have, mercy upon the house of Is- rael ; but I will utterly take them away. 7 But I will have mercy upon the house of Judah, and will save them by the Lord 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 w^eaned Lo-ru- hamah, she conceived, and bare a son. 9 Then said God, Call his name Lo- ammi : for ye are not my people, and I will not be your God. 10 ^1 iTet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered ; and it sjiall come to pass, that in 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 thechildrenof Judah and the children of Israel be gathered togeth- er, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the lantj: for great shall be the day of Jezreel. CHAP. II. 1 The idolatry of the peojde. 6 God^n judgments against them. 14 His prom- ises ttf re:oncilialion ivith them. SAY ye unto your brethren, Ammi ; and to your sisters, Ruhamali. 2 Fleatl with your mother, plead : fof 700 Idolatry ofthefieojile Ihreainial IIOSEA. The ilcsoiaUon 0/ hraelfii^urcd. she is not my wife, neither am I her hus- 1 band : 1^ hev therefore put away her ■whoredoms out of her sight, and her a- diilteriesiVoni 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 wilderness, and set her hke 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 Avater, my wool and my flax, mins oil and my drink. 6 II 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 lovcre, but she shall not overtake them ; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them : then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband, ; for then ivas it better with me than now. 8 For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied lier silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal. 9 Therefore will I return, and take a- way my corn in the time thereof, and my wine in the season thereof, and I will re- cover my wool and my Haxgivcn to cover her nakedness. 10 And now will I discover her lewd- ness in the sight of her lovers, and none shall deliver her out of mine hand. 11 I will also cause all her mu'th to cease, her feast days, her new moons, and her sabljaths, 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 theni. 13 And I will visit upon her the days of Baalim, wherein she burned incense to them, and she decked herself with her ear- i'ings and her jewels, and slie ■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 comfortably unto her. 15 And I will give her her vineyards fl-om thence, and the valley of Aclior for a door of hopa: and she shall sing there, f as in the days of her youth, and as \a the clay when she came up out of the land of Egypt. 16 And it shall be at that day, saith the Lord, that thou shalt call me Jshi ; and shalt call me no more Baali. 17 For I will take away the names of Baalim out of her mouth, and they shall «o more be remembered by their name. 18 And in that day will I make a cov- enant for them with tiie beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven, and 7vith the creeping things of the ground : and I will break the bow and the sword and the battle out of the earth, and will make them to lie down safely. 19 And I will b*e troth 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 Uiey shall hear Jezreel. 23 And I will sow her unto me in the earth ; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy ; and I will say ti\,them rjhich nvere not my ixjople. Thou art my people ; and they shall say. Thou art my God. CHAP. in. 1 By the expiation of an adidtcrcts, 4i is shewed the desolation of Israel be- fore their restoratiori. THEN said the Lord unto me, Go yet, love a woman beloved of her friend, yet an adulteress, according to the love of the Lord toward the children of Is- rael, who look to other gods, and \ovq flagons of wine. 2 So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and_/or an homer of bar- ley, and an half homer of barley : 3 And I saidvnito her. Thou shalt abide for me many days ; thou shalt not play the harlot, and thou shalt not be for an- other man : so nvill I also be for thee. 4 For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and \vithout an ephod, and ivithout teraphim : 5 x\fterward shall the chikli'en of Israel return, and seek the Lord their Ciod, and David their king ; and shall fear the LoR# and his goodness in the latter days. CHAR IV. 1 God's judgments against the sins of the fcoJdi\ 6 and of the /iriests. 15 Judah is exhorted to take rjarning by Israel's calamity. \ T.TEAR the word of the Lord, ye chil- I i- A dren of Israel : for the Lord hath a cop.troversy with tiie inhabitants of the land, because there is no tiuth, nor mer- cy, nor knowledge of God in the land. 2 By swearing, and Ijing, and killing, and stealing, and committing adulteiy, they break out, and blood toucheth blood. 3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and Judah is exhorted. Chap. eiy one that dwelletli thei-ein shall i Hii,i»iiish, 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 reprove another : for thy people are as they that | strive with the priest. j 5 Therefore shalt tliou fall in the day, and the prophet 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 1 knowledge, I will also reject thee, that | thou shalt be no priest to me : seeing thou \ hast forgotten the law of thy God, 1 will also forget thy children. 7 As they were increased, so they sin- ned against me : therefore will I change then' glory into shame. 8 They eat up the sin of my people, and they set their heart on their iniquity. 9 And there sl\all be, like people, like priest : and I will punish them for their ways, and reward them their doings. 10 For they shall e'at, and not have enough : they shall commit whoredom, and sh?.ll not increase : because they have left off to take heed to the Lord. 11 Whoredom and wine and new wine take away the heart. 12 IT My people ask counsel at their stocks, and their staff dcclareth unto them : for the spirit of whoredoms hath caused them to err, and they have gone a whoring from under their God. 13 Tliey sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains, and bum incense upon the hjlls, under oaks and poplars and elms, because the shadow thereof is good : therefore your daughters shall commit i whoredom, and your spouses shall com- j mit adultery. 14 I Avill not punish your daughters ; when they commit whoredom, nor your spouses when they commit adultery : for j themselves are separated with whores, ! i^nd they sacrifice with harlots : there- I fore the people that doth not understand ! shall fall. 15 ^ Though thou, Israel, play the harlot, yet let not Judah offend ; and come not ye unto Gilgal, neither go ye up to Eeth-aven, nor swear. The Lord liveth. 16 For Lsrael slideth back as a back- sliding heifer: now the Lord will feed thcni as a lamb in a large place. 1" F.phraim is joined to idols : let him alone. 18 Their drink is sour : they have committed whoredom continually : her rulers ivith shame do love, Give ye. 19 The wind hath bound her up in her wings, and they shall be ashamed because of their sac»'ifices. ■ CHAP. V. 1 God's judgments against the firi€sts,thc V, VI. Judgment denounced. 701 peojile, and the princes of Israel, for their manifold f,ins, 15 until they rc/ient. HEAR ye this, O priests ; and heark- en, ye house of Israel ; and give ye ear, O house of the king ; for judgment is toward you, Iiccaiise ye have been a snare on Mizpah, and a net spread upon Tabor. 2 And the revolters are profound to make slaughter, though I have beeri a rebuker of them all. 3 I know Ephraim., and Israel is not hid from me : foi- now, O Ephraim, thou com- mittest whoredom, and Israel is defiled. 4 They will not fi-arne their doings to turn unto their Gixl : for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they have not known the Lord. 5 And the pride of Israel doth testify *o his face : therefore shall Israel and E- phraim fall in their iniquity ; Judah also shall fall with them. 6 Tiiey shall go v/ith their flocks and with their herds to seek the Lord ; but they shall not find him ; he liath with- drawn himself from them. 7 T!ie> have dealt treacherously againA the Lord : for they have begotten stj-ange children : now shall a month devour them with their pprtions. 8 Blow je the comet in Gibeah, and the trumpet in Raniah : cry aloud at Beth-aven, after thee, O Benjamin. 9 Ephraim shall be desolate in tlie day of rebyke : among the tribes of Israel have I made krio"wn that which shall surely be. 10 The princes of Judah were like them that remove the bound : therefore I will pour out my wrath upon them like water. 11 Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment. 12 Therefore iviU I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness. 13 When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah satv his wound, tlien went E- phraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb : yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. 14 For 1 will he unto Ephraim as a lion, and as a young lion to the house of Ju- dah : I, even I, will tear and go away ; I will take away, and none shall rescue kim, 15 If I will go and return to my place, till they acknov/ledge their offence, and seek my face : in their affliction they will seek, me early. CHAP. VL I Jt7i exhortation to repentance. 4 A complaint of their untonuardness and ini(/vit[f. COME, and let us return unto the Lord : for he hath torn, and he will heal us ; he hath smitten, and he will ^ind us up. . 702 An cxii(>rtailo7i to retientance. HOSEA. Destrucli'jfi i/ireal^ned. 2 After two days will he revive us : in the third day he \vill raise us up, and we sliall live in his sight. 3 Then shall we know, i/"we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning ; and he shall come unto iis as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth. 4 1[ O Ephraim, what shall I do unto ' thee.^ O Judah, what shall I do unto thee ? for yovu" goodness h as the morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away. 5 Therefore have I hewed i/iem by the prophets ; I have slain thei^i by the words of my mouth : and thy judgments a/'t- as the light thai goeth forth. 6 For I diisired mercy, and not sacri- fice ; and the knowledge of God mure than burnt- offerings. 7 But they like men have transgressed^ the covenant: there have they dealt ti^eacherously against me. 8 Gilead is a city of them that work iniquity, a7id is polluted with blood. 9 And as ti-oops of robbers v/ait for a man, so the company of priests murder in the way by consent : for tliey commit lewdness. 10 I have seen an horrible thing in the' house of Israel: there is the whoredom ef Ephraim, Israel is defiled. 11 Also, O Judah, he hath set an har- vest for thee, when I returned the captiv- ity of my people. CHAP. VII. J A refiroof of manifold sine. 11 God's •wrath against the Jieofde for their byfiocrisit. WHEN I would have healed Israel, then the iniquity of Ephvains was discovered, and the wickedness of Sama- ria: for they commit falsehood; and the thief cometh in, and the troop of robbers ispoiletli without. 2 And they consider not in their hearts that I remcmljcr all their wickedness: now their own doings have best^t them about ; they arc beturc my face. 3 They make the king glad with their \vickedness,andthe princes v/ilh their lies. 4 They arc all adultereis, as an oven heated by the bilker, nvho ceaseth from raising after he hath kneaded the dough, until it be leavened. 5 In the day of our king the ]>rinces have made him sick with bottles ot wine ; he sti-etched out his hand with scorners. 6 For they have made ready their heart like an oven, wlrile they lie in wait: their baker sleejieth all the night; iu the morning it burneth as a flaming fire. 7 They are all hot as an oven, and have devoured their judges; all their kings arc fallen: there is none among them that calleth unto me. d E4)hraim, he hall^ mixed himself among the people ; Ephraim is a cake not tui'iied. 9 Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not : yea, grey hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not. 10 And the pride of Israel testifieth to his face : and they do not return to the Lord their God, nor SQek him for all this. 1 1 II Ephraim also is like a sillv dove without heart : they call to Eg)'pt, they go to Assvria. 12 When they shall go, I will spread my net ujjon them ; I will bring tiiem down as the fowls of the heaven ; I will chastise them, as their congregation hatli heard. 13 Woe unto them ! for they have fiecl from me : destruction unto them ! be- cause they have transgressed against mc: though I have redeemed them, yet they have spoken lies against mc. 14 And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when tliey howled uf>on their beds : they assemble themselves for com andwine, and they i-ebel against me. 15 Though I have bound a7id strength- ened their anns, yet do they imagine mischief against me. 16 They return, 6ut not to the most High : they are like a deceitful bow ; their princes shall fall by the sword for the rage of their tongue : this shall be their derision in the land of Egypt. CHAP. VIII. 1, 12 Destj'uc/ion is thrcatencdfor their imjiietijy 5 and idolatry. CE T the tr um pet to thy mouth. He shall ^ come as an eagle against the house of the*LoR D, because they have transgressed my covenant, and trespassed against my law. 2 Israel shall cry unto me. My God, we know thee. 3 Israel hath cast off' the thin^ that i» good : the enemy sliall pui'sue him. 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 H Thy calf, O Samaria, hath cast thee of; mine anger is kindled against them : liow long will it be ere they attain to innocency ? 6 For froJi) Israel was it also: the workmen m's.de it ; therefore it is not GcA : but t!ie calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. 7 For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind : it hath no stalk : the bud shall yield no meal : if so be it vield,the strangers shall swallow itup. 8 Israel is swallowed up: now shall they be among the Gentiles as a vessel wherein is no pleasure. 9 For they are gone up ta Assyria, * The. cnpcivUy of hradfur Ihelr Cn A \vilcl ass alone by himself: Ephraim hath liired lovers. 10 Yfea, though they have hired anioitg the nations, now will I gather them, and they sliall sorrow a litlle for the bui'den ■of the king of princes-. 11 Because Ephraim hath Aade many altars to sin, altars shall i)e unto liim to sin. 12 I have written to him the great things of my law, but they wei*e counted as a strange tiling. 13Tl\ey sacrihc^ flesh/oj-the sacrifices of mine offering-s, and eat it ; but the Lord accepteth them not ; now will he remember their iniquity, and visit their sins : they shall return to Egjpt. 14 For Israel hath forgotten his Mak- er, andbi'iideth temples; and Judah hath multiplied fenced cities : but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour »tlie palaces Uiereof CHAP. IX. The distress and cafitivztij of Israel for their sins and idolatrij. rji EJOICE not, O Israel, for joy, as oth- »- cr people : for thou hast gone a whoring from thy God, thou hast loved a j-eward upon every corn-floor. 2 The floor and the wine-press shall not feed them, and the new wine shall fail in her. 3 They shall not dwell in the Lord's land ; but Ephraim shall return to Egypt, and they shall eat unclean things va Assyiia. 4 They shall not offer wine-q/ferz>2_§-s to the Lord, neither shall they be pleasing onto hijn : 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 not come into tlie house of the Lord. 5 What will )'e do in the solemn day, and in the day of the feast of the Lord ? •6 For lo, they are gone because of de- struction : Eg\'pt shall gather them up, Memphis shall bury them : the pleasant /daces for their siKer, nettles shall possess them :^ thorns shall be in cheir tabernacles. 7 The days of visitation are come, the- clays of recompense are come ; Israel shall know it : the prophet is a fool, the spir- itual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the gi'eat liatred. 8 The watchman of Ephraim ivas with my G(xi : bttt the prophet is a snare of a fowler in all his ways, and hatred m the house of his God. 9 They have deeply corrupted them- selves, as in the days of Gibeah : there- fore lie will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins. 1 0 I found Israel like gi-apes m the wil- derness ; I saw your fathei-s as the first ripe in the fig-tree at her first time : but flie-y went to Baal-peor, and separated them-seh es unto that sliame ; and thdr a- . 1?'-, '/.. sins md idolatry. 70S bominations were according as they loved. 11 .4s J or Ephraim, their glory shall fly away like a bird, fi-om the birth, and from the womb, and from the concep- tion. 12 Though they bring up their cliil- dren, yet will I bereave 'them, that there shall not be a man left : yea, Avoe aiso to them when I depart from them ! 13 Ephraim, as I saw Tyrus, is planted in a pleasant place : but Ephiaim shall bring forth liis children to the mm-dercK. 14 Give them, O Lord: what wilt thou give ? give them a miscarrying womb and dry Iireasts. 15 Ail their wickedness is in Gilgal : for there I hated them : for the wicked- ness of their doings I will di'ive them out of mine house, I will love them no more : all their princes are revolters. 16 Ephraim is smitten, their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit : yea, though they bring forth, yet will I slay- even the ijeloved fruit of their womb. 17 My God will cast them away, be-' cause the)' did not hearken unto him : and they sliall be wanderei-s among the nations. CHAP. X. Israel ts reproved and threatened fyi^ their impiety and idolatry. ISRAEL is an empty vine, he bringetli forth fruit urto himself: according to the multitude ox his fruit he hath increas- ed the altars ; according to the goodness of his land they have made goodly im- ages. 2 Tlieir heart is divided ; now shall they- be found faulty : he shall break dowi* their altars, he shall spoil their images. S For now they shall say. We have n« 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 judg- ment springeth up as hemlock in the furi'ows of the field. 5 The inhabitants of Samaria shall fear because of the calves of Beth-aven : for the people thereof shall mourn o. er it, and the priests thereof //w? rejoiced on it, for the gio!")- thereof, because it is depart- ed from it. 6 It shall be also carried unto Assyria, for a present to king Jai-eb : Ephraim sh?dl receive shame, and Israel siiaJl be ashamed of his oAvn counsel. 7 As for Samaria, her king is cut off as the foam upon the watei-. 8 The high places also of Aven, the sin of Isi'ael, shall be destroyed i the thwn and the thistle shall come up on their al- tars ; and they shall say to the moun- tains. Cover us ; and to the hills, Fall o» us. 9 O Israel, thou hast sinned from the 704 JsraeVs bigratitude. da^-s of Glbeah : there they stood battle m Gibeah against the children of iniquity did not overtake them. \{) Ic is in my desire that I should chas- tise them ; and the people shall be gath- ered against them, when they shall bind tiiemselves in their two fiuTows. 11 And Ephraini is as an heifer that is taught, and loveth to tread out the corn ; but I passed over upon her fair neck : 1 will make Ephraim to ride ; Jud.ih shall plow, and Jacob shall break his clods. 12 bow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up jour fallow ground : iorit is time to seek the LiORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you. 13 Ye have plowed wickedness, ye have reaped iniquity ; ye have eaten die fruit of lies : because thou didst trust in thy w^ay, in the multitude of thy mighty men. 14 Therefore shall a tumult arise among thy people, and all thy fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Bethar-bel in the day of battle : the mother was dash- ed in pieces upon her children, 15 So sliall Beth-el do unto you because of your great wickedness : m a morning shall the king of Israel utterly be cut ofE CHAP. XL IThe ingratitude of Israel unto God for his benpjits. 9 Their judgment. WHEN Israel ivas a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt. 2 As they called them, so they went from them : they saci'ificed unto Baalim, j and burned incense to graven images. 3 I taught Epliraim 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 tiiem as they that take off the yoke on theu' jaws, and I laid meat unto them. 5 % He shall not return into the land of Egypt, but the Assyrian shall be his king, l?ecause they refused to return, 6 And the sword shall abide on his cities, and shall consume his branches, and devour them^ because of their own counsels. 7 And my people are bent to backslid- ing from ine : though they called them to the most High, none at all would exalt him. 8 How shall I ?:ive thee up, Ephraim ? hoiv shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah ? how shall set thee as Zeboim ? mine heart is turn- ed within me, my repcntings are kindled together. 9 I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger, I will not return to destroy Ephraim : for I am God, and not main ; HOSEA, A rclirooff.f E/ihraim, isfc. the the Holy One in the midst of thee : and I will !iot enter into the city. 10 They shall walk after t!ie Lord.: he shall roar like a lion: M'hen he shall roar, then the children shall tremble from the west. 11 I'hcy shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria : and I will place them in their houses, saith the Lord. 12 Ephraim compasseth me about with lies, and the house of Israel with deceit : but Judah yet ruleth with God, and is faitliful with the saints. CHAP. XIL 1 A rejiroofof Efikraim, .fudah, and Ja- cob. .> An exhortation to refientance. EPHRAI?»I fcedeth on wind, and M- loweth alter the east wind : he daily increaseth lies and desolation ; and they do make a covenant with the Assyrians, and oil is carried into Egypt. 2 The Lord hath also a controversy with .Tudah, and will punish Jacolj accord- ing to his V.' ays ; according to his "doings will he recompense him. 3 U 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 sup- plication unto him : he found him in Beth-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 judgment, and wait on thy God continually. 7 ^ He is a merchant, the balances of deceit are in his hand: he loveth to op- press. 8 And Ephraim said. Yet I am become rich, I have found me out substance : in all my labours they shall find nons ini- quity in me that ivere sin, 9 And I that am the Lord thy God from the land of Egypt will yet make thee to dwell in tabernacles, as in the days of the solemn feasts. io I have also spoken by the prophets, and I have multiplied visions, and used si- militudes, by the ministry of the prophets. 11 ii- ?/(f?-c iniquity m Gilead i* surely they are vanity : they sacrifice bullocks in Gilgal ; ye^, their altars are as heaps iu the furrows of the fields. 12 And .lacob fled into the country of Syria, and Israel served for a wife, and for a wife he kept sheefi. 13 And by a prophet the Lo rd brought Isi-ael out of Egypt, and by a propliet was he j)reserved. 14 Ephraim provoked him to anger most bitterly : therefore shall he leave his blood upon him, and his repi-ouch shall his Lord return unto him. EjihrainCs glory vanished. Chap. i. CHAP. XIII. 1 EfxhraMsglorij, by reason of idolatry^ vanis/tei/i. i God's anger /or their un- kindness. 9 A firomvie of God's mercy. 15 A jiidgmtiU for rebiUion. WHEN Ephraim spake trembling, he exilted himself in Israel ; but when he offended in Baal, he died. 2 And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols accoi'ding to their own understanding, all of it the Avork. of the craftsmen : they say of them. Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves. 3 Therefore they shall be as the morn- ing cloud, and as the early devv' that pass- etn away, as the chaff //jaZ is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney. 4 Yet I am the I>ord thy God from the land of Egypt, and thou shalt know no God but me : for there is no saviour beside me. 5 f I did know thee in the wilderness, 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 a lion : as a leopard by the way will I ob- serve thevi. 8 I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her nvhel^is, and will rend the caul of their heart, and there will I devour them Uke a lion : the wild beast shall tear them. 9 H O Israel, thou hast destroj'ed thy- self ; 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 tliou saidst, Give me a king and princes ? 11 I gave thee asking in mine anger, and took him away in my wrath. 12 The iniquity of Ephraim 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 An exhortation. t05 death ; O death, I v/ill be thy plagues, 0 grave, I will be thy destructicn : re- pentance shall be hid from mine eyes. 15 II Though he be fruitful among his brethren, an east wind shall come, the wind of the Lord shall come up from the wildemess, and his spring shall be- come dry, and his fountain shall be dried up : he shall spoil the treasure cf all pleas- ant vessels. 16 Samaria shaH become desolate ;* for she hath rebelled against her God : they shall fall by the sword : their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and theii;^ women with child shall be ripped up. CHAP. XIV. 1 An exhortation to refientance . 4 A promise of God's blessing. O ISRAEL, return unto the Lord thy God ; for thou hast fallen by thine iniquity. 2 Take with you words, and turn to the Lord : say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive ics graciously : so will we render the calves of our lips. 3 Ashur shall not save us ; we will not ride upon horses : neither will we say any more to the work of our hands. Ye are our gods : for in thee the fatherless iindeth mercy. 4 1[ I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely : for mine anger is turn- ed away from him. 5 I will be as the dew unto Israel : he shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 6 His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his smell as 'Lebanon. 7 They that dwell under his shadow shall return ; they shall revive as the corn, and grow as tlie vine : the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon. 8 Ephraim shall say. What have I to do any more with idols ? I have heiJrd him, and observed him : I am like a gi'eeii fir-tree. From me is thy fruit found. 9 Who is wise, and he shall under- stand these things ? prudent, and he shall know them i for the ways of the Lord are right, and the just shall walk in them : but the transgressors shall fall therein. JOEL. CHAP. I. Joel, declaring simdry judgments of God, exhortcth to observe (hem, and to mourn. '^r'HE word of the Lord that came to A J(xl the son of Pethuel. 2 Hear this, ye old men, ar»d give eiar, all ye inhabitants of die land. Hath this l)een in your days, or even in the days of your fathers ? 89 3 Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation. 4 That which the palmer-worm hath left hath the locust eaten ; and that which the locust hath left hath the canker-worm eaten ; and that which the canker-worm haUi left hath the CHtei'pillar eaten. 5 Awake, ye drunkards, and weep ; and 706 God recomntendet/i/asting, is'c. JOEL howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine ; for it is cut off from your mouth. 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 thei*eof are made while. 8 1[ Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth. 9 The meat-offering and the drink-of- fering is cut off from the house of the Loud ; the priests, the Lord's minis- ters, mouni. 10 The field is wasted, the land mourn- eth ; for the corn is wasted : the new ■vviue is dried up, the oil languisheth. ■ 11 Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen ; howl, O ye vine- dressers, for the wheat and for the bailey ; because the harvest Cf the field is perished. 12 The vine is dried up, and thfe fig- tree languisheth ; the pomegranate-tree, the palm-tree also, and the apple-tree, even all the trees of the field, are wither- ed : because joy is withered away from the sons of men. 13 Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests : howl, ye ministers of the altar : come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye min- isters of my God : for the meat-offering and the diink-offering is withholden from the house of your God. 14 If 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 thd day ! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. 16 Is not the meat cut off before our ey-es, yea/joy and gladness from the house of our God ? 17 The seed is rotten under their clods, the gamers are laid desolate, the barns are broken down ; for the corn is with- ered. 18 How do the beasts groan ! the herds of cattle are perplexed, becaus® they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. 19 O LoRt>, to thee will I cry : for the five hatli 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 un- to thee : for the ri\'ers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness. CHAP. IL 1 T/ir terriblcness of God's judgment. 12 He cxhorttlli to rejientancc, \5fire- Terribleness of God's judgment scribetli a fast, 18 and /iromiseth a blessing thereon. BLOW ye the trumpet in Kon,* and sound an alarm in my holy mountain : let all the inhabitants of the land trem- ble : for the day of the Lor d cometh, for it is nigh at hand ; 2 A 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 ; theit: hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations. 3 A fire devoureth before them ; and behind them a flame burneth : the land is as the garden of Eden 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 tlie stub- ble, as a strong people set in battle ar- ray. 6 Before their face the people shall be muth 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 another ; they shall walk every one in his path : and ivhe7i they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. 9 They "shall run to and fro m the city ; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses ; they shall en- ter in at the wiadows like a thief. 10 The earth shall quake before them ; the heavens shall tremble : the sun and the moon shall be darf , and the Stars shall withdraw 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 ten ible ; and who can abide K ? 12 If Therefore also now, saith the Lord, Turn ye even to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and whh weei>- ing, 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, aniti repenteth him of the evil. 14 Who knoweth if he will return and repent, and leave a blessing behind him ; eve7i a meat- oflering and a drink-offering unto the Lord your G«l .' 15 ^ Blow the trumpet in Zion, sanc'.i- fy a fast, call a solemn assembly : Joel firescribeth a fast. Chap 16 Gather the people, sanctify the con- gregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts : let the bridegroom go forth of his cham- ber, and the bride out of her closet. 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 reproach, that the heathen should rule r»ver them : wherefore should they say among the people, Wliere is their God ? 18 1[ Then will the Lord be jealous for hi>, land, and pity his people. 19 Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you com, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satbfied therewith : and I will no more make you a repi'oach among the heathen : 20 But I will remove far on from you the northern army, and will drive him into a land barren and desolate, with his face toward 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 IT Fear not, O land ; be glad and re- joice: for the Lord will do great things. 22 Be not afraid, ye beasts of the field : for the pastures of the wilderness do &pnng,for the tree beareth her fruit,the figr tree and the vine do yield their strength. 23 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God: for lie hath given you the forrner rain mod- erately, 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 overflow witli wine and oil. 25 And I will restore to you the ears that the locust hath eaten, the canker- worm, and the caterpillar, and the palmer-worm, 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 hath dealt wonder- ously with you: and my people shall never be ashamed. 27 And ye shall know that I am in the midst of Israel, and that I am the Lord )our God, and none else : and my peo- ple shall never be ashamed. 28 U And it shall come to pass after- ward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh ; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old n>en shall dream th-eams, your young men shall see Aosions : 29 And also upon the servants and up- on the handnaaids in those 4ays will I «our out my spirit. 30 And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. III. GocTs judgment. 7(j7 31 The sun shall be turned into dark- ness, and the moon into blood, before the great and the terrible day of the Lord come. 32 And it shall come to pass, that who- soever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered : for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be delivei^ ance, as the Loro hath said, and in the remnant whom the Lord shall call CHAP. in. iGod's judgments against the enemies of hisfieo/ile.lSHis blessing ufionthechurc/f. FOR behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem, 2 I will also gather all nations, and will bring them down into the valley of Jehoshaphat, and will plead with tnem there for my people and /or my heritage Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations, and parted my land. 3 And they have cast lots for my people ; and have ^ivcn a boy for anharlot, andsold a girl for wine, that they might drink. 4 Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine ? will ye render me a recom- pense ? and if ye recompense me, swtftly and ^eedily will I return your recom- pense upon your own head; 5 Because ye have taken my silver and my gold, and have carried into your temples my goodly pleasant things. 6 The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, 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 recompense upon your own head : 8 And I will sell your, sons and your daughtei's into the hand of the children of Judah, and they shall sell them to tlia Sabeans, to a people far off: for the Lord hath spoken it. 9 ^ Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the nien of war draw near ; let them come up: 10 Beat your plow- shares into swords, and your pruning-hooks into spears : let the weak say, I a?7i strong. Jl Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves togeth- er round about, thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O Lord. 12 Let the heathen be wakened, and come up to the valley of Jehoshaphat : for there will I sit to. judge all the heathen round about. 13 Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe: come, get you down; for the press is full, the tats overflow ; for tt^eir wickedness is great. ir08 God^s judgments ufion Syria, AMOS. £dom, and jlmmon. 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 dark- ened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining. 16 The Lord also shall roar out of Zi- cn, and utter his voice from Jerusalem ; 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 Israel. 17 So shall ye know that I am the Lor d your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain : then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her ahy more. 18 U 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 Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water the valley of Shittim. 19 Egypt shall be a desolation, and E- dom shall be a desolate wildernesB, for the violence againat the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land. 20 But Judah shall dwell for ever, and Jerusalem from generation to generation. 21 For I will cleapse their blood V/mC I have not cleansed ; for the Lord dweil- eth in Zion. AMOS. CHAP. L 1 God's judgments upon Syria, 6 the Philistines, 9 Tyrus, 11 Eclum, 13 and Amnion. ' '• THE words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which lie saw concerning Israel in the daj's of Uzziah king ct Judah, and in the days of, Jero- boam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake. 2 And he .said, the Lord will roar from, Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem ; and the habitations of the shepherds shall mourn, and the top of Carmel shall wither. 3 Thus saith the Lord ; For three trans- gressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof ; because they have threshed Gileac^. witli threshing instruments of iron : 4 But I will send a lire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-hadad. 5 I will break also the bar of Damas- cus, and cut off the inhabitant from the plain of Aven, and him that holdeth the sceptre from the house of Eden: and the people of Syria shall g(& into captivity un- to Kir, saith the Lor p. 6 % Thus saith the Lord ; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for foui*, I will not turn away the punishment thereof: be- cause they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom : 7 But I" will send a fire on the wall of Gaza which shall devour the palaces thereof : 8 And I will cut off the inhabitant fi'om Ashdofl, and him that holdeth the sceptre from Ashkelon, and I will turn mine hand against Ekt'pn : and the I'em- nant of the Philistines shall perish, saith the Lord God. 9 U Thus saith the Lord ; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the puniahmetit Uiere- of : because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant : 10 But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof. 11 % Thus saith the Lord ; For three transgressions of Edom, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment there- of: because he did pursue his brother with the sword, and did cast off all pity, and his anger did tear perpetually, and kept his wrath for ever : 12 But I will send a fire upon Teman, which shall devour the palaces of Bozrah. 13 % Thus saith the Lord ; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the pun- ishment thereof : because they have rip- ped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border : 14 But I will kindle a fire in the wall \ of Rabbah, and it shall devour the pal- i aces tl^ereof, with shouting in tlie day of i battle, with a tempest in the day of the I whirlwind : 15 And their king shall go into captiv- ity, he and his princes togetlier, saith the Loi^D. CHAP. II. 1 God's tvrath against Moah, 4 Judah, 6 and Israel. 9 God complaineth of his peofile's unt hank fulness, 'HUS saiiii the Lord; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; ijecause he burned the bones of ■ the king of Edom into lime : 2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth : and Moab shall die with tumult, with shout- ing, and with the sound of the trumpet : 3 And I will cut off the jtdge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the Lord. CiOcVs vjrath against Israel. Chap. 4 1[ Thus saith the Lord ; For three transgi'c.ssions of Judah, and fur four, I will not Uirii away the fnuii.shment thei'e- cf : beciuse they have despised die law of the Lord, and have not kept his cnm- iTiandments, and iht-ir lies caused them to eiT, after the which their fathers have walked : 5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem. 6 U Thus saith the Lord ; For three transgi'essions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away (/le fi7ims/ime?it {here- of : because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes ; 7 That pant after the dust of the earth fin the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek : and a man and his father will go in unto the sa7tie maid, to profane 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. 9 IT Yet destroyed I the Araorite before them, whose height was like the heiglit of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks ; yet I destro}^ed his fruit from a- bove, aiid his roots from beneath. 10 Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. 11 And I raised up of your sons for Srophets, and of your young men for Fazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel ^ saith the Lord. 12 But ye ga\'e the Nazarites wine to drink ; and commanded the prophets, saying. Prophesy not. 13 Behold, I am pressed nfider you, as a cart is pressed that ii full of sheaves. 14 Therefore the flight shall perish from tlie swift, and ihe strong shall not strength- en his force, neither sliall the mighty de- liver hijnseif: 15 Neither shall he stand that handleth tlie bow ; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself. 16 And he (hat is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the Lord. CHAP. IIL 1 T/ie necessity of God's judgment a- • gainst Israel : 9 The fiuOlication and causes of it. HEAR this word that the Lord hath spoken against you, O children of Is- rael, against the whole family which I brought up from the land of Egypt, saying, 2 You only have I known of all tlie families of the earth : therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities. 3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed .•* Ill, IV. Ills judgment agaircst hint. 709 4 Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no piey * will a young lion cry out of his den, if he hath taken nothing? 5 Can a bird fall in a snare upon the enrth, where no gin is for him } shall one take up a snare trom the earth, and have taken no^^iing at all ? 6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid ? shall there l)e evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it ,<* 7 Surely the Lord God will do noth- ing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the [irophets. 8 The li'>n hath roared, who will not fear .'' the Lord God hath spoken, who can but jiropiiesy ? 9 IF Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say. Assemble yourselves ujjon the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the midst thereof, ancj the oppressed in the midst thereof. 1 0 For they know not to do right, saidi the Lord, wjio store up violence and rob- bery in their palaces. 1 1 Tiierefore thus saith the Lord God ; An advcrsaiy there shall be e\'en I'ouacl about tl^e land ; and he shall bring down thy strength from thee, and thy palaces shall be spoiled. 12 Thus saith the Lord : As the shep- herd taketh out of the mouth of the lion two legs, or a piece of an ear ; so shall the children of Israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria in the coi-ner of a bed, and in Damascus in a couch. 13 Hear ye, and testify in the houseof Ja- cob, saith the Lord God, the God of hosts, 14 That in the day that I shall visit the transgiessions of Israel upon him I will also visit the altars of Beth-el : and the horns of the altar shall be cut off, and fail 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. CHAP. IV. 1 He refiroveth Israel for ofifiression, 4 for idocatry, 6 and for their incorrig- ibleness. HEAR this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters. Bring, and let us drink. 2 The Lord Gon hath sworn by his holiness, that lo, the days shall come up- on you that he will take you away with hooks, and your posterity with fish-hooks. 3 And ye shall go out at the breaches, every conv at that which is before her ; nnd ye shall cast them into the palace, saith the Lord. 4 H Come to Beth-el and transgress ; at 7iO Israel refirovedfar idolatru. Gilgal multiply transgression ; and biing your sacrifices every morning, and your tithes after three years : 5 And ofFer a sacrifice of thanksgiving with leaven, and pi'oclaim a^zrf publish the free-offerings : for this liketh you, O ye cliildren of Israel, saith the L'wd God. 6 1[ And I also have given you cleanness nf teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places : yet have ) e not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 7 And also I have withholden the rain froin you, when there ivere yet three months to the harvest : and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city : one piece was j-ained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered. 8 So two or three cities wandered unto one city, to drink water ; but they were Bot satisfied : yet have yc not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 9 I have smitten you Nvith blasting and mildew : when your gardens and your vineyai'ds and your fig-trees and your rlive- trees increased, the palmer-worm devoured them : yet have ye not return- ed unto me, saith the Lord. 10 I have sent among you the pesti- lence after the manner of Egypt : your young men have I slain with the sword, and nave taken away your horses ; and I Iiave made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils : yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. Ill have ovei'thrown some of you, as God overthrew Sodom and Gomori-ah, and ye were as a fii-e-brand plucked out of the burning : yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord. 12 Therefore thus will I do unto thee, 0 Israel : and because I will do this unto thee, prepare to meet thy God, O Israel. 1 3 For lo, he that formeth the mountains, and createth the wind, and declareth un- to man what is his thought, that mak- eth the morning darkness, and treadeth upon the high places of the earth. The Lord, The God of hosts, is his name. CHAP. V. 1 A lamentation for Israel. A An exhor- tation to refientance. 21 God rejecieth their hypocritical sennce. HEAR ye this word which I take up against you, even a lamentation, 0 house of Israel. 2 The virgin of Israel 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 God ; The city that went out by a thousand shall leave an hundred, and that which ^vent forth by an hundred shall leave ten, to the house of Israel. 4 ^ For thus saith the Lord unto the house of IsradjSeek ye nie,aud ye shall live : AMOS. An exhortation to refientance. 5 But seek not Beth-el, nor enter into Gilgal, and jiass not to Beer-sheba : for Gilgal shall surely go into captivity, and Beth-el shall come to nought. 6 Seek the Lord, and ye shall live ; lest he l)reak out like fire in the house of Joseph, and devour it, and thej-e be none to quench it in Beth-el. 7 Ye who turn judgment to worm- wood, and leave off rigntcousness in the earth, 8 Seek him that makeththe seven stars and Orion, and tumeth the shadow of death jnto the morning, and maketh th6 day davk with night : that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth : The Lord is his name : ■ 9 That strengtheneth the spoil against the strong, so that the spoiled shall come against the fortress. 10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him tlaat speaketh uprightly. 1 1 Forasmuch therefore as your tread- ing is upon the poor, and ye talte from hinri burdens of wheat : ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them ; ye have planted pleasant vine- yards, but ye shall not drink wine of them. 12 Fori know your manifold transgres- sions and your mighty sins ; they afHict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor in the gate/rom their right. 13 Therefore the pnident 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 maybe j [ that the Lord God of hosts will be gra-,;! cious unto the remnant of Joseph. i;, 16 Therefore the Lord, the God of;?' hosts, the Lord, saith thus ; Wailing shall. 1, Ae in all sti-eets ; and they shall say in all the ._$ j highways, Alas ! alas ! and they shall call if | the husbandman to mourning, and such '^ as are skilful of lamentation to wailing. ;. 17 And in all vineyards shall be wail- '.j ing : for I will pass through thee, saith. the Lord. 18 Woe unto you that desire the day ; of the Lord ! to what end is it for you I 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 ^^( • serpent bit him. 20 6'hnU not the day of the Lord fe, darkness, and not light ? even very dark, j and no brightiiess in it ? 21 II I hate, I despise your feast days; and I will not smell in your sol<*mn assemblies, 22 Though ye ofter me burnt-offerings f Israel's hypocrisy rejected. •and your meat-offerings, I will not accept t/iem: neither will I regard the peace-of- ferings of your fat beasts. 23 Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs ; for I will not hear the mel- Bdy of thy viols. 24 But let judgment run down as wa- ters, and righteousness as a mighty stream. 25 Have ye offei-ed unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, 0 house of Israel ? 26 But ye have borne the tabernacle of your Moloch and Chiun your images, the star of you: god, which ye made to yourselves. 27 Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus, saith the Lord, whose name is The God of hosts. CHAP. VI. 1 The wantonness of Israel^ 7 shall be planted with desolation. 12 Their incorrigibleness . WOE to them that are at ease in Zion, and trust in the mountain of Samaria, ivhich a->-e named chief of the na- tions, to whom the house of Israel came ! 2 Pass ye unto Calneh, and see ; and from thence go ye to Hamath the great : tlien go down to Gath of the Philistines : be they better than these kingdoms ? or Chap, vf, vii. Their incorrigibleness. ^It breaches, and the little house with clefts. 12 U Shall horses run upon the rock? will ojie plow there with oxen ? for ye have turned judgment into gall, and the fruit of righteousness into hemlock : 13 Ye which rejoice iu 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 Israel, saith the Lord the God of hosts; and they shall afflict you from the entering in of Ha- math uuto the river of the wilderness. CHAP. VIL 1 The judgments of the grasshoppers, 4 a7id ufthejire, are divertedby thepray^ er of Amos. 10 Amazialis judgment. THUShath the Lord God shewed unto me ; and behold, he formed grass- hoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth ; and lo, it was the latter grewth after the king's mowings. 2 And it came to pass, that when they had made an end of eatijig the grass of the land, then I said, O Lord God, for- give, I beseec"h thee : by whom sliall Ja- cob arise ? for he is small. 3 Tlie Lord repented for this : It shall not be, saith the Lord. 4 If Thus hath the Lord God shewed 3 Ye that put far away the evil day, and cause Jie seat of violence to come near; 4 That lie upon beds of ivory, and stretch themselves upon their couches, and eat the lambs oilt of the fiock, ai\(i 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 David ; 6 That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oint- ments : but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph. 7 H Therefore now shall they go cap- tive with the first that go capti\'e, and ' the banquet of them that stretched them- ' selves shall be removecL 8 The Lord God hath swoi'n by him- : self, saith the Lord the God of hosts, I abhor the excellency of Jacob, and hate his pnlaces : therefore will I deliver up the city with all that is therein, 9 And it shall come to pass, if thei'e remain ten men in one house, that they shall die. 10 And a man's uncle shall take him up, and he that burnelh him, to bring put the bones out of the house, and shall saj' unto him that is by the sides of the house. Is there yet any with thee ? and he sliall say. No. Then shall he say. Hold thy tongue : for we may not make men- tion of the name of the Loud. 1 1 For behold, the Los d commandeth, ind he will smite the great h-ju-e with their border greater than your border ? ,, unto me : and behold, the Lord God called to contend by fire, and it devoured the great deep, and did eat up a part. 5 Then said I, O Lord God, cease, I beseech thee : by whom shall Jacob arise? for he is small. 6 The Lord repented for this: This also shall not be, saith the Lord God. 7 Thus he sliewed me : and behold, the Lord stood upon a wall made by a plumb-line, with a plumb-line in his hand. 8 And the Lord said unto me, Amos* what seest thou ? and I said, A plumb- line. Then said the Lord, Behold, I will set a plumb-lilie in tiie midst of my people Isx'ael : I will not again pass by them any more : 9 And the high places of Isaac shall be desolate, and the sanctuaries of Israel shall be laid waste ; and I will rise against the house of Jeroboam witli the sword. 10 1[ Then Amaziah the priest of Beth- el sent to Jefoboam king of Israel, saying. Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the house of Israel : the land is not able to bear all his words. 11 For thus Amos saith, Jeroboam shall die by the sword, and Israel shall surelv be led away captive out of their own land. .12 Also, Amaziah said unto Amos, O thou seer, go flee thee away into the land of Judah, and there esit bread, and prophesy there : 13 But prophesy not again any more at Bcth-el : for it is the king's chapel, and it is the king's court. 712 lisrad's end tyfiijicd. 14 % Then answered Amos, and said to Amazial>, I luas no prophet, neitlier vjuft I a prophet's son ; but I 'U)as an herdiriiin, and a gatherer of sycamoi'e fruit. 15 And the Lord took me as I fol- lowed the flock, and the Lord said unto lue, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel. 16 If Now therefore hear thou the word of the Lord: Thou sayest, Proph- esy not against Israel, and drop not lliy ivord against the house of Isaac. 17 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; Thy wife shall be an harlot in the city, and thy sons and thy daught^-s shall fall by the sword, and thy land shall be di- vided by b'ne : and thou shalt die in a polluted land : and Israel shall surely go into captivity forth of his land. CHAP. Vlil. 1 By a banket of summer fruit is shelved Israels end. 4 Oppression refirox^td. 11 ji famine of the ivord threatened. THUS hath' the Lord God shewed unto me : and behold a basket of summer fruit. 2 And he said, Amos, what seest thou ? And I said, A basket of summer fruit. Then said the Lord unto me, The end is come upon my people of Israel ; I will not again pass by them any more AMOS. The certainty of desolatioii. Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing tlie words of the Lord : 12 And they shall wander from sea to sea, and from the noi-th even to the' cast, they slriJl run to and fro to seek the word of the Lo r d, and shall not tind it. 13 In that day shall the fair virgins and young men faint for thirst 14 They that swear by the sin of Sa- maria, and say, Thv god, O Dan, liveth; and. The manner ofBeer-sheba liveth ; e- ven they shall fall, and ne\ ur rise up again. CHAP. IX. 1 The certainty of the desolation. 11 The restoring of the tabernacle of David. I SAW the Lord standing upon the al- tar : and he said. Smite the lintel of the dcx)r, that the posts may shake : and cut them in the liead, all of them ; and I will slay the last of them wiih the sword : he that fieeth of tliem shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered. 2 Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them ; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring, them down : And though they hide themselves iii 3 And the songs of the temple shall Lfhe tof) of Carmel, I will search and take be bowlings in that day, saith the Loixl Fthem out thence ; and though they be God: there shall be many dead bodies in every place ; tliey shall cast ^/ie»j forth with silence. 4 ^ Hear this, O ye that swallow up tJie 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 sab- bath, that we may set forth wheat, mak- ing the ephah small, and the shekel great, and falsifying the balances by deceit *. 6 That we may buy the ppor 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 excel- lericy of Jacob, Surely I will never forget any of their works. 8 Shall not the land tremble for tfiis, and every one mourn that dwelleth therei- m } and it lihall rise up whollv as a flood : and it shall be cast out and '^rowned, as by the flood of Egypt. 9 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the ."-un to go down at noon, and I will dark- taj tlie earth in the clear day : 10 And I will turn your feasts into mouiiiing, and all your songs into lamen- tation ; and I will bring up sackcloth up- ui ail loins, and baldness upon every head ; and I will make it as the mourning of an only so/2, and the end thereof as a bitter day. 4.1 1i lichold, the days come, saiih the hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent and he shall bite them : 4 And though tlrey go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I com- mand the sword, and it shall slay them i and I will set mine eyes upon them foi'j evil, and not for good. 5 And the Lord God of hosts is he tha loucheth the land, and it shall melt, an all that dwell therein shall mourn : and ii shall rise u}) wholly like a flood ; and sh; be droAvned, as by the flood of Eg\pt. 6 It is he that buildcth his stories in th heaven, and hath founded his trocjj) in thj earth ; he that calletli for the waters the sea, and poureth thciii out upon tlti_ face of the earth : tlic Lo v. d is his nanieJ 7 Are ye not as eliildren of the Ethiopi- ans unto me, () children of Israel ? saith tlio LoTv d. Ha\ e not 1 bi-ought up Isriel out of tile land of Egjpt.-* and the Phil-, istines from Caphtor, arid the Assyrimisi from Kir ? 8 Behold, the eyes of the Lord God are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will de- stroy 11 from oft the fucc of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, s.iith the Lord. 9 For lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Isi'iiel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not tiie least grain fall upon the earth. •: 10 All liic sinners of my people shall The tahernade of die by the sword, which say. The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us. -il IT In that day Avill I raise up the tab- ernacle of David 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 Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the Lord that doeth this. 13 Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that the plowman shall overtake OBx\DIAH. David restored. 713 the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed ; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, andall the hills shall melt. 14 And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, 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. 1 The destruction of Edom, 3 for their pride, 10 and wrong unto Jacob. 17 The salvation and victory of Jacob. THE vision of Obadkh. Thils saith the Lord God concerning Edom ; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up a- gainst her in battle. 2 Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen : thou art greatl)- des})ised. 3 IT The pride of thine heart hath de- ceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitatiort is high ; that saith in his heart, \A'ho shall bring me down to the ground ? 4 Thon.^h thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set 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 tlie grape-gatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes .* 6 How are the things of Esau searched cut ! hovj are his hidden things sought up ! 7 All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border : the men that were at peace witli thee have deceiv- ed 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 '\vise wen out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau ? 9 And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter. 10 !i For thy violence against thy broth- er Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever. 11 la the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that tlie strangers car- ried away captive his forces, and foreign- ers entercdinto his gates, and castlots upon Jerusalem, even thou Kvast as one of them. 12 But thou sUouldest not have Uxiked '' th 90 OBADIAH. on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger ; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over tl^ children of Judah in the day of theilroestruction ; neither shouldest thou have spoken proud- ly in the day of xlistress. 13 Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity ; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid handa on their substance in the day of their calamity ; 14 Neither shouldest thou have stoal in the cross- way, to cut off those of his that did escape ; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress. 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 return 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 shall swallow down, and tliey shall be as though they had not been. 17 ^ But upon mount Zinn shall be deliverance, and there shall be holiness ; and the house of Jacob shall possess their possessions. IS And the house of Jacob ^all be a fire, and the house of Joseph a flame, and the house of Esau for stubble, and they shall kindle in them, and devour thjem ; and there shall not be any I'emaining of the house of Esau ; for the Lord hath, spoken it. 19 And they of the south shall possess the mount of Esau ; and they of the plain the Philistines : and thatk' shall possess the fields of Ephraim, and the fields of Sama- ria : and Benjamin .shall possess Gilead. 20 And the captivity of this host of the children of Israel sh(dl/iossess that of the Canaanites; eve?i untoZa)"ephath ; and the ca}:)tivity of Jerusalem, which is in bepha- rad, shall possess tlie cities of the soutli. 21 And saxinurs shall come upon mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and kins,dom shall be the Lord's. JONAH. CHAP. I. 1 Jonali sent to JVineveh, fleeth to Tar- shisk. 4 He is discovered by a temfieat, 11 tfiroivn into the sea, and sivallowcd Ini ajish. NOW the word of the Lord came un- to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying, 2 Ai'ise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it ; for their wickedness is come up before me. 3 But Jonah rose up to fiee unto Tar- shish from tlie presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa ; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the pl'esence of the Lord. 4 H But tl*|LoR D sent out a gi'eat wind into the sea, OTid there was a mighty tem- pest in the sea, so that the ship was like to be broken. 5 Tlien the mariners were afraid, and cried every man unto his god, and cast forth the wares that ivere in the sliip into the sea, to lighten it of them. But Jo- nah was gone down into the sides of the ship ; and he lay, and was fast asleep. 6 So the ship-master came to hfm, 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 eveiy one to his fel- low. 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 uuoh Jonah. 8 Then said they unto him, Tell us, we pray thee, for wliose cause this evil is upon us. Wh;it is thine occupation ? and whence comest thou ? what is thy country } and of what people art thou .'' 9 And he said unto them, 1 am an He- brew ; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, which hath made the sea and the dry land. •' 10 Then wei'e the men exceedingly afraid, and said untohim, Wliy hast thou done this.** For the men knew that he fled from the presence of the Lord, be- cause he had told tliem. 1 1 U Then said they unto him, What shall we do unto thee, that the sea may be calm unto us ? For the sea wrouglit, and was tempestuous. 12 And he said unto lliem. 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, :uk1 was tem- pestuous 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 innocent blood : for thou, O Lord, hast done as it pleased thee. 15 So they took up Jonah, 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 uuto the Lord, and made vows. 17 If Now the Lord had pi'epared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the iish three days and three nights. CHAP. II. 1 The prayer of Jonah : 10 He is deliv- ered from thefsh. THEN Jonah prayed unto the Lord his God out of the fish's belly, 2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me ; out of the belly of liell cried I, aiid thou heardest my voice. 3 For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas ; and the floods coppassed 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 mc round about, the weeds were wrapped about my liead. 6 I wcJit down to the bottoms of the mountains ; the earth with her bars was about me for ever : yet hast thou brought up my life from cori'uption, O Lord my God. 7 When my soul fainted within me I rememoered the Lord : and my prayer came in unto thee, into thine holy tem- ple. 8 They that observe lying vanities for- sake their own mercy. 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving ; I will pay that that I have vowed. Salvation is of the Lord. 10 If And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land. cH\p. m. 1 Jonah, sent attain, Jireacheth to thd J^ilnevites. 5 UJi07i their repetitance, 10 God refienteth. AND the word of the Lord came un- to Jonah the second time, saying, 2 Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preachihg that I bid tliee. 3 So Joaali arose, and went unto Niue- The Mnevites refientance. Ch veil, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great citv of three da3's journey. 4 And Jonah began to enter into the city a day's journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. 5 U So the people of 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 Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and cov- ered M?n with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. 7 And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, say- ing, Let neidier man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing : let them not feed, nor drink Avater : 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 if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not ? 10 if And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way ; and Goi repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them ; and he did it not. CHAP. IV. 1 Jonah refiining at God's mercy, 4 is reproved by the type of a gourd. BUT it displeased Jonaii exceedingly, and he was very angry. 2 AikI he prayed unto the Lord, and Raid, I pi-ay thee, O Lord, was not this my sajing, when I was yet in my country .'' A p. I. Jonah's refiining refiroved. 715 Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish : for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and.meiciful, 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 ; JFor it is better for me to die than to live. 4 f Then said the Loud, Doest thou well to be angry ? 5 So Jonah went out of the city, and sat on the east side of the city, and there made him a booth, and sat under it iu the shadow, till he might see what would become of the city. 6 And the Lord God prepared a gourd, and made it to come up over Jonah, that it might be a shadow o\"er his head, to deli\er him from his giief So Jonah was exceeding gladJtf the gourd. 7 But God prepared a atoito when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered. 8 And it came to pass, wlien the sun did arise, that God prepared a vehement east wind ; and the sun beat upon the h'ead of Jonah, that he fainted, and wished in himself to die, and said. It is better for me to die than to li\-e. 9 And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angiy 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 Nineveh, that great cit}", v/herein are more than sixscore thousand j^ersons that cannot discern lietween their right hand, and their left hand ; and also much cattle r MICAH. CHAP. L 1 Micah sheioeth the nvrath of God against Jacob for idolatry. 10 He cxhorteth to moxirning. THE word of the Lord that came tp Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Sama- ria and Jerusalem. 2 Hear, all ye people ; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is : and let the Lord God be Avitness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. . 3 For behold, the Louo'cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and ^read upon the high places of tiie earth. 4 And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before tlie tire, and as the waters 'Jiat are poured down a steep place. 5 For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Is- rael. What is the transgression of Jacob ? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah ? are they not Je- rusalem ? / 6 Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the J'lcld, and as plantings of avineyai'd: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof. 7 And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten tu pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate : for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall I'eturn to the hire of an harlot. 8 Tiiertfore I will wail and howl, I will ^0 suipped ar^d iiakecl: i will niakn 71^ Against o/ipresftion. MICAH a wailing like the dragons, and moura- incj as the owls. 9 For her wound is incurable ; for it is ,come unto Judah ; he is come unto the 'gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. 10 H Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all : in the house of Aphrah roll thv'self in t;he dust. 11 Pass ye away, thou inhaliitant of Sapliir, having thy shame naked : the in- habitant of Zaanan came not foi'th in the mourning of Beth-czel ; he shall receive of you his standing. 12 For the inhabitant of Maroth Avail- ed carefully for good : but evil came down from the Lord unto the gate of Jerusalem. 13 O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast : she is the beginning of fjte sin to the daughter of Zion : for um transgressions of Israel were found in thee. 14 Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath : the houses of Achzib ahall be a lie to the kings of Israel. 15 Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, 0 inhabitant of Mareshah : he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel. 16 Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children ; enlarge thy bald- ness as the eagle ; for they are gone into captivity from thee. CHAP. II. 1 Against o/i/iressioTi. 4 A lamentation. 7 A reproof of injustice and idolatry. 12 A promise of restoring Jacob. TirOE to them that devise iniqiiity, V> and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand. 2 And they covet fields, and take ///em by violence ; and houses, and take them away : so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage. 3 Therefore thus saith the Lord ; Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks ; neitlier shall ye go haughti- ly : for this time is evil. 4 TI In that daj' shall one take up a par- able against you, and lament with a dole- ful lamentation, and say. We be utterly spoiled : he hath changed the portion of my people : how hath he removed it from me ! turning away he hatii divided our fields. 5 Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast a cord by lot in the congrega- tion of thp Lord. 6 Prophesy ye not, say they to them that prophesy : they shall not prophesy to them, that they shall not take shame. 7 If O thou that art named the house of Jacob, is the spirit of the Lord straitened ? are these his doings f do not my words do good to him that walketh uprightly i The cruelty of the princen. 8 Even of late my peeple is risen up as an enemy : ye pull oft' the robe with the garment from them that pass by se- curely as men averse from war. 9 The women of my people have ye cast out from their pleasant nouses ; from their children have ye taken away my glory for ever. 10 Arise ye, and depart ; for thisfs not your rest : because it is polluted, it shall destroy yoity even with a sore destruction. 11 If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying, I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink ; he shall e\e\\ be the prophet of this people. 12 III will surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee ; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel ; I will put them together as the sheep of Bozrah , as the flock in the midst of their fold : they shall make great noise by reason of the imdtitude o/'men. 13 The breaker is come up before them : they have broken up, and have passed through the gate, and are gone out by it ; and their king shall pass before them, and the Lo RD on the head of them. CHAP. III. 1 The crucltxj of the princes. 5 The false- hood of the prophets. 8 The security of them both. AND I said. Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Isr£;el : Is it not for you to know judg- ment ? 2 Who hate the good, and love the evil ; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones ; 3 Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from oft' them ; and they break their bones, and chop ihem 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 fac^ from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings. 5 \ Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace ; and he that putteth not into their mouths, thev even prepare war against lum : 6 Therefore night AAa//3e unto you, that ye shall not have a vision ; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine ; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them. 7 Then shall the i-;ecrs be ashamed, and the diviners confounded : yea, diey shall all cover their lips ; for there is no an- swer of God. 8 II But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transy:re.ssion, and to Israel his sin. 9 Hear this, 1 pray you, } e heads of if7(t> giory, ^"c. of the cbuveh. Chap, iv, v. t.lic house of Jacob, and princes of the in travail house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and per\'crt all equity. 10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity. 11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for moTi- ey ; yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say. Is not the Lord among us? ;ione evil can come upun us. 12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake Ije plowed an a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest. Chap. iv. 1 The glory, 3/ieace, 8 kivgdoniy 11 and victory of the church. BUT 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 ex- alted above the hills ; and people shall flow unto it. 2 And many nations shall come, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain ot the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob ; and he will teach lis of his ways, and we will walk in his paths : for the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lop d from Jerusalem. 5 1[ And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar oft'; and tliey shall beat their swords into plow-shares, and their spears into priming hooks : nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. 4 But they shall sit every man under his vine and under his fig-tree ; and none shall make thein afraid : for the mouth of the Lord of liosts hath spoken it. 5 For all people will walk every one in t\\£ 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 gath- » er her that is driven out, and her that .1 have afHicted ; 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 Zion from henceforth, -even for ever. 8 % And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion ; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem. 9 Now why dost' thou cry out aloud ? 7.5 there no king in thee * is thy counsellor , perished ? for pangs have t^ken thee as a woman in travail. 10 Be in pain, and labour to bring forth, O daughter of Zion, like a woman The birth of Christ. 717 for now shalt thou go forth out of the city, and thou shalt dwell in the field, and thou shalt go even to Baby- lon ; there shalt thou be delivered ; there the Lord shall i-edeem thee from the hand of thine enemies. 11 H Now also many nations are gath- ered against thee, that say. Let her be de- filed, and let our eye look upon Zion. 12 But they know not the thoughts vH the Lord, neither understand they his counsel : for he shall gather them as the sheaves into the floor. 13 Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion : 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 unto the Lord of the whole earthy CHAP. VT 1 The birth of Christ. 4 His kingdom. B, His conquest. NOW gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops : he hath laid siege against us : they shall smite tlie judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek. 2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel ; whose goings forth /tave been from of old^ from everlasting. 3 Thei'efore will he gi\^e them up, untU the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth : then the remnant of liis brethren shall return unto the children of Israel. 4 IT 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 Assyrian shall come into our land : and when he .shalj tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men. 6 And they shall waste the land of As- syria with the sword, and the land of Nim- rod in the entrances thereof : thus shall he deliver tis fi'om the Assv'rip^n, when he Cometh into our lajid, and when he tread- eth within our borders. 7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a deW from the Lord, as the showers upon t'lP grass, tiiat tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of mt;. 8^ And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flecks of sheep : who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and tearetii in pieces, and none can deliver. MS God's controversy for unkindness, MICAH 9 Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut oft". 1 0 And it shall come to pass in that tlay, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of tlie 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 wiLchcrafts out of thine hand ; and thou shalt have no more sooth-sayera : 13 Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee'; and thou shalt no more worfihip the work of thine hands. 14 And I will pluck up thy'groves out f)f the midst of thee : so will I destroy thy cities. 15 And I Mjill execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard. CHAP. VI. 3 God's controversyjor unkind7icss, 6 /or ignorance, 10 for injttslice, 16 and for idolatry. HEAR ye now what the Lord saith ; Arise, contend thou before the moun- tains, and let the hills hear thy voice. 2 Hear ye, O mciuntains, the Lord's conti'oversy, and ye sti'ong foundations of the earth : for the Lord hath a con- troversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel. 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 c£ the land ti Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants ; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. 5 O my people, remember now Avhat Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal ; that ye may Jcnow the lighteousness of the Lord. 6 ^Wherewith shall I come befoi-e the Lord, and how myself before the high tiod -^ shall I come befoi-e him with burnt- offerings, with calves of a year old ? 7 Will the Lord be pleased with thou- sands of rams, or with ton thousands of rivers of oil ? shall I giAe my lirst-born for my transgression, the fruit of n)y bo- dy for the sin of my soul ? 8 He hath shewed thee, O man»,what if) good ; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mer- cy, and to walk humbly with thy God .'' P The Lor d 's voice crieth unto the city, and t/ie iiran o/"wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it. 1 0 "If Are there yet the treasures of wick- edness in tlte house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable ? 11 Shall I count t.'icm pure with the ignorance, ijijustice, idolatry. wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights * 12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is de- ceitful in their mouth. 13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiling thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins. 14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall de 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. iS Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap ; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee Aviih oil ; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine. 16 IT For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing : therefore ye shall bear the reproach of Jiiy people. CHAP. VIL 1 The church complaiiwig of her small number, 3 and the general corrn/Uion, 5 jmtteth her confidence in God. WOE 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 desired the first ripe fruit. 2 The good 7Tiati is perished out of the earth : and there is none upiight among men : they all lie in wait for blood ; they hunt every man his brother with a net 3 ir That they may do evil Avith both hands earnestly, the pruice asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward ; and the great Juan, he uttereth his mischievous desire : so they wrap it up. 4 The best of them is as a brier : the most upright is shar/ier than a thorn hedge : the day of thy watchmen and thy A'isitation cometh ; now shall be their perplexity. 5 U Trust ye not in 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 moth- • er, the daughter-in-law against her moth- er-in-law ; a man's enemies are the men of his own house. 7 Therefore I will look unto the Lord ; I will wait for the God of my salvation : my God will hear me. 8 If Rejoice not against me, () mine enemy : when I fallj 1 shall arise ; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. 9 I will bear the in'Jignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, :uui exe- cute judgiiient for me : he will brir^g The church's cofijidence in God. CiiAP. me forth to the light, a?id I shall behold his no;hteousness. 10 Then she thai is mine enemy shall see it, 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. 1 1 In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed. 12 III that day a/so he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and./ro7/i the forti- fied cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and fi'om sea to sea, and J'ro?n mountain to mountain. 13 Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell there- in, for the fruit of their doings. 14 ^ Feed thy people witli thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell soli- tarily in the wood, in the midst of Car- niel : let them feed m Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old. 15 According to the days of thry coming I, II. Hisgoodness (o his /teojile. 713 out of the land of Egj-pt will I 8he>v un- to him marvellous things. 16 ^ The nations shall see and be con- founded at all their might : they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their eai's shall be deaf. 17 They shall lick the dust like a ser- pent, they shall move out of their hole? like worms of the earth : they shall be affaid of the Lord our Gotl, and shall fear because of thee. 18 Wbo is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his hent- age ? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth iii 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, a7id the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old. NAHUM, CHAP. L The majesty of God in goodness to his fieo/ile, and severity against his ene- mies. THE burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite. 2 God is jealous, and the Lord re- vengeth ; the Lord revengeth, and is furious ; the Lokd will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reservethi ■zyra^// for his enemies. 3 The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit ri:e wicked: the Lord huthhi^ way in the ■whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds arc the dust of his feet. 4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers : Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth. " 5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein. ^ 6 Who can stand before his indigna- tion ? and who can abide in the fierce- ness of his anger ^ his fury is poured out like fire, and the i-ocks are thrown down by him. 7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the da\- of trouble ; and he knoweth them that trust in him. - 8 But with an over-running flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, Sjid darkness shall pursue his enemies. ■ 9 What do ye imagine against the Lord ? he will make an utter end : afflic- tion shall not ri.^e up the second time. 10 For while they be folden together as thoiTis, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully diy. 1 1 There is one come cut of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lo rd, a wick- ed counsellor. 12 Thus saith the Lord ; Though (hey be quiet, and hkewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Tliough I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more. 13 For now Avill I break his yoke from ofl' thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder. ,; 14 And the Lo r d hath given a com- mandment concerning tliee, that no mae of thy name be sown : cut of the housu of thy gods will I cut off the graven im- age 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 Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy \'ows : for the wicked shall no more pass through thee ; he is utterly cut off. CHAP. IL The fearful and victorious armies of God 'against A'ineveh. HE that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face : keep the muni- tion, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortifv thy power mightily. 2 For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency ci Israel : for the emptiers have emptied them cut, and marred their vineirAnches;. f20 The avituc^ ofQod against, 3 The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men ai'e in scarlet : the chariots s/iall be with flaming torches in the day cf 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 torch- es, tliL;y shall rnn like the lightnings. 5 He shall recount his worthies : thev shall stumble in their walk ; they shall make haste to the wall thereol', aixi the defence shall be prepared. 6 The gates of the livers shall be open- ed, and the palace shall be dissolved. 7 And Hu^zab shall be led away cap- tive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead /ler as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts. 8 But Niiisveh w of old like a pool of water : yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall (hey 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 fur- niture. 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 blackness. 11 Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions; where the lion, even the old lion, walk- ed, and the lion's whelp, and none made lhe7n afraid f 12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lion- esses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin. 13 Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn her char- iots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions : and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard. CHAP. III. The miserable ruin of N'ineveh. WOE to the bloody city ! it is all full of lies and robbery ; the prey de- pa rteth not ; 2 The iioise of a whip, and the noise of tlie rattling of the wheels, and of the prancing horses, and of the jumping char- iots. o The horseman Uftetli up both the bri'^ht sword, and the glittering spear : aiid Ihers is a mullilude of sl;iin, and a gieat number of carcases ; and (here is none end of their corpses ; they stumble iil)on their corpses : 4 Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-fnoured harH, the mistress of \\1tchcraJ[ts, that selleth KAHUM. and miserable ruin of Xineveh. nations through her whoredoms, and fam- ilies through her witchcrafts. 5 Behold, I am against thee, saith the Loud of hosts ; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations 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, Nineveh is laid waste : who will bemoan her ; whence shall I seek comforters for thee ? 8 Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose ram- part ivas the sea, and her wall was from the sea i" 9 Ethiopiaand Egypt wfreher strength, and it was infinite ; Put and Lubim were thy helpers, 10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity : her young childi-en also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets : and they cast lots for her hon- ourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. 11 Thou also shalt be drunken : thoti shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strengtii because of the enemy. 12 All thy strongholds shall be like fig- trees, with the first ripe figs ; if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater. 13 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are Avomen : the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies : the fire shall devour thy bars. 14 Draw thee waters for the siege, forti- fy thy strongholds : go into clay, and tread the mortal', make strong the brick-kiln. 15 There shall the fire devour thee ; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee^ up like the canker-worm : make thyseli' many as the canker-worm, make thyself many as. the locusts. 16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven : the canker- worm spoileth, and flieth away. 17 Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppei's, wliich camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are. 18 Thy shepherds slumtjer, O king of Assyria : thy nobles shall dwell in the dust : thy pe< pie is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them. 19 There is no healing of thy bruise > thy wound is gi-ievous : all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee : for upon whom hath not thy wick- edness passed continually? HABAKKUK. CHAP. I. 1 1771/ 0 Habukkuk, complaining of thein- u^idty of the landy 5 is shewed the fearful vengeance by the Chaldeans. THE burden which Habakkuk die prophet did see. 2 O Lord, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear ! everi ciy out unto thee 'v/" violence, and tliou wilt not save ! 3 VVhy dost thou shew me iniquit}%and cause 7??e to behold grievance ? for spoiling and violence arc before me ; and there are that raise up strife and contention. 4 Therefere the law is slacked, and judgment doth never go forth : for the wicked doth compass about the right- eous; therefore wrongjudgmentproceed- eth. 5 f Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously : for* / will work a work in your days, which ye At ill not believe though it be told you. 6 For lo, I raise up tlie Chaldeans, that bitter and hasty nation, which shall march through the breadth of the land, to possess the dwelling-places that are not theirs. 7_They are terrible and dreadful : their judgment and theu' dignity shall proceed of themselves. 8 Their horses also are swifter 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 shall fly as the eagle that hasteth to eat. 9 They shall come all for violence : their faces shall sup up as the east wind, and they shall gather the captivity as the sand. 10 And they Shall scofFat the kings, and the pi'inces shall be a scorn unto them : they shall deride eveiy strong hold ; for they shall heap dust, and take it. 11 Then shall his mind change, and he shall pass over, and offend, im/rutiTig this his power unto his god. 12 H ^rt thou not from everlasting, O Lord my God, mine Holy One i* We shall not die. O Lord, thou hast ordain- ed them for judgment ; and, O mighty God, thou hast established them for cor- rection. 1.3 Thou art of purer eyes than to be- hold evil, and canst not look on iniquity : wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, anrf boldest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth the man that is more righteous than he ? 14 And makest men as the fishes of the sea, as the creeping things, thai have no ruler over them .* 15 They take up all of them with the angle, they catch them in their net, and 91 gather them in their drag: therefore they rejoice and are glad 16 Therefore they sacrifice unto their net, and l)urn 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 continually to slay the na- tions f CHAP. II. 1 l/nto Habakk:ik, waiting for an an- s'ii'er, is shewed that he must wait by Jaith. 5 The judgment iijion the Chal- deans. I 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 shall answer Avhen I am reproxed. 2 And the Lord answered me, and said. Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may rwn that reud- eth it. 3 For the vision is yet for an appoint- ed time, but at the end it shall speak, .^nd not He : though it tairy, wait fir it ; be- cause 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 If Yea also, because he tnmsgressetli by Avine, he is a proud man, neither keepeth at home, who enlargeth his de- sire as hell, andzs as death, and cannot bcT* satisfied, but gathereth unto him all na- tions, and heapeth unto him all people : 6 Shall not all these take up a parable against him,and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woetohim thatincreasetii that which is not his ! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick claj'^ 7 Shall they not rise up suddenly that shall bite thee, and awake that shall vex thee, and thou shalt be for booties unto them ? • 8 Because'thou hast spoiled many na- tions, all the remnant of the people shall spoil thee ; because of men's blood, and./or the violence of the land, of the citv, and of all that dwell therein. 9 H Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be de- livered fi'om 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 H Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and stablisheth a city by in- iquity ! 13 Behold, is it not of the Lord of 722 HabaH'kuk, in /lis prayer, ZEPHANIAH liosts, that the people shall labour in the I very fire, and the- people shall weary \ themselves for very vanity ? ! 14 For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the gloiy of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea. 15 If Woe unto him that giveth his neigh- bour drink, that puttest thy bottle to /uni, and makest /dm drunken also, that thou mayest look on their nakedness! 15 Thou art filled with shame for glo- ry : drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered : the cup of the Lord's right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing s/iall be on thy glory. 17 For the violence of Lebanon shall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts, w/iic/i 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 H What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it ; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth there- in, to make dumb idols ? 19 Woe unto him that saith to the wood. Awake ; to the dumb stone. Arise, it shall teach ! Behold, it is laid over with gold and silver, and t/iere is no breath at all in the midst of it 20 But the Lor D is in his holy temple : let all the earth keep silence before him. CHAP. IIL 1 Haba/cku/c in /lis prayer y tremblet/i at God's majesty. \7 Confidejice of/iis fait/i. A PRAYER of Habakkuk the proph- et upon Shigionoth. 2 O Loi'd, I have heard thy speech, aiid was afraid : O Lord, revive thy work in the midst of the years, in the mid,st of the years make known ; in wrath remember metcy. <(S God came from Teman, and the Holy One from moutit Paran. Selah. His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his pi'aise. 4 And /lis brightness was as tlic light ; he had horns coming out of his hand ; and there ivas the hiding of his power. 5 Before him went the pestilence, and burning coals went forth at his feet. 6 He stood, and measured the earth : lie beheld, and dro\'c asunder the nations ; and the everlasting mountains were scat- tered, the perpetual hills did bow: his way^ are everlasting. trunbleUi at God's majesty. 7 I saw the tents of Cushan in afflic- tion : and the curtains of the land of Mi- dian did tremble. 8 Was the Lord displeased against the rivers ? was thine anger against the rivers? was thy wrath against the sea, that thou didst ride upon tliine horses, and thy chariots of salvation ? 9 Thy bow was made quite naked, ac- cording to the oaths of tlie tribes, even t/iy word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth Avith rivers. 10 The mountains saw thee, and they trembled : the overflowing of the water passed by : the deep uttered his voice, and lifted up his hands on high. 1 1 The sun and moon stood still in their habitation : at the light of thine arrows they went, and at the shining of thy glit- tering spear. 12 Thou didst march through the land in indignation, thou didst thresh the hea- then in anger. 13 Thou wentest forth for the salva* tion "of thy people, even for salvation with thine anointed ; thou woundedst the head out of the house of the wicked, by dis- covering the foundation unto the neck. Selah. 14 Thou didst strike through with his staves the head of his villages : they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me : their rejoicing nvas as to devour the poor se- cretly. 15 Thou didst walk through the sea with thine horses, t/iroug/i the heap of great waters. 16 When I heard, my belly trembled ; my lips quivered at the voice : rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble : when he cometh up unto the peo- ple, he will invade them*vith his troops. 17 ^ Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither s/iall fiiiit be in the i vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and tlie fields shall yield no meat ; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and t/iere s/iall be no herd in the stalls : 18 Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will jov in the God of my salvation. 19 The Lord Godw my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds feeU and he will make me to walk upon mine high places. "I'o the chief singer on my stringed instruments. ZEPHANIAH. CHAP. L God's severe judgment against Juda/i for divers sins. THE word of the Lord which came imto Zephaniah the son of Cushi, tlie son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hizkiah, in the days of Josiah the son of Anion, king of Judah. 2 I will utterly consume all t/iings from off the land, saith the Lord. 3 I will consume man and beast ; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, aud God's judgment agalnsLJudah. Ch the fishes ol the sea, and the stumbline: blocks 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 Judah and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; and I will cut oft" the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the Chemarims with the priests ; 5 And them that worship the host of heaven upon the house-tops ; and them that woi*ship and that swear by the Lord, and that swear by Malcham ; 6 And them that are turned back from the Lord ; and those that have no. sought the Lord, nor inquired for him. 7 Hold tliy peace at the presence of the Lord God : for the day of the Lord is at hand : for the Lord hath prepared a sacrifice, he hath bid his guests. 8 And it shall come to pass in the day cf tlie Lord's sacrifice, that I will punish the princes, and the king's children, and all such as are clothed with strange ap- parel. 9 In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters house with violence and deceit. 10 And 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 howling from the second, and a great crashing irom the hills. 11 Howl, ye inhabitants of Maktesh, 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 Jerusalem with candles, and punish the men that are set- tled on their lees : that say in their heai't, 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 not in- habit them ; and they shall plant vine- yards, 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 clarkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 16 A day of the trumpet and alarm a- gainst the fenced cities, and against the high towers. 17 And I will bring distress upon men, that they shall walk Uke blind men, be- cause they have sinned against the Lord : 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 in the day of A P. II. Exhortation to refientance. 72 j the Lord's wrath ; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealou- sy : for he shall make even a speedy rid- dance of all them that dwell in the land. CHAP. II. 1 Jin exhortation to refientance. 4 The judgment of the Phitistijies, 8 ofMoab and jimmon, \2of Ethiopia a7id Assyria. GATHER yourselves together, yea, gather together, O nation not de- sired ; 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 ha\-e wrought his judg- ment ; seek righteousness, seek meek- ness : it may be ye shall be hid in the day of the I-iORd's anger. 4 H For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation : thej' shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up. 5 Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coasts, the nation of the Cherethites ! the woi-d of the Lord is against you ; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant. 6 And the sea coast shall be dwellings a7id cottages for shepherds, and folds tor flocks. 7 And the coast shall be tor the rem- nant of the house of Judah ; they shall feed thereupon : in the houses of Ashke- lon shall they lie down in the evening : for the Lord their God shall visit them, and turn away their captivity. 8 If I have heard the reproach of Moab, and tlie revilings of the children of i^- mon, whereby they have reproached niy people, and magnified themselves against their border. 9 Therefore as I live, saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, Surely Moab shall be as Sodom, and the children of Ammon as Gomorrah, even the breeding of nettles, and salt-pits, and a perpetual desolation : the I'esidue 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 reproached and mag- nified themselves against the people of the Lord of hosts. 11 The Lord ivill 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 H Ye Ethiopians also, ye shall be slain by my sword. 13 And he will stretch out his hand against the north, and destroy Assyria \ 724 Jerusalem sharply refiroved. and will make Nineveh a desolation, a7id dry like a wilderness. 14 And flocks shall lie down in the mids^ of her, all the beasts of the nations : botl. the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge ui the upper lintels of it; their voice shd sing in the windows; desol ition ahall b: in the thresholds : for he shall uncovei the cedar work. 15 This is the rejoicing city that dwel carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me : how is slit become a desolation, a place for beasts t' lie down in ! every one that passeth b\ her shall hiss, and wag his hand. CHAP. III. 1 Asharjirejiroofof Jerusalem for diver- sins. 8 ^« exhortation to wait Jar tlu restoration of Israel^ 14 and to rejoia for their salvation. WOE to her that is filthy and pollut- ed, to the oppressing city ! 2 She obeyed not the voice ; she receiv- ed not correction ; she trusted not in the Lord ; she drew not near to her God. 3 Her princes within her are roaring li- ons; herjudges arc evening wolves; the) gnaw not the bones till the morrow. 4 Her prophets are light aiid treach- erous persons : her priests have polluted the sanctuary, they have done violence to the law. 5 The just Lord is in the midst there- of ; he will not do iniquity : every morn- ing doth he bring his judgment to light, he faileth not ; but the unjust knoweth no shame. 6 I have cut off the nations: their tow- ers are desolate ; I made their streets waste, that npne passeth by : their citie^ are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant. 7 I said, Surely thou wilt fear me, thou wilt receive instruction; su their dwelling should not be cut oft', howsoevei' I pun- ished them : but they rose early, and cor- rupted all their doings. 8 H Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey : for my determination is to gath- er the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine hi- dignation, even all my fierce anger : for HAGGAI. '2'he restoration of Israel. dl the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. 9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call up- )n the name of the Lord, to serve him •vith one consent. 10 From l)eyond the rivers of Ethiopia luy 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 trans- gressed against me : for then I will take a- way out 01 the midst of thee them that re- joice in thy pride, and thou shalt no m re je haughty because of my holy mountain. 12 I will also leave in the midst of thee m afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the Lord. 13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in tlieir mouth : for they shall ll:ed and lie down, and none shall make tiiem afraid. 14 ^ Sing, O d^uighter of Zion ; shout, O Israel ; be glad and rejoice with all the neart, O daughter of Jeinisalem. 15 The Lord hath taken away thy j udgments, he hath cast out thine ene- my : the King of Israel, even the Lord, is in the midst of thee : thou shalt not see evil any more. 16 In that day it shall be said to Jeru- salem, Fear thou not : and to Zion, Let not thine hands be slack. 17 The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty ; he will save, he will re- joice over thee with joy ; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing. 18 I will gather //zf??i that are sorrowful for the solemn assembly, 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 you a name and a praise among all people of the earth, when I turn back your captivity before your eyes, saith the Lord. tHAP. L 1 Haggai refiroving the fieojile's negli- gence, 7 incite! h them to build the house, 12 and firomiseth God's assistance therein. IN the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord ^y JlfigS^i ^h® prc|)het urjto 55enibbabel HAGGAI. the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, 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 Lo r n by Haggai tlie prophet, saying, Haggai refiroveth the Jiecfile. Cha ^ It is time for you, O ye, to dwell in your ceiled houses, and this house lie waste ? 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 earnetli waives earneth wages to fiut i' into a bag with holes. 7 1[ Thus saith the Lord of hosts ; Consider your ways. 8 Go up ta the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house ; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorili- ed, saith the Lord. 9 Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little ; and when ye brought zY home, I did blow upon it. Why f saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ve run every man unto his own house. id Therefore the heaven over you is stajed from dew, and the earth is stayed J'rom 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 t/iat which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour . of the hands, 12 >^ll people : I all that iiurden IhcmKelves Avflkt shall be j cut in pieces, though all the pl^le of the I earth be gathered together against it. 4 In tliut ilay, saith the Lord, I wJ'J 782 Restoring ofJudah. ZECHARIAH. smite every horse with astonishment, and h>e rider with madness : and I will open mine ejes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness. 5 And the governors of Judah shall say in their heart. The inhabitants of Je- i-usalem a/iallbe my strength in the Lo rd of hosts their God. 6 IT In that day will I make the govern- ors of Judah like a hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left : and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem. 7 The Lord also shall save the tents of Judah first, that the glory of the house of David and the glory of the inhabitants of Jenisalem do not magnify thanselvea against Judah. 8 In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem ; and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David ; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of the Lord before them. 9 ^ y\nd it shall come to pass in that day, that 1 will seek to destroy all the na- tions that come against Jerusalem. 10 And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jeru- salem, the spirit of grace and of suppli- cations : and they shall look upon me ■whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for Ids only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his first-boi'n. Jl In that day shall there be a great mourning in Jerusalem, as the mourning of Hadad-rimmon in the valley of Megiddon. 12 And the land shall mourn, every family apart; the family of the house of David apart, and their wives apart ; the family of the house of Nathan apart, and their wives apart ; 13 The family of the house of Levi a- part, and their wives apart ; the family of Shimei apart, and their wives apart ; 14 All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart. CHAP. XIII. 1 Jerusalem's fiur gallon from idolatry, and false firofifiecy. 7 The death of Christ, and the saving and trial of a third fart. IN that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhaliitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness. 2 ^ And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lo r d of hosts, that I will cut oft" the nana^of the idols out of the land, and thejWrtall no more be remembered : and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out_of the land. The coining of Christ. 3 And it shall come to pass, (hat when a- ny shall yet prophesy, then his father and iiis mother that begat him shall say unto him. Thou shalt not live ; for thou speak- est 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, thai 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 aw no prophet, I atn 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 I was wounded in the house of my fiiends. 7 II Awake, O sword, against my shep- herd, and against the man that is my fel- low, saith the Lord of hosts : smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scatter- ed : and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones. 8 And it shall come to pass, that in all the land, saith the Lord, two parts there- in shall be cut off and die ; but the third siiall be left therein. 9 And I Avill bring the third part through the fire, and will refine tliem as silver is refined, and will try them as gold is tried : they shall call on my name, and I will liear then i : I will say, It is my people ; and they shall say. The Loud is my God. CHAP. XIV, 1 The destroyers of Jerusalem destroy- ed. 4 T/ie coming of Christ, and the graces of his kingdom. BEHOLD, the day of the Lord Com- eth, and thy spoil shall be di\'ided in the midst of thee. 2 For I will gather all nations against .Jerusalem to battle ; -nd the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the won^- en 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 ^ And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, Avhich is be- fore Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thei'eof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley ; and halt of the mountain shall lemove toward the north, and half of it toward the south. 5 And ye shall flee to the valley of the mountains ; for the valley of the moun- tains shall reach unto Azal : yea, je shall flee like as ye Red fiom before the earth- quake in tlie days . f LIxziah king of Ju- dah : and the Lord my God shall come, ajid all the saints with thee. The grace.'! of Christ's kingdom. Ch 6 And it shall come to pass in that flay, that the light shall not be clear, nor dark : 7 But it shall be one day 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 da3% (hat liv- ing waters shall go out from Jerusalem ; half of them toward the former sea, ;and halt of them towa'd the hinder sea: in summer and in winter shall it be. 9 And the Lord shall be king overall the earth : in that day shall there be one Lord, and his name one. 10 AH tlie Innd shall be turned as a plain from Geba to Rim m on, south of Jerusalem : and it shall be lifted up, and inhabited in her place, from Benjamin's gate unto the place ot the first gate, unto the corner gate, and./ro7/z the tower of Hananeel unto the king's wine-presses. 11 And mai shall dwell in it, and there shall be no more utter destruction ; but Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited. 12 U And this shall be the plague where- with the Lord will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem ; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall con- smne away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth. 13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the Lor d shall be among them ; and they shall lay hold eveiy one on the hand of his neighbour, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbour. 14 And Judah also shall fight at Jeru- salem ; and the wealth of all the heathen A p. I. Jerusalem^ s ene7nies plagued. 733 round about shall be gathered togetlier, gold, and silver, and apparel, in great a- bundance. 15 And so shall be the plague of the horse, of the mule, of the camel, and of the iiss, and of all 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 Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to woi'ship the King, the Lo R D of hosts, and to keep the feast of tal)emacles. 17 And it shall be, tfiat whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jei-usalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. 18 And if the family of Eg)'pt go not up, and come not, that hax'c no rain ; tliere 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 punishnii^nt of E- gypt, and the punishment of all nations that come not up to keep the feast of tab- ernacles. 20 IF In that dav shall there be upon the bells of the horses. HOLINESS UNTO THE LORD ; and the pots in tlie Lo r d's liouse shall be like the bowls before the altar. 21 Yea, ever)- pot in Jerusalem and in Judah shall be holiness unto the Lord of hosts : and all they that sacrifice shall come and take of them, and seethe there- in : and in that day there shall be no more the Canaanite in the house of the Lord of hosts. MALACHI. CHAP. I. 1 Malachi comfilaincth of Israel's iinkind- 1 ness, ()irreligi(m, 12 and firofuiieness. THE burden of the word of the Lord to Israel by Malachi. 2 I have loved you, saith the Lord. Yet ye say. Wherein hast thou loved us ? Was not Esau Jacob's brother i skith the Lord : yet I loved Jacob, 3 And I hated Esau, and laid his moun- tains and his heritage waste for the drag- ons of the wilderness. 4 \Vhereas Edom saith. We are impov- pT'iihed, but we will return and build the desolate places ; thus saith the Lord of liosts. They shall build, but I will throw (Town ; and they shall call thom. The bor- der of wickedness, and, Tlie people a- £;ainst whom the Lord hath iniclignation ior ever. 5 And your eyes shall see, and ye shall \ The Lord will be inagnified from ■ border of Israel. 6 1[ A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then \ bes. father, where is mine honour ? and if I 6e a mas- ter, where is my fear ? saith the Lord of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say. Wherein have wc despised thy name i* 7 Ye offer polluted bread upon mine altar ; and ye say. Wherein have we pol- luted thee ? In that ye say, The table of the Lord is 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 ? offer it now unto thy governor ; will he be pleased witli thee, or accept thy person .•' saith the Lord of hosts. 9 And nov/, I pray you, beseech God that he will' be gracious unto i^jkthis hath been by your means : will he^H|ard your person ? saith the Lord of hOTts. 10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doorsfor ?ioiight ? neither T34 The firieata neglect, and do ye kindle y?re on mine altar for nought. I have no pleasure in you, saith the Lord of hosts, neither will I accept an oflering at your hand. 11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name s/zaZ/de great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto iTiy name, and a pure offering : for i«y name shall be great among the hea- then, saith the Lord of hosts. 12 1[ But ye have profaned it, in that ye say, The table of the Lord is pollut- ed ; and the fruit thereof, even his meat, is contemptible. 13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weari- ness is it I and ye have snuffed at it, saith the Lo R D of hosts ; and ye brought that which ivas torn, and the lame, and the sick ; thus ye brought an offering : should I accept this of your hand * saith the Lor d. 14 But cursed be the deceiver, which hath in liis 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. CHAP. IL 1 He reproveth the priests for neglecting their covenant, 1 1 and the people for . idolatrij, 14 adultery, 17 aiid injidelity . AND now, O ye priests, this com- mandment is for you. 2 If ye will not hear, and if ye wUl not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, sahh the Lord of hosts, I Avill even send a cui-se upon you, and I will curse your blessings : yea, I have pursed them already, because 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 Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. 5 My covenant was with him of life and peace ; and I gave them to himyor the fear wherewith he feared me, and was afraid before my name. 6 The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips : he walked with me in peace and ec^uity, and did turn many away from iniquity. , 7 For the priest's lips should keep MALACHL the people's idolatry, reproved. according as ye have not kept my ifrays. but have been partial in the law, 10 Have we not all one father .* hath not one God ci'eated us ? why do we deal treacherously every man against his brotlier, by profaning the covenant of our fathers ? 11 II Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Is- rael and in Jerusalem ; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the Lo r d which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange gotl. 12 The Lord will cut off the man that doetli this, the master and the schol- ar, out of the tabernacles of Jacob, and him that offereth an offering unto tlie Lord of hosts. 13 And this have ye done again, cov-r ering the altar of the Lord with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, inso- much that lie regardeth not the offeiing any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. 14 ^f Yet ye say. Wherefore .-* Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy yxuth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously : yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant. \5 And did not he make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit And where- fore one ? Tiiat 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 Israel, saith, that he hateth putting away : for one covereth violence witii his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. 17 ^ 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 ? CHAP. III. 1 Of the messenger, majesty, and grace of Christ. 7 Of the rebellion, 8 saoilcgc, 13 and infidelity q/' the people. BEHOLD, I will send my messenger, and he sliall prepare the way before me : and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ve de- knowledge, and they should seek the law 't light in : behold, he shall come, saith the at his mouth : for he is the messenger of the Lord of hosts. 8 Jjiut ye are departed out of the way ; ye Mjle caused many to stumble at tlie law^^e have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith the Lord of hosts. 9 Therefore have I also made you con- temptible and base before all the people, Lord of host§: 2 But who may abide the day of his ' coming? and who shall stand when h6 appcareth ? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers sope : 3 And he shall sit as a refiner and puri- fier of silver : and he shall purify the sons of Le> s and pui-ge them as gold and sil- .' i Of sacrilege, isfc. ChAp ver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness. 4 Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem 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 sorcerei-s, and against the a- dulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the strangeryrom his right., and fear not me, saith the Lord rf hosts. 6 For I am the Lord, I change not ; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not con- sumed. 7 If Even from the days of your fa- thers ye are gone away from mine ordi- nances, and have not kept them. Return unto me, and I will return unto you, saitli . the Lo r d of hosts. But ye said. Wherein shall we return ? 8 U 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 tliis whole nation. 10 Bring ye all t!ie tithes into the store- l.ouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord 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 to receive it. 11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not desti-oy 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 bless- ed : for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the Lord of hosts. 13 ^[ Your words have been stout a- gainst mc, saith the Lorjj. Yet ye say, *vVhat ha\ e we spoken no ihuch 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 IV. Elijali's corning and office. 735 walked mournfully before the Lord of hosts .* 15 And now we call the proud happy ; yea, they that work wickedness are set up ; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered. 16 U Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another : and the Lor d 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 hira. 18 Then shall ye return and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and liim that serveth him not. CHAP. IV. 1 God's judgmc?it on the wicked, 2 and his blessing on tlie good, 5 He telleth of Kliiah's coming. FOR behold, the day cometh, that shall burn as an oven ; and all the proud, yea, and all that do wickedly, shall be stubble : and the day that cometh shall burn them up, saith the Lord of hosts, that it shall leave them neither root nor branch. 2 ^ But unto you that fear my name, shall the Sun of righteousness 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 tliey shall be ashes under the soles of your feet in the day that I shall do this, saith the Lord of hosts. 4 ^i Remember ye the law of Moses my servant, which I commanded unto him ia Horeb for all Israel, with the statutes and judgments. 5 H Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dieadful day of the Lor d : 6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of tlie children to their fathers, lest I come and smile the earth with a curse. THE END OF THE PROPHETS. « TABLES Of Scripture Measures^ Weights^ Moneij, and Time. MEASURES. Measures of length. A Cubit, j A Span, - half Cub A Hand breadth, - \(>t.h A Finger, 24i!A A FiUhoni, 4 F/z-ekiel's Reed, 6 The measuring Line, 80 Sabbath day's journ. The Eastern Mile, Stadium or Furlong, Day's journey, - - - 2000 - 4000 - 400 96000 1 0 0 0 7 10 145 944 648^ 912' .552; 328 040 0729 _ 1,4031 0145'4 6 33117214 Note, 5 feet = 1/iace, 1056 paces = 1 mile. Measures of liquids. The Homer or Cor, The Bath, Tlie Hin, The Log, The Firkin Metretes Note, 29 solid Inches a flint., nearly. Dry Measures. The Homer, - — The Lethech, - - ■ ,The Ephah, iThe Seali, iThe Omer, The Cab, lO'hHom 60th - - r20/A - - ^ Halfhom lOth - - 30ih - - 100//i - - ISO.'A - - &3 7,6 15,2 2,5 24,3 4,9 S" Co 0| 1,6 Oj 0,8 3 3,4 1 1,1 0 5,1 O' 2,9 WEIGHTS AND MONEY. WEIGHTS. A Shekel, - - I'he ManeK, A Talent, - - eOshe. -3000 t> hi. sh 4th - 20th - -- 50 -3000 IK 10 Q 2,6 • 10,3 10,3 S. MOJVEY. A Shekel, The Bekah, - - The Zuza, - - The Gei-ah, - - ATaneh orMina, A Talent, Note, Stiver is here reckontd at 5s. Sterling. Gold - 5'v: 341:10 D. 3,3 1,7 6,8 1,4 10 4,3 MOJVEY.. S. Shekel of Gold, ,\ Talent of Gold, Golden Daric, or Dram, Piece of Silv. f Drachm J Trib.Mon.( Didrachni ) Piece of Silver (Stater J Pound ( Mina) Penny (Denarius ) - Farthing (.^.isariumj Farthing (QuadransJ Mite, 20th Den ■iOlh - - Both - - at 41. /ler ^ Nisan, or Abib. March. .^/'iril. ::ljar. or Zif.j 4^^ 3 Sivan. i Thamuz. 7 May. 5 June. 7 'yuJie. 5 July. Ab. E!ul. DAYS OF THE WEEK. 1 stdayt.fthe week, •S';^w(/hi/. J(l (lay, Monduy. .Sd (lay, Tuenday. 4i!i day, Wedncid. .>t.h day, Thursday bill day, Eriday. 7t]idi\y, or Sabbal/iySaiurday TIME. 7 -^I'fy- ■ S yiugust. "^ .August. 3 Scjiteinber. Tisri, orE-7 Sifitember. thanini. 5 Octohi r. •Is Marches- "J" October. II van, or Bui. ^ jVoveniber. HOURS OF THE DAY. The day, reckoning front nun rise., and the night from sun set, were each 1 jVove7nber. "^j 3 December. "> December. 5 January. ~) January. 5 r'tbrmiry. . \ February. 3 March. 13 Veader, inivrcalarxj. WOVTCHES. The 1st \s\\\.c\\,fr(jmsunsetto. the 3d hour of the night. Tlie 2d, or riiiddle watch, from the 3d hour to the 6lh. 9 Chisleu. 10 Tebcth. 11 Shebat. 12 Adar. divided into tivelxie ejjual The 3d watch, or cockcnnv- fuirts, called, 'I'he 1st, 2d, 3(1, 4th,5lli,6ai,7tii,Stb, 9i:h, lOdi, lllh, 12lh. ing, from the 6th to the 9th. riic' 4th, or morning watch, frij.n the 9ih huur to ttun rict . APOCRYPHA. I. ESDRAS. CHAP. I. 1 yoslas his charge to the priests and Le'uites. 7. A great passover is kept : 32 his death is much lamented: 34 his siiccessars. 53 The temple, city, and many people are destroyed. 56 The rest are carried unto Babylon, AND Josias held the feast of the passover in Jerusalem unto his Lord, and offered the passover the fourteenth day of the first month ; 2 Having set the priests according to their daily courses, being arrayed in long garments, in the temple of the Lord. 3 And he spake unto the Levites, the holy ministers of Israel, that they should hallow themselves unto the Lord, to set the holy ark of the Lord in the house that king Solomon the son of David had built : 4 And said. Ye shall no more bear the ark upon your shoulders : now therefore serve the Lord your God, and minister unto his people Israel, and prepare you after your families and kindreds, 5 According as David the king of Israel prescribed, and according to the magnificence of Solomon his son : and standing in the tem- ple, according to the several dignity of the families of you the Levites, who minister in the presence of your brethren the children of Israel, 6 Offer the passover in order, and make ready the sacrifices for your brethren, and keep the passover according to the command- ment of the Lord, which was given unto Moses. 7 f And unto the people that was found there, Josias gave thirty thousand lambs and kids, and three thousand calves ; these things were given of the king's allowance, accord- ing as he promised to the people, to the priests, and to the I^evites. 8 And Helkias, Zacharias, and Syelus, tlie governors of the temple, gave to tire priests^ for the passover, two thousand and six hun- dred sheep, and three hundred calves. 9 And Jeconias, and Samaias, and Nathan- ael his brother, and Assabias, and Ochiel, and Joram, captains over thousands, gave to the Levites .or the passover, five thousand sheep, and seven hundred calves. 10 And when these things were done, the priests ?.nd Levites, having the unleavened bread, stood in very comely order, according to the kindreds, 1 1 And according to the several dignities of the fathers before the people, to offer to the Lord, as it is written in the book of Mo- ses : and thus did they in the morning. 1* 12 And they roasted the passover with fire, as appertaineth : as for the sacrifices, they sod them in brass pots, and pans, with a good savour, 13 And set them before all the people: and afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests their brethren, the sons of Aaron. 14 For the priests offered the fat until night : and the I^evites prepared for them- selves, and the priests their brethren, the sons of Aaron. 15 The holy singers also, the sons of A~ saph, were in their order, according to the appointment of David, to wit, Asaph, Zach- arias, and Jeduthun, who wa6 of the king'.9 retinue. 16 Moreover, the porters were at every gate ; it was not lawful for any to go from his ordinary service ; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them. 17 Thus were the things that belonged to the sacrifices of the Lord accomplished in that day, that they might hold the passover, 18 And offer sacrifices upon the altar of the Lord, according to the commandment of king Josias. 19 So the children of Israel which were present held the passover at that time, and the feast of sweet bread seven days. 20 And such a passover was not kept in Israel since the time of the prophet SamueL 2 1 Yea, all the kings of Israel held not such a passover as Josias, and the priests, and the Levites, and the Jews, held with all Israel that were found dwelling at Jerusalem. 22 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josias was this passover kept. 23 And the works of Josias were upright before his Lord , with an heart full of godli- ness. 24 As for the things that came to pass in his time, they were written in former times, concerning those that sinned, and did wick- edly against the Lord, above all people and kingdoms, and how they grieved him exceed- ingly, so that the words of the Lord rose up against Israel. 25 Now after all these acts of Josias, it came to pass, that Pharaoh the king ofEgypt came to raise war at Carchamis upon Eu- phrates,: and Josias went out against him. 26 But the king of Egypt sent to him, say- ing, What have I to do with thee, O king of Judea .'' 27 I am not sent out from the Lord God against thee ; for my war is upon Euphrates : and now the Lord is with me, yea, the Lord is with me hasting nie forward : depart from me, and be not against the Lord. 28 Howbeit, Josias did not turn back his chariot from him, but undertook to light with him, not regarding the words of the prophet Jeremy, spoken by the mouth of the 1-ord : 29 But joined battle with him in the plain of Megiddo, and the princes came against kmg Josias. 30 Then said the king unto his servants, Carry me away out of the battle ; for I am very weak. And immediately his servants took him away out of the battle. 31 Then gat he up upon his second char- lot ; and being brought back to Jerusalem died, and was buried in his father's sepulchre. 32 ^ And in all Jewry they mourned for ■Josias, yea, Jeremy the prophet lamented for Josias, and the chief men with the women made lamentation for him unto this day : and this was given out for an ordinance to be done continually in all the nation of Israel. S3 These things are written in the book of the stories of the kings of Judah, and every one of the acts that Josias did, and his glory, and his understanding in the law of the Lord, and the things that he had done before, and the things now recited, are reported in the book of the kings of Israel and Judea. 34 ^ And the people took Joachaz the son of Josias, and made him king instead of Josias his father, when he was twenty and three years old. 35 And he reigned in Judea and in Jeru- salem three months : and then the king of Egypt deposed him from reigning in Jerusa- lem. 36 And heset a tax upon the land of an hun- dred talents of silver, and one talent of gold, 37 The king of Egypt also made king Joa- cim his brother king of Judea and Jerusalem. 38 And he bound Joacim and the nobles : but Zaraces his brother lie apprehended, and brought him out of Egypt. 39 Five and twenty years old was Joacim when he was made king in the land of Judea and Jerusalem ; and he did evil before the Lord. 40 Wherefore against him Nabuchodono- sor the king of Babylon came up, and bound him with a chain of brass, and carried him into Babylon. 41 (Nabuchodonosor also took of the holy vessels of the Lord, and carried them away, and set them in his own temple at Babylon.) 42 But those things that are recorded of him, and of his uncleanness and impiety, are written in the chronicles of the kings. 43 And Joacim his son reigned in his stead : he was made king being eighteen years old ; 44 And reigned but three months and ten days in Jerusalem, and did evil before the ii.onJ> liSDRAS. Apocrypha. 45 So after a ^car Nabucliodonosor seiK and caused him to be brought unto Babylon, with the holy vessels of the Lord, 46 And made Zedechias king of Judea and Jerusalem, when he was one and twenty years old ; and he reigned eleven years : 47 And he did evil also in the sight of the Lord, and cared not for the words that were spoken unto him by the prophet Jeremy from the mouth of the Lord. 48 And after that king Nabuchodonosor had made him to swear by the name of tlie I^ord, he forswore himself, and rebelled ; and hardening his neck and his heart, he trans- gressed the laws of the Lord God of Israel. 49 The governors also of the people, and of the priests, did many things against the laws, and passed all the pollutions of all na- tions, and defiled the temple of the Lord> which was sanctified in Jerusalem. 50 Nevertheless, the God of their fathers sent by his messenger to call them back, be- cause he spared them and his tabernacle also. 51 But they had his messengers in derision ; and look, when the Lord spake unto them, they made a sport of his prophets : 52 So far forth, that he, being wroth with his people for their great ungodliness, com- manded the kings of the Chaldees to come up against them ; 53 Who slew their young men with the sword, yea, even within the compass of their holy temple, and spared neither young man nor maid, old man nor child, among them ; for he delivered all into their hands. 54 And they took all the holy vessels of the Lord, both great and small, with the ves- sels of the ark of God, and the king's treas- ures, and carried them away into Babylon. 55 As for the house of the Lord, they burnt it, and brake down the walls of Je- rusalem, and set fire upon her towers : 56 And as for her glorious things, they never ceased till they had consumed and brought them all to nought : and the people that were not slain with the sword, he carried unto Babylon ; 57 Who became servants to him and his children, till the Persians reigned, to fulfil the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremy : 58 Until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths, the whole time of her desolation shall she rest, until the full term of seventy years. CHAP. II. 1 Cyrus moved t>y God to Ouild the temple, 5 giveth Ica-ve to the yeivs to return and contribute to if. IN the first year of Cyrus king of the Per- sians, that the word of the Lord might be accomplished, that he had promised by the mouth of Jeremy ; 2 The Lord raised up the spirit of Cjtus the king of the Persians, and he made proclar ApocnpLa. Chap. mation through all his kingdom, and also by writing, 3 Saying, Thus saith Cyrus king of the Persians ; The Lord of Israel, the most high Lord, hath made me king of the whole world, 4 And commanded me to build him an house at Jerusalem in Jewry. .) !f therefore there be any of you that are of his people, let the Lord, even his Ix)rd, be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem that is in Judea, and build the house of the Lord of Israel : for he is the Lord that dwelleth in Jerusalem. 6 Whosoever then dwell in the places a- bout, ief them help him, (those, I say, that are liis neighbours) with gold and with silver, 7 With gifts, with horses, and with cattle, and other things, which have been set forth by vow, for the temple of the Lord at Jeru- salem. 8 <[ Then the chief of the families of Ju- dea and of the tribe of Benjamin stood up : the priests also and the Levites, and all they whose mind the Lord had moved to go up, and to build an house for the Lord at Jerusalem, 9 And they that dwelt round about them, and helped them in all things with silver and gold, with horses and cattle, and with very .many free gifts of a great number whose minds were stirred up thereto. 10 King Cyrus also brought forth the holy vessels which Nabuchodonosor had carried away from Jerusalem, and had set up in his temple of idols. 1 1 Now when Cyrus king of the Persians had brought them forth, he delivered them to Mithridates his treasurer : 12 And by him they were delivered to Sanabassar the governor of Judea. 1 3 And this was the number of them : A thousand golden cups, and a thousand of sil- ver, censers of silver twenty nine, vials of gold thirty, and of silver two thousand four hun- dred and ten, and a thousand other vessels. 1 4 So all the vessels of gold and of silver, which were carried away, were five thousand four hundred threescore and nine. 15 These were brought back by Sanabas- sar, together with them of the captivity, from Babylon to Jerusalem. 16 But in the time of Artaxerxes king of the Persians, Belemus, and Mithridates, and Tabellius, and Rathumus, Beeltethmus, and Semellius the secretary, with others tliat were in commission with them, dwelling in Sama- ria and other places, wrote unto him against them that dwelt in Judea and Jerusalem these letters following -. 17 To king Artaxerxes our lord, Thy ser- vants Rathumus the story-writer, and Semel- lius the scribe, and the rest of their council, and the judges that are in Cclosyria and Pheoiff. HI. Apocrypha. 18 Be it now known to the lord the king, that the Jews that are come up from you to us, being come into Jerusalem, (that rebellious and wicked city) do build the market places, and repair the walls of it, and do lay the foundation of the temple. 1 9 Now if this city and the walls thereof be made up again, they will not only refuse to give tribute, but also rebel against kings. 20 And forasmuch as the things pertaining to the temple are now in hand, we think it meet not to neglect such a matter, 21 But to speak unto our lord the king, t© the intent that, if it be thy pleasure, it may be sought out in the books of thy fathers : 22 And thou shall find in the chronicles what is written concerning these things, and shalt understand that that city was rebellious, troubling both kings and cities : 23 And that the Jews were rebellious, and raised always wars therein ; for the which cause even this city was made desolate. 24 Wherefore now we do declare unto thee, O lord the king, that if this city be built again, and the walls thereof set up anew, thou shalt from henceforth have no passage into Celosyria and Phcnice. 25 Then the king wrote back again to Rathumus the story-writer, to Beeltethmus, to Semellius the scribe, and to the rest that were in commission, and dwellers in Samaria, and Syria, and Phenice, after this manner : 26 I have read the epistle which ye have sent unto me ; therefore I commanded to make diligent search, and it hath been found, that that city was from the beginning pract' tising against kings ; 27 And the men therein were given tore- " bellion and war : and that mighty kings and fierce were in Jerusalem, who reigned and exacted tributes in Celosyria and Phenice. 28 Now therefore I have commanded to hinder those men from building the city, and heed to be taken that there be no more done in it ; 29 And that those ^Vicked workers pro- ceed no further to the annoyance of kings. 30 Then king Artaxerxes his letters being read, Rathumus, and Semellius the scribe, and the rest that were in commission with them, removing in haste toward Jerusalem with a troop of horsemen, and a multitude of people in battle array, began to hindei* the builders ;' and the building of the tem- ple in Jerusalem ceased until the second year of the reign of Darius king of the Persians, CHAP. III. 4 Three stri-vi to excel each other in -wise speech' es : 9 the\ refer themselves to the judgment of the king. 1 8 The first declareth the strevgtb of ivine. NOW wheh Darius reigned, he made a great feast unto all iiis subjects, and iin» Apocrypha, to al! his household, and unto all the princes of Media and I'ersia, 2 And to all the governors, and captains, and lieutenants, that were under him, from India unto Ethiopia, of an hundred twenty and seven provinces. 3 And when they had eaten and drunken, and being satisfied were gone home, then Darius the king went into his bed-chamber, and slept, and soon after awaked. 4 f Then three young men that were of the guard, that kept the king's body, spake one to another ; 5 Let every one of us speak a sentence : he that shall overcome, and whose sentence shall seem wiser than the others, unto him shall the king Darius give great gifts and great things in token of victory. 6 As, to be clothed in purple, to drink in gold, and to sleep upon gold, and a chariot with bridles of gold, and an head-tire of fine linen, and a chain about his neck : 7 And he shall sit next to Darius, because of his wisdom, and shall be called Darius his cousin. 8 And then every one wrote his sentence, sealed it, and laid it under king Darius his pillow ; 9 And said that, When the king is risen, some will give him the writings ; and of whose side the king and the three princes of Persia shall judge that his sentence is the wisest, to him shall the victory be given, as was appointed. 10 The first wrote, Wine is the strong- est. 1 1 The second v/rote. The king is the strongest. 12 The third wrote. Women are strong- est : But above all things, truth beareth away the victory. 13 ^ Now when the king was risen up, they took their writings and delivered them unto him, and so he read them. 14 And sending forth he called all the princes -cSf Persia and Media, and the gov- ernors, and the captains, and the lieutenants, and the chief officers ; 1 5 And sat hnn down in the royal seat of judgment ; and the writings were read be- fore them. 16 And he said. Call the young men, and they shall declare their own sentences. So they were called, and came in. 17 And he said unto them. Declare unto us your mind concerning the writings. Then began the first, who had spoken of the Strength of wine ; 18 ^ And he said thus, O ye men, how ex- ceeding strong is wine ! it causeth all men to err that drink it : 19 It niaketh the mind of the king, and of the fatherless child, to be all one : of the I. ESDRAS. Apocrypha. bondman and of the freeman, of the poor man and of the rich : 20 It turneth also every thought into jolli- ty and mirth, s.o that a man remembereth neither sorrow nor debt : 21 And it maketh every heart rich, so that a man remembereth neither king nor governor ; and it maketh to speak all things by talents : 22 And when they are in their cups they forget their love both to friends %nd brethren, and a little after draw out swords : 23 But when they are from the wine, they remember not what they have done. 24 O ye men, is not wine the strongest, that enforceth to do thus ? And when he had so spoken, he held his peace. CHAP. IV. 1 The second declareth the poiver of a Hug. 1 3 The third the force of ivomen, 33 and of truth. 1"'HEN the second, that had spoken of the strength of the king, began to say, 2 O ye men. Do not men excel in strength, thai bear rule over sea and land, and all things in them i' 3 But yet the king is more mighty : for he is lord of all these things, and hath do- minion over them ; and whatsoever he com- mandeth them they do. 4 If he bid them make war the one against the other, they do it : if he send them out against the enemies, they go and break down mountains, walls, and towers. ,5 They slay and are slain, and transgress not the king's commandment : if they get the victory, they bring all to the king, as well the spoil, as all things else. 6 Likewise for those that are no soldiers, and have not to do with wars, but use hus- bandry, when they have reaped again that which they had sown, they bring it to the king, and compel one another to pay tribute unto the king. 7 And yet he is but one man : if he com- mand to lull, they kill ; if he command to spare, they spare ; 8 If he command to smite, they smite ; if he command to make desolate, they make des- olate ; if he command to build, they build ; 9 If he command to cut down, they cut down ; if he command to plant, they plant. 10 So all his people and his armies obey him : furthermore, he lieth down, he eateth and drinketh, and takcth his rest : 1 1 And these .keep watch round about him, neither may any one depart, and do his own business, neither disobey they him in, any thing. 12 O ye men. How should not the king be mightiest, when in such sort he is obeyed ? And he held his tongue. 13 f Then the third, who liad spoken of women, and of the truth (this was Zorobabel) began to speak. Apocrypha, 14 O ye men, it is not the great king, nor the multitude of men, neither is it wine that excelleth : Who is it then that ruleth them, or Jiath the lordship over them ? Are they not women ? 1 5 Women have born the king and all the people that bear rule by sea and land. Hi Even of them came they; and they nourished them up that planted the vineyards from whence the wine cometh. 17 These also make garments for men; these bring glory unto men ; and without women cannot men be. 1 8 Yea, and if men have gathered together gold and silver, or any other goodly thing, Do they not love a woman which is comely in favour and beauty .' 1 9 And letting all those things go, Do they not gape, and even with open mouth fix tlicir eyes fast on her ; and have not all men more desire unto her than unto silver or gold, or any goodly thing whatsoever .'' 20 A man leaveth his own father that brought him up, and his own country, and clea\eth unto his wife. 21 He sticketh not to spend his life with his wife, and remembereth neither father, nor mother, nor country. 22 By this also ye must know that women have dominion over you : Do ye not labour and toil, and give and bring all to the wo- man .■" 23 Yea, a man taketh his sword, and goeth his way to rob and to steal, to sail upon the sea and upon rivers ; 24 And looketh upon a Hon, and goeth in the darkness ; and when he hath stolen, spoil- ed, and robbed, he bringeth it to his love. 25 Wherefore a man loveth his wife bet- ter than father or mother. 26' Yea, many there be that have run out of their wits for women, and become servants for their sakes. 27 Many also have perished, have erred, and sinned, for women. 28 And now. Do ye not believe me .^ Is not the king great in his power ^ Do not all regions fear to touch him .' 29 Yet did I see him and Apame the king's concubine, the daughter of the admirable Ear- tacus, sitting at the right hand of the king, 30 And taking the crown from the king's head and setting it upon her own head ; she also struck the king with her left hand. 31 And yet for all this the king gaped and gazed upon her with open mouth : if she laughed upon him, he laughed also : but if she took any displeasure at him, the king was fain to flatter, that she might be reconciled to him again. 32 () ye men. How can it be but women ^ould be strong, seeing they do thus .■' 33 ^ 'Jlien the king and the princes looked CimP. IV. Apacrypha. one upon another : so he began to speak of the truth. 34 O ye men. Are not women strong ? Great ilJ the earth, high is the heaven, swift is the sun in his course, for he compasseth the heavens round about, and fetcheth his course again to his own place in one day. 35 Is he not great thai maketh these things? therefore great is the truth, and stronger than all things. 36 All the earth calleth upon the truth, and the heaven blesseth it : all works shake and tremble at it ; and with it is no unright» eons thing. 37 Wine is wicked, the king is wicked, women are wicked, all the children of men are wicked, and such are all their w'cked works ; and there is no truth in them : in their imrighteousness also they shall perish. 38 As for the truth, it endureth, and is al- ways strong ; it liveth and conquereth fof evermore. 39 With her there is no accepting of per- sons or rewards ; but she doeth the things that are just, and refraineth from all unjust and wicked things ; and all men do well like of her works. 40 Neither in her judgment is any un- righteousness ; and she is the strength, king- dom, pow^er and majesty of all ages. Bless- ed be the God of truth. 41 And with that he held his peace. And all the people then shouted, and said. Great: is truth, and mighty above all things. 42 Then said the king unto him. Ask what thou wilt more than is appointed in the writ- ing, and we will give it thee, because thou art found wisest ; and thou shalt sit next me, and shalt be called my cousin. 43 Then said he unto the king, Remember thy vow which thou hast vowed. To build Jerusalem, in the day when thou earnest to thy kingdom, 44 And to send away 'all the vessels that were taken away out of Jerusalem, which Cyrus set apart, when he vov,red to destroy Babylon, and to send them again thither. 45 Thou also hast vowed to build up the temple, which the Edomites burned, when Judea was made desolate by the Chaldees. 46 And now, O lord the king, this is that which I require, and which J desire of thee, and this is the princely liberality proceeding from thyself : I desire therefore that thou make good the vow, the performance whereof with thine own mouth thou hast vowed to the King of heaven. 47 Then Darius the king stood up and kissed him, and wrote letters for him unto all the treasurers, and lieutenants, and captains, and governors, that they should safely convey on their way both him, and all those that go up with him to build Jerusalem. Af>oeryf>fa. I. E^W^-S, 48 He wrote letters also unto the lieuten- ants that were in Celosyriaand Phenice, and onto them in Libanus, that they should bring cedar wood from Libanus unto Jerusalem, and that they should build the city with him. 49 Moreover he wrote for all the Jews that went out of his realm up into Jewry, concerning their freedom, that no officer, no ruler, no lieutenant, nor treasurer, should forcibly enter into their doors ; 50 And that all the country which they hold should be free without tribute ; and that the Edomitcs should give over the vil- lages of the Jews which then they held : 51 Yea, that there should be yearly given twenty talents to the building of the temple, until the time that it were built ; 52 And other ten talents yearly, to main- tain the burnt offerings upon the altar every dav, as they had a conunandment to offer seventeen. 53 And that all they that went from Bab- ylon to build the city should have free lib- erty, as well they as their posterity, and all the priests that went away. 54 He wrote also concerning the charges, and the priests' vestments wherein they min- ister J 55 And likewise for the charges of th« 1 evites, to be given them, until the day that fhe house were finished, and Jerusalem build- ed up. 56 And he commanded to give to all that kept the city pensions and v/ages. 57 He sent away also all the vessels from Babylon, that Cyrus had set apart ; and all that Cyrus had given in commandment, the same chaiged he also to be done, and sent unto Jerusalem. 58 Now when this young man was gone forth, he lifted up his face to heaven, toward Jerusalem, and praised the ICing of heaven, 59 And said. From thee cometh victory, from thee cometh wisdom, and thine is the glory, and I am thy servant. 60 Blessed art thou, who hast given me wisdom : for to thee I give thanks, Q Lord of our fathers. 61 And so he took the letters, and went out, and came unto Babylon, and told it all his brethren. 62 And they praised the God of their fa- thers, because he had given them freedom and liberty 63 To go up, and to build Jerusalem, and the temple which is called by his name : and they feasted with instruments of musick and gladness seven davs. CHAP. V.' 4 The names ami number of the "Ji^'vs that returned home. 51 The foundat'un of the temple is laid. AFTER this were the principal men of the families chosen according to their Apocrypha. tribes, to go up with their wives, and song, and daughters, with their men-servants, and maid-servants, and their cattle. 2 And Darius sent writh them a thousand horsem.en, till they had brought them back to Jerusalem safely, and with musical [instru- ments] tabrets and flutes. 3 And all their brethren played, and he made them go up togethe- with them. 4 And these are the names of the men which went up, according to their families, among their tribes, after their several heads. 5 The priests, the ••ons of Phinees the son of Aaron : Jesus the son of Josedec the son of Saraias, and Joacim the son of Zorobabei the son of Salathiel of the house of David, out of the kindred of Phares, of the tribe of Judah ; 6 Who spake wise sentences before Darius the king of Persia in the second year of his reign, in the month Nisan, which is the first mouth. 7 And these are they of Jev^Ty that came up from the captivity, where they dwelt as strangers, whom Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon had carried away unto Babylon. 8 And they returned unto Jerusalem, and to the other parts of Jewry, every man to his own city, who came with Zorobabei, with Jesns, Nehemias, and Zacharias, and Reesaias, Enenius, Mardocheus, Beelsarus, Aspharasus, Rcclius, Roimus, and Baana, their guides. 9 The number of them of the nation, and their governors, sons of Phoros, two thousand an hundred seventy and two ; the sons of Saphat, four hundred seventy and two : 10 The sons of Ares, seven hundred fifty and six : 1 ] The sons of Phaath Moab, two thou- sand eight hundred and twelve : 1 2 The sons of Elam, a thousand two hun- dred fifty and four : the sons of Zathui, nine hundred forty and five : the sons of Corbe, seven hundred and five : the sons of Bani, six hundred forty and eight : 13 The sons of Bebai, six hundred twenty and three : the sons of Sadas, three thousand two hundred twenty and two : 14 The sons of Adonikam, six hundred sixty and seven : the sons of Bagoi, two thousand sixty and six : the sons of Adin, four hundred fifty and four : 1 5 The sons of Aterczias, ninety and two \ the sons of Ceilan and Azetas, threescore and seven : the sons of Azuran, four hundred thirty and tv/o : 16 The sons of Ananias, an hundred and one : the sons of Arom, thirty two : and the sons of Bassa, three hundred tvi^enty and three : the sons of Azephurith, an hundred and two : 17 The sons of Meterus, three thousand Aj'ocrypha. Chap, and five : the sons of Eethlomon, an hundred twenty and three : IS They of Nelophah, fifty and five : they of Anathoth, an hundred fifty and eight : they of Bethsamos, forty and two : 1 9 They of Kiriathiarius, twenty and 6ve : tliey of Caphira and Beroth, seven hundred forty and three : they of Pira, seven hun- dred : 20 They of Chadias and Ammidoi, four hundred twenty and two : they of Cirama and Gabdes, six hundred twenty and one : 21 Thev of Macaion, an hundred twenty and two : they of Betolius, fifty and two : the sons of Nephis, an hundred fifty and six : 22 The sons of Calamolahis and Onus, sev- en liundred twenty and five : the sons of Jer- echus, two hundred forty and five : 23 The sons of Annaas, three thousand three hundred and thirty. 24 The priests : the sons of Jeddu, the son of Jesus, among the sons of Sanasib, nine hundred seventy and two : the sons of Me- ruth, a thousand fifty and two : 25 The sons of Phassaron, a thousand forty and seven : the sons of Carme, a thou- sand and seventeen. 26' The Levites : the sons of Jessue, and Cadmiel, and Banuas, and Sudias, seventy and four. 27 The holy singers : the sons of Asaph, an hundred twenty and eight. 28 The porters : the sons of Salum, the sons of Jatal, the sons of Talmon, the sons of Dacobi, the sons of Teta, the sons of Sami, in all an hundred thirty and nine. 29 The servants of the temple : the sons of Esau, the sons of Asipha, the sons of Ta- baoth, the sons of Ceras, the sons of Sud, the sons of Phaleas, the sons of Labana, the sons of Graba, 30 The sons of Acua, the sons of Uta, the sons of Cetab, the sons of Agaba, the sons of Subai, the sons of Anan, the sons of Cathua, the sons of Geddur, 31 The sons of Aims, the sons of Daisan, the sons Noeba, the sons of Chaseba, the sons «f Gazera, the sons of Azia, the sons of Phi- nees, the sons of Azara, the sons of Bastai, the sons of Asana, the sons of Meani, the sons of Naphisi, the sons of Acub, the sons of Acipha, the sons of Assur, the sons of Pharacim, the sons of Basaloth, ^ 32 The sons of Meeda, the sons of Coutha, the sons of Ckirea, the sons of Charcus, the sons of Aserer, tlie sons of Thomoi, the sons of Nasith, the sons of Atipha. 33 Tlie sons of the servants of Solomon : the sons of Azaphion, the sons of Pharira, the sons of Jeeli, the sons of Lozon, the sons of Isdael, the sons of Sapheth, 34 The sons of Hagia, the sons Phacareth, tlie sons of Sabi, the sons of Sarothie, the sons . V. ApocrypJje, of Masias, the sons of Gar, the sons of Ad- dus, the sons of Suba, the sons of Apherra, the sons of Barodis, the sons of Sabat, the sons of Allom. 35 All the ministers of the temple, and the sons of the servants of Solomon, were three hundred seventy and two. 36 These came up from Thermeleth, and Thelersas, Charaathalar, leading them, and Aaiar ; 37 Neither could they shew their families, nor their stock, how they were of Israel : the sons of Ladan, the sons of Ban, the sons of Necodan, six hundred fifty and two. 38 And of the priests that usurped the of- fice of the priesthood, and were not found : the sons of Obdia, the sons of Accoz, the sons of Addus, who married Augia, one of the daughters of Berzelus, and was named after his name. 39 And when the description of the kin- dred of these men was sought in the register, and was not found, they were removed frora executing the office of the priesthood : 40 For unto them said Nehemias and Aths- rias, that they should not be partakers of the holy things, till there arose up an high priest clothed with doctrine and truth. 41 So of Israel from them of twelve years old and"upward, they were all in number forty thousand, besides men-servants, and womea- servants, two thousand three hundred and sixty. _ 42 Their men-servants and hand-maids were seven thousand three hundred forty and seven : the singing men and singing women, two hundred forty and five : 43 Four hundred thirty and five camels, seven thousand thirty and six horses, two hundred forty and five mules, five thousand five hundred twenty and five beasts used to the yoke. 44 And certain of the chief of their fami- lies, when they came to the temple of God that is in Jerusalem, vowed to set up the house again in his own place according to their ability, 45 And to give into the holy treasury of the works a thousand pounds of gold, five thousand o^ silver, and an hundred priestly vestments. ,.*' 46 And so dwelt the priests and the I^e- vltes, and the people in Jerusalem, and in the countrv, the singers also and the porters ; and all Israel in their villages. 47 But when the seventh month was at hand, and when the children of Israel were every man in his own place, they came all to- gether with one consent into the open place of the first gate which is toward the east. 48 Then stood up Jesus the son of Jose- dec, and his brethren the priests, and Zoro- babel the son of Salathiel, and his brethren. / Apocrypha. J. and made ready the altar of the God of Israel, 49 I'o olTer burnt sacrifices upon it, ac- cording as it is expressly commanded in the book of Moses the man of God. 50 And there were gathered unto them j out of the other nations of the land, a.id they erected the altar upon his own place, because all the nations of the land were at enmity , with them, and oppressed them ; and they offered sacrifices according; to the time, and burnt offerings to the Lord both morning and evening. 51 Also they held the feast of tabernacles, as it is commanded in the law, and tjfered sa- crifices daily, as was meet : 52 And after that, the continual oblations, and the sacrifice of the sabbaths, and of the Dcv/ moons, and of all holy feasts. 53 And all they that had made any vow to God began to offer sacrifices to God from the first day of the seventh month, although the temple of the Lord was not yet built. 54 And they gave unto the masons and carpenters, money, meat, and drink, with cheerfulness. 55 Unto them of Sidon also and Tyre they gave cars, that they should bring cedar trees from Libanus, which should be brought by floats to the haven of Joppe, according as it was commanded them by Cyrus king of the Persians. 56' And in the second year and second month after his coming to the temple of God at Jerusalem began Zorobabel the son of Sa- lathiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and their brethren, and the priests, and the Lcvites, and all they that were come unto Jerusalem out of the captivity : 57 f And they laid the foundation of the house of God in the first day of the second month, in the second year after they were come to Jewry and Jerusalem. 53 And they appointed the Levitcs from twenty years old over the works of the Lord. Then stood up Jesus, and his sons and breth- ren, and Cadmiel liis brother, and the sons of Madiabun, with the sons of Joda the son of Eliadun, with their sons and brethren, all Le- vites, with one accord setters forward of the business, labouring to advance the works in the house of God. So the workmen built the temple of the Lord. 59 And the priests stood arrayed in their vestments with musical instruments and trumpets ; and the Levites the sons of Asaph had cymbals, 6'0 Singing songs of thanksgiving, and praising the Lord, according as David the king of Israel had ordained. 61 And they sung ivHb loud voices songs to the praise of the Lord, because his mercy and glory is for ever in all Esrael. 62 And all the people sounded trumpets, ESDRAS, Apocrypha. and shouted with a loud voice, singing songs of thanksgiving unto the l..ord for the rear- ing up of the house of the Lord. Q'i Also of the priests and Levites, and of the chief of their families, the ancients who had seen the former house came to the build- ing of this with weeping and great crying. 64 But many with trumpets and joy shout- ed with loud voice, 65 Insomuch that the trumpets might not be heard for the weeping of the people : yet the midtitude sounded marvellously, so that it was heard afar off. 66 \ Wherefore when the enemies of the tribe of Judah and Benjamin heard it, they came to know what that noise of trumpets should mean. 67 And they perceived that they that were of the captivity did build the temple unto the Lord God of Israel. 68 So they went to Zorobabel and Jesus, and to the chief of the families, and said unto them, We will build together with you. 69 For we hkewise, as ye, do obey your Lord, and do sacrifice unto him from the days of Azbazareth the king of the Assyri- ans, who brought us hither. 70 Then Zorobabel and Jesus, and the chief of the families of Israel said unto them, It is not for us and you to build together an house unto the Lord our God. 7 1 We ourselves alone will build unto the Lord of Israel, according as Cyrus the king of the Persians hath commanded us. 72 But the heathen of the land lying hea- vy upon the inhabitants of Judea, and hold- ing them strait, hindered their building ; T.S And by their secret plots, and popular persuasions and commotions, they hindered the finishing of the building all the time that king Cyrus lived : so they were hindered from building for the space of two years, un- til the reign of Darius. CHAP. VI. 1 The prophets stir up the people to build the tem- ple : Darius is solicited to hinder it : 11 but he doth further it by all means. N'OW in the second year of the reign of Darius, Aggeus, and Zacharias the son of Addo, the propliets, prophesied unto the Jews, in Jewry and Jerusalem, in the name of the Lord God of Israel, which was upon them. 2 Then stood up Zorobabel the son of Sal- athiel, and Jesus the son of Josedec, and began to build the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, the prophets of the Lord being with them, and helping them. 3 At the same time came unto them Sisin- nes, the governor of Syria and Phenice, with Sathrabuzanes, and his companions, and said unto them, 4 By whose appointment do ye build this house and this roof, and perform all the oth* Aftti-ypU, Chap. VI, er things ? and who are the workmen that perform these things ? 5 Nevertheless, the elders of the Jews ob- tained favour, because the Lord had visited the captivity. 6 And they were not hindered from build- ing, until such time as signification was given unto Darius concerning them, and an answer received. 7 The copy of the letters which Sisinnes governor of Syria and Phenice, and Sathra- buzanes, with their companions, rulers in Syria and Phenice, wrote and sent unto Da- rius ; To king Darius, greeting ; 8 Let all things be known unto our lord the king ; that being come into the country of Judea, and entered unto the city of Jeru- salem, we found in the city of Jerusalem the ancients of the Jews that were of the captivity, 9 Building an house unto the Lord, great and new, of hewn and costly stones, and the timber already laid upon the walls. 10 And those works are done with great speed, and the work goeth on prosperously in th«ir hands, and with all glory and dili- gence is it made. 11 Then asked we these elders, saying, By whose commandment build ye this house, and lay the foimdations of these works ? 12 Therefore to the intent that we might giv^e knowledge unto thee by writing, we demanded of them who were the cliief do- ers, and we required of them the names in writing of their principal men. 13 So they gave us this answer. We are the servants of the Lord which made heav- en and earth. 14 And as for this house, it was builded many years ago by a king of Israel, great and strong, and was finished. 15 But when our fathers provoked God unto wrath, and sinned against the Lord of Israel which is in heaven, he gave them over into the power of Nabuchodonosor, king of Babylon, of the Chaldees ; 16 Who pulled down the house, and burned it, and carried away the people cap- tives unto Babylon. 17 But in the first year that king Cyrus reigned over the country of Babylon, Cyrus the king wrote to build up this house. 18 And the holy vessels of gold and of sil- ver, that Nabuchodonosor had carried away out of the house at Jerusalem, and had set them in his own temple, those Cyrus the king brought forth again out of the temple at JBabylon, and they were delivered to Zoro- babel, and to Sanabassarus the ruler, 19 With commandment that he should carry away the same vessels, and put them in ' the temple at Jerusalem ; and that the temple ; of the Lord should be built in his place. i 20 Theq the same a^uabassarus, being I Aperyp£et, come hither, laid the foundations of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem : and froin that time to this, being still a building, it is not yet fully ended. 21 Now therefore, if it seem good unto the king, let search be made among the rec- ords of king Cyrus : 22 And if it be found that the building of the house of the Lord at Jerusalem hath been done with the consent of king Cyrus, and if our Lord the king be so minded, let him sig- nify unto us thereof. 23 ^ Then commanded king Darius to seek among the records at Babylon : and so at Ecbatana the palace, which is in the coun- try of Media, there was found a roll where- in these things were recorded. 24 In the first year of the reign of Cyrusj king Cyrus commanded that the house of the Lord at Jerusalem should be built again, where they do sacrifice with continual fire : 25 Whose height shall be sixty cubits^ and the breadth sixty cubits, with three rows of hewn stones, and one row of new wood of that country ; and the expenses thereof to be given out of the house of king Cyrus : 26 And that the holy vessels of the house of tlie Lord, both of gold and silver, that Nabuchodonosor took out of the house at Jerusalem, and brought to Babylon, should be restored to the house at Jerusalem, and be set in the place v/here they were before. 27 \ And also he commanded that Sisinnes- the governor of Syria and Phenice, and Sa— thrabuzanes, and their companions, and those which v/ere appointed rulers in Syria and Phenice, should be careful not to meddle with the place, but suffer Zorobabel, the ser- vant of the Lord, and governor of Judea, and the elders of the Jews, to build the house of the Lord in that place. 28 I have commanded also to have it, built up whole again ; and that they look, diligently to help those that be of the cap- tivity of the Jevvs, till the house of the Lord be finished : 29 And out of the tribute of Celosyria, and Phenice, a portion carefully to be given these men for the sacrifices of the Lord, that is, to Zorobabel the governor, for bullocks, and rams, and lambs ; 30 And also corn, salt, wine, and oil, and that continually everv j'^ear without further question, according as the priests that be in Jerusalem shall signify to be daily spent : 31 That offerings may be made to the most higii God, for the king, and for his chil- dren, and that they may pray for their lives. 3:^ And he commanded, that vvihosoever should crangress, yea, or make light of any thing afore spoken or written, out of his own house should a tree be caken,and he thereon be liauged, and all his goods seized for the kin^. Apocrypha. I. ESDRAS, r!f5 The Lord therefore, whose name is there Called upon, utterly destroy every king and na- tion, that stretchcth out his hand to hinder or endamage that house of the Lord in Jerusalem. 34 I Darius the king have ordained that according unto these things it be done with diligence. CHAP. VII. 1 Sis'mncs and others help furivard the buildhig. 5 The temple is Jinished and dedicated, 10 The passover is kept. '^i~'HEN Sisiimes the governof of Celosyria X and Phcnice, and Sathrahuzanes, with their companions, following the command- ments of king Darius, 2 Did very carefully oversee the holy works, assisting the ancients of the Jews and governors of the temple. 3 And so the holy works prospered when Aggeus and Zacharias the prophets prophe- sied. 4 And they finished these things by the commandment of the Lord God of Israel, and with the consent of Cyrus, Darius, and Artaxerxes, kings of Persia. 5 f And thus was the holy house finished in the three and twentieth day of the month Adar, in the sixth year of Darius king of the Persians. G And the children of Israel, the priests,and { lie Levitcs, and others that were of the cap- tivity, that were added unto them, did accord- ing to the things written in the book of Moses. 7 And to the dedication of the temple of the Lord they offered an hundred bullocks, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs ; 8 And twelve goats for the sin of all Is- rael, according to the number of the chief of the tribes of Israel. 9 The priests also and the Levites stood arrayed in their vestments, according to their kindreds, in the service of the Lord God of Israel, according to the book of Moses : and the porters at every gate. 10 ^ And the children of Israel that were of the captivity held the passover the four- teenth day of the fust month, after that the priests and the Levites were sanctified. 1 1 They that were of the captivity were not all sanctified together : but the Levites were all sanctified together, 12 And so they offered the passover for all them of the captivity, and for their bre- thren the priests, and for themselves. 13 And the children of Israel that came ovit of the captivity did eat, even all they that had separated themselves from the abomina- tions of the people of the land, and sought the Lord. 14 And they kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days, making merry before the Lord, ] 5 For that he had turned the counsel of Apocrypha. the king of Assyria toward them, to strength- en their hands in the works of the Lord God of Israel. CHAP. VIII. 1 Esdras Lringeth the king's commission to build ; 8 the copy of it ; 28 he declareth the names and number oj" those that came zviih him. AND after these things, when Artaxerxes the king of the Persians reigned, came Esdras the son of Saraias, the son of Ezerias, the son of Helchiah, the son of Salum, 2 The son of Sadduc, the son of Achitob, the son of Amarias, the son of Ezias, the son of Meremoth, the son of Zaraias, the son of Savias, the son of Boccas, the son of Abisum^ the son of Phinees, the son of Eleazar, the ^i son of Aaron the chief priest. ' 3 This Esdras went up from Babylon, as ■ a scribe, being very ready in the law of Mo- ses, that was given by the God of Israel. 4 And the king did him honour : for he found grace in his sight in all his requests. 5 There went up with him also certain of the children of Israel, of the priests, of the Levites, of the holy singers, porters, and ministers of the temple, unto Jerusalem, 6 In the seventh year of the reign of Ar- taxerxes, in the fifth month, this was the king's seventh year ; for they went from Babylon iu the first day of the first month, and came to Jerusalem, according to the prosperous joui'- ney which the Lord.gave them. 7 For Esdras had very great skill, so that' he omitted nothing of the law and command- ments of the Lord, but taught all Israel the ordinances and judgments. 8 f Now the copy of the commission, which v/as written from Artaxerxes the king. and came to Esdras the priest and reader o'C the law of the Lord, is this that followeth ; 9 King Artaxerxes unto Esdras the priest and reader of the law of the Lord, sendetli; greeting : 10 Having determined to deal graciously, I have given order, that such of the nation of the Jews, and of the priests and Levites, being within our realm, as are willing and desirous, should go with thee unto Jerusalem. 1 1 As many therefore as have a mind thereunto, let them depart with thee, as it h.ath seemed good both to me and my seven friends the counsellors : 12 That they may look unto the affairs of Judea and Jerusalem, agreeably to that which is in the law of the Lord ; 13 And carry the gifts unto the Lord of Israel to Jerusalem, which I and my friends have vowed, aaid all the gold and silver that in the country of Babylon can be found, to the Lord in Jerusalem, 14 Vt'ith that also which is given of the people for the temple of the Lord their God at Jerusalem : and that silver and gold may Apocrypha. Chap be collected for bullocks, rams, and lambs, and things thereunto appertaining ; 15 To the end that they may offer sacri- fices unto the Lord upon the altar of the Lord their God, which is in Jerusalem. 1 6 And whatsoever thou and thy brethren \?ill do with the silver and gold, that do, ac- cording to the will of thy God. 1 7 And the holy vessels of the Lord, which are given thee for the use of the temple of thy God, which is in Jerusalem, thou shalt set before thy God in Jerusalem. 1 8 And whatsoever thing else thou shalt re- member for the use of the temple of thy God, thou shalt give it out of the king's treasury. 1 9 And I king Artaxerxes have also com- manded the keepers of the treasures in Syria and Phenice,that whatsoever Esdras the priest and the reader of the law of the most high God shall send for, they should give it him with speed, 20 To the sum of an hundred talents of silver, likewise also of wheat even to an hundred cors, and an hundred pieces of wine, and other things in abundance. 21 Let all things be performed after the law of God diligently unto the most high God, that wrath come not upon the kingdom of the king and his sons. ' 22 I command you also, that ye require no tax, nor any other imposition of any of the priests or Levites, or holy singers, or porters, or ministers of the temple, or of any that have doings in this temple, and that no man have authority to impose any thing upon them. 23 And thou, Esdras, according to the wisdom of God, ordain judges and justices, that they may judge in all Syria and Phenice all those that know the law of thy God ; and those that know it not thou shale teach. 24 And whosoever shall transgress the law of thy God, and of the king, shall be punished diligently, whether it be by death, or other punishment, by penalty of money, or by imprisonment. 25 \ Then said Esdras the scribe, Blessed be,the only Lord God of my fathers, v/ho hath put these things into the heart of the liing, to glorify his house that is in Jerusalem : 26 And hath honoured me in the sight of the king, and his counsellors, and all his friends and nobles. 27 Therefore was I encouraged by the help of the Lord my God, and gathered to- gether men of Israel to go up with me. 28 fl And these are the chief according to their families and several dignities, that went up with me from Babylon in the reign of king Artaxerxes : 29 Of the sons of Phinees, Gerson : of the sons of Ithamar, Gamael : of the sons of Da- vid, Lettus the son of Sechenias : VIII. Apocrypha, SO Of the sons of Pharez, Zacharias, and with him were counted an hundred and fifty men : 31 Of the sons of Pahath Moab, Eliaonias the son of Zaraias, and with him two hun- dred men : " 32 Of the sons of Zatlioe, Sechenias the son of Jezelus, and with him three hundred men : of the sons of Adin, Obeth the son of Jonathan, and with him two hundred an<} fifty men : S3 Of the sons of Elam, Josiassonof Goth- olias, and with him seventy men : 34 Of the sons of Saphatias, Zaraias son of Michael, and withhim threescore and tenmen : 35 Of the sons of Joab, Abadias son of Jez- elus, and with him two hundred and twelve men : 36 Of the sons of Banid, Assalimoth son of Josaphius, and with hira an hundred and threescore men : 37 Of the sons of Babi, Zacharias son of Bebai, and with him twenty and eight men : 38 Of the sons of Astath, Johannes son of Acatan, and with him an hundred and ten men : 39 Of the sons of Adonikam the last, and these are the names of them, Eliphalet, Jeuel, and Samaias, and with them seventy men : 40 Of the sons of Bago, Uthi the son of Istalcurus, and with him seventv men. 41 And these I gathered together to the river called Theras, where we pitched our tents three days : and then I surveyed them, 42 But when I had found there none of the priests and Levites, 43 Then sent I unto Eleazar, and Iduel, and Masman, 44 And Alnathan, and Mamaias, and Jo.- ribas, and Nathan, Eunatan, Zacharias, and Mosollamon, principal men and learned. 45 And I bade them that they should go unto Saddeus the captain, who was in the place of the treasury : 46 And commanded them that they should speak untoDaddeus, and to liis brethren, and to the treasurers in that place, to send us such men as might execute the priests' office iu the house of the Lord. 47 And by the mighty hand of our Lord they brought unto us skilful men of the sons of Moli the son of Levi, the son of Israel, Asebebia, and his sons, and his brethren, who were eighteen. 48 And Asebia, and Annuus, and Osaias his brother, of the sons of Channuneus, and Ktheir sons, were twenty men. 49 And of the servants of the temple whom David had ordained, and the principal men, for the service of the Levites, to wit, the servants of the temple, two hundred and twenty, the Cyitalogue of whme names were shewed. Apocrypha. 50 And there I vowed a fast unto the J^oiing men before our Lord, to desire of lim a prosperous journey both for us and them that were with us> for our children, and for the cattle : 51 For I was ashamed to ask the king foot- men, and horsemen, and conduct for safe- guard against our adversaries. 52 For we had said unto the king. That the power of the Lord our God should be with them that seek him, to support them in all ways. 53 And again we besought our Lord as touching these things, and found him favour- able unto us. 54 Then I separated twelve of the chief of the priests, Esebrias, and Assanias, and ten men of their brethren wirh them : 55 And I weighed them the gold, and the silver, and the holy vessels of the house of mir Lord, which the king, and his council, and the princes, and all Israel, had given. 56 And when I had weighed it, I deliver- ed unto them six hundred and sixty talents of silver, and silver vessels of an hundred tal- ents, and an hundred talents of gold, 57 And twenty golden vessels, and twelve vessels of brass, even of fine bra^s, glittering like gold. ^ 58 And I said unto them. Both ye are holy unto the Lord, and the vessels are holy, and the gold and the silver is a vow unto the Lord, the Lord of our fathers. 59 Watch ye, and keep them till ye de- liver them to the chief of the priests and Le- vites, and to the principal men of the families of Israel, in Jerusalem, into the chambers of the house of our God. 60 So the priests and the Levites, who had received the silver, and the gold, and the ves- sels, brought them unto Jerusalem into the temple of the Lord. 61 And from the river Theras we depart- ed the twelfth day of the first month, and came to Jerusalem by the mighty hand of our Lord, which was with us ; and from the beginning of our journey the Lord delivered us from every enemy, and so We came to Je- rusalem. 62 And when we had been there three days, the gold and silver that was weighed was delivered in the house of our Lord, on the fourth day unto Marmoth the priest the son of Iri. 63 And with him was Eleazar the son of Phinees, and with them were Josabad the son of Jesu, and Moeth the son of Sabban, Le- vites : all was delivered them by number and weight. 64 And all the weight of them was writ- ten up the same hour. 65 Moreover, they that were come out of the captivity offered lacrifice uoto the Lord I. ESDRAS, Apocrypha. God of Israel, ev€u twelve bullocks for all Is; rael, fourscore and sixteen rams, 66 Threescore and twelve lambs, goats for a peace ofFering, twelve ; all of them a sacri- fice to the Lord. 67 And they delivered the king's com- mandments unto the king's stewards, and to the governors of Celosyria and Phcnice ; and they honoured the people, and the temple ojf God. 68 «[ Now when these things were done,_ the rulers came unto me, and said, 69 The nation of Israel, tl.c princes, thtf priests and Levites, have not put away front them the strange people of the land, nor the pollutions of the Gentiles, to -wit, of the Cana- anites, Hittites, Pheresiles, Jebusites, and the Moabites, Egyptians, and Edomites. 70 For both they and their sons have mar- ried with their daughters, and the holy seed is mixed with the strange people of the land ; and from the beginning of this matter the rulers and the great men have been partakers of this iniquity. 71 And as soon as I had heard these things, I rent my clothes, and the holy garment, and pulled off the hair from off my head and beard, and sat me down sad and very heavy. 72 So all they that were then moved at the word of the Lord God of Israel, assem- bled unto me, whilst I mourned for the ini- quity : but I sat still full of heaviness until the evening sacrifice. 73 Then rising up from the fast, with my clothes and the holy garment rent, and bow- ing my knees, and stretching forth my liands unto the Lord, 74 I said, O Lord, I am confounded and ashamed before thy face ; 75 For our sins are multiplied above our heads, and our Ignorances have reached up unto heaven. 76 For ever since the time of our fathers, we /jave been and are in great sin, even unto this day. 77 And for our sins and our fathers', we, with our brethren, and our kings, and our priests, were given up unto the kings of the earth, to the sword, and to captivity, apd for a prey with shan>e, unto this day. 78 And now in some measure hath mercy been shewed unto us from thee, O Lord, that there should be left us a root and a name in the place of thy sanctuary ; 79 And to discover unto us a light in the house of the Lord our God, and to give us food in the time of our servitude. 80 Yea, when we were in bondage, we were not forsaken of our Lord ; but he made us gracious before the kings of Persia, so that they gave us food ; 81 Yea, and honoured the temple of our Lord, and raised up the dcBolate Zion, tliat Apocrypha. Chap. they have given us a sure abiding in Jewry and Jerusalem. 82 And now, O Lord, what shall we say, having these things ? For we have transgress- ed thy commandments which thou gavest by ■ the hand of thy servants the prophets, saying, 83 That the land which ye enter into to possess as an heritage, is a land polluted with the pollutions of the strangers of the land, and they have filled it with their un- cleanness. 84 Therefore now shall ye not join your daughters unto their sons, neither shall ye take their daughters unto your sons. 85 Moreover, ye shall never seek to have peace with them, that ye may be strong, and eat the good things of the land, and that ye may leave the inheritance of the land unto your children for evermore. *6 And all that is befallen, is done unto us for our wicked works, and great sins : for thou, O Lord, didst make our sins light, 87 And didst give unto us such a root : but We have turned back again to transgress thy law, and to mingle ourselves with the un- cleanness of the nations of the lani 88 Mightest not thou be angry with us to destroy us, till thou hadst left us neither root, seed, nor name .' 89 O Lord of Israel, thou art true : for we are left a root this day. 90 Behold, now are we before thee in our iniquities, for we cannot stand any longer by reason of these things before thee. 91 And as Esdras in his prayer made his confession, weeping, and lying flat upon the ground before the temple, there gathered unto him from Jerusalem a very great mul- titude of men, and women, and children : for there was great weeping amongthe multitude. 92 Then Jechonias the son of Jeelus, one of the sons of Israel, called out, and said, O Esdras, we have sinned against the Lord God, we have married strange women of the na- tions of the land, and now is all Israel aloft. 93 Let us make an oath to the Lord, that we will put away all our wives, which we have taken of the heathen, with their children, 94 Like as thou hast decreed, and as many as do obey the law of the Lord. 95 Arise, and put in execution: for to thee doth this matter appertain, and we will be with thee : do vaHantly. •SQ So Esdras arose, and took an oath of the chief of the priests and Levites of all Israel to do after these things ; and so they sware, CHAP. IX. 1 Esdras assemhleth all the people : 10 they prom- ise to put away their strange -whes. 40 The laiv of Moses is read and declared. THEN Esdras, rising from the court of the temple, went to the chamber of Joanan the son of Eliasili, iX. Apocrypha. 2 And remained there, and did eat no meat, nor drink water, mourning for the great iniquities of the multitude. 3 And there was a proclamation in all Jewry and Jerusalem to all them that were of the captivity, that they should be gathered together at Jerusalem : 4 And that whosoever met not there with- in two or three days, according as the elders that bare rule appointed, their cattle should be seized to the use of the temple, and himself cast out from them that were of the captivity. 5 And in three days were all they of the^ tribe of Juda and Benjamin gathered to- gether at Jerusalem, the twentieth day of the ninth month. 6 And all the multitude sat trembling ia the broad court of the temple because of the present foul weather. 7 So Esdras arose up, and said unto them. Ye have transgressed the law in marrying strange wives, thereby to increase the sins off Israel. 8 And now by confession give glory untO the Lord God of our fathers, 9 And do his will, and separate yourselves from the heathen of the land, and from the strange women. 10 ^ Then cried the whole multitude, and said with a loud voice. Like as thou ha?! spoken, so will we do. 1 1 But forasmuch as the people are many, and it is foul weather, so that we canncft stand without, and this is not a work of ijt day or two, seeing our sin in these things is spread far : 1 2 Therefore let the rulers of the multi- tude stay, and let all them of our habita- tions that have strange wives come at the time appointed, 13 And with them the rulers and judges of every place, till we turn away the wrath of the Lord from us for this matter. 14 Then Jonathan the son of Azael, and Ezechias the son of Theocanus, accordingly took this matter upon them : and Mosollam, and Levis, and Sabbatheus helped them. 15 And they that were of the captivity did according to all these things. 16 And Esdras the priest chose unto hint the principal men of their families, all by name : and in the first day of the tenth month they sat together to examine the matter. 17 So their cause that held strange wives was brought to an end in the first day of the first month. 18 /nd of the priests that were come to- getner, and had strange wives, there were found ; 1 9 Of the sons of Jesus the son of Josedec, and his brethren ; Matthelas, and Eleazar, and Joribus, and Joadanus. 20 And they gave their hands to put away ;% Apocrypha. II. ES t'lieir wives, and to ofFcr rams to make recon- cilement for their ciTors. 21 And of tlie sons of Emmer ; Ananias, 'and Zabdeus, and Eancs, and Sameius, and Hiereel, and Azarias. 22 And of the sons of Pliaisur ; Elionas, Massias, Ismael, and NathanacI, and Ocidelus, and I'alsas. 23 And of tlie Levites ; Jozabad, and Se- mis, and Colius, who was called Calitas, and Patheus, and Judas, and Jonas. 24 Of the holy singers ; Eleazurus, Bac- churus. 25 Of the porters; Sallumus,andTolbanes. 26 Of them of Israel, of the sons of Pho- Kos ; Hiermas, and Eddias, and Melchias, and Maelus, and Eleazar, and Asibias, and Baanias. 27 Of the sons of Ela ; Matthanias, Zacha- rias,andHierielus,andHieremoth,and Aedias. 2'S And of the sons of Zamoth ; Eliadas, Elislmus, Olhonias, Jarimoth, and Sabatus, and Sardeus. 29 Of the sons of Bebai ; Johannes, and Ananias, and Josabad, and Amatheis. 30 Of the sons of Man! ; Olamus, Mamu- chus, Jedeus, Jasubus, Jasael, and Kieremoth. 31 And of the sens of Addi ; Naathiis, and Aioosias, Lacunus, and Naidus, and Math- anias, and Sesthel, Balnuus, and Manasseas. 32 And of the sons of Annas ; Elionas, and Aseas, and Melchius, and Sabbeus, and Simon Chosameiis. S3 And of the 'sons of Asom ; Altaneus, and Matthias, and Bannaia, Eliphalat, and Manasses, and Semei. 34 And of the sons of Maani ; Jeremias, Momdis, Omaerus, Juel, Mabdai, and Pelias, and Anos, Carabasion, and Enasibus, and Mamnitanaimus, Eliasfs, Eannns, Eiiali, Sa- mis, Selemias, Nathanias : and of the sons of Ozora ; Sesis, Esril, Azaelus, Samatus, Zam- bis, Josephus. 55 And of the sons of Ethma : Mazitias, Zabadaias, Edes, Juel, Banaias. 3G All these had taken strange wives, and they put them away with their children. 37 And the priests and Levites, and they that were of Israel dwel*; in Jerusalem, and in the country, in the first day of the seventJi month r so the children of Israel were in their habitations. 38 And the whole multitude came to- gether with one accord into the broad place of the holy porch toward the east : 39 And they spake imto Esdras the priest and reader, that he wouldbring the law of Mo- ses, that was given of the Lord God of Israel. 40 f So Esdras the chief priest brought the law unto the whole multitude from maa to woman, and to all the priests, to hear the law in the first day of the seventh month. 41 And he read in the broad court before the holy porch from morning unto midday, before both men and women ; and all the multitude gave heed unto the law. 42 And Esdras the priest and reader of the law stood up upon a pulpit of wood, which was made ybr that purpose. 43 And there stood up by him Mattathi- as, Sammus, Ananias, Azarias, Urias, Ezecias, Balasamus, upon the right hand : 44 And upon his left hand stood Phaldaius, Misael, Melcjiias, Lothasubus, and Nabarias. 45 Then took Esdras the book of the law before the m.ultitude : for he sat honourably in the first place in the sight of them all. 46 And when he opened the law, they stood all straight up. So Esdras blessed the Lord God most high, the God of hosts, Almighty. 47 And all the people answered, Amen ; and lifting up their hands they fell to the groimd, and worshipped the Lord. 48 Also Jesus, Anus, Sarabias, A^dinus, Ja- cubus, Sabatteas, Auteas, Maianeas, and Cali- tas, Azarias, and Joazabdus, and Ananias^ Biatas, the Levites, taught the lav/ of the Lord, making them withal to understand it. 49 ^Then spake Attharates unto Esdras the chief priest and reader, and to the Levites that taught the multitude, even to all, saying, 50 This day is holy unto the Lord : (for they all wept when they heard the law :) 5 1 Go then, and eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send part to them that have noth- ing; 52 For this day is holy unto the Lord : and be net sorrowful ; for the Lord will bring you to honour. 53 So the Levites published all things to the people, saying, This day is holy to the Lord : be not sorrowful. 54 Then went they their way, every one to eat and drink, and make merry, and to give part to them that had nothing, and to make great cheer ; 55 Because they understood the words wherein they were instructed, and for thp which they had been assembled. II. ESDRAS. CHAP. I. 1 Esdras is commanded to reprove the people. 24 God threateneth to cast them ojf. THE second book of the prophet Esdras, thesoiaof Saraias, the son of Azarias, the son of Helchias, the son of Sadamias, tlie son of Sadoc, the son of Achitob, 2 The son of Achias, the son of Phinees, the son of Heli, the son of Amarias, the son of Aziei, the £0» of Marimoth, the son of Apocrypha. * Chap, Arna, the son of Ozias,the son of Borith, the son of Abisei, the son of Phinees, the son of Eleazar, 3 The son of Aaron, of tJie tribe of Levi ; which was captive in the land of the Medes, in the reign of Artaxerxes king of the Persians. 4 And the word of the Lord came unto nie, saying, 5 Go thy way, and shew my people their sinful deeds, and their children their wicked- ness wliich they have done against me ; that they may tell their children's children : 6 Because the sins of their fathers are in- creased in them : for they have forgotten me, and have offered unto strange gods. 7 Am not I even he that brouglit them out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage ? But they have provoked me unto wrath, and despised my counsels. 8 Pull thou ofi- then the hair of thy head, and cast all evil upon them, for they have not been obedient unto my law, but it is a rebel- lious people. 9 How long shall I forbear them unto whom I have done so much good "i 10 Many kings have I destroyed for their sakes ; Pharaoh with his servants, and all his power have I smitten down. 1 1 All the nations have I destroyed before them, and in the east I have scattered the people of two provinces, even of Tyrus and Sidon, and have slain all their enemies. 1 2 Speak thou therefore»unto them, say- ing, thus saith the Lord, 13 1 led you through the sea, and in the beginning gave you a large and safe passage : 1 gave you Moses for a leader, and Aaron for a priest. 14 I gave you light in a pillar of fire, and great wonders have I done among you ; yet have ye forgotten me, saith the Lord. 15 Thus saith the Almighty Lord, The quails were as a token to you ; I gave you tents fur your safeguard : nevertheless, ye murmured there, 16 And triumphed not in my name for the destruction of your enemies, but ever to this day do ye yet murmur. 1 7 Where are the benefits that I have done for you ? When 3'e were hungry and thirsty in the wilderness, did ye not cry unto me, 1 8 Saying, Why hast thou brought us into this wilderness to kill us .' It had been better for us to have served the Egyptians, than to die !# this wilderness. 1 9 Then had I pity upon your mournings, and gave you manna to eat ; so ye did eat angels' bread. 20 When ye were thirsty, did I not cleave the rock, and waters flowed out to your fill ? For the heat I covered you with the leaves of the trees. 21 I divided among you a fruitful laod ; . !• Apocrypha. I cast out the Canaanif es, the Pherezites, and the Philistines, before you : . what shall I yet do more for you ? saith the Lord. ' 22 Thus saith the Almighty Lord, When ye were in the wilderness, in the river of the Amorites, being athirst, and blaspheming my name, 23 I gave you not fire for your blasphe- mies, but cast a tree in the water, and made the river sweet. 24 \ What shall I do unto thee, O Jacob? Thou Juda wouldest not obey me : I will tura me to other nations, and unto those will I give my name, that they may keep my statutes. 25 Seeing ye have forsaken me, I will for- sake you also ; when ye desire me to be gra- cious imto you, I shall have no mercy upon you. 26 Whensoever ye shall call upon me, I \vill not hear you : for ye have defiled your hands with blood, and your feet are swift to commit manslaughter. 27 Ye have not as it were forsaken me, but your own selves, saith the Lord. 28 Thus saith the Almighty Lord, Have I not prayed you as a father his sons, as a mother her daughters, and a nurse her vouno- babes, 29 That ye would be my people, and I should be your God ; that ye would be my children, and I should be your father ? 50 I gathered you together, as a hen gath- 6reth her chickens under her wings : but now, what shall I do unto you ? I will cast you out from my face. 51 When ye ofFer unto me, I will turn my face from you : for your solemn feast days, your new moons, and your circmncisions, have I forsaken. 32 I sent unto you my servants the pro- phets, whom ye have taken and slain, and torn their bodies In pieces, whose blood I will require of your hands, saith the Lord. 33 Thus saith the Almighty Lord, Your house is desolate, J will cast you out as the wind doth stubble. 34 And your children shall not be fruitful ; for they have despised my commandment, and done the thing that is evil before me. 35 Your houses w^ill I give to a people that shall come ; which not having heard of me yet shall beheve me : to whom I have shew- ed no signs, yet they shall do that I have commanded them. 36 They have seen no prophets, yet they shall call their sins to remembrance, and ac- knowledge them. 37 I take to witness the grace of the peo- ple to come, whose little ones rejoice In glad- ness : and though they have not seen me with bodily eyes, yet in spirit they believe the thing that I say. 38 And now, brother, behold what glory ; and see the people that come from the east : Apocrypha. II. ESDRAS. ^9 Unto whom I will give for leaders, A- liraham, Isaac, and Jacob, Oseas, Amos, and Micheas, Joel, Abdias, and Jonas, 40 Nahum, and ^bacuc, Sophonias, Ag- geus, Zachary, and Alalachy, which is called also an angel of the Lord. CHAP. II. 1 God complaineth of his people : 10 yet Ei dras is iviHed to comfort them. THUS saith the Lord, I brought this peo- ple out of bondage, and I gave them my commandments by my servants the pro- phets ; whom tliey would not hear, but de- spised my counsels. 2 The mother that bare them, saith unto them, Go your way,' ye children ; for I am a widow and forsaken. 3 I brought you up with gladness ; but with sorrow and heaviness have I lost you : for ye have sinned before the Lord your God, and done that thing that is evil before him. 4 But what shall I now do unto you ? I am a widow and forsaken : go your way, O my children, and ask mercy of the Lord. 5 As for me, O father, I call upon thee for a witness over the mother of these children, which would not keep my covenant, 6 That thou bring them to confusion, and their mother to a spoil, that there may be no offspring of them. 7 Let them be scattered abroad among the heathen, let their names be put out of the earth : for they have despised my covenant. 8 Woe be unto thee, Assur, thou that hid- est the imrighteous in thee ! O thou wicked people, remember what I did unto Sodom and Gomorrah ; 9 Whose land lieth in clods of pitch and heaps of ashes : even so also will I do unto them that hear me not, saith the Almighty Lord. 10 ^ Thus saith the Lord unto Esdras, Tell my people, that I will give them the kingdom of Jerusalem, which I would have given unto Israel. 1 1 Their glory also will I take unto me, and give these the everlasting tabernacles, which I had prepared for them. 1 2 Thev shall have the tree of life for an ointment of sweet savour ; they shall nei- tlier labour, nor be weary. 1 3 Go, and ye shall receive : pray for few days unto you, that they may be shortened : the kingdom is already prepared for you : watch. 14 Take heaven and earth to witness ; for I have broken the evil in pieces, and created the good : for I live, saith the Lord. 15 Mother, embrace thy children, and Vwing them up with gladness ; make their feet as fast as a pillar : for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord. 16 And those that be dead will I raise up Apocrypha, again from their places, and bring them out of the graves : for I have known my name in Israel. 1 7 Fear not, thou mother of the children : for I have chosen thee, saith the Lord. 18 For thy help will I send my servants, Esay and Jeremy, after whose counsel I have sanctified and prepared for thee twelve trees laden with divers fruits, 1 9 And as many fountains flowing with milk and honey, and seven mighty moun- tains, whereupon there grow roses and lilies, whereby I will fill thy children with joy. 20 Do right to the widow, judge for the fatherless, give to the poor, defend the orphan, clothe the naked, 21 Heal the broken and the weak, laugh not a lame man to scorn, defend the maimed, and let the blind man come into the sight of my clearness. 22 Keep the old and young within thy walls. 23 Wheresoever thou findest the dead, take them and bury them, and I will give thee the first place in my resurrection. 24 Abide still, O my people, and take thy rest, for thy quietness shall come. 25 Nourish thy children, O thou good nurse ; stablish their feet. 26 As for the servants whom I have given thee, there shall not one of them perish ; for I will require them from among thy number. 27 Be not w^ry : for when the day of trouble and heaviness cometh, others shall weep and be sorrowful, but thou shalt be merry, and have abundance. 28 The heathen shall envy thee, but they shall be able to do nothing against thee, saith the Lord. 29 My hands shall cover thee, so that thy children shall not see hell. SO Be joyful, O thou mother, with thy chil- dren ; for I will deliver thee, saith the Lord. 3 1 Remember thy children that sleep, for I shall bring them out of the sides of the earth, and sliew mercy unto them : for I am merciful, saith the Lord Almighty. 32 Embrace thy children until I come, and shew mercy unto them : for my wells run over, and my grace shall not faiL 33 I Esdras received a charge of the Lord upon the mount Oreb, that I should go unto Israel ; but when I came unto them, they set me at nought, and despised the command- ment of the Lord. • 34 And therefore I say unto you, O ye heathen, that hear and understand. Look for your shepherd, he shall give you everlasting rest ; for he is nigh at hand, that shall come in the end of the world. 35 Be ready to the reward of the kingdom, for the everlasting light shall shine upon you for evermore. Afocryplid. Chap, 36 Flee the shadow of this world, receive the joyfulness of your glory : I testify my Saviour openly. 37 O receive the gift that is given you, and be glad, giving thanks unto him that hath called you to the heavenly kingdom. 38 Arise up and stand, behold the number of those that be sealed in the feast of the Lord ; 39 Which are departed from the shadow of the world, and have received glorious gar- ments of the Lord. 40 Take thy number, O Sion, and shut up those of thine that are clothed in white, which have fulfilled the law of the Lord. 41 The number of thy children whom thou longedst for, is fulfilled : beseech the power of the Lord, tliat thy peopl'., which have been called from the beginning, may be hallowed. 42 I Esdras saw upon the mount Sion a great people, whom I could not number, and they all praised the Lord with songs. 43 And in the midst of them there was a young man of an high stature, taller than all the rest, and upon every one of their heads he set crowns, and was more exalted ; which I marvelled at greatly. 44 So I asked the angel, and said, Sir, what are these .' 45 He answered, and said unto me. These be they that have put off the mortal clothing, and put on the immortal, and have confessed the name of God : now are they crowned, and receive palms. 46 Then said I unto the angel. What voung person is it that crowneth them, and giveth them palms in their hands ? 47 So he answered, and said unto me, It is the Son of God, v.'hom they have confessed in the world. Then began I greatly to coin- mend them that stood so stiffly for the name of the Lord. 48 Then the angel said unto me, Go thy way, and tell my people what manner of things, and how great wonders of the Lord thy God thou hast seen. CHaP. III. 1 Esdras is troubled, Xj and achnoivledgdh the sins of the people ; 28 yet complalneth of the heathen. IN the thirtieth year after the ruin of the city, I was in Babylon, and lay troubled upon my bed, and my thoughts came up over ffiy heart : 2 For I saw the desolation of Sion, and the wealth of them that dwelt at Babvlon. 3 And my spirit was sore moved, so that \ began to speak words full of fear to the Most High, and said, 4 O Lord, who bearcst rule, thou spakest at the beginning, when thou didst plant the earth (and that thyself alone) and command- edst the people, 5 And gavcst a body unto Adam without in. Aptcrypha. soul, wliich was the workmanship of thine hands, and didst breathe into him the breath of hfe, and he was made hving before thee. 6 And thou leddest him into paradise, which thy right hand had planted, before ever the earth came forward. 7 Andunto him thou gavest commandment to love thy way : which he transgressed, and immediately thou appointedst death in him and in his generations, of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds out of number. 8 .And every people walked after their own will, and did wonderful things before thee, and despised thy commandments. 9 And again in process of time thou broughtest the flood upon those that dwelt in the world, and destroyedst them. 1 0 And it came to pass in every of them, that as death was to Adam, so was the flood to these. 11 Nevertheless, one of them thou leftest, namely, Noah with his household, of whom came all righteous men. 12 And it happened that when they that dwelt upon the earth began to multiply, and had gotten them many children, and were a great people, they began again to be more ungodlv than the first. 1 S ^ Now when they lived so wickedly be- fore thee, thou didst choose thee a man from among them, whose name was Abraham. 14 Him thou lovedst, and unto him only thou shewedst thy will : 15 And madest an everlasting covenant with him, promising him that thou wouldesfe- never forsake his seed. 1 6 And unto him thou gavest Isaac, and unto Isaac also thou gavest Jacob and Esau. As for Jacob, thou didst choose him to thee, and put by Esau : and so Jacob became a great multitude. 17 And it came to pass, that when thou leddest his seed out of Egypt, thou brought- est them up to the mount Sinai. 18 And bowing the heavens, thou didst set fast the earth, movedst the whole world, and madest the depths to tremble, and troubledst the men of that age. J 9 And thy gjory went through four gates, of fire, and of earthquake, and of wind, and of cold ; that thou mightest give the law un- to the seed of Jacob, and diligence unto thjp generation of Israel. 20 And yet tookest thou not away from them a wicked heart, that thy law might bring forth fruit in them. 21 For the first Adam bearing a wicked heart transgressed, and was overcome ; and so be all they that are born of him. 22 Thus infirmity was made permanent ; and the law falso) in the heart of the people with the malignity of the root ; so that the good departed away, and the evil abode stilh Apocrypha. H. £SDRAS, 23 So the times passed away, and the 3'ears were brought to an end : then didst thou raise thee up a servant, called David : 24 Whom thou commandedst to build a city unto thy name, and to offer incense and oblations unto thee therein. 25 When this was done many years, then they that inhabited the city forsook thee, 26 And in all things did even as Adam and all his generations had done : for they also had a wicked heart : 27 And so thou gavest thy city over into the hands of thine enemies. 28 •[ Are their deeds then any better that inhabit Babylon, that they should therefore have the dominion over Sion ^ 29 For when I came thither, and had seen impieties without number, then my soul saw many evil doers in this thirtieth year, so that my heart failed me. SO For 1 have seen how thou sufferest them sinning, and hast spared wicked doers : and hast destroyed thy people, and hast pre- served thine enemies, and hast not signified it. 31 I do not remember how this way may be left : are they then of Babylon better than they of Sion ? 32 Oris there any other people that know- eth thee beside Israel .' or what generation hath so believed thy covenants as Jacob .' 33 And yet their reward appeareth not, and their labour hath no fruit : for I have gone here and there through the heathen, and I see that they flow in wealth, and think not upon thy commandments. 34 Weigh thou therefore our wickedness now in the balance, and theirs also that dv/ell in the world ; and so shall thy name no where be found but in Israel. 35 Or when was it, that they which dwell upon the earth have not sinned in thy sight ? or what people hath so kept thy commandments ? 36' Thou shalt find that Israel by name hath ke;it thy precepts ; but not the heathen. CHAP. IV. 1 The iUig^l Jsclareth the ignorance of Esdras in Ged s judgments, 13 and adviseth him not to meddle tvith thinvs abo-je his reach. AND the angel that was sent unto me, whose name was Uriel, gave me an an- swer, 2 And said. Thy heart hath gone too far in this world, and, thinkest thou to com- prehend the v.'ay of The Alost High ? 3 Then said I, Yea, my lord. And he an- swered me, and said, I am sent to shew thee three ways, and to set forth three similitudes before thee : 4 Whereof if thou canst declare me or'.e, 1 will shew thee also the way that thou desirest fo see, and I shall shew thee from whence the wicked heart cometh. Apocrypha. 5 And I said. Tell on, my lord. Then said he unto me. Go thy way, weigh me the weight of the fire, or measure me the blast of the wind, or call me again the day that is past. 6 Then answered I, and said. What man is able to do that, that thou shouldest ask such things of me ? 7 And he said unto me. If I should ask thee how great dwellings are in the midst of the sea, or how many springs are in the be- ginning of the deep, or how many springs ■ are above the firmament, or which are the out-goings of paradise : 8 Peradventure thou wouldest say unto me, I never went down into the deep, nor as yet into hell, neither did I ever climb up into hea-Cen. 9 Nevertheless now have I asked thee, but only of the fire and wind, and of the day where-through thou hast passed, and of things from which thou canst not be separated, and yet canst thou give me no answer of them. 10 Hf said moreover unto me, Thine own things, and such as are grown up with thee, canst thou not know ; 1 1 How should thy vessel then be able to comprehend the way of the Highest, and the world being now outwardly corrupted, to understand the corruption that is evident ill my sight ? 12 Then said 1 unto him, It were better that we were not at all, than that we should live still in wickedness, and to suffer, and not to know wherefore. 1 3 f He answered me, and said, I went into a forest into a plain, and the trees took counsel, 1 4 And said. Come, let us go and make war against the sea, that it may depart away before us, and that we may make us more woods. 15 The floods of the sea also in like man- ner took counsel, and said. Come, let us go up and subdue the woods of the plain, that there also we may make us another country. 16 The thought of the wood was in vain, for the fire came and consumed it. 17 The thought of the floods of the sea came likewise to nought, for the sand stood up and stopped them. 18 If thou wert judge now betwixt these two, v/hom wouldest thou begin to justify ? or whom wouldest thou condemn ? 191 answered and said. Verily it is a fool- ish thought that they both have devised, for the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea also hath his place to bear his floods. 20 Then answered he me, and said. Thou hast given a right judgment, but, why judg- est thou not thyself also ? 21 For like as the ground is given unto the wood, and the sea to his floods : even so they that dwell upon the earth may under- stand nothing but that which is upon the Afocryphj. C'lA earth : and he that dwelleth upon the heav- ens, may only understand the things that are above the height of the heavens. 22 Then answered I, and said, I beseech thee, O Lord, let me have understanding : 23 For it was not my mind to be curious of the high things, but of such as pass by us daily, namely, wherefore Israel is given up as a reproach to the heathen, and for what cause the people whom thou hast loved is given over unto ungodly nations, and why the law of our forefathers is brought to nought, and the written covenants come to none effect, 24 And we pass away out of the world as grasshoppers, and our hfe is astonishment and fear, and we are not worthy to obtain mercy. 25 What will he then do unto his name whereby we are called ? Of these things have J asked. 26 Then answered he me, and said, The more thou searchest^he more thou shalt mar- vel ; for the world hasteth fast to pass away, 27 And cannot comprehend the things that are promised to the righteous in time to come : for this world is full of unrighteous- ness and infirmities. 28 But as concerning the things whereof thou askest me, I will tell thee : for the evil is sown, but the destruction thereof is not yet come. 29 If therefore that which is sown be not turned upside down, and if the place where the evil is sown pass not away, then cannot it come that is sown with good. 30 For the grain of evil seed hath been sown in the heart ofAdam from the beginning, and how much ungodliness hath it brought up unto this time ? and how much shall it yet bring forth until the time of threshing come ? 31 Ponder now by thyseIf,how great fruit of wickedness the grain of evil seed hath brought forth. 32 And when the ears shall be cut down, which are without number, how great a floor shall they fill t 33 Then I answered, and said. How, and when shall these things come to pass } where- fore are our years few and evil ? 34 And he answered me, saying. Do not thou hasten above the Most Highest : for thy haste is in vain to be above him, for thou hast much exceeded. 35 Did not the souls also of the righteous ask question of these things in their chambers, saying, How long shall I hope on this fashion ? when Cometh the fruit of the floor of our re- ward ? 36 And unto these things Uriel the arch- angel gave them answer, and said, Even when the number of seeds is filled in you : for he hath weighed the world in the balance. 37 By measure hath he measured the times, 2nd by number hath be numbered the times ; P- V. Apwypha, and he doth not move nor stir them, until the said measure be fulfilled. 38 Then answered I, and said, O Lord that bearest rule, aven we all are full of impiety. 39 And for our sakcs peradventure it is that the floors of the righteous are not filled, because of the sins of them that dwell upon the earth. 40 So he answered me, and said, Go thy way to a woman with child, and ask of her, when she hath fulfilled her nine months, if her womb may keep the birth any longer within her. 4 1 Then said I, No, Lord, that can she not. And he said unto me. In the grave, the cham- bers of .souls are like the womb of a woman : 42 For Uke as a woman that travaileth maketh haste to escape the necessity of the travail : even so do these places haste to de- liver those things that are committed unto them. 43 From the beginning, look, what thou desirest to see, it shall be shewed thee. 44 Then answered I, and said. If I have found favour in thy sight, and if it be possi- ble, and if I be meet therefore, 45 Shew me then whether there be more to come than is past, or more past than is to come. 46 What is past I know, but what is for to come I know not. 47 And he said unto me. Stand up upon the right side, and I shall expound the simili- tude unto thee. 48 So I stood, and saw, and behold, an hot burning oven passed by before me : and it happened, that when the flame was gone by I looked, and behold, the smoke remained still. 49 After this there passed by before me a watery cloud, and sent down much, rain with a storm ; and when the stormy rain was past, the drops remained still. 50 Then said he unto me. Consider with thyself; as the rain is more than the drops, and as the fire is greater than the smoke : but the drops and the smoke remain behind : so the quantity which is past did more exceed, 51 Then I prayed, and said, TvTay I live, thinkest thou, until that time .'' or what shall happen in those days .' 52 He answered me, and said, As for the tokens whereof thou askest me, I may tell thee of them in part : but as touching thy hfe, I am not sent to sliew thee ; for I do not know it. CHAP. V. 1 The signs of the times to come. 23 He asieth ivhy God, chcosi/i" hut one people, did cast them # ^ . ,. NEVERTHELESS as concernmg the to- kens, behold, the days shall come, that they which dwell upon earth shall be taken in a great number, and the way of truth shall be Apocrypha, H. ESQRAS. Apocrypha. hidden, and the land shall be barren of faith. I 2 But iniquity shall' be increased above that which now thou scest, or that thou hast heard long ago. » 3 And the land, that thou seest now to have root, shalt thou see wasted suddenly. 4 But if the Most High grant thee to live, thou shalt see after the third trumpet that the sun shall suddenly shine again in the^iight, and the moon thrice in the day : 5 And blood shall drop out of the wood, and the stone shall give his voice, and the people shall be troubled : 6 And even he shall rule, whom they look not for that dwell upon the earth, and the fowls shall take their flight away together. 7 And the Sodomitish sea shall cast out fish, and make a noise in the night, which many have not known : but they shall all hear the voice thereof. 8 There shall be a confusion also in many places, and the fire shall be oft sent out again, and the v.'ild beasts shall change their places, and menstruous women shall bring forth monsters : 9 And salt water shall be found in the sweet, and all friends shall destroy one anoth- er ; then shall wit hide inself, and understand- ing withdraw itself into his secret chamber, 10 And shall be sought of many, and yet not be found : then shall unrighteousness and iricontinency be multiplied upon earth. 1 1 One land also shall ask another, and say. Is righteousness that maketh a man righteous gone through thee ] And it shall say. No. 12 At the same time shall men hope, but nothing obtain : they shall labour, but their ways shall not prosper. 13 To shew thcc such tokens I have leave ; and if thou wilt pray again, and weep as now, and fast seven days, thou shalt hear yet greater things. 14 Then I awaked, and an extreme fear- fulness went through all my body, and my mind was troubled, so that it fainted. 15 So the angel »hat was come to talk with me held me, comforted me, and set me up upon my feet. 1 6 And in the second night it came to pass, that Salathiel the captain of the people came unto me, saying, Where hast thou been ? and why is thy countenance so heavy ^ 1 7 Knowest thou not that Israel is commit- ted unto thee in the land of their captivity .' 18 Up, then, and eat bread, and forsake us not, as the shepherd that Icaveth his flock in the hands of cruel wolves. 19 I'hen said 1 unto him. Go thy ways from me, and come not nigh me. And he heard what I said, and went from me. 20 And so I fasted seven days, mourning and weeping, like as Uriel the angel com- manded lye- 21 And after seven days so it was, that the thoughts of my heart were very grievous unto me again, 22 And my soul recovered the spirit of understanding, and I began to talk with the Most Higli again, 23 f And said, O Lord that bearest rule, of every wood of the earth, and of all the trees thereof, thou hast chosen thee one only vine : 24 And of all lands of the whole world thou hast chosen thee one pit : and of all the flowers thereof one lily : 25 And of all the depths of the sea thou hast filled thee one river : and of all builded cities thou hast hallowed Sion unto thyself : 26 And of all the fowls that are created thou hast named thee one dove : and of all the cattle that are made thou hast provided thee one sheep : 27 And amorig all the multitudes of peo- ple thou hast gotten thee one people : and unto this people, whom thou lovedst, thou gavest a law that is approved of all. 28 And now, O Lord, why hast thou given this one people over unto many ? And upon the one root hast thou prepared others, and why hast thou scattered thy only one people among many ? 29 And they which did gainsay thy prom- ises, and believed not thy covenants, have trodden them down. 30 If thou didst so much hate thy people, yet shouldest thou punish them with thine own hands. 31 Novir when I had spoken these words, the angel that came to me the night afore was sent unto me, 32 And said unto me, Hear me, and I will instruct thee ; hearken to the thing that I say, and I shall tell thee more. 33 And I said. Speak on, my Lord. Then said he unto me, Thou art sore troubled in mind for Israel's sake : lovest thou that peo- ple better than he that made them .' 34 And I said, No, Lord : but of very grief have I spoken : for my reins pain me every hour, while I labour to comprehend the way of the Most High, and to seek out part of his judgment. 35 And he said unto me. Thou canst not. And I said. Wherefore, Lord .'' whereunto was I born then, or why was not my mother's womb then my grave, that I might not have seen the travail of Jacob, and the wearisome toil of the stock of Israel .'' 36 And he said unto me, Number me the things that are not yet come, gather me to- gether the drops that are scattered abroad, make me the flowers green again that are withered, 37 Open me the places that are closed, and bring me forth the winds that in them are shut up, shew me the image of a voice : aud Apocrypha. Chap. then I will declare to thee the thing th^t thou labourest to know. 38 And I said, O Lord that bearest rule. Who may know these things, but he that hath not his dwelling with men } 39 As for me, I am unwise : How may I then speak of these things whereof thou ask- est me .' 40 Then said he unto me, Like as thou canst do none of these things that I have spoken of, even so canst thou not find out my judgment, or in the end the love that I have promised unto my people. 41 And I said. Behold, O Lord, yet art thou nigh unto them that be reserved till the end : and what shall they do that have been be- fore me, or we that be now, or they that shall come after us .'' 42 And he said unto me, I will liken my judgment unto a ring : like as there is no slackness of the last, even so there is no swiftness of the first. 43 So I answered, and said, Couldest thou not make those that have been made, and be now, and that are for to come, at once ; that thou mightest shewthy judgment the sooner ? 44 Then answered he me, and said. The creature may not haste above the maker ; neither may the world hold them at once that shall be created therein, 45 And I said, As thou hast said unto thy servant, that thou which givest life to all, hast given life at once to the creature that thou hast created, and the creature bare it : even so it might now also bear them that now ibe present at once. 46 And he said unto me. Ask the womb 'of a woman, and say unto her, If thou bring- est forth children, why dost thou it not to- gether, but one after another ? Pray her therefore to bring forth ten children at once. 47 And I said. She cannot : but must do it by distance of time. 48 Then said he unto me, Even so have I given the womb of the earth to those that be sown in it in their times. 49 For like as a young child may not bring forth the things that belong to the aged, even so have I disposed the world which I created. 50 And I asked, and said, Seeing thou hast now given me the way, I will proceed to speak before thee : for our mother, of whom thou hast told me that she is young, draweth now nigh unto age. 5 1 He answered me, and said, Ask a woman that beareth children, and she shall tell thee. 52 Say unto her. Wherefore are not they whom thou hast now brought forth, like those that were before, but less of stature .'' 53 And she shall answer thee. They that be born in the strength of youth are of one fashion, and they that are born in the time of 3ge, when the womb faileth, are otherwise. VI. Apocrypla. 54 Consider thou therefore also, how that 3'-e are less of stature than those that were before you. 55 And so are they that come after you less than ye, as the creatures which now be- ginto be old, and havepassedoverthestrength of youth. 5Q Then said I, Lord, I beseech thee, if \ have found favour in thy sight, shew thy ser- vant by whom thou visitest thy creature. CHAP. Vf. 1 God's purpose is eternal. 8 The next ivorld shall folloiv tins immediately. 1 3 What shall fall out at the last. AND he said unto me. In the beginning, when the earth was made, before the borders of the world stood, or ever the winds blew, 2 Before it thundered and lightened, or ever the foundations of paradise were laid, 3 Before the fair flowers were seen, or ever the moveable powers were established, be- fore the innumerable multitude of angels were . gathered together, 4 Or ever the heights of the air were lift- ed up, before the measures of the firmament were named, or ever the chimneys in Sion were hot, 5 And ere the present years were sought out, and or ever the inventions of them that now sin were turned, before they were, sealed that have gathered faith for a treasure : G Then did I considerthese things, and they all were made through me alone, and through none other : by me also they shall be ended, and by none other. 7 Then answered 1, and said, What shall be the parting asunder of the times : or when shall be the end of the first, and the beginning of it that followeth .' 8 f And he said unto me, From Abraham unto Isaac, when Jacob and Esau were born of him, Jacob's hand held first the heel of Esau. 9 For Esau is the end of the v/orld, and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth. 10 The hand of man is betwixt the heel and the hand : other question, Esdras, ask thou not. Ill answered then, and said, O Lord that bearest rule,if I havefoundfavour in thysight, 12 1 beseech thee, shew thy servant the end of thy tokens, whereof thou shewedst me part the last night. 13 \ So he answered, and said unto me, Stand up upon thy feet, and hear a mighty sounding voice. 14 And it shall be as it were a great mo- tion ; but the place where thou standest shall not be moved. 15 And therefore when it speaketh be not afraid : for the word is of the end, and the foundation of the earth is understood. Apacryfha. 16 And why ? Because the speedi of these tlifngs trembleth and is moved : for it know- cth that the end of these things must be changed. 17 And it happened that when I had heard it I stood up u})on my feet, and heark- ened, and behold, there was a voice that spake, and the sound of it was Uke the sound of many waters, 18 And it said. Behold, the days come, that I will begin to draw nigh, and to visit them that dwell upon the earth, 1 9 And will begin to make inquisition of them, what they be that have hurt unjustly w:th their unrighteousness, and when the affliction of Sion shall be fulfilled : 20 And when the world, that shall begin to vanish away, shall be finished, then will I shew these tokens : the lx)oks shall be open- ed before the firmament, and they shall see all together : 21 And the children of a year old shall speak with their voices, the women with child shall bring forth untimely children of three or foi^r months old, and they shall live, and be raised up. 22 And suddenly shall the sown places ap- pear unsown, the full store houses shall sud- denly be found empty : 23 And the trumpet shall give a sound, ■which when every man heareth, thev shall be suddenly afraid. 24 At that time shall friends iight one against another like enemies, and the 6arth shall stand in fear v,'ith those that dwell there- in, the springs of the fountains shall stand still, and in three hours they shall not run. 25 Whosoever rcmaiueth from all these that I have told thee shall escape, and see my salvarion, and the end of your world. 26 And the men that are received shall see it, who have not tasted death from their birth : and the heart of the inhabitants shall be changed, and turned into auother meaning. 27 For evil shall be put out, and deceit ghall be quenched. 28 As for faith, it shall flourish, corruption shall be overcome, and the truth which hath been so long without fruit, shall be declared. 29 And when he talked with me, behold, 1 looked by little and little upon him before whom 1 stood. SO And these words said he unto me ; I am come to shew thee the time of the night to come. Si If thou wilt pray yet more, and fast seven days again, 1 shall tell thee greater things by day than I have heard. 32 For thy voice is heard before the Most High : for the Mighty hath seen thy right- eous dealing, he hath seen also thy chastity, which thou hast had ever since thy youth. 33 Ajid therefore hsth he sent me to shew II. ESDRA3. Apocrypha. thee all these things, and to say unto thee, Be of good comfort, and fear not. 31 And hasten not with the times that are past, to think vain things, that thou mayest not hasten from the latter times. 35 And it came to pass after this, that I wept again, and fasted seven days in like manner, that I might fulfil the three weeks which ho told me. 36 And in the eighth night was my heart vexed within me again, and I began to speak before the Most High. 37 For my spirit was greatly set on fire, and my soul was in distress. 3.^ And I said, O Lord, thou spakest from the beginning of the creation, even the first day, and saidst thus ; Let heaven and earth be made ; and thy word was a perfect work. 39 And then was the spirit, and dark- ness and silence were on every side ; the sound of man's voice was not yet formed. 40 Then commandedst thou a fair hght to come forth of thy treasures, that thy work might appear. 41 Upon the second day thou madcst the spirit of the firmament, and commandedst it to part asunder, and to make a division be- twixt the waters, that the one part might go up, and the other remain beneath. 42 Upon the third day thou didst com- mand that the waters should be gathered in the seventh part of the earth : six parts hast thou dried up, and kept them, to the intent that of these some being planted of God and tilled, might serve thee. 43 For as scon as thy word went forth the work v/a» made. 44 For immediately there was great and innumerable fruit, and many and divers pleas- ures for the taste, and flowers of unchangea- ble colour, and odours of wonderful smell : and this was done the third day. 45 Upon the fourth day thou commandedst that the sun should shine, and the moon give her light, and the stars should Le in order : 46 And gavest them a charge to do ser* vice unto man, that was to be made. 47 Upon the fifth day thou saidst unto the seventh part, where the waters were gathered, that it should bring forth living creatures, fov/Is and fishes : and so it came to pass. 48 For the dumb water and without life brought forth living things at the command- ment of God, that all people might praise thy wonderous works. 49 Then didst thou ordain two living crea- tures, the one thou calledst Enoch, and the other Leviathan ; 50 And didst separate the one from the other : for the seventh part, namely where the water v/as gathered together, might not hold them both. Jl'acrypha. Chap. :,\ Unto Enoch thou gavest one part V. hich was dried up the third day, that he should dwell in the same part, wherein are a thousand hills : 52 But unto Leviathan thou g-avest the seventh part, namely, the moist ; and hast kept him to be devoured of whom thou wilt, and when. 53 Upon the sixth day thou gavest com- r:L.uidment unto the earth, that before thee it siiould bring forth beasts, cattle, and creep- ing- things : 54 And after these, Adam also, whom thou madest lord of all thy creatures : of him come we all, and the people also whom thou hast chosen. 55 All this have I spoken before thee, O Lord, because thou madest the world for our sakes. 5G As for the other people, which also come of Adam, thou hast said that they are nothing, but be like unto spittle : and hast likened the abundance of them unto a drop that falleth from a vessel. 57 And now, O Lord, behold, these hea- then, which have ever been reputed as noth- ing, have begun to be lords over us, and to devour us. 58 Eut we thy people^ whom thou hast called thy first-born, thy only-begotten, and thy fervent lover, are given into their hands. .f9 If the world now be made for our sakes, w^hy do we not possess an inheritance with the world .'' How long shall this endure \ CHAP. VII. 4 The -way is narroiu : 12 lu/jen it "was made J narroiv. 28 All shall die, and rise again. S3 Christ shall sit in judgment. AND when I had made an end of speak- ing these words, there was sent unto me the angel which had been sent unto me the nights afore : 2 And he said unto me. Up, Esdras, and hear the words that I am come to tell thee. 3 And I said. Speak on, my God. Then " said he unto me. The sea is set in a wide place, that it might be deep and great. 4 But put the case the entrance were Har- row, and like a river ; . 5 Who then could go into the sea to look upon it, and to rule it ? If he went not through the narrow, how could he come hito the broad ? 6 There is also another thing ; A city is builded, and set upon a broad field, and is full of all good things : 7 The entrance thereof is narrow, and set in a dangerous place to fall, like as if there were a lire on the right hand," and on the left a deep water : 8 And one only path between them both, even between the fire and the water, so small that there could but one man go there at once. Vll. Jpocrypha. 9 If this city now were given unto a man for an inheritance, if he never shall pass tliie danger set before it, how shall he receive this inheritance .■' 10 And I said. It is so, Lord. Then said he unto me. Even so also is Israel's portion, 1 1 Because for their sakes I made tlic world : and when Adam transgressed my statutes, then was decreed that now is done, 12 ^ Then were the entrances of this world made narrow, full of sorrow and trav- ail : they are but few and evil, full of perils, and very painful. ] 3 For the entrances of the elder world were .wide and sure, and brought immortal fruit. 14 If then they that live labour not to en- ter these strait and vain things, they can never receive those that are laid up for them. 15 Now therefore why disquietest thou thyself, seeing thou art but a corruptible man ? and why art thou moved, whereas thou art but mortal .'' 1 6 Why hast thou not considered In thy mind this thing that is to come, rather than that which is present 1 17 Then answered I, and said, O Lord that bearest rule, thou hast ordained in thy law, that the righteous should inherit these things, but that the ungodly should perisli. 18 Nevertheless, the righteous shall suffer strait things, and hope for wide : for they that have done wickedly have suffered the strait things, and yet shall not see the wide. 19 And he said unto me. There is no judge above God, and none that hath under- standing above the Highest. 20 For there be many that perish in this life, because they despise the law of God that is set before them. 21 For God hath given strait command- ment to such as came, what they should do to live, even as they came, and what they should observe to avoid punishment. 22 Nevertheless, they v/cre not obedient unto him ; but spake against him, and imag- ined vain things ; 23 And deceived themselves by their wick- ed deeds ; and said of the Most High, That he is not ; and knew not his ways : 24 But his law have they despised, and de- nied his covenant ; in his statutes have they not been faithful, and have not performed his works. 25 And therefore, Esdras, for the empty are empty things, and for the full are the full things, 26 Behold, the time shall come, that these tokens which I have told thee shall come to pass, and the bride shall appear, and she com- ing forth shall be seen, that now is withdrawn from the earth. 27 And whosoever is delivered from tli'- I foresaid evik shall see my wonders. '■«» Apocrypha. 28 % For my son Jesus r.hall be revealed with those that be with him, and they that remain shailrejoice within four hundred years. 29 After these years shall my son Christ die, and all men that have life. 30 And the world shall be turned into the old silence seven days, like as in the former judgments : so that no man shall remain. 31 And after seven days the world, that yet awaketh not, shall be raised up, and that shall die that is corrupt. 32 And the earth shall restore those that are asleep in her, and so shall the dust those that dwell in silence, and the secret places shall deliver those souls that were committed unto them. 33 *{ And the Most High shall appear up- on the seat of judgment, and misery shall pass away, and the long-suffering shall have an end. 34 But judgment only shall remain, truth shall stand, and faith shall wax strong : 35 And the w^ork shall follow, and the re- ward shall be shewed, and the good deeds shall be of force, ai:id wicked deeds shall bear no rule. 36 Then said I, Abraham prayed first for the Sodomites, and Moses for the fathers that sinned in the wilderness : 37 And Jesus after him for Israel in the time of Achan : 38 And Samuel and David for the destruc- tion : and Solomon for them that should come to the sanctuary : 39 And Helias for those that received rain ; and for the dead, that he might live : 40 And Ezechias for the people in the time of Sennacherib : and many for many. 41 Even so now,seeingcorruptionisgrown up, and wickedness increased, and the right- eous have prayed for the ungodly : where- fore shall it not be so now also ? 42 He answered me, and said, This present life is not the end where much glory doth abide ; therefore have they prayed for the weak. 43 But the day of doom shall be the end of this time, and the beginning of the immor- tality for to come, wherein corruption is past, 44 Intemperance is at an end, infidelity is cut off, righteousness is grown, and truth is sprung up. 45 Then shall no man be able to save him that is destroyed, nor to oppress him that hath gotten the victory. 46 I answered then and said, This is my first and last saying, that it had been better not to have given the earth unto Adam : or else,whenit was given him, to have restrained him from sinning. 47 For what profit is it for men now in this present time to live in heaviness, and after death to look for punishment .'' 48 O thou Adam, wliat hast thou done \ 11. ESDRAS. Apbcrypha. For though it was thou that sinned, thou art not fallen alone, but we all that come of thee ? 49 For what profit is it unto us, if there be promised us an immortal time, whereas we have done the works that bring death ? 50 And that there is promised us an ever- lasting hope, whereas ourselves being most wicked are made vain .'' 5 1 And that there are laid up for us dwell- ings of health and safety, whereas we hav:; lived wickedly .'' 52 And that the glory of the Most High is kept to defend them which have led a wary life, whereas we have walked in the most wicked ways of all ? 53 And that there should be shewed a paradise, whose fruit endureth forever, where- in is security and medicine, since we shall not enter into it .' 54 (For we have walked in unpleasant places.) 55 And that the faces of them which have used abstinence shall shine above the stars, whereas our faces shall be blacker than dark- ness ? 5Q Forwhile we lived and committed in- iquity, we considered not that we should begin to suffer for it after death. 57 Then answered he me, and said, This is tlie condition of the battle, which man that is born upon the earth shall fight ; 58 That, if he be overcome, he shall suffer as thou hast said : but if he get the victory, he shall receive the thing that I say. 59 For this is the life whereof Moses spake unto the people while he lived, saying. Choose thee life, that thou mayest live. 60 Nevertheless they believed not him, nor yet the prophets after him, no nor me which have spoken unto them, 61 That there should not be such heavi- ness, in their destruction, as shall be joy over them that are persuaded to salvation. 62 I answered then, and said,! know. Lord, that the Most High is called merciful, in that he hath mercy upon them which are not yet come into the woriJi, 63 And upon those also that turn to his law ; 64 And that he is patient, and long suffer- eth those that have sinned, as his creatures ; G5 And that he is bountiful, for he is rea- dy to give where it needeth ; &Q And that he is of great mercy, for he multiplieth more and more mercies to them that are present, and that are past, and also to them which are to com.e. 67 For if he shall not multiply his mercies, the world would not continue with tliem that inherit therein. 68 And he pardoneth ; for if he did not so ol his goodness, that they whicli have com- mitted iniquities might be eased of them, the Apoci-yp/ja. Chap, tea thousandth part of men should not re- main living. 69 And being judge, if he should not for- give them that are cured with his word, and put out the multitude of contentions, 70 There sliould be very few left perad- venture in an innumerable multitude. CHAP. Vlil. J Many created, but fiiv saved. 6 He asketh ivhy God destroyeth his oxen ivork, 26 and praydh Cod to kok upon the people •which only serve him, AND he answered me, saying. The Most High hath made this world for many, bat the world to come for few. 2 I will tell thee a similitude, Esdras ; As when thou asketh the earth, it shall say un- to thee. That it giveth much mould whereof earthen vessels are made, but little dust that gold Cometh of ; even so is the course of this present world. 3 There be many created, but few shall be saved. 4 So answered I, and said. Swallow then down, O my soul, understanding, and devour wisdom. 5 For thou hast agreed to give ear, and art willing to prophesy : for thou hast no longer space than only to live. 6 ^ O Lord, if thou suffer not thy servant, that we may pray before thee, and thou give us seed unto our heart, and culture to our understanding, thac there may come fruit of it ; how shall each man live that is corrupt, who beareth the place of a man .'' 7 For thou art alone, and we all one work- manship of thine hands, like as thou hast said. 8 For when the body is fashioned now in the mother's womb, and thou givest it mem- bers, thy creature is preserved in fire and wa- ter, and nine months doth thy workmanslu'p Midure thy creature which is created in her. 9 But that which kecpeth and is kept shall both be preserved : and when the time Cometh, the womb preserved deuvereth up the things that grew in it. 10 For thou hast commanded out of the parts of the body, that is to say, out of the breast, milk to be given, which is the fruit of the breasts, 1 1 That the thing which is fashioned may be nourished for a time, till thou dispobest it to thy mercy. 1 2 Thou broughtest it up with thy right- eousness, nd nurturedst it in thy law,' and re- formedst it with thy judgment. 13 And thou shalt mortify it as thy crea- ture, and quicken it as thy work. 14 If therefore thou 'shalt destroy him which with so great labour was fashioned, it is an easy thing tobe ordained by thy command- ment, that the thing which was made might be preserved. 1 J Now therefore, Lord, I will speak ; 4'* Vlil. Apocrypttoi touching man in general, thou knowest best ;. thy people, for whose sake I' biit touching am sorry ; 16 And for thine inheritance, for whose cause I mourn ; and for Israel, for whom I am heavy ; and for Jacob, for whose sake I am troubled ; 1 7 Therefore will I begin to pray befor^- thee for myself and for them : for I see the- falls of us that dwell in the land. 1 8 But I have heard the swiftness of th£ judge which is to come. 19 Therefore hear my voice, and under^ stand my words, and I shall speak before thee. This is the beginning of the words of Esdras, before he was taken up : and I said, 20 O Lord, thou that dwellest in everlast- ingness, which beholdest from above things in the heaven and in the air ; 21 Whose throne is inestimable; whosC^ glory may not be comprehended ; before whom the hosts of angels stand with trem- bling, 22 Whose service is conversant in wind and fire ; whose word is true, and sayings constant ; whose commandment is strong,and ordinance fearful ; 23 Whose look drieth up the depths, and indignation maketh the mountains to melt away ; which the truth witnesseth : 24 O hear the prayer of thy servant, and give ear to the petition of thy creature. 25 For while I live I will speak, and so long as I have understanding I will answer. 26 ^ O look not upon the sins of thy peo- ple ; but on them which strrvt thee in truth. 27 Regard not the wicked inventions of the heathen, but the desire of those that keep thy testimonies in afflictions. 28 Think not upon those that have walk- ed feignedly before thee : but remember them, which according to thy will have known thy fear. 29 Let it not be thy will to destroy them which have lived like beasts ; but to look up- on them that have clearly taught thy law. SO Take thou no indignation at them which are deemed worse than beasts ; but love them that always put their trust in thy righteous- ness and glory. 31 For we and our fathers do languish of such diseases : but because of us sinners thou shalt be called merciful. 32 For if thou hast a desire to have mer- cy upon us, thou shalt be called merciful, to us namely, that have no works of righteous- ness. S3 For the just, which have many good works laid up with thee, shall out of their own deeds receive reward. • • 34 For what is man, that thou shouldest take displeasure at him .' or what is a cor- ruptible generation, that thou shouldeet be so bitter toward it ? /.pocryphii. II. ESDRAS, 35 For in truth there is no man among them that be born, but he hath dealt wicked- ly ; and among the faithful there is none which hath not done amiss. 36 For in this, O Lord, tliy righteousness and thy goodness shall be declared, if thou be mercitul unto them which have not the con- fidence of good works. 37 Then answered he me, and said, Some things hast thou spoken aright, and accord- ing mito thy words it shall be. 38 For indeed I will not think on the dis- position of them which have sinned before deatii, before judgment, before destruction: 39 But I will rejoice over the disposition of, the righteous, and I will remember also their pilgrimage, and the salvation, and the rev/ard,that they shall have. 40 Like as I have spoken now, so shall it come to pass. 41 For as the husbandman soweth much seed upon the ground, and planteth many trees, and yet the thing that is sown good in his season cometh not up, neither doth all that is planted take root : even so is it of them that are sown in the world ; they shall not all be saved. 42 I answered then, and said, If I have found grace, let me speak. 43 Like as the husbandman's seed perish- eth,if it come not up, and receive not thy rain in due season : or if there come too much rain, and corrupt it : 44 Even so perisheth man also, which is formed with thy hands, and is called thine own image, because thou art like unto him, for whose sake thou hast made all things, and likened him unto the husbandman's seed. 45 Be not wroth with us, but spare thy people, and have mercy upon thine own in- heritance : for thou art merciful unto thy creature. 46 Then answered he me, and said, Things present are for the present, and things to come for such as be to come. 47 For thou comest far short that thou shouldest be able to love my creature more than I : but I have oft times drawn nigh unto thee, and unto it, but never to theunrighteous. 48 In this also thou art marvellous before the Most High : 49 In that thou hast humbled thyself, as it becometh thee, and hast not judged thyself worthy to be much glorified among the right- eous. 50 For many great miseries shall be done to them that in the latter time shall dwell in the \vor!d,becausethey havewalkcd in great pride. 51 But understand thou for thyself, and seek out the glory for such as be like thee. 52 For unto you is paradise opened, the tree of life is planted, the time to come is prepared, plenteousness is made ready, a city is builded, and rest is allowed, yea, perfect goodness and wisdom. ■w Apccryphati 53 The ro6t of evil is sealed up from ybir,. weakness and the moth is hid from you, and corruption is fled into hell to be.forgotlen : 54 Sorrows are passed, and in the end is shewed the treasure of immortality. 55 And therefore ask thou no more ques- tions concerning the multitude of them that perish. 5Q For when they had taken liberty, they despised the Most High, thought scorii of his law, and forsook his ways. 57 Moreover they have trodden down his righteous, 58 And said in their heart, that there is no God ; yea, and that knowing they must die. 59 For as the things aforesaid shall receive you, so thirst and pain are prepared for them : for it was not his will that men should come to nought ; 60 But they which be created have defiled the name of him that made them, and were unthankful unto him which prepared life for them. , 61 And therefore is my judgment now at hand. 62 These things have I not shewed untcv all men, but unto thee, and a few like thee. Then answered I, and said, 63 Behold, O Lord, now hast thou shew- ed me the multitude of the Avonders, which thou wilt begin to do in the last times : but at what time, thou hast not shewed me. CHAP. IX. 7 Who shall be saved, and icho not. 19 All the ivorld is noiv corrupted : S3 he complalneth that those perish ivhich keep Gods laiv : 38 and sceth a ivoman lamenting in afield. HE answered me then, and said. Measure thou the time diligently in itself ; and when thou seest part of the signs past, which I have told thee before, 2 Then shalt thou understand, that it io the very same time, wherein the Highest will begin to visit the world which he made. 3 Therefore when there shall be seen earthquakes and uproars of the people in the world : 4 Then shalt thou well understand, that the Most High spake of those things from the days that were before thee, even from the beginning. 5 For like as all that is made in the world hath a beginning and an end, and the end is manifest : 6 Even so the times also of the Higliesfs have plain beginnings in wonders and pow- erful works, and endings in effects and signs. 7 f And every one that shall be saved-, and shall be able to escape by his works, and by faith, whereby ye have believed, 8 Shall be preserved from the said perils, and shall see my salvation in my land, and within my borders : for I have sanctified them forme from the beginning. Jlpocryfla. Chap. 9 Then shall they be in pitiful case, which now have abused my ways : and they that have cast them away despitefuUy shall dwell in torments. 10 For such as in their life have received benefits, and have not known me ; 1 1 And they that have loathed my law, while they had yet liberty, and when as yet place of repentance was open unto them, un- derstood not, but despised it ; 1 2 The same must know it after death by pain. 13 And therefore be thou not curious how the ungodly shall be punished, and when : but inquire how the righteous shall be saved, whose the world is, and for whom the world is created. 1 4 Then answered I, and said, 15 1 have said before, and now do speak, ;id will speak it also hereafter, That there be many more of them which perish, than of them which shall be saved : 16 Like as a wave is greater than a drop. 1 7 And he answered me, saying. Like as the field is, so is also the seed ; as the flow- er? be, such are the colours also ; such as the workman is, such also is the work ; and as the husbandman is himself, so is his husband- ry also : for it was the time of the world. 1 8 And now when I prepared the world vvliich was not yet made, even for them to dwell in that now live, no man spake against me. 1 9 f For then every one obeyed : but now the manners of them which are created in this world that is made are corrupted by a perpetual seed, and by a law which is un- searchable rid themselves. 20 So I considered the world, and behold, there was peril because of the devices that were come into it. 21 And I saw, and spared it greatly, and have kept me a grape of the cluster, and a plant of a great people. 22 Let the multitude perish then, which was born in vain ; and let my grape be kept, and my plant ; for with great labour have I made it perfect. 23 Nevertheless, if thou wilt cease yet sev- en days more, (but thou shalt not fast in them, 24 But go into a field of flowers, where no house is builded, and eat only the flowers of the iield ; taste no flesh, drink no wine, but eat flowers only ;) 25 And pray unto the Highest continu- ally, then will I come and talk with thee. 26 So I went my way into the field whicli is called Ardath, lik^ as he commanded me ; and there I sat among the flowers, and did eat of the herbs of the field, and the meat of the same satisfied me. 27 After seven days I sat upon the grass, 2nd my heart was vexed within me, like as . "fore : IX, Apocrypha, 28 And I opened my mouth, and began to talk before the Most High, and said, 29 O Lord, thou that shewest thyself unto us, thou wast shewed unto our fathers in the wilderness, in a place where no man treadeth, in a barren place, when they came out of Egypt. 30 And thou spakest, saying. Hear me, O fsrael ; and mark my words, thou seed of Jacob. 31 For behold, I sow my law in you, and it shall bring fruit in you, and ye shall behon- oured in it for ever. 32 But our fathers, which received the law, kept it not, and observed not thy ordinan- ces : and though the fruit of thy law did not: perish, neither could it, for it was thine ; 33 ^ Yet they that received it perished, because they kept not the thing that was sown in them. 34 And lo, it is a custom, when the ground hath received seed, or the sea a ship, or any vessel meat or drink, that, that being perished wherein it was sown or cast into, 35 That thing also which was sown, or cast therein, or received, doth perish, and remaineth not with us : but with us it hath not happened so. 36 For we that have received the law perish by sin, and our heart also which re- ceiveth it. 37 Notwithstanding, the law perisheth not, but remaineth in his torce. 38 \ And when I spake these things in my heart, I looked back with mine eyes, and upon the right side I saw a woman, and be-" hold, she mourned and wept with a loud voice, and was much grieved in heart, and her clothes were rent, and she had ashes upon her head. 39 Then let I my thoughts go that I was in, and turned me unto her, 40 And said unto her. Wherefore weepest thou ? why art thou so grieved in thy mind ? 41 And she said unto me, Sir, let me alone, tliat I may bewail myself, and add unto my sorrow, for I am sore vexed in my mind, and brought very low. 42 And I said unto her, What aileth thee ? tell me. 43 She said unto me, I thy servant have been barren, and had no child, though I had an husband thirty years. 44 And those thirty years I did nothing else day and night, and every hour, but make my prayer to the Highest. 45 After thirty years God heard me thine handmaid, looked upon my misery, consider- ed my trouble, and gave me a son : and I was very glad of him, so was my husband also, and all my neighbours : and we gave great honour unto the Almighty. 46 And I nourished him with great travaiU 47 So when lie grew up, ami came to the Apocryplu. time that he should have a wife, I made a feast. CHAP. X. 6 He comfortelh the ivoinan in the field : 27 &he •vaniibcth a'Way, ard a city appearcth in her place. 40 The angel declareth these visions in the field. AND it so. came to pass, that when mv son was entered into his wedding cham- ber, lie fell down, and died. 2 Then we all overthrew the lights, and all my neighbours rose up to comfort me : so I took my rest unto the second day at night. 3 And it came to pass, when they had all left off to comfort me, to the end I miglit be quiet ; then rose 1 up by night, and fled, and came hither into this field, as thou seest. 4 And I do now purpose not to return into tiie city, but here to stay, and neither to cat nor drink, but contmually to mourn and to fast until I die. 5 Then left I the meditations wherein I was, and spake to her in anger, saying, 6 \ Thou foolish woman above all other, seest thou not our mourning, and what hap- peneth unto us ? 7 Hov*' that Sion our mother is full of all heaviness, and much humbled, mourning very sore ? 8 And now seeing we all mourn, and are sad, for we are all in heaviness, art thou grieved for one son \ 9 For ask the earth, and she shall tell thee, that it is she which ought to mourn for the fall of so many that grovv^ upon her. 10 For out of her came all at the first, and out of her shall all others come, and behold, they walk almost all into destruction, and a multitude of them is utterly rooted out. 1 1 Who then should make more mourning than she that hath lost so great a multitude ; and not thou, which art sorry but for one .'' 12 But il thou sayest unto me, My lamen- tation is not like the earth's, because I have lost the fruit of my womb, which I brought forth with pains, and bare with sorrows ; 13 But the earth not so : for the multitude present in it, according to the course of the earth, is gone, as it came : 14 Then say I unto thee, Like as thou hast brought forth with labour ; even so tlie earth also hath given her fruit, namelv, man over since the beginning unto him that made her. 1 5 Now therefore keep thy sorrow to thv- self, and bear with a good courage that which hath befallen thee.- 1 1) For if thou shall acknowledge the de- termination of God to be just, thou shall both receive thy son in time, and shalt be commended among women. 17 Go thy way then into the city to tliine {iiisband. 18 And she said unto me, That will I not f II. ESDRAS. Apoeryphu, do : I will not go into the city, but here wiU I die. 1 9 So I proceeded to speak further unto her, and said, 20 Do not so, but be counselled by me : for how many are the adversities of Sion .' be comforted in regard of the sorrow of Jeru-: salem. 2 1 For thou seest that our sanctuary is laid waste, our altar broken down, our temple destroyed ; 22 bur psaltery is laid on the ground, our song is put to silence, our rejoicing is at an end, the light of our candlestick is put out, the ark of our covenant is spoiled, our holy- things are defiled, and the name that is called upon us is almost profaned : our children are put to shame, our priests are burnt, our Levites are gone into captivity, our virgins are defiled, and our wives ravished ; our right- eous men carried away, our little ones de- stroyed, our young men are brought in bond- age, and our strong men are become weak ; 23 And, which is the greatest of all, the seal of Sion hath now lost her honour ; for she is dehvered into the hands of them that hate us. 24 And therefore shake ofFthy great heav- iness, and put away the multitude of sorrows, that the Mighty may be merciful unto thee again, and the Highest shall give thee rest and ease from thy labour. 25 And it came to pass, while I was talk- ing with her, behold, her face upon a sudden shined exceedingly, and her countenance ghs- tered, so that I was afraid of her, and mused what it might be. 26 And behold, suddenly she made a great cry, very fearful : so that the earth shook at the noise of the woman. 27 ^ And I looked, and behold, the wo- man appeared unto me no more, but there was a city builded, and a large place shewed itself from the foundations : then was I afraid, and cried with a loud voice, and said, 28 Where is Uriel the angel, who came unto me at the first .'' For he hath caused me to fall into many trances, and mine end is turned into corruption, and my prayer to rebuke. 29 And as I was speaking these words, be- hold, he came unto me, and looked upon me. 30 And lo, I lay as one that had been dead, and mine understanding was taken from me : and he took me by the right hand, and comforted m.e, and set me upon my feet, and said unto me, 3 1 What aileth thee .' and why art thou so disquieted ? and why is thine understand- ing troubled, and the thoughts of thine heart ? 32 And I said, Because thou hast forsaken me, and yet I did according to thy words, and I went into the field, and lo, I have seen, and yet see, ^hat I am not able to express. Afeerypha. '' Chap 33 And he said unto me, Stand up man- fully, and I will advise thee. 34 Then said I, Speak on, my lord, in me ; only forsake me not, lest I die frustrate of my hope. 35 For I have seen that I knew not, and hear that I do not know. 36 Or is my sense deceived, or my soul in a dream .' 37 Now therefore, I beseech thee, that thou wilt shew thy servant of this vision. 38 He answered me then, and said, Hear me. and I shall inform thee, and tell thee wherefore thou art afraid : for the Highest will reveal many secret things unto thee. 39 He hath seen that thy way is right : for that thou sorrowest continually for thy people, and makest great lamentation for Sion. 40 f This therefore is the meaning of the vision whicJi thou lately sawest : 41 Thou sawest a woman mourning, and thou begannest to comfort her : 42 But now seest thou the likeness of the woman no more, but there appeared imto thee a city builded. 43 And whereas she told thee of the death of her son, this is the solution : 44 This woman, wjiom thou sawest, is Sion : and whereas she said unto thee, even she wJiom thou seest as a city builded, 45 Whereas, / say, she said unto thee, that she hath been thirty years barren : those are the thirty years wherein there was no offering made in her. 46 But after thirty years Solomon builded the city, and offered offerings : and then bare the barren a son. 47 And whereas she told thee that she nourished him with labour : that was the dwelling in Jerusalem. 48 But whereas she said unto thee, That my son coming into his marriage chamber happened to have a fall, and died : this was the destruction that came to Jerusalem. 49 And behold, tliou sawest her likeness, and because she mourned for her son, thou beg;*i nest to comfort lier : and of these things which have chanced, these are to be opened unto thee.' 50 For now the Most High seeth that thou art grieved unfeignedly, and sufFerest from thy whole heart for Jher, so hath he shewed thee the brightness of her glory, and the comeliness of her beauty : 51 And therefore I bade thee remain in the field, where no house was builded : 52 For I knew that the Highest would shew this unto thee. 53 Therefore I commanded thee to go in- to the field, where no foundation of any building was. 54 For in the place wherein the Highest beginneth to shew his city, there can no man's building be able to stand, XI. Apocrypha. 55 And therefore fear not, let not thine heart be affrighted, but go thy way in, and see the beauty and greatness of the building, as much as thine eyes be able to see : 56 And then shalt thou hear as much as thine ears may comprehend. 57 For thou art blessed above many other, and art called with the Highest ; and so are but few. 58 But tomorrow at night thou shalt re- main here : 59 And so shall the Highest shew thee visions of the high things, which the Most High will do unto them that dwell upon earth in the last days. So I slept that night and another, like as he commanded me. CHAP. XI. 1 He seeth hi Lis dream an eagle conihiv oi't cf the sea, 37 an J a lion out of a icood ialLiiig tQ the eagle. 1' HEN saw I a dream, and behold, there came up from the sea an eagle, which- had twelve feathered wings, and three heads. 2 And I saw, and behold, she spread her wings over all the earth, and all the winds of the air blew on her, and were gathered to- gether. 3 And I beheld, and out of her feathei's there grew other contrary feathers ; and they became little feathers and small. 4 But her heads were at rest : the head in the midst was greater than the other, yet rest- ed it with the residue. 5 Moreover I beheld, and lo, .the eagle flew with her feathers, and reigned upon earth, and over lihem that dwelt therein. 6 And I saw that all things under heaven were subject unto her, and no man spake against her, no, not one creature upon earth, 7 And 1 beheld, and lo, the eagle rose up-^ on her talons, and spake to her feathers, saying, 8 Watch not all at once : sleep every one in his own place, and watch by course : 9 But let the heads be preserved for the last. 10 And I beheld, and lo, the voice went not (''.U of lier heads, but from the midst of her body. 1 1 And 1 numbered her contrarj' feathers, aTid behold, there were eight of them. 12 And I looked, and behold, on the right side there arose one feather, and reigned over all the earth ; 13 And so it was, that when it reigned, the end of it came, and the place thereof ap- peared no more : so the next following stood up, and reigned, and had a great time ; 14 And it happened, that when it reign- ed, the end of it came also, like as the first, so that it appeared no more. 15 Then came there a voice unto it, and said, 16 Hear thcu that hast borne rule over Apocryj;lct. iVc earth so long : this I say unto thee, Be- fore thou hcgiiinest to appear no more, 17 There shall none alter thee attain unto tliy time, neither unto the half thereof. 18 Then arose the third, and reigned as the other before, and appeared no more also. 1 9 So went it with all the residue one af- ter another, as that every one reigned, and then appeared no more. L'O Then I beheld, and lo, in process of time the feathers that followed stood up upon the right side, that they might rule also ; and some of them ruled, but within a while they appeared no more : 2 1 For some of them were set up, but rul- ed not. '22 After this I looked, and behold, the twelve feadiers appeared no more, nor the two littie feathers : 2.3 And there was no more upon the ea- gle's body, but three heads that rested, and six little wings. 24 Then saw 1 also that two little feathers divided themselves from the six, and remain- ed under the head that was upon the right side : for the four continued in their place. 25 And I beheld, and lo, the feathers that were under the wing thought to set up them- selves, and to have the rule. 26 And I beheld, and lo, there was one GCt up, but shortly it appeared no more. 27 Aud the second was sooner away than the first. 28 And I beheld, and lo, the two that re- piained thought also in themselves to reign : 29 And when they so thought, beliold, there awaked one of the heads that were at rest, namely, it that was in the midst ; for that was greater than the two other heads. 30 And then I saw that the two other Beads were joined with it. 31 And behold, the head was turned with them that were with it, aud did eat up the two feathers under the wing that would have reigned. 32 But this head put the whole earth in fear, and bare rule in it over all those that dwelt upon the earth, witli much o.jpres- sion ; and it had the governance of the world niore than all the wings that had been. S3 And after this I beheld, and lo, the head that was in the midst suddenly appear- ed no more, like as the wings. 34 But there remained the two heads, which also in like sort ruled upon the earth, and over those that dwelt therein. "5 And I beheld, aud lo, the head upon the right side devoured it that was upon the left side. 36 Then I heard a voice, wliich said unto snc, l^ook before thee, and consider the thing ihat thou seest. 37 f And I beheld, aiid lo as it were a \l. ESDRAS. Apocrypha. roaring Hon chased out of the wood : and I saw that he sent out a man's voice unto the eagle, and said, 38 Hear thou, I will talk with thee, and the Highest shall say unto thee, 39 Art not thou it that remainest of the four beasts, whom I made to reign in my world, that the end of their times might come through them .' 40 And the fourth came, and overcame all the beasts that were past, and had power over the world with great fearfulness, and over the whole compass of the earth with much wicked oppression ; and so long time dwelt he upon the earth with deceit. 41 For the earth hast thou not judged with truth. 42 For thou hast afllicted the meek, thou hast hurt the peaceable, thou hast loved liars, and destroyed the dwellings of them that brought forth fruit, and hast cast down the walls of such as did thee no harm. 43 'I'herefore is thy wrongful dealing come up unto the Highest, and thy pride unto the Mighty. 44 Th.e Highest also hath looked upon the proud times, and behold, they are ended, and his abominations are fulfilled. 45 And therefore appear no more, thou eagle, nor thy horrible wings, nor thy wicked feathers, nor thy malicious heads, nor thy hurtful claws, nor all thy vain body : 46 That all the earth may be refreshed, and may return, being delivered from thy violence, and that she may hope for the judg- ment and mercy of him that made her. CHAP, XII. 1 The eagle tvhich he taiv h destroyed. 10 The ■vision is interpreted : 37 He is bid to ivrite his visions. \ ND it came to pass, while the lion spake xjL. these words unto the eagle, I saw, 2 And behold, the head that remained, and the four wings appeared no more, and the two went unto it, and set themselves up to reign, and their kingdom was small and full of uproar. 3 And I sav/, and behold, they appeared no more, and the whole body of the eagle was burnt, so that the earth was in great fear : then awaked 1 out of the trouble and trance of my mind, and from great fear, and said unto my spirit, 4 Lo, this hast thou done unto me, in that thou searchest out the wavs of the Highest. 5 Lo, yet am I weary in my mind, and very weak in my spirit ; and little strer^h is there in me, for the great fear wherewith Iw'as afTrightcd this night. 6 '1 herefore will I nuw beseech the High- est, that he will comfort me unto the end. 7 And I said. Lord that bearcst rule, if I have foimd grace before thy sight, aud if I am justified with thee before many others. Afotrypba. Chap and if my prayer indeed be come up before thy face ; 8 Comfort me then, and shew me thy ser- vant the interpretation and plain difterence of this fearful vision, that thou mayest per- fectly comfort my soul. ■ 9 For thou hast judged me worthy to shew me the last times. 10 ^ And he said unto me. This is the in- terpretation of the vision : 1 1 The eagle whom thou sawest come up from the sea, is the kingdom which was seen in the vision of thy brother Daniel. 12 But it was not expounded unto him, therefore now I declare it unto thee. 13 Behold, the days wiji come, that there shall rise up a kingdom upon earth, and it shall be feared above all the kingdoms that were before it. 14 In the same shall twelve k'ngs reign, one after another : 15 Whereof the second shall begin to reign, and shall have more time than any of the twelve. 16 And this do the twelve wings signify, which thou sawest. 17 As for the voice which thou heardest speak, and that thou sawest not to go out from the heads, but from the midst of the body thereof, this is the interpretation : 18 That after the time of that kingdom there shall arise great strivings, and it shall stand in peril of falling: nevertheless, it shall not then fail, but shall be restored again to his beginning. 1 9 And whereas "thou sawest the eight small under-feathers sticking to her wings, this is the interpretation : 20 That in him tliere shall arise eight kings, whose times shall be bat small, and their years swift. 21 And two of them sliall perish : the middle time approaching, four shall be kept until their end begin to approach : but two shall be kept unto the end. 22 And whereas thou sawest three heads Testing, this is the interpretation : 23 In his last days shall the Most High raise up three kingdoms, and renew many things therein, and they shall have the do- minion of the earth, 24 And of those that dwell therein, with much oppression, above all those that were before them : therefore are they called the heads of the eagle. 25 For these are they that shall accom- plish his wickedness, and that shall finish his last end. 26 And whereas thou sawest that the great head appeared no more, it signifieth that one of them shall die upon his bed, and yet with pain. 27 For the two that remain shall be slain with the sword. XII. AfocryfJjit. 28 For the sword of the one shall devour the other : but at the last shall he fall through the sword himself. i^9 And whereas thou sawest two feathers under the wings passing over the head that is on the right side ; 30 It signifieth that these are they, whom the Highest hath kept unto tlitir end : this is the small kingdom aud full of trouble, as thou saw^est. 31 And the h'on, whom thou sawest rising up out of the wood, and roaring, and speak- ing to the eagle, and rebuking her for her unrighteousness with all the words which thou hast heard ; 32 This is the anointed, which the High- est hath kept for them and for their wick- edness unto the end : he shall reprov^e them, and shall upbraid them with their crueltv. 33 For he shall set them before him alive in judgment, and shall rebuke them and cor- rect them. 34 For the rest of my people shall he de- liver with mercy, those that have been pre- served upon my borders, and he shall make them joyful until the coming of the day of judgment, whereof I have spoken unto thee from the beginning. 35 This is the dream that thou sawejt, and these are the interpretations. 36 Thou only hast been meet to know this secret of the Highest. 37 \ Therefore write all these things that thou hast seen in a book, and hide them : 38 And teach them to the wise of the peo- ple, whose hearts thou knowest mav com- prehend and keep these secrets. 39 But wait thou here thvself yet seven days more, that it may be shewed thee, whac- soever it pleaseth the Highest to declare unto thee. And with that he went his v»ay. 40 And it came to pass, when all the peo- ple saw tiiat the seven days were past, and I not come again into the city, they gathered them all together, from the least unto the greatest, and came unto me, and said, 41 Wliat have we offended thee .'' and what evil have we done against thee, that thou forsakest us, and sittest here in this place .' 42 For of all the prophets thou only art left us, as a cluster of the vintage, and as a candle in a dark place, and as a haven or ship preserved from the tempest. 43 Are not the evils which are come tc us sufficient ? 44 If thou shalt forsake us, how much better had it been for us, if we also had been burned in the midst of Sion ? 45 For we are not better than they that died there. And they wept with a loud voice. Then answered I them, and said, 46 Be of good comfort, O Israel, and be not heavv, thou house of Jacob -. Apocrypha. II. E5DRAS, 47 For the Highest hath yon in remem- brance, and the Mighty hatli not forgotten you in temptation. 48 As for me, I Iiave not forsaken you, nei- ther am I departed from you : but am come into this place, to pray for the desolation of Sion, and that I might seek mercy for the low estate of your sanctuary. 49 And now go your way home every man, and after these days will 1 come unto you. 50 So the people went their way into the city, like as I commanded them : 51 But I remained still in the field seven days, as the angel commanded me ; and did eat only in those days of the flowers of the field, and had my meat of the herbs. CHAP. XIII. 1 He seeth in his dream a man coming out of the sea. 25 The declaration of his dream : 54 he is praised, and promised to see more. AND it came to pass after seven days, I dreamed a dream by night : 2 And lo, there arose a wind from the sea, that it moved all the waves thereof. 3 And I beheld, and lo, that man waxed strong with the thousands of heaven : and when he turr|£d his countenance to look, all the things treitibled that were seen under him. 4 And whensoever the voice went out of his mouth, all they burned that heard his voice, like as the earth faileth wiien it feel- eth the fire. 5 And after this I beheld, and lo, there was gathered together a multitude of men, out of number, from the four winds of the lieaven, to subdue the man that came out of the sea. 6 But I beheld, and lo, he had graved him- self a great mountain, and flew up upon it. 7 But I would have seen the region or place whereout the hill was graven, and I could not. 8 And after this I beheld, and lo, all they which were gatliered together to subdue him were sore afraid, and yet durst fight. 9 And lo, as he saw the violence of the multitude that came, he neither lifted up his kand, nor held sword, nor any instrument of war : 10 But only I saw that he sent out of his mouth as it had been a blast of fire, and out of his lips a flaming breath, and out of his tongue he cast out sparks and tempests. 1 1 And ihey were all mixed together ; tlie blast of fire, the flaming breath, a"d the great tempest; and fell with violence upon the multitude which was prepared to fight, and burned them up every one, so that upon a sudden of an innumerable multitude nothing was to be perceived, but only dust and smell of smoke : when I saw this I was afraid. 12 Afterward I saw the same man come down from tlie mountain, and call uato him another peaceable multitude, Apocrypha. l.*? And there came much people unto him, whereof some were glad, some were sorry, some of them were bound, and other si^me brought of them that were offered : then was 1 sick through great fear, and I awaked, and said, 14 Thou hast shewed thy servant these wonders from the beginning, and hast count- ed me wortliy that thou shouldest receive my prayer ; 1 5 Shew me now yet the interpretation of this dream. ; 16 For as I conceive in mine understand- ing, ■v%Tje unto them that shall be left in those days ! and much more woe unto them that are not left behind I 17 For they that were not left were in heaviness. 18 Now understand I the things that are laid up in the latter days, which shall hap- pen unto them, and to those that are left behind. 19 Therefore are they come into great perils and many necessities, like as tliese dreams declare. 20 Yet is it easier for him that is in dan- ger to come into these things, than to pass away as a cloud out of the world, and not to see the things that happen in the last days. And he answered unto me, and said, 21 The interpretation of the vision shall I shew thee, and I will open unto thee the thing that thou hast required. 22 W'hereas thou hast spoken of them that are left behind, this is the interpretation : 23 He that shall endure the peril in that time hath kept himself : they that be fallen into danger are such as have works, and faith toward the Almighty. 24 Know this therefore, that they which be left behind are more blessed than they that be dead : 25 \ This is the meaning of the vision : Whereas thou sa\test a man coming up from the midst of the sea ; 26 The same is he wiiom God the Highest hath kept a great season, which by his own self shall deliver his creature: and he shall order them that are left behind. 27 And v.fhereas thou sawest, that out of his moiuh there came as a blast of wind, and fire, and storm ; 28 .find that he held neither sword, nor any instrument of war, but that the rushing in of him destroyed the whole multitude that came to subdue him ; this is the interpreta- tion : 29 Behold, the days come, when the Most High will begin to deliver them that are up- on the earth. 30 And he shall come to the astonishment of them that dwell on the earth SI And one shall undertake to fight against another, one city against another, one place against another, one people ao;ainst another, and one realm against another. 32 And the time shall be when these things shall come to pass, and the signs shall happen which I shewed thee before, and then shall my Son be declared, whom thou sawest as a man ascending. 33 And when all the people hear his voice, every man shall in their own land leave the battle they have one against another. 34 And an innumerable multitude shall be gathered together, as thou sawest them, will- ing to come, and to overcome him by fighting. 35 But he shall stand upon the top of the mount Sion. 30' And Sion shall come, and shall be shew- ed to all men, being prepared and builded, like as thou sawest the hill graven without hands. 37 And this my Son shall rebuke the wicked inventions ofthose nations, which for tlieir wicked life are fallen into the tempest ; 38 And shall lay before them their evil thoughts, and the torments wherewith they shall begin to be tormented, which are like unto a flame : and he shall destroy them without labour by the law which is like un- to fire. 39 And whereas thou sawest that he gath- ered another peaceable multitude unto him ; 40 Those are the ten tribes, which were carried away prisoners out of their own land in the time of Osea the king, whom Salma- nasar tiie king of Assyria led away captive, and he carried them over the waters, and so came they into another land. 41 But they took this counsel among them- selves, that they would leave the multitude of the heathen, and go forth into a further jcountry, where never mankind dwelt, \ 42 That they might there keep their stat- tates wliich they never kept in their own land. 43 And they entered into Euphrates by ■^he narrow passages of the river. 44 For the Most High then shewed signs for them, and held still the flood, till they v.-ere passed over. 45 For through that country there was a great way to go, namely, of a year and a half : and the same region is called Arsareth. 4G Then dwelt they there until the lat- ter time ; and now when they shall begin to come, 47 The Highest shall stay the springs of the stream again, that they may go through : therefore sawest thou the multitude with I peace. 4S But those that be left behmd of thy people are they that are found within my borders. , t v -19 Now when he destroyeth the multitude of the nations that are gathered together, he shall defend his people that remain. Ch.\p. XIV. ylpotryphe. 50 And then shall he shew them p-reat wonders. 51 Then said I, O Lord that bearest rule, shew me this : Wherefore have I seen the man coming up from the midst of the sea ? 52 And he said unto me, Like as thou canst neither seek out nor know the things that are in the deep of the sea : even so can no man upon earth see my Son, or those that be with him, but in the day time. 53 This is the interpretation of the dreani which thou sawest, and whereby thou only art here lightened. 54 ^ For thou hast forsaken thine own way, and applied thy diligence unto my law, and sought it. 55 Thy life hast thou ordered in wisdom^ and hast called understanding thy mother. 5G And therefore have I shewed thee the treasures of the Highest : after other three- days I will speak other things unto thee, and declare unto thee mighty and wonderous things. 57 Then went I forth into the field, giving praise and thanks greatly unto the Most High because of liis wonders, which he did iu time ; 58 And because he governeth the same, and such things as fall in their seasons ; and there I sat three days. CHAP. XIV. 1 A i5 They shall smite one upon another, and they shall smite down a great multitude of stars upon the earth, even their own star ; and blood shall be from the sword unto the belly, -36 And dungofmen unto the camel's hough. 37 And there shall be great fearfulness and trembling upon earth : and they that see the wrath shall be afraid, and trembling shall come upon them. 38 And then shall there come great storms from the south, and from the north, and an- other part from the west. 39 And strong winds shall arise from the east, and shall open it ; and the cloud which he raised up in wrath, and thestar stirred to cause fear toward the east and west wind, shall be<»destroyed. 40 The great and mighty clouds shall be lifted up full of wrath, and the star, that they may mjike all the eartl^ afraid, and them ths; Apocrypha. dwell therein : and they shall pour out over every high and eminent place an horrible star, 4) Fire, and hail, and flying swords, and inany waters, that all fields may be full, and all rivers, with the abundance of great waters. 42 And they shall break down the cities and ^ wails, mountains and hills, trees of the wood, and grass of the meadows, and their com. 13 And they shall go steadfaetly uato Bab- ylon, and make her afraid. 44 They' shall come to her, and besiege her, the star and all wrath shall they pour out upon her : then shall the dust and smoke go up unto the heaven, and all they that be about her shall bewail her. 45 And they that remain under her sliall cIo service unto them that have put her in fear. AG And thou, Asia, that art partaker of the hope of Babylon, and art the glory of Jier person : 47 Woe be unto thee, tliou wretch, because thou hast made thyself like unto her ; and hast decked thy daughters in w^horedom, that they miglit please and glory in thy lovers, which have always desired to commit whgre- dom with thee ! 48 Thou hast followed her that is hated jn all her works and inventions : therefore «aith God, 49 I will send plagues upon thee ; widow- hood, poverty, famine, svi^ord, and pestilence, to waste thy houseswith destruction and death. 50 And the glory of thy power shall be dried up as a flower, when the heat shall a- jcise that is sent over thee. 51 Thou shalt be weakened as a poor wo- man with stripes, and as one chastised with wounds, so that the mighty and lovers shall Jiot be able to receive thee. 52 Would I with jealousy have so pro- ceeded against tliee, saith the I^ord, 53 If thouhadst not alwaysslainmychosen, exalting the stroke of thine hands, and say- ing over their dead, when thou wast drunken, 54 Setforththe beauty of thy countenance .■' 55 The reward of thy whoredom shall be in thy bosom, therefore shalt thou receive recompense. 56 Like as thou hast done unto my chosen, saith the Lord, even so shall God do unto thee, and shall deUver thee into mischief, 57 Thy children shall die of hunger, and thou shalt fall through the sword : thy cit- ies shall be broken down, and all thine shall perish with the sword in the field. 58 They that be in tlie mountains shall die of hunger, and eat their own flesh, and drink their own blood, for very hunger of bread, and thirst of water. 59 Thou as unhappy shalt come through the sea, and receive plagues again. • 60 And in the passage they shall rush on the idle city, and shall destroy some portion cf thy land, apd cousutue part of thy glory. il. ESDRAS. Apocrypha. andshall return to Babylon that wasdcstroyed. 61 And tiiou shalt be cast down by them as stubble, and they shall be unto thee as fire ; 62 And shall consume thee, and thy cities, thy land, and thy mountains ; all thy woods and thy fruitful trees shall they burn up with fire. 63 Thy children shall they carry away captive, and look, what thou hast, they shall spoil it, and mar the beauty of thy face. CHAP. XVI. 1 Babylon and other places art threatened. 4Q 77 i? servants of tie Lord must look for troubles ^ WOE be unto thee, Babylon, and Asia ! woe be unto thee, Egypt, and Syria ! 2 Gird up yourselves with clothes of sack and hair, bewail your children, and be sorry ; for your destruction is at hand. 3 A sword is sent upon you, and who may turn it back ? 4 i\ fire is sent among you, and who may quench it ? 5 Plagues are sent unto you, and what is he that may drive them away t 6 May any man drive away an hungry lion in the wood ? or mav any one quench the fire in scribble, when it hath begun to burn ? I ATay one turn again the arrow that is shot of a strong archer .'' S The mighty Lord sendeth the plagues, and who is he that can drive them away ? 9 A fire shall go forth from his wrath, and w\iO is he that may quench it .'' 10 He shall cast hghtnings, and who shall not fear .■' he shall thunder, and who shall not be afraid .■' II The Lord shall threaten, and who shall not be utterly beaten to powder at his presence t 12 The earth quaketh, and the foundations thereof; the sea ariseth up with waves from the deep, and the waves of it are troubled, and the fishes thereof also, before the Lord, and before the glory of his power : 13 For strong is his right hand that bend- eth the bow, his arrows that he shooteth are sharp, and shall not miss, when they begin to be shot into the ends of the world. 14 Behold, the plagues are sent, and shall not return again, until they come upon the earth. 15 The fire is kindled, and shall not be put out, till it consume the foundation of the earth. 1 6 Like as an arrow which is shot of a mighty archer returneth not backward : even so the plagues that shall be sent upon earth shall not return again. 1 7 Woe is me ! woe is me ! who will de- liver me in those days .' 1 8 The beginning of sorrows and great mournings ; the beginning of famine and great death : the beginning of ware, and the Al>ocrypba. powers sliall stand in fear ; the beginning of evils ! what shall I do when these evils shall fome ? . 1 9 Behold, famine and plague, tribulation and anguish, are sent as scourges for amend- ment. '20 But for all these things they shall not turn from their wickedness, nor be always mindful of the scourges. iil Behold, victuals shall be so good, cheap upon earth, that they shall think themselves to be in good case, and even then shall evils grow upon earth, sword, famine, and great confusion. 22 For many of them that dwell upon earth shall perish of famine ; and the others that escape the hunger, shall the sword de- stroy. 2,'J And the dead shall be cast out as dung, and there shall be no man to comfort them : for the earth shall be wasted, and the cities aliall be cast down. 24 There shall be no man left to till the earth, and to sow it. 25 The trees shall give fruit, and who shall gather them \ 26 The grapes shall ripen, and who shall tread them \ for all places shall be desolate of. men : 27 So that one man shall desire to see another, and to-hear his voice. 28 For of a city there shall be ten left, and two of the field, which shall hide them- selves in the thick groves, and in the clefts of the rocks. 29 As in an orchard of olives upon every tree there are left three or four olives ; 30 Or as when a vineyard is gathered, there are left some clusters of them that dili- gently seek through the \'ineyard : 31 Even 30 in those days there shall be three or four left by them that search their houses with the sword. 32 And the earth shall be laid waste, and the fields thereof shall wax old, and her ways and all her paths shall grow full of thorns, because no man shall travel therethrough. 33 The virgins shall mourn, having no bridegrooms ; the women shall mourn, hav- ing no husbands ; their daughters shall mourn, having no helpers. S4 In the wars shall their bridegrooms be destroyed, and their husbands shall perish of 1 famine. • 35 Hear now these things, and understand them, ye servants of the Lord. 3G Behold the word of the Lord, receive it : believe not the gods of whom the Lord spake. S7 Behold, the plagues draw nigh, and are not slacL 38 As when a woman with child in the ninth month bringeth forth her son, within two or three hours of her birth great pains Chap. XV 1. 4pocrypba.. compass her womb, which pains, ■when the child cometh forth, they slack not a moment : 39 Even so shall not the plagues be slack to come upon the earth, and the world shall mourn, and sorrows shall come upon it on every side. 40 f O my people, hear my word : make you ready to the battle, and in those evils be even as pilgrims upon the earth. 41 He that selleth, let him be as he that fleeth away : and he that buyeth, as one that will lose : 42 He that occupieth merchandise, as he that hath no profit by it : and he that build- eth, as he that shall not dwell therein : 43 He that soweth, as if he should not reap : so also he that planteth the vineyard, as he that shall not gather the grapes : 44 They that marry, as they that shall get no children : and they that marry not, as the widowers. 45 And therefore they that labour, labour in vain : 4G For strangers shall reap their fruits, and spoil their goods, overthrow their houses, and take their children captives, for in cap- tivity and famine shall they get children. 47 And they that occupy their merchan- dise with robbery, the more they deck their cities, their houses, their possessions, and their own persons : 48 The more will I be angry with them for their sin, saith the Lord. 49 Like as a whore envieth a right honest and virtuous woman : 50 So shall righteousness hate iniquity, when she decketh herself, and shall accuse her to her face, when he cometh that shall defend him that diligently searcheth out ev- ery sin upon earth. 51 And therefore be ye not like there- unto, nor to the works thereof. 52 For yet a little, and iniquity shall be taken away out of the earth, and righteous- ness shall reign among you. 53 Let not the sinner say that he hath not sinned : for God shall burn coals of fire upon his head, vvliich saith before the Lord God and his glory, I have not sinned. 54 Behold, the Lord knoweth all the works of men, their imaginations, their thoughts, and their hearts : 55 Which spake but the word. Let the earth be made ; and it was made : Let the heaven be made ; and it was created. 56 In his word were the stars made, and he knoweth the number of them. 57 He searcheth the deep, and the treas- ures thereof ; he hath measured the sea, and what it containeth. 58 He hath shut the sea in the midst of the waters, and with his word hath he hang- ed the earth upon the viraters. 59 He spreadeth out the heavens like a I Apocrypha. 'I'OBrr. vault ; upon tlie waters hath he founded it. 60 In the desert hatli he made springs of V/ater, and pools upon the tops of the moun- tains, that the floods mij^ht pour down from the hi;^h rocks to water the earth. 61 He made man, and put his heart in the midst of the body, and gave him breath, life, and undei standing. 62 Yea, and the Spirit of Almighty God, which made a!! things, and searchcth out all hidden things in the secrets of tlic earth, 63 Surely he knoweth your inventions, Jiud wliat ye think in your hearts, even them that sin, and would hide their sin. 64 Therefore hath the Lord exactly search- ed out all your works, and he will put you all to shame. Gr> And when your sins are brought forth. Ye shall be ashamed before men, and your cwn sins shall be your accusers in that day. 66 What will ye do } or how will ye hide your sins before God and his angels ? 67 Behold, God himself is the judge, fear him : leave ofF from your sins, and forget your iniquities, to meddle no more with them for ever : so shall God lead.you forth, and de- liver you from all trouble. 68 For behold, the burning wrath of a ^eat multitude is kindled over you, and they shall take aivay certain of 3'ou, and feed you, being idle, with things offered unto idols. Apocrypha. G9 And lliey that consent unto them shall be had in derision and in reproach, and trod- *-* den under foot. 70 For there shall be in every place, and in the next cities, a great insurrection upon tliose that fear the Lord. 71 They shall be like madmen, sparing none, but still spoiling and destroying those that fear the Lord. ' • 72 For tivr-y shall vv'aste and take away their go Now all the tribes which together re- volted, and the house of my father Nephthali, i?Hciificcd iinto the heifer Baal. 6 But I alone went often to Jerusalem at the feasts, as it was ordained unto all the peo- ple of Israel by an everlasting decree, having the first fruits and tenths of increase, with that which was first shorn ; and them gave I at the altar to the priests the children of Aaron. 7 The first tenth part of all increase I gave to the sons of Aaron, who ministered at Jerusalem : another tenth part I sold away, and went, and spent it everyyear at Jerusalem: 8 And the third I gave unto them to whom it was meet, as Debora my father's mother, had commanded me, because I was left an orphan by my father. 9 ^ Furthermore, when I was come to the age of a man, I married Anna of mine own kindred, and of htr I begat Tobias. 10 f And when we were carried away captives to Nineve, all my brethren and those that were of my kindred did eat of the bread of the Gentiles. 1 1 But I kept myself from eating ; 1 i Because I remembered God with all my heart. 1.3 «[ And the RTost High gave me gr.ice and favour before Enemessar, so that 1 wa? liis purveyor. 14 And I went into Media, and left in A^iQcrypha, Chap trust with Gabacl, the brother of Gabrias, at Rages a city of Media ten talents of silver. \5 Now when Enemessar was dead, Sen- nacherib his son reigned in his stead ; whose estate v.fas troubled, that I could not go into Media. 16 ^ And in the time of Enemessar I gave many alms to my brethren, and gave my bread to the Imngrj^, 17 And my clothes to the naked ; and if I saw any of my nation dead, or cast about the walls of Nineve, I buried him. IS And if the king Sennacherib had slain any, when he was come, and fled from Judea, I buried them privily ; for in his wrath he killed many ; but the bodies v/ere not found, when they were sought for of the king. 19 And when one of the Ninevites went and complained of me to the king, that I bu- ried them, and hid myself ; understanding that I was sought for to be put to death, 1 withdrew myself for fear. 20 Then all my goods were forcibly taken away, neither was there any thing left me, besides my wife Anna and my son Tobias. 21 And there passed not five and fifty days before two of his sons killed him, and they fled into the mountains of Ararath ; and Sar- chedonus his son reigned in his stead ; who appointed over his father's accounts, and over all his affairs, Achiacharus my brother Ana- el's son. 22 And Achiacharus entreating for me, I returned to Nineve : now Achiacharus was cupbearer, and keeper of the signet, and stevi'ard, and overseer of the accounts : and Sarchedonus appointed him next unto him : and he was my brother's son. CHAP. II. I T bit our kinsman ^ And they said, We know him. Then said he, Is he in good health 'i 5 And they said. He is both aHve and in good health : and Tobias said. He is my fauier. 6 Then Raguel leaped up, and kissed him, and wept, 7 And blessed him, andsaid unto hiift Thou " art the son of an honest and good man : but when he had heard that Tobit was blind, he was sorrowful, and weprt. 8 And likewise Edna his wife and Sara hi=; daughter v\fept. Moreover, they entertained them cheerfully ; and after that they had kill- ed a ram of the flock, they set store of meat on the table. Then said Tobias; to Raphael, Brother Azarias, speak of those things of which thou didst talk in the way, and let this business be dispatched. 9 So he communicated the matter with Raguel : and Raguel said to Tobias, Eat and drink, and make merry : 10 For it is meet that thou shouldest mar- ry my daughter : nevertheless,- 1 will declare unto thee the truth. 1 1 I have given my daughter in marriage to seven men, who died that night they came in unto her : nevertheless for the present be merry. But Tobias said, I will eat nothing here, till we agree and swear one to another. 12 ^ Raguel said. Then take her from henceforth according to the manner, for thou art her coifsin, and she is thine, and the mer- ciful God give you good success in all things. 13 Then he called his daughter Sara, and she came to her father, and he took her by the hand, and gave her to be wife to Tobiai, saying. Behold, take her after the law of Moses, and lead her away to thy father. And he blessed them ; 14 And called Edna his wife, and took paper, and did write an instrument o/'<.owna«/j, and sealed it. 1 5 Then they began to eat. 16 After Raguel called his wife Edna, and said unto her. Sister, prepare another cham- ber, and bring her in thither. 1 7 ^ Which when she had done as he had bidden her, she brought her thither: and she wept, and she received the tears of her daughter, and said unto her, 18 f Be of good comfort, my daughter ; the Lord of heaven and earth give thee joy for this thy sorrow : be of good comfort, my daughter. CHAP. VHI. 3 Tobias drl-veth the iv:cked spirit a'zvay : 4 hm. and his ivife rise up to pray. ■Apccrypta. Cha AND whentheyhad supped, they brought Tobias in unto hei. 2 And as he went he remembered the vv'ords of Raphael, and took the ashes of the perfumes, and put the heart and the Hver of thefish thereupon, and made asmoke tbereivitb. 3 •[ The wliich smell when the evil spirit had smelled, he fled into the utmost parts of Egypt, and the angel bound him. 4 ^ And after that they were both shut in together, Tobias rose out of the bed, and said. Sister, arise, and let us pray that God would have pity on us. J Then began Tobias to say, Blessed art thou, O God of our fathers, and blessed h thy holy and glorious name for ever ; let the heavens bless thee, and all thy creatures. 6 Thou madest Adam, and gavest him Eve his wire for an helper and stay : of them came mankind : thou hast said, It is not good that man should be alone ; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself. 7 And now, O Lord, F.take not this my sister for lust, but uprightly : therefore merci- fully ordain that we may become aged to- gether. 8 And she said with him. Amen. 9 So they slept both that night. And Fvaguei arose, and went and made a grave, 10 Saying, I fear lest he also be dead. 1 1 But when Raguel was come into his house, V2 He said unto his wife Edna, Send one of the maids, and let her see whether he be alive : if he be not, that we may bury him, and no man know it. 13 So the maid opened the door, and went in, and found them both asleep, 14 And came forth, and told them that he v/as alive. 1 5 Then Raguel praised God, and said, O God, thou art worthy to be praised with all pure and holy praise ; therefore let thy saints praise thee with all thy creatures ; and let all thine angels and thine elect praise thee for ever. 16 Thou art to be praised, for thou hast made me joyful ; and that is not come to me which I suspected; but thou hast dealt with us according to thy great mercy. 17 Thou art to be praised, because thou hast had mercy of two that were the only-be- gotten children of their fathers : grant them mercy, O Lord, and finish their hfe in health with joy and mercy. 18 Then Raguel bade his servants to fill the grave. 19 And he kept the wedding-feast four- teen days. 20 For before the days of the marriage were finished, Raguel had said unto him by an oath, that he should not depart till the * i\!rteendays of the marriage were expired ; ' J And then he should take the half of his P- X. Apocr\plai goods, and go ia safety to his father ; and should have the rest when I and my wife be dead. CHAP. IX. 1 Tobias seiiJ-eih the angel unto Gahael for the money: Q the angel bringeth it, and Cabael to the ivedding. 1'HEN Tobias called Raphael, and said unto him, 2 Brother Azarias, take with thee a ser- vant, and two camels, and go to Rages of Media, to Gabael, and bring me the money, and bring him to the wedding. 3 for Raguel hath sworn that I shall not depart. 4 But my father counteth the days ; and if I tarry long, he will be very sorry. 5 So Raphael went out, and lodged with Gabael, and gave him the hand-writing : who brought iorth bags which were sealed up, and gave them to hira. 6 ^ And early in the morning they went forth both together, and came to the wedding: and Tobias blessed his wife. CHAP. X. 1 Tobit and his ivife long for their son : 7 she ivill not be comforted by her husband. NOW Tobit his father counted every day :■ and when the days of the journey were expired, and tliey came not, 2 Then Tobit said. Are they detained ? or is Gabael dead, and there is no man to give him the money ? 3 Therefore he was very sorry. 4 Then his wife said unto him, My sou is dead, seeing he stayeth long ; and she began, to bewail him, and said, 5 Noi'j I care for nothing, my son, since I hawe let thee go, the light of mine eyes. 6 To whom Tobit said, Hold thy peace, take no care, for he is safe. # 7 f But she sa:.-l, Hold thy peace, and dc-- ceive me not ; mv son is dead. And she went out every dav into the way which they went, and did eat no meat on the day time, and ceased not whole nights to bewail her son Tobias, until the fourteen days of the wed- ding were expired, which Raguel had sworn; that he should spend there. Then Tobias said to Raguel, Let me go, for my father and my mother look no more to see me. 8 But his father in law said unto him, Tar- ry with me, and I will send to thy father, and they shall declare unto him how things go with thee. 9 But Tobias said, No ; but let mc go tp my father. 10 Then Raguel arose, and gave him Saca his wife, and half his goods, servants, and cattle, and money : 1 1 And he blessed them, and sent them away, saying. The God of heaven give you a prosperous journey, m.y children. 12 And he said to his daughter, HoiKxur Apocrypha. 'I'OBIT. thy father, and thy mother in law, wlucli are now thy parents, th.it I may hear good report of thee. And lie kissed Jicr. Edna also said to Tobias, The Lord of heaven restore thee, my dear brother, and grant that I may see thy children of my daughter Sara before I die, that I may rejoice before the Lord : be- hold, I commit ray daughter unto thee of special trust ; wherefore do not entreat her evil. CHAP. XI. C Toblai's mother tpieth her mn coming : 17 his father nveUometh his daughter in la-w. AFTER these things Tobias went his way, praising God that he had given him a prosperous journey, and blessed Raguel and Edna his wife, and went on his way till they drew near unto Nineve. 2 Then Raphael said to Tobias, Thou • knowest, brother, how thou didst leave thy father : 3 Let us haste before thy wife, and pre- pare the house. 4 And take in thine hand the gall of the lish. So they went their way, and the dog went after them. 5 Now Anna sat looking about toward the way for her son. 6 f And when she espied him coming, she said to his father, Behold, thy son cometh, and the man that went with him. 7 Then said Raphael, I know, Tobias, that ihy father will open his eyes. 8 Therefore anoint thou his eyes with the gall, and being pricked therewith, he shall rub, and tl:e whiteness shall fall away, and he shall see thee. 9 Then Anna ran forth, and fell upon the Jieck of her son, and said unto him. Seeing I Lave seen thee, my son, from henceforth 1 am content to die.* And they wept both. 10 Tobit also went fort'i toward the door, jmd stumbled : but his son ran unto him, 1 1 And took hold of his father : and he strake of the gall on his father's eyes, saying,' Be of good hope, my father. 12 And when his eyes began to smart, he rubbed them ; 13 And th? whiteness pilled away from the corners of his eyes : and when he saw his son, he fell upon his neck. 14 And he wept, and said. Blessed art thou, O God, and blessed is thy name for ever ; and blessed are all thine holy augels ; 15 For thou hast scourged, and hast taken pity en me : for behold, I see my son Tobias. And his son went in rejoicing, and told his ' father the great things that had happened to him in Media. 1 6 Then Tobit went out to meet his daugh- "ter in law at the gate of Nineve, rejoicing, and praising God : and they which saw him go marvelled, because he had received his sigfit. ( Apocfyphti, 1 7 % But Tobit gave thanks before them, because God had mercy on him. And when he came near to Sara his daughter in law, he blessed her, saying, Thou art welcome, daugh- ter : God be blessed, which hath brought thee unto us, and hkssed he thy father and thy mother. And there was joy among all his brethren v/hich were at Nineve. 18 And Achiacharus, and Nasbas his broth- er's son, came : 19 And Tobias's wedding was kept seven daj'^s with great joy. CHAP. XII. 5 Tohit offer eth half to the angel for bis kir.dness, 6 hilt he callcth them both aside, and exhortetb them, 15 andlelletb them that he ivas an angel. THEN Tobit called his son Tobias, and said unto him, My son, see that the man have his wages, which v/ent with thee, and thou must give him more. 2 And Tobias said unto him, O father, it is no harm to me to give him lialf of those things which I have brought : S For he hath brought me again to thee in safety, and made whole my Virife, and brought me the money, and likewise healed thee. 4 Then the old man said, It ii due unto him. 5 f So he called the angel, and he said unto him, Take half of all that ye have brought, and go away in safety. 6 f Then he took them both apart, and said unto them, Bless God, praise him, and magnify him, and praise him for the things which he hath done unto you in the sight of all that live. It is good to praise God, and exalt his name, and honourably to shev.' forth the works of God ; therefore be not slack to praise him. 7 It is good to keep close the secret of a king, but it is honourable to reveal the works of God. Do that which is good, and no evil shall touch you. 8 Prayer is good with fasting and alms and righteousness. A little with righteous- ness is better than much v\'ith unrighteous- ness. It is better to give alms than to lay up gold : 9 For alms doth deliver from death, and shall purge away all sin. Those that exer- cise alms and righteousness shall be filled with Hfe : 10 But they that sin are enemies to theiiv own hfe. 1 1 Surely I will keep close nothing from you. For I said. It was good to keep close the secret of a king, but that it was honour- able to reveal the works of God. 12k Now therefore, when thou didst pray, and Sara thy daughter in law, I did bring the remembrance of your prayers before the Holy One : and when thou didst bury the dead, I was with thee likewise. 13 And wh^n thou didst not delay to rise Apocrypha. Chap, lip, and leave thy dinner, to go and cover the dead, thy good deed was not hid from me : but I was with thee. 1 4 And now God hath sent me to heal thee and Sara thy daughter in law. 15 \ I am Raphael, one of the seven holy angels, which present the prayers of the saints, and whicli go in and out before the glory of the Holy One. 16 Then they were both troubled, and fell upon their faces : for they feared. 17 But he said unto them, Fear not, for it shall go well with you ; praise God therefore. 18 For not of any favour of mine, but by the will of our God I came ; wherefore praise him for ever. 1 9 All these days I did appear unto you ; but I did neither eat nor drink, but ye did see a vision. 20 Now therefore give God thanks : for I go up to him that sent me; but write all things which are done in a book. 21 And when they arose, they saw him no more. 22 Then they confessed the great and ■wonderful works of God, and how the angel of the Lord had appeared unto them. CHAP, XII!. The thanksgi'ving unto God, ivhich Tohit •wrote. 1"'HEN Tobit wrote a prayer of rejoicing, and said. Blessed be God that liveth for ever, and blessed be his kingdom. 2 For he doth scourge, and hath mercy : he leadeth down to hell, and bringeth up again : neither is there any that can avoid his hand. 3 Confess him before the Gentiles, ye chil- dren of Israel : for he hath scattered us among them. 4 There declare his greatness, and extol him before all the living : for he is our Lord, and he is the God our Father for ever. 5 And he will scourge us for our iniqui- ties, and will have mercy again, and will gath- er us out of all nations, among whom he hath scattered us. 6 If ye turn to him with your whole heart, and with your whole mind, and deal upright- ly before htm, then will he turn unto you, and will not hide his face from you. There- fore see what he will do with you, and confess him with your whole mouth, ana praise the Lord of might, and extol the everlasting King. In the land of my captivity do I praise him, and declare his might and majesty to a sinful nation. O ye sinners, turn and do justice before him : who can tell if he will accept you, and have mercy on you ? 7 I will extol my God, and my soul sliall praise the King of heaven, and shall rejoice in his greatness. 8 Let all men speak, and let all praise him ^or his righteousness. 0 0 Jerusalem, the holy city,hq will scourge XIV. Apocryphk. thee for thy children's works, and will have mercy again on the sons of the righteous. 10 Give praise to the Lord,yo7- he is good: and praise the everlastmg King, that his tab- ernacle may be builded in thee again '.with joy, and let him make joyful there in thee those that are captives, and love in thee for ever those that are miserable. 1 1 Many nations shall come from far to the name of the Lord God with gifts in their hands, even gifts to the King of heaven ; all generations shall praise thee with great joy. 1 2 Cursed are all they which hate thee, and blessed shall all be which lose thee for ever- 1:5 Rejoice and be glad for the children of the just : for they shall be gathered together, and shall bless the Lord of the just. 14 O blessed are they which love thee, yo>- they shall rejoice in thy peace : blessed ar? they which have been sorrowful for all thy scourges ; for they shall rejoice for thee, when they have seen all thy glory, and shall be glad for ever. 15 Let my soul bless God the great King. 16 For Jerusalem shall be built up with sapphires, and emeralds, and precious stone : thy walls, and tov^ers, and battlements, with pure gold. 17 And the streets of Jerusalem shall be paved with beryl, and carbuncle, and stones of Ophir. 18 And all her streets shall say. Alleluia ; and they shall praise him, saying. Blessed be God, which hath extolled it for ever. CHAP. XIV. 3 Tobit gi-veth instructions to his son : W he and his iL'ife die. 1 4 Tobias dieth at Ecbatane, after he had heard of the destruction of Nine-je. SO Tobit made an end of praising God. 2 And he was eight and fifty years old when he lost his sight, which was restored tn him after eight years : and he gave alms, and he increased in the fear of the Lord God, and praised him. 3 ^ And when he was very aged, he called his son, and the six sons of his son, and said to him, My son, take thy children ; for be- hold, I am aged, and am ready to depart out of this life. 4 Go into Media, my son, for I surely be« lieve those things which Jonas the prophet spake of Nineve, that it shall be overthrown ; and that for a time peace shall rather be in Media ; and that our brethren shall lie scat- tered in the earth from that good land : and Jerusalem shall be desolate, and the house of God in it shall be burned, and shall be deso- late for a time ; 5 And that again God will have mercy on them, and bring them again into the land, where they shall build a temple, but not like to the first, until the time of that age be ful- filled ; and afterward they shall return from all places of their captivity, aod build up Je- Apscryphn. ' JfUDI' nisalem fjloricusly, and the house of God rsliall be built in it for ever with a glorious building, a;^ the prophets have spoken thereof. 6 An<\ all nations shall turn, .^nd fear the Lord God truly, and shall biiry their idols. 7 So shall all nations praise the Lord, and his people shall confess God, and the Lord shall exalt his people ; and all those which k)ve the Lord God in truth and justice shall rejoice, shewiag mercy to our brethren. 8 And now, my son, de]>art out of Nin- eve, because that those things which the prophet Jonas spake shall surely come to pass. 9 But keep thou the law and the com- mandments, and shew thyself merciful and just, that it may go well with thee. 10 And bury me decently, and thy mother with me ; but tarry no longer at Nineve. Remember, my son, how Aman handled Achiacharus that brought him up, how out of light he brought liim into darkness, and how he rewarded him again : yet Achiacha- rus was saved, but the other had his reward ; for he went down into darkness. Manasses rH. Apocrypha. gave alms, and escaped the snares of death which they liad set for him : but Aman fell into the snare, and perished. 1 1 «[ Wherefore now, my son, consider what alms docth, and how righteousness doth deliver. When he liad said these things, he gave up the ghost in the bed, being an hundred and eight and fifty years old ; and he buried him honourably. * 1 2 And when Anna liis mother was dead, he buried her with his father. But Tobias'' departed with his wife and children to Ec- batane, to Raguel his father in law, 13 Where he became old with honour, and he buried his father and mother in law honourably, and he inherited their substance, and his father Tobit's. 14 And he died at Ecbatane in Media, be- ing an hundred and seven and twenty years old. 15 But before he died he heard of the de- struction of Nineve, which was taken by Nabucliodonosor and Assuerus : and before his death he rejoiced over Nineve. JUDITH. CHAP. I. I Arphaxad fortijidh Ecbatane. 5 I'Tabttcho- douoior maketh ivar against Lhyi, and calleth the Tiatioiis to his aid : 11 they slight his message ; he threateneth them : 1.3 he defeateth and killeth Arphjxad, and relurneth to Nineve. IN the twelfth year of the reign of Na- buchodonosor,who reigned in Nineve,the great city ; in the days of Arphaxad, which reigned over the Medes-in Ecbatane, 2 And built in Ecbatane walls round about of stones hewn three cubits broad and six cubits long, and made the height of the ■wall seventy cubits, and the breadth thereof fifty cubits : 3 And set the towers thereof upon the gates of it, an hundred cubits high^ and the breadth thereof in the foundation threescore cubits : 4 And he made the gates thereof, even gates that were raised to the height of scven- Ty cubits, and the breadth of them was forty cubits, for the going forth of his mighty ar- mies, and for the setting in array of his foot- men : 5 f Even in those days king Nabuchodon osor made vi'ar with king Arpliaxad in the great plain, which is the plain in the borders of R.agau. 6 And there came unto him all thev that dwelt in the hill country, and all t!iat dwelt by Euphrates, and Tigris, and Hydasjjc, and the plain of Arioch the king of the Elymeans, and very many nations of the 5ons of Chelod, assembled themselves to the ^:'att]e. 7 Then Nabucliodonosor king of the As- syrians sent unto all that dwelt \i\ Persia, and to all that dwelt westward, and to those iliat dwelt in Cilicia, and Damascus, and Libanus, and Antilibanus, and to all that dwelt upon the sea coast, 8 And to those among the nuions that were of Carmel, and Galaad, and tha high- er Galilee, and the great plain of Esdrelom, 9 And to all that v.'creiii .Samaria and the cities thereof, and beyond Jordan unto Jeru- salem, and Betane, and Chellus, and Kades, and the river of Egypt, and Taphnes, and Ramessc, and all the land of Gesem, 10 Until ye come beyond Tanis and Memphis, and to all the inhabitants of E- gypt, until ye come to the borders of Ethio- pia. 1 1 But all the inhabitants of the land made light of the commandment of Nabu- chodonosor king of the Assyrians, neither went they with him to the battle ; for they were not afraid of him : yea, he was before them as one man, and they sent away his ambassadors from tliem without effect, and with disgrace. 12 Therefore Nabu chodonosor was very angry with all this country, and sware by liis throne and kingdom, that he would surely be avenged upon all those coasts of Cilicia, and Damascus, and Syria, and that he would slay with the sword all the inhabitants ot the land of Moab, and the children of Am- mon, and all Judea, and all that were in E- gypt, till ye atsoever I have spoken, that will I do by mine hand. 13 And take thou heed that thou trans- gress none of the commandments of thy lord, but accomplish them fully, as I have commanded thee, and defer not to do them, 14 Then Holofernes went forth from the presence of his lord, aa^called all the gov- ernors and captains, anJ the officers of the army of Assur ; 15 And he mustered the chosen men for the battle, as his lord had commanded him, unto an hundred and twenty thousand, and twelve thousaiid archers on horseback ; 1 6 And he ranged them, as a great army is ordered for the war. 1 7 And he took camels and asses for their carriages, a very great numl)er ; and sheep, and oxen, and goats without number, for their provision : 18 And plenty of victual for every man of the army, and very much 'gold and silver out of the king's house. / J 9 Then he went forth and all his power to go before king Nabuchodonosor in the voyage, and to cover ail the face of the eartk westward with their chariots, and horsemen, and their chosen footmen. 20 A great multitude also of sundry coun- ti-ics came with them like locusts, and like the sand of the earth : for the multitude was without number. 21 And they went forth of Nineve three days journey toward the plain of Bectileih, and pitched from Bectileth near the moun- tain which is at the left hand of the upper Cilicia. 22 Then he took all his army, his foot- men, and horsemen, and chariots, and went from thence into the hill country ; 23 And destroyed Phud and Lud, and spoiled all the children of Rasses, and the children of Ismael, which were toward the wilderness at the south of the land of tlie Chellians. 24 Then he went over Euphrates, and went through Mesopotamia, and destroyed all the high cities that were upon the river Arbonai,tiil ye come to the sea. 25 And he took the borders of Cilicia, and killed all that resisted him, and came to the borders of Japheth, which were toward the south, over against Arabia. 26 He compassed also all the children of Madian, and burned up tlieir tabernacles, and spoiled their sheep cotes. 27 Then he went down into the plain of Damascus in the time of wheat harvest, and burnt up all their fields, and destroyed t]',eir Apocrypha. flocks and herds, also lic spoiled their cities, and utterly wasted their countries, and smote all their young men with the edge of the sword. 28 Therefore the fear and dread of him fell upon all the inhabitants of the sea coasts, •which were in Sidon and Tyrus, and them that dwelt in Sur and Ocina, and all that dwelt in Jemnaan ; and they that dwelt in Azotus and Ascalon feared Jiim greatly. CHAP. III. 1 They of the sea coasts eiiireat for peace : 1 Ho- lof ernes is received fLere, 8 he destroy eth their SO they sent ambassadors unto him to treat of peace, saying, 2 Behold, we the servants of Nabucho- tlonosor the great king lie before thee ; use us as shall be good in thv sight. 3 Behold, our houses, and all our places, and all our fields of wheat, and flocks, and herds, and all the lodges of our tents, lie be- fore thy face ; use them as it pleaseth thee. 4 Behold, even our cities and the inhabi- tants thereof are thy servants ; come and deal with them as seemeth good unto thee. 5 So the men came to Holofernes, and de- clared unto him after this manner. 6 Then came he down toward the sea coast, both he and his army, and set garrisons in the high cities, and rook out of them chos- en men for aid. 7 f So they and all the country round about received them with garlands, with dan- ces, and with timbrels. 8 f Yet he did cast down their frontiers, and cut down their groves : for he had de- creed to destroy all the gods of the land, that all nations should worship Nabuchodonosor ©nly, and that all tongues and tribes should call upon him as god. 9 Also he came over against Esdraelon near unto Judea, over against the great strait of Judea. 10 And he pitched between Geba and Scy- thopolis, and there he tarried a whole month, that he might gather together all the car- riages of his army. CHAP. IV. 1 The yews are afraid of Holofernes, 5 and fortify the hills. 9 All Lrael full to fasting and prayer, NOW the children of Israel that dwelt in Judea, heard all that Holofernes the chief captain of Nabuchodonosor king of the Assyrians had done to the nations, and after what manner he had spoiled all their temples, and brought them to nought. 2 Therefore they were exceedingly afraid •f him, and were troubled- for Jerusalem, and for the temple of the Lord their God : 3 For they were newly returned from the captivity, and all the people of Judea were lately gathered together : ancl the vessels, yUDlTH. Apotrypla. and the altar, and the house, were sanctified after the profanation. 4 Therefore they sent into all the coasts of Samaria, and the villages, and to Betho- ron, and Belmen, and Jericho, and to Choba,] and Esora, and to the valley of Salem : 5 f And possessed themselves beforehand^ of all the tops of the high mountains, andl fortified tiie villages that were in them, and! laid up victuals for the provision of warii for their fields were of late reaped. 6 Also Joacim the high priest, which was in those days in Jerusalem, wrote to them i that dwelt in Bethulia, and Betomestham, which is over against Esdraelon toward the open country, near to Dothaim, 7 Charging them to keep the passages of ' the hill country : for by them there was an entrance into Judea, and it was easy to stop them that would come up, because the pas» sage was strait for two men at the most. 8 And the children of Israel did as Joa- cim the high priest had commanded them, with the ancients of all the people of Israel, which dwelt at Jerusalem. 9 f Then every man of Israel cried ta God with great fervency, and with great ve« hemency did they humble their souls : 10 Both they, and their wives, and their cliildren, and their cattle, and every stranger and hireling, and their servants bought with money, put sackcloth upon their loins. 1 1 Thus every man and woman, and the little children, and the inhabitants of Jerusa- lem, fell before the temple, and cast ashes up- on their heads, and spread out their sack- cloth before the face of the Lord : also thejr put sackcloth about the altar, 12 And cried to the God of Israel all with one consent earnestly, that he would not give their children for a prey, and their wives for a spoil, and the cities of their in- heritance to destruction, and the sanctuary to profanation and reproach, and for the na- ^ tions to rejoice at. 1 3 So God heard their prayers, and look- ed upon their afllictions : for the people fast- ed many days in all Judea and Jerusalem be- fore the sanctuary of the Lord Alrnighty. 14 And Joacim the high priest, and all the priests that stood before the Lord, and they which ministered unto the Lord, had their loins girt with sackcloth, and offered the daily burnt oflerings, with the vows and free gifts of the people, 15 And had ashes on their mitres, and cri- ed unto the Lord with all their power, that he would look upon all the house of Israti graciously. CHAP. V. 5 Achior lillcth Holofernes ivhai the Jeivs are, 8 and luhat their God had done for them. THEN was it declared to Holofernes, the chief captain of the army of Assur, ApBcrypls. Chap. rlvit the children of Israel had prepared for v.ar, and had shut up the passages of the lull country- and had fortified all the tops of ■Jie high hills, and had laid impediments in the champaign countries : 2 Wherewith he was very angry, and call- •J all the princes of Moab, and the captains ! Ammon, and all the governors of the sea ..5t, 3 And he said unto them, Tell me now, ye sons of Chanaan, who this people is that dwelletli in the hill country, and what are the cities that they inhabit, and what is the multitude of their army, and wherein is their power and strength, and what king is set over them, or captain of their army ; 4 And why have they determined not to come and meet me, more than all the inhab- itants of the west. 5 f Then said Achior, the captain of all the sous of Ammon, Let my lord now hear a word from the mouth of thy servant, and I will declare unto thee the truth concerning this people, which dwelleth near thee, and in- habiteth the hill countries : and there shall no lie come out of the mouth of thy servant. 6 This people are descended of the Chal- deans : 7 And they sojourned heretofore in Me- sopotamia, because they would not follow the gods of their fathers, which were in the land of Chaldea. 8 f For they left the way of their ances- tors, and worshipped the God of heaven, the God whom they knew . so they cast them out from the face of their gods, and they fled into Mesopotamia, and sojourned there many days. 9 Then their God commanded them to de- part from the place where they sojourned, and to go into the land of Chanaan : where they dwelt, and were increased with gold and silver, and with very much cattle. 10 But when a famine covered all the land of Chanaan, they went down into Egypt, and sojourned there, vvhile they were nourished, and became there a great multitude, so that one could not number their nation. 1 1 Therefore the king of Egypt rose up against them, and dealt subtilly with them, and brought them low with labouring in brick, and made them slaves. 1 2 Then they cried unto their God, and he smote all the land of Egvpt with incura- ble plagues : so the Egj^jtians cast them out of their sight. 13 And God dried the Red sea before them, 14 And brought them to mount Sina,and Cades-Barne, and cast forth all that dwelt in the wilderness. 15 So they dwelt in the land of the Amo- rites, and they destroyed by their strength all them of Esebon, and passing over Jordan they possessed all the hill countrv. VI. Apocrypha. 16 And they cast forth before them the Chanaanite, the Pherezite, the Jebusite, and the Sychemite, and all the Gergesites, and - they dwelt in that country many days. 17 And whilst they sinned not before their God, they prospered, because the God that hateth iniquity was with them. 1 8 But when they departed from the way which he appointed them, they were destroy- ed in many battles very sore, and were led captives into a land that was not theirs, and the temple of their .God was cast to the ground, and their cities were taken by the enemies. 1 9 But now they are returned to their God, and are come up from the places where they were scattered, and have possessed Jeru- salem, where their sanctuary is, and are seated in the hill country ; for it was desolate. 20 Now therefore, my lord and governor, if there be any error in this people, and they sin against their God, let us consider that this shall be their ruin, and let us go up, and we shall overcome them. 21 But if there be no iniquity in their na- tion, let my lord now pass by, lest their Lord defend them, and their God be for them, and we become a reproach before all the world. 22 And when Achior had finished these sayings, all the people standing round about the tent murmured, and the chief men of Holofernes, and all that dwelt by the sea-side, and in Moab, spake that he should kill him. 23 For, say ti:ey, we will not be afraid of the face of the children of Israel : for lo, it is • a people that have no strength nor power for a strong battle. 24 Now therefore, lord Holofernes, we will go up, and they shall be a prey to be devoured of all thine army. CHAP. VI. 1 Holofernes despiseth God: 7 He threateneth Achior, and sendeth him aivay, 1 4 The Be- thtiiians receive and hear him, AND wlien the tumult of men that were about the council was ceased, Holo- fernes the chief captain of the army of As- sur said unto Achior and all the Moabitea before all the company of other nations, 2 And who art thou, Achior, and the hirelings of Ephraim, that thou hast prophe- sied among us as to-day, and hast said, that we should not make war with the people of Israel, because their God will defend them ? and who is God but Nabuchodonosor ? 3 He will send his power, and will de- stroy them from the face of the earth, and their God shall not deliver them : but we his servants will destroy them as one man ; for they are not able to sustain the power of our horses. 4 For with them v/e will tread them un- der foot, and their mountains shall be drunk- en with their blood, and their fields shall be Apocrypha. JUDl filled with their dead bodies, and their foot- step. iihall not be able to stand before us, for they shall utterly perish, saith kingNabucho- donosor, lord of all the earth : for he said, None of my words shall be in vain. 5 And thou, Achii)r, an hireling of Am- nion, which hast spoken these words in the day of thine iniquity, shall see my face no more from this day, until I take vengeance of this nation that came out of Egypt. 6 And then shall the sword of mine ar- my, and the multitude of them that serve me, pass through thy sides, and thou shalt fall among their slain, when I return. 7 \ Now therefore my servants shall bring thee l3ack into the hill country, and shall set thee in one of the cities of the passages : 8 And thou shalt not perish, till thou be destroyed with them. 9 And if thou persuade thyself in thy mind that they shall not be taken, let not thy countenance fall : I have spoken it, arid none of my words shall be in vain. 10 Then Holofernes commanded his ser- vants, that waited in his tent, to take Achior, and bring him to Bethulia, and deliver him into the hands of the children of Israel. 1 1 So his servants took him, and brought him out of the camp into the plain, and they went from the midst of the plain into the hill country, and came unto the fountains that were under Bethulia. 12 And w^hen the men of the city saw them, they took up their weapons, and went out of the city to the top of the hill : and ev- ery man that used a sling kept them from coming up by casting of stones against them. 13 Nevertheless, having gotten privily un- der the hill, they bound Achior, and cast him down, and left him at the «oot of the hill, and returned to their lord. 14 f But the Israelites descended frOm their city, and came unto him, and loosed him, and brought him into Bethulia, and pre- sented him to the governors of the city : 15 Which were in those days Ozias the son of Micha of the tribe of Simeon, and Chabris the son of Gothoniel, and Charmis the son of Melchicl. ] t) And they called together all the an- cients of the city, and all their youth ran to- gether, and their women, to the assembly, and they set Achior in the midst of all their people. Then Ozias asked him of that which was done. 17 And he answered and declared unto them the words of the council of Holofernes, and all the words that he had spoken in the midst of the princes of Assur, and whatso- ever Holofernes had spoken proudly against the house of Israel. 18 Then the people fell down and wor- shipped God, and cried unto God, saying, 1 9 O Lord God of heaven, behold their rn. Aptcrypha, pride, and pity the low estate of our nation, and look upon the face of those that are sanctified unto thee this day. 20 Then they comforted Achior, and prais- ■ ed him greatly. 2 1 And Ozias took him out of the assem- bly unto his house, and made a feast to the elders ; and they called on the God of Israel all that night for help. CHAP. vn. 1 Holofernes hes'tegelh Bethulia., 1 am) stnppeth the ivater from them : 22 they murmur and faint. ""f^HE next day Holofernes commanded al! 1 his army, and all his people which were come to take his part, that they should re- move their camp against Bethulia, to take aforehand the ascents of the hill country, and to make war against the children of Israel. 2 Then their strong men removed their camps in that day, and the army of the men of war was an hundred and seventy thou- sand footmen, and twelve thousand horse- men, beside the baggage, and other men that were a foot among them, a very great mul- titude. 3 And they camped in the valley ncr.r unto Bethulia, by the fountain, and they spread themselves in breadth over Dothaim even to Belmaim, and in length from Bethu- lia unto Cyamon, v/hich is over against Es- draelom. 4 Now the children of Israel, v/hep they saw the multitude of them, were greatly troubled, and said evefy one to his neigh- bour. Now will these men lick up the face of the earth ; for neither the high mountains, nor the valleys, nor the hills are able to bear their weight. 5 Then every man took up his weapons of war, and when they had kindled fires up- on their towers, they remained and watched all that'night. 6 But in the second day Holofernes brought forth all his horsemen in the sight of the children of Israel which were in Bethulia, 7 f And viewed the passages up to the city, and came to the fountains of their wa- ters, and took them, and set garrisons of men of war over them, and he himself removed toward his people. 8 Then came unto him all the chief of the children of Esau, and all the governors of the people of Moab, and the captains of the sea coast, and said, 9 Let our lord now h^ar a word, that there be not an overthrow in thine army. 10 For this people of the children of Is- rael do not trust in their spears, but in the height of the mountains wherein they dwell, because it is not easy to come up to the tops of their mountains. 11 Now therefore, my lord, fight not against them in battle array, and there shall Apocrypha. 4* Chap. !ot SO much as one man of thy people perish. 12 Remain m ihy camp, and keep all the men of thine army, and let thy servants get into iheir hands the fountain of water, which iisueth foi til of the foot of the mountain : ! 3 For all the inhabitants of Bethulia have th^ir water thence ; so sjjall thirst kill them, and tliey shall give wp their city, and we and our people shall go up to the tops of the moaniains chat are near, and will camp upon them, to watch that none go out of the city. 14 So they and their wives and their chil- dren chall be' consumed with famine, and be- fore the sword come against them, they shall be overthrown in the streets where they dwell. \5 Thus shalt tliou render them an evil reward ; because they rebelled, and met not thy person peaceably. 16' And these words pleased Holofernes and all his servants, and he apponited to do as they had spoken. 17 So the camp of the children of Ammon departed, and with them five thousand of the Assyrians, and they pitched in the val- ley, and took the waters, and the fountains of the waters of the children of IsraeL 18 Then the children of Esau went up with the children of Ammon, and camped in the hill country over against Dothaim : and they sent some of them toward the south, and toward the east, over against Ekrebel, which is near unto Chusi, that is upon the brook Mochmur ; ana the rest of the army of the Assyrians camped in the plain, and covered the face of the whole land ; and their tents and carriages were pitched to a very great multitude. 1 9 Then the children of Israel cried unto the Lord their God, because their heart fail- ed, for all their enemies had compassed them round about, and there was no way to escape out from among them. 20 Thus all the ci^mpany of Assur remain- ed about them, both their footmen, chariots, and horsemen, four and thirty days, so that all their vessels of water failed all the inhab- itants of Bethulia. 21 And the cisterns were emptied, and they had not water to drink their fill for one day ; for they gave them drink by measure. 22 ^ Therefore their young children were out of heart, and their women and young men fainted for thirst, an J fell down in the streets of the city, and by the passages of the gates, and there was no longer any strength in them. 23 Then all the people assembled to Ozlas, and to the chief of the city, both young men, and women, ?^d children, and cried with a loud voice, and said before all the elders, 24 God be judge between us and you : for ye have done r.s great injury, in that ye have not required peace of the children of Assur. VIII. Apocryph*. 25 For no\T we have no helper : but God hath sold us into their haiids, that we should be thrown down before them with thirst and great destruction. 26 Now therefore call them unto you, and deliver the whole city lor a spoil to the peo- ple of Holofernes, and to all his army. 27 For it is better for us to be made a spoil unto them, than to die for thirst : for we will be his servants, that our souls may live, and not see the death of our infants before our eyes, nor our wives nor our children to d»g, 28 We take to witness against a'ou the heaven and the earth, and our God and Lord of our fathers, which punisheth us according to our sins and the sins of our fathers, that he do not according as we have said this day. 29 Then there was great weeping with one consent in the midst of the assembly ; and they cried unto the Lord God with a loud voice, 30 Then said Ozias to them, Brethren, be of good courage, let us yet endure ^ve days, in the which space the Lord our God may turn his mercy toward us ; for he will not forsake us utterly. 31 And if these days pass, and there come no help unto us, 1 vvnl do according to your word. 32 And he dispersed the people, every one to their own charge ; and they went unto the walls and towers of their city, and sent the women and children into their hou.scs : and they were very low brous;ht in the city. CH/A.P. VIII. 1 1 ytidith blameth the goiyernoi s for their promise to yield, 1 7 and ad-visefh them to trust in God. X'l OW at that time Judith heard thereof, x\ which was the daughter of Merari, the son of Ox, the son of Joseph, the son of Oziel, the son of Elcia, the son of Ananias, the son of Gedeon, the son of R.aphaim, the son of Acitho, the son of Eliu, the son of Eliab, the son of Nathanael, the son of Samael, the son of Salasadai, the son of Israel. 2 And Manasses was her husband, of her tribe and kindred, who died in the barley harvest, 3 For as he stood overseeing them that bound sheaves in the field, the heat came up- on his head, and he fell on his bed, and dif ,", in-the city of Bethulia : and they buried hna with his fathers in the field betv/een Dothaim and Balamo, 4 So Judith was a widow in her house three years and four montiu. 5 And she made her a tent upon the top of her house, and put on sackcloth upon her loins, and ware her widow's apparel. 6 And she fasted all the days of her wid- owhood, save the eves of the sabbaths, and the sabbaths, and the eves of the new moons, and the new moons, and the feasts and sol- emn days of the house of Israel. Apocrypha. 7 She was also of a goodly countenance , and very beautiful to behold : and her hus- band Manasses had left her gold, and silvei' and men-servants, and maid-servants, and cat- tle, and lands ; and she remained upon them. 8 And there was none that gave her an ill word ; for she leareid God greatly. 9 Now when she heard the evil words ol the people against the governor, that they fainted for lack of water; for Judith had heard all the words that Ozias had spoken unto them, and that he had sworn to dehver the city unto the Assyrians after five days ; 10 Then she sent her waiting-woman, that had the government ot all things that she had, to call Ozias and Chabris and Charmis, the ancients of the citv. 1 1 And they came unto her, and she said unto them. Hear me now, O ye governors of the inhabitants of Bethulia: for your words that ye have spoken before the people this day are not right, touching this oath which ye made and pronounced between God and you, and have promised to deliver the city to our enemies, unless within these days the Lord turn to help you. 12 ^ And now who are ye that have tempted God this day, and stand instead of God among the children of men ? 13 And now try the Lord Almighty, but ye shall never know any thing. 14 For ye cannot find the depth of the heart of man, neither can ye perceive the things that he thinketh : then how can ye search out God, that hath made all these things, and know his mind, or comprehend purpose ? Nay, my brethren, provoke his not the Lord our Gpd to anger. 15 For if he will not help us within these five days, he hath power to defend us when he will, even every day, or to destroy us be- fore our enemies. 16 Do not bind the counsels of the Lord our God : for God is not as m.an, that he may be threatened ; neither is he as the son of man, that he should be wavering. 17 ^ Therefore let us wait for salvation of him, and call upon him to help us, and he will hear our voice, if it please him. 18 For there arose none in our age, nei- «"ier is there any now in these days, neither tribe nor family, nor people, nor city, among us, which worship gods made with hands, as hath been aforetime.- 1 9 For the which cause our fathers Were given to the sword, and for a spoil, and had a great fall before our enemies. 20 But we know none other god, there- fore we trust that he will not despise us, nor any of our nation. 21 For if we be taken so, all Judea shall lie waste, and our sanctuary shall be spoiled ; and he will require the profanation thereof a.t our mouth. JUDITH. jj*. Apocrypha. 22 And the slaughter of our brethren, and tiie captivity of the country, and the desola- i ion of our inheritance, will he turn upon our heads among the Gentiles, wheresoever we shall be in bondage; and we shall be an ofTence and a reproach to all them that possess us. 23 For our servitude shall not be directed to favour : but the Lord our God shall turn it to dishonour. 24 Now therefore, O brethren, let us shew an example to our brethren, because their hearts depend upon us, and the sanctuary, and the house, and the altar, rest upon us. 25 Moreover, let us give thanks to the Lord . ur God, which trieth us, even as he did our fathers. 26 Remember what things he did to Abra- ham, and how he tried Isaac, and what hap- pened to Jacob in Mesopotamia of Syria, when he kept the sheep of Laban his moth- er's brother. 27 For he hath not tried us in the fire, as he did them, for the examination of their hearts, neither hath he taken vengeance on us : but the Lord doth scourge them that come near unto him, to admonish them. 28 Then said Ozias to her. All that thoii hast spoken hast thou spoken with a good heart, and there is none that may gainsay thy words. 29 For this is not the first day wherein thy wisdom is manifested ; but from the be- ginning of thy days all the people have known thy understanding, because the disposition of thine heart is good. 30 But the people were very thirsty, and compelled us to do unto them as we have spoken, and to bring an oath upon ourselves, which we will not break. 31 Therefore now pray thou for us, be- cause thou art a godly woman, and the Lord will send us rain to fill our cisterns, and we shall faint no more. 32 Then said Judith unto them, Hear me, and I will do a thing which shall go through- out all generations to the children of our nation. 33 Ye shall stand this night in the gate, and I will go forth with my waiting- woman t and within the days that ye have promised to deliver the city to our enemies the Lord will visit Israel by mine hand. 34 But inquire not ye of mine act : for I will not declare it unto you, till the things be finished that I do. 35 Then said Ozias and the princes unto her. Go in peace, and the Lord God be before thee, to take vengeance on our enemies. .'^6 So they returned from the tent, and went to their wards. CHAP. IX. I Judith hiimhleth herself, 2 and pray eth God to prosper her purpose against the enemies of his sanctuary. ApocryfJja. Cha 1HEN Judith fell upon her face, and put ashes upon her head, and uncovered the sackcloth wherewith she was clothed ; and about the time that the incense of that evening was offered in Jerusalem, in the house of the Lord, Judith cried with a loud voice, and said, y ^ O Lord God of my father Simeon, to whom thou gavest a sword to take vengeance of the strangers, who loosened the girdle of a maid to defile her, and discovered the thigh to her shame, and polluted her virginity to her reproach ; for thou saidst. It shall w^t be so ; and yet they did so : 3 Wherefore thou gavest their rulers to be slain, so that they dyed their bed in blood, be- ing deceived, and smotest the servants with their lords, and the lords upon their thrones ; 4 And hast given their wives for a prey, and their daughters to be captives, and all their spoils to be divided among thy dear chil- dren ; which were moved with thy zeal, and abhorred the pollution of tfieir blood, and called upon thee for aid : O God, O my God, hear me also a widow. 5 For thou hast wrought not only those things, but also the things which fell out be- fore and which ensued after ; thou hast thought upon the things which are now, and which are to come. 6 Vea, what things thou didst determine were ready at hand, and said, Lo, we are here : for all thy ways are prepared, and thy judgments are in thy foreknowledge. 7 For, behold, the Assyrians are mulcipli- ed in their power ; they are exalted with horse and man ; they glory in the strength of their footmen ; they trust in shield and spear, and bow and sling ; and know not that thou art the Lord that breakest the bat- tles : the Lord is thy name. 8 Throw down their strength in thy pow- er, and bring down their force in thy wrath : for they have purposed to defile thy sanctu- ary, and' to pollute the tabernacle where thy glorious name resteth, and to cast down vi^ith sword the horn of thy altar. 9 Behold their pride, and send thy wrath upon their heads : give into mine hand, which am a widow, the power that I have conceived. 10 Smite by the deceit of my lips the ser- vant with the prince, and the prince with the servant : break down their stateliness by the hand of a woman. 11 For thy power standeth not in multi- tude, nor thy might in strong men : for thou art a God of the afflicted, an helper of the oppressed, an upholder of the weak, a pro- tector of the forlorn, a saviour of them that are without hope. 1 2 1 pray thee, I pray thee, O God of my father, and God of the inheritance of Israel, Lord of the heavens and earth, Creator of the waters. King of every creature, hear thou mypr;jycr : '• ^' Apocrypha, 13 And make my speech and deceit to be their wound and stripe, who have purposed cruel things against thy covenant, and tliy hallowed house, and against thn top of Sion, and against the house of the possession of thy children. 14 And make every nation and tribe to acknowledge that thou art the God ot ail power and might, and that there is none other that prolecteth the people of Israel but thou. CHAR X. 3 "Judith adorneth hersslf. 10 She and her ma'td go forth into the camp. NOW after that she had ceased to cry un- to the God of Israel, and had made an end of all these words, 2 She rose where she had fallen down, and called her maid, and went down into the house, in the which she abode in the sabbath days, and in her feast days, 3 ^ And pulled off the sackcloth which she had on, and put off the garments of her widowhood, and washed her body ail over with water, and anointed herself with pre- cious ointment, and braided the hair of her head, and put on a tire upon it, and put on her garments of gladness, wherewith she was clad during the hfe of Manasses her husr band. 4 And she took sandals upon her feet, and put about her her bracelets, and her chains, and her rings, and her earrings, and all her ornaments, and decked herself bravely, to al- lure the eyes of all men that should see her. 5 Then she gave her maid a bottle of wine, and a cruse of oil, and filled a bag with parch- ed corn, and lumps of figs, and with fine bread ; so she folded all these things together, and laid them upon her. 6 Thus they went forth to the gate of the city of Bethulia, and found standing there Ozias, and the ancients of the city, Chabris and Charmis. 7 And when they saw her, that her coun- tenance was altered, and her apparel was changed, they wondered at her beauty very greatly, and said unto her, 8 The God, the God of our fathers, give thee favour, and accomplish thine enterprizes to the glory of the children of Israel, and to the exaltation of Jerusalem. Then they wor- shipped God. 9 And she said unto them, Command the gates of the city to be opened unto me, that I may go forth to accomplish the things where- of ve have spoken with me' So they com- manded the young men to open unto her, as she had spoken. 10 \ And when they had done so, Judith went out, she, and her maid with her ; and the men of the city looked after her, until she was gone down the mountain, and till she had passed the valley, and could see her no more. Apocrypha. 1 1 Thus thn' went straight forth in the valley : and the first watcli of the Assyrians met her, 1 2 And took her, and asked her, Of what people art thou ? and whence comest thou ? and whither gocst thou ? And she said, I am a woman of the Hebrews, and am fled from them : for they shall be given you to be consumed : 15 And I am coming before' Holofernes the chief captain of your army, to declare words of truth ; and I will shew him a way whereby he shall go, and win all the liill country, without losing the body or life of any one of his men. 14 Now when the men heard her words, and licheid her countenance, they wondered grcatlv at her beauty, and said imto her, 1 3 I'hou hast saved thy life, in that thou hast hasted to come down to tlie presence of our lord ; now tiiereiore come to his tent, and some of us shall conduct thee, until they have delivered thee to his hands. 16 And when thou standest before him, be not afraid in thine heart, but shev/ unto him according to thy word ; and he will en- treat tnee well. 17 Then they chose out of them an hun- di-ed men to accompany her and her maid ; and they brought her to the tent of Holo- fernes. 18 Tlicn was there a concourse through- out ail the camp : for her coming was noised among tlie tents, and they came about her, as she ru/d witliout the tent of Holofernes, till tliey told him of her. 19 '^nd they wondered at her beauty, and admired the children of Israel because of her, and every one said to his neighbour, Who would dei^pise tliis people that have among them such women .'' surely it is not good that one man of thi»ra be leit, who being let go Blight deceive the whole earth. '20 And they that lay near Holofernes w'ent out, and all his servants, and they brought her into the tent. 21 Now Holofernes rested upon his bed under a canopy, which wis woven with pur- ple, and gold, and emeralds, and precious stones. 22 So they shewed him of her ; and he came out before his tent with silver lamps going before him. 23 And when Judith was come before him and his servants, they ail marvelled at tlie beauty of her countenance ; and she fell down upon her face, and did reverence unto him : and his servants took her up. CHAP. XI. 3 Holofernes asleth yudith the came "fher com- ing : 20 /je is much pleased tvith bcr luisdom and heaiity. THEN said Holofernes unto her. Woman, be of good comfort, fear not in thine JUDITH. Jc^ Apocrypha. heart : for I never hurt any that was willing to serve Nabucliodonosor, the king of all the earth. 2 Now therefore, if thy people that dwell- eth in the mountains had not set light by me, 1 would not have lifted up my .^pear against them : but they hare done these things to themselves. 3 ^ But now tell me wherefore thou art fled from them, and art come unto us : for thou art come for safeguard ; be of good comfort, thou shalt live this night, and here- after : . 4 For none shall hurt thee, but entreat thee well, as they do the servants of king Na- buchodonosor my lord. 5 Then Judith said unto him. Receive the words of thy servant, and suffer thine hand- maid to speak in thy presence, and I will de- clare no lie to my lord this night. 6 And if thou wilt follow the words of thine handmaid, God will bring the thing perfectly to pass by thee ; and my lord shall not fail of his purposes. 7 As Nabucliodonosor king of all the earth liveth, and as his power liveth, who hath sent thee for the upholding of every living thing : for 'not only men sliall serve him b)' thee, but also the beasts of the field, and the cattle, and the fowls of the air, shall live by thy power under Nabuchodonosor and all his house. 8 For we have heard of thy wisdom and thy policies, and it is reported in all the earth, that thou only art excellent in all the king- dom, and mighty in knowledge, and wonder- ful in feats of war. 9 Now as concerning the matter, which Achior did speak in thy council, we have heard his words ; for the men of Bethulia saved him, and he declared unto them all that he had spoken unto thee. 10 Therefore, O lord and governor, reject not his word ; but lay it up in thitie heart, for it is true : for our nation s\all not he punished, neither can the sword prevail against them, except they sin against their God. 1 1 And now, that my lord be not de- feated and frustrate of his purpose, even death is now fallen upon them, and their sin hath overtaken them, wherewith they v,^ill provoke their God to anger, whensoever they shall do that which is not fit to be done : ] 2 For their victuals fail them, and all their water is scant, and they have determin- ed to lay hands upon their cattle, and pur- posed to consume all those things, that God hath forbidden them to eat by his laws : 13 And are resolved to spend the first fruits of the corn, and the tenths of wine and oil, which they had sanctified, and reserved for the priests that serve, in Jerusalem be ore the face of our God ; the which things it is Apocrypha. uot lawful for any of the people so much as to toi'.ch witli their hands. 14 For they have sent some to Jerusalem, because they also that dwell there have done tlie like, to bring them a license from the sen- ate. 1 5 Now wlicn they shall bring them word, they ^.•'U forthwirh do it, and they shall be given thee to be destroyed the same day. 16 Wherefoie I tiiine handmaid know- ing all this, am fled from their presence ; and God hath sent me to work things with thee, whereat all the earth shall be astonished, and whosoever shall hear it. 17 For thv servant is religious, and serv- eth the God of heaven day and night : now therefore, my lord, I will remain with thee, end thy servant will go out by night into the valley, and I will pray imto God, and he W'l! te!! me v/hen they have committed their sins : 18 And I will come and shew it unto thee: then thouslialt go forthwith all thine army, and there shall be none of them that shall resist thee. 1 9 And I will lead thee through the midst of Judea, until thou come before Jerusalem ; and I will set thy throne in the midst there- of; and thou shah drive them as sheep that have no shepherd, and a dog shall not so much as open his mouth at thee : for these things were told me according to my fore- knowledge, and they were declared unto me, and I am sent to tell thee. 20 ^ Then her words pleased HoIoferneSn and all his servants ; and they marvelled at her wisdom, and said, 21 There is not such a woman from one end of the earth to the other, both for beau- ty of face, and wisdom of words. 22 Likewise Holofernes said unto her, God hath done well to send thee before the people, that strength might be in our hands, and destruction upon them that lightly re- gard my lord. 23 And now thou art both beautiful in thy countenance, and witty in thy words : surelv if thou do as thou hast spoken, thy God shall be my God, and thou shalt dwell in the house of king Nabucliodonosor, and shalt be re- nowned through the whole earth. CHAP. XII. 2 'Judith ivill not eat of Holofernes^ meat : 7 she tarrieth three days in the camp. THEN he commanded to bring her in where his plate was set ; and bade that they should prepare for her of his own meats, and that she should drink of his own wine. 2 if And Judith said^l will not eat thereof, lest there be an offence : but provision shall be made for me of the things that I have brought. 3 Then Holofernes said unto her. If thy provision should fail, how should we give Chap. XI!. Apacryphm, thee the like .? for there be none with us of thy nation. 4 Then said Judith unto him, As thv soul liveth, my lord, thine handmaid shall not spend those things that I have, before the Lord work by mine hand the things that he hath determined. 5 Tlien the servants of Holofernes brought her into the tent, and she slept till midnight, and she arose when it was toward the morn- ing watch, 6 And sent to Holofernes, saying, Let mv lord now command that thine handmaid may- go forth unto prayer. 7 ^ Then Holofernes commanded his guard that they should not stay her : thus she abode in the camp three days, and went out in the night into the valley of Beihulia,and washed herself in a fountain of water by the camp. 8 And when she came out, she besought the Lord God of Israel to direct her way to the raising up of the children of her jieople. ' 9 So she came in clean, and remained in the tent, until she did eat her meat at evening. 10 And in the fourth day Holofernes made a feast to his own servants only, and called none of the ofncers to the banquet. 1 1 Then said he to Eagoas the eunuch, who had charge over all that he had, Go now, and perruade this Hebrew woman which is with thee, that she come unto us, and eat and drink with us. 12 For lo, it will be a shame for our per- son, if we shall let such a woman go, not having had her company ; for if we draw her not unto us, she will laugh us to scorn. 13 Then went Bagoas from the presence of Holofernes, and came to her, and he said, Let not this fair damsel fear to come to my lord, and to be honoured in his presence, and drink wine, and be merry witli us, and be made this day as one of the daughters of the Assyrians, which serve in the house of Na- buchodonosor. 14 Then said Judith unto him, Who am I now, that I should gainsay my lord ? surely v/hatsoever plcaseth him I will do speedily, and it shall be my joy unto the day of my death. 15 So she arose, and decked herself wltli her apparel, and ail her women's attire, and her maid went and laid soft skins on the ground for her over against Holofernes, which she had received of IBagoas for her dai- ly use, that she might sit and cat upon them. iG Now when Judith came in and sat down, Holofernes' heart was ravished with her, and his mind was moved, and he desired greativ her company ; for he v/aited a time to deceive her, from the day that he had seen her. 1 7 Then said Holofernes unto her, Drink now, and be merry with us. 18 So Judith said, I wiU drink now, my Apocrypha. JUDITH. Ford, because my life is magnified in me this f day more than all the days since 1 was born. 1 9 Tiien she took and ate and drank be- fore him what her maid liad prepared. '20 And Hoi. femes took great delight in Jjer, and drank much more wine than he had drunk at any time in one day since he was born. CHAP. XIII. 2 'Judith is left alone ivitb Holoferiies in his tent : 7 she cutteth off his head ivhile he slept. "K ? OW when the evening was come, his jLN servants made haste to depart, and Ba- goas shut his tent without, and dismissed the waiters from the presence of his lord ; and they went to their beds : for they were all Weaiy, because the feast had been long. 2 *l .\nd Judith was lett alone in the tent, and Holofernes lying along upon his bed : for he was filled with wine. 3 Now Judith had commanded her maid to stand without her bed chamber, and to wait for her coming forth, as she did daily : for she said she would go forth to her prayers, and she spake to Bagoas according to the same purpose. 4 So all went forth, and none was left in the bed chamber, neither little nor great. Then Judith, standing by his bed, said in her heart, O Lord God of all power, look at this present upon the works of mine hands for the exaltation of Jerusalem. 5 For now is the time to help thine inher- itance, and to execute mine enterprizes to the destruction of the enemies which are risen against us. 6 Then she came to the pillar of the bed which was at Holofernes' head, and took down his fauchion from thence, 7 f And approached to his bed, and took hold of the hair of his head, and said. Strength- en me, O Lord God of Israel, this day. 8 And she smote twice upon his neck with all her might, and she took away his head from hi mi, 9 And tumbled his body down from the bed, and pulled down the canopy from the pillars, and anon after she went forth, and gave Holofernes' head to her maid ; 10 And she put it in her bag of meat : so they twain went together according to their custom unto prayer : and when they passed the camp, they compassed the vallev, and went up the mountain of Bethulia, and came to the gates thereof. 1 1 i'hen said Judith afar off to the Watch men at the gate, Open, open now the gate ; God, even our God, is with us, to shew his power yet in Jerusalem, and his forces against the enemy, as he hath even done this day. 12 Now when the men of her city heard her voice, they made haste to go down to the gate of their city, and they called the elders of the city. Apocrypla. l.T And then they ran all together, both small and great, for it was strange unto them that she was come : so they opened the gate, and received them, and made a fire for a light, and stood round about them. 14 Tlien she said to them wnth a loud voice. Praise, praise God, praise God, I say, for he hatii not taken away his mercy from the house of Israel, but hath destroyed our enemies by mine hands this night. 15 So she took the head out of the bag, and shevved it, and said unto them, Behold the head of Holofernes, the chief captain of the army of Assur, and behold the canopy, wherein he did lie in his drunkenness ; and the Lord hath smitten him by the hand of a woman. 16 As the Lord liveth, who hath kept me in my way that I went, my countenance hath deceived him to his destruction, and yet hath he not committed sin with me, to defile and shame me. 1 7 Then all the people were wonderfuilv astonished, and bowed themselves, and wor- shipped God, and said with one accord. Bless- ed be thou, O our God, which hast this day brought to nought the enemies of thy people. 18 Then said Ozias imto her, O daughter. Blessed art thou of the most high God above all the women upon the earth ; and blessed be the Lord God, which hath created the heavens and the earth, which hath directed thee to the cutting off of the head of the chief of our enemies. ^ 19 For this thy confidence shall not de- part from the heart of men, which remember the power of God for ever. 20 And God turn these things to thee for a perpetual praise, to visit thee in good things, because thou hast not spared thy life for the affliction of our nation, but hast revenged our ruin, walking a straight way before our God. And all the people said, So be it, so be it. CHAP. XIV. 1 'Judiilj's advice. 1 1 The bead of Holofernes is hanged up : 15 he is found dead, and much la- mented. ■^["HEN said Judith unto them. Hear me I now, my brethren, and take this head, and hang it upon the highest place of your vi^alls. 2 And so soon as the morning shall ap- pear, and the sim shall come forth upon tho earth, take ye every one his weapons, and go iorth every valiant man out of the city, and set ye a captain over them, as though ye would go down into the field toward the watch of the Assyrians ; but go not down. .3 Then they shall take their armour, and shall go into their camp, and raise up tlie cap- tains of the army of Assur, and they shiill run to the tent of Holofernes, but shall not find him : then fear sliall fall upon them, and they shall flee before your face. Apocrypha. Chap 4 So ye,- and all that inhabit the coast of Israel, shall pursue them, and overthrow them as they go. 5 But before ye do these things, call me Achior the Ammonite, that he may see and know him that despised the house of Israel, and that sent him to us, as it were to his death. 6 Then they called Achior out of the house of Ozias ; and when he was come, and saw the head of Holofernes in a man's hand in the assembly of the people, he fell down on his face, and his spirit failed. 7 But when they had recovered him, he fell at Judith's feet, and reverenced her, and said. Blessed art thou in all the tabernacle of Juda, and in all nations, which hearing thy name shall be astonished. S Now therefore tell me all the things that thou hast done in these days. Then Judith declared unto iiim in the midst of the people all that she had done, from the day that she went forth until that hour she spake unto them. 9 And when she had left ofF speaking, the people shouted with a loud voice, and made a joyful noise in their city. 10 And when Achior had seen all that the God of Israel had done, he believed in God greatly, and circumcised the flesh of his fore- skin, and was joined unto the house of Israel unto this day. 11^ And as soon as the morning arose, they hanged the head of Holofernes upon the wall, and every man took his weapons, and they went forth by bands unto the straits of the mountain. 1 2 But when the Assyrians saw them, they sent to their leaders, which came to their cap- tains and tribunes, and to every one of their rulers. 1 5 So they came to Holofernes' tent, and said to him that had rhecharge of all his things. Waken now our lord : for the slaves have been bold to come down against us to battle, that they may be utterly destroyed. 14 Then vt^ent in Bagoas, and knocked at the door of the tent ; for he thought that he had slept with Judith. 15 ^ But because none answered, he open- ed it, and went into the bed-chamber, and found him cast upon the floor dead, and his head was taken from him. IG Therefore he cried with a loud voice, with weeping, and sighing, and a mighty cry, and rent his garments. 1 7 After he went into the tent where Ju- dith lodged : and when he found her not, he leaped out to the people, and cried, 18 These slaves have dealt treacherously ; one woman of the Hebrews hath brought shame upon the house of king Nabuchodon- osor : for behold, Holofernes lidh upon the ground without a head 19 When the captains of the Assvrian ar- XV. Apocrypha. my heard these words, they rent their coats, and their minds were wonderfully troubled, and there was a cry and a very great noise throughout the camp. CHAP. XV. 1 The Assyrians chatcd and slain. 13 The IVO" men croivn "Judith ivith a garland. AND when they that were in the tents heard, they were astonished at the thing that was done. 2 And fear and trembling fell upon them, so that there was no man that durst abide in the sight of his neighbour, but rushing out all together, they fled into every way of the plain, and of the hill country. 3 They also that had camped in the moun- tains round about Bethulia fled away. Then the children of Israel, every one that was a warrior among them, rushed out upon them. 4 Then sent Ozias to Betomasthem, and to Bebai, and Chobai, and Cola, and to all the coasts of Israel, such as should tell the things that were done, and that all should rush forth upon their enemies to destroy them. 5 Now when the children of Israel heard it, they all fell upon them with one consent, and slew them unto Chobai : likewise also, th.ey that came from Jerusalem, and from all the hill country, (for men had told them what things were done in the camp of their enemies,) and they that were in Galaad, and in Galilee, chased them with a great slaughter, until they were passed Damascus and the borders thereof. 6 And the residue, that dwelt in Bethulia, fell upon the camp of Assur, and spoiled them, and were greatly enriched. 7 And the children of Israel that returned from the slaughter had that v,'hich remained ; and the villages and the cities, that were in the mountains and in the plain, gat many spoils : for the multitude Vfas very great. 8 Then Joacim the high priest, and the ancients of the children of Israel that dwelt in Jerusalem, came to behold the good things that God had shewed to Israel, and to see Judith, and to salute her. 9 And when they came unto her, they blessed her with one accord, and said unto her. Thou art the exaltation of Jerusalem, thou art the great glory of Israel, thou art the great rejoicing cf our nation : 10 Thou hast done ail these things by thine hand : thou hast done much good to Israel, and God is pleased therewith : bless- ed be thou of the Almighty Lord for ever- more. And all the people said. So be it. 1 1 And the people spoiled the camp the space of thirty days : and they gave unto Ju- dith Holofernes' tent, and all his plate, and beds, and vessels, and all his stutl": and she took it, and laid it on her mule ; and made ready her carts, and laid them thereon. 1 2 Then all th? women of Israel ran to- y Apocrypha. JUDITH. gcther to see her, and blessed lier, and made a dance among them for her : and she took branches in her hand, and gave also to the women that were with her. 13 f And they put a garland of olive up- on her and her maid that was with her, and she went before all the people in the dance, leading all the women : and all the men of Israel followed in their armour with garlands, and with songs in their mouths. CHAP. XVI. 1 The song of Judith : 23 she dictb at Beihiiliu, a luidoiu of great honour ■ 24 all Israel la- ment her death. THEN Judith began to sing this thanks- giving in all Israel, and all the people sang after her this song of praise. 2 And Judith said, Begin unto my God with timbrels, sing unto my Lord with cym- bals : tune unto him a new psalm : exalt him, and call upon his name. 3 For God breaketh the battles : for among the camps in the midst of the people he hath deUvered me out of the hands of them that persecuted me. 4 Assur came out of the mountains from the north, he cam.e with ten thousands of his army, the multitude whereof stopped the tor- rents, and their horsemen have covered the hills. 5 He bragged that he would burn up my borders, and kill my young men with the sword, and dash the sucking children against the ground, and make mine infants as a prey, and my virgins as a spoil. 6 But the Almighty Lord hath disappoint- ed them by the hand of a woman. 7 For the mighty one did not fall by the young men, neither did the sons of the Titans smite him, nor high giants set upon him : but Judith the daughter of Merari weakened him with the beauty of her countenance. 8 For she put off the garment of her wid- owhood for the exaltation of those that were oppressed in Israel, and anointed her face vvith ointpient, and bound her hair in a tire, and took a linen garment to deceive him. 9 Her sandals ravished his eyes, her beauty took his mind prisoner, and the fauchion passed through his neck. 10 The Persians quaked at her boldness, and the Medes were daunted at her hardiness. 1 1 Then my afflicted shouted for joy, and my weak ones cried aloud ; but they were astonished : these lifted up their voices, but they were overthrown. 12 The sons of the damsels have pierced them through, and wounded them as fugi- Apocrypia. tives children : they perished by the battle of the i-ord. ,_ 13 1 will sing unto the Lord a new song: O Lord, thou art great and glorious, wonder- ful in strength, and invincible. 14 Let all creatures serve thee ; for thou spakest, and they were made, thou didst send forth thy spirit, and it created ihcm, and there is none that can resist thy voice. 15 For the mountains shall be moved from their foundations with the waters, the rocks shall melt as wax at thy presence : yet thou art merciful to them that fear thee. 16 For all sacrifice is too little for a sweet savour unto thee, and all the fat is not suffi- cient for thy burnt offering : but he that feareth the Lord is great at all times. 17 Woe to the nations that rise up against my kindred ! the Lord Almighty will take vengeance of them in the day of judgment, in putting fire and worms in their flesh ; and they shall feel them, and weep for ever. 18 Now as soon as they entered into Je- rusalem, they worshipped the Lord ; and as soon as the people were purified, they offer- ed their burnt offerings, and their free offer- ings, and tlieir gifts. 19 Judith also dedicated all the stuff of Holofernes, which the people had given her, and gave the canopy, which she had taken out of his bed-chamber, for a gift unto the Lord. 20 So the people continued feasting in Je- rusalem before the sanctuary for the space of three months, and Judith remained with them. 21 After this time every one returned to his own inheritance, and Judith went to Be- thulia, and remained in her own possession, and was in her time honourable in all the country. 22 And many desired her, butf none knew her all the days of her life, after that Manas- ses her husband was dead, and was gathered to his people. 23 f But she increased more and more in honour, and waxed old in her husband's house, being an hundred and five years old, and made her maid free ; so she died in Bethulia : and they buried her in the cave of her hus- band Manasses. 24 f And the house of Israel lamented her seven days : and before she died, she did distribute her goods to all them that were nearest of kindred to Manasses her husband, and to them that were the nearest of her kindred. 25 And there was none that made the childi'en of Israel any more afraid in the days of Judith, nor a long time after her death. The rest of the Chapters of the Book of ESTHER, which are found neither in the Hebrew, nor in the Chaldee. PART OF THE TENTH CHAPTER AFTER THE GREEK. JMardocheus remembereth and expoiindeth his dream of the ri-vcr and the tzuo dragons. '"r^HEN Mardocheus said, God hath done J. these things. 5 For I remember a dream which I saw concerning these matters, and nothing there- of hath failed. 6 A httle fountain became a river, and there was hght, and the sun, and much wa- ter ; this river is Esther, whom the king married, and made queen. 7 And the two dragons are I and Aman. 8 And the nations were those that were assembled to destroy the name of the Jews : 9 And my nation is this Israel, which cried to God, and were saved : for the Lord hath saved his people, and the Lord hath deliver- ed us from all those evils, and God hath wrought signs and great wonders, which have not been done among the Gentiles. 10 Therefore hath he made two lots, one for the people of God, and another for all the Gentiles. 1 1 And these two lots came at the hour, and time, and day of judgment, before God among all nations. 12 So God remembered his people, and justified his inheritance. 13 Therefore those days shall be unto them in the month Adar, the fourteenth and fif- teenth day of the same month, with an as- sembly, and joy, and with gladness before God, according to the generations for ever among his people. CHAP. XI. 2 The stock and quality of Mardocheus : 6 be dreameth of ttvo dragons, IN the fourth year of the reigTi of Ptole- meus and Cleopatra, Dositheus, who said he was a priest and Levite, and Ptolemeus his son, brought this Epistle of Phurim, which they said was the same, and that Ly- simachus the son of Ptolemeus, that was in Jerusalem, had interpreted it. 2 f In the second year of the reign of Ar- taxerxes the great, in the first day of the month Nisan, Mardocheus the son of Jairus, the son of Semei, the son of Cisai of the tribe of Benjamin, had a dream ; 3 V/ho was a Jew, and dwelt in the city of Susa, a great man, being a servitor in 'the king's court. 4 He was also one of the captives, which Nabuchodonosor the king of Babylon carried from Jerusalem with Jechonias king of Ju- dea ; and this was his dream. 5 Behold, a noise of a tumult, with thun- der, and earthquakes, and uproar in the land : 6 \ And behold, two great dragons came forth ready to fight, and their cry was great. 7 And at their cry all nations were pre- pared to battle, that they might fight against the righteous people. 8 And lo a day of darkness and obscurity, tribulation and anguish, affliction and great uproar, upon the earth. 9 And the whole righteous nation was troubled, fearing their own evils, and were ready to perish. 10 Then they cried unto God, and upon their cry, as it were from a little fountain, was made a great flood, even much water. 1 1 The light and the sun rose up, and the lowly were exalted, and devoured the glorious. 12 Now when Mardocheus, who had seen this dream, and what God had determined to do, was awake, he bare this dream in mind, and until night by all means was desirous to know it. CHAP. XII. 2 The tivo eunuch^ s conspiracy discovered by Mar- docheus, 5 for ivhich the ting rcwardcth him. AND Mardocheus took his rest in the court with Gabatha and Tharra, the two eunuchs of the king, and keepers of the palace. 2 \ And he heard their devices, and search- ed out their purposes, and learned that they were about to lay hands upon Artaxerxes the king ; and so he certified the king of them. 3 Then the king examined the two eu- nuchs, and after that they had confessed it, they were strangled. 4 And the king made a record of these things, and Mardocheus also wrote thereof. 5 f So the king commanded Mardocheus to serve in the court, and for this he reward- ed him. 6 Howbeit Aman the son of Amadathus the Agagite, who vi^as in great honour with the king, sought to molest Mardocheus and his people because of the two eunuchs of the king. CHAP. XIII. I The copy of the Lings letters to destroythefeivs ; 8 the prayer of Mardocheus for them. THE copy of the letters was this : The great king Artaxerxes writeth these things to the princes and governors that are under him from India unto EtIiiopia, in an hundred and seven and twenty provinces. 2 After that I became lord over many na- tions, and had dominion over the whole world, not lifted up with presumption of my authority, but carrying myself always with equity and mildness, I purposed to settle my subjects continually in a quiet lite, and mak- ing my kingdom peaceable, and open fQr passage to the utmost coasts, to renew peace which is desired of all men. 3 Now when I asked my counsellors how this might be brought to pass, Aman, that excelled in wisdom among us, and was ap- proved for his constant good will and stead- fast fidelity, and had the honour of the sec- pnd place in the kingdom, 4 Declared unto us, that in all nations throughout the world there was scattered a certain malicious people, that had laws con- trary to all nations, and continually despised the commandments of kings, so as the uniting of our kingdoms, honourably intended by us, cannot go forward. 5 Seeing then we understand that this peo- ple alone is continually in opposition unto all men, differing in the strange manner of their Jaws, and evil affected to our state, working all the mischief they can, that our kingdom may not be firmly established : 6 Therefore have we commanded, that all they that are signified in writing unto you by Aman, who is ordained over the affairs, and is next unto us, shall all with their wives and children be utterly destroyed by the sword of their enemies, vi^ithout all mercy and pity, the fourteenth day of the twelfth month Adar of this present year : 7 That they who of old and now also are malicious, may in one day with violence go into the grave, and so ever hereafter cause our affairs to be well settled, and without trouble. 8 \ Then Mardocheus thought upon all the works of the Lord, and made his prayer unto him, 9 paying, O Lord, Lord, the King Al- mighty : for the wliole world is in thy pow- er, and if thou hast appointed to save Israel, there is no man that can gainsay thee : 10 For thou hast made heaven and earth, and all the wonderous things under the heiven. 1 1 Thou art Lord of all things, and there is no man that can resist thee, which art the Lord. 12 Thou knowest all things, and thou knowest. Lord, that it was neither in con- tempt nor pride, nor for any desire of glory, that I did not bow down to proud Aman. 13 For 1 could have been content with good will for the salvation of Israel to kiss the soles of his feet. 14 But I did tiiis, that I might not prefer the glory of man above the glory of God : neither will I worship any but thee, O God, neither will I do it in pride. 15 And now, O Lord God and King,spare thy people : for their eyes are upon us" to bring us to nought ; yea, they desire to de- stroy the inheritance, that hath been thine from the beginning. 16 Despise not the portion which thou kast delivered outof Egypt for thine own self. ESTHER. Apotrypha. • 17 Hear my prayer, and be merciful un- to thine inheritance : turn our sorrow into joy, that we may live, O Lord, and praise thy name : and destroy not the mouths of them that praise thee, O I^ord. 18 All Israel in hke manner cried most earnestly unto the Lord, because their death was before their eyes. CHAP. XIV. The prayer of Queen Esther for herself, and her - people. UEEN Esther also, being in fear of death, resorted unto the Lord : 2^ And laid away her glorious apparel, and put on the garments of anguish and mourn- ing : and instead of precious ointments, she covered her head with ashes and dung, and she humbled her body greatly, and all the places of her joy she filled with her LOrn hair. 3 And she prayed unto the Lord God of Israel, saying, O my Lord, thou only art our king : help me desolate woman, which have no helper but thee : 4 For my danger is in mine hand 5 From my yourli up I have heard in the tribe of my family^ that thou, O Lord, tooTccst Israel from among all people, and our fathers from all their predecessors, for a perpe.'ual inheritance, and thou hast performed what- soever thou didst promise them. 6 And now we have sinned before thee : therefore hast thou given us into the hands of our enemies, 7 Because we worshipped their gods : O Lord, thou art righteous. 8 Nevertheless h satisfieth them not, that we are in bitter captivity : but they have stricken hand.< with their idols, 9 That they will abolish the thing that thou with thy mouth hast ordained, and de- stroy thine inheritance, and stop the mouth of them that praise thee, and quench the glo- ry of thy house, and of thine altar, 10 And open the mouths of the heathen to set forth the praises of the idols, and to mag- nify a fleslily king for ever. 1 1 O Lord, give not thy sceptre unto them that be nothing, and let them not laugh at our fall ; but turn their device upon them- selves, and make him an example, that hath begun this against us. 12 Remember, O Lord, make thyself known in time of our affliction, and give me boldness, O King of the nations, and Lord of all power. 13 Give me eloquent speech in my month before the lion : turn his heart to hate him that fighteth against us, that there may be au end of him, and of all that are like minded to him : 14 But deliver us with thine hand, and help me that am desolate, and which have no other helper but rhee. 15 Thou knowest all things, O I-ord ; thpq Apocrypha. ClIAP. knowest rhat I hate the glory of the unright- eous, and abhor ihe bed of the uncircumcis- ed, and of all the heathen. 1 6 Thou knowest my necessity : for I ab- hor the sign of my high estate, wliich is up- on mine head in the days wherein I shew myself, and that I abhor it as a menstruous rag. and that I wear it not when I am private by myself. 17 And that thine handmaid hath not eat- en at '". man's table, and that I have not great - ly esteemed the king's feast, nor drunk the wine o! the drink offerings. IS Neither had thine handmaid any joy since the day that I was brought hither to this present, but in thee, O Lord God of A- braham. 1 9 O thou mighty God above all, hear the voice of the forlorn, and deliver us out of the hands of the mischievous, and deliver me out of my fear. CHAP. XV. 6 Esther cormth into the kings presence : 7 she fainteth : 8 he taleth her up, and datb comfort btr. AND upon the third day, when she had ended her prayer, she laid away her mourning garments, and put on her glorious apparel. 2 And being gloriously adorned, after she had called upon God, who is the beholder and saviour of all things, she took two maids with her : .S And upon the one she leaned, as carry- ing herselr daintily ; 4 And the other followed, bearing up her train. 5 And she was ruddy through the perfec- t?on of her beauty, and her countenance was cheerful and very amiable : but her heart was in anguish for fear. 6 ^ Then having passed through all the doors, she stood before the king, who sat up- on his royal throne, and was clothed with all his robes of majesty, all glittering with gold and precious stones; and he was very dreadful. 7 \ Then hfting up his counteaauce that shone with majesty, he looked very fiercely upon her : and the queen fell down, and was pale, and fainted, and bowed herself upon the head of the maid that went before her. 8 If Then God changed the spirit of the king into mildness, who in a fear leaped from Iiis throne, and took her in his arms, till she rame to herself again, and comforted her with loving words, and said unto her, 9 Esther, what is the matter } 1 am thy brother, be of good cheer : 10 Thou shalt not die, though our com- mandment be general : (yjmr; near. 1 1 And so he held up his golden sceptre, .''.nd laid it upon her neck, 1 2 And embraced her. and said, Speak un- {o I'nc, XVr, Apocrypha. 13 Then said she ftnto him, I saw thee, my lord, as an angel of God, and my heart was troubled for fear of thy majesty. 14 For wonderful art thou, lord, and thy countenance is full of grace. 1 5 And as she was speaking, she fell down for faintness. 16 Then the king was troiibled, and all his servants comforted her. CHAP. XVI. 1 The letter of Artcixerxes, 10 ivhcrein he tax- eth Aman, 1 7 and revoletb the decree procur- ed b\ him to destroy the Jeius. 1'He great king Anaxerxes unto the princes and governors of an hundred and seven and twenty provinces from hidia unto Ethiopia, and unto all our faithful subjects, greeting. 2 Many, the more oi'ten they are honour- ed with the great bounty of their gracious princes, the more proud they are waxen, 3 And endeavour to hurt not our subjects only, but not being able to bear abundance, do take in hand to practise also against thos6 that do them good : 4 And take not only thankfulness away from among men. but also lifted up with the glorious words of lewd persons, that were never good, they think to escape the justice of God, that seeth all things, and hateth evij. 5 Oftentimes also fair speech of those that are put in trust to m.anage their friends afFairs, hath caused many that are in authority to be partakers of innocent blood, and hath en- wrapped them in remediless calamities : 6 Beguiling with the falsehood and deceit of their lewd disposition the innoccncy and goodness of princes. 7 Now ye may see this, as we have declar- ed, not so much by ancient histories, as ye may, if ye search what hath been wickedly done of late through the pestilent behaviour of them that are unworthily placed in au- thoritv. 8 And we must take care for the time to come, that our kingdom may be quiet and peaceable for all men, 9 Both by changing our purposes, and al- ways judging things that are evident .with more equal proceeding. 10 \ For Aman, a Macedonian,,th&^pn of Amadatha, being indeed a stranger fr^^the Persian blood, and far distant from our good- ness, and as a stranger received of us, 1 1 Had so far forth oljtained the favour that we shew tov/ard every nation, as that he wa;^ called our father, and was continur.lly honour- ed of all men, as the next person unto the king. 12 But he, not bearing his great dignity, went about to deprive us of our kingdom and life : ) 3 Having by manifold and cunning de- ceits sought of us the destruction as well of Mardocheus, who saved our life, and contin- Apocrypha, tttard slips shall net thrive. BETTER it is to have no children, and to have virtue : for the memorial thereof is immortal : because it is known with God, and with men. 2 When it is present, men take example at it ; and when it is gone, they desire it : if weareth a crown, and triumpheth for ever, having gotten the victory, striving for uude- filed rewards. 3 ^ But tiie multiplying brood of the un- godly shall not thrive, nor take deep rooting from bastard slips, nor lay any fast foundation. 4 For though they flourish in branches for a time ; yet standing not fast, they shall be shaken with the wind, and through the force of winds they shall be rooted out. .5 The imperfect branches shall be broken ofF, their fruit unprofitable, not ripe to eat, yea, meet for nothing. 6 For children begotten of unlawful beds, are witnesses of wickedness against their pa- rents in their trial. 7 But though the righteous be prevented %vith death, yet shall he be at rest. 8 For honourable age is not that which standeth in length of time, nor that is meas- ured by number of years. 9 But wisdom is the gray hair unto men, and an unspotted life is old age. 10 He pleased God, and was beloved of Iiim : so that living among sinners he was translated. 1 1 Yea, speedily was he taken awav, lest that wickedness should alter his understand- ing, or deceit beguile his soul. 12 For the bewitching of naughtiness doth obscure things that are honest ; and the wan- dering of concupiscence doth undermine the simple mind. 1 3 He, being made perfect in a short time, fulfilled a long time : 14 For his soul pleased the Lord: there- fore hasted he to take him afjay from among the wicked. 15 'Fhis the people saw, and understood it not, neither laid they up this in their minds, that his grace and mercy is with his saints, and that he hath respect unto his cliosen. 1(5 Thus the righteous that is dead shall condemn the ungodly which are living ; and youth that is soon perfected the many years apd old age of the unrighteous. 1 7 For they shall see the end of the wise, and shall not understand what God in his counsel hath decreed of him, and to what end the Lord hath set him in safety. 1 8 Tliey shall see liim, and despise him ; WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Apocrypha. !)ut God shall laugh tl.cm to scorn : and they shall hereafter be a vile carcase, and a re- proach am.ong the dead for evermore. 19 For he shall rend them, and cast them down headlong, that they shall be speechless ; and he shall shake them from the foundation ; and they shall be utterly laid waste, and be in sorrow ; and their memorial shall perisn. 20 And when they cast up the accounts of their sins, they shall come with fear : and their own iniquities shall convince them to their face. CHAP. V. 1 The luichcd sl}all ivoniUr at the godly, 'i and con- yiss their error, 5 and the vanity of their lives. i'HEN shall the righteous man stand in great boldness before the face of such as have afflicted him, and made no account of his 1 aboil rs. 2 When they '-oe it, they shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the strangeness of his salvation, so far beyond all that they looked for. 3 And they repenting and groaning for anguish of spirit shall say within themselves, This was he, wliom we had sometimes In de- rision, and a proverb of reproach : 4 ^ We fools accounted his life madnes.i, and his end to be without honour : 5 f How is he numbered among the chil- dren of God, and his lot is among the saints I G Therefore have we erred from the way of truth, and the light of righteousness hath not shined unto us, and the sun of righteous- ness rose not upon us. 7 We wearied ourselves in the way of wickedness and destruction : yea, we have gone through deserts, where there lay no way : but as for the way of the Lord, we have not known it. 8 What hath pride profited us ? or what good hath riches with our vaunting brought us ? 9 All those things are passed away like a shadow, and as a post that hasteth by ; 10 And as a .ship' that passeth over the waves of the water, which when it is gone by, the trace thereof cannot be found, neither the pathway of the keel in the waves ; 11 Or as when a bird hath flown through the air, there is no token of her way to be found, but the light air being beaten with the stroke of her wings, and parted with the violent noise and motion of them, is passed through, and therein afterward no sign where she went is to be found ; 12 Or like as when an arrow Is shot at a mark, it parteth the air, which immediately Cometh together again, so that a man cannot know where It went through : 1;^ Even so we in like manner, as soon as we were born, began to draw to our end and had no sign of virtue to shew ; but were consumed iu our own wickedness. Apocrypha. Chap, 14 For the hope of the ungodly is like •dust that is blown away with the wind ; like ■a thin froth that is driven away with the storm ; like as the smoke which is dispersed here and there with a tempest, and passeth away as the remembrance of a guest that tar- rietli but a day. 15 But the righteous live for evermore; their reward also is with the Lord, and the care of them is with the Most High. 16 Therefore shall they receive a glorious, kingdom, and a beautiful crown from the Lord's hand : for with his right hand shall he cover them, and with his arm shall he protect them. 17 He shall take to him his jealousy for complete armour, and make the creature his weapon for the revenge of his enemies, 18 He shall put on righteousness as a breastplate, and true judgment instead of an helmet. 1 9 He shall take holiness for an invinci- ble shield. 20 His severe wrath shall he sharpen for a sword, and the world shall fight with him against the unwise. 21 Then shall the right aiming thunder- bolts go abroad ; and from the clouds, as from a well drawn bow, shall they fly to the mark. 22 And hailstones full of wrath shall be cast as out of a stone bow, and the water of the sea shall rage against them, and the floods shall cruelly drown them. 23 Yea, a mighty wind shall stand up a- gainst them, and like a storm shall blow them away : thus iniquity shall lay waste the whole earth, and ill dealing shall overthrow the thrones of the mighty. % CHAP. VI. 1 Kings must give ear : 3 they have their poiver from God, 5 -who ivill not spare them. L2 Wis- dom is soon found : 21 princes must seek for it. HEAR therefore, O ye Icings, and under- stand ; learn, ye that be judges of the ends of the earth. 2 Give ear, ye that rule the people, and glory in the multitude of nations. 3 \ For power is given you of the Lord, and sovereignty from the Highest, who shall try your works, and search out your counsels. 4 Because, being ministers of his kingdom, ye have not judged aright, nor kept the law, nor w?lked after the counsel of God ; 5 f Horribly and speedily shall he come upon you : for a sharp judgment shall be to them that be in high places. 6 For mercy will soon pardon the meanest: but mighty men shall be mightily tormented. 7 Foi he which is Lord over all shall fear no man's person, neither shall he stand in awe of any man's greatness : for he hath made the small and great, and careth for all alike. 8 But a sore trial shall ccme upgn the might V. 9* • VII. 'Apocrypha, 9 Unto you therefore, O kings, do I speak, that ye may learn wisdom, and not fall away. 10 For they that keep hohness holily shall be judged holy : and they that have learned such things shall find what to answer. 11 Wherefore set your affection upon my words ; desire them, and ye shall be in- structed. 1 2 f Wisdom is glorious, and never fad- eth away : yea, she is easily seen of them thafr love her, and found of such as seek her. 13 She preventeth them that desire her, in making herself first loiown unto them. 1 4 Whoso seeketh her early shall have no great travail : for he shall find her sitting at his doors. 15 To think therefore upon her is perfection of wisdom : and whoso watcheth for her shall quickly be without care. 16 For she goeth about seeking such as are worthy of her, sheweth herself favoura- bly unto them in the ways, and meeteth them in every thought. 17 For the very true beginning of her is the desire of discipline ; and the care of dis- cipline is love ; 1 8 And love is the keeping of her laws ; and the giving heed unto her laws is the as- surance of incorruption ; 19 And incorruption maketli us near un>-. to God : 20 Therefore the desire of wisdom bring- eth to a kingdom. 21 \ If your delight be then in thrones and sceptres, O ye kings of the people, hon- our wisdom, that ye may reign for evermore. 22 As for wisdom, what she is, and howr she came up, I will tell you, and will not hide mysteries from you : but will seek her out from the beginning of her nativity, and bring the knowledge of her into light, and will not. pass over the truth. 23 Neither will I go with consuming envy ; for such a man shall have no fellowship witb wisdom. 24 But the multitude of the wise is the welfare of the world : and a wise king is the upholding of the people. 25 Receive therefore instruction through my words, and it shall do you good. CHAP. VII. 1 All men hwje their beginning and end alike. 8 He preferred zvisdem before all things else. I MYSELF also am a mortal man, like to all, and the offspring of him that was first made of the earth, 2 And in my mother's womb was fashion- ed to be flesh in the time of ten months, be- ing compacted in blood, of the seed of man, and the pleasure tliat came with sleep. 3 And when I was born, I drew in the common air, and fell upon the earth, which is of like nature, and the first voice whicli I uttered was crying, as all others do. 4 I was nursed in swaddling clothes, and that with cares. 5 For there is no king that had any other beginning of birth. 6 For all men have one entrance into life, and the like going out. 7 Wherefore I prayed, and understanding was given me : I called upon G'w/,and the spi- rit of wisdom came to me. 8^1 preferred her before sceptres and t'.H'ones, and esteemed riches nothing in com- parison of her. 9 Neither compared I unto her any pre- cious stone, because all gold in respect of her is as a little sand, and silver shall be counted as clay before her. 10 I loved her above health and beauty, and chose to have her instead of light : for the light that cometh from her never goeth out. 1 1 All good things together came to me with her,and innumerable riches in her hands. 12 And I rejoiced in them all, because wis- dom goeth before them : and I knew not that she was the mother of them. 13 1 learned diligently, and do communi- cate her liberally : 1 do not hide her riches. 14 For she is a treasure unto men that never failelli : v/hich they that use become the friends of God, being commended for the gifts that come from learning. 15 God hath granted me to speak as I would, and to conceive as is meet for the things that are given me : because it is he that leadcth unto wisdom, and direcleth the wise. 16 For in his hand are both we and our words ; all wisdom also, and knowledge of workmanship. 17 For he hath given me certain knowl- edge of the things that are, namely, to know l;ow the world was made, and the operation of the elements : 18 The beginning, ending, and midst of tlie times: the alterations of the turnings of ibe s!!n, and the change of seasons : 19 Thecircuits of years, and the positions of stars : 20 The natures of living creatures, and the furies of wild beasts : the violence of winds, and the reasonings of men : the diver- sities of plants, and the virtues of roots : 21 And all such things as are cither secret or manifest, them I know. 22 For wisdom, which is the worker of all things, taught me : for in her is an under- standing spirit, holy, one only, manifold, sub- til, lively, clear, undefiled, plain, not subject to hurt, loving the thing that is good, quick, which cannot be letted, ready to do good, 23 Kind to man, steadfast, sure, free from care, having all power, overseeing all things, and going through all understanding, pure and mc5t subtil spirits. WISDOM or SOLOMON. Apocrypha. 24 For wisdom is more moving than any motion : she passeth and goelh througii aU things by reason of her pureness. 25 For she is the breath of the power of God, and a pure influence flowing from the glory of the Almighty : therefore can no de- filed thing fall into her. 26 For she is the brightness of the ever- lasting light, the unspotted mirror of the power of God, and the image of his goodness. 27 And being but one, she can do all things : and remaining in herself she makcth all things new : and in all ages entering iato holy souls, she maketh them Iriends oi God. and prophets. 28 For God loveth none but him th:v: dwelleth with wisdom. 29 For she is more beautiful t'l'r-; '.e sunj and above all the order of star:- '■ ■ .: im- pared with the light, she >sf.rai:(! oeicre it. 30 For after this cometh nigi'^.t : but vie© shall not prevad against virisdom. CHAP. VIII. 2 He is in lo've ivlth luisdom : 4 for he thai hath it, hath every good thing. TjrriSDOM reacheth from one end to an- '^' Other mightily : and sweetly doth siie order all things. 2 ^1 I loved her, and sought her out from my youth, I desiied to make her my spouse, and I was a lover of her beauty. 3 In that she is conversant with God, she magnifieth her nobility : yea, the Lord of all things himself loved her. 4 II For she is privy to the mysteries of the knowledge of God, and a lover of his works. 5 If riches be a possession to be desired in this life ; v.'hat is richer than wisdom, that worketh all things \ 6 And if prudence work ; who of all that are, is a more cunning workman than she ? 7 And if a man love righteousness, her la- bours are virtues: for she teacheth temperance and prudence, justice and fortitude : which are such things, as men can have nothing more profitable in their life. 8 If a man desire much experience, she knoweth things of old, and conjectureth aright what is to come : she knoweth the subtilties of speeches, and can expound dark sentences : she foreseeth signs and wonders, and the events of seasons and times. 9 Therefore I purposed to take her to me to live with me, knowing that she would be a counsellor of good things, and a comfort in cares and grief. 10 For her sake I shall have estimation a- mong the multitude, and honour with the elders, though I be young. Ill shall be found of a quick conceit in judgment, and shall be admired in the sight of great men. 1 2 When I hold my tongue, they shall bide my leisure, and when I speak, they shall givo Apocrypha. Chap, good ear unto me : if I talk much, they shall Jay their hands upon their mouth. 1 3 Moreover hy the means of her I shall obtain immortality, and leave behind me an everlasting memorial to them that come after me 14 I shall set the people in order, and the nation shall be subject unto me. 15 Horrible tyrants shall be afraid when they do but hear of me ; 1 shall be found good among the multitude, and valiant in v/ar. 16 A!ter I have come into mine house,I will repos? myself with her: for her conversation hath no bitterness; and to live with her hath no sorrow, but mirth and joy. 1 7 Now, when 1 considered these things in mvself, and pondered them in mine heart, how that to be allied unto wisdom is immor- tality ; 18 And great pleasure it is to have her friendship ; and in the works of her hands are infinite riches; and in the exercise of con- feience with her, pi-udence ; and in talking with her, a good report ; I went about seek- ing how to take her to me. 19 For I was a witty child, and had a good spirit. 20 Yea rather, being good, I came into a body undefited. 21 Nevertheless, when I perceived that I could not otherwise obtain her, except God gave her me ; and that was a point of wis- dom also to know whose gift she was ; I pray- ed unto the Lord, and besought him, and with my whole heart I said, CHAP. IX. 1 A prayer unto Go J for Lis ivhdom, 6 ivtfhoiit •which the best man is nothing ivortb, 13 nei- ther can he tell ho-w to please God. OGOD of my fathers, and Lord of mer- cy, who hast made all things with thy word, 2 And ordained man through thy wis- dom, that he should have dominion over the creatures which thou hast made, 3 And order the world according to equity and righteousness, and execute judgment with an upright heart : 4 Give me wisdom, that sitteth by thy throne ; and reject me not from among thy children: 5 For I thy servant and son of thine hand- maid am a feeble person, and of a sljort time, and too young for the understanding of judg- ment and laws. 6 \ For though a man be never so per- fect among the children of men, yet if thy wisdom be not with him, he shall be nothing regarded. 7 Thou hast chosen me to be a king of thy people, and a judge of thy sons and daughters: 8 Thou hast commanded me to build a temple upon thy holy mount, and an altar in ^' Apocrypha. the city wherein thou dwellest, a resemblance of the holy tarbcrnacle, which thou hast pre- pared from the beginning. 9 And wisdom was with thee : which knoweth thy works, and v\-as present when thou niadest the world, and knew what was acceptable in thy sight, and right in tliy commandments. 10 O send her out of thy holy heavens, and from the throne of thy glory, that being present she may labour with me, that I may know what is pleasing unto thee. 1 1 For she knoweth and understandeth all things, and she shall lead me sobeily in my doings, and preserve me in her power. 12 So shall mv works be acceptable, and then shall I judge thy people righteously, and be worthy to sit in my father's seat. 13 ^ For what man is he that can know the counsel of God ? or who can think what the will of the Lord is .'' 14 For the thoughts of mortal men are miserable, and our devices are but uncertain. 15 For the corruptible body presseth down the soul, and the earthly tarbernacle weigheth down the mind that museth upon many things. 16" And hardly do we guess aright at things that are upon earth, and with labour do we find the things that are before us : but the things that are in heaven who hath searched out ? 17 And thy counsel who hath known, except thou give, wisdom, and send thy Holy Spirit from above ? 1 8 For so the ways of them which lived on the earth were reformed, and men w^ere taught the things that are pleasing imto thee, and were saved through wisdom. CHAP. X. I What ivisdom did for Adam, 4 Noe, 5 Abra- ham, G I-,oi, and agaii st the five cities-, 10 for Jacob, 13 Joseph, 16 Moses, 17 and the Israelites. QHE preserved the first-formed father of O the world, that was created alone, and brought him out of his fall, 2 And gave him pov/er to rule all things. 3 But vi'hen the unrighteous went away from her in his anger, he perished also in the fury wherewith he murdered his brother, 4 f For whose cause the earth being drowned with the flood, wisdom again pre- served it, and directed the course of the righteous in a piece of wood of small value. 5 % Moreover, the nations in their wick- ed conspiracy being confounded, slie found out the righteoue, and preserved him blame- less unto God, and kept him strong against his tender comparsion toward his son, 6 f When the ungodly perished, slie de- livered the righteous man, who fled from the fire which fell down upon the five cities. 7 or whose wickedness even to this day WISDOM OF SOLOMON Apocrypha, the waste land that smoketh is a testimony, and plants bearing fruit that rfver come to ripeness : and a standing pillar of salt // a monument of an unbelieving soul. 8 For regarding not wisdom, they gat not only tliis hurt, that they knew not the things which were good ; but also lett behind them to the world a memorial of their foolishness • so that in the things wherein they ofTended they could not so much as be hid. 9 But wisdom delivered from pain those that attended upon her. 10 f When the righteous (led from his brother's wrath, she guided him in right paths, shewed him the kingdom of God, and gave him knowledge of holy things, made him rich in his travels, and multiplied the fruit of his labours. 1 1 hi the covetousness of such as oppress- ed him she stood by him, and made him rich. 12 She defended him from his enemies, and kept him safe from those that lay in weight, and in a sore conflict she gave him the victory ; that he might know that godli- ness is stronger than all. 13 ^ When the righteous was sold, she forsook him" not, but delivered him from sin : she went down with him into the pit, 14 And left him not in bonds, till she brought him the sceptre of the kingdom, and power against those that oppressed him : as for them that had accused him, she shewed them to be liars, and gave him perpetual glory. 15 She delivered the righteous people and blameless seed from the nation that oppress- ed them. "^ 1 6 1[ She entered into the soul of the ser- vant of the Lord, and withstood d]-cadful kings in wonders and signs ; 17 ^ Rendered to the righteous a reward of their labours, guided tliem in a marvel- lous way, and was unto them for a covert by day, and a light of stars in the night season ; 18 Brought them through the Red sea, and led them through nuich water : 19 But she drowned their enemies, and cast them up out of the bottom of the deep, 20 Therefore the righteous spoiled the imgodly, and praised thy holy name, O Lord, and magnified with one accord thine hand, that fought for them. 21 For wisdom opened the mouth of the dumb, and made the tongues of them that cannot speak eloquent. CHAP. XI. 5 The Egyptians luere punished, and the Israel- ites reser-ved in the same thing. SHE prospered their works in the hand of the holy prophet. 2 They went through the wilderness that was not inhabited, and pitched tents in places where there lay no way. 3 They stood against their enemies, and were avenged of their adversaries. Apocrypha. 4 When they Vifcre thirsty, they called up- on thee, and water was given them out of the flinty rock, and their thirst was quenched out of the hard stone. 5 f For by what things their enemies were punished, by the same they in their need were benefited. 6 For instead of a fountain of a perpetual running river troubled with foul blood, 7 For a manifest reproof of that com- mandment, whereby the infants were slain, thou gavest unto them abundance of water by a means which they hoped not for : 8 Declaring by that thirst then how thou hadst punished their adversaries. 9 For when they were tried, albeit but in mercy chastised, they knew how the ungodly were judged in wrath and tormented, thirst- ing in another manner than the just. 10 For these thou didst admonish and try, as a father : but the other, as a severe king, thou didst condemn and punish. 1 1 Whether they were absent or present, they were vexed alike. 1 2 For a double grief came upon them, and a groaning for the remembrance of things past. 13 For when they heard by their own punishments the other to be benefited, they had some feeling of the Lord. 14 For whom they rejected with scorn, when he was long before thrown out at the casting forth of the infants, him in the end, when they saw what came to pass, they ad- mired. 15 But for the foolish devices of their wickedness, wherewith being deceived they worshipped serpents void of reason, and vile beasts, thou didst send a multitude of un- reasonable beasts upon them for vengeance ; 16 That they might know, that where- withal a man sinneth, by the same also shall he be punished. 1 7 For thy .'Almighty hand, that made the v/orld of matter without form, wanted not means to ■■end among them a multitude of bears, or fierce lions, 1 8 Or unknown wild beasts, full of rage, newly created, breathing out either a fiery vapour, or filthy scents of scattered smoke, or shooting horrible sparkles out of their eyes : 1 9 Whereof not only the harm might dis- patch them at once, but also the terrible sight utterly destroy them. '-'0 Yea, and without these might they have fallen down with one blast, being persecuted of vengeance, and scattered abroad through the breath of thy power : but thou hast or- dered all things in measure and number and weight. 21 For thou canst shew thy great strength at all times when thou wilt ; and who may withstand the power of thine arm ? 22 For the whole world before thee is as Aj^ociyfta. Chap, a little grain of the balance, yea, as a drop of tl-.e morning dew that falleth down upon the earth. 23 But thou hast mercy upon all ; for thou canst do all things, and winkest at the sins of men, because they sliould amend. 24 For thou lovest all the things that are, and abliorrest nothing which thou hast made : for never wouldest thou have made any thing, if thou hadst hated it. 25 And how could any thing have endur- ed, if it had not been thy will ? or been pre- served, if not called by thee .'' 26 But thou sparest all : for they are thine, O Lord, thou lover of souls. CHAP. XII. 2 Go J did not destroy those of Chanaan all at once : 12 if he bad done io, ivho could control him ? f'OR thine incorruptible Spirit is in all things. 2 ^ Therefore chastenest thou them by lit- tle and little that offend, and warnest them by putting them in remembrance wherein they have offended, that leaving their wick- edness they may believe on thee, O Lord. 3 For it was thy will to destroy by the hands of our fathers both those old inhabitants of thy holy land, 4 Whomtiiou hatedst for doing most odious works of witchcrafts, and wicked sacrifices ; 5 And also those merciless murderers of children, and devourers of man's flesh, and the feasts of blood, 6 With their priests out of the midst of tlieir idolatrous crew, and the parents,that kil- led with their own hands souls destitute of help : 7 That the land, wliich thou esteemedst above all other, might receive a worthy colo- nv of God's children. 8 Nevertheless, even those thou sparedst as men, and did send wasps, forerunners of thine host, to destroy them by little and little. 9 Not that thou wast unable to bring the ungodly under the hand of the righteous in battle, or to destroy them at once with cruel beasts, or with one rough word : 10 But executing thy judgments upon them by little and little, thou gavest them place of repentance, not being ignorant that they were a naughty generation, and that their malice was bred in them, and that their cogitation would never be changed. 1 1 For it was a cursed seed from the be- ginning ; neither didst thou for fear of any man give them pardon for those things wherein they sinned. 12^ For who shall say, what hast thou done ? or who shall withstand thy judgment f or who shall accuse thee for the nations that perish, whom thou hast made ? or who shall come to stand against thee, to be revenged for the unrighteous men ? 1 3 For neither is there any God but thou XIJ. Apocrypha. that carest for all, to whom thou mightest- shew that thy ji;dgment is not unrighi. 14 Neither shall king or tyrant be able to set his face against thee for any of whom thou hast punished. 15 Forsomuch then as thou art righteous thyself, thou orderest all things righteouslv : thinking it not agreeable with thy power'to condemn him that hath not deserved to be punished. 16 For thy power is the beginning of righteousness, and because thou art the Lord of all, it maketh thee to be gracious unto all. 17 For when men will not believe that thou art of a full power, thou shewest thy strength, and among them that know it thou makest their boldness manitest. 1 8 But thou, mastering thy power, judge?! with equity, and orderest uswith great favour: for thou mayest use power when thou wilt. 1 9 But by such works hast thou taughi thy people that the just man sliould be merciful, and hast made thy children to be of a good hope that thou givest repentance for sins. 20 For if thou didst punish the enemies of thy children, and the condemned to death, with such deliberation, giving thsm time and place, whereby they might be delivered iro.ni their malice : 21 With how great circumspection didst thou judge thine own son^, unto whose fa,- thers thou hast sworn, and made covenants of good promises \ 22 Therefore, whereas thou dost chastea us, thou scourgest our enemies a thousand times more, to the intent that, when we judge we should carefully think of thy goodness, and whc% we ourselves are judged, we should look for mercy. 23 Wherefore, whereas meiv have lived dissolutely and unrighteously, thou hast tor- mented them with their own abominations. 24 For they went astrav very far in thf ways of error, and held them for gods, which even among the beasts of their enemies were despised, being deceived, as children of no imderstandlng. 25 Therefore unto them, as to children without the use of reason, thou didst send a judgment to mock them. 26 But they that would not be reformed by that correction, wherein he dallied with them, shall feel a judgment virorthy of God. 27 For, look, for what things they grudg- ed, when they were punished, that is, for them whom they thought to be gods ; [now] being punished in them, vv'hen they saw it, they acknowledged him to be the true God, whom before they denied to know ; and therefore came extremedamnationupon them. CHAP. XIII. 1 They -were not excused that ivorshipped any rf- God^s tvorhs : 10 liut most "wretched are they that •worship the "iiQris of mens hands. Apocrypha. SURELY vain are all men by nature, who are ignorant of God, and could not out cf the good things that are seen know him that is : neither by considering the works did they acknowledge the work master ; 2 But deemed either fire, or wind, or the swift air, or the circle of the stars, or the vi- olent water, or the lights of heaven, to be the gods which govern the world. 3 With whose beauty if thev beino- delight- ed took them to be gods : let them know how much better the Lord of them is : for the first author of beauty hath created them. 4 But if they were astonished at their pow- er and virtue, let them understand by tiiem, how much mightier he is that made them. 5 For by the greatness and beauty of the creatures, proportionably the maker of them is seen. 6 But yet for this they are the less to be blamed : for they peradventure err, seeking God, and desirous to find him. 7 For being conversant in his works, they search him diligently, and believe their sight : because the things are beautiful that are seen, 8 Howbcit, neithci- are they to be pardoned. 9 For if they were able to Icnow so much, tiiat they could aim at the world ; how did they not sooner find out t!ic Lord thereof .'' 10 ^ But miserable are they, and in dead things is their hope, who called ihem gods, which are the works of men's hands, gold and silver, to shew art in, and resemblances of beasts, or a stone good for nothing, the work of an ancient hand. 11 Now a carpenter that felleth timber, after he hath sawn dov/n a tree meet for the purpose, and taken off all the bark skilfully round about, and hath v.'rought it handsome- ly, and made a vessel thereof fit for the ser- vice of man's life ; 12 And after spending the refuse of his work to dress his meat, hath filled himself ; 13 And taking the very refuse among those which served to no use, being a crooked piece of wood, and full of knots, hath carved it diligently, when he had nothing else to do, and formed it by the skill of his understand- ing, and fashioned it to the image of a man ; 14 Or made it like some vile beast, laying it over with vermilion, and with paint col- ouringit red, and covering every spot therein ; 15 And when he had made a convenient room for it, set it in a wall, and made it fast with iron : i6 For he provided for it that it might not fall, knowing that it was unable to help it- self ; for it is an image, and hath need of help : 17 Then makcth he prayer for his goods, for his wife and children, am! is not ashamed to speak to that wliich hath no life. 18 For health, he calleth upon that which is weak : for life, prayeth to that which is dead : for aid, humbly beseecheth that which WISDOM OF SOLOR/ION.- Apocrypha, hath least means to lielp : and for a good journey, he asketh of that which cannot set a foot forward : 19 And for gaining and getting, and for good success of his hands, asketh ability to do of him, that is most unable to do any thing. CHAP. XIV. 1 Though men do not pray to their ships, 5 yet they are saved by them rather than by their idols. A GAIN, one preparingbimself to sail, and about to pass through the raging waves, calleth upon a piece of wood, more rotten than the vessel that carrieth him. 2 For verily desire of gain devised that, and the workman built it by his skill. 3 But thy providence, O father, governeth it : for thou hast made a way in the sea, and a safe path in the waves ; 4 Shewing that thou canst save from all danger : yea, though a man went to sea with- out art. 5 f Nevertheless thou wouldest not that the works of thy wisdom should be idle, and therefore do men commit their lives to a small piece of wood, and passing the rough sea in a weak vessel are saved. 6 For in the old rime also, when the proud giants perished, the hope of the world, gov- erned by thy hand, escaped in a weak vessel, and left to all ages a seed of generation. 7 For blessed is the wood whereby right- eousness Cometh. 8 But that which is made with hands is cursed, as well it, as he that made it : he, be- cause he made it ; and it, because being cor- ruptible, it was called god. 9 For the ungodly and his ungodliness are both alike hateful unto God. 10 For that which is made shall be pun- ished together v/ith him that made it. 11 Therefore even upon the idols of the Gentiles shall there be a visitation -. because in the creature of God they are become an abomination, and stumbling blocks to the souls of men, and a snare to the feet of the unwise. 1 2 For the devising of idols was the begin- ning of spiritual fornication, and the inven- tion of them the corruption of life. 13 For neither were they from the begin- ning, neither shall they be for ever. 14 For by the vain glory of men they en- tered into the world, and therefore shall they come shortly to an end. 15 For a father afflicted with untimely mourning, when lie hath made an image of his ciiild soon taken away, now honoured him as a god, which was then a dead man, and de- livered to those that were under him ceremo- nies and sacrifices. IG Thus in process of time an ungodly custom grown strong was kept as a law, and graven images were worshipped by the com- mandments of kings, Aptcryphe. Chap. I 17 Whom men could not honour in pres- ence, because they dwelt far off, they took 'he counterfeit of his visage from far, and ••'.e an express image of a king whom they ired, to the end that by this their for- -! ^s they might f!attcr^i,ha. WISDOM OF -ished after one manner ; and like as the king &o suffered tlie common person. Vi So they altogcllier Iiad innumerable dead with one kind of deatJi ; neither were the Hving sufficient to bury them : for in one moment the noblest offspring of them was destrovcd. 13 For whereas they would not believe ai'iy thing by reason' of the enchantments; upon the destruction of the first-bora, they acknowledged this people to be the sons of God. ' 1 4 For while all things were in quiet si- lence, and that night was in the midst of her swift course, 15 Thine Almighty word leaped down from heaven out of the royal throne, as a fierce man of war into the midst of a land of destruction, 16 .►Vnd brought thine unfeigned command- ment as a sharp sword, and standing up fill- ed all things with death ; and it touched the heaven, but it stood upon the earth. 17 Then suddenly visions of horrible dreams troubled them sore, and terrors came upon them unlookcd for. ■ 18 And one thrown here, and another there, half dead, shewed the cause of his death. 1 9 For the dreams that troubled them did foreshev/ this, lest they should perish, and not know why they were afflicted. 20 Yea, the tasting of death touched the righteous also, and there was a destruction of the multitude in the wilderness : but the wrath endured not long. 21 For then the blameless man made haste, and stood forth to defend them ; and bring- ing the shield of his proper ministry, even prayer, and the propitiation of incense, set himself against the wrath, and so brought the calamity to an end, declaring that he was thy servant. 22 So he overcame the destroyer, not with strength of body, nor force of arms, but with a word subdued he him that punished, alleging the oaths and covenants made with the fathers. 23 For when the dead were now fallen down by heaps one upon another, standing between, he stayed the wrath, and parted the way to the living. 24 For in the long garment was the whole world, and in the four rows of the stones was the glory of the fathers graven, and thy Ma- jesty upua the diadem of his head. 25 Unto these the destroyer gave place, atid was afraid of them : for it was enough that they only tasted of the wrath. CHAP. XIX. 1 Why God shelved ?w msrcy to the Egypl:i2ns, 5 and hoiv ivondcrfuUy he dealt ivith his people. AS for the ungodly, wrath came upon them without mercy unto the end : for he knew before what they would do ; - How that having given them leave to SOLOMON. Apoa-ypla. depart, and sent them hastily away, they would repent and pursue them. 3 For whilst tliey were yet mourning and making lamentation at the graves of the dead, tliey added another foolish device, and pur- sued them as fugitives, whom they had en- treated to be gone. 4 For the destiny, whereof they were wor- thy, drew them unto this end, and made them forget the things that had already happened, that they might fulfil the punishment wliich \\3.s wanting to their torments : 5 \ And that thy people might pass a wonderful way : but they might find a strange death. 6 For the wliole creature in his proper kind was fashioned again anew, serving the peculiar commandments that were given un- to them, that thy children might be kept without hurt : 7 As namely', a cloud shadowing the camp ; and where water stood before, dry land ap- peared ; and out of the Red sea a way witliout impediment ; and cut of the violent stream a green field : 8 Where-through all the people went that were defended with thy hand, seeing thy marvellous strange wonders. 9 For they went at large like horses, and leaped like lambs, praising thee, O Lord, who hadst delivered them. 1 0 For they were yet mindful of the things that were done while they sojourned in the strange land, how the ground brought forth flies instead of cattle, and how the river cast up a multitude of frogs instead of fishes. 1 1 But afterward they saw a new genera- tion of fowls, when, being led with their ap- petite, they asked delicate meats. 12 For quails came up unto them from the sea, for their contentment. 13 And punishments came upon the sin- ners not without former signs by the force of thunders : for they suffered justly according to their own wickedness, insomuch as they used a more hard and hateful behaviour to- ward strangers. 14 For the Sodomites did not receive those, whom they knew not when they came : but these brought friends into bondage, that had well deserved of them. 15 And not only so, but perad venture some respect shall be had of those, because they used strangers not friendly : 16 But these very grievously afflicted them, w-hom they had received v/ith feasting?, and were already made partalcers of the same laws with them. 17 Therefore even with blindness were these stricken, as those were at the doors of the righteous man : when, being compassed about with horrible great darkness, every one sought the passage of his own doors. 1 8 For the elements were clianged in thent- Apocrypha. PROLOGUES, «o!ves by a kind of harmony, like as in a psaltery notes change the name of the tune, and yet are always sounds ; which may well be perceived by the sight of the things that have been done. 19 For eartlilv things were turned into watery, and the things that before swam in the water, now went upon the ground. 20 The fire had power in the water, for- getting his own virtue : and the water forgat his ov/n quenching nature. Apocrypha. 2 1 On the other side, the flames wasted not the flesh of the corruptible living things, though they wallced therein ; neither melted they the icy kind of heavenly meat, that was of nature apt to melt. 22 For in all things, O Lord, thou didst magnify thy people, and glorify them, neither didst thou lightly regard them : but didst assist tliem in every time and place. THE WISDOM OF JESUS THE SON OF SIRACH, ECCLESIASTICUS. OR A Prologue nade by an uncertain author. THIS Jesus was the son of Sirach, and grandchild to Jesus of the same name with him : this man therefore lived in the latter times, after the people had been led away captive, and oalled home again, and al- most after all the prophets. Now his grand- father Jesus, as he himself witnesseth, was a man of great diligence and wisdom among the Hebrews, who did not only gather the grave and short sentences of wise men, that had been before him, but himself also uttered some of his own, full of much understanding and wisdom. When as therefore the first Jesus d'ed, leaving this book almost j^erfected, Sir.ich his son receiving it after him, left it to his own son Jesus, who having gotten it into his hands, compiled it all orderly into one volume, and called it Wi- doni, entitling it both by his own name, his father's name, and his grandfather's ; alluring the hearer by the very name of Wisdom to have a greater love to the study of this book. It containeth therefore wise sayings, dark sentences, and parables, and certain particular ancient godly stories of m.en that pleased God ; also his prayer and song ; moreover, what benefits God had vouchsafed his people, and what plagues he had heaped upon their enemies. This Jesus did imitate Solomon, and was no less famous for virisdom and learning, both being indeed a man of great learning, and so reputed also. The Prologue of the Wisdom of Jesus the son of Sirach. WHEREAS many and great things have been delivered unto us by the law and the jirophets, and by others that have followed their steps, for the which tilings Israel ought to be commended for learning and wisdom ; and whereof not only the read- ers must needs become skilful themselves, but also they that desire to learn be able to pro- fit them which are without, both by spea'tdn"- ;.nd writing : my grandfather Jesus, when Le had much given himself to the reading- of the law, and the prophets, and other books of our fathers, and had gotten therein good judgment, was drawn on also liimself to write something pertaining to learning and wis- dom ; to the intent that those which are desirous to learn, and are addicted to tliese things, might profit much more in living ac- cording to the law. Wherefore let me intreat you to read it with favour and attention, and to pardon us, wherein we may seem to come short of some words which we have laboured to interpret. For the same things uttered in Hebrew, and translated into an- other tongue, have not the same force in them : and not only these things, but the law itself, and the prophets, and the rest of the books, have no small difference, when they are spoken in tlieir own language. For in the eight and thirtieth year coming into Egypt, when Euergetes was king, and con- tinuing there some time, I found a book of no small learning : therefore I thought it most necessary for me to bestow some dili- gence and travail to interpret it ; using great watchfulness and skill in that space to bring the book to an end, and set it forth for them also, which in a strange country are willing to learn, being prepared before in manners to live after the law. CHAP. I. 1 All ti'isdo^n is from God. 10 He giveth it to them that love him. 11 The fear of God is full of ma:iy blessings. ALL vsrisdom cotr.cth from the Lord, and is with him for ever. 2 Who cannumber the sand of the sea, and the drops of rain, and the days of eternity ?^ Z Who can find out the heigiit of heaven, and the breadth of the earth, and the deep, and wisdom .■■ ■ 4 Wisdom hath been created before «1I things, and the understanding of prudence from everlasting. .5 The word of God most high is the foun- tain of v/isdom ; and lier ways are everlast- ing commandments. 0" To whom bath the root of wisdom been Apocnpha, ECCLESIASTICUS. revealed ? or who hath known her wise counsels ? 7 [Unto whom hath the knowledge of wisdom been m:ide manifest ? and who hath understood her great experience ?] 8 There is one wise and greatly to be feared, the Lord sitting upon his throne. 9 He created her, and saw her, and num- bered her, and poured her out upon all his ■works. 10 ^ She /j with all flesh according to his gift, and he hath given her to them that love him. 1 1 f The fear of the Lord is honour, and glory, and gladness, and a crown of rejoicing. 1 J The fear of the Lord maketh a merry heart, and giveth joy, and gladness, and a long life. 13 Whoso feareth the Lord, it shall go well with him at the last, and he shall find favour in the day of his death. 14 To fear the I^ord is the beginning of wisdom : and it was created with the faith- ful in the womb. 15 She hath built an everlasting founda- tion with men, and she shall continue with their seed. 16 To fear the Lord is fulness of wisdom, and fiUeth men with her fruits. 17 She filleth all their house with things desirable, and the garners with her increase. 1 8 The fear of the Lord is a crown ol wisdom, making peace and perfect health to flourish; both v.' hi ch are the gifts of God : and it enlargeth their rejoicing that love him. 1 9 Wisdom raineth down skill and know- ledge of understanding, and exalteth them to honour that hold her fast. iiO The root of wisdom is to fear the Lord, and the branches thereof are long hfe. 21 The fear of the Lord driveth away sins : and where it is present, it turneth away wrath. '22 A furious man cannot be justified ; for the sway of his fury shall be his destruction. 23 A patient man will bear for a time, and afterward joy shall spring up unto him. 24 He will hide his words for a time, and the lips of manj' shall declare his wisdom. 25 The parables of knowledge are in the treasures of wisdom : but godliness is an abomination to a sinner. 26 If thou desire wisdom, keep the com- mandments, and the Lord shall give her un- to thee. 27 For the fear of the Lord is wisdom and instruction : and faith and meelcness are his delight. 28 Distrust not the fear of the Lord when thou art poor : and come not unto him with a double heart. 29 Be not an hypocrite in the sight of men, and take good heed what thou speakest. 30 Exalt not thyself, lest thou fall, and Apocrypha. bring dishonour upon thy ?oul, and so Gotf discover thy secrets, and cast the^e down iu the midst of the congregation, because thou earnest not in truth to the fear of the Lord, but thv heart is full of deceit. CHAP. II. 1 God s servants must look for trouble, 7 and be patient, and trust in him : i2 for ivoe to tbem that do not so ! MY son. if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation. 2 Set thy heart aright, and constantly en- dure, and make not haste in time of trouble. 3 Cleave unto him, and depart not away, that thou mayest be increased at thy last end. 4 Whatsoever is brought upon thee, take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low Estate. .5 For gold is tried in the fire, and accept- able men in tlie furnace of adversity. 6 Believe in him, and he will help thee ; order thy Avay aright, and trust in him. 7 f Ye that fear the Lord, wait for liis mer- cy ; and go not aside, lest ye fall. 8 Ye that fear the Lord, believe liim ; and your reward shall not fail. 9 Ye that fear the Lord, hope for good, and for everlasting joy and mercy. 10 Look at tlie generations of old, and see ; did ever any trust in the Lord, and was con- founded } or did any abide in his fear, and was forsaken t or whom did he ever despise, that called upon him } 1 1 For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy, long sulTering, and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, r.nd saveth in time of affliction. 12^ Woe be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, and the sinner that goeth two ways ! 15 Woe unto him that is faint hearted ! for he believeth not ; therefore shall he not be defended. 14 Woe unto you that have lost patience! and what will ye do when the Lord shall visit you .'' 1,5 They that fear the Lord will not diso- bey liis word ; and they that love him will keep his ways. 16 They that fear the Lord will seA; that which is well pleasing unto him ; and they that love him shall be filled with the law. 17 They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble their souls in his sight, 18 Saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men : for as his majesty is, so is his mercy. CHAP. m. 2 Children must honour and help both their parents. 21 IVe may not desire to knoiv all things. HEAR me your father, O children, and do thereafter, that ye may be safe. 2 ^ For the Lord hath given the father lionour over the children, and hath confirmed the authority of the mother over the sons. Apocrypha. Chap. 3 Whoso honoureth liis fether maketh an atonement for his sins : 4 And he tliat honoureth liis mother is as one that layetli up treasure. 5 'WHioso honoureth his father shall have joy of hh oivn children ; and when he maketh liis prayer, he shall be heard. 6 He that honoureth his father shall have a long life ; and he that is obedient unto the Lord shall be a comfort to his mother. 7 He tliat feareth the Lord will honour liis father, and will do. service unto 'lis parents, as to his masters. 8 Honour thy father and mother both in word and deed, that a blessing may come upon thee from them. 9 For the blessing of the fatlier establish- eth the houses of cliildren ; but the curse of the mother rooteth out foundations. 1 0 Glory not in the dishonour of thy father ; for thy father's dishonour is no glory unto thee. 11 For the glory of a man is from the hon- our of liis father ; and a mother in dishonour is a reproach to the children. 12 My son, help thy father in his age, and grieve him not as long as he liveth. 13 And if his understanding fall, have pa- tience with him ; and despise him not when ihou art in thy full strength. 14 For the relieving of thy father shall not be forgotten : and instead of sins it shall be added to build thee up. 15 In the day of tliine affliction it shall be remembered ; iliv sins also shall melt away, as the ice in the fair warm weather. 16 He that forsaketh his father is as a blasphemer ; and he that angeretli his mother is cursed of God. 17 My son, go on with thy business in meekness ; so shalt thou be beloved of him that is approved. 1 S Tlie greater thou art, the more humble thyself, and thou shalt find favour before the Lord. 1 9 Many are in high place, and of renown : but mysteries are revealed unto the meek. 20 For the power of the Lord is great, and he is honoured of the lowly. 21 ^ Seek not out the things that are too hard for thee, neither search the tilings that are above thy strength. 22 But what is commanded thee, think thereupon iv'ub re-jsruicc- ; for it is not need- ful for thee to see ivith thine eyes the tilings that are in secret. 23 Be not curious in unnecessary matters : for more things are shewed unto thee than men understand. 24 For many are deceived by tlieir own vain opinion ; and an evil suspicion hath overthrown their judgment. 25 Without eyes thou shalt want light : profess not the knowledge therefore tliat thou b^st not. tV. Apocrypha. 26 A stubborn heart shall fare e-.'il at the. last ; and he that loveth danger shall perish therein. 27 An obstinate heart shall be laden with sorrows : and the wicked man shall heap sin upon sin. 28 In the punishment of the proud there' is no remedy ; for the plant of wickedness hath taken root in him. 29 Tlie heart of the prudent will under- stand a parable ; and an attentive ear is the desire of a wise man. 30 Water will quench a flaming fire ; and alms maketh an atonement for sins. 31 And he that requiteth good turns is mindful of that which may come hereafter ; and when he falleth, he shall find a stay. CHAP. IV. 1 IVe may not despise the poor or fatherless, 1 1 but seek for icisJom, 20 and not be ashamed of some things, Y son, defraud not the poor of his liv- ing, and make not the needy eyes to wait long. 2 Alake not an hungry soul sorrowful ; neither provoke a man in his distress. 3 Add not more trouble to an heart that is vexed ; and defer not to give to him that- is in need. 4 Reject not thesupplication of the afHictcd; neither turn away thy face from a poor man, 5 Turn not away thine eye from tlic needy, and give him none occasion to curse thee : 6 For if he curse thee in the bitterness of lussoul, his prayer shall be heard of him that- made him. 7 Get thyself the love of the congregation, and bow thy head to a great man. 8 Let it not grieve thee to bow down tliine ear to the poor, and give him a friendly an- swer with meekness. 9 Deliver him that sufFereth wrong from the hand of the oppressor : and be not faint hearted when thou sittest in judgment. 10 Be as a father unto the fatherless, and instead of an husband unto their mother : so shalt thou be as a son of the Most High, and he shall love thee more than thy mother doth. 1 1 f Wisdom exalteth her children, and layeth hold of them that seek her. 12 He that loveth her loveth life ; and they that seek to her early shall be filled with joy. ) 3 He that holdeth her fast shall inherit glory ; and wheresoever she entereth, the Lord w^ill bless. 14 They that serve her shall minister to the Holy One : and them that love her the Lord doth love. 15 Whoso giveth ear unto her, shall judge the nations : and he that attendeth unto her shall dwell securely. ! 6 If a man commit himself unto her he siiail inherit her ; and his generation chali iioldher ia possession. Apccrypha. ECCLESIASTICUS. 1 7 For at tlie iirst she "will walk with Jiiin by crooked ways, and briu;^ fear and dread upon him, and torment liim with her disci- pline, until she may trust his soul, and try him by her Ir.ws. 18 Tiicn will she return the straight way unto him, and comfort him, and shew liim her secrets. 19 But if he go wrong, she will forsake him, and give him over to his own ruin. 20 ^ Observe the opportunity, and be- ware of evil ; and be not ashamed when it concerneth thy soul. 21 For there is a shame that bringeth sin ; and there is a shame which is glory and grace. 22 Accept no person against thy soul, and let not the reverence of any man cause thee to fall. 23 And refrain not to speak, when there is occasion to do good, and hide not thy wis- dom in her beauty. 24 For by speccli wisdom shall be known : and learning by the word of the tongue. 2.5 hi no wise speak against the truth ; but be abas!)ed of the error of thine ignorance. 26 Be not ashamed to confess thy sins ; and force not the course of the river. 27 Make not thyself an underling to a fooUsh man ; neither accept the person of the mighty. 28 Strive for the truth unto death, and the Lord shall fight for thee. 29 Be not hasty in tliy tongue, and in thy deeds slack and remiss. 30 Be not as a lion in thy house, nor fran- tick among thy servants. 31 Let not thine hand be stretched out to receive, and shut when thou shouldest repay. CHAP. V. 1 We must not presume of our loealth and strength^ 6 nor of the mercy of Gud, to sin. SET not thy heart upon thy goods ; aiad say not, I have enough for my life. 2 Follov/ not thine own mind and thy strength, to walk in the ways of thine heart : 3 And say not. Who shall control me for my works ^ for the Lord^ will surely revenge thy pride. 4 Say not, I have sinned, and what harm hath happened unto me .' for tlie Lord is Jong suffering, he will in no wise let thee go. 5 Concerning propitiation, be not without fear to add sin unto sin : 6 \ And say not, His mercy is great ; he will be paciiied for the multitude of my sins: ior mercy and wrath come from him, and iiis indignation rcsteth upon sinners. 7 Make no tarrying to turn to the Lord, and put not ofF from day to day : for sud- denly sl,all the wrath of the Lord come forth, and in thy security thou shalt be destroyed, and peris!) in the day of vengeance. S Set not tliinc heart upon goods iipjnjtly Apocrypha, gotten : for they siiall not profit thee in the day of calamity. 9 Winnow not widi evcrv wind, and go not into every way : for so doth the sinner that hath a double tongue. 10 Be steadfast in thy understanding ; and let thy word be the same. 1 1 Be swift to hear ; and let thy life be sincere ; and with patience give answer. 12 If thou hast understanding, answer thy neighbour ; if not, lay thy hand upon thy mouth. 13 Honour and shame is in talk : and the tongue of man is his fall. 14 Be not called a whisperer, and lie not in wait with thy tongue : for a foul shame is upon the thief, and an evil condemnation upon the double tongue. 1 5 Be not ignorant of any thing in a great matter or a small. CHAP. VI. 2 . Do not exiol thine otvn conceit, 7 but make choice of a friend. 18 Seek ivisdom betimes. INSTEAD of a friend beconie not an ene- my ; for [thereby] thou shalt inherit an ill name, shame, and reproach : even so shall a sinner that hath a double tongue. 2 f Extol not thyself in the counsel of thine own heart ; that thy soul be not torn in pieces as a bull [straying alone.] 3 Thou shalt cat up thy leaves, and lose thy fruit, and leave thyself as a dry tree. 4 A wicked soul shall destroy him that hath it, and shall make iiim to be laughed to scorn of liIs enemies. 5 Sweet language w^ill multiply friends : and a fair speaking tongue will increase kind greetings. 6 Be in peace !ove him that made thee with all thy strength, and forsake not his ministers. 31 Fear the Lord, and honour the priest ; and give him his portion, as it is commanded thee ; the first fruits, and the trespass ofl'er- ingf, and the gift of the shoulders, and the sacrifice of sanctification, and the first fruits of the holy things. .T^ And stretch thine hand unto the poor, that thy blessing- may be perfected. ^V> A gift hath grace in the sight of every man living, and for the dead detain it not. 34 Fail not to be with tiiem that vv^eep, and mourn with them that mourn. 3 j Be not slow to visit the sick : for that sliall make thee to be beloved. 36 Whatsoever thou takest in hand, re- member the end, and thou shalt never do amiss. CHAP. VIII. I IVbom ivi 7!iay not strive ivith, 8 nor despise, 10 nor provoke,. 15 nor have to do ivith. STRIVE not with a mighty man, lest thou fall into his hands. 2 Be not at variance with a rich man, lest he overweigh thee : for gold hath destroyed many, and perverted the hearts of kings. 3 Strive not with a man that is full of tongue, and heap not wood upon his fire. 4 Jest not with a rude man, lest thy ances- tors be disgraced. 5 Reproach not a man that turneth from sin, but remember that we are all worthy of punishment. 6" Dishonour not a man in his old age : for even some of us wax old. 7 Rejoice not over thy greatest enemy be- ing dead, but remember that we die all. 8 f Despise not the discourse of the wise, but acquaint thyself with their proverbs : for of them thou shalt learn instruction, and how to serve great men with ease. 9 Miss not the discourse of the elders : for they also learned of their fathers, and of them thou shalt learn understanding, and to give answer as need requireth. 10 \ Kindle not the coals of a sinner, lest thou be burnt with the flame of his fire. 1 1 Rise not up [in anger] at the presence of an injurious person, lest he lie in wait to entrap thee in thy words. 12 Lend not unto him that is mightier than thyself : for if thou lendest him, count it but lost. 13 Be not surety above thy power : for if thou be surety, take care to pay it. 14 Go not to law with a judge, for they will judge for him according to his honour. 1 5 \ Travel not by the way with a bold ECCLESIASTICUS. Apocrypha. fellow, lest he become grievous unto thee : for he will do according to iu's own will, and thou shalt perish with him through his folly. 16 Strive not with an angry man, and go not with him into a solitary place ; for blood is as nothing in his sight, and where there is no help, he will overthrow thee. 17 Consult not with a fool, for he cannot keep counsel. 1 S Do no secret thing before a stranger ; for thou knowest not what he will bring forth, 19 Open not thine heart to every man, lest he requite thee with a shrewd turn. CHAP. IX. 1 JVe are advised hoiv to use our ivivcs. 'S JVhat •zvomen to avoids 10 and not to change an old friend. BE not jealous over the wife of thy bosom, and teach her not an evil lesson agauist thyself. 2 Give not thy soul unto a woman to set her foot upon thy substance. 3 ^ Meet not with an harlot, lest thou fall into her snares. 4 Use not much the company of a woman that is a singer, lest thou be taken with her attempts. 5 Gaze not on a maid, that thou fall not by those things that are precious in her. 6 Give not thy soul unto harlots, that thou lose not tliine inheritance. 7 Look not round about thee in the streets of (he city, neither wander thou in the soli- tary places thereof. 8 Turn away thine eye from a beautiful woman, and look not upon another's beauty; for many have been deceived by tJie beauty of a woman ; for herewith love is kindled as a fire. 9 Sit not at all with another man's wife, nor sit down with her in thine arms, and spend not thy money with her at the wine ; lest thine heart inchne unto her, and so through thy desire thou fall into destruction. ■ 10 ^ Forsake not an old friend ; for the new is not comparable to him ; a new friend is as new wine ; when it is old, thou shalt drink it with pleasure. 1 1 Envy not the glory of a sinner : for thou knowest not what shall be his end. 12 Delight not in the thing that the ungodly have pleasure in : but remember they shall not go unpunished unto their grave. 13 Keep thee lar from the man that hath power to kill ; so shalt thou not doubt the fear of death : and if thou come unto him, make no fault, lest he take away thy life pres- ently : remember that thou goest in the midst of snares, and that thou walkest upon the battlements of the city. 14 As near as thou canst, guess at thy neiglibour, and consult with the wise 15 Let thy talk be with the wise, and all thy communication in the law of the Most High. Apocrypha. Chap, 1 6 And let just men eat and drink with thee ; and let thy glorying be in the fear of the Lord. 17 For the hand of the artificer the work shall be commended : and the wise ruler of the people for his speech. 18 A man of an ill tongue is dangerous in his city ; and he that is rash in his talk shall be hated. CHAP. X. 1 The advantages of a ivise ruler. 1 The incon- "veniences of pride, injustice, and co'jetousness. A WISE judge will instruct his people ; and the government of a prudent man is well ordered. 2 As the judge of the people is himself, so are his officers ; and what manner of man the ruler of the city is, such are all they that dwell therein. 3 An unwise king destroyeth his people ; but through the prudence of them which are in authority the city shall be inhabited. 4 The power pf the earth is in the hand of the Lord, and in due time he will set over it one that is profitable. 5 In the hand of God is the prosperity of man : and upon the person of the scribe shall he lay his honour. 6 Bear not hatred to thy neighbour for every wrong ; and do nothing at all by inju- rious practices. 7 \ Pride is hateful before God and man : and by both doth one commit iniquity. 8 Because of unrighteous dealings, injuries, and" riches got by deceit, the kingdom is translated from one people to another. 9 Why is earth and ashes proud .' there is not a more wicked thing than a covetous man : for such an one setteth his own soul to sale ; because wliile he liveth he casteth away his bowels. 10 The physician cutteth ofF a long dis- ease ; and he that is to-day a king, tomorrow shall die. 1 1 For when a man is dead, he shall in- herit creeping things, beasts, and worms. 12 The beginning of pride is when one de- parteth from God, and his heart is turned a- way from his Maker. 1 3 For pride is the beginning of sin, and he that hath it shall pour out abomination : and therefore theLord brought upon them strange calamities, and overthrew them utterly. 14 The Lord hath cast down the thrones of proud princes, and set up the meek in their stead. 15 The Lord hath plucked up the roots of the proud nations, and planted the lowly in their place. 16 The Lord overthrew coimtries of the heathen, and destroyed them to the founda- tions of the earth. 17 Ke took some of them away, and de- stroyed them, and hath made their memorial to cease from tlic earth. XI. Apocrypha. 1 8 Pride was not made for men, nor furi- ous anger for them that are born of a woman. 1 9 They that fear the Lord are a sure seed, and they that love him an honourable plant : they that regard not the law are a dishonourable seed ; they that transgress the commandments are a deceivable seed. 20 Among brethren he that is chief is hon- ourable ; so are they that fear the Lord in his eyes. 21 The fear of the Lord goeth before the obtaining of authority : but roughness and pride is the losing thereof. 22 Whether he be rich, noble, or poor, their glory is the fear of the Lord. 23 It is not meet to despise the poor man that hath understanding ; neither is it con- venient to magnify a sinful man. 24 Great men, and judges, and potentates, shall be honoured ; yet is there none of them greater than he that feareth the Lord. 25 Unto the servant that is wise shall they that are free do service : and he that hath knowledge will not grudge when he is re- formed. 26 Be ilot overwise in doing thy business ; and boast not thyself in the time of thy dis- tress. 27 Better is he that laboureth and abound- eth in all things, than he that boasteth him- self, and wanteth bread. 28 My son, gloi-ify thy soul in meekness., and give it honour according to the dignity thereof. 29 Who will justify him that sinneth a- gainst his own soul ? and who will honour him that dishonoureth his own life .' SO The poor man is honoured for his skill, and tjae rich man is honoured for his riches. 31 He that is honoured in poverty, how much more in riches ? and he that is dishon- ourable in riches, how much more in pov- erty ? CHAP. XI. 4 IVe may not 'vaunt nor set forth ourselves, 8 nor ansiver rashly, 10 nor meddle ivith many matters. WISDOM lifteth up the head of him that is of low degree, and maketh him to sit among great men. 2 Commend not a man for his beauty, nei- ther abhor a man for his outward appearance. 3 The bee is little among such as fly ; but her fruit is the chief of sweet things. 4 f Boast not of thy clothing and raiment, and exalt not thyself in the day of honour : for the works of the Lord are wonderful, and his works among men are hidden. 5 Many kings have sat down. upon the ground ; and one that was never thought of hath worn the crown. 6 Many mighty men have been greatly disgraced ; and the honourable delivered into other pien's hands, Apocrypha. ECCLESIASTICUS. 7 Blame not before thou hast examined the truth : understand first, and then rebuke. 8 \ Answer not before thou hast heard the cause : neither interrupt men in the midst of their talk. 9 Strive not in a matter that concerneth thee not ; and sit not in judgment with sin- ners. 10 f My son, meddle not with many mat- ters : for if thou meddle much, thou shalt not be innocent : and if thou follow after, thou shalt not obtain, neither shalt thou es- cape by fleeing. 1 1 There is one that labouretli, and taketh pains, and maketh haste, and is so much the more behind. 12 Again, there is another that is slow, and hath need of help, wanting ability, and full of poverty ; yet the eye of the Lord looked upon him for good, and set liim up from his low estate, 13 And lifted up his head from misery; so that many that saw it marvelled at him. 1 4 Prosperity and adversity, life and death, poverty and riches, come of the Lord. 15 Wisdom, knowledge, and understand- ing of the law, are of the Lord : love, and the way of good works, are from him. 16 Error and darkness had their begin- ning together with sinners : and evil shall wax old with them that glory therein. 17 The gift of the Lord remaineth with the godly, and his favour bringetli prosperity for ever. 18 There is that waxeth rich by his wari- ness and pinching, and this is the portion of his reward : 19 Whereas he saith, I have found rest, and now will eat continually of my goods ; and yet he knoweth not what time shall come upon him, and that he must leave those tilings to others, and die. 20 Be steadfast in thy covenant, and be conversant therein, and wax old in thy work. 21 Marvel not at the works of sinners : but trust in the Lord, and abide in thy la- bour : for it is an easy thing in the sight of the Lord on the sudden to make a poor man rich. 22 The blessing of the Lord is in the re- ward of the godly, and suddenly he maketh his blessing to flourish. 2?, Say not, what profit is there of my service ? and what good things shall I have hereafter ? 24 Again say not, I have enough, and pos- sess many things, and what evil can come to me hereafter ? 25 hi the day of prosperity there is a forgetfulness of aflliction : and in the day of affliction there is no more remembrance of prosperity. 26 For it is an easy thing unto the Lord in the day of death to reward a man ac- cording to his ways. Apocrypha. 27 The affliction of an hour maketh a man forget pleasure : and in his end his deeds shall be discovered. 28 Judge none blessed before his death : for a man shall be known in his children. 29 Bring not every man into tlune house : for the deceitful man hath many trains. 30 Like as a partridge taken [and kept] in a cage, so is the heart of the proud ; and like as a spy, watcheth he for thy fall : 31 For he lieth in wait, and turneth good into evil, and in things worthy praise will lay blame upon thee. 32 Of a spark of fire a heap of coals is kindled : and a sinful man layeth wait for blood. 33 Take heed of a mischievous man, for he worketh wickedness ; lest he bring upon thee dt perpetual blot. 34 Receive a stranger into thine house, and he will disturb thee, and turn thee out of thine own. CHAP. XII. 2 Be not liberal to the ungodly. 10 Trust not thine enemy, nor the "wicked. WHEN thou wilt do good, know to whom thou doest it; so shalt thou be thanked for thy benefits. 2 ^ Do good to the godly man, and thou shalt find a recompense ; and if not from him, yet from the Most High. 3 There can no good come to him that is always occupied in evil, nor to him that giv- eth no alms. 4 Give to the godly man, and help not a sinner. 5 Do well unto him that is lowly, but give not to the ungodly : hold back thy bread, and give it not unto him, lest he over- master thee thereby : . for [else] thou shalt receive twice as much evil for all the good thou shalt have done unto him. 6 For the Most High hateth sinners, and will repay vengeance unto the ungodly, and keepeth them against the mighty day of their punishment. 7 Give unto the good, and help not the sinner. 8 A friend cannot be known in prosperi- ty : and an enemy cannot be hid in adversity. 9 In the prosperity of a man, enemies will be grieved : but in his adversity, even a friend will depart. 10 ^ Never trust thine enemy : for like as iron rusteth, so is his wickedness. 11 Though he humble himself, and go crouching, yet take good heed and beware of him, and thou shalt be unto him as if thou hadst wiped a looking glass, and thou shalt know that his rust hath not been altogether wiped away. 1 2 Set h'im not by thee, lest, when he hath overthrown thee, he stand up in thy place ; neither let him sit at thy right hand, lest he Apocrypha. Chaf. seek to take thy seat, and thou at the last remember my words, and be pricked there- with. 13 Who will pity the charmer that is bit- ten with a serpent, or any such as come nigh wild beasts ? 14 So one that goeth to a sinner, and is defiled with him in his sins, who will pity ? 15 For a while he will abide with thee, but if thou begin to fall, he will not tarr)'. 16 An enemy speaketh sweetly with his lips, but in his heart he imagineth how to throw thee into a pit : he will weep with his eyes, but if he find opportunity, he will not be satisfied with blood. 1 7 If adversity come upon thee, thou shalt find him there first ; and though he pretend to help thee, yet shall he undermine thee. 18 He will shake his head, and clap his hands, and whisper much, and change his countenance. CHAP. XIII. 1 Keep not company with the proud, or a mightier than thyself. 1 5 Like ivill be like, l3'c. HE that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith ; and he that hath fellowship with a proud man shall be like unto him. 2 Burden not thyself above thy power while thou livest ; and have no fellowship with one that is mightier and richer than thy- self : for how agree the kettle and the earth- en pot together ? for if the one be smitten against the other, it shall be broken. 3 The rich man hath done wrong, and yet he threateneth withal : the poor is wronged, and he must entreat also. 4 If thou be for his profit, he will use thee : but if thou have nothing, he will for- sake thee. 5 If thou have any thing, he will live with thee : yea, he will make thee bare, and will not be sorry for it. 6 If he have need of thee, he will deceive thee, and smile upon thee, and put thee in hope ; he will speak thee fair, and say. What wantest thou ? 7 And he will shame thee by his meats, until he have drawn thee dry twice or thrice, and at the last he will laugh thee to scorn : afterward, when he seeth thee, he will for- sake thee, and shake his head at thee. 8 Beware that thou be not deceived, and brought down in thy jollity. 9 If thou be invited of a mighty man, withdraw thyself, and so much the more will he invite thee. 10 Press thou not upon him, lest thou be put back ; stand not far off, lest thou be for- gotten. 11 Affect not to be made equal unto him in talk, and believe not his many words : for with much communication will he tempt thee, and smiling upon thee will get out thy secrets : XIV. Apocrypha. 12 But cruelly he will lay up thy words, and will not spare to do thee hurt, and to put thee in prison. 1 3 Observe, and take good heed, for thou walkest in peril of thy overthrov/ing : when thou hearcst these things, awake in thy sleep. 14 Love the Lord all thy life, and call upon him for thy salvation. 15 f Every beast loveth his like, and every man loveth his neighbour. 16 Ail flesh consorteth according to kind, and a man will cleave to his like. 17 What fellowship hath the wolf with the lamb ? so the sinner with the godly. 18 What agreement is there between the hyena and a dog ? and what peace between the rich and the poor .■' 1 9 As the wild ass is the lion's prey in the wilderness : so the rich eat up the poor. 20 As the proud hate humiUty : so doth the rich abhor the poor. 21 A rich man beginning to fall is held up of his friends ; but a poor man being down is thrust also away by his friends. 22 When a rich man is fallen, he hath many helpers : he speaketh things not to be spoken, and yet men justify him : the poor man slipped, and yet they rebuked him too ; he spake wisely, and could have no place. 23 When a rich man speaketh, every' maa holdeth his tongue, and look, what he saith, they extol it to the clouds : but if the poor man speak, they say. What fellow is this ? and if he stumble, they wU help to over- throw him. 24 Riches are good unto him that hath no sin, and poverty is evil in the mouth of the ungodly. 25 The heart of a man changeth his coun- tenance, whether it Ipe for good or evil : and a merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance. 26 A cheerful countenance is a token of a heart that is in prosperity ; and the finding out of parables is a wearisome labour of the mind. CHAP. XIV. 2 A good conscience maketh men happy. 20 Men. are happy that draiu near to ivisdom. BLESSED is the man that hath not sUpped with his mouth, and is not pricked with the multitude of sins. 2 Blessed is he whose conscience hath not condemned him, and who is not fallen from his hope in the Lord. 3 Riches are not comely for a niggard : and what should an envious man do with money ? 4 He that gathereth by defrauding his own soul gathereth for others, that shall spend his goods riotously. 5 He that is evil to himself, to whom wiU he be good r he shall not take pleasure in liis goods. ^ 6 There is none worse than" he that envi- Apocrypha. ECCLESIASTICUS Cth himself ; and this is a recompense of his wickedness. 7 And if he doeth good, he docth it un- v/illingly ; and at the last he will declare his wickedness. 8 The envious man hath a wicked eye ; he turneth away his face, and despiscth men. 9 A covetous man's eye is not satisfied with his portion ; and the iniquity of the wicked drieth up his soul. 10 A wicked eye envieth [liis] bread, and he is a niggard at his table. 1 1 My son, according to thy ability do good to thyself, and give the Lord his due offering. 12 Remember that death will not be long in coming, and that the covenant of the grave is not shewed unto thee. 1 3 Do good unto thy friend before thou die, and according to thy ability stretch out thv hand and give to him. 1 4 Defr.^ud not thyself of the good day, and let not the part of a good desire over- pass thee. 15 Shalt thou not leave thy travails unto another .' and thy labours to be divided by lot } 1 6 Give, and take, and sanctify thy soul ; for there is no seeking of dainties in the grave. 1 7 All flesh waxeth old as a garment : for the covenant from the beginning is, Thou shalt die the death. 18 As of the green leaves on a thick free, some fall, and some grow ; so is the genera- tion of flesh and blood, one cometli to an epd, and another is born. 19 Every work rotteth and consumeth away, and the worker thereof shall go withal. 20 f Blessed is the man that doth medi- tate good things in wisdom, and that reason- eth of holy things by his understanding. 21 He that considereth her ways in his heart shall also have understanding in her secrets. 22 Go after her as one that traceth, and lie in wait in her ways. 2." He that prieth in at Iier windows shall also hearken at her doors. 24 He that doth lodge near her house shall also fasten a pin in her walls. 25 He shall pitch his tent nigh unto her, and shall lodge In a lodging where good things are. 26 He shall set his children under her shelter, and shall lodge under her branches. 27 By her he shall be covered from heat, and in her glory shall he dwell. CHAP. XV. 2 Wisdom emlnaceth those that fc'ar GcJ : 7 the ivhkci! shall not get her. HE that feareth the Lord will do good ; and he that hath the knowledge of the taw shall obtain her. 2 f And as a mother shall sk(p meet him, and receive him as a wife married of a virgin. Apterypha. ?, With the bread of understanding shall she feed him, and give him the water of wis- dom to drink. 4 He shall be stayed upon her, and shall not be moved ; and shall rely upon her, and shall not be confounded. 5 Slie shall exalt him abbve his neighbour^ and in the midst of the congregation shall she open his mouth. C He shall find joy and a crown of glad- ness, and she shall cause him to inherit an everlasting name. 7 \ But foolish men shall not attain unto her, and sinners shall not see her. 8 For she is far from pride, and men that are liars cannot remember her. 9 Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord. 10 For praise shall be uttered in wisdom, and the Lord will prosper it. 1 1 Say not thou. It is through the Lord that I fell away : for thou oughtest not to do the things that he hateth. 12 Say not thou. He hath caused me to err : for he hath no need of the sinful man. 1 3 The Lord hateth all abomination ; and they that fear God love it not. 1 4 He himself made man from the begin- ning, and left him in the hand of his counsel ; 1 5 If thou wilt, to keep the command- ments, and to perform acceptable faithful- ness. 1 6 He hath set fire and water before thee ; stretch forth thy hand unto whether thoa wilt. 17 Before man is life and death ; and whether him liketh shall be given him. 18 For the wisdom of the Lord is great, and he is mighty in power, and beholdeth all things ; 1 9 And his eyes are upon them that fear him, and he knowedi every work of man. 20 He hath commanded no man to do wickedly, neither hath he given any man li- cense to sin. CHAP. XVI. 1 It !i tetter to have none-, than many Ic-ZfJ chil- dren. 20 God's ivorks are unsearchable. DESIRE not a multitude of unprofitable children, neither delight in ungodly sons. 2 Though they multiply, rejoice not in them, except the fear of the Lord be with them. 3 Trust not thou in their life, neither re- spect their multitude : for one that is just is better than a thousand ; and better it is to die without children, than to have them that are ungodly. 4 For by one that hath understanding shall the city be replenished : but the kindred of the wicked shall speedily become desolate. 5 Many such things have I seen with mine eyes, and mine ear hath heard greater things than these. Apocrypha. Chap. 6 In the congregation of the ungodly shall a fire be kindled ; and in a rebellious nation wrath is set on fire. 7 He was not pacified toward the old gi- ants who fell away in the strength of their foolishness. 8 Neither spared he the place where Lot sojourned, but abhorred them for their pride. 9 He pitied not the people of perdition, who were taken away in their sins : 10 Nor the six hundred thousand foot- men, who were gathered together in the hardness of their hearts. 1 1 And if there be one stifFnecked among the people, it is marvel if he escape unpun- ished : for mercy and wrath are with him ; he is mighty to forgive, and to pour out dis- pleasure. 12 As his mercy is great, so is his correc- tion also : he judgeth a man according to his works. 1 3 The sinner shall not escape with his spoils ; and the patience of the godly shall Dot be frustrate. 14 Make way for every work of mercy : for every man shall find according to his works. 15 The Lord hardened Pharaoh, that he should not know him, that his powerful works might be known to the world. 16 His mercy is manifest to every crea- ture ; and he hath separated his light from the darkness with an adamant. 17 Say not thou, I will hide myself from the Lord : shall any remember me from above ? I shall not be remembered among so many people : for what is my soul among such an infinite number of creatures .' 18 Behold, the heaven, and the heaven of heavens, the deep, and the earth, and all that therein is, shall be moved when he shall visit. -^ 19 The mountains also and foundations of the earth shall be shaken with trembling, when the Lord looketh upon them. 20 ^ No heart can think upon tTiese things worthily : and who is able to conceive his ways ? 21 It is a tempest which no man can see : for the most part of his works are hid. 22 Who can declare the works of his jus- tice ? or who can endure them i" for his cov- enant is afar ofF, and the trial of all things is in the end. 23 He that wanteth understanding will think upon vain things : and a foolish man erring imagineth follies. 24 My son, hearken unto me, and learn knowledge, and mark my words with thy heart. 25 I will shew forth doctrine in weight, and declare his knowledge exactly. 26 The works of the Lord are done in iudgmcnt from the beginning ; and from the XVII. Apocrypha:. time he made them he disposed the parts' thereof. 27 He garnished his works for ever, and in his hand are the chief of them unto all generations : they neither labour, nor are weary, nor cease from their works. 28 None of them hindereth another, and they shall never disobey his word. 29 After this the Lord looked upon the earth, and filled it with his blessings. .SO With all manner of living things hath he covered the face thereof ; and they shall return into it again. CHAP. XVII. 1 Hoiv God created and furnished man. 1 4 To avoid all sin : \Q for God sceth all things. "^Y HE Lord created man of the earth, and X turned him into it again. 2 He gave them few days, and a short time, and power also over the things therein, .3 He endued them with strength by them- selves, and made them according to his" image, 4 And put tlie fear of man upon all flesh, and gave him dominion over beasts and fowls. 5 [They received the use of the five ope- rations of the Lord, and in the sixth place he imparted them understanding, and in the seventh speech, an interpreter of the cogita- tions thereof.] 6 Counsel, and a tongue, and eyes, ears, and a heart, gave he them to understand. 7 Withal lie filled them with the knowl- edge of understanding, and shewed them good and evil. 8 He set his eye upon their hearts, that he might shew them the greatness of his works. 9 He gave tliem to glory in his marvel- lous acts for ever, that they might declare liis works with understanding. 10 And the elect shall praise his holy name. 1 1 Beside this he gave them knowledge, and the law of Ufe for an heritage. 12 He made an everlasting covenant with them, and shewed them his judgments. 13 Their eves saw the majesty of his glo- ry, and their ears heard his glorious voice. 14 f And he said unto them. Beware of all unrighteousness ; and he gave every man commandment concerning his neighbour. 15 Their ways are ever before him, and shall not be hid from his eyes. 16 Every man from his youth is given to evil ; neither could they make to themselves fleshly hearts for stony. 1 7 For in the division of the nations of the whole earth he set a ruler over every peo- ple ; but Israel is the Lord's portion : 18 Whom, being his first-born, he nour- isheth with discipline, and giving him the light of his love doth not forsake him. 19 ^ Therefore all their works are as the sun before him, and his eyes are continually upon their ways. 20 None of their imrighteous deeds arc hid Apocrypha, from him, but all tlieir siiis are before the Lord. 2 1 But t!ie Lord being gracious, and know- ing his workmanship, neither left nor forsook them, but spared them. 22 The alms of a man is as a signet with Iiim, and he will keep the good deeds of man :ts the apple of the eye, and give repentance to his sons and daughters. 23 Afterward he will rise up and reward them, and render their recompense upon their Leads. 24 But unto them that repent, he granted them return, and comforted those that failed in patience. 25 Return unto the Lord, and forsake thy sins, make thy prayer before his face, and of- fend less. 26 Turn again to the Most High, and turn away from iniquity : for he will lead thee out of darkness into the light of health, and hate thou abomination vehemently. 27 Who shall praise the Most High in the grave, instead of them which live and give thanks ? 28 Thanksgiving perisheth from the dead, as from one that is not : the living and sound in heart shall praise the Lord. 29 How great is tlie lovmg kindness of the Lord our God, and his compassion unto such as turn unto him in holiness ! 30 For all things cannot be in men, because the son of man is not immortal. 31 What is brighter than the sun ? yet the light thereof faileth : and flesh and blood will imagine evil. .'>2 He vieweth tlie power of the height of heaven ; and all men are but earth and ashes. CHAP. XV [II. 4 God s 'worlis are to be -wondered at : 9 maris life is short ; II God is tnerciful. HE that liveth for ever created all things in general. 2 The Lord only is righteous, and there is Hone other but he, 3 vVho governeth the world with the palm of his hand, and all things obey his will : 'for iie is the King of all, by his power dividing holy things aiT.ong them from profane. 4 \ To whom hath lie given power to de- clare liis works ? and who shail liud out his noble acts .'' 5 W'ho shall number the strength of his majesty ? and who shall also tell out his mer- cies .'' 6 As for the wonderous works of the Lord, tiierc may nothing be taken from them, nei- ther may any thing be put unto them, neither can the ground of them be found out. 7 When a man hath done, then he begln- ncth ; and v/hen he leavcth off, then he shall be doubtful. 8 What is rnan, and whereto scrveth he .'' what is his good, and v/hat is his evil ? ECCLESIASI'ICUS. Apucrypbe. 9 f The number of a man's days at the most are an hundred years. 10 As a drop of water unto the sea, and a gravel stone in comparison of the sand ; so are a thousand years to the days of eternity. J 1 ^ Therefore is God patient with them, and poureth forth his mercy upon them. 12 He saw and perceived their end to be evil ; therefore he multiplied his compassion. 13 The mercy of man is toward his neigh- bour ; but the mercy of the Lord is upon all flesh : he reprovelh, and nurtureth, and teacheth, and bringeth again, as a shepherd his flock. 14 He hath mercy on them that receive discipline, and that «liligently seek after his judgments. 15 Is/ly son, blemish not thy good deeds, neiiiier use uncomfortable words when thou givest any thing. 1 6 Shall not the dew assuage the heat ? so is a word better than a gift. 1 7 Lo, is not a word better than a gift ? but both are with a gracious man. 18 A fool will upbraid churlishly, and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes. 1 9 Learn before thou speak, and use phy- sick or ever thou be sick. 20 Before judgment examine thyself, and in the day of visitation thou shalt find mercy. 21 Humble thyself before thou be sick, and in the time of sins shew repentance. 22 Let nothing hinder thee to pay thy vow in due time, and defer not until death to be justified. 23 Before thou prayest, prepare thyself; and be not as one that tempteth the Lord. 24 Think upon the wrath that shall be at the end, and the time of vengeance, when he shall turn away his face. 25 When thou hast enough, remember the time of hunger : and when thou art rich, think upon poverty and need. 26 From the morning until the evening the time is changed, and all things are soon done before the Lord. 27 A wise man will fear in every thing, and in the day of sinning he will beware of olTonce : but a fool will not observe time. 28 Every man of understanding knoweth wisdom, and will give praise unto liim that found her. 29 They that were of understanding in sayings became also wise themselves, and poured forth exquisite parables. 30 Go not after thy lusts, but refrain thy- self from thine appetites. 31 If thou givest thy soul the desires tliat please her, she will make thee a laughing- stock to thine enemies that malign thee. 32 Take not pleasure in much good cheer, neither be tied to the expense thereof. 33 Be not made a beggar by banqueting upon borrowing, when thou hast nothing m Apocrypha. thy purse : for t Jiou shalt lie in wait for thine •^wn life, and be talked on. I CHAP. XIX. i2 JVine and •women seduce ivise men. 7 Say not ail thou hearcst. 1 7 Reprove thy friend zuith- out anger. A LABOURING man that is given to drunkenness shall not be rich : and he that contemneth small things shall fall by lit- tle and little. 2 ^ Wine and women will make men of understanding to fall away : and he that cleaveth to iiarlots will become impudent. 3 Moths and worms shall have him to heritage, and a bold man shall be taken away. 4 He that is hasty to give credit is light minded : and he that sinncth sliall offend against his own soul. 5 Whoso taketh pleasure in wickedness shall be condemned : but he that resisteth pleasures crowneth his life. 6 He that can rule his tongue shall live without strife ; and he that hateth babbling shall have less evil. 7 f Rehearse not unto another that which IS told unto thee, and thou shalt fare rever the worse. 8 Wiether it be to a friend or foe, talk not of other men's lives ; and if thou canst without offence, reveal them not. 9 For he heard and observed thee, and Wrhen time ccmeth he will hate thee. 10 If thou hast heard a word, let it die with thee ; and be bold, it will not burst thee. 11 A fool travaileth v.ith a word, as a woman in labour of a child. 12 As an arrow that sticketh in a man's thigh, so is a word v/ithin a fool's belly. 13 Admonish a friend, it may be he hath not done it : and if he have done it, that he do it no more. 14 Admonish thy friend, it may be he hath not said it : and if he have, that he speak it not again. 15 Admonish a friend : for many times it is a slander, and believe not every tale. 16 There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not from his heart ; and who is he that hath not offended with his tongue ? 17 f Admonish thy neighbour before thou threaten him ; and not being angry, give place to the law of the Most High. 18 The fear of the Lord is the first step to be accepted [of him,] and wisdom obtaincth Lis love. 1 9 The knowledge of the commandments of the Lord is the doctrine of life : and they that do things that please him shall receive the fruit of the tree of immortality. 20 The fear of the Lord is all wisdom ; and in all wisdom, is the performance of the law, and the knowledge of his omnipotency. 21 If a servant say to his master, I will not do as it pleaseth thee ; though afterward Chap. 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Apocrypha. he do it, he angereth him that nourisheth him. 22 The knowledge of wickedness is not wisdom, neither at any time the counsel of sinners prudence. 23 There is a wickedness, and the same an abomination; and there is a fool vi^anting in wisdom. 24 He that hath small imderstanding, and feareth God, is better than one that hath much wisdom, and transgresseth the law of the Most High. 25 There is an exquisite subtiity, and the same is unjust; and there is one that turneth aside to make judgment appear ; and there is a wise man that justifieth in judgment. 26 There is a wicked man that hangeth down his head sadly ; but inwardly lie is full of deceit, 27 Casting down his countenance, and making as if he heard not : where he is not known, he will do thee a mischief before thou be aware. 2S And if for want of power he be hinder- ed from sinning, yet when he findeth oppor- tunity he will do evil. 29 A man may be known by his look, and one that hath understanding bv his counte- nance, when thou meetest him. 30 A man's attire, and excessive laughter, and gait, shew what he is. CHAP. XX. 1 Of silence and ipeai/ntr .• 10 of ook that thou hedge thy possession about with thorns, and bind up thy silver and gold : 25 And weigh thy words in a balance, and make a door and bar for thy mouth. 26 Beware thou slide not by it, lest thou fall before him that lieth in wait. CHAP. XXIX. i We must she'^v mercy and lend : 4 but the Sorrotver must not defraud the lender. 9 Of giving alms. HE that is merciful will lend unto his neighbour ; and he that strengtheneth Ws hand keepeth the commandments. 2 Lend to thy neighbour in time of his need, and pay thou thy neighbour again in due season. 3 Keep thy W'Ord, and deal faithfully with him, and thou shalt always find the thing that is necessary for thee. 4 f Many, when a thing was lent them, reckoned it to be found, and put them to trouble that helped them. 5 Till he hath received, he will kiss a man's hand ; and for his neighbour's money he will speak submissly : but when he should repay, he will prolong the time, and return words of grief, and complain of the time. 6 If he prevail, he shall hardly receive the half, and he will count as If he had found it : if not, he hath deprived him of his money, and he hath gotten him an enemy without cause : he payeth him with cursings and rail- ings ; and for honour he will pay him disgrace. 7 Alany therefore have refused to lend for ether men's ill dealii:g,fearing tobe defrauded. S Yet have thou patience with a man in poor estate, and delav not to shew him mercy. 9 "f Help the poor for the commandment's sake, and turn him not away because of his poverty. 10 Lose thy money for thy brother and thy friend, and let it not rust under a stone to be lost. 1 1 Lay up thy treasure according to the command'ments of the Most High, and it sijall toring thee more profit than gold. Apocrypha. 12 Shut up alms in thy store houses : and it shall deliver thee from all aflliction. 13 It shall fight for thee against thine en- emies better than a mighty shield and strong spear. 14 An honest man is surety for his neigh- bour : but he that is impudent will forsake him. 1 5 Forget not the friendsliip of thy surety, for he hath given his life for thee. 16 A sinner will overthrow the good es- tate of his surety : 1 7 And he that is of an unthankful mind will leave him [in danger] that delivered him. 18 Suretlship hath undone many of good estate, and shaken them as a wave of the sea : mighty men hath it driven from their houses, so that they wandered among strange nations. 1 9 A wicked man transgressing the com- mandments of the Lord shall fall into sure- tlship : and he that undcrtaketh and follow- eth other men's business for gain shall fall into suits. 20 Help thy neighbour according to thy power, and beware that thou thyself fall not into the same. 21 The chief thing for life is water, and bread, and clothing, and an house to cover shame. 22 Better is the life of a poor man in a mean cottage, than dehcate fare in another man's house. 23 Be it little or much, hold thee content- ed, that thou hear not the reproach of thy house. 24 For it is a miserable life to go from house to house : for where thou art a stran- ger, thou darest not open thy mouth. 2j Thou shalt entertain, and feast, and have no thanks ; moreover, thou shalt hear bitter words : 26 Come, thou stranger, and furnish a ta- ble, and feed me of that thou hast ready. 27 Give place, thou stranger, to an hon- ourable man ; my brother cometh to be lodg- ed, and I have need of mine house. 28 These things are grievous to a man of understanding; the upbraiding of house room, and reproaching of the lender. CHAP. XXX. 1 It is good to correct our children, 7 and not to be too fond of them. 14 Health is better than •wealth. HE that loveth his son causeth him oft to feel the rod, that he may have joy of him in the end. 2 He that chastiseth his son shall have joy in him, and shall rejoice in him among his acquaintance. 3 He that teacheth his son grieveth the enemy : and before his friends he shall re- joice of him. 4 Though his father die, yet he is as though Apocrypht, Chap. he were not dead : for he hath left one be- hind him that is like himself. 5 While he lived, he saw and rejoiced in him ; and when he died, he was not sorrowful. 6 He left behind him an avenger against his enemies, and one that shall requite kind- ness to his friends. 7 f He that maketh too much of his son shall bind up his wounds ; and his bowels will be troubled at every cry. 8 An horse not broken becometh head- strong; and a child left to himself will bewilful. 9 Cocker thy child, and he shall make thee afraid : play with him, and he will bring thee to heaviness. 10 Laugh not with him, lest thou have sorrow with him, and lest thou gnash thy teeth in the end. 1 1 Give him no liberty in his youth, and wink not at his follies. 12 Bow down his neck v/hile he is young, and beat him on the sides while he is a child, lest he wax stubborn, and be disobedient im- to thee, and so bring sorrow to thine heart. 13 Chastise thy son, and hold him to la- bour, lest his lewd behaviour be an offence «nto thee. 14 •[ Better is the poor, being sound and strong of constitution, than a rich man that is afflicted in his body. 15 Health and good estate 6f body are above all gold, and a strong body above infi- nite wealth. 16 There i« no riches above a sound body, and no joy above the joy of the heart. 1 7 Death is better than a bitter life or con- tinual sickness. 18 Delicates poured upon a mouth shut up are as messes of meat set upon a grave. 1 9 What good doeth the offering unto an idol ? for neither can it eat nor smell : so is he that is persecuted of the Lord. 20 He seeth with his eyes and groaneth, as an eunuch that embraceth a virgin and sigheth. 21 Give not over thy mind to heaviness, and afflict not thyself in thine own counsel. 22 The gladness of the heart is the life of man, and the joyfulness of a man prolongeth his days. 23 Love thine own soul, and comfort th)' heart, remove sorrow far from thee : for sor- row hath killed many, and there is no profit therein. 24 Envy and wrath shorten the life, and carefulness bringeth age before the time. 25 A cheerful and good heart will have a care of his meat and diet. CHAP. XXXI. 1 Of the desire of riches, 12 of moderation and excess in eating, or drinking ivine. WATCHING for riches consumeth the flesh, and the care thereof driveth a- way sleep. XXXI. Afncrypla. 2 Watching care will not let a man slum- ber, as a sore disease breaketh sleep. 3 The rich hath great labour in gathering riches together ; and when he resteth, he is filled with his delicates. 4 The poor laboureth in his poor estate ; and when he leaveth off, he is still needy. 5 He that loveth gold shall not be justified, and he that foUoweth corruption shall have ^ough thereof. 6 Gold hath been the ruin of many, and their destruction was present. 7 It is a stumbling block unto them that sacrifice unto it, and every fool shall be taken therewith. 8 Blessed is the rich that is found without blemish, and hath not gone after gold. 9 Who is he ? and we will call him bless- ed : for wonderful things hath he done among his people. 10 Who hath been tried thereby, and found perfect ? then let him glory. Who might offend, and hath not offended .'' or done evil, and hath not done it ? 1 1 His goods sliall be established, and the congregation shall declare his alms. 12 f If thou sit at a bountiful table, be not greedy upon it, and say not, There is much meat on it. 13 Remember that a wicked eye is au evil thing : and what is created more wicked than an eye ? therefore it weepeth upon ev- ery occasion. 14 Stretch not tlune hand whithersoever it looketh, and thrust it not with him into the dish. 15 Judge of thy neighbour by thyself: and be discreet in every point. 16 Eat, as it becometh a man, those things which are set before thee ; and devour not, lest thou be hated. 17 Leave off first for manners sake; and be not unsatiabJe, lest thou offend. 18 When thou sittest among many, reach not thine hand out first of all. 1 9 A very little is sufficient for a man well nurtured, and he fetcheth not his wind short upon his bed. 20 Sound sleep cometh of moderate eat- ing : he riseth early, and his wits are witl» him : but the pain of watcliing, and choler, and pangs of the belly, are with an unsatiable man. 21 And if thou hast been forced to eat, arise,go forth, vomit, and thou shalt have rest. 22 My son, hear me, and despise me not, and at the last thou shalt find as I told thee : in all thy works be quick, so shall there no sickness come unto thee. 23 Whoso is liberal of his meat, men shall speak well of him ; and the report of his good house keeping will be believed. 24 But against him that is a niggard of his meat the whole city shall murmur ; and Apocrypha. ECCLtSF tlie testimonies of liis uiggardncss shall not be doubted of. 25 Sliew not thy vahantness in wine ; for wine hath destroyed manj^ i^G 'I'he furnace proveth the edj^e by dip- ping ; so doth wine the hearts of the pnjud by drunkenness. 27 Wine is as good as life to a man, if it be drunk moderately : what is hfc then to a man that is v/ithout wine .■' for it was made to make men glad. 28 Wine measurably drunk and in season bringeth gladness of the heart, and cheerful- ness of the mind : 29 But wine drunken with excess maketh bitterness of the mind, with brawling and quarrelling. SO Drunkenness increaseth the rage of a fool till he OiTend : it diminisheth strength, • and maketh wounds. ."1 Rebuke not thy neighbour at the wine, and despise him not in his mirth : give him no despiteful words, and press not upon him with urging him [to drink] CHAP, xxxir. 1 Of his duty that is chief or nr^'fler in a feast. 14 Of the fear of God. 18 Of counsel. 23 Trust not to any but to thyself, and to God. IF thou be made the master [of a feast,] lift not thyself up, but be among them as one of the rest, take diligent care for them, and so sit down. 2 And when thou hast done all thy office, take thy place, that thou mayest be merry with them, and receive a crown for thy well ordering of the feast. 3 Speak, thou that art the cider, for it be- cometh thee, but with sound judgment ; and hinder not niusick. 4 Pour not out words where there is a mu- sician, and shew not forth wisdom out of time. 5 A concert of niusick in a banquet of wine is as a signet of carbuncle set in gold. 6 As a signet of an emerald set in a work of gold, so is the melody of musick with pleasant wine. 7 Speak, young man, if there be need of thee : and yet scarcely when thou art twice asked. 8 Let thy speech be short, comprciiending much in few words ; be as one that knovveth and yet holdeth his tongue. 9 If thou be among great men, make not tliyself equal with them ; and when ancient men are in place, use not many words. ■ 10 Before the thunder goeth lightning; and before a shamefaced man shall go favour. 1 1 Rise up betimes, and be not the last ; but get thee home without delay. 12 I'licre take thy pastime, and do what thou wilt: but sin not by proud speech. 13 And for these things bless him that made thee, and hath repli^mshed thee with his "Ood tiling's. \STICUS. Apocrypha. 14 f Whoso fear'cth the Lord will receive his discipline ; and they that seek him early shall lind favour.' 15 He that seeketh the lav/ shall be filled therewith : but the hypocrite will be offend- ed thereat. 16 They that fear the Lord shall find judgment, and shall kindle justice as a hght. 17 A sinful man will not be reproved, but findeth an excuse according to his will. 18 ^ A man of counsel will be consider- ate ; but a strange and proud man is not daunted with fear, even when of himself he hath done without counsel. 1 9 Do nothing without advice ; and when thou hast once done, repent not. 20 Go not in a way wherein thou mayest fall, and stumble not among the stones. 21 Be not confident in a plain way. 22 And beware of thine ov»n children. 23 ^ In every good work trust thy own soul ; lor this is the keeping of the command- ments. 24 He that believeth in the Lord taketh heed to the commandment ; and he that trusteth in him shall fare never the worse. CHAP, xxxni. 1 Ths safely of him that fcareth the Lord. 1 rimes and seasons are of God. '"INHERE shall no evil happen unto him X that feareth the Lord ; but in tempta- tion even again he will deliver him. 2 A wise man hatcth not the law ; but he that is an hypocrite therein is as a ship in a storm. 3 A man of understanding trustedi in the law ; and the law is faithful unto him, as an oracle. 4 Prepare what to say, and so tliou shalt be heard : and bind up instruction, and then make answer. 5 The heart of the foolish is like a cart wheel ; and his thoughts are like a rolling axletree. 6 A stallion horse is as a mocking friend, he neigheth under every one that sitteth upon him. 7 ^ Why doth one day excel another, when as all tlie light of every day in the year is of the sun ? 8 By the knowledge of the Lord they were distinguished : and he altered seasons and feasts. 9 Some of them hath he made high days, and hallowed them, and some of them hath he made ordinary days. 10 And all men are from the ground, and Adam was created of earth. 1 1 In much knowledge the Lord hath di- vided them, and made their w.ays diverse. 12 Some of them hath he blessed and ex- alted, and some of them hath he sanctified, and set near himself : but some of them hath i ■Apocrypha. Chap. lie cursed and brought low, and turned out of their places. 13 As the clay is in the potter's hand, to fashion it at his pleasure : so man is in the hand of him that made him, to render to them as liketh him best. 14 Good is set against evil, and life against death : so is the godly against the sinner, and the sinner against the godly. 15 So look upon all the v/orks of the Most High ; and there are two and two, one against another. 16 1 awaked up last of all, as one that gathereth after the grape gatherers : by the blessing of the Lord I profited, and filled my wine press like a gatherer of grapes. 1 7 Consider that I laboured not for my- self only, but for all them that seek learning. 1 8 Hear me, O ye great men of the peo- ple, and hearken with your ears, ye rulers of the congregation. 19 Give not thy son and vvife, thy brother and friend, power over thee while thou livest, and give not thy goods to another : lest it repent thee, and thou entreat for the same again. 20 As long as thou livest and hast breath in thee, give not thyself over to any. 21 For better it is that thy children should seek to thee, than that thou shouldest stand to their courtesv. 22 In all thy works keep to thyself the preeminence ; leave not a stain in thine hon- 'our. 23 At tlie time wlien thou shalt end thy days, and finish thy life, distribute tliin.e in- heritance. 24 Fodder, a wand, and burdens, are for the ass ; and bread, correction, anel work, for a servant. 25 If thou set thy servant to labour, thou shalt find rest : but if thou let liim go idle, he shall seek liberty. 26 A yoke and a collar do bow the neck : so are tortures and torments for an evil ser- vant. 27 Send him to labour, that he be not idle ; for idleness teacheth much evil. 28 Set him to work, as is fit for him : if he be not obedient, put on more heavy fetters. 29 But be not excessive toward any ; and without discretion do nothing. 30 If thou have a servant, let him be un- to thee as thyself, because thou hast bought him with a price. 3 1 If thou have a servant, entreat him as a brother : for thou hast need of him, as of thine own soul : if thou entreat him evil, apd he run from thee, which way wilt thou g#to seek him ? CHAP. XXXIV. 1 Of dreams. 13 The praise and blessing of them that fear the Lord. 18 The offeriiia of the -zvicied, God accepteth not. 13* XXXIV. Apocryphat THE hopes of a man void of understand- ing are vain and false : and dreams lift up fools. 2 Whoso regardeth dreams is like him that catcheth at a shadow, and foUoweth af- ter the wind. 3 The vision of dreams is the resemblance of one thing to another, even as the likeness of a face to a face. 4 Of an unclean thing what can be cleans- ed .'' and from that thing which is false what truth can come i" 5 Divinations, and soothsayings, and dreams, are vain : and the heart fancieth, ss a woman's heart in travail. 6 If they be not sent from the Most High in thy visitation, set not thy heart upon them. 7 For dreams have deceived many, and they have failed that put their trust in them. 8 The law shall be found perfect without hes : and wisdom is perfection to a faithful mouth. 9 A man that hath travelled knoweth ma- ny things ; and he that hath much experience will declare wisdom. 10 He that hath no experience knoweth Uttle : but he that hath travelled is full of prudence. 1 1 When I travelled, I saw many things ; and I understood more than I can express. 12 1 was oft times in danger of deatli : yet I was delivered because of these things. 1 3 f The spirit of those that fear the Lord shall live ; for their hope is in him that saveth them. 14 Whoso feareth the Lord shall not fear nor be afraid ; for he is his hope. 15 Blessed is the soul of him that feareth the Lord : to whom doth he look ? and who is his strength ? 16 For the eyes of the Lord are upon them that love him, he is their mighty pro- tection and strong stay, a defence from heat, and a cover from the sun at noon, a preser- vation from stumbhng, and an help from falling. 17 He raiseth up the soul, and lighteneth the eyes : he giveth health, life, and blessing. 1 8 f He that sacrificeth of a thing wrong- fully gotten, his offering is ridiculous ; and the gifts of unjust men are not accepted. 19 The Most High is not pleased with the offerings of the wricked ; neither is he pa- cified for sin by the multitude of sacrifices. 20 Whoso bringeth an oflTering of the goods of the poor doeth as one that kiljeth the son before his father's eyes. 21 The bread of the needy is their life : he that defraudeth him thereof is a man of blood. 22 He that taketh away his neighbour's living slayeth him ; and he that defraudeth the labourer of his hire is a blood shedder. 23 When one buIldetJij and another pull- Apocrypha. ECCLESIASTIC US cth down, what profit have they then but labour ? 24 Wlien one prayeth, and another curs- cth, whose voice will the Lord hear ? 25 Ke that washeth himself after tlic touch- ing of a dead body, if he touch it again, what availeth his washing ? 26 So it is with a man that fasteth for his sins, and goeth again, and doeth the same : who will hear his prayer ? or what doth his humbling profit him ? CHAP. XXXV. 1 Sacrifices pleasing to God. 14 TLe prayer of the fatherless, of the zvidoiv, and of the humble in spirit. HE that koepcth the law bringeth offerings enough : he that taketh heed to the commandment ofTereth a peace offering. 2 He that requiteth a good turn offereth ftie flour ; and he that giveth alms sacrificeth praise. C> To depart from wickedness is a tiling pleasing to the Lord ; and to forsake un- righteousness is a propitiation. 4 Thou shalt not appear empty before the Lord. 5 For all these things [are to be done] be- cause of the commandment. 6 The offering of the righteous niaketli the altar fat , and the sweet savour thereof is before the Most High. 7 The sacrifice of a just man is acceptable, and the memorial thereof shall never be for- gotten. 8 Give the Lord his honour with a good eye, and diminish not the first fruits of thine hands. 9 In all thy gifts shew a cheerful counte- nance, and dedlicate thy tithes with gladness. 10 Give unto the Most High according as he hath enriched thee ; and as thou hast got- ten, give with a cheerful eye. 11 For the Lord recompenseih, and will give thee seven times as much. 12 Do not think to corrupt with gifts ; for such he will not receive : and trust not to unrighteous sacrifices ; for the Lord is judge, and with him is no respect of per- sons. 1 3 He will not accept any person against a poor man, but will hear the prayer of the oppressed. 14^ He will not despise tlie supplication of the fatherless ; nor the widow, when she poureth out her complaint. 15 Do not the tears run down the wid- ow's cheeks ? and is not her cry against him that causeth them to fall»? 16 He that serveth«the Lord shall be ac- cepted with favour, and his prayer shall reach unto the clouds. 1 7 The prayer of the humble pierceth the clouds : and till it come nigh, he will not be comforted ; and will not depart, till the Most Apocrypha. High shall behold to judge righteously, and execute judgment. 1 8 For the Lord \v\\l not be slack, neither will the Mighty be patient toward ihem, till he have smitten in sunder the loins of the unmerciful, and repayed vengeance to the heathen ; till he have taken away the multi- tude of the proud, and broken the sceptre of the unrighteous ; 19 Till lie have rendered to every man ac- cording to his deeds, and to the works of men according to their devices ; till he have judg- ed the cause of his people, and made them to rejoice in his mercy. 20 Mercy is seasonable in the time of af- fliction, as clouds of rain in the time of drought. CHAP. XXXVI. 1 A prayer for the church against the enemies thereof: 18 A good heart and a froivard. HAVE mercy upon us, O Lord God of all, and behold us : 2 And send thy fear upon all the nations, that seek not after thee. 3 Lift up thy hand against the strange na- tions, and let them see thy power. 4 As thou wast sanctified in us before them : so be thou magnified among them be- fore us. 5 And let them know thee, as we have known thee, that there is no God but only tliou, O God. 6 Shew new signs, and make other strange wonders : glorify thy hand and thy right arm, that they may set forth thy wonderous works. 7 Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath : take away the adversary, and destroy the enemy. 8 Make the time short, remember the cov- enant, and let them declare thy wonderful works. 9 Let him that escapeth be consumed by the rage of the fire ; and let them perish that oppress the people. 10 Smite in sunder the heads of tlie rulers of the heathen, that say, There is none other but we. 1 1 Gather all the tribes of Jacob together, and inherit thou them, as from the beginning. 12 O Lord, have mercy upon the people that is called by thy name, and upon Israel, whom thou hast named thy first born. 1 3 O be merciful unto Jerusalem, thy holy city, the place of thy rest. 14 Fill Sion with thine unspeakable ora- cles, and thy people with thy glory. a15 Give testimony unto those that thou haft possessed from the beginning, and raise up prophets that have been in thy name. 16 Reward them that wait for thee, and let thy prophets be found faithful. 1 7 O Lord, hear the prayer of thy ser- vants, according to the blessing of Aaron Chap. XXXVIII Apocrypha. " •Dver thy people, that all they which dwell upon the earth may know that thou art tiie Lord, the eternal God. 1 8 •[ The belly devoureth all meats, yet is one meat better than another. 19 As the palate tasteth divers kinds of venison : so doth an heart of understanding false speeches. 20 A froward heart c.iiiseth heaviness : but a man of experience will recompense him. 21 A woman will receive every man, yet is one daughter better than another. 22 The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance, and a man loveth nothing better. 23 If there be kindness, m.eekness, and comfort in her tongue, then is not lier hus- band like other men. 24 He that getteth a wife, beginneth a possession, a help hke unto himself, and a pillar of rest. 25 Where no hedge is, there the posses- sion is spoiled : and he that hath no wife will wander up and down mourning. 26 Who will trust a thief v^'ell appointed, that skippeth from city to city .' so [who will believe] a man that hath no house, and lodgcth wheresoever the night taketh him .'' CHAP, xxxvn. 1 Hoiv to knoiu friends and counsellors. 27 Learn to refrain thine appetite, EVERY friend saith, I am his friend als(^ but there is a friend wliich is only a**' friend in name. 2 Is it not a grief unto death, when a com- panion and friend is turned to an enemy .' S O wicked imagination, wlience cam.est thou in to cover the earth with deceit .■* 4 There is a companion, which rejoiceth in the prosperity of a friend, but in the time of trouble will be against him. 5 TJiere is a companion, which hclpeth his friend for the belly, and taketh up the buckler against the enemy. 6 Forget not thy friend in thy mind, and &e not unmindful of him in tliy riches. 7 Every counsellor extolleth counsel ; but there is some that counsellethfor himself. 8 Beware of a counsellor, and know be- fore what need he hath ; for he will counsel for himself; lest he cast the lot upon thee, 9 And say unto thee. Thy way is good : and afterward he stand on the other side, to see wiiat shall befal thee. 10 Consult not with one that suspecteth thee : and liide thy counsel Irom such as en- vy thee. 1 1 Neither consult with a woman touch- ing her of whom slie is jealous ; neither with a coward in matters of war ; nor with a mer- chant concerning exchange ; nor v/ith a buy- er of selling ; nor with an envious man of tiiankfulness ; nor with an unmerciful man touching kindness ; nor v^rith the slothful for any work ; nor with an hireling for a year Apocrypha. of finish.ing work ; nor with an idle servant of much business : hearken not unto these in any matter of counsel. 12 But be continually with a godly man, whom thou knowest to keep the command- ments of the Lord, whose mind is according to thy mind, and will sorrow with thee, if thou slialt miscarry. i;j And let the counsel of thine own heart stand : for there is no man more faithful unto thee tlian it. 14 For a man's miiul is sometime wont to tell him more than seven watchmen, that sit above in an high tower. 1.5 And above all this pray to the Most High, that he will direct riiy way in truth. \G Let reason go before every enterprise, and counsel before every action. 1 7 Tlie countenance is a sign of changing of the heart. 18 Four manner of things appear: good and evil, life and death :. but the tongue rul- eth over them continually. 1 9 There is one that is wise and teacheth many, and vet is unprofital)le to liimself. 20 Tiiere is one that sheweth wisdom in words, and is hated : he shall b« destitute of all food. 21 For grace is not given him from the Lord ; because he is deprived of all wisdom/ 22 Another is wise to himself ; and the Irfruits of understanding are commendable in his mouth. 23 A wise man instructeth his people ; and the fruits of his understanding fail not. * 24 A wise man shall be filled with bless- ing; and all they that see him shall count him happy. 25 The days of the life of man may be numbered : but the days of Israel are innu- merable. 26 A wise man shall inherit glory among his people, and his name shall be perpetual. 27 f My son, prove thy soul in thy life, and see what is evil for it, and give not that unto it. 28 For all things are not profitable for all men, neither hath every soul pleasure in ev-_ ery thing. 29 Be not unsatiable in any dainty thing, nor too greedy upon meats : ?iO For excess of meats bringeth sickness, and surfeiting will turn into choler. 31 By surfeiting have many perished ; but he that taketh heed prolongeth his life. CHAP. XXXVIH. 1 Honour due to the physician, and ivLy, \6 Hoiu to iveep and mourn for the dead. HONOUR a physician with the hononr due unto liim for the uses which ye may have of him : for the Lord hath created him, 2 For of the Most High cometh healing, and he shall receive honour of the king. S The skill of the physician shall lift uf Apocrypha. his head : and in the sight of great men he shall be in admiration. 4 The Led hath created medicines out oi the earth ; and he that is wise will not abhoi them. 5 Was not the water made sweet with wood, that the virtue thereof might be known ? 6 And he hath given men skill, that he might be honoured in his marvellous works. 7 With such doth he heal [men,] and tak- eth away their pains. 8 Of such doth the apothecary make a confection ; and of his works there is no end; and from him is peace over all the earth. 9 My son, in thy sickness be not negli- gent : but pray unto the Lord, and he will make thee whole. 10 Leave ofF from sin, and order thine hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all wickedness. 1 1 Give a sweet savour, and a memorial of fine flour ; and make a fat oiFering, as not being. 12 Then give place to the physician, for the Lord hath created him : let him not go from thee, for thou hast need of him. 1 3 There is a time when in their hands there is good success. ' 14 For they shall also pray unto the Lord, that he would prosper that which they give for ease and remedy to prolong life. 15 He that sinneth before his Maker, let him fall into the hand of the physician. 16 f My son, let tears fall down over the dead, and begin to lament, as if thou hadst suffered great harm thj'self ; and then cover his body according to the custom, and neglect not his burial. 1 7 Weep bitterly, and make great moan, and use Lamentation, as he is worthy, and that a day or two, lest thou be evil spoken of : and then comfort thy,sclf for thy heaviness. 18 For of heaviness cometh death, and the heaviness of the heart breaketh strength. 1 9 In affliction also sorrow remaineth : and the life of the poor is the curse of the heart. 20 Take no heaviness to heart : drive it away, and remember the last end. 21 Forget it not, for there is no turning again : thou shalt not do him good, but hurt thyself. 22 Remember my judgment : for thine also shall be so ; yesterday for me, and to-day for thee. 23 When the dead is at rest, let his remem- brance rest ; and be comforted for him, when his spirit is departed from him. 2'1 The wisdom of a learned man cometh by opportunity of leisure : and he that hath little business shall become wise. 25 How can he get wisdom that holdeth the plough, and that glorieth in the goad, ECCLESIASTICUS, • Apocrypha. that driveth oxen, and is occupied in their la- bours, and whose talk is of bullocks .' 26 He giveth his mind to make furrows ; and is diligent to give the kine fodder. 27 So every carpenter and workmaster, that iabouteth night and day : and they that cut and grave seals, and are diligent to make great variety, and give themselves to coun- terfeit imagery, and watch to finish a work : 28 The smith also sitting by the anvil, and considering the iron work, the vapour of the fire wasteth his flesh, and he fighteth with the heat of the furnace : the noise of the ham- mer and the anvil is ever in liis ears, and his eyes look still upon the pattern of the thing that he maketh ; he setteth his mind to fin- ish his work, and watcheth to polish it per- fectly : 29 So doth the potter sitting at his work, and turning the wheel about with his feet, who is always carefully set at his work, and maketh all his work by number ; 30 He fashioneth the clay with his arm, and boweth down his strength before his feet ; he applieth himself to lead it over ; and lie is diligent to make clean the furnace : 31 All these trust to their hands : and ev- ery one is wise in his work. 32 Without these cannot a city be inhab- ited : and they shall not dwell where they will, nor go up and down : 33 They shall not be sought for in pub- lick counsel, nor sit high in the congregation : they shall not sit on the judges seat, nor un- derstand the sentence of judgment : they can- not declare justice and judgment ; and they shall not be found where parables are spoken. 34 But they will maintain the state of the world, and [all] their desire is in the work of their craft. CHAP. XXXIX. 1 A description of him that is truly ivise. 12 All exhortation to praise God for his tvoris. BUT he that giveth his mind to the law of the Most High, and is occupied in the meditation thereof, will seek out the wisdom of all the ancient, and be occupied in proph- ecies. 2 He will keep the sayings of the renown- ed men : and where subtil parables are, he will be there also. 3 He will seek out the secrets of grave sen- tences, and be conversant in dark parables. 4 He shall serve among great men, and appear before princes ; he will travel through strange countries ; for he hath tried the good and the evil among men. 5 He will give his heart to resort early to the Lord that made him, and will pray be- fore the Most High, and will open his mouth in prayer, and make supplication for his sins. 6 When the great Lord will, he shall be filled with the spirit of understanding : he Apocrypha. Chap, shall pour out wise jentences, and give thanks unto the Lord in his prayer. 7 He shall direct his counsel and knowl- edge, and in his secrets shall he meditate. 8 He shall shew forth that which he hath learned, and shall glory in the law of the cov- enant of the Lord. 9 Many shall commend his understanding; and so long as the world endureth, it shall not be blotted out ; his memorial shall not depart away, and his name shall live from generation to generation. 10 Nations shall shew forth his wisdom, and the congregation shall declare his praise. 11 If he die, he shall leave a greater name than a thousand : and if he Uve, he shall in- crease it. 12^ Yet have I more to say, which I have thought upon ; for I am filled as the moon at the full. 1 3 Hearken unto me, ye holy children, and bud forth as a rose- growing by the brook of the field : 14 And give ye a sweet savour as frank- incense, and flourish as a lily, send forth a smell, and sing a song of praise, bless the Lord in all his works. 15 Magnify his name, and shew forth his praise witii the songs of your lips, and with harps, and in praising him ye shall say after this manner : 16 All the works of the Lord are exceed- ing good, and whatsoever he commandeth shall be accomplisbad in due season. 1 7 And none may say, M^hat is this 1 wherefore is that .'' for at time convenient they shall all be sought out : at his command- ment the waters stood as an heap, and at the words of his mouth tlie receptacles of waters. 18 At his commandment is done whatso- ever pleaseth him ; and none can hinder, when he will save. 1 9 The works of all flesh are before him, and nothing can be hid from his eyes. 20 He seeth from everlasting to everlast- ing ; and there is notliing wonderful before him. 21 A man need not to say, What is this ? wherefore is that ? for he hath made all things for their uses. 22 His blessing covered the dry land as a river, and watered it as a flood. 23 As he hath turned the waters into salt- ness : so shall the heathen inherit his wrath. 24 As his ways are plain unto the holy ; so are they stumbling blocks unto the wicked. 25 For the good are good things created from the beginning : so evil tilings for sin- ners. 26 The principal things for the whole use of man's life are water, fire, iron, and salt, flour of wheat, honey, milk, and the blood of the grape, and oil, and clothing. 27 All these things are for good to the XL. Apocrypha. godly : so to the sinners they are turned into evil. 28 There be spirits that are created for vengeance, which in their fury lay on sore strokes ; in the time of destruction they pour out their force, and appease the wrath of him that made them. 29 Fire, and hail, and famine, and death) all these were created for vengeance ; 3n Teeth of wild beasts, and scorpions, serpents, and the sword, punishing the wicked to destruction. 3 1 They shall rejoice in his commandment, and they shall be ready upon earth, when need is; and when their time is come, they shall not transgress his word. 32 Therefore from the beginning I was resolved, and thought upon these things, and have left them in writing. 33 All the works of the Lord are good : and he will give every needful thing in due season . 34 So that a man cannot say. This is worse than that : for in time they shall all be well apiiroved. 35 And therefore praise ye the Lord with the whole heart and mouth, and bless the name of the Lord. CHAP. XL. 1 Many miseries in a 7nan\ life. \1 A •virtuous ivife and an honest friend rejoice the heart. GREAl' travail is created for every man, and an heavy yoke is upon the sons of Adam, from the day that they go out of their mother's womb, till the day that thty return to the mother of all things. 2 Their imagination of things to come, and the day of death, [trouble] their thoughts, and [cause] fear of heart ; 3 From him that sittetli on a throne of glory, unto him that is humbled in earth and ashes ; 4 From him that weareth purple and a crown, unto him that is clothed ivith a linen frock. 5 Wrath, and envy, trouble, and unquiet- ness, fear of death, and anger, and strife, and in the lime of rest upon his bed his night sleep, do change his knowledge. 6 A little or nothing is his rest, and after- ward he is in his sleep, as in a day of keeping watch, troubled in the vision of his heart, as if he were escaped out of a battle. 7 M^'hen all is safe, he awaketh, and mar- velleth that the fear was nothing. 8 [Such things happen] unto all flesh, both man and beast, and that is seven fold more upon sinners. 9 Death, and bloodshed, strife, and sword, calamities, famine, tribulation, and the scourge; 10 These things are created for the wicked, and for their sakes came the flood. 1 1 All things that are of the earth shall turn to the earth again : and that which is ol" the waters doth return into the sea. Apocrypha. 13 All bribery and injustice shall be blot- ted, out : but true dealiujj shall endure for 13 The goods of the unjust shall be dried up like a river, and shall vanish with noise, •like a great thunder in rain. 14 While he openeth his hand he shall re- joice : so shall transgressors come to nought. 15 Tlic children of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches : but are as un- clean roots upon a hard rock. 1(S The weed growing upon every water .ind bank of a river shall be pulled up before all grass. 17 f Bounti fulness is as a most fruitful garden, and mercifulness endureth for ever. 18 To labour, and to be content with that a man hath, is a sweet life : but he that find- eth a treasure is above them both. 19 Children and the building of a city continue a man's name : but a blameless wife is counted above them both. 20 Wine and musick rejoice the heart : but the love of wisdom is above them both. 21 The pipe and the psaltery make sweet melody : but a pleasant tongue is above them both. 22 Thine eye desiretli favour and beauty : but more than both, corn while it is green. 23 A friend and companion never meet amiss : but above both is a wife with her husband. 24 Brethren and help are against time of trouble : but alms shall deliver more than ♦hem both. 25 Gold and silver make the foot stand sure : but counsel is esteemed above them both. 26 Riches and strength lift up the heart : but the fear of the Lord is above them both : there is no want in the fear of the Lord, and it needeth not to seek help. 27 The fear of the Lord is a fruitful gar- den, and covereth him above all glory. 28 My son, lead not a beggar's hfe ; for better it is to die than to beg. 29 The life of him that dependeth on an- other man's table is not to be counted for a life ; for he polluteth himself with other men's meat : but a wise man well nurtured will beware thereof. ZO Begging is sweet in the mouth of the shameless : but in his belly there shall burn a fire. CHAP. XLL 1 The remembrance of death. \A IVistlom is to he uttered. 16 Of ivhat things lue should he asimmed. O DEATH, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a man that liveth at rest in his possessions, unto the man that hath noth- ing to vex him, and that hath prosperity in all things : yea, unto him that is yet able to re- ceive meat ! ECCLESIASTICUS. Apocrypha. 2 O death, acceptable is thy sentence unto the needy, and unto him whose strength fail- cth, that is now in the last age, and is vexed with all things, and to him that despaireth, and hath lost patience ! 3 Fear not the sentence of death, re- member them that have been before thee, and that come after ; for this is the sentence of the Lord over all flesh. 4 And why art thou against the pleasure of the Most High .? there is no inquisition in the grave, whether tliou have lived ten, or an hundred, or a thousand years : 5 The children of sinners are abominable children, and they that are conversant in the dwelling of the ungodly. 6 The inheritance of sinners' children shall perish, and their posterity shall have a per- petual reproach. 7 The children will complain of an ungod- ly father, because they shall be reproached for his sake. 8 Woe be imto you, ungodly men, which have forsaken the law of tlie most high God ! for if yc increase, it shall be to your destruc- tion : 9 And if ye be born, ye shall be born to a curse : and if ye die, a curse shall be your portion. 10 All that arc of the earth shall turn to earth again : so the ungodly shall go from a curse to destruction. 1 1 The mourning of men is about their bodies : but an ill name of sinners shall be blotted out. 12 Have regard to thy name; for that shall continue with thee above a thousand great treasures of gold. 13 A good life hath but few days : but a good name endureth for ever. 14^ My children, keep discipline in peace: for wisdom that is hid, and a treasure that is not seen, what profit is in them both ? 15 A man that hideth his foolishness is better than a man that hidoth his wisdom. 16 Therefore be shamefaced according to my word: for it is not good to retain all shamefacedness; neither is it altogether ap- proved in ever)"- thing. 1 7 Be ashamed of whoredom before father and mother ; and of a lie before a prince and a mighty man ; 18 Of an offence before a judge and ruler ; of iniquity before a congregatioirand people ; of unjust dealing before thy partner and friend ; 19 And of theft in regard of the place where thou sojournest, and in regard of the truth of God and his covenant ; and to lean with thine elbow upon the meat ; and of scorn- ing to give and take ; 20 And of silence before them that salute thee ; and 10 look upon an harlot ; 21 And to turn away thy face from thy Afcciypha. Chap.JKLUI. -linsman ; er to take away a portion or a gift ; jr to gaze upon another man's wife ; 22 Or to be over busy witli his maid, and come not near iicr bed ; or of upbraiding '{ speeches before friends ; and after thou hast given, upbraid not ; 23 Or of iterating and speaking again that which thou hast heard ; and of revealing of secrets. 24 So sl'.alt thou be truly shamefaced, and find favour before all men. CHAP. XLH. 1 Whereof -we should not be ashamed. [5 The ivorls and greatness of God. OF these things be not thou ashamed, and accept no person to sin thereby : 2 Of the law of the Most High, and his covenant ; and of judgment to justify the un- godly ; 3 Of reckoning with thy partners and trav- ellers; or of the gift of the heritage of friends ; 4 Of exactness of balance and weights ; or of getting much or little ; 5 And of merchants indifferent selling ; of much correction of children ; and to mate the side of an evil servant to bleed. 6 Sure keeping is good, where an evil wife is ; and shut up, where many hands are, 7 Deliver all things in number and weight ; and put all in writing that thou givest out, or receivest in. 8 Be not ashamed to inform the unwise and foolish, and the extreme aged that con- tendeth with those that are young : thus shalt thou be truly learned, and approved of all men living. 9 The father waketh for the daughter, when no man knoweth ; and the care for her taketh away sleep : when she is young, lest she pass away the flower of her age ; and be- ing married, lest she should be hated : 10 In her virginity, lest she should be de- filed and gotten with child in her father's house ; aud having an husband, lest she should misbehave herself ; aud when she is married, lest she should be barren. 11 Keep a sure watch over a sham.eless V daughter, lest she make thee a laughing-stock to thine enemies, and a byword in the city, and a reproach among the people, and make thee ashamed before the multitude. 1 2 Behold not every body's beauty, and sit not in the midst of women. 13 For from garments cometh a moth, and from women wickedness. 14 Better is the churlishness of a man than a courteous woman, a woman, I say, which bringeth shame and reproach. 15 f I will now remember the works of the Lord, and declare the things that I have seen : in the words of the Lord are his works. 16 The sun that giveth light looketh upon all things, and the work thereof is full of the glory of the Lord. ■Apctrypha. 1 7 The Lord hath not given power to the saints to declare all his marvellous woqbs, which the Almighty Lord firmly settled, tliat whatsoever is, might be established for his glory. 1 8 He seeketh out the deep, and the heart, and considereth their crafty devices : for the Lord knoweth all that may be known, and he beholdeth the signs of the world. 19 He declarelh the things that are past, and for to come, and revealeth the steps of hidden things. 20 No thought cscapeth him, neither any word is hidden from him. 21 He hath garnished the excellent worlis of his wisdom, and he is from everlasting to everlasting : unto him may nothing be adde4, neither can he be diminished, and he hatk no need of any counsellor. 22 O how desirable are all his works ! and that a man may see even to a spark. 23 All these things live and remain for ever for all uses, and they are all obedient. 24 All things are double one against an- other : and he hath mane nothing imperfect. 25 One thing establisheth the good of another : and who shall be filled with behold- ins: his glory ? C?IAP. XLIII. The ivoris of God in heaven, in earth, and in the sea, are exceeding glorious and ivonderful. THE pride of the height, the clear firma- ment, the beauty of heaven, with his glo- rious shew; 2 The sun when it appeareth, declaring at his rising a marvellous instrument, the work of the Most High : 3 At noon it parcheth the country, and who can abide the' burning heat thereof ? 4 A man blowing a furnace is in works of heat, but the sun burneth the mountains three times more ; breathing out fiery vapours, and sending forth bright beams, it dimmeth the eyes. 5 Great is the Lord that made it ; and at his commandment it runneth hastily. 6 He made the moon also to serve in her season for a declaration of times, and a sign of the world. 7 From the moon is the sign of feasts, a light that decreaseth in her perfection. 8 The month is called after her name, in- creasing wonderfully in her changing, being an instrument of the armies above, shining in the firmament of heaven ; 9 The beauty of heaven, the glory of the stars, an ornament giving light in the highest places of the Lord. 10 At the commandment of the Holy One they will stand in their order, and never faint in their watches. 1 1 Look upon the rainbow, and praise him that made it ; very beautiful it is in the brightness thereof. Apocry pha. 12 It conipassctli the licaven about wiih a g-lorious circle, and the hands of tlie Most High have bended it. 13 By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and (sendeth swiftly the lightnings of his iudgmeut. 14 I'hrough this the treasui\s are open- ed : and clouds fly forth as fowls. \5 By his great power he maketh the clouds firm, and the hailstones are broken small. J 6 At his sight the mountains are shaken, and at his will the south wind blowetL. 17 The noise of the thunder maketh the earth to tremble : so doth the northern storm and the whirlwind : as birds flying he scat- tereth the snow, and the falling down thereof is as the lighting of grasshoppers : 1 8 The eye marvelleth at the beauty of the whiteness thereof, and the heart is aston- ished at the raining of it. 19 The hoar frost also as salt he poureth on the earth, and being congealed, it lieth on the top of sharp stakes. 20 When the cold north wind bloweth, and the water is congealed into ice, it abid- eth upon every gathering together of water, and clotheth the water as with a breastplate. 21 It devourctii the mountains, and burn- cth the wilderness, and consumjth the grass as Are. 22 A present remedy of .all is a mist coming speedily : a dew coming after heat rcfresheth. 23 By his counsel he appcascth tlxe deep, and planteth islands therein 24 They that sail on the sea tell of the clanger thereof; and when we hear it with our ears, we marvel thereat. 25 For therein be strarige and wonderous works' variety of all kiuds of beasts and whales created. 26 By him the end of them hatli prosper- ous success, and by his word all things consist. 27 We may speak much, and yet come sliort : wherefore in sum, he is all. 28 Kow shall we be able to magnify him .' for he is great above all his works. 29 The Lord is terrible and very great, and marvellous is his power. SO When ye glorify the Lord, exalt him as much as ye can ; for even yet will he far exceed : and when ye exalt him, put forth all your strength, and be not weary ; for ye can never go far enough. 31 Who hath seen him that he might tell Us ? and who can magnify him as he is i S2 There are yet hid greater things than these be, for we have seen but a few of his works. 33 For the Lord hath made all things ; and to the godly hath he given wisdom. CHAP. XLIV. The praise of certain holy men. LET UP now praise famous men, and our fathers that bes:at us. ECCLESIASTICUS. Apocrypha. 2 The Lord hath wrought great glory l)y them through his great power from the be- ginning. 3 Such as did bear rule in their kingdom?, men renovkrned for their power, giving coun- sel by their understanding, and declaring prophecies : 4 Leaders of the people by their counsels, and by their knowledge of learning meet for the people, wise and eloquent in their in- structions : .5 Such as found out musical tunes, and re- cited verses in writing : 6 Rich men furnished with ability, living peaceably in their habitations : 7 All these were honoured in their genera- tions, and were the glory of their times. 8 I'here be of them, that have left a name behind them, that their praises might be re- ported. 9 And some there be, which have no me- morial ; who are perished," as though they had never been ; and are become as though they had never been born ; and their chil- dren after tliem. 10 But these were merciful men, whose righteousness hath not been forgotten. 1 1 With their seed shall continually re- main a good inheritance, and their children arc within the covenant. 12 Their seed standeth fast, and their children for their sakes. 13 Their seed shall remain for ever, and their glo^y shall not be blotted out. 14 Their bodies are buried in peace; but their name liveth for evermore. 15 The people will tell cf their wisdom, and the congregation will shew forth their praise. 1 6 Enoch pleased the Lord, and was trans- lated, being an example of repentance to all generations. 1 7 Noah was found perfect and righteous ; in the time of wrath he was taken in ex- change [for the world] ; therefore was he left as a remnant unto the earth, when the flood came. 18 An everlasting covenant was made with him, that all flesh should perish no more by the flood. 1 9 Abraham was a great father of many people : in glory was there none like unto him ; 20 Who kept the law of the Most High, and was in covenant with him : he estab- lished the covenant in his flesh ; and when he was proved, he was found faithful. 21 Therefore he assured him by an oath, that he would bless the nations in his seed, and that he would multiply him as the dust of the earth, and exalt his seed as the stars, and cause them to inherit from sea to sea, and from the river ujito the utmost p:irt of the lajid.. Apocrypha. Chap. 22 With Isaac did he establish likewise [for Abraham his father's sake] the blessing of all men, and the covenant, 23 And made it rest upon the head of Ja- cob. He acknowledged him in his blessing, and gave him an heritage, and divided his portions; among the twelve tribes did he part them. CHAP. XLV. 1 The praise of Moses, 6 of Aaron, 23 and of Phinees. AND he brought out of him a merciful man, which found favour in the sight of all flesh, even Moses, beloved of God and men, whose memorial is blessed. 2 He made him like to the glorious saints, and magnified him, so that his enemies stood in fear of him. 3 By his words he caused the wonders to cease, and he made him glorious in the sight of kings, and gave him a commandment for his people, and shewed him part of his glory. 4 He sanctified him in his faithfulness and meekness, and chose him out of all men. 5 He made him to hear his voice, and brought him into the dark cloud, and gave him commandments before his face, even the law of life and knowledge, that he might teach Jacob his covenants, and Israel his judgments. 6 f He exalted Aaron, an holy man like unto him, even his brother, of the tribe of Levi. 7 An everlasting covenant he made with him, and gave him the priesthood among the people ; he beautified him with comely orna- ments, and clothed him with a robe of glory. 8 He put upon him perfect glory ; and strengthened him with rich garments, with breeches, with a long robe, and the ephod. 9 And he compassed him with pomegran- ates, and with many golden bells round about, that as he went there might be a sound, and a noise made that might be heard in the tem- ple, for a memorial to the children of his people ; 10 With an holy garment, with gold, and blue silk, and purple, the work of the em- broiderer, with a breastplate of judgment, and with Urim and Thummim ; 1 1 With twisted scarlet, the work of the cunning workman, witii precious stones grav- en like seals, and set in gold, the work of the jeweller, with a writing engraved for a memorial, after the number of the tribes of Israel. 12 He set a crown of gold upon the mi- tre, wherein was engraved HoUness, an orna- ment of honour, a costly work, the desires of the eyes, goodly and beautiful. 1 3 Before him there were none such, nei- ther did ever any stranger put them on, but only his children and his children's children perpetually. 14* XLVI. Apocrypha^ 14 Their sacrifices shall be wholly con- sumed every day twice continually. 15 Moses consecrated him, and anointed him with holy oil : this was appointed unto him by an everlasting covenant, and to his seed, so long as the heavens should remain, tfcat they should minister unto him, and exe- cute the office of the priesthood, and bless the people in his name. 16 He chose him out of all men living to offer sacrifice to the Lord, incense, and a sweet savour, for a memorial, to make recon- ciliation for his people. 17 He gave unto him his commandments, and authority in the statutes of judgments, that he should teach Jacob the testimonies, and inform Israel in his laws. 18 Strangers conspired together against him, and maligned him in the wilderness, even the men that were of Dathan's and Abiron's side, and the congregation of Core, with fury and wrath. 1 9 This the Lord saw, and it displeased him, and in his wrathful indignation were they consumed ; he did wonders upon them, to consume them with the fiery flame. 20 But he made Aaron more honourable, and g^ve him an heritage, and divided unto him the first fruits of the increase ; especially he prepared bread in abundance : 21 For they eat of the sacrifices of the Lord, which he gave unto him and his seed, 22 Howbeit, in the land of the people he had no inheritance, neither had he any por- tion among the people : for the Lord himself- is his portion and inheritance. 23 ^ The third in glory is Phinees the son of Eleazar, because he had zeal in the fear of the Lord, and stood up with good courage of heart when the people were turned back, and made reconciUation for Israel. 24 Therefore was there a covenant of peace made v%'ith him, that he should be the chief of the sanctuary and of his people, and that he and his posterity should have the dig- nity of the priesthood for ever : 25 According to the covenant made with David son of Jesse, of the tribe of Juda, that the inheritance of the king should be to his posterity alone : so the inheritance of Aaron should also be U'lito his seed. 26 God give you wisdom in your heart to judge his people in righteousness, that their good tilings be not abolished, and that their glory may' endure for ever. CHAP. XLVI. 1 The praise of Joshua, 9 of Caleb, ^3 of Samuel. JESUS the son of Nave, was valiant in the wars, and was the successor of Moses in prophecies, who according to his name was made great for the saving of the elect of God, and taking vengeance of the enemies that rose up against them, that he might set Israel in their ioheritance, Apctryf^a. ECCLESIASTICUS. 2 How great glory g< And with hailstones of mighty power he made the battle to fall violently upon the na- tions, and in the descent [of Bethhoron] he destroyed them that resisted, that the nations might know all their strength, because he fought in the sight of the Lord, and he fol- lowed the Mighty One. 7 In the time of Moses also he did a work of mercy, he and Caleb the son of Jephunne, in that they withstood the con- gregation, and withheld the people from sin, and appeased the wicked murmuring. ■ 8 And of six hundred thousand people on foot, they two were preserved to bring them into the heritage, even unto the land that floweth with milk and honey. 9 ^ The Lord gave strength also unto Ca- leb, which remained witli him unto his old age : so that he entered upon the high places of the land, and his seed obtained it for an heritage ; 10 That all the children of Israel might see that it is good to follow the Lord. 1 1 And concerning the judges, every one by name, whose heart went not a whoring, nor departed from the Lord, let their mem- ory be blessed : 12 Let their bones flourish out of their place, and Jet the name of them that were honoured be continued upon their children. 13 f Samuel, the prophet of the Lord, be- loved of his Lord, established a kingdom, and anointed princes over his people. 14 By the law of the Lord he judged the congregation, and the Lord had respect unto Jacob. 15 By his faithfulness he was found a true .prophet, and by his word he was known to be faithful in vision. 16 He called upon the mighty Lord, when his enemies pressed upon l-.'m on every side, when he ofFered the sucking lamb. 17 And the Lord thundered from heaven, and with a great noise made his voice to be heard. 18 And he destroyed the rulers of tlte Ty- tians, and all the princes of the Philistines. 19 And before his long sleep he made protestations in the sight of the Lord and his anointed, I have not taken any man's goods, so much as a shoe : and no man did accuse him. 20 And after his death he prophesied, and shewed the king his end, and lifted up hie Ap(t:ryftha. voice from the earth in prophecy, to blot out the v/ickedness of tlie people. CHAP. XLVII. 1 The praise of Nathan, 2 of David, VlnfUoU omon ; his ^lory and infuynities, Isfc. ' A ND after him rose up Nathan to pro- jl\. phesy in the time of David. 2 f As is the fat taken away from the peace offering, so was David chosen out of the children of Israel. 3 He played with lions as with kids, and with bears as with lambs. 4 Slew he not a giant, when he was yet but young .' and did he not take away re- proach from the people, when he lifted up his hand with the stone in the sling, and beat down the boasting of Goliath ? 5 For he called upon the most high Lord ; and he gave him strength in his right hand to slay that mighty warrior, and set up the horn of his people. 6 So the people honoured him with ten thousands, and praised him in the blessings of the Lord, in that he gave him a crown of glory. 7 For he destroyed the enemies on every side, and brought to nought the Philistines his adversaries, and brake their horn in sun- der unto this day. 8 In all his works he praised the Holy One most high with words of glory ; with his whole heart he sung songs, and loved him that made him. 9 He set singers also before the altar, that by their voices they might make sweet mel- ody, and daily sing praises in their songs. 10 He beautified their feasts, and set in or- der the solenm times until the end, that they might praise his holy name, and that the tem- ple might sound from morning. 1 1 The Lord took away his sins, and ex- alted his horn for ever : he gave him a cov- enant of kings, and a throne of glory in Israel. 1 2 f After him rose up a wise son, and for his sake he dwelt at large. 1 3 Solomon reigned in a peaceable time, and was honoured ; for God made all quiet round about him, that he might build an house in his name, and prepare his sanctuary for ever. 1 4 How wise wast thou in thy youth, and, as a flood, filled with understanding ! 15 Thy soul covered the whole earth, and thou filledst it with dajk parables. 1 6 Thy name went far into the island ; and for thy peace thou wast beloved. 1 7 The countries marvelled at thee for thy songs, and proverbs, and parables, and in- terpretations. 18 By the name of the Lord God, which is called the Lord God of Israel, thou didst gather gold as tin, and didst multiply silver as lead. 1 9 Tliou didst bow thy loins unto women. Apocrypha. Chap. and by thy body tkou wast brought into sub- jection. 20 Tliou didst stain thy honour, and pol- Jute thy seed : so that tliou brouglitest wrath upon thy children, and wast grieved for thy folly. 21 So the kingdom was divided, and out of Ephraim. luled a rebellious kingdom. 22 But ihe 1 ord will never leave off his mercy, neither shall any of his works perish, neither will he abohsh the posterity of his elect, and tl>e seed of him that loveth him he will not take away : wlierefore he gave a remnant unto Jacob, and out of him a root unto David. 2S Thus rested Solomon with liis fathers, and of his seed he left behind him Roboam, even the foolislmess of the people, and one that liad no understanding, wlio turned away the people tlirough his counsel. There was also Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who caused Israel to sin, and shewed Ephraim die way of sin : 24 And their sins were multiplied exceed- ingly, that they were driven out of the land. 25 For they sought out all wickedness, till the vengeance came upon them. CHAP. XLVIII. 1 The praise of Elias, 12 of Eliseus, 17 and of Ezekias. '^r'HEN stood up Elias the prophet as fire, X and his word burned like a lamp. 2 He brought a sore famine upon them, and by his zeal he diminished their number. 3 By the word of die Lord he shut up the heaven, and also three times brought down iire. 4 O Elias, how wast thou honoured in thy wonderous deeds ! and who may glory like unto thee ! 5 Who didst raise up a dead man from death, and his soul from the place of the dead, bv the word of the Most High : 6 Wiio brouglitest kings to destruction, and honourable men from their bed : 7 Who heardest the rebuke of the Lord in Sinai, and in Horeb the judgment of ven- geance : 8 Wlio anointedst kings to take revenge, and prophets to succeed after liim : 9 who wast taken up in a whirlwind of fire, and in a chariot of fiery horses : 10 Who wast ordained for reproofs in their times, to pacify the wrath of the Lord's judgment, before it br^ak forth into fur)', and to turn the heart of the father unto the son, and to restore the tribes of Jacob. 1 1 Blessed are they that saw thee, and slept in love ; for we shall surely live. 12 f Elias it was, who was covered with a whirlwind : and Eliseus was filled with his spirit : wliilst he lived, he was not moved ivitb the presence of any prince, neither could *ny bring him into subjection. XLIX, Apocrypha. 1 3 No word could overcome him ; and after his death his body prophesied. 14 He did wonders in his life, and at his death were his works marvellous. 1 5 For all this the people repented not, neither departed they from their sins, till they were spoiled aud carried out of their land.and were scattered through all the earth; yet there remained a small people, and a ruler in the house of David : IG Of whom some did that which was pleasing io God, and some multiplied sins. 17^ Ezekias fortified liis city, and brought in water into the midst thereof : he digged the hard rock with iron, and made wells for waters. 18 In his time Sennacherib came up, and sent Rabsaces, and lifted up his iiand against Sion, and boasted proudly. 1 9 Then trembled their hearts and hands, and they were in pam, as women in travail. 20 But they called upon the Lord which is merciful, and stretched out their hands to- ward him : and immediately the Holy One heard them out of heaven, and delivered them by the ministry of Esav. 21 He smote the host of die Assyrians, and his angel destroyed them. 22 For Ezekias had done the thing that pleased the Lord, and was strong in the ways of David his father, as Esay die prophet, who was great and faithful in his vision, had com- manded him. 23 In his time the sun went backward, and he lengthened the king's life. 24 He saw by an excellent spirit what should come to pass at the last, and he com- forted them that mourned in Sion. 25 He shewed what should come to pass for ever, and secret tilings or ever they came, CHAP. XLIX. 1 The praise ofjosias, 4 of David, and Ezekias, 6 offeremy, 8 of Ezekicl, 11 Zorobabel, i^c. THE remembrance of Josias is like the composition of the perfume that is made by the art of the apothecary : it is sweet as honey in all mouths, and as music^ at a banquet of wine. 2 He behaved himself uprightly in the conversion of the people, and took away the abominations of iniquity. 3 He directed his heart unto the Lord, and in the time of the ungodly he established the worship of God. 4 \ All, except David, and Ezekias, and Josias, were defective : for they forsook the law of the Most High, even the kings of Juda failed. 5 Therefore he gave their power unto others, and their glory to a strange nation. 6 f They burnt the chosen city of the sanctuary, and made the streets desolate, ac- cording to the prophecy of Jeremias. 7 For they entreated hiEi evil, who never> Apocrypha, 'theless was a prophet, sanctified in his moth- er's womb, that he might root out, and af- flict, and destroy ; and that he might build up also, and plant. 8 ^ It was Ezekiel who saw the glorious vision, which was shewed liim upon the char- iot of the cherubims. 9 For lie made mention of the enemies under thefgure tf/" the rain, aod directed them that went right. 10 And of the twelve prophets let the memorial be blessed, and let their bones flourish again out of their place : for they comforted Jacob, and delivered them by as- sured hope. 1 1 f How shall we magnify Zorobabel ? even he was as a signet on the right hand : 12 So was Jesus the son of Josedec : who in their time builded the house, and set up an holy temple to the Lord, which was prepared for everlasting glory. 13 And among the elect was Neemias, whose renown is great, who raised up for us the walls that were fallen, and set up the gates and the bars, and raised up our ruins again. 14 But upon the earth was no man created like Enoch ; for he was taken from the earth. 1 5 Neither was there a man born like unto Joseph, a governor of his brethren, a stay of the people, whose bones were regarded of the Lord. 16 Sem and Seth were in great honour among men, and so was Adam above every living thing in the creation. CHAP. L. 1 Of Simon the son of Onias. 22 Ho'w the peo- ple ivere taught to praise God, and pray. 27 The conclusion. SIMON the high priest, the son of Onias, who in his life repaired the house again, and in his days fortified the temple : 2 And by him was built from the founda- tion the double height, the high fortress of the wall' about the temple : ^ In his days the cistern to receive water, being in compass as the sea, was covered with plates of brass : 4 He took care of the temple that it should not fall, and fortified the city against be- sieging : 5 How was he honoured in the midst of the people in his coming out of the sanctuary ! 6 He was as the morning star in the midst of a cloud, and as the moon at the full : 7 As the sun shining upon the temple of the Most High, and as the rainbow-giving light in the bright clouds : 8 And as the flower of roses in the spring of the year, as lilies by the rivers of waters, and as the branches of the frankincense tree In the time of summer : 9 As fire and incense in the censer, and as 3 vessel of beaten gold set with all manner of precious stones ; ECCLESIASTICUS. Apocrypha. 10 And as a fair olive tree budding forth fruit, and as a cypress tree which groweth up to the clouds. 1 1 When he put on the robe of honour, and was clothed with the perfection of glory, when he went up to the holy altar, he made the garment of holiness honourable. 1 2 When he took the portions out of the priests hands, he himself stood by the hearth of the altar, compassed with his brethren round about, as a young cedar in Libanus ; and as palm trees compassed they him round about. 1 3 So were all the sons of Aaron in their glory, and the oblations of the Lord in their hands, before all the congregation of Israel. 14 And finishing the service at the altar, that he might adorn the offering of the most high Almighty, 15 He stretched out his hand to the cup, and poured of the blood of the grape, he poured out at the foot of the altar a sweet smelling savour unto the most high King of all. 1 6 Then shouted the sons of Aaron, and sounded the silver trumpets, and made a great noise to be heard, for a remembrance before the Most High. 1 7 Then all the people together hasted, and fell down to the earth upon their faces to worship their Lord God. Almighty, the Most High. 18 The singers also sang praises with their voices, with great variety of sounds was there made sweet melody. 1 9 And the people besought the Lord, the Most High, by prayer before him that is merciful, till the solemnity of the Lord was ended, and they had finished his service. 20 Then he went down, and lifted up his hands over the whole congregation of the children of Israel, to give the blessing of the Lord with his lips, and to rejoice in his name. 21 And they bowed themselves down to worship the second time, that they might receive a blessing from the Most High. 22 f Now therefore bless ye the God of all, which only doeth wonderous things eve- ry where, which exalteth our days from the womb, and dealeth with us according to his mercy. 23 He grant us joyfulness of heart, and that peace may be in our days in Israel for ever: 24 Tliat he would confirm his mercy with us, and deliver us at liis time ! 25 There be two manner of nations which my heart abhorreth, and the third is no nation : 26 They that sit upon the mountain of Samaria, and they that dwell among the Philistines, and that foolish people that dwell in Sichem. 27 ^ Jesus the son of Sirach of Jerusalem Apocrypha. Chap. hath written in this book the instruction of understanding and knowledge, who out of his heart poured forth wisdom. 28 Blessed is he that shall be exercised in these things ; and he that layeth them up in his heart shall become wise. 29 For if he do them, he shall be strong to all things : for the liglit of the Lord lead- eth him, who giveth wisdom to the godly. Blessed be the JLord for ever. Amen, Amen. CHAP. LI. A prayer of Jesus the son of SiracL. I WILL thank thee, O Lord and King, and praise thee, O God my Saviour : • I do give praise unto tliy name : 2 For thou art my defender and helper, and hast preserved my body from destruc- tion, and from the snare of the slanderous tongue, and from the lips that forge lies, and hast been mine helper against mine adver- saries : . 3 And hast delivered me, according to the multitude of thy mercies and greatness of thy name, from the teeth of them that were rea- dy to devour me, and out of the hands of such as sought after my life, and from the manifold afflictions which J had ; 4 From the choking of fire on every side, and from the midst of the fire which I kindled QOt ; 5 From the depth of the belly of hell, from an unclean tongue, and from lying words. 6 By an accusation to the king from an unrighteous tongue my soul drew near even unto death, my life was near to the hell be- neath. 7 They compassed me on every side, and there was no man to help me : I looked for the succour of men, but there was none. 8 Then thought I upon thy mercy, O Lord, and upon thy acts of old, how thou deliverest such as wait for thee, and savest them out of the hands of the enemies. 9 Then lifted I up my supplication from the earth, and prayed for deliverance from death. 10 I called upon the Lord, the Father of my Lord, that he would not leave me in the days of my trouble, and in the time of the proud, when there was no help. 11 I will praise thy name continually, and will sing praise with thanksgiving ; anJd so my prayer was heard : !• Apocrypha, 12 For thou savedst me from destruction. and dcliveredst me from the evil tmie : therefore will I give thanks, and praise thee, and bless thy name, O Lord. 1 3 When I was yet young, or ever I went abroad, I desired wisdom openly in my prayer. 14 I prayed for her before the temple, and will seek her out even to the end. 15 Even from the flower till the grape was ripe hath my heart delighted in her : my foot went the right way, from my youth up sought I after her. 16 1 bowed down mine ear a little, and received her, and gat much learning. 17 I profited therein, therefore will I as- cribe the glory unto him that giveth me wisdom. 18 For I purposed to do after her, and earnestly I followed that which is good ; so shall I not be confounded. 1 9 My soul hath wrestled with her, and in my doings I was exact : I stretched forth my hands to the heaven above, and bewailed my ignorances of her. 20 I directed my soul unto her, and i foimd her in pureness : I have had my heart joined with her from the beginning, there- fore shall I not be forsaken. 21 My heart was troubled in seeking her : therefore have I gotten a good posses- sion. 22 The Lord hath given me a tongue for my reward, and I will praise him therewith. 23 Draw near unto me, ye unlearijed, and dwell in the house of learning. 24 Wherefore are ye slow, and what say ye of these things, seeing your souls are very thirsty ? 25 I opened my mouth, and said, Buy her for yourselves without money. ■ 2G Put your neck under the yoke, and let your soul receive instruction : she is hard at hand to find. 27 Behold with your eyes, how that I have had but little labour, and have gotten unto me much rest. 28 Get learning with a great sum of mon- ey, and get much gold by her. 29 Let your soul rejoice in his mercy, and be not ashamed of his praise. 30 Work your work betimes, and in his time he will give you your reward. BARUCH. CHAP. I. 1 Barucli "wrote a book in Babylon : 7 the Jeivs send money and the book to the brethren at Jerusalem. AND these are the words of the book, which Baruch the son of Nerias, the son of Maasias, the son of Sedecias, the son of Asadias, the son of Chelcias, wrote in Babylon. 2 In the fifth year, and in the seventh day of the month, what time as the Chaldeans took Jerusalem, and burnt it with fire. 3 And Baruch did read the words of this book in the hearing of Jechoflias the son of Apocrypha. JoacFiim kingf of Juda, and in the cars of All the people that came to hear the hook, 4 And in the hearing of the nobles, and of the king's sons, and in the he.iringof the elders, and of all the people, from the lowest unto tlie highest, even of all them that dwelt at Babylon by tiie river .Slid. .5 Whereupon they wept, fasted, and pray- ed before the Lord. 6 They made also a collection of money according to ever^ man's power : 7 f And they sent it to Jerusalem unto Joachim the high priest, the son of Chelcias, son of Salom, and to the priests, and to all the people which were found witli him at Jerusalem, 8 At the same time when he received the vessels of the house of the Lord, that were carried out of the temple, to return them into the land of Juda, the tenth day of the ntonih Sivao, namely, silver vessels, which Se- decias the son of Josias king of Juda had made, 9 After that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away Jechonias,and the princes, and the captives, and the mighty men, and the people of the land, from Jeru- salem, and brought them unto Babylon. 10 And they said, Behold, we have sent you money to buy you burnt offerings, and sin offerings, and incense, and prepare ye manna, and offer upon the altar of the Lord our God ; 1 1 And pray for the life of Nabuchodon- osor king of Babylon, and for the life of Eal- thasar his son, that their days may be upon earth as the days of heaven ; 12 And the Lord will give us strength, and lighten our eyes, and we shall live under the shadow of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and under the shadow of Balthasar his son, and we shall serve them many days, and find favour in their sight. 13 Pray for us also unto the Lord our God, for we have sinned against the Lord our God ; and unto this day the fury of the Lord and his wrath is not turned from us. 14 And yc shall read this book which we have sent unto you, to make confession in the house of the Lord, upon the feasts and solemn days, 15 And ye shall say, To tlie Lord our God bolongeth righteousness, but unto us the confusion of faces, as it is come to pass this day, unto them of Juda, and to the inhabit- ants of Jerusalem, 16 And to our kings, and to our princes, and to our priests, and to our prophets, and to our fathers : 1 7 For we have sinned before the Lord, 18 And disobeyed hini, and have not hearkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, to walk in the commandments that he gave us openly : BARUCH. Ap$crypba. 1 9 Since the day that the Lord brought our forefathers out of the land of Egj'pt, unto this present day, we have been disobe- dient unto the Lord our God, and we have been negligent in not hearing his voice. 20 Wherefore the evils cleaved unto us, and the curse, which the Lord appointed by Moses his servant at the time that he brought our fathers out of the laud of Egypt, to give us a land that floweth with milk and honey, like as // is to see this day. 21 Nevertheless we have not hearkened unto the voice of the Lord our God, accord- ing unto all the words of the prophets, whoia he kent imto us : 22 But every man followed the imaginar tion of his own wicked heart, to serve strange gods, and to do evil in the sight of the Lord our God. CHAP, ir. The prayer and confession -which the ye-ws at £ai- ylon made, and sent in that book unto the breth- ren in 'Jerusalem. THEREFORE the Lord hath made good his word, which he pronounced against us, and against our judges that judged Israel, and against our kings,and against our princes, and against the men of Israel and Juda, 2 To bring upon us great plagues, such as never happened under the whole heaven, as it came to pass in Jerusalem, according to the things that were written in the law of Moses ; 3 That a man should eat the flesh of his own son, and the flesh of his own daughter. 4 Moreover he hath delivered them to be in subjection to all the kingdoms that are round about us, to be as a reproach and des^- olation among all the people round about, where the Lord hath scattered them. 5 Thus we were cast down, and not exalt- ed, because we have sinned against the Lord our God, and have not been obedient unto his voice. 6 To the Lord our God appertaincth right- eousness : but unto us and to our fathers open shame, as appear eth this day. 7 For all these plagues are come upon us, which the Lord hath pronounced against us. 8 Yet have we not prayed before the I^ord, that we might turn every one from the imag- inations of his wicked heart. 9 Wherefore the Lord watched over us for evil, and the Lord hath brought it upon us ; for the l>ord is righteous in all his works which he hath commanded us. 10 Yet we have not hearkened unto his voice, to walk in the commandments of tlie Lord, that he hath set before us. 1 1 And now, O Lord God of Israel, that hast brought thy people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and high arm, and with sigUG, and with wonders, and with great* power, and hast gotten thyself a name, as ap» pciirdh this day : '^ Apotrypla. ChaF 12 O Lord our God, \vf have sinned, we have done ungodly, we have dealt unright- eously in all thine ordinances. IS Let thy wrath turn from us: for we are but a few left among the heathen, where thou hast scattered us. 14 Hear our prayers, O Lord, and our petitions, and deliver us for thine own sake, and give us favour in the sight of them which kave led us away : 1 5 That all the earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, because Israel and his posterity is called by thy name. 16 O Lord, look down from thy holy house, and consider us : bow down thine ear, O Lord, to hear us. 17 Open thine eyes and behold; for the dead that are in the graves, whose souls are taken from their bodies, will give unto the Lord neither praise nor righteousness : 18 But the soul that is greatly vexed, which goeth stooping and feeble, and the eyes that fail, and the hungry soul, will give thee praise and righteousness, O Lord. 1 9 Therefore we do not malce our humble supplication before thee, O Lord our God, for the righteousness of our fathers, and of our kings. 20 For thou hast sent out thy wrath and indignation upon us, as thou hast spoken by thy servants the prophets, saying, 21 Thus saith the Lord, Bow down your shoulders to serve the king of Babylon : so shall ye remain in the land that I gave unto your fathers. ■> 22 But if ye will not hear the voice of the Lord, to serve the king of Babylon, 23 I will cause to cease out of the cities of Juda, and from without Jerusalem, the voice c^f mirth, and the voice of jo}"-, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride : and the whole land shall be desolate of inhabitants. 24 But we would not hearken unto thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon -. there- fore hast thou made good the words that thou spakest by thy servants the prophets, namely, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers, should be taken out of their places. 25 And lo, they are cast out to the heat of the day, and to the frost of the night, and they died in great miseries by famine, by sword, and by pestilence. ^Q And the house which is called by thy name hast thou laid waste, as it is to be seen this day, for the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of Juda. 27 O I-ord 9ur God, thou hast dealt with us after all thy goodness, and according to all that great mercy of thine, 28 As thou spakest by thy servant Moses tn the day when thou didst command him to write thy law before the cWldren of Israel, saying, ■ lU- Apocrypha. 29 If ye will not hear my voice, surely this very great multitude shall be turned into a small number among the nations, where I will scatter them. 30 For I knew that they would not hear me, because it is a stifFneckej people : but in the land of their captivities they shall re- member themselves, 31 And shall know that I am the Lord their God : for I will give them an heart, and ears to hear : 32 And they shall praise me in the land of their captivity, and think upon my name, 33 And return from their stiff neck, and from their wicked deeds : for they shall re- member the way of their fathers, which sin- ned before the Lord. 34 And I will bring them again into the land which I promised with an oath unto their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and they shall be lords of it : and I will increase them, and they shall not be diminished, 35 And I will make an everlasting cove- nant with them to be their God, and they shall be my people : and I will no more drive -my people of Israel out of the land that I have given them. CHAP. III. The rest of their prayer and confession contain.'! in that book -which Barufh -wrote and sent t» Jerusalem, OLORD Almighty, God of Israel, th© soul in anguish, the troubled spirit, crieth unto thee. 2 Hear, O Lord, and have mercy ; for thou art merciful : and have pity upon us, because we have sinned before thee. 3 For thou endurest for ever, and w^e perish utterly. 4 O Lord Almighty, thou God of Israel, hear now the prayers of the dead Israelites, and of their children, which have sinned be- fore thee, and not hearkened unto the voice of thee their God : for the wliich cause these plagues cleave imto us. 5 Remember not the iniquities of our forefathers : but think upon thy power and thy name now at this time. 6 For thou art the Lord our God, and thee, O Lord, will we praise. 7 And for this cause thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity : for we have called to mind all the iniquity of our forefathers, that sinned before thee. 8 Behold, we are yet this day in our cap- tivity, where thou hast scattered us, for a reproach and a curse, and to be subject to payments, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, which departed from the Lord our God. 9 Hear, Israel, the commandments of life : give ear to understand wisdom. Apocrypha. 10 How liappcnetli it,ThraeI,that thou art in thine enemies' land, that thou art waxen old in a stranjje country, that thou art defiled witli the dead, 1 1 That thou art counted with them that go down into tlie grave ? 12 Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wis- dom. 13 For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou shouldest have dwelled in peace for ever. 14 Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding ; that thou mayest know also where is length of days, and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace. 15 Who hath fouiid out her place? or who hatli come into her treasures ? 16 Where are the princes of the heathen become, and such as ruled the beasts upon the earth ; 17 They that had their pastime with the fowls of the air, and they that hoarded up sil- ver and gold, wherein men trust, and made no end of their getting ? 18 For they that wrought in silver, and were so careful, and whose works are un- searchable, 1 9 They are vanished and gone down to the grave, and others are come up in their steads. 20 Young men have seen light, and dwelt upon the earth : but the way of knowledge have they not known, yi Nor understood the paths thereof, nor laid hold of it : their children were far off from that way. 22 It hath not been heard of in ChanaaDj neither hath it been seen in Theman. 23 The Agarenes that seek wisdom upon earth, the merchants of Meran and of The- man, the authors of fables, and searchers out of understanding ; none of these have known the way of wisdom, or remember her paths. 24 O Israel, how great is the house of God ! and how large is the place of his possession ! 25 Great, and hath none end ; high, and un- measurable. 26 There were the giants famous from the beginning, that were of so great stature, and so expert in war. 27 Those did not the Lord choose, neither gave he the way of knowledge unto them : 28 But they were destroyed, because they had no wisdom, and perished through their own foolishness. ^ 29 Who hath gone up into heaven, and tak- en her, and brought her down from the clouds ? 30 Who hath gone over the sea, and found her, and will bring her for pure gold .' 31 No man knoweth her way, nor think- eth of her path. 32 But he that knoweth all things know- eth her, and hath found her out with his un- BARUCH. Apocrypha. derstanding -. he that prepared the earth for evermore hath filled it with fourfooted beasts : 33 He that sendeth forth light, and it goeth, calleth it again., and it obeyeth him with fear. 34 The stars sinned in their watches, asd rejoiced : when he calleth them, they say, Here we be ; and so with cheerfulness they shewed light unto him that made them. 35 This is our God, and there shall none other be accounted of in comparison of'him. 36 He hath found out, all the way of knowledge, and hath given it unto Jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved. 37 Afterward did he shew himself upon earth, and conversed with men. CHAP. IV. The book of commandments, is that tvisdom ivliicb •was commanded in the former chapter, THIS is the book of the commandments of God, and the law that endureth for ever : all they that keep it shall come to life ; but such as leave it shall die. 2 Turn thee, O Jacob, and take hold of it : walk in the presence of the light thereof, that thou mayest be illuminated. 3 Give not thine honour to another, nor the things that are profitable unto thee to a strange nation. 4 O Israel, happy are we : for things that are pleasing to God are made known unto us. 5 Be of good cheer, my people, the me- morial of Israel. 6 Ye were sold to the nations, not for [your] destruction : but because ye moved God to wrath, ye were delivered unto the enemies. 7 For ye provoked him that made you by sacrificing unto devils, and not to Goci. 8 Ye have forgotten the everlasting God, that brought you up ; and ye have grieved Jerusalem, that nursed you. 9 For when she saw the wrath of God coming upon you, she said. Hearken, O ye that dwell about Sion : God hath brought upon me great mourning ; 10 For I saw the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting brought upon them. 1 1 With joy did I nourish them ; but sent them away with weeping and mourning. 12 Let no man rejoice over me, a widow, and forsaken of many, who for the sins of my children am left desolate ; because they departed from the law of God. 13 They knew not his statutes, nor walk- ed in the ways of his commandments, nor trod in the paths of discipline in his right- eousness. 1 4 Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember ye the captivity of my soi# and daughters, which the Everlasting hath brought upon them. Apocrypha. Chap. 15 For he hath brought a nation upon them from far, a shameless nation, and of a strange language, who neither reverenced old man, nor pitied child. 16 These have carried away the dear be- loved children of the widow, and left her that was alone desolate without daughters. 17 But what can I help you ? 18 For he that brought these plagues up- on you, will deHver you from the hands of your enemies. 19 Go your way, O my children, go your way : for I am left desolate. 20 I have put off the clothing of peace, and put upon me the sackcloth of my pray- er : I will cry unto the Everlasting in my days. 21 Be of good cheer, O my children, cry unto the JLord, and he shall deliver you from the power and hand of the enemies. 22 For my hope is in the Everlasting, that he will save you ; and joy is come unto me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall soon come unto you from the Everlasting our Saviour. 23 For I sent you cut with mourning and weeping : but God will give you to me again with joy and gladness for ever. 24 Like as now the neighbours of Sion have seen your captivity : so shall they see shortly your salvation from our God, v/hich shall come upon you with great glory, and briglitness of the Everlasting. 25 My children, suffer patiently the wrath tliat is come upon you from God : for thine enemy hath persecuted thee ; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck. 26 My delicate ones have gone rough ways, and were taken away as a flock caught of the enemies. 27 Be of good comfort, O my children, and cry unto God : for ye shall be remem- bered of him that brought these things upon you. 28 For as it was your mind to go astray from God : so, being returned, seek him ten times more. 29 For he that hath brought these plagues upon you shall bring you everlasting joy again with your salvation. 30 Take a good heart, O Jerusalem : for lie that gave thee that name will comfort thee. 31 Miserable are they that afHicted thee, and rejoiced at thy fall. 32 Miserable are the cities wluch thy chil- dren served : miserable is she that received thy sons. 33 For as she rejoiced at thy ruin, and was glad of thy fall : so shall she be grieved for her own desolation. 34 For I will take away the rejoicing of iier great multitude, and her pride shall be turned into mourning. 15* VI. Apocrypha. 35 For fire shall come upon her f-om the Everlasting, long to endure ; and she sliall be inhabited of devils for a great time. 36 O Jerusalem, look about thee toward the east, and behold the joy that cometh un- to thee from God. 37 Lo, thy sons come, whom thou sentest away, they come gathered together from the east to the west by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the glory of God. CHAP. V. 1 Jerusalem is moved to rejoice, 5 and to heboid their return out of captivity zvith glory. PUT off, O Jerusalem, the garment of thy mourning and affliction, and put on the comeliness of the glory that cometh from God for ever. 2 Cast about thee a double garment of the righteousness which cometh from God ; and set a diadem on thine head of the glory of the Everlasting. 3 For God will shew thy bri -htness unto every country under heaven. 4 For thy name shall be called of God for ever. The peace of righteousness, and. The glory of God's worship. 5 f Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high, and look about toward the east, and behold thy children gathered from the west unto the east by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the remembrance of God. 6 For they departed from thee on foot, and were led away of their enemies : but God bringeth them unto thee exalted with glory, as children of the kingdom. 7 For God hath appointed tliat every high hill, and banks of long continuance, should be cast down, and valleys filled up, to make even the ground, that Israel may go safelv in the glory of God. 8 Moreover even the woods and every sweet smelling tree shall overshadow Israel by the commandment of God. 9 For God shall lead Israel with joy in the light of his glory with the mercy and right- eousness that cometh from him. The Epistle of JEREMY. CHAP. VI. 1 The cause cf their captivity is their sin. 3 The place ivherctothey zvcre carried is Babylon, A Copy of an epistle which Jeremy sent un- to them wliich were to be led captives in- to Babylon by the king of the Babyloni- ans, to certify them as it was commanded him of God. BECAUSE of the sins which ye have com- mitted before God, ye shall be led away captives into Babylon by Nabuchodonosor king of the Babylonians. 3 ^ So when ye be come unto Babylon, ye shall remain there many years, and for a long season, namely, seven generations : and after that I will bring you away peaceably from thence. ■#■ Apocrypha. 4 Now shall ye see lu Babylon gods of sil- ver, and of gold, and of wood, borne upon shoulders, which cause the nations to fear. 5 Beware therefore that ye in no wise be like to strangers, neither be ye afraid of them, when ye see the multitude before them and behind them, worshipping them. 6 But say ye in your hearts, O Lord, we must worship thee. 7 For mine angel is with you, and I my- self caring for your souls. 8 As for their tongue, it is polished by the workman, and they themselves are gilded and laid over with gold ; yet are they but false, and cannot speak. 9 And taking gold, as it were for a virgin that loveth to go gay, they make crowns for the heads of their gods. 10 Sometimes also the priests convey from their gods gold and silver, and bestow it upon themselves. 1 1 Yea, they will give thereof to the com- mon harlots, and deck them as men with gar- ments, [being] gods of silver, and gods of gold, and wood. 1 '2 Yet cannot these gods save themselves from rust and moths, though they be cover- ed with purple raiment. 1 3 They wipe their faces because of the dust of the temple, when there is much upon them. 14 And he that cannot put to death one that ofFendeth him holdeth a sceptre,as though he were a judge of the country. 15 He hath also in his right hand a dag- ger and an ax : but cannot dehver himself from war and thieves. 16 Whereby they are known not to be gods : therefore fear them not. 17 For like as a vessel that a man iiseth is nothing worth when it is broken : even so it is with their gods : when they be set up in the temple, their eyes be full of dust through the feet of them that come in. 18 And as the doors are made sure on every side upon him that ofFendeth the king, as being committed to suffer death ; even so the priests make fast their temples with doors, with locks, and bars, lest their gods be spoiled with robbers. 19 They light them candles, yea, more than for themselves, whereof they cannot see one. 20 They are as one of the beams of the temple, yet they say their hearts are gnawed upon by things creeping out of the earth ; and when they eat them and their clothes, ihey feel it not. 21 Their faces are blacked through the smoke that cometh out of the temple. 22 Upon their bodies and heads sit bats, swallows, and birds, and the cats also. 23 By this ye may know that they are no gods : therefore fear them not. m BARUCH. Apocrypha. 24 Notwithstanding the gold that is about them to make them beautiful, except ther wipe off the rust, they will not sliine : for neither when they were molten did thev feel it. 25 The things wherein there is no breath are bought for a most high price. 26 They are borne upon shoulder?, hav- ing no feet, whereby they declare unto men that they be nothing worth.. 27 They also that serve them are ashamed: for if they fall to the ground at any tim?, they cannot rise up again of themselves : neither, if one set them upright, can they move of themselves : neither, if they be bow- ed down, can they make themselves straight : but they set gifts before them, as unto dead men. 28 As for the things that are sacrificed unto them, their priests sell and abuse ; in like manner their wives lay up part thereof in salt ; but unto the poor and impotent they give nothing of it. 29 Menstruous women and women in childbed eat their sacrifices : by these things ye may know that they are no gods : fear them not. 30 For how can they be called gods ? be- cause women set meat before the gods of sil- ver, gold, and wood. 31 And the priests sit in their temples-, having their clothes rent, and their heads and beards shaven, and nothing upon their heads. 32 They roar and cry before their gods, as men do at the feast when one is dead. S3 The priests also take off their garments, and clothe their wives and children. 34 Whether it be evil that one doeth unto them, or good, they are not able to reconv pense it : they can neither set up a king, nor put him down. 35 In like manner they can neither givs riches nor money : though a man make a vow unto them, and keep it not, they wpl not require it. 36 They can save no man from death, neither deliver the weak from the mighty. 37 They cannot restore a bhnd man to his sight, nor help any man in his distress. S3 They can shew no mercy to the widow, nor do good to the fatherless. 39 Their gods of wood, and which are overlaid with gold and silver, are like the stones that be hewn out of the mountain : they that worship them shall be confounded. 40 How should a man then think and say that they are gods, when even the Chaldeans themselves dishonour them I 41 Who if they shall see one dumb that cannot speak, they bring him, and entreat Bel that he may speak, as though he were able to understand. 42 Yet they cannot understand this them- selves, and leave them : for they have no knowledge.. i\' Jipocrypha. 4G The women also with cords about them, sitting in the ways, burn bran for per- fume : but if any of them, drawn by some tliat passeth by, lie with him, she reproach- eth her fellow, that she was not thought as worthy as herself, nor her cord broken. 44 Whatsoever is done among them is false : how may it then be thought or said that they are gods ? 45 They are made of carpenters and gold- smiths : they can be nothing else than the workmen will have them to be. 46 And they themselves that made them can never continue long ; how should then the things that are made of them be gods ? 47 For they left lies and reproaches to them that come after. 48 For when there cometh any war or plague upon them, the priests consult with themselves, where they may be hidden with them. 49 How then cannot men perceive that they be no gods, which can neither save themselves from war nor from plague ? 50 For seeing they be but of wood, and overlaid with silver and gold, it shall be known hereafter that they are false : 51 And it shall manifestly appear to all nations and kings that they are no gods, but the works of men's hands, and that there is no work of God in them. 52 Who then may not know that they are no gods ? 53 For neither can they set up a king in the land, nor give rain unto men. 54 Neither can they judge their own cause, nor redress a wrong, being unable : for they are as crows between heaven and earth. 55 Whereupon when fire falleth upon the liouse of gods of wood, or laid over with gold or silver, their priests will flee away, and es- cape ; but they themselves shall be burned asunder like beams. 56 Moreover they cannot withstand any king or enemies : how can it then be thought or said that they be gods ? . 57 Neither are those gods of wood, and laid over with silver or gold, able to escape either from thieves or robbers. 58 Whose gold, and silver, and garments ivherewith they are clothed, they that are SONG OF THE THREE CHILDREN. Apocrypha. strong do take, and go away withal : neither are they able to help themselves. 59 Therefore it is better to be a king that sheweth his power, or else a profitable vessel in an house, which tlie owner shall have use of, than such false gods ; or to be a door in an house, to keep such things safe as be there- in, than such false gods ; or a pillar of wood in a palace, than such false gods. 60 For sun, moon, and stars, being bright, and sent to do their offices, are obedient. 61 In like manner the lightning when it breaketh forth is easy to be seen ; and after the same manner the wind bloweth in every country. 62 And when God commandeth the clouds to go over the vvhole world, they do as they are bidden. 63 And the fire sent from above to con- sume hills and woods doeth as it is com- manded : but these are like unto them nei- ther in shew nor power. 64 Wherefore it is neither to be supposed nor said that they are gods, seeing they are able neither to judge causes, nor to do good unto men. 65 Knowing therefore that they are no gods, fear them not : 66 For they can neither curse nor bless kings : 67 Neither can they shew signs in the heavens among the heathen, nor shine as the sun, nor give light as the moon. 68 The beasts are better than they : for they can get under a covert, and help them- selves. 69 It is then by no means manifest unto us that they are gods : therefore fear them not, 70 For as a scarecrow in a garden of cu- cumbers keepeth nothing : so are their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold. 71 And likewise their gods of wood, and laid over with silver and gold, are like to a white thorn in an orchard, that every bird sitteth upon ; as also to a dead body that is cast into the dark. 72 And ye shall know them to be no gods by the bright purple that rotteth upon them : and they themselves afterward shall be eaten, and shall be a reproach in the country. 73 Better therefore is the just man that hath none idols : for he shall be far from reproach. THE SONG OF THE THREE HOLY CHILDREN, Which followeth in the thii-d Chapter of DANIEL after this place — -fell doivn bound into the midst of the burning fiery furnace — verse 2;3. That which followeth is not m the Hebrew, to wit, And they ivalked — unto these words, Then Nebuchad- nezzar— verse 24. 2 Azarias his prayer and confession in the fame, in this manner ; and opening his mouth in 28 The song of the three children in the o-ven. the midst of the fire said, A ND they walked in the midst of the fire, 3 Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our JTx. praising God, and blessing the Lord. fathers : thy name is worthy to be praiseji ;? ^ Then Azarias stood up, and prayed 1 and glorified for evermore : Apocrypha, 4 For thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to us : yea, true are all thy works, thy ways are right, and all thy jud>jiTicnts truth. 5 hi all the thinQ;s which thou hast brought upon us, and upon the holy city of our fa- thers, even Jerusalein, thou hast executed true judgment ; for according to truth and judg- ment didst thou bring all these thiugs upon us because of our sins. 6 For we have sinned and committed in- iquity, departing from thcc. 7 \\x all things have we trespassed, and not obeyed thy commandmcnls, nor kept them, neither done as thou hast commanded us, that it might go well with us. 8 Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and every thing that thou hast done to us, thou hast done in true judgment. 9 And thou didst deliver us into the hands of lawless enemies, most hateful forsakers of God, and to an unjust king, and the most wicked in all the world. 10 And now we cannot open our mouths, %ve are become a shame and reproach to thy servants, and to them that worship thee. 1 1 Yet deliver us not up wholly, for thy r.ame's sake, neither disannul thou thy cove- nant ; 12 And cause not thy mercy to depart from us, for thy beloved Abraham's sake, for thy servant Isaac's sake, and for thy holy Is- rael's sake ; 1 3 To whom thou hast spoken and prom- ised. That thou wouldest multiply their seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that lieth upon the sea shore. 1 4 For we, O Lord, are become less than any nation, and be kept under this day in all the world because of our sins. 1.5 Neither is there at this time prince, or prophet, or leader, or burnt ofTering, or sa- crifice, or oblation, or incense, or place to sacrifice before thee, and to find mercy. IG Nevertheless in a contrite heart and an humble spirit let us be accepted. 17 Like as in the burnt offerings of rams and bullocks, and like as in ten thousands of fat lambs : so let our sacrifice be in thy sight this day, and grant that we may wholly go alter thee : for they shall not be confounded that put their trust in thee. 1 8 And now we follow thee with all our heart, we fear thee, and seek thy face. " 19 Put us not to shame: but deal with us after thy loving kindness, and according to the multitude of thy mercies. 20 Dehver us also according to thy mar- vellous works, and give glory to thy name, O Lord : and let all them that do thy ser- vants hurt be ashamed ; 21 And let them be confounded in all their power and might, and let their strength be broken ; SONG OF THE THREE CHILDREN. Apocrypha. 22 And let them know that thou art Lord, the only God, and glorious over the whole world. 23 f And the king's servants, that put them in, ceased not to make the oven hot with rosin, pitch, tow, and small wood ; 21 So that the flame streamed forth above the furnace forty and nine cubits. 25 And it passed through, and burned those Chaldeans it found about the furnace. 26 But the angel of the Lord came down into the oven together with Azarias and liis fellows, and smote the fiame of the fire out of the oven ; 27 And made the midst of the furnace as it had been a moist whistling wind, so that the fire touched them not at all, neither hurt nor troubled them. 28 ^ Then the three, as out of one mouth, praised, glorified, and blessed God in the fur- nace, saying, 29 Blessed art thou, O Lord God of our fathers : and to be praised and exalted above all for ever. 30 And blessed is thy glorious and holy name ; and to be praised and exalted- above all for ever. 31 Blessed art thou in the temple of thine holy glory : and to be praised and glorified above all for ever. 32 Blessed art thou that beholdest the depths, and sittest upon the cherubims ; and to be praised and exalted above all for ever. 33 Blessed art thou on the glorious throne of thy kingdom : and to be praised and glori- fied above all for ever. 34 Blessed art thou in the firmament of heaven : and above all to be praised and glo- rified for ever. 35 O all ye worTcs of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 36 O ye heavens, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 37 O ye angels of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 38 O all ye waters that be above the heaven, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 39 O all ye powers of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 40 O ye sun and moon, bless ye the Lord ; praise and exalt him above all for ever. 41 O ye stars of heaven, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 42 O every shower and dew, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 43 O all ye winds, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 44 O ye fire and heat, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 45 O ye winter and summer, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. Apocrypha. HiSTORY OF 4G O ye devv5 and storms of inow, bless ye the Lord : praise . and exalt him above all for ever. 47 O ye nights and days, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 48 O ye light and darkness, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 49 O ye ice and cold, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 50 O ye frost and snow, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt liim above all for ever. Bl O ye lightnings and clouds, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 52 O let the earth bless the Lord ; praise and exalt him above all for ever. 53 O ye mountains and little hills, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 54 O all ye things that grow on the earth, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 55 O ye fountains, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt liim above all for ever. 56 O ye seas and rivers, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 57 O ye whales, and all that move in the waters, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 58 O all ye fowls of the air, bless ye the Lord ; praise and exalt him above all for ever. SUSANNA. Apocryplh" 59 O all ye beasts and cattle, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 60 O ye children of men, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 6 1 O Israel, bless ye the Lord -. praise and exalt him above all for ever. 62 O ye priests of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 63 O ye servants of the Lord, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 64 O ye spirits and souls of tlie righteous, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever. 65 O ye holy and humble men of heart, bless ye the Lord ; praise and exalt him above all for ever. 66 O Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, bless ye the Lord : praise and exalt him above all for ever : for he hath delivered us from hell, and saved us from the hand of death, and de- livered us out of the midst of tlie furnace a/?a burning flame : even out of the midst of the fire hath he delivered us. 67 O give thanks unto the Lord, because he is gracious : for his mercy endureth iov ever. 68 O all ye that worship the Lord, bless the God of gods, praise him, and give him thanks : for his mercy endureth for ever. THE HISTORY OF SUSANNA, Set apai't from the Begiimuig of DANIEL, because it is not in the Hebrew, as neither the Narration of BEL and the DRAGON. Tico judges hide themselves in the gardSh of Su- sanna to ba-je their pleasure of her. THERE dwelt a man in Babylon, called Joacim : 2 And he took a wife, whose name was Susanna, the daughter of Chelcias, a very fair woman, and one that feared the Lord. 3 Her parents also were righteous, and taught their daughter according to the law of Moses. 4 Now Joacim was a great rich man, and had a fair garden joining unto liis house : and to him resorted the Jews ; because he was more honourable than all others. 5 The same year were appointed two of the ancients of the people to be judges, such £3 the Lord spake of, that wickedness came from Babylon from ancient judges, who seemed to govern the people. 6 These kept much at Joacim's house : and all that had any suits in law came unto them. 7 Now when the people departed away at noon, Susanna went into her husband's gar- den to walk. 8 And the two elders saw her going In every day, and walking ; so that their lust was inflamed toward her. 9 And they perverted their own mind, and turned away their eyes, that they might not look unto heaven, nor remember just judgments. 10 And albeit they both were wounded with her love, yet durst not one shew another liis grief. 1 1 For they were ashamed to declare their lust, that they desired to have to do with her. 1 2 Yet they watched diligently from day to day to see her. 1 3 And the one said to the other, let us no\v go home : for it is dinner time. 14 So when they were gone out, they parted the one from the other, and turning back again they came to the same place ; and after they had asked one another the c?use, they acknowledged their lust : then appointed they a time both together, when they might find her alone. 15 And it fell out, as they watched a fit Apocrypha. HISTORY OF SUSANNA. time, she went in as before, with two maids ] tmlv, and she was desirous to wash herself in the garden : for it was hot. 1() And there was no body there save the two elders, that had hid tiiemselves, and watched her. 17 Then she said to her maids, Bring me oil and wasliing balls, and shut the garden doors, that ! may wash me. 18 And they did as she bade them, and shut the garden doors, and went out them- selves at privy doors to fetch the things that she liad commanded them ; but they saw not the elders, because they were hid. 19 Now when the maids were gone forth, the two elders rose up, and ran unto her, saying, 20 Behold, the garden doors are shut, that no man can see us, and we are in love with thee ; therefore consent unto us, and lie with us. 21 If thou wilt not, we will bear witness against thee, that a young man was with thee : and therefore thou didst send away thy maids from thee. 22 Then Susanna sighed, and said, I am straitened on every side : for if I do tliis thing, it is death unto me : and if I do it not, I cannot escape your hands. 23 It is better for me to fall into your bands, and not to do it, than to sin in the fight of the Lord. 24 With that Susanna cried with a loud voice : and the two elders cried out against her. 25 Then ran the one, and opened the gar- den door. 26 So when the servants of the house heard the cry in the garden, they rushed in at a privy door,to see what was done unto her. 27 But when the elders had declared their matter, the servants were greatly ashamed : for there never was such a report made of ijusanna. 28 And it came to pass the next day, when the people were assembled to her hus- band Joacim, the two elders came also full ef mischievous imagination against Susanna to put her to death ; 29 And said before the people. Send for Susanna, the daughter of Chelcias, Joacim's wife. And so they sent. 30 So she came with her father and moth- er, her children, and all her kindred. 31 Now Susanna was a very delicate woman, and beauteous to behold. 32 And these wicked men commanded to uncover her face, (tor she was covered) that they might be filled with her beauty. 3.'J Therefore her friends and all that saw her -yvept. 34 Then the two elders stood up in the midst of the people, and laid their hands up- on her head. Apocrypha, 35 And she weeping looked up toward heaven : for her heart trusted in the Lord. 36 And the elders said, As we walked in the garden alone, this woman came in with two maids, and shut the garden doots, and sent the maids away. 37 Then a young man, who there was hid, came unto her, and lay with her. 3S Then we that stood in a corner of the garden, seeing this wickedness, ran unto them. 39 And when we saw them together, the man we could not hold : for he was stronger than we, and opened the door, and leaped out. 40 But having taken this woman, we ask- ed who the young man was, but she would not tell us : these things do we testify. 41 TJien the assembly believed them, as those that were the elders and judges of the people : so they condemned her to death. 42 Then Susanna cried cut with a loud voice, and said, O everlasting God, that knowest the secrets, and knowest all things before they be : 43 I'hou knowest that they have borne false witness against me, and behold, I must die ; whereas I never did such things as these men have maliciously invented against mc. 44 And the Lord heard her voice. 45 Therefore when she was led to be put to death, the Lord raised up the holy spirit of a young youth, whose name was Daniel : 46 Who cried with a loud voice, I am clear from the blood of this woman. 47 Then all the people turned them to- ward him, and said, What mean these words that thou hast spoken ? 48 So he standing in the midst of them said. Are ye such fools, ye si'ns of Israel, that without examination or knowledge of the truth ye have condemned a daughter of Israel ? 49 Return again to the place of judgment : for they have borne false witness against her. 50 Wherefore all the people turned again in haste, and the elders said unto him. Come, sit down among us, and shew it us, seeing God hath given thee the honour of an elder. 51 Then said Daniel unto them, Put these two aside one far from another, and I will examine them. 52 So when they were put asunder one from another, he called one of them, and said unto him, O thou that art waxen old in Africk- edness, now thy sins which thou hast com- mitted aforetime are come to light. 53 For thou hast pronounced false judg- ment, and hast condemned the innocent, and haPt Icf the guilty go free ; albeit the Lord saith. The innocent and righteous shalt thou not slay. 54 Now tlien, if thoii hast seen her, tell me, Under what tree sawcst thou them com- panying together .'' Who answered, Under a niastick tree. 55 M\A Daniel said, Very well ; thou hast Apocrypha. BEL AND THE DRAGON. lied against thine own l>cad ; for even now the angel of God hath received the sentence of God to cut thee in two. 56 So he put him aside, and commanded to bring the other, and said unto liim, O tliou seed of Canaan, and not of Juda, beauty hath decelveu thee, and lust hath perverted thine heart. 57 Thus have ye dealt with the daugh- ters of Israel, and they for fear companied with you : but the daughter of Juda would not abide your wickedness. 58 Now therefore tell me, Under what tree didst thou take them companying togeth- er ? who answered, Under a holm tree. 59 Then said Daniel unto him, Well ; thou hast also lied against thine own head : for the angel of God waiteth with the sword to ApQtryphl, cut thee in two, that he may destroy yoir- CO With that all the assembly cried out with a loud voice, and praised Gud, who sav- eth them that trust in him. 61 And they arose against the two elders, for Daniel had convicted them of false wit- ness by their own mouth. G2 And according to the law of Moses they did imto them in such sort as they maliciously- intended to do to their neighbour : and thev put them to death. Thus the innocent blood was saved the same day. 63 Therefore Chelcias and his wife praised God for their daughter Susanna, with Joacini her husband, and all the kindred, because there was no dishonesty found in her. 64 From that day forth was Daniel had in great reputation in the sight of the ptrople. THE HISTORY OF THE DESTRUCTION OF BEL AND THE DRAGON, Cut off from the End of DANIEL. 1 9 The fraud of Befs priests is discovered by Daniel : 32 he is preser-ued in the lions' den, 42 and his enemies cast into the same. AND king Astyages was gathered to his fathers, and Cyrus of Persia received his kingdom. 2 And Daniel conversed with the king, and was honoured above all his friends. 3 Now the Babylonians had an idol, called Bel, and there were spent upon him every day twelve measures of fine flour, and forty sheep, and six vessels of wine. 4 And the king worshipped it, and went daily to adore it : but Daniel worshipped his own God. And the king said unto him, Why dost not thou worship Bel .'' 5 Who answered and said. Because I may not worship idols made with hands, but the living God, who hath created the heaven and the earth, and hath sovereignty over all flesh. 6 Then said the king unto him, Thinkest thou not that Bel is a living god .'' Seest thou not how much he eatcth and drinketh every day ? 7 Then Daniel smiled, and said, O king, be not deceived : for this is but clay within, and brass without, and did never eat or drink any thing. 8 So the king was wroth, and called for Ills priests, and said unto them. If ye tell me not who this is that devoureth these expenses, ye shall die. 9 But if ye can certify me that Bel de- voureth them, then Daniel shall die : for he hath spoken blasphemy against Bel. And Daniel said unto the king, Let it be accord- ing to thy word. 10 Now the priests of Eel were three score 5ind ten. beside their wives and children. And the king went with Daniel into the tcm-. pie of Bel. 11 So Bel's priests said, Lo, we go out : but thou, O king, set on the meat, and make ready the wine, and shut the door fast, and seal it with thine own signet ; 12 And tomorrow when tlwu comest in, if thou findest not that Bel hath eaten up all, we will suffer death ; or else Daniel, that speaketh falsely against us. 13 And they little regarded it : for under the table they had made a privy entrance, whecgby they entered in continually, and con- sumed those things. 1 4 So wheft they were gone forth, the king set meats before Bel. Now Daniel had com- manded his servants te bring ashes, and tlwse they strewed throughout all the temple in the presence of the kmg alone : then went they out and shut the door, and sealed it with the king's signet, and so departed. 15 Now in the night came the priests with their wives and children, as they were wont to do, and did eat and drink up all. 16 In the morning betimes the king arose, and Daniel with him. 1 7 And the king said, Daniel, Are the seals whole .'' And he said, Vea, O king, they be whole. 1 8 And as soon as he had opened t!ie door, the king looked upon the table, and cried with a loud voice. Great art thou, O Bel, and with thee is no deceit at all. 1 9 f Then laughed Daniel, and held the king that he shotiid not go in, and said. Be- hold now the pavement, and mark well whose footsteps are these. 20 And the king said, I see the footsteps Apocrypha. PRAYER OF «f men, women, and children. And then the king was angry, 21 And took tlie priests with their wives and children, who shewed him the privy doors, where they came in, and consumed such things as were upon the table. 22 Tlierefore the king slew them, and de- livered Bel into Daniel's power, who destroy- ed him and his temple. 23 And in that same place there was a great Dragon, which thev of Babylon wor- shipped. 24 And the king said unto Daniel, ^Wilt thou also say that this is of brass \ Lo, he liveth, he eateth and drinketh ; thou canst not say that he is no living god ; therefore worship him. 25 Then said Daniel unto the king, I will worship the Lord my God : for he is the liv- ing God. 26 But give me leave, O king, and I shall slay this dragon without sword or staff. The king said, I give thee leave. 27 Then Daniel took pitch, and fat, and Iiair, and did seethe them together, and made lumps thereof : this he put in the dragon's mouth, and so the dragon burst in sunder : and Daniel said, Lo, these are the gods ye worship. 28 When they of Babylon heard that, they took great indignation, and conspired against the king, saying, The king is become a Jew, and he hath destroyed Bel, he hath slain the Dragon, and put the priests to death. 29 So they came to the king, and said, Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy thee and thine house. 30 Now wjicn the king saw that^ they pressed him sore, being constrained, he de- livered Daniel unto them : MANAS3ES, A^crypha, 31 Who cast him into the lions' dcu : where he was six daj^s. 32 ^ And in the den there were seven li- ons, and they had given them every day two carcases, and two sheep ; which then were not given to them, to the intent they might devour Daniel. 33 Now there was in Jewry a prophet, caUed Habbacuc, who had made pottage, and had broken bread in a bowl, and was going into tlie field, for to bring it to the reaper,-:. 34 But the angel of tlie Lord said unto Habbacuc, Go, carry the dinner that thou hast into Babylon unto Daniel, who is in the lion's den. ^ 35 And Habbacuc said. Lord, 1 never saw Babylon ; neither do 1 know where the den is. 36 Then the angel of the Lord took him by the crown, and bare him by the hair of his head, and through the vehemency of his spirit set him in Babylon over the den, 37 And Habbacuc cried, saying, O Daniel, Daniel, take the dinner which God hath sent thee. 38 And Daniel said, thou hast remembered me, O God : neither hast thou forsaken them that seek thee and love thee. 39 So Daniel arose, and did eat: and the angel of the Lord set Habbacuc in his own place again immediately. 40 Upon the seventh day the king went to bewail Daniel : and when he came to the den, he looked in, and behold, Daniel was sitting. 41 Then cried the king with a loud voice, saying. Great art thou, O Lord God of Dan- iel, and there is none other beside thee. 42 And he drew him out, and cast those that were the cause of his destruction into the den : and they were devoured in a mo- ment before his face. THE PRAYER OF 3IANASSES, KING OF JUDAH, Wnieii he Avas lioldcn CAPTIVE in BABYLON. OLORD, Almighty God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and of their rigliteous seed ; who hast made heaven and earth, v/ith all the ornament thereof ; who hast bound the sea by the word of thy com- mandment ; w'no hast shut up the deep, and sealed it by thy terrible and glorious name ; whom all men fear, and tremble before thy power ; for the Majesty of thy glory cannot be borne, and thine angry threatening to- ward sinners is importable : but thy merci- ful promise is unmeasurable and unsearcha- ble ; for thou arc tlie most high Lord, of great compassion, long suffering, very mer- ciful, and rcpentest of the evils of men. Thou, O Lord, according to thy great goodness hast promised repentance and forgiveness to them that have sinned against thee : and of thine infinite mercies hast appointed repentance unto sinners, that they may be saved. Thoi» therefore, O Lord, that art the God of the just, hast not appointed repentance to the just, as to Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, which have not sinned against thee ; but thou hast appointed repentance unto me that am a sinner : for I have sinned 'above the number of the sands of the sea. My trans- gressions, O Lord, are multiplied ; my trans- gressions are multiplied, and I am not worthy to behold and see the height of heaven for the multitude of mine iniquities. 1 am bow- ed down with many iron bands, that I cannot lift up mine head, neither have any release : , for I have provoked thy wrath., and done evil before thee : I did not thy will, neitl'.er kept I tliy commandments : I hawe set up abomi- nations, and have multiplied offences. Now therefore I bow the knee of mine heart, be- Apocrypha, Chap Seeching thee of grace. I have siuncd, O Lord, I have sinned, and I acknowledge mine iniquities : wherefore I humbly be- seech thee, forgive me, O Lord, forgive me, and destroy me not with mine in- iquities. Be not angry with me for ever, by reserving evil for me ; neither con- demn me into the lower parts of the earth. I. Afccrypk^, For thou art the God, even tlie God of theni that repent ; and in me thou wilt shew all thy goodness : for thou wilt save me, that am unworthy, according to thy great mercy. Therefore I will praise thee for ever all the days of my life : for all the powers of the heavens do praise thee, and thine is the glory for ever and ever. Amen. THE FIRST BOOK OF THE MACCABEES. CHAP. I. 14 Ant'iDchus gl'veth leave to set up the fashions of the Gentiles in "Jerusalem, 22 and spoilethit, ^c. AND it happened, after that Alexander son of Philip, the Macedonian, who came out of the land of Chettiim, had smitten Da- rius king of the Persians and Medes, that he reigned in liis stead, the first over Greece, 2 And made many wars, and won many strong holds, and slew the kings of the earth, 3 And went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of many nations, inso- much that the earth was quiet before him ; whereupon he was exalted, and his heart was lifted up. 4 And he gathered a mighty strong host, and ruled over countries, and nations, and kings, who became tributaries unto him. 5 And after these things he fell sick, and perceived that he should die. 6 Wherefore he called his servants, such as were honourable, and had been brought up with him from his youth, and parted his kingdom among them, while he was yet alive. 7 So Alexander reigned twelve years, and then died. 8 And his servants bare rule every one in his place. 9 And after his death they all put crowns upon themselves ; SO did their sons after them many years : and evils were multiplied in the earth. 10 And there came out of them a wicked root, Antiochus surnamed Epiphanes, son of Antiochus the king, who had been an hostage at Rome, and he reigned in the hundred and thirty and seventh year of the kingdom of the Greeks. 11 In those days went there out of Israel wricked men,who persuaded many.saying, Let us go and make a covenant with the heathen that are round about us ; for since we de- parted from them, we have had much sorrow. 12 So this device pleased them well. 13 Then certain of the people were so forward herein, that they went to the king, wlio gave them license to do after the ordi- nances of the heathen : 14 Whereupon they built a place of ex- ercise at Jerusalem according to the customs of the heathen : 15 And made themselves uncircumcised, 16* and forsook the holy covenant, and joined themselves to the heathen, and were sold to do mischief. 1 6 Now when the kingdom was establish- ed before Antiochus, he thought to reign over Eg)'pt, that he might have the dominion of two realms. 1 7 Wlierefore he entered into Egypt with a great multitude, with chariots, and ele- phants, and horsemen, and a great navy, 18 And made war against Ptolemee king of Egypt : but Ptolemee was afraid of him, and fled ; and many were wounded to death. 19 Thus they got the strong cities in the land of Egypt, and he took the spoils thereof. 20 And after that Antiochus had smitten Egypt, he returned again in the hundred forty and third year, and went up against Israel and Jerusalem with a great multitude, 21 And entered proudly into the sanctu- ary, and took away the golden altar, and the candlestick of light, and all the vessels thereof, 22 \ And the table of the shew-bread, and the pouring vessels, and the vials, and the censers of gold, and the veil, and the crowns, and the golden ornaments that were before the temple, all which he pulled off. 23 He took also the silver and the gold, and the precious vessels : also he took the hidden treasures which he found. 24 And when he had taken :.'.i away, he went into his own land, having made a great massacre, and spoken very proudly. 25 Therefore there was great mourning in Israel, in every place where they were ; 2C So that the princes and elders mourn- ed, the virgins and young men were made feeble, and the beauty of women was chang- ed. 27 Every bridegroom took up lamenta- tion, and she that sat in the marriage cham- ber was in heaviness. 28 The land also was moved for the in- habitants thereof, and all the house of Jacob was covered with confusion. 29 And after two years fully expired the kihg sent his chief collector of tribute unto the cities of Juda, who came unto Jerusalem with a great multitude ; 30 And spake peaceable words unto them, but all tvas deceit : for when they had given him credence, he fell suddenly upon the city. Apocrypha, and smote it very sore, and destroyed mucli people of Israel. 31 And when he had taken the spoils of the city, he set it on fire, and pulled down tlie liouses and walls thereof on every side. ;52 But the women and children took they captive, and possessed the cattle. 3;5 Then builded they the city of David with a great and strong \wa\\,auJ with mighty towers, and made it a strong hold for them. 34 And they put therein a sinful nation, wicked men, and fortified themselves therein. 35 They stored it also with armour and victuals, and when they had gathered to- gether the spoils of Jerusalem, they laid tliem up there, and so they became a sore snare : 36 For it was a place to lie in wait against the sanctuary, and an evil adversary to Israel. 37 Thus they shed innocent blood on every side of the sanctuary, and defiled it : 3S Insomuch that the inhabitants of Jeru- salem fled because of them -. whereupon tbs city was made rn habitation of strangers, and became strange to those that were born in her ; and her own children left her. 39 Her sanctuary was laid waste like a wilderness, her feasts were turned into mourning, her sabbaths into reproach, her honour into contempt. 40 As had been her glory, so was her dis- honour increased, and her excellency was turned into mourning. 41 Moreo\'er king Antiochus wrote to his whole kingdom, that all should be one people, 42 And every one should leave his laws : so all the heathen agreed according to the commandment of the king. 43 Yea, many also of the Israelites con- sented to his religion, and sacrificed unto idols, and profaned the sabbath. 44 For the king had sent letters by mes- sengers unto Jerusalem and the cities of Juda, that they should follow the strange laws of the land, 45 And forbid burnt ofFerings, and sacri- fices, and drink offerings, in the temple ; and thAt they should profane the sabbaths and festival days : 46 And pollute the sanctuary and holy people : 47 Set up altars, and groves, and chapels of idols, and sacrifice swine's flesh, and un- elean beasts : ^ 4S That they should also leave their chil- dren uncircumcised, and make their souls abQminable with all manner of uncleanness and profanation : 49 To the end they might forget the lavir, and change all the ordinances. 50 And whosoever would not do accord- ing to the commandment of the king, he said, he should die. I. MACCABEES. Apocrypha. 5\ In ili2 selfsame majincr wrote he to his whole kingdom, and appointed overseers over all the people, commanding the cities of Juda to sacrifice, city by city. 52 Then many of the people were gath- ered unto them, to wit, every one that for- sook the law ; and so they committed evils in the land ; 5\i And drove the Israehtes into secret placesj even wheresoever they could flee for succour. 54 Now the fifteenth day of the month Casleu, in the hundred forty and fifth j'^ear, they set up the abomination of desola- j tion upon the altar, and builded idol altars I throughout the cities of Juda on every side; j 55 And burnt incense at the doors of their ! houses, and in the streets. I 56 And when they had rent in pieces the books of the law which they found, they 1 burnt them with fire. i 57 And wheresoever was found with any the book of the testament, or if any consent- ed to the law, the king's commandment was, I that they should put him to death. 58 Thus did they by their authority unto i the Israelites every month, to as many as ' were found in the cities. i 59 Now the five and twentieth day of the month they did sacrifice upon the idol altar, which was upon the altar of God. 60 At which time according to the com- mandment they put to death certain women, that had caused their children to be circum- cised. 61 And they hanged the infants about their necks, and rifled their houses, and slew them that had circumcised them. 62 Howbeit many in Israel were fully re- solved and confirmed in themselves not to eat any unclean thing. 63 Wherefore they chose rather to die, that they might not be defiled vv'ith meats, and that they might not profane the hcly covenant : so then they died. 64 And there was very great wrath upon Israel. CHAP. n. 6 Mattathias lamentcth the case of "Jerusalem : 50 he dieth, and instructetb his sons, 66 and maketh "Judas Maccabeus general. IN those days arose Mattathias the son of John the son of Simeon, a priest of the sons of Joarib, from Jerusalem, and dwelt in Modin. 2 And he had five sons, Joannan, called Caddis : 3 Simon, called Thassi -. 4 Judas, who was called Maccabeus : 5 Eleazar, called Avaran : and Jonathan; wliose surname was Apphus. 6 \ And when he saw the blasphemies that were committed in Juda and Jerusalem, 7 He said. Woe is me ! wherefore was I Apocrypha. born to see this misery of my people, and of the holy city, and to dwell there, when it was delivered into the hand of the enemy, and the sanctuary into the hand of strangers ? 8 Her temple is become as a man without glory. 9 Her glorious vessels are carried away into captivity, her infants are slain in the streets, lier young men with the sword of the enemy. 10 WHiat nation hath not had a part in her kingdom, and gotten of her spoils ? 11 All her ornaments are taken away ; of a free woman she is become a bond slave. 12 And behold, our sanctuary, even our beauty and our glory, is laid waste, and the Gentiles have profaned it. 1 3 To what end therefore shall we live any longer ? 14 Then Mattathias and his sons rent their clothes, and put on sackcloth, and mourned very sore. 15 In the meanwhile the king's officers, such as compelled the people to revolt, came into the city Modin, to make them sacrifice. 16 And when many of Israel came unto them, Mattathias also and his sons came to- gether. 17 Then answered the king's officers, and sai(j^ to Mattathias on this wise, Thou art a ruler, and an honourable and great man in this city, and strengthened with sons and brethren : 18 Now therefore come thou first, and fulfil the king's commandment, like as all the heathen have done, yea, and the men of Juda also, and such as remain at Jerusalem : so shalt thou and thy house be in the num- ber of the king's friends, and thou and thy children shall be honoured with silver and gold, and many rewards. 19 Then Mattathias answered and spake with a loud voice, Though all the nations that are under the king's dominion obey him, and fall away every one from the religion of their fathers, and give consent to his com- mandments : 20 Yet will I and my sons and my breth- ren walk in the covenant of our fathers. 21 God forbid that we should forsake the law and the ordinances. 22 We will not hearken to the king's vvords, to go from our religion, either on the right hand, or the left. 23 Now when he had left speaking these words, there came one of the Jews in the sight of all to sacrifice on the altar which was at Modin, according to the king's com- mandment. 24 Which thing when Mattathias saw, he was inflamed with zeal, and his reins trem- bled, neither could he forbear to shew his anger according to judgment : wherefore he ran, and slew him upon the altar, Chap. 11. Apocrypha. 25 Also the king's commissioner, who compelled men to sacrifice, he killed at that time, and the altar he pulled down. 26 Thus dealt he zealously for the law of God, like as Phinees did unto Zambri the son of Salom. 27 And Mattathias cried throughout the city with a loud voice, saying, Whosoever is zealous of the law, aiid maintaineth the cov- enant, let him follow me. 28 So he and his sons fled into the moun- tains, and left all that ever they had in the city. 29 Thep. many that sought after justice and judgment went down into the wilder- ness, to dwell there : 30 Both they, and their children, and their wives, and their cattle ; because afflictiors increased sore upon them. 31 Now when it was told the king's ser- vants, and the host that was at Jerusalem, in the city of David, that certain men, who had broken the king's commandment, were gone down into the secret places in the wilderness, 32 They pursued after them a great num- ber, and having overtaken them, they camped against them, and made war against them on the sabbath day. 33 And they said unto them, Let that which ye have done hitherto suffice ; come forth, and do according to the commandment of the king, and ye shall live. 34 But they said, We will not come forth, neither will we do the king's commandment, to profane the sabbath day. 35 So then they gave them the battle with all speed. 36 Howbeit they answered them not, nei- ther cast they a stone at them, nor stopped the places where they lay hid ; 37 But said, Let us die all in our inno- cency : heaven and earth shall testify for us, tliat ye put us to death wrongfully. 38 So they rose up against them in battle on the sabbath, and they slew them, with their wives and children, and their cattle, to the number of a thousand people. 39 Now when Mattathias and liis friends understood hereof, they mourned for them right sore. 40 And one of them said to another, If we all do as our brethren have done, and fight not for our lives and laws against the heathen, they will now quickly root us out of the earth. 41 At that time therefore they decreed, saying. Whosoever shall come to make bat-- tie with us on the sabbath day, we will fight against him ; neither will we die all, as our brethren that were murdered in the secret places. 42 Then came there unto him a company of Assideans, who were mighty men of Israel, even all such as were voluntarifedevoted un-. to the law.. ^ Apocrypha. 43 Also all they that fled for persecution joined themselves unto theni, and were a stay unto them. 44 So they joined their forces, and smote sinful men in their anger, and wicked men in their wrath : but the rest fled to the heathen for succour. 45 Then Mattathias and his friends went round about, and pulled down the altars : 46 And what children soever they found within the coast of Israel uncircumcised, those they circumcised valiantly. 47 They pursued also after the proud men, and the work prospered in their hand. 48 So they recovered the law out of the hand of the Gentiles, and out of the hand of kings, neither suffered they the sinner to triumph. 49 Now when the time drew near that Mattathias should die, he said unto his sons. Now hath pride and rebuke gotten strength, and the time of destruction, and the wrath of indignation : 50 5[ Now therefore, my sons, be ye zeal- ous for the law, and give your Uves for the covenant of your fathers. 51 Call to remembrance what acts our fa- thers did in their time ; so shall ye receive great honour and an everlasting name. 52 Was not Abraham found faitiiful in temptation, and it was imputed unto him for righteousness ? 53 Joseph in the time of his distress kept the commandment, and was made lord of Egypt 54 Phinees our father in being zealous and fervent obtained the covenant of an everlast- ing priesthood. 55 Jesus for fulfilling the word was made a judge in Israel. 56 Caleb for bearing witness before the congregation received the heritage of the land. 51 David for being merciful possessed the tlirone of an everlasting kingdom. 58 Elias for being zealous and fervent for the law was taken up into heaven. 59 Ananias, Azarias, and Misael, by be- lieving were saved out of the flame. GO Daniel for his innocency was delivered from the mouth of lions. 61 And thus consider ye throughout all ages, that none that put their trust in him shall be overcome. 62 Fear not then the words of a sinful man : for his glorv shall be dung and worms. 6.3 To-day he shall be lifted up, and to- morrow he shall not be found, because he is returned into his dust, and his thought is come to nothing. 64 Wherefore, ye my sons,-be ijaliant, and shew yourselves men in the behalf of the law ; for by it shall ye obtain glory. 65 And behold, I know that your brother Siraon is a man of counsel, give ear unto liim always : he shall be a father unto you. 1. MACCABEES. Apocrypha. 66 ^ As for Judas Maccabeus, he hath been mighty and strong, even from his youth up : let him be your captain, and fight the battle of the people. 67 Take also unto you all those that ob- serve the lawj and avenge ye the wrong of your people. 68 Recompense fully the heathen, and take heed to the commandments of the law. 69 So he blessed them, and was gathered to his fathers. 70 And he died in the hundred forty and sixth year, and his sons buried him in the sepulchres of his fathers at Modin, and all Israel made great lamentation for him. CHAP. III. 1 The valour and fame of Judas Maccabeus .- 10 he overthroiucth the forces of Samaria and Syria. THEN his son Judas, called Maccabeus, rose up in his stead. 2 And all his brethren helped him, and so did all they that held with his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel. 3 So he gat his people great honour, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike harness about him, and he made bat- tles, protecting the host with his sword. 4 In his acts he was like a lion, and like a lion's whelp roaring for his prey, ^ 5 For he pursued the wicked, and sought them out, and burnt up those that vexed his people. 6 Wherefore the wicked shrunk for fear of him, and all the workers of iniquity were troubled, because salvation prospered in his hand. 7 He grieved also many kings, and made Jacob glad with his acts, and his memorial is blessed for ever. 8 Moreover he went through the cities of Juda, destroying the ungodly out of them, and turning away wrath from Israel : 9 So tha»: he was renowned unto the ut- most part of the earth, and he received unto him such as were ready to perish. 10 f Then Apollonius gathered the Gen- tiles together, and a great host out of Sa- maria, to fight against Israel. 1 1 Which thing when Judas perceived, he went forth to meet him, and so he smote him, and slew him : many also fell down slain, but the rest fled. 12 Wherefore Judas took their spoils, and Apollonius' sword also, and therewith he fought all his life long. 1 3 Now when Seron, a prince of the army of Syria, heard say that Judas h.id gathered unto him a multitude and company of the faithful to go out with him to war ; 14 He said, 1 will get me a name and hon- our in the kingdom ; for 1 will go fight with Judas and them that are with him, who de* spise the king's commandment. ^■ipocrypba. Cha 15 So he made him ready to go up, and there went with him a mighty host of the ungodly to help him, and to be avenged of the children of Israel. 1 6" And when he came near to the going up of Bethhoron, Judas went forth to meet him with a small company : 17 Who, when they saw the host coming to meet them, said unto Judas, How shall we be able, being so few, to fight against so great a multitude and so strong, seeing we are ready to faint with fasting all tWs day ? 18 Unto whom Judas answered, It is no hard mauer for many to be shut up in the hands of a few ; and with the God of heaven it is all one, to deliver with a great multitude, or a small company : 1 9 For the victory of battle standeth not in the multitude of an host ; but strength com- eth from heaven. 20 They come against us in much pride and iniquity to destro)' us, and our wives and children, and to spoil us : 21 But we fight for our lives and our laws. 22 Wherefore the Lord himself will over- throw them before our face : and as for you, be ye not afraid of them. 23 Now as soon as he had left off speak- ing, he leaped suddenly upon them, and so Seron and his host was overthrown before him. • 24 And they pursued them from the go- ing down of Bethhoron unto the plain, where were slain about eight hundred men of them ; and the residue fled into the land of the Phil- istines. 25 Then began the fear of Judas and his brethren, and an exceeding great dread, to fall upon the nations round about them : 26 Insomuch as his fame came unto the king, and all nations talked of the battles of Judas. 27 Now when king Antiochus heard these things, he was full of indignation : wherefore he sent and gathered together all the forces of his realm, even a very strong army. 28 He opened also his treasure, and gave his soldiers pay for a year, commanding them to be ready whensoever he should need them. 29 Nevertheless, when he saw that the money of his treasures failed, and that the tributes in the country were small, because of the dissension and plague, which he had brought upon the land in taking away the Laws which had been of old time ; .30 He feared that he should not be able to bear the charges any longer, nor to have such gifts to give so Uberally as he did be- fore ; for he had aboimded above the kings that were before him. 31 Wherefore, being greatly perplexed in his mind, he determined to go into Persia, there to take the tributes of the countries, and to gather much money. p. HI. Apocrypha^ 32 So he left Lysias, a nobleman, and one of the blood royal, to oversee the aflairs of the king from the river Euphrates unto the borders of £g}'pt : S3 And to bring up his son Antiochus, un- til he came again. 34 Moreover he delivered unto lilm the half of his forces, and the elephants, and gave him charge of all things that he would have done, as also concerning them that dwelt in Juda and Jerusalem : 35 To ivit, that he should send an army against them, to destroy and root out the strength of Israel, and the remnant of Jeru- salem, and to take away their memorial from that place ; 36 And that he should place strangers in all their quarters, and divide their land by lot. 37 So the king took the half of the forces that remained, and departed from Antioch, his royal city, the hundred forty and seventh year ; and having passed the river Euphra- tes, he went through the high countries. 38 Then Lysias chose Ptolemee the son of Dorymenes, and Nicanor, and Gorgias, mighty men of the king's friends : 39 And with them he sent forty thousand footmen, and seven thousand horsemen, to go into the land of Juda, and tO' destroy it, as the king commanded. 40 So they went forth with all their power, and came and pitched by Emmaus in the plain country. 41 And the merchants of the country, hearing the fame of them, took silver and gold very much, with servants, and came into the camp to buy the children of Israel for slaves : a power also of Syria and of the land of the Philistines joined themselves unto them. 42 Now when Judas and his brethren saw that miseries were multiplied, and that the forces did encamp themselves in their borders ; for they knew how the king had given commandment to destroy the people, and utterly abohsh them ; 43 They said one to another, Let us re« store the decayed estate of our people, and let us fight for our people and the sanctuary. 44 Then was the congregation gathered together, that they might be ready for bat- tle, and that they might pray, and ask mercy and compassion. 45 Now Jerusalem lay void as a wilder- ness, there was none of her children that went in or out : the sanctuary also was trod- den down, and aliens kept the strong hold; tlie heathen had their habitation in that place; and joy was taken from Jacob, and the pipe with the harp ceased. 46 Wherefore the Israelites assembled themselves together, and came to Masplia, over against Jerusalem ; for in Maspha was the place where they prayed aforetime ic Israel. Apocrypha. I. MACCABEES, 47 Tlien they fasted that day, and put on sackcloth, and cast ashes upon tlieir heads, ?nd rent their clothes, 48 And laid open tlie book of tlie law, ■wherein the heathen had sought to paint the likeness of tiieir images. 49 They brouglit also the priests garments, and the first fruits, and the tithes : and the Naziaritcs they stirred up, who had accom- plished their days. 50 Then cried they with a loud voice to- ward heaven, saying. What shall we do with these, and whither shall we carry tiiem away .'' 51 For thy sanctuary is trodden down and profaned, and thy priests are in heavi- ness, and brought low. 52 And lo, the heathen are assembled to- g^ether against us to destroy us : what things they imagine against us, thou knowest. 53 How shall we be able to stand against tliem, except thou, 0 God, be our help ? 54 Then sounded they with trumpets, and cried with a loud voice. 55 And after this Judas ordained captains over the people, e-ven captains over thousands, and over hundreds, and over fifties, and over tens. 56 But as for such as were building houses, or had betrothed wives, or were planting vineyards, or were fearful, those he com- manded thnt they should return, every man to his own house, according to the law. 51 So the camp removed, and pitched upon the soutli side of Emmaus. 58 And Judas said. Arm yourselves, and be valiant men, and see that ye be in readiness against the morning, that ye may fight with these nations, that are assembled together against us to destroy us and our sanctuary : 59 For it is better for us to die in battle, than to behold the calamities of our people and our sanctuary'. 60 Nevertheless, as the will of God is in"" heaven, so let him do. CHAP. IV. 6 Judas defeat cth the plot^ 1 4 and forces of Gorgias, 23 and spoileth their tents, ^t. THEN took Goigias five thousand foot- men, and a thousand of the best horse- men, and removed out of the camp by night ; 2 To the end he might rush in upon the camp of the Jews, and smite them suddenly. And the men of the fortress were his guides. 8 Now vv'hen Judas heard thereof, he him- self removed, and the valiant men with him, that he might smite the king's army whicli was at Emmaus, 4 While as yet the forces were dispersed from the camp. 5 In the mean season came Gorgias by night into the camp of Judas ■. and when he found no man there, he sought them in the mountains : for caid he, These fellows flee from us. Apocrypha. 6 f But as soon as it was day, Judas shewed himself in the plain with three thou- sand men, who nevertheless had neither ar- mour nor swords to their minds. 7 And they saw the camp of the heathen, that it was strong and well harnessed, and compassed round about with horsemen ; and these were expert of war. 8 'Fhen said Judas to the men that were with him. Fear ye not their multitude, nei- ther be ye afraid of their assault. 9 RcmcmBer how our fathers were de- livered in the Red sea, when Pharaoh pur- sued them with an army. 10 Now therefore let us cry unto heaven, if pcradventure the Lord will have mercy upon us, and remember the covenant of our fathers, and destroy this host before our face this day : 1 1 'I'hat so all the heathen may know tliat there is one who delivereth and saveth Israel. 12 Then the strangers lifted up their eyes, and saw them coming over against them. 13 Wherefore they went out of the camp to battle; but they that were with Judas sounded their ti'umpets. 14 ^ So they joined battle, and the hea- then being discomfited fled into the plain, 15 Howbeit all the hindmost of them were slain with the sword : for they purst^d them unto Gazera, and unto the plains of Idumea, and Azotus, and Jamnia, so that there were slain of them about three thousand men. 16 This done, Judas returned again with his host from pursuing them, 1 7 And said to the people, Be not greedy of the spoils, inasmuch as there is a battle before us, 1 8 And Gorgias and his host are here by us in the mountain : but stand ye now against our enemies, and overcome them, and after this ye may boldly take the spoils. 1 9 As Judas was yet speaking these words, there appeared a part of them looking out of the mountain : 20 Who when they perceived that the Jews had put their host to flight, and were burning the tents ; for the smoke that was seen declared what was done : 21 When therefore they perceived these things, they were sore afraid, and seeing also the host of Judas in the plain ready to fight, 22 They fled every one into the land of strangers. 23 ^ Then Judas returned to spoil the tents, wliere they got much gold, and silver, and blue silk, and purple of the sea, and great riches, 24 After this they went home, and sung a song of thanksgiving, and praised the Lord in heaven : because it is good, because his mercy rdureth for ever. 25' I'hus Israel h^d a great dcli.vcrance tliat dav. Apocrypha. ' C'.lAV. 26 Now all the strangers that had escaped came and told Lysias what had Iiappened : 27 Who, when he heard thereof, was con- founded and discouraged, because neither such things as he would were done unto Is- rael, nor such things as ilic king commanded him were come to pass. 28 The next year therefore following Ly- sias gathered together three score thousand clioice men of foot, and five thousand horse- men, that he might subdue them. 29 So they came into Idumea, and pitched their tents at Beth sura, and Judas met them with ten thousand men. 30 And when he saw that mighty army, he prayed, and said, Blessed art thou, O Sav- iour of Israel, v/ho didst quell the violence of the mighty man by the hand of thy servant David, and gavest the host of strangers into the hands of Jonathan the son of Saul, and his armour bearer ; 31 Shut up this army in the hand of thy people Israel, and let them be confounded in their power and horsemen : 32 Make them to be of no courage, and cause the boldness of their strength to fail away,and let them quake at their destruction : 33 Cast them down with the sword of 5 This done, Jud.is turned aside, t,Q Mas- pha ; and^ after he had assaulted it, he took it, and slew ail' th'e' rtialcs'lherein, and received the spoils, thereof, and burnt it with fire'. ■" ' 36 From thence went he, and took Cas- phon, Maged, Bosor,' and the other cities of the country bf Galaad. " ""' '' ' 37 After these things gathered Ximotheus another hOst,'ahd eucamp&d against Raphon beyond the brOok. '; , ' ' "", 38 So Judas sent wen to espy the'liok, who brought him word, saying, All the heatlien that be round about us are assembled unto them, even a very great host. , ' 39 He hath' also hired the Arabians \o help them, and they have pitched their* tents beyond the brook, ready to Come and light against thee. Upon this Judas went to meet them. 40 Then Timotheus said ilnto the cap- tains of his host. When Judas and his host come near the' brook, if he pass over first un- to us, we shall nOt be able to withstand him j for he will mightily prevail against us ': 41 But if he be, afraid, and camp beyond the river, we shall gO over unto him, and pre- vail against liim. , ' ' 42 Now when Judas came near the brook, he caused the scribes of the people to remain by the brook : unto whom he gave com- mandment, saying. Suffer no man to remain in the camp, but let all come to the battle. 43 So he went first over unto them, and all the people after him : then all the heathen, being discomfited before him, cast away their weapons, and fled unto the temple that was at Carnaim. 44 But they took the city, and burned the temple witli all that were therein. Thus was Carnaim subdued, neither could they stand any longer before Judas. 45 Then Judas gathered together all the Israelites that were in the country of Ga- laad, from the least unto the greatest, even their wives, and tlieir children, and their stufl', a very great host, to the end they might come into the land of Judea. 46 Now when they came unto Ephfon, (this was a great city in the way as they should go, very well fortified) they could not 17* , v. ApociypLt. turn from it, either on the right hand or the left,, but must needs'pass through the uiidst of it. '' ' 47 Then they of the city shut them out, and stopped up the gates with stonc^. ' 43 Whereupon Judas' sent unto them in pSateaWernanner, saying, iiet bs pass through your land to go inttt'our own cotintry, and none shall do you an^ hurt ; we will pnly pass through oti foot : howbeit they vvOuld not open unto him. 4^ Wherefore Judas cortinianded a procla- niatioh to be made throughout the host, that .every lYi an should pitch his tent in the place where he , was. ' ' 50 So the soldiers pitched, and assaulted the city all' that day' and all that night, till at length the city was .delivered into his hands : 51 f Who then slew all the males with the edge of the sword, and I'ased the city, and tjOok the spoils thereof, and passed through the city over thera that were slain. / '' 5^.?'^ After this went they over Jordan into tile ^reat plain before Bethsaii. '53 And Judas gathered together these th.at came behind, and exhorted the people flil the Way through, till they came into the land' 'of Judea. ' rr 54 So they vvferit up to mouni Sion witli joy and gladness, where they offered burnt offerings, because iiot one of thern Were slain until they had returned in peace. 55 Now what time as Judas and Jonathan were in tlie land of Galaad, and Simon his brother in Galilee before Ptolemais, 56 Joseph the son of Zacharias, and Aza- rias, captains of the garrisons, heard of tlie valiant acts and warlike deeds which they had done. 57 Wherefore they said, Let us also get us a name, atid go fight against the heathen that are round about us. " - , «. 58 So when they had giveli ?harge unto the garrison that \yas with them, they went toward Jaituiia. 59 Then came Gorgias and his men out of the city to fight against them. 60 And so it was, that Joseph and Aza- rias were put to flight, and pursued unto the borders of Judea : and there were slain that day of the people of Fsrael about two thou- sand men. • . " G\ Thus was there a great overthrow among the children of Israel, because they were not obedient unto Judas and his breth- ren, but thought to do some valiant act. 62 Moreover these men came not of the seed of those, by whose hand deliver^^nce was given unto Israel, 63 Howbeit the man Judas and his breth- ren were greatly renowned in the sight of all Israel, and of all the heathen, wheresoever their name was heard of ; ' Cy\ jln-iomuuli iji the jieopl.e aasejnbj^e^ un- to them \vithjpyi|uIacclHniations. ' .', . Frpm. thence ,'^e, rpioved to go jju.b tlie L^nd pfihe Pliiiistiri£s,,an,d passed tluough Samaria. • C7 At-tjiat .t;JJ?e c.er;tain. priests, clesirous to shew theif valour, were slaiji in ba'^tle.for ihatthcy went out to fight unadvisedJx. 6"S So Judas turned to Azotus in ^he huid of the Philistines, and when he had pulled down their altar's, and burned their carved images with' fire, and spoiled their cities, he returned into the land of Jiidea. i ,: pHAP. yi.- S Aiitiodnis Babylon.' . ,' ..', ^ ,'> Moreover there came one who brought him' tidings into, Persia, that the armies',, wliich v/ent against "the land of Judea, v/ere put to flight^:;.., ; _ . ■,■'■'''■■ 6 Ahd that Xysias, who. went forth first , with a great poSver, was driven avvay of the -Tews ; and that they were made strong l)y the armour, and power, and store'ojf spoils, whicJi they h;id gotten of the armies,, whom they had destroyed : , , ' • 7 Also that they had pulled dpwi> .(he abomination, Whicii he had set up ujion the altar in Jerusalem, and Ihat they had" com- passed about the sanctuary with nigh walls, as before, and his city Bethsura. > 8 ^ Now when the king heard these words, he was astonished and sore moved : where- upon he laid him down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not befallen him as he looked for. 9 And there he continued many days: for his grief was ever more and more, an,d he inade account that he should die. JO 'V\']icreforc lie called for aU his friends, r. MACCABEES. Ap>Ypf., ' .. ■. 12 f Butliow 1 remember fhe Qvils that ! did at Jerusalem, and tl^at I tqolf all the ves- sels of gold and silver that.j'i^eriEJitherein, and I sent to destroy the iuhabjtaph of jiidea with- 1 piit^ cause. , ; ' ■ , ,■ '' I .!i5' I perceive therefore that for. this cause these troubles are come upon m,e,j and be- hold, f perish through gjrf^t.gnef in a strange l.and. , " .''.,1. . • ' .p''i ,14 Then called he for, Philip, .oiie of his friends,^ whom he made ruler oyer., all his re'alrii, , ^ ^ i • 1^ Aiidgave him the crown, and his robe, and his signet, to the ehtj he should briijg up his sohAntiochiis, aiid 'qou^isl^ Jilni .lip iot the kingdom. . ,_ .' ,|, • , 16 So king Antiochus died there in the hundred forty and ninth year. '. ^ 1.7 NQ\y when-Lysias knew that the king vyas dead, he set up AntibchiKhis son, whom he had brought up being yMung, to reign in his stead, and liis name lie called Eupator. ^,18 About this time they that were in the tower slnit. up the Israelites round about the sanctuary, and sought always their .^urt, an^ the strengthening of the heatlien. \ ' '19 Wherefore Judas, purposing to destrov th(?m, called all the people .together t,o besiege t.hepi. .' ': ... , . ; . , .29 So they came tbgethejif, and besieged tneni in the hundred and fiftieth year, and hiC taade mounts for shot .a";aipst them, and o^jjiv, engines. ,„ ' ',. . . . '21 Hmybelt, certai.ii pf them that were be- sieged got forth, imtb whoin,,9pme ungodly men of Israel joined tliamselves : ^2 And they v.'eut ,iin;o tlie king, arid said, How long will it be ere, thou execute judg- ment, and ^venge our brethren •',,,.. , . . 23 We have been willing to serye,^tljy fa- t!ier,ahd to do as he'woiild have us, and to obey his commandments ; 24 Tor whicji cause they of our nation besiege the tower, and arc alienated from us ; moreover as many of us as they could light on they slew, and spoiled our inheritance. 25 Neither have they stretched out their hand against. us-pnly, but alsoagaiiist all their borders. ' " ' '-,1/ ^ . • ' 26" And behold, this day are they besieg- ing the tower at Jerusalem, to take it : .the sanctuary also and Bethsura have they fpr-r tified. 27 Wierefore if thou dost not prevent them quickly, they will do greater things than these, neither shall thou, be able to rule them. "I. 2S Now when tlie kihg heard this, he was Apocrypha.- Chap, angry, and gathere'd to^ethel" all h1?^"fnends, and the captains of his army, artd those that ; had charge of the horsb, ' ' 29 There came also nnto him from other kingdoms, and from isles of tli^' sea, .bands of hired soldiers,' , , 30 So that the number of his army Avas an hundred thou;.uid footmen, and' twenty thousand horsemen, and two and thirty 'ele- phants exercised in battle. 31 Tli€se went through Idumea, and pitch- ed against Bethsura, wliich they assaulted many days, making engines of war ; but \\\cj of Bcthsiira came out, and burned them witli fire, and fouglit valiantly. 32 Upon this Judas removed from the tower, and pitched in Bathzacharias, over against the king's camp. 33 Then the king rising very early march- ed fiercely with his host toward Bathzacha- rias, where His armies made them ready to battle, and sounded the trumpets; , 34 And to the end they might provoke the elephants to fight, they shewed them the blood of grapes and nmlberries. 35 Moreover they divided the beasts among the armies, and for every elephant they appointed a thousand men, arm6d with coats of mail, and with helmets of brass on their heads ; and beside this, for evciy beast were ordained five hundred horsemen of the best. ' ^ "' ^ ■ -^ 36 These were ready at every occasion : wheresoever the beasi: was, and whitherso- ever the beast went,' they went also, neither f departed they from him. 37 And upon the beasts were there strong towers of wood, which covered every one of them, and were girt fast unto them with de- vices : there were also upon every one two and thirty strong men, that fought upon them, beside the Indian that ruled him. 38 As for tlie remnant of the horsem^en, they set them on this side and that side at the two parts of the host, giving them signs what to do, and being harnessed all over amidst the ranks. 39 Now when the siin shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains glis- tered therewith, and shined like lamps of fire. 40 So part of the king's army being spread upon the high mountains, and part on the valleys below, they marched on safely and in order. 41 Wherefore all that heard the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the harness, were moved ; for the army was very great and mighty. 42 Then Judas and his host drew near, and entered into battle, and there were slain of the king's army six hundred men. ' 43 Eleazar also, /(/rn^ywf^/Savaran, perceiv- ing that one of' the beasts, armed with roval VI. ■ ^ Apocrypha. iiariies^, \vas highej* £li'4n all tlie rest, and spp- jposmg that the king was upon him, ' 44 Put himself in jeopardy, to the end, he might deliver his people, and get him a per-^ petual name : .- , : '. . 45 Wherefore he ran upon him courage- ously tfirotigh themidn of the battle, slaying on the right hand and on the left, so that they were divided from him on both sides. 46 Which done, he' crept under theele-, phantj and thrust him under, and slew him : whereupon the elephant fell downiipon him, and there he died. . ' 47 Howbeit, the rest of the Jc-zus seeing the strength of the king, and the violence of his forces, turned away from them. . 48 Then the king's army went up to Jeru- salem to meet them, and the king pitched his tents against Judea, and' against mount Sion. 49 But with them thaVwer'e in Bethsuriu he made peace : for they came but of the . city, because they had no victual's there to endure the siege, it being a year of rest to the land. 50 So the king took Bethsura, and set a giirrison there to keep it. 51 As for the sanctuary, he besieged it many days : and set there artillery with en- gines and instruments to cast fire and stones, and pieces to cast darts and slings. 52 Whereupon they also made engines a'gaiiist their engines, and held them battle a long season. 53 Yet at the last, their vessels being with- out victuals, (for that it ,wa$ the seventh year, and they in Judea that were delivered from the Gentiles, had eafen up the residue of the store) ; . 54 There were but a few lcft^|n. the sanc- tuary, because the famine did fo prevail against them, that they were faiii to disperse themselves, every man to his own place. 55 At that time Lysias heard say, that Philip, whom Antiochus the king, while he lived, had appointed to bring up his son An- tiochus, that he might be king, 56 Was returned out of Persia and Media, and the king's host also that went with him, and that he sought to take unto him the rul- ing of the affairs. 51 Wherefore he went in all haste, and said to the king and the captains of the host and the company, We decay daily, and our victuals are but small, and the place we lay siege unto is strong, and the aflfairs of the kingdom lie upon us : 58 Now therefore let us be friends with these men, and make peace with them, and with all their nation ; 59 And covenant with them, that they shall live after their laws, as they did before : for they are therefore displeased, and have done all these things, because we abolished their laws. Apocrypha. I. 60 So the king aud tlu: princes w^rg con-, tent : wherefore he sent unto theni to nraUe' peace ; aAd they accepted tlY^reof., 61 vilso the king and the princes made aH oath unto them : whereupon they went uiu of the strong hold. '' . r , 6'J Then the' king ^tered into yiount Sion ; luit Avhen he »sa\y the strength of the place, ho brake liis oath that he had made, and gave Ciimmaridinent io pull' ' down the wall rpund about.- , 63 Afterward'il^partedjie in all haste, and returned 'uiito 'A'n^tiochia, where lie found Pliil- ip to be master of the ciiy: so he fought agaiiist liim, and took thccity by foFC€. . ' , ■ ' 'orAK?. yit' ; ■ ■". - 1 Anllochus is slain-, and Demetrius reigifetb in Lis sfcdcf. 5 Alcimin luould he higfj priest. IN the hundred and one and fiftieth year Demetrius the ion. of Seleucus departed from Rome, and" came lip 'with a few men unto a city q{ the sea coast, and reigned there. 2 And as he entered into the palace of his ancestors, so it was, that his forces had taken Antiochus and Lysias, to bring them unto pirn. 3 "UHierefore, when he knew it, he said, Let me not see their faces. 4 So his host slew them, ^ow when De- metrius was set upon tlie^ throne of his king- dom, , ■ . ' ' . 5 ^ There came unto hini all the wicked and ungodly nien of Israel, having Alcimus, who was desirous to be high priest, for their captain : ' 6 And they accused the people to the king", s.iying, Judas and his brethren have slain all thy friends, and driven us out of bur own land: ■■■ • • ' 7 Now therefore send some man whom thou trusfes^',-,and let him go and see what havock he hatii made among us, and in the king's land, and let him punish 'Ihem with all them that aid them. 8 Then the king chose Bacchidcs, a friend of the king^ who ruled beyond tlie flood, and was a great man in the kingdom, and faithful to the king. ,.. , ' , 9 And him he SjCiit Avith that wicked Alci- mus, whom he made high priest, and coni- manded that he should take vengeance of the children of Israel. 10 So they departed, and came' with a great power into the land of Judea, where they sent messengers to Judas artd his bireth- ren with peaceable words deceitfully. ,. ^t, 1 1 But they gave no heed to their words ; for they sav/ that they were conie wit.h a great power. " , , 12 Then did there asseijible. wnto Akiniu's and Bacchides a copipaiiy. of gcribes, to re- quire justice. - -^ -• ^ , 13 Now t)ie Assideans were thefirst.araong the childreii of Israel that .sought peace of them : ' ■ ■ . ■' ".- M4.CCABEES. Apocrypha. 14 For said they, One that is 'a priest of jthe seed of Aaron is come vyith this army, and 'he will do us no wrong, ., ( 15 So he spake UjU^P them peaceably, and sware unto them, saying. We will procure the harm neither of you nor your friends. IG Whereupon they believed h.im : how- belt he took of them, three score men, and slew them in one day, according to the words which he wrote, . , , ■ I'J The flesh of thy saints ,Ja'i'.f/i6^j( 5 On the other side, when Alcinaus saw that Judas and his company had gotten the upper hand, and knew that he was not able to abide their force,, he went again to the king, and said all the worst of them that he Qould. 26 Then the king, sent Nicanor, one of his honourable princes, a man that bare deadly hate unto Israel, with conamandment to de- stroy the people. 27 So Nicanor came to Jerusalem with a great force ; .and sent unto Judas and liis brethren deceitfully with friendly words, say- ing, 28 Let fhere be no battle between me and you ;.,L will come with a few men, t{iat 1 may sep you, in peace. '" 29 He came therefore to Judas, and they s-nluied one another peaceably. Hovybeit the i enemies were prepared to take away Judas by violence. ■ -, 30,.\yjiich tiling after it was known to Judas, to zL'iii, that became unto him with de- Apocrypha. Chap. ceit, he was sore afraid of him, and wfould.spe his face no more. ;>1 Nicanor also, when he saw that, his counsel was discovered, went out to fight against Judas beside Capharsalama : 32 Where there were slain of Nicaflpr's side about five thousand men, and the vat fled fnto the city of David. . 33 After this went Nicanor up to mount Sion, and there came out of the sanctuary- certain of tlie priests and certain of the ei- ders of tlic people, to. salute him peaceably,' and to shew him the burnt sacrifice that was offered for the king. • ;, 34 But he mocked them, and laughed at them, and abused them shamefully, and spake proudly, 35 And sware in his wrath, saying. Unless Judas and his host be now delivered into my hands, if ever I come . again in safety, 1 will burn up this house : and with that he went out in a great rage. 36 Then the priests entered in, and stood before the altar and the temple, weeping, and saying, - 37 Thou, 0 Zort/, didst choose this house to be called by thy name, and to be a house of prayer and petition for thy people : ■ 38 Be avenged of this man and his. "host, and let them fall by the sword : remember their blasphemies,' and suffer tjiepi not to continue any longer, • , ., •■,.-. Sa So Nicanor went out of JeruBalem, and pitched his tents in Bethhoron, wheye 3n.host. ont of Syria met him. , , '■-".■ 40 But Judas pit<:hed in Adasa with three tliousand men, and there he prayed, saying, 41 0 Lord, when they that were sent ^om the king of the Assyrians blasphemed, diine angel went out, and smote an himdred four score and five thousand of them. 42 Even so destroy thou this host before us this day, that the rest may know that he hath spoken blasphemously against thy sanc- tuary, and judge thou him according to his vyickedness. 43 So the thirteenth day of the month Adar the hosts joined battle : but Nicanor 's host was discomfited, and he himself was first slain in the battle. 44 Now when Nicanor's host- saw that he was slain, they cast away their weapons, and fled. 45 Then they pursued after them a day's journey, from Adasa unto Gazera, sounding an alarm after them with their trumpets. 46 Whereupon they came forth out of all the towns of-Judea round about, and clos- ed them in ; so that they, turning back upon them that pursued them, were all slain with the sword, and not one of them was left. 47 Afterward they took the, spoils, and the prey, and smote off Nicanor's headj and his right hand, which he stretched out so Vni. Apocrypha. proudly, and brought them away, and hanged them up towaid Jerusalem. 48 For this cause the people rejoiced greatly, and they kept that day a day of .great gladness. 49 Moreover, they ordamed to keep year- ly this day, being the thirteenth of Adar. 50 Thils the land of Juda was in rest a little while. CHAP. viir. ■ ] 'Judas is informtd of the puiver and policy of the Romans, "0 and makcth a Uague luith them, "Vj OW Judas had heard of the fame of the JLN Romany, that they were mighty and valiant men, and such as would lovingly ac^ cept all that joined themselves unto them, and make a league of amity with all that came unto them ; 2 And that they were mep of great valour. It was told him also of their wars and noble acts which they had done among tl:e G'ala- tians, and how they had conquered them, and brought them under tribute ; 3 And what they had done in the coun- try of Spain, for the winning of the mines oi ■ the silver and gold which is there ; 4 And that by their policy and patience they had conquered all the place, tliough it were very far from them ;, and the kings also that came against them from the uttermost part of the earth, till they had discomfited them, and given them a gr.eat overthrow, so that the rest did give them tribute every year ■ 5 Beside this, how they had discomfited in battle Philip, and Perseus, king of the Citims, with otherbthat lifted up themselves against them, and had overcome them : 6 How also Antiochus, the great king of Asia, that came against them in battle, havT ing an hundred aqd. twenty elephants, with horsemen, and chariots, and a very great army, was discomfited by them ;, 7 And how they ipok him alive, and cov- enanted that he and such as reigned after him should pay a great tribute, and give hostages, and that which was agreed upon, 8 And the country of hidia, and Media, and Lydia, and of the goodliest countries, which they took of him, and gave to king Eumenes : 9 Moreover how the Grecians had deter- mined to come and destroy them ; 10 And that they ..having knowledge there- of, sent against them a certain captain, and fighting with them slew many of them, and carried away captives their wives and their children, and spoiled them, and took posses- sion of their lands, and pulled down their strong holds, and brought them to be their servants unto this day : \\ It ivas told him besides, liow they de- stroyed and brought ur^der thejr dominion all other kingdoms and isles that at any time resisted thuu ; 12 But with their Wends and such as re- lied upon them they kept amity :' and that they had conquered 'king^doms both far and nigh, insomuch aVall tiiat heard of their name were afraid of thgpi : 13 Also that, whof(t fhey would help to a kinpjdom, those reign ;■ arid whom a.'^ain they would, they displace : finally, that they were greatly exalted : . , . 14 Yet for all tiiis none of them wore a crown, or was clothed iri purple, to be. mag- nified thereby : ■■ ' ' 1.5 Moreover how they had made for themselves a "senate house, wherein three hundred and twenty men sat in council daily, consulting alway for the people, to the end they might be well ordered : 16 And that they committed their gov- ernment to one man every year, who ruled over all their country, and that all were obe- dient to that one, and that there was neithei* envy nor emulation among them. 17 In consideration of these things, Judas chose Eu'polemus-the son of John, //jf jo« of Accos, and Jason the son of Eleazar, and sent them to Rome, to make a league of amity j;nd confederacy with them," 18 And io entreat them that thcy would take the yoke from tlje»*i ; for they saw that the kingdom of tlie Grecians did oppress Israel with servitude. 19 They v.'ent therefore to Rome, which was a very great joUrhey, and came into the r.cnate, where they spake and said, £0 \ Judas Maccabeus with his brethren, i|nd the people of the Jews, have sent us un-' to you, to mak-e a confederacy and peace with you, and that we might be registered yotir confederates and friends. ' 21 So that matter pleased the Romans W'elL, 22 And this is" the' copy of the epistle which the senate wrote back again on tables of brass, and sent to Jerusalein, that there they might have by them a memorial of peace and confederacy. 23 Good success be to the Romans, and to the people of the Jews, by sea and bv land for ever : the sword also and enemy be far from them. > 24 If there come first any war upon the Romans or any of their confederates through- out all their dominion, 25 The people of the Jews shall help them, as the. time shall be appointed, with all their heart : 2G Neither shall they give any thing unto them that make war upon them, or aid them with victiials, weapons, mohey, or ships, as it hath seemed good unto the Romans ; but tiiey shall keojj their covenants without tak- ing any thing tlifcrefore. "' 27 in the same manner also, if war come first upon the nation of tlie Jews, the Ro- I. MACCABEES. ^J'ocrypln. mans shall help them with all their heart, ' according as the time shall be appointed' them : • ' '•' •■ 28 Neither shall victuals be given to them that take part against tlicm; or weapons, or money, or ships, as it hath seemed good to the Roitians ; but they shall keep their cov- enants, and that without deceit. • ' 29 According to these^rticlcsdid tlie Ro- mans make a covenant with the people of the Jews. SO Kowbeit if hereafter the one party or the other shall think meet to add or dimin- ish any thing, they may do it at their pleas- ures, and whatsoever they shall add or take away shall be ratified. 31 And as touching the evils that Deme- trius doeth to the Jews, we have written unto him, saying, Wherefore hast thou made thy yoke heavy upon our friends and confed- erates the Jews ? 32 If therefore they complain any more against thee, we will do them justice, and fight with thee by sea and by land. CHAP. IX. 1 Alehnns and Bacchides eome again ivtth nczu forces info Jiidea ; 7 T/jt army of Judas fee frov2 hm, 1 7 and he is slctin. SO Jonathan is in his place, FURTHERMORE, when Demetrius heard that Nicanor and his host Vere slain in battle, he sent Bacchides and Alcimus into the land of Judea the second time, and with them the chief strength of his host : 2 "Who went forth by the way tliJit lead- eth to Galgala, and pitched their tents be- fore Mesaloth, which is in Arbela, and after they had won it, they slew much people. 3 Also the first month of the Imndred fifty -and second year they encamped before Jerusalem : 4 From whence they removed and went to Berea, with twenty thousand footmen, and two thousand horsemen. ■ • 5 Now Judas had pitched his tents at Eleasa, and three thousand chosen men with him : 6 Who seeing the multitude of the other army to be so great, were sore afraid ; where- upon many conveyed themselves out of the host, insomuch as there abode of them no more but eight hundred men. 7 \ Wlien Judas therefore saw that his host sHpt away, and that the battle pressed upon him, he was sore troubled in mind, and much distressed, for that he had no time to gather them together. 8 Nevertheless, unto them that remained, he said, I.et'us arise and go up against our enemies, if peradventure we may be able to fight with them. 9 But they dehorted him, saying, We shall never be able: let us now Mther save oiir lives, and hereafter we will return with uor Apocrypha. ChaP. brei^reu, and iight against tiiem : for weare but few. 10 Then Judas said, God forbid .that I should, do this thing, and flee away from them ; If our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren, and let us not stain our _Jionour. ...;,... 1 1 "W^ith that the host of Bauhidcs removed put of their tents, and stood over against them, their horsemen being divided into two troops, and their slingers and archers going before the host, and they that marched in the fore ward were all mighty men. I J 2 As for Eacchides,'he was in the right ■yving : sq the host drew near on the two parts, and sounded their trump.ets. 13 They also of Judas' side, even they sounded their trumpets also, so that the earth eIioc?!^ iat .the noise of the armies, and the bat- tle continued fropi morning till night. 14 Now when Judas perceived that Bac- chides and, the strength of his army were on the right side, he took wit|i him all the hardy men, , 15 Who discomfited the right wing, and pursue^ them unto the mount Azotus.. IC But when they of the left wing saw tliat they of the right wing were discomfited, they followed upon Judas and those that were with him hard at the heels from behind : 17 II Whereupon there was a sore battle, msoniuch as many were slain on both parts. ]« Judas also was killed, and the remnant fled. 19 ThenJonatban and Simon took Judas their brother, and buried him in the sepul- <:lire of his fathers in Modin. 20 Moreover they bewailed him, and all Israel made great lamentation for him, and niQurned many days, saying, \ 21 How is the vahant man fallen, that de- iiv,ered Israel ! , 22 As for the other thuigs concerning Ju- das and his vi'ars, and the noble acts which he did, and his greatness, they are not writ- ten : for they were very many. 'J3 Now after the death of Jiidas, • the : icked began to put forth their heads in all the coasts of Israel, and there arose up all such as wrought iniquity. 24 In those days also w^as there a very great famine, by reason whereof tlie country revolted and went with them. 25 Then Bacchides chose the wicked men, and made them lords of the country. 2G And they made inquiry and search for Judas' friends, and brought tliem unto Bacchides, who took vengeance of them, and used them despitefully. 27 So was there a great affliction in Is- rael, the like whereof was not since the time that a prophet was not seen among them. 28 For this cause all Judas' friends came togeOier, and said unto Jouathan^ IX. Apocryphii. ,29 Since thy brother Jodas died, we have no man like him to go forth against our en- emies, and Bacchides, and against tliem of our nation that are' adversaries to us. 30 \ Now therefore we have chosen thee this day to be our prince and captain in his stead, that thou mayest fight our battles. 31 Upon this Jonathan took the govern- ance upon him at that time, and rose up in- stead of his brother Judas. ■ 32 But when Bacchides gat knowledge thereof, besought for to slay him. S3 Then Jonathan, and Simon his broth- er, and all that were with Mvcw. perceiving that, fled into the wilderness of Thecoej and pitched their tents by the water of the pool Asphar. ■ , - 34 Which when Bacchides understood, he came near to Jordan with all his host upon the sabbath day. •35 Now Jonathan had sent his brptlier 'John, a captain of the people, to pray his friends the Nabathitcs, that they might leave with them their carriage, which was much. 36 But the children of Jambri came out of Medaba, and took John, and all that he had, and went their way with it. 37 After this, came word to Jonathan and Simon liis brother, that the children of Jam- bri made a great marriage, and were bring- ing the bride from Nadahatha with a great train, as being the daughter of one of the great princes of Chanaan. 38 Therefore they remembered John their br other, and went up, and h.id themselves under the covert of the mountain : 39 Where they lifted up their eyes, and looked, and behold, there was much ado and great carriage : and the bridegroom canit; forth, and his friends and brethren, tQ meet them with drums, and instruments of musick, and many weapons. ■ , 40 Then Jonathan and they that were with him rose up against them from the place where they lay in ambush, and nii^de a slaughter of them in such soft, as many fell down dead, and the rejnnant fled into the mountain, and they took all their spoils. • 41 Thus was the marriage turned ijito mourning, and the noise of their melody into lamentation. 42 So when they had avenged fully the blood of their brother, they turned again to the marsh of Jordan. 43 Now when Bacchides heard hereof, he came on the sabbath day unto the banks of Jordan with a great power. * 44 Then Jonathan said to his company. Let us go up now and fight for our lives, for it standeth not with us to-day, as in time pafl: : 45 For, behold, the battle is before us and behind us, and the water of Jordan on this side and that side, the marsh likewise and wood, neither tstliefeplace for us to turn aside. 46 ■ Wherefore cry ye how unto heaven, that ye may be delivered from the hand of ybiir enemies. • ■ ' ■' '47 With that they jtfJnSd battle, and Jon- athan stretched forth his hand to smite Bac- cliides, but h-e turned back from him. 48' Then- Jonathan and they that were with Iiim leaped into Jordan, and swam over unto the farther bank ; howb(?it the other passed not over Jordan unto them. 49 So th^i'e were slain of Bacchides' side that ddy about a thousand men. 50 Afterward returned Bacchides to Jeru- salen>, and repaired the strong cities in Ju- dea ; the fort in Jericho, and Emmaus and Bethhoron, and Bethel, and Thamnatha, Pharathoni, and T &Y'^\on, these did he strength- en with high walls, with gates, and with bars. ,'51 And in them he set a garrison, that they might work malice upon Israel. 52 He fortified also the city Bethsura, and Gazara, arid the tower, and put forces in them, and provision of victuals. 53 Besides, he took the chief men's sons in the country for hostages, and put them into the tower at Jerusalem to be kept. 54 Moreover ia the hundred fifty and third year, in the second month, Alcimus commanded that the wall of the inner court of the sanctuary should be pulled down ; he pulled down also the works of the prophets. 5B And as he began to pull down, even at that time was Alcitnus plagued, and his enterprizcs hindered : for his mouth was stopped, and he was taken with a palsy, so that he could no more speak any thing, nor give order concerning his house. 5Q So Alcimus died at that time with great torment. 57 Now wlien Bacchides saw that Alcimus was dead, he returned to the king : whereup- on the land of Judea was in rest two years. 58 Then all the ungodly men held a coun- cil, saying, Behold, Jonathan and his compa- ny are at ease, and dwell 'without care : now therefore we will bring Bacchides hither, who shall take them all in one niglu. 59 So they went and consulted with him. 60 Then removed he, and came with a great host, and sent letters privily to his adherents in Judea, that they shcmld take Jonathan and thi;se that were with him : howbcit they could not,' because their coun- sel was known unto them. 61 Wherefore they took of the men of the country, that were authors of that mis chief, about fifty persons, and slet\v them. C2 Afterward Jonathan, and Simon, and they that were with him, got them away to Eethbasi, which is in the wilderness, and they repaired the^ decays ihercof, and made it strong. 1. MACCABEKS. Apoc^pSti. C.O Which thing when Bacchides fcn^, lu gathered together all his host, and spflt Word to them that were of Judea. • ' ' ' 64 Then went he and laidsi^ge-kgaint*; Bethbasi; and they f6ught agaipst it'a long season, and made engines of war. 65 But Jonathan left his^ brother Simon in the city, and went forth hiAself into {hq Coun- try,-and With a cer^aiin 'nraiiljt!r'V6iit lit- forth. •• ■ ■ — ' //■rniyr,'::. .' .-.n 66 And he smote OdonarTces and 'Kia brethren, and the children of Phasiron in their tent. •' " .. ' ' 67 And wRcn he began to smite them, 'and cartie up with his forces, Siniori'and his <^6m- pany went out of the city, "afnd burped ' lip the engines of war, ' .,' ' ^'' 68 And fought against Bacchides',, Wlio was discomfited by them, and they .afflicted him sore: for his couiteel slnd travalf Was il\ vain. >'■■'•■''• ^' ^.- . ..- .v . • . 69 Wherefore he "vJas ¥ery wrofh at' the wicked men that gave him coun<;el to dotiie into the country, insomuch ^liat he :4ew many of them, and purposed t6 return into his own country. 70 Whereof when Jonathan had knowl- edge, be sent ambassadors unto him, to the end he should make peac'e with'him, and de- liver them the prisoners. ■•■.■■■ -■ ■ 71 Which thing he accepreli, arid' did ac- cording to his demands, and swai'e untohirA that he would never do him h^fm' all, the dayi of his life. .,' , ' 72 When therefore he "had" reStbf dd unto him the prisoners that he had taken afore- time out of the land of Judea, he retuf'ued and went his way into his own land, neither came he any more into their borders. ' 73 Thus the sword ceased from Israel ': but Jonathan dwelt at MachmaS, and began to govern the people ; and he destroyed the ungodly rhen out of Israel. CHAP. X. 2 Dtntetyiiis maketh large offers to have fiedc; loifh Jonathan : 25 his Liters to the yeivs, IN .the hundred and sixtieth year'Alexau- d'er, t?re son of Antiochus, sumamed'Epl- iluincs, went Tip and took Ptolemais : for e people had received him, by meails wherfc- of he reigned therd ' 2 Now when king Demetrius heard' there- of, he gathered together an exceeding gi'eat host, .and went forth against him to fight. 3 Moreover, Demetrius sent letters unto Jonathan with loving words; so. as K6 magni- fied him. ' ■ '•'■--' 4 for, said he, Let us first make peace with him, before he join with Alexander against us : , 5 Else he will remember all the evils that we have done against hirtl, and against his brethrci'.i and his people. " 6 Wherefore he gave liiih authority to s: Apocrypha. Chap, gather together an host, and to provide wea- pons, that he might aid him in battle : he commanded also that the hostages that were in the tower should be delivered iiim. 7 Then came Jonathan to Jerusalem, and read tlie letters in the audience of all the people, and of them that were in the tower : 8 Who were sore afraid, when they heard that the king had given him authoiity to gather together an host. 9 Whereupon they of the tower deliver- ed their hostages unto Jonathan, and he de- livered them unto their parents. 10 This done, JonathaiflHWed himself in Jerusalem, and began to buipand repair the city. 1 1 And he commanded the workmen to build the walls and the mount Sion round about with square stones for fortification ; and they did so. 1 2 Then the strangers, that were in the fortresses which Bacchides had built, fled away ; 1 3 Insomuch as every man left his place, and went into his own country. 14 Only at Bethsura certain of those that had forsaken the law and the commandments remained still : for it was their place of ref- uge. 1 5 Now when king Alexander had heard what promises Demetrius had sent unto Jon- athan : when also it was told him of the bat- tles and noble acts which he and his breth- ren had done, and of the pains that they had endured, 16 He said, Shall we find such another man .' now theretore we will make him our friend and confederate. 17 Upon this he wrote a letter, and sent it unto him, according to these words, saying, 18 King Alexander to his brother Jona- than sendeth greeting : 1 9 We have heard of thee, that thou art a man of great power, and meet to be our friend. 20 Wherefore now this day we ordain thee to be the high priest of thy nation, and to be called the king's friend ; (and there- withal he sent him a purple robe and a crown of gold :) and require thee to take our part, and keep friendship with us. 21 So in the seventh month of the hun- dred and sixtieth year, at the feast of the tab- ernacles, Jonathan put on the holy robe, and gathered together forces, and provided much armour. 22 Whereof when Demetrius heard, he was very sorry, and said, 23 What have we done, that Alexander hath prevented us in making amity with the Jews to strengthen himself ? 24 I also will write unto them words of encouragement, and promise them dignities and gifts, that I may have their aid, 18» X. Apocrypha, 25 f He sent unto them therefore to this efFect : King Demetrius unto the people of the Jews sendeth greeting : 26 Wliereas ye have kept covenants with us, and continued in our friendship, not join- ing yourselves with our enemies, we have heard hereof, and are glad. 27 Wherefore now continue ye still to be faithful unto us, and we will well recompense you for the things ye do in our behalf, 28 And will grant you many immunities, and give you rewards. 29 And now do I free you, and for your sake I release all the Jews, from tributes, and from the customs of salt, and from crown taxes, 30 And from that which appertaineth un- to me to receive for the third part of the seed, and the half of the fruit of the trees, I release it from this day forth, so that they shall not be taken of the land of Judea, nor of the three governments which are added thereunto out of the country of Samaria and Galilee, from this day forth for evermore. 31 Let Jerusalem also be holy and free, with the borders thereof, both from tenths^ and tributes. 32 And as for the tover which is at Je- rusalem, I yield up my authority over it, and give it to the high priest, that hfe may set in it such men as he shall choose to keep it. 33 Moreover I freely set at liberty every one of the Jews that were carried captives out of the land of Judea into any part of my kingdom, and / ludl that all my officers re- mit the tributes even of their cattle. 34 Furthermore / ivill that all the feasts^ and sabbaths, and new moons, and solemn days, and the three days before the feast, and the three days after the feast, shall be all days of immunity and freedom for all the Jews in my realm. 35 Also no man shall have authority ta meddle ivith them, or to molest any of them in any matter. / 36 / luill further, that there be enrolled, among the king's forces about thirty thou- sand men of the Jews, unto whom pay shall be given, as belongeth to all the king's forces. 37 And of them some shall be placed in the king's strong holds, of whom also tome shall be set over the affairs of the kingdom, which are of trust : and / -will that their overseers and governors be of themselves, and that they live after their own laws, even as the king hath commanded in the land of Judea. 38 And concerning the three governments that are added to Judea from the country of Samaria, let them be joined with Judea, that they may be reckoned to be under one, nor bound to obey other authority than the high, priests, \ . 39 As for Ptolemais, and the land pertain- jipocrypha. ing thereto, I give it as a free gift to the sanctuary at Jerusalem for the necessary ex- penses of the sanctuary. 40 Moreover I give every year fifteen thousand shekels of silver out of tlie king's accounts from the places appertaining. 41 And all the overplus, wliich the offi- cers payed not in as in former time, from henceforth shall be given toward die works of the temple. 42 And beside this, the five thousand shekels of silver, which they took from the uses of the temple out of tJie accounts year by year, even those things shall be released, because they appertain to the priests that minister. 43 And v.'hosoever they be that flee unto the temple at Jerusalem, or be within the liberties thereof, being indebted unto the king, or for any other matter, let them be at liberty, and all that they have in my realm. 44 For the building also and repairing of the works of the sanctuary expenses shall be given of the king's accounts. 45 Yea, and for the building of the walls of Jerusalem, and the fortifying thereof round about, expenses shall be given out of the king's accounts, as also for the building of the walls in Judea. 46 Now when Jonathan and the people heard these words, they gave no credit unto them, nor received them, because they re- membered the great evil that he had done in Israel ; for he had afflicted them very sore. 47 But with Alexander they were well -pleased, because he was the first that entreat- ed of true peace with them, and they were confederate with him always. 48 Then gathered king Alexander great forces, and camped over against Demetrius. 49 And after the two kings had joined battle, Demetrius' host fled : but Alexander followed after him, and prevailed against theili. bO And he continued the battle very sore until the sun went down : and that day was Dem.etrius slain. 51 Afterward Alexander sent ambassadors to Ptolemee king of Egypt with a message to this efFtct : 52 Forasmuch as I am come again to my realm, and am set in the throne of my pro- genitors, and have gotten the dominion, and overthrown Demetrius, and recovered our country; •♦» 5:} For after I had joined battle with him, both he and his host was discomfited by us, so that we sit in the throne of his kingdom : 54 Now therefore let us make a league of amity together, and give me now thy daugh- ter to wife : and I will be thy son in law. and will give both thee and her gifts accord- ing to thy dignity. I. MACCABEES. Apactypla. 5 Then Ptolemee the king gave answer. saying, Happy be the day wherein thou didst return into the land of thy fatlicrs, and sat* test in the throne of their kingdom. 5G And now will I do to thee, as thou hast written: meet rhe therefore at Ptole- niais, that we may see one another; for I will marry my daughter to thee according to thy desire. 57 So Ptolemee went out of Egypt with his daughter Cleopatra, and they came unto Ptolemais in the hundred three score and second year : ^ 5S Where IJ^fcAlexander meeting him, gave unto binfllR daughter Cleopatra, and celebrated her marriage at Pt' lemais with great glory, as the manner of kings is. 59 Now king Alexander had written un- to Jonathan, that he should come and meet him. 60 Who thereupon went honourably to Ptolemais, where he met the two kings, and gave them and their friends silver and gold, and many presents, and found favour in their' sight. 61 At that time certain pestilent fellows of Israel, men of a wicked life, assembled themselves against him, to accuse him : but the king would not hear them. 62 Yea, more than that, the king com- manded to take off his garments, and clothe him in purple : and they did so. 63 Also he made him sit by himself, and said unto his princes. Go with him into the midst of the city, and make proclamation, that no man complain against him of any matter, and that no man trouble him for any manner of cause. 64 Now when his accusers saw that he was honoured according to the proclamation, and clothed in purple, they fled all away. 65 So the king honoured him, and wrote him among his chief friends, and made him a duke, and partaker of his dominion. 66 Afterward Jonathan returned to Jeru- salem with peace and gladness. 67 Furthermore in the hundred three score and fifth year came Demetrius son of Deme- t4lis out of Crete into the land of his fathers: 6S Whereof when king Alexander heard tell, he was right sorry, and returned into Antioch. 69^ Then Demetrius made Apollonius the governor of Celosyria his general, who gath- ered together a great host, and camped in Jamnia, and sent unto Jonathan the high priest, saying, 70 'Wiou alone Hftest up'thyself against us, and I am laughed to scorn for thy sake, and reproached ; and why dost thou vaunt thy power against us in the mountains.' 71 Now therefore, if thou triistest in thine own strength, come down to us into the plain field, aad there let us try the matter ifcl before our en twice put to halt not be able o great a power stone nor flint, these words in his mind, n he went out ApocTyphiu Chap. together : for with me is the power of the cities. 72 Ask and learn who I am, and the rest that take our part, and they shall tell thee that thy foot is not able to -^ - - face ; for thy fathers have flight in their own land. 73 Wherefore now tho to abide the horsemen an in the plain, where is nei;|^ nor place to flee unto, 74 So when Jonathan of ApoUonius, he was and choosing ten thousan of Jerusalem, where Simon his brother met him tor to help him. 75 And he pitched his tents against Joppe : but they of Joppe slmt him out of the city, because ApoUonius had a garriscn there. 76 Then Jonathan laid siege unto it : whereupon they of the city let him in for fear : and so Jonathan won Joppe. 77 Whereof when ApoUonius heard, he took three tlaousand horsemen, with a great host cf footmen, and went to Azotus as one that journeyed, and therewithal drew him forth into the plain, because he had a great number of horsemen, in whom he put his trust. 78 Then 'Jonathan followed after him to Azotus, where the armies joined battle. 79 Now ApoUonius had left a thousand horsemen in ambush. 80 And Jonathan knew that there was an ambushment behind him ; for they had com- passed in his host, and cast darts at the peo- ple, from morning till evening. 81 But the people stood still, as Jonathan had commanded them : and so the enemies' horses were tired. 82 Then brought Simon forth his host, and set them against the footmen (for the horsemen were spent) who were discomfited by him, and fled. 83 The horsemen also, being scattered in the field, fled to Azotus, and went into Bethdagon, their idol's temple, for safety. 84 But Jonafhan set fire on Azotus, and the cities round about it, and took their spoils ; and the temple of Dagon, with them that were fled into it, he burned with fire. 85 Thus there were burned and slain with the sword well nigh eight thousand men. 36 And from thence Jonathan removed his host, and camped against Ascalon, where the men of the city came forth, and met him with great pomp. 87 After this returned Jonathan and his host unto Jerusalem, having many fpoils. 88 Nov/ when king Alexander heard these things, he honoured Jonathan yet more, 89 And sent him a buckle of gold, as the use is to be given to such as are of the king's blood : he gave him also Accaron with the bordprs thereof in pogsession. XI. Apocrypltt- CHAP. XI. 12 Ptoknteetaieth aivay his daughter from Alex- ander, and entereih upon bis kingdom. 20 fonathan besiege.',} the totver of Jerusalem: 6 1 His exploits in diiiers places. AND the king of Egypt gathered to- gether a great host, Uke the sand that lieth upon the sea shore, and many ships, and went about through deceit to get Alexan- der's kingdom, and join it to his own. 2 Whereupon he took his journey into Syria in peaceable manner, so as they of the cities opened unto him, and met him : for king Alexander had commanded them so to do, because he was his father in law. 3 Now aiPtolemee entered into the cities, he set in every one of them a garrison of soldiers to keep it. 4 And when he came near to Azotus, they shewed him the temple of Dagon that was . burnt, and Azotus and the suburbs thereof that were destroyed, and the bodies that were cast abroad, and them that he had burnt in the battle ; /or they had made heaps of them by the way where he should pass.- 5 Also they told the king whatsoever Jonathan had done, to the intent he might blame him : but the king held his peace. 6 Then Jonathan met the king with great pomp at Joppe, where they saluted one an- other, and lodged. 7 Afterward Jonathan, when he had gone with the king to the river called Eleutherus, riJturned again to Jerusalem, 8 Iving Ptolemee therefore, having gotten the dominion of the cities by the sea unto Se- leucia upon the sea coast, imagined wicked counsels against Alexander. 9 Whereupon he sent ambassadors unto king Demetrius, saying. Come, let us make a league hetwixt us, and I will give thee my daughter whom Alexander hath, and thou shalt reign in thy father's kingdom : 10 For I repent that I gave my daughter imto him, for he sought to slay me. 1 1 Thus did he slander him, because he was desirous of his kingdom. 12 f Wlierefore he took his daughter from him, and gave her to Demetrius, and forsook Alexander, so that their hatred was openly known. 13 Tlien Ptolemee entered into Antioch, where he set two crowns upon his head, the crown of Asia, and of Egypt. 1 4 In the mean season was king Alexander in Cihcia, because those that dwelt in those parts had revolted from him. L5 But when Alexander heard of this, he came to war against him : whereupon iing Ptolemee brought forth his host, and met, him with a mighty power, and "^uuhira towght. 16 So Alexander fled into Arabia, ther« to be defended ; but king Ptolemee was ex* alted ?. Apocrypha, \. 17 For Zabdiel the Arabian took off Alexander's head, and sent it to Ptolemee. 18 King Ptolemee also died the tliird day after, and they that were in the strong holds were slain one of another. 19 By this means Demetrius reigned in the hundred three score and seventh year. 20 *| At the same time Jonathan gathered together tliem that w«re in Judea, to take the tower that was in Jerusalem : and he made many engines of war against it. 21 Then certain ungodly persons, who Iiated their own people, went unto the king, and told him that Jonathan besieged the tower. 22 Whereof when he heai"d,,^o was an- gry, and immediately removing* he came to Ptolemais, and wrote unto Jonathan, that he should not lay siege to the tower, but come and speak with him at Ptolemais in great haste. 23 Nevertheless Jonathan, when he heard this, commanded to besiege it still: and he chose certain of the elders of Israel, and the priests, and put himself in peril ; 24 And took silver and gold, and raiment, and divers presents besides, and went to Ptolemais unto the king, where he found fa- vour in his sight. 25 And though certain ungodly men of the people had made complaints against him, 26 Yet the king entreated him as his pre- decessors had done before, and promoted him in the sight of all his friends, 27 And confirmed him ini the high priest- hood, and in all the honours that he had be- fore, and gave him preeminence among his chief friends. 28 Then Jonathan desired the king, that he would make Judea free from tribute, as also the three governments, with the coun- try of Samaria ; and he promised him three hundred talents. 29 So the king consented, and wrote let- ters unto Jonathan of all these things after this manner ; 30 King Demetrius unto his brother Jon- athan, and unto the nation of the Jews, send- eth greeting : 31 We send you her^ a copy of the letter which we did write unto our cousin Last- henes concerning you, that ye might see it. 32 King Demetrius unto his father Last- henes sendeth greeting : 33 We are determined to do good to the people of the Jews, who are our friends, and keep covenants with us, because of their good will toward us. 34 Wherefore we have ratified unto them tlie borders of Judea, with the three govern- ments of Apherema and I^ydda and Rama- them, that are added unto Judea from the country of Samaria, and all things appertain- ing unto them, for all such as do sacrifice in MACCABEES. Apocrypha. Jerusalem, instead of the payments which the king received of them yearly aforetime out of the fruits of the earth and of trees. 35 And as for other things that belong unto us, of the%ithes and customs pertaining unto us, as also ^le salt pits, and the crown taxes, which are due unto us, we discharge them of them zW for their relief. 36 And nothing hereof shall be revoked from this time |lrth for ever. 37 Now thip"efore see that thou make a copy of these^Hges, and let it be delivered unto Jonathan,fBpiet upon the holy mount in a conspicuo^iPace. 38 After this, when king Demetrius saw that the land was quiet before him, and that no resistance was made, against him, he sent away all his forces,every one to his own place, except cert ua bands of strangers, whom he had gadiered from the isles of the heathen : wherefore all the forces of his fathers hated him. 39 Moreover, there was one Tryphon, that had been of Alexander's part afore, who, seeing that all the host murmured against Demetrius, went to Simalcue the Arabian, that brought up Antiochus the young son of Alexander, 40 And lay sore upon him to deliver him this young Antiochus, that he might reign in his father's stead : he told him therefore all that Demetrius had done, and how his men of war were at enmity with him, and there he remained a long season. 41 In the mean time Jonathan sent unto king Demetrius, that he would cast those of the tower out of Jerusalem, and those also in the fortresses : for they fought against Israel. 42 So Demetrius sent unto Jonathan, say- ing, I will not only do this for thee and thy people, but I will greatly honour thee and thy nation, if opportunity serve. 43 Now therefore thou shall do well, if thou send me men to help me ; for all my forces are gone from me. 44 Upon this Jonathan sent him three thousand strong men unto Antioch : and when they came to the king, the king was very glad of their coming. 45 Howbeit, they that were of the city gathered themselves together into the midst of the city, to the number of an hundred and twenty thousand men, and would have slain the king. 46 Wherefore the king fled into the court, but they of the city kept the passages of the city, and began to fight. 47 Then the king called to the Jews for lielp, who came unto him all at once, and, dispersing themselves through the city, slew that day in the city to the number of an hun- dred thousand. 48 Also they set fire on the city, and Apocrypha. Ghap, gat many spoils that day, and delivered the icing. 49 So when they of the city saw that the Jews had got the city as they would, their courage was abated : wherefore they made supplication to the king,, and cried, saying, 50 Grant us peace, and let the Jews cease from assaulting us and the city. 51 With that they cast away their weap- ons, and made peace ; and the Jews were honoured in the sight of the king, and in the sight of all that were in bvs fealm ; and they returned to Jerusalem, having great spoils. 52 So king Demetrius sat on the throne of his kingdom, and the laud was quiet be- fore him. 53 Nevertheless, he dissembled in all that ever he spake, and estranged himself from Jonathan, neither rewarded he him according to the benefits which he had received of him, but troubled him very sore. 54 After this returned Tryphon, and with liira the young child Antiochus, who reigned, and was crowned. 55 Then there gathered unto him all the men of war, whom Demetrius had put away, and they fought against Demetrius, wlio turn- ed his back and fled. 56 Moreover Tryphon took the elephants, and won Antioch. 57 At that time young Antiochus wrote unto Jonathan, saying, I confirm thee in the high priesthood, and appoint thee ruler over the four governments, and to be one of the king's friends. 58 Upon this he sent him golden vessels to be served in, and gave him leave to drink in gold, and to be clothed in purple, and to wear a golden buckle. 59 His brother Simon also he made captain from the place called. The ladder of Tyrus, unto the borders of Egypt. 60 Tlien Jonatlian went forth, and passed through the cities beyond the water, and all the forces of Syria gathered themselves unto him for to help him : and when he came to Ascalon, they of the city met him honourably. 61 f From whence he went to Gaza, but they of Gaza shut him out ; wherefore he laid siege unto it, and burned the suburbs thereof with fire, and spoiled them. 62 Afterward, when they of Gaza made supplication unto Jonathan, he made peace with them, and took the sons of their chief men for hostages, and sent them to Jerusa- lem, and passed through the country unto Damascus. 63 Now when Jonathan heard that De- metrius' princes were come to Cades, which is in Galilee, with a great power, purposing to remove him out of the country, 64 He went to meet them, and left Simon his brother in the country. XII. Apocrypha, 65 Then Simon encamped against Beth- sura, and fought against it a long season, and shut it up : 66 But they desired to have peace with him, which he granted them, and then put them out from thence, and took the city, and set a garrison in it. 67 As for Jonathan and his host, they pitched at the wat^ of Gennesar, from whence betimes in trie morning they gat them to the plain of Nasor. 68 And behold, the host of strangers met them in the plain, who having laid men in ambush for him in the mountains, came them- selves over against him. 6D So wl^^^By that lay in ambush rose out of thei^H^I, and joined battle, all that were of Jonlman's side fled ; 70 Insomuch as there was not one of them left, except Mattathias the son of Absalom, and Judas the son of Calphi, the captains of the host. 71 Then Jonathan rent his clothes, and cast earth upon his head, and prayed. 72 Afterward turning again to battle, he put them to flight, and so they ran away. 73 Now when his own men that were fled saw this, they turi.ed again unto him, and with him pursued them to Cades, even unto their own tents, and there they camped. 74 So there were slain of the heathen that day about three thousand men : but Jonathan returned to Jerusalem. CHAP. XII. I Jonathan reneivetb bis league -with the Romans: and Lacedemonians : 35 he fortifieth the castle: in yudea, 48 and is shut up by the fraud of Tryphon in Ptolemais. NOW when Jonathan saw that the time served him, he chose certain men, and sent them to Rome, for to confirm and re- new the friendship that they had with them, 2 He sent letters also to the Lacedemo- nians, and to other places, for the same put - pose. 3 So they went unto Rome, and entered into the senate, and said, Jonathan the high priest, and the people of the Jews, sent us unto you, to the end ye should renew the friendship which ye had with them, and league, as in former time. 4 Upon this the Romans gave them letters unto the governors of every place, that they should bring them into the land of Judea peaceably. 5 And this is the copy of the letters which . Jonathan wrote unto the Lacedemonians : 6 Jonathan the high priest, and the elders of the nation, and the priests, and the other people of the Jews, unto the Lacedemonians their brethren send greeting : 7 There were letters sent in times past un- to Onias the high priest from Darius, who reigned then among you, to signify that ye Apocrypha. I. are our bretliren, as the copy here under- written doth specify. 8 At which time Onias entreated the am- bassador that was sent honourably, and re- ceived the letters, wlierein decfaration was made of the league and friendship. 9 Therefore we also, albeit we need none of these things, for that we have the holy books of scripture iimur hands to comfort us, 10 Have nevertlreiess attempted to send unto you for the renewinfj of brotherhood and friendship, lest we should become stran- gers unto you altogether : for there is a long time passed since ye sent unto us. 11 We therefore at all times without ceas- ing, both in our feasts, an^kj|^ convenient days, do remember you inl|^^^Kfices which we offer, and in our prayer^^s reason is, and as it becometh us to think upon our brethren : 12 And we are right glad of your honour. 1.3 As for ourselves, we have had great troubles and wars on every side, forsomuch as the kings that are round about us have fought against us. 14 Howbeit, we ^'ould not be trouble- gome unto you, nor to others of our confed- erates and friends, in these wars : 15 For we have he!p Trom heaven that snccoureth us, so as we are delivered from our enemies, and our enemies are brought under foot. 16 For this cause we chose Numenius the sen of Antiochus, and Antipater the son of Ja- son, and sent them imto the Romans, to re- new the amity that we had with them, and the former league. 17 We commanded them also to go unto you, and to salute you, and to deliver you our letters concerning the renewing of our brotherhood. 1 8 Wherefore now ye shall do well to give us an answer thereto. 1 9 . \nd this is the copy of the letters which Oniares sent. 20 Areus king of the Lacedemonians to Onias the high priest, greeting : 21 It is found in writing, that the Lacede- monians and Jews are brethren, and thar they are of the stock of Abraham ; S'i Now therefore, since this is come to our knowledge, ye shall do well to write un- to us of your prosperity. 23 We do write back again to you, that your cattle and goods are ours, and ours are yours. We do command therefore our am- bassadors to make report unto you on this wise. 24 Now when Jonathan heard that De- metrius' princes were come to fight against him with a greater host than afore, 25 He rennjved from j'erusalem, and met them in the land of Amathis : for he gave them no I'espite to enter his country. MACCABEES. Apocrypha. 26 He sent spies also unto their tents, who came again, and told him that they were appointed to come upon them in the night season. 27 Wherefore so. soon as the sun was down, Jonathan commanded hismen to watch, and to be in arms, that all the night long they might be ready to light : also he sent forth centinels round about the host. 28 But when the adversaries heard that Jonathan and his men were ready for battle, they feared, and trembled in thtir hearts, and they kindled fires in their camp. 29 Howbeit Jonathan and his company knew it not till the morning : for they saw the lights burning. 30 Then Jonathan pursued after them, but overtook them not ; for they were gone over the river Eleutherus. 31 Wherefore Jonathan turned to the Ara- bians, who were called Zabadeans, and smote them, and took their spoils. / 32 And removing thence, he came to Da- mascus, and so passed through all the country. 33 Simon also went forth, and passed through the country unto Ascalon, and the holds there adjoining, from whence he turned aside to Joppe, and won it. 34 For he had heard that they would de- liver the hold unto them that took Demetri- us' part ; wherefore he set a garrison there to keep it. 35 f After this came Jonathan home again, and calling the elders of the people together, he consulted with them about building strong holds in Judea, 36 And making the walls, of Jerusalem higher, and raising a great mount between the tower and the city, for to separate it from the city, that so it might be alone, that men might neither sell nor buy in it. 37 Upon tliis they came together to build up the city, forasmuch as part o/" the wall to- ward the brook on the east side was fallen down, and they repaired that which was called Caphenatha. 38 Simon also set up Adida in Sephela^ and made it strong with gates and bars. 39 Now Tryphon went about to get the kingdom of Asia, and to kill Antiochus the king, that he might set the crown upon his own head. 40 Howbeit, he was afraid that Jonathan would not suffer Jiim, and that he would fight against him ; wherefore he sought a way how to take Jonathan, that he might kill him. So he removed, and came to Bethsan. 41 Then Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand men chosen for the bat- tle, and came to Bethsan. 42 Now when Tryphon saw tliat Jona- than came with so great a force, he durst not stretch his hand against him ; 43 But received him honourably, aa4 Apocryithc. Chap, commended him unto all^his friends, and gave him gifts, and commanded his ni'en of war to be as obedient unto him, as to him- self. 44 Unto Jonathan also he said, Why hast thou put all this people to so great trouble, seeing there is no war betwixt us ? 45 Therefore send them now home again, and choose a few men to wait on thee, and come thoii with me to Ptolemais, for I will give it tli£e, and the rest of the strong holds and forces, and all that have any charge : as for me, I will return and depart : for this is the cause of my coming. 46 So Jonathan, believing him, did as he bade him, and sent away his host, who went into the land of Judea. 47 And with himself he retained but three thousand men, of whom he sent two thousand into Galilee, and one thousand went with him. 48 f Now as soon as Jonathan entered in- to Ptolemais, they of Ptolemais shut the gates, and took him, and all them that came with him they slew with the sword. 49 Then sent Trj'phon an host of foot- men and horsemen into Galilee, and into the great plain, to destroy all Jonathan's com- pany. 50 But when they knew that' Jonathan . - and they that were with him were taken and JBfilain, tiiey encouraged one another, and went close together, prepared to fight. 51 They therefore that followed upon them, perceivin'* that they were ready to fight for their lives, turned back again. 52 Whereupon they all came into the land of Judea peaceably, and there they bewailed Jonathan, and them that were with him, and they were sore afraid ; wherefore all Israel made great lamentation. 53 Then all the heathen that were round about them sought to destroy them : for said they. They have no captain, nor any to help them : now therefore let us make war upon them, and take away their memorial from among men. CHAP. XIII. 8 Simon is made captain in his brother 'Jonathan s room. 27 Jonathan s tomb. 40 Simon icin- neth Gaza, and the totver at Jerusalem. NOW when Simon heard that Tryphon had gathered together a great host to invade the land of Judea, and destroy it, 2 And saw that the people was in great trembling and fear, he went up to Jerusalem, and gathered the people together, 3 And gave them exhortation, saying. Ye yourselves know what great things I, and my brethren, and my father's house, have done for the laws and the sanctuary, the bat- tles also and troubles which we have seen. 4 By reason whereof all my brethren are slain for Israel's sake, and I am l^ j^lon^. XiII. Apoctyfiia, 5 Now therefore be it far from me, that I should spare mine own life in any time of trouble : for 1 am no better than my breth- ren. 6 Doubtless I will avenge my nation, and the sanctuary, and our wives, and our chil- dren : for all the heathen jre gathered to de- stroy us of very malice. 7 Now as soon as the people heard these words, their spirit revif^jd. 8 ^ And they answered with a loud voice, saying. Thou shalt be our leader instead of Judas and Jonathan thy brother. 9 Fight thou our battles, and whatsoevef thou commandest us, that will we do. 10 So then h^^thered together all the men of wajgM^K made haste to finish the walls of JertBpff^ and he fortified it round about. 1 1 Also he sent Jonathan the son of Absa- lom, and with him a great power, to Joppe : who casting out them that were therein, re- mained there in it. 12 So Tryphon removed from Ptolemais with a great power to invade the land of Judea, aiid Jonathan was with him in ward. 13 But Simon pitched his tents at Adida, over against the plain. 1 4 Now when Tryphon knew that Simon was risen up instead of his brother Jonathan, and meant to join battle with him, he sent messengers unto him, saying, 1 3 Whereas we have Jonathan thy broth- er in hold, it is for money that he is owing unto the king's treasure, conceinipg the bu- siness that was committed unto him. 16 Wherefore now send an hundred tal- ents of silver,and two of his sons for hostages, that when he is at liberty he may not revolt rrom us, and wc will let him go 17 Hereupon Simon, albeit he perceived that they spake deceitfully unto him, yet sent be the money and the children, lest peradven- ture he should procure to himself great hatred of the people : 18 Who might have said. Because I sent him not the money and the children, there- fore is Jonathan dead. 1 9 So he sent them the children and the hundred talents : howbeit Tryphon dissem- bled, neither would he let Jonathan go. 20 And after this came Trj'phon to in- vade the land, and destroy it, going round about by the way that leadeth unto Adora : but Simon and his host marched against him in every place, wheresoever he went. 21 Now they tliat were in the tower sent messengers unto Tryphon, to the end that he should hasten his coming unto them by the wilderness, and send them victuals. 22 Wherefore Tryphon made ready all his horsemen to come that night : but there fell a very great snow, by reaspn whereof I - Apocrypha. I. MACCABEES. Apocrypha. came not. So lie departed, and came into the country of Galaad. Ii3 And when he came near to Bascama, he slew Jonathan, who was buried there. 24 Afterward Tryphon returned and went into his o\yn land. 25 Then sent Simon, and took the bones of Jonathan his brother, and buried them in Modin, the city of his fathers. 26 And all Israeldhade great lamentation for him, and bewailed him many days. 27 f Simon also built a monument upon the sepulchre of his father and his brethren, and raised it aloft to the sight, with hewn stone, behind and before. 28 Moreover, he set uj^even pyramids, one against another, for ^HBjter, and his mother, and his four brethi^|(f 29 And in these he made cunning devices, about the which he set great pillars, and up- on the pillars he made all their armour for a perpetual memory, and by the armour ships carved, that they might be seen of all that sail on the sea. 30 This is the sepulchre which he made at Modin, and it standeth yet unto this day. 31 Now Tryphon dealt deceitfully with the young king Antiochus, and slew him. 32 And he reigned in his stead, and crown- ed himself king of Asia, and brought a great calamity upon the land. 83 Then Simon built up the strong holds in Judea, and fenced them about with high towers, and great walls, and gates, and bars, and laid up victuals therein. 34 Moreover, Simon chose men, and sent to king Demetrius, to the end he should give the land an immunity, because all that Try- phon did was to .spoil. , 35 Unto whom king Demetrius answered and wrote after this manner : 36 King Demetrius unto Simon the high priest, and friend of kings, as also unto the el- ders and nation of the Jews, sendeth greet- ing: 37 The golden crovv'n, and the scarlet robe, which ye sent unto us, we have receiv- ed : and we are ready to make a steadfast peace with you, yea, and to write unto our officers, to confirm the immunities which we have granted. 38 And whatsoever covenants we have made with you shall stand ; and the strong holds, which ye have ijuilded, shall be your own. 39 As for any oversight or fault commit- ted unto this day, we forgive it, and the crown tax also, wliich ye owe us: and if there were any other tribute paid in Jerusa- lem, it shall no more be paid. -10 *[ And look who are meet among you to be in our court, let them be enrolled, and Kit there be peace betwixt us. 41 Thus the yoke of the heatheo was ta- ken away from Israel in the hundred and seventieth year. 42 Then the people of Israel began to write in their instruments and contracts, In the first year of Simon the high priest, the governor and leader of the Jews. 43 In those days Simon camped against Gaza, and besieged it round about ; he made also an engine of war, and set it by the city, and battered a certain tower, and took it. '1 4 And they that were in the engine leaped into the city ; whereupon there was a great uproar in the city. 45 Insomrxh as the people of the city- rent their clothes, and climbed upon the walls with their wives and children, and cried with a loud voice, beseeching Simon to grant them peace. 46 And they said, Deal not with us ac- cording to our wickedness, but according to thy mercy. 47 So Simon was appeased toward them, and fought no more against them, but put them out of the city, and cleansed the houses wherein the idols were, and so entered into it with songs and with thanksgiving. 48 Yea, he put all uncleanness out of it, and placed such men there as would keep the law, and made it stronger than it was before, and built therein a dwelling place for himself. 49 They also of the tower in Jerusaleirt? were kept so strait, that they could neither come forth, nor go into the country, nor buy, nor sell : wherefore they were in great dis- tress for want of victuals, and a great num- ber of them perished through famine. 50 Then cried they to Simon, beseeching him to be at one with them : which thing he granted them ; and when he had put them out from thence, he cleansed the tower from pollutions : 51 And entered into it the three and twentieth day of the second month, in the hundred seventy and first year, with thanks- giving, and branches of palm trees, and with harps, and cymbals, and with vioIs,and hymns, and songs : because there was destroyed a great enemy out of Israel. 52 He ordained also that tliat day should be kept every year with gladness. More- over, the hill of the temple that was by the tower he made stronger than it was, and there he dwelt himself with his company. 53 And when Simon saw that John his son was a valiant man, he made him captain of all the hosts; and he dwelt in Gazara. CHAP. XIV. 1 Demetrius is talen by the ting of Persia. 4 The good deeds of Simon to his country. 26 A memorial of his acts is set up in Sion. NO W in the hundred three score and twelfth year king Demetrius gathered liis forces together^ and went into Media, Apocrypha, Chap. to get him help to fight against Tryphon. 2 But wlien Arsaces, the king of Persia and Media, heard that Demetrius was enter- ed within his borders, he sent one of his princes to take liim ahve : 3 Who went and smote the host of De- metrius, and took him, and brought him to Arsaces, by whom he was put in ward. 4 «[ As for the land of Judea, that was quiet all the days of Simon ; for he sought the good of his nation in such wise, as that evermore his authority and honour pleased them well. 5 And as he was honourable in all his acts, so in this, that he took Joppe for an haven, and made an entrance to the isles of the sea, 6 And enlarged the bounds of his nation, and recovered the country, 7 And gathered together a great number of captives, and had the dominion of Gazara, and Bethsura, and the tower, cut of the which he took all uncleanness, neither was there any that resisted him. 8 Then did they till their ground in peace, and the earth gave her increase, and the trees of the field their fruit. 9 The ancient men sat all in the streets, communing together of good things, and the young men put on glorious and warlike ap- parel. 10 He provided victuals for the cities, and set in them all manner of munition, so that his honourable name was renowned un- to the end of the world. 1 1 He made peace in the land, and Israel rejoiced with great joy : 12 For every man sat under his vine and his fig tree, and there was none to fray them : 13 Neither was there any left in the land to fight against them : yea, the kings themselves were overthrown in those days. 14 Moreover, he strengthened all those of liis people that were brought low : the law he searched out ; and every contem- ner of the law and wicked person he took away. _ 15 He beautified the sanctuary, and mul- tiplied the vessels of the temple. 1 6 Now when it was heard at Rome, and as far as Sparta, that Jonathan was dead, they were very sorry. 17 But as soon as they heard that his brother Simon was made high priest in his stead, and ruled the xountry, and the cities therein : 1 8 They wrote unto him in tables of brass, to renew the friendship and league which they had made with Judas and Jonathan his brethren : 19 Which writings were read before the congregation at Jerusalem. 20 And this is the copy of the letters that the Lacedemonians sent ; Tlje rulers of the 19- XIV. Apocrypha. Lacedemonians, with the city, unto Simon the high priest, and the elders, and priests, and residue of the people of the Jews, our brethren, send greeting : 21 The ambassadors that were sent unto our people certified us of your glory and hon- our : wherefore we were glad of their coming, 22 And did register the things that they spake in the council of the people in this manner, Numenius^o;; of Antiochus, and An- tipater son of Jason, the Jews' ambassadors, came unto us to renew the friendship they had \/ith us. 23 And it pleased the people to enter- tain the men honourably, and to put the copv of their ambassase in pubHck records, to the end the peodj^or the Lacedemonians might have a memorial thereof: furthermore, we have written a copy thereof unto Simon the high priest. 24 After this, Simon sent Numenius to Rome with a great shield of gold of a thou- sand pour-d weight, to confirm the league with them. 25 Wliereof when the people heard, they said. What thanks shall we give to Simon and his sons ? 26 ^ For he and his brethren and the house of his father have established Israel, and chased away in fight their enemies from them, and confirmed their liberty. 27 So then they wrote it in tables of brass, which they set upon pillars in mount Sion : and this is the copy of the writing ; The eighteenth day of the month Elul, in the hun- dred three score and twelfth year, being the third year of Simon the high priest, 28 At Saramel in the great congregation of the priests, and people, and rulers of the nation, and elders of the country, were these things notified unto us. 29 Forasmuch as oftentimes there have been wars in the country, wherein for the maintenance of their sanctuary, and the law, Simon the son of Mattathias, of the posteri- ty of Jarib, together with his brethren, put themselves in jeopardy, and resisting the ene- mies of their nation did tlieir nation great honour : 30 (For after that Jonathan, havirt'g gath- ered his nation together, and been their high priest, was added to his people, 31 Their enemies purposed to invade their country, that they might destroy it, and lay hands on the sanctuary : 32 At which time Simon rose up, and fought for his nation, and spent much of his own substance, and armed the valiant men of his nation, and gave them wages, 33 And fortified the cities of Judea, to- gether with Bethsura, that lieth upon the borders of Judea, where the armour of the enemies had been before ; but he set a garri- son of Jews there : Apocrypha, I. 34 Moreover, he fortified Joppe, which lietii upon-the sea, and Gazara, that bcrder- eth upon »-\zotiis, where the enemies had dwelt before : but he placed Jews there, and furnished them with all things convenient for the reparation thereof.) 35 The people therefore, seeing the acts of Simon, and urKo what j^lory he thought to bring his nation, made him their governor and chief priest, because he had done all these things, and for the justice and faith which he kept to his nation, and for that he sought by all means to exalt his people. '5Q For in his timt things prospered in his hands, so chat the heathen were taken out of their country and they also that were in the city of Daviu in Jerusalem, t^Jjo had made themselves a tower, out of which thev issued, and polluted .il! about the sanctuary, and did much hurt in flie holy place : 37 But he placed Jews therein, and forti- fied it for the safety of the country and die citv, and raided up the walls of Jerusalem. 38 King- Demetrius also confirmed him in the high priesthood according to those things, 39 And made him one of his friends, and honoured him with great honour. 40 For .he had heard say, that the Ro- mans had called the Jews their friends and confederates and brethren ; and that they had entertained the ambassadors of Simon hon- ourably ; 41 Also that the Jews and priests were well pleased that Simon should be their gov- ernor and high priest for ever, until there should /rise a faithful prophet ; 42 Aioreover, that he sliould be their cap- tain, and should take charge of the sanctuary, to set them over their works, and over the country, and over the armour, and over the fortresses, that, 7^(73;, he should take charge of the sanctuary ; 43 Beside this, that he should be obeyed of every man, and that all the v/ritings in the country should be made in his name, and that he should be clothed in purple, and wear gold : 44 Also that it should be lawful for none of the people or priests to break any of these things, or to gainsay his word?, or to gather an assembly in the country without hmi, or to be clothed in purple,, or wear a buckle of gold : 45 And whosoever should do otherwise, or break any of these things., he should be punished. 46 Thus it liked all the people to deal with Simon, and ^o as hath been said. 47 Then Simon accepted hereof, and was Wfll pleased to be high priest, and captain and governor of the Jews and priests, and to defend them all.' 46 So they .,c|>ir(Tnand,ed that this writing MACCABEES. Apocrypha. should be put in tables of brass, and that they should be set up within the compass of the sanctuary in a conspicuous place ; 49 Also that the copies thereof should be laid up in the treasury, to the end th.it Si- mon and his sons might have them. CHAP. XV. 4 Aiitiochus desircih have to pass through Judea, and granteth great honours to Simon, and the yeivs. 27 He qiiarrelleth ivith Simon, 38 and sendetb some to annoy Judea, MOREOVER Autiochus, son of Deme- trius the king, sent letters from the isles of tjie sea unto Simon the priest and prince of the Jews, and to all the people ; 2 The contents whereof were these : King Antiochus to Simon the high priest and prince of his nation, and to the people of the Jews, greeting : 3 Forasmuch as certain pestilent men have usurped the kingdom of our fathers, and my purpose is to challenge it again, that I may restore it to the old estate, and to that end have gathered a multitude of foreign soldiers together, and prepared ships of war ; 4 My meaning also being to go through the country, that I may be avenged of them that have destroyed it, and made many cities in the kingdom desolate : 5 Now therefore 1 confirm unto thee all the oblations which the kings before me grant- ed thee, and whatsoever gifts besides they granted. G I give thee leave also to coin money for thy country with thine own stamp. 7 And as concerning Jerusalem and the sanctuary, let them be free ; and all the ar- mour that thou hast made, and fortresses that thou hast built, and keepest in thine hands, let them remain unto thee. 8 And if any thing be, or shall be, owing to the king, let it be forgiven thee from this time forth for evermore. 9 Furthermore, when we have obtained our kiugdom, we will honour thee, and thy nation, and thy temple, with great honour, so that your honour shill be known through- out the world. 10 hi the hundred three score and four- teenth year went Antiochus into the land of his fathers : at which time all the forces came together unto him, so that few were left with Tryphon. 1 1 Wherefore, being pursued by king An- tiochus, he fled unto Dora, which lieth by the sea side : 12 For he saw that troubles came upon him all at once, and that his forces had for- saken him. 13 Then camped Antiochus against Dora, having with him an hundred and twenty thousand men of war, and eight thousand horsemen. Apocrypha. ,Chap, 14 And when he had compassed the city round about, and joined ships close to the town on the sea side, he vexed the city by land and by sea, neither sufiered he any to go out or in. 15 In the mean season came Numenius and his company from Rome, having letters to the kings and countries ; wherein were written these things : 16 Lucius, consul of the Romans, unto king Ptolemee, greeting : 17 Tiie Jews' ambassadors, our friends and confederates, came unto us to renew the old friendship and league, being sent from Simon the high priest, and from the people of the Jews : 1 8 And they brought a shield of gold of > thousand pound. 19 We thought it good therefore to write unto the kings and countries, that they should do them no harm, nor fight against tliem, their cities, or countries, nor yet aid their enemies against them. 20 It seemed also good to us to receive the shield of them. 21 I'f therefore there be any pestilent fel- lows, that have fled from their country unto you, deliver them unto Simon the high priest, that he may punish them according to their own law. 22 The same things wrote lie likewise unto Demetrius the king, and Attalus, to Ariarathes, and Arsaces, 23 And to all the countries, and to Samp- sames, and the Lacedemonians, and to De- Jus, and Myndus, and Sicyon, and Caria,and Samos, and Pampliilia, and Lycia, and Halicarnassus, and Rhodus, and Phaselis, and Cos, and Side, and Aradus, and Gortyna, and Cnidus, and Cyprus, and Cyrene. 24 And the copy hereof they wrote to Simon the high priest. 25 So Antiochus the king camped against toora the second day, assaulting it continual- ly, and making engines, by which means he shut up Tryphon, that he could neither go out nor in. 26 At that time Simon sent him two thou- sand chosen men to aid him ; silver also, and gold, and much armour. 27 \ Nevertheless he would not receive them, but brake all the covenants which he had made with him afore, and became strange unto him. 28 Furthermore he sent unto him Athe- nobius. one of his friends, to commune with him, and say, Ye withhold Joppe and Ga- zara, with the tower that is in Jerusalem, which are cities of my realm. 29 The borders thereof ye have wasted, and done great hurt in the land, and got the dominion of many places within my king- dom. 30 Now therefore deliver the cities which XVI. Apocrypha. ye have taken, and.the tributes of the places whereof ye have gotten dominion without the borders of Jiidea : 31 Or else give me for them five hundred talents of silver ; and for the harm that ye have done, and the tributes of the cities, other five hundred talents : if not, we will come and fight-against you. 32 So Athenobius the king's friend came to Jerusalem ; and when he saw the glory of Simon, and the cupboard of gold and silver plate, and his great attendance, he was astonished, and told him the king's mes- sage. 33 Then answered Simon, and said unto him, We have neither taken other men's land, nor hoiden that which appertaineth to others, but the inheritance of our fathers, which our enemies had wrongfully in possession a certain time. 3^ Wherefore we, having opportunity, hold the inheritance of our fathers. 35 And whereas thou demandest Joppe and Gazara, albeit they did great harm unto the people in our country, yet will v^'e givp an hundred talents for them. Hereunto Athenobius answered him not a word ; 36 But returned in a rage to the king, and made report unto him of these speeches, and of the glory of Simon, and of all that he had seen : whereupon the king was ex- ceeding wroth. 37 In the mean time fled Tryphon by ship unto Orthosias. 38 f Then the king made Cendebeus cap- tain of the sea coast, and gave him an host of footmen and horsemen, 39 And commanded him to remove his host toward Judea : also he commanded him to build up Cedron, and to fortify the gates, and to war against the people ; but as for the king himself^ he pursued Tryphon. 40 So Cendebeus came to Jamnia, and began to provoke the people, and to invade Judea, and to take the people prisoners, and slay them. 41 And when he had built up Cedron, he set horsemen there, and an host of footmen^ to the end that issuing out they might make outroads upon the ways of Judea, as the king had commanded him. CHAP. XVI. 3 Judas and 'John prevail against the forces sent by Antiochus. 1 1 Simon and two of his sons treacherously murdered. THEN came up John from Gazara, and told Simon liis father what Cendebeus had done. 2 Wherefore Simon called his two eldest sons, Judas and John, and said unto them, I, and my brethren, and my father's housej have ever from our youth Unto this day • fought against the enemies of Isl'ael ; and things have prospered so well in our hands. Apocrypha. il. MACC. that we have delivered Israel oftentimes. :5 ^ Jjut now I am old, and ye, by God's mercy, are of a sufficient age : be ye instead of me and my brother, and go and fight for our nation, and the help from heaven be wilh you. 4 So he chose out of the country twenty thousand m.en of war with horsemen, who went out against Cendebeus, and rested that night at Modin. 5 And when as they rose in the morning, and went into the plain, behold, a mighty great host both of footmen ai^d horsemen came again.st them : howbeit there was a water brook betwixt them. G So he and his people pitched over against them : and when he saw that the people were afraid to go over the water brook, he went first over himself, and then the men seeing him, passed through after him. 7 That done, he divided his men, and set the horsemen in the midst of the footmen ; for the enemies horsemen were very many. 8 Then sounded they with the holy trum- pets : whereupon Cendebeus and his host were put to flight, so that many of them were slain, and the remnant gat them to the strong hold. 9 At that time was Judas John's brother wounded ; but Jolin still followed after them, until he came to Cedron, wlijch Cendebeus had built. 10 So they fled even unto the towers in the fields of Azotus ; wherefore he burned it with fire : so that there were slain of them about two thousand men. Afterward he returned into the land of Judea in peace. 11 \ Moreover, in the plain of Jericho was Ptolemeus the son of Abubus made captain, and he had abundance of silver and gold: 1 2 For he was the high priest's son in law. 13 Wherefore his heart being lifted up, he thought to get the country to himself, and thereupon consulted deceitfully against Simon and his sons to destroy them. ABEES. Apocrypha. 14 Now Simon was visiting the cities that were in the country, and taking care for the good ordering of them; at whicli time lie came down himself to Jericho with his sons, Mattathias and Judas, in the hundred three score and seventeenth year, in the eleventh month, called Sabat ; ' 15 Where the son of Abubus receiving them deceitfully into a little hold called Docus, which he had built, made them a great banquet : howbeit he had hid men there. 16 So when Simon and his sons had drunk largely, Ptolemee and his men rose up, and took their weapons, and came upon Simon into the banqueting place, and slew him, and his two sons, and certain of liis servants. 17 In which doing he committed a great treachery, and recompensed evil for good. 18 Then Ptolemee wrote these things, and sent to the king, that he should send him an host to aid him, and he would deliver him the country and cities. 19 He sent others also to Gazara to kill John : and unto the tribunes he sent letters to come unto _ him, that he might give them silver, and gold, and rewards. 20 And others he sent to take Jerusalenif and the mountain ol the temple. 21 Now one had run afore to Gazara, and told John that his father and brethren were slain, and, queth he, Ptokmce hath sent to slay thee also. 22 Hereof when he heard, he was sore astonished : so he laid hands on them that were come to destroy him, and slew them ; for he knew that they sought to make him away. 23 As concerning the rest of the acts of John, and his wars, and worthy deeds which he did, and the building of the walls whicli he made, and his doings, 24 Behold, these are written in the chron- icles of his priesthood, from the time he was made high priest after his father. THE SECOND BOOK OF THE MACCABEES. CHAP. I. A litter of the feivsfrojn 'Jerusalem to them of Egypt, to thank God for the death of Antiochiis. THE brethren, the Jews that be at Jeru- salem and in the land of Judea, wish un- to the brethren, the Jews that are through- out Egypt, health and peace : 2 God be gracious unto you, and remem- ber his covenant that he made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, his faithful servants ; 3 And give you all an heart to serve him, and to dq his will, with a good courage and a willing mind ; 4 And open your hearts in his law and commandments, and send you peace, 5 And hear your prayers, and be at one with you, and never forsake you in time of trouble. 6 And now we be here praying for you. 7 What time as Demetrius reigned, in the hundred three score and ninth year, we the Jews wrote unto you in the extremily of trouble that came upon us in those years, from the time that Jason and his company revolted from the holy land and kingdom, 8 And burned the porch, and shed iniio- cent blood : then we prayed unto the Lord, and were heard ; we offered also sacrifices and fine flour, and lighted the lamps, and set forth the loaves. 9 And now see tliat ye keep the feast of tabernacles in the month Casleu. 10 In the iiundred four score and eighth J-ear, the people tliat were at Jerusalem and in Judea, and the council, and Judas, sent greeting and health unto Aristobulus, king Ptolemeus' master, who was of the stock of the anointed priests, and to the Jews that were in Egypt : 11 Insomuch as God hath delivered us from great perils, we thank him highly, as having been in battle against a king. 12 For he cast them out that fought with- in the holy city. 13 For when the leader was come into Persia, and the army with him that seemed invincible, tliey were slain in the temple of Nanea by the deceit of Nanea's priests. 14 For Antiochus, as though he would marry her, came into the place, and his friends ihat were with him, to receive money in name of a dowry. 15 Which when the priests of Nanea had set forth, and he was entered with a small company into the compass of the temple, they shut the temple as soon as Antiochus was come in : 1 6 And opening a privy door of the roof, they threw stones like thtiiiderbolts, and struck down the captain, hewed them in pieces, smote off their heads, and cast them to those that were without. 1 7 Blessed be our God in all things, who hath delivered up the ungodly. 1 8 Therefore whereas we are now purpos- ed to keep the purification of the temple up- on the five and twentieth day of the month Casleu, we thought it necessary to certify you thereof, that ye also might keep it^as the feast of the tabernacles, and of the fire, zvhich ivas given us when Neemias ofTered sacrifice, after that he had builded the temple and the altar. 19 For tvhen our fathers were led into Persia, the priests that were then devout took the fire of the altar privily, and hid it in a hollow place of a pit without water, where they kept it sure, so that the place was un- known to all men. 20 Now after many years, when it pleased God, Neemias, being sent from the king of Persia, did send of the posterity of those priests, that had hid it, to the fire : but when they told us they found no fire, but thick water ; 21 Then commanded he them to draw it up, and to bring it ; and when the sacrifices were laid on, Neemias commanded the priests to sprinkle the wood and the tilings laid thereupon with the water. . I.I.. Apocrypfjj, 22 When this was done, and the time came that the sun shone, which afore was hid in the cloud, there was a great fire kindled, so that every man marvelled. 23 And the priests made a prayer whilst the sacrifice was consuming, I say, both the priests, and all the ?•«/, Jonathan beginning,and the rest answering thereunto, as Neemias did. 24 And the prayer was after this man- ner ; O Lord, Lord God, Creator of all things, who art fearful and strong, and right- eous, and merciful, and the only and gracious king, 25 The only giver of all things, the only just, almighty, and everlasting, thou that deliverest Israel from all trouble, and didst choose the fathers, and sanctify them -. 26 Receive the sacrifice for thy whole people Israel, and preserve thine own por- tion, and sanctify it. 27 Gather those together that are scat- tered from us, deliver them that serve among the heathen, look upon them that are de- spised and abhorred, and let the heathea know that thou art our God. 28 Punish them that oppress us, and with pride do us wrong. 29 Plant thy people again in thy holy place, as Moses hath spoken. 30 And the priests sung psalms of thanks- giving. 3 1 Now when the sacrifice was consumed, Neemias commanded the water that was left- to be poured on the great stones. 32 When this was done, there was kindled a flame : but it was consumed by the light that shined from the altar. 33 So when this matter was known, it was told the king of Persia, that in the place, where the priests that were led away had hid the fire, there appeared water, and that Neemias had purified the sacrifices there- with. 34 Then the king, enclosing the place, made it holy, after he had tried the matter. 35 And the king took many gifts, and bestowed thereof on those whom he would gratify. 36 And Neemias called this thing Naph- tharjHvhich is as much as to say, A cleansing : but many men call it Nephi. CHAP. II. 1 What jeremy the prophet did : 5 hoixs he hii the tabernacle, the ark, and the altar. IT is also found in the records, that Jeremy the prophet commanded them that were carried away to take of the fire, as it hatli been signified : 2 And how that the prophet, having given them the law, charged them not to forget the commandments of the Lord, and that they should not err in their minds, whea they see images of silver and gold, with their ornaments, ,Apo:yypha. II, MACCABEES. Apocrypha. 3 And with other such speeches exhorted he them, that the law should not depart from their hearts. 4 It was also contained in the same writ- ing, that the prophet, being warned of God, commanded the tabernacle and the ark to go with him, as he went forth into the moun- tain, where Moses climbed up, and saw the heritage of God. 5 \ And when Jeremy came thither, he found an hollow cave, wherein he laid the tabernacle, and the ark, and the altar of in- cense, and so stopped the door. 6 And some of those that followed him y him, yet persuaded he him to come forth of the sanctuary: whom forth- with he shut up without regard of justice. 33 For the which cause not only the Jews, but many also of other nations, took great indignation, and were much grieved for the unjust murder of the man. 36 f And when the king was come again froni the places about Cilicia, the Jews that were in the city, and certain of the Greek;! that abhorred the fact also, complained be- cause Onias was slain without cause. 37 Therefore Antiochus was heartily sor- ry, and moved to pity, and wept, because of the sober and modest behaviour of him that was dead. 38 And being kindled with anger, forth- with he took away Andronicus his purple, and rent off his clothes, and leading him through the whole city unto that very place, where he had committed impiety against Onias, there slew he the cursed murderer. Thus the Lord rewarded him his punishment, as he had deserved. 3.9 Now when many sacrileges had been committed in the city by Lysimachus with the consent of Menelaus, and the bruit there- of was spread abroad, the multitude gath- ered themselves together against Lysima- chus, many vessels of gold being already car- ried away. 40 Whereupon the common people rising, and being filled with rage, Lysimachus arm- ed about three thousand men, and began first to offer violence ; one Auranus being the leader, a man far gone in years, and no less in folly. 41 They then seeing the attempt of Ly-^ simachus, some of them caught stones, some clubs, others taking handfuls of dUst, that « was next at hand, cast them all together upon Lysimachus, and those that set upon . them. 42 Thus many of them they wounded, and some they struck to the ground, and all of them they forced to flee : but as for the church robber himself, him they killed beside the treasury. 43 Of these matters therefore there was an accusation laid against Menelaus. . 44 Now when the king came to Tyrus, three men that were sent from the senate pleaded the cause before him : 45 But Menelaus, being now convicted, promised Ptolemee the son of Dorymenes, to give him much money, if he would pacify the king toward him. 46 Whereupon Ptolemee taking the king aside into a certain gallery, as it were to take the air, brought him to be of another mind : 47 Insomuch that he discharged MenC' Apocrypla. II. MACCABEE iaus from the accusations, who notwlthstand- > there to find succour by r jng was cause of all the mischief : and those i dred pour men, who, if they had told their cause, yea, before the Scythians, should have been judged innocent, them he condemned to death. 48 Thus they that followed the matter for the city, and for the people, and for the holy vessels, did sopn suffer unjust pun- ishment. 49 Wherefore even they of Tyrus, moved v/ith hatred of that wicked deed, caused them to be honourably buried. , 50 And so through the covetousness of them that were in power Menelaus remained still in authority, increasing in malice, and being a great traitor to the citizens. CHAP. V. 2 Of the signs and tokais seen in 'Jerusalem. 1 5 ^he spoiling of the temple. 27 Maccabeus flceth into the ivilderness. ABOUT the same time Antiochus pre- pared his second voyage into Egypt : 2 \ And then it happened, that through all the city, for the space almost of forty days, there were seen horsemen running in the air, in cloth of gold, and armed with hinces, like a band of soldiers, S And troops of horsemen in array, en- countering and running one against another, with shaking of shields, and multitude of pikes, and drawing of swords, and casting of darts, and glittering of golden ornaments,, and harness of all sorts. 4 Wherefore every man prayed that that apparition might turn to good. 5 Now when there was gone forth a false rumour, as though Antiochus had been dead, Jason took at the least a thousand men, and suddenly made an assault upon the city ; and they that were upon the walls being put hack, and the city at length taken, Menelaus fled into the castle : 6 But Jason slew his own citizens with- out mercy, not considering that to get tlie day of them of his own nation would be a most Hnhappy day for him ; but thinking they had been his enemies, and not his coun- trymen, whom he conquered. 7 Howbeit, for all this he obtained not the princip^ity, but at the last received shame for the reward of his treason, and fled again into the country of the Ammo- nites. 8 In the end therefore he had an unhap- py return, being accused before Aretas the king of the Arabians, fleeing from city to city, pursued of all men, hated as a forsaker of the laws, and being had in abomination as an open enemy of his country and coun- trymen, he was cast out into Egypt. 9 Thus he that had driven many out of their country perished in a strange land, re- tiring to the Lacedemonians, and thinking Apocryphs. Gon of his kin- 10 And he that had cast out many unbu- ried liad none to mourn for him, nor any sol- emn funerals at all, nor sepulchre with liis fathers. 1 1 Now when this that was done came to the king's ear, he thought that Judea had revolted : whereupon removing out of Eg^pt in a furious mind, he took the city by force of arms, 12 And commanded his men of war not to spare such as tiiey met, and to slay such as went up upon the houses. 13 Thus there was killing of young and old, making away of men, women, and chil- dren, slaying of virgins and infaBts. 1 4 And there were destroyed within the space of three vi'hole days four score thou- sand, whereof forty thousand were slain in the conflict ; and no fewer sold than slain. 15 f Yet was he not content with this, but presumed to go into the most holy temple of all the world ; Menelaus, that traitor to the laws, and to his own country, being his guide : 16 And taking the holy vessels with pol- luted hands, and with profane hands pulling down the things that were dedicated by oth- er kings to the augmentation and glory and honour of the place, he gave thcra away. 17 And so haughty -was Antiochus in mind, that he considered not that the Lord was angry for a while for the sins of them that dwelt in the city, and therefore his eye was not upon the place. 18 For had they not been formerly wrap- ped in many sins, this man, as soon as he had come, had forthwith been scourged, and put back from his presumption, as Hehodorus was, whom Seleucus the king sent to view the treasury. 1 9 Nevertheless, God did not choose the people for the place's sake, but the place for the people's sake. 20 And therefore the place itself, that was partaker with them of the adversity that happened to the nation, did afterward com- municate in the benefits sent from the Lord : and as it was forsaken in the wrath of the Almighty, so -gain, the great Lord being re- conciled, it was set up with all glory. 21 So when Antiochus liad carried out of the temple a thousand and eight hundred tal- ents, he departed in all haste unto Antiochia, weening in his pride to make the land navi- gable, and the sea passable by foot : such was the haughtiness of his mind. 22 And he left governors to vex the na- tion : at Jerusalem, Philip, for his country a Phrygian, and for manners more barbarous than he that set him there ; 2." And at Garizim, Andronicus ; and be- j sides, Menelaus, who worse than all the rest ^^^ .ipocryfhii. ChaV- bare an .heavy hand over the citizens, hav- ing a malicious mind against his countrymen the Jews. 24 Me sent also that detestable ringleader Apollonius, with an army of two and twen- ty thousand, commanding hhn to slay all those that were in their best age, and to sell the women and the younger sort : 25 Who coming to Jerusalem, and pre- tending peace, did forbear till the holy day of the sabbath, when taking the Jews keep- ing holy day, he commanded his men to arm themselves. 26 And so he slew all them that were gone to the celebrating of the sabbath, and running through the city with weapons slew great multitudes. 27 f But Judas Maccabeus with nine oth- ers, or thereabout, withdrew himself into the wilderness, and lived in the mountains after the manner of beasts, with his company, who fed on herbs continually, lest they should be partakers of the pollution. CHAP. VI. 1 The ycius arc compelled to leave the laiv cf God. 4 The temple is defiled. NOT long after this the king sent an old man of Athens to compel the Jews to depart from the laws of their fathers, and not to live after the laws of God : 2 And to pollute also the temple in Jeru- salem, and to call it the temple of Jupiter Olympus ; and that in Garizim, of Jupiter the Defender of strangers, as they did desire that dv/elt in the place. 3 The coming in of this mischief was sore and grievous to the people : 4 ^ For the temple was filled with riot and revelling by the Gentiles, who dallied with harlots, and had to do with women within the circuit of the holy places, and be- sides that brought in tilings that were not lawful, 5 The altar also was filled with profane things, which the law forbiddeth. 6 Neither was it lawful for a man to keep sabbath days or ancient feasts, or to profess himself at all to be a Jew. 7 And in the day of the king's birth, every month they were brought by bitter con- straint to eat of the sacrifices ; and when the feast of Bacchus was kept, the Jews were compelled to go in procession to Bacchus, carrying ivy. 8 Moreover, there went out a decree to the neighbour cities of the heathen, by the suggestion of Ptolemee, against the Jews, that they should observe the same fasliions, and be partakers of their sacrifices : 9 And whoso would not conform them- selves to the manners of the Gentiles should be put to death. Then might a man have ^een the present misery. J Q For there v,ere two women brought, VI. Apocrypha. who had circumcised their children ; whom when they had openly led round about the city, the babes hanging at their breast, they cast them down headlong from the wall. 1 1 And others, that had run together in- to caves near by, to keep the sabbath day secretly, being discovered to Phihp, were all burnt together, because they made a con- science to help themselves for the honour of the most sacred day. -•:■ 12 Now I beseech those that read this book, that they be not discouraged for these calamities, but that they judge those punish- ments not to be for destruction, but for a chastening of our nation. 13 For it is a token of his great goodness^ when wicked doers are not suffered any long time, but forthwith punished. 14 For not as v/ith other nations, whom the J.ord patiently forbeareth to punish, till they be come to the fulness of their sins, so dealeih he with us, i5 Lest that, being come to the height of sin, afterward he should take vengeance of us. 16 And therefore he never withdraweth his mercy from us : and though he punish with adversity, yet dotli he never forsake hio people. 17 But let this that we have spoken be for a warning unto us. And now will we come to the declaring of the matter in few words. 18 Eleazar, one of the principal scribes, an aged man, and of a well favoured counte- nance, was constrained to open his mouth, and to eat swine's flesh. 1 9 But he, choosing rather to die glori- ously, than to live stained with such an abomination, spit it forth, and came of his own accord to the torment, 20 As it behoved them to come, that are resolute to stand out against such things, as are not lawful for love of life to be tasted. 21 But they that had the charge of that wicked feast, for the old acquaintance they had with the man, taking him aside, besought liim to bring flesh of liis own provision, suclt. as was lawful for him to use, and make as it he did eat of the flesh taken from the sacri- fice commanded by the king ; 22 That in so doing he might be deliver- ed from death, and for the old friendsliip with them find favour. 23 But he began to consider discreetly, and as became his age, and the excellency of his ancient years, and the honour of his gray head, whereunto he was come, and his most honest education from a child, or ra- ther the holy law made and given by God : therefore he answered accordingly, and willed them straightways to send him tp the grave. < 24 For it becometh not our age, said if-', in Apocrypha. II. aiiy wise to dissemble, wherebj' many young persons might think that Eicazar, being four score years ok] and ten, were now gone to a strange religion ; 25 And so they through mine hypocrisy, and desire to live a little time and a moment longer, should be deceived by me, and I get a stain to mine old age,' and make it abom- inable. 26 For though for the present time I should be delivered from the punishment of men : yet should I not escape the hand of the Almighty, neither alive, nor dead. 27 Wherefore now, manfully changing this life, I will shew myself such an one as mine age requireth, 28 And leave a notable example to such as be young to die willingly and courageous- ly, for the honourable and holy laws. And when he had said these words, immediately he went to the torment : 29 They that led him changing the good wi!! they bare him a little before into hatred, because the aforesaid speeches proceeded, as they thought, from a desperate mind. 30 But when he was ready to die with stripes, he groaned, and said. It is manifest unto the Lord, that hath the holy knowl- edge, that whereas I might have been deliv- ered from death, I noiv endure sore pains in body by being beaten : but in soul am well content to suffer these things, because I fear him. 31 And thus this man died, leaving his death for an example of a noble courage, and a memorial of virtue, not only unto young men, but unto all his nation. CHAP. VII. The constancy and cruel death of seven brethren and their mother in one day, because they ivoiild not eat sivine'sjiesh at Jhi- iin^ s commandment. IT came to pass also, that seven brethren with their mother were taken, and com- pelled by the king against the law to taste swine's flesh, and were tormented with scourges and whips. 2 But one of tliem that spake first said thus. What wouldesf thou alk or learn of lis ? we are ready to die, rather than to transgress the laws of our fathers. 3 Then the king, being in a rage, com- manded pans and caldrons to be made hot : 4 Which forthwith being heated, he com- manded to cut out the tongue of him that spake first, and to cut off the utmost part* of his body, the rest of his brethren and his mother looking on. 5 Now when he was thus maimed in all his members, he commanded him being yet alive to be brought to the fire, and to be fri- ed in the pan : and as the vapour of the pan was for a good space dispersed, they exhorted one another with the mother to die manfully, saying thus. MACCABEE6'. Apocrypha. 6 The Lord God looketh upon us, and in truth hath comfort in us, as Moses in his song, which witnessed'to their faces, declared, say- ing. And he shall be comforted in his ser- vants. 7 So when the first was dead after this manner, they brought the second to make him a mocking stock : and when they had pulled off the skin of his head with the hair, they asked him. Wilt thou eat, before thou be punished throughout every member of thy body ? 8 But he answered in his own language, and said. No. Wherefore he also received the next torment in order, as the former did. 9 And when he w^as at the last gasp, he said, Thou like a fury takest us out of this present life, but the King of the world shall r.nise us up, who have died for his laws, imto everlasting life. 10 After him was the third made a mock- ing stock : and when he was required, he put out his tongue, and that right soon, hold- ing forth his hands manfully, 11 And said courageously. These I had from heaven ; and for his laws I despise them ; and from him I hope to receive them again. 1 2 Insomuch that the king, and they that were with him, marvelled at the young man's , courage, for that he nothing regarded the pains. 1 3 Now when this man was dead also, they tormented and maiigled the fourth in like manner. 14 So when he was ready to die, he said thus. It is good, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God to be raised up again by him : as for thee, thou shalt have no resurrection to life. 1 5 Afterward they brought the fifth also> and mangled him. 16 Then looked he unto the king, and ssj'd. Thou hast power over men, thou art corruptible, thou doest what thou wilt ; yef think not that our nation is forsaken of God ; 17 But abide a while, and behold his great power, how he will torment thee and thy seed. 18 After him also they brought the sixth, who being ready to die said. Be hot de- ceived without cause : for we suffer these things for ourselves, having sinned against our God : therefore marvellous things art done unto tn. 19 But tliink not thou.tjiat takest in hand to strive against God, that thou shalt escape unpunished. 20 But the mother was marvellous above all, and worthy of honourable memory : for when she saw her seven sons slain within the space of one day, she bai-e it with a good courage, because of Uie hope that she haU in the Lord. Apocrypha, Chap, 21 Yea, slie exhorted every one of them in her own language, filled with courageous spirits ; and stirring up' her womanish thoughts with a manly stomach, she said un- to them, 22 I cannot tell how ye came into my womb : for I neither gave you breath nor life, neither was it I that formed the mem- bers of every one of you ; 23 But doubtless the Creator of the world, who fornied the generation of man, and found out the beginning of all things, will also of his own mercy give you breatli and life again, as ye now regard not your tnvn selves for his laws' sake. 24 Now Antiochus, thinking himself de- spised, and suspecting it to be a reproachful speech, whilst the youngest was yet alive, did not only exhort him by words, but also assured him with oaths, that he would make him both a rich and a happy man, if he would turn from the laws of his fathers ; and that also he would (ake him for his friend, and trust him with affairs. 25 But when the young man would in no case hearken unto him, the king called his mother, and exhorted her that she would counsel the young man to save his life. 26 And when he had exhorted her with many words, she promised him that she would counsel her son. 27 But she bowing herself toward him, laughing the cruel tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language on this manner ; O ray son, have pity upon me that bare thee nine months in my womb, and gave thee suck three years, and nourished thee, and brought thee up unto this age, and endured the troubles of education. 28 I beseech thee, my son, look upon the Iieaven and the earth, and all that is therein, and consider that God made them of things that were not ; and so was mankind made likewise. 29 Fear not this tormentor, but, being worthy of thy bretliren, take thy death, that I may receive thee again in mercy with thy brethren. 30 While she was yet speaking these words, the young man said. Whom wait ye for ? I will not obey the king's command- ment : but I will obey the commandment of the law that was given unto our fathers by Moses. 31 And thou, that hast been the author of all mischief against the Hebrews, shalt not escape the hands of God. 32 For we suffer because of our sins. 33 And though the living Lord be angry with us a little while for our chastening and correction, yet shall he be at one again with his servants. 34 But thou, O godless man, and of all G^her most wicked, be not lifted up without VIII. Apocrypha. a cause, nor puffed up with uncertain hopes, lifting up thy hand against the ser- vants of Cod : 35 For thou hast not yet escaped the judgment of Almighty God, who seeth all things. 36 For our brethren, who have now suf- fered a short pain, are dead under God's cov- enant of everlasting life : but thou, through the judgment of God, shalt receive just pun- ishment for thy pride. 37 But I, as my brethren, offer up mv body and life for the laws of our fathers, beseeching God that he would speedily be merciful unto our nation ; and that thou by torments and plagues mayest confess, that he alone is God ; 3S And that in me and my brethren the wrath of the Almiglity, which is justlv brought upon all our nation, may cease. 39 Then tlte king, being in a rage, han- dled him worse than all the rest, and took it grievously that he was mocked. 40 So this man died undefiled, and put ]h"s whole trust in the Lord. 41 Last of .ill after the sons the mother died. 42 Let this be enough now to have spoken concerning the idolatrous feasts, and the extreme tortures. CHAP. VIII. 1 "Judas gathereth an host : 9 Nicaiior is sent a- gainst him : IG 'Judas putUth him to Jiight, 28 and dividcth the spoils : 55 Nicanor Jlcetb IV! th grief to Antioch. THEN Judas Maccabeus, and they that were with him, went privily into the towns, and called their kinsfolk together, and took unto them all such as continued in the Jews religion, and assembled about: six thousand men. 2 And they called upon the Lx)rd, that he would look upon the people that was trodden down of all ; and also pity the tem- ple profaned of ungodly men ; 3 And that he would liavc compassion upon the city, sore defaced, and ready to be made even with the ground ; and hear the blood that cried unto him, 4 And remember the wicked slaughter ol harmless infants, and the blasphemies com- mitted against his name ; and that he would shew his hatred against the wicked. 5 Now when Maccabeus had his compa- ny about him, he could not be withstood by the heathen : for the wrath of the Lord was turned into mercy. 6 Therefore he came at unawares, and bui;nt up towns and cities, and got into his hands the most commodious places, and over- came and put to flight no small number of his enemies. 7 But specially took he advantage of the night for such privy attempts, insomuch that Apocrypha. II. MACCABEES. tTie bruit of his manliness was spread ev- ery where. 8 So when Philip saw that this man in- creasetl by little and little, and that things prospered with liini still more and more, he wrote unto Ptolemeus, the fjovernor of Ce- losyria and Phenice, to yield more aid to the king's affairs. 9 \ Then forthwith choosing Nicanor the ion of Patroclus, one of his special friends, he sent him with no fewer than twenty thou- sand of all nations under him, to root out the whole generation of the Jews ; and with him 'he joined also Gorgias a captain, who in matters of war had great experience. 10 So Nicanor undertook to make so much money of the captive Jews, as should defray the tribute of two thousand talents, which the king was to pay to the Romans. 1 1 Wherefore immediately he sent to the cities upon the sea coast, proclaiming a sale of the captive Jews, and promising that they should have four score and ten bodies for one talent, not expecting the vengeance that was to follow upon him from the Almighty God. 12 Now when word was brought unto Judas' of Nicanor's coming, and he had im- parted unto those chat were with him that the army was at hand, 13 They that were fearful, and distrusted the justice of God, fled, and conveyed them- selves away. 14 Others sold all th.it they had left, and "withal besought the Lord to deliver them, being sold by the wicked Nicanor before they met together : 15 And if not for their own sakes, yet for the covenants he had made with their fathers, and for his holy and glorious name's sake, by w-hich they were called. 16 ^ So Maccabeus called his men to- gether unto the number of six thousand, and exhorted them not to be stricken with terror of the enemy, nor to fear the great multi- tude of the heathen, who came wrongfully against them ; but to fight manfully, 1 7 And to set before their eyes the injury that they had unjustly done to the holy place, and the cruel handling of the city, whereof they made a mockery, and also the taking away of the government of their forefathers : 1 8 For they, said he, trust in their weap- ons and boldness ; but our confidence is in the Almighty God, who at a beck can cast down both them that come against us, and also all the world. 19 Moreover, he recounted unto them what helps their forefathers had found, and how they were delivered, when under Senna- cherib an hundred four score and five thou- sand perished. 20 And he told them of the battle that Apocrypha. they had in Babylon with the Galatians, how they came but eight thousand in all to the business, with fdur thousand Macedonians, and that the Macedonians being perplexed, the eight thousand destroyed an liundred and twenty thousand, because of the help that they had from heaven, and so received a great booty. 21 Thus when he had made them bold with these words, and ready to die for the laws and the country, he divided his army into four parts ; 22 And joined with himself his own brethren, leaders of each band, to ivit, Simon, and Joseph, and Jonatlian, giving each one fifteen hundred men. 23 Also te appointed Eleazar to read the holy book ; and when he had given them this watch word, The help of God ; himself leading the first band, he joined battle with Nicanor. 24 And by the help of the Almighty they slew above nine thousand of their enemies, and wounded and maimed the most part of Nicanor's host, and so put all to flight ; 2.5 And took their money that came to buy them, and pursued them far : but lack- ing time they returned : 26 For it was the day before the sabbath, and therefore they would no longer pursue them. 27 So when they had gathered their ar- mour together, and spoiled their enemies, they occupied themselves about the sabbath, yielding exceeding praise and thanks to the Lord, who had preserved them unto that day, which was the beginning of mercy dis- tilling upon them. 28 f And after the sabbath, when they had given part of the spoils to the maimed, and the widows, and orphans, the residue they divided among themselves and their ser- vants. 29 When this was done, and they had made a common supphcation, they besought the merciful Lord to be reconciled with his servants for ever. 30 Moreover, of those that were with Timothcus and Bacchidcs, who fought against them, they slew above twenty thousand, and very easily got high and strong holds, and divided among theniielves many spoils more, and made the maimed, orphans, widows, yea, and the aged also, 6qual in spoils with them- selves. 31 And when they had gathered their ar- mour together, they laid them up all care- fully in convenient places, and the remnant of the spoils tlicy brought to Jerusalem. 32 I'hey slew also Philarches that wicked person, who was with Timotheus, and had annoyed the Jews many ways. 3?. Furthermore, at such time as they kept the feast for the victory in their countfy X Afoirypha. Chap they burnt Calisthenes, that had set fire upon the holy gates, who had fled into a little house ; and so he received a reward meet for his wickedness. S4 As for that most ungracious Nicanor, who had brought a thousand merchants to buy the Jews, 35 t I^e was through the help of the Lord brought down by them, of whom he made least account ; and putting ofF his glorious apparel, and discharging his com- pany, he came like a fugitive servant through tlie midland unto Antioch, having very great dishonour, for that his host was de- stroyed. 36 Thus he, that took upon him to make good to the Romans their tribute by means of the captives in Jerusalem, told abroad, that the Jews had God to fight for them, and therefore they could not be hurt, be- cause they followed the laws that he gave rfiem. CHAP. IX. 2 Antmhtis is chased from Persepolls : 28 6e dicth miserably. ABOUT that time came Antiochus with dishonour out of the country of Persia. 2 For he had entered the city called Per- sepolis, and went about to rob the temple, and to hold the city ; whereupon the multi- tude running to defend themselves with theii- weapons put them to flight ; and so it hap- pened, that Antiochus being put to flight of the inhabitants returned with shame. 3 Now when he came to Ecbatane, nevi's was brought him wliat had happened unto Nicanor and Timotheus. 4 Then swelling with anger, he thought to avenge upon the Jews the disgrace done unto him by those that made him flee. Therefore commanded he his chariot-man to drive without ceasing, and to dispatch the journey, the judgment of God now follow- ing him. For he had spoken proudly in this sort, That he would come to Jerusalem, and make it a common burying place of the Jews. 5 But the Lord Almighty, the God of Is- rael, smote him with an incurable and invisi- ble plague : for as soon as he had spoken these words, a pain of the bowels that was remediless came upon him, and sore torments of the inner parts ; 6 And that most justly : for he had tor- mented other men's bowel's with many and strange torments. 7 Howbeit, he nothing at all ceased from his bragging, but still was filled with pride, breathing out fire in his rage against the Jews, and commanding to haste the journey : but it came to pass that he fell down from his chariot, carried violently ; so that having a sore fall, all the members of his body were much pained. IX. ApocrypkV' 8 And thus he that a httle afore thought- he might command the waves of the sea, (so proud was he beyond the condition of man) and weigh the high mountains in a balance, was now cast on the ground, and carried in an horse-littef, shewing forth unto all the mani- fest power of God. 9 So that the worms rose up out of the body of this wicked man, and while he lived in sorrow aiid pain, his flesh fell away, and the filthiness of his smell was noisome to all his army. 10 And the man, that thought a little afore' he could reach to the stars of heaven, no man could endure to carry for his intolerable stink. 1 1 Here therefore being plagued, he be- gan to leave off his great pride, and to come to the knowledge if himself hy the scourge of God, his pain increasing every moment. 12 And when he himself could not abide his own smell, he said these words, It is meet to be subject unto God, and that a man that is mortal should not proudly think of himself, as if he were God. 1.3 This wicked person vowed also unto the Lord (who now no more would have mer- cy upon liim,) saying thus, 1 4 That the holy city (to the whifcli he was going in haste to lay it even with the ground, and to make it a common burying place) he would set at liberty : 15 And as touching the Jews, whom he had judged not worthy to be so much as bu- ried, but to be cast out with their children to be devoured of the fowls and wild beasts, he would make them all equals with the citizens* of Athens : 16 And the holy temple, which befdre he had spoiled, he would garnish with goodly gifts, and restore all the holy vessels witl*. many more, and out of his own revenue de- fray the charges belonging to the sacrifices : 17 Yea, and that also he would become a Jew himself, and go through all the world that was inhabited, and declare the power of God. 18 But for all this his pains would not cease : for the just judgment of God was come Vjponhim : therefore desffeiring of his health, he wrote unto the Jews tlie letters underwrit- ten, containing the form of a supplication, after this manner : 1 9 Antiochus, king and governor, to the good Jews his citizens, vvisheth much joy, health, and prosperity : 20 If ye and your children fare well, and your affairs be to your contentment, 1 give very great thanks to God, having my hope in heaven. 21 As forme, I- was weak, or else I would havfe remembered kindly your honour and good will. Returning out of Persia, and being taken with a grievous disease, I thought ApocrypljJ. it necessary to care for the common safety of all : 22 Not distrusting mine health, but hav- ing great hope to escape this sickness. 2;J But considering that even my father, at what time he led an army into the high countries, appointed a succefsor, 24 To the end that, if any thing fell out contrary to expectation, or if any tidings were brought that were grievous, they of the land, knowing to whom the state was kft, might not be troubled : 25 Again, considering how that the princes, that are borderers and neighbours unto my kingdom wait for opportunities, and expect what shall be the event, I have appointed my son Antiochus king, whom I often committed and commended unto many of you, when I went up into the high prov- inces ; to whom I have written as followeth : 2G Therefore I pray and request you to remember the benefits that I have done un- to you generally, and in special, and that every man will be still faithful to me and my son. 27 JFor I am persuaded that he, under- standing my mind, will favourably and gra- ciously yield to your desires. 28 f Thus the murderer and blasphemer liaving suffered most grievously, as he en- treated other men, so died he a miserable death in a strange country in the mountains. 29 And Philip, that was brought up with him, carried away his body, who also fearing the son of Antiochus went into Egypt to Ptolemeus Philometor. CHAP. X. 1 Judas recovereth the city, and purijieth the temple ; 35 Gazara is taken, and Timothais slain. NOW Maccabeus and his company, the Lord guiding them, recovered the tem- ple and the city : 2 But the altars which the heathen had built in the open street, and also the chapels, they pulled down. ?j And having cleansed the temple, they made another altar, and striking stones they took fire out of them, and offered a sacrifice after two years, atid set forth incense, and lights, and shewbread. 4 When that was done, they fell flat down, and besought the Lord that they might come no more into such troubles ; but if they sinned any more against him, that he himself would chasten them with mercy, and that they might not be delivered unto the blas- phemous and barbarous nations. 5 Now upon the same day that the stran- gers profaned the temple, on the very same day it was cleansed again, even the five and twentieth day of the same month, which is Casleu. 6 And they kept eight days with glad- JI. MACCABEE6. Apocrypha. ness, as in the feast of tlie tabernacles, re- membering that not long afore they had held the feast of the tabernacles, when as they wandered in the mountains and dens like beasts. 7 Therefore they bafe branches, and fair boughs, and palms also, and sang psalms un- to him tJiat had given them good success in cleansing his place. 8 They ordained also by a common stat- ute and decree. That every year those days should be kept of the whole nation of the Jews. 9 And this was the end of Antiochus, call- ed Epipliancs. 10 Now will we declare the acts of Anti- ochus Eupator, who was the son of this wick- ed man, gathering briefly the calamities of the wars. - 1 1 So when he was come to the crown, he set one Lysias over the affairs of his realm, and appointed him chief governor of Celosyria and Phenice. 1 2 For Ptolemeus, that was called Mac- ron, choosing rather to do justice imto the Jev/s for the wrong that had been done un- to them, endeavoured to continue peace with them. 1 3 Whereupon being accused of the kings friends before Eupator, and called traitor at every word, because he had left Cyprus, that Philometor had committed unto him, and departed unto Antiochus Epiphane?, and seeing that he was in no honourable place, he was so discouraged, that he poison- ed himself and died. 1 4^But when Gorgias was governor of the holds, he hired soldiers, and nourished war continually with the Jews : 1 5 And therewithal the Idumeans, having gotten into their hands the most commodious holds, kept the Jews occupied, and receiving those that were banished from Jerusalem, they went about to nourish war. 16 Then they that were with Maccabeus made supplication, and besought God that he would be their helper ; and so they ran with violence upon the strong holds of the Idumeans, 17 And assaulting them strongly, they won the holds, and kept off all that fought upon the wall, and slew all that fell into their hands, and killed no fewer than twen- ty thousand. 1 8 And because certain, who were no less than nine thousand, were fled together into two very strong castles, having all manner of things convenient to sustain the siege, 1 9 Maccabeus left Simon and Joseph, and Zaccheus also, and them that were with him, who were enough to besiege them, and de- parted himself unto those places which more needed his help. 20 No'.r they that were with Simon, be- Apocrypha. Cha 'ng led with covetousness, were persuaded for money through certain of those that were in the castle, and took seventy thou- sand drachms, an4 let some of them escape. 21 But when it was told Maccabeus what was done, he called the governors of the peo- ple together, and accused those men that they had sold their brethren for money, and set their enemies free to fight against them. 22 So he slew those that were found trai- tors, and immediately took the two castles. 23 And having good success with his weapons in all- things he took in hand, he slew in the two holds more than twenty thousand. 24 Now Timotheus, whom the Jews had overcome before, when he had gathered a great multitude of foreign forces, and horses out of Asia not a few, came as though he would take Jewry by force of arms. 25 But when he drew near, they that were with Maccabeus turned themselves to pray unto God, and sprinkled earth upon their heads, and girded their loins with sackcloth, 26 And fell down at the foot of the altar, and besought him to be merciful to them, and to be an enemy to their enemies, and an adversary to their adversaries, as the law de- elareth. 27 So after the praj'er, they took their weapons, and went on further from the city : and when they drew near to their enemies, they kept by themselves. 28 Now the sun being newly risen, they joined both together ; the one part having together with their virtue, their refuge also amto the Lord for a pledge of their success and victory : the other side making their rage leader of their battle. 29 But when the battle waxed strong, tliere appeared unto the enemies from heaven five comely men upon horses, with bridles of gold, and two of them led the Jews, 30 And took Maccabeus betwixt them, and covered him on every side with their weapons, and kept him safe, but shot ar- rows and Ughtnings against the enemies : so that being confounded with blindness, and full of trouble, they were killed. 31 And there were slain of footmen twen- ty thousand and five hundred, and six hun- dred horsemen. 32 As for Timotheus himself, he fled into a very strong hold, called Gazara, where Chereas was governor. 33 But they that were with Maccabeus laid siege against the fortress courageously four days, 34 And they that were within, trusting in the strength of the pi? re, blasphemed ex- ceedingly, and uttered wicked -words. 35 Nevertheless upon the fifth day early twenty young men of Maccabeus' company, inflamed with anger because of the blasphe- 21» p. XI. Apocrypha. mies, assaulted the wall manly, and with a fierce courage killed all that they met withal, 36 Others likewise ascending after them, while they were busied with them that were within, burnt the towers, and kindling fires, burnt the blasphemers alive ; and others broke open the gates, and having received in the rest of the army, took the city, 37 And killed Timotheus, that was hid in a certain pit, and Chereas his brother, with Apollophanes. 38 When this was done, they praised the Lord with psalms and thanksgiving, who had done so great things for Israel, and giv- en them the victory. CHAP. XI. 1 Lys'ias, iljifiLing to get 'jerusalcm, 8 h put to fight. 1 6 Tbe letters of Lysias to the feivs, NOT long after this, I^ysias the king's protector and cousin, who also managed the aflairs, took sore displeasure for the. things that were done. 2 And when he had gathered about four score thousand with all the liorsemen, he came against the Jews, thinking to make the city an habitation of the Gentiles, 3 And to make a gain of the temple, as of the other chapels of the heathen, and to set the high priesthood to sale every year : 4 Not at all considering the power of God, but puffed up with his ten thousands of footmen, and his thousands of horsemen, and his four score elephants. 5 So he came to Judea, and drew near to Bethsura, which was a strong town, but dis- tant from Jerusalem about five furlongs, and he laid sore siege unto it. 6 Now when they that were widi Mac- cabeus heard that he besieged the holds, they and all the people with lamentation and tears besought the Lord that he would send a good angel to deliver IsraeL 7 Then Maccabeus himself first of all took weapons, exhorting the other that they would jeopard thertiselves together with him to help their brethren : so they went forth together with a willing mind. 8 1 And as they were at Jerusalem, there appeared before them on horseback one in white clothing, shaking his armour of gold. 9 Then they praised the merciful God all together, and took heart, insomuch that they were ready not only to fight wjth men, but with most cruel beasts, and to pierce through walls of iron. 10 Thus they marched forward in their armour, having an helper from heaven : for the Lord was merciful unto them. 1 1 And giving a charge upon their ene- mies like lions, they slew eleven thousand footmen, and sixteen hundred horsemen, and put all the other to flightv 12 Many of them also being wounded, Apocrypha. escaped naked ; and I.ysias liimself fled away shamefully, and so escaped. 13 Who, as he was a man of understand- ing, casting with himself what loss he had had, and considering that the Hebrews could not be overcome, because the Almighty God helped them, he sent unto tKem, 14 And persuaded them to agree to all reasonable conditions, and promited that he would persuade the king that he must needs be a friend unto them. 15 Then Maccabeus consented to all that I.ysias desired; being careful of the common good ; and whatsoever Alaccabeus wrote un- to Lysias concerning the Jews, the king grant- ed it. 16 f For there were letters written unto the Jews from Lysias to this effect : Lysias unto the people of the Jews sendeth greet- ing : 17 John and Absalom, wlio were sent from you, delivered me the petition subscrib- ed, and made request for the performance of the contents thereof. 18 Tiierefore v.-hat things soever were meet to be reported to the king, I have de- clared them, and he hath granted as much as might be. 1 9 If then ye wiJi keep yourselves loyal to the state, hereafter also will I endeavour to be a means of your good. 20 But of the particulars I have given or- der both to these, and the others that came from me, to commune with yon. 21 Fare ye well. The hundred and eight and fortieth year, the four and twentietli day of the month Dioscorinthius. 22 Now the king's letter contained these words : King Antiochus unto his brother Ly- sias scndtth greeting : S.*? Since our father is translated unto the gods, our will is, that they that are in our realm live quietly, that eveiv one may at- tend upon his own afl'airs. 24 We understand also that the Jews would not consent to our father, for to be brought unto the custom of t!ie Gentiles, but had rather keep their own manner of living ; for the which cause they require of us, that ■we should suffer them to live after their own Jaws. 25 Wherefore our mind is, that this nation bhall be in rest, and we have determined to re- store them their temple, that they may live according to the customs of their forefathers. 26 Thou shall do well therefore to send unto them, and grant them peace, that when they are certified of our mind, they may be of good comfort, and ever go cheerfully about their own afTairs. 27 And the letter of the king unto the na- tion of the Jews was after this manner : King Antiochus sendcth greeting unto the council, and the rest of the Jews • II. MACCABEES. Apocrypha. 28 If ye fare well, we have our desire ; we are also in good health, 29 Menelaus declared unto us, that your desire was to return home, and to follow your own business : 50 W^herefore they that will depart shall have safe conduct till the thirtieth day of Xanthicus with security. 51 And the Jews shall use their own kin«l of meats and laws, as before ; and none of them any manner of ways shall be molested for things ignorantly done. 52 I have sent also Menelaus, that he may comfort you. 33 Fare ye well. In the hundred forty and eighth year, and in the fifteenth day of the month Xanthicus. S4 The Romans also sent unto them a let- ter containing these words : Quintus A-Iem- mius and Titus Manlius ambassadors of the Romans, ^fBi/ greeting unto the people of the Jews. • 35 Whatsoever Lysias the king's cousin hath granted, therewith we also are well pleased. 36 But touching such things as he judged to be referred to the king, after ye have ad- vised thereof, send one forthwith, that we may declare as it is convenient for you : for we are now going to Antioch. 37 Tiierefore send some with speed, tliat we may know what is your mind. 38 Farcv.'ell. This hundred and eight and fortieth year, the fifteenth day of the month Xanthicus. CHAP. XII. 1 The kings lieutenants -vex ire Jezvs. 22 Tim- ciheus' armies o-verihro-zvi. WHEN these covenants were made, I>y^ sias went unto the king, and the Jews were about their iiusbandry, 2 But of the governors of several places, Timotheus, and Apollonius the son of Gen- neus, also Hieronymus, and Demophon, and beside them Nicanor the governor of Cyprus, would not sufTer them to be quiet, and live in peace. 3 The men of Joppe also did such an ungodly deed : they prayed the Jews that dwelt among them to go with their wives and children into the boats which they had pre- pared, as though they had meant them, no hurt. 4 Who accepted of it according to the common decree of the city, as being desir- ous to live in peace, and suspecting noth- ing : but when they were gone forth into the deep, they drowned no less than two hundred of them. 5 When Judas heard of this cruelty done unto his countrymen, he commanded those that were with him to mate them ready. 6 And calling upon God the righteous Judge, he came against those murderers of jipacrypLa. his brethren, and burnt the Iiavcn by night, I and set the boats on fire, and those that fled thither he slew. 7 And when the town was shut up, he went backward, a^s if he would return to root out all them of the city of Joppe. 8 But when he heard that the Jamnites were minded to do in like manner unto the Je^s that dwelt among them, 9 He came upon the Jamnites also by night, and set fire on the haven and the na- vy, so that the light of the fire was seen at Jerusalem two hundred and forty fur- longs off. 10 Now when they were gone from thence nine furlongs in their journey toward Timo- theus, no fewer than five thousand men on foot and five hundred horsemen of the Arabians set upon liim. 1 1 Whereupon there was a very sore bat- tle ; But Judas' side, by the help of God, gat the victory ; so that the Nomades of Arabia, being overcome, besought Judas for peace, promising both to give him cattle, and to pleasure him otherwise. 12 Then Judas, thinking indeed that they would be profitable in many things, granted them peace : whereupon they shook hands, and so they departed to their tents. 13 He went also about to make a bridge to a certain strong city, which was fenced about with walls, and inhabited by people of divers countries ; and the name of it was Caspis. 14 Bn^^hey that were within it put such trust in the strength of the walls and pro- vision of victuals, that they behaved them- selves rudely toward them that were with Judas, railing and blaspheming, and uttering such words as were not to be spoken. 15 Wherefore Judas with his company, calling upon the great Lo?d of the world, who without any rams or engines of war did cast down Jericho in the time of Joshua, gave a fierce assault against the walls, 16 And took the city by the will of God, and made unspeakable slaughters, insomuch that a lake two furlong;s broad near adjoining thereunto, being filled full, was seen running with blood. 17 Then departed they from thence sev- en hundred and fifty furlongs, and came to Characa unto the Jews that are called Tu- bieni. 1 8 But as for Timotheus, they found him not in the places : for before he had dis- patched any thing, he departed from thence, having left a very strong garrison in a cer- tain hold. , 1 9 Howbeit, Dositheus and Sosipater, who were of Maccabeus' captains, went forth, and slew those that Timotheus had left in the fortress, above ten thousand men. 20 And Maccabeus ranged his army by Chap. XII. Apocrypha. bands, and set them over the bands, and went against Timotheus, who had about him - an hundred and twenty thousand men of foot, and two thousand and five hundred horsemen. 21 Now when Timotheus had knowledge of Judas' coming, he sent the women and children and the other baggage unto a for- tress called Carnion : for the town was hard to besiege, aud uneasy to come unto, by rea- son of the straitness of all the places : 22 ^ But \7hen Judas his first band came in sight, the enemies, being smitten v/ith fear and terror through the appearing of him that seeth all things, fled amain, one run- ning this way, another that way, so as that they were often hurt of their own men, and wounded with the points of their own swords. 23 Judas also was very earnest in pursu- ing them, killing those wicked wretches, of whom he slew about thirty thousand men. 24 Moreover Timotheus himself fell into the hands of Dositheus and Sosipater, whom he besought with much and erect a notable temple unto Bacchus. 34 After these words he departed. Then the priests lifted up their hands toward heaven, and besought him that was ever a defender of their nation, saying in tliis manner ; 35 Thon, O Lord of all things, who hast need of nothing, wast pleased that the tem- ple of thine habitation should be among us : 36 Therefore now, O holy Lord of all holiness, keep this house ever undefiled, which lately was cleansed, and stop every unrighteous mouth. 37 Now was there accused unto Nicanor one Razis, one of the elders of Jerusalem, a lover of his countrymen, and a man of very good report, who for his kindness was called a father of the Jews. 38 For in the former times, when they mingled not themselves with the Gentiles, he had been accused of Judaism, and did boldly jeopard his body and hfe with all vehemency for the religion of the Jews. 39 So Nicanor, willing to declare the hate that he bare unto the Jews, sent above five hundred men of war to take him : 40 For he thought by taking him to do the Jews much hurt. 41 Now when the multitude would have taken the tower, and violently broken into the outei^^oor, and bade that fire should be brought to burn it, he being ready to be taken on every side, fell upon his sword ; 42 Choosing rather to die manfully, than to come into the hands of the wicked, to be abused otherwise than beseemed his iioble birth : • 43 But missing his stroke through haste, the multitude also rushing within the doors, he ran boldly up to the wall, and cast him- self down manfully among the thickest of them. 44 But thry quickly giving back, and a space being made, he fell down into the midst of the void place. 45 Nevertheless, while there was yet breath within him, being inflamed with an- ger, he rose up ; and though his blood gush- ed out like spouts of water, and his wounds were grievous, yet he ran through the midst of the throng ; and standing upon a steep rock, 46 When as his blood was now quite gone, he plucked out his bowels, and taking them in both his hands, he cast them upon the throng, and calling upon the Lord of Ajiocrypha. ChaP. life and spirit to restore liim those again, Jie thus died. -^ CHAP. XV. 5 N"icanors blasphemy : 28 he is slam. BUT Nicanor, hearing that Judas and his company were in the strong places a- bout Samaria, resolved without any danger to set upon them on the sabbath day. 2 Nevertheless the Jews that were com- pelled to go with him said, O destroy not so cruelly and barbarously, but give honour to tliat day, wliich-lie, that seeth all things, hath honoured with heliness above other days. 3 Then the most ungracioHS ^vretch de- manded, If there were a mighty One in heaven, that had commanded the sabbath day to be kept. 4 And when they said. There is in heaven a living Lord, and mighty, who commanded the seventh day to be kept : 5 ^ Then said the other. And I also am mighty upon earth, and I command to take arms, and to do the king's business. Yet he obtained not to have his wicked will done. 6 So Nicanor in exceeding pride and haughtiness determined to set up a publick monument of his victory over Judas and them that were with him. 7 But IVTaccabeus had ever sure confi- dence that the Lord would help him : 8 Wlierefore he exhorted his ;;eople not to fear the coming of the heathen against them, but to remember the help which in former times they had received from heaven, and now to expect the victory and aid, which should come unto them from the Al- mighty. 9 And so comforting them out of the law and the prophets, and withal putting them in mind r.i the battles that they won afore, he made them more cheerful. 10 And when he had stirred up their minds, he gave them the charge, shewing them therewithal the falsehood of the hea- then, and the breach of oaths. 1 1 Thus he armed every one of them, not so much with defence of shields and spears, as with comfortable and good words : and beside that, he told them a dream worthy to be believed, as if it had been so indeed, which did not a little rejoice them. J 2 And this was his vision ; That Onias, who had been high priest, a virtuous and a good man, reverend in conversation, gentle in condition, well spoken also, and exercised from a child in all points of virtue, holding up his hands, prayed for the whole body of the Jews. 13 This done, in like manner there ap- peared a man with gray hairs, and exceed- ing glorious, who was of a wonderful and excellent majesty. 14 Then Onias answered, saying, This is XV. Apocrypha. a lover of the brethren, who prayeth much for the people, and for the holy city, tn •wit, Jeremias the prophet of God. 15 Wiiereupon Jeremias holding foith his right hand, gave to Judas a sword of gold, and in giving it spake thus, 16 Take this holy sword, a gift from God, with the which thou shalt wound die adversaries. 17 Thus being well comforted by the words of Judas, which were very good, and able to stir them up to valour, and to en- courage the hearts of the young men, they determined not to pitch camp, but courage- ously to set upon them, and manfully to try the matter by conflict, because the city and the sanctuary and tlie temple were in danger. 18 For the care that they took for their v/ives, and their children, their brethren, and kinsfolks, was in least account with them: but the greatest and principal fear was for the holy temple. ' 1 9 Also they that were in the city took not the least care, being troubled for the conflict abroad. 20 And now, when as all looked wh.it should be the trial, and the enemies were already come near, and the army was set in '■ arrav, and the beasts conveniently placed", and the horserhen set in wings, 21 Maccabeus seeing the coming of tlie multitude, and the divers preparations of ar- mour, and the fierceness of the beasts, stretcii- ed out his hands toward heaven, and called upon the Lord that worketh wonders, knov.-- ing that victory cometh not by arms, but even as it seemeth good to him, he givetit it to such as are worthy : 22 Therefore in his prayer he said after this manner ; O Lord, thou didst send thine angel in the time of Ezekias king of Judeu, and didst slay in the host of Sennacherib an hundred four score and five thousand : 23 Wherefore now also, O Lord of heav- en, send a good angel before us for a fear and dread unto them ; 24 And through the might of thine arni ^et those be stricken with terror, that come against thy holy people to blaspheme. And he ended thus. 25 Then Nicanor and they tliat were with him came forward with trumpets and songs. 26 But Judas and his company encoun- tered the enemies with invocation and prayer. 27 So that fighting with their hands, and praying unto God with their hearts, they slew no less than thirty and five thousand, men : for through the appearance of God they were greatly cheered. 28 Now when the battle was done, re- turning again with joy, they knew that Ni- canor lay dead in his harness. 29 Then they made a great shout and a 'Apocrypha. noise, praising the Almighty in their own language. 30 And Judas, wlio was ever the cliief defender of the citizens both in body and m/iid, and who continued his love toward iiis countrymen all his life, commanded to strike off Nicanor's head, and his hand with his shoulder, and bring them to Jerusalem. 31 So when he was there, and had called them of his nation together, and set the priests before the altar, he sent for them that were of the tower, ■ 32 And shewed them Vile Nicanor's head, and the hand of that blasphemer, which with proud brags he had stretched out against the holy temple of the Almighty. 33 And when he had cut out the tongue of that ungodly Nicanor, he commanded that they should give it by pieces unto the fowls, and hang up the reward of his madness be- fore the temple. 34 So every man praised toward the heav- en the glorious Lord, saying, Blessed be he 11. MACCABEES. Apocrypla. that hath kept his own place undefiied. 3.i He hanged also Nicai:or's head upon the tower, an evident .and manifest sign unto all of tlie help of the Lord. 36 And they ordained all with a common decree in no case to let that day pass without solemnity, but to celebrate the thirteeatli day of tiie twelfth montii, which in the Syrian tongue is called Adar, the day before Mar- docheus' day. 37 Thus went it with Nicanor : and from that time forth the Hebrews had the city in their power. And here will I make an end. 38 And if I have done well, and as is fitting the story, it is that which I desired : but if slenderly and meanly, it is that which I could attain unto. 39 For as it is hurtful to drink wine or water alone ; and as wine mingled with wa- ter is pleasant, and delighteth the taste : even so speech finely framed delighteth the ears of them that read the story. Ard here shall be an end. END OF THE APOCRYPHA THE NEW TESTAMENT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST, TRANSLATED OUT OF THE ORIGINAL GREEK ANB WITH THE FORMER TRANSLATIONS DILIGENTLY COMPARED AND REVISED. BOSTON : PRIKTED Br GJtEENOUGH & STEBBINS, For BASTINGS, ETHERIDGE AND BLISS, E. LARKIN, THOMAS AND ANDREWS, D. WEST, ANDREWS AND CUMMINGS, MANNING AND LORING, J. WEST, and O. C. GREENLEAF. 1809. THE NEW TESTAMENT. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW. CHAP. I. 1 The genealogu of Christ, 'i^ His concep- tion and birth. 21, 23 His names. THE book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham begat Isaac ; and Isaac be- gat Jacob ; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren ; 3 And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Tliamar ; and Phares begat Esrom ; and Esroni begat Aram ; 4 And Aram begat Aminadab ; and Aminadab begat Naasson ; and Naasson begat Salmon ; 5 And Salmon begat Booz of Rachab ; and Booz l)egat Obed of Ruth ; and O- bed begat Jesse ; 6 And Jesse begat David the king ; and David the king begat Solomon of her that had been the nvife of Urias ; 7 And Solonion begat Roboam ; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; 8 And Asa begat Josaphat ; and Josa- phat begat Joram ; and Joram begatOzias ; 9 And Ozias begat Joatham ; and Jo- atham begat Achaz ; and Acliaz begat Ezekias ; 10 And Ezekias begat Man asses ; and Manasses begat Amon ; and Amon begat Josias ; 11 And Josias begat Jechonias and his brethren, about the time they were car- ried away to Babylon : 12 And after they were brought to Babylon, Jechonias begat Salathiel ; and ^alathiel begat 2x)robabel ; 13 And Zorobabel begat Abiud ; and Abiud begat Eliakim ; and Eliakim begat Azor ; 14 And Azor begat Sadoc ; and Sadoc begat Achim ; and Achim begat Eliud ; 15 And Eliud begat Eleazar ; and E- leazar begat Matthan ; and Matthan be- gat Jacob ; 16 And Jacob begat Joseph the hus- band of Mary, of whom was bom Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 So all the generations fi-om Abra- ham to David are fourteen generations ; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations ; and from the canying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. 18 ^ Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise : When as his mother Mary Avas espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. 19 Then Joseph 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 to him in a dream, saying, Josepn, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife : foi- that which is con- ceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his -name JESUS : for he shall save his people from their sins. 22 Now an this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, 23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring foi'th a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which be- ing interpreted is, God with us. 24 Then Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord had bidden him, and took unto him his wife : 25 And knew her not till she had brought forth her first-born son : and he called his name JESUS. CHAP. II. 1 The wise men coming to Christ, iltvor- shi/i him. I'l Joseph Jieeth into Egyjit. NOW when Jesus was born in Beth- lehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 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 Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people to- gether, he demanded of them where Christ should be born. 5 And they said unto him. In Bethle- hem of Judea : for thus it is written by the prophet, 6 And thou Bethlehem, in, the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda : for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel. 7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inqijired of them diligently what time^he star appeared. 8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said. Go, and search diligently for the 740 Herod's cruelty. ST, 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 re- joiced with exceeding great joy. , 11 ^ And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary 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 Her- od, they departed into their own country another way. 13 And when they were departed, he- hold, the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in- a dream, saying. Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee word : for Herod will seek the young child to destroy him. 14 When he arose, he took the young child and his mother by night, and de- parted into Egypt : 15 And was there until the death of Herod : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son. 16 tf Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceed- ing wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, andin all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently inquired of the wise men. 17 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying, 18 In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping J'or her chil- dren, and would not be comforted, be- cause they are not. 19 If But when Herod was dead, be- hold, an angel of the Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 20 Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and go into the land of Israel ; for they are dead which sought the young child's life. 21 And he arose, and took the yowng child and his mother, and came into the land of Israel. 22 But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in the roonvof his fa- ther Herod, he was afraid to go thither ; notwithstanding, being warned of God in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee : !► 2Z And he came and dwelt in a city MATTHEW. Christ is bajuized. called Nazareth : tliat it might be fulfill ed which was sooken by the prophets, He shall be callea a Nazarene. CHAP. III. 1 John fireacheth. 4 His afifiareU meat, and baptism. 7 He refirehendeththe Pharisees, 13 and bafitizeth Christ in Jordan. IN those dajAS came John the baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, 2 And saying, Repent ye : for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. 3 For this is he that was spoken of by the jjrophet Esaias, 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 a- bout his louis ; and his meat was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then went out to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region round about Jordan, 6 And were baptized of him in Joi»- dan, confessing their sins. 7 ^ But when he saw many of the Phar- isees and Sadducees come to his bap- tism, 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 : 9 And think not to say within your- selves. We have Abraham to our father; for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham. 10 And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees : therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast mto the fire. 11 I indeed baptize you with water un- to repentance : but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not wortliy to bear : he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and ivith fire : 12 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner ; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire. 13 H Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comcst thou to me ? 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, ' SuHer it to be so now : for thus it becom- eth us to fulfil all righteousness. I'hen he suffered him. 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway , out of the water : andlo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit ot God descend- ing like a dove, and lighting upon him ; 17 And lo, a voice trom heaven, say- ing. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Christ tempted. Ghap. iv, v CHAP. IV. 1 Christ fasteth, is tempted, and over- cometh. 17 He beginneth to preach, 18 and calleth some to be his disciples. THEN was Jesus led up of the spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. "^ And 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, com- mand that these stones be made bread. 4 But he answered and said. It is writ- ten, man shall not Uve by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God. 5 Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pin- nacle 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 liis angels charge conceniing thee : and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 7 Jesus said unto him. It is written again. Thou shale nok tempt the Lord thy God. 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and shew- eth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them, 9 And saith unto him. All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. 10 Then saith Jesus unto him. Get thee hence, Satan : for it is written. Thou shalt woi-ship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 11 Then the devil leaveth him, and be- hold,angels came and ministered unto him. 12 If Now when Jesus had heard that John was cast into prison, he departed into Galilee. 33 And leaving Nazareth, he came and dwelt in Capernaum, which is upon the sea coast, in the borders of Zabulon and Nephthalim ; 14 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying, \5 The land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephthalim, by the way of the sea, be- yond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles : 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 H From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say. Repent : for the king- dom of hewven is at hand. 18 ir And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea : for they Avere fishers. 19 And he saith unto them. Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. His sermon on the m.ount. 741 20 And they straightway left rA«V nets, and followed him. 21 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brothei-, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets : and he called them. 22 And they immediately lef the ship, and their father, and followed him. 23 IT And Jesus went aljout all Gali- lee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease among the people. 24 And his fame went throughout all Sjria : 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 And there followed him great mul- titudes of people from Galilee, andyrowz Decapolis, and /row Jerusalem, andyro/a Judea, and from beyond Jordan. CHAP. V. 1 J Hio are blessed. 13 apostles are the light of the ivorld. 21 The law expounded. AND seeing the multitudes, he went up uito a mountain : and when he was set, his disciples came unto him. 2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the eartli. 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be iilled. 7 Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peace-makers : for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they which are perse- cuted fox' righteousness sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11 Blessed are ye when men shall re- vile you, and persecute z/om, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. 12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is your reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets which wei'e before you : 13 If Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have lost his savour, where- with shall it be salted ^ it is thenceforth good for nothing, but t^e cast out, and to be trodden under foiafef men. 14 Ye are the light ot the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. ?42 The light of the ajmtlcr,. ST 15 Neither do men light a cancUc, and put it under a bushel, out on a candle- stick : and it givcth liglit unto all that are in the house. 16 Let your light so shine before inen, that they may see your eocd works, and glorify your Father which is m heaven. 17 ^ Think not that I am come to de- stroy the law, or the prophets : I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. 18 For verily I say unto you, Till heav- en and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. 19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, 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 righteous- ness of the scribes and pharisees,ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. 21 ^ Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time. Thou shalt not kill ; and whosoever shall kill, shall be in dan- ger of the judgment : 22 But I say unto you. That whosoev- er is angiy with his brother without a cause, shall be in danger of the judgment : and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council : but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell-fire. 23 Therefore if thou bring thy gift to the altar, and there rememberest that thy brother hath aught against thee ; 24 Leave there thy gift before the altai*, and go thy way ; first be reconciled to thy brothel', and then come and offer thy gift. 25 Agree with thine adversary quickly, while 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 uttermost farthing. 27 IT Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not com- mit adultery : 28 But I say unto you, That whosoev- er looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her al- ready in his heart. 29 And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out, and cast it 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 it thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and q^t it from thee : for it is profitable for vSm that one of thy mem- bers should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell. MATTHEW. The law ex/iounded. "1 It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement : 32 But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to com- mit adultery : and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced, committeth adultery. 33 TI Again, ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt per- form unto the Lord thine oaths : 34 But I say unto vou. Swear not at all : neither by heaven ; for it is God's throne : 35 Nor by the earth ; for it is his foot- stool : neither by Jerusalem ; 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 communication be, Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : for whatsoever is moi'e than these cometh of evil 38 U 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 coat, let him have thy cloak also. 41 And whosoever shall compel 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 If Ye have heard that it hath been said. Thou shalt love thy neighbour, aiid hate thine enemy : 44 But I say unto you, Love your ene- mies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despiteiully use you, and persecute you; 45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven : 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 brethren only, what do ye more than others ? do not even the publicans so ? 48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. CHAP. VI. 1 Of alms, 5 fir ay er, lA, forgiveness, IS fasting, 19 our treasure, 24 and a- gai?ist worldly care. Hj"^ AKE heed tliat ye do not your alms A before men, to be seen of them : otherwise ye have no rewaid of your Father which is in heaven. 2 Therefore, when thou doest thine Of alms and/ifaycr. Chap v'tms, do not sound a trumpet before fhce, as the hypocrites do, in the syna- :",ogues, 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 ahns, let not. thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth : 4 That thine alms may be in secret : and thy Father which seeth in secret, himself shall reward thee openly. 5 ^ And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites 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 rep- etitions, as the heathen do : for tliey 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 before ye ask him. 9 After this manner therefore pray ye : Our Father which art in heaven. Hal- lowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. 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 temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glor>', for ever. Amen. 14 For, if ye forgive men their tres- passes, your heavenly Father will also forgive you : 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father*for- give 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. 12 But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face ; 18 That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father, which is in se- cret : and thy Father, which seeth in se- cret, shall reward thee openly. 19 II Lay not up for yourselves treas- ures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal : 20 But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break thi'ough nor steal. ■ VII. -dgainst ivorldhj care. 743 21 For where your treasure is, there w ill your heart be also. 22 The light of ihe body is the eye : if therefore thine eye be single, thv whole body shall be full of light. 23 But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness. If there- fore the light that is in thee be darkness, how gi'eat is that darkness ! 24 IT No man can serve two masters : for either he will hate the one, and lo^'c the other; or else he will hold to the one,, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 25 Thei"efore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and 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 thought for rai- ment ? 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 Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ' 30 Wherefore, if God so clothe the gi'ass of the field, which to-day is, and to-mor- row is cast into the oven, shall 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, wherewithal shall we be clothed i 32 (For after all these things do the Gentiles seek) for your heavenly Fa- ther knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33 But seek ye ^first the kingdom of God, and his rignteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. 34 Take therefore no thought for the morrow : for tlie morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Suffi- cient unto the day is the evil thereof. CHAP. VII. 1 Christy ending his seiinon in the mount, rejiroveth rash judgment, 6forbiddeth to cast holy things to dogs, 7 exhorteth to prayer, 13 to enter in at the strait gate, 15 to beware of false prophets, 21 and not to be hearers, but doers of the word. JUDGE not, that ye be not judged. 2 For witli what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and»th what meas- ure ye mete, it shall be rneasured to you again. 744 Christ exhorteth tojirayer. ST. MA' 3 And why beholdcst 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 put of thine eye»; and behold, a beam is in thine own eye ? 5 Thou hypocrite, first cast cut 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 1[ Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls be- fore swine, lest they ti'ample them untler their feet, and turn again and rend you. 7 IT Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and j'e shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you : 8 For every one that asketh, receiveth ; and he that seeketh, findeth ; and to him that knncketh, 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 good things to them that ask him ? 12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye ■would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them : for this is the law and the prophets. 23 H 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 nar- row is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it 15 U Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing ; but in- wardly they are ravening wolves. 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits : Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles ? 27 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 corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 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 H Not every one that saithunto 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, h^e we not prophesied in thy name i* anffllln thy name have cast out devils ? and in thy name done many wonderful works? I'THEW. He cleaiiseth a lefier. 23 And then will I profess unto them, 1 never knew you : depart from me, ye that work iniquity. 24 51 'I'hcrefore whosoever heai'eth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken liim unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock : 25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and i)eat 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 iDeat upon that house ; and it fell, and great was the fall of it 28 And it came to pass when Jesus 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. CHAP. VIII. 2 Christ cleanseth the lefier, 5 healeth the centurion's sej-vant, 14 Peter's moth- er-in-law, 16 and many other diseased ; 19 shenveth how he is to be followed ; 23 slillcth the temfiest on the sea ; 28 driv- eth devils out of two men possessed, 31 and suffer elh them to go into thestvine. WHEN he was come down fron> the mountain, great multitudes followed him. 2 And behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying. Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 3 And Jesus put forth his hand, and touched him, saying, I will ; be thou clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. 4 And Jesus saith unto him. See thou tell noman ; but go thy way, shew thyself to the priest, and offei' the gift that Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them, 5 IT And when Jesus was entered into Capernaum, there came unto him a cen- turion, beseeching him, 6 And saying. Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. 7 And Jesus 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 I am a man under authority, having soldiers under me : and I say to this man. Go, and he goeth ; and to an- other. Come, and he cometh, and to my servant. Do this, and he doeth it. 10 When Jesus heard it, he marvelled, and said to them that followed. Verily I say unto you, I have not found so great faith, no, not in Israel Christ stilleth the temliest. Chap 11 And I say unto you, that many shall come from the east and west, and shall sit down with Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven. 12 But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into utter darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 13 And Jesus 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 self-same hour. 14 If And when Jesus was come into Peter's house, he saw his wife's mother laid, and sick of a fever. 15 And he touched her hand, and the fe\'er left her : and she ai'ose, and min- istered unto them. 16 If When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were pos- sessed with devils : and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick ; 17 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Esaias the prophet, saying. Himself took our infirmities, and bare our sicknesses. 18 Now when Jesus saw great multi- tudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. 19 And a certain scribe came, and said untol-im. Master, I will follow thee whith- ereoever thou gcest 20 And Jesus saith unto him. The foxes have holes, and the bii-ds of the air have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. 21 And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. 22 But Jesus said unto him. Follow me ; and let the dead bury their dead. 23 ^ And Avhen he was entei'ed into a ship, his disciples followed him. 24 And behold, there arose a great tem- pest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves : but he was asleep. 25 And his disciples came to him, and a- wcke him, saying. Lord, save us: we perish. 26 And he saith unto them, Why ai-e ye fearful, O ye of little faith ? 'I'iien he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea ; and there was a great calm. 27 But the men marvelled, saying. What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea ctoey liim ! 28 5f And when he was come to the other side, into die country of the Ger- gesenes, there met him two possessed with devils, coming out of the touibs, exceeding fierce, so that no man might pass by that wa\-. I 29 And behofd, they cried out, saying, i{ a phvsician, but they that are sick What have we (fj do with thee, Jesus, 'j 13 But go ye and learn what that thou Son of God ? art thou come hither !! meaneth, 1 v.-ili have mercy, and not sac- to torment us before the time ? | rifice : for I am n*^ come to call the 30 And there was a good, wav off from 1 righteous, but sinnerri 94 He calleth Maltheio. 7i3 them an herd of many swine, feeding. 31 So the devils besought him, saying. If thou cast us out, suffer us to go away into the herd of swine. 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, fled, and went their ways into the city, and told every thing ; and what was befallen to the possessed of the devils. 34 And behold, the whole city came out to meet Jesus : and when they saw him, they besought him that he would depart out of their coasts. CHAP. IX. 2 Christ cureth the palsy, 9 calleth Mat- thew, 10 eateth ivith publicans and sinners. AND he entered into a ship, and pass- ed over, and came into his own city. 2 And behold, they brought to him a man sick of the palsy, lying on a bed : and Jesus, seeing their faith, said 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 7Ha^blasphemeth. 4 And Jesus, knowing their thoughts, said. Wherefore think ye evil in your hearts ? 5 For whether is easier, to say, Thv sing 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 thine' house. 7 And he arose, and departed to his house. . 8 But when the multitude saw it, they marvelled, and glorified God, whicii had gi\"en such power unto men. 9 ^ And as Jesus i)assed forth from thence, he saw a man named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom : *ind he saith unto him. Follow me. And he a- rose, and followed him. 10 ^ And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the house, behold, many pub- hcans and sinners came and sat down witii him and his disciples. 1 1 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples. Why eateth your Master with pul)licans and sinners ? 12 But v/hen Jesus heard that, he said unto them. They that be whole need not to repentance. 'i'46 jI'/h^ diseased culled. ST. MAT 14 ^ Then came to him the disciples of Jolui, sayinjj. Why de we and the Phar- isees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not ? 15 And Jesus 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 uotoan old garment : for that which is put in to fill it up, taketh from the garment, and the rent is made worse. 17 Neither do men put new wine into old bottles: else the lx>ttles break, and the wine runneth out, and the bottles perish : but Uiey put new wine into new bottles, and both are preserved. l!j H While he spake these things unto them, behold, there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, saying. My daugh- ter is even now dead : ijut come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. 19 And Jesus arose, and followed him, ^lid so did his disciples. 20 If ( And behold, a Avoman which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve y ears, came behind /lirn, and touched the hem cf his garment. 21 For she said within herself, If I may but touch his garment, I shall be whole. 22 But Jesus 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 frcm that hour.) 23 And when Jesus came into the rul- er's house, and saw the minstrels and the pcc^ple making a noise, 24 He said unto them. Give place: for tl\e maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scoin. 25 But when the people were put forth, he went in, and took her by the hand, and the maid ai'ose. 26 And tli€ fame hereof went abroad into all that land. 27 ^ And when Jesus departed therxe, two blind men followed lum, «;rying, and saying, ^J'/iou Son of David, have mercy on us. 28 And when he was come into the house, the blind men came to him : and Jesus saith unto tl'.em. Believe ye that I am able to do this ? They said uiito him. Yea, Lord. 29 Then tou.ched he their eyes, saying. According to your faith, be it unto you. 30 Antl their eyes were opened ; and Jesus strai'dy charged them, saying, Llee t/mt no man know it. 31 But tl'.ey, when they were departed, spread aliroad his fame in ail that country. 32 *,[ As they wcul out, behold, they brought to hiru agjumb man ^'osscised \vicUadc\il. THEVV. 7//C a/ioiiics sent tofireac/i. 33 And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake : and tW multitudes marvel- led, saying. It was never so seen in Israel. 34 But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils, through the prince of the devils. 35 And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of tlie kingdom, and healingevery sickness, and every dis- ease among the people. 36 If But when lie saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 37 Then saith he unto his disciples. The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few. 38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of 'the harvest, that he will send forth labooi'ers into his harvest. CHAP. X. 77ie ajiostles are sent to do miracles, and to fir each. AND when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave tlienji power against unclean spirits, tocast them out, and to heal all manner of sickness, and all manner of disease. 2 Now the names of the twelve apostle r, are these ; The first, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother ; James the son oi Zjihedee, and John his brother; 3 Philip, and Bartholomew ; Thonias, and Matthew the publican ; James the: son of Aipheus, and Lebbeus, Avhose sur- name was Thaddeus ; 4 Simon the Canaanite, and Judas Is- cariot, who also betrayed him. 5 These twelve Jesus sent forth, and commanded thcni, saying, Go not into the way of the Gentiles, and into any city of the Samaritans enter ye not i 6 But go lather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 7 And as ye go, preach, saying, The kingdom of heaven is at hand. 8 Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils : freely ye have received, freely give. 9 Pro\ ide neither gold, nor silver, hor brass in your purses ; 10 Nor scrip for }our journey, neither two coats, neither shoes, nor yet staves : (for the w orkman is worthy of his meat.) 11 And into whatsoever' city or town ye shall enter, inquire who in it- is worthy, and there abide till ye go thence. 12 And when ye come into aa house, salute it. 13 And if the house be worthy, let your peace come upon it : but if it be not wor- thy, let your peace return to you. 14 And Avhcscever shall not receive you, nor hear your words, when ye de- part out of that house, or city, shake ott' the dust of vour feet. Chriafa c/iarge to the afioatles. 15 Verily, I say unto 3'ou, It shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom and Gomorrah, in the day of judgi«»ent, than for that city. 16 ^ Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves : be ye therefoi'e wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. 17 But beware of men : for they will deliver )'ou up to the councils, and they will scoui-ge vou in their synagogues. 18 And' ye shall be brought before gov- ernors and kings for my sake, for a testi- mony against them and the Gentiles. 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 deliver up the brother to death, and the father the child : and the children shall rise up a- gainst their jiarents, 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 endur- eth to the end shall h& saved. 23 But when they persecute you in tliis city, flee ye into anotlier : for verily I say unto you. Ye shall not ha\e gone over the cities of Israel till the Son of man be come. 24 The disciple is not above Ms master, nor the servant above his lord. 25 It is enough for the disciple tliat he be as his master, and the servant as his lord : if they ha\e called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household .' 26 Fear them not therefore : for there is nothing covered, that shall not be re- vealed ; and hid, that shall not be known. 27 What I tell you in darkness, that sjjeak ye in light : and what ye hear in the es.r,f.ha: preach }e upon the house-tops. 20 And fear ncrt them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul : but rather fear him which is able to de- stroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a far- thing .'' and one of them siiall not fall on the ground without your Father. 30 But the very hairs of )-our head are all numljered. 31 Fea^ ye not tlierefore, ye are of more \-alue than many sparrows. 32 Whi")snever therefore shall confess me before men, him will I confess also before my Father wliich i» in heaven. 33 But whosoever shall deny me be- fore men, liim will I also deny before mj' Father wiiich is in heaven. Si Trunk not that I am come to send peace on earth : I can^e no*" to snu; peace, Chap. xi. John sendeth his discifdes to C'hrint. 7^7 35 For I am come to set a man at va- riance against his father, and the daugh- ter against her mother, and the daugh- ter-in-law against her mcther-in-law. 36 And a man's foes shall be they cf his own household. 37 He that loveth father or mother more than me, is not worthy of me : and he that Io\eth son or daughter more than me, is not wort'ay of me. 38 And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after me, is not AVorthv of me. 39 He that findeth his life shall lose it : and he that loseth his life for my sake, shall find it. 40 U He that recei\'etli you, receiveth me, and he that receivetli me, receiveth him that sent me. 41 He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet, shall receive a pro- phet's reward ; and he that receiveth a righteous man in the name of a righteous man, shall receive a righteous man's re- ward 42 And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones, a cup of cold ivater only, in the name of a disci- ple, verily, I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward. CHAP. XI. 2 John sendeth his discifdes to Christ. 7 The testimowj of Christ coiicerjung John. 20 Christ iipbraideth the tin- thankfulness and imfianten ce vfChora- zin, Bethsaida, and Cafiernautn, 2.> and Jiraiseth his Father's luisdom in revealing f/ie gospel to the rimjile AND it came to priss when Jesus had made an ctkI of commanding his twelve di.sciples, he departed tlignce to teach and to preach in their cities. 2 Now when John hid heard in the prison the works cf Christ, he scut two of his disciples, 3 And said unto liim. Art thou he that should come, or do wc look for anolii;?r ? 4 Jesus answered and said unto theni, Go and shew John again those tilings which ye do hear and see : 5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk.the lepers are clcansed,and the deaf hear, tlie dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them, 6 And blessed is he whosoever shall not be offended in me. 7 H And as they departed, Jesus I)cgan to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into tiie 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 tliat wear soft clothing are in king's houses. 9 But what went ye out for to see ? A prophet ? yea, I say unto you, and mort il'.an uprophi";. 748 Ingratitude ujibraided. ST. MAT 10 For this is Aeof Avhom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way be- fore thee. 1 1 Verily, I say unto you, Among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist : notwithstanding he that is least in the Idiigdom of heaven, is greater than he. 12 And from the days of John tlie Baptist, until now, the kingdom of hea\ - en suffereth violence, and the \'iolent take it by force. 13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied imtil John. 14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias which was for to come. 15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 1 6 ^f But whereunto shall I liken this gen- eration .* 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 mourn- ed unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say. Behold, a man gluttonous, and a wine-bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified cf her children. 20 If Then began he to upbraid the ci- ties wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not. 21 Woe unto thee, Chorazin ; woe unto thee, Bethsaida : for if the n)ighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have re- pented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. 22 But I say unto you. It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you, 23 And thou, Capernaum, 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 Sodom, it would have remained until this day. 24 But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom, in the day of judgment, than for thee. 25 ir At that time Jesus 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 Iiast revealed them Unto babes. 26 Even so. Father, for so it seemed good in thy siglit. 27 All things are delivered unto me rf niy 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 liim. 28 If Come unto me, all?/e that labour,and arc hea\y laden, and I will give you rest. ?9 Take my ycke upon you, and learn FHEW. The Pharisees reftroved, of me : for I am meek and lowly in heart ; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30 For jiiy yoke w easy, and my bur- den is light. CHAP. XII. 1 The disci/lies Jiluck the ears of corn on the sabbath. 31 Blasfihemij ai^aiiist the Holij Ghost shall not be forgiven. AT that time Jesus went on the sab- hdA\-day through the corn, and his disciples were an hungeied, and began to pluck the ears of corn, and to eat. 2 But when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto him, Behold, thy disciples do that which is not lawful to do upon the sabbath-f/ay. 3 But he said unto them, Have j'c not read what David did when he was an hungered, and they that were with him ; 4 How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shew-bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests .* 5 Or have ye not read in the law, honv that on the sabbath-rfays the priests in the temple pi'ofane the sabbath, and are blameless ? 6 But I say unto you, that in this place is one gi-eater than the temple. 7 But if ye had known what this mean- eth, I will have mercy ,and not sacrifice,ye would not have condemned the guiltless. 8 For the Son of man is Lord eveu of the sabbath-f/ay. 9 And when he was departed thence, he went into their synagogue. 10 IT And behold, there was a man which had his hand withered. And they asked him, saying. Is it lawful to heal on the sabbath-f/ai/s ? that they mightaccusehim. 11 And he said unto thein. What man shall there be among you, that shall have one sheep, and if it fall into a pit on the sabbath-(/fi!/, will he not lay hold on it, and lift it out .' 12 How much then Is a man better than a sheep ? wherefore it is lawful to do well on the sabbath-f/ai/s- 13 Then saith he to the man. Stretch foith thine hand. And he stietched it forth ; arid it was restoi'ed whole, like as the other. 14 ^ Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against hi?n, how they might destroy \\\m. li But when Jesus knew it, he withdrevy himself iVom thence : and great multitudes followed liim, 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 hy Esaias the prophet, saying, 18 Behold, my servant, whom 1 have chosen ; my i^eloved, in whom my soul is v/ell pleased : I will put my spirit up- Of blasfihemy. Chap, xiii fin him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles. 19 He sliajl not strive, nor cry ; neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets. 20 A bruised reed sliall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send foith judgment unto victory. 21 And in his name shall the Gentiles trust. 22 IT 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, '.nd said. Is not this the son of David .•• 24 But when the Pharisees heard it, they aid, This/e//07y doth not cast out devils, )ut by Beelzebub the prince of the devils. 25 And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Eveiy Idngdom divided against itself, is brought to desolation ; and every city or house divided against itself, shall not stand. 26 And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself ; how shall then his kingdom stand * 27 And if I by Beelzebub cast cut devils, by whom do your children cast thein out ? therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out devils by the Spirit cf God, then the kingdom 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. 30 He that is not with me, is against me ; and he that gathereth not with me, scattereth abroad. 31 U Wlierefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be for- given unto men : but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost shall not be for- given unto men. 32 And whosoever speaketh a word a- gainst the Son of man, it sliall be forgiv- en him : but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven 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 cor- rupt, 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 i* for out of the abundance of the heait, 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 jus- T7ie Pharisees desire a sign. 749 tified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. 38 1[ Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we w6uld see a sign from tliee.' 39 But he answered and said to them. An evil and adulterous generation seekcLh after a sigh, and th^-e shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. 40 For as Jonas was three davs an4 three nights in the whale's belly : so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, a greater than Jonas is here. 42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he waiketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none. 44 Then he saith, I Avill return into my house from whence I came out ; and when he is come, he findeth it 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, beliold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak with him. 47 Then one said unto him. Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand witli- out, desiring to speak with thee. 48 But he answered and said unto him that told him, Who is my mother f and who are my brethren ? 49 And he stretched forth his hand to- ward 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 motiier. CHAP. XIII. 3 Of the sewer and (he seed. 24 Divers other parables. 34 Why Christ sfiake in fmrables. I^HE same day went Jesus 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 >vent forth to sow ; 70 0 Thcjiarable ofthtsoivcr. ST. MA 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 fnrth- ■with they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth : 6 And when the >iun was tip, they were scorched ; and tx?cause they had not ra:)t, they withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns ; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them : i! But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fi'uit, some an hundred- fold, some sixty-fold, some thirty-fold. 9 Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 10 And the disciples came, and .said unto him, Why speakest tliou unto them in parables * 11 He answered and said unto them. Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. 12 For whosoever hath, to liim shall be given, and he shall have more abundance : but whosoever hath not, fi-ora him shall be taken away even that he hath. 13 Therefore speak I to them in par- ables : because they seeing see not ; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand. 14 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand ; and see- ing ye shall see, and shall not preccive : 15 For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their cars ai'c dull of he.iring, and their eyes they have closed ; lest at any time they should see with ilteir e3'es, and hear with their ears, and sho\ild un- derstand with their heart, and should be converted, md I should heal them. 15 But blessed are your eyes, for they see : Jmd your ears, for they hear. 17 For verily I say unto you. That many prophets and righteous tnen have desired to see those things which ye t^ee, and have not seen them ; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard them. ■JS li Hear ye therefore the parable of t:he sower. 19 Wlien any one heaveth the word cf the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in ills heart. I'his is he which received seed by the way side. >' 20 But he that received the seed into $tony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it ; 21 Yet hath he not root in himstli^ but dureth for a while : for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. 22 He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word ; fTHEW. Divers other fiarablen. and the care of this world, f;nd the de- ceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he Ijecometh unfruitful. 23 But he that received seed into tl»a gwxl ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth // ; which alsobeareth iruit, and bringeth forth, some an hun- dred-fold, some sixty, some thirty- 24 ^ Another parable put he forth un- to them, saying, I'he 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 among the wheat, and went his way. 26 But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fi-uit, then appeared the tares also. 27 So the seirvants of die householder came and said unto him. Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in tliy 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 widi them. 30 Let both grow together until the harvest rand in the time of harvest I will so.y to the reapers, Gathev ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them : but gather the wheat into my barn. 31 "IT Another parable put he forth unto them, sajing. The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of nuistard-sced, which a man took, and sowed in his field : 32 W^hich indeed is the least of all seeds : but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herljs, and bscometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and loflge in tlie branches thereof. 33 IT Another parable spake he tinto them ; The kingdom of heaven is like unto lca^'en, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of nieal, till the whole was leavened. 34 All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in pai-ables ; and without a parable spake he not unto them : 35 That it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying, I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things which have iieen kept secret from the foundation of the world. 36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house : and his disciples came unto him, saying. Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 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 gootl seed are tlie children of the kingdom ; The renvard of the righteous. Chap liiit the tares are the children of the wicked one ; 39 Tiie 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 fiie ; so shall it be 'n 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 cf tire : there shall be wailing and gnash- ing of teetU. 43 Then sliall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear. 44 If Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field ; the whicli when a man hath found, he hideih, and foi' joy thereof goeih and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field 45 If Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant-man seeking good- ly pearls : 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it. 47 If Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into tlxe sea, and gathered of every kind : 48 Which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and sat down, ancl gath- ered 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, .'0 And shall cast them into the fur- nace of fire : tliere shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. 51 Jesus saith unto them, Have ye un- derstoixi all these things ? They say unto him. Yea, Lord. 52 Then said lie unto them. There- fore every scribe which is instructed unto the kingdom of heaxen, is like unto a man lliatia an householder, wliich bring- eth forth out of his treasure things new and old. 53 II And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these parables, he de- parted thence. 54 And when he was come into his own countiy, he taught them in their s\na- gogue, insomuch that they were astonish- ed, and said, VV'hence hath this man this wisdom, and these mighty works ? 55 Is not this the carpenter's son ? is not his mother called Maty ? and his brethren, James, and Joses, and Simon, and Judas ? 56 And his sisters, are they not all with us ? Whence then hatU tliis nr.m all these things .■* . XIV. John Bafitist beheaded, 761 57 And they were offended in him. But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his ov/n house. 58 And he did not many mighty works there, because of their unbelief. CHAP. XIV. 1 Herod''s o/iinion of Christ. 15 The mir- acle of the five loaves, 22 and ofivalk- ing on the sea. AT that time Herod the Tetrarch heard of the fame of Jesus, 2 And said unto his servants. This is John the Baptist ; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. 3 ^ For Herod had laid hold on John, and bound him, and put him in prison for Hei'odias' sake, his brother Philip's wife. 4 For John said unto him, It is not lawful for thee to have her. 5 And when he would have put him to death, he feared the multitude, because they counted him as a prophet. 6 But when Herod's birtli-day was kept, the daughter of Herodias danced before them, and pleased Herod. 7 Whei-eupoji he promised with an oatli to give her whatsoever she would ask, 8 And she, being before instructed of her mother, said. Give me here John Baptist'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 iV 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 it to her mother. 12 And his disciples came, and took up the body, and buried it, and went and told Jesus. 13 II When Jesus heard of it, he depart- ed thence by a ship into a desert place a- part : and when the people had heard thereof, they followed him on foot out of the cities. 14 And Jesus went forth, and saw a great multitude, and was moved with compassion toward them, and he healed their sick. ». 15 ^ And wherrit was evening, his disci- ples came tohhn, saying. 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 Jesus said unto them. They need not depart ; give ye them to eat, 17 And they say unto him, _We have here but fi\e loa\es, and two fishes. 18 He said. Bring them hither to me. 19 And he commande.'. the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loii\'-.-s, and t!ie tv.o fishes, and la;k 752 Christ •walketh on the sea. ST. MATTHEW, ing up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to hisi 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. 21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. 22 II And straightway Jesus 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 multi- tudes away, he went up into a moiuitain upart to pray: and when the evening 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 contrary. 25 And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. 26 And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit ; and they cried out ibr feai'. 27 But straightway .Tesus spake unto them, saying. Be of good cheer ; it is I ; be not afraid. 28 And Peter answered him and said, Loi*d, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. 29 And he said. Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. 30 But when lie saw the wind boister- ous, he was afraid ; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying. Lord, save me. 31 And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, where- fore 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 him, saying. Of a truth thou art the Son of God. 34 iy And when they were gone over, they came into the land of Gennesaret. 35 And when tlie men of that place had knowledge of him, they sent out in- to all that country round about, and bixjught 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. CHAP. XV. 3 Gocru command?7ientSy a?id men\king which would take account of his servants. 24 And when he had begun to reckon , one was brought imto him which owed him ten thousand talents. 25 But forasmuch as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him 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 pa- tience with me, and I will pay thee all. 27 Then the lord of that servant was moved with compassion, and loosed him, and forgave him 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 fellow- servant fell down at his feet, and besought him, saying, Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all. 30 And he would not : but v/ent and cast him into prison, till he should pay the debt. 31 So when his fellow-servants 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 forgave thee all that debt, be- cause thou desiredst me : 33 Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant, even as I had pity on thee .' 34 And his lord was wroth, and deliv- ered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. ' 35 So likewise shall my heavenly Fa- ther do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not eveiy one his brother their trespasses. 756 Christ healcfh the sick. ST. MATTHEW. ?Io7v to obtain elerttal life. one, that /,?, God : but if thou wilt enter CHAP. XIX. 2 Christ hcaleth the sick, 3 aiisnvcreth the Pharisees touching divorcement, 16 and sheivcth how (o attain ever- lasting life. AND it carne to pass, that Avhen Jesus had finished these sayings, he de- parted from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea, beyond Jordan : 2 And great multitudes followed him, and he healed them there. 3 H The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him. Is it lawful for a man to put away liis wife for every cause ? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Ha\ e ye not read, that he which made thcjn at the beginniiTg, made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mothei", and shall cleave to his wife : and tliey twain shall be one flesh ? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. 7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of di- vorcement, and to put her away ? 8 He saith unto them, Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put away your wives : but from tile beginning it was not so. 9 And I say unto you. Whosoever shall put a^vay his wife, except it be for for- nication, and shall marry another, com- mitteth 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 lie said unto them. All men cannot receive this saying, save theij to whom it is given. 12 For there are some eunuchs, which were so born from their mother's womb : ana there are some eunuchs, which were made eunuchs of men : and there be eunuchs, which have made themselves eunuchs for ihe kingdom of heaven's sake. He that is able to receive it, let him re- ceive it. 13 IT Then were there brought unto him little children, that he should put his hands on them, and pray : and the disci- ples rebuked them. 14 But Jesus 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. 16 1[ And behold, one came and said unto him, Good master, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life ? 17 And he said unto him. Why callest thou me gootl i there is none good but into life, keep the comm.andments. 18 He saiih unto him. Which .' Jesus said, 'I'hou shalt do no murder, Tliou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not steal. Thou shalt not bear false witness, 19 Honour thy father and thy moth- er : and, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 20 The young man saith unto him. All these things ha^'e I kept from my youth up : what lack I yet i* 21 Jesus said unto him. If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven : and come and fol- low me. 22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful : for he had great possessions. 23 f Then said Jesus'untohis disciples, 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 it, thev were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saAed ? 26 But Jesus beheld them, and said un- to them, W^ith men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. 27 H Then answered Peter, and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee ; what shall Ave have therefore ? 28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say luito you, that ye which have follow- ed me in the regeneration, when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his gloiy, ye also shall sit upon tv/elve thrones, judg- ing the twelve tribes of Israel. 29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands for my.name's sake, shall receive anliun- dred- fold, and shall inherit everlasting life. 30 But many thatare first shall be last, and the last ,^hMtif>e first. CHAP. XX. 1 Of the labourers in the vineyard. 20 Christ tcacheth his disci/ilcs to be lowly. FOR the kingdom of heaven is like un- to 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 v/ent 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 Of the labourers in the vineyard. Chap. will give you. And they went their way. 5 Again he went out about the sixth and ninth hour, and did Hkewise. 6 And about the eleventh hour he went out, and found others standing idle, and saith unto them, Why stand ye here all the day idle i' 7 They say unto him, Because no man liath hired us. He saiih unto them, Go ye also into the vineyard ; and whatso- ever is right, thai shall ye receive. 8 So when even was come, the lord of the vineyard saith unto his steward, Call tlie labourers, and give them their hire, beginning from the last unto the first. 9 And when they came that nvere hir- ed about the eleventh hour, they re- ceived eveiy man a pennj'. 10 But when the first came, they sup- posed that they should have received more ; and they likewise received every man a penny. 11 And when they had received ?V, they murmured against the good-man of the house, 12 Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have bome the burden and heat of the day. 13 But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong : didst not thou agree with me for a penny ^ 14 Take that thine is, and go thy 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 i* is thine eye evil because I am good .' 16 So the last shall be first, aad the first last : for many be called, but few chosen. 17 ir And Jesus going up to Jerusalem, took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, 18 Behold, we go up to Jerusalem; and the Son of man shall be betrayed un- to the chief priests, and unto the sci-ibes, and they shall ccridemn him to death, 19 And shall deliver him to the Gentiles to mock, and to scourge, and to crucify hijn : and the third day he shall rise again. 20 U Then came ^aiim the mother of Zebedee's childrenjBpth her sons, wor- shipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. 21 And he said unto her. What wilt thou i She saith unto him. Grant that thestf my two sons may sit, the one on thy right hand, and the other on the left in thy kingdom, 22 But Jesus answered and said, Ye know not what ye ask. Are ye able to drink of the cup that I shall drink of, and to be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with i They say unto him. We are able. 23 And he saith unto them, Ye shall drink indeed of my cup, and be baptized XXI. Christ ridelh to Jerusalem. 757 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 it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared of my Father. 24 And when the ten heard it, they were moved with indignation against the two brethren. 25 But Jesus called them unto him, and said. Ye know that the princes of the Gentiles 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 be 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 life a ransom for many. 29 And as they departed from Jeri- cho, a great multitude followed him. 30 If And behold, two blind men sitting by the way-side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying. Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. 31 And the multitude rebuked them, because they should hold theii^ ]jcace : but they cried the more, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David. 32 And Jesus 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 Jesus had compassion on them, and touched their eyes : and immediate- ly their eyes received sight, and they follo\ved him. CHAP. XXL 1 Christ rideth into Jerusalem ufion an ass, 12 and castelh out the buyers and sellers. AND when they drew nigh unto Je- rusalem, and were come to Beth- phage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples, 2 Saying unto them. Go into the village over against )'^ou, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her : loose them, and bring them unto me. 3 And if any man say aught 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 proph- et, saying, 5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Be- hold, 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 did as Jesus commanded them, 7 And brought the ass and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set lum thereon. 7i8 Tlic Jig-tree cursed. ■ ST. 8 And a xcry gi'cnt multitude spread tlieir garments in tlie way ; others cut down branches from the trees, and strew- ed than in the way. 9 And the multitndes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David : blessed in he that Cometh in the name of the Lord : Ho- sanna in the highest. 10 And when he was come into Jeru- salem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this ? 11 And the multitude said. This is Je- sus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee. 12 f And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the money-changers, and the seats of them that sold do\es, 13 And said unto them. It is writ- ten. My house shall be called the house of prayer, but ye have made it a den of thieves. 14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them. 15 And when the chief priests and sci'ibes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the tem- ple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of l)avid ; they were sore displeased, 16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say ? And Jesus saith unto them. Yea ; have ye never read. Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast prefected praise ? 17 ^ And he leftthem, and went out of rtie city into Bethany, and he lodged there. 18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. 19 And when he saw a fig-tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it. Let no fruit grow on thee hencefor- Avard for ever. And presently the fig- tree withered away. 20 And when the disciples saw ?V, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig- tree withered away ! 21 Jesus answered and said unto them. Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, j'e shall not only do this Kvhicli is done \o the fig-tree, but also, if ye shall say unto this mountain. 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 If And when he was come into tjie temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said. By what authority doest thou these things ^ and who gave thee this authority ? 24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also aviU ask you one thing, which MATTHEW. Parable of the vineyard. if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, whence was it ? fiom heaven, or of men ? And they reasoned with themselves, saying. If we shall say. From heaven ; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then Iiclievc him ? 26 But if we shall say. Of men ; we fear the people : for all hold John as a projihet. 27 And they answered Jesus, and said, Wc cannot tell. And he said unto them. Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 28 ^ But what think ye ? A certain man had two sons ; and he came to the first, and said. Son, go work to-day in my vineyard. 29 He answered and said, I will not ; but afterward he repented, and went. 30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I .§-0, sir : and went not. 31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father ? They say unto him, The first Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans andthe harlots go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came unto ycu in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not : but the publicans and the harlots believed him : and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him. 33 if Hear another parable ; There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a wine-press 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 the husbandmen took his ser- vants, and beat one, and. killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again he sent otVier servants more than the first : and they did unto them likewise. 37 But last of all, he sent unto them his son, saying, Theywill reverence my son. 38 But when tMfcusbandmen saw the son, they said ano^^ themselves. This is the heir ; corner let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance. 39 And they caught him, and cast//fni out of the vineyard, aiid slew him. * 40 When the Loi'd therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen .* 41 They say unto him. He will misera- bly destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husband- men, which shall render him the fruits in their se'jsons. 42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the The f\arahle of the marriage. builders rejected, the same is become the head of the comer : this is the Lord's do- ing, and it is 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 sliall fall, it will gi-ind him to pov/der. 45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spakb ol them. 46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, be- f.iuse they took him for a prophet. CHAP. XXII. ! The marriage of the king's son. 1 1 The ivedding-garment. 15 Of /jaijing tri- bute, 23 and of the resurrection. \ ND Jesus answered and spake unto -i-J^ them again by parables, and said, 2 The kingdom of heaven is like 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 A^in, he sent forth other servants, saying. Tell them which are bidden, Be- hold, I have prepared my dinner : itty oxen and my fallings are killed, and all things are ready : come unto the marriage. 5 But they made light of it, and went their ways, one to his fai'm, another to his merdiandise. 6 And tlie remnant took his servants, and entreated them spitefully, and slew (hem. 7 But when the king heard thereof he was wroth : and he sent forth his ar- mies, and destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city. 8 Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is I'eady, but they which were bidden v/ere not worthy. 9 Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. 10 So those servagji went out into the high ways, and gaoHRd together all as many as tliey found, both l|»d and good : and the wedding wasfirrnishedwith guests. 11 H 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 earnest thou in hither, not having a wed- ding-garment i And he was speechless. 13 Then said the king to the servants, Bind him hand and foot, and take him away, and cast him into utter darkness : there sliall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 14 For many are called, but few are Chosen. ■ Chap. XX n. The Sudducees confuted. 739 15 1[ Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entaiigle him in his talk. 16 And they sent unto him their dis- ciples, widi the Kerodians, saving, Mas- ter, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any nian : for thou re- gardest not the person of men. 17 Tell us therefore, what thinkest thou? is it lav/ful to give tribute unto Cesar, or not ? 18 But Jesus perceived their wicked- ness, and said. Why tempt ye me, ije hypocrites ? 19 Shew me the tribute-money. And they brought unto him a penny. 20 And he saiih unto them. Whose /.? this image, and superscription ? 21 They say unto him, Cesar's. Then saith he unto them, Render therefore un- to Cesar, the things which are Cesar's ; and unto God, the things that are God's. 22 When they had heard these words, tliey marvelled, and left him, and went their wav. 23 If The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him, 24 Saying, Master, Moses said. If a man die, having no children, his brother shall maiTy his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother. 25 Now there were with us seven breth- ren : 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 resurrection, whose* wife shall she be of the seven ? for they all had her. 29 Jesus answered and said unto them. Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither many, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heayen. 31 But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which Avas spoken unto you by God, saying, 32 I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living. 33 And when the multitude heard this, they were astonislied at his doctrine. 34 If But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put tiie Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them which was a law- yer, asked him a questioUy tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great com- mandment in the law ? 760 Christ r.r/ioscfh the Pharisees: ii>V. MATTHEW. 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou slialt lo\ e the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and Avilli all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great com- mandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, I'hou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. 41 % While the Pharisees were gather- ed together, Jestis asked them, 42 Saying, What vhink ye of Christ ? whose son is he ? They say unto him, 77/ (" son of David. 43 He saith unto them, How then doth David in spirit call him Lord, saying, 44 The LoR d said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I make thine enemies thy footstool ? 45 If David then call him Lox*d, how is he his son ? 46 And no man was able to answer him a word, neither durst any man, from that day forth, ask him any more questions. CHAP. XXIIL 1 The scribes and Pharisees ^ood doc- trine, but evil examples of life. 34 T/ie destruction of Jerusalem foretold. THEN spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in INIcses' seat. 3 All therefore whatsoever they bid vou observe, that observe and do : but do not ye after their works : for they say, and do n()t. 4 For they bind heavy burdens, and grievous to be bonie, and lay them on 'Jnen's shoulders ; but they themselves -will not move them with one of their fin- ders. 5 But all their works they do for to be seen of men : they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of thei^arments, . 6 x\nd love the uppermost rooms at feasts, and the chief seats in the syna- gogues, 7 And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men. Rabbi, Rabbi. 8 But be not ye called Rabbi : for one is your Master, even Christ ; and all ye are bi'ethren. 9 v'ind 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 Christ. 11 But he that is greatest among you, shall be your servant. 12 And whosoever shall exalt himself, shall be abased ; and he that shall hum- ble himself, shall be exalted. 13 If But woe unto you, scribes and Phar- isees, hypocrites ! fpr ye shut up the king- dom of heaven against men : for ye neither .^gainst hijfioaisij. go in yourselves., neither suffer ye them tliat are entering, to go in. 14 Woe unto yon, scrilies and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for ye devour widows hous- es, and for a pretence make long prayer : i therefo)-e ye shall receive the gi-eater damnation. 15 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypoci-ites ! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when he is made, ye make him two-fold more the child of hell than yourselves. 16 Woe unto you, ije blind guides, which say. Whosoever shall swearby thetemple, it is nothing ; but whosoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtc.-. 17 Ye fools, and blind : for whethfer is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold ? 18 And whosoever shall swear by the altar, it isnothing ; but wliosoever swear- eth by the gift that is upon it, he is guilty. 19 Ye fools, and blind : for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sancti- tieth the gift ? 20 Whoso therefore shall swear by the altar, sweareth by it, and by all things thereon. 21 And whoso shall swearby the tem- ple, sweai-eth by it, and by him that dwelleth therein. 22 And he that shall swear by heaven, sweareth by the thi'one of God, and by him that sitteth thereon. 23 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, 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 undone. 24 Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. 25 Woe unto you,^sciibes and Pharisees, hypocrites'! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. 26 77iow blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is witliin the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also. 27 Woe unto yc^acribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! for y^Jre hke unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beauti- ful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear I'ighteous unto men, but within j'e are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. 29 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites ! because ye build the tombs of the prophets, and garnish the sepul- chres 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 tlie blood of the prophets. 31 Wherefore ye be witnesses uuta ■ D^stniction of Jerusalem foretold. Chap. yout-selves, that ye ai-e the children of them which killed the prophets. 32 Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers. 33 Ye seipents, ye generation of vipers, how can ve escape the damnation of hell i 34 1[ Wherefore behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes ; and some of them ye shall kill and cruci- i)\ and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and pei'secuce ihetn from city ro city : c>5 That upon you may come al) the rigliteou'i blood shed upon the earth, from the blood of i-ighteous Abel, unto the blo(xi (rf Zacharias son of Barachias, whom ye slew between the temple and the altar. 36 Verily I say unto you. All these things shall come upon this generation. 57 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the prophets, and stonest them which are sent unto^thee, how often would I have gathered thy children to- gether, even as a hen gathereth her chick- ens under her wings, and ye would not ! 38 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. 59 For I say unto you. Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. CHAP. XXIV. 1 The destruction of the temfile foretold. 29 Of ChriiC^s coming to judgment. AND JesTis went out, and departed from the temple : and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buikl- fcgs of the temple. 2 And Jesus said unto them. See ye not all these things ? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone up- on another, that shall not be thrown down. 3 !I And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him pri- vately, saying. Tell us, when shall these things be i* and what shall be the sign of thy con)ing, and of the end of the woi-ld ^ 4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you. 5 For many shall^me in my name,say- ing, I am Christ ; a^»shall deceive many. 6 And ye shall hear of wars, and ru- mours of wai-s : see that ye be not troub- led : 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. 8 Ail these art- the beginning of sorrows. 9 Then shc^ll they deliver you up to be afiiicied, and diall kill you : and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake. 10 And then sia.dl many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another. 9C XXIV. Signs of Chiist's coining. 76i 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 kingdom shall be preached in all the world. Tor a witness unto all nations ; and then shall the end come. 15 When ye therefore shall see the ar bomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet.stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand,) 16 Then let them which be in Judea, flee into the mountains : 17 Let him which is on the house-top not come dov»n to take any thing out of his house : 18 Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his p lothes. 19 And wee unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days ! 20 But pray ye tliat 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 daj's shall be shortened. 23 Tiien if any man shall say unto you, Lo, hei-e is Christ, or there; believe it not. 24 For there shall ai'ise false Christs.and false prophets, and shall shew great sign* and 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 unt§ you, Behold, he is in the desert ; go not Forth : behold, he is in the secret cham- bers ; believe it not. 27 For as the lightning cometh out of theeast,and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be, 28' For wheresoever the carcase is,therc will the eagles be gathered togetlier. 29 fl' Immediately after the tribulation of those days, shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not gi\e her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and tlic powers of the heavens shall be sliaken : 30 And then shall appear the sign of tlie 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 gloi-y. 31 And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and ibey shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. u2 Now learn a p.irablc of the -ig-trcc , 762 Sigiis of Chrisfs coming. ST. MATTHEVV. When his branch is yet tender, and piit- teth 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, Thip gener- ation shall not pass, till' all these things be fultille'd. 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. 36 If But of tiiat day and hour knoweth no 77iaiu no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. 38 For as in the days that were before tjie flood, they were eatinif and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe 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 ivomen shall be grinding at the mill ; the one shall be taken, and the other left. 42 ^ Watch therefore ; for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. 43 But know this, that if the good-man 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, tiie Son of man coriieth. 45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made ruler bver his household, to give them meat in due season i" 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 all his goods. 48 But and if that evil servant shall say inhis heart,?.ly Lord dela5eth his coming'; 49 And sliall begin to smite /lis fellow- servants, and to eat and drink with the dnuiken ; 50 The Lord of that servant shall come in a day when helooketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not awaie of, 51 And shall cut him asunder, and ap- point him his portion with the hjpocrites : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. CHAP. XXV. 1 The fmrnhle of the ten virgins, 14 and of the tulenis. 31 .^^Iso the descri/itioii (if the last judgment. I'^HEN shall the kingdom of heaven lie likened unto ten virgins, which look their lamps, and went forth to meet llic bridegroom. Parable of the ten virgins. 2 And five of them were wise, and fiv^ were foolish. 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them : 4 But the wise took oil in tlieir 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 bridegroom cometh ; go 5'e out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise. Give us of your oil ; for our lamps are g(3ne out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, A'af so ; lest there be not enough for us and you : but go ye rather to them that sell; and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came ; and they that were ready, went in with him to the marriage : and the door was shut. 11 Afterward came also the other vir- gins, saying. Lord, Lord, open to us. 12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not. 13 Watch therefore, for ye know nei- ther the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh. 14 % 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 abili- ty ; and straightway took his journey. 16 Then he that had received the five talents, went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. - 17 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 reckoneth with them. ^^ 20 And so he tfflR had rccei'.ed five talents, came and brought other five tal- ents, saying. Lord, thou deliveredst unto me five talents : behold, I ha^e gained beside them five talents more. 21 His lord said unto him. Well done< thoii good and faithfid servant ; thou hast been faithful over a few things, 1 will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord. 22 He also that had rccei\ed two tal- ents came, and said. Lord, thou deliver- edst unto me two talents : behold, I have gained two other talents beside them. 23 His lord said unto him, Well done. Deicrijition of the last Judgment. Chap. j!;ood 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 lord. 24 Then he which had received the pne talent came, and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where tliou hast not sown, and gathering ■Where thou hast not strewed : 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth : lo, l/iei'e thou hast that is thine. 26 His lord answered and said unto him, T/iou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strewed : 27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 28 Take therefore the talent from liim, and give it unto him which liath ten talents. 29 For unto eveiy one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance : but from him that hath not, shall be tak- en away even that which he hath. 30 And cast ye the unprofitable ser- vant into utter darkness : there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 31 ^ 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 fiis sheep from the goats : 33 And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the eoats on the left. 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand. Come, ye blessed of mj' Father, inherit the kingdom prepar- ed for you from the foundation of the world : 35 For I was an hungered, 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 tne : I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, and fed thee ? or thirsty, and ga\'e thte drink ? 38 W hen saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in ? or naked, and clothed thee ? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto tiiem, Wrily I say unto you. Inas- much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done J unto me. 11 Tiien shall he say also unto them XXVI. Rulers conspire against Christ. 763 j on the left hand, Depart from me, ve I cursed, into everlasting lire, prepared for I the devil and his angels : 42 For I was an hungered, and ye gave I me no meat : I was thiriity, and ye gave I me no drink : ] 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not I in : naked, and ye clothed me not : sick, ' and inprison, and ye visited me not. • 44 Then shall they also an-swer fdm, saying. Lord, when saw we thee an hun- gered, or athirst, or a stranj^er, 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 /{ not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into ever- lasting punishment : but the righteous into lii'e eternal. CHAP. XXVI. 1 The rulers co7is/iire against Christ. 14 Judas selleih hi?n. 17 Christ catelh the jiassover. 47 He is betratjcd by Judas. AND it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, 2 Ye know that after two days is tljc feast o/'the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. 3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the sciibes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas, 4 And consulted that tiiey might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him. 5 But they said. Not on the feast-f/ai/, lest there be an uproar among the people. 6 H Now wlien Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, 7 There came unto him a woman ha\"- ing an alabaster-box of veiy precious ointment, and paured it on his head as* he sat at meat. ' " 8 But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying. To what pur- pose is this waste ? 9 For this ointment might have beeii sold for mucli, and given to the poor. 1 0 When Jesus understood ii,\i^ said un- to 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 tliis oint- ment oa my body, she did it for my buiial. 13 Eerily I say unto you. Wheresoever this gospel shail be preached in the whole world, there shall also this, that this wo- man hath done, be told for a memorial of her. 14 ^ Then one of the twelve, called Ju- das Iscariot, went unto the chief priests, 15 And said unto ihein. What will ye give me, and I will deliver hi.ai un^^c; 764 Christ eateth the fiassoruer. ST. MAT you ? And they covenanted with him for thirty pieces of silver, 16 And from that time he sought op- portunity to betray him. 17 t[Now the iirstfi^ j/of the/i-cs^ o/linlea- vened bread, the disciples came to Jesus, saying unto him, Where wilt thou that we pre J are for thee to eat the passover !* 18 And he said, Go into tlie city to such la man, and say unto him. The Master saith. My time is at hand ; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples. 19 And the disciples did as Jesus had appointed them ; and they made ready the jr.tssover. 20 Now when the eveii was come, he sat down with the iv/e!ve. 21 And as they did eat, he said. Ver- ily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 22 And they were exceeding sorrow fill, and l^egan every one of them to say unto him. Lord, is it I ? 2o And he answered and said. He that dippeth hh hrind with me in the dish, the same shall betray mt. 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 Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said. Master, is it I ? He said unto him, Thou hast said. 26 IT And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, 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, Diink 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 fiiiit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my father's kingdotn- 30 And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives. 31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the she]iherd, and the sheep of the fluck shall be scattered abroad. * 32 But alter I am risen again, I will go bef'-re you into Galilee. .S3 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all wen shall be oH'ended be- cause of thee, yet will 1 ncvej'be <'ffended. 34 Jesus said unto him. Verily 1 say unto thee, that this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 35 Peter said unto him. Though I should die with thee, yet will not 1 deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. THEW. He ia betrayed by Jtidas^ 36 1[ Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples. Sit ye here, while I g^ and pray yonder. '37 And he took with him Peter, and the two sons of Z^bedee, and began to be sorrowlul and \'ery heavy. 38 Then saith he unto them. My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto deatli : tarry ye here, and watcfi with me. ;j9 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my F.ither, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me : nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou ivilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and finrietli them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour ^ 41 V^'^atch and pray, that ye enter not into temptatation : the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh 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 tie 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, say- ing the same words. 45 Then cometh he to his disciples, 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 : behold, h£ is at hand that doth betray me. 47 fl And while he yet spake, lo, Jti- 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. Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he ; hold him last. 49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, Master ; and kissed him. 50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come ? Then came thej',and laid hands on Jesus.and took himl 51 And behold, one of them Avhich were with Jesus, stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest's, and smote off" his ear. 52 Tiien said Jesus unto him. Put up again thy sword into his place : for all they that take the sword, shall perish with the sword. 53 Thinkcst thou that Icannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more tlian twelve legions of angels r* 54 But how then sliall the scriptures be liiHilled, that thus it must be ? 5^1 In that same hour si id Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a Christ ledfirisoner to Caiafihas. Chap thief with swords and staves for to take me i I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 56 But all this was done, that the scrij itures of the prophets might be ful- filled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fted. 57 ^ And they that had laid hold on Je- sus, led him away to Caiaphas the high pi'ie'>t, where the scribes and the elders were assembled. 58 But Peter followed him afar off, un- to the high priest's palace, and went in, and sat with the servants to see the end. 59 Now the chief priests and elders, and all the council, sought false witness against Jesus, to put him to death ; 60 But found none : yea, though many false witnesses came, vf/ found they none. At the last came two false witnesse.s, 61 And said. This /i'//o-y said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and to build it in thi-ee da\s. 62 And the high priest arose, and said unto him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it nvhich these witness against thee ? 63 But Jesus held his peace. And the fhigh priest answered anci said unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether tliou be the Christ the Son of God. 64 Jesus saith unto him. Thou hast said : nevertheless I say unto you, Heieafter shall ye see the Son of man sitiiiigon the right hand of power, and comingin the clouds of heaven. 65 Then the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blas- phemy ; what iiu-ther need have we of witnesses.-' behold, now ye have heard his ijlasphemy. 66 What think ve ? They answered antl said, He is guilty of death. 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 5[ Now Peter sat without in the pal ace ; and a damsel came unto him, saying. Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee. 70 But he denied before thtm all, say- ing, I know not what thou saycst. 7 1 And when he was gone out into the porch, another maid saw^ him, and said unto them that were there, Thi^feliow was also with Jesus of Nazareth. 72 And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man. 73 And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them ; for thy speech bewi-ayeth thee. 74 Then began he to curse and to VK&xr, saying, i know not the man. And Jk-pmediately the cock crew. X7.VII. He is deUvered to Pilate. 765 "5 And Peter remembered the word rf Jesus, which said unco him. Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly. CHAP. XXVII. 1 Christ is delivered to Pilate. 3 Judas hangfth himself. 2>5 Christ is crucijitd. WHEN the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death. 2 And when they had bound him, they led him away, and delivered him to Pon- tius Pil.ite the governor. 3 H Then Judas, which had betraved him, when he saw that he was condemn- ed, repented himself, and brought again the thirty pieces of silver to the cliief priests and elders, 4 Saying, I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. And the^- said. What is that to'us i* see thou to that. 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the tem}>!e, and departed, and went and hanged himse'f 6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not lawful for to ])ut them into the treasury, because it is the price of blixxl. 7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field, to bury strangers in. 8 Whei-efore that field was called. The field of blood, unto this day. ^ 9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the projjhet, saving, Ar.d they took the thirty pieces of sil<- \ er, the price of him that was valued, whom they of the cluldren of Isi-ael did value ; 10 And gave them for the potter's field, as the Lord appointed me. 1 1 And Jesus stood before the gover- nor : and the governor asked him, sav- ing, Art thou the Kine^ of the Jews ? And Jesus said unto him, Thou sayest 12 And whenhe was accused of the chief priests and elders, he answered nothing. 13 Then saitli Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee ? 14 And he answered him to never a word ; insomuch that the governor mar- velled greatly, 15 Now at that feast, the governor was wont to release unto the people a prison- er, whom they would. 16 And they had then a notable pris- oner, called Barabbas. 17 Therefore when they were gather- ed together, Pilate said imtotliem. Whom will je that I release unto you ? Barab- bas, or Jesus, which is called Christ * 14 (For he knew that for envy they had delivered liim.) 19 iy When he was set down on the judg- 766 Barabbas released. ST; »nent-seat, his wife sent unto him, say- ing, Have thou notliin^ 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 tlie multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus. "21 The governor answered and said un- to them, Whether of the twain will ye that I release unto you i They said, Barabbas. 22 Pilate sa'ith unto them. What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ ? They all say uato him. Let him be cinicified. 23 And the governor said, Why, what evil hath he done ? But they cried out the more, saying, Let him be crucified. 24 H When Pilate saw that he could pre\'ail nothing, but (hat rather a tu- jnult was made, he took water, and wash- ed his hands before the multitude, say- ing, I am innocent of the blood of this just person : see ye to it. 25 Then answered all the people, and ^aid, His blood be on us, and on cur chil- dren. 26 f Then released he Barabbas unto Ihem : and when he had scourged Jesus, he delivered him to be crucified. 57 Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of nQldicr.'}. ^ And they stripped him, and put on him a scarlet robe. 29 If And when they had platted a crown «f thorns, they put it upon his head, and p. reed in his right hand : and they bow- ed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews ! 30 And they spit upon him, and took the reed, and smote him on the head. 31 And after that they had mocked {lim, they took the robe off from him, and put his own raiment on him, and led him away to crucify him. 52 And as they came out, they found a man of Cyrene, Simon by name : him ihey compelled to bear his cross. 53 And when they were come unto a place called Golgotha, that is to say, a place of a skull, 34 They gave him vinegar to drink, pningled with gall : and when he had tasted thereof, he would not drink. 35 And they crucified him, and part- ed his garments, casting lots : that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet. They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots. 36 And sitting down, they watched I him there : 37 And set up over his head his accu- sation wiitten, THIS IS JESUS THE lylNG OF THE JEWS. ' MATTHEW. Chrint is crucified. 8 Then were there two thieves cj-u- one on the right hand, cified with him and another on the left. 39 H And they that passed by, reviled him, wagging their heads, 40 And saying. Thou that destroyest the temple, and buildcst it in three d;iya, s;tve thyself. If thou be the Son of God, come down from the cross. 41 Likewise also the chief priests mock- ing him, with the scribes and eldei^, said, 42 He saved others ; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him now Cdme down from the cross, and we will believe him. 43 He trusted in God ; let him deliver hin> now if he will hsve him : for he said, I am the Son of God. 44 The thieves also which were ciiici- fied with him, cast the same in his teeth. 45 Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over all the land unto he ninth hour. 46 And about the ninth hour Jesus cri- ed Avith a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, la- ma sabachthani? that is to say, iVIy God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me ? 47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias. 48 And straightway one of them ran, and took a spunge, and filled it with vin- egar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink. 49 The rest said. Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him. 50 ^ Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. 51 And behold.' the veil of the tem- ple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom : and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent; 52 And the graves were opened, and many bodies of saints which slept, arose, 53 And came out of the p-aves after his resun-ection, and went nito the holy city, and appeared unto many. 54 Now when the centurion, and they that were with liim, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying. Truly this was the Son of God. 55 And many women were tliere (be- holding afar off,) which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him : 56 Among which was Mary Magda- ! lene, and Mary the mother of James and ! loses, and the mother of Zebedee's chil- dren. 57 When the even was come, there canie a lich man of Arimathea, named Jo- seph, v/ho also himself was Jesus' disciple : 58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commHiided the bcdv to be delivered. Christ's ^esurreciioiu Chap. 59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he Nsrapjjed it in a clean hnen 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 Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. 62 If Now the next day that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate, 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 sepul- chre 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 it as sure as ye can. 66 So they went and made the sepul- chre sure, sealing the stone, and setting a watch. CHAP. XXVIII. 1 Christ's resurrection. 9 He a/i/ieareth to the women, 16 and to his dissciJileSy 19 and sendeth them to baptize. IN the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn towaid the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary 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 keepers did ake, and became as dead men. 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women. Fear not ye : fori know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6 He is not here : for he is risen, as t. He apfieareth to the women, Isfc. 767 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 be- hold, he goeth before you into Galilee ; there shall ye see him ; lo, I have told youi 8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre, with fear and great joy ; and did run to bring his disciples word. < 9 If And as they went to tell his dis- ciples, behold, Jesus met them, saymg. All hail. And they came, and held him by the feet, an.d worshipped him. 10 Then said Jesus unto them, Be not afraid : go tell my brethren, that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me. 1 1 If Now when they were going, be- hold, 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 soldiei'S,- 13 Saying, Say ye, His disciples came by night, and stole him away while we slept. 14 And if this come to the governor's, ears, we will persuade him, and secure - you. 15 So they took the money, and did as they were taught : and this saying i". commonly reported among the Jews un- til this day. 16 If Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had apjxsinted them. 17 And when they saw him, they wor- shipped him : but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came, and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 If Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost _; 20 Teaching them to observe all thing'? whatsoever 1 have commanded you : and lo, I am with you always, even yxvXo the end of the world. Anien. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MARK. CHAP. I. 1 John Baptist's office. 9 Jesus is bapiizedy 12 tempted, 14 preacheth, 16 calleth Peter and others, 32 and cureth many. THE beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God ; 2 As it is written in the prophets. Be- hold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee ; 3 The voice cf one crying in the wil- derness. Prepare ye the way cf the Loixl, niske his paths straight. 4' John did baptize iu the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance, for the remission of sins. 5 And there went out unto him all die land of Judea, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the riv- er of Jordan, confessing their sins. 6 And John was clothed with camel'!! hair, and with a giidle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey ; 7 And preached, saying, There Com- eth one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose slioes I am uot worthy to stof>p down and unloose. '?63 -Jesits is ba/iiized. ST. MARK. 8 I indeed have baptised you with wa- ter : but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost. 9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Gali- lee, and was baptized of John in Jordan. 10 And straightway coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens opened, and the Spirit like a dove descending up- on him : 11 And there came a voice from heav- en, saying. Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 12 And immediately the spirit driv- eth him into the wilderness* 13 And he was there in the wilderness forty days tempted of Satan : and was with the wild oeasts, and the angels ministered unto him. 14 Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preach- ing the gospel of the kingdom of God, 15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand : re- pent ye, and believe the gospel. 16 Now as he walked l)y the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon, and AndreAV his brother, casting a net into the sea : for they were fishers. 17 And Jesus said unto them, Come | ve after me, and I will make you to be- j come fishers of men. j IS And straightway they forsook their I nets, and followed him. I 19 And when he had gone a little fur- I vher thence, he saw James the son of ! Zebedee, and John his brother, who al- so were in tlie ship mending their nets. 20 And straightway he called them : and they left theii* father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him. 21 And they went into Capernaum ; and straightway on the sabijatli-day he entered into the synagogue and triught. 22 And they were astonished at his doctrine : for he taught tlieiri as one that had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And thei'e was in their synagxagne a man with an unclean spirit ; and he ci'i- ed out, 24 Spying, Let;/s alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth f art thou come to destroy usi" I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God. 25 And Jesus rebuked him, sa\ing. Hold thy peace, and come out of hiin. 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, inso- much that tiiey ((uestioned among cheni- selves, saying. What thing is this i' what new doctrine is this ? fur with auihoii- ty commandeth he even the unclean bpiiits, and iliey do obey liim. JtJe cureth the aich. 28 And immediately his fame spread abroad throughout all the region round about Galilee. 29 And forthwith, when they were come out of the synagogue, they entered into the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. 30 But Simon'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 hfted her up ; and immedi- ately the fever left her, and she minister- ed 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 to- gether at the door. 34 Ajid he healed many that were sick of divers diseases, and cast out many devils ; atid suffered not the devils to speak, because they knew him. 35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out and depart- ed into a solitaiy place, and there prayed. 36 And Simon, and they that were with him, followed after him. 37 And when they had found him, they said unto him, All 77icn seek for thee. 38 And he said unto them. Let us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also : tor therefore came I forth. 39 And he preached in their syna- gogues throughout all Galilee, and cast out devils. 40 And there came a leper to him, be- seeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying unto him. If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean. 41 And Jesus, moved with compassion, put forth hin hand, and touched him, and saith unto him, I will ; be ihfiu clean. 42 And as soon as he had sjxiken, im- mediately the leprosy departed iVom him, and he was cleansed. 4 ) And he straitly charged him, and foithwith sent him away ; 44 And sailh unto him. See thou say nothing to any man ; but go thy waj', shew thyself to the pi'iest, and otter for thy cleansing tho>,e things which iVIoses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 45 But he went out, and began to pub- lish it. much, and to blaze abroad the matter, insoniucii that Jesus could no more opcnlv enter into the city, but was without in desert places : and they came to him from everv quarter. CHAP. II. 3 Christ healelh one sick ufthefialsy, 14 calU'ili Matthew, 15 and tfutelh with //zid'icans and •iinncrs. AND again he entered into Caperna- um, after somr da\» ; and it was noised that he was in the house. Matthew called. Chap. hi. The withered hand healed. 769 2 And straightway many were gather- ed together, insomuch that there was no room to receive the7?i, no not so niuch as about the door: and he preached the "word unto thorn. 3 And they come unto him, bringing one sick of the palsy, which was borne of fom-. 4 And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uucovei'ed | the roof where he was : and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay. 5 When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, Son, thy sins be forgiven thee. 6 But there were certain of the scribes sitting there,and reasoning in their hearts, 7 VMiy doth this 7nan thus speak blas- phemies ? who can forgive sins but God only ? 8 And immediately, when Jesus per- ceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, 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, 7 7;y sins be forgiven thee ; or to sav, 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, 111 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 Avent forth before them all ; insomuch that they were all amazed, and glorified God, saying. We never saw it on this fashion. 13 ^\nd he went forth again by the sea- side ; and all the multitude resorted un- to him, and he taught them. 14 And as he passed by, he saw Levi the son of Alpheus, 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 Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples ; for there were many, and they followed him. 16 And when the scribes and Phari- sees saw him eat with publicans and sin- ners, they said unto his disciples. How is it that he eateth and drinketh with pub- licans and sinners .* 17 When Jesus heard zV, he saith unto them. They that are whole, have no need of the physician, but they that are sick : I came not to call the rigliteous, but sin- ners, to repentance. 18 And the disciples of John, and of the Pharisees, used to fast : and tliey come, and say unto him, Why do the disciples of John, and of the Pharisees fast, but thy disciples fast not .* 97 19 And Jesus said unto them. Can the children of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them ? As long as they have the bridegroom with theni, 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 cloth 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 Vent through the corn-fields on the sabbath- day; and his disciples began, as they weQt, to pluck the ears of corn. 24 And the Pharisees said unto him. Behold, why do they on tlte sabbath-day that which is not lawful ? 25 And he said unto them. Have ye never read what David did, when he had need, and was an hungered, he and they that were with him ? 26 How he went into the house of Godj in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shew-bread, 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 sab- bath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath : 28 Therefore the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. CHAP. III. 1 The ivithered hand healed. 13 The afiostles chosen. 22 1'he scribes con- futed. 31 ]Vho are Christ's relations. AN D he entered again into the syn- agogue ; and there was a man there which had a withered hand. 2 And they watciied 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, or to do evil -•' to save fife, or to kill ? but they held their peace. 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man. Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out : and his hand was restored whole as the other. 6 And the Pharisees went fo?-th, and straightway took counsel with the Hero- dians against him, how they might de- stroy him. 7 But Jesus withdrew himself with Iris disciples to the sea : .and a great multi- 770 The afiosties chosen. ST. MARK. tude from Galilee followed him, and from Judea, 8 And from Jenisalem, and from Idu- mea, and from, beyond Jordan ; and they about Tyre and Sidon, a great multitude, ■when they had lieard what great things he did, came unto him. 9 And he spake to his disciples, that a small ship should wait on him, 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 has had plagues. 11 And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down befoi-e him, and cried, saying. Thou art the Son of God. 12. And he str-aitly 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 forlh to preach, 15 And to have power to heal sickness- es, and to cast out devils. 16 And Simon he sumamed Peter. 17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James, (and he sur- named them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder) ' 18 And Andrew, and Philip, and Bar- tholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alpheus, andThad- deus, and Simon the Canaanite, 19 And Judas Iscariot, which also be- ti*ayed him: 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 H x\nd the scribes which came down from Jerusalem, said, He hath Beelzebub, 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 Satan ? 24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 26 And if Satan rise up against him- self, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. 27 No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man ; and then he will spoil his house. 28 Verily 1 say unto you. All sins shall 1)6 forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme : 59 But he that shall blaspheme against The fiarable of (he soioer. the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation : 30 Because they said, He hath an un- clean spirit. 31 IT There came then his brethren and his mother, and standing witliout, sent unto him, 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, saying, 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. CHAP. IV. IThe fiarable oj" the sower. lAThe mean- ing thereof. 26 Of the seed groiving- secretly, 30 and of the mustard-seed. AND 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 doc- trine, 3 Hearken ; Behold, there went out a sower to sow : 4 And it cam^ 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 earth ; and im- mediately it sprang up, because it had no depth of earth. 6 But when the sun was up, it was scorchttd ; and because it had no root, it withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. ' 8 And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit that sprang up, and in- creased, and bi'ought torth, some thirty, and some sixty, and some an hundred. 9 And he said unto them. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 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 king- dom of (iod : 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 understand ; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them. IS And he said unto them, Know ye Oftiic seed graiuing secretly. Chap. not this parable ? and how then will ye know all parables ? 14 The sower soweth the word. 15 And these are they by tlie way-side, where the sword is sown ; but when they have heard, Satan cometh immediately, 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 themselves, and so endure but for a time : afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they ai-e offended. 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 I'iches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. 20 And these are tliey which are sown on good ground ; such as hear the word, and receive it, and biing forth fruit, some thirty-fold, some sixty, and some an hun- dred. 21 II And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or under a bed ? and notto be set on a candlestick .■* 22 For there is nothing lud, which shall not be manifested ; neither was any thing kept seci-et,but thatit should come abroad. 23 If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 24 And he said unto them. Take 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 liim 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 shoald sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he knowcth not how. 28 For che earth bringeth forth fruit of herself ; tirst?the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in tlie ear. 29 But when tlie fruit is brought forth, immediately he putteth in the sickle, be- cause the harvest is come. 30 U And he said, VVhei-eunto shall we liken the kingdom of God ? or with what comparison shall we compare it ? 31 It is like a grain of mustard-seed, V'/hich, when it is sown in the earth, is less than ail the seeds that be in the earth. 52 But when it is sown, it groweth up, and becometh greater than all herbs, and shooteth out great branches ; so that the fov/ls of the air may lodge under the shadow of it. V. 77/1? legion of devils cast out. 77 i 33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were a- ble to hear it. 34 But without a parable spake he not unto them : and when they wei"e alone, he expounded all things to liis disciples. 35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass oyer 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 pillow : 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 gi-eat calm. 40 And he said unjo them. Why are ye so fearful ? how is it that ye have no faith ? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another. What manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey liim ? CHAP. V. 1 Christ casteth out the legion of devils^ 25 heals the bloody issue, 35 and raises Jairiis's daughter. AND they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2 And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3 Who had his dwelling among the tombs ; and no man 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 7nan tame him. 5 And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, cry- ing, and cutting himself with stones. 6 But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, 7 And cried with a loud voice, and said. What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God i* 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, VVhat 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 thsie was there nigh unto the 77^ Christ heals the bloody Issue, mountains a great herd of swine feeding. 12 And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we piay enter into them. 13 And forthwith Jesus 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 Av'ere about two thousand) and were choked in the sea. 14 And they that fed the swine fled, and told ?V in the city, and in the coun- try. And they went out to see what it was that was done. 15 And they come to Jesus, and see him that was possessed with the devil, and had {lie legion, sitting, and clothed, and in his right mind : and they were afraid. 16 And they that saw it told them how it befel to him that was possessed with the devil, and also concerning the swine. 17 And they began to pray him to de- part out of their coasts. 18 And when he was come into the ship, he that had been possessed with the devil prayed him that he might be with him. 19 Howbeit Jesus 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 com- passion on thee. 20 And he departed, and began to pub- lish in Decapolis how great things Jtsushad done for him. And all 7)ien did marvel. 21 And when .Tesus 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 inilers of the synagogue, Jairus by name ; and when he saw him, he fell at his feet, 23 And besought him greatly, saying. My little daughter Ueth at the point of death : / ^iray thee, come and lay thy hands on her, that she may be healed ; and she shall live. 24 And Jesus went with him ; and much people followed 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 V\^hen she had heard of Jesus, came in tlie press behind, and touched his gar- jTient. 28 For slie said. If I may touch but his clothes, J shall be whole. 29 And straightway the fountain of her blood was dried up ; and she felt in her body that she wai- healed of that plague. 30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, \Yho touched my clothes ? ST. MARK. He raises Jairm's daughter. 31 And his disciples said unto him. Thou seest the multitude thronging the^, and sayest thou. Who toiiched me ? 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. S3 But the woman fearing and trem- bling, knowing what was done in her, f.xme. and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34 And he said unto her, 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 troublcst thou the Master any further i* 36 As soon as Jesus heard the word that was spoken, he saith unto the ruler of the synagogue, Be not afraid, only believe. 2)7 And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James. 38 And he cometh to the house of the ru- ler of the synagogue, and seeth the tumult, and them that wept and wailed greatly. 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 hini, and enter- eth in where the damsel was lying. 41 And he took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her, Talitha cumi : which is, being interpreted, Damsel (I say unto thee) arise. 42 And straightway the damsel 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 straitly that no man should know it ; and commanded that something should be given her to eat. CHAP. Vf. 1 Christ is contemned of his coimtrijmen. 48 He nvalketh on the sea. AKD he went out from thence, and came into his own countiy ; and his disciples follow him. 2 And when the sabbath-day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue : and many hearing him were astonished, say- ing. From whence hath this man these things ? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him , that e\'en such mighty works are wrought by his hands ? 3 Is not this the carpenter, tiie son of Mary, the bi'other of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon ? and are not his sisters here with us .<" And they were of- fended at him. 4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his ov/n counlry, and among his own kin, and in his'own house. John the Bajitist beheaded. Cha 5 x\nd 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 teaching. 7 If And he called imto him the twelve, and bega^ to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits ; 8 And coi^i;nandcd them that they should take nothing for their jonniey, save a staff only ; no scrip, no bread, no monev in their purse : 9 But he 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 depart 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 testimony against them. Verily I say un- to you. It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in the day of judgment, than for that city, . 12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent. 13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed thejn. 14 And king Herod heard of him (for his name was spread abroad :) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen fi'om the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him. 15 Others said. That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets, 16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said. It is John, whom I beheaded ; he is risen from the dead, 17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in Prison for Hei'odias' sake, his brother hilip's wife : for he had married her, 18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy broth- er's wife, 19 Thei-efore Hcrcdias had a quarrel agamst him, and vyould have killed him ; but she could not : 20 For Herod 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 clay was come, that Herod on his birth-day made a supper to his" lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee ; 22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleas- ed Herod, and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee. >. vr. Five thousand fed. 77 o 23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom. 24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother. What shall I ask * and she said, The head of John the Baptist. 25 And she came in straightway with haste luito the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me, by and by in a charger, tlie head of John the Baptist. 26 And the king was exceeding sorry ; ijct for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her, 27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought : and he went and beheaded him in the prison, 28 And bi'ought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel : and the damsel gave it to her mother. 29 And when !iis disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid ib-in a tomb, 30 And the apostles gathered them- selves together unto Jesus, and told him all tilings, both what tliey had done, and what tlicy had taught. 31 And he said unto them. Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while : for there were many com- ing and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat, 32 And they d^arted into a desert place by ship private^. 33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thith- er out of all cities, and out-went them, and came together unto him, 34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with com- passion 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, Giveyethem 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 and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. 39 And he commanded them to make all sitdownbycompaniesuponthegreengrass. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and !)y fifties, 41 And when he had taken the five loaves, and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the '/'74 Christ ivalketh on the sea. ST. loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them ; and the two fishes di- vided !ie among tliem 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 constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. 46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray. 47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone CXI the land. 48 And he saw them toiling in rowing ; for the wind was contrary 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 supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out 50 (For they all saw him, and were troubled.) And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them. Be of good cheer : It is 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 measure, and wondered. 52 For they consider^ not tfie miracle of the loaves ; tor their heart was hardened. 53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the sliore. 54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him, 53 And ran tln-ough that wIkjIc region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was. 56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought \\\m is arms, he said unto them, 37 Wliosoever shall receive one of such chiklrcn in my name, receiveth me : and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me. 38 ^ 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 followeth not us. 39 But Jesus said. Forbid him not; for there is no man which shall do a mir- acle 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 luito you, he shall not lose his reward. 42 And whosoever shall offend one of I 9S . X. Concerning divorcement. 777 these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hang- ed about his neckj and he were- cast into the sea. 43 And if thy hand ofFend thee, cuf it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into htU, 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 in- to 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- ing two eyes, to be cast into hell-fire : 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, wherewith will ye sea- son it i Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another. CHAP. X. 2 Touching divorcement. 13 Little chil- dren brought to Christ. 23 The dan- ger of riches. AND he arose from thence, and Com- eth into the coasts of Judea, by the further side of Jordan : and the people I'esort unto him again ' and, as he was wont, he taught them again. 2 If And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him. Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife i" tempting hinw ■3 And he answere(- and said untaHiem, What did Moses command you ? 4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away. 5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart, he wrote you this precept. 6 But from the beginning of the crea- tion, God made them male and female. 7 For this cause shall a man leave his fa- ther 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 to- gether, let not man put asunder. 10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same mutter. 11 And he saith unto Uiem, Whoso- ever shall put away his "vvife, and m:irry another, committeth adultery against her. 12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, ^md be married to aiiother, she committeth adalterv. 77S " the danger of riches. ST. MARK, 13 1[ And^they brought young children i to him, that he should touch them ; and his disciples rebuked those that brought them. 14 But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and for- bid them not : for of such is tlie kingdom of God. 15 Verily I say unto yoil. Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein. IG And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them. 17 H 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 inher- it eternal life .* 18 And Jesus said unto him, Why caU- est thou me good ? there is none but one, that is God. ' 19 Thou knowest the commandments. Do not commit adultery, Do not kill. Do hot steal. Do not bear false witness, De- fraud 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 Jesus beholding him loved him, and said vinto 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 saying, and went away grieved : for he had gieat possessions. 23 II And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples. How hardly shall they that have ricnes entei' into the kingdom of God ! 24|And the disciples were astonished at his \TOrds. But Jesus 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. 26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be sa\ed .'' 27 And Jesus looking upon them, saith. With men it is impossible, but not with God : for with God all things are possible. 2S fl Ttien Peter began to say untdhim, Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. 2^ And Jesus answered and said, Ver- 'ily I say unto you, Tliere is no man that hath left house, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wia*, or children, or lands, for my sake, and the gospel's, 30 Bathe shall receive an hundred-fold now Request of the sons qfZebedeel and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions ; and in tha world to come, eternal life. 31 But many that are first shall be last ; and the last first. 32 U And they were in the way, going up to Jerusalem ; and Jesus went before them: and tiiey 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 Jeru- salem ; and the Son of man shall be de- livered unto the chief priests, and unto the scribes ; and they shall condemn him to death, and shall deliver him to the Gentiles ; 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 rise again. 35 H And James and John the sons of Zebedee come unto him, 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 for you ? 37 They said unto him. Grant unto us that we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. 38 But Jesus said unto them, Ve know not what ye ask : can ye drink of the cup that I drink of? and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with ? 39 And they said unto him, We can. And Jesus said unto them, Ye shall in- deed drink of the cup that I drink of ; and with the baptism that I am baptized \ithal shall ye be baptized : 40 But to sit on my right hand and on my left hand, is not rhine to give ; but it shall be given to them for whom it is prepared. 41 And when the ten heard it, they began to be much displeased with James and John. 42 But Jesus called the»n to him, and saith unto them. Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles, 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 whosoe\'er of you will be tlie 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 fr And they came to Jericho : and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples, and a great number of people, blind Bar- timeus, the son of Timeus, sat by the ■ highway-side begging. 47 And when he heard that it was Je- XJiiL lit: 5Uct.li I ci,ti\ c 6 And they said unto them even as Jesus iiad commanded : and they let them go. 7 And they broueht the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him ; and he sat upon him. 8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strewed them in the way. 9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna : Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord. 10 Blessed be the kingdom of our fa- fher David, that cometh in the name of the Lord : Hosanna in the highest. 11 And Jesus entered into Jgrusalem, and into the temple : and when he had looked round aljout upon jill things, and now the even-tide was come, he went out unto Bethany, with the twelve. 12 51 And on the moiTow, when tliey wore come from Bethany, he was hungry. ■•"> Aiid seeing a fig-tree afar off, hav- . XI. The temfilejiurged. ?'f9 . ing leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon : and Avhen he came to it, he found nothing but leaves : for the time of figs was not yet. 14 And Jesus answered and said unto it. No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it. 15 U And they come to Jerusalem : and .Tesus went into the temple, and began to cast out tliem that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the~money-changers, and the seats of them that sold doves ; 16 And would not suffer that any man should cany any vessel through the temple. 17 And he taught, saying unto them. Is it not written. My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer i but ye have made it a den of thieves. 18 And the scribes and chief priests; heaixJ it, and sought how they m.ight de- stroy 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 pity. 20 IT And in the morning, as they pass- ed^by, they saw tlie fig-ti-ee dried up from the roots. 21 And Peter calling to remembrance, saith unto him. Master, behold, the fig- tree which thou cursedstis withere'd awa^'. 22 And Jesus answering, saith unto them. Have faith in CJod. 23 For verily I say unto you. That whosoever shall say unto tliis mountain. Be thou removed, and be thou cast intc? 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 whatsoe^'er he saith. 24 Therefore 1 say uitto you, Wha: things soever )e desire when ye^pray, believe that ye receive theniy and'PS shaW have them. 25 And when ye stand praying, for give, if ye have aught against any : that your Father also which is in heaven ma) forgive yoy vour ti-espasses. 26 But if ye do not forgive, neither wiir^'our Father which is in heaven foi - give your trespasses. 27 fl And they come again to Jerusa- lem : and as he was walking in the tem- ple, there come to him the chief priest^,, and the scribes, and the elders, 28 And say unto him, By what au- tliority doest thou these things ? and who gave thee this authority to do these things } ( 29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, 1 will also ask of you one question, and ansv/er me, and I will tell you b;: what authority I do these things. 30 The baptism of John, was // froiyi heaven, or of men.'' answer rps. 780 The fiarable of the vineyard. ST. 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. Of men ; they feared the people : for all men counted John that he was a prophet indeed. 33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answei - ing saith unto them, Ntither do I tel! you by what authority I do these things. CHAP. XII. 1 The parable of the -vineyard. 13 Touch- hig the flaying of frihutc, 18 and (he resurrectiun. 41 The widorj and her mitea. • AND he began to .speak unto them by paral)Ies. A certain man planted a vineyard, and set an hedi^e about it, and (Wg^cd a/dace for the wine-fat, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and wc nt into a far country. 2 And at t,he season he sent to the husbandmen a servant, that he might re- ceive from the husbandmen of the fruit of the ^'ineyard. 3 And they caught him, and beat him, and sent him away empty. 4 And again, he sent unto them another servant : and at liim they cast stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent /«>« away shamefully handled. 5 And again he sent another ; and him they killed, and many others; beating some, and killing some. 6 Having yet therefore one son, his well-beloved, he sent him also last unto them, saying. They will reverence my son. 7 But those husbandmen said among themselves, This is the heir ; come, let us kill him, and the inheritunce shall be ours. 8 And they took him, and killed hifn, and cast him out of the vineyard. 9 What shall therefore the lord of the xnneywfd do ? he will come and destroy the husliandmen, and will give the vine- yard unto others. 10 And have ye not read this scripture ; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner : 11 This was the Lord's doing, and it is 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 parable against them : and they left him, and went their way. 13 H And they send vmto him certain of the Pharisees, and of the Herodians, to catch him in his words. 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 tcachest the way of God in truth : Is it lawful to give tribute to Cesar, or not ? 15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? MARK. Of the resurrection. But he, knowing th?;.' h . uot-riav, s-^id unto them. Why teinj.t ye me ? bring me a penny, that I may see it, 16 And thev brought it : and he saith unto them, Whose if: this image .u.d su- perscription? And they said unto him, Cesar's. 17 And Jesus answering, said unto them. Render to Cesar the things hat are Cesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him. 18 II Then come unto him the Sid- ducecs, which say there is no resurrec- tion ; and they asked him, saying, 19 Master, Moses wrote unto us. If a man's brother die, and leave his wife he- hind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take hig wife, and raise up Feed unto his br ther. 20 Now th.ere were seven brethren : and the first took a wiie, and dviug 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 tiie woman died also. 23 In the resurrection therefore, when they shall rise, whose wife shall she be oi them ? for the seven had her to wife, 21 And Jesus answering, said unto them. Do ye not therefore err, ijecause ye know not the scriptures, neither the power of God ? 25 For when they shall rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor ai-e given in marriage ; but are as the angels which are in heaven. 26 And as touching the dead that they rise^; have )e not read in the book of Moses, how in the bush Gnd spake unto him, saying, I am the God of A- braham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ? 27 He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living : ye therefore do greatly err. 28 if And one of the scribes came, and having heard them reasoning together, and perceiving that he had answered them well, asked him. Which is the first commandment of all ? 29 Anci Jesus answered him. The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Is- rael ; 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 withall thy strength: this is the first commandment. 31 And the second is like, 7iamely this. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy- self : there is none other commandment greater than these. 32 And the scribe said uutohim. Well, Master, thou hast said the truth : for there is one God ; and there is j-one other but he. The destruction of the ter.ijile. Ciia 33 And to love him witii all the heart, and witli all the underetanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love hits neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt- ofFerings and sacrifices. 34 And when Jesus saw that he an- swered discreetly, he said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdom of God. And no man after that durst ask him any queslion. 35 If And Jesus answered and said, while he taught in the temple. How say thf scribes that Christ is the son of David r" 36 For David himself said by the Holv Ghost, The Loud said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, till I malic thine enemies thy footstool. 37 David therefore himself calleth him Lord, and whence is he then his son ? and the common people heard him gladly. 38 tf And he said unto them in his doc- trine , Beware of the scribes, wliich love to go in long clothing, and love saluta- tions in the market-places, 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 receive greater damnation. 41 fl And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the ti-easury : and many that were rich cast in much. 42 And there came a certain poof widow, and she tlirew in two mites, which make a farthing. 43 And he called unto him his disci- ples, and saith unto them, Veiily I say unto you, that this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have ^'AsX. into the treasury. 44 For all Uteij did cast in of their a- ; bundance : but she of her want did cast in all that she had, rvm all her living. CHAP. XIII. The deHtructionofthctevxfde.^ Persecu- tions/or the gOffiel. 14 Great ca/amit/e/t to the Jcivfs. 24 Chri.st's cojninif to judg- ment. 32 The hour cfit uncertain. AND as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him. Master, see what manner of stones, and what buildings are here I 2 And Jesus answering said unto him, Seest thou these great buildings ? there shall not be left one s«one upon another, that shall not be throv/n down, 3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, over against the temple, Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, ask- ed him privately, 4 Tell us, when shall these things be * and what shcU he the sign when all ' hese things shall be fulfilled ? 'i Arid Jesus ansT\ rrlng tlinn, began to xrii. Persecutzonsfor ihegosfiel. 78t say. Take heed lest any man deceive you : 6 For many shall come in my name, say- ing, 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 shall not be yet. 8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom : and there shall be earthquakes in di\'ers places, and tliere^shail be famines, and troubles : these are the l;)eginnings of sorrows. 9 ^ But take heed to yourselves : for they shall deliver you up to councils; and in the syn;igogues 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 pub- lished among all nations. 1 1 But when they shall lead you, and deli\'er you up, take no thought befoj-e- hand what ye shall speak, neither do ye premeditate : but whatsoever shall be giv- en you in that hour, that speik >'e : for it is not ye that .speak, l:!Ut the Holy Ghost, 12 Now the brother shall betray 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 3'e lihallbe 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 abom- ination of desolation, spoken of by Dan- iel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand) then let them that be in Judea 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 ill 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 short - ened those days, no flesh should be saved : but for the elect's sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath siiortened the days. 21 And then, if any man shall say tu you, Lo, here is Christ ; or lo, he i.^ there ; believe him not. 22 For false Christs, and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and won- ders, to seduce, if it were possible, even* the elect. 23 Rut take ye heed : behold, I have foretold )ou all things. J'82 Christ's head anoinled. ST. 24 IF But in those days, after that tril)- ulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, 25 And the stars ot heaven sliall fall, and the powei"s that are in heaven shall be shaken. 26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the ^clouds with great power aiid glory. 27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together 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 put- teth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near : 29 So ye in like manner, when ye shall see tliese things come to pass, know that jt is nigh, txten at the doors. 30 Verily I say unto you, that this p;eneration shall not pass, till all these things be dene. 51 Heaven and earth shall pass away : but my words shall not pass away. 32 il 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 is as a man tak- ing a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority 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 Com- eth, at even, or at midnight, or at the oock-ci*owing, or in the morning : 36 Lest CQming suddenly, he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you, I say un- to all, Watch. CHAP. XIV. 1 ^ consfiiracy against Christ, 3 A ivo- 7nan ^toureth ointment on his head. 10 Judas selleth, 43 and betrayeth him. 66 Peter thrice denieth him. AFTER two days was the feast of the passover, and of unleavened bread : ;ind the chief priests, and the scribes, sought how they might take him by cratt, and put him to death. 2 But they said, Not en the'feast-rfat/, 'est there be an uproar ot the people. 3 U And being in Bethany, in the house of Simon the feper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster •.aox of ointment of spikenard, very prec- ious ; and s!ie brake the box, and pour- ed it on his head. 4 And tliere were some that had indig- nation within themselves, and said. Why \vas this "waste of the ointment made ? 5 I'or k miglit have been sold for more MARK. Judas betrayeth him. than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her. 6 And Jesus said. Let her alone ; whv trouble ye her ? she hath wrought a good work on me. 7 For je have the poor with you al- ways, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good : but me j'e have not always. 8 She hath done what she could : she is come aforehand to anoint my body to the burying. 9 Verily Isay unto you,Wheresoever this gospel shall be preaclied throughout the whole world, tiiis also that she hath done shall be spoken of, for a memorial of her. - 10 U And Judas Iscariot, one of the twelve, went unto the chief priests, to betray him unto them. 11 And when they heard it, they were glad, and promised to give him money. And he sought how he might conven- iently betray him. 12 U And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him. Where wilt thou that we go and pi-epare, that thou mayest eat the passover .^ 13 And he sendeth forth two of his dis- ciples, 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 good-man of 0 Save thyself, and come down from the cross. 31 Liikewise also the chief priests mock- ing, said an\ong themselves with the sci i'ues. He saved others, himself he can- not save. ."2 Let Christ the king of Israel dc- ;j Tli e b urial of Christ . Chap scend now from the cross, that we may see and believe.' 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 tlie ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani ? which is, being interpi'eted. My God, my God, why hast thou for- saken me ? 55 And some of them that stood by, whc?) they heard it, said, Behold, he cail- eth Eli as. 36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying. Let alone ; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. 37 And .Tesns cried with- a loud voice, and gave up the giinst. - 38 And the vail of the temple was rent ill twain, from the top to the bottom. 39 If And when the centurion which Stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said. Truly this man was the Son of God. 40 There were also wonien looking on afar off, among whom was Mary Magda- lene, and Mary the mother of James the less, and of Joses, and Salome ; 41 Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him ; and many other women which came up witli him unto Jerusalem. 42 IT And now, when the even was come, (because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,) 43 Joseph of Arimathea, an honoura- ble counsellor, Avhich also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus. 44 And Pilate 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 centu- Vion, he gave the body to Joseph. 46 And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him 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 Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld wherfe he was laid. CHAP. XVI. 1 Christ's resurrection. 19 He asce?id- cth into heaven. AND when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. 2 And very early in the moroing, the 99 XVI. 'His resurrection. 785 first day of the Week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun : 3 And they said among themselves. Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre ? 4 (And when they looked, thcv saw j that the stone was roiled away) for it I was very great. I 5 And entering into the sepulchre, I they saw a young man silling on the j right siile, clothed in a long white gar- I ment ; and they were affrighted. 6 And he saith unto them. Be not affrighted : ye seek JeSus of Nazareth, whicli was crucified : he is risen ; he is not here : behold the place where they laid him. 7 But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter, that he goeth before you into Galilee : there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. 8 And they went out quickly, and fled fi'om the sepulchre ; for they trembled, and wei^e amazed : nekher said they any thing to an}' ynm: ; for they were afraid. ' 9 ^ Now when Jesus was risen earl)% the first f/ay of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. 10 y/;/rf she went and told them that, had been with him, as they mourned and wept. 11 And they, when they had heard that he was aiivc, and had been seen of her, believed not. 12 H After that, he appeared in an- other tbrm unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country. 13 And they went and told it unto the residue : neither believed they th^ra. 14 H Afterward he appeared unto the eleven, as they sat at meat, and ujibraided 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 Jhe world, and preach the gospel to ever&ereature. 16*He that believeth and is baptized, shall be saved ; but he that believeth not shall be damned. 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 serpents ; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recovei*. 19 1[ So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was I'eceived up into heav- en, and sat on the right hand of God. 20 And they went forth, and preached eveiy where, the Lord working with them, and confirming the word with signs follo\ying» Amen. THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE. CHAP. T. 1 JmA-c's /ircfacc. 5 Thf conceiition of John Bajdist, 26 and of C/iri/il. 57 The nativity and circumcision of John. 67 llic firophmi rf Zacharias. luOliASMUCH as many have taken in Jl l)and to set forth in order a declara- tion of those things ^vhich are most sure- ly believed among us, 2 Even as they delivered them unto us, which from the beginning were eye-wit- i nesses, and ministers of the word ; 3 It seemed good to me also, having had perfect understanding of all things ; from the very first, to write unto thee in j order, most excellent Theophilus, 4 That thou mighlest know the cer- I tainty of those things wherein thou hast been instructed. 5 THERE was in the days of Hercd the king of Judea, a certain priest nam- ed Zacharias, of tlie course of Abia : and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisaneth. ■^ And they were both rigliteous before Ciod, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to pass, that, wliile 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 pf'ople were praying without, at the time of incense. 11 And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord, standing on the right iide of the altar of incense. • 12 And when Zacharias saw /«';«, he was troubled, and fear fell upon hio^^ 13 But the angel said unto hin|SBar not, Zachaiias ; for thy prayer is n^*d ; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John. 14 And thou shalt have joy and glad- ness, 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 di'ink ; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. 16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just ; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord. 18 And Zacharias said unto the an- gel. Whereby shall I kno^v this .* for I am an old man, and my wife well strick- en in years. 19 And the angel answering, said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the pres- ence 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 l)elie\'est not my words, which shall be fulfilled in their season. 21 And the people waited for Zacha- rias, and niar\elled that he tun-ied so long in the temple. 22 And when he came out, he could not speak unto them : and they per- ceived that he had seen a vision in the temple ; for he beckoned unto them, ami remained speechless. 23 And it came to pass, that as soon as the days of his ministration were accom- plished, he departed to his oAvn house. 24 And after those days his wife Elis- abeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, 25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me-, to take away my i-eproacli among men. 26 And in the sixth month the angel Galjriel was sent from Ciod unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said. Hail, thou that art highly fa- voured, the Lord is with thee : blessed art thou among women. - 29 And when she saw him, she 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, Mary : for thou hast found favour with God. 31 And behold, thou shalt conceive iiv thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32 He shall be jcreat, and shall be called the Son of the Highest ; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David. 33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man ? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come I upon thee, and the power of the Highest I shall ovex"shadow thee : therefoi"e also The salutation of Alary. that holy thing which shall be born of thee, shall be called the Son of God. 36 And behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived 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 im- possible. 38 And Mary said, Behold the hand- maid of the Lord, be it unto me accord- ing to thy word. And the angel depart- ed from hei'. 39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill- country with haste, into a cit)' of Juda, 40 And entered into the house of Zach- ariasi and saluted Elisabeth. 41 And it came to pass, that when E- lisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb : and Elisa- beth was tilled with the Holy Gliost. 42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy woinl>. 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 believed : for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord. 46 And Mary said, My soul doth mag- nify the Lord, 47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. 48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden : for behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. 49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things, and holy is his name. 50 And his mercy /* on them that fear him, from generation to generation. 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 i'/i en' seat s, and exalted them of low degree. 53 He hath filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he hath sent empty away. 54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy ; 55 As he spake to our fathers, to A- braham, and to his seed, for ever. 5C) And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. 57 Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be deli\ er^d ; and she brought forth a son. 5S And her neighbours and her cous- i;is heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her ; and they re- joiced with her. Chap. I. The nativity of John. 787 59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child ; and tliey called him ?,acharias, after the name of his father. 60 And his mother answered and said. Not so ; but he shall be called John. 61 And they said unto her. There is none of thy kiudied that is called by this name. 62 And they made signs to his father, how he would have him called. 6Z And he asked for a writing-table, and wrote, saying, His name is John. And they marvelled all. 64 And his mouth was opened imme- diately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God. 65 And flir came on all that dwelt round about them ; and all these sa\ ings were noised aljroad throughout all tiie hiil-countiy of Judea. 66 And all they that had heard them, laid them up in their hearts, saj'ing. What manner of child shall this be ! And the hand of the Lord was with him. 67 And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophe- sied, saying, 68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ; for he hath visited and redeemed his people. 69 And hath raised up an horn of sal- vation for us, in the house of his servant David : 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 all that hate us ; 72 To perform the mercy promised to our fathers, and to remember his lioly covenant : 73 The oath which he sv/are to our father Abraham, 74 That he would grant unto us, that we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies, might serve him without feai-, 75 In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. 76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways ; 77 To give knowledge of salvation unto his people, by the remission of their sins,' 78 Through the tender mercy of our God ; whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited us, 79 To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. 80 And the cliild gi'ew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was iri the deserts tiU the day of his sliewing unto Israel. 7S8 Chrisl^s nativity. ST. CHAP. II. 1 Augustus taxeth alt the Roman emfiire. 6 Chrisfs nuHvity. 21 His circumcision. 28 Simeon and Anna firojihesy of Clirist. AND it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 {And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.) 3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. 4 And Joseph also went up from Gali- lee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Ju- dea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem ; (because he was of the house and lineage of David) 5 To be taxed with Mary Lis espoused wife, being great with child. 6 And so it was, that while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling- clothes, and laid him in a manger ; be- cause there was no room for them in the inn. 8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And lo, the a .gel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them ; and they were sore afraid. 10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not : for behold, I 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 David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 12 And this shall be a sign unto you ; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swad- dling-clothes, lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenl/ host praising God, and saying, 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 heavpn, the shepherds said one to another. Let us now go e\'en unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. 16 And they c:ime with haste, and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 17 And when they had seen zV, they made known abroad the saying which •was told them ronceniing this child. 18 And all they that heard it, won- dered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. 50 And the shepherds returned, glori- LUKK. Si/.'!eon and Anna\ jirofiuecy. fying 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 ac- complished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. 22 And when the days of her purifica- tion according to the law of Moses were accomplished, they brought him to Jeru- salem, to present hint to the Lord ; 23 (As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male thatopeneth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord) 24 And to oflcr a sacrifice according to that which is said in the law of the Lord, A pair of turtle-doves, or two young pigeons. 25 And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name nvas Simeon ; and the same man ivas just and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel : and the Holy Ghost was upon him. 26 And it was n^vealed unto him by the Holy Cihcst, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Ixird's Christ 27 And he came by tlie spirit into the temple ; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him aiier the custom of the law, 28 Then toolc he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, 29 Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word : 30 For mine eyes have seen thy salva- tion, • 31 Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people ; 32 A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory cf thy jieople Israel. 33 A.nd Joseph and hismothermarvelled at those things which were spoken of him. 34 And Simeon blessed them, and sai4 unto Mary his mother. Behold, this child is set for the fall and rising again of many in Israel ; and for a sign which shall be spoken agaiiist ; 35 (Yea, a sv/ord shall pierce through thy own soul also) tiiat the thoughts of many hearts n\ay be revealed. 36 And there was one Anna, aproph^ etess, the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of j\ser : slie was of a great age, and had lived with an husband seven yeai's from her virginity ; 37 And she ivas a vyldow of about fourscore and four years, which tWparted not from the temple, but served God with fistings and prayers night and day. 38 And she coming in that instant, gave thanks likewise unto the Lord, ancl spake* of him to all them that looked for redemption in Jerusalem. 39 And when they had performed all things according to the law of the Lore?, .Joh-Cs Jir caching and bafitkm. Chap Ihey returned into Galilee, to their own city Nazareth. 40 And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, rilled with wisdom: and the grace of God was upon him. 41 Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the feast of the passo' er. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up to Jerusalem after the cus- tom of the feast. 43 And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem ; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 44 But they, supposing him to have been in the company, went a day's joui-- ney ; and they sought him among tlidr kinsfolk and acquaintance. 45 And when they found him not, they turned back again to Jerusalem, seeking him. 46 And it ca me to pass, that after three days they found him in the temple, sit- ting in the midst of tlie doctors, both hear- ing them, and asking them questions. 4/ And all that heard him were aston- ished at \n% understanding and answers. 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 yc 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 Nazareth, and was subject unto them : but his mother kept all these say- ings in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favour with God. and man. CHAP. III. 1 Jolm^s fireacliing and baptism, \5 His testimony of Cliri fit. "20 Herod imfiris- onctfi John. 21 Christ is baptized. 23 His genealogy. NOW in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod be- ing tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the re- gion of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tecrarch of Abilene, 2 Annas and Caiaphas ijeing the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of lepentance, for the remission of sins ; 4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of thq Lord, make liis paths straight. III. His testimony of Christ. 789' 5 Every valley sliall be filled, and every mountain apd iiii) shall be brought low ; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth ; 6 And all fiesh shall see tlie salvation of God. 7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O gen- eration of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say with- in yourselves. We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up childi'en unto Abraham. 9 And now also the ax is laid unto the root of the trees : every tree therefore ^vhich binngeth not forth good fi-uit, 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 hat,h two coats, let him impirt to him that hath none ; and he that hath meat, let him do hkewise. 12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him. Master, what shall we do ? 13 And he said unto them. Exact no more than that which is appointed you. 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 ex- pectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whetlier he were the Christ, or not ; 16 John answered, saying unto then'. 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 with the Holy Ghost, and with fire: 17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gath- er the wheat into his garner ; but the chaft' he will burn with fire unquenchable. 18 And many other things in his exhor- tation preached he untu the people. 19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his broth- er Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod 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 Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, 22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, v/hich said. 790 The gcnealogij of Christ. ST. LUKE Thou art my beloved Son ; in thee I am ■well pleased. 23 And Jesus himself began to be a- bout thirtv years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the: soil of Heli, 24 Which was the aon ui Malthat, which was /he son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which. was the son of Josej^h, 25 Which was the son of Matta.thias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge, 26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Maltathias, which was the hon of Semei, which was the son of Jo- seph, which was the son of Juda, 27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Sal- athiel, which was the son of Neri, 28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodom, which was the soil of Er, 29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the soji of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, 30 Which v/as the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim, , 31 Which was the son of Melea, which ■was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Na- tlian, which was the son of David, 32 Which was the soji of Jesse, which Avas the son of Obed, whicii was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson, 33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, winch was The son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the so?i of Juda, 34 V/hich was theson of Jacob, which was the so7i of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the soji of Tha- ra, which was the son of Nachor, 35 Which was the son of Saruch, ■\vhich was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which A^'as the son of Sala, 36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe. which was the son of Lamech, 37 Which was the son of Matliusa- la, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cai- nan, 3S Which was the son of Enos, which >vas the son of Seth, which was the son «f Adam, which "was the son of God. His tc?nfi(a(ion and victonj. CHAP. IV. , 1 C/irisCs temfitatioii and victory. 14 H^ beginneth tojircadi. 16 Thtyat Nazareth admire him. 33 Ifc cureth (livers sick. AND Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost, returned from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 Being forty days tempted of the dev- il. Ami in those days he did eat noth- ing : and when they were ended, he af- terward hungered. 3 And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of God, command this stone that it be made bread. 4 And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written. That man shall not live by bread alone, but ijy eAi^eiy word of God. 5 Andtliedeviltakinghimiipiutoanhigh mountain, shewed unto him all the king- doms of the world in a moment of time. 6 And the devil said unto him. All , this power will I give thee, and the glo- I'y of them: for that is delivered unto, me, and to whomsoever I will, I give it. 7 If thou therefore wilt ■woi'sbip me, ^ all shall be thine. 8 And Jesus answered and said unto him. Get thee behind me, Satan : for it is written. Thou shalt worship, the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 9 And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou be the Son ct" God, cast thyself down from hence. 10 For it is written, he shall give his angels charge over thee, to 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 Jesus answering, said unto him. It is said. Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 13 And when "the devil had ended all the temptation, he departed from him for a season. 14 U And Jesus returned in the power of the spirit into Galilee : and there went out a fame of him through all the region round about. 15 And he taught in their synagogues, being glorified of all. 16 If And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up : and, as his cus- tom was, he went into the synagogue ou the sabbath-day, and stood up for to read. 17 And there was dehvered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. 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 broken-hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recover- ing of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, Christ begimieth to preach. Chap ^ 19 To pi-each the acceptable year ot l liie Lord. *20 And he closed the book, and he j gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 21 And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears. 22 ^\nd all bare him witness, and won- dered at the gracious words which pro- ceeded out of his mouth. Aiid they said, Is not this Joseph's son ? 23 And he' said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me this proverb. Physi- cian, heal thyself : whatsoever we have heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy country. 24 And he said. Verily I say unto you, No prophet is accepted in his own coun- tiy. 25 But I tell you of a truth, many wid- ows wei'e in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land : 26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a ^voman that ivas a widow. 27 And many lepers were in Israel in the time of Eliseus the prophet ; and none of them was cleansed, saving Naaman the Syrian. 28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were hlled with wrath, . 29 And rose up, and thrust him out of the city, and led him unto the brow of The hill (whereon tiieir 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 Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath-days, 32 And they were astonished at his doc- trine : for his word was with power. 33 If And in the synagogue thei-e was a man which had a spirit of an unclean devil ; and he cried out with a loud voice, 34 Saying, Let us alone ; what have we to do with thee, thotc Jesus of Nazareth i* art thou come to desti'oy us ? 1 know thee who thou art, the H^ly One of God. 35 And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hold thy peace, and come out of him. And when the devil had tlirown 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 spir- its, and they come out. 37 And the fame of him went out into every place of the country round about. 38 ^ And he arose out of the synagogue, . v. A miraculous draught of fishes. 791 and entered into Simon'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 fe\ er ; and it left her : and immedi- . ately she arose and ministered unto them, 40 IT Now wi)en 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, ciying out, and saj'ing. Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he rebuking ;/!(?7k, 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 shoulc^ not de- part from them. 43 And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cit- ies also, for therefore am I sent. 44 And he preached in the synagogues of Galilee. CHAP. V. 1 Christ teacheth out of Peter's shifi. 4 A miraciilouti draught of fishes, 12 The leficr cleansed. 18 The j[ialsy heal- ed. ■ 27 Matthew called. AND it came to pass, that as the peo- ple pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret, 2 And saw two ships standing by the lake : but the fishermen wei'e gone out of them, and were wasliing their nets. 3 And he entered into one of the ships, which was Simon's, and prayed him that he would thrust out a. little from the land. And he sat down, and taught the people out of the ship. 4 Now when he had left speaking, he said unto Simon, launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a draught. 5 And Simon answering said unto him. Master, we have toiled all the night, and have taken nolhing; nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the net. 6 And when they had this done, they enclosed a great multitude of fishes : and their net brake. 7 And they beckoned unto their part- ners, which were in the other ship, that they should come and help them. And they came, and filled both the ships, so that thev began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw iV, he fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me ; for I am a sinful man, O Lord. 9 For he v/as astonished, and all that were with him, at the draught of the fishes v»hich they had taken : 10 And so Tjas also James and John the sons of 21ebedee, which were part- 792 The Ic'lier cleansed. ST. ners with Simon. And Jesus said unto Simon, Feuv not : from henceforth thou shait ciitch men. 11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and fol- lowed him. 12 H And it came to pass, when he was in a certain city, bciiold, a man full of leprosy : who seeing Jesus, fell on hit^ face, and besought him, saying. Lord, if thou wilt, tliou canst make me clean. 13 And he put forth /lis hand, and touched him, saying, I will : Be thou clean. And immediately tlie Jcprosy de- parted from him. 14 And he charged him to tell no man : but go, and shew thyself to the priest, and oifer foi- thy cleansing, according as Moses commanded, for a testimony unto them. 15 But so mucli the more went there a fame abroad of him : and great mul- titudes came together to hear and to be healed by him of their infn-mities. 16 H And he v^'ithdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. 17 And it came to pass on a certain day, as he was teaching, that there were Pharisees and doctors of the law sitting bv, which were come out of every town of Galilee, and Judea, and Jerusalem : and the power of the Lord was ^irestnt to heal them. 18 ^ And behold, men brought in a bed a man which was taken Avith the pal- sy : and they sought 7nea7is to bring him in, and to lay hi?7i before him. 19 And when they could not find by what wav they might bring him in, be- cause of the multitude, they went upon the house-top, and let him down through the tiling with his couch, into the midst before Jesus. 20 And when he saw their faith, he said unto him, Man, thy sins arc forgiven thee. 21 And the scribes and the Pharisees began to reason, saying. Who is this which speaketh blasphemies ? V/ho can forgive sins but God alone ? 22 But when Jesus perceived their thoughts, he answei^ing, said unto them, What reason ye. in your hearts f 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 hadi power upon earth to for- give sins, 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 arose up before them, and took up that whereon he lay, and departed to his own house, gloiify- ing God. ' 26 And they were all amazed, and they glorified God, and were filled with fear, say ing, Wle have seen strange things tj^day . "I LUKE. Matthew tailed. 27 ^ And after these things he wen forth, and saw a publican named Le sitting at the receipt of custom : and said unto him, Follow me. ' 28 And he left all, rose up, and fol- lowed him. 29 And Levi made him a great feast , in his own hrtuse ; and there was a great company of publicans, and of others that sat down Avith them. SO But their scribes and Pharisees murmured against his disciples, saying, Why do ye eat and drink with publicans and sinners ? 31 And Jesus answering, said unto them. They that are whde need not a physician ; i)ut they that are sick. 32 I came not to call the righteous, but signers toiepentar.ee. 33 1[ And they saio unto him. Why do the disciples of Jc*hn last often, and innke prayers, and likewise tht dhcijdfn cf the , Pharisees ; but thine eat and drink } 34 And he said unio '..hem. Can ye iriake . the children of the bride-chamh-;-' fast, while the bridegroom is with L'ltvn ?" oS But the days will come, ».r -r the bridegroom shall be taken awa^- r_-r m them, and then shall they fast, in uLcie 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 • bota the new maketh a rent, and the piece that was taken out of the new, a- ■ greeth not with the old 37 And no man putteth new wine in- to old bottles ; else the new wine will burst tlie bottles, and be spiUeH, and the bottles shall perish. 38 But new wine must be put intoneM»' bottles, and both are preserved. 39 No man also having drunk old tvine, . ■ straightway desirelh new : for he saith, The old is better. CriAP. VL 1 Touching the ears of corn that were plucked by the disci files on the sabbath. 13 Christ ehooscth the tvjelve. AND it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn-fields ; and his disci- • pies plucked the cars of com, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And certain of the Pharisees said un- to them. Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath-days .-* 3 And "Jesus answei'ing them, said. Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hunger- . ed, and they which were with him ; 4 How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shew-bread, and gave also tc them that were with him, ^ which • is not lawful to eat but foi- tlis priests alone I I The twelve afiostles choseti. Cha I 5 And he said unto them, That the jjL Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath. B .6 And it came to pass also on anothei' sabbath, that he entered into the «yna-^ gogue, and taught : and there wab a man' whose right hand was withered : 7 And the scribes and Pharisees watch- ed him, whether he would heal on the sabbath-day ; that they might find an accusation against him. 8 But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man which had the withered hand. Rise up, and stand forth in the midst. AtkI be arose, and stood forth. 9 Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you one thing ; Is it lawful on the sab- bath-days to do goixl, or to do evil ? to saVe life, or to destroy it ? 10 And looking round about upon them all, he said unto the man. Stretch Forth thy hand. And he did so : and his hanttVW'as restored whole as the other. 11 And they were filled with mad- ness ; and communed one with another what tliey might do to Jesus. 12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pi'ay,'6hd continued all night in pray- er to God. 13 f And when it was day, he called wtto him his disciples : and of them he chose twelve, whom also he named Apostles ; % . 14 Simon (whom he also named Pe- ter) and Andrew his brothei', James and John, Philip and Bartholomew, 15 Matthew and Thomas, James //[vere witli him, said, Master, the mul- titude throng thee, and press thee, and saj'est thou, Who touched me ? 46 And Jesus 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 fall- ing down before him, she declared unto him before all the people for what cause she had touched him, and how she was healed immediately. 48 And he said unto her. Daughter, be of good comfort : thy faith hath made thee whole ; go in peace.) 49 IF 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 Jesus heard it, he an- swered 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 Peter, and 3ames, 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. 55 And her spirit came again, and she arose straightway: and he commanded to give her meat. 56 And her parents were astonished : hx\.\. he charged them that they should tell no man what was done. CHAP. IX. iChrist sendeth out his apostles. 7 Herod is desirous to see him. 28 His tranajig- uration. 37 He healeth a lunatick. THEN he called his twelve disciples to- gether, and gave them power and au- thoritj' overall 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 noth- ing for your journey, neither staves, nor scrip, neither bread, neither money ; neither have two coats apiece. 4 And whatsoever house ye enter in- to, there abide, and thence depart. 5 And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that citv, shake oft" the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them. 6 And they departed, and went through *he towns, preaching the "fospH, and laling every where. Chap. xi. Herod is desirous to see him. 79T 7 IT Now Herod the tetraiK^h heard of all that was done by him : and he was per- plexed, because that it was said of some, that John was risen from the dead ; 8 And of some, that Elias had appear- ed ; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again. 9 And Herod said, John have I behead- ed ; but who is this of whom I liear such things.'' And he desired to see him. 10 If And the apostles, when tliey were returned, told him all that they^ had done. And he took them, and went aside pri- vately into a desert place, belonging to the city called Bethsaida. •» 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 hei'e in a desert place. 13 But he said unto them, Give yfe 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 tills people. 14 For they were about five thousand men. And he said to his disciples, jVIakc them sit down by fifties in a company. 15 And they did so, and made them all sit down. 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 disciples to set before the multitude. 1 7 And they did eat, and were ail filled : and there was taken up of fragments that remained to them, twelve baskets. 18 II And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him ; and he asked tliem, saying. Whom say the people that I am ? 19 They answering, said, John the Bap- tist ; biK some sny, Eiias ; and others sail, that one of the old prophets is risen again. 20 He said unto them. But whom say ye that I am .'' Peter answering, said. The Christ of God. 21 And he straitly chai-gfed them, and commanded tht'7n to tell no man that thing, 22 Saying, The Son of man must suf- fer many things, and be rejected of tlie elders and chief priests, and scribes, and be slain, and be raised the third day. 23 II And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny him- 'self, and take up liis cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his life, 758 Chris t^s iran^guratiO}i. ST. LUKE shall lose it: but whosoeveT will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose him- self, oi" 1)6 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 jn his own gloiy, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels. 27 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 IT And it came to pass, about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter, and John, 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 ivas white and glistering. 30 And behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias : 31 Who appeared in glor>', and spake of his decease which he should accom- plish at Jerusalem. 32 But Peter 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. 53 And it came to pass, as they de- parted from him, Peter said unto Jesus, He rebuketh his disciples. 43 % And they were all amazed at the mighty power of God. But while thej wondered eveiy one at all things whicf Jesus did, he said unto his 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 per- ceived it not : and they feared to ask nim of that saying. 46 U Then there arose a reasoning a- mong them, which of them should be greatest. 47 And Jesus perceiving the thought of their heart, took a child, and set him by him, 48 And said unto theni, Whosoever shall receive this child in mj name, re- ceiveth me ; and whosoever shall receive me, i-eceiveth him that sent me : for he that is least among you all, the same shall be great 49 ^ And John answered and said, Mis- ter, we saw one casting out devils in thy name ; and we forbad him, because he followeth not with us. 50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not : for he that is not against us, is for us.~ 51 •[[ And it came to pass, when the time was come that' he should be receiv- Master, it is good for us to !)e hei'e : and p ed up, he steadfastly set his face to go to let us make tliree tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Eli- as : not knowing 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, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close ^nd 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 ■ ried out, saying, Master, 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 disciples to cast him cut, and they could not. 41 And Jesus answering, said, O faith- less and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you ^ Bring thy son hither. 42 And as he was yet a coming, the devil threw him down, and tare him. And Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, and healed the child, and deliveiCd him again to his father. Jerusalem, 52 And sent messengers before his face : and they went and entered into a village of the Samaritans, to make x*eady for him. 53 And they did hot receive him, be- cause his face was as though he would go to Jerusalem. 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 Eli- as did ? 55 But he turned, and rebuked 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, ijut to save them. And they went to another village. 57 If And it came to pass, that as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him. Lord, I will follow thee whitherso- ever thou goest. 58 And Jesus 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 Jesus said unto him. Let the dead bury their dead : but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, Lord, I will The seventy disciples sent forth. Ch follow thee ; but let me first go bid them Karewell which are at home at my house. 62 AndJesussfuduntohim,Nomanhav- Bg put his hand to the plow, and look- ing back, is fit for the kingdom of God. CHAP. X. 1 The seventy discihlessent forth, andad- tnoiiished. 41 Martha refirehended. AFTER these things, the Lord ap- pointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before his face into every city, and place, whither he himself would come. 2 Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few : pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he Avould send forth la- bourers into his harvest. 3 Go 3"our ways : behold, I send you fortli as lambs among wolves. 4 Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes : and salute no 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 remain, eat- ing and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house. 8 And irrto whatsoever city ye enter, and thev receive you, eat such things as are set before you- 9 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, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, 11 Hven the very dust of your city which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you : notwithstanding, be ye sure ot this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you. 12 But 1 say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom than for that city. 13 \\''oe unto thee, Chorazin ! woe lui- to thee, Bethsaida ! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented sitting in sack- cloth and ashes. 14 Butitshallbemore tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you. 15 And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted to heaven, shall be thrust down to hell. 16 He that he^reth you, heareth me; and he that despiseth you, despiseth me ; and he that despiseth me, despiseth him that sent me. 17 H And the seventy i-eturned again with ]oYy saying. Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. .p.x. The laii'yer's question. 799 18 And he said imto them, I beheld Satan 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 rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you ; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven. 21 If In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spir- it, 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 thy 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 U And he turned hnn unto his dis- ciples, 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 thein ; and to hear those things which ye hear, and have not heard thejn. 25 If 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 written in the law .> how readest thou * 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 widi all thy mmd; and thy neighbour as thyself. ' 28 And he said unto him , Thou hast an- swered right : this do, and thou shalt live. 29 But he, willing to justity himself, said unto Jesus, and who is my neighbour ? 30 And Jesus answering said, A cer- tain man went down from Jesusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, which stripped him of his i-aiment, an.d wounded him, and departed, lea ving/«'m 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 a Levite, when he was at the place, came and looked on him, and passed by on the other side. 33 But a certain Samaritan, as he jour- neyed, came where he was : and when he saw him, he had compassion oji 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 de- parted, he took out two pence, and gave ^them to the host, and said unto him, Take care of hun : and whatsoever thou . 800 Christ tcachvth how to Jiray. ST. spendest more, when I come again, I will lepay thee. 36 Which now of, these three, thinkest thou, was neighbour unto him that fell among the thieves ? .S7 And he said, He that shewed mei'cy on him. Then said Jesus nnto him, Go, and do thou hkewise. 38 ^ NoAv it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain vil- lage : and a certain woman, named Mar tha, received him-into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, which also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word. * 40 But Martha 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 Jesus answered, and said unto her, Marflia, Martha, thou art careful, and troubled about many things : 42 But one thing is needful ; and Mary hath chosen that good part, which shall not be taken away from her. CHAP. XL 1 Christ teacheth to pray y and that instant- ly. 14 He casteth out a dumb dtvil. 29 tJeJireacheth to thepeQjUe,o7andrcprov- cth the Pharisees, scribes, and lawyers. AND 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 heav- en, iHallowed be thy name. Thy king- dom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3 Give us day by day our daily bread. 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 un- to him at midnight, 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 cannct risff and give thee. 8 I say unto you. Though he will not lise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will lise and give him as many as he needeth. 9 And I say unto you. Ask, and it shall he given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. 10 For every one that asketh, receiv- cth ; and he that seeketh, findeth ; and LtlKE. He cclHteth out a dumb devil. to him that knocketh, it shall be opened. 11 If a son shall ask bread of any ot" you that is a father, will he give him J rtone ? or if he ask a lish,' 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 t.hen, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children : hov/^ much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him ? 14 ^ 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 ot them said, He casteth out devils thl-ough Beelzebiib, the chief of the devils. 16 And others tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. 17 But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them. Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation ; and a house divided against a house falletli. 18 If Satan also be divided against him- self, how shall his kingdom stand ? be- cause ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. 19 And if I by Beelzebub cast out dev- ils, by whom do your sons cast thetn out ? therefore shall they be your judges, 20 But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kirigdom of God is come upon you. 21 When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace : 22 But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh ii*om him all his armour whereia he trusted, and divideth his spoils. 23 He that is not with me is against me : and he that gathereth not with mc scattereth. 24 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through diy 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 it swept and garnished. 26 Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself ; and they enter in, and dwell tliei'e : and the last state of that man is worse than the first. 27 H And it came to pass, as he s^ake these things, a certain woman of the com- pany lifted up her voice, and said unto him. Blessed is the womi) that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 28 But he said, Yea, i-ather blessed a?r they that hear the word of God, and keep it. 29 ir And when the people were gath- ered thick together, he began to saj', This is an evu generatio;i : they seek a » C/iris! refiroveth the Pharisees. Ch sign ; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. SO For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be so this generation. 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 heal" the wisdom of Solomon ; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 32 The m^n of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it : for they repented at the preaching of Jonas ; and behold, a greater tharT Jonas is here. S3 No man when he hath lighted a can- dle, putteth it in a secret place, neither \ioder a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light. 34 The light of the body is the eye : therefoi'e 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 ^ And as he spake, a -.ertain Phar- isee besought him to dine with him : and he went in, and sat down to meat. 38 And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first washed before dinner. 39 And the Lord said unto him, Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter ; but your inward part is full of ravening and wick- edness. 40 Ye fools, did not he that made that which is witiiout, make that which is within also } 41 But rather give alms of such things as ye ha\-e ; and behold, all things are clean unto you. 42 But woe unto you, Pharisees ! for ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of iierbs, and pass over judgment and the love of God : these ought }e to have done, and not to leave the other undone. 43 Woe unto you, Pharisees ! for ye love the uppermost seats in the sj'na- gogues, and greetings in the markets. 44 Woe unto you, scribes and Phari- sees,'hypocrites! for -ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over thtm are not aware of them. 45 *!lThen answered one of the lawyers, and said unto liim, Master, thus Sixying, thou reproachest us also. 46 And he said. Woe unto you also, ye lawyers ! for ye lade men wi*-^' bur- dtiTis grie\ous to be borne, and ve voui'- 101 AP. xij. Against hyficcrisy. SO.1 selves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers. 47 Woe unto you ! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fa- thers killed them. ' 48 Truly ye bear witness, that ye allow the deeds of your fathers : for they indeed killed them, and ye build theii- sepulchres. 49 Therefore also said the Avisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and so7ne of them they shall sidy 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 Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished be- tween 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 Phai-isees be- gan to urge him vehemently, and to pro- voke him to speak of many things ; 54 Laying wait for him, ana seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him. CHAP. XII. 1 To avoid hyfiocrisy andfearfulness in publishing Christ a doctrine. 13 To beware of covetonsness, 22 and over carefulness. 41 The faithful and luisc steward. IN the mean time,when there were gath- ered together an innumerable multi- tude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say linto his disciples first of all. Beware ye of the leav- en of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. 2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be re\'ealed ; neither hid, that shall not be known. 3 Therefore, whatsoever ye have spo- ken in darkness, shall be heard in the light ; and that which ye have ||jtoken in the ear in closets, shall be proclaimed upon the house-tops. 4 And I say unto you, my friends, Be not aft-aid 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 span-ows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgot- ten before God .* 7 But even the vei-y hairs of your head are all nu mbered. Fear not therefore : ye are of more value than many spaci'ows. 8 Also I say unto you. Whosoever shall confess me before men, him shall the 302 To beivare ofcovetousness. ST, LUKE Son of man also confess before the angels ofGcxl. 9 But he that denieth me before men, shall be denied before the angels of God. 10 And whosoever -shtvil speak, a word against the Son of man, it shall be for- given him : but unto him that blasphem- eth against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven. 11 And when they bring you unto the synagogues, and unto magistrates, ar.d powers, take ye no thought how or •what thing ye shall answer, or what ye shall say : 12 For the Holy Ghost shall teach you in the same hour wha,t ye ougiit to say. 13 If Aiidone of the company said unto liim, Master, speak to my bi"other, that l^e divide the inheritance with me. 14 And he said unto him, Mau, who made me a judge or a divider over you ? 15 And he said unto them. Take heed, and beware ofcovetousness : for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth. 16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying. The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully : 17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits ? 18 And he said. This will I do : I will pull down my bams, 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 untn him, 7'.'iou fool, tliis 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 If And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you. Take no thfUght for your life, v* hat ye shall eat ; ncittii' for the body, what ye shall put on. 2;Ti'he hfe is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment. 24 Consider the ravens : for they nei- ther sow nor I'eap : which neither have store-house, nor barn ; and God feedeth them ; How much more are ye bettei- than the fowls ? 25 Aud wluch of you with t£^kin,c; tho\ight can add to his stature one ciSbit ? 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 hov/ they grow : They toil not, they spin not ; and jet 1 say >mto you, that Solomon in all his glory Wks not arrayed like one of these 28 If thsp God 'so clothe the grass, ^he tvlse steivatd. which is to-day in the field, and to-mor- row is cast into the oven ; how much more ivill 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 thing? do the nations of the world ?eek after : and your Father knowf'th that ye have need of these things. 31 If But rather seek ye the kingdom of God, and all these things shall be added unto you. 32 Tear 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 fail- eth not, wheie no thief approacheth, nei- ther moth corrupteth. 34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. 35 Let your loins be girded abotrt, and your lights burning ; 36 And ye yourselves hke unto tnen 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 himself, 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, lilessed are those servants. 39 And this know, that if the good- man 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 Jie ye therefore ready also : for the Son of man cometh at an hour when ye think not. 41 If Then Peter said unto him. Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us, or even to all ? 42 And the Lord said, \\'ho then is that faithful and wise steward, whom hit 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 comclh shall find so doing. 44 Of a truth I say unto yru, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath. 45 But and if that "servant say in his heart. My 1 ord delayeth his coming ; and shall begin to beat the men-servants, and maidens, and to eat and drink, und to be drunkfn ; 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he locketh not for hint, and rit an hour when he is not aware. I Christ fireacheth repentance. Chap and will cut him in sunder, and will ap- point him his portion with the unbe- lievers. 47 And that servant which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, nei- ther did according to his will, sliall 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 niuch is given, of him shall be much re- quired : and to whom men have commit- ted much, of him they will ask the more. 49 •[ I am come to send fire on the earth, and what will I, if it be already kindled ? 50 But 1 have a baptism to be baptiiied with ; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished ! 51 Suppose ye tliat I am come to give peace on earth ? . 1 tell you. Nay ; but rather division : 52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against t\s'o, and two against three. 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 d-iughter-in-Iaw against her mother- in-law. 54 ^ And he said also to tlie people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say. There cometh a show- er ; and so it is, 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say. There' will be heat ; and it Cometh to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discci-n the face of the sky, and of the earth ; but how is it, that ye do not discern this time ? 57 Yea, and why even of yourselves i adge ye not what is right ? 58 II When thou goest with thine adversa- ry to the magistrate, as thou art'm the way, give diligence that thou mayest be dehv- ered from him ; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison. 59 I tell thee, thou shalt not depart thence, till thou hast paid the very last mite. CHAP. XIII. 1 Christ preacheth repetftance upon the punishment of the Galileans, and oth- ers. 6 The Jig-tree cursed. 24 The strait scate. THERE were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices. 2 And Jesus answering, said unto them, Suppose ye that these Galileans were sin- ners above all the Galileans, because they suffered such things ? 3 I tell you. Nay ; but, except ye re- pent, ye shall all Ijkev/ise perish. XIII. The fig-tree cursed. 803 4 Or those eighteen, upon whom the tov/er in Siloam fell, and slew them, think ye that they were sinners above all men that dwelt in Jerusalem ? 5 I tell you, Nay ; but, except ye re- pent, ye shall all likewise perish. 6 IT He spake also this parable : A cer- tain 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 ; whv 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 sabbath. 11 tf 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 Jegus saw her, he callec}. 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 synagogue an- swered with indignation, because that. Jesus had healed on the sabbath-day, and said unto the people, There are sjx days in which men ought to work : iil them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath-day. 15 The Lord then answered him, and said. Thou hypocrite, doth not each ont; of you on the sabbath loose his ox or hii ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering ^ 16 And ought not this woman, hevng a daughterof Abraham, whom Satan hatli bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath- day ? 17 And when he had said these things, all his adversaries were ashamed ; anci all the people rejoiced for all the glori- ous things that were done by him. 18 ^ Then said he. Unto what is the kingdom of Grxi like ? and wiiereunto shall I resemble it ? 19 It is like a grain of mustard-seed, which a man took, and cast into his gar den, and it grew, and waxed a great tree ; and the fowls of the air lodged hi the branches of it. 20 And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God ? 21 It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till ttiC whole was leavened. 2? And he went through the cities and 804 The strait gate. villages, teaching, and journeying toward Jeinisalem. 23 Then said one unto him, Lord, Are thei-e few that be saved ? And he said un- to them, 24 % Strive to enter in at the strait gate : tor many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able. 25 When mice 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 J'ou, I know you not whence ye are : 25 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thnu hast taught in our streets. 27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are ; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity. 28 There shall be weeping and gnash- ing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the proph- ets in the kingdom of God, and you yeiirsehes thrust out. 29 And they shall come from the east, and./'ro?n the west, and from the north, and /rowi 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 t.he Pharisees, saying unto him. Get thee out, and depart hence ; for Herod 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 pi'ophet perish out of Jerusalem. 34 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, which killest the prophets, and stoiiest them that are sent unto thee ; how often would I have gathered thy children together, as a hen doth gather her brood under her wings, and ye would not ! 55 Behold, your house is left unto you desolate. And verily I say unto you. Ye shall rjot see me, until the time come when ye shall say. Blessed in he that Cometh in the name of the Lord. CHAP. XIV. 1 Christ teacheth humility, \2 and to feed the fioor.\(>The parable (if the great sufi- per. 25 Who cannot be Christ' sdisciplen. AND it came to pass, as he went into the house of one of the chief Phar isees to eat bread on the sabbath-day, that they watched him. 2 And behold, there was a certain man before him which had the dropsy. ST. LUKE. Christ teacheth humility. 3 And Jesus answei-ing, spake unto the lawyers and Pharisees, saying. Is it law- ful to heal on the sabbath- day ? 4 And they held their peace. And he took hinu and healed liim, and let him go ; 5 And answered them, saying, \\hich of you shall have an ass or an ox fallen into a pit, and will not straightway pull him out on the sabbath-day ? 6 And they could pot answer him a- gain to these things. 7 ^ And he put forth a parable to those which were bidden, when he marked how they chose out the chief rooms ; say- ing 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 l.iidden of him ; 9 And he that bade thee and him, come and s^y to thee. Give this man place i and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room. 10 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 tlie presence of them that sit at meat with thee. 11 For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased, and he thathumbleth liimself shall be exalted. 12 ^ Then said he also to him that bade him. When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy breth- ren, neither thy kinsnien, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompense 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 : for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of djc just. 15 1[ And when one of them that sat at meat with him heard these tilings, 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, Conie, for all things are now ready. 18 And they all with one consent be- gan to iTiake 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 Ancl another said, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to pro'io diem : I pray thee have me excused. 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. i I The great su/i/ier. Cuap mEb out quickly into the streets and lanes i| A|Khe city, and bring in hither the pooi-, jl i|^ft the maimed, and the halt, and the i{ IHd. !| 22 And the servant said. Lord, it is •: done as thou hast commanded, and yet ■ tiaere is room. || 23 And the lord said unto the servant, ■ Go cut into the highways and hedges, ' and compel f/iPTn to come in, that my j house may be filled. ( 24 For I say unto you. That none of | those men which were bidden, shall taste ; of ray supper. i 25 t[ And there went great multitudes j ■with him : and he turned, and said unto ; them, I 26 If any man come to me, and hate j not his father, and mother, and witie, and i childi*ea, and biethren, and sisters, yea, j and his own life also, he cannot be my } disciple. • 27 And whosoever doth not bear his [ cross, and come after me, cannot be my i disciple. • 28 For "which of you intending to build 1 a tower, sitteth not down first, and count- j eth the cost, whether he havp sufficient { to finish it ? i 29 Lest haply after he hath laid the | foundation, and is not able to finish it, all : that behold it begin to mock him, 30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish. i 31 Or what king goinf to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and cnnsulteth whether he be able with ten thousand tp meet him that com- | eth against him with twenty thousand ? 32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, iand desireth conditions of peace. 33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketli not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. 34 ^ Salt is good : but if the salt have lost his savour. Wherewith shall it be sea- soned i* 35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill ; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. CHAP. XV. 1 The parable q/'the last shee/i; 8 Of the piece of iilver ; 11 Of the prodigal son. THEN drew near unto him all the pub- licans and sinners for to hear him. 2 And the Pharisees and scribes mur- mured, saying. This man receiveth sin- ners, and eateth with them. 3 % And he spake this parable unto * them, saying, 4 What man of you having an hun- dred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wil- derness, and go Sfccr that which is lost, XV. The prodigal son. 805 5 And when he hath found it, he lay- eXhic on bis shoulders, rejoicing. 6 And when he cometh home, he call- eth together his friends and neighbours, saying unto them. Rejoice with me ; for I have found my sheep which was lost. 7 I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repent- eth, more than over ninety and mne just persons, which need no repentance. 8 f Either what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and beek diligently till she find it ? 9 And when she hath found it, she calleth hei' friends and her neighbours together, saying. Rejoice 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 sinner that repenteth. 11 If 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 r.ie. And he di- vided unto them his living. 13 And pot many days after, the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with liotous living. 14 And wlien he had spent all, theiT 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 countiy ; 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 himself, he; said. How many hired servants of m;- father's havg bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger ! 18 I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him. Father, I have singed against h-eaven, and bel'ore thee, 19 And am no more worthy to be call- ed thy son ; make me as one of thy hired servants. 20 And he arose, and came to his fa- ther. But when he v»ras yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had com- passion, and raq, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. 21 And the son said unto him. Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be call- ed thy son. 22 But the father said to hte servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet. I 23 And bring hither the fatted calf, I and kill it ; and let u:i eat, and be merry : 8u6 Of the unjust stevMrd. 24 For this my son was deadj 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, Tliy brother is come ; and thy father hath killed the tatted calf, because he hath received him safe and sound. 28 And he was angry, and would not go in ; therefore came his father out, and entreated him. 29 And he answering, said to his fa- ther, Lo, these many years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any time thy commandment ; and yet thou never gavest me a kid, that I might make mer- ry with my friends : 30 But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath devoured thy living •with harlots, 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 nerry, and be glad : for this thy brother ■ivas dead, and is alive again ; and was lost, and is found. CHAP. XVI. 2 Of the unjust steward. 14 The hijfioc- risy of the co-oetous Pharisees refiro-v- id. 19 The rich glutton, and Lazarus the beggar. AND he said also unto his disciples. There was a certain rich man which had a steward ; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his ^oods. 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 mayest be no longer steward. 3 Then the steward said within him- self. What shall I do ? for my lord tak- eth 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 receiA'e me into their houses. 5 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 hun- dred mea^res of wheat. And he said unto him, Take thy bill, and wiite fourscore, 8 And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely : for the children of this woiid are in their gen- eration wiser than the children of light. 9 And I s?\y unto you, Make to your- ST. LUKE. The rich glutton and Lazarm. selves friends of the mammon of unr eousness ; that when ye fail, they receive you into everlasting habitatini ^ 10 He that is faithful in that which" least, is faithful also in much ; and he that is unjusf in the least, is unjust also in much. 1 1 If therefore ye have not been faith- ful ill the i^: righteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches ? 12 And if ve have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own ? 13 IT No servant can serve two masters : for cither 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 Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and chey derided him. 15 And he said unto them. Ye are they which justify yourselves 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 un- til John : since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man press- eth 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 adul- tery ; and whosoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband, commit- teth adultery. 19 ^ There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fijie linen, and fared sumptuously every day : 20 And th?re was a certain beggar named Lazai us, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, 21 And desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table : moreover, the dogs came and licked his soies. 22 And it came to pass, that the beg- gar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. Tlie rich man also died, and was buried : 23 And in heU he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 And he cried, and said, Fatlier A- braham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue : for I am tormented in this flame. 25 But Abraham said. Son, remember that thou ill thy life-time recei'.edst thy good things, and likewise Lazaius evil things : but now he is comforted, and thou art tormented. 26 And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf iixed ; so that they which would pass frou) lienc. bi:s to forgive another. Cuap. to you, cannot ; neither can they pass to usi, that would cojnt from thence. jB7 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, faSier, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house : 28 For I have five brethren ; that he may te5.tify unto them, lest they also come into this phice of torment. 29 Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and the prophets ; let them hear therti. 30 And he said. Nay, father Abraham : but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent. 31 And he said unto him. If they hear not Moses and the pi-ophets, neiiher will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead. CHAP. XVII. 1 To aiioid giving offence. 3 One to forgive another. 11 The ten lepers. 20 Of the kingdom of God, and the com- ing of the Kion of man. 1"'HEN said he unto the disciples. It is impossible but that offences will come : but woe unto him through whom they come ! 2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about hia neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these littie ones. 3 f Take heed to yourselves : If thy brother trespass against thee, rebuke Iiim ; and if he repent, forgi\ e him. 4 And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I rejient ; 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 k;a ; and it should obey you. 7 But Avhich 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 ?jid driuiken ; 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 com- manded you, siiy. We aie unproiitabio #>servants : we have done that which was our duty to dn, 11 If And it came to pass, as he t\'ent to Jerusalem, that he p issed through the r^ndst of Simaria and Ci.ililee. 12 And as he entered into a certv.in xirii. Of Christ^g CQ7nhig. 80? vilkge, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off: 13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us. 14 And when he saw thern, he said unto them. Go shew yourselves unto ths 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, tamed back, and with & loud voice glorified God, 16 And fell down on his face at his feet, giving him thanks : and he was a Samaritan. 17 And Jesus 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 II And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come', he answered them and said. The kingdom of God cometh not witli observation. 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here ! or lo there ! for behold, the kingdom of Gotl is wi;hin you. 22 And he said unto his disciples. The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it. 23 And they sitall say to you. See here ; or, see there : go not after thcin, nor fol • low them. 24 For as tlie lightning that lighteneth. out of the ono fiart under heaven, shinetii unto the other part under heaven ; so shall also tlie Son of man be in his day. 25 But first must he suffer many thing:^ and be rejected of this generation. 26 A:id as it was in the days of Nee, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man. 27 They did eat, tliey drank, the;.* married wives, they were given in mar- riage, until the day that Noe entered int(5 the ark ; and the flood came, and de- stroyed them all. 28 Likewise also as it was In the day p. of Lot : they did eat, ihey drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded ; 29 But the same day that Lot went out: of Sodom, it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed thcni all : 30 Even thus shall it I>e in the day when the Son of man is revealed. 31 In tliat day, he whidi shall be upon the house-top, and Ids stull in the house, let lihii not come down to take it away : and he that is in the -field, let him like- wise not return 'lack, 32 Hememher Lot's wife. 33 Wiiosoever ^hull seek to save his life, S08 The im/iorlunate widoit;. ST. shall lose it ; and whosoever shall lose his life, shall preserve it. 34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two meti in one bed ; the one shall he- ; taken, and the other shall be left. j 35 Two ivomen shall be grinding to- : gether ; the one shall be taken, and the ; other left. ; 36 Two men shall be in the field ; the one shall be takeni 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, i CHAP. XVIII. i 1 Theimfiortunate widoTV. 4 The Phari- see and fiublican. 13 Children brought to Christ. 28 All to be left for Christ's sake. AND he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint ; 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 mine adversary. 4 And he would not for a while : but afterward he said within himself, Though 1 fear not God, nor regard man ; 5 Yet because this widow troubleth me, I will avenge her, lest by her contin- ual coming she weary me. . 6 And the Lord said, Hear Avhat the unjust judge saith. 7 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 cometh, shall he find faith on ihe earth ? 9 And he spake this parable unto cer- tain which trusted in themselves that they '.vere righteous, and despised others : 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray ; the one a Pharisee, and tlie other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and piTvyed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men arc, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week, 1 give tithes of all that I possess. 13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so mucn as tm eyes »mto lieaven, but smots upon his breast, baying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 1 tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other : ibr every one that exalteth hiniseif shall i)C abased ; and he that humbleth him- self shall be exalted. 15 And they brought unto him alsc. infants, that he "would touch them : but LUKE. Children broutrht tfi Chris when his disciples saw it, they rel them. 16 But Jesus cn'led them unto him, said, Suffer little children to come un nae, and forbid them not : for of such the kingdom of God. • 17 Verily I say unto you. Whosoever- shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, shall in noAvise enter therein. 18 And a certain I'uler asked him, say- ing. Good Master, what shall I do to in- herit eternal life ^ 19 And Jesus said unto him. Why call- . est thou me good? none is good, save one, that is Gcd. 20 Thou knowest the commandments, j Do not commit adultery. Do not kill, Do i not steal. Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother. 21 And he said. All these have I kept V from my youth up. " 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, \ he said unto him, yet lackest thou one j thing : sell all that tnou hast, and distrib- , ute unto the poor, and thou shalt have , treasure in heaven : and come, follow me. 23 And when he heard this, he was ji very sorrowful : for he was veiy rich. •■ I 24 And when Jesus saw that he was- |i very sorrowful, he said. How hardly shall jj they that have riches enter into the kmg- \ 1 dom of God ! 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 it, said, Who then can be saved ? 27 And he said,The things which are im- possible with men, are possible with God. 28 Then Peter said, Lo, we have left all, and followed tliee. 29 And he said unto them. Verily I say unto you, I'here is no man that haih left house, or pai-ents, or brethren, or wife, or children for the kingdom of God's sake, 30 Who shall not receive manifold more in this present time, and in the world to coiTie life everlasting. 31 fl Then he took iinto him the tweh'e, and said unto them. Behold, we go up to Jerusalem, and ail things that are writ- ten by the prophets concerning tire Sou of man shall be acconii)lished. . 31 For he shall be delivered unto the Gentiles, and shall be mocked, and spite- fully entreated, and spitted on ; 33 And they shall scouj-ge him, and put him to death : and the third day he shall rise again. 34 And they understootl none of tliesagj I things : and this saying was hid froni I them, neithei'knew they the things which j weie spoken. 35 % And it came to pass, that as he was come nigh unto Jericho, a certain blind man sat by the way- side begging; 1 . 2.itccheus,the fiublican. Chap. W 36 And hearing the multitude pass by, Hhe asked what it meant. B^ 37 And tliey told him, That Jesus of iFNazareth p;is.seth by. ' 38 And he ciied, saying, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. 39 And they which went before rebuk- ed him, th;it lie should hold his peace : but he cried so much the moi'e, TIiou son of David, have mercy on me. 40 And Jesus stood and commanded him to be brought unto him : and when he was come near, he asked him, ■ 41 Saying, What wilt thou that I shall do unto thee ? And he said, Lord, that I may receive my sight. 42 And Jesus said unto him, Receive thy sight : thy faith hath saved thee. 43 And immediately he leccived his sight, and followed him, glorifying God : and all the people, when they saw It, gave praise unto God. CHAP. XIX. 1 The fmblican Zaccheus. 13 The ten pieces of money. 28 Christ rideth into Jerusalem, 41 ivecfieth over it, 45 and purfreth the temjde. AND Jesns entered and passed through Jericho. i: And behold, there ivns a man named Zaccheus, which was the chief among the publicans, and he was rich. 3 And he sought tci see Jesus who he was ; and could not for the press, be- cause he was little of stature. 4 And he ran before, and climbed up into a sycamore-tree to see him ; for he was to pass that n>ay. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up, and saw him, and said un- to him, Z'ccheus, make haste, and come down ; for to-day I must abide at thy house. 6 And he- made haste, and came down, and recfived him j(;yfully. 7 And when tiiey saw it, they all mui'- mured, saying, That he was goni^ to be guest wiLh a man that is a sinner. 8 And Zaccheus stood, and said unto the ^ord ; 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 hi/n four- fold. 9 And Jesus said unto him, This day is salvation come to this linuse, fnv.so- much as he also is the son of Abraham. 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 Jerusalem, and because they thought that the kingdom of God should immediately appear, ' 12 He said thereftH'e, A certain noble- man went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. 13 And he called hrs ten servants, and 102 XIX 'Parable of (he nobleman. 809 delivered them ten pounds, and said onto them, Occupy till I come. 'V 14 But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying. We will not have this ?nati to reign over us. 15 And it came to pass, that when he was returned, having received the king- dom, then he commanded these servants to be called unto him, to whom he had giv- en 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 : because thou hast been faithful in a very little, have thou au- thority over ten cities. 18 And the second came, saying. 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 I*'r.r 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 wick- ed 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 thpt hath ten pounds. 25 (And they said unto him, Lord, he hath ten poimds.) 26 For I say unto you. That unto ev- ery 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 tnine enemies, which, would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay the7n before me. 28 li And when he had thus spoken, he went before, ascending up to Jerusalem. 29 And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Btthjjhage and Bethany, at the mount called //;r moimt of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, 30 Saying, Go ye hito the village over a- gainst you;\\\ the whicli at your entering ye shall find a colt tied, whereon yet never man sat : loose him, and iirijig him hither. 31 And if any man ask .you. Why do ve loose him P thus shall ye saV unto him. Because the Lord hath need of him. 32 And they that v/ere sent went their way, iiud found even as he had said unto thcm^, 33 And as they were loosing the colt. 810 Christ rideth into Jernsaiem. 'ST. LUKE. The ftar able of the vineyard. 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 Jesus : and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Je 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 desert of the mount of Ol- ives, the whole multitude of the disciples begm to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice, for all the mighty works that they had seen. . 38 Spying, Blessed be the King that Cometh in the name of the Lord : Peace in heaven, and glory in the highest. 59 And some of the Pharisees from a- mong the multitude said unto him. Mas- ter, rebuke thy disciples. 40 And he answered and said imto them, I tell you, that if these should hold their peace, the stones would immedi- ateh cry out. 41 ^ And when he w^as come near, he beheld the city, and wept over it, 42 Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in tliis thy day, the things nvhich belong unto thy peace ! but now they are hid from thine eye?. 43 For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench a- bout thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on eveiy side, 44 And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee : and they shall not leave in thee one stone upcn another : because thou kncwest not the lime of thy \ihitation. 45 And he went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold therein, and them that bought, 46 Snying unto them. It is written, My h'Hise is the house of prayer, but ye have made it a dtn 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 atten- ti\e to hear him. CHAP. XX. 1 Christ avcuc he ih his authority. 9 The parable ofihe vineyard. 19 OJ ^virig tribute to Cvsar. "7 Ofthe renurrecti(j7i. AND it came to pass, that on oiie of those days, as he taught the people in the temple, and preached the gospel, tlie chief priests and the scribes came ujmn //<7«, with the elders, 3 And spake unto him, saying. Tell us. By what authority doest thou these things ? or who is he that ga^ e thee tliis authority? 3 And he answered and said unto^ them, I will also ask you one thing ; andj answer me : 4 The baptism of John, was it fi-omi ' heaven, or of men ? 5 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven ; he will say, Why then believed ye liim not ? 6 But and if we say. Of men ; all the pcojjle Nvill stone us : for they be iier- suaded that John was a propliet. 7 And they answered, that they could not tcU wiience it ivns. 8 And Jesus said unto them. Neither tell I you by what authority I do these things. 9 Then began lie to speak to the people this paral^le ; A certain man planted a vineyard, and let it forth to husbandmen, and went into a far coun- try for a long time. 10 And at the season he sent a ser- vant to tlie husbandmen, that they should give him ot 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 khamefully, and sent him away empty. 12 And again he sent the 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 hi7% 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 the inheritance may be ours. 15 So they cast him out of the vine- yard, and killed Idvi. What therefore shall the lord of the vineyard do unto them^ 16 He shall come and destroy these husbandmen, and shall 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 buildei's rejected, the same is become the head of the comer ? 18 W'hosoever shall fall upon that stone, shall be broken : but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder. 19 fl And the chief piiests asid the sci'ibes the same hour sought to lay hands on him • and tliey feared the people : for they perceived that he had spokeii this parable against them. 20 And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign them- selves just men, that tliey nuglit take hold of his words, that so they niight deliver him unto the power and authoiity of the governor. 21 And they asked him, saying, Mas- ter, we know that ihou s yje^t :ii.d teach Of the resurrection. Chap, x est i-ightly, neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly : 22 Is it lawful for us to give tribute unto Cesar, or no ? 23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye nie ? 24 Shew me a penny. Whose image and supei-scription hath it? I'hey an- swered and sail, Cesar's. 25 And he said unto them, Render therefore unto Cesar the things which be Cesar'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 mar- velled at his answer, and held their peace. 27 IT Then came to him certain of the Sadducees (which deny that there is any resurrection) and they asked him, 28 Saying, Master, Moses 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 breth- ren : and the first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second took her to wife, and he died childless. 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 also, 33 Theiefore in the resurrection, whose wiiie of them is she? for seven had her to wife. 34 And Jesus answering, said unto them. The children of this world marry, and are given in marriage : 35 But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the re- siurection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage. 36 Neither can they die any more: for they are equal unto the angels ; and are the children cf God, being the chil- dren of the i-esuiTection. 37 Now that the dead are raised, even Mt'ses shewed at the bush, when he call- eth the Lord the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. 38 For he is not a God of the dead, but of the living : for all live unto him. 59 ^ Then certain of che scribes answer- ing, said. Master, thou hast well said. 40 And after that, they durst not ask him any question at all. 41 And he said unto them. How say they that Christ is David's son ? 42 And David himself saith in the book cf I'salms, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, 43 Till I make thine enemies thy foot- Glool. I, Destruction of the temfile foretold. 8li 44 David therefore calleth him Lord, how is he then his son ? 45 ^ Then in the auilience of all the people, he said unto his disciples, 46 Beware of the scribes, which de- sire to walk in long robes, and love greet- ings in the markets, and the highest seats if) the synagogues, and the chief rooms at feasts ; 47 Which devour widow's houses, and for a shew make make long prayere: the same shall rective greater damnation. CHAP. XXI. 5 The destruction of the temple and city it fore told. 25The signs of the last daij. AND he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the tieiisary. 2 And he saw also a certain poor wid- ow, casting in thither two pnites. 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 liave of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God : but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had, 5 ^ 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 whicli there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down. 7 And they asked him, saying, Mas- ter, 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 bp not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ ; and the time draweth near : go ye not therefore after them. 9 But when ye shall hear of wars, and commotions, be not terrified: for these things must first cotne to pass ; but th? end i;ive suck in thohc days! for iherc sh.ii be great distress in the land, and wrath upon this people. 24 And they shall fall b\' the edge of the sword, aiid shall be ltd away captive into all nations : and Jerusidem shall be. trodden down of the Gentiles, until the tin.es of the Gentiles be fulfilled. 25 ^ Andihere shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; anrl upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves i-oaring; 26 Men's hearts failing them for fear, and ff r looking after those things which are coming on the earth : for the powers of hea\en 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 begin to come to pass, then look up, and lift up your heads: for your redemption draweth nigh. 29 And he spake to them a parable ; Behold the fig-tree, and all the trees ; 30 When they now shoot forth, ye see jind know of your ownsehes that sum- mer is now nigh at hand. 31 S*.! 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 j^nera- tion shall not pass away, till all lie fulfilled. 33 Heaven and earth shall pass away : but my word shall not pass a^vay. 34 IT And take heed to yourselves, lef^t at any time your hearts be overch he that serveth. 28 Ye are they Avhich liaA'e continued with me in ray temptations. 29 And I appoint unto you a kingdom, as mv F.ither hath appointed unto me ; oO Thit ye may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom, and sit on thrones, judgiTig the twelve rulers of Israel. o\ ^ And the Lord aiid, Simon, Simon, beliold, Satan 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 con- verted, strengthen thy brethren. 2>2> And he said unto him, Loid, I am ready to go with thee both into prison, and to death. 34 And he said , I tell thee, Peter, thecnck ihall not crow this day, before that thou shalt thrice deny that thoii knpwest me. 35 And he said unto them, When I sent you v/ithout purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked je any thing .'' And they said, Nothing. ^ 36 Then said he unto them, But now he that hath a purse, let him take it, and like- wise Azs scrip : and he that hath no sword, let liiin stll his garment, and buy one. 3" For I say unto you, that this that is written must yet be accomplished hi me, And he was reckoned among the transgressors : 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 5r And he came out, and went, as he was Wont, to the mount of Olives ; and his disciples also followed him. xxti. Christ betrayed and denied. 813 40 And when he was at the place, he said unto them. Fray, that ye enter not /' into temptation. 41 And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, 42 Sayiiig, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup fiom me : nevertheless not my will, but thine be done. 43 And there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengUiening 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 fiom prayer, and was come to his disciples, he found them sleeping for sorrow. 46 And said unto them. Why sleep ye ? rise and pray, lest j e enter hito temptation. 47 H A nd while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was c died J'idis, one of the twehe, went "oef ire them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him. 48 But Jesus said unto him, Judas, be- tray est thou the Son of man with a kiss f 49 \Micn they which were about him, saw what would follow, they siid unto him. Lord, shall we smite with the sWord :" 50 ^ And one of them smote the servant, of the iiigh priest, and cut oft'i;is right ear. 51 And Jesus answered t^nd said. Suffer ye thus fur. And he touched his ear, and healed him. 52 Then Jesus said unto the chief pviests, and captains of the tern jdc, and the elders which were come to him. Be ye come out as against a thief, witii swords and staves ? 5j When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no' lands a- gainst me : but this is your hour, and the power of darkness. 54 Then took they him, and led /hjjt, and brought him intd the high ]inest's house. And Peter followed afar ofE 55 And when they had kindled a fire in the midst of the hall, and we' e set down together, Peter sat down amo^ ig them. 56 Bat a certain maid beheld him a': he sat by the fire, and earnestly looked upon him, and said, This man was also I with hi'Ti. j 57 And he denied him, saying, Wom- j an, I know him not. I 53 And after a little while Jtnother ! saw him, and said. Thou art also of them. j And Peter said, M sayest. And immediatel}", ^vhilc; he yet spake, the cork crew. fciM Christ accimed before Pilule. ST. LUKE. Pilate is desirotis to release /u ^ 61 And the Lord tui-ned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said \into him, Before the cock crow, thou Sihalt deny me thrice. 62 And Peter went out, and wept bitterly. 63 1[ And the men that held Jesus, mock- ed him, and smote /lim. 64; And when they had blindfolded him, Uiey struck him on the face, and asked him, saying, Prophesy, Avho is it that smote thee ? 65 And many otlicr things blasphem- ously spake they against him. 66 II And as soon as it was day, the el- ders of the people, and the chief priests, and the scribes came together, and led him into their council, saying, 67 Art thou the Christ i" tell us. And he said unto them, If i tell you, ye will not belie^^e. 68 And if I also ask you, ye will not answer me, nor let ?)ie go. 69 Hereafter shall the Son of man sit on the right hand of the pov/er of God. 70 Then said they all. Art thou then the Son of God .•' And he said unto them, Ye say that I am. 71 And they said, What need we any iurther v-itness .* for we ourselves have heard of his own mouth. CHAP. XXIII. 1 JcsTcs is accused before Pilate, 13 who is desirous to release him. 27 Phe de- atrnction of Jerusalem foretold. 46 C/irist's death, 50 and burial. AND the whole multitude of them arose, and led him unto Pilate. 2 And they began to accuse him, :-aying, We found this felloiv perverting the nation, and forbidding to give trib- ute to Cesar, sayirig, that he himself is Christ a king. 3 And Pilate asked him, saying. Art thou the King of the Jews ? And he an- swered him and said, Thou sayest it. 4 Then said Pilate to the chief priests, nnd to the people, 1 find no fault in this man. 5 And they were the more fierce, say- ing. He stirreth up the people, teaching throughout all Jewry, beginning from Galilee to this place. 6 When Pilate heard of Galilee, he asked whether the man were a Galilean. 7 And as soon as he knew that he be- longed unto Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him to Herod, who himself was also at Jerusalem at that time. If 8 ^ And when Herod saw Jesus, 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 hv him. 9 Then he questioned with him in words ; but he answered liim n.'hich were done, smote their breasts, and returned. 49 yVnd all his acquaintance, and tl\e women that followed him from Gnltiee, stood afar off beholding these things. 50 IT And behold, t/ierc nvan a m.'\n named Joseph, a counsellor : and he tvas a good man, and a just : 51 (The same had not consented to the counsel and deed of them) kc vjas of Arimathea, a city of the Jews ; who also XXIV. His resurrection. Sl.t himself waited for the kingdom of God, 52 This ma7i went unto Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. 53 And he took it down, and wrapped it in luien, and laid it in a sepulchre that was hewn in stone, wherehi never man (before was laid. 54 And that day was the preparation, and the sabbath dr^w on. 55 And the women also, which camci with him from Galilee, followed after, and teheld the sepulchre, and how hb body was laid. 56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments ; and rested the sabbath-day, accorduig to the command- ment. CH.\P. XXIV. 1 Christ's resurrection declared to the women. 13 He himself a/ijieareth, 36 giveth a cliar^e to the apostles, 50 and uftcemleth. NOW upon the first day of the week, very early in the moming, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and cer- tain others with them. 2 And they found tlie stone rolled ci- way from the sepulchre. 3 And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus. 4 And it came to pass, as they werc^ much perplexed thereabout, behold, tw;» men stood by them in shining garments. 5 And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, V/!iy seek ye the living a • mong the dead ? 6 He is not here, but is risen. Remem- ber how he spake unto you when he wai yet in Galilee, 7 Saying, The Son of man must be de- livered into the hands ot sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again. 8 And they remembered his words, 9 And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, an:l to all the rest. 10 It was Mary Magdalene, and Joan- na, and Mary the mot/ier of James, and other ivomen that vjere with them, which told these things unto tlie apostles. 11 And their words seemed to them a.~ idle tales, and they believed them. not. 12 Then arose Peter, and ran unto thr- sepulchre, and stooping down, he behelt'. the linen clothes laid by themselves, and departed, wondering in himself at tha' which was come to pass. 13 fl And behold, two of them went that same day to a village called Eminaus, which was from Jerusalem adout three- score furlongs. 14 And tliey talked together of all these things which had happened. 15 And it came to pass, that, while they 8l6 Christ afijhearetli lo ?iis dincijdca. ST. comirmned together, and reasoned, Jesus 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 communications are these that ye have one to another, as ye walk, and are sad.^ 18 And the one of them, whose name was Cleopas, answering, said unto him. Art thou only a stranger in Jerusalem, and hast not known the things which are come to pass there in these days ? 19 And he said unto tliem. What things? And th'.)wei- from on high. 50 fl And he led ihein out as far as to Betlwny : and he lifted up his hands, and blessed then). 'il And it curne to pass, while he bless- ed them, he w.ts parted from them, and c irrisd u[j into heaven. 52 And ihey wnrsSii\)ped him, and re- turned to Jerusalem widi great joy: 5a A;,d w,re coiUinu illy in the temple, pr<.Ui>ii!g and blessing God. Amea J%n THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. JOHN. CHAP. I. ?1 The divinity, /ilaiianity , and office 'of Jesus Chrinc. 15 The testimony of John. 39 The calling cf Andrnw, Peter, ifc IN the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and tht Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning 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 Ihe light of men. 5 And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. 6 U Tliere was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but rjas sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which light- eth 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. 12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, cveti Xo them that believe on his name : 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of llie flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Woi-d was made flesh, arid dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glo- ry, the gloiy as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 15 H John bare witness of him, and cried, saying. This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me, is prefer- red before me ; for he was before me. 16 And of his fulness have all we re- ceived, and grace for grace. 17 For the law was given by Moses, but gr.ice and truth came by Jesi'.s 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, w htn the Jev/s sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem, to ask him, Who art thou ? £0 And he confessed, and denied no*". ; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him. What then? Ai t thou Elias.^ and he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet ? and he answered, No. 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? 103 j 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying i in the wilderness, Make straight the way ' of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. 24 And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. I 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if Wiou le not that Christ, nor Elias, qeither ihat prophet ? 26 John answered them, saying, I bap- tize 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 shoes latchet I am not worthy to unloose. 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. 29 U The next day John seeth Jesus 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 be- fore me ; for he was before me. .31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, there- fore am I come baptizing with water. 32 And John bare lecoid, saying, I saw the spirit descending from heavea 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 remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 34 And I saw and bare record, that this is the Son of God. 35 f Again the next day after, John stood, and two of his disciples ; 36 And looking upon Jesus as he walk- ed, he saith. Behold the Lamb of God ! 37 And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus. 38 Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them. What seek ye ? They said unto him, Rabbi (which is to say, being interpreted, Mas- ter) where dwellest thou ? 39 He saith unto them. Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day ; for it was a- bout the tenth hour. 40 One of the two which heard John .,/ieak: and followed him, was Andrevv, Simon Peter's brother. 41 He first iindeth his own brother Si- mon, and saith unto him. We have found ^he Messias ; which is, being interpreted, the Christ. 42 And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said. Thou art Simon the son of Jona : thou shalt be call- 818 Water turned into iiine. ed Cephas ; which is, by interpretation, a st(ine. 43 1[ The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, follow me. . 44 Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did Write, Jesusof Nazareth, the son of Joseph. 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Naza- reth ? Philip saith unto him. Come and see. 47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite in- deed, in whom is no guile ! 48 Nathanael saith unto him. Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him. Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig-tree, I saw thee. 49 Nathanael answered and said unto him. Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel. 50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig-tree, belie vest thou i* thou shalt see greater things than these. 51 And he saith unto him. Verily, ver- ily, I say unto you. Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man. CHAP. n. '1 Chriat turneth water into wine, 12 de- fiarteih into Cafiernaum, and Jerusa- IcDU 14 and fiurgeth the tew file. AND the third day there was a mar- riage in Cana of Galilee ; and the mother oi Jesus was there. 2 And both Jesus was called, and his disciples, to the marriage. 3 And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, 'fhey have no wine. 4 Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee ? mine hour is not yet come. 5 His mother saith unto the servants, Whatsoever he saith unto you, do it. 6 And there were set there six water- pots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three, firkins apiece. 7 Jesus saith UK to them, Fill the water- pots with water. And they filled them up to the brim. 8 And he saith unto them, Di*aw cut now, and bear unto the governor of the feast. And they bare it. 9 When the ruler of the feast had tast- ed the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it \vas ; (but the servants which drew the water knew) the gover- nor of the feast called the bridegroom, ST. JOHN. The temjile fmrgt-d. 10 And saith unto him. Every raan\ the beginning doth set forth good w'ine and when men have welldiaink, then tha which is worse : but thou hast kept the] good wine until now. 11 This beginning of miracles did Je- sus in Cana of Galilee, and manifested forth his gloiy ; and his disciples believed on him. V2 % After this he went down to Ca- pernaum, he, and his mothei*, and his bi'ethven, and his disciples ; and they continued there not many days«. ,■ . 13 ^ And the Jews passover was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem, 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 remembered that it was written. The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up. IS U Then answered the Jews, and said unto him. What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things .' 19 Jesus answered and said unto them. Destroy this temple, and 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 disciples remembered that he had said this unto them : and they believed the scripture, and the word which Jesus had said. 23 Now when he vvas in Jerusalem at the passover, in the feast-Jai/, many be- lieved in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did. 24 But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, 'because he knew all men, 25 And needed not that any should testi- fy of man : for he knew what was in man, CHAP. III. 1 Christ teachethJ^'icodemus'the necessittj ofregcneracion.2i The baptism,'witness, and doctrine of John concerning Christ. THERE was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a iniler of the Jews : 2 Tlie same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, 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 Jesus answered and said unto him/ The necessity of regeneration. ^crily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be boi'n again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus 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 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of wa- ter, and of the Spirit, he tannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that Svhich is born of the Spirit, is spirit 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee. Ye must be born again. 8 The wind blcvelh 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 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be ? 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things ? 11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen ; and ye receive not our \vitness. 12 If I ha^'e told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you o/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 Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up : 15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal hte. 16 ^ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. 18 If He that believeth on him, is not condemned : but he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men lo\ ed darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one that doeth evil hat- eth 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 If After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Ju- Chap. IV. The doctrine of John. 819 dea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 ^ And John also was baptizing in E- non, near to Salim, because there was much wa/ter there : and they came, and were baptized. 24 For John was not yet cast into prison. 25 If Then there arose a question be- tween so7ne of John's disciples and the Jews, about purifying. 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him. Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. 28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29 Pie that hath the bride, is the bride- gi'oom : but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, re- joice th greatly, because of the bride- groom's voice : this mv joy therefore is fulfilled. SO He mustincrease,but ImMsf decrease. 31 He that cometh from above is a- bove all : he that is of the earth is earth- ly, 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 that God is true. ■ 34 For he whom God hath sent, speak- eth 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 his 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. CHAP. IV. 1 Christ talketh with a woman of Sama- ria. 27 His discifiles tnarvcL 31 Christ's zealf or God\s glory. 43 Hedejiartelhiii- to Galilee, and healeth the ruler's son, WHEN therefore the Lnjxl knew hov/ the Pharis- talkest thou with her * 28 The woman then left her water-fwt, and wont her way into tlie city, and saith to the men, 29 Come, see a man which told me all things that ever I did : is not this the Christ ? 30 Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. il IT In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat. 32 But he 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 aught to eat .* 34 Jesus saith unto them. My meat is to do the will of him tliat sent me, and to finish his. work. 35 Say not ye. There are yet four montlis, and then cometh harvest ? be- hold, I say unto you. Lift up jour eyes, and look on tlie fields ; for , they are white already to harvest. 36 And he that reapeth receiveth wa- ges, and gathereth fmit unto life eter- nal : that both he that soweth, and he that reapetb, 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 H And many of the Samaritans of that city believed cm him for the sayinp of the woman, which testified. He told me all that ever I did. 40 So when the Saman'tans were come j unto him, they besought him that he 1 would tai-ry with them : and he abode ! diei-e two days. i 41 And many more believed, because ! of his n%vn word ; |. 42 And said unto the woman. Now I we believe, not because of tliy saying : for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Cfirist, the Saviour of the world. 43 ^ Now after two days he departed thence, and went into Galilee. 44 For Jesus himself testified that a pro- phet hath no honour in Ins own conntiy. 45 Then when he was come into Gali- ( lee, tlie Galileans received him, having . seen ail the things that he did at Jerusa- lem at the feast : for they also went unto the feast. I 46 So Jesus came again into Cana of ' Galilee, where he made the water wine. healeih the nder'9 ton. Ceap. t, diere was a certain nablemaB, whoK -7HS sick at Capefnaom. When he heard thatJesas was come : Jodea intoGalflee, he wemolD (am, and besco^ht biin that he wonld The Jraa ^meruu Ckria. 93^ hBB Aat was coed. Its the sabbKb- dar; k is not lawfid far thee to carrr a^bed. ' 11 He answered them, Ife tlot Biade I me whole, dte same said mtto me. Take ..n *Wr- lw.A ..•.Jt ^— n. come dawn, aiid heal bis sen : far he • op thy bed, and walk. was at the point cf death. 48 Then said Jescs onto faioL, £xc«pc ye see sgns and wonders, fd will not be- lieve. 49 The nobleman saith onto faon. Sir, cocne down ere nqr difld A& 50 Jesas saoth unto him. Go thy way : thy 9QQ iivetfa. And the man befieced -he word that Jiesos had ^>akai voto Jim, and he weK his way. 51 And as he was n-'w gcing dcwn, nib servants met him, and txidlanL, n - Big-, Thy son nveth. 52 Then inquired be of d*e« Ac h:.. when he began to amend : and the\ «aid tmto him. Yesterday at the seventh hoar the fever left him. 53 So the &ther knew that ii ixi at tbe same hour, in the ■kith Jesos said un*o him. Thy sod tiveth: and i^i^gp*^ be' •'red, and his vdnle hotse. 12 Then asked they him. What ma^ E diat wfakh said nb> ^bc. Take im j thy bed, and walk? ^ 13 Andhethotwashe^BdwistBaCwhe ■:ir w3s:lQr lesos bad cmtwed ^madi fiyya mntomdebeng in ttaf place: 14 AfuawAid Jesns &idetfa haa ia the > temple, and said sen Un, Beheld, tbca art made whole: an an more, lest a ; wTTse Aa^ cone oCd thee^ 15 The man departed, aid taid tfe T-^ that k was lesos lAicft.'^ad isiade vchofe. 1: .\Bdtfaerefcfe £d the Jews pcfsr- OHe Jesos, and sooglit toshy hBB, be> J canse he had done these thiags go the '.'. safabath-day. 17 Y Bat Jesos answoed t]hcm. My F2- I ther workedi hitherto^ and I wwk. & 18 Therefoe the Je^soog^Kihe more 1 lo kin him, becaose he not oBh- had This is again the second mazcle jj broken the Mhhaih, hoc said akc^ that Gcd «as his Father, atakkghmiseife- qoal wi^Gvid. 19 Theaanswcxed Jesns, andsaidfznto -hem, Verihr, ^leriSy, I s^ onco ran. The Sgd can do nothjpg of hiwxa^. but what he seetfa the Fa^erdo: fiirwii^r thingis soever he daesh, these also &ewhiic greater w^zks . Jesns did. when he was cocne out c£ J'jdea mto Galilee. ' CHAP. V. 1 Jtrus, on the saSfKi'h-dm/y cziTe:k him that «B« f^h-'asfd tight and irirrv wt::- "".r Jtnxs artil, snd par- ■ " 'f A r i _iv ...» diere was a feast «f the -tx Jev.-5 : and Jesos wemtiptcJerasaleni. i Now there is at Jerosalem by the sheep neark't aL pad, whicfcfe caliied in . _ „ the Hebrew tDo^joe, Bethesda, havi:^ f. than these, caat ye ma^ ouurneL f.e rcrcbes. | 21 For as tfaer^adcr r^sesh 1^ the ~ I- :l~e>e br a freat midlitDde of | dead, and qcickeneth tkcat j evsn 90 the ' " 1. hak, witbered^ f Sen qajckenetfa wfaom he i|^ ^ of tiie watH-. 22 For the F^dier ju^giith b» maa ; •--n atacerc-^" "■-- '-^-^ cnmmfetrd all jadsraent oeo arxibled "-Tit after : '.:■ .:-!.:§ « die vaier stepped in, was n.idc ^rh^'e rf '* teVy.'j *rT disease te hti'5. had "potent man a: ~. -.j.ve no man. wher. d. to fHit me iato u . I am craning anctner s-epj:«t :>efcie me. fsas safth wito him, Ri>e, take r- -}, and walk. . : 20 laoc dbodld hoooar tiJeScn. even &s tbey honoar die Father. He that boocureth wx die Sen. hcooaredi not iie Father whkrh baai sea: ban. £•4 Verihr. veniy, 1 say cna> yen. He -hat heartaii my word, sisd beiieveth «k .im that sent me, hath eTeri^^dog Bfe. .ind siv& not cx3«e into caaBemaatinw j hats passed £rvBa death HKo fife. rj VerCy. veray, I say onto yc«, Tbe -nkig, and now s. when the he-ar the xoice ct the Son of that hevur shaS fire. Fatiter hath afee in him- -• »-: to die Son to have ~ hl-n asdymbr lo :ansebeBthe it ic£ Je WS lU£3>uCrC aaiiU uaiu ^^.Tid s£& ii. du4.: for the hear 822 Christ shetveth 'u'/io he i.i. ST. JOHN is coming, in the which all that aie i» the graves shall hear his voice, 29 And shall come forth ; they that have done gootl unto the resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil, unto the i-esurrection of damnation. 30 I can of mine own self do nothing : as 1 hear, I judge : and my judgment is just ; because 1 seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me. 31 If I bear witness of myself, my wit- ness is not true. 32 If There is another thatbeareth wit- ness of me : and I know that the witness "which he witnesseth of me is true. 33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. 34 But I I'eceive 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 willing for a season to rejoice in his light. 36 11 But I have greater witness than that of John : 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 nie. 40 And ye Avill not come to me, that ye might have life. 41 1 recei\e not honour' from men. 42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you. 43 I am comejn my Father's name, and ye receive me not : if another shall come ill his own name, him ye will receive. 44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and Seek not thp honour that comi'.lh from God only ? 45 Do not think that I will accuse you ' to the Father : there is one. that accuseth you, e-ven Moses, in whom ye trust. 46 Forliadye Ijelieved Moses, ye would have believed me : for he wrote of me. 47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words ? CHAP. VI. 1 Christ fecdeth Jive thousand. 15 He mithdraivethhimself. 26 The. fieofile fol- low him, and are rejiroiied for their flesh- ly hearts. 66 Many disciples leave him. AFTER these things Jesus went ovei^ the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias. ^ 2 And a great multitude folio .'ed' him, He feedeth Jive.thousanc because they saw his miracles which ^ did on them that were diseased. 3 And Jesus went up into a mountain and there he sat with his disciples. 4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews was nigh. 5 1[ When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, 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 eveiy one of them may take a little : 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, saith unto him, 9 There is a lad here, which hath five barley-loaves, and two small fishes : but what are they among so many .> 10 And Jesus said, Make the men sit down. (Now there was much gi'uss in the place.) So the men sat down in number about five thou:;and. 11 And Jesus took the loives ; and when he had given thanks, he distribut- ed 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 un- to his disciples. Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. 13 Therefore they gathered them to- gether, and filled twelve baskets with the tragments of the five barley- loaves, which remained ovei* and above unto them that had eaten. 14 Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said. This is of a truth that prophet thai should come into the world. 15 1[ When Jesus therefore perceived 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 sliipi, and went over the sea toward Capernaum. And it was now dark, and Jesus 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 t'.enty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking 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 received him into the sliip : and immediately the ship was at the land whither they went. 22 II The day following, when the peo- ple which stood on the other side of the sea saw that tliere was none other boat there, ''he fieofile reproved. Chap that one whereinto his disciples were enpered, and th^t Jesus went not with his disciples into the boat, but that his disci- .es were gone away alone ; 23 (Howbeit there came other boats Tom Tiberias nigh unto tlie place where they did eat bread, after that the Lord had given thanks :) 24 When the people therefore saw that Jesus was not there, neither his disciples, they also took shipping, and came to Ca- pernaum, seeking for Jesus. 25 And when they had found him on the other side of the sea, they said unto him. Rabbi, wlien earnest thou hither ? 26 Jesus answered them and said. Veri- ly, verily, I saj' 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 per- isheth, but for that meat which endur- eth unto everlasting 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 Ave might work the works of God ? 29 Jesus 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 i* 31 Our fathers did eat manna in tlie desert ; as it is written. He gave them bread from heaven to eat. 32 Then Jesus said unto them. Verily, verily, I say unto ycAi, Moses 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 hfe unto the world. •' 34 Then said they unto him, Lord, evermore give us this bread. 35 And Jesus said unto them, lam Uie bread of fife: hethatcometh to me, shall never hunger ; and he, that believcth on me, shall never thirst. 36 But I said unto you, that ye also have seen me, and believe not. 37 All that the Father giveth me, shall oome to me; a.ndhim that comethtome, 1 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 a^ain at the last day. 40 And this is the will of him that sent me, that every one which seeth the Son, and believeth on him, may have everlast- ing life : and I will raise him up at the la^t day. VI. They mur?nur at Christ. 823 41 The Jews then murmured at him, because he said, I am the bread which came down from heaven. 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know ? how is it ih.;i that he saith, I came down from heaven ? 43 Jesus therefore answered and said un- to 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 prophets. And they shaU be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hadi 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. 47 Verily, verUy, 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 die. 511 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 gi\e is my flesh, whicli 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 Jesus 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 drink- eth my blood, hath eternal life ; and I will raise him up at the last day. 55 For my flesh is meat indeed, 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 eat- eth me, even he shall live by rae. 58 This is that bread which came down from heaven : not as your fathere did cat manna, and are dead : he that eateth cf this bread shall live for ever. 59 These tlrngs saiil he in the syna- gogue, as he taught in Capernaum. 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said. This is an hard saying ; who can hear it ? 61 When Jesus knew in himself that his disciples munnured at it, he said un- to them, Doth this offend you * 62 What and if ye shall see tlie Son of man ascend up where lie was before * Q3 It is the spirit that quickeneth ; the flesh profiteth nothing : the words 824 Jesus refiroveth his kinsmen that I speak unto you, theij are spirit, anrlrAfz/ are life. 64 But there are some of you that l)e- lieve not. For Jesus knew from the be- ginning 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, ex- cept it were given unto him of my Father. 66 U From that time many of his dis- ciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Then, said Jesus unto the twelve, Will ye also go away ? 6S Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go ? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69 And w^e believe, and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God. 70 Jesus answei-ed them, Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a devil ? 71 He spake of Judas Iscariot the son of Simon : for he it Avas that should be- ti'ay him, being one of the twelve. CHAP. VII. 1 Jcsiis refiroveth his kinsmen ; 1 0 goeth unto the feast of tabernacles ; 14 teach- ethin the temjile. 40 i)ivers ofiijiions of Christ. 45 The Pharisees are angry at their officers, and at JVicodemus. AFTER these things Jesus walked in Galilee : for he would not walk in Jewiy, because the Jews sought to kill him. 2 Now the Jews feast of tabernacles was at hand. 3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest. 4 For tha'e is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh' to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world. 5 (For neither did his brethren believe in him.) 6 Tlien Jesus said unto them. My time is not yet come ; but your time is always ready. 7 The world cannot hate you ; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are ev\\. 8 Go ye up unto this feast : I go not up yet unto this feast, for my time is not yet fall come. "' 9"V\Tien he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee. 10 If But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up linto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret 11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he f 12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him : for ST. JOHN. He teacheth in the temf some said, He is a good man : others i Nay ; but he deceiveth the people. 13 Howbeit, no man spake openly^ him, for fear of the Jews. 14 ^1 Now about the midst of the feas Jesus went up into tiie temple, and taugh 15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned ? 16 Jesus answered them, and said. My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. 17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the xloctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of my.self 18 He thatspeaketh of himself, seeketh liis own glory : but he that seeketh his glor}' that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him. 19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of >ou keepeth the law ? why go ye alxiut to kill me ? 20 The people answered and said. Thou hast a devil : who goeth about to kill tliee ? 21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel. 22 Moses therefore gave unto you cir- cumcision, (not because it is of Moses, but of the fatliers) and ye on the sab- bath-day circumcise a man. 23 If a man on the sabbath-day re« ceive circumcision, that the law of I!i4oses should not be broken ; are ye angry 'at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath-day ? 24 Judge not according to the appear- ance, but judge righteous judgment. 25 Then said some of them of Jerusa- lem, Is not this he whom they seek to kill ? 26 But lo, he §peaketh 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 he is. 28 Then cried Jesus in the temple, as hfe 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 arh from him, and he hath seat me. 30 Then they sought to take him : but no man laid hands on him because his hoiu" was not yet come. 31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more minicles than these which thi< ?nan hath done ? 32 H The Pharisees heard that the peo- ple murmured such things concerning him : and the Pharistes and the chief priests sent office vs to take him. 33 Then ^.id Jtsus 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 Divers ojiinions of Christ. CHap. je : and where I am, thither ye cannot ome. 35 Then said the Jews among them- , selves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him ? Vill he go unto the dis- persed among the Gentiles, and teach the (ientiles ? 36 What manner o/' 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, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man tliirst, let him come unto me, and drink. 38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow ri\'ers of living water. 39 (But this spake he of the Spirit,which they that believe on him should receive, tor the Holy Ghost was not yet given, because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) 40 1T Many of the people thei'efore, when they heard this saying, said,- Of a truth this is the Prophet. 41 Others said. This is the Christ. But some said. Shall Christ come out of Galilee ? 42 Hath not the scripture said. That Christ Cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was? 43 So there was fi division among the people because of him. 44 And some of them would have tak- en him ; but no man laid hands on him. 45 IT Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees ; and they said unto them. Why have ye not brought him * 46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. 47 Then ansv/ered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived ? 48 Have any of the rulers, or of the Pharisees believed on him ? 49 But this people who ^oweth not the law are cursed. 50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that '5ame to Jesus 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 Galilee i Search, and look : for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet. 53 And every man went unto his o\vn house. CHAP. VITI. 1 Christ dcUverelh the ^ivomnn taken in adultery. 12 lit fircadieth hhm.etjthc tight of the r^'orld, and ju&liJietU hi^ doctrine. JESUS went unto the mount of Olives : 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the peo- ple came unto him ; and he sat down auS taught th^m. • 104 VIII. Christ, ths light of the -world. S25 3 And the scribes and Pharisees 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 adulteiy, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned : but what sayest thou ? 6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with hin finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 7 So when they continued asking him, he lilted up himself, and said unto them. He that is without sin among youi, let him fii*st cast a stone at her. 8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 9 And they which heard it, being con- victed by their oitm conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last : and Jesus was left alone,- and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had lifted up himself,^ and saw none but the woman, he said, unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers * hath no man condemned thee ? 11 She said. No man. Lord. And Je- sus said unto her. Neither do I condenui thee : go, and sin no more. 12 IT Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world : he that lolloweth me shall not walk in dark- ness, but shall have the light of life. 13 The Pharisees therefore said unto him. Thou bearest record of thyself ; thy record is not true. 14 Jesus 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 1 and the Father that sent me. 17 It is also written in your laAV, that the testinjony of two men is true. 18 I am one that bear witness <.f my- self; and the Father that sent me, bearelh witness of me. 19 Then said they unto him. Where is thy Father ? Jesus answered. Ye nei- ther knoAv me, nor my Father: if ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also. 20 Tiiese words spake Jesus in the treasuiy, as he taught in the temple : and no man 'aid hands on him, for his hour was not yet come. 21 Then siid Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your^sins: v/hither I go, ye cannot come.' 82j5 The Jews boasting o/Abrahmn. Sl\ JOHN. 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 ; 1 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 im hCy ye shall die in your sins. 25 Then said they unto him. Who art thou ? And Jesus saith unto them. Even the same that I said unto jou from the bediming. 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 lo them of the Father. 28 I'hen said Jesus unto them. When ye have lifted up the Son of man, then shall yc know that I am Ae, and that I do nothing of myself ; but as imy Father iiath taught me, I speak these things. 29 And he that sent me is Avith me : the Father hath not left me alone ; for I do always those things that please him. SO As he spake these words, many be- iievcd on him. o 1 'I'hen said Jesus to those Jews which l>clieved on him, If ye continue in my ^.voj'd, tlwn are ye my disciples indeed ; 33 And 5e shall know the truth, and Uie tnith shall make you free. o3 II I'hey answered him. We be Abra- liam's seed, and were never in bondage to any man : how sayest tliou, Ye shall !.!C niade li ee .'' 34 Jesus answered them. Verily, verily, I say unto you. Whosoever committeth sin, is the servant of sin. 3.5 And the servant abideth not in the houi^e for ever, but the Son abideth e\'er. 36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. 37 I know that ye are Abraham's seed ; but ye seek to kill me, because my %vord hath no place in you. 38 I speak that which I have seen with jMv Father: and ye do that which ye ]>uve seen with your father. 39 They answered and said unto him, Abrah:im is our Father. Jesus saith unto them. If ye were Abraham's children, \ e would do the works of A!)vaham. 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 Abraham. 41 Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, W^e be not born of fornication ; we have one Father, cv- cii God. 42 Jesus said unto them. If God were your Father, \e would love me : for I proceeded forth and came from Ciod ; neither Game I of myself, but he sent me. Their boasting refiroved. 4.5Whydoyen:>tunderstandmyspeec^ evev because ye cannot hear mv word.^. 44 Ye are oXyour father the devil, anti the lusts of your father ye will do : hel was a murderer from the beginning, and! abode not in the truth, because 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, v/hy do ye not believe me .* 47 He that is of God, heareth God's- words : ye therefore hear them not, be- cause ye are not of God. 48 Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a devil * 49 Jesus answered, I have not a devil ; but I honour my Father, and ye do dis- honour 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 Je^vs unto him. Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abm- ham is dead, and the prophets ; and thou sayest. If a man keep my saying, he shall never taste of death. 53 Art thou greater than our Father A- braham, which is dead ? and the prophets are dead: whom makest thou thyself? 54 Jesus answered, If I honour myself, my honour is nothing : it is my Fatlief 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. 56 Your father Abraham rejoiced 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 Abraham ? 58 Jesus said unto them. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I ani. 59 Then took they up stones to cast at him : but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed b^'. CHAP. IX. ♦ 1 He that nuas born blind is restored td sight. 13 He is brought to the Pharisees. 34 They e.rcomnmnicate hitn. 35 Christ receiveih him, and he co7if',:sseth Christ. AND an Jesus passed b}-, he saw a mau which was blind from his birth. 2 And his disciples asked hin), saymg, Mastei', who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind ? 3 Jesus answered. Neither hath this man sinned, uov his parents : but that Tlie blind marCs sight restored. Chap, te works of God should be made man- ifest in him. 4 I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day : tlie niglit com- y eth, when no man can work. 5 As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world. 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 tlie pool of Siloam, (which is by interpreta- tion. Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing. 8 IT The neighbours therefore, and thev xvhich before had seen him that he v/^as blind, said, Is not tliis 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 Jesus, macfe clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash : and I went and washed, and I received sight. 12 Then said they unto him, Where is he .'' He said, I know not. 13 If Tiiey brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime was blind. 14 And it was the sabbath-day when Jesus made the oiay, and opened his eyes. 15 Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had received his sight. He said unto tliem. He put clay upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. 16 Therefore said some of the Phari- sees, This man is not of 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, Whpt sayest thou of him, that he halh o- pened thine eyes i* He said. He is a prophet. 18 But the Jews did not believe con- cerning him that he bad been blind, and received his sight, ufttil they called the parents of him that had received his sight. 19 And they asked them, saying^ 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 oar son, and that he was born blind : 21 But by what means he now seeth, we know not ; or who hath opened his eyes, we knov/ not : he is of age ; ask him : he shall speak for himself. 22 These words spake his parents, be- cause they feared the Jews : for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man did confess that he was Christ, he should be p'lt out d" t!ie synagogue. X. The Pharisees excommuvicate him. 82? 23 Tlierefore said his parents, He is of age ; ask him. 24 Then again called thev 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 l)e 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 i 27 He answered them, I have told you . alreiidy, and ye did not hear : wherefore would ye hear it again ? will ye also be his disciples ^ 28 Then they reviled him, and said. Thou art his disciple ; but we are Mo- ses' disciples. 29 We know that God spake unto Moses: as for this fellow, we know not from whence he is. 30 The man answered andjsaid linto 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 heai'd that any man opened the eyes of one that was bom blind. 33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. 34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether i)om in sins, and Dost thou teach us ? and they cast him out. 35 Jesus heard that they had cast him out: and when he had found him, he said unto him, Dtost thou believe on the Son of God ? 36 He answered and said. Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him ? 37 And Jesus said unto him. Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talkelh with thee. 38 And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped him. j9 H AtidJesussaid,ForjudgmentIani come into this world, that they which sec not, might see ; and that they which see, might be made blind. 40 And so?ne of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him. Are we blind also .•• 41 Jesus said unto them. If ye were blind, ye should have no sin : but now ye say, We see ; therefore your sin remaineth. CHAP. X. 1 Ch?-ist is thedoor,andthegoodshefiherd. 1 9 Divers opinions of him. 25 He firov- ' 'h, by his saith unto him. Lord, by this time he stinketh : for he hath been dead four days . 40 Jesus saitii unto her, Said I not un- to thee, that if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God ? 41 Then they took away the stone /row: the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up fits eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me : 42 And I knew that thou hearest me always : but because of the people which stand by, I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me. 43 And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. 44 And he that was dead came fortli, bound hand and foot with grave-tlothes ; and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them. Loose him, and let him go. 45 Then many of the Jews which came to Mary, and had seen the things which Jesus did, believed arv him. 46 But some of them went their ways to the Pharisees, and told them what things Jesus had done. 47 TI Then gathered the cliief priests and the Pharisees a council, and said. What do we ? fyr this man docth mar.'' 930 Mary anointeth Christ's feet. ST. JOHK 48 If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him : and the Romans shall come, and take away both our place and nation. 49 And one of them, named Caiaphas, being the hi^h pciest that sams year, said unto them. Ye know nothing at all, 50 Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the peo- ple, and that the whole nation perish not. 51 And this spake he not of himself : but being high priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus 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. 5o Then from that day forth they took counsel together for to put him to death. 54 Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews ; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples. 55 tr And the Jews passover was nigh at hand : and many went out of the coun- try up to Jerusalem before the passover, to puiify themselves. 56 Tiien sought they for Jesus, and spake among themselves, as they stood in the temple. What think ye, tliat he will not come to the feast ? 67 Now both the chief priests and the PhaViseeshad given a commandment,that, if any man knew where he were, he should sheAv ity that they might take him. CHAP. XII. 1 Jesus excuseth Mary anointing his feet. 12 He rideth into Jerusalem. THEN Jesus, six days before the pass- over, came to Bethany, where Laz- arus Avas which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead. 2 There they made him a supper ; and' Martha served : but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. 3 Then took Mary a pound of oint- ment of spikenard, very costly, and anoint- ed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair : and the house vvas filled with the odour of the ointment. 4 Then saith one of his disciples, Judas Icariot, Simon's son, which should be- tray him, 5 Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor ? ;.. 6 This he said, not that he caired for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein. 7 Then said Jesus, Let her alone : a- gainst the day of my burying hath she kept this. 8 For the poor always ye have with you ; but me ye have not alwavs. Christ rideth into Jerusale.) 9 Much people of the Jews theri knew that he was tAiere : and they ca not for Jesus' sake only, but that t might see Lazarus also, whom he raised from the dead. ion But the chief priests consulted tha! they might put Lazarus also to death ; ] 1 Because that by reason of him many of the Jews went away, and believed oji Jesus. 12 II On the next day, much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, 13 Took branches of palm-trees, and went forth to meet him, and cried, Ho- sanna ; Blessed is the King of Israel that Cometh in the name of the Lord. 14 And Jesus, when he had found a, young ass, sat thereon ; as it is written, 15 Fear not, daughter of Sion : behold, thy King cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. 10 These things understood not his disciples at the first : but when Jesus 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 wiien he called I-azarus out of his grave, and raised 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 PhaHsees therefore said among themselves, Perceiveyehow ye prevail no- thing ? behold, the world is gone after him. ' 20 •[[ And there were certain Greeks among them, that came up to woi-sliip at the feast. 21 The same came therefore to Philip, which was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and de-^ sired him, saying. Sir, we would see Jesus. 22 Philip Cometh and telleth Andrew : and again, Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. 23 il And Jesus answered them, saying. The hour is come, that the Son of man should be glorified. * . 24 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ex- cept a corn of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone : but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 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 Fatlier, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified ir, and will gloi-ily it neain. ristforetelleth his death. Chap The people therefore that stood Ijy^nd heard it, said that it thundered. ')t*ers said. An angel spake to hina. Jesus answered and said, Tliis voice B v#ne not because of me, but for your sakes. ■■Bl Now is the judgiTient of this world : ^mow shall the prince of this world be cast out. 32 And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me. 33 (This he said, signifying what death he should die.) 34 The people answered him, We have i heard out of the law that Christ abideth for ever : and how say est thou, The Son of man must be lifted up i VVlio is this I Son of man ? 35 Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness c6me upon you : for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth. 36 While ye have light, believe in the light, that ye may be tlie cliildren of light. These things spake Jesus, and departed, and did hide himself from them. 37 fl But though he had done so ntiany itjiracles before them, yet they believed not on him : ^ 38 That the saying of Esaias the proph- et might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed oui- report ? and to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed .' 39 Therefore they could not believe, because that Esaias said again, 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart ; tliat they should hot see with their eyes, nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and 'I should heal them. 41 These things said Esaias, when he saw his glory, and spake of him. 42 U [Nevertheless, among the chief rulers also many believed on him ; but be- cause of the Pharisees they did not con- fess hitn, lest they should be put out of the synagogue : 43 For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. 44 f Jesus cried, and said, He thatbe- iieveth on me, believe ih not on Uic, 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 !)e!ieveth on me should not abide in dai kness. 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 reject eth me, and recciveth not lyiy words, hath one that judgeth him : tiie word that I have spoken, the XIII. He ivashetlf, his discijilesfeet. 131 same shaft judge him in the last day. 49 For I have not sp>oken of myself ; but the Father which sent me, he gave me a commandment, what I should say, and what I should speak. 50 And I know that his commandment is life everlasting : whatsoever I speak therefore, even as the Father said unto me, so I speak. CHAP. XIII. 1 Jesus ivaslieth his disci/iles feet, and exhorteth them to humility and chari- ty : 36 He forewarneth Peter of his denial. NOW before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was- come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved lib own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. 2 And supper being ended (the devil having now put into the heart of" Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him ;) , 3 Jesus 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 g:arments ; and took a towel, and girded himself. 5 After that, he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples feet, and to wipe t)iem with the towel wherewith he was girded. 6 I'lien Cometh he to Simon Peter : and Peter saith unto him, Lord, dost thou wash my feet } 7 Jesus answered and said unto him. What I do thou knowest not now ; but thou shalt know hereafter. 8 Peter saith unto him. Thou shalt never wash my feet. Jesus answered him. If I wash thee not, thou hast no part with me. 9 Simon Peter saith unto him. Lord, not my feet only, but also my hands and my head. 10 Jesus saith to him, He that is wash- ed needeth not save to wash his feet, but is clean every whit : and ye are clean, but not all. I 11 For heknew who should betray him; therefore said he. Ye aie not all clean. I 12 So after he had washed their teet, and had taken his garments, and was .set down aguin, he said unto diem. Know ye what I have done to you .'' 13 Ye call me Master, and Lord : and ye say well ; tor so I am. 14 li" I then, yotir Lord and Rlaster, have washed your feet ; ye also ought to wash one another's feet. 15 For I have given you an exampu-, that ye should do as I have done to you. 16 Verily, verily, I say unto you, Tive servant- is net greater than his lord; 332 The betraying of Christ foretold. ST. neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. 17 If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them. 18 If I speak not of you all ; I know whom I have chosen : but that the scrip- ture may be fulfilled, He that eateth bread with me, hath lifted up his heel a- gainst me. 19 Now I tell you before it come, that when it is come to pasa, ye may believe that I am he. 20 Verily, verily, I say unto youi He that receiveth whomsoever I send, re- Keiveth me ; and he that receiveth me, receiveth him that sent me. 21 When Jesus had thus said, he was troubled in spirit, and testified, and said. Verily, verily, I sajf*' unto you, that one of you shall betray me. 22 Then the disciples looked one on another, doubting of whom he spake. 23 >fow tiiere was leaning on Jesus' bosom, one of his disciples, whom Jesus loved. 24 Simon Peter therefore beckoned to him. that he should ask who it should be of whom he spake. 25 He then lying on Jesus' breast, saith unto him. Lord, who is it ? 26 Jesus answered. He it is to whom t shall give a sop, when I have dipped it. And when he had dipped the sop, he gave it to Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon. 27 And after the sop Satan entered iito him. Then said Jesus unto him. That thou docst, do quickly. 28 Now no man at the table knew for what intent he spake this unto him. tlQ For some of them thought, because Jadas had the bag, that Jesus had said unto him. Buy those thitigs that we have n^ed of against the feast ; oi', that he should give something to the poor. SO He then having received the sop, ivent immediately out : and it was night. 31'^! Tlierei'ore when he was gone out, Jesus said, Now is the Son of man glori-' fie^l, and God i*5 gloiified in hir>. 32 If God be glorified in him, God shall also gloi'ify him in himself, and shall ^t.railj,htway glorify him. 33 Little children, yet a little while I :j)\ with you. Ye shall seek me; and, as I 3:\i(l unto the Jews, Whither I go, ye caritujt come ; so now I say to you. ,.>4 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye lo\e one another ; as I have !ov<^d you, that j-e also love one a'»,)ther. 35 By this shall all 7nai know that ye arc my disciples, if ye have love one to ■another. 36 11 Simon Peter said unto him. Lord, whither g(Test thou ? Jesus answered him. Whither I go, tliou canst not follow est ; and hov/ can we know the way ? 6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way. and the truth, and the-life : no man com- eth, unto the Father, but by me. 7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Fathep«lso: and from hence- forth ye know him, and have seen him. 8 Philip saith unto him. Lord, shew us the Father, and it suflRceth us. 9 Jesus saith unto him. Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip ? he that hath seen me, hath seen the Father ; and how sayest thou then. Shew us the Father * 10 Belie vest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me ? the words that I speak unto you, I speak nor of myself: but the Father that dwelletl: in me, he dceth the works. 11 Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me : or else believe me for the very work's sake. ^2 Verily, verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that 1 do shall he do also ; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go un- to my Father. 13 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 it. 15 If If ye love me, keep my command- ments. 16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide Avith you for ever ; \7 Even the Spirit of truth ; whom" the world cannot receive, because it seetli him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him ; for he dwclleth with you, and shall be in you. I|^^ Tiie Comforter iiromiaed. ^^H|lS I will not leave you comfortless : I ^^^nll come to you. ^^V 19 Yet a, little Avhile, and the world ^^Kee'^^h me no moie ; but ye see me : be- ^^Kause I live, ye shall live also. Hpr 20 At that day y e shall'know that I am ^^ in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you. 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth ine : and he that loveth me, shall be lov- ed of my Father, and I will love him, and will manife'-t myselt to him. 22 Judas saith unto him, (not Iscariot,) Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world ? 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love nie, 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 xjet present with you. 26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your 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 agditi unto you. If ye loved me, ye v/ould rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father : for my Fa- ther 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 Ilereafter 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. CHAP. XV. The mutual love between Christ and his members, under the parable of the Tine. 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 bearetli fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 3 Now ye are clearr through the word which I have spoken unto you. 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, ex- cept ye abide in me. s5. I am the vine, ve are the branches : 305 I Chap. XV. Christ's love to his members. 833 He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same !)ringeth 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 thern, and cast them into the fire, and they arc burned. 7 If ye abide m me, and my words a- bide in you. ye sliall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 8 Herein is my Father glorified, 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 commandments, ye shall abide in my love ; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. 11 Tliese things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 12 This is my commandment, Thatj^e love one another, as I have loved you. 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 what- soever I command you, 15 Henceforth I call you not servants ; for the servant knoweth 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 foith fruit, and that your fruit should remain : that whatso- ever 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 thab it hated me before it hated vou. 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own : but because ye are not of the world, but I ha\'e chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hat- eth you. 20 Remember the word that I said un- to you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you : if they have kept my saying, thev will keep 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 sjjoken unto them, they had not had sin : but now they have no cloak for theirs in, 23 He that hateth me, hateth my Fa- ther also. 24 If I had not done among them the works which none otlier 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 S34 Chrkt comforteth his disciples, ST. might be fulfilled that is Avritten in their law. They hated me without a cause. 26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Fa- ther, exten the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me. 27 And ye also shall I)ear witness, be- cause ye have been with me trom the beginning. CHAP. XVI. Christ cbmforteth his di&ci/iles against tribulation, by the promise of the Holy Ghost. T' HESE things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 2 They shall put you out of the syna- gogues : yea, the lime cometh, that who- soever killetli you, -will think that he do- -th God service. 3 And these things will they do unto \ou, because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But these things hgive 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 beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I go my way to him that sent me, and none qf you asketh me, Whither goest thou ? 6 But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. 7 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 ccme unto you ; but if I depart, I wiU send him unto you. 8 And when he is come, he will re- prove the world of sin, and of righteous- ness, and of judgment : 9 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 to you, but ye cannot bear them now. 13 Howheit, when he, the Spirit of truth is come, he will guide you into all ti'uth : for he shall not speak of himself ; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak : and he will shew you things to come. 14 He shall glorify me : for he shall re- ceive of mine, andshall sheAV it unto jou. 15 All things tliat the Father hath are mine : therefore said I, that he shall feke of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 16 A little while, and ye shall not see me : and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. 17 Then said sornc of his disciples a- mong themselves. What is this that he saith unto us, A little Avhile, and ye shall not see me : and again, a little while. JOHN, by the promise of the Holy Ghost. and ye shall see me : and, Because I to the Father ? 18 They said therefore, What is thii that he saith, A little While * we cannoC tell what he saith. 19 Now Jesus knew that they were^ desirous to ask him, and said unto them. Do ye inquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see 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 hatli sorrow, because her hour is come : but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth 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 yoiu- heart shall 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 it you. 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name : ask, ajid ye shall receive, that your jov may be full. 25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs : but the. time cometh when 1 shall no more speak unto you in proverl)s, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. 26 At that day ye shall ask in my name : and I say not unto you, that I wUl pray the Father for you : 27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have be- lieved that I came out from Ood.' 28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world : again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. 39 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. 30 Now ai'e 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 Gocl 31 Jesus answered them. Do ye noMr believe ? 32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered every man to his own, and shall leav-e me alone : and }'et I am not alone, be- cause the Father is with me. 33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye sliall have tribulation, but be of good cheer : I have overcome the Avorld. ' ^ll^^hrist firayethfor his ajiostles. Chap ^B CHAP. XVII. ^^Kc/irifl /irmjet/i Co his Father to glorify ^^V him, 6 and lo prtserve his apostles, 1 1 ^^Vm wiity, 17 and in truth. ^^■npHESE words spake Jesus, and lifted Hr A up his eyes to heaven, and said, l"a- ther, the hour is come ; glorify thy Son, that 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 lite eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent. 4 I have glorified thee on the earth : I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. 5 And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine ownself, with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. 6 I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world : thine they were, and thou gavest ihem me ; and they have kept thy Avord. 7 Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. 8 For I have gnen unto them the words which thou gavest mfi; and tliey have leceived them, and have known surely that I came out ft-om thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. 9 I pray for them : I pray not for the world, but for them which thou liast given me ; for they are thine. 10 And all mine are thine, and thine are njsine ; and I am glorified 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 name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are. 12 While 1 was with them in the world, I kept them in thy name : those that thou gavest me I have ktpt, and none of them is lost but the son ot perdition ; tliat 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 shouldest 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 word is truth. 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 sanctify my- self, that they also might be sanctified tihrough the truth. XVII, XVIII. Jesus is taken. 835 20 Neither pray I for these alone ; but for them also which shall believe on me through their word. 21 That tlicy all mav be one ; as thou, Father, art in me, and 1 in thee, that they also may be one in us : that the worlci 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. 24 Father, I will ihat 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 iue before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Fatlier, the world hath not known thee : huX. 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 i': that the love Yvherewith thou hast loved m.e, may be in them, and I in them. CHAP. XVIII. 1 Judas betrayeth Jesus. 15 Peter denietk him. 28 He is arraigned before Pilate. \ 1 7" HEN Jesus had spoken these woi'ds, V> he went forth with liis disciples over the brook Cedron, where was a garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. 2 And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place : for Jesus oft-times vt- sorted thither with his disciples. 3 Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lan- terns, and torches, and weapons. 4 Jesus iherefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whbm seek ye? 5 They answered him, Jesus of Naza- reth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them. 6 As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backwai'd, and fell to the ground. 7 Then asked he them again. Whom seek ye? And they said, Jesus of Nazareth, 8 Jesus answefed, I have told you that I am he : if therefore ye seek me, let these go their way : 9 That the saying might be fulfilled which he spake. Of them which thou gavest me, have I lost none. 10 Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and smote the high priest's ser- vant, and cut off his right ear. The servant's name was Malchus. 11 Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up 836 Peter denieth Jesus. ST. JOHN, «» thy sword into the sheath : the cup which my Father hath given me, shall I not drink it ? I'i' Then the band, and the captain, and .officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, 13 And led him away to Annas first, (fof he was father-in-law to Caiaphas, which was the high priest that same year.) 14 Now Caiaphas was he which gave counsel to the Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die for the people. 15 ^ And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another disciple. That disci- ple was known unto the high priest, and ■went in with Jesus, into the palace of the high priest. 16 But Peter stood at the door without. Then went out that other disciple which was known unto the high piiest, and spake onto her that kept the door, and brought in Peter. 17 Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto Peter, Art not thou also oiie 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 WHS cold,) and they warmed them- selves : and Peter stood with them, and warmed himself. 19 H The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, and of his dtjctrine. 20 Jesus answered him, I spake open- ly to the world ; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort ; and in secret have I said nothing. 21 Why askest thou me? ask them which heard me, what I have %aid unto them : behold, they~know what I said. 22 And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers which stood by, struck Je- sus with the palm of his hand, saying, Answei-est thou the high prie-it so ? 23 Jesus answered him, If I have spoken evil, bear witness of the evil : but if well, why smitest thou me ? 24 (Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the high priest.) 25 And SiniQg Peter stood and warmed himself. They said therefore unto him, Art not thou also 07ie of his disciples ? He denied it, and said, I am not. 26 One of tlie servants of the high priest," (being Aes kinsman whose ear Pe- ter cut off,) saith. Did not I see thee in the gjirden with him ? 27 Peter then denied again ; and im- mediately the cock crew. 28 1[ Then led they Jesus from Caia- phas unto the hall of judgment : and it was early ; and they themselves went not into the judgment-ball, lest they should be defiled ; but that they might eat the passover. * 29 Pilate then went out unto them. His arraignment.^ and said. What accusation bring ye gainst this man ? 30 They answered and said unto hir If he were not a malefactor, we woul(! not have delivered him up unto thee. 31 Then said Pilate unto them. Take ye him, and judge him according 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 Jesus might be fulfilled, which he spake, signifying what death he should die. 33 Then Pilate entered into the judg-: ment-hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews ? 34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this tiling of tliyself, or did others tell it thee of me ? 35 Pilate answered, Am I a Jew ? thine own nation, and the chief priests,- have delivered thee unto me : what hast thou done ? 36 Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world : if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to tiie Jews : but now is my kingdom not from hence. 37 Pilate therefore said unto him. Art thou a king then ? Jesus answered. Thou saj'cst 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 Pilate saith unto him, Wliat is truth ? And A^hen he had said this, he went out ag'ain unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault c^ 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 Jews .' '.; 40 Then cried they all again, saying. Not this man, but Barabbas. Now Ba- rabbas was a robber. CHAP. XIX. 1 Christ is scourgedy croioned ivith . thornSf beaten, and crudjied. 28 He dieth, 38, and is buried by Josefih and J\,lcodemus. THEN Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged hiin. 2 And tlie soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 3 And said. Hail, King of the Jews ! and they smote him with their hands. 4 Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto them. Behold, I bring him forth to you, thut ye may know that I find no fault in him. 5 Then came Jesus forth, wearing tlie crown of thorns, and the purple robe. 'lirist crucified. Cha Pilate sailh unto them, Behold the Wlien the chief priests therefore and saw him, they cried out, saying, rncifv liim^ crucify him. Pilate saith nto them. Take ye him, and crucify Jiim : inv 1 find no fault in him. 7 The Jews answered him, We have a law, and Ijy our law he ought to die, be- cause he made himself the Son of God. 8 If When PiL-ite therefore heard that saying, lie was the more afraid ; 9 And went again Into the judgment- hall, and saith unto Jesus, Whence art thou ? But Jesus gave him no answer. 10 Then saith Pilate unto him, Speak- est thou not unto me ? knowest thou not, that 1 have power fo crucify tliee, and have power to release thee ? 1 1 Jesus 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. 12 And fi'om thenceforth Pilate soiight to release him : but the Jews cried out, saying. If thou let this iny.n go, thou art not Cesar's friend. Whosoever maketh himself a king, speaketh agahist Cesar. 13 H When Pilate theretore heard that saying, he bi'ought Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment-seat, in a place that is called the Pavement, but in the He- brew, Gabbatha. 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 /ii?n, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them. Shall I crucify your King ? The chief priests answered. We have no king but Cesar. 16 Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be crucified. And they took Jesus, 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 He'orew, Golgotha : 18 Where they crucified him, and two other with him, on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. 19 If And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. And the writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH THE KING OF THE JEWS. 20 This title then read many of the Jews : for the place where Jesus was cru- cified was nigh to tlie city: and it was written in Hfhrew,fl77r/ Greek, and Latin. 21 Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, Write not, The King of the Jews ; but that he said, I am king of the .Tews. 22 Pilate answered, What I have v/rit- ten, I have written , '. XIX. His death. 837 23 IT Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments, and made four parts, to e^'ery soldier a part ; and also his coat : now the coat was with- out seam, Avoven from the top throughout. 24 They said therefore among them- selves. Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it whose it shall be : that the scrip- ture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. 25 tf Now there stood by the cross of Jesus, his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the ivife of Cleophas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus therefore saw hi.s moth- er, and the disciples standing by, whom he loved, he saith unto his mother. Wom- an, behold thy Son ! 27 Then saith he to the disciple. Be- hold thy mother! And from that hour that disciple took her unto his own home. 28 ^ After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, 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 Jesus 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 sab- bath-day (for that sabbath-day was an high-day) besought Pilate that their legs might be Ijroken, and that they might be taken away. 32 Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which Avas crucified with him. 33 But when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was dead already, they brake not his legs : 34 But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came thereout blood and water. 35 And he that saw tV, bare record, and his record is true : and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe. 36 For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. 37 And again another scripture saith, They shall look on him whom they pierced. 38 IT And after this, Joseph of Ai'ima- thea (being a disciple of Jesus, but se- cretly for fear cf the Jews) besought Pi- late that he might take away the body of Jesus : and Pilate gave him leave. He came therefore and took the body of Jesus. 39 And there came also Nicodemus (which at the first came to Jesus by night) *o8 Christ^s resurrettiort. ST. and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound lucrg/if. 40 Then took they the body of Jesus, 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 sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid. 42 There laid they Jesus therefore, be- euiuse of tlie Jews preparation-c/ar/, for the sepulchre was nigh at hand. CHAP. XX. 11 Jesus a/i/ieareth unto Mart/, 19 and to his disciples. 24 Thomas' incredul- itij, 26 mid confes&ion. THE first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 2 Then she runneth, and cometh to Si- mon Peter, and to the other disciple whom Jesus 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 Peter therefore went forth, and that ftther disciple, and came to the sepulchre. 4 So they ran both together : and the other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. 5 And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the linen clothes lying ; yet went he not in. 6 Then cometh Simon Peter following Iiim, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes 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 disci- ple which came first to the sepulchre, and he saw, and believed. 9 For as yet they knew not the scripture, that he must rise again ft om the dead. 10 Then the disciples went away again unto their own home. 11 % But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping : and as she wept she stooped down and looked into the sepul- chre, 12 And seeth two angels in white, sit- ting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lien. 13 And they say unto her. Woman, why weepest thou i' She saith unto ihem, Because they have taken a'wray my Lord, and I know not where they have iaid him. 14 And when she had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus stand- ing, and knew not that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus saith unto her. Woman, why 'weepest thou ? whom seekest thou ? She, supposing him to be the gardener, saith unto him, Sir, if thou have borne him JOHN. lie ajifieareth to his discijdesd hence, tell me where thou hast laid h' and I will take him away. 16 Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rab- boni, which is to say. Master. 17 Jesus saith unto her. Touch me not^ for I am not yet ascended to my Father : but goto my brethi-en, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and your Fa- ther, and to my God and your God. 18 Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these things unto, her. 19 IT Then the same day at evening, being the ^vst-day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Je- sus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them. Peace be unto you. 20 And when he had so said, he shewed unto them his hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord. 2 1 Then said Jesus to them again. Peace be unto you : as 7ny Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 22 And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them. Receive ye the Holy Ghost. ' 23 Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them ; and whose so- ever sins ye retain, they are retained. 24 If But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus 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 pi-int of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe. 26 IF And after eight day's again his disciples were within, and Thomas with them : the7i came Jesus, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, Peace be unto you. 27 Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold niy hands ; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side ; and be not faithless, but believing. 28 And Thomas answered and said unto him. My Lord and my God. 29 Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, be- cause thou hast seen me, tliou hast be- lieved : blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed. 30 IF And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of liis disciples, which are not written in this book. 31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye might have life thi'ough his name. 'hrist afifiearetk again. CHAP. XXI. 'hrist, afi/itaring again, 15 giveih 'eier a charge ; 22 and rebuktth his furiosity. FTER these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias : and on this wise shewed e himself. 2 There were together Simon Peter, and Tliomas called Didymus, and Nathan- ael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. Thev say unto him. We also go with thee. They went forth, and enter- ed into a ship immediately ; and that night they caught nothing. 4 But when the monung was now come, Jesus stood on the shore : but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus. ■•.5 Then Jesus saith unto them, Chil- di-en, have ye any meat i' They answer- ed him. No. 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 «f fishes. 7 There^re that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heai-d that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked) and did cast him- self into the sea. 8 And the other disciples came in a lit- tle ship (for they were not far from land, but as it were two hundred cubits) drag- ging the net with fishes. 9 As soon then as they were come to land, they saw a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. 10 Jesus saith unto them, Bring of the fish which ye have now caught. 11 Simpn Peter went up, and drew the net to land full of great fishes, an hundred and fifty and three : and for all there were so many, yet was not the net broken. 12 Jesus saith unto them. Come and dine. And none of the disciples durst ask him. Who art thou i knowing that it was the Lord. 13 Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth them, and fish likewise, 14 This is now the third time that Je- 6k A p. I. He giveth Peter a charge. 839 sus shewed himself to his disciples, after that be was risen from the dead. 15 1[ So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, Simon son of Jo- 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, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou me ? He saith unto him, Yea, Lord : thou knowest that I love thee. He saiili unta him. Feed my sheep. 17 He saith unto him the third time, Simon son of Jonas, lovest thou me ? Peter was grieved, because he said unto him the tliird time, Lovest thou me ? And he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things ; thou* knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed my shesp. 18 \^erily, veril}-, Isay unto thee, \^''hen thou wast young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou wouldest : but when thou shalt be old, thou shalt stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, and cany thee whither thou would- est not. 19 This spake he, signifying by what death he should glorify God. And whcii he had spoken this, he saith unto him. Follow me. 20 Then Peter turning about, sceth the disciple whom Jesus loved, following ; (which also leaned en his breast at supper, and said. Lord, which is he that be- trayeth thee ?) 21 Peter seeing him, saith to Jesus, Lord, and Avhat shall this man do ? 22 Jesus saith unto liim. If I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee ? Follow thou me. 23 Then went this saying al)road among the brethren, that that disciple should not die : yet Jesus said not unto him. He shall not die ; but, if I will that he tarry till I come, what is that to thee .'' 24 This is the dif ciple 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 Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen. THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES. CHAP. I. XArefietition ofjiart of Christ's history. 15 Matthias chosen into the a/iostUshi/i. THE former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach, 2 Until the day in which he was take up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apos- tles v/hom he had chosen : 3 To whom also he shewed himself a- iive after his passion, by many infidlible )roofs, being seen cf them forty days, lud speaking "of the things pertaining to ihe kingdom of Gixl : 4 And being assembled togethei; with 840 Part of Christ's history. THE them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me. 5 For John truly baptized with water ; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. 6 When they therefore were come to- gether, the)' asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel ? 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 afl?er that the Holy Ghost is cnme upon you : and ye shall be witnesses unto me, both in Je- rusalem, and in all Judea, and in Sama- ria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. » 9 And when he had spoken tliese things, while they beheld, he was taken up ; and a cloud received him out of their sight. 10 And while they looked steadfastly to- ward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel ; 11 Which also said. Ye men of Gali- lee, why stand ye gazing up into heav- en ? this same Jesus which is taken up from you into hea\'^en, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven. 12 Then returned they unto Jerusalem, from the moimt called Olivet, which is from Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey. 13 And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where a- bode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andi-ew, Philip, and Thomas, Bar- tholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alpheus, and Simon Zelotes, and Ju- dos thf brother of James. 14 These all continued with one ac- cord in pi'ayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren. 15 i[ And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples, and said (the number (^f the names together were aboiit an hundi'ed and twenty,) 16 INIen cwd brethren. This scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus. 17 For he was numbered with us, and had obtained part of this ministry. 18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity ; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed out. 19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem ; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Acel- dama, that is to say, The field of blotxl. ACTS, The descent of the Holy Gltoq 20 For it is written in the bool Psalms, Let his habitation be des< and let no man dwell therein : and, bishoprick let another take. 21 Wherefc re, of tiiese men which hi companied with us, all the time that d Lord Jesus wer.t in and out among us, 22 Beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection. 2.3 And they appointed two, Joseph called Barsaba?, who was surnamed Jus- tus, and Matthias,. 24 And they prayed, and said. Thou, Lord, which knowcst the hearts of ail men, shew whether of these two thou hast chosen, 25 That he may take part of this min- istry and apostleship, fi-om which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own i)lac«. 26 Atid they gave forth their lots ; and the lot fell upon Matthias ; and he was numbered with the eleven apostles. CHAP. II. The apos*,les filled with the Hoty Ghost, speak divers lau,^uages. AND when the day ot Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. 2 And suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they wei-e sitting. 3 And there appeafed unto them clo- ven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. 4 And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as tlie Spirit gave them utterance. 5 And there AVfire dwelling at Jerusa- lem Jew.s, devout men, out of eveiy na- tion under heaven. 6 N(jw wiien this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language. 7 And- they were all amazed, and mar- velled, saying one to another. Behold, aie not all these which speak, Galileans ? 8 Ajid how heaii' we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born ? 9 Parthians, and Modes, and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, and in Judea, and Cappadocia, in Pontus, and Asia, 10 Phiygia, and Pamphylia, vn Egypt, and in the parts of Lybia about Cyrene, and strangers of Rome, Jews and pros- elytes, 1 1 Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them spc\k in out; tongues the wonder- ful works of Gxl. 12 And they were all amazed, and ^eter insfiired, fireacheth. ChAp. lir. ^re in doubt, saying one to another, lat meaneth this ? 13 Others mocking, said, Tiiese men : full of new wine. 14 U But Peter standing up with the Beven, lifted up his voice, and said unto them. Ye men of Judea, and all ye that dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unto you, and hearken to my words : 15 For these are not di'unken, as ye suppose, seeing it is but the third hour of the day. 16 But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel, 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 dreams : 18 And on my servants, and on my hand maidens I 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 tiinied into dai-k- ness, and the moon into blood, before that great and notable day of the Lord come. 21 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shaH call on the name of the Lord, shall be saved. 22 Ye men of Israel, hear tliese words ; Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and wonders and s'gns, which God did by him in the j| midst of you, as ye yourselves also know : 23 Him, being delivered by the deter- minate counsel and foreknowledge 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 beholden of it. 25 For David speaketh concerning him, 1 foresaw the Lord always before my face, for he is on my right hand, that 1 should not be moved : 26 Therefore did my heart rejoice, and my tongue was glad ; moreover also, my flesh shall rest in hope : 27 Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither Avilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see coiTuption. 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 yon of the patriarch David, that he is both dead and buried, and his sepulchre is with ns unto tliis day. 30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowitig that God had sworn ^-ith an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, .iccoiding to the fiesli, he would raise up Christ to sit on his -throne ; 306 Uis sermon. S4_l 31 He seeing this befc^*e, spake of the resun-ection of Christ, that his soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption. 32 This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof we all are witnesses. 33 Therefore being by the right hand of Gtxl exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear. 34 For David 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 Isra-- el know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus whom ye have cruci.*ied, both Lord and Christ. -o7 IT Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said un- to Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men miS. brethren, what shall we do ? 38 Then Peter said unto them , Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ, for the remission of sins, and ye shalljreceive the gift of the Holy Ghost. 39 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 your- selves from this untoward generation. 41 ^ I'hen they that gladly received his word, were baptized: and the same day there were added imto them about three thousand souls. 42 And they continued steadfastly 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 togeth- er, and had all things common; 45 And sold their possessions and goods; , and pai'ted them to all men, as every man had need. ' 46 And they, continuing daily with one accoitl in the temple, and breaking bread- from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, 47 Praising Gotl, and having favouj' with all the peoj^e. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. CilAP. III. 1 Peter and John restore a lame maUy 12 ascribing the cure to the name ofJe- fiUi; 19 and exhorting- to repentance. NOW Peter and John went up to- gether into the temple, at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour. 2 And a certain man lame from his 842 ../ lame man restored. THE inothei"'s womb was carried, wiiom they laid daily at the gate of the temple which is called Be.-^utirul, to ask alms of them that entered into the terviple. 3 V/hp, seeing Peter and John about to gp into the temple, asked an alms. 4 And Peter fastening his eyes upon lijm with John, said, Look on \^s. 5 And he gave heed ui\to them, ex- pecting to receive something of thevn. 6 Tnen Peter said, Silver and gold have I none ; but such as I have give 1 thee : in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk. 7 And he took him by the right hand, and lifted /«w up: and immediately his feet and ankle bones received stiength. 8 And he leai)ing up stood, and walk- ed, and entered with them into the tem- ple, walking, and leaping, and praising God. 9 And all the people saw him walking and praising God : 10 And they knew that it -^vas 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. 1 1 And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is caJied Solomon's, greatly wondering. 12 f A.nd when Peter saw it, he an- swered unto the people. Ye men of Is- rael, why marvel ye at this ? or why look ye so earnestly on us, as though by our nwn power or holiness we had made ■ this nian to walk ? 1 3 The God of Abraham , and nf Isaac, and of J;icob, the God of our fathers hath glorified his Son Jesus ; whom ye delivered up, and denied him in the pres- ence nf Pilate, when he was determined to let liini go. I 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 strong, whom ye see and know : yea, the faith which i:^ by him, hath given him this perfect sounchiess in the presence of you all. 17 And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers. * !8 But those tilings which God be- fore had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled. 19 IT Repent ye therefore, and be con- verted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of retreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord, AC'l S. Peter and John imfirisotieU, 20 And he shall send Jesus ChrU which before was preached unto you 21 Whom the heaven must recei\ until the times of restitution of all thinp which God hath spoken by the moutf of all his holy prophets, since the world began. 22 For Moses truly said unto tlie fa- thers, A Prophet shall the Loi-d 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 destroyed from among the people. 24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel, 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 fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. 26 Unto you first, God having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you front his iniquities. CHAP. IV. 1 Peter and John imfiriaoned. 5 Thcit defence. 13 They are threatened. AND as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they laid hands on them, and put them in hold unto the next day : foi' it was now even-tide. 4 Howbeit, many of them whicli heard the word, believed ; and the number of the men was about five thousand. 5 ir And it came to pass on the morrow, that theii" rulers, and elders, and scribes, 6 And Annas the high priest, and Cai- aphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered togetlier at Jerusalem. 7 And when they had set them in tl>e midst, they asked. By what power, or by what name have ye done tliis ? 8 Then Petei", filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them. Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel, & If we this day be examined of the good deed done to the impotent man, by what means he is made whole ; 10 Be it known unto you all, and Co all the people of Israel, that by the nam*; of Jesuy Christ of Nazareth, whom yc crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him dotli this man stand here before vou whule. L ^^^TJie afiostles threatened. Cha ^^HlI This is the stone which was set at Taught of you builders, which is become l,he head of the corner, ^v 12 Neither is there salvation in any ■Rther : for there is none other name un- der heaven given among men, whereby we mjjst be saved. 13 U Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, andperceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled ; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus. I 14 And beholding the man which was ' healed standing with them, they could say nothing against it. 15 But when they had commanded 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 notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem, and we cannot deny it. 17 But that it spread no further among the people, let us straitly threaten them, tliat they speak henceforth to no man in this name. 18 And they called them, and com- manded them not to speak at all, nor teach in the name of Jesus. 19 But Peter and John ansv/ered and said unto them. Whether it be rijlit 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 threaten- ed them, they let them go, finding noth- ing how they might punish them, because • of the people ; for all tne?i glorified God for that which was doije. 22 For the man was above forty years old on whom this miracle of healing was shewed. 23 U Andbeingletgo, they went to their own company, and reported all that the cliief priests ajid elders had said untothem. 24 And when they heard that, they lijFted up their voice to God Avith one accord, and said, Lonl, thou ai-t God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is ; 25 Who, by the moutVi of thy servant David hast said. Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain tilings .■' 26 The kings of the earth stood up, and the i-ulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Chi-ist. 27 For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gen- tiles, and the people of Israel, were gath- ered togethei", 28 For to do whatsoever thy hand ;md thy counsel determined before to ;)e done. '. V. Ananias and Safifihira. 845 29 And now, I^oi'd, behold their threat- enings : and grant unco thy servants, that with all boldness they mayspeak thy word, 30 By stretching fordi thine hand to heal ; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus. 31 U And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assem- bled together ; and thev were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. 32 And the multitude of them that be- lieved were of one heart, and of one soul : neither said any of them that aught 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 th6 resurrection of the Lord Jesus : and great grace was upon them all. 34 Neither was there any among them that lacked : for as many as were posses- sors 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 according as he had need. 36 And Joses, who by ihe apostles was surnamed Barnabas, (which is, being in terpreted, The son of consolation,) a Le- vite, and of the country of Cyprus, 37 Having land, sold it, and brought the money, and laid it at the apostles feet. CHAP. V. 1 The death of Ananias and Safifihira. 17 The afiostles imjuisoned again, and delivered. BUT a certain man nanaed Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a pos- session, 2 And kept back fiart of the price, (his wife also being privy t& it) and brought a certain part, and laid it at the apostles feet. 3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back fiarC of the price of the land ? 4 While it remained, was it not thine own ^ and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power ? why hast thou con- ceived this thing in thine heart ? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God. 5 And Ananias hearing these woi'ds, 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 caiTied hvn out, and buiied him . 7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in. 8 And Peter answered unto her. Tell me whether ye sold tlie landfor so muc'i ? And she said, Yea, for so much. 844 The afiOsttes m/triso?ied. 9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye iiave agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord ? behold the feet of them wliich huxe buried thy hus!>and are at the door, and shall carry thee out. 10 Then fell she dcavn straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost. And the young men came in, and found her dead, and carrying he?' forth, buried her by her husi>and. 11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things. 12 U And by the hands of the apostles were many signs and wonders wrought among the people; (and they were all with one accord in Solomon's porch. 13 And of the rest durst no man join himself to them : but the people magni- fied them. 14 And believers were the more added to the Lord, multitudes both of men and •women.) 15 Insomuch that they brougl\t forth the sick into the streets, and laid (hem on 'aeds and couches, that at the least the shadow of Peter passing by might over- shadow some of tnem. 16 There came also a multitude out of the cities round about unto Jerusalem, bringing sick folks, and them which were vexed with unclean spirits : and they were healed every one. 17 1[ Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him ; (which is the sect of the Sadducees) and were filled with indignation, 18 And laid their hands on the apostles, and put ihem in the common prison. 19 But the angel of the Lord by night opened the prison-doors, and brought them forth, and said, 20 Go, stand and speak in the temple to the people all the words of thjs life. 21 And when they heard that, they entered into the temple early in the morn- ing, and taught. But the high priest came, and they that were with him, and called the council together, and all the senate of the children of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. 22 But when the officers came, and found them not in the prison, they re- turned, and told, 23 Saying, The prison truly found we shut W'tii all safety, and the keepers stand- ing Avithout before the doors : but when we had opened, we found no man Avithin. 24 Now when the high priest, and the captain of the temple,and the chief priests heard these things, tb.ey doubted of them whei'eunto this would groAV. 25 Then came one and told them, say- ing. Behold, the men whom ye put in prison are standing in the temple, and teaching the people. THE ACTS. Gamaliel's counsel., 26 Then went the captain with officers, and brought them without vj lence : for they feared the people, ll they should have been stoned. 27 And when they had brought ther they set them before tlie council : and the' high priest asked them, 28 Saying, Did not we straitl/* com- mand you, that ye should not teach in this name .•• and behold, ye have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine, and intend to bring this man's blood upon us. 29 U Then Peter and the other apostles answered and said, We ought to obey. God rather than men. 30 The God of our fathers raised lip Jesus, whom ye slew and hanged on a tree : 51 Him hath God exalted with his right hand to be a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance to Issael, and for- giveness of sins. 32 And Ave are his witnesses of these things ; and so is also the Holy Ghost, whom God hath given to them that obey him. 33 H When they heard that, they were cut to the hearty and took counsel to slay them. 34 Then stood there up one in the council, a Pharisee, named Gamaliel, a doctor of the law, had in reputation a- mong all the people, and conmnanded to put the apostles forth a little space ; 35 And said unto them. Ye men of Israel, take heed to yourselves what ye intend to do as touching these men : 36 For befoi'e these days rose up Theu- das, boasting himself to be somebody ; to whom a number of men, about four hun- dred, joined themselves : who were slain ; and all, as many as obeyed hini, were scattered, and brought to nought 37 After this man rose up Judas of Galilee, in the days of the taxing, sind drew away much people after him : he also perished ; and all, ei'en as many as obeyed him, were dispersed. 38 And now I say unto you. Refrain from these men, and let them alone : for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought : 39 But if it be of Gohen. 10 And they w^re not able to resist the wisdom and the spirit by which he spake. 1 1 Then they suborned men, which said. We have heard him speak blasphemous words against Moses, and against God. 12 And they stirred up the people, and the elders, and the scribes, and came upon him, and caught him, and brought him to the council, 13 And set up false witnesses, which said, I'his man ceaseth not to speak blas- phemous words against this holy place, and the law : 14 For we have heard hirn say, that this Jesus of Nazareth shall destroy this place, and shall change the customs which Moses delivered us. 15 And all that swt in the council, looking steadfastly on him, saw his face as it had been the, face of an angel. . CHAP. VII. 1 Stcfihen answereth to hin accusation. 54 They stone hiifi to death. THEN satle with one accord grtve heed unto those tilings which Phil- ip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. 7 For unclean spirits, ci-ying witli loud voice, came out of many that were pos- sessed linUi them : and many taken wirh palsies, and that were lame, were healed. 8 And there was great joy in that city. 9 But there Avas a certain man ccvlled Simon, which beforetime in the same city used sorcery, and bewitched tJie people i^ Samaria , f^iv ing out that himself was some great cue : 10 To wlioro they all gave heed, from the least to the greatest, saying. This man is the gi eat power of God. 11 And to him* they had regard, be- cause that of iong time he had bewitched them with sorceries. 12 But when they bclie\ed Philip, preaching the thi;igs concerning the VI n. The eunuch and Philifi. 84* kingdom of God, and the name of Jesus Christ, they were baptized both men and women. 13 Then Simon himself believed also : and when he was baptized, he continuecl with Philip, and wondered, beholding the. miracles and signs which were done. 14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John : 15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holv Ghost : 16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them : only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus.) 17 Then laid they their hands on them^ and they received tlie Holy Ghost. 18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles hands the Holy- Ghost was given, he oflered them money> 19 Saying, Give me also this power, that on whomsoever I lay hands, he may receive the Holy Ghost. 20 But Peter said unto him. Thy mon- ey perish with thee, because 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 is not right in the sight of God. 22 Repent therefore of this thy wick- edness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven, thee. 23 For I perceive that thon art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond of iniquitv. / 24 Then answered Simon, and said. Pray ye to the Lord for me, that none it-' these things which ye have spoken come upon me. 25 And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, re- turned to Jerusalem, and preached the: gospel in many villages of the Samaritans. 26 And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go to- ward the south, unto the way tliat gceth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which, is desert. 27 And he arose, and went : and be-^ hold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch ct" great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jeru- siilem for to worship, 28 Was returning ; and sitting in his chariot, read Esaias the prophet. 29 Then the Spirit said unto Philip, Go near and join thyself to this chariot. 30 And Pniiip ran thither to him, and heard him read the prophet Esaias, and said, Understandest thou what thou readest ? 848 Saul's miraculom conversion : THE ACTS. He/ireachelh Christ.^ and go into the city, and it shall be 31 And he said, How can I, except some man should guide me ? And he de- sired Pliilip that he would come up, and sit with him. 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 sheai-er, so opened he not his mouth { 33 In his humiliation his judgment was taken away : and who shall declare his genei-ation ? for his life is taken from | the eavth. 34 And the eunuch answered Philip, and said, I pray thee, of whom speaketh tlie propliet this ? of himself, or of some oilier man ? 3.) Then Philip opened his mouth, and began at the same scripture, and preach- ed unto him Jesus. 36 And as they went on their way, they came unto a certain water : and the eunuch said. See, here is water ; what doth hinder me to be baptized ? 37 And Philip said. If thou believest with all thine heart, thou mayest. And he answex'ed and said, I believe that Je- sus Christ is the Son of God. 38 And he commanded the chariot to stand still ; and they went down both into the water, both Philip and the eu- nuch ; and he baptized him, 39 And when they were come up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord caught away Philip, that the eunuch saw him no more : and he went on his way rejoicing. 40 But Philip was found at Azotus : and passing through, he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cesai'ea. CHAP. IX. \ Said going tmvard Damascus,- 10 is called to the a/iostleshi/i. 23 The Jews lay wait for him. 36 Tabitlia raised. AND Saul, yet breathing out threat- ening.s atid slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, 2 And desired of him letters to Da- mascus to the synagogues, that if he >i)und any of this way, whether they \vere men or women, he niiglijL bring them bound unto Jerusalem. 3 And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus : and suddenly there sliined round about him a light from heaven ; 4 And he fell to the earth, and heard a voice saying unto him, Saul, Saifl, why persccutest thou me ? 5 And he said. Who art thou, Lord ? And the Lord said, I am .Tesus whom thou persccutest. Ic is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 6 And he trembling and astonished said, Loj-d, what wilt thou have me to do ? And theTiord *aiW unto him, Arise, thee what thou must do. 7 And the men which journeyed him stood speechless, hearing a voice, 1 seeing no man. 8 And Saul arose from the earth ; am! when his eyes were opened, he saw no man : but they led him by the hand, and brought him into Damascus. 9 And he was three days withovit sight, and neither did eat nor drink. 10 ^ And there was a certain disciple at Damascus, named Ananias ; and to him said the Lord in a vision, Ananias. And he said, Behold, I am here. Lord. n And the Lord .sc/rf unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and inquire in the house of Ju- das for one called Saul of Tarsus : for behold, he prayeth, 12 And hath seen in a vision a man named Ananias, coming in, and putting his hand on him, that he miglit receive his sight. 13 Then Ananias answered. Lord, I have heard by m;e was Mark; where many were gathered ' together, prayi:.g. IS And as Peter knocked at the doo- of the g ite, a damsel came to hearken, name! Rh da. 14 And when she knew Peter's eoice, she opened not the ^ate for !^lav Peter stood before t ^e gate. 15 And they said unto her. Thou art mad. But she constantly affirmed that it \yas even so. Then srud tliey, It is his angel. 16 But Peter continued knocking. And when they had opened (he 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, und to the brethren. And he departed, and went into another place. 18 Now as soon as it was day, there was no small stir among the soldiers, •what was become of Peter. 19 And when Herod had sought for him, and found iu n not, he examined the keepers, and comraanded that they should be put to death. And he went down from Judea to Cesarea, and there abode. 20 If And Herod was highly displeased with them of Tyre and Sidon. But they came with one accord to him, and having made Blastus the king's chamberlain their iViend, desired peace, because their coun- try was nourished by the king's country. 21 And upon a set day, Herod arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and m:\de an oration unto them. 22 And the people gave a shout, saying; It in the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23 And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory : and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost. 24 % But the word of God grew and multiplied, 25 And Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, when they had fulfilled their minisuy, and took with them John, whose surname ^vas Mark. CHAP. XIIL 1 Paul and BarTiabas go to the Gentiles. 42 The Gentiles believe. NOW there were in the church that was at Antiixh certain prophets and teachers ; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called. Niger, and Lucius of Cyi'ene, and Manaen, Avhich had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. 2 As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul, for the woi'k where- •tnto I have called them. ACTS. JRlymas the sorcerer struck blinds 3 And when they had fasted and praj ed, and laid their hands on them, the sent them away. 4 1[ So they being sent forth by the Holj Ghost, departed unto Seleucia ; andfron thence they sailed to Cj'prus. 5 And when they weie at Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews. And they had also Jolm to their minister. 6 And when they had gone through the isle unto Puphos, they found a cer- tain sorcerer, a false projihet, a Jew, whose name was Barjesus : 7 Which was with the deputy of the country, Sergius Paulus, a prudent man ; who called fi)r Barnabas and Saul, and desired to hear the word of God. 8 But Elymas the sorcerer, (for so is his name by interpretation,) withstood them, seeking to turn away the deputy from the faith. 9 Then Saul, who alsozs calledVaxA, fill- ed with the HolyGhost, set his eyes on hira, 10 And said, O full of all siibtilty, 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 seek- ing some to lead him by the hand. 12 Then the deputy, when he saw what was done, believed, being astonish- ed at the doctrine of the Lord. 13 Now when Paul and his company loosed from Paphos, they came to Perga. in PamphyHa. And John departing from them, returned to Jerusalem. 14 1[ But when they departed from Per- ga, they came to Antioch in Pisidia, 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 syna- gogue sent unto them, saying. Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on. 16 Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand, said. Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, gi"^e audience. 17 The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the peo- ple when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Eg\pt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it. 18 And about the time of forty years suf- fered he their manners in the wilderness. 19 And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot. 20 And after that, he gave unto them judges, about the space of four hundred and hfty years, until Samuel the prophet. L Ut^Paul fireachelh at jintioch. Cha ^^Kl And afterward the)- desired a king: j^HId Grxl gave unto them Saul the son of ^^Ks, a man of the tiloe of Benjamin, by ^Bie space of forty years. W^ "22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king: to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all iny will. 23 Of this man's seed hath God, ac- cording to his promise, raised unto Israel a Sa\ i^'ur, Jesus : 24 Wlien John had first preached, be- fore his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. 25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said. Whom think ye that I am ? I am not he. But beiiold, there Cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not WO!"thy to loose. 26 Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent. 27 For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the ]:>rophets which are read eveiy sa!:)bkth-da3', they have fulfilled ihein in condemning hivi. 28 And though they found no cause of death in liim, yet desired they Pilate 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 Galilee to Jei'usalem, who arc his witnesses unto the people. 32 And we declare unto you glad tid- ings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, 3o God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised uj) Jesus again ; as it is also wriiten in the second psalm. Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee. :<4 And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, r^onu no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David. 35 Wherefore he saith also in another fisaltv. Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. 36 For David, 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 If Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins ; 39 And by him all that belie\'e are jus- .XIV. The Gentiles believe. 853 tified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses. 40 Beware therefore, lest that come upon you which is spoken of in the prophets ; 41 Behold, ye despiseij, and wonder, and perish : for I work a work in your days, a work which j^e shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you. 42 And when the Jews were gone out of the synagogue, the Gentiles besought that these words might be preached to them the next sabbath. 43 Now when the congregation was broken up, many of the Jews and relig- ious proselytes followed Paul and Barna- bas ; who speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God. 44 If And the next sabbath-day came al- most the whole city together to hear the word of God. 45 But when the Jews saw the multi- tudes, they were filled with envy, and spake against those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming. 46 Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, it was necessary that the word of God should first have l:)een spok- en to you : but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of ever- lasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles. 47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, saying, I have set thee to be a light of the Gentiles, that thou shouldest be for salvation unto the ends of the earth. 48 And when the Gentiles heard this, they wc^e glad, and glorified the word of the Lord : and as many as were ordained to eiernal life, believed. 49 And the word of the Lord w*as pub- lished throughout all the region. 50 But the Jews stiired up the devout and honourable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas, and expelled "them out of their coasts. 51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holv G^iost. CHAP. XIV. 1 Paul and Barnabas are Jiersecuted. 8 Paul, healing a cripple, they are reput- ed as gods. AND it came to pass in Iconium, that they went both together into the synagogue of the Jews, ar.d so spake, that a great multitude botli of the Jews, and also of the Greeks, believed. 2 But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil- effected against the brethren. 3 Long time therefore abode they speak- ing boldly in the Lord, which gave testi- mony unto the word of his grace, and granted signs and v/onders to he. done by their hands. 854 Paul hcakth a erifi^ile. THE ACTS, 4 But the multitude of the city was divided : and part held Avith the Jews, and part with the apostles. 5 And when there was an assault made both of tfie Gentiles, and also of the Jews, with their rulers, touseMemdespitefuUy, and to stone them, 6 They were ware of it, and fled unto Ijystra and Derhe, cities of Lj'caonia, and unto the region that lieth round about : 7 And there they preached the gospel. 8 tl And there sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent in his feet, being a crip- ple from his mother's womb, who never had walked. 9 The same heard Paul speak : Avho steadfastly 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." 1 1 And when the people saw Avhat Paul had done, they lifted i:p their voices, say- ing in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men. 12 And they called Bai-nabas, Jupiter ; and Paul, Mercurius, because he was the chief . oeaker. 13 1 hen the priest of Jupiter, which w.'i^ before their city, brought oxen and gftrlands unto the gates, and would have done sacritice with the people. 14 Which when the apostles Barnabas and Paul heard o/j 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 livi?ig God, which made heaven and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein : 16 Who in times past suflered all na- tions to walk in their own ways. 17 Nevertheless he left not hiirisclf with- out witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons,- tilling our hearts with food and gladness. 18 And with these sayings scarce re- strained they the people, that they had s)ot done sacrifir/' unto them. 19 11 And there came thither ccrtnbi Jews from Antioch, and Iconiuno, who persuaded the people, and having stoiied Paul, drew liiin out of the city, supposing lie 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 d^arted with Barnabas to Derbe. 21 And when . they had preached the gospel to that x:ity, and had taught many, tiiey returned again to Lystra, and to Ico- nium, and Antioch, 22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we rmist through much trib- ulation enter into trte kingdom of God. Dissension about circumcision. 23 And when they had ordained thc^ elders in every church, and had prayi with fasting, they commended them the Lord, on whom they believed. 24 And after they had passed through- out Pisidia, they came to Pamijhylia. 25 And when they had preached the word in Perga, they went down into Attalia : -26 And thence sailed to yVntioch, 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 together, they rehearsed all that God had done with them, and how he had opened the door of faith unto the Gentiles. 28 And there they ?.bode long time with the disciples. CHAP. XV. 1 Dissension about circumcision. 6 The afiostles consult about it, is^c. AND certain men which came down from Judea, taught the brethren, and said. Except ye be circumcised after the- manrier of Moses, ye cannot be saved. 2 When iheretbre Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation with them, they determined that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of 'them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apos- tles and elders about this question. 3 And being brought on their v i-^- by the church, they passed through Phemce, and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles : and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. 4 And when they were come to Jerusa- lem, they were received of the church, and o/ the apostles and elders, and they declar- ed all things that God had done with them. 5 But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees.which believed, saying,That it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses. 6 ff And the apostles and ciders came together for to consider of this matter. 7 And when there had been much dis- puting, Peter rose up and said unto them, Men and brethren, ye know how that a good while ago, God made choice among us, that the Gentiles, 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 Holy Ghost, even as lie did unto us : 9 And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith. 10 Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the dis- ciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear ? 11 But we believe, that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, we shall be saved even as they. Letters to the churches. Chap. XVI. Paul and Bariiahas contend. 85il 12 IT Then ell the multitude kept si- 'nce, and Rave audience to Barnabas !nd Paul, decl.it ing what miracles and oiilers God h id wrought among the Gentiles by them. 13 IT And after they had held their peace, James answered, saying, Menancf breiln en, hearken unto me. * 14 Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people foi* his name. 15 And to this agree the words of the prophets ; as it is written, 16 After this I will return, and will build again the tabernacle of David 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 Gentiles, up- on 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 tlie world. 19 Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not thenri, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God : 20 But that we write unto them that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, andyrom things strang- led, and /'row blood. 21 For Moses of old time hath in eve- ry city them that preach him, being read ill the synagogues every sabbath-day. !f^ 22 Then pleased it the apostles and elders, with the whole church, to send chosen men of their rwn company to Antioch, with Paul and Barnabas ; name- ly, Judas surnamed Barsabas, and Silas, chief men among the brethren : 23 And they wrote lettera by them af- ter this manner ; The apostles, and el- ders, and brethien, seiid greeting unto the brethren which are of the Gentiles in Antioch, and Syria, and Cilicia. 24 Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us, have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying. Ye vmst be circumcised, and keep the law ; to whom we gave no such commandment : 25 It seemed good unto us, being as- seml)!ed with one accord, to send chosen men unto you, with our beloved Bai-na- bas and Paul : 26 Men that have hazarded their lives for the name of C/ur Lord Jesus Christ. 27 We have sent tlierefore Judas and Silas, who shall also tell you the same things by mouth. 28 For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, ^nd to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necosary things ; 29 That ye abstain from meats (..ff.tred to idols, and from blood, and from things -Strangled, and from fornication : from which if ye keep yoiirselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well. 30 So when they were dismissed, they came to Antioch': and when they had gatliered the multitude togetiier, they delivered the epistle. 31 Which when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation. 32 And Judas and Silas, being prophets also themselves, exhorted ihe 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 stilk 35 Paul also and Barnabas continued in Antioch, teaching and preaching the word of the Lord, with many others also. 36 If And some days after, Paul said unto Barnabas, Lfet us go again .^iid visit our brethren, in every city where we have preached the word of the Lord, and dce how they do. 37 And Barnabas determined to take with them John, whose surname wasMark. 38 But Paul thought not good to tuke him with them, whodepartedfi'om them from Pamphylia, and went not with th6m to the work. 39 And the contention was so sharp be- tween them, that they departed asunder one from the other : and so Barnabas took Mark, and sailed unto C^^irus. 40 And Paul chose Silas, and departed, being recommended. by the bi'ethrcn un- to the grace of God. 41 And he went thi'ough Syria and Ci- licia, c. firming the churches. CHAP. XVI. 1 Paid circumciseth Timothy, 14 con- verteth Lydia, and casteth out a spirit oj' divination. THEN came he to Derbe and Lystra : and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timotheus, th.e son of a certain woman ^ lich was a Jewess, and believed, but his father was a Greek. 2 Which was well reported of by the brethi-en that were at Lystra and Iconium. 3 Him would Paul ha\e to go forth with hini ; 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 thi'ough the cities, they delivered them the decrees for to keep that were ordained of the aposdes and elders which were at Jerusalem. 5 And so were the churches established in the fiith, and increased in imm!)erdaily. 6 Now when they had gone through- out Phrygia, and the region of GiUtia, and were forbidden of the Holy Ghost to preach the word in Asia ; 7 Alter they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia : but the Spirit suffered them not. f 856 Paul converteth Lydia. THE ACTS, 8 And they passing by Mysia, came Paid a7id SUas released. down to Troas 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night : There stood a man of Macedonia, and prayed him, saying, Come over into Macedonia, and help us. 10 And after he had seen the vision, immediately we endeavoured to go into Macedonia, assuredly gathering, that the Lord had called us for to preach the gospel unto them. 11 Therefore loosing from Troas, we came with a straight course to Sainothra- cia, and die next day to Neapolis; 12 And from thence to Philippi, which is the chief city of that part of Macedo- nia, and a colony : and we were iu that city abiding certain days. 13 Andonthesabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where pi'ayer was wont to be made ; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted tint/ier. 14 U And a certain woman named Lyd- ia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thy- " atira, which worshipped God, heard us : whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul. 15 And when she was baptized, and lier household, she besought us, saying. If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide Chere : And she constrained us. 16 IT And it came to pass as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination, met us, which brought her masters much gain by sootlwsaying : 17 The same followed Paul and us, and cried, saying, These men are the servants of the most liigli 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 command thee in the name of Josus Christ to come out of her. And he came out the same hour. 19 ^ And wlien her masters saw that the hope of their gains was gone, they caught Paul and Silas, and drew t/iem into tlie market-place unto the rulers, 20 And brought thera to the magis- trates, saying. These men, being Jews, do exceedingly trouble our city, 21 And teach customs which are not lawful for us to receive, neither to ob- serve, being Romims. £2 And the multitude rose up together against them : and the magistrates rent.off theii'clovhps,andcommandedtobeat;/(t7«. 2S And when they had laid many stripes upon tiiem, they cast (/ie?n into prison, chiirging the jailer to keep them safely. 24 Wiin havijig received such a charge, tnrust them into the inner prison, and made their feet fast in tlie stocks. 25 H And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises unto G«xl : an the prisoners heai-d them, 26 And suddenly there was a gre;^ earthquake, so that the foundations o|__ the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one's bands Aveie loosed. 27 And the keeper of the prison a- waking out of his sleep, and seeing the pris.in doors open, he drew out his sword, and would have killed himself, supposing tha^ the prisoners had been tted. 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 trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas ; 30 And brought tliem out, and said. Sirs, what must I do to be saved ? 31 And they said. Believe on tiie Lord Jesus 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 (heir 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 re- joiced, believing in God with all his house. 35 And whenit was day, the magistrates sent the Serjeants, saying. Let those men go. 36 And the keeper of the prison told this saying to Paid, The magistrates have sent to let you go ; now therefore depart, and go in peace. 37 But Paul said unto thpm, They have beaten us openly uncondemned, being Romans, and have cast us into prison ; and now do they thrust us out privily ? nay verily ; but let them come themseh'es and'fetch us out. 38 And the Serjeants told these words unto the magistrates : and they feared when they heard that they were Romans. 39 Aiid they caine and besought them, and brought t/irm out, and desired t/iem to depart out of the city. 40 And they went out of the prison, and entered into t/te house o/Lydia : and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed. CHAP. XVII. I Paul fireacheth at Thessalonica, IQ Btrea, 16 atid at Alhens. 34 Some are converted. NOW when they had passed through Amphipolis, and ApoUonia, they came to Thessalonica, where was a syna- gogue of the Jews. 2 And Paul, as his manner was, went in unto tiiem, and thi'ee sabbath-days rea- soned with them out of the sci'iptures, 3 Opening and alledging, that Christ must needs have suftered, and risen again Bbr Pauljircacheth at Thessalonica, Cka otn the dead ; and that this Jesus, whom preach unto you, is Christ. ' And some of them iDelieved, and 'consorted with Paul and Silas : and "f the de\"out Greeks a great multitude, and of the chief women not a few. 5 H But thp Jews which believed not, moved with envy, took unto them certain lewd fellows of tne baser sort, and gather- ed a company, and set all the city on an up- roar, and assaulted the house of Jason, and soui^ht to bring them out to the people 6 And when they found them not, they drew Jason and certain brethren unto the rulers of the city, crying, These that have turned the world upside dov/n, arc come hither also ; 7 Whom Jason hath received : and these all df . contrary to the decrees of Cesar,sa\ - ing. That there is another king, one Jesus. 8 And they ti'oubled the people, and the mlers of the cit}', when they heard these things. 9 And when they had taken s-jcurityof Jason and of the otiier, they let ilic-m go. 10 H And the brethren immc-dialeiy sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Berea : who coming thitlier, went into the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These were more noble than those in Tiiessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and seai-ched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so. 12 Therefore many of them bplieved ; also of honourable women v/hiCli v/ere Greeks, and of men not a few. 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica had k'.iowledge that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, they came thither also, and stirred up the people. 14 And tlven immediately the brethren sent away Paul, to go as it wei'e to the sea : but Silas and Tim otheus abode there still. \5 And they that conducted Paul brought him unto Athens : and receiving a commandment unto Silas and Timo- theus for to come to him with all speed, they departed. 16 ^ Now, while Paul waited for them at Atiiens, his spirit was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given to idolatry. 17 Therefore disputed he in the syna- gogue with the Jews, and v/ith the devout persons, and in the market daily with thc-m that met with him. \^ Tlien certain pliiiosophers of the ' EiHcureans, and of tlic stoicks, encoun- .i,:ciered him. And so.ne said, What will this babbler say ? other some. He seemeth to be a setter- lorth of str^w^e gods r be- cause he preached unto them Jesus, and the j'eAurrection. 19 And thev tf>^k him, and Iivought 10S ' . xviii. Berea, and A' hens. 8o7 icnow what this new d ctrine, whereof thou speakest, is ? 20 For thi>u bringest certain strange things to our ears ; we would know theref v.-e what these things mean. 21 (For all the Atheni.ms and strangers which were there, spent their time in nothing else, bur either to tell, or to hear some new thing.) 22 H Then P I ul stood in the midst of Mars hil!, and said. Ye men of Athens,! perceive that in all thiiigs )e are too superstitious. 23 F')r as I ]jasscdby, and beheld your devotii.ns, I fumd an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly woi ship, him declare I unto you. 24 God that made the world, and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwellethnot in temples made with hands ;' 25 Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all tilings ; 26 And hath made of one blood all na- tions of men for to dwell on all the face ot the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation ; 27 That they should seek the Lord, if hap- ly they miglit feel after him, and find Ivin;, though he be not far from every one of us : 28 For in him we live, and mo\'6, and have our being ; as certain also of your own poets have said, for we are also his otfspnng. 29 Forasmuch then as we are the oft- spring of God, we ought not to think diat the Godhead is I'ke unto gold, or silver, or stone graven by art and man's device. 30 And the times of this ignorance 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 tfiaf man whom he hf*t!i ordained : ivhereof he hath gi\'en ^issur • ance luito all vien, in that he hath rais- ed him from the dead. 32 % "And when they heard of the res- uiTectii.n of the dead, .»ome mocked : and others said, W^e will hear thee again uf this matter, 33 So Paul depiirted from among then'. 34 H'Avbeit, certain men clave unto i him, and believed: among the whicit TvWv Dioiiy.'^ius tile Arcopagite, and a woman named Damaris, and others with tlietn. CHAP. xvur. 3 Paid iab-rnvrih nvn/i his /ia?idt, and /I'-eac/.'inf^ al Cor an h, 9 is encouraged ill a vhion. - -^ \ 1" TER these things, Paul depp.rted x~A. fro.'ii Athens, and citnuMri Coririt'i ; And i'l'ind a cer, / . ' .::.^^.^;.i .\- 858 Paul accused befoifit GalUo. THE quila, born in Pontus, lately come from Italy, with his wife Priscilla ; (because ihy c Claudius had commanded an Jews to de- part from Rome ;) and came unto them 3 And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, andwi-ought (for by their occupation they were tent-makers.) 4 And he reasoned in the synagogue every sabbath, and persuaded the Jews and the Greeks. 5 And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in spirit, and testified to the Jews, that Jesus was Christ. 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 Gentiles. 7 ^f And he departed thence, and enter- ed into a certain man's house, named Jus- tus, ojie that worshipped God, whose house joined hard to the synagogue. 8 And Crispus the chief ruler of the synagogue believed on the Lord with all his biiiLse ; and many of the Corinthians hearing, believed, and wei'e baptized. 9 II Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but spe.ik, and hold not thy peace : 10 For I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee, to hurt thee : for I have much people In this city. 11 And he continued there a yea? and six months, teaching the word of God among them. 12 "f[ And when Gallio was the deputy of Achaia, the Jews made insurrection Avi'.h one accoi-d against Paul, and brought him to the judgment-seat, ' 13 Saying, Thh/rUo'iV persuadeth men to worship God contrary to the law. 14 And when Paul was now about to open his mouth, Gallio 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 o/'your law, look ye to it : for I will be no judge of such ?natters. 16 And he druvc them from the judg- ment-seat. l!r Then all the Greeks took Sostheres, the chief ruler of the synagogue, and i)eat /??rz 'jcfore the judgment-seat. And Gal- lio cared for none of those thiTigs. 18 %\ And Paul after ^A/a- tarried tliere yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren, and sailed thence into Sx'ria, and with him Priscilla and Aquila ; having shorn his head in Cenchrea : for he Ivid a vow. 19 And became toEphesus, and left them there: but he himself entered into the syn- agogiic, and reasoned with the Jews. ' 20 When thev desU-cd him to tavl'v ACTS. ThelhUj Ohost give?:. longer time with them, he consented not r| yi But bade them farewell, saying, nvjst by all means keep this feast that^ Cometh in Jerusalem : but I will return again unto you, if God will. And he sailed from Ephesus. • 22 And when he had landed at Cesarea, and gone up and saluted the church, he went down to Antioch. 23 And after he had spent some time there, he departed and went over all the country of (ialatia and Phrygia in order, strenthening all the disciples. 24 If And a certain Jew named ApoUos^ boi-n at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came toEphesus. 25 This man was instructed in the way of the Lord : and being fervent in the spn-ic, he spake and taught diligently the things of the Loi^d, knownig only the baptism of John. 26 Ami he began to speak boldly in the synagogue r Whom, when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto thetn, and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly. » '27 An0 when he Avas disposed to pass into Achaia, the brethren wrote, exhort- ing the disciples to receive him : who, when he was come, helped them much Avhich had believed through grace. 28 For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scrip-, tures, that Jesus was Christ. CHAP. XIX. The Holy Ghost is given by Paul's hands. AND it came to pays, that while A- pollos was at Corinth, Paul having passed through the upper coasts, came to Ephesus ; and finding certain disciples, 2 He said unto them. Have ye received the Holy Ghost since ye believed .'' And they said unto him. We ha^■e not so much a;* heard v/hether there be any Holy Ghost. 3 AjwI he said unto them, Unto what then were ye baptized .'' And tfiey said. Unto John's b.apiism. 4 Then said Paul, John verily baptis- ed with the baptism of repentance, say- ing unto the people, That they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus. 5 When they heard this, they were bap- tized in the name of tlie Lord Jesus. 6 And when Paul had laid /^?s hands upon them, the Holy Gliost came on them ; and they spake with tongues, and pniphesied. 7 And all the men were about twelve. 8 And he went into the synagogue, and spake boldly for the space of tlu-ee months, disputing and persuadin'^; the things concerning the kingdom of God. 9 fiut when divers were hardened, and belie\ed not, but spake evil of that way bcfne the multitude, he dcpa-tcd nojn The exorcists books burned. j^them, and sepanued the disciples, disput- *ing daily in the school of one Tyrannus. 10 And this continued by the space of two years ; so that all they which dwelt in Asia heard the word of the Loi'd Jesus, both Jews and Greeks. 11 And God wrought special miracles by the hands of Paul : 12 So that from his body were brought unto the sick, handkerchiefs, or aprons, and the diseases departed from them, and the evil spirits went out of them. 13 H Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits, the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth. 14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. 15 And the evil spint answered and said, Jesus 1 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 prevailed 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 dwelling at Ephe- sus : and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnifitd. 18 And many ihat believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds. 19 Many also of them which used cu- rious arts, brought their books together, and burned them before all men ; and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand fiieces of silver. 20 So mightily grew the word of God, and prevailed. 2 1 ^ After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia, and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying. After i have been there, I must also see Rome. 22 So he sent into Macedonia two of them that ministered unto him, Timo- theus and Erastus ; but he himself stayed in Asia for a season. 23 And the same time there arose no small stir aljout that way. 24 For a certain man named Demetrius, a silver-smith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen ; 25 Whom he called together witli the workmen of like occupation, and said, Sirs, ye knov/ that by this craft we have our wealth ; 26 Moreover, ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turn- ed, away much people, sav ing. that they be no gwis which are made with hands. 27 So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at notight ; but also that Chap. XX. .4n ufiroar against paid. 8if9 the temple of the gre it goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia, and the wfirld worshippeth. 28 And when they heard tfiese sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saj^ing, Great is Diana of the Ephesims. 29 And the whole city was filled with confusion : and having caught Gains arid Aristarchus, men of Macedonia, Paul's coinprjiions in travel, they rushed with one accord into the theatre. ; 30 And when Paul would have entered^^5 in unto the people, the disciples suffered " him not. 31 And certain of the chief of Asia, 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 con- fused, and the more part knew not where- fore they were come together. 33 And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the Jews putting him for- ward. And Alexandei- beckoned with tlie hand, and would have made his de- fence unto the people. 34 But when they knew that he was a J«w, all with one voice about the space of two hours cried out. Great is Diana of the Ephesians. 35 And when the town-clerk had appeas- ed the people, he said. Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there th-it knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a wor- shipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the image which fell down from Jujnter ? 36 Seeing then that these things can- not be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, ond to do nothing rashly. 3" For ye have brought hitherthese men, wliich are neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of your goddess. 38 Wherefore, if Demetrius and the craftsmen which are with him, have a matter against any man, the law is open, and there are deputies : let them implead one another. 39 But if ye inquire any thing con- cerning other matters, it shall be deter- mined in a lawful assembly. 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 ac- count of this -concourse. 41 And when he ha'' thiis spoken, he dismissed the assembly. CHAP. XX. 1 P^lgoeth to JSIacedonia. 6 At Troas he celcbratetfi the L^i-d's Sti/ijier, /ircac/i- eth, and raiseth £utychus to life. AND after the uproar was ceased, P.ml called unto him the disciples, and emijraced them, arid dc']''arted for t-s go into Macedonia. 860 Paulraiseth Ettiychus. THE 2 And wilt n he had gone ovzr \.\v -.•^ parts, and had ^ivt-n ihtni much exhoit- ation, he came iiu>- G'tect-, 3 Ai;d ifit-rc abrxie three months. And ■when the Jews laid wait for him, as l.t ■was about to sail into Syria, he purposed to return through M.-cedonia, 4 And there iiccompanied him into A- sia Soputer of Berea ; and of the The^- saloT i.ins, Arisn.rchus and becundus ; and Guius of Dcrbe, and Timotheus ; and of Asia, Tychicus, and Trophimus. 5 These going before, tarried for us at Troas. 6 And we sailed away from Philip- pi, after the days of unleavened bread, and came uuto them to Troas in five days ; where we abode seven ,days. 7 And upon the lirst day of the week, when the di?ci(>les c-'-me together to break bread, Paul preached unto them (ready to depart on the morrow) and continued his sj^eech until midn)ght. 8 And there were iji.'iny lights in the upper chamber, where they were gath er'-d together. 9 And there sat in a window a cer- tain yiuig man named Entychns, being fallen into a deep '-leep : and as Paul was long preaching, he sunk down widi sleep, and fell down from the third loft, and v/^s taken up deAd. 10 And Paul went down, and fell on him, and emijracing him, said, Ti-ouble not yourselves ; for his hfe is in him. li When he therefi^re w^as come up again, and had l)roken bread, and eaten, and talked ^a l(jig while, even till break of day, so he departed. 12 "And they brought the yoxmg man alive, and "svere not a- little coniforted. lo H And we went before to ship, and sailed unto Assos, tliere intending to take in Paul : for so had he appointed, mind- ing himself to go afoot. 14 And when he met with us at Assos, we took him in, and cai-fte to Mitylene. 15 And Ave sailed thence, and came the next day over against Chios ; and the next day we arrived at Samos, and tar- ried at Trog\' Ilium; and the next day we came to Meletus. 16 For Paul had determined to sail by Ephesus, because he would not spend the time in Asia : for he hasted, if it were possible for him, to be at Jerusalem the day of Pentecost . 171T Aiid frou; Mclerushe sent toEphe- sus, and called the elders of the church. IS And when they were come t^hhn, he said unto them, \^e know, from tlie first d-iy that 1 came into Asiai after what manner I have been with jou at all sea- sons, 19 Serving the Loixi with all humility of mi;)d, and Avith mi'iuy tears and tcn>]> ACTS. His tharge to the elder*. t;.tibns, which befel me by the laying \n» wait of the Jews : I 20 And how I kept back nothing that^ was profitable unto you, but have shewed vou, and have taught you publickly, and. from house to house, 21 Testifying both to the Jews, and also to the Greeks, repentance toward God, and f/ith toward our Lord Jesus Christ. 22 And now behold, I go bound in the spirit unto Jerusalem, not knowing the diiiigs that shall befal me there : 23 Save that the Holy Ghost witnesseth in every city, saying, that bonds and af- flictions abide me. 24 But none of these things move mfe, neither count I my life dear unto myself, s>) that I might finish my course with joy, .nd the ministry which I have rece.iv< d of ihe Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of G.;d. 25 And now behrld, I know that ye all, a mong whom I have gone preaching the kingdom of God, shall see my face no m> ii-e. 26 Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all mm. 27 For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. 28 II Take heed therefore unto your- selves, and to all the flock over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. 29 For I know this, that after my de- parting shall grievous wolves enter in a- mong you, not sparing the iVick. 30 Also of yom- own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw^ away disciples after them. 31 Therefore "vvatc^and remember, that by the space of three years I ceased not to warn every one night and day with teai-s. 32 And now, brethren, I commend yon 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 sijver, or gold, or apparel. 34 Yea, ye yourselves know, that these hands have ministered unto my necessi- ties, and to them that were with me. 35 I have shewed yo>i all things, how tliat so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember t!ie words ' jf the Lord Jesus, 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 all for the words which he spake, that they should see his face no more. And they. ?.crompar ice! hiin unto the shin. Igabusforctelleth PauFs bonds . CH.VP,, XXI. 9^ Paul nvill not b? dv^Huaded from goin^ to Jeiusal/ni. 9 Pfiiup\ daug/iier.--., /"•C/dlCtriitfs. AND it CLime to pass, that after we '.vere gotten from them, and h And the Lord said unto me. Arise, and go into Damascus, and there it shall be told thee of all tilings which are appoint- ed foi* 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 itir to Damascus. 12 And one Ananias, a devout man according to die la w, having a good re- port of all the Jews which dwelt there, 13 Came unto me, and sto 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 Jerusalem, even while 1 prayed in tlie temple, I was in a trance ; 18 And saw him sayingunto me, Make haste, and get thee quickly out of Jeru- salem ; for they will not receive tliy tes- timony concerning me. 19 And 1 said. Lord, they know that I imprisoned, and beat in every syna- gogue them that belie\ed on thee : 20 And when the blood of thy martyr Stephen was shed, I also was standing by, and consenting unto his death, and kept the raiment of them that slew him. 21 And he said unto nie, Depart : for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. 22 And they gave him audience unto this word, and theji lifted up their voices, and said. Away with such a fiUow from the earth ; for it is not fit that he should hve. 23 And as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air, 24 Tue chief captain commanded him to be Ijrought 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 luito the centurion that stood ny. Is it lawful for you to scourge a man that is a Roman, and unaaidemned ? 26 Wheft the centurion heard that, he went and told the chief captain, saying, 'I'ake heed what thoii doest ; for this "man is a Roman. Paul jileadeth his cause. Chap. • 27 Then the chief captain came, and! said uiiio him, Tell me, art thou a Ro- man ? He said, Yea. 28 And the chief captain answered, ! With a gi-eat sum obtained I tliis free- j dom. And Paul said, But I wsLsfree born : } 29 Then straightway they departed from him which should have examined him : and the chief captain also was, a- fraid, after he knew that he was a Ro- man, and because he had hound him. 30 On the morrow, because he woulo have known the certainty wherefore he was accused of the Jews, he loosed him from his bands, and commanded tiie chief i:riests and all tlieir council to ap- pear, and brought Paul down, and set him before them. CHAP. XXIII. 1 Paul fdcadtth his cause. 7 Dissension among his acctcsera. 23 He is sent to Felix. AND Paul, eamestk beholding the council, said. Men a7id brethren, 1 have lived in all good conscience before God until this day. 2 And the high priest Ananias com- manded them that stood by him, to sQiite him on the mouth. 3 Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou wliited wall : for sittest thou to judge me after the law, and com- mandest me to be smitten contrary to the law } 4 And they that stowl by, said, Revilest thou God's high priest * 5 Then said Piiul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest ; for it is written. Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy pe*iple. 6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council. Men a7ul brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee : of the hope and resur- rection of the dead I am called in question. 7 And when he had so said, there a- rose a dissensiosi between the Piiarisees and the Sadducees : and the multitude Was divided. 8 For t!\e Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neiiher angel, nor spirit : but the Piiavisess confess both. 9 /jid there urose a ^reat cry : and the scribes that were oi the Pharisees pait arose, and strove, sayiut;. We find no evil in this man : but if a sphit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against Grxl. 10 And when thei-e arose a great dissen- sion, tlic chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded tiie soldiers to go down, and to take hiai by force from among them, and to bring .'• ;i into the castle. 11 Anil th.e night following the Lord Kxxir. He is sent to Felix-. 863 stood by him, and said. Be of good cheer, Paul : for as thou hast testified of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome. 12 And when it was day, certain oi the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, sayin.Er, that they would neidier eat nor drink till they had killed Paul. 13 And they were more than forty which had made this conspiracy. 14 And they came to tlie chief priests and elders, and said, We' have bound ourselves under a great curse, that we will tat nothing until we have slain Paul. 15 Now therefore ye with the council signify to the chief captain, that he bring him down unto you to-morrow, as though ve would inquire something more per- ttctly concerning him : and we, or ever lie come near, are ready to kill him. 16 And whenPaiii's sister's son heard of their lying in wait, he went and entei'- ed into the castle, and told Paul, 17 Then Paul called one of the cen- turions unto him, and said. Bring this young man unto the chief captain : for Ke hath a certain thing to tell him. 13 So he took'him, and brought him\o the chief captaiii, and said, Paul the pris- oner 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 ivith him aside pri- vately, and asked /«>w. What is that tJiou hast to tell me ? 20 And he said, Tht Jews have agreed to desire thee, that tiiou wcu'dest "bring down Paul tomorrow into the council, as though they would inquire somewhat c^" him more perfectly. 21 But do not thou yield unto them : for there lie in wait for him of tiiem more than forty men, which have bound themselves with an oath, that they wiii neither eat nor drink till they have killed him : and now are they read}'; looking for a promise from thee. 22 bo the chief captain then let the young man depart, and charged him. See thoic tell no man that thou liaat shewc-J these things to me. 23 And he called unto him two cent'.'- rions, saying. Make ready two Ijundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and horsemen threescore and ten, and sp^annen two hundred, at the third hour of the night : 24 Atul provide iht-m beasts, that they may set^aul on, and bringN''«?« safe unto Feiix-the governor. 25 And he wrote a letter after tVil? manner : 26 Claudius Lysias, unto the most ex- cellent governor Felix, sendeth grcetirig. 27 This man was takers of the .I("v,X 664 Fau.1 accused by Tei luUus. 'I'HE and should have been killed of them • then caiTie I with an army, and rescued liiiri, having understood that he was a Romai.. 28 And when I would have known the cause wherefore they accused him, 1 t)rought him forth into their council : 29 Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of their la\7, but to have nothing lakl to his cliarge worthy of death, or of lx)nds. LO And when it was told me how that the Jews laid wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave command- ment to his accusers also, to say before thee what they liad against him. Fai'ewell. 51 Then the soldiers, as it was com- manded them, took Paul, and brought him by niglit to Antipatris, 32 On the morrow they left the horse- men to go with him, and returned to the castle : 33 Who, when they came to Cesarea, and delivered the epistle to the gover- nor, presented Paul also before him. 34 And when the governor hud read the letter, he ai.ked of what province ht was. And when he understood that he 'R.'as of Cilicia, 35 I will hear thee, said he, when thine accusers are also come. And he com manded him to be kept in Herod's judg- ment-hall. CHAP. XXIV. .1 Paid accused dy Tertidhis, lOansiver- cth for liimaelf. V ND after fi\'e days, Ananias the -t\. iiigh pf-iest descended with the el- dcis, and iiith a Ji.i'tain orator named Tertuiius, who iiiiormed,thc governor against Paul. 2 And when he "was called f.^-th, Ter- tuiius begun to accuse ///n^ saying. See- ing that Ijy thee we enjoy great quietness, and that \ ery Avorthy deeds are done un- to this nation by thy providence, 3 We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all ihanktulnt-ss. 4 Notwithbianding, that I be not fur- ther tedious unto thee, I pray thee, thut ihou wouldest hear us of thy clemeucv a few words. 5 For we have found thfs man a pestilent fc'doii), and a mover of seditioi; ;iraong all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect (f the Nuzarenes : ->> 6 Who also hath gone about to profimc the tenijile : whom we took, and wouio ha\e judged according to our 1^. 7 But the chief captrJn Ly^s came uficn us, and with threat violence ta;k him awiiy cut of our hands, ^ Commanding his accusers to comj' imfo thee : by examining of whom. th\ self mayest take knowledge i^f " all these thift^-s v.-horfrf ve accuse liluT. x\CTS. lie arnxoeretiifor himself. 9 And the Jews also assented, saying, that these things were so. 10 Then Paul, after that the governor had beckoned unto him to speak, answer- ed, Forasmuch as I know that thou hast been of many years a judge unto this nation, I do the more cheerfully ansAver. for m\'self : 1 1 Because that thou m ayest understand , ihat there are yet but twelve days since I went up to Jerusalem for to worship. 12 And they neither found me in the 'emple disputing with any man, neithei' '•aising up the people, neither in the syn-: .'gogues, nor in the city : 13 Neither can they prove the tilings whereof they now accuse me. 14 But this I confess unto thee, that :il'ter the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathei's, be- lieving all things which are written in die law and the prophets : \5 And have hope toward God, which hey themselves also allow, that there -hall be a resurrection of the dead, both if the just and unjust. 16 And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence loward God, and toward men. 17 Now after many years, I came to bring aims to my nation, and offerings. 18 Whereupon cert an J.ewsfrom Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude,. nor with tumult. 19 Who ought to huve been here be- fore thee, and object, if they had aught L'.gainsi me. 20 Or else let these same here say, if they herfect knowledge i>f that vay, he deferred them, and said. When Lysias the ciiief captain shall com.edown, I willku'Av the uttermost of your matter. 23 And b.e conimiuKled a centurion to keep Paul, .no t(i let him have liberty, and hat he shi mid forbid none < f his acquaint- uice to minisrer, or cime unt) him. 24 And after certain d;iys, when Felix came with his wife Drnsiila, which was Jewess, he sent for P ail, and heard him concerning thft f.i'h in Christ. 25 And as he reas'ued of righteousness, empeviiiice, and judcment to come, Fc- A ix trembled, and uisweied. Go thy way ' f r this time ; when I have a convenient -eascn, 1 will cill fur thee. i6;;*He hoped also 'h:.t money should •'av^^eeu gi\en hini '<>f P.iul, that he ■Iiigh 1. loo-e inm : wii^icfo*ohe sent "for liiiii ti.e ofiener, mid commuiied vvitu him ^^ Paul accused. Chap. XXV, XXVI. He is cleccfed by Festus. 9,^5 27 But after two years Fortius F,{;stus rame into Felix's room : and Felix, will- ing to shew the Jews a pleasure, left Paul bound. CHAP. xxy. 1 Paid accused by the Jeius before Fes- tua, 11 a/i/icaleth ivnto Cesar. NOW when Festus was come into the province, after three days he as- cended from Cesarea to Jerusalem. 2 Theu the high priest and the chief of the Jews informed him against Paul, and besought him, 3 And desired favour against him, that he would send for him to Jerusalem, lay- ing wait in the way to kill him. 4 But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at Cesarea, and that he himself would depart shortly thither. 5 Let them therefore, said he, which among you are able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there be any . Avickedness in him. 6 And when he had tarried among them -more than ten days, he went down unto Cesarea ; and the next day sitting in the judgment-seat, commanded Paul to be bi-ought. 7 And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove r 8 While he answered for himself. Nei- ther against the \a^v of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor }'et against Cesar have I offended any thing at all. 9 But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said. Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me ? 10 Then said Paul, I stand at Cesar's judgment-seat, whei'e I ought tobe judg- ed : to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest 11 For if I te an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of detith, I refuse not to die : but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I ap- , peal unto Cesar. 12 Then Festus, when he had con- . ferred m ith the couficii, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Cesar? unto Cesar shalt thou go. 13 And after certain days, king Agrip- pa and Bernice came unto Cesai-ea, to .^ salute Festus. 14 And when they had been there many days, Festus declared Paul's cause unto the king, saying, There is a certain man left in bonds by Felix : 15 About whom, when I was at Jeru- salem, the chief priests and the elders of the Jews informed me, desiring to have judgment against iiim. 109 16 To whom I answered, It is not the manner of the Romans to deliver any man to die, before that he which is ac- cused have the accusers face to face, and have license to answer for himself con- cerning the crime laid against him. 17 Therefoi;e, when they were come j hither, without any delay on the morrow I I sat on the judgment- seat, and com- manded the man to be brought forth ; * 18 Against whom, when the accuserJI-"-' stood up, they brought none accusation^ of such things as I supposed : 19 But bad certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus which was dead, whom Paul affirm- ed to be alive. 20 And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him wheth- er he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters. 21 But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Cesar. 22 Then Agi'ippa said unto Festus, I would also hear the man myself. To- morrow, said i\e, thou shalt liear hinv 23 And on the morrow, when Agrippa was come, and Bernice, wich rreat pomp, and was cjitered into the pi.*..- of liear- ing, with the chief captains and principal men of the city, at Festus' command- ment Paul was brought forth. 24 And Festus saiu,-King Agrippa, and all men which are here present with us, ye see this man about whom all the mul- titude of the Jews have deAt with me, both at Jerusalem, and also here, crying that he ought not to live any longer. 25 But when I foimd that he had com- , mitted nothing worthy of death, and that he himself hath appealed to Augustus, I have determined to send him. 26 Of whom I have no certain thing to write unto my lord. Wherefore I have brought him forth before you, and spec- ially before thee, O king Agrippa, that after examination had, I might have somewhat to write. 27 For it seemeth to me unreasonable to send a prisoner, and not^ withal to sig- nify the crimes laid against him. CHAP. XXVI. 1 Paul, before Agripfia, declareth his life, 12 aiul his conversion. 24 Festus chargeth him with madness. THEN Agrippa said unto Paul, Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. Therf Paul stretched forth the hand, and answered for himself : 2 I think myself happy, king Agrippa, because I shall answer for myself tliis day before thee, touching all the things whereof I am accused of the Jews : 3 Especially, 6ecaMse /Avioiy thee tobe 866 PaaVs drfincebejore Agrifi^ia. expert \\\ all eu-stoins and quesUons which are among the Jev/s : wherefore I beseech thee '^^o he;ir me patiently. 4 My manner of litV; from my youth, Avhich was at the first among mine own nation at Jerusalem, know all the Jews, 5 Which knew mefroni the lieginning, if they would testify ,that,afcertliemoststrait- est sect of our reHgion, I lived a Pharisee. 6 And now I stand, and am j adged for the hope of the promise made of God unto nur fathers ; 7 Unto which /2ro?«/,9e our twelve tribes, iiistantly serving God day and night, hope to come. For which hope's sake, king Agrippa, 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 myself, that I ought to do many things contrary to the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 1 0 Which thing I also did in Jerusalem : and many of the saints did I shut up in prison, having received autliority from the chief priests ; and wlien they Avere put to death, I gave my voice against them. 14 And I punished them oft in every synagogue, and compelled (hem to blas- pheme ; and being exceedingly mad a- gainst them, I persecuted themextn unto strange cities. 12 Whereupon, as I went to Damas- cus, with authority and commission from tiie chief priests, 13 At mid-day, O king, I saw in the way ;i light from heaven, above the briglitness "f the sun, shining round about me, and ihcm which journeyed with me. 14 And when we were all fallen to the oartii, I heai'd a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Heljrew tongue, Saul, baul, why persecu.test thou mc i It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 15 And I said.Who art thou, Loi'd? And he said.I am Jesus -vhom thou persecutest. 16 But I'ise, and stand upon thv 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 J 17 Delivering thee fi'om the people, and /'ro/M the Gentiles, unto whom now 1 send thee, 18 To open their ^'eycs, and to ttirn ihe7]i from darkness to hght, and./ro?^ the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and in- keritance ainong them which ai'e sancti- fied by fuith that is in mc. 19 Whereupon, O king Agrippa, I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision : .'^O But shewed first unto them of Damas- cus, and at Jerusalem, and throughout all liie coasts of Judea, and (he?i to the Gcn- THE ACTS. He is lironounced innocent. tiles, tliat they should repent and turn to God, and do works meet fqr 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, witness- ing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the proph- ets and Moses did say should come : 23 Tha' Christ should suffer, and that he should be the first that should i-ise from the dead, and sliould shew light unto the people, and to the Gentiles. 24 And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mxd. 25 But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus ; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness. 26 For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely. For I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner. 27 King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ) I know that thou believest. 28 Then Agiippa said unto Paul, Al- most thou persuadest me to be a Christian. 29 And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me liiis day, Were both almost, and altogeth- er such as I am, except tliese'bonds. 30 And when he had thus spoken, the king rose up, and the governor, and Ber- nice, and they that sat with them : 31 And when they were gone aside, they talked between themselves, saying. This man doeth nothing worthy of death, or of bonds. 32 Then said Agrippa unto Festus, This man might have been set at libertj-, if he had not appealed unto Cesar. CHAP. XXVII. 1 Paul, shi/ifiing toward Rome, lOjore- telleth the danger of the voyage, 11 bur is not believed. 14 They are tossed with a temficf.t, 41 arid are shifiwreck- ed ; 43 yet all come safe to land. AND when it was determined that we should sail into Italy, they delivered Paul ai\d certain other prisoners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Au- gustus' band. 2 And entering into a ship of Adra- myttium, wo launched, meaning to sail hy the coasts of Asia, one Aristarchus, a Ma- cedonian of Thessalonica, being with us. 3 And the next day we touched at Sidon. And JuUus courteously entreat- ed Paul, and gave him liberty to go unto his friends to retVesh himself. 4 And when we had launched from thence, we sailed under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 5 A.nd when we had sailed OA^er the Paul's dangerous voyage to Rome. CuAV. xxvii. lie siifferelh sliifiivreck. 86r sea of Cilicia and Pamphylia, we came to Mira, a city of Lycia. 6 And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria sailing into Italy ; and he put us therein. 7 And when we had sailed slowly many days, and scarce were come over against Cn'idus, the wind not suffering us, we sail- ed under Crete, over against Salmone : 8 And hardly passing it, came unto a place which is called, The fair havens ; nigh whereunto was the city q/'Lasea. ' 9 Now when much time was spent, and when sailing was now dangerous, Ijecause the fast v.'as now already past, Paul admonished thevt, 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 I^eliev- ed the master and the owner of the ship more than those things which were spok- en 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 Phenice, caid there to winter; nvhich is an haven of Crete, and licth towai'd the south-west and north-west. 13 And when the south wind blew Eoftiy, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they sailed close by Crete. 14 But not long after there arose a- gainst it a tempestuous wind, called Eu- roclydon. 15 And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. 1 6 And running under a certain island which is called Clauda, v/e had much woi'k to come by the boat : 17 Which when they had taken up, they used helps, undergirding the ship ; and fearing lest they should fall into the quick- sands, strake sail, and so were driven. 18 And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the next day they light- ened the ship ; 19 And tlie third day we cast out with our own hands the tackling of the ship. 20 And when neither sun nor stats in many days appeared, and no small tem- pest lay on ua, 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 Crete, and to have gained this harm and loss. 22 And now I exhort j-ou to be of good cheer : for there shall be wo loss of any man's life among you, but of tlie ship. 13 For tliere stood by yie tliis night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 24 Saying, Fear not, Paul ; thou must be brought before Cesar : and lo. Gcd hath given thee all them that sail with thee. 25 Wherefore, siis, 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 Adria, about midnight the shipmen deem- ed 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 lifteen 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 t6 flee out of the ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, luider 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 li • .e tarried, and continued fast- ing,- having taken nothing. 34 Wherefore I pray you to take so we 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 beg'an to eat. 36 Then were they all of good cheer, and they alio took some meat. oT And %ve were in all in the ship two hundred threescore and sixteen souls. 38 And when they had eaten enough, they liglitened the ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. 39 And ^s'hen it was day, they knew not the land : but they discovered a cer- tain cre^k with a shore, into the v/hich they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust in the ship. 40 And when they had taken up the anchors, they comm.itted themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder bands, and hoisted up the mainsail to the wind, and made towards shore. 41 And falling into a place where two seas met, they ran the "Ship agi-ound ; and the forepart stuck fast, and lemain- ed unmoveable, but the hinder part was broken with the violence of the waves. 868 Tlie vi/ier on Paul's hand. THE 42 And the soldiers counsel was to kill the prisoners, lest any of them should swinv out, and escape. 43 But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them from their purpose, and comnjanded 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. CHAP. XXVIII. 1 Paul is entertained by the barbarians. 8 He healeth many in the island. 11 They depart towards Rome. AND when they were escaped, then they knew that the island was called Melita. 2 And the barbarous people shewed us no little kindness : for they kindled a fire, and recei\ed 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 baibarians 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 suf- fer eth not to live. 5 And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no haim. 6 Howbeit, they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead sud- denly : but after they had Ipoked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, 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 naiTie was Publius ; who received us, and lodged \is three days courteously. 8 And it came to pass, tliat the father of Publius lay sick of a fever, and of a bloody -flux : to whom Paid entered in, and played, and laid his hands on him, ai?d healed him. 9 So when this was done, others also which had diseases in the island, came, , and were healed : 10 Who also honoured us with many \ honours ; and when we tleparted,they lad- ed tis with such things as \vere nece.ssaiy. ! 11 And after three months we depart- ed in a ship of Alexandria, which had ' wintered in the isle, whose sign was Cas- j tor and Pollux. \ 12 A:id landing at Syracuse, we tar- i ried (here three days. 13 And froi^.therce we fetched a com- pass, and came to Rhegium : and after | one day the south wind blew, and we I came the next day to Puteoli : ' ACTS. He /ireacheth at Rome. 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 breth- ren heard of u?, they came to meet us as far as Appiiforum, and the Three tav- erns : whom when Paul saw, he thank- ed 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 suf- fered 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 to- gether. And when they were come to- gether, he said unto them, MenaJid breth- ren, though I have committed nothing against the people, or customs of our fa- thers, yet was I delivered prisoner from Jerusalem into the hands of the Romans. 18 Who when they had examined me, would have let 7nc go, because there was no cause of death in me. 19 But when the Jews spake against zV, I was constrained to appeal unto Cesar ; not that I. had aught to accu.se my nation of. 20 For this cause therefore have I called for you, to see youy and to speak with you : because that for the hope of Israel I am bound with this chain. 21 A'.id they said unto him. We nei- ther received letters out of fudea con- cerning thee, neither any of the breth- ren 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 eveiy where it is spoken against. 23 And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging ; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading tliem concerning Jesus, both out of the lav/ of Moses, 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 agi-eed not among themselves, they departed, after that Patil had spoken one word. Well spake the Holy Ghost by Esaias the prophet unto our fathers, 26 Saying, Go unto this people, and say. Hearing ye sliall hear, and shall not understand ; and seeing ye shall see, and not jjerceive. ' 27 For the heai t of this people is wax- ed gross, and their ears are dull of hear- ing, and their ejes have they closed ; lest they should see with (/idr eyes, and hear with thrir ears, and understand with fhrir heart, and should be converted, and I !-.hould heal them. 2S Be it known therefore unto you, Paul's calUng commended. that the salvation of God is sent imto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. 29 And when he had said these words, the Jews departed, and had great reason- ing awiong thenvselves. 30 And Paul dwelt two whole years in Chai. I. God's anger at sin. 869 his own hired house, and received all that came in unto him, 31 Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Loi^ Jesus Christ, with all conhdence, no man forbidding him. THE EPISTLE OF PAUL THE APOSTLE, TO THE ROMANS. CHAP I. 1 PauVs calling commanded. 16 What his fi-Ok/iel is. 1 8 God's anger at sin. 21 jf'he Ge?2(iles sins. PAUL, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, 2 (Which he had promised afore by his T)rophets in the holy scriptures) 3 Conceniing his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh. 4 And declared to bn the Son of God with power, accortiing to the spirit of ho- lineps, by the resurvf ciion from the dead : 5 By whom we have -received grace and apostleship for d^euience to the faith among all nations for his name : 6 Among whom are ye also the called of Jesus Christ : 7 To all that be in Rome, beloved of •jr-God, called to be. saints : Grace to you, and peace fr(3m God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. 8 First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your f lii h 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] our- ney 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 comforted together with you, by the mutual faith botli of you and me. ^ 13 Now I would not have you ignorant, brethren, that oftentimes I purposed to come unto you (but was let hitherto) that I might have some fruit among you also, even as among other Gentiles. 14 I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the barbarians, 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 Chi-ist : for it is tlie power of God un- to salvation to every one that be'.ievelh ; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. 17 For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith : as it is written. The just shall live by faith. 18 For the wrath of God is levealed from heaven against all ungoflliness, and uniighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unr)ghter)usness. 19 Because that which may be known of God, is manifest in them ; for God hath sliewed it. unto them. 20 For tlie invisible things of him fi'om the creation of the world are clearly seen, being undei'stood by the things that ai-e jnade, even his eternal power and God- head ; so that they are without excuse : 21 Because that v/hen they knew God. they glorified Awj not as God, neither were thankfuLbut became vain in their imagina- tions, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools : 23 And changed the glory of the un- corruptible 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 crea- ture more than the Creator, who is bless- ed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections. For e\'en their wo- men did change the natural use into tlvat which is against nature : 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one towards another ; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recom- pense of their eiTour which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a T-epro!:)ate mind, to do those things v/liich are not convenient ; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornicHtion, w ickedness.covetousness, ma- liciousness ; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity ; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, clespite- ful, proud, boasters, inventers of eril I things, disobedient to p'lrent.s, I 31 Without understanding, covenant- j breakers, without natural affection, im- ■■ placable, unmerciful ; S70 Who arc juatified. 32 Who, knowing the judgment, of God, that thev which commit such things are worthy of death ; not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them. CHAP. II. ■ Thrij that condemn sin in others, and yet sin, are inexcuaable, whether Je^vs or Gentiles. THElUiFORE thou art inexcusable, O man, Avhosoever thou art, Urat judgest : for wherein thou judgest an- other, thou condenmest thj'self ; for thou that judgest, doest the same things. 2 But we aresiu'e that the judgment of God is according to trutli, 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 shall escape the judgment of God ? 4 Or despisest thou the riches of his gotxiness, and forbearance, and loug-fuf- fering ; not knowing that the goodness of (iod leadeth thee to repentance ? 5 Rut after thy hardness and impenitent heart, trcasnrest up unto thyself wrath a- gainst the day of wrath, and revelation of the righteous judgment of God ; 6 Who will render to every man ac- cordiiM^ to Viis deeds : 7 To them who by patient continuance in well-doing, seek for gloiy, and honour, and immortahty ; eternal life : 8 But unto them that are contentious, arid do not obey the truth, but obey un- righteousness ; indignation and wrath : 9 Tribulation and anguish upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew lirst, and also of the Gentile ; 10 But glory, honour, and peace, to every man that worketh good, to the Jew lirst, and also to the Gentile ; 11 For there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For as many as have sinned without law, shall also perish without law : and as nvany as have sinned in the law, shall be judged by the law, 13 (For not the hearers of the law arc just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For v;hen the Gentiles, which have not the law, do l^y nature the things con- tained 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 ccWscicnce also bearing witness, and their tlioughts the mean while accusing, Of else excusing one another) 16 In the day when God shall judge the secrets of men by Jesus Christ, ac- cording to my gos])cl. 17 Beliold, thou art called a Jew, and rest- cst in the law,and makestthy boast of God, 18 And knowest his will, and ajrprov- ROMANS. How circumcision firotjieth est the things that are more excellent. being instructed out of the law, 19 And art confident that thou thyself art a guide of the blind, a light of them which are in darkness, 20^An instructer of the foolish, a teach- er of babes, which hast the form of knowl- edge, and jof the truth in the law 21 Thcu therefore which teachest an- other, teachest thou not thyself? thou that prcachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal.'' 22 Thou that sayest a man should not commit adultery, dost thou commit adul- I tery ? thou that abhorrest idols, dost thou I'' commit sacrilege ? |^ 23 Thou that makest thy boast of the law, through breaking the law dishon- ourest thou God ^ 24: For the name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles, through you, as it is written. 25 For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law ; but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. 26 Therefore, if the uncircumcision keep the righteousness of the law, shall not his uncircumcision be counted for cir- cumcision .•' 27 And shall not uncircumcision which is by nature, if it fulfil the law, judge thee, v/ho by the letter and circumcision dost transgress the law ? 28 For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly ; neither is thai circumcision, which is outward in the flesh : 1 29 But he is a Jew which is one in- wardly ; and circumcision is that of the i heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter ; ; whose praise is not of men, but of God. CHAP. Ill, ' 1 The Jews prerogative. 20M)neJusti- i Jied by the law, but all by faith. \ WI I AT advantage then hatli the Jew ? \ or what profit is there of circum- cision ? I 2 Much every way : chiefly, because I that unto them were cortimitted the era- i cles of God. 3 For what if some did not believe ? ■*. shall their unbelief make the faith of God ' without efTect ? ■ 4 God forbid : yea, let (iod be trye, but every man a liar ; as it is written. That thou mightest be justified in thy say- ; ings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged. ^ i 5 But if our unrighteousness commend ' the I'ightcousness of God, what shall we ; say ? is God unrighteous who taketh ven- i geance ? (I speak as a man.) li 6 God forbid : for then how shall God ' j judge the world ? * 7 For if the truth of God hath monp ,^4 abounded through my lie unto his glory ; \ f/one justified by tlie lain. Chap why yet am I also juclged as a sinner ? 8 And not rather (as we be slander- ously reported, and as some affirm that we say) Let us do e^'il, that good may come •*\rhose damnation is just. 9 What tlien ? are we better than they ? No, in no wise : lor we have l^efore prov- ed both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin ; ^ 10 As it is written, There is bone righteous, no, not one : < 11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. 12 They are all gone out of the \*ay, tliey 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 poison of asps zs'uuder their lips : 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 tlieir eyes. 19 Now' we know that what things so- ever 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 laAV is the knowledge of sin. 21 But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being wit- nessed by the law and the prophets ; 22 Even the righteousness of God, which is liy faith of Jesus Christ unto all, and upon all them that believe ; for there is no difference : 23 For all have sinned, and come short of tliie gloiy of God ; 24 Being justified freely by his grace, through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ : |i 25 Whom God hath set forth to be a. jj propitiation, through faith in his blood, || to declare his righteousness for there-}; mission of bins that are past, throygh the foibea ranee of God ; 26 To declare, / say, at this time his righteousness : that he might be just, and the justifier of him which belie veth in Jesus. 27 Where is boasting then ? It is ex- cluded. By what law ? of works ? Nay ; but by the law of faith. 28 Therefore we conclude, that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law. 29 Ji- he the God of the Jews only ? is he not also of the Gentiles ? Yes, of the Gentiles also : IV. jibraha^n, father of believers. 871 30 Seeing it is one God which shall justify the circumcision by faith, and un- circumcision through faith. 31 Do we then make void the law through faith ? (iod forbid : yea, we establish the law. CHAP. IV. 1 Abraham''s faith tms imfiuted to him for righteoitsness, 24 and so shall ours. \ J J' II AT shall we then say that Abra- V> ham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found ^ 2 For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath 'ivhereof to glory, but not before God. 3 For what saith the scripture ? Abra- ham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness, 4 Now to him that worketh, is the re- ward not reckoned of grace, but of debt. 5 But to him that worketh not, but be- lieveth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. 6 Even as David also describeth the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works, 7 Saying, Blessed are they whose in- iquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. 8 Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin. / 9 Cometh tiiis blessedness then upon the circumscision only, or upon the uncircum- cision also.^ For we say that faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness. 10 How was it then reckoned ? when he wa^in circumcision, or in uncircurocision ? Not in circumcision, but inuncircumcision. 11 And he received the sign of circum- cision, a seal of the 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 circumcision to them who are not of the circumcision only, but who also walk in the steps of that faith of our father Abraham, which he }iad being yet uncircuaicised. 13 For the promise that he should be the heir of the world ivas not to Abra- ham, or to his seed, through the lav.", but through the righteousness of faith. 14 For if they which a\'e of the law 6? heirs, faith is made void, and the |)ron\- ise ma''e of none effect. 15 Because the lav^' v/orketh wrath : for where no law is, there is no transgression. 16 Therefore «V is of faith, tliat it might he 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 v/hich is of the faith of Abraham, who is the father of us J<11 ; ir (As it is written, I have made thee 972 Re.concillation by Christ. R0MA.N3. a father of many nations) before liim ■whom he believed, even God, who quick- eneth tl\e dead, and calleth those things •which he not, as though they were; IS Who aeainst hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of ma- ny nations; according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be. IS) And being not weak in faith, he considered not his own body now dead, when he was about an hundred yeais old, neither yet the deadness of Sai'a's womb. 20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God ; 21 And being fully persuaded, that •what he had promised, he was able also to perform, 22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness. 23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him ; 24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus cur Lord from the dead, 25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification. CHAP. V. 1 Being justified by faith, we have fieace nvith God. 12 Sin and death came by Ad- am, \7 rifchtcQusnessandlifeby Christ. THEREFORE beingjusUfied by ftiith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus 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 trib- ulations also; knowing that tribulation ■worketh patience ; 4 And jjatience, experience ; and ex- perience, hope : 5 And hope maketh not ashamed, be- cause the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts, by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us. 6 For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For scarcely for a righteous man will one die : yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die. 8 But God commendeth his love to- ■wards us, in that -whiie we were yet sin- ners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more theiK being now justified by his blocxl, we shalfpe saved froih wrath through him. 10 For if when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death ot his Son ; much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life. 11 And not only so, but we also joy in God, through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atone- ment. ■( Sin and death came by Adam. 12 Wherefore as by one man sia entered into the world, a,^.d death by sin • and so death passed upon uU men, for that all have sinned. 13 For until the law, sin was in the ^vorld : but sin is not imputed when there is no law. 14 Nevertheless, death reigned from Ado.m to Moses, even over t'lem that had- not sinned after the similitude of Ad- am's transgressii.n, who is the tiguve of him that was to come. 15 But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if througii the offence of one many lie dead, much more tb.e grace of God, and the gift by grace, iviiich is by one man, Jesus Christ, h'dth i.bounded.s unto many. 16 And not as it it)as by one that sin- ned, so is the gift. For the judgment luas by one to condemnation, hut the free gift is of many offences unto justification. 17 For if by one man's offence death reigned by one ; much more they which receive abundance of grace, and of the gift of righteousness, shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ. 18 Therefore, as by tKe offence of one judgment came upon all men to condem- nation, even so by the I'ighteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justilication of life. 19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, -so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. 20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But wheire sin a- bounded, grace diA much more abound : 21 That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so might grace reign through right- eousness unto eternal life, by Jesus Chiist our Lord. CHAP. VL 1 We must not live in sin, 12 nor let sin .1 reignin us. 2?^ Death is the wages of sin, I WHAT shall we say theii ? Shall we i 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 I v.-ere baptized into Jesus Christ, "were baptized into his death ^ \ 4 Therefore we are buried ■with him j by baptism into death : that like as I Christ was raised up from the dead by ! the glory of the Fathei*, even so we also ^ should walk in newness of life. ^ : 5 For if we have been planted together ,; ! I in the Ukeness of his death, we shall he'y j also in the likeness of his resui*rection : k' i 6 KnoAving this, that our old man isl^i I crucified with him, that the body ofsinij^;' i might be destrojed, that henceforth we, " should not serve sin. Death is the wages of sin. Chap. 7 For he that is dead is freed from sin. 8 Now if we be dead with 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 MH 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 Jesus Christ our Lord. 'I .' 12 Let not sin therefore reign in your Tnortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof. 13 Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin : but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto Gfxl : 14 For sin shall not have dominion ever you : for ye are not under the law, but under grace. 15 What then } shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace ? Gcxl forbid. 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 obedi- ence unto righteousness ? 17 But Gal 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 1 speak after the manner of men, be- cause of the infirmity of your flesh : for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity, unto iii- quity ; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness, unto holiness. 20 For when ye were the servants 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, and tlie end ev- erlasting life. 23 For the wages of sin ia death : bOt the gift of God is etfenial life, through Jesus Christ our Lord. I CHAP. VII. j 1 A^o iavj hath fionvtr over a man lom^er than he liveth. 7 The ianv is 7ioC sift, \ 1 2 hue holy, just, and good. ; KNOW ye not, biethren, (for I speak I to them that know tlie law) how ! that the Iaw hath dominion over a man > as long as he liveth * 2 For the woman which halh an hus- | bund, is bound bv- the law to her Inisljajid ■ 110 vir. Hovjfar the fiower of the lavj is. 8r5 so long as he liveth ; but if the husband be de;:d, she is loosed from the law of her husband. 5 So then, if while her husband liveth, she be maiTied 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 married to another man. 4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Chi'ist ; that ye sliould be married to another, ezien 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 of sins, which were by the law, di^ work in our members to bring forth truit 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 spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter. 7 What shall we say then ? Is the law sin * God forbid. Nay, I hinful. 14 For we know that the law is spirit- ual : but I am carnal, sold under sin. 15 For that which I do, I allow not ; for what I would, th u do I not ; but what 1 hate, that do 1. 16 If then I do that wliich I would not, I consent unto the law that ir is good. . 17 Now then it is no more I that do it, L'.t sin that dwelleth in me-. 18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; hwVhoiu to per- form that whicli is good, I find not. 19 For the good that I would, I do not ; but the evii whicii I would not, that I do. 20 Now if I do tliiit I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwell- eth in me. -2\ I fine! then a 'i:iv/. vliat when I &7A Who are free fro77i condetmjation. ROMANS. H^/io are tavcd by ho/ie. received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. would do gt>od, evil is present with me. 22 Foi I delight in the law of God, after the inward man : 23 But I see another law in my mem- bers warring against the law of rpy 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 Jesus Christ our Loi'd. Sf) then, with the mind I my- self ser\'e the law of God ; but wiih the flesh the law of sin. CHAP. VIII. 1 Who are free frxjin condemnatio7t. 5, 13 Wliat harm eometh of the Jlesh, 6, 14 and what good of the Spirit^ 17 and lohat of bring God's children. ^HERE is therefore now no condcm- -' nation to them wjbich are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the llesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life, in Christ Jesus, hath made me free fi'om the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak thi'ough the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for siif;' ^condemned sin in the flesh : i ^.. * 4 I'hat the righteousness of the law might be fulhlled in us, who walk not aftei' the flesh, but after the Spirit "*^i^or they that are after the flesh, do • 5Tiind the things of the flesh : but tlicy that are after the Spirit, the things of tl)e Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death ; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace : 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God : for it is not subject to the law of God, neither imleed can be. 8 So then they tliat are in the flesh cannot please God. ,9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, ii so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now it" any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. 10 And if Christ be in you, the botly is dead because of sin ; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 1 1 But if the Si)irit of him that raise d up Jesus from the dead dwell in yon, he tlmt raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. t 12 Therefore, Uethren, we are debt- ors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if ye live after the flesh, yc shall die : but if ye through tlie Spirit do mor- tify the deeds of the body, j e shall live. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of Ciod. 15 For ye ha\ e not received the spirit of Iwndage again to fear ; bnt yc have 16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God : 17 And if children, then heirs ; heire 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 sufferings of this present time ai-e not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us. 19 For the earnest expectation of the creature waiteth for the manifestation of the sons of God. £0 For the creature was made subject to vanity, not willingly, but by reason of him who hath subjected the same in hope : 21 Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of cor- ruption, into the glorious liberty of the children of God. 22 For we know that the whole ci*ea- tirm groaneth, and travaileth in pain to- gether until now : 23 And not only they, but oursehes also, which have the Hrst-fruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting, for the adoption, to ivit, the redemption of our body. 24 For we are saved by hope : But hope that is seen, is not hope : for what a man seeth, why doth he yet hope for ? 25 But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. 26 Likewise the Sph-it alsohelpeth our infirmities : for we know not what we should pray for as we ought : but the Spir-^ it itself maketh inteixession for us widi groanings wliich cannot be uttered. 27 And he that scarcheth tlie hearts knowelh what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints, according to the rMi o/"CJod. 28 And we know that all things work together for good, to them that love God, to them who arc the called according tc Ida puipose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he al- so did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, tliat he might be the first-born among many brethren. 30 Moreover, whom he did predesti- nate, them he also called : and whom he called, them he alsojustified : and whom he justified, them he also glorified. 31 What shall we then say tothese things? If Gotl be for us, who caii be against us ? 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall hf not witii him also freely give us all things ' 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gotl's elect ? It is God that justifieth : 54 Who is he that condemncth ? Jt r Christ that died, yea, rather that is risew again, who is- even at tlie right hand » r Paul's sorrawfor the Jews. Chap God, who also maketh intercession for us. | 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ ? shall tribulation, 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 ac- countf d as sheep for the slaughter. 27 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 principal- ities, 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 Jesus our Lord. CHAP. IX. 1 PauTs sorrow for the Jews. 7 All A- braham's seed were not the children of the jiromise. 25 llie calling of the GeJitilt's, and rejeclion of the Jews. I SAY the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in thp Holy Ghost, 2 That I have great heaviness and con- tinual sorrow in my heart. 3 For I could wish that myself were accursed from Christ, for my Ijrethren, .my kinsmen according to the tlesh : ■ 4 Who are Israelites; to whom //ertoV ^ifth the adoption, and the glory, and the covenants, and the giving of the law, and the sei'vice of God, and the promises ; 5 Vv'hose ere the fathers, and of whom, as concerning the flesh, Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen. 6 Not as though the wox-d of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel : 7 Neither because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children : but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called. I 8 That is, They which are the children ' of the flesh, these are not the children of S God ; out the children of the promise are | counted for the seed. 9 For this is the word of promise. At j this time will I come, and Sara shall ] have a son. 10 And not only this ; but when Re- becca also had conceived by one, even by our father Isaac, 11 (For the children being not yet bom, neither havhig done any good or evil, that • the puipose of God, according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that ralleth) 12 It was said unto her. The elder shall serve the younger. 13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, init Esau have I hated. 14 What shall we say then? Is there -.luritrhtcousncss with Gcd ? (icdfoibiii. The calling of the Gentiles. h75 15 For he saith to Moses, I will have mercy 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. 17 For the scripture saith unto 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 througliout all the earth. 18 Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, acd whom he will he hardeneth. 19 Thou wilt say then unto me. Why doth he yet find fault .* for who hath resisted his will ? 20 Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God ? shall the thing iormed say to him that formed it, Wh}' hast thou made me thus .* 21 Hath not the potter power over tlue clay of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour ? 22 What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured wjth much long-suffering 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 Gentiles. 25 As he saith also in Osee, I will call them ]\Iy people, which were not' my people ; and her Beloved, which was not beloved. 26 And it shall come to pass, that in th« place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people ; there shall they be called. The children of the living God. 27 Esaias alsocrieth concerning Israel. Though the number of the children ol Israel be as the sand of the sea, a rem- nant 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. 20 And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha. 30 What shall we say then ? That the Gentiles which followed not after right eousness, have attained to righteousness, eyen the righteousness which is of faith , 31 But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness. 32 Wherefore? "QtcuM^t they sought i:' not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumolfe'd at tha'. stunibling-stor.e ; 33 As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumbling- stone, and rrck of rf S76 All Israel Jiot cast off. ROM fence : and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed. CHAP. X. 1 The difference of the righteousness of the law, aJid that oj' faith. 11 J\o be- liever shall be confounded, nvhether J til} or Crrntile. BRETHREN, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they miybt be saved. 2 For I benr them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 3 For they, being ignorant of God's right eousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. 4' Fo7- Christ is the end of the law f(>r i"jghteou!rness to every one that believeth 5 For Moses describeth the rightenusness which is of the law. That the man which doeth these things shall live by ihem 6 But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise, Say not in thine heart.Who shall ascendinto heaven? (that is, to bring Christ down./ro7w above :J 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, evCn in thv mouth, and in thy heart : that is, the wor-d of faith, which we preacli ; 9 That if thou shait confess with thy mouth th?3 Lord Jyi^i's, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man Ijelieveth unto lighteousness ; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the scripture saith, VVHiosoever believeth on him sh* as it is written. How beau- tiful are the feet of ihem that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things ! 16 But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith. Lord, who hath believed our report ."• 17 So then, faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of (Jod. 18 But I say. Have they not heard ^ Yes verily, their sound went into all tlu^ earth, and their words unto the ends of the world. 19 But I say, Did not Israel kno^y ? First, ANS. Against boasting. Moses saith, I will provoke you to jeal- ousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you. 20 But Esaias is very bold, and saith, I was found of them that sought me not ; I was made manifest unto them that asked not after me. 21 But to Israel he saith, All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people. CHAP. XL 1 God hath ?iot cast off all Israel. 7 So?ne were elected, the rest were hardened. 18 I'he Gentiles may not insult ufion them. I SAY then, Hath God cast away his peo- , 'le ? God forbid. For I also am an Is- raelite, of the seed of Abraham, of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God hath not cast away his people which he foreknew. Wot ye not what the scripture saith of Elias.'' how he maketh intercession to God against Israel, 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 my self seven thousand men, who hvve not bowed the knee to the image o/'Baal. 5 Even so then at this present time also there is i> remnant according to the elec- tion of grace. 6 And if by grace, then is it no more of works : otherwise grace is no more grace. But if it be of works, then it is no more grace : otherwise work is no more work. 7 What then? Israel hath not obtain- ed that which he seeketh for ; but the e- lection 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 day. 9 And David saith. Let their table be made a snare, and a traj), and a stumbling- block, and a, recompense unto them : 10 Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see, and bow down their back al- way. Ill say then, Have they stumbled that they shonld fall ? God forbid : but rather through their fall salvation j.v come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy. 12 Now if the fill of them be the rich- es of the world, and the diminishing of them the riclies of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness ? 13 For I speak to you Gentiles, in as much as I am thcr ajjostle of the Gen- tiles, I magnify mine office : 14 If by any means I may provoke to emulation thttn nvhich are my flesh, and inight save some of tliern. 15 For if tiie casting uway of them be the reconciling of the world, what shall the re- jigainst boasting. Chap ceiving of them be, but life from the dead ? 16 For if the first fruit be holy, tlie lump is also holy : and if the root be ho- ly, so are the branches. 17 And if some of the branches be broken oft", and thou, being a wild olive- tree, wert grafted in among them, and with them partakest of the root and fat- ness of the olive-tree ; 18 Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee. 19 Thou wilt say then, The branches were broken off, that I might be grafted in. 20 Well ; because of unbelief they weic broken off, and thou standest by faith. [ Be not high-minded, but fear : 21 For if God spared not the natural branches, take heed lest he also spare not thee. 22 Behold therefore the goodness and severity of God : on them which fell, se- verity ; but toward thee, goodness, if thou continue in his goodness : otherwise thou also sVialt 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 contraiy to nature into a good olive-tree ; how much more shall these, which be the natural branches^ be graffed into their o^n olive-tree ? 25 For I would not, brethi'en, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, (lest ye should pe v;ise in your o\yn conceits) that blindness in part js happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in. 26 And so all Israel shali be saved : as it is written. There shall come out of Sion the Deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob : 27 For this-rs my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins, 28 As concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes : but as touch- ing the election, they are beloved for the fathers sakes. 29 For the gifts and calling of God an without repentance. 30 For as ye in times past have not believed God, yet have now obtained mercy through their unbelief; o\ Even so have these also now not believed, that through your mercy they also may obtain mercy. 32 For Gotl hath concluded them all in unbelief, that lie might have mercy upon alL 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of G(xl ! how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out ! "4 For "ivijo h.atlt knov,-u the mind of XII. Pride forbidden. 87r theLord } or who hath been his counsellor .'' 35 Or who hath first given to him, and it shall be recompensed unto him again ? 36 For of him, and through him, aiid to him are all things : to whom be glory for ever. Amen. CHAP. XII. oPride forbidden. 6 Several dutiea enjoin- ed. 19 Revenge sficcially forbiddm. f BESEECH you therefore, brethren. I by the mercies of God, that ye pre- sent your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your rea* sonable service. 2 And be not conformed to this world : but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove whal is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. 3 For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among, you, not to think of himself more highl\ 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 members in one body, and all members have not the same office : 5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another. 6 Having then gifts differing accord- ing to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us firofihesy ac- cording to the proportion of faith ; 7 Or ministry, let us wait on 07ir minis- tering : or he that teacheth, on teaching : 8 Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation ; he that giveth, let him do it with simplic- ity ; he that ruleth, with diligence ; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness. 9 Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil ; cleave to that which is good, 10 Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love ; in honour prefer- •ing one another ; 11 Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit ; serving the Lord ; 12 Rejoicing in hope ; patient in tribu- lation ; continuing instant in prayer ; 13 Distributing to the necessity of saints ; given to nospitality. 14 Bless them which persecute you ; bless, and curse not. 15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that ^yeep. 16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but con- descend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits. 17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in tlie sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as lieth 'u\ you, live peaceably with all men, t?r!3 Of duties 9f imgisirates. ROMANS, 19 Dearly beloved, avenge not your- tflves, but rather ^ive place unto wrath : f(v' it is written, \ engeance is mine ; 1 tviU repay, saith the Lord. 20 Therefore, if thine enemy huncjer, feed him ; if he thirst, give him drink : for in so doing ihou shalt heap coals of fire on his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but over- tome evil -with good. CHAP. XIII. 1 Of duties to magistrates. 8 Love is the fiilfillivg of the laiv. 11 ji gainst glut- tony, di-unkenness, isfc. LE'r e\'ery soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no ixjwer 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 them- selves damnation. 3 For rulers are not a terror to good <7orks, but to the evil. W\Vl thou then not be afraid of tlie power ; do that which is gtxxl, and thou shalt have praise of the same : 4 For he is the minister of God to thee for good. Bat if thou do that which is evil, be afraid ; for he beareth not the svvord in vain: for he is the minister of f iod, a revenger to execute wrath upon hiin that doeUi evil. 5 Wherefore ye must needs be suljject, not only for wrath, but also for con- science sake. 6 For, for this cause pay ye tribute also : for th ey ' are God's ministei's, attending continually upon this very thing. 7 Render therefore to all their dues : tribute to whom tribute is due ; custom to whom custom ; fear to wliom fear; licaicur to whom honour. 8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another : for he that loveth another i>ath fulfilled the law. 9 For this. Thou shalt not commit adul- teiy. Thou shalt not kill. Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false -witness, Thou shalt not covet ; and M there be any pther commandment, it is briefly com- prehend in this saying, namely. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10 Love worketh no ill to his neigh- bour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the l&w. 11 And that, knowing the time, that now it is h.igh time to awake out of sleep : for now is our salvation nearer than when wc believed. *^ 12 The night is far spent, the day is at I\and : let us therefore cast off the woi-ks of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light. 13 Let us walk honestly, as in the day ; r.fil in riolinj^ and di-unkenness, not in Days and meats indifferent. chambering and wantonness, not in strife : , and envying. 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. CHAP. XIV. 3 Men may nui coyitemn or condemn one another for things indifferent, 13 but take heed of giving offr^nce in them. HIM that is weak in the faiih receive ye, but not to douljtful disputations. 2 For one believeth that he may eat all things : another, who is weak, eat- eth herbs. 3 Let not him that eateth, despise 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 anothei' man's servant? to his own nrasterhestand- eth or falleth : yea, he shall be holden up : for God is able to make him stand. 5 One man esteemeth one d ly abo\c another : another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. 6 He that I'egardeth the day, regardeth it 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 himself, and no man dieth to himself. 8 For whethc)' we live, we live unto the Lord ; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord : whether we live there- fore, or die, we are the Lord's. 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 broth- er .'' 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, jIs I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and ever}' tongue shall confess to God. ■ 12 So then every one of us shall give account of himself to (iod. 13 Let us not therefore judge one an- other any more : but judge this rather, that no man put a stumbling block, or an occasion to fall in his brother's way. 14 I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclc.'^n of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean. 15 But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charita- bly. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died. 16 Let not. then your good be evil spoken of : 17 For the kingdom of God is not mca' 2b avoid giving offence. C ii a p and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. IS For he that in these things servelh Christ, is acceptable to God, and approv- ed of men. 19 Let us therefore follqw after the things which make for peace, and things wheiewith one may edify another, 20 For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed ai-e pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with cffence. 21 It is good neither to eat flesh, nor to d< iuk wine, nor any thing whereby thy brother stumbleth, or is offended, or is niiule weak. 22 Hast thou faith ? have it to thyself before G< d Happy is he that condemn- eth not himself in that thing which he alloweth. 23 And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because Jie tatet/i not nf faith : for whatsoever is not of faith is sin. CHAP. XV. 1 The strong must bear ivith the weak, 2 We may imtplcane ourselves : 7 but re- ceive one another, as Christ did us all. WE then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. 2 Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification. 3 For even Christ pleased not himself ; but, ^s it is written. The reproaclies of them that reproached 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. 5 Kow the God of patience and conso- lation grant you to be like-minded one to- \Vard another according to Christ .Tesus ; 6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorifv (jod, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7 Wherefore receive ye one anoth- er, as Christ also received us to the glo- ry of God. 8 No\r I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers : 9 y\nd that the Gentiles might glorify Go;l for his nievtv ; as it is \vritten. For this ciuse I will confess to thee among the Cientilcs, and sing unto thy name. 10 And again he si>ith, Itcjuice, ye Gentiles, v»jih his people. 11 And again, Praioc the Lord, all ye (Kentiles ; and laud liim, all ye people. 12 And Mgaiu Esuijjs saitli. There shall be a roi)t of Jes.se, and he that shall rise to reign