BS  195  .Y75  1898 
 Young,  Robert 
 The  holy  Bible 
 
"P)  \^\p  :  ^  -  <'  "^^v.     \f^°ip>    Vc 
 
 NE^V  EDITION— MINION  TYPE. 
 
 THE     HOLY     BIBLE, 
 
 CONSISTING   OF 
 
 THE  OLD  AND  NEW  COVENANTS, 
 
 TRANSLATED   ACCORDING   TO 
 
 Clj^  i^etter  anb  |bioms  of  i\t  #ri;i9mal  languages. 
 
 EGBERT   YOUNG,  LL.D., 
 
 AUTHOR   OF   SEVERAL   WORKS   IN    HEBREW,    CHALDEE,    SAMARITAN,    SYRIAC,    GREEK, 
 LATIN,    GUJARATI,    ETC. 
 
 REVISED    EDITION. 
 
 EDINBURGH  :   G.  A.  YOUNG  &  CO.,  BIBLE  PUBLISHERS. 
 
 SOLD  BY  ALL  BOOKSELLERS  IN  THE  KINGDOM. 
 
 1898. 
 
PUBLISHERS'  NOTE  TO  THE  THIRD  EDITION. 
 
 Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  Eevised  Version  of  the  Old  and  the  New 
 Testament  has  come  into  the  field  since  the  learned  and  lamented  author 
 first  issued  his  Literal  Translation  of  the  Bible,  the  demand  for  it  from  year 
 to  year  has  continued  remarkably  steady.  This  indicates  that  it  still  fills  a 
 place  of  its  own  among  helps  to  the  earnest  student  of  Holy  Scripture.  In 
 1887  Dr  Young  issued  a  Revised  Edition,  of  which  two  impressions  are  ex- 
 hausted. The  work  has  been  subjected  to  a  fresh  revision,  making  no  alteration 
 on  the  principles  on  which  the  Translation  proceeds,  but  endeavouring  to  make 
 it  as  nearly  perfect  in  point  of  accuracy  on  its  present  lines  as  possible.  The 
 Publishers  accordingly  issue  this  new  Revised  Edition  in  the  hope  that  earnest 
 students  of  the  Bible,  by  attaining  to  a  clearer  apprehension  of  the  meaning 
 of  the  inspired  writer,  may  more  clearly  and  fully  apprehend  the  mind  of  the 
 Spirit  by  whom  all  Holy  Scripture  has  been  given  to  us. 
 
 Edinburgh,  January  1898. 
 
PEEEACE  TO  THE  EEVISED  EDITION. 
 
 THE  following  Translation  of  the  New  Testament  is  based  upon  the  belief  that  every  word 
 of  the  original  is  "  God-breathed,"  as  the  Apostle  Paid  says  in  his  Second  Epistle  to  Timothy, 
 chap.  3.  16.  That  language  is,  indeed,  applicable,  in  the  lirst  place,  only  to  the  Writings  of 
 the  "Old  Testament,"  in  which  Timothy  had  been  instructed,  but  as  the  Apostle  Peter,  in 
 his  Second  Epistle,  chap.  3.  15,  16,  expressly  ranks  the  "Epistles"  of  his  beloved  brother 
 Paul  along  with  "the  other  Scriptures,"  as  the  "  Grospels "_  and  the  "Acts"  of  the  Apostles 
 were  undoubtedly  written  before  the  date  of  Peter's  writing,  by  men  to  whom  the  Savioiu- 
 promised  and  gave  the  Holy  Spirit,  to  guide  them  to  all  truth,  to  teach  them  all  things,  and 
 to  remind  them  of  aU  things  tnat  Jesus  said  and  did,  there  can  be  uo  reasonable  ground  for 
 denying  the  inspii-ation  of  the  New  Testament  by  any  one  who  holds  that  pf  the  Old,  or  who 
 is  willing  to  take  the  plain  unsophisticated  meaning  of  God's  Word  regarding  either. 
 
 This  inspiration  extends  only  to  the  original  text,  as  it  came  from  the  pens  of  the  writers, 
 not  to  any  translations  ever  made  by  man,  however  aged,  venerable,  or  good ;  andonly  in  so 
 far  as  any  of  these  adhere  to  the  original — neither  adding  to  nor  omitting  from  it  one  par- 
 ticle—are they  of  any  real  value,  for,  to  the  extent  that_  they  vary  from  the  original,  the 
 doctrine  of  verbal  inspiration  is  lost,  so  far  as  that  version  is  concerned. 
 
 If  a  translation  gives  a  present  teiue  when  the  original  gives  a  past,  or  a  past  when  it  has 
 a,  present;  a  perfect  for  &  future,  or  a,  future  for  a,  perfect;  an  a  for  a  tM,  or  a  the  for  an  a;  an 
 imperative  ior  a.  subjunctive,  or  a  subjunctive  for  an  imperative;  a  verb  for  a  noun,  oTa,nou7i 
 for  a  verb,  it  is  clear  that  verbal  inspiration  is  as  much  overlooked  as  if  it  had  no  existence. 
 The  Wokd  of  God  is  made  void  by  the  tkaditions  of  jien. 
 
 A  strictly  literal  rendering  may  not  be  so  pleasant  to  the  ear  as  one  where  the  apparent 
 amise  is  chiefly  aimed  at,  yet  it  is  not  euphony  tjut  truth  that  ought  to  be  sought,  and  where 
 in  such  a  version  as  the  one  commonly  in  use  in  this  country,  there  are  scarcely  two  consecu- 
 live  verses  where  there  is  not  some  departure  from  the  original  such  as  those  indicated,  and 
 where  these  variations  may  be  coimted  by  tens  of  thousands,  as  admitted  on  all  hands,  it  is 
 difficult  to  see  how  verbal  inspiration  can  be  of  the  least  practical  use  to  those  who  depend 
 upon  that  version  alone. 
 
 Modern  scholarship  is  beginning  to  be  alive  to  the  inconsistency  of  thus  gratuitously 
 obscuring,  and  really  cliangiug,  the  meaning  of  the  sacred  writers  by  subjective  notions  of 
 what  they  ought  to  have  written,  rather  than  what  they  did  write,  for  if  we  admit  that  in  a 
 single  case  it  can  be  lawfid  to  render  a  past  tense  by  a  present,  where  shall  we  end?  who  islto 
 be  judge?  if  we  do  so  in  one  passage,  to  bring  out  what  may  appear  to  us  might,  could, 
 woidd,  or  should,  be  the  Scriptural  meaning,  we  cannot  deny  the  same  privilege  to  others 
 who  may  twist  other  passages  in  like  manner.  The  alteration  of  an  a  for  a  thema,j  appear 
 a  small  matter  not  woi-th  speaking  of,  but  an  attentive  comparison  of  the  following  Transla- 
 tion with  the  common  one  ■will  discover  numerous  passages  where  the  entire  force  of  the  verse 
 depends  upon  the  insertion  or  non-insertion  of  the  article. 
 
 For  example,  in  Mat.  2.  4,  Herod  is  represented  as  enquiring  "where  Christ"  shoiUd  be 
 bom.  But  "Christ"  is  the  surname  of  the  man  Jesus,  \vho  was  quite  unknown  to  Herod, 
 who  could  not  conseqiiently  ask  for  a  person  of  whose  existence  he  was  ignorant.  _  The  true 
 explanation  is, ;  that  King  James'  Translator  omitted  the  definite  arxicle  which,  occurs 
 in  the  original.  The  correct  translation  is,  where  "the  Christ"  should  be  born.  Herod 
 knew  of  "  (lie  Chi-ist,"  tlie  Messiah,  tlve  long  promised  Saviour  and  King  of  the  Jews,  and  his 
 enquiry  was,  where  He  was  to  be  born,  whose  kingdom  was  to  be  over  alL  The  simple 
 article  clears  up  the  whole.  There  are  aboiit  two  thousand  instances  in  the  New  Testament 
 where  these  translators  have  thus  omitted  all  notice  of  the  definite  article,  not  to  say  any- 
 thing of  the  great  number  of  passages  where  they  have  inserted  it,  though  not  in  the  original. 
 
 The  following  translation  need  not,  and  ought  not,  to  be  considered,^  in  any  sense,  as 
 coming  into  competition  with  the  Common  Version,  but  as  one  to  be  used  in  connection  with 
 it,  and  as  auxiliary  to  it ;  and  not  a  few  assurances  have  been  received  from  clergymen  and 
 others  that  they  thus  use  it,  and  find  it  at  once  interesting  and  profitable.  The  change  of  a 
 single  word,  or  collocation  of  words,  is  often  found  to  throw  an  entirely  new  shade  of  meaning 
 over  the  Scripture.  This  advantage  is  well  known  to  all  who  have  compared  the  various 
 ancient  versions,  or  even  the  English  versions  that  successively  formed  what  was  popularly 
 called  "the  authorized  version,"  i.e.,  Tyndale,  Coverdale,  Geneva,  Bishops,  &c. 
 
 The  Greek  Text  followed  is  that  generally  recognized  as  the  "  Received  Text,"  not  because 
 it  is  thought  perfect,  but  because  the  department  of  Translation  is  qiiite  distinct  from  that 
 of  Textual  Criticism,  and  few  are  qualified  for  both.  If  the  original  text  be  altered  bya 
 translator,  (except  he  give  his  reasons  for  and  against  each  emendation,)  the  reader  is  left  in 
 uncertainty  whether  the  translation  given  is  to  be  considered  as  that  of  the  old  or  of  the 
 new  reading.  And,  after  aU,  the  difi'erences  in  sense  to  be  found  in  the  100,000  various  Greek 
 readings  are  so  trifling  compared  with  those  to  be  derived  from  an  exact  translation  of  the 
 Received  Text,  that  the  writer  willingly  leaves  them  to  other  hands ;  at  the  same  time,  it  is 
 contemplated,  in  a  future  edition,  to  give,  in  an  Appendix,  all  the  various  readings  of  the 
 Greek  MSS.  that  are  capable  of  being  expressed  in  English. 
 
 With  gratefid  thanks  to  the  Father  of  Lights,  this  x-evised  edition  is  presented  to  the 
 friends  of  Divine  Truth,  with  tlie  hope  that  it  may  be  a  means,  in  the  hands  of  the  Divine 
 Spirit,  of  quickening  tlieir  faith,  and  encouraging  their  hearts,  in  the  work  of  the  Lord. 
 
 E.  Y. 
 
PEEf  ACE  TO  THE  FUiST  EDITION 
 
 THIS  WORK,  in  its  present  form,  is  not  to  be  considered  as  intended  to  come  into  competition 
 with  the  ordinary  use  of  the  commonly  received  English  Version  of  the  Holy  Scriptures, 
 but  simply  as  a  strictly  literal  and  idiomatic  rendering  of  the  Original  Hebrew  and  Greek 
 Texts.  For  about  twenty  years — fully  half  his  life-time — the  Translator  has  had  a  desire  to 
 execute  such  a  work,  and  has  been  engaged  in  Biblical  piirsuits  tending  to  tliis  end  more  or 
 less  exclusively ;  and  now,  at  last,  in  the  good  providence  of  God,  the  desire  has  been  accom- 
 plished. How  far  he  has  been  able  to  carry  out  the  just  principles  of  Biblical  Translation, 
 founded  on  a  solid  and  immoveable  foundation,  time  alone  will  tell,  and  for  this  he  confi- 
 dently waits.  As  these  principles  are  to  some  extent  new,  and  adhered  to  with  a  severity 
 never  hitherto  attempted,  and  as  the  Translator  has  perfect  confidence  in  their  accuracy  and 
 simplicity,  he  proceeds  at  once  to  state  them  distinctly  and  broadly,  that  not  merely  the 
 learned,  but  the  wayfaring  man  need  not  err  in  appreciating  their  value. 
 
 There  are  two  modes  of  translation  which  may  be  adopted  in  rendering  into  our  own  langu- 
 age the  Avritings  of  an  ancient  author;  the  one  is,  to  bring  him  before  us  in  such  a  manner  as 
 that  we  may  regard  him  as  our  oion;  the  other,  to  transport  ourselves,  on  the  contrary,  over 
 to  Mm,  adopting  his  situation,  modes  of  speaking,  thinking,  acting,— peculiarities  of  age  and 
 race,  air,  gesture,  voice,  Ac.  Each  of  these  plans  has  its  ad.vantages,  but  the  latter  is  incom- 
 parably the  better  of  the  two,  being  suited — not  for  the  ever-varjdng  modes  of  thinking  and 
 acting  of  the  men  of  the  lifth,  or  the  tenth,  or  the  fifteenth,  or  some  other  century,  but — for 
 all  ages  alike.  All  attempts  to  make  Moses  or  Paid  act,  or  speak,  or  reason,  as  if  they  were 
 Englishmen  of  the  nineteenth  centiiry,  must  inevitably  tend  to  change  the  translator  into  a 
 paraphrast  or  a  commentator,  characters  which,  however  useful,  stand  altogether  apart  from 
 that  of  him,  who,  with  a  work  before  him  in  one  language,  seeks  only  to  transfer  it  into 
 another. 
 
 In  prosecuting  the  plan  thus  adopted,  a  literal  translation  was  indispensable.  No  other 
 kind  of  rendering  could  place  the  reader  in  the  position  contemplated,  side  by  side  with  the 
 writer — prepared  to  think  as  he  does,  to  see  as  lie  sees,  to  reason,  to  feel,  to  weep,  and  to 
 exult  along  with  him.  His  very  conception  of  time,  even  in  the  minor  accidents  of  the  gram 
 matical  past,  present,  future,  are  to  become  pur  own.  If  he  speaks  of  an  event,  as  now  passing, 
 tve  are  not,  on  the  logical  ground  of  its  having  in  reality  ah-eady  transjiired,  to  translate  his 
 present  as  if  it  were  a  past ;  or  if,  on  the  other  hand,  his  imagination  pictiu-es  the  future  as 
 if  even  at  this  moment  present,  we  are  not  translators  but  expounders,  and  that  of  a  tam( 
 description,  if  we  take  the  liberty  to  convert  his  time,  and  tense— the  grammatical  expression 
 of  his  time— into  our  own.  King  James'  translators  were  almost  entirely  unacquainted  with 
 the  two  distinctive  peculiarities  of  the  Hebrew  mode  of  thinking  and  speaking,  admitted  by 
 the  most  profound  Hebrew  scholars  in  theory,  though,  from  undue  timidity,  never  carried 
 ontivL practice,  viz: — 
 
 I.  That  the  Hebrews  were  in  the  habit  of  using  the  past  tense  to  express  the  certainty 
 of  an  action  taking  place,  even  though  the  action  might  not  really  be  performed  for  some 
 time.    And 
 
 II.  That  the  Hebrews,  in  referring  to  events  which  might  be  either  past  or  future,  were 
 accustomed  to  act  on  the  principle  of  transferring  themselves  mentally  to  the  period  and  place 
 of  the  events  themselves,  and  were  not  content  with  coldly  viewing  them  as  those  of  a  bygone 
 or  still  coming  time ;  hence  the  very  frequent  use  of  the  present  tense. 
 
 These  two  great  principles  of  the  Hebrew  langiiage  are  substantially  to  be  found  in  the 
 works  of  Lee,  Gesenius,  Ewald,  &c. ;  but  the  present  •writer  has  carried  them  out  in  transla- 
 tion much  beyond  what  any  of  these  ever  contemplated,  on  the  simple  groimd  tliat,  if  they 
 are  true,  they  ought  to  be  gone  through  with.  While  they  afl'ect  very  considerably  the  out- 
 ward/o?-7«.  of  the  translation,  it  is  a  matter  of  thankfulness  that  they  do  not  touch  the  truth 
 of  a  single  Scripture  doctrine  -not  even  one. 
 
 Every  effort  lias  been  made  to  secure  a  comparative  degree  of  uniformity  in  rendering  the 
 original  words  and  phrases.  Thus,  for  example,  the  Hebrew  verb  natlian,  which  is  ren- 
 dered by  King  James'  translators  in  sixty-seven  different  ways  (see  in  the  subsequent  page, 
 entitled  '  Lax  Renderings,')  has  been  restricted  and  reduced  to  tw,  and  so  with  many  otners. 
 It  is  the  Translator's  ever-growing  conviction,  that  even  this  smaller  number  may  be  reduced 
 stiU  further. 
 
 It  has  l)een  no  part  of  tlie  Translator's  plan  to  attempt  to  form  a  New  Hebrew  or  Greek 
 Text— he  has  therefore  somewhat  rigidly  adhered  to  the  received  ones.  Where  lie  has  dif- 
 fered, it  is  generally  in  reference  to  the  imnctuation  and  accentuation,  the  division  of  words 
 and  sentences,  ^yhich,  Ijeing  merclv  traaitional,  are,  of  course,  often  imperfect.  For  an  ex- 
 planation and  vindication  of  these  differences,  tlie  reader  is  referred  to  the  "Concise  Cora 
 uientarv,"  wliicli  is  designed  to  supplement  the  ]irc.seiit  volume. 
 
 The  Translator  has  often  had  occasion  to  regret  the  want  of  a  mariJiinal  column  to  insert 
 the  various  renderiiigs  of  passages  whei-e  he  has  been  unable  to  satisfvhis  own  mind — he  lias, 
 however,  cast  the  chief  of  these  into  an  ai'pendix,  under  the  title,  ''Additions  and  Corroo 
 tions,"  and  still  more  elaborately  in  the  supplementary  voliune. 
 
 SouiBDBaB,  lutft  Sevt.  1862. 
 
style  of  the  Sacred  Writers,  and  of  this  Translation. 
 
 ONE  of  the  first  things  that  is  likely  to  attract  the  attention  of  the  Readers  of  this  New- 
 Translation  is  its  lively,  picturesque,  dramatic  style,  by  which  the  inimitable  beauty  of  the 
 Original  Text  is  more  vividly  brought  out  than  by  any  previous  Translation.  It  is  true  that 
 the  Revisers  appointed  by  King  James  have  occasionally  imitated  it,  but  only  in  a  few  familiar 
 phrases  and  colloquialisms,  chiefly  in  the  Gospel  Narrative,  and  without  having  any  settled 
 principles  of  translation  to  guide  them  on  the  point.  The  exact  force  of  the  Hebrew  tenses  has 
 long  been  a  vexed  question  with  critics,  but  the  time  cannot  be  far  distant  when  the  general 
 principles  of  the  late  learned  Professor  Samuel  Lee  of  Cambridge,  with  some  modification,  will 
 be  generally  adopted  in  Sundance,  if  not  in  theory.  It  would  be  entirely  out  of  place  here  to 
 enter  into  details  on  this  important  subject,  but  a  very  few  remarks  appear  necessary,  and  may 
 not  be  unacceptable  to  the  student. 
 
 I.  It  would  appear  that  the  Hebrew  writers,  when  narrating  or  describing  events  which 
 might  be  either  past  ov  future  (such  as  the  case  of  Moses  in  reference  to  the  Creation  or  ihe. 
 Deluge,  on  the  one  hand,  and  to  the  Coming  of  the  Messiah  or  the  Calamities  which  were  to 
 befall  Israel,  on  the  other),  uniformly  wrote  as  if  they  were  alive  at  the  time  of  the  occurrence  of 
 the  events  mentioned,  and  as  eye-witnesses  of  what  they  are  narrating. 
 
 It  would  be  needless  to  refer  to  special  passages  in  elucidation  or  vindication  of  this 
 principle  essential  to  the  proper  understanding  of  the  Sacred  Text,  as  every  page  of  this  Trans- 
 lation affords  abundant  exam^iles.  It  is  only  what  common  country  people  do  in  this  land  at 
 the  present  day,  and  what  not  a  few  of  the  most  popular  writers  in  England  aim  at  and 
 accomjilish — placing  themselves  and  their  readers  in  the  times  and  places  of  the  circumstances 
 related. 
 
 This  principle  of  translation  has  long  been  admitted  by  the  best  Biblical  Expositors  in 
 reference  to  the  Prophetic  Delineation  of  Gospel  times,  but  it  is  equally  applicable  and  necessary 
 to  the  historical  narratives  of  Genesis,  Ruth,  etc. 
 
 II.  The  Hebrew  writers  often  express  the  certainty  of  a  thing  taking  jilace  by  putting  it  in 
 WiQ 2jast  tense,  though  the  actual  fulfilment  may  not  take  place  for  ages.  This  is  easily  under- 
 stood and  appreciated  when  the  language  is  used  by  God,  as  when  He  says,  in  Gen.  xv.  18, 
 "Unto  thy  seed  /  have  given  this  land ; "  and  in  xvii.  4,  " I,  lo,  My  covenant  is  with  thee,  and 
 Ihou  hast  become  a  father  of  a  multitude  of  nations." 
 
 The  same  thing  is  found  in  Gen.  xxiii.  11,  where  Ephron  answers  Abraham :  "  Nay,  my  lord, 
 hear  me  ;  the  field  /  have  given  to  thee,  and  the  cave  that  is  in  it ;  to  thee  I  have  giveti  it ;  before 
 the  eyes  of  the  sons  of  my  people  /  have  given  it  to  thee  ;  bury  thy  dead."  And  again  in 
 Abraham's  answer  to  Ephron  :  "Only — if  thou  wouldst  hear  me — 1  have  given  the  money  of  the 
 field ;  accept  from  me,  and  I  bury  my  dead  there."  Again  in  2  Kings  v.  6,  the  King  of  Syria, 
 ^vriting  to  the  King  of  Israel,  says :  "Lo,  I  have  sent  unto  thee  Naaman,  my  servant,  and  tho7i 
 hast  recovered  hitn  from  his  lejirosy," — considering  the  King  of  Israel  as  his  servant,  a  mere 
 expression  of  the  master's  purpose  is  sufficient.  In  Judges  viii.  19,  Gideon  says  to  Zebah  and 
 Zalmunnah,  "If  ye  had  kept  them  alive,  /  had  not  slain  you."  So  in  Dent.  xxxi.  18,  "  For  all 
 the  evils  that  they  have  done" — shall  have  done. 
 
 It  would  be  easy  to  multiply  examples,  but  the  above  may  suffice  for  the  present.  Some  of 
 these  forms  of  expression  are  preceded  by  the  conjunction  "and  "  (waw,  in  Hebrew),  and  a  very 
 common  opinion  has  been  that  the  conjunction  in  these  cases  has  a  conversive  ])ower,  and  that  the 
 verb  is  not  to  be  translated  ^X(s<  (though  so  in  grammatical  form),  \>vX  future.  This  is,  of  course, 
 only  an  evasio7i  of  the  supposed  difticulty,  not  a  solution,  and  requires  to  be  supported  by  the 
 equally  untenable  hypothesis  that  a  (so-called)  future  tense,  when  preceded  by  the  same  conjunc- 
 tion waw  {"  a.nd.,")  often  becomes  a.  pecs f.  Notwithstanding  these  two  converting  hypotheses, 
 there  are  numerous  passages  which  have  no  conjunction  before  them,  which  can  only  be  explained 
 by  the  principle  stated  above. 
 
 III.  The  Hebrew  writers  are  accustomed  to  express  laws,  commands,  etc.,  in  four  ways: 
 
 1st.  By  the  regular  imperative  form,  e.g.,  "  SiJeah  unto  the  people." 
 
 ^Ind.  By  the  infinitive,  "  Every  male  of  you  is  to  he  circumcised." 
 
 3rd.  By  the  (so-called)  future,  "Ze<  there  be  light;"  "Thou  shall  do  no  murder;" 
 
 "  Six  days  is  work  done." 
 Wi.  By  the  past  tense,  "  Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  thou  hast  said  unto  them." 
 There  can  be  no  good  reason  why  these  several  peculiarities  should  not  be  exhibited  in  the 
 translation  of  the  Bible,  or  that  they  should  be  confounded,  as  they  often  are,  in  the  Common 
 Version.  In  common  life  among  ourselves,  these  forms  of  expression  are  frequently  used  for 
 imperatives,  e.g.,  "Go  and  do  this," — "This  is  to  be  done  first," — "You  shall  go," — "You  go 
 and  finish  it."  There  are  few  languages  which  aff'ord  such  opportunities  of  a  literal  and  idiomatic 
 rendering  of  the  Sacred  Scriptures  as  the  English  tongue,  and  the  present  attempt  will  be  found, 
 it  is  believed,  to  exhibit  this  more  than  any  other  Translation. 
 
 The  three  preceding  particulars  embrace  all  that  appears  necessary  for  the  Reader  to  bear 
 in  mind  in  reference  to  the  Style  of  the  New  Translation.  In  the  Supplementary  "Concise 
 Critical  Commentary,"  which  is  now  in  the  course  of  being  issued,  abundant  proofs  and  illustra- 
 tions will  be  found  adduced  at  length. 
 
TITE  BATTLE  OF  THE  HEBREW  TEXSEa 
 
 Tli'R  iinmrtain  state  of  Hebrew  criMcism  in  reference  to  the  Tenses  is  so  fully  exliiliiteA  in 
 the  following  extracts  from  one  of  the  latest,  and  in  some  respects  one  of  the  best,  pxam- 
 matical  Commentaries  (by  the  Rev.  J.  A.  Alexander,  of  Princeton,  New  Jersey),  on  the  Book 
 of  Isaiah,  that  the  reader  s  attention  to  them  is  specially  requested. 
 
 On  Fsa.  5.  13,  Prof.  A.  remarks: — 'Luther,  Gesenius,  and  Hendewerk  take  [the  verb]  as  a 
 future,  which  is  not  to  be  assumed  without  necessity.  Most  recent  writers  evade  the  diffi- 
 culty by  rendering  it  in  the  present  tense.  The  only  natural  construction  is  the  old  one 
 (Septuagint,  Vulgate,  Vitringa,  Barnes),  which  gives  the  preterite  its  proper  meaning,  and 
 either  supposes  the  future  to  be  here,  as  often  elsewhere,  spoken  of  as  already  past,'  &c. 
 
 [This  principle,  though  admitted  and  maintained  by  Gesenius,  Lee,  &c.,  nas  never  been 
 acted  upon,  to  any  extent,  by  any  Translator  till  the  present.  It  is  the  only  principle,  how- 
 ever, that  can  carry  us  through  every  difficulty  in  the  Sacred  Scriptures.] 
 
 On  chap.  5.  25,  ''^The  future  form  given  to  the  verbs  by  Clericus  is  altogether  arbitrary. 
 Most  of  the  later  writers  follow  Luther  in  translating  them  as  presents.  But,  if  this  verse  is 
 not  descriptive  of  the  past,  as  distinguished  from  the  present  and  the  future,  the  Hebrew 
 language  is  incapable  or  making  any  such  distinction.' 
 
 [Let  this  principle  be  carried  out,  as  it  ought  to  be,  and  nine-tenths  of  the  common  critical 
 works  on  the  Bible  are  rendered  perfectly  useless,  and  positively  injurious.] 
 
 On  chap.  5.  26,  '  Here,  as  in  v.  25,  the  older  %vriters  understand  the  verbs  as  future,  but  the 
 later  ones  as  present.  The  verbs  in  the  last  clause  have  waw  prefixed,  but  its  conversive 
 power  commonly  depends  upon  a  future  verb  preceding,  which  is  wanting  here.' 
 
 [And  so  it  is  in  dozens  of  places  where  Prof.  A.  follows  in  the  usual  wake  of  critics.] 
 
 Ou  chap.  5.  27,  '  The  English  Version  follows  Calvin  in  translating  aU  the  verbs  as  future. 
 The  Vulgate  supplies  the  present  in  the  first  clause,  and  makes  the  others  future.  But  as 
 the  whole  is  evidently  one  description,  the  translation  should  be  uniform,  and  as  the  T)re- 
 terite  and  future  forms  are  intermingled,  both  seem  to  be  here  used  for  the  present,  which  is 
 given  by  Luther,  and  most  of  the  late  writers.' 
 
 [Here,  leaving  all  certainty  and  settled  principles  behind  him,  Prof.  A.  tells  us  how  he 
 thinks  the  inspired  -writer  ought  to  have  written,  not  what  he  did  write.] 
 
 On  chap.  8.  2,  'The  Vulgate  takes  the  verb  as  a  preterite,  and  Gesenius,  Maurer,  Knohel 
 read  accordingly  with  waw  conversive.  The  Septuagint,  Targum,  and  Peshito  make  it 
 imperative,  and  Hitzig  accordingly.  Gesenius  formerly  preferrea  an  indirect  or  suhjunctivt 
 construction,  which  is  still  retained  by  Henderson.'  [Here  are/owr  ancieat  versions  and^ve 
 modern  critics  at  fives  and  sixes  regarding  what  is  as  simple  as  can  well  be  imagined!] 
 
 On  chap.  9.  7,  '  Another  false  antithesis  is  that  between  the  verbs,  referring  one  to  past 
 time,  and  the  other  to  the  future.  This  is  adopted  even  by  Ewald,  but  according  to  the  usage 
 of  the  language  [rather  of  modern  Hebrew  grammar],  Waw  is  conversive  of  the  preterite  only 
 when  preceded  by  a  future,  expressed  or  implied.^ 
 
 [By  this  very  extraordinary  rule  the  critic  can  never  have  any  difficulty,  for  it  is  very  easy 
 to  consider  a  verbal  form  implied  when  it  suits  his  convenience !  Yet  this  egregious  absurdity 
 is  very  commonly  adopted  in  all  existing  translations,  including  the  Common  English  Ver- 
 sion; e.  g..  Gen,  9.  12-14,  where  the  Hebrew  Text  ha,s  four  verbs  all  in  the  past  tense,  yet  the 
 first  is  translated  as  a  present  ('I  do  set'),  and  the  remaining  three  as  futiu-es !  The  first 
 verb  is  undoubtedly  in  the  past,  '  I  have  set,'  the  other  three  as  undoubtedly,  seeing  the  Waw 
 by  which  they  are  preceded  cannot  be  conversive,  except  when  preceded  by  a  future  or  an 
 imperative,  neither  of  which  occur  in  this  place.  The  solution  of  the  supposed  difficulty  is 
 only  to  be  found  in  the  principle  stated  above  by  Prof.  A.,  and  which  is  the  basis  of  the  New 
 Translation,  and  maintained  by  Gesenius  and  Lee,  that  the  Hebrews  were  in  the  habit  of 
 using  the  past  to  denote  the  qertainty  of  an  event  taking  place.] 
 
 On  chai).  9.  19,  'Ewald  refers  the  first  clause  to  the  past,  and  the  second  to  the  present, 
 Umbreit  the  first  to  toe  present,  and  the  second  to  the  future.  But  the  very  intermingling 
 of  the  past  and  the  futui-e  forms  shows  that  the  whole  was  meant  to  be  descriptive.' 
 
 [Would  they  not  be  descriptive  had  they  been  all  past,  or  all  present,  or  all  future?] 
 
 On  chap.  10.  14,  'The  present  form,  which  Hendewerk  adopts  throughout  the  verses,  \9 
 equally  grammatical ' — [though  the  first  verb  is  a  perfect,  and  the  second  a  perfect!] 
 
 On  chap.  14.  24,  '  Kimchi  ex|ilains  [the  verb]  to  be  a  preterite  used  for  a  future,  and  this 
 construction  is  adopted  in  most  versions,  ancient  and  modern.  It  is,  however,  altogether 
 arbitrary,  and  in  violation  of  the  only  safe  nde  as  to  the  use  of  the  tenses,  \nz.,  that  they 
 should  have  their  proper  and  distinctive  force,  unless  forbidden  by  the  context  or  the  nature 
 of  the  subject,  which  is  very  far  from  being  the  case  here,  as  we  shall  see  below.  Gesenius 
 and  De  Wette  evade  the  difficulty  by  rendering  both  the  verbs  as  presents,  a  construction 
 which  is  often  admissible,  and  even  necessary  (!)  in  a  descriptive  context,  but  when  used  in- 
 di8crinii)iat(!ly  f)r  inappropriately,  tends  both  to  weaken  ana  obscure  the  sense.  Ewald  and 
 Umbreit  make  the  first  verb  present,  and  the  second  future,  which  is  scarcely,  if  at  all,  lees 
 objectionable.' 
 
 The  above  extracts  are  surely  sufficient  to  show  that  Hebrew  criticism,  as  hitherto  taught, 
 is  capable  of  being  used  to  any  purpose,  or  moulded  to  any  form  the  Critic  may  wish.  Such 
 a  state  of  things  surely  cannot  continue  any  longer,  or  be  adojited  by  any  one  who  regard* 
 Bimplicity  more  than  ingenious  guesses,  truth  more  than  tradition. 
 
VIEW  OF  HEBREW  TENSES  AS  SEEN  IN  THE  NEW  TRANSLATION. 
 
 THE  HEBREW  has  only  two  tenses,  wliich,  for  want  of  better  terms,  may  be  called  Past 
 and  Present. 
 
 The  pas<  is  either  perfect  or  imperfect,  e.g.,  ^1  lived  in  this  house  five  years,'  or  'I  have 
 lived  in  this  house  five  years;'  this  distinction  may  and  can  only  be  known  by  the  context, 
 which  must  in  all  cases  oe  viewed  from  the  writer's  standing-point. 
 
 In  every  other  instance  of  its  occurrence,  it  points  out  either — 
 
 1)  A  gentle  imperative,  e.  g.,  "Lo,  I  have  sent  unto  thee  Naaman  my  servant,  and  thou  Jiast 
 recovered  him  from  his  leprosy;"  see  also  Zech.  1.  3,  &c. ;  or 
 
 2)  A  fixed  determination  that  a  certain  thing  shall  be  done,  e.  g.,  "  Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me, 
 the  field  /  have  given  to  thee,  and  the  cave  that  is  in  it ;  to  thee  /  have  given  it ;  before  the 
 eyes  of  the  sons  of  my  people  /  have  given  it  to  thee ;  bury  thy  dead ; "  and  in  the  answer, 
 
 Only — if  thou  wouldst  hear  me — /  have  given  the  money  of  the  field." 
 
 T\\Q  present  tense — as  in  the  Modern  Arabic,  Syriac,  and  Amharic,  the  only  living  remains 
 of  the  Semitic  languages — besides  its  proper  use,  is  used  rhetorically  for  the  future,  there 
 being  no  grammatical  form  to  distinguish  them ;  this,  however,  causes  no  more  difficulty 
 than  it  does  in  English,  Turkish,  Greek,  Sanscrit,  &c.,  the  usages  of  which  may  be  seen  in  the 
 Extracts  from  the  principal  grammarians. 
 
 In  every  other  instance  of  its  occurrence,  it  points  out  an  imperative,  not  so  gently  as  when 
 a  preterite  is  used  for  this  _purj)ose,  nor  so  stern  as  when  the  regular  imperative  form  is  em- 
 ployed, but  more  like  the  mlinitive,  Thou  art  to  write  no  more ;  thou  mayest  write  no  more. 
 
 The  present  participle  differs  from  the  present  tense  just  in  the  same  manner  and  to  the 
 same  extent  as  "I  am  writing,  or,  I  am  a  writer,"  does  irom,  "I  write,  or,  1  do  write." 
 
 THE  ABOVE  VIEW  of  the  Hebrew  tenses  is  equally  applicable  to  all  the  Semitic  langu- 
 ages, including  the  Ancient  and  Modern  Arabic,  the  Ancient  and  Modern  Syriac,  the  Ancient 
 and  Modern  Ethiopic,  the  Samaritan,  the  Chaldee,  and  the  Rabbinical  Hebrew — not  one  of 
 which  is  admitted  to  have  the  Waw  Conversive. 
 
 It  may  be  added,  that  all  the  Teutonic  languages — fourteen  in  number — agree  with  the 
 Semitic  in  rejecting  a  future  tense ;  the  futurity  of  an  event  being  indicated  either  by  auxi- 
 liary verbs,  adverbs,  and  other  particles,  or  by  the  context. 
 
 Analysis  of  the  Verbs  in  Genesis  ix.  12-15. 
 
 '^  "And  God  saith.  This  is  the  token  of  the  covenant  that  /  am  making  between  Me  and 
 you,  and  every  living  creature  that  is  with  you,  for  generations  age-during;  ^^My  bowl 
 have  given  in  the  cloud,  and  it  hath  been  for  a  token  of  a  covenant  between  Me  and  the 
 earth ;  ^*  and  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  My  sending  a  cloud  over  the  earth,  that  the  bow  hath 
 been  seen  in  the  cloud,  i'  and  1  have  remembered  My  covenant,  that  is  between  Me  and  you, 
 and  every  living  creature  of  all  flesh,  and  the  waters  become  no  more  a  deluge  to  destroy  all 
 flesh." 
 
 Verse  12.  And  God  saith.]  The  present  "tense  is  used,  according  to  the  almost  universal 
 custom  of  the  Hebrews,  &c.,  to  bring  up  the  narrative  to  the  present  time.  The  conjunction 
 and  has  no  special  or  logical  significance,  but  is  used  simply  to  break  the  abruptness  of  the 
 opening  sentence,  as  the  Hebrews  scarcely  ever  allow  a  verb  in  the  present  or  past  tense  to 
 commence  a  sentence,  especially  in  prose,  without  some  other  word  preceding  it ;  the  only 
 other  way  would  have  been  toput  the  nominative  before  the  verb,  but  this,  though  occasion- 
 ally used,  is  not  agreeable  to  Hebrew  taste. 
 
 This  (is)  the  token.]  The  Hebrew  substantive  verbis,  in  the  present  tense,  very  frequently 
 omitted ;  in  the  past  tense,  it  is  very  rarely,  if  ever,  omitted. 
 
 That  I  arn  making,  lit.  giving.]  The  participle  is  more  strikingly  expressive  of  present 
 action  than  if  the  present  tense  had  been  employed. 
 
 That  (is)  with  you.]  The  present  tense  of  the  substantive  verb  is  understood  as  above, 
 according  to  the  usus  loquendi. 
 
 V.  13.  My  bow  I  have  given  in  the  cloud.]  The  past  tense  here  is  used  to  express  a  fi,xed 
 determination  that  the  circiunstauce  mentioned  is  undoubtedly  to  take  place ;  most  unwar- 
 rantably does  the  Common  Version  translate  as  a  present,  '  I  do  set ; '  while  the  theory  of  the 
 Waw  (Jonversive  has  no  place  here,  since  there  is  no  Waw  to  work  on. 
 
 And  it  hath  become.]  The  fixed  determination  is  here  continued  from  the  preceding 
 clause ;  on  no  grammatical  principle  can  it  be  rendered  present,  much  less  future,  as  it  is  in 
 the  Common  Version ;  the  Waw  here  can  have  no  converting  power,  there  being  no  future 
 preceding  it  to  rest  on,  as  the  rules  of  Waw  Conversive  imperatively  demand. 
 
 V.  14.  It  hath  come  to  pass — the  bow  hath  been  seen — I  have  remembered]— though  ren- 
 dered future  in  the  Common  Version,  are  all  past,  being  preceded  by  pasts,  and  are  to  be 
 explained  by  the  same  principle — of  expressing  the  certainty  of  a  future  action  by  putting  it 
 in  the  past,  owing  to  the  determination  of  the  speaker  that  it  must  be. 
 
 The  only  remaining  verb  in  the  15th  verse  is  correctly  put  in  the  present  tense ;  the 
 speaker,  going  forward  in  thought  to  the  period  when  the  events  alluded  to  take  place,  de- 
 clares graphically  that  'the  waters  become  no  more  a  deluge  to  destroy  all  flesh.' 
 
"WAW  COm^EESIVE"  A  FICTION -NOT  A  FACT. 
 
 THE  doctrine  of  "  Waw  Conversive,"  according  to  the  common  Hebrew  Grammars,  is:-- 
 
 "  The  past  tense,  with  the  prefix  ^va7v,  expresses /?f<?tre  time  wlien  preceded  by  a  verb  in 
 the  futuref or hy  an  imperative."    And  again: — 
 
 "  The /w<Mrc  tense,  with  the  prefix  waw.nnd.  datiesh  in  the  following  letter,  is  used  to 
 express  the  past."    [See  the  Grammars  of  Hitrwitz,  Gesenius,  &c.] 
 
 Tlie  objections  to  this  doctrine  may  be  summed  up  in  four  particulars  .— 
 
 L  It  is  insufficient  to  explain  the  many  thousands  of  passages  in  the  Hebrew  Bible  where 
 a  past  tense  is  preceded  neither  by  a  future  nor  by  an  imperative,  yet  where  it  is  "  converted" 
 in  the  Common  English  Bible,  and  with  as  miich  propriety  as  in  any  of  those  instances  that 
 are  supposed  to  be  indisputable :  e.g. 
 
 Ge.  9.  12,  "This  [is)  the  token  of  the  covenant  that  I  am  making  between  Mc  and  you  .  . 
 my  bow  I  have  set  in  the  cloud,  and  it  hath  become  the  token  of  the  covenant  .  .  .  and  it 
 liath  come  to  pass  .  .  .  and  it  hath  been  seen  .  .  .  and  I  /taw  remembered  .  .  .  and  the  waters 
 do  no  more,"  &c. 
 
 Ge.  17.  4,  "  Lo,  My  covenant  {is)  with  thee,  and  thou  hast  become  the  father  of  a  multitude 
 of  nations." 
 
 The  true  solution  of  the  principle  involved  in  these  passages  is:  That  the  Hebrews  were 
 in  the  habit  of  exjwessing  the  certainty  of  an  action  taking  place  by  putting  it  in  the  past  tense 
 (see  particularly  Ge.  23.  11,  ^' I  Jiave  given  .  .  .  I  have  given  .  .  .  I  have  given;"  aLso  in  verse 
 13,  "  /  Jmve  given"),  taking  its  fulfilment  for  granted. 
 
 II.  It  leads  to  results  rather  startling,  viz.,  that  most,  if  not  all,  of  the  Hebrew  particles 
 are  conversive !  Grammarians  have  already  been  driven  to  admit,  or  rather  assert,  that  az 
 then,  and  terem  not  yet,  are  conversive  as  well  as  waw. 
 
 But  the  list  might  be  enlarged  with  such  as  the  following: — 
 
 1  Kings  10.  22 — ahath,  once.  .  .  .  'once  in  three  years  cometh.^ 
 Num.    3.  23 — akari,  behind .  .  .  '  behind  they  do  encamp  westward. 
 
 Judg.    5.    8 — im,  not 'there  J5  not  seew.' 
 
 Judg.    5.  29 — aph,  yea 'yea,  she  retumeth.'' 
 
 Gen.    6.    4 — asher,  vfhen.  .  .  .  'when  they  come  in.' 
 Deut.  12.  30 — aicah,  how?.  .  .  .  'how  do  they  serve?' 
 
 Ezek.  21.  32 — gam,  also '  this  also  hath  not  6eew.' 
 
 1  Sa.  21.  14 — hinneh,  lo 'lo,  you  see  the  man  is  mad.' 
 
 Exod.  18.  15 — ki,  because  ....  'because  the  people  co7ne  unto  me.' 
 
 Exod.    1.  12 — ken,  so 'so  they  multiply. 
 
 Gen.  32.  26 — ki  im,  except  .  .  .  '  except  thou  Jiast  blessed  me.' 
 
 Ruth    2.  13 — lo,  not 'and  I — I  am  not  as  one.' 
 
 1    a.  21.  14 — lamah,  why?  .  ,  .  'why  do  ye  bring  him  imto  me? 
 
 19.  24 — al  ken,  therefore  .  '  therefore  they  say.' 
 Josh.    9.    8 — me-ayin,  whencef.  'whence  come  ye? 
 
 Gen.  37.  12 — ma,  what? '  what  dost  thou  seek ?' 
 
 21.    7 — mi,  who? '  who  hath  saidV 
 
 This  is  only  a  small  specimen  of  what  might  be  adduced.  It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  the 
 above  twenty  particles  (including  az,  waw,  and  terem)  might  be  doubled,  if  not  tripled,  in 
 number. 
 
 III.  It  requires  us  to  admit  that  the  form  yigtol  is  essentially  a  future  tense,  while  from 
 the  analogy  of  the  Modern  and  Ancient  Arabic,  as  well  as  from  its  use  in  the  follo\ving 
 passages  (which  might  easily  be  multiplied),  it  is  evidently  an  indefinite  present,  expressive 
 of  habitual  action,  which  may  very  naturally  be  viewed  as  being  or  continuing  in  operation 
 at  some  period  afterwards  as  well  as  at  present. 
 
 Ge.  2.  10 — yippared,  it  is  parted. 
 19 — yikra,  he  calletn. 
 6.    4 — yavou,  they  come  in. 
 10.    9 — yeamar,  it  is  said. 
 31.  39 — aJiattenah,  I  repay  it. 
 
 -tevakslienah,  thou  dost  seek  it. 
 
 1  Sa.  13.  17 — yiphneh,  he  turneth. 
 14.  47 — yarshia,  he  vexeth. 
 21.  14 — taviu,  do  ye  bring ;  tini,  you  see. 
 Isa.  1.  11 — yomar,  he  saith. 
 Job  3.  11 — amuth,  do  I  die. 
 
 3 — ivvaled,  I  am  born. 
 
 None  of  these  passages  can  with  any  propriety  be  regarded  as  expressive  of  future  action ; 
 and  there  seems  no  rational  way  oi  solving  the  problem  but  by  regarding  the  tense  as  is 
 done  above. 
 
 rV.  It  is  not  found  in  any  other  language ;  and  in  particular,  it  is  unknown  in  all  the 
 cognate  Semitic  dialects,  viz.,  the  Samaritan,  Chaldee,  Syriac,  Arabic,  and  Etliiopic,  and 
 in  all  the  voluminous  uninsjured  literature  of  the  Jews.  Attempts  liave  been  made  to  find 
 something  like  it  in  the  use  of  the  Arabic  particle  pha,  but,  as  rrofcssor  Lee  has  well  re- 
 marked (in  his  Hebrew  Grammar  and  Lexicon),  the  same  tiling  might  be  alleged  of  most, 
 other  Arabic  particles,  such  as  la,  no,  lam,  not,  lamma,  why,  suvima,  then,  &c.,  which  no 
 one  has  ever  as  yet  thought  of  doing. 
 
 The  Arabs,  in  order  to  lessen  the  occasional  ambiguity  arising  from  the  same  form  of  the 
 verb  being  used  indifferently  for  the  present  and  the  future,  sometimes  prefix  to  it  the  particle 
 aa  (a  contraction  of  soufa,  at  last,  hereafter),  which  makes  it  strictly  future,  and  sometimes 
 the  word  ammal  (an  agent),  which  makes  it  strictly  present. 
 
THE  WAW  CONYEESIYE-IMPF.RFECT. 
 
 rmi ,  t3-QK  ipw  na  tit  K-ip^  JtVi  ,  d^ij  ]'iDn  3^<'7  n>"'m  ,  ]nH  Tini  nin  ^» 
 
 Common  Version: — "As  for  Me,  behold,  My  covenant  is  with  thee,  and  thou  SHALT  be  a 
 father  of  many  nations ;  neither  shall  thy  name  any  more  be  called  Abram,  but  thy  name 
 shall  be  Abraham,  for  a  father  of  many  nations  HAVE  I  made  thee." 
 
 New  Version: — "I — lo.  My  covenant  is  with  thee,  and  thou  HAST  become  a  father  of  a 
 multitude  of  nations,  and  thy  name  is  no  more  called  Abram,  but  thy  name  hath  been  Abra- 
 ham, for  a  father  of  a  multitude  of  nations  HAVE  I  made  thee."-  -Gen.  17.  4,  5. 
 
 It  is  the  first  and  the  last  of  the  verbs  in  the  above  verses  to  which  the  reader's  attention 
 is  specially  requested,  viz.,  those  translated  in  the  Common  Version,  "Thou  sJialt  be,"  and 
 "  I  have  made,"  and  in  the  New  Version,  "  Thou  hast  become,"  and  "  I  have  made." 
 
 Both  Versions  agree  in  translating  the  last  verb  as  a  preterite,  "I  Aaye  made;"  as  the  form 
 of  the  verb  is  admitted  on  all  hands  to  be  that  of  a  preterite. 
 
 The  versions  differ,  however,  in  the  translation  of  the  first  verb,  the  one  rendering  it  by  the 
 future  "shall,"  the  other  by  the  preterite  "hast." 
 
 The  question  at  issue  is :  Which  of  the  two  is  right  ?  both  cannot  be  right — one  must  be 
 wrong. 
 
 It  is  undoubtedly  in  the  preterite  form,  precisely  like  the  last  verb  in  the  sentence,  admit- 
 ted on  all  hands  to  be  a  preterite.  Why  then  should  this  not  be  translated  as  a  preterite 
 Ukewise  ? 
 
 If  it  be  said,  that  tne  sense  requires  it  to  be  translated  as  a  ruture,  seeing  it  is  not  literally 
 true  that  Abraham  was  a  father  of  many  nations  at  the  moment  that  God  addressed  these 
 words  to  him,  then,  on  precisely  the  same  principle,  the  last  verb  ought  to  be  translated  as  a 
 future,  "I  will  make  thee," — not  "T  have  made  thee,"  as  both  versions  agree  in  doing— as  it 
 is  not  literally  true,  that,  at  the  moment  when  God  thus  addressed  him,  He  Jiad  made  him  a 
 father  of  many  nations. 
 
 If  no  one  will  venture  to  translate  the  last  verb  as  a  future,  why  should  the  first  be  so 
 rendered  ? 
 
 If  it  be  said  that  the  first  verb  has  a  conjunction  before  it,  called  Waio,  signifying  "and," 
 and  that  the  Hebrew  Grammarians  have  laid  it  down  as  an  kliom  of  the  language,  that,  in 
 certain  circumstances,  Waw  before  a  preterite  indicates  that  the  preterite  is  to  be  reckoned 
 as  a  future,  the  answer  is :  These  circumstances  do  not  exist  in  the  present  case. 
 
 The  fimdamental  Rule  laid  down  by  all  Hebrew  Grammarians  to  regulate  Waw  Conversive 
 is:  that  the  first  verb  to  be  converted  must  be  preceded  by  one  of  a  different  tense,  e.g.,  a 
 preterite  must  be  preceded  by  a  future,  and  a  future  by  a  preterite. 
 
 But,  in  the  passage  before  us,  there  is,  in  the  Hebrew,  no  verb  at  all  preceding  the  one  sup- 
 posed to  be  converted,  and  consequently  the  Rule  cannot  operate. 
 
 On  no  principle  of  Hebrew  Grammar,  as  commonly  taught,  can  the  Conversive  Piinciple 
 come  into  operation  in  this  passage,  and  it  is  only  one  out  of  hundreds  of  similar  instances. 
 
 The  solution  of  the  matter  is  foimd  in  the  principle :  That  the  Hebrews  were  in  the  habit 
 of  using  the  preterite  form  of  the  verb  to  denote  a  fixed  determination  that  the  things  men- 
 tioned shall  and  must  take  place ;  this  principle  is  common  to  all  the  Semitic  languages;  it  is 
 distinctly  admitted  by  the  best  Hebrew  Grammarians ;  it  is  common  to  the  New  Testament 
 Writers,  and  to  the  whole  series  of  Greek  and  Latin  Classics,  (see  Winer,  Stuart,  Kilhner, 
 fee.)  and  it  is  the  only  one  that  meets  all  cases. 
 
 The  Waw  Conversive,  on  the  contrary,  is  unknown  in  every  other  Hebrew  composition — ^in 
 tvery  other  Semitic  dialect — in  e.very  other  language  on  earth. 
 
HEBREW  TENSES  ILLUSTEATED  BY  THOSE  OF  OTHER  T-ANGUAGES 
 
 RABBINICAL  WRITINGS. 
 
 THE  oldest  writings  in  the  Hebrew  language,  after  the  Old  Testament,  are  the  Tahnuds, 
 large  portions  of  which  we  have  examined  to  find  some  examples  of  Waw  Conversive,  but  in 
 vain ;  -we  liave  not  found  a  single  instance  of  a  preterite  converted  into  a  future,  or  any  thing 
 that  bears  the  slightest  resemblance  to  it. 
 
 With  the  same  \dew  we  have  read  large  portions  of  the  best  Rabbinical  Commentators, 
 Kimchi,  Jarchi,  Aben-Ezra;  the  Jewish  Frayer-books,  the  Hebrew  translations  of  the  New 
 Testament,  of  the  Pilgrim's  Progress,  of  Dr  M 'Cavil's  Old  Paths,  and  have  looked  over  other 
 Hebrew  works  too  numerous  to  mention,  and  all  mth  the  same  negative  result.  How  is  it 
 at  all  possible  that  the  Hebrew  language,  as  found  in  the  Old  Testament,  can  have  a  Waw 
 Conversive,  if  it  be  wanting  in  all  the  oldest  and  most  valued  later  Hebrew  wiitings  ?  Can 
 credulity  go  farther  ? 
 
 The  astounding  fact  is :  that,  out  of  the  hundreds  of  languages  which  are,  and  have  been, 
 spoken  on  the  earth,  not  one,  except  the  Hebrew,  is  supposed  to  have  tlie  Waw  Conversive; 
 while,  oiit  of  the  hundreds  of  volimies  which .  have  been  published  in  the  Hebrew  language, 
 not  one,  except  the  Old  Testament,  has  the  Waw  Conversive ! 
 
 SAMARITAN. 
 
 NICHOLLS  lorites: — "Some  verbs  include,  imder  the  perfect  form,  both  a  perfect  and 
 present  tense,  .  .  .  we  sometimes  find  a  f utm-e  circumstance  related  in  the  perfect  tense,  as 
 something  that  has  actually  taken  place,  the  design  of  the  writers  in  this  case  was  to  mark 
 the  future  occurrence  as  something  already  evidently  decreed  and  decided  on,  and  therefore 
 as  it  were  acc9mplished :  thus  Ge.  15.  18,    To  thy  sons  have  1  given  the  laud. ' 
 
 "The  peculiar  use  of  Waw,  called  Waiv  Conversive  among  tlie  Hebrews,  is  unknown  to  the 
 Samaritans,  Chaldees,  and  Syrians. 
 
 "The  future  tense,  besides  the  force  of  a  future,  seems  to  have  the  force  of  a  present ;  as 
 Ge.  37.  15,  '  What  seekest  thou  ?'    Ex.  5.  15,  '  Why  do  ye  do  so  ? '  "—Orammar,  p.  93,  94. 
 
 ETHIOPIC-ANCIENT. 
 
 LUDOLPH  vn'ites: — ''^ Praesens  tantum  in  subjunctivo  occurrit:  nam  indicativi  futuro 
 utuntur  pro  praesenti ;  quod  quidem  nostro  idiomati  assuetis  oppido  incommodum  \adetur, 
 sensus  tamen,  constructio,  longusque  iisns,  huic  defectui  succurrit. 
 
 "Praeteritum  •  .  ._  continet  autem  sub  se  caetera  praeterita  latinonim,  imperfectivum,  et 
 plusquam  jjerfectum  indicativi  et  subjuuctivi,  nee  non  futurimi  subjunctiva,  si  particulae  id 
 poscant,  ut  Ps.  50.  17;  54  12,  13. 
 
 "Excipe  lixile,  defectum,  quod  praesentis  et  imperfect!  indicativi  significationem  habet,  est, 
 erat,  adest,  aderat." 
 
 "Putitrum,  ut  dixemus,  hie  etiam  pro  presenti  indicativi  est." — Oram.  p.  19,  20. 
 
 AMHARIC. 
 
 ISENBERG  im<cs: — "  The  Abyssinians  have  not,  strictly  speaking,  more  than  two  divi 
 sions  of  time,  i.  e.,  the  past  and  the  present;  the  present  being  used  also  for  the  future.  .  .  . 
 The  present,  which  might  be  perhaps  with  propriety  called  aorist  [?]  because  it  is  applicable 
 to  the  future,  as  well  as  to  the  present  tense,  is  a  form  composed  of  the  contingent  and  the 
 auxiliary. 
 
 "  Whether  this  form,  when  it  occurs,  is  intended  for  the  present  or  the  future,  generally 
 depends  on  the  context.  In  order,  however,  to  have  no  doubt  when  they  speak  of  future 
 things,  they  use  the  simple  contingent  form  with  additional  particles,  I  have  [am]  to  be  hon- 
 ourable ;  time  is  for  nie  [to  come]  that  I  am  to  be  honourable.' 
 
 "The  simple  preterite  of  the  indicative  is  used  .  .  .  for  the  present  or  immediate  future. 
 ...  'I  am  gone,'  i.  e.,  if  you  allow  me  I  go  now;  or  when  a  person  is  frequently  called,  and 
 does  not  come,  he  at  last  answers,  [I  have  come,  I  have  come,  i.  e.]  '  1  come,  I  come.' 
 
 "The  present  indicative  is  used  for  both  the  present  and  the  future  tenses. 
 
 "  The  future  time  is  geyierally  ex])Tessed  by  the  same  forms  which  serve  for  the  present, 
 excei)t  the  aoristic  construction.  In  page  66  of  tliis  work  we  pointed  out  a  decidedly  future 
 form,  besides  which  they  make  use  of  the  contingent  with  al  and  dohonal;  but  these  two 
 latter  forms  are  not  confined  to  the  future;  they  are  also  used  for  the  present  tense." 
 
 MALTESE. 
 GESENIUS  ivrites:—"  Ich  folge  der  Anordnung  der  Grammatiker  fiir  die  arabische  vulgar- 
 gprache,  in  welcher  bekantlich,  wie  in  Maltese,  das  Fut.  jyraesent  ist. — P.  16. 
 
 COPTIC. 
 
 TATTAM  tm<€« :—"  Instances  frequently  occur,  in  which  the  present  tense  is  used  for  the 
 perfect,  and  also  for  the  future. 
 
 "  'Jlie  future  tense  and  future  participles  are  sometimes  used  to  express  the  present  and 
 perfect  tenses." — Orammar,  ]>.  61-66. 
 
ireBREW  TENSES  n.LUSTRATEP  BY  THOSE  OF  OTHEPt  LANGUAGES. 
 
 ARABIC-ANCIENT. 
 
 RICHARDSON  im-ites :—"  The  preterite  is  used  also  in  place  of  the  future,  and  other 
 tenses,  which  an  attention  to  the  construction  only  can  render  familiar. 
 
 "The  particle  la,  'not,'  gives  to  the  preterite  the  signification  of  the  present,   'the  fruit  of 
 
 timidity  does  not  gain  [hath  not  gained],  and  doth  not  lose  [hath  not  lost] Per- 
 
 ceded  by  az,  or  aza,   'when,'  it  becomes  the  future  of  the  subjunctive,  'when  you  shall  be 
 
 Eiave  been]  among  strange  people,  to  whom  you  do  not  belong,  then  eat  whatever  is  set 
 efore  you,  whether  it  be  bad  or  good.' 
 
 *^  The  future  corresponds  more  frequently  to  owv  present  than  to  any  other  tense,  as  may  be 
 remarked  in  almost  every  passage.  ...  It  is  frequently  restrained  to  a  future  tense  when  the 
 particle  sa  is  prefixed  .  .  .  the  negative  lana,  '  not  at  all,'  together  with  the  particles  saufa, 
 saf,  saw,  say,  give  it  likewise  the  future  sense.  Wlien  preceded  by  ma,  'not,  it  has  for  the 
 most  part  a  present  signification.  .  .  .  lam  a,nd  lama,  'not  yet,' gives  it,  according  to  Erpenius, 
 the  sense  of  the  preterite." — Grammar,  p.  81-89 
 
 ARABIC-MODERN. 
 
 FARIS  EL-SHIDIAC  writes: — "The  form  for  the  future  of  the  verb  is  also  applicable  for 
 the  present.  The  modern  Arabs,  therefore,  make  it  a  real  present  by  joining  it  to  some  other 
 word.  Thus  hoivayaktuha,  signifies  he  writes,  or  he  will  lorite.  But  liowa  ammal  yaktuba, 
 has  the  single  signification  of  lie  is  writing. 
 
 "Although  in  the  classical  Arabic  there  are  two  particles,  sa  and  saufa,  employed  to  con- 
 fine the  verb  to  the  futiu-e,  they  are  very  seldom  used  in  ordinary  books." — Oramma",  p.  38, 
 
 SYR]  AC-ANCIENT. 
 
 HOFFMAN  writes: — "Praet.  pro  Fut.  in  sermonihiis propheticls,  asseveranonibus,  velin 
 expectatione  interdum,  sed  miilto  rarius,  quam  in  Hebraicis  Ubris  usurpattir  (Praet.  propheti- 
 cum),  ita  ut  viva  loqiientis  imaginatione  id,  quod  futurum  est,  tanquam  praeteritum  aut 
 certe  praesens  fingatur;  e.g.,  Es.  9.  1,  Ge.  17.  20;  40.  14,  Job  19.  27,  Jo.  5.  24. 
 
 "  Praet.  pro  Imper.  ut  quamquam  non  omnino  prohibititm,  tameu  in  imo  fere  verbo  hewo 
 rulgare  est,  idque  in  sermonibus  timi  affirmantibus  tum  negantibus,  praecipue  \ibi  cum 
 Adject,  aut  Partic.  conjunctum  legitur,  ut  Mat.  5.  25;  6.  7,  Mar.  5.  34;  13.  37,  Lu.  10.  37  ;  11. 
 2;  13.  14,  Rom.  12.  9-14,  16,  1  Cor.  11.  24;  14.  20,  Eph.  4  32,  Tit.  3.  1,  1  Jo.  4.  1. 
 
 "Praet.  pro  Fut.  exacto  poni,  non  singulare  putarim,  quia  hoc  tern  pus  praeteriti  notionem 
 certo  incluoit ;  ita  in  his  sententiis  hypotheticis,  De.  4.  30,  1  Sa.  10.  2. 
 
 The  future  is  used:  "pro^?ae5.  neque  tamen  tam  crebro,  quam  in  Hebraico  sermone,  e.g. 
 1  Sa.  1.  8,  Ei^hr.  1.  119,  f.,  Ge.  4.  15,  Es.  43.  17. 
 
 "Fut.  Syriaco  ea  quoque  iudicantur,  quae  Romani  ^raes.  conjunct,  designant;  itaque  a) 
 Optativus,  ut  Ps.  7.  10,  Cant.  7.  9,  1  Reg.  17.  21,  delude  b)  Germanorum  formulae  loquendi 
 verbo  quodam  auxiliari  (mogen,  durfer,lconnen,  sollen),  effectae,  ut  Ps.  7.  10,  Es.  19.  12;  47.  13. 
 Esdr.  19.  14,  Ge.  2.  16 ;  3.  2 ;  30.  31,  Ju.  14.  16,  Pr.  20.  9,  Non  minus  c)  Imper.  hoc  tempore 
 signatur,  quid?  quod  in  praeceptis  ad  aliquid  prohibendum  datis,  cum  Imper.  prohibitivt 
 usurpari  nequeat  (?  132,  1),  vulgo  eo  utimtur,  e.g.,  Ge.  46.  3,  Ex.  20.  13-17,  Ruth  1.  20."— 
 Grammar,  p.  332-336. 
 
 UHLEMANN  writes:— ^  The^as^  designates  the  present  tense  a)  in  prophecies,  asseverations, 
 and  the  like,  which  are  viewed  as  already  fulfilled  and  accomplished. 
 
 "  The /M<Mr-e  stands  for  .  .  .  the  j>j-ese7j<,  although  more  rarely  than  in  Hebrew. 
 
 "The preterite  also  stands  for  the  imperative." — Grammar,  p.  171-7. 
 
 SYRIAC-MODERN. 
 
 STODDART  writes: — ^ Present  tense.  This  is  sometimes  used  .  .  .  &%  a.  future,  'we  are 
 going  after  a  month ;  [  so  in  Ge.  6.  17,  where  in  the  modern  language  we  have  the  present 
 tense,  and  in  the  ancient  the  active  participle. 
 
 "Preterite  tense. — 1)  Used  as  a  present:  e.g.,  a  man  in  distress  says,  '/  died,  i.e.,  I  am 
 dead  ;  /  choked,  i.e.,  I  am  choked,  or  I  am  drowned.'  A  boy  in  recitation,  if  confused,  will 
 say,  't<  lost  on  me,''  i.e.,  I  have  lost  it.  Ask  a  man  how  his  business  is  to-day,  and  he  may 
 reply,  '  It  remained  [remains]  just  so.'    Persons  coming  to  make  a  petition  will  tell  us,   'we 
 
 goured  {i.e.,  we  now  place)  our  hope  on  you.'    Compare  Ancient  Syriac,  (Hoff.  §  129,  4.  b.  c.) 
 bmpare  also  Ps.  1.  1,  in  the  Ancient  and  Modern. 
 
 "4)  As  a,  future ;  e.g.,  if  you  died  to-morrow,  you  perished;  if  you  believe,  Christ  just 
 now  {i.e.,  at  this  moment)  received  [wiU  receive]  you;'  this  is  no  doubt  an  emphatic  future. 
 Compare  Nordh.  §  966.  1,  c. 
 
 "  5)  As  a  subjunctive  present.  .  .  .  Many  of  the  idioms  mentioned  above  give  force  and 
 vivacity  to  the  langitage.  We  are  thus  allowed  to  speak  of  events  and  actions  which  are 
 present  or  future,  though  definite,  or  future  and  contmgent,  as  if  they  had  actually  trans- 
 pired and  were  recorded  in  the  past.  On  this  account  the  preterite  is  often  used  in  Hebrew 
 m  the  language  of  prophecy. 
 
 "It  is  not  strange  that  these  different  idioms  lead  to  ambiguity,  which  no  acquaintance 
 with  the  language  will  fully  remove  ;  e.g.,  [a  cei-tain  given  phrase]  may  be  translated,  '  our 
 sweet  voices  let  us  all  raise  ;_  or  we  do  all  raise,  or  we  will  all  raise.'  The  perplexity  thus 
 caused,  however,  is  as  nothing  compared  Mith  the  puzzling  expressions  we  often  find  in 
 Hebrew."— Gramma?-,  p.  158-164- 
 
REBREW  TENSES  ILLUSTRATED  BY  THOSE  OF  OTHER  LANGUAGE& 
 
 TURKISH. 
 
 BARKER  iimies: — "The  first  tense  [i.e.,  the  iiresent]  has  also  a  future  si;^ification ; 
 aidrm  is  used  for  '  I  do'  and  '  1  will  do'  equally.  It  is  therefore  called  aorist  [?]  by  Mr  Red- 
 house."  The  present  participle  airfer,  'doing,' has,  Mr  Barker  says,  a  future  sense  also.— 
 Orammar,  p.  27,  28. 
 
 PERSIAN, 
 
 BLEECK  r<;?-jtes:— "In  narration,  when,  after  a  verb  in  the  preterite,  a  second  verb  occurs, 
 which  in  English  would  also  be  naturally  in  a  pant  tense,  the  Persians  employ  the  present 
 (or  aorist),  as,  '  The  young  tiger  saw  that  he  has  not  the  power  of  resisting.' 
 
 "Similarly,  in  recounting  a  conversation,  the  Persians  always  make  use  of  a  dramatic 
 style,  i.e.,  they  report  the  very  words,  as,  llattim  told  her  that  he  would  not  eat — lit.,  Hattim 
 said  to  her  thus,  I  will  not  eat." — Orammar,  p.  79. 
 
 SANSCRIT. 
 
 WILLI AMiS  v;rites: — ^^ Present  tense.  This  tense,  besides  its  proper  use,  is  frequently 
 used  for  the  future-^  as,  '  whetlier  shall  [do]  I  go?  when  shall  [dol  1  see  thee?' 
 
 "  In  narrative  it  is  commonly  used  for  the  past  tense;  as,  '  he  having  touclied  the  ground, 
 touches  his  ears,  and  says.'  .  .  .  The  particle  sma,  when  used  with  the  present,  gives  it  the 
 force  of  a. perfect."— Orammar,  p.  198,  199. 
 
 GUJARATI. 
 
 CLARKSON  writes: — " Pre^eni  [tense  expresses]  in  familiar  conversation  action  as  about 
 to  take  place  immediately,  '  I  am  sending  (^going  to  send]  a  servant  with  you ;  [also]  action 
 originating  in  past  time,  and  not  yet  completed,  where  the  English  uses  the  perfect  of  the 
 auxiliary,  'How  many  days  have  you  been  fare  you]  studying  Gujarati.' 
 
 "  It  is  used  iu  narrative  of  ^jasi  events,  when  writing  seriatim. 
 
 "  It  expresses /M<2/re  action,  which,  on  account  of  its  certainty,  is  viewed  as  present  by  the 
 speaker,  e.g.,  I  go  [shall  go]  this  year  to  Bombay. 
 
 "The  iirst  future  .  .  .  is  used  .  .  .  where  the  English  uses  the  present,  especially  when 
 preceded  by  ^'are,  '  when,' — when  my  brother  comes,  lit.  shall  come." — Orammar,  y>.  73,  74. 
 
 HINDUSTANI. 
 
 Shakeaitear  vrrites : — "  The  pas<  indefinite  of  a  verb  seems  at  times  used  in  a  present  oi 
 future  sense.  .  .  .  The  present,  when  celerity  in  the  performance  of  any  enterprise  is  em- 
 phatically denoted,  may  be  used  in  the  sense  oi  the  future.  .  .  .  The  indetinite  future  or 
 aorist  may  not  only  convey  a  present  meaning,  but  it  may  even  be  construed  with  an  auxiliary 
 verb  as  a  present  participle  even." — Oraminar,  p.  136. 
 
 SIAMESE. 
 
 LOW  writes: — "  The  present  ten.oe  of  this  [indicative]  mood  is  in  its  nature  indefinite^  .  . 
 1  remain  or  I  will  remain;  you  are  not  to  go  yonder,  i.e. ,  yon  will  [shall?]  not  go.  ...  '  I  shot 
 a  bird,'  as  it  stands,  might  be  also  rendered, '  I  shoot  a  bird.' — Orammar,  p.  47. 
 
 TELOOGOO. 
 
 CAMPBELL  twites: — "It  is  of  much  importance  for  the  reader  to  imderstand  that  the 
 two  forms  of  the  future  tense  are  seldom  used ;  the  present  or  the  aorist  being  commonly 
 substituted  for  them." — Orammar,  p.  99. 
 
 MALAY. 
 
 CRAWFORD  tvrites:—"  Time  is  often  left  to  be  inferred  from  the  context,  and,  indeed,  is 
 expressed  only  wlien  it  is  indispensable  to  the  sense  that  it  should  be  specified. 
 
 The  tenses,  when  they  viv^t  be  specified,  are  formed  by  auxiliaries,  which  are  either  verba 
 or  adverbs." — Grammar,  p.  ^. 
 
 NEW    ZEALAND. 
 
 WILLIAMS  writes:— "The  present  and  perfect,  when  formed  hy  ka,  will  generally  be 
 distinguished  by  the  sense." — p.  63. 
 
 YORUBA. 
 
 GROWTHER  ivrites: — "The  present  and  imjKrfect  tenses  are  botli  alike;  as  moh  loh,  I  go,  I 
 went;  aioa  de,  we  return,  we  returned;  o  sung,  he  sleeps,  he  slept ;  ojoho,  thou  aittest,  thou 
 sattest.  .  .  .  The  present  tense,  strictly  speaking,  is  more  frequently  expressed  by  the  sign 
 of  the  particle  -"g,  and  [it]  is  then  understood  that  the  action  is  not  yet  past ;  as  a^ng — Imh 
 Uthardah,  we  are  writing  a  book." —  Vocabulary,  p.  16. 
 
HEBBEW  TENSES  ILLUSTRATED  BY  THOSE  OF  OTHER  LANGUAGES. 
 
 ENGLISH. 
 
 PRIESTLEY  writes: — "A  little  reflection  may,  I  tMnk,  suffice  to  convince  auy  person 
 that  we  have  no  more  business  with  a  ficture  tense  in  our  language  than  we  have  with  the 
 whole  system  of  Latin  moods  and  tenses;  because  we  have  no  modification  of  our  verbs  t(> 
 correspond  to  it;  and  if  we  had  never  heard  of  a  future  tense  in  some  other  language,  we 
 should  no  more  have  given  a  particular  name  to  the  combination  of  the  verb  with  the 
 auxiliary  shall  or  will,  than  to  those  that  are  made  with  the  auxiliaries  do,  Iiavc,  can,  must, 
 or  any  other." — English  Grammar, 
 
 LATHA^l  writes : — "  Notwithstanding  its  name,  the  present  tense,  in  English,  does  not 
 express  a  strictly  present  action ;  it  rather  expresses  an  habitual  one.  _  He  speaks  well=he  is 
 a  good  speaker.  If  a  man  means  to  say  that  he  is  in  the  act  of  speaking,  he  says,  7  am  speak- 
 ing. It  has  also,  especially  when  combined  with  a  subjimctive  mood,  a  future  power,  I  beat 
 you  (=1  will  beat  you)  if  you  don't  leave  off." — English  Language,  p.  455. 
 
 JLINDLEY  MURRAY  twites;— "The present  tense,  preceded  by  the  words  when,  before, 
 after,  as  soon  as,  &c.,  is  sometimes  [often?]  used  to  point  ont  the  relative  tivue  oi  a.  future 
 action;  as,  '  When  he  arrives  he  will  hear  the  news;'  'He  will  hear  the  news  before  he 
 arrives;'  or,  'As  soon  as  he  arrives,'  or,  'At  farthest,  soon  a/ter  he  arrives ; '  'The  more 
 Bhe  improves,  the  more  amiable  she  will  be.'        _ 
 
 "  In  animated  historical  narratives,  this  tense  is  sometimes  [always  ?]  substituted  for  the 
 hnperfect  tense ;  as,  '  He  en<e?'5  the  territory  of  the  peacefiil  inhabitants,  he  fights  and  con- 
 quers, takes  an  immense  booty,  which  he  divides  among  his  soldiers,  and  returns  home  to 
 enjoy  an  empty  triimiph.' 
 
 The  perfect  tense,  preceded  by  the  words  tohen,  after,  as  soon  as,  &c.,  is  often  used  to  de- 
 note the  relative  time  of  a  future  action ;  as,  '  When  i  have  flnished  my  letter,  I  will  attend 
 to  his  reqiiest;'  'I  will  attend  to  this  business,  as  soon  as  I  have  flnished  my  letter.' 
 
 "  It  is  to  be  observed,  that  in  the  subjunctive  mood  .  .  .  the  verb  itself  in  the  present,  and 
 the  auxiliary  both  of  the  present  and  past-imperfect  tenses,  often  carry  with  them  somewhat 
 of  a  future  sense ;  as,  '  If  he  come  to-morrow,  I  may  speak  to  him ;  if  he  should  or  would 
 come  to-morrow,  I  might,  could,  woidd,  or  should  spealc  to  him.' 
 
 "Observe  also,  that  the  auxiliaries  shoidd  and  would,  in  the  imperfect  tenses,  are  used  to 
 express  the  present  and  future  as  well  as  the  past :  as,  '  It  is  my  desire,  that  he  should,  oi 
 wovdd,  come  now,  or  to-morrow;'  as  well  as,  '  It  was  my  desire,  that  he  should  or  would 
 come  yesterday;'  so  that,  in  this  mood,  the  precise  time  of  the  verb  is  very  much  determined 
 by  the  nature  and  drift  of  the  sentence." — Grammar,  p.  11&— 119. 
 
 PICKBOURN  writes: — "The  first  of  these  English  tenses,  viz.,  I ivrite,  is  an  aorist  [?],  or 
 indefinite  of  the  present  time. 
 
 "Even  those  compound  jjarticiples,  which  denote  completed  or  finished  actions,  maybe 
 applied  to  future,  as  well  as  past  and  present  time.  Thus :  "  Whenever  that  ambitious  young 
 prince  comes  to  the  throne,  being  supported  by  a  veteran  army,  and  having  got  possession  or 
 the  treasures  which  will  be  [are]  found  in  his  father's  coff"ers,  he,"  &c. — English  Verb,  p.  111. 
 
 MARSH  imtes.- — "It  is  a  curioiis  fact  that  the  Romance  languages,  as  well  as  the  Romaic, 
 at  one  period  of  their  history,  all  rejected  the  ancient  inflected  futures,  and  formed  new 
 compound  or  auxiliary  ones,  employingfor  that  purpose  the  verbs  ivill  and  shall,  or  have  in 
 the  sense  of  duty  or  necessity,  though  French,  Italian,  Spanish  and  Portuguese,  have  now 
 agglutinated  the  inflnite  and  auxiliary  into  a  simple  future. 
 
 "  Wliy  is  it  that  the  Gothic  languages  have  always  possessed  a. past  tense,  never  a  future? 
 Why  did  the  Romance  dialects  retain  the  Latin  past  forms,  and  reject  the  Latin  futiire?" 
 
 "If  the  expression  of  time  is  an  inherent  necessity  of  the  verb,  special  forms  for  the  future 
 as  well  as  the  present  and  the  past  ought  to  be  universal,  but  in  most  modern  European 
 languages,  the  future  is  a  compound,  the  elements  of  which  are  a  present  auxiliary  and  an 
 aorist  iufinitivej  for  in  the  phrases  I  shall  go,  he  will  go,  shall  and  will  are  in  the  present  tense, 
 and  go  is  aoristic. 
 
 "  The  Anglo-Saxon,  with  a  single  exception  in  the  case  of  a  substantive  verb,  had  ab- 
 solutely no  mode  of  expressing  the  future  by  any  verbal  form,  simple  or  compound.  The 
 context  alone  determined  the  time,  and  in  German,  in  the  Scandinavian  dialects,  and  in 
 English,  we  still  very  commonly,  as  the  Anglo-Saxons  did,  express  the  future  by  a  present. 
 Ich  geJie  morgen  nach  London,  I  go,  or  I  am  going,  to  London  to-morrow,  are  more  frequently 
 used  by  Germans  and  Englishmen,  than  ich  werde  gehen,  I  shall  or  will  go;  and  the  adverbial 
 nouns  morgen  and  to-morrow,  not  the  verbs  gehen  and  go,  are  the  true  time-words. 
 
 "The  use  of  the  present  for  the  past,  too,  especially  in  spirited  narrative  and  in  poetry,  is 
 not  less  familiar,  and  in  both  these  cases  the  expression  of  time  belongs  to  the  gramjnatical 
 period,  not  to  the  verb." — Lectures,  p.  204. 
 
SUMMARY  OF  THE  NEW  VIEW  OF  THE  HEBREW  VERB 
 
 From  these  pages  the  scholar  can  scarcely  fail  to  infer  thai: — 
 
 I.  The  form  of  the  Hebrew  verb  yiqtol,  denotes  a  real  present,  and  not  a,  future : 
 
 1)  Because  it  is  admitted  by  Ewald,  Gesenius,  Lee,  Rodiger,  and  every  other  Hebrew 
 Grammarian  of  name,  that  it  is  so  in  numberless  places,  and  because  there  are  thou- 
 sands of  instances  where  the  Common  English  Version,  and  all  other  versions,  an(nent 
 and  modern,  do  rightly  translate  it  as  a  present. 
 
 2)  Because  there  are  numerous  passages  where  it  cannot  possibly  be  a,  future;  and  as  it  is 
 impossible,  in  the  very  nature  of  things,  for  a  real  future  to  express  present  time, 
 —whereas  it  is  very  common,  in  almost  all  languages,  rhetorically  to  express  futurity 
 by  a  present — it  must  be  a  present,  and  not  a  future. 
 
 3)  Because  in  all  the  Cognate  Semitic  Dialects  it  is  regarded  as  a  present. 
 
 II.  Tlie  form  of  the  Hebrew  verb  qatal  denotes  a  past  (perfect  or  imperfect).     It  is  also 
 used  idiomatically: — 
 
 1)  To  express  a  gentle  imj}erative ;  this  is  universally  agreed  by  all  Hebrew  Grammarians 
 to  be  the  case  when  it  is  preceded  by  a  regular  imperative,  e.g.,  "  Speak  and  say,"  lit.. 
 Speak,  and  tliou  hast  said ;  but  this  limitation  of  tneira  arises  from  imperfect  acquaint- 
 ance with  the  facts  of  the  case,  as  there  are  many  passages  where  there  is  no  impera- 
 tive preceding,  yet  where  the  past  tense  is  usedto  express  a  command,  e.  q.,  Zech.  1. 
 3,  "  And  thou  hast  said,"  i.e.,  "  Say  thou."  This  idiom  is  also  admitted  to  be  common 
 in  all  the  Cognate  Semitic  Dialects. 
 
 2)  To  express  a  fixed  determination  that  a  certain  thing  must  and  shall  be.  This  idiom 
 is  distmctly  admitted  by  the  above-mentioned  Hebrew  Grammarians,  and  is  common, 
 not  only  in  the  Cognate  Semitic  Dialects,  but  in  the  Oreek  Neio  Testament,  and  also 
 in  the  Greek  and  Latin  Classics,  as  shown  by  Stuart,  Winer,  Macknight,  Kiihner, 
 and  others. 
 
 HI.  The  Waw  Conversive  is  Unnecessary.     It  is  based  upon  superficial  data,  for: — 
 
 1)  It  supposes  yiqtol  to  be  an  exclusively  future  form,  which  is  not  the  case. 
 
 2)  It  ignores  the  idiomatic  use  of  the  past  tense  to  express  a  "fixed  determination," 
 which  is  admitted  by  all  Hebrew  Grammarians. 
 
 3)  It  casts  the  utmost  imcertainty  over  the  language,  as,  on  the  very  same  principles  by 
 which  waw  is  supi^osed  to  be  conversive,  the  particles  once,  behind,  not,  yea,  token, 
 how  ?  also,  lo,  because,  so,  except,  why  ?  therefore,  wlience  ?  what  ?  and  ivho  ?  must  be 
 held  to  be  conversive  likewise — which  no  sane  man  mil  venture  to  maintain. 
 
 4)  It  does  not  explain  all  the  phenomena  of  the  case,  for  there  are  numberless  i>assages 
 "  where  a  past  tense  is  preceded  neither  by  a  future  nor  by  an  imjierativc  (as  the  rules 
 of  Waw  Conversive  imi)eratively  require),  yet,  when  it  is  converted  in  the  Common 
 English  Version,  and  witli  as  much  propriety  as  in  any  of  those  instances  which  are 
 supposed  to  be  indisputable." 
 
 5)  It  is  unparalleled  among  all  the  other  languages  of  the  world — ancient  and  modern, 
 eastern  and  western. 
 
 It  is  found  in  no  other  composition  in  the  Hebrew  Language;  in  all  the  most 
 ancient,  and  valued,  and  voluminous  Hebrew  writings  it  is  wanting ; — the  Talmudim, 
 the  Penishim,  the  Midrashim,  have  it  not.  If  the  Hebrew  language  ever  had  a  Waw 
 Conversive,  is  it  at  all  likely  that  it  should  suddenly,  totally,  and  unobservedly  drop  out 
 of  existence? 
 
 The  residt  of  the  whole  is:  That  the  Waio  Conversive  does  not  exist  in  the  Hebrew  Biljle,  and 
 is  Unnecessary,  Imperfect,  and  Unexampled  in  any  language. 
 
 It  has  only  a  traditional  existence,  being  the  too  hasty  yeneralization  of  some  ancient  gram- 
 marians, who  observed  that  the  Septuapnt  Translators  had— with  the  freedom  which 
 characterizes  their  whole  work  both  in  style  and  sentiments  deemed  the  Hebrew 
 idioms  too  colloquial  for  the  fastidious  Greeks,  and  too  simple  for  the  dignity  of  literary 
 composition  ;  and  as  all  succeeding  ti»anslators,  without  an  exception,  were  under  the 
 Bpelt  of  the  sacred  cliaracter  of  that  Version,  it  is  no  wonder,  though  much  to  be  re- 
 gretted, that  tlieir  exam])le  was  followed.  Of  late  years  there  has  been  a  very  strong 
 tendency  in  translators  and  expositors  to  adhere  more  than  ever  to  the  exact  form  of  the 
 Hebrew  and  (Jreek  Tenses,  but  the  present  Translation  is  the  first  and  only  one  in  which 
 it  ia  carried  out  systematically. 
 
CONFUSED  KENDEKINGS  OE  KING  JMIES'  KEVibEiiS. 
 
 The  English  verl)  '  destroy^  is,  in  the  Com- 
 mon Version,  the  representative  of  not  less 
 than  forty-nine  different  Hebrew  words  (as 
 may  be  seen  in  the  'Englishman's  Hebrew 
 Concordance,'  p.  1510  of  second  edition) ; — 
 the  verb  '<o  set,''  oi  forty,  and  'to  bring, ^  of 
 thirty-nine,  &c.  It  is  evident,  therefore,  that 
 the  use  of  'Cruden's  Concordance,'  and  all 
 others  based  on  the  Common  Version,  can 
 onlv  mislead  the  mere  English  reader. 
 
 The  following  list  of  words,  with  the  num- 
 ber of  their  Hebrew  representatives  (accord- 
 ing to  the  Common  Version)  expressed  in 
 niimerals,  will  surprise  all  who  have  not 
 hitherto  attended  to  this  subject ;  viz: — 
 
 To  abhor  12,  abide  13,  abundance  11,  aflBic- 
 tion  12,  to  be  afraid  22,  after  13,  against  13, 
 among  11,  to  be  angry  10,  another  11,  to  ap- 
 point 24,  appointed  10,  army  10,  at  13,  to 
 bear  13,  beauty  15,  before  22,  beside  14,  to 
 bind  15,  body  12,  border  13,  bough  13,  branch 
 20,  to  break  33,  bright  10,  to  bring  39,  to 
 bring  forth  21,  broken  12,  to  be  broken  16, 
 to  biirn  19,  burning  12,  but  15,  by  14,  captain 
 16,  capti^'ity  10,  to  carry  away  10,  to  carry 
 
 12,  to  cast  19,  to  cast  down  19,  to  cast  out  15, 
 to  catch  12,  to  cease  21,  chain  10,  chamber  10, 
 change  16,  to  be  changed  10,  chief  10,  to  cleave 
 
 15,  coast  10,  to  come  32,  commandment  12, 
 companion  10,  company  22,  to  consider  18,  to 
 consume  21,  consiuned  10,  to  continue  11, 
 comer  10,  country  10,  to  cover  21,  covering 
 
 13,  to  cry  17,  to  cut  down  10,  to  be  cut  down 
 13,  to  cut  off  18,  to  be  cut  off  14,  dark  11, 
 darkness  10,  to  declare  11,  decree  11,  to  be 
 defiled  10,  to  deliver  26,  to  depart  18,  desire 
 13,  to  desire  13,  desolate  16,  to  be  desolate  11, 
 desolation  12,  to  despise  10,  to  destroy  49,  to 
 be  destroyed  17,  destruction  35,  to  di\'ide  19, 
 to  draw  oiit  10,  dung  10,  to  dwell  14,  dwelling 
 11,  east  10,  end  26,  to  establish  13,  to  be  ex- 
 alted 11,  excellent  10,  to  fail  30,  to  faint  18, 
 to  fall  14,  fear  16,  to  fear  10,  flood  10,  for  21, 
 foundation  11,  from  17,  fruit  12,  garment  14, 
 to  gather  23,  to  gather  together  16,  to  be 
 gathered  10,  to  be  gathered  together  14,  to  get 
 
 16,  gift  12,  to  give  15,  glorious  12,  glory  10,  to 
 go  22,  goodly  15,  governor  12,  great  'M,  grief 
 
 10,  to  be  grieved  17,  grievous  10,  to  grow  13, 
 habitation  17,  to  harden  10,  haste  11,  to  make 
 haste  10,  height  11,  to  hide  14,  to  hide  self  12, 
 high  18,  to  hold  12,  hurt  11,  idol  11,  if  10,  in 
 13.  to  increase  17,  iniquity  11,  to  be  joined  10, 
 judgment  10,  to  keep  11,  to  kindle  15,  know- 
 ledge 12,  labour  10,  to  be  laid  10,  to  lay  24, 
 to  lead  12,  to  leave  15,  to  be  left  11,  to  lift  up 
 15,  light  13,  to  long  10,  to  look  16,  to  be  made 
 
 11,  majesty  10,  to  make  23,  man  12,  to  mark 
 10;  measure  13,  meat  14,  to  meet  10,  midst  10, 
 mi^ht  12,  mighty  26,  to  mourn  12,  to  move  15, 
 to  be  moved  13,  much  10,  multitude  14,  net 
 10,  not  14,  now  13,  of  10,  to  offer  22,  offering 
 10,  old  13,  only  11,  to  oppress  10,  to  ordain  12, 
 over  10,  to  overthrow  11,  palace  10,  part  14, 
 people  10,  to  perceive  10,  to  perish  13,  pit  12, 
 place  13,  pleasant  17,  pleasure  10,  poor  10, 
 portion  13,  to  poirr  out  12,  power  17,  to  pre- 
 pare 14,  to  prevail  15,  prid^  10,  prince  11, 
 
 proud  16,  to  put  28,  to  regard  17,  rejoice  19, 
 to  remain  16,  remnant  11,  to  remove  20,  to  be 
 removed  11,  to  repair  10,  to  rest  17,  reward 
 16,  riches  10,  right  16,  river  11,  ruler  13,  to 
 run  14,  scatter  12,  to  oe  scattered  10,  secret 
 12,  to  set  40,  to  be  set  13,  to  set  up  18,  to  shake 
 15,  to  shew  19,  to  shine  11,  to  shut  11,  side  13, 
 to  be  slain  14,  slaughter  12,  to  slay  15,  to  smite 
 12,  sorrow  28,  to  s]jeak  22,  speech  10,  spoil  10, 
 to  spoil  16,  to  spread  15,  to  stay  14,  to  stop  10, 
 strength  33,  to  strengthen  12,  strong  26,  sub- 
 stance 14,  to  take  34,  to  take  away  24,  to  be 
 taken  away  10,  to  tarry  16,  to  teach  10,  to  tell 
 12,  terror  10,  that  16,  these  16,  think  12,  this 
 20,  thought  11,  through  11,  thus  10,  to  12, 
 tremble  13,  trouble  14,  to  trouble  12,  to  be 
 troubled  14,  truth  11,  to  turn  15,  to  turn  aside 
 10,  to  be  turned  10,  understanding  14,  to  utter 
 15,  to  vex  16,  to  wait  10,  wall  13,  waste  10,  to 
 waste  10,  when  12,  where  13,  which  11,  wisdom 
 12,  with  18,  within  12,  without  12,  word  10, 
 work  15,  wrath  10,  yet  10,  youth  11. 
 
 To  make  afraid  8,  ancient  8,  army  8,  ask  8, 
 assembly  8,  back  9,  band  9,  battle  8,  beat  9, 
 because  of  8,  to  behold  9,  bottom  8,  break 
 down  8,  to  be  brought  9,  burden  8,  to  be 
 burned  8,  cast  down  9,  cause  9,  to  charge  8, 
 chariot  8,  clean  8,  come  upon  8,  commit  8,  to 
 compass  9,  confirm  9,  cry  out  8,  to  cut  8,  to 
 dance  8,  deceitful  8,  deep  9,  defence  8,  to  be 
 delivered  9,  destroyer  8,  devoiir  9,  to  direct  9, 
 to  do  9,  to  be  done  8,  to  draw  9,  to  drive  8, 
 drive  away  8,  dry  8,  edge  8,  enemy  9,  even  8, 
 ever  8,  excellency  8,  except  8,  fair  8,  fall 
 down  8,  fat  8,  favour  8,  to  feed  9,  fellow  9, 
 first  9,  flame  9,  folly  9,  foolish  9,  form  9, 
 friend  9,  fidl  9,  to  gather  selves  together  8, 
 be  glad  9,  going  9,  be  gone  9,  goods  8,  grieve 
 9,  guide  8,  heart  8,  here  8,  be  hid  9,  hole  8, 
 honour  9,  hope  9,  image  9,  increase  9,  it  8, 
 kill  9,  lamb  9,  to  lament  9  to  lay  up  9,  to 
 leap  8,  lift  up  self  8,  to  be  lifted  up  9,  like  8, 
 to  be  liked  8,  line  8,  little  one  8,  long  8,  lord 
 8,  lying  8,  majesty  8,  manner  9,  to  melt  9,  mis- 
 chief 8,  to  mock  8,  mourning  8,  none  8,  officer 
 
 8,  one  8,  to  open  9,  oppressor  8,  other  8,  pain 
 
 9,  to  part  8,  path  9,  perfect  9,  to  perform  8, 
 to  pervert  8,  piece  9,  plain  8,  jiluck  8,  pol- 
 luted 9,  possession  9,  pray  9,  precious  8,  pre- 
 serve 8,  price  8,  prison  9,  prosper  9,  pure  9, 
 purpose  9,  put  away  9,  put  on  9,  raise  up  9, 
 ready  8,  receive  9,  rejoicing  9,  rest  8,  return 
 
 8,  niin  8,  to  rule  9,  to  be  sanctified  8,  save  8, 
 to  say  8,  search  S,  see  9,  shame  9,  sheep  8,  to 
 shoot  8,  to  shout  8,  shut  up  8,  sv.\  9,  since  8, 
 to  sing  8,  small  9,  snare  9,  son  8,  sore  9,  to 
 sound  8,  space  8,  spring  8,  staff  9,  step  8,  stir 
 up  8,  stranger  9,  stream  9,  strike  8,  strive  9, 
 stronghold  9,  subdue  8,  such  8,  surely  8,  sweet 
 
 9,  to  be  taken  8,  tear  9,  thick  8. 
 
 The  above  are  taken  from  amost  useful  book, 
 entitled  ' The  Englishman's HebrewConcord- 
 ance,'  which  only  requires  the  insertion  of  the 
 Hebrew  Particles  to  make  it  a  complete  work. 
 
 '  The  Biblfi  Student's  Guide,'  by  the  Rev. 
 W.  Wilson,  D.D.,  cannot  be  suiEciently  com- 
 mended as  an  accurate  and  elaborate  Key  to 
 the  mixed  renderings  of  King  James'  Reviser* 
 
LAX  RENDEIMGS  OE  KIJNU  JMEtS'  KEVISEKS. 
 
 NATHAN,  'to  give,'  is  rendered  (in  the  Kal 
 conjugation)  by  such  words  as:  to  add, 
 apply,  appoint,  ascribe,  assign,  bestow, 
 bring,  bring  forth^  cast,  cause,  _  charge, 
 come,  commit,  consider,  count,  deliver,  de- 
 liver up,  direct,  distribute,  fasten,  frame, 
 give,  rive  forth,  give  over,  give  up,  gi'ant, 
 hang,  liang  up,  lay,  lay  to  charge,  lay  up, 
 leave,  lend,  let,  let  out,  lift  up,  make,  0 
 that,  occu])y,  offer,  ordain,  pay,  perform, 
 place,  pom-,  print,  put,  put  forth,  recom- 
 pense, render,  requite,  restore,  send,  send 
 out,  set,  set  forth,  shew,  shoot  forth,  shoot 
 up,  strike,  suffer,  thrust,  trade,  turn,  utter, 
 woiUd  God,  yield;  besides  seventeen  varie- 
 ties in  idiomatic  renderings'=8i ! 
 
 ASAH,  'to  do,'  f  jw  Kalj  by:  to  accomplish, 
 advance,  appoint,  to  be  at,  bear,  bestow, 
 bring  forth,  oring  to  pass,  bruise,  be  busy. 
 have  charge,  commit,  deal,  deal  with,  deck, 
 do,  dress,  execute,  exercise,  fashion,  finish, 
 fit,  fulfil,  furnish,  gather,  get,  go  about, 
 govern,  grant,  hold,  keep,  labour,  maintain, 
 make  ready,  make,  observe,  offer,  pare, 
 perform,  practise,  prepare,  procure,  provide, 
 put,  require,  sacrifice,  serve,  set,  shew, 
 spend,  take,  trim,  work,  yield;  besides 
 twenty  idiomatic  renderings=lA\ 
 
 DABA^,  'a  word,'  is  rendered  by  :  act,  ad- 
 vice, affair,  answer,  anything,  book,  busi- 
 ness, care,  case,  cause,  certain  rate,  com- 
 mandment, communication,  coimael,  de- 
 cree, deed,  due,  duty,  effect,  errant,  hurt, 
 language,  manner,  matter,  message,  oracle, 
 ought,  parts,  pertaining,  portion,  promise, 
 proWsion,  purpose,  question,  rate,  reason, 
 report,  request,  sake,  saying,  sentence, 
 something  to  say,  speech,  talk,  task,  thing, 
 thought,  tidings,  what,  wherewith,  whit, 
 word,  work;  besides  thirty-one  idiomatic 
 renderings==84 ! 
 
 ANIM,  'face,'  is  rendered  by:  afore,  afore- 
 time, against,  anger,  at,  because  of,  before, 
 beforetime,  countenance,  edge,  face,  favour, 
 fear  of,  for,  forefront,  forepart,  foi-m,  former 
 time,  forward,  from,  front,  heaviness,  it,  as 
 long  as,  looks,  mouth,  of,  off,  of  old,  old 
 time,  open,  over-against,  person,  presence, 
 prospect,  was  purposed,  by  reason  of,  right 
 forth,  sight,  state,  straight,  through,  till, 
 time  past,  times  past,  to,  toward,  unto, 
 upon,  upside,  with,  within;  besides  forty- 
 two  idioinatic  re7ideri7igs=94 ! 
 
 SUM  or  SIM,  'to  set,'  is  (in  Kal  J  rendered 
 by:  appoint,  bring,  care,  cast  in,  change, 
 charge,  commit,  consider,  convey,  deter- 
 mine, dispose,  do,  get,  give,  lieap  up,  hold, 
 impute,  De  laid,  lay,  lay  down,  lay  up, 
 leave,  look,  be  made,  make,  make  out, 
 mark,  ordain,  order,  place,  be  placed,  pre- 
 serve, purijose,  put,  put  on,  rehearse,  re- 
 ward, set,  cause  to  be  set,  set  on,  set  uji, 
 flhew,  take,  turn,  worlc ;  besides  fourteen 
 idiomatic  r('nderings==59 ! 
 
 8HUB,  (inlliphil)  'to  turn  back,'  is  rendered 
 by:  to  answer,  cause  to  answer,  bring,  bring 
 back,  bring  again,  Ijriug  home  again,  carry 
 back,  carry  again,  convert,  deliver,  deliver 
 draw  back,  fetch  home  again,  give 
 
 again,  hinder,  let,  pidl  in  again,  put,  put 
 again,  put  up  again,  recall,  recompense, 
 recover,  refresh,  relieve,  render,  render 
 again,  be  rendered,  requite,  rescue,  restore, 
 retrieve,  return,  cause  to  return,  make  to 
 retiirn,  reverse,  reward,  send  back,  set 
 again,  take  back,  take  off,  turn  away,  turn 
 back,  cause  to  turn,  make  to  turn,  with- 
 draw; besides  fifteen  idiomatic  renderings 
 =60! 
 NASAH,  '  to  lift  up,'  is  (in  Kal)  rendered  by: 
 accept,  arise,  able  to  bear,  bear  up,  be  borne, 
 bring,  bring  forth,  burn,  be  burned,  carry, 
 carry  away,  cast,  contain  ease,  exact,  ex- 
 alt, retch,  forgive,  go  on,  hold  up,  lade,  be 
 laid,  lay,  lift  up,  pluck  up,  marry,  obtain, 
 offer,  pardon,  raise,  raise  up,  receive,  re- 
 gard, respect,  set,  set  up,  spare,  stir  up, 
 suffer,  take,  take  away,  take  up,  wear,  yield; 
 besides  four  idiomatic  renderings=45l 
 OBAE,  'to  pass  over,'  is  (in  Kal)  rendered 
 by:  to  alienate,  be  altered,  come,  come 
 over,  come  on,  be  delivered,  enter,  escape, 
 fail,  get  over,  go,  go  away,  go  beyond,  go 
 by,  go  forth,  go  his  way,  go  in,  go  on,  go 
 over,  go  through,  be  gone,  have  more, 
 overcome,  overpass,  overpast,  ovemm, 
 pass,  pass  along,  pass  away,  pass  beyond, 
 pass  by,  pass  on,  pass  out.  pass  over,  pass 
 through,  give  passage,  he  past,  perish, 
 transgress;  besides  three  idiomatic  render- 
 iw(73=42! 
 RAB,  'many,  much,'  is  rendered  by:  abound, 
 abundance,  abundant,  captain,  elder,  com- 
 mon, enough,  exceedingly,  full,  great,  great 
 multitude,  great  man,  great  one,  greatly, 
 increase,  long,  long  enough,  manifold, 
 many,  many  a  time,  do  many,  have  many, 
 many  things,  master,  mighty,  more,  much, 
 too  much,  very  much,  miiltiply,  multitude, 
 ofl&cer,  plenteous,  populous,  prince,  suffice, 
 sufficient;  besides  seven  idiomatic  render- 
 itig»=44l 
 TOB,  '  good,^  is  rendered  by :  beautiful,  best, 
 better,  bountiful,  cheerful,  at  ease,  fair,  fair 
 word,  to  favour,  be  in  favour,  liue,  glad, 
 good,  good  deed,  goodlier,  goodliest,  goodly, 
 goodness,  tjoods,  graciously,  joyful,  kindly, 
 kindness,  liketh,  liketh  best,  loving,  merry, 
 pleasant,  pleasure,  precious,  ]irosperity, 
 ready,  sweet,  wealtli,  welfare,  well,  to  be 
 well ;  besides  four  idiomatic  rcnderings=A\\ 
 It  would  be  easy  to  multiiily  examples  of  lax 
 renderings  did  space  ])cnuit.  The  follo\ving 
 are  some  tliat  have  been  marked;  e.  g. 
 
 Ahad  by  2.3,  Ahar  -2^y,  Ish  31,  Al  36,  Im  23, 
 Amar  37,  Aphes  23,  Asher  27,  Bo  32,  Bin  20, 
 Ben  20,  Gam  20,  Halak  36,  Ze  21,  Hul  27, 
 Hazak  2;l  Hai  22,  Havil  26,  Tob  37,  Jad  36, 
 Jada  36,  Yom  32,  Hatil)  28,  Yalak  '24,  Jatza 
 37,  Ysh  31,  Yashab  20,  Ki  36,  Kol  20,  KaJah 
 21,  Lakah  20,  Meod  21,  Moed  20,  Matza  22, 
 Maneh  20,  Mishpat  27,  NatMli  21,  Na].lial  20, 
 Nepliesh  35,  Sabab  20,  Ad  22,  Ou.l  26.  Oulam 
 24,  AIM,  Alah  37,  Im  21.  A  mad  23,  Anah 
 20,  Arak  20,  Be  29,  Banal i  20,  i'agod  25,  Qiim 
 27,  Qarah  24,  Raah  32,  Rosh  21,  ITirbah  30, 
 Ra  37,  Shub  35,  Shalom  28,  Shillah  27,  Sliilleh 
 20,  Shama  20. 
 
GENESIS. 
 
 CflAP.  1.  •  IN  the  begiiiruQ;,'  of  God's  pre- 
 paring the  heavens  aud  the  earth—-  the  earth 
 liath  existed  waste  aud  void,  and  darkness  is 
 on  the  face  of  the  deep,  and  tlie  Spirit  of  God 
 liuttering  on  the  face  of  the  waters,  •^  and 
 God  saith,  '  Let  light  be ; '  and  light  is. 
 
 *And  God  seefcli  the  light  that  it  is  good, 
 aud  God  separatetli  between  the  light  and 
 the  darkness,  ^  and  God  oalleth  to  the  light 
 'Day,'  and  to  the  darkness  He  hath  called 
 'Night;'  and  there  is  an  evening,  and  tbei-e 
 is  a  morning — day  one. 
 
 "Ajid  God  saith,  'Let  an  expanse  be  in 
 the  midst  of  tlie  waters,  and  let  ib  be  separ- 
 ating between  M'aters  and  waters.'  ^  And 
 God  maketh  the  expanse,  and  it  separateth 
 between  tlie  waters  whicli  are  imder  the  ex- 
 panse, and  the  waters  which  are  above  the 
 expanse:  and  it  is  so.  ^And  God  calleth  to 
 tlie  expanse  '  Heavens ;'  and  there  is  an  even- 
 ing, and  there  is  a  morning — day  second. 
 
 ''And  God  saith,  'Let  the  waters  imder  the 
 heavens  be  collected  unto  one  place,  and  let 
 the  dry  land  be  seen:'  and  it  is  so.  ^"And 
 God  calleth  to  the  dryland  'Earth,'  and  to 
 the  collection  of  the  waters  He  hath  called 
 'Seas  ;'  and  God  seeth  that  it  is  good. 
 
 ^1  And  God  saith,  '  Let  the  earth  yield 
 tender  grass,  herb  sowing  seed,  fruit-tree 
 (whose  seed  is  in  itself)  making  fniit  after  its 
 kind,  on  the  eartli : '  aud  it  is  so.  i-  Aud  the 
 earth  briugeth  forth  tender  gi-ass,  herb  sow- 
 ing seed  after  its  kind,  aud  tree  making  fruit 
 (\vuose  seed  is  in  itseK)  after  its  kind;  and 
 God  seeth  that  it  is  good ;  ^^  a,ud  there  is  an 
 evening,  and  there  is  a  moruing — day  third. 
 
 ^••And  God  saith,  'Let  luminaries  be  in 
 the  expanse  of  the  heavens,  to  make  a  sepa- 
 ration between  the  day  aud  the  night,  then 
 they  have  lieen  for  signs,  and  for  seasons, 
 and  for  days  and  years,  ^^  and  they  have  been 
 for  limiinaries  in  the  expanse  of  the  heavens 
 bo  give  light  upon  the  earth :'  and  it  is  so. 
 
 J'' And  God  maketh  the  two  gi-eat  liunin- 
 aries,  the  great  luminary  for  the  rule  of  the 
 day,  aud  the  small  luminary — and  the  stars 
 — for  the  rule  of  tlie  night ;  ^''  and  God  giveth 
 them  in  the  erijanse  of  the  heavens  to  give 
 light  upon  the  earth,  '^  jmfi  to  rule  over  day 
 and  over  night,  and  to  make  a  separation 
 between  tlie  light  and  the  darkness;  and  God 
 seeth  that  it  is  good ;  ^^  and  there  is  an  even- 
 ing, and  there  is  a  morning — day  fourth. 
 
 ^^  And  God  saith,  '  Let  the  waters  teem 
 with  the  teeming  living  creature,  and  fowl  let 
 tlv  on  the  earth  on  the  face  of  the  expanse 
 ot  the  heavens.'     ^i  And  God  prep.areth  the 
 
 gi-eat  monsters,  aud  every  living  creature  that 
 is  creeping,  Avliich  the  waters  have  teemed 
 with,  after  their  land,  and  every  fowl  with 
 \ving,  after  its  kind,  aud  God  seeth  that  it  is 
 good.  ^^  And  God  blessetli  them,  saying,  '  Be 
 fruitful,  and  multiply,  and  fill  the  waters  in 
 the  seas,  and  the  fowl  let  multiply  in  the 
 earth:'  "^and  there  is  an  evening,  aud  there 
 is  a  morning — day  fifth. 
 
 "  And  God  saith,  '  Let  the  earth  bring  forth 
 the  living  creature  after  its  kind,  cattle  and 
 creeping  thiua  and  beast  of  the  earth  after 
 its  kind:'  and  it  is  so.  "'And  God  maketh 
 the  beast  of  the  earth  after  its  kind,  and  the 
 cattle  after  then-  Idnd,  and  every  creeping 
 thing  of  the  ground  after  its  kind,  and  Goa 
 seeth  that  it  is  good. 
 
 -"And  God  saith,  'Let  Us  make  man  in 
 Our  image,  according  to  Our  likeness,  and  let 
 them  rule  over  fish  of  the  sea,  and  over  fowl 
 of  the  heavens,  and  over  cattle,  and  over  al] 
 the  earth,  and  over  every  creeping  thing  that 
 is  creepino;  on  the  earth. 
 
 "^  And  God  preiiareth  the  man  in  His  image ; 
 in  the  image  of  God  He  prepared  him,  a  male 
 and  a  female  He  prepared  them. 
 
 -^  And  God  blesseth  them,  and  God  saith 
 to  them,  '  Be  fruitful,  and  multiply,  and  fill 
 the  earth,  and  subdue  it,  and  rule  over  fish  of 
 the  sea,  and  over  fowl  of  the  heavens,  and 
 over  every  living  thing  that  is  creeping  upon 
 the  earth.' 
 
 -8  And  God  saith,  '  Lo,  I  have  given  to  you 
 every  herb  sowing  seed,  which  is  upon  the 
 face  of  all  the  earth,  and  every  tree  in  whicli 
 is  the  fruit  of  a  tree  sowing  seed,  to  you  it  is 
 for  food;  ^'^  and  to  every  beast  of  the  earth, 
 and  to  every  fowl  of  the  heavens,  and  to  every 
 creeping  thing  on  the  earth,  in  which  is  breatn 
 of  life,  every  green  herb  is  for  food:'  and  it  ip 
 so. 
 
 31  And  God  seeth  all  that  He  hath  done, 
 and  lo,  very  good ;  and  there  is  an  evening, 
 and  there  is  a  morning — day  the  sixth. 
 
 II.  1  And  the  heavens  and  the  earth  are 
 completed,  and  all  their  host ;  -  and  God 
 comi)leteth  by  the  seventh  day  His  work 
 which  He  hath  made,  and  ceaseth  by  the 
 seventh  day  from  all  His  work  which  He  hath 
 made. 
 
 2  And  God  blesseth  the  seventh  day,  and 
 sanctifieth  it,  for  in  it  He  hath  ceased  from 
 all  His  work  which  God  had  prepared  for 
 making. 
 
 *  THESE  are  births  of  the  heavens  and  of 
 the  earth  in  their  being  i^repared,  in  the  day 
 of  JeKovah  God's  making  earth  and  heavena ; 
 J 
 
77te  garden  of  Eden, 
 
 II.  5. -GENESIS. —III.  2i. 
 
 Tlie  fall  of  vtan 
 
 *  and  no  shrub  of  the  field  is  yet  in  the  earth, 
 and  no  licrb  of  the  field  yet  spronteth,  for 
 Jehovah  God  hath  not  rained  upon  the  earth, 
 and  a  man  there  is  not  to  serve  the  ground. 
 ^  and  a  mist  fcoeth  u])  from  tlie  earth,  and 
 hath  watered  the  whole  face  of  the  .t,Tound. 
 
 ''And  Jehovah  God  fonneth  the  man- 
 dust  from  the  gi'ouud,  and  breatheth  into  his 
 nostrils  breath  of  life,  and  the  man  becometh 
 a  liviu.u'  creature. 
 
 8  And  Jehovah  God  plantetli  a  garden  in 
 Eden,  at  the  east,  and  He  setteth  there  the 
 man  whom  He  hath  formed  ;  "and  Jehovah 
 God  causeth  to  sprout  from  the  ground  every 
 tree  desirable  for  appearance,  and  good  for 
 food,  and  the  tree  of  life  in  the  midst  of  the 
 garden,  and  the  tree  of  knowledge  of  good  and 
 evil. 
 
 ^^  And  a  river  is  going  out  from  Eden  to 
 water  the  garden,  and  from  thence  it  is  part- 
 ed, and  hath  become  four  chief  rivers;  ''  the 
 name  of  the  one  is  Pison,  it  is  that  which  is 
 surrounding  the  whole  land  of  the  Havilah 
 where  the  gold  is,  '^  and  the  gold  of  that  land 
 is  good,  there  is  the  bdolach  and  the  shoham 
 stone  ;  ^'^  and  the  name  of  the  second  river  is 
 Gibon,  it  is  that  which  is  surrounding  the 
 whole  land  of  Gush  ;  ^■*aud  the  name  of  the 
 third  river  is  Hiddekel,  it  is  that  which  is  go- 
 ing east  of  Asshur  ;  and  tlie  fom-th  river  is 
 Phrat. 
 
 1^  And  Jehovah  God  taketh  the  man,  and 
 causeth  him  to  rest  in  the  garden  of  Eden,  to 
 serve  it,  and  to  keep  it. 
 
 ^''  And  Jehovah  God  layeth  a  charge  on  the 
 man,  saying,  '  Of  every  tree  of  the  garden 
 eating  thou  dost  eat ;  ^''  and  of  the  tree  of 
 knowledge  of  good  and  evil,  thou  dost  not  eat 
 of  it,  for  in  the  day  of  thine  eating  of  it — 
 dying  thou  dost  die.' 
 
 i^And  Jehovah  God  saith,  'Not  good  for 
 the  man  to  ])e  alone,  1  do  make  to  him  an 
 helper — as  his  counterpart.' 
 
 i^And  Jehovah  God  formetli  from  the 
 pi'ound  every  beast  of  the  field,  and  every 
 fowl  of  the  heavens,  and  l)ringeth  in  unto 
 the  man,  to  see  what  he  doth  call  it;  and 
 whatever  the  man  calleth  a  living  creature, 
 that  is  its  name.  ""And  the  man  calleth 
 names  to  all  the  cattle,  and  to  fowl  of  the 
 heavens,  and  to  every  beast  of  the  field;  and 
 to  man  liatli  not  been  found  an  helper — as  his 
 cotinterpart. 
 
 ^'And  Jehovah  God  causeth  a  dee])  sle-ej^ 
 to  fall  ui]on  the  man,  and  he  sleei)eth,  and  He 
 taketh  one  of  his  ribs,  and  closeth  up  flesh  in 
 its  stead. 
 
 ''^  And  Jehovah  God  bnildcth  u])  the  rib 
 which  He  liath  taken  out  of  the  man  into  a 
 woman,  and  bringeth  her  in  unto  the  man ; 
 ^  and  the  man  saith,  '  Tliis  is  the  proper  step ! 
 bone  of  my  bone,  and  flesh  of  my  flesh!' 
 for  this  it  is  called  Woman,  for  from  a 
 man  hath  tliis  been  taken  ;  '-^therefore  doth  a 
 man  leave  his  father  and  his  mother,  and  hath 
 cleaved  unto  his  wife,  and  thev  have  become 
 one  flesh.  ^^  Aiul  tliey  are  both  of  them 
 naked,  the  man  and  his  wife,  and  they  are 
 not  ashamed  of  tliemselves. 
 
 III.  'AND  tlie  serjjcnt  liath  been  subtile 
 above  every  beast  of  tlie  field  wliieh  Jeliovah 
 2 
 
 God  hath  made,  and  he  saith  unto  tlie  woman, 
 '  Is  it  true  that  God  hath  said,  Ye  do  not  eat 
 of  every  ti'ce  of  the  garden  ?' 
 
 -And  the  woman  saith  unto  the  serpent, 
 '  Of  the  fruit  of  the  trees  of  the  garden  we  do 
 eat,  3  and  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree  which  w  in 
 the  midst  of  tlie  garden  God  hath  said,  Yo 
 do  not  eat  of  it,  nor  touch  it,  lest  ve  die.' 
 
 ^Aud  the  serpent  saith  unto  the  woman, 
 'Dying,  ye  do  not  die,  ^for  God  doth  know 
 that  in  the  day  of  your  eating  of  it — your 
 eyes  have  been  opened,  and  ve  have  been  a,a 
 God,  knowing  good  and  evil.' 
 
 "And  the  woman  seetli  that  the  tree  ia 
 good  for  food,  and  that  it  is  pleasant  to  the 
 eyes,  and  the  tree  is  desirable  to  make  one 
 wise,  and  she  taketh  of  its  fruit  and  eateth. 
 and  giveth  also  to  her  husband  with  her,  and 
 he  doth  eat;  "and  the  eyes  of  them  both 
 arc  opened,  and  tliey  know  that  they  a»*e 
 nakect,  and  they  sew  fig-leaves,  and  make  to 
 themselves  girdles. 
 
 ^  And  they  hear  the  sound  of  Jehovah  God 
 walking  up  and  down  in  the  garden  at  the 
 breeze  of  tlie  day,  and  the  man  and  his  wife 
 hide  themselves  from  the  face  of  Jeliovah 
 God  in  the  midst  of  the  trees  of  the  garden. 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  God  calletli  unto  the  man, 
 and  saith  to  him,  ' 'W^ierc  ru'<  thou  ? '  ^^and 
 he  saith,  'Thy  sound  I  have  heard  in  the 
 garden,  and  I  am  afraid,  for  I  am  naked,  and 
 I  hide  myself.' 
 
 11  And  He  saith,  '"Who  hath  declared  to 
 thee  that  thou  arl  naked?  of  the  tree  of 
 which  I  have  commanded  thee  not  to  eat, 
 hast  thou  eaten  ?'  i- and  the  man  saith,  'The 
 woman  whom  Thou  didst  place  with  me — she 
 hath  given  to  me  of  the  tree — and  I  do  eat.' 
 
 13  And  Jeliovah  God  saith  to  the  woman, 
 ''Wliat  is  this  thou  hast  done?'  and  the  wo- 
 man saith,  'The  serpent  hath  caused  me  to 
 forget — and  1  do  cat. 
 
 "And  Jehovah  God  saith  unto  the  serjient, 
 'Because  thou  hast  done  this,  cursed  «?•<  thoii 
 above  all  the  cattle,  and  above  every  beast 
 of  the  field:  on  thy  belly  dost  thou  go,  and 
 dust  thou  dost  cat,  all  days  of  thy  life;  I'aud 
 enmity  I  put  between  thee  and  the  woman, 
 and  between  thy  seed  and  her  seed;  he  dotli 
 bruise  thee — the  head,  and  thou  dost  bruise 
 him — the  heel.' 
 
 i^Unto  the  woman  Ho  said.  'Multiplying 
 1  multiply  thy  sorrow  and  thy  conception, 
 in  sorrow  do.st  thou  bear  children,  and  to- 
 ward thy  husband  is  thy  desire,  and  he  dotli 
 rule  over  thee.' 
 
 i"And  to  tlie  man  He  said,  '  Because  tlion 
 ha.st  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  thy  ^\^fe,  and 
 dost  eat  of  the  tree  concerning  which  I  liavo 
 charged  thee,  saying.  Thou  dost  not  eat  of  it, 
 cursed  is  the  ground  on  thine  account :  in 
 sorrow  thou  dost  eat  of  it  all  davs  of  thy  life, 
 '■''and  thorn  and  l>i-ainble  it  doth  bring  fortJi 
 to  thee,  and  thou  hast  eaten  tlie  herb  of  the 
 field;  I'^by  the  sweat  of  thy  face  thou  dost 
 eat  bread  till  thy  return  unto  the  ground,  for 
 out  of  it  hast  thou  been  taken,  for  dust  thou 
 art,  and  unto  <lust  thou  tnrnest  f)ack.' 
 
 '-'"And  the  man  calleth  his  wife's  name  Eve: 
 for  she  hath  been  mother  of  all  living. 
 
 '-'  And  Jehovah  God  doth  make  to  the  man 
 
Cai?i  and  AbeL 
 
 ni.  22.— GENESIS.— V  18. 
 
 Birllis  of  A  dcum. 
 
 and  to  his  wife  coats  of  skin,  and  doth  clothe 
 them. 
 
 ^^And  Jehovah  God  saith,  'Lo,  the  man 
 was  as  one  of  Us,  as  to  the  knowledge  of 
 good  and  evil;  and  now,  lest  he  send  forth 
 his  hauil,  and  have  taken  also  of  the  tree  of 
 life,  and  eaten,  and  lived  to  the  ac;e,'—"'' Je- 
 hovah God  sendeth  him  forth  from  the  garden 
 of  Eden  to  serve  the  gi'ovmd  from  which  he 
 hath  been  taken;  -^yea,  he  casteth  out  the 
 man,  and  causeth  to  dwell  at  the  east  of  the 
 garden  of  Eden  the  cherubs  and  the  llame  of 
 the  sword  which  is  tm-niug  itself  roimd  to 
 guard  the  way  of  the  tree  of  life. 
 
 rV.  ^  AND  the  man  knew  Eve  his  wife,  and 
 she  conceiveth  and  beareth  Cain,  and  saith, 
 '  I  have  gotten  a  man  by  Jehovah ; '  -  and 
 she  addeth  to  bear  his  brother,  even  Abel. 
 And  Abel  is  feeding  a  flock,  and  Cain  hath 
 been  servant  of  the  gi'oimd. 
 
 3  And  it  cometh  to  pass  at  the  end  of  days 
 that  Cain  bringeth  from  the  frmt  of  the 
 gi'ound  a  present  to  Jehovah ;  ■*  and  Abel, 
 he  hath  brought,  he  also,  from  the  female 
 tiiv'tlings  of  his  flock,  even  from  their  fat 
 ones;  and  Jehovah  looketh  imto  Abel  and 
 ujito  his  present,  ^and  imto  Cain  and  unto 
 his  present  He  hath  not  looked;  and  it  is 
 very  displeasing  to  Cain,  and  his  coimtenance 
 is  fallen. 
 
 "And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Cain,  '  VVliy  hast 
 thou  displeasure?  and  why  hath  thy  counte- 
 nance fallen?  "Is  there  not,  if  thou  dost 
 well,  acceptance?  and  if  thou  dost  not  well, 
 at  the  opening  a  sin-offering  is  croiichiug,  and 
 unto  thee  its  desire,  and  thou  rulest  over  it.' 
 
 ^And  Cain  saith  imto  Abel  his  brother, 
 *  Let  us  go  into  tlie.  field, -^  and  it  cometh  to 
 pass  in  their  being  in  the  Meld,  that  Cain 
 liseth  up  against  Abel  his  brother,  and  slay- 
 eth  him. 
 
 "And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Cain,  'Where  is 
 Abel  thy  brother?'  and  he  saith,  'I  have 
 not  kno'wn ;  my  brother's  keeper — I?' 
 
 "And  He  saith,  'What  hast  thou  done? 
 the  voice  of  thy  brother's  blood  is  crying 
 unto  ]\Ie  from  the  gi-oimd  ;  ^^  and  now, 
 cm-sed  art  thou  from  the  groimd,  which  hath 
 opened  her  mouth  to  receive  the  blood  of  thy 
 brother  from  thy  hand ;  ^^  when  thou  tillest 
 the  ground,  it  doth  not  add  to  give  its 
 strength  to  thee — a  wanderer,  even  a  trem- 
 bling one,  thou  art  in  the  earth.' 
 
 '■^And  Cain  saith  imto  Jehovah,  'Greater 
 is  my  punishment  than  to  be  borne  ;  ■'^  lo. 
 Thou  hast  driven  me  to-day  from  off  the  face 
 of  the  gi'ouud,  and  from  Thy  face  I  am  hid ; 
 and  I  have  been  a  wanderer,  even  a  trem- 
 bling one,  in  the  earth,  and  it  hath  been — 
 every  one  finding  me  doth  slay  me.' 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  saith  to  him,  '  Therefore 
 —  of  any  slayer  of  Cain  sevenfold  it  is  re- 
 quired ;'  and  Jehovah  settetli  to  Cain  a  token 
 that  none  finding  him  doth  slay  him. 
 
 I'^Aud  Cain  goeth  out  from  before  Jehovah, 
 and  dwelleth  in  the  land,  mo\'iug  about  east 
 of  Eden  ;  "'And  Cain  knoweth  his  wife,  and 
 she  conceiveth,  and  beareth  Euofh ;  and  he 
 is  building  a  city,  and  he  calleth  the  name  of 
 the  city,  according  to  the  name  of  his  son — 
 Enoch. 
 
 1**  And  born  to  Enoch  is  Irad ;  and  Irad  hath 
 begotten  Mehujacl;  and  Mehujael  hath  1)g- 
 gotten  Methusael;  and  Methusael  hath  be- 
 gotten Lamcch. 
 
 1''  And  Lamech  taketh  to  himself  two  wives, 
 the  name  of  the  one  Adah,  and  the  name  ol 
 the  second  Zillah. 
 
 -"And  Adah  beareth  Jabal,  he  hath  been 
 father  of  those  inhabiting  tents  and  purchased 
 possessions  ;  -^  and  the  name  of  his  brother 
 is  Jubal,  he  hath  been  father  of  every  one 
 handling  harp  and  organ. 
 
 --  And  Zillah  she  also  bare  Tubal-Cain,  au 
 instructor  of  every  artificer  in  brass  and  iron ; 
 and  a  sister  of  Tubal-Cain  is  Naamah. 
 
 ^  And  Lamech  saith  to  his  wives : — 
 '  Adah  and  Zillah,  hear  my  voice ; 
 Wives  of  Lamech,  give  ear  to  my  saying; 
 For  a  man  I  have  slain  for  my  woimd, 
 Even  a  yoimg  man  for  my  hiu-t ; 
 
 -•'  For  sevenfold  is  required  for  Cain, 
 And  for  Lamech  seventy  and  sevenfold.' 
 
 -^And  Adam  again  Icnoweth  his  wife,  anj 
 she  beareth  a  son,  and  calleth  his  name  Seth, 
 '  for  God  hath  appointed  for  me  another  seed 
 instead  of  Abel :    for  Cain  had  slain  him. 
 
 ^  And  to  Seth,  to  him  also  a  son  hath  been 
 bom,  and  he  calleth  his  name  Enos  ;  then  a 
 beginning  was  made  of  preaching  in  the  name 
 of  Jehovah. 
 
 V.  ^THIS  is  au  account  of  the  births  of 
 Adam :  In  the  day  of  God's  preparing  man, 
 in  the  likeness  of  God  He  hath  made  him ; 
 ''a  male  and  a  female  He  hath  prepared 
 them,  and  He  blesseth  them,  and  calleth  their 
 name  Man,  in  the  day  of  their  being  prepared. 
 
 '^  And  Adam  livetli  an  hundred  and  thirty 
 years,  and  begetteth  a  son  in  his  likeness, 
 according  to  his  image,  and  calleth  his  name 
 Seth.  ■'And  the  days  of  Adam  after  his  beget- 
 ting Seth  are  eight  hundi-ed  years,  and  ho  be- 
 getteth sons  and  daughters.  ^Aud  all  tlie 
 days  of  Adam  which  he  lived  are  nine  hun- 
 dred and  thirty  years,  and  he  dieth. 
 
 ^  And  Seth  liveth  an  hundred  and  five  years, 
 and  begetteth  Enos.  ''  And  Seth  liveth  after 
 his  begettiim  Enos  eight  himcb-ed  and  seven 
 years,  and  i)egetteth  sons  aud_  daughters. 
 'And  all  the  days  of  Seth  are  nine  hundred 
 and  twelve  years,  and  he  dieth. 
 
 "  And  Enos  liveth  ninety  years,  and  beget- 
 teth Cainan.  i"  And  Enos  liveth  after  nis 
 begetting  Cainan  eight  himdi'ed  and  fifteen 
 years,  and  begetteth  sons  and  daughters. 
 "  And  all  the  days  of  Enos  are  uiue  himdred 
 and  five  years,  and  he  dieth. 
 
 ^- And  Cainan  liveth  seventy  years,  and  be- 
 getteth Mahalaleel.  ^^Aud  Cainan  livetli 
 after  his  begetting  Mahalaleel  ei^ht  huncb-ed 
 and  forty  years,  and  begetteth  sons  and 
 daughters.  "And  all  the  days  of  Cainan 
 are  nine  hundred  and  ten  years,  and  he 
 dieth. 
 
 i^And  Mahalaleel  liveth  five  and  sixty 
 years,  and  begetteth  Jared.  ^^And  Mahala- 
 leel liveth  after  his  begetting  .Tared  eight 
 hundred  and  thirty  years,  and  begettetli  sons 
 and  daughters.  ^^  And  all  the  days  of  Maha- 
 laleel are  eight  hundred  and  ninety  and  five 
 years,  and  he  dieth. 
 
 IS  And  Jared  liveth  an  himdred  and  sixty 
 3 
 
The  depravity  of  the  world. 
 
 V.  19.— GENESIS.— VII.  11. 
 
 Noah  invited  into  the  ark. 
 
 Rnd  two  years,  and  bcjietteth_  Enoch.  ^'•'  And 
 •Tared  livcth  after  bis  begettius  Enoch  eight 
 huudi'ed  years,  and  bcgctteth  sons  and  daugh- 
 ters. -•'And  all  the  davs  of  Jared  arc  nine 
 hundred  and  sixty  and  two  years,  and  he 
 dieth. 
 
 -1  And  Enoch  liveth  five  and  sixty  years, 
 and  bcgetteth  Methuselah.  -"And  Enoch 
 valketh  hal^itually  with  God  after  his  be- 
 getting Methuselah  tln'cc  hundred  years, 
 and  bcgetteth  sons  and  daugliters.  "''And 
 all  tlie  days  of  Enoch  are  tliree  hundred 
 and  sixty  and  five  yeans.  -'•And  Enoch 
 walkcth  habitually  ^vith  God,  and  he  is  not, 
 for  God  hath  taken  him. 
 
 -•''Aud  Methuselah  livcth  an  hundred  and 
 eighty  and  seven  years,  and  bcgetteth  La- 
 )nech.  -''And  Methuselah  liveth  after  his 
 begetting  Laraech  seven  Imndrcd  and  eighty 
 and  two  years,  and  ])egetteth  sons  and  daugh- 
 tei-s.  -'"  And  all  the  days  of  Methuselah  are 
 nine  liundi-ed  aiul  sixty  and  nine  years,  and 
 lie  dieth. 
 
 '■^^  And  Lamcch  liveth  an  lumdred  and  eighty 
 and  two  years,  and  1  >egetteth  a  son,  -''  and  eall- 
 eth  his  name  Noah,  saying,  'This  one  doth 
 comfort  us  concerning  oiir  work,  and  concern- 
 ing the  labour  of  om-  hands,  because  of  the 
 ground  which  Jehovah  liath  cursed.'  ^"Aud 
 Lamecli  liveth  after  his  begetting  Noah  five 
 lumdred  and  ninety  and  five  years,  and  bc- 
 getteth sons  aud  daughters.  •*'  And  all  the 
 days  of  Lamech  are  seven  hundred  and  seventy 
 and  seven  years,  and  he  dieth. 
 
 •*"  And  Noah  is  a  son  of  five  hundred  years, 
 and  Noah  bcgetteth  Shem,  Ham,  and  Ja- 
 pheth. 
 
 VI.  '  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass  that  mankind 
 have  begun  to  multiply  on  the  face  of  the 
 ground,  and  daughters  have  been  boi'u  to 
 them,  -  and  sons  of  God  see  the  daughters  of 
 men  that  they  are  fair,  and  they  take  to 
 themselves  women  of  all  wliom  they  have 
 chosen. 
 
 ''And  Jehovah  saith,  'My  Spirit  doth  not 
 strive  in  man — to  the  age ;  in  their  erring  they 
 aiv  ilesli : '  and  his  days  have  been  an  liundi'cd 
 aud  twenty  years. 
 
 •*The  fallen  ones  were  in  the  earth  in  thosr 
 days,  aud  even  afterwards  when  sons  of  God 
 come  in  unto  daughters  of  men,  and  they  have 
 borne  to  them -they  are  the  lieroes,  who, 
 from  of  old,  air.  the  men  of  nanac. 
 
 ''And  Jehovah  seeth  tliat  abundant  is  the 
 wickedness  of  man  in  the  eartli,  and  evei-y 
 imagination  of  tlie  thonglits  of  his  heart  only 
 evil  all  the  day ;  ''  aud  Jehovah  rejienteth  that 
 lie  hatli  made  man  in  the  earth,  aud  He 
 gi'ieveth  Himself — unto  His  heart.  "And  Je- 
 hovah saitl),  'I  wipe  away  man  wlu)m  I  have 
 prepared  from  olF  tne  face  of  the  ground,  from 
 man  unto  beast,  unto  creei)iug  thing,  aud  unto 
 fowl  of  the  heavens,  for  Iliave  rcjtcntcd  that 
 1  have  made  them.'  ''And  Noah  foimd  grace 
 in  tlie  eyes  of  .leliovah. 
 
 ^  These  arc  birtlis  of  Noah :  Noah  is  a  righte- 
 ous man;  iierfect  he  hath  bc(!n  among  his 
 generations;  with  (4od  hatli  Noah  walked 
 abitually.  ^"  A  iid  Noah  bcgetteth  three  sous, 
 Shem,  Ham,  ;iiid  .Tajiheth. 
 
 "And  the  eaitii  is  corrupt  before  God,  aud 
 4 
 
 the  earth  is  filled  with  violence.  ^''And  God 
 seeth  the  earth,  and  lo,  it  hath  been  cor- 
 rupted, for  all  llesli  hath  corrupted  its  way 
 on  the  earth.  ^^And  God  saul  to  Noab, 
 'An  end  of  all  flesh  hath  come  before  Me, 
 for  the  earth  hath  been  full  of  vnolence  from 
 their  presence ;  aud  lo,  I  am  destroying  them 
 ^\^th  tlie  earth. 
 
 '■•'Make  for  thyself  an  ark  of  gopher- 
 wood  ;  rooms  dost  thou  make  with  tlie  ark, 
 and  thou  hast  covered  it  witliin  and  without 
 with  cyjiress  ;  ''and  this  /.t  that  wliicli  thou 
 dost  with  it :  three  hundred  cubits  is  the 
 length  of  the  ark,  fifty  cubits  its  breadth, 
 and  thirty  cid)its  its  height ;  ^^  a  window 
 dost  thou  make  for  tlie  ark,  and  unto  a  cu- 
 bit thou  dost  restrain  it  from  above  ;  and 
 tlie  ojieniug  of  the  ark  thou  dost  put  in  its 
 side, — lower,  second,  and  third  s(v7'ies  dost 
 thou  make  it. 
 
 1'' '  And  I,  lo,  I  am  bringing  in  the  deluge  of 
 waters  on  the  earth  to  destroy  all  flesh,  in 
 which  is  a  living  spirit,  from  under  the  hea- 
 vens ;  all  that  is  in  the  earth  doth  expire. 
 
 ^8 'And  1  have  established  My  covenant 
 with  thee,  and  thou  hast  come  iu  iirito  the 
 ark,  thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy  wife,  aud 
 thy  son's  Avives  ^^ath  thee  ;  '^and  of  all  that 
 liveth,  of  all  flesh,  two  of  every  sort  thou 
 dost  bring  iu  unto  the  ark,  to  keep  alive  Axnth 
 thee ;  male  and  female  are  they.  -"  Of  the 
 fowl  after  its  kind,  and  of  tlie  cattle  after 
 their  kind,  of  every  creeping  thing  of  the 
 ground  after  its  land,  two  of  every  sort  they 
 come  in  unto  thee,  to  keep  alive. 
 
 -I'And  thou,  take  to  thyself  of  all  food 
 that  is  eaten  ;  and  thou  hast  gathered  unto 
 thyself,  and  it  hath  liecn  to  thee  and  to  them 
 for  food.'  -"And  Noah  doth  according  to  all 
 that  God  hath  commanded  him ;  so  hath  he 
 done. 
 
 VII.  1  AND  Jehovah  saith  to  Noah,  'Come 
 in,  thou  and  all  thy  house,  unto  the  ark,  for 
 thee  I  have  seen  righteous  before  Me  iu  this 
 generation  ;  ^  of  all  the  clean  beasts  tliou 
 dost  take  to  thee  seven  pairs,  a  male  and  its 
 female;  and  of  the  licasts  which  are  not 
 clean  two,  a  male  and  its  female;  ^also,  of 
 fowl  of  the  heavens  seven  pairs,  a  male  and 
 a  female,  to  keep  alive  seed  on  the  f.ace  of 
 all  the  earth  ;  ■•  for  after  other  seven  days  I 
 am  sending  rain  on  the  earth  forty  days  and 
 forty  nights,  and  have  wiped  away  all  the 
 substance  that  I  have  made  from  olf  the  face 
 of  the  ground.' 
 
 •''And  Noah  dotli  according  to  all  that 
 Jehovah  hatli  eommauded  him:  "and  Noah 
 is  a  sou  of  six  liundred  years,  and  the  deluge 
 of  waters  hatli  been  upon  the  earth. 
 
 "And  Noah  goeth  in,  and  liis  sous,  and  hia 
 wife,  and  his  sous'  wives  witli  him,  unto  the 
 ark,  from  the  presence  of  the  waters  of  the 
 deluge ;  *  of  the  clean  lieasts  and  of  the 
 beasts  tliat  are  not  clean,  aud  of  the  fowl, 
 and  of  every  tiling  that  is  creciiing  ujion  tlio 
 ground,  -'two  by  two  ilu'y  have  come  in  unto 
 No.ah.  unto  (lie  ark,  .-i  male  and  a  female,  as 
 God  hatli  coiiinianded  Noah.  '"  And  it  cometh 
 to  pass,  after  the  seventli  of  the  <lays,  tlvat 
 waters  of  tlie  deluge  have  been  on  the  earth. 
 
 ''  In  the  SIX  huudi'edth  year  of  the  life  of 
 
The  Deluge. 
 
 vii.  12.— GENESIS.— IX.  7. 
 
 Noali'a  Sacrifice. 
 
 Noah,  in  the  second  month,  in  the  seven- 
 teenth (hiy  of  the  month,  iu  this  day  liave 
 been  liroken  up  all  fountains  of  tlie  UTcat 
 deep,  and  the  net-work  of  the  licavcns  hath 
 been  opened,  ^-aud  the  shower  is  on  the 
 eartli  forty  days  and  forty  nights. 
 
 '^  In  this  self-same  day  went  in  Noah,  and 
 5hem,  and  Ham,  and  Japheth,  sons  of  Noali, 
 and  Noah's  \nie  and  the  three  wives  of  his 
 sons  with  them,  unto  the  ark;  "they,  and 
 every  living  creature  after  its  kind,  and  every 
 beast  after  its  Idnd,  and  every  creeping  thing 
 that  is  creeping  on  tlie  earth  after  its  kind, 
 and  every  fowl  after  its  kind,  every  bird — 
 every  wing.  ^^  And  they  come  in  iinto  Noah, 
 nnto  tlie  ark,  two  by  two  of  all  the  Hesh  in 
 vvliich  is  a  living  spirit ;  ^^  and  they  that  are 
 coming  in,  male  and  female  of  all  rfesli,  have 
 come  in  as  God  liath  commanded  liim,  and 
 Jeliovah  doth  close  it  for  liim. 
 
 i''And  the  deluge  is  forty  days  on  the 
 earth,  and  the  waters  multi]ily,  and  lift  up 
 the  ark,  and  it  is  raised  \\\\  from  off  the 
 eai-th ;  ^^  and  the  waters  arc  mighty,  and 
 multiply  exceedingly  uj^on  the  eaiiih ;  and 
 the  arli  goeth  on  the  face  of  the  waters. 
 
 '"  And  the  waters  liave  been  very  very 
 mighty  on  the  earth,  and  covered  are  all  the 
 high  mountains  which  are  under  the  whole 
 heavens  ;  -"  fifteen  cubits  u]iwards  have  the 
 waters  become  mighty,  and  the  mountains 
 are  covered  ;  -^  and  expire  doth  all  tlesh 
 that  is  moving  on  the  earth,  among  fowl, 
 and  among  cattle,  and  among  beasts,  and 
 among  all  the  teeming  things  which  are  teem- 
 ing on  the  earth,  and  all  mankind;  --all  in 
 whose  nostrils  is  breath  of  a  living  spirit 
 —  of  all  that  is  iu  the  dry  land — have  died. 
 
 -•*  And  wiped  away  is  all  the  substance  that 
 is  on  the  face  of  the  ground,  from  man  unto 
 beast,  unto  creeiiing  thing,  and  unto  fowl  of 
 the  heavens ;  yea  they  are  mjied  away  from 
 the  earth,  and  only  Noah  is  left,  and  those 
 who  are  with  liim  in  the  ark  ;  -•'and  the 
 waters  are  mighty  on  the  earth  a  himdred 
 and  fifty  days. 
 
 VIII.  1  AND  God  remembereth  Noah,  and 
 every  living  thing,  and  all  the  cattle  which 
 are  with  him  iu  the  ai-k,  and  God  causeth  a 
 wind  to  pass  over  the  earth,  and  the  waters 
 subside,  -and  closed  are  the  fountains  of 
 the  deep  and  the  net-work  of  the  heavens,  and 
 restrained  is  the  shower  from  the  heavens. 
 
 ^  And  turn  back  do  the  waters  from  off  the 
 earth,  going  on  and  returning;  and  the  waters 
 are  lacking  at  the  end  of  a  himdred  and  fifty 
 days. 
 
 *  And  the  ark  resteth,  in  the  seventh  month, 
 in  the  seventeenth  day  of  the  month,  on 
 mountains  of  Ararat ;  ^  and  the  waters  have 
 been  going  and  becoming  lacking  till  the 
 tenth  month ;  in  the  tenth  month,  on  the 
 first  of  the  month,  appeared  the  heads  of  the 
 mountains. 
 
 *  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  end  of  forty 
 days,  that  Noah  openeth  the  ^vindow  of  the 
 ark  which  he  made,  ^and  he  sendeth  fortli 
 the  raven,  and  it  goeth  out,  going  out  and 
 turning  back  till  the  drying  of  the  waters 
 from  off  the  earth. 
 
 *And    he    sendeth  forth    the    dove    from 
 
 him  to  see  wlicthcr  the  waters  have  been 
 lightened  from  oil  the  face  of  tlio  ground, 
 *•  and  the  dove  hath  not  found  rest  for  the 
 sole  of  her  foot,  and  she  turneth  back  unto 
 him,  unto  the  ark,  for  waters  are  on  the  face 
 of  all  the  earth,  and  he  putteth  out  his  hand, 
 and  taketh  her,  and  bringeth  her  in  imto  him, 
 luito  the  ark. 
 
 1'^  And  lie  stayeth  yet  other  seven  days,  and 
 addeth  to  send  forth  the  dove  from  the  ark  , 
 11  and  the  dove  cometh  in  unto  him  at  even- 
 time,  and  lo,  an  olive  leaf  torn  oil  in  her 
 mouth ;  and  Noah  knoweth  that  the  waters 
 have  been  lightened  from  off  the  earth. 
 1-  And  he  stayeth  yet  other  seveu  days,  and 
 sendeth  forth  the  dove,  and  it  added  not  to 
 tiu'n  back  unto  liim  any  more. 
 
 !•' And  it  cometh  to  pass  in  the  six  hundredth 
 and  first  yoai',  in  the  first  month,  iu  the  first 
 of  the  mouth,  the  waters  have  been  cb-ied  from 
 off  the  earth;  and  Noah  tiu-neth  aside  the 
 covering  of  the  ark,  and  looketh,  and  lo,  the 
 face  of  the  gi-ound  hath  been  dried.  ^*  And 
 iu  the  second  month,  in  the  seven  and  twenti- 
 eth day  of  the  month,  the  earth  hath  become 
 dry. 
 
 i°And  God  speakctli  imto  Noah,  s.aying, 
 '  Go  out  from  the  ark,  thou,  and  thy  wife, 
 and  thy  sons,  and  thy  sons'  wives  with  thee ; 
 1"  every  living  thing  that  is  with  thee,  of  all 
 flesh,  among  fowl,  and  among  cattle,  and 
 among  every  creeping  thing  which  is  creeping 
 on  the  earth,  bring  out  with  thee ;  i''  and  they 
 have  teemed  in  the  earth,  and  been  fruitful, 
 and  have  multiplied  on  the  earth.' 
 
 i^And  Noah  goeth  out,  and  his  sons,  and 
 Ids  wife,  and  his  sons'  wives  with  him ;  i''  every 
 beast,  every  creeping  thing,  and  every  fowl ; 
 every  creeping  thing  ou  the  earth,  after  their 
 families,  have  goue  out  from  the  ark. 
 
 -"And  Noah  biiildcth  an  altar  to  Jehovah, 
 and  taketh  of  every  clean  beast,  and  of  every 
 clean  fowl,  and  causeth  biu-nt-offerings  to  as- 
 cend on  the  altar;  -i  and  Jehovah  smelleth 
 the  sweet  fragrance,  and  Jehovah  saith  unto 
 His  heart,  'I  continue  not  to  disesteem  any 
 niore  the  ground  because  of  man,  though  the 
 imagination  of  the  heart  of  man  is  evil  from 
 his  youth;  and  I  continue  not  to  smite  any 
 more  all  living,  as  I  have  done  ;  --  during  aE 
 days  of  the  earth,  seed-time  and  harvest,  and 
 cold  and  heat,  and  summer  and  winter,  and 
 day  and  night,  do  not  cease.' 
 
 IX.  lAND  God  blesseth  Noah,  and  his 
 sons,  and  saith  to  them,  '  Be  fruitful,  and 
 multiply,  and  fill  the  earth;  -and  your  fear 
 and  yom"  dread  is  on  every  beast  of  tne  earth, 
 and  on  every  fowl  of  the  heavens,  on  all  that 
 creepeth  on  the  ground,  and  on  all  fishes  of 
 the  sea^ — into  your  hand  they  have  been  given. 
 ^  Every  creeping  thing  that  is  alive,  to  you  it 
 is  for  food ;  as  the  green  herb  I  have  given  to 
 you  the  whole;  ''only  flesh  in  its  life— ita 
 blood — ye  do  not  eat. 
 
 ®  'And  only  your  blood  for  yotir  lives  do  I 
 require ;  from  the  hand  of  every  living  thing 
 I  require  it,  and  from  the  hand  of  man,  from 
 the  hand  of  every  man's  brother  I  require  the 
 life  of  man  ;  "  whoso  sheddeth  man's  blood, 
 by  man  is  his  blood  shed :  for  in  the  image  or 
 God  hath  He  made  man.  ''And  ye,  be  fruit- 
 5 
 
God's  covenant  icith  Noalu 
 
 IX.  S.— GENESIS.— XI.  2. 
 
 Births  of  Noah, 
 
 fill  ,in(T  multiply,  teem  ia  the  earth,  and  mul- 
 tiply in  it.' 
 
 ^And  God  spcahcth  unto  Noah,  and  unto 
 his  sons  ■with  him,  saying,  •' '  And  I,  lo,  I  am 
 cstahlishin,;^  My  covenant  with  you,  and  \vitli 
 your  seed  after  yon,  i"*  and  with  every  livin.;^ 
 creatiire  which  is  with  you,  among  fowl, 
 among  cattle,  and  among  every  beast  of  the 
 earth  with  you,  from  all  who  are  going  out  of 
 tlie  ark — to  every  beast  of  the  earth.  ^^  And 
 I  liave  established  My  covenant  with  yon, 
 and  all  llesli  is  not  any  more  cut  off  by  waters 
 of  a  deluge,  and  there  is  not  any  more  a  de- 
 luge to  destroy  the  eartli.' 
 
 I'^And  God  saitli,  'This  is  a  token  of  the 
 covenant  which  I  am  giving  between  Mo  and 
 yon,  and  e\'ery  living  creature  that  is  ■with 
 you,  to  generations  age-during ;  ^^  My  bow  I 
 have  given  in  the  cloud,  and  it  hath  been  for 
 a  token  of  a  covenant  between  Me  and  the 
 earth  ;  ^■*  and  it  hath  come  to  pass  (in  My 
 sending  a  cloud  over  the  earth)  tliat  the  bow 
 hath  been  seen  in  the  cloud,  ^^  and  I  have  re- 
 membered My  covenant  which  is  between  Me 
 and  you,  and  every  liv-ing  creature  among  all 
 fiesli,  and  the  waters  become  no  more  a  deluge 
 to  destroy  all  flesh  ;  ^''  and  the  bow  hath  been 
 in  the  cloud,  and  I  have  seen  it — to  remember 
 the  covenant  age-during  between  God  and 
 every  li^'ing  creature  among  all  flesh  which  is 
 on  the  earth.' 
 
 ^''And  God  saith  imto  Noah,  'This  is  a 
 token  of  the  covenant  which  I  have  establish- 
 ed between  Me  and  all  flesh  that  is  upon  the 
 earth.' 
 
 18  And  the  sons  of  Noah  who  are  going  out 
 of  the  ark  are  Shem,  and  Ham,  and  Japheth; 
 and  Ham  is  father  of  Canaan.  ^^  These  three 
 are  sons  of  Noah,  and  from  these  hath  all  the 
 earth  been  overspread. 
 
 ""  And  Noah  remaineth  a  man  of  the  ground, 
 and  planteth  a  vdneyard,  -^  and  drinketh  of 
 the  ^vine,  and  is  drunken,  and  uncovereth 
 himself  in  the  midst  of  the  tent.  --  And  Ham, 
 father  of  Canaan,  seeth  the  nakedness  of  his 
 father,  and  declareth  to  his  two  brethren 
 without.  -^  And  Shem  takcth— Japheth  also 
 — the  garment,  and  they  place  on  the  shoul- 
 der of  them  both,  and  go  backward,  and 
 cover  the  nakedness  of  their  father;  and  their 
 faces  are  backward,  and  their  father's  naked- 
 ness they  have  not  seen. 
 
 -■'And  Noah  awakcth  from  his  wine,  and 
 kno^vveth  that  which  his  young  son  hath  done 
 to  him,  -''  and  saith  : 
 '  Cursed  is  Canaan, 
 Servant  of  servants  he  is  to  his  brethren.' 
 
 ""  And  he  saith : 
 '  Blessed  of  Jehovah  my  God  is  Shem, 
 And  Canaan  is  servant  to  him. 
 
 ^  God  doth  give  beauty  to  Japheth, 
 And  he  dwelletli  in  tents  of  Shem, 
 And  Canaan  is  servant  to  him.' 
 
 **And  Noah  liveth  after  the  deluge  three 
 hundred  and  fifty  years  ;  -"  and  all  the  days 
 of  Noah  are  niiK!  hundred  and  fifty  years,  and 
 he  dicth. 
 
 X.  1  And  these  are  births  of  the  sons  of 
 Noah,  Sliem,  Ham,  and  .Japheth ;  and  born  to 
 tlicm  are  sons  after  the  deluge. 
 
 "Sons  of  Japlietli  are  Gomer,  and  Magog, 
 G 
 
 and  Madai,  and  Javan,  and  Tubal,  and 
 Moshech,  and  Tiras.  *And  sons  of  Gomer 
 are  Ashkenaz,  and  Kiphath,  and  Togannah. 
 •'And  sons  of  Javan  acf  Elishah,  and  Tarshisli, 
 Kittim,  and  Dodanim.  •'"'By  these  have  the 
 isles  of  the  nations  l)een  parted  in  their  lands, 
 each  by  his  tongue,  by  their  families,  in  their 
 nations. 
 
 "And  sons  of  Ham  are  Cush,  and  Mitzraim, 
 and  Plmt,  and  Canaan.  "And  sons  of  Cush 
 are  Seba,  and  Havilah,  and  Sabtah,  and 
 Raamah,  and  Sabtechah ;  and  sons  of  Raamah 
 are  Sheba  and  Dcdan. 
 
 8  And  Cush  hath  begotten  Nimrod  ;  ^  he 
 hath  begun  to  be  a  hero  in  the  laud ;  he  hath 
 been  a  hero  in  hunting  before  Jehovah;  there- 
 fore it  is  said,  'As  Nimrod  the  hero  in  hunt- 
 ing before  Jehovah.'  I'^And  the  first  part  of 
 his  kingdom  is  Babel,  and  Ereeli,  and  Accad, 
 and  Calneh,  in  the  land  of  Shinar ;  ^^  from 
 that  land  he  hath  gone  out  to  Asshur,  and 
 bmldeth  Nineveh,  even  the  broad  places  of 
 the  city,  and  Calah,  '"and  Resen,  between 
 Nineveh  and  Calah  ;  it  is  the  great  city. 
 
 '^And  Mitzraim  hath  begotten  the  Ludim, 
 and  the  Anamim,  and  tlie  Lehabim,  and  the 
 Nai>htuhim,  '•'and  the  Pathrusini,  and  the 
 Casluliim,  (whence  have  come  out  Philistim,) 
 and  the  Ca|;ihtorim. 
 
 '5  And  Canaan  hath  begotten  Sidon  his 
 first-born,  and  Heth,  '"  and  the  Jebusite,  and 
 the  Amorite,  and  the  Girgashite,  '"and  tho 
 Hivite,  and  the  Arkite,  and  the  Sinite,  '^and 
 the  Arvadite,  and  the  Zemarite,  and  tho 
 Hamathite;  and  afterwards  have  the  families 
 of  the  Canaanite  been  scattereth 
 
 I'' And  the  border  of  the  Canaanite  is  from 
 Sidon,  in  thy  coming  towards  Gerar,  unto 
 Gaza;  in  thy  coming  towards  Sodom,  and 
 Gomorrah,  and  Admah,  and  Zelioim,  \mto 
 Lasha.  ™  These  are  sons  of  Ham,  by  their 
 families,  by  their  tongues,  in  their  lands,  in 
 their  nations. 
 
 -'As  to  Shem,  father  of  all  sons  of  Eber, 
 brother  of  Japheth  the  elder,  he  hath  also 
 begotten : 
 
 --Sons  of  Shem  are  Elam,  and  Asshur,  and 
 Arphaxad,  and  TiUd,  and  Aram.  '-"-'And  sons 
 of  Aram  are  Uz,  and  Ihil,  and  Gcthcr,  and 
 Alash.  -•'And  Ariihaxad  hath  begotten  Sa- 
 1  ah,  and  Salah  hath  begotten  Eber.  -'And 
 to  Eber  have  two  sons  been  born  ;  the  name 
 of  the  one  is  Peleg  (for  in  his  days  hath  the 
 earth  been  divided),  and  his  brother's  name 
 is  Joktan.  -"And  Joktan  hath  begotten  Al- 
 modad,  and  Sheleph,  and  Hazarmaveth,  and 
 Jerah,  -"and  Hadoram.  and  Uzal,  and  Dik- 
 lah,  "-^and  Obal.  and  Abimael.  and  Sheba, 
 -•'and  Ophir,  and  Havilah,  and  Jobab;  .all 
 these  are  sous  of  Joktan  ;  ^^  and  their  dwell- 
 ing is  from  Mcsha,  in  thy  coming  towards 
 Sepliar,  a  mount  of  the  cast.  ■*'  These  are 
 sons  of  Shem,  by  their  families,  by  their 
 tongues,  in  their  lands,  by  their  nations. 
 
 ^^These  are  families  of  the  sons  of  Noah, 
 by  their  births,  in  tlieir  nations,  and  by  these 
 liave  the  nations  been  parted  in  tho  earth 
 after  the  deluge. 
 
 XI.  '  AND  the  whole  earth  is  of  one  pro- 
 nunciation, and  of  the  same  words,  ^  and  it 
 Cometh  to  pass,  in  their  journeying  from  the 
 
The  confusion  of  tongiies. 
 
 XT.  3.— GENESIS.— XII.  16. 
 
 The  call  of  Abram.. 
 
 east,  that  tlicy  find  .1  v.illcy  in  the  land  of 
 Sliiuar,  and  dwell  there  ;  ^and  they  say  each 
 one  to  his  noigldHMir,  'Give  help,  let  lis  make 
 bricks,  and  hnrn  them  thoroughly:'  and  the 
 brick  is  to  them  for  stone,  and  the  bitu- 
 men hath  been  to  them  for  mortal-.  ■'And 
 they  say,  'Give  help,  let  us  build  for  our- 
 selves a  city  and  tower,  and  its  head  in  the 
 heavens,  and  make  for  ourselves  a  name,  lest 
 we  be  scattered  over  the  face  of  all  the 
 earth.' 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  cometh  down  to  see  the  city 
 and  the  tower  which  the  sous  of  men  have 
 biiilded  ;  "  and  Jehovah  saith,  '  Lo,  the  people 
 Is  one,  and  one  pronunciation  Is  to  them  all, 
 and  this  it  hath  dreamed  of  doinp; ;  and  now, 
 nothing  is  restrained  from  them  of  that  which 
 they  have  piirposed  to  do.  ''  Give  help,  let  Us 
 go  down,  and  mingle  there  theu"  pronuncia- 
 tion, so  that  a  man  doth  not  understand  the 
 pronunciation  of  his  companion.' 
 
 ^And  Jeliovah  doth  scatter  them  from 
 thence  o\ev  the  face  of  all  the  earth,  and 
 they  cease  to  build  the  city ;  ^  therefore  hath 
 one  called  its  name  Babel,  for  there  hatli 
 Jehovah  mingled  the  prommciation  of  all  the 
 eartli,  and  from  thence  hath  Jehovah  scat- 
 tered them  over  the  face  of  all  the  earth. 
 
 ^^  These  are  births  of  Shem :  Shem  is  a  sou 
 of  an  hundred  years,  and  begetteth  Ar- 
 phaxad  two  years  after  the  deluge.  i^And 
 Shem  livetli  after  his  begetting  Arphaxad 
 five  hundred  years,  and  begetteth  sons  and 
 daughters. 
 
 ^-And  Arphaxad  hath  lived  five  and  thirty 
 years,  and  begetteth  Salah.  i-'  And  Arphaxacl 
 liveth  after  his  begetting  Salah  four  hun- 
 dred and  three  years,  and  begetteth  sous  and 
 daughters. 
 
 ^■'And  Salah  hath  lived  thirty  years,  and 
 begetteth  Eber.  ^^^^^^  Salah  liveth  after 
 his  begetting  Eber  fom-  huucb-ed  and  three 
 years,  and  begetteth  sons  and  daughters. 
 
 i''And  Eber  liveth  foxir  and  thirty  years, 
 and  iDcgetteth  Peleg.  i''  And  Eber  liveth  after 
 his  begetting  Peleg  four  himdred  and  thirty 
 years,  and  begetteth  sous  and  daughters. 
 
 '^And  Peleg  liveth  thirty  years,  and  be- 
 getteth Reu.  13  And  Peleg  liveth  after  his 
 begetting  Reu  two  hundred  and  nine  years, 
 and  begetteth  sons  and  daughters. 
 
 -"  And  Reu  liveth  two  and  thirty  years, 
 and  begetteth  Serii^.  "'And  Reu  liveth 
 after  his  begetting  Serug  two  hundred  and 
 seven  years,  and  begetteth  sons  and  daughters. 
 
 "And  Serug  liveth  thirty  years,  and  be- 
 getteth Nahor.  -^And  Serug  liveth  after 
 his  begetting  Nahor  two  hundred  years,  and 
 begetteth  sons  and  daughters. 
 
 ^  And  Nahor  liveth  nine  and  twenty  years, 
 and  begetteth  Terah.  -■''And  Nahor  liveth 
 after  his  begetting  Terah  an  hundred  and 
 nineteen  years,  and  begetteth  sons  and  daugh- 
 ters. 
 
 -^  And  Terah  liveth  seventy  years,  and  be- 
 getteth Abram,  Nahor,  and  Haran. 
 
 ■■^And  these  are  births  of  Terah:  Terah 
 hath  begotten  Abram,  Nahor,  and  Haran; 
 and  Haran  hath  begotten  Lot ;  -^  and  Haran 
 dieth  in  the  presence  of  Terah  his  father,  in 
 the  land  of  his  birth,  in  Ur  of  the  Chaldees. 
 
 ='' And  Abram  and  Nahor  take  to  them- 
 selves wives;  the  name  of  Abram's  wife  is 
 Sarai,  and  the  name  of  Nahor's  wife  is  Milcah, 
 daughter  of  Haran,  father  of  Milcah,  and 
 fatlier  of  Iscah.  ^"And  Sarai  is  barren— she 
 hath  no  child. 
 
 31  And  Terah  takcth  Abram  his  sou,  and 
 Lot,  son  of  Haran,  his  sou's  son,  and  Sarai 
 his  daughter-in-law,  wife  of  Abram  his  son, 
 and  they  go  out  with  them  from  Ur  of  the 
 Chaldees,  to  go  towards  the  land  of  Canaan  ; 
 and  they  come  unto  Charau,  and  dwell  there. 
 
 ■*-  Aud  the  days  of  Terah  are  two  hundred 
 and  five  years,  and  Terah  dicth  in  Charau. 
 
 XII.  lAND  Jehovah  saith  unto  Abram, 
 '  Go  for  thyself,  from  thy  land,  and  from  thy 
 kindred,  aud  from  the  house  of  thy  father, 
 unto  the  land  which  I  shew  thee.  ^And  I 
 make  thee  become  a  great  nation,  and  bless 
 thee,  aud  make  thy  name  great;  and  be 
 thou  a  blessing.  ^Aud  I  bless  those  bless- 
 ing thee,  aud  him  who  is  disesteeming  thee  I 
 cm-se,  aud  blessed  iu  thee  have  been  all  fami- 
 lies of  the  ground.' 
 
 ■'And  Abram  goeth  on,  as  Jehovah  hath 
 spoken  unto  him,  and  Lot  goeth  with  him, 
 and  Abram  is  a  sou  of  five  and  seventy  years 
 in  his  going  out  from  Charau.  ''  And  Abram 
 taketh  Sarai  his  wife,  aud  Lot  his  brother's 
 son,  and  all  their  substance  that  they  have 
 gained,  _  aud  the  ]3ersons  that  they  have  ob- 
 tained iu  Charau ;  and  they  go  out  to  go  to- 
 wards the  land  of  Canaan ;  and  they  come  in 
 to  the  land  of  Canaan.  ''  And  Abram  passeth 
 over  into  the  laud,  unto  the  place  Sheehein, 
 imto  the  oak  of  Moreh ;  and  the  Cauaanite  is 
 then  in  the  land. 
 
 ^And  Jehovah  appeareth  unto  Abram,  and 
 saith,  'To  thy  seed  I  give  this  laud;'  and  he 
 buildeth  there  an  altar  to  Jehovah,  who  hath 
 appeared  unto  him.  ^  And  he  remo veth  from 
 thence  towards  a  mountain  at  the  east  of 
 Beth-El,  and  stretcheth  out  the  tent  (Betli-El 
 at  the  west,  and  Hai  at  the  east),  and  he 
 buildeth  there  an  altar  to  Jehovah,  and 
 preacheth  in  the  name  of  Jehovah. 
 
 '■'  And  Abram  journeyeth,  going  on  and  joiir- 
 neyiug  towards  the  south. 
 
 '"And  there  is  a  famine  in  the  land,  and 
 Abram  goeth  down  towards  Egypt  to  sojourn 
 there,  for  the  famine  is  grievous  iu  the  land ; 
 11  and  it  cometh  to  pass  as  he  hath  drawn 
 near  to  enter  Egypt,  that  he  saith  unto  Sarai 
 his  wife,  '  Lo,  I  pray  thee,  I  have  known  that 
 thou  art  a  woman  of  beautiful  appearance; 
 1^  and  it  hath  come  to  pass  that  the  Egyp- 
 tians see  thee,  and  they  have  said,  '  This  is 
 his  wife,'  aud  they  have  slain  me,  and  thee 
 they  keep  alive:  '^say,  I  pray  thee,  ihoMart 
 my  sister,  so  that  it  is  well  with  me  because 
 of  thee,  and  my  soul  hath  lived  for  thy 
 sake.' 
 
 1*  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  entering  of 
 Abram  into  Egypt,  that  the  Egyptians  see  the 
 woman  that  she  is  exceeding  fair  ;  1^  and 
 princes  of  Pharaoh  see  her,  and  praise  her 
 unto  Pharaoh,  and  the  woman  is  taken  to 
 Pharaoh's  house  ;  '^and  to  Abram  he  hath 
 done  good  because  of  her,  and  he  bath  sheep 
 and  oxen,  and  he-asses,  and  men-servants, 
 and  handmaids,  and  she-asses,  and  camels. 
 
Lot's  separation  from  Abram.      xii.  17. — GENESIS. — xiv.  23.  Lot's  caplui-e  and  rescue. 
 
 ^^Aud  Jehovah  plagueth  Pharaoh  and  his 
 house — great  i)la,u;ue3 — for  the  matter  of  Sarai, 
 Abram's  wife.  '*  AikI  Pharaoh  callcth  for 
 Abram,  and  saiLh,  '\\niat  is  this  thou  liast 
 done  to  me?  why  hast  thou  not  decLarcd  to 
 me  that  she  is  thy  \vife?  ^^Why  hast  thou 
 said,  She  is  my  sister,  and  I  take  her  to  my- 
 self for  a  wife?  and  now,  lo,  thy  ^\^fe,  take 
 and  go.'  ^"And  Pliaraoli  chargeth  men  con- 
 cerning  him,  and  tliey  scud  him  away,  and 
 his  wife,  and  all  tliat  he  hath. 
 
 XTII.  '  AND  Abram  goeth  u]i  from  Egyi)t 
 (he  and  his  wife,  and  all  that  he  hath,  and 
 Lot  with  him)  towards  the  south  ;  -and 
 Abram  is  exceedingly  wealtliy  in  cattle,  in 
 silver,  and  in  gold.  ^And  he  goeth  on  his 
 journey ings  from  the  so^ith,  even  unto  Bethel, 
 unto  the  place  where  his  tent  had  been  at  the 
 commencement,  between  Bethel  ami  Hai  — 
 ■•unto  the  place  of  the  altar  which  he  made 
 there  at  tne  iirst,  and  there  doth  Abram 
 preach  in  the  name  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  And  also  to  Lot,  wlio  is  going  with  Abram, 
 there  hath  been  sheep  and  oxen  and  tents  ; 
 "and  the  land  hath  not  suil'crcd  them  to  dwell 
 together,  for  their  substance  liath  been  much, 
 and  they  have  not  been  able  to  dwell  together ; 
 'and  there  is  a  strife  Ijetween  those  feeding 
 Abram's  cattle  and  those  feeding  Lot's  cattle ; 
 and  the  Canaauite  and  the  Perizzite  are  then 
 dwelling  in  the  laud. 
 
 8  And  Abram  saith  unto  Lot,  '  Let  there  not, 
 I  pray  thee,  be  strife  between  me  and  thee, 
 and  between  my  shepherds  and  thy  shepherds, 
 for  we  a7-e  men — brethren.  "Is  not  all  the 
 land  before  thee?  be  i>arted,  I  pray  thee,  from 
 me;  if  to  the  left,  then  I  to  the  right;  and  if 
 to  the  right,  then  I  to  the  left.' 
 
 ^^  And  Lot  lifteth  up  his  eyes,  and  seeth  the 
 whole  circuit  of  the  Jordan  that  it  is  all  a 
 watered  country  (before  Jehovah's  destroying 
 Sodom  and  Gomorrali,  as  Jehovah's  garden,  as 
 the  land  of  Egyijt,)  m  tliy  coming  toward 
 Zoar,  "  and  Lot  chooseth  for  himself  the 
 whole  circuit  of  tlie  Jordan;  and  Lot  jour- 
 ueyeth  from  the  east,  and  they  are  parted — a 
 man  from  his  companion ;  ^- Abram  liatli  dwelt 
 in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  Lot  liatli  dwelt  in 
 the  cities  of  the  circuit,  and  tenteth  luito 
 Sodom  ;  ^''and  the  men  of  Sodom  are  evil, 
 and  sinners  before  Jehovah  exceedingly. 
 
 ^■•And  Jehovah  said  unto  Abram,  after 
 Lot's  being  parted  from  him,  '  Lift  up,  I  pray 
 thee,  tliine  eyes,  and  look  from  the  place 
 where  tliou  art,  northward,  and  southward, 
 and  eastward,  and  westward;  ^'"'for  the  whole 
 of  the  land  wliich  thou  are  seeing,  to  thee  I 
 
 f've  it,  and  to  thy  seed — to  the  age.  'i^And 
 have  set  thy  seed  as  dust  of  the  earth,  so 
 that,  if  one  is  able  to  number  the  dust  of  the 
 earth,  even  thy  seed  is  niunbered;  ^''rise,  go 
 up  and  down  tlirough  the  land,  to  its  length, 
 and  to  its  breadth,  for  to  thee  1  give  it.' 
 
 '^And  Abram  tcntetli,  and  cometh,  and 
 dwelleth  among  tlie  oaks  of  Mamre,  v/liicli 
 are  in  Hebron,  and  buildeth  there  an  altar 
 to  Jehovah. 
 
 XIV.  ^  AND  it  cometh  to  pass  in  tlie  days 
 
 of  Amraphel  king  of  Shiuar,   Arioch  king  of 
 
 Ellasar,    Cliedorlaomer  king  of    ELani,    and 
 
 Tidal  king  of  Goyim.  -they  have  made  \va,v 
 
 S 
 
 witli  Bera  king  of  Sodom,  and  with  Birsha 
 king  of  Gomorrah,  Shinab  king  of  Admah, 
 and  Sheme])er  king  of  Z('l)oim,  and  the  king 
 of  Bcila,  which  is  Zoar.  ■*  All  these  have  been 
 joined  together  unto  the  valley  of  Siddim, 
 which  is  the  Salt  Sea;  ■* twelve  years  they 
 served  Chedorlaomer,  and  the  thirteenth  year 
 they  rebelled. 
 
 ''And  in  tlie  fourteenth  year  came  Che- 
 dorlaomer, and  the  kings  who  are  with  Mm, 
 and  tliey  smite  the  Rephaim  in  Ashteroth 
 Karnaim,  and  the  Zuzim  in  Hain,  and  the 
 Emim  in  Shaveh  Kiriathaim,  ''and  the  Hor- 
 itcs  in  their  mount  Seir,  unto  El-Paran,  which 
 is  by  the  wilderness  ;  ^aud  they  turn  back 
 and  come  in  unto  En-Mislqiat,  which  is 
 Kadesh,  and  smite  the  whole  iield  of  the 
 Anialekite,  and  also  the  Amoritc  who  is 
 dwelling  in  Hazezon-Tamar. 
 
 '^And  the  Idng  of  Sodom  goeth  out,  and 
 the  king  of  Gomorrah,  and  the  king  of  Ad- 
 mah, and  the  king  of  Zeboim,  and  the  king 
 of  Bela,  which  is  Zoar ;  and  they  set  the 
 liattle  in  array  with  them  in  the  valley  of 
 Siddim,  "  with  Chedorlaomer  king  of  Elam, 
 and  Tidal  king  of  Goyim,  and  Amraphel  king 
 of  Shiuar,  and  Arioch  king  of  Ellasar;  four 
 kings  with  the  five.  ^^Aud  the  valley  of 
 Siddim  is  full  of  bitumen-pits  ;  and  the  kings 
 of  Sodom  and  Gomorrali  flee,  and  fall  there, 
 and  those  left  have  lied  to  the  mountain. 
 
 ^^And  they  take  the  wliole  substance  of 
 Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and  the  whole  of  their 
 food,  and  go  away ;  '-  and  they  take  Lot, 
 Abram's  brother's  son  (seeing  he  is  dwelling 
 in  Sodom),  and  his  substance,  and  go  away. 
 
 13  And  one  who  is  escaping  cometh  and 
 declareth  to  Abram  the  Hebrew,  and  he  is 
 dwelling  among  tlie  oaks  of  Mamre  the  Amor- 
 ite,  brother  of  Eshcol,  and  brother  of  Ancr, 
 and  they  are  Abram's  allies.  ^^  And  Abram 
 heareth  that  his  brother  hath  l)een  taken 
 captive,  and  he  di-aweth  out  his  trained 
 domestics,  three  hundred  and  eighteen,  and 
 pursueth  unto  Dan. 
 
 1^  And  he  divideth  himself  against  them  by 
 night,  he  and  Iiis  servants,  and  smitcth  them, 
 and  pursueth  them  unto  Hobah,  which  is  at 
 the  left  of  Damascus  ;  '''  and  he  bringeth 
 back  the  whole  of  the  substance,  and  also 
 Lot  his  brother  and  his  substance  hath  lie 
 brought  back,  and  also  the  women  and  tlie 
 people. 
 
 1"  And  the  king  of  Sodom  goeth  out  to  meet 
 him  (after  his  turning  back  from  the  smiting 
 of  Chedorlaomer,  and  of  the  kings  who  are 
 with  him),  unto  the  valley  of  Shaveh,  which 
 is  the  kiu^^'s  valley.  ^^  And  Melchizedek  king 
 of  Salem  hath  brought  out  bread  and  wine, 
 and  he  is  priest  of  God  Most  High  ;  '"and  he 
 blesseth  him,  and  saith,  'Blessed  is  Abram  to 
 God  Most  High,  jiossessing  heaven  and  earth  ; 
 -"and  l)Icssed  is  God  Most  High,  who  hath 
 delivered  thine  advei"sarics  into  thy  hand;' 
 and  he  givcth  to  him  a  tenth  of  all. 
 
 '■^\  And  the  Icing  of  Sodom  saith  unto  Abi-am, 
 '  Give  to  me  tlie  ])er3ons,  and  the  substance 
 take  to  tliyself,'  ■--  and  Abram  saith  unto  the 
 kiug  of  Sodom,  '  1  have  liftc<l  up  my  hand 
 unto  Jehovah,  (Jod  Most  High,  possessing 
 licaven  and  earth  — -■'  from  a  thread  e\en  unto 
 
OoiTs  covenant  icith  Ahram.        xiv.  24.— GEi^ESlS.— xvii.  7. 
 
 Birth  of  JahmaeL 
 
 a  shoe-latchet  I  tal^e  not  of  anything  which 
 thou  hast,  that  thou  say  not,  I— I  have  made 
 Abramrich ;  ^  save  only  that  whicli  the  yoting 
 men  have  eaten,  and  the  j-iortion  of  the  men 
 who  have  gone  with  me — Aner,  Eshcol,  and 
 Mamre — thev  take  their  portion.' 
 
 XV.  1  AFTER  these  things  hath  the  word 
 of  Jehovah  been  unto  Abram  in  a  \'ision,  say- 
 ing, '  Fear  not,  Abram,  I  mn  a  sliield  to  thee, 
 thy  reward  is  exceeding  great.'     -  And  Ab- 
 ram saith,  '  Loi'd  Jehovah,  what  dost  Thou 
 give  to  me,  and  I  am  going  childless?  and  an  j 
 acquired  sou  in  my  house  is  DemmesekEliezer.'  I 
 3  And  Abram  saith,    '  Lo,  to  me  Thou  hast  j 
 not  given  seed,  and  lo,  a  domestic  doth  heir 
 ine.' 
 
 ■*  And  lo,  the  word  of  Jehovah  is  unto  him, 
 saying,  '  This  one  doth  not  heir  thee ;  but  he 
 who  cometh  out  from  thy  bowels,  he  doth 
 heir  thee  ; '  ^  and  He  bringeth  him  out  with- 
 •lut,  and  saith,  '  Look  attentively,  I  pi'ay 
 thee,  towards  the  heavens,  and  count  the 
 stars,  if  thou  art  able  to  count  them ;'  and  He 
 saith  to  him,  'Thus  is  thy  seed.'  "And  he 
 hath  believed  in  Jehovah,  and  He  reckoneth 
 it  to  him — righteousness. 
 
 ^  And  He  saith  unto  him,  '  I  am  Jehovah 
 who  brought  thee  out  from  Ur  of  the  Chal- 
 dees,  to  give  to  thee  this  land  to  possess  it ; ' 
 8  and  he  saith,  '  Lord  Jehovah,  whereby  do  I 
 Icnow  that  I  possess  it?' 
 
 ^  And  He  saith  unto  him,  '  Take  for  Me  a 
 heifer  of  three  years,  and  a  she-goat  of  three 
 years,  and  a  ram  of  three  years,  and  a  tm-tle- 
 dove,  and  a  yoimg  bird  ; '  i"  and  he  taketh  to 
 him  all  these,  and  separateth  them  in  the 
 midst,  and  putteth  each  piece  over  against  its 
 fellow,  but  the  bird  he  hath  not  divided; 
 '^  and  the  ravenous  birds  come  do^vn  upon 
 the  carcases,  and  Abram  causeth  them  to  turn 
 back. 
 
 12  And  the  sun  is  about  to  go  in,  and  deep 
 sleep  hath  fallen  upon  Abram,  and  lo,  a  ter- 
 ror of  great  darkness  is  falling  upon  him ; 
 13  and  He  saith  to  Abram,  '  Knowing — loiow 
 that  thy  seed  is  a  sojourner  in  a  land  not 
 theirs,  and  they  have  served  them,  and  they 
 have  afHicted  them  fourhundi-ed  years,  "and 
 the  nation  also  whom  they  serve  1  judge,  and 
 after  this  they  go  out  with  gi-eat  substance  ; 
 ]^  and  thou — thou  comest  in  unto  thy  fathers 
 in  peace ;  thou  art  buried  in  a  good  old  age ; 
 1"  and  the  fourth  generation  doth  turn  back 
 hither,  for  the  iniquity  of  the  Amorite  is  not 
 yet  complete.' 
 
 i^And  it  cometh  to  pass — the  sun  hath 
 gone  in,  and  thick  darkness  hath  been — and 
 lo,  a  furnace  of  smoke,  and  a  lamp  of  fire, 
 which  hath  passed  over  between  those  pieces. 
 
 18  In  that  day  hath  Jehovah  made  with 
 Abram  a  covenant,  saying,  'To  thy  seed  I 
 have  given  this  land,  from  the  river  of  Egypt 
 unto  the  great  river,  the  river  Phrat,  i^  with 
 the  Keuite,  and  the  Keuizzite,  and  the  Kad- 
 inouite,  -<*  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite, 
 and  the  Rephaim,  ^i  and  the  Amorite,  and 
 the  Canaauite,  and  the  Girgashite,  and  the 
 Jebusite.' 
 
 XVI.  1  AND  Sarai,  Abrani's  wife,  hath  not 
 borne  to  him,  and  she  hath  an  hancbnaid,  an 
 Egyptian,    and  her   name   is  Hagar  ;    *  and 
 
 Rarai  saith  unto  Abram,  'Lo,  I  pray  thee, 
 .Jehovah  hath  restrained  me  from  bearing,  go 
 in,  I  pray  thcc,  unto  my  handmaid;  perhaiis 
 I  am  built  ui3  from  her ;_'  and  Abram  hearken- 
 eth  to  the  voice  of  Sarai. 
 
 3  And  Sarai,  Abram's  wife,  taketh  Hagar 
 the  Egyi^tian,  her  handmaid,  at  the  end  of  the 
 tenth  year  of  Abram's  dwelling  in  the  land  of 
 Canaan,  and  giveth  her  to  Abram  her  hus- 
 band, to  him  for  a  wife,  •*  and  he  goeth  in 
 unto  Hagar,  and  she  conceiveth,  and  she 
 seeth  that  she  hath  conceived,  and  her  mis- 
 tress is  lightly  esteemed  in  her  eyes. 
 
 ^  And  Sai-ai  saith  imto  Abram,  My  violence 
 is  for  thee ;  I — I  have  given  mine  handmaid 
 into  thy  bosom,  and  she  seeth  that  she  hath 
 conceived,  and  I  am  lightly  esteemed  in  her 
 eyes ;  Jehovah  doth  judge  between  me  and 
 thee.'  "And  Abram  saith  imto  Sarai,  '  Lo, 
 thine  handmaid  is  in  thine  hand,  do  to  her 
 that  which  is  good  in  thine  eyes;'  and  Sarai 
 afHicted  her,  and  she  fleeth  from  her  pre- 
 sence. 
 
 ''  And  a  messenger  of  Jehovah  findcth  her 
 by  the  fountain  of  water  in  the  wilderness,  l^y 
 the  fountain  in  the  way  to  Sluir,  *^  and  ho 
 saith,  '  Hagar,  Sarai's  handmaid,  whence 
 hast  thou  come,  and  whither  dost  thou  go?' 
 and  she  saith,  '  From  the  presence  of  Sarai, 
 my  mistress,  I  am  fleeing.' 
 
 ■'And  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  saith  to 
 her,  '  Tiu-n  back  unto  thy  mistress,  and 
 humble  thyself  imder  her  hands  ; '  i"  and  the 
 messenger  of  Jehovah  saith  to  her,  '  Multi- 
 plying I  multiply  thy  seed,  and  it  is  not  nimi- 
 bered  from  multitiide ; '  "  and  the  messenger 
 of  Jehovah  saith  to  her,  '  Behold  thou  art 
 conceiving,  and  bearing  a  son,  and  hast  called 
 his  name  Ishmael,  for  Jehovah  hath  hearken- 
 ed unto  thine  affliction ;  ^"^  and  he  is  a  wild-ass 
 man,  his  hand  against  every  one,  and  every 
 one's  hand  against  him — and  before  the  face 
 of  all  his  brethren  he  dwelleth.' 
 
 13  And  she  calleth  the  name  of  Jehovah  who 
 is  speaking  unto  her,  'Thou  art,  0  God,  my 
 beholder ; '  for  she  said,  '  Even  here  have  I 
 looked  behind  my  beholder  ? '  i-*  therefore 
 hath  one  called  the  weU,  'The  well  of  the 
 Living  One,  my  beholder;'  lo,  between  Ka- 
 desh  and  Bered,  i^  And  Hagar  beareth  to 
 Abram  a  son;  and  Abram  calleth  the  name 
 of  his  son,  whom  Hagar  hath  borne,  Ishmael ; 
 1"  and  Abram  is  a  son  of  eighty  and  six  years 
 in  Hagar's  bearing  Ishmael  to  Abram. 
 
 XVII.  1  AND  Abram  is  a  son  of  ninety  and 
 nine  years,  and  Jehovah  appeareth  unto  Ab- 
 ram, and  saith  imto  him,  'I  am  God  Almighty, 
 walk  habitually  before  Me,  and  be  thou  per- 
 fect ;  "  and  I  give  My  covenant  between  Me 
 and  thee,  and  multiply  thee  very  exceed- 
 ingly.' 
 
 3  And  Abram  falleth  upon  his  face,  and  God 
 speaketh  with  him,  saying,  *'I^o,  My  cove- 
 nant is  with  thee,  and  thou  hast  become  father 
 of  a  multitude  of  nations  ;  ^  and  thy  name  is 
 no  more  called  Abram,  biit  thy  name  hath 
 been  Abraham,  for  father  of  a  multitude  of 
 nations  have  I  made  thee  ;  "  and  I  have  made 
 thee  exceeding  fruitful,  and  made  thee  be- 
 come nations,  and  kings  go  out  from  thee. 
 
 '^  'And  I  have  established  My  covenant  be 
 9 
 
The  covenant  renewed.  xvii.  8.—  GENESIS. — xviii.  22.  Abraham  with  the  messengers. 
 
 tween  Mc  .and  tlieo,  imd  tliy  f?ee(l  after  tlice, 
 to  their  geiier.ations,  for  a  covenant  atce-dur- 
 ing,  to  become  God  to  thee,  and  to  tliy  seed 
 after  thee;  *and  I  liave  <(ivon  to  thee,  and 
 to  thy  seed  after  thee,  the  Land  of  thy  so- 
 joiirnings,  the  whole  Land  of  Canaan,  for  an 
 
 Eossession  age-during,  and  1  have  become  their 
 lod.' 
 
 ^  And  God  saith  unto  Abraham,  'And  thoit 
 'dost  keeji  My  covcn.ant,  thou  and  thy  seed 
 after  thee,  to  their  generations  ;  I'^this  is 
 My  covenant  which  ye  keep  between  Me  and 
 you,  and  thy  seed  after  thee :  Every  male  of 
 you  is  to  be  circumcised  ;  ^^  and  ye  have  cir- 
 cumcised the  llesli  of  your  foreskin,  and  it 
 hath  become  a  token  of  a  covenant  between 
 Me  and  you. 
 
 1^  'And  a  son  of  eight  days  is  circumcised  by 
 you  ;  every  male  to  your  generations,  born  in 
 the  house,  or  bought  with  money  from  any 
 son  of  a  stranger,  who  is  not  of  thy  seed  ;  ^-^  he 
 is  certainly  circumcised  who  is  born  in  thine 
 house,  or  bought  with  thy  money;  and  My 
 covenant  hath  become  in  your  flesh  a  cove- 
 nant age-during  :  "  and  an  imcircumcised 
 one,  a  male,  the  flesh  of  whose  foreskin  is  not 
 circumcised,  even  that  person  hath  been  cut 
 off  from  his  people ;  My  covenant  he  hath 
 broken.' 
 
 '^  And  God  saith  unto  Abraham,  '  Sarai 
 thy  wife — thou  dost  not  call  her  name  Sarai, 
 for  Sarah  is  her  name ;  '^^  and  I  have  bless- 
 ed her,  and  have  also  given  to  thee  a  son  from 
 her;  and  I  have  blessed  her,  and  she  hath 
 become  nations — kings  of  peoples  are  from 
 her.' 
 
 ^^  And  Abraham  falleth  upon  his  face,  and 
 laugheth,  and  saith  in  his  heart,  '  To  the  son 
 of  an  hundred  years  is  one  born?  or  doth 
 Sarah — daughter  of  ninety  years — bear?' 
 
 ^8  And  Abraham  saith  unto  God,  '  0  that 
 Ishmael  may  live  before  Thee;'  ^'-^and  God 
 saith,  '  Sarah  thy  Avife  is  certainly  bearing  a 
 son  to  thee,  and  thou  hast  called  his  name 
 Isaac,  and  I  have  established  My  _  covenant 
 with  him,  for  an  covenant  age-during,  to  his 
 seed  after  him.  -"  As  to  Ishmael,  I  have  heard 
 thee ;  lo,  I  have  blessed  him,  and  made  him 
 fruitful,  and  multiplied  him,  very  exceeding- 
 ly;  twelve  jirinces  doth  he  beget,  .and  I  have 
 made  him  become  a  great  nation  ;  -^  and  My 
 covenant  I  establish  with  Isaac,  whom  Sarah 
 doth  l)ear  to  thee  at  this  appointed  time  \\\ 
 the  next  year;'  -- and  He hnislieth  speaking 
 with  him,  and  God  gocth  up  from  Abraham. 
 
 ''•^And  Abraham  taketh  Ishmael  his  son, 
 and  all  those  born  in  his  house,  and  all  those 
 Iwught  witli  his  money — every  male  among 
 tlic  men  of  Al)raham's  house — and  circum- 
 cisetli  the  flesh  of  their  foreskin,  in  this  self- 
 B.ame  day,  as  God  hath  spoken  with  him. 
 
 ^  And  Abraham  is  a  son  of  ninety  aiul  nine 
 years  in  the  ilcsii  of  liis  foreskin  being  cir- 
 cumci.sed;  -''and  Ishmael  his  son  is  a  son  of 
 tliirteen  years  in  tlie  flcali  of  his  foreskin  be- 
 ing circiuncised  ;  -''in  this  self-same  day  hath 
 Abrali.am  l)ccn  circumcised,  and  Ishmael  his 
 son;  -'and  .all  the  men  of  his  house— born  in 
 the  house,  an<l  bought  wth  money  from  the 
 son  of  a  str.anger — have  been  circumcised  with 
 tiim. 
 
 10 
 
 XVIII.  1  AND  .Tehov.ah  appeareth  unto 
 liim  among  the  oaks  of  Mami-e,  and  he  is  sit- 
 ting at  the  opening  of  tlie  tent,  about  the  heat 
 of  tlie  day;  ^and  he  lifteth  u])  liis  eyes  .and 
 looketh,  and  lo,  three  men  standing  by  him, 
 and  he  seeth,  and  runneth  to  meet  them  from 
 the  opening  of  the  tent,  and  boweth  himself 
 towards  the  earth, 
 
 3  And  he  saith,  '  My  Lord,  if,  I  pray  thee,  I 
 iiave  found  grace  in  thine  eyes,  do  not,  I  pray 
 tliee,  pass  on  from  thy  servant ;  ^  let,  I  iir.ay 
 tliee,  a  little  water  be  accepted,  and  wash  your 
 feet,  and  recline  under  the  tree  ;  ^  and  I 
 bring  a  piece  of  bread,  and  support  ye  your 
 heart ;  afterwards  pass  on,  for  therefore  nave 
 ye  T:>assed  over  unto  yoiu-  servant;'  and  they 
 say,  'So  mawst  thon  do  as  thou  has  spoken.' 
 
 ''  And  Abraham  hasteth  towards  the  tent, 
 unto  S.arah,  and  s.aith,  '  Hasten  three  mea- 
 sures of  flour-meal,  knead,  and  make  cakes;' 
 ''  and  Abr.aham  ran  unto  the  herd,  and  t.ak- 
 eth  a  son  of  the  herd,  tender  and  good,  and 
 giveth  unto  the  young  man,  and  he  hasbeth 
 to  prepare  it;  ^and  he  taketli  butter  and 
 milk,  and  tlie  son  of  the  herd  which  he  h.ath 
 ]>repared,  and  setteth  before  them;  and  he  is 
 standing  by  them  under  the  tree,  and  they  do 
 eat, 
 
 "  And  they  say  unto  him.  '  Where  is  Sarah 
 thy  wife?'  and  lie  saith,  Lo — in  the  tent;' 
 1"  and  he  saith,  '  Returning  I  return  unto 
 thee,  about  the  time  of  life,  and  lo,  to  Sarali 
 thy  wife  a  son.' 
 
 ^1  And  Sarah  is  hearkening  at  the  opening 
 of  the  tent,  which  is  behind  him ;  i-  and 
 Abraham  and  Sarah  are  aged,  entering  into 
 days- -the  way  of  women  hath  ceased  to  be  to 
 Sarah  ;  ^^  and  Sarah  laugheth  in  her  he.art. 
 saying,  '  After  I  have  waxed  old  I  have  had 
 pleasure! — my  lord  also  is  old!' 
 
 i-'Aud  Jehovah  saith  unto  Abraham,  '\Vliy 
 is  this?  Sarah  hath  laughed,  saying.  Is  it  true 
 really — I  bear — and  I  am  aged  ?  Is  any  thing 
 too  wonderful  for  Jehovah  ?  at  the  appointed 
 time  I  return  unto  thee,  .about  the  time  of 
 life,  and  Sarah  hath  a  son.' 
 
 ^^And  Sarah  denieth,  saying,  'I  did  not 
 laugh;'  for  she  hath  lieen  afraid;  and  Ho 
 saith,  '  Nay,  but  thou  didst  Laugh.' 
 
 ^''Andthemen  rise  from  thence,  and  look 
 on  the  face  of  Sodom,  and  Abraham  is  going 
 with  them  to  send  them  away  ;  ^^  and  Jeho- 
 vah said,  'Am  I  concealing  from  Abrali.am 
 tli.at  which  I  am  doing,  ^^  and  Abraham  cer- 
 t.ainly  becometh  a  nation  gre.at  and  mighty, 
 and  blessed  in  him  have  been  all  nations  of 
 the  earth?  ^^for  I  h.ave  known  him,  that  ho 
 commandeth  his  children,  and  his  house  after 
 him  (and  they  have  kept  the  way  of  Jehovah), 
 to  do  righteousness  and  judgment,  th.at  Jeho- 
 v.ali  may  bring  on  Abrah.am  that  which  He 
 h.ath  spoken  concerning  him.' 
 
 -"And  Jehov.ali  saith,  'The  cry  of  Sodom 
 and  Gomorrah — because  great ;  and  their  sin 
 — because  exceeding  gi-ievous :  -^  I  go  do^^^l 
 now,  and  see  whether  according  to  its  cry 
 vvliicli  is  coming  unto  Mc  tlicy  liavo  dono 
 completely— and  if  not — I  know;'  -'-.and  tho 
 men  turn  from  tlience,  and  go  to\yard3  Sod- 
 om ;  and  Abr.aliam  is  yet  standing  before 
 .Jehovah. 
 
Abraham  pleadeth  for  Sodom,  xviii.  23.— GENESIS.— xix.  20. 
 
 Lot  is  sent  out  of  Sodom, 
 
 ''And  Abrah.am  drawetb  nigh  and  saith, 
 'Dost  Thou  also  consume  righteous  with  wick- 
 ed? ■-'■iperadventure  there  are  fifty  righteous 
 in  the  midst  of  the  city;  dost  Thou  also  con- 
 Bume,  and  not  bear  with  the  place  for  the 
 sake  of  the  fifty—  the  righteous  who  are  in  its 
 midst?  "^  Far  be  it  from  Thee  to  do  according 
 to  this  thing,  to  put  to  death  the  rigliteous 
 with  the  wicked;  that  it  hath  been — as  the 
 righteous  so  the  wicked — far  bo  it  from  Thee  ; 
 doth  the  Judge  of  all  the  earth  not  do  justice  V 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  saith,  '  If  I  find  in  Sodom 
 fifty  righteous  iu  the  midst  of  the  city,  then 
 have  I  borne  with  all  the  place  for  their 
 sake.' 
 
 ^  And  Abraham  answereth  and  saith,  '  Lo, 
 I  pray  thee,  I  have  willed  to  speak  imto  the 
 Lord,  and  I  —  dust  and  aslies  ;  "^peradveu- 
 ture  there  are  lacking  five  of  the  fifty  righte- 
 ous— dost  Thou  destroy  for  five  the  whole  of 
 the  city  ?'  and  He  saith,  '  I  destroy  it  not,  if  I 
 find  there  forty  and  five.' 
 
 ""  And  he  addeth  again  to  speak  imto  Him 
 and  saith,  '  Peradventure  there  are  found 
 there  forty?'  and  He  saith,  'I  do  ii  not,  be- 
 cause of  the  forty.' 
 
 20  And  he  saith,  'Let  it  not  be,  I  pray  thee, 
 displeasing  to  the  Lord,  and  I  speali :  perad- 
 venture there  are  found  there  thirty?'  and 
 He  saith,  'I  do  it  not,  if  I  find  there  thirty.' 
 
 3^  And  he  saith,  Lo,  I  pray  thee,  I  have 
 willed  to  speak  unto  the  Lord :  peradventure 
 there  are  found  there  twenty?'  and  He  saith, 
 '  I  do  not  destroy  it,  because  of  the  twenty. ' 
 
 ^-  And  he  saith,  '  Let  it  not  be,  I  pray  Thee, 
 displeasing  to  the  Lord,  and  I  speak  only  this 
 time  :  peradventure  there  are  found  there 
 ten?'  and  He  saith,  'I  do  not  destroy  it,  be- 
 cause of  the  ten.' 
 
 22  And  Jehovah  goeth  on,  when  He  hath 
 finished  speaking  imto  Abraham,  and  Abra- 
 ham hath  turned  back  to  his  place. 
 
 XIX.  1  AND  two  of  the  messengers  come 
 towards  Sodom  at  even,  and  Lot  is  sitting  at 
 the  gate  of  Sodom,  and  Lot  seeth,  and  riseth 
 to  meet  them,  and  boweth  himself — face  to 
 the  earth,  "and  he  saith,  'Lo,  I  pray  yoii, 
 my  lords,  turn  aside,  I  pray  yon,  imto  the 
 house  of  your  servant,  and  lodge,  and  wash 
 your  feet— then  ye  have  risen  early  and  gone 
 ou  your  Avay;'  and  they  say,  'Nay,  but  in 
 the  broad  place  we  do  lodge.' 
 
 2  And  he  presseth  on  them  greatly,  and 
 they  tiirn  aside  imto  him,  and  come  iu  tmto 
 his  house ;  and  he  maketh  for  them  a  ban- 
 quet, and  hath  baked  unleavened  things ; 
 and  they  do  eat. 
 
 ■*  Before  they  lie  down,  the  men  of  the 
 city — men  of  Sodom — have  come  round  about 
 against  the  house,  from  young  even  unto 
 aged,  all  the  people  from  the  extremity; 
 *  and  they  call  unto  Lot  and  say  to  him, 
 '  Where  are  the  men  who  have  come  in  unto 
 thee  to-night?  bring  them  oiit  imto  us,  and 
 we  know  them.' 
 
 ^  And  Lot  goeth  out  unto  them,  to  the 
 opening,  aud  the  door  hath  shut  behind  him, 
 'and  saith,  'Do  not,  I  pray  yoiu  my  breth- 
 ren, do  evil ;  ''lo.  I  pray  you,  I  have  two 
 daughters,  who  nave  not  known  any  one ; 
 let  me,  I  pray  yon,  bring  them  out  unto  yon. 
 
 and  do  to  them  as  is  good  in  your  eyes ;  only 
 to  these  men  do  not  anything,  for  therefore 
 have  they  come  in  within  the  shadow  of  my 
 roof.' 
 
 "  And  they  say,  '  Come  nigh  hither  ; '  they 
 say  also,  '  This  one  hath  come  in  to  sojourn, 
 and  he  certainly  judgeth !  now,  we  do  evil  to 
 thee  more  than  to  them;'  and  they  pre.ss 
 against_  the  man,  against  Lot  greatly,  and 
 come  nigh  to  break  the  door. 
 
 i"Aridthemen  pxit  forth  their  hand,  and 
 bring  in  Lot  unto  them,  into  the  house,  and 
 have  shut  the  door ;  "  aud  the  men  who 
 are  at  the  opening  of  the  house  they  have 
 smitten  vfith.  blindness,  from  small  even 
 unto  great,  and  they  weary  themselves  to 
 find  the  opening. 
 
 12  And  the  men  say  unto  Lot,  '  Wliom  hast 
 thoxi  .here  still?  son-in-law,  thy  sons  also, 
 and  thy  daughters,  and  all  whom  thou  hast 
 in  the  city,  bring  otit  from  this  place  ;  "  for 
 we  are  destroying  this  place,  for  their  cry 
 liath  been  gi-eat  before  tne  face  of  Jehovah, 
 and  Jehovah  doth  send  us  to  destroy  it.' 
 
 "And  Lot  goeth  out,  and  speaketh  unto 
 his  sons-iu'law,  those  taking  his  daughters, 
 and  saithj  '  Rise,  go  out  from  this  place,  for 
 Jehovah  is  destroying  the  city  ; '  and  he  is  as 
 one  mocking  in  the  eyes  of  his  sons-in-law. 
 
 1^  And  when  the  dawn  hath  ascended,  then 
 the  messengers  press  upon  Lot,  saying,  'Rise, 
 take  thy  WTfe,  and  thy  two  daughters  who 
 are  foimd  present,  lest  thou  be  consumed  in 
 the  iniquity  of  the  city.' 
 
 1^  And  he  lingereth,  and  the  men  lay  hold 
 on  his  hand,  and  on  the  hand  of  his  wife, 
 and  on  the  hand  of  his  two  daughters, 
 through  the  mercy  of  Jehovah  unto  laim, 
 and  they  bring  him  out,  and  cause  him  to 
 rest  without  the  city. 
 
 1'  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  when  he  hath 
 brought  them  out  without,  that  he  saith, 
 'Escape  for  thy  life  ;  look  not  expectingly 
 behind  thee,  nor  stand  thou  in  all  the  cir- 
 cuit; to  the  moimtain  escape,  lest  thou  be 
 consumed. 
 
 18  And  Lot  saith  unto  them,  '  Not  so,  1  pray 
 thee,  my  lord  ;  i"  lo,  1  pray  thee,  thy  servant 
 hath  foimd  grace  in  thme  eyes,  and  thou  dost 
 make  jjreat  thy  kindness  which  thou  hast 
 done  with  me  by  saving  my  life,  and  I  am  un- 
 able to  escape  to  the  mountain,  lest  the  evil 
 cleave  to  me,  and  1  have  died  ;  -"  lo,  I  pray 
 thee,  this  city  is  near  to  flee  thither,  and  it  is 
 little  ;  let  me  escape,  I  pray  thee,  thither,  (is 
 it  not  little?)  and  my  soul  doth  live.' 
 
 '1  And  he  saith  unto  him,  '  Lo,  I  have  ac- 
 cepted thy  face  also  for  this  thing,  without 
 overthrowing  the  city  for  which  thou  hast 
 spoken  ;  --  haste,  escape  thither,  for  I  am 
 not  able  to  do  anything  till  thine  entering 
 thither;'  therefore  hath  he  calleth  the  name 
 of  the  city  Zoar. 
 
 -2  The  sun  hath  gone  out  on  the  earth,  and 
 Lot  hath  entered  into  Zoar,  ^  and  Jehovah 
 hath  rained  upon  Sodom  and  upon  Gomorrah 
 brimstone  and  fiie  from  Jehovah,  from  the 
 heavens  ;  -^  and  He  overthroweth  these  cities, 
 aud  all  the  circuit,  and  all  the  inhabitants  of 
 the  cities,  and  that  which  is  shooting  up  from 
 the  groimd.  -•'And  his  wife  look  etn  expect- 
 11 
 
Sodom  tt-  Gomorrah  destroijed.  xix.  27.— GENESIS.— xxi.  11.      Abraham's  denial  of  his  \mfe. 
 
 ingly  from  beliiiul  liim,  and  she  is— ai^illar  of 
 salt"! 
 
 ^  And  Abraham  riseth  early  in  tlie  momin;j, 
 onto  the  Y)lace  where  lie  hath  stood  before,  the 
 face  of  .Tchovah  ;  "^  and  lie  looketh  on  the 
 face  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  aiid  on  all  the 
 face  of  the  land  of  the  circuit,  and  seeth,  and 
 lo,  the  smoke  of  the  land  went  up  as  smoke  of 
 the  furnace. 
 
 ^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  God's  destroying 
 the  cities  of  the  circuit,  that  God  rememljcr- 
 eth  Al)raham,  and  sendeth  Lot  out  of  the 
 midst  of  the  overthrow  in  the  overthrowing 
 of  the  cities  in  which  Lot  dwelt. 
 
 ^o  And  Lot  goeth  up  out  of  Zoar,  and  dwell- 
 eth  in  the  mountain,  and  his  two  daughters 
 with  him,  for  he  hath  been  afraid  of  dwelling 
 in  Zoar,  and  he  dwelleth  in  a  cave,  he  and  his 
 two  daughters. 
 
 ^1  And  the  iirst-born  saith  unto  the  younger, 
 '  Our  father  is  old,  and  a  man  there  is  not  in 
 the  earth  to  come  in  unto  us,  as  is  the  way  of 
 all  the  earth  ;  ^'-  come,  we  cause  owv  father 
 to  drink  wine,  and  lie  with  him,  and  preserve 
 from  our  father — a  seed.' 
 
 33  And  they  cause  their  father  to  drink  wine 
 on  that  night;  and  the  first-born  goeth  in, 
 and  lieth  with  her  father,  and  he  ha,th  not 
 known  in  her  lying  down,  or  in  her  rising  up. 
 3^  And  it  cometh  to  ])ass,  on  the  morrow, 
 that  the  first-born  saith  unto  the  younger, 
 'Lo,  I  have  lain  yesterday-night  \vith  my 
 father :  we  cause  nim  to  drink  wine  also 
 to-night,  and  go  thon  in,  lie  with  him,  and 
 we  preserve  from  our  father — a  seed.'  ^s  And 
 they  cause  their  father  to  drink  wine  on  that 
 night  also,  and  the  younger  riseth  and  lieth 
 with  him,  and  he  hath  not  known  in  her  lying 
 down,  or  in  her  rising  u]i. 
 
 ^^And  the  two  daughters  of  Lot  conceive 
 from  their  father,  37aud  the  first-born  beareth 
 a  son,  and  calleth  his  name  Moab ;  he  is  father 
 of  Moab  unto  this  day  ;  ^s  iig  to  the  younger, 
 she  also  hath  born  a  son,  and  calleth  his  name 
 Ben-Ammi :  he  is  father  of  the  Beni-Ammou 
 unto  this  day. 
 
 XX.  ^  AND  Abraham  journeyeth  from 
 thence  toward  the  land  of  the  south,  and 
 dwelleth  between  Kadesh  and  Shur,  and  so- 
 journeth  in  Gerar ;  "  and  Abraham  saith  con- 
 cerning Sarah  his  wife,  'She  is  my  sister;' 
 and  Abimelech  king  of  Gerar  sendeth  and 
 takoth  Sarah. 
 
 3  And  God  cometh  in  unto  Abimelech  in  a 
 dream  of  the  night,  and  saith  to  him,  'Lo, 
 thou  art  a  dead  man,  because  of  the  woman 
 whom  thou  hast  taken — and  she  married  to  a 
 husband.' 
 
 *  And  Abimelech  hath  not  tlrawn  near  im- 
 to  her,  and  he  saith,  '  Lord,  also  a  righteous 
 nation  dost  thou  slay?  ^hath  not  he  himself 
 said  to  me,  She  is  ray  sister!  and  she,  even 
 she  herself,  said.  He  is  my  brother ;  in  the 
 integrity  of  my  heart,  and  in  tlie  innocency 
 of  my  liands,  I  have  done  this.' 
 
 *And  God  saith  unto  hiin  in  the  dream, 
 'Yea,  I — I  have  known  that  in  the  integrity 
 of  thy  heart  thon  hast  done  tliis,  and  I  with- 
 hold thee,  even  I,  from  sinning  against  Me ; 
 therefore  I  have  not  snUered  thee  to  come 
 icainst  her  ;^and  now  scnid  back  the  man's 
 12 
 
 wife,  for  he  is  inspired,  and  he  doth  pray  for 
 thee,  and  live  thou ;  and  if  thon  do  Tiot  send 
 back,  know  tliat  dying  thou  dost  die,  thou, 
 and  all  that  thou  hast.' 
 
 •*  And  Abimelech  riseth  e.arly  in  the  morn- 
 ing, and  calleth  for  all  his  servants,  and 
 speaketh  all  these  words  in  their  ears ;  and 
 the  men  fear  exceedingly  ;  and  ^  Abimelech 
 calleth  for  Abraham,  and  saith  to  him.  'What 
 hast  thou  done  to  us?  and  what  have  I  sinned 
 against  thee,  that  thou  liast  brought  upon 
 me,  and  upon  my  kingdom,  a  great  sin?  works 
 which  are  not  done  thon  liast  done  ^\^th 
 me.'  ^"Abimelech  also  saith  imto  A})raham, 
 '^V^lat  hast  thou  seen  that  thou  hast  done 
 this  thing?' 
 
 "  And  Abraham  saith,  '  Because  I  said, 
 '  Surely  the  fear  of  God  is  not  in  this  place, 
 and  they  have  slain  me  for  the  sake  of  my 
 wife  ;  ^"  and  also,  truly  she  is  my  sister, 
 daughter  of  my  father,  only  not  daugliter  of 
 my  mother,  and  she  becometh  my  wife  ; 
 ^3  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  God  hath 
 caused  me  to  wander  from  my  father's  house, 
 that  I  say  to  her,  This  is  thy  kindness  wliich 
 thou  dost  with  me:  at  every  jilace  whither 
 we  come,  say  of  me.  He  is  my  brotlier.' 
 
 ^^And  Abimelech  taketh  sheej)  and  oxen, 
 and  servants  and  handmaids,  and  giveth  to 
 Abraham,  and  sendeth  back  to  him  Sarali 
 his  wife;  ^'aud  Abimelech  saith,  '  Lo,  my 
 land  is  before  thee,  where  it  is  good  in  thine 
 eyes,  dwell;'  ^'^aud  to  Sarah  he  liath  saifl, 
 'Lo,  I  have  given  a  thousand  silverlings  td 
 thy  brother;  lo,  it  is  to  thee  a  covei-ing  of 
 eyes,  to  all  who  are  with  thee ;'  and  by  all 
 tiiis  she  is  reasoned  with. 
 
 ^^And  Abraham  prayeth  unto  God,  and 
 God  healeth  Abimelech  and  his  wife,  and  his 
 handmaids,  and  they  bear :  ^^  for  .Tehovah 
 restraining  had  restrained  every  womb  of  the 
 house  of  Abimelech,  because  of  Sarah,  Abra- 
 ham's wife. 
 
 XXI.  lAND  Jehovah  hath  looked  after 
 Sarah  as  He  hath  said,  and  .Tchovah  doth  to 
 Sarah  as  He  hath  spoken  ;  -and  Sarah  con- 
 ceiveth,  and  beareth  a  son  to  Abraham,  to 
 his  old  age,  at  the  ai^pointed  time  that  God 
 hath  si)oken  of  with  him  ;  ^  and  Abraham 
 calleth  the  name  of  his  son  who  is  born  to 
 him,  whom  Sarah  liath  born  to  him— ^Isaac ; 
 *  and  Abraham  circxmiciseth  Isaac  his  son, 
 being  a  son  of  eight  days,  as  God  hath  com- 
 manded him. 
 
 ^  And  Abrah.am  is  a  son  of  a  hundred  years 
 in  Isaac  his  son  being  born  to  him,  "and  Sarah 
 saith,  '  God  hath  made  laughter  for  me ;  every 
 one  who  is  hearing  laugheth  for  me.'  "She 
 saith  also,  '\Vlio  hath  said  to  Abraham, 
 Sarah  hath  suckled  sons,  that  1  have  born 
 a  son  for  his  old  age?' 
 
 ®  And  the  lad  groweth,  and  is  weaned,  and 
 Abraham  maketli  a  great  banquet  in  the  dav 
 of  Isaac's  being  weaned;  '-'and  Sarah  seeth 
 the  son  of  Ifagar  the  Eg^-jitian,  whom  she 
 hath  borni;  to  Abraham,  mocldn^,  '"and  she 
 saith  to  Abraham,  '  (Jast  out  this  handmaid 
 and  her  son ;  for  the  son  of  this  handmaid 
 hath  no  possession  with  my  son — with 
 Isaac.' 
 "  And  the  thing  is  very  wrong  in  the  eyca 
 
Hagar  and  TsJanad  cast  forth,  xxi.  12.— GENESIS.— xxii.  18.     Cvmmand  fo  sacrifice  Isaac. 
 
 of  Abraham,  for  his  son's  sake  ;  i- aud  God 
 Baith  iiuto  Abraham,  '  Let  it  not  be  -wronj^  in 
 thine  eyes  because  of  the  youth,  and  because 
 of  thy  handmaid :  all  that  Sarah  saith  unto 
 thee — licarken  to  her  voice,  for  in  Isaac  is  a 
 seed  called  to  thee.  i^As  to  the  son  of  the 
 handmaid  also,  for  a  nation  I  set  him,  because 
 he  is  thy  seed.' 
 
 1^  And  Abraham  risetli  early  in  the  morn- 
 ing, and  taketh  bread,  and  a  bottle  of  water, 
 and  Kiveth  unto  Hagar  (placing  it  on  her 
 shoulder),  also  the  lad,  and  sendeth  her  out ; 
 and  she  goetli  on,  and  goeth  astray  in  the 
 wilderness  of  Becr-Sheba ;  ^•'  and  the  water  is 
 consmned  from  the  bottle,  and  she  placeth 
 the  lad  imder  one  of  the  slirubs. 
 
 ^^  And  she  goeth  and  sitteth  by  lierseK  over- 
 agaiust,  afar  off,  about  a  bow-shot,  for  she 
 said,  '  Let  me  not  look  on  the  death  of  the 
 lad  ; '  and  she  sitteth  over-against,  and  lifteth 
 up  her  voice,  and  weepeth. 
 
 ^~  And  God  heareth  the  voice  of  the  youth ; 
 and  the  messenger  of  God  calleth  imto  Hagar 
 from  tlie  heavens,  and  saith  to  her,  '  What  to 
 thee,  Hagar?  fear  not;  for  God  hath  hearkened 
 unto  the  voice  of  the  youth  where  he  is;  ^^  rise, 
 lift  lip  the  youth,  and  lay  hold  on  him  ^vith 
 thy  hand,  for  for  a  great  nation  I  set  him.' 
 
 ^3  And  God  openetli  lier  eyes,  and  she  seeth 
 a  well  of  water,  and  slie  goeth  and  lilleth  the 
 bottle  ivitk  water,  and  causcth  the  youth  to 
 drink ;  '-'"  and  God  is  with  the  youth,  and  he 
 groweth,  and  dwellcth  in  the  wilderness,  and 
 13  an  archer ;  '^  and  lie  dwelleth  in  the  %vild- 
 erness  of  Paran,  and  his  mother  taketh  for 
 him  a  wife  from  the  land  of  Egyjit. 
 
 "■-  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  at  that  time  that 
 Abimelech  speaketh — Phichol  also,  head  of 
 his  host — unto  Abraham,  saying,  '  God  is  with 
 thee  in  all  that  thou  art  doing;  "'^and  now, 
 swear  to  me  by  God  here  :  thou  dost  not 
 lie  to  me,  or  to  my  continuator,  or  to  my  suc- 
 cessor; according  to  the  kindness  which  I 
 have  done  with  thee  thou  dost  with  me,  and 
 with  the  land  in  which  thou  hast  sojourned.' 
 ^  And  Abraham  saith,  '  I — I  do  swear. ' 
 
 '-'■''And  Abraham  reasoned  ^vith  Abimelech 
 concerning  the  matter  of  a  well  of  water  which 
 Abimelecn's  servants  have  taken  \dolently 
 away,  -''  and  Abimelech  saith,  '  I  have  not 
 known  who  hath  done  this  thing,  and  even 
 thou  didst  not  declare  to  me,  and  I  also,  I 
 have  not  heard  save  to-day.' 
 
 ^And  Abraham  taketh  sheep  and  oxen, 
 and  giveth  to  Alnmelech,  and  they  make,  both 
 of  them,  a  covenant;  -*and  Abraham  setteth 
 seven  lambs  of  the  flock  by  themselves. 
 '^  And  Abimelech  saith  unto  Abraham,  '  Wliat 
 are  they — these  seven  lamljs  which  thou  hast 
 set  by  themselves?'  ^'•And  he  saith,  'For 
 — the  seven  lambs  thou  dost  accept  from  my 
 hand,  so  that  it  becometh  a  witness  for  me 
 that  I  have  digged  this  well ; '  ^'  therefore  hath 
 he  called  that  place  '  Beer-Sheba,'  for  there 
 have  both  of  them  sworn. 
 
 ^^And  they  make  a  covenant  in  Beer-Sheba, 
 and  Abimelech  riseth — Phichol  also,  head  of 
 his  host — and  they  turn  back  unto  the  land 
 of  the  Philistines  ;  ^'^  and  Ahrahnm  planteth 
 a  tamarask  in  Beer-Sheba,  and  preaclietli 
 there  in  the  name  of  Jehovah,  God  aKC-during ; 
 
 ^■*aud  Abraham  so.journeth  in  the  land  of  the 
 Philistines  many  days. 
 
 XXII.  1  AND  it  Cometh  to  jiass  after  these 
 things  that  God  hath  tried  Abraham,  and 
 saith  unto  him,  'Abraliam;'  and  he  saith, 
 'Here;<z/?i  I.'  ^^ud  He  saith,  'Take,  I  pray 
 thee,  tliyson,  thine  only  one,  whom  thou  hast 
 loved,  even  Isaac,  and  go  for  thyself  unto  the 
 land  of  Moriah,  and  cause  him  to  ascend  there 
 for  a  burnt-olleriug  on  one  of  the  mountains 
 of  which  I  speak  unto  thee.' 
 
 ^  And  Abraham  riseth  early  in  the  morning, 
 and  saddleth  his  ass,  and  taketh  two  of  his 
 yoimg  men  with  him,  and  Isaac  his  son,  and 
 he  cleaveth  the  wood  of  the  biu-nt-oflering, 
 and  riseth  and  goeth  imto  the  place  of  which 
 God  hath  sjioken  to  him. 
 
 *  On  the  third  day— Abraham  lifteth  up  his 
 eyes,  and  seeth  the  place  from  afar;  ^and 
 Abraham  saith  \into  his  yoimg  men,  '  Beinain 
 by  yourselves  here  with  the  ass,  and  I  and  the 
 youth  go  yonder  and  worship,  and  turn  back 
 unto  you. 
 
 ^And  Abraham  taketh  the  wood  of  the 
 burnt-offering,  and  placeth  on  Isaac  his  son, 
 and  he  taketh  in  his  hand  the  fire,  and  the 
 kuife;  and  they  go  on  both  of  them  together. 
 
 ''And  Isaac  speaketh  imto  Abraham  his 
 father,  and  saith,  '  My  father,'  and  he  saith, 
 'Hero  am  I,  my  son.'  And  he  saith,  '  Lo,  the 
 tire  and  the  wood,  and  where  the  lamb  for  a 
 burnt-offering?'  ^^ud  Abraham  saith,  'God 
 doth  pro\ade  for  Himself  the  Iamb  for  a  burnt- 
 offering,  my  son ; '  and  they  go  on  both  of  them 
 together. 
 
 "  And  they  come  in  imto  the  place  of  which 
 God  hath  spoken  to  him,  and  tliere  Abraham 
 buildeth  the  altar,  and  arrangeth  the  wood, 
 and  bindeth  Isaac  his  sou,  and  placeth  him 
 upon  the  altar  above  the  wood;  "and  Abra- 
 liam puttcth  forth  his  hand,  and  taketh  the 
 knife — to  slaughter  liis  son. 
 
 "And  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  calleth 
 unto  him  from  the  heavens,  and  saith,  'Abra- 
 ham, Abraham;'  and  he  saith,  'Here  am  I;' 
 I'-^and  He  saith,  'Put  not  fortli  thine  hand 
 unto  the  youth,  nor  do  anjiihing  to  him,  for 
 now  I  have  known  that  thou  art  fearing  God, 
 and  hast  not  withheld  thy  son,  thine  only  one, 
 from  Me.' 
 
 ^■'And  Abraham  lifteth  up  his  eyes,  and 
 looketh,  and  lo,  a  ram  behind,  seized  in  a 
 thicket  by  its  horns ;  and  Abraham  goeth,  and 
 taketh  the  ram,  and  causeth  it  to  ascend  for 
 a  burut-offerin;^  instead  of  his  son;  I'land 
 Abraham  calleth  the  name  of  that  place  '  Je- 
 hovah-Jireh,'  because  it  is  said  this  day  in  the 
 mount,  'Jehovah  doth  x)ro\ade.' 
 
 15  And  the  niesseuger  of  Jehovah  calleth 
 unto  Abraham  a  second  time  from  the  heavens, 
 ^''and  saith,  'By  Myself  I  have  sworn— the 
 affirmation  of  Jehovah — that  because  thou 
 hast  done  tliis  thing,  and  liast  not  withheld 
 thy  son,  thine  only  one — ^"that  blessing  I  bless 
 thee,  and  multiplying  1  multiply  thy  seed  as 
 stars  of  the  heavens,  and  as  sand  which  is  on 
 the  sea-shore ;  and  thy  seed  doth  possess  the 
 gate  of  his  enemies;  ^^and  blessed  themselves 
 in  thy  seed  have  all  nations  of  the  cartli, 
 because  that  thou  hast  hearkened  to  My 
 voice.' 
 
 13 
 
Death  of  Sarah. 
 
 XXII.  19.— GENESIS.— XXIV.  15. 
 
 Burial  of  Sarah, 
 
 •^Aud  Abraham  turnctli  back  unto  his 
 yoiinp:  men,  and  they  rise  and  go  together 
 unto  Beer-Sheba;  and  Abraham  dwelleth  in 
 Bcer-Slieba. 
 
 ""  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  after  these  things 
 that  it  is  declared  to  Abraham,  saying,  'TjO, 
 Milcah  hath  borne,  even  she,  sons  tf)  Nahor 
 thy])rother:  -^Huz  his  first-born,  and  Buz  his 
 brother;  and  Kcmuel  father  of  Aram,  --and 
 Chesed,  and  Hazo,  and  Pildash,  and  Jidhxpli, 
 and  Bcthnel;  "^and  Bethiiel  hath  begotten 
 Eebekah ; '  tlicse  eight  hath  Milcali  borne  to 
 Nahor,  Abraham's  brother ;  -■•  and  his  con- 
 cnbifle,  whose  name  is  Beimiah,  she  also  hath 
 borne  Tebah,  and  Gaham,  and  Tahash,  and 
 Maachah. 
 
 XXIII.  lAND  the  life  of  Sarah  is  a  hun- 
 dred and  twenty  and  seven  years — years  of 
 tlie  life  of  Sarali;  -and  Sarah  dieth  in  Ivir- 
 jath-Arba,  which  is  Hebron,  in  the  laud  of 
 Caanan,  and  Abraham  goeth  in  to  mourn  for 
 Sarah,  and  to  bewail  her. 
 
 ^  And  Abraham  risetli  up  from  the  ]3reseuce 
 of  his  dead,  and  speaketn  imto  the  sons  of 
 Heth,  saying,  ^ '  A  sojourner  and  a  settler  I 
 am  Avith  you;  give  to  me  a  possession  of  a 
 burying-placc  with  you,  and  I  bury  my  dead 
 from  before  me.' 
 
 ^And  the  sons  of  Heth  answer  Abraham, 
 Baying  to  him,  " '  Hear  us,  my  lord ;  a  prince 
 of  God  art  thou  in  our  midst;  in  tlie  choice  of 
 our  bm-yiug-places  bury  thy  dead:  none  of  us 
 his  burying-placc  doth  withhold  from  thee, 
 from  buryiiig  thy  dead.' 
 
 ^  And  Abraham  riseth  and  boweth  himself 
 to  the  people  of  the  land,  to  the  sons  of  Heth, 
 ^  and  lie  speaketh  with  them,  saying,  '  If  it  is 
 Vom-  desire  to  bury  my  dead  from  before  me, 
 hear  me,  and  meet  for  me  with  Eiihrou,  son 
 of  Zoar;  ^  and  he  jjiveth  to  me  the  cave  of 
 Machpclah,  which  he  hath,  which  is  in  the 
 extremity  of  his  field ;  for  full  money  doth  he 
 give  it  to  mc,  in  yoiu-  midst,  for  a  i^ossessiou 
 of  a  burying-place.' 
 
 1°  And  Ephrou  is  sitting  in  the  midst  of  the 
 sons  of  Heth,  and  Ephron  the  Hittite  an- 
 swcrcth  Al)raham  in  the  cars  of  the  sons  of 
 Heth,  of  all  those  entering  the  gate  of  his 
 city,  saying,  ^^ '  Nay,  my  lord,  hear  me :  the 
 field  I  have  given  to  thee,  and  the  cave  that 
 is  in  it,  to  tliee  I  have  given  it;  before  the 
 eyes  of  the  sons  of  my  iieople  I  have  given  it 
 to  thee — bury  thy  dead.' 
 
 ^'^  And  Abraham  boweth  himself  before  tlic 
 people  of  the  land,  ^^  and  speaketh  unto 
 Ejihron  in  the  cars  of  the  people  of  the  laud, 
 saying,  '  Oidy — if  thou  wouldst  hear  me — 1 
 have  given  the  money  of  tlic  field — accept 
 from  mc,  ami  1 1niry  my  dead  there.' 
 
 1*  And  Ephrou  auswcreth  Abraham,  saying 
 to  him,  '■''  'My  lord,  hear  me:  the  laud — ^four 
 hundred  shekels  of  silver;  between  me  and 
 tliec,  wliat  is  it? — thy  dead  bury.' 
 
 '•'And  Abraham  henrkcneth  unto  Ephrou, 
 an<l  Abi'aliam  wcighctli  to  Ephron  tlie  silver 
 wliich  lie  hatli  siiokeu  of  in  the  ears  of  the 
 sous  of  ITeth,  fmir  hun<1rcd  silver  shekels, 
 passing  with  the  merchant. 
 
 i^And  cst.iblish.d  an;  the  field  of  Enlu'ou, 
 whicli  ('.sin  Marliprlah,  whicli  wbef(jrc  Alamre, 
 the  lield  and  tlie  civc  wliich  is  in  it,  and  all 
 14 
 
 the  trees  which  are  in  the  field,  which  are  in 
 all  its  border  round  about,  '^  to  Abraham  by 
 ])urchasc,  before  the  eyes  of  the  .sons  of  Heth, 
 among  all  entering  the  gate  of  his  city. 
 
 i''And_  after  this  hath  Abraham  buried 
 Sarah  his  ^\^fe  at  the  cave  of  the  field  of 
 Machpelah  before  Mamre  (which  is  Hebron), 
 in  the  land  of  Canaan  ;  -^  and  established  are 
 the  field,  and  the  cave  which  is  in  it,  to  Abra- 
 ham for  a  possession  of  a  burying-place,  from 
 the  sons  or  Heth. 
 
 XXIV.  1  AND  Abraham  is  old,  he  hath 
 entered  into  days,  and  Jehovah  hath  blessed 
 Aljraham  in  all  tldngs;  -and  Abraham  saith 
 unto  his  servant,  the  eldest  of  his  house,  who 
 is  ruling  over  all  tliat  he  hath,  '  Put,  I  pray 
 tliee,  thy  hand  imiler  my  thigh,  ^  and  I  cause 
 thee  to  swear  by  Jehovah,  God  of  the  heavens, 
 and  God  of  the  earth,  that  thou  dost  not  take 
 a  wife  for  my  sou  fi-om  the  daughters  f>f  tlie 
 Canaanite,  in  the  midst  of  whom  I  am  dwell 
 iug;  ^  but  unto  my  land  and  unto  my  kiudi-cd 
 dost  thou  go,  and  hast  taken  a  wife  for  my 
 son,  for  Isaac' 
 
 ^  And  the  servant  saith  imto  him,  '  It  may 
 be  the  woman  is  not  willing  to  come  after  me 
 unto  this  land ;  do  1  at  all  cause  thy  son  to 
 turn  back  imto  the  land  from  whence  thou 
 earnest  out?' 
 
 8  And  Abraham  saith  tmto  him,  '  Take 
 heed  to  thyself,  lest  thou  cause  my  son  to 
 turn  back  thither;  '' Jehovali,  God  of  thehea- 
 veus,  who  hath  taken  me  from  the  house  of 
 my  father,  and  from  the  land  of  my  birth, 
 and  who  hath  spoken  to  me,  and  who  hath 
 sworn  to  me,  saying,  To  thy  seed  I  give 
 this  land.  He  doth  send  His  messeuger  be- 
 fore thee,  and  thou  hast  taken  a  wife  for  my 
 sou  from  tlience  ;  *and  if  the  woman  be  not 
 willing  to  come  after  thee,  then  thou  hast 
 been  acquitted  from  this  mine  oath :  onlv 
 my  son  thou  dost  not  cause  to  turn  back 
 thither.' 
 
 "And  the  servant  putteth  his  hand  under 
 the  thigh  of  Abraham  his  lord,  and  sweareth 
 to  him  concerning  this  mattei'. 
 
 ^"And  the  servant  takcth  ten  camels  of 
 the  camels  of  his  lord  and  goeth,  also  of  all 
 the  goods  of  his  lord  iu  his  hand,  aiul  he 
 riseth,  and  goeth  unto  Aram-Naharaiin,  unto 
 the  city  of  Nahor  ;  ^^  and  he  causeth  the 
 camels  to  kneel  at  the  outside  of  the  cityj  at 
 tlie  well  of  watc)-,  at  even-time,  at  the  time 
 of  the  coming  out  of  the  women  who  draw 
 \\'ater. 
 
 "And  he  saith,  'Jehovah,  God  of  my  lord 
 Abraham,  cause  to  meet,  I  pray  Tliee,  be- 
 fore me  this  day — (and  ilo  kindness  with  my 
 lord  Abraham;  '•'lo,  I  am  standing  by  the 
 fountain  of  water,  and  daughters  of  the  men 
 of  the  city  are  coming  out  to  draw  water ; 
 '^and  it  hath  becu,  the  young  person  unto 
 whom  I  say,  Incline,  I  pray  thee,  thy  pit- 
 cher, aud  I  drink,  and  she  hath  said.  Drink, 
 and  I  water  also  tliy  camels) — her  Thou  hast 
 ilecidcd  for  Thy  servant,  for  Isaac  ;  aud  by  it 
 1  know  that  Thou  liast  done  kiuducss  with 
 my  lord.' 
 
 '•'And  it  CDiiiclli  to  ])ass,  before  lie  liath 
 finished  spcal<inL',  that  lo,  Iveljcliah  (who 
 was  born  to  Bcthuel,  sou  of  Milcah,  wife  of 
 
Journey  of  Abraham's  servant  xxiv.  IG.— GENESIS.— xxiv.  55. 
 
 to  seek  a  xoife  for  laaac 
 
 Nalior,  brother  of  Abraham)  is  coining  out, 
 aud  her  pitcher  on  her  shouklcr,  ^^  and  the 
 young  person  is  of  very  good  ai)]3earance,  a 
 virgin,  and  a  man  hath  not  known  her ;  and 
 she  goetli  down  to  the  fountain,  and  tiUeth 
 her  pitcher,  and  cometh  up. 
 
 i^And  the  servant  runneth  to  meet  her, 
 and  saith,  'Let  me  swallow,  I  pray  thee,  a 
 little  water  from  thy  pitcher;'  ^''aud  she 
 saith,  '  Drink,  my  lord ; '  and  she  hasteth, 
 aad  letteth  down  her  pitcher  upon  her  haud, 
 aud  giveth  him  diink. 
 
 I'' And  she  fiuisheth  giving  him  drink,  aud 
 saith,  '  Also  for  thj^  camels  I  draw  till  they 
 have  finished  driukiug ;'  "'^  and  she  hasteth, 
 aud  emjitieth  her  pitcher  into  the  drinkiug- 
 trough,  aud  runnetli  again  uuto  tlie  well  to 
 ilraw,  aud  di'aweth  for  all  his  camels. 
 
 ''  Aud  the  man,  wondering  at  her,  remain- 
 eth  silent,  to  know  whether  Jehovah  hath 
 made  his  way  prosperous  or  uot. 
 
 "And  it  cometh  to  pass  when  the  camels 
 have  finished  di'inking,  that  the  man  taketh 
 a  goldeu  ring  (whose  weight  is  a  bckah),  aud 
 two  bracelets  for  her  hands  (whose  weight  is 
 ten  bekahs  of  gold),  --'and  saith,  'Wliose 
 daughter  art  thou  ?  declare  to  me,  I  in-ay 
 thee,  is  the  house  of  thy  father  a  place  for  us 
 to  lodge  in  ? ' 
 
 "^  Aud  she  saith  uuto  him,  '  I  am  daughter 
 of  Bethuel,  sou  of  jNIilcah,  whom  she  hath 
 borue  to  Nahor.'  -^She  saith  also  unto  him, 
 'Both  straw  aud  provender  are  abundant 
 with  us,  also  a  place  to  lodge  iu.' 
 
 ^'JAucl  the  man  boweth,  aud  doth  obeis- 
 ance to  Jehovah,  -"and  saith,  ' Blessed  is  Je- 
 hovah, God  of  my  lord  Abraham,  who  hath 
 not  left  ofi'His  kindness  and  His  truth  with 
 my  lord; — I  being  in  the  way,  Jehovah  hath 
 led  me  to  the  house  of  my  lord's  brethren.' 
 
 -8  And  the  young  person  runneth,  aud  de- 
 clareth  to  the  house  of  her  mother  according 
 to  these  words.  ™'Aud  Eebckah  hath  a 
 brother,  and  his  name  is  Laban,  aud  Labau 
 runneth  unto  the  man  who  is  without,  uuto 
 the  fountain;  3" yea,  it  cometh  to  pass,  when 
 lie  seeth  the  ring,  and  the  bracelets  on  the 
 hands  of  his  sister,  aud  when  he  heareth  the 
 words  of  Eebekah  his  sister,  saying,  'Thiis 
 hath  the  man  spoken  unto  me,'  tliat  he 
 cometh  in  uuto  the  niau,  aud  lo,  he  is  stand- 
 ing 1;iy  the  camels  by  the  fountain.  -^^  Aud  he 
 saith,  '  Come  in,  0  blessed  one  of  Jehovah, 
 why  standest  thou  without,  and  I — I  have 
 prepared  the  house  and  pjlace  for  the  camels!' 
 
 •*-And  he  bringeth  iu  the  man  into  the 
 house,  aud  looseth  the  camels,  aud  giveth 
 straw  aud  provender  for  tlie  camels,  and 
 water  to  wash  his  feet,  and  the  feet  of  the 
 men  who  are  with  him:  -'-'and  setteth  before 
 him  to  eat ;  but  he  saith,  '  I  do  uot  eat  till 
 I  liave  spoken  my  word ;'  aud  he  saith, 
 'Speak.' 
 
 •'"'And  he  saith,  '  I  avi  Abraham's  servant ; 
 ^=  and  Jehovah  hath  blessed  my  lord  exceed- 
 ingly, aud  he  is  great ;  aud  lie  giveth  to  him 
 tiock,  aud  lierd,  and  silver,  aiul  gold,  and 
 men-servants,  and  maid-servants,  and  camels, 
 and  asse« ;  ^''aiul  Sarah,  my  lord's  wife,  bear- 
 eth  a  son  to  my  lord,  after  she  hath  been 
 aged,  aud  he  giveth  to  him  all  t}iat  he  hath. 
 
 37 '  And  my  lord  causeth  mc  to  swear,  say- 
 ing. Thou  dost  uot  take  a  wife  to  my  son 
 from  the  daugliters  of  the  Canaanite,  in 
 whose  land  I  am  dwelling,  ^ajf  uot— unto 
 the  house  of  my  father  thou  dost  go,  and  unto 
 my  family,  aud  thou  hast  takcu  a  wife  for 
 my  son. 
 
 ^'^  'And  I  say  uuto  my  lord,  It  may  be  the 
 woman  doth  uot  come  after  me  ;  ^°  and  he 
 saith  uuto  uie,  Jehovah,  before  whom  I  have 
 walked  habitually,  doth  send  His  messenger 
 with  thee,  aud  hath  prosjiered  thy  way,  and 
 thou  hast  taken  a  wife  for  my  sou  from  mv  fa- 
 mily, and  from  the  house  of  my  father ;  ^i  then 
 art  thou  acquitted  from  my  oath,  when  thou 
 comest  uuto  my  family,  and  if  they  give  uot 
 one  to  thee;  then  thou  hast  been  acquittetl 
 from  my  oath. 
 
 *^  'And  I  come  to-day  uuto  the  fountain, 
 and  I  say,  Jehovah,  God  of  my  lord  Abra- 
 ham, if  Ihou  art,  I  pray  Thee,  maldng  pros- 
 ] )erous  my  way  iu  which  I  am  going — « (lo,  I 
 am  staucliug  by  the  fountain  of  water),  then 
 the  \drgin  who  is  coming  out  to  draw,  and  I 
 have  said  imto  her.  Let  mc  diiuk,  I  pray 
 thee,  a  little  water  from  thy  pitcher,  ^and 
 she  hath  said  uuto  me,  Both  chink  thou,  aud 
 also  for  thy  camels  I  di-aw — she  is  the  woman 
 whom  Jehovah  hath  decided  for  my  lord's 
 son. 
 
 '*^  '  Before  I  finish  speaking  unto  my  heart, 
 theu  lo,  Rebekah  is  coming  out,  aud  her 
 pitcher  on  her  shoulder,  aud  she  goeth  down 
 to  the  fountain,  and  di-aweth  ;  aud  I  say 
 uuto  her.  Let  me  drink,  I  pray  thee,  ^"and 
 she  hasteth  and  letteth  down  her  pitclier 
 from  off  her,  and  saith.  Drink,  and  thy 
 camels  also  I  water;  and  I  drink,  aud  the 
 camels  also  she  hath  watered. 
 
 ■*'' '  Aud  I  ask  her,  aud  say,  Whose  daugh- 
 ter art  thou  ?  aud  she  saith.  Daughter  of 
 Bethuel,  sou  of  Nahor,  whom  Milcah  hath 
 borne  to  him.  aud  I  put  the  ring  on  her  nose, 
 and  the  bracelets  on  her  bauds,  •'^aud  I  bow, 
 and  do  obeisance  before  Jehovah,  aud  I  bless 
 Jehovah,  God  of  my  lord  Abraham,  who  hath 
 led  me  iu  the  true  way  to  receive  the  daugh- 
 ter of  my  lord's  brother  for  his  sou. 
 
 *"And  now,  if  ye  are  dealing  kindly  and 
 tndy  A\ith  my  lord,  declare  to  me  ;  and  if 
 uot,  declare  to  me  ;  aud  I  turu  imto  the  right 
 or  imto  the  left.' 
 
 ^"Aud  Laban  auswereth^ — Bethuel  also — 
 aud  they  say,  'The  thing  hath  gone  out  from 
 Jehovah;  we  are  not  able  to  si>eak  unto  thee 
 bad  or  good ;  '•'^  lo,  Eebekah  is  before  thee, 
 take  aucl  go,  aud  she  is  a  wife  to  thy  lord's 
 sou,  as  Jehovah  hath  spoken.' 
 
 ^^  Aud  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  the  servant 
 of  Abraham  hath  heard  theii'  words,  that  he 
 boweth  himself  towards  the  earth  before  Je- 
 hovah ;  ^3  and  the  servant  taketh  out  vessels 
 of  silver,  and  vessels  of  gold,  and  garments, 
 aud  giveth  to  Eebekah  ;  precious  things  also 
 he  hath  given  to  her  brother  aud  to  her 
 mother. 
 
 '''*  Aud  they  eat  aud  drink,  he  and  the  men 
 who  a7'e  Avith  him,  aud  lodge  all  uight;  and 
 they  rise  in  the  morning,  and  he  saith,  'Send 
 me  to  my  lord ;'  ^^  aud  her  brother  saith — her 
 mother  also — 'Let  the  young  person  abide 
 l.j 
 
Departure  of  Rchekah. 
 
 XXIV.  56.— GENESIS.— XXVI.  2. 
 
 Birth  of  Esau  and  Jacob. 
 
 with  lis  a  week  or  ten  days,  afterwards  doth 
 she  go.' 
 
 ^^  A  ud  he  saith  iinto  them,  '  Do  not  delay  me, 
 seeing  Jehovah  hath  jirospered  my  way ;  send 
 me  away,  and  I  go  to  my  lord ;'  ^^aud  they 
 say,  '  Let  us  call  for  the  yoimg  person,  and 
 ask  at  her  mouth ; '  '•'^  and  they  call  for  Ke- 
 bckali,  and  say  unto  her,  '  Dost  thou  go  with 
 tliis  man?'  and  she  saith,  'I  go.' 
 
 '^"And  tliey  send  away  Heljekah  their  sis- 
 ter, and  lier  nurse,  and  Abraham's  servant, 
 .and  his  men ;  ""  and  they  bless  Kebekali,  and 
 say  to  her,  '  Thou  art  om*  sister ;  become  thou 
 thousands  of  myriads,  and  thy  seed  doth  pos- 
 sess the  gate  of  those  hating  it.' 
 
 ^^  And  Rebekah  and  lier  young  women 
 ai'ise,  and  ride  on  the  camels,  and  go  after 
 the  man ;  and  the  servant  takcth  Ilebekah 
 and  goeth. 
 
 ''-  And  Isaac  hath  come  in  from  the  entrance 
 of  the  Well  of  the  Living  One,  my  Beholder; 
 and  he  is  dwellinj'  in  the  land  of  the  south, 
 "•'  and  Isaac  goetli  out  to  meditate  in  the 
 field,  at  the  turuiug  of  the  evening,  and  he 
 lifteth  up  his  eyes,  and  looketh,  and  lo, 
 camels  arc  coming. 
 
 •^And  Rcbckali  lifteth  \\\i  her  eyes,  and 
 seeth  Isaac,  and  alighteth  from  off  the  camel ; 
 ''^  and  she  saith  unto  the  servant,  '  \Vlio  is 
 this  man  who  is  walldng  in  the  field  to  meet 
 us?'  and  the  servant  saitli,  'It  is  my  lord;' 
 and  she  taketh  the  veil,  and  co^'ereth  her- 
 self. 
 
 '''•And  the  servant  rccountetli  to  Isaac  all 
 the  tilings  that  he  hath  done,  "''  and  Isaac 
 bringeth  her  in  unto  the  tent  of  Sarah  his 
 motliei-,  and  he  taketli  Ilebekah,  and  she 
 becometh  his  wife,  and  he  loveth  her,  and 
 Isaac  is  comforted  after  the  death  of  his 
 mother. 
 
 XXV.  1  AND  Abraham  addeth  and  taketh 
 a  wife,  and  her  name  in  Keturah  ;  "  and  she 
 boarcth  to  him  Zimrau,  and  Jokshan,  and 
 Mcdan,  and  Midian,  and  Ishbak,  and  Sliuah. 
 
 •*  And  Jokslian  hath  Ijegotten  Sheba  and 
 Dedan ;  and  the  sons  of  Dedan  were  As- 
 shurim,  and  Letushim,  and  Leimimim ;  •*  and 
 the  sons  of  Midian  are  Epliali,  and  Epher, 
 and  Hanoch,  and  Abidah,  and  Eldaah:  all 
 tlicse  are  sons  of  Keturah. 
 
 ''And  Aliraham  givcth  all  that  lie  liath  to 
 Isaac;  "and  to  tlie  sous  of  the  concubines 
 wiiora  Abraiiam  hath,  Abraliam  hath  given 
 gifts,  and  sendctli  them  away  from  Isaac  his 
 son  (in  his  being  yet  alive)  eastward,  unto 
 the  east  country. 
 
 "  And  tliese  are  tlic  days  of  the  years  of  the 
 life  of  Al)raham.  wliich  he  lived,  a  hundi-ed 
 and  seventy  and  five  years;  ^and  Abraham 
 c.xpiretli,  and  dieth  in  a  good  old  age,  aged 
 .and  satislicd,  and  is  gatlicrcd  unto  his  people. 
 '■'  And  Isaac  and  Ishniael  his  sons  bury  him 
 at  the  cave  of  Machpelali,  at  the  Held  of 
 Ei)bron,  son  of  Zoar  the  Ilittite,  wliich  in 
 before  Mamre— J^thc  field  which  Abraham 
 bought  from  the  sons  of  Tletli — there  hath 
 Abraham  been  buried,  and  Sarah  his  wife. 
 
 "  And  it  conicth  to  pass  after  the  death 
 of  Al)rahani,  that  ( Jod  bJesseth  Isaac  liis  son  ; 
 and  Isaac  dwelleth  by  tlie  Well  of  the  Living 
 One,  my  Beholder. 
 
 IG 
 
 '-And  these  are  births  of  Ishmacl,  Abra- 
 liam's  son,  whom  Hagar  the  Egyiitiau,  Sarah's 
 handmaid,  hath  borne  to  Abraham ;  i^  and 
 these  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of  Ishmael, 
 by  their  names,  according  to  their  births: 
 first-born  of  Ishmael,  Nebajoth ;  and  Kedar, 
 and  Adbeel,  and  Mibsam,  i-"  and  Mishma, 
 and  Dumali,  and  Massa,  ^^  Hadar,  and  Tema, 
 Jctur,  Naphish,  and  Kedemah:  '•'these  are 
 sons  of  Ishmael,  and  these  their  names,  by 
 their  villages,  and  by  their  towers ;  twelve 
 lirinces  according  to  their  peoples. 
 
 '''And  these  are  the  years  of  the  life  of 
 Ishmael,  a  hundred  and  thirty  and  seven 
 years ;  and  he  expireth,  and  dieth,  and  is 
 gathered  unto  his  people ;  '^  and  they  taber- 
 nacle from  Ilavilah  unto  Shur,  wdiich  is 
 before  Egypt,  in  tliy  going  towards  Assliur ; 
 in  the  presence  of  all  his  brethren  hath  he 
 fallen. 
 
 '''And  these  are  births  of  Isaac,  Abra- 
 ham's son:  Abraham  hath  begotten  Isaac; 
 -"  and  Isaac  is  a  son  of  forty  years  in  his  taking 
 Reliekah,  daughter  of  Bethuel  the  Aramjean, 
 from  Padau-Arani,  sister  of  Laban  the  Aram- 
 asan,  to  him  for  a  wife. 
 
 "'  And  Isaac  maketli  entreaty  to  Jehovah 
 before  his  wife,  for  she  is  barren:  and  Je- 
 hovah is  entreated  of  him,  and  Rebekah  hia 
 ^^^fe  conceiveth,  —and  the  children  struggle 
 together  \^athin  her,  and  she  saith,  '  If  it  is 
 right — why  am  I  tints?'  and  she  goeth  to  seek 
 Jehovah. 
 
 "3  And  Jehovah  saith  to  her,  '  Two  nations 
 are  in  thy  womb,  and  two  peoples  from  thy 
 bowels  are  X'^rted ;  and  the  one  people  than 
 the  other  people  is  stronger ;  and  the  elder 
 doth  serve  the  younger.' 
 
 "■'  And  her  days  to  bear  are  fulfilled,  and  lo, 
 twins  are  in  her  womb ;  -^  and  the  first  cometh 
 out  all  red  as  a  hairy  robe,  and  they  call  his 
 name  Esau;  -"and  afterwards  hath  his  bro- 
 ther come  out,  and  his  hand  is  taking  hold  on 
 Esau's  liccl,  and  one  callcth  his  name  Jacob; 
 and  Isaac  is  a  son  of  sixty  years  in  her  bear- 
 ing them. 
 
 -"  And  the  youtlis  grew,  and  Esau  is  a  man 
 acouainted  inlli,  liunting,  a  man  of  the  field ; 
 and  Jacob  is  a  plain  man,  inhabiting  tents  ; 
 -^aud  Isaac  loveth  Esau,  for  /«>  hunting  is 
 in  his  mouth;  and  Rebekah  is  loving  Jacob. 
 
 -"And  Jacob  boileth  pottage^  and  Esau 
 cometh  in  from  the  tield,  and  lie  is  weary ; 
 ■'"and  Esau  saith  unto  Jacob,  'Let  me  cat,  1 
 pray  thee,  some  of  this  red  red  thing,  for  I  am 
 weary;'  therefore  hath  one  called  his  name 
 Edom  [Red] ;  ^'  and  Jacoli  saith,  '  Sell  to-day 
 tliv  birthright  to  me.' 
 
 ^'-  And  Esau  saith,  '  Lo,  I  am  going  to  die, 
 and  wliat  is  this  to  me — birthright?'  -"and 
 Jacob  saith,  'Swear  to  me  to-day:'  and  )ic 
 swcareth  to  him,  and  selletli  his  birthright  to 
 Jacob ;  ''^  and  .lacob  hath  given  to  Esau  bread 
 and  pottage  of  lentiles,  and  he  eateth,  and 
 drinketh,  and  riseth,  and  goeth ;  and  Esau  de- 
 spisctli  the  birthriglit. 
 
 XXVI.  '  AND  there  is  a  famine  in  the 
 land,  besides  the  first  famine  wliich  was  iu 
 the  flavs  of  Abraham,  and  Isaac  goeth  unto 
 Abimelech  king  of  the  rhilistiucs,  to  Gerar. 
 
 -And   Jehovah    appcareth  unto   him,  and 
 
Isaacs  prosperity. 
 
 XXVI.  3.-GENESIS.— xxvn.  10. 
 
 Isaac  at  Beer-Sheha. 
 
 saitli,  '  Go  not  down  towards  E.!,^it,  taber- 
 uaolo  iu  the  land  concerning  which  I  speak 
 unto  tliee,  •'sojourn  iu  this  laud,  and  I  am 
 with  thee,  and  bless  thee,  for  to  thee  and  to 
 thy  seed  I  give  all  these  lands,  and  I  have 
 established  the  oath  which  I  liave  sworn  to 
 Abraham  thy  father;  ■^  and  I  have  nudtiplied 
 thy  seed  as  stars  of  the  heavens,  and  I 
 have  given  to  thy  seed  all  these  lands;  and 
 blessed  themselves  in  thy  seed  have  all  na- 
 tions of  the  earth-  ^because  that  Abraham 
 hath  hearkened  to  My  voice,  and  keepeth  My 
 charge,  My  commands,  My  statutes,  and  My 
 laws. ' 
 
 ^  And  Isaac  dwelleth  in  Gerar ;  ^  and  men 
 cf  the  place  ask  him  of  his  wife,  and  he  saith, 
 '  She  is  my  sister : '  for  lie  hath  been  afraid  to 
 say,  '  My  wife — lest  the  men  of  the  place  kill 
 me  for  Rebekah,  for  she  is  of  good  appearance.' 
 
 8  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  the  days 
 have  been  prolonged  to  him  there,  that  Abime- 
 lech  Iving  of  the  rhili.-tines  looketh  through 
 the  window,  and  seetu,  and  lo,  Isaac  is  play- 
 ing with  Rebekah  his  ^vife. 
 
 f  And  Abimelech  calleth  for  Isaac,  and 
 saith,  '  Lo,  she  is  surely  thy  wife ;  and  how 
 hast  thou  said.  She  is  my  sister?'  and  Isaac 
 saith  unto  him,  '  Because  I  said,  Lest  I  die 
 for  her.' 
 
 ^"  And  Abimelech  saith,  '  What  is  this  thou 
 hast  done  to  us?  as  a  little  thing  one  of  the 
 people  had  lain  with  thy  wife,  and  thou  hadst 
 brought  upon  us  guilt ;'  '■^  and  Abimelech  com- 
 mandeth  all  the  people,  saying,  '  He  who 
 Cometh  against  this  man  or  against  his  wife, 
 dying  dotli  die.' 
 
 ^'^  And  Isaac  soweth  in  that  land,  and  find- 
 eth  in  that  year  a  hundred-fold,  and  Jehovah 
 blesseth  him ;  '^  and  the  man  is  gi-eat,  and 
 goeth  on,  going  on  and  becoming  great,  till 
 that  he  hath  been  veiy  great,  "and  he  hath 
 possession  of  a  flock,  and  possession  of  a  herd, 
 and  an  abundant  service  •  and  the  Philistines 
 envy  him,  i^  and  all  the  wells  which  his 
 father's  servants  digged  in  the  days  of  Abra- 
 ham his  father,  the  Philistines  have  stopped 
 them,  and  fill  them  with  dust. 
 
 ^''And  Abimelech  saith  imto  Isaac,  *Go 
 from  us ;  for  thou  hast  become  mucb  mightier 
 than  we ;'  ^^  and  Isaac  goeth  from  thence,  and 
 encamiietli  in  the  valley  of  Gerar,  and  dwell- 
 eth there ;  ^^  and  Isaac  turneth  back,  and 
 diggeth  the  wells  of  water  which  they  digged 
 in  the  days  of  Abraham  his  father,  Avhich  the 
 Philistines  do  stop  after  the  death  of  Abra- 
 ham, and  he  calleth  to  them  names  according 
 to  the  names  which  his  father  called  them. 
 
 ^"And  Isaac's  servants  dig  in  the  valley, 
 and  find  there  a  well  of  living  water,  -•'and 
 shepherds  of  Gerar  strive  with  shepherds  of 
 Isaac,  saying,  '  The  water  is  ours ; '  and  he 
 calleth  the  name  of  the  well  '  Strife,'  be- 
 cause they  have  striven  habitually  with  him ; 
 *^  and  they  dig  another  well,  and  they  strive 
 also  for  it,  and  he  calleth  its  name  '  Hatred.' 
 
 "'•'Aud  he  rcmoveth  from  thence,  and  dig- 
 geth another  well,  and  they  have  not  striven 
 for  it,  and  he  calleth  its  name  Enlargements, 
 and  saith,  '  For — now  hath  Jehovah  given 
 enlargement  to  us,  and  we  have  been  fruitful 
 in  the  land.' 
 
 ^^  And  he  goeth  up  from  thence  to  Beer- 
 eheba,  **aud  Jehovali  appcareth  unto  him 
 during  that  night,  and  saitli,  '  I  am  the  God 
 of  Abraham  thy  father,  fear  not,  for  I  am 
 with  thee,  and  have  blessed  thee,  and  have 
 nudtiphed  thy  seed,  because  of  Abraham  My 
 servant ; '  -s  and  he  buildeth  there  an  altar, 
 and  preacheth  in  the  name  of  Jehovah,  and 
 stretcheth  out  there  liis  tent,  and  there  Isaac's 
 servants  dig  a  well. 
 
 -"  And  Abimelech  hath  gone  unto  him  from 
 Gerar,  and  Ahuzzath  his  friend,  and  Phichol 
 head  of  his  host ;  '^  and  Isaac  saith  unto  them 
 '  Wherefore  have  yecomeuntome,  and  ye  have 
 hated  me,  and  ye  send  me  away  from  you  ? ' 
 
 -*And  they  say,  'We  have  certainly  seen 
 that  Jehovah  hath  been  with  thee,  and  we 
 say,  '  Let  there  be,  we  pray  thee,  an  oath  be- 
 tween us,  between  us  and.  thee,  and  let  us 
 make  a  covenant  with  thee;  -'•'do  not  evil 
 with  us,  as  we  have  not  touched  thee,  and  as 
 we  have  only  done  good  with  thee,  and  send 
 thee  away  in  peace;  thou  art  now  blessed  ot 
 Jehovah. 
 
 3"  And  he  maketh  for  them  a  banquet,  and 
 they  eat  and  drink,  ^i  and  rise  early  in  the 
 morning,  and  swear  one  to  another,  and  Isaac 
 sendeth  them  away,  and  they  go  from  him  in 
 peace. 
 
 ^- And  it  cometh  to  passdiu-iug  that  day  that 
 Isaac's  servants  come  and  declare  to  him  con- 
 cerning the  circumstances  of  the  well  which 
 tliey  have  digged,  and  say  to  liim,  '  We  havo 
 found  water;'  ^s^nd  he  caUeth  it  Shebah, 
 \oath],  therefore  the  name  of  the  city  is  Beer- 
 Sheba,  hvell  of  the  oath],  unto  this  day. 
 
 ^  Ahd  Esau  is  a  son  of  forty  years,  and  he 
 taketh  a  wife,  Judith,  daughter  of  Beeri  the 
 Hittite,  and  Bashemath,  daughter  of  Elon 
 the  Hittite,  ^5  and  they  are  a  bitterness  of 
 spirit  to  Isaac  and  to  Ptcbekah. 
 
 XXVII.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass  that  Isaac 
 is  aged,  and  his  eyes  are  too  dim  for  seeing, 
 and  he  calleth  Esau  his  elder  son,  and  saith 
 unto  him,  '  My  son  ;'  and  he  saith  unto  him, 
 'Here  am  I.' 
 
 ^  And  he  saith,  '  Lo,  I  pray  thee,  I  have  be- 
 come aged,  I  have  not  known  the  day  of  my 
 death ;  ■^  and  now,  take  up,  I  pray  thee,  thy 
 instruments,  thy  quiver,  and  thy  bow,  and 
 go  out  to  the  field,  and  hunt  for  me  ijrovision, 
 ^and  make  for  me  tastefid  things,  such  as  I 
 have  loved,  and  bring  in  to  me,  and  I  do  eat, 
 so  that  my  soid  doth  bless  thee  before  I  die.' 
 
 *  And  Rebekah  is  heai-kening  while  Isaac  is 
 spealdug  unto  Esau  his  son ;  and  Esau  goeth 
 to  the  held  to  hunt  provision — to  bring  in; 
 "and  Rebekah  hath  spoken  imto  Jacob  her 
 son,  saying,  'Lo,  I  have  heard  thy  father 
 speakinj^  unto  Esau  thy  brother,  saying, 
 ^  Bring  for  me  provision,  and  make  for  me 
 tdstefid  things,  and  I  do  eat,  and  bless  thee 
 before  Jehovah  before  my  death. 
 
 ^  '  And  now,  my  sou,  hearken  to  my  voice, 
 to  that  which  I  am  commanding  thee:  "Go, 
 I  pray  thee,  imto  the  Hock,  and  take  for  me 
 from  thence  two  good  kids  of  the  goats,  and 
 I  make  them  tastefid  thiugs  for  thy  father, 
 ■mch  as  he  hath  loved ;  i"  and  thou  hast  taken 
 in  to  thy  father,  and  he  hath  eaten,  so  that 
 his  soul  doth  bless  thee  before  liis  deatli. 
 17 
 
Jacob  deceives  his  father         xxvii.  11. — GENESIS.— xxviii.  3.        and  sent  to  Padan-Aram. 
 
 ^1  And  Jacob  saitli  imtoRebokali  liis  mother, 
 '  Lo,  Esau  my  brother  is  a  hairy  mau,  aud  I  a 
 smooth  man,  i-  it  may  be  my  fatlier  doth  feel 
 me,  and  I  have  been  in  liis  eyes  as  a  deceiver, 
 and  have  brought  mion  mc  disesteem,  and  not 
 a  blessing;'  ^^and  his  mother  saith  to  him, 
 '  On  me  thy  disesteem,  my  son ;  only  hearken 
 to  my  voice,  and  go,  take  for  me.' 
 
 "And  he  goeth,  and  taketh,  and  bringeth 
 to  his  mother,  and  his  mother  maketh  taste- 
 ful things,  such  as  his  father  liath  loved; 
 '^  and  Rebekah  taketh  the  desirable  gar- 
 ments of  Esau  her  elder  son,  which  are  with 
 her  in  the  house,  and  doth  put  on  Jacob  her 
 younger  son ;  ^^  and  the  sldns  of  the  kids  of 
 the  goats  she  hath  put  on  his  hands,  and  on  the 
 smooth  of  his  neck,  ^''and  she  giveth  the 
 tasteful  things,  and  the  bread  which  she  hath 
 made,  into  the  hand  of  Jacob  her  son. 
 
 ^'^AJid  he  Cometh  in  unto  his  father,  and 
 .saith,  '  My  father ; '  and  he  saith,  '  Here  am 
 I;  who  ai-t  thou,  my  son?'  ^^  And  Jacob 
 saith  unto  his  father,  '  I  avi  Esau  thy  first- 
 born ;  I  have  done  as  thou  hast  spoken  unto 
 me ;  rise,  I  pray  thee,  sit,  and  eat  of  my  pro- 
 vision, so  that  thy  soul  doth  bless  me.' 
 
 -''And  Isaac  saith  imto  his  son,  'What  is 
 this  thou  hast  hasted  to  find,  my  son  ?'  and 
 he  saith,  '  That  which  Jehovah  thy  God  hath 
 caused  to  come  before  me.' 
 
 -*  And  Isaac  saith  unto  Jacob,  '  Come  nigh, 
 1  pray  thee,  and  I  feel  thee,  my  son,  whether 
 thou  art  he,  my  son  Esau,  or  not.' 
 
 ""And  Jacob  cometh  nigh  unto  Isaac  his 
 father,  and  he  feeleth  him,  and  saith,  'The 
 voice  is  the  voice  of  Jacob,  aud  the  hands 
 hands  of  Esau.'  -^  And  ho  hath  not  dis- 
 cerned him,  for  his  hands  have  been  hairy,  as 
 the  hands  of  Esau  his  brother,  and  he  bless- 
 eth  him,  ^  and  saith,  '  Thou  art  he — my  son 
 Esau?'  and  he  saith    '  I  am.\ 
 
 -"And  he  saith,  'Bring  nigh  to  me,  and  I 
 do  eat  of  my  son's  provision,  so  that  my  soul 
 doth  bless  thee;'  and  he  bringeth  nigh  to 
 him,  and  he  eateth ;  aud  he  bringeth  to  him 
 wine,  and  lie  drinketh. 
 
 "''  And  Isaac  his  father  saith  to  him,  '  Come 
 nigh,  I  pray  thee,  aud  kiss  me.  iny  son  ; ' 
 '-'''  and  he  cometh  nigh,  and  liissetli  him,  and 
 he  smelleth  the  fragrance  of  his  garments, 
 and  blesseth  him,  aud  saith,  'Sec,  the  fra- 
 i^ance  of  my  sou  is  as  tlie  fragrance  of  a 
 held  which  Jehovah  hath  blessed:  "^and  God 
 doth  give  to  thee  of  the  dew  of  Iieaven,  and 
 of  the  fatness  of  the  earth,  and  abundance 
 of  corn  and  wine;  -^ peoples  serve  thee,  and 
 nations  bow  themselves  to  thee,  be  thou 
 mighty  over  thy  brethren,  and  the  sons  of  thy 
 mother  bow  themselves  to  thee ;  tliose  who 
 curse  thee  are  cursed,  and  those  who  bless 
 thee  are  blessed.' 
 
 ^"And  it  cometh  to  pass,  as  Isaac  hath 
 finished  blessing  Jacob,  and  Jacob  is  only 
 just  going  out  from  the  presence  of  Isaac 
 his  father,  that  Esau  his  brother  hath  come 
 in  from  his  hunting;  ^^and  he  also  maketh 
 tasteful  things,  and  bringeth  to  his  father, 
 and  saith  to  his  father,  '  Let  my  father  arise, 
 and  eat  of  his  son's  provision,  so  that  thy 
 Boul  doth  bless  me.' 
 
 3-  Aud  Isaac  his  father  saith  to  him,  '  \Vlio 
 18 
 
 art  thou?'  and  he  saith,  'I  am  thy  son,  thy 
 tirst-born,  Esau  ;'  •'^  and  Isaac  trembleth  a 
 very  great  trembling,  and  saith,  '  Wlio,  now, 
 is  he  who  hath  i^rovided  i)rovisi()n,  and  bring- 
 eth in  to  me,  and  I  eat  of  all  before  thou 
 comest  in,  and  I  bless  him? — yea,  blessed 
 is  he.' 
 
 ^■'  When  Esau  heareth  the  words  of  his 
 father,  then  he  crieth  a  very  great  and  bitter 
 cry,  and  saith  to  his  father,  'Bless  me,  me 
 also,  0  my  father ; '  ^^  and  he  saith,  '  Thy 
 brother  hath  come  with  subtilty,  and  taketn 
 thy  blessing.' 
 
 ^'And  he  saith,  'Is  it  because  one  called 
 his  name  Jacob  that  he  doth  take  me  by  tlie 
 heel  these  two  times  ?  my  birthright  he  hath 
 taken ;  and  lo,  now,  he  hath  taken  my  bless- 
 ing ; '  lie  saith  also,  '  Hast  thou  not  kept  back 
 a  blessing  for  me?' 
 
 3''  And  Isaac  answereth  and  saith  to  Esau, 
 '  Lo,  a  miglity  one  have  I  set  liim  over  thee, 
 and  all  his  brethren  have  I  given  to  him  for 
 servants,  and  with  corn  and  \vine  have  I  sus- 
 tained mm;  and  for  thee  now,  what  shall  I 
 do,  my  son?' 
 
 38 And  Esan  saith  unto  his  father,  'One 
 blessing  hast  thou  my  father?  bless  me,  me 
 also,  0  my  father;'  and  Esau  lifteth  up  Ids 
 voice,  and  weepeth. 
 
 38  And  Isaac  liis  father  answereth  and  saith 
 imto  liim,  '  Lo,  of  the  fatness  of  the  earth  is 
 thy  dwelling,  and  of  the  dew  of  the  heavens 
 from  above;  '"'and  by  thy  sword  dost  thou 
 live,  and  thy  brother  dost  thou  serve ;  and  it 
 hath  come  to  pass  when  thou  rulest,  that 
 thou  hast  broken  his  yoke  from  off  thy  neck.' 
 
 ••^Ajid  Esau  hateth  Jacob,  because  of  the 
 blessing  with  which  his  fatuer  blessed  him, 
 and  Esau  saith  in  his  heart,  'The  da^ys  of 
 mourning  for  my  father  draw  near,  and  I  slay 
 Jacob  my  brother.' 
 
 *-  And  the  words  of  Esau  her  elder  son  are 
 declared  to  Rebekah,  and  she  sendeth  and 
 calleth  for  Jacob  her  younger  son,  and  saith 
 unto  him,  '  Lo,  Esau  thy  brother  is  comfort- 
 ing himself  in  regard  to  thee — to  sla,y  thee ; 
 ■*3and  now,  my  son,  hearken  to  my  voice,  and 
 rise,  flee  for  thyself  imto  Laban  my  brotlicr, 
 to  Haran,  ■"and  thou  hast  dwelt  wtli  him 
 some  days,  till  thy  brother's  fm-y  turn  back, 
 ^^till  thy  brother's  anger  turn  back  from  thee, 
 and  lie  hath  forgotten  that  wliich  thou  hast 
 done  to  him,  and  I  liave  scut  and  taken  thee 
 from  thence;  why  am  I  bereaved  even  of  you 
 both  the  same  day?' 
 
 ^''  And  Rebekah  saith  unto  Isaac,  '  I  have 
 been  tlisgusted  with  my  life  because  of  tlic 
 presence  of  the  daughters  of  Heth ;  if  Jacob 
 talce  a  wife  of  the  daughters  of  Heth,  like 
 these — from  the  dauglitcrs  of  the  land — why 
 do  I  live?' 
 
 XXVIII.  1  AND  Isaac  calleth  unto  Jacob, 
 and  blesseth  him,  and  commandeth  him,  and 
 saitli  to  him,  'Thou  dost  not  take  a  \viie  of 
 the  daughters  of  Caanan;  -rise,  go  to  Padan- 
 Arani,  to  the  liouse  of  Bcthuel.  thy  mother's 
 fatlier,  and  take  for  thyself  irom  thence  a 
 wife,  of  the  daughters  of  Laban,  thy  mother's 
 brotlier:  ^and  God  Almighty  doth  bless  thee, 
 and  make  thee  friutful,  and  multhily  thee, 
 and  thou  hast  become  an  assembly  of  peoples; 
 
JacoVa  dream. 
 
 xxTiii.  4— GENESIS.— XXIX.  24. 
 
 Jacob  at  Padan-Aram. 
 
 *and  lie  doth  give  to  tliee  the  blessing  of 
 Abraham,  to  thee  and  to  thy  seed  ^\^tll  thee, 
 to  cause  thee  to  possess  the  hand  of  thy  so- 
 journiugs,  which  God  gave  to  Abraham.' 
 
 'And  Isaac  sendeth  away  Jacob,  and  he 
 goeth  to  Padan-Aram,  unto  Laban,  son  of 
 Bethuel  the  Aramrean,  brother  of  Rcbekali, 
 mother  of  Jacob  and  Esau. 
 
 "And  Esaii  seeth  that  Isaac  hatli  blessed 
 Jacob,  and  hath  sent  him  to  Padan-Aram 
 to  take  to  himseK  from  thence  a  wife — in  his 
 blessing  him  that  he  layeth  a  charge  upon 
 him,  saying,  Thou  dost  not  take  a  wife  from 
 the  daughters  of  Canaan — ''  that  Jacob  heark- 
 eneth  imto  his  father  and  unto  his  mother, 
 and  goeth  to  Padan-Aram — **  and  Esau  seeth 
 that  the  daughters  of  Canaan  are  evil  in  the 
 eyes  of  Isaac  his  father,  ^  and  Esau  goeth 
 imto  Ishmael,  aud  taketh  Mahalath,  daugh- 
 ter of  Ishmael,  Abraham's  sou,  sister  of 
 Nebajoth,  imto  his  wives,  to  himself,  for  a 
 wife. 
 
 ^"And  Jacob  goeth  out  from  Beer-Sheba, 
 and  goeth  toward  Haran,  ^^  and  he  toucheth 
 at  a  certain  place,  and  lodgeth  there,  for  the 
 sun  hath  gone  in,  and  he  taketh  of  the  stones 
 of  the  place,  and  maketh  them  his  pillows, 
 and  lieth  down  in  that  place. 
 
 1"  Aud  he  dreameth,  and  lo,_a  ladder  set  up 
 on  the  earth,  and  its  head  is  touching  the 
 heavens ;  and  lo,  messengers  of  God  are  go- 
 ing up  and  coming  down  by  it ;  '^andlo,  Je- 
 hovah is  standing  iq^on  it,  and  He  saith,  '  I 
 am,  Jehovah,  God  of  Abraham  thy  father, 
 and  God  of  Isaac;  the  land  on  which  thou 
 art  lying,  to  thee  I  give  it,  and  to  thy  seed ; 
 1*  and  tiiy  seed  hath  been  as  the  dust  of  the 
 land,  and  thou  hast  broken  forth  westward, 
 and  eastward,  and  northward,  and  south- 
 ward, and  all  families  of  the  gi'ound  have 
 been  blessed  in  thee  and  in  thy  seed. 
 
 ^^ '  And  lo,  I  am  with  thee,  and  have  kept 
 thee  whithersoever  thou  goest,  and  have 
 caused  thee  to  tui-n  back  unto  tliis  ground  ; 
 for  I  leave  thee  not  till  that  I  have  surely 
 done  that  which  I  have  spoken  to  thee.' 
 
 ^^  And  Jacob  aM'aketh  out  of  his  sleep,  and 
 saith,  '  Siu'cly  Jehovah  is  in  this  place,  and  I 
 knew  not ;'  ^''  and  he  feareth,  and  saith,  '  How 
 fearfid  is  this  place ;  this  is  nothing  but  a 
 house  of  God,  and  this  a  gateof  the  heavens.' 
 
 ^*  And  Jacol)  riseth  early  in  the  morning, 
 and  taketh  the  stone  which  he  hath  made 
 his  pillows,  and  maketh  it  a  standing  jiillar, 
 and  poureth  oil  upon  its  top,  i"  and  he  call- 
 eth  tlie  name  of  that  place  Bethel,  [house  of 
 God],  and  yet,  Luz  is  the  name  of  the  city  at 
 the  first. 
 
 -*  And  Jacob  voweth  a  vow,  saying,  '  See- 
 ing God  is  with  me,  aud  hath  kept  me  in 
 this  way  which  I  am  going,  and  hath  given  to 
 me  bread  to  cat,  and  a  "arment  to  put  on — 
 ^^  when  I  have  turned  back  in  peace  imto  the 
 house  of  rny  father,  and  Jehovah  hath  be- 
 come my  G-od,  -"  then  this  stone  which  I 
 have  made  a  standing  pillar  is  a  house  of 
 God,  and  all  that  Thou  dost  give  to  me — tith- 
 ing I  tithe  to  Thee.' 
 
 XXIX.  1  AND  Jacob  lifteth  up  liis  feet, 
 and  goeth  towards  the  laud  of  the  sons  of 
 the  east ;  "  and  he  looketh,  and  lo    a  well  in 
 
 the  field,  and  lo,  there  three  droves  of  a  flock 
 crouching  by  it,  for  fi-om  that  well  they 
 water  the  droves,  and  the  great  stone  is  on 
 the  mouth  of  the  well. 
 
 3  (When  thither  have  all  the  droves  been 
 gathered,  and  they  have  rolled  the  stone  from 
 off  the  mouth  of  the  well,  aud  have  watered 
 the  Hock,  then  they  have  turned  back  the 
 stone  on  the  mouth  of  the  well  to  its  place.) 
 
 •*  And  Jacob  saith  to  them,  '  My  bretliren, 
 from  whence  are  ye?'  and  they  say,  'We 
 are  from  Haran.'  '  ^nd  he  saith  to  them, 
 'Have  ye  known  Laban,  son  of  Nahor?'  and 
 they  say,  'We  have  known.'  "And  he  saith 
 to  them,  'Hath  he  peace?'  and  they  say, 
 '  Peace  ;  and  lo,  Rachel  his  daughter  is  com- 
 ing with  the  flock.' 
 
 ''And  he  saith,  '  Lo,  the  day  is  still  great, 
 it  is  not  time  for  the  cattle  to  be  gathered ; 
 water  ye  the  flock,  and  go,  delight  your- 
 selves.' 8 And  they  say,  'We  are  not  able, 
 till  that  all  the  droves  be  gathered  together, 
 and  they  have  rolled  away  the  stone  from 
 the  mouth  of  the  well,  and  we  have  watered 
 the  flock.' 
 
 "  He  is  yet  speaking  with  them,  and  Rachel 
 hath  come  with  the  flock  which  her  father 
 hath,  for  she  is  shepherdess ;  '"  and  it  com- 
 eth  to  pass  when  Jacob  hath  seen  Rachel, 
 daughter  of  Laban  his  mother's  l^rother,  and 
 the  flock  of  Laban  his  mother's  brother,  that 
 Jacob  cometh  nigh  and  rolleth  the  stone 
 from  off  the  mouth  of  the  well,  and  watereth 
 the  flock  of  Laban  his  mother's  brother. 
 
 11  And  Jacob  kisseth  Rachel,  aud  lifteth 
 up  his  voice,  and  weepeth,  I'^and  Jacob  de- 
 clareth  to  Rachel  that  he  is  her  father's 
 brother,  and  that  he  is  Rebekah's  son,  and 
 she  nmneth  and  declareth  to  her  father. 
 
 13  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  Laban  hear- 
 eth  the  report  of  Jacob  his  sister's  son,  that 
 he  runneth  to  meet  him,  and  embraceth  him, 
 and  kisseth  him,  and  bringeth  him  in  unto 
 his  house  ;  and  he  recounteth  to  Laban  all 
 these  things,  i^  and  Laban  saith  to  him, 
 '  Only  my  bone  and  my  flesh  a7-t  thou  ; '  and 
 he  dwelleth  with  him  a  month  of  days. 
 
 1'  And  Laban  saith  to  Jacob,  '  Is  it  because 
 thou  art  my  brother  that  thou  hast  served 
 me  for  nought?  declare  to  me  what  is  thy 
 hire.'  i"  And  Laban  hath  two  daughters,  the 
 name  of  the  elder  is  Leah,  and  the  name  of 
 the  younger  Rachel,  ^''and  the  eyes  of  Leah 
 «?'e  tender,  and  Rachel  hath  been  fair  of 
 form  and  fair  of  appearance. 
 
 18  And  Jacob  loveth  Rachel,  and  saith,  '  I 
 serve  thee  seven  years  for  Rachel  thy  younger 
 daughter:'  i^  and  Laban  saith,  'It  is  better 
 for  me  to  give  her  to  thee  than  to  give  her 
 to  another  man ;  dwell  with  me ;'  "*  and  Jacob 
 sei-veth  for  Rachel  seven  years ;  and  they  are 
 in  his  eyes  as  some  days,  because  of  his  lov- 
 ing her. 
 
 -1  And  Jacob  saith  unto  Laban,  '  Give  up 
 my  wife,  for  my  days  have  been  fulfilled,  and 
 I  go  in  unto  her ; '  -^  and  Laban  gathereth  all 
 the  men  of  the  place,  and  maketh  a  banquet. 
 -•'  And  it  cometh  to  pass  in  the  evening,  that 
 he  taketh  Leah,  his  daughter,  and  bringeth 
 her  in  imto  him,  and  he  goeth  in  unto  her ; 
 "*  aud  Laban  giveth  to  her  Zilpah,  his  maid- 
 19 
 
Jaeofs  marriage. 
 
 XXIX.  25.— GENESIS.— XXX.  33. 
 
 Birth  ofJaeoVs  children. 
 
 aerv.ant,   to  Lnah  his  fl.angliter,  a  maid-ser- 
 vant. 
 
 "^And  it  cometli  to  ])aRa  in  the  morninf?, 
 that  ]o,  it  /.9  Lpah  ;  and  ho.  saith  unto  Laban, 
 '  What  is  this  thou  hast  done  to  me  ?  for  Ra- 
 chel have  I  not  sorved  with  thee  ?  and  wliy 
 hast  thou  deceived  mo?' 
 
 "'•  And  Laban  saith,  '  It  is  not  done  so  in 
 our  place,  to  jjive  the  younger  before  the 
 lirst-porn  ;  -■'  fulfil  the  week  of  this  one,  and 
 we  ijive  to  thee  also  this  one,  for  the  service 
 which  thou  dost  serve  witli  me  yet  seven 
 other  years.' 
 
 "8  And  Jacob  doth  so,  and  fulfilleth  the 
 week  of  this  one,  and  he  giveth  to  him  Eachel 
 his  daughter,  to  him  for  a  wife;  --'and  Laban 
 e^veth  to  Rachel  his  daughter  Bilhah  his 
 maid-servant,  for  a  maid-servant  to  her. 
 ^*And  he  goeth  in  also  unto  Rachel,  and  he 
 also  loveth  Rachel  more  than  Leah ;  and  he 
 serveth  with  him  yet  seven  other  years. 
 
 ^1  And  Jehovah  seeth  that  Leah  is  the  hated 
 one,  and  He  openeth  her  womb,  and  Rachel 
 w barren;  ^"and  Leah  conceiveth,  andbeareth 
 a  son,  and  calletli  his  name  Reuben,  for  slie 
 said,  '  Because  .Jehovah  liath  looked  on  mine 
 affliction ;  because  now  doth  my  husband  love 
 me.' 
 
 3^  And  she  conceiveth  again,  and  beareth 
 a  son,  and  saith,  'Because  Jehovah  hath 
 heard  that  I  avi  the  hated  one.  He  also  giv- 
 eth to  me  even  this  one;'  and  she  calleth  his 
 name  Simeon. 
 
 ^■'And  she  conceiveth  again,  and  beareth 
 a  son,  and  saith,  '  Now  is  the  time,  my  hus- 
 band is  joined  unto  me,  because  I  liave  born 
 to  him  three  sons,'  therefore  hath  one  called 
 his  name  Levi. 
 
 ^'And  she  conceiveth  again,  and  beareth 
 a  son,  and  saith  this  time,  '  I  praise  Jehovah ; ' 
 tlierefore  hath  she  called  his  name  Judah ; 
 and  slio  ceaseth  from  bearing. 
 
 XXX.  lAND  Racliel  seetli  that  she  hatli 
 not  borne  to  Jacob,  and  Rachel  is  envious  of 
 her  sister,  and  saith  imto  Jacob,  'Give  me 
 sons,  and  if  there  is  none — I  die.'  ^And 
 Jacob's  anger  burneth  against  Rachel,  and  he 
 saith,  'Am  I  in  stead  of  God  who  hath  with- 
 held from  thee  the  fruit  of  the  womb?' 
 
 ^  And  she  saith,  'Ivo,  my  handmaid  Bilhah, 
 go  in  imto  her,  and  she  doth  bear  on  my 
 Icnees,  and  I  am  built  up,  even  I,  from  her;' 
 ■•and  she  giveth  to  liim  Bilhah  lier  maid-sei'- 
 vant  for  a  wife,  and  Jacob  goeth  in  imto  her; 
 *and  Bilhah  conceiveth,  and  beareth  to  .Jacob 
 a_  son,  "and  Rachel  saitli,  'God  hatli  de- 
 cided for  me,  and  also  hath  hearkened  to  my 
 voice,  and  givcith  to  me  a  son ;'  therefore  hatli 
 she  called  his  name  Dan. 
 
 ^And  Bilhah,  Rachel's  maid-servant,  con- 
 ceivetli  again,  and  bearetli  a  second  son  to 
 Jacob,  8  and  Rachel  saitli,  '  With  wrestlings 
 of  God  I  liave  wrestled  with  my  sister,  yea, 
 I  have  prevailed;'  and  she  calleth  his  name 
 Na]  ithali. 
 
 *  ALud  Loali  seeth  that  she  hath  ceased  from 
 bearing,  and  she  taketh  Ziljiah  her  maid- 
 servant, and  givctli  lier  to  .Jacob  fora^vife; 
 "*and  Ziljiah,  Leah's  niaidsisrvant,  Ix'.uctli 
 to  Jacob  a  son,  "and  Leali  saitli,  'A  troop 
 is  coming;'  and  slie  calleth  his  name  GacL 
 20 
 
 J' And  Zilpah,  Le.ah's  maid-servant,  beareth 
 a  second  son  to  .Jacob,  '•'  and  Tjoali  saith, 
 '  Because  of  my  happiness,  for  d.iughtors  liave 
 pronoimced  me  haxipy;'  and  she  calleth  his 
 name  Asher. 
 
 ^'*  And  Reuben  goeth  in  the  days  of  wheat- 
 liarvcst,  and  findeth  love-.-vjijiles  in  the  field, 
 and  bringeth  them  in  unto  Leah,  his  mother, 
 and  Rachel  saith  unto  Leah,  '  Give  to  me,  I 
 pray  thee,  of  the  love-apples  of  thy  son.' 
 
 ^^And  she  saith  to  her,  'Is  thy  taking  my 
 husband  a  little  thing,  that  thoTi  hast  taken 
 also  the  love-apples  oif  my  son  ?'  and  Rachel 
 saith,  'Therefore  doth  he  lie  with  thee  to- 
 night, for  thy  son's  love-apples.' 
 
 i^And  Jacob  cometh  in  from  the  field  at 
 evening;  and  Leah  goeth  to  meet  him,  and 
 saith,  'Unto  me  dost  thou  come  in,  for  hiring 
 I  have  hired  thee  with  my  son's  love-apples ;' 
 and  he  lieth  %vith  lier  during  that  night. 
 
 i^And  God  hearkeneth  unto  Leah,  and  she 
 conceiveth,  and  beareth  to  .Jacob  a  son,  a  fifth, 
 ^^and  Leah  saith,  'God  hath  given  my  hire, 
 because  I  have  given  my  maid-servant  to 
 my  Inisband;'  and  she  calleth  his  name 
 Issachar. 
 
 ^''And  conceive  again  doth  Leah,  and  she 
 beareth  a  sixth  son  to  Jacob,  ""and  Leah 
 saith,  '  God  Iiath  endowed  me — a  good  do^vTy; 
 this  time  doth  my  husband  dwell  with  me, 
 for  I  have  borne  to  him  six  sons;'  and  she 
 calleth  his  name  Zebulun ;  -^  and  afterwards 
 hath  she  born  a  daughter,  and  calleth  her 
 name  Dinah. 
 
 "  And  God  remembereth  Rachel,  and  God 
 liearkeneth  unto  her,  and  openeth  her  womb, 
 -'■*  and  she  conceiveth  and  beareth  a  son, 
 and  saith,  'God  hath  gathered  up  my  re- 
 proach;' '^  and  she  calleth  his  name  Joseph, 
 saying,  'Jehovah  is  adding  to  me  another 
 son.' 
 
 -''And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  Rachel  hatli 
 borne  Joseph,  that  Jacol)  saith  tmto  Laban, 
 '  Send  me  away,  and  I  go  unto  my  place,  and 
 to  my  land ;  ""  give  up  my  \vives  and  mv 
 children,  for  whom  I  have  served  thee,  and  t 
 go;  for  thou — thou  hast  lvno"\\Ti  my  service 
 which  I  have  served  thee.' 
 
 -^And  Laban  saith  unto  him,  'If,  I  pray 
 tliee,  I  have  found  grace  in  thine  eyes — I 
 liavc  observed  diligently  that  Jehovah  doth 
 bless  me  for  tliy  sake.'  -'*'He  saith  also,  '  De- 
 line  thy  hire  to  me,  and  I  give.' 
 
 -•'And  he  saith  unto  him,  'Thoii — thou 
 liast  knoA\T]  that  whicli  I  have  sei-ved  thee 
 ?■??,  and  that  wliich  thy  substance  was  with 
 me;  3" for  it.  is  little  which  thou  hast  had 
 at  my  appearance,  and  it  breaketh  forth  into 
 a  multitude,  and  Jehov.ah  blcsseth  thee  at 
 my  coming;  and  now,  when  do  I  make,  1 
 also,  for  mine  own  house?' 
 
 31  And  ho  saith,  '  What  do  I  give  to  thee  ?' 
 And  Jacob  saith,  'Thou  dost  not  give  me 
 anything ;  if  thou  do  for  me  this  thing,  1 
 turn  back ;  I  have  delight;  thy  flock  I  watch; 
 ■'-I  pass  through  all  thy  flock  to-day  to  turn 
 aside  from  thence  every  sheep  speckled  and 
 s] lotted,  and  every  brown  slieep  among  the 
 lambs,  and  siteckled  and  sjiotted  among 
 the  goats— and  it  liath  been  my  iiirc;  •'■'ana 
 my  righteousness  hath    answered  for  me  in 
 
JacoVs  bargain  with  Lahan.        xxx.  34 — GENEStS. — xxxi.  31. 
 
 Jacob's  deparhtfe. 
 
 the  day  to  come,  when  it  cometh  in  for  my 
 hire  before  thy  face  ; — every  one  which  is 
 not  speckled  and  spotted  amonp  viy  goats, 
 and  brown  among  viy  lambs — it  is  stolen 
 with  me.' 
 
 ^■*  And  Laban  saith,  '  Lo,  0  that  it  were 
 according  to  thy  word;'  ^^  and  he  tnrneth  aside 
 during  that  day  the  ring-straked  and  the 
 spotted  he-goats,  and  all  the  speckled  and 
 the  spotted  she-goats,  every  one  that  Jiaih 
 white  in  it,  and  every  brown  one  among  the 
 lambs,  and  he  givetli  into  the  hand  oi  his 
 sons,  3^  and  setteth  a  journey  of  three  days 
 between  himself  and  Jacob  ;  and  Jacob  is 
 feeding  the  rest  of  the  flock  of  Laban. 
 
 37  And  Jacob  taketli  to  himself  a  rod  of 
 fresh  poplar,  and  of  the  hazel  and  chesnut, 
 and  doth  peel  in  them  white  peelings,  mak- 
 ing bare  the  white  that  is  on  the  rods,  ^  and 
 setteth  )ip  the  rods  which  he  hath  peeled 
 in  the  gntters  in  the  wate^in^  troughs  (when 
 the  flock  cometli  in  to  drink),  over-again.st 
 the  flock,  that  they  may  conceive  in  their 
 coming  in  to  di-iuk ;  ^s  and  the  flocks  conceive 
 at  the  rods,  and  the  flock  beareth  ring- 
 straked,  speckled,  and  spotted  ones. 
 
 ^"And  tlie  lambs  hath  Jacob  parted,  and 
 lie  pntteth  the  face  of  the  flock  towards  the 
 ring-straked,  also  all  the  brown  in  the  flock 
 of  Laban,  and  he  setteth  his  own  di-oves  by 
 themselves,  and  hath  not  set  them  near 
 Laban's  flock.  ^^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass 
 whenever  the  strong  ones  of  the  flock  con- 
 ceive, that  Jacob  set  the  rods  before  the  eyes 
 of  the  flock  in  the  .irutters,  to  cause  them  to 
 conceive  bv  the  rods,  ■*"  and  when  the  flock 
 is  feeble,  he  doth  not  set  them  :  and  the 
 feeble  ones  have  been  Laban's,  and  the  strong 
 ones  Jacob's. 
 
 ^3  And  the  man  increaseth  very  exceed- 
 ingly, and  liath  many  flocks,  and  maid-ser- 
 vants, and  men-servants,  and  camels,  and 
 asses. 
 
 XXXI.  1  AND  he  lieareth  the  words  of 
 Laban's  sons,  saying,  'Jacob  hath  taken  all 
 that  our  father  liatli ;  yea,  from  that  which 
 our  father  hath,  lie  liath  made  all  this 
 honour ;'  -  and  Jacob  seeth  the  face  of  Laban, 
 and  lo,  it  is  not  with  him  as  heretofore. 
 
 •'  And  Jehovah  saith  imto  Jacob,  '  Turn 
 back  unto  the  land  of  thy  fathers,  and  to 
 thy  kindred,  and  I  am  with  thee.' 
 
 ^  And  Jacob  seudeth  and  calleth  for  Rachel 
 and  for  Leali  to  the  field  unto  his  flock  ; 
 'and  saith  to  them,  'I  am  beholding  your 
 father's  face— that  it  is  not  towards  me  as 
 heretofore,  and  the  God  of  my  father  hath 
 been  with  me,  "  and  ye— ye  have  known  that 
 with  all  my  power  I  have  served  your  father, 
 '  and  your  father  hath  played  upon  me, 
 and  hath  changed  my  hire  ten  times;  and 
 God  hath  not  sufiered  him  to  do  evil  with 
 me. 
 
 8 '  If  he  say  thus :  The  speckled  are  thy 
 hire,  then  bare  all  the  flock  speckled  ones ; 
 and  if  he  say  thus :  The  ring-straked  are  thy 
 hire,  then  bare  all  the  flock  ring-straked ; 
 8  and  God  taketh  away  the  substance  of  your 
 father,  and  doth  give  to  me. 
 
 ^"'And  it  cometh  to  pass  at  the  time  of 
 the  flock  conceiving,  that  I  lift  up  mine  eyes 
 
 and  see  in  a  dream,  and  lo.  the  he-goats, 
 which  are  going  up  on  the  flock,  are  ring- 
 straked,  speckled,  and  grisled ;  ^i  and  the 
 messenger  of  God  saith  iinto  me  in  the  dream, 
 Jacob,  and  I  say,  Here  aiii  I. 
 
 ^2  'And  He  saith,  Lift  up,  I  pray  thee,  thine 
 eyes,  and  see  —  all  the  he-goats  which  are 
 going  up  on  the  flock  are  ring-straked. 
 speckled,  and  grisled,  for  I  have  seen  all 
 that  Laban  is  doing  to  thee  ;  ^^  I  am  the 
 God  of  Bethel  where  thou  hast  anointed  a 
 standing  pillar,  where  thou  hast  vowed  a 
 vow  to  me ;  now,  arise,  go  out  from  this 
 land,  and  turn  back  unto  the  land  of  thv 
 birth.' 
 
 ^■*And  Rachel  answereth — Leah  also — and 
 saith  to  him,  '  Have  we  yet  a  portion  and  in- 
 heritance in  the  house  of  our  father?  ^'have 
 we  not  been  reckoned  strangers  to  him  ?  for 
 he  hath  sold  us,  and  he  also  utterly  consum- 
 eth  our  money;  ^"for  all  the  wealth  which 
 God  hath  taken  away  from  our  father,  it  is 
 ours,  and  our  children's;  and  now,  all  that 
 God  hath  said  unto  thee — do.' 
 
 17  And  Jacob  riseth,  and  lifteth  up  his 
 sons  and  his  wives  on  the  camels,  ^^  and 
 leadeth  all  his  cattle,  and  all  his  substance 
 which  he  hath  acqmred,  the  cattle  of  his 
 getting,  which  he  hath  acquired  in  Padan- 
 Aram,  to  go  unto  Isaac  his  father,  to  the  land 
 of  Canaan. 
 
 1^  And  Laban  hath  gone  to  shear  his  flock, 
 and  Rachel  stealetli  the  teraphim  which  her 
 father  hath ;  ^^  and  Jacob  deceiveth  the 
 heart  of  Laban  the  Aramaean,  because  he 
 hath  not  declared  to  him  that  he  is  fleeing : 
 ^^  and  he  fleeth,  he  and  all  that  he  hath,  and 
 riseth,  and  passeth  over  the  River,  and  set- 
 teth his  face  toward  the  moimt  of  Gilead. 
 
 -^  And  it  is  told  to  Laban  on  the  third  day 
 that  Jacob  hath  fled,  -^and  he  taketh  his 
 brethren  with  him,  and  pursueth  after  him 
 a  journey  of  seven  days,  and  overtaketh  him 
 in  the  mount  of  Gilead. 
 
 ^  And  God  cometh  in  unto  Laban  the  Ara- 
 masau  in  a  dream  of  the  night,  and  saith  to 
 him,  'Take  heed  to  thyself  lest  thou  speak 
 with  Jacob  from  good  unto  evil.'  ^*  And 
 Laban  overtaketh  Jacob  ;  and  Jacob  hath 
 fixed  his  tent  in  the  mount ;  and  Laban  with 
 his  brethren  have  fixed  theirs  in  the  mount  of 
 Gilead. 
 
 ^^And  Laban  saith  to  Jacob,  'Wliat  hast 
 thou  doJie  that  thou  dost  deceive  my  heart, 
 and  lead  away  my  daughters  as  captives  of 
 the  sword  ?  "''  Wliy  hast  thou  hidden  thyself 
 to  flee,  and  deceivest  me,  and  hast  not  de- 
 clared to  me,  and  I  send  thee  away  with  joy 
 and  with  songs,  with  tabret  and  with  harji, 
 -8  and  hast  not  sufi"ered  me  to  kiss  my  sons 
 and  my  daughters? — now  thou  hast  acted 
 foolishly  in  doing  so;  ""my  hand  is  to  God 
 to  do  evil  with  you,  but  the  God  of  your 
 father  yesternight  hath  s])oken  imto  me,  say- 
 ing. Take  heed  to  thyself  from  speaking  vnth 
 Jacob  from  good  unto  evil. 
 
 3"  'And  now,  thou  hast  certainly  gone,  be- 
 cause thou  hast  been  very  desirous  for  the 
 house  of  thy  father;  why  hast  thou  stolen 
 my  gods?' 
 
 31  And  Jacob  answereth  and  saith  to  lift- 
 21 
 
Jacob's  expostulation. 
 
 XXXI.  32.— GENESIS.— XXXII.  16. 
 
 Jacob's  distress. 
 
 han,  'Because  I  was  afraid,  for  I  said,  Lest 
 thou  take  violently  away  thy  daughters  from 
 me ;  ^"  with  whomsoever  thou  fiudest  thy  gods 
 — he  doth  not  live ;  before  our  brethren  dis- 
 tern  for  thyself  what  is  with  me,  and  take  to 
 thyself:'  and  Jacob  hath  not  kxio\vn  that 
 Rachel  hath  stolen  them. 
 
 ^  And  Laban  goeth  into  the  tent  of  Jacob, 
 and  into  the  tent  of  Leah,  and  into  the  tent 
 of  the  two  hand-maidens,  and  hath  not  foimd ; 
 and  he  goeth  out  from  the  tent  of  Leah,  and 
 goeth  into  tlie  tent  of  Rachel. 
 
 ^^And  Rachel  hath  taken  the  teraphim, 
 and  putteth  them  in  the  furniture  of  the 
 camel,  and  sitteth  ujion  them ;  and  Laban 
 feeleth  all  the  tent,  and  hath  not  found; 
 3'  and  she  sajtli  imto  her  father,  '  Let  it  not  be 
 displeasing  in  the  eves  of  my  lord  tliat  I  am 
 not  able  to  rise  at  thy  presence,  for  the  way 
 of  women  is  on  me;'  and  he  searcheth,  and 
 hath  not  found  the  teraphim. 
 
 3^  And  it  is  displeasing  to  Jacob,  and  he 
 striveth  with  Laban ;  and  Jacob  answereth 
 And  saith  to  Laban,  '  Wliat  is  my  transgres- 
 sion? what  my  sin,  that  tliou  hast  burned 
 after  me?  ^''iov  thou  hast  felt  all  my  vessels: 
 tvhat  hast  thou  found  of  all  the  vessels  of  thy 
 house?  set  here  before  my  brethren,  and  thy 
 brethren,  and  they  decide  between  us  both. 
 
 ^^ '  These  twenty  years  I  am  with  thee :  thy 
 ewes  and  thy  she-goats  have  not  miscarried, 
 and  the  rams  of  thy  flock  I  have  not  eaten ; 
 ^"the  torn  I  have  not  brought  in  imto  thee — 
 1,  I  repay  it — from  my  hand  thou  dost  seek 
 it ;  I  have  been  deceived  by  day,  and  I  have 
 been  deceived  by  night ;  *"  I  have  been  thus  : 
 in  the  day  consimied  me  hath  drought,  and 
 frost  by  night,  and  wander  doth  my  sleep  from 
 mine  eyes. 
 
 ^1 '  This  is  to  me  twenty  years  in  thy  house : 
 [  have  served  thee  foiu-teen  years  for  thy  two 
 daugliters,  and  six  years  for  thy  flock ;  and 
 thou  changest  my  hire  ten  times;  *- unless 
 the  God  of  my  father,  the  God  of  Abraham, 
 and  the  Fear  of  Isaac,  had  l^een  for  me, 
 surely  now  empty  thou  hadst  sent  me  away ; 
 mine  affliction  and  the  labour  of  my  hands 
 hath  God  seen,  and  rcproveth  yesternight.' 
 
 ^''Aud  Laban  answereth  and  saith  unto 
 Jacob,  'The  daiighters  a?"e  my  daughters,  and 
 the  sons  my  sons,  and  the  flock  my  nock, 
 and  all  that  thou  art  seeing  w?  mine ;  and  to 
 my  daughters — what  do  I  to  these  to-day,  oi- 
 to  their  sons  whom  tliey  have  born?  ^'and 
 now,  come,  let  us  make  a  covenant,  I  and 
 thou,  and  it  hath  been  for  a  ^vitness  betweeii 
 me  and  tliee.' 
 
 ■"'  And  Jacob  taketh  a  stone,  and  liftcth  it 
 u\}  for  a  standing  pillar;  '"\ind  Jacob  saith 
 to  nis  brethren,  'Gather  stones,'  and  they 
 take  stones,  and  make  a  heap ;  and  tliey  eat 
 there  on  the  heap;  ^^and  Laban  calleth  it 
 Jegar-Sahadutha;  and  Jacob  hath  called  it 
 Galced. 
 
 ^''And  Laban  saith,  'This  lieap  ts  \vitness 
 between  me  and  thee  to-day;'  therefore  hath 
 he  called  its  name  Galecd;  *'Miz])ah  also, 
 for  he  said,  'Jehovah  doth  watch  between  me 
 and  thee,  for  we  are  hidden  one  from  an- 
 other; ''"if  thou  alliict  my  daughters,  or  take 
 wives  beside  my  dauglitora — there  is  no  man 
 22 
 
 with  us — see,  God  is  witness  between  me  and 
 
 tliee.' 
 
 51 A  nd  Laban  saith  to  Jacob,  '  Lo,  this  heap, 
 and  lo,  the  standing  pillar  which  I  have  cast 
 between  me  and  thee;  ^-this  heap  is  witness, 
 and  the  standing  pillar  is  witness,  that  I  do 
 not  pass  over  this  neap  unto  thee,  and  that 
 thou  dost  not  pass  over  this  heap  and  this 
 standing  pillar  \uito  me — for  evU ;  ^^  the  God 
 of  Abraham  and  the  God  of  Nahor,  doth  judge 
 Ijctween  us  —  the  God  of  their  father,  and 
 Jacob  sweareth  by  the  Fear  of  liis  father  Isaac. 
 
 ^■'And  Jacob  sacrificeth  a  sacrifice  in  the 
 mount,  and  calleth  to  his  brethren  to  eat 
 bread,  and  they  eat  bread,  and  lodge  in  the 
 moimt ;  ^^  and  Laban  riseth  early  in  the  morn- 
 ing, and  kisseth  his  sons  and  his  daughters, 
 and  blesseth  them ;  and  Laban  goeth  on,  and 
 turneth  back  to  his  place. 
 
 XXXII.  lAKD  Jacob  hath  gone  on  his 
 way,  and  messengers  of  God  come  upon 
 him;  -and  Jacob  saith,  when  he  hath  seen 
 them,  '  This  is  the  camp  of  God ; '  and  he  call- 
 eth the  name  of  that  place  'Two  Camps.' 
 
 •*  And  Jacob  sendetn  messengers  before  him 
 imto  Esau  his  brother,  towards  the  land  of 
 Seir,  the  field  of  Edom,  *and  commandeth 
 them,  saying,  '  Thus  do  ye  say  to  my  lord,  to 
 Esau :  Thus  said  thy  servant  Jacob,  With 
 Laban  I  have  sojourned,  and  I  tarry  imtil 
 now ;  5  and  I  ha^'c  ox,  and  ass,  flock,  and  man- 
 servant, and  maid-servant,  and  I  send  to 
 declare  to  my  lord,  to  find  grace  in  his 
 eyes.' 
 
 ^  And  the  messengers  turn  back  ^mto  Jacob, 
 saying,  '  We  came  in  imto  thy  brother,  unto 
 Esau,  and  he  also  is  coming  to  meet  thee,  and 
 four  himdi-ed  men  with  him;'  ''and  Jacob 
 feareth  exceedingly,  and  is  distressed,  and  he 
 divideth  the  people  who  are  with  him,  and  the 
 flock,  and  the  herd,  and  the  camels,  into  two 
 camps,  ^  and  saith,  '  If  Esau  come  in  imto  the 
 one  camp,  and  have  smitten  it — then  the 
 camp  which  is  left  hath  been  for  an  escape.' 
 
 ''And  Jacob  saith,  'God  of  my  father  Abra- 
 ham, and  God  of  my  father  Isaac,  Jehovah 
 who  saith  imto  me,  Turn  back  to  thy  land, 
 and  to  thy  Idndred,  and  I  do  good  with  thee : 
 1"  I  have  been  imworthy  of  all  the  kind  acts, 
 and  of  all  the  truth  which  Thou  hast  done 
 with  thy  servant — for,  \vith  my  staff  I  passed 
 over  this  Jordan,  and  now  1  have  become  two 
 camps. 
 
 11  Deliver  me,  I  pray  Thee,  from  the  hand 
 of  my  brother,  from  the  hand  of  Esau :  for  I 
 am  fearing  him,  less  he  come  and  have  smit- 
 ten me — mother  beside  sons  ;  i-and  Thoii — 
 Thou  hast  said,  I  certainly  do  good  •with 
 thee,  and  have  set  tliy  seed  as  tiic  sand  of  the 
 sea,  which  is  not  nimiburcd  because  of  the 
 multitude.' 
 
 "  And  he  lodgeth  there  during  that  night, 
 and  taketh  from  that  which  is  coming  into  hia 
 hand,  a  preafent  for  Esau  his  brother:  "she- 
 goats  two  hundred,  and  he-goats  twenty, 
 ewes  two  hundred,  and  rams  twenty,  ''suck- 
 ling camels  and  their  young  ones  thirty,  cows 
 forty,  and  bullocks  ten,  she -asses  twenty, 
 and  foals  ten  ;  i"  and  he  givcth  into  the 
 hand  of  Ids  servants,  every  drove  by  itself, 
 and  saith  imto  his  servants,  'Pass  over  before 
 
Jacob's  meeting  with  Esau.      xxxii.  17.— GENESIS.— xxxiv.  6. 
 
 Dinah  dishonoured. 
 
 me,  and  a  space  ye  do  put  between  di'ovo 
 ana  drove.' 
 
 ^^And  he  conamandeth  the  first,  saying, 
 *  When  Esau  my  brother  meeteth  thee,  and 
 hath  asked  thee,  saying,  Wliose  ai't  thou? 
 and  whither  goest  thou  ?  and  whose  are  these 
 before  thee  ?  ^^  then  thou  hast  said,  Thy  ser- 
 vant Jacob's  :  it  is  a  present  sent  to  my  lord, 
 to  Esau  ;  and  lo,  he  also  is  behind  us.' 
 
 ^^  And  he  commaudeth  also  the  second,  also 
 the  third,  also  all  who  are  going  after  the 
 droves,  saying,  '  According  to  this  manner  do 
 ye  speak  imto  Esau  in  your  finding  him, 
 ^°  and  ye  have  said  also,  Lo,  thy  servant  Jacob 
 w  behind  us ;'  for  he  said,  '  I  pacify  his  face 
 with  the  present  which  is  going  before  me, 
 and  afterwards  I  see  his  face ;  it  may  be  he 
 lifteth  up  my  face ;'  -^  and  the  present  passeth 
 over  before  his  face,  and  he  hath  lodged  dm-- 
 ing  that  night  in  the  camp. 
 
 ^^And  he  riseth  in  that  night,  and  taketh 
 his  twp  wives,  and  his  two  maid-servants, 
 and  his  eleven  children,  and  passeth  over 
 the  passage  of  Jabbok ;  -^and  he  taketh 
 them,  and  causeth  them  to  i)ass  over  the 
 brook,  and  he  causeth  that  which  he  hath  to 
 X^ass  over. 
 
 _"Aud  Jacob  is  left  alone,  and  one  wi-estleth 
 with  him  till  the  ascending  of  the  dawn; 
 "^  and  he  seeth  that  he  is  not  able  for  him, 
 and  he  cometh  against  the  hollow  of  his  thigh, 
 and  the  hollow  of  Jacob's  thigh  is  disjointed 
 in  his  wrestling  with  him;  -''and  he  saith, 
 '  Send  me  away,  for  the  dawn  hath  ascended : ' 
 and  he  saith,  '  I  send  thee  not  away,  excej^t 
 thou  hast  blessed  me.' 
 
 -''And  he  saith  unto  him,  'What  is  thy 
 name?'  and  lie  saith,  'Jacob.'  -^  And  he  saith, 
 '  Thy  name  is  no  more  called  Jacob,  but  Israel ; 
 for  thou  hast  been  a  prince  with  God  and 
 with  men,  and  dost  prevail.'  ^^And  Jacob 
 asketh.  and  saith,  '  Declare,  I  pray  thee,  thy 
 name;  and  he  saith,  'Wliy  is  this,  thou 
 askest  for  My  name?'  and  lie  blesseth  him 
 there. 
 
 ■  ^•'And  Jacol>  calleth  the  name  of  the  place 
 Peuiel :  for  _'  I  have  seen  God  face  imto  face, 
 and  my  life  is  delivered ;'  ^^  and  the  sim  riseth 
 on  him  when  he  hath  passed  over  Penuel,  and 
 lie  is  halting  on  his  thigh;  ^-  therefore  the 
 sons  of  Israel  do  not  eat  the  sinew  which 
 shi-ank,  which  is  on  the  hollow  of  the  thigh, 
 unto  this  day,  because  He  came  against  the 
 hollow  of  Jacob's  thigh,  against  the  sinew 
 which  shrank. 
 
 XXXIII.  1  AND  Jacob  lifteth  up  his  eyes 
 and  looketh,  and  lo,  Esau  is  coming,  and 
 with  him  four  hundred  men ;  and  he  di\T[d- 
 eth  the  children  unto  Leah,  and  unto  Rachel, 
 and  unto  the  two  maid-servants  ;  "  and  he 
 setteth  the  maid-servants  and  their  chilcb-en 
 first,  and  Leah  and  her  children  behind,  and 
 Rachel  and  Joseph  last. 
 
 ^  And  he  himself  passed  over  before  tliem, 
 and  boweth  himself  to  the  earth  seven  times, 
 imtil  liis  drawing  nigh  imto  his  brother, 
 ■•and  Esau  runneth  to  meet  him,  and  em- 
 braceth  him,  and  falletli  on  his  neck,  and 
 kissetli  him,  and  they  weep ;  ^  and  he  lifteth 
 lip  his  eyes,  and  seeth  the  women  and  the 
 children,    and    saitli,    'What   ai'e   these   to 
 
 thee?'  And  he  saith,  'The  children  with 
 whom  God  hath  favoured  thy  servant.' 
 
 ^And  the  maid-servants  draw  nigh,  they 
 and  their  children,  and  bow  themselves ; 
 ''and  Leah  also  clraweth  nigh,  and  her  chil- 
 dren, and  they  bow  themselves;  and  after- 
 wards Joseph  hath  drawn  nigh  vnth  Rachel, 
 and  they  bow  themselves. 
 
 8 And  he  saith,  'What  to  thee  is  all  this 
 camp  which  I  have  met?'  and  he  saith,  'To 
 find  grace  in  the  eyes  of  my  lord.'  ^And 
 Esau  saith,  '  I  have  abundance,  my  brother, 
 let  it  be  to  thyself  that  which  tliou'liast.' 
 
 i^And  Jacob  saith,  'Nay,  I  pray  thee,  if,  I 
 pray  thee,  I  have  found  grace  in  thine  eyes, 
 then  thou  hast  received  my  present  from  my 
 hand,  because  that  I  have  seen  thy  face,  as 
 the  seeing  of  the  face  of  God,  and  thou  art 
 pleased  with  me ;  ^i  receive,  I  pray  thee,  my 
 blessing,  which  is  brought  to  thee,  because 
 God  hath  favoured  me,  and  because  I  have 
 all  things;^  and  he  presseth  on  him,  and  he 
 receiveth,  ^^and  saith,  'Let  us  journey  and 
 go  on,  and  I  go  on  before  thee.' 
 
 ^^And  he  saith  unto  him,  'My  lord  know- 
 eth  that  the  children  are  tender,  a.ad  tb; 
 suckling  fiock  and  the  herd  are  with  me ; 
 when  they  have  beaten  them  one  day,  then 
 hath  aU  the  fiock  died.  "  Let  my  lord,  I 
 pray  thee,  pass  over  before  his  servant,  and 
 I — I  lead  on  gently,  according  to  the  fo-.it  of 
 the  work  which  is  before  me  and  to  tlie  foot 
 of  the  children,  until  that  I  come  uutc  my 
 lord,  to  Seir.' 
 
 15 And  Esau  saith,  'Let  me,  I  pray  (liee, 
 place  with  thee  some  of  the  iieople  wlio  are 
 with  me  ;'  and  he  said,  '  Wliy  is  this  ?  I  find 
 grace  in  the  eyes  of  my  lord.' 
 
 _i<'And  turn  back  on  that  day  doth  Esaii  on 
 his  way  to  Seii* ;  i''  and  Jacob  hath  journeyed 
 to  Succoth,  and  buildeth  to  himself  a  lioi  ise, 
 and  for  his  cattle  hath  made  booths,  tln-.re- 
 fore  hath  he  called  the  name  of  tlic  xiJacc 
 Succoth. 
 
 18  And  Jacob  cometh  in  to  Slialem,  a  (ity 
 of  Shechcm,  wliich  is  in  the  land  of  Canaan, 
 in  his  coming  from  Padan-Aram,  and  en- 
 campeth  before  the  city,  ^^  and  he  buy(!th 
 the  portion  of  the  field  where  he  hath 
 stretched  out  his  tent,  from  the  hand  of  i  he 
 sons  of  Hamor,  father  of  Shcchem,  for  a 
 himdred  kesitah;  -"and  he  setteth  up  there 
 an  altar,  and  proclaimeth  at  it  God — tlic 
 God  of  Israel. 
 
 XXXIV.  lAND  Dinah,  daughter  of  Leali, 
 Avhom  she  hath  borne  to  Jacob,  goeth  ont 
 to  look  on  the  daughters  of  the  land,  -and 
 Shechem,  son  of  Hamor  the  Hivite,  a  prince 
 of  the  land,  seeth  her,  and  taketh  her 
 and  lieth  with  her,  and  humbleth  her;  ^aml 
 his  soul  cleaveth  to  Dinah,  daughter  of  Ja- 
 cob, and  he  lovetli  the  yoimg  person,  and 
 speaketh  imto  the  heart  of  the  yoimg  per 
 son. 
 
 ■^Aud  Shcchem  speaketh  unto  Hamor  his 
 father,  saying,  '  Take  for  me  this  damsel 
 for  a  wife.  ^  And  Jacob  liath  lieard  that  he 
 hath  defiled  Dinah  his  daughter,  and  his  sons 
 were  with  his  cattle  in  the  field,  and  Jacob 
 kept  silent  till  their  coming. 
 
 ''And   Hamor,    father  of   Shcchem,    goctL 
 23 
 
The  Shcchem'des  slain. 
 
 xxxiv.  7.— GENliSlS.— XXXV.  lo. 
 
 Jacob  at  Bethels 
 
 out  iinto  J.acob  to  speak  with  him  ;  "  ami 
 the  sous  of  Jacoh  came  iu  from  the  fiehl 
 when  they  lieard,  and  the  men  gi-ieve  them- 
 selves, and  it  is  very  displeasing  to  tliem. 
 for  folly  lie  hath  done  against  Israel,  to  lie 
 with  tlie  duugliter  of  Jacob — and  so  it  is  not 
 done. 
 
 8  And  Hamor  speak eth  with  them,  saying, 
 '  Shechem,  my  son,  his  sonl  hatli  cleaved  to 
 vour  daughter ;  give  her,  I  pray  you,  to  him 
 for  a  wife,  ^and  join  ye  in  marriage  Math 
 us;  your  daughters  ye  give  to  us,  and  our 
 daughters  ye  take  to  yourselves,  ^^  and  Avith 
 us  ye  dwell,  and  the  land  is  before  you_;  dwell 
 ye  and  trade  in  it,  and  have  possessions  in 
 It.' 
 
 11  And  Shechem  saith  unto  her  father,  and 
 nnto  her  brethren,  'Let  me  find  grace  in 
 vour  eyes,  and  that  which  ye  say  unto  me, 
 I  give  ;  1"  multiply  on  me  exceedingly  dowry 
 and  gift,  and  I  give  as  ye  say  unto  me,  and 
 give  to  me  the  young  person  for  a  ^^ife.' 
 
 "  And  the  sons  of  Jacob  answer  Shechem 
 and  Hamor  his  father  deceitfully,  and  they 
 speak  (because  he  defiled  Dinah  their  sister), 
 "and  say  unto  them,  '  We  arc  not  able  to  do 
 this  thing,  to  give  our  sister  to  one  who  hath 
 a  foreskin  :  for  it  is  a  reproach  to  us. 
 
 15 '  Only  for  this  we  consent  to  you ;  if  ye  be 
 as  we,  to  have  every  male  of  you  circumcised, 
 1^  then  we  have  given  our  daughters  to  you, 
 and  your  daughters  we  take  to  ourselves, 
 and  we  have  dwelt  with  you,  and  have  be- 
 come one  people;  ^''aud  if  ye  liearken  not 
 unto  us  to  be  circumcised,  then  we  have 
 taken  our  daughter,  and  have  goue.' 
 
 18  And  their  words  are  good  in  the  eyes  of 
 Hamor,  and  in  the  eyes  of  Shechem,  Hamor's 
 son  ;  1^  and  the  young  man  delayed  not  to 
 do  the  thing,  for  he  had  delight  in  Jacob's 
 daughter,  and  lie  is  honom-able  above  all  the 
 house  of  his  father. 
 
 ^"And  Hamor  cometh — Shechem  his  son 
 also— unto  the  gate  of  their  cit>;,  and  they 
 speak  unto  the  men  of  their  city,  saying, 
 -1 'Tliese  men  are  ]ieaceable  with  us;  tlien  let 
 them  dwell  in  the  land,  and  trade  in  it ;  and 
 the  land,  lo,  is  \n(\e  before  them;  their  daugh- 
 ters let  us  take  to  ourselves  for  wives,  and 
 our  daughters  give  to  them. 
 
 *  '  Only  for  this  do  the  men  consent  to  us, 
 to  dwell  with  us,  to  become  one  people,  iu 
 every  male  of  us  being  circumcised,  as  they 
 are  circumcised;  -^ their  cattle,  and  their 
 substance,  and  all  tlieir  beasts— are  they  uot 
 ours?  only  let  us  consent  to  them,  and  they 
 dwell  witli  us.' 
 
 ^*  And  unto  Hamor,  and  unto  Shechem  his 
 son,  hearken  do  all  those  going  out  of  the 
 gate  of  his  city,  and  every  male  is  circum- 
 cised, all  those  going  out  of  the  gate  of  his 
 city. 
 
 *  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  on  tlie  tliird  day, 
 ill  their  being  paiucd,  that  two  of  the  sous 
 of  Jacob,  Simeon  and  Levi,  Dinali's  brethren, 
 take  each  liis  sword,  and  come  in  against  tlie 
 city  confidentlv,  and  ,shiv  every  male  ;  -''and 
 Hamor,  and  Sliccliein  liis  son,  tliey  liave 
 slain  by  the  month  of  the  sword,  and  tlioy 
 take  Dmah  out  of  Shecijcui's  liousc,  aud  go 
 out. 
 
 24 
 
 ^  Jacob's  sons  have  come  in  upon  the 
 wounded,  and  they  sjioil  the  city,  TCcause 
 they  had  detiled  their  sister;  -•*  their  flock  and 
 their  herd,  and  their  asses,  aud  that  which  19 
 iu  the  city,  and  that  which  is  iu  the  field,  have 
 they  taken ;  ^  and  all  their  wealth,  and  all 
 their  infants,  aud  their  ■wives  they  have  taken 
 captive,  and  they  spoil  also  all  that  is  in  the 
 liouse. 
 
 3"  And  Jacob  saith  uuto  Simeon  and  unto 
 Levi,  '  Ye  have  troubled  me,  by  causing  me 
 to  stink  among  tlie  inhabitants  of  the  land, 
 among  the  Cauaanite,  and  among  the  Periz- 
 zite:  and  I  am  few  in  number,  aud  they  liave 
 been  gathered  against  me,  and  liavo  smitten 
 me,  and  I  have  been  destroyed,  I  and  my 
 house.'  ^1  And  they  say,  'As  a  harlot  doth 
 he  make  our  sister?* 
 
 XXXV.  lAND  God  saith  uuto  Jacob. 
 '  Rise,  go  up  to  Bethel,  and  dwell  there,  aud 
 make  there  an  altar  to  God,  who  appeared  un- 
 to thee  in  thy  fleeing  from  the  face  of  Esau 
 thy  brother.' 
 
 ^  And  Jacob  saith  unto  his  hcusehold,  and 
 uuto  all  who  are  with  liim,  '  Turn  aside  the 
 gods  of  tlie  stranger  which  are  iu  your  midst, 
 and  cleanse  yourselves,  and  change  your  gar- 
 ments; 3  and  we  rise,  aud  go  up  to  Bethel, 
 aud  I  make  there  an  altar  to  God,  who  is 
 answering  me  iu  the  day  of  my  distress,  and  is 
 with  me  iu  the  way  that  I  have  gone.' 
 
 *  And  they  give  unto  Jacob  all  the  gods  of 
 the  stranger  tbat  are  iu  tlicir  hand,  aud  the 
 rings  that  are  in  their  eai^s,  aud  Jacob  hideth 
 them  under  the  oak  which  is  by  Shechem ; 
 ^  and  they  journey,  and  the  terror  of  God  is 
 ou  the  cities  which  are  round  aboTit  them,  and 
 they  have  not  pursued  after  the  sons  of 
 Jacob. 
 
 "And  Jacob  cometh  in  to  Luz  which  is  in 
 the  laud  of  Canaan  (it  is  Bethel),  he  aud  all 
 the  jieople  who  are  w'ith  him,  "  aud  lie  build- 
 eth  there  an  altar,  and  pioclaimeth  at  the 
 place  the  God  of  Bethel :  for  there  had  God 
 been  revealed  unto  him,  iu  his  fleeing  from 
 the  face  of  his  brother. 
 
 8  And  Deborah,  Bebekah's  nurse,  dieth,  aud 
 she  is  buried  at  the  lower  part  of  Bethel,  im- 
 der  the  oak,  aud  he  calleth  its  name  '  Oak  of 
 weeping.' 
 
 "And  God  appearcth  uuto  Jacob  again,  in 
 his  coming  from  Padau-Aram,  and  bleaseth 
 him;  I'^and  God  saith  to  him,  'Tliy  name  is 
 Jacob :  thy  name  is  no  more  called  Jacob,  but 
 Israel  is  thy  uame;'  and  He  calleth  his  uamo 
 Israel. 
 
 11  And  God  saith  to  him,  '  I  am  God  Al- 
 mighty; be  fruitful  and  midtiply,  a  nation 
 aud  an  assembly  of  natious  is  from  thee,  aud 
 kings  from  thy  loius  go  out ;  '-  and  the  laud 
 which  I  have  given  to  Abraham  and  to  Isaac 
 —to  thee  I  give  it,  yea  to  thy  seed  after  thco 
 I  give  the  land.'  I'^Aud  God  goeth  up  from 
 him,  iu  the  place  where  He  hath  spoken  wth 
 him. 
 
 ^•'Aud  Jacob  setteth  un  a  standiug  pillar 
 in  the  place  where  He  hath  spoken  with  him, 
 a  staudini;  i>il]ar  of  stone,  aud  ho  iiowreth  on 
 it  an  oblation,  and  he  iiouietli  on  it  oil; 
 '•"'and  Jacob  calleth  the  nanie  of  the  jilaw 
 where  God  si)akc  with  him  Bethel. 
 
The  generations  of  Esau.         xxxv.  IC-  GENESIS.— xxxvi.  40. 
 
 The  chiefs  of  Edom 
 
 1"  Aud  tliey  joTirney  from  Bethel,  .and  there 
 is  yet  a  kibrath  of  land  before  enterin<j;  Eph- 
 ratha,  and  Rachel  beareth,  and  is  sharply 
 pained  in  her  bearing ;  ^^  and  it  cometli  to  pass, 
 in  her  being  sharply  pained  in  her  bearing, 
 that  the  midwife  saith  to  her,  '  Fear  not,  for 
 this  also  is  a  son  for  thee.' 
 
 ^'^  And  it  cometh  to  pass  in  the  going  out  of 
 ^er  soul  (for  she  died),  that  she  calleth  his 
 name  Pen-Oni  •  and  his  father  called  him  Ben- 
 jamin; i"and  Ilachel  dieth^  and  is  bnried  in 
 the  way  to  Ephratha,  which  is  Bethlehem, 
 '"  aud  Jacob  setteth  up  a  standing  pillar  over 
 lier  grave;  which  is  the  standing  pillar  of 
 Rachel's  grave  unto  this  day. 
 
 -'  And  Israel  journeyeth,  aud  stretcheth  out 
 his  tent  beyond  the  tower  of  Edar ;  ^■-  aud  it 
 cometh  to  pass  in  Israel's  dwelling  in  that 
 laud,  that  Reuben  goeth,  and  lieth  Avith  Bil- 
 hah  his  father's  concubine ;  aud  Israel  hear- 
 eth. 
 
 ^  Aud  the  sous  of  Jacob  are  twelve.  Sons 
 of  Leah:  Jacob's  first-born  Reuben,  aud 
 Simeon,  aud  Levi,  aud  Judah,  aud  Issachar, 
 aud  Zebulun.  -■*  Sous  of  Rachel :  Joseph  and 
 Benjamin.  -^  Aud  sons  of  Bilhah,  Rachel's  | 
 maid-servaut :  Dau  and  Naphtali.  ^"And 
 sous  of  Zilpah,  Leah's  maid-servant:  Gad  aud 
 Asher.  Tliese  are  sons  of  Jacob,  who  have 
 been  born  to  him  iu  Padan-Aram. 
 
 ^^  And  Jacob  cometli  unto  Isaac  his  father, 
 at  Mainre,  the  city  of  Arba  (which  is  Heb- 
 ron), where  Abraham  and  Isaac  have  so- 
 journed. '^  And  the  days  of  Isaac  are  a  hun- 
 dred and  eighty^ years,  -''and  Isaac  expircth, 
 and  dieth,  and  is  gathered  unto  his  people, 
 aged  and  satisfied  with  days;  and  bury  him 
 do  Esau  and  Jacob  his  sous. 
 
 XXXVI.  1  AND  these  are  births  of  Esau, 
 who  is  Edom.  -  Esau  hath  taken  his  wives 
 from  the  daughters  of  Canaan :  Adah  daugh- 
 ter of  Elon  the  Hittite,  and  Aholibamah 
 daughter  of  Anah,  daughter  of  Zibeon  the 
 Hi\ate,  -^  and  Bashemath  daughter  of  Ish- 
 mael,  sister  of  Nebajoth.  '•And  Adah  bear- 
 eth  to  Esau,  Eliphaz;  aud  Basliematli  hath 
 born  Reuel ;  ^  aud  Aholibamah  hath  born 
 Jeusli,  and  Jaalam,  aud  Korah.  These  are 
 sons  of  Esau,  who  were  born  to  him  in  the 
 laud  of  Canaan. 
 
 "  And  Esau  taketh  his  %\n ves,  aud  his  sons, 
 and  his  daughters,  and  all  the  persons  of  his 
 house,  aud  his  cattle,  aud  all  his  beasts,  aud 
 all  his  substance  which  he  hath  acquired  iu 
 the  laud  of  Canaan,  aud  goeth  into  the  coim- 
 tryfrom  the  face  of  Jacob  his  brother;  ''for 
 their  substance  was  more  abundant  than  to 
 dwell  together,  aud  the  land  of  their  sojouru- 
 ings  was  not  able  to  bear  them  because  of 
 their  cattle;  ^and  Esau  dwelleth  iu  moiuit 
 Seir:  Esau  is  Edom. 
 
 ^And_  these  arc,  births  of  Esau,  father  of 
 Edom,  in  mouut  vScir.  '"  These  are  the  names 
 of_  the  sons  of  Esau:  Eliphaz  son  of  Adah, 
 wife  of  Esau;  Reuel  sou  of  Bashemath,  wife 
 of  Esau. 
 
 i^Aud  tlic  sons  of  Eliphaz  are  Temaii, 
 Omar,  Zcpho,  and  Gatam,  aud  Kciiaz ;  ^"  and 
 Timnath  liatli  been  coneubiue  to  Elipl)az  scui 
 of  Esau,  aud  she  beareth  to  Eliphaz,  Amalek ; 
 these  arc  sous  of  Adah  wife  of  Esau. 
 
 "  And  these  are  sons  of  Reuel :  Nahath  and 
 Zerah,  Shammah  and  Mizzah  ;  these  were 
 sous  of  Bashemath  wife  of  Esau. 
 
 "  And  these  have  been  the  sons  of  Aholi- 
 bamah daughter  of  Anah,  daughter  of  Zibeon, 
 wife  of  Esau ;  aud  she  beareth  to  Esau,  Jeush 
 and  Jaalam  and  Korah. 
 
 ^^  These  are  chiefs  of  the  sons  of  Esau :  sons 
 of  Eliphaz,  first-born  of  Esau:  chief  Teman, 
 chief  Omar,  chief  Zcpho,  chief  Kenaz,  i^  chief 
 Korah,  chief  Gatam,  chief  Amalek;  these 
 are  chiefs  of  Eliphaz,  iu  the  land  of  Edom ; 
 these  are  sons  of  Adah. 
 
 1''  And  these  are  sous  of  Reuel  son  of  Esau : 
 chief  Nahath,  chief  Zerah,  chief  Shammah, 
 chief  Mizzah;  these  are  chiefs  of  Reuel,  in 
 the  land  of  Edom;  these  07"e  sons  of  Bashe- 
 math Avife  of  Esau. 
 
 ^8  Aud  these  are  sons  of  Aholibamah  wife 
 of  Esau:  chief  Jeush,  chief  Jaalam,  chief 
 Korah;  these  are  chiefs  of  Aholibamah 
 daughter  of  Anah,  wife  of  Esau. 
 
 I'' These  are  sons  of  Esau  (who  is  Edoui), 
 and  these  their  chiefs. 
 
 ""These  are  sons  of  Seir  the  Horite,  the  iu- 
 habitauts  of  the  land:  Lotan,  and  Sliobal, 
 and  Zibeon,  aud  Anah,  "^  aud  Dishon,  and 
 Ezer,  and  Dishauj  tlicsc  are  chiefs  of  the 
 Horites,  sons  of  Seir,  iu  the  land  of  Edom. 
 
 "  Aud  the  sons  of  Lotan  are  Hori  and  He- 
 man  :  and  a  sister  of  Lotau  is  Timna. 
 
 -'  And  these  are  sous  of  Shobal :  Alvan  aud 
 Mauahath,  and  Ebal,  Shepho  and  Onam. 
 
 -•'And  these  are  sous  of  Zibeon,  both  Ajah 
 and  Anah:  it  is  Anah  that  hath  found  the 
 Imim  iu  the  wilderness,  iu  his  feeding  the 
 asses  of  Zibeon  his  father. 
 
 -''  Aud  these  are  sons  of  Auali:  Dishon,  aud 
 Aholibamah  daughter  of  Anah. 
 
 -''And  these  are  sons  of  Dishon  :  Hemdan, 
 and  Eshban,  aud  Ithran,  and  Chcian. 
 
 '^  These  are  sous  of  Ezer :  Bilhau,  and  Zaa- 
 van,  and  Akau. 
 
 "8  These  are  sons  of  Dishau:  Uz  and  Aran. 
 
 -"  These  are  chiefs  of  the  Horite :  chief  Lo- 
 tau, chief  Shobal,  cliief  Zibeon,  chief  Anah, 
 ^^  chief  Dishon,  chief  Ezer,  chief  Dishau :  the.se 
 are  chiefs  of  the  Horite  iu  reference  to  their 
 chiefs  in  the  laud  of  Seir. 
 
 31  And  these  are  the  kings  who  liavc  i-cigned 
 in  the  laud  of  Edom  before  the  reigning  of  a 
 king  over  the  sons  of  Israel.  ^"  Aud  Bcla  son 
 of  Beor  reigiieth  iu  Edom,  aud  the  name  of  his 
 city  is  Dinhabah  ;  ^^  aud  I5ela  dicth,  and  reigu 
 in  liis  stead  doth  Jobab  sou  of  Zerah  from  Boz- 
 rah  ;  ^*  aud  Jobab  dieth,  aud  reign  in  his  stead 
 doth  Husham  from  the  laud  of  the  Teiuauite. 
 
 3s  And  Husham  dieth,  aud  reigu  iu  his  stead 
 doth  Hadad  son  of  Bed  ad  (who  siuiteth 
 Midian  in  the  field  of  Moab),  and  the  name  of 
 his  city  is  Avitli;  ^G.iud  Hadad  dieth,  and 
 reigu  in  his  stead  doth  Samlah  of  Masrekah ; 
 •^'  and  Samlah  dieth.  aud  reign  in  his  stead 
 doth  Saul  from  Rehoboth  of  the  River;  3»aud 
 Saul  dieth,  aud  reigu  iu  his  stead  doth  Baal- 
 hauau  son  of  AchW;  ''"  aud  Baal-hanau  sou 
 i>f  Achbor  dieth,  aud  riign  in  his  stead  doth 
 Hadar,  aud  the  uauie  of  his  city  is  Pau;  aud 
 liis  -wafc's  name  is  TVlclictabel  daughter  of  Mat- 
 red,  daughter  of  Me-zaliab. 
 
 *"  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  uhiefB 
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JosepKs  dreams. 
 
 XXXVI.  41.-  GENESIS.— XXXVIII.  2. 
 
 Ilis  hrethren^s  cruelty. 
 
 of  Esau,  according  to  their  families,  accord- 
 ing to  their  places,  by  their  names :  chief 
 Timnah,  chief  Alvali,  chief  Jetheth,  ^  chief 
 Aholibamah,  chief  Elah,  chief  Pinon,  ''^  chief 
 Kenaz,  chief  Teman,  chief  Mibzar,  ^^  chief 
 Magdiel,  chief  Iram :  these  are.  chiefs  of 
 Edom,  in  reference  to  their  dwellings,  in  the 
 land  of  their  possession ;  he  is  Esau  father  of 
 Edom. 
 
 XXXVII.  iANT>  Jacob  dwelleth  in  the 
 land  of  his  father's  sojourniugs^in  the  land 
 of  Canaan.  -  These  are  births  of  Jacob : 
 Joseph,  a  son  of  seventeen  years,  hath  been 
 enjoying  himself  -with  his  brethren  among 
 thef^ock,  (and  he  is  a  youth,)  with  the  sons  of 
 Bilhah,  and  with  the  sons  of  Zilpah,  his 
 father's  wives,  and  .Joseph  bringetn  in  an 
 account  of  their  evil  unto  their  father. 
 
 ^  And  Israel  hath  loved  Joseph  more  than 
 any  of  his  sons,  for  he  is  a  son  of  his  old  age, 
 and  hath  made  for  him  a  long  coat ;  ^  and  his 
 brethren  see  that  their  father  hath  loved 
 him  more  than  any  of  his  brethren,  and  they 
 Iiate  him,  and  have  not  been  able  to  speak  to 
 him  peaceably. 
 
 ^And  .Tosei)h  dreameth  a  dream,  and  de- 
 clai'cth  to  his  bi'cthren,  and  they  add  still 
 more  to  hate  him.  "  And  he  saith  unto  them, 
 'Hear  ye,  I  pray  you,  this  dream  which  I 
 iiave  dreamed:  "that,  lo,  wo  are  binding 
 bundles  iu  the  midst  of  the  field,  and  lo,  my 
 V)undle  hatli  arisen,  and  hath  also  stood  up, 
 and  lo,  your  bundles  are  round  about,  and 
 bow  themselves  to  my  bundle.' 
 
 8  And  his  brethren  say  to  him,  '  Dost  thou 
 certainly  reign  over  us?  dost  thoti  certainly 
 rule  over  us  ? '  and  they  add  still  more  to 
 hate  him,  for  his  cb-eams,  and  for  his  words. 
 
 ''And  he  dreameth  yet  another  dream,  and 
 recoimteth  it  to  his  brethren,  and  saith,  '  Lo, 
 I  have  dreamed  a  dream  again,  and  lo,  the 
 sun  and  the  moon,  and  eleven  stars,  are  bow- 
 ing themselves  to  me.' 
 
 ^'' And  he  rccountcth  unto  his  father,  and 
 imto  his  brethren ;  and  his  father  pushetl> 
 against  him,  and  saith  to  him,  '  Wliat  is  this 
 dream  wliich  thou  liast  dreamt?  do  wc  cer- 
 tainly come — I,  and  thy  mother,  and  thy 
 brethren — to  bow  ourselves  to  thee,  to  tlie 
 earth?'  ^^and  his  brethren  arc  zealous  against 
 him,  and  ins  father  hath  watched  the  matter. 
 
 ^"  And  his  brethren  go  to  feed  the  flock  of 
 tiieir  father  in  Shcchem,  "and  Israel  saith 
 unto  Joscpli,  'Arc  not  thy  brethren  feeding 
 in  Sheclicm?  come,  and  I  send  thee  unto 
 them ;'  and  he  saitli  to  him,  '  Here  am  I ; ' 
 " and  he  saith  to  liim,  'Go,  I  pray  thee,  see 
 the  peace  of  thy  brethren,  and  tlie  peace  of 
 the  nock,  and  bring  me  back  word;  and  he 
 sendeth  liim  from  the  valley  of  Hebron,  and 
 lie  cometli  to  Shcclicin. 
 
 '^  And  a  man  findeth  him,  and  lo,  he  is 
 wandering  in  tlic  field,  and  the  man  asketh 
 him,  saying,  'What  seekest  thou ?'  ^^  and  he 
 eaith,  '  My  brethren  I  am  seeking,  declare 
 to  tne,  I  ]jray  thee,  where  they  are  feeding?' 
 '^  And  the  luan  saith,  'They  have  journeved 
 from  this,  for  I  liave  lieard  some  saying.  Let 
 us  go  to  Dotlian,'  and  Joseph  goeth  after  his 
 brethren,  and  fiudcth  them  in  I)otiian. 
 
 '^And  they  sec  him  from  afar,  even  bc- 
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 fore  he  draweth  near  unto  them,  and  they 
 consinre  against  him  to  put  liim  to  death. 
 
 '^^  And  they  say  one  unto  another.  '  Lo, 
 this  man  of  the  dreams  cometh ;  -*'  and  now, 
 come,  and  we  slay  him,  and  cast  him  into 
 one  of  the  pits,  and  have  said.  An  evil  beast 
 hath  devoured  him;  and  we  see  what  his 
 dreams  are.' 
 
 -1  And  Reuben  heareth,  and  delivereth  him 
 out  of  their  hand,  and  saith,  '  Let  us  not 
 siuite  the  life;'  -and  Reuben  saith  unto 
 them,  '  Shed  no  blood ;  cast  him  into  this  pit 
 which  is  in  the  wilderness,  and  put  not  forth 
 a  hand  upon  him,' — in  order  to  deliver  him 
 out  of  their  hand,  to  bring  him  back  iinto  his 
 father. 
 
 -3  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  Joseph 
 hath  come  \into  his  brethren,  that  they  strip 
 Joseph  of  his  coat,  the  long  coat  which  ts 
 upon  him,  ^"^  and  take  him  and  cast  him  into 
 the  pit,  and  the  pit  is  empty,  there  is  no 
 water  in  it. 
 
 '"'And  they  sit  down  to  eat  bread,  and 
 they  lift  up  tlieir  eyes,  and  look,  and  lo,  a 
 company  of  Tshmaelites  coming  from  Gi- 
 lead,  and  their  camels  bearing  spices,  and 
 balm,  and  myrrh,  going  to  take  them  down 
 to  Egyr)t. 
 
 -•'  And  Judah  saith  unto  his  brethren, 
 'WHiat  gain  when  wo  slay  our  brother,  and 
 have  concealed  his  blood?  -"Come,  and  wc 
 sell  him  to  the  Ishmaelites,  and  our  hands 
 are  not  on  him,  for  he  is  oxvc  brother— our 
 flesh  ;'  and  his  bretliren  hearken. 
 
 ^  And  Midianite  merchantmen  pass  by, 
 and  they  draw  out  and  bring  up  .Joseph  out 
 of  the  pit,  and  sell  Joseph  to  the  Tshmaelites 
 for  twenty  silverlings,  and  they  bring  Joseph 
 into  Egypt. 
 
 -3  And  Reuben  returneth  unto  the  ijit,  and 
 lo,  Joseph  is  not  in  the  pit,  and  he  rendeth 
 his  garments,  ^^  and  he  returneth  unto  his 
 brethren,  and  saith,  'Tlie  lad  is  not,  and  1 
 — whither  am  I  going  ?' 
 
 ^'And  they  take  the  coat  of  Joseph,  and 
 slaugliter  a  kid  of  the  goats,  and  dip  the  coat 
 in  the  blood,  3- and  send  the  long  coat,  and 
 they  bring  it  in  unto  their  father,  and  say, 
 '  This  have  we  found ;  discern,  wc  pray  thee, 
 whether  it  is  thy  son's  coat  or  not?'  ^  Ann 
 he  discernctli  it,  and  saith,  'My  son's  coat! 
 an  evil  beast  hath  devoured  him;  torn — torn 
 is  Joseph ! ' 
 
 ^•'  And  Jacob  rendeth  his  raiment,  and 
 liutteth  sackcloth  on  his  loins,  and  becom- 
 eth  a  mourner  for  his  son  many  days,  ^'and 
 all  his  sons  and  all  his  daughters  rise  to 
 comfort  him,  and  he  refusetli  to  comfort  him- 
 self, and  saith,  'For — I  go  down  mourning 
 unto  my  son,  to  Sheol,'  and  his  fatlier  weep- 
 eth  for  Ijim. 
 
 3'' And  tlic  Medanites  have  sold  him  unto 
 Egypt,  to  Potiphar,  a  eunuch  of  Pharaoh, 
 head  of  the  executioners. 
 
 XXXVIII.  1  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at 
 tliat  time,  that  .Judah  goeth  down  iron)  his 
 breiJircn,  and  turneth  aside  unto  a  man,  an 
 Adullaniitc,  whose  name  is  Ilirah  ;  -and  Ju- 
 dah sceth  there  the  daughter  of  a  man,  a 
 Canaanite,  whose  name  is  Sluiah,  and  takcth 
 her,  and  goeth  in  unto  hor. 
 
Judaic  s  profligacy. 
 
 XXXVIII.  3.— GENESIS.--XXXIX.  9.      Birth  of  Pharez  A  Zarah. 
 
 3  And  she  conceivetli,  aud  bearetli  a  sou, 
 and  he  calleth  his  name  Er;  ^and  she  con- 
 ceiveth  again,  and  beareth  a  son,  and  calleth 
 his  name  Onan ;  ^  and  she  addeth  again, 
 and  beareth  a  son,  and  calleth  his  name 
 Shelah ;  and  he  was  in  Chezib  in  her  bear- 
 ing him. 
 
 *•  And  Judah  taketh  a  wife  for  Er,  his  first- 
 born, and  her  name  is  Tamar ;  ^  and  Er, 
 Judah's  first-born,  is  evil  in  the  eyes  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  Jehovah  doth  put  him  to  death. 
 
 8 And  Jiidah  saith  to  Onan,  'Go  in  unto 
 the  ^vife  of  thy  brother,  and  maiTy  her,  and 
 raise  up  seed  to  thy  brother ; '  ^  and  Onan 
 Icnowetn  that  the  seed  is  not  reckoned  his; 
 and  it  hath  come  to  jiass,  if  he  hath  gone  in 
 unto  his  brother's  wife,  that  he  hath  de- 
 stroyed it  to  the  earth,  so  as  not  to  give 
 seed  to  Iiis  brother ;  ^'^  and  that  which  he 
 hath  done  is  evil  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  and 
 He  putteth  him  also  to  death. 
 
 11  And  Jiidah  saith  to  Tamar  his  daughter- 
 in-law,  '  Abide  a  widow  at  thy  father's  house, 
 till  Shelah  my  son  gi-oweth  up  ;'  for  he  said, 
 '  Lest  he  die — even  he — like  Jiis  brethren  ; ' 
 and  Tamar  goeth  aud  dwelleth  at  her  father's 
 house. 
 
 1-  And  the  days  are  multiplied,  and  the 
 daughter  of  Shuah,  Judah's  wife,  dieth;  and 
 Judah  is  comforted,  and  goeth  up  imto  liis 
 slieep-shearers,  he  aud  Hirah  his  friend  the 
 AdulIamitCj  to  Timuath. 
 
 1^  And  it  IS  declared  to  Tamar,  saying,  '  Lo, 
 thy  husband's  father  is  going  up  to  Timnath 
 to  shear  his  Hock;'  i'*and  she  tui-neth  aside 
 the  garments  of  her  widowhood  from  off 
 her,  and  covereth  herself  with  a  vail,  and 
 \vrappeth  herself  up,  and  sitteth  in  the  open- 
 ing of  Euayim,  which  is  by  the  way  to  Tim- 
 uath, for  she  hath  seen  that  Shelah  hath 
 grown  up,  aud  she  hath  not  been  given  to 
 liim  for  a  wife. 
 
 1^  And  Judah  seeth  her,  and  reckoneth 
 her  for  a  harlot,  for  she  hath  covered  her  face, 
 1"  and  he  tiu-neth  aside  uuto  her  by  the  way, 
 and  saith,  '  Come,  I  i)ray  thee,  let  me  come 
 in  imto  thee,'  (for  he  hath  not  known  that 
 she  is  his  daughter-in-law) ;  aud  she  saith, 
 '  What  dost  thou  give  to  me,  that  thou 
 mayest  come  in  unto  me?'  ^''and  he  saith, 
 '  I — I  send  a  kid  of  the  goats  from  the 
 flock.' 
 
 Aud  she  saith,  'Dost  thou  give  a  pledge 
 till  thou  send  ?<.?'  i^aud  he  saith,  'What  is 
 the  pled.L^e  that  I  give  to  thee?'  and  sne 
 saith,  'Thy  seal,  aud  thy  ribbon,  and  thv 
 staff  which  is  in  thy  hand ;'  and  he  giveth 
 to  her,  and  goeth  in  imto  her,  and  she  con- 
 ceivetli to  liim ;  !•'  aud  she  riseth,  and  goeth, 
 and  turneth  aside  her  vail  from  off  her, 
 and  putteth  on  the  garments  of  her  widow- 
 hood. 
 
 -"  And  Judah  sendeth  the  kid  of  the  goats 
 by  the  hand  of  his  fiieud  the  Adullamite, 
 to  receive  the  pledge  from  the  hand  of  the 
 woman,  and  he  hath  not  foimd  her.  -lAnd 
 he  asketh  the  men  of  her  place,  saying, 
 '  Where  is  the  separated  ouc — sne  in  Euayim, 
 by  the  way?'  aud  tliey  say,  'There  hath  not 
 been  in  this  place  a  separated  one.' 
 --And  he  turneth  back  unto  Judah,  and 
 
 saith,  '  I  have  not  found  her ;  and  the  men  of 
 the  place  also  have  said.  There  hath  not  been 
 in  this  place  a  separated  one,'  -^and  Judah 
 saith,  'Let  her  take  to  herself,  lest  we  be- 
 come despised ;  lo,  I  sent  this  kid,  and  thou 
 hast  not  found  her.' 
 
 2^ And  it  Cometh  to  pass  about  three  months 
 after,  that  it  is  declared  to  Judah,  saying, 
 'Tamar  thy  daughter-in-law  liath  committed 
 fornication ;  and  also,  lo,  she  hath  conceived 
 by  fornication:'  and  Judah  saith,  'Bring 
 her  out — and  she  is  burnt.'  -^  She  is  brought 
 out,  and  she  hath  sent  unto  her  husband's 
 father,  saying,  '  To  a  man  whose  these  are, 
 I  am  pregnant;'  and  she  saith,  'Discern,  I 
 pray  thee,  whose  are  tliese — the  seal,  aud  the 
 ribbons,  and  the  staff.' 
 
 -''  And  Judah  discerneth  and  saith,  '  She 
 hath  been  more  righteous  than  I,  because 
 that  I  did  not  give  her  to  Shelah  my  son ; ' 
 and  he  hath  not  added  to  Icnow  her  again. 
 
 -''And  it  Cometh  to  pass  in  the  time  of 
 her  bearing,  that  lo,  twins  are  in  her  womb  ; 
 -8  and  it  cometh  to  pass  in  her  bearing,  that 
 one  giveth  out  a  hand,  and  the  midwife 
 taketh  and  bindeth  on  his  hand  a  scarlet 
 thread,  saying,  'This  hath  come  out  first.' 
 -^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  as  ho  di-aweth  back 
 his  hand,  that  lo,  his  In-other  hath  come  out, 
 and  she  saith,  '  Wliat !  thou  hast  broken 
 forth — on  thee  is  the  breach;'  and  he  calleth 
 liis  name  Pharez ;  ^'^  and  afterwards  hath  his 
 brother  come  out,  on  whose  liand  is  the  scar- 
 let thread,  and  he  calleth  his  name  Zarah.  ' 
 
 XXXLK.  1  AND  Joseph  hath  been  brought 
 down  to  Egypt,  and  Potiphar,  a  eunuch 
 of  Pharaoh,  head  of  the  executioners,  an 
 Egyiitian  man,  buyeth  him  out  of  the  hands 
 of  the  Ishmaelites  who  have  brought  him 
 thither. 
 
 2  And  Jehovah  is  with  Joseph,  and  he  is 
 a  prosperous  man,  and  he  is  in  the  house  O; 
 his  lord  the  Egyi^iau,  -^  and  his  lord  seeth 
 that  Jehovah  is  ■with  him,  and  all  that  ho 
 is  doing  Jehovah  is  causing  to  prosper  in  his 
 baud,  *and  Joseph  findeth  grace  in  Jiis  eyes 
 and  serveth  him,  and  he  appointeth  him 
 over  his  house,  and  all  that  he  hath  he  hath 
 given  into  his  hand. 
 
 ^  And  it  cometh  to  pass  from  the  time 
 that  he  hath  appointed  him  over  his  house, 
 and  over  all  that  he  hath,  that  Jehovah  bless- 
 eth  the  house  of  the  Egyptian  for  Joseph's 
 sake,  and  the  blessing  of  Jehovah  is  on  all 
 that  he  hath,  in  the  house,  and^  in  the  field  ; 
 8  and  he  leaveth  aU  that  he  hath  in  the  ha.na 
 of  Joseph,  and  he  hath  not  known  anything 
 that  he  hath,  except  the  bread  which  he  is 
 eating.  And  Joseph  is  of  a  fair  form,  and  of 
 a  fair  appearance. 
 
 7  And  it  cometh  to  pass  after  these  things, 
 that  his  lord's  mfe  hfteth  up  her  eyes  unto 
 Joseph,  and  saith,  '  Lie  with  me;'  «and  he 
 refuseth,  and  saith  imto  his  lord's  wife,  '  Lo, 
 my  lord  hath  not  kno\vn  what  is  with  me  in 
 tlie  house,  aud  all  that  he  hath  he  hath  given 
 into  my  hand ;  ^  none  is  greater  in  this  house 
 than  I,  and  he  hath  not  withheld  from  me 
 anything,  except  thee,  because  thou  art  his 
 wife;  and  how  shall  I  do  this  great  evil?— 
 then  have  I  sinned  against  God.' 
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Joseph's  chastUy  tried. 
 
 XXXIX.  10.— GENESIS.— XLi.  G.      Pharaoh's  butler  and  baker. 
 
 1"  AnJ  it  conietli  to  pass  at  her  speaking  un- 
 to Joseph  day  by  day,  tliat  he  hath  not  heark- 
 ened irnto  her,  to  lie  near  lier,  to  be  with  her  ; 
 '^  and  it  cometh  to  pass  about  this  day,  that 
 he  goeth  into  the  house  to  do  his  work,  and 
 there  is  none  of  the  men  of  the  house  there  in 
 the  house,  ^"and  she  catcheth  him  by  his 
 garment,  saying,  '  Lie  with  me ;'  and  he  leav- 
 eth  his  garment  in  her  hand,  and  tleeth,  and 
 goeth  without. 
 
 ^3  And  it  cometh  to  pass  when  she  seeth 
 that  he  hath  left  his  garment  in  her  hand,  and 
 fleeth  without,  '^^  that  slie  calleth  for  the  men 
 of  her  house,  and  speaketh  to  them,  saying, 
 '  See,  he  hath  brought  in  to  us  a  man,  a  He- 
 brew, to  plaj^  ■with  us ;  lie  hath  come  in  imto 
 me,  to  lie  witli  me,  and  I  call  with  a  loud 
 voice,  1^  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  he  hear- 
 eth  that  I  have  lifted  up  my  voice  and  call, 
 that  he  leaveth  his  garment  near  me,  and 
 tleeth,  and  goeth  witliout.' 
 
 ^^  And  she  phaceth  his  garment  near  her, 
 until  the  coming  in  of  his  lord  imto  his  house. 
 ^~  And  she  speaketh  imto  him  according  to 
 these  words,  saying,  '  The  Hebrew  servant 
 whom  thou  hast  brought  luito  us,  hath  come 
 in  unto  me  to  play  with  me ;  ^''aud  it  cometh  to 
 pass,  when  I  lift  my  voice  and  call,  that  lie 
 leaveth  his  garment  near  me,  and  fleeth  \vith- 
 out.' 
 
 '"  And  it  cometh  to  pass  when  his  lord  hear- 
 oth  the  words  of  his  wife,  which  she  hatli 
 spoken  unto  him,  saying,  '  According  to  these 
 tilings  hath  thy  servant  done  to  me,  that  his 
 anger  burnetii;  ^"aud  Joseph's  lord  taketh 
 him,  and  putteth  liim  unto  the  round-house,  a 
 place  where  the  king's  prisoners  are  boimd ; 
 and  he  is  there  in  the  round-house. 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  is  with  Joseph,  and  stretch- 
 ctli  out  kindness  imto  him,  and  putteth  his 
 grace  in  the  eyes  of  the  cliief  of  the  round- 
 house; —  and  the  chief  of  the  round-house 
 giveth  into  the  hand  of  Joseph  all  tlie  prisoners 
 who  are  in  the  roimd-house,  and  of  all  that 
 they  are  doing  there,  hehatlibecn  doer;  -■*the 
 chief  of  the  round-house  seeth  not  anything 
 under  his  hand,  because  Jehovah  is  with  him, 
 and  that  which  he  is  doing  Jehovah  is  causing 
 to  prospei-. 
 
 XL.  ^  AND  it  cometli  to  pass,  after  these 
 things — the  butler  of  the  king  oi  Egyi^t  and 
 the  uaker  liave  sinned  against  their  lord, 
 against  the  king  of  Egypt ;  -  and  Pharaoh  is 
 wroth  against  his  two  eunuchs,  against  tlic 
 chief  of  the  butlers,  and  against  the  chief  of 
 the  bakers,  ^  and  giveth  them  in  charge  in  tlic 
 house  of  tlic  chief  of  the  executioners,  unto 
 the  round-house,  the  ijlacc  wlicrc  Josepli  is  a 
 prisoner,  *  and  the  cliief  of  the  executioners 
 chargcth  Joseph  with  them,  and  lie  serveth 
 them ;  and  they  are  days  in  charge. 
 
 ^  And  they  dream  a  dream  both  of  them, 
 each  his  dream  in  one  nif;ht,  each  according 
 to  the  interpretation  of  his  dream,  the  butler 
 and  the  baker  whom  the  king  of  Egypt  hath, 
 who  are  prisoners  in  the  i-ounil-hoiise. 
 
 "And  Joseph  conictli  in  unto  them  in  the 
 morning,  and  seeth  thein,  and  lo,  they  arc 
 morose;  ^and  he  asketh  Pliaraoh's  eunuchs 
 who  a,re  with  him  in  charge  in  the  house  of 
 his  lord,  saying,  '  Wherefore  are  your  faces 
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 sad  to-day?'  ^And  they  say  imto  him,  'A 
 dream  we  have  dreamed,  and  there  is  no  in- 
 terpreter of  it;'  and  Joseph  saith  unto  them, 
 '  Are  not  interpretations  with  God?  recount, 
 I  pray  you,  to  me.' 
 
 ■'  And  the  chief  of  the  butlers  recounteth  hia 
 dream  to  Joseph,  and  saith  to  him,  '  In  my 
 dream,  then  lo.  a  vine  is  before  me!  '"  and  in 
 the  ^'ine  arc  turee  branches,  and  it  is  as  it 
 were  flourishing ;  gone  up  hath  its  blossom, 
 its  clusters  have  ripened  grapes ;  ^^  and  Plia- 
 raoh's cup  is  in  my  hand,  and  I  take  the 
 grapes  andi^ress  them  into  the  cup  of  Pharaoh, 
 and  I  give  the  cup  into  the  hand  of  Pharaoh.' 
 
 ^^  And  Joseph  saith  to  him,  'This  w  its  in- 
 terjjretation :  the  three  branches  are  three 
 days ;  '^  yet,  within  three  days  doth  Pharaoh 
 lift  up  thy  head,  and  hath  put  thee  back  on 
 thy  station,  and  thou  hast  given  the  cup  of 
 Pharaoh  into  his  hand,  according  to  the  for- 
 mer custom  when  thou  wast  his  butler. 
 
 " '  Surely  if  thou  hast  remembered  me  Avith 
 thee,  when  it  is  well  with  thee,  and  hast  done 
 (I  ]iray  thee)  kindness  with  me,  and  hast 
 made  mention  of  me  unto  Pharaoh,  then  hast 
 thou  brought  me  out  from  this  house,  ^*  for  I 
 was  really  stolen  from  the  land  of  the  He- 
 brews ;  and  here  also  have  I  done  nothing  that 
 they  have  put  me  in  the  pit.' 
 
 ^''  And  the  chief  of  the  bakers  seeth  that  he 
 hath  iutcnireted  good,  and  he  saith  unto 
 Joseph,  '  1  also  am  in  a  dream,  and  lo,  three 
 baskets  of  white  bread  are  on  my  head,  '^  and 
 in  the  uppermost  basket  are  of  all  kinds 
 of  Pharaou's  food,  work  of  a  baker ;  and 
 the  birds  arc  eating  them  out  of  the  basket, 
 from  oft'  my  head. ' 
 
 i^And  Josei)h  auswereth  and  saith,  'This 
 is  its  interpretation:  the  three  baskets  are 
 three  days :  ^^  yet,  ivithin  three  days  doth 
 Pharaoh  lift  up  thy  head  from  oft"  thee,  and 
 hath  hanged  tliee  on  a  tree,  and  tlic  birds 
 have  eaten  thy  flesh  from  oft"  thee.' 
 
 ""And  it  cometh  to  pass,  on  the  third  day, 
 Pharaoh's  birthday,  that  he  raaketh  a  banquet 
 to  all  his  servants,  and  lifteth  up  the  head  of 
 the  chief  of  the  butlers,  and  the  head  of  the 
 chief  of  the  bakers  among  his  servants,  "'  and 
 he  putteth  back  the  chief  of  the  butlers  to  his 
 nitlcrship,  r 
 
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 hand 
 
 ■ship,  and  he  giveth  the  cup  into  the 
 of  Pharaoh  ;  -'-  and  the  chief  of  the 
 bakers  he  hath  hanged,  as  Joseph  hath  inter- 
 preted to  them ;  -■'  and  the  chief  of  the  butlers 
 Iiath  not  remembered  Joseph,  but  forgetteth 
 him. 
 
 XLI.  ^  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  end 
 of  two  years  of  days  that  Pharaoh  is  di-caming, 
 and  lo,  he  is  standing  by  the  River,  -  and  lo, 
 from  the  River  coming  up  arc  seven  kinc,  of 
 fair  appearance,  and  fat  in  flesh,  and  they 
 feed  among  the  reeds ;  ^  and  lo,  seven  other 
 kino  are  coming  uj)  after  them  out  of  the 
 River,  of  bad  aiipcarancc,  and  lean  in  llesh, 
 and  they  stand  near  the  kinc  on  the  edge  of 
 the  River,  *  and  the  kino  of  bad  appca,rauce 
 and  lean  in  flesh  cat  up  the  seven  kinc  of 
 fair  appearance,  and  fat — and  Pliaraoh  awak- 
 cth. 
 
 ^  And  he  slecpeth,  and  drcameth  a  second 
 time,  and  lo,  seven  ears  arc  coming  up  on 
 one  stalk,  fat  and  good,  ^  and  lo,  seven  care, 
 
Pharaoh's  dreams  interpreted.      XLi.  7.— GENESIS.— xli.  51.       Joseph  made  nder  in  Egypt. 
 
 thin,  and  Ijlastod  Avitli  an  east  wind,  are 
 springiiij;  lip  after  tliem  ;  ''and  the  tliin  ear.=i 
 swallow  the  scn'cn  fat  and  full  ears  —  and 
 Fliaraoli  awaketli,  and  lo,  a  dre.arn. 
 
 ''And  it  Cometh  to  pass  in  the  morning 
 that  liis  spirit  is  moved,  and  he  sendeth  and 
 calleth  all  the  scribes  of  Eg^ypt,  and  all  its 
 wise  men,  and  Pharaoh  reconnteth  to  them 
 his  dream,  and  there  is  no  interjireter  of 
 tliem  to  Pharaoh. 
 
 *  And  the  chief  of  the  butlers  speaketh 
 with  Pharaoh,  saying.  'My  sin  I  mention 
 tliis  day :  ^^  Pliaraoh  hath  been  wi'oth  against 
 his  servants,  and  giveth  me  into  charge  in 
 the  house  of  the  cnief  of  the  execntioners, 
 me  and  the  chief  of  the  bakers ;  ^^  and  we 
 dream  a  dream  in  one  night,  I  and  he,  each 
 according  to  the  iutei'pretation  of  his  dream 
 we  have  dreamed. 
 
 ^-  And  there  is  with  us  a  youth,  a  Hebrew, 
 servant  to  the  chief  of  the  executioners,  and 
 we  recoimt  to  him,  and  ho  interpreteth  to  us 
 our  (b-eams,  to  each  according  to  his  dream  hath 
 he  interpreted,  ^^  and  it  cometli  to  pass,  as  he 
 hath  interpreted  to  us  so  it  hath  been,  me  he 
 put  back  on  my  station,  and  him  he  hanged.' 
 "  And  Pharaoh  sendeth  and  calleth  Joseph, 
 and  they  cause  him  to  run  out  of  the  pit, 
 and  he  shaveth,  and  changeth  his  garments, 
 and  Cometh  in  imto  Pharaon. 
 
 ^^  And  Pharaoh  saith  imto  Josephj  'A  dream 
 I  have  di-eamed,  and  there  is  no  interpreter 
 of  it,  and  I — I  have  heard  concerning  thee, 
 saying.  Thou  tinderstandest  a  dream  to  in- 
 terpret it.'  I'^and  Joseph  an swereth  Pharaoh, 
 saying,  'Witliout  me — God  doth  answer  Pha- 
 raoh with  peace.' 
 
 '^  And  Pharaoh  speaketh  unto  Joseph :  '  In 
 my  dream,  lo,  I  am  standing  by  the  edge  of 
 the  River,  ^^  and  lo,  out  of  the  Kiver  coming 
 up  are  seven  kine,  fat  in  flesh,  and  of  fair 
 form,  and  they  feed  among  the  reeds ;  ^^  aiul 
 lo,_  seven  otlier  kine  are  coming  up  after  tliem, 
 thin,  and  of  very  bad  form,  and  lean  in  flesh  ; 
 1  have  not  seen  like  these  in  all  the  land  of 
 Egyijt  for  badness. 
 
 _  -"  And  the  lean  and  the  bad  kine  eat  up  the 
 Hrst  seven  fat  kine,  "•  and  they  come  in  unto 
 their  midst,  and  it  hath  not  been  known  that 
 they  have  come  in  unto  their  midst,  and 
 their  appearance  is  bad  as  at  the  commence- 
 ment ;  and  I  awake. 
 
 "  '  And  I  see  in  my  dream,  and  lo,  seven 
 ears  are  coming  u\)  on  one  stalk,  full  and 
 good;  -^and  lo,  seven  ears,  withered,  thin, 
 blasted  with  an  cast  wind,  are  springing  up 
 after  them  ;  ^  and  the  thin  ears  swallow  the 
 seven  good  ears ;  and  I  tell  unto  the  scribes, 
 and  there  is  none  declaring  to  me.' 
 
 ^^And  Josepli  saith  imto  Pharaoh,  'Tlie 
 dream  of  Pharaoh  is  one:  that  which  God  is 
 doing  he  hath  declared  to  Pharaoh  ;  "^  the 
 seven  good  kine  are  seven  years,  and  the 
 seven  good  ears  are  seven  years,  the  di-eam  is 
 one ;  -^  and  the  seven  thin  and  bad  kine  which 
 are  coming  up  after  them  are  seven  years, 
 and  the  seven  empty  ears,  blasted  with  an 
 east  wind,  are  seven  years  of  famine ;  ^^  this 
 is  the  thing  whicli  I  liave  spoken  imto  Pha- 
 raoh :  That  which  God  is  doing,  he  hath 
 sliewn  Pharaoh. 
 
 -5 '  Lo,  seven  years  arc  coming  of  groat 
 alnmdance  in  all  tlie  land  of  Egypt,  '^^  a,m\ 
 seven  years  of  famine  have  arisen  .after  tliem, 
 and  all  the  plenty  is  forgotten  in  the  land  of 
 E.gy]3t,  and  the  famine  hath  finished  the  land, 
 ■'1  and  the  plenty  is  not  known  in  the  land 
 because  of  that  famine  afterwards,  for  it  is 
 very  giievous. 
 
 32 '  And  because  of  the  repeating  of  the 
 dream  unto  Pharaoh  twice,  surely  the  thing 
 is  established  by  God,  and  God  is  hastening 
 to  do  it. 
 
 33 'And  now,  let  Pharaoh  provide  a  man, 
 intelligent  and  wise,  and  set  him  over  the 
 land  of  Egyijt;  3-J  let  Pharaoh  make  and  ap- 
 point overseers  over  the  land,  and  receive  a 
 fifth  of  the  land  of  Egyiit  in  the  seven  years 
 of  plenty,  ^  and  they  gather  all  the  food  of 
 these  good  years  that  are  coming,  and  heap 
 up  corn  under  the  hand  of  Phai-aoh— food  in 
 the  cities ;  and  they  have  keptii!,  ^Cand  the  food 
 hath  been  for  a  store  for  the  land,  for  the 
 seven  years  of  famine  whicli  are  in  the  land 
 of  Egypt ;  and  the  land  is  cut  off  by  the 
 famine. 
 
 3'' And  the  thing  is  good  in  the  eyes  of 
 Pharaoli,  and  in  the  eyes  of  all  liis  servants, 
 38 and  Pharaoh  saith  unto  his  servants,  'Do 
 we  And  like  this,  a  man  in  whom  the  spirit 
 of  God  is  f  39  and  Pharaoh  saith  unto  Joseph, 
 '  After  God's  causing  thee  to  know  all  this, 
 there  is  none  intelligent  and  wise  as  thou; 
 ■"'  thou— thou  art  over  my  house,  and  at  thy 
 mouth  do  all  my  people  kiss ;  only  in  the 
 throne  I  am  greater  than  thou.' 
 
 ^^And  Pharaoh  saitli  unto  Josepli,  'See, 
 I  have  put  thee  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt.' 
 
 ''^And  Pharaoh  tiirneth  aside  his  seal-ring 
 from  off  his  hand,  and  putteth  it  on  the 
 liand  of  Joseph,  and  clotheth  him  ^oith  gar- 
 ments of  flne  linen,  and  placeth  a  chain  of 
 gold  on  his  neck,  ^3  and  causeth  him  to  ride 
 in  the  second  chariot  which  lie  hath,  and 
 they  7iroclaim  before  him,  '  Bow  the  knee ! ' 
 and— to  put  him  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt. 
 
 **  And  Pharaoli  saith  nnto  Joseph,  'I  am 
 Pharaolij  and  without  thee  a  man  doth  not 
 lift  up  his  hand  and  his  foot  in  all  the  land 
 of  Egjrpt;'  45  and  Pharaoh  calleth  Joseph's 
 name  Zaphnath-Paaneah,  and  he  giveth  to 
 him  Asenath  daughter  of  Poti-Pherali,  priest 
 of  On,  for  a  wife,  and  Joseph  goctli  out  over 
 the  land  of  Egypt. 
 
 *'  And  Joseph  is  a  son  of  thirty  years  in 
 his  standing  before  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt, 
 and  Joseph  goeth  out  from  the  presence  of 
 Pharaoh,  and  passeth  over  through  all  the 
 land  of  Egypt;  •'"and  the  land  maketli  in  the 
 seven  years  of  plenty  liy  handfiils. 
 
 *8  And  he  gathereth  all  tlic  food  of  the  seven 
 years  which  have  been  in  tlie  land  of  Egypt, 
 and  putteth  food  in  the  cities;  the  food  of 
 the  fleld  which  ?.<;  round  about  each  city  hath 
 he  put  in  its  midst ;  ^  and  Joseph  gathereth 
 corn  as  sand  of  the  sea,  multiplying  exceed- 
 ingly, until  that  he  hatli  ceased  to  number, 
 for  there  is  no  number. 
 
 ^^  And  to  Joseph  were  born  two  sons  before 
 
 the  year  of  famine  cometh,_  whom  Asenath 
 
 daughter  of  Poti-Pherah,  priest  of  On,  hath 
 
 borne  to  him,  ^'  and  Joseph  calleth  the  name 
 
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ffis  brethren  come  to  Egypt.        XLi.  52.— GENESIS.— xlii.  38. 
 
 Simeon  heptfor  a  pledge. 
 
 of  the  first-hom  Manaaseh :  '  for,  God  hath 
 made  me  to  forjiet  all  jny  labour,  and  all  the 
 house  of  mj' father;'  •''"and  the  name  of  tin; 
 second  he  liath  called  E]ihraim :  'foi-,  God  hath 
 caused  me  to  he  fniitful  in  the  land  of  mine 
 affliction.' 
 
 ^■'  And  the  seven  years  of  plenty  are  com- 
 i)leted  which  have  been  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 •^  and  the  seven  years  of  famine  bepdn  to  come, 
 as  Josejih  said,  and  famine  is  in  all  the  lands, 
 but  in  all  the  land  of  Egyfit  hath  been  bread ; 
 '•'■  and  all  the  land  of  Egypt  is  famished,  and 
 the  people  crieth  unto  Pharaoh  for  bread,  and 
 Pharaoh  .saith  to  all  the  E.gyptians,  '  Go  unto 
 Josej^h  ;  that  which  he  saitn  to  j'ou — do.' 
 
 ''''  Anci  the  famine  has  been  over  all  the  face 
 of  the  land,  and  Joseph  openeth  all  places 
 which  have  corn  in  them,  and  selleth  to  the 
 E.ii^.'ptians ;  and  the  famine  is  severe  in  the 
 land  of  Egyjit,  ^''  and  all  the  earth  hath  come  to 
 Egypt,  to  buy,  unto  Joseph,  for  the  famine  was 
 severe  in  all  the  earth. 
 
 XLII.  1  AND  Jacob  seeth  that  there  is  corn 
 in  Egypt,  and  Jacob  saith  to  his  sons,  'Why 
 do  you  look  at  each  other?'  "  he  saith  also, 
 '  Lo,  I  have  heard  that  there  is  corn  in  Egypt, 
 go  down  thither,  and  buy  for  us  from  thence, 
 and  we  live  and  do  not  die ;'  '  and  the  ten  bre- 
 thren of  Josei)h  go  douTi  to  buy  corn  in  E^ypt, 
 *and  Benjamin,  Joseph's  brother,  Jacob  hath 
 not  sent  with  his  brethren,  for  he  said,  'Lest 
 mischief  meet  him.' 
 
 p  And  the  sons  of  Israel  come  to  buy  in  the 
 midst  of  those  coming,  for  the  famine  hath 
 been  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  "  and  Joseph  is 
 the  rider  over  the  land,  he  who  is  selling  to 
 all  the  people  of  the  land,  and  Joseph's  bre- 
 thren come  and  bow  themselves  to  him — face 
 to  the  earth. 
 
 ^And  Joseph  seeth  his  brethren,  and  dis- 
 cerneth  them,  and  maketh  himself  strange 
 unto  them,  and  speaketh  with  them  sharp 
 things,  and  saith  unto  them,  'From  whence 
 have  ye  come  ? '  and  they  say,  '  From  the  land 
 of  Canaan— to  buy  food.' 
 
 8  And  Joseph  discerneth  his  brethren,  but 
 they  have  not  discerned  him,  "and  Joseph 
 remembereth  the  dreams  which  he  dreamed 
 of  them,  and  saith  unto  them,  '  Ye  are  spies  : 
 to  see  the  nakedness  of  the  land  ye  have  come. 
 '"  And  they  say  unto  him,  '  No,  my  lord,  but 
 thy  servants  have  come  to  buy  food ;  ^^  we  are 
 all  of  us  sons  of  one  man,  we  are  right  men; 
 thy  servants  have  not  been  spies;'  ^^and  he 
 saith  unto  them,  '  No,  but  the  nakedness  of 
 the  land  ye  have  come  to  see ; '  ^^  and  they  say, 
 'Thy  servants  are  twelve  brethren;  we  are 
 sons  of  one  man  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  lo, 
 the  young  one  /,s  with  our  father  to-day,  and 
 the  one  is  not.' 
 
 "And  .loseph  saith  unto  them,  'This  is 
 that  which  I  have  si)oken  imto  you,  saying. 
 Ye  are  spies,  ^^  by  this  ye  are  proved : 
 Pharaoh  liveth  !  if  ye  go  out  from  this — ex- 
 cept by  your  young  brother  coming  hither  ; 
 "■  send  one  of  you,  and  let  him  liring  your 
 brother,  and  yc,  remain  ye  liouud,  and  let 
 your  words  be  proved,  whether  truth  he  with 
 you:  and  if  not — Pharaoh  liveth!  surely  ye 
 are  spies;'  '''and  he  removcth  them  unto 
 charge  three  days. 
 
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 18  And  Joseph  saith  unto  them  on  the  third 
 day,  'This  do  and  live;  God  I  fear!  '''if  ye 
 are  right  men,  let  one  of  your  brethren  be 
 liound  in  the  house  of  your  ward,  and  ye,  go, 
 carry  in  corn  for  the  famine  of  your  houses, 
 -o  and  your  young  brother  ye  bring  unto  me, 
 and  your  words  are  established,  and  ye  die 
 not ; '  and  they  do  so. 
 
 -'  And  they  say  one  unto  another,  '  Verily 
 we  are  guilty  concerning  our  brother,  be- 
 cause we  saw  the  distress  of  his  soul,  in  his 
 making  supplication  unto  ua,  and  we  did  not 
 hearken:  therefore  hath  this  distress  come 
 upon  us.'  2- And  Reuben  answereth  them, 
 saying,  '  Spake  I  not  unto  you,  saying,  Sin 
 not  against  the  lad  ?  and  ye  hearkened  not ; 
 and  his  blood  also,  lo,  it  is  required.' 
 
 ^And  they  have  not  known  that  Joseph 
 iinderstandeth,  for  the  interpreter  is  between 
 them;  "^and  he  turneth  roimd  from  them, 
 and  weepeth,  and  turneth  back  unto  them, 
 and  speaketh  imto  them,  and  taketh  from 
 them  Simeon,  and  bindeth  him  before  their 
 eyes. 
 
 -^  And  Joseph  commandeth,  and  they  fill 
 their  vessels  with  corUj  also  to  put  back  the 
 money  of  each  unto  his  sack,  and  to  give  to 
 them  provision  for  the  way ;  and  one  doth 
 to  them  so. 
 
 ^8  And  they  lift  up  their  corn  upon  their 
 asses,  and  go  from  thence,  ^  and  the  one 
 openeth  his  sack  to  give  provender  to  his 
 ass  at  a  lodging- place,  and  he  seeth  his 
 money,  and  lo,  it  is  in  the  mouth  of  his  bag, 
 -*and  he  saith  unto  his  brethren,  'My  money 
 hath  been  put  back,  and  also,  lo,  in  my  bag : ' 
 and  their  heart  goeth  out,  and  they  tremble, 
 one  to  another  sajdng,  'Wliat  ia  this  God 
 hath  done  to  us ! ' 
 
 ^  And  they  come  in  unto  Jacob  their 
 father,  to  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  they  de- 
 clare to  him  all  the  things  meeting  them,  say- 
 ing, so '  The  man,  the  lord  of  the  land,  hath 
 spoken  with  us  sharp  things,  and  maketh  us 
 as  spies  of  the  land  ;  ^^  and  we  sav  unto  him. 
 We  are  right  men,  we  have  not  l^een  spies, 
 ^-  we  are  twelve  brethren,  sons  of  our  father, 
 the  one  is  not,  and  the  young  one  (5  to-day 
 with  onr  father  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 
 
 2^ '  And  the  man,  the  lord  of  the  land,  saith 
 imto  us,  By  this  I  know  that  ye  are  right 
 men — one  of  your  brethren  leave  with  me, 
 and  for  the  famine  of  your  houses  take  ye 
 and  go,  ^  and  bring^  your  young  brother  im- 
 to me,  and  I  know  that  ye  are  not  spies,  but 
 ye  are  right  men ;  your  brother  I  give  to  you. 
 and  ye  trade  with  the  land.' 
 
 35  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  they  are  cm]ity- 
 ing  their  sacks,  and  lo,  the  bimdle  of  each 
 man's  silver  is  in  his  sack,  and  thay  see 
 their  bimdles  of  silver,  they  and  their  fa- 
 tlier,  and  arc  afraid ;  S''  and  Jacob  their 
 father  saith  unto  them,  '  Me  ye  have  be- 
 reaved; .losciih  is  not,  .and  Simeon  is  not, 
 and  Benjamin  ye  take — against  me  have  been 
 .all  these.' 
 
 3^  And  Reuben  speaketh  imto  his  father, 
 saying,  '  My  two  sous  thou  dost  put  to  death, 
 if  I  bring  uim  not  in  unto  thee ;  give  him 
 into  my  h.and,  and  I — I  bring  him  back  unto 
 tlioo;'  3f"a.nd  he  saith,  'My  sou  doth  not  go 
 
Beniamin  is  sent  to  Egypt.         xliii.  1.— GENESIS.— xliv.  4.        Joseph  receives  his  brethren. 
 
 down  with  yon,  for  his  brother  is  dead,  and 
 he  by  liimself  is  left ;  when  mischief  hath 
 met  him  in  the  way  in  which  ye  gOj  then  ye 
 have  bronght  down  my  grey  hairs  m  sorrow 
 to  sheoL' 
 
 XLIII.  1  AND  the  famine  is  severe  in  the 
 land ;  -  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  tliey 
 have  finished  eating  the  corn  which  they 
 brought  from  Egyjit,  that  their  father  saith 
 unto  them,  'Turn  back,  buy  for  us  a  little 
 food.' 
 
 2  And  Judah  speaketh  unto  him,  saying, 
 '  The  man  protesting  protested  to  us,  saying. 
 Ye  do  not  see  my  face  without  your  brother 
 being  with  you ;  ••  if  thou  art  sending  our 
 Iwother  with  us,  we  go  down,  and  buy  for 
 thee  food,  ^  and  if  thou  art  not  sending — we 
 do  not  go  down,  for  the  man  said  unto  us. 
 Ye  do  not  see  my  face  without  your  brother 
 being  with  yoii.' 
 
 "  And  Israel  saith,  '  Wliy  did  ye  evil  to  me, 
 l)y  declaring  to  the  man  that  yo  had  yet  a 
 brother?'  ''and  they  say,  'The  man  asked 
 diligently  concerning  us,  and  concerning  our 
 kinclred,  saying,  Is  your  father  yet  alive? 
 have  ye  a  brother?  and  we  declare  to  him 
 according  to  the  tenor  of  these  tilings ;  do  wo 
 certainly  know  that  he  will  say.  Bring  dowTi 
 your  brother  ? ' 
 
 8  And  Judah  saith  imto  Israel  his  fatlier, 
 '  Send  the  youth  with  me,  and  we  arise,  and 
 go,  and  live,  and  do  not  die,  both  we,  and 
 thou,  and  our  infants.  '•'I — I  am  surety /or 
 him,  from  my  hand  thou  dost  require  him ;  if 
 I  have  not  brought  him  in  imto  thee,  and  set 
 liim  before  thee — then  I  have  sinned  aijainst 
 thee  all  the  days;  ^^forif  we  had  not  linger- 
 ed, surely  now  we  had  returned  these  two 
 times.' 
 
 "  And  Israel  their  father  saith  imto  them, 
 '  If  so,  now.  this  do :  take  of  the  praised 
 thing  of  the  land  in  your  vessels,  and  take 
 down  to  the  man  a  present,  a  little  balm, 
 and  a  little  honey,  spices  and  myrrh,  nuts 
 and  almonds ;  ^-  and  double  money  take  i  n 
 your  hand,  even  the  money  which  is  brought 
 back  in  the  mouth  of  your  bags,  ye  take  back 
 in  your  hand,  it  may  be  it  is  an  oversight. 
 
 ^■''And  take  your  brother,  and  rise,  turn 
 back  unto  the  man ;  ^*  and  God  Almighty 
 give  to  you  mercies  before  the  man,  so  that 
 he  hath  sent  to  you  your  other  brother  and 
 Benjamin  ;  and  I,  when  I  am  bereaved — I  am 
 bereaved.' 
 
 I'And  the  men  take  this  present,  double 
 monev  also  they  have  taken  in  their  hand, 
 and  Benjamin ;  and  they  rise,  and  go  down 
 to  ECTqjt,  and  stand  before  Joseph ;  ^^  and 
 Joseph  seeth  Benjamin  with  them,  and  saith 
 to  him  who  is  over  his  house,  '  Bring  the  men 
 into  the  liouse,  and  slaughter  an  animal,  and 
 make  ready,  for  with  me  do  the  men  eat  at 
 noon.' 
 
 1''  And  the  man  doth  as  Joseph  hath  said, 
 and  the  man  bringeth  in  the  men  into  the 
 house  of  Jose])h,  ^^and  the  men  are  afraid 
 because  they  have  been  brought  into  the 
 house  of  Joseph,  and  they  say,  '  For  the 
 matter  of  the  money  which  Avas  put  back 
 in  our  bags  at  the  commencement  are  we 
 brought  in — to  roll  himself  upon  us,  and  to 
 
 throw  himself  on  us,  and  to  take  us  for  ser- 
 vants— our  asses  also.' 
 
 ^"And  they  come  nigh  unto  the  man  who 
 /.9  over  the  house  of  Joseph,  and  speak  unto 
 him  at  the  opening  of  the  house,  -"and  say, 
 '  0,  my  lord,  we  really  come  down  at  the 
 commencement  to  buy  food ;  -'  and  it  com- 
 eth to  pass,  when  we  have  come  in  unto  the 
 lodging-place,  and  open  our  bags,  that  lo, 
 each  one's  money  is  in  the  mouth  of  his 
 liag,  our  money  in  its  weight,  and  we  bring 
 it  back  in  our  hand ;  ^^and  other  money  have 
 we  brought  down  in  our  hand  to  buy  food  ; 
 we  have  not  known  who  |)ut  our  money  in 
 our  bags.' 
 
 -^  And  he  saith,  '  Peace  to  you,  fear  not : 
 your  God  and  the  God  of  your  father  hath 
 given  to  you  hidden  treasure  in  ycnir  bags, 
 your  money  came  imto  me  ; '  and  he  bringeth 
 out  Simeon  unto  them.  -■'  And  the  man 
 bringeth  in  the  men  into  Joseph's  house, 
 and  giveth  water,  and  they  wash  their  feet ; 
 and  he  giveth  provender  for  their  asses, 
 -^  and  they  pre]iare  the  present  until  the 
 coming  of  Joseph  at  noon,  for  they  have 
 heard  that  there  they  do  eat  bread. 
 
 -"And  Joseph  cometh  into  the  house,  and 
 tliey  bring  to  him  the  present  which  is  in 
 their  hand,  into  the  house,  and  bow  them- 
 selves to  him,  to  the  earth ;  -''  and  he  ask- 
 oth  of  them  of  i:)eace,  and  saith,  '  Is  your 
 father  well  ?  the  aged  man  of  whom  ye  have 
 spoken,  is  he  yet  alive?'  -^  and  they  say, 
 '  Thy  servant  our  father  is  well,  he  is  yet 
 alive  ; '  and  they  bow,  and  do  obeisance. 
 
 ^"And  he_  lifteth  up  his  eyes,  and  seeth 
 Benjamin  his  brother,  his  mother's  son,  and 
 saith,  '  Is  this  your  yoxmg  brother,  of  whom 
 ye  have  spoken  unto  me?'  and  he  saith, 
 '  God  favour  thee,  my  son.' 
 
 2"  And  Joseph  hasteth,  for  his  bowels  have 
 been  moved  for  his  brother,  and  he  seeketh 
 to  weep,  and  entereth  the  inner  chamber, 
 and  weepeth  there ;  ^i  and  he  washeth  his 
 face,  and  goetli  out,  and  refraineth  himself, 
 and  saith,  '  Place  bread.' 
 
 32  And  they  place  for  him  by  himself,  and 
 for  tliem  by  tliemselves,  and  for  the  Egyp- 
 tians who  are  eating  with  him  by  themselves: 
 for  tlie  Egyptians  are  unable  to  eat  bread 
 \vith  the  Hebrews,  for  it  is  an  abomination 
 to  the  Egyptians. 
 
 3^  And  they  sit  before  him,  the  first-born 
 according  to  his  birthright,  and  the  young 
 one  according  to  his  youtli,  and  the  men 
 wonder  one  at  anotlier;  ^•*and  he  liftetli  up 
 gifts  from  before  him  unto  them,  and  the 
 gift  of  Benjamin  is  five  hands  more  than  the 
 gifts  of  all  of  them ;  and  they  drink,  yea,  they 
 drink  abundantly  with  him. 
 
 XLIV.  1  AND  he  commandeth  him  who  w 
 over  his  house,  saying,  'Fill  the  bags  of  the 
 men  imth  food,  as  they  arc  able  to  bear,  and 
 put  the  money  of  each  in  the  mouth  of  his 
 bag;  -and  my  cup,  the  silver  cup,  thou  dost 
 put  in  the  mouth  of  the  bag  of  the  young 
 one,  and  his  corn-money;'  and  he  doth  ac- 
 cording to  the  word  of  Joseph  which  he  hath 
 spoken. 
 
 ^The  morning  is  bright,  and  the  men  have 
 been  sent  away,  they  and  their  asses — ''they 
 31 
 
His  policy  to  detain  tliem. 
 
 XLiv.  5.— GENESIS.— XLv.  12. 
 
 Jnsf'ph  is  made  hiotOK 
 
 have  gone  out  of  the  city— they  have  not  gone 
 far  on -and  Jo.sepli  hath  said  to  him  who  w 
 over  liis  house,  'Rise,  ])nrsTio  after  the  inciti ; 
 and  thou  liast  overtaken  them,  and  tliou  liast 
 said  unto  them.  Why  have  ye  recompensed 
 evil  for  i^ood  ?  'Is  not  this  that  witli 
 whicli  my  lord  drinketh?  and  he  observeth 
 diligently  with  it;  ye  have  done  evil  in  that 
 which  ye  have  done.' 
 
 "And  he  ovcrtaketh  them,  and  speaketh 
 unto  them  these  words,  ^  and  they  say  unto 
 him,  '  Wliy  doth  my  lord  speak  aceording  to 
 these  words?  far  be  it  from  thy  servants  to 
 do  according  to  this  word;  ^lo,  the  money 
 wliicli  we  found  in  the  mouth  of  our  bags 
 we  brought  back  unto  thee  from  the  land  of 
 Canaan,  and  liow  do  we  steal  from  the  house 
 of  thy  lord  silver  or  gold  ?  '■'  with  whomsoever 
 of  thy  scrvauts  it  is  found,  he  hath  died,  and 
 we  also  are  to  my  lord  for  servants.' 
 
 ^"And  he  saitli,  'Now,  also,  according  to 
 your  words,  so  it  is ;  he  with  whom  it  is  found 
 becometh  my  servant,  and  ye  are  acquitted;' 
 ^^and  they  hasten  and  take  down  each  his 
 bag  to  the  earth,  and  each  openeth  his  bag; 
 ^-and  lie  scarolieth — at  the  eldest  he  hath 
 begun,  and  at  the  youngest  he  hath  com- 
 pleted— and  the  cup  is  found  in  the  bag  of 
 Benjamin;  ^''and  they  rend  their  garments, 
 and  each  ladeth  his  ass,  and  they  turn  bacl" 
 to  the  city. 
 
 "And  .Judah — his  brethren  also— cometh  in 
 unto  the  house  of  Josepli,  and  he  is  yet  there, 
 and  they  fall  befoi'e  him  to  the  earth-  ^''ana 
 Joseph  saith  to  them,  'What  is  this  deed 
 that  ye  have  done?  have  ye  not  known  that  a 
 man  like  me  doth  diligently  observe?' 
 
 '"And  Judah  saith,  'Wliat  do  we  say  to 
 ray  lord?  what  do  we  speak?  and  what— do 
 we  justify  ourselves?  God  hatli  found  out 
 the  iniquity  of  thy  servants ;  lo,  we_  are  ser- 
 vants to  my  lord,  both  we,  and  he  in  whose 
 hand  the  cup  hath  beeu  found ;'  '^aud  he  saith, 
 '  Far  bo  it  from  me  to  do  this ;  the  man  in 
 whose  hand  the  cup  hath  been  found,  he  be- 
 cometh my  servant ;  and  ye,  go  ye  up  in  peace 
 UQto  your  fatlier.' 
 
 '^And  Judah  cometh  nigh  unto  him,  and 
 saith,  '  0,  my  lord,  let  thy  servant  speak,  I 
 liray  thee,  a  word  in  the  ears  of  my  lord, 
 and  let  not  thine  anger  burn  against  thy 
 servant — for  thou  art  as  Pharaoh.  ^^My 
 lord  hath  asked  his  servants,  saying.  Have 
 ye  a  fatlier  or  Itrother?  -"and  we  say  unto 
 my  lord,  We  have  a  father,  an  aged  one,  and 
 a  child  of  old  age,  a  little  one;  and  his 
 brother  died,  and  he  is  left  alone  of  his 
 mother,  and  his  father  hath  loved  him. 
 
 -1  'And  tliou  saycst  unto  thy  servants,  Bring 
 him  down  unto  me,  and  I  set  mine  eye  upon 
 him  ;  --and  we  say  unto  my  lord,  Tlie  youth 
 is  not  able  to  leave  his  father,  when  lie  hatli 
 left  his  father,  then  he  hath  died;  '-"'and  thou 
 sayc^st  unto  thy  servants.  If  your  young 
 Iirother  come  not  down  witli  you,  ye  add  not 
 to  see  my  face. 
 
 -•' '  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  that  we  have 
 come  up  unto  thy  servant  my  father,  that  wc  j 
 declare  to  liiin  tlie  words  of  my  lord  ;  -''and 
 our  father  saitli.  Turn  back,  buy  for  us  a 
 Little  food,  ""and  we  say,  We  arc  not  ablo 
 32 
 
 to  go  down  ;  if  our  young  bmtlier  is  witli 
 ns,  then  we  have  gone  down  ;  for  we  are  not 
 able  to  see  the  man's  face,  and  our  young 
 Ijrotlier  nf)t  witli  us. 
 
 -"'And  thy  servant  my  father  saith  unto 
 us.  Ye — ye  have  Icnown  that  two  did  my  wife 
 bare  to  me,  -'^and  the  one  goeth  out  from  me, 
 and  I  say.  Surely  he  is  torn — torn !  and  I 
 have  not  seen  him  since  ;  -^  when  ye  have 
 taken  also  this  from  my  presence,  and  mis- 
 chief hath  met  him,  then  ye  have  brouglit 
 down  my  grey  hairs  with  evil  to  sheol. 
 
 3" '  And  now,  at  my  coming  in  unto  thy 
 servant  my  father,  and  the  youth  not  with 
 us  (and  his  soul  is  bound  uj)  in  his  soul), 
 3' then  it  hath  come  to  pass  when  he  seetli 
 that  the  youth  is  not,  that  he  hath  died,  and 
 thy  servants  have  brought  down  the  grey 
 liairs  of  thy  servant  our  father  with  sorrow  to 
 sheol;  3- for  thy  servant  obtained  the  youtli 
 by  surety  from  my  father,  saying.  If  I  bring 
 hira  not  in  unto  thee  — then  I  have  sinned 
 against  my  father  all  the  days. 
 
 ^■' '  And  now,  let  thy  servant,  I  pray  thee, 
 abide  instead  of  the  youtli  a  servant  to  mj 
 lord,  and  the  youth  goeth  up  with  his  brethren, 
 3^  for  how  do  I  go  up  unto  my  father,  and  the 
 youtli  not  with  me?  lost  I  look  on  the  evil 
 which  doth  find  my  father.' 
 
 XLV.  ^  AND  .Joseph  hath  not  been  able  to 
 refrain  himself  before  all  those  standing  by 
 hira,  and  he  calleth,  'Put  out  every  man  from 
 me  ;'  and  no  man  hath  stood  with  him  when 
 Joseph  maketh  himself  known  unto  his 
 brethren .  -  and  he  giveth  forth  his  voice  in 
 weeping,  and  the  Egyptians  hear,  and  the 
 house  of  Pharaoli  heareth. 
 
 *  And  Joseph  saith  unto  his  brethren,  '  1 
 am  Joseph,  is  my  father  yet  alive?'  and  his 
 brethren  have  not  Iteen  able  to  answer  him. 
 for  they  have  been  troubled  at  his  iiresence. 
 
 ^  And  _  Joseph  saith  unto  his  brethi-eu, 
 'Come  nigh  unto  me,  I  pray  you,'  and  they 
 come  nigh;  and  he  saith,  '  I  avi  Joseph,  your 
 b'-other,  wlioin  ye  sold  into  Egyj)t-  "and 
 now,  be  not  grieved,  nor  let  it  be  displeasing 
 in  your  eyes  that  ye  sold  me  hither,  for  to 
 preserve  life  hath  God  sent  me  before  you. 
 
 "  'Because  these  two  years  tlie  famine  is  in 
 the  heart  of  the  land,  and  yet  are  five  years, 
 in  which  there  is  neither  iiloughing  nor  har 
 vest;  "and  God  sendeth  me  before  you,  to 
 place  of  you  a  remnant  in  the  land,  and  to 
 give  life  to  you  by  a  great  escajie  ;  ^  and  now, 
 ye — ye  have  not  sent  me  hither,  but  God, 
 and  He  doth  set  me  for  a  fatlier  to  Pharaoh, 
 and  for  lord  to  all  his  house,  and  ruler  over 
 all  the  land  of  Egypt. 
 
 " '  IIaste,_  and  go  up  unto  my  father,  then 
 ye  liave  said  to  him.  Thus  said  Josciih  thy 
 son,  God  hatli  set  me  for  lord  to  all  Egypt ; 
 come  down  unto  me,  stay  not,  '"  and  thou 
 hast  dwelt  in  tlie  laud  of  Goshen,  and  been 
 near  unto  me,  tliou  and  thy  sons,  and  thy 
 son's  sons,  and  thy  ilock,  and  thy  herd,  and 
 all  that  thou  hast,  ''  and  1  liave  nourished 
 thee  there — for  yet  are  live  years  of  famine — 
 lest  thou  become  ])oor,  thou  and  thy  house- 
 hold, and  all  that  tliou  hast. 
 
 '-'And  lo,  your  eyes  are  aceing,  and  the 
 ey(!S  of  my  brother  Benjamin,  that  it  »>  my 
 
Joseph  sendelhfor  hia  father,      xlv.  I'i.  — GJiiNESliS. — xi.vi.  31. 
 
 Isi-aei  goelh  into  Egypt. 
 
 mouth  wliicli  is  spe.akinj:;  uuto  you  ;  '^  aud 
 ye  have  declared  to  my  father  all  my  honour 
 in  Egypt,  and  all  that  ye  have  seen,  aud  ye 
 have  hasted,  and  have  brought  dowu  my 
 father  hither.' 
 
 ^•*And  he  falleth  on  the  neck  of  Benjamin 
 his  brotherj  and  weepeth,  and  Benjamin  hatli 
 wept  on  his  neck ;  ^  and  he  kissctli  all  his 
 brethren,  and  weepeth  over  them ;  aud  after- 
 wards have  his  brethren  spoken  with  him. 
 
 i^And  the  sound  hath  been  heard  in  the 
 house  of  Pharaoh,  saying,  'Come  have  the 
 brethren  of  Joseph ; '  and  it  is  good  in  the 
 eyes  of  Pharaoh,  and  in  the  eyes  of  liis  ser- 
 vants, 1^  and  Pharaoh  saith  unto  Joseph, 
 'ISay  unto  thy  brethren.  This  do  ye:  lade 
 your  beasts,  and  go,  enter  ye  the  laud  of  Ca- 
 naan, i^and  take  your  fatlier,  and  your  house- 
 holds, and  come  imto  me,  aud  I  give  to  you 
 the  good  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  eat  ye  the 
 fat  of  the  land. 
 
 '"'Yea,  thou — thou  hast  been  commanded : 
 this  do  ye,  take  for  yourselves  out  of  the 
 land  of  Egypt,  waggons  for  your  infants,  and 
 for  your  wives,  and  ye  have  brought  your 
 father,  and  come;  ""and  your  eye  hath  no 
 pity  on  voiu-  vessels,  for  the  good  of  all  the 
 laud  of  Egypt  is  yours.' 
 
 '-''  And  the  sons  of  Israel  do  so,  and  Joseph 
 giveth  waggons  to  tliem  by  the  command  of 
 Pharaoh,  aud  he  giveth  to  tliem  provision  for 
 the  way ;  -  to  all  of  them  hath  he  given — to 
 each  changes  of  garments,  and  to  Benjamin 
 he  hath  given  three  hundred  silverlings,  aud 
 five  changes  of  garments  ;  ^  and  to  his  father 
 he  hath  sent  thus  :  ten  asses  bearing  of 
 tlie  good  things  of  Egypt,  and  ten  she-asses 
 bearing  corn  and  bread,  even  food  for  his 
 father  for  the  way. 
 
 ^■*  And  he  sendeth  his  brethren  away,  and 
 tliey  go ;  and  he  saith  unto  them,  '  Be  not 
 augry  in  the  way.' 
 
 -^  And  they  go  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  come 
 in  to  the  land  of  Canaan,  unto  Jacob  their 
 father,  ^^  and  they  declare  to  him,  saying, 
 '  Joseph  is  yet  alive,'  and  that  he  is  ruler  over 
 all  the  land  of  E;,ypt;  aud  his  heart  ceaseth, 
 for  he  heath  not  given  credence  to  them. 
 
 ^^  And  they  speak  imto  him  all  the  words 
 of  Joseph,  which  he  hath  spoken  unto  them, 
 and  he  seeth  the  waggons  which  Joseph  hath 
 sent  to  bear  him  away,  and  live  doth  the 
 spirit  of  Jacob  their  father ;  "^  and  Israel 
 saith,  '  Enough !  Joseph  my  son  is  yet  alive ; 
 I  go  and  see  him  before  I  die.' 
 
 XLVI.  1  AND  Israel  iourneyeth,  and  aU 
 that  he  hath,  aud  cometli  in  to  Beer-Sheba, 
 and  sacrificeth  sacrifices  to  the  God  of  his 
 father  Isaac  ;  ^  and  God  speaketh  to  Israel  in 
 visions  of  the  night,  and  saith,  'Jacob,  Jacob;' 
 and  he  saith,  '  Here  am  I.' 
 
 ^And  He  saith,  'I  am  God,  God  of  thy 
 fatlier,  be  not  afraid  of  going  down  to  Egypt, 
 for  for  a  great  nation  I  set  thee  there ;  ^I — I 
 go  down  with  thee  to  Egypt,  and  I — I  also 
 certainly  bring  thee  up,  and  Joseph  doth  put 
 his  hand  on  thine  eyes.' 
 
 '  And  Jacob  riseth  from  Beer-Sheba,  and  the 
 sons  of  Israel  bear  away  Jacob  their  fatlier, 
 and  their  infants,  and  theu*  wives,  in  the  wag- 
 gons which  Pharaohhathsenttobearhini,  "aiul 
 
 they  take  their  cattle,  and  their  goods  which 
 they  have  acquired  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  and 
 come  into  Egypt— Jacob,  and  all  his  seed  with 
 him,  ''  his  sons,  and  his  sons'  sons  with  him, 
 liis  daughters,  and  his  sons'  daughters,  yea, 
 all  his  seed  he  brought  with  him  into  Egypt. 
 
 8  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel  who  are  coming  into  Egypt:  Jacob  and 
 his  sons,  Jacob's  first-born,  Betiben.  "And 
 sons  of  Reuben:  Hanoch,  aud  Phallu,  and 
 Hezron,  and  Carmi. 
 
 '"And  sous  of  Simeon:  Jemuel,  and  Jamin, 
 and  Ohad,  and  Jachin,  and  Zohar,  and  Shaul 
 son  of  the  Canaanitess. 
 
 "  And  sons  of  Levi:  Gershon,  Kohath,  aud 
 Merari. 
 
 1^  And  sons  of  Judah :  Er,  and  Onau,  and 
 Shelah,  and  Pliarez,  and  Zarah,  (and  Er  and 
 Ouan  die  in  the  land  of  Canaan.)  And  sons 
 of  Pharez  are  Hezron  and  Hamid. 
 
 13  And  sons  of  Issachar:  Tola,  and  Phuvah, 
 and  Job,  and  Shimron. 
 
 ^•*And  sons  of  Zebulim:  Sered,  and  Elou, 
 and  Jahleel. 
 
 1^  These  are  sons  of  Leah  whom  she  bare  to 
 Jacob  in  Padan-Aram,  and  Dinah  his  daugh- 
 ter ;  all  the  persons  of  his  sons  end  nis 
 daughters  are  thirty  aud  three. 
 
 I'^And  sons  of  Gad:  Ziphion,  and  Haggi, 
 Shuni,  and  Ezbon,  Eri,  and  Arodi,  and  Areli. 
 
 1^  And  sons  of  Aslier :  Jimnah,  and  Isliuah, 
 and  Isui,  and  Beriah,  aud  Serah  their  sister. 
 And  sons  of  Beriah :  Heber  and  Malchiel. 
 
 18  These  are  sons  of  Zilpah,  whom  Laban 
 gave  to  Leah  his  daughter,  and  she  beareth 
 these  to  Jacolj — sixteen  persons. 
 
 '"Sons  of  Eachel,  Jacob's  wife:  Joseph  and 
 Benjamin.  ™  And  l»orn  to  Joseph  in  the  land 
 of  Egypt  (whom  Asenath  daughter  of  Poti- 
 Plicrali,  priest  of  On,  hath  borne  to  him)  are 
 Manassen  and  Ephraim. 
 
 -1  And  sous  of  Benjamin :  Belah,  and  Becher, 
 and  Ashbel,  Gera,  and  Naaman,  Ehi,  and 
 Bosh,  Mupjiim,  aud  Huppim,  and  Ard. 
 
 ^"^  These  are  sous  of  Rachel,  who  were  born 
 to  Jacob;  all  the  persons  are  fom-teen. 
 
 '^  And  sons  of  Dan :  Husliim. 
 
 "•*  And  sons  of  Naphtali:  Jahzeel,  and  Guni, 
 and  Jezer,  and  Shillera. 
 
 ^^  These  are  sons  of  Bilhah,  whom  Laban 
 gave  to  Rachel  his  daughter;  aud slie  beareth 
 these  to  Jacob — all  the  persons  are  seven. 
 
 -''  All  the  persons  who  are  coming  to  Jacob 
 to  Egypt,  coming  out  of  his  thigh,  apart  from 
 the  wives  of  Jacob's  sous,  all  the  persons  are 
 sixty  and  six.  ^  And  the  sons  of  Joseph  who 
 liave  been  born  to  him  in  Egypt  are  two  per- 
 sons. All  the  persons  of  tlie  house  of  Jacob 
 who  are  coming  into  Egypt  are  seventy. 
 
 "8  And  Judaii  he  hath  sent  before  him  unto 
 Joseph,  to  direct  before  him  to  Goshen,  and 
 tliey  come  into  tlie  land  of  Goshen;  -"and 
 Joseph  harnessetli  his  chariot,  and  goeth  up 
 to  meet  Israel  his  fatlur,  to  Goshen,  and 
 appeareth  unto  him,  and  falleth  on  his  neck, 
 and  weepeth  on  his  neck  again;  ^o and  Israel 
 saith  unto  Joseph,  'Let  me  die  this  time, 
 after  my  seeing  thy  face,  for  thou  art  yet  alive. ' 
 
 31  And  Joseph  saith  unto  his  brethren,  and 
 unto  the  house  of  his  father,  '  I  go  up,  and 
 declare  to  Pharaoh,  and  say  unto  liini.  My 
 .-{.3 
 
Joseph  settle?  his  father 
 
 XL VI.  32.— GENESIS.— XL VIII.  1.         His  dealing  in  the  famine. 
 
 brethren,  and  the  house  of  my  father  who  a?"e 
 iu  the  laud  of  Cauaau  have  come  iu  unto  rue  ; 
 ^^  aud  the  men  are  feeders  of  a  flock,  for  they 
 have  been  men  of  cattle;  and  their  nock,  and 
 their  herd,  and  all  that  they  have,  they  have 
 brought.' 
 
 ^3 '  And  it  hath  come  to  pass  wheu  Pharaoh 
 calleth  for  you,  aud  hath  said,  What  are  yoiu- 
 works?  ^■'that  ye  have  said,  Thy  servants 
 have  been  men  of  cattle  from  om-  youth,  even 
 until  now,  both  we  and  oiu-  fathers, — in  order 
 that  ye  may  dwell  in  the  land  of  Goshen, 
 for  the  abomiuation  of  the  Egyptians  is  every 
 one  feeding  a  Hock.' 
 
 XLVII.  1  AND  Josei)h  coraeth,  aud  declar- 
 eth  to  Pharaoh,  and  saith,  '  My  father,  and 
 my  brethren,  aud  their  flock,  aud  their  herd, 
 aud  all  they  have,  have  come  from  the  laud  of 
 Cauaau,  aud  lo,  they  a7-e  in  the  laud  of  Goshcu. ' 
 
 -  And  out  of  Jiis  brethren  he  hath  takeu  five 
 men,  and  setteth  them  before  Pharaoh ;  ^  aud 
 Pharaoh  saith  unto  his  brethren,  '  What  arc 
 your  works?'  aud  they  say  rmto  Pharaoh, 
 '  Thy  servants  are  feeders  of  a  Mock,  both  we 
 and  om-  fathers ; '  ••  aud  they  say  imto  Pharaoh , 
 '  To  sojourn  in  the  land  we  have  come,  for 
 there  is  uo  pastui-e  for  the  flock  which  thy 
 servants  have,  for  grievous  is  the  famine  iu 
 the  land  of  Cauaau ;  aud  now,  let  thy  servants, 
 we  pray  thee,  dwell  iu  the  laud  of  Gosheu.' 
 
 ''And  Pharaoh  s])eakcth  unto  Joseph,  say- 
 iug,  '  Thy  father  aud  thy  brethren  have  come 
 unto  thee :  ^  the  laud  of  Egypt  is  before  thee  ; 
 iu  the  best  of  the  laud  cause  thy  father  aud 
 thy  brethren  to  dwell— they  dwell  iu  the  laud 
 of  Goshen,  aud  if  thou  hast  known,  aud  there 
 are  among  them  men  of  ability,  then  thou 
 hast  set  them  heads  over  the  cattle  I  have.' 
 
 ''And  Joseph  bringeth  iu  Jacob  his  father, 
 aud  causetli  liim  to  staud  before  Pharaoh ; 
 aud  Jacob  l^lesscth  Pharaoh.  8  And  Pharaoh 
 saith  unto  Jacob,  '  How  many  are  the  days  of 
 the  years  of  thy  life?'  "And  Jacob  saith  uuto 
 Pharaoh,  '  The  days  of  the  years  of  my  so- 
 jouruiurrs  ai-e  an  hundred  aud  thirty  years; 
 lew  and  evil  have  been  the  days  of  the  vears 
 of  my  life,  and  they  have  not  reached  the 
 days  of  the  years  of  the  life  of  my  fathers,  in 
 the  days  of  their  sojouruings.'  i'' And  Jacob 
 blesseth  Pharaoh,  and  gocth  out  from  before 
 Pharaoh. 
 
 11  And  Joseph  settlcth  his  father  and  his 
 brethren,  and  giveth  to  them  a  possession 
 iu  the  laud  of  Egypt,  iu  the  best  of  the  laud, 
 in  tlie  land  of  llauieses,  as  Pharaoh  com- 
 manded; i^aud  Joseph  uoiirisheth  his  father, 
 aud  his  brethren,  and  all  the  house  of  his 
 father  juith  bread,  according  to  the  mouth  of 
 the  infants. 
 
 !•'  And  there  is  no  bread  in  all  the  land,  for 
 the  famine  is  very  grievous,  aud  the  land  of 
 Egypt  and  the  land  of  Canaan  are  fccljlc  Ijc- 
 cause  of  the  famine;  "and  Joseph  gathercth 
 all  the  silver  that  is  found  in  the  laud  of 
 Egypt,  and  in  tlie  land  of  Cauaau,  for  the 
 corn  that  they  are  "buying,  and  Josejih  briug- 
 etli  the  silver  into  the  liouse  of  Pharaoh. 
 
 ^''And  the  silver  is  consumed  out  of  the 
 
 land  of  Egypt,  and  out  of  tlio  land  of  Canaan, 
 
 aud  all  the  Egy))tians  come  in  uuto  Joseph, 
 
 saying,    'Give  to  us  bread— why  do  we  die 
 
 •M 
 
 before  thee,  though  the  money  hath  ceased?' 
 1''  and  Joseph  saith,  '  Give  vour  cattle ;  and 
 1  give  to  you  for  yom-  cattle,  if  the  mouey  hath 
 ceased.' 
 
 1"  And  they  brin^  in  their  cattle  unto  Joseph, 
 and  Joseph  givetli  to  them  bread,  for  the 
 horses,  and  for  the  cattle  of  the  flock,  and  for 
 the  cattle  of  the  herd,  and  for  the  asses ;  and 
 he  tendeth  them  with  bread,  for  all  their 
 cattle,  during  that  year. 
 
 1**  Aud  that  year  is  finished,  and  they  come 
 iu  imto  him  on  the  second  year,  aud  say  to 
 him,  'We  do  not  hide  from  my  lord,  that 
 since  the  money  hath  been  finished,  and  pos- 
 session of  the  cattle  is  unto  my  lord,  there 
 hath  not  been  left  before  my  lord  save  our 
 bodies,  aud  om'  groimd;  ^^why  do  we  die 
 before  thine  eyes,  both  we  aud  our  groimd? 
 buy  us  aud  our  ground  for  bread,  and  we  and 
 our  groimd  are  servants  to  Pharaoh ;  aud  give 
 seed,  and  we  live,  aud  die  not,  aud  the  gi'ound 
 is  not  desolate.' 
 
 -"And  Joseph  buyeth  all  the  ground  of 
 Egy])t  for  Pharaoh,  for  the  Egj'ptiaiis  have 
 sold  each  his  field,  for  the  famine  liath  been 
 severe  iipon  them,  and  the  laud  bccnuieth 
 Pharaoh's ;  -^  as  to  the  iicople  he  liatli  removed 
 them  to  cities  from  the  one  end  of  the  Irorder 
 of  Egypt  even  unto  its  other  end. 
 
 -'-Only  the  ground  of  the  priests  he  hath 
 not  bought,  f(U-  the  priests  have  a  portion  from 
 Pharaoh,  and  they  have  eaten  tneir  portion 
 which  Pharaoh  hath  given  to  them,  thei-cforc 
 they  have  not  sold  their  gi-ound, 
 
 -^  And  Joseph  saith  uuto  the  people,  '  Lo, 
 I  have  bought  you  to-day  aud  your  ground 
 for  Pharaoh;  lo!  seed  for  you,  and  ye  have 
 sown  the  gTouud,  -•*and  it  hath  come  to  pass 
 in  the  increases,  that  ye  have  given  a  fifth  to 
 Pharaoh,  and  four  of  the  parts  are  for  your- 
 selves, for  seed  of  the  field,  aud  for  your  food, 
 and  for  those  who  ai-e  in  your  houses,  aud  for 
 food  for  youi-  infants.' 
 
 -'^  Aud  they  say,  'Thou  hast  revived  us;  we 
 find  grace  in  the  eves  of  my  lord,  and  have 
 been  servants  to  Pharaoh ; '  ^^  and  Joseph 
 setteth  it  for  a  statute  uuto  this  day,  con- 
 cerning the  ground  of  Egypt,  that  Pharaoh 
 hath  a  fifth;  only  the  ground  of  the  priests 
 alone  hath  not  become  Pharaoh's. 
 
 -"  And  Israel  dwcUeth  iu  the  land  of  Egyi)t, 
 in  the  laud  of  Gosheu,  aud  they  have  ]>os- 
 session  iu  it,  aud  are  fruitful,  and  multiply 
 exceedingly ;  -^  aud  Jacob  liveth  in  the  laud 
 of  Egypt  seventeen  years,  and  tlie  days  of 
 Jacob,  the  years  of  his  life,  arc  au  hundied 
 aud  forty  aud  seven  years. 
 
 -"And  the  days  of  Israel  are  near  to  die, 
 aud  he  calleth  for  his  son,  for  Josei)h,  aud 
 saith  to  liim,  '  If,  1  pray  thee,  I  have  found 
 grace  iu  thine  eyes,  put,  I  pray  thee,  thy 
 hand  imder  my  thigh,  aud  thou  hast  done 
 with  mc  kindness  and  truth  ;  bm-y  mo  uot,  1 
 pray  tliee,  in  Egji)t,  3"  and  I  have  lain  with 
 my  fathers,  and  thou  hast  borne  me  out  of 
 Egyi)t,  aud  buried  me  in  their  burying-placc.' 
 
 And  he  saith,  '1—1  do  according  to  thy 
 word;'  ^'and  he  saith,  'Swear  to  me;'  and 
 he  sweareth  to  him,  aud  Israel  boweth  him- 
 self on  the  head  nf  tlie  bed. 
 
 XLVIII.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  after 
 
JacobbttsaethJosepfi's  sons.    XLViii.  2.— GENESIS.— xlix.  18. 
 
 Jacob's  prophecy. 
 
 these  tliiuj^s,  that  one  saitli  to  Joscpli,  '  Lo, 
 thy  fatlifn-  is  sick;'  aucl  he  taketh  his  two 
 sous  with  liiin,  iVIauasseh  aucl  Ephraim. 
 ^  Aud  one  declareth  to  Jacob,  and  saith,  '  Lo, 
 thy  sou  Joseph  is  comiug  uuto  tliee;'  aud 
 Israel  doth  strengthen  himself,  aud  sit  upou 
 the  bed. 
 
 •*  Aud  Jacob  saith  uuto  Joseph,  '  God  Al- 
 mighty liath  appeared  uuto  me,  in  Luz,  in  the 
 laud  of  Cauaau,  aud  blesseth  me,  *  aud  saith 
 uuto  me,  Lo,  I  am  making  thee  fruitful,  and 
 have  multiplied  thee,  aud  given  thee  for  an 
 assembly  of  peoples,  aud  given  this  laud  to 
 thy  seed  after  thee,  a  possession  age-duriug. 
 
 ° '  And  now,  thy  two  sous,  who  are  boru  to 
 thee  in  tlie  laud  of  Egypt,  before  my  comiug 
 unto  thee  to  Egypt,  mine  they  a?'e;  Ephraim 
 aud  Mauasseh,  as  Reuben  aud  Simeon  they 
 are  mine;  "^aud  thy  family  wliich  thou  hast 
 begotten  after  them  are  thiue ;  by  the  uame 
 of  their  bretlii-en  they  are  called  in  their  in- 
 heritance. 
 
 ^ '  And  I — in  my  coming  in  from  Padan- 
 Arani  Rachel  hath  died  by  me  in  the  land  of 
 Canaan,  in  the  way,  while  yet  a  kibrath  of 
 laud  to  euter  Ephrata,  aud  I  bury  her  there  in 
 the  way  of  Ephrata,  which  is  Bethleliem.' 
 
 8  And  Israel  seeth  the  sous  of  Joseph,  and 
 saith,  'Wlioa/'e  these?'  "and  Joseph  saith 
 uuto  his  father,  'They  are  my  sous,  whom 
 God  hath  given  to  me  in  tiiis  j!)^ace  ; '  aud  he 
 saitli,  '  Bring  them,  I  pray  thee,  uuto  me,  and 
 I  bless  tliem.' 
 
 '"  Aud  the  eyes  of  Israel  have  been  heavy 
 from  age,  he  is  unable  to  see;  aud  he  brinj'- 
 eth  them  nigh  uuto  him,  aud  he  kisseth 
 them,  and  cleavetli  to  theui;  ^^  and  Israel 
 saifch  uuto  Joseph,  'To  see  thy  face  I  had 
 not  thought,  aud  lo,  God  hathi  shewed  me 
 also  thy  seed.' 
 
 '■'  Aud  Joseph  bringeth  them  out  from  be- 
 tween liis  knees,  and  boweth  liimself  on  his 
 face  to  the  earth ;  ^'^  aud  Joseph  taketh  them 
 both,  Ephraim  iu  his  right  liand  towards 
 Israel's  left,  aud  Manasseh  iu  his  left  towards 
 Israel's  riglit,  aud  bringeth  tJiem  uigli  to  him. 
 
 '^Aud  Israel  putteth  out  his  right  hand, 
 au<l  placeth  it  upou  the  head  of  Ephraim,  who 
 16  the  younger,  and  his  left  hand  upou  the  head 
 of  Mauasseh ;  he  hath  guidedhishauds  wisely, 
 for  Mauasseh  in  the  first-born. 
 
 '^  Aud  lie  blesseth  Joseph,  aud  saith,  'God, 
 before  whom  my  fathers  Abraham  aud  Isaac 
 walked  habitually:  God  who  is  feeding  me 
 from  my  being  unto  this  day:  ^"  the  Messenger 
 who  is  redeemiug  me  from  all  evil  doth  bless 
 the  youths,  aud  my  uame  iscalled  upou  them, 
 and  the  uame  of  my  fathers  Abraham  and 
 Isaac;  aud  they  increase  into  a  multitude  iu 
 the  midst  of  the  land.' 
 
 !■'  And  Josejjh  seeth  that  his  father  setteth 
 his  right  baud  on  the  liead  of  Ephraim,  aud  it 
 is  wrong  iu  his  eyes,  aud  he  supporteth  the 
 hand  of  his  father  to  turn  it  aside  from  off  the 
 head  of  Ephraim  to  the  liead  of  Mauasseh'j 
 1^  aud  Jose])h  saith  unto  his  father,  '  IN'ot  so, 
 my  father,  for  this  is  the  lirst-boru ;  set  thy 
 right  hand  on  his  head.' 
 
 1'' Aud  his  father  ref  useth,  and  saith,  'I  have 
 known,  my  sou,  1  have  known ;  he  also  be- 
 cometli  a  people,  aud  he  also  is  great,  aud  yet, 
 
 his  young  brother  is  greater  thau  he,  and  his 
 seed  is  the  fuluess  of  the  nations;'  '-'^and  he 
 l)lesseth  them  iu  that  day,  saying,  '  By  thee 
 doth  Israel  bless,  saying,  God  set  thee  as 
 Ei)hraim  aud  as  Mauasseh;'  and  he  setteth 
 Ephraim  before  Mauasseh. 
 
 -]  Aud  Israel  saith  unto  Joseph,  '  Lo,  I  am 
 dying,  and  God  hath  been  with  you,  aud  liatli 
 brought  you  back  uuto  the  land  of  your 
 fathers ;  ''•^and  I— I  have  given  to  thee  one  por- 
 tion above  thy  brethren,  which  I  have  taken 
 out  of  the  hand  of  the  Amorite  by  my  sword 
 and  by  my  bow.' 
 
 XlilX.  ^  AND  Jacob  calleth  imto  his  sous 
 and  saith,  '  Be  gathered  together,  aud  I  de- 
 clare to  you  that  which  doth  happen  with  you 
 in  the  latter  end  of  the  days. 
 -  '  Be  assembled,  aud  hear,  sons  of  Jacob, 
 
 Aud  hearken  uuto  Israel  your  father. 
 ■*  Reuben !  my  hrst-boru  thou. 
 
 My  power,  aud  beginning  of  my  strength, 
 
 The  abundance  of  exaltation, 
 
 Aud  the  abundance  of  strength ; 
 *  Unstable  as  water,  thou  art  not  abimdaut ; 
 
 For  thou  hast  gone  up  thy  father's  bed; 
 
 Then  thou  hast  polluted : 
 
 My  couch  he  weut  up ! 
 ^Simeon  and  Levi  are  brethren! 
 
 Instruments  of  violence  —their  espousals ! 
 •^  Into  their  secret,  come  not,  0  my  soul ! 
 
 Unto  their  assembly  be  uot  united, 
 
 0  miue  honour; 
 
 For  iu  their  auger  they  slew  a  man, 
 And  in  their  self-will  eradicated  a  prince. 
 ^  Cursed  is  their  anger,  for  it  is  tierce. 
 And  their  wrath,  for  it  is  sharp ; 
 
 1  divide  them  in  Jacob, 
 And  I  scatter  them  iu  Israel. 
 
 ^  Judah!  thou— thy  brethren  praise  thee  I 
 Thy  hand  is  on  the  neck  of  thine  enemies, 
 Sous  of  thy  father  bow  themselves  to  thee. 
 "  A  lion's  whelp  is  Judah, 
 For  prey,  my  sou,  thou  hast  gone  up; 
 He  hath  beut,  he  hath  crouched  as  a  lion, 
 Aud  as  a  liouess ;  who  causeth  him  to  arise? 
 
 ^^  The  sceptre  turneth  uot  aside  from  Judah, 
 Aud  a  lawgiver  from  between  his  feet. 
 Till  his  Seed  come; 
 Aud  his  is  the  oljedience  of  peoples. 
 
 "  Binding  to  the  vine  his  ass. 
 And  to  the  choice  vine  the  colt  of  his  ass. 
 He  hath  washed  in  wiue  his  clothing, 
 And  iu  the  blood  of  grapes  his  covering; 
 
 1-  Red  are  eyes  with  wiue, 
 
 Aud  white  are  teeth  with  milk ! 
 
 ^^  ZebiUuu  at  a  haven  of  the  seas  doth  dwell, 
 Aud  he  is  for  a  haven  of  ships j 
 And  his  side  is  uuto  Zidon. 
 
 1^  Issacher  is  a  strong  ass, 
 Crouching  between  the  two  folds ; 
 
 1^  Aud  he  seeth  rest  that  it  is  good, 
 Aud  the  land  that  it  is  pleasant, 
 Aud  he  incliueth  his  shoulder  to  bear, 
 Aud  is  to  tribute  a  servaut. 
 
 1"  Dan  doth  .judge  his  iieople. 
 As  one  of  the  tribes  of  Israel; 
 
 I''  Dan  is  a  serpent  by  the  way, 
 All  adder  by  the  path. 
 Which  is  biting  the  liorse's  heels, 
 And  its  rider  falleth  backward. 
 
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 35 
 
Jacob's  death  and  funeral. 
 
 xLix.  19. -GENESIS. —L.  26. 
 
 Death  of  Joseph. 
 
 "  Gad!  a  troop  assaulteth  him, 
 
 But  lie  assaulteth  last. 
 -''  Out  of  Asher  his  bread  is  fat; 
 
 And  he  jjiveth  daiuties  of  a  kiug. 
 -^  Naphtah  is  a  hiud  seot  away, 
 
 Wlio  is  giving  beauteous  yoiuig  oues. 
 '-"  Joseph  is  a  f riutfid  son ; 
 A  fruitfid  son  by  a  fountain , 
 Daughters  step  over  the  wall; 
 -■'  And  embitter  him — yea,  they  have  striven. 
 
 Yea,  hate  him  do  archers ; 
 -^  And  his  bow  abideth  in  strength. 
 And  strengthened  are  the  arms  of  his  liauds 
 By  the  hands  of  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob, 
 mience  is  a  shepherd,  a  son  of  Israel. 
 -5  By  the  God  of  thy  father  who  helpeth  thee, 
 And  the  Mighty  One  wlio  blesseth  thee, 
 Blessings  of  the  lieavens  from  above, 
 lilessings  of  tlie  deep  lying  imder, 
 Blessin;^s  of  breasts  and  womb ; — 
 -'■  Thy  father's  blessings  have  been  mighty 
 Above  the  blessings  of  my  progenitors. 
 Unto  tlie  limit  of  the  heights  age-diuiug 
 Tliey  are  for  the  head  of  Joseph, 
 And  for  tlie  crown  of  the  one 
 Separate /ro?M  his  brethren. 
 -'  Benjamin!  a  wolf  tearetli ; 
 In  the  moi'ning  he  eateth  ])rey, 
 And  at  evening  he  apportioueth  spoil.' 
 -'^  All  these  are  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel, 
 and  this  is  that  which  their  father  hath  spoken 
 unto  them,  and  he  blesseth  them  ;  each  ac- 
 cording to  his  blessing  he  hath  blessed  them. 
 -••  And  he  commandeth  them,  and  saith  un- 
 to tliem,  '  I  am  being  gathered  unto  my  people; 
 l)ury  me  by  my  fathers,  at  the  cave  wiich  is 
 in  the  field  of  Ephron  the  Hittite;  ^o  in  the 
 cave  which  is  in  the  field  of  Machpelah,  which 
 is  on  the  front  of  Mamre,  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
 naan, which  Abraham  bouglit  wth  tlie  field 
 from  Eiihron  tlie  Hittite  for  a  possession  of  a 
 burying-place ;  ^'  (there  they  buried  Abraham 
 and  Sarah  his  wife ;  there  they  buried  Isaac 
 and  Bebekah  his  wife,;  and  there  I  buried 
 Leah);  ^"the  purchase  of  the  field  and  of  the 
 cave  which  is  in  it,  vi  from  Sous  of  Hcth.' 
 
 ■*''Aud  Jacob  fiuisheth  commanding  his 
 sons,  and  gathercth  up  his  feet  unto  the  bed, 
 and  expireth,  and  is  gathered  xinto  his  people. 
 L.  lAND  Joseph  falleth  on  his  father's 
 face,  and  weepetli  over  liim,  and  kisseth 
 liim  ;  -  and  Joseph  commandeth  his  servants, 
 the  physicians,  to  embalm  his  father,  and  the 
 physicians  embalm  Israel ;  •'  and  they  fidlil 
 lor  him  forty  days,  for  so  they  fulfil  the  days 
 of  the  embalmed,  and  the  Egyptians  weep  for 
 him  seventy  days. 
 
 ■*  And  the  days  of  his  weeping  pass  away, 
 and  Joseph  spcaketh  unto  the  house  of 
 I'liaraoh,  saying,  'If,  I  pray  you,  I  have 
 found  grace  in  your  eyes,  speak,  I  pray  you, 
 in  the  ears  of  Pharaoh,  saying,  f*  My  father 
 caused  me  to  swear,  saying,  Lo,  I  am  dying ; 
 in  my  buiying-place  which  I  have  prepared 
 for  myself  in  the  land' of  Canaan,  there  dost 
 thou  bui-y  me  ;  and  now,  let  me  go  uii,  I  i)ray 
 thee,  and  bury  my  father,  and  return  ;'  ''and 
 Pharaoh  saith  'Go  uj)  and  bury  thy  father, 
 as  he  caused  tiiec  to  swear.' 
 
 7  And  Joseph  goeth  up  to  bury  his  father, 
 and  go  up  with  him  do  all  the  servants  of 
 30 
 
 Pharaoh,  elders  of  his  house,  and  all  tho 
 elders  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  "and  all  the 
 house  of  Joseph,  and  his  brethren,  and  the 
 house  of  his  tatlier ;  only  their  infants,  and 
 their  flock,  and  their  herd,  have  they  left 
 in  the  land  of  Goshen ;  "  and  there  go  uj^ 
 mth  him  both  chariot  and  horsemen,  ana 
 the  camp  is  very  great. 
 
 ^^  And  they  come  unto  tlie  threshing-floor 
 of  Atad,  which  is  beyond  the  Jordan,  and 
 they  lament  there,  a  lamentation  great  and 
 very  grievous  ;  and  he  rnaketh  for  his  father 
 a  mourning  seven  days,  J^^  and  the  inhabitant 
 of  the  land,  the  Canaanite.  see  the  mourning 
 in  the  threshing-tioor  of  Atad,  and  say,  'A 
 grievous  mourning  is  this  to  the  Egyi^tians ; ' 
 therefore  hath  ane  called  its  name  'The 
 mom-ning  of  the  Egyiitians,'  which  is  beyond 
 the  Jordan. 
 
 i-Aud  his  sous  do  to  him  so  as  he  com 
 mauded  them,  ^^  and  his  sons  bear  him  away 
 to  the  land  of  Canaan,  and  bury  him  in  the 
 cave  of  the  field  of  Machpelah,  which  Abra- 
 ham bought  with  the  field  for  a  possession  of 
 a  burjring-place,  from  Ephron  the  Hittite,  on 
 the  front  of  Mami'e. 
 
 "And  Joseph  tm-neth  back  to  Egypt,  he 
 and  his  brethren,  and  all  who  are  going  up 
 ^vith  him  to  bury  his  father,  after  his  burying 
 his  father. 
 
 i^Aiid  the  brethren  of  Joseph  see  that 
 their  father  is  dead,  and  say,  '  Peradventure 
 Joseph  doth  hate  us,  and  doth  certainly  return 
 to  us  all  the  evil  which  we  did  with  him.' 
 
 '^  And  they  give  a  charge  for  Joseph,  sayiiif,, 
 '  Thy  father  commanded  before  his  death, 
 saying,  I'Tluis  ye  do  say  to  Joseph,  I  pray 
 tliee,  bear,  I  pray  thee,  with  the  transgres- 
 sion of  thy  brethren,  and  their  sin,  for  they 
 have  done  thee  e\'il;  and  now,  bear,  we  pray 
 thee,  Avith  the  transgression  of  the  servants 
 of  the  God  of  thy  father ; '  and  Joseph  weep- 
 etli in  their  speaking  unto  them. 
 
 '8  And  his  brethren  also  go  and  fall  before 
 him,  and  say,  'Lo,  we  are  to  thee  for  servants.' 
 
 1^  And  Joseph  saith  unto  them,  '  Fear  not, 
 for  am  I  in  the  place  of  God?  -"  As  for  you, 
 ye  devised  against  me  evil — God  devised  it 
 for  good,  in  order  to  do  as  at  this  day,  to 
 keep  aUve  a  nmnerous  pcox)le ;  '^  and  now, 
 fear  not:  I  do  nourish  you  and  your  infants ;' 
 and  he  comforteth  them,  and  spcaketh  unto 
 their  heart. 
 
 "-And  Joseph  dwelleth  in  Egji^t,  he  and 
 the  house  of  his  father,  and  Joseph  liveth 
 a  hundred  and  ten  years,  -•'  and  Joseph  look- 
 cth  on  Ephraim's  sons  of  the  tliird  genera- 
 tion; sons  also  of  Machir,  son  of  Mauasseh, 
 liave  been  born  on  the  knees  of  Joseph. 
 
 '-'■'And  Josejih  saith  unto  his  brethren,  'I 
 am  dying,  and  God  doth  certainly  inspect 
 vou,  and  hath  caused  you  to  go  up  from  this 
 land,  imto  the  land  whicJi  He  hath  sworn  to 
 Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob.' 
 
 "  And  Joseph  causeth  the  sons  of  Israel  to 
 
 swear,  saying,   '  God  doth  certainly  inspect 
 you,  and  ye  ha 
 this  place.' 
 
 you,  and  ye  have  brought  up  my  bones  from 
 
 '•"And  Joseph  dicth,  a  son  of  an  hundred 
 and  ten  years,  and  they  embalm  him,  and  be 
 is  )uit  into  a  coliiu  in  i5gypt. 
 
EXODUS. 
 
 CHAP.  1.  '  AND  tliese  are  the  names  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel  Avbo  are  coming  into  EL!;ypt 
 with  Jacob;  a  man  and  his  household  have 
 they  come :  -  Reuben,  Simeon,  Levi,  and 
 Judah,  ^Issachar,  Zcbiilun,  and  Benjamin, 
 *  Dan,  and  Naphtali,  Gad,  and  Aslier.  ^  And 
 all  the  persons  coming  out  of  the  thigh  of 
 Jacob  are  seventy  persons ;  as  to  Joseph,  he 
 was  in  E^pt. 
 
 "And  Josei^h  dieth,  and  all  his  brethren, 
 and  all  that  generation;  ''and  the  sons  of 
 Israel  have  been  fruitful,  and  they  teem,  and 
 multiply,  and  are  v^ery  very  mighty,  and  the 
 land  IS  filled  with  them. 
 
 "  And  there  riseth  a  new  king  over  Egypt, 
 who  hath  not  known  .Joseph,  "and  he  saitli 
 unto  his  people,  '  Lo,  the  people  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel  is  more  numerous  and  mighty  than 
 we:  1" give  help!  let  us  act  wisely  concerning 
 it,  lest  it  midtiply,  and  it  hath  come  to  pass, 
 when  war  happeueth,  that  it  hath  been  I'oin- 
 ed,  even  it,  unto  those  hating  us,  and  nath 
 fought  against  us.  and  hath  gone  out  up  of  the 
 land.' 
 
 1'  And  they  set  over  it  princes  of  tribute, 
 so  as  to  afflict  it  witli  their  burdens,  and  it 
 buildeth  store-cities  for  Pharaoh,  Pithom  and 
 Raamses ;  ^-  and  as  they  afltlict  it,  so  it  multi- 
 filieth,  and  so  it  breaketh  forth,  and  they  are 
 vexed  because  of  the  sons  of  Israel;  ^^and 
 the  Egyjitians  cause  the  sons  of  Israel  to 
 serve  with  rigour,  i'^  and  make  their  lives 
 bitter  in  hard  aervice,_in  clay,  and  in  brick,  and 
 in  every  kind  of  service  in  the  field;  all  their 
 service  in  which  they  have  served  is  with 
 rigour. 
 
 ^•'And  the  kin^  of  Egjrpt  speaketh  to  the 
 midwives,  the  Hebrewesses,  (of  whom  the 
 name  of  the  one  is  Shiphrah,  and  the  name 
 of  the  second  Puah),  ^'^  and  saith,  '  When  ye 
 cause  the  Hebrew  women  to  bear,  and  have 
 looked  on  the  children ;  if  it  is  a  son — then 
 ye  have  put  him  to  death  ;  and  if  it  is  a  daugh- 
 ter— then  she  hath  lived.' 
 
 i^And  the  midwives  fear  God,  and  have 
 not  done  as  the  king  of  ECTrpt  hath  spoken 
 unto  them,  and  keep  the  lads  alive;  ^^and 
 the  kinf?  of  Egypt  calleth  for  the  midwives, 
 and  .saith  to  them,  'Wlierefore  have  ye 
 done  this  thing,  and  keep  the  lads  alive?' 
 •"And  the  midwives  say  unto  Pharaoh,  'Be- 
 cause the  Hebrew  women  are  not  as  the 
 Egyptian  women,  for  they  are  lively ;  before 
 the  midwife  cometh  in  unto  them — they  have 
 l)orne ! ' 
 
 '■"And  God  doth  good  to  the  midwives,  and 
 the  people  midtiply,  and  arc  very  mighty; 
 -'  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  because  the  midwives 
 have  feared  God,  that  He  maketh  for  them 
 liouseholds;  -'-and  Pharaoh  layeth  a  charge 
 tin  all  his  p"ople,  saying,  'Every  son  who  is 
 bom — into  the  River  ye  do  cast  him,  and  every 
 daughter  ve  do  keep  alive.' 
 
 11.  '  AND  there  goetli  a  man  of  the  house 
 of  Levi,  and  lie  takotli  tlie  daughter  of  Jjo.vi. 
 
 -and  the  woman  conceiveth,  and  licarcth  a 
 son,  and  she  seeth  him  that  he  is  fair,  an(^ 
 she  hideth  him  three  months,  •*  and  slie  hatli 
 not  been  al)le  any  more  to  hide  him,  and  sho 
 taketh  for  him  an  ark  of  rushes,  and  daubeth 
 it  with  bitiimen  and  with  pitch,  and  putteth 
 the  lad  in  it,  and  putteth  it  in  the  weeds  by 
 the  edge  of  the  River ;  •*  and  his  sister  station- 
 eth  herself  afar  of!',  to  know  what  is  done  to 
 him. 
 
 ^  And  a  daughter  of  Pharaoh  cometh  down 
 to  bathe  at  the  River,  and  her  damsels  are 
 walking  by  the  side  of  the  River,  and  she 
 seeth  the  ark  in  the  midst  of  the  weeds,  and 
 sendeth  her  handmaid,  and  she  taketh  it, 
 "and  openeth,  and  seeth  him — the  lad,  an(l 
 lo,  a  child  weeping!  and  she  hath  pity  on 
 him,  and  saith.  This  is  one  of  the  Hebrews' 
 children.' 
 
 '  And  his  sister  saith  unto  the  daughter  of 
 Pharaoh,  'Do  I  go?  when  I  have  called  for 
 thee  a  suckling  woman  of  the  Hebrews,  then 
 she  doth  sucklu  thu  lad  fur  thee;'  ^and  the 
 daughter  of  Pharaoh  saith  to  her,  '  Go ;'  and 
 the  virgin  goeth,  and  calleth  the  mother 
 of  the  lad,  "and  the_  daughter  of  Pharaoh 
 saith  to  her,  '  Take  this  lad  away,  and  suckle 
 him  for  me,  and  I — I  give  thy  hire;'  and 
 the  woman  taketh  the  lad,  and  suckleth 
 him. 
 
 •"And  the  lad  groweth,  and  she  bringeth 
 him  in  to  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh,  and  he 
 is  to  her  for  a  son,  and  she  calleth  his  name 
 Moses,  and  saith,  'Because — from  the  water 
 I  have  drawn  him.' 
 
 '•  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  those  days, 
 that  Moses  is  grown,  and  he  goeth  out  unto 
 his  brethren,  and  looketh  on  their  burdens, 
 and  seeth  a  man,  an  Egyptian,  smiting  a  man, 
 a  Hebrew,  one  of  his  brethren,  •'-  and  lie  turn- 
 cth  hither  and  thither,  and  seeth  that  there 
 is  no  man,  and  smiteth  the  Egyptian,  and 
 hideth  him  in  the  sand. 
 
 1^  And  he  goeth  out  on  the  second  day,  and 
 lo,  two  men,  Hebrews,  striving!  and  he  saith 
 to  the  wrong-doer,  '  Wliy  dost  thou  smite  thy 
 neighbour?'  ^■*and  he  saith,  'Wlio  set  thee 
 for  a  head  and  a  judge  over  us?  to  slay  mo 
 art  thou  saying  it,  as  thou  hast  slain  the 
 Egyptian?'  and  Moses  feareth,  and  saith, 
 '  Surely  the  thing  hath  been  known.' _ 
 
 ^'And  Pharaoh  heareth  of  this  thing,  and 
 seeketh  to  slay  Moses,  and  Moses  fleeth  from 
 the  face  of  Pharaoh,  and  dwelleth  in  the  land 
 of  Midian,  and  dwelleth  by  the  well. 
 
 i"And  to  a  priest  of  Midian  are  seven 
 daughters,  and  they  come  and  draw,  and 
 fill  the  troughs,  to  water  the  flock  of  their 
 father,  ^'and  the  shepherds  come  and  drive 
 them  away,  and  Moses  ariseth,  and  saveth 
 them,  and  watereth  their  flock. 
 
 "*  And  they  come  in  to  Rcuel  their  father, 
 
 and  he  saith,  'Wlierefore  have  ye  hastened 
 
 to  come  in  to-day?'  '"and  they  say,  '  A  man, 
 
 an  Egyptian,  hath   delivered  us  out  of  the 
 
 .37 
 
Tli£  burning  hush,  from  wliich       ii.  20.— EXODUS.— iv.  7. 
 
 Ood  communes  with  Moses, 
 
 hand  of  tlie  sliciilierds,  and  also  liath  dili- 
 gently drawn  for  ns,  and  watereth  the  flock ;' 
 '"'  and  he  saith  nnto  his  daughters,  '  And 
 where  is  he  ?  why  is  this?— ye  left  the  man! 
 call  for  him,  and  lie  doth  eat  bread.' 
 
 ^^  And  Moses  is  willing  to  dwell  with  the 
 man,  and  he  givetli  Zipporah  his  daiighter 
 to  MoseSj  --and  she  bearetli  a  son,  and  he 
 calleth  his  name  Gershom,  for  he  said,  'A 
 sojourner  I  have  been  in  a  strange  land.' 
 
 -3  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  during  these  many 
 days,  that  the  king  of  Egypt  dieth,  and  the 
 sons  of  Israel  sigh  because  of  the  service,  and 
 cry,  and  their  cry  goeth  up  unto  God,  be- 
 cause of  the  service  ;  -•*  and  God  hearetli 
 their  groaning,  and  God  remembereth  His 
 covenant  with  Abraham,  with  Isaac,  and 
 ^vith  Jacob ;  -^  and  God  seeth  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  and  God  knoweth. 
 
 III.  lAND  Moses  bath  been  feeding  the 
 flock  of  Jethro  his  father-in-law,  priest  of 
 Midian,  and  he  leadeth  the  flock  beliind  the 
 wilderness,  and  cometh  in  unto  the  mount  of 
 God,  to  Horeb ;  -  and  there  appeareth  unto 
 him  a  messenger  of  Jebovah  in  a  flame  of 
 fire,  out  of  the  midst  of  the  bush,  and  he 
 seeth,  and  lo,  the  bush  is  burning  with  fire, 
 and  the  bush  is  not  consimied. 
 
 ^  And  Moses  saitli,  '  Let  me  turn  aside,  I 
 pray  thee,  and  I  see  this  great  appearance ; 
 wherefore  is  the  bush  not  Inu-ned  ? '  •*  and 
 Jehovah  seeth  that  he  hath  tiirned  aside  to 
 see,  and  God  calleth  unto  him  out  of  the 
 midst  of  the  bush,  and  saith, '  Moses,  Moses;' 
 and  he  saith,  '  Here  a7n  I.' 
 
 ^  And  He  saith,  '  Come  not  near  hither : 
 cast  thy  shoes  from  off'  thy  feet,  for  the  place 
 on  whicli  thou  art  standing  is  holy  ground.' 
 "  He  saith  also,  '  I  am  the  God  of  thy  father, 
 God  of  Abraham,  God  of  Isaac,  and  God  of 
 Jacob  ;'  and  Moses  hideth  his  face,  for  he  is 
 afraid  to  look  towards  God. 
 
 7  And  Jehovah  saith,  'I  have  certainly  seen 
 the  affliction  of  T\Iy  people  who  are  in  figy]it, 
 and  their  cry  I  have  heard,  because  of  its 
 exactors,  for  I  have  known  its  pains ;  ^  and 
 I  go  down  to  deliver  it  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
 Egyptians,  and  to  cause  it  to  go  up  out  of 
 that  land,  unto  a  land  good  and  broad,  imto 
 a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey — unto 
 the  place  of  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Hittite, 
 and  the  Amorite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the 
 Hivite,  and  the  Jcbusite. 
 
 "  '  And  now,  lo,  the  cry  of  the  sons  of  Israel 
 hath  come  in  unto  Me,  and  I  have  also  seen 
 the  oppression  with  wliich  the  Egyptians  are 
 ojipressing  them,  ^°  and  now,  come,  and  I 
 send  thee  unto  rharaoh,  and  bring  thou  out 
 My  people,  the  sons  of  Israel,  out  of  Egypt.' 
 
 "  And  Moses  saith  unto  God,  '  Who  am 
 I,  that  I  go  unto  Pharaoh,  and  that  I  bring 
 out  the  sons  of  Israel  from  Egypt?'  '-and 
 He  saith,  'Because  I  am  ■\^^th  thee,  and  this 
 is  to  thee  the  sign  that  I  have  sent  thee:  in 
 tliy  bringing  out  the  peojile  from  Egyjit — ye 
 do  serve  God  on  this  mount.' 
 
 '■'  And  Moses  saith  unto  God,  '  Lo,  I  am 
 coming  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  have 
 said  to  them,  The  God  of  your  fathers  hath 
 sent  mc  imto  you,  and  they  have  said  to  me, 
 What   w   His    name  ?    what   do    I   say   unto 
 
 them?'  '^  And  God  saith  unto  Moses,  '  I  AM 
 THAT  WHICH  I  AM;'  He  saith  also, 
 'Thus  dost  tliou  say  to  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 I  AM  hath  sent  me  unto  you.' 
 
 1^  And  God  saith  again  unto  Moses,  'Thus 
 dost  thou  say  unto  the  sons  of  Israel.  Je- 
 hovah, God  of  your  fathers,  God  of  Abra- 
 ham, God  of  Isaac,  and  God  of  Jacob,  hath 
 sent  me  unto  you ;  this  is  My  name — to  the 
 age,  and  this  My  memorial,  to  generation — 
 generation. 
 
 1" '  Go,  and  thou  hast  gathered  the  elders  of 
 Israel,  and  hast  said  imto  them:  Jehovah, 
 God  of  your  fathers,  hath  appeareth  unto  me, 
 God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  saying,  1 
 have  certainly  inspected  you,  and  that  which 
 is  done  to  you  in  Eg>^it;  i''  and  I  say,  I  bring 
 you  up  out  of  the  affliction  of  Egypt,  unto  the 
 land  of  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Hittite,  and 
 the  Amorite,  and  the  Perizzite,  andthe  Hivite, 
 and  the  Jebusite,  imto  a  land  flowing  with 
 milk  and  honey. 
 
 's  '  And  they  have  hearkened  to  thy  voice, 
 and  tlioii  hast  entered,  thou  and  the  elders  of 
 Israel,  unto  the  king  of  Eg;\'pt,  and  ye  liavo 
 said  unto  him,  Jehovah,  God  of  the  Hebrews, 
 hath  met  with  us ;  and  now,  let  us  go,  we  pray 
 thee,  a  journey  of  three  days  into  the  wil- 
 derness, and  we  sacrifice  to  Jehovah  our  God. 
 
 '■' '  And  I — I  have  kno^vn  that  the  king  of 
 Egy{:)t  doth  not  permit  you  to  go,  unless  by 
 a  strong  hand,  -"and  I  have  put  forth  My 
 hand,  and  have  smitten  Egyjit  vnth.  all  My 
 wonders,  which  I  do  in  its  midst — and  after- 
 wards he  doth  send  you  away. 
 
 -1 '  And  I  have  given  the  grace  of  this  people 
 in  the  eyes  of  the  Egyptians,  and  it  hath  como 
 to  pass,  when  ye  go,  ye  go  not  empty;  --and 
 ever?/  woman  hath  asked  from  her  neigh- 
 bour, and  from  her  who  is  sojourning  in  her 
 house,  vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels  of  gold, 
 and  garments,  and  ye  have  juit  them  on  your 
 sons  and  on  your  daughters,  and  have  spoiled 
 the  Egyptians. 
 
 IV.  1  AND  Moses  answereth  and  saith, 
 '  And,  if  they  do  not  give  credence  to  me,  nor 
 hearken  to  my  voice,  and  say,  Jehovah  hath 
 not  appeared  imto  thee?' 
 
 -And  Jehovah  saith  imto  him,  'Wliat  m 
 this  in  thy  hand?'  and  he  saith,  'A  rod;' 
 ■*  and  He  saith,  '  Cast  it  to  the  earth  :'  and  he 
 casteth  it  to  the  earth,  and  it  becometh  a  ser- 
 lient — and  Moses  fleeth  from  its  presence. 
 
 ■*  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Put  forth 
 thy  hand,  and  lay  hold  on  the  tail  of  it ;'  and  he 
 ]iiitteth  forth  his  hand,  andlayeth  hold  on  it, 
 and  it  becometh  a  rod  in  his  hand — 
 
 ^ ' — so  that  they  believe  that  Jehovah,  God 
 of  their  fathers,  hath  a]i]iearcd  unto  thee, 
 God  of  Abraham,  God  of  Isaac,  and  God  of 
 Jacob.' 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  saith  to  him  again,  '  Put  in, 
 I  pray  thee,  thy  hand  into  thy  bosom ; '  and  he 
 putteth  in  his  hand  into  his  bosom,  and  ho 
 bringcth  it  out,  and  lo,  his  hand  is  leprous  as 
 snow;  ''and  He  saith,  'Put  liack  thy  hand 
 unto  thy  bosom;'  and  he  putteth  back  his 
 hand  unto  his  bosom,  and  he  bringcth  it  out 
 from  his  bosom,  and  lo,  it  hath  turned  back  as 
 his  flesh — 
 
 8' — and  it  hath  come  to  pass,  if  they  do  not 
 
Afoses  rehima  unto  Egypt. 
 
 rv.  9.— EXODUS.— V.  16, 
 
 The  mexitage  to  Pharaoh 
 
 give  credence  to  thee,  and  hearken  not  to  the 
 voice  of  tlie  first  sign,  tliat  they  have  given 
 credence  to  the  voice  of  the  Latter  sign. 
 
 ^ '  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  if  they  do  not 
 give  credence  even  to  tliese  two  signs,  nor 
 hearken  to  thy  voice,  that  thou  liast  taken  of 
 the  waters  of  the  River,  and  hast  poured  on 
 tlie  dry  land,  and  the  waters  wnich  thou 
 takest  from  the  River  have  been,  yea,  they 
 have  become — blood  on  the  dry  land.' 
 
 '"And  Moses  saith  unto  Jeliovah,  '0,  my 
 Lord,  I  a??j  not  a  man  of  words,  either  yes- 
 terday, or  before,  or  since  Thy  speaking  unto 
 Thy  servant,  for  I  am  slow  of  moiith,  and 
 slow  of  tongue.' 
 
 '1  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  him,  '  Wlio  ap- 
 pointed a  mouth  for  man  ?  or  who  appointeth 
 the  dumb,  or  deaf,  or  open,  or  bhud?  is  it 
 not  I,  Jehovah?  '"  and  now,  go,  and  I — I  am 
 with  thy  mouth,  and  have  directed  thee  that 
 which  tliou  speakest ;  '^  and  he  saith,  '  0,  my 
 Lord,  send,  I  ijray  tliee,  by  the  hand  Thou 
 do.st  send.' 
 
 i''  And  the  anger  of  Jehovah  burneth  against 
 Moses,  and  He  saith,  'Is  not  Aaron  the 
 Levite  thy  brother?  I  have  known  that  he 
 speak eth  well,  and  also,  lo,  he  is  coming  out 
 to  meet  thee  ;  when  he  hath  seen  thee,  then 
 he  hath  rejoiced  in  his  heart,  ^^  and  thou 
 hast  spoken  imto  him,  and  hast  set  the  words 
 in  his  mouth,  and  I — I  am  vnth  thy  mouth, 
 and  with  his  mouth,  and  have  directed  yoxi 
 that  which  ye  do  ;  '"  and  he,  he  hath  spoken 
 for  thee  unto  the  people,  and  it  hath  come  to 
 pass,  he — he  is  to  thee  for  a  mouth,  and  thou 
 — thou  art  to  him  for  God ;  '''  and  this  rod 
 thou  dost  take  in  thy  hand,  with  which  thou 
 doest  the  signs.' 
 
 1^  And  Moses  goeth  and  turueth  back  unto 
 Jethro  his  father-in-law,  and  saith  to  him, 
 '  Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  I  turn  back  imto 
 my  lirethren  wlio  are  in  Egypt,  and  I  see 
 whether  they  are  yet  alive.'  And  Jethro 
 saith  to  Moses,  'Go  in  peace.' 
 
 I'^And  Jeliovah  saith  unto  Moses  in  Mi- 
 dian,  'Go,  turn  back  to  Egyi^t,  for  all  the 
 men  have  died  who  seek  thy  life;'  -°  and 
 Moses  taketh  his  wife,  and  his  sons,  and 
 causeth  them  to  ride  on  the  ass,  and  turneth 
 Imck  to  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  Moses  taketh 
 the  rod  of  God  in  his  hand. 
 
 -1  And  Jehovah  saith  imto  Moses,  '  In  thy 
 going  to  turn  back  to  Egyi)t,  see  —  all  the 
 wonders  which  I  have  pait  in  thy  hand — that 
 thou  hast  done  them  before  Pharaoli,  and  T 
 — I  strengthen  his  heart,  and  he  doth  not 
 send  the  people  away  ;  "^  and  thou  hast  said 
 unto  Pharaoh,  Thus  said  Jehovah,  My  son, 
 My  first  born  is  Israel,  -^  and  I  say  imto  thee. 
 Send  away  My  son,  and  he  doth  serve  Me ; 
 and — thou  dost  refuse  to  send  him  away — lo, 
 I  am  slaying  thy  son,  tliy  first-born.' 
 
 ^  And  it  cojneth  to  pass  in  the  way,  in  a 
 lodging  place,  that  Jehovah  meeteth  him, 
 and  seeketh  to  init  him  to  death ;  -'  and 
 Zipporah  taketli  a  fiint,  and  cutteth  off  the 
 foreskin  of  her  son,  and  causeth  it  to  tovich 
 his  feet,  and  saith,  '  Surely  a  bridegroom  of 
 blood  art  thou  to  me;'  -''and  He  dcsisteth 
 from  him:  then  she  said,  'A  bridegroom  of 
 blood,'  in  reference  to  the  circumcision. 
 
 "^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Aaron,  '  Go  to 
 meet  Moses  into  the  wilderness;'  and  lie 
 goeth,  and  meeteth  him  in  the  mount  of  God, 
 and  kisseth  him,  -^  and  Moses  declarcth  to 
 Aaron  all  the  words  of  Jehovah  witli  which 
 Hehath  sent  him,  and  all  the  signs  with 
 which  He  hath  charged  him. 
 
 ^3  And  Moses  goeth — Aaron  also— and  they 
 gather  all  the  elders  of  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 ^"and  Aaron  speaketh  all  the  words  whicli 
 Jehovah  hath  spoken  unto  Moses,  and  dotli 
 the  sims  before  the  eyes  of  the  people ; 
 ^1  and  tlie  people  believe  when  they  hear  that 
 Jehovah  hath  looked  after  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 and  that  He  hath  seen  their  affliction ;  and 
 they  bow  and  do  obeisance. 
 
 V.  1  AND  afterwards  liave  Moses  and 
 Aaron  entered,  and  they  say  unto  Pharaoh, 
 '  Thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  Send  My 
 people  away,  and  they  keep  a  feast  to  Me  in 
 the  wilderness;'  ^and  Pharaoh  saith,  'Wlio 
 is  Jehovah,  that  I  hearken  to  His  voice,  to 
 send  Israel  away?  I  have  not  known  Je- 
 hovah, and  Israel  also  I  do  not  send  away.' 
 
 3  And  they  say,  '  The  God  of  the  Hebrews 
 hath  met  with  us,  let  us  go,  we  pray  thee, 
 a  journey  of  three  days  into  the  wilderness, 
 and  we  sacrifice  to  Jehovah  our  God,  lest 
 He  meet  us  with  pestilence  or  with  sword.' 
 
 ■*  And  the  king  of  Egyi^t  saith  unto  them, 
 '  Why,  Moses  and  Aaron,  do  ye  free  the 
 people  from  its  works?  go  to  your  burdens.' 
 ^  Pharaoh  also  saith,  '  Lo,  numerous  now  is 
 the  people  of  the  land,  and  ye  liave  caused 
 them  to  cease  from  their  bm-dens ! ' 
 
 •^  And  Pharaoh  commandeth,  on  that  day, 
 the  exactors  among  the  peojile  and  its  author- 
 ities, saying,  '' '  Ye  do  not  add  to  give  straw 
 to  the  people  for  the  making  of  the  bricks,  as 
 lieretofore — they  go  and  have  gathered  straw 
 for  themselves ;  ^  and  the  proper  quantity  of 
 the  bricks  which  they  are  maldng  heretofore 
 ye  do  put  on  them,  ye  do  not  diminish  from 
 it,  for  they  are  remiss,  tlierefore  they  are 
 crying,  saying.  Let  us  go,  let  us  sacrifice  to 
 our  God;  "let  the  service  be 'heavy  on  the 
 men,  and  let  them  work  at  it,  and  not  be 
 dazzled  by  lying  words.' 
 
 '"And  the  exactors  of  the  people,  and  its 
 authorities,  go  out,  and  speak  unto  the  people, 
 saying,  '  Thus  said  Pharaoh,  I  do  not  give  you 
 straw,  '1  ye — go  ye,  take  for  yourselves  straw 
 where  ye  find  it,  for  there  is  nothing  of  your 
 service  diminished.' 
 
 '"  And  the  people  is  scattered  over  all  the 
 land  of  Egypt,  to  gather  stubble  for  straw, 
 '■'and  the  exactors  are  making  haste,  saying, 
 '  Complete  your  works,  tlie  matter  of  a  day 
 in  its  day,  as  when  there  is  straw.' 
 
 '•*  And  the  autliorities  of  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 whom  the  exactors  of  Pharaoh  have  placed 
 over  them,  are  beaten,  saying,  'Wlierefore 
 have  ye  not  comi>]cted  your  portion  in  mak- 
 ing brick  as  heretofore,  both  yesterday  and 
 to-day?' 
 
 1'  And  the  authorities  of  the  sons  of  Israel 
 come  in  and  cry  imto  Pharaoh,  saying,  '  Wliy 
 dost  thou  thus  to  thy  servants  ?  '"  Straw  is 
 not  given  to  thy  servants,  and  they  arc  say- 
 ing to  us,  Make  bricks,  and  lo,  thy  servanta 
 are  smitten — and  thv  pconlc  liatli  sinned. 
 "  .'59 
 
Ood  promises  to  deliver  Israel.         v.  17.— EXODUS.— vii.  Ti.       Authority  of  Moses  cnlarrjf a. 
 
 ^^  And  lie  saitli,  '  Remiss — ye  arc  remiss, 
 therefore  yc  are  savings  I^efc  xis  go,  let  lis  sac- 
 rifice to  J  ehovali;  ''''aiul  uow,  KG,  serve;  and 
 straw  is  not  given  to  you,  and  tlie  measure  of 
 bricks  ye  do  give.' 
 
 i'-*  And  the  authorities  of  the  sons  of  Israel 
 see  them  in  afliiction,  saying,  'Ye  do  not  di- 
 minish from  your  bricks ;  the  matter  of  a  day 
 in  its  day.' 
 
 ^"And  they  meet  Moses  and  Aaron  .standing 
 to  meet  them,  in  their  coming  out  from  Pha- 
 raoh, "1  and  say  imto  them,  '  Jehovah  look 
 upon  you,  and  judge,  because  ye  liavc  caused 
 our  fra^ance  to  stink  in  the  eyes  of  Pharaoli, 
 and  in  tiie  eyes  of  his  servants— to  give  a  sword 
 into  their  hand  to  slay  us.' 
 
 "And  Moses  turueth  back  uuto  Jehovah, 
 and  saith,  '  Lord,  why  hast  Thou  done  e\dl 
 to  this  people?  why  is  tliis? — Tliou  hast  sent 
 me  !  -^  and  since  I  liave  come  uuto  Pharaoli, 
 to  speak  in  Thy  name,  he  hath  doue  evil  to 
 this  people,  and  Thou  liast  not  at  all  delivered 
 Thy  people.' 
 
 VI.  1  AND  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses, 
 '  Now  dost  thou  see  that  which  I  do  to  Pha- 
 raoh, for  with  a  strong  hand  he  doth  send 
 them  away,  yea,  with  a  strong  hand  he  doth 
 cast  them  out  of  his  laud.' 
 
 ^  And  God  sj)eakcth  unto  Moses,  and  saith 
 (into  him,  '  I  am  Jehovah,  ^  and  I  juipear 
 unto  A  brail  am,  unto  Isaac,  and  unto  Jacob, 
 as  God  Almighty ;  as  to  My  name  Jehovah, 
 I  have  not  been  known  to  them  ;  *  and  also  I 
 have  established  My  covenant  witli  them,  to 
 ^ve  to  them  tlie  land  of  Canaan,  the  land 
 of  their  sojouruings,  wlicrein  they  have  so- 
 journed ;  ^  and  also  I  have  heard  the  groan- 
 ing of  the  sons  of  Israel,  whom  the  Egyjit- 
 ians  arc  causing  to  serve,  and  I  remember  My 
 covenant. 
 
 "  'Therefore  say  to  the  sons  of  Israel,  I  am 
 Jehovah,  and  I  have  brought  you  out  from 
 under  the  burdens  of  the  Egyptians,  and 
 have  delivered  you  from  their  service,  and 
 have  redeemed  you  by  a  stretclied-out  arm, 
 and  by  gi'cat  judgments,  ''and  have  taken 
 you  to  Me  for  a  iieople,  and  I  have  been  to  you 
 for  God,  and  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Je- 
 hovah your  God,  wlio  is  bringing  you  out 
 from  under  the  burdens  of  tlie  Egyptians; 
 ^and  I  have  brought  you  in  unto  the  land 
 which  I  have  lifted  up  My  hand  to  give  it  to 
 Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  and  have 
 given  it  to  you  —  a  possession;  I  am  Je- 
 hovah.' 
 
 *Aud  Moses  speaketh  so  uuto  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  and  they  hearkened  not  uuto  Moses, 
 for  anguish  of  siiirit,  and  for  liar.sh  service. 
 
 1^  And  Jchovali  siieaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, ^^  'Go  in,  speak  unto  I'haraoh  king  of 
 Egypt,  and  lie  doth  scud  the  sons  of  Israel 
 out  of  his  land ;  i-  and  Moses  speaketh 
 before  Jehovah,  saying,  '  Lo,  the  sons  of 
 [srael  have  not  hearkened  unto  me,  and  how 
 doth  Pharaoh  hear  me,  and  I  of  uncircum- 
 cised  li])S?' 
 
 ^*  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  and 
 unto  Aaron,  and  cliargcth  them  for  the  sons 
 of  Israel,  and  for  Pharaoh  king  of  Egyi)t,  to 
 bring  out  the  sons  of  Israel  from  the  land  of 
 Egypt. 
 
 40 
 
 "These  are  heads  of  the  house  of  their 
 fathers :  Sons  of  Reuben  first-born  of  Israel 
 are  Hanoch,  and  Pliallu,  Hezron,  and  Carmi: 
 these  are  f.amilies  of  Reuben. 
 
 ^■'  And  sons  of  Simeon  are  Jemiiel,  and 
 Jamin,  and  Oliad,  and  Jachin,  and  Zohar, 
 and  Shaul,  son  of  the  Ganaanitess:  these  are 
 families  of  Simeon. 
 
 '"And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of 
 Tjcvi,  as  to  their  births :  Gerslion,  and  Ko- 
 hath,  and  Merari :  and  the  years  of  the  life 
 of  Levi  are  a  hundred  and  thirty  and  seven 
 vears.  '^The  sons  of  Gershon  are  Libni,  and 
 vShimi,  as  to  their  families.  '^And  the  sons 
 of  Koliath  are  Amram,  and  Izliar,  and  Heb- 
 ron, and  Uzzicl :  and  the  years  of  the  life  of 
 Kohath  are  a  hundred  and  thirty  and  three 
 years.  '-'Andthe  sons  of  Merari  are  Mahli 
 and  Mushi :  these  arc  families  of  Levi,  as  to 
 their  births. 
 
 -"  And  Amram  taketh  Jochcljed  his  aunt 
 to  himself  for  a  \vife,  and  she  beareth  to 
 him  Aaron  and  Moses :  and  the  vears  of  the 
 life  of  Amram  are  a  lumdred  and  thirty  and 
 seven  years. 
 
 '^i  And  sons  of  Izhar  are  Korah,  and  Nep- 
 hog,  and  Zichri.  ""'And  sons  of  Uzsriel  are 
 Mishael,  and  Elzaphan,  and  Sithri. 
 
 ^•'  And  Aaron  talteth  Elisheba  daughter  of 
 Amminadab,  sister  of  Naashon,  to  himself 
 1(  r  a  wife,  and  she  beareth  to  him  Nadab, 
 and  Abihu,  Eleazar  and  Ithamar. 
 
 '■'And  sons  of  Koraii  are  Assir,  and  El- 
 kanah,  and  Abiasajih :  these  are  families  of 
 the  Korhite. 
 
 "^  And  Eleazar,  Aaron's  son,  hath  taken  to 
 him  one  of  the  daughters  of  Putiel  for  a  Avife 
 to  himself,  ami  she  beareth  to  him  Phinehas: 
 these  are  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  Levites, 
 as  to  their  families. 
 
 -"This  IS  Aaron — and  Moses  —  to  whom 
 .Tehov%ah  said,  'Bring  ye  out  the  sons  of 
 Israel  from  the  land  of  Egyi^t,  by  their 
 hosts ; '  -^  these  are  they  who  are  s]ieaking  unto 
 Pharaoh  king  of  Egyjit,  to  bring  out  the 
 sons  of  Israel  from  Egypt,  this  is  Moses — 
 and  Aaron. 
 
 -**  And  it  cometh  to  pass  in  the  day  of  .Te- 
 hovah's  siieaking  unto  Moses  in  the  laud  of 
 Egyjit,  -"  that  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses, 
 saying,  '  I  am  Jehovah,  speak  unto  Pharaoli 
 king  of  Egypt  all  that  I  am  speaking  unto 
 thee.'  ^^  And  Moses  saith  before  Jehovah, 
 '  Lo,  I  am  of  uncircumcised  lips,  and  how 
 doth  Pharaoh  hearken  unto  me? 
 
 VII.  1  AND  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses, 
 'See,  I  have  given  thee  a  god  to  Pharaoh, 
 and  Aaron  thy  brother  is  thy  proi)liet ;  "thou 
 —thou  dost  speak  all  that  I  command  thee, 
 and  Aaron  thy  brother  doth  speak  unto 
 Pharaohj  and  he  hath  sent  the  sons  of  Israel 
 out  of  his  laud. 
 
 ■''And  I  harden  the  heart  of  Pharaoh,  and 
 have  multii)licd  My  signs  and  My  wonders  in 
 the  land  of  Eg>'pt,  ••  and  Ph.araoli  doth  not 
 hearken,  and  I  have  ])ut  Mv  hand  on  Egypt, 
 and  have  ln-oiight  out  My  lio.sts.  My  ]iooplc, 
 tlie  sons  of  Israel,  from  tlie  land  of  Eg>iit 
 l)y  great  judgments;  °and  the  Egyi)tiana 
 have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah,  in  My 
 stretching  out  My  hand  against  Egjqit ;  .and 
 
The  sorcerers  of  Egypt. 
 
 VII.  6.— EXODUS.— nn.  18. 
 
 The  plar/ues  of  JUgypt. 
 
 I  have  l)roiight  out  tlie  sous  of  Israel  from  1 
 their  midst.' 
 
 *'  Aud  Moses  dotli — Aaron  also — as  Jeliovali 
 commanded  tbem  ;  so  have  they  done ;  ''  and 
 Moses  is  a  son  of  eighty  years,  and  Aaron  is 
 a  son  of  eifflity  and  three  years,  in  their  speak- 
 ing xmto  Pharaoh. 
 
 ^And  Jehovah  spealceth  unto  Moses  and 
 unto  Aaron,  saying,  " '  Wlien  Pliaraoh  speak- 
 eth  unto  you,  saying.  Give  for  yourselves  a 
 wonder;  then  thou  hast  said  unto  Aaron, 
 Take  thy  rod,  and  cast  before  Pharaoh — it  be- 
 cometh  a  monster.' 
 
 ^°  And  Moses  goeth  in — Aaron  also — unto 
 Pharaoh,  aud  they  do  so  as  Jehovah  liath 
 commanded;  and  Aaron  casteth  his  rod  1)C- 
 fore  Pharaoh,  and  before  his  servants,  aud  it 
 becometh  a  monster. 
 
 ^'  And  Pharaoh  also  calleth  for  wise  men, 
 and  for  sorcerers  ;  and  the  scribes  of  Egy^it, 
 they  also,  with  their  ilashings,  do  so,  ^-and 
 tliey  cast  down  each  his  rod,  and  they  become 
 monsters,  and  the  rod  of  Aaron  swalloweth 
 their  rods ;  "  and  the  heart  of  Piiaraoh  is 
 strong,  and  he  hatli  not  hearkened  unto  them, 
 as  Jeliovali  liatli  spoken. 
 
 i^Aud  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  'The 
 heart  of  Pliaraoh  hath  been  liard,  he  hath  re- 
 fused to  send  the  people  away;  ^_^go  unto 
 Pharaoh  in  the  morning,  lo,  he  is  going  out  to 
 the  water,  and  thou  hast  stood  to  meet  him 
 by  the  edge  of  the  River,  aud  tlie  rod  which 
 was  turned  to  a  serpent  thou  dost  take  in  tliy 
 hand,  '"and  thou  liast  said  unto  him:  Je- 
 liovali, God  of  the  Hebrews,  hath  sent  me  un- 
 to thee,  saying.  Send  My  people  away,  and 
 they  sers'e  Me  in  the  wilderness ;  and  lo,  thou 
 liast  not  hearkened  hitherto. 
 
 '^ '  Thus  said  Jehovah :  By  this  thou  know- 
 est  that  I  am  Jehovah ;  lo,  I  am  smiting  with 
 the  rod  which  is  in  my  hand,  on  the  waters 
 which  are  in  the  River,  and  they  have  been 
 turned  to  blood,  '^  and  the  fish  that  are  in  the 
 River  die,  and  the  River  hath  stank,  and  the 
 Egyiitians  liave  been  wearied  of  drinking 
 water  from  the  R  iver. ' 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Say 
 unto  Aaron,  Take  thy  rod,  and  stretch  out 
 thy  hand  against  the  waters  of  Egypt,  against 
 their  streams,  against  their  rivers,  and  against 
 their  ponds,  and  against  all  their  collections 
 of  waters ;  and  they  are  blood — and  there  hath 
 been  blood  in  all  the  laud  of  Egjqit,  both  in 
 vessels  of  wood,  aud  in  those  of  stone.' 
 
 ^^  And  Moses  and  Aaron  do  so,  as  .Jehovah 
 hath  commanded,  and  he  lifteth  up  his  hand 
 with  the  rod,  and  smitetli  the  waters  which 
 are  in  the  River,  before  the  eyes  of  Pharaoh, 
 and  before  the  eyes  of  his  servants,  aud  all 
 the  waters  which  are  in  the  River  are  turned 
 to  blood,  ^'^  and  the  fish  which  is  in  the  River 
 hath  died,  and  the  River  stinketh,  and  the 
 Egyptians  have  not  been  able  to  drink  water 
 from  the  River ;  aud  the  blood  is  in  all  the 
 land  of  Egypt. 
 
 --  And  the  scribes  of  Egypt  do  so  with  their 
 flashings,  and  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  is  strong, 
 and  lie  hath  not  hearkened  unto  thcni,  as  Je- 
 hovah hath  spoken,  -^  and  Pharaoh  turneth 
 and  goetli  in  unto  his  house,  and  hath  not  set 
 his  lieart  even  to  this  •  ^  aud  all  tlie  E.^j  ptians 
 
 seek  water  round  .about  the  River  to  drink, 
 for  they  have  not  been  able  to  drink  of  the 
 waters  of  the  River. 
 
 -^  And  seven  days  are  completed  after  Je- 
 hovah's smiting  the  River, 
 
 VIII.  1  AND  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses, 
 'Go  in  unto  Pharaoh:  and  thou  liast  said 
 unto  him.  Thus  said  Jehovah,  Send  My 
 I)eople  away,  and  they  serve  Me ;  -  and  if  thou 
 art  refusing  to  send  away,  lo,  I  am  smiting 
 all  thy  border  with  frogs ;  ^  and  the  River 
 liath  teemed  untlb  frogs,  aud  tliey  have  gone 
 up  and  gone  into  thy  house,  and  into  the  inner- 
 chamber  of  thy  bed,  and  on  thy  couch,  and  in- 
 to the  house  of  thy  servants,  and  among  thy 
 people,  and  into  thine  ovens,  and  into  thy 
 kneading-troughs ;  *  yea,  on  thee,  and  on  thy 
 people,  and  on  all  thy  servants  do  the  frogs  go 
 up.' 
 
 ■''  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Say  unto 
 Aaron,  Stretch  out  thy  hand,  with  thy  rod, 
 against  the  streams,  against  the  rivers,  and 
 against  the  ponds,  and  cause  the  frogs  to  come 
 up  against  tlie  laud  of  Egypt.' 
 
 ^  And  Aaron  stretcheth  out  his  hand  against 
 the  waters  of  Egyjit,  and  tlie  frog  cometh  up, 
 and  covereth  the  land  of  Egypt  ;  '^  and  the 
 scribes  do  so  with  their  flashings,  and  cause 
 the  frogs  to  come  up  against  the  land  of 
 Egyiit. 
 
 **  And  Pharaoh  calleth  for  Moses  and  for 
 Aaron,  and  saith,  '  Make  supplication  unto 
 .Jehovah,  that  he  turn  aside  the  frogs  from  me, 
 and  from  my  people,  and  I  send  the  i:)eople 
 away,  and  tJiey  sacrifice  to  Jehovah.' 
 
 ■'  And  Moses  saith  to  Pharaoli,  '  Beautify 
 thyself  over  me ;  when  do  I  make  supplication 
 for  thee,  and  for  thy  servants,  and  for  thy 
 people,  to  cut  off  the  frogs  from  thee  and  from 
 thy  houses — only  in  the  River  they  do  re- 
 main?' 1" and  he  saith,  'To-morrow.' 
 
 And  he  saith,  '  According  to  thy  word  it  is, 
 so  that  thou  kuowest  that  there  is  none  like 
 Jehovah  our  God,  ''  and  tlie  frogs  have  turned 
 aside  from  thee,  and  from  thy  houses,  and. 
 from  thy  servants,  and  from  thy  people ;  only 
 in  the  River  they  do  remain.' 
 
 1- And  Moses — Aaron  also — goeth  out  from 
 Pharaoh,  and  Moses  crietli  unto  Jehovah, 
 concerning  the  matter  of  the  frogs  which  He 
 hath  set  on  Pharaoh;  '^and  Jehovah  doth 
 according  to  the  word  of  Moses,  and  the  frogs 
 die  out  of  the  houses,  out  of  the  courts,  and 
 out  of  the  fields,  '^^  aud  they  heap  them  up  to- 
 gether, aud  the  land  stinketh. 
 
 15  And  Pliaraoh  seetli  that  there  hath  been  a 
 respite,  and  he  hath  hardened  his  heart,  and 
 hatli  not  hearkened  unto  them,  as  Jehovah 
 hath  spoken. 
 
 I*'  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Say  un- 
 to Aaron,  Stretch  out  thy  rod,  and  smite  the 
 dust  of  the  laud,  and  it  hath  become  gnats  in 
 all  the  land  of  Egypt.' 
 
 I''  And  tliey  do  so,  aud  Aaron  stretcheth  out 
 his  hand  with  his  rod,  and  smitetli  the  dust 
 of  the  laud,  aud  the  gnats  arc  on  man  and  on 
 beast;  all  the  dust  of  the  land  hath  been  gnats 
 in  all  the  laud  of  Egyjit. 
 
 18  And  the  scril)es  do  so  with  their  flash- 
 ings, to  bring  out  the  gnats,  and  they  have  not 
 been  able,  and  the  gnats  are  on  man  and  on 
 41 
 
TJie  swamn  of  beetles. 
 
 vTii.  19.— EXODUS.— IX.  24. 
 
 The  pla/jue  of  It  nil  and  fire. 
 
 he.ast ;  "and  the  scribes  say  unto  Pliaraoh, 
 'It  i,s  the  finsjer  of  God;'  and  the  lieart  of 
 Pharaoh  is  stronir,  and  he  hath  not  hearkened 
 vnto  them,  as  Jehovali  hath  spoken. 
 
 ^"And  Jehovah  saith  Tinto  Moses,  'Hise 
 early  in  the  niornins;,  and  station  thyself  be- 
 fore Pharaoh,  lo,  he  is  poinc;  out  to  the 
 waters,  and  thou  hast  said  unto  him,  Thus 
 said  Jehovah,  Send  My  people  away,  and 
 they  serve  Me  ;  -^  for,  if  thou  art.  not  sending 
 My  people  away,  lo,  I  am  scndius  against 
 thee,  and  against  thy  servants,  and  against 
 thy  peojilc,  and  against  tliy  honses,  the 
 beetle,  and  the  houses  of  the  Egyjitians  have 
 been  full  of  the  beetle,  and  also  the  gi-ound 
 on  wliicli  tliey  are. 
 
 -^ '  And  I  have  separated  in  that  day  the 
 land  of  Goshen,  in  whicli  My  people  are  stay- 
 ing, that  the  beetle  is  not  there,  so  that  thou 
 knowest  that  I  am  Jehovah  in  the  midst  of 
 the  land,  -^  and  I  have  put  a  division  between 
 My  people  and  thy  people :  to-morrow  is  this 
 sign.' 
 
 ■•^And  .Tehovah  doth  so,  and  the  grievous 
 beetle  entcreth  the  house  of  Pharaoh,  and 
 the  house  of  his  servants,  and  in  all  the 
 land  of  Egypt  the  land  is  corrupted  from 
 the  presence  of  the  beetle. 
 
 -'And  Pharaoh  calleth  unto  Moses  and  to 
 Aaron,  and  saith,  '  Go,  sacrifice  to  your  God 
 in  the  land;'  -"and  Moses  saith.  'Not  right 
 to  do  so,  for  the  abomination  of  the  Egyii- 
 tians  we  do  sacrifice  to  .Jehovali  our  God ;  lo, 
 we  sacrifice  the  abomination  of  the  Egy|i- 
 tians  before  their  eyes  —  and  they  do  not 
 stone  us !  -''  A  journey  of  tliree  days  we  go 
 into  the  Avilderness,  and  liave  sacrificed  to 
 Jehovah  our  God,  as  He  saitli  unto  tis.' 
 
 -8  And  Pliaraoh  saith,  '  I  send  you  away. 
 and  ye  liave  sacrificed  to  Jehovah  your  God 
 in  the  wilderness,  only  go  not  very  far  off; 
 make  ye  su]iplication  for  me;'  -"and  Moses 
 saitli,  '  Lo,  I  am  going  out  from  thee,  and 
 have  made  supplication  unto  Jeliovah,  and 
 the  beetle  liath  turned  aside  from  Pharaoh, 
 from  liis  servants,  and  from  liis  people — to- 
 morrow, only  let  not  Pharaoli  add  to  deceive 
 —in  not  sending  the  people  away  to  sacrifice 
 to  Jehovah.' 
 
 3"  And  Moses  goeth  out  from  Pharaoh,  and 
 maketli  supplication  unto  Jeliovah,  ^^  and 
 Jehovah  doth  according  to  the  word  of  !Mo- 
 ses,  and  turncth  aside  the  beetle  from  Pha- 
 raoh, from  his  servants,  and  from  liis  people 
 -—there  hath  not  been  left  one;  ^-and  Pha- 
 raoh hardeneth  his  heart  also  at  this  time, 
 and  hath  not  sent  the  people  away. 
 
 IX.  1  AND  Jehovah  saith  unto'^Moses,  '  Go 
 in  unto  Pharaoh,  and  thou  hast  spoken  unto 
 him.  Thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  the  He- 
 brews, Send  My  people  away,  and  they  sen'e 
 me,  -  for,  if  thou  art  refusing  to  send 
 away,  and  art  still  keeping  hold  uiion  them, 
 'lo,  the  hand  of  .Jehovah  is  on  thy  cattle 
 which  are  in  the  field,  on  horses,  on  asses, 
 on  camels,  on  herd,  and  on  Hock— a  pesti- 
 lence very  grievous. 
 
 ■*  'And  Jehovah  hath  separated  between  the 
 
 cattle  of  Israel  and  the  cattle  of  Egy]>t,  and 
 
 ihere  doth  not  die  a  thing  of  all  the  sons  of 
 
 Iflrael's  ;  "and  Jehovah  sctteth  an  appoint- 
 
 42 
 
 ed  time,  saying.  To-morrow  doth  Jehovah 
 do  this  thing  in  the  land.' 
 
 •'  And  Jehovah  doth  this  thing  on  the  mor- 
 row, and  all  the  cattle  of  Egy|it  die,  and  of 
 the  cattle  of  the  sons  of  Israel  not  one  hath 
 died ;  ^  and  Pharaoh  sendeth,  and  lo,  not 
 even  one  of  the  cattle  of  Israel  hath  died, 
 and  the  heart  of  Pharaoh  is  hard,  and  he 
 hath  not  sent  the  people  away. 
 
 "  And  Jehovah  saitli  unto  Moses  and  imto 
 Aaron,  'Take  to  you  the  fulness  of  your 
 hands  of  soot  of  a  furnace,  and  ISToses  hath 
 sprinkled  it  towards  the  heavens,  before  the 
 eyes  of  Pharaoh,  -'and  it  hath  become  small 
 dust  over  all  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  it  hatli 
 become  on  man  and  on  cattle  a  boil  breaking 
 forth  rm.th  blains,  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt.' 
 
 '°  And  they  take  the  soot  of  the  furnace, 
 and  stand  before  Pharaoh,  and  Moses  sprin- 
 kletli  it  towards  the  heavens,  and  it  is  a  boil 
 with  blains,  breakinjj  forth,  on  man  and  on 
 beast ;  "  and  the  scribes  have  not  been  able 
 to  stand  before  Moses,  because  of  the  boil, 
 for  the  boil  hath  been  on  the  scribes,  and  on 
 all  the  Egyptians. 
 
 ^-  And  Jehovah  strengtheneth  the  heart 
 of  Pharaoh,  and  he  hath  not  hearkened  unto 
 them,  as  Jehovah  hath  spoken  unto  Closes. 
 
 "  And  .Jehovah  saith  unto  INIoses,  '  Rise 
 early  in  the  morning,  and  station  thyself 
 before  Pharaoh,  and  thou  hast  said  unto 
 him,  Thus  said  Jeliovah,  God  of  the  ite- 
 brews.  Send  My  people  .away,  and  they  serve 
 Me,  '■^  for,  at  this  time  I  am  sending  all  My 
 pl.agues  unto  thy  heart,  and  on  thy  servants, 
 and  on  thy  people,  so  that  thou  knowest 
 that  there  is  none  like  ISIe  in  all  tln'  earth, 
 15  for  now  I  have  put  forth  My  hand,  and  1 
 smite  thee,  and  thy  peojile,  with  pestilence, 
 and  thou  art  hidden  from  the  earth. 
 
 1" '  And  yet  for  this  I  have  caused  thee  to 
 stand,  so  as  to  show  thee  My  power,  and  for 
 the  sake  of  declaring  My  Name  in  all  the 
 earth ;  ^^  still  thou  art  exalting  thyself 
 against  My  people— so  as  not  to  send  them 
 away;  ^^lo,  I  am  raining  about  this  time  to- 
 morrow hail  very  gi'icvous,  such  as  hath 
 not  been  in  Egyi>t,  even  from  the  day  of  its 
 being  founded,  even  until  now. 
 
 i'''And,  now,  send,  strengthen  thy  cattle 
 and  all  that  thou  hast  in  the  field ;  every 
 man  and  beast  which  is  found  in  the  field, 
 and  is  not  gathered  into  the  house — come 
 down  on  them  hath  the  hail,  and  they  have 
 died.' 
 
 '^0  He  who  is  fearing  the  word  of  Jehov.ah 
 among  the  servants  of  Pharaoh  hath  causo<l 
 his  servants  and  his  cattle  to  fiee  unto  the 
 houses  ;  -^  and  he  who  hath  not  set  hi9_  heart 
 unto  the  word  of  Jehovah  leavcth  his  ser- 
 vants and  his  cattle  in  the  field. 
 
 ■-'-And  .Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  'Stretch 
 forth  thy  hand  towards  the  heavens,  and 
 there  is  hail  in  all  the  land  of  Egyjit,  on  nian. 
 and  on  beast,  and  on  every  herb  of  the  field 
 in  the  land  of  Egj'pt.' 
 
 '-■'  And  Moses  "strctcheth  out  his  rod  to- 
 w.ards  the  heavens,  and  .Jehovah  hath  given 
 voices  and  hail,  and  fire  gocth  towards  the 
 earth,  anil  .JehoA'ah  raineth  hail  on  the  land 
 of    Egj-pt,    -'  and   there    is    hail,    and    fire 
 
The  mfenvgs  nf  EgVl't. 
 
 IX.  2.').-EX0DUS.-x.  24. 
 
 The.  Incvxtx  and  the  (Inrl-ncx.i 
 
 c.iteliiiicr  itself  in  tlie  mirlst  of  the  hail, 
 very  firiev'oiis,  such  as  hath  not  1ioen  in  all 
 the  land  of  E.gypt  since  it  hath  become  a 
 nation. 
 
 -^And  the  hail  smiteth  in  all  the  land  of 
 Egyiit  all  that  is  in  the  field,  from  man  even 
 unto  beast,  and  every  herb  of  tlie  field  hath 
 the  liail  smitten,  and  every  tree  of  tlie  field 
 it  hath  broken;  2" only  in  the  land  of  Go- 
 shen, where  the  sons  of  Israel  arc,  there 
 hath  been  no  hail. 
 
 -''  And  Pharaoh  sendeth,  and  callcth  for 
 Moses  and  for  Aaron,  and  saith  nnto  them, 
 '  I  have  sinned  this  time,  Jehovah  w  the 
 Righteous,  and  I  and  rny  people  arc  the 
 Wicked,  -^make  ye  supplication  unto  Jeho- 
 \'ah,  and  plead  that  there  bo  no  voices  of 
 God  and  hail,  and  T  send  you  away,  and  ye 
 add  not  to  remain.' 
 
 -■'  Anil  Moses  saith  unto  him,  'At  my  going 
 out  of  the  city,  T  spread  my  palms  unto  Je- 
 hovah— the  voices  cease,  and  the  hail  is  not 
 any  more,  so  that  thou  knowest  that  the 
 earth  is  Jehovah's ;  ^''  but  thou  and  thy  ser- 
 vants— I  have  known  that  ye  are  not  yet 
 afraid  of  the  face  of  Jehovah  God.' 
 
 '^  And  the  flax  and  the  barley  have  been 
 smitten,  for  the  barley  is  Imdding,  and  the 
 flax  foi'miug  flowers,  ^-and  the  wheat  and 
 the  rye  have  not  been  smitten,  for  they  are 
 late. 
 
 ■*■'  And  Moses  goeth  rnit  from  Pharaoh, 
 from  the  city,  and  spreadeth  his  hands  un- 
 to Jehovah,  and  the  voices  and  the  hail 
 cease,  and  rain  hath  not  been  poured  out  to 
 the  eartli ;  ^*  and  Pharaoh  seeth  that  the 
 rain  hath  ceased,  and  the  hail  and  the 
 voices,  and  he  continueth  to  sin,  and  harden - 
 eth  his  heart,  he  and  his  servants ;  ^^  and  the 
 heart  of  Pharaoh  is  strong,  and  he  hath  not 
 sent  the  sons  of  Israel  away,  as  Jehovali 
 hath  spoken  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 
 
 X.  1  AND  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Go 
 in  unto  Pharaoh,  for  I  have  declared  hard  his 
 heart,  and  the  heart  of  his  sen-ants,  so  that 
 I  set  these  My  signs  in  their  midst,  "and  so 
 that  thou  recountest  in  the  ears  of  thy  son, 
 and  of  thy  son's  son,  that  which  I  have  done 
 in  Eiryjit,  and  My  signs  which  I  have  set 
 among  them,  and  ye  have  known  that  T  am 
 Jehovah.' 
 
 ^  And  jNIoses  cometh  in — Aaron  also — unto 
 Pharaoh,  and  they  say  unto  him,  '  Thus  said 
 Jehovah,  God  of  the  Hebrews,  Until  when 
 hast  thou  refused  to  be  humbled  at  My  pres- 
 ence ?  send  My  people  away,  and  they  serve 
 Me,  ■'for  if  thou  art  refusing  to  send  My 
 people  away,  lo,  I  am  bringing  in  to-morrow 
 the  locust  into  thv  border,  ^  and  it  hath 
 covered  the  eye  of  the  land,  and  none  is 
 able  to  see  the  land,  and  it  hath  eaten  the 
 remnant  of  that  which  is  escaped,  which  is 
 left  to  yoii  from  the  hail,  and  it  hath  eaten 
 every  tree  which  is  springing  for  you  out  of 
 the  ifield ;  ^and  tliey  have  filled  thy  houses, 
 and  the  houses  of  all  thy  servants,  and  the 
 liouses  of  all  the  Egjrptians,  which  neither 
 thy  fathers  nor  thy  father's  fathers  have 
 seen,  since  the  d.ay  of  their  being  on  the 
 ground  unto  this  day,'— and  he  turneth  and 
 Koeth  out  from  Pharaoh 
 
 /  And  the  servants  of  Pharaoli  sav  unto 
 him,  'Until  wlion  doth  this  o«e  become  a 
 snare  to  us?  send  the  men  away,  and  they 
 servo  Jehovah  their  God  ;  knowest  thou  not 
 yet  that  Egy^it  hath  perished?' 
 
 8  And  Moses  is  brought  back— Aaron  also 
 —unto  Pharaoh,  and  he  saith  unto  them, 
 'Go,  serve  Jehovah  your  God;  —  who  an(l 
 who  are  those  going?'  !*And  Moses  saith, 
 'With  our  young  ones,  and  with  oiir  aged 
 ones,  we  go,_  with  our  sons,  and  with  our 
 daughters,  with  our  flock,  and  our  herd,  we 
 go,  for  we  have  a  festival  to  Jehovah 
 
 1"  And  he  saith  unto  them,  '  Bo  it  so,  Je- 
 hovali he  with  you  when  I  send  you  and 
 your  infants  aAvay ;  see  —  for  evil  is  before 
 your  faces;  ^^not  so!  so  nov,%  ye  who  are 
 men,  and  serve  Jehovah,  for  that  ye  are 
 seeking;'  and  o;?e  casteth  them  out  from  the 
 presence  of  Pharaoh. 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  saith  imto  INIoses,  '  Stretch 
 out  thy  hand  against  the  land  of  Egy])t  for 
 the  locust,  and  it  goeth  up  against  the  land 
 of  Egypt,  and  doth  eat  every  herb  of  the 
 land — all  that  the  hail  hath  left.' 
 
 ''^  And  Moses  stretcheth  out  his  rod  against 
 the  land  of  Egypt,  and  Jehovah  hath  led 
 an  east  wind  over  the  laTid  all  that  day,  and 
 all  the  ni^ht ;  the  mornhig  hath  been,  and 
 the  east  wind  hath  lifted  up  the  locust. 
 
 "And  the  locust  goeth  up  against  all  the 
 land  of  Egypt,  and  resteth  in  all  the  border 
 of  E.gypt  —  very  grievous  :  before  it  there 
 hath  not  been  such  a  locust  as  it,  and  after 
 it  there  is  none  such ;  ^-^  and  it  covercth  the 
 eye  of  all  the  land,  and  the  land  is  darkened: 
 and  it  eateth  every  herb  of  the  land,  and  all 
 the  fruit  of  the  trees  which  the  hail  hath 
 left,  and  there  hath  not  been  left  any  .creen 
 thina;  in  the  trees,  or  in  the  herb  of  the  field, 
 in  all  the  land  of  Egy^it. ' 
 
 i"  And  Pharaoh  hasteth  to  call  for  Moses 
 and  for  Aaron,  and  saith,  'I  li.ave  sinned 
 against  Jehovah  your  God,  and  accainst  you, 
 ''"and  now,  bear  with,  I  pray  you,  my  sin, 
 only  this  time,  and  make  ye  supplication  to 
 Jehovah  your  God,  that  He  tui'n  aside  from 
 off  me  only  this  death.' 
 
 ^^And  lie  goeth  out  from  Pharaoh,  and 
 maketh  supplication  unto  Jehovah,  ^^  and 
 Jehovah  tumeth  a  very  strong  sea  wind, 
 and  it  lifteth  up  the  locust,  and  bloweth  it 
 into  the  Red  Sea  —there  hath  not  been  left 
 one  locust  in  all  the  border  of  Egypit ;  -'^  and 
 Jehovah  stren.gtheneth  the  heart  of  Pha- 
 raoh, and  he  hath  not  sent  the  sons  of  Israel 
 away. 
 
 -1  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Stretch 
 out  thy  hand  towards  the  heavens,  and 
 there  is  darkness  over  the  land  of  Egypt,  and 
 the  darkness  is  felt.' 
 
 --And  Tyloses  stretcheth  outhis  hand  to- 
 wards the  heavens,  and  tliero  is  darkness- 
 thick  darkness  in  all  the  land  of  Egypt  three 
 days  ;  -^  they  have  not  seen  one  another,  and 
 none  hath  risen  from  his  place  three  days ; 
 and  to  all  the  sons  of  Israel  there  hath  been 
 light  in  their  dwellings.' 
 
 •'•*And  Pharaoh  callctli  unto  Moses  and 
 saith,  '  Go  ye,  serve  Jehovah,  only  your 
 flock  and  your  herd  are  stayed,  your  infants 
 43 
 
The  passoiter  appointed. 
 
 X.  2rj.— EXODUS.— XTT.  22. 
 
 Feust  of  unleavened  food. 
 
 filao  fjo  with  you  ;'  -■'  anrl  Moses  saitli,  'Thou 
 also  (lost  ffive  in  our  hand  sacrifices  and 
 burnt-olTcrinjia,  and  we  have  prepared  for 
 Jehovah  our  God  ;  ^^  and  also  our  cattle  doth 
 Ko  with  us,  there  is  not  left  a  hoof,  for  from 
 it  we  do  take  to  serve  Jehovah  our  God ;  and 
 we — we  know  not  how  we  do  serve  Jehovah 
 till  our  goint?  thither.' 
 
 -^And  Jehovah  strcntrthoneth  the  heart 
 of  Pharaoh,  and  ho  hath  not  been  willinj; 
 to  send  them  away;  -^and  Pharaoh  saitli 
 to  him,  '  Go  from  me,  take  heed  to  thyself, 
 add  not  to  see  my  face,  for  in  the  day  thou 
 seest  my  face  thou  diesu;'  -"and  Moses  saith, 
 '  Rightly  hast  thou  spoken,  1  add  not  any 
 more  to  see  thy  face.' 
 
 XT.  ^  AND  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses, 
 'One  plague  more  I  do  bring  in  on  Pliaraoh, 
 and  on  Egypt,  afterwards  ho  doth  send  you 
 away  from  this ;  when  he  is  sending  you 
 away,  he  surely  casteth  von  o\it  altogether 
 from  this  place ;  -  speak,  1  pray  thee,  in  the 
 ears  of  the  people,  and  they  ask — each  man 
 from  his  neighbour,  and  each  woman  from 
 her  neighbour,  vessels  of  silver,  and  vessels 
 pi  gold.' 
 
 3  And  Jehovah  .giveth  the  grace  of  the 
 fieople  in  the  eyes  of  the  Egyi">tians ;  also 
 t,he  man  Moses  is  very  great  in  the  land  of 
 Egypt,  in  the  eyes  of  the  servants  of  Pharaoh, 
 ftnd  in  the  eyes  of  the  people. 
 
 ••And  Moses  saith,  'Thus  said  Jehovah, 
 About  midnight  I  am  going  out  into  the 
 midst  of  Eiryiit,  "  and  every  first-born  in  the 
 fand  of  E'gypt  hath  died,  from  the_  first-born 
 f)f  Pharaoh  who  is  sitting  on  his  throne, 
 unto  the  first-born  of  the  maid-servant  who 
 ».f  behind  the  mill -stones,  and  all  the  first- 
 born of  beasts ;  "  and  there  hath  been  a  great 
 cry  in  all  the  lanil  of  Egypit,  such  as  there 
 hath  not  been,  and  such  as  there  is  not  again. 
 
 "  'And  againstall  the  sons  of  Israel  a  dog 
 sharpeneth  not  its  tongue,  from  man  even 
 unto  beast,  so  that  ye  know  that  Jehovah 
 doth  make  a  se])aration  between  the  Egjqit- 
 ians  and  Israel ;  ^  and  all  these  thy  servants 
 have  come  down  unto  nic,  and  liowed  them- 
 selves to  me,  saying.  Go  out,  thou  and  all 
 the  people  who  are  at  tliy  foet;  and  after- 
 wards I  do  go  out;' — and  he  goeth  out  from 
 Pharaoh  in  the  heat  of  anger. 
 
 "And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  'Pharaoh 
 doth  not  hearken  unto  you,  so  as  to  multiply 
 My  wonders  in  the  land  of  Ecypt;'  ^^  and 
 Moses  and  Aaron  have  done  all  these  won- 
 ders before  Pharaoh,  and  Jehovah  streng-th- 
 cneth  Pharaoh's  heart,  and  he  hath  not  sent 
 the  sons  of  Israel  out  of  his  land. 
 
 XII.  '  ANT)  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses 
 and  unto  Aaron,  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  say- 
 ing, ^'Tliis  month  is  to  you  the  chief  of 
 months — it  is  the  first  to  you  of  the  months 
 of  the  year  ;  "sjieak  ye  unto  all  the  company 
 of  Israel,  sayinir,  Tn  the  tenth  of  tin's  month 
 — they  take  to  them  each  man  a  lamb  for  tlio 
 house  of  the  fathers,  a  lamb  for  a  house. 
 
 ^'(.^nd  if  the  household  be  too  few  for  a 
 lamb,  then  hath  he  taken,  he  and  his  neigh- 
 bour who  is  near  unto  his  house,  for  tlie 
 number  of  persons,  each  according  to  his 
 eating  ye  do  count  for  the  lamb,)  '''a  lamb,  a 
 44 
 
 perfect  one,  a  male,  a  son  of  a  year,  let  be  to 
 you  ;  from  the  sheep  or  from  the  goats  ye  do 
 take  it. 
 
 "  '  And  it  hath  become  a  charge  to  you, 
 until  the  fourteenth  day  of  this  month,  and 
 the  whole  assembly  of  the  comp.any  of  Israel 
 have  slaughtered  it  between  the"  evenings; 
 '  and  they  have  taken  of  the  blood,  and 
 have  put  on  the  two  side-posts,  and  on  the 
 lintel  over  the  houses  in  which  they  eat  it. 
 
 _8  'And  they  have  eaten  the  flesh  in  this 
 night,  roast  with  fire ;  with  unleavened  things 
 and  bitters  they  do  eat  it ;  "ye  do  not  eat  of 
 it  raw.  or  boiled  .at  all  in  water,  but  roast 
 with  fire,  its  head  with  its  legs,  and  with 
 its  inwards ;  '"  and  ye  do  not  leave  of  it  till 
 rriorning,_  and  that  which  is  remaining  of  it 
 till  morning  with  fire  yo  do  burn. 
 
 'I'And  thus  ye  do  eat  it:  your  loins  girded, 
 your  sandals  on  your  feet,  and  your  staff  in 
 your  hand,  and  ye  have  eaten  it  in  haste : 
 it  is  Jehovah's  passover,  '-and  T  have  passed 
 oyer  through  the  land  of  Egypt  during  this 
 night,  and  have  smitten  every  first-born  in 
 the  land  of  Egvpt,  from  man  even  unto 
 l)east,  and  on  all  the  gods  of  Egypt  I  do 
 judgments ;  I  am  .Tehovah. 
 
 "'And  tlie  blood  hath  become  a  sign  for 
 you  on  the  houses  where  ye  are,  and  I  have 
 seen  the  blood,  and  have  passed  over  you, 
 and  a  plague  is  not  on  you  for  destruction  in 
 My  smiting  in  the  laud  of  E.gypt. 
 
 "  _'  And  tins  day  hath  become  to  you  a  me- 
 morial, and  yc  have  kept  it  a  feast  to  Jehovah 
 to  vour  generations; — a  statute  age-during; 
 ve  keeji  it  a  feast.  '"  Seven  days  ye  eat  un 
 leavened  things;  only — in  the  first  day  ye 
 cause  leaven  to  cease  out  of  your  houses;  for 
 any  one  eating  anything  fermented  from  the 
 first  day  till  the  seventh  day,  even  that 
 person  hath  been  cut  off  from  Israel. 
 _ '" '  And  in  the  first  day  is  a  holy  convoca- 
 tion, and  in  the  seventh  day  ye  have  a  holy 
 convocation;  any  work  is  not  done  in  them, 
 only  that  which  is  eaten  by  any  person — it 
 alone  is  done  bv  you,  ^^and  ye  have  observed 
 the  unleavened  things,  for  in  this  self-same 
 day  I  have  brought  out  your  hosts  from  the 
 land  of  Egy|it,  and  ye  have  observed  this  day 
 to  your  generations — a  statute  age-during. 
 
 '^ '  In  the  first  month,  in  the  fourteenth  day 
 of  the  month,  in  the  evening,  ye  do  eat  un- 
 leavened things  until  the  one  and  twentieth 
 d.ay  of  the  month,  at  evening;  '-'seven  days 
 leaven  is  not  found  in  your  houses,  for  any 
 nnr  eating  anything  fermented — that  person 
 hath  been  cut  ofl'  from  the  company  of  Israel, 
 among  the  soiourners  or  among  the  natives  of 
 the  land;  ""an\'tliin'_,'  fermented  yc  do  not  eat, 
 in  all  your  dwellings  yc  do  eat  unleavened 
 things.*^ 
 
 "'And  Moses  calleth  for  all  the  elders  of 
 fsracl,  and  saith  unto  them,  '  Draw  out  and 
 take  for  yourselves  from  tlie  flock,  for  your 
 families,  and  slaughter  the  passover-sacrifice; 
 —  and  ve  have  taken  a  bunch  of  hyssop,  and 
 have  dipped  it  in  tlie  blood  which  w  in  the 
 l)asin,  and  have  struck  it  on  the  lintelj  and  on 
 the  two  side-posts,  from  the  blood  which  is  in 
 the  basin,  and  ye,  ye  go  not  out  each  from  the 
 opening  of  his  liouse  till  morning. 
 
Departure  of  the  Israelites. 
 
 XII.  23.-EXODgS.— XIII.  \3. 
 
 "3  '  And  Jeliovah  hatli  passed  on  to  smite 
 the  Egyptians,  and  hath  seen  the  blood  on  the 
 lintel,  and  on  the  two  side-posts,  and  Jehovah 
 hath  passed  over  the  opening,  and  doth  not 
 
 Eermit  the  destruction  to  come  into  your 
 onses  to  smite. 
 
 ^  '  And  ye  have  observed  this  thing,  for  a 
 statute  to  thee,  and  to  tliy  sons — unto  the 
 age ;  -^  and  it  hath  been,  when  ye  come  in  un- 
 to the  land  which  Jeliovah  giveth  to  you,  as 
 He  hath  spoken,  that  ye  have  kept  this  ser- 
 vice ;  -^  and  it  hath  come  to  pass  when  your 
 sons  say  unto  you,  Wliat  is  this  service  ye 
 have?  -^  that  ye  have  said,  A  sacrifice  of  pass- 
 over  it  is  to  Jehovah,  who  ^lassed  over  the 
 houses  of  the  sons  of  Israel  in  Egypt,  in  His 
 smiting  the  Egyptians,  and  our  houses  He  de- 
 livered.' 
 
 "8  And  the  people  bow  and  do  obeisance, 
 and  the  sons  of  Israel  go  and  do  as  Jehovah 
 commanded  Moses  and  Aaron ;  so  have  they 
 done. 
 
 -'*  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  midnight,  that 
 Jehovah  hath  smitten  every  first-born  in  the 
 land  of  Egypt,  from  the  first-born  of  Pharaoh 
 who  is  sitting  on  his  tlirone,  unto  the  first- 
 born of  the  captive  who  is  in  the  prison-house, 
 and  every  first-born  of  beasts. 
 
 _^''  And  Pharaoli  riseth  by  night,  he  and  all 
 nis  servants,  and  all  the  Egyiitiaus,  and  there 
 is  a  great  cry  in  Egypt,  for  tnere  is  not  a  house 
 where  there  is  not  07ie  dead,  ^^  and  he  calleth 
 for  Moses  and  for  Aaron  by  night,  and  saith, 
 '  Rise,  go  out  from  the  midst  of  my  people, 
 lioth  ye  and  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  go,  serve 
 Jehovah  according  to  your  word ;  ^^  both  your 
 flock  and  your  herd  take  ye,  as  ye  have  spoken, 
 and  go;  then  ye  have  blessed  also  me.' 
 
 33  And  the  Egyptians  are  urgent  on  the 
 people,  hasting  to  send  them  away  out  of  the 
 land,  for  they  said,  '  We  are  all  dead ; '  ^  and 
 the  people  taketh  up  its  dough  before  it  is 
 fermented,  their  kneading-troughs  are  boxmd 
 up  in  their  garments  on  their  shoulder. 
 
 35  And  the  sons  of  Israel  have  done  accord- 
 ing to  the  word  of  Moses,  and  they  ask  from 
 the  Egyi)tians  vessels  of  silver  and  vessels  of 
 gold,  and  garments ;  ^c  and  Jehovah  hath 
 given  the  grace  of  the  jieople  in  the  eyes  of 
 the  Egyptians,  and  they  cause  them  to  ask, 
 and  thev  spoil  the  E^iyptiaus. 
 
 3'' And  the  sons  of  Israel  journey  from  Ra- 
 meses  to  Succoth,  about  six  hundred  thousand 
 men  on  foot,  apart  from  infants  ;  38  and  a  gi-eat 
 rabble  also  liatn  gone  up  with  them,  and  flock 
 and  herd— very  much  cattle. 
 
 39  And  they  bake  with  tlie  dough  which 
 they  have  brought  out  from  Egypt  unleavened 
 cakes,  for  it  hatli  not  fermented;  for  they 
 have  been  cast  out  of  Egypt,  and  have  not 
 been  able  to  delay,  and  also  provision  they 
 have  not  made  for  themselves. 
 
 ■'"And  the  dwelling  of  the  sons  of  Israel 
 which  they  have  dwelt  in  Egypt  is  four  hun- 
 dred and  thirty  years ;  ^^  and  it  cometh  to 
 pass,  at  the  end  of  four  hundred  and  tliirty 
 years — vea,  it  cometh  to  pass  in  this  self-same 
 day — all  the  hosts  of  Jehovah  have  gone  out 
 from  the  laud  of  Egypt.  ^-  A  night  of  watch- 
 ings  it  is  to  Jehovah,  to  bring  them  out  from 
 the  land  of  Egypt ;  it  is  this  night  to  Jehovah 
 
 The  first-born  sanctified 
 
 of  watchings  to  all  the  sons  of  Israel  to  their 
 generations. 
 
 ^3  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses  an  d  A  aron , 
 '  This  is  a  statute  of  the  passover ;  Any  son 
 of  a  stranger  doth  not  eat  of  it ;  •"  and  any 
 man's  servant,  the  purchase  of  money,  when 
 thou  hast  circumcised  him— then  he  dotli  eat 
 of  it ;  ^  a  settler  or  hired  servant  doth  not  eat 
 of  it ;  ■"'  in  one  house  it  is  eaten,  thou  dost  not 
 carry  out  of  the  house  any  of  the  flesh  with- 
 out, and  a  bone  ye  do  not  break  of  it ;  '"'  all 
 the  company  of  Israel  do  keep  it. 
 
 ^  '  And  when  a  sojourner  sojourneth  witli 
 thee,  and  hath  made  a  passover  to  Jehovah, 
 every  male  of  his  is  to  be  circumcised,  and 
 then  he  doth  come  near  to  keep  it.  and  he 
 hath  been_  as  a  native  of  the  land,  but  any 
 uncircumcised_ one  doth  not  eat  of  it;  '•"one 
 law  is  to  a  native,  and  to  a  sojourner  who  is 
 sojourning  in  your  midst.' 
 
 '"  And  all  the  sons  of  Israel  do  as  Jeliovah 
 commanded  Moses  and  Aaron ;  so  have  they 
 done.  51  And  it  cometh  to  pass  in  this  self- 
 same day,  Jehovah  hath  brought  out  the  sons 
 of  Israel  from  the  land  of  Egypt,  by  their 
 hosts. 
 
 XIII.  ^AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Mo- 
 ses, saying,  -  'Sanctify  to  Me  every  first- 
 born, opening  any  womb  among  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  among  man  and  among  beast;  it  is 
 Mine.' 
 
 3 And  Moses  saith  unto  the  people,  'Re 
 member  this  day  in  wliich  ye  have  gone  out 
 from  Egypt,  from  the  house  of  servants,  for 
 by  strength  of  hand  hath  Jeliovah  brought 
 you  out  from  this,  and  any  thing  fermented 
 13  not  eaten ;  ^  To-day  yc  are  going  out,  in 
 the  month  of  Abib. 
 
 5 'And  it  hath  been,  when  Jehovah  bring- 
 cth  thee  in  unto  the  land  of  tlie  Canaanite, 
 and  of  the  Hittite,  and  of  the  Amorite.  ana 
 of  the  Hivite,  and  of  the  Jebusite,  which  He 
 hath  sworn  to  thy  fathers  to  give  to  thee,  a 
 laud  flowing  with  nailk  and  honey,  that  thon 
 hast  done  this  service  in  this  month. 
 
 ^  *  Seven  days  thou  dost  cat  unleavened 
 things,  and  in  the  seventh  day  is  a  feast  to 
 Jehovah ;  ^  imleavened  things  ai'c  eaten  the 
 seven  days,  and  any  thing  fennented  is  not 
 seen  with  thee  ;  yea,  leaven  is  not  seen  with 
 thee  in  all  thy  border. 
 
 8 'And  thou  hast  declared  to  thy  son  in 
 that  day,  saying,  '/<  is  because  of  what 
 Jehovah  did  to  me,  in  my  going  out  fi'om 
 Egypt,  ^and  it  hath  been  to  thee  for  a 
 sign  on  thy  hand,  and  for  a  memorial  be- 
 tween thine  eyes,  so  that  the  law  of  Jeliovah 
 is  in  thy  mouth,  for  by  a  strong  hand  hath 
 Jehovah  brought  thee  out  from  Egy^it;  ^^and 
 thou  hast  kept  this  statute  at  its  appointed 
 season  from  days  to  days. 
 
 "  'And  it  hath  been,  when  Jehovah  bring- 
 eth  thee  in  unto  the  laud  of  the  Canaanite, 
 as  He  hath  sworn  to  thee  and  to  thy  fathers, 
 .and  hath  given  it  to  thee,  ^-that  thou  hast 
 caused  every  one  opening  a  womb  to  pass 
 over  to  .Jehovah,  and  every  firstling — the  in- 
 crease of  beasts  which  thou  hast :  the  males 
 are  Jehovah's. 
 
 13  'And  every  firstling  of  an  ass  thou  dost 
 ransom  with  a  lamb,  and  if  thou  dost  not 
 45 
 
The  Egyptians  pursue  Israel,      xiii.  14.— EXODUS.— xiv.  26.  God  fightclh  against  them. 
 
 men,  and  liis  force,  overtake  them,  en- 
 canniius  by  the  sea,  by  Pi-HahuH)th,  before 
 Baat-Zeplion. 
 
 '"  Aud  Pharaoh  hath  d^a^\^l  near,  and  the 
 ROUS  of  Israel  lift  np  their  eyes,  aud  lo,  the 
 Egyptians  are  jouruejang  after  them,  and 
 they  fear  exceedingly,  and  the  sons  of  Israel 
 cry  nnto  Jehovah. 
 
 ^1  And  they  say  imto  Moses,  'Because  there 
 are  no  gi'avcs  in  Egypt,  hast  then  taken  \is 
 away  to  die  in  a  wildei-ness?  what  is  this 
 tliou  liast  done  to  us — to  bring  iis  out  from 
 Egyi)t  ?  ^"  Is  not  this  the  word  which  we 
 spake  imto  thee  in  Egypt,  saying.  Cease  from 
 us,  and  we  serve  the  Egy|itiaus ;  for  better 
 for  lis  to  serve  the  Egyptians  than  to  die  in  a 
 wilderness?' 
 
 13  And  Moses  saith  \into  the  people,  '  Fear 
 not,  station  yourselves,  and  see  the  salvation 
 of  Jehovah,  which  He  doth  for  you  to-day, 
 for,  as  ye  have  seen  the  Egyptians  to-day, 
 ve  add  no  more  to  see  them  —  to  the  age; 
 ^^  Jehovah  doth  ^ght  for  yon,  and  ye  keep 
 silent.' 
 
 15  And  Jehovah  saith  imto  Moses,  ''Wliat? 
 thou  criest  unto  _me — speak  unto  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  andthey  jouruey;  ^^  aud  thou,  lift  up 
 thy  rod,  aud  stretch  out  thy  hand  towards 
 the  sea,  aud  cleave  it,  aud  the  sous  of  Israel 
 go  into  the  midst  of  the  sea  on  dry  laud. 
 
 1'  'And  I — lo,  I  am  strengthening  the  heart 
 of  the  Egyiitiaus,  aud  they  go  in  after  them, 
 and  I  am  honoured  on  Pharaoh,  aud  on  all 
 his  force,  on  his  chariots,  aud  on  his  horse- 
 men ;  18  and  the  Egyjitians  have  known  that 
 I  am  Jehovah,  in  Aly  being  honoured  on  Pha- 
 raoh, on  his  chariots,  and  on  lus  horsemen.' 
 
 i**  And  the  messenger  of  God,  who  is  going 
 before  the  cam])  of  Israel,  journeyeth  and 
 goeth  at  their  rear ;  and  the  pillar  of  the 
 cloud  journeyeth  from  their  front,  aud  stand- 
 eth  at  their  rear,  -"and  cometh  in  between 
 the  camp  of  the  Egyi)tians  and  the  camp  of 
 Israel,  and  the  cloud  and  the  darkucss  are, 
 aud  he  enligliteneth  the  night,  and  the  one 
 hath  not  drawn  near  unto  the  other  all  the 
 night. 
 
 "lAud  Moses  strctcheth  out  his  hand  to- 
 wards the  sea,  and  Jehovah  causeth  the  sea 
 to  go  on  by  a  strong  east  wind  all  the  night, 
 and  makcth  the  sea  become  dry  ground,  and 
 the  waters  are  cleaved,  --and  the  sous  of 
 Israel  go  into  the  midst  of  the  sea,  on  dry 
 laud,  and  tlie  waters  arc  to  them  a  wall,  on 
 their  right  and  on  their  left. 
 
 -^  And  the  Egyi^tlans  pursue,  and  go  in  after 
 them  (all  the  horses  of  Pharaoh,  his  chariots, 
 and  his  horsemen)  unto  the  midst  of  the  sea, 
 -••aud  it  cometli  to  pass,  in  the  morning 
 watch,  that  Jehovah  looketh  unto  the  camp 
 of  the  Egyiitians  through  the  ]iillar  of  firo 
 and  of  the  cloud,  and  troubleth  tlio  camp  of 
 tlio  Egvptians,  -■'  aud  turueth  aside  the  wlieels 
 of  their  chariots,  and  they  lead  them  with 
 diflicidty,  and  the  E.gJ^)tiaus  say,  '  Let  us 
 flee  from  the  face  of  Israel,  for  Jehov.ah  is 
 figliting  for  them  against  the  Eg^^^tians.' 
 
 '-"  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses.  '  Stretch 
 <int  thy  hand  toward  the  sea,  and  the  watoi-s 
 turn  back  on  the  Egyptians,  on  theii-  chariots, 
 and  on  their  horsemen.' 
 
 ransom  it,  then  thou  hast  beheaded  it:  and 
 every  first-born  of  mau  among  thy  sons  thou 
 dost  ransom. 
 
 1*  'And  it  hath  been,  when  thy  son  ask- 
 eth  thee  hereafter,  saving,  \Vliat  is  this?  that 
 thou  hast  said  unto  liim.  By  strength  of 
 hand  hath  Jehovah  brought  ns  out  from 
 Egyjit,  from  a  house  of  servants:  ^''yea,  it 
 cometli  to  pass,  when  Pharaoh  hath  been 
 ]>ained  to  send  us  away,  that  Jehovah  doth 
 slay  every  first-born  in  the  land  of  EgjTit, 
 from  the  first-born  of  man  even  unto  tlie 
 first-born  of  beast ;  therefore  I  am  sacrificing 
 to  Jehovali  all  opening  a  womb  who  are 
 males,  and  every  first-born  of  my  sons  I 
 ransom ;  i**  and  it  hath  been  for  a  token  on 
 thy  hand,  and  for  froutlets  between  thine 
 eyes,  for  by  strength  of  hand  hath  Jehovah 
 brought  us  out  of  Egypt.' 
 
 1'' And  it  cometh  to  pass  in  Pharaoh's  send- 
 ing the  people  away,  that  God  hath  not  led 
 them  the  way  of  the  land  of  the  Philistines, 
 for  it  is  near ;  for  God  said,  '  Lest  the  people 
 repent  in  their  seeing  war,  and  have  turned 
 back  towards  Eg;^'pt;'  i"*  and  God  turnetli 
 roimd  the  peo])le  the  way  of  the  ^\•ilderness 
 of  the  Eed  Sea,  and  by  fifties  have  the  sous 
 of  Israel  gone  iip  from  the  laud  of  Egypt. 
 
 "  And  Moses  taketh  the  bones  of  Joseph 
 \vith  him,  for  he  certainly  caused  the  sons 
 of  Israel  to  swear,  saying,  'God  doth  cer- 
 tainly inspect  you,  and  ye  have  brought  \V{^ 
 my  bones  from  this  with  you,' 
 
 ^*And  they  jouruey  from  Succoth,  aud  en- 
 camp in  Etham  at  the  extremity  of  the  wil- 
 derness, -1  and  Jehovah  is  going  before  them 
 by  day  in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud,  to  lead  them  in 
 the  way,  and  by  night  iu  a  pillar  of  fire,  to 
 give  light  to  them,  to  go  by  day  and  by 
 night;  -'-He  removeth  not  the  pillar  of  the 
 cloud  by  day,  and  the  pillar  of  the  fire  by 
 night,  from  before  the  i)cople. 
 
 XIV.  lAND  Jehovah  speaketh  uuto  Mo- 
 ses, sajaug,  -'Speak  uuto  the  sous  of  Israel, 
 and  thev  turn  back  and  encamit  before  Pi- 
 Hahirotn,  between  I^Iigdol  and  the  sea,  before 
 Baal-Zephon;  over-against  it  ye  do  eucam]i 
 by  the  sea,  ^  aud  Pliaraoli  hath  said  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  Tliey  are  entangled  in  the 
 land,  the  wilderness  hatli  slnit  uiion  them; 
 *  and  I  have  strengthened  the  heart  of  Pha- 
 raoh, aud  he  hath  pursued  after  them,  aud  \ 
 am  honoured  on  Pharaoh,  and  on  all  his 
 force,  and  the  Egyptians  have  known  that  I 
 avfi  Jehovah  ; '  and  they  do  so. 
 
 2  And  it  is  declared  to  the  king  of  Egyijt 
 that  the  people  hath  iled,  aud  the  heart  of 
 Pharaoh  and  of  his  servants  is  tm-ned  against 
 the  people,  aud  they  say,  'What  if  this  we 
 nave  done?  that  we  have  sent  Israel  away 
 from  our  sci'vice.' 
 
 "Aud  he  harucsseth  his  chariot,  and  his 
 people  lie  hath  taken  with  him,  "and  ho  tak- 
 eth six  hundred  chosen  chariots,  even  all  the 
 chariots  of  Egypt,  and  captains  over  them 
 all;  8 and  Jeliovah  strcngthcneth  the  heart 
 of  Pharaoh  kiug  of  Egypt,  and  he  pursucth 
 after  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  the  sons  of  Is 
 racl  are  going  out  with  a  liigli  hand,  "and 
 the  Egyptians  pursue  after  tiieni.  and  all 
 the  chariot  horses  of  Pliaraoh  ;ind  his  horse- 
 4fi 
 
The  Erjyptiaii  overthrow,  and     xiv.  27  — EXODUS. — xvi.  3. 
 
 Moses'  song  of  triumph. 
 
 ''^Ancl  Moses  stretclicth  out  his  liand  to- 
 wards the  sea,  aud  the  sea  turnetli  hack,  at 
 the  tiiruiufi  of  the  morning,  to  its  ]>crennial 
 flow,  and  the  Egyptians  are  fleeing  at  its  com- 
 ing, and  Jehovah  shaketh  off  the  Egyptians  in 
 the  midst  of  the  sea,  -^  and  the  waters  turn 
 back,  and  cover  the  chariots  and  the  horse- 
 men, even  all  the  force  of  Pharaoh,  who  are 
 coming  in  after  them  into  the  sea — there  hath 
 not  been  left  of  them  even  one. 
 
 ^^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  have  gone  on  dry 
 land  in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  and  the  waters 
 are  to  them  a  wall,  on  their  right  and  on  tlieir 
 left ;  ^*'  and  Jehovah  saveth  Israel  in  that  day 
 ont  of  the  hand  of  the  Eg>qitians,  and  Israel 
 seeth  the  Egy]^itians  dead  on  the  sea-shore, 
 ^^  and  Israel  seeth  the  great  hand  with  wliich 
 Jehovah  hath  wrought  against  the  Egyptians, 
 and  the  people  fear  Jehovah,  and  remain  sted- 
 fast  in  Jehovah,  and  in  Moses  His  servant. 
 
 XV.  iTHEN  singeth  Moses  and  the  sons 
 of  Israel  this  song  to  Jehovah,  and  they  speak, 
 6a^'^ng : — 
 '  t  sing  to  Jehovah, 
 
 For  triumphing  He  hath  triumphed ; 
 
 The  horse  and  its  rider 
 
 He  hath  thrown  into  the  sea. 
 "  My  strength  aud  song  is  Jah, 
 
 And  He  is  become  my  salvation : 
 
 This  is  my  God,  and  I  glorify  Him ; 
 
 God  of  my  father,  aud  I  exalt  Him. 
 '  Jehovah  is  a  man  of  battle ; 
 
 Jehovah  is  His  name. 
 
 *  Chariots  of  Pharaoh  and  his  force 
 He  hath  cast  into  the  sea ; 
 
 Aud  tlic  choice  of  his  ca])tains 
 
 Have  sunk  in  the  Red  Sea! 
 '  The  depths  do  cover  them ; 
 
 They  went  down  into  the  de])ths  as  a  stouc. 
 «  Thy  right  liand,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 Is  become  honourable  iu  power  • 
 
 Thy  right  hand,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 Doth  crush  an  enemy. 
 ^  Aud  iu  the  abundance  of  Thine  excellency 
 
 Thou  tlirowest  down  Tby  withstaudci-.s 
 
 Thou  sendest  forth  Thy  wrath — 
 
 It  consumeth  them  as  stubble. 
 
 *  Aud  by  the  spirit  of  Thine  anger 
 Have  waters  been  lieaped  together ; 
 Stood  as  a  heap  liave  uowiugs ; 
 Ccingealed  have  been  depths 
 
 In  the  heart  of  a  sea. 
 ^  The  enemy  said,  I  purstic,  T  overtake  ; 
 
 T  apportion  spoil ; 
 
 Filled  is  my  soul  with  them  ; 
 
 I  draw  out  my  sword; 
 
 My  hand  destroyctJi  them: — 
 '"  Tliou  hast  blown  witli  Thy  wqnd 
 
 The  sea  hath  covered  tliem ; 
 
 'lliey  sanli  as  lead  in  mighty  waters. 
 ''  Wlio(',slikeTheeamongthegods,  0  Jeliovnli? 
 
 Who  is  like  Tlioe — honourable  in  holiness — 
 
 Fearful  iu  praises — doing  wonders? 
 "  Thou  hast  stretclied  out  Thy  right  hand- 
 Earth  swalloweth  them ! 
 '^  Thou  hast  led  forth  in  Thy  Idnduess 
 
 The  people  whom  Thou  hast  redeemed. 
 
 Thou  hast  led  on  in  Thy  strength 
 
 Unto  thy  holy  liabitation. 
 
 *  Peoples  have  heard,  they  arc  troubled  ; 
 Pain  hath  seized  iuliabitauts  of  Philistia 
 
 '^  Then  have  chiefs  of  Edom  been  troubled  : 
 
 Miglity  ones  of  Moab — 
 
 Trembling  doth  seize  them! 
 
 Melted  have  all  inhabitants  of  Canaan! 
 1''  Fall  on  them  doth  terror  and  dread; 
 
 By  the  gi-eatness  of  Thine  arm 
 
 They  are  still  as  a  stone. 
 
 Till  Thy  peojile  pass  over,  0  Jehovah; 
 
 Till  the  people  pass  over 
 
 Whom  Thou  hast  purchased. 
 ^^  Thou  dost  bring  them  iu. 
 
 And  dost  plant  them 
 
 In  a  mountain  of  Thine  inheritance 
 
 A  fixed  place  for  Thy  dwelliug 
 
 Thou  hast  made,  0  Jel>ovah; 
 
 A  sanctuary,  0  Lord, 
 
 Thy  hands  have  established; 
 ^*  Jeliovah  reigueth— to  the  age,  and  for  ever !' 
 
 "  For  the  horse  of  Piiaraoh  hath  gone  in 
 with  his  chariots  aud  with  his  horsemen  into 
 tlie  sea,  and  Jehovah  tm-neth  back  ou  them 
 the  waters  of  the  sea,  aud  the  sons  of  Israel 
 have  gone  on  dry  land  iu  the  midst  of  the 
 sea. 
 
 ^"  Aud  Miriam  the  inspired  one,  sister  of 
 Aaron,  taketh  the  timbrel  iu  her  haiul,  and 
 all  the  women  go  out  after  her,  with  timbrels 
 and -with  choruses;  "^  aud  Miriam  answeretli 
 to  them : — 
 
 '  Sing  ye  to  Jehovah, 
 For  triumphing  He  liath  triumphed; 
 The  horse  aud  its  rider 
 He  hath  thrown  into  the  sea ! ' 
 
 "  Aud  Moses  causetli  Israel  to  joiu-noy 
 from  the  Pcd  Sea,  aud  they  go  out  imto  the 
 wilderness  of  Shur,  aud  they  go  three  day& 
 in  the  wilderness,  and  have  not  found  water, 
 -^and  they  come  in  to  Marah,  aud  have  not 
 been  able  to  drink  the  watei'S  of  Marah,  for 
 they  are  bitter ;  therefore  hath  one  called  its 
 name  Marah. 
 
 -^  Aud  the  ])eople  murmxir  against  Moses, 
 sayiug,  '  What  do  m'c  di-ink?'  -^  and  he  crietli 
 unto  Jehovah,  and  Jehovah  sheweth  him  a 
 ti:ee,  and  he  casteth  luito  the  waters,  aud  the 
 waters  become  sweet. 
 
 There  He  hath  made  for  them  a  statute, 
 aud  an  ordinance,  aud  there  He  liath  tried 
 them,  -•'  and  He  saith,  '  If  thou  dost  really 
 hearkeu  to  the  voice  of  Jehovah  thy  God,  and 
 dost  that  which  is  right  iu  His  eyes,  and  hast 
 liearkened  to  His  commands,  and  kept  all  His 
 statutes:  none  of  the  sickness  which  I  laid 
 on  the  Egyvitians  do  I  lay  on  thee,  for  I,  Je- 
 hovah, am  healing  thee. 
 
 -''  And  they  come  to  Elim,  aud  there  are 
 twelve  fountains  of  water,  aud  seventy  jialm 
 trees  ;  aud  they  encamp  there  by  the  waters. 
 
 XVI.  lAND  they  journey  from  Elim,  and 
 all  the  com]iany  of  the  sons  of  Israel  come  iu 
 unto  the  wilderness  of  Sin,  which  is  between 
 Elim  and  Sinai,  ou  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
 second  month  of  their  going  out  from  the  land 
 of  E.gypt. 
 
 -  And  all  the  company  of  the  sons  of  Israel 
 murmur  against  Moses  and  against  Aaron  iu 
 the  wilderness ;  ^  and  the  sons  of  Israel  say 
 unto  them,  'Oh  that  we  had  died  by  the  hand 
 of  Jehovah  iu  the  land_  of  Eg-jqit^  in  our  sit- 
 tiuj;  by  the  flesh-pot,  iu  om-  eatuig  bread  to 
 satiety  —for  ye  have  brought  us  out  imto  this 
 47 
 
Manna  rained  frcrni  heaven.  xvr.  4. — EXODUS. — xvii.  5.     The  ijeople  munnur  for  ttxitcT. 
 
 morning,  each  according  to  hia  eating  ;  when 
 the  sun  hath  been  warm,  then  it  hath  melted. 
 
 "  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  on  the  sixth  day, 
 they  have  gathered  a  second  bread,  two  oniers 
 I  for  one,  and  all  the  princes  of  the  company 
 come  in,  and  declare  to  Moses. 
 
 -3 And  he  saith  unto  them,  'It  is  tliat 
 which  Jehovah  hath  spoken  of;  a  rest— a 
 lioly  sabbath  to  Jehovah — is  to-morrow;  that 
 which  ye  bake,  bake ;  and  that  whicli  ye 
 boil,  boil;  and  all  that  is  over,  let  rest  for 
 yourselves  in  charge  till  the  morning.'  '^  And 
 they  let  it  rest  until  the  morning,  as  Moses 
 hath  commanded,  and  it  hath  not  stank,  and 
 a  worm  hath  not  been  in  it. 
 
 "'And  Moses  saith,  'Eat  it  to-day,  for  to- 
 day is  n  sabbath  to  Jehovah;  to-day  ye  find 
 it  not  in  the  field :  ""  six  days  ye  do  gather  it, 
 and  in  the  seventh  day — the  sabbath — in  it 
 there  is  noue.' 
 
 ^^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  on  the  seventh  day, 
 some  of  the  people  have  gone  out  to  gather, 
 and  have  not  found. 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  How 
 long  have  ye  refused  to  keep  My  commands, 
 and  my  laws?  -^see.  because  Jehovah_  liath 
 given  to  you  the  sabliath,  therefore  He  is  giv- 
 ing to  you  on  the  sixth  day  bread  of  two  days ; 
 abide  yo  each  in  his  place,  no  one  doth  go  out 
 from  his  place  on  the  seventh  day.' 
 
 •''o  And  the  people  rest  on  the  seventh  day, 
 ^1  and  the  house  of  Israel  call  its  name  Mannn, 
 and  it  is  as  coriander  seed,  white;  and  its 
 taste  is  as  a  cake  with  honey. 
 
 •■'■-'  And  Moses  saith,  '  Tliis  is  tlie  thing  whicli 
 Jehovah  hath  commanded:  Fill  the  omcr 
 witli  it,  for  a  charge  for  yoiir  generations,  so 
 that  they  see  the  bread  which  I  have  caused 
 you  to  eat  in  the  wilderness,  in  My  bringing 
 you  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt.' 
 
 •*•'  And  Moses  saith  imto  Aaron,  'Take one 
 ]iot,  and  put  there  the  fulness  of  the  omcr  of 
 manna,  and  let  it  I'est  before  Jehovali,  for  a 
 charge  for  your  generations;'  ^^as  Jehovah 
 hath  given  commandment  unto  Moses,  so 
 doth  A  aron  let  it  rest  before  the  Testimony, 
 for  a  charge. 
 
 •""And  the  sons  of  Israel  have  _  eaten  the 
 manna  forty  years,  until  their  coming  in  unto 
 tlic  land  to  bo  inhabited;  the  manna  they 
 Iiavc  eaten  till  tlioir  coming  in  unto  the  ex- 
 tremity of  the  land  of  Canaan.  3"  And  the 
 omcr  is  a  tenth  of  the  ei)hah. 
 
 XVir.  1  AND  all  the  company  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel  journey  from  tlio  wilderness  of  Sin, 
 on  their  journeyings,  by  tlu'  command  of  Je- 
 liovali,  andeucami)in  Rejihidim,  and  there  is 
 no  water  for  the  ]ieoplc  todriidv;  ^  and  the 
 people  strive  with  Moses,  and  say,  '  Give  us 
 water,  and  we  drink.' 
 
 And  Moses  saith  to  thciri,  '  What  ?  -ye  strive 
 with  me,  what? — ye  try  Jehovah?'  ^andtlio 
 lieojile  tliirst  there  for  water,  and  tlie  people 
 murmur  against  Moses,  and  say,  '  Wliy  is 
 this?— thou  hast  bronglit  us  up  out  of  Egypt, 
 to  put  us  to  death,  also  our  sons  and  our 
 cattle,  with  thirst.'  ■'And  Moses  crieth  to  Jc- 
 Iiovah,  saying,  '^V^latdo  I  to  this  iicople? 
 yet  a  little,  and  they  liavo  stoned  me.' 
 
 •''And  Jehovah  .saith  unto  Moses,  '  Pass  ovei* 
 before  the  people,  and  take  with  theo  of  the 
 
 wilderness  to  piit  all  this  assembly  to  death 
 with  hunger.' 
 
 *  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Lo,  I 
 am  raining  to  you  bread  from  tlic  heavens — 
 and  the  peojile  have  gone  out  and  gathered 
 the  matter  of  a  day  in  its  day — so  that  I  try 
 them  whether  they  walk  in  My  law,  or  not ; 
 ^  and  it  hath  been  on  the  sixth  day,  that  they 
 have  ]irepared  that  which  they  brm^  in,  and 
 it  hath  1)een  double  above  that  which  they 
 gather  day  hi/  day.'_ 
 
 'And  Moses  saith — Aaron  also— imto  all 
 the  sons  of  Israel,  'Evening — and  yc  have 
 known  tliat  Jehovah  hath  brought  you  out 
 from  the  land  of  Egypt ;  ''  and  moruin<j — and 
 ve  have  seen  the  honour  of  Jehovali  m  His 
 hearing  your  murmtirings  against  Jehovali, 
 and  what  ai-e  we,  that  yc  murmur  against 
 us?' 
 
 8  And  Moses  saith,  '  In  Jehovah's  giving  to 
 you  in  the  evening  fiesli  to  eat,  and  bread 
 in  the  morning  to_  satiety — in  Jehovah's  hear- 
 ing your  murmurings,  whicli  ye  are  murmur- 
 ing against  Him,  and  what  ((rr.  we?  your 
 murmurings  are  not  against  us,  but  against 
 Jehovah.' 
 
 "And  Moses  saith  unto  Aaron,  'Say  unto 
 all  the  com]iany  of  the  sous  of  Israel,  Come 
 ye  near  before  Jehovah,  for  He  hath  heard 
 your  murmurings;'  ^'and  it  cometh  to  pass, 
 when  Aaron  is  speaking  unto  all  the  com- 
 pany of  the  sons  of  Israel,  that  they  turn 
 towards  the  wilderness,  and  lo,  the  honour 
 of  Jehovah  is  seen  in  the  cloud. 
 
 1^  And  Jehovah  spcaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 1- '  I  have  lieard  the  murmurings  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel ;  speak  unto  them,  saying, 
 BetAveen  the  evenings  ye  eat  ilcsh,  and  in 
 the  morning  ye  are  satisfied  with  bread, 
 and  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah  your 
 God.'' 
 
 '*  And  it  cometh  to  pass  in  the  evening, 
 that  the  quail  cometh  uj),  and  covcreth  the 
 camj),  and  in  the  morning  there  hath  been 
 the  lying  of  dew  round  about  the  camp, 
 '■*  and  the  lying  of  the  dew  goeth  u]),  and  lo, 
 on  the  face  of  the  wilderness  a  thin,  bare 
 thing,  thin  as  lioar-frost  on  tlie  earth. 
 
 ^^'  And  the  sons  of  Israel  sec,  and  say  one 
 unto  another,  '  \Vliat  is  it?'  for  they  have 
 not  known  what  it  is  ,•  and  IMoses  saitli  unto 
 them,  '  It  is  tlie  bread  which  Jehovah  hath 
 given  to  you  for  food. 
 
 '"'This  ;.■!  the  thing  which  Jehovah  hath 
 commanded  :  Gather  of  it  each  according  to 
 his  eating,  an  omer  for  a  iioU;  the  number 
 of  your  persons,  take  ye  each  for  those  in  his 
 tent.' 
 
 ^^And  the  sons  of  Israel  do  so,  and  they 
 gather,  he  who  is  <ialhering  much,  and  he 
 who  is  (jatheriiKj  little;  ''^and  they  measure 
 with  an  omer,  and  he  who  is  f/af/ierin(f  inucli 
 liath  nothing  over,  and  he  who  is  f/alhrrinrr 
 little  hath  no  lack,  each  according  to  his 
 eating  they  have  gathered. 
 
 !■' And  Moses  saith  unto  them,  'Let  no  man 
 leave  of  it  till  morning ; '  -"  and  they  have  not 
 hearkened  unto  Moses,  and  some  of  them 
 do  leave  of  it  till  morning,  and  it  bringetli 
 up  worms  and  stinketh  ;  and  Moses  is  wroth 
 tvith  them.  '•' And  they  gather  it  moiiiingbv 
 4S 
 
The  defeat  of  Amaiek. 
 
 XVII.  G.-EXODUS.— xviii.  27. 
 
 Jethro'a  visit  to  Mot\it. 
 
 eldcra  of  Taraol,  and  thy  rod  witli  which  thou 
 h.ast  smitten  the  River  take  in  thy  hcand,  and 
 tliou  hast  gone:  "Lo,  I  am  standiii'jc  before 
 thee  there  on  the  rock  iu  Horeb,  and  thon  hast 
 smitten  on  the  rock,  and  waters  have  come 
 out  from  it,  and  the  people  have  drunk.' 
 
 And  Moses  doth  so  before  the  eyes  of  the 
 elders  of  Israel,  ''  and  he  calleth  the  name  of 
 tlie  place  Massah,  and  Meribah,  because  of 
 tlie  strife'  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  because 
 of  their  'trj^ing' Jehovah,  saying,  'Is  Jehovah 
 in  our  midst  or  not?' 
 
 8  And  Amaiek  cometh,  and  fightcth  with 
 Israel  in  Rephidim,  "and  Moses  saitli  unto 
 Joshua,  '  Choose  for  us  men,  and  go  out,  fight 
 witli  Amaiek :  to-morrow  I  am  standing  on 
 the  top  of  the  hill,  and  the  rod  of  God  in  my 
 hand.' 
 
 _'*  And  Joshua  doth  as  Moses  hath  said  to 
 him,  to  fi^lit  with  Amaiek,  and  Moses, 
 Aaron,  and  Hur,  have  gone  up  to  the  top  of 
 the  height ;  ^^  and  it  hath  come  to  ]3ass,  when 
 Moses  liftetli  up  his  hand,  that  Israel  hath 
 been  mighty,  and  when  he  letteth  his  hands 
 rest,  that  Amaiek  hath  been  mighty. 
 
 ^-  And  the  hands  of  Moses  are  heavy,  and 
 theytake  a  stone,  and  set  it  under  him,  and 
 lie  sitteth  on  it :  and  Aaron  and  Hur  have 
 taken  hold  on  his  hands,  on  this  side  one, 
 and  on  that  one,  and  his  hands  are  stedfast 
 till  the  going  in  of  the  sun ;  ^^  and  Joshua 
 weakeneth  Amaiek  and  his  people  by  the 
 mouth  of  tlie  sword. 
 
 i-*And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  'Write 
 this,  a  memorial  in  a  Book,  and  set  it  in  the 
 ears  of  Joshua,  that  I  do  utterly  wipe  away 
 the  remembrance  of  Amaiek  from  iinder  the 
 heavens ; '  ^^  and  Moses  buildeth  an  altar,  and 
 calleth  its  name  Jehovah-Nissi,  ^^  and  saith, 
 'Because  a  hand  is  on  the  throne  of  Jali,  war 
 is  to  Jehovah  with  Amaiek  from  generation 
 — generation.' 
 
 XVin.  lAKD  Jethro  priest  of  Midian 
 father-in-law  of  Moses,  lieareth  all  that  God 
 liath  done  for  Moses,  and  for  Israel  his 
 people,  that  Jehovah  hath  brought  out  Israel 
 from  Egypt,  ^  and  Jethro,  father-in-law  of 
 Moses,  taketh  Zipporah,  wife  of  Moses, 
 besides  her  presents,  ^and  her  two  sous,  of 
 whom  the  name  of  the  one  is  Gershom,  for 
 lie  said,  '  a  sojourner  I  have  been  in  a  strange 
 land : '  ■•  and  the  name  of  the  other  is  Eliezer, 
 for,  'tlie  God  of  my  father  is  for  my  help, 
 and  doth  deliver  me  from  the  sword  of  Pha- 
 raoh.' 
 
 '  And  Jethro,  father-in-law  of  Moses, 
 cometh,  and  his  sons,  and  his  ^vife,  unto 
 Moses,  unto  the  wilderness  where  he  is  en- 
 camping— the  mount  of  God;  "^and  he  saith 
 unto  Moses,  '  I,  thy  father-in-law,  Jethro, 
 am  coming  unto  thee,  and  thy  wife,  and  her 
 two  sons  with  her.' 
 
 'And  Moses  goeth  out  to  meet  his  father- 
 in-law,  and  bowetli  himself,  and  kisseth  him, 
 and  they  ask  one  at  another  of  welfare, 
 and  come  into  the  tent ;  ^  and  Moses  re- 
 counteth  to  his  father-in-law  all  that  Jehovah 
 hath  done  to  Pharaoh,  and  to  the  Egyptians, 
 ou  accoimt  of  Israel,  all  the  travail  which 
 hath  found  them  in  the  way,  and  Jehovah 
 doth  deliver  them. 
 
 '■'And  Jethro  rejoiceth  for  all  the  good 
 which  Jehovah  hath  done  to  Israel,  whom 
 He  hath  delivered  from  tlie  hand  of  the 
 Egyptians ;  i"  and  Jethro  saith,  '  Blessed  is 
 Jehovah,  who  hath  delivered  you  from  the 
 hand  of  the  Egyiitians,  and  from  the  hand  of 
 Pharaoli  —  who  hath  delivered  this  i)eople 
 from  under  the  hand  of  tli'e  Egyptians  ; 
 ^1  now  I  have  known  that  Jehovah  is  greater 
 than  all  the  gods,  for  iu  the  thing  they  have 
 acted  i^roudly — He  is  above  them ! ' 
 
 12  And  Jethro,  father-in-law  of  Moses,  tak- 
 eth a  bm-ut-offering  and  sacrifices  for  God ; 
 and  Aaron  cometh  in,  and  all  the  elders  of 
 Israel,  to  eat  bread  with  the  father-in-law  of 
 Moses,  before  God. 
 
 i^And  it  cometh  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
 that  Moses  sitteth  to  judge  the  people,  and 
 the  people  stand  before  Moses,  from  the 
 morning  unto  the  evening ;  ^^  and  the  father- 
 in-law  of  Moses  seeth  all  that  he  is  doing  to 
 the  people,  and  saith,  'What  is  this  thing 
 wliicTi  tlioii  art  doing  to  the  people?  where- 
 fore art  thou  sitting  by  thyself,  and  all  the 
 people  standing  by  thee  from  morning  till 
 evening  ? ' 
 
 I'Aud  Moses  saith  to  his  fathcr-iu-law, 
 '  Because  the  people  come  unto  me  to  seek 
 God ;  1"  when  they  have  a  matter,  it  hath 
 come  unto  me,  and  I  have  judged  between  a 
 man  and  his  neighbour,  and  made  known 
 the  statutes  of  God,  and  His  laws.' 
 
 ^''And  the  father-in-law  of  Moses  saith 
 unto  him,  'The  thing  which  thou  art  doing  is 
 not  good ;  ^^  thou  dost  surely  wear  away,  both 
 thou,  and_  this  people  whicli  is  with  thee,  for 
 the  thing  is  too  heavy  for  thee,  thou  art  not 
 able  to  do  it  by  thyself. 
 
 ^'■^ '  NoWj  hearken  to  my  voice,  I  counsel  thee, 
 and  God  is  with  thee :  be  thou  for  the  people 
 over-against  God,  and  thou  hast  brought  in 
 the  things  imto  God;  ""and  thou  hast  warned 
 them  concerning  the  statutes  and  the  laws, 
 and  hast  made  known  to  them  the  way  in 
 which  they  go,  and  the  work  which  they  do. 
 
 ^1 '  And  thou — thou  dost  provide  out  of  all 
 the  people  men  of  ability,  fearing  God,  men 
 of  truth,  hating  dishonest  gain,  and  hast 
 placed  these  over  them,  heads  of  thousands, 
 heads  of  hundreds,  heads  of  fifties,  and 
 heads  of  tens,  2- and  they  have  judged  the 
 people  at  all  times ;  and  it  hath  come  to  pass, 
 every  great  matter  they  bring  in  unto  thee, 
 and  every  small  matter  they  judge  them- 
 selves ;  and  lighten  it  from  oif  thyself,  and 
 they  have  borne  with  thee.  "^  If  thou  dost 
 this  thin^,  and  God  hath  commanded  thee, 
 then  thou  liast  been  able  to  stand,  and  all  this 
 people  also  goeth  in  unto  its  place  iu  peace.' 
 
 -^  Ajid  Moses  hearkeneth  to  the  voice  of 
 his  father-in-law,  and  doth  all  that  he  said, 
 25  and  Moses  chooseth  men  of  ability  out  of 
 all  Israel,  and  maketh  them  chiefs  over  the 
 people,  heads  of  thousands,  heads  of  hun- 
 dreds, heads  of  fifties,  and  heads  of  tens, 
 -8  and  they  have  judged  the  people  at  all 
 times;  the  hard  matter  they  bring  in  unto 
 Moses,  and  every  small  matter  they  judge 
 themselves. 
 
 -7  And    Moses    sendeth    his    father-in-law 
 away,  and  he  goeth  away  unto  his  own  land. 
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The  covenant  of  Sinai. 
 
 XTX.  1.— EXODUS.— XX.  18. 
 
 The  ten  nuiitera. 
 
 XIX.  1  TN  the  third  mouth  of  the  goiuR 
 out  of  the  sous  of  Israel  from  the  Land  of 
 Rgypt,  in  this  (hay  tliey  li.ave  come  into  the 
 wilderness  of  Sinai,  -  and  they  journey  from 
 Rephidim,  and  enter  the  wilderness  of  Sinai, 
 and  encamp  in  the  wilderness ;  and  Israel 
 encampeth  there  before  the  mount. 
 
 3  And  Moses  hath  gone  up  unto  God,  and 
 Jehovah  calleth  iinto  him  out  of  the  mount, 
 saying,  '  Thus  dost  thou  say  to  the  house  of 
 Jacob,  and  declare  to  the  sons  of  Israel,  *  Ye 
 — ye  have  seen  that  which  I  have  done  to  the 
 Egyptians,  and  I  bear  yon  on  eagles'  wings, 
 and  bring  you  in  unto  Myself. 
 
 ^ '  And  now,  if  ye  really  hearken  to  My 
 voice,  then  ye  have  kept  My  covenant,  and 
 been  to  Me  a  peculiar  treasure  more  than  all 
 the  peoples,  for  all  the  earth  is  Mine ;  "^  and 
 ye — ye  are  to  Me  a  kingdom  of  priests  and  a 
 lioly  nation :  these  are  the  words  which  thou 
 dost  speak  imto  the  sons  of  Israel.' 
 
 ^And  Moses  cometh,  and  calleth  for  the 
 ciders  of  the  people,  and  setteth  before  them 
 all  these  words  which  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded him  ;  ^  and  all  the  people  answer  to- 
 gether and  say,  '  All  that  Jehovah  hath 
 spoken  wo  do;'  and  Moses  returneth  the 
 words  of  the  people  unto  Jehovah. 
 
 ^And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  'Lo,  1 
 am  coming  unto  thee  in  the  thickness  of  the 
 cloud,  so  that  the  peo]ile  hear  in  My  speaking 
 with  thee,  and  also  believe  in  thee  to  the  age ;' 
 and  Moses  declareth  the  words  of  the  people 
 unto  Jehovah. 
 
 "  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Go  unto 
 the  people;  and  thou  hast  sanctified  them 
 to-day  and  to-morrow,  and  they  have  washed 
 their  garments,  ''  and  have  been  prepared  for 
 the  third  day;  for  on  the  third  day  doth  Jc- 
 novah  come  down  before  the  eyes  of  all  the 
 people,  on  mount  Sinai. 
 
 ^-  *  And  thou  hast  made  a  border  for  the 
 people  round  about,  saying.  Take  heed  to 
 yourselves,  going  up  into  the  mount,_  or  com- 
 ing against  its  extremity ;  whoever  is  coming 
 against  the  mount  is  certainly  put  to  deatli ; 
 '*  a  hand  cometh  not  against  him,  for  he  is 
 certainly  stoned  or  shot  throu~-h,  whether 
 beast  or  man  it  liveth  not ;  in  the  drawing 
 out  of  the  jubilee  cornet  they  go  up  into  the 
 mount.' 
 
 ^•*And  Moses  cometh  down  from  the  mount 
 unto  the  people,  and  sauctifieth  the  people, 
 and  they  wash  their  garments;  '-^and  lie 
 saith  unto  the  ])eople,  'Be  ye  prepared  for 
 the  third  day,  come  not  nigh  unto  a  woman.' 
 
 ^^  And  it  cometh  to  jiass,  on  the  third  day, 
 while  it  is  morning,  that  there  are  voices,  and 
 lightnings,  and  a  heavy  cloud,  on  the  mount, 
 and  the  sound  of  a  trumpet  very  strong ; 
 and  all  the  people  who  are  in  the  camp  do 
 tremble. 
 
 i^And  Moses  bringeth  out  the  peojile  to 
 meet  God  from  the  camp,  and  they  station 
 themselves  at  the  lower  i>art  of  the  mount, 
 '8  and  mount  Sinai  is  wholly  a  smoke  from 
 the  presence  of  Jehovah,  who  hath  come 
 down  on  it  in  fire,  and  its  smoke  goeth  uj)  as 
 smoke  of  the  furnace,  and  the  whole  mount 
 trembleth  exceedingly;  ^''and  the  sound  of 
 the  trumpet  is  going  on,  and  very  strong ; 
 50 
 
 Moses  speaketh,  and  God  doth  answer  him 
 with  a  voice. 
 
 -"And  Jehovah  cometh  down  on  mount 
 Sinai,  unto  the  top  of  the  mount,  and  Jeho- 
 vah calleth  for  Moses  unto  the  top  of  the 
 mount,  and  Moses  goeth  up. 
 
 -^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  'Go  down. 
 protest  to  the  people,  lest  they  break  through 
 tinto  Jehovah  to  see,  and  many  of  them  have 
 fallen  ;  --  and  also  the  jji-iests  who  are  coming 
 nigh  unto  Jehovah  do  sanctify  themselves,  lest 
 Jehovah  break  forth  on  them.' 
 
 ^  And  Moses  saith  luito  Jehovah,  '  The 
 people  is  ixnable  to  come  up  unto  mount 
 Sinai,  for  Thou— Thou  hast  iTotcsted  to  us, 
 saying.  Make  a  border  for  the  mount,  then 
 thou  hast  sanctified  it.' 
 
 -■*And  Jehovah  saith  unto  him,  'Go,  des- 
 cend, then  thou  hast  come  uji,  thou,  and 
 Aaron  Avith  thee;  and  the  priests  and  the 
 ](eople  do  not  break  through,  to  come  up 
 unto  Jehovah,  lest  He  break  forth  u]ion 
 them.'  -^And  Moses  goeth  down  imto  the 
 people,  and  saith  unto  them : — 
 
 XX.  1  'AND  God  speaketh  all  these  words, 
 saying,  "I  am  Jehovah  thy  God,  who  hath 
 brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egyjit,  out 
 of  a  house  of  servants. 
 
 ^  '  Thou  hast  no  other  Gods  before  Me. 
 
 ^  '  Thou  dost  not  make  to  thyself  a  graven 
 image,  or  any  likeness  which  is  in  the  hea- 
 vens above,  or  which  is  in  the  earth  lieneath, 
 or  which  is  in  the  waters  under  the  earth. 
 ^Thou  dost  not  bow  thyself  to  them,  nor 
 serve  them:  for  I,  Jehovah  thy  God,  am  a 
 zealous  God,  charging  iniqiiity  of  fathers 
 on  sons,  on  the  third  generation,  and  on 
 the  fourth,  of  those  hating  Me,  "and  doing 
 kindness  to  thousands,  of  those  loving  Me 
 and  keeping  My  commands. 
 
 ^ '  Thou  dost  not  take  up  the  name  of  Jehovah 
 thy  God  for  a  vain  thin^j,  for  Jehovah  acquit- 
 teth  not  him  who  taketh  up  His  name  for  a 
 vain  thing. 
 
 8  '  Remember  the  Sabbath-day  to  sanctify 
 it;  "six  days  thou  dost  labour,  and  hast  done 
 all  thy  work,  ^^  and  the  seventh  day  is  a  Sab- 
 bath to  Jehovah  thy  God;  thou  dost  not  do 
 any  work,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and  thy  daughter, 
 thy  man-servant,  and  thy  handmaid,  and  thy 
 cattle,  and  thy  sojourner  who  is  within  thy 
 gates, — 1'  for  six  days  hath  Jehovah  made 
 the  heavens  and  the  earth,  the  sea,  and  all 
 tliat  is  in  them,  and  resteth  in  the  seventh 
 day;  therefore  hath  Jehovah  blessed  the  Sab- 
 bath-day, and  doth  sanctify  it. 
 
 12 '  Hcinour  thy  father  and  thy  mother,  so 
 that  thy  days  are  ]irolonged  on  the  ground 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to  tliee, 
 
 '■'  'Thou  dost  not  murder. 
 
 '^  'Thou  dost  not  commit  adulteiy. 
 
 '■'' '  Thou  dost  not  steal. 
 
 "'  'Thou  dost  not  answer  against  thy  neigh- 
 bour a  false  testimony. 
 
 1'' '  Thou  dost  not  desire  the  house  of  thy 
 neighbour,  thou  dost  not  desire  the  wife  of 
 thy  neighbour,  or  his  man-servant,  or  his 
 liandmaid,  or  liis  ox,  or  his  ass,  or  anything 
 wliich  is  thy  ncighlionr  s.' 
 
 18  And  all  the  poojile  are  seeing  the  voices, 
 and  the  flames,  and  the  sound  of  the  trum- 
 
The  law  concerning  altars. 
 
 XX.  19.— EXODUS.— XXII,  1 
 
 Various  judicial  laws. 
 
 pet,  and  the  mount  smoking ;  and  the  people 
 see,  and  move,  and  stand  afar  oft',  ^•'  and  say 
 unto  Moses,  'Speak  thou  with  us,  and  we 
 hear,  and  let  not  God  speak  with  us,  lest  we 
 die.' 
 
 ""  And  Moses  saith  unto  the  people,  '  Fear 
 not,  for  to  try  you  hath  God  come,  and  in 
 order  that  His  fear  may  be  before  your  faces 
 ^that  ye  sin  not.'  -^And  the  people  stand 
 afar  oft',  and  Moses  hath  drawn  nigh  unto 
 the  thick  darkness  where  God  is. 
 
 22 And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  'Thus 
 dost  thou  say  imto  the  sons  of  Israel :  Ye — 
 ye  have  seen  that  from  the  heavens  I  have 
 spoken  with  you ;  -^  yo  do  not  make  with  Me 
 gods  of  silver,  even  gods  of  gold  ye  do  not 
 make  to  yourselves. 
 
 ^  '  Aji  altar  of  earth  thou  dost  make  for 
 Me,  and  thou  hast  sacrificed  on  it  thy  burnt- 
 offerings  and  thy  peace-off'erings,  thy  flock 
 and  thy  herd ;  in  every  place  where  I  cause 
 My  name  to  be  remembered  I  come  in  unto 
 thee,  and  have  blessed  thee. 
 
 ^  '  And  if  an  altar  of  stones  thou  dost 
 make  to  Me,  thou  dost  not  build  them 
 of  hewn  work ;  when  thy  tool  thou  hast 
 waved  over  it,  then  thou  dost  pollute  it ; 
 "^  neither  dost  thou  go  up  by  steps  on  Mine 
 altar,  that  thy  nakedness  be  not  revealed 
 upon  it. 
 
 XXL  1  'AJND  these  are  the  jixdgments 
 which  thou  dost  set  before  them  : 
 
 - '  When  thou  buyest  a  Hebrew  servani? — 
 six  years  he  doth  serve,  and  in  the  seventh  he 
 goeth  out  as  a  freeman  for  nought ;  ^  if  by 
 himself  he  cometh  in,  by  himself  he  goeth 
 out ;  if  he  is  owner  of  a  wife,  then  his  vnie 
 hath  gone  oiit  with  him ;  ^  if  his  lord  give  to 
 him  a  wife,  and  she  hath  borne  to  him  sons 
 or  daughters — the  wife  and  her  children  are 
 her  lord's,  and  he  goeth  out  by  himself. 
 
 ^  '  And  if  the  servant  really  say :  I  have 
 loved  my  lord,  my  wife,  and  my  sons — I  do 
 not  go  out  free ;  ^  then  hath  his  lord  brought 
 him  nigh  unto  God,  and  hath  brought  him 
 nigh  xinto  the  door,  or  unto  the  side-post,  and 
 his  lord  hath  bored  his  ear  with  an  awl, 
 and  he  hath  served  him — to  the  age. 
 
 ^  'And  when  a  man  selleth  his  daughter 
 for  a  handmaid,  she  doth  not  go  out  accord- 
 ing to  the  going  out  of  the  men-servants  ; 
 8  if  evil  in  the  eyes  of  her  lord,  so  that 
 he  hath  not  betrothed  her,  then  he  hath 
 let  her  be  ransomed ;  to  a  strange  people  he 
 hath  not  power  to  sell  her,  in  his  dealing 
 treacherously  ^vith  her. 
 
 3  '  And  if  to  his  son  he  betroth  her,  accord- 
 ing to  the  right  of  daughters  he  doth  to  her. 
 
 i" '  If  another  woman  he  take  for  him,  her 
 food,  her  covering,  and  her  habitation,  he 
 doth  not  withdraw  ;  ^^  and  if  these  three  he 
 do  not  to  her,  then  she  hath  gone  out  for 
 nought,  without  money. 
 
 ^2 '  He  who  smiteth  a  man  so  that  he  hath 
 died,  is  certainly  put  to  death ;  ^^  as  to  him 
 who  hath  not  laid  wait,  and  God  hath  brought 
 to  his  hand,  I  have  even  set  for  thee  a  place 
 whither  he  doth  flee. 
 
 J'^  'And  when  a  man  doth  j^resume  against 
 his  neighbour  to  slay  him  with  subtilty,  from 
 Mine  altar  thou  dost  take  him  to  die. 
 
 ^5  '  And  he  who  smiteth  his  father  or  hia 
 mother  is  certainly  put  to  death. 
 
 ^^  '  And  he  who  stealeth  a  man,  and  hath 
 sold  him,  and  he  hath  been  found  in  his  hand, 
 is  certainly  put  to  death. 
 
 1''  'And  he  who  is  reviling  his  father  or  his 
 mother  is  certainly  put  to  death. 
 
 ^8  'And  when  men  contend,  and  a  man 
 hath  smitten  his  neighbour  with  a  stone,  or 
 with  the  tist,  and  he  die  not,  but  hath  fcallen 
 on  the  bed;  ^''if  he  rise,  and  hath  gone  up 
 and  down  without  on  his  staff,  then  bath 
 the  smiter  been  accjuitted ;  only  his  cessation 
 he  giveth,  and  he  is  thoroughly  healed. 
 
 ""  '  And  when  a  man  smiteth  his  man-ser- 
 vant or  his  handmaid,  with  a  rod,  and  he 
 hath  died  under  his  hand — he  is  certainly 
 avenged ;  "^  only  if  he  remain  a  day,  or  two 
 days,  he  is  not  avenged,  for  he  is  his  money. 
 
 22  'And  when  men  strive,  and  have  smitten 
 a  pregnant  woman,  and  her  childi-en  have 
 come  ovit,  and  there  is  no  mischief,  he  is 
 certainly  fined,  as  the  husband  of  the  wo- 
 man doth  lay  upon  him,  and  he  hath  given 
 through  the  judges;  ^Sand  if  there  is  mis- 
 chief, then  thou  hast  given  life  for  life,  '^*  eye 
 for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand  for  hand,  foot 
 for  foot,  -^biu-ning  for  burning,  wound  for 
 wound,  stripe  for  stripe. 
 
 25  '  And  when  a  man  smiteth  the  eye  of  his 
 man-servant,  or  the  eye  of  his  handmaid, 
 and  hath  destroyed  it,  as  a  freeman  he  doth 
 send  him  away  for  his  eye ;  27  and  if  a  tooth 
 of  his  man-servant  or  a  tooth  of  his  hand- 
 maid he  Icnock  out,  as  a  freeman  he  doth 
 send  him  away  for  his  tooth. 
 
 28 '  And  when  an  ox  doth  gore  man  or  wo- 
 man, and  they  have  died,  the  ox  is  certainly 
 stoned,  and  his  flesh  is  not  eaten,  and  the 
 owner  of  the  ox  is  acquitted ;  29  and  if  the 
 ox  is  one  accustomed  to  gore  heretofore,  and 
 it  hath  been  testified  to  its  owner,  and  he 
 doth  not  watch  it,  and  it  hath  put  to  death 
 a  man  or  woman,  the  ox  is  stoned,  and  its 
 owner  also  is  put  to  death. 
 
 ^^  'If  atonement  is  laid  upon  him,  then 
 he  hath  given  the  ransom  of  his  life,  accord- 
 ing to  all  that  is  laid  upon  him ;  ^i  whether  it 
 gore  a.  son  or  gore  a  daughter,  according  to 
 this  judgment  it  is  done  to  him. 
 
 3-  If  the  ox  gore  a  man-servant  or  a  hand- 
 maid, thirty  silver  shekels  he  doth  give  to 
 their  lord,  and  the  ox  is  stoned. 
 
 ^^  'And  when  a  man  doth  open  a  pit,  or 
 when  a  man  doth  dig  a  pit,  and  doth  not 
 cover  it,  and  an  ox  or  ass  hath  fallen  thither, 
 — ^■^  the  owner  of  the  pit  doth  repay,  money 
 he  doth  give  back  to  its  owner,  and  the  dead 
 is  his. 
 
 ^^  'And  when  a  man's  ox  doth  smite  the 
 ox  of  his  neighbour,  and  it  hath  died,  then 
 they  have  sold  the  living  ox,  and  halved  its 
 money,  and  also  the  dead  one  they  do  halve ; 
 3"  or,  it  hath  been  known  that  the  ox  is  one 
 accustomed  to  gore  heretofore,  and  its  owner 
 doth  not  watch  it,  he  certainly  repay eth  ox 
 for  ox,  and  the  dead  is  his. 
 
 XXIL  1  'WHEN  a  man  doth  steal  an  ox 
 or  sheep,  and  hath  slaughtered  it  or  sold  it, 
 five  of  the  herd  he  doth  repay  for  the  ox, 
 and  four  of  the  flock  for  the  sheep. 
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Moral  and  ceremonial  laws. 
 
 XXII.  2.— EXODUS.— ixin.  16. 
 
 The  sabbatical  year. 
 
 '  '  If  in  the  brealdng  through,  the  thief 
 is  found,  and  he  hath  been  smitten,  and 
 hath  died,  there  is  no  blood  for  him ;  "  if 
 the  Sim  hath  risen  upon  liim,  blood  is  for 
 him,  _  he  doth  certainly  repay ;  if  he  have 
 nothing,  then  he  hath  been  sold  for  his 
 theft;  ^if  the  theft  is  certainly  found  in  his 
 hand  alive,  whether  ox,  or  ass,  or  sheej) — 
 double  he  repayeth. 
 
 ^ '  When  a  man  depastureth  a  field  or  vine- 
 yard, and  hath  sent  out  his  beast,  and  it  hath 
 gastured  in  the  field  of  another,  of  the  best  of 
 is  field,  and  the  best  of  his  vineyard,  he  doth 
 repay. 
 
 '' '  When  fire  goeth  forth,  and  hath  found 
 thorns,  and  a  stack,  or  the  standing  corn,  or 
 the  field,  hath  been  consiimed,  he  who  causeth 
 tlie  burning  doth  certainly  repay. 
 
 ' '  Wlien  a  man  doth  give  unto  his  neigh- 
 bour silver,  or  vessels  to  keep,  and  it  hath 
 been  stolen  out  of  the  man's  house ;  if  the 
 thief  is  foiind^  he  repayeth  double. 
 
 ^ '  If  the  thief  is  not  found,  then  the  master 
 of  the  house  hath  been  brought  near  unto 
 God,  whether  he  hath  not  imt  forth  his  hand 
 against  the  work  of  his  neighbour ;  ^  for  every 
 matter  of  transgression,  for  ox,  for  ass,  for 
 sheep,  for  raiment,  for  any  lost  thing  of  which 
 it  is  said  that  it  is  his ;  unto  God  cometh  the 
 matter  of  them  both;  he  whom  God  doth 
 condemn,  he  repayeth  double  to  his  neigh- 
 bour. 
 
 ^^ '  When  a  man  doth  give  unto  his  neigh- 
 bour an  ass,  or  ox,  or  sheep,  or  any  beast  to 
 keep,  and  it  hath  died,  ov  hath  been  hurt,  or 
 taken  captive,  none  seeing — ^^  an  oath  of  Je- 
 hovah is  Between  them  both,  that  he  hath  not 
 put  forth  his  hand  against  the  work  of  his 
 neighbour,  and  its  owner  hath  accepted,  and 
 he  doth  not  repay ;  ^-but  if  it  is  certainly  stolen 
 from  him,  he  doth  repay  to  its  owner;  ^^  if  it 
 is  certainly  torn,  he  bringeth  it  in — a  mtness ; 
 the  torn  thing  he  doth  not  repay. 
 
 ^*  '  And  when  a  man  doth  ask  anytldng  ivova. 
 his  neighbour,  and  it  hath  been  hurt  or  hath 
 died— its  owner  not  being  with  it— he  doth 
 certainly  repay;  ^^if  its  owner  is  with  it,  he 
 doth  not  repay, — if  it  is  a  hired  thing,  it  hath 
 come  for  its  hire. 
 
 1" '  And  when  a  man  doth  entice  a  virgin 
 who  is  not  betrothed,  and  hath  lain  with  Jier, 
 he  doth  certainly  endow  her  to  himself  for  a 
 wife  J  ^'  if  her  father  utterly  refuse  to  give  her 
 to  him,  money  ho  doth  weigh  out  according 
 to  the  dowry  of  virgins. 
 
 ^8  '  A  .witch  thou  dost  uot  keep  alive. 
 
 19 « Whoever  lieth  with  a  beast  is  certainly 
 put  to  death. 
 
 -o  '  He  who  is  sacrificing  to  a  god,  save  to 
 Jehovah  alone,  is  devoted. 
 
 ^1  'And  a  sojourner  thou  dost  not  oppress, 
 nor  crush  him,  for  sojourners  ye  have  been  in 
 the  land  of  Egypt. 
 
 ^  '  Any  widow  or  orphan  ye  do  not  afllict ; 
 ^  if  thou  dost  really  afflict  him,  surely  if  he 
 at  all  cry  unto  Me,  I  certainly  hear  his  cry ; 
 "^  and  Mine  anger  hath  burned,  and  1  have 
 slain  you  by  the  sword,  and  your  Avives  have 
 been  widows,  and  your  sons  orphans. 
 
 ^  '  If  thou  dost  lend  My  poor  people  with 
 thee  money,  thou  art  not  to  iiim  as  a  usurer; 
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 thou  dost  not  lay  on  him  usury ;  -"  if  thou  dost 
 at  all  take  in  pledge  the  garment  of  thy  neigli- 
 bour,  during  the  going  in  of  the  sun  thou  dost 
 return  it  to  him:  -''for  it  alone  is  his  cover- 
 ing, it  i.s  his  garment  for  his  skin;  wherein 
 doth  he  lie  down?  and  it  hath  come  to  j^ass, 
 when  he  doth  cry  unto  Me,  that  I  have  heard, 
 for  I  arn  gracious. 
 
 -8  '  God  thou  dost  not  revile,  and  a  prince 
 among  thy  people  thou  dost  not  curse. 
 
 -3 '  Thy  fiilness  and  thy  liquids  thou  dost 
 not  delay ;  the  first-born  of  thy  sons  thou  dost 
 give  to  Me ;  3"  so  thou  dost  to  thine  ox,  to  thy 
 sheep  ;  seven  days  it  is  ^\•ith  its  dam,  on  the 
 eighth  day  thou  dost  give  it  to  Me. 
 
 ^^  'And  ye  are  holy  men  to  Me,  and  flesh 
 torn  in  the  field  ye  do  not  eat,  to  a  dog  ye  do 
 
 XXill.  1  'THOU  dost  not  lift  up  a  vain 
 report ;  thou  dost  not  put  thy  hand  with  a 
 wicked  man  to  be  a  violent  witness. 
 
 - '  Thou  art  not  after  many  to  e\'il,  nor 
 dost  thou  testify  concerning  a  strife,  to  turn 
 aside  after  many  to  cause  others  to  turn 
 aside ;  ^  and  a  poor  man  thou  dost  not  honour 
 in  his  strife. 
 
 ■* '  When  thou  meetest  thine  enemy's  ox  or 
 his  ass  going  astray,  thou  dost  certainly  turn 
 it  back  to  lum ;  z*  when  thou  seest  the  ass  of 
 him  who  is  hating  thee  crouching  under  its 
 burden,  then  thou  hast  ceased  from  leaving 
 it  to  it — thou  dost  certainly  leave  it  with  him. 
 
 ^  '  Thou  dost  not  turn  aside  the  judgment  of 
 thy  needy  one  in  his  strife ;  "  from  a  false  mat- 
 ter thou  dost  keep  far  off,  and  an  innocent 
 and  righteous  man  thou  dost  not  slay ;  for  I 
 do  not  justify  a  ^vicked  man. 
 
 8  '  And  a  bribe  thou  dost  not  take ;  for  the 
 bribe  bindeth  the  open-eyer/,  and  perverteth 
 the  words  of  the  righteous. 
 
 " '  And  a  sojourner  thou  dost  not  oppress,  and 
 ye — ye  have  known  the  soul  of  the  sojoui-ner, 
 for  sojourners  ye  have  been  in  the  land  of 
 Egyi)t. 
 
 ^"  '  And  six  years  thou  dost  sow  thy  land, 
 and  hast  gathered  its  increase ;  ^^  and  the 
 seventh  thou  dost  release  it,  and  hast  left  it, 
 and  the  needy  of  thy  people  have  eaten,  and 
 their  leaving  doth  the  beast  of  the  field  cat ; 
 so  dost  thou  to  thy  vineyard — to  thine  olive- 
 yard. 
 
 ^- '  Six  days  thou  dost  do  thy  work,  and  on 
 the  seventh  day  thou  dost  rest,  so  that  thine 
 ox  and  thine  ass  doth  rest,  and  the  son  of 
 thine  handmaid  and  the  sojourner  is  refreshed ; 
 ^•^  and  in  all  that  which  I  have  said  imto  you 
 ye  do  take  heed;  and  the  name  of  other  gods 
 ye  do  not  mention ;  it  is  not  heard  on  thy 
 mouth. 
 
 14  « Three  times  thou  dost  keep  a  feast  to 
 Me  in  a  year;  '^the  Feast  of  Unleavened 
 things  thou  dost  keep;  seven  days  thou  dost 
 eat  unleavened  things,  as  I  have  commanded 
 tliee,  at  the  time  appointed  in  the  moutli  of 
 Abib;  for  in  it  thou  hast  come  forth  out  of 
 Egypt,  and  ye  do  not  appear  in  My  presence 
 empty;  i"  and  the  Feast  of  Harvest,  the  fii-st 
 fruits  of  thy  worli.s  which  thou  sowest  in  the 
 field;  and  the  Feast  of  the  In-Gathering,  in 
 the  out-goin"  of  the  year,  in  thy  gathering  thy 
 works  out  01  the  field, 
 
Go<Vs  covenant  with  Israel.       xxiii.  17.— EXODUS.— xxv.  9. 
 
 Moses  on  tlie  mount. 
 
 "  '  Three  times  in  a  year  do  all  thy  males 
 appear  before  the  face  of  the  Lord  .Jehovah. 
 
 1° '  Thou  dost  not  sacrifice  on  a  fermented 
 thine;  the  blood  of  My  sacrifice,  and  the  fat 
 of  My  festival  doth  not  remain  till  morning ; 
 !■'  the  bei^inning  of  the  first-fruits  of  thy 
 CTOund  thou  dost  bring  into  the  house  of 
 Jehovah  thy  God ;  thou  dost  not  boil  a  kid  in 
 its  mother's  milk. 
 
 -" '  Lo,  1  am  sending  a  messenger  before 
 thee  to  keep  thee  in  the  way,  and  to  bring 
 thee  in  imto  the  place  which  T  have  prepared ; 
 -^be  watchful  because  of  his  presence,  and 
 hearken  to  his  voice,  rebel  not  against  him, 
 for  he  beareth  not  wth  your  transgression, 
 for  My  name  is  in  his  heart ;  -^for,  if  thou 
 diligently  hearken  to  his  voice,  and  hast  done 
 all  that  which  I  speak,  then  I  have  been  at 
 enmity  with  thine  enemies,  and  have  dis- 
 tressed those  distressing  thee. 
 
 -^ '  For  My  messenger  goeth  before  thee, 
 and  hath  brought  thee  in  imto  the  Amorite, 
 and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the 
 Canaanite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite,  and 
 I  liave  cut  them  off. 
 
 ^ '  Thou  dost  not  bow  thyself  to  their  god.s, 
 nor  serve  them,  nor  do  according  to  their 
 doings,  but  dost  utterly  devote  them,  and 
 thoroughly  break  their  stauding  pillars. 
 
 ^  '  And  ye  have  served  Jehovah  your  God, 
 and  He  hath  blessed  thy  bread  and  thy 
 water,  and  I  have  turned  aside  sickness  from 
 thine  heart ;  -''there  is  not  a  miscarrying  and 
 barren  one  in  thy  land ;  the  number  of  thy 
 Aays  I  fulfil :  "''  My  terror  I  send  before  thee, 
 and  T  have  put  to  death  all  the  peoiile  among 
 whom  thou  comest,  and  I  have  given  the 
 neck  of  all  thine  enemies  imto  thee. 
 
 -®  '  And  I  have  sent  the  hornet  before  thee, 
 and  it  hath  cast  out  the  Hivite,  the  Canaan- 
 ite, and  the  Hittite,  from  before  thee  ;  -"  I 
 cast  them  not  out  from  before  thee  in  one 
 year,  lest  the  land  be  a  desolation,  and  the 
 beast  of  the  field  hath  multiplied  against 
 thee ;  ^^  little  hp  little  I  cast  them  out  from 
 before  thee,  till  thou  art  fruitful,  and  hast 
 inherited  the  land. 
 
 31 '  And  I  have  set  thy  border  from  the 
 Red  Sea,  even  unto  the  sea  of  the  Philis- 
 tines, and  from  the  wilderness  unto  the 
 River :  for  I  give  into  your  hand  the  inhabi- 
 tants of  the  land,  and  thou  hast  cast  them 
 out  from  Ijefore  thee ;  ^'-  thou  dost  not  make 
 a  covenant  with  them,  and  with  their  gods  ; 
 33  they  do  not  dwell  in  thy  land,  lest  they 
 cause  thee  to  sin  against  Me  when  thou 
 servest  their  gods,  when  it  becometh  a  snare 
 to  thee.' 
 
 XXrV.^i  AND  imto  Moses  He  said,  '  Come 
 up  imto  Jehovah,  thou,  and  Aaron,  Nadab, 
 and  Abihii,  and  seventy  of  the  elders  of 
 Israel,  and  ye  have  bowed  yourselves  afar 
 off ; '  "  and  Moses  hath  drawn  nigh  by  him- 
 self unto  Jehovah  ;  and  they  draw  not  nigh, 
 and  the  people  go  not  up  with  him. 
 
 3  And  Moses  cometh  in,  and  recounteth  to 
 the  people  all  the  words  of  Jehovah,  and  all 
 the  judgments,  and  all  the  people  answer — 
 one  voice,  and  say,  'AH  the  words  which 
 Jeliovah  hath  spoken  we  do.' 
 
 *  And   Moaes   writeth   aU    the    words   of 
 
 Jeliovah,  and  riseth  early  in  tlie  morning, 
 and  buildcth  an  altar  under  the  hill,  and 
 twelve  standing  pillars  for  the  twelve  tribes 
 of  Israel ;  ^  and  he  sendeth  the  youths  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  and  they  cause  burnt-offerings 
 to  ascend,  and  sacrifice  sacrifices  of  peace- 
 offerings  to  Jehovah — calves. 
 
 '^  And  Moses  taketh  half  of  the  blood,  and 
 putteth  in  basins,  and  half  of  the  blood  hath 
 he  sprinkled  on  the  altar ;  ''  and  he  taketh 
 the  Book  of  the  Covenant,  and  proclaimeth 
 in  the  ears  of  the  people,  and  they  say,  'AJl 
 that  which  Jehovah  hath  spoken  we  do,  and 
 obey.' 
 
 8  And  Moses  taketh  the  blood,  and  sprink- 
 leth  on  the  people,  and  saith,  '  Lo,  the  blood 
 of  the  covenant  which  .Tehovah  hath  made 
 with  you,  concerning  aU  these  things.' 
 
 •'  And  Moses  goeth  up,  Aaron  also,  Nadab 
 and  Abihu,  and  seventy  of  the  elders  of 
 Israel,  ^°  and  they  see  the  God  of  Israel,  and 
 under  His  feet  is  as  the  white  work  of  the 
 sapphire,  aud  as  the  substance  of  the  heavens 
 for  purity ;  ^^  and  unto  those  of  the  sous  of 
 Israel  who  are  near  He  hath  not  put  forth 
 His  hand,  and  they  see  God,  and  eat  and 
 drink. 
 
 1"  And  Jehovah  saith  imto  Moses,  '  Come 
 up  imto  Me  to  the  mount,  and  be  there,  and 
 I  give  to  thee  the  tables  of  stone,  and  the 
 law,  and  the  command,  which  I  have  written 
 to  direct  them.' 
 
 13  And  Moses  riseth— Joshua  his  minister 
 also — and  Moses  goeth  up  unto  the  nioimt 
 of  God  ;  1^  and  imto  the  elders  he  hath  said, 
 '  Abide  ye  for  us  in  this  place,  imtil  that  wo 
 turn  back  unto  you,  and  lo,  Aaron  and  Hur 
 are  vnth  you  —  he  who  hath  matters  doth 
 come  nigh  unto  them.' 
 
 i^And  Moses  goeth  ui)  imto  the  mount, 
 and  the  cloud  covereth  the  moimt ;  i"  and 
 the  honour  of  Jehovah  doth  tabernacle  on 
 mount  Sinai,  aud  the  cloud  covereth  it  six 
 days,  and  He  calleth  unto  Moses  on  the 
 seventh  day  from  the  midst  of  the  cloud. 
 
 1^  And  the  appearauce  of  the  honour  of 
 Jehovah  is  as  a  consuming  fire  on  the  top  of 
 the  moimt,  before  the  eyes  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel ;  ^^  and  Moses  goeth  into  the  midst  of 
 the  cloud,  and  goeth  up  unto  the  mount,  and 
 Moses  is  on  the  mount  forty  days  and  forty 
 nights. 
 
 XXV.  1  AND  Jehovah  spcaketh  unto  Moses, 
 saying,  - '  Speak  unto  the  sous  of  Israel,  and 
 they  take  for  Me  a  heave-offering;  from  every 
 man  whose  heart  impelleth  him  ye  do  take 
 My  heave-offering. 
 
 3  '  And  this  is  the  heave-offering  which  yo 
 take  from  them ;  gold,  and  silver,  and  brass, 
 ^and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  linen, 
 and  goats'  lutir,  ^  and  rams'  skins  made  red, 
 and  badgers'  skins,  and  shittim  wood,  ^oil 
 for  the  light,  spices  for  the  anointing  oil,  and 
 for  the  perfimie  of  the  spices,  '^  shoham 
 stones,  and  stones  for  setting  for  an  ephod. 
 and  for  a  breastplate. 
 
 8 '  And  they  have  made  for  Me  a  sanctu- 
 ary, and  1  have  tabernacled  in  their  midst ; 
 "according  to  all  that  which  I  am  shewing 
 tliee,  the  pattern  of  the  tabernacle,  aud  the 
 uattern  of  aU  its  vessels,  even  so  ye  do  make  it. 
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Directions  for  making 
 
 XXV.  10.— EXODUS.— XXVI.  15. 
 
 tlic  ark  and  tabernacle. 
 
 lO'Aud  tliey  have  maJe  an  ark  of  sliittiin 
 wood ;  two  cubits  and  a  half  its  length,  and  a 
 cubit  and  a  haK  its  breadth,  and  a  cubit  and 
 a  half  its  height ;  ^^  and  thou  hast  overlaid  it 
 ivitJi,  pure  gold,  within  and  without  tliou  dost 
 overlay  it,  and  thou  hast  made  on  it  a  ring  of 
 gold  round  about. 
 
 1" '  And  thou  hast  cast  for  it  four  rings  of 
 gold,  and  hast  put  tlicm  on  its  four  feet,  even 
 two  rings  ou  its  one  side,  and  two  rings  on  its 
 second  side;  "and  thou  hast  made  staves  of 
 shittim  wood,  and  hast  overlaid  them  idih 
 gold,  ^^  and  hast  brought  the  staves  into  the 
 rings  on  the  sides  of  the  ark,  to  bear  the  ark 
 by  them,  '^^{n  the  rings  of  the  ark  are  the 
 staves,  they  are  not  tiu-ncd  aside  from  it; 
 it^aud  thou  liast  put  imto  the  ark  the  testi- 
 mony which  I  give  unto  thee. 
 
 1^  And  thou  hast  made  a  mercy-seat  of  pure 
 gold,  two  cubits  and  a  half  its  length,  and  a 
 cubit  and  a  half  its  breadtli ;  ^^  and  thou  hast 
 made  two  cherubs  of  gold,  beaten  work  dost 
 thou  make  them,  at  the  two  ends  of  the  mercy- 
 seat  ;  ^'-^  and  make  thou  one  cherub  at  the  end 
 on  this  side,  and  one  cherub  at  the  end 
 on  that;  at  the  mercy-seat  ye  do  make  the 
 cherubs  on  its  two  ends. 
 
 -" '  And  the  cherubs  have  been  spreading 
 out  \vings  on  high,  covering  the  mercy-seat 
 over  with  their  wings,  and  their  faces  are 
 one  towards  another — towards  the  mercy- 
 scat  are  the  faces  of  the  cherubs. 
 
 -^  'And  thou  hast  put  the  mercy-seat  on  the 
 ark  above,  and  imto  the  ark  thou  dost  put  the 
 testimony  which  I  give  imto  thee;  ®and  I 
 have  met  \vith  thee  there,  and  have  spoken 
 with  thee  from  off  the  mercy-seat  (from  be- 
 tween the  two  cherubs,  which  are  on  the  ark 
 of  the  testimony)  all  that  which  I  command 
 thee  concerning  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 ^ '  And  thou  hast  made  a  table  of  shittim 
 wood,  two  cubits  its  length,  and  a  cubit  its 
 breadth,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  its  height, 
 -■•and  hast  overlaid  it  with  pure  gold,  and 
 hast  made  for  it  a  crown  of  gold  round  about, 
 -"and  hast  made  for  it  a  border  of  a  liand- 
 breadth  round  about,  and  hast  made  a  crown 
 of  gold  to  its  border  roimd  about. 
 
 -''  'And  thou  liast  made  to  it  four  rings  of 
 gold,  and  hast  put  the  rings  on  the  four  cor- 
 ners, which  are  to  its  four  feet;  -''over- 
 against  the  border  are  the  rings  for  places  for 
 staves  to  bear  the  table;  '^and  thou  hast 
 made  the  staves  of  shittim  wood,  and  hast 
 overlaid  them  with  gold^  and  the  table  hath 
 beenborne  with  them  ;  --^and  thou  hast  made 
 its  dishes,  and  its  bowls,  and  its  covers,  and 
 its  cups,  wth  which  they  jiour  out ;  of  pure 
 gold  thou  dost  make  them ;  3"  and  thou  liast 
 put  on  the  table  bread  of  the  presence  before 
 Me  continually. 
 
 ^^'And  thou  hast  made  a  candlestick  of 
 pure  gold,  of  beaten  work  is  the  candlestick 
 made ;  its  base,  and  its  branch,  its  caly.xcs, 
 its  knops,  ajid  its  flowers  are  of  the  same; 
 '^and  six  branches  are  coming  out  of  its  sides, 
 three  branches  of  the  candlestick  out  of  the 
 one  side,  and  three  branches  of  the  candle- 
 stick out  of  the  second  side;  ^^tliree  calyxes 
 made  like  almonds  in  the  one  branch,  a 
 knop  and  a  flower,  and  three  calyxes  made 
 54 
 
 like  almonds  in  one  branch,  a  knop  and  a 
 flower;  so  for  the  six  branches  which  are 
 coming  out  from  the  candlestick. 
 
 ^  'And  in  the  candlestick  arc  four  calyxes 
 made  like  almonds,  its  knops  and  its  flowers ; 
 3'''  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, 
 are  to  the  six  T)ranches  which  are  coming  out 
 of  the  candlestick;  •*•' their  knoj^s  and  their 
 branches  are  of  tlie  same,  all  of  it  one  beaten 
 work  of  pure  gold ;  ^'  and  thou  hast  made  its 
 seven  lamps,  and  one  hath  caused  its  lights 
 to  go  up,  and  it  hath  given  light  over-against 
 its  front. 
 
 ^8 '  And  its  snuffers  and  its  snuff  dishes  are 
 of  pure  gold;  ''''of  a  talent  of  pure  gold  he 
 dotn  make  it,  with  all  tliese  vessels.  *'And 
 see  thou  and  do  them,  by  their  pattern  which 
 thou  art  shevTi  in  the  moimt. 
 
 XXVI.  1  'AND  thou  dost  make  the  taber- 
 nacle :  ten  curtains  of  twined  linen,  and  blue, 
 and  purple,  and  scarlet;  with  cherubs,  work 
 of  a  designer,  thou  dost  make  them;  -the 
 length  of  the  one  curtain  is  eight  and  twenty 
 by  the  cubit,  and  the  breadth  of  the  one  cur- 
 tain four  by  the  cubit,  one  measure  is  to  all 
 the  curtains ;  ^  flve  of  the  curtains  are  joining 
 one  imto  another,  and  five  curtains  are  join- 
 ing one  to  another. 
 
 *  'And  thou  hast  made  loops  of  blue  upon 
 the  edge  of  the  one  curtain,  at  the  end  in  the 
 joining;  and  so  thou  makest  in  the  edge  of 
 the  outermost  curtain,  in  the  joining  of  the 
 second.  ^  Fifty  loops  thou  dost  make  in  the 
 one  curtain,  and  fifty  loops  thou  dost  make 
 in  the  edge  of  the  curtain  which  is  in  the  join- 
 ing of  the  second,  causing  the  loops  to  take 
 liold  one  imto  another;  "and  thou  hast  made 
 fifty  hooks  of  gold,  and  hast  joined  the  cur- 
 tains one  to  another  by  the  hooks,  and  the 
 tabernacle  hath  been  one. 
 
 '■ '  And  thou  hast  made  curtains  of  goats' 
 li.air,  for  a  tent  over  the  tabernacle ;  thou  dost 
 make  eleven  curtains:  *the  length  of  the  one 
 curtain  is  thirty  by  the  cubit,  and  the  breadth 
 of  the  one  curtain  four  by  the  cubit ;  one  mea- 
 sure is  to  the  eleven  curtains ;  ^  and  thou  hast 
 joined  the  five  curtains  a]iart..  and  the  six  cur- 
 tains apart,  and  hast  doubled  the  six  curtains 
 over-against  the  front  of  the  tent. 
 
 ^o'And  thou  hast  made  fifty  loops  on  the 
 edge  of  the  one  curtain,  the  outermost  in  the 
 joining,  and  fifty  loops  on  the  edge  of  the  cur- 
 tain which  is  joining  the  second;  ^^  and  thou 
 hast  made  fifty  hooks  of  brass,  and  hast 
 brought  in  the  hooks  into  the  loops,  and  hast 
 joined  the  tent,  and  it  hath  been  one. 
 
 1- '  And  the  superfluity  in  the  curtains  of 
 the  tent— the  half  of  the  curtain  which  is 
 superfluous — hath  spread  over  the  hinder  jiart 
 of  the  tabernacle ;  ^^  and  tlie  culut  on  this  side, 
 and  the  cubit  on  that,  in  the  superfluity 
 in  the  length  of  the  curtains  of  the  tent,  is 
 spi-ead  out  over  th(^  sides  of  the  tabernacle, 
 on  this  and  on  that,  to  cover  it;  '•'and 
 thou  hast  made  a  covering  for  the  tent,  of 
 rams'  skins  made  red,  and  a  covering  of  bad- 
 gers' sldns  above. 
 
 If* '  And  thou  hast  made  the  boards  for  the 
 tabernacle,   of   shittim  wood,   standing  up; 
 
The  vail  uf  the  lahernade.        xxvi.  16  —EXODUS.— xxviii,  1.        The  altar  of  burnl-offering 
 
 '^  ten  cubits  is  tlie  length  of  the  board,  and 
 a  ciibit  and  a  half  the  breadth  of  the  one 
 hoard;  ^''two  handles  are  to  the  one  board, 
 joined  one  nnto  another  ;  so  thoii  dost  make 
 for  all  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle;  ^^and 
 thou  hast  made  the  boards  of  the  taber- 
 nacle: twenty  boards  for  the  soiith  side 
 southward;  ^''and  forty  sockets  of  silver 
 thou  dost  make  under  the  twenty  boards, 
 two  sockets  imder  the  one  board  for  its  two 
 liandles,  and  two  sockets  under  the  other 
 board  for  its  two  handles. 
 
 -" '  And  for  the  second  side  of  the  taber- 
 nacle, for  the  north  side,  are  twenty  boards, 
 "'  and  their  forty  sockets  of  silver,  two  sock- 
 ets imder  the  one  board,  and  two  sockets 
 under  another  board.  -And  for  the  sides 
 of  the  tabernacle  westward,  thou  dost  make 
 six  boards.  -^  And  two  boards  thou  dost 
 make  for  the  corners  of  the  tabernacle  in  the 
 two  sides.  -•'And  they  are  pairs  beneath, 
 and  together  they  are  pairs  above  its  head 
 unto  the  one  ring ;  so  is  it  for  them  both,  they 
 are  for  the  two  corners.  -^And  they  have 
 been  eight  boards,  and  their  sockets  of  silver 
 are  sixteen  sockets,  two  sockets  imder  the 
 one  board,  and  two  sockets  under  another 
 board. 
 
 -^  '  And  thou  hast  made  bars  of  shittim 
 wood :  five  for  the  boards  of  the  one  side  of 
 the  tabernacle,'^'' and  five  bars  for  the  boards 
 of  the  second  side  of  the  tabernacle,  and  five 
 bars  for  the  boards  of  the  side  of  the  taber- 
 nacle at  the  two  sides,  westward  ;  -^  and  one 
 hath  caused  the  middle  bar  in  the  midst  of 
 the  boards  to  reach  from  end  unto  end ;  -"  and 
 the  boards  thou  dost  overlay  with  gold,  and 
 their  rings  thoii  dost  make  of  gold  places  for 
 bars,  and  hast  overlaid  their  bars  with 
 gold ;  ^^  and  thou  hast  raised  up  the  taber- 
 nacle according  to  its  fashion  which  thou 
 hast  been  shewn  in  the  mount. 
 
 31  '  And  thou  hast  made  a  vail  of  blue,  and 
 purple,  and  scarlet,  and  twined  linen,  work 
 of  a  designer ;  he  maketh  it  loitli,  cherubs ; 
 '2  and  thou  hast  put  it  on  foiu*  pillars  of 
 shittim  wood,  overlaid  loith  gold,  tlieir  pegs 
 are  of  gold,  on  ioxvc  sockets  of  silver. 
 
 33  '  And  thou  hast  put  the  vail  imder  the 
 hooks,  and  hast  brought  in  thither  witliiu 
 the  vail  the  ark  of  the  testimony ;  and  the 
 vail  hath  made  a  separation  for  you  between 
 the  holy  and  the  holy  of  holies. 
 
 ^  'And  thou  hast  put  the  mercy-seat  on 
 the_  ark  of  the  testimony,  in  the  holy  of 
 holies. 
 
 35  '  And  thou  hast  set  the  table  at  the  out- 
 side of  the  vail,  and  the  candlestick  over- 
 against  the  table  on  the  side  of  the  taber- 
 nacle southward,  and  the  table  thou  dost  put 
 on  the  north  side. 
 
 35  '  And  thou  hast  made  a  covering  for  the 
 opening  of  the  tent,  blue,  and  purple,  and 
 scarlet,  and  twined  linen,  work  of  an  em- 
 broiderer ;  37  and  thou  hast  made  for  the 
 covering  five  pillars  of  shittim  wood,  and 
 hast  overlaid  them  loith  gold,  their  pegs  are 
 of  gold,  and  thou  hast  cast  for  them  five 
 
 SOClvt'ts  or   01*1.88 
 
 XXVII.  1 ''  AJSTD  thou  hast  made  the  altar 
 of  Bliittim  wood,  five  cubits  the  length,  and 
 
 five  cubits  the  breadth — the  altar  is  square 
 — and  three  cubits  its  height.  "And  thou 
 hast  made  its  horns  on  its  four  corners,  ita 
 horns  are  of  the  same,  and  thou  hast  over- 
 laid it  loith  brass.  3A.n(^  thou  hast  made 
 its  pots  to  remove  its  ashes,  and  its  shovels, 
 and  its  bowls,  and  its  forks,  and  its  fire- 
 pans, even  all  its  vessels  thou  dost  make  of 
 brass. 
 
 *  'And  thou  hast  made  for  it  a  grate  of  net- 
 woi-k  of  brass,  and  hast  made  on  the  net 
 four  rings  of  brass  on  its  four  extremities, 
 5  and  hast  put  it  imder  the  compass  of  the 
 altar  beneath,  and  the  net  hath  been  unto 
 the  middle  of  the  altar. 
 
 5  '  And  thou  hast  made  staves  for  the  altar, 
 staves  of  shittim  wood,  and  hast  overlaid 
 them  loith  brass.  ''And  the  staves  have  been 
 brought  into  the  rings,  and  the  staves  have 
 been  on  the  two  sides  of  the  altar  in  bear- 
 ing it.  8  Hollow  with  boards  thou  dost  make 
 it,  as  it  hath  been  shewed  thee  in  the  mount, 
 so  do  they  make  it. 
 
 ^  'And  thou  hast  made  the  court  of  the 
 tabernacle:  for  the  south  side  southward, 
 hangings  for  the  court  of  twined  linen,  a 
 hundred  by  the  cubit  is  the  length  for  the 
 one  side,  ^^and  its  twenty  pillars  and  their 
 twenty  sockets  are  of  brass,  the  pegs  of  the 
 pillars  and  their  fillets  are  of  silver;  ^^  and 
 so  for  the  north  side  in  length,  hangings  of  a 
 hundred  cuhits  in  length,  and  its  twenty 
 pillars  and  their  twenty  sockets  are  of  brass, 
 the  pegs  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets  are 
 of  silver. 
 
 1-  '  And  for  the  breadth  of  the  court  at  the 
 west  side  are  hangings  of  fifty  cubits,  their 
 pillars  ten,  and  their  sockets  ten.  ^3^^^ 
 for  the  breadth  of  the  court  at  the  east  side, 
 eastward,  are  fifty  cubits.  ^^  And  the  hang- 
 ings at  the  side  are^  fifteen  cubits,  their  pil- 
 lars three,  and  their  sockets  three.  ^■''And 
 at  the  second  side  are  hangings  fifteen 
 cubits,  their  pillars  three,  and  their  sockets 
 three. 
 
 i"  '  And  for  the  gate  of  the  court  a  covering 
 of  twenty  cubits,  blue,  and  purple,  and  scar- 
 let, and  twined  linen,  work  of  an  embroid- 
 erer ;  their  pillars  four,  their  sockets  four. 
 ^'^  AU  the  pillars  of  the  coiu-t  roimd  about  are 
 filleted  ivitk  silver,  their  pegs  are  silver,  and 
 their  sockets  brass. 
 
 18  'The  length  of  the  court  is  a  himdred 
 by  the  cubit,  and  the  breadth  fifty  by  fifty, 
 and  the  height  five  cubits,  of  twined  linen, 
 and  their  sockets  are  brass,  ^^even  all  the 
 vessels  of  tlie  tabernacle,  in_  all  its  service, 
 and  all  its  pins,  and  all  the  pins  of  the  court, 
 are  brass. 
 
 ""  '  And  thou — thou  dost  command  the  sona 
 of  Israel,  and  they  bring  unto  thee  pure 
 beaten  olive  oil  for  the  hght,_  to  cause  the 
 lamp  to  go  up  continually;  -^in  the  tent  of 
 meeting,  at  the  outside  or  the  vail,  which  is 
 over  the  testimony,  doth  Aaron — his  sons  also 
 — arrange  it  from  evening  till  morning  before 
 Jehovah— a  statute  age-during  to  their  gen- 
 erations, from  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 XXVIII.  1 '  AND  thou,  bring  thou  near  un- 
 to thee  Aaron  thy  brother,  and  his  sous  with 
 him,  from  the  midst  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  for 
 65 
 
Aaro7i  appointed  priest. 
 
 XXVIII.  2.— EXODUS.— XXVIII.  43.     The  Lights  and  Perfectloru. 
 
 his  being  priest  to  Me,  even  Aaron,  Nadab, 
 and  Abiliii,  Eleaz.ir  and  Ithamar,  sons  of 
 Aaron;  ''and  thou  hast  made  holy  garments 
 for  Aaron  thy  brother,  for  lionour  and  for 
 l)eautv ;  ^  and  thou— thou  dost  speak  unto  all 
 the  wise  of  lieart,  whom  I  have  filled  ivith  a 
 spirit  of  -vvisdom,  and  they  have  made  the  gar- 
 ments of  Aaron  to  sanctify  him  for  his  being 
 priest  to  Me. 
 
 *  '  And  these  are  the  garments  which  they 
 make:  a  breastplate,  and  an  ephod,  and  an 
 upper  robe,  and  an  embroidered  coat,  a  mitre, 
 and  a  girdle ;  yea,  they  have  made  holy  gar- 
 ments for  Aaron  thy  brother,  and  for  his  sons, 
 for  his  being  priest  to  Me. 
 
 ®  '  And  they  take  the  gold,  and  the  Ijlue, 
 and  the  purple,  and  the  scarlet,  and  the  linen, 
 ^  and  have  made  the  ephod  of  gold,  blue,  and 
 purple,  and  scarlet,  and  twined  linen,  work 
 of  a  designer;  ''it  hath_t\yo_  shoulders  joining 
 at  its  two  ends,  and  it  is  joined. 
 
 8  '  And  the  girdle  of  his  ephod  which  is  on 
 him,  according  to  its  work,  is  of  the  same,  of 
 gold,  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  twined 
 linen. 
 
 9  'And  thou  hast  taken  the  two  slioham 
 stones,  and  hast  opened  on  them  the  names 
 of  the  sons  of  Israel;  "six  of  their  nameson 
 the  one  stoue,  and  the  names  of  the  remaining 
 six  on  the  second  stone,  according  to  their 
 births;  ^'the  work  of  an  engraver  in  stone, 
 openings  of  a  signet,  thou  dost  open  the  two 
 stones  by  the  names  of  the  sons  of  Israel ; 
 turned  round,  embroidered  with  gold,  thou 
 dost  make  them. 
 
 1- '  And  thou  hast  set  the  two  stones  on  the 
 shoulders  of  the  ephod— stones  of  memorial 
 to  the  sons  of  Israel— and  Aaron  hath  borne 
 their  names  l)efore  Jehovah,  on  his  two  shoul- 
 ders, for  a  memorial. 
 
 "  '  And  thou  hast  made  embroidered  things 
 of  gold,  "and  two  chains  of  pure  gold, 
 wreathed  work  thou  dost  make  them,  work 
 of  thick  bands,  and  thou  hast  put  the  thick 
 chains  on  the  embroidered  things. 
 
 ^5  'And  thou  hast  made  a  breastplate  of  judg- 
 ment, work  of  a  designer;  according  to  the 
 work  of  the  ephod  thou  dost  make  it ;  of  gold, 
 lilue.  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  twined 
 linen  thou  dost  make  it;  ^^^  it  is  square, 
 doid)lcd,  a  span  its  length,  and  a  span  its 
 breadth. 
 
 I''  '  And  thou  hast  set  in  it  settings  of  stone, 
 four  rows  of  stone  ;  a  row  of  sardius,  topaz, 
 and  carbuncle  is  the  first  row;  is  p,^  the 
 second  row  is  emerald,  sapiihirc,  and  diamond ; 
 "  and  the  third  row  is  opal,  agate,  and  ame- 
 thyst; -"and  the  fourth  roAV  ?.9  beryl,  and 
 onyx,  and  ias)ier  ;  embroidered  with  gold  are 
 they  in  their  settings,  -^  and  the  stones  arc 
 according  to  the  names  of  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 twelve,  according  to  their  names,  openings  of 
 a  signet,  each  by  his  name  arc  they  for  the 
 twelve  tribes. 
 
 "  '  And  tliou  hast  made  on  the  breastplate 
 wreathed  chains,  work  of  tliick  liands,  of 
 pure  gold ;  -3  and  thou  hast  made  on  the 
 1)reastplat(!  two  rings  of  gold,  and  hast  put 
 the  two  rinjjs  on  the  two  ends  of  tlie  brcast- 
 iilatc;  "■'and  thou  hast  put  the  two  thick 
 bands  of  gold  ou  the  two  rings  at  the  ends 
 
 of  the  breastplate  ;  "''  and  the  two  ends  ot  the 
 two  thick  bauiis  thou  dost  put  on  the  two  em- 
 In-oidered  things,  and  thou  hast  put  tlicmowiha 
 shoulders  of  the  ephod  over-against  its  face. 
 
 "•> '  And  thou  hast  made  two  rings  of  gold, 
 and  hast  set  them  on  the  two  ends  of  the 
 breastplate,  on  its  border,  which  is  over- 
 against  the  ephod  within;  ^aud  thou  hast 
 made  two  rings  of  gold,  and  hast  put  them  on 
 the  two  shoulders  of  the  ephod,  beneath,  over- 
 against  its  front,  over-against  its  joining,  above 
 the  girdle  of  the  ephod,  "^  and  they  bind  the 
 breastplate  by  its  rings  unto  the  rings  of  the 
 ephod  Avith  a  riblion  of  blue,  to  l>e  above  the 
 .girdle  of  the  ejihod,  and  the  l)reastplate  is  not 
 loosed  from  the  ephod. 
 
 -"  '  And  Aaron  hath  borne  the  names  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel  in  the  breastplate  of  judgment, 
 on  his  heart,  in  his  goinj;  in  unto  the  sanctuary, 
 for  a  memorial  before  Jehovah  continuallv. 
 
 •"'  '  And  thou  hast  put  unto  the  breastplate 
 of  judgment  the  Lights  and  the  Perfections, 
 and  they  have  been  on  tlie  heart  of  Aaron,  in 
 his  going  in  before  Jehovah,  and  Aaron  hath 
 borne  the  judgment  of  the  sons  of  Israel  on 
 his  heart  before  Jehovah  continually. 
 
 31  '  And  thou  hast  made  the  uiiper  robe  of 
 the  ephod  completely  of  blue,  ^'  and  the  open- 
 ing for  its  head  hath  been  in  its  midst,  a  Dor- 
 der  is  to  its  ojiening  round  about,  work  of  a 
 weaver,  as  the  opening  of  a  habergeon  there  is 
 to  it ;  it  is  not  rent. 
 
 33 '  And  tliou  liast  made  ou  its  hem  pome- 
 granates of  blue,  and  piu'ple,  and  scarlet,  on 
 its  hem  round  about,  and  bells  of  gold  in 
 their  midst  round  about ;  ^^  a  bell  of  gold  and 
 a  pomegranate,  a  bell  of  gold  and  a  itomc- 
 grauate  are  on  the  hems  of  the  upper  robe 
 round  about. 
 
 35  'And  it  hath  been  on  Aaron  to  minister 
 in,  and  its  sound  hath  been  heard  in  his  com- 
 ing in  unto  the  sanctuary  before  Jehovah,  aud 
 in  his  going  out,  aud  he  doth  not  die. 
 
 3" '  And  thou  hast  made  a  flower  of  jnire 
 gold,  and  hast  ojieued  on  it — openings  of  a 
 signet — '  Holy  to  Jehovah  ;'  37  and  thou  ha.st 
 put  it  on  a  blue  riljbon,  and  it  hath  been  on 
 the  mitre — over-against  the  front  of  the  mitre 
 it  is ;  38  and  it  hath  been  on  the  forehead  of 
 Aaron,  and  Aaron  hath  borne  the  iui<piity  of 
 tlie  holy  things  which  the  sons  of  Israel  do 
 hallow,  even  all  their  holy  gifts;  audit  hath 
 been  on  his  forehead  continually  for  a  pleas- 
 ing tiling  for  them  before  Jehovah. 
 
 3''  'And  thou  hast  embroidered  the  coat  of 
 linen,  and  iiast  made  a  mitre  of  linen,  and  a 
 girdle  tliou  dost  make — work  of  an  embroid- 
 erer. 
 
 •"'  '  And  for  the  sous  of  Aaron  thou  dost 
 make  coats,  and  thou  hast  made  for  them 
 girdles,  yea,  bonnets  tliou  dost  make  for 
 them,  for  honour  and  for  beauty ;  ■"  and 
 thou  hast  clotlied  Aaron  thy  brother  with 
 them,  and  his  sons  with  hini.  and  liast  an- 
 ointed them,  and  hast  consecrated  their  liaiid, 
 and  hast  sanctified  them,  and  they  have  been 
 jiriests  to  Me. 
 
 ••' 'And  make  thou  for  thcui  linen  trousers 
 to  cover  the  naked  fiesli  :  tliey  are  from  tlie 
 loins  even  unto  the  tliighs;  -"and  they  have 
 bueu   ou   Aaron    and   ou    his    sous,   in    tlicu 
 
Consecration  of  the  2»'iests,  xxix.  1. — EXODUb. — xxix.  37.         and  attendant  ceremonies. 
 
 going  in  unto  tlie  tent  of  nicetiug,  or  in  tlieir 
 drawing  nigh  nnto  tlic  altar  to  minister  in 
 the  sanctuary,  and  they  do  not  bear  iniquity 
 nor  have  they  died  ;  a  statute  age-during  to 
 him^  and  to  liis  seed  after  liim. 
 
 XXIX.  1  '  AND  this  is  the  thing  which 
 thou  dost  to  them,  to  liallow  them,  for  being 
 priests  to  Me:  Take  one  bullock,  a  son  of 
 the  herd,  and  two  rams,  perfect  ones,  -and 
 bread  unleavened,  and  cakes  imleavened  an- 
 ointed with  oil,  of  fine  wheaten  flour  thou 
 dost  make  them,  •'  and  thou  hast  put  them 
 on  one  basket,  and  hast  brought  them  near 
 in  the  basket,  also  the  bullock  and  the  two 
 rams. 
 
 ^  'And  Aaron  and  his  sons  thou  dost  bring 
 near  unto  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing, and  hast  bathed  them  with  water  ;  ^  and 
 thou  hast  taken  the  garments,  and  hast 
 clothed  Aaron  with  the  coat,  and  the  upper 
 robe  of  the  e]3hod,  and  the  ephod,  and  the 
 breastplate,  and  hast  girded  him  with  the 
 girdle  of  the  ephod,  ^  and  hast  set  the  mitre 
 on  his  head,  and  hast  put  the  holy  crown  on 
 the  mitre,  ^and  hast  tauen  the  anointing  oil, 
 and  hast  poured  it  on  his  head,  and  hast 
 anointed  him. 
 
 8  'And  his  sous  thou  dost  bring  near,  and 
 hast  clothed  them  with  coats,  ^  and  hast 
 girded  them  luitli  a  girdle  (Aaron  and  his 
 sons),  and  hast  bound  on  them  bonnets  ;  and 
 the  priesthood  hath  been  theirs  by  a  statute 
 age-during,  and  thou  hast  consecrated  the 
 hand  of  Aaron,  and  the  hand  of  his  sons, 
 ^o  and  hast  brought  near  the  bullock  before  the 
 tent  of  meeting,  and  Aaron  hath  laid — his  sons 
 also — their  hands  on  the  head  of  the  bullock. 
 
 ^^  '  And  thou  hast  slaughtered  the  bullock 
 before  Jehovah,  at  the  opening  of  the  tent  of 
 meeting,  i-  and  hast  taken  of  the  blood  of 
 the  bidlock,  and  hast  put  it  on  the  horns  of 
 the  altar  with  thy  finger,  and  all  the  blood 
 thou  dost  pour  out  at  the  foundation  of  the 
 altar ;  ^^  and  thou  hast  taken  all  the  fat 
 which  is  covering  the  inwards,  and  the  re- 
 dimdauce  on  the  liver,  and  the  two  kidneys, 
 and  tlie  fat  which  is  on  them,  and  hast  made 
 perfume  on  the  altar;  i*aud  the  flesh  of 
 the  bullock,  and  his  skin,  and  his  dung,  tliou 
 dost  burn  Avith  Are  at  the  outside  of  the 
 camp;  it  is  a  sin-oft'cring. 
 
 1^  'And  the  one  ram  thou  dost  take,  and 
 Aaron  and  his  sons  have  laid  their  hands  on 
 the  head  of  the  ram,  ^^  and  thou  hast  slaugh- 
 tered the  ram,  and  hast  taken  its  blood,  and 
 hast  s))rinkled  it  on  the  altar  round  about, 
 ^^  and  the  ram  thou  dost  cut  into  its  pieces,  and 
 hast  washed  its  inwards,  and  its  legs,  and 
 hast  put  them  on  its  pieces,  and  on  its  head ; 
 ^®  and  thou  hast  made  perfume  with  the 
 whole  ram  on  the  altar.  It  is  a  burut-ofi'er- 
 ing  to  Jehovah,  a  sweet  fragrance;  a  fire- 
 offering  it  is  to  Jehovah. 
 
 ^^  '  And  thou  hast  taken  the  second  ram, 
 and  Aaron  hath  laid — his  sons  also— their 
 hands  on  the  head  of  the  ram,  ""  and  thou 
 hast  slaughtered  the  ram,  and  hast  taken 
 of  its  blood,  and  hast  put  on  the  tip  of  the 
 right  ear  of  Aaron,  and  on  the  tip  of  the 
 right  ear  of  his  sous,  and  on  the  thumb  of 
 their  right  hand,   and  on   thj  great  toe  of 
 
 their  right  foot,  and  hast  sprinkled  the  blood 
 on  the  altar  round  about ;  -^  and  thou  hast 
 taken  of  the  blood  which  is  on  the  altar, 
 and  of  the  anointing  oil,  and  liast  spi-inkled 
 on  Aaron,  and  on  liis  garments,  and  on  his 
 sous,  and  on  the  garments  of  his  sons  \vith 
 him,  and  he  hath  been  hallowed,  he,  and  his 
 garments,  and  his  sons,  and  the  garments  of 
 his  sons  \vith  him. 
 
 22  '  And  thou  hast  taken  from  the  ram  the 
 fat,  and  the  fat  tail,  and  the  fat  which  is 
 covering  the  inwards,  and  the  redundance 
 on  the  liver,  and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
 fat  which  is  on  them,  and  the  right  leg,  for 
 it  is  a  ram  of  consecration,  -^  and  one  round 
 cake  of  bread,  and  one  cake  of  oiled  bread, 
 and  one  thin  cake  out  of  the  basket  of  the 
 unleavened  things  which  is  before  Jehovah. 
 
 "■*  '  And  thou  hast  set  the  whole  on  the 
 hands  of  Aaron,  and  on  the  hands  of  his 
 sons,  and  hast  waved  them — a  wave-ofl'ering 
 before  Jehovah ;  "^  and  thou  hast  taken  them 
 out  of  their  hand,  and  hast  made  jierfmne 
 on  the  altar  beside  the  burnt-offering,  for 
 sweet  fragi'ance  before  Jehovah  ;  a  fire-offer- 
 ing it  is  to  Jehovah. 
 
 "^  'And  thou  hast  taken  the  breast  from 
 the  ram  of  the  consecration  which  is  for 
 Aaron,  and  hast  waved  it — a  wave-offering 
 before  Jehovah,  and  it  hath  become  tliy  por- 
 tion ;  27  and  thou  hast  sanctified  the  breast 
 of  the  wave-offering,  and  the  leg  of  the  heave- 
 offering,  which  hatli  been  waved,  and  which 
 hath  been  lifted  up  from  the  ram  of  the 
 consecration,  of  that  which  is  for  Aaron,  and 
 of  that  which  is  for  his  sons ;  '-8  and  it  hath 
 been  for  Aaron  and  for  his  sons,  by  a  statute 
 age-during  from  the  sons  of  Israel,  for  it  is  a 
 heave-offering ;  and  it  is  a  heave-oflering 
 from  the  sons  of  Israel,  from  the  sacrifices  of 
 their  peace-offerings — their  heave-offering  to 
 Jehovah. 
 
 -'^  '  And  the  holy  garments  which  are 
 Aaron's,  are  for  his  sons  after  himj  to  be 
 anointed  in  them,  and  to  consecrate  in  them 
 their  hand ;  3"  seven  days  doth  the  priest 
 in  his  stead  (of  his  sons)  put  them  on,  when 
 he  goeth  in  unto  the  tent  of  meeting,  to  minis- 
 ter in  the  sanctuary. 
 
 ^1  '  And  the  ram  of  the  consecration  thou 
 dost  take,  and  hast  boiled  its  flesh  in  the 
 holy  ])lace  ;  ^"  and  Aaron  hath  eaten  —  his 
 sons  also  —  the  flesh  of  the  ram,  and  the 
 bread  which  is  in  the  basket,  at  the  opening 
 of  the  tent  of  meeting  ;  _  *'  and  they  have 
 eaten  those  things  by  which  there  is  atone- 
 ment to  consecrate  their  hand,  to  sanctify 
 them ;  and  a  stranger  doth  not  eat— for  they 
 are  holy ;  ^^  and  if  there  be  left  of  the  flesh 
 of  the  consecration  or  of  the  bread  till  the 
 morning,  then  thou  hast  burned  that  wliich 
 is  left  with  fire ;  it  is  not  eaten,  for  it  is 
 holy. 
 
 3"  '  And  thou  hast  done  thus  to  Aaron  and 
 to  his  sons,  according  to  all  that  I  have  com- 
 manded thee;  seven  days  thou  dost  conse- 
 crate their  hand;  •*•' and  a  bullock,  asin-oH'ering, 
 thou  dost  in-epare  daily  for  the  atonements, 
 and  thou  hast  atoned  for  the  altar,  in  thy 
 malcing  atonement  on  it,  and  hast  anointed 
 it  to  sanctify  it ;  ^''  seven  days  thou  dost  make 
 57 
 
The  altar  of  incense. 
 
 XXIX.  38. -EXODUS.-  XXX.  30. 
 
 The  ransom  of  souls. 
 
 atonement  for  the  .iltar,  and  hast  sanctified  it, 
 and  the  altar  hath  been  most  holy  ;  all  that 
 is  coming  against  the  altar  is  holy. 
 
 38  '  And  tins  is  that  which  thou  dost  pre- 
 pare on  the  altar ;  two  lambs,  sous  of  a  year, 
 daily  continually ;  3''  the  one  lamb  thoii  dost 
 prepaie  in  the  morning,  and  the  second  lamb 
 thou  dost  prepare  between  the  evenings; 
 *"  and  a  tenth  deal  of  fine  flour,  mixed  \vitli 
 beaten  oil,  a  fourth  partof  a  hin,  and  a  liba- 
 tion, a  fourth  part  of  a  hin,  of  wine,  is  for  the 
 one  lamb. 
 
 ^  '  And  the  second  lamb  thou  dost  prepare 
 between  the  evenings ;  according  to  the  pre- 
 sent of  the  morning,  and  according  to  its  liba- 
 tion, thou  dost  prepare  for  it,  for  sweet 
 fragi-ance,  a  fire-ofiering,  to  Jehovah : — ■*-  a 
 continual  burnt-offering  for  your  generations, 
 at  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  before 
 Jehovah,  whither  I  am  met  with  you,  to 
 speak  imto  thee  there,  ■'^  and  I  have  met  there 
 with  the  sous  of  Israel,  and  it  hath  been 
 sanctified  by  My  honom*. 
 
 ■"  '  And  I  have  sanctified  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing, and  the  altar,  and  Aaron  and  liis  sons  I 
 sanctify  for  being  jmests  to  Me,  '*''  and  I  have 
 tabernacled  in  the  midst  of  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 and  have  become  tlieir  God,  '"'  and  they  have 
 known  that  I  am  Jehovah  their  God,  who 
 hath  brought  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egy];)t, 
 that  I  may  tabernacle  in  their  midst ;  1  am 
 Jehovah  their  God. 
 
 XXX.  1  'AND  thou  hast  made  an  altar /o?' 
 making  i^ei-fume  ;  o/ shittini  wood  thou  dost 
 make  it;  "a  cubit  its  lengtii,  and  a  cubit  its 
 ]>readth,  (it  is  square),  and  two  cubits  its 
 height;  its  horns  are  of  the  same. 
 
 ^ '  And  thou  hast  overlaid  it  mth  pure  gold, 
 its  top,  and  its  sides  round  about,  and  its 
 horns  ;  and  thou  hast  made  to  it  a  crown  of 
 gold  round  about ;  ■*  and  two  rings  of  gold 
 thou  dost  make  to  it  imder  its  crown;  on  its 
 two  ribs  thou  dost  make  tliem,  on  its  two 
 sides,  and  they  have  become  places  for  staves, 
 to  bear  it  with  them. 
 
 ^ '  And  thou  hast  made  the  staves  of  shittim 
 wood,  and  hast  overlaid  them  with  ^old; 
 "  and  thou  hast  put  it  before  the  vail,  which  is 
 1)y  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  before  the  inercy- 
 seat  wliich  is  over  the  testimony,  whither  I 
 am  met  with  thee. 
 
 '' '  And  Aaron  hath  made  perfume  on  it,  per- 
 fume of  spices,  morning  by  morning;  in  his 
 making  the  lamps  right  he  doth  perfume  it, 
 *  and  in  Aaron's  causing  the  lamps  to  go  up 
 between  the  evenings,  he  doth  perfume  it ;  a 
 continual  perfume  before  Jehovah  to  your 
 generations. 
 
 "  'Ye  do  not  cause  strange  perfume  to  go  uii 
 upon  it,  and  burnt-otFci'ing,  and  present,  and 
 libation  ye  do  not  poiir  out  on  it ;  ^^  and  Aaron 
 hath  made  atonement  on  its  horns,  once 
 in  a  year,  by  the  blood  of  the  sin -offering  of 
 atonements;  once  in  a  year  doth  he  make 
 atonement  for  it,  to  your  generations;  it  is 
 most  holy  to  Jehovah.' 
 
 11  And  Jehovah  spcaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 1- '  Wlicu  thou  takcst  up  the  stim  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel  for  tneii*  numbers,  then  they 
 have  given  eacli  an  atonement /o?'  his  soul  to 
 Jehovah  in  tlieir  being  numbered,  and  there 
 58 
 
 is  no  plague  among  them  in  their  being  num- 
 bered. 
 
 1^ '  This  they  do  give,  every  one  i^assing  over 
 unto  those  nimabered,  half  a  shekel,  by  the 
 shekel  of  the  sanctuary  (the  shekel  is  twenty 
 gerahs) ;  lialf  a  shekel  is  the  heave-offering  Co 
 Jehovah ;  i*  every  one  passing  over  xmto  those 
 niunbered,  from  a  son  of  twenty  years  and 
 upwazxls,  doth  give  the  heave-offering  of  Je- 
 hovah ;  1'  the  rich  doth  not  multiply,  and  the 
 poor  doth  not  diminish  from  the  half-shekel, 
 to  give  the  heave-offering  of  Jehovah,  to  make 
 atonement  for  your  souls. 
 
 1" '  And  thou  hast  taken  the  atonement- 
 money  from  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  hast  given 
 it  for  the  service  of  the  tent  of  meeting;  .and 
 it  hath  been  to  the  sons  of  Israel  for  a  me- 
 morial before  Jehovah,  to  make  atonement 
 for  your  soids.' 
 i^'And  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 18  '  And  thou  hast  made  a  laver  of  brass 
 (and  its  base  of  brass),  for  washing ;  and  thou 
 hast  jtut  it  between  the  tent  of  meeting  and 
 the  altar,  and  hast  put  water  there ;  i"  and 
 Aaron  and  his  sons  have  washed  at  it  their 
 hands  and  their  feet,  '<'  in  their  going  in  imto 
 the  tent  of  meeting  they  wash  with  water,  and 
 die  not;  or  in  their  drawing  nigli  unto  the 
 altar  to  minister,  to  perfume  a  fire-ofl'eriug  to 
 Jehovah,  -i  then  they  have  washed  their 
 hands  and  their  feet,  and  they  die  not,  and  it 
 hath  been  to  them  a  statute  age-diu-iug,  to 
 him  and  to  his  seed  to  their  generations.' 
 
 "-  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 in^',  -3  'And  thou,  take  to  thyseK  principal 
 spices,  wild  honey  five  lumdred  shekels  ;  and 
 spice-cinnamon,  the  half  of  that,  two  himdred 
 and  fifty;  and  spice-cane  two  himdred  and 
 fifty;  ^  and  cassia  five  hundred,  by  the  shekel 
 of  the  sanctuary,  and  olive  oil  a  hin ;  "-^  and 
 thou  hast  made  it  a  holy  anointing  oil,  a 
 compound  mixture,  work  of  a  compoimder ; 
 it  is  a  holy  anointing  oih 
 
 -fi  '  And  thou  hast  anointed  with  it  the 
 tent  of  meeting,  and  the  ark  of  the  testi- 
 mony, -''  and  the  table  and  all  its  vessels, 
 and  the  candlestick  and  its  vessels,  and  tlie 
 altar  of  perfume,  -^and  the  altar  of  burnt- 
 oifering  and  all  its  vessels,  and  the  laver  and 
 its  base ;  "■'  and  thou  hast  sanctified  them, 
 and  they  have  been  most  holy ;  all  that  is 
 coming  against  them  is  lioly  ;_'•"' aud  Aaron 
 and  his  sons  thou  dost  anoint,  and  hast 
 sanctified  them  for  being  priests  to  Me. 
 
 31 '  And  unto  the  sons  of  Israel  thou  dost 
 speak,  saying,  A  holy  anointing  oil  is  this 
 to  Me,  to  your  generations  ;  •*-  on  ilesh  of 
 man  it  is  not  poured,  and  with  its  jn-oper 
 jiroportion  ye  make  none  like  it ;  it  is  holy  ; 
 it  is  holy  to  you ;  ■^  a  man  who  compoimd- 
 eth  aril/  like  it,  or  who  putteth  of  it  ou  a 
 stranger — liath  even  been  cut  off  from  his 
 people.' 
 
 •'■•And  Jehovali  saith  unto  Moses,  'Take 
 to  thee  spices,  stactc,  and  onycha,  and  gal- 
 banum,  spices  and  ])urc  frankincense;  they 
 arc  pai-t  for  pai-t ;  '-^^  and  thou  liast  made 
 it  a  ])erfume,  a  compound,  work  of  a  com- 
 pounder, salted,  ])ure,  lioly  ;  ■"'  and  tlum  hast 
 beaten  some  of  it  small,  and  hast  put  of  it 
 before  the  testimony,  in  the  tent  of  meeting. 
 
The  aacred  perfume. 
 
 XXX.  37.— EXODUS. -xxxii.  in. 
 
 The  golden  calf. 
 
 whither  I  am  mot  with  thee;  most  holy  it 
 is  to  you. 
 
 3^ '  As  to  the  perfume  which  thou  makest, 
 with  its  proper  proportion  ye  do  not  make  to 
 yourselves,  holy  it  is  to  thee  to  Jehovah; 
 *3a  man  who  maketh  any  like  it — to  be  re- 
 freshed by  it — hath  even  been  cut  off  from 
 his  people.' 
 
 XXXI.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto 
 Moses,  saying,  " '  See,  I  have  called  by  name 
 Bezaleel,  son  of  Uri,  son  of  Hur,  of  the 
 tribe  of  Jiidah,  ^and  I  fill  him  with  the 
 Spirit  of  God,  in  wisdom,  and  in  understand- 
 ing, and  in  knowledge,  and  in  all  work,  ■*  to 
 devise  devices  to  work  in  gold,  and  in  silver, 
 and  in  brass,  ^and  in  graving  of  stone  for 
 settings,  and  in  graving  of  wood  to  work  in 
 all  work. 
 
 •^ '  And  Ij  lo,  I  have  given  with  him  Aholiab, 
 son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  and 
 in  the  heart  of  every  wise-hearted  one  I  have 
 given  Avisdom,  and  they  have  made  all  that 
 wliich  I  have  commanded  thee. 
 
 '^  '  The  tent  of  meeting,  and  the  ark  of 
 testimony,  and  the  mercy-seat  which  is  on 
 it,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the  tent,  ^  and  the 
 table  and  its  vessels,  and  the  pure  candle- 
 stick and  all  its  vessels,  and  the  altar  of  the 
 perfiune,  ^  and  the  altar  of  the  l^urnt-ofFering 
 and  all  its  vessels,  and  the  laver  and  its 
 base,  '"and  the  coloiu'ed  garments,  and  tlie 
 holy  garments  for  Aaron  the  priest,  and  the 
 garments  of  his  sons,  for  acting  as  priests  in ; 
 '^and  the  anointing  oil,  and  tne  perfume  of 
 the  spices  for  the  sanctuary;  according  to  all 
 that  I  have  commanded  thee — they  do.' 
 
 ^-And  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 13 '  And  thou,  speak  unto  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  saying.  Only,  My  sabbaths  ye  do  keep, 
 for  it  is  a  sign  between  Me  and  you,  to 
 your  generations,  to  know  that  I,  Jehovah, 
 am  sanctifying  you  ;  "  and  ye  have  ke]»t 
 the  sabbath,  for  it  is  holy  to  you,  he  who 
 is  polluting  it  is  certainly  put  to  death — for 
 any  who  doeth  work  in  it — that  person  hath 
 even  been  cut  off  from  the  midst  of  his 
 people. 
 
 i^'Six  days  is  work  done,  and  in  the 
 seventh  day  is  a  sabbath  of  holy  rest  to 
 Jehovah  ;  any  who  doeth  work  in  the  sab- 
 l)ath-day  is  certainly  jjut  to  death,  i"  and 
 the  sons  of  Israel  have  observed  the  sab- 
 bath ;  to  keep  the  sabbath  to  their  genera- 
 tions is  a  covenant  age -dm-ing,  ^"^  between 
 Me  and  the  sons  of  Israel  it  is  a  sign — to  the 
 age ;  for  six  days  Jehovah  made  the  heavens 
 and  the  earth,  and  in  the  seventh  day  He 
 hath  ceased,  and  is  refreshed.' 
 
 i^And  He  giveth  imto  Moses,  when  He 
 Gnisheth  speaking  with  him  in  moimt  Sinai, 
 two  tables  of  the  testimony,  tables  of  stone, 
 written  by  the  finger  of  God. 
 
 XXXII.  1  AND  the  people  see  that  Moses 
 is  delaying  to  come  down  from  the  mount, 
 and  the  people  assemble  against  Aaron,  and 
 say  imto  him,  'Rise,  niake  for  us  gods  who 
 go  before  us,  for  this  Moses — the  man  who 
 brought  us  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt — 
 we  have  not  luiown  what  hath  hapijened  to 
 him.' 
 
 "And  Aaron  saith  unto  them,  'Break  off 
 
 the  rings  of  gold  which  are  in  the  ears  of 
 your  wives,  your  sons,  and  your  daughters, 
 and  bring  in  imto  me;'  ^and  all  the  people 
 thernselves  break  off  the  rings  of  gold  which 
 are  in  their  ears,  and  bring  in  unto  Aaron, 
 *  and  he  receiveth  from  their  hand,  and  doth 
 fashion  it  with  a  graving  tool,  and  doth  make 
 it  g.  molten  calf,  and  they  say,  'These  thy 
 gods,  0  Israel,  who  brought  ithee  up  out  of 
 the  land  of  Egypt.' 
 
 ^And  Aaron  seeth,  and  buildeth  an  altar 
 before  it,  and  Aaron  calleth,  and  saith,  'A 
 festival  to  Jehovah — to-morrow;'  "and  they 
 rise  early  on  the  morrow,  and  cause  burnt- 
 offerings  to  ascend,  and  bring  nigh  peace- 
 offerings  ;  and  the  people  sit  down  to  eat  and 
 to  drink,  and  rise  up  to  play. 
 
 ^And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  'Go, 
 descend,  for  thy  people  whom  thou  hast 
 brought  up  out  of  the  land  of  E,gypt  hath 
 done  corruptly,  ^they  have  tiu'ned  aside 
 hastily  from  the  way  that  I  have  commanded 
 them;  they  have  made  for  themselves  a 
 molten  call,  and  bow  themselves  to  it,  and 
 sacrifice  to  it,  and  say.  These  thy  gods,  0 
 Israel,  who  brought  thee  up  out  of  the  land 
 of  Egypt.' 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  I  have 
 seen  this  people,  and  lo,  it  is  a  stiff-necked 
 people ;  i"  and  now,  let  Me  alone,  and  My 
 auger  doth  burn  against  them,  and  I  con- 
 sume them,  and  I  make  thee  become  a  great 
 nation.' 
 
 11  And  Moses  appeaseth  the  face  of  Je- 
 hovah his  God,  and  saith,  '  Wliy,  0  Jehovah, 
 doth  Thine  anger  burn  against  Thy  people, 
 whom  Thou  hast  brought  forth  out  of  the 
 land  of  Egypt  with  .great  power  and  with  a 
 strong  hand?  i"  why  do  the  Egyptians 
 speak,  saying,  For  evil  He  brought  them 
 out  to  slay  them  among  mountains,  and  to 
 consume  them  from  off  the  face  of  the 
 groimd?  turn  back  from  the  heat  of  Thine 
 anger,  and  repent  of  the  evil  against  Thy 
 people. 
 
 1* '  Be  mindful  of  Abraham,  of  Isaac,  and 
 of  Israel,  Tliy  servants,  to  whom  Thou  hast 
 sworn  by  Thyself,  and  unto  whom  Thou 
 speakest;  I  niiiltiply  your  seed  as  stars  of 
 the  heavens,  and  all  this  laud,  as  I  have 
 said,  I  give  to  your  seed,  and  they  have  in- 
 herited "to  the  age  ; '  !■*  and  Jehovah  repent- 
 eth  of  the  evil  which  Ho  hath  spoken  of 
 doing  to  His  people. 
 
 13  And  Moses  tiirneth,  and  goetli  down 
 from  the  moimt,  and  the  two  tables  of  the 
 testimony  are  in  his  hand,  tables  written  on 
 botli  their  sides,  on  this  and  on  that  are 
 they  written  ;  i"  and  the  tables  are  the  work  of 
 God,  and  the  -writing  is  the  writing  of  God, 
 graven  on  the  tables. 
 
 17  And  Joshua  heareth  the  voice  of  the 
 people  in  their  shouting,  and  saith  unto  Mo- 
 ses, 'A  noise  of  battle  in  the  camp!'  i^aud 
 he  saith,  '  It  is  not  the  voice  of  the  ci-jdng  of 
 might,  nor  is  it  the  voice  of  the  crying  of 
 weakness — a  voice  of  singing  I  am  hearing.' 
 
 1"  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  he  hath 
 drawn  near  imto  the  camp,  that  he  seeth 
 the  calf,  and  the  dancing,  and  the  anger  of 
 Moses   Durneth,   and  he  casteth  out  of  liis 
 
 m 
 
Moses  breaketh  tlie  tables.       xxxii.  20.— EXODUS.— xxxiii.  22.   He  incerceUes  for  the  peopt^ 
 
 hands  the  tahles,  and  breaketh  them  imder 
 tlie  moiiut ;  ""  and  he  taketh  tlie  calf  which 
 they  have  made,  and  burneth  it  vnih.  fire, 
 and  griudeth  until  it  is  small,  and  scatter- 
 eth  on  tlie  face  of  the  waters,  and  causeth 
 the  sons  of  Israel  to  drink. 
 
 "1  And  Moses  saith  unto  Aaron,  '  What 
 hath  this  peoi)le  done  to  thee,  that  thou 
 hast  brought  in  upon  it  a  great  sin?'  "-and 
 Aaron  saith,  '  Let  not  the  anger  of  my  lord 
 burn;  thou — thou  hast  known  the  people 
 that  it  is  in  evil ;  ^^  and  they  say  tx)  me, 
 Make  for  us  gods,  who  go  before  us,  for  this 
 Moses — the  man  who  brought  us  up  out  of 
 the  land  of  Egypt — we  have  not  known  what 
 hath  happened  to  him  :  "■*  and  I  sa;  to  them, 
 Whoso  hath  gold,  let  them  break  It  off,  and 
 they  give  to  me,  and  I  cast  it  into  the  fire,  and 
 this  calf  Cometh  out.' 
 
 "'  And  Moses  seeth  the  people  that  it  is 
 imbridled,  for  Aaron  hath  made  it  unbridled 
 for  contempt  among  its  withstauders,  '"'  and 
 Moses  standeth  in  the  gate  of  the  camp,  and 
 saith,  'Who  is  for  Jehovah? — imto  me!' 
 and  all  the  sons  of  Levi  are  gathered  unto 
 him  ;  -''and  he  saith  to  them,  'Thus  said 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  Put  each  his  sword 
 by  his  thigh,  pass  over  and  turn  back  from 
 gate  to  gate  through  the  camp,  and  slay  each 
 his  brother,  and  each  his  friend,  and  each  his 
 relation.' 
 
 "^  And  the  sous  of  Levi  do  according  to  the 
 word  of  ]\Ioses,  and  there  fall  of  the  people 
 on  that  day  about  three  thousand  men,  ^^and 
 Moses  saith,  'Consecrate  your  hand  to-day 
 to  Jehovah,  for  a  man  is  against  his  son, 
 and  against  his  brother,  so  as  to  bring  on  you 
 to-day  a  blessing.' 
 
 ■"'And  it  cometh  to  pass,  on  the  morrow, 
 that  Moses  saith  unto  the  people,  'Ye — ye 
 have  sinned  a  great  sin,  and  now  I  go  uj) 
 unto  Jehovah,  if  so  be  I  atone  for  your 
 sin.' 
 
 ^1  And  Moses  turneth  back  imto  Jehovah, 
 and  saith,  '  Oh  this  people  hath  sinned  a  great 
 sin,  that  they  make  to  themselves  a  god  of 
 gold ;  ■*-  and  now,  if  Tliou  takcst  away  their 
 sin — and  if  not — ))lot  me,  I  pray  thee,  out  of 
 Thy  book  which  Thou  hast  Aratten.' 
 
 ■*•*  And  Jehovali  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Whoso 
 hatli  sinned  against  Mc — I  blot  him  out  of 
 My  book;  ^^and  now,  go,  lead  the  people 
 wliithersoever  I  liavc  siiokcu  to  thee  of ;  lo, 
 My  messenger  goeth  before  tlice,  and  in  the 
 day  of  my  charging — then  I  have  charged 
 upon  tliein  their  sin.' 
 
 ■^''  And  Jehovah  t^jlagucth  tlie  people,  because 
 they  made  tlie  call  which  Aai-on  made. 
 
 XXXIIL  lAND  Jehovah  sjtcaketh  unto 
 Moses,  '  Go,  ascend  from  this  r;/ace,  thou  and 
 the  people,  whom  tliou  hast  brought  up  out 
 of  the  laud  of  Egypt,  unto  the  land  which 
 I  have  sworn  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and 
 to  Jacob,  saying.  To  thy  seed  I  give  it,' 
 -  (and  I  liave  sent  before  thee  a  messenger, 
 and  liave  cast  out  the  (Janaanitc,  the  Anioritc, 
 and  the  Ifittitc,  and  the  I'criz/.ite,  the  ITivite, 
 and  tlu'  .Tubiisiti^,)  •'  unto  a  land  flowing  with 
 mill;  and  lioiuy,  for  1  ilo  not  go  uji  in  thy 
 midst,  for  thou  art  a  stiU'-iiecked  people — lest 
 I  consume  thee  in  the  way.' 
 GO 
 
 ■*  And  the  people  hear  this  sad  thing,  and 
 moiu-n :  and  none  put  his  ornaments  on  him. 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Say  un- 
 to the  sons  of  Israel,  Ye  a?'e  a  stiff-necked 
 people;  one  moment — I  come  up  into  thy 
 midst,  and  have  consimied  thee;  and  now 
 put  down  thine  ornaments  from  ofi'thee,  and  1 
 know  what  I  do  to  thee ;' ''  and  the  sons  of  Israel 
 take  off  their  ornaments  at  moimt  Horeb. 
 
 '■  And  Moses  taketh  the  tent,  and  hath 
 stretched  it  out  at  the  outside  of  the  camp, 
 afar  off  from  the  camp,  and  hath  called  it, 
 '  Tent  of  Meeting ; '  and  it  hath  come  to  pass, 
 every  one  seeking  Jehovah  goeth  out  imto 
 the  tent  of  meeting,  which  is  at  the  outside  of 
 the  camp. 
 
 ^  And  it  hath  come  to  X)ass,  at  the  going  out 
 of  Moses  imto  the  tent,  all  the  people  rise, 
 and  have  stood,  each  at  the  opening  of  his 
 tent,  and  have  looked  exi^ectingly  after  Moses, 
 imtil  his  going  into  the  tent. 
 
 ^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  at  the  going  in 
 of  Moses  to  the  tent,  the  pillar  of  the  cloud 
 Cometh  down,  and  hath  stood  at  the  opening 
 of  the  tent,  and  He  hath  spoken  \vith  Moses  ; 
 1"  and  all  the  people  have  seen  the  pillar  of  the 
 cloud  standing  at  the  opening  of  the  tent,  and 
 all  the  people  have  risen  and  bowed  them- 
 selves, each  at  the  opening  of  his  tent. 
 
 i^And  Jehovah  hath  spoken  unto  Moses 
 face  unto  face,  as  a  man  speaketh  unto  his 
 friend;  and  he  hath  turned  back  unto  the 
 camp,  and  his  minister  Joshua,  son  of  Nun,  a 
 youtn,  departeth  not  out  of  the  tent. 
 
 '-  And  Moses  saith  unto  Jehovah,  '  See, 
 Thou  art  saying  imto  nie,  Bring  up  this 
 people,  and  Thou  hast  not  caused  me  to  know 
 whom  Thou  dost  send  with  me;  and  Thou 
 hast  said,  I  have  known  thee  by  name,  and 
 also  thou  hast  found  grace  in  Mine  eyes. 
 
 1^  '  And  now,  if,  I  pray  Thee,  I  have  foimd 
 grace  in  Thine  eyes,  cause  me  to  know,  I  pray 
 Thee,  Thy  way,  and  I  know  Thee,  so  that  I 
 find  grace  in  Thine  eyes,  and  consider  that 
 this  nation  !s  Thy  i^eople:'  '■*and  He  saith, 
 '  My  presence  doth  go,  and  I  have  given  rest 
 to  thee.' 
 
 1^  And  he  saith  unto  Him,  '  If  Thy  presence 
 is  not  going— take  us  not  up  from  this  place  ; 
 i"  and  in  what  is  it  known  now,  that  1  have 
 found  grace  in  Tliinc  eyes — I  and  Tliy  people 
 — is  it  not  in  Thy  going  with  us?  and  we  liave 
 been  distinguished— I  and  Tliv  people— from 
 all  the  people  wlio  are  on  the  face  of  the 
 groimd.'  ^''And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses, 
 '  Even  this  tiling  which  thou  hast  spoken  I 
 do ;  for  thou  hast  found  gi-acc  in  Mine  eyes, 
 and  I  know  thee  by  name.' 
 
 i**And  he  saitli,  'Shew  me,  I  pray  Thee, 
 Thine  honour;'  '"and  He  saitli,  '^ I  cause  all 
 Mv  goodness  to  pass  before  tliy  face,  and  have 
 called  concerning  the  Name  of  Jehovah  be- 
 fore thee,  and  favoured  him  whom  I  favour, 
 and  loved  him  whom  I  love.' 
 
 -''He  saith  also,  'Thou  art  unable  to  sec 
 My  face,  for  man  doth  not  see  Me,  and  live:' 
 ^•.Tchovah  also  saith,  '  IjO,  a  place  is  by  Me, 
 and  thou  hast  stood  on  the  roclv,  -"'and  it  liatn 
 come  to  pass,  in  the  passing  by  of  Mine  hon- 
 om',  tliat  I  have  set  thee  in  a  cleft  of  the  rock, 
 and  spread  out  My  hands  over  thee,  u  util  My 
 
rhe  two  tables  renewed. 
 
 XXXIII.  23.— EXODUS.— XXXV.  2. 
 
 Ood  instructs  Moses. 
 
 passing  by,  ^  and  I  have  turned,  aside  My 
 hands,  and  thou  hast  seen  My  back  parts,  and 
 My  face  is  not  seen.' 
 
 XXXIV.  1  AND  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses, 
 '  Hew  for  thyself  two  tables  of  stone  like  the 
 first,  and  I  have  written  on  the  tables  the 
 words  which  were  on  the  first  tables  which 
 thou  hast  broken ;  ^  and  be  prepared  at  morn- 
 ing, and  thou  hast  come  iip  in  the  morning  \into 
 mnunt  Sinai,  and  hast  stood  before  Me  there, 
 on  the  top  of  the  mount,  ^  and  no  man  cometh 
 up  with  thee,  and  also  no  man  is  seen  in  all 
 the  moimt,  also  the  f3ock  and  the  herd  do  not 
 feed  over-against  that  moimt.' 
 
 ■*  And  he  heweth  two  tables  of  stone  like 
 the  first,  and  Moses  riseth  early  in  the  morn- 
 ing, and  goeth  up  iinto  mo\int  Sinai,  as  Je- 
 hovah commanded  him,  and  he  taketh  in  his 
 hand  two  tables  of  stone. 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  cometh  down  in  a  cloud,  and 
 stationeth  Himself  with  him  there,  and  call- 
 eth  in  the  Name  of  Jehovah,  ^  and  Jehovah 
 passeth  over  before  his  face,  and  calleth : 
 Jehovah,  Jehovah  God,  merciful  and  graci- 
 ous, slow  to  anger,  and  abundant  in  kindness 
 and.  truth,  ^  keeping  kindness  for  thousands, 
 taking  away  iniquity,  and  transgression,  and 
 sin,  and  not  entirely  acquitting,  charging  ini- 
 qiiitv  of  fathers  on  childi-en,  and  on  children's 
 children,  on  a  third  generation,  and  on  a 
 fourth.' 
 
 8  And  Moses  hasteth,  and  boweth  to  the 
 earth,  and  doth  obeisance,  "  and  saith,  '  If,  I 
 pray  Thee,  I  have  found  grace  in  Thine  eyes, 
 0  my  Lord,  let  my  Lord,  I  pray  Thee,  go  in 
 our  midst  (for  it  is  a  stiff-necked  people),  and 
 thou  hast  forgiven  our  iniqiuty  and  our  sin, 
 and  hast  inherited  us.' 
 
 ^^  And  He  saith,  '  Lo,  I  am  making  a  cove- 
 nant: before  all  thy  people  I  do  wonders, 
 which  have  not  been  done  in  all  the  earth,  or 
 in  any  nation,  and  all  the  people  in  whose 
 midst  thou  art  have  seen  the  work  of  Jehovah, 
 for  it  is  fearful  that  which  I  am  doing  with 
 thee. 
 
 1^ '  Observe  for  thyself  that  which  I  am  com- 
 mandinrj  thee  to-day :  lo,  I  am  casting  out  from 
 before  tnee  the  Amorite,  and  the  Canaanite, 
 and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the 
 Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite ;  ^"  take  heed  to  thy- 
 self, lest  thou  make  a  covenant  with  the  inha- 
 bitant of  the  land  into  which  thou  art  going, 
 lest  it  become  a  snare  in  thy  midst ;  ^^  for 
 their  altars  ye  break  down,  and  their  stand- 
 ing pillars  ye  shiver,  and  its  shrines  ye  cut 
 down;  ^^for  ye  do  not  bow  yourselves  to  an- 
 other god— for  Jehovah,  whose  name  is  Zeal- 
 ous, is  a  zealous  God. 
 
 1°  '  Lest  thou  make  a  covenant  with  the  in- 
 habitant of  the  land,  and  they  have  gone  a- 
 whoring  after  their  gods,  and  have  sacrificed 
 to  their  gods,  and  one  hath  called  to  thee,  and 
 thou  hast  eaten  of  his  sacrifice,  ^^and  thou 
 hast  taken  of  their  daughters  to  thy  sons,  and 
 their  daughters  have  gone  a-whoring  after 
 their  gods,  and  have  caused  thy  sons  to  go  a- 
 whoring  after  their  gods ;  ^^  a  molten  god  thou 
 dost  not  make  to  thyself. 
 
 1*  '  The  feast  of  xmleavened  things  thou  dost 
 keep;  seven  days  thou  dost  eat  unleavened 
 things,  as  I  liave  commanded  thee,  at  an  ap- 
 
 pointed time,  the  month  of  Abib :  for  in  the 
 month  of  Abil)  thou  didst  come  out  from  Egyjit. 
 
 ^'' '  AH  opening  a  womb  are  Mine,  and  every 
 firstlino;  of  thy  cattle  born  a  male,  ox  or  sheep ; 
 ""  and  the  firstling  of  an  ass  thou  dost  ransom 
 with  a  lamb;  and  if  thou  dost  not  ransom, 
 then  thou  hast  beheaded  it ;  every  first-born 
 of  thy  sons  thou  dost  ransom,  and  they  do  not 
 appear  before  Me  emx>ty. 
 
 ^  '  Six  days  thou  dost  work,  and  on  the 
 seventh  day  thou  dost  rest ;  in  ploughing-time 
 and  in  harvest  thou  dost  rest. 
 
 ^- '  And  a  feast  of  weeks  thou  dost  observe 
 for  thyself ;  first-fruits  of  wheat-harvest ;  and 
 the  feast  of  in-gathering,  at  the  revolution  of 
 the  year. 
 
 -^ '  Three  times  in  a  year  do  all  thy  males 
 appear  before  the  Lord  Jehovah,  God  of  Is- 
 rael ;  "^  for  I  dispossess  nations  from  before 
 thee,  and  have  enlarged  thy  border,  and  no 
 man  doth  desire  thy  land  in  thv  going  up  to 
 appear  before  Jehovah  thy  God  three  times  in 
 a  year. 
 
 -5  '  Thou  dost  not  slaughter  with  a  fermented 
 thing  the  blood  of  My  sacrifice ;  and  the  sacri- 
 fice of  the  feast  of  the  passover  doth  not  re- 
 main till  morning:  -"the  first  of  the  first-fruits 
 of  the  land  thou  dost  bring  into  the  hoiise  o' 
 Jehovah  thy  God ;  thou  dost  not  boil  a  kid  in 
 its  mother's  milk.' 
 
 ^^And  Jehovah  saith  imto  Moses,  'Write 
 for  thyself  these  words,  for,  according  to  the 
 tenor  of  these  words  I  have  made  with  thee 
 a  covenant,  and  with  Israel.' 
 
 "8  And  he  is  there  with  Jehovah  foi-ty  day.s 
 and  forty  nights;  bread  he  hath  not  eaten, 
 and  water  he  hath  not  drimk ;  and  he  writetl) 
 on  the  tables  the  matters  of  the  covenant— 
 the  ten  matters. 
 
 '^And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  Moses  is 
 coming  down  from  moimt  Sinai  (and  the  two 
 tables  of  the  testimony  are  in  the  hand  of 
 Moses  in  his  coming  down  from  the  moimt), 
 that  Moses  hath  not  known  that  the  skin  of 
 his  face  hath  shone  in  His  speaking  with  him, 
 3"  and  Aaron  seeth — all  the  sons  oi  Israel  also 
 — Moses,  and  lo,  the  skin  of  his  face  hath 
 shone,  and  they  are  afraid  of  coming  nigh 
 imto  him. 
 
 31  And  Moses  calleth  unto  them,  and  Aaron 
 and  all  the  princes  in  the  company  return  tm- 
 to  him,  and  Moses  speaketh  imto  them ;  ^-  and 
 afterwards  have  all  the  sons  of  Israel  come 
 nigh,  and  he  chargeth  them  -with  all  that 
 Jehovah  hath  spoken  with  him  in  moimt 
 Sinai. 
 
 33  And  Moses  finisheth  speaking  with  them, 
 and  putteth  on  his  face  a  vail ;  ^  and  in  the 
 going  in  of  Moses  before  Jehovah  to  speak 
 with  Him,  he  turneth  aside  the  vail  until  his 
 coming  out ;  and  he  hath  come  out  and  hath 
 spoken  imto  the  sons  of  Israel  that  which 
 he  is  commanded ;  ^s  and  the  sons  of  Israel 
 have  seen  the  face  of  Moses  that  the  skin  of 
 the  face  of  Moses  hath  shone,  and  Moses  hath 
 put  back  the  vail  on  his  face  imtil  his  going 
 in  to  speak  with  Him. 
 
 XXXV.  1  AND  Moses  assembleth  all  the 
 
 companv  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  saith  unto 
 
 them,  'These  are  the  things  which  Jehovah 
 
 hath  commanded— to  do  them:  ^  Six  days  is 
 
 Gl 
 
Moses  speaks  to  the  people.        xxxv.  3. — EXODUS. — xxxvi.  9.       Offerings  for  the  tabernacle. 
 
 work  donCj  and  on  tlie  seventli  daj'  there  is 
 to  you  a  lioly  day,  a  sabbath  of  rest  to  Je- 
 hovah ;  any  wlio  doctli  work  in  it  is  put  to 
 death;  ^ye  do  not  burn  a  fire  in  any  or  yoxir 
 dwellings  on  the  sal)bath-day.' 
 
 *  And  Moses  speaketh  unto  all  the  company 
 of  the  sons  of  Isi-ael,  saying,  'This  is  the 
 thing  which  Jehovah  hath  commanded,  say- 
 ing, ^  Take  ye  from  among  you  a  heave-ofi'er- 
 ing  to  Jehovah ;  every  one  whose  heart  is 
 willing  doth  bring  it, — the  heave-ofi'ering  of 
 Jehovah, — gold,  and  silver,  and  brass,  ^and 
 blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  linen,  and 
 goats'  hair,  ^and  rams'  skins  made  red,  and 
 badgers'  skins,  and  shittim  wood,  ^  and  oil  for 
 the  light,  and  spices  for  the  anointing  oil, 
 and  for  the  spice  perfume,  "  and  shoham 
 stones,  and  stones  for  settings,  for  an  ephod, 
 and  for  a  breastplate. 
 
 1" '  And  all  the  wise-hearted  among  you 
 come  in,  and  make  all  that  Jehovah  hath 
 commanded : 
 
 11  '  The  tabernacle,  its  tent,  and  its  cover- 
 ing, its  hooks,  and  its  boards,  its  bars,  its  pil- 
 lars, and  its  sockets, 
 
 1- '  The  ark  and  its  staves,  the  mercy-seat, 
 and  tht  vail  of  the  covering, 
 
 !•*  '  The  table  and  its  staves,  and  all  its 
 vessels,  aud  the  l)read  of  the  presence, 
 
 i^'And  the  candlestick  for  the  light,  and 
 its  vessels,  and  its  lamiis,  and  the  oil  for  the 
 }ight, 
 
 1*  '  And  the  altar  of  perfume,  and  its  staves, 
 and  the  anointing  oil,  and  the  spice  perfume, 
 and  the  covering  of  the  opening  at  tlie  open- 
 ing of  the  tabernacle. 
 
 i*""  'The  altarof  Ituriit-oflering  and  the  brazen 
 grate  which  it  hath,  its  staves,  and  all  its 
 vessels,  the  laver  aud  its  base, 
 
 1'' '  The  hangings  of  the  court,  its  pillars, 
 and  their  sockets,  aud  the  covering  of  the 
 gate  of  the  coiui;, 
 
 18  '  The  pins  of  the  tabernacle,  and  the  pins 
 of  the  com-t,  and  their  cords, 
 
 1^ '  The  coloured  garments,  to  do  service  in 
 tlie  sanctuary,  tlie  holy  garments  for  Aa^ou 
 the  priest,  and  the  garments  of  his  sons  to  act 
 as  priest  in.' 
 
 -"  And  all  the  company  of  the  sons  of  Israel 
 go  out  from  the  xiresence  of  Moses,  '•'i  and  they 
 come  in — every  man  whom  his  heart  hatli 
 lifted  up,  and  everyone  wliom  his  spii'it  hath 
 made  willi)ig — they  have  brought  in  the  heave- 
 offering  of  Jehovah  for  the  work  of  the  tent  of 
 meeting,  and  for  all  its  service,  aud  for  the 
 holy  garments. 
 
 ""  And  they  come  in— the  men  with  the  wo- 
 men— every  willing-hearted  one — they  have 
 brought  in  nose-ring,  and  ear-ring,  and  seal- 
 ring,  and  necklace,  all  golden  goods,  even 
 every  one  who  hath  waved  a  wave-offering  of 
 gold  to  Jehovah. 
 
 -^And  every  man  with  whom  liath  been 
 found  blue,  and  puri)lc,  and  scarlet,  and  linen, 
 and  goats'  hair,  and  rams'  skins  made  red, 
 and  l^adgers'  skins,  have  brought  thepi  in; 
 -•'every  one  lifting  up  a  heave-offering  of 
 silver  and  bi-ass  have  brought  in  the  heave- 
 offering  of  Jehovah;  and  every  one  witli 
 whom  liath  been  found  sliittim  wood  for  any 
 work  of  the  service  brought  it  in. 
 G2 
 
 '''And  every  wise-hearted  woman  hath  spun 
 with  her  hands,  aud  they  bring  in  yarn,  the 
 l)lue,  and  the  purple,  the  scarlet,  aud  the 
 linen ;  -''  and  all  the  women  whose  heart  hath 
 lifted  them  up  in  wisdom,  have  spun  the 
 goats'  hai7: 
 
 '^  And  the  princes  have  brought  in  the  sho- 
 ham stones,  atid  the  stones  for  settings,  for  the 
 ephod,  and  for  the  breastplate,  -^and  the 
 spices,  and  the  oil  for  the  light,  and  for  the 
 anointing  oil,  and  for  the  spice  perfume; 
 -"  evei-y  man  and  woman  (whom  their  heart 
 hath  made  willing  to  bring  in  for  all  the  work 
 which  Jehovah  commanded  to  be  done  by  the 
 hand  of  Moses)  of  the  sons  of  Israel  brought 
 in  a  willing-offering  to  Jehovah. 
 
 ■^^  And  Moses  saith  imto  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 '  See,  .Jehovah  hath  called  by  name  Bezaleel, 
 son  of  Uri,  son  of  Hur,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
 31  and  He  doth  fill  him  with  the  Spirit  of 
 God,  in  wisdom,  in  understanding,  and  in 
 knowledge,  and  in  all  work,  3-  even  to  devise 
 devices  to  work  in  gold,  and  iu  silver,  and  in 
 brass,  ^^  and  in  graving  of  stones  for  settings, 
 and  in  graving  of  wood  to  work  in  any  work 
 of  design. 
 
 "^  '  And  to  direct  He  hath  put  in  his  heart, 
 he  and  Aholiab,  son  of  Ahisamach,  of  the 
 tribe  of  Dan;  ^sjje  hath  filled  them  with 
 wisdom  of  heart  to  do  every  work,  of  en- 
 graver, and  designer,  and  embroiderer  (in 
 blue,  and  in  purple,  in  scarlet,  and  in  linen), 
 and  weaver,  who  do  any  work,  and  of  de- 
 signers of  designs. 
 
 XXXVI.  1  AND  Bezaleel,  and  Aholiab, 
 and  every  wise-hearted  man,  in  whom  Jehovah 
 hath  given  wisdom  and  understanding  to 
 luiow  to  do  every  work  of  the  service  of  the 
 sanctuary,  have  done  according  to  all  that 
 Jehovah  commanded. 
 
 -  And  Moses  calleth  unto  Bezaleel,  and 
 imto  Aholiab,  and  unto  every  wise-hearted 
 man  in  whose  heart  Jehovah  hath  given  wis- 
 dom, every  one  whom  his  heart  lifted  up,  to 
 come  near  unto  the  work  to  do  it. 
 
 ■^  And  they  take  from  before  Moses  all  the 
 heavc-ofiering  wliich  the  sons  of  Israel  have 
 brought  in  for  the  work  of  the  ?ervice  of 
 the  .sanctuary  to  do  it ;  and  still  they  have 
 Inought  in  unto  liim  a  willing-offering  morn- 
 ing by  morning. 
 
 5^  And  all  the  wise  men,  who  are  doing  all 
 tlie  work  of  the  sanctuary,  come  each  from 
 liis  work  which  they  are  aoing,  'and  speak 
 unto  Moses,  saying,  'The  people  are  midti- 
 plying  to  bring  in  more  than  sufficient  for  the 
 service  of  the  work  which  Jehovah  com- 
 manded to  make.' 
 
 ''  And  Moses  commandeth,  and  they  cause 
 a  voice  to  i)ass  over  through  the  camp, 
 saying,  'Let  not  man  or  woman  make  any 
 more  work  for  the  heave-offering  of  the 
 sanctuary;'  and  the  people  are  restrained 
 from  bringing,  "  and  the  work  hath  been  siiffi- 
 cicnt  for  them,  for  all  the  work,  to  do  it,  and 
 to  leave. 
 
 8  And  all  the  v\nse-hearted  ones  among  the 
 doers  of  the  work  make  the  tabernacle ;  ten 
 cm-tains  of  twined  linen,  and  blue,  and  pur- 
 l>le,  and  scarlet,  vnth  cherubs,  work  of  a  de- 
 signer   he  hath  made  them.    >♦  The  length  of 
 
Thfi  work  of  the  tabemrrelf.      xxxvi.lO.  —EXODUS.— xxxni.  19. 
 
 and  ifsfvnnfufe 
 
 the  one  curtain  is  eiglit  and  tweiity  oy  the  cii- 
 hit,  and  tho  hrcahth  of  tlie  one  curtain  fo\U'  by 
 the  cnhit ;  one  nicaBiire  is  to  all  the  curtains. 
 
 '"And  lie  joineth  the  five  curtains  one  unto 
 another,  and  the  other  five  curtains  he  hath 
 joined  one  unto  another;  "and  he  maketh 
 loops  of  blue  on  the  edge  of  the  one  citrtain, 
 .at  the  end,  iu  the  joining ;  so  he  liath  made 
 in  tlie  edge  of  the  outmost  curtain,  in  the 
 joining  of  the  second;  '-fifty  loops  he  liath 
 made  in  the  one  curtain,  and  fifty  loops  hath 
 he  made  in  the  end  of  the  curtain  winch  is  in 
 the  joining  of  the  second  ;  the  loops  are  tak- 
 ing hold  one  on  another. 
 
 "  And  he  maketh  fifty  hooks  of  gold,  and 
 joineth  the  curtains  one  unto  another  by  the 
 nooks,  and  the  tabernacle  is  one. 
 
 "  And  he  maketh  curtains  of  goats'  hair 
 for  a  tent  over  the  tabernacle ;  eleven  cur- 
 tains lie  liatli  made  them ;  ^^  the  length  of 
 the  one  curtain  is  thirty  by  the  cubit,  and 
 the  breadth  of  the  one  ciu'tain  is  four  ciibits  ; 
 one  measure  is  to  the  eleven  curtains  ;  "•  and 
 lie  joinetli  the  five  curtains  apart,  and  the  six 
 curtains  apart. 
 
 ''^  And  he  maketh  fifty  loops  on  the  outer 
 edge  of  the  curtain,  in  the  joining  ;  and  fifty 
 loops  he  hath  made  on  the  edge  of  the  cur- 
 tain which  is  joining  the  second ;  '^  and  he 
 maketh  fifty  hooks  of  brass  to  join  the  tent 
 —to  be  one ;  '^  and  he  maketh  a  covering  for 
 tlie  tent  of  rams'  skins  made  red,  and  a  cov- 
 ering of  badgers'  skins  above. 
 
 -"And  lie  maketh  the  boards  for  the  taber- 
 nacle of  shittim  wood,  standing  up ;  -'  ten 
 cubits  is  the  length  of  the  07ie  board.,  and  a  cubit 
 and  a  half  the  breadth  of  the  one  board ; 
 ''"two  handles  are  to  the  one  board,  joined 
 one  imto  another;  so  he  hath  made  for  all 
 the  boards  of  the  tabernacle. 
 
 "3  And  he  maketh  the  boards  for  tbe  taber- 
 nacle ;  twenty  boards  for  the  south  side 
 southward ;  ^  and  forty  sockets  of  silver 
 he  hath  made  under  the  twenty  boards,  two 
 sockets  imder  the  one  board  for  its  two 
 handles,  and  two  sockets  under  the  other 
 board  for  its  two  handles. 
 
 2^  And  for  the  second  side  of  the  tabernacle, 
 for  the  north  side,  he  hath  made  twenty 
 boards,  -^and  their  forty  sockets  of  silver, 
 two  sockets  under  the  one  board,  and  two 
 sockets  under  the  other  board;  ^and  for 
 the  sides  of  the  tabernacle,  westward,  hath 
 he  made  six  boards  ;  "^  and  two  lioards  hath 
 he  made  for  the  comers  of  the  tabernacle, 
 in  the  two  sides ;  ^^  and  they  have  _  been 
 twins  below,  and  together  they  are  twins  at 
 its  head,  at  the  one  ring ;  so  he  hath  done  to 
 both  of  them  at  the  two  corners  ;^''  and  there 
 have  been  eight  boards  ;  and  their  sockets  of 
 silver  are  sixteen  sockets,  two  sockets  under 
 the  one  board. 
 
 21  And  he  maketh  bars  of  shittim  wood, 
 five  for  the  boards  of  the  one  side  of  the 
 tabernacle,  ^"  and  five  bars  for  the  boards  of 
 the  second  side  of  the  tabernacle,  and  five 
 bars  for  the  boards  of  the  tabernacle,  for  the 
 sides  westward  ;  2-'  and  he  maketh  the  middle 
 bar  to  enter  into  the  midst  of  tlie  boards  from 
 end  to  end ;  ^*  and  the  boards  he  hath  over- 
 laid with  gold,  and  their  rings  he  hath  made 
 
 of  gold,  places  for  liars,  and  he  overlayeth  the 
 bars  with  gold. 
 
 •^^'  And  ho  maketh  the  vail  of  blue,  and 
 ]iur])le,  and  scarlet,  and  twined  linen,  work 
 of  a  designer  he  liath  made  it,  with  cherubs  ; 
 ^^  and  he  maketh  for  it  four  pillars  of  shittim 
 wood,  and  overlayctli  tliem  ^^^th  gold ;  their 
 pegs  are  of  gold ;  and  he  castetli  for  them 
 four  sockets  of  silver. 
 
 ^''  And  he  maketh  a  covering  for  the  open- 
 ing of  the  tent,  of  blue,  and  purple,  and  scar- 
 let, and  twined  linen,  work  of  an  embroiderer, 
 ^^  also  its  five  pillars,  and  their  pegs  ;  and  he 
 overlaid  their  tops  and  their  fillets  vnth  gold, 
 and  their  five  sockets  are  brass. 
 
 XXXyil.  1  AND  Bezalcel  maketh  the  ark 
 of  shittim  wood,  two  cubits  and  a  half  its 
 length,  and  a  cubit  and  a  half  its  breadth, 
 and  a  cubit  and  a  h.alf  its  height ;  ^  and  he 
 overlayeth  it  with  pure  gold  within  and  with- 
 out, and  maketh  for  it  a  WTeath  of  gold 
 roimd  about ;  ^  and  he  castetli  for  it  four 
 rings  of  gold,  on  its  four  feet,  even  two  rings 
 on  its  one  side,  and  two  rings  on  its  second 
 side;  *aud  he  maketh  staves  of  shittim  wood, 
 and  overlayeth  them  with  gold,  ^  and  he 
 bringeth  in  the  staves  into  the  rings,  by  the 
 sides  of  the  ark,  to  bear  the  ark. 
 
 •>  And  he  maketh  a  mercy-scat  of  pure  gold, 
 two  cubits  and  a  half  its  length,  and  a  cubit 
 and  a  half  its  breadth  ;  ^  and  lie  maketh  two 
 cherubs  of  gold,  of  beaten  work  he  hath  made 
 them,  at  the  two  ends  of  the  mercy-seat ; 
 ^  one  cherub  at  the  end  on  this  sidr,  and  one 
 cherub  at  the  end  on  that,  out  of  the  mercy- 
 seat  he  hath  made  the  cherubs,  at  its  two 
 ends ;  ^  and  the  cherubs  are  s]')reading  out 
 wings  on  high,  covering  over  the  mercy-seat 
 with  their  wings,  and  their  faces  are  one 
 towards  another ;  towards  the  mercy-seat 
 have  the  faces  of  the  cherubs  been. 
 
 '"  And  he  maketh  the  table  of  shittim  wood ; 
 two  cubits  its  length,  and  a  cubit  its  l)readth, 
 and  a  cubit  and  a  half  its  height,  "  and  over- 
 layeth it  with  pure  gold,  and  maketh  for  it  a 
 wreath  of  gold  round  about. 
 
 '2  And  he  maketh  for  it  a  border  of  a  hand- 
 breadth  roimd  about,  and  maketh  a  wreath 
 of  gold  for  its  border  round  about;  '^  and  lie 
 casteth  for  it  four  rings  of  gold,  and  putteth 
 the  rings  on  the  four  corners  which  «?-e  to 
 its  four  feet ;  '*  over-against  the  border  have 
 the  rings  been,  places  for  staves  to  bear  the 
 table. 
 
 's  And  he  maketh  the  staves  of  shittim  wood, 
 and  overlayeth  them  with  gold,  to  bear  the 
 table ;  '"  and  he  maketh  the  vessels  which  are 
 upon  tlie  table,  its  dishes,  and  its  bowls,  and 
 its  cups,  and  the  cups  by  which  they  pour  out, 
 of  pure  gold. 
 
 '7  And  he  maketh  the  candlestick  of  pure 
 gold ;  of  beaten  work  he  hath  made  the  candle- 
 stick, its  base,  and  its  branch,  its  calyxes,  its 
 knops,  and  its  flowers,  have  been  of  the  same ; 
 '8  and  six  branches  are  coming  out  of  its  sides, 
 three  brandies  of  the  candlestick  out  of  its 
 one  side,  and  three  branches  of  the  candlestick 
 out  of  its  second  side ;  '"  three  calyxes,  made 
 like  almonds,  in  the  one  branch,  a  knop  and 
 a  flower;  and  tliree  calyxes,  made  like  al- 
 monds, in  another  branch,  a  knop  and  a  flow- 
 63 
 
Making  of  the  tabernacle         xxxvii.  20.— EXODUS.— xxxtx.  2. 
 
 and  its  ftntiUure. 
 
 er;  so  to  the  six  branches  wbicli  are  coming 
 out  of  the  candlestick. 
 
 -"And  in  the  candlestick  are  four  calyxes, 
 made  like  almonds,  its  kuops,  and  its  flowers, 
 '-'  and  a  knon  under  the  two  hranches  of  the 
 same,  and  a  knor)  under  the  two  hranches  of 
 tlie  same,  and  a  knoiJ  under  the  two  branches 
 of  the  same,  are  to  the  six  branches  which  are 
 coming  out  of  it ;  --  their  knops  and  their 
 In-anches  have  been  of  the  same ;  all  of  it  one 
 lieaten  work  of  pure  gold. 
 
 -■■*  And  he  ma!keth  its  seven  lamps,  and  its 
 snuflers,  and  its  snuff-dishes,  of  pure  gold; 
 -^  of  a  talent  of  piu-e  gold  he  hatli  made  it, 
 and  all  its  vessels. 
 
 -^  And  he  maketh  the  perfume-altar  of  shit- 
 tim  wood ;  a  cubit  its  length,  and  a  cubit  its 
 breadth  (square),  and  two  cubits  its  height ; 
 its  horns  have  been  of  the  same;  -"and  he 
 overlayeth  it  ^v^th  pure  gold,  its  top  and  its 
 sides  roimd  about,  and  its  horns ;  and  he 
 maketh  for  it  a  wreath  of  gold  roimd  about ; 
 -'■  and  two  rings  of  gold  he  hath  made  for  it 
 under  its  wreath,  at  its  two  corners,  at  its 
 two  sides,  for  places  for  staves  to  bear  it  with 
 them. 
 
 -8  And  he  maketh  the  staves  of  shittim 
 wood,  and  overlayeth  them  with  gold ;  -^  and 
 he  maketh  the  holy  anointing  oil,  and  the 
 pure  spice-perfume— work  of  a  compoimder. 
 
 XXXVin.  1  AND  he  maketh  the  altar  of 
 bm'nt-offering  of  shittim  wood,  five  cubits  its 
 length,  and  rive  cubits  its  breadth  (square), 
 and  three  cubits  its  height ;  -  and  he  maketh 
 its  horns  on  its  four  corners ;  its  horns  have 
 been  of  the  same ;  and  he  overlayeth  it  with 
 brass  ;  '•*  and  he  maketh  all  the  vessels  of  the 
 altar,  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  and  the 
 siiriukling-pans,  the  forks,  and  the  fire-pans ; 
 all  its  vessels  he  hath  made  of  brass. 
 
 ■*  And  ho  maketh  for  the  altar  a  brazen  grate 
 of  net-work,  under  its  border  beneath,  unto 
 its  midst ;  '  and  he  casteth  four  rings  for  the 
 four  ends  of  the  brazen  grate — places  for  bars ; 
 '■  and  he  maketh  the  staves  of  shittim  wood, 
 and  overlayeth  them  with  brass ;  ^  and  he 
 liringeth  in  the  staves  into  the  rings  on  the 
 sides  of  the  altar,  to  bear  it  Avith  them ;  hol- 
 low with  boards  lie  made  it. 
 
 8  And  he  maketh  the  laver  of  brass,  and  its 
 base  of  brass,  with  the  looking-glasses  of  the 
 women  assembling,  who  have  assembled  at 
 the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting. 
 
 '■•And  he  maketh  the  court;  at  the  south 
 side  southward,  the  hangings  of  the  court  of 
 twined  linen,  a  hundred  by  the  cubit,  ^^  their 
 pillars  are  twenty,  and  their  brazen  sockets 
 twenty,  the  pegs  of  the  pillars  and  their  fil- 
 lets are  silver ;  ^^  and  at  the  north  side,  a 
 hundred  l)y  the  cubit,  their  pillars  a7-e  twenty, 
 and  their  sockets  of  brass  twenty;  the  pegs 
 of  the  iiillars  and  their  fillets  are  silver ;  ^"  and 
 at  the  west  side  are  hangings,  fifty  by  the 
 cubit ;  their  pillars  are  ten,  and  their  sockets 
 ten;  the  pegs  of  the  pillars  and  their  fillets 
 are  silver ;  ^^  and  at  the  east  side  eastward 
 fifty  cubits. 
 
 i*The  hangings  on  the  side  «?t  fifteen  cu- 
 bits,   their   pillars  three,    and  their    sockets 
 three ;  '•'  and  at  the  second  side  at  the  gate  of 
 the  court,  on  this  and  on  that,  are  hangings, 
 04 
 
 fifteen  cubits,  tlieir  iiillar;;  three,  and  theii 
 sockets  three ;  "'  all  th(!  hangings  of  the  court 
 round  about  are  of  twined  linen,  '^  and  the 
 sockets  for  the  pillars  of  brass,  the  pegs  of  the 
 pillars  and  their  fillets  of  silver,  and  the  over- 
 lajdng  of  their  tops  of  silver,  and  all  the  pil- 
 lars of  the  court  are  filleted  with  silver. 
 
 ^''  And  the  covering  of  the  gate  of  the  court 
 is  the  work  of  an  embroiderer,  of  blue,  and 
 purple,  and  scarlet,  and  twined  linen ;  and 
 twenty  cubits  is  the  length,  and  the  height 
 with  the  breadth  five  cubits,  over- against  the 
 hangings  of  the  court ;  ^'■'  and  their  pillars  are 
 four,  and  their  sockets  of  brass  foiir,  their 
 pegs  are  of  silver,  and  the  overlaying  of  their 
 tops  and  their  fillets  are  of  silver;  -"and  all 
 the  pins  for  the  tabernacle,  and  for  the  court 
 round  about,  are  of  brass. 
 
 -^  These  are  the  numberings  of  the  taber- 
 nacle (the  tabernacle  of  testimony),  which 
 hath  been  numbered  by  the  command  of  Mo- 
 ses, the  service  of  the  Levites,  by  the  hand  of 
 Ithamar  son  of  Aaron  the  priest. 
 
 -^  And  Bezaleel  son  of  Un,  son  of  Hur,  of  the 
 tribe  of  Judah^  hath  made  all  that  Jehovah 
 commanded  Moses ;  -^  and  with  him  is  Aho- 
 liab  son  of  Ahisamacli,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan, 
 an  engraver,  and  designer,  and  embroiderer 
 in  blue,  and  in  purple,  and  in  scarlet,  and  in 
 linen. 
 
 ^All  the  gold  which  is  prepared  for  the 
 work  in  all  the  work  of  the  sanctuary  (and  it 
 is  the  gold  of  the  wave-oflTering)  is  twenty  and 
 nine  talents,  and  seven  himdred  and  thirty 
 shekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary. 
 
 -'  And  tlie  silver  of  those  niimbered  of  the 
 company  is  a  hxmdred  talents,  and  a  thou- 
 sand and  seven  hundred  and  five  and  seventy 
 shekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the  sanctiiaiy ;  -''  a 
 bekah  for  a  poll  (half  a  shekel,  by  the  shekel 
 of  the  sanctuary,)  for  every  one  who  is  pass- 
 ing over  unto  those  numbered,  from  a  son  of 
 twenty  years  and  upwards,  for  six  hundred 
 thousand,  and  three  thousand,  and  five  hun- 
 dred and  fifty. 
 
 ^7  And  a  himdred  talents  of  silver  are  to 
 cast  the  sockets  of  the  sanctuary,  and  the 
 sockets  of  the  vail ;  a  himdred  sockets  for 
 the  himdred  talents,  a  talent  for  a  socket; 
 -^  and  the  thousand  and  seven  hundred  and 
 five  and  seventy  he  hath  made  pegs  for  the 
 pillars,  and  overlaid  their  tops,  and  filleted 
 them. 
 
 ^Aud  the  brass  of  the  wave-ofFeriug  is 
 seventy  talents,  and  two  thousand  and  four 
 hundred  shekels;  ^"and  he  maketh  with  it 
 the  sockets  of  the  opening  of  the  tent  of 
 meeting,  and  the  brazen  altar,  and  the 
 brazen  grate  which  it  hath,  and  all  the 
 vessels  of  the  altar,  3'  and  the  sockets  of  the 
 court  round  about,  and  the  sockets  of  the 
 gate  of  the  coui-t,  and  all  the  pins  of  the 
 tabernacle,  and  all  the  pins  or  the  court 
 round  about. 
 
 XXXIX.  1  AISID  of  the  blue,  and  the 
 purple,  and  the  scarlet,  they  made  coloured 
 garments,  to  minister  in  the  sanctuary ;  and 
 they  make  the  holy  garments  which  art 
 f<ir  Aaron,  as  Jehovah  hath  commandeti 
 Moses. 
 
 -And  he  maketh  the  ephod,  of  gold,  blue, 
 
The  pgople\?  offerings. 
 
 XXXIX.  3.  —EXODUS.— XL.  6. 
 
 The  dress  oftlie  chief  priest. 
 
 anrl  pmrle,  and  scarlet,  and  twined  linen, 
 '  and  they  expand  the  plates  of  gold,  and  have 
 cut  off  wires  to  work  in  tlie  midst  of  the  blue, 
 and  in  tlie  inidst  of  the  purple,  and  in  the 
 midst  of  the  scarlet,  and  in  tne  midst  of  the 
 linen — work  of  a  designer;  *  shoulder-pieces 
 they  have  made  for  it,  joining;  at  its  two 
 ends  it  is  joined. 
 
 *  And  the  girdle  of  his  ephod  which  is  on  it 
 is  of  the  same,  according  to  its  work,  of  ^old, 
 blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and  twined 
 linen,  as  Jenovah  hath  commanded  Moses. 
 
 "  And  they  prepare  the  shoham  stones,  set, 
 embroidered  vnfJi  gold,  opened  with  openings 
 of  a  signet,  by  the  names  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel ;  ''  and  he  setteth  them  on  the  shoulders 
 of  the  ejjhod  —  stones  of  memorial  for  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  as  Jehovah  hath  commanded 
 Moses. 
 
 8  And  he  maketh  the  breastplate,  work  of 
 a  designer,  like  the  work  of  the  ephod,  of 
 gold,  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet,  and 
 twined  linen;  ^it  hath  been  square;  double 
 they  have  made  the  breastplate,  a  span  its 
 length,  and  a  span  its  breadth,  doubled. 
 
 ^^  And  they  fill  in  it  four  rows  of  stones  ;  a 
 row  of  a  sardius,  a  topaz,  and  a  carbuncle 
 is  the  one  row ;  ^^  and  the  second  row  an 
 emerald,  a  sappliire,  and  a  diamond;  i"'and 
 the  third  row  an  opal,  an  agate,  and  an 
 amethyst ;  ^■^  and  the  fourth  row  a  beryl,  an 
 onyx,  and  a  jasper— set,  embroidered  with 
 gold,  in  their  settings. 
 
 ^^  And  the  stones,  according  to  the  names 
 of  tlie  sons  of  Israel,  are  twelve,  according 
 to  their  names,  openings  of  a  signet,  each 
 according  to  his  name,  for  the  twelve  tribes. 
 
 ^^  And  they  make  on  the  breastplate 
 vvreathed  chains,  work  of  thick  bands,  of  pure 
 gold ;  1^  and  they  make  two  embroidered 
 things  of  gold,  and  two  rings  of  gold,  and 
 
 Eut  the  two  rings  on  the  two  ends  of  the 
 reastplate,  ^^  and  they  put  the  two  thick 
 bands  of  gold  on  the  two  rings  on  the  ends 
 of  the  breastplate;  ^'^and  the  two  ends  of 
 the  two  thick  bands  they  have  put  on  the 
 two  embroidered  things,  and  they  put  them 
 on  the  shoulders  of  the  ephod,  over-against 
 its  front. 
 
 ^'■'  And  they  make  two  rings  of  gold,  and 
 set  tliem  on  the  two  ends  of  tlie  breastplate, 
 on  its  border,  which  is  on  the  side  of  the 
 ephod  within  ;  -^  and  they  make  two  rings  of 
 gold,  and  put  them  on  the  two  shoidders  of 
 the  ephod  below,  over-against  its  front,  over- 
 against  its  joining,  above  the  girdle  of  the 
 ephod ;  "^  and  they  l)ind  the  breastplate  by 
 its  rings  unto  the  rings  of  the  ephod,  with  a 
 ribbon  of  blue,  to  be  above  the  girdle  of  the 
 ephod,  and  the  breastplate  is  not  loosed  from 
 off  the  ephod,  as  Jehovah  hath  commanded 
 Moses. 
 
 -^And  he  maketh  the  upiier  robe  of  the 
 ephod,  work  of  a  weaver,  completely  of 
 blue ;  -^  and  the  opening  of  the  up])er  robe  is 
 in  its  midst,  as  the  opening  of  a  habergeon,  a 
 border  is  to  its  opening  round  about,  it  is  not 
 rent;  ^and  they  make  on  the  hems  of  the 
 upper  robe  pomegranates  of  blue,  and  purple, 
 and  scarlet,  twined. 
 
 -'  And  they  make  bells  of  pure  gold,  and 
 
 put  the  bells  in  the  midst  of  the  pomegran- 
 ates, oil  the  lienis  of  the  u]ipcr  robe,  round 
 about,  in  the  inidst  of  tlie  pomegi-anates  ;  -"^  a 
 bell  and  a  pomcgTauate,  a  bell  and  a  pome- 
 granate, a7(i  on  the  hems  of  the  upper  robo, 
 round  about,  to  minister  in,  as  Jehovah  hath 
 commanded  Moses. 
 
 '^  And  they  make  the  coats  of  linen,  work 
 of  a  weaver,  for  Aaron  and  for  his  sons 
 -8  and  the  mitre  of  linen,  and  the  beautiful 
 bonnets  of  linen,  and  the  linen  trousers,  of 
 twined  linen,  2&and  the  girdle  of  twined 
 linen,  and  blue,  and  purple,  and  scarlet, 
 work  of  an  embroiderer,  as  Jehovah  hath 
 commanded  Moses. 
 
 ^^And  they  make  the  Hower  of  the  holy 
 crown  of  pure  gold,  and  write  on  it  a  writ- 
 ing, openings  of  a  signet,  'Holy  to  Jehovah;' 
 ^land  they  put  on  it  a  nbbon  of  blue,  to  put 
 it  on  the  mitre  above,  as  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded Moses. 
 
 ^-  And  all  the  service  of  the  tabernacle  of 
 the  tent  of  meeting  is  completed;  and  the 
 sous  of  Israel  do  according  to  all  that  Je- 
 hovah hath  commanded  Moses ;  so  they  havo 
 done. 
 
 ^^  And  they  bring  in  the  tabernacle  unto 
 Moses,  the  tent,  and  all  its  vessels,  its  hooks, 
 its  boards,  its  bars,  and  its  pillars,  and  its 
 sockets ;  ^^  and  the  covering  of  rams'  skins, 
 which  are  made  red,  and  the  covering  of 
 badgers'  skins,  and  the  vail  of  the  covering ; 
 '^^  the  ark  of  the  testimony  and  its  staves, 
 and  the  mercy-seat;  ^''the  table,  all  its  ves- 
 sels, and  the  bread  of  the  presence ;  ^  the 
 pure  candlestick,  its  lamps,  the  lamps  of  ar- 
 rangement, and  all  its  vessels,  and  the  oil  for 
 thelight. 
 
 _  38  And  the  golden  altar,  and  the  anointing 
 oil,  and  the  spice-perfume,  and  the  covering 
 of  the  opening  of  the  tent ;  ^^  the  brazen  altar 
 and  the  brazen  grate  which  it  hath,  its  staves, 
 and  all  its  vessels,  the  laver  and  its  base. 
 
 ^''The  hangings  of  the  court,  its  pillars,  and 
 its  sockets  J  and  the  covering  for  the  gate  of 
 the  court,  its  cords,  and  its  pins ;  and  all  the 
 vessels  of  the  service  of  the  tabernacle,  for 
 the  tent  of  meeting ;  ^^  the  coloured  clothes 
 to  minister  in  the  sanctuary,  the  holy  gar- 
 ments for  Aaron  the  priest,  and  the  garments 
 of  his  sons,  to  act  as  priest  in. 
 
 *^  According  to  all  that  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded Moses,  so  have  the  sons  of  Israel 
 done  all  the  service ;  ^^  and  Moses  seeth  all 
 the  work,  and  lo,  they  have  done  it  as  Je- 
 hovah hath  commanded ;  so  they  have  done. 
 And  Moses  doth  bless  them. 
 
 XL.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses, 
 saying,  - '  On  the  first  day  of  the  month  in 
 the  first  month,  thou  dost  raise  up  the  taber- 
 nacle of  the  tent  of  meeting,  ^  and  hast  set  there 
 the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and  hast  covered 
 over  the  ark  with  the  vail,  ■*  and  hast  brought 
 in  the  table,  and  set  its  arrangement  in  order, 
 and  hast  brought  in  the  candlestick,  and 
 caused  its  lamps  to  go  up. 
 
 ^  'And  thou  hast  put  the  golden  altar  for 
 perfume  before  the  ark  of  the  testimony,  and 
 hast  put  the  covering  of  the  opening  to  the 
 tabernacle,  ''  and  hast  put  the  altar  of  the 
 burnt-ofteriug  before  the  opening  of  the  taber 
 65 
 
The  tabernacle  completed. 
 
 Lx.  7.— EXODUS.— XL.  38. 
 
 andJUled  with  glory. 
 
 nacle  of  the  tent  of  moctinjr,  ^and  hast  put 
 tliolaver  })etween  the  tent  of  meetiiif,'  and  tlie 
 altar,  and  hast  j)ut  water  there. 
 
 *  'And  thou  ha.st  set  the  court  round  aliout, 
 and  hast  placed  the  covering  of  tlie  ^'atc  of 
 the  court,  "and  hast  taken  the  anointinp;  oil, 
 and  anointed  the  tabernacle,  and  all  that  m 
 in  it,  and  hallowed  it,  and  all  its  vessels,  and 
 it  hath  been  holy;  '"and  thou  hast  anointed 
 the  altar  of  the  burnt-ofli'erinK,  and  all  its 
 vessels,  and  sanctified  the  altar,  and  the  altar 
 hath  been  most  holy ;  ^^  and  thou  ha.st  anointed 
 the  laver  and  its  base,  and  sanctified  it. 
 
 ^'-  'And  thou  hast  brought  near  Aaron  and 
 his  sons  unto  the  ojjeniug  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing, and  hast  bathed  them%vith  water;  '^and 
 thou  hast  clothed  Aaron  with  the  holy  gar- 
 ments, and  anointed  him,  and  sanctified  him, 
 and  he  hath  acted  as  priest  to  Me. 
 
 ^^  'And  his  sons  thou  dost  bring  near,  and 
 hast  clothed  tliem  with  coats,  '^and  anointed 
 them  as  thou  hast  anointed  their  father,  and 
 they  liave  acted  as  jiriests  to  Me,  and  their 
 anointing  hath  been  to  be  to  them  for  a 
 priesthood  age-during,  to  their  generations.' 
 
 ^••And  Moses  doth  according  to  all  that 
 Jehovah  hath  com^manded  him;  so  he  hath 
 done. 
 
 '^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the  first  month, 
 in  the  second  year,  in  the  first  of  tlie  mouth, 
 the  taberiuicle  hath  been  raised  up;  ^^aad 
 Moses  raiseth  up  the  tabernacle,  and  setteth 
 its  sockets,  and  ^uaceth  its  l)oards^  and  placeth 
 its  bars,  and  raiseth  its  pillars,  '^and  spread- 
 eth  the  tent  over  the  tabernacle,  and  putteth 
 the  covering  of  the  tent  upon  it  above,  as  Je- 
 Jiovah  hath  commanded  Moses. 
 
 -"And  he  taketh  and  putteth  the  testi- 
 mony unto  the  ark,  and  setteth  the  staves 
 on  the  ark,  ami  putteth  the  mercy-seat  on 
 the  ark  above ;  "^  and  bringeth  in  the  ark 
 unto  the  tabernacle,  and  placeth  the  vail  of 
 the  covering,  and  covereth  ovci-  tlie  ark  of 
 the  testimony,  as  Jehovah  hath  commanded 
 Moses. 
 
 ^^  And  he  putteth  the  table  in  the  tent  of 
 meeting,  on  the  side  of  the  talieinacle  north 
 66 
 
 ward,  at  the  outside  of  the  vail,  ^  and  sottotli 
 in  order  u])on  it  the  arrangement  of  bread, 
 before  Jehovah,  as  Jehovah  hath  commanded 
 Moses. 
 
 ^  And  he  putteth  the  candlestick  in  the 
 tent  of  meeting,  over-against  the  table,  on 
 the  side  of  the  tabernacle  southward,  -^and 
 causeth  the  lamps  to  go  up  before  Jehovah, 
 as  Jehovah  hath  commandwl  Moses. 
 
 ^"And  he  setteth  the  golden  altar  in  the 
 tent  of  meeting,  before  the  vail,  -^  and  mak- 
 eth  perfume  on  it  —  spice-perfimie — as  Jeho- 
 vah hath  commanded  Moses. 
 
 "^  And  he  setteth  the  covering  of  the  open- 
 ing to  the  tabernacle,  '-^and  the  altar  of  the 
 burnt-offering  he  hath  set  at  the  opening  of 
 the  tabernacle  of  tlie  tent  of  meeting,  and 
 causeth  the  burnt-ofTering  to  go  up  upon  it, 
 and  the  present,  as  Jehovah  hath  commanded 
 Moses. 
 
 •'"'And  he  putteth  the  laver  between  the 
 tent  of  meeting  and  the  altar,  and  putteth 
 water  there  for  washing,  ^^  and  Moses  and 
 Aaron  and  his  sons  have  washed  their  hands 
 and  their  feet  at  the  same ;  ^-  in  their  going 
 in  unto  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  in  their 
 drawing  near  unto  the  altar,  they  wash,  as 
 Jehovah  hath  commanded  Moses. 
 
 •'^  And  he  raiseth  up  the  court  round  about 
 the  tabernacle,  and  about  the  altar,  and 
 placeth  the  covering  of  the  gate  of  the  court; 
 and  Moses  completeth  the  work. 
 
 ^  And  the  cloud  covereth  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing, and  the  honour  of  .Tehovah  hath  filled 
 the  tabernacle ;  •'■''  and  Moses  hath  not  been 
 able  to  go  in  unto  the  tent  of  meeting,  for 
 the  cloud  hath  tabcra-acled  on  it,  and  tlie 
 honour  of  .Jehovah  hath  filled  the  tabei. 
 nacle. 
 
 ^''And  in  the  going  up  of  the  cloud  from 
 off"  the  tabernacle  the  sons  of  Israel  journey 
 in  all  their  journeys;  ''^and  if  the  cloud  go 
 not  uj)  then  they  journey  not,  until  the  day 
 of  its  going  up  :  •''*for  the  cloud  of  Jehovah  h 
 on  the  tal)evnacle  by  day,  and  lire  is  in  it  by 
 night,  before  the  eyes  of  all  the  houae  of 
 rsracl  in  .all  their  journeys. 
 
LEVITICUS. 
 
 CHAP.  1.  lAND  Jehovah  callcth  unto 
 Moses,  and  speaketh  unto  him  out  of  the  tent 
 of  meeting,  saying,  - '  Sjieak  unto  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  ana  thou  hast  said  iinto  them.  Any 
 man  of  you  when  he  doth  bring  near  an  offer- 
 ing to  Jehovah,  out  of  the  cattle — out  of  the 
 herd,  or  out  of  the  flock — ye  do  bring  near 
 your  offering. 
 
 ^  '  If  his  offering  is  a  burnt-offering  out  of 
 the  herd — a  male,  a  perfect  one,  he  doth  bring 
 near,  unto  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing he  doth  bring  it  near,  at  his  pleasure, 
 betore  Jehovah ;  ■*  and  he  hath  laid  his  hand 
 on  the  head  of  the  burnt-offering,  and  it  hath 
 been  accepted  for  him  to  make  atonement  for 
 him ;  ''  and  he  hath  slaughtered  the  son  of  the 
 herd  before  Jehovah ;  and  sons  of  Aaron,  the 
 priests,  have  brought  the  blood  near,  and 
 sprinkled  the  blood  on  the  altar  round  abmit, 
 which  is  at  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting. 
 
 "  '  And  he  hatli  stripped  the  burnt-otfering, 
 and  hath  cut  it  into  its  pieces ;  "^  and  the  sons 
 of  Aaron  the  priest  have  put  fire  on  the  altar, 
 and  arranged  wood  on  the  fire ;  ^  and  sons 
 of  Aaron,  the  jiriests,  have  arranged  the 
 pieces,  \vith  the  head  and  the  fat,  on  the 
 wood,  which  is  on  the  fire,  which  is  on  the 
 altar ;  ^  and  its  inwards  and  its  legs  he  doth 
 wash  with  water ;  and  the  priest  hath  made 
 Derfume  with  the  whole  on  the  altar,  a  burnt- 
 )fi"ering,  a  fire-offering  of  sweet  fragi-ance  to 
 Jehovah. 
 
 1*  'And  if  his  offering  Is  out  of  the  flock — out 
 of  the  sheep  or  out  of  the  goats— for  a  burnt- 
 offering,  a  male,  a  perfect  one,  he  doth  bring 
 near,  ^^aud  he  hath  slaughtered  it  by  the 
 side  of  the  altar  northward,  before  Jehovah  : 
 and  sons  of  Aaron,  the  priests,  have  sprinlded 
 its  blood  on  the  altar  roiind  about ;  ^-  and  he 
 hath  cut  it  into  its  pieces,  and  its  head  and 
 its  fat,  and  the  priest  hath  arranged  them  on 
 the  wood,  which  is  on  the  fire,  which  is  on  the 
 altar ;  ^^  and  the  inwards  and  the  legs  he  doth 
 wash  vrith  water,  and  the  priest  hath  brought 
 the  whole  near,  and  hath  made  perfumeon 
 the  altar ;  it  is  a  bui-nt-offering,  a  fire-offering 
 of  sweet  fragrance  to  Jehovah. 
 
 1*  '  And  if  his  offering  is  a  burnt-offering  o\it 
 of  the  fowl  to  Jehovah,  than  he  hath  brought 
 near  his  offering  out  of  the  turtle-doves  or  out 
 of  the  young  jiigeons,  ^^  and  the  priest  hath 
 brought  it  near  unto  the  altar,  and  hath 
 ^VTung  off  its  head,  and  hath  made  perfume 
 on  the  altar,  and  its  Ijlood  hath  been  wrung 
 out  by  the  side  of  the  altar ;  i'^  and  he  hath 
 turned  aside  its  crop  with  its  feathers,  and 
 hath  cast  it  near  the  altar,  eastward,  unto  the 
 place  of  ashes ;  i"  and  he  hath  cleaved  it  with 
 its  wings  (he  doth  not  separate  i/.),  and  the 
 ■priest  hath  made  it  a  perfume  on  the  altar, 
 ou  the  wood,  which  is  on  the  fire ;  it  is  a  burnt- 
 offering,  a  fire-offering  of  sweet  fragrance  to 
 Jehovah. 
 
 II.  1  'AND  when  a  person  bringeth  near 
 an  offering,  a  present  to  Jehovah,  of  flour 
 
 is  his  offering,  and  he  hatli  poured  on  it  oil, 
 and  hath  put  on  it  frankincense;  "and  ha 
 hath  brouglit  it  in  unto  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
 the  priests,  and  he  hath  taken  from  thence 
 the  fidness  of  his  hand  of  its  flour  and  of  its 
 oil,  besides  all  its  frankincense,  and  the 
 priest  hath  made  perfume  with  its  memorial 
 on  the  altar,  a  fire-offering  of  sweet  frag- 
 rance to  Jehovah ;  ^  and  the  remnant  of  the 
 present  is  for  Aaron  and  for  his  sons,  most 
 noly,  of  the  fire-offerings  of  Jehovah. 
 
 *  'And  when  thou  bringest  near  an  offer- 
 ing, a  present  baked  in  an  oven,  it  w  of  un 
 leavened  cakes  of  floitr  mixed  with  oil,  oi 
 thin  unleavened  cakes  anointed  •with  oil. 
 
 ^  'And  if  thine  offering  is  a  present  mailc 
 on  the  girdel,  it  is  of  fiour,  mixed  with  oil, 
 unleavened;  "divide  thou  it  into  parts,  and 
 thou  hast  poured  on  it  oil ;  it  is  a  present. 
 
 ''  'And  if  thine  offering  is  a  present  made 
 on  the  frying-pan,  of  flour  %vith  oil  it  is  made, 
 ^  and  thou  hast  brought  in  the  present  which 
 is  made  of  these  to  .Jehovah,  and  mie  hath 
 brought  it  near  unto  the  priest,  and  he  hath 
 brought  it  nigh  unto  the  altar,  "  and  the 
 priest  hath  lifted  up  from  the  present  its 
 memorial,  and  hath  made  perfume  on  the 
 altar,  a  fire-offering  of  sweet  fragrance  to 
 Jehovah ;  i"  and  the  remnant  of  the  present 
 is  for  Aaron  and  for  his  sons,  most  holy,  of 
 the  fire-offerings  of  Jehovah.  ^^  No  present 
 which  ye  bring  near  to  Jehovah  is  made 
 fermented,  for  with  any  leaven  or  any  honey 
 ye  perfume  no  fire-offering  to  Jehovah. 
 
 *-  'An  offering  of  tvrst-fndts — ye  bring  them 
 near  to  Jehovah,  but  on  the  altar  they  go 
 not  up,  for  sweet  fragrance.  '^  And  every 
 offering — thy  present— with  salt  thou  dost 
 season,  and  thou  dost  not  let  the  salt  of  the 
 covenant  of  thy  God  cease  from  thy  present ; 
 with  all  thine  offerings  thou  dost  Bring  near 
 salt. 
 
 ^•*  'And  if  thou  bring  near  a  present  of 
 first-ripe  fruits  to  Jehovah, — of  green  ean:, 
 roasted  "«ath  fire,  beaten  out  corn  of  a  fruit- 
 ful field  thou  dost  bring  near  tlie  present  of 
 thy  first-ripe /?-m7s,  '^and  tliou  hast  put  on 
 it  oil,  and  laid  on  it  frankincense,  it  is  a  pre- 
 sent; i''and  the  priest  hatli  made  perfume 
 with  its  memorial  from  its  beaten  out  corn, 
 and  from  its  oil,  besides  all  its  frankincense 
 — a  fire-offering  to  Jehovah. 
 
 III.  1  'AND  if  his  offering  is  a  sacrifice 
 of  peace-offerings,  if  out  of  the  herd  he  is 
 bringing  near,  whether  male  or  female,  a 
 perfect  one  he  doth  bring  near  before  Je- 
 hovah, 2  and  he  hath  laid  his  hand  on  the 
 head  of  his  offering,  and  hath  slaughtered 
 it  at  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and 
 sons  of  Aaron,  the  priests,  have  sprinkled 
 the  blood  on  the  altar  roiuid  about. 
 
 **  'And  he  hath  brought  near  from  the  sacri- 
 fice of  the  peace-offerings  a  fire-oftcring  to 
 Jehovah,  the  fat  which  is  covering  the  in- 
 wards,  and  ail  Lhc  fat  wliich  is  on  the  in- 
 
Law  of  the  peace-offering. 
 
 HL  4.— LEVITICUS.— IV.  23. 
 
 and  of  the  sin-ofering. 
 
 wards,  ''and  tlie  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat 
 whicli  /.■?  on  them,  which  is  on  the  Hanks, 
 and  the  redundance  above  the  liver,  (beside 
 the  kidneys  he  doth  turn  it  aside),  ^and  sons 
 of  Aaron  have  made  it  a  perftmie  on  the 
 altar,  on  the  burnt-offering  which  is  on  the 
 wood,  \vhich  is  on  tlie  fire — a  tire-offering  of 
 sweet  fragrance  to  Jehovah. 
 
 •^ '  And  if  his  offering  is  out  of  the  flock  for 
 a  sacrifice  of  i^eace-offerings  to  Jehovah,  male 
 or  female,  a  perfect  one  he  doth  bring  near ; 
 "■if  a  sheep  he  is  bringing  near  for  his  offer- 
 ing, then  he  hath  brought  it  near  before 
 Jehovah,  8  and  hath  laid  his  hand  on  the 
 head  of  liis  offering,  and  hath  slaughtered  it 
 before  tlie  tent  of  meeting,  and  sons  of  Aaron 
 have  sprinkled  its  blood  on  the  altar  round 
 about. 
 
 ^  'And  he  hath  brought  near  from  the 
 sacrifice  of  the  peace-offerings  a  fire-offering 
 to  Jehovah,  its  fat,  the  whole  fat  tail  (over- 
 against  the  bone  he  doth  turn  it  aside),  and 
 the  fat  which  is  covering  the  inwards,  and 
 all  the  fat  which  is  on  the  inwards,  i"  and 
 the  two  kidneys,  and  the  fat  which  is  on 
 them,  which  is  on  the  flanks,  and  the  redun- 
 dance above  the  liver,  (beside  the  kidneys  he 
 doth  turn  it  aside),  "and  the  priest  hath 
 made  it  a  perfiune  on  the  altar — bread  of  a 
 fire-offering  to  Jehovah. 
 
 1^ '  And  if  his  offering  is  a  goat,  then  he 
 hath  brought  it  near  before  Jehovah,  I'^and 
 liath  laid  his  hand  on  its  head,  and  hath 
 slauglitered  it  before  the  tent  of  meeting 
 and  sons  of  Aaron  have  sprinkled  its  blood 
 on  the  altar  round  about ;  ^*  and  he  hath 
 brought  near  from  it  his  offering,  a  fire-offer- 
 ing to  Jehovah,  the  fat  which  is  covering 
 the  inwards,  and  all  the  fat  whicSli  is  on  the 
 inwards,  ^^  and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
 fat  which  is  upon  them,  which  is  on  the 
 flanks,  and  the  redundance  above  the  liver, 
 (beside  the  kidneys  he  doth  turn  it  aside), 
 ^'^  and  the  priest  hath  made  them  a  ]ierfume 
 on  the  altar  —  bread  of  a  fire-oflering,  for 
 sweet  fragrance ;  all  the  fat  is  Jehovah's. 
 
 1''  'A  statute  age-during  to  your  generations 
 in  all  your  jdwellings :  any  fat  or  any  blood 
 ye  do  not  ea!t.' 
 
 IV.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses, 
 saying,  ^ '  Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 saying.  When  a  person  doth  sin  through 
 ignorance  against  any  of  the  commands  of 
 •Jehovah  regarding  things  which  are  not  to 
 be  done,  and  hath  done  something  against  one 
 of  these — 
 
 ' '  If  the  priest  who  is  anointed  doth  sin 
 according  to  tlie  guilt  of  the  people,  then  he 
 hath  brought  near  for  his  sin  which  he  hath 
 sinned  a  bullock,  a  son  of  the  herd,  a  perfect 
 one,  to  Jehovah,  for  a  sin-offering,  ""and  lie 
 hath  brought  in  the  bullock  imto  the  openinjj 
 of  the  tent  of  meeting  before  Jehovah,  and 
 hath  laid  his  hand  on  the  head  of  the  bul- 
 lock, and  hath  slaughtered  the  bullock  before 
 Jehovah. 
 
 ' '  And  the  priest  who  is  anointed  liath 
 taken  of  the  blood  of  the  bullock,  and  hath 
 brought  it  in  unto  the  tent  of  meeting,  "and 
 the  priest  hath  dipped  his  flnger  in  the  blood, 
 and  sprinkled  of  the  blood  seven  times  before 
 68 
 
 Jehovah,  at  the  front  of  the  vail  of  the  sanc- 
 tuary ;  '  and  the  priest  liath  put  of  the  blood 
 on  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  spice-perfume 
 before  Jehovah,  which  is  in  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing, and  all  the  blood  of  the  bullock  he  doth 
 pour  out  at  the  foundation  of  the  altar  of  the 
 tjurat-off'ering,  which  is  at  the  opening  of  the 
 tent  of  meeting. 
 
 ^ '  And  all  the  fat  of  the  bullock  of  the  sin- 
 offering  he  doth  lift  up  from  it,  the  fat  which 
 is  covering  over  the  inwards,  and  all  the  fa+ 
 which  is  on  the  inwards,  ^  and  the  two  kid- 
 neys, and  the  fat  which  is  on  them,  which  ii 
 on  the  flanks,  and  the  redundance  above  the 
 liver,  (beside  the  kidneys  he  doth  turn  it 
 aside),  ^^  as  it  is  lifted  up  from  the  ox  of  the 
 sacrifice  of  the  peace-offerings ;  and  the  priest 
 hath  made  them  a  perfume  on  the  altar  of 
 the  burnt-oftering. 
 
 "  '  And  the  skin  of  the  bullock,  and  all  its 
 flesh,  besides  its  head,  and  besides  its  legs, 
 and  its  inwards,  and  its  dung — i-hc  hath 
 even  brought  out  the  whole  bullock  unto  the 
 outside  of  the  camp,  unto  a  clean  place,  unto 
 the  place  of  the  pouring  out  of  the  ashes, 
 and  ne  hath  burnt  it  on  the  wood  with  Are ; 
 beside  the  j^lace  of  the  pouring  out  of  the 
 ashes  it  is  bui-nt. 
 
 ^3  '  Ajid  if  the  whole  company  of  Israel  err 
 ignorantly,  and  the  thing  liath  been  hidden 
 from  the  eyes  of  the  assembly,  and  they  have 
 done  something  against  one  of  all  the  com- 
 mands of  Jehovah  concerning  tilings  wliich 
 are  not  to  be  done,  and  have  been  guilty; 
 "  when  the  sin  which  they  have  sinned  con- 
 cerning it  hath  been  known,  then  have  the 
 assembly  brought  near  a  bullock,  a  son  of  the 
 herd,  for  a  sin-ofl'eriug,  and  they  have  brought 
 it  in  before  the  tent  of  meeting;  ^^and  the 
 elders  of  the  company  have  laid  their  hands 
 on  the  head  of  the  bullock,  before  Jehovali, 
 and  one  hath  slaughtered  the  buUock  before 
 Jehovah. 
 
 1^  '  And  the  priest  who  is  anointed  hath 
 brought  in  of  the  blood  of  the  bullock  unto 
 the  tent  of  meeting,  ^'^and  the  priest  hath 
 dipped  his  finger  m  the  blood,  and  hath 
 sprinkled  seven  times  before  Jehovah  at  tlie 
 front  of  the  vail,  ^^  and  some  of  the  blood  he 
 doth  put  on  the  horns  of  the  altar  which  is 
 before  Jehovah,  which  is  in  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing; and  all  the  blood  he  doth  pour  out  at 
 the  foundation  of  the  altar  of  the  burnt- 
 offering,  which  is  at  the  opening  of  the  tent 
 of  meeting;  ^^and  all  its  fat  he  doth  lift  up 
 from  it,  and  hath  made  perfume  on  the  altar. 
 
 -" '  And  he  hath  done  to  the  bidlock  as  he 
 hath  done  to  the  bullock  of  the  sin-offering, 
 so  he  doth  to  it;  and  the  priest  hath  made 
 atonement  for  them,  and  it  hath  lieen  for- 
 given them ;  -^  and  he  hath  brought  out  the 
 bullock  unto  the  outside  of  the  camp,  and 
 hath  burned  it  as  he  hath  burned  the  first 
 bullock  ;  it  is  a  sin-offering  of  the  assembly. 
 
 2"  'When  a  prince  doth  sin,  and  hath  done 
 something  against  one  of  all  the  commands 
 of  Jehovah  his  God  regarding  things  which 
 are  not  to  be  done,  through  ignorance,  and 
 hath  been  guilty  — --'or  his  sin  wherein  he 
 hath  sinned  hath  been  made  knowu  unto  him. 
 then  he  hath  brought  in  his  offering,  a  kid 
 
Law  of  the  sin-offermg. 
 
 TV.  24.- LEVITICUS.— V.  17 
 
 0/  the  trespass-ojeriliff 
 
 of  the  j^oats,  a  male,  a  jjerf ect  one,  -■*  and  lie 
 hath  laid  his  hand  on  the  head  of  the  goat, 
 and  hath  slaughtered  it  in  the  place  Avhere 
 he  doth  slaughter  the  burnt-offering  before 
 Jehovah ;  it  is  a  sin-offering. 
 
 2^  '  And  the  priest  hath  taken  of  the  blood 
 of  the  sin-offering  with  his  finger,  and  hath 
 put  on  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  the  burnt- 
 offering,  and  its  blood  he  doth  pour  out  at 
 the  foundation  of  the  altar  of  the  ournt-offer- 
 ing,  ^^and  with  all  its  fat  he  doth  make 
 jjerfiime  on  the  altar,  as  the  fat  of  the  sacri- 
 hce  of  the  peace-offerings ;  and  the  priest 
 hath  made  atonement  for  him  because  of  his 
 sin,  and  it  hath  been  forgiven  him. 
 
 -''  '  And  if  any  person  of  the  people  of  the 
 land  sin  thi'ough  ignorance,  by  his  doing 
 something  against  one  of  the  commands  of 
 Jehovah  regarding  things  which  are  not  to 
 be  done,  and  hath  been  guilty — -°or  his  sin 
 which  he  hath  sinned  hath  been  made  known 
 unto  liim,  then  he  hath  brought  in  his  offer- 
 ing, a  Idd  of  the  goats,  a  perfect  one,  a  fe- 
 male, for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned,  -'■'  and 
 he  hath  laid  his  hand  on  the  head  of  the  sin- 
 offering,  and  hath  slaughtered  the  sin-offer- 
 ing in  the  place  of  the  burnt-ofiferiug. 
 
 ^^  '  And  the  priest  hath  taken  of  its  blood 
 with  his  fingei',  and  hath  put  on  the  horns 
 of  the  altar  of  the  burnt-offering,  and  all  its 
 blood  he  doth  pour  out  at  the  foimdation  of 
 the  altar,  ^^  and  all  its  fat  he  doth  tiu-n  aside, 
 as  the  fat  hath  been  turned  aside  from  off 
 the  sacrifice  of  the  peace-offerings,  and  the 
 priest  hath  made  perfimie  on  the  altar,  for 
 sweet  fragrance  to  Jehovah;  and  the  priest 
 hath  made  atonement  for  him,  and  it  hath 
 been  forgiven  him. 
 
 ^"  '  And  if  he  bring  in  a  sheep  for  his 
 offering,  for  a  sin-off "eringj  a  female,  a  per- 
 fect one,  he  doth  bring  m,  ^^and  he  hath 
 laid  his  hand  on  the  head  of  the  sin-offer- 
 ing, and  hath  slaughtered  it  for  a  sin-offer- 
 ing in  the  place  where  he  slaughtereth  the 
 burnt-offering. 
 
 ^■*  '  And  the  priest  hath  taken  of  the  blood 
 of  the  sin-offering  with  his  finger,  and  hath 
 put  on  the  horns  of  the  altar  of  the  bm'ut- 
 offering,  and  all  its  blood  he  pom-eth  out  at 
 the  foimdation  of  the  altar,  ^^  and  all  its  fat 
 he  tm-neth  aside,  as  the  fat  of  the  sheep  is 
 tiu-ned  aside  from  the  sacrifice  of  the  peace- 
 offerings,  and  the  priest  hath  made  them  a 
 perfiime  on  the  altar,  according  to  the  fire- 
 offerings  of  Jehovah,  and  the  priest  hath 
 made  atonement  for  him,  for  his  sin  which 
 he  hath  sinned,  and  it  hath  been  forgiven 
 him. 
 
 V.  1  'AND  when  a  person  doth  sin,  and 
 hath  heard  the  voice  of  an  oath,  and  he  is 
 witness,  or  hath  seen,  or  hath  known— if  he 
 declare  not,  then  he  hath  borne  his  ini- 
 quity : 
 
 ^  'Or  when  a  person  cometh  against  any 
 thing  unclean,  or  against  a  carcase  of  an  im- 
 clean  beast,  or  against  a  carcase  of  imclean 
 cattle,  or  against  a  carcase  of  an  imclean 
 teeming  creature,  and  it  hath  been  hidden 
 from  him,  and  he  unclean,  and  guilty ; 
 
 ■'  '  Or  when  he  cometh  against  imcleannesa 
 of  man,  even  any  of  his  uucleanness  whereby 
 
 he  IS  unclean,  and  it  hath  been  hidden  from 
 him,  and  he  hath  known,  and  hath  been 
 guilty 
 
 ■*  '  Or  when  a  person  sweareth,  speaking 
 wi'ongfully  with  tne  lips  to  do  evil,  or  to  do 
 good,  even  anything  which  nan  speaketh 
 Aviongfully  with  an  oath,  and  it  hath  been 
 hid  from  him; — when  he  hath  known  then 
 he  hath  been  guilty  of  one  of  these ; 
 
 ^  'And  it  hath  been  when  he  is  giulty  of 
 one  of  these,  that  he  hath  confessed  concern- 
 ing that  which  he  hath  sinned,  ^and  hath 
 brought  in  his  wilt-offering  to  Jehovah  for 
 his  sin  which  he  nath  sinned,  a  female  out  of 
 the  flock,  a  lamb,  or  a  kid  of  the  goats,  for  a 
 sin-offering,  and  the  priest  hath  made  atone- 
 ment for  mm,  because  of  his  sin. 
 
 ^  '  And  if  his  hand  reach  not  to  the  suffi- 
 ciency of  a  lamb,  then  he  hath  brought  in 
 his  guilt-offering — he  who  hath  sinned — two 
 turtle-doves  or  two  young  pigeons  to  Jeho- 
 vah, one  for  a  sin-offering,  and  one  for  a 
 bumt-offering ;  ^and  he  hath  brought  them 
 in  unto  the  priest,  and  hath  brought  near 
 that  which  is  for  a  sin-offermg  first,  and 
 hath  -wrung  off  its  head  from  its  neck,  and 
 doth  not  separate  it,  ^  and  he  hath  sprinkled 
 of  the  blood  of  the  sin-offering  on  the  side  of 
 the  altar,  and  that  which  is  left  of  the  blood 
 is  wiimg  out  at  the  foimdation  of  the  altar ; 
 it  is  a  sin-offering. 
 
 1"  'And  the  second  he  maketh  a  burnt- 
 offering,  according  to  the  ordinance,  and  the 
 priest  hath  made  atonement  for  him,  because 
 of  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned,  and  it  hath 
 been  forgiven  him. 
 
 11  'And  if  his  hand  reach  not  to  two  tiuile- 
 doves,  or  to  two  young  pigeons,  then  he  hath 
 brought  in  his  offering — he  who  hath  sinned 
 —  a  tenth  of  an  ephah  of  floiu'  for  a  sin- 
 offering  ;  he  putteth  no  oil  on  it,  nor  doth  he 
 put  on  it  frankincense,  for  it  is  a  sin-offer- 
 ing, i"and  he  hath  brought  it  in  unto  the 
 priest,  and  the  priest  hath  taken  a  handful 
 from  it — the  fulness  of  his  hand — its  memo- 
 rial— and  hath  made  7jerfume  on  the  altar, 
 according  to  the  lire- offerings  of  Jehovah ;  it 
 is  a  sin-offering. 
 
 1*  'And  the  priest  hath  made  atonement 
 for  him,  for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned 
 against  one  of  these,  and  it  hath  been  for- 
 given him,  and  the  remnant  hath  been  to  the 
 priest,  like  the  present.' 
 
 !■*  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 1^ '  When  a  person  committeth  a  trespass, 
 and  hath  sinned  through  ignorance  against 
 the  holy  things  of  Jehovah,  then  he  hath 
 brought  in  his  guilt-offering  to  Jehovah,  a 
 ram,  a  perfect  one,  out  of  the  flock,  at  1;hy 
 valuation  in  silver — shekels  by  the  sliekel  of 
 the  sanctuary — for  a  guilt -offering. 
 
 !•*  'And  that  which  he  hath  sinned  against 
 the  holy  thing  he  rejiayeth,  and  its  fifth  is 
 adding  to  it,  and  hath  given  it  to  the  priest, 
 and  the  priest  maketh  atonement  for  him 
 with  the  ram  of  the  guilt-offering,  and  it 
 hath  been  forgiven  him. 
 
 1'' '  And  when  any  person  sinneth,  and  hath 
 done  something  against  one  of  all  the  com- 
 mands of  Jehovah  regarding  things  which 
 are  not  to  be  done,   and  hath  not  known, 
 
Law  of  the  hurat-offering. 
 
 V.  18.— LiSVITICtJS.— VII.  8.   Present  ana  trespass-offerings. 
 
 and  he  hath  been  guilty,  and  hath  borne  his 
 iniquity, 
 
 '8  'Then  he  hath  brought  in  a  ram,  a  per- 
 fect one,  out  of  the  flock,  at  thy  valuation, 
 for  a  guilt-offering,  unto  the  priest ;  and  the 
 priest  hath  made  atonement  for  him,  for  his 
 Ignorance  in  which  he  hath  erred  and  he  hath 
 not  known,  and  it  hath  been  forgiven  him  • 
 ^  it  is  a  guilt-offering ;  he  hath  been  certainly 
 guilty  before  Jehovah.' 
 
 VL  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses, 
 saying,  ^  'When  any  person  doth  sin,  and 
 hath  committed  a  trespass  against  Jehovah, 
 and  hath  lied  to  his  fellow  concerning  a  de- 
 posit, or  concerning  fellowship,  or  concerning 
 violent  robbeiy,  or  nath  oppressed  his  fellow; 
 3  or  hath  foimd  a  lost  thing,  and  hath  lied 
 concerning  it,  and  hath  sworn  to  a  falsehood, 
 concerning  one  of  all  these  which  man  doth, 
 sinning  in  them : 
 
 *  '  Then  it  hath  been,  when  he  sinneth,  and 
 hath  been  guilty,  that  he  hath  returned  the 
 plunder  which  he  hath  taken  violently  away, 
 or  the  thing  which  he  hath  got  by  oppres- 
 sion, or  the  deposit  which  hath  been  depo- 
 sited with  him,  or  the  lost  thing  which  he 
 hath  found ;  ^  or  all  that  concerning  which 
 he  sweareth  falsely,  he  hath  even  repaid  it 
 in  its  principal,  and  its  fifth  he  is  adding  to 
 it ;  to  him  whose  it  is  he  giveth  it  in  the  day 
 of  his  guilt-offering. 
 
 *  '  And  his  guilt-offering  he  bringeth  in  to 
 Jehovah,  a  ram,  a  perfect  one,  out  of  the 
 flock,  at  thy  estimation,  for  a  guilt-offering, 
 unto  the  priest,  ^and  the  priest  hath  made 
 atonement  for  him  before  Jehovah,  and  it 
 hath  been  forgiven  him,  concerning  one 
 thing  of  all  that  he  doth,  by  being  guilty 
 therein.' 
 
 8  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 3  'Command  Aaron  and  his  sons,  saying, 
 This  is  a  law  of  the  burnt-offering  (it  is  the 
 burnt-offering,  because  of  tlie  burning  on  the 
 altar  all  the  night  imto  the  morning,  and 
 the  fire  of  the  altar  is  burning  on  it,)  i"  that 
 the  priest  hath  put  on  liis  long  robe  of  fine 
 lineUj  and  his  fine  linen  trousers  he  doth  put 
 on  his  flesh,  and  hath  lifted  up  the  ashes 
 which  the  lire  consumcth  with  the  burnt- 
 offering  on  the  altar,  and  hath  put  them 
 near  the  altar ;  ^^  and  he  hath  stripped  off 
 his  garments,  and  hatli  put  on  other  gar- 
 ments, and  hath  brought  out  the  ashes  im- 
 to the  outside  of  the  camp,  unto  a  clean 
 place. 
 
 1-  '  And  the  fire  on  the  altar  is  burning  on 
 it,  it  is  not  quenched,  and  the  priest  hath 
 burned  on  it  wood  morning  by  morning,  and 
 hath  arranged  on  it  the  burnt-oliering,  and 
 hath  made  perfume  on  it  with  the  fat  of  the 
 peace-offerings ;  ^^  fire  is  continually  burning 
 on  the  altar,  it  is  not  quenched. 
 
 '■* '  And  this  is  a  law  of  tlie  present : 
 sons  of  Aaron  have  brought  it  near  before 
 Jehovah  unto  the  front  of  the  altar,  I'and 
 one  hath  lifted  up  of  it  with  his  hand  from 
 the  flour  of  the  present,  and  from  its  oil, 
 and  all  the  frankincense  which  is  on  the 
 present,  and  hath  made  perfiune  on  the 
 altar,  sweet  fragrance— its  memorial  to  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 70 
 
 '"  'And  the  remnant  of  it  do  Aaron  and 
 his  sons  eat ;  with  imleavened  things  it  is 
 eaten,  in  the  holy  place,  in  the  court  of  the 
 tent  of  meeting  they  do  eat  it.  ^^  It  is  not 
 baken  with  any  thing  fermented,  their  portion 
 I  have  given  it,  out  of  My  fire-offerings ;  it  is 
 most  holy,  like  the  sin-offering,  and  like  the 
 guilt-offenng.  ^^  Every  male  among  the  sons 
 of  Aaron  doth  eat  it — a  statute  age-during 
 to  your  generations,  out  of  the  fire-offerings 
 of  Jehovah:  all  that  cometh  against  them 
 is  holy.'  
 
 18  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, ^^  'This  is  an  offering  of  Aaron  and  of 
 ]iis  sons,  which  they  bring  near  to  Jehovah 
 in  the  day  of  his  being  anointed ;  a  tenth 
 of  the  ephah  of  flour  for  a  continual  present, 
 half  of  it  in  the  morning,  and  half  of  it  in  the 
 evening ;  ^i  on  a  girdel  with  oil  it  is  made — 
 fried  thou  dost  bring  it  in ;  baked  pieces  of 
 the  present  thou  dost  bring  near,  a  sweet 
 fragrance  to  Jehovah. 
 
 "'-  '  And  tlie  priest  who  is  anointed  in  his 
 stead,  from  among  his  sons,  doth  make  it, — 
 a  statute  age-durmg  of  Jehovah :  it  is  com- 
 pletely perfumed;  ^  a.nA  every  present  of  a 
 priest  is  a  whole  bumt-offenng;  it  is  not 
 eaten.' 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, ^  '  &neak  unto  Aaron  and  unto  his  sons, 
 saying.  This  is  a  law  of  the  sin-offering:  in 
 the  place  where  the  burnt-offering  is  slaugh- 
 tered is  the  sin-offering  slaughtered  before 
 Jehovah  ;  it  is  most  holy. 
 
 J^  'The  priest  who  is  making  atonement 
 with  it  doth  eat  it,  in  the  holy  place  it  is 
 eaten,  in  the  court  of  the  tent  of  rneeting ; 
 ''^all  that  cometh  against  its  flesh  is  holy, 
 and  when  any  of  its  blood  is  sprinkled  on 
 the  garment,  that  on  which  it  is  sprinkled 
 thou  dost  wash  in  the  holy  place ;  -°  and  an 
 earthen  vessel  in  which  it  is  boiled  is 
 broken,  and  if  in  a  brass  vessel  it  is  boiled, 
 then  it  is  scoured  and  rinsed  with  water. 
 
 '"*  '  Every  male  among  the  priests  doth  cat 
 it— it  is  most  holy ;  2*  and  no  sin-offering,  any 
 of  whose  blood  is  brought  in  unto  the  tent  of 
 meeting  to  make  atonement  in  the  sanctuary 
 is  eaten  ;  with  fire  it  is  burnt. 
 
 VIL  1  '  AND  this  is  a  law  of  the  guilt- 
 offering:  it  is  most  holy;  "in  the  ijlaco  where 
 they  slaughter  the  bm-nt-offeriug  thov  do 
 slaughter  the  guilt-offering,  and  its  blood 
 one  doth  sprinkle  on  the  altar  round  about, 
 ^  and  all  its  fat  ho  bringeth  near  out  of  it, 
 the  fat  tail,  and  the  fat  which  is  covering 
 the  inwards,  •*  and  the  two  kidneys,  and  the 
 fat  which  is  on  them,  which  is  on  the  flanks, 
 and  the  redundance  above  the  liver  (beside 
 the  kidneys  he  doth  turn  it  aside) ;  "  and 
 the  priest  hath  made  them  a  perfume  on  the 
 altar,  a  lire-offering  to  Jehovah ;  it  w  a  guilt- 
 offering. 
 
 "  '  Every  male  among  the  priests  doth  eat  it ; 
 in  the  holy  place  it  is  eaten — it  is  most  holy ; 
 ^as  is  a  sin-offering,  so  is  a  guilt-offering;  one 
 law  is  for  them ;  the  priest  who  maketli  atone- 
 ment by  it — it  is  his. 
 
 8 '  And  the  ])riest  who  is  bringing  near  any 
 man's  burnt-offering,  the  skin  of  the  burnt- 
 offering  which  he  hath  brought  near,  it  is  the 
 
Law  of  tht  peace-offering.  vii.  9.— LEVITICUS.— viii.  13. 
 
 The  priest's  portiotK 
 
 priest's,  liis  o^\ti  ;  °  and  every  present  wliich  is 
 baked  in  an  oven,  and  every  one  done  in  a 
 frying-pan,  and  on  a  girdel,  is  the  priest's  who 
 is  bringing  it  near ;  it  is  his ;  ^^  and  every  pre- 
 sent, mixed  with  oil  or  di-y,  is  for  all  the  sons 
 of  Aaron— one  as  another. 
 
 ^1 '  And  this  is  a  law  of  the  sacrifice  of  the 
 peace-offerings  which  07ie  bringeth  near  to  Je- 
 hovah :  ^^  if  for  a  thank-offering  he  bring  it 
 near,  then  he  hath  brought  near  with  the 
 sacrifice  of  thank-otfering  unleavened  cakes 
 mixed  with  oil,  and  thin  unleavened  cakes 
 anointed  with  oil,  and  of  fried  Hour  cakes 
 mixed  with  oil ;  ^'^  besides  the  cakes,  fermented 
 bread  he  doth  bring  near  ivith  his  ofl'eriug, 
 besides  the  sacrifice  of  thank-ofieiTug  of  his 
 peace-offerings ;  ^'^  and  he  hath  brought  near 
 out  of  it  one  of  the  whole  offering — a  heave- 
 offering  to  Jehovah ;  to  the  priest  who  is 
 sprinkling  the  blood  of  the  peace-offerings — it 
 is  his;  ^'  as  to  the  flesh  of  tlie  sacrifice  of  the 
 thank-offering  of  his  peace-offerings,  in  the 
 day  of  his  offering  it  is  eaten ;  he  doth  not 
 leave  of  it  till  morning. 
 
 1® '  And  if  the  sacrifice  of  his  offering  is  a 
 vow  or  free-will  offering,  in  the  day  of  his 
 bringing  near  his  sacrifice  it  is  eaten ;  and  on 
 the  moiTow  also  the  remnant  of  it  is  eaten ; 
 ^^and  the  remnant  of  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice 
 on  the  third  day  with  fire  is  burnt ;  ^^  and  if 
 any  of  the  flesh  of  the  saciifice  of  his  peace- 
 ofl'eriugs  be  really  eaten  on  the  third  day,  it 
 "s  not  pleasing ;  for  him  who  is  Ininging  it 
 near  it  is  not  reckoned ;  it  is  an  abominable 
 thing,  and  the  person  who  is  eating  of  it 
 his  iniquity  doth  bear. 
 
 '^ '  And  the  flesh  which  cometli  against  any 
 unclean  thing  is  not  eaten;  with  fire  it  is 
 burnt;  as  to  the  flesh,  every  clean  one  doth 
 eat  of  the  flesh ;  ""  and  the  person  who  eateth 
 of  the  flesh  of  the  sacrifice  of  the  peace-offer- 
 ings which  are  Jehovah's,  and  his  uncleanness 
 upon  him,  even  that  person  hath  been  ciit  off 
 from  liis  people. 
 
 ^1 '  And  when  a  person  cometh  against  any 
 thing  unclean,  of  the  uncleanness  of  man,  or  of 
 the  uncleanness  of  beasts,  or  of  any  unclean 
 teeming  creature,  and  hath  eaten  of  the  flesh 
 of  the  sacrifice  of  the  peace-offerings  Avliicli 
 are  Jehovah's,  even  that  person  hath  been 
 cut  off  from  his  people.' 
 
 "^  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 23 '  Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  saying. 
 Any  fat  of  ox  and  sheep  and  goat  ye  do  not 
 eat ;  -*  and  the  fat  of  a  carcase,  and  the  fat  of 
 a  torn  thing  is  prepared  for  any  work,  but  ye 
 do  certainly  not  eat  it ;  "''  for  whoever  eateth 
 the  fat  of  the  beast,  of  which  07ie  bringeth 
 near  a  fire-offering  to  Jehovah,  even  the  per- 
 son who  eateth  hath  been  cut  ofl'  from  his 
 people. 
 
 -^ '  And  any  blood  ye  do  not  eat  in  all  your 
 dwellings,  of  fowl,  or  of  beast ;  ^  any  person 
 who  eateth  any  blood,  even  that  person  hath 
 been  cut  oft'  from  his  people.' 
 
 -^And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 2»  'Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  saying. 
 He  who  IS  bringing  near  tlie  sacrifice  of  his 
 peace-offerings  to  Jehovah  doth  bring  in  his 
 offering  to  Jehovah  from  the  sacrifice  of  his 
 peace-offerings ;  ^^  his  own  hands  do  bring  in 
 
 the  fire-offerings  of  Jehovah,  the  fat  beside  the 
 breast,  it  he  doth  bring  in  with  the  breast,  to 
 wave  it — a  wave-offering  before  Jehovah. 
 
 '■^^ '  And  the  priest  hath  made  perfume  with 
 the  fat  on  the  altar,  and  the  breast  hath  been 
 Aaron's  and  his  sons ;  3-  and  the  right  leg  ye 
 do  rnake  a  heave-ofl'ering  to  the  pnest  of  the 
 sacrifices  of  your  peace-offerings ;  ^■^  lie  of  the 
 sons  of  Aaron  who  is  bringing  near  the  blood 
 of  tiie  peace-offerings,  and  the  fat,  his  is  the 
 right  leg  for  a  portion. 
 
 ^*  '  For  the  breast  of  the  wave-offering,  and 
 the  leg  of  the  heave-offering,  I  have  taken  from 
 the  sons  of  Israel,  from  the  sacrifices  of  their 
 peace-offerings,  and  I  give  them  to  Aaron  the 
 priest,  and  to  his  sons,  by  a  statute  age-dui-- 
 ing,  from  the  sous  of  Israel.' 
 
 ^^  This  is  the  anointing  of  Aaron,  and  the 
 anointing  of  his  sons  out  of  the  fire-offerings 
 of  Jehovah,  in  the  day  lie  hath  brought  them 
 near  to  act  as  priest  to  Jehovah,  ^^  which  Je- 
 hovah liath  commanded  to  give  to  them  in  the 
 day  of  His  anointing  them,  from  the  sons  of 
 Israel — a  statute  agediuing  to  their  genera- 
 tions. 
 
 37  This  is  the  law  for  burnt-offering,  for  pre- 
 sent, and  for  sin-offering,  and  for  guilt-offer- 
 ing, and  for  consecrations,  and  for  a  sacrifice 
 of  the  peace-offerings,  ^^  which  Jehovah  hath 
 commanded  Moses  in  Mount  Sinai,  in  the  day 
 of  his  commaudin;^  the  sons  of  Israel  to  bring 
 near  their  offerings  to  Jehovah,  in  the  wilder- 
 ness of  Sinai. 
 
 VIII.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses, 
 saying,  - '  Take  Aaron  and  his  sons  with  him. 
 and  tlie  garments,  and  the  anointing  oil,  and 
 the  bullock  of  the  sin-offering,  and  the  two 
 rams,  and  the  basket  of  unleavened  things, 
 **  and  all  the  comi^any  assemble  thou  unto  the 
 opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting.' 
 
 ^And  Moses  doth  as  Jehovah  hatli  com- 
 manded him,  and  the  company  is  assembled 
 imto  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  ''  and 
 Moses  saitii  imto  the  company,  '  This  is  the 
 thing  which  Jehovah  hath  commanded  to  do.' 
 
 "And  Moses  bringeth  near  Aaron  and  his 
 sons,  and  doth  bathe  them  with  Avater,  "  and 
 doth  put  on  him  the  coat,  and  doth  gird  him 
 with  the  girdle,  and  doth  clothe  him  with  the 
 upper  robe,  and  doth  put  on  iiim  the  epliod, 
 and  doth  gird  him  with  the  gii-dle  of  the 
 ephod,  and  doth  bind  it  to  him  with  it,  ^  and 
 doth  put  on  him  the  breastjilate,  and  doth  put 
 unto  the  breastplate  the  Lights  and  tlie  Per- 
 fections, ^and  doth  j)ut  the  mitre  on  his 
 head,  and  doth  put  on  the  mitre,  over-against 
 its  front,  the  golden  flower  of  the  holy  crown, 
 as  Jehovah  hath  commanded  Moses. 
 
 1"  And  Moses  taketli  the  anointing  oil,  and 
 auoiuteth  the  tabernacle,  and  all  that  is  in  it, 
 and  sauctifieth  them ;  "  and  he  spriukleth  of 
 it  on  the  altar  seven  times,  and  anointeth  the 
 altar,  and  aU  its  vessels,  and  the  laver,  and 
 its  base,  to  sanctify  them  ;  ^~  and  he  poureth 
 of  the  anointing  oil  on  the  head  of  Aaron, 
 i\.m\  anointeth  him  to  sanctify  him. 
 
 13  And  Moses  bringeth  near  the  sons  of 
 Aaron,  and  doth  clothe  them  witJi  coats,  and 
 girdctli  them  with  gircUes,  and  bindeth  for 
 them  turbans,  as  Jehovah  hath  commanded 
 Moses. 
 
 71 
 
Aaron  and  his  sons 
 
 vTii.  14. -LEVITICUS.— IX.  16. 
 
 are  contecrated. 
 
 1*  And  lie  bringetli  uif;li  the  bullock  of  the 
 sin-otferiag,  and  Aaron  layeth — liis  sons  also 
 —their  hands  on  the  head  of  the  bullock  of 
 the  sin-offering,  '•''  and  one  slaxiglitereth,  and 
 Moses  taketh  tlie  blood,  and  piitteth  on  the 
 horns  of  the  altar  round  about  with  hia  finger, 
 and  cleanseththe  altar,  and  the  blood  he  hath 
 poured  out  at  the  foundation  of  the  altar,  and 
 sanctiHeth  it,  to  make  atonement  upon  it. 
 
 1^  And  he  taketh  all  the  fat  that  is  on  the 
 inwards,  and  the  redundance  above  the  liver, 
 and  the  two  kidneys,  and  their  fat,  and  Moses 
 maketh  perfume  on  the  altar,  i^  and  the  bul- 
 lock, and  its  skin,  and  its  flesh,  and  its  dung, 
 he  hath  burnt  ^vith  fire,  at  the  outside  of  the 
 camp,  as  Jehovah  hath  commanded  Moses. 
 
 ^®And  he  bringeth  near  the  ram  of  the 
 burnt-offering,  and  Aaron  and  his  sons  lay 
 their  hands  on  the  head  of  the  ram,  ^^  and  one 
 slaughtereth,  and  Moses  spriukleth  the  blood 
 on  the  altar  round  about;  -"and  the  ram  he 
 hath  cut  into  its  ydeccs,  and  Moses  maketh 
 perfume  with  the  head,  and  the  pieces,  and 
 the  fat,  -1  and  the  inwards  and  the  legs  he 
 hath  washed  with  water,  and  Moses  maketh 
 perf lune  with  the  whole  ram  on  the  altar ;  it 
 is  a  burnt-offering,  for  sweet  fragrance ;  it  is  a 
 fire-offering  to  Jehovah,  as  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded Moses. 
 
 "  And  he  bringeth  near  the  second  ram,  a 
 ram  of  the  consecrations,  and  Aaron  and  his 
 sons  lay  their  hands  on  the  head  of  the  ram, 
 ^''  and  one  slaughtereth,  and  Moses  taketh  of 
 its  blood,  and  putteth  on  the  tip  of  the  right 
 ear  of  Aaron,  and  on  the  thumb  of  his  i-ight 
 hand,  and  on  the  .great  toe  of  his  right  foot ; 
 ^and  he  bringeth  near  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
 and  Moses  putteth  of  the  blood  on  the  tip  of 
 their  right  ear,  and  on  the  tliimib  of  their 
 right  hand,  and  on  the  great  toe  of  their  right 
 foot. 
 
 And  Moses  spriuldeth  the  blood  on  the  altar 
 round  about,  "-^  aud  taketh  the  fat,  and  the 
 fat  tail,  aud  all  the  fat  that  is  on  the  inwards, 
 aud  the  redundance  above  the  liver,  and  the 
 two  kidneys,  and  their  fat,  and  the  right  leg; 
 -'■  and  out  of  the  l>asket  of  unleavened  things, 
 which  is  before  Jehovah,  he  hath  taken  one 
 uuleavened  cake,  and  one  cake  of  oiled  bread, 
 aud  one  thin  calce,  aud  putteth  them  on  the 
 fat,  and  on  the  right  leg;  -"and  putteth  the 
 whole  on  the  hands  of  Aaron,  and  on  the 
 hands  of  liis  sons,  and  wavcth  them-  a  wave- 
 offering  before  Jehovah. 
 
 -**  And  Closes  taketh  them  from  off  their 
 hands,  aud  maketh  iK-rfumc  on  the  altar,  on 
 the  burnt-offering,  they  arc  consecrations  for 
 .sweet  fi'agi'ancc;  it  is  a  fire-offering  to  Je- 
 hovah; -"and  Moses  taketh  the  breast,  and 
 wavcth  it — a  wave-offering  l)uforc  Jehovah; 
 of  the  ram  of  the  consecrations  it  hath  been 
 to  Moses  for  a  portion,  as  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded Moses. 
 
 ■'"And  Moses  taketh  of  the  anointing  oil, 
 and  of  the  blood  which  is  on  the  altar,  and 
 spriukleth  on  Aaron,  on  his  garments,  aud  on 
 his  sons,  and  on  the  garments  of  his  sons  with 
 liim,  aud  he  satictifieth  Aaron,  his  garments, 
 and  his  sous,  aud  the  garments  of  his  sous 
 with  him. 
 
 ■"And   Moses   saitli  unto  Aaron,  and  unto 
 
 his  sons,  '  Boil  ye  the  fie.sh  at  the  opening  ol 
 the  tent  of  meeting,  and  there  ye  do  eat  it  and 
 the  bread  which  is  in  the  basket  of  the  conse- 
 crations, as  I  have  commanded,  saying,  Aaron 
 and  his  sons  do  eat  it. 
 
 ^'•^ '  And  the  remnant  of  the  flesh  and  of  the 
 bread  with  lire  ye  bum ;  ^^  and  from  the  open- 
 ing of  the  tent  of  meeting  ye  go  not  out  seven 
 days,  till  the  day  of  the  fulness,  the  days  of 
 your  consecration  —  for  seven  days  he  doth 
 consecrate  your  hand ;  ^  as  he  hath  done  on 
 this  day,  Jehovah  hath  commanded  to  do,  to 
 make  atonement  for  you;  ^'and  at  the  open- 
 ing of  the  tent  of  meeting  ye  abide,  by  day 
 and  by  night  seven  days,  and  ye  have  kept 
 tlie  charge  of  Jehovah,  and  die  not,  for  so  I 
 have  been  commanded.' 
 
 '*'' And  Aaron  doth — his  sons  also — all  the 
 things  which  Jehovah  hath  commanded  by  the 
 hand  of  Moses. 
 
 IX.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass  on  the  eighth 
 day,  Moses  hath  called  for  Aaron  and  for 
 his  sons,  aud  for  the  elders  of  Israel,  -  and  be 
 saith  unto  Aaron,  '  Take  to  thyself  a  calf,  a 
 son  of  the  herd,  for  a  sin-offering,  and  a  ram 
 for  a  burnt-offering,  iierfect  ones,  and  bring 
 near  before  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  '  And  unto  the  sons  of  Israel  thou  dost 
 speak,  saying.  Take  ye  a  lud  of  the  goats  for 
 a  sin-offering,  and  a  calf,  and  a  lamb,  sons  of 
 a  year,  perfect  ones,  for  a  burnt-offering,  *  aud 
 a  biillock  and  a  ram  for  peace-ott'erings,  to 
 sacrifice  before  Jehovah,  and  a  jiresent  mixed 
 with  oil;  for  to-day  Jehovah  hath  appeared 
 unto  you.' 
 
 ^And  they  take  that  which  Moses  hath 
 commanded  unto  the  front  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing, and  all  the  company  draw  near  and  stand 
 before  Jehovah ;  "and  Moses  saith,  'This  is  the 
 thing  which  Jehovah  hath  commanded  ;  do  it, 
 aud  the  honour  of  Jehovah  doth  appear  unto 
 you.' 
 
 ^  And  Moses  saith  imto  Aaron,  '  Draw  near 
 unto  the  altar,  aud  make  thy  sin-offering,  and 
 thy  burnt-oircriug,  and  make  atouement  for 
 thyself,  and  for  the  peo]de,  and  make  the 
 offering  of  the  people,  and  make  atonement 
 for  them,  as  Jchovali  hath  commanded.' 
 
 8  And  Aaron  draweth  near  unto  the  altar, 
 and  slaughtereth  the  calf  of  the  sin-offering, 
 which  is  for  himself ;  "  and  the  sons  of  Aaron 
 bring  the  blood  near  imto  him,  and  he  dippeth 
 liis  finger  in  the  blood,  and  putteth  it  on  the 
 horns  of  the  altar,  and  the  blood  he  liath 
 poured  out  at  the  foundation  of  the  altar; 
 "'and  the  fat,  and  the  kidneys,  and  the  re- 
 dundance of  the  liver,  of  the  sin-offering,  ho 
 hath  made  a  ])crfunieon  the  altar,  as  Jehovah 
 hath  commanded  Moses  ;  "  aud  the  ilesh  and 
 the  skin  he  hath  burnt  with  fire,  at  the  out- 
 side of  the  camp. 
 
 ^- And  he  slaughtereth  the  burnt-offering, 
 aud  the  sons  of  Aai'on  have  presented  unto 
 him  the  lilood,  and  he  sprinkletli  it  on  the 
 altar  round  about;  "auJ  the  burnt-offering 
 tliey  have  presented  unto  him.  Ity  its  pieces, 
 ;ind  the  head,  and  lie  umkotli  iicrfiimc  on  the 
 altar;  '•'and  lie  washcth  the  inwards  and  the 
 legs,  aud  maketh  perfume  for  the  burut-offer- 
 ing  on  flic  altar. 
 
 '■'And  liu  bringeth  near  the  offering  of  the 
 
S^adah  and  A  bihu  slain. 
 
 IX.16,— LEVITICUS. -XL  9. 
 
 Beasts  t/iat  viay  be  eaten. 
 
 people,  andtaketh  the  goac  of  the  sin-offering 
 which  is  for  the  people,  ana  slaughtered  it, 
 and  maketh  it  a  sin  offering,  like  the  first; 
 1^  and  he  bringeth  near  the  burnt-offering,  and 
 maketh  it,  according  to  the  ordinance ;  ^'^  and 
 he  bringeth  near  the  present,  and  filleth  his 
 palm  with  it,  and  maketh  perfume  on  the 
 altar,  apart  from  the  burnt-offering  of  the 
 morning. 
 
 ^8  And  he  slaughtereth  the  bullock  and  the 
 ram,  a  sacrifice  of  the  peace-offerings,  which 
 ure  for  the  people,  and  sous  of  Aaron  pre- 
 sent the  blood  imto  him  (and  he  sprinkletn  it 
 on  the  altar  roimd  about),  ^^  and  the  fat  of  the 
 bullock,  and  of  the  ram,  the  fat  tail,  and  the 
 covering  of  tlie  iniuards,  and  the  kidneys,  and 
 the  redundance  above  the  liver,  -"  and  they 
 set  the  fat  on  the  breasts,  and  he  maketh  per- 
 fume with  the  fat  on  the  altar ;  -^  and  the 
 breasts,  and  the  right  leg  hath  Aaron  waved 
 — a  wave-offering  before  Jehovah,  as  He  hath 
 commanded  Moses. 
 
 "-  And  Aaron  lifteth  up  his  hand  towards 
 the  people,  and  blesseth  them,  and  cometh 
 down  from  making  the  sin-offering,  and  the 
 burnt-offering,  and  the  peace-offerings. 
 
 ^And  Moses  goeth  in — Aaron  also — unto 
 the  tent  of  meeting,  and  they  come  out,  and 
 bless  the  people,  and  the  honour  of  Jehovah 
 appcareth  unto  all  the  people;  ^and  fire 
 cometh  out  from  before  Jehovah,  and  con- 
 siuneth  on  the  altar  the  burnt-offering,  and 
 the  fat ;  and  aU  the  people  see,  and  cry  aloud, 
 and  fall  on  their  faces. 
 
 X.  ^AND  the  sons  of  Aaron,  Nadab  and 
 Abihu,  take  each  Ms  censer,  and.  put  in  them 
 tire,  and  put  on  it  perfume,  and  bring  near 
 before  Jehovah  strange  fire,  which  He  hath 
 not  commanded  them ;  -  and  fire  goeth  out 
 from  before  Jehovah,  and  cousumeth  thsm, 
 and  they  die  before  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  And  Moses  saith  unto  Aaron,  '  It  is  that 
 which  Jehovah  hath  sj^oken,  saying,  By  those 
 drawing  near  to  Me  I  am  sanctified,  and  in 
 the  face  of  all  the  people  I  am  honoured;' 
 and  Aaron  is  silent. 
 
 *  And  Moses  caEeth  unto  Mishael  and  imto 
 Elzaphan,  sons  of  Uzziel,  uncle  of  Aaron, 
 and  saith  imto  them,  '  Come  near,  bear  your 
 brethren  from  the  front  of  the  sanctiiary 
 onto  the  outside  of  the  camp;'  ''and  they 
 come  near,  and  bear  them  m  their  coats 
 unto  the  outside  of  the  camp,  as  Moses  hath 
 spoken. 
 
 ^  And  Moses  saith  unto  Aaron,  and  to 
 Eleazar,  and  to  Ithamar  his  sons,  '  Your 
 heads  ye  do  not  uncover,  and  your  garments 
 ye  do  not  rend,  that  ye  die  not,  and  on  all 
 the  company  He  be  wroth ;  as  to  yom-  breth- 
 ren, the  whole  house  of  Israel,  they  bewail 
 the  burning  which  Jehovah  hath  kindled ; 
 ^  and  from  the  opening  of  the  te^t  of  meet- 
 ing ye  do  not  go  out,  lest  ye  die,  for  the 
 anointing  oil  of  Jehovah  is  upon  you;'  and 
 they  do  according  to  the  word  of  Moses. 
 
 ^AndJ&hovah  speaketh  imto  Aaron,  say- 
 ing, '■'  '  Wine  and  strong  di-ink  thou  dost  not 
 drink,  thou,  and  thy  sous  with  thee,  in  yom* 
 going  in  unto  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  ye 
 die  not — a  statute  ago-dm-ing  to  youi-  genera- 
 tions •  1'  so  us  to  maJie  a  separation  between 
 
 the  holy  and  the  common,  and  between  tha 
 imclean  and  the  i)are ;  ^^  and  to  teach  the 
 sons  of  Israel  all  the  statutes  which  Jeho- 
 vah hath  spoken  unto  them  by  the  hand  of 
 Moses.' 
 
 ^"And  Moses  speaketh  unto  Aaron,  and 
 unto  Eleazar,  and  unto  Ithamar  his  sons, 
 who  are  left,  'Take  ye  the  present  that  is 
 left  from  the  fire-offerings  of  Jehovah,  and 
 eat  it  unleavened  near  the  altar,  for  it  is 
 most  holy,  I'^and  ye  have  eaten  it  in  the 
 holy  place,  for  it  Is  thy  portion,  and  the  por- 
 tion of  thy  sons,  from  the  fire-offerings  of  Je- 
 hovah ;  for  so  I  have  been  commanded. 
 
 I'^'And  the  breast  of  the  wave-offering,  and 
 the  leg  of  the  heave-offering,  ye  do  eat  in  a 
 clean  place,  thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  thy 
 daughters  with  thee ;  for  thy  portion  and 
 the  portion  of  thy  sons  they  have  been 
 given,  out  of  the  sacrifices  of  peace-offerings 
 of  the  sons  of  Israel ;  ^^  the  leg  of  the  heave- 
 offering,  and  breast  of  the  wave-offering,  be- 
 sides fire-offerings  of  the  fat,  they  do  bring 
 in  to  wave  a  wave-offering  before  Jehovah, 
 and  it  hath  been  to  thee,  and  to  thy  sons  with 
 thee,  by  a  statute  age-during,  as  Jehovah 
 hath  commanded.' 
 
 IS  And  the  goat  of  the  sin-offering  hath 
 Moses  diligently  sought,  and  lo,  it  is  burnt, 
 and  he  is  wroth  against  Eleazar,  and  against 
 Ithamar,  sons  of  Aaron,  who  are  left,  say- 
 ing, 1^  '  Wherefore  have  ye  not  eaten  the  sin- 
 offering  in  the  holy  i^lace,  for  it  is  most 
 holy— and  it  He  hath  given  to  you  to  take 
 away  the  iniquity  of  the  company,  to  make 
 atonement  for  them  before  Jehovah  ?  ^^  lo, 
 its  blood  hath  not  been  brought  in  unto  the 
 holy  place  within ;  eating  ye  do  eat  it  in  the 
 holy  place,  as  I  have  commanded.' 
 
 ^^  And  Aaron  speaketh  imto  Moses,  '  Lo, 
 to-day  they  have  brought  near  their  sin- 
 offering  and  their  burnt-offering  before  Je- 
 hovah ;  and  things  like  these  meet  me,  yet 
 I  have  eaten  a  sin-offering  to-day ;  is  it  good 
 in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  ?'  -*•  And  Moses  hear- 
 keneth,  and  it  is  good  in  his  eyes. 
 
 XL  lAND  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses 
 and  imto  Aaron,  saying  unto  them,  - '  Speak 
 unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  saying.  This  is  the 
 beast  which  ye  do  eat  out  of  all  the  beasts 
 which  are  on  the  eai-th :  ^  any  dividing  a 
 hoof,  and  cleaving  the  cleft  of  the  hoofs, 
 bringing  up  the  cud,  among  the  beasts,  it  ye 
 do  eat. 
 
 ^  '  Only,  this  ye  do  not  eat— of  those  bring- 
 ing up  the  cud,  and  of  those  dividing  the 
 hoof— the  camel,  though  it  is  bringing  up  the 
 cud,  yet  the  hoof  not  dividing — it  is  imclean 
 to  you ;  5  and  the  rabbit,  though  it  is  bring- 
 ing up  the  cud,  yet  the  hoof  it  divideth  not — 
 unclean  it  is  to  you ;  "  and  the  hare,  though 
 it  is  bringing  up  the  cud,  yet  the  hoof  hath 
 not  divided— unclean  it  is  to  you ;  ''  and  the 
 sow,  though  it  is  dividing  the  hoof,  and  cleav- 
 ing the  cleft  of  the  hoof,  yet  the  cud  it  bring- 
 eth not  u]>^uuclean  it  is  to  you. 
 
 s  '  Of  their  flesh  yo  do  not  eat,  and  against 
 their  carcase  ye  do  not  come— unclean  they 
 are  to  you. 
 
 ^  '  This  ye  do  eat  of  all  which  are  in  the 
 waters:  any  one  that  hath  fins  and  scales  in 
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Clean  atul  unclean  animals.        xi.  10.— LEVITICUS. — xii.  7. 
 
 Female  purificatimis. 
 
 the  waters,  in  the  seas,  and  in  the  brooks, 
 them  ye  do  eat ;  '"^aiul  any  one  that  liath  not 
 fins  and  scales  in  the  seas,  and  in  the  brooks, 
 of  any  teeming  creature  of  the  waters,  and 
 of  any  creature  wliich  liveth,  which  is  in  the 
 waters  —  an  abomination  they  are  to  you  ; 
 ^1  yea,  an  abomination  thev  are  to  you ;  of 
 their  flesh  ye  do  not  eat,  and  their  carcase  ye 
 abominate. 
 
 '- '  Any  one  that  hath  not  fins  and  scales  in 
 the  waters— an  abomination  it  is  to  you. 
 
 ^•* '  And  these  ye  do  abominate  of  the  fowl ; 
 they  are  not  eaten,  an  abomination  they  are  : 
 the  eaalo,  and  the  ossifrage,  and  the  ospray, 
 ^'  and  the  \-iilture,  and  the  Icitc  after  its  kind, 
 ''  every  raven  after  its  kind,  ^''  and  the  owl, 
 and  the  night-hawk,  and  the  cuckoo,  and  the 
 hawk  after  its  kind,  I'and  the  little  owl, 
 and  tlie  cormorant,  and  the  great  owl,  '^  j^mj 
 the  swan,  and  the  pelican,  and  the  gier  eagle, 
 ^■•and  the  stork,  tlie  heron  after  its  land, 
 and  the  lap-wing,  and  the  bat. 
 
 -" '  Every  teeming  creature  which  is  fijnng, 
 which  is  going  on  four — an  abomination  it  is 
 to  you. 
 
 -}  '  Only — tliis  j^e  do  eat  of  any  teeming 
 thing  which  is  flying,  which  is  going  on  four, 
 which  hath  legs  above  its  feet,  to  move  ^vith 
 them  on  the  earth  ;  --these  of  them  ye  do 
 eat :  the  locust  after  its  land,  and  the  bald 
 locust  after  its  kind,  and  the  beetle  after 
 its  kind,  and  the  grasshopper  after  its  land ; 
 -■*and  every  teeming  tiling  which  is  fljang, 
 which  hath  four  feet — an  abomination  it  is 
 to  you. 
 
 ^ '  And  by  these  ye  are  made  unclean,  any 
 one  who  is  coming  against  their  carcase  is  im- 
 clean  till  the  evening;  ^and  anyone  who  is  lift- 
 ing up  aught  of  their  carcase  doth  wash  his 
 garments,  and  hath  been  unclean  till  the 
 evening : — -•'  Q\ea  every  beast  which  is  divid- 
 ing the  hoof,  and  is  not  cloven-footed,  and 
 the  cud  is  not  bringing  up — luiclean  they  are 
 to  you;  any  one  wlio  is  coming  against  them  is 
 imclean. 
 
 ^ '  And  any  one  going,  on  its  paws,  among  aU 
 the  beasts  which  are  going  on  four — imclean 
 they  are  to  you ;  any  one  who  is  coming  against 
 their  carcase  is  unclean  until  the  evening; 
 ^  and  he  who  is  lifting  ux)  tlieir  carcase  dotli 
 wash  his  garments,  and  hath  been  imclean 
 until  the  evening — unclean  they  are  to  you. 
 
 ^'And  this  is  to  you  the  imclean  among 
 the  teeming  things  which  ai-e  teeming  on  the 
 earth:  the  weasel,  and  the  mouse,  and  the 
 tortoise  after  its  kind,  3"  and  the  ferret,  and 
 the  chameleon,  and  the  lizard,  and  the  snail, 
 and  the  mole;  '■*' these  are  the  imclean  to  you 
 among  all  which  are  teeming ;  any  one  who  is 
 coming  against  them  in  their  death  is  unclean 
 till  the  evening. 
 
 ^'•''And  anything  on  which  anyone  of  them 
 falleth,  in  their  death,  is  unclean,  of  any 
 vessel  of  wood  or  garment  or  skin  or  sack, 
 any  vessel  in  which  work  is  done  is  brought 
 into  water,  and  hath  been  unclean  till  the 
 evening,  then  it  hath  been  clean;  ■^^ and  any 
 earthen  vessel,  into  the  midst  of  which  any 
 one  of  them  falleth,  all  that  is  in  its  midst  is 
 niiclean,  and  it  yo  do  break. 
 
 *• '  Of  all  the  food  which  is  eaten,  that  on 
 74 
 
 which  Cometh  suck  water,  is  unclean,  and  all 
 ilrink  which  is  drunk  in  any  such  vessel  is 
 unclean;  ■^^and  anything  on  which  any  of 
 their  carcase  falleth  is  unclean  (oven  or  double 
 pots),  it  is  broken  down,  unclean  they  are, 
 yea,  imclean  they  are  to  you. 
 
 ■*'' '  Only — a  fountain  or  pit.  a  collection  of 
 water,  is  clean,  but  that  which  is  coming 
 against  their  carcase  is  unclean  ;  ^^  and  when 
 any  of  their  carcase  falleth  on  any  so^vu  seed 
 which  is  sowm — it  is  clean ;  ^*  and  when  water 
 is  put  on  the  seed,  and  any  of  its  carcase 
 hath  fallen  on  it — unclean  it  is  to  you. 
 
 ^■' '  And  when  any  of  the  beasts  which  are 
 to  you  for  food  dieth,  he  who  is  coming 
 against  its  carcase  is  imclean  till  the  evening ; 
 ■■"and  he  who  is  eatin"  of  its  carcase  doth 
 ^vash  his  garments,  and  hath  been  unclean 
 till  the  evening ;  and  he  who  is  lifting  up  its 
 carcase  doth  wash  his  garments,  and  hath 
 been  unclean  till  the  evening. 
 
 ■"  'And  every  teeming  thing  which  is  teem- 
 ing on  the  earth  is  an  abomination,  it  is  not 
 eaten ;_ '*2  any  thing  going  on  the  belly,  and 
 any  going  on  fom%  unto  every  midtiplier  of 
 feet,  to  every  teeming  thing  which  is  teeming 
 on  the  earth — ye  do  not  eat  them,  for  they 
 are  an  abomination ;  "'■'  ye  do  not  make  yoiu"- 
 selves  abominable  -with  any  teeming  thing 
 which  is  teeming,  nor  do  ye  make  yourselves 
 unclean  with  them,  so  that  ye  have  been  un- 
 clean thereby. 
 
 ■^ '  For  I  ani  Jehovali  your  God,  and  ye 
 have  sanctified  yourselves,  and  ye  have  been 
 holy,  for  I  am  holy;  and  ye  do  uot  defile 
 your  persons  with  any  teeming  thing  which 
 is  creeping  on  the  earth ;  ■*''  for  I  am  Jehovah 
 who  am  bringing  you  up  out  of  the  land  of 
 Egypt  to  become  your  God  ;  and  ye  have 
 been  holy,  for  T  am  holy. 
 
 ^  'Tliis  is  a  law  of  the  beasts,  and  of  the 
 fowlj  and  of  every  li^'ing  creature  which  is 
 moving  in  the  waters,  and  of  every  creature 
 which  is  teeming  on  the  earth,  •*"  to  make 
 se]:iaration  between  the  unclean  and  the  pure, 
 and  between  the  beast  that  is  eaten,  and  the 
 beast  that  is  not  eaten.' 
 
 XIL  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses, 
 saying,  -'Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  say 
 ing,  A  woman  when  she  giveth  seed,  and  hath 
 born  a  male,  then  she  hath  been  unclean 
 seven  davs,  according  to  tlie  days  of  separa- 
 tion for  her  sickness  she  is  unclean ;  ^  and 
 in  the  eighth  day  is  the  Hcsh  of  his  foreskin 
 circumcised ;  ••  and  thirty  and  three  day.s 
 she  doth  abide  in  the  blood  of  her  cleansing ; 
 against  any  holy  thing  she  doth  not  come, 
 and  imto  the  sanctuary  she  doth  not  go  in, 
 till  the  fulness  of  the  days  of  her  cleansing. 
 
 ^ '  And  if  a  female  she  bear,  then  she  hath 
 been  imclean  two  weeks,  as  in  lier  sejiara- 
 tion-  and  sixty  and  six  days  slie  doth  abide 
 for  the  blood  of  her  cleansing. 
 
 ^ '  And  in  the  fulness  of  the  days  of  her 
 cleansing  for  son  or  for  daughter  she  doth 
 bring  in  a  lamb,  a  son  of  a  year,  for  a  burut- 
 ollering,  and  a  young  ])igeou  or  a  turtle-dove 
 for  a  sin-olForing,  unto  the  opening  of  the 
 tent  of  meeting,  unto  the  i)riest;  "and  ho 
 hath  brought  it  near  before  Jehovah,  and 
 hath  made  atonement  for  hor,  and  she  hatii 
 
(Jerevwniai  ptmfication. 
 
 been  cleansed  from  the  fountain  of  lier  blood ; 
 this  is  the  law  of  her  who  is  bearing,  in  re- 
 gard to  a  male  or  to  a  female. 
 
 8  'And  if  her  hand  tind  not  the  suflicieuey 
 of  a  sheep,  then  she  hath  taken  two  turtle- 
 doves, or  two  youns  pigeons,  one  for  a  burnt- 
 offering,  and  one  for  a  sin-offering,  and  the 
 Eriest  hath  made  atonement  for  her,  and  she 
 ath  been  cleansed.' 
 
 XIII.  ^  AND  Jehovah  speak etli  unto  Moses, 
 and  unto  Aaron,  saying,  - '  When  a  man  hath 
 in  the  skin  of  his  ilesh  a  rising,  or  scab,  or 
 bright  spot,  and  it  hath  become  in  the  skin 
 of  his  flesh  a  leprous  pla.gue,  then  he  hath 
 been  brought  in  unto  Aaron  the  priest,  or 
 unto  one  of  his  sons  the  jiriests ;  ^  and  the 
 priest  hath  seen  the  plague  in  the  skin  of  the 
 flesh,  and  the  hair  in  the  X)lague  hath  turned 
 white,  and  the  appearance  of  the  plague  is 
 deeper  than  the  skin  of  his  flesh — it  is  a  plague 
 of  leprosy,  and  the  priest  hath  seen  him,  and 
 hath  pronounced  him  unclean. 
 
 *  '  And  if  the  bright  spot  is  white  in  the  skin 
 of  his  flesh,  and  its  appearance  is  not  deeper 
 than  the  skin,  and  its  hair  hath  not  turned 
 white,  then  hath  the  priest  shut  up  him  ivho 
 hath  the  i^lague  seven  days. 
 
 ^  '  And  the  priest  hath  seen  him  on  the 
 seventh  day,  and  lo,  the  plagiie  liatli  stood  in 
 his  eyes,  the  plague  hath  not  spread  in  the 
 Bkiu,  and  the  priest  hath  shut  him  up  a  second 
 seven  days. 
 
 ® '  And  the  priest  hath  seen  him  on  the 
 second  seventh  day,  and  lo,  the  plague  is  be- 
 come weak,  and  tlie  plague  hath  not  spread 
 m  the  skin— and  the  priest  hath  pronounced 
 him  clean,  it  is  a  scab,  and  he  hath  washed 
 his  garments,  and  hath  been  clean. 
 
 ^ '  And  if  the  scab  spread  greatly  in  the 
 skin,  after  his  being  seen  by  the  jiriest  for  his 
 cleansing,  then  he  hath  been  seen  a  second 
 time  by  the  priest ;  ^  and  the  priest  hath  seen, 
 and  lo,  the  scab  hath  spread  in  the  skin,  and 
 the  priest  hath  pronounced  him  unclean;  it  is 
 leprosy. 
 
 *  '  When  a  plague  of  leprosy  is  in  a  man, 
 then  he  hath  been  brought  in  unto  the  priest, 
 '1  and  the  priest  hath  seen,  and  lo,  a  white 
 rising  in  the  skin  and  it  hath  turned  the  hair 
 white,  and  a  qiuckening  of  raw  ilesh  is  in  tlie 
 rising, — 11  an  old  leprosy  it  is  in  the  skin  of 
 his  ilesh,  and  the  jjriest  hath  pronoimced  hina 
 unclean ;  he  doth  not  shut  him  up,  for  he  t6" 
 unclean. 
 
 1^  'And  if  the  leprosy  break  out  gi'eatly 
 iu  tlie  skin,  and  the  leprosy  hath  covered  all 
 the  skin  of  Jdm  toko  hath  the  plague,  from  his 
 lieail  even  imto  liis  feet,  to  all  that  appeareth 
 to  the  eyes  of  the  priest,  ^  then  hath  tlie  yriest 
 seen,  and  lo,  the  leprosy  hath  covered  all  his 
 flesh,  and  he  hath  pronounced  hiin  who  hath 
 the  plagiie  clean ;  it  hath  all  tiu-ued  white ; 
 he  w  clean. 
 
 ^*  '  And  in  the  day  of  raw  flesh  being  seen 
 in  him  he  is  imcleaa  ;  i^and  the  pi-iest  hath 
 seen  the  raw  fiesli,  and  hath  pronounced 
 him  unclean  ;  the  raw  Hesh  is  unclean,  it  is 
 leprosy.  ^''Or  when  the  raw  Ilesh  turneth 
 back,  and  liath  been  turned  to  white,  then 
 ne  hath  come  iu  unto  the  ijriest,  ■'''  and  the 
 luritist  hath  seen  hini,  and  lo,  the  plague  hath 
 
 XII.  8.— LEVITICUS. — XIII.  34.  Law  concerning  leprosy. 
 
 heen   turned   to  white,   and  the  priest  hath 
 pronounced  clean  him  ivho  hath  the  plague 
 he  is  clean. 
 
 18  '  And  when  flesh  hath  in  it,  in  its  skin, 
 an  ulcer,  and  it  hath  been  healed,  i"and 
 there  hath  been  iu  the  place  of  the  ulcer  a 
 wliite  rising,  or  a  bright  white  spot,  very 
 red,  then  it  hath  been  seen  by  the  priest, 
 -"and  the  priest  hath  seen,  and  lo,  its  ap- 
 pearance is  lower  than  the  skin,  and  its  hair 
 hath  turned  white,  and  the  priest  hath  pro- 
 nounced him  unclean ;  it  is  a.  plagiie  of  lep- 
 rosy—in an  vlcev  it  hath  broken  out. 
 
 "1  'And  if  the  ])riest  see  it,  and  lo,  there  is 
 no  white  hair  in  it,  and  it  is  not  lower  than 
 the  skin,  and  is  become  weak,  then  hath  the 
 priest  shut  him  up  seven  days;  -^and  if  it 
 spread  greatly  iu  the  skin,  then  hath  the 
 priest  pronounced  him  imclean,  it  is  a.  plague; 
 '^'■^  and  if  in  its  place  the  bright  spot  stay— it 
 hath  not  spread— it  is  an  inflammation  of 
 the  ulcer;  and  the  priest  hath  pronoimced 
 him  clean. 
 
 ^  'Or  when  Hesh  hath  in  its  skin  a  fiery 
 burning,  and  the  (juickening  of  the  burn- 
 ing, the  bright  white  spot,  hath  been  very 
 red  or  white,  -'and  the  priest  hath  seen  it, 
 and  lo,  the  hair  hath  turned  white  in  the 
 bright  siiot,  and  its  appearance  is  deeper 
 than  the  skin  ;  leprosy  it  is,  in  the  burn- 
 ing it  hath  broken  out,  and  the  priest  hath 
 pronounced  him  imclean;  it  is  a  plague  of 
 leprosy. 
 
 ^  '  And  if  the  priest  see  it,  and  lo,  there  is 
 no  white  hair  on  the  bright  spot,  and  it  is 
 not  lower  than  the  skin,  and  it  is  become 
 weak,  then  the  priest  hath  shut  him  up 
 seven  days  ;  -^  and  the  priest  hath  seen  him 
 on  the  seventh  day,  if  it  spread  greatly  in  the 
 skin,  then  the  priest  hath  pronounced  him 
 unclean ;  a  plague  of  leprosy  it  is. 
 
 -8  '  And  if  the  bright  spot  stay  in  its  place, 
 it  hath  not  spread  in  the  skin,  and  is  become 
 weak ;  a  rising  of  the  burning  it  is,  and  the 
 priest  hatli  pronounced  him  clean ;  for  it  is 
 inflammation  of  the  burning. 
 
 "**  '  And  when  a  man  (or  a  woman)  hath  in 
 him  a  plague  in  the  head  or  in  the  beard, 
 ■"^  then  hath  the  priest  seen  the  plague,  and 
 lo,  its  appearance  is  deeper  than  the  skin, 
 and  in  it  a  thin  shining  hair,  and  the  priest 
 hath  ]  ironounced  him  unclean ;  it  is  a  scall 
 — it  is  a  leprosy  of  the  head  or  of  the  beard. 
 
 _2i  '  And  when  the  priest  seeth  the  plague 
 of  the  scall,  and  lo,  its  appearance  is  not 
 deeper  than  the  skin,  and  there  is  no  black 
 hair  iu  it,  then  hath  the  ]>riest  shut  up 
 Idm  who  liatli  the  plague  of  the  scall  seven 
 days. 
 
 ^■^  'And  the  priest  hath  seen  the  plagaie  on 
 the  seventli  day,  and  lo,  the  scall  hath  not 
 sijread,  and  a  shining  hair  hath  not  been  in 
 it,  and  the  appearance  of  the  scall  is  not 
 deeijer  than  the  skin,  ^^  then  he  hath  shaved 
 himself,  but  the  scall  he  doth  not  shave; 
 and  the  priest  hath  shut  up  him  who  hath 
 the  scall  a  second  seven  days. 
 
 ■*^  And  the  priest  hath  seen  the  scall  on  the 
 
 seventh  day,  and  lo,  the  scall  hath  not  spread 
 
 iu  the  skin,  and  its  ap]jcarance  is  not  deejjer 
 
 than  the  skin,  and  the  ]  u-iest  hath  pronounced 
 
 75 
 
Of  discerning  tlie  leprosy,  xiii.  35.— LEVITICUS.— xiv.  12.  Of  cUanaiiuj  the- kpvi 
 
 him  clean,  aud  he  hath  washed  his  garments, 
 and  liath  Ijeen  clean. 
 
 ■'^  'And  if  the  scall  spread  greatly  in  the 
 skin  after  his  cleansing,  ^^  and  the  priest  hath 
 seen  him,  aud  lo,  the  scall  hath  spread  in  tlie 
 skin,  the  priest  seeketh  not  for  the  shining 
 hair,  he  is  unclean ;  *''  and  if  in  his  eyes  the 
 scall  liath  stayed,  and  black  hair  hath  sprung 
 up  in  it,  the  scall  hath  been  healed — he  is  clean 
 — and  the  priest  hath  pronounced  him  clean. 
 
 33  'And  when  a  man  or  woman  hath  in  the 
 skin  of  their  flesh  bright  spots,  white  bright 
 spots,  ^''and  the  priest  hath  seen,  and  lo,  in 
 the  skin  of  their  flesh  white  weak  bright 
 spots,  it  is  a  freckled  spot  broken  out  in  the 
 skin  ;  he  is  clean. 
 
 *"  'And  when  a  man's  head  is  polished,  he 
 is  bald,  he  in  clean  ;  ^i  and  if  from  the  corner 
 of  his  face  his  head  is  polished,  he  is  bald  of 
 the  forehead ;  he  is  clean. 
 
 *2  '  And  when  there  is  in  the  bald  back  of 
 the  head,  or  in  the  bald  forehead,  a  very  red 
 white  plague,  it  is  a  leprosy  breaking  out  in 
 the  bald  back  of  the  head,  or  in  the  bald 
 forehead ;  ^  and  the  priest  hath  seen  him, 
 and  lo,  the  risin.j  of  the  very  red  white 
 plague  in  the  bald  back  of  the  head,  or  in 
 the  bald  forehead,  is  as  the  appearance  of 
 leprosy,  in  the  skiu  of  the  flesh,  ^  he  is  a 
 leprous  man,  he  is  unclean ;  the  priest  doth 
 pronounce  him  utterly  unclean ;  his  plague 
 is  in  his  head. 
 
 f^  '  As  to  the  leper  in  whom  is  the  i:)lague, 
 his  garments  are  rent,  and  his  head  is  un- 
 covered, and  he  covereth  over  the  upper  lip, 
 and  '  Unclean  !  unclean ! '  he  calleth  ;  ^  all 
 the  days  that  the  plague  is  in  him  he  is  im- 
 clean ;  he  is  imclean,  alone  he  doth  dwell,  at 
 the  outside  of  the  camp  is  his  dwelling. 
 
 "  'And  when  there  is  in  any  garment  a 
 plague  of  leprosy, — in  a  garment  of  wool,  or 
 in  a  garment  of  linen,  ""^  or  in  the  warp,  or  in 
 the  woof,  of  linen  or  of  wool,  or  in  a  skin, 
 or  in  any  work  of  skin,  ''^aud  the  plague  hath 
 been  very  green  or  very  red  in  the  garment, 
 or  in  the  skin,  or  in  the  warp,  or  in  the 
 woof,  or  in  any  vessel  of  skin,  it  is  a  i)lague 
 of  leprosy,  and  it  hath  been  shewn  the 
 priest. 
 
 ^^  'And  the  priest  hath  seen  the  plague, 
 and  hath  shut  up  tliat  tnlddi  Jiath  the  jilague, 
 seven  days ;  -'^  aud  he  hath  seen  the  plague 
 on  the  seventh  day,  and  the  plague  hath 
 spread  in  the  garment,  or  in  the  warji,  or  in 
 the  woof,  or  in  the  skin,  of  all  that  is  made 
 of  skin  for  work ;  the  plague  is  a  fretting 
 leprosy,  it  is  unclean. 
 
 "-  '  And  he  hath  bm-ut  the  garment,  or  the 
 warp,  or  the  woof,  in  wool  or  in  linen,  or 
 any  vessel  of  skiu  in  which  tlie  plague  is ; 
 for  it  is  a  fretting  leiirosy;  with  fire  it  is 
 burnt. 
 
 *^  '  And  if  the  priest  see,  aud  lo,  the  ]ilague 
 hath  not  spread  in  the  garment,  or  in  the 
 warji,  or  in  the  woof,  or  in  any  vessel  of 
 skin,  ^■'  thou  hath  the  i)riest  commanded, 
 and  tlicy  liave  washed  that  in  which  the 
 l>lagiic  is,  ami  he  liatli  shut  it  u])  a  second 
 seven  days.  •''•'' And  the  jiriest  liatli  seen  t/ial 
 which  hath  the  plague  after  it  hath  been 
 washed,  aud  lo,  the  plague  hath  not  chanj;cd 
 7G 
 
 its  aspect,  and  the  plague  hath  not  spread, 
 —it  is  imclean  ;  with  fire  thou  dost  bum  it ; 
 it  M  a  fretting  in  its  back-part  or  in  its  front- 
 part. 
 
 ^'''  '  And  if  the  priest  hath  seen,  and  lo,  the 
 plague  is  become  weak  after  it  hath  been 
 washed,  then  he  hath  rent  it  out  of  the  gar- 
 ment, or  out  of  the  skin,  or  out  of  the  warp, 
 pr  out  of  the  woof ;  ^^  and  if  it  still  be  seen 
 in  the  garment,  or  in  the  warp,  or  in  the 
 woof,  or  in  any  vessel  of  skin,  it  is  a  fretting ; 
 with  tire  thou  dost  burn  it — that  in  which 
 the  plague  is. 
 
 ^8  'And  the  garment,  or  the  warp,  or  the 
 woof,  or  any  vessel  of  skin  which  tnou  dost 
 wash  when  the  plague  hath  turned  aside 
 from  them,  then  it  hath  been  washed  a  se- 
 cond tiine,  and  hath  been  clean. 
 
 59  '  ij^jg  ig  ^jjg  2aw  of  a  plague  of  leprosy 
 in  a  garment  of  wool  or  of  linen,  or  of  the 
 war])  or  of  the  \yoof,  or  of  any  vessel  of  skin, 
 to  pronounce  it  clean  or  to  pronounce  it 
 unclean.' 
 
 XIV.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Mo- 
 ses, saying,  - '  This  is  a  law  of  the  leper,  in 
 the  day  of  his  cleansing,  that  he  hath  been 
 brought  in  imto  the  ])riest,  ^  and  the  priest 
 hath  gone  out  unto  the  outside  of  the  camp, 
 and  the  priest  hath  seen,  and  lo,  the  plague 
 of  leprosy  hath  ceased  from  the  leper,  *  and 
 the  priest  hath  commanded,  and  he  hath 
 taken  for  him  who  is  to  be  cleansed,  two 
 clean  living  birds,  and  cedar  wood,  and  scar- 
 let, and  hyssop. 
 
 °  '  And  the  priest  hath  commanded,  and 
 he  hath  slaughtered  the  one  bird  upon  an 
 earthen  vessel,  over  running  water;  ^as  to 
 the  living  bird,  he  taketh  it,  and  the  cedar 
 wood,  and  the  scarlet,  and  the  hyssop,  and 
 hath  dipped  tliem  aud  the  living  l^ird  in  the 
 blood  or  the  slaughtered  bii'd,  over  the  run- 
 ning water,  ''  aud  iie  hath  spriukled  on  him 
 who  is  to  be  cleansed  from  tlie  leprosy  seven 
 times,  and  hath  pronounced  him  clean,  and 
 hath  sent  out  the  liAaug  bird  on  the  face  of 
 the  field. 
 
 ^  '  And  he  who  is  to  be  cleansed  hath 
 washed  his  garments,  and  hath  shaved  aU 
 his  hair,  and  hath  bathed  with  water,  and 
 hath  been  clean,  aud  aftenvards  he  doth 
 come  in  imto  the  camp,  and  hath  dwelt  at 
 the  outside  of  his  tent  seven  days. 
 
 "  'And  it  hath  been,  on  the  seventh  day-;- 
 he  shaveth  all  his  hair,  his  head,  and  liis 
 beard,  aud  his  eyebrows,  even  all  his  hair 
 he  doth  shave,  and  he  liath  washed  his  gar- 
 ments, and  hath  batlied  his  llesh  \vith  water, 
 and  hath  been  clean. 
 
 1"  '  And  on  the  eighth  day  he  taketh  two 
 lambs,  perfect  ones,  and  one  ewe-lamb,  (laugh- 
 ter of  a  year,  a  perfect  one,  and  thrcti  tenth 
 deals  of  flour  for  a  present,  mixed  with  oil, 
 and  one  log  of  oil. 
 
 11  'And  the  priest  who  is  cleansing  hath 
 caused  the  man  who  is  to  be  cleansed  to 
 stand  with  them  before  Jehovah,  at  the 
 opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  '-and  the 
 priest  hath  taken  the  one  he  lamb,  aud  hath 
 brought  it  near  for  a  guilt-ofFcring,  also  the 
 log  of  oU,  and  hath  waved  them— a  waye- 
 oll'cring  beiore  Jehovah. 
 
Law  concerning  leprosy,  xiv.  13.— LEVITICUS.— xiv.  50. 
 
 Rites  m  regard  to  it. 
 
 13  'And  he  liath  slaughtered  the  lamb  in 
 the  place  where  he  slaughtereth  the  siu-oil'cr- 
 ing  aad  the  biirnt-offering,  in  the  lioly  ]ilace  ; 
 for  like  the  sin-offering  tlie  guilt-offering  is 
 to  the  priest ;  it  is  most  holy. 
 
 "  '  And  the  priest  hath  taken  of  the  blood 
 of  the  guiJt-offering,  and  the  priest  hath  put 
 on  the  tip  of  the  right  ear  of  him  who  is 
 to  be  cleansed,  and  on  the  thumb  of  liis  right 
 hand,  and  on  the  great  toe  of  his  right  foot ; 
 1^  and  the  priest  hath  taken  of  the  log  of  oil, 
 and  hath  poiired  on  the  left  palm  of  the 
 priest,  ^^  and  the  priest  hath  dipped  his  right 
 ringer  in  the  oil  which  is  on  his  left  palm, 
 and  hath  sprinkled  of  the  oil  with  his  finger 
 seven  times  before  Jehovah. 
 
 1^  '  And  of  the  residue  of  the  oil  which  is 
 on  his  palm,  the  priest  putteth  on  the  tip 
 of  the  right  ear  of  him  who  is  to  be  cleansed, 
 and  on  the  thumb  of  his  right  hand,  and  ou 
 the  .great  toe  of  his  right  foot,  on  the  blood 
 of  the  guilt-offering ;  ^^  and  the  remnant  of 
 the  oil  which  is  on  the  jialm  of  the  priest, 
 lie  putteth  on  the  head  of  him  who  is  to  be 
 cleansed,  and  the  priest  hath  made  atone- 
 ment for  him  before  Jehovah. 
 
 1"  '  And  the  priest  hath  made  the  sin-offer- 
 ing, and  hath  made  atonement  for  him  who 
 is  to  be  cleansed  from  his  uncleanness,  and 
 afterwards  he  doth  slaughter  the  burnt-offer- 
 ing ;  -<'  and  the  priest  hath  caused  the  burnt- 
 offering  to  ascend,  also  the  present,  on  the 
 altar,  and  the  priest  hath  made  atonement 
 for  him,  and  he  liath  been  clean. 
 
 -1  '  And  if  he  is  poor,  and  his  hand  is  not 
 reaching  these  things,  then  he  hath  taken 
 one  lamb — a  guilt-offering,  for  a  wave-offer- 
 ing, to  make  atonement  for  him,  and  one- 
 tenth  deal  of  floiu"  mixed  with  oil  for  a  pre- 
 sent, and  a  log  of  oil,  2"  and  two  turtle-doves, 
 or  two  young  i)igeons,  which  his  hand  reach- 
 eth  to,  and  one  hath  been  a  sin-offering, 
 and  the  one  a  burnt-offering ;  ^  and  he  hath 
 brought  them  in  on  the  eighth  day  for  his 
 cleansing  unto  the  priest,  imto  the  opening 
 of  the  tent  of  meeting,  before  Jehovah. 
 
 -■*  '  And  the  priest  hath  taken  the  lamb  of 
 the  guilt-offering,  and  the  log  of  oil,  and  the 
 priest  liath  waved  them — a  wave-offering 
 Ijefore  Jehovah  ;  ^'^  and  he  hath  slaughtered 
 the  lamb  of  the  guilt-offering,  and  the  priest 
 hath  taken  of  the  blood  of  the  guilt-offering, 
 and  hath  put  on  the  tip  of  the  right  ear 
 of  him  who  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  on  the 
 thiimb  of  his  right  hand,  and  on  the  great 
 toe  of  his  right  foot ;  ""  and  the  priest  dotli 
 pour  of  the  oil  on  the  left  palm  of  the  priest ; 
 -"  and  the  pi'iest  hath  sprinkled  with  his  right 
 finger  of  the  oil  which  is  on  his  left  palm, 
 seven  times  before  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  '  And  the  priest  hath  put  of  the  oil 
 which  is  on  his  palm,  on  the  tip  of  the  right 
 ear  of  him  who  is  to  be  cleansed,  and  on  the 
 thumb  of  his  riligt  hand,  and  on  the  great 
 toe  of  his  right  foot,  on  the  place  of  the 
 blood  of  the  guilt-offering ;  ^^  and  the  rem- 
 nant of  tlie  oil  which  is  on  the  palm  of  the 
 priest  ho  doth  put  on  the  head  of  him  who  is 
 to  be  cleansed,  to  make  atonement  for  him, 
 before  Jehovali. 
 
 ^  'And  ho  hath  made  tlie  one  of  the  turtle- 
 
 doves, or  of  the  young  pigeons  (from  that 
 which  liis  hand  reaeheth  to,  ^i  e,,^,^  tliat 
 which  his  hand  reaeheth  to),  the  one  a  sin- 
 offering,  and  the  one  a  burnt-offering,  besides 
 the  present,  and  the  priest  hath  made  atone- 
 ment for  him  who  is  to  be  cleansed  l)efore 
 Jehovah.  ^-This  is  a  law  of  him  in  wliom 
 is  a  plague  of  leprosy,  whose  hand  reaeheth 
 not  to  his  cleansing.' 
 
 33  And  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses,  and 
 unto  Aaron,  saying,  ^4  '  Wlien  ye  come  in 
 unto  the  land  of  Canaan,  which  t  am  giving 
 to  you  for  a  possession,  and  I  have  put  a 
 plague  of  leprosy  in  a  house  in  the  land  of 
 your  possession ;  ^5  then  hath  he  whose  the 
 noxise  is  come  in  and  declared  to  the  priest, 
 saying,  As  a  pla.gue  hath  appeared  to  me  in 
 the  house ;  ^s  and  the  priest  hath  commanded, 
 and  they  have  prepared  the  house  before 
 the  priest  cometh  in  to  see  the  pla.gue  (that 
 all  which  is  in  the  house  be  not  unclean), 
 and  afterwards  doth  the  priest  come  in  to 
 see  the  house ;  ^7  and  he  hath  seen  the  plague, 
 and  lo,  the  plague  is  in  the  walls  of  the 
 house,  holloAV  strakes,  very  green  or  very 
 red,  and  their  appearance  is  lower  than  the 
 wall,  38  and  the  priest  hath  gone  out  of  the 
 house  unto  the  opening  of  the  house,  and 
 hath  shut  up  the  house  seven  days. 
 
 39  'And  tne  priest  hath  turned  back  on 
 the  seventh  day,  and  hath  seen,  and  lo,  the 
 plague  hath  spread  in  the  walls  of  the  house, 
 ■*"  and  the  priest  hath  commanded,  and  they 
 have  drawn  out  the  stones  in  which  the 
 plague  is,  and  have  cast  them  unto  the  out- 
 side of  the  city,  unto  an  vmclean  place; 
 ^  and  the  house  he  doth  caiise  to  be  scraped 
 within  round  about,  and  they  have  poured 
 out  the  clay_  which  they  have  scraped  off, 
 at  the  outside  of  the  city,  at  an  imclean 
 place;  <-and  they  have  taken  other  stones, 
 and  brought  them  in  imto  the  place  of  the 
 stones,  and  other  clay  he  taketh  and  hath 
 daubed  the  house. 
 
 ^  'And  if  the  plague  return,  and  hath, 
 broken  out  in  the  house,  after  he  hath  drawn  * 
 out  the  stones,  and  after  the  scraping  of  the 
 house,  and  after  the  daubing ;  ''^then  hath 
 the  priest  come  in  and  seen,  and  lo,  the 
 plague  hath  spread  in  the  house  ;  it  is  a  fret- 
 ting lei^rosy  in  the  house  ;  it  is  unclean. 
 
 "•^  'And  he  hath  broken  down  the  liouse, 
 its  stones,  and  its  wood,  and  all  the  clay 
 of  the  house,  and  he  hath  broiight  them 
 forth  unto  the  outside  of  the  city,  unto  an 
 unclean  place. 
 
 *^  '  And  he  who  is  going  in  imto  the  house 
 all  the  days  he  hath  shut  it  \\\>,  is  unclean 
 till  the  evening ;  *'  and  he  who  is  lying  in 
 the  house  doth  wash  his  garments ;  and  he 
 who  is  eating  in  the  house  doth  wash  his 
 garments. 
 
 ^  'And  if  the  priest  certainly  come  in, 
 and  hath  seen,  and  lo,  the  plague  hath 
 not  spread  in  the  house  after  the  daubing  or 
 the  house,  then  hath  the  priest  pronounced 
 the  house  clean,  for  the  i)lague  hath  been 
 healed. 
 
 ^  '  And  he  hath  taken  for  the  cleansing  of 
 the  house  two   l)irds,  and  cedar  wood,  and 
 scarlet,  and  hyssop;  ^"and  he  hath  slaugh- 
 77 
 
Law  concerning  leprosy. 
 
 XTv.  51.— LEVITICUS.— XV.  31. 
 
 Ceremonial  purifications. 
 
 tered  the  one  bird  upon  an  earthon  vessel, 
 over  running  water ;  •'''  and  lie  liatli  taken 
 the  cedar  wood,  and  the  liyssop,  and  the 
 scarlet,  and  the  livint;  bird,  and  hath  dii)]ied 
 tliem  in  tlie  Idood  of  the  slaughtered  bii'd, 
 and  in  the  running  water,  and  hath  sprinkled 
 upon  the  house  seven  times. 
 
 ^'^  'And  he  hath  cleansed  the  house  with 
 the  blood  of  the  bird,  and  with  the  running 
 water,  and  with  the  living  bird,  and  with 
 the  cedar  wood,  and  with  the  hyssop,  and 
 with  the  scarlet ;  ''■'  and  he  hath  sent  away 
 the  living  bird  unto  the  outside  of  the  city 
 unto  the  face  of  the  field,  and  hath  made 
 atonement  for  the  house,  and  it  hath  been 
 clean. 
 
 ■''^  'This  is  the  law  for  every  iilague  of  the 
 leijrosy  and  for  seal],  ■''■''  and  for  leprosy 
 of  a  garment,  and  of  a  house,  ^"and  for  a 
 rising,  and  for  a  scab,  and  for  a  bright  spot, 
 — •''^to  direct  in  the  day  of  being  unclean,  and 
 in  the  day  of  being  clean  ;  this  is  the  law  of 
 the  leprosy.' 
 
 XV.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses, 
 and  unto  Aaron,  saying,  - '  Speak  unto  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  and  ye  have  said  unto  them, 
 When  there  is  an  issvie  out  of  the  flesh  of 
 any  man,  for  his  issue  he  is  unclean ;  *  and 
 this  is  liis  uncleanness  in  his  issue  —  his 
 (lesh  hath  run  with  his  issue,  or  his  flesh 
 hath  stopped  from  his  issue  ;  it  is  his  un- 
 cleanness. 
 
 ■•  'All  the  bed  on  which  he  lietli  who  hath 
 the  issue  is  unclean,  and  all  the  vessel  on 
 which  he  sitteth  isimelcan ;  •''aud  anyone  who 
 cometh  against  liis  bed  rloth  wash  his  gar- 
 ments, and  hath  bathed  with  water,  and 
 been  unclean  till  the  evening. 
 
 ''  '  Aud  he  who  is  sittinj'  on  the  vessel 
 on  which  he  sitteth  who  hath  the  issue, 
 iloth  wash  his  garments,  and  hath  bathed 
 with  water,  and  been  unclean  till  the  evening. 
 
 ''  'And  he  who  is  coming  against  the  Hesh 
 of  him  who  hath  the  issue,  doth  wash  his 
 garments,  and  hath  bathed  with  water,  and 
 Iiath  been  unclean  till  the  evening. 
 
 s  '  And  when  he  who  hath  the  issue  syiitteth 
 on  him  who  is  clean,  then  he  hath  washed  his 
 garments,  and  hath  bathed  vrith  water,  and 
 been  unclean  till  the  (jvening. 
 
 " '  And  all  the  saddle  on  which  he  ridetii 
 who  hath  the  issue  is  unclean ;  ^^  and  any  one 
 who  is  coming  against  anytliing  which  is  under 
 him  is  imclean  till  the  evening,  and  he  who  is 
 beai-ing  them  doth  wash  his  garments,  and 
 hath  bathed  with  water,  and  been  unclean 
 till  the  evening. 
 
 "  'And  anyone  against  whom  he  cometh  who 
 hath  tiic  issue  (and  his  hands  hath  not  rinsed 
 with  water)  hath  even  washed  his  garments, 
 and  bathed  with  water,  and  been  unclean  till 
 the  evening. 
 
 - '  And  the  earthen  vessel  which  he  who 
 hath  the  issue  cometh  against  is  broken  ;  and 
 every  wooden  vessel  is  rinsed  with  water. 
 
 '•* '  And  when  he  who  hath  the  issue  is  clean 
 from  his  issue,  then  he  hath  numbered  to  him- 
 Belf  .«tevon  days  for  his  cleansing,  and  hath 
 washe(l  his  garments,  and  liath  bathed  his 
 flesh  with  running  water,  and  been  clean. 
 
 ^*'And  on  the   eighth   day  he   taketii   to 
 78 
 
 himself  two  turtle-doves,  or  two  young 
 ])igeons,  and  hath  come  in  before  .Teliovah  un- 
 to the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and 
 hath  given  them  unto  tlie  priest;  '^  and  the 
 priest  hath  made  thetn,  one  a  sin-offering, 
 and  the  one  a  burut-ollering ;  and  the  priest 
 hath  made  atonement  for  him  before  Jehovah, 
 because  of  his  issue. 
 
 ^^ '  And  when  a  man's  seed  of  cojiulation 
 goeth  out  from  him,  then  he  hath  bathed  ^vith 
 water  all  his  fiesh,  and  been  unclean  till  the 
 evening. 
 
 ^^ '  And  any  garment,  or  any  skin  on  which 
 there  is  seed  of  copulation,  hath  also  been 
 washed  with  water,  and  been  unclean  till  the 
 evening. 
 
 i^'And  a  woman  with  whom  a  man  lieth 
 with  seed  of  copulation,  they  also  have  bath- 
 ed with  water,  and  been  unclean  till  tlie  even- 
 ing. 
 
 ''■' '  And  when  a  woman  hath  an  issue — 
 blood  is  her  issue  in  lier  ilesh — seven  days  she 
 is  in  her  separation,  and  any  one  who  is  com- 
 ing against  lier  is  unclean  till  the  evening. 
 
 -" '  And  anything  on  whicli  she  lietli  in  her 
 separation  is  imclean,  and  anything  on  which 
 she  sitteth  is  unclean ;  -'  and  any  one  who  is 
 coming  against  her  bed  doth  wash  his  gar- 
 ments, and  hath  bathed  with  water,  and  been 
 unclean  till  the  evening. 
 
 '■^^ '  And  any  one  who  is  coming  against  any 
 vessel  on  which  she  sitteth  doth  wash  his  gar- 
 ments, and  hath  washed  with  water,  and  been 
 unclean  till  the  evening. 
 
 -^ '  Aud  if  it  is  on  the  bed,  or  on  the  vessel 
 on  which  she  is  sitting,  in  his  coming  against 
 it,  he  is  imclean  till  the  evening. 
 
 "■' '  And  if  a  man  really  lie  with  her,  and 
 lier  separation  is  on  him,  then  he  hath  been 
 unclean  seven  days,  and  all  the  bed  on  which 
 lie  lieth  is  unclean. 
 
 "■'' '  And  when  a  woman's  issue  of  blood 
 floweth  many  days  within  the  time  of  her 
 separation,  or  wlicn  it  floAveth  over  her  separa- 
 tion— all  the  days  of  the  issue  of  her  unclean- 
 ness are  as  tlie  days  of  her  separation ;  she  in 
 unclean. 
 
 -" '  All  the  bed  on  which  she  lieth  all  the 
 days  of  her  issue  is  as  the  lied  of  her  separa- 
 tion to  her,  aud  all  the  vessel  on  which  she 
 sitteth  is  uucleau  as  the  uncleanness  of  lier 
 separation ;  ""  and  any  one  who  is  coming 
 against  them  is  unclean,  and  hath  washetl  his 
 garments,  and  hath  bathed  with  water,  aud 
 been  unclean  till  the  evening. 
 
 -8 '  And  if  she  hath  been  clean  from  her 
 issue,  then  she  hath  numbered  to  lierself 
 seven  days,  and  aftei-wards  she  is  clean ; 
 -■'  and  on  the  eighth  day  she  taketli  to  her- 
 self two  turtle-doves,  or  two  young  pigeons, 
 and  hatii  brought  them  in  unto  the  priest, 
 unto  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting; 
 •'"  and  the  priest  hath  made  tlie  one  a  sin-offer- 
 ing, and  tlie  one  a  biu-nt-otrering,  and  the 
 priest  hath  made  atonement  for  her  before 
 Jehovah,  because  of  the  issue  oi  her  unclean- 
 ncss. 
 
 ■'1  *  And  ye  have  separated  the  sons  of  Israel 
 from  their  uncleanness,  and  they  die  not  in 
 their  uncleanness,  in  tlicii-  defiling  My  tal)er- 
 nacle  which  is  in  their  niidat. 
 
Ceremonial  rnmfications.  xv.  32.— LEVITICUS.— xvi.  32.     Tlie  high  priest's  sin-offering. 
 
 '^  '  This  is  the  law  of  liim  who  hath  an  issue, 
 and  of  him  whose  seed  of  copulation  goeth 
 out  from  him,  for  imcleanness  therel)y,  ^'^  and 
 of  her  who  is  sick  in  her  separation,  and  of 
 him  who  hath  an  issue,  the  issue  of  a  male  or 
 of  a  female,  and  of  a  man  who  lieth  with  an 
 xmclean  woman.' 
 
 XVI.  1  AND  Jehovah  speak eth  unto  Moses, 
 after  the  death  of  the  two  sons  of  Aaron,  in 
 their  drawing  near  before  Jehovah,  and  tliey 
 die ;  ^  yea,  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Speak 
 unto  Aaron  thy  brother,  and  he  corneth  not 
 in  at  all  times  unto  the  sanctuary  ^vithiu  the 
 vail,  imto  the  front  of  the  mercy-seat,  which 
 is  upon  the  ark,  and  he  dieth  not,  for  in  a 
 cloud  I  am  seen  upon  the  mercy-seat. 
 
 3  '  "With  this  doth  Aaron  come  in  unto  the 
 sanctuary;  with  a  liullock,  a  son  of  the  lierd, 
 for  a  sin-offering,  and  a  ram  for  a  biu-nt-offer- 
 ing;  *a  holy  linen  coat  he  putteth  on,  and 
 linen  trousers  are  on  his  flesh,  and  \vith  a 
 linen  girdle  lie  girdeth  himself,  and  with  a 
 linen  mitre  he  •wrappeth  himself  up  ;  they  ore 
 holy  garments ;  and  lie  hath  bathed  with  wa- 
 ter his  flesh,  and  hath  put  them  on. 
 
 ^ '  And  from  the  company  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel  he  taketh  two  kids  of  the  goats  for  a 
 sin-oflFering,  and  one  ram  for  a  burnt-offering; 
 *  and  Aaron  hath  brought  near  the  bullock  of 
 the  sin-offering  which  is  his  own,  and  hatii 
 made  atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his  house ; 
 '  and  he  hath  taken  the  two  goats,  and  hath 
 caused  them  to  stand  before  Jehovah,  at  the 
 opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting. 
 
 ^ '  And  Aaron  hath  given  lots  over  the  two 
 goats,  one  lot  for  Jehovah,  and  one  lot  for  a 
 goat  of  departure ;  "  and  Aaron  hath  Ijrought 
 near  the  goat  on  which  the  lot  for  Jehovah 
 hath  gone  up,  and  hath  made  it  a  sia-offer- 
 ing. 
 
 ^'' '  And  the  goat  on  which  the  lot  for  a  goat 
 of  departure  hath  gone  up  is  caused  to  stand 
 living  before  Jehovah  to  make  atonement  by 
 it,  to  send  it  away  for  a  goat  of  dexmi-ture  into 
 the  wilderness. 
 
 ^^  '  And  Aaron  hath  brought  near  the  bul- 
 lock of  the  sin-offering  whicli  is  liis  o\vn,  and 
 liath  made  atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his 
 house,  and  hath  slaughtered  the  bullock  of 
 the  sin-oflering  which  is  his  own,  '-  and  hath 
 taken  the  fulness  of  the  censer  of  burning 
 coals  of  fire  from  off  the  altar,  from  before  Je- 
 hovah, and  the  fulness  of  his  hands  of  thin 
 spice-perfume,  and  hath  brought  it  within 
 the  vail ;  ^^  and  he  hath  put  the  perfume  on 
 the  fire  before  Jehovah,  and  the  cloud  of  the 
 perfume  hath  covered  the  mercy-seat  which 
 is  on  the  testimony,  and  he  dieth  not. 
 
 ^■* '  And  he  hath  taken  of  the  blood  of  the 
 bullock,  and  hath  sprinkled  with  his  finger 
 on  the  front  of  the  mercy-seat  eastward ;  even 
 at  the  front  of  the  mercy-seat  he  doth  sprinkle 
 seven  times  of  the  blood  with  his  finger. 
 _  ^' '  And  he  hath  slaughtered  the  goat  of  the 
 sin-oft'ering  which  is  the  people's,  and  hath 
 brought  in  its  blood  unto  the  inside  of  the  vail, 
 and  hath  done  with  its  blood  as  he  hath  done 
 with  the  blood  of  the  bullock,  and  hath 
 sprinkled  it  on  the  mercy-seat,  and  at  the 
 front  of  the  mercy-seat,  ^^  and  he  liath  made 
 atonement  for  the  sanctuary  because  of  the 
 
 imcleanness  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  because 
 of  their  transgressions  in  all  their  sins ;  and 
 so  he  doth  for  the  tent  of  meeting  which 
 is  tabernacling  with  them  in  the  midst  of  their 
 uncleannesses. 
 
 ^"  '  And  no  man  is  in  the  tent  of  meeting  in 
 his  going  in  to  make  atonement  in  the  sanctu- 
 ary, till  his  coming  out;  and  he  hath  made 
 atonement  for  himself,  and  for  his  house,  and 
 for  all  the  assembly  of  Israel. 
 
 i^'And  he  hath  gone  out  unto  the  altar 
 which  is  before  Jehovah,  and  hath  made 
 atonement  for  it ;  and  he  hath  taken  of  the 
 blood  of  the  bullock,  and  of  the  blood  of  the 
 goat,  and  hath  put  on  the  horns  of  the  altar 
 round  about ;  ^^  and  he  hath  sprinkled  on  it 
 of  the  blood  with  his  finger  seven  times,  and 
 hath  cleansed  it,  and  liath  hallowed  it  from 
 the  uncleannesses  of  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 -**  'And  he  hath  ceased  from  making  atone- 
 ment/o?"  the  sanctuary,  and  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing, and  the  altar,  anil  hath  brought  near  the 
 living  goat;  -land  Aaron  hath  laid  his  two 
 hands  on  the  head  of  the  living  goat,  and 
 hath  confessed  over  it  all  the  iniquities  of 
 the  sons  of  Israel,  and  all  their  transgressions 
 in  all  their  sins,  and  hath  put  them  on  the 
 head  of  the  goat,  and  hath  sent  it  away  by 
 the  hand  of  a  fit  man  into  the  wilderness; 
 -and  the  goat  hath  borne  on  him  all  their 
 iniquities  unto  a  laud  of  separation. 
 
 'And  he  hath  sent  the  goat  away  into  the 
 wilderness,  '-^and  Aaron  hath  come  in  unto 
 tlie  tent  of  meeting,  and  hath  stripped  ofi'  the 
 linen  garments  which  he  had  put  on  in  his 
 going  in  unto  the  sanctuary,  and  hath  ]jlaceJ 
 them  there ;  ^  and  he  hath  bathed  his  flesh 
 with  water  in  the  holy  place,  and  hath  put 
 on  his  garments,  and  hath  come  out,  and 
 hath  made  his  burnt-offering,  and  the  burnt- 
 offering  of  the  people,  and  hath  made  atone- 
 ment for  himself  and  for  the  people ;  ^  and 
 with  the  fat  of  the  sin-offering  he  doth  make 
 perfume  on  the  altar. 
 
 "^ '  And  he  who  is  sending  away  the  goat 
 for  a  goat  of  departure  doth  wash  his  gar- 
 ments, and  hath  bathed  his  flesh  with  water, 
 and  afterwards  he  cometh  in  imto  the  camp. 
 
 "'' '  And  the  bullock  of  the  sin-offering,  and 
 the  goat  of  the  sin-offering,  whose  blood  hath 
 been  brought  in  to  make  atonement  in  the 
 sanctuary,  doth  one  bring  out  unto  the  out- 
 side of  the  camp,  and  tliey  have  burnt  with 
 fire  their  skins,  and  their  flesh,  and  their 
 dun^;  ^and  he  who  is  burning  them  doth 
 wash  his  garments,  and  hath  bathed  his  flesh 
 with  water,  and  afterwards  he  cometh  in 
 unto  the  camp. 
 
 '^^ '  And  it  Iiath  been  to  you  for  a  statute 
 age-during,  in  the  seventh  month,  in  the 
 tenth  of  the  month,  ye  humble  yom-selves, 
 and  do  no  work — the  native,  and  the  so- 
 joiu'ner  who  is  sojourning  in  your  midst ; 
 ^"for  on  this  day  he  maketh  atonement  for 
 you,  to  cleanse  you ;  from  all  your  sins  before 
 Jehovah  ye  are  clean ;  ^Ut  is  to  you  a  sabbath 
 of  rest,  and  ye  have  humbled  yourselves— a 
 statute  age-diu-ing. 
 
 ^^ '  And  the  priest  whom  he  doth  anoint, 
 and  whose  hand  he  doth  consecrate  to  act 
 as  ]U"iest  instead  of  his  father,    hath   made 
 70 
 
Lawa  concerning  sacrifices.         xvi.  33.— LEVITICUS. — xviii.  20. 
 
 Vanous  prohiUllona. 
 
 atonement,  and  liatli  pnt  on  the  linen  {gar- 
 ments, the  holy  garments;  ^^and  lie  hatli 
 made  atonement  for  the  holy  sanctuary ;  and 
 for  the  tent  of  meeting,  even  for  the  altar  he 
 doth  make  atonement;  yea,  for  the  priests, 
 and  for  all  the  people  of  the  assembly  he 
 maketh  atonement. 
 
 ^  'And  this  hatli  been  to  you  for  a  statute 
 age-during,  to  make  atonement  for  the  sons 
 01  Israel,  because  of  all  their  sins,  once  in  a 
 year-'  and  he  doth  as  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded Moses. 
 
 XVII.  ^  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  xmto 
 Moses,  saying,  - '  Speak  unto  Aaron,  and 
 unto  his  sons,  and  imto  all  the  sons  of  Israel ; 
 and  thou  hast  said  unto  them.  This  is  the 
 thing  which  .Jehovah  hath  commanded,  say- 
 ing, ^  Any  man  of  the  house  of  Israel  who 
 slaughtereth  ox,  or  lamb,  or  goat,  in  the 
 camp,  or  who  slaughtereth  at  the  outside 
 of  the  camp,  *and  imto  the  openinjj  of  the 
 tent  of  meeting  hath  not  brought  it  in  to 
 bring  near  an  offering  to  Jehovah  before  the 
 tabernacle  of  Jehovah,  blood  is  reckoned  to 
 that  man — blood  he  hath  shed — and  that  man 
 hath  been  cut  off  from  the  midst  of  his 
 people ;  ^  so  that  the  sons  of  Israel  do  bring 
 m  their  sacrifices  which  they  are  sacrificing 
 on  the  face  of  the  field,  yea,  they  have 
 brought  them  in  to  Jehovah,  unto  the  open- 
 ing of  the  tent  of  meeting,  unto  the  priest, 
 and  they  have  sacrificed  sacrifices  of  peace- 
 offerings  to  Jehovah  with  them. 
 
 ^ '  And  the  priest  hath  sprinkled  the  blood 
 upon  the  altar  of  Jehovjih,  at  the  opening 
 of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  hath  made  per- 
 fume with  the  fat  for  sweet  fragrance  to 
 Jehovah;  ''and  they  sacrifice  not  any  more 
 their  sacrifices  to  goats  after  which  they  are 
 going  a-whoring;  a  statute  age-during  is  this 
 to  them,  to  their  generations. 
 
 * '  And  unto  them  thou  sayest :  Any  man 
 of  the  house  of  Israel,  or  of  the  sojourners, 
 who  sqjournetli  in  your  midst,  who  causeth 
 burnt- offering  or  sacrifice  to  ascend,  *and 
 unto  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting 
 doth  not  bring  it  in  to  make  it  to  Jehovah — 
 that  man  hath  been  cut  off  from  his  people. 
 
 1** '  And  any  man  of  the  house  of  Israel,  or 
 of  the  sojourners,  who  is  sojourniag  in  your 
 midst,  who  eateth  any  blood,  I  have  even  set 
 My  face  against  the  person  who  is  eating  the 
 blood,  and  have  cut  him  off  fi'om  the  midst 
 of  his  people;  "for  the  life  of  the  Hesh  is  in 
 the  blood,  and  I  have  given  it  to  you  on  the 
 altar,  to  make  atonement  for  your  souls ;  for 
 it  is  the  l)lood  which  maketh  atonement  for 
 the  sold, 
 
 1* '  Therefore  I  have  said  to  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  No  person  among  you  doth  eat  blood, 
 and  the  sojourner  who  is  sojourning  in  your 
 midst  doth  not  eat  blood*  ^^and  any  man  of 
 tlie  sons  of  Israel,  or  of  the  sojourners,  who 
 is  sojourning  in  your  midst,  who  hunteth 
 venison,  bea.st  or  fowl,  which  is  eaten — hath 
 even  poured  out  its  blood,  and  hath  covered 
 it  with  dust ;  ^*  for  it  is  the  life  of  all  iiesh, 
 its  blood  is  for  its  life;  and  I  say  to  the  sons 
 of  Israel,  Blood  of  any  fiesh  ye  do  not  eat, 
 for  the  hfe  of  all  Heah  ia  its  blood ;  any  one 
 eaf.ijiff  i^  ia  cut  off. 
 
 80 
 
 "'And  any  person  who  catctli  a  carcase 
 or  torn  tiling,  among  natives  or  ainoiig  so- 
 journers—  hath  botli  wa.slic(l  iiis  garnifnits, 
 and  hath  bathed  with  water,  and  hatli  l)Con 
 unclean  until  the  evening  —  then  lie  hatli 
 been  clean;  ^^and  if  he  wash  not,  and  his 
 ilesh  bathe  not — then  he  hath  borne  his  ini- 
 quity.' 
 
 XVm.  \  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto 
 Moses,  saying,  - '  Speak  unto  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  and  thou  hast  said  unto  them,  I  am 
 Jehovah  your  God ;  ^  according  to  the  work 
 of  the  land  of  Egypt  in  which  ye  have  dwelt 
 ye  do  not,  and  according  to  the  work  of  tlin 
 land  of  Canaan  whither  1  am  bringing  you 
 in,  ye  do  not,  and  in  their  statutes  ye  walk 
 not. 
 
 *  '  My  judgments  ye  do,  and  My  statutes 
 ye  keep,  to  walk  in  them ;  I  am  Jehovah 
 your  God;  ^  and  ye  have  keiit  My  statutes 
 and  My  judgments  which  mau  doth  and 
 liveth  in  them;  I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  'None  of  you  unto  any  relation  of  his 
 flesh  doth  draw  near  to  imcovcr  nakedness ; 
 I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 '  'The  nakedness  of  thy  father  and  the 
 nakedness  of  thy  mother  thou  dost  not  xm- 
 cover,  she  is  thy  mother ;  thou  dost  not  un- 
 cover her  nakedness. 
 
 8  '  The  nakedness  of  the  wife  of  thy  father 
 thou  dost  not  uncover;  it  is  the  nakedness  ol 
 thy  father. 
 
 ^  'The  nakedness  of  thy  sister,  daughter  of 
 thy  father,  or  daughter  of  thy  mother,  born 
 at  home  or  bom  without ;  thou  dost  not 
 uncover  their  nakedness. 
 
 1"  'The  nakedness  of  thy  son's  daughter, 
 or  of  thy  daughter's  daughter :  thou  dost  not 
 uncover  their  nakedness ;  for  theira  is  thy 
 nakedness. 
 
 ^^  '  The  nakedness  of  a  daughter  of  thy 
 father's  wife,  begotten  of  thy  f.ather,  she  /.> 
 thy  sister;  thou  dost  not  uncover  her  naked- 
 ness. 
 
 ^-  '  The  nakedness  of  a  sister  of  thy  father 
 thou  dost  not  uncover ;  she  is  a  relation  of 
 thy  father. 
 
 ^^  'The  nakedness  of  thy  mother's  sister 
 thou  dost  not  uncover;  for  she  is  thy  mother's 
 relation. 
 
 ^*  '  The  nakedness  of  thy  father's  brother 
 thou  dost  not  uncover;  unto  his  wife  thou 
 dost  not  draw  near ;  she  is  thine  aunt. 
 
 ^'  'The  nakedness  of  thy  daughter-in-law 
 thou  dost  not  uncover;  she  is  thy  son's  wife; 
 thou  dost  not  uncover  her  nakedness. 
 
 ^^  'The  nakedness  of  thy  brother's  wife 
 thou  dost  not  uncover;  it  is  thy  brother's 
 nakedness. 
 
 1'  'The  nakedness  of  a  woman  and  her 
 daughter  thou  dost  not  uncover;  her  son's 
 daughter,  and  her  daughter's  daughter  thou 
 dost  not  take  to  uncover  her  nakedness ;  they 
 are  her  relations ;  it  is  wckedness. 
 
 ^8  'And  a  woman  imto  another  thou  dost 
 not  tak<?,  to  be  an  adversary,  to  uncover  her 
 nakedness  beside  her,  in  her  life. 
 
 ^^  'And  unto  a  woman  in  the  separation  of 
 her  uncleanncss  thou  dost  not  draw  near  to 
 uncover  her  nakedness. 
 
 *•  'And  unto  the  wife   of  thy  fellow  thou 
 
Ceremonial  and  moral  laws,  xviii.  I'l.  — LEVITICUS. — xix.  .'^3.  a7id  ordinances  rcptaUd. 
 
 dost  not  give  thy  seed  of  copulatiuu,  for  iiu- 
 cleauuess  with  her. 
 
 ^  'And  of  tliy  seed  tbou  dost  not  give 
 to  pass  over  to  the  Molech  ;  nor  dost  thou 
 pollute  the  name  of  thy  God;  I  am  Jeho- 
 vah. 
 
 ~  '  And  with  a  male  thou  dost  uot  lie  as  one 
 lieth  witli  a  woman ;  abomination  it  is. 
 
 ^  '  And  with  any  beast  thou  dost  not  give 
 thy  copidatiou,  for  uncleauness  with  it ;  and 
 a  woman  doth  uot  stand  before  a  beast  to  lie 
 down  with  it ;  confusion  it  is. 
 
 ^  'Ye  are  not  defiled  with  all  these,  for 
 with  all  these  have  the  nations  been  defiled 
 which  I  am  sending  away  from  before  you ; 
 ^°aud  the  land  is  defiled,  and  I  charge  its 
 iniqiiity  upon  it,  and  the  land  vomiteth  out 
 its  inhabitants :  -^  and  ye — ye  have  kept  My 
 statiites  and  My  judgments,  and  do  not  a7iy 
 of  all  these  abominations,  the  native  and  the 
 sojourner  who  is  sojourniug  in  your  midst, 
 "''  (for  all  these  abominations  have  the  men 
 of  the  land  done  who  are  before  you,  and 
 the  laud  is  defiled),  '-^andthe  land  doth  not 
 vomit  you  out  in  yom-  defiling  it,  as  it  hath 
 vomited  out  the  nation  which  is  before  you ; 
 "''  for  any  one  who  doth  any  of  all  these  abomi- 
 nations— even  the  persons  Avho  are  doing  so, 
 have  been  cut  oft'  from  the  midst  of  their 
 people;  ^"aud  ye  have  kept  JNIy  charge,  so 
 as  not  to  do  any  of  the  abominable  statutes 
 which  have  been  done  before  you,  aud  ye  do 
 not  defile  yourselves  with  them ;  I  avi  Jeho- 
 vah yom*  God.' 
 
 XIX.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Mo- 
 ses, saying,  -  'Speak  uuto  all  the  company 
 of  the  sous  of  Israel,  and  thou  hast  said  unto 
 them.  Ye  are  holy,  for  holy  am  I,  Jehovah, 
 your  God. 
 
 •*  'Each  his  mother  and  his  father  ye  do 
 fear,  and  My  sabbaths  ye  do  keep ;  I  aiit 
 Jehovah  your  God. 
 
 ■*  'Ye  clo  not  turn  unto  the  idols,  aud  a 
 molten  god  ye  do  uot  make  to  yoiu'selves; 
 I  ain  Jehovah  your  God. 
 
 ^  '  Ajid  when  ye  sacrifice  a  sacrifice  of 
 peace-offerings  to  Jehovah,  at  your  ^ileasure 
 ye  do  sacrifice  it;  "iu  the  day  of  your  sacri- 
 ficing it  is  eaten,  and  on  the  moiTOW,  aud 
 that  which  is  left  imto  the  third  day  with  iire 
 is  burnt,  "and  if  it  be  really  eaten  on  the 
 tliird  day,  it  is  an  abomination,  it  is  uot 
 ])leasing,  ^and  he  who  is  eatiug  it  his  iniquity 
 rioth  bear,  for  the  holy  thing  of  Jehovah 
 he  hath  polluted,  and  that  i^ei'son  hath  been 
 cut  off'  from  his  peo]')le. 
 
 ''  'And  in  your  reaping  the  harvest  of  yoiu- 
 land  ye  do  not  completely  reap  the  corner 
 of  thy  field,  aud  the  gleaning  of  thy  harvest 
 thou  dost  uot  gather,  i"  and  thy  vineyai-d 
 thou  dost  uot  glean,  even  the  omitted  part 
 of  tliy  vineyard  thou  dost  uot  gather,  to  the 
 poor  aud  to  the  sojourner  thou  dost  leave 
 them  ;  I  avi  Jehovah  yoiu*  God. 
 
 ^^  '  Ye  do  not  steal,  nor  feign,  nor  lie  one 
 against  his  fellow. 
 
 1'-  '  And  ye  do  not  swear  by  My  name  to 
 falsehood,  or  thou  hast  polluted  the  name  of 
 thy  Gcd  ;  I  a?«  Jehovah. 
 
 ^^  'Thou  dost  uot  oppress  thy  neighlioiu", 
 nor  take   iilunder;    the  wages  of  the  hire- 
 
 ling doth  uot  remain  with  thee  till  morn 
 iug. 
 
 !■*  'Thou  dost  uot  revile  the  deaf;  and  be- 
 fore the  blind  thou  dost  not  put  a  stumbling 
 block  ;  and  thou  hast  been  afraid  of  thy  God; 
 I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 1^  'Ye  do  not  do  perversity  in  judgment; 
 thou  dost  not  lift  up  the  face  of  the  poor, 
 nor  honour  the  face  of  the  gi-eat ;  in  nght- 
 eousness  thou  dost  judge  thy  feUow. 
 
 1''  '  Thou  dost  not  go  slauderiug  among  thy 
 people;  thou  dost  uot  stand  against  the  blood 
 of  tny  neighbom- ;  I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 1^  'Thou  dost  not  hate  thy  brother  in  thy 
 heart ;  thou  dost  certainly  reprove  thy  fellow, 
 and  uot  suffer  sin  on  him. 
 
 ^^  '  Thou  dost  not  take  veuOTance,  nor 
 watch  the  sons  of  thy  people ;  and  thou  hast 
 had  love  to  thy  neighbour  as  thyself  ;  I  am 
 Jehovah. 
 
 ^'^  '  My  statutes  ye  do  keep :  thy  cattle  thou 
 dost  uot  cause  to  gender  with  diverse  kinds ; 
 thy  field  thou  dost  uot  sow  with  diverse 
 kind^  and  a  garment  of  diverse  lands,  shaat- 
 nez,  doth  not  go  up  upon  thee. 
 
 f^  '  And  when  a  man  lieth  with  a  woman 
 Avith  seed  of  copulation,  and  she  a  maid-ser- 
 vant, betrothed  to  a  man,  and  not  really  ran- 
 somed, or  freedom  hath  uot  been  given  to  her, 
 an  investigation  there  is ;  they  are  not  put  to 
 death,  for  she  is  uot  free. 
 
 -i  'And  he  hath  brought  iu  his  guilt-offer- 
 ing to  Jehovah,  unto  the  opening  of  the  tent 
 of  meeting,  a  ram  for  a  g^lt-onering,  ^-  and 
 the  priest  hath  made  atonement  for  him  with 
 the  ram  of  the  giiilt-offering  before  Jehovah, 
 for  his  sin  which  he  hath  sinned,  and  it  hath 
 been  forgiven  him  because  of  his  sin  which  he 
 hath  sinned. 
 
 -^  'And  when  ye  come  in  uuto  the  land, 
 aud  have  planted  all  kinds  of  trees  for  food, 
 theu  ye  have  reckoned  as  uncircumcised  its 
 fi'uit,  three  years  it  is  to  you  imcircumcised, 
 it  is  not  eaten,  ^and  in  the  fourth  year 
 all  its  fruit  is  holy  —  praises  for  Jehovah. 
 -''And  iu  the  fifth  year  ye  do  eat  its  fruit 
 — to  add  to  you  its  increase;  I  am  Jehovah 
 yoiu-  God. 
 
 '*'  '  Ye  do  not  eat  with  the  blood ;  ye  do 
 uot  enchant,  nor  observe  cloiuls. 
 
 -''  '  Ye  do  uot  round  the  corner  of  your 
 head,  uor  destroy  the  corner  of  thy  beard. 
 
 -<*  'And  a  cutting  for  the  soid  ye  do  uot 
 put  iu  your  Hesh  ;  and  a  WTiting,  a  cross- 
 mark,  ye  do  not  put  on  yo\i  ;  I  am  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 -"  '  Thou  dost  not  pollute  thy  daughter  to 
 cause  her  to  go  a- whoring,  that  the  land  go 
 not  a-whoriug,  aud  the  land  hath  been  fidl  of 
 wickedness. 
 
 ^"  'My  sabbaths  ye  do  keep,  aud  My  sanc- 
 tuary ye  do  revereuce  ;  I  uvi  Jehovah. 
 
 •*^  'Ye  ;lo  not  turn  uuto  tliose  ha\ang  fami- 
 liar spirits  ;  and  unto  wizards  ye  do  not  seek, 
 for  uncleanuess  by  them ;  I  am  Jehovah 
 your  God. 
 
 •"  '  At  the  presence  of  grey  hairs  tliou  dost 
 rise  up,  aud  tliou  hast  honoured  the  presence 
 of  an  old  man,  aud  hast  bceu  afraid  of  thy 
 God  ;  1  am  Jehovali. 
 
 ^■^  'Andwlien  a  soioiirner  sojourneth  with 
 SI 
 
Laws  against  iniquity. 
 
 XIX.  34.— LEVITICUS.— XXI.  5. 
 
 Moral  Lawn. 
 
 thee  in  your  laud,  tliou  dost  not  oppress  liim; 
 '*  as  a  native  among  you  is  the  sojourner  to 
 you  who  is  sojourning  with  you,  and  thou 
 nast  had  love  to  him  as  to  thyself,  for  so- 
 journers ye  have  been  in  the  land  of  Egypt ; 
 I  am  Jehovah  your  God. 
 
 3^  'Ye  do  not  do  perversity  in  judgment, 
 iu  mete-yard,  in  %veiglit,  or  in  liquid  mea- 
 sure ;  '^^  righteous  balances,  righteous  weights, 
 a  righteous  ephah,  and  a  righteous  hin  ye 
 have ;  I  am  Jehovah  your  God,  who  hath 
 brought  you  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt ; 
 '^^  and  ye  have  observed  all  my  statutes,  and 
 all  my  judgments,  and  have  done  them;  I 
 am  Jehovah.' 
 
 XX.  lAND  Jeliovah  speak eth  unto  Moses, 
 saying,  ^  '  And  imto  the  sons  of  Israel  thou 
 dost  say.  Any  man  of  tlie  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 of  the  sojourners  who  is  sojoiu-niug  in  Israel, 
 who  giveth  of  his  seed  to  the  Molech,  is 
 certainly  put  to  death ;  the  peojile  of  the 
 land  do  stone  him  with  stones ;  ^  and  I — I  set 
 My  face  against  that  man,  and  ha\'e  cut  him 
 ofl  from  tlie  midst  of  his  people,  for  of  his 
 seed  he  hath  given  to  the  Molecli,  so  as  to 
 defile  My  sanctuary,  and  to  pollute  My  holy 
 uame. 
 
 ■*'And  if  the  peoi)le  of  the  laud  really 
 hide  their  eyes  from  that  man,  in  his  gi\'ing 
 of  his  seed  to  the  Molech,  so  as  not  to  put 
 him  to  death,  ^  then  I  ha\e  set  My  face 
 against  that  man,  and  against  his  family, 
 and  have  cut  him  oil',  and  all  who  are  going 
 a-whoring  after  him,  even  going  a-whoring 
 after  the  Molech,  from  the  midst  of  their 
 people. 
 
 ^  '  And  the  person  who  turuetli  imto  those 
 having  familiar  spirits,  and  unto  the  wizards, 
 to  go  a-whoring  after  them,  I  have  even  set 
 My  face  against  that  person,  and  cut  him  off 
 from  the  midst  of  his  peo]ile. 
 
 " '  And  ye  have  sanctified  yourselves,  and 
 ye  have  been  holy,  for  I  am  Jehovah  your 
 God;  Sand  ye  have  kept  My  statutes  and 
 have  done  them;  I  am  Jehovah,  sanctifying 
 you. 
 
 "  'For  any  man  who  rcvileth  liis  father  and 
 liis  mother  is  certainly  put  to  death ;  liis 
 father  and  liis  mother  he  hath  reviled :  his 
 blood  is  on  him. 
 
 •" '  And  a  man  who  coinmitteth  adultery 
 with  a  man's  wife — who  committcth  adultery 
 with  the  wife  of  his  neighbour — the  adulterer 
 and  tlie  adidteress  are  surely  put  to  death. 
 
 "  'And  a  man  who  lietli  witli  his  father's 
 wife — the  nakedness  of  his  fatlier  he  hath  un- 
 covered— both  of  them  arc  certainly  put  to 
 death ;  their  blood  !.v  on  them. 
 
 ^"  'And  a  man  who  lieth  with  his  danghter- 
 in-law — both  of  tliem  arc  certainly  put  to 
 death ;  confusion  tliey  liavc  made ;  their  blood 
 I'.v  on  them. 
 
 !•'  'And  a  man  wlio  lieth  w'itli  a  luale  as  one 
 lieth  with  a  woman ;  abomination  botli  of 
 them  have  done;  tliey  are  certainly  jmt  to 
 death  ;  their  Wood  {*■  on  them. 
 
 "'And  a  man  who  taketli  tlie  woman  and 
 her  mother— it  w  wickedness  ;  with  fire  tliey 
 Inuii  him  and  tlieni,  and  there  is  no  wicked- 
 ness iu  your  midst. 
 
 '-' '  And  a  man  wlu)  !;iveth  liis  lying  with  a 
 H-Z 
 
 beast  is  certainly  put  to  death,  and  the  beast 
 ye  do  slay. 
 
 '^^  '  And  a  woman  who  draweth  near  unto 
 any  beast  to  lie  with  it— thou  hast  even  slain 
 the  woman  and  the  beast ;  they  ai'c  certainly 
 put  to  death ;  their  blood  is  on  them. 
 
 1'' '  And  a  man  who  taketh  his  sister,  a 
 daughter  of  his  father  or  daughter  of  his 
 mother,  and  he  hath  seen  her  nakedness,  and 
 she  seeth  his  nakedness:  it  is  a  shame;  and 
 tliey  have  been  cut  ofi'  before  the  eyes  of  the 
 sons  of  their  people;  the  nakedness  of  his 
 sister  he  hath  uncovered;  his  iniquity  he 
 beai-eth. 
 
 1** '  And  a  man  who  lieth  with  a  sick  wo- 
 man, and  hath  uucoA'ered  her  nakedness,  her 
 fountain  he  hath  made  bare,  and  she  hath  lui- 
 covered  the  fountain  of  her  blood, — even  both 
 of  them  liave  been  cut  oft'  from  the  midst  of 
 their  people. 
 
 ^" '  And  the  nakeduessof  thy  mother's  sister, 
 and  of  thy  father's  sister,  thou  dost  not  im- 
 cover;  because  his  relation  he  hath  made 
 bare ;  their  iniquity  they  bear. 
 
 -" '  And  a  man  who  lieth  with  his  aimt,  the 
 nakedness  of  his  uncle  he  hath  uncovered; 
 their  sin  they  bear;  childless  they  die. 
 
 -^ '  And  a  man  who  taketh  his  brother's 
 wife-— it  is  impiu'ity;  the  nakedness  of  his 
 brother  he  hath  uncovered;  childless  they 
 are. 
 
 --  'And  ye  have  kept  all  My  statutes,  and 
 all  My  judgments,  and  have  done  them,  and 
 the  land  vomiteth  vou  not  out  whither  I  am 
 bringing  you  in  to  dwell  in  it;  -^and  ye  walk 
 not  in  the  statutes  of  the  nation  which  I  am 
 sending  away  from  before  you,  for  all  these 
 they  have  done,  and  I  am  wearied  with  them ; 
 '-^and  1  say  to  you,  Ye — ye  do  possess  their 
 ground,  and  I — I  give  it  to  you  to  possess  it, 
 a  land  flowing  mth  milk  and  honey ;  I  «?/i 
 Jehovah  your  God,  who  hath  separated  you 
 from  the  peoples. 
 
 -^ '  And  ye  have  made  separation  Ijctween 
 the  pure  beasts  and  the  unclean,  and  between 
 the  unclean  fowl  and  the  pure,  and  ye  do  not 
 make  yoiu'selves  abominable  by  beast  or  by 
 fowl,  or  by  anything  which  crce|)cth  on  the 
 ground  which  I  have  separated  to  you  foi-  un- 
 clean ;  -''  and  ye  have  been  holy  to  Me ;  for 
 holy  avi  I,  Jeliovah;  and  I  separate  you  from 
 the  ])eoples  to  become  Mine. 
 
 -"  '  And  a  man  or  woman — when  thci'c  is  in 
 them  a  familiar  spirit,  or  who  are  wizards — 
 are  certainly  iiut  to  death  ;  with  stones  they 
 stone  them;  tlieir  blood  m  on  tiiem.' 
 
 XXI.  'AND  Jeliovah  saith  unto  ISIoscs 
 'iSpcak  unto  the  ]iriests,  sons  of  Aaron,  and 
 thou  hast  said  uuto  them.  For  (iiii/  i)erson  a 
 j)rii'sl.  is  not  defiled  among  his  iieople,  -except 
 for  his  rehition  who  is  near  unto  him— for 
 liis  mother,  and  for  his  father,  and  for  his  son, 
 and  for  his  daughter,  and  for  lii.s  brother. 
 ■*  and  for  his  sister,  the  virgin,  wlio  is  near  un- 
 to him,  who  hath  not  been  to  a  man  ;  for  her 
 lie  is  defiled. 
 
 •*' A  master  ?)?7r,sf  doth  not  defile  liini.self 
 among  his  ]ieoi  lie— to  iiollute  himself;  ''tliey 
 do  not  make  baldness  (in  their  head,  ami  tht^ 
 cnriier  of  their  beard  they  dn  inii  .shave,  ,vnd 
 ill   their  flesh   they  do  not  make  a  cuttiuy; 
 
Ldivs  concerning  priests, 
 
 XXI.  6.— LEVlTllJtJS.— XXII.  25. 
 
 and  concerning  sacrtflces. 
 
 *  they  are  holy  to  tljeir  God,  and  tliey  pollute 
 not  the  name  of  their  God,  for  the  fire-ofi'er- 
 ings  of  Jehovah,  bread  of  their  God,  they  are 
 bringing  near,  and  have  been  holy. 
 
 ^  '  A  woman,  a  harlot,  or  polluted,  they  do 
 not  take,  and  a  woman  cast  out  from  her  hus- 
 band they  do  not  take,  for  he  is  holy  to  liis 
 God;  8 and  thou  hast  sanctified  him,  for  the 
 bread  of  thy  God  he  is  bringing  near;  he  is 
 holy  to  thee ;  for  holy  am  I,  Jehovah,  sancti- 
 fying you. 
 
 ^  '  And  a  daughter  of  any  priest  when  she 
 polluteth  herself  by  going  a-whoring — her 
 father  she  is  polluting;  with  fire  she  is  bui-nt. 
 
 ^^  '  And  the  high-  priest  of  his  brethren,  on 
 whose  head  is  poiu-ed  the  anointing  oil,  and 
 hath  consecrated  his  hand  to  put  on  the  gar- 
 ments, his  head  doth  uot  UJicover.  uor  rend 
 his  garments,  ^^  uor  beside  any  dead  person  doth 
 he  come;  for  his  father  and  for  his  motlier 
 he  doth  not  defile  himself ;  ^"  uor  f i-om  the 
 sanctuary  doth  he  go  out,  nor  doth  he  pollute 
 the  sanctuai-y  of  his  God,  for  the  separation 
 of  the  anointing  oil  of  his  God  is  on  him;  I 
 avi Jehovah. 
 
 ^•* '  And  he  taketli  a  wife  in  her  virginity ; 
 ^*  widow,  or  cast  out,  or  polluted  one — a  liar- 
 lot — these  he  doth  uot  take,  but  a  virgin  of 
 his  own  people  he  doth  take  for  a  wife, 
 '^aud  he  doth  not  ]iollute  his  seed  among  his 
 jjeople;  for  I  avi  Jehovah,  sanctifying  him.' 
 
 I'^And  .Jehovah  s])eaketh  uuto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, I'' '  Speak  unto  Aaron,  sayiug,  No  man  of 
 thy  seed  to  their  generations  in  whom  there  is 
 blemish  doth  draw  near  to  bring  near  the 
 bread  of  Ids  God,  ^^for  no  man  in  whom  is 
 blemish  doth  draw  near — a  man  blind,  or 
 lame  or  dwarfed,  or  enlarged,  i"  or  a  man  in 
 whom  there  is  a  breach  in  the  foot,  or  a 
 broach  in  the  hand,  -'*  or  liump-backed,  or  a 
 dwarf,  or  with  a  mixtiu-e  in  his  eye,  or  a 
 scury\'  person,  or  scabbed,  or  brokeu-testicled. 
 
 '1 '  No  man  in  whom  is  blemish  (of  the  seed 
 of  Aaron  the  priest)  doth  come  nigh  to  bring 
 near  the  tire-oneriugs  of  Jehovah;  Ijlemish  is 
 in  him;  the  bread  of  Ids  God  he  doth  not 
 come  nigh  to  bring  near. 
 
 -- '  Bread  of  his  God — of  the  most  holy 
 thing's,  and  of  the  holy  things — he  doth  eat; 
 '-'•^  only,  unto  the  vail  he  doth  not  enter,  and 
 uuto  the  altar  he  doth  uot  draw  nigh  ;  for 
 blemish  is  in  him ;  and  he  doth  not  ] lollute  My 
 sanctuaries;  for  I  am  Jehovah,  sanctifying 
 them.' 
 
 ^*And  Moses  speaketh  imto  Aaron,  and 
 uuto  his  sous,  and  unto  all  the  sous  of  Israel. 
 
 XXII.  1  AND.  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses, 
 saying,  - '  Speak  imto  Aaron,  and  uuto  his 
 sons,  and  they  are  sejjarated  from  the  holy 
 things  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  they  pollute 
 not  Kiy  holy  name  in  what  they  are  hallowing 
 to  iMe  ;  I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  '  Say  unto  them.  To  your  generations,  any 
 man  who  draweth  near,  out  of  all  yoiu-  seed, 
 unto  the  holy  things  which  the  sons  of  Israel 
 do  sanctify  to  Jehovah,  and  his  uncleanness 
 on  him— even  that  person  hath  been  cut  off 
 from  before  Me ;  I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 ■* '  Any  man  of  the  seed  of  Aaron,  and  is 
 leprous  or  hath  an  issue— of  the  holy  things 
 he  doth  uot  eat  till  that  he  is  clean ;  and  he 
 
 who  is  coming  against  any  uncleanness  of  a 
 person,  or  a  man  whose  seed  of  copulation  go- 
 eth  out  from  him,  ^or  a  man  who  cometh 
 against  any  teeming  thiug  which  is  unclean 
 to  him,  or  against  a  man  who  is  unclean  to 
 him,  even  any  of  his  uncleanness — ^the  per- 
 son who  cometh  against  it — hath  even  been 
 unclean  till  the  evening,  and  doth  not  eat  of 
 the  holy  things,  but  hath  bathed  his  Hesh  with 
 water,  ''  aud  the  sun  hath  gone  :in,  and  he 
 hath  been  clean,  aud  afterwards  he  doth  eat 
 of  the  holy  things,  for  it  is  his  food ;  ^  a  car- 
 case or  torn  thing  he  doth  not  eat,  for  unclean- 
 ness thereby ;  I  ain  Jehovah. 
 
 "  '  And  they  have  kept  My  charge,  and 
 bear  no  sin  for  it,  that  they  have  died  for  it 
 when  they  pollute  it ;  I  am  Jehovah  saucti- 
 ing  them. 
 
 ^^  ''And  no  stranger  doth  eat  of  the  holy 
 thing;  a  settler  of  a  priest  and  an  hireling 
 doth  uot  eat  of  the  holy  thiug;  ''  aud  when 
 a  priest  buyetli  a  iiersou,  the  iiurchase  of  liis 
 money,  he  cloth  eat  of  it,  also  one  boi-n  in  liis 
 house ;  they  do  eat  of  his  bread. 
 
 ^" '  And  a  ]>riest's  daughter,  when  she  is 
 a  strange  uian's, — she,  of  the  heave-offering 
 of  the  holy  things  doth  uot  eat ;  ^-^  aud  a 
 priest's  daxighter,  when  she  is  a  widow,  or 
 cast  out,  and  hath  no  seed,  and  hath  txu-ned 
 back  uuto  the  house  of  her  father,  as  in  her 
 youth,  of  her  father's  bread  she  doth  eat; 
 but  no  strauger  doth  eat  of  it. 
 
 ^■* '  And  when  a  man  doth  eat  of  a  holy 
 tiling  through  ignorance,  then  he  hath  added 
 its  fifth  part  to  it,  and  liatli  given  it  to  the 
 priest,  with  the  holy  thiug ;  i=  and  they  do 
 uot  pollute  the  holy  things  of  the  soiis  of 
 Israel — that  which  they  lift  up  to  Jehovah, 
 ^•^  nor  have  caused  them  to  bear  the  iniquity 
 of  the  giiilt-oft'ering  in  their  eating  their 
 holy  things;  for  I  am  Jehovah,  sanctifying 
 them.' 
 
 1"  And  Jehovah  speateth  imto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 18  'Speak  uuto  Aai'on,  aud  vinto  his  sous, 
 and  unto  all  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  thou 
 hast  said  unto  them,  Any  man  of  the  house 
 of  Israel,  or  of  the  sojourners  in  Israel,  who 
 bringeth  near  his  oflering,  of  all  his  vows,  or 
 of  all  his  willing  offerings  which  they  bring 
 near  to  Jehovah  for  a  biu-nt-offeriug ;  ^"at 
 your  ])leasure  a  perfect  one,  a  male  of  the 
 herd,  of  the  sheep  oi'  of  the  goats ;  ^"  nothing 
 in  M'hich  is  blemish  do  ye  bring  near,  for  it  is 
 uot  for  a  pleasing  thing  for  you. 
 
 "^ '  And  when  a  man  bringeth  near  a  sacri- 
 fice of  peace-offerings  to  .leliovah,  to  com- 
 plete a  vow,  or  for  a  willing-offering,  of  tlie 
 herd  or  of  the  Hock,  it  is  perfect  for  a  ])leas- 
 iug  thiug;  no  blemish  is  in  it;  —blind,  or 
 broken,  or  maimed,  or  having  a  wen,  or 
 scm-vy,  or  scabbed — yc  do  not  bring  tliese 
 near  to  Jehovah,  and  a  fire-offering  ye  do 
 not  make  of  them  on  the  altar  to  Jehovah. 
 
 ^•*  'As  to  an  ox  or  a  sheep  enlarged  or 
 dwarfed — -a  willing-ottering  ye  do  make  it. 
 but  for  a  vow  it  is  not  pleasing.  -*As  to  a 
 bruised,  or  beaten,  or  enlarged,  or  cut  thing 
 —ye  do  not  biing  it,  near  to  Jehovah;  even 
 in  your  land  ye  do  not  do  it.  -^  And  from 
 the  hand  of  a  son  of  a  stranger  ye  do  not 
 bring  near  the  bread  of  your  God,  of   any 
 
 sa 
 
Of  divtrs  festivals. 
 
 XXII.  26.— LEVITICUS.— XXIII.  38. 
 
 The  yearly  sacrifices. 
 
 of  these,  for  their  corruption  is  iu  them ; 
 blemish  is  in  them;  they  are  not  pleasing 
 for  you.' 
 
 2'' And  Jehovah  speaketli  imto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 2^ '  When  ox  or  lamb  or  goat  is  born, 
 and  it  hath  been  seven  days  under  its  dam, 
 then  from  the  eighth  day  and  henceforth, 
 it  is  pleasing  for  an  offering,  a  fire-offering  to 
 Jehovah;  "^  but  an  ox  or  sheep — it  and  its 
 young  one,  ye  do  not  slaughter  in  one  day. 
 
 -^  '  And  when  ye  sacrifice  a  sacrifice  of 
 thanksgi\dng  to  Jehovah,  at  your  _pleasm-e 
 ye  do  sacrifice,  ^'^  on  that  day  it  is  eaten, 
 ye  do  not  leave  of  it  till  morning ;  I  am  Je- 
 hovah; 31  and  ye  have  kept  my  commands, 
 and  have  done  them;  I  a7n  Jehovah;  3- and 
 ye  do  not  pollute  My  holy  name,  and  I  have 
 been  hallov/ed  in  the  midst  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel;  I  a??!.  Jehovah,  sanctif jdng  you,  ^^who 
 am  bringing  you  uji  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 to  become  your  God;  I  am  Jehovah.' 
 
 XXIIl.  ^  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto 
 Moses,  saying,  - '  Speak  imto  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  and  thou  hast  said  unto  them.  Ap- 
 pointed seasons  of  Jeliovah,  which  ye  pro- 
 claim, holy  convocations,  ewe  these :  they  arc 
 My  appointed  seasons:  ^six  days  is  work 
 done,  and  iu  the  seventh  day  is  a  sabbath  of 
 rest,  a  holy  convocation ;  ye  do  no  work ;  it 
 is  a  sabbath  to  Jehovah  in  all  your  dwellings. 
 
 ^' These  are  appointed  seasons  of  Jehovah, 
 holy  convocations,  which  ye  proclaim  iu  their 
 appointed  seasons:  ''in  the  first  month,  on 
 the  fourteenth  of  the  month,  between  the 
 evenings,  is  the  passover  to  Jehovah;  "and 
 on  the  fifteenth  day  of  this  month  is  the 
 feast  of  imleavened  things  to  Jehovah ;  seven 
 days  unleavened  things  ye  do  eat;  ''on  the 
 first  day  ye  have  a  holy  convocation,  ye  do 
 no  servile  work ;  ^  and  ye  have  brought  near 
 a  fire-offering  to  Jehovah  seven  days ;  iu  the 
 seventh  day  w  a  holy  convocation;  ye  do  no 
 servile  work.' 
 
 ^And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 1" '  Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 thou  hast  said  unto  them,  Wlien  ye  come  iu 
 unto  the  laud  which  I  am  giving  to  you,  and 
 have  rea))ed  its  liarvest,  and  have  brought  in 
 the  sheaf,  the  l^eginning  of  your  harvest  unto 
 tlie  priest,  iifheu  he  hath  waved  the  sheaf 
 before  Jehovah  for  your  acceptance;  on  the 
 mori'ow  of  the  sabbath  doth  the  priest  wave 
 it. 
 
 1" '  And  ye  have  jn-epared  in  the  day  of 
 your  waving  the  sheaf  a  lamb,  a  perfect  one, 
 a  son  of  a  year,  for  a  biu-nt-offering  to  Je- 
 hovah, I'''  and  its  present  two  teutli  deals  of 
 tlour  mixed  with  oil,  a  fire-offering  to  Je- 
 hovah, a  sweet  fragrance,  and  its  driuk-oll'er- 
 ing,  wine,  a  foui-th  of  the  bin. 
 
 "  '  And  bread  and  roasted  corn  and  f  idl  ears 
 ye  do  uot  eat  until  this  self -same  day,  until 
 your  bringing  in  the  offering  of  your  God— 
 a  statute  age-during  to  your  generations,  iu 
 all  your  dwellings. 
 
 ^•' '  And  ye  have  niunbered  to  you  from  the 
 morrow  of  the  sabbath,  from  the  day  of  yom- 
 liringing  iu  the  sheaf  of  the  wave-olfering: 
 they  are  seven  perfect  sabbaths;  ^''unto  the 
 morrow  of  the  seventh  sabbath  ye  do  num- 
 ber fifty  days,  and  ye  have  brouglit  near  a 
 84 
 
 new  present  to  Jehovah;  '''out  of  your  dwell- 
 ings ye  bring  in  bread  of  a  wave-offering,  two 
 loaves,  of  two  tenth  deals  of  flour  they  are, 
 with  yeast  they  are  baken,  iirst-fi-uits  to  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 18 '  And  ye  have  brought  near,  besides  the 
 bread,  seven  lambs,  perfect  ones,  sons  of  a 
 year,  and  one  bullock,  a  sou  of  the  herd,  and 
 two  rams;  they  are  a  burnt-offering  to  Je-  ^ 
 hovah,  witli  their  present  and  their  liba- 
 tions, a  fire-offering  of  sweet  fragrance  to 
 Jehovah. 
 
 1^  'And  ye  have  prepared  one  kid  of  the 
 goats  for  a  sin-offering,  and  two  lambs,  sons 
 of  a  year,  for  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings, 
 ""and  the  priest  hath  waved  them,  besides 
 the  bread  of  the  iirst-fruits — a  wave-offering 
 before  Jehovah,  besides  the  two  lambs ;  they 
 are  holy  to  Jehovah  for  the  priest ;  '^  and  ye 
 have  proclaimed  on  this  self -same  day :  a  holy 
 convocation  is  to  you,  ye  do  no  servile  work 
 — a  statute  age-during  iu  all  your  dwellings,  to 
 yoiu"  generations. 
 
 ^-  '  And  iu  youj  reaping  the  harvest  of  your 
 land  thou  dost  not  complete  the  corner  of  thy 
 field  in  thy  reaping,  and  the  gleaning  of  thy 
 harvest  thou  dost  not  gather,  to  the  poor  and 
 to  the  sojourner  thou  dost  leave  them;  I  Je- 
 hovah a?7i  your  God.' 
 
 -3  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, "^ '  Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  saying, 
 In  the  seventh  month,  on  the  first  of  the 
 month,  ye  have  a  sabbath,  a  memoi'ial  of 
 shouting,  a  holy  convocation ;  -■'  ye  do  no 
 servile  work,  and  ye  have  brought  near  a 
 fire-offering  to  Jehovah.' 
 
 -"And  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, -^ '  Only — on  the  tenth  of  this  seventh 
 month  is  a  day  of  atonements ;  ye  have  a 
 holy  convocation,  and  ye  have  humbled  your- 
 selves, and  have  brought  near  a  fire-offering 
 to  Jehovah ;  -^  and  ye  do  no  woi'k  in  this 
 self-same  day,  for  it  is  a  day  of  atonements,  to 
 make  atonement  for  you,  before  Jehovah  your 
 God. 
 
 "^  '  For  any  person  who  is  not  humbled  iu 
 this  self-same  day  hath  even  been  cut  off 
 from  his  people;  ^'' and  any  person  who  doth 
 any  work  in  this  self-same  day  I  have  even 
 destroyed  that  i:)ersou  from  the  midst  of  his 
 peoiile ;  •'^  ye  do  no  work — a  statute  age-dur- 
 ing to  your  generations  in  all  your  dwellings. 
 ^-  It  is  a  sabbath  of  rest  to  you,  and  ye  have 
 hiunblcd  yourselves  in  the  nintli  of  the  mouth 
 at  even ;  from  evening  tUl  evening  ye  do  keep 
 your  sabbath.' 
 
 2^  And  Jehovah  s])caketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 iug,  '^^  'Speak  unto  tlie  sous  of  Israel,  saying. 
 In  the  fifteenth  day  of  tliis  seventli  mouth  is 
 a  feast  of  booths  seven  days  to  Jeliovah;  '■'^  on 
 the  iirst  day  is  a  holy  convocation,  ye  do  no 
 servile  work,  ^"  seven  days  ye  bring  near  a 
 lire-offering  to  Jehovah,  on  the  eighth  day  ye 
 liave  a  holy  convocation,  and  ye  have  brought 
 near  a  tire-offering  to  Jehovah ;  it  is  a  i-e- 
 straint,  ye  do  no  servile  work. 
 
 ■'■'  '  These  are  appointed  seasons  of  Jehovah, 
 which  ye  ijroclaim  holy  convocations,  to  bring 
 near  a  fire-oli'criug  to  Jehovah,  a  biirnt-()ffer- 
 ing,  and  a  ])resent,  a  sacrifice,  and  libations, 
 a  thing  of  a  day  iu  its  day,  ^^  apart  from  the 
 
Solemn  /easts. 
 
 XXIII.  39.— LEVITICUS.— XXV.  14. 
 
 TJie  reviler  stoned. 
 
 labbaths  of  Jehovah,  and  apart  from  your 
 gifts,  and  apart  from  all  your  vows,  aud  apart 
 From  all  your  williug-otibrinys,  which  ye  give 
 to  Jehovah. 
 
 ^^  '  Only — in  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  seventh 
 month,  in  your  gathering  the  increase  of  the 
 land,  ye  do  keep  the  feast  of  Jehovah  seven 
 days;  on  the  first  day  is  a  sabbath,  and  on 
 the  eighth  day  a  sabbath;  ■^'^and  ye  have  ta- 
 ken to  yourselves  on  the  first  day  the  fruit 
 of  beautiful  trees,  branches  of  palms,  and 
 boughs  of  thick  trees,  and  willows  of  a  brook, 
 and  Jiave  rejoiced  before  Jehovah  your  God 
 seven  days. 
 
 '^  'And  ye  have  kept  it  a  feast  to  Jehovah, 
 seven  days  in  a  year — a  statute  age-diiring  to 
 yoiir  generations;  in  the  seventh  month  ye 
 keep  it  a  feast. 
 
 '^  '  In  Ijooths  ye  dwell  seven  days ;  all  who 
 are  natives  in  Israel  dwell  in  liooths,  ^-^  so  that 
 your  generations  do  liuow  that  in  booths  I 
 caused  the  sons  of  Israel  to  dwell ;  in  my 
 bi-inging  them  out  of  the  land  of  EgyiDt;  1, 
 Jehovah,  am  your  God.' 
 
 **  And  Moses  speaketh  concerning  the  ap- 
 pointed seasons  of  Jehovah  imto  the  sons  of 
 Israel. 
 
 XXIV.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto 
 Moses,  saying,  ^ '  Command  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 and  they  bring  imto  thee  pm-e  olive  oil,  bea- 
 ten, for  the  lamp,  to  cause  a  light  to  go  up 
 continually;  ^  at  the  outside  of  the  vail  of  the 
 testimony  in  the  tent  of  meeting  doth  Aaron 
 arrange  it  from  evening  till  morning  before 
 Jehovah  continually — a  statute  age-during  to 
 your  generations ;  ■*  by  the  piu'e  candlestick 
 lie  doth  arrange  tlie  lights  before  Jehovah 
 continually. 
 
 ^  'And  thou  hast  taken  flour,  and  hast 
 baked  twelve  cakes  with  it,  two  tenth  deals 
 are  in  tlie  one  cake,  "  a,ud  thou  hast  set  them 
 two  ranks  (six  in  the  ranlc)  on  the  pure  table 
 before  Jehovah,  ''  and  thou  hast  put  on  the 
 rank  pure  frankincense,  and  it  hath  been  to 
 the  bread  for  a  memorial,  a  fire-otiering  to 
 Jehovah. 
 
 >*  '  On  each  sabbath-day  he  arrangeth  it  be- 
 fore Jehovah  continually,  from  the  sons  of 
 Israel — a  covenant  age-during ;  '■'  and  it  hath 
 been  to  Aaron,  and  to  his  sons,  and  they  have 
 eaten  it  in  the  holy  place,  for  it  is  most  holy 
 to  him,  from  the  rire-otl'erings  of  Jehovah — a 
 statute  age-during.' 
 
 1"  And  a  son  of  an  Israelitish  woman  goeth 
 out  (and  he  is  son  of  an  Egyjjtian  man),  in 
 the  midst  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  strive  in 
 the  camp  do  the  son  of  the  Israelitish  woman 
 and  a  man  of  Israel,  ^^  and  the  son  of  the  Is- 
 raelitisli  woman  execrateth  the  Name,  and 
 reviletli ;  and  they  bring  him  in  unto  Moses ; 
 and  his  mother's  name  is  Shelomith  daughter 
 of  Dibri,  of  the  tribe  of  Dan;  ^-and  he  caus- 
 eth  him  to  rest  in  charge — to  explain  to  them 
 by  the  mouth  of  Jehovah. 
 
 13  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, !■*  '  Bring  out  the  reviler  unto  the  outside 
 of  the  camp ;  and  all  those  hearing  have  hxid 
 tlieir  hands  on  his  head,  and  all  the  company 
 have  stoned  him. 
 
 1^  'And  unto  the  sous  of  Israel  thou  dost 
 speak,   saying.  When  any  man   revileth    his 
 
 God— -then  he  hath  borne  his  sin  ;  ^^  and  he 
 who  is  execrating  the  name  of  Jehovah  is 
 certainly  jiut  to  death  ;  all  the  company  do 
 certainly  cast  stones  at  him;  as  a  sojourner 
 so  a  native,  in  his  execrating  the  Name,  is 
 put  to  death. 
 
 ^^  'And  when  a  man  smiteth  any  soul  of 
 man,  he  is  certainly  put  to  death. 
 
 1^  '  And  he  who  smiteth  a  beast  repayeth 
 it,  body  for  body, 
 
 1"  'And  when  a  man  putteth  a  blemish  in 
 his  fellow,  as  he  hath  done  so  it  is  done  to 
 him ;  ""  breach  for  breach,  eye  for  eye,  tooth 
 for  tooth  ;  as  he  putteth  a  blemish  in  a  man 
 so  it  is  done  in  him. 
 
 -1 '  And  he  who  smiteth  a  beast  repayeth  it, 
 and  he  who  smiteth  tlie  life  of  man  is  put  to 
 death ;  *-  one  judgment  is  to  you ;  as  a  so- 
 journer so  is  a  native;  for  I  am  Jehovah  your 
 God.' 
 
 '3  And  Moses  speaketh  imto  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  and  they  bring  out  the  reviler  unto 
 the  outside  of  the  camp,  and  stone  him  with 
 stones ;  and  the  sons  of  Israel  have  done  as 
 Jehovah  hath  commanded  Moses. 
 
 XXV.  lAND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Mo- 
 ses, in  mount  Sinai,  saying,  ^' Speak  unto 
 the  sdiis  (if  Israel,  and  thou  hast  said  unto 
 them,  When  ye  come  in  unto  the  land  whicli 
 I  am  giving  to  you,  then  hath  the  land  kept  a 
 sabbath  to  Jehovah. 
 
 •*  '  Six  years  thou  dost  sow  thy  field,  and 
 six  years  thou  dost  prime  thy  vineyard,  and 
 hast  gathered  its  increase,  '*and  in  the  seventh 
 year  a  sabbath  of  rest  is  to  the  land,  a  sab- 
 bath to  Jehovah  ;  thy  field  thou  dost  not 
 sow,  and  thy  vineyard  thou  cost  not  in-ime  ; 
 ^  the  spontaneous  growth  of  thy  harvest  thou 
 dost  not  reap,  and  the  gi-apes  of  thy  separated 
 thing  thou  dost  not  gather,  a  year  of  rest 
 it  is  to  the  land. 
 
 "  '  And  the  sabbath  of  the  land  hath  been 
 to  you  for  food,  to  thee,  and  to  thy  man- 
 servant, and  to  thy  handmaid,  and  to  thy 
 hireling,  and  to  thy  settler,  who  are  sojourning 
 with  thee ;  ■"  and  to  thy  cattle,  and  to  the 
 beast  which  is  in  thy  land,  is  all  thine  increase 
 for  food. 
 
 ^  '  And  thou  hast  numbered  to  thee  seven 
 sabbaths  of  years,  seven  years  seven  times, 
 and  the  days  of  the  seven  sabbaths  of  years 
 have  been  to  thee  nine  and  forty  years, 
 "and  thou  hast  caused  a  trumpet  of  shout- 
 ing to  pass  over  in  the  seventh  mouth,  in 
 the  tenth  of  the  month  ;  in  the  day  of  the 
 atonements  ye  do  cause  a  trumpet  to  pass 
 over  through  all  yoiu"  land ;  ^"  and  ye  liave 
 hallowed  the  year,  the  fiftieth  year ;  and  ye 
 have  proclaimed  liberty  in  the  land  to  all 
 its  inhabitants ;  a  jubilee  it  is  to  you ;  and 
 ye  have  turned  back  each  unto  his  posses- 
 sion ;  yea,  each  imto  his  family  ye  do  turn 
 back. 
 
 11  '  A  jubilee  it  w,  the  fiftieth  year,  a  year 
 it  is  to  you ;  ye  sow  not,  nor  reap  its  si^on- 
 taneous  growth,  nor  gather  its  separated 
 things;  i- for  a  jubilee  it /.v,  holy  it  is  to  you  ; 
 out  of  the  field  ye  eat  its  increase;  i-*iu  tlie 
 vear  of  this  jubilee  ye  turn  back  each  unto 
 "his  possessicm. 
 
 1^  'And  when  thou  sellest  anything  to  thy 
 85 
 
The  .jnhilpr,  <tc. 
 
 XXV.  15.— LEVITICUS.— XXV.  54. 
 
 The  Into  of  gertKints, 
 
 fellow,  or  l)nycst  from  tlic  naiul  of  tliy  fel- 
 low, ye  do  not  oppress  one  another ;  ^^  by 
 the  number  of  years  after  the  jubilee  thou 
 dost  buy  from  tliy  fellow  ;  bj'  the  number  of 
 tlie  years  of  inci'ease  he  doth  sell  to  thee ; 
 "'  according  to  the  midtitude  of  the  years 
 thou  dost  multiply  its  j^rice,  and  according 
 to  the  fewness  of  the  years  thou  dost  dimin- 
 ish its  price ;  for  a  number  of  increases  he 
 is  selling  to  thee;  ^'  and  ye  do  not  oppress  one 
 another,  and  thou  hast  been  afraid  of  tliy 
 God;  for  I  am  Jehovah  your  God. 
 
 ^8  '  And  ye  have  done  My  statutes,  and  My 
 judgments  ye  keep,  and  have  done  them, 
 and  ye  have  dwelt  on  the  land  confidently, 
 '^  ami  the  land  hath  given  its  fruit,  and  ye 
 liave  eaten  to  satiety,  and  have  dwelt  couli- 
 dcntly  on  it. 
 
 ■^"  'And  when  ye  say,  What  do  we  eat  in 
 the  seventh  year,  lo,  we  do  not  sow,  uor 
 gather  our  increase?  '^^then  I  have  com- 
 manded My  blessing  on  yoii  in  the  sixth 
 year,  and  it  hath  made  the  increase  for  three 
 years ;  —  and  ye  have  sown  the  eighth  year, 
 and  have  eaten  of  the  old  increase  ;  until  the 
 ninth  year,  until  the  coming  in  of  its  increase, 
 ye  do  eat  the  old. 
 
 '■'^  '  And  the  land  is  not  sold — to  extinction, 
 for  the  laud  w  Mine,  for  sojourners  and  set- 
 tlers are  ye  with  Me ;  -■'  and  in  all  the  land 
 of  your  possession  a  redemjjtion  ye  do  give 
 to  the  laud. 
 
 25  '  wiien  thy  brother  becometh  poor,  and 
 hath  sold  his  possession,  then  hatli  his  re- 
 deemer who  is  near  unto  him  come,  and  he 
 hath  redeemed  the  sold  thing  of  his  brother ; 
 -''and  when  a  man  hath  no  redeemer,  and 
 his  own  baud  hath  attained,  and  he  hath 
 found  as  sutiicient  for  its  redemption,  -'  then 
 he  hath  reckoned  the  years  of  its  sale,  and 
 hath  given  back  that  which  is  over  to  the 
 man  to  whom  he  sold  it,  and  he  hath  returned 
 to  his  possession. 
 
 -"  'And  if  his  hand  hath  not  found  suffi- 
 ciency to  give  back  to  him,  then  hath  his 
 sold  thing  been  in  the  hand  of  him  who  buy- 
 eth  it  till  the  year  of  jubilee;  and  it  hath 
 gone  o\it  in  the  jubilee,  and  he  hath  returned 
 to  his  possession. 
 
 '■'^  'And  when  a  man  selleth  a  dwelling- 
 house  in  a  walled  city,  then  hath  his  right 
 of  redemption  been  until  the  completion  of 
 a  year  from  its  selling;  days- — is  his  right 
 of  redemption;  -'"and  if  it  is  not  redeemed 
 until  the  fulness  to  him  of  a  perfect  j'ear, 
 then  hath  the  house  which  is  in  a  walled 
 city  been  established  to  extinction  to  the 
 buyer  of  it,  to  his  geueratious ;  it  goeth  uot 
 out  in  the  jubilee  ;  ^^  and  a  house  of  the 
 villa<;es  which  have  no  wall  round  about, 
 on  the  field  of  the  country  is  reckoned; 
 redemption  is  to  it,  and  in  the  jubilee  if 
 goctli  out. 
 
 •'-  'As  to  cities  of  the  Levites — houses  of 
 the  cities  of  their  possession  —  redenijjtion 
 age-during  is  to  the  Levites ;  '•'^  as  to  him 
 wlio  rcihxnnetli  from  the  Levites,  botli  the 
 sale  of  a  house  and  tiie  city  of  his  possession 
 have  gone  out  in  the  jid)ilce,  for  the  houses 
 of  the  cities  of  the;  Levites  arc  their  jiosscs- 
 8Jon  in  the  midst  of  tlie  sons  of  Isi-ael. 
 8(; 
 
 ■'■'And  a  field,  a  subui-b  of  their  cities,  ia 
 not  sold ;  for  a  iK)ssessiou  age-during  it  is  to 
 tliem. 
 
 ■^•'  '  And  when  thy  Ijrothcr  is  become  jioor, 
 and  his  hand  hath  failed  with  thee,  then  thou 
 hast  kept  hold  on  him,  sqjom-uer  and  settler, 
 ami  he  hath  lived  with  thee;  -'"thou  takest 
 no  usury  from  him,  or  increase ;  and  thou 
 hast  been  afraid  of  thy  God ;  and  thy  brother 
 hath  lived  with  thee ;  '■"  thy  money  thou  giv- 
 est  not  to  him  in  usury,  and  for  increase  thou 
 givest  not  thy  food;  ^^1  am  Jehovah  your 
 God,  who  hath  brought  y<Hi  out  of  the  laud 
 of  Egypt,  to  give  to  you  the  land  of  Canaan, 
 to  become  your  God. 
 
 •*■' '  And  when  thy  brother  becometh  poor 
 with  thee,  and  he  hath  been  sold  to  thee,  thou 
 dost  not  lay  on  him  servile  service;  •'"as  an 
 hireling,  as  a  settler,  he  is  with  thee,  till  the 
 year  of  the  jubilee  he  doth  serve  with  thee, — 
 ■'Hhen  he  hath  gone  out  from  thee,  he  and 
 his  sous  with  him,  and  hath  turned  back  un- 
 to his  family ;  even  unto  the  possession  of  his 
 lathers  he  doth  tiu'u  back. 
 
 ■'"  'For  they  are  My  servants,  whom  I  have 
 brought  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt:  they  are 
 not  sold  with  the  sale  of  a  servant ;  ■*•*  thou 
 rulest  not  over  him  with  rigour,  and  thou  hast 
 been  afraid  of  thy  God. 
 
 ■"  'And  thy  man-servant  and  thy  handmaid 
 whom  thou  hast  art  of  the  nations  who  are 
 round  about  you ;  of  them  ye  buy  man- 
 servant and  handmaid,  ■"'  and  also  of  the 
 sons  of  the  settlers  who  are  sojourning  with 
 you,  of  them  ye  buy,  and  of  their  families 
 who  are  with  you,  which  they  have  begotten 
 in  your  land,  and  they  have  been  to  you  for  a 
 possession ;  ""'  and  ye  have  taken  them  for 
 inheritance  to  your  sons  after  you,  to  occupy 
 for  a  ]iossessiou ;  to  the  age  ye  lay  service 
 upon  them,  but  upon  your  brethren,  the  sons 
 of  Israel,  one  with  another,  thou  dost  not 
 rule  over  him  with  rigour. 
 
 ■''' '  And  when  the  hand  of  a  sojourner  or 
 settler  with  thee  attaineth  riches,  and  thy 
 brother  with  him  hath  become  poor,  and  he 
 hath  been  sold  to  a  sojourner,  a  settler  with 
 thee,  or  to  the  root  of  the  family  of  a  so- 
 journer, ■"*  after  he  hath  been  sold,  there  is  a 
 right  of  redemption  to  him;  one  of  his  breth- 
 ren doth  redeem  him,  •'•'  or  his  uncle,  or  a  son 
 of  his  uncle,  doth  redeem  him,  or  any  of  the 
 relations  of  his  flesh,  of  his  family,  doth  re- 
 deem him,  or — his  own  hand  hath  attained— 
 then  he  hath  been  redeemed. 
 
 ^"'And  he  hath  reckoned  with  his  buyer 
 from  the  year  of  his  being  sold  to  him  till  the 
 year  of  jubilee,  and  the  money  of  his  sale  hath 
 been  by  the  number  of  years;  as  the  days  of 
 an  hireling  it  is  with  him. 
 
 •'^  '  If  yet  many  years,  according  to  them  he 
 giveth  back  his  redemption  immei/,  from  the 
 money  of  his  purchase. 
 
 ■''- '  And  if  few  are  left  of  the  years  till  the 
 year  of  jululee,  then  he  hath  reckoned  with 
 him,  according  to  his  years  he  doth  give  l)ack 
 his  redemption  money ;  ''-'as  an  hireling,  year 
 by  year,  lie  is  with  him,  and  he  doth  uot  rule 
 him  with  rigour  before  thine  eyes. 
 
 •''■'  'And  if  he  is  not  i-cdcemed  >n  these  ycarx, 
 then  he  hath  gone  out  in  the  year  of  jubilee, 
 
Rrdemption  of  servants.  xxv.  55. — LEVITICUS. — xxvi.  41.      Promises  and  threatenings. 
 
 lie  and  his  sons  with  him.  ''^  Yor  to  Me  are 
 the  sons  of  Israel  servants ;  My  servants  they 
 fire,  whom  I  liave  brought  out  of  the  land  of 
 E'.rypt :  I,  Jehovah,  mn  yonr  God. 
 
 XxVI.  ^ '  YE  do  not  make  to  yonrselves 
 idols ;  and  lo'aven  image  or  standing  image  ye 
 do  not  set  up  to  yourselves ;  and  a  stone  of 
 imagery  ye  do  notput  in  your  land,  to  bow  your- 
 selves to  it ;  for  I  am  Jehovah  your  God. 
 
 - '  jNIy  sabbaths  ye  do  keep,  and  My  sanctii- 
 ary  ye  do  reverence  ;  I  avi  Jehovah. 
 
 •^ '  If  in  My  statutes  ye  walk,  and  My  com- 
 mands ye  keep,  and  have  done  them,  ■*  then 
 I  have  given  your  rains  in  their  season,  and 
 the  land  hath  given  her  produce,  and  the  tree 
 of  the  iield  doth  give  its  fruit ;  ^  and  reached 
 to  yoii  hatli  the  threshing,  the  gathering,  and 
 the  gatliering  doth  reach  the  soAving-if/me; 
 and  ye  have  eaten  your  bi-ead  to  satiety,  and 
 have  dwelt  confidently  in  yoiir  land. 
 
 *• '  And  I  have  given  peace  in  the  laud,  and 
 ye  have  lain  down,  and  there  is  none  causing 
 trembling ;  and  I  have  caused  evil  beasts  to 
 cease  out  of  the  land,  and  the  sword  doth  not 
 pass  over  into  your  land. 
 
 "  'And  ye  have  pursued  your  enemies,  and 
 they  have  fallen  before  you  by  the  sword; 
 ^and  five  of  you  have  pursued  a  hundred, 
 and  a  hundred  of  you  do  pursue  a  mjrriad; 
 and  your  enemies  liave  fallen  before  you  by 
 the  sword. 
 
 "'And  I  have  turned  unto  you,  and  have 
 made  you  fruitful,  and  have  multiplied  you, 
 and  have  established  My  covenant  with  you  ; 
 '"  and  ye  liave  eaten  old  sto?-e,  and  the  old  be- 
 cause of  the  new  ye  bring  out. 
 
 '^  'And  I  have  given  My  tabernacle  in  your 
 midst,  and  My  soul  doth  not  loathe  you ; 
 ^-  and  I  have  walked  habitually  in  your  midst, 
 and  have  become  your  God,  and  ye— ye  are 
 become  My  people ;  ^^  I  am  Jehovali  your  God, 
 who  have  brought  you  out  of  the  land  of 
 tlie  Egy]itians,  from  being  tlieir  servants ;  and 
 I  break  the  bars  of  your  yoke,  and  cavise  yoii 
 to  "O  erect. 
 
 ^^  '  And  if  ye  do  not  hearken  to  Me,  and  do 
 not  all  these  commands ;  ]^  and  if  at  My  stat- 
 utes ye  liick,  and  if  My  jiidgments  your  soul 
 loathe,  so  as  not  to  do  all  My  commands^to 
 your  breaking  My  covenant — ^•'1  also  do  this 
 to  you,  and  I  have  appointed  over  you  trouble, 
 the  consumption,  and  the  burning  fever,  con- 
 suming eyes,  and  causing  pain  of  soul ;  and 
 your  seed  in  vain  ye  have  sowed,  and  your 
 enemies  have  eaten  it ;  ^"  and  I  have  set  My 
 face  against  you,  and  ye  have  been  smitten 
 before  your  enemies;  and  those  hating  you 
 have  ruled  over  you,  and  ye  have  fled,  and 
 there  is  none  pursuing  you. 
 
 ^^'And  if  unto  these  ye  hearken  not  to 
 Me,  —  then  I  liave  added  to  chastise  yoTi 
 seven  times  for  your  sins ;  ^^  and  I  have 
 broken  the  pride  of  your  strength,  and  have 
 made  your  heavens  as  iron,  and  your  earth 
 as  brass ;  -"  and  consumed  hath  been  your 
 strength  in  vain,  and  your  land  doth  not  give 
 her  j)roduce,  and  the  tree  of  the  laud  doth 
 not  give  its  fruit. 
 
 -' '  And  if  ye  walk  with  Me  In  o]>position, 
 and  are  not  willing  to  hearken  to  Me,  then 
 I  have  added  to  you  a  j)lague  seven  times, 
 
 according  to  your  sins,  --  and  sent  against  you 
 the  beast  of  the  iield,  and  it  hath  bereaved 
 you;  and  I  have  cut  oil' your  cattle,  and  have 
 made  you  few,  and  yoiu*  ways  have  been 
 desolate. 
 
 -3 '  And  if  by  these  ye  are  not  instructed 
 by  Me,  and  have  walked  Avith  Me  in  opposi- 
 tion, '^  then  I  have  walked — I  also— witn  you 
 in  opposition,  and  have  smitten  you,  even  I, 
 seven  times  for  your  sins;  "^and  I  have 
 brought  in  on  you  a  sword,  executing  the 
 vengeance  of  a  covenant;  and  ye  have  been 
 gathered  iinto  your  cities,  and  I  have  sent 
 pestilence  into  your  midst,  and  ve  have  been 
 given  into  the  hand  of  an  enemy. 
 
 -^ '  In  My  breaking  to  you  the  staff  of 
 bread,  _  then  ten  women  have  baked  your 
 bread  in  one  oven,  and  have  given  back  your 
 bread  by  weight;  and  ye  have  eaten,  and  are 
 not  satisfied. 
 
 ^'' '  And  if  for  this  ye  hearken  not  to  Me, 
 and  have  walked  with  Me  in  opposition, 
 '^  then  I  have  walked  with  you  in  the  ftxry  of 
 opposition,  and  have  chastised  you,  even  I, 
 seven  times  for  your  sins. 
 •  ^^ '  And  ye  have  eaten  the  flesh  of  your 
 sons;  even  flesh  of  your  daughters  ye  do  eat. 
 ■'**And  I  have  destroyed  your  high  places, 
 and  cut  down  your  images,  and  have  put 
 your  carcases  on  the  carcases  of  your  idols, 
 and  My  soul  hath  loathed  you ;  ^^  and  I  have 
 made  your  cities  a  waste,  and  have  made 
 desolate  your  sanctuaries,  and  I  smell  not  at 
 your  sweet  fragrances  ;  '■''-'  and  I  have  made 
 desolate  the  land,  and  your  enemies,  who 
 are  dwelling  in  it,  have  been  astonished  at  it. 
 ^■^  And  you  I  scatter  among  nations,  and  have 
 drawn  out  after  you  a  sword,  and  your  land 
 hath  been  a  desolation,  and  yoiir  cities  are  a 
 waste. 
 
 •'■* '  Then  doth  the  land  enjoy  its  sabbaths 
 — all  the  days  of  the  desolation,  and  ye  in 
 the  land  of  your  enemies — then  doth  the  land 
 rest,  and  hath  enjoyed  its  sabbaths  ;  '■'^all 
 the  days  of  the  desolation  it  resteth  that 
 which  it  hath  not  rested  in  your  sabbaths  in 
 your  dwelling  on  it. 
 
 ^^ '  And  those  who  are  left  of  you — I  have 
 also  brought  a  faintness  into  their  heart  in 
 the  lands  of  their  enemies,  and  the  sound  of 
 a  leaf  driven  away  hath  pursued  them,  and 
 they  have  fled  —  flight  from  a  sword — and 
 they  have  fallen,  and  there  is  none  pursuing. 
 ^"And  they  have  stumbled  one  on  another, 
 as  from  the  face  of  a  sword,  and  there  is 
 none  pursuing,  and  ye  have  no  standing  be- 
 fore your  enemies,  •*'*and  ye  have  perished 
 among  the  nations,  and  the  land  of  your 
 enemies  hath  consumed  you. 
 
 ^3 '  And  those  who  are  left  of  you — they 
 consume  away  in  their  iniquity,  in  the  lands 
 of  your  enemies;  and  also  in  the  iniquities 
 of  their  fathers,  with  them  they  consume 
 away. 
 
 ■*" '  And  —  they  have  confessed  their  ini- 
 quity, and  the  iniquity  of  their  fathers,  in 
 their  trespass  which  they  have  trespassed 
 against  Me,  and  also,  that  they  have  walked 
 with  Me,  in  opposition,  *^  also  I  walk  to  them 
 in  opposition,  and  have  brought  them  into 
 the  land  of  their  enemies— or  then  their  un- 
 87 
 
Laws  conceiiiina  voics. 
 
 XXVI.  42.— LEVITICUS.— xxv^T.  34. 
 
 and  things  sanctified. 
 
 circumcised  heart  is  Iniinblecl,  and  then  they 
 accept  the  punishment  of  their  iniquity, — 
 *^  then  I  have  remembered  My  covenant  with 
 Jacob,  and  also  My  covenant  with  Isaac,  and 
 also  My  covenant  with  Abraham  I  remem- 
 ber, and  the  land  I  remember. 
 
 ^  '  And — the  land  is  left  of  them,  and  doth 
 enjoy  its  sabbaths,  in  the  desolation  -withont 
 them,  and  they  accept  the  punishment  of 
 their  iniquity,  becanse,  even  because,  against 
 My  judgments  they  have  kicked,  and  My 
 statutes  hath  their  soul  loathed,  -"and  also 
 even  this,  in  their  being  in  the  land  of  their 
 enemies,  I  have  not  rejected  them,  nor  have 
 I  loathed  them,  to  consume  them,  to  break 
 My  covenant  ^vith  them;  for  I  a7n  Jehovah 
 their  God; — ■'^tlien  I  have  remembered  for 
 them  the  covenant  of  the  ancestors,  whom  I 
 brought  forth  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  before 
 the  eyes  of  the  nations  to  become  tlieii*  God ; 
 I  am  Jehovah.' 
 
 ^^  These  are  the  statiites,  and  the  judg- 
 ments, and  the  laws,  wliich  Jehovah  hath 
 given  between  Him  and  the  sons  of  Israel,  in 
 mount  Sinai,  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 
 
 XXVII.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto' 
 Moses,  saying,  " '  Speak  unto  the  sous  of  Is- 
 rael, and  thou  hast  said  unto  them,  Wlieu  a 
 man  maketh  a  wonderful  vow,  by  thy  valua- 
 tion the  persons  are  Jeliovah's.  ^  When  thy 
 valuation  hath  been  of  the  male  from  a  son  of 
 twenty  years  even  unto  a  son  of  sixty  years, 
 then  hath  been  thy  valuation  fifty  shekels  of 
 silver  by  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary.  ••  And 
 if  it  is  a  female — then  hath  thy  valuation 
 been  thirty  shekels ;  ^  and  if  from  a  son  of  five 
 years  even  unto  a  son  of  twenty  years — then 
 hath  thy  valuation  been  of  the  male  twenty 
 shekels,  and  for  the  female,  ten  shekels ;  ''  and 
 if  from  a  son  of  a  month  even  unto  a  son  of 
 five  years — then  hath  thy  valuation  been  of 
 the  male  five  shekels  of  silver,  and  for  the 
 female  thy  valuation  is  three  shekels  of  silver; 
 7  and  if  from  a  son  of  sixty  years  and  above — 
 if  a  male,  then  hath  thy  valuation  been  fifteen 
 shekels,  and  for  a  female,  ten  shekels. 
 
 •*  '  And  if  he  is  poorer  than  thy  valuation, 
 then  he  hath  presented  himself  before  the 
 priest,  and  the  priest  hath  valued  him;  ac- 
 cording to  that  which  the  hand  of  him  who  is 
 vowing  doth  reach  doth  the  priest  value  him. 
 "  'And  if  it  is  a  beast  of  which  they  bring 
 near  an  offering  to  Jehovah,  all  tliat  one  giv- 
 eth  of  it  to  Jehovah  is  holy ;  ^''ho  doth  not 
 change  it  nor  exchange  it,  a  good  for  a  liad, 
 or  a  V)ad  for  a  good;  and  if  he  really  change 
 beast  for  beast, — then  it  hath  been— it  and  its 
 exchange  is  holy. 
 
 -1  '  And  if  it  is  any  unclean  beast  of  which 
 they  do  not  bring  near  an  oflcring  to  Jehovah, 
 tlien  he  hath  presented  the  beast  before  the 
 priest,  ^-  and  the  priest  hath  valued  it ;  whe- 
 ther good  or  bad,  according  to  thy  valuation, 
 0  priest,  so  it  is ;  '^  and  if  he  really  redeem 
 it,  then  he  hath  added  its  fifth  to  tliy  valua- 
 tion. 
 "  *  And  when  a  man  sanctifieth  his  house, 
 88 
 
 a  holy  thing  to  Jehovah,  tlien  hath  the  priest 
 valued  it,  whether  good  or  bad ;  as  the  ju-iest 
 doth  value  it  so  it  standeth  ;  ^'  and  if  he 
 who  is  sanctifying  doth  redeem  his  house, 
 tlien  he  hath  added  a  fifth  of  the  money  of 
 thy  valuation  to  it,  and  it  hath  become  his. 
 
 i''  '  And  if  of  the  field  of  liis  possession  a 
 man  sanctify  to  Jehovah,  then  hath  thy  valu- 
 ation been  according  to  its  seed ;  a  homer  of 
 liarley-seed  at  fifty  shekels  of  silver ;  '"  if  from 
 the  year  of  the  jubilee  he  sanctify  his  field,  ac- 
 cording to  thy  valuation  it  standeth ;  '*  and  if 
 after  the  jubilee  he  sanctify  his  field,  then 
 hath  the  priest  reckoned  to  him  the  money 
 according  to  the  years  which  are  left,  unto 
 the  year  of  the  jubilee,  and  it  hath  been 
 abated  from  thy  valuation. 
 
 1^  '  And  if  he  really  redeem  the  field — he 
 who  is  sanctifying  it — then  he  hath  added  a 
 fifth  of  the  money  of  thy  valuation  to  it,  and 
 it  hath  been  established  to  him;  -''and  if  he 
 do  not  redeem  the  field,  or  if  he  hath  sold  the 
 field  to  another  man,  it  is  not  redeemed  any 
 more;  -'  and  the  field  hath  been,  in  its  going 
 out  in  the  jubilee,  holy  to  Jehovah  as  a.  field 
 which  is  devoted  •  to  the  priest  is  its  pos- 
 session. 
 
 "  '  And  if  the  field  of  his  purchase  (which 
 is  not  of  the  fields  of  his  possession)  07ie  sanc- 
 tify to  Jehovah — -^  then  hath  the  priest  reck- 
 oned to  him  the  amount  of  thy  valuation 
 unto  the  year  of  jubilee,  and  he  hath  given 
 tliy  valuation  in  that  day — a  holy  thing  to 
 Jehovah ;  -"'  in  the  year  of  the  jubilee  the  field 
 returneth  to  him  from  whom  he  bought  it, 
 to  him  whose  is  the  possession  of  the  laud. 
 -•''  And  all  thy  valuation  is  by  the  shekel  of 
 the  sanctuary:  twenty  gerahs  is  the  shekel. 
 
 "''  '  Only,  a  firstling  which  is  Jehovah's  first- 
 ling among  beasts — no  man  doth  sanctify  it. 
 whether  ox  or  sheep;  it /s  Jehovah's.  -"Auo 
 if  among  the  unclean  beasts,  then  he  hath 
 ransomed  it  at  thy  valuation,  and  he  hath 
 added  its  fifth  to  it;  and  if  it  is  not  redeemed, 
 then  it  hath  been  sold  at  thy  valuation. 
 
 -**  '  Only,  no  devoted  thing  which  a  man  do- 
 voteth  to  Jehovah,  of  all  that  he  hath,  of  7nan, 
 and  beast,  and  of  the  field  of  his  possession, 
 is  sold  or  redeemed;  every  devoted  thing  is 
 most  holy  to  Jehovah. 
 
 "3  '  No  devoted  thing,  which  is  devoted  of 
 man,  is  ransomed,  it  is  stu-ely  put  to  death. 
 ■'"  And  all  tithe  of  the  land,  of  the  seed  of  the 
 land,  of  the  fruit  of  the  tree,  is  Jehovah's— 
 lioly  to  Jehovah. 
 
 ^'  'And  if  a  man  really  redeem  an?/  of  his 
 tithe,  its  fifth  he  addeth  to  it. 
 
 ^-  '  And  all  the  tithe  of  the  herd  and  of  the 
 fiock — all  tliat  passeth  by  under  the  rod— the 
 tenth  is  holy  to  Jehovah;  '"he  enquircth  not 
 between  good  and  bad,  nor  doth  he  change  it; 
 and  if  he  really  change  it— then  it  hath  been 
 —it  and  its  exchange  is  holy;  it  is  not  re- 
 deemed.' 
 
 ^'  These  a»T  the  commands  which  Jeliovah 
 hath  commanded  Moses  for  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 in  mount  Sinai. 
 
NUMBERS. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  lAND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto 
 Moses  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  in  the  tent 
 of  meeting,  on  the  first  of  the  second  month, 
 in  the  second  year  of  their  going  out  of  the 
 land  of  Egypt,  saying : 
 
 -  'Take  ye  np  the  sum  of  all  the  company 
 of  the  sons  of  Israel  by  their  families,  by  the 
 house  of  their  fathers,  in  the  number  of  names 
 ^every  male  by  their  polls  ;  ^  from  a  son  of 
 twenty  years  and  upward,  eveiy  one  going 
 out  to  the  host  in  Israel,  ye  do  number  them 
 by  their  hosts,  thou  and  Aaron;  ''and  with 
 you  there  is  a  man  for  a  tribe,  each  is  a  head 
 to  the  ho\ise  of  his  fathers. 
 
 ^  '  And  these  cu-e  tlie  names  of  the  men  who 
 stand  with  you : 
 
 '  For  Reuben — Elizur  sou  of  Shedeur. 
 
 "  '  For  Simeon — Shelumiel  son  of  Zurishad- 
 dai. 
 
 "  '  For  .Tudah— Nahshon  son  of  Ammina- 
 dab. 
 
 8  '  For  Issachar — Nathaneel  son  of  Zuar. 
 
 ■'  '  For  Zebiilun — Eliab  son  of  Helon. 
 ^^  '  For  the  sons  of  .Joseph — for  Ephraim : 
 Elishama  son  of  Ammihua:  lor  Manasseh— 
 Gamaliel  son  of  Pedahziir. 
 
 ^  '  For  Benjamin — Abi'dan  son  of  Gideoni. 
 
 '-  'For  Dan — Ahiezer  sou  oi  Ammishad 
 dai. 
 
 "  '  For  Asher— Pagiel  son  of  Ocran. 
 
 'j  '  For  Gad— Eliasaph  son  of  Deuel. 
 
 '°  '  For  Naphtali — Ahira  son  of  Euan.' 
 
 ^_^  These  are  those  called  of  the  comjiany, 
 princes  of  the  tribes  of  their  fathers ;  they  are 
 heads  of  the  thousands  of  Israel. 
 
 ^''And  Moses  taketh  —  Aaron  also — these 
 men,  who  were  defined  by  name,  ^^  and  all  the 
 company  they  assembled  on  the  first  of  the 
 second  month,  and  they  declare  their  births, 
 by  their  families,  by  the  liouse  of  their  fathers, 
 in  the  number  of  names  from  a  son  of  twenty 
 years  and  upward,  by  their  polls,  ^^as  Je- 
 hovah hath  commanded  Moses;  and  he  num- 
 bereth  them  in  the  Avilderness  of  Sinai. 
 
 ""And  the  sons  of  Reid^en,  Israel's  first- 
 bom — their  births,  by  their  families,  by  the 
 house  of  their  fathers,  in  the  number  of  names, 
 by  their  polls,?every  male  from  a  son  of  twenty 
 years  and  upward,  every  one  going  out  to 
 the  host — -^  their  numbered  ones,  for  the  tribe 
 of  Reulieu,  are  six  and  forty  thousand  and 
 five  hundred. 
 
 -"Of  the  sons  of  Simeon — their  births,  by 
 their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
 its  numbered  ones  in  the  number  of  names, 
 by  their  ]iolls,  eveiy  male  from  a  son  of  twenty 
 years  and  upward,  every  one  going  out  to  the 
 host — -^  their  numbered  ones,  for  the  tribe  of 
 Simeon,  are  ninetand  fifty  thousand  and  three 
 hiHidred. 
 
 ■■^  Of  the  sons  of  Gad — their  births,  by  their 
 families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  in  the 
 number  of  names,  from  a  son  of  twenty  years 
 and  upward,  every  one  going  out  to  the  host 
 — 'stiioir  niirnbered  ones,  for  the  tribe  of  Gad, 
 
 are  five  and  forty  thousand  and  six  hundred 
 I  and  fifty. 
 
 1  "^Of  the  sons  of  Judah— their  Inrths,  by 
 j  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
 I  in  the  number  of  names,  from  a  son  of  twenty 
 I  years  and  upward,  every  one  going  out  to  the 
 i  host — ""  their  numl)ered  ones,  for  the  tribe  of 
 :  Judah,  are  four  and  seventy  thousand  and 
 j  six  hundi-ed. 
 
 :  ^_0f  the  sons  of  Issachar — their  births,  by 
 their  familes,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
 in  the  number  of  names,  from  a  son  of  twenty 
 years  and  upward,  every  one  going  out  to  the 
 host^-^  their  nitmbered  ones,  for  the  tribe  of 
 1  Issachar,  are  four  and  fifty  thousand  and  four 
 j  himdred. 
 
 I  3"  Of  the  sons  of  Zebulim — their  births,  by 
 their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
 in  the  number  of  names,  from  a  son  of  twenty 
 years  and  upward,  every  one  going  oiit  to  the 
 host— -^1  their  numbered  ones,  for  the  tribe  of 
 Zebiduu,  are  seven  and  fifty  thousand  and 
 .  four  himdred. 
 
 ^"Of  the  sons  of  Joseph  —  of  the  sons  of 
 Ephraim — their  births,  by  their  families,  by 
 the  house  of  their  fathers,  in  the  number  of 
 names,  from  a  son  of  twenty  years  and  up- 
 ward, every  one,  going  out  to  the  host — •*■*  their 
 numbered  ones,  for  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  are 
 forty  thousand  and  five  hundred. 
 
 ^_0f  the  sons  of  Manasseh — their  births,  by 
 their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
 in  the  number  of  names,  from  a!son  of  twenty 
 years  and  upward,  every  one  going  out  to  the 
 host — '^^  tlieir  numbered  ones,  for  the  tribe  of 
 Manasseh,  are  two  and  thirty  thousand  and 
 two  hundred. 
 
 ^•^  Of  the  sons  of  Benjamin — their  births,  by 
 their  families,  by  the  hoiise  of  their  fathers, 
 in  the  nmnlier  of  names,  from  a  son  of  twenty 
 years  and  upward,  every  one  going  out  to  the 
 host — ^^  their  nimibered  ones,  for  the  tribe  of 
 Benjamin,  are  five  and  thirty  thousand  and 
 four  himdred. 
 
 ^^  Of  the  sons  of  Dan — their  births,  by  their 
 famihes,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  in  the 
 number  of  names,  from  a  son  of  twenty  years 
 and  upward,  every  one  going  out  to  the  host 
 — ^^  theh'  numbered  ones,  for  the  tribe  of  Dan, 
 are  two  and  sixty  thousand  and  seven  hun- 
 dred. 
 
 ■'"Of  the  sons  of  Asher— their  births,  by 
 their  families,  by  the  house  of  then-  fathers, 
 in  the  number  of  names,  from  a  son  of  twenty 
 years  and  upward,  every  one  going  out  to  the 
 host — ^^  their  numbered  ones,  for  the  tribe  of 
 Asher,  are  one  and  forty  thousand  and  five 
 hundred. 
 
 *"  0/the  sons  of  Naphtali— their  births,  by 
 their  families,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  in 
 the  number  of  names,  from  a  .son  of  twenty 
 vears  and  upward,  every  one  going  out  to  the 
 host — ■'•'their  numliered  ones,  for  tlie  tribe  of 
 N'aphtali,  are  three  and  fifty  thousand  and 
 four  hundred, 
 
 89 
 
N'umhmnfj  of  the  Ti^arlUcs. 
 
 I.  44.— NUMBERS.— TTT.  1.       !^fnf!nn!!  offhr  tcvcral  ti-ihes. 
 
 ■*■'  Tlicf?o  arr  those  iinmhcrcd,  whom  INIoscs 
 num])crc(l  —  Aai-oii  ;ilso,  and  tho  princes  of 
 Israel,  twelve  men — each  for  the  honso  of  his 
 fathers,  they  have  been.  '*•''  And  they  arc,  all 
 those  nnmhered  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  by  the 
 house  of  their  fathers,  from  a  sou  of  tw-enty 
 years  and  upward,  every  one  going  out  to  the 
 host  in  Israel,  ""'yea,  all  those  mimbered  are 
 six  hundred  thousand,  and  three  thousand, 
 and  five  hundred  and  fifty. 
 
 •*"  And  the  Levitcs,  for  the  tribe  of  their 
 fathers,  have  not  numbered  themselves  in 
 their  midst,  '*^  seeing  Jehovah  speaketh  unto 
 Moses,  saying,  ■'^ '  Only,  the  tribe  of  Levi  thou 
 dost  not  nurnber,  and  their  suni  thou  dost  not 
 take  up  in  the  midst  of  the  sons  of  Israel; 
 '"and  thou,  appoint  the  Levitcs  over  the 
 tabernacle  of  the  testimony,  and  over  all  its 
 vessels,  and  over  all  that  it  hath  ;  they  bear 
 the  tabernacle,  and  all  its  vessels,  and  they 
 serve  it;  and  round  al)out  the  tabernacle 
 tliey  encamp. 
 
 ^'  '  And  in  the  journeying  of  the  tabernacle, 
 the  Levites  take  it  down,  and  in  the  encamp- 
 ing of  tlie  tabernacle,  the  Levites  raise  it  iip; 
 and  the  stranger  who  is  coming  near  is  put  to 
 death.' 
 
 ^'^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  have  encamped, 
 each  by  his  camp,  and  each  by  his  standard, 
 by  their  hosts ;  '■*  and  the  Levites  encamp 
 round  about  the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony; 
 and  there  is  no  \vTath  on  the  company  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  and  the  Levites  have  kept  the 
 charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  the  testimony. 
 
 ^'  And  the  sons  of  Israel  do  according  to  all 
 that  Jehovah  hath  commanded  Moses;  so 
 they  have  done. 
 
 IT.  ^  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses, 
 and  imto  Aaron,  saying,  -  '  Each  by  his  stan- 
 dard, witli  ensigns  of  the  house  of  their 
 fathers,  do  the  sons  of  Israel  encamp;  over- 
 against  round  about  the  tent  of  meeting 
 they  encamp.' 
 
 ^And  those  encamping  eastward  towards 
 the  sun-rising,  are  of  the  standard  of  the  camp 
 of  Judah,  by  their  hosts ;  and  the  prince  of 
 the  sons  of  Judah  is  Nahshon,  son  of  Am- 
 miuadab ;  ■*  and  his  host,  and  their  numbered 
 ones,  arc.  four  and  seventy  thousand  and  six 
 liundred. 
 
 ^'  And  those  encamping  by  him  are  of  the 
 tribe  of  Issachar  ;  and  the  prince  of  the  sons 
 of  Issachar  is  Nethaueel  son  of  Zuar ;  "  and 
 liis  host,  and  its  numbered  ones,  rtj-e  four  and 
 fifty  thousand  and  foirr  hundj-cd. 
 
 ^The  tribe  of  Zebulun ;  and  the  prince  of 
 the  sons  of  Zebulun  is  Eliab  son  oi  Helon ; 
 8  and  his  host,  and  its  numbered  ones,  are 
 seven  and  fifty  thousand  and  four  hundrcnl ; 
 •'  all  those  niimberod  of  the  camp  of  Judah 
 are  a  hundred  thousand,  and  eighty  thousand, 
 and  six  thousand,  and  four  hundred,  by  their 
 hosts ;  they  journey  first. 
 
 '"The  standard  of  the  camp  of  Eeuben  is 
 soutliward,  by  their  hosts  ;  and  the  prince  of 
 the  sons  of  Tlcnben  is  Elizur  son  of  Shedcur; 
 "  and  his  host,  and  its  numbered  ones,  arc 
 six  and  forty  tliousand  and  live  nunnred. 
 
 I'-'  And  those  encamping  by  him  are  of  the 
 tribe  of  Simeon  ;  and  the  prince  of  the  sons  of 
 90 
 
 Simeon  is  Sheliiniicl  son  of  Zurishaddai ; 
 ''and  his  host,  and  tlicir  numlicred  ones,  are 
 nine  and  fifty  thousand  and  three  hundred. 
 
 ^■' And  the  tribe  of  Gad;  and  the  prince 
 of  the  sons  of  Gad  is  Eliasaiih  son  of  Kouel ; 
 ^^  and  his  host,  and  their  numliered  ones,  ai-e 
 five  and  forty  thousand  and  six  hundred  aiul 
 fifty.  1"  All  those  numbered  of  the  camp  of 
 Reuben  are  a  hundred  thousand,  and  f)ne  and 
 fifty  thousand,  and  four  hundred  and  fifty,  by 
 their  hosts;  and  they  journey  second. 
 
 ^"And  the  tent  of  meeting  — the  camp  of 
 the  Levites — hath  journeyed  in  the  midst  of 
 the  camps;  as  they  encamp  so  they  journey, 
 each  at  his  station  by  their  standards. 
 
 ^8  The  standard  of  the  camp  of  Ephraim, 
 by  their  hosts,  is  westward ;  and  the  prince 
 of  the  sons  of  Ephraim  is  Elishama  son  of 
 Ammihud;  '"and  his  host,  and  their  numbered 
 ones,  are  forty  thousand  and  five  hundred. 
 
 '-'"  And  by  him  is  the  trilje  of  Manasseh  ; 
 and  the  prince  of  the  sons  of  Manasseh  w 
 Gamaliel  son  of  Pedahzur;  -^and  his  host, 
 and  their  numbered  ones,  are  two  and  thirty 
 thousand,  and  two  hundred.  _ 
 
 ■-■-  And  the  tribe  of  Benjamin ;  and  the 
 l)rince  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin  is  Abidan  son 
 of  Gideoni ;  "^  and  his  host,  and  their  num- 
 bered ones,  are  five  and  thirty  thousand  and 
 four  himdred.  -^All  those  numbered  of 
 the  camp  of  Ephraim  a?'e  a  hundred  thou- 
 sand, and  eight  thoiisand,  and  a  hundred,  by 
 their  hosts  ;  and  they  jom-ney  third. 
 
 -^  The  standard  of  the  camp  of  Dan  is 
 northward,  by  their  hosts ;  and  the  prince 
 of  the  sons  of  Dan  is  Ahiezer  son  of  Ammish- 
 addai;  -"and  his  host,  and  their  numbere<l 
 ones,  are  two  and  sixty  thoiisand  and  seven 
 hundred. 
 
 -^  And  those  encamping  by  him  are  of  tlie 
 tribe  of  Asher ;  and  the  prince  of  the  sons  of 
 Asher  is  Pagiel  son  of  Ocran  ;  -*'and  his  host, 
 and  their  numbered  ones,  are  one  and  forty 
 tliousand  and  five  lumdred. 
 
 "'  And    the    tribe    of    Naphtali ;    and  the 
 
 i)rincc  of  the  sons  of  Na]ihtaii  is  Ahira  son  of 
 Cnan  ;  ^"and  his  host,  and  their  numbered 
 ones,  are  three  and  fifty  thousand  and  four 
 hundred.  ■''  All  those  numbered  of  the  camp 
 of  Dan  are  a  hundred  thousand,  and  seven 
 and  fifty  thousand,  and  six  huudri'd;  at  the 
 rear  they  journey,  by  their  standards. 
 
 •*'-  These  are  those  numbered  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel  by  the  house  of  their  fathers  ;  all  those 
 numbered  of  the  camps  by  their  hosts  are  six 
 hundred  thousand,  and  three  thousand,  and 
 live  luuulred  and  fifty. 
 
 *'  And  the  Levitcs  have  not  numbered  them- 
 selves in  the  midst  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  as 
 Jehovah  hath  commanded  Moses. 
 
 ■'^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  do  according  to 
 all  that  Jehovah  liath  commanded  Moses ;  so 
 they  have  encamiicd  by  their  standards,  and 
 so  tiiey  have  journeyed  ;  each  by  his  families, 
 by  the  house  of  his  fathers. 
 
 TIL  1  AND  these  are  births  of  Aaron  .and 
 Moses,  in  the  day  of  Johov.-ih's  s] leaking 
 with  Moses  in  mount  Sinai.  -  And  these  are 
 the  names  of  tlic  sons  of  Aaron :  tlic  first- 
 born Nadab,   and  Abihn,   Kloaz.ir,  and   Ith.a- 
 
F!i'pnration  of  the  Levifen. 
 
 IT!.  3.-NUMBERS.-iir.  40. 
 
 TJie  Levites  numberod. 
 
 mar;  •' tlioso  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of 
 A;iron,  tlie  anointed  priests,  wliose  hand  he 
 hath  consecrated  for  acting  as  priest.  '^And 
 Nadab  dietli — Ahihu  also  —  before  Jehovah, 
 in  their  bringing  near  strange  fire  before  Je- 
 hovah, in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  and  sons 
 they  had  not ;  and  Eleazar — Ithamar  also — 
 acteth  as  priest  in  the  presence  of  Aaron 
 tiieir  father. 
 
 ''And  Jehovah  speaketli  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, '' '  Bring  near  the  tribe  of  Levi,  and  thon 
 liast  caused  it  to  stand  before  Aaron  the 
 priest,  and  they  have  served  him,  ■'  and  kept 
 his  charge,  and  the  charge  of  all  the  company 
 before  the  tent  of  meeting,  tc  do  the  ser\'ice 
 of  the  tabernacle;  ^and  they  have  kept  all 
 the  vessels  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  the 
 charge  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  to  do  the  service 
 of  the  tabernacle;  "and  thon  hast  given  the 
 Levites  to  Aaron  and  to  his  sons ;  they  are 
 surely  given  to  him  out  of  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 '" '  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  ithon  dost 
 appoint,  and  they  have  kept  their  priest- 
 liood,  and  tlie  stranger  who  cometh  near  is 
 put  to  death.' 
 
 ^1  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  INIoses,  say- 
 ing, I'-'And  I,  lo,  I  have  taken  the  Levites 
 irom  the  midst  of  the  sons  of  Israel  instead 
 -\f  eve.-y  first-born  opening  a  womb  among 
 the  sons  of  Israel,  and  the  Levites  have 
 been  Mine  ;  ^^  for  Mine  is  every  first-born, 
 in  the  day  of  My  smiting  every  first-born  in 
 the  land  of  Egypt  I  have  sanctified  to  My- 
 self every  first  Ijorn  in  Israel,  from  man  unto 
 beast ;  Mine  they  are ;  I  am  Jehovah.' 
 
 1^  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses  in 
 the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  saying,  ^'^' Number 
 the  sons  of  Levi  by  the  hotise  of  their  fathers, 
 by  their  families ;  every  male  from  a  son  of  a 
 month  and  upward  thou  dost  number  them.' 
 
 i®And  Moses  numbereth  them  according 
 to  the  command  of  Jehovah,  as  he  hath  been 
 commanded. 
 
 '''And  these  are  sons  of  Levi  by  their 
 names:  Ger.shon,  and  Kohath,  and  Merari. 
 
 '8  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  sons  of 
 Gershon  by  their  families :  Libni  and  Shimei. 
 
 '^  And  the  sons  of  Kohath,  by  their  farnilies, 
 are  Amram  and  Izhar,  Hebron  and_Uzziel._ 
 
 -'  And  the  sons  of  Merari  by  their  families 
 are  Mahli  and  Mushi;  these  are  the  families 
 of  the  Levites,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers. 
 
 ^^  Of  Gershon  is  the  family  of  the  Libnite, 
 and  the  family  of  the  Shimite ;  these  are 
 the  families  of  the  Gershonite.  ^'^  Their 
 numbered  ones,  in  number,  every  male 
 from  a  son  of  a,  month  and  iipward,  their 
 numbered  ones  are  seven  thousand  and  five 
 hundred.  ^-'The  families  of  the  Gershonite, 
 behind  the  tabernacle,  do  encamp  westward. 
 ^  And  the  prince  of  a  father's  house  for  the 
 Gershonite  is  Eliasaph  son  of  Lael. 
 
 -'And  the  charge  of  the  sons  of  Gershon 
 in  the  tent  of  meeting  is  the  tabernacle,  and 
 the  tent,  its  covering,  and  the  vail  at  the 
 opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  "-"'and  the 
 hangings  of  the  court,  and  th,e  vail  at  the 
 opening  of  the  court,  which  w  by  the  taber- 
 nacle and  by  the  altar  ro\ind  about,  and  its 
 cords,  to  all  its  service. 
 
 '^  And  of  Kohath  is  the  family  of  the  Am- 
 
 ramite,  and  tlie  familv  of  the  Tzharite, 
 and  the  family  of  tlie  iTcltronitc,  and  the 
 family  of  the  Uzzielite ;  these  are  families 
 of  the  Kohathite.  ^^  j,^  number,  all  the 
 males,  from  a  son  of  a  month  and  upward, 
 are  eight  thousand  and  six  hundred,  keep- 
 ing the  charge  of  the  sanctuary.  -"The 
 families  of  the  sons  of  Kohath  encamp  by 
 the  side  of  the  tabernacle  southward.  ^^  And 
 the  prince  of  a  father's  house  for  the  fami- 
 lies _  of  the  Kohathite  is  Elizaphan  son  of 
 Uzziel. 
 
 ''^Atid  their  charge  is  the  ark,  and  the 
 table,  and  the  candlestick,  and  the  altars, 
 and  the  vessels  of  the  sanctxiary  witli  which 
 they  serve,  and  the  vail,  and  all  its  service. 
 •'"And  to  the  prince  of  the  princes  of  the 
 Levites,  Eleazar  son  of  Aaron  the  priest,  is 
 the  oversight  of  the  keepers  of  the  charge  of 
 the  sanctuary. 
 
 ^•'  Of  Merari  is  the  family  of  the  Mahlite, 
 and  the  family  of  the  Mushite;  these  are 
 the  families  of  Merari.  ^^And  their  num- 
 bered ones,  in  number,  all  the  males  from 
 a  sou  of  a  mouth  and  upward,  are  six  thou- 
 sand and  two  hundred.  ■'■'•And  the  prince 
 of  a  father's  house  for  the  families  of  Merari 
 is  Znriel  son  of  Abihail ;  by  tlie  side  of  the 
 tabernacle  they  encamp  northward. 
 
 ^"  And  the  oversight  —  the  charge  of  the 
 sons  of  Merari — is  the  boards  of  the  taber- 
 nacle, and  its  bars,  and  its  pillars,  and  its 
 sockets,  and  all  its  vessels,  and  all  its  ser- 
 vice, ^'and  the  pillars  of  the  court  round 
 about,  and  their  sockets,  and  their  pins,  and 
 their  cords. 
 
 ^^  And  those  encampin.g  before  the  taber- 
 nacle eastward,  before  the  tent  of  meeting, 
 at  the  east,  are  Moses  and  Aaron,  and  his 
 sons,  keeping  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary  for 
 the  charge  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  the 
 stranger  who  cometh  near  is  put  to  death. 
 
 ^•'  All  those  numbered  of  the  Levites  whom 
 Moses  numbered — Aaron  also — by  the  com- 
 mand of  Jehovah,  by  their  families,  every 
 male  from  a  son  of  a  mouth  and  upward,  are 
 two  and  twenty  thousand. 
 
 '"'  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Num- 
 ber every  first-born  male  of  the  sons  of  Israel 
 from  a  son  of  a  month  and  up%vard,  and  take 
 up  the  number  of  their  names ;  ""  and  thou 
 hast  taken  the  Levites  for  Me  (I  am  Jehovah), 
 instead  of  every  first-born  among  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  and  the  cattle  of  the  Legates  instead 
 of  every  firstling  among  the  cattle  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel.' 
 
 ■*-  And  Moses  numbereth,  as  Jehovah  hath 
 commanded  him,  all  the  first-born  among  the 
 sons  of  Israel.  ■*•'  And  all  the  first-born — 
 male — by  the  number  of  names,  from  a  son  of 
 a  month  and  upward,  of  their  numbered  ones, 
 are  two  and  twenty  thousand  two  hundred 
 and  seventy  and  three. 
 
 '^  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, •*■'  'Take  the  Legates  instead  of  every 
 first-born  among  tlie  sous  of  Israel, _  and  the 
 cattle  of  the  Levites  instead  of  their  cattle; 
 and  the  Levites  have  been  Mine;  I  am  Jeho- 
 vah. 
 
 •"'  'And  from  those  ransomed  of  the  two 
 hundred  and  seventy  and  three  (who  are  more 
 91 
 
Separation  of  the  Levites. 
 
 Til.  47.— NUMBERS.— rv.  34. 
 
 Office  of  the  LevUes 
 
 than  the  Levites)  of  the  Hrst-boi-n  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel,  '•"tliou  liast  even  taken  five  shekels 
 a-piece  by  the  poll — by  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
 tuary thou  takest ;  twenty  gerahs  the  shekel 
 is ;  ■^^  and  thou  hast  given  the  money  to 
 Aaron,  and  to  his  sons,  whereby  those  over 
 and  above  are  ransomed.' 
 
 "••'  And  Moses  taketh  the  ransora  money 
 from  those  over  and  above  those  ransomed 
 by  the  Levites;  ^^  from  the  first-born  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel  he  hath  taken  the  money,  a 
 thousand  and  three  hundred  and  sixty  and 
 five — by_  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary;  ^^  and 
 Moses  giveth  the  money  of  those  ransomed  to 
 Aaron,  and  to  his  sous,  according  to  the  com- 
 mand of  .lehovah,  as  Jehovah  hath  command- 
 ed Moses. 
 
 IV.  ^  AND  Jehovah  spcakcth  unto  Moses, 
 and  unto  Aaron,  saying,  -  '  Take  u]i  the  sum 
 of  the  sous  of  Kohath  from  the  midst  of  the 
 sous  of  Levi,  by  their  famiUes,  by  the  house  of 
 their  fathers ;  ■'  from  a  son  of  thirty  years  and 
 upward,  even  till  a  son  of  fifty  years,  every 
 one  going  in  to  the  host,  to  do  work  in  the 
 tent  of  meeting. 
 
 •*  '  This  is  the  service  of  the  sons  of  Kohath 
 in  the  tent  of  meeting,  the  holy  of  holies : 
 ^  that  Aaron  and  his  sons  have  come  in,  in  the 
 Journeying  of  the  camp,  and  have  taken  down 
 the  vail  of  the  hangiug,  and  have  covered 
 with  it  the  ark  of  the  testimony;  "and  have 
 imt  on  it  a  covering  of  badger  skin,  and  have 
 spread  a  garment  completely  of  blue  above, 
 and  have  placed  its  staves. 
 
 ^  'And  on  the  table  of  the  presence  they 
 spread  a  garment  of  blue,  and  have  put  on  it 
 the  dishes,  and  the  spoons,  and  the  bowls, 
 and  the  cups  of  the  libation,  and  the  bread 
 of  continuity  is  on  it,  ^  and  they  have  spread 
 over  them  a  garment  of  scarlet,  and  have  co- 
 vered it  with  a  covering  of  badger  skin,  and 
 have  placed  its  staves,  ■'  and  have  taken  a 
 garment  of  blue,  and  have  covered  the  candle- 
 stick of  the  lamp,  and  its  lights,  and  its 
 snuffers,  and  its  snufi'-dishes,  and  .all  its  oil 
 vessels  wherewith  they  minister  to  it ;  ^^  and 
 they  have  put  it  and  all  its  vessels  unto  a 
 covering  of  badger  skin,  and  have  put  ii  on 
 the  bar. 
 
 "  '  And  on  the  golden  altar  they  s^jread  a 
 garment  of  blue,  and  have  covered  it  witli  a 
 covering  of  badger  skin,  and  have  placed  its 
 staves ;  '-  and  have  taken  all  the  vessels  of 
 ministry  wherewith  they  minister  in  the  sanc- 
 tuary, and  have  jnit  f/mn  unto  a  garment  of 
 bine,  and  have  covered  them  with  a  covering 
 of  badger  skin,  and  have  put  the7n  on  the 
 bar,  ^'^  and  have  removed  the  ashes  of  the 
 altar,  and  have  s]jrcad  over_  it  a  garment  of 
 pnri)le;  '^  and  have  ]nit  on  it  all  its  vessels 
 wherewith  they  minister  about  it,  the  censers, 
 the  hooks,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  bowls,  all 
 the  vessels  of  the  altar,  and  have  spread  on 
 it  a  covering  of  badger  skin,  and  have  ]ilaced 
 its  staves : 
 
 "  '  And  Aaron  hath  finished — his  sons  also 
 — covering  the  sanctuary,  and  all  the  vessels 
 of  the  Hanctuary,  in  the  journeying  of  tlie 
 camp,  and  afterwards  do  the  sous  of  Koliatli 
 come  in  to  bear  it,  and  they  do  not  come  unto 
 92 
 
 the  holy  thing,  that  they  have  died;  theso 
 tlumift  are  the  burden  of  the  sons  of  Kohath 
 in  the  tent  of  meeting. 
 
 i**  '  And  the  oversight  of  Eleazar,  son  of 
 Aaron  the  priest,  is  tlie  oil  of  the  lamp,  and 
 the  spice-perfume,  and  the  present  of  contin- 
 uity, and  the  anointing  oil,  the  oversight  of 
 all  the  tabernacle,  and  of  all  that  is  in  it,  in 
 the  sanctuary,  and  in  its  vessels.' 
 
 ^"And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses  and 
 unto  Aaron,  saying,  ^^ '  Ye  do  not  cut  off 
 the  tribe  of  the  families  of  the  Kohathite 
 from  the  midst  of  the  Levites;  i^but  this 
 do  to  them,  and  they  have  lived,  and  do  not 
 die  in  their  drawing  nigh  the  holy  of  holies: — 
 Aaron  and  his  sons  go  in,  and  have  set 
 them,  each  man  to  his  service,  and  unto  his 
 bm'deu,  -"  and  they  go  not  in  to  see  when  the 
 holy  thing  is  swallowed,  that  they  have  died.' 
 
 -1  And  .Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, "  '  Take  up  the  sum  of  the  sons  of  G-er- 
 slion  also  by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  by 
 their  families ;  -■*  from  a  son  of  thirty  years 
 and  upward,  till  a  son  of  fifty  years  thou  dost 
 number  them,  every  one  who  is  going  in  to 
 serve  the  host,  to  do  the  service  in  the  tent  of 
 meeting. 
 
 -■* '  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of  the 
 Gershonite,  to  serve — and  for  burden,  -'and 
 they  have  borne  the  curtains  of  the  taber- 
 nacle, and  the  tent  of  meeting,  its  covering, 
 and  the  covering  of  the  badger  shin  which  is 
 on  it  above,  and  the  vail  at  the  opening  of  the 
 tent  of  meeting,  ""and  the  hangings  of  the 
 court,  and  the  vail  at  the  opening  of  the  gate 
 of  the  court  which  is  by  the  tabernacle,  and 
 by  the  altar  round  about,  and  their  cords, 
 and  all  the  vessels  of  their  service,  and  all 
 that  is  made  for  them  —  and  they  have 
 served. 
 
 -'' '  By  the  command  of  Aaron  and  his  sons 
 is  all  the  service  of  the  sons  of  the  Gershonite 
 in  all  their  burden,  and  in  all  their  service ; 
 and  ye  have  laid  a  charge  on  them  concerning 
 the  charge  of  all  their  burden.  -**  This  is  the 
 service  of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  the  Ger- 
 shonite in  the  tent  of  meeting;  and  their 
 charge  is  under  the  hand  of  Ithamar  son  of 
 Aaron  the  priest. 
 
 ^  'The  sons  of  Merari,  by  their  families,  by 
 the  house  of  their  fathers,  thou  dost  number 
 them ;  •'<•  from  a  son  of  thirty  years  and  up- 
 ward even  imto  a  son  of  fifty  years  thou  dost 
 nimiber  them,  every  one  who  is  going  in  to 
 the  host,  to  do  the  ser\ace  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing. 
 
 ^1 '  And  this  is  the  charge  of  their  burden, 
 of  all  their  service  in  the  tent  of  meeting;  the 
 boards  of  the  tabernacle,  and  its  bars,  and  its 
 jnllars,  and  its  sockets,  ■*-  and  the  pilkars  of 
 the  court  i-ound  about,  and  their  sockets,  and 
 their  jiina,  and  their  cords,  of  all  their  vessels, 
 and  of  all  their  service ;  and  by  name  ye  do 
 number  the  vessels  of  the  charge  of  their 
 burden. 
 
 3S  '  This  is  the  service  of  the  families  of  the 
 sons  of  Merari,  for  all  their  service,  in  the 
 tent  of  meeting,  by  the  h.and  of  Ithamar  son 
 of  A.-iron  tlio  lu-icst.' 
 
 ■"And  Moses  uumbereth— A.aron  also,  .and 
 the  princes  of  the  companv  -  the  sons  of  the 
 
Ofice  of  tlie  Levites. 
 
 IV.  35.— NUMBERS.— V.  24. 
 
 The  Levites  numbered. 
 
 Kohatliite,  by  their  families,  and  by  the 
 house  of  their  fathers,  '^^  from  a  sou  of  thirty 
 years  ami  upward  eveu  xiuto  a  sou  of  fifty 
 years,  every  one  who  is  going  iu  to  the  host, 
 for  service  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  ^'''  and  their 
 nmnbered  cues,  by  their  families,  are  two 
 thousand  seven  hundred  and  hffcy.  ^'' These 
 are  those  numbered  of  the  families  of  the  Ko- 
 hathite,  eveiy  one  who  is  serving  iu  the  teut 
 of  meeting,  whom  Moses  and  Aaron  number- 
 ed, by  the  command  of  Jehovah,  by  the  hand 
 of  Moses. 
 
 ^  And  those  niimbered  of  the  sons  of  Ger- 
 shon,  by  their  families,  and  by  the  house  of 
 theu"  fathers,  ^^  from  a  son  of  thirty  years  and 
 iipwai-d  even  unto  a  son  of  fifty  years,  every 
 one  who  is  going  in  to  the  host,  for  ser\'ice  in 
 the  tent  of  meeting,  *'eveu  their  numbered 
 oues,  by  their  families,  by  the  house  of  their 
 fathers,  are  two  thoiisaud  and  six  himdred 
 and  thirty.  •*!  These  are  those  numbered  of 
 the  families  of  the  sons  of  Gershon,  every  one 
 who  is  serving  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  whom 
 Moses  and  Aaron  numbered  by  the  command 
 of  Jehovah. 
 
 •*"  And  those  numbered  of  the  families  of 
 the  sons  of  Merari,  by  their  families,  by  the 
 house  of  their  fathers,  ■^^  from  a  son  of  thirty 
 years  and  upward  even  unto  a  son  of  fifty 
 years,  every  one  who  is  going  in  to  the  host, 
 for  serWce  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  "'^even 
 their  niunbered  ones,  by  their  families,  are 
 three  thousand  and  two  hundred.  '^^  These 
 are  those  numbered  of  the  families  of  the  sous 
 of  Merari,  wliom  Moses  and  Aaron  nima- 
 bered,  by  the  command  of  Jehovah,  by  the 
 hand  of  Moses. 
 
 ■*^  All  those  nimibered,  whom  Moses  num- 
 bered— Aaron  also,  and  the  princes  of  Israel 
 — of  the  LeTites,  by  their  families,  and  by  the 
 house  of  their  fathers,  '*''  from  a  son  of  thirty 
 years  and  upward  even  unto  a  son  of  fifty 
 years,  every  one  who  is  goiug  iu  to  do  the 
 work  of  the  service,  eveu  tlie  service  of  bur- 
 den in  the  teut  of  meeting,  ■^^even  their 
 nmnbered  oues  are  eight  thousand  and  five 
 hundred  aud  eighty;  '^''by  the  command  of 
 Jehovah  hath  one  numbered  them,  1)y  the 
 hand  of  Moses,  each  man  by  his  service,  and 
 by  his  burden,  with  his  numbered  ones,  as 
 Jehovah  hath  commanded  Moses. 
 
 V.  ^And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses, 
 saying,  -  '  Command  the  sous  of  Israel,  and 
 they  send  out  of  the  camp  every  leper,  and 
 every  one  with  an  issue,  and  every  one  de- 
 filed by  a  body;  -'from  male  unto  female  ye 
 do  send  out ;  unto  the  outside  of  the  camp 
 ye  do  send  them  ;  and  they  defile  not  their 
 camps  in  the  midst  of  which  I  do  taber- 
 nacle.' 
 
 ■*  And  the  sons  of  Israel  do  so,  and  they 
 send  them  out  unto  the  outside  of  the  camp ; 
 as  Jehovah  hath  spoken  unto  Moses  so  have 
 the  sous  of  Israel  done. 
 
 ^  Aud  Jehovah  si^eaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, •>  '  Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  Man  or 
 woman,  when  they  do  any  of  the  sins  of 
 man,  by  committing  a  trespass  against  Jeho- 
 vah, and  that  person  is  guilty,  "  and  they 
 have  confessed  their  sin  which    thev  have 
 
 done,  tlieu  he  liatli  restored  his  guilt  in  its 
 princii)al,  aud  its  tiftli  is  adding  to  it,  and 
 hath  given  it  to  him^  in  reference  to  whom  he 
 hath  l>cen  guilty. 
 
 *  '  And  if  the  man  have  no  redeemer  to  re- 
 store the  guilt  to,  the  giult  which  is  restored 
 is  Jehovah's,  the  priest's,  ai:)art  from  the  ram 
 of  the  atonements,  whereby  he  maketh  atone- 
 ment for  him. 
 
 ^  '  Aud  every  heave-offering  of  all  the  holy 
 things  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  which  they  bring 
 near  to  the  priest,  becometh  his ;  i*'  and  any 
 man's  hallowed  things  become  his ;  that 
 which  auy  man  giveth  to  the  priest  becom- 
 eth his.' 
 
 ^1  Aud  .Jehovah  speaketh  vmto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 1- '  Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 thou  hast  said  imto  them.  When  any  man's 
 ■wife  turueth  aside,  and  hath  committed 
 against  him  a  trespass,  ^^  and  a  man  hath  lain 
 with  her  with  the  seed  of  copiUation,  and  it 
 hath  been  hid  from  the  eyes  of  her  husband, 
 aud  concealed,  and  she  hath  been  defiled, 
 and  there  is  no  witness  against  her,  and  she 
 hath  not  been  caught,  ^^and  a  spirit  of  jea- 
 lousy hath  passed  over  him,  and  he  hath 
 been  jealous  of  his  ^vife,  and  she  hath  been 
 defiled; — or,  a  spirit  of  jealousy  hath  passed 
 oyer  him,  aud  he  hath  been  jealous  of  his 
 wife,  and  she  hath  not  been  dehled — 
 
 ^^  '  Then  hath  the  man  brought  in  his  wife 
 unto  the  priest,  aud  he  hath  brought  in  her 
 offering  for  her,  a  tenth  of  the  ephali  of 
 barley  meal,  he  doth  not  pour  on  it  oil,  nor 
 doth  he  put  on  it  franldncensc,  for  it  is  a 
 present  of  jealousy,  a  ■present  of  memorial, 
 causing  remembrance  of  iniquity. 
 
 '^^  '  And  the  X)i'iest  hath  brought  her  near, 
 aud  hath  caused  her  to  stand  before  Jeho- 
 vah, 1'  and  the  priest  hath  taken  holy  water 
 in  an  earthen  vessel,  aud  of  the  dust  which  is 
 on  the  floor  of  the  tabernacle  doth  the  priest 
 take,  aud  hath  put  it  into  the  water,  ^^  and 
 the  priest  hath  caused  the  womau  to  stand 
 before  Jehovah,  and  hath  uncovered  the 
 woman's  head,  and  hath  given  into  her  hands 
 the  ijreseut  of  the  memorial,  it  is  a  present  of 
 jealoiisy,  and  iu  the  hand  of  the  priest  ar« 
 tiie  bitter  waters  which  cause  the  curse. 
 
 13  'And  the  priest  hath  caused  her  to  swear, 
 aud  hath  said  unto  the  woman.  If  no  man 
 hath  lain  with  thee,  and  if  thou  hast  not 
 turned  aside  to  uucleanness  under  thy  hus- 
 band, lie  free  from  these  bitter  waters  which 
 cause  the  ciu'se ;  "•*  aud  thou,  if  thou  hast 
 turned  aside  uuder  thy  husband,  aud  if  thou 
 hast  been  dehled,  aud  any  man  doth  give  his 
 co|iulation  to  thee  liesides  thy  husband- — 
 "1  (then  the  priest  hath  caused  the  woman  to 
 swear  with  an  oath  of  execration,  and  the 
 ]iriest  hath  said  to  the  woman)  —  Jehovah 
 doth  give  thee  for  an  execration,  and  for  a 
 ciu'se,  in  the  midst  of  thy  yieople,  in  Jeho- 
 vah's .giving  thy  thigh  to  fall,  and  thy  belly 
 to  swell,  "  and  these  waters  which  cause  the 
 curse  have  gone  into  thy  bowels,  to  cause  the 
 belly  to  swell,  aud  the  thiuh  to  fall ;  and  the 
 womau  hath  said,  Amen,  Amen. 
 
 "■* '  And  the  jiriest  hath  written  these  exe- 
 crations iu  a  book,  and  hath  blotted  them  out 
 ■with  the  bitter  waters,  -■*  and  hath  caused 
 93 
 
i'he  hitter  loaters  o/jealousi/. 
 
 V.  25.— JS^tTT.iiJfiRS.— VII.  '6. 
 
 Tfie  law  of  the  Nazarite, 
 
 the  woman  to  drink  the  bitter  waters  which 
 cause  the  curse,  and  tlie  Avaters  whicli  cause 
 the  curse  have  entered  into  her  for  bitter 
 things. 
 
 -5 '  And  the  iiriest  hath  taken  out  of  the  hand 
 of  the  woman  the  present  of  jealousy,  and 
 hath  waved  the  present  before  Jehovah,  and 
 iiatli  brou'^lit  it  near  unto  the  altar;  -"and 
 the  priest  hath  taken  a  handful  of  the  present, 
 its  memorial,  and  hath  made  perfume  on  the 
 altar,  and  afterwards  doth  cause  the  woman 
 to  drink  the  water :  '^^  yea,  he  hath  caused  her 
 to  drink  the  water,  and  it  hath  come  to  pass, 
 if  she  hath  been  deliled,  and  doth  commit  a 
 trespass  against  her  husband,  that  the  waters 
 which  cause  the  curse  have  gone  into  her  for 
 bitter  things,  aud  her  belly  liath  swelled, 
 aud  her  thigh  hath  fallen,  and  the  woman 
 hath  become  an  execration  in  the  midst  of 
 her  peoiile. 
 
 -^'And  if  the  woman  hath  not  been  dehled, 
 and  is  clean,  then  she  hath  been  acquitted, 
 and  hath  been  sown  vnth  seed. 
 
 -'■' '  Tliis  is  the  law  of  jealousies,  when  a  wife 
 turneth  aside  under  her  husband,  and  hath 
 l)een  defiled,  -'"or  when  a  spirit  of  jealousy 
 passeth  over  a  man,  and  he  hath  been  jealous 
 of  his  wife,  than  he  hath  caused  tlie  woman 
 to  stand  befox'e  Jehovah,  and  the  priest  hath 
 done  to  her  all  this  law,  •*'  and  the  man  hath 
 been  acqiutted  from  iniquity,  and  that  woman 
 doth  bear  her  iniqiuty.' 
 
 VI.  1  AND  Jehovah  speakcth  unto  Moses, 
 saying,  "'Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 thou  hast  said  unto  them,  When  a  man  or 
 woman  doeth  singularly,  by  vowing  a  vow  of  a 
 Nazarite,  to  be  separate  to  Jehovah;  ^from 
 wine  and  strong  drink  he  doth  keep  separate ; 
 vinegar  of  wine,  and  vinegar  of  strong  dr-iuk 
 he  doth  not  drink,  aud  any  juice  of  grajies 
 he  doth  not  drink,  aud  grapes  moist  or  dry 
 he  doth  not  eat ;  ■'all  days  of  his  sci)aration, 
 of  anything  which  is  made  of  the  wiuc-vine, 
 from  kernels  even  unto  huslv,  he  doth  not  eat. 
 
 '''AH  days  of  the  vow  of  his  separation  a 
 razor  doth  not  pass  over  his  head;  tiU  the 
 fulness  of  the  days  which  he  doth  sejiarate 
 to  Jehovah  he  is  holy ;  grown  up  hath  the 
 upper  pai-t  of  the  hair  of  his  head. 
 
 " '  All  days  of  his  keci)ing  separate  to  Je- 
 hovah, near  a  dead  person  he  doth  not  go; 
 ''for  his  fatlicr,  or  for  his  mother,  for  his 
 brother,  or  for  his  sister — he  is  not  unclean 
 for  theni  at  their  death,  for  the  separation  of 
 his  God  «'*■  on  his  head;  '*all  days  of  Ids  separa- 
 tion he  is  holy  to  Jehovah. 
 
 ••'And  when  the  dead  dieth  beside  him 
 in  an  instant,  suddenly,  and  lie  hath  defiled 
 the  head  of  his  sejiaration,  then  he  hath 
 sliaved  his  head  in  the  day  of  liis  cleansing ; 
 on  tlie  seventh  day  he  (lotli  slias-e  it,  '"and 
 on  the  eiglith  day  he  briugeth  in  two  turtle- 
 doves or  two  young  jiigeons  unto  the  ])riest, 
 unto  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting, 
 1'  and  tlie  i)riest  hath  lu'epared  one  for  a  sin- 
 olVerin;;,  and  one  for  a  burnt-oM'ering,  aud 
 hath  ma<lij  atomiiient  for  him,  because  of 
 that  whii;li  In-  liath  sinned  by  the  body,  and 
 he  hatli  hallowed  his  httad  on  that  (lay; 
 Wj>,ml  lie  hath  sei)arat<'d  to  Jehovah  the  days 
 
 of  his  separation,  and  he  hath  brought  in  a 
 lamb,  a  son  of  a  yeai-,  for  a  guilt-offering, 
 and  the  former  days  are  fallen,  for  his  se- 
 paration hath  been  defiled. 
 
 13 '  Aud  this  is  the  law  of  the  Nazarite;  in 
 the  day  of  the  fulness  of  the  days  of  his  sepa- 
 ration doth  one  bring  him  in  imto  the  opening 
 of  the  tent  of  meetiuLC,  "  and  he  hath  brought 
 near  his  offering  to  Jehovah,  one  he-lamb,  a 
 son  of  a  year,  a  perfect  one,  for  a  burnt- 
 offering,  and  one  she-lamb,  a  daughter  of  a 
 year,  a  perfect  one,  for  a  sin-offering,  and 
 one  ram,  a  perfect  one,  for  ])eace-offei-ings, 
 '^^  aud  a  basket  of  unleavened  things  of  ff  our, 
 cakes  mixed  with  oil,  and  thin  cakes  of  un- 
 leavened things  anointed  with  oil,  and  their 
 present,  and  their  libations. 
 
 i""'  '  And  the  priest  hath  brought  them  near 
 before  Jehovah,  aud  hath  made  his  sin-offer- 
 ing and  his  burnt-off'ei'ing  ;  ''  and  the  ram  he 
 maketh  a  sacrifice  of  peace-offerings  to  Jeho- 
 vah, besides  the  basket  of  unleavened  things; 
 and  the  priest  hath  made  its  present  and  its 
 libation. 
 
 1**  '  Aud  the  Nazarite  hath  shaved  (at  the 
 opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting)  the  head  of 
 his  separation,  aud  hath  taken  the  hair  of 
 the  head  of  his  sejiaratiou,  and  hath  put  it  on 
 the  ffre  which  is  under  the  sacrifice  of  the 
 peace-off'erings. 
 
 1"  '  And  the  priest  hath  taken  the  boiled 
 shoulder  from  the  ram,  and  one  unleavened 
 cake  out  of  the  liasket,  and  one  tliin  un- 
 leavened cake,  aud  hath  put  on  the  palms  of 
 the  Nazarite  after  his  shaving  his  separation  ; 
 '''and  the  priest  hath  waved  them,  a  wave- 
 offering  before  Jehovah ;  it  is  holy  to  the 
 priest,  besides  the  breast  of  the  wave-ottering, 
 and  besides  the  leg  of  the  heave-offering;  aud 
 afterwards  doth  the  Nazarite  drink  wine. 
 
 21  'This  is  the  law  of  the  Nazarite,  who 
 voweth  his  ottering  to  Jehovah  for  his  se- 
 ]iaration,  apart  from  that  which  his  hand 
 attaineth;  according  to  his  vow  which  he 
 voweth  so  he  doth  by  the  law  of  his  sepa- 
 ration.' 
 
 "  And  Jehovah  siieaketh  unto  ?>Ioses,  say- 
 ing, '^'^  '  Speak  unto  Aaron,  .and  unto  his  sons, 
 saying.  Thus  ye  do  bless  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 saying  to  them, 
 
 -'•'  '.Tc'hovah  bless  thee  aud  keeii  thee  ; 
 -•'''' Jehovah  cause  His  face  to  shine  upon 
 thee,  and  favour  thee  ; 
 
 -"  'Jehovah  lift  u])  ITis  countenance  ui)on 
 thee,  aud  aiipoint  for  thee  -  ]ieaco. 
 
 ='' 'And  they  have  put  ]\Iy  name  ujion  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  and  I — I  do  bless  them.' 
 
 VII.  1  AND  it  conieth  to  pass  ou  the  day 
 of  Moses'  finisliing  settiu'j:  up  the  tabernacle, 
 that  lie  auointeth  it,  and  sanctilieth  it,  aud 
 all  its  vessels,  and  the  altar,  and  all  its  ves- 
 sels, aud  he  anointt:th  them,  and  sauctitieth 
 them,  "anil  the  princes  of  Israel  (heads  of 
 the  house  of  their  fathers,  they  arc  princes  of 
 tlic  tribes,  they  who  are  standing  oyer  those 
 numbered)  briiig  near,  ''yea,  they  bring  their 
 ollVrin;;  before  Jehovah,  six  waggons  covered, 
 and  twelve  oxen— a  waggon  for  two  of  the 
 princes,  and  an  ox  for  one — and  they  bring 
 them  uear  bcfuitj  the  tabernacle. 
 
0_ficrings  of  the  princes 
 
 VII.  4.— NUMBERS.— VII.  Gl. 
 
 upon  dedicating  the  altar. 
 
 *  And  Jehovah  speaketh  iiuto  Moses,  say- 
 iug,  ^  '  Iierei\'e  from  them,  and  tliey  have 
 licen  to  do  the  senace  of  the  tent  of  meetin.c:, 
 and  thou  hast  given  them  unto  the  Levites, 
 each  according  to  his  service.' 
 
 ^  And  Moses  taketh  the  waggons  and  the 
 oxen,  and  giveth  them  unto  the  Le^^tes. 
 "The  two  of  the  Avaggous  and  the  four  of  the 
 oxen  he  hath  given  to  the  sons  of  Gershon, 
 according  to  their  service,  ^  and  the  four  of 
 the  waggons  and  the  eight  of  the  oxen  he 
 hath  given  to  the  sous  of  IMerari,  according  to 
 their  serWce,  by  the  hand  of  Ithamar  son  of 
 Aaron  the  priest ;  ^  and  to  the  sous  of  Kohath 
 he  hath  not  given,  for  the  serx-ice  of  the  sanc- 
 tuary is  on  them :  on  the  shoiUder  they  bear. 
 
 ^••Aud  the  princes  bring  near  the  dedica- 
 tion of  the  altar  iu  the  day  of  its  being 
 anointed ;  yea,  the  princes  bring  near  their 
 offering  before  the  altar. 
 
 y  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  One 
 priuce  a  day — oue  prince  a  day- — do  they 
 l)riug  near  their  offering  for  the  dedication  of 
 the  altar.' 
 
 1-  And  he  who  is  Ijriuging  near  on  the  fh-st 
 day  his  offering  is  Nahshou  son  of  Ammina- 
 dab,  of  the  tribe  of  Judah.  ^-^  Aud  his  offer- 
 ing is  one  silver  dish,  its  weight  a  huudred 
 aud  ihivtY  shekels ;  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
 shekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary;  both 
 of  them  full  of  floiu-  mixed  with  oil,  for  a 
 present;  i^one  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels, 
 full  of  perfimie ;  ^•'  one  bullock,  a  sou  of  the 
 herd,  oue  ram,  one  lamb,  a  son  of  a  year, 
 fir  a  bm-nt-otfering ;  i^one  kid  of  the  goats 
 for  a  sin-offering  ;  i"  and  for  a  sacrifice  uf  the 
 peace-offerings  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he- 
 goats,  five  lambs,  sous  of  a  year;  this  is  the 
 offering  of  Nahshou  sou  of  Amminadab. 
 
 '8  On  the  second  day  hath  Nethaneel  son 
 of  Zuar,  priuce  of  Issaehar,  brought  near. 
 i^_He  hath  brought  near  his  offering,  one 
 silver  dish,  its  weight  a  huudi'ed  and  thirty 
 shekels;  oue  silver  bowl  of  seventy  shekels, 
 by  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  both  of  them 
 full  of  flour  mixed  with  oil,  for  a  ]ireseut; 
 ^"one  golden  spoou  of  ten  shekels,  full  of  jier- 
 fiune ;  -'■  one  bullock,  a  sou  of  the  herd,  oue 
 ram,  one  lamb,  a  son  of  a  year,  for  a  burnt- 
 offering  ;  --  one  Idd  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
 offering  ;  "•'  and  for  a  saciifice  of  the  ijeace- 
 offeriugs  two  oxen,  live  rams,  five  he-goats, 
 hve  lambs,  sons  of  a  year ;  this  is  the  offering 
 of  Nethaneel  sou  of  Zuar. 
 
 -■*  On  the  third  day,  the  prince  of  the  sous 
 of  Zebulun,  Elial)  sou  of  Helon  ; — -^his  offer- 
 ing is  one  silver  dish,  its  weight  a  huudred 
 and  thirty  shekels;  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
 shekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  both 
 of  them  fiill  of  fiovu-  mixed  \\'ith  oil,  for  a 
 present;  -''one  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels, 
 full  of  perfume  ;  "''  oue  bidlock,  a  son  of  the 
 herd,  one  ram,  oue  laml),  a  son  of  a  year,  for 
 a  burnt-offering  ;  -*  oue  kid  of  the  goats  for  a 
 sin-offering ;  -■'  and  for  a  sacrifice  of  the  peace- 
 offerings  two  oxen,  five  rams,  live  he-goats, 
 five  lambs,  sons  of  a  year ;  this  (•*  the  offering 
 of  Eliab  son  of  Helon. 
 
 ^''On  the  fourth  day,  Elizur,  son  of  Shedeiir, 
 prince  of  the  sous  of  lieuben  ; — ■"  his  offering 
 w  one  silver  dish,   its  weight  a  hundred  and 
 
 thirty  shekels;  one  silver  bowl  of  seventy 
 shekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary,  both 
 of  them  fidl  of  Hour  mixed  with  oil,  for  a 
 present ;  ^-  one  golden  spoon  of  ten  shekels, 
 fidl  of  perfume  ;  •'^  one  bidlock,  a  son  of  the 
 herd,  one  ram,  one  lamb,  a  son  of  a  yeai-,  for 
 a  biirnt-offering ;  '^"^  one  kid  of  the  goats  for 
 a  sin-oflering ;  ^Sfind  for  a  sacrifice  of  the 
 peace-offerings  two  oxen,  five  rams,  five  he- 
 goats,  five  lambs,  sous  of  a  year ;  this  is  the 
 offering  of  Elizur  son  of  Sheclem-. 
 
 ^^  On  the  fifth  day,  the  prince  of  the  sons 
 of  Simeon,  Shehmiiel  son  of  Zurishaddai ; — 
 2'' his  offering  is  oue  silver  dish,  its  weight  a 
 hundred  and  thirty  shekels :  one  silver  bowl 
 of  seventy  shekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
 tuary, both  of  tliem  lidl  of  floiu-  mixed  with 
 oil,  for  a  present;  '^^oue  golden  s]ioon  of  ten 
 shekels,  fidl  of  perfume  ;  ^Sone  bullock,  a  son 
 of  the  herd,  one  ram,  one  lamb,  a  sou  of  a 
 year,  for  a  burut-otferiug ;  *'one  kid  of  the 
 goats  for  a  sin-offering  ;  ■'^  and  for  a  sacrifice 
 of  the  peace-offerings  two  oxen,  five  rams, 
 five  he-goats,  five  lambs,  sons  of  a  year ;  this 
 is  the  offeriug  of  Shelimiiel  son  of  Ziuish- 
 addai. 
 
 ■*-  On  the  sixth  day,  the  prince  of  the  sons 
 of  Gad,  EUasaph  sou  of  Deuel; — '*^his  offer- 
 iug Lt  one  silver  dish,  its  weight  a  hundred 
 and  thirty  shekels;  oue  silver  bowl  of  seveuty 
 shekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the  sauctuary, 
 both  of  them  fidl  of  ffoiir  mixed  with  oil, 
 for  a  present;  ■'^oue  golden  spoon  of  ten 
 shekels,  fidl  of  perfume ;  •*•'  oue  bullock,  a  son 
 of  the  herd,  one  ram,  one  lamb,  a  son  of  a 
 year,  for  a  biu-nt-offering ;  ■'"one  kid  of  the 
 goats  for  a  sin-offering ;  ■*''  aud  for  a  sacrifice 
 of  the  peace-offerings  two  oxen,  five  rams, 
 five  he-goats,  five  lambs,  sous  of  a  year;  this 
 is  the  offeriug  of  Eliasaph  sou  of  Deuel. 
 
 *>  Ou  the  seventh  day,  the  prince  of  the 
 sons  of  Ephraim,  Elishama  son  of  Ammihud ; 
 — **  his  offering  is  one  silver  dish,  its  weight 
 a  hiiudi-ed  and  thirty  shekels ;  one  silver  bowl 
 of  seveuty  shekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the 
 sanctuary,  both  of  them  full  of  Hour  mixed 
 with  oil,  for  a  present ;  ^'^  one  golden  spoon  of 
 ten  shekels,  fidl  of  jierfume ;  ^^  one  l)ullock,  a 
 son  of  the  herd,  oue  ram,  one  lamb,  a  son  of  a 
 year,  for  a  burnt-offering;  ^-oue  kid  of  the 
 goats  for  a  sin-offering ;  '■''^  and  for  a  sacrifice 
 of  the  peace-offerings  two  oxeu,  five  rams, 
 five  he-Koats,  live  landjs,  sous  of  a  year;  this 
 is  the  offering  of  I'^lishama  sou  of  Ammihud. 
 
 ^^  Ou  the  eighth  day,  the  ])rince  of  the 
 sous  of  Mauasseh,  Gamaliel  sou  of  Pedahzur ; 
 — ^^his  offering  /,s  oue  silver  dish,  its  weight 
 ahiiudi-ed  aud  thirty  shekels :  oue  silver  bowl 
 of  seventy  shekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the 
 sauctuary,  both  of  them  full  of  Hour  mixed 
 with  oil,  for  a  ]/resent;  ^"'one  golden  spoon 
 of  ten  shekels,  fidl  of  perfume;  ^'^  oue  bul- 
 lock, a  sou  of  the  herd,  one  ram,  one  lamb, 
 a  son  of  a  year,  for  a  biu-nt-offeriug;  ''^oue 
 kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering;  '"'and  for 
 a  sacriHce  of  the  peace-offerings  two  oxen, 
 five  rams,  Hve  lie-goats,  five  lambs,  sous  of  a 
 year;  this  is  the  offering  of  Gamaliel  son  of 
 tedahzur. 
 
 ''"Ou  the  uinth  day,  the  prince  of  the  soiis 
 of  Benjamin,  Abidau  sou  of  Gideoni ;— "^his 
 95 
 
Dedication  of  the  altar. 
 
 VII.  62.— NUMBERS.— VIII.  19.       Consecration  oftlie  Levi^^. 
 
 offering  is  one  siiver  dish,  its  weiglit  a  luiu- 
 dred  and  thirty  shekels :  one  silver  howl  of 
 seventy  shekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the  sauctn- 
 ai-y,  both  of  them  full  of  flonr  mixed  with 
 oil,  for  a  present;  ''^one  golden  s])oon  of  ten 
 sitekels,  full  of  perfume;  ^-^one  bidlock,  a  son 
 of  the  herd,  one  ram,  one  lamb,  a  son  of  a 
 year,  for  a  burnt-ofifering ;  64QQg  j^jj  Qf  ^jjg 
 goats  for  a  sin-offering :  ^  and  for  a  sacrifice 
 of  the  peace-offerings  two  oxen,  five  rams, 
 five  he-goats,  five  lambs,  sons  of  a  year;  this 
 is  the  offering  of  Abidan  son  of  Gideoni. 
 
 '■"  On  the  tenth  day,  the  prince  of  the  sons 
 of  Dan,  Ahiezer  son  of  Ammishaddai  ;  — 
 '•''  his  offering  is  one  silver  dish,  its  weight  a 
 hundi-ed  and  thii-ty  shekels ;  one  silver  bowl 
 of  seventy  shekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the 
 sanctuary,  both  of  them  fvdl  of  flour  mixed 
 with  oil,  for  a  present;  '■^one  golden  spoon 
 of  ten  shekels,  full  of  perfume;  ''^one  bid- 
 lock,  a  son  of  the  lierd,  one  ram,  one  lamb,  a 
 son  of  a  year,  for  a  burnt-offering;  ""one 
 kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering ;  "^  and  for 
 a  sacrifice  of  the  peace-offerings  two  oxen, 
 five  rams,  five  he-goats,  five  lambs,  sons  of  a 
 year;  this  is  the  offering  of  Ahiezer  son  of 
 Ammishaddai. 
 
 ''-On  the  eleventh  day,  the  ]iriuce  of  the 
 sons  of  Asher,  Pagiel  son  of  Ocran; — ''^his 
 offering  is  one  silver  dish,  its  weight  a  luin- 
 dred  and  thirty  shekels;  one  silver  bowl  of 
 seventy  shekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
 tuary, both  of  them  full  of  fiour  mixed  with 
 oil,  for  a  i)rescnt;  "''oue  golden  spoon  of  ten 
 shekels,  full  of  perfume;  ''''one  1)ullock,  a  son 
 of  the  lierd,  oue  ram,  one  lamb,  a  son  of  a 
 year,  for  a  burnt-ofi'ering ;  '■"one  lud  of  the 
 goats  for  a  sin-off'ering ;  ''''  and  for  a  sacrifice 
 of  the  peace-offerings  two  oxen,  five  j-ams, 
 five  he-goats,  five  lambs,  sons  of  a  year;  this 
 is  the  offering  of  Pagiel  son  of  Ocran. 
 
 "^On  the  tweKth  day,  the  prince  of  the 
 sons  of  Najihtali,  Ahira  son  of  Enau  ; — ™his 
 oH'ering  is  one  silver  dish,  its  weight  a  hun- 
 dred and  thirty  shekels;  one  silver  bowl  of 
 seventy  sliekels,  by  the  shekel  of  the  sanc- 
 tuary, both  of  them  full  of  fiour  mixed  with 
 oil,  for  a  iiresent;  ^"one  golden  spoon  of  ten 
 shekels,  full  of  X'erfume ;  **!  one  liulloclc,  a  sou 
 of  the  herd,  one  ram,  one,  lamb,  a  son  of  a 
 year,  fo)-  a  burnt-offering;  ^'■'one  kid  of  the 
 goats  for  a  sin-offering;  ^*and  for  a  sacrifice 
 of  the  ]ieace-offerings  two  oxen,  five  rams, 
 five  he-goats,  five  lambs,  sons  of  a  year;  tliis 
 is  the  offering  of  Ahira  son  of  Euan. 
 
 '*■'  This  is  the  dedication  of  the  altar,  in  the 
 day  of  its  being  anointed,  by  the  princes  of 
 Israel :  twelve  silver  dishes,  twelve  silver 
 bowls,  twelve  golden  sjioous;  '^•'' a  huMdre<l 
 and  thirty  shekels  eacli  silver  dish,  and  each 
 bowl  seventy ;  all  the  silver  of  the  vessels  is 
 two  thousand  and  four  hundi-ed  shekels,  by 
 the  shekel  of  the  sanctuary.  *'  Golden  spoons 
 are  twelve,  full  of  perfume ;  ten  shekels  each 
 Bpoon,  by  the  .shekel  of  tlie  sanctuary ;  all  tlie 
 gold  of  tlie  sjjoous  is  a  hundred  and  twenty 
 shekels:  ^"  n\\  the  oxen  for  Inirnt-offering  are 
 twelve  bullocks,  rams  twelve,  lambs,  sons  of 
 a  v'ear  twelve,  and  their  iiresent;  and  kids  of 
 the  goats  twelve,  for  sin-off'ering;  ^^ and  all 
 the  oxen  for  the  sjcrifice  of  the  peace-offerings 
 96 
 
 are  twenty  and  four  bullocks,  rams  sixty,  he- 
 goats  sixty,  lambs,  sons  of  a  year,  sixty ;  this  is 
 the  dedication  of  the  altar,  in  the  day  of  its 
 being  anointed. 
 
 8"  And  in  the  going  in  of  Moses  unto  the 
 tent  of  meeting  to  speak  with  Him — he  doth 
 even  hear  the  voice  speaking  unto  him  from 
 off  the  mercy-seat  which  is  upon  the  ark  of 
 the  testimony,  from  between  the  two  cherubs; 
 and  He  speaketh  unto  him. 
 
 VIII.  1  AND  Jehovah  s])caketh  imto  Mo- 
 ses, saying,  " '  Speak  iinto  Aaron,  and  thou 
 hast  said  unto  him,  In  thy  causing  the  lights 
 to  go  ivp,  over-against  the  face  of  the  candle- 
 stick do  the  seven  lights  give  bght.' 
 
 •*  And  Aaron  doth  so ;  over-against  the  face 
 of  the  candlestick  he  hath  caused  its  lights  to 
 go  up,  as  Jehovah  hath  eonmiauded  Moses. 
 
 ^  And  this  is  the  work  of  the  candlestick : 
 beaten  work  of  gold;  unto  its  thigh,  unto  its 
 fiower  it  is  beaten  work ;  as  the  appearance 
 which  Jehovah  shewed  Moses,  so  he  hath 
 made  the  candlestick. 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, •>  'Take  the  Levites  from  the  midst  of  the 
 sous  of  Israel,  and  thou  hast  cleansed  them. 
 
 ''  'And  thus  thou  dost  to  them  to  cleanse 
 them:  sprinkle  upon  them  waters  of  atone- 
 ment, and  they  have  caused  a  razor  to  pass 
 over  all  their  flesh,  and  have  washed  their 
 garments,  and  cleansed  themselves,  *  and 
 have  taken  a  bidlock,  a  son  of  the  herd,  and 
 its  present,  fiour  mixed  with  oil, — and  a  se- 
 cond bullock  a  son  of  the  herd  thou  dost  take 
 for  a  sin-offering,  "  and  thou  hast  bi-ought 
 near  the  Levites  Ijefore  the  teut  of  meetmg, 
 and  thou  hast  assembled  the  whole  company 
 of  the  sons  of  Israel,  ^•'  and  thou  hast  brough* 
 near  the  Levites  before  Jehovah,  and  tha 
 sons  of  Israel  have  laid  their  hands  on  the 
 Levites,  ^^  and  Aaron  hath  waved  the  Levites 
 — a  wave-offering  before  Jehovah,  from  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  and  they  have  been — for  doing 
 the  service  of  Jehovah. 
 
 1-  'And  the  Levites  lay  their  hands  on  the 
 head  of  the  bullocks,  and  make  thou  the  one 
 a  sin-offering,  and  the  one  a  burnt-offering 
 to  Jehovah,  to  atone  for  the  Levites,  ^■'and 
 thou  hast  caused  the  Levites  to  stand  before 
 Aaron,  and  before  his  sons,  and  hast  waved 
 them^ — a  wave-offering  to  Jehovah;  "and 
 thou  hast  separated  the  Levites  from  the 
 midst  01  the  sous  of  Israel,  and  the  Levites 
 liave  become  Mine;  ^^and  afterwards  do  the 
 Levites  come  in  to  serve  the  tent  of  meeting, 
 and  thou  hast  cleansed  thein,  and  hast  wave<f 
 them— a  wave-offering. 
 
 1''  '  For  they  are  certainly  given  to  Me  out 
 of  the  midst  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  instead  of 
 him  who  o])eneth  any  womb — the  first-bt)rn 
 of  all— from  the  sons  of  Israel  I  have  taken 
 them  to  Myself;  i'' for  Mine  is  every  first- 
 born among  the  sons  of  Israel,  among  man 
 and  among  beast;  in  the  day  of  my  smiting 
 every  first-born  in  the  land  of  E.gypt  I  sancti- 
 fied them  for  Myself;  i^and  I  take  the  IjC- 
 vites  instead  of  every  first-born  among  the 
 sons  of  Israel: 
 
 '"  '  And  I  give  the  Levites  gifts  to  Aaron 
 and  to  his  sous,  from  the  midst  of  the  sous  of 
 
The  law  of  the  passover.  vm.  20.  —NUMBERS.-  x.  8.       The  pillar  of  cloud  and  of  fire. 
 
 Israel,  to  do  the  service  of  the  sous  of  Israel 
 in  the  tent  of  meetinp;,  and  to  make  atone- 
 ment for  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  there  is  no 
 fla,;^ie  among  the  sons  of  Israel  in  the  sons  of 
 srael's  drawing  nigh  iinto  the  sanctuary.' 
 ^^  And  Moses  doih — Aaron  also,  and  all  the 
 company  of  the  sons  of  Israel — to  the  Levites 
 according  to  all  that  Jehovah  hath  command- 
 ed Moses  concerning  the  Levites ;  so  have  the 
 sons  of  Israel  done  to  them. 
 
 ^^  And  the  Levites  cleanse  themselves,  and 
 wash  their  garments,  and  Aaron  waveth  them 
 a  wave-offering  before  Jehovah,  and  Aaron 
 maketh  atonement  for  them  to  cleanse  them, 
 ^"  and  afterwards  have  the  Levites  gone  in  to 
 do  their  service  in  the  tent  of  meeting,  before 
 Aaron  and  before  his  sons ;  as  Jehovah  hath 
 commanded  Moses  concerning  the  Le\ntes,  so 
 they  have  done  to  them. 
 
 -^And  Jehovah  speaketh  nnto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, -■*' This /s  that  which  is  the  Levites':  from 
 a  son  of  five  and  twenty  years  and  upward 
 he  doth  go  in  to  serve  the  host  in  the  service 
 of  the  tent  of  meeting,  -^and  from  a  son  of 
 fifty  years  he  doth  return  from  the  host  of 
 the  service,  and  doth  not  serve  any  more, 
 ^'^  and  he  hath  ministered  -with  his  brethren  in 
 the  tent  of  meeting,  to  keep  the  charge,  and 
 doth  not  do  service ;  thus  thou  dost  to  the 
 Levites  concerning  their  charge.' 
 
 IX.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  iiuto  Moses, 
 in  the  ^vilderness  of  Sinai,  in  the  second  year 
 of  their  going  out  of  the  land  of  Egy^at,  in  the 
 first  month,  saying,  -  'Also,  the  sons  of  Israel 
 prepare  the  passover  in  its  appointed  season ; 
 *  in  the  fourteenth  day  of  this  month  between 
 the  evenings  ye  prepare  it  in  its  appointed 
 season ;  according  to  all  its  statutes,  and  ac- 
 cording to  all  its  ordinances  ye  prepare  it.' 
 
 *And  Moses  speaketh  imto  the  sons  of 
 Israel  to  prepare  the  passover,  ^and  they  pre- 
 pare the  passover  in  the  first  month,  on  the 
 fourteenth  day  of  the  month,  between  the 
 evenings,  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai;  accord- 
 ing to  all  that  Jehovah  hath  commanded 
 Moses,  so  have  the  sons  of  Israel  done. 
 
 ^  And  there  are  men  who  have  been  defiled 
 by  the  body  of  a  man,  and  they  have  not  been 
 able  to  prepare  the  passover  on  that  day,  and 
 they  come  near  before  Moses,  and  before 
 Aaron,  on  that  day,  ''and  those  men  say  vmto 
 him,  '  We  are  demed  by  the  body  of  a  man ; 
 why  are  we  withheld  so  as  not  to  bring  near 
 the  offering  of  Jehovah  in  its  appointed  sea- 
 son, in  the  midst  of  the  sons  of  Israel?' 
 8  And  Moses  saith  unto  them,  '  Stand  ye,  and 
 I  hear  what  Jehovah  hath  conunanded  con- 
 cerning you.' 
 
 "  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, ^o  '  Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  saying, 
 Though  any  man  is  unclean  by  a  body  or  in 
 a  distant  journey  (of  you  or  oi  your  genera- 
 tions), yet  he  hath  prepared  a  passover  to  Je- 
 hovah ;  ^^  in  the  second  montn,  on  the  four- 
 teenth day,  between  the  evenings  they  pre- 
 pare it;  with  imleavened  and  laitter  things 
 they  eat  it ;  ^^they  do  not  leave  of  till  morn- 
 ing; and  a  bone  they  do  not  break  in  it; 
 according  to  all  the  statute  of  the  passover 
 they  prepare  it 
 
 13 '  And  the  man  who  is  clean,  and  hath  not 
 been  on  a. journey,  and  hath  ceased  to  prepare 
 the  passover,  even  that  person  hath  been  cut 
 off  from  his  people;  because  the  offering  of 
 Jehovah  he  hath  not  brought  near,  in  its  ap- 
 pointed season,  that  man  doth  bear  his  sin. 
 
 "  '  And  when  a  sojourner  sojourneth  with 
 you,  then  he  hath  prepared  a  passover  to  Je- 
 hovah, according  to  the  statute  of  the  pass- 
 over,  and  according  to  its  ordinance,  so  he 
 doth ;  one  statute  is  to  you,  even  to  a  sojour- 
 ner, and  to  a  native  of  the  land.' 
 
 15  And  in  the  day  of  the  raising  up  of  the 
 tabernacle  hath  the  cloud  covered  the  taber- 
 nacle, even  the  tent  of  the  testimony ;  and  in 
 the  evening  there  is  on  the  tabernacle  as  an 
 appearance  of  fire  tUl  morning;  i^so  it  is  con- 
 tmually;  the  cloud  covereth  it,  also  the  ap- 
 pearance of  fire  by  night. 
 
 i''And  according  to  the  going  up  of  the 
 cloud  from  offthe  tent  and  afterwards  do  the 
 sons  of  Israel  journey ;  and  in  the  place  where 
 the  cloud  doth  tabernacle,  there  do  the  sons 
 of  Israel  encamp ;  ^^  by  the  command  of  Je- 
 hovah the  sons  of  Israel  journey,  and  by  the 
 command  of  Jehovah  they  encamp;  all  the 
 days  that  the  cloud  doth  tabernacle  over  the 
 tabernacle  they  encamp. 
 
 i^And  in  the  cloud  prolonging  itself  over 
 the  tabernacle  many  days,  then  have  the  sons 
 of  Israel  kept  the  charge  of  Jehovah,  and 
 journey  not,  -"and  so  when  the  cloud  is  a 
 number  of  days  over  the  tabernacle ;  by  the 
 command  of  Jehovah  they  encamp,  and  by 
 the  command  of  Jehovah  they  journey. 
 
 -1  And  so  when  the  cloud  is  from  evening 
 tiU  morning,  when  the  cloud  hath  gone  up 
 in  the  morning,  then  they  have  journeved; 
 whether  by  day  or  by  ni^ht,  when  the  cloud 
 hath  gone  up,  then  they  have  journeyed. 
 
 22  whether  two  days,  or  a  month,  or  days, 
 in  the  cloud  prolonging  itself  over  the  taber- 
 nacle, to  tabernacle  over  it,  the  sons  of  Israel 
 encamp,  and  journey  not ;  and  in  its  being 
 Hfted  up  they  journey;  ^by  the  command  of 
 Jehovah  they  encamp,  and  by  the  command  of 
 Jehovah  they  journey ;  the  charge  of  Jehovah 
 they  have  kept,  by  the  command  of  Jehovah 
 in  the  hand  of  Moses. 
 
 X.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses, 
 saying,  - '  Make  to  thee  two  tnmapets  of 
 silver;  beaten  work  thou  dost  make  them, 
 and  they  have  been  to  thee  for  the  convoca 
 tion  of  the  company,  and  for  the  journeying  oi 
 the  camps ;  ^  and  they  have  blown  with  them, 
 and  all  the  comijany  have  met  together  imto 
 thee,  unto  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing. 
 
 *And  if  with  one  they  blow,  then  have  the 
 princes,  heads  of  the  thousands  of  Israel,  met 
 together  imto  thee ; 
 
 ^ '  And  ye  have  blown—  a  shout,  and  the 
 camps  which  are  encamping  eastward  have 
 journeyed. 
 
 *  '  And  ye  have  blown — a  second  shout,  and 
 the  camps  which  are  encamping  southward 
 have  journeyed;  a  shout  they  blow  for  their 
 journeys. 
 
 ^  '  And  in  the  assembling  of  the  assembly  ye 
 blow,  and  do  not  shout ;  ^  and  sons  of  A  aron, 
 97  a 
 
The  moving  of  the  camp. 
 
 X.  9.— NUMBERS.— XI.  15.       Murmurings  of  the  Tsraelite& 
 
 the  priests,  blow  with  the  tnimpets ;  and  they 
 have  been  to  you  for  a  statute  age-during  to 
 your  generations. 
 
 *  '  And  when  ye  go  into  battle  in  your  land 
 against  the  adversary  who  is  distressing  you, 
 then  ye  have  shouted  with  the  trumpets,  and 
 ye  have  been  remembered  before  Jehovah  your 
 God,  and  ye  have  been  saved  from  your 
 enemies. 
 
 ^^  '  And  in  the  day  of  your  gladness.and  in 
 your  appointed  seasons,  and  in  the  beginnings 
 of  your  months,  ye  have  blown  also  with  the 
 trumpets  over  your  burnt-offerings,  and  over 
 the  sacrifices  of  your  peace-offerings,  and  they 
 have  been  to  you  for  a  memorial  before  your 
 God;  I,  Jehovah,  am  your  God.' 
 
 "  And  it  Cometh  to  pass — in  the  second  year, 
 in  the  second  month,  in  the  twentieth  of  the 
 month — the  cloud  hath  gone  up  from  off  the 
 tabernacle  of  the  testimqnyj  ^-  and  the  sons 
 of  Israel  journey  in  their  loimieyings  from 
 the  wilderness  of  Sinai,  and  the  cloud  doth 
 tabernacle  in  the  vsalderness  of  Paran ;  ^^  and 
 they  journey  at  first,  by  the  command  of  Je- 
 hovah, in  the  hand  of  Moses. 
 
 "  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  the  sons 
 of  Judah  journeyeth  in  the  iiratplace,  by  their 
 hosts,  and  over  its  host  is  Nahshon  son  of 
 Amminadab. 
 
 1^  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons 
 of  Issachar  is  Nathaneel  son  of  Zuar. 
 
 1"  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons 
 of  Zebulim  is  Eliab  son  of  Helon; 
 
 17  And  the  tabernacle  hath  been  tahen 
 down,  and  the  sons  of  Gershon  and  the  sons 
 of  Merari  have  journeyed,  bearing  the  taber- 
 nacle. 
 
 18  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  Reuben 
 hath  journeyed,  by  their  hosts,  and  over  its 
 host  is  Elizur  son  of  Shedeur. 
 
 1^  A  nd  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons 
 of  Simeon  is  Shelimiiel  son  of  Zurishaddai. 
 
 ^^  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons 
 of  Gad  is  Eliasaph  son  of  Deuel ; 
 
 ^1  And  the  Kohathites  have  joiu'neyed, 
 bearing  the  tabernacle,  and  the  otliers  have 
 raised  iip  the  tabernacle  imtil  their  coming  in. 
 
 -^  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  the 
 sons  of  Ejihraim  hath  journeyed,  oy  their 
 Jiosts,  and  over  its  host  is  Elishama  son  of 
 Anmiihud. 
 
 "^  And  over  the  host  of  the  tiibe  of  the  sons 
 of  Manasseh  is  Gamalial  son  of  Pedahzur. 
 
 "^  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons 
 of  Benjamin  is  Abidan  son  of  Gidconi. 
 
 ^*  And  the  standard  of  the  camp  of  the  sons 
 of  Dan  hath  journeyed  (rearward  to  all  the 
 camps),  by  their  hosts,  and  over  its  host  is 
 Aliiezer  son  of  Ammishaddai. 
 
 -"  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons 
 of  Asher  is  Pagiel  son  of  Ocran. 
 
 -''  And  over  the  host  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons 
 of  Naphtali  is  Ahira  son  of  Enan. 
 
 -8  These  are  journeyings  of  the  sous  of  Is- 
 rael by  their  hosts— and  they  journey. 
 
 -•'  And  Moses  saith  to  Hobab  son  of  Ragiiel 
 the  Midianite,  father-in-law  of  Moses,  '  AVc 
 are  journeying  unto  the  ])lace  of  whicli  Jtlio- 
 vah  hath  said,  1  give  it  to  you;  go  with  us, 
 and  we  have  done  good  to  thee;  for  Jcliovah 
 hath  spoken  good  concerning  Israel.' 
 
 ^''  And  he  saith  unto  him,  ' I  do  not  go; 
 but  unto  my  land  and  unto  my  kindred  do  I 
 go-' 
 
 31  And  he  saith,  'I  pray  thee,  forsake  us  not, 
 because  thou  hast  known  oiu-  encamping  in 
 the  wilderness,  and  thou  hast  been  to  us  for 
 eyes ;  ^s  and  it  hath  come  to  pass  when  thou 
 goest  with  us,  yea,  it  hath  come  to  pass — that 
 good  which  Jehovah  doth  kindly  with  us— it 
 we  have  done  kindly  to  thee.' 
 
 33  And  they  journey  from  the  mount  of  Je 
 hovah  a  journey  of  three  days ;  and  the  ark 
 of  the  covenant  of  Jehovah  is  journeying  be- 
 fore them  the  journey  of  three  days,  to  spy  out 
 for  them  a  resting-place ;  ^  and  the  cloud  of 
 Jehovah  is  on  them  by  day,  in  their  journey- 
 ing from  the  camp. 
 
 35  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  in  the  journeying 
 of  the  ark,  that  Moses  saith,  '  Rise,  0  Jeho- 
 vah, and  Thine  enemies  are  scattered,  and 
 those  hating  Thee  flee  from  Thy  presence.' 
 3*5  And  in  its  resting  he  saith,  '  Return,  0  Je- 
 hovah, to  the  mjTiads,  the  thousands  of  Is- 
 rael.' 
 
 XT.  1  AND  the  people  is  evil,  as  those  sigh- 
 ing habitually  in  the  ears  of  Jehovah,  and 
 Jehovah  heareth,  and  His  anger  burnetii,  and 
 the  fire  of  Jehovah  burnetii  among  them,  and 
 consumeth  in  the  extremity  of  the  cam]i. 
 
 -  And  the  people  cry  unto  Moses,  and  Mo- 
 ses prayeth  unto  Jehovah,  and  the  fire  is 
 qiienched;  ^  and  he  calleth  the  name  of  that 
 place  Taberali,  for  the  fire  of  Jehovah  hath 
 
 burned'  amon"  them. 
 
 *  And  the  rabl>le  who  are  in  its  midst  have 
 lusted  greatly,  and  the  sons  of  Israel  also 
 turn  back  and  weep,  and  say,  'Who  doth 
 give  us  flesh?  ^We  have  remembered  the 
 fish  which  we  do  eat  in  Egypt  for  nought, 
 the  cucumbers,  and  the  melons^  and  the  leeks, 
 and  the  onions,  and  the  garlick ;  ^  and  now 
 our  soul  is  dry,  there  is  not  anything,  save 
 the  manna,  before  our  eyes.' 
 
 ''  And  the  manna  is  as  coriander  seed,  and 
 its  aspect  as  the  aspect  of  bdolach ;  ^  the 
 people  have  turned  aside  and  gathered  it, 
 and  groimd  it  ^vitll  mill-stones,  or  beat  it  in  a 
 mortar,  and  boiled  it  in  a  pan,  and  made 
 it  cakes,  and  its  taste  hath  been  as  the  taste 
 of  the  nioistm-e  of  oil.  "  And  in  the  descend- 
 ing of  the  dew  on  the  camp  by  night,  the 
 manna  descendeth  upon  it. 
 
 i^And  Moses  heareth  the  people  weeping 
 by  its  families,  each  at  the  opening  of  his 
 tent,  and  the  iinger  of  Jehovah  burnetii 
 exceedingly,  and  in  the  eyes  of  Moses  it  is 
 axil. 
 
 "And  Moses  saith  imto  Jehovah,  'Wliy 
 hast  Thou  done  evil  to  Thy  servant?  and 
 wliy  have  I  not  found  grace  in  Tliine  eyes— 
 to  put  the  burdcii  of  all  this  people  upon  me? 
 1"! — liavc  I  conceived  all  this  people?  I — have 
 I  begotten  it,  that  Thou  sayestunto  me.  Carry 
 it  in  thy  bosom  as  the  nursing  father  bcarcth 
 tlic  suckling,  unto  the  ground  which  Tlioxi 
 hast  sworn  to  its  fathers?  i-'WHicncc  have  I 
 flesh  to  give  to  all  this  people?  for  they  weep 
 unto  mo,  saying.  Give  to  us  flesh,  and  we 
 eat.  i''I  am  not  able— 1  alone — to  bear  all 
 tliis  people,  for  it  is  too  heavy  for  me ;  i^  and 
 
The  seventy  elders  prop?ies!/.        xi.  16.— NUMBERS.— xii,  15.     Miriam  smittenvfith  leprosy. 
 
 if  thus  Thou  art  doin^  to  me— slay  me,  I 
 pray  Thee;  slay,  if  I  nave  found  grace  in 
 Thine  eyes,  and  let  me  not  look  on  mine 
 afSiction.' 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  saith  imto  Moses,  '  Gather 
 to  Me  seventy  men  of  the  elders  of  Israel, 
 whom  thou  hast  known  that  they  are  elders 
 of  the  people,  and  its  authorities;  and  thou 
 hast  taken  them  imto  the  tent  of  meeting, 
 and  they  have  stationed  themselves  there 
 with  thee,  ^^and  I  have  come  down  and 
 spoken  with  thee  there,  and  have  kept  back 
 of  the  Spirit  which  is  upon  thee,  and  have 
 put  on  them,  and  they  have  borne  with  thee 
 some  of  the  burden  of  the  people,  and  thou 
 dost  not  bear  ii  thyself  alon& 
 
 ^8 '  And  unto  the  people  thou  dost  say, 
 Sanctify  yoiirselves  for  to-morrow,  and  ye 
 have  eaten  flesh  (for  ve  have  wejjt  in  the  ears 
 of  Jehovah,  sajang,  Who  doth  give  us  flesh? 
 for  we  had  good  in  Egypt)  —  and  Jehovah 
 hath  given  to  you  ilesh,  and  ye  have  eaten. 
 ^  Ye  do  not  eat  one  day,  nor  two  days,  nor 
 five  days,  nor  ten  days,  nor  twenty  days; — 
 ""  imto  a  month  of  days,  till  that  it  come  out 
 from  yoiir  nostrils,  and  it  hath  become  to  you 
 an  abomination ;  because  that  ye  have  loathed 
 Jehovah,  who  is  in  your  midst,  and  weep  be- 
 fore Him,  saying.  Why  is  this? — we  have 
 come  out  of  Egypt!' 
 
 "1  And  Moses  saith,  '  Six  hvmdred  thousand 
 footmen  aj'e  the  people  in  whose  midst  I  am; 
 and  Thou,  Thou  hast  said.  Flesh  I  give  to 
 them,  and  they  have  eaten,  a  month  of  days! 
 ^  Is  flock  and  nerd  slaughtered  for  them,  that 
 one  hath  found  for  them? — are  all  the  fishes 
 of  the  sea  gathered  for  them — that  one  hath 
 foimd  for  them?' 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Is  the 
 hand  of  Jehovah  become  short?  now  thou 
 dost  see  whether  My  word  meeteth  thee  or 
 not.' 
 
 -*  And  Moses  goeth  out,  and  speaketh  unto 
 the  people  the  words  of  Jehovah,  and  ga- 
 thereth  seventy  men  of  the  elders  of  the 
 people,  and  causeth  them  to  stand  round 
 about  the  tent,  ^  and  Jehovah  cometh  do'wn 
 in  the  cloud,  and  speaketh  unto  him,  and 
 keepeth  back  of  the  bpirit  which  is  on  him, 
 and  putteth  on  the  seventy  men  of  the  elders ; 
 and  it  cometh  to  pass  at  the  resting  of  the 
 Spirit  on  them,  that  they  prophesy,  and  do 
 not  cease. 
 
 "^  And  two  of  the  men  are  left  in  the  camp, 
 the  name  of  the  one  is  Eldad,  and  the  name 
 of  the  second  Medad,  and  the  Spirit  resteth 
 upon  them,  (and  they  are  among  those  writ- 
 ten, and  have  not  gone  out  to  the  tent),  and 
 they  prophesy  in  the  camp ;  -^  and  the  yoim^ 
 man  runneth,  and  declareth  to  Moses,  and 
 saith,  '  Eldad  and  Medad  are  prophesying  in 
 the  camp.' 
 
 ^  And  Joshua  son  of  Nun,  minister  of  Moses, 
 0)ie  of  his  young  men,  answereth  and  saith, 
 'My  lord  Moses,  restrain  them.'  -^  And  Mo- 
 ses saith  to  him,  '  Art  thou  zealous  for  me  ? 
 0  that  all  Jehovah's  people  were  prophets  ! 
 that  Jehovah  would  put  His  Spirit  upon 
 them ! '  ^^  And  Moses  is  gathered  unto  the 
 camp,  lie  and  the  elders  of  Israel. 
 
 ^^  And  a  spirit  hath  journeyed  from  Jeho- 
 99 
 
 vah,  and  cutteth  off  quails  from  the  sea,  and 
 leaveth  by  the  camp,  as  a  day's  journey 
 here,  and  as  a  day's  journey  there  round 
 about  the  camp,  and  about  two  cuoits,  on 
 the  face  of  the  land.  ^^And  the  people  rise 
 aU  that  day,  and  aU  the  night,  and  all  the 
 day  after,  and  gather  the  quails— he  who 
 hath  least  hath  gathered  ten  homers — and 
 they  spread  them  out  for  themselves  'round 
 about  the  camp. 
 
 ^The  flesh  is  yet  between  their  teeth — it 
 is  not  yet  cut  off — and  the  anger  of  Jehovah 
 hath  burned  among  the  people,  and  Jehovah 
 smiteth  among  the  people — a  very  great  smit- 
 ing ;  34  and  on£  calleth  the  name  of  that  place 
 Kibroth-Hattaavah,  for  there  they  have 
 buried  the  people  who  lust. 
 
 ssppQjj^  Kibroth-Hattaavah  have  the  people 
 journeyed  to  Hazeroth,  and  they  are  in  Haze- 
 roth. 
 
 XIL  ^  AND  Miriam  speaketh — Aaron  also 
 — against  Moses  concerning  the  circumstance 
 of  the  Cushite  woman  whom  he  had  taken : 
 for  a  Cushite  woman  he  had  taken ;  -  aM  they 
 say,  '  Only  by  Moses  hath  Jehovah  spoken"? 
 also  by  us  hath  he  not  spoken?'  and  Jehovah 
 hearettu  ^  And  the  man  Moses  is  very  hum- 
 ble, more  than  any  of  the  men  who  are  on 
 the  face  of  the  ground. 
 
 *  And  Jehovah  saith  suddenly  unto  Moses, 
 and  unto  Aaron,  and  imto  Miriam,  'Come 
 out  ye  three  unto  the  tent  of  meeting ; '  and 
 they  three  come  out. 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  cometh  down  in  the  pillar 
 of  the  cloud,  and  standeth  at  the  opening  of 
 the  tent,  and  calleth  Aaron  and  Minam,  and 
 they  come  out  both  of  them. 
 
 ^And  He  saith,  'Hear,  I  pray  you,  My 
 words :  If  your  prophet  is  of  Jehovah  — 
 in  an  appearance  unto  him  I  make  Myself 
 known ;  in  a  dream  I  speak  with  him  ;  ?  not 
 •so  My  servant  Moses ;  in  aU  My  house  he 
 asstedfast;  ^  mouth  unto  mouth  I  speak 
 with  him,  and  by  an  appearance,  and  not  in 
 riddles ;  and  the  form  of  Jehovah  he  behold- 
 eth  attentively;  and  wherefore  have  ye  not 
 been  afraid  to  speak  against  My  servant — 
 against  Moses  ?' 
 
 ^  And  the  anger  of  Jehovah  burneth  against 
 them,  and  He  goeth  on,  i"  and  the  cloud 
 hath  turned  aside  from  off  the  tent,  and  lo, 
 Miriam  is  leprous  as  snow ;  and  Aaron  turn- 
 eth  unto  Miriam,  and  lo,  leprous ! 
 
 ^  And  Aaron  saith  unto  Moses,  '0,  my  lord, 
 1  pray  thee,  lay  not  upon  us  sin  in  which  we 
 have  been  foolish,  and  in  which  we  have 
 sinned ;  ^^  j^t  her  not,  I  pray  thee,  be  as  one 
 dead,  when  in  his  coming  out  from  the  womb 
 of  his  mother — the  half  of  his  flesh  is  con- 
 sumed.' 
 
 13  And  Moses  crieth  unto  Jehovah,  saying, 
 '  0  God,  I  pray  Thee,  give,  I  pray  Thee,  hew- 
 ing to  her.' 
 
 "  And  Jehovah  saith  irnto  Moses,  '  And 
 her  father  had  but  spat  in  her  face — is  she 
 not  ashamed  seven  days?  she  is  shut  out 
 seven  days  at  the  outside  of  the  camp,  and 
 afterwards  she  is  gathered.' 
 
 I'' And  Miriam  is  shut  out  at  the  outside  of 
 the  camp  seven  days,  and  the  peojile  hatb 
 
Afisaion  of  the  twelve  spies.         xii.  16.— NUMBERS.— xiv.  10.        Murmurings  of  the  people. 
 
 not  journeyed  till  Miriam  is  gathered;  ^^  and 
 afterwards  have  tlie  people  journeyed  from 
 Uazeroth,  and  they  encamp  in  the  wilderness 
 of  Paran. 
 
 XIII.  ^  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Mo- 
 ses, saying,  - '  Send  for  thee  men,  and  they 
 spy  the  laud  of  Canaan,  which  T  am  gi\'ing  to 
 the  sons  of  Israel ;  one  man,  one  man  for  the 
 tribe  of  his  fathers  ye  do  send,  every  one  a 
 prince  among  them.' 
 
 ^  And  Moses  sendeth  them  from  the  %vil- 
 derness  of  Paran  by  the  command  of  Jeho- 
 vah ;  all  of  them  are  men,  heads  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel  they  arc,  ■*  and  these  their  names  : 
 
 For  the  tnbe  of  Reuben,  Shammua  son  of 
 Zaccur. 
 
 ^  For  the  tribe  of  Simeon,  Shaphat  son  of 
 Hori. 
 
 "  For  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb  son  of  Je- 
 phunneh. 
 
 ^  For  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Igal  son  of 
 Joseph. 
 
 8  For  the  tribe  of  Ephraim,  Oshea,  son  of 
 Nim. 
 
 3  For  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Palti  son  of 
 Raphu. 
 
 i^For  the  tribe  of  Zebidun,  Gaddiel  son  of 
 Sodi. 
 
 1^  For  the  tribe  of  Joseph,  (for  the  tribe  of 
 Manasseh.)  Gaddi  son  of  busi. 
 
 I'^For  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Ammiel  son  of 
 Gemalli. 
 
 1*  For  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Sethur  son  of 
 Michael. 
 
 "  For  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  Nahbi  son  of 
 Vopshi. 
 
 1^  For  the  tribe  of  Gad,  Geuel  son  of 
 Machi. 
 
 1^  These  are  the  names  of  the  men  whom 
 M  OSes  hath  sent  to  spy  the  land ;  and  Moses 
 calleth  Hoshea  son  of  Nun,  Jehoshua. 
 
 1^  And  Moses  sendeth  them  to  spy  the  land 
 of  CanaaUj  and  saith  unto  them,  '  Go  ye  up 
 this  way  into  the  south,  and  ye  have  gone 
 up  the  mountain,  i^and  have  seen  the  land 
 wnat  it  is,  and  the  people  which  is  dwelling 
 on  it,  whether  it  is  strong  or  feeble ;  whether 
 it  is  few  or  many ;  ^^  and  what  the  land  is  in 
 which  it  is  dwelling,  whether  it  is  good  or 
 bad  ;  and  what  are  the  cities  in  which  it  is 
 dwelling,  whether  in  camps  or  in  fortresses ; 
 '■"*  and  what  the  land  is,  whether  it  is  fat  or 
 lean;  whether  there  is  wood  in  it  or  not; 
 .and  ye  have  strengthened  yourselves,  and 
 have  taken  of  the  fruit  of  the  land ;'  and  the 
 days  are  days  of  the  lirst-fruits  of  grapes. 
 
 -1  And  they  go  \i\)  and  spy  the  land,  from 
 the  wilderness  of  Zm  unto  liehob  at  the  going 
 in  to  Hamath ;  "-  and  they  go  up  by  the  south, 
 and  come  in  unto  Hebron,  and  there  me 
 Ahiman,  Sheshai,  and  Talmai,  children  of 
 Anak  (and  Hebron  was  built  seven  years 
 before  Zoau  in  P^gypt),  ^^and  they  come  in 
 unto  the  brook  of  Eshcol,  and  cut  down 
 thence  a  branch  and  one  cluster  of  grapes,  and 
 they  bear  it  on  a  staff  by  two,  also  some  of 
 the  pomegranates,  and  of  the  tigs. 
 
 '■^  That  place  hath  onr.  called  Brook  of  Esh- 
 col, becau.se  of  the  clu.ster  which  the  sons  of 
 Israel  cut  from  thence. 
 100 
 
 "^  And  they  turn  back  from  spying  the  land 
 at_^the  end  of  forty  days. 
 
 -"  And  they  go  anil  come  in  unto  Moses, 
 and  unto  Aaron,  and  unto  all  the  company 
 of  the  sons  of  Israel,  unto  the  ^vildemeR3  of 
 Paran,  to  Kadesh ;  and  they  bring  them  and 
 all  the  company  back  word,  and  shew  them 
 the  fruit  of  the  land.  "^And  they  recount 
 to  him,  and  say,  '  We  came  in  unto  the  land 
 whither  thou  hast  sent  us,  and  also  it  is  flow- 
 ing with  milk  and  honey — and  this  is  its 
 fruit ;  ^  only,  surely  the  people  which  is 
 dwelling  in  the  land  is  strong;  and  the  cities 
 are  fenced,  very  great ;  and  also  children 
 of  Anak  we  have  seen  there.  "'■'Amalek  is 
 dwelling  in  the  land  of  the  south,  and  the 
 Hittite,  and  tlie  Jebusite,  and  the  Amorite 
 is  dwelling  in  the  hill  coimtry,  and  the  Ca- 
 naanite  is  dwelling  by  the  sea,  and  by  the 
 side  of  the  Jordan. 
 
 3"  And  Caleb  stilleth  the  people  concerning 
 Moses,  and  saith,  '  Let  us  certainly  go  up — and 
 we  have  possessed  it ;  for  we  are  thoroughly 
 able  for  it.' 
 
 31  And  the  men  who  have  gone  up  with  him 
 said,  'We  are  not  able  to  go  up  against 
 the  j)eople,  for  it  is  stronger  than  we;'  •^^and 
 they  bring  out  an  evil  account  of  the  land 
 which  they  have  spied  unto  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 saying,  '  The  laud  into  which  we  passed  over 
 to  spy  it,  is  a  land  eating  up  its  inhabitants; 
 and  all  the  people  whom  we  saw  in  its  midst 
 are  men  of  stature ;  ^■*  and  there  we  saw  the 
 Nephilim,  sons  of  Anak,  of  the  Nephilim; 
 and  we  are  in  our  own  eyes  as  grasshopiiers ; 
 and  so  we  were  in  their  eyes.' 
 
 XIV.  ^AND  all  the  company  lifteth  up 
 and  give  forth  their  voice,  and  the  people 
 weep  during  that  night;  -and  all  the  sons 
 of  Israel  murmur  agamst  Moses,  and  against 
 Aaron,  and  all  the  comjiauy  say  unto  them, 
 '  0  that  we  had  died  in  the  land  of  E<^pt, 
 or  in  this  wilderness,  0  that  we  had  died! 
 *and  why  is  Jehovah  bringing  us  in  unto 
 this  land  to  fall  by  the  sword?  our  wives 
 and  our  infants  are  become  a  prey ;  is  it  not 
 good  for  us  to  turn  back  to  Egypt?'  "'And 
 they  say  one  unto  another,  '  Let  us  appoint  a 
 head,  and  turn  back  to  Egyi)t.' 
 
 5  And  Moses  falleth — Aaron  also — on  their 
 faces,  before  all  the  assembly  of  the  company 
 of  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 "  And  Joshua  son  of  Nun,  and  Caleb  son  of 
 Jephunneh,  of  those  spying  the  land,  have 
 rent  their  garments,  ^  and  they  speak  unto 
 all  the  company  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  saying, 
 '  The  land  mto  which  we  have  passed  over  to 
 spy  it,  is  a  very  very  good  land;  *  if  Jehovah 
 hath  delighted  in  us,  then  He  hath  l)rought 
 us  in  unto  this  land,  and  hath  given  it  to 
 us,  a  land  which  is  flowing  mth  milk  and 
 honey;  "only,  against  Jehovah  rebel  not  ye* 
 and  ye,  fear  not  ye  the  people  of  the  land,  foi 
 our  bread  they  arc;  their  defence  hath  turned 
 aside  from  off' them,  and  Jehovah  is  witii  us  ; 
 fear  them  not.' 
 
 1"  And  all  the  comjiany  say  to  stone  them 
 with  stones,  and  the  honour  of  Jehovah  hath 
 a]ii)cared  in  tlie  tent  of  meeting  unto  all  the 
 sons  of  Israel. 
 
Moaea  intercedes  for  the  people,  xrv.  11. — NXJMBEES.— xv.  8. 
 
 Death  of  the  »pie6. 
 
 "And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  'Until 
 when  doth  this  people  despise  Me  ?  and  until 
 when  do  they  not  believe  in  Me,  for  all  the 
 signs  which  I  have  done  in  its  midst  ?  i'^  I 
 smite  it  with  pestilence,  and  dispossess  it, 
 and  make  thee  become  a  nation  greater  aud 
 mightier  than  it.' 
 
 ^*  And  Moses  saith  unto  Jehovali,  '  Then 
 have  the  Egyptians  heard!  for  Thou  hast 
 brought  up  with  Thy  power  this  people  out 
 of  their  midst,  ^■^  and  they  have  said  it  unto 
 the  inhabitant  of  this  land,  they  have  heard 
 that  Thou,  Jehovah,  art  in  the  midst  of  this 
 people,  that  eye  to  eye  Thou  art  seen — 0 
 Jehovah,  and  Thy  cloud  is  standing  over 
 them, — and  in  a  pillar  of  cloud  Thou  art 
 going  before  them  by  day,  and  in  a  piJlar  of 
 fire  by  night. 
 
 ^^  '  And   Thou    hast    put    to    death    this 
 
 Eeople  as  one  naan,  and  the  nations  who 
 ave  heard  Thy  fame  have  spoken,  saying, 
 1^  From  Jehovah's  want  of  ability  to  bring  in 
 this  people  unto  the  land  which  He  hath 
 sworn  to  them — He  doth  slaughter  them  in 
 the  wilderness. 
 
 1^ '  And  now,  let,  I  pray  Thee,  the  power 
 of  my  Lord  be  great,  as  Thou  hast  spoken, 
 saying:  ^^  Jehovah  is  slow  to  anger,  and  of 
 great  kindness;  bearing  away  iniquity  and 
 transgression,  and  not  entirely  acqmtting, 
 charging  iniquity  of  fathers  on  sons,  on  a 
 third  generation,  and  on  a  f oiuiih ; — ^^  forgive, 
 I  pray  Thee,  the  iniquity  of  this  people,  ac- 
 cording to  the  greatness  of  Thy  kindness,  and 
 as  Thou  hast  borne  ^vith  this  people  from 
 Egypt,  even  until  now.' 
 
 2*' And  Jehovah  saith,  '  I  have  forgiven,  ac- 
 cording to  thy  word ;  ^^  and  yet,  I  live — and 
 it  is  filled — ^the  whole  earth — witli.  the  honour 
 of  Jehovah;  "^for  all  the  men  who  are  seeing 
 My  honoui",  and  My  signs,  which  I  have  done 
 in  Egypt,  and  in  the  wilderness,  and  try  Me 
 these  ten  times,  and  have  not  hearkened  to 
 My  voice — ^they  see  not  the  land  which  I 
 have  sworn  to  their  fathers,  yea,  none  of 
 those  despising  Me  see  it;  '^aud  My  servant 
 Caleb,  because  there  hatli  been  anotlier  spirit 
 with  him,  and  he  is  fully  after  Me — I  have 
 brought  him  in  unto  the  land  whither  he 
 hath  entered,  and  his  seed  doth  possess  it. 
 
 ^ '  And  the  Amalekite  aud  the  Canaanite 
 are  dwelling  in  the  valley;  to-mori-ow  tm-n 
 ye  and  journey  for  yourselves  into  the  wilder- 
 ness— the  way  of  the  Bed  Sea.' 
 
 -i^Aud  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses,  and 
 unto  Aaron,  saying,  -'' '  Until  when  hath  this 
 evil  company  that  which  they  are  murmuring 
 against  Me?  the  miu-murings  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  which  they  are  murmm-ing  against  Me, 
 I  have  heard;  -^say  unto  them,  I  live- — an 
 affirmation  of  Jehovah — if,  as  ye  have  spoken 
 in  Mine  ears — so  I  do  not  to  you ;  "^  in  this 
 wilderness  do  your  carcases  fall,  even  all  your 
 uumbered  ones,  to  all  your  number,  from  a 
 son  of  twenty  years  and  upward,  who  have 
 muiinured  against  Me ;  '^^  ye — ye  come  not  in 
 unto  the  land  which  1  have  lifted  up  My  hand 
 to  cause  you  to  tabernacle  in  it,  except  Caleb 
 aon  of  Jephuuncli.  aud  Joshua  son  of  Nun. 
 
 ^^  'As  to  yoiu-  infants — of  wlioni  ye  have 
 said,  A  spoil  they  are  become — I  have  even 
 
 brought  them  in,  and  they  iiave  known  the 
 land  which  ye  have  kicked  against ;  ^-  as  to 
 you — your  carcases  do  fall  in  this  \vilderness, 
 ^^and  your  sons  are  evil  in  the  wilderness 
 forty  years,  and  have  borne  your  whoredoms 
 tm  your  carcases  are  consumed  in  the  wilder- 
 ness ;  34  by  the  number  of  the  days  in  which 
 ye  spied  the  land,  forty  days, — a  day  for  a 
 year,  a  day  for  a  year— ye  do  bear  your  ini- 
 quities, forty  years,  and  ye  have  known  my 
 breaking  off ;  ^^I  am  Jehovah,  I  have  spoken ; 
 if  I  do  not  this  to  all  this  evil  company  who 
 are  meeting  against  me;— in  this  wilderness 
 they  are  consumed,  and  there  they  die.' 
 
 ^^  And  the  men  whom  Moses  hath  sent  to 
 spy  the  land,  and  they  turn  back  aud  cause 
 all  the  company  to  murmur  against  him,  by 
 bringing  out  an  evil  account  concerning  the 
 land,  37  even  the  men  bringing  out  an  evil 
 accoimt  of  the  land  die  by  the  plague  before 
 Jehovah ;  ^Sand  Joshua  son  of  Nun,  and  Caleb 
 son  of  Jephunneh,  have  lived  of  those  men 
 who  go  to  spy  out  the  land. 
 
 39  And  Moses  speaketh  these  words  unto  all 
 the  sons  of  Israel,  and  the  people  mourn  ex- 
 ceedingly, 40  and  they  rise  early  in  the  morn- 
 ing, and  go  up  ujito  the  top  of  the  mountain, 
 saying,  '  Here  we  are,  and  we  have  come  up 
 unto  the  place  which  Jehovah  hath  spoken 
 of,  for  we  have  sinned.' 
 
 ^  And  Moses  saith,  '  Why  is  this  ? — ye  are 
 transgressing  the  command  of  Jehovah,  and 
 it  dotn  not  prosper;  ^go  not  up,  for  Jehovah 
 is  not  in  your  midst,  and  ye  are  not  smitten 
 before  your  enemies ;  ^  for  the  Amalekite  and 
 the  Canaanite  are  there  before  you,  and  ye 
 have  fallen  by  the  sword,  because  that  ye 
 have  turned  back  from  after  Jehovah,  and  Je- 
 hovah is  not  with  you.' 
 
 **  And  they  presume  to  go  up  unto  the  top 
 of  the  mountain,  and  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
 of  Jehovah  and  Moses  have  not  departed  out 
 of  the  midst  of  the  camp. 
 
 ^  And  the  Amalekite  and  the  Canaanite 
 who  are  dwelling  in  that  mountain  come  down 
 and  smite  them,  aud  beat  them  down — imto 
 Hormah. 
 
 XV.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses, 
 saying,  " '  Speak  imto  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 thou  hast  said  unto  them.  When  ye  come  in 
 unto  the  land  of  your  dwellings,  which  I  am 
 giving  to  you,  3  then  ye  have  prepared  a  fire- 
 offering  to  Jehovah,  a  bm-nt-offering,  or  a  sac- 
 rifice, at  separating  a  vow  or  free-wiU-offer- 
 ing,  or  in  your  appointed  things,  to  make  a 
 sweet  fragrance  to  Jehovah,  out  of  the  herd, 
 or  out  of  the  flock. 
 
 * '  And  he  who  is  bringing  near  his  offering 
 to  Jehovah  hath  brought  near  a  present  of 
 flour,  a  tenth  deal,  mixed  with  a  fourth  of 
 the  hin  of  oil;  ''and  wine  for  a  libation,  a 
 fourth  of  the  hin  thou  dost  prepare  for  the 
 burnt-offering  or  for  a  sacrifice,  for  the  one 
 lamb;  ®or  for  a  ram  thou  dost  prepare  a 
 present  of  flour,  two-tenth  deals,  mixed  with 
 oil,  a  third  of  the  hin;  ''and  wine  for  a 
 libation,  a  third  part  of  the  hin,  thou  dost 
 bring  near — a  sweet  fragrance  to  Jehovah. 
 
 8 '  And  when  thou  makest  a  son  of  the  herd 
 a  burnt-otfering  or  a  sacrifice,  at  separating  a 
 101 
 
Laws  concerning  sacrifices. 
 
 XV.  9.— NUMBERS.— XVI.  9. 
 
 ^he  sabbath-breaker  stotied. 
 
 vow  or  peace-oflFeringa  to  Jeliovah  "  then  he 
 hath  brought  near  for  the  son  of  the  herd  a 
 present  of  fiour,  three-tenth  deals,  mixed 
 with  oil,  a  half  of  the  hin;  ^"and  wine  thou 
 bringest  near  for  a  libation,  a  half  of  the  hin 
 — a  fire-offering  of  sweet  fragrance  to  Jehovah ; 
 "  thus  it  is  done  for  the  one  o^  or  for  the  one 
 ram,  or  for  a  lamb  of  the  sheep  or  of  the 
 goats. 
 
 ^^  'According  to  the  nimiber  that  ye  prepare, 
 so  ye  do  to  eacn,  according  to  their  number ; 
 ]^  every  native  doth  thus  with  these,  at  bring- 
 ing near  a  fii-e-offering  of  sweet  fragrance  to 
 Jehovah ;  i'*  and  when  a  sojourner  sqjourneth 
 with  you,  or  whoso  is  in  your  midst  to  your 
 generations,  and  he  hath  made  a  fire-offering 
 of  sweet  fragi'ance  to  Jehovah,  as  ye  do  so 
 he  doth. 
 
 '^ '  One  statute  is  for  you  of  the  congrega- 
 tion and  for  the  sojourner  who  is  sojourning, 
 a  statute  age-during  to  your  generations:  as 
 ye  are  so  is  the  sojourner  before  Jehovah; 
 '^  one  law  and  one  ordinance  is  to  you  and  to 
 the  sojourner  who  is  sojourning  with  you.' 
 
 1^  And  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, ^8'gpeak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 thou  hast  said  unto  them.  In  yoiir  coming  in 
 imto  the  laud  whither  I  am  bringing  you  in, 
 '^then  it  hath  been,  in  your  eating  of  the 
 bread  of  the  land,  ye  heave  up  a  heave-offer- 
 mg  to  Jehovah ;  -"  the  beginning  of  j^our 
 dough  a  cake  ye  heave  up — a  heave-offering; 
 as  the  heave-offering  oi  a  threshing-floor, 
 BO  ye  do  heave  it.  ^^^Of  the  beginning  of 
 your  dough  ye  do  give  to  Jehovah  a  heave- 
 offering — to  yom-  generations. 
 
 ''- '  And  when  ye  err,  and  do  not  all  these 
 commands  which  Jehovah  hath  spoken  imto 
 Moses,  ^the  whole  that  Jehovah  hath  charged 
 upon  you  by  the  hand  of  Moses,  from  the 
 day  that  Jehovali  hath  commanded,  and 
 henceforth,  to  your  generations,  ^then  it 
 hath  been,  if  from  the  eyes  of  the  company 
 it  hath  been  done  in  ignorance,  that  all  the 
 company  have  preijared  one  bullock,  a  son  of 
 the  nerd,  for  a  burnt-offering,  for  sweet  frag- 
 rance to  Jehovah,  and  its  present,  and  its 
 libation,  according  to  the  orcunance,  and  one 
 kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin-offering. 
 
 25 'And  the  priest  hath  made  atonement 
 for  all  the  company  of  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 and  it  hath  been  forgiven  them,  for  it  is 
 ignorance,  and  they — they  have  brought  in 
 their  offering,  a  fire-offerinf;  to  Jehovah, 
 even  their  sin-offering  befox-e  Jehovah  for  their 
 ignorance ;  ^^  and  it  hath  been  forgiven  to  all 
 the  company  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  to  the 
 sojourner  who  is  sojourning  in  their  midst; 
 for  to  all  the  company  it  is  done  in  iterance. 
 
 2^  '  And  if  one  ijerson  sin  in  ignorance,  then 
 he  hath  brought  near  a  she-goat,  daughter  of 
 a  year,  for  a  sin-offering;  ^and  the  priest 
 hath  made  atonement  for  the  person  who  is 
 erring,  in  his  sinning  in  ignorance  before  Je- 
 hovah, by  making  atonement  for  him,  and  it 
 hath  been  forgiven  him;  -"for  the  native 
 among  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  for  the  so- 
 journer who  is  sojourning  in  their  midst  — 
 one  law  is  to  you,  for  him  who  is  doing  any- 
 i/uMf/ through  ignorance 
 
 *"  '  And  the  person  who  doth  aughC  with  a 
 102 
 
 high  hand— of  the  native  or  of  the  sojourner 
 — Jehovah  he  is  reviling,  and  that  person  hatb 
 been  cut  off  from  the  midst  of  nis  people; 
 31  because  the  word  of  Jehovah  he  despisedj 
 and  His  command  hath  broken — that  person 
 is  certainly  cut  off;  his  iniquity  is  on  hun.' 
 
 2^  And  tne  sons  of  Israel  are  in  the  wilder- 
 ness, and  they  find  a  man  gathering  wood  on 
 the  sabbath-day,  ^a^nd  those  finding  him 
 gathering  wood  bring  him  near  unto  Moses, 
 and  imto  Aaron,  and  unto  all  the  company, 
 3'*  and  they  place  him  in  ward,  for  it  is  not 
 explained  wnat  is  to  be  done  to  him. 
 
 ^And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  'The 
 man  is  certainly  put  to  death,  all  the  com- 
 pany stoning  him  with  stones,  at  the  outside 
 of  the  camp. ' 
 
 3^  And  all  the  company  bring  him  out  unto 
 the  outside  of  the  camp,  and  stone  him  with 
 stones,  and  he  dieth,  as  Jeliovah  hath  com- 
 manded Moses. 
 
 37  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 38  <  Speak  xmto  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 thou  hast  said  unto  them,  and  they  have 
 made  for  themselves  fringes  on  the  skirts  of 
 their  garments,  to  their  generations,  and 
 they  have  put  on  the  fringe  of  the  skii-t  a 
 ribbon  of  blue,  39  and  it  hath  been  to  you  for 
 a  friuge,  and  ye  have  seen  it,  and  have  re- 
 membered all  the  commands  of  Jehovah,  and 
 have  done  them,  and  ye  search  not  after 
 your  heart,  and  after  your  eyes,  after  which 
 ye  are  going  a-whoriug;  ^"so  that  ye  remember 
 and  have  done  all  My  commands,  and  ye  have 
 been  holy  to  yoxir  God ;  ^^  I  am  Jehovah  your 
 God,  who  hath  brought  you  out  from  the 
 land  of  Egypt  to  become  your  God;  I,  Je- 
 hovah, am  your  God.' 
 
 XVI.  ^AND  Korah,  son  of  Izhar,  son  of 
 Kohath,  son  of  Levi,  taketh  both  Dathan 
 and  Abiram  sons  of  Eliab,  and  On  son  of  Pe- 
 leth,  sons  of  Reuben,  ^  and  they  rise  iip  be- 
 fore Moses,  with  men  of  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 two  himdred  and!fifty,  princes  of  the  company, 
 called  of  the  convention,  men  of  name,  3  and 
 they  are  assembled  against  Moses  and  against 
 Aaron,  and  say  unto  thom,  '  Enough  of  you ! 
 for  all  the  company — all  of  them  are  holy, 
 and  in  their  midst  is  Jehovah ;  and  wherefore 
 do  ye  lift  yourselves  up  above  the  assembly 
 of  Jehovah?' 
 
 ^  And  Moses  hearetli,  and  faUeth  on  his 
 face,  *  and  he  speaketh  imto  Korah,  and  unto 
 all  his  company,  saying,  'Morning!— and  Je- 
 hovah is  knowing  those  who  are  his,  and  him 
 who  is  holy,  and  hath  brought  near  unto  Him ; 
 even  him  whom  He  doth  fix  on  He  bringeth 
 ncai  unto  Him.  ^  This  do :  take  to  your- 
 selves censers,  Korah,  and  aU  his  company, 
 ''  and  put  in  them  fire,  and  put  on  theip 
 perfume,  before  Jehovah  to-morrow,  and^t 
 hath  been,  the  man  whom  Jehovah  chooseth, 
 he  is  the  holy  one;— enough  of  you,  sons  of 
 Levi.' 
 
 8  And  Moses  saith  unto  Korah,  '  Hear  yc,  I 
 pray  you,  sons  of  Levi;  "is  it  little  to  you 
 that  the  God  of  Israel  hath  separated  you 
 from  the  company  of  Israel  to  bnng  you  near 
 ujito  Himselr,  to  do  the  service  of  the  tabiT- 
 uacle  of  Jehovah,   and  to  stand  before  the 
 
Pebellion  of  Korah,  ttc. 
 
 XVI.  10.— NUMBERS.— XVI.  50. 
 
 Plague  among  the  people. 
 
 company  to  serve  tliem? — ^"  yea,  He  doth 
 bring  thee  near,  and  all  thy  Lrethi-en  the  sons 
 of  Levi  with  thee — and  ye  have  sought  also 
 the  priesthood !  ^^  Therefore,  thou  and  all  thy 
 company  who  are  met  are  against  Jehovah ; 
 and  Aaron,  what  is  he,  that  ye  miirmiir 
 against  him?' 
 
 ^^  And  Moses  sendeth  to  call  for  Dathan 
 and  for  Abiram  sons  of  Eliab,  and  they  say, 
 '  We  do  not  come  up ;  ^^  is  it  little  that  thou 
 hast  brought  us  up  out  of  a  land  flowing  with 
 milk  and  honey  to  put  us  to  deatli  in  a  wil- 
 derness that  thou  also  certainly  makest 
 thyself  prince  over  us?  ^^Yea,  unto  a  land 
 flowing  with  millv  and  honey  thou  hast  not 
 brought  us  in,  nor  dost  thou  give  to  us  an  in- 
 heritance of  field  and  vineyard;  the  eyes  of 
 these  men  dost  thou  pick  out?  we  do  not  come 
 up.' 
 
 1"  And  it  is  very  displeasing  to  Moses,  and 
 he  saith  imto  Jehovah,  '  Turn  not  Thou  unto 
 their  present ;  not  one  ass  from  them  have  I 
 taken,  nor  have  I  afflicted  one  of  them.' 
 
 1^  AJad  Moses  saith  unto  Korah,  '  Thou  and 
 all  thy  com]:)any,  be  ye  before  Jehovah,  thou, 
 and  they,  and  Aaron,  to-morrow ;  ^''  and  take 
 ye  each  his  censer,  and  ye  have  put  on  them 
 perfume,  and  brought  near  before  Jehovah, 
 each  his  censer,  two  hundred  and  fifty  cen- 
 sers; and  thou  and  Aaron,  each  his  censer.' 
 
 ^8  And  they  take  each  his  censer,  and  put 
 on  them  fire,  and  lay  on  them  perfimie,  and 
 they  stand  at  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing, with  Moses  and  Aaron.  i^And  Korah 
 assembleth  against  them  all  the  company 
 unto  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and 
 the  honour  of  Jehovah  is  seen  by  all  the  com- 
 pany. 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses  and 
 unto  Aaron,  saying,  ^^  '  Be  ye  separated  from 
 the  midst  of  this  company,  and  I  consume 
 them  in  a  moment ; '  ^"  and  they  fall  on  their 
 faces,  and  say,  '  God,  God  of  the  spirits  of  all 
 llesh — the  one  man  sinneth,  and  against  all 
 the  company  Thou  art  wroth ! ' 
 
 ^*  And  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, -■* '  Speak  imto  the  company,  saying.  Go 
 ye  up  from  round  about  the  tabernacle  of 
 Koran,  Dathan,  and  Abiram.' 
 
 -^  And  Moses  riseth,  and  goeth  imto  Dathan 
 and  Abiram,  and  the  elders  of  Israel  go  after 
 him,  ^s  and  he  speaketh  imto  the  company, 
 saying,  'Tui'n  aside,  I  pray  you,  from  the 
 tents  of  these  wicked  men,  and  come  not 
 against  anything  that  they  have,  lest  ye  be 
 consumed  in  all  their  sins.' 
 
 -^  And  they  go  up  from  the  tabernacle  of 
 Korah,  Dathan,  and  Abiram,  from  round 
 about,  and  Dathan  and  Abiram  liave  come 
 out,  standing  at  the  opening  of  their  tents, 
 and  their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their 
 infants. 
 
 *^  And  Moses  saith,  '  By  this  ye  do  know 
 that  Jehovah  hath  scut  me  to  do  all  these 
 works,  that  they  are  not  from  my  own  heart; 
 ""if  according  to  the  death  of  all  men  these 
 die — or  the  charge  of  all  men  is  charged  upon 
 them — Jehovah  liath  not  sent  inc ;  ^*'  and  if 
 a  strange  tuing  Jehovah  do,  and  the  ground 
 bath  opened  her  mouth  and  swallowed  them, 
 and  all  that  they  have,  and  they  have  gone 
 
 down  alive  to  Sheol — then  ye  have  known 
 that  these  men  have  despised  Jehovah.' 
 
 ^1  And  it  cometh  to  pass  at  his  finishing 
 speaking  all  these  words,  that  the  ground 
 which  is  under  them  cleaveth,  ^2  j^^  ^\^q 
 earth  opeueth  her  mouth,  and  swaUoweth 
 them,  and  their  houses,  and  all  the  men  who 
 are  for  Korah,  and  all  the  goods,  ^3  and  they 
 go  down,  they,  and  all  that  they  have,  aUve 
 to  Sheol,  and  the  earth  closeth  over  them, 
 and  they  perish  from  the  midst  of  the  assem- 
 bly; 3^  and  all  Israel  who  are  round  about 
 them  have  fled  at  their  voice,  for  they  said, 
 '  Lest  the  earth  swallow  us ; '  ^^  and  fire  hath 
 come  out  from  Jehovah,  and  consumeth  the 
 two  himdi-ed  and  fifty  men  bringing  near  the 
 perfume. 
 
 ^'^  And  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 37 '  Say  unto  Eleazar  son  of  Aaron  the 
 priest,  and  he  lifteth  up  the  censers  from  the 
 midst  of  the  burning,  and  the  fire  scatter 
 thou  yonder,  for  they  have  been  hallowed, 
 "^^even  the  censers  of  these  sinners  against 
 theii-  own  souls ;  and  they  have  made  them 
 spread-out  plates,  a  covering  for  the  altar,  for 
 they  have  brought  them  near  before  Jehovah, 
 and  they  are  hallowed ;  and  they  are  become 
 a  sign  to  the  sons  of  Israel.' 
 
 35  And  Eleayar  the  priest  taketh  the  bra- 
 zen censers  wnich  they  who  are  burnt  had 
 brought  near,  and  they  spread  them  out,  a 
 covering  for  the  altar — *"  a  memorial  to  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  so  that  a  stranger  who  is  not 
 of  the  seed  of  Aaron  doth  not  draw  near  to 
 make  a  perfume  before  Jehovah,  and  is  not 
 as  Koran,  and  as  his  company, — as  Jehovah 
 hath  spoken  by  the  hand  of  Moses  to  him. 
 
 ^^  And  all  the  company  of  the  sons  of  Israel 
 murmur,  on  tbe  moiTow,  against  Moses  and 
 against  Aaron,  saying,  'Ye — ^ye  have  put  to 
 death  the  people  of  Jehovah.' 
 
 ''■J  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  company 
 being  assembled  against  Moses  and  against 
 Aaron,  that  they  turn  towards  the  tent  of 
 meeting,  and  lo,  the  cloud  hath  covered  it, 
 and  the  honour  of  Jehovah  is  seen ;  ^  and 
 Moses  cometh — Aaron  also — imto  the  fcront 
 of  the  tent  of  meeting. 
 
 ■*'*  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, ■^^ '  Get  you  up  from  the  midst  of  this 
 company,  and  I  consume  them  in  a  moment ; ' 
 and  they  fall  on  theii"  faces,  ''^and  Moses 
 saith  unto  Aaron,  '  Take  the  censer,  and  put 
 on  it  fire  from  off  the  altar,  and  place  per- 
 fume, and  go,  hasten  unto  the  company,  and 
 make  atonement  for  them,  for  the  wrath  hath 
 gone  out  from  the  presence  of  Jehovah — the 
 plague  hath  begun.' 
 
 ■*"  And  Aaron  taketh  as  Moses  hath  spoken, 
 and  runneth  unto  the  midst  of  the  assem- 
 bly, and  lo,  the  plague  hath  begun  among 
 the  people;  and  he  giveth  the  perfume,  ana 
 maketh  atonement  for  the  people,  ^^  and 
 standeth  between  the  dead  and  the  living, 
 and  the  plague  is  restrained ;  *^  and  those  who 
 die  by  the  plague  are  fomtcen  thousand  and 
 seven  hundred,  apart  from  those  who  die  for 
 the  matter  of  Korah ;  ^"  and  Aaron  turneth 
 back  unto  Moses,  unto  the  oioening  of  the  tent 
 of  meeting,  and  the  plague  hath  been  re- 
 strained. 
 
 108 
 
Aaron's  rod  blossometh. 
 
 XVII.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Mo- 
 ses, saviuff,  " '  Speak  unto  tne  sons  of  Israel, 
 and  take  from  them  each  a  rod,  for  a  father's 
 house,  from  aU  their  princes,  for  the  house  of 
 their  fathers,  twelve  rods;  the  name  of  each 
 thou  dost  write  on  his  rod,  ^and  Aarou]s 
 name  thou  dost  write  on  the  tribe  of  Levi ; 
 for  one  rod  is  for  the  head  of  their  fathers' 
 house:  *and  thou  hast  placed  them  in  the 
 tent  of  meeting,  before  the  testimony,  where 
 I  meet  with  you. 
 
 ^  '  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  the  man's 
 rod  on  whom  I  fix  doth  flourish,  and  I  have 
 caused  to  cease  from  off  me  the  murmurings 
 of  the  sons  of  Israel,  which  they  are  murmur- 
 ing against  you.' 
 
 *And  Moses  speaketh  unto  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  and  all  their  princes  give  imto  him  one 
 rod  for  a  prince,  one  rod  for  a  prince,  for  their 
 fathers'  house,  twelve  rods,  and  the  rod  of 
 Aaron  is  in  the  midst  of  their  rods;  /and 
 Moses  placeth  the  rods  before  Jehovah,  in  the 
 tent  of  the  testimony. 
 
 *And  it  cometh  to  pass,  on  the  morrow, 
 that  Moses  goeth  in  imto  the  tent  of  the 
 testimony,  and  lo,  the  rod  of  Aaron  hath 
 flourished  for  the  house  of  Levi,  and  is  bring- 
 ing out  flourishing,  and  doth  blossom  blos- 
 soms, and  doth  produce  almonds ;  ^  and  Moses 
 bringeth  out  all  the  rods  from  before  Jehovah, 
 imto  all  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  they  look,  and 
 take  each  his  rod. 
 
 i^And  Jehovah  saith  imto  Moses,  'Put 
 back  the  rod  of  Aaron,  before  the  testimony, 
 for  a  charge,  for  a  sign  to  the  sons  of  rebel- 
 lion, and  thou  dost  remove  their  murmurings 
 from  ofl"  me,  and  they  do  not  die ; '  ^^  and 
 Moses  doth  as  Jehovah  hath  commanded 
 him;  so  he  hath  done. 
 
 1^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  speak  imto  Moses, 
 saying,  '  Lo,  we  have  expired ;  we  have  per- 
 isned,;  we  have  all  of  us  perished ;  "  any 
 who  is  at  all  drawing  near  imto  the  tabernacle 
 of  Jehovah  dieth ;  have  we  not  been  consumed 
 — to  expire?' 
 
 XVIIL  ^  AND  Jehovah  saith  unto  Aaron, 
 '  Thou,  and  thy  sons,  and  the  house  of  thy 
 father  with  thee,  do  bear  the  iniquity  of  the 
 sanctuary ;  and  tliou,  and  thy  sons  with  thee, 
 do  bear  the  iniquity  of  your  priesthood;  -  and 
 also  thy  brethren,  the  tribe  of  Levi,  the  tribe 
 of  thy  father,  bring  near  with  thee,  and  they 
 are  joined  unto  thee,  and  serve  thee,  even 
 thou  and  thy  sons  with  thee,  before  the  tent 
 of  the  testimony. 
 
 *  '  And  th^y  have  kept  thy  charge,  and  the 
 charge  of  all  the  tent ;  only,  unto  the  vessels 
 of  the  sanctuary  and  unto  the  altar  they  do 
 not  come  near,  and  they  die  not,  either  they 
 or  you ;  *  and  they  have  been  joined  imto  thee, 
 and  have  kept  the  charge  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
 ing, for  all  the  service  of  the  tent;  and  a 
 stranger  doth  not  come  near  unto  you ;  '•>  and 
 ye  have  kept  the  charge  of  the  sanctuary, 
 and  the  charge  of  the  altar,  and  there  is  no 
 more  wrath  against  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 "'And  I,  lo,  I  have  taken  your  brethren 
 the  Levites  froin  the  midst  of  tlic  sons  of 
 Israel;  to  you  a  gift  they  arc  given  by  Je- 
 hovah, to  do  the  service  of  the  tent  of  meet- 
 104 
 
 XVII.  1. — NUMBERS. — xvm.  24.       Maintenance  of  the  jyneata. 
 
 ing;  ^and  thou,  and  thy  sous  with  thee,  do 
 keep  your  priesthood,  for  everything  of  the 
 altar,  and  within  the  vail,  and  ye  have  served ; 
 a  service  of  gift  I  make  your  priesthood; 
 and  the  stranger  who  is  coming  near  is  put 
 to  death.' 
 
 8  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Aaron :  '  And 
 I,  lo,  I  have  given  to  thee  the  charge  of  My 
 heave-offerings,  of  all  the  hallowed  things  of 
 the  sous  of  Isiael — to  thee  I  have  given  them 
 for  the  anointing,  and  to  thy  sons,  by  a  sta- 
 tute age-during.  '■'  This  is  thine  of  the  most 
 holy  things,  from  the  fire:  all  their  ofl'ering. 
 to  all  their  jiresent,  and  to  all  their  sin-offer- 
 ing, and  to  all  their  guilt-oft'ering,  which 
 they  give  back  to  Me,  is  most  holy  to  thee, 
 and  to  thy  sons;  i^in  the  holy  of  hoUes  thou 
 dost  eat  it;  every  male  doth  eat  it;  holy  it  is 
 to  thee. 
 
 ^1  'And  this  is  thine:  the  heave-ofl'eriug  of 
 their  gift,  to  all  the  wave-offerings  of  the 
 sous  of  Israel,  to  thee  I  have  gi\'^u  them,' 
 and  to  thy  sons,  aud  to  thy  daughters  with 
 thee,  by  a  statute  age-during;  every  clean 
 one  in  thy  house  doth  eat  it ;  ^-  all  the  best  of 
 the  oU,  aud  all  the  best  of  the  new  wine,  and 
 wheat — their  iirst-fruHs  which  they  give  to 
 Jehovah — to  thee  I  have  given  them. 
 
 ^■^  'The  first-fruits  of  all  that  is  in  their 
 land,  which  they  bring  in  to  Jehovah,  are 
 thine ;  every  clean  one  in  thy  house  doth  eat 
 it;  ^* every  devoted  thing  in  Israel  is  thine, 
 ^^  every  one  opening  a  womb  of  all  flesh  which 
 they  bring  near  to  Jehovah,  among  man  and 
 among  beast,  is  thine ;  only,  thou  dost  cer- 
 tainly ransom  the  first-born  of  man,  aud  the 
 firstlmg  of  the  unclean  beast  thou  dost  ran- 
 som. 
 
 1^  '  And  their  ransomed  ones  from  a  son  of 
 a  month,  thou  dost  ransom  Avith  thy  valua- 
 tion, of  silver,  five  shekels,  by  the  shekel  of 
 the  sanctuary,  twenty  gerahs  it  is. 
 
 ^^  '  Only,  the  firstling  of  a  cow,  or  the  first- 
 ling of  a  sheep,  or  the  tu-stling  of  a  goat,  thou 
 dost  not  ransom,  holy  they  are :  their  blood 
 thou  dost  sprinlde  on  the  altar,  and  "of  their 
 fat  thou  makest  perfume,  a  lire-otfering  of 
 sweet  fragrance  to  Jehovah,  ^^  and  their  flesh 
 is  thine,  as  the  breast  of  the  wave-offering, 
 and  as  the  right  leg,  it  is  thine ;  ^^  all  the 
 heave-ofleriugs  of  the  holy  things  which  the 
 sons  of  Israel  lift  up  to  Jehovah  I  liavo 
 giveu  to  thee  and  to  thy  sons,  and  to  thy 
 daughters  with  thee,  by  a  statute  age-during, 
 a  covenant  of  salt,  age-during  it  is  before 
 Jehovah,  to  thee  and  to  thy  seed  witli  thee.' 
 
 -"  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Aaron,  'In 
 their  laud  thou  dost  uot  inherit,  aud  a  portion 
 thou  hast  uot  in  their  midst:  I  am  thy  portion, 
 and  thine  inheritance  in  the  midst  of  tlie 
 sons  of  Israel ;  -^  aud  to  the  sous  of  Levi,  lo, 
 I  have  given  all  the  tenth  in  Israel  for  in- 
 heritance in  exchange  for  theu*  service  which 
 they  are  serving— the  service  of  the  tent  of 
 meeting. 
 
 "  'And  the  sons  of  Israel  come  no  nuiro 
 near  unto  the  tout  of  meeting,  to  bear  sin, 
 to  die,  "'  anil  the  Levites  have  done  the  service 
 of  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  they— they  bear 
 their  iniquity  ;  a  statute  age-during  to  your 
 generations,  that  in  tlie  midst  of  the  sona  of 
 
Water  of  purification. 
 
 XVIII.  24.— NUMBERS.-  xx.  5 
 
 The  people  again  murmur. 
 
 Israel  they  have  no  inheritance ;  "*  but  the 
 tithe  of  the  sons  of  Israel  which  they  lift  up 
 to  Jehovah,  a  heave-ofi'ering,  I  have  given  to 
 the  Levites  for  inheritance  ;  therefore  I  have 
 said  of  them,  In  the  midst  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel  tliey  have  no  inheritance. ' 
 
 ^5  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, ^s '  And  unto  the  Levites  thou  dost  speak; 
 and  thou  hast  said  unto  them.  When  ye  take 
 from  the  sons  of  Israel  the  tithe  which  I  have 
 given  to  you  from  them,  for  your  inheritance, 
 then  ye  have  lifted  up  from  it  the  heave- 
 offering  of  Jehovah,  a  tithe  of  the  tithe; 
 ^  and  your  heave-ofi'ering  hath  been  reckoned 
 to  you  as  corn  from  the  threshing-floor,  and 
 as  fulness  from  the  wine-vat ;  ^^  so  ye  do  lift 
 up — ye  also — the  heave-otfering  of  Jehovah 
 from  all  your  tithes  which  ye  receive  from  the 
 sons  of  Israel ;  and  ye  have  given  from  it  the 
 heave-offering  of  Jehovah  to  Aaron  the  priest; 
 ^^  out  of  all  your  gifts  ye  do  lift  up  the  whole 
 heave-ofiering  of  Jehovah ;  out  of  all  its  fat, 
 — its  hallowed  part — out  of  it. 
 
 ^"  '  And  thou  hast  said  unto  them.  In  your 
 lifting  up  its  fat  out  of  it,  then  it  hath  been 
 reckoned  to  the  Levites,  as  increase  of  a 
 threshing-floor,  and  as  increase  of  a  wine-vat ; 
 ^^  and  ye  have  eaten  it  in  every  place,  ye  and 
 your  households,  for  it  is  your  hire  in  exchange 
 tor  your  service  in  the  tent  of  meeting ;  ^-  and 
 ye  bearno  sin  for  it,  in  your  lifting  up  its  fat 
 out  of  it,  and  the  holy  things  of  the  sons  of 
 of  Israel  ye  do  not  pollute,  and  ye  die  not. ' 
 
 XIX.  ^  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses, 
 and  unto  Aaron,  saying,  ^  '  This  is  a  statute 
 of  the  law  which  Jehovah  hath  commanded, 
 saying.  Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  they 
 bring  unto  thee  a  red  cow,  a  perfect  one,  in 
 which  there  is  no  blemish,  on  which  no  yoke 
 hath  gone  up ;  ^  and  ye  have  given  it  unto 
 Eleazar  the  priest,  and  he  hath  brought  it  out 
 imto  the  outside  of  the  camp,  and  hath  slaugh- 
 tered it  before  him. 
 
 *  '  And  Eleazar  the  priest  hath  taken  of  its 
 blood  with  his  fiiiger,  and  hath  sprinkled 
 over-against  the  front  of  the  tent  of  meeting 
 of  her  olood  seven  times ;  ^  and  one  hath  burnt 
 the  cow  before  his  eyes ;  her  skin,  and  her 
 flesh,  and  her  blood,  besides  her  dun^,  he  doth 
 burn  ;  "  and  the  priest  hath  taken  cedar  wood, 
 and  hyssop,  and  scarlet,  and  hath  cast  imto 
 the  midst  of  the  biu-ning  of  the  cow ; ''  and  the 
 priest  hath  washed  his  garments,  and  hath 
 bathed  his  flesh  with  water,  and  afterwards 
 doth  come  in  unto  the  camp,  and  the  priest 
 is  unclean  till  the  evening ;  ^  and  he  who  is 
 burning  it  doth  wash  his  garments  with  water, 
 and  hath  bathed  his  flesh  with  water,  and  is 
 imclean  till  the  evening. 
 
 ^ '  And  a  clean  man  hath  gathered  the  ashes 
 of  the  cow,  and  hath  placed  at  the  out- 
 side of  the  camp,  in  a  clean  place,  and  it  hath 
 become  to  the  comjjany  of  the  sons  of  Israel  a 
 charge  for  waters  of  separation — it  is  a  clean- 
 sing :  1"  and  he  who  is  gathering  the  ashes  of 
 the  heifer  hath  washed  his  garments,  and  is 
 xmclean  till  the  evening ;  and  it  hath  been  to 
 the  sous  of  Israel,  and  to  the  sojourner  who  is 
 sojourning  in  their  midst,  for  a  statute  age- 
 during. 
 
 "  '  He  who  IS  conung  against  the  dead  body 
 of  any  man— is  unclean  seven  days ;  '"  he  doth 
 cleanse  himself  for  it  on  the  third  day,  and  on 
 the  seventh  day  he  is  clean ;  and  if  he  cleanse 
 not  himself  on  the  third  day,  then  on  the 
 seventh  day  he  is  not  clean.  ^^  ^uy  ^^g  ^^jj^ 
 is  coming  against  the  dead,  against  the  body 
 of  man  who  dieth,  and  cleanseth  not  himself 
 —the  tabernacle  of  Jehovah  he  hath  defiled, 
 and  that  person  hath  been  cut  off  from  Israel, 
 for  water  of  separation  is  not  sprinkled  upon 
 him ;  he  is  unclean ;  his  uncleanness  is  stiU 
 upon  him. 
 
 1'' '  This  is  the  law,  when  a  man  dieth  in  a 
 tent :  every  one  who  is  coming  in  unto  the 
 tent,  and  all  that  is  in  the  tent,  is  unclean 
 seven  days;  ^^and  every  open  vessel  which 
 hath  no  covering  of  thread  upon  it  is  unclean. 
 
 1^ '  Aud  every  one  who  cometh,  on  the  face 
 of  the  field,  against  the  pierced  of  a  sword, 
 or  against  the  dead,  or  against  a  bone  of 
 man,  or  against  a  gi-ave,  is  unclean  seven 
 days ;  '^'^  and  they  have  taken  for  the  imclean 
 person  of  the  ashes  of  the  burning  of  the 
 cleansing,  and  he  hath  put  upon  it  running 
 water  unto  a  vessel;  ^^and  a  clean  person 
 hath  taken  hyssop,  and  hath  dipped  it  in 
 water,  and  hath  sprinkled  on  the  tent,  and 
 on  all  the  vessels,  and  on  the  persons  who 
 have  been  there,  and  on  him  who  is  com- 
 ing against  a  bone,  or  against  one  pierced,  or 
 against  the  dead,  or  agamst  a  gi'ave. 
 
 1"  '  And  the  clean  hath  sprinkled  it  on  the 
 imclean  on  the  third  day,  and  on  the  seventh 
 day,  and  hath  cleansed  him  on  the  seventh 
 day,  and  he  hath  washed  his  garments,  and 
 hath  bathed  with  water,  and  hath  been  clean 
 in  the  evening. 
 
 ^^ '  And  the  man  who  is  unclean,  and  doth 
 not  cleanse  himseK,  even  that  person  hath 
 been  cut  off  from  the  midst  of  the  assembly ; 
 for  the  sanctuary  of  Jehovah  he  hath  defiled'; 
 water  of  separation  is  not  sprinlded  upon  him ; 
 he  w>'  unclean. 
 
 "^  'And  it  hath  been  to  them  for  a  statute 
 age-during,  that  he  who  is  sprinkling  the 
 water  of  separation  doth  wash  his  garments, 
 and  he  who  is  coming  against  the  water  of 
 separation  is  unclean  till  the  evening,  ^^  and 
 all  against  which  the  unclean  person  cometh 
 is  iinclean,  and  the  person  who  is  coming 
 against  it  is  imclean  till  the  evening.' 
 
 XX.  ^AND  the  sons  of  Israel  come  in, 
 — aU  the  company — to  the  wilderness  of  Zin, 
 in  the  first  month,  and  the  people  abide 
 in  Kadesh,  and  Miriam  dieth  there,  and  is 
 buried  there. 
 
 ^And  there  hath  been  no  water  for  the 
 company,  and  they  are  assembled  against 
 Moses,  and  against  Aaron,  ^and  the  people 
 strive  with  Moses,  and  speak,  saying,  'And 
 oh  that  we  had  expired  when  our  brethren 
 expired  before  Jehovah!  ^and  why  have  ye 
 brought  in  the  assembly  of  Jehovah  unto 
 this  wilderness  to  die  there,  we  and  our 
 beasts?  *and  why  hast  thou  brought  us  up 
 out  of  Egyjit  to  bring  us  in  unto  this  evu 
 place?  no  place  of  seed,  and  fig,  and  vine, 
 aud  pomegranate ;  and  water  there  is  none  to 
 drink. 
 
 105 
 
iVala-  miraculously  supplied.       xx.  G. — NUMBEES. — xxi.  15. 
 
 The  brazen  serpetU, 
 
 ^  And  Moses  auJ  Aarou  go  in  from  the 
 presence  of  tlie  asaeinbly  unto  tlie  opening 
 of  the  teut  of  meeting,  and  fall  on  their 
 faces,  and  the  honour  of  Jehovah  is  seen  V)y 
 them. 
 
 ■^And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 8 '  Take  the  rod,  and  assemble  the  com- 
 pany, thou  and  Aaron  thy  brother ;  and  ye 
 have  spoken  imto  the  rock  before  their  eyes, 
 and  it  hath  given  its  water,  and  thou  hast 
 brought  out  to  them  w^ater  from  the  rock, 
 and  hast  watered  the  company,  and  their 
 beasts.' 
 
 ^And  Moses  taketh  the  rod  from  before 
 Jehovali,  as  He  hath  commanded  him,  ^^  and 
 Moses  and  Aaron  assemble  the  assembly 
 unto  the  front  of  the  rock,  and  he  saith  to 
 them,  '  Hear,  I  pray  you,  0  rebels,  from  this 
 rock  do  we  bring  out  to  you  water?'  i*and 
 Moses  lifteth  up  his  hanci,  and  smiteth  the 
 rock  with  his  rod  twice;  and  much  water 
 conieth  out,  and  the  company  drink,  also 
 their  beasts. 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  and  imto 
 Aaron,  'Because  yc  Jiave  not  believed  in  Me 
 to  sanctify  Me  before  the  eyes  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel,  therefore  ye  do  not  bring  in  this 
 assembly  unto  the  land  which  I  have  given 
 to  them.' 
 
 ^^  These  are  waters  of  Meribah,  because 
 the  sons  of  Israel  have  '  striven'  with  Jehovah, 
 and  He  is  sanctified  upon  them. 
 
 ^■*  And  Moses  sendeth  messengers  from  Ka- 
 desh  imto  the  king  of  Edom,  '  Thus  said  thy 
 brother  Israel,  Thou — thou  hast  known  all 
 the  travail  which  hath  found  us;  ^^that  our 
 fathers  go  down  to  Egypt,  and  we  dwell  in 
 Egypt  many  days,  and  the  Egyptians  do  evil 
 to  us  and  to  our  fathers ;  i"  and  we  cry  unto 
 Jehovah,  and  He  heareth  our  voice,  and  send- 
 eth a  messenger,  and  is  bringing  us  out  of 
 Egypt;  and  lo,  we  are  in  Kadesh,  a  city  in  the 
 extremity  of  thy  border.  ^^  Let  us  pass  over, 
 we  pray  thee,  through  thy  land ;  we  pass  not 
 over  through  a  field,  or  through  a  vineyard, 
 nor  do  we  drink  waters  of  a  well ;  the  way 
 of  the  king  we  go,  we  turn  not  aside — right  or 
 left — till  that  we  pass  over  thy  border.' 
 
 18  And  Edom  saith  unto  him,  'Thou  dost 
 not  pass  over  through  me,  lest  with  sword  I 
 comt,  out  to  meet  thee.' 
 
 1*  And  the  sous  of  Israel  say  unto  him,  '  In 
 the  highway  we  go,  and  if  of  tliy  waters  we 
 drink — I  and  my  cattle — then  I  have  given 
 their  price ;  only  (it  is  nothing)  on  my  feet  1 
 pass  over.' 
 
 ^^  And  he  saith,  'Thou  dost  not  pass  over ;' 
 and  Edom  cometn  out  to  meet  him  with  much 
 people,  and  with  a  strong  liand;  -i  and  Edom 
 ref  useth  to  suiier  Israel  to  pass  over  through 
 his  border,  and  Israel  turneth  aside  from  off 
 him. 
 
 --And  the  sons  of  Israel,  the  whole  com- 
 pany, journey  from  Kadesh,  and  come  in  unto 
 mount  Hor,  -^and  Jehovah  speaketh  unto 
 Moses  and  unto  Aaron  in  mount  Hor,  on  tlie 
 border  of  the  land  of  Edom,  saying,  -' '  Aarou 
 is  gathered  imto  his  people,  for  he  doth  not 
 go  in  unto  the  land  wliicli  I  have  given  to  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  because  that  ye  provoked  My 
 mouth  at  the  waters  of  Meribah. 
 106 
 
 -''  'Take  Aaron  and  Eleazar  his  son,  and 
 cause  them  to  go  up  mount  Hor,  "^  and  strip 
 Aaron  of  his  garments,  and  thou  hast  clothed 
 with  them  Eleazar  his  son,  and  Aaron  is  ga- 
 thered, and  doth  die  there.' 
 
 -^And  Moses  doth  as  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded, and  they  go  up  unto  mount  Hor 
 before  the  eyes  of  aU  the  company,  -3  ^jid 
 Moses  strippeth  Aaron  of  his  garments,  and 
 clotheth  with  them  Eleazar  his  son,  and  Aaron 
 dieth  there  on  the  tor)  of  the  mount;  and 
 Moses  Cometh  down — Eleazar  also — from  the 
 mount,  ^^_  and  all  the  company  see  that  Aaron 
 hath  expired,  and  they  bewail  Aaron  thirty 
 days— aD  the  house  of  Israel. 
 
 XXI.  1  AND  the  Canaanite — king  Arad — 
 dwelling  in  the  south,  heareth  that  Israel 
 hath  come  the  way  of  the  Atharim,  and  he 
 fighteth  against  Israel,  and  taketh  some  of 
 them  captive. 
 
 ^  And  Israel  voweth  a  vow  to  Jehovah,  and 
 saith,  '  If  Thou  dost  certainly  give  this  people 
 into  my  hand,  then  I  have  devoted  their 
 cities ; '  ^  and  Jehovah  hearkeneth  to  the  voice 
 of  Israel,  and  giveth  up  the  Canaanite,  and 
 he  devoteth  them  and  their  cities,  and  calletii 
 the  name  of  the  place  Hormah. 
 
 *  And  they  journey  from  mount  Hor,  the 
 way  of  the  Red  Sea,  to  compass  the  land  of 
 Edom,  and  the  soul  of  the  people  is  short  in 
 the  way,  ^  and  the  people  speak  against  God, 
 and  against  Moses,  '  Why  hast  thou  brought 
 us  up  out  of  Egypt  to  die  in  a  wilderness?  for 
 there  is  no  bread,  and  there  is  no  water,  and 
 our  soul  hath  been  weary  of  this  light  bread.' 
 
 **  And  Jehovah  sendeth  among  the  people 
 the  burning  serpents,  and  they  bite  the 
 people,  and  much  people  of  Israel  die ;  ^  and 
 the  ijeople  come  in  imto  Moses  and  say,  '  We 
 have  sinned,  for  we  have  spoken  against  Je- 
 hovah, and  against  thee ;  pray  imto  Jehovah, 
 and  He  doth  turn  aside  from  us  the  serpent ; ' 
 and  Moses  prayeth  in  behalf  of  the  people. 
 
 8  And  Jehovah  saith  imto  Moses,  '  Make 
 for  thee  a  burning  serpent,  and  set  it  on  an 
 ensign ;  and  it  hath  been,  every  one  who  is 
 bitten  and  hath  seen  it— he  hath  lived. 
 
 ^  And  Moses  maketh  a  serpent  of  brass, 
 and  setteth  it  on  the  ensign,  and  it  hath  been, 
 if  the  serpent  hath  bitten  any  man,  and  ho 
 hath  looked  expectingly  imto  the  serpent  of 
 brass — he  liath  lived. 
 
 1"  And  the  sous  of  Israel  journey,  and  en- 
 camp in  Oboth. 
 
 "  And  they  journey  from  Oboth,  and  en- 
 camp in  Ije-Abarim,  in  the  wilderness  that  ia 
 on  the  front  of  Moab,  at  the  rising  of  tlie  sun. 
 
 1-  From  thence  thej'  have  journeyed,  and 
 encamp  in  the  valley  of  Zared. 
 
 "  From  thence  they  have  journeyed,  and 
 encamp  beyond  Arnon,  which  is  in  the  vn\- 
 derness  which  is  coming  out  of  the  border  of 
 the  Amorite,  for  Arnon  is  the  border  of  Moab, 
 between  Moab  and  tlie  Amorite ;  ^*  therefore 
 it  is  said  in  a  book,  'The  wars  of  Jehovah,'- - 
 
 '  Waheb  in  Suphah. 
 And  the  brooKS  oi  Arnon; 
 '^  And  the  spring  of  the  brooks, 
 
 Which  turned  aside  to  the  dwelling  of  At 
 And  hath  leaned  to  the  border  of  Moab.' 
 
tsrad  smiteth  the  AmorUea.     xxi.  16.— NtJMBEKS.— xxii.  20.        Bala/c  scndeth  to  Balaam. 
 
 ^^  And  from  thence  they  journeyed  to  Beer: 
 it  is  the  well  concerning  wliich  Jeliovah  said 
 to  Moses,  '  Gather  the  peoijlc,  and  I  give  to 
 them — water.' 
 
 ^^  Then  singeth  Israel  this  soug,  concerning 
 the  well — they  liave  answered  to  it : 
 ^8  'A  well — digged  it  have  princes, 
 
 Prcj)arcd  it  have  nobles  of  tlio  people, 
 With  the  lawgiver,  with  their  staves.' 
 And  from  the  wilderness  they  journeyed 
 to  Mattanah,  i"  and  from  Mattanah  to  Nalia- 
 liel,  and  from  Nahaliel  to  Bauiotli,  -*  and 
 from  Bamotli  in  the  valley  which  is  in  the 
 field  of  Moab  to  the  top  of  Pisgah,  whicli 
 hath  looked  on  the  front  of  the  wilderness. 
 
 ^^And  Israel  sendeth  messengers  unto  Si- 
 hon  king  of  the  Amorite,  saying,  -" '  Let  me 
 pass  through  thy  land,  we  do  not  turn  aside 
 into  a  lield,  or  into  a  vineyard,  we  do  not 
 drinli  waters  of  a  well ;  in  the  king's  way  we 
 go,  till  tliat  wo  i)ass  over  thy  boi'dei'.' 
 
 -■^  And  Sihon  hath  not  suOered  Israel  to  pass 
 through  liis  border,  and  Sihon  gathcrcth  all 
 his  jjeople,  and  cometh  out  to  meet  Israel 
 into  the  wilderness,  and  cometh  in  to  Jahaz, 
 and  hghteth  against  Israel. 
 
 ^  And  Israel  smiteth  him  by  the  mouth  of 
 the  sword,  and  ijosscsseth  his  laud  from  Ar- 
 non  unto  J  abbok — unto  the  sons  of  Ammon  ; 
 for  the  border  of  the  sons  of  Ammon  is 
 strong. 
 
 '*And  Israel  takcth  all  these  cities,  and 
 Israel  dwelleth  in  all  the  cities  of  the  Amo- 
 rite, in  Heshbou,  and  in  all  its  villages ;  -''for 
 Heshbon  is  a  city  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amo- 
 rite, and  he  hath  fought  against  the  former 
 king  of  Moab,  and  taketh  all  his  land  out  of 
 his  hand,  unto  Arnon ;  "^  therefore  those  using 
 similes  say — 
 
 '  Enter  ye  Heshbou, 
 
 Let  the  city  of  Sihon  be  built  and  ready, 
 -**  For  lire  hath  gone  out  from  Heshbon, 
 A  llame  from  the  city  of  Sihon, 
 It  hath  consumed  Ar  of  Moal), 
 Owners  of  the  high  places  of  Arnon. 
 ""  Wo  to  thee,  0  Moab, 
 Thou  hast  perished,  0  ijeople  of  Chemosh, 
 He  hath  given  his  sons  who  escape — 
 Also  his  daughters — 
 
 into  captivity,  to  a  king  of  the  Amorite — 
 Sihon ! 
 '"And  we  shoot  them. 
 Perished  hath  Heshbou  imto  Dibon, 
 And  we  make  desolate  unto  Nophah, 
 Which  is  unto  Medelja.' 
 ^^  And  Israel  dwelleth  in  the  land  of  the 
 Amorite,   '^'^  and  Moses  sendeth  to  spy  out 
 Jaazer,   and  they  captiu-e   its   villages,   and 
 dispossess  the  Amorite  who  is  there,  ^^and 
 turn  and  go  \ip  the  way  of  Bashan,  and  Og 
 king  of  Bashan  cometh  out  to  meet  them,  he 
 and  all  his  people,  to  liattle,  at  Edrei. 
 
 _^'*Aud  Jc4iovali  saith  unto  Moses,  'Fear 
 him  not,  for  into  thy  hand  I  have  given  him, 
 and  all  his  people,  and  his  land,  a))d  thou 
 hast  done  to  him  as  thou  luist  done  to  Si- 
 lion  king  of  tJie  Amorite,  who  is  dwelling  in 
 Heshbou.' 
 
 •^^  And  they  smite  him,  and  his  sous,  and 
 all  his  i)eoi)le,  iiiitil  he  hath  not  left  to  him 
 a  remnant,  and  they  possess  his  laud. 
 
 XXII.  ^AND  the  sons  of  Israel  jom-ney 
 and  encamp  in  the  plains  of  Moab,  beyond 
 the  Jordan,  hr/  Jericho. 
 
 '^And  Balak  son  of  Zippor  seeth  all  that 
 Israel  hath  done  to  the  Amorite,  ^  and  Moab 
 is  exceeclinf;ly  afraid  of  the  presence  of  the 
 people,  for  it  is  numerous ;  and  Moab  is  vexed 
 by  tlie  presence  of  the  sous  of  Israel,  *  and 
 Moab  saitli  unto  the  elders  of  Midian,  '  Now 
 doth  the  assembly  lick  up  all  that  is  round 
 about  us,  as  the  ox  licketh  up  the  green  thing 
 of  the  Hold.' 
 
 And  Balak  son  of  Zippor  Ui  king  of  Moab 
 at  that  time,  ''  and  he  sendeth  mesaengers 
 unto  Balaam  son  of  Boor,  to  Pethor,  which 
 is  by  the  River  of  the  land  of  the  sons  of  his 
 people,  to  call  for  him,  saying,  '  Lo,  a  jjcople 
 hatn  come  out  of  Egyj)t;  lo,  it  hath  covered 
 the  eye  of  the  laud,  and  it  is  abiding  over- 
 against  me ;  "^  and  now,  come,  I  pray  thee, 
 curse  for  me  this  people,  for  it  is  mightier 
 than  I ;  it  may  be  I  prevail — we  smite  it — 
 and  I  cast  it  out  from  the  land ;  for  I  have 
 known — that  which  tluni  blcsscst  is  blessed, 
 and  that  which  thou  cursest  is  cursed.' 
 
 '^  And  the  elders  of  Moab  and  the  elders  of 
 Midian  go,  and  diviuatious  in  their  hand, 
 and  they  come  in  unto  Balaam,  and  speak 
 imto  him  the  words  of  Balak,  ^and  he  saith 
 unto  them,  '  Lodge  hero  to-night,  and  I  have 
 brought  you  back  word,  as  Jehovah  speaketh 
 uiito  me ; '  and  the  i)riuces  of  Moab  abide 
 with  Balaam. 
 
 ^And  God  cometh  in  unto  Balaam,  and 
 saith,  'W)io  are  these  men  with  thee?' 
 
 i^And  Balaam  saith  unto  God,  'Balak, 
 son  of  Zippor,  king  of  Moab,  hath  sent  imto 
 me :  ^'  Lo,  the  people  that  is  coming  out  from 
 Egyj)t  and  covcrctli  the  eye  of  the  land, — 
 now  come,  pierce  it  for  me ;  it  may  be  I  am 
 able  to  light  against  it,  and  have  cast  it  out;' 
 i-and  God  saith  imto  Balaam,  'Thou  dost 
 not  go  with  them;  thou  dost  not  curse  the 
 people;  for  it  is  blessed.' 
 
 ^■^  And  Balaam  riseth  in  the  morning,  and 
 saith  unto  the  princes  of  Balak,  'Go  unto 
 your  laud,  for  Jehovah  is  refusing  to  suH'er 
 me  to  go  with  you;'  i"*  and  the  princes  of 
 Moab  I'ise,  and  come  in  imto  Balak,  and  say, 
 'Balaam  is  refusing  to  come  with  us.' 
 
 ^^And  Balak  addeth  yet  to  send  princes, 
 more  munerous  and  honoured  than  these, 
 '•'and  they  come  in  unto  Balaam,  and  say  to 
 him,  'Thus  said  Balak  sou  of  Zippor,  Be  not, 
 I  pray  thee,  withheld  from  coming  unto  me, 
 '^lor  very  greatly  I  honour  thee,  and  all  that 
 thou  saycst  ;into  me  I  do ;  and  come,  I  pray 
 thee,  pierce  for  me  this  people.' 
 
 i**  And  Balaam  answercth  and  saith  unto 
 the  servants  of  Balak,  '  If  Balak  doth  give  to 
 me  the  fulness  of  his  house  of  silver  and  gold, 
 I  am  not  able  to  pass  over  the  command  of 
 Jehovah  my  God,  to  do  a  little  or  a  great 
 thing;  ^'■'  aud,  now,  alnde,  I  jiray  you,  in  this 
 place,  you  also,  to-night;  and  1  know  what 
 Jehovah  is  adding  to  speak  Avitli  me.' 
 
 ""  And  God  cometh  in  unto  Balaam,  by 
 niglit,  and  saith  to  him,  'If  to  call  for  thee 
 the  men  have  come,  rm-,  go  with  them,  and 
 only  tlie  thing  wliicli  1  speak  unto  thee — it 
 thou  dost  do.' 
 
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Balaam^ s  journey  to  Balak.      xxii.  21.— NUMBERS. — xxiii.  17. 
 
 Balak^s  sacrificet. 
 
 ^  Ami  Balaam  riseth  in  the  inoruiug,  and 
 saddleth  his  ass,  and  goeth  with  the  princes 
 of  Moab,  --  and  the  anger  of  God  biirneth  be- 
 cause he  is  going,  and  a  messenger  of  Jehovah 
 stationeth  liimseK  in  the  way  for  an  adver- 
 sary to  him,  and  he  is  riding  on  his  ass,  and 
 two  of  his  servants  are  with  him,  ^-^  and  the  ass 
 seeth  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  standing  in 
 the  Avay,  and  his  drawn  sword  in  his  hand, 
 and  the  ass  tiirneth  aside  out  of  the  way,  and 
 goeth  into  a  held,  and  Balaam  smiteth  the 
 ass  to  turn  it  aside  into  the  way. 
 
 ^  And  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  standeth 
 in  a  narrow  path  of  the  vineyards — a  wall  on 
 this  side  and  a  wall  on  that — '^  and  the  ass 
 seeth  the  messenger  of  Jehovah,  and  is  pressed 
 unto  the  wall,  and  presseth  Balaam's  foot  un- 
 to the  wall,  and  he  addeth  to  smite  her ;  ^^  and 
 the  messenger  of  Jehovah  addeth  to  pass  over, 
 and  standeth  in  a  strait  place  where  there  is 
 no  way  to  turn  asitle — right  or  left — "^  and  the 
 ass  seeth  the  messenger  of  Jehovah,  and 
 croucheth  iinder  Balaam,  and  the  anger  of 
 Balaam  burneth,  and  he  smiteth  the  ass  with 
 a  staff. 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  openeth  the  mouth  of  the 
 ass,  and  she  saith  to  Balaam,  'What  have  I 
 done  to  thee  that  thou  hast  smitten  me  these 
 three  times?'  "^and  Balaam  saith  to  the  ass, 
 '  Becaiise  thou  hast  rolled  thyself  against  me ; 
 oh  that  there  were  a  sword  in  my  hand,  for 
 now  I  had  slain  thee;'  ^Oand  the  ass  saith 
 unto  Balaam,  '  Am  not  I  thine  ass,  upon 
 which  thou  hast  ridden  since  /  was  thine  unto 
 this  day?  have  I  at  all  been  accustomed  to 
 do  to  thee  thus  ?'  aud  he  saith,  '  No.' 
 
 ^1  And  Jehovah  imcovereth  the  eyes  of  Ba- 
 laam, and  he  seeoth  the  messenger  of  Jehovah 
 standing  iu  the  way,  and  his  drawn  sword  in 
 his  hand,  aud  he  boweth  and  doth  obeisance, 
 to  his  face ;  '^-  and  the  messenger  of  Jehovah 
 saith  unto  him,  '  Wherefore  hast  thou  smitten 
 thine  ass  these  three  times?  lo,  I — I  have 
 come  out  for  an  adversary,  for  thy  way  hath 
 been  perverse  before  me,  ^'^  aud  the  ass  seeth 
 me,  and  turneth  aside  at  my  presence  these 
 three  times ;  unless  she  had  turned  aside  from 
 my  presence,  siu-ely  now  also,  thee  I  had  slain, 
 and  her  kept  alive.' 
 
 ^^  Aud  Balaam  saith  uuto  the  messenger  of 
 Jehovah,  '  I  have  siuucd,  for  I  did  uot  know 
 that  thou  art  standing  to  meet  me  iu  the  way ; 
 and  now,  if  evil  iu  thiue  eyes — I  tiu-u  back  by 
 myself.' 
 
 •'^  And  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  saitli  unto 
 Balaam,  '  Go  with  the  mcu ;  aud  only  tlic 
 word  which  I  speak  unto  thee— it  thou  dost 
 speak ;'  aud  Balaam  goeth  with  the  princes  of 
 Balak. 
 
 3'' Aud  Balak  hearcth  that  Balaam  hath 
 come,  and  goeth  out  to  meet  him,  unto  a  city 
 of  Moab,  which  is  on  the  border  of  Aruon, 
 which  is  in  the  extremity  of  the  l)ordcr; 
 *'^aud  Balak  saith  unto  Ijalaam,  '  J  )id  I  not 
 diligently  sent  imto  tliec  to  call  for  thee?  wliy 
 clidst  thou  not  come  uuto  me?  am  I  not  truly 
 able  to  honour  thee?' 
 
 •"*  Aud  Balaam  saith  mito  Balak,  '  Tjo,  1  liave 
 come  uuto  tlicc;   now— am  1  at   Jill  al)](!  to 
 speak  auytliiug?  the  word  which  God  aettcth 
 in  my  mouth— it  I  do  sjieak.' 
 108 
 
 2^  And  Balaam  goeth  with  Balak,  and  they 
 come  to  Kirjath-Huzoth,  ^'and  Balak  sacri- 
 ticeth  oxen  and  slieep,  and  sendeth  to  Balaam, 
 and  to  the  princes  who  are  with  him';  '^  ana 
 it  Cometh  to  pass  in  the  morning,  that  Balak 
 taketh  Balaam,  and  causeth  him  to  go  up  thn 
 high  places  of  Baal,  and  he  seeth  from  thenct 
 the  extremity  of  the  people. 
 
 XXIII.  1  AND  Balaam  saith  unto  Balak. 
 '  Build  for  me  in  this  place  seven  altars,  and 
 make  ready  for  me  in  this  place  seven  bullocks 
 and  seven  rams.' 
 
 ^  And  Balak  doth  as  Balaam  hath  spoken, 
 and  Balak — Balaam  also — offereth  a  bullock 
 and  a  ram  on  the  altar,  *  and  Balaam  saith 
 to  Balak,  '  Station  thyself  by  thy  bm-nt-offer- 
 ing  and  I  go  on,  it  may  be  Jehovah  doth 
 come  to  meet  me,  and  the  thing  which  H« 
 sheweth  me — I  have  declared  to  thee;'  and 
 he  goeth  to  a  high  place. 
 
 *And  God  cometh  -unto  Balaam,  and  he 
 saith  xmto  Him,  'The  seven  altars  I  have 
 arranged,  and  I  offer  a  bullock  aud  a  ram  on 
 the  altar;'  ^and  Jehovah  putteth  a  word  in 
 the  mouth  of  Balaam,  and  saith,  '  Tiu-n  back 
 imto  Balak,  and  thus  thou  dost  speak.' 
 
 ^And  he  turneth  back  imto  him,  and  lo, 
 he  is  standing  by  his  burnt-offering,  he  and 
 all  the  princes  of  Moab. 
 ^  And  he  taketh  up  his  simile,  aud  saith : 
 '  From  Aram  he  doth  lead  me 
 Balak  king  of  Moab ; 
 From  mountains  of  the  east: 
 Come — curse  for  me  Jacob, 
 And  come — be  indignant  witli  Israel. 
 8  What — do  I  pierce? — 
 God  hath  not  pierced ! 
 And  what — am  I  indignant? — 
 Jehovali  hath  uot  been  indignant! 
 For  from  the  toj)  of  rocks  I  see  it, 
 Aud  from  heights  I  behold  it ; 
 Lo  a  people!  alone  it  doth  tabernacle. 
 And  among  nations  doth  not  reckon  it- 
 self. 
 1°  Who  hath  coimted  the  dust  of  Jacob, 
 And  the  uimiber  of  tlie  fourth  of  Israel  ? 
 Let  me  die  the  death  of  upright  ones, 
 And  let  my  last  end  be  lilte  his !' 
 ^^  And  Balak  saith  imto  Balaam,    '  What 
 hast  thou  done  to  me?  to  pierce  niiue  enemies 
 I  have  taken  thee — aud  lo,   thou  hast  cer- 
 tainly blessed ;'  ^-  and  he  answereth  and  saith, 
 '  That  which  Jehovali  doth  put  in  my  mouth 
 — it  do  I  not  take  heed  to  speak?' 
 
 13  And  Balak  saith  unto  hmi,  '  Come,  1  pray 
 thee,  -with  me  uuto  another  ])lacc,  whence 
 thou  dost  sec  it,  only  its  extremity  thou  dost 
 see,  aud  all  of  it  thou  dost  not  sec,  and 
 pierce  it  for  me  thence ; '  ^■^  aud  he  taketh  him 
 to  the  field  of  Zophim,  unto  the  top  of  Pis- 
 gah,  and  buildctli  seven  altars,  aud  offereth  a 
 bullock  and  a  ram  on  the  altar. 
 
 I'' And  he  saitli  uuto  Balak,  'Station  thy- 
 self here  by  thy  burnt-offering,  and  I — I 
 meet  Him  tliere;'  "'aud  Jehovah  couicth  im- 
 to Balaam,  aud  .sctlotli  a  word  in  his  mouth, 
 and  saith,  'Turn  back  imto  Balak,  aud  thus 
 thou  dost  speak.' 
 
 ^7  And  he  cometh  unto  him,  and  lo,  he  is 
 standing  by  his  buiut-oilciin;^,  aud  the  princes 
 
Balaam  takes  up  his  simile,     xxiii.  18.— NUMBERS.— xxv.  2.  and  predicts  IsraeVsgreatncits, 
 
 of  Moab  with  him,  .and  Bal.ak  saitli  to  him : 
 '  Wliat  hatli  Johovali  spoken?' 
 
 ^8  And  he  t.aketh  up  his  simile,  and  saith: 
 
 '  Rise,  Balak,  and  hear ; 
 
 Give  ear  nnto  me,  son  of  Zippor! 
 ^  God  is  not  a  man — and  lieth, 
 
 And  a  son  of  man — and  repenteth ! 
 
 Hath  He  said — and  doth  He  not  do  it  ? 
 
 And  spoken— and  doth  He  not  confinn  it? 
 ^  Lo,  to  bless  I  have  received : 
 
 Yea,  He  blesseth,  and  T  cannot  reverse  it. 
 "^  He  hath  not  beheld  iniquity  in  Jacob, 
 
 Nor  hath  He  seen  perverseness  in  Israel ; 
 
 Jehovah  his  God  is  with  him. 
 
 And  a  shont  of  a  king  is  in  him. 
 ''-  God  is  bringing  them  o^it  from  Egypt, 
 
 As  the  swiftness  of  a  Reem  is  to  him ; 
 ''^  For  no  enchantment  is  against  Jacob, 
 
 Nor  divination  against  Israel, 
 
 At  the  time  it  is  said  of  Jacob  and  Israel, 
 
 What  hath  God  wrought ! 
 ^^  Lo,  the  people  as  a  lioness  riseth. 
 
 And  as  a  lion  he  lifteth  himself  np. 
 
 He  lieth  not  down  till  he  eateth  prey, 
 
 And  blood  of  pierced  ones  doth  drink.' 
 
 "^ And  Balak  saith  unto  Balaam,  'Neither 
 pierce  it  at  all,  nor  bless  it  at  all ; '  -•'  and 
 Balaam  answereth  and  saith  unto  Balak, 
 'Have  I  not  spoken  nnto  thee,  saying.  All 
 that  Jehovah  speaketh — it  I  do?' 
 
 -^  And  Balak  saith  unto  Balaam,  '  Come,  I 
 pray  thee,  I  take  thee  nnto  another  place ;  it 
 niay  be  it  is  right  in  the  eyes  of  God — to 
 pierce  it  for  me  from  thence.' 
 
 28  And  Balak  taketh  Balaam  to  the  top  of 
 Peor,  which  is  looking  on  the  front  of  the 
 wilderness,  -"and  Balaam  saith  nnto  Balak, 
 '  Build  for  me  in  this  place  seven  altars,  and 
 make  ready  for  me  in  this  place  seven  bul- 
 locks and  seven  rams  ; '  ^•'  and  Bal.ak  doth  as 
 Balaam  said,  and  he  ofFereth  a  bullock  and  a 
 ram  on  an  altar. 
 
 XXIV.  1  AND  Balaam  seeth  that  ^<^■s  good 
 in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  to  bless  Israel,  and 
 he  hath  not  gone  as  time  by  time  to  meet 
 enchantments,   and  he  setteth  towards  the 
 wilderness  his  face  ;  ^  and  Balaam  lifteth  up 
 his  eyes,  and  seeth  Israel  tabernacling,  by  its 
 tribes,  and  the  Spirit  of  God  is  upon  him, 
 '  and  he  talvcth  up  his  simile,  and  saith : 
 '  An  afRrmation  of  Balaam  son  of  Beor — 
 And  an  affirmation  of  the  man  whose  eyes 
 are  shut — 
 '•  An  affirmation  of  him  who  is  hearing  say- 
 ings of  God — 
 Wlio  a  vision  of  the  Almighty  sceth. 
 Falling — and  eyes  uncovered : 
 "  How  good  have  been  thy  tents,  0  Jacob, 
 
 Thy  tabernacles,  0  Israel ; 
 ^  As  valleys  they  have  been  stretched  out. 
 As  gardens  by  a  river ; 
 As  aloes  Jehovah  hath  planted. 
 As  cedars  by  waters ; 
 
 7  He  maketh  water  flow  from  his  buckets, 
 And  his  seed  is  in  many  waters  ; 
 
 And  higher  than  Agag  is  his  king. 
 And  exalted  is  liis  kingdom. 
 
 8  God  is  brin.ging  him  out  of  Egypt ; 
 As  the  s\viftness  of  a  Reem  is  to  him. 
 He  eateth  up  nations  his  adversaries, 
 
 And  thoir  bones  he  breaketh. 
 And  tntJi  his  arrows  he  smiteth, 
 ^  He  hatli  bent,  he  hath  lain  down  as  %  lion. 
 And  as  a  lioness:  who  doth  raise  him  iip? 
 He  who  is  blessing  thee  is  blessed, 
 And  he  who  is  cui-siug  thee  is  cursed.' 
 1"  And  the  anger  of  Balak  bTirneth  against 
 Balaam,  and  he  striketh  his  hands ;  and  Balak 
 saith  unto  Balaam,  '  To  pierce  mine  enemies 
 I  called  thee,   and  lo,   thou  hast   certainly 
 blessed— these  three  times ;  'i  and  now,  flee 
 for  thyself  unto  thy  place ;  I  have  said,  I  do 
 greatly  honour  thee,  and  lo,  Jehovah  hath 
 kept  thee  back  from  honoiir.' 
 
 ^■-^  And  Balaam  saith  imto  Balak,   '  Did  1 
 not  also  unto  thy  messengers  whom  thou  hast 
 sent  unto  me,  speak,  saying,  ^^  If  Balak  doth 
 give  to  me  the  fulness  of  his  house  of  silver 
 and  gold,  I  am  not  able  to  pass  over  the  com- 
 mand of  Jehovah,  to  do  good  or  evil  of  mine 
 own  heart — that  which  Jehovah  speaketh — 
 it  I  speak?  "and,   now,  lo,  I  am  going  to 
 my  peoi^le ;  come,  I  counsel  thee  concerning 
 that  which  this  people  doth  to  thy  people, 
 in  the  latter  end  of  the  days.' 
 ^^  And  he  taketh  up  his  simile,  and  saith : 
 '  An  affirmation  of  Balaam  son  of  Beor — 
 A-ud  an  affirmation  of  the  man  whose  eyes 
 are  shut — 
 ''  A-U  affirmation  of  him  who  is  hearing  saj'- 
 ings  of  God — 
 And  knowing  knowledge  of  the  Most  High- 
 A  vision  of  the  Almighty  he  seeth, 
 Falling — and  eyes  uncovered : 
 1^  I  see  it,  but  not  now ; 
 I  behold  it,  but  not  near ; 
 A  star  hath  proceeded  from  Jacob, 
 And  a  sceptre  hath  risen  from  Israel, 
 And  hath  smitten  corners  of  Moab, 
 And  hath  destroyed  all  sous  of  Sheth. 
 18  And  Edom  hath  been  a  possession. 
 And  Seir  hath  been  a  possession,  for  its 
 
 enemies. 
 And  Israel  is  doing  valiantly ; 
 1"  And  one  doth  riile  out  of  Jacob, 
 And  hath  destroyed  a  remnant  from  Ai-.' 
 -"  And  he  seeth  Amalek,  and  taketh  up  his 
 simile,  and  saith : 
 
 '  A  beginning  of  the  Goyim  is  Amalek ; 
 And  his  latter  end — for  ever  he  perisheth.' 
 ^1  And  he  seeth  the  Kenite,  and  taketh  up 
 his  simile,  and  saith : 
 
 '  Enduring  is  thy  dwelling. 
 And  setting  in  a  rock  thy  nest, 
 "  But  the  Kenite  is  for  a  burning; 
 Till  when  doth  Asshur  keep  thee  captive?' 
 "3  And  he  taketh  up  his  simile,  and  saith : 
 'Alas!  who  doth  live  when  God  doth  tliis? 
 ^  And — ships  are  from  the  side  of  Chittim, 
 And  they  have  humbled  Asshur, 
 And  they  have  humbled  Eber, 
 And  it  also  for  ever  is  perishing.' 
 -^  And  Balaam  riseth,  and  goeth,  and  turn- 
 eth  back  to  his  place,  and  Balak  also  hath 
 gone  on  his  way. 
 
 XXV.  lAND  Israel  dwelleth  in  Shittim, 
 and  the  people  begin  to  go  a-whoring  imto 
 daughters  of  Moab,  -  and  thej^  caU  for  the 
 people  to  the  sacrifices  of  their  gods,  and 
 the  people  eat,  and  bow  themselves  to  their 
 109 
 
The  zeal  of  PMnehas. 
 
 XXV.  3.— NUMBERS.-- xxvT.  31. 
 
 Numbering  of  the  people. 
 
 Rods,  ^  and  Israel  is  joined  to  Baal-Peor,  and 
 the  anger  of  Jehovah  burnetii  against  Israel. 
 
 *  And  Jehovah  saitli  imto  Moses,  '  Take  all 
 the  chiefs  of  the  people,  and  hang  them  be- 
 fore Jehovah — over-against  the  snn ;  and  the 
 fierceness  of  the  anger  of  Jehovah  doth  turn 
 back  from  Israel.' 
 
 ^  And  Moses  saith  unto  the  judges  of  Israel, 
 'Slay  ye  each  his  men  who  are  joined  to 
 Baal-Peor.' 
 
 ^  And  lo,  a  man  of  the  sons  of  Israel  hath 
 come,  and  bringeth  in  unto  his  brethren  the 
 Midianitess,  before  the  eyes  of  Moses,  and 
 before  the  eyes  of  all  the  company  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  who  are  weeping  at  the  open- 
 ing of  the  tent  of  meeting;  ''and  Phinehas, 
 son  of  Eleazar,  son  of  Aaron,  the  priest, 
 seeth,  and  riseth  from  the  midst  of  the  com- 
 pany, and  taketh  a  javelin  in  his  hand,  ^and 
 goeth  in  after  the  man  of  Israel  unto  the 
 hollow  place,  and  pierceth  them  both,  the 
 man  of  Israel  and  the  woman — unto  her  belly, 
 and  the  plague  is  restrained  from  the  sons  of 
 Israel;  *and  the  dead  by  the  plague  are  four 
 and  twenty  thousand. 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, ^1  'Phinehas,  son  of  Eleazar,  son  of  Aaron 
 the  priest,  hath  turned  back  My  fury  fi  nm 
 the  sons  of  Israel,  by  his  bein»  zealous  w  h 
 My  zeal  in  their  midst,  and  I  have  not  cc  - 
 sumed  the  sons  of  Israel  in  My  zeal. 
 
 ^^ '  Therefore  say,  Lo,  I  am  giving  to  him 
 My  covenant  of  peace,  ^^  and  it  hath  been  to 
 him  and  to  his  seed  after  him  a  covenant  of 
 a  priesthood  age-during,  because  that  he  hath 
 been  zealous  for  his  God,  and  doth  make 
 atonement  for  the  sons  of  Israel.' 
 
 "And  the  name  of  the  man  of  Israel  who 
 is  smitten,  who  hath  been  smitten  with  the 
 Midianitess,  is  Zimri  son  of  Salu,  prince  of 
 the  house  of  a  father  of  the  Simeonite ;  ^^and 
 the  name  of  the  woman  who  is  smitten,  the 
 Midianitess,  is  Cozbi  daughter  of  Zur,  head  of 
 a  people — of  the  house  of  a  father  in  Midian 
 is  he. 
 
 ^'  And  Jehovah  speaketh  imto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 1'' '  Distress  the  Midianites,  and  ye  have 
 smitten  them,  ^^ior  they  are  adversaries  to 
 you  with  their  frauds,  ivith  which  they  have 
 acted  fraudulently  to  you,  concerning  the 
 matter  of  Peor,  and  concerning  the  matter  of 
 Cozbi,  daughter  of  a  prince  oif  Midian,  their 
 sister,  who  is  smitten  in  the  day  of  the  plague 
 for  the  matter  of  Peor.' 
 
 XXVI.  1  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass,  after  the 
 plague,  that  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses, 
 and  unto  Eleazar  son  of  Aaron  the  priest, 
 saying, 
 
 ^ '  Take  up  the  sum  of  all  the  company 
 of  the  sons  of  Israel,  from  a  son  of  twenty 
 years  and  upward,  by  the  house  of  their 
 fathers,  every  one  going  out  to  the  host  in 
 IsraeL' 
 
 •*Aud_Moses  speaketh — Eleazar  the  priest 
 also — with  them,  in  the  jjlaius  of  Moab,  by 
 Jordan,  riear  Jericho,  saying,  •• '  From  a  son 
 of  twenty  years  and  upAvard,'  as  Jehovah  liath 
 commanded  Moses  and  the  sons  of  Israel  who 
 are  coming  out  from  the  land  of  Egyjit. 
 
 '  Keuben,  first-born  of  Israel — sons  of  Re\i- 
 110 
 
 ben:  of  Hanoch  ?.s  the  family  of 'the  Hanoeh- 
 ite;  of  Pallu  the  family  of  the  Palluite;  "of 
 Hezron  the  family  of  the  Hezi-onitc ;  of  Camii 
 the  family  of  the  Carmite. 
 
 ^  These  are  families  of  the  Reubenite,  and 
 their  numbered  ones  are  three  and  forty  thou- 
 sand and  seven  hundred  and  thirty. 
 
 8  And  the  son  of  PaUu  is  Eliab;  ^and  the 
 sons  of  Eliab  are  Nemuel  and  Dathan  and 
 Abiram;  this  is  that  Dathan  and  Abiram, 
 called  ones  of  the  company,  who  have  striven 
 against  Moses  and  against  Aaron  in  the  com- 
 pany of  Korah,  in  their  striving  against  Je- 
 hovah, i*and  the  earth  openeth  her  mouth, 
 and  swalloweth  them  and  Korah,  in  the  deatli 
 of  the  company,  in  the  fire  consuming  the  two 
 himdred  and  fifty  men,  and  they  become  a 
 sign ;  11  and  the  sons  of  Korah  died  not. 
 
 1^  Sons  of  Simeon  by  their  families :  of  Ne- 
 muel  is  the  family  of  the  Nemuelite ;  of  Jamin 
 the  family  of  the  Jaminite;  of  Jachin  the 
 family  of  the  Jachinite ;  ^^  of  Zerah  the  family 
 of  the  Zarhite;  of  Shaul  the  family  of  the 
 Shaulite. 
 
 "  These  are  families  of  the  Simeonite,  two 
 and  twenty  thousand  and  two  hundred. 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  Gad  by  their  families :  of  Zephon 
 is  the  family  of  the  Zephonite ;  of  Haggi  the 
 famih^  of  the  Haggite;  of  Shimi  the  family  of 
 the  Shunite;  i^of  Ozni  the  family  of  the 
 Oznite-  of  Eri  the  family  of  the  Erite:  ^^of 
 Arod  the  family  of  the  Arodite ;  of  Areli  the 
 family  of  the  Arelite. 
 
 1*  These  are  families  of  the  sons  of  Gad, 
 by  their  numbered  ones,  forty  thousand  and 
 five  hundred. 
 
 I''  Sous  of  Judah  a?r  iir  and  Ouan  ;  and  Er 
 dieth — Ouan  also — in  the  land  of  Canaan. 
 "*And  sons  of  Judah,  by  their  families,  are: 
 of  Shelah  the  family  of  the  Slielanite ;  of 
 Pharez  the  family  of  the  Pharzite ;  of  Zerah 
 the  family  of  the  Zarhite ;  -^  and  sons  of  Pharez 
 are:  of  Hezron  the  family  of  tlie  Hozronite; 
 of  Hamul  the  family  of  the  Hamulite. 
 
 "-These  are  families  of  Judah,  by  their  num- 
 bered ones,  six  and  seventy  thousand  and  five 
 hundred. 
 
 -■'  Sons  of  Issachar  by  their  families ;  of 
 Tola  is  the  family  of  the  Tolaite ;  of  Pna  the 
 family  of  the  Punite;  -■'  of  Jashub  tlie  family 
 of  the  Jashubite ;  of  Shimron  the  family  of  the 
 Shimrouite. 
 
 ^  These  are  families  of  Issachar,  by  their 
 numbered  ones,  four  and  sixty  thousand  and 
 three  hundred. 
 
 -"Sons  of  Zebiilim  by  their  families:  of 
 Sered  is  the  family  of  the  Sardite ;  of  Elonthc 
 family  of  the  Elonite;  of  Jahleeltho  family  of 
 the  Jahleelite. 
 
 "^  These  are  families  of  the  Zebulunite  by 
 tlieir  numbered  ones,  sLxty  thousand  and  five 
 hundred. 
 
 "8  Sons  of  Joseph  by  their  families  are 
 Manasseh  and  Epnraim. 
 
 '^  Sons  of  Manasseh  :  of  Machir  is  the  family 
 of  the  Machirite ;  and  Machir  hath  begotten 
 Gilead ;  of  Gilead  w  the  family  of  the  Gil- 
 cadite. 
 
 3*  Tliese  are  sons  of  Gilead :  of  Jeezer  is  the 
 family  of  the  Jeezerite;  of  Helek  the  family 
 of  the  Helekite ;  *'  and  o/ Asriel  the  family  of 
 
Numbering  of  the  people  xxvi.  32. — NUMBERS.— xxvii.  11,  in  the  plains  of  Moah. 
 
 the  Asriclitc ;  and  of  Shechom  the  family  of 
 the  Shecheuiite ;  •'^audo/Shemida  tlie  family 
 of  the  Shemidaite ;  and  of  Hepher  the  family 
 of  the  Hepherite. 
 
 ^  And  Zelophehad  son  of  Hepher  had  no 
 sons  biit  daughters,  and  the  names  of  the 
 daughters  of  Zelophehad  are  Mahlah,  and 
 Noan,  Hoglah,  Milcah,  and  Tirzah. 
 
 3*  These  are  families  of  Manasseh,  and 
 their  numbered  ones  are  two  and  fifty  thou- 
 sand and  seven  hundred. 
 
 3^  These  are  sons  of  Ephraim  by  their  fa- 
 milies :  of  Shuthelah  is  the  family  of  the 
 Shuthelhite;  of  Becher  the  family  of  the 
 Bachrite;  of  Tahan  the  family  of  the  Ta- 
 hanite.  ^^  And  these  are  sons  of  Shuthelah : 
 of  Eran  the  family  of  the  Eranite. 
 
 3^  These  are  families  of  the  sons  of  Ephraim, 
 by  their  nitmbered  ones,  two  and  thirty  thou- 
 sand and  live  hundred.  These  are  sons  of 
 Joseph  by  their  families. 
 
 38 Sons  of  Benjamin  by  their  families:  of 
 Bela  is  the  family  of  the  Belaite ;  of  Ashbel 
 the  family  of  the  Ashbelite ;  of  Ahiram  the 
 family  of  the  Ahiramite;  ^^of  Shupham  the 
 family  of  the  Shuphamite;  of  Hupham  the 
 family  of  the  Hupnamite. 
 
 ■*"  And  sons  of  Bela  are  Ard  and  Naaman : 
 of  Ard  is  the  family  of  the  Ardite:  of  Naa- 
 man the  family  of  the  Naamite. 
 
 *!  These  are  sons  of  Benjamin  by  their 
 families,  and  their  numbered  ones  are  five 
 and  forty  thousand  and  six  hundred. 
 
 ^"^  These  are  sons  of  Dan  by  their  families : 
 of  Shuham  is  the  family  of  the  Shuhamite ; 
 these  are  families  of  Dan  by  their  families; 
 *^  all  the  families  of  the  Shuhamite,  by  their 
 numbered  ones,  are  four  and  sixty  thousand 
 and  four  himdred. 
 
 ^  Sons  of  Ashcr  by  their  families :  of  Jimna 
 is  the  family  of  the  Jimnite;  of  Jesiii  the 
 family  of  the  Jesiiite;  of  Beriah  the  family 
 of  the  Beriite.  ^^  Of  sons  of  Beriah :  of  Heber 
 is  the  family  of  the  Heberite;  of  Malchiel 
 the  family  of  the  Malchielite.  ^^And  the 
 name  of  the  daughter  of  Asher  is  Sarah. 
 
 *^ These  are  families  of  the  sons  of  Asher, 
 by  their  numbered  ones,  three  and  fifty  thou- 
 sand and  four  hundred. 
 
 ^  Sons  of  Naphtali  by  their  families :  of 
 Jahzeel  is  the  family  of  the  Jahzeelite;  of 
 Guni  the  family  of  the  Gimite;  ''^of  Jczer 
 the  family  of  the  Jezerite;  of  Shillem  the 
 family  of  the  Shillemite. 
 
 ^"  These  are  families  of  Naphtali  by  their 
 families,  and  their  munbered  ones  are  five 
 and  forty  thousand  and  four  himdred. 
 
 ^^  These  are  numbered  ones  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  six  hundred  thousand,  and  a  thousand, 
 seven  hundred  and  thirty. 
 
 ^2  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, ^3 '  To  these  is  the  land  apportioned  oy  in- 
 heritance, by  the  niunbcr  of  names  ;  ^^  to  the 
 many  thou  dost  increase  their  inheritance, 
 and  to  the  few  thou  dost  diminish  their  in- 
 heritance ;  to  each  according  to  his  nimibered 
 ones  is  given  his  inheritance. 
 
 ®^ '  Only  by  lot  is  the  land  apportioned,  by 
 the  names  of  the  tribes  of  their  fathers  they 
 inherit ;  ^^  according  to  the  lot  is  th  eir  inheri- 
 tance apportioned  between  many  and  few.' 
 Ill 
 
 ^^And  these  are  numbered  ones  of  the 
 Levite  by  their  families:  of  Gershon  is  the 
 family  of  the  Gershonite;  of  Kohath  the 
 family  of  the  Kohathite;  of  Merari  the  fa- 
 mily of  the  Merarite. 
 
 ^8 These  are  families  of  the  Levite:  the 
 family  of  the  Libnite,  the  family  of  the  He- 
 bronite,  the  family  of  the  Mahlite,  the  family 
 of  the  Mushite,  the  family  of  the  Korathite. 
 
 And  Kohath  hath  begotten  Amram,  ^'^  and 
 the  name  of  Amram's  wife  is  Jochebed, 
 daughter  of  Levi,  whom  one  hath  born  to 
 Levi  in  E^ypt;  and  she  beareth  to  Amram 
 Aaron,  and  Moses,  and  Miriam  their  sister. 
 
 60  And  born  to  Aaron  Nadab  and  Abihu, 
 Eleazar  and  Ithamar;  ''land  Nadab  dieth — 
 Abihu  also — in  their  bringing  near  strange 
 fire  before  Jehovah. 
 
 ^'^And  their  numbered  ones  are  three  and 
 twenty  thousand,  every  male  from  a  son  of 
 a  month  and  upwardsj  for  they  have  not 
 numbered  themselves  in  the  midst  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel ;  for  an  inheritance  hath  not 
 been  given  to  them  in  the  midst  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel. 
 
 "^  These  are  those  numbered  by  Moses  and 
 Eleazar  the  priest,  who  have  numbered  the 
 sons  of  Israel  in  the  plains  of  Moab,  by  Jor- 
 dan, near  Jericho ;  ^^  and  among  these  there 
 hath  not  Ijeen  a  man  of  those  numbered  by 
 Moses,  and  Aaron  the  priest,  who  numbered 
 the  sons  of  Israel  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai, 
 ^  for  Jehovah  said  of  them,  '  They  do  cer- 
 tainly die  in  the  wilderness ; '  and  there  hath 
 not  been  left  of  them  a  man  save  Caleb  son  of 
 Jephunneh,  and  Joshua  son  of  Nim. 
 
 XXVII.  lAND  daughters  of  Zelophehad 
 son  of  Hepher,  son  of  Gilead,  son  of  Machir, 
 son  of  Manasseh,  of  the  families  of  Manasseh 
 son  of  Joseph,  draw  near — and  these  are  the 
 names  of  his  daughters,  Mahlah,  Noah,  and 
 Hoglah,  and  IMilcah,  and  Tirzah — ^  and  stand 
 before  Moses,  and  before  Eleazar  the  priest, 
 and  before  the  princes,  and  all  the  company, 
 at  the  opening  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  saying : 
 
 ^  'Our  father  died  in  the  wilderness,  and 
 he — he  was  not  in  the  midst  of  the  company 
 who  were  met  together  against  Jehovalx  in 
 the  company  of  Korah,  but  for  his  own  sin 
 he  died,  and  had  no  sons ;  *  why  is  the  name 
 of  our  father  withdrawn  from  the  midst  of 
 his  family  because  he  hath  no  sou  ?  give  to  us 
 a  possession  in  the  midst  of  the  brethren  of 
 our  father ; '  ^  and  Moses  bringeth  near  their 
 cause  before  Jehovah. 
 
 ^And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, ^  '  Rightly  are  the  daughters  of  Zeloi^he- 
 had  speaking;  thou  dost  certainly  give  to 
 them  a  possession  of  an  inheritance  in  the 
 midst  of  their  father's  brethren,  and  hast 
 caused  to  pass  over  the  inheritance  of  their 
 father  to  them. 
 
 8  'And  unto  the  sons  of  Israel  thou  dost 
 speak,  saying.  When  a  man  dieth,  and  hath 
 no  son,  then  ye  have  caused  his  inheritance 
 to  pass  over  to  his  daughter;  ^^and  if  he  have 
 no  daughter,  then  ye  have  given  his  inheri- 
 tance to  his  brethren ;  ^^  and  if  he  have  no 
 brethren,  then  ye  have  given  his  inlieritance 
 to  his  father's  brethren ;  ^^  and  if  his  father 
 
Moses  warned  of  his  death,     xxvii.  12.— NUMBERS.— xxix.  2.       Various  kinds  of  offerings. 
 
 have  no  brctlircn.  then  ye  have  given  his 
 inheritance  to  liis  relation  who  is  near  unto 
 Inni  of  his  family,  and  he  hath  possessed  it;' 
 and  it  hatli  been  to  the  sons  of  Israel  for  a 
 statute  of  judgment,  as  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded Moses. 
 
 i"'' And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  'Go  up 
 unto  this  mount  Abarim,  and  see  the  land 
 which  1  have  given  to  the  sons  of  Israel ; 
 "and  thou  hast  seen  it,  and  thou  hast  been 
 gathered  unto  thy  people,  also  thou,  as  Aarou 
 thy  brother  hath  been  gathered,  "  because  ye 
 provoked  My  mouth  in  the  wilderness  of  Ziu, 
 in  the  strife  of  the  company— to  sanctify  Me 
 at  the  waters  before  tneir  eyes;'  they  are 
 waters  of  Meribah,  in  Kadesh,  in  the  wilder- 
 ness of  Zin. 
 
 15  And  Moses  speaketh  unto  Jehovah,  say- 
 ing, 1"  'Jehovah— God  of  the  spirits  of  all 
 11  esh— appoint  a  man  over  the  company,  i'^  who 
 goeth  out  before  them,  and  who  cometh  in 
 before  them,  and  who  taketh  them  out,  and 
 who  bringeth  them  in,  and  the  company  of 
 Jehovah  is  not  as  sheep  which  have  no  shep- 
 herd.' 
 
 18  And  Jehovah  saitli  unto  Moses,  '  Take  to 
 thee  Joshua  son  of  Nun,  a  man  in  whom  is 
 the  Spirit,  and  thou  hast  laid  thine  hand 
 upon  liim,  i'*and  hast  caused  him  to  stand 
 before  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  before  all  the 
 company,  and  hast  charged  him  before  their 
 eyes,  -''and  hast  put  of  thine  honour  upon 
 him,  so  that  all  the  company  of  tlie  sons  of 
 Israel  do  hearken. 
 
 21  'And  before  Eleazar  the  priest  he  standeth, 
 and  he  hath  asked  for  him  by  the  judgment 
 of  the  Lights  before  Jehovah ;  at  His  word 
 they  go  out,  and  at  His  word  they  come  in  ; 
 he,  and  all  the  sons  of  Israel  with  him,  even 
 all  the  company.' 
 
 "And  Aloses  doth  as  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded him,  and  taketh  Joshua,  and  caus- 
 eth  him  to  stand  before  Eleazar  the  priest, 
 and  before  all  the  company,  -^and  layeth 
 liis  hands  upon  him,  and  cnargeth  him,  as 
 Jehovah  hath  spoken  by  the  hand  of  Moses. 
 
 XXVIII.  1  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto 
 Moses,  saying,  - '  Command  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 and  tliou  hast  said  unto  them,  My  offering, 
 My  bread  for  My  iire-offerings,  My  sweet  fra- 
 grance, ye  take  heed  to  bring  near  to  Me  in 
 its  appointed  season. 
 
 2  '  And  thou  hast  said  to  them.  This  is  the 
 fire-offering  wliich  ye  bring  near  to  Jehovah : 
 two  lambs,  sons  of  a  year,  perfect  ones,  daily, 
 a  continual  burnt-offering ;  *  the  one  lamb 
 thou  preparest  in  the  morning,  and  the  se- 
 cond lamh  thou  preparest  between  the  even- 
 ings; '  and  a  tenth  of  the  cphah  of  flour  for  a 
 present,  mixed  with  beaten  oiL  a  fourth  of 
 the  bin;  "a  continual  burnt-offering,  which 
 was  made  in  mount  Sinai,  for  sweet  fragrance, 
 a  fire-offering  to  Jehovah ;  ^  and  its  libation, 
 a  fourth  of  the  hin  for  the  one  lamb ;  in  the 
 sanctuary  cause  thou  a  libation  of  strong 
 drink  to  be  poured  out  to  Jehovah. 
 
 8  '  And  the  second  lamb  thou  dost  prepare 
 
 between  the  evenings ;  as  the  present  of  the 
 
 morning,  and  as  its  libation  tnou  preparest 
 
 — s  fire-offering,  a  sweet  fragrance  to  Jehovah. 
 
 112 
 
 "  '  And  on  the  sabbath-day,  two  lambs,  sons 
 of  a  year,  perfect  ones,  and  two-tenth  deals 
 of  flour,  a  present,  mixed  with  oil,  and  its  li- 
 bation ;  10  the  burnt-offering  of  the  sabbath  in 
 its  sabbath,  besides  the  continual  burnt-offer- 
 ing and  its  libation. 
 
 "  'And  in  the  beginnings  of  your  mouths 
 ye  bring  near  a  burnt-offering  to  Jehovah : 
 two  bullocks,  sons  of  the  herd,  and  one  ram, 
 seven  lambs,  sons  of  a  year,  perfect  ones; 
 i-and  three-tenth  deals  of  flour,  a  present, 
 mixed  with  oil,  for  the  one  bullock,  and  two- 
 tenth  deals  of  floxu-,  a  present,  mixed  with 
 oil,  for  the  one  ram ;  i^  and  a  several  tenth 
 deal  of  flour,  a  present,  mixed  with  oil,  for  the 
 one  lamb ;  a  burnt-offering,  a  sweet  fragrance, 
 a  lire-offering  to  Jehovah;  "and  their  liba- 
 tions are  a  half  of  the  hin  to  a  bullock,  and 
 a  third  of  the  hin  to  a  ram,  and  a  fourth  of 
 the  hin  to  a  lamb,  of  mne  ;  this  is  the  bumt- 
 offerinji  of  every  month  for  the  months  of  the 
 year;  "and  one  kid  of  the  goats  for  a  sin- 
 offering  to  Jehovah;  besides  the  continual 
 burnt-offering  it  is  prepared,  and  its  libation. 
 1^  '  And  in  the  flrst  month,  in  the  four- 
 teenth day  of  the  month,  is  the  passover  to 
 Jehovah;  i^and  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  this 
 month  is  a  festival,  seven  days  imleavened 
 food  is  eaten;  i^in  the  first  day  is  an  holy 
 convocation,  ye  do  no  servile  work,  i^  and  ye 
 have  brought  near  a  fire-offering,  a  hiu-nt- 
 off'ering  to  Jehovah:  two  bullocks,  sons  of 
 the  herd,  and  one  ram,  and  seven  lambs,  sons 
 of  a  year,  perfect  ones  they  are  for  you ;  ""  and 
 their  present,  flour  mixed  with  oil,  three- 
 tenth  deals  for  a  bullock,  and  two-tenth  deals 
 for  a  ram  ye  do  prepare ;  -i  a  several  tenth  deal 
 thou  preparest  for  the  one  lamb,  for  the  seven 
 lambs,  "^  and  one  goat,  a  sin-offering,  to  make 
 atonement  for  you. 
 
 ^  'Apart  from  the  burnt-offering  of  the 
 morning,  which  is  for  the  continual  burnt- 
 offering,  ye  prepare  these ;  "^  according  to 
 these  ye  prepare  daily,  seven  days,  bread  of 
 a  flre-offering,  a  sweet  fragrance,  to  Jehovah ; 
 besides  the  continual  burnt-offering  it  is  pre- 
 pared, and  its  libation ;  -^  and  on  the  seventh 
 day  a  holy  convocation  ye  have,  ye  do  no  ser- 
 vile work.' 
 
 -^ '  And  in  the  day  of  the  first-fruits,  in 
 your  bringing  near  a  new  present  to  Jehovah, 
 in  your  weeks,  a  holy  convocation  ye  have ;  yo 
 do  no  servile  work;  -^and  ye  have  brought 
 near  a  burnt-offering  for  sweet  fragrance  to 
 Jehovah :  two  bullocks,  sons  of  the  herd,  one 
 ram,  seven  lambs,  sons  of  a  year,  ^  and  their 
 present,  flour  nuxed  -with  oil,  three-tenth 
 deals  to  the  one  bullock,  two-tenth  deals  to 
 the  one  ram,  ^'^  a  several  tenth  deal  to  the  one 
 lamb,  for  the  seven  lambs ;  ^^  one  kid  of  the 
 ^oats  to  make  atonement  for  you ;  'i  apart 
 from  the  coutinual  burnt-offering  and  its  pre- 
 sent ye  prepare _</(em  (perfect  ones  they  are 
 for  you)  and  their  libations. 
 
 XXIX.  I'AND  in  the  seventh  month,  in 
 the  first  of  the  month,  a  holy  convocation  ye 
 have,  ye  do  no  servile  work  ;  a  day  of  shout- 
 ing it  is  to  you;  'and  ye  have  prepared  {% 
 burnt-offering,  for  sweet  fragrance  to  Je- 
 hovah: one  bullock,  a  son  of  the  herd,  on« 
 
Concerning  sacrifices,  and  xxix.  3.— NUMEERS.— xxx.  7.    the  feast  of  the  seventh  month. 
 
 ram,  seven  lambs,  sous  of  a  year,  ])erfect 
 ones;  •'and  their  present.  Hour  mixed  with 
 oil,  three-tenth  deals  for  the  bnllock,  two- 
 tenth  deals  for  the  ram,  ••  and  one-tenth 
 deal  for  the  one  lamb,  for  the  seven  lambs ; 
 ^and  one  kid  of  the  goats,  a  sin-offering,  to 
 make  atonement  for  you;  ''apart  from  the 
 burnt-offering  of  tlie  month,  and  its  present, 
 and  the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  its  pre- 
 sent, and  their  libations,  according  to  their 
 ordinance,  for  sweet  fragi-ance,  a  lire-offering 
 to  Jehovah. 
 
 ^ '  And  on  the  tenth  of  this  seventh  month 
 a  holy  convocation  ye  have,  and  ye  have 
 humbled  your  souls ;  ye  do  no  work ;  ^  and 
 
 Je  have  brought  near  a  burnt-offering  to 
 ehovah,  a  sweet  fragi"auce,  one  bullock,  a 
 son  of  the  herd,  one  ram,  seven  lambs,  sous 
 of  a  year,  perfect  ones  they  are  for  you,  ''and 
 their  present.  Hour  mixed  with  oil,  three- 
 tenth  deals  for  the  bullock,  two-tenth  deals 
 for  the  one  ram,  '"a  several  tenth  deal  for 
 the  one  lamb,  for  the  seven  lambs,  ^^  one  kid 
 of  the  §oats,  a  sin-offering;  apart  from  the 
 sin-offenng  of  the  atonements,  and  the  con- 
 tinual burnt-offering,  and  its  present,  and 
 their  libations. 
 
 1^ '  And  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  seventh 
 month  a  holy  convocation  ye  have ;  ye  do  no 
 servile  work ;  and  ye  have  celebrated  a  fes- 
 tival to  Jehovah  seven  days,  ^^  and  have 
 brought  near  a  burnt-offering,  a  fire-offering, 
 a  sweet  fragi-ance,  to  Jehovah ;  thirteen  bul- 
 locks, sons  of  the  herd,  two  rams,  foiu-teen 
 lambs,  sons  of  a  year ;  perfect  ones  they  are ; 
 ^■•and  their  present,  fiour  mixed  with  oil, 
 three-tenth  deals  to  the  one  bullock,  for  the 
 thirteen  bullocks,  two-tenth  deals  to  the  one 
 ram,  for  the  two  rams,  ^'  and  a  several  tenth 
 deal  to  the  one  lamb,  for  the  foiirteen  lambs, 
 i^aud  one  kid  of  the  goats,  a  sin-offeriug; 
 apart  from  the  continual  burnt-offering,  its 
 present,  and  its  libation. 
 
 1^ '  And  on  the  second  day  twelve  bullocks, 
 sons  of  the  herd,  two  rams,  fourteen  lambs, 
 sons  of  a  year,  jicrfcct  ones ;  ^^  and  tlieir 
 present,  and  their  libations,  for  the  bullocks, 
 for  the  rams,  and  for  the  sheep,  in  tlicir 
 number,  according  to  the  ordinance;  i^and 
 one  kid  of  the  goats,  a  sin-offering;  apart 
 from  the  continual  burnt-offering,  and  its 
 pi'esent,  and  their  libations. 
 
 "'^'Aud  on  the  third,  day  eleven  bullocks, 
 two  rams,  fourteen  lambs,  sons  of  a  year, 
 perfect  ones;  -^and  their  Y)resent,  and  their 
 libations,  for  tlie  Inillocks,  for  the  rams, 
 and  for  the  lambs,  in  their  number,  ac- 
 cording to  the  ordinance;  '-'-'and  one  goat, 
 a  sin-offering ;  ai)art  from  the  continual 
 burnt-offering,  and  its  present,  and  its  liba- 
 tion. 
 
 ^  'And  on  the  fourtfi  day  ten  bullocks, 
 two  rams,  fourteen  lambs,  sons  of  a  year, 
 perfect  ones;  -■* tlieir  present,  and  their  liba- 
 tions, for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for 
 the  lambs,  in  their  number,  according  to 
 the  ordiiiance;  -''and  one  kid  of  the  goats,  a 
 sin-offering,  apart  from  the  continual  bm-nt- 
 offering,  its  present,  and  its  libation. 
 
 ^^ '  And  on  the  fifth  day  nine  bullocks,  two 
 rams,  fourteen  lambs,  sons  of  a  year,  perfect 
 
 ones;  ^^and  their  present,  and  their  libations, 
 for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for  tlie 
 lambs,  in  their  number,  according  to  the 
 ordinance;  -^  and  one  goat,  a  sin-offering: 
 apart  from  the  continual  burnt-offering,  and 
 its  present,  and  its  libation. 
 
 ■^  '  And  on  the  sixth  clay  eight  bullocks, 
 two  rams,  fourteen  lambs,  sons  of  a  year, 
 perfect  ones;  ^Oand  their  present,  and  their 
 libations,  for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and 
 for  the  lambs,  in  their  niunber,  according 
 to  the  ordinance ;  ^i  and  one  goat,  a  sin-offer- 
 ing ;  apart  from  the  continual  burnt-offering, 
 its  present,  and  its  libation. 
 
 ^-  '  And  on  the  seventh  day  seven  bidlocks, 
 two  rams,  fourteen  lambs,  sons  of  a  year,  per- 
 fect ones ;  ^^  and  their  present,  and  tneir  hba- 
 tions,  for  the  bullocks,  for  the  rams,  and  for 
 the  lambs,  in  their  number,  according  to 
 the  ordinance ;  ^*  and  one  goat,  a  sin-offering ; 
 apart  from  the  continual  bm-nt-offering,  its 
 present,  and  its  libation. 
 
 ^^  '  On  the  eighth  day  a  restraint  ye  have, 
 ye  do  no  servile  work  ;  ^^  and  ye  have  brought 
 near  a  burnt-offerinrr,  a  fire-offering,  a  sweet 
 fragrance,  to  Jehovah ;  one  bullock,  one  ram, 
 seven  lambs,  sons  of  a  year,  perfect  ones ; 
 ^''tlieir  present,  and  their  libations,  for  the 
 bidlock,  for  the  ram,  and  for  the  lambs, 
 in  their  number,  according  to  the  ordinance ; 
 ^^and  one  goat,  a  sin-offering;  apart  from  the 
 continual  burnt-offering,  and  its  present,  and 
 its  libation. 
 
 '^'f  '  These  ye  prepare  to  Jehovah  in  your  ap. 
 pointed  seasons,  apart  from  your  vows,  and 
 your  free-will  offerings,  for  yom-  biirnt-offer- 
 ings,  and  for  your  presents,  and  for  your  lib- 
 ations, and  for  your  ijeace-offerings.' 
 
 ■*"  And  Moses  saith  unto  the  sons  of  Israel 
 according  to  all  that  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded Moses. 
 
 XXX.  lAND  Moses  speaketh  unto  the 
 heads  of  tlie  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  say- 
 ing, '  This  is  the  thing  which  Jehovah  hath 
 commanded : 
 
 "  '  When  a  man  voweth  a  vow  to  Jeliovali, 
 or  hath  sworn  an  oath  to  bind  a  bond  on  his 
 soul,  he  doth  not  pollute  his  word ;  accord, 
 ing  to  all  that  is  going  out  from  his  mouth 
 he  doth. 
 
 •*  'And  when  a  woman  voweth  a  vow  to 
 Jehovah,  and  hath  bound  a  bond  in  the 
 house  of  her  father  in  her  youth,  •'and  her 
 father  hath  heard  her  vow,  and  her  bond 
 wliicli  she  hath  bound  on  her  sold,  and  her 
 father  hath  kept  silent  at  her,  then  have  all 
 lier  vows  ])cen  established,  and  every  bond 
 which  she  hath  bound  on  her  sold  is  esta- 
 blished. 
 
 ^  'And  if  lier  father  hath  disallowed  her 
 in  the  day  of  his  hearing,  none  of  her  vows 
 and  her  bonds  which  she  hath  bound  on 
 her  sold  is  established,  and  Jeliovah  is  pro- 
 pitious to  her,  for  her  father  hath  disallowed 
 Iier. 
 
 ^  '  And  if  she  be  at  all  to  a  husband,  and 
 her  vows  are  on  her,  or  a  wrougful  utterance 
 on  her  lips,  which  she  liath  boimd  on  her 
 soul,  ''and  lier  husband  hath  heard,  and  in 
 the  day  of  his  hearing— lie  hath  kept  silent 
 113 
 
Lavi  conctrmng  vows. 
 
 XXX.  8.— NUMBERS.— XXXI.  33. 
 
 Tlie  Midianitcs  slaiiu 
 
 at  her,  then  liave  lier  vows  beeu  established, 
 aad  her  bonds  which  she  hath  bound  on  her 
 soul  are  established. 
 
 8  '  And  if  in  the  day  of  her  husband's  hear- 
 ing he  disalloweth  her,  then  he  hath  broken 
 her  vow  which  is  on  her,  and  the  Avrongful 
 utterance  of  her  lips  which  she  hath  bound 
 on  her  soul,  and  Jehovah  is  propitious  to  her. 
 
 8  'As  to  the  vow  of  a  widow  or  cast-out 
 woman,  all  that  she  hath  bound  on  her  soul 
 is  established  on  her. 
 
 1"  '  And  if  in  the  house  of  her  husband  she 
 hath  vowed,  or  hath  boimd  a  bond  on  her 
 soul  with  an  oath,  ^^  and  her  husband  hath 
 heardj  and  hath  kept  silent  at  her — he  hath 
 not  disallowed  her — then  have  all  her  vows 
 been  established,  and  every  bond  which  she 
 hath  bound  on  her  soul  is  established. 
 
 ^-  'And  if  her  husband  doth  certainly  break 
 tliem  in  the  day  of  liis  hearing,  none  of  the 
 out-going  of  her  lips  concerning  her  vows,  or 
 concerning  the  bond  of  her  soul,  is  esta- 
 blished— her  husband  hath  broken  them — 
 and  Jehovah  is  propitious  to  her. 
 
 13  'Every  vow  and  every  oath — a  bond  to 
 aumble  a  soul — her  husband  doth  establish  it, 
 or  her  husband  doth  break  it ;  ^^  and  if  her 
 husband  certainly  keei3  silent  at  her,  from 
 day  unto  day,  then  he  hath  established  all 
 her  vows,  or  all  her  bonds  which  are  upon 
 her ;  he  hath  established  them,  for  he  hath 
 kept  silent  at  her  in  the  day  of  his  hearing  ; 
 1^  and  if  lie  doth  at  all  break  thern  after  his 
 hearing,  then  he  hath  borne  her  iniquity.' 
 .  IS  These  a?'e  the  statutes  which  Jehovah 
 hath  commanded  Moses  between  a  man  and 
 his  wife,  between  a  father  and  his  daughter, 
 in  her  youth,  in  the  house  of  her  father. 
 
 XXXI.  \  '  AND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto 
 Moses,  saying,  -  'Execute  the  vengeance  of 
 the  sons  of  Israel  against  the  Midianites — af- 
 terwards thou  art  gathered  unto  thy  x^eople.' 
 
 3  And  INIoses  speaketh  unto  the  people,  say- 
 ing, '  Be  ye  armed  some  of  you  for  the  host, 
 and  they  are  against  Midian,  to  put  the  ven- 
 geance of  Jehovah  on  Midian ;  •'  a  thousand 
 for  a  tribe— a  thousand  for  a  tribe,  to  all  the 
 tribes  of  Israel — ye  do  send  to  the  host.' 
 
 ^  And  there  are  given  out  of  the  thousands 
 of  Israel  a  thousand  for  a  tribe,  twelve  thou- 
 sand armed  ones  of  the  host ;  ''  and  Moses 
 sendeth  them,  a  thousand  for  a  trilje,  to  the 
 host,  them  aud  Phinehas  son  of  Eleazar  the 
 priest,  to  the  host ;  aud  the  holy  vessels,  and 
 the  trum]iets  of  the  shoutiut?.  in  his  hand. 
 
 ''  Aud  tlicy  war  against  Midian,  as  Jehovah 
 hath  commanded  Moses,  and  slay  every 
 male;  '^and  the  kings_  of  Midiau  they  have 
 slain,  besides  their  pierced  ones,  Evi,  aud 
 Rekcm,  aud  Zur,  and  Hiu',  and  Reba,  live 
 kings  of  Midian ;  and  Balaam  sou  of  Boor, 
 they  have  slaiu  with  the  sword. 
 
 "  And  the  sons  of  Israel  take  cajitive  the 
 women  of  Midian,  aud  their  infants;  and  all 
 tlieir  cattle,  and  all  their  substance,  and  all 
 their  wealth  they  have  plundered;  i"  and  all 
 tlieir  cities,  M'itli  their  habitatious,  and  all 
 their  towers,  they  have  burnt  with  lire. 
 
 1'  And  they  talie  all  the  spoil,  aud  all  the 
 l>rey,  among  man  and  among  beast ;  ^"  aud 
 114 
 
 they  bring  in,  imto  Moses,  and  unto  Eleazar 
 the  priest,  and  unto  the  company  of  the  sona 
 of  Israel,  the  captives,  and  tiie  prey,  and  the 
 spoil,  imto  the  camp,  imto  the  plains  of  Moab, 
 which  are  by  Jordan,  near  Jericho. 
 
 13  And  Moses,  and  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
 all  the  princes  of  the  company,  go  out  to 
 meet  them,  unto  the  outside  of  the  camp, 
 1*  and  Moses  is  wroth  against  the  inspectors 
 of  the  force,  chiefs  of  the  thousands,  and 
 chiefs  of  the  himdreds,  who  are  coming  in  from 
 the  host  of  the  battle. 
 
 I''  And  Moses  saith  unto  them,  '  Have  ye 
 kept  alive  every  female  ?  i^  lo,  they — they 
 have  been  to  the  sons  of  Israel,  thi'ough  the 
 word  of  Balaam,  to  cause  a  trespass  agamst 
 Jehovah  in  the  matter  of  Peor,  and  the  plague 
 is  in  the  comi^any  of  Jehovah. 
 
 1''  '  And  now,  slay  ye  every  male  among  the 
 infants,  yea,  every  woman  luiown  of  man  by 
 the  lying  of  a  male  ye  have  slain;  i^and  all 
 the  infants  among  the  women,  who  have  not 
 known  the  lying  of  a  male,  ye  have  kept  alive 
 for  yom-selves. 
 
 1^ '  And  ye,  encamp  ye  at  the  outside  of  the 
 camp  seven  days — any  who  hath  slain  a  per- 
 son, and  any  who  hath  come  against  a  pierced 
 one,  ye  cleanse  yourselves  on  the  third  day, 
 and  ou  the  seventh  day — ye  and  your  captives ; 
 -"  and  every  garment,  and  every  skin  vessel, 
 and  every  work  of  goats'  hair,  and  every 
 wooden  vessel,  ye  yom-selves  cleanse.' 
 
 -1  And  Eleazer  the  priest  saith  unto  the  men 
 of  the  host  who  go  in  to  battle,  'This  is  the 
 statute  of  the  law  which  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded Moses:  ^"only,  the  gold,  and  the 
 silver,  the  brass,  the  iron,  the  tin,  and  the 
 lead,  -3  every  thing  which  may  go  into  fire,  ye 
 cause  to  pass  over  through  fire,  aud  it  hath 
 been  clean ;  only,  \vith  the  water  of  separa- 
 tion it  is  cleansed,  and  all  that  may  not  go  in- 
 to fire,  ye  cause  to  pass  over  through  water ; 
 ^  and  ye  have  washed  your  garments  on  the 
 seventh  day,  aud  have  been  clean,  and  after- 
 wards ye  come  in  unto  the  camp.' 
 
 -^  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,_say- 
 iug,  -^ '  Take  up  the  sum  of  the  prey  of  the 
 captives,  among  man  and  .among  beast,  thou, 
 aud  Eleazar  the  priest,  aud  the  heads  of  the 
 fathers  of  the  company;  -"and  thou  hast 
 halved  the  prey  between  those  handling  the 
 battle  who  go  out  to  the  host  and  all  the 
 company ;  -'^  and  thou  hast  raised  a  tribute  to 
 Jehovah  from  the  men  of  war,  who  go  out  to 
 the  host,  one  body  out  of  five  hundred,  of 
 man,  and  of  the  herd,  aud  of  the  asses,  aud 
 of  the  flock;  -''from  their  half  ye  do  take,  and 
 thou  hast  given  to  Eleazar  the  priest — the 
 heave-ofi'eriug  of  Jehovah. 
 ■■  •*!) '  And  from  the  sous  of  Israel's  half  thou 
 dost  take  one  possession  out  of  fifty,  of  man, 
 of  the  herd,  of  the  asses,  aud  of  the  flock,  of 
 all  the  cattle,  and  thou  hast  given  them  to  the 
 Levites  keeping  the  charge  of  the  tabernacle 
 of  .Tehovah. 
 
 31  And  Moses  doth —Eleazar  the  priest  aLso 
 — as  Jehovah  hath  couimaudcd  Mf)scs. 
 
 •'■-And  the  prey,  the  residue  of  the  spoil 
 which  the  people  of  the  host  have  spoiled,  is 
 of  the  tlock  si.x  hundi  r(l  thousaiul,  ami  seventy 
 thousand,  and  live  thousaud  ;   •*•*  aiul  of  the 
 
Proposals  of  the 
 
 XXXI.  34.— mjMBERS.— XXXII.  26. 
 
 Gadites  and  Reuhenitp^ 
 
 herd  two  and  seventy  thousand ;  "^^  and  of 
 asses  one  and  sixty  thousand ;  •'^  and  of  human 
 beings — of  the  women  who  have  not  known  tiie 
 lying  of  a  male — all  the  persons  are  two  and 
 thirty  thousand. 
 
 •^''And  the  half — the  portion  of  those  who 
 go  out  into  the  host — the  number  of  the  flock 
 is  three  himdred  thousand,  and  thirty  thou- 
 sand, and  seven  thousand  and  five  hundred. 
 
 ^''  And  the  tribute  to  Jehovah  of  the  sheep 
 is  six  hundred  five  and  seventy ;  ^^  and  the 
 herd  is  six  and  thirty  thousand,  and  their 
 tribute  to  Jehovah  is  two  and  seventy;  •^^and 
 the  asses  are  thii-ty  thousand  and  iive  hun- 
 dred, and  their  tribute  to  Jehovah  is  one  and 
 sixty ;  '*•'  and  the  human  beings  are  sixteen 
 thousand,  and  their  tribute  to  Jehovah  is  two 
 and  thirty  persons. 
 
 •*!  And  Moses  giveth  the  tribute— Jehovah's 
 heave-ofi'eriug — to  Eleazar  the  priest,  as  Je- 
 hovah hath  commanded  Moses. 
 
 *-Aud  of  the  sous  of  Israel's  half,  which 
 Moses  halved  fi'om  the  men  who  war — ^'-^  and 
 the  company's  half  is,  of  the  flock  three  hun- 
 dred thousand,  and  thirty  thousand,  seven 
 thousand  and  five  hundred ;  •"  and  of  the 
 herd  six  and  thirty  thousand ;  ^'^  and  of  asses 
 thirty  tliousaud  aud  five  hundred ;  ""'  and  of 
 human  beings  sixteen  thousand — ^~  Moses  tak- 
 eth  from  the  sons  of  Israel's  half  the  one  pos- 
 session from  the  fifty,  of  man  and  of  beast, 
 and  giveth  them  to  the  Levites  keeping  the 
 charge  of  the  tabernacle  of  Jehovah,  as  Je- 
 hovah hath  commanded  Moses. 
 
 '^  And  the  inspectors  whom  the  thousands 
 of  the  host  hath,  (heads  of  the  thousands  and 
 heads  of  the  hundi-eds),  di-aw  near  imto  Moses, 
 ■**  and  they  say  unto  Moses,  '  Thy  servants 
 have  taken  uii  the  sum  of  the  men  of  war 
 who  are  with  us,  and  not  a  man  of  lis  hath 
 been  missed :  ''"  and  we  bring  near  Jehovah's 
 offering,  each  that  which  he  hath  found, 
 vessels  of  gold — chain,  and  bracelet,  seal-ring, 
 ecM'-ring,  and  bead — to  make  atonement  for 
 om'selves  before  Jehovah.' 
 
 ^1  And  Moses  receiveth — Eleazar  the  priest 
 also— the  gold  from  them,  every  made  vessel , 
 ^-and  all  the  gold  of  the  lieave-offering  which 
 they  have  lifted  up  to  Jehovah  is  sixteen 
 thousand  seveu  hundi-ed  aud  fifty  shekels, 
 from  heads  of  the  thousands,  and  from  heads 
 of  the  hundreds ;  ^'^  (the  men  of  the  host  liave 
 spoiled  each  for  himself) ;  ''•'  and  Moses  taketh 
 —Eleazar  the  priest  also — the  gold  from  the 
 heads  of  the  thousands  aud  of  the  huudi-eds, 
 and  they  bi-iug  it  in  unto  the  tent  of  meeting 
 — a  memorial  for  the  sous  of  Israel  before 
 Jehovah. 
 
 XXXII.  1  AND  much  cattle  hath  been  to 
 the  sous  of  Eeubcn  and  to  the  sons  of  Gad, 
 very  many ;  aud  they  see  the  land  of  Jazer, 
 and  the  land  of  Gilead,  and  lo,  the  place  is 
 a  place /oy  cattle;  -and  the  sous  of  Gad,  and 
 tlie  sous  of  Reuben,  come  in  and  sjieak  unto 
 Moses,  aud  unto  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  unto 
 the  princes  of  the  company,  saying : 
 
 ^ '  Atai-oth,  and  Dibon,  and  Jazer,  and  Nim- 
 rah,  and  Heshbou,  and  Elealeh,  aud  Shebam, 
 and  Nebo,  and  Beon — *the  laud  which  Je- 
 hovah hath  smitten  before  the  company  of 
 
 Israel,  is  a  land  for  cattle,  and  thy  servants 
 liave  cattle.'  ^And  they  say,  'If  we  have 
 found  grace  in  thine  eyes,  let  this  land  be 
 given  to  thy  servants  for  a  ]  lossession ;  cause 
 us  not  to  pass  over  the  Jordan.' 
 
 8  And  Moses  saith  to  the  sons  of  Gad  and 
 to  the  sons  of  Reuben,  '  Do  your  brethren  go 
 in  to  the  battle,  and  ye — do  ye  sit  here  ?  ^  and 
 why  discom-age  ye  the  heart  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel  from  passing  over  imto  the  land  which 
 Jehovah  hath  given  to  them? 
 
 8  '  Thus  did  your  fathers  in  my  sending 
 them  from  Kadesh-Barnea  to  see  the  land; 
 ^  and  they  go  up  imto  the  valley  of  Eshcol, 
 and  see  the  land,  and  discom-age  the  heart  of 
 the  sons  of  Israel  so  as  not  to  go  in  unto  the 
 land  which  Jehovah  hath  given  to  them; 
 ^^  aud  the  anger  of  Jehovah  burueth  in  that 
 day,  and  He  sweareth,  sayiug,  ^^  They  do  not 
 see — the  men  who  are  coming  up  out  of  Egypt 
 from  a  sou  of  twenty  years  and  upward — the 
 ground  which  I  have  sworn  to  Aoraham,  to 
 Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  for  they  nave  not  been 
 fully  after  Me ;  ^^  save  Caleb  son  of  Jephim- 
 neh  the  Kenezite,  and  Joshua  son  of  Nim, 
 for  they  have  been  fully  after  Jehovah ;  ^'^  and 
 the  auger  of  Jehovah  burueth  against  Israel, 
 and  He  causeth  them  to  wander  in  the  wil- 
 derness forty  years,  until  the  consumijtion  of 
 all  the  generation  which  is  doing  the  evil 
 thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^■^ '  And  lo,  ye  have  risen  in  the  stead  of 
 your  fathers,  an  increase  of  men — sinners,  to 
 add  yet  to  the  fury  of  the  anger  of  Jehovah 
 toward  Israel;  ^^when  ye  tiirn  back  from 
 after  Him,  then  He  hath  added  yet  to  leave 
 him  iu  the  wilderness,  and  ye  have  done  cor- 
 ruptly to  all  this  people.' 
 
 i*"  And  they  come  nigh  unto  him,  and  say, 
 '  Folds  for  the  flock  we  build  for  our  cattle 
 here,  and  cities  for  our  infants;  ^''aud  we — 
 we  are  armed  hasting  before  the  sons  of  Israel 
 till  that  we  have  brought  them  in  unto  their 
 place;  and  our  infants  have  dwelt  in  the 
 cities  of  defence  because  of  the  inhabitants  of 
 the  land;  ^^v/e  do  not  turn  back  unto  our 
 houses  till  the  sons  of  Israel  have  inherited 
 each  his  inheritance,  ^^  for  we  do  not  inherit 
 wth  them  beyoud  the  Jordan  and  yonder, 
 for  our  inheritance  hath  come  imto  us  beyond 
 the  Jordan  at  the  *itw-rising. ' 
 
 -*•  And  Moses  saith  imto  them,  '  If  ye  do 
 this  thing:  if  ye  are  armed  before  Jehovah 
 for  battle,  "^  aud  every  armed  one  of  you  hath 
 passed  over  the  Jordan  before  Jehovah,  till 
 his  dispossessing  His  enemies  from  before 
 Him,  --  and  tlie  land  hath  been  subdued  be- 
 fore Jehovah — then  afterwards  ye  do  turn 
 back,  and  have  been  acquitted  by  Jehovah, 
 and  by  Israel ;  and  this  laud  hath  been  to  you 
 for  a  possession  before  Jehovah. 
 
 -*  '  And  if  ye  do  not  so,  lo,  ye  have  sinned 
 against  Jehovah,  and  know  ye  your  sin,  that 
 it  doth  find  you;  '-■*  build  for  yourselves  cities 
 for  yom-  infants,  and  folds  for  your  flock, 
 and  "that  which  is  going  out  from  your  mouth 
 do  ye.' 
 
 -^  And  the  sons  of  Gad  and  the  sons  of  Reu- 
 ben speak  unto  Moses,  saying,  '^Thy  servants 
 do  as  my  lord  is  commanding ;  "^  our  infants, 
 our  wives,  our  cattle,  aud  all  our  beasts,  are 
 115 
 
Sons  of  Reuben  and  Gad,  itsc.  xxxii.  27.  —NUMBERS. — xxxiii.  40. 
 
 The  encampments. 
 
 there  in  cities  of  Giload,  ^  and  thy  ser- 
 vants pass  over,  every  armed  one  of  the  host, 
 before  Jehovah,  to  battle,  as  my  lord  is  say- 
 
 •^  And  Moses  commandeth  concerning  them 
 Eleazar  the  priest,  and  Joshua  son  of  Nun, 
 and  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  tribes  of 
 the  sons  of  Israel ;  ^  and  Moses  saith  unto 
 them,  'If  the  sons  of  Gad  and  the  sons  of 
 Reuben  pass  over  with  you  the  Jordan,  every 
 one  armed  for  battle,  before  Jehovah,  and  the 
 land  hath  been  subdued  before  you,  then  ye 
 have  given  to  them  the  land  of  Gilead  for  a 
 possession;  ^'^aud  if  they  do  not  pass  over 
 armed  with  you,  then  they  have  possessions 
 in  your  midst  in  the  land  of  Canaan.' 
 
 ^1  And  the  sons  of  Gad  and  the  sons  of  Reu- 
 ben answer,  saying,  'That  which  Jehovah 
 liath  spoken  imto  thy  servants — so  we  do; 
 ^"  we — we  pass  over  anned  iDefore  Jehovah  to 
 the  laud  of  Canaan,  and  with  us  is  the  posses- 
 sion of  our  inheritance  beyond  the  Jordan. ' 
 
 3*  And  Moses  giveth  to  them,  to  the  sons  of 
 Gad,  and  to  the  sons  of  Reuben,  and  to  the 
 half  of  the  ti'ibe  of  Mauasseh  sou  of  Joseph, 
 the  kingdom  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorite, 
 and  the  kingdom  of  Og  king  of  Bashan,  the 
 land  by  its  cities,  iu  the  borders,  the  cities  of 
 the  land  round  about. 
 
 ■^^And  the  sons  of  Gad  l)uild  Dihou,  and 
 Ataroth,  and  Aroer,  ^^  and  Atroth,  Shophan, 
 aud  Jaazer,  and  Jogbehah,  '^'^  and  Beth-Nim- 
 rah,  aud  Beth-Haran,  cities  of  defence,  aud 
 shee])folds. 
 
 ^^  And  the  sons  of  Reuben  have  build  Hesh- 
 bon,  and  Elealeh,  and  Kirjathaim,  ^*^and 
 Nebo,  and  Baal-Meou  (changed  in  name),  aud 
 Shibmah,  aud  they  call  by  these  names  the 
 names  of  the  cities  which  tliey  have  built. 
 
 s'-'And  sons  of  Machir  sou  of  Mauasseh  go 
 to  Gilead,  and  capture  it,  and  dispossess  the 
 Amorite,  who  is  in  it;  ■*°and  Moses  giveth 
 Gilead  to  Machir  sou  of  Mauasseh,  and  he 
 dwelleth  in  it. 
 
 *i  And  Jair  sou  of  Mauasseh  hath  gone  aud 
 caiitureth  their  towns,  and  calleth  them 
 'Towns  of  Jair; '  ^-  aud  Nobah  hath  gone  and 
 captureth  Kenath,  aud  its  villages,  and  call- 
 etn  it  Nobah,  by  his  own  name. 
 
 XXXIII.  1  THESE  are  journeys  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel  wlio  have  come  out  of  the  land  of 
 Egvpt,  by  tlicir  hosts,  by  the  hand  of  Moses 
 and  Aaron;  -and  Moses  writeth  their  out- 
 goings, ])y  their  journeys,  by  the  command  of 
 Jehovah ;  and  these  are  their  joiu-neys,  by 
 their  out-goiugs : 
 
 '  And  they  journey  from  Raracses  iu  the 
 first  month,  on  the  riftucuth  day  of  the  first 
 month,  on  the  morrow  of  the  passover  have 
 the  sous  of  Israel  gone  out  witli  a  high  haud, 
 before  the  eyes  of  all  tlic  Egyi)tians— *  ami 
 the  Egyptians  are  burying  tliose  whom  Jeho- 
 vah hath  smitteu  among  tliem,  every  first- 
 born, and  on  tlicir  gods  hath  .lehovah  done 
 judgments—'^  and  the  sons  of  Israel  journey 
 from  Ramcscs,  and  cucamp  in  Succoth. 
 
 "And  they  journey  from  Succoth,  and  cu- 
 camp iu  Etham,  wliich  is  in  the  extremity 
 of  the  ^vilderncss ;  ^  aud  they  journey  from 
 Etham,  and  turn  back  on  Pi-Hakiroth,  which 
 116 
 
 is  on  the  front  of  Baal-Zephon,  and  they  en- 
 camp before  Migdol. 
 
 8  And  they  journey  from  Pi-Hahiroth,  and 
 pass  over  through  tne  midst  of  the  sea,  into 
 the  -wilderness,  and  go  a  journey  of  three  days 
 in  the  Avilderness  of  Etham,  and  encamp  in 
 Marah. 
 
 ^  And  they  joiirney  from  Marah,  and  come 
 in  to  Elim,  and  in  Elim  a?-e  twelve  fountains 
 of  waters,  and  seventy  palm  trees,  aud  they 
 encamp  there ;  i"  aud  they  jom-ney  from  Elim, 
 and  encamp  by  the  Red  Sea. 
 
 ^^  And  they  journey  from  the  Red  Sea,  and 
 encamp  in  the  wilderness  of  Sin:  _^- and  they 
 journey  from  the  wilderness  of  Sin,  and  en- 
 camp in  Dophkah. 
 
 1^  And  they  jom-ney  from  Dophkah,  and 
 encamp  in  Alush;  ^'aud  they  journey  from 
 Alush,  and  encamp  iu  Rephidim ;  and  there 
 was  there  no  water  for  the  j)eople  to  drink. 
 
 ^^  And  they  journey  from  Rephidim,  and 
 encamp  in  the  wilderness  of  Sinai ;  ^^and 
 they  journey  from  the  wilderness  of  Sinai, 
 aud  eucamp  in  Isabroth-Hattaavah. 
 
 1^  Aud  they  journey  from  Kibroth-Hatta- 
 avah,  and  encamp  iu  Hazeroth;  ^^  aud  they 
 journey  from  Hazeroth,  aud  encamp  in  Rith- 
 mah. 
 
 1"  Aud  they  journey  from  Rithmah,  aud 
 encamp  in  Rimmon-Parez ;  -"and  they  jour- 
 ney from  Rimmou-Parez,  and  encamp  in 
 Libnah. 
 
 -^  Aud  they  journey  from  Libnah,  and  en- 
 camp in  Rissali ;  -"  and  they  journey  from 
 Rissah,  aud  encamp  iu  Kehelathah. 
 
 -^  And  they  journey  from  Kehelathah,  and 
 encamp  in  mount  Shapher;  "-^and  they  jour- 
 ney from  mount  Shapher,  and  encamp  in 
 Haradah. 
 
 -^  And  tliey  journey  from  Haradah,  aud  en- 
 camp in  Makheloth ;  -"  and  they  jom-ney  from 
 Maheloth,  and  encamp  iu  Tahath. 
 
 -''  Aud  they  journey  from  Tahath,  and  en- 
 camp iu  Tarali ;  -^  aud  they  journey  from 
 Taran,  and  encamp  iu  Mithcah. 
 
 -^  And  they  journey  from  Mithcah,  and  eu- 
 camp in  Hashmouah ;  ^Oand  they  journey  from 
 Hashmonah,  and  encamp  in  Moseroth. 
 
 "'I  And  they  journey  from  Moseroth,  and 
 encamp  in  Bene-Jaakau;  32  and  they  journey 
 from  Bene-Jaakan,  and  encamp  at  Hor- 
 Hagidgad. 
 
 ^-^  Aud  they  journey  from  Hor-Hagidgad, 
 and  eucamp  in  Jotbathah;  -'^  aud  they  jour- 
 ney from  Jotl)ath;ih,  and  eucamp  iu  Ebrouah. 
 
 33  And  tlicy  journey  from  Elironah,  and  en- 
 camp iu  Eziin\-Gal)er  ;  ^i:  aud  they  journey 
 from  Ezi(ui-Gabcr,  and  encamp  in  the  -wilder- 
 ness of  Ziu,  which  is  Kadesh. 
 
 37  And  tlicy  journey  from  Kadesh,  and  eu- 
 camp in  nioiiut  Hor,  in  the  extremity  of  the 
 land  of  Kdom. 
 
 38  And  Aaron  the  lu-icst  goeth  u]i  unto 
 moiuit  Hor.  by  the  command  of  Jehovah, 
 and  dietli  there,  in  the  fortieth  year  of  the 
 going  out  of  tlie  sons  of  Israel  from  the  laud 
 of  Egyjit,  in  the  fifth  mouth,  on  the  fir.st  of 
 tlu^  ui()nth ;  33  and  Aaron  is  a  son  of  a  hundred 
 and  twenty  aud  three  years  in  his  dying  in 
 mount  Hor. 
 
 ■"o  Ajid  the  Canaanite— king  Arad— who  is 
 
The  Canaanites  dispossessed.  xxxiiT.  41.— NUMBERS.  — xxxv.  5.         Boundaries  of  Canaan. 
 
 dwelling  in  tlie  soiitli,  in  the  land  of  C.ancaau, 
 heareth  of  the  coming  of  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 ■'^  And  tliey  journey  from  mount  Hor,  and 
 encamp  in  Zalmonah ;  ''-  and  they  joiu-ney 
 from  Zalmonah,  and  encamp  in  Pimon. 
 
 ■*^  And  theyjom-ney  from  Punon,  and  en- 
 camp in  Oboth ;  ■*■*  and  they  journey  from 
 Oboth,  and  encamp  in  Ije-Abarim,  in  the  bor- 
 der of  Moab. 
 
 ■•^And  they  journey  from  Tim,  and  encamp 
 in  Dibon-Gacl ;  '"'  and  they  journey  from  Di- 
 bon-Gad,  and  encamp  in  Almon-Diblathaim. 
 
 '*''Aud  they  journey  from  Almon-Diblath- 
 aixn,  and  encamj)  in  the  mountains  of  Aba- 
 rim,  before  Nebo;  "^^and  they  journey  from 
 the  mountains  of  Abarim,  and  encamp  in  the 
 plains  of  Moab,  by  Jordan,  near  Jericho. 
 
 ^3  And  they  encamp  by  the  Jordan  from 
 Beth-Jeshimoth,  unto  Abel-Shittim,  in  the 
 plains  of  Moab. 
 
 ''''And  Jehovah  sj^eakctli  imto  Moses,  in 
 the  plains  of  Moab,  by  Jordan,  near  Jericho, 
 saying,  ^^  '  Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 thou  hast  said  unto  them.  When  j^e  are  pass- 
 ing over  the  Jordan  imto  the  land  of  Canaan, 
 "-then  ye  have  dispossessed  all  the  inhabit- 
 ants of  the  land  from  before  you,  and  have 
 destroyed  all  their  imagery,  yea,  all  their 
 molten  images  ye  destroy,  and  all  their  high 
 places  ye  lay  waste,  ^'f  and  ye  have  possessed 
 the  laud,  and  dwelt  in  it,  for  to  you  I  have 
 given  the  land — to  possess  it. 
 
 '■'^  '  And  ye  have  inherited  the  land  by  lot, 
 by  your  families ;  to  the  many  ye  increase 
 their  inheritance,  and  to  the  few  ye  diminish 
 their  inheritance ;  whither  the  lot  goeth  out 
 to  him,  it  is  his  ;  by  the  tribes  of  your  fathers 
 ye  inhex'it. 
 
 ^^  '  And  if  ye  do  not  dispossess  the  inhabit- 
 ants of  the  land  from  before  you,  then  it  hath 
 been,  those  wliom  ye  let  remain  of  them,  are 
 for  pricks  in  yom-  eyes,  and  for  thorns  in  your 
 sides,  and  they  have  distressed  you  on  the 
 land  in  which  ye  are  dwelling,  ^^  and  it  hath 
 come  to  pass,  as  I  thought  to  do  to  them — I 
 do  to  you.' 
 
 XXXIV.  lAND  Jehovah  speaketh  imto 
 Moses,  saying,  ^  '  Command  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 and  thou  hast  said  imto  them.  When  ye  are 
 coming  in  unto  the  laud  of  Canaan — this  is 
 the  land  which  falleth  to  j^ou  by  inheritance, 
 the  land  of  Canaan,  by  its  borders — ^then 
 hath  the  south  quarter  been  to  you  from  the 
 wilderness  of  Zin,  by  the  sides  oi  Edom,  yea, 
 the  south  border  hath  been  to  you  from  the 
 extremity  of  the  Salt  Sea,  eastward ;  ''  and 
 the  border  hath  turned  round  to  you  from 
 the  south  to  the  ascent  of  Al^rablsim,  and 
 hath  passed  on  to  Zin,  and  its  outgoings 
 have  been  from  the  south  to  Kadesh-Barnea, 
 and  it  hath  gone  out  at  Hazar-Addar,  and 
 hath  passed  on  to  Azmon;  ^and  the  border 
 hath  tiirned  roimd  from  Azmon  to  the  brook 
 of  Egypt,  and  its  outgoings  have  been  at 
 the  sea. 
 
 "  'As  to  the  west  border,  even  the  gi'eat 
 sea  hath  been  to  you  a  border;  this  is  to  you 
 the  west  border. 
 
 "^  'And  this  is  to  you  the  north  border: 
 from  the  great  sea  ye  mark  out  for  yourselves 
 
 mount  Hor;  ^from  moimt  Hor  yc  mark  out 
 to  go  in  to  Hamath,  and  the  outgoings  of 
 the  border  have  been  to  Zedad ;  -'and  the 
 border  hath  gone  out  to  Ziphron,  and  its  out- 
 goings have  been  at  Hazar-Enan ;  this  is  to 
 you  the  north  border. 
 
 1°  '  And  ye  have  marked  out  for  yourselves 
 for  the  border  eastward,  from  Hazar-Enan  to 
 Shepham ;  ^^  and  the  border  hath  gone  down 
 fi'om  Shepham  to  Riblah,  on  the  east  of  Ain, 
 and  the  border  hath  gone  down,  and  hath 
 smitten  against  the  shoulder  of  the  sea  of 
 Chinnereth  eastward ;  ^"  and  the  border  hatli 
 gone  down  to  the  -Jordan,  and  its  outgoings 
 have  been  at  the  Salt  Sea ;  this  is  for  you  the 
 land  by  its  borders  round  about.' 
 
 ^'^  And  Moses  commandeth  the  sons  of  Is- 
 rael, saying,  'This  is  the  land  which  ye  in- 
 herit by  lot,  which  Jehovah  hath  commanded 
 to  give  to  the  nine  tribes  and  the  half  of  the 
 tribe ;  !•*  for  the  tribe  of  the  sons  of  Reuben 
 have  received,  by  the  house  of  their  fathers ; 
 and  the  tribe  of  the  children  of  Gad,  by  the 
 house  of  their  fathers ;  and  the  half  of  the 
 tribe  of  Manasseh  have  received  their  inheri- 
 tance; I'' the  two  tribes  and  the  half  of  the 
 tribe  nave  received  their  inheritance  beyond 
 the  Jordan,  near  Jericho,  eastward,  at  the 
 swji-rising.' 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, 1'' '  These  are  the  names  of  the  men  who 
 give  to  you  the  inheritance  of  the  land: 
 Eleazar  the  priest,  and  Joshua  son  of  Nun, 
 ^^  and  one  prince — one  prince — for  a  tribe  ye 
 do  take  to  give  the  land  by  inheritance. 
 
 ^'■^  '  And  these  are  the  names  of  the  men  i 
 of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  Caleb  sou  of  Jephun- 
 neli ;  -"  and  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons  of  Simeon, 
 Shemuel  son  of  Aminihud  ;  ^'  of  the  tribe  of 
 Benjamin,  Elidad  son  of  Chislon ;  ^-aud  of 
 the  tribe  of  the  sons  of  DaUj  the  prince  Bukki 
 son  of  Jogli ;  -^  of  the  sons  of  Joseph,  of  the 
 tribe  of  the  sons  of  Manasseh,  the  prince 
 Hanniel  son  of  Ephod;  "^and  of  the  tribe  of 
 the  sons  of  Ephraim,  the  prince  Kemuel  son 
 of  Shiphtan ;  -^  and  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons  of 
 Zebidun,  the  prince  Elizaphan  son  of  Par- 
 nach  ;  -^  and  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons  of  Issa- 
 char,  the  prince  Paltiel  son  of  Azzan  ;  ^  and 
 of  the  tribe  of  the  sons  of  Asher,  the  prince 
 Ahihud  son  of  Shelomi ;  -^  and  of  the  tribe  of 
 the  sons  of  NaphtaU,  the  prince  Pedahel  son 
 of  Ammihui' 
 
 ^'' These  are  those  whom  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded to  give  the  sons  of  Israel  inheritance 
 in  the  land  of  Canaan. 
 
 XXXV.  lAND  Jehovah  speaketh  unto 
 Moses,  in  the  plains  of  Moab,  by  Jordan, 
 near  Jericho,  saying,  '^  '  Command  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  and  they  have  given  to  the  Levites  of 
 the  inheritance  of  their  possession  cities  to 
 inhabit ;  also  a  suburb  for  the  cities  round 
 about  them  ye  do  give  to  the  Levites.  -^And 
 the  cities  have  been  to  them  to  inhabit,  and 
 their  suburbs  are  for  their  cattle,  and  for 
 their  goods,  and  for  all  their  beasts. 
 
 ^  '  And  the  suburbs  of  the  cities  which  ye 
 
 give  to  the  Levites  are,  from  the  wall  of  the 
 
 city  and  without,  a  thousand  cubits  round 
 
 about.      ■'^And  ye  have  measured  from  the 
 
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Citie.i  of  thi-  Levites. 
 
 XXXV.  6.— NUMBERS.— XXXVI.  7. 
 
 Gitiea  of  refuge. 
 
 outside  of  the  city,  the  east  quarter,  two 
 tboiisaud  by  the  cubit,  aud  the  south  quarter, 
 two  thousand  by  the  cubit,  and  the  west 
 quarter,  two  thousaud  by  the  cubit,  and  tlie 
 north  quarter,  two  thousand  by  the  cubit; 
 and  the  city  is  in  the  midst ;  this  is  to  them 
 the  suburbs  of  the  cities. 
 
 '^ '  And  the  cities  which  ye  give  to  the  Le- 
 vites  are  the  six  cities  of  refuge,  which  ye 
 give  for  the  fleeing  thither  of  the  man-slayer, 
 and  besides  them  ye  give  forty  and  two  cities ; 
 ^all  the  cities  which  ye  give  to  the  Levites 
 are  forty  and  eight  cities,  them  and  their 
 suburbs.  ^  And  the  cities  which  ye  give  are 
 of  the  possession  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  from 
 the  many  ye  multiply,  and  from  the  few  ye 
 diminish;  each,  according  to  his  inheritance 
 which  they  inherit,  doth  give  of  his  cities  to 
 the  Levites.' 
 
 "  And  Jehovah  speaketh  Tinto  Moses,  say- 
 ing, ^^ '  Speak  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 thou  hast  said  unto  them,  When  ye  are  pass- 
 ing over  the  Jordan  to  the  laud  of  Canaan, 
 "and  have  jjrepared  to  yourselves  cities — 
 cities  of  refuge  they  are  to  you — then  lied 
 thither  hath  a  man-slayer,  smiting  a  person 
 unawares,  i"  and  the  cities  have  been  to  you 
 for  a  refuge  from  the  redeemer,  and  the  man- 
 slayer  doth  not  die  till  his  standing  before 
 the  company  for  judgment. 
 
 1^ '  As  to  the  cities  which  ye  give — six  are 
 cities  of  refuge  to  you;  ^^the  three  of  the 
 cities  ye  give  beyond  the  Jordan,  and  the 
 three  of  the  cities  ye  give  in  the  land  of 
 Canaan;  cities  of  refuge  they  are.  ^■''To  sons 
 of  Israel,  and  to  a  sojoui-ner,  and  to  a  settler 
 in  their  midst,  are  these  six  cities  for  a  refuge, 
 for  the  fleeing  thither  of  any  one  smiting  a 
 person  unawares. 
 
 ^^ '  And  if  with  an  instrument  of  iron  he 
 hath  smitten  hini,  and  he  dieth,  he  is  a  mm-- 
 derer :  the  murderer  is  certainly  put  to 
 death. 
 
 ^'' '  And  if  with  a  stone  in  the  hand,  where- 
 with he  dieth,  he  hath  smitten  him,  and  he 
 dieth,  he  is  a  murderer:  the  murderer  is  cer- 
 tainly put  to  death. 
 
 18 '  Qj.  -vvith  a  wooden  instrument  in  the 
 hand,  wherewith  he  dieth,  he  hath  smitten 
 him,  and  he  dieth,  he  is  a  murderer:  the 
 murderer  is  certainly  jjut  to  death. 
 
 1" '  The  redeemer  of  blood  himself  doth  put 
 tlie  murderer  to  deatli ;  in  his  coming  agamst 
 him  he  doth  put  him  to  death. 
 
 '■^'^ '  And  if  in  hatred  he  thrust  him  through, 
 or  hath  cast  anything  at  him  by  lying  in 
 wait,  and  he  dieth;  -'or  in  enmity  he  hath 
 smitten  liim  with  his  hand,  and  he  dieth ; 
 the  smiter  is  certainly  put  to  death ;  he  w  a 
 murderer;  the  redeemer  of  blood  doth  put 
 tlie  murderer  to  death  in  his  coming  against 
 him. 
 
 ^■•''And  if,  in  an  instant,  without  enmity, 
 he  hath  thrust  him  through,  or  hath  cast  at 
 him  any  instrument,  without  lying  in  wait; 
 -^  or  with  any  stone  wherewith  he  dietli,  with- 
 out seeing,  and  causeth  it  to  fall  upon  him, 
 and  he  dieth,  and  he  is  not  his  enemy,  nor 
 seeking  his  evil;  '-^then  have  the  comi)any 
 judged  between  the  smiter  and  the  redeemer 
 of  blood,  by  these  judgments. 
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 -^'And  the  comiiany  liave  delivered  the 
 man-slayer  out  of  the  hand  of  tlie  redeemer 
 of  blood,  and  the  company  have  caused  him 
 to  turn  back  unto  tiie  city  of  his  refuge, 
 whither  he  hath  fled,  and  he  hath  dwelt'in 
 it  till  the  death  of  the  chief  priest,  who  hath 
 been  anointed  with  the  holy  oil. 
 
 -^ '  And  if  the  man-slayer  at  all  go  out  from 
 the  border  of  the  city  of  his  refiige  whither 
 he  fleeth,  -''  and  the  redeemer  of  Blood  hath 
 found  him  a,t  the  outside  of  the  border  of 
 the  city  of  his  refuge,  and  the  redeemer  of 
 blood  hath  slain  the  man-slayer,  blood  is  not 
 for  him;  "^ior  in  the  city  of  his  refuge  he 
 doth  dwell  till  the  death  of  the  chief  priest ; 
 and  after  the  death  of  the  chief  priest  doth 
 the  man-slayer  tiirn  back  unto  the  city  of  his 
 possession. 
 
 ** '  And  these  things  have  been  to  you  for  a 
 statute  of  judgment  to  your  generations,  in 
 all  your  dwellings:  ^^ whoso  smiteth  a  i)er- 
 son,  by  the  mouth  of  witnesses  doth  one  slay 
 the  imu'derer;  and  one  witness  doth  not  tes- 
 tify against  a  persou — to  die. 
 
 •*' '  And  ye  take  no  atonement  for  the  life  of 
 a  murderer  who  is  condemned — to  die,  for  he 
 is  certainly  put  to  death;  •^-and  ye  take  no 
 atonement  for  him  to  Hee  imto  the  city  of  his 
 refuge,  to  turn  back  to  dwell  in  the  laud, 
 until  the  death  of  the  priest. 
 
 ^'^ '  And  ye  profane  not  the  land  which  ye 
 are  in,  for  blood  profaueth  the  land;  as  to 
 the  land,  it  is  not  pardoned  tor  blood  which 
 is  shed  in  it  except  by  the  blood  of  him  who 
 sheddeth  it;  •^■'and  ye  defile  not  the  laud  in 
 which  ye  are  dwelling,  in  the  midst  of  which 
 I  do  tabernacle,  for  I  Jehovah  do  tabernacle 
 in  the  midst  of  the  sons  of  Israel.' 
 
 XXXVl.  lAND  the  heads  of  the  fathers 
 of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Gilead,  son  of 
 Machir,  son  of  Manasseh,  of  the  families  of 
 the  sons  of  Joseph,  come  near,  and  speak  be- 
 fore Moses,  and  before  the  princes,  heads  of 
 the  fathers  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  -and  say, 
 Jehovah  commanded  my  lord  to  give  the  laud 
 for  inheritance  by  lot  to  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 and  my  lord  hath  been  commanded  l)y  Je- 
 hovah to  give  the  inheritance  of  Zeloi)hehad 
 our  brother  to  his  daughters. 
 
 •*'And — they  have  been  to  one  of  the 
 sons  of  the  otlier  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Israel 
 for  wives,  and  their  inheritance  hath  been 
 withdraAvu  from  the  inheritance  of  our  fa- 
 thers, and  hath  been  added  to  the  inheritance 
 of  the  tribe  whicli  is  theirs,  and  from  the  lot 
 of  our  inheritance  it  is  withdrawn,  ■'and  if  it 
 is  the  jubilee  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  tlien  liath 
 their  inheritance  been  added  to  the  inherit- 
 ance of  the  tribe  which  is  theirs,  and  from 
 the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  our  fathers  is 
 their  inheritance  withdrawn.' 
 
 *  And  Moses  commandeth  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 by  the  command  of  .Jehovah,  saying,  '  Rightly 
 are  the  tribe  of  tlu!  sons  of  Josepli  speaking; 
 *^this  in  the  thing  which  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded concerning  the  daughters  of  Zelophe- 
 had,  saying.  To  tliose  good  in  their  eyes  hit 
 them  be  for  wives;  only,  to  a  family  of  the 
 tribe  of  their  fathers  let  them  lie  for  wives ; 
 '  and  the  inheritance  of  the  sons  of  Israel  doth 
 
Rcffulati-on-t  respecting 
 
 I.  1.— DEUTERONOMY.— I.  31.       the  daughter  of  Zelophehan. 
 
 not  turu  round  from  tri'oe  unto  tribe;  for  each 
 to  tlie  iuheritauce  of  the  tribe  of  his  fathers, 
 do  the  sons  of  Israel  cleave. 
 
 8  '  And  every  daiighter  possessiuij;  an  inheri- 
 tance, of  the  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  is  to 
 one  of  the  family  of  the  tril^e  of  her  father  for 
 a  Avife,  so  that  the  sons  of  Israel  possess  each 
 the  inheritance  of  his  fathers,  ''and  the  inheri- 
 tance doth  not  tiirn  round  from  one  tribe  to 
 another  ti'ibe :  for  each  to  his  inhei  itance  do 
 they  cleave,  the  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Israel.' 
 
 ^''  As  Jehovah  hatlx  commanded  Moses,  so 
 
 have  the  daugliters  of  Zelophehad  done,  "  and 
 Mahlah,  Tirzah,  andHo^lah,  and  Milcah,  and 
 Noah,  daughters  of  Zelophehad,  are  to  the 
 sons  of  their  fathers'  brethren  for  wives  ;  ^^  to 
 men  of  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Manasseh, 
 son  of  Joseph,  they  have  been  for  wives,  and 
 their  inheritance  is  with  the  tribe  of  the 
 family  of  their  father. 
 
 1^  These  are  the  commands  and  the  judg- 
 ments which  Jehovah  hath  commanded,  by  the 
 hand  of  Moses,  concerning  the  sons  of  Israel,  in 
 the  plains  of  Moab,  by  Jordan,  7iear  Jericho. 
 
 DEUTERONOMY. 
 
 CHAP.  i.  1  THESE  are  the  words  which 
 Moses  hath  spoken  \mto  all  Israel,  beyond  the 
 Jordan,  in  the  ^vilderness,  in  the  plain  over- 
 against  Suph,  between  Paran  andTophel,  and 
 Laban,  and  Hazeroth,  and  Di-Zahab ;  ^  eleven 
 days'  from  Horeb,  the  way  of  mount  Seir,  un- 
 to Kadesh-Barnea. 
 
 *  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  in  the  foiiiieth  year, 
 in  the  eleventh  month,  on  the  first  of  the 
 month  hath  Moses  spoken  \mto  the  sous  of 
 Israel  according  to  all  that  Jehovah  hath  com- 
 manded him  concerning  them ;  "*  after  his 
 smiting  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorite  who  is 
 dwelling  in  Heshbon,  and  Og  kin^of  Bashan 
 who  is  dwelling  in  Ashtaroth  in  Edrei,  ''be- 
 yond the  Jordan,  in  the  land  of  Moab,  hath 
 Moses  begun  to  explain  this  law,  saying : 
 
 ^ '  Jehovah  our  God  hath  spoken  unto  us  in 
 Horeb,  saying.  Enough  to  you — of  dwelling 
 in  this  mount;  ''turn  ye  and  joiu'ney  for  you, 
 and  enter  the  moiint  of  the  Amorite,  and  un- 
 to all  its  neighbouring  places,  in  the  plain,  in 
 the  hill-country,  and  in  the  low  coimtry,  and 
 in  the  south,  and  in  the  haven  of  the  sea,  the 
 land  of  the  Canaanite,  and  of  Lebanon,  unto 
 the  great  river,  the  river  Phrat ;  ^  see,  I  have 
 set  before  yoii  the  land ;  go  in  and  possess  the 
 land  whicn  Jehovah  hath  sworn  to  your 
 fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob, 
 to  give  to  them,  and  to  their  seed  after  them. 
 
 " '  And  I  speak  imto  you  at  that  time,  say- 
 ing, I  am  not  able  by  myseK  to  bear  you ; 
 ^^  Jehovah  yoiir  God  hath  multiplied  yoii,  and 
 lo,  ye  are  to-day  as  the  stars  of  the  heavens 
 for  multitude ;  ^i  Jehovah,  God  of  yom-  fathers, 
 is  adding  to  you,  as  ye  are,  a  thousand 
 times,  and  doth  bless  you  as  He  hath  spoken 
 to  yoii. 
 
 ^■•^ '  How  do  1  bear  by  myself  yoiu*  pressure, 
 and  your  burden,  and  yom*  strife?  ^^  Give  for 
 yourselves  men,  wise  and  intelligent,  and 
 known  to  your  tribes,  and  I  set  them  for  your 
 heads ;  ^■^  and  ye  answer  me  and  say.  Good 
 is  the  thin^  which  thou  hast  spoken — to  do. 
 
 13 '  And  I  take  the  heads  of  your  tribes, 
 men,  wise  and  known,  and  I  appoint  them 
 heads  over  you,  pi'inces  of  thousandSj  and 
 princes  of  hundreds,  and  princes  of  hfties, 
 and  princes  of  tens,  and  authorities,  for  your 
 tribes. 
 
 ^^ '  And  I  command  yoiir  judges  atthat  time, 
 saying.  Hearkening  between  y-cur  brethren- 
 
 then  ye  have  judged  righteousness  between  a 
 man,  and  his  brother,  and  his  sojourner  ;  ^^  ye 
 do  not  discern  faces  in  judgment ;  as  the  little 
 so  the  gi'cat  ye  do  hear ;  ye  are  not  afraid  of 
 the  face  of  any,  for  the  judgment  is  God's, 
 and  the  thing  which  is  too  hard  for  you,  ye 
 bring  near  unto  me,  and  I  have  heard  it; 
 1^  and  I  command  you,  at  that  time,  all  the 
 things  which  ye  do. 
 
 i^'And  we  journey  from  Horeb,  and  go 
 through  all  that  gi'eat  and  fearful  wilderness 
 which  ye  have  seen — the  way  of  the  hill- 
 country  of  the  Amorite,  as  Jehovah  our  God 
 hath  commanded  us,  and  we  come  in  unto 
 Kadesh-Barnea. 
 
 -" '  And  I  say  imto  you,  Ye  have  come  in 
 unto  the  hill-country  of  the  Amorite,  which 
 Jehovah  our  God  is  givin,"  to  us ;  -^  see,  Je- 
 hovah thy  God  hath  set  before  thee  the  land ; 
 go  up,  possess,  as  Jehovah,  God  of  thy  fa- 
 thers, hath  spoken  to  thee ;  fear  not,  nor  be 
 affrighted. 
 
 -'- '  And  ye  come  near  unto  me,  all  of  you, 
 and  say,  Let  us  send  men  before  us,  and  they 
 search  for  lis  the  land,  and  they  bring  us  back 
 word  concerning  the  way  in  which  we  go  uji 
 into  it,  and  the  cities  unto  which  we  come  in ; 
 -^and  the  thing  is  good  in  mine  eyes,  and  I 
 take  of  you  twelve  men,  one  man  for  a  tribe. 
 
 '■^  '  And  they  tiirn  and  go  up  to  the  hill- 
 country,  and  come  in  unto  the  valley  of  Esh- 
 col,  and  spy  it,  -^and  tliey  take  with  their 
 hand  of  the  fruit  of  the  land,  and  bring  down 
 imto  us,  and  bring  lis  back  word,  and  say, 
 Good  is  the  land  which  Jehovah  om*  God  is 
 giving  to  us. 
 
 ^^ '  And  ye  have  not  been  wiUiug  to  go  up, 
 and  ye  provoke  the  mouth  of  Jehovah  your 
 God,  2'' and  mm-mur  in  yoxir  tents,  and  say, 
 In  Jehovah's  hating  us  He  hath  brought  lis 
 out  of  the  laud  of  Egyjjt,  to  give  us  into  the 
 hand  of  the  Amorite — to  destroy  us ;  "^  whither 
 are  we  going  up?  our  brethren  have  melted 
 our  heart,  saying,  A  people  greater  and  tallei- 
 than  we,  cities  great  and  fenced  to  heaven,  and 
 also  sons  of  Anakim — we  have  seen  there. 
 
 -^ '  And  I  say  imto  you,  Be  not  tei'idfied,  nor 
 be  afraid  of  them ;  ^"  jeliovah  your  God,  who 
 is  going  before  you— He  doth  tight  for  you, 
 according  to  all  that  He  hath  done  with  you 
 in  Egyiit  Ijefore  your  eyes,  ^^  and  in  the 
 wilderness,  where  thou  hast  seen  that  Je- 
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b'ced  of  Esau  <{;  Lot  spared,      i.  32.— DEUTERONOMY.— it.  25.    lUstory  of  the  MoahUes,  <tr. 
 
 ho  vail  thy  God  hath  liorne  tlicc  as  a  man  bcar- 
 eth  his  sou,  in  all  the  way  which  ye  have  gone, 
 till  your  couiing  in  uuto  this  i)lace. 
 
 3-  'Aud  in  tliis  thing  ye  are  not  stedfast  in 
 Jehovah  your  God,  •*•*  who  is  going  before  you 
 iu  the  way  to  search  out  to  you  a  place  for 
 your  encamping,  in  tire  by  night,  to  shew  you 
 in  the  way  in  which  ye  go,  and  in  a  cloucl  l)y 
 day. 
 
 S'*  '  And  Jehovah  heareth  the  voice  of  your 
 words,  aud  is  wroth,  and  sweareth,  saying, 
 *^  Not  one  of  these  men  of  this  evil  generation 
 doth  see  the  good  land  which  I  have  sworn  to 
 
 five  to  your  fathers,  ■^''  save  Caleb  son  _  of 
 ephunneh— he  doth  see  it,  and  to  him  I  give 
 the  land  on  which  he  hath  trodden,  and  to  his 
 sons,  because  that  he  hath  boon  fully  after 
 Jehovah. 
 
 •'^  'Also  with  me  hath  Jehovah  been  angry 
 for  your  salve,  saying,  Also,  thou  dost  not  go 
 in  thither ;  -'^  Joshua  son  of  Nun,  who  is  .stand- 
 ing before  thee,  he  goeth  in  thither;  him 
 strengthen  thou ;  for  he  doth  cause  Israel  to 
 inherit. 
 
 3"  'And  yoiu-  infants,  of  whom  ye  have  said, 
 Eor  a  prey  they  are,  aud  your  sons  who  have 
 not  known  to-day  good  and  evil,  they  go  in 
 thither,  and  to  them  I  give  it,  and  they 
 possess  it ;  ■*"  and  ye,  turn  for  yourselves,  and 
 journey  toward  the  wilderness,  the  way  of 
 the  Red  Sea. 
 
 ■*! '  And  ye  answer  and  say  imto  me,  We 
 have  sinned  against  Jehovah :  we — we  go  up, 
 and  we  have  fought,  according  to  all  that 
 which  Jehovah  our  God  hath  commanded  us ; 
 and  ye  gird  on  each  his  weapons  of  war,  and 
 ye  are  ready  to  go  up  into  the  hill-country; 
 ■*■''  and  Jehovah  saith  uuto  me,  Say  to  them, 
 Ye  do  not  go  up,  nor  fight,  for  I  am  not  in 
 your  midst,  and  ye  are  not  smitten  before 
 your  enemies. 
 
 ■•'■*  'And  I  speak  unto  you,  and  ye  have  not 
 hearkened,  and  provoke  tlie  mouth  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  act  proudly,  and  go  up  into  the 
 hill-country ;  ■*■*  and  the  Amorite  who  is  dwell- 
 ing iu  that  hill-countiy  cometh  out  to  meet 
 you,  aud  they  pursue  you  as  the  bees  do,  and 
 smite  you  in  Seir — unto  Hormah. 
 
 '^^  '  And  yo  turn  l)ack  and  v/eep  before  Je- 
 hovah, and  Jehovah  hath  not  hearkened  to 
 your  voice,  nor  hath  he  given  ear  unto  you ; 
 *^  and  ye  dwell  in  Kadesh  many  days,  accord- 
 ing to  the  days  which  ye  had  dwelt. 
 
 II.  1  'AND  we  turn,  and  journey  into  tlie 
 wilderness,  the  way  of  the  Red  Sea,  as  Je- 
 hovah hath  spoken  unto  me,  aud  we  go  round 
 the  mount  of  Seir  many  days. 
 
 - '  And  Jehovah  siieaketh  unto  me,  saying, 
 '  Enough  to  you — is  the  going  round  of  this 
 mount;  turn  for  yourselves  nortli ward. 
 
 *'And  the  people  command  thou,  saying. 
 Ye  are  passiug  over  into  the  border  of  your 
 brethren,  sons  of  Esau,  who  are  dwelling  in 
 Seir,  and  they  are  afraid  of  you  ;  and  ye 
 have  been  very  watchful,  •''  ye  do  not  strive 
 with  them,  for  I  do  not  give  to  you  of  their 
 land  even  the  treading  of  the  sole  of  a  foot ; 
 for  a  possession  to  Esau  I  have  given  mount 
 Seir. 
 
 •  'Food  ye  buy  from  them  with  money,  and 
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 have  eaten  ;  and  also  water  ye  buy  from  thcra 
 with  money,  aiul  have  drunk,  "for  Jehovah 
 thy  God  hath  blessed  thee  in  all  the  work  of 
 thy  hands;  He  hath  known  thy  walking  in 
 this  great  wilderness  these  forty  years;  Je- 
 hovali  thy  God  is  with  thee ;  thou  hast  not 
 lacked  anything. 
 
 ^  '  And  we  pass  by  from  our  brethren,  sons 
 of  Esau,  who  are  dwelling  in  Seir,  by  the  way 
 of  the  plain,  by  Elath,  and  by  Ezion-Gaber; 
 and  we  turn,  and  pass  over  the  way  of  the 
 wilder]iess  of  Moab ;  ■'  and  Jehovah  saith  unto 
 me.  Do  not  distress  Moab,  nor  stir  thyself  u]) 
 against  them  in  battle,  for  I  do  not  give  to 
 thee  of  their  laud  for  a  X'ossession ;  for  to 
 the  sons  of  Lot  1  have  given  Ar  for  a  pos- 
 session.' 
 
 ^^  '  The  Emim  formerly  have  dwelt  in  it, 
 a  people  gi'cat,  and  numerous,  and  tall,  as  the 
 Analum;  '^  Repliaini  they  are  reckoned,  they 
 also,  as  the  Anakim;  and  the  Moabites  call 
 them  Emim.  ^"  And  in  Seir  have  the  Horim 
 dwelt  formerly ;  aud  the  sons  of  Esau  dispos- 
 sess them,  and  destroy  them  from  before 
 them,  and  dwell  in  their  stead,  as  Israel  liath 
 done  to  the  land  of  his  possession,  which  Je- 
 hovah hath  given  to  them ;  ^^  now,  rise  ye, 
 and  pass  over  for  yourselves  the  brook  Zered; 
 and  we  pass  over  the  brook  Zered. 
 
 i"*  'And  the  days  which  we  have  walked  from 
 Kadesh-Barnea  until  that  we  have  passed 
 over  the  brook  Zered,  are  thirty  aud  eight 
 years,  till  the  consumption  of  all  the  geuera- 
 tion  of  the  men  of  battle  from  the  midst  of 
 the  camp,  as  Jehovah  hath  sworn  to  them; 
 ^^  and  also  the  hand  of  Jehovah  hath  been 
 against  them,  to  destroy  them  fi-om  the  midst 
 ot  the  camp,  till  they  are  consumed. 
 
 1"  'And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  aU  the 
 men  of  battle  have  finished  dyin^  from  the 
 midst  of  the  people,  ^'  that  Jehovah  sjieaketh 
 uuto  me,  saying,  '^  Thou  art  jiassing  over  to- 
 day the  border  of  Moab,  even  Ar,  ^''  and  thou 
 hast  come  near  over-against  the  sons  of  Am- 
 mon,  thou  dost  not  distress  them,  nor  stir  up 
 thyself  against  them,  for  I  do  not  give  any  of 
 the  land  of  the  sons  of  Amnion  to  thee  for  a 
 possession ;  for  to  the  sons  of  l^ot  I  have  given 
 it  for  a  possession. 
 
 ""  'A  land  of  Eepliaim  it  is  reckoned,  even 
 it ;  R,ephaim  dwelt  in  it  formerly,  and  the 
 Ammonites  call  them  Zamzummim;  -'  a  peo- 
 ple great,  aud  numerous,  and  tall,  as  the  An- 
 alcim,  and  Jehovah  destroyeth  them  before 
 them,  and  they  dispossess  tliem  and  dwell  in 
 their  stead,  -'-  as  He  hath  done  tor  the  sons  of 
 Esau,  who  are  dwelling  iu  Seir,  when  He  de- 
 stroyed the  Horim  from  before  tliem,  and 
 they  dispossess  them,  and  dwell  in  their 
 stead,  unto  this  day. 
 
 -•'  'As  to  the  Aviin  who  are  dwelling  in  Ha- 
 zerim  uuto  Azzah,  the  Caphtorim — who  aj-o 
 coming  out  from  Caphtor — liave  destroyed 
 them,  and  dwell  in  tlieir  stead. 
 
 ■•^  '  Rise  ye,  journey  and  pass  over  the  bw^ok 
 Arnon  ;  see,  1  have  given  into  thy  hand  Sihou 
 king  of  Heshbon,  the  Amorite,  and  liis  laud; 
 l^e.gin  to  X'ossess,  and  stir  up  thyself  against 
 him  in  battle.  ^^'  This  day  1  ])egiii  to  ])ut  thy 
 dread  and  thy  fear  on  the  face  of  the  peoplea 
 under  the  whole  heavens,  who  hear  thy  fame, 
 
SiJion  and  Off  Ruhdited. 
 
 n.  26.— DEUTERONOMY.— TTT.  27. 
 
 A  llotmait  of  their  land. 
 
 and  have  trembled  and  been  jiaiucd  liccausc 
 of  thee. 
 
 "^  '  And  I  send  messengers  from  the  wilder- 
 ness of  Kedemotli,  nnto  Silion  kiup;  of  Hesh- 
 bon,  —  words  of  peace  —  saying,  -'  Let  me 
 pass  over  throiigh  thy  land;  in  the  several 
 ways  I  go;  I  turn  not  aside — right  or  left — 
 -8  food  for  money  thou  dost  sell  me,  and  I 
 have  eaten ;  and  water  for  money  thou  dost 
 give  to  me,  and  I  have  drunk;  only,  let  me 
 pass  over  on  my  feet, — ™'  as  the  sons  of  Esau 
 who  are  dwelling  in  Scir,  and  the  Moabites 
 who  are  dwelling  iu  Ar,  have  done  to  me — till 
 that  I  pass  over  the  Jordan,  unto  the  land 
 which  Jehovah  our  God  is  giving  to  us. 
 
 •**  '  And  Sihon  king  of  Hesh1)on  hath  not 
 been  willing  to  let  us  pass  over  by  liim,  for 
 Jehovali  thy  God  hath  hardened  his  sjarit, 
 and  .strengthened  his  heart,  so  as  to  give  him 
 into  thy  hand  as  at  this  day. 
 
 ■^'  '  And  Jehovah  saith  imto  me.  See,  I  have 
 begun  to  give  before  thee  Sihon  and  his  land; 
 begin  to  possess — to  possess  his  land. 
 
 ^^ '  And  Sihon  cometh  out  to  meet  us,  he  and 
 aU  his  people,  to  battle  to  Jahaz ;  ^3.  and  Je- 
 hovah our  God  giveth  him  before  us,  and  we 
 smite  liim,  and  his  sons,  and  all  his  people; 
 ^  and  we  capture  all  his  cities  at  that  time, 
 and  devote  the  whole  city,  men,  and  the  wo- 
 men, and  the  infants — we  have  not  left  a  rem- 
 nant ;  ^^  only,  the  cattle  we  have  spoiled  for 
 ourselves,  and  the  spoil  of  the  cities  which  we 
 have  captured. 
 
 3"  'From  Aroer,  whicli  is  by  the  edge  of 
 the  brook  Arnon,  and  the  city  which  is  by  the 
 brook,  even  unto  Gilead  tliere  hath  not  been 
 a  city  whicli  is  too  high  for  us;  the  whole 
 hath  Jehovali  our  God  given  before  us. 
 
 3''  '  Only,  unto  the  laud  of  the  sons  of  Am- 
 nion thou  hast  not  drawn  near,  any  part 
 of  the  brook  Jabbok,  and  cities  of  the  hill- 
 country,  and  anything  whicli  Jehovali  our 
 God  hath  not  commanded. 
 
 III.  ^  '  AND  we  turn,  and  go  up  the  way 
 to  Baslian,  and  Og  king  of  Bashan  cometh 
 out  to  meet  us,  he  and  all  Ids  people,  to  battle, 
 to  Edrei. 
 
 -  'And  Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  Fear  him 
 not,  for  into  thy  hand  I  have  given  him,  and 
 all  his  people,  and  his  land,  and  thou  hast 
 done  to  him  as  thou  hast  done  to  Sihou  king 
 of  the  Amorite  who  is  dwelling  in  Heshbou. 
 
 ^  '  And  Jehovah  our  God  giveth  into  our 
 liands  also  Og  king  of  Bashan,  and  all  his 
 people,  and  we  smite  him  till  there  hath  not 
 Itecu  left  to  him  a  remnant ;  "*  and  we  caj:)- 
 ture  all  his  cities  at  that  time,  there  hath  not 
 been  a  city  which  we  have  not  taken  from 
 them,  sixty  cities,  all  the  region  of  Argob, 
 the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan.  ^  All  these 
 are  cities  fenced  with  high  walls,  two-leaved 
 doors  and  bar,  a]iart  from  cities  of  ■\dllages 
 very  many ;  ^  and  we  devote  them,  as  _we 
 have  done  to  Sihon  king  of  Heshbon,  devoting 
 every  city,  men,  the  women,  and  the  infants ; 
 '■  and  all  the  cattle,  and  the  spoil  of  the  cities, 
 we  have  spoiled  for  ourselves. 
 
 8  '  And  we  take,  at  that  time,  the  land  out  of 
 the  hand  of  the  two  kings  of  the  Amorite,  whicli 
 i.s  beyond  the  Jordan,  from  the  brook  Araoii 
 
 unto  mount  Hcrmon ;  '^  (Sidonians  call  Her- 
 mon,  Sirion ;  and  the  Amorites  call  it  Scuir,) 
 ^^  all  the  cities  of  tlu:  plain,  and  all  Giload, 
 and  all  Bashan,  unto  Salcliah  and  Edrei, 
 cities  of  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan,  >'  for 
 only  Og  king  of  Bashan  had  been  left  of  the 
 remnant  of  theEephaim;  lo,  his  bedstead  m 
 a  bedstead  of  iron ;  is  it  not  in  Rabbatli  of 
 the  sons  of  Ammon?  nine  cubits  its  length, 
 and  four  cubits  its  breadth,  by  the  cubit  of 
 a  man. 
 
 ^-'And  this  land  we  have  possessed,  at 
 that  time;  from  Aroer,  which  is  by  the  brook 
 Arnon,  and  the  half  of  mount  Gilead,  and  its 
 cities,  I  have  given  to  the  Beubenite,  and  to 
 the  Gadite ;  ^^  and  the  rest  of  Gilead  and  all 
 Bashan,  the  kingdom  of  Og,  I  have  given  to 
 the  half  tribe  of  Manassch;  all  the  region  of 
 Argob,  to  all  that  Bashan,  called  the  land  of 
 Eephaim. 
 
 *"* '  Jair  son  of  Manasseh  hath  taken  all 
 the  region  of  Argol),  unto  the  border  of 
 Geshuri,  and  Maachathi,  and  calleth  them 
 by  his  own  name,  Basliau-Havoth-.Jair,  unto 
 this  day.  i-'And  to  Machir  I  have  given 
 Gilead. 
 
 1^  '  And  to  the  Ileubenite  and  to  the 
 Gadite  I  have  given  from  Gilead  even  unto 
 the  brook  Arnon,  the  middle  of  the  valley 
 and  the  border,  even  unto  Jabbok  the  ])rook, 
 the  border  of  tlie  sons  of  Ammon,  ^~  and  tlie 
 plain,  and  the  Jordan,  and  the  border,  from 
 Cliinnereth  even  unto  the  sea  of  the  plain, 
 the  salt  sea,  imder  the  springs  of  Pisgah,  at 
 the  c<^^«?-rising. 
 
 ^8 '  And  I  command  you,  at  that  time, 
 saying,  .Jehovah  your  God  hath  given  to  you 
 this  land  to  possess  it;  armed  ye  pass  over 
 before  yom-  brethren  the  sons  of  Lsrael,  all  the 
 sons  of  might.  "  Only,  your  vidves,  and  your 
 infants,  and  your  cattle — I  have  known  that 
 ye  have  much  cattle — do  dwell  in  your  cities 
 whicli  I  have  given  to  you,  -"  till  that  Je- 
 hovah give  rest  to  your  brethren  like  your- 
 selves, and  they  also  have  jDOSsessed  the  land 
 which  Jehovali  your  God  is  giving  to  them 
 beyond  the  .Jord;iii,  then  ye  have  turned  back 
 each  to  his  possession,  which  I  have  given  to 
 you. 
 
 -1 '  And  Jehoshua  I  have  commanded  at 
 that  time,  saying,  Thine  eyes  are  seeing  all 
 that  which  Jehovah  your  God  hath  done  to 
 these  two  Idngs— so  cloth  Jehovali  to  all  the 
 kingdoms  whither  thou  are  passing  over; 
 -2  fear  them  not,  for  Jehovah  your  God,  He  la 
 fighting  for  you. 
 
 -•' '  And  1  entreat  for  grace  unto  Jehovah, 
 at  that  time,  saying,  ^  Lord  Jehovah,  Tliou 
 —Thou  hast  begun  to  shew  Thy  servant  Thy 
 greatness,  and  Thy  strong  hand;  for  who 
 is  a  God  in  the  heavens  or  in  earth  who  doth 
 according  to  Thy  works,  and  according  to 
 Thy  might?  ^''Let  me  pass  over,  I  pray 
 Tliee,  and  see  the  good  land  which  is  be- 
 yond the  Jordan,  this  good  hill-country,  and 
 Lebanon. 
 
 2" '  And  Jehovah  sheweth  himself  wroth 
 with  me,  for  your  sake,  and  hath  not  hear- 
 kened unto  me,  and  .Teliovah  saith  unto  me, 
 Enough  for  thee;  add  not  to  speak  unto  Me 
 any  moie  about  this  thing:  -''go up  to  tlie  top 
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 of  risgah,  and  lift  111 1  thine  eyea  westward, 
 and  northward,  and  soiithward,  and  east- 
 wai-d,  and  see  witli  thine  eyes— for  thou  dost 
 not  i)ass  over  this  .Jordan  ;  '•'^'and  charge  Jeho- 
 shua,  and  strengthen  him,  and  harden  him, 
 for  he  doth  jiass  over  before  this  people,  and 
 he  doth  cause  them  to  inherit  the  land  which 
 thou  seest. 
 
 '^^ '  And  we  dwell  in  a  valley  over-against 
 Beth-Peor. 
 
 IV.  1 '  AND  now,  Israel,  hearken  unto  the 
 statutes,  and  unto  the  judgments  which  I  am 
 teaching  you  to  do,  so  that  ye  live,  and  have 
 gone  in,  and  possessed  the  land  which  Je- 
 hovah God  of  your  fathers  is  giving  to  you. 
 ^  Ye  do  not  add  to  tlie  word  which  I  am  com- 
 manding you,  nor  diminish  from  it,  to  keep 
 the  commands  of  Jehovah  your  God  which 
 1  am  commanding  you. 
 
 ^  'Your  eyes  are  seeing  that  which  Jehovah 
 hath  done  in  Baal-Peor,  for  every  man  who 
 hath  gone  after  Baal-Peor,  Jehovah  thy  God 
 hath  destroyed  him  from  thy  midst;  ■*  and  ye 
 who  are  cleaving  to  Jehovah  your  God,  are 
 alive,  all  of  you,  to-day. 
 
 ^  'See,  I  have  taught  you  statutes  and  judg- 
 ments, as  Jehovah  my  God  hath  commanded 
 me — to  do  so,  in  the  midst  of  the  land  whither 
 ye  are  going  in  to  possess  it ;  ^  and  ye  have 
 kei)t  and  done  tJiein  (for  it  Is  your  wisdom 
 and  your  understanding)  before  the  eyes  of 
 the  peoples  who  hear  all  these  statutes,  and 
 they  have  said.  Only,  a  people  vsdse  and  under- 
 standing is  tliis  great  nation. 
 
 ^ '  For  which  is  the  great  nation  that  hath 
 God  near  unto  it,  as  .Tehovah  our  God,  in  all 
 we  have  called  imto  him?  ^  and  which  is  the 
 great  nation  which  hath  righteous  statutes  and 
 judgments  according  to  all  tliis  law  which 
 I  am  setting  before  you  to-day? 
 
 " '  Only,  take  heed  to  thyself,  and  watch  thy 
 soul  exceedingly,  lest  thou  forget  the  things 
 which  thine  eyes  have  seen,  and  lest  they  tiirn 
 aside  from  tliy  heart,  all  days  of  thy  life  ;  and 
 thou  hast  made  them  known  to  thy  sons,  and 
 to  thy  sons'  sons. 
 
 "*  'The  day  when  thou  hast  stood  before  Je- 
 hovah thy  God  in  Horeb — in  Jehovah's  say- 
 ing imto  me.  Assemble  to  Me  the  people,  and 
 I  cause  them  to  hear  My  words,  so  that  tliey 
 learn  to  fear  Me  all  the  days  that  they  are 
 alive  on  the  groimd,  and  their  sons  they  teach ; 
 — "  and  ye  draw  near  and  stand  under  the 
 mountain,  and  the  mountain  is  burning  with 
 fire  unto  tlie  lieart  of  the  heavens — darkness, 
 cloud,  yea,  thick  darkness : 
 
 "^ '  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  you  out  of 
 the  midst  of  the  fire ;  a  voice  of  words  ye  are 
 hearing  and  a  similitude  j'e  arc  not  secinij, 
 only  a  voice ;  *^  and  He  declareth  to  you  His 
 covenant,  which  He  hath  commanded  you  to 
 do,  the  Ten  Matters,  and  He  writeth  them 
 ujioii  two  tables  of  stone. 
 
 '•* '  And  me  hath  Jehovah  commanded  at 
 that  time  to  teach  you  statutes  and  jiulgments, 
 for  your  doing  them  in  the  land  whither  ye 
 are  i)assing  over  to  possess  it ;  ^•'  and  yc  liave 
 been  very  watchful  of  your  souls,  for  yc  liavc 
 not  seen  any  similitude  in  the  day  of  Je- 
 hovah's siieaking  unto  you  in  Horcb  out  of  the 
 122 
 
 midst  of  the  fire,  ^''lest  yc  do  corruptly,  and 
 have  made  to  you  a  graven  image,  a  simili- 
 tude of  any  fif^ire,  a  fu"rm  of  male  or  female— 
 ^~  a  form  of  any  beast  which  is  in  the  earth— 
 a  form  of  any  winged  bird  which  tiieth  in  the 
 heavens — ^^a  form  of  any  creeping  thing  on 
 the  groimd — a  form  of  any  fish  which  is  in  the 
 waters  under  the  earth ; 
 
 ^^  '  And  lest  thou  lift  up  thine  eyes  towards 
 the  heavens,  and  hast  seen  the  sun,  and  the 
 moon,  and  the  stars,  all  the  host  of  the 
 heavens,  and  thou  hast  been  forced,  and 
 hast  bowed  thyself  to  them,  and  sei-ved  them, 
 which  Jehovali  thy  God  hath  apportioned  to 
 all  the  peoples  imder  the  whole  heavens. 
 
 -" '  And  you  hath  Jehovah  taken,  and  He  is 
 bringing  you  out  from  the  iron  furnacCj  from 
 •Egy[3t,  to  be  to  Him  for  a  people — an  inheri- 
 tance, as  at  this  day. 
 
 ^1  'And  Jehovah  hath  shewed  himself  wroth 
 with  me  because  of  your  words,  and  swear- 
 eth  to  my  not  passing  over  the  Jordan,  and 
 to  my  not  going  in  tutto  the  good  land  which 
 Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to  thee — an  inheri- 
 tance; -2 for  I  am  dying  in  this  land;  I  am 
 not  passing  over  the  Jordan,  and  ye  are 
 passing  over,  and  have  possessed  this  good 
 land. 
 
 ^  '  Take  heed  to  yoiu-selves,  lest  ye  forget 
 the  covenant  of  Jehovah  your  God,  which 
 He  hath  made  with  you,  and  have  made  to 
 yourselves  a  graven  image,  a  similitude  of 
 anything  concerning  which  Jehovah  thy  God 
 hath  charged  thee :  ^  for  Jehovah  thy  God  is 
 a  fire  consuming — a  zealous  God. 
 
 •J5  '  "V^en  thou  begettest  sons  and  sons' 
 sons,  and  ye  have  become  old  in  the  land, 
 and  have  done  coiruptly,  and  have  made  a 
 graven  image,  a  similitude  of  anything,  and 
 nave  done  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Je- 
 hovah, to  provoke  Him  to  anger: — -''I  have 
 caused  to  testify  against  you  this  day  the 
 heavens  and  the  earth,  that  ye  do  perish  ut- 
 terly hastily  from  off  the  land  whither  ye  are 
 liassing  over  the  Jordan  to  possess  it;  ye  do 
 not  [prolong  days  upon  it,  but  are  utterly  de- 
 stroyed; -''and  Jehovah  hath  scattered  you 
 among  the  peoples,  and  ye  have  been  left  few 
 in  number  among  the  nations,  whither  Je- 
 hovah leadeth  you,  -^and  yc  have  served  there 
 gods,  work  of  man's  hands,  wood  and  stone, 
 which  see  not,  nor  hear,  nor  eat,  nor  smell. 
 
 "" '  And— ye  have  sought  from  thence  Je- 
 hovah thy  God,  and  hast  found,  when  thou 
 seekest  Him  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all 
 thy  soul,  3**  in  distress  being  to  thee,  and  all 
 these  things  have  found  thee,  in  the  latter 
 end  of  the  days,  and  thou  hast  txirned  back 
 unto  Jehovah  thy  God,  and  hast  hearkened 
 to  His  voice ;  ^'  for  a  merciful  God  is  Jehovah 
 thy  God ;  He  doth  not  fail  thee,  nor  destroy 
 tliee,  nor  forget  the  covenant  of  thy  fathers, 
 which  He  hath  sworn  to  them. 
 
 3= '  For,  ask,  I  pray  thee,  at  the  foi-mer 
 days  which  nave  been  before  thee,  from 
 the  day  that  God  prepared  man  on  the  earth, 
 and  from  the  one,  cud  of  the  heavens 
 even  unto  the  other  end  of  the  licavens, 
 wliother  there  hatli  boon  as  this  great  thing 
 —or  hath  been  heard  like  it?  '''IHath  a  people 
 hoard  the  voice  of  God  s]ieaking  out  of  the 
 
Cities  of  refuge. 
 
 TV.  34.-  DEUTERONOMY. -v.  24 .  The  decalogue  repeated. 
 
 midst  of  tlic  firo,  as  tliou  hast  heard,  thoii — 
 and  doth  livo?  ^"Or  hath  God  tried  to  go  in 
 to  take  to  Himself,  a  nation  from  the  midst 
 of  a  nation,  by  trials,  by  signs,  and  by  won- 
 ders, and  by  war,  and  by  a  strong  hand,  and 
 by  a  stretohed-ont  arm,  and  by  great  terrors — 
 according  to  all  that  Jehovah  your  God  hatli 
 done  to  yoii,  in  Egypt,  before  your  eyes? 
 3^  Thou,  thou  hast  been  shewn  it,  to  know 
 that  Jehovah  He  is  God ;  there  is  none  else 
 besides  Him. 
 
 ^"' From  the  heavens  He  hath  caused  thee 
 to  hear  His  voice,  to  instruct  thee,  and  on 
 earth  He  hath  shewed  thee  His  great  fire, 
 and  His  words  thou  hast  heard  out  of  the 
 midst  of  the  fire. 
 
 •■'' '  And  because  that  He  hath  loved  thy 
 fathers,  He  doth  also  fix  on  their  seed  after 
 them,  and  doth  bring  thee  out,  in  His  pre- 
 sence, by  His  great  power,  from  Egy]:)t :  ■*^  to 
 dispossess  nations  greater  and  stronger  than 
 thou,  from  thy  presence,  to  bring  thee  in  to 
 give  to  thee  their  land — an  inheritance,  as  at 
 this  day. 
 
 33 '  And  thou  hast  known  to-day,  and  hast 
 turned  it  back  imto  thy  heart,  that  Jehovah 
 He  is  God,  in  the  heavens  above,  and  on  the 
 earth  beneath — there  is  none  else ;  ''*'  and  thou 
 hast  kept  His  statutes  and  His  commands 
 which  I  am  commanding  thee  to-day,  so  that 
 it  is  well  to  thee,  and  to  thy  sons  after  thee, 
 and  so  that  thou  prolongest  days  on  the 
 ground  which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to 
 thee — all  the  days.' 
 
 '*'  Then  Moses  separateth  three  cities  be- 
 yond the  Jordan,  towards  the  sun-rising,  ^^for 
 the  fleeing  thither  of  the  man-slayer,  who 
 slayeth  his  neighbour  unknowingly,  and  he 
 is  not  hating  him  heretofore,  and  he  hath 
 lied  unto  one  of  these  cities,  and  he  hath 
 lived:  ''^Bezer,  in  the  Malderness,  in  the  land 
 of  the  plain,  of  the  Reubenite;  and  Eamotli, 
 in  Gilead,  of  tlie  Gadite;  and  Golan,  in 
 Bashan,  of  the  Manassahite. 
 
 ■•^  And  this  is  the  law  which  Moses  hath  set 
 before  the  sons  of  Israel ;  '^^  these  are  the  testi- 
 monies, and  the  statutes,  and  the  judgments, 
 which  Moses  hath  spoken  imto  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  in  their  commg  out  of  Egypt,  '*'' be- 
 yond the  Jordan,  in  the  valley  over-against 
 Beth-Peor,  in  the  land  of  Sihon,  king  of  the 
 Amorite,  who  is  dwelling  in  Heshbou,  whom 
 Moses  and  the  sous  of  Israel  have  smitten,  in 
 their  coming  out  of  E^ypit,  ^"  and  they  possess 
 liis  land,  and  the  land  of  Og  king  of  Bashan, 
 two  kings  of  the  Amorite  who  are  beyond 
 the  Jordan,  toroards  the  sxm-rising ;  *'^  from 
 Aroer,  which  is  by  the  edge  of  the  brook 
 Ai'uon,  even  unto  Mount  Siou,  which  is  Her- 
 mou — ■^Sand  all  the  plain  beyond  the  Jordan 
 eastward,  even  iinto  the  sea  of  the  plain, 
 under  the  springs  of  Pisgah. 
 
 V.  lAND  Moses  calleth  imto  all  Israel, 
 and  saith  unto  them,  '  Hear,  Israel,  the  stat- 
 iites  and  thejudgments  which  lam  speaking 
 in  your  ears  to-day,  and  ye  have  learned 
 them,  and  have  observed  to  do  them.  "Je- 
 hovah our  God  made  ^vith  us  a  covenant  in 
 Horeb ;  =*  not  with  our  fathers  hath  Jehovah 
 maile  this  covenant,  but  with  us ;  we— these 
 
 —here  to-day— all  of  us  alive.  *  Face  to  face 
 hath  Jehovah  spoken  with  you,  in  the  mount, 
 out  of  the  midst  of  the  lu-e;  ^I  am  standing 
 between  Jehovah  and  you,  at  that  time,  to 
 declare  to  you  tlio  word  of  Jehovah,  for  ye 
 have  been  afraid  from  the  jiresence  of  the 
 fire,  and  ye  have  not  gone  up  into  the  mount ; 
 saying : 
 
 '' '  I  Jehovah  am  thy  God,  who  hath  brought 
 thee  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt,  from  a  house 
 of  servants. 
 
 "  '  Thou  hast  no  other  gods  in  My  pres- 
 ence. 
 
 8  '  Thou  dost  not  make  to  thee  a  graven 
 image,  any  similitude  which  is  in  the  heavens 
 above,  and  wliich  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  and 
 which  is  in  the  waters  under  the  earth ;  •'  thoii 
 dost  not  bow  thyself  to  them  nor  serve  them, 
 for  I  Jehovah  thy  God  am  a  zealous  God, 
 charging  iniquity  of  fathers  on  children,  and 
 on  a  third  generation,  and  on  a  fourth,  to 
 those  hating  Me;  ^''and  doing  kindness  to 
 thousands,  to  tliose  lo\ang  Me,  and  to  those 
 keeping  My  commands. 
 
 ^1  'Thou  dost  not  take  up  the  Name  of  Je- 
 hovah thy  God  for  a  vain  thing,  for  Jehovah 
 doth  not  acquit  him  who  taketh  up  His  Name 
 for  a  vain  thing. 
 
 ^'- '  Observe  the  day  of  the  sabbath — to  sanc- 
 tify it,  as  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  commanded 
 thee ;  ^■^  six  days  thou  dost  labour,  and  hast 
 done  all  thy  work,  ^^  and  the  seventh  day  is 
 a  sabbath  to  Jehovah  thy  God;  thou  dost 
 not  do  any  work,  thou,  and  thy  sou,  and  thy 
 daughter,  and  thy  man-servant,  and  thy  hancl- 
 maid,  and  thine  ox,  and  thine  ass,  and  all 
 thy  cattle,  and  thy  sojourner  who  is  \vithin 
 thy  gates;  so  that  thy  man-servant,  and  thy 
 hand-maid  doth  rest  like  thyself ;  i°  and  thou 
 hast  remembered  that  a  servant  thou  hast 
 been  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  Jehovah  thy 
 God  is  brin.ging  tliee  out  thence  by  a  strong 
 hand,  and  by  a  stretched-out  arm;  there- 
 fore liath  Jehovah  thy  God  commanded  thee 
 to  keep  the  day  of  the  sabbatli. 
 
 i"" '  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother,  as 
 Jehovah  thy  God  hath  commanded  thee,  so 
 that  thy  days  are  prolonged,  and  so  that  it  is 
 well  with  thee,  on  the  groimd  which  Jehovah 
 thy  God  is  giving  to  thee. 
 
 ^'' '  Thou  dost  not  murder. 
 
 ^8  '  Thou  dost  not  commit  adultery. 
 
 19  '  Thou  dost  not  steal. 
 
 -0  '  Thou  dost  not  answer  against  thy  neigh- 
 bour— a  false  testimony. 
 
 -1 '  Thou  dost  not  desire  thy  neighbom-'s 
 wife;  nor  dost  thou  covet  thy  neighbour's 
 house,  his  field,  and  his  man-servant,  and  his 
 hand-maid,  his  ox,  and  his  ass,  and  anything 
 which  is  thy  neighbour's. 
 
 ^'^ '  These  words  hath  Jehovah  spoken  unto 
 all  your  asseml)ly,  in  the  mount  out  of  the 
 midst  of  the  fii-e,  of  the  cloud,  and  of  the 
 thick  darkness — a  great  voice ;  and  He  liath 
 not  added,  and  He  writctli  them  on  two  tables 
 of  stone,  and  giveth  them  unto  me. 
 
 "3  '  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  as  ye  hear  tlie 
 voice  OTit  of  the  midst  of  the  darkness,  and 
 of  the  mountain  burning  with  fire,  that  ye 
 come  near  unto  me,  all  the  heads  of  your 
 tribes,  and  your  elders,  "■'and  say,  Lo,  Je- 
 123 
 
Exhortation  to  ohrdience. 
 
 V.  ai— DEUTERONOMY.— VII.  4.     Canaanitex  to  he  destroyed. 
 
 ho  vail  our  God  liatli  showecl  iis  His  lionour, 
 and  Tlis  greatness ;  and  His  voice  we  have 
 heard  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire ;  this  day  we 
 have  seen  that  (lod  doth  speak  Avith  man — 
 and  he  hath  lived. 
 
 -°  'And,  now,  why  do  we  die?  for  consume 
 us  doth  this  great  fire — if  we  add  to  hear  the 
 voice  of  Jehovah  our  God  any  more — then  we 
 have  died.  -"  For  who  of  all  flesh  is  he  who 
 hath  heard  the  voice  of  the  living  God  speak- 
 ing out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire  like  us — and 
 doth  live  ?  '-'"  Draw  near  thou,  and  hear  all 
 that  which  Jehovah  our  God  saith,  and  thou, 
 thou  dost  speak  unto  iis  all  that  which  Je- 
 hovah our  God  speaketh  unto  thee,  and  we 
 have  hearkened,  and  done  it. 
 
 "**  'And  Jehovah  heareth  the  voice  of  your 
 words,  in  your  speaking  unto  me,  and  Jehovah 
 salth  unto  me,  I  have  heard  the  voice  of  the 
 words  of  this  people  which  they  have  spoken 
 unto  thee ;  they  have  done  well  in  all  that 
 they  have  spoken.  -^0  that  their  heart  had 
 been  thus  to  them,  to  fear  Me,  and  to  keep 
 My  commands  all  the  days,  that  it  may  be 
 well  with  them,  and  with  their  sons — to  the 
 age! 
 
 3" '  Go,  say  to  them.  Turn  back  for  yoiu-- 
 selves,  to  your  tents ;  ^^  and  thou  here  stand 
 thou  with  Me,  and  let  Me  speak  unto  thee  all 
 the  command,  and  the  statutes,  and  the  judg- 
 ments which  thou  dost  teach  tuem,  and  they 
 have  done  in  the  laud  wliich  I  am  giving  to 
 them  to  possess  it. 
 
 ^■-  ■  And  ye  have  observed  to  do  as  Jehovah 
 your  God  hath  commanded  you,  ye  turn  not 
 aside — right  or  left;  ^■'  in  all  the  way  which 
 Jehovah  your  God  hath  commanded  you  ye 
 walk,  so  that  ye  live,  and  it  is  well  with  you, 
 and  ye  have  ])rolonged  days  in  the  land  which 
 ye  jiossess. 
 
 VI.  1  'AND  this  is  the  command,  the  sta- 
 tutes, and  the  judgments  which  Jehovah  vour 
 God  hath  commanded  to  teach  you,  to  Ao  in 
 the  land  which  ye  are  i^assiug  over  thither  to 
 possess  it,  -  so  that  thou  dost  fear  Jehovah 
 thy  God,  to  keep  all  His  statutes  and  His  com- 
 mands, which  1  am  commanding  thee,  thou, 
 and  thy  son,  and  thy  sou's  sou,  all  days  of  thy 
 life,  and  so  that  thy  days  are  prolonged. 
 
 '•' '  And  thou  hast  licard,  0  Israel,  and  ob- 
 served to  do,  that  it  may  be  well  with  thee, 
 and  that  thou  maycst  multiply  exceedingly, 
 as  Jehovah,  God  oi'  thy  fathers,  hath  spoken 
 to  thee,  in  the  land  nowing  with  milk  and 
 honey. 
 
 •• '  Hear,  0  Israel,  Jehovah  our  God  is  one 
 Jehovah;  ^and  thou  hast  loved  Jehovah  thy 
 God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy 
 souL  and  with  all  thy  might,  "  and  these  words 
 which  I  am  commanding  thee  to-day  have 
 been  on  thine  heart,  ''and  thou  hast  repeated 
 them  to  thy  sons,  and  S])okcn  of  themin 
 thy  sitting  in  thine  liouse,  and  in  tliy  walking 
 in  the  way,  and  in  thy  lying  down,  and  in  thy 
 rising  up,  ^and  liast  bound  them  for  a  sign 
 upon  thy  hand,  and  thoy  have  l)een  for  froiit- 
 lets  between  thine  eyos,  '^  and  thou  hast  writ- 
 ten them  on  door-post^t  of  thy  house,  and  on 
 thy  gates. 
 
 '**' And  it  hatli  l)ecn,  when  Jehovah  tlivGod 
 124 
 
 doth  bring  thee  in  unto  the  land  which  He 
 hath  sworn  to  thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to 
 Isaac,  and  to  .Jacob,  to  give  to  thee — cities  great 
 and  good,  which  thou  hast  not  built,  "  and 
 houses  full  of  all  good  things  which  thou  hast 
 not  filled,  and  wells  digged  which  thou  hast 
 not  digged,  vine-yards  and  olive-yards  which 
 thou  hast  not  jjlanted,  and  thou  hast  eaten, 
 and  been  satisfied ; 
 
 '^  '  Take  heed  to  thyself  lest  thou  forget 
 Jehovah  who  hath  brought  thee  out  of  the 
 laud  of  Egypt,  out  of  a  house  of  servants; 
 ^■'  Jehovah  thy  God  thou  dost  fear,  and  Him 
 thou  dost  serve,  and  by  His  name  thou  dost 
 swear;  "ye  do  not  go  after  other  gods,  of 
 the  gods  of  the  peoples  who  ai-e  round  about 
 you ;  '''  for  a  zealous  God  is  Jehovah  thy  God 
 m  thy  midst — lest  the  anger  of  Jehovah  thy 
 God  burn  against  thee,  and  He  hath  destroyed 
 thee  from  oit'  the  face  of  the  groimd. 
 
 ^''  '  Ye  do  not  tiy  Jehovah  your  God  as  ye 
 tried  in  Massah ;  ^^  ye  do  diligently  keep  tne 
 commands  of  Jehovah  your  God,  and  His 
 testimonies,  and  His  statutes  which  He  hath 
 commanded  thee,  i**  and  thou  hast  done  that 
 which  is  right  and  good  in  th.e  eyes  of  Je- 
 hovah, so  that  it  is  well  with  thee,  and  thou 
 iiast  gone  in  and  possessed  the  good  land 
 which  Jehovah  hath  sworn  to  thy  fathers, 
 '"to  drive  away  all  thine  enemies  from  thy 
 presence,  as  Jehovah  hath  spoken. 
 
 20  'When  thy  son  asketh  thee  hereafter, 
 saying,  Wliat  arc  the  testimonies,  and  the 
 statutes,  and  the  judgments,  which  Jehovah 
 oiu-  God  hath  commanded  you  ?  -'  then  thou 
 hast  said  to  thy  son.  Servants  we  have  been 
 to  Pharaoh  in  Egyjit,  and  Jehovah  bringeth 
 us  out  of  E.gjrpt  by  a  high  hand ;  --  and  Je- 
 hovah giveth  signs  and  wonders,  great  and 
 sad,  on  Egyi^t,  ou  Pharaoh,  and  on  all  his 
 house,  before  oiu"  eyes;  -*  and  us  He  hath 
 brought  out  thence,  in  order  to  bring  us 
 in,  to  give  to  us  the  land  which  He  had  sworn 
 to  our  fathers. 
 
 -^  And  Jehovah  commandeth  us  to  do  all 
 these  stahites,  to  fear  Jehovah  our  God,  for 
 good  to  ourselves  all  the  davs,  to  keep  us 
 alive,  as  at  this  day ;  "''  and  riglitcousncss  it  is 
 for  us,  when  we  observe  to  do  all  this  com- 
 maud  before  Jehovah  our  God,  as  He  hath 
 commanded  us. 
 
 VII.  1  '  WHEN  Jehovah  thy  God  doth 
 bring  thee  in  unto  the  land  whither  thou  art 
 going  iu  to  possess  it,  and  He  hath  cast  out 
 many  nations  from  thy  presence,  the  Hittite, 
 and  the  Girgashite,  and  the  Amorite,  and  the 
 Canaanitc,  and  the  Perizzitc,  and  the  Hivite, 
 and  the  Jebusite,  seven  nations  more  numc- 
 lous  and  mighty  than  thou,  -  and  Jehoval) 
 thy  God  hath  given  them  before  thee,  and 
 tliou  hast  smitten  them — thou  dost  utterly 
 devote  them — thou  dost  not  make  with  them 
 a  covenant,  nor  dost  thou  favour  tlicni. 
 
 •'  'And  thou  dost  nut  join  in  marriage  with 
 them;  thy  daughter  thou  dost  not  give  to  his 
 son,  and  his  daui;hter  thou  dost  not  take  to 
 thy  son,  ••  for  he  doth  turn  aside  thy  son  from 
 after  Mc,  and  they  have  sensed  other  goda, 
 and  the  anger  of  Jehovah  hath  burned  against 
 you,  and  hath  destroyed  thee  hastily. 
 
Conditions  of  God's  kindness,  vii.  5.— DEUTERONOMY.— viii.  14.        Idolatry  to  be  avoided. 
 
 '  '  But  thus  thou  dost  to  them :  their  altars 
 ye  break  down,  and  their  standing  pillars  ye 
 shiver,  and  their  shrines  ye  cut  down,  and 
 their  graven  imases  ye  burn  with  tire ;  *•  for  a 
 holy  people  art  thoti  to  Jehovah  thy  God ;  ou 
 thck  nath  Jehovah  thy  God  fixed,  to  be  to 
 Him  for  a  iiecnliar  people,  out  of  all  the 
 peoples  who  are  on  the  face  of  the  ground. 
 
 ■^  Not  because  of  yom-  being  more  numer- 
 ous_  than  any  of  the  peoples  hath  Jehovah 
 delighted  in  you,  and  fixeth  on  you,  for  ye 
 are  the  least  of  all  the  peoples,  ^  but  because 
 of  Jehovah's  loving  yovi,  and  becaiise  of  His 
 keeping  the  oath  wnich  He  hath  sworn  to 
 your  fathers,  hath  Jehovah  brought  you  out 
 by  a  strong  hand,  and  doth  ransom  you  from 
 a  house  of  servants,  from  the  hand  of  Pharaoh 
 king  of  Egjnit. 
 
 ^  '  And  tGou  hast  known  that  Jehovah  thy 
 God  He  is  God,  the  faithfiil  God,  Iceeping  the 
 covenant,  and  the  kindness,  to  those  loVing 
 Him,  and  to  those  keeping  His  commands — 
 to  a  thousand  geuei'atious,  i"  and  repaying  to 
 those  hating  Him,  uuto  their  face,  to  destroy 
 them ;  He  clelayeth  not  to  him  who  is  hating 
 Him — imto  his  face.  He  repayeth  to  him— 
 1^  and  thou  hast  kept  the  command,  and  the 
 statutes,  aud  the  judgments,  which  I  am 
 commanding  thee  to-day  to  do  them. 
 
 1"  '  And  it  hath  been,  because  ye  liear  these 
 judgments,  and  have  ke]it,  and  done  them, 
 that  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  kept  to  thee  the 
 covenant  and  the  kindness  which  He  hath 
 sworn  to  thy  fathers,  ^^  and  hath  loved  thee, 
 and  blessed  thee,  and  miiltiplied  tliee,  and 
 hatli  blessed  the  fruit  of  thy  womb,  aud  the 
 fruit  of  thy  ground,  thy  corn,  and  thy  new 
 ■\vine,  and  thine  oil,  the  increase  of  thine 
 oxen,  and  the  wealth  of  thy  flock,  on  the 
 groimd  whicli  He  hath  sworn  to  thy  fathers 
 to  .give  to  thee. 
 
 " '  Blessed  art  thou  above  all  the  peoples, 
 there  is  not  in  thee  a  barren  man  or  a  barren 
 woman — nor  among  yoiu'  cattle;  ^^  and  Je- 
 hovah hath  turned  aside  from  thee  every 
 sickness,  and  none  of  the  evil  diseases  of 
 Egyiit  (which  thou  hastlcnown)  doth  He  put  ou 
 thee,  aud  He  liath  put  them  ou  all  hating  thee. 
 
 i"  'And  thou  liast  consumed  all  the  peoples 
 whom  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to  thee; 
 thine  eye  hath  no  pity  on  them,  and  thou 
 dost  not  serve  theii-  gods,  for  a  snare  it  is  to 
 thee. 
 
 ^^ '  Wlien  thou  sayest  in  thiue  heart,  These 
 nations  are  more  numerous  than  I,  liow  am  I 
 able_  to  dispossess  them?  —  ^^  thou  art  not 
 afraid  of  them;  thou  dost  surely  remember 
 that  which  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  done  to 
 Phai-aoh,  and  to  all  Egypt,  ^'^  tlie  gi-eat  trials 
 which  thine  eyes  have  seen,  aud  the  signs, 
 aud  the  wonders,  aud  the  strong  hand,  aud 
 the  stretched-out  arm,  with  which  .Jeliovah 
 thy  God  hath  brought  thee  out ;  so  doth  Je- 
 hovah thy  God  to  all  the  iieoples  of  whose 
 presence  tlioii  art  afraid. 
 
 "" '  Aud  also  the  locust  doth  Jehovah  thy 
 God  send  among  them,  till  the  destruction  of 
 those  who  are  left,  and  of  those  who  are  hid- 
 den from  thy  presence ;  -ithou  art  not  terri- 
 fied by  their  presence,  for  Jehovah  tliy  God  is 
 in  thy  midst,  a  God  sxreat  and  fearful. 
 
 2" '  And  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  cast  out 
 these  nations  from  thy  presence  little  b//  little, 
 (thou  art  not  able  to  consume  tliem  hastily, 
 lest  the  beast  of  the  field  multiply  against 
 thee),  -^  and  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  given  them 
 before  thee,  and  destroyed  them — a  gi-eat  de- 
 struction—till their  destruction;  ^and  He 
 hath  given  their  Idugs  into  thy  hand,  and  thou 
 hast  destroyed  their  name  from  under  the 
 heavens ;  no  man  doth  station  himself  in  thy 
 presence  till  thou  hast  destroyed  them. 
 
 -^  'The  graven  images  of  their  gods  ye  do 
 burn  with  tire ;  thou  dost  not  desire  the  silver 
 and  gold  on  them,  nor  hast  thou  taken  it  to 
 thyself,  lest  thou  be  snared  by  it,  for  the  abo- 
 mination of  Jehovah  tliy  God  it  is;  -"and 
 thou  dost  not  bring  in  an  abomination  unto 
 thy  house — or  thou  hast  been  devoted  like  it ; 
 — thou  dost  utterly  detest  it,  and  thou  dost 
 utterly  abominate  it ;  for  it  is  devoted. 
 
 VIII.  ^  '  ALL  the  command  which  I  am 
 commanding  thee  to-day  ye  observe  to  do,  so 
 that  ye  live,  and  have  multiplied,  and  gone  in, 
 and  possessed  the  land  which  Jehovah  hath 
 sworn  to  your  fathers ;  -  and  thou  hast  remem- 
 bered all  the  way  which  Jehovah  thy  God 
 hath  caused  thee  to  go  these  forty  years  in  the 
 wilderness,  in  order  to  humble  thee,  to  try 
 thee,  to  know  that  which  is  in  thy  heart, 
 whether  thou  dost  keep  His  commands  or  not. 
 
 ■* '  And  He  doth  hmnble  thee,  and  cause 
 tliee  to  hunger,  aud  doth  cause  thee  to  eat 
 the  manna  (which  thou  hast  uot  known,  even 
 thy  fathers  have  not  known),  in  order  to  cause 
 thee  to  know  that  not  by  bread  alone  doth 
 man  live,  but  by  every  produce  of  the  moutJ 
 of  Jehovah  man  doth  live. 
 
 *  'Thy  raiment  hath  not  worn  out  from  off 
 thee,  and  thy  foot  hath  not  swelled  these 
 forty  years,  ^  and  thou  hast  Icuown,  with  thy 
 heart,  tliat  as  a  man  chastiseth  his  son 
 Jehovah  thy  God  is  chastisiug  thee,  "and 
 thou  hast  kept  the  commands  of  Jehovah 
 thy  God,  to  walls  in  His  ways,  aud  to  fear 
 Him. 
 
 ''  '  For  Jehovah  thy  God  is  bringing  thee 
 in  imto  a  good  land,  a  laud  of  brooks  of 
 waters,  of  fountains,  and  of  depths  coming 
 out  in  valley  aud  in  moimtaiu :  ^  a  laud  of 
 wheat,  and  barley,  and  vine,  aud  fig,  and 
 pomegranate ;  a  land  of  oil  olive  and  honey ; 
 '■•a  land  iu  which  Avithout  scarcity  thou  dost 
 eat  bread,  thou  dost  not  lack  anything  in  it ; 
 a  laud  whose  stones  are  iron,  and  out  of  its 
 mountains  thou  dost  dig  brass ;  '"  and  thou 
 hast  eaten,  and  been  satisfied,  and  hast 
 blessed  Jehovah  thy  God,  on  the  good  land 
 which  he  hath  given  to  thee. 
 
 ^^'Take  heed  to  thyself,  lest  thou  forget 
 Jehovah  thy  God  so  as  not  to  Ivcep  His  com- 
 mands, and  His  judgments,  aud  His  statutes 
 which  I  am  commanding  thee  to-day;  i-lest 
 thou  eat,  and  hast  been  satisfied,  and  good 
 houses  dost  build,  and  hast  inhabited;  ^^  aud 
 thy  herd  aud  thy  flock  be  multiplied,  aufl 
 silver  and  gold  be  midtiplicd  to  thee;  aud  all 
 that  is  thine  be  midtiplied : 
 
 i-* '  And  thy  heaii;  hath  been  high,  and  thou 
 hast  forgotten  Jehovah  thy  God  (who  is  ])riug- 
 ing  thee  out  of  the  laud  of  Egyirt,  out  of  a 
 125 
 
Moaes' chai-ge  continued,     viii.  15. — DEUTEKONOMY.— ix.  27.   Israel's  rebellions  narrated. 
 
 house  of  servants ;  "  wlio  is  causiug  thee  to 
 go  in  the  jj^i-cat  and  the  terrible  ■wilderness 
 — burning  serpent,  and  scorvuon,  and  thirst- 
 where  there  is  no  water ;  who  is  brinjjinc;  out 
 to  thee  waters  from  the  flinty  rock ;  ^^  who  is 
 causiuK  thee  to  eat  niauna  in  the  wilderness, 
 wliich  thy  fathers  liave  not  known,  in  order 
 to  humble  thee,  and  in  order  to  try  thee,  to 
 «lo  thee  good  in  thy  latter  end),  ^''  and  thou 
 hast  said  in  thy  heart,  ■  My  power,  and  the 
 might  of  my  hand,  hath  made  for  me  this 
 wealth : 
 
 18 '  And  thou  hast  remembered  Jehovah  thy 
 God,  for  He  it  is  who  is  giving  to  thee  power 
 to  make  wealth,  in  order  to  establish  His 
 covenant  which  He  hath  sworn  to  thy  fathers 
 as  at  this  day. 
 
 13 '  And  it  hath  been — if  thou  really  forget 
 Jehovah  thy  God,  and  hast  gone  after  other 
 gods,  and  served  them,  and  bowed  thyself  to 
 them,  I  have  testified  against  you  to-day  that 
 ye  do  iitterly  perish ;  ""  as  the  nations  whom 
 Jehovah  is  destroying  from  your  presence,  so 
 ye  jjerish;  because  ye  hearken  not  to  the 
 voice  of  Jehovah  yom*  God. 
 
 IX.  1 '  HEAR,  Israel,  tho;i  art  passing  over 
 to-day  the  Jordan,  to  go  in  to  possess  nations 
 greater  and  mightier  than  thyself ;  cities  gi-eat 
 and  fenced  in  the  heavens  ;  -a  people  great  and 
 tall,  sons  of  Anakim,  wliom  thou — thou  hast 
 known,  (and  thou — thou  hast  heard:  Who 
 doth  station  himself  before  sons  of  Anak?) 
 ^  and  thou  hast  known  to-day,  that  Jehovah 
 thy  God  is  He  who  is  passing  over  before  thee 
 —a  fire  consuming;  He  doth  destroy  them, 
 and  He  doth  himible  them  before  thee,  and 
 thou  hast  dispossessed  them,  and  destroyed 
 them  hastily,  as  Jehovah  hath  spoken  to 
 thee. 
 
 ^  '  Thou  dost  not  speak  in  thy  heart  (in  Je- 
 liovah  thy  God's  driving  them  away  from  be- 
 fore thee),  saying.  For  my  righteousness  hath 
 Jehovah  brought  me  in  to  possess  this  land, 
 seeing  for  the  wickedness  of  these  nations  is 
 Jehovah  disiiossessing  them  from  thy  pres- 
 ence ;  s  not  for  thy  righteousness,  and  for  the 
 uprightness  oE  thy  heart,  art  thou  going  in  to 
 possess  their  land ;  but  for  the  wickedness  of 
 these  nations  is  Jehovah  thy  God  dispossess- 
 ing them  from  before  thee;  and  in  order  to 
 establish  the  word  which  Jehovah  hath  sworn 
 to  thy  fathei's,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to 
 Jacob;  ''and  thou  hast  luiown,  that  not  for 
 thy  righteousness  is  .Tehovah  thy  God  giving 
 to  thee  this  good  land  to  possess  it,  for  a  people 
 stiff  of  neck  tiiou  art. 
 
 7  '  Rumcniber  —  do  not  forget  —  that  tvith 
 which  thou  hast  made  Jehovah  thy  God 
 wroth  ill  the  wilderness;  even  from  the  day 
 that  thou  hast  come  out  of  the  laud  of  lOgypt 
 till  your  coming  in  unto  this  jjlace  rebels  ye 
 have  been  witli  .Tehovah;  ''even  in  Horeb 
 ye  have  made  Jehovah  ^vl•oth,  and  Jehovah 
 sheweth  Himself  angry  against  you— to  des- 
 troy you. 
 
 3  '  In  my  going  up  into  the  mount  to  receive 
 the  tables  of  stone  (tables  of  the  covenant 
 which  Jeliovah  hath  made  with  you),  and  I 
 abide  in  this  mount  forty  days  and  forty 
 oitihts :  bread  I  have  not  eaten,  and  water  I 
 126 
 
 have  not  drunk;  i** and  Jehovah  giveth  unto 
 
 me  the  two  tables  of  stone  \vritten  \\ath  the 
 hnger  of  God,  and  on  them  according  to  all 
 the  words  which  Jehovah  hath  spoken  with 
 you  in  the  mount,  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire, 
 in  the  day  of  the  assembly. 
 
 11  'And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  the  end  of 
 forty  days  and  forty  nights,  .Tehovah  hath 
 given  imto  me  the  two  tables  of  stone — tables 
 of  the  covenant,  i^and  Jehovah  saith  imto 
 me,  Rise,  go  down,  hasten  from  this,  for  thy 
 people  hath  done  corruptly,  whom  tliou  hast 
 brought  out  of  Ejjypt ;  they  have  turned  aside 
 hastily  out  of  the  way  which  I  have  com- 
 manded them— they  have  made  to  themselves 
 a  molten  thing ! 
 
 1^  '  And  Jehovah  speaketh  iinto  ine,  saying, 
 I  have  seen  this  peoi)le,  and  lo,  a  people  stifl 
 of  neck  it  is :  i*  desist  from  Me,  and  I  destroy 
 them,  and  blot  out  their  name  from  under  the 
 heavens,  and  I  make  thee  become  a  nation 
 more  mighty  and  nimierous  than  it. 
 
 1' '  And  T  turn,  and  come  down  from  the 
 moimt,  and  the  mount  is  burning  with  fire 
 and  the  two  tables  of  the  covenant  on  my  two 
 hands,  i^and  I  see,  and  lo,  ye  have  sinned 
 against  Jehovah  your  God ;  ye  have  made  to 
 yom-selves  a  molten  calf;  ye  have  turned  a- 
 side  hastily  out  of  the  way  which  Jehovah 
 hath  commanded  you. 
 
 1'' '  And  I  lay  hold  on  the  two  tables,  and 
 cast  them  out  of  my  two  hands,  and  break 
 them  before  yoiu-  eyes,  i^and  I  throw  myself 
 before  Jehovah,  as  at  first,  forty  days  and 
 forty  nights;  bread  I  have  not  eaten,  and 
 water  I  have  not  di-nnk,  because  of  all  your 
 sins  which  ye  have  sinned,  by  doing  the  evil 
 thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  to  make  Him 
 angiy. 
 
 13 '  For  I  have  been  afraid  because  of  the 
 anger  and  the  fury  ^vith  which  Jehovah  hath 
 been  wroth  against  you,  to  destroy  you ;  and 
 Jehovah  doth  hearken  unto  me  also  at  this 
 time. 
 
 -" '  And  with  Aaron  hath  Jehovah  shewed 
 himself  very  angry,  to  destroy  him,  and  I 
 pray  also  for  Aaron  at  that  time ;  -i  and  your 
 sin,  which  ye  have  made — the  calf — T  have 
 taken,  and  I  burn  it  with  fire,  and  beat  it. 
 grinding  well  till  that  it  is  small  as  dust,  and 
 I  cast  its  dust  unto  the  brook  which  is  going 
 down  out  of  the  mount. 
 
 -- '  And  in  Taberah,  and  in  Massah,  and_  in 
 Ivibroth-Hattaavah,  ye  have  been  making 
 Jehovah  -wroth:  -^and  in  Jehovah's  sending 
 you  from  Kadcsh-Barnea,  saying.  Go  \ip,  and 
 ]>ossess  the  land  which  I  have  given  to  you, 
 then  ye  provoke  the  mouth  of  Jehovah  your 
 God,  and  have  not  given  credence  to  Him, 
 nor  hcarkenctl  to  His  voice;  -■'rebels  ye  have 
 been  with  Jehovah  from  the  day  of  my 
 knowing  you. 
 
 ■'•"'  'And  I  throw  myself  before  Jehovah, 
 the  forty  days  and  the  forty  nights,  as  T  had 
 thrown  myself,  for  .Ttliovah  hath  said — to 
 destroy  you;  -''and  T  in-ay  \into  Jehovah, 
 and  say,  IjOI'iI  .Tehovah,  destroy  not  Thy 
 peo])lc,  and  Thine  inheritance,  whom  Thou 
 iiast  ransomed  in  Thy  greatness;  whom  Thou 
 liast  brought  out  of  K.rvi)t  with  a  strong 
 hand;  -'^bc  niintlful  of  Thy  servants,  of  Ab- 
 
Renewal  of  the  two  tables.       ix.  28.— DEUTERONOMY.— xi.  13. 
 
 Obedience  enfoiwtcl. 
 
 rahaiu,  of  Isaac,  and  of  Jacob,  turn  not  unto 
 the  stiffness  of  this  people,  and  unto  its 
 •wickedness,  and  nnto  its  sin ;  ^  lest  the  land 
 say  fi'om  which  Thou  hast  brought  us  out, 
 Because  of  Jehovah's  want  of  ability  to  bring 
 them  in  unto  the  land  of  which  He  hath 
 spoken  to  them,  and  because  of  His  hating 
 them,  He  brought  them  out  to  put  them 
 to  death  in  the  ^vi]de^ness:  -^and  they  are 
 Thy  people,  and  Thine  inheritance,  whom 
 Thou  hast  brought  out  by  Thy  great  power, 
 and  by  Thy  stretched-out  arm! 
 
 X,  ^  '  At  that  time  hath  Jehovah  said  unto 
 me,  Grave  for  thee  two  tables  of  stone,  like 
 the  first,  and  come  up  unto  Me,  into  the 
 mount,  and  thou  hast  made  for  thee  an  ark 
 of  wood,  -  and  I  %vrite  on  the  tables  the  words 
 which  were  on  the  hrst  tables,  which  thou 
 hast  broken,  and  thou  hast  placed  them  in  the 
 ark ;  ^  and  I  make  an  ark  of  shittim  wood, 
 and  grave  two  tables  of  stone  lUce  the  first, 
 and  go  up  to  the  mount,  and  the  two  tables 
 in  my  hand. 
 
 *  '  And  He  wi-iteth  on  the  tables,  accord- 
 ing to  the  first  writing,  the  Ten  Matters, 
 which  Jehovah  hath  spoken  unto  you  in  the 
 mount,  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire,  in  the 
 day  of  the  assembly,  and  Jehovah  giveth 
 them  imto  me,  ^  and  I  tiu'u  and  come  down 
 from  the  mount,  and  put  the  tables  in  the  ark 
 which  I  had  made,  and  they  are  there,  as 
 Jehovah  commanded  me. 
 
 *■  '  And  the  sons  of  Israel  have  joiu-neyed 
 from  Beeroth  of  the  sons  of  Jaakauto  Mosera, 
 there  Aaron  died,  and  he  is  buried  there, 
 and  Eleazar  his  sou  doth  act  as  priest  in  his 
 stead  ;  ^thence  they  jom-neyed  to  Gudgodah, 
 and  from  Gudgodah  to  Jotbathah,  a  land 
 of  brooks  of  water. 
 
 8  'At  that  time  hath  Jehovah  separated 
 the  tribe  of  Le^-i,  to  bear  the  ark  of  the 
 covenant  of  Jehovah,  to  stand  before  Jeho- 
 vah, to  serve  Him,  and  to  bless  in  His  name, 
 imto  this  day,  "  therefore  there  hath  not  been 
 to  Levi  a  portion  and  inheritance  with  his 
 bretkren ;  Jehovah  Himself  is  his  inherit- 
 ance, as  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  spoken  to 
 him. 
 
 ^"  '  And  I — I  have  stood  in  the  moimt,  as 
 the  former  days,  forty  days  and  forty  nights, 
 and  Jehovah  hearkeneth  ujito  me  also  at 
 that  time ;  Jehovah  hath  not  willed  to  des- 
 troy thee. 
 
 ^\  'And  Jehovah  saith  unto  me.  Rise,  go 
 to  joiu-ney  before  the  people,  and  they  go  in 
 and  possess  the  land  which  I  have  sworn  to 
 their  fathers  to  give  to  them. 
 
 ^"  '  And  now,  Israel,  what  is  Jehovah  thy 
 God  asking  from  thee,  except  to  fear  Jehovah 
 thy  God,  to  walk  in  all  His  ways,  and  to  love 
 Him,  and  to  serve  Jehovah  thy  God  with  all 
 thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  ^^to  keep 
 the  commands  of  Jehovah,  and  His  statutes 
 which  I  am  commanding  thee  to-day,  for 
 good  to  thee  ? 
 
 ^*  '  Lo,  to  Jehovah  thy  God  are  the  heavens 
 and  the  heavens  of  the  heavens,  the  earth 
 and  all  that  w  in  it;  ^'only  in  thy  fathers 
 hath  Jehovah  delighted — to  love  them,  and 
 He  doth  fix  on  theii-  seed  after  them — on  you, 
 
 out  of  all  the  peoples  as  at  this  day ;  i"  and 
 ye  have  circimicised  the  foreskin  of  your 
 heart,  and  yom-  neck  ye  do  not  harden  any 
 more;  ^^for  Jehovah  yom-  God— He  is  Go(l 
 of  the  gods,  and  Lord  of  the  lords  ;  God,  the 
 great,  the  mighty,  and  the  fearful ;  who  ac- 
 cepteth  not  persons,  nor  taketh  a  bribe ; 
 16  He  is  doing  the  judgment  of  fatherless  ami 
 widow,  and  lo\'ing  the  sojom-ner,  to  give  to 
 him  bread  and  raiment. 
 
 ^^ '  And  ye  have  loved  the  sojourner,  for 
 sojom-ners  ye  were  in  the  laud  of  Egyj^t. 
 
 -0  'Jehovah  thy  God  thou  dost  fear.  Him 
 thou  dost  serve,  and  to  Him  thou  dost  cleave, 
 and  by  His  name  thou  dost  swear,  -i  He  is 
 thy  praise,  and  He  is  thy  God,  who  hath 
 done  with  thee  these  gi-eat  and  fearfvd  tlunga 
 which  thine  eyes  have  seen:  -^with  seventy 
 persons  did  thy  fathers  go  down  to  Egypt, 
 and  now  hath  Jehovah  thy  God  made  thee 
 as  stars  of  the  heavens  for  multitude. 
 
 XL  1  '  AND  thou  hast  loved  .Jehovah  tny 
 God,  and  kept  His  charge,  and  His  statutes, 
 and  His  judgments,  and  His  commands,  all 
 the  _  days ;  ^  and  ye  have  known  to-day— 
 for  it  is  not  yoiu-  sons  who  have  not  known, 
 and  who  have  not  seen  the  chastisement 
 of  Jehovah  yom*  God,  His  gi-eatness,  His 
 strong  hancl,  and  His  stretched-out  arm, 
 ^and  His  signs,  and  His  doings,  which  He 
 hath  done  in  the  midst  of  Egypt,  to  Pharaoh 
 king  of  Egypt,  and  to  aU  his  "land  ;  ■*  and  that 
 which  He  hath  done  to  the  force  of  Egypt,  to 
 its  horses,  and  to  its  chariot,  when  He  hath 
 caused  the  waters  of  the  Red  Sea  to  fiow 
 against  their  faces  in  their  pm-suing  after 
 them,  and  Jehovah  destroveth  them,  unto 
 this  day ;  ^  and  that  which  He  hath  done  to- 
 you  in  the  wilderness,  till  your  coining  in 
 unto  this  place ;  ^  and  that  which  He  hath 
 done  to  Dathan,  and  to  Abiram,  sons  of 
 Eliab,  sons  of  Reuben,  when  the  earth  hath 
 opened  her  mouth  and  swalloweth  them,  and 
 their  houses,  and  their  tents,  and  all  that 
 liyetli.  which  is  at  their  feet,  in  the  midst 
 of  all  Israel : 
 
 "  ' — But  it  is  your  eyes  which  are  seeing: 
 all  the  great  work  of  Jehovah,  which  He  hath, 
 done ;  *  and  ye  ha.ve  kept  all  the  command, 
 which  I  am  commanding  thee  to-day,  so  that' 
 ye  are  strong,  and  have  gone  in,  and  jios- 
 sessed  the  laud  whither  ye  are  jiassing  over 
 to  possess  it,  "  and  so  that  ye  prolong  days  on 
 the  ground  which  Jehovah  hath  sworn  to 
 your  fathers  to  give  to  them  and  to  theii-  seed 
 — a  land  fiowiug  with  milk  and  honey. 
 
 1"  'For  the  laud  whither  thou  art  fjoiug  in 
 to  possess  it,  is  not  as  the  land  ot  Egypt 
 whence  yc  have  come  out,  where  thou  sowest 
 thy  seed,  and  hast  watered  with  thy  foot,  as 
 a  garden  of  the  gi-een  herb ;  ^^  but  the  land 
 whither  ye  are  2Jassing  over  to  possess  it,,  is  a 
 laud  of  hills  and  valleys;  of  the  rain  of  the 
 heavens  it  driuketh  water;  ^-a  land  wliich 
 Jehovah  thy  God  is  searching ;  continually 
 are  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  thy  God  upon  it,  from 
 the  beginning  of  the  year  even  unto  the  latter 
 end  of  the  year. 
 
 1*  'And  it  hath  been— if  thou  hearken  dili- 
 gently imto  My  commands  which  I  am  com-- 
 ]27 
 
Thu  clvarge  cotit'mued. 
 
 XI.  14— DEUTERONOMY,— XII.  17.         Place  oj  burnt-offering. 
 
 mandiug  you  to-day,  to  love  Jeliovah  yoiir 
 God,  aud  ibo  serve  Him  witli  all  your  heart, 
 and  with  all  your  soid— "that  I  have  giveu 
 the  raiu  of  youi-  laud  in  its  season — sprink- 
 ling and  gathered — and  thou  hast  gathered 
 thy  corn,  andthynew  wine,  and  thine  oil,  ^^and 
 I  have  given  herbs  in  thy  field  for  tliy  cattle, 
 and  thou  hast  eaten,  and  been  satisfied. 
 
 1''  '  Take  heed  to  yourselves,  lest  your  heart 
 be  enticed,  aud  ye  have  turned  aside,  and 
 served  other  gods,  aud  bowed  yoiu-selves  to 
 them,  1''  and  the  anger  of  .Jehovah  hath  burn- 
 ed against  you,  and  He  liatli  restrained  the 
 heavens,  and  tliere  is  no  rain,  and  the  ground 
 doth  not  give  her  increase,  and  ye  have  per- 
 ished hastily  from  otf  the  good  land  which 
 Jehovah  is  giving  to  you. 
 
 IS  '  And  ye  have  iilaced  these  my  words  on 
 your  heart,  and  on  yoiir  sou],  and  have  bound 
 them  for  a  sign  on  your  hand,  and  they  have 
 been  for  frontlets  between  your  eyes ;  ^^  and 
 ye  have  taught  them  to  your  sons,  by  speaking 
 of  them  in  thy  sitting  in  thy  house,  aud  in  thy 
 going  in  the  way,  and  in  thy  lying  down,  and 
 in  thy  rising  up,  ""  and  hast  written  them  on 
 the  side-posts  of  thy  liouso,  and  on  thy  gates, 
 "1  so  that  your  days  arc  multiplied,  aud  the 
 days  of  your  sons,  on  the  groimd  which  Je- 
 hovah hath  sworn  to  your  fathers  to  give  to 
 them,  as  the  days  of  the  heavens  ou  the 
 earth. 
 
 -- '  For,  if  ye  diligently  keep  all  this  com- 
 mand which  i  am  commanding  you— to  do  it, 
 to  love  Jehovah  your  God,  to  walk  in  all  Hia 
 ways,  and  to  cleave  to  Him,  "•'  then  hath  Je- 
 hovah dispossessed  all  these  nations  from  be- 
 fore you,  and  ye  have  ])0ssessed  nations,  greater 
 and  mightier  than  you  ;  -^  every  place  on 
 which  the  sole  of  your  foot  treadeth  is  yours ; 
 from  the  wilderness,  and  Lebanon,  from  the 
 river,  the  river  Phrat,  even  imto  the  farther 
 sea  is  your  border ;  ^'  no  man  doth  station 
 himself  in  your  presence ;  your  dread  and 
 your  fear  doth  Jehovah  your  God  put  on  the 
 face  of  all  the  land  on  which  ye  tread,  as  He 
 hath  spoken  to  you. 
 
 ■■^  '  See,  I  am  setting  before  you  to-day  a 
 blessing  and  a  reviling :  -^  the  blessiug,  wheu 
 ye  hearken  mito  the  commands  of  Jehovah 
 yoiu-  God,  which  I  am  ctjmmandiug  you  to- 
 day; -**  aud  the  reviling,  if  ye  do  not  hearkoi 
 imto  the  commands  of  Jehovah  your  God,  aud 
 have  turned  aside  out  of  the  way  which  I  am 
 commanding  you  to-day,  to  go  after  other 
 gods  which  ye  have  not  kuowii. 
 
 -"'And  it  hath  been,  wiieu  Jehovah  thy 
 God  dotli  bring  thee  in  unto  the  land  whitlier 
 thou  art  going  in  to  possess  it,  that  thou  hast 
 giveu  the  blessing  ou  mouut  Gerizim,  and  the 
 reviling  on  motmt  Ebal ;  '■"'  are  tliey  not  beyond 
 the  .Jordan,  behind  tlie  way  of  the  going  in 
 of  the  sun,  in  tlic  land  of  the  (Janaanite,  who 
 is  dwelling  in  the  ])lain  over-agaiust  Gilgal, 
 near  the  oaks  of  Moreh?  ^' for  ye  are  passing 
 over  the  Jordan  to  go  in  to  possess  the  land 
 which  .Jehovah  your  God  is  giving  to  you ;  and 
 ye  have  possessed  it,  and  dwelt  in  it,  •*-ancl 
 observed  to  do  all  the  statutes  and  tlie  judg- 
 ments which  I  am  setting  before  you  to-day. 
 
 XII.    »  'THESE  ar>'  the  statutes  and  tlie 
 128 
 
 judgments  which  ye  observe  to  do  in  the 
 land  which  Jehovah,  God  of  thy  fathers, 
 hath  given  to  thee  to  possess  it,  all  the  days 
 that  ye  are  living  on  the  ground:  -ye  do 
 utterly  destroy  all  the  places  where  the 
 nations  whicli  ye  are  dispossessing  served 
 their  gods,  on  the  high  mountains,  aud  on  the 
 lieights,  and  under  every  green  tree;  ^and  ye 
 have  broken  down  their  altars,  and  shivered 
 their  standing  pillars,  and  their  shrines  yc 
 burn  with  lire,  and  graven  images  of  their 
 gods  ye  cut  down,  and  have  destroyed  their 
 uame  out  of  that  ijlace. 
 
 ■* '  Ye  do  not  do  so  to  Jehovah  yoiu-  God ; 
 ^  but  unto  the  place  which  Jehovah  your  God 
 doth  choose  out  of  all  your  tribes  to  put  His 
 name  there,  to  His  tabernacle  ye  seek,  and 
 thou  hast  entered  thither,  ''  and  hast  brought 
 in  thither  your  bui-nt-offerings,  and  your 
 sacrifices,  and  your  tithes,  and  the  heave- 
 otfering  of  your  hand,  and  your  vows,  and 
 your  free-will  offerings,  and  the  firstlings  of 
 your  herd  and  of  your  flock;  "and  ye  have 
 eaten  there  before  Jehovah  your  God,  and 
 have  rejoiced  in  every  putting  forth  of  your 
 hand,  ye  aud  your  households,  with  which 
 Jehovah  thy  God  hath  blessed  thee. 
 
 s '  Ye  do  not  do  according  to  all  that  we 
 are  doiug  here  to-day,  each  anything  that  is 
 right  in  his  own  eyes,  "for  ye  have  not  come 
 in  hitherto  unto  the  rest,  and  unto  the  in- 
 heritance, which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving 
 to  thee ;  ^'^  aud  ye  have  i^assed  over  the  Jor- 
 dan, aud  have  dwelt  in  the  land  which  Je- 
 hovah yoiu"  God  is  causing  yoii  to  inherit, 
 and  He  liath  given  rest  to  you  from  all  your 
 enemies  round  about,  aud  ye  have  dwelt  con- 
 fidently : 
 
 11 '  Aud  it  hath  been,  the  place  on  which 
 .Jehovah  your  God  doth  fix  to  cause  His 
 name  to  tabernacle  there,  thither  ye  bring  in 
 all  that  which  I  am  commanding  you,  your 
 burut-ofi'erings,  aud  your  sacrifices,  your 
 tithes,  and  the  heave-offering  of  your  hand, 
 and  all  the  choice  of  yoiu"  vows  whicli  ye 
 vow  to  Jehovah;  i- aud  ye  have  rejoiced 
 before  Jehovah  your  God,  ye,  and  your  .sous, 
 aud  your  daughters,  aud  your  men-servants, 
 aud  your  haud-niaids,  and  the  Levitc  who  is 
 within  your  gates,  for  he  hath  no  part  and 
 inheritance  with  you. 
 
 1^ '  Take  heed  to  thee,  lest  thou  cause  thy 
 burnt-offerings  to  ascend  iu  any  place  which 
 thou  seest,  ^^  except  in  the  ]ilace  which  .Je- 
 luivah  doth  choose  in  one  of  thy  tribes,  there 
 thou  dost  cause  thy  burnt-offerings  to  ascend, 
 and  tliere  thou  dost  do  all  that  which  I  aui 
 commanding  thee. 
 
 15 '  Only,  with  .all  the  desire  of  thy  soul  thou 
 dost  sacrifice,  aud  hast  eaten  flesh  according 
 to  the  blessing  of  Jehovah  thy  God  which  He 
 liath  given  to  thee,  iu  all  thy  gates;  the  im- 
 clean  aud  the  clean  do  cat  it,  as  of  the  roe, 
 and  as  of  the  hart. 
 
 "''Only,  the  blood  ye  do  not  eat— on  the 
 earth  thou  dost  ]ii>ur  it  as  water;  ^"thou  art 
 not  able  to  cat  within  tiiy  gates  the  tithe  of 
 thy  corn,  aud  of  tliv  new  wine,  and  tliiiic  oil, 
 and  the  tirstliiii;s  of  tliy  herd  and  of  tliy  Hock, 
 an<L  any  of  tliy  vows  which  thou  vowcst,  and 
 tliy  fi-Aii-will  ollcriiigs,   and  heave-offering  of 
 
Blood  not  to  he  eaten. 
 
 XII.  18.— DEUTEEONOMY.-xrv'.  1. 
 
 Cautions  aa  to  idolatry 
 
 thy  hand ;  ^^  but  before  Jehovah  thy  God  thou 
 dost  eat  it,  in  the  iilace  which  Jehovali 
 thy  God  dotli  fix  on,  thou,  and  thy  son,  and 
 thy  daugliter,  and  thy  man-servant,  and  thy 
 hand-maid,  and  the  Levite  who  is  within  thv 
 gates,  and  thou  hast  rejoiced  before  Jehovah 
 thy  God  in  every  putting  forth  of  thy  hand ; 
 '8  take  heed  to  thee  lest  thou  forsake  the 
 Levite  all  thy  days  on  thy  groimd. 
 
 20  <  "Wlien  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  enlarge 
 thy  border,  as  He  hath  spoken  to  thee,  and 
 thou  hast  said,  Let  me  eat  flesh — for  thy  soul 
 desireth  to  eat  flesh — of  all  the  desire  of  thy 
 soul  thou  dost  eat  flesh. 
 
 21 '  When  the  place  is  far  from  thee  which 
 Jehovah  thy  God  doth  choose  to  ]iut  His 
 name  there,  then  thou  hast  sacrificed  of  thy 
 herd  and  of  thy  flock  which  Jehovah  hath 
 given  to  thee,  as  I  liave  commanded  thee,  and 
 hast  eaten  within  thy  gates,  of  all  the  desire 
 of  thy  soul ;  -"  only,  as  the  roe  and  the  hart 
 is  eaten,  so  dost  thou  eat  it ;  the  unclean  and 
 the  clean  doth  alike  eat  it. 
 
 -^ '  Only,  be  sure  not  to  eat  the  blood,  for 
 the  blood  is  the  life,  and  thou  dost  not  eat 
 the  life  with  the  flesh ;  -■'thou  dost  not  eat  it, 
 on  the  earth  thou  dost  pour  it  as  water; 
 -^  thou  dost  not  eat  it,  in  order  that  it  may  be 
 well  with  thee,  and  with  thy  sons  after  thee, 
 when  thou  dost  that  which  is  right  in  tlie  eyes 
 of  Jehovah. 
 
 -" '  Only,  thy  holy  things  which  thou  hast, 
 and  thy  vows,  thou  dost  take  up,  and  hast 
 gone  in  unto  the  place  which  Jehovah  doth 
 choose ;  "''  and  thou  hast  made  thy  bumt- 
 ofFerings— the  flesh  and  the  blood — on  the 
 altar  of  Jehovah  thy  God ;  and  the  blood  of 
 thy  sacrifices  is  poured  out  by  the  altar  of 
 Jehovah  thy  God,  and  the  flesh  thou  dost  eat. 
 
 -^Observe,  and  thou  hast  obeyed  all  these 
 words  which  I  am  commanding  thee,  in  order 
 that  it  may  be  well  with  thee  and  with  thy 
 sons  after  thee — to  the  age,  when  thou  dost 
 that  which  is  good  and  right  in  the  eyes  of 
 Jehovah  thy  God. 
 
 29  'Wlien  Jehovah  thy  Goddoth  cut  off  the 
 nations — whither  thou  art  going  in  to  possess 
 them— from  thy  presence,  and  thou  bast  pos- 
 sessed them,  and  hast  dwelt  in  their  land — 
 '^^  take  heed  to  thee,  lest  thou  be  snared  after 
 them,  after  their  being  destroyed  out  of  thy 
 presence,  and  lest  thou  enquire  about  their 
 gods,  saying,  How  do  these  nations  serve  their 
 gods,  and  I  do  so — even  I  ? 
 
 31  'Thou  dost  not  do  so  to  Jehovah  thv 
 God  ;  for  every  abomination  of  Jehovah  which 
 He  is  hating  they  have  done  to  their  gods, 
 for  eA^en  their  sons  and  their  daughters  they 
 burn  with  fire  to  their  gods.  *-The  whole 
 thing  which  I  am  commanding  you — it  ye  ob- 
 serve to  do ;  thou  dost  not  add  unto  it,  nor 
 diminish  from  it. 
 
 XIII.  1 '  WHEN  there  ariseth  in  your  midst 
 a  prophet,  or  a  dreamer  of  a  dream,  and  he 
 hath  given  imto  thee  a  sign  or  wonder,  "  and 
 the  sign  and  the  wonder  hath  come  which  he 
 hath  spoken  of  unto  thee,  saying,  Let  us  go 
 after  other  gods  (which  thou  hast  not  known), 
 and  serve  them,  ^thoii  dost  not  hearken 
 unto  the  words  of  that  prophet,  or  unto  that 
 I 
 
 dreamer  of  the  dream,  for  Jehovah  your  God  is 
 trying  you,  to  know  whether  ye  are  loving 
 Jehovah  your  God  with  all  your  heart,  and 
 with  all  your  soul;  ••after  Jehovah  your  God 
 ye  walk,  and  Him  ye  feai",  and  His  commands 
 ye  keep,  and  to  His  voice  ye  hearken,  and 
 Him  ye  serve,  and  to  Him  ye  cleave. 
 
 "  'And  that  prophet,  or  that  dreamer  of 
 the  dream,  is  put  to  death,  for  he  hath 
 spoken  apostacy  against  Jehovah  your  God 
 (who  13  bringing  you  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 and  hath  ransomed  you  out  of  a  house  of 
 servants),  to  drive  you  out  of  the  way  in 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  commanded 
 thee  to  walk,  and  thou  hast  put  away  the 
 evil  thing  from  thy  midst. 
 
 ^  '  When  thy  brother — son  of  thy  mother, 
 or  thy  son,  or  thy  daughter,  or  the  wife  of 
 thy  tosom,  or  thy  friend  who  is  as  thine 
 own  soxil — doth  move  thee,  in  seci'et,  saying, 
 Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods  —  (which 
 thou  hast  not  known,  thou  and  thy  fathers, 
 ^  of  the  gods  of  the  peoples  who  are  round 
 about  you,  who  are  near  imto  thee,  or  who 
 are  far  ofi'  from  thee,  from  the  end  of  the 
 earth  even  unto  the  end  of  the  earth) — ^thou 
 dost  not  consent  to  him,  nor  hearken  unto 
 him,  nor  doth  thine  eye  have  pity  on  him,  nor 
 dost  thou  spare,  nor  dost  thou  cover  him  over. 
 
 ^  '  But  thou  dost  sm-ely  kill  him ;  thy  hand 
 is  on  him,  in  the  first  place,  to  put  him  to 
 death,  and  the  hand  of  all  the  people  last; 
 1"  and  thou  hast  stoned  him  with  stones,  and 
 he  hath  died,  for  he  hath  sought  to  drive  thee 
 away  from  Jehovah  thy  God,  who  is  bringing 
 thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,  out  of  a  house 
 of  servants ;  ^^  and  all  Israel  do  hear  and  fear, 
 and  add  not  to  do  like  this  evil  thing  in  thy 
 midst. 
 
 1'^  'When  thoii  hearest,_in  one  of  thy  cities 
 which  Jehovah  thy_  God  is  giving  to  thee  to 
 dwell  there,  one  saying,  '^  Men,  sons  of  worth- 
 lessness,  liave  gone  out  of  thy  midst,  and 
 they  foi'ce  away  the  inhabitants  of  their  city, 
 saying.  Let  us  go  and  serve  other  gods,  which 
 ye  have  not  knov/n — i^and  thou  hast  enquired, 
 and  searched,  and  asked  diligently,  and  lo, 
 truth  ;  the  thing  is  established ;  this  abomin- 
 ation hath  been  done  in  thy  midst : 
 
 15  'Thou  dost  surely  smite  the  inhabitants 
 of  that  city  by  the  mouth  of  the  sword;  de- 
 voting it,  and  all  that  is  in  it,  even  its  cattle, 
 by  the  mouth  of  the  sword ;  i"  and  all  its 
 spoil  thou  dost  gather  unto  the  midst  of  its 
 Ijroad  place,  and  hast  burned  with  tire  the 
 city  and  all  its  sp)oil  completely,  before  Jeho- 
 vah thy  God,  and  it  hath  been  a  heap  age- 
 during,  it  is  not  built  any  more  ;  i"  and  there 
 doth  not  cleave  to  thy  hand  any  of  the  de- 
 voted thing,  so  that  Jehovah  doth  turn  back 
 from  the  fierceness  of  His  anger,  and  hath 
 given  to  thee  mercies,  and  loved  thee,  and 
 multiplied  thee,  as  He  hath  sworn  to  thy 
 fathers,  i^when  thou  dost  hearken  to  the  voice 
 of  Jehovah  thy  God,  to  keep  all  his  com- 
 mands which  I  am  commanding  thee  to-day 
 to  do  that  which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of  Je- 
 hovah thy  God. 
 
 XIV.  1  '  SONS  ye  are  to  Jehovah  your  God; 
 ye  do  not  cut  yourselves,  nor  make  baldness 
 129 
 
Concerning  tithes. 
 
 XIV.  2.-DEUTEE0N0My.— XV.  15. 
 
 The  year  of  release. 
 
 between  yoiir  eyes  for  the  dead  ;  -  for  a  lioly 
 people  art  thou  to  Jehovah  tliy  God,  and  on 
 thee  hath  Jehovah  iixed  to  be  to  Him  for  a 
 people,  a  pccidiar  treasure,  out  of  all  the 
 peoples  who  are  on  the  face  of  the  gro\ind. 
 
 3  ^Thou  dost  not  eat  any  abominable  thing; 
 *  this  is  the  beast  which  ye  do  eat :  ox,  lamb 
 of  the  sheep,  or  kid  of  the  goats,  ''hart,  and 
 roe,  and  fallow  deer,  and  wild  goat,  and 
 pygarg,  and  wild  ox,  and  chamois;  '^  and  every 
 beast  dividing  the  hoof,  and  cleaving  the  cleft 
 into  two  hoofs,  bringing  up  tlie  cud,  among 
 the  beasts — it  ye  do  eat. 
 
 7  '  Only,  this  ye  do  not  eat,  of  tliqse  bring- 
 ing \ip  the  cud,  and  of  those  dividing  the 
 cloven  hoof:  the  camel,  and  the  hare,  and 
 the  rabbit,  for  they  are  bringing  up  the  cud 
 but  the  hoof  liave  not  divided ;  unclean  they 
 are  to  you;  **and  the  sow,  for  it  is  dividing 
 the  hoof,  and  not  bringing  up  the  cud,  unclean 
 it  is  to  you ;  of  their  tiesh  ye  do  not  eat,  and 
 against  their  carcase  ye  do  not  come. 
 
 9  'This  ye  do  eat  of  all  that  are  in  the 
 waters;  all  that  hath  fins  and  scales  ye  do 
 eat;  i^and  anything  which  hath  not  fins  and 
 scales  ye  do  not  eat ;  unclean  it  is  to  you. 
 
 "  'Any  clean  bird  ye  do  eat;  ^-aud  these 
 are  they  of  which  ye  do  not  eat:  the  eagle, 
 and  the  ossifrage,  and  the  ospray,  '^'^  and  the 
 gledCj  and  the  kite,  and  the  vultiire  after 
 its  kincl,  I'' and  every  raven  after  its  kind; 
 1^  and  the  owl,  and  the  night-hawk,  and  the 
 cuckoo,  and  the  hawk  after  its  kind;  ^''the 
 little  owl,  and  the  great  owl,  and  tlie  swan, 
 17  and  the  pelican,  and  the  ^er-eagle,  and  the 
 cormorant,  i^and  the  stoi-k,  and  the  heron 
 after  its  kind,  and  the  lapwing,  and  the  bat ; 
 i«and  every  teeming  thing  which  is  Hying, 
 unclean  it  is  to  you;  they  are  not  eaten; 
 "^  any  clean  fowl  ye  do  eat. 
 
 -1 '  Ye  do  not  eat  of  any  carcase ;  to  the 
 sojourner  who  is  within  thy  gates  thou  dost 
 give  it,  and  he  hath  eaten  it;  or  sell  it 
 to  a  stranger;  for  a  holy  people  thou  art  to 
 Jehovah  thy  God ;  thou  dost  not  boil  a  kid  in 
 its  mother's  milk. 
 
 ^'•^ '  Thou  dost  certainly  tithe  all  the  increase 
 of  thy  seed  which  the  field  is  bringing  forth 
 year  by  year:  -'and  thou  hast  eaten  before 
 Jehovah  thy  God,  in  the  place  where  He  dotlx 
 choose  to  cause  His  name  to  tabernacle,  the 
 tithe  of  thy  corn,  of  thy  new  wine,  and  of 
 thine  oil,  and  the  firstlings  of  thy  herd,  and 
 of  thy  flock,  so  that  thou  dost  learn  to  fear 
 Jehovah  thy  God  all  the  days. 
 
 ^ '  And  when  the  way  is  too  much  for 
 thee,  that  thou  art  not  able  to  carry  it — when 
 the  place  is  too  far  oft'  from  thee  which 
 Jehovah  thy  God  doth  choose  to  put  His 
 name  there,  when  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  bless 
 thee ;— ^  tlien  thou  hast  given  it  in  money,  and 
 hast  bound  up  the  money  in  thy  liand,  and 
 gone  unto  the  i)lace  on  wliich  Jehovah  thy 
 God  doth  fix;  -"and  thou  hast  given  the 
 money  for  any  thing  which  thy  soul  desireth, 
 for  oxen,  and  for  sheep,  and  for  wine,  and  for 
 strong  drink,  and  for  any  thing  which  thy 
 soul  asketh,  and  thou  hast  eaten  there  before 
 Jeliovali  tiiy  God,  and  tliou  liast  rejoiced, 
 thou  and  thy  house.  -"  As  to  the  Levite  who 
 is  within  tliy  gates,  thou  dost  not  forsake 
 130 
 
 him,  for  he  hath  no  portion  and  inheritance 
 witli  thee. 
 
 -'* '  At  the  end  of  three  years  thou  dost  bring 
 out  all  the  tithe  of  thine  increase  in  that  year, 
 and  hast  placed  it  within  thy  gates;  ^and 
 come  in  hath  the  Jjcvite  (for  he  hath  no  pait 
 anil  inheritance  with  thee),  and  the  sojourner, 
 and  the  fatherless,  and  the  ^vidow,  who  are 
 within  thy  gates,  and  they  have  eaten,  and 
 been  satisfied,  so  that  Jehovah  thy  God  dotli 
 bless  thee  in  all  the  work  of  thy  hand  which 
 thou  dost. 
 
 XV.  1 '  AT  the  end  of  seven  years  thou  dost 
 make  a  release,  "and  this  is  the  matter  of  the 
 release:  Every  o^vuer  of  a  lo.an  is  to  release 
 his  hand  which  he  doth  lift  up  against  his 
 neighbour,  he  doth  not  exact  of  his  neighbour 
 and  of  his  brother,  but  hath  proclaimed  a 
 release  to  Jehovah;  *of  the  strana;er  thou 
 mayest  exact,  and  that  which  is  thine  with 
 thy  brother  doth  thy  hand  release;  •*only 
 when  there  is  no  needy  one  with  thee,  for 
 Jehovah  doth  gi-eatly  bless  thee  in  the  land 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to  thee — an 
 inheritance  to  ])0ssess  it. 
 
 " '  Only,  if  thou  dost  diligently  liearken  to 
 the  voice  of  Jehovah  thy  God,  to  observe  to 
 do  all  this  command  which  I  am  commanding 
 thee  to-day,  ^  for  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  bless- 
 ed thee  as  He  hath  spoken  to  thee ;  and  thou 
 liast  lent  to  many  nations,  and  thou  hast  not 
 borrowed ;  and  thou  hast  ruled  over  many 
 nations,  and  over  thee  they  do  not  rule. 
 
 '' '  Wlien  there  is  with  thee  any  needy  one 
 of  one  of  thy  brethren,  in  one  of  thy  cities,  in 
 thy  land  which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to 
 thee,  thou  dost  not  harden  tliy  heart,  nor  shut 
 thy  hand  from  thy  needy  brother ;  ^  for  thou 
 dost  certainly  open  thy  hand  to  him,  and  dost 
 certainly  lend  him  sufficient  for  his  lack  which 
 lie  lacketh. 
 
 "' Take  heed  to  thee  lest  there  be  a  word 
 in  thy  heart — worthless,  saying,  Near  is  the 
 seventh  year,  the  year  of  release;  and  thine 
 eye  is  evil  against  thy  needy  brother,  and  thou 
 dost  not  give  to  hini,  and  he  hath  called  con- 
 cerning thee  unto  Jehovah,  and  it  hath  l>ecn 
 in  thee  sin;  i^thou  dost  certainly  give  to  him, 
 and  thy  heart  is  not  sad  in  thy  giving  to  him, 
 for  because  of  this  thing  doth  Jehovah  thy 
 God  bless  thee  in  all  thv  works,  and  in  everj' 
 liutting  forth  of  thy  hand ;  i'  because  the  needy 
 one  doth  not  cease  out  of  the  land,  therefore 
 I  am  commanding  thee,  saying.  Thou  dost  cer- 
 tainly o]ien  thy  liaud  to  thy  brother,  to  thy 
 poor,  and  to  thy  needy  one,  in  thy  land. 
 
 12  ♦  ^Vllen  thy  brother  is  sold  to  thee,  a 
 Hebrew  or  a  Hebrewess,  and  he  hath  served 
 thee  six  years— then  in  the  seventh  year  thou 
 dost  send  him  awav  free  from  thee.  '•'  And 
 when  thou  dost  sendi  him  away  free  from  tliee, 
 thou  dost  not  send  him  away  empty ;  ^^  thou 
 dost  certainly  encircle  him  out  or  thy  flock, 
 and  out  of  thy  threshing-floor,  and  out  of  thy 
 wine-vat;  o/ that  which  Jehovah  tliyGod  liatn 
 blessed  thee  thou  dost  give  to  him,  "  and  thou 
 hast  rememT)ercd  that  a  servant  thou  hast  becD 
 in  tlie  land  of  Eg>'])t,  and  Jehovah  thy  God 
 doth  ransom  thee  ;  therefore  I  am  command- 
 ing thee  this  thing  to-day. 
 
Yearly  feasts. 
 
 XV.  16.  -DEUTERONOMY,  -x  vir.  6.       A  uthority  of  the,  judges. 
 
 1^ '  And  it  hath  been,  when  he  saith  nnto 
 thee,  I  go  not  out  from  thee — because  he  hath 
 loved  thee,  and  thy  house,  because  it  is  good 
 for  liim  with  thee — i"  then  thon  liaat  taken 
 the  awl,  and  hast  put  it  through  his  ear,  and 
 through  the  door,  and  he  hath  been  to  thee 
 a  servant  age-during;  and  also  to  thy  hand- 
 maid thou  dost  do  so. 
 
 18 '  It  is  not  hard  in  thine  eyes,  in  thy 
 sending  him  away  free  from  thee;  for  the 
 double  of  the  hire  of  an  hireling  he  hath 
 served  thee  six  years,  and  Jehovah  thy  God 
 hath  blessed  thee  in  all  that  thou  dost. 
 
 IS  '  Every  firstling  that  is  born  in  thy  herd 
 and  in  thy  flock — the  male  thou  dost  sanctify 
 to  Jehovah  thy  God ;  thou  dost  not  work  with 
 the  firstling  of  thine  ox,  nor  shear  the  first- 
 ling of  thy  flock ;  -^  before  Jehovah  thy  God 
 thou  dost  eat  it  year  by  year,  in  the  place 
 which  Jehovah  doth  choose,  thou  and  thy 
 house. 
 
 -1  '  And  when  there  is  in  it  a  blemish,  lame, 
 or  blind,  any  evil  blemish,  thou  dost  not  sacri- 
 fice it  to  Jehovah  thy  God ;  -"  within  thy 
 gates  tliou  dost  eat  it,  the  unclean  and  the 
 clean  alike,  as  the  roe,  and  as  the  hai-t. 
 ^  Only,  its  blood  thou  dost  not  eat ;  on  the 
 earth  thou  dost  pour  it  as  water, 
 
 XVI.  1 '  OBSERVE  the  month  of  Abib— 
 and  thou  hast  made  a  passover  to  .Jehovah 
 thy  God,  for  in  the  month  of  Abib  hath  Je- 
 hovah thy  God  brought  thee  out  of  Egypt  by 
 night ;  ^  and  thou  hast  sacrificed  a  passover 
 to  Jehovah  thy  God,  of  the  flock,  and  of  the 
 herd,  in  the  place  which  Jehovah  doth  choose 
 to  cause  His  name  to  tabernacle  there. 
 
 ^  '  Thou  dost  not  eat  with  it  any  fermented 
 thing,  seven  days  thou  dost  eat  with  it  un- 
 leavened things,  bread  of  affliction ;  for  in 
 haste  thou  hast  come  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt ; 
 so  that  thou  dost  remember  the  day  of  tliy 
 coming  out  of  the  laud  of  Egypt  all  days  of 
 thy  life;  '•and  there  is  not  seen  with  thee 
 leaven  in  all  thy  border  seven  days,  and  there 
 doth  not  remain  of  the  flesh  which  thou 
 dost  sacrifice  at  evening  on  the  first  day  till 
 morning. 
 
 ^  'Thou  art  not  able  to  sacrifice  the  pass- 
 over  within  any  of  thy  gates  which  .Jehovah 
 thy  God  is  giving  to  thee,  ®  except  at  the  place 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  choose  to  cause 
 His  name  to  tabernacle — there  thou  dost  sa- 
 crifice the  passover  in  the  evening,=  at  the  go- 
 ing in  of  the  sun,  the  season  of  thy  coming  out 
 of  Egypt ;  ^  and  thou  hast  cooked  and  eaten 
 in  the  place  on  which  Jehovah  thy  God  doth 
 fix,  and  hast  turned  in  the  morning,  and 
 gone  to  thy  tents ;  ^  six  days  thou  dost  eat 
 unleavened  things,  and  on  the  seventh  day 
 is  a  restraint  to  Jehovah  thy  God ;  thou  dost 
 do  no  work. 
 
 *  '  Seven  weeks  thou  dost  number  to  thee; 
 from  the  beginning  of  the  sickle  among  the 
 standing  corn  thou  dost  begin  to  number 
 seven  weeks,  ^^and  thou  hast  made  the 
 feast  of  weeks  to  Jehovah  thy  God,  a  tribute 
 of  a  free-wiU  offering  of  thy  hand,  which  thou 
 dost  give,  as  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  bless 
 thee.  "  And  thoii  hast  rejoiced  before  Jeho- 
 vah thy  God,   thou,   and  thy  son,  and  tliy 
 
 daughter,  and  tliy  man-servant,  and  thy 
 liand-maid,  and  the  Levite  who  is  wthin 
 thy  gates,  and  the  sojourner,  and  the  father- 
 less, and  the  widow,  who  are  in  thy  midst, 
 in  the  place  which  Jehovali  thy  God  doth 
 choose  to  cause  His  name  to  tabernacle  there, 
 ^■■^and  thou  hast  remembered  that  a  servant 
 thou  hast  been  in  Egypt,  and  hast  observed 
 and  done  these  statutes. 
 
 13  'The  feast  of  booths  thou  dost  make 
 for  thee  seven  days,  in  thine  in-gathering 
 of  thy  threshing-floor,  and  of  thy  wine-vat ; 
 "and  thou  hast  rejoiced  in  thy  feast,  thou, 
 and  thy  son,  and  thy  daughter,  and  thy  man- 
 servant, and  thy  hand-maid,  and  tlie  Levite, 
 and  tlie  sojourner,  and  the  fatherless,  and 
 and  the  widow,  who  are  within  thv  gates. 
 1^  Seven  days  thou  dost  feast  before  Jehovah 
 thy  God,  in  the  place  which  Jehovah  doth 
 choose,  for  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  bless  thee 
 in  all  tliine  increase,  and  in  eveiy  work  of 
 thy  hands,  and  thou  hast  been  only  rejoicing. 
 
 1^  '  Three  times  in  a  year  doth  every  one  of 
 thy  males  appear  before  Jehovali  thy  God  in 
 the  place  which  He  doth  choose — in  the  feast 
 of  unleavened  things,  and  in  the  feast  of 
 weeks,  and  in  the  feast  of  booths ;  and  they 
 do  not  appear  before  Jehovah  empty ;  i''  each 
 according  to  the  gift  of  his  hand^  according 
 to  the  blessing  of  Jehovah  thy  God,  which 
 He  hath  given  to  thee. 
 
 18  '  Judges  and  authorities  thou  dost  make 
 to  thee  within  all  thy  gates  which  Je- 
 hovah thy  God  is  giving  to  thee,  for  thy 
 tribes;  and  they  have  judged  the  people — a 
 righteous  judgment.  i-'Thou  dost  not  tm-n 
 aside  judgment;  thou  dost  not  discern  faces, 
 nor  take  a  bribe,  for  the  bribe  blindeth  the 
 eyes  of  the  wise,  and  perverteth  the  words  of 
 the  righteous.  -"  Righteousness  —  righteous- 
 ness thou  dost  pursue,  so  that  thou  livest,  and 
 hast  possessed  the  land  which  Jehovah  thy 
 God  is  giving  to  thee. 
 
 "1  '  Thou  dost  not  plant  for  thee  a  shrine  of 
 anj^  trees  near  the  altar  of  JehoA'^ah  thy  God, 
 which  thou  makest  for  thyself,  "•'-ana  thou 
 dost  not  raise  up  to  thee  any  standing  image 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  hating. 
 
 XVII.  1  'THOU  dost  not  sacrifice  to  Je- 
 hovah thy  God  ox  or  sheep  in  which  there 
 is  a  blemish— any  evil  thing ;  for  it  is  the  abo- 
 mination of  Jehovah  thy  God. 
 
 2  '  When  there  is  found  in  thy  midst,  in  one 
 of  thy  cities  which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving 
 to  thee,  a  man  or  a  woman  who  doth  the  evil 
 thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  thy  God  by 
 transgressing  His  covenant,  *  and  he  doth  go 
 and  serve  other  gods,  and  doth  bow  himself 
 to  them,  and  to  the  sun,  or  to  the  moon,  or  to 
 any  of  the  host  of  the  heavens,  which  I  have 
 not  commanded — *  and  it  hath  been  declared 
 to  thee,  and  thou  hast  heard,  and  hast  search- 
 ed diligently,  and  lo,  truth ;  the  thing  is  esta- 
 blished; this  abomination  hath  been  done  in 
 Israel — 
 
 ^  '  Then  thou  hast  brought  out  that  man, 
 or  that  woman,  who  hath  done  this  evil  thing, 
 unto  thy  gates — the  man  or  the  woman — and 
 thou  hast  stoned  them  with  stones,  and  they 
 have  died.  ®  By  the  mouth  of  two  Avitnessea 
 131 
 
Duties  of  a  king. 
 
 xvTi. '/.     DEUTERONOMY.— xvrn.  22.       The.  propliet  Itlce  Moses. 
 
 or  of  tliree  witnesses  is  lio  who  is  dead  put 
 to  death ;  lie  is  not  put  to  death  by  the  mouth 
 of  one  witness  ;  "  tlio  liand  of  the  witnesses  is 
 on  liim,  in  the  first  jilace,  to  jiut  liim  to  death, 
 and  the  hand  of  all  the  people  last;  and 
 thou  hast  put  way  the  evil  thing  out  of  thy 
 midst. 
 
 *  '  Wlien  anything  is  too  hard  for  thee  for 
 iudgment,  between  blood  and  blood,  between 
 plea  and  plea,  and  between  stroke  and  stroke 
 — matters  of  strife  within  thy  gates — then 
 thou  hast  risen,  and  gone  up  unto  the  place 
 on  which  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  fix,  ^  and 
 hast  come  in  unto  the  priests,  the  Levites, 
 and  unto  the  judge  who  is  in  those  days,  and 
 hast  inquired,  and  they  have  declared  to  thee 
 the  word  of  judgment,  ^^  and  thou  hast  done 
 according  to  the  tenor  of  the  word  which 
 they  declare  to  thee  {they  of  that  ]ilace  which 
 Jehovah  doth  choose;  and  thou  hast  ob- 
 served to  do  according  to  all  that  they  direct 
 thee. 
 
 ^1 '  According  to  the  tenor  of  the  law  which 
 they  direct  thee,  and  according  to  the  judg- 
 ment which  they  say  to  thee  thou  dost  do; 
 thou  dost  not  turn  aside  from  the  word  which 
 they  declare  to  thee,  right  or  left.  ^'^  And  the 
 man  who  acteth  with  presumption,  so  as  not 
 to  hearken  unto  the  priest  (who  is  standing  to 
 serve  there  Jehovah  thy  God),  or  unto  the 
 judge,  even  that  man  hath  died,  and  thou 
 nast  put  away  the  evil  thing  from  Israel, 
 '^  and  all  the  people  do  hear  and  fear,  and  do 
 not  presume  any  more. 
 
 M'Wlien  thou  comest  in  unto  the  land 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to  thee, 
 and  hast  possessed  it,  and  dwelt  in  it,  and 
 thou  hast  said,  Let  me  set  over  me  a  king  like 
 all  the  nations  which'a?'e  round  about  me, — 
 ''  thou  dost  certainly  set  over  thee  a  king  on 
 whom  Jehovah  doth  fix;  from  the  midst  of 
 thy  brethren  thou  dost  set  over  thee  a  king ; 
 thou  art  not  able  to  set  over  thee  a  stranger, 
 who  is  not  thy  brother. 
 
 ^^  '  Only,  he  doth  not  multiply  to  himself 
 horses,  nor  cause  the  people  to  turn  back  to 
 Egypt,  so  as  to  multiply  horses,  seeing  Je- 
 hovah hatli  said  to  you,  Ye  do  not  add  to 
 turn  back  in  this  way  any  more.  ^^  And  he 
 doth  not  multiply  to  himself  wives,  and  his 
 heart  doth  not  turn  aside,  and  silver  and 
 gold  he  doth  not  multiiily  to  himself— ex- 
 ceedingly. 
 
 ^8 '  And  it  hath  been,  when  he  sitteth  on 
 the  throne  of  his  kingdom,  that  he  hath 
 ^vritten  for  himself  the  copy  of  tliis  law, 
 on  a  book,  from  that  before  the  priests  the 
 Levites,  '"and  it  hath  been  with  him,  and  he 
 hath  read  in  it  all  days  of  his  life,  so  that  he 
 doth  learn  to  fear  Jehovah  his  God,  to  keep 
 all  the  words  of  this  law,  and  these  statutes, 
 to  do  them;  ''"so  that  his  heart  is  not  high 
 above  his  brethren,  and  so  as  not  to  turn 
 aside  from  the  command,  right  or  left,  so  that 
 he  prolonfjeth  days  over  his  kingdom,  he  and 
 his  sons,  in  the  midst  of  Israel. 
 
 XyilL  1  'THERE  is  not  to  tlie  priests  the 
 
 Jjevites  —  all  the  tribe  of  Levi  —  a  portion 
 
 and  inheritance  with  Israel;  fire-offerings  of 
 
 Jehovah,  even  His  inheritance,  they  eat,  -and 
 
 132 
 
 he  hath  no  inheritance  in  the  midst  of  hia 
 brethren ;  Jehovah  Himself  is  his  inheri- 
 tance, as  He  hath  spoken  to  him. 
 
 ^ '  And  this  is  the  priest's  right  from  the 
 people,  from  tliose  sacrificing  a  sacrifice, 
 whether  ox  or  sheep,  he  hath  even  given  to 
 the  priest  the  leg,  and  the  two  cheeks,  and 
 the  stomach;  ''the  first  of  thy  corn,  of  thy 
 new  wine,  and  of  thine  oil,  and  the  first  of 
 the  fleece  of  thy  flock,  thou  dost  give  to  him; 
 ''for  on  him  hath  Jehovah  thy  God  fixed,  out 
 of  all  thy  tribes,  to  stand  to  serve  in  the  name 
 of  Jehovah,  He  and  his  sons  continually. 
 
 ^ '  And  when  the  Levite  cometh  from  one 
 of  thy  cities  out  of  all  Israel,  where  he  hath 
 sojourned,  and  hath  come  with  all  the  desire 
 of  his  soul  unto  the  place  which  Jehovah 
 doth  choose,  ''  then  he  hath  ministered  in  the 
 name  of  Jehovah  his  God,  lilve  all  his  brethren, 
 the  Levites,  who  are  standing  there  before 
 Jehovah,  ^portion  as  portion  they  do  eat, 
 apart  from  his  sold  things,  with  the  fathers. 
 
 ^ '  When  thou  art  coming  in  unto  the  land 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to  thee, 
 thou  dost  not  learn  to  do  according  to  the 
 abominations  of  those  nations :  i"  there  is 
 not  found  in  thee  one  causing  his  son  and 
 his  daughter  to  pass  over  into  fire,  a  user  of 
 divinations,  an  observer  of  clouds,  and  an 
 enchanter,  and  a  sorcerer,  ^^  and  a  charmer, 
 and  one  asking  at  a  familiar  spirit,  and  a 
 wizard,  and  one  seeldng  unto  the  dead. 
 
 ^"  'For  the  abomination  of  Jehovah  is  every 
 one  doing  these,  and  because  of  these  abom- 
 inations is  Jehovah  thy  God  dispossessing 
 them  from  thy  presence.  '^Perfect  thou  art 
 with  Jehovah  thy  God,  '■^for  these  nations 
 whom  thou  art  possessing,  unto  observers  of 
 clouds,  and  unto  diviners,  do  hearken;  and 
 thou — not  so  hath  Jehovah  thy  God  suffered 
 thee. 
 
 '^ '  A  prophet  out  of  thy  midst,  out  of  thy 
 brethren,  like  to  me,  doth  Jehovah  thy  God 
 raise  up  to  thee — unto  him  ye  hearken;  '"ac- 
 cording to  all  that  thou  didst  ask  from  Je- 
 hovah thy  God,  in  Horeb,  in  the  day  of  the 
 assembly,  saying,  Let  me  not  add  to  liear  the 
 voice  of  Jehovah  my  God,  and  this  great  fire 
 let  me  not  see  any  more,  and  I  die  not ;  '''  and 
 Jehovah  saith  unto  me.  They  have  done  well 
 that  they  have  sfioken ;  '^  a  prophet  I  raise 
 up  to  them,  out  of  the  midst  of  their  brethren, 
 like  to  thee ;  and  I  have  given  my  words  in 
 his  mouth,  and  he  hath  spoken  imto  them  all 
 that  which  I  command  him;  "and  it  hath 
 been — the  man  who  doth  not  hearken  unto 
 My  words  which  he  doth  speak  in  My  name, 
 I  require  it  of  him. 
 
 -<• '  Only,  the  prophet  who  presumeth  to 
 speak  a  word  in  My  name — that  which  I 
 have  not  commanded  him  to  speak — and  who 
 siieaketh  in  the  name  of  other  gods  —  even 
 that  prophet  hath  died. 
 
 -'  '  And  when  thou  sayest  in_  thy  heart, 
 How  do  we  know  the  word  which  Jehovah 
 hath  not  sjiokeu  ?—'-'-  that  which  the  iirophet 
 sT)eaketh  in  the  name  of  Jehovah,  and  the 
 thing  is  not,  and  cometh  not — it  is  the  word 
 wliich  Jehovah  hath  not  spoken ;  in  presump- 
 tion hath  the  prophet  spoken  it;— thou  art 
 not  afraid  of  him. 
 
The  cities  of  refuge. 
 
 XIX.  1.— DEUTERONOMY.— XX.  16. 
 
 Laws  in  time  of  war. 
 
 '  XIX.  1  '  WHEN  Jehovah  thy  God  doth 
 cut  off  the  nations,  whose  land  Jehovah  thy 
 God  is  gi\'ing  to  thee,  and  thou  hast  succeeded 
 them,  and  dwelt  in  their  cities,  and  in  their 
 houses,  2  three  cities  thou  dost  separate  for 
 thee  in  the  midst  of  thy  land  which  Jehovah 
 thy  God  is  giving  to  thee  to  possess  it.  *  Thou 
 dost  prepare  for  thee  the  way,  and  hast  di- 
 vided into  three  parts  the  border  of  thy  land 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  cause  thee  to 
 inherit,  and  it  hath  been  for  the  fleeing 
 thither  of  every  man-slayer. 
 
 * '  And  this  is  the  matter  of  the  man-slayer 
 who  rieeth  thither,  and  hath  lived :  He  who 
 smiteth  his  neighbour  unknowingly,  and 
 is  not  hating  him  heretofore,  ^even  he  who 
 cometh  in  with  his  neighbour  into  a  forest  to 
 hew  wood,  and  his  hand  hath  driven  with  an 
 axe  to  cut  the  tree,  and  the  iron  hath  slipped 
 from  the  wood,  and  hath  met  his  neighbour, 
 and  he  hath  died — he  doth  flee  unto  one  of 
 these  cities,  and  hath  lived,  ^  lest  the  re- 
 deemer of  blood  pursue  after  the  man-slayer 
 when  his  heart  is  hot,  and  hath  overtaken 
 him  (because  the  way  is  great),  and  hath 
 smitten  him — the  lifCj  and  he  hath  no  sen- 
 tence of  death,  for  he  is  not  hating  hinn  here- 
 tofore ;  7  therefore  I  am  commanding  thee,  say- 
 ing, Three  cities  thou  dost,  separate  to  thee. 
 
 " '  And  if  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  enlarge 
 thy  border  as  He  hath  sworn  to  thy  fathers, 
 and  hath  given  to  thee  all  the  land  which  He 
 hath  spoken  to  give  to  thy  fathers — ^  when 
 thou  keepest  all  this  command  to  do  it,  which 
 I  am  commanding  thee  to-day,  to  love  Je- 
 hovah thy  God,  and  to  walk  in  His  ways  all 
 the  days — then  thou  hast  added  to  thee  yet 
 three  cities  to  these  three;  ^•'and  innocent 
 blood  is  not  shed  in  the  midst  of  thy  land 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to  thee — an 
 inheritance,  and  there  hath  been  upon  thee 
 blood. 
 
 "  '  And  when  a  man  is  hating  his  neigh- 
 bour, and  hath  lain  in  wait  for  him,  and 
 risen  against  him,  and  smitten  him — the  life, 
 and  he  hath  died,  and  he  hath  fled  imto  que 
 of  these  cities,  ^-then  the  elders  of  his  city 
 have  sent  and  taken  him  from  thence,  and 
 given  him  into  the  hand  of  the  redeemer  of 
 blood,  and  he  hath  died;  i^ thine  eye  hath 
 no  pity  on  him,  and  thou  hast  put  away  the 
 innocent  blood  from  Israel,  and  it  is  well  with 
 thee. 
 
 \* '  Thou  dost  not  remove  a  border  of  thy 
 neighbour,  which  they  of  former  times  have 
 made,  in  thine  inheritance,  which  thou  dost 
 inherit  in  the  land  which  Jehovah  thy  God  is 
 giving  to  thee  to  possess  it. 
 
 ^*  '  One  witness  doth  not  rise  against  a  man 
 for  any  iniquity,  and  for  any  sin,  in  any  sin 
 which  he  sinneth ;  by  the  mouth  of  two  wit- 
 nesses, or  by  the  mouth  of  three  witnesses,  is 
 a  thing  established. 
 
 ^^  '  When  a  violent  witness  doth  rise  against 
 a  man,  to  testify  against  him  apostacy,  ^''  then 
 have  both  the  men  who  have  the  strife  stood 
 before  Jehovah,  l)efore  the  x^riests  and  the 
 judges  who  arc  in  those  days,  i**  and  tlie 
 judges  have  searched  diligently,  and  lo,  the 
 witness  is  a  false  witness,  a  falsehood  he  hath 
 testified  against  his  brother : 
 
 ^^ '  Then  ye  have  done  to  him  as  he  devised 
 to  do  to  his  brother,  and  thou  hast  put  away 
 the  evil  thin^  out  of  thy  midst,  -"  and  those 
 who  are  left  do  hear  and  fear,  and  add  not  to 
 do  any  more  according  to  this  evil  thing  in 
 thy  midst ;  -^  and  thine  eye  doth  not  pity — 
 life  for  life,  eye  for  eye,  tooth  for  tooth,  hand 
 for  hand,  foot  for  foot. 
 
 XX.  I'WHEN  thou  goest  out  to  battle 
 against  thine  enemy,  and  hast  seen  horse  and 
 chariot  — a  people  more  numerous  than  thou 
 — thou  art  not  afraid  of  them,  for  Jehovah 
 thy  God  is  with  thee,  who  is  bringing  thee 
 up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt;  ^and  it  hath 
 been,  in  your  drawing  near  imto  the  battle, 
 that  the  priest  hath  come  nigh,  and  spoken 
 unto  the  people,  ^and  said  unto  them.  Hear, 
 Israel,  ye  are  drawing  near  to-day  to  battle 
 against  your  enemies,  let  not  your  hearts  be 
 tender,  fear  not,  nor  make  haste,  nor  be  terri- 
 fied at  their  presence,  *for  Jehovah  your  God 
 is  He  who  is  going  with  you,  to  fighib  for  you 
 with  your  enemies — to  save  you. 
 
 ^  'And  the  authorities  have  spoken  unto 
 the  people,  saying.  Who  is  the  man  that  hath 
 built  a  new  house,  and  hath  not  dedicated 
 it? — let  him  go  and  turn  back  to  his  house, 
 lest  he  die  in  battle,  and  another  man  dedi- 
 cate it. 
 
 ^  '  And  who  is  the  man  that  hath  planted  a 
 vineyard,  and  hath  not  made  it  common  ?— 
 let  him  go  and  turn  back  to  his  house,  lest 
 he  die  in  battle,  and  another  man  make  it 
 common. 
 
 ^  'And  who  is  the  man  that  hath  betrothed 
 a  woman,  and  hath  not  taken  her? — let  him 
 go  and  turn  back  to  his  house,  lest  he  die  in 
 battle,  and  another  man  take  ner. 
 
 ^ '  And  the  authorities  have  added  to  speak 
 imto  the  people,  and  said.  Who  is  the  man 
 that  is  afraid  and  tender  of  heart? — let  him 
 go  and  turn  back  to  his  house,  and  the  heart 
 of  his  brethren  doth  not  melt  like  his  heart ; 
 '  and  it  hath  come  to  pass  as  the  authorities 
 finish  to  speak  unto  the  people,  that  they 
 have  appointed  princes  of  the  hosts  at  the 
 head  of  the  people. 
 
 10  '  Wlien  thou  drawest  near  unto  a  city  to 
 fight  against  it,  then  thou  hast  called  un- 
 to it  for  Peace,  ^^  and  it  hath  been,  if  Peace 
 it  answer  thee,  and  hath  opened  to  thee, 
 then  it  hath  come  to  i:)ass — all  tlie  })eople  who 
 are  foimd  in  it  are  to  thee  for  tributaries,  and 
 have  served  thee. 
 
 12  '  And  if  it  doth  not  make  peace  with 
 thee,  and  hatli  made  with  thee  war,  then 
 thou  hast  laid  siege  against  it,  ^^and  Jeho- 
 vah thy  God  hath  given  it  into  thy  hand, 
 and  thou  hast  smitten  every  male  of  it  by 
 the  mouth  of  the  sword.  "Only,  the  wo- 
 men, and  the  infants,  and  the  cattle,  and  all 
 that  is  in  the  city,  aU  its  spoil,  thou  dost  seize 
 .forthyself,  and  thou  hast  eaten  the  spoil  of 
 thine  enemies  which  Jehovah  thy  God  hath 
 given  to  thee.  ^^  So  thou  dost  do  to  all  the 
 cities  which  are  very  far  oft'  from  thee,  which 
 are  not  of  the  cities  of  these  nations. 
 
 i«  'Only,  of  the  cities  of  these  peoples 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giviag  to  thee /or 
 an  inheritance,  thou  dost  not  keep  alive  any 
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0/ uncertain  murder. 
 
 XX.  17.— DEUTERONOMY.— XXII.  7. 
 
 The  ivicked  soit. 
 
 breathing;  "for  thou  dost  certainly  devote 
 the  Hittite,  and  the  Amorite,  the  Canaanite, 
 and  the  Perizzite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Je- 
 busite,  as  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  commanded 
 thee,  "so  that  they  teach  you  not  to  do  ac- 
 cording to  all  their  abominations  which  they 
 have  done  to  their  gods,  and  ye  have  sinned 
 against  Jehovah  your  God. 
 
 '^ '  When  thou  layest  siege  unto  a  city 
 many  days,  to  fight  against  it,  to  capture  it, 
 thou  dost  not  destroy  its  trees  to  force  an 
 axe  against  them,  for  of  them  thou  dost  eat, 
 and  them  thou  dost  not  cut  down — for  man's 
 is  the  tree  of  the  field — to  go  in  at  thy  pres- 
 ence in  the  siege.  ™  Only,  the  tree,  which 
 thou  knowest  that  it  is  not  a  fruit-tree, 
 it  thou  dost  destroy,  and  hast  cut  down, 
 and  hast  built  a  bulwark  against  the  city 
 which  is  making  with  thee  war  till  thou  hast 
 subdued  it. 
 
 XXI.  ' '  WHEN  one  is  found  slain  on  the 
 ground  which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to 
 thee  to  possess  it — fallen  in  a  field — it  is  not 
 known  who  hath  smitten  him,  ''then  have 
 thine  elders  and  thy  judges  gone  out  and 
 measured  unto  the  cities  which  are  round 
 about  the  slain  one,  ^aud  it  hath  been,  the 
 city  which  is  near  unto  the  slain  one,  even 
 the  elders  of  that  city  have  taken  a  heifer  of 
 the  herd,  which  hath  not  been  wrought  with, 
 which  hath  not  di-awn  in  the  yoke,  ■*  and  the 
 elders  of  that  city  have  brought  down  the 
 heifer  unto  a  hard  valley,  which  is  not  tilled 
 nor  sown,  and  have  beheaded  there  the  heifer 
 in  the  valley. 
 
 ° '  And  the  priests,  sons  of  Levi,  have  come 
 nigh — for  on  them  hath  Jehovah  thy  God 
 fixed  to  serve  Him,  and  to  bless  in  the  name 
 of  Jehovah,  and  by  their  mouth  is  every 
 strife,  and  every  stroke — "  and  all  the  elders 
 of  that  city,  who  are  near  unto  the  slain  one, 
 do  wash  their  hands  over  the  heifer  which 
 is  beheaded  in  the  valley,  'and  they  have 
 answered  and  said.  Our  hands  have  not  shed 
 this  blood,  and  our  eyes  have  not  seen — 
 "  receive  atonement  for  Thy  people  Israel, 
 whom  Thou  hast  ransomed,  O  Jehovah,  and 
 suffer  not  innocent  blood  in  the  midst  of 
 Thy  p)eople  Israel ;  and  the  blood  hath  been 
 pardoned  to  them,  "and  thou  dost  put  away 
 the  innocent  blood  out  of  thy  midst,  for 
 thou  dost  that  which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of 
 Jehovah. 
 
 10  i  ■\yiien  thou  goest  out  to  battle  against 
 thine  enemies,  and  Jehovah  thy  God  hath 
 given  them  into  thy  hand,  and  thou  hast 
 taken  captive  its  captivity,  "and  hast  seen  in 
 the  captivity  a  woman  of  fair  form,  and  hast 
 delighted  in  her,  and  hast  taken  to  thee  for 
 a  wife,  'Hhen  thou  hast  brought  her  in  unto 
 the  midst  of  thy  household,  and  she  hath 
 shaved  her  head,  and  prepared  her  nails, 
 "and  turned  aside  the  raiment  of  her  capti- 
 vity from  off  her,  and  hath  dwelt  in  thy  house, 
 and  bewailed  her  father  and  her  niotlier  a 
 month  of  days,  and  afterwards  thou  dost  go 
 in  unto  her  and  hast  married  her,  and  she 
 hath  been  to  thee  for  a  wife  : 
 
 '* '  And  it  hath  been— if  thou  hast  not  de- 
 lighted in  her,  that  thou  hast  sent  hor  away 
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 at  her  desire,  and  thou  dost  not  at  all  sell  her 
 for  money ;  thou  dost  not  tyrannize  over  her, 
 because  that  thou  hast  humbled  her. 
 
 15 '  When  a  man  hath  two  wives,  the  one  loved 
 and  the  other  hated,  and  they  have  borne  to 
 him  sons  (the  loved  one  and  the  hated  one), 
 and  the  first-born  son  hath  been  to  the  hated 
 one;  ^^then  it  hath  been,  in  the  day  of  hia 
 causing  his  sons  to  inherit  that  which  he  hath, 
 he  is  not  able  to  declare  first-born  the  son  of  the 
 loved  one,  in  the  face  of  the  son  of  the  hated  one 
 — the  first-born.  ^'^  But  the  first-born,  son  of 
 the  hated  one,  he  doth  acknowledge,  to  give 
 to  him  a  double  portion  of  all  that  is  found 
 with  him,  for  he  is  the  beginning  of  his 
 strength ;  to  him  is  the  right  of  the  fu-st-born. 
 
 18  '  When  a  man  hath  a  son  apostatizing  and 
 rebellious — he  is  not  hearkening  to  the  voice 
 of  his  father,  and  to  the  voice  of  his  mother, 
 and  they  have  chastised  liim,  and  he  doth  not 
 hearken  imto  them — ^^  then  laid  hold  on  him 
 have  his  father  and  his  mother,  and  they  have 
 brought  liim  out  unto  the  elders  of  his  city, 
 and  unto  the  gate  of  his  place,  -"  and  have 
 said  imto  the  elders  of  his  city.  Our  son-j-this 
 one — is  apostatizing  and  rebellioxis ;  he  is  not 
 hearkening  to  our  voice — a  glutton  and  drunk- 
 ard ;  -1  and  all  the  men  of  his  city  have  stoned 
 him  with  stones,  and  he  hath  died,  and  thou 
 hast  put  away  the  evil  out  of  thy  midst,  and 
 all  Israel  do  near  and  fear. 
 
 " '  And  when  there  is  in  a  man  a  sin — a 
 cause  of  death,  and  he  hath  been  put  to 
 death,  and  thou  hast  hanged  him  on  a  tree, 
 ^  his  corpse  doth  not  remain  on  the  tree,  for 
 thou  dost  certainly  bury  him  in  that  day— for 
 a  thing  lightly  esteemed  of  God  is  the  hanged 
 one  —  and  thou  dost  not  defile  thy  ground 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to  thee— an 
 inheritance. 
 
 XXII.  1  '  THOU  dost  not  see  the  ox  of  thy 
 brother  or  his  sheep  driven  away,  and 
 hast  hidden  thyself  from  them,  thou  dost 
 certainly  turn  them  back  to  thy  brother; 
 -  and  if  thy  brother  is  not  near  imto  thee, 
 and  thou  hast  not  known  him,  theu  thou  hast 
 removed  it  unto  the  midst  of  thy  house,  and 
 it  hath  been  with  thee  tiU  thy  brother  seek 
 it,  and  thou  hast  given  it  back  to  him ;  ^  and 
 so  thou  dost  to  his  ass,  and  so  thou  dost  to 
 his  garment,  and  so  thou  dost  to  any  lost 
 thing  of  thy  brother's,  which  is  lost  by  him, 
 and  thou  hast  f oxmd  it ;  thou  art  not  able  to 
 hide  thyself. 
 
 *  '  Thou  dost  not  see  the  ass  of  thy  brother, 
 or  his  ox,  falling  in  the  way,  and  hast 
 hid  thyself  from  them;  thou  dost  certainly 
 raise  (hem  up  with  him. 
 
 *  '  The  habiliments  of  a  man  are  not  on  a 
 woman,  nor  doth  a  man  put  on  the  garment 
 of  a  woman,  for  the  abomination  of  Jehovah 
 thy  God  is  auy  one  doing  these. 
 
 "  '  When  a  bird's  nest  cometh  before  thee 
 iu  the  way,  in  any  tree,  or  on  the  earth, 
 iirood  or  eggs,  and' the  mother  sitting  on  the 
 ])rood  or  on  the  eggs,  thou  dost  not  take  the 
 mother  with  the  young  ones ;  ''  thou  dost  cer- 
 tainly send  away  the  mother,  and  the  young 
 ones  dost  take  to  thyself,  so  that  it  is  well 
 with  thee,  and  thou  hast  prolonged  days. 
 
Of  fornication. 
 
 XXII.  8.— DEUTEllONOMY.— xxiii.  16.  Cleanliness  enjoined. 
 
 8  '  Wlieu  tliou  biiildest  a  new  house,  tlieu 
 thou  hast  made  a  parapet  to  thy  roof,  aud 
 thou  dost  not  put  blood  ou  thy  house  wheu 
 one  falleth  from  it. 
 
 3  '  Thou  dost  not  sow  thy  vineyard  mth 
 divers  things,  lest  the  fulness  of  the  seed 
 which  thou  dost  sow,  aud  the  increase  of  the 
 vineyard,  be  separated. 
 
 1"  '  Thou  dost  not  plow  with  an  ox  and  with 
 an  ass  together. 
 
 11  'Thou  dost  not  put  on  a  mixed  cloth, 
 wool  and  lineu  together. 
 
 12  '  Fringes  thou  dost  make  to  thee  on 
 the  four  skirts  of  thy  covering  with  which 
 thou  dost  cover  thyself. 
 
 13  '  When  a  man  taketh  a  wife,  aud  hath 
 gone  in  imto  her,  and  hated  her,  !■*  and  laid 
 against  her  actions  of  words,  and  brouglit 
 out  against  her  an  evil  name,  and  said.  This 
 woman  I  have  taken,  and  I  draw  near  unto 
 her,  and  I  have  not  found  in  her  tokens  of 
 virginity: 
 
 1^  '  Then  hath  the  father  of  the  damsel — 
 and  her  mother— taken  and  brought  out  the 
 tokens  of  virginity  of  the  damsel  unto  the 
 elders  of  the  city  in  the  gate,  i''  and  the  father 
 of  the  damsel  hath  said  unto  the  elders.  My 
 daughter  I  have  given  to  this  man  for  a  wife, 
 aud  he  doth  hate  her;  i^  aud  lo,  he  hath  laid 
 actions  of  words,  saying,  I  have  not  found  to 
 thy  daughter  tokens  of  virginity — and  these 
 are  the  tokens  of  the  virginity  of  my  daugh- 
 ter! and  they  have  spread  out  the  garment 
 before  the  elders  of  the  city. 
 
 18  '  And  the  elders  of  that  city  have  taken 
 the  man,  aud  chastise  him,  i^  and  lined  him  a 
 iiundred  silverlings,  aud  given  to  the  father  of 
 the  damsel,  because  he  hath  broiight  out  an 
 evil  name  on  a  virgin  of  Israel,  and  she  is  to 
 him  for  a  wife,  he  is  not  able  to  send  her  away 
 all  his  days. 
 
 ^"  '  And  if  this  thing  hath  been  truth— to- 
 kens of  virginity  have  not  been  found  for  the 
 damsel — -i  theu  they  liave  brought  out  the 
 damsel  unto  the  opening  of  her  father's  house, 
 and  stoned  her  have  the  meu  of  her  city  with 
 stones,  and  she  hath  died,  for  she  hath  done 
 folly  in  Israel,  to  go  a-whoring  i7i  her  father's 
 house ;  and  thou  hast  put  away  the  evil  thing 
 out  of  tliy  midst. 
 
 ""  '  When  a  man  is  found  lying  with  a  wo- 
 man, maiTied  to  a  hiisband,  theu  tliey  have 
 died  even  both  of  them,  the  man  who  is  lying 
 with  the  woman,  also  the  woman ;  and  thou 
 hast  put  away  the  evil  thing  out  of  Israel. 
 
 23  'when  there  is  a  damsel,  a  virgin,  be- 
 trothed to  a  mau,  aud  a  man  hath  found  her 
 in  a  city,  and  lain  with  her;  "^then  ye  have 
 brought  them  both  out  unto  the  gate  of  that 
 city,  and  stoned  them  with  stones,  and  they 
 have  died: — the  damsel,  because  that  she 
 hath  not  cried,  heluff  in  a  city ;  and  the  man, 
 because  that  he  hath  humbled  his  neighboiir's 
 wife ;  and  thou  hast  put  away  the  evil  thing 
 out  of  thy  midst. 
 
 -"  '  And  if  in  a  field  the  man  find  the  damsel 
 who  is  betrothed,  and  the  mau  hath  laid  hold 
 on  her,  and  lain  with  her,  then  hatli  the  man 
 who  hath  lain  with  her  died  alone ;  ~f  aud  to 
 the  damsel  thou  dost  not  do  anything,  the 
 damsel  hath  no  deadly  sin ;  for  as  a  man  ris- 
 
 eth  against  his  neighbour  and  hath  murdered 
 him— the  life,  so  is  this  thing ;  ^7  for  {^  ^  ^g]^ 
 he  found  her,  she  hath  cried— the  damsel  who 
 is  betrothed — and  she  hath  no  saviour. 
 
 ^  '  When  a  mau  findeth  a  damsel,  a  virgin 
 who  is  not  betrothed,  and  liath  caught  her, 
 and  lain  with  her,  and  they  have  been  found, 
 29  then  hath  the  man  who  is  lying  with  her 
 given  to  the  father  of  the  damsel  fifty  silver- 
 lings,  and  to  him  she  is  for  a  wife ;  because 
 that  he  hath  humbled  her,  he  is  not  able  to 
 send  her  away  all  his  days. 
 
 30  '  A  man  cloth  not  take  his  father's  wife, 
 nor  imcover  his  father's  skirt. 
 
 XXIII.  1  '  ONE  wounded,  bruised,  or  cut 
 in  tlie  member  doth  not  enter  into  the  assem- 
 bly of  Jehovah;  ^  a  bastard  doth  not  enter  into 
 the  assembly  of  Jehovah ;  even  a  tenth  gene- 
 ration of  him  doth  not  enter  into  the  assem- 
 bly of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  *An  Ammonite  and  a  Moabite  doth  not 
 enter  into  the  assembly  of  Jehovah ;  even  a 
 tenth  generation  of  them  doth  not  enter  into 
 the  assembly  of  Jehovah — to  the  age;  ''be- 
 cause that  they  have  not  come  before  you 
 v\ith  bread  and  with  water  in  the  way,  in 
 your  coming  out  from  Egypt,  and  because  he 
 hath  hired  against  thee  Balaam  son  of  Beor, 
 of  Pethor  of  Aram-Naharaim,  to  revile  thee ; 
 ^  aud  Jehovah  tliy  God  hath  not  been  willing 
 to  hearken  unto  Balaam,  and  Jehovah  thy 
 God  doth  turn  for  thee  the  reviling  to  a  bless- 
 ing, because  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  loved 
 thee ;  *>  thou  dost  not  seek  their  peace  and 
 their  good  all  thy  days— to  the  age. 
 
 7  '  Thou  dost  not  abominate  an  Edomite, 
 for  thy  brother  he  is;  thou  dost  not  abomi- 
 nate an  Egyijtian,  for  a  soi'ourner  thou  hast 
 been  in  his  land ;  ^  sons  wlio  are  begotten  of 
 them,  a  third  generation  of  them,  doth  enter 
 into  the  assembly  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  '  When  a  camp  goeth  out  against  thine 
 enemies,  then  thou  hast  kept  from  every  evil 
 thing. 
 
 1"  '  When  there  is  in  thee  a  man  who  is  not 
 clean,  from  an  accident  at  night — then  he 
 hath  gone  out  imto  the  outside  of  the  camp — 
 he  doth  not  come  in  unto  the  midst  of  the 
 camp — 11  and  it  hath  been,  at  the  turning  of 
 the  evening,  he  doth  bathe  with  water,  and  at 
 the  going  in  of  the  sim  he  doth  come  in  unto 
 the  midst  of  the  camp. 
 
 1"  '  And  a  station  thou  hast  at  the  outside 
 of  the  camp,  and  thou  hast  gone  out  thither 
 without,  1^  and  a  nail  thou  hast  on  thy  staff, 
 and  it  hath  been,  iu  thy  sitting  without,  that 
 thou  hast  digged  with  it,  and  turned  back, 
 and  covered  thy  filth ;  i^  for  Jehovah  thy  God 
 is  walking  up  and  down  iu  the  midst  of  thy 
 cam]),  to  deliver  thee,  and  to  give  thine  ene- 
 mies before  thee,  and  thy  camp  liath  been 
 holy,  and  He  doth  not  see  in  thee  the  naked- 
 ness of  anything,  and  hath  turned  back  from 
 after  tliee. 
 
 I''  '  Tliou  dost  not  shut  up  a  servant  ttnto 
 his  lord,  who  is  delivered  unto  thee  from  his 
 lord ;  1"  with  thee  he  doth  dwell,  in  thy  midst, 
 in  the  place  which  he  ehooseth  within  one  of 
 thy  gates,  v/here  it  is  pleasing  to  him;  thou 
 dost  not  oppress  him. 
 
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Law  of  divorce,  l-c. 
 
 xxiii.  17.— DEUTERONOMY.— XXV.  5. 
 
 Justice  and  (jcneroaity. 
 
 '"  '  There  is  not  a  wliore  among  the  daugh- 
 ters of  Israel,  nor  is  there  a  whoremonger 
 among  the  sons  of  Israel ;  ^^  thou  dost  not 
 bring  a  gift  of  a  whore,  or  a  price  of  a  dog, 
 into  the  house  of  Jehovah  thy  God,  for  any 
 vow ;  for  the  abomination  oit  Jehovah  thy 
 God  are  even  both  of  them. 
 
 ^'  '  Thou  dost  not  lend  in  usury  to  thy  bro- 
 ther; usviry  of  money,  usury  of  food,  usury 
 of  anything  which  is  lent  on  usuj-y.  ^  To  a 
 stranger  thou  mayest  lend  in  usury,  and  to 
 thy  brother  thou  dost  not  lend  in  usui-y,  so 
 that  Jehovah  tliy  God  doth  bless  tliee  in  every 
 putting  forth  of  thy  hand  on  the  land  whither 
 thou  goest  in  to  possess  it. 
 
 ^^  '  When  thou  vowest  a  vow  to  Jehovah 
 thy  God,  thou  dost  not  delay  to  complete  it; 
 for  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  certainly  require 
 it  from  thee,  and  it  hath  been  in  thee — sin. 
 
 ""  _'  And  when  thou  f orbearest  to  vow.  it  is 
 not  in  thee  a  sin.  "^  The  produce  of  thy  lips 
 thou  dost  keep,  and  hast  done  it,  as  thou 
 liast  vowed  to  Jehovah  thy  God;  a  free- 
 will-offering, which  thou  liast  spoken  with 
 thy  mouth. 
 
 ^  '  When  thou  comest  in  imto  the  vine- 
 yard of  thy  neighbour,  then  thoii  hast  eaten 
 grapes,  according  to  thy  desire,  thy  suffici- 
 ency; but  into  thy  vessel  thou  dost  not  put 
 any.  _  ^  Wlien  thou  comest  iu  among  the 
 standing-corn  of  thy  neighbour,  then  thou 
 hast  plucked  the  ears  with  thy  hand,  but  a 
 sickle  thou  dost  not  wave  over  the  standing- 
 corn  of  thy  neighbour. 
 
 XXrV.  1  'WHEN  a  man  doth  take  a  wife, 
 and  hath  married  her,  and  it  hath  been, 
 if  she  doth  not  find  grace  in  his  eyes  (for  he 
 hath  found  in  her  nakedness  of  anything), 
 and  he  hath  written  for  her  a  writing  of  di- 
 vorce, and  given  it  into  her  hand,  and  sent 
 her  out  of  his  house,  -  and  she  hath  gone  out 
 of  his  house,  and  hath  gone  and  been  another 
 man's,  ^  and  the  latter  man  hath  hated  her, 
 and  wi'itten  for  her  a  writing  of  divorce, 
 and  given  it  into  her  hand,  and  sent  her 
 out  of  his  house,  or  when  the  latter  man 
 dieth,  who  hath  taken  licr  to  himself  for 
 a  wife: 
 
 *  '  Her  former  husband  who  sent  her  away 
 is  not  able  to  turn  back  to  take  her  to  be  to 
 him  for  a  wife,  after  tliat  she  hath  become 
 defiled;  for  an  abomination  it  is  before  Je- 
 hovali,  and  thou  dost  not  cause  the  land  to 
 sin  which  Jchovali  thy  God  is  giving  to  thee 
 — an  inheritance. 
 
 5  '  When  a  man  taketli  a  new  wife,  he  doth 
 not  go  out  into  the  liost,  and  one  doth  not 
 pass  over  unto  him  for  anything;  free  he  is 
 at  his  own  house  one  vear,  and  hath  rejoiced 
 his  wife  whom  he  hath_ taken. 
 
 ®  '  None  dotli  take  iu  pledge  mill-stones, 
 and  rider,  for  life  it  is  he  is  taking  in  pledge. 
 
 ^  'WHien  a  man  is  found  stealing  a  person, 
 of  liis  brethren,  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 hath  tyrannized  over  him,  and  sold  him,  then 
 hath  that  thief  died,  and  thou  hast  imt  away 
 the  evil  thing  owX,  of  thy  midst. 
 
 * 'Take  hoed,  in  the.  plagne  f)f  lejtro.sy,  to 
 watch  greatly,  and  to  do  acconliug  to  all  tliat 
 the  priests,  the  Lcvites,  teach  you;  as  I  have 
 136 
 
 commanded  them  ye  observe  to  do ;  '  remem- 
 ber that  wliich  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  done 
 to  Miriam  in  the  way,  in  your  coming  out  of 
 Egypt. 
 
 '■^  Wlien  thou  1  if  test  up  on  thy  brother  a 
 debt  of  anything,  thou  dost  not  go  in  imto  his 
 house  to  obtain  liis  pledge ;  ^^  at  the  outside 
 thou  dost  stand,  and  the  man  on  whom  thou 
 art  lifting  it  up  is  bringing  out  unto  thee  the 
 pledge  at  the  outside. 
 
 ^2  'And  if  he  is  a  poor  man,  thou  dost  not 
 lie  do\vn  with  his  pledge ;  "  thou  dost  cer- 
 tainly give  back  to  him  the  pledge  at  the 
 going  in  of  the  sim,  and  he  hath  lain  down 
 in  his  owm  raiment,  and  hath  blessed  thee; 
 and  to  thee  it  is  righteousness  before  Jehovah 
 thy  God. 
 
 "  'Thou  dost  not  oppress  a  hireling,  poor 
 and  needy,  of  thy  brethren  or  of  thy  sojourner 
 who  is  in  thy  land  Avithin  thy  gates;  ^^in 
 his  day  thou  dost  give  his  hire,  and  the  sun 
 doth  not  go  in  upon  it,  for  he  is  ]ioor,  and 
 imto  it  he  is  lifting  up  his  soul,  and  he  doth 
 not  cry  against  thee  unto  Jehovah,  and  it 
 hath  been  in  thee — sin, 
 
 ^•^  '  Fathers  are  not  put  to  death  for  sons, 
 and  sons  are  not  put  to  death  for  fathers — 
 each  for  his  own  sin,  they  are  put  to  death. 
 .  1''  'Tliou  dost  not  turn  aside  the  judgment 
 of  a  fatherless  sojourner,  nor  take  in  pledge 
 the  garment  of  a  widow;  ^^and  thou  hast 
 remembered  that  a  servant  thou  hast  been  in 
 Egypt,  and  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  ransom 
 thee  from  thence ;  therefore  I  am  command- 
 ing thee  to  do  this  thing. 
 
 19  'Wlien  thou  rea])est  thy  harvest  in  thv 
 field,  and  hast  forgotten  a  sheaf  in  a  field, 
 thou  dost  not  turn  back  to  take  it ;  to  the 
 sojourner,  to  the  fatherless,  and  to  the  ^idow, 
 it  is;  so  that  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  bless 
 thee  in  all  the  work  of  thy  hands. 
 
 -*' Wlien  thou  beatest  thine  olive,  thou 
 dost  not  examine  the  branch  behind  thee; 
 to  the  sojourner,  to  the  fatherless,  and  to  the 
 widow,  it  is. 
 
 ^  '  Wlicn  thou  cuttest  thy  vineyard,  thou 
 dost  not  glean  behind  thee;  to  the  sojourner, 
 to  the  fatherless,  and  to  the  -wadow,  it  is; 
 -"and  thou  hast  remembered  that  a  servant 
 thou  hast  been  in  the  land  of  Egypt ;  there- 
 fore I  am  commanding  thee  to  do  tliis  thing. 
 
 XXV.  1 '  WHEN  there  is  a  strife  between 
 men,  and  they  have  come  nigh  unto  the  judg- 
 ment, and  they  have  judged,  and  declared 
 righteous  the  righteous,  and  declared  wrong 
 the  Avi-ong-docr,  -then  it  hath  come  to  pass, 
 if  the  -wTong-doer  is  to  be  smitten,  that  the 
 judge  liatli  caused  him  to  fall  down,  and  one 
 hath  smitten  him  in  his  presence,  according 
 to  the  sufiicicncy  of  his  •wrong-doing,  by  nunj- 
 ber;  ^  forty  times  lie  doth  smite  him — he  is 
 not  adding,  lest,  lie  is  adding  to  smite  hira 
 above  these— many  stripes,  and  thy  brother 
 is  lightly  esteemed  in  thine  eyes. 
 
 *  'Thou  dost  not  muzzle  au  ox  in  its  thresh- 
 ing. 
 
 •''''^\^lcn  brothn^i  dwell  togothor,  and  one 
 of  them  hath  died,  and  hntli  no  son,  ilio  >vife 
 of  the  dea<l  is  iiotr  (vilhoiit  to  a  .stiaiige  man  ; 
 her  liusband's  brother  doth  go  iu  unto  hor, 
 
Amalck  to  be  destroyed.  xxv.  6.— DEUTERONOMY.— xxvii.  3.     First-fmits  and  titties. 
 
 aucl  liatli  taken  licr  to  liim  for  a  wife,  and 
 cloth  perform  the  duty  of  her  husband's  bro- 
 ther ;  ^  and  it  hath  been,  the  first-born  which 
 she  beareth  doth  rise  for  the  name  of  his 
 dead  brother,  and  his  name  is  not  wiped  away 
 out  of  Israel. 
 
 '  '  And  if  the  man  doth  not  delight  to  take 
 his  brother's  wife,  then  hath  his  brother's 
 wife  gone  up  to  the  gate,  unto  the  elders,  and 
 said,  My  husband's  brother  is  refusing  to 
 raise  up  to  his  brother  a  name  in  Israel ;  he 
 hath  not  been  willing  to  perform  the  duty  of 
 my  husband's  brother ;  ^  and  the  elders  of  his 
 city  have  called  for  him,  and  spoken  imto 
 him,  and  he  hath  stood  and  said,  I  have  no 
 desire  to  take  her  ; 
 
 ^ '  Then  hath  his  brother's  wife  di-awn  nigh 
 unto  him,  before  the  eyes  of  the  elders,  and 
 drawn  his  shoe  from  off  his  foot,  and  spat  in 
 liis  face,  and  answered  and  said.  Thus  it  is 
 done  to  the  man  wlio  doth  not  build  up  the 
 house  of  his  brother;  i"  and  his  name  hath 
 been  called  in  Israel— The  house  of  him  whose 
 shoe  is  drawn  off. 
 
 ^^'When  men  strive  together,  one  with 
 another,  and  the  wife  of  the  one  hath  drawn 
 near  to  deliver  her  husband  out  of  the  hand 
 of  his  smiter,  and  hath  piit  forth  her  hand, 
 and  laid  hold  on  his  secrets,  ^  then  thou  hast 
 cut  off  her  hand,  thine  eye  doth  not  spare. 
 
 ^*  '  Thou  hast  not  in  thy  ba"_^a  stone  and  a 
 stone,  a  great  and  a  small.  ^''Thou  hast  not 
 iu  thy  house  an  ephah  and  an  ephah,  a  great 
 and  a  small.  ^^  Thou  hast  a  stone  complete 
 and  just,  thou  hast  an  ephah  complete  and  just, 
 80  that  they  prolong  thy  days  on  the  ground 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to  thee; 
 ^^  for  the  abomination  of  Jehovah  thy  God  i« 
 any  one  doing  these  tilings,  any  one  doing  ini- 
 quity. 
 
 1^ '  Remember  that  which  Amalek  hath  done 
 to  thee  in  the  way,  in  your  going  out  from 
 Egypt,  ^^  that  he  liath  met  thee  in  the  way, 
 and  smiteth  in  all  those  feeble  behind  thee 
 (and  thou  wearied  and  fatigued),  and  is  not 
 fearing  God-  ^^  And  it  hath  been,  in  Jehovah 
 thy  God's  giving  rest  to  thee,  from  all  thine 
 enemies  round  about,  in  the  land  which  Je- 
 hovah thy  God  is  giving  to  thee — an  inherit- 
 ance to  possess  it — ^thou  dost  blot  out  the  re- 
 memberance  of  Amalek  from  under  the  hea- 
 vens   thou  dost  not  forget. 
 
 XXVI.  1 '  AND  it  hath  been,  when  thou 
 comest  in  unto  the  land  which  Jehovah  thy 
 God  is  giving  to  thee — an  inheritance,  and 
 thou  hast  possessed  it,  and  dwelt  in  it,  -  that 
 thou  hast  taken  of  the  first  of  all  the  fruits  of 
 the  groimd  which  thou  dost  bring  in  out  of 
 thy  land  which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to 
 thee,  and  hast  put  it  iu  a  l)asket,  and  gone 
 unto  the  place  which  Jehovah  thy  God  doth 
 choose  to  c.ause  His  name  to  tabernacle  there. 
 
 3 '  Ajid  thou  hast  come  in  unto  the  priest 
 who  is  in  those  days,  and  hast  said  unto  him, 
 I  have  declared  to-day  to  Jehovah  thy  God, 
 that  I  have  come  in  unto  the  land  which  Je- 
 hovah hath  sworn  to  our  fathers  to  give  to  us ; 
 *aud  the  priest  hath  taken  the  basket  out  of 
 thy  hand,  and  placed  it  before  the  altar  of 
 Jehovah  thy  God. 
 
 *  '  And  thou  hast  answei'ed  and  said  before 
 Jehovah  thy  God,  A  perishing  Aramaean  i» 
 my  father !  and  he  goeth  down  to  Egypt,  and 
 sojourneth  there  with  few  men,  and  becometh 
 there  a  nation,  great,  mightyj  and  numerous ; 
 "  and  the  Egjrptians  do  us  evil,  and  afflict  us, 
 and  put  on  us  hard  service ;  ^  and  we  cry  unto 
 Jehovah,  God  of  our  fathers,  and  Jehovah 
 heareth  our  voice,  and  seeth  our  affliction,  and 
 our  labour,  and  our  oimression ;  ^  and  Jehovah 
 bringeth  us  out  from  Egypt,  by  a  strong  hand, 
 and  by  a  stretched-out  arm,  and  by  great  fear, 
 and  by  signs,  and  by  wonders,  ^  and  he  bring- 
 eth us  in  imto  this  place,  and  giveth  to  us  this 
 land — a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey. 
 
 ^^  '  And  now,  lo,  I  have  brought  in  the  first 
 of  the  fruits  of  the  ground  which  thou  hast 
 givento  me,  0  Jehovah ; — and  thou  hast  placed 
 it  before  Jehovah  thy  God,  and  bowed  thy- 
 self before  Jehovah  thy  God,  ^^  and  rejoiced  in 
 all  the  good  which  Jehovah  thy  God  hath 
 given  to  thee,  and  to  thy  house,  thou,  and  the 
 Levite,  and  the  sojoui'uer  who  is  in  thy  midst. 
 
 ^^ '  When  thou  dost  complete  to  tithe  all 
 the  tithe  of  thine  increase  in  the  third  year, 
 the  year  of  the  tithe,  then  thou  hast  given  to 
 the  Levite,  to  the  sojourner,  to  the  fatherless, 
 and  to  the  widow,  and  they  have  eaten  with- 
 in thy  gates,  and  been  satisfied,  ^  and  thou 
 hast  said  before  Jehovah  thy  God,  I  have 
 put  away  the  separated  thin"  out  of  the  house, 
 and  also  have  given  it  to  the  Levite,  and  to 
 the  sojourner,  and  to  the  orphan,  and  to  the 
 widow,  according  to  all  Thy  command  which 
 Thou  nasc  commanded  me ;  I  have  not  passed 
 over  from  Thy  commands,  nor  have  I  for- 
 gotten. ^'*  I  have  not  eaten  in  mdne  afiiiction 
 of  it,  nor  have  I  put  away  of  it  for  unclean- 
 ness,  nor  have  I  given  of  it  for  the  dead  ;  1 
 have  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Jehovah  my 
 God ;  I  have  done  according  to  all  that  Thou 
 hast  commanded  me ;  ^^  look  from  Thy  holy 
 habitation,  from  the  heavens,  and  bless  Thy 
 people  Israel,  and  the  groimd  which  Thou 
 hast  given  to  us,  as  Thou  hast  sworn  to  our 
 fathers— a  land  flo\ving  ivith  milk  and  honey. 
 
 1"  'This  day  Jehovah  thy  God  is  command- 
 ing thee  to  do  these  statutes  and  judgments; 
 and  thou  hast  hearkened  and  done  them  with 
 all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  i''  Jehovah 
 thou  hast  caused  to  promise  to-day  to  become 
 thy  God,  and  to  walk  in  His  ways,  and  to 
 k£ep  His  statutes,  and  His  commands,  and 
 His  judgments,  and  to  hearken  to  His  voice. 
 
 18 '  And  Jehovah  hath  caused  thee  to  pro- 
 mise to-day  to  become  His  people,  a  peculiar 
 treasure,  as  He  hath  spoken  to  thee,  and  to 
 keep  all  His  commands ;  ^^so  as  to  make  thee 
 uppermost  above  aU  the  nations  whom  He 
 hath  made  for  a  praise,  and  for  a  name,  and 
 for  beauty,  and  for  tliy  being  a  holy  people  to 
 Jehovah  thy  God,  as  He  hath  spoken. 
 
 XXVII.  1 '  AND  Moses— the  elders  of  Is- 
 rael also— commandeth  the  people,  saying, 
 Keep  all  the  command  which  I  am  command- 
 ing you  to-day ;  "  and  it  hatli  been,  in  the  day 
 that  ye  pass  over  the  Jordan  tuito  the  laud 
 which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to  thee,  that 
 thou  hast  raised  up  for  thee  great  stones,  and 
 plaistered  them  with  plaister,  ^  and  wi-ii^n 
 
The  curses  from  Ebal.      xxvii.  4.— DEUTERONOMY.— xxviii.  19.  Promises  from  Gcrizzim. 
 
 on  them  all  the  words  of  this  law  iu  thy 
 passing  over,  so  that  tliou  Roest  in  unto  the 
 land  which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  griving  to 
 thee— a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey, 
 as  Jehovah,  God  of  thy  fathers,  hath  spoken 
 to  thee. 
 
 *  '  And  it  hath  been,  in  your  passinjr  over 
 the  Jordan,  ye  raise  up  these  stones  which  I 
 am  commandjng  you  to-day,  in  mount  Ebal, 
 and  thou  hast  plaistered  tnem  with  plaisfcer, 
 *  and  built  there  an  altar  to  Jehovah  tny  God, 
 an  altar:  of  stones,  thou  dost  not  wave  over 
 them  iron.  ^  Of  complete  stones  thou  build- 
 est  the  altar  of  Jehovah  thy  God,  and  hast 
 caused  to  ascend  on  it  burnt-offerings  to  Je- 
 hovah thy  God,  7  and  sacrificed  peace-offer- 
 ings, and  eaten  there,  and  rejoiced  before 
 Jehovah  thy  God,  ^  and  wiitten  on  the  stones 
 all  the  words  of  this  law,  well  engraved.' 
 
 'And  Moses  speaketh  —  the  priests,  the 
 Levites,  also — unto  all  Israel,  saying,  '  Keep 
 silent,  and  hear,  0  Israel,  this  day  thou  hast 
 become  a  people  to  Jehovah  thy  Gotl;  i" and 
 thou  hast  nearkened  to  the  voice  of  Jehovah 
 thy  God,  and  done  His  commands,  and  His  sta- 
 tutes, which  I  am  commanding  thee  to-day.' 
 
 ^^  And  Moses  commandeth  the  people  on 
 that  day,  saying,  ^- '  These  do  stand,  to  bless 
 the  people,  on  moimt  Gerizzim,  in  your  ])ass- 
 ing  over  the  Jordan :  Simeon,  and  Levi,  and 
 Judah,  and  Issachar,  and  Joseph,  and  Ben- 
 jamin. !•*  And  these  do  stand,  for  the  revil- 
 ing, on  mount  Ebal :  Reuben,  Gad,  and  Asher, 
 and  Zebulim,  Dan,  aud  Naphtali. 
 
 i'*'And  the  Levites  have  answered  aud 
 said  unto  every  man  of  Israel — a  loud  voice : 
 
 1^ '  Cursed  is  the  man  who  maketh  a  graven 
 and  molten  image,  the  abomination  of  Je- 
 hovah, work  of  the  hands  of  an  artificer, 
 and  hath  jjut  it  iu  a  secret  place, — and  all  the 
 people  have  answered  and  said.  Amen. 
 
 i"  'Cursed  is  he  who  is  making  light  of  his 
 father  and  his  mother,  —  and  all  the  jjeople 
 have  said,  Amen. 
 
 1'' '  Cursed  is  he  who  is  removing  his  neigh- 
 bom-'s  border, — and  all  the  people  have  said, 
 Amen. 
 
 ^*  '  Cm'sed  is  he  who  is  causing  the  blind  to 
 err  in  the  way, — aud  all  the  ijeople  have  said. 
 Amen. 
 
 ^'■''Cursed  ;«he  who  is  turning  aside  the 
 judgment  of  fatherless,  sojoiu'uer,  and  widow, 
 — and  all  the  people  have  said,  Anieu. 
 
 "0 '  Cursed  is  he  wlio  is  lying  with  his  fa- 
 ther's wife,  for  he  hath  uncovered  his  father's 
 skirt, — aud  all  the  peo])le  liave  said,  Amen. 
 
 "' '  Cursed  is  he  who  is  lying  with  any  beast, 
 — and  all  the  people  have  said,  Amen. 
 
 "^ '  Cursed  is  lie  who  is  lying  with  his  sister, 
 davmhter  of  his  father,  or  daughter  of  his 
 mother, — and  all  the  ijoo))ln  have  said,  A.moii. 
 
 -•*'Ciu-sc(l  is  he  wlio  is  lying  with  his 
 mother-in-law, — and  all  the  people  have  said, 
 Amen. 
 
 ^ '  Cursed  is  lie  who  is  smiting  his  neigh- 
 bour in  secret, — and  all  the  ])eople  have  said, 
 A  men. 
 
 "''' Cursed  is  lie  Avho  is  taking  a  bribe  to 
 smite  a  pcr.son,  innocent  blood, — and  all  the 
 peoi)le  have  said.  Amen. 
 
 ^^ '  Cui'sed  ia  he  who  doth  not  cataljlish  the 
 138 
 
 words  of  tliis  law,  to  do  them, — and  all  the 
 people  have  said,  Amen. 
 
 XXVin.  1 '  AND  it  hath  been,  if  thou  dost 
 hearken  diligently  to  the  voice  of  Jehovah 
 thy  God,  to  observe  to  do  all  His  commands 
 which  I  am  commanding  thee  to-day,  that 
 Jehovah  thy  God  hath  made  thee  uppermost 
 above  all  the  nations  of  the  earth,  ^  and  all 
 these  blessings  have  come  upon  thee,  and 
 overtaken  thee,  because  thou  dost  hearken  to 
 the  voice  of  Jehovah  thy  God : 
 
 ■^ '  Blessed  art  thou  in  the  city,  and  blessed 
 art  thou  in  the  field. 
 
 ■* '  Blessed  is  the  fnut  of  thy  womb,  and  the 
 fruit  of  thy  gi'ound,  and  the  fruit  of  thy 
 cattle,  increase  of  thine  oxen,  and  wealth  of 
 thy  flock. 
 
 *  '  Blessed  is  thy  basket  and  thy  kneading- 
 trough. 
 
 ^  'Blessed  art  thou  in  thy  coming  iu,  aud 
 blessed  art  thou  in  tliy  going  out. 
 
 ^ '  Jehovah  giveth  thine  enemies,  who  are 
 rising  up  against  thee — smitten  before  thy 
 face;  in  one  way  they  come  out  unto  thee, 
 and  in  seven  ways  they  fiee  before  thee. 
 
 8  '  JehovaL  coumiandeth  with  thee  tlie  bless- 
 ing iu  thy  store-houses,  aud  in  every  putting 
 forth  of  thy  hand,  aud  hath  blessed  thee  in  the 
 land  which  Jehovah  thy  God  is  giving  to  thee. 
 
 ^  'Jehovah  doth  establish  thee  to  Himself 
 for  a  holy  people,  as  He  hath  sworn  to  thee, 
 when  thou  keepest  the  coumiands  of  Jehovali 
 thy  God,  and  liast  walked  in  His  ways ;  i"  and 
 all  the  xieoples  of  the  land  have  seen  that  the 
 uame  of  Jehovah  is  called  upon  thee,  and 
 they  have  been  afraid  of  thee. 
 
 ^^ '  And  Jehovah  hath  made  thee  abundant 
 in  good,  in  the  fnut  of  thy  womb,  and  in  the 
 fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  iu  the  fruit  of  thy 
 groimd,  on  the  ground  which  Jehovah  hath 
 sworn  to  thy  fathers  to  give  to  thee. 
 
 ^^  '  Jehovah  doth  open  to  thee  his  good  trea- 
 sure— the  heavens— to  give  the  rain  of  thy 
 laud  in  its  season,  and  to  bless  all  the  work 
 of  thy  hand,  and  thou  hast  lent  to  many  na- 
 tions, and  thou — thou  dost  not  borrow. 
 
 ^■* '  And  Jehovah  hatli  given  thee  for  head, 
 and  not  for  tail;  and  thou  hast  been  only 
 above,  and  art  not  beneath,  for  thou  dost  hear- 
 ken unto  the  commands  of  Jehovah  thy  God, 
 which  I  am  coimnauding  thee  to-day,  to  keep 
 aud  to  do,  ^•'  aud  thou  dost  not  turn  aside 
 from  all  the  words  wliich  I  am  commanding 
 you  to-day — right  or  left — to  go  after  other 
 gods,  to  serve  them. 
 
 15  '  And  it  hatli  been,  if  thou  doat  not  hear- 
 ken unto  the  voice  of  Jeliovah  thy  (>od  to 
 observe  to  do  all  His  commands,  and  His 
 statutes,  whicli  I  am  coniinanding  thee  to- 
 day, that  all  these  res'ilings  have  come  upon 
 tliec,  and  overtaken  tlice : 
 
 1"  '  Ciu'sed  art  tliou  iu  the  city,  and  ciu'sed 
 art  thou  in  the  field. 
 
 '^  '  Cursed  is  thy  basket  aud  thy  kneading- 
 trough. 
 
 18  Cursed  is  the  fruit  of  thy  body,  aud  the 
 fruit  of  tliy  land,  increase  of  thine  oxen,  aud 
 wealth  of  tliy  IIdcIc. 
 
 '■•  'Ciu-sed  art  thou  in  thy  coming  in,  aud 
 cmsed  art  thou  in  thy  going  out. 
 
Threateniiujs  m  case       xxviii.  20.— DEUTERONOMY.— xxvm.  56.        of  thdr  disobedience. 
 
 ""  'Jehovah  doth  send  ou  thee  the  ciirse, 
 the  trouble,  and  the  rebuke,  iu  every  putting 
 forth  of  thy  hand  which  thou  dost,  till  thou 
 art  destroyed,  and  till  thou  perish  hastily, 
 because  of  the  evil  of  thy  doings  by  which 
 thou  hast  forsaken  Me. 
 
 21  'Jehovah  doth  caiise  to  cleave  to  thee 
 the  iiestilence,  till  He  consume  thee  from  off 
 the  groimd  whither  thou  art  going  in  to  pos- 
 sess it. 
 
 22  '  Jehovah  doth  smite  thee  with  consump- 
 tion, and  with  fever,  and  with  inflammation, 
 and  with  extreme  burning,  and  with  sword, 
 and  with  blasting,  and  with  mildew,  and  they 
 have  pursued  thee  till  thou  perish. 
 
 ^  'And  thy  heavens  which  are  over  thy 
 head  have  been  brass,  and  the  earth  which 
 is  under  thee  iron ;  ^  Jehovah  giveth  the  rain 
 of  thy  land — dust  and  ashes ;  from  the  hea- 
 vens it  cometh  down  on  thee  till  thou  art 
 destroyed. 
 
 ^  '  Jehovah  givethjthee  smitten  before  thine 
 enemies;  in  one  way  thou  goest  out  unto 
 them,  and  in  seven  ways  dost  flee  before 
 them,  and  thou  hast  been  for  a  trembling  to 
 all  kingdoms  of  the  earth;  ^Saud  thy  car- 
 case hath  been  for  food  to  every  fowl  of  the 
 heavens,  and  to  the  beast  of  the  earth,  and 
 there  is  none  causing  trembling. 
 
 27  '  Jehovah  doth  smite  thee  wth  the  ulcer 
 of  Egypt,  and  with  emerods,  and  with  scurvy, 
 and  with  itch,  of  which  thou  art  not  able  to 
 be  healed. 
 
 2^  'Jehovah  doth  smite  thee  with  mad- 
 ness, and  with  blindness,  and  with  astonish- 
 ment of  heart;  29 and  thou  hast  been  grop- 
 ling  at  noon,  as  the  blind  gropeth  in  dark- 
 ness; and  thou  dost  not  cause  thy  ways  to 
 prosper ;  and  thou  hast  been  only  oppressed 
 and  plundered  all  the  days,  and  there  is  no 
 saviour. 
 
 '"  'A  woman  thou  dost  betroth,  and  an- 
 other man  doth  lie  with  her;  a  house  thou 
 dost  build,  and  dost  not  dwell  in  it ;  a  vine- 
 yard thou  dost  plant,  and  dost  not  make  it 
 common;  ^^ thine  ox  is  slaughtered  before 
 thine  eyes,  and  thou  dost  not  eat  of  it ;  thine 
 ass  is  taken  violently  away  from  before  thee, 
 and  it  is  not  given  back  to  thee ;  thy  sheep 
 «»•«;  given  to  thine  enemies,  and  there  is  no 
 saviour  for  thee. 
 
 32  '  Thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  air.  given 
 to  another  people,  and  thine  eyes  are  look- 
 ing and  consmning  for  them  all  the  day, 
 and  thy  hand  is  not  to  God !  ^3  The  fruit  of 
 thy  ground,  and  all  thy  labour,  eat  up  doth 
 a  people  whom  thou  hast  not  known ;  and 
 thou  Jbast  been  only  oppressed  and  bruised 
 aU  the  days ;  ^^  and  thou  hast  been  mad,  be- 
 cause of  the  sight  of  tliine  eyes  which  thou 
 dost  see. 
 
 3*  'Jehovah  doth  smite  thee  with  an  e\dl 
 idcer,  ou  the  knees,  and  on  the  legs  (of  which 
 thou  art  not  able  to  be  healed),  from  the  sole 
 of  thy  foot  even  unto  thy  crown. 
 
 ^^^  '  Jehovah  doth  cause  thee  to  go,  and  thy 
 king  whom  thou  raisest  ujj  over  thcc,  unto  a 
 nation  which  thou  hast  not  known,  thou  and 
 thy  fathers,  and  thou  hast  sei-ved  there  other 
 gods,  wood  and  stone ;  ^^  and  thou  hast  been 
 for  an  astonishment,  for  a  simile,  and  for  a 
 
 byeword  among  all  tlie  peoples  whither  Jeho- 
 vah doth  lead  thee. 
 
 38  '  Much  seed  thou  dost  take  out  into  tlie 
 field,  and  little  thou  dost  gather  in,  for  the 
 locust  doth  consume  it ;  ^^  vineyards  thou  dost 
 plant,  and  hast  laboured,  and  wine  thou  dost 
 not  drink  nor  gather,  for  the  worm  doth  con- 
 sume it ;  ■"'  olives  are  to  thee  in  all  thy  border, 
 and  oil  thou  dost  not  pour  out,  for  thine  olive 
 doth  faU  off. 
 
 ^  '  Sons  and  daughters  thou  dost  beget, 
 and  they  are  not  with  thee,  for  they  go  into 
 captivity ;  ■•2  aU  thy  trees  and  the  fruit  of  thy 
 ground  doth  the  locust  possess ;  ^  the  sojour- 
 ner who  is  thy  midst  goeth  iip  above  thee 
 very  high,  and  thou  goest  down  very  low; 
 ^  he  doth  lend  to  thee,  and  thou  dost  not  lend 
 to  him ;  he  is  for  head,  and  thou  art  for  tail. 
 
 ^  '  And  come  upon  thee  have  all  these 
 curses,  and  they  have  pursued  thee,  and  over- 
 taken thee,  till  thou  art  destroyed,  because 
 thou  hast  not  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Jeho- 
 vali  thy  God,  to  keep  His  commands,  and 
 His  statutes,  which  he  hath  commanded  thee ; 
 **'  and  they  have  been  on  thee  for  a  sign  and 
 for  a  wonder,  also  on  thy  seed — to  the  age. 
 
 ^''  'Because  that  thou  hast  not  served  Je- 
 hovah thy  God  with  joy,  and  with  gladness 
 of  heart,  because  of  the  abundance  of  all 
 things — ^thou  hast  served  thine  enemies, 
 whom  Jehovah  sendeth  against  thee,  in  hun- 
 ger, and  in  thirst,  and  in  nakedness,  and  iu 
 lack  of  all  things ;  and  he  hath  put  a  yoke  of 
 iron  on  thy  neck,  till  He  hath  destroyed  thee. 
 
 ^  'Jehovah  doth  lift  up  against  thee  a 
 nation,  from  afar,  from  the  end  of  the  earth 
 as  the  eagle  it  fiieth ;  a  nation  whose  tongue 
 thou  hast  not  heard,  ^"a  nation — fierce  of 
 coimteuance — which  accepteth  not  the  face 
 of  the  aged,  and  the  young  doth  not  favour; 
 ^^and  it  hath  eaten  the  fruit  of  tliy  cattle, 
 and  the  fruit  of  thy  groimd,  till  thou  art  de- 
 stroyed ;  which  leaveth  not  to  thee  corn,  new 
 wine,  and  oil,  increase  of  thine  oxen,  and 
 wealth  of  thy  Hock,  tiU  it  hath  destroyed  thee. 
 
 ^2  '  And  it  hath  laid  siege  to  thee  iu  all  thy 
 gates,  till  thy  walls  come  down,  the  high  and 
 tlie  fenced  ones  in  which  thou  art  trusting,  in 
 all  thy  land ;  yea,  it  hath  laid  siege  to  thee 
 in  all  thy  gates,  in  all  thy  land,  which  Je- 
 hovah thy  God  hath  given  to  thee;  ^^and 
 thou  hast  eaten  the  fruit  of  thy  body,  flesh  of 
 thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  (whom  Jehovah 
 thy  God  hath  given  to  thee),  in  the  siege,  and 
 in  the  straitness  with  which  thine  enemies  do 
 straiten  thee. 
 
 ''■* '  The  man  who  is  tender  iu  thee,  and  who 
 is  very  delicate — his  eye  is  evil  aj^'ainst  his 
 brother,  and  against  the  wife  of  his  bosom, 
 and  against  the  remnant  of  his  sons  whom 
 he  leaveth,  ^^  against  giving  to  one  of  them 
 of  the  liesh  of  his  sous  wlioni  ho  eateth, 
 because  he  hath  nothing  left  to  him,  in 
 the  siege,  and  iu  the  straitness  with  which 
 thine  enemy  doth  straiten  thee  in  all  thy 
 gates. 
 
 ^•'  'The  tender  womau  iu  thee,  and  the 
 delicate,  who  hath  not  tiicd  the  sole  of  her 
 foot  to  place  on  the  ground  because  of  de- 
 licateness  and  because  of  tenderness  —  her 
 eye  is  evil  against  the  husband  of  her  bosom, 
 139 
 
The  covenant  renewed,     xxviii.  57.— DEllTERONOMY.— xxix.  24.     Mercies  to  the  peniteTU. 
 
 and  against  her  son,  and  against  her  daugh- 
 ter, ^''  and  against  her  seed  which  cometh 
 out  from  between  her  feet,  even  against  her 
 sons  whom  she  doth  bear,  for  she  doth  eat 
 them  for  the  lacking  of  all  things  in  secret, 
 in  the  siege  and  in  the  straitness  with  which 
 thine  enemy  doth  straiten  thee  within  thy 
 gates. 
 
 ^^ '  If  thou  dost  not  observe  to  do  all  the 
 words  of  this  law  which  are  written  in  this 
 book,  to  fear  this  honoured  and  fearful  name — 
 Jehovah  thy  God — ^^  then  hath  Jehovah  made 
 wouderf  id  thy  strokes,  and  the  strokes  of  thy 
 seed — .gi-eat  strokes,  and  stedfast,  and  evil 
 sicluiesses,  and  stedtast. 
 
 "" '  And  He  hath  brought  back  on  thee  all 
 the  diseases  of  Egyjit,  of  the  presence  of  which 
 thou  hast  been  afraid,  and  they  have  cleaved 
 to  thee^  "1  also  every  sickness  aud  every  stroke 
 which  is  not  written  in  the  book  of  this  law ; 
 Jehovah  doth  cause  them  to  go  up  upon  thee 
 till  thou  art  destroyed,  ''-  and  ye  have  been 
 left  with  few  men,  instead  of  which  ye  have 
 been  as  stars  of  the  heavens  for  multitude,  be- 
 cause thou  hast  not  hearkened  to  the  voice  of 
 Jehovah  thy  God. 
 
 "^ '  And  it  hath  been,  as  Jehovah  hath  re- 
 joiced over  you  to  do  you  goodj  aud  to  multi- 
 ply you,  so  doth  Jehovah  rejoice  over  you  to 
 destroy  you,  and  to  lay  you  waste;  and  ye 
 have  been  pulled  away  from  off  the  groimd 
 whither  thou  art  going  iu  to  possess  it ;  ^^  and 
 Jehovah  hath  scattered  thee  among  all  the 
 peoples,  from  the  end  of  -the  earth  even  unto 
 the  end  of  the  earth ;  and  thou  hast  served 
 there  other  gods  which  thou  hast  not  known, 
 thou  aud  thy  fathers — wood  and  stone. 
 
 •^5  'And  among  those  nations  thou  dost  not 
 rest,  yea,  there  is  no  resting-place  for  the 
 sole  ot'  thy  foot,  and  Jehovah  hath  ^ven  to 
 thee  there  a  trembhng  heart,  and  failing  of 
 eyes,  and  grief  of  soul ;  ''^  and  thy  life  hath 
 been  lianging  in  suspense  before  thee,  and 
 thou  hast  been  afraid  by  night  and  by  day, 
 aud  dost  not  believe  in  thy  life;  '''in  the 
 morning  thou  sayest,  0  that  it  were  evening! 
 and  in  the  evening  thou  sayest,  0  that  it  were 
 morning!  from  the  fear  of  thy  heart,  ^^^th 
 which  tliou  art  afraid,  aud  from  the  sight  of 
 thine  eyes  whicli  thou  seest. 
 
 •"*  'And  Jeliovah  hath  brought  thee  back  to 
 Egypt  with  sliijjs,  by  a  way  of  which  I  said  to 
 thee,  Thou  dost  not  add  any  more  to  see  it, 
 and  ye  have  sold  yourselves  there  to  thine 
 enemies,  for  men-servants  aud  for  maid-ser- 
 vants, and  there  is  no  buyer.' 
 
 XXIX.  1  THESE  are  the  words  of  tlio 
 covenant  which  Jeliovah  hath  conunandod 
 Moses  to  make  witli  the  sous  of  Israel  iu  the 
 land  of  Moab,  apart  from  the  covenant  which 
 He  made  with  theiu  in  Horcb. 
 
 -Aiid  Moses  calleth  unto  all  Israel,  and 
 saith  unto  them,  '  Ye — ye  have  seen  all  that 
 which  .Jehovah  hatli  done  before  your  eyes  in 
 the  land  of  Egypt,  to  I'liaraoh,  and  to  all  liis 
 servants,  and  to  all  liis  land;  •'the  great  trials 
 wliioh  thine  eyes  have  seen,  tlic  signs,  and 
 tliosc  great  wonders ;  ''and  Jeliovah  liath  not 
 given  to  you  a  heart  to  k-iiow,  and  eyes  to 
 Bee,  aud  cars  to  hear,  till  this  day,  ''and  1 
 140 
 
 cause  you  to  go  forty  years  in  a  wilderness; 
 your  garments  have  not  been  consumed  from 
 ofi'  you,  and  thy  shoe  hath  not  worn  away 
 from  ofi"  thy  foot ;  ^  bread  ye  have  not  eaten, 
 and  wine  and  strong  tli-ink  ye  have  not  drunk, 
 so  that  ye  know  that  I  avi  Jehovah  your  God. 
 J '  And  ye  come  in  unto  this  place,  and 
 Sihon  king  of  Heshbon  —  also  Og  king  of 
 Baslian — doth  come  out  to  meet  us,  to  battle, 
 aud  we  smite  them,  ^and  take  their  land, 
 and  give  it  for  an  inheritance  to  the  Reuben- 
 ite,  aud  to  the  Gadite,  aud  to  the  half  of  the 
 tribe  of  Manasseh;  *and  ye  have  kept  the 
 words  of  this  covenant,  and  done  them,  so 
 that  ye  cause  all  tliat  ye  do  to  prosper. 
 
 ^^ '  Ye  are  standing  to-day,  all  olf  you,  be- 
 fore Jehovah  your  God — youi"  heads,  your 
 tribes,  your  elders,  and  your  authorities — 
 every  man  of  Israel;  ^^your  infants,  your 
 wives,  and  thy  sojourner  who  is  in  the  midst 
 of  thy  camps,  from  the  hewer  of  thv  wood 
 imto  the  drawer  of  thy  water  —  ^^for  thy 
 passing  over  into  the  covenant  of  Jehovah 
 thy  God,  aud  into  His  oath  which  Jehovah 
 thy  God  is  making  with  thee  to-day;  ^^in 
 order  to  establish  thee  to-day  to  Him  for  a 
 people,  and  He  Himself  is  thy  God,  as  He 
 hath  spoken  to  thee,  and  as  He  hath  sworn  to 
 thy  fathers,  to  Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob. 
 
 i*'And  not  with  you  alone  am  I  making 
 this  covenant  and  this  oatli ;  ^^  but  with  him 
 who  is  here  vrith  us,  standiug  to-day  before 
 Jehovah  om-  God,  and  with  him  who  is  not 
 here  with  us  to-day,  ^^for  ve  have  luiown 
 how  we  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  how 
 we  passed  by  through  the  midst  of  the  na- 
 tions which  ye  have  passed  by ;  ^^  and  ye  see 
 their  abominations,  and  their  idols,  wood  aud 
 stone,  silver  and  gold,  which  are  with  them, 
 18  lest  there  be  among  you  a  man  or  woman, 
 or  family  or  tribe,  whose  heart  is  turning 
 to-day  from  Jehovah  our  God,  to  go  to  serve 
 the  gods  of  those  nations,  lest  there  be  in  you 
 a  root  fruitful  of  gall  and  worm-wood : 
 
 1^ '  Aud  it  hath  been,  in  his  healing  the 
 words  of  this  oath,  and  he  hath  blessed  him- 
 self in  his  heart,  saying,  I  have  peace,  thoufili 
 in  the  stubbornness  of  my  heart  I  go  on,  in 
 order  to  end  the  fidness  with  the  thirst. 
 -"  Jehovah  is  not  willing  to  be  propitious  to 
 him,  for  then  doth  the  anger  of  Jehovah 
 smoke,  also  His  zeal,  against  that  man,  and 
 lain  dowu  on  hiin  hath  all  the  oath  which  is 
 written  iu  this  book,  and  Jehovah  hath 
 blotted  out  his  name  from  under  the  heavens, 
 "•  and  Jehovah  hath  separated  him  for  evil, 
 out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  according  to 
 all  tlie  oaths  of  the  covenant  which  is  written 
 in  this  book  of  the  law. 
 
 '-"- '  A  nd  the  latter  generation  of  your  sous 
 who  rise  after  you.  and  the  stranger  M'ho 
 cometh  iu  from  a  land  afar  otf,  have  said 
 when  they  have  seen  tlie  strokes  of  that  laud, 
 and  its  sicknesses  which  Jehovah  hath  sent 
 into  it, — -•'((/n7/t  liriiustone  aud  salt  is  the 
 whole  land  burnt,  it  is  not  sown,  nor  doth  it 
 shoot  up,  nor  doth  there  go  up  on  it  any  herb, 
 like  the  overthrow  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah, 
 Adniah  and  Zcboim,  which  Jehovah  over- 
 turned iu  His  anger,  and  in  His  fury,) — ■•^yea, 
 all  the  nations  have  said.   Wherefore  hath 
 
Advantages  of  revemtion.  xxix.  25.— DEUTERONOMY.— xxxi.  10.         Joshua  made  leader. 
 
 Jehovah  done  thus  to  this  land?  what  the 
 heat  of  this  !j,Teat  anger? 
 
 -5  '  And  thiey  have  said,  Because  that  they 
 have  forsaken  the  covenant  of  Jehovah,  God 
 of  their  fathers,  which  He  made  with  them 
 in  His  bringing  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 2^  and  they  go  and  serve  other  j^ods,  and  bow 
 themselves  to  them — gods  which  they  have 
 not  known,  and  whicn  He  hath  not  appor- 
 tioned to  them;  ^aud  the  anger  of  JehtiVah 
 burneth  against  that  laud,  to  briu^  in  on  it 
 all  the  reviling  that  is  written  in  tliis  book, 
 "^  and  Jehovah  doth  pluck  them  from  ofl'  their 
 groimd  iu  auger,  and  in  fury,  and  in  great 
 wrath,  and  doth  cast  them  imto  another  land, 
 as  at  this  day. 
 
 "^'The  things  hidden  arc  to  Jehovah  oi»r 
 God,  and  the  things  revealed  are  to  us  and  to 
 our  sons — to  the  age,  to  do  all  the  words  of 
 this  law. 
 
 XXX.  ^ '  And  it  hath  been,  when  all  these 
 things  come  upon  thee,  the  blessing  and  the 
 reviling,  which  I  have  set  before  thee,  and 
 thou  hast  brought  them  back  unto  thy  heart, 
 among  all  the  nations  whither  Jehovah  thy 
 God  hath  driven  thee  away,  "  and  hast  turned 
 back  imto  Jehovah  thy  God,  and  hearkened 
 to  Has  voice,  according  to  all  that  I  am  com- 
 manding thee  to-day,  thou  and  thy  sons,  with 
 all  thy  neart,  and*  with  all  thy  soul — ^then 
 hath  Jehovah  thy  God  turnea  back  to  thy 
 captivity,  and  pitied  thee,  yea,  He  hath 
 turned  back  and  gathered  thee  out  of  all  the 
 peoples  whither  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  scat- 
 tered thee. 
 
 * '  If  thine  outcast  is  in  the  extremity  of 
 the  heavens,  thence  doth  Jehovah  thy  God 
 gather  thee,  and  thence  He  doth  take  thee ; 
 ^  and  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  brought  thee 
 in  unto  the  land  which  thy  fathers  have 
 possessed,  and  thoii  hast  inherited  it,  and 
 He  hath  done  thee  good,  and  multiplied  thee 
 above  thy  fathers. 
 
 s '  And  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  circumcised 
 thy  heart,  and  the  heaxt  of  thy  seed,  to  love 
 Jehovah  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with 
 all  thy  soul,  for  the  sake  of  thy  life ;  "  and 
 Jehovah  thy  God  hath  put  all  this  oath  on 
 thine  enemies,  and  on  tliose  hating  thee,  who 
 have  pursued  thee. 
 
 * '  And  thou  dost  turn  back,  and  hast 
 hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Jehovah,  and  hast 
 done  all  His  commands  which  I  am  command- 
 ing thee  to-day;  ''and  Jehovah  thy  God  hath 
 made  thee  abimdant  in  every  work  of  thy 
 hand,  in  the  fruit  of  thy  body,  and  iu  the 
 fruit  of  thy  cattle,  and  in  the  fruit  of  thy 
 ground,  for  good;  for  Jehovah  turneth  back 
 to  rejoice  over  thee  for  good,  as  He  rejoiced 
 over  thy  fathers,  ^''  for  thou  dost  hearken  to 
 the  voice  of  Jehovah  thy  Godj  to  keep  His 
 commands,  and  His  statutes,  which  are  written 
 in  the  book  of  this  law,  for  thou  turnest  back 
 unto  Jehovah  thy  God,  with  all  thy  heart, 
 and  with  all  thy  soul. 
 
 "'For  this  command  which  I  am  com- 
 manding thee  to-day,  it  is  not  too  wonderful 
 for  thee,  nor  is  it  far  off.  ^"  It  is  not  in  the 
 heaveny, — saying,  Who  doth  go  ui>  for  us  into 
 the  heavens,   and  doth  take  it  for  us,  and 
 
 doth  cause  ns  to  hear  it— that  we  may  do  it 
 1'' And  it  is-  not  bcsyoud  the  sea,— sayiu'g.  Who 
 doth  pass  over  for  us  beyond  the  S(;a,  and 
 doth  take  it  for  us,  and  doth  cause  us  to  liear 
 it — that  we  may  do  it  ?  i-*  For  very  near  unto 
 thee  is  the  word,  in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy 
 heart — to  do  it. 
 
 ^^ '  See,  I  have  set  before  thee  to-day  life 
 and  good,  and  death  and  evil,  i^in  that  "I  am 
 commanding  thee  to-day  to  love  Jehovaii  thy 
 God,  to  walk  in  His  ways,  and  to  keep  His 
 commands,  and  His  statutes,  and  His  judg- 
 ments; and  thou  hast  lived  and  multiplied, 
 and  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  blessed  thee  in  the 
 land  whither  thou  art  going  in  to  possess  it. 
 
 ^'■'And  if  thy  heart  doth  turn,  and  thou 
 dost  not  hearken,  and  hast  been  driven  away, 
 and  hast  bowed  thyself  to  other  gods,  and 
 served  them,  ^^1  have  declared  to  you  this 
 day,  that  ye  do  certainly  perish,  ye  do  not 
 pr6long  days  on  the  ground  which  thou  art 
 passing  over  tlie  Jordan  to  go  in  thither  to 
 possess  it. 
 
 1" '  I  have  caused  to  testify  against  you  to- 
 day the  heavens  and  the  earth ;  life  and  death 
 I  have  set  before  thee,  the  blessing  and  the 
 reviling ;  and  thou  hast  fixed  on  life,  so  that 
 thou  dost  live,  thou  and  thy  seed,  -"  to  love 
 Jehovah  thy  God,  to  hearken  to  His  voice, 
 and  to  cleave  to  Him  (for  He  is  thy  life,  and 
 the  length  of  thy  days),  to  dwell  on  the  ground 
 which  Jehovah  hath  sworn  to  thy  fathers,  to 
 Abraham,  to  Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  to  give  to 
 them.' 
 
 XXXL  ^AND  Moses  goeth  and  speak eth 
 these  words  unto  all  Israel,  ^  and  he  saith 
 unto  them,  '  A  son  of  a  hundred  and  twenty 
 years  am  I  to-day ;  I  am  not  able  any  more  to 
 go  out  and  to  come  in,  and  Jehovah  hath  said 
 unto  me.  Thou  dost  uotpass  over  this  Jordan, 
 
 ^  '  Jehovah  thy  God  He  is  passing  over  be- 
 fore ihee,  He  doth  destroy  these  nations  from 
 before  thee,  and  thou  hast  possessed  them; 
 Joshua — he  is  passing  over  before  thee  as  Je- 
 hovah hath  sjioken,  •*  and  Jehovah  hath  done 
 to  them  as  he  liath  done  to  Sdion  and  to  Og, 
 kings  of  the  Amorite,  and  to  their  land,  whom 
 He  destroyed.  ^And  Jehovah  hath  given 
 them  before  your  face,  and  ye  have  done  to 
 them  according  to  all  the  command  which 
 I  have  commanded  you ;  "  be  strong  and 
 courageous,  fear  not,  nor  be  terrified  because 
 of  them,  for  Jehovah  thy  God  is  He  who 
 is  going  with  thee ;  He  doth  not  fail  thee  nor 
 forsake  thee.' 
 
 ''  And  Moses  calleth  for  Joshua,  and  saith 
 unto  him  before  the  eyes  of  all  Israel,  'Be 
 strong  and  courageous,  for  thou — thou  dost 
 go  iu  with  this  people  unto  the  land  which 
 Jehovah  hath  sworn  to  their  fathers  to  give 
 to  them,  and  thou — thou  dost  cause  them  to 
 inherit  it;  ^and  Jehovah  is  He  who  is  going 
 before  thee.  He  himself  is  with  thee ;  He  doth 
 not  fail  thee  nor  forsake  thee;  fear  not,  nor 
 be  affrighted.' 
 
 "  And  Moses  writeth  this  law,  and  giveth 
 it  imto  the  priests  (sons  of  Levi,  those  bearing 
 the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  Jehovah),  and  unto 
 all  the  elders  of  Israel,  '"  and  IVIoses  com 
 mandeth  them,  saying,  '  At  the  end  of  seven 
 141 
 
A  poatacy  foretold. 
 
 xxxT.  ll.-DEUTERONOMY.— XXXII.  14. 
 
 Book  of  the  lata 
 
 years,  in  the  .appointed  time,  the  year  of  re- 
 lease, iu  tlie  feast  of  l)ootlia,  'Hn  the  coming 
 iu  of  all  Israel  to  see  the  face  of  Jeliovali  in 
 the  place  which  He  chooseth,  thou  dost  pro- 
 claim this  law  before  all  Israel,  iu  their  ears. 
 
 ^'^ '  Assemble  the  people,  the  men,  and  the 
 women,  and  the  infants,  and  thy  sojourner 
 who  is  within  thy  gates,  so  that  they  hear, 
 and  so  that  they  learn,  and  have  feared  Je- 
 hovah your  God,  and  observed  to  do  all  the 
 words  of  this  law;  ^^and  their  sons,  who 
 liave  not  known,  do  hear,  and  have  learned 
 to  fear  .lehovah  your  God  all  the  days  which 
 ye  are  living  ou  the  ground  whither  ye  are 
 passing  over  the  Jordan  to  possess  it.' 
 
 1*  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Lo,  thy 
 days  have  drawn  near  to  die;  call  Joshua, 
 and  station  youi-selves  in  the  tent  of  meeting, 
 and  I  charge  him ; '  and  Moses  goeth — Joshua 
 also — and  they  station  themselves  in  the  tent 
 of  meeting,  ^^  and  Jehovah  is  seen  in  the 
 tent,  in  a  pillar  of  a  cloud ;  and  the  pillar  of 
 the  cloud  standeth  at  the  opening  of  the  tent. 
 
 16  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Moses,  '  Lo, 
 thou  art  lying  down  with .  thy  fathers,  and 
 this  people  hath  risen,  and  gone  a-whoring 
 after  the  gods  of  the  stranger  of  the  land 
 into  the  midst  of  which  it  hath  entered,  and 
 forsaken  Me,  and  broken  My  covenant  which 
 I  made  with  it ;  i''  and  Mine  anger  hath 
 Iturned  against  it  iu  that  day,  and  I  have 
 forsaken  them,  and  hidden  My  face  from 
 them,  and  it  hath  been  for  consumption,  and 
 many  evils  and  distresses  have  found  it,  and 
 it  hath  said  in  that  day,  Is  it  not  because 
 that  my  God  is  not  in  my  midst — these  evils 
 have  found  me?  ^^and  I  certainly  hide  My 
 face  in  that  day  for  all  the  evil  which  it  hath 
 done,  for  it  hath  turned  unto  other  gods. 
 
 I'* '  And  now,  write  for  yoii  this  song,  and 
 teach  it  the  sons  of  Israel;  put  it  iu  their 
 mouths,  so  that  this  song  is  to  Me  for  a 
 witness  against  the  sons  of  Israel,  ^*and  I 
 bring  them  in  imto  the  ground  which  I  have 
 sworn  to  their  fathers — flowing  ^vith  milk  and 
 lioney,  and  tliey  have  eaten,  and  been  satisfied, 
 and  been  fat,  anil  have  turned  imto  other 
 gods,  and  they  have  served  them,  and  des- 
 liised  Me,  and  l)roken  My  covenant. 
 
 -1  'And  it  hath  been,  when  many  evils  and 
 distresses  do  mccit  it,  that  this  song  hath 
 testified  to  its  face  for  a  witness;  for  it  is 
 not  forgotten  out  of  the  mouth  of  its  seed, 
 for  I  have  known  its  imagining  which  it  is 
 doing  to-d.ay,  before  I  liring  them  in  unto  the 
 land  of  which  I  have  sworn.' 
 
 '■^'^  And  Moses  writeth  this  song  on  that  day, 
 .and  doth  teach  it  the  sous  of  Israel,  "^aua 
 He  commandcith  Joshua  son  of  Nun,  and 
 saith,  'Be  strong  and  courageous,  for  thou 
 (lost  bring  in  the  sons  of  Isr.ael  unto  the  land 
 which  I  have  sworn  to  them,  and  I — I  am 
 with  thee.' 
 
 ■■^And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  Mo.ses 
 linisheth  to  write  the  words  of  this  law  on  a 
 book  till  their  completion,  "•''that  Moses  cotu- 
 mandeth  the  Levites  bearing  tlie  ark  of  the 
 covenant  of  Jehovah,  saying,  -"  'Take  this 
 Book  of  the  f/iw,  and  thoti  hast  set  it  on  the 
 gide  of  tlie  ,ark  of  the  covenant  of  Jehovali 
 your  God,  and  it  hath  been  there  against 
 142 
 
 thee  for  a  witness;  "'for  I — T  h.ave  known 
 tliy  rebellion,  and  thy  stitt'  neck;  lo,  in  my 
 being  yet  alive  with  yoii  to-day,  rebellions  ye 
 have  been  with  Jehovah,  and  also  surely 
 after  my  death. 
 
 '■^^ '  Assemble  unto  me  all  the  elders  of  yoiir 
 tribes,  and  your  authorities,  and  I  spealc  in 
 their  ears  these  words,  and  cause  to  testify 
 against  them  the  heavens  and  the  earth, 
 -"  for  I  have  known  that  after  my  death  ye  do 
 very  corruptly,  and  have  turned  aside  out  of 
 the  way  ■•yhich  I  commanded  you,  and  evil 
 hath  met  you  iu  the  latter  end  of  the  days, 
 because  ye  do  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of 
 Jehovah,  to  make  Him  angry  with  the  work 
 of  yoiir  hands.' 
 
 3"  And  Moses  speak eth  in  the  ears  of  all 
 the  assembly  of  Israel  the  words  of  this  song, 
 till  their  completion : — 
 
 XXXII.   1 '  GIVE  ear,  0  heavens    and  I 
 
 speak ;  [mouth ! 
 
 And  thou  dost  hear,  0  earth,  sayings  of  my 
 
 -  Drop  as  rain  doth  My  doctrine; 
 Flow  as  dew  doth  My  sayings ; 
 As  storms  on  the  tender  grass. 
 And  as  showers  on  the  herb, 
 
 3  For  the  Name  of  Jehovah  I  proclaim. 
 Ascribe  ye  greatness  to  oiir  God ! 
 
 *  The  Rock ! — perfect  is  His  work. 
 For  all  His  ways  are  just; 
 God  of  stedf  astness,  and  without  iniquity ; 
 Righteous  and  upright  is  He. 
 
 ^  It  hath  done  corruptly  to  Him ; 
 Their  blemish  is  not  His  sons', 
 A  generation  pei-verse  and  crooked! 
 
 ^  To  Jehovah  do  ye  act  thus, 
 0  people  foolish  and  not  wise? 
 Is  not  He  thy  f ather^thy  possessor  ? 
 He  made  thee,  and  doth  establish  thee 
 
 ''  Remember  days  of  old — 
 Understand  the  years  of  many  generations- 
 Ask  thy  f.ather,  and  he  doth  tell  thee; 
 Thine  elders,  and  they  say  to  thee : 
 
 8  In  the  Most  High  causing  nations  to  inherit, 
 In  His  separating  sons  of  Adam- 
 He  settetn  up  the  borders  of  the  peoples 
 By  the  number  of  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 "  For  .Tehovah's  portion  is  His  people, 
 Jacob  is  the  line  of  His  inheritance. 
 
 "'  He  findeth  him  in  a  land— a  desert. 
 And  iu  a  void — a  howling  wilderness, 
 He  turneth  him  round — 
 He  causeth  him  to  understand — 
 He  keepeth  him  as  the  apple  of  His  eye. 
 
 "  As  an  eagle  waketh  up  its  nest. 
 Over  its  young  ones  fluttereth. 
 Spreadetn  its  wings — taketh  them, 
 Bcareth  them  on  its  pinions ; — 
 
 '-  Jehovah  alone  doth  lead  him, 
 And  there  is  no  strange  god  -ndth  him. 
 
 1'^  He  maketh  him  ride  ou  high  places  of  earth. 
 And  he  c.ateth  increase  of  the  fields, 
 And  He  maketh  him  suck  honey  from  a  rock, 
 And  oil  out  of  the  tiint  of  a  rock; 
 
 '^  Butter  of  the  herd,  and  milk  of  the  flock, 
 Witli  fat  of    lambs,    and    rams,    sons   of 
 
 Bash  an, 
 And  hc-goata,  with  fat  of  kidneys  of  wheat; 
 And  of  the  blood  of  the  grape  thou  dost 
 drink  wine! 
 
The  last  song  of  Moses.    xxxiT.  15.— DEUTERONOMY.— xxxiit.  4.     The  last  song  ofMoaet. 
 
 3'  Aucl  He  liatli  said,  Where  a7-e  tlieir  Rods— 
 
 The  rock  iu  which  they  trusted ; 
 ='•''  "Wliich  the  fat  of  their  sacrifices  do  eat, 
 They  drink  the  wine  of  their  libation  ! 
 Let  them  ai-ise  and  hclji  you, 
 Let  it  be  for  you  a  hiding-place ! 
 3"  See  ye,  now,  that  I— I  am  He, 
 And  there  is  no  god  with  Me : 
 I  put  to  death,  and  I  keep  alive ; 
 I  nave  smitten,  and  I  heal ; 
 And  there  is  not  from  My  hand  a  deliverer, 
 ^^  For  I  lift  up  unto  the  heavens  My  hand. 
 
 And  have  said,  I  live— to  the  age!    [sword, 
 
 *i  If  I  have  sharpened  the  brightness  of  My 
 
 And  My  hand  doth  lay  hold  on  judgment," 
 
 I  turn  back  vengeance  to  Mine  adversaries, 
 
 And  to  those  hating  Me — I  repay! 
 
 ^- 1  make  drunk  Mine  arrows  with  blood, 
 
 And  My  sword  devoureth  flesh. 
 
 From  the  blood  of  the  pierced  and  captive, 
 
 From  the  head  of  the  freemen  of  the  enemy. 
 
 *'^  Sing  ye  nations— ici^/t  his  people. 
 
 For  the  blood  of  His  servants  He  aveng- 
 
 eth,  [versaries. 
 
 And  vengeance  He  turneth  back  on  His  ad- 
 
 And  hath  pardoned  His  land — His  people.' 
 
 *"  And  Moses  cometh  and  speaketh  all  the 
 
 words  of  this  song  in  the  ears  of  the  people, 
 
 he  and  Hoshea  son  of  Nun;  ''^and  Moses 
 
 finisheth  to  speak  all  these  words  unto  all 
 
 Israel,   *^  and  saith  unto  them,    '  Set    your 
 
 heart  to  all  the  words  which  I  am  testifying 
 
 against  you  to-day,  that  ye  command  your 
 
 sons  to  observe  to  do  all  the  words  of  this 
 
 law,  *''  for  it  is  not  a  vain  thing  for  you,  for  it 
 
 is  your  life,    and  by  this  thing  ye  prolong 
 
 days  on  the  ground  whither  ye  are  passing 
 
 over  the  Jordan  to  possess  it.' 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Moses,  in 
 this  self -same  day,  saying,  ^^ '  Go  up  unto  this 
 mount  Abarim,  mount  Nebo,  which  is  in  the 
 laud  of  Moab,  which  is  on  the  front  of  Jericho, 
 and  see  the  laud  of  Canaan  which  I  am  giving 
 to  the  sons  of  Israel  for  a  possession ;  ^''  and 
 die  in  the  mount  whither  thou  art  going  uii, 
 and  be  gathered  unto  thy  people,  as  Aaron 
 thy  brother  hath  died  in  the  mount  Hor,  and 
 is  gatliered  imto  his  people : 
 
 ^  '  Because  ye  tres]iassed  against  me  in  the 
 midst  of  the  sons  of  Israel  at  the  waters  of 
 Meriliath-Kadesh,  the  wilderness  of  Zin — be- 
 cause ye  sanctified  ]Me  not  in  the  midst  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel;  ''-but  over-against  thou  seest 
 the  land,  and  thither  thou  dost  not  go  in, 
 unto  the  land  which  I  am  giving  to  the  sons 
 of  Israel.' 
 
 '  And  Jeshurun  waxeth  fat,  and  doth  kick : 
 
 Thou  hast  been  fat — thou  hast  been  thick. 
 
 Thou  hast  been  covered. 
 
 And  he  leaveth  God  who  made  him. 
 
 And  dishonoureth  the  Rock  of  his  salvation. 
 '  They  make  Him  zealous  with  strangers. 
 
 With  abominations  they  make  Him  angry. 
 
 They  sacrifice  to  demons — no  god ! 
 
 Gods  they  have  not  known- 
 New  ones — from  the  vicinity  they  came ; 
 
 Not  feared  them  have  your  fathers ! 
 '  The  Rock  that  begat  thee  thou  forgettest, 
 
 And  neglectest  God  who  formeth  thee. 
 '  And  Jeiiovah  seeth  and  despiseth — 
 
 For  the  provocation  of  His  sons  and  His 
 
 daughters. 
 '  And  He  saith :  I  hide  My  face  from  them, 
 
 I  see  what  is  their  latter  end; 
 
 For  a  froward  generation  are  they. 
 
 Sons  in  whom  is  no  stedfastness. 
 
 They  have  made  Me  zealous  by  'no-jgod,' 
 
 They  made  Me  angry  by  tlieir  vanities ; 
 
 And  I  make  them  zealous  by  'no-peoi)le,' 
 
 By  a  foolish  nation  I  make  them  angi-y. 
 '  For  a  fire  hath  been  kindled  in  Mine  anger. 
 
 And  it  bumeth  unto  Sheol— the  lowest. 
 
 And  consumeth  earth  and  its  increase. 
 
 And  setteth  on  fire  foundations  of  mouu- 
 '  T  gather  upon  them  evils,  [tains. 
 
 Mine  arrows  I  consume  uj^on  them. 
 '  Exhausted  by  famine,  [tion. 
 
 And  consumed  by  heat,  and  bitter  destruc- 
 
 And  the  teeth  of  beasts  I  send  upon  them. 
 
 With  poison  of  fearful  things  of  the  dust. 
 '  Without  bereave  doth  the  sword, 
 
 And  at  the  inner-chambers — fear, 
 
 Both  youth  and  virgin, 
 
 Suckling  with  man  of  grey  hair. 
 '  I  have  said :  I  blow  them  away,  [man ; 
 
 I  cause  their  remembrance  to  cease  from 
 
 If  not — the  anger  of  an  enemy  I  fear, 
 
 Lest  their  adversaries  know— 
 
 Lest  they  say.  Our  hand  is  hi^li, 
 
 And  Jehovali  hath  not  wrought  all  this. 
 '  For  a  nation  lost  to  counsels  are  they, 
 
 And  there  is  no  understanding  in  them. 
 '  If  they  were  \vise — 
 
 They  deal  wisely  with  this  ; 
 
 They  attend  to  their  latter  end : 
 '  How  doth  one  pursue  a  thousand, 
 
 And  two  cause  a  myriad  to  flee ! 
 
 If  not — that  their  rock  hath  sold  t'hem. 
 
 And  Jehovah  hath  shut  them  up? 
 
 For  not  as  our  Rock  is  their  rock, 
 
 (And  our  enemies  are  judges!) 
 ■  For  of  the  vine  of  Sodom  their  vine  is. 
 
 And  of  the  fields  of  Gomorrah; 
 
 Their  grapes  are  grapes  of  gall — 
 
 They  have  bitter  clusters ; 
 '  The  poison  of  dragons  is  their^wine 
 
 And  the  fierce  venom  of  asps. 
 '  Is  it  not  laid  up  with  Me? 
 
 Sealed  among  My  treasures? 
 '  Mine  are  vengeance  and  recompense. 
 
 At  the  due  time— doth  their  foot  slide ; 
 
 For  near  is  a  day  of  their  calamity. 
 
 And  haste  do  things  prepared  for  them. 
 '  For  Jehovah  doth  judge  His  yjeople, 
 
 And  for  His  servants  doth  repent  Himself. 
 
 For  He  seeth — the  going  away  of  power, 
 
 And  none  is  restrained  and  left. 
 
 XXXIII.   1  AND  this  is  the  blessing  roith 
 which  Moses  the  man  of  God  Ijlcssed  the  sons 
 of  Israel  before  his  death,  "  and  lie  saith: — 
 '  Jehovah  from  Sinai  hath  come. 
 And  hath  risen  from  Seir  for  them ; 
 He  hath  slione  from  mount  Paran, 
 And  hath  come  with  myriads  of  holy  ones ; 
 At  His  right  hand  are  springs  for  them. 
 '  Also  He  is  loving  the  peoples ; 
 All  His  holy  ones  ore  in  tliy  hand. 
 And  they — they  sat  down  at  thy  foot, 
 Each  He  lifteth  up  at  thy  words. 
 *  A  law  hath  Moses  commanded  us, 
 A  possession  of  the  assembly  of  Jacob. 
 143 
 
Moned  blessing. 
 
 XXXIII.  r>.— DEUTERONOMY— xxxTV.  12. 
 
 Tfie  death  of  Moaes- 
 
 *  And  he  f  s  in  .ToRlninin  l?ing, 
 
 III  tho  heads  of  the  people  gathorin;^  to- 
 
 'I'lie  trilies  of  Israel!  [gethcr, 
 
 ••  Let  Ilcnhen  live,  and  not  die, 
 
 And  let  his  men  be  a  nnmbcr. 
 ^  And  this  is  for  Jndah ;  and  he  saith : — 
 
 Hear,  O  .Jehovah,  tlie  voice  of  .Tudah, 
 
 And  unto  his  people  do  Tlioii  liring  him  in; 
 
 His  hand  hath  striven  for  him, 
 
 And  an  help  from  his  adversaries  art  Thou. 
 8  And  of  Levi  he  said: —  [pions  one. 
 
 Thy  Tlnimmim  and  thy  Urim  am  for  thy 
 
 Whom  Thou  hast  tried  in  Massah, 
 
 Tlioii  dost  strive  with  Him  at  the  waters  of 
 Meribah ; 
 3  Wlio  is  saying  of  his  father  and  his  mother, 
 
 I  have  not  seen  him ; 
 
 And  his  brethren  he  hath  not  discerned. 
 
 And  his  sons  he  hath  not  known ; 
 
 For  they  have  observed  Thy  saying, 
 
 And  Thy  covenant  they  keep. 
 "  Tliey  teach  Thy  jiulgments  to  Jacob, 
 
 And  Thy  law  to  Israel ; 
 
 They  pnt  perfume  in  Thy  nose. 
 
 And  whole  burnt-offering  on  Thine  altar. 
 '1  Bless,  0  Jehovah,  his  strength. 
 
 And  the  work  of  his  hands  Thoii  acceptest. 
 
 Smite  the  loins  of  his  withstanders. 
 
 And  of  those  hating  him — that  they  rise 
 '^  Of  Benjamin  he  said: —  [not! 
 
 The  beloved  of  Jehovah  doth  tabernacle 
 confidently  by  him. 
 
 Covering  him  over  all  the  day ;  [nacle. 
 
 Yea,  between  his  shoulders  He  doth  taber- 
 "  And  of  Joseph  he  said: — 
 
 Blessed  of  Jehovah  is  his  land. 
 
 By  precious  things  of  the  heavens. 
 
 By  dew,  and  by  the  deep  croiiching  beneath, 
 '^  And  by  precious  things — fruits  of  the  sun. 
 
 And  by  precious  things — cast  forth  by  the 
 
 moons,  [tains, 
 
 ^'  And  by  chief  things — of  the  ancient  moun- 
 
 And  by  precious  things — of  tlie  age-during 
 
 heiglits,  [fidness, 
 
 1^  And  by  precious  things — of  earth  and  its 
 
 And  the  good  pleasure 
 
 Of  Him  who  is  dwelling  in  the  bush, 
 
 — Let  it  come  for  the  head  of  Joseph, 
 
 And  for  the  crown  of  him 
 
 Who  is  separate  from  his  brethren. 
 1'  His  honour  is  a  firstling  of  his  ox. 
 
 And  his  horns  are,  horns  of  a  reem; 
 
 By  them  peoples  he  doth  push  together 
 
 To  the  ends  of  earth ; 
 
 And  they  are  tlie  myriads  of  Ephraim, 
 
 And  they  are  the  thousands  of  Manasseh. 
 '8  And  of  Zebulun  lie  said: — 
 
 Rejoice,  0  Zelnilun,  in  thy  going  out. 
 
 And,  0  Issachar,  in  thy  tents ; 
 '"  Peoples  to  the  mountain  they  call, 
 
 Tliere  they  sacrifice  righteous  s.acrifices; 
 
 For  the  abundance  of  the  seas  tlioy  suck. 
 
 And  hidden  things  hidden  in  the  sand. 
 2"  And  of  Gad  he  said:— 
 
 Blessed  of  the  Enlarger  Is  Gad, 
 
 As  a  lioness  he  doth  tabernacle. 
 
 And  liath  torn  the  arm— .also  the  crown! 
 "  And  he  jirovideth  the  first  jiart  for  liiniself. 
 
 For  there  the  portion  of  the  lawgiver  is 
 covered,  [peoi)le ; 
 
 And   he   cometli   with   the    heads   of    the 
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 The  righteousness  of  Jehovah  he  hath  done, 
 And  His  judgTuents  with  Israel. 
 
 -'-  And  of  Dan  he  said: —  [Baslian. 
 
 Dan  is  a  lion's  wholp;  he  doth  leap  from 
 
 -*  And  of  Naphtali  he  said : — 
 0  Naphtali,  satisfied  wth  pleasure. 
 And  ndl  of  the  blessing  of  Jehovah, 
 West  and  sotith  possess  thou. 
 
 "^  And  of  Asher  he  said: — 
 Blessed  with  sons  is  Asher. 
 Let  him  be  accepted  by  his  brethren. 
 And  dipping  in  oil  his  foot. 
 
 -'  Iron  and  brass  are  thy  shoes, 
 And  as  thy  days — thy  strength. 
 
 "^  There  is  none  like  the  God  of  Jeshurun, 
 Riding  the  heavens  in  thy  help. 
 And  in  His  excellency  the  skies. 
 
 "^  A  habitation  is  the  eternal  God, 
 And  beneath  are  arms  age-during. 
 And  He  casteth  out  from  thy  presence  the 
 enemy,  and  saith,  'Destroy!' 
 
 "8  And  Israel  doth  tabernacle  in  confidence 
 alone ;  [wine ; 
 
 The  eye  of  Jacob  is  unto  a  land  of  corn  and 
 Also  His  heavens  drop  down  dew. 
 
 -'  0  thy  happiness,  O  Israel!  who  is  like  thee? 
 A  i^eople  saved  by  Jehovah, 
 The  shield  of  thy  help,  [lency: 
 
 And  He  who  is  the  sword  of  thine  excel- 
 And  thine  enemies  are  subdued  for  thee. 
 And  thou  on  their  high  places  dost  tread.' 
 
 XXXrV.  1  AND  Moses  goeth  up  from  the 
 plains  of  Moab  unto  moimt  Nebo.  the  top  of 
 JPisgah,  which  is  on  the  front  of  Jericho,  and 
 Jehovah  sheweth  him  all  the  land — Gilead 
 imto  Dan,  "and  all  Naphtali,  and  the  land  of 
 Ephraim,  and  Manasseli,  and  all  the  land  of 
 Judah  unto  the  further  sea,  ^  and  the  south, 
 and  the  circuit  of  the  valley  of  Jericho,  the 
 city  of  palms,  unto  Zoar. 
 
 ■•  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  him,  '  This  is  the 
 land  which  I  have  sworn  to  Abraham,  to 
 Isaac,  and  to  Jacob,  s.aying,  To  thy  seed  1 
 give  it ;  I  have  caused  thee  to  see  with  thine 
 eyes,  and  thither  thou  dost  not  pass  over.' 
 
 "And  Moses,  servant  of  the  Lord,  dieth 
 there,  in  the  land  of  Moab,  according  to  the 
 command  of  Jehovah ;  *■  and  He  Inirieth  him 
 in  a  valley  in  the  land  of  Mo;ib,  over-against 
 Beth-Peor,  and  no  man  hath  known  hisbnry- 
 iug-place  unto  this  day. 
 
 ''And  Moses  is  a  son  of  a  hundred  and 
 twenty  years  when  he  dieth ;  his  eye  hath  not 
 become  dim,  nor  hath  his  moisture  fled.  ^  And 
 the  sons  of  Isr.ael  bewail  Moses  in  the  plains 
 of  Moab  thirty  days ;  and  the  days  of  weeping 
 and  mourning  for  Moses  are  completed. 
 
 "  And  Joshua  son  of  Nun  is  full  of  the  spirit 
 of  wisdom,  for  Moses  had  laid  his  hands  upon 
 him,  and  the  sons  of  Israel  hearken  unto  him, 
 and  do  .as  .Jehovah  coniinaiided  Moses. 
 
 '"  And  tliere  hath  not  arisen  a  prophet  any 
 more  in  Israel  like  Moses,  whom  Jehovah 
 iiath  known  f.acc  unto  face,  "in  reference  to 
 all  the  signs  and  the  wonders  which  Jehovah 
 sent  him  to  do  in  the  land  of  Egy])t,  to  Pha- 
 r.aoli,  and  to  .all  his  servants,  and  to  all  his 
 land,  ^-aiid  in  reference  to  all  the  strong 
 liand,  and  to  all  the  great  fear  which  Moses 
 did  before  the  eyes  of  all  Israel. 
 
JOSHUA. 
 
 CHAP.  1.  ^  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass  after  the 
 death  of  Moses,  servant  of  Jehovah,  that 
 Jehovah  sjpeaketli  unto  Joshua  son  of  Nun, 
 minister  ot  Moses,  saying,  ^ '  Moses  my  ser- 
 vant is  dead,  and  now,  rise,  pass  over  this 
 Jordan,  thou,  and  all  this  people,  unto  the 
 land  wliich  I  am  giving  to  them,  to  the  sons 
 of  Israel. 
 
 ^  'Every  place  on  which  the  sole  of  your 
 foot  treadeth,  to  you  I  have  given  it,  as  I 
 liave  spoken  unto  Moses.  ■*  From  this  wilder- 
 ness and  Lebanon,  and  unto  the  gi-eat  river, 
 the  river  Phrath,  all  the  laud  of  the  Hittites, 
 and  uuto  the  great  Sea — the  going  in  of  the 
 sun — is  your  bordei'. 
 
 *  '  No  man  doth  station  himself  liefore  thee 
 all  days  of  thy  life ;  as  I  have  been  wnth 
 Moses,  I  am  with  thee,  I  do  not  fail  thee,  nor 
 forsake  thee ;  *'  be  strong  and  courageous, 
 for  thou — thou  dost  cause  this  people  to  in- 
 herit the  land  which  I  have  sworn  to  their 
 fathers  to  give  to  them. 
 
 ^  'Only,  be  strong  and  very  courageous,  to 
 observe  to  do  according  to  all  the  law  which 
 Moses  My  servant  commanded  thee ;  thou 
 dost  not  tm'u  aside  from  it  right  or  left,  so 
 that  thou  dost  act  wisely  in  every  place 
 whither  thou  goest;  "the  book  of  this  law 
 doth  not  depart  out  of  thy  mouth,  and  thou 
 hast  meditated  in  it  by  day  and  by  night,  so 
 that  thou  dost  observe  to  do  according  to 
 all  that  is  written  in  it,  for  then  thou  dost 
 cause  thy  way  to  prosper,  and  then  thou 
 dost  act  wisely. 
 
 "  'Have  not  1  commanded  thee?  be  strong 
 and  courageous ;  be  not  terrified  nor  affriglit- 
 ed,  for  with  thee  is  Jehovah  thy  God  in 
 every  7>?ace  whither  thou  goest.' 
 
 ^^  And  Joshua  commandeth  the  authorities 
 of  the  people,  saying,  *i  '  Pass  over  into  the 
 midst  of  the  camp,  and  command  the  j)eoplc, 
 saying.  Prepare  for  yourselves  provision,  for 
 within  three  days  ye  are  passing  over  this 
 Jordan,  to  go  in  to  possess  the  land  which 
 Jehovah  your  God  is  giving  to  you  to  pos- 
 sess it.' 
 
 '-  And  to  the  Reubenite,  and  to  the  Gadite, 
 and  to  the  half  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh, 
 hath  Joshua  spoken,  saying,  ^^  ' Remember 
 tlie  word  which  Moses,  servant  of  Jehovah, 
 commanded  you,,  saying,  Jehovah  your  God 
 is  giving  rest  to  you,  and  He  hath  jjiven  to 
 you  tliis  land ;  ^^  your  -wives,  your  infants, 
 and  your  substance,  abide  in  the  land  which 
 Moses  hath  giveu  to  you  beyond  the  Jordan, 
 and  ye— ye  pass  over  by  fifties,  before  your 
 brethren,  all  the  mighty  ones  of  valour,  and 
 have  helped  them,  ''  till  that  Jehovah  givetli 
 rest  to  your  brethren  as  to  yourselves,  and 
 they  have  i)ossessed,  even  they,  the  land 
 which  Jehovah  your  God  is  giving  to  them ; 
 then  ye  liave  turned  back  to  the  land  nf  your 
 possession,  and  have  possessed  it,  wliicli  Mo- 
 Bes,  servant  of  Jehovah,  hath  given  to  you  be- 
 Tond  the  Jordan,  at  the  sun-rising.' 
 
 ^"And  they  answer  Joshua,  saying,  'All 
 that  thou  hast  commanded  us  we  Jo;  and 
 imto  every  place  whither  thou  dost  send  us, 
 we  go ;  1^  according  to  all  that  we  hearkened 
 imto  Moses  in,  so  we  hearken  unto  thee; 
 surely  Jehovah  thy  God  is  witli  thee  as  He 
 hath  been  with  Moses.  ^^  Any  man  who 
 doth  provoke  thy  mouth,  and  doth  not  hear 
 thy  words,  in  all  that  thou  dost  command 
 him,  is  put  to  death ;  only,  be  strong  and 
 courageous.' 
 
 II.  1  AND  Josluia  sou  of  Nun  sendetb 
 from  Shittim,  two  men,  spies,  silently,  say 
 ing,  '  Go,  see  the  land — and  Jericho  ; '  and 
 they  go  and  come  into  the  house  of  a  woman, 
 a  hanot,  and  her  name  is  Rahab,  and  they 
 lie  down  there. 
 
 "  And  it  is  told  to  the  king  of  Jericho,  say 
 ing,  '  Lo,  men  have  come  in  hither  to-night, 
 from  the  sons  of  Israel,  to  search  the  land. 
 ^  And  the  king  of  Jericho  sendeth  unto  Ra 
 hab,  saying,  '  Bring  out  the  men  who  are 
 coming  in  imto  thee,  wlio  have  come  into  thy 
 house,  for  to  search  the  whole  of  the  land 
 tliey  have  come  in. 
 
 ^  And  the  woman  taketh  the  two  men,  and 
 hideth  them,  and  saith  thus :  'The  men  came 
 iu  unto  me,  and  I  have  uot  known  whence 
 they  are;  ^aud  it  cometli  to  pass— the  gate 
 is  to  be  shut— in  the  dark,  and  the  men  have 
 gone  out;  I  have  not  known  whither  the 
 men  have  gone ;  pursue  ye,  hasten  after 
 them,  for  ye  overtake  them  ; '  "  and  she  liath 
 caused  tliem  to  go  up  on  the  roof,  and  hideth 
 them  Avith  the  flax  wood,  which  is  an-anged 
 for  her  on  the  roof. 
 
 ^  And  the  men  have  pursued  after  them  the 
 way  of  the  .Jordan,  by  the  fords,  and  the  gate 
 they  have  shut  afterwards,  wheu  the  pursu- 
 ers have  gone  out  after  them. 
 
 "And  —  before  they  lie  down  —  slie  liath 
 gone  up  imto  them  on  tlie  roof,  "and  she 
 saith  unto  the  meu,  '  I  have  known  that  Je- 
 hovah hath  given  to  you  the  land,  and  that 
 your  terror  hath  fallen  upon  us,  and  that  all 
 the  inhabitants  of  the  land  have  melted  at 
 your  presence. 
 
 1" '  For  we  have  heard  how  Jehovah  dried  up 
 the  waters  of  the  Red  Sea  at  your  i)resence, 
 in  your  going  out  of  Egyjit,  and  that  which 
 ye  have  done  to  the  two  longs  of  the  Amorite 
 who  are  beyond  the  Jordan  ;  to  Sihou  and  to 
 Og  whom  ye  devoted.  "  And  we  liear,  and 
 melt  doth  our  heart,  and  there  liath  not 
 stood  any  more  spirit  in  ani/  man,  from  your 
 ])rcseuce,  for  Jehovah  your  God,  He  is  God 
 in  the  heavens  above,  and  on  the  earth  be- 
 i  iieath. 
 
 I  1'^ '  And  now,  swear  ye,  I  pray  you,  to  me 
 Ijy  Jehovah — l)ecause  1  have  done  with  you 
 kindness— that  ye  have  done,  even  ye,  kind- 
 ness ^vith  the  house  of  my  father,  and  have 
 given  to  me  a  true  token,  i^and  have  kept 
 alive  my  father,  and  my  mother,  and  my 
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The  two  spies  and  Balidb. 
 
 II.  14.— JOSHUA.— IV.  5. 
 
 The2^assage  over  Jordan. 
 
 brothers,  and  my  sisters,  and  all  that  they 
 have,  and  have  delh'^ered  oirr  souls  from 
 death.' 
 
 ^*And  the  men  say  to  her,  'Our  soid  for 
 yours — to  die;  if  ye  declare  not  this  our 
 matter,  then  it  hath  been,  in  Jehovah's  riv- 
 ing to  us  this  land,  that  we  have  done  with 
 thee  kindness  and  truth.' 
 
 ^*  And  she  causeth  them  to  go  down  by  a 
 rope  through  the  window,  for  lier  house  is  in 
 the  side  of  the  wall,  and  in  the  wall  she  is 
 dwelling;  ^•'and  she  saith  to  them,  'To  the 
 mountain  go,  lest  the  pursuers  come  upon 
 you;  and  ye  have  been  hidden  there  thi-ee 
 days  till  the  turning  back  of  the  piu'suers, 
 and  afterwards  ye  go  on  your  way. ' 
 
 ^^  And  the  men  say  unto  her,  '  Wc  are  ac- 
 quitted of  this  thine  oath  which  thou  liast 
 caused  us  to  swear :  ^^lo,  we  are  coming  into 
 the  land,  this  line  of  scarlet  thread  thou  dost 
 bind  to  the  window  by  Avhich  thou  liast 
 caused  us  to  go  down,  and  thy  father,  and 
 thy  mother,  and  thy  brethren,  and  all  the 
 liouse  of  thy  father  thou  dost  gather  unto 
 thee,  to  the  house ;  ^^  and  it  hath  been,  any 
 one  who  goeth  out  from  the  doors  of  thy 
 house  without,  his  blood  is  on  his  head,  and 
 we  are  innocent;  and  any  one  who  is  with 
 thee  in  the  house,  his  blood  is  on  oui*  head, 
 if  a  hand  is  on  him ;  "'*  and  if  thou  declare 
 this  our  matter,  then  we  have  been  acquitted 
 from  thine  oath  which  thou  hast  caused  us  to 
 swear.* 
 
 "1  And  she  saith,  '  According  unto  your 
 words,  so  it  is;^  and  she  sendeth  them  away, 
 and  they  go ;  and  she  bindeth  the  scarlet  line 
 to  the  Avindow. 
 
 ^^  And  they  go,  and  come  in  to  the  moun- 
 tain, and  abide  there  three  days  until  the 
 pursuers  have  turned  back ;  and  the  pursuers 
 seek  in  all  the  way,  and  have  not  foimd. 
 
 ^And  the  two  men  turn  back,  and  come 
 down  from  the  hill,  and  pass  over,  and  come 
 in  unto  Joshua  son  of  Nun,  and  recount  to 
 him  all  that  hath  come  upon  them ;  ^4  ^nd 
 tliey  say  unto  Joshua,  '  Surely  Jehovah  hath 
 given  into  our  hand  all  the  land;  and  also,  all 
 the  inhabitants  of  the  land  have  melted  at 
 our  presence.' 
 
 III.  1  AND  Joshua  riseth  early  in  the 
 morning,  and  they  journey  from  Shittim, 
 and  come  in  unto  the  Jordan,  he  and  all  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  and  they  lodge  there  before 
 they  pass  over. 
 
 -And  it  cometh  to  ]iass,  at  the  end  of  three 
 days,  that  the  autlioritics  pass  over  into  the 
 midst  of  the  camp,  ■*  and  command  the  people, 
 saying,  '  When  ye  see  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
 of  Jehovah  your  God,  and  the  priests,  the 
 Levites,  bearing  it,  then  ye  journey  from 
 your  place,  and  have  gone  after  it ;  ''  only,  a 
 distance  is  between  you  and  it,  about  two 
 thousand  cubits  by  measure ;  ye  do  not  come 
 near  imto  it,  so  that  ye  know  the  way  in 
 which  ye  go,  for  ye  have  not  passed  over  in 
 tlie  way  heretofore.' 
 
 ^  And  Joshua  saitb  unto  the  people,  'Sanc- 
 tify yourselves,  for  to-morrow  doth  Jehovali 
 do  in  your  midst  woader.s.' 
 
 ^And  Joshua  spealteth  unto  the  priests, 
 14G 
 
 saying,  'Take  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant, 
 and  i^ass  over  before  the  people;'  and  they 
 take  up  tlie  ark  of  the  covenant,  and  go  bo- 
 fore  the  people. 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Joshua,  '  This 
 day  I  begin  to  make  thee  great  in  the  eyes  of 
 all  Israel,  so  that  they  know  that  as  t  was 
 Avith  Moses  1  am  with  thee ;  ^  and  thou,  thou 
 dost  command  the  priests  bearing  the  ark  of 
 the  covenant,  saying,  When  ye  come  imto  the 
 extremity  of  the  waters  of  the  Jordan — in 
 the  Jordan  ye  stand.' 
 
 *  And  Joshua  saith  unto  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 'Come  nigh  hither,  and  hear  the  words  of 
 Jehovah  your  God;  i" and  Joshua  saith,  'By 
 this  ye  know  that  the  living  God  is  in  your 
 midst,  and  He  doth  certainly  dispossess  from 
 before  you  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Hittite, 
 and  the  Hivite,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the 
 Girgashite,  and  the  Amorite,  and  the  Je- 
 busite:  "lo,  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  the 
 Lord  of  all  the  earth  is  passing  over  before 
 you  into  Jordan;  ^-  and  now,  take  for  you 
 twelve  men  o\it  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  one 
 man — one  man  for  a  tribe;  ^^and  it  hath  been, 
 at  the  resting  of  the  soles  of  the  feet  of  the 
 priests  bearing  the  ark  of  Jehovah,  Lord  of 
 all  the  earth,  in  the  waters  of  the  Jordan, 
 the  waters  of  the  Jordan  are  cut  off — the 
 waters  which  are  coming  down  from  above — 
 and  they  stand— one  heap.' 
 
 1^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  journeying 
 of  the  people  from  their  tents  to  pass  over 
 the  Jordan,  and  of  the  priests  bearing  the 
 ark  of  the  covenant  before  the  people,  ^^  and 
 at  those  bearing  the  ark  coming  in  unto  the 
 Jordan,  and  the  feet  of  the  priests  bearing 
 the  arli  have  been  dipped  in  the  extremity  of 
 the  waters  (and  the  Jordan  is  fidl  over  all  its 
 banks  all  the  days  of  harvest)  — ^^  that  the 
 waters  stand ;  those  coming  down  from  above 
 have  risen — one  heap,  very  far  alcove  Adam 
 the  city,  which  is  at  the  side  of  Zaretan ;  and 
 those  going  down  by  the  sea  of  the  plain,  the 
 Salt  Sea,  nave  been  completely  cut  off;  and 
 the  people  have  passed  tlirougli  ovcr-against 
 Jericho ;  ^''  and  the  priests  bearing  the  ark  of 
 the  covenant  of  Jehovah  stand  on  dry  gi-ound 
 in  the  midst  of  the  Jordan — established,  and 
 all  Israel  are  passing  over  on  dry  grouud  till 
 that  all  the  nation  liath  completed  to  pass 
 over  the  Jordan. 
 
 IV.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  wlien  all  the 
 nation  hath  completed  to  pass  over  the  Jor- 
 dan, that  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Joshua, 
 saying,  '^'Take  for  you  out  of  the  people 
 twelve  men,  one  man — one  man  out  of  a 
 tribe;  ^aud  conunand  ye  them,  saying,  Take 
 up  for  you  from  tins  place,  from  tlie  midst  of 
 the  Jordan,  from  the  estal^lished  standing- 
 place  of  the  feet  of  the  jiriests,  twelve  stones, 
 and  ye  have  removed  them  over  witli  you, 
 and  placed  them  in  the  lodging-place  in  which 
 ye  lodge  to-night.' 
 
 ■*  And  Joshua  calleth  unto  the  twelve  men 
 whom  he  prepared  out  of  the  sous  of  Israel, 
 one  man  —  one  man  out  of  a  tribe;  *  and 
 Joshua  .saith  to  thcni,  'Pass  over  before  tlie 
 ark  of  .Tcliovah  your  (iod  unto  tlic  midst  of 
 tlie  Jordan   and  lift  ir  for  you  each,  one  stone 
 
Th^  twelve  memorial  stones. 
 
 IV.  6.— JOSHUA.— V.  15. 
 
 Ceasing  of  the  manna. 
 
 on  his  shoulder,  according  to  the  number  of 
 the  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  "^so  tliat  this 
 is  a  sign  in  your  midst,  when  yoiu-  children 
 ask  hereafter,  saj^iug,  What  are  these  stones 
 to  you  ?  ''  that  ye  have  said  to  them.  Because 
 the  waters  of  the  Jordan  were  cut  off,  at  the 
 presence  of  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  Jeho- 
 vah ;  in  its  passing  over  into  the  Jordan  were 
 the  waters  of  the  Jordan  cut  off ;  and  these 
 stones  have  been  for  a  memorial  to  the  sons 
 of  Israel — to  the  age.' 
 
 8  And  the  sons  of  Israel  do  so  as  Joshua 
 commanded,  and  take  up  twelve  stones  out 
 of  the  midst  of  the  Jordan,  as  Jehovah  hath 
 spoken  unto  Joshua,  according  to  the  number 
 of  the  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  remove 
 them  over  with  them  unto  the  lodging-place, 
 and  place  them  there,  ^  even  the  twelve  stones 
 hath  Joshua  raised  up  out  of  the  midst  of 
 the  Jordan,  the  place  of  the  standing  of  the 
 feet  of  the  priests  bearing  the  ark  of  the 
 covenant,  and  they  are  thei'C  unto  tliis  day. 
 
 ^^  And  the  priests  bearing  the  ark  are  stand- 
 ing in  the  midst  of  the  Jordan  till  the  com- 
 pletion of  the  whole  thing  which  Jehovah 
 commanded  Joshua  to  speak  imto  the  people, 
 according  to  all  that  Moses  commanded  Jo- 
 shiia,  and  the  people  haste  and  pass  over. 
 
 ^^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  when  all  the  people 
 have  completed  to  ])ass  over,  that  the  ark  of 
 Jehovah  passeth  over,  and  the  priests,  in  the 
 presence  of  the  people ;  ^^  and  the  sons  of 
 Reuben,  and  the  sous  of  Gad,  afid  the  half  of 
 the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  pass  ovei",  by  fifties, 
 before  the  sons  of  Israel,  as  Moses  had 
 spoken  unto  them ;  ^^  about  forty  thousand, 
 armed  ones  of  the  host,  passed  over  before 
 Jehovah  for  battle,  unto  the  plains  of  Jericho. 
 
 ^■^  On  that  day  hath  Jehovah  made  Joshua 
 great  in  the  eyes  of  all  Israel,  and  they  re- 
 verence him,  as  they  reverenced  JNIoses,  all 
 days  of  his  Life. 
 
 1*  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Joshua,  say- 
 ing, 1" '  Command  the  priests  bearing  the  ark 
 of  the  testimony,  and  they  come  up  out  of 
 the  Jordan.'  i"  And  Joshua  commandeth 
 the  priests,  saying,  '  Come  ye  ui?  oiit  of  the 
 Jordan.' 
 
 1^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the  coming  up 
 of  the  iiriests  bearing  the  ai-k  of  the  covenant 
 of  Jehovah  out  of  the  midst  of  the  Jordan — 
 the  soles  of  the  feet  of  the  priests  have  been 
 drawn  up  into  the  dry  ground  —  and  the 
 waters  of  the  Jordan  turn  back  to  their  place, 
 and  go  as  heretofore  over  all  its  banks. 
 
 1"  And  the  people  have  come  up  out  of  the 
 Jordan  on  the  tenth  of  the  first  month,  and 
 encamp  in  Cilgal,  in  the  extremity  east  of 
 Jericho  ;  "'^  and  these  twelve  stones,  which 
 they  have  taken  out  of  the  Jordan,  hath 
 Joshua  raised  up  in  Gilgal. 
 
 -1  And  he  speaketh  unto  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 saying,  '"\\'lien  your  sons  ask  their  fathers 
 hereafter,  saying,  What  are  these  stones? 
 "then  ye  have  cavised  your  sons  to  know, 
 saying.  On  dry  land  Israel  passed  over  this 
 Jordan;  -^because  Jehovah  your  God  dried 
 up  the  waters  of  the  Jordan  at  your  presence, 
 till  your  passing  over,  as  .Jehovah  your  God 
 did  to  the  Eed  Sea  which  He  dried  up  at 
 our  presence  till  our  passing  over ;  -*  so  that 
 
 all  the  peoiJe  of  the  land  do  know  the  hand 
 of  Jehovah  that  it  is  strong,  so  that  ye 
 have  reverenced  Jehovah  youi-  God  all  the 
 days.' 
 
 V.  ^  AND  it  Cometh  to  nass  when  all  the 
 kin^s  of  the  Amorite  whicli  are  beyond  the 
 Jordan,  towards  the  sea,  and  all  the  kings  of 
 the  Canaanite  which  are  by  the  sea,  hear  how 
 that  Jehovah  hath  di-ied  up  the  waters  of  the 
 Jordan  at  the  presence  of  the  sous  of  Israel 
 till  their  passing  over,  that  their  heart  is 
 melted,  and  there  hath  not  been  in  them  any 
 more  spirit  because  of  the  presence  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel. 
 
 ^  At  that  time  said  Jehovah  unto  Joshua, 
 '  Make  for  thee  knives  of  flint,  and  turn  back, 
 circumcise  the  sons  of  Israel  a  second  time  ; ' 
 •*  and  Joshua  maketh  for  him  knives  of  flint, 
 and  circimiciseth  the  sons  of  Israel  at  the 
 height  of  the  foreskins. 
 
 *  And  this  is  the  thing /or  which  Joshua  cir- 
 cumciseth  them:  all  the  people  who  are  com- 
 ing out  of  Egyi^t,  who  are  males,  all  the  men 
 of  war  have  died  in  the  wilderness,  in  the  way, 
 in  their  coming  out  of  Egyjit,  ^for  all  the 
 people  who  are  coming  out  were  circumcised, 
 and  all  the  i)eople  who  are  born  in  the  wilder- 
 ness, in  the  way,  in  their  coming  out  from 
 Egypt,  they  have  not  circumcised ;  ^  for  forty 
 years  have  the  sons  of  Israel  gone  in  the  wil- 
 derness, till  all  the  nation  of  the  men  of  war 
 who  are  coming  out  of  Egypt,  who  hearkened 
 not  to  the  voice  of  Jehovah,  to  whom  Jehovah 
 hath  sworn  not  to  show  them  the  land  which 
 Jehovah  sware  to  their  fathers  to  give  to  us, 
 a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey,  are  con- 
 sumed ;  ''  and  their  sons  He  raised  up  in  their 
 stead,  them  hath  Joshua  circumcised,  for 
 they  have  been  imcircumcised,  for  they  have 
 not  circumcised  them  in  the  way. 
 
 ^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  when  all  the  nation 
 have  completed  to  be  circumcised,  tliat  they 
 abide  in  their  places  in  the  camp  till  their  re- 
 covering •  "  and  Jehovah  saith  unto  Joshua, 
 '  To-day  I  have  rolled  the  rejjroach  of  Egypt 
 from  off  you;'  and  one  calleth  the  name  of 
 that  place  Gilgal  imto  this  day. 
 
 ^^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  encamp  in  Gilgal, 
 and  make  the  passover  on  the  fourteenth  day 
 of  the  month,  at  evening,  in  the  plains  of 
 Jericho ;  ^^  and  they  eat  of  the  old  corn  of  the 
 land  on  the  morrow  of  the  passover,  unleaven- 
 ed things  and  roasted  coiii,  in  this  scK-same 
 day ;  ^  and  the  manna  doth  cease  on  the  mor- 
 row in  their  eating  of  the  old  com  of  the  laud, 
 and  there  hath  been  no  more  manna  to  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  and  they  eat  of  the  increase  of 
 the  land  of  Canaan  in  that  year. 
 
 ^3  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  in  Joshua's  beiuf' 
 by  Jericho,  that  he  Ufteth  up  his  eyes,  and 
 looketh,  and  lo,  one  standing  over-against  him, 
 and  his  tli-awn  sword  in  his  hand,  and  Joshua 
 goeth  unto  him,  and  saith  to  him,  '  Art  thou 
 for  us  or  for  our  adversaries?'  i*  And  He  saith, 
 '  No,  for  I  am  Prince  of  Jehovah's  host ;  now 
 I  have  come ; '  and  Joshua  falleth  on  his  face 
 to  the  earth,  and  doth  obeisance,  and  saith  to 
 Him,  '  What  is  my  Lord  speaking  imto  His 
 servant  ? '  ^^•'  And  the  Prince  of  Jehovah's  host 
 saith  unto  Joshua,  '  Cast  ofl'  thv  shoe  from  off 
 147 
 
Seige  of  Jericho. 
 
 VI.  1.— JOSHUA.— VII.  5. 
 
 Jericho  destroyed. 
 
 fcliy  foot,    for  tlie   ]>]ace  on   which  thoii  art 
 standing  is  holy ; '  and  Joshua  doth  so ; 
 
 VI.  (1  AND  Jericho  shutteth  itself  \ip,  and 
 is  shut  iiij,  because  of  the  preseuce  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel — none  going  out,  and  none  com- 
 ing in;) 
 
 ^And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Joshua,  /See,  I 
 have  given  into  thy  hand  Jericho  and  its  king 
 —mighty  ones  of  valour ,  ^and  ye  have  com- 
 passed the  city— all  the  men  of  "liattle — going 
 round  the  city  once ;  thus  tliou  d(«t  six  days ; 
 *  and  seven  priests  do  bear  seven  trumpets  of 
 the  jubilee  before  the  ark,  and  on  the  seventh 
 day  ye  comxiass  the  city  seven  times,  and  tlie 
 priests  blow  with  the  trumpets,  '  and  it  hath 
 been,  in  the  prolongation  of  the  horn  of  the 
 jubilee,  in  your  hearing  the  voice  of  the  trum- 
 pet, all  the  people  shout— a  gi-eat  shout,  and 
 the  wall  of  the  city  hath  fallen  under  it,  and 
 the  people  have  gone  up,  eacli  over-against 
 him. 
 
 ^And  Joshua  son  of  Nun  calleth  unto  the 
 liriests,  and  saith  unto  them,  '  Bear  ye  the  ark 
 of  the  covenant,  and  seven  priests  do  bear 
 seven  trum]iets  of  the  jubilee  before  the  ark 
 of  Jehovah ; '  ''  and  He  said  unto  the  people, 
 '  Pass  over,  and  compass  the  city,  and  he  Avho 
 is  armed  doth  pass  over  before  the  ark  of  Je- 
 hovah.' 
 
 8  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  when  Joshua  speak- 
 eth  unto  the  people,  that  the  seven  priests  bear- 
 ing seven  trumpets  of  the  jubilee  before  Je- 
 hovah have  passed  over  and  blown  with  the 
 trumpets,  and  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  Je- 
 liovah  is  going  after  them;  "and  he  who  is  armed 
 is  going  before  the  priests  blowing  the  trum- 
 pets, and  he  who  is  gathering  up  is  going  after 
 the  ark,  going  on  and  blo\ving  with  the  trum- 
 pets ;  i"  and  the  people  hath  Joshua  command- 
 ed, saying,  '  Ye  do  not  shout,  nor  cause  vour 
 voice  to  be  heard,  nor  doth  there  go  out  from 
 your  mouth  a  word,  till  the  day  of  my  saying 
 unto  you.  Shout  ye — ^then  ye  have  shouted.' 
 
 "  And  the  ark  of  Jehovah  doth  compass  the 
 city,  going  round  once,  and  they  come  into  the 
 camp,  and  lodge  in  the  cam^j. 
 
 i!*  And  Joshua  riseth  early  in  the  morning, 
 and  the  priests  bear  the  ark  of  Jehovah,  ^^  and 
 seven  priests  bearing  seven  trumpets  of  the 
 juljilee  before  the  arlc  of  Jehovah  are  walking, 
 going  on,  and  they  have  blown  with  the  trum- 
 pets— and  he  who  is  armed  is  going  before 
 them,  and  he  who  is  gathering  up  is  going  be- 
 hind the  ark  of  Jehovah — going  on  and  blow- 
 ing with  the  trumpets. 
 
 ^^  And  they  compass  the  city  on  the  second 
 day  once,  and  turn  back  to  the  camp;  thus 
 they  have  done  six  days. 
 
 "  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  on  the  seventh 
 day,  that  they  rise  early,  at  the  ascending  of 
 the  dawn,  and  compass  the  city,  according  to 
 this  manner,  seven  times ;  (only,  on  th.at  day 
 they  have  compassed  the  city  seven  times); 
 1''  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  seventh  time, 
 the  priests  have  blo^vn  -with  the  trumpets, 
 and  Joshua  saith  unto  the  people,  '  Shout  ye, 
 for  .Teliovali  hath  given  to  you  the  citv ;  "  and 
 the  city  hath  been  devoted,  it  and  all  that  in 
 in  it,  to  Jehovah;  only  llahab  the  harlot 
 doth  live,  she  and  all  who  are  with  her  in  the 
 148 
 
 house,  for  she  hid  the  messengers  whom  we 
 sent ;  ^^  and  surely  ye  have  kept  from  the  de- 
 voted thing,  lest  ye  devote  yoiirselves,  and 
 have  taken  from  the  devoted  thing,  aud 
 liave  made  the  camp  of  Israel  become  a  de- 
 voted thing,  and  have  troubled  it :  ^'•'  and  all 
 the  silver  and  gold,  and  vessels  fit  brass  and 
 iron,  holy  they  are  to  Jehovah ;  into  the  trea- 
 sury of  Jehovah  they  come.' 
 
 ^^  Aud  the  people  shout,  and  blow  with  the 
 trumpets,  and  it  cometh  to  pass  when  the 
 people  hear  the  voice  of  the  trumpet,  that  the 
 people  shout— a  great  shout,  and  the  wall 
 falleth  under  it,  and  the  people  goeth  up  into 
 the  city,  each  over-against  him,  aud  they  cap- 
 ture the  city ;  "^  and  they  devote  all  that  is  in 
 the  city,  from  man  even  unto  woman,  from 
 young  even  unto  aged,  even  imto  ox,  and 
 sheep,  and  ass,  by  the  mouth  of  the  sword. 
 
 ^"  And  to  the  two  men  who  are  spying  the 
 land  Joshua  said,  '  Go  into  the  house  of  the 
 woman,  the  harlot,  and  bring  out  thence  the 
 woman,  aud  all  whom  she  hath,  as  ye  have 
 snrorn  to  her.'  ^^  And  the  vouug  men,  the 
 spies,  go  in  and  bring  out  Ealiab,  and  her  fa- 
 ther, aud  her  mother,  and  her  brethren,  and 
 all  whom  she  hath ;  yea,  all  her  families  they 
 have  brought  out,  and  place  them  at  the  out- 
 side of  the  camp  of  Israel. 
 
 ^  And  the  city  they  have  burnt  with  fire, 
 and  all  that  is  in  it ;  only,  the  silver  and  the 
 gold,  and  the  vessels  of  brass,  and  of  iron, 
 they  have  given  to  the  treasury  of  the  house 
 of  Jehovah ;  -^  and  llahab  the  harlot,  and  the 
 house  of  her  father,  and  all  whom  she  hath, 
 hath  Joshua  kept  alive ;  and  she  dwelleth  in 
 the  midst  of  Israel  imto  this  day,  for  she  hid 
 the  messengers  whom  Joshua  sent  to  spy  out 
 Jericho. 
 
 -"  And  Joshua  adjureth  them  at  that  time, 
 saying,  'Cursed  is  the  man  before  Jehovah 
 who  raiseth  up  and  hath  built  this  city,  even 
 Jericho ;  in  his  first-born  he  doth  lay  its  foun- 
 dation, and  in  his  youngest  he  doth  set  up  its 
 doors;'  "''and  Jehovah  is  Avith  Josluia,  and 
 his  fame  is  in  all  the  land. 
 
 VII.  1  AND  the  sons  of  Israel  commit  a 
 trespass  in  the  devoted  thing,  and  Achan, 
 son  of  Carmi,  son  of  Zabdi,  son  of  Zerah,  of 
 the  tribe  of  Judah,  taketh  of  the  devoted 
 thing,  and  the  anger  of  Jehovah  burneth 
 against  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 ^  And  Joshua  sendeth  men  from  Jericho 
 to  Ai,  which  is  near  Beth-Aven,  on  the  east 
 of  Bethel,  and  speaketh  unto  them,  saying, 
 'Go  u))  and  spy  the  land;'  and  the  men  go 
 up  and  spy  Ai,  'and  they  turn  back  unto 
 Joshua,  and  say  unto  him,  '  I>ot  not  all  the 
 people  go  up;  let  about  two  thousand  men, 
 or  about  three  thousand  men,  goui),  and  they 
 smite  Ai ;  cause  not  all  tlie  people  to  labour 
 thither;  for  they  (7 ?r  few.' 
 
 ■*  And  there  go  uji  of  tlio  people  thither 
 about  three  thoii.'iaiid  men,  and  they  flee 
 before  the  men  of  Ai,  ^and  the  men  of  Ai 
 smite  of  them  about  thirty  and  six  men,  and 
 l)ursuc  them  before  the  gate  unto  Shcbarim, 
 and  they  smite  them  in  Morad ;  and  the 
 heart  of  the  people  is  melted,  and  becometh 
 water. 
 
The  sin  of  A  chan. 
 
 VTi.  0.— JOSHUA.— vni.  13. 
 
 The  sierje  or  A  i. 
 
 "And  Joshua rendetlilusg.armeuts,  andfall- 
 etli  on  his  face  to  the  earth  before  the  aik  of 
 Jehovah  till  the  evening,  he  and  the  elders  of  Is- 
 rael, and  they  causednst  to  ao  up  ontlieirhead. 
 
 ''And  Joshua  saith,  'Ah,  Lord  Jehovah, 
 why  hast  Thou  at  all  caxised  this  people  to 
 
 Eass  over  the  Jordan,  to  give  \is  into  the 
 and  of  the  Amorite  to  destroy  us  ? — and  oh 
 that  we  had  been  willing  —  and  we  dwell 
 beyond  the  Jordan!  ^Oh,  Lord,  what  do  1 
 say,  after  that  Israel  hath  turned  the  neck 
 before  its  enemies  ?  '■*  and  tlie  Canaanite  and 
 all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land  do  hear,  and 
 have  come  round  against  us,  and  cut  oif  our 
 name  out  of  the  earth  ;  and  what  dost  Thou 
 do  for  Thy  gi'eat  name?' 
 
 i^And  Jehovah  saith  imto  Joshua,  'Rise 
 for  thee,  why  is  this? — thou  ai-t  falling  on 
 thy  face !  "  Israel  hath  sinned,  and  also 
 they  have  transgressed  My  covenant  which 
 I  commanded  them,  and  also  taken  of  the 
 devoted  thing,  and  also  stolen,  and  also  de- 
 ceived, and  also  put  it  among  their  vessels, 
 1^  and  the  sous  of  Israel  have  not  been  able  to 
 stand  before  their  enemies ;  the  neck  they 
 turn  before  their  enemies,  for  they  have  be- 
 come a  devoted  thing ;  I  add  not  to  be  with 
 you — if  ye  destroy  not  the  devoted  thing  out 
 of  your  midst. 
 
 ^^  'Kise,  sanctify  the  people,  and  thou 
 liast  said,  Sanctify  yourselves  for  to-morrow ; 
 for  thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  A  de- 
 voted thing  is  in  thy  midst,  O  Israel,  thou 
 art  not  able  to  stand  before  thine  enemies 
 till  your  turning  aside  of  the  devoted  thing 
 out  of  your  midst ;  ^*  and  ye  have  been  brought 
 near  in  the  morning  by  your  tribes,  and  it 
 hath  been,  the  tribe  which  Jehovah  doth 
 capture  doth  draw  near  by  families,  and 
 the  family  which  Jehovah  doth  capture  dotli 
 draw  near  by  households,  and  the  liousehold 
 wliich  Jehovah  doth  capture  doth  draw  near 
 by  men  ;  i^  and  it  hath  been,  he  who  is  cap- 
 tiu-ed  with  the  devoted  thin^  is  Inu-nt  Avith 
 Hre,  he  and  all  that  he  hath,  becaiise  he  hath 
 transgi-essed  the  covenant  of  Jehovah,  and 
 because  he  hath  done  folly  in  Israel.' 
 
 1^  And  Joshua  riseth  early  in  the  morning, 
 and  bringeth  Israel  near  by  its  tribes,  and 
 the  tribe  of  Judah  is  captured;  ^''aud  he 
 bringeth  near  the  family  of  Judah,  and  he 
 captureth  the  family  of  the  Zarhite  ;  and  he 
 bringeth  near  the  family  of  the  Zarhite  by 
 men,  and  Zabdi  is  captured ;  ^^  and  he  bring- 
 eth near  his  household  by  men,  and  Achan — 
 son  of  Oarmi,  son  of  Zabdi,  son  of  Zerah,  of 
 the  tribe  of  Judah — is  captured. 
 
 13  And  Joshua  saith  unto  Achan,  '  My  son, 
 
 Eut,  I  pray  thee,  honour  on  Jehovah,  God  of 
 srael,  and  give  to  Him  thanks,  and  declare,  I 
 pray  thee,  to  me,  what  thou  hast  done — hide 
 not  from  me.' 
 
 ^  And  Achan  answereth  Joshua,  and  saith, 
 'Truly  I  have  sinned  against  Jehovah,  God 
 of  Israel,  and  thus  and  thus  I  have  done: 
 "land  I  see  among  the  spoil  a  goodly  robe 
 of  Shinar,  and  two  h^mdred  shekels  of  silver, 
 and  one  wedge  of  gold,  whose  weight  is  fifty 
 shekels,  and  I  desire  them,  and  take  them  ; 
 and  lo,  they  are  hid  in  the  earth,  in  the  midst 
 of  my  tent,  and  the  silver  under  it.' 
 
 --And  Joshua  sendcth  messengers,  and  they 
 run  xinto  the  tent,  and  lo,  it  is  hidden  in  his 
 tent,  and  the  silver  under  it ;  "^  and  they 
 take  them  out  of  the  midst  of  the  tent,  aui 
 bring  them  in  unto  Joshua,  and  unto  all  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  and  pour  them  out  before 
 Jehovah. 
 
 ^  And  Joshua  taketh  Achan  son  of  Zerah, 
 and  the  silver,  and  the  robe,  and  the  wedge 
 of  gold,  and  his  sons,  and  his  daugliters,  and 
 his  ox,  and  his  ass,  and  his  flock,  and  his 
 tent,  and  all  that  he  hath,  and  all  Israel 
 with  him,  and  they  caiise  them  to  go  up  the 
 valley  of  Achor. 
 
 -5  And  Joshua  saith,  'Wliat!  thoii  hast 
 troubled  us  ! — Jehovah  doth  trouble  thee  this 
 day ; '  and  all  Israel  cast  stones  at  him,  and 
 they  burn  them  with  fire,  and  they  stone 
 them  with  stones,  ^'•and  they  raise  up  over 
 him  a  great  heap  of  stones  unto  this  day, 
 and  Jehovah  turneth  Ijaclc  fi-om  the  heat  of 
 His  anger,  therefore  hath  07ie  called  the 
 name  of  that  place  'Valley  of  Achor'  till 
 this  day. 
 
 VIIL  ^AND  Jehovah  saith  unto  Joshua, 
 'Fear  not,  nor  lie  atlriuhtcd,  take  with  thee 
 all  the  people  of  war,  and  rise,  go  up  to  Ai ; 
 see,  I  have  given  into  thy  hand  the  king  of 
 Ai,  and  his  people,  and  his  city,  and  his  land, 
 ^  and  thou  hast  done  to  Ai  and  to  her  king 
 as  thou  hast  done  to  Jericho  and  to  her  king; 
 only,  its  spoil  and  its  cattle  ye  spoil  for  your- 
 selves ;  set  for  thee  an  ambvish  for  the  city  at 
 its  rear.' 
 
 ^  And  Joshua  riseth,  and  all  the  people  of 
 war,  to  go  up  to  Ai,  and  Joshua  chooseth 
 thirty  thousand  men,  mightj^  ones  of  valour, 
 and  sendeth  them  away  by  night,  *  ancl  com- 
 mandeth  them,  saying,  '  See,  ye  are  liers  in 
 wait  against  the  city,  at  the  rear  of  the  city, 
 ye  go  not  very  far  o&  from  the  city,  and  all  of 
 you  have  been  prepared,  ^  and  I  and  all  the 
 people  who  are  with  me  draw  near  unto  the 
 city,  and  it  hath  come  to  pass  when  they  come 
 out  to  meet  us  as  at  the  first,  and  we  liave  fled 
 before  them,  "  and  they  have  come  out  after 
 us  till  we  have  drawn  them  out  of  the  city, 
 for  they  say,  They  are  fleeing  before  us  as  at 
 the  first,  and  we  have  fled  before  them,  ^  and 
 ye  rise  from  the  ambush,  and  have  occupied 
 the  city,  and  Jehovah  your  God  hath  given  it 
 into  your  hand;  ^and  it  hath  been,  w'hen  ye 
 capture  the  city,  ye  burn  the  city  with  fire, 
 according  to  the  word  of  Jehovah  ye  do,  see, 
 I  have  commanded  you.  ' 
 
 "  And  Joshua  sendeth  them  away,  and  they 
 go  imto  the  ambush,  and  abide  between  Bethel 
 and  Ai,  on  the  west  of  Ai ;  and  Josliua  lodgeth 
 on  that  night  in  the  midst  of  the  people. 
 
 1"  And  Joshua  riseth  early  in  the  morning, 
 and  inspecteth  the  people,  and  goeth  up,  he 
 and  the  elders  of  Israel,  before  the  people  to 
 Ai ;  11  and  all  the  people  of  war  who  are  with 
 him  have  gone  up,  and  draw  nigh  and  come 
 in  over-against  the  city,  and  encamp  on  the 
 north  of  Ai;  and  the  valley  is  between  him 
 and  Ai. 
 
 1=  And  he  taketh  about  five  thousand  men, 
 and  setteth  them  an  ambush  between  Bethel 
 and  Ai,  on  the  west  of  the  city;  i^and  they 
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Destruction  of  A  i. 
 
 vni.  14.— JOSHUA.— IX.  11. 
 
 Craft  of  the  Gibeonitea. 
 
 Bet  the  people,  all  the  camp  which  is  on 
 the  north  of  the  city,  and  its  rear  on  tlie  west 
 of  the  city,  and  Joshua  goeth  on  that  night 
 into  the  midst  of  the  valley. 
 
 "And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  when  the  king 
 of  Ai  seeth  it,  that  hasten,  and  rise  early,  and 
 go  oiit  do  the  men  of  the  city  to  meet  Israel  for 
 battle,  he  and  all  his  people,  at  the  appointed 
 season,  at  the  front  of  the  plain,  and  he  hath 
 not  known  that  an  ambush  is  against  him,  on 
 the  rear  of  the  city. 
 
 15  And  Joshua  and  all  Israel  seem  stricken 
 before  them,  and  liee  the  way  of  the  wilder- 
 ness, "^  and  all  the  people  who  are  in  the 
 city  are  called  to  pursue  after  them,  and  they 
 pursue  after  Joshua,  and  are  drawn  away  out 
 of  the  city,  ^"^  and  there  hath  not  been  left  a 
 man  in  Ai  and  Bethel  who  hath  not  gone  out 
 after  Israel,  and  they  leave  the  city  open,  and 
 pursue  after  Israel. 
 
 18  And  Jeliovah  saith  unto  Joshua,  '  Stretch 
 out  with  the  javelin  which  is  in  thy  hand 
 towards  Ai,  for  into  thy  hand  I  give  it;'  and 
 Joshua  stretcheth  out  with  the  javelin  which 
 is  in  his  liand  toward  tlie  city,  ^■'  and  the  am- 
 bush hath  risen  witlt  haste,  out  of  its  place, 
 and  they  rim  at  the  stretching  out  of  his  hand, 
 and  go  into  the  city,  and  capture  it,  and 
 hasten,  and  burn  the  city  with  tire. 
 
 -•'And  the  men  of  Ai  look  behind  them, 
 and  see,  and  lo,  the  smoke  of  the  city  hath 
 
 fone  up  unto  the  heavens,  and  there  hath  not 
 een  in  them  x'ower  to  ilee  hither  and  thi- 
 ther— and  the  people  who  are  iieeing  to  the 
 wilderness  have  turned  against  the  pur- 
 suer,— -1  and  Joshua  and  all  Israel  have  seen 
 that  the  ambiish  hath  captured  the  city,  and 
 that  the  smoke  of  the  city  hath  gone  up,  and 
 they  turn  back  and  smite  the  men  of  Ai; 
 -^and  these  have  come  out  from  the  city  to 
 meet  them,  and  they  are  in  the  midst  of  Israel, 
 some  on  this  side,  and  some  on  that,  and 
 they  smite  them  till  he  hath  not  left  to  tliem 
 a  remnant  and  escaped  one;  --'and  the  Idng 
 of  Ai  they  caught  alive,  and  bring  him  near 
 unto  Joshua. 
 
 ^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  Israel's  finish- 
 ing to  slay  all  the  inhabitants  of  Ai  in  the 
 field,  in  the  wilderness  in  which  they  pm-sued 
 them  (and  they  fall  all  of  them  by  tne  mouth 
 of  the  sword  till  their  consumption),  that  all 
 Israel  turn  back  to  Ai,  and  smite  it  by  the 
 moutli  of  the  sword ;  "'•'  and  all  who  fall  dur- 
 ing the  day,  of  men  and  of  women,  ai'e  twelve 
 thousand — all  men  of  Ai. 
 
 -"And  Joshua  hath  not  brought  back  his 
 hand  which  he  stretched  out  with  the  javelin 
 till  that  he  hath  devoted  all  the  inhabitants  of 
 Ai;  -'only,  the  cattle  and  the  spoil  of  that 
 city  have  Israel  s])oiled  for  themselves,  ac- 
 cording to  the  word  of  Jehovah  which  He 
 commanded  Joshua. 
 
 '•*And  Joshua  burneth  Ai,  and  maketh  it 
 a  heap  age-during — a  desolation  unto  this 
 day;  -\and  the  Icing  of  Ai  he  hath  hanged 
 on  the  tree  tiU  even-time,  and  at  the  going 
 in  of  the  sun  hath  Joshua  conunandcd,  .and 
 they  take  down  Jiis  carcase  from  tlie  tree, 
 and  cast  it  unto  the  opening  of  tlie  gate  of 
 the  city,  and  raise  over  it  a  gi-cat  heap  of 
 stones  till  this  day. 
 
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 3"  Then  doth  Joshua  build  an  altar  to  Je- 
 hovah, God  of  Israel,  in  mount  Ebal,  ^' as 
 Moses,  servant  of  Jehovah,  commauded  the 
 sous  of  Israel,  as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of 
 the  law  of  Moses — an  altar  of  whole  stones, 
 over  which  he  hath  not  waved  iron — and 
 they  cause  to  go  up  upon  it  burnt-ofl'erings  to 
 Jehovah,  aud  sacrifice  peace-ofl'erings ;  ^-  and 
 he  writeth  there  on  the  stones  the  copy  of 
 the  law  of  Moses,  which  he  hath  written  in 
 the  presence  of  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 3'i  And  all  Israel,  and  its  elders,  and  autho- 
 rities, and  its  judges,  are  standing  on  this 
 side  aud  on  that  of  the  ark,  over-against  the 
 priests,  the  Levites,  bearing  the  ark  of  the 
 covenant  of  Jehovah,  as  well  the  sojoiirner  as 
 the  native,  half  of  them  over-against  mount 
 Gerizim,  and  the  half  of  them  over-against 
 moimt  Ebal,  as  Moses  servant  of  Jehovah  com- 
 mauded to  bless  the  people  of  Israel  at  the  first. 
 
 ^And  afterwards  he  hath  proclaimed  all 
 the  words  of  the  law,  the  blessing  and  the  re- 
 viUng,  according  to  all  that  is  written  in  the 
 book  of  the  law;  ^^ there  hath  not  been  a 
 thing  of  all  that  Moses  commanded  which 
 Joshua  hath  not  proclaimed  before  all  the 
 assembly  of  Israel,  and  the  women,  and  the 
 infants,  and  the  sojourner  who  is  going  in  their 
 midst. 
 
 IX.  1  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass,  when  all  the 
 kings  who  are  beyond  the  Jordan,  in  the  hill- 
 coimtry,  and  in  the  low-country,  and  in  every 
 haven  of  the  great  sea,  over-against  Lebanon, 
 the  Hittite,  and  the  Amorite,  the  Canaanite, 
 the  Perizzite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite, 
 hear — -  that  they  gather  themselves  together 
 to  light  with  Joshua,  and  with  Israel— one 
 mouth. 
 
 ^  And  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeon  have  heard 
 that  which  Joshua  hath  done  to  Jericho  and 
 to  Ai,  ''  and  they  work,  even  they,  ^vith  sub- 
 tilty,  and  go,  and  feign  to  be  ambassadors, 
 and  take  old  sacks  for  their  asses,  and  wine- 
 bottles,  old,  and  rent,  and  bound  up,  ^  and 
 sandals,  old  and  patched,  on  their  feet,  and 
 old  garments  upon  them,  and  all  the  bread  of 
 their  provision  is  diy — it  was  crumbs. 
 
 "  And  they  go  imto  Joshua,  imto  the  camp 
 at  Gilgal,  and  say  unto  him,  and  unto  the 
 men  of  Israel,  '  From  a  land  far  olf  we  have 
 come,  and  now,  make  with  us  a  covenant;' 
 'and  the  men  of  Israel  say  unto  the  Hivite, 
 '  It  may  be  in  our  midst  ye  are  dwelling,  and 
 how  do  we  make  Avith  thee  a  covenant? '  *  and 
 they  say  unto  Joshua,  '  Thy  servants  we  a,re.^ 
 And  Joshua  saith  imto  them,  'Who  are  ye? 
 and  whence  come  ye?' 
 
 "  And  thev  say  unto  him,  '  From  a  land 
 very  far  oil'  have  thy  servants  come,  for  the 
 name  of  Jeliovah  thy  God,  for  we  have  he.ard 
 His  fame,  and  all  that  He  hath  done  in 
 Egypt,  ^^  and  all  that  He  hath  done  to  the 
 two  kings  of  the  Amorite  who  are  beyond  the 
 Jordan,  to  Sihon  king  of  Hcshbon,  and  to  Og 
 king  of  Bashan,  who  (,v  in  Ashtaroth. 
 
 11  '  Aud  our  eldois,  and  all  the  inhalntants 
 of  our  land  speak  unto  us,  saying.  Take  in 
 yoiu-  hand  provision  for  th(!  way,  and  go  to 
 meet  them,  and  ye  have  said  unto  them.  Your 
 sei-vauts  wo  are.  and  now,  make  with  us  a 
 
Decision  of  the  princes. 
 
 IX.  12.— JOSPIUA.-x.  10. 
 
 TM  sun  and  moon  stand  atiU. 
 
 covenant ;  ^"  this  onr  bread — hot  we  provided 
 ouraclvcs  with  it  out  of  our  houses,  on  the 
 day  of  our  coming  out  to  go  unto  you,  and 
 now,  lo,  it  is  dry,  and  hath  been  erumbs; 
 '^  and  these  are  the  wine-bottles  which  we 
 filled,  new,  and  lo,  they  have  rent ;  and  these, 
 our  garments  and  our  sandals,  have  become 
 old,  from  tlie  exceeding  greatness  of  the 
 way.' 
 
 ^*  And  the  men  take  of  their  provision,  and 
 the  mouth  of  Jehovah  have  not  asked;  ^'■'  and 
 Joshua  maketh  ^vith  tliem  peace,  and  maketh 
 with  tliera  a  covenant,  to  keep  them  alive; 
 and  swear  to  them  do  the  princes  of  the  com- 
 pany. 
 
 *®  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  the  end  of  three 
 days  after  that  they  have  made  Avith  them 
 a  covenant,  that  they  liear  that  they  a7-e 
 their  neighbours — that  in  their  midst  they 
 are  dwelling,  i"  And  the  sons  of  Israel  jour- 
 ney and  come  in  imto  their  cities  on  the 
 third  day — and  their  cities  are  Gibeou,  and 
 Chephirah,  and  Beeroth,  and  Kirjath-Jeariui — 
 1**  and  the  sons  of  Israel  have  not  smitten 
 them,  for  sworn  to  them  have  the  princes  of 
 the  company  by  Jehovah  God  of  Israel,  and 
 all  the  company  murmiu-  against  the  princes. 
 
 1^  And  all  the  xirinces  say  unto  all  the  com- 
 pany, '  We — we  have  sworn  to  them  by  Je- 
 hovah, God  of  Israel;  and  now,  we  are  not 
 able  to  come  against  them ;  -"  this  we  do  to 
 them,  and  have  kept  them  alive,  and  wrath 
 is  not  upon  us,  because  of  the  oath  which  we 
 have  sworn  to  them.'  "^  And  the  princes  say 
 unto  them,  'They  live,  and  are  hewers  of 
 wood  aud  drawers  of  water  for  all  the  com- 
 pany, as  the  princes  spake  to  them.' 
 
 "  And  Joshua  calleth  for  them,  aud  speak- 
 eth  unto  them,  saying,  '  Wliy  have  ye  deceiv- 
 ed us,  saying,  We  are  very  far  from  you,  aud 
 ye  in  our  midst  dwelling?  -'^and  now,  cursed 
 are  ye,  and  none  of  you  is  cut  oft'  from  being 
 a  servant,  even  hewers  of  wood  and  drawers 
 of  water,  for  the  house  of  my  God.' 
 
 -■'  And  they  ansAver  Joshua  and  say,  '  Be- 
 cause it  was  certainly  declared  to  thy  ser- 
 vants, that  Jehovah  thy  God  commanded 
 Moses  His  servant  to  give  to  you  all  the  land, 
 and  to  destroy  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  land 
 from  before  you ;  and  we  fear  greatly  for  our- 
 selves because  of  you,  and  we  do  this  thing ; 
 -^  and  now,  lo,  we  are  in  thy  hand,  as  it  is 
 good,  and  as  it  is  right  in  thine  eyes  to  do  to 
 us — do.' 
 
 -®  And  he  doth  to  them  so,  and  delivereth 
 them  from  the  hand  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  aud 
 they  have  not  slain  them ;  '^  and  Josliua  mak- 
 eth them  on  that  day  hewers  of  wood  and 
 drawers  of  water  for  the  company,  and  for 
 the  altar  of  Jehovah,  unto  this  day,  at  the 
 place  which  He  doth  choose. 
 
 X.  ^  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  Adoni- 
 Zedek  king  of  Jerxisalem  heareth  that  Josh- 
 ua hath  captiu'ed  Ai,  and  doth  devote  it  (as 
 he  had  done  to  .Tericho  and  to  lier  king  so  he 
 hath  done  to  Ai  and  to  her  king),  and  that 
 the  inhabitants  of  Gibeou  have  made  peace 
 with  Israel,  and  are  in  tlieir  midst, — -  that 
 they  are  greatly  afraid,  because  Gibeou  is  a 
 gi-eai;  city,  as  one  of  the  royal  cities,  and  be- 
 
 cause it  is  greater  than  Ai,  aud  all  its  men 
 — lieroes. 
 
 3  And  Adoni-Zedek  king  of  Jerusalem  send- 
 eth  unto  Hoham  king  of  HebroiK  and  imto 
 Piram  king  of  Jarmuth,  and  unto  Japhia  king 
 of  Lachish,  and  unto  Debir  king  of  Eglon, 
 saying,  ^  '  Come  up  imto  me,  and  help  me,  and 
 we  smite  Gibeqn,  for  it  hath  made  peace  with 
 Joshua,  and  with  the  sons  of  Israel.' 
 
 ^  And  five  lungs  of  the  Amorite  (the  king 
 of  Jerusalem,  the  king  of  Hebron,  the  king  or 
 Jarmuth,  the  kin^  of  Lachish,  the  king  of 
 Eglon)  are  gathered  together,  and  go  up,  they 
 and  all  their  camps,  aud  encamp  against  Gib- 
 eon,  and  tight  against  it. 
 
 ^  And  the  men  of  Gibeon  send  unto  Joshua, 
 unto  the  camp  at  Gil  gal,  saying,  '  Let  not  tliy 
 hand  cease  from  thy  servants ;  come  up  unto 
 us  toith  haste,  and  give  safety  to  us,  aud  help 
 us ;  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Amonte,  dwell- 
 ing in  the  hill-country,  have  been  assembled 
 against  us.' 
 
 ^  And  Joshua  goeth  up  froin  Gilgal,  he,  and 
 all  the  people  of  war  \vith  him,  even  all  the 
 mighty  men  of  valour. 
 
 8  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Joshua,  '  Be  not 
 afraid  of  them,  for  into  thy  hand  I  have  given 
 them,  there  doth  not  stand  a  man  of  them  in 
 thy  presence.' 
 
 9  And  Joshua  cometh  in  unto  them  sud- 
 denly (all  the  night  he  hath  gone  iip  from 
 Gilgal),  ^*  and  Jehovah  doth  crush  them  be- 
 fore Israel,  aud  it  smiteth  them  —  a  gi-eat 
 smiting — at  Gibeon,  and  pursueth  them  the 
 way  of  the  ascent  of  Beth-Horon,  and  smiteth 
 them  imto  Azekah,  and  imto  Makkedah. 
 
 1'  Aud  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  their  fleeing 
 from  the  face  of  Israel — they  are  in  the  des- 
 cent of  Beth-Horon  —  and  Jehovah  hath 
 cast  upon  them  great  stones  out  of  the  hea- 
 vens, unto  Azekah,  and  they  die;  more  are 
 they  who  have  died  by  the  hail-stones  than 
 they  whom  the  sons  of  Israel  have  slain  by 
 the  sword. 
 
 i"-*  Then  speaketh  Joshua  to  Jehovah  in  the 
 day  of  Jehovah's  giving  up  the  Amorites  be- 
 fore the  sons  of  Israel,  and  he  saith,  before 
 the  eyes  of  Israel,  'Sun — in  Gibeon  stand  still: 
 and  moon—  in  the  valley  of  Ajalon  ; '  '^  and 
 the  sun  standeth  still,  and  the  moon  hath 
 stood — till  the  nation  taketh  vengeance  on  its 
 enemies ;  is  it  not  written  on  the  Book  of  the 
 Upright,  'and  the  sim  standeth  in  the  midst 
 of  the  heavens,  and  hath  not  hasted  to  go  in 
 — as  a  perfect  day?'  "And  there  hath  not 
 been  like  that  day  before  it  or  after  it,  for 
 Jehovah's  hearkening  to  the  voice  of  a  man  ; 
 for  Jehovah  is  fighting  for  Israel. 
 
 ^•'' And  Joshua  turn  eth  back,  aud  all  Israel 
 Avith  him,  unto  the  camp  at  Gilgal.  i**  And 
 these  five  kings  ftee,  and  are  hidden  in  a  cave 
 at  Makkedah,  i"  and  it  is  declared  to  Joshua, 
 saying,  '  The  five  Icings  have  been  foimd 
 hidden  in  a  cave  at  Makkedah.' 
 
 ^^  Aud  Joshua  saith,  'RoU  great  stones  unto 
 the  mouth  of  the  cave,  aud  appoint  over  it 
 men  to  watch  them ;  '^'■*  aud  ye,  stand  not,  pm-- 
 sue  after  your  enemies,  and  ye  have  smitteu 
 tiie  hindmost  of  them ;  sufl'er  them  not  to  go 
 in  imto  their  cities,  for  Jehovah  your  God 
 hath  given  them  into  your  hand.' 
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Conquests  of  Jonlma. 
 
 X.  20.— JOSHUA.— XI.  11. 
 
 Opposition  of  Jal  iru 
 
 -"And  it  cometli  to  pass,  when  Joslma  and 
 the  sons  of  Israel  finisli  to  smite  them  —  a 
 very  .i^eat  smiting,  till  they  are  consumed, 
 and  the  remnant  who  have  remained  of  them 
 go  in  unto  the  fenced  cities,  ^Hhat  all  the 
 people  turn  back  to  the  camp,  unto  Joshua, 
 at  Makkedah,  in  peace;  none  moved  sharply 
 his  tongue  against  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 '^-And  Joshua  saith,  'Open  ye  the  mouth 
 of  the  cave,  and  bring  out  imto  me  tliese  five 
 kings  from  the  cave;'  "^and  they  do  so,  and 
 bring  out  unto  him  these  five  kings  from  tlie 
 cave:  the  king  of  Jerusalem,  the  king  of 
 Hebron,  the  king  of  Jarmuth,  the  king  of 
 Lachish,  the  king  of  Eglon. 
 
 ^  And  it  cometli  to  j)ass,  when  they  bring 
 out  these  kings  unto  Joshua,  that  Joshua 
 calleth  imto  every  man  of  Israel,  and  saith 
 imto  the  captains  of  the  men  of  war,  who 
 liave  gone  with  him,  'Draw  near,  set  your 
 feet  on  the  necks  of  these  kings;'  and  they 
 draw  near,  and  set  their  feet  on  their  necks. 
 
 -*  And  Joshua  saith  unto  them,  '  Fear  not, 
 nor  be  affrighted ;  be  strong  and  courageous ; 
 for  thus  doth  Jeho^■all  do  to  all  your  enemies 
 with  whom  ye  are  lighting;'  "''and  Joshua 
 smiteth  them  afterwards,  and  juitteth  them 
 to  death,  and  hangeth  them  on  five  trees; 
 and  they  are  hanging  on  the  trees  till  the 
 evening. 
 
 ^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  the  time  of  the 
 going  in  of  the  sun,  Joshua  hath  commanded, 
 and  they  take  them  down  from  off  the  trees, 
 and  cast  them  unto  the  cave  where  they  had 
 been  hid,  and  put  great  stones  on  the  mouth 
 of  the  cave  till  this  very  day. 
 
 28  And  Makkedah  hath  Joshua  cax^tiired  on 
 that  day,  and  he  smiteth  it  by  the  mouth  of 
 the  sword,  and  its  king  he  hath  devoted, 
 them  and  every  jiersou  who  is  in  it — he  hatli 
 not  left  a  remnant;  and  he  doth  to  the  king 
 of  Makkedah  as  he  did  to  the  king  of  Je- 
 richo. 
 
 -•' And  Joshua  passeth  over,  and  all  Israel 
 with  iiini,  from  Makkedah  to  Libnah,  and 
 fighteth  with  Libiiah;  ^^^and  Jehovah  givcth 
 also  it  into  the  hand  of  Israel,  and  its  king, 
 and  it  smiteth  it  by  the  mouth  of  the  sword, 
 and  every  person  wiio  is  in  it— it  left  not  in 
 it  a  remnant;  and  it  doth  to  its  king  as  it 
 did  to  the  king  of  .lericho. 
 
 ^^  And  Joshua  passeth  over,  and  all  Israel 
 with  hijn,  from  Li))nah  to  Lachish,  and  en- 
 campeth  against  it,  and  fighteth  against  it; 
 32  and  Jehovah  givcth  Lacliisli  into  tlic  hand 
 of  Israel,  and  it  cajitureth  it  on  the  .second 
 day,  and  smiteth  it  by  the  mouth  of  the 
 sword,  and  every  person  who  is  in  it,  accord- 
 ing to  all  that  it  did  to  Libnah. 
 
 ^^Tlicn  hath  Horam  king  of  Cezer  come  up 
 to  help  Lachish,  and  Joshua  smiteth  him  and 
 his  peoi^le,  till  lie  hath  not  left  to  him  a  rem- 
 nant. 
 
 •'^And  Joshua  jiasseth  over,  and  all  Israel 
 with  him,  from  Lachish  to  Eglon,  and  they 
 encamp  against  it,  and  fight  rgaiiist  it,  3'' and 
 capture  it  on  that  day,  and  .smite  it  by  the 
 mouth  of  the  sword,  and  every  person  who  is 
 in  it  on  that  day  he  hath  devoted,  according 
 to  all  that  he  did  to  Lacliish. 
 
 2^  And  Joshua  gocth  u]),  and  all  Israel  witli 
 152 
 
 liirn,  from  Eglon  to  Heljron,  and  they  fight 
 against  it  ^^  and  capture  it,  and  smite  it  l)y 
 the  inouth  of  the  sword,  and  its  king,  and  all 
 its  cities,  and  every  i^erson  who  is  in  it — he 
 hath  not  left  a  remnant — according  to  all  that 
 he  did  to  Eglon — and  doth  devote  it,  and 
 every  jierson  who  is  in  it. 
 
 ^^  And  Joshua  turneth  back,  and  all  Israel 
 with  him,  to  Debir,  and  fighteth  against  it, 
 *■*_  and  captureth  it,  and  its  king,  and  all  its 
 cities,  and  they  smite  them  by  the  mouth  of 
 the  sword,  and  devote  every  person  who  is  in 
 it — he  hath  not  left  a  remnant;  as  he  did  to 
 Hebron  so  he  did  to  Debir,  and  to  its  king, 
 and  as  he  did  to  Libnah,  and  to  its  king. 
 
 ^^'^  And  Joshua  smitetli  all  the  land  of  the 
 hill-coimtry,  and  of  the  south,  and  of  the  low 
 cqimtry,  and  of  the  springs,  and  all  their 
 kings — he  hath  not  left  a  remnant,  and  all 
 that  doth  breathe  he  hath  devoted,  as  Jelio- 
 vah,  God  of  Israel,  commanded. 
 
 ^1  And  Joshua  smiteth  them  from  Kadesh- 
 Barnea,  even  unto  Gaza,  and  aU  the  land  of 
 Goshen,  even  unto  Gibeon ;  *"  and  all  these 
 kings  and  their  land  hath  Jo-shua  captured  at 
 one  time,  for  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  is  fight- 
 ing for  Israel.  *'^  And  Joshua  turneth  back, 
 and  all  Israel  with  him,  unto  the  camp  at 
 GilgaL 
 
 XL  ^  AND  it  cometli  to  pass  when  Jabin 
 king  of  Hazor  heareth,  that  he  sendeth  imto 
 Jobab  king  of  Madon,  and  unto  the  king  of 
 Shimron,  and  unto  the  king  of  Achshajih, 
 -  and  unto  the  kings  who  arc  on  the  north  in 
 the  hill-country,  and  in  tlie  plain  south  of 
 Chinneroth,  and  in  the  low  country,  and  in 
 the  elevations  of  Dor,  on  the  west,  '^  to  the 
 Canaanite  on  the  east,  and  on  the  west,  and 
 the  Amorite,  and  the  Hittite,  and  the  Periz- 
 zite,  and  the  Jebusite  in  the  hill-country, 
 and  the  Ilivite  under  Hennon,  in  the  land  of 
 Miziieh  —  ^and  they  go  out,  they  and  all 
 their  camps  with  them,  a  jieoplc  numerous, 
 as  the  sand  which  is  on  the  sea-shore  for 
 multitude,  and  horse  and  charioteer  very 
 many ;  ^  and  all  these  kings  are  met  together, 
 and  they  come  and  encamp  together  at  the 
 waters  of  Merom,  to  light  with  1  srael. 
 
 "And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Joshua,  'Be  not 
 afraid  of  their  presence,  for  to-morrow  about 
 this  time  I  am  giving  all  of  them  wounded 
 before  Israel;  their  horses  thou  dost  hough, 
 and  their  chariots  burn  ^vitll  fire.' 
 
 ''  And  Joshua  cometh,  and  all  the  people  of 
 war  with  him,  against  tiiem  by  tlie  waters  of 
 Merom  suddenly,  and  they  fall  on  them; 
 '^and  Jehovah  giveth  them  into  the  hand  of 
 Israel,  and  they  smite  them  and  pursue  them 
 unto  the  great  Zidon,  and  unto  ^lisrejilioth- 
 Maim,  ancl  unto  the  valley  of  Miz]>eh  east- 
 ward, and  they  smite  them,  till  he  li.atli  not 
 left  to  them  a  remnant ;  "and  Josliua  doth  to 
 them  as  Jehovah  said  to  him ;  their  horses 
 he  hath  houghed,  and  their  chariots  burnt 
 with  fire. 
 
 ^"And  Joshua  turneth  back  at  that  time, 
 and  captureth  ITazor,  and  its  king  he  hath 
 smitten  by  the  sword;  for  Hazor  formerly 
 is  liead  of  all  lliosn  kingdoms;  "and  they 
 smite  every  ])erson  who  is  in  it  by  the  mouth 
 
Joshua's  victories. 
 
 XI.  12— JOSHUA.— xiiT.  4. 
 
 Distrihution  of  Canaan, 
 
 of  the  sword ;  he  hath  devoted — he  hath  uot 
 left  any  one  breathing,  aud  Hazor  he  hath 
 burnt  with  lire  ;  ^-  and_  all  the  cities  of  these 
 kings,  and  all  their  kings,  hath  Joshua  cap- 
 tured, and  he  smiteth  them  by  the  mouth  of 
 the  sword ;  he  devoted  them,  as  Moses,  ser- 
 vant of  Jehovah,  commanded. 
 
 1^  Only,  all  the  cities  which  are  standing  by 
 their  hill,  Israel  hath  not  burned  them,  save 
 Hazor  only,  it  hath  Joshua  burnt ;  '■*  aud  all 
 the  spoil  of  these  cities,  aud  the  cattle,  have 
 the  sons  of  Israel  spoiled  for  themselves  ; 
 only,  every  hum.an  bSing  they  have  smitten 
 by  the  mouth  of  the  sword,  till  their  des- 
 troying them;  they  have  not  left  any  one 
 breathing. 
 
 ^^  As  Jehovah  commanded  Moses  His  ser- 
 vant, so  did  Moses  command  Joshua,  and  so 
 hath  Joshua  done ;  he  hath  not  turned  aside  a 
 thing  of  all  that  Jehovah  commanded  Moses. 
 
 i^And  Joshua  taketli  all  this  land:  the 
 hill-country,  and  all  the  south,  and  all  the 
 land  of  Goshen,  and  the  low  country,  and 
 the  plain,  even  the  hill -country  of  Israel  and 
 its  low  lands,  ^''from  the  mount  of  Halak, 
 which  is  going  up  to  Seir,  and  imto  Baal- 
 Gad,  in  the  valley  of  Lebanon,  under  mount 
 Hermon ;  and  all  their  kings  he  hath  caii- 
 tured,  aud  lie  smiteth  them,  and  putteth 
 them  to  death. 
 
 ^^Many  days  hath  Joshua  made  with  all 
 these  kings  war ;  ^^  there  hath  not  been  a  city 
 which  made  peace  with  the  sons  of  Israel 
 save  the  Hivite,  inhabitants  of  Gibeon  ;  the 
 whole  they  have  taken  in  battle  ;  '<•  for  from 
 Jehovah  it  hath  been  to  strengthen  their 
 heart,  to  meet  in  battle  with  forael,  in  order 
 to  devote  them,  so  that  they  have  no  grace, 
 but  in  order  to  destroy  them,  as  Jehovah 
 commanded  Moses. 
 
 -^And  Joshua  cometh  at  that  time,  and 
 cutteth  off  the  Aiiakim  from  the  hill-country, 
 from  Hebron,  from  Debir,  from  Ajiab,  even 
 from  all  the  hill-country  of  Judah,  and  from 
 all  the  hill-coimtry  of  Israel;  with  their 
 cities  hath  Joshua  devoted  them.  "There 
 hath  not  been  left  Anakim  in  the  land  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel ;  only  in  Gaza,  in  Gath,  and  in 
 Ashdod,  were  they  left. 
 
 ^  And  Joshua  taketh  the  whole  of  the 
 land,  according  to  all  that  Jehovali  hatli 
 spoken  imto  Moses,  and  Joshua  giveth  it  for 
 an  inheritance  to  Israel  according  to  their  di- 
 visions, by  their  tribes ;  and  tlie  land  hath 
 rest  from  war. 
 
 XII.  ^AND  these  are  kings  of  the  laud 
 whom  the  sons  of  Israel  have  smitten,  and 
 2iossess  their  land,  beyond  the  Jordan,  at  the 
 sun-rising,  from  the  brook  Arnon  unto  mount 
 Hermon,  and  all  the  i)larn  eastward. 
 
 "  Sihon,  king  of  the  Amorite,  who  is  dwell- 
 ing in  Heshbon,  ruling  from  Aroer  which  is 
 on  the  border  of  the  brook  Arnon,  and  the 
 middle  of  the  brook,  and  half  of  Gilead,  and 
 tmto  Jabok  the  brook,  the  border  of  the  Bene- 
 Ammon ;  ^  and  the  plain  imto  the  sea  of  Chin- 
 iieroth  eastward,  and  imto  the  sea  of  the 
 plain  (the  salt  sea)  eastward,  the  way  to  Beth- 
 Jeshimoth,  and  from  the  south  under  the 
 springs  of  Pisgah. 
 
 ^  And  the  border  of  Og  king  of  Bashan  (of 
 the  remnant  of  the  Bephaim),  wlio  is  dwell- 
 in  Ashtaroth  aud  in  Edrei,  ^and  ruling  iu 
 mount  Hermon  and  in  Salcah,  and  in  all 
 Bashan,  unto  the  border  of  the  Geshurite, 
 and  the  Maachathite,  and  the  half  of  Gilead, 
 the  border  of  SOion  kiu,^  of  Heshbon.  ''Mo- 
 ses, servant  of  Jehovah,  and  the  sous  of 
 Israel  have  smitten  them,  and  Moses,  servant 
 of  Jehovah,  giveth  it — a  possession  to  the  Reii- 
 benite,  and  to  the  Gadite,  and  to  the  half  of 
 the  tribe  of  Manasseh. 
 
 ^And  these  are  kings  of  the  land  whom 
 Joshua  aud  the  sous  of  Israel  have  smitten 
 beyond  the  Jordan  westward,  from  Baal-Gad, 
 in  the  valley  of  Lebanon,  and  unto  the 
 mount  of  Halak,  whicli  is  going  uj)  to  Seir; 
 aud  Joshua  givetli  it  to  the  tribes  of  Israel — a 
 possession  according  to  their  divisions ;  *  in 
 the  hill-country,  and  in  the  low  coimtry,  and 
 in  the  plain,  and  in  the  springs,  and  in  the 
 wilderness,  and  in  the  south ;  the  Hittite, 
 the  Amorite,  and  the  Canaanite,  the  Periz- 
 zite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite : 
 "  The  king  of  Jericho,  one  ; 
 
 The  king  of  Ai,  which  w  beside  Bethel,  one ; 
 1"  The  king  of  Jerusalem,  one; 
 
 The  king  of  Hebron,  one ; 
 "  The  king  of  Jarmuth,  one; 
 
 The  king  of  Lachish,  one ; 
 
 12  The  king  of  Eglon,  one ; 
 The  king  of  Gezer,  one ; 
 
 13  The  king  of  Debir,  one ; 
 The  king  of  Geder,  one ; 
 
 1''  Tlie  king  of  Horraah,  one ; 
 
 Tlie  king  of  Arad,  one ; 
 1^  The  king  of  Libnah,  one; 
 
 The  king  of  AduUam,  one ; 
 i«  Tlie  king  of  Mekkedah,  one; 
 
 The  king  of  Beth-El,  one ; 
 1''  The  king  of  Tappuah,  one ; 
 
 The  king  of  Heplier,  one ; 
 1^  Tlie  king  of  Apliek,  one ; 
 
 The  king  of  Lasharon,  one  ; 
 13  The  king  of  Madon,  one ; 
 
 The  king  of  Hazor,  one; 
 -*>  The  king  of  Shimron-Meron,  one ; 
 
 The  Icing  of  Achshaph,  one; 
 "1  The  king  of  Taanach,  one; 
 
 The  Idng  of  Megiddo,  one ; 
 --  The  king  of  Kedesh,  one; 
 
 The  king  of  Jokneam  of  C'armel,  one : 
 -3  The  king  of  Dor,  at  the  elevation  of  Dor,  one ; 
 
 The  king  of  the  Goyim  of  Gilgal,  one ; 
 -^  The  king  of  Tirzah,  one ; 
 all  the  kings  are  thirty  and  one. 
 
 XIII.  lAND  Joshua  is  old,  entering  into 
 days,  and  Jehovah  saith  unto  him,  'Thou 
 hast  become  aged,  tliou  hast  entered  into  days ; 
 as  to  the  land,  very  much  hath  been  left  to 
 possess. 
 
 =^  'This  is  the  land  that  is  left;  all  the  cir- 
 cuits of  the  Philistines,  and  all  Geshuri,  ^from 
 Sihor  which  is  on  the  front  of  Egypt,  and  un- 
 to the  border  of  Ekrou  northward,  to  tlie 
 Canaanite  it  is  reckoned,  live  princes  of  the 
 Philistines,  theGazatiiite,  andthcAslidothite, 
 the  Eshkalonite,  tlie  Gittitc,  and  the  Ekron- 
 ite,  also  the  A^^m. 
 
 *  '  From  the  south,  all  tlie  land  of  the  Ca- 
 153 
 
Distribution  of  Canaan 
 
 XIII.  5.— JOSHUA.— XIV.  11.  among  tJie  tribes  of  Israel. 
 
 naanite,  andMccarali,  which isto the  Sidoniaua, 
 unto  Aphek,  unto  the  border  of  the  Aniorite; 
 ^  aud  the  laud  of  the  (iiblite,  aud  all  Lebauou, 
 at  the  suu-risiug,  from  Baal-Gad  under  mount 
 Harmon,  unto  the  going  in  to  Hamath :  "  all 
 the  inhabitants  of  the  hillcountry,  from  Leb- 
 anon unto  Misrephoth-Maim,  all  the  Sido- 
 nians:  I — I  dispossess  them  before  the  sous 
 of  Israel ;  only,  cause  it  to  fall  to  Israel  for  an 
 inheritance,  as  I  have  commanded  thee. 
 
 ^ '  And  now,  apportion  this  land  for  an  in- 
 heritance to  the  nine  tribes,  and  the  half  of 
 the  tribe  of  Manasseh,' — *  with  it  the  Reuben- 
 ite,  and  the  Gadite,  have  received  their  inheri- 
 tance, which  Moses  hath  given  to  them  be- 
 yond the  Jordan  eastward,  as  Moses  servant 
 of  Jehovah  hath  given  to  them ;  "  from  Aroer, 
 whiclx  is  on  the  edge  of  the  brook  Arnon,  and 
 the  city  which  is  in  the  midst  of  the  brook, 
 aud  all  the  plain  of  Medeba  unto  Dihon,  i"  and 
 all  the  cities  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorite, 
 who  reigned  in  Heshbon,  imto  the  border  of 
 the  Bene-Ammon,  ^^  and  Gilead,  and  the  bor- 
 der of  the  Geshurite,  and  of  the  Maachathite, 
 and  all  moimt  Hermon,  and  all  Bashan  unto 
 Salcah ;  ^'^  all  the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan, 
 who  reigned  in  Ashtaroth  and  in  Edrei ;  he 
 was  left  of  the  remnant  of  the  Kephaim,  and 
 Moses  doth  smite  them,  and  dispossess  them ; 
 '*  and  the  sons  of  Israel  dispossessed  not  the 
 Geshurite,  and  the  Maachatnitej  and  Geshur 
 aud  Maachath  dwell  in  the  midst  of  Israel 
 unto  this  day. 
 
 '••  Only,  to  the  tribe  of  Levi  he  hath  not 
 given  an  inheritance ;  fire-offerings  of  Jehovah, 
 God  of  Israel,  is  its  inheritance,  as  He  hath 
 spoken  to  it. 
 
 *^  And  Moses  giveth  to  the  tribe  of  the  sous 
 of  Reuben,  for  tlieir  families ;  ^^  and  the  bor- 
 der is  to  them  from  Aroer,  which  is  on  the 
 edge  of  the  brook  Ai-non,  and  the  city  whicli 
 is  in  the  midst  of  the  brook,  and  all  the  plain 
 by  Medeba,  i''  Heshbon,  aud  all  its  cities  which 
 are  in  the  plain,  Dibou,  and  Bamoth-Baal, 
 and  Beth-Baal-Meon,  i^  and  Jahazah,  and 
 Kedemoth,  and  Mephaath,  ^^  and  Kirjath- 
 aim,  and  Sibmah,  and  Zareth-Shahar,  in  the 
 mount  of  the  valley,  -''and  Beth-Peor,  and 
 the  springs  of  Pisgah,  and  Beth-Jeshimoth, 
 ■■'^  and  all  the  cities  of  the  plain,  and  all  the 
 kingdom  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorite,  who 
 reigned  in  Heshbon,  wnom  Moses  smote,  with 
 the  ])rinces  of  Midiau,  Evi,  and  Rekem,  and 
 Ziir,  and  Hur,  and  lleba,  princes  of  Sihon, 
 inha])itaut3  of  the  land. 
 
 --  And  Balaam,  son  of  Beor,  the  diviner, 
 have  the  sons  of  Israel  slain  with  the  sword, 
 among  their  wounded  ones. 
 
 -■'  And  the  border  of  tlie  sons  of  Reuben  is 
 the  Jordan,  and  its  border;  this  is  the  inheri- 
 tance of  the  sons  of  Reuben,  for  their  families, 
 the  cities  and  their  villages. 
 
 ■•^•'  And  Moses  giveth  to  the  tribe  of  Gad,  to 
 the  sons  of  Gad,  for  their  families;  "-^^  and 
 the  border  is  to  them  Jazer,  aud  all  the  cities 
 of  Gilead,  and  the  half  of  the  land  of  the 
 Bene-Ammon,  unto  Aroer  which  is  on  the 
 front  of  Rabljah,  '•"'  and  from  Heshbon  unto 
 Ramath-Mispoh,  and  Betouim,  and  from  M.v 
 lianaim  unto  the  border  of  Debir,  "^  and  in 
 the  valley,  Beth- Aram,  and  Beth-Nimrah, 
 154 
 
 aud  Succoth,  and  Zaphon,  tlio  rest  of  the 
 kiugdom  of  Sihou  king  of  HcshboUj  the  Jor- 
 dan and  its  border,  unto  the  extremity  of  the 
 sea  of  Chiunereth,  beyond  the  Jorddn,  east- 
 ward. ^  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  sons 
 of  Gad,  for  their  families,  the  cities  aud  their 
 villages. 
 
 -^  And  Moses  giveth  to  the  half  of  the  tribe 
 of  Manasseh;  and  it  is  to  the  half  of  the  tribe 
 of  the  sons  of  Mauasseh,  for  their  families. 
 ^^  And  their  border  is  from  Mahanaim,  all 
 Bashan,  all  the  kingdom  of  Og  king  of  Ba- 
 shan, aud  all  the  small  towns  of  Jair,  which 
 are  in  Bashan,  sixty  cities ;  ^^  and  the  half  of 
 Gilead,  and  Ashtaroth,  and  Edrei,  cities  of 
 the  kingdom  of  Og  in  Bashan,  ai-e  to  the  sous 
 of  Machir,  son  of  Manasseh,  to  the  half  of  the 
 sons  of  Machir,  for  their  families. 
 
 ^^  These  are  they  whom  Moses  caused  to 
 inherit  in  the  plams  of  Moab,  beyond  the 
 Jordan,  by  Jericho,  eastward ;  ^•^  and  to  the 
 tribe  oi  Levi  Moses  gave  not  an  inheritance ; 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  Himself  is  their  in- 
 heritance, as  He  hath  spoken  to  them. 
 
 XTV.  1  AND  these  are  they  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel  who  inherited  in  the  land  of  Ca- 
 naan, whom  Eleazar  the  priest,  and  Joshua 
 son  of  Nim,  and  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of 
 the  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  caused  to  in- 
 herit ;  -  by  lot  is  their  inheritance,  as  Jehovah 
 commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses,  for  the 
 nine  of  the  tribes,  and  the  half  of  the 
 tribe ;  ^  for  Moses  hath  given  the  inheritance 
 of  two  of  the  tribes,  and  of  half  of  the  tribe, 
 beyond  the  Jordan,  and  to  the  Levites  he 
 hath  not  given  an  inheritance  in  their  midst; 
 •*  for  the  sons  of  Joseph  hath  been  two  tribes, 
 Manasseh  and  Ephraim,  and  they  have  not 
 given  a  portion  to  the  Levites  in  the  land, 
 except  cities  to  dwell  in,  and  their  suburbs 
 for  their  cattle,  and  for  their  possessions ;  ''  as 
 Jehovah  commanded  Moses,  so  have  the 
 sons  of  Israel  done,  and  they  apportion  the 
 land. 
 
 ''  And  the  sons  of  Judah  come  nigh  unto 
 Joshua  in  Gilgal,  aud  Caleb  son  of  Jeiiliunneh 
 the  Kenezzite  saith  unto  him,  '  Thou  hast 
 known  the  word  that  Jehovah  hath  spoken 
 unto  Moses  the  man  of  God,  concerning  me 
 and  concerning  thee  in  Kadesh-Barnea :  ^  a 
 son  of  forty  years  am  I  in  Moses,  servant  of 
 Jehovah,  sending  me  from  Kadesh-Barnea,  to 
 spy  the  land,  and  I  bring  him  b.ack  word  as 
 with  my  heai-t ;  ^  and  my  brethren  who  have 
 gone  up  with  me  have  caused  the  heart  of  the 
 people  to  melt,  and  I  have  been  fidly  after 
 Jehovah  my  God ;  "  and  Moses  sweareth  in 
 that  day,  saying.  If  not — the  land  on  which 
 thy  foot  hath  trodden,  to  thee  it  is  for  inheri- 
 tance, and  to  thy  sons — to  the  age,  for  thou 
 hast  been  fully  after  Jehovah  my  God. 
 
 ^o'And,  now,  lo,  Jehovah  hath  kept  me 
 alive,  as  He  hath  spoken,  these  forty  and  iive 
 years,  since  Jehovah  spake  this  word  unto 
 Moses,  when  Israel  went  in  the  walderuess; 
 and  now,  lo,  I  am  to-day  a  son  of  live  and 
 eighty  years ;  ^^  yet  am  I  to-day  strong  as  in 
 the  day  of  Moses'  sending  me ;  as  ray  power 
 then,  so  i.i  my  power  now,  for  battle,  and  to 
 go  out,  and  to  come  in. 
 
Caleb's  inheritance. 
 
 XIV.  12.— JOSHUA.  —XV.  50.        OtlmieVs  valour  and  reward. 
 
 '-  '  And  DOW,  give  to  me  this  liill-coiintry, 
 of  which  Jeliovah  spake  iu  that  day,  for  thou 
 didst  hear  iu  that  day,  for  Auakini  are  there, 
 and  cities,  gxeat,  fenced ;  if  so  be  Jeliovah  is 
 with  me,  then  I  have  dispossessed  them,  as 
 Jehovah  hath  spoken.' 
 
 12  And  Joshua  blesseth  him,  and  giveth 
 Hebron  to  Caleb  son  of  Jephunneh  for  an  in- 
 heritance, "  therefoi-e  hath  Hebron  been  to 
 Caleb  son  of  Jephimneh  the  Kenezzite  for  an 
 inheritance  unto  this  day,  because  that  he 
 was  fully  after  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel ;  ^°  and 
 the  name  of  Hebron  formerly  is  I^rjath-Arba 
 (he  is  the  great  man  among  the  Anakim) ;  and 
 the  land  hath  rest  from  v.-ar. 
 
 XV.  1  AND  the  lot  for  the  tribe  of  the  sons 
 of  Judah,  for  their  families,  is  imto  the  bor- 
 der of  Edom;  the  wilderness  of  Zin  soiith- 
 ward,  at  the  extremity  of  the  south;  '■^  and  to 
 them  the  south  border  is  at  the  extremity  of 
 the  salt  sea,  from  the  bay  which  is  looking 
 southward ;  ^  and  it  hath  gone  out  unto  the 
 south  to  Maaleh-Akrabbim,  and  passed  over 
 to  Zin,  and  gone  up  on  the  south  to  Kadesh- 
 Barnea,  and  passed  over  to  Hezron,  and  gone 
 up  to  Adar,  and  turned  roimd  to  KarKaa, 
 *  and  passed  over  to  Azmon,  and  gone  out  at 
 the  brook  of  Egypt,  aud  the  outgoings  of  the 
 border  have  been  at  the  sea;  this  is  to  you 
 the  south  border. 
 
 ^  And  the  east  border  is  the  salt  sea,  unto 
 the  extremity  of  the  Jordan,  and  the  border 
 at  the  north  quarter  is  from  the  bay  of  the 
 sea,  at  the  extremity  of  the  Jordan ;  '•  and  the 
 border  hath  gone  up  to  Beth-Hoglah,  and 
 passed  over  on  the  north  of  Beth-Ai'abah,  and 
 the  border  hath  gone  up  to  the  stone  of  Bohan 
 son  of  E«ubeu :  ^  and  the  border  hath  gone 
 up  towards  Debir  from  the  valley  of  Achor, 
 and  northward  looking  unto  Gilgal,  which  is 
 over-against  the  ascent  of  Adiimmim,  which 
 is  on, the  south  of  the  brook,  and  the  border 
 hath  passed  over  unto  the  waters  of  En-She- 
 mesh,  and  its  out-goings  have  been  unto  Eu- 
 Rogel ;  8  and  the  border  hath  gone  up  the 
 valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,  unto  the  side  of 
 the  Jebusite  on  the  south  (it  is  Jerusalem), 
 and  the  border  hath  gone  up  unto  the  top  of 
 the  hill-country  which  is  on  the  front  of  the 
 valley  of  Hinnom  westward,  which  is  in  the 
 extremity  of  the  valley  of  the  Eephaim  north- 
 ward ;  3  and  the  border  hath  been  mai'ked 
 out,  from  the  top  of  the  hill-country  imto  the 
 fountain  of  the  waters  of  Nephtoah,  and 
 hath  gone  oiit  unto  the  cities  of  mount  Eph- 
 ron,  and  the  border  hath  been  marked  out  to 
 Baalah,  (it  is  Kirjath-Jearim);  i<*  and  the 
 border  hath  gone  round  from  Baalah  west- 
 ward, unto  mount  Seir,  and  passed  over  imto 
 the  side  of  mount  Jearim  (it  is  Chesalon),  on 
 the  north,  and  gone  down  to  Beth-Shemesh, 
 and  passed  over  to  Timnah ;  ^^  and  the  border 
 hath  gone  out  unto  the  side  of  Ekron  north- 
 ward, and  the  border  hath  been  marked  out 
 to  Shicron,  and  hath  passed  over  to  mount 
 Baalah,  and  gone  out  to  Jabneel ;  and  the 
 outgoings  of  the  border  have  been  at  the  sea. 
 
 1-  And  the  west  border  is  to  the  great  sea, 
 and  its  border ;  this  is  the  border  of  the  sons 
 of  Judah  round  about,  for  their  families. 
 
 "And  to  Caleb  son  of  Jcphimneh  hath  ha 
 "iveu  a  portion  in  the  midst  of  the  sons  of 
 Judah,  according  to  the  command  of  Jehovah 
 to  Joshua,  even  the  city  of  Arba,  father  of 
 Anak — it  is  Hebron. 
 
 I'*  And  Caleb  is  dispossessing  thence  the 
 three  sons  of  Auali,  Sheshai,  and  Ahiman, 
 and  Talmai,  children  of  Anak,  ^'•'  andhe  goeth 
 up  thence  unto  the  inhabitants  of  Debir; 
 and  the  name  of  Debir  formerly  is  Kirjath- 
 Sepher. 
 
 1'*  And  Caleb  saith,  '  He  who  smiteth  Klir- 
 jath-Sepher,  aud  hath  captured  it — I  have 
 given  to  him  Achsah  my  daughter  for  a  wife.' 
 ^''  And  Othniel  son  of  Kenaz,  brother  of  Caleb, 
 doth  capture  it,  and  he  giveth  to  him  Achsah 
 his  daughter  for  a  wife. 
 
 1^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  lier  coming  iu, 
 that  she  persuadeth  him  to  ask  from  her  fa- 
 ther a  field,  and  she  lighteth  from  off  the  ass, 
 and  Caleb  saith  to  her,  'What— to  thee?' 
 ^^  And  she  saith,  '  Give  to  me  a  blessing ;  when 
 the  land  of  the  south  thou  hast  given  me, 
 then  thou  hast  given  to  me  springs  of  waters ;' 
 and  he  giveth  to  her  the  upper  springs  and 
 the  lower  springs. 
 
 -"  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the 
 sons  of  Judah,  for  their  families.  -^  And  the 
 cities  at  the  extremity  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons 
 of  Judah  are  imto  the  border  of  Edom  in  the 
 south,  Kabzeel,  and  Eder,  and  Jagm*,  "^  and 
 Kinah,  andDimonah,andAdadah,  ^^andKed- 
 esh,  audHazor,  andlthnan,  -■*Ziph,  andTelem, 
 and  Bealoth,  "^and  Hazor,  Hadattah,  and 
 Kerioth,  Hezron,  (it  is  Hazor,)  -*' Amam,  and 
 Shema,  and  Moladah,  "^and  Hazar-Gaddah, 
 and  Heshmon,  and  Beth-Palet,  '•*  and  Hazar- 
 Shual,  and  Beer-Sheba,  and  Bizjothjah, 
 '■^  Baalah,  and  lim,  and  Azem,  '*'*  and  Eltolad, 
 and  Chesil,  and  Hormah,  ^^  and  Ziklag,  and 
 Madmaunah,  and  Sansannah,  '"and  Leba- 
 oth,  aud  Shilhim,  and  Ain,  and  Rimmon; 
 all  the  cities  are  twenty  and  nine,  and  their 
 villages. 
 
 ^*  in  the  low  country :  Eshtaol,  and  Zo- 
 reah,  and  Ashnah,  ^^and  Zanoah,  and  En- 
 Gannim,  Tappuah,  and  Enam,  ^s  Jarmuth, 
 and  Adullam,  Socoh,  and  Azekah,  ^'^  and 
 Sharaim,  and  Adithaim,  and  Gederah,  and 
 Gederothaim ;  fourteen  cities  and  their  vil- 
 lages . 
 
 ^7  Zenan,  and  Hadashah,  and  Mi^dal-Gad, 
 38  and  Dilean,  and  Mizpeh,  and  Joktheel 
 39Lachish,  and  Bozkath,  and  Eglon,  ^''and 
 Cabbon,  and  Lahmam,  aud  Kithlish,  *^  and 
 Gederoth,  Beth-Dagon,  and  Naamah,  and 
 Makkedah ;  sixteen  cities  and  their  vil- 
 lages. 
 
 ^  Libnah,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan,  '^  and 
 Jiphtah,  and  Ashnah,  and  Nezib,  **and  Keil- 
 ah,  and  Achzib,  and  Mareshali;  nine  cities 
 and  their  villages. 
 
 *5  Ekrou  and  its  towns  and  its  villages, 
 *^  from  Ekron  and  westward,  all  that  are  by 
 the  side  of  Ashdod,  and  their  villages.  *''  Ash- 
 dod,  its  towns  and  its  villages,  Gaza,  its  towns 
 and  its  villages,  unto  the  l>rook  of  Egypt,  and 
 the  great  sea,  and  its  border. 
 
 ^  And  in  the  hill-country :  Shamir,  and  Jat- 
 tir,  and  Socoh,  ''•''and  Daunah,  and  Kirjath- 
 Sannah  (it  is  Debir^    ^^  and  Auab,  an    Eshte 
 155 
 
Tlie  cities  of  Judah. 
 
 moll,  and  Anim,  •'''  and  Goslien,  and  Holon, 
 and  (xiloh  ;  eleven  cities  and  their  villages. 
 
 ^^  Arab,  and  Dumah,  and  Esliean,  ^-^  and 
 Janum,  and  Beth-Tappnah,  and'  Aphekali, 
 "and  Humtah,  and  Kirjath-Arba  (it  is  Heb- 
 ron), and  Zior ;  nine  cities  and  their  villages. 
 
 ''^Maou,  Carmel,  and  Ziph,  and  Jiittah, 
 ''and  Jezreel,  and  Jokdeam,  and  Zanoah, 
 5^  Cain,  Gibeah,  and  Timnah ;  ten  cities  and 
 their  ^^]laQ:cs. 
 
 ■^s  Halhnl,  Beth-Zur,  and  Gedor,  '^  and  Maa- 
 rath,  andBeth-Auoth,  audEltekon;  six  cities 
 and  their  villages.  _ 
 
 ^"  ICirjath-Baal  (it  is  IGrjath-Jearim),  and 
 Rabbali ;  two  cities  and  their  villages. 
 
 ''I  In  the  wilderness :  Beth-Arabah,  Middin, 
 and  Secacah,  •>-  and  Nibshan,  and  the  city  of 
 Salt,  and  En-Gedi;  six  cities  and  their  %'il- 
 lages. 
 
 "^  As  to  the  Jebnsites,  inhabitants  of  Jeru- 
 salem, the  sons  of  Judah  have  not  been  able 
 to  dispossess  them,  and  the  Jcbusite  dwelleth 
 with  the  sous  of  Judah  in  Jerusalem  unto  this 
 day. 
 
 XVI.  ^  AND  the  lot  for  the  sons  of  Joseph 
 goeth  out  from  Jordan  by  Jericho,  to  the  wa- 
 ters of  Jericho  on  the  east,  to  the  wilderness 
 going  up  from  Jericho  in  the  hill-country  of 
 Beth-El,  '•'and  hath  gone  out  from  Beth-El  to 
 Luz,  and  passed  over  uuto  the  border  of  Archi 
 to  Atarotli,  ^  and  gone  down  westward  unto 
 the  border  of  Japlileti,  uuto  the  border  of 
 Beth-Horon  the  lower,  and  imto  Gezer,  and 
 its  outgoings  have  been  at  the  sea.  *And 
 khe  sons  of  Joseph — Manasseh  and  Ephraim 
 —inherit. 
 
 5  And  the  border  of  the  sous  of  Ephraim  is 
 by  their  families  ;  and  the  border  of  their  in- 
 heritance is  on  the  east,  Ati'oth-Addar  unto 
 Beth-Horou  the  ujiper;  "  and  the  border  hath 
 gone  out  at  the  sea,  to  Michmethah  ou  the 
 north,  and  the  border  hath  gone  round  east- 
 ward to  Taanath-Shiloh,  and  passed  over  it 
 eastward  to  Janohah,  '  and  gone  down  from 
 Janohah  to  Ataroth,  and  to  Naarath,  and 
 touched  against  Jericho,  and  gone  out  at  the 
 Jordan.  ^  From  Tappuah  the  border  goeth 
 westward  unto  the  Drook  of  Kauah,  and  its 
 outgoings  have  been  at  the  sea:  this  is  the 
 inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons  of  Eph- 
 raim, for  their  families.  _ 
 
 3  And  the  separate  cities  of  the  sous  of  Eph- 
 raim are  in  the  midst  of  the  inheritance  of 
 the  sonii  of  Manasseh,  all  the  cities  and  their 
 villages ;  ^^  and  they  have  not  dispossessed 
 the  Canaanite  who  is  dwelling  in  Gezer,  and 
 the  Canaanite  dwelleth  in  tlie  midst  of  Eph- 
 raim unto  this  day,  and  is  to  tribute — a  ser- 
 vant. 
 
 XVII.  lAND  the  lot  is  for  the  tribe  of 
 
 Manasseh  (for  he  is  lirst-born  of  Joseph),  for 
 Macliir  lirst-born  of  Manasseh,  father  of  Gil- 
 ead,  for  he  hath  been  a  man  of  war,  and  his 
 are  Gilead  and  Bashan. 
 
 2  And  there  is  for  the  sons  of  Manasseh 
 who  are  left,  for  tlieir  families  ;  for  tlie  sons 
 of  Abiezer,  and  for  the  sons  of  Helek,  and  for 
 the  sons  of  Asriel,  and  for  the  sons  of  She- 
 chera,  and  fur  the  sons  of  Hepher,  and  for 
 15(5 
 
 XV.  51.— JOSHDA.— XVII.  17.     Border  of  the  sons  of  Joseph. 
 
 the  sons  of  Siiemida ;  these  are  the  children 
 of  Manasseh  son  of  Joseph— the  males — by 
 their  families. 
 
 ^  As  to  Zelophehad,  son  of  Hepher,  son  of 
 Gilead,  son  of  Machir,  son  of  Manasseh,  he 
 hath  no  children  except  daughters,  and  these 
 are  the  names  of  his  daughters:  Mahlah, 
 and  Noah,  Hoglali.  Milcah,  and  Tirzali,  •*  and 
 they  draw  near  before  Eleazar  the  priest,  and 
 before  Joshua  son  of  Nun,  and  before  the 
 princes,  saying,  '  Jehovah  commanded  Moses 
 to  give  to  us  an  inheritance  in  the  midst 
 of  our  brethren;'  and  he  giveth  to  them, 
 at  the  command  of  Jehovah,  an  inherit- 
 ance in  the  midst  of  the  brethi-en  of  their 
 father. 
 
 "  And  ten  jjortions  fall  to  Manasseh,  apart 
 from  the  land  of  Gilead  and  Bashan,  which 
 are  beyond  the  Jordan;  ^for  the  daughters 
 of  Manasseli  have  inlierited  an  inheritance  in 
 the  midst  of  his  sons,  and  the  land  of  Gilead 
 hath  been  to  the  sons  of  Manasseh  who  are 
 left. 
 
 5"  And  the  border  of  Manasseh  is  from  Aslier 
 to  Michmethah,  which  is  on  the  front  of  She- 
 chem,  and  the  border  hath  gone  on  uuto  the 
 right,  unto  the  inliabitants  of  En-Tappuah. 
 ^  To  Manasseli  hath  been  the  land  of  Tappuah, 
 and  Tappuali  unto  the  border  of  Manasseh  is 
 to  the  sons  of  Ephraim.  ^Aud  the  border 
 hath  come  down  to  the  brook  of  Kanah, 
 southward  of  the  brook ;  these  cities  of  Eph- 
 raim are  in  the  midst  of  the  cities  of  Manas- 
 seh, and  the  border  of  Manasseh  is  on  the 
 north  of  the  brook,  and  its  outgoings  are  at 
 the  sea.  i"  Southward  is  to  Ephraim  and 
 northward  to  Manasseh,  and  the  sea  is  his 
 border,  and  in  Aslier  they  meet  on  the  north, 
 and  iu  Issachar  on  the  east. 
 
 11  And  Manasseh  hath  in  Issachar  and  in 
 Asher,  Beth-Shean  and  its  towns,  and  Ibleam 
 and  its  towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Dor  and 
 its  towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  En-Dor  and 
 its  towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Taauach 
 and  its  towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Megiddo 
 and  its  to\vns,  three  counties. 
 
 1-  And  the  sons  of  Manasseh  have  not  been 
 able  to  occu]iy  these  cities,  and  the  Canaanite 
 is  desirous  to  dwell  in  this  land,  i^and  it 
 Cometh  to  pass  wlieu  the  sone  of  Israel  lia.ve 
 been  strong,  that  they  put  the  Canaanite 
 to  tribute,  and  have  not  utterly  disxjossesed 
 him. 
 
 !■•  And  the  sons  of  Joseph  speak  with  Jos- 
 hua, saying,  '  Wherefore  hast  tliou  given  to 
 me  an  inheritance — one  lot  and  one  portion, 
 and  1  a  numerous  jieople?  hitherto  hath  Je- 
 hovah blessed  me.' 
 
 15  And  Joshua  saith  unto  them,  '  If  thou  art 
 a  numerous  people,  go  up  for  thee  to  the 
 forest,  then  thou  nast  prepared  fcr  thee  there, 
 in  the  land  of  the  Perizzite,  and  of  the  Re- 
 i:)haira,  when  mount  Ephraim  hath  been  nar- 
 row for  thee.' 
 
 1"  And  the  sons  of  Joseph  say,  '  The  hiU  is 
 not  found  to  us,  and  a  chariot  of  iron  is  with 
 every  Canaanite  who  is  dwelling  in  the  laud 
 of  tlie  valley— to  him  who  is  in  Beth-Shean 
 and  its  towns,  and  to  him  who  is  in  the  valley 
 of  Jczrcel.' 
 
 "  And  Joshua  spcaketh  unto  the  houpo  of 
 
The  tabernacle  at  Shiloh. 
 
 XVII.  18.— JOSHUA.— XIX.  11. 
 
 The  portion  oj  Benjamin. 
 
 Joseoh,  to  Ephraim  and  to  Manasseh,  say- 
 ing, ^  Thou  art  a  numerous  people,  and  liast 
 great  power;  thou  hast  nOt  one  lot  only, 
 18  because  the  mountain  ia  thine ;  because  it 
 is  a  forest — thou  hast  prepared  it,  and  its 
 outgoings  have  been  thine ;  oecause  thou  dost 
 disposse'Sa  the  Canaanite,  though  it  hath 
 chariots  of  iron — though  it  is  strong.' 
 
 XVIII.  "'■  AND  all  the  company  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel  are  assembled  at_  Shiloh,  and  they 
 cause  the  tent  of  meeting  to  tabernacle 
 there,  and  the  land  hath  been  subdued  be- 
 fore them. 
 
 ^And  there  are  left  among  the  sous  of 
 Israel  who  have  not  shared  their  inheritance, 
 seven  tribes,  ^  and  Joshua  saith  unto  the_sons 
 of  Israel,  'Till  when  ai'e  ye  remiss  to  go  in 
 to  possess  the  laud  which  He  hath  given  to 
 you,  Jehovah,  God  of  yoiu-  fathers?  *Give 
 for  you  three  men  for  a  tribe,  and  I  send 
 them,  and  they  rise  and  go  up  and  down 
 through  the  land,  and  describe  it  according 
 to  their  inheritance,  and  come  in  unto  me, 
 ^and  they  have  divided  it  into  seven  por- 
 tions— Judah  doth  stay  by  its  border  on  the 
 south,  and  the  house  of  Joseph  do  stay  by 
 theu"  border  on  the  north — "  and  ye  describe 
 the  land  in  seven  portions,  and  have  brought 
 it  in  unto  me  hither,  and  I  have  cast  for  you 
 a  lot  here  before  Jehovah  our  God ;  ^  for 
 there  is  no  poi'tion  to  the  Levites  in  your 
 midst,  for  the  priesthood  of  Jehovah  is 
 their  inheritance,  and  Gad,  and  Reuben, 
 and  the  half  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  re- 
 ceived their  inheritance  beyond  the  Jordan 
 eastward,  wliich  Moses  servant  of  Jehovah 
 gave  to  them.' 
 
 8 And  the  men  rise  and  go;  and  Joshua 
 commandeth  those  who  are  going  to  describe 
 the  land,  saying,  'Go,  and  walk  up  and  down 
 through  the  land,  and  describe  it,  and  turn 
 back  imto  me,  and  here  I  cast  for  you  a  lot 
 before  Jehovah  in  Shiloh.' 
 
 ^  And  the  men  go,  and  pass  over  through 
 the  land,  and  describe  it  by  cities,  in  seven 
 
 S options,  on  a  book,  and  they  come  in  unto 
 oshua,  unto  the  camp,  at  Shiloh. 
 iJ'And  Joshua  casteth  for  tliem  a  lot  in 
 Shiloh   before    Jehovah,    and  there   Joshua 
 apportioneth  the  land  to  the  sous  of  Israel, 
 according  to  their  divisions. 
 
 11  And  a  lot  goeth  up  for  the  tribe  of  the 
 sons  of  Benjamin,  for  their  families ;  and  the 
 border  of  their  lot  goeth  out  between  the 
 sons  of  Judah  and  the.sons  of  Joseph,  i-  And 
 the  border  is  to  them  at  the  north  side  from 
 the  Jordan,  and  the  border  hath  gone  ux)  unto 
 the  side  of  Jericho  on  the  north,  and  gone 
 up  through  tlie  hill-coimtry  westward,  and 
 its  outgoings  have  been  at  the  wilderness  of 
 Beth-Aven  ;  i^  and  the  })order  hath  gone  over 
 thence  to  Luz,  iinto  the  side  of  Luz  (it  is 
 Beth-El)  southward,  and  the  border  hath 
 gone  down  to  Atrotli-Addar,  by  the  hill  that 
 is  on  the  south  of  the  lower  Beth-Horon;  i^and 
 the  border  hath  been  marked  out,  and  hath 
 gone  round  to  the  corner  of  the  sea  south- 
 ward, from  the  hill  which  is  at  the  front  of 
 Beth  Horon  southward,  and  its  outg-oings 
 liave  been  unto  Kirjath-Baal  (it  is  Kirjath- 
 
 Jearim),  a  city  of  the  sons  of  Judah :  this  is 
 the  west  quarter. 
 
 1^  And  the  south  quarter  is  from  the  end  of 
 Kirjath-Jearim,  and  the  border  hath  gone  out 
 westward,  and  gone  out  unto  the  fountain  of 
 the  waters  of  Nephtoah;  i^^ud  the  border 
 hath  come  down  imto  the  extremity  of  the 
 hill  which  is  on  the  front  of  the  valley  of  the 
 son  of  Hinnoni,  wliich  is  in  the  valley  of  the 
 Eephaim  northward,  and  hath  gone  down 
 the  valley  of  Hinnom  unto  the  side  of  Jebusi 
 southward,  and  gone  down  to  En-Rogel,  ^^  and 
 hath  been  marked  out  on  the  north,  and  gone 
 out  to  En-Shemesh,  and  gone  out  imto  Geli- 
 loth,  which  is  over-against  the  ascent  of 
 Admnmim,  and  gone  down  to  the  stone  of 
 Bohan  son  of  Eeiiben,  i^  aud  passed  over  imto 
 the  side  over-against  Arabah  northward,  and 
 gone  down  to  Arabah;  i^aud  the  border 
 hath  passed  over  unto  the  side  of  Beth-Hoglah 
 northward,  and  the  outgoings  of  the  border 
 havebeen  unto  the  north  bay  of  the  salt  sea, 
 unto  the  south  extremity  of  ibhe  Jordan ;  this 
 is  the  south  border ;  -"  and  the  Jordan  doth 
 border  it  at  the  east  quarter ;  this  is  the  in- 
 heritance of  the  sons  of  Benjamin,  by  its 
 borders  round  about,  for  their  families. 
 
 "1  Aud  the  citiesfor  thetribe  of  the  sons  of 
 Benjamin,  for  their  families,  have  beeu  Jeri- 
 cho, and  Beth-Hoglah,  aud  tlie  valley  of 
 Keziz,  ""  and  Beth-Arabah,  and  Zemaraiiii, 
 and  Beth-El,  -•'aud  Avim,  and  Parali,  and 
 Ophrali,  -^  and  Chexthar  -  Haammonai,  and 
 Ophni,  and  Gaba;  twelve  cities  and  their 
 villages. 
 
 "^  Gibeon,  and  Ramali,  and  Beeroth,  ""  anrl 
 Mizpeh,  and  Chex^hirah,  and  Mozah,  -''aiid 
 Rekem,  andL'peel,  andTaralah,  -'^andZelah. 
 Eleph,  and  Jebusi  (it  is  Jerusalem),  Gibeath, 
 Kirjath:  fourteen  cities  aud  their  villages. 
 This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  sous  of  Benja- 
 .uin,  for  their  families. 
 
 XIX.  1  AND  the  second  lot  goeth  out  for 
 Simeon,  for  the  tribe  of  the  sons  of  Simeon, 
 for  their  families ;  and  their  inheritance  is  in 
 the  midst  of  the  inheritance  of  the  sons  of 
 Judah,  "and  they  have  in  their  inheritauce 
 Beer-Sheba,  and  Sheba,  and  Moladah,  ^and 
 Hazar-Shual,  aud  Balah,  and  Azem,  ^and 
 Eltolad,  and  Bethul,  aud  Hormah,  ^  and  Zik- 
 lag,  and  Beth-Marcaboth,  and  Hazar-Susah, 
 •'and  Beth-Lebaoth,  aud  Sharuheu;  thii-teen 
 cities  aud  their  villages. 
 
 "Ain,  Remmou,  and  Ether,  and  Ashan; 
 four  cities  aud  their  villages;  ^also  all  the 
 villages  which  are  round  about  these  cities, 
 unto  Baalath-Beer,  Ramotli  of  the  south. 
 ■This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons 
 of  Simeon,  for  their  faniihes ;  "out  of  the 
 Xiortion  of  the  sons  of  Judah  is  the  inheritance 
 of  the  sous  of  Simeon,  for  the  portion  of  the 
 sons  ot  Judah  hath  been  too  much  for  them, 
 and  the  sons  of  Simeon  inherit  in  the  midst  of 
 their  inheritauce. 
 
 1"  And  the  third  lot  goetli  up  for  the  sons  of 
 Zebulim,  for  their  families ;  and  the  border  of 
 their  inheritance  is  unto  Sarid,  "  and  their 
 border  hath  gone  up  towards  the  sea,,  and 
 Maralah,  and  come  against  Dabbasheth,  and 
 come  unto  the  brook  which  is  on  the  front  of 
 157 
 
Lots  of  several  tribes. 
 
 XIX.  12.— JOSHUA.— XX.  9. 
 
 DavUs  extension. 
 
 lokueam,  ^^  and  turned  back  from  Sarid  east- 
 ward, at  the  sun-rising,  by  the  l)order  of 
 (jhisloth-Tabor,  and  gone  out  unto  Daberath, 
 and  gone  up  to  .Taphia,  ^'^  and  thence  it  hath 
 passed  over  eastward,  to  the  east,  to  Gittah- 
 Hephei",  to  Ittah-Kazin,  and  gone  out  to  Rim- 
 mon-Methoar  to  Neah ;  i*  and  the  border  hath 
 gone  round  it,  from  the  north  to  Hannathon; 
 and  its  outgoings  have  been  in  the  valley  of 
 Jiphthah-El,  "and  Kattath,  and  Nahallal, 
 and  Shimron,  and  Idalah,  and  Beth-Lehem; 
 twelve  cities  and  their  villages.  '"^  This  is  the 
 inheritance  of  tlie  sons  of  Zebuluu,  for  their 
 families,  these  cities  and  their  %'illages. 
 
 ^ ''  For  Issachar  hath  the  fourth  lot  gone  out, 
 for  the  sons  of  Issachar,  for  theii*  families ; 
 ^8  and  tlieir  border  is  at  .Jezreel,  and  Chesul- 
 loth,  and  Shunem,  ^-'and  Hajihraim,  and  Shi- 
 lion,  and  Anaharath,  -"  and  Eabbith,  and 
 Kisliion,  and  Abez,  "^  and  Remeth,  and  En- 
 Gannim,  and  Eu-Haddah,  and  Beth-Pazzez; 
 "'  and  the  border  hath  touched  against  Tabor, 
 and  Shahazimah,  and  Bcth-Shemesh,  and  the 
 outgoings  of  their  border  have  been  at  the 
 Jordan ;  sixteen  cities  and  their  villages. 
 "•*  This  is  tlio  inheritance  of  the  tribe  of  the 
 sons  of  Issachar,  for  their  families,  the  cities 
 and  their  villages. 
 
 ^  And  the  fifth  lot  goeth  out  for  the  tribe 
 of  the  sous  of  Asher,  for  their  families ;  '^  and 
 their  border  is  Helkath,  and  Hali,  and  Beten, 
 andAchshaph,  ""and  Alammelech,  andAmad, 
 and  Misheal ;  and  it  toucheth  against  Carmel 
 westward,  and  against  Shihor-Libnath ;  ^''  and 
 hath  turned  back,  at  the  sun-rising,  to  Beth- 
 Dagon,  and  come  against  Zebidun,  and 
 against  the  valley  of  Jiphthah-El  toward  the 
 north  of  Eeth-Emek,  and  Neiel,  aud  hath 
 gone  out  unto  Cabul  on  the  left,  "^and  Hel)- 
 ron,  and  Rehob,  aud  Hammon,  and  Kaaah, 
 unto  gi-eat  Zidon;  ^^and  the  border  hath 
 tiirned  back  to  E,amah,  and  unto  the  fenced 
 city  Tyre ;  and  the  border  hath  turned  back 
 to  Hosah,  and  its  outgoings  are  at  the  sea, 
 from  the  coast  to  Achzib,  ■*''  and  Ilmmah,  and 
 Aphek,  and  Rehob ;  twenty  and  two  cities 
 and  their  villages.  ^^  This  is  the  inheritance 
 of  the  tribe  of  tlie  sons  of  Ashcr,  for  their 
 families,  these  cities  aud  their  villages. 
 
 ^-For  the  sons  of  Naphtali  hath  the  sixth 
 lot  gone  out,  for  tlic  sons  of  Naphtali,  for 
 their  fanaiHes ;  ^^and  their  border  is  from 
 Holeph,  from  Allon  in  Zaauanniin,  and 
 Adami,  Nekeb,  and  Jabneel,  unto  Lakkum, 
 and  its  outgoings  are  at  the  Jordan;  •'■'and 
 the  border  liath  turned  back  Avestward  to 
 Azuoth-Tabor,  and  gone  out  thence  to  Huk- 
 kok,  and  touched  against  Zebulun  on  the 
 south,  and  against  Aslnir  it  liath  touched  on 
 the  west,  and  against  Judali  at  the  Jordan, 
 at  the  sun-rising;  ^''and  the  cities  of  defence 
 are  Ziddim,  Zcr,  ami  Hammath,  Rakkath, 
 and  Chiuaereth,  ■''•and  Adamah,  and  Ramah, 
 aud  Hazor,  ^''  and  Kedesh,  and  Edrei,  and  En- 
 Hazor,  '•"'and  Iron,  aud  Migdal-El,  Korcm, 
 ,  and  Beth-Auath,  aud  Beth-Slieniesh;  nine- 
 teen cities  and  their  villages.  -"This  /,s-  the 
 inlieritance  of  the  tribe  of  the  sous  of  Nai)h- 
 tali,  for  their  families,  the  cities  aud  their 
 villages. 
 
 ■"•For  the  tribe  of  the  sous  of  Dan,  for 
 168 
 
 their  families,  hath  the  seventh  lot  gone  out ; 
 ■"i  and  the  border  of  their  inheritance  is  Zorah, 
 aud  Eshtaol,  and  Ir-Shemcsh,  ^andShalab- 
 biu,  and  Aijalon,  and  Jethlah,  *^and  Elon, 
 and  Thimnathah,  and  Ekron,  '^-'and  Eltekeh, 
 and  Gibbethon,  and  Baalath,  ■'^and  Jehud, 
 and  Bene-Berak,  and  Gath-Rimmon,  ^"and 
 Me-Jarkon,  and  Rakkon,  with  the  border 
 over-against  Japho. 
 
 ^'  And  the  border  of  the  sous  of  Dan  goeth 
 out  from  them,  and  the  sons  of  Dan  go  up 
 and  tight  Avith  Leshem,  aud  cai)ture  it,  and 
 smite  it  by  the  mouth  of  the  sword,   and 
 
 g>ssess  it,  aud  dwell  in  it,  and  call  Leshem, 
 an,  according  to  the  name  of  Dan  their 
 father.  **  This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  tribe 
 of  the  sons  of  Dan,  for  their  families,  these 
 cities  and  their  villages. 
 
 ''''And  they  finish  to  give  the  land  in  in- 
 heritance, by  its  borders,  and  the  sons  of 
 Israel  give  an  inheritance  to  Joshua  sou  of 
 Nun  in  their  midst;  ^"by  the  command  of 
 Jehovah  they  have  given  to  him.  the  city 
 which  he  asked,  Timnath-Serah,  in  the  hill 
 country  of  Ephraim,  aud  he  buildeth  the 
 city  and  dwelleth  in  it. 
 
 ''^  These  are  the  inlieritances  which  Eleazar 
 the  priest,  aud  Joshua  sou  of  Nun,  and  the 
 heads  of  the  fatliers  of  the  tribes  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel,  have  caused  to  inherit  by  lot,  in 
 Shiloh,  before  Jehovah,  at  the  opening  of  the 
 tent  of  meeting ;  aud  they  huish  to  a]3portion 
 the  laud. 
 
 XX.  1  AND  Jehovah  s]jeaketh  unto  Joshua, 
 saying,  ^  '  Speak  imto  the  sons  of  Israel,  say- 
 ing. Give  for  you  cities  of  refuge,  as  I  have 
 spoken  unto  you  by  the  hand  of  Moses,  "*/or 
 the  fleeing  thither  of  a  man-slayer  smiting 
 life  inadvertently,  Avithout  kuoAvledge;  and 
 they  have  been  to  you  for  a  refuge  from  the 
 redeemer  of  blood. 
 
 ■*  '  When  one  hath  fled  unto  one  of  these 
 cities,  and  hath  stood  at  the  o]ieuiug  of  tha 
 gate  of  the  city,  aud  hath  spoken  in  tlie  ears 
 of  the  elders  of  tliat  city  his  matter,  theu  they 
 have  gathered  liim  into  tlie  city  unto  them, 
 and  liaA^e  given  to  him  a  place,  and  he  hath 
 dAvelt  Avith  them. 
 
 ^ '  And  Avhen  the  redeemer  of  blood  doth 
 pursue  after  him,  theu  they  do  not  shut  up 
 the  man-slayer  into  his  hand,  for  without 
 knowledge  he  hath  smitten  his  neighbour, 
 and  is  not  hating  him  hitherto:  ''and  he  hath 
 dwelt  in  that  city  till  his  standing  before  the 
 company  for  judgment,  till  the  deatli  of  the 
 chief  priest  AA'ho  is  in  those  days  — tliou  doth 
 tlie  inau-slayer  turn  back  and  hath  come  unto 
 his  city,  aud  unto  his  house,  unto  the  city 
 Avheuce  he  iled.' 
 
 "And  they  sanctify  Kedesh  in  Galilee,  in 
 the  hill-coimtry  of  Naphtali,  aud  Sliecliem 
 in  the  hiU-couucry  of  Ephraim,  and  Kirjath- 
 Arba  (it  is  Hebron),  in  the  hiJl-country  of 
 Judali ;  '^  aud  l)eyond  the  Jordan,  at  .Jericho 
 eastAvard,  they  liave  given  Bezer  in  the  Avild- 
 erness,  in  the  ])lain,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reu- 
 ben, aud  Ramotli  in  Gilead  out  of  the  tribe 
 of  Gad,  and  Golan  in  Bnshan  out  of  the  tribe 
 of  Manasseh. 
 
 "  These  have  becu  citied  of  uicotiug  for  all 
 
The  cities  of  refuge. 
 
 XXI.  1.— JOSHUA.— XXI.  45. 
 
 Cities  of  the  Levites. 
 
 the  sons  of  Israel,  and  for  a  sojourner  who 
 is  sojoiu'niug  in  their  uiidst,  for  the  fleeing 
 thither  of  any  one  smiting  life  inadvertently, 
 and  he  doth  not  die  by  the  hand  of  the  re- 
 deemer of  blood  till  his  standing  before  the 
 company. 
 
 XXI.  1  AND  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of 
 the  Levites  di-aw  nigh  unto  Eleazar  the  priest, 
 and  unto  Joshua  son  of  Nun,  and  unto  the 
 heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  tribes  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel,  ''and  they  speak  unto  them  in 
 Shiloh,  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  saying,  'Je- 
 hovah commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses  to 
 ^ve  to  us  cities  to  dwell  in,  and  their  suburbs 
 tor  our  cattle.'  ^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  give 
 to  the  Levites,  out  of  theirinheritance,  at  the 
 command  of  Jehovah,  these  cities  and  their 
 suburbs : 
 
 *  And  the  lot  goeth  out  for  the  families  of 
 the  Kohathite,  and  there  are  for  the  sous  of 
 Aaron  the  priest  (of  the  Levites),  out  of  the 
 tribe  of  Judah,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Sim- 
 eon, and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  by  lot 
 thirteen  cities,  ^  and  for  the  sons  of  Kohath 
 who  are  left,  out  of  the  families  of  the  tribe 
 of  Ephraim,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  and 
 out  of  the  half  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  by 
 lot  ten  cities  : 
 
 ''And  for  the  sons  of  Gershon  are,  out  of 
 the  families  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  and  out 
 of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of 
 Naphtali.  and  out  of  the  half  tribe  of  Man- 
 asseh in  Bashan,  by  lot,  thirteen  cities. 
 
 ^  For  the  sons  of  Merari,  for  their  families, 
 are,  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  and  out  of 
 the  tribe  of  Gad,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of 
 Zebulun,  twelve  cities. 
 
 '^And  the  sons  of  Israel  give  to  the  Le- 
 vites these  cities  and  their  suburbs,  as  Je- 
 hovah commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses,  by 
 lot. 
 
 '■>  And  they  give  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons 
 of  Judah,  and  out  of  the  tribe  of  the  sons  of 
 Simeon,  these  cities  which  are  called  by 
 name ;  ^^  and  they  are  for  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
 of  the  families  of  the  Kohathite,  of  the  sons 
 of  Levi,  for  theirs  hath  been  the  first  lot ; 
 ^'^and  they  give  to  them  the  city  of  Arba 
 father  of  Anak  (it  is  Hebron),  in  the  hill- 
 coimtry  of  Judah,  and  its  suburbs  round 
 about  it ;  ^"  and  the  field  of  the  city  and  its 
 villages  they  have  given  to  Caleb  sou  of  Je- 
 phunneh  for  his  possession. 
 
 1^  And  to  the  sous  of  Aaron  the  priest  they 
 have  given  the  city  of  refuge  for  the  man- 
 slayer,  Hebron  and  its  suburbs,  and  Libuah 
 and  its  suburbs,  ^^  and  Jattir  and  its  suburbs, 
 and  Eshtemoa  and  its  subm'bs,  ^^  and  Holou 
 and  its  suburbs,  and  Debir  and  its  su})urbs, 
 ^"and  Ain  and  its  subiu-bs,  and  Juttali  and 
 its  subm-bs,  Beth-Shemesh  and  its  suburbs; 
 nine  cities  out  of  these  two  tribes. 
 
 ^''  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Gibeon 
 and  its  suburbs,  Geba  and  its  suburbs,  ^^An- 
 atlioth  and  its  suburbs,  and  Almon  and  its 
 suburbs — four  cities;  ^"all  the  cities  of  the 
 sons  of  Aaron  the  priests,  are  tliirteen  cities 
 and  their  suburbs. 
 
 -"And  for  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Ko- 
 hath, the  Levites,  who  are  left  of  the  sons  of 
 
 Kohath,  even  tlie  cities  of  their  lot  are  of  the 
 tribe  of  Ephraim;  "land  they  give  to  them 
 the  city  of  refuge /o?-  the  manslayer,  Shechem 
 and  its  suburbs,  in  the  hill-country  of  Ei)h- 
 raim,  and  Gezer  and  its  suburbs,  --  and  Kib- 
 zaim  and  its  suburbs,  and  Beth-Horon  and 
 its  suburbs — four  cities. 
 
 ^  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Dan,  Eltekeh  and 
 its  suburbs,  Gibbethon  and  its  suburbs,  ^  Ai- 
 jalon  and  its  subm-bs,  Gath-Rimmon  and  its 
 suburbs — four  cities. 
 
 25  And  out  of  the  half  of  the  tribe  of  Ma- 
 nasseh, Taanach  and  its"  suburbs,  and  Gath- 
 Rimrnon  and  its  suburbs— two  cities;  ^^aU 
 the  cities  are  ten  and  their  subiirl)s,  for 
 the  families  of  the  sons  of  Kohath  who  are 
 left. 
 
 _  2^  And  for  the  sons  of  Gershon,  of  the  fami- 
 lies of  the  Levites,  out  of  the  half  of  the  tribe 
 of  Manasseh,  the  city  of  refuge /b?-  the  man- 
 slayer,  Golan  in  Bashan  and  its  suburbs,  and 
 Beeshterah  and  its  suburbs — two  cities. 
 
 "8  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  Kishon 
 and  its  suburbs,  Daljarath  and  its  suburbs. 
 ^'Jarmuth  and  its  suburbs,  En-Gannim  and 
 its  suburbs — four  cities. 
 
 3*' And  oiit  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  Mishal  and' 
 its  suburbs,  Abdon  and  its  subixrbs,  ^^  Hel- 
 kath  and  its  suburbs,  and  Rehob  and  its  sub- 
 urbs— four  cities. 
 
 3-  And  out  of  the  tril>e  of  NtTphtali,  the  city 
 of  refuge  for  the  man-slayer,  Kedesh  in  Gali- 
 lee and  its  suburbs,  and  Hammoth-Dor  and; 
 its  suburbs,  andKartan  audits  suburbs — three 
 cities ;  ^^  all  the  cities  of  the  Gershonite,  for 
 their  families,  are  thirteen  cities  and  their 
 subiu'bs. 
 
 ^■^  And  for  the  families  of  the  sons  of  Me- 
 rari, the  Levites,  who  are  left,  are,  out  of  the 
 tribe  of  Zebulun,  Jokneam  and  its  suburbs,. 
 Kartah  and  its  siiburbs,  ^^  Dimnah  and  its^ 
 suburbs,  Nahalal  audits  subiu-bs— four  cities. 
 
 ps  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Reuben,  Bezer 
 and  its  subm-bs,  and  Jahazah  and  its  stiburbs, 
 ^''  Kedemoth  and  its  suburbs,  and  Mephaath 
 and  its  suburbs — four  cities.] 
 
 38  And  out  of  the  tribe  of  Gad,  the  city  of 
 refuge  for  the  man-slayer,  Ramoth  in  Gilead 
 and  its  suburbs,  and  Mahanaim  and  its  sub- 
 burbs,  23  Heshbon  and  its  suburbs,  Jazer  and 
 its  suburbs — iii  all  four  cities. 
 
 *"_  All  the  cities  for  the  sons  of  Merari,  for 
 their  families,  wlio  are  left  of  the  families  of 
 the  Levites — tlieir  lot  is  twelve  cities. 
 
 ^  All  the  cities  of  the  Levites  in  the  midst 
 of  the  |)Ossession  of  the  sous  of  Isi-ael  are 
 forty  and  eight  cities,  and  their  suburbs. 
 ^"  These  cities  are  cacli  city  ami  its  suburbs 
 round  about  it ;  so  to  all  these  cities. 
 
 ^''  And  Jehovah  giveth  to  Israel  the  whole 
 of  the  land  which  He  hath  sworn  to  give  to 
 their  fathers,  and  they  possess  it,  aud  dwell 
 in  it:  ^and  Jehovah  giveth  rest  to  them 
 round,  about,  according  to  all  that  which  He 
 hath  sworn  to  their  fathers,  and  there  hath 
 not  stood  a  man  iu  tlicir  presence  of  all  their 
 enemies,  the  whole  of  their  enemies  hath  Je- 
 hovah given  into  their  hand ;  -^^  there  hath  not 
 fallen  a  thing  of  all  tlie  good  thing  which  Je- 
 hovali  spake  unto  the  house  of  Israel — the- 
 whole  hath  come. 
 
 159 
 
r.'tc  Reuhenitts  dwnissed. 
 
 XXII.  1.— JOSHUA.— XXII.  31.        The  altar  of  the  Renbenites. 
 
 XXII.  1  THEN  Josliua  caUeth  for  the  Eeu- 
 be.'iite,  aud  for  the  Gadito,  aud  for  the  half  of 
 tlic  tribe  of  Mauasseh,  ^  and  saith  iiuto  them, 
 '  Ye — ye  have  kept  the  whole  of  tliat  which 
 Moses,  servant  of  Jehovah,  cominauded  yoii, 
 and  ye  hearken  to  my  voice,  to  all  that  1 
 have  commanded  you :  ^  ye  have  not  left  your 
 brethi'eu  these  niauy  days  unto  this  day,  and 
 have  kept  the  charge— the  command  of  Je- 
 hovah your  God. 
 
 ^  '  Aud,  now,  Jehovah  your  God  hath  given 
 rest  to  yoiu-  brethreu,  as  He  spake  to  them ; 
 and  now,  turn  ye,  aud  go  for  yom-selves  to 
 your  tents,  imto  the  laud  of  your  possession, 
 which  Moses,  seiwant  of  Jehovah,  hath  given 
 to  you  beyond  the  Jordan.  *  Only,  be  very 
 watchful  to  do  the  command  aud  the  law 
 which  Moses,  servant  of  Jehovali,  comjuanded 
 you,  to  love  Jehovah  your  God,  and  to  walk 
 in  all  His  ways,  and  to  keep  His  couimauds, 
 and  to  cleave  to  Him,  and  to  serve  Him,  with 
 all  your  heart,  and  Avith  all  yoiu-  soul.' 
 
 ''  Aud  Joshua  blesseth  them,  aud  sendeth 
 them  away,  aud  they  go  uuto  their  tents. 
 
 7  Aud  to  the  half  of  the  tribe  of  Mauasseh 
 hath  Moses  given,  in  Bashau,  aud  to  its  other 
 half  hath  Joshua  given  with  their  brethren 
 beyond  the  Jordan  westward ;  and  also  when 
 Joshua  hath  sent  them  away  uuto  their  tents, 
 then  he  doth  bless  them,  ^and  speak  imto 
 them,  saying,  'With  gi-eat  riches  turn  ye 
 back  unto  yoiu*  tents,  aud  with  very  miich 
 cattle,  with  silver,  and  with  gold,  aud  with 
 brass,  aud  with  iron,  and  vnth  very  much  I'ai- 
 ment;  divide  tlie  spoil  of  your  enemies  with 
 your  brethren.' 
 
 "  And  the  sons  of  Reuben,  and  the  sous  of 
 Gad,  and  the  half  of  the  tribe  of  Mauasseh, 
 turn  back  aud  go  from  the  sons  of  Israel  out 
 of  Sliiloh,  whicli  is  in  the  laud  of  Cauaau,  to 
 go  unto  the  land  of  Gilead,  imto  the  laud  of 
 their  possession,  in  which  they  liave  posses- 
 sion, according  to  the  command  of  Jehovah, 
 by  the  hand  of  Moses ;  ^^  aud  tliey  come  in 
 unto  the  districts  of  the  Jordan,  which  are  in 
 the  laud  of  Canaan,  aud  the  sons  of  Reuben, 
 and  the  sons  of  Gad,  aud  th,"i  half  of  the  tribe 
 of  Manasseh,  build  there  au  altar  by  the  Jor- 
 dan— a  great  altar  for  appearance. 
 
 1'  And  the  sous  of  Israel  hear,  saying,  '  Lo, 
 the  sons  of  Reuben,  and  the  sous  of  Gad,  aud 
 tlie  half  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  have  built 
 the  altar  ovcr-against  the  land  of  Canaan,  on 
 the  districts  of  the  Jordan,  at  tlie  passage  of 
 tlie  sous  of  Israel.' 
 
 1-  Aud  the  sous  of  Israel  hear,  and  all  the 
 comiiauy  of  tlie  sons  of  Israel  is  assembled  at 
 Shiloh,  to  gc)  up  against  them  to  war ;  '•'  and 
 the  sons  of  Israel  send  unto  the  sous  of  Reu- 
 ben and  unto  the  sous  of  Gad,  aud  uuto  the 
 halt  of  the  tril^j  of  Manasseh— uuto  the  land 
 of  Gilead — Rhinchas  sou  of  Elcazar  the  priest, 
 '■•and  ten  i)riucc3  with  him,  oue  prince,  one 
 prince,  for  a  house  of  a  fatlier,  for  all  tlie 
 tribes  of  Israel,  and  each  of  them  a  lic.id  of 
 a  house  of  their  fathers,  for  the  thousands  of 
 Israel. 
 
 ''  And  they  come  in  unto  the  sons  of  Reuben, 
 
 and  unto  the  sous  of  Gad,  aud  unto  the   lialf 
 
 of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,   uuto  the  lan(l  of 
 
 Gilead,  aud  speak  with  them,  sayiug,  ^'' '  Thus 
 
 lUU 
 
 said  all  the  company  of  Jehovah,  What  is 
 this  trespass  whicli  ye  have  trespassed  against 
 the  God  of  Israel,  to  tiuTi  back  to-day  from 
 after  Jehovah,  by  your  building  for  you  an 
 altar,  for  yom"  rebelling  to-day  against  Je- 
 hovah? I''  Is  the  iniquity  of  Peor  little  to  ua, 
 from  which  we  have  not  been  cleansed  till 
 this  day — and  the  plague  is  in  the  company  of 
 Jehovah,  ^^  that  ye  turn  back  to-day  from 
 after  Jehovah  ?  and  it  hath  been — ye  rebel  to- 
 day against  Jehovah — and  to-morrow  against 
 all  the  company  of  Israel  He  is  wroth. 
 
 ^^ '  And  siu'cly,  if  the  land  of  your  possession 
 is  unclean,  pass  over  for  you  uuto  the  land  of 
 the  possession  of  Jehovah,  where  the  taber- 
 nacle of  Jehovah  hath  tabernacled,  and  have 
 possession  in  our  midst ;  and  against  Jehovah 
 rebel  not,  and  against  us  rebel  not,  by  your 
 building  for  you  au  altar,  besides  the  altar  of 
 Jehovah  our  Gotl.  ""  Did  not  Achan  sou  of 
 Zerah  commit  a  trespass  iu  the  devoted  thing, 
 and  on  all  the  company  of  Israel  there  was 
 wrath?  and  he  alone  expired  not  in  his  ini- 
 quity.' 
 
 '  "^  And  the  sons  of  Reuben,  aud  the  sons  of 
 Gad,  aud  the  half  of  the  tribe  of  M.anasseh, 
 answer  aud  speak  with  the  heads  of  the  thou- 
 sands of  Israel :  "  'The God  of  gods — Jehovah, 
 the  God  of  gods — Jehovah,  He  is  knowing, 
 and  Israel,  he  doth  know,  if  in  rebellion,  aud 
 if  iu  trespass  against  Jehovah  (Thou  dost  not 
 save  us  this  day!)  --hce  are  building  for  our- 
 selves an  altar  to  turn  back  from  after  Jeho- 
 vah, aud  if  to  cause  to  go  up  on  it  burnt-oti'er- 
 in<j  and  present,  aud  if  to  make  on  it  peace- 
 olierings— Jehovah  Himself  doth  I'cquire  it. 
 
 -•*  'And  if  not,  from  fear  of  this  thing  we  have 
 done  it,  saying.  Hereafter  your  sons  do  speak 
 to  our  sous,  saying,  Wliat  to  you  and  to  Je- 
 hovah God  of  Israel?  "^for  a  border  hath 
 Jehovah  put  between  us  aud  you,  0  sous  of 
 Reuben,  and  sons  of  Gad — Jordau ;  ye  have 
 no  portion  iu  Jehovah — and  your  sons  have 
 caused  our  sons  to  cease,  not  to  fear  Jehovah. 
 
 -" '  And  we  say.  Pray  let  us  i:)repare  for 
 ourselves  to  buQd  the  altar — not  for  burnt- 
 ofl'ering  nor  for  sacrifice — ^^"but  a  witness  it 
 is  between  us  and  you,  aud  between  our  geue- 
 rations  after  us,  to  do  the  service  of  Jehovah 
 before  Him  with  our  burnt-otleriugs,  aud  ^vitli 
 our  sacrilices,  and  with  our  peace-offerings, 
 aud  your  sons  do  not  say  hereatter  to  our  sous, 
 Ye  have  no  portion  in  .Jehovah. 
 
 -8 'And  we  say,  Aud  it  hath  been,  when 
 they  say  so  unto  us,  aud  unto  our  generations 
 hereafter,  that  we  have  said.  See  the  ]iattcru 
 of  the  altar  of  Jehovah,  which  oiu-  fathers 
 made — not  for  burnt-offering  nor  for  sacrifice 
 — but  a  witness  it  is  between  us  aud  you. 
 
 -■> '  Far  be  it  from  us  to  rebel  against  Jcho 
 vail,  aud  to  turn  back  to-day  from  after  Je 
 iiovah,  to  build  au  altar  for  burnt-offering, 
 for  present,  aud  for  sacrifice,  apart  from  the 
 altar  of  Jehovah  our  God,  which  is  before  His 
 tabernacle.' 
 
 ■*"  And  Phinehas  the  priest,  and  the  princca 
 of  the  company,  aud  tlie  heads  of  the  thou- 
 sands of  Israel,  who  are  with  him,  hear  the 
 words  which  the  sous  of  Kcubeii,  aud  the  sons 
 of  (Jlad,  aud  the  sous  of  Mauasselihavc  spoken, 
 auil  it  is  good  iu  their  eyes.     ^^  Aud  Phinehas 
 
Joshua's  farewell 
 
 xxii.  32.— JOSHUA.— XXIV.  12. 
 
 and  exhortatloti 
 
 son  of  Eleazar  the  jiriest  saitli  unto  the  sons 
 of  Reuben,  and  unto  the  sous  of  Gad,  and  un- 
 to the  sons  of  Manasseh,  '  To-day  we  have 
 known  that  Jehovah  is  in  our  midst,  because 
 ye  have  not  committed  against  Jehovah  this 
 trespass — then  ye  have  delivered  the  sous  of 
 Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  Jehovah. ' 
 
 ^-  And  Phinehas  sou  of  Eleazar  the  priest, 
 and  the  princes,  turn  back  from  the  sous  of 
 Reuben,  and  from  the  sons  of  Gad,  out  of  the 
 land  of  Gilead,  imto  the  land  of  Canaan,  unto 
 the  sons  of  Israel,  and  bring  them  back  word ; 
 ^'^  and  the  thing  is  good  in  the  eyes  of  the  sons 
 of  Israel,  and  the  sons  of  Israel  bless  God, 
 and  have  not  said  to  go  up  against  them  to 
 war,  to  destroy  the  land  which  the  sons  of 
 Reuben,  and  the  sons  of  Gad,  are  dwelling  in. 
 
 ^^And  the  sons  of  Reuben  and  the  sons  of 
 Gad  proclaim  concerning  the  altar,  tliat  'it 
 is  a  witness  between  us  that  Jehovah  is  God.' 
 
 XXI  IT.  1  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass,  many 
 days  after  that  Jehovah  hath  given  rest  to 
 Israel  from  all  their  enemies  round  about,  that 
 Joshua  is  old,  entering  into  day.s,  ^  and  Joshua 
 calleth  for  all  Israel,  for  its  elders,  and  for  its 
 heads,  and  for  its  judges,  and  for  its  authori- 
 ties, and  saith  unto  them,  '  I  have  become 
 old ;  I  have  entered  into  days  ;  ^  and  ye — ye 
 have  seen  all  that  Jehovah  your  God  haibh 
 done  to  all  these  nations  because  of  you,  for 
 Jehovah  your  God  is  He  who  is  fighting  for 
 you ;  ■*  see,  I  have  caused  to  fall  to  you  these 
 nations  who  are  left  for  an  inheritance  to  ^our 
 tribes,  from  the  Jordan,  (and  all  the  nations 
 which  I  cut  off),  and  the  great  sea,  the  going 
 in  of  the  sun. 
 
 ^  '  As  to  Jehovah  your  God,  He  doth  thrust 
 them  from  your  presence,  and  hath  dispos- 
 sessed them  from  before  you,  and  ye  have 
 possessed  their  land,  as  Jehovah  your  God 
 hath  spoken  to  you,  "and  ye  have  been  very 
 strong  to  keeii  and  to  do  the  whole  that  is 
 written  in  the  Book  of  the  Law  of  Moses,  so 
 as  not  to  turn  aside  from  it  right  or  left,  ^  so 
 as  not  to  go  in  among  these  nations,  these 
 who  are  left  with  you ;  and  of  the  name  of 
 their  gods  ye  do  not  make  mention,  nor  do 
 ye  swear,  nor  do  ye  serve  them,  nor  do  ye 
 bow  yourselves  to  them;  ^but  to  Jehovah 
 your  God  ye  do  cleave,  as  ye  have  done  till 
 this  day.  "  And  Jehovah  is  dispossessing 
 from  before  you  nations  great  and  mighty ; 
 as  for  you,  uone  hath  stood  in  your  presence 
 till  this  day  ;  ^^  one  man  of  you  doth  pursue  a 
 thousand,  for  Jehovah  your  God  is  He  who  is 
 fighting  for  you,  as  He  hath  spolven  to  you ; 
 "and  ye  have  been  very  watcliful  for  yoiu'- 
 selves  to  love  Jehovah  your  God. 
 
 ^-  'But — if  ye  at  all  turn  back  and  have 
 cleaved  to  the  remnant  of  these  nations,  these 
 who  are  left  with  you,  and  intermarried  with 
 them,  and  gone  in  to  them,  and  they  to  you, 
 '3  know  certainly  that  Jehovah  your  God  is 
 not  continuing  to  dispossess  these  nations  from 
 before  you,  and  they  have  been  to  you  for  a 
 gin,  and  for  a  snare,  and  for  a  scourge,  in  your 
 sides,  and  for  thorns  in  your  eyes,  till  ye 
 perish  from  off'  this  good  ground  which  Jeho- 
 vah your  God  hatli  given  to  you. 
 
 '*    \w\  lo  I  am  going,  to-day,  iuthe  way  of 
 
 L 
 
 all  the  eai-th,  and  ye  have  known — with  all 
 your  heart,  and  with  all  your  soul — that  there 
 hatli  not  fallen  one  thing  of  all  the  good  things 
 which  Jehovah  your  (rod  hath  spoken  con- 
 cerning you ;  the  whole  have  come  to  you ; 
 there  hath  not  failed  of  it  one  thiug. 
 
 ^^  'And  it  hath  been,  as  there  ^lath  come 
 upon  you  all  the  good  thing  which  Jehovah 
 your  God  hath  spoken  unto  you,  so  doth 
 Jehovah  bring  iipon  you  the  whole  of  the 
 evil  thing,  till  His  destroying  you  from  off 
 this  good  ground  which  -Tehovah  your  God 
 hath  given  to  you;  ^^in  your  transgressing 
 the  covenant  of  Jehovah  your  God  which  He 
 commanded  yoti,  and  ye  have  gone  and 
 served  other  gods,  and  bowed  yourselves  to 
 them,  then  hath  the  anger  of  Jehovah  burned 
 against  you,  and  ye  have  perished  hastily 
 from  off  the  good  laud  which  He  hath  given 
 to  you.' 
 
 XXIV.  lAND  Joshua  gathereth  all  the 
 tribes  of  Israel  to  Shechem,  and  calleth  for 
 the  elders  of  Israel,  and  for  its  heads,  and  for 
 its  judges,  and  for  its  authorities,  and  they 
 station  themselves  before  God. 
 
 -  And  Joshua  saith  unto  all  the  people, 
 'Thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  Beyond 
 the  River  liave  your  fathers  dwelt  of  old — 
 Terah  father  of  Abraham  and  father  of 
 Naclior — and  they  serve  other  gods  ;  ^  and  I 
 take  your  father  Abraham  from  beyond  the 
 River,  and  cause  him  to  go  through  all  the 
 land  of  Canaan,  and  midtiply  his  seed,  and 
 give  to  him  Isaac.  ''And  I  give  to  Isaac, 
 Jacob  and  Esau ;  and  I  give  to  Esau  mount 
 Seir,  to  i)0ssess  it ;  and  Jacob  and  his  sons 
 have  gone  down  to  Egypt.  ^And  I  send 
 Moses  and  Aaron,  and  plague  Egypt,  as  I 
 have  done  in  its  midst,  and  afterwards  I  have 
 brought  you  out.  "And  I  briug  out  your 
 fathers  frorn  Egypt,  and  ye  go  into  the  sea,  and 
 the  Egyi)tians  i)ursue  after  your  fathers, 
 vnth  chariot  and  with  horsemen,  to  the  Red 
 Sea;  ^and  they  cry  unto  Jehovah,  and  He 
 setteth  thick  darkness  between  you  and  the 
 Egyptians,  and  briugeth  on  them  the  sea, 
 and  covereth  them,  and  your  eyes  see  that 
 which  I  have  done  in  Egypt ;  and  ye  dwell  in 
 a  wilderness  many  days. 
 
 ^  '  And  I  bring  you  m  unto  the  land  of  tlu 
 Amorite  who  is  dwelling  beyond  the  Jordan, 
 and  they  fight  with  you,  and  I  give  them  intc 
 your  hand,  and  ye  possess  their  land,  and  1 
 destroy  them  out  of  your  presence. 
 
 ^  '  And  Balak  sou  of  Zippor,  king  of  Moab, 
 riseth  and  fighteth  against  Israel,  and  sendeth 
 and  calleth  for  Balaam  son  of  Beor,  to  revile 
 you,  1"  and  I  have  not  been  willing  to  hearken 
 ito  Balaam,  and  he  doth  greatly  bless  you,  and 
 I  deliver  you  out  of  his  hand. 
 
 '^  '  Aud  ye  pass  over  the  Jordan,  and  come 
 in  unto  Jericho,  aud  tight  against  you  do  the 
 possessors  of  Jericho — the  Amorite,  and  the 
 Perizzite,  and  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Hittite, 
 and  the  Girgashite,  the  Hivite,  and  the  Je- 
 busite  —  and  I  give  them  into  your  hand. 
 '-And  I  send  before  you  the  hornet,  and  it 
 casteth  them  out  from  your  presence^two 
 kings  of  the  Amorite — not  by  thy  sword,  nor 
 by  thy  bow 
 
 IGl 
 
Jtidah  smites  tJie  Canaanite.      xxiv.  13. — JUDGES. — i.  12.      The  tribe  of  Joseph  capture  Luz. 
 
 ^3  '  Aud  I  give  to  you  a  laud  for  whicli  thou 
 Hast  uot  laboured,  and  cities  whicb  ye  have 
 uot  built,  and  ye  dwell  in  them ;  of  vineyards 
 and  oliveyards  which  ye  have  not  planted 
 ye  are  eating. 
 
 1^  'And  now,  fear  ye  Jehovah,  and  serve 
 Him,  in  perfection  and  in  truth,  and  turn 
 aside  the  gods  which  your  fathers  served  be- 
 yond the  River,  and  in  Egypt,  and  serve  ye 
 Jehovah ;  ^^  aud  if  wrong  in  your  eyes  to 
 serve  Jehovah — choose  for  you  to-day  whom 
 ye  do  serve ; — whether  the  gods  whom  your 
 fathers  served,  which  are  heyond  the  River, 
 or  the  gods  of  the  Amorite  in  whose  land  ye 
 are  dwelling  ;  and  I  and  my  house — we  serve 
 Jehovah.' 
 
 ^^  And  the  people  answer  and  say,  'Far  be 
 it  from  us  to  forsake  Jehovah,  to  serve  other 
 gods ;  ^''  for  Jeliovah  oiir  God  is  He  who  is 
 bringing  us  and  our  fathers  up  out  of  the 
 land  of  Egyiit,  out  of  a  house  of  servants, 
 and  who  hath  done  before  our  eyes  these 
 great  signs,  and  doth  keep  us  in  all  the  way 
 in  which  we  have  gone,  and  among  all  the 
 peoples  through  \vhose  midst  we  passed ; 
 '8 and  Jehovah  casteth  out  the  whole  of  the 
 peoples,  even  the  Amorite  inhabiting  the  laud, 
 from  our  presence ;  we  also  do  serve  Jehovah, 
 for  He  is  our  God.' 
 
 ^^  Aud  Joshua  saith  unto  the  pemjle,  '  Ye 
 are  not  able  to  serve  Jeliovah,  for  a  God  most 
 holy  He  is;  a  zealous  God  He  is;  He  doth 
 not  bear  with  your  transgi-ession  and  with 
 yoiu-  sins.  -^  When  ye  forsake  Jehovali,  and 
 have  served  gods  of  a  stranger,  then  He 
 hath  turned  back  and  done  evil  to  you,  and 
 consumed  you,  after  that  He  hath  done  good 
 to  you.' 
 
 "1  Aud  the  people  saith  unto  Joshua,  '  No, 
 but  Jehovah  we  do  serve.' 
 
 -'•'And  Joshua  saith  unto  the  people,  'Wit- 
 nesses ye  are  against  yourselves,  that  ye  have 
 cliosen  for  you  Jeliovah  to  serve  Him  (and 
 
 they  say,  'Witnesses!')  -^and,  now,  turn 
 aside  the  gods  of  the  stranger  which  are  in 
 vour  midst,  and  incline  your  heart  unto  Je- 
 hovah, God  of  IsraeL' 
 
 ^  And  the  people  say  unto  Joshua,  '  Jeho- 
 vah our  God  we  serve,  aud  to  His  voice  we 
 hearken.' 
 
 ^  And  Joshua  maketh  a  covenant  with  the 
 people  on  that  day,  and  layeth  on  it  a  statute 
 and  an  ordinance,  in  Shechem. 
 
 ^®And  Joshua  writeth  these  words  in  the 
 Book  of  the  Law  of  God,  and  taketh  a  great 
 stone,  and  raiseth  it  up  there  under  the  oak 
 which  is  in  tlie  sanctuary  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^And  Joshua  saith  unto  all  the  people, 
 '  Lo,"this  stone  is  against  us  for  a  witness, 
 for  it  hath  heard  all  the  sayings  of  Jeliovah 
 which  He  hath  spoken  with  us,  and  it  hath 
 been  against  you  for  a  witness,  lest  ye  lie 
 against  your  God.'  -^And  Joshua  sendeth 
 the  people  away,  each  to  his  inheritance. 
 
 "9  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  after  these  things, 
 that  Joshua  son  of  Nun,  servant  of  Jehovah, 
 dieth,  a  son  of  a  hundred  and  ten  years, 
 ^"  and  they  burv  him  in  the  border  of  his  in- 
 heritance, in  l^imnath-Serah,  which  is  in  the 
 hill-country  of  Ephraim,  on  the  north  of  the 
 hill  of  Gaash. 
 
 ^1  And  Israel  serveth  Jehovah  all  the  days 
 of  Joshua,  and  all  the  days  of  the  elders  who 
 prolonged  days  after  Joshua,  and  who  knew 
 all  the  work  of  Jehovah  which  He  did  to 
 Israel. 
 
 3^  And  the  bones  of  Joseph,  which  the  sons 
 of  Israel  brought  up  out  of  Egypt,  they  buried 
 in  Shechem,  in  the  portion  of  tlie  held  which 
 Jacob  bought  from  the  sons  of  Hamor  father 
 of  Shechem,  with  a  himdred  kesitah ;  and  tliey 
 are  to  the  sons  of  Joseph  for  an  inheritance. 
 
 33  And  Eleazar  son  oi  Aaron  died,  and  they 
 bury  him  iu  the  hill  of  Phinehas  his  sou, 
 which  was  given  to  him  in  the  liill-country  of 
 Ephraim. 
 
 JUDGES. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  after  the 
 death  of  Josliua,  that  the  sons  of  Israel  ask 
 at  Jehovah,  saying,  '  Wlio  doth  go  up  for  us 
 unto  the  Canaanite,  at  the  commencement,  to 
 fight  against  it?'  -  And  Jehovah  saith,  'Ju- 
 dah  doth  go  up;  lo,  I  have  given  the  land 
 into  his  baud.' 
 
 3  Aud  Judali  saith  to  Simeon  his  brother, 
 '  Go  up  with  me  into  my  lot,  and  we  fight 
 against  the  Canaauite— and  I  have  gone,  even 
 J ,  with  thee  into  thy  lot ;'  and  Simeon  goeth 
 with  him. 
 
 ■»  And  Judah  goeth  up,  and  Jehovah  giveth 
 the  Canaanite  and  the  Perizzite  into  their 
 hand,  and  they  smite  them  in  Bezek — ten 
 thousand  men;  ''and  they  find  Adoni-Bezek 
 in  Bezek,  and  fight  against  him,  and  smite 
 fche.Canaanite  and  the  I'erizzite.  "And  Adoni- 
 Bezek  lleeth,  and  they  pursue  after  liim,  and 
 seize  him,  and  cut  off  his  thumbs  and  his 
 great  toes,  ^  and  Adoni-Bezek  saith,  '  Seventy 
 1G2 
 
 kings— their  thumbs  aud  their  great  toes  cut 
 off — have  been  gathering  under  my  table ;  as 
 I  have  done  so  liath  God  repaid  to  me;'  and 
 they  bring  him  in  to  Jerusalem,  and  he  dieth 
 there. 
 
 *  And  the  sous  of  Judah  fight  against  Jeru- 
 salem, and  capture  it,  and  smite  it  by  the 
 mouth  of  the  sword,  and  the  city  they  have 
 sent  into  fire ;  "  and  afterwards  have  the 
 sons  of  Judah  gone  downi  to  fight  against  the 
 Canaauite,  inhabiting  the  hill-country,  and 
 the  south,  and  the  low  country ;  i"  and  .Judah 
 
 foeth  unto  the  Canaanite  who  is  dwelling  in 
 lebron  (and  the  name  of  Hebron  formerly  is 
 Kirjath-Arba),  and  they  smite  Sheshai,  and 
 Ahiman,  and  Talmai. 
 
 1^  And  he  goeth  thence  unto  the  inhabitants 
 of  Debir  (and  the  name  of  Debir  formerly  i* 
 Ivii-jath-Scphcr),  ^- and  Caleb  saith,  'He  who 
 smiteth  Kirjath-Sepher — and  hath  captured 
 it — then  I  have  given  to  him  Achsah  my 
 
An  angd  rebukes  the  Israelites.  i.  13.— JUDGES.— ii.  15. 
 
 Idolatry  of  the  Israelites 
 
 daughter  for  a  wife.'  ^^And  Othniel  son  of 
 Kenaz,  yoiiuger  brother  ot  Caleb,  doth  cap- 
 ture it,  aud  he  giveth  to  hiin  Achsah  liis 
 daughter  for  a  wife. 
 
 "  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  in  her  coming  in, 
 that  she  persuadeth  £im  to  ask  from  her 
 father  the  lield,  and  she  lighteth  from  off  the 
 ass,  aud  Caleb  saith  to  her,  'What — to  thee?' 
 1^  And  she  saith  to  him,  '  Give  to  me  a  bless- 
 in» ;  when  the  south  laud  thou  hast  given  me 
 — ^then  thou  hast  given  to  me  springs  of  water ; 
 and  Caleb  giveth  to  her  the  upper  springs 
 and  the  lower  springs. 
 
 ^"And  the  sons  of  the  Kenite,  father-in- 
 law  of  Moses,  have  gone  up  out  of  the  city 
 of  palms  with  the  sons  of  Jndah  to  the  wilder- 
 ness of  Judah,  which  is  iu  the  south  of  Arad, 
 and  they  go  aud  dwell  with  the  people. 
 
 "  And  Judah  goeth  with  Simeon  his  bro- 
 ther, and  they  smite  the  Canaanite  inhabiting 
 Zephath,  and  devote  it:  and  one:calleth  the 
 name  of  the  city  Hormah. 
 
 18  And  Judah  captureth  Gaza  and  its  bor- 
 der, and  Askelou  and  its  border,  and  Ekron 
 and  its  border ;  i"  and  Jehovah  is  with  Judah, 
 and  he  occupieth  the  hill-country,  but  not  to 
 dispossess  the  inhabitants  of  the  valley,  for 
 they  have  chariots  of  iron. 
 
 ^^  And  they  give  to  Caleb  Hebron,  as  Moses 
 hath  spoken,  and  he  disjpossesseth  thence  the 
 three  sons  of  Anak. 
 
 -'  And  the  Jebusite,  inhabiting  Jerusalem, 
 the  sons  of  Benjamin  have  not  dispossessed ; 
 and  the  Jebusite  dwelleth  with  the  sons  of 
 Benjamin,  in  Jerusalem,  till  this  day. 
 
 "*  And  the  house  of  Joseph  go  up — even  they 
 — to  Beth-El,  and  Jehovah  is  with  them; 
 *3  and  the  house  of  Joseph  cause  men  to  spy 
 about  Beth-El  fand  the  name  of  the  city  for- 
 merly is  Luz),  '^  and  the  watchers  see  a  man 
 coming  out  from  the  city,  and  say  to  him, 
 '  Shew  us,  we  pray  thee,  the  entrance  of  the 
 city,  and  we  have  done  with  thee  kindness.' 
 ^^  And  he  sheweth  them  the  entrance  of  the 
 city,  and  they  smite  the  city  by  the  mouth  of 
 the  sword,  and  the  man  and  all  his  family 
 they  have  sent  away  j  -^  and  the  man  goeth  to 
 the  land  of  the  Hittites,  and  buildeth  a  city, 
 and  calleth  its  name  Luz — it  is  its  name  imto 
 this  day. 
 
 ''^And  Manasseh  hath  not  occupied  Beth- 
 Shean  and  its  towns,  and  Taanach  and  its 
 towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Dor  and  its 
 towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Iblaim  and  its 
 towns,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Megiddo  and 
 its  towns,  aud  the  Canaanite  is  desirous  to 
 dwell  in  that  land;  ^and  it  cometh  to  pass, 
 when  Israel  hath  been  strong,  that  he  setteth 
 the  Canaanite  to  tribute,  and  hath  not  utterly 
 dispossessed  it. 
 
 2®^  And  Ephraim  hath  not  dispossessed  the 
 Canaanite  who  is  dwelling  in  Gezer,  and  the 
 Canaanite  dwelleth  in  its  midst,  in  Gezer. 
 
 ^^Zebulun  hath  not  dispossessed  the  in- 
 habitants of  Kitron,  and  the  inhabitants  of 
 Nahalol,  and  the  Canaanite  dwelleth  in  its 
 midst,  and  they  become  tributary. 
 
 **Asher  hath  not  dispossessed  the  inhabi- 
 tants of  Accho,  aud  the  inhabitants  of  Zidon, 
 and  Ahlab,  and  Achzib,  and  Helbah,  and 
 Aphik,  and  Rehob ;  ^^  and  the  Asherite  dwell- 
 163 
 
 eth  in  the  midst  of  the  Canaanite,  the  inhabi 
 tants  of  the  laud,  for  it  hath  not  dispossessed 
 them. 
 
 ^^Naphtali  hath  not  dispossessed  the  in- 
 habitaifts  of  Beth-Shemesh,  and  the  inhabi- 
 tants of  Beth-Anath,  aud  he  dwelleth  in  the 
 midst  of  the  Canaanite,  the  inhabitants  of 
 the  land;  and  the  inhabitants  of  Beth-She- 
 mesh and  of  Beth-Anath  have  become  tribu- 
 tary to  them. 
 
 ^■^And  the  Amorites  press  the  sons  of  Dan 
 to  the  mountain,  for  they  have  not  suffered 
 them  to  go  down  to  the  valley;  ^aud  the 
 Amorite  is  desirous  to  dwell  iu  mount  Heres, 
 in  Aijalon,  and  in  Shaalbim,  and  the  hand  of 
 the  house  of  Joseph  is  heavy,  and  they  become 
 tributary ;  ^'^  and  the  border  of  the  Amorite  is 
 from  the  ascent  of  Akrabbim,  from  the  rock 
 and  upward. 
 
 II.  ^AND  a  messenger  of  Jehovah  goeth 
 up  from  Gilgal  unto  Bocliim,  -  and  saith,  '  1 
 cause  you  to  come  up  out  of  Egyjit,  and  bring 
 you  in  unto  the  land  which  I  have  sworn  to 
 your  fathers,  and  say,  I  do  not  break  My 
 covenant  with  you  to  the  age;  and  ye — ye 
 make  no  covenant  with  the  inhabitants  of  this 
 land — their  altars  ye  break  down;  and  yo 
 have  not  hearkened  to  My  voice— what  is  this 
 ye  have  done?  *  And  I  also  have  said,  I  do  not 
 cast  them  out  from  your  presence,  and  they 
 have  been  to  you  for  adversaries,  and  their 
 gods  are  to  you  for  a  snare.' 
 
 *  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  the  messenger 
 of  Jehovah  speaketh  these  words  unto  all  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  that  the  people  lift  up  their 
 voice  and  weep,  ^  and  they  call  the  name  of 
 that  place  Bochim,  and  sacrifice  there  to  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 ®  And  Joshua  sendeth  the  people  away,  and 
 the  sons  of  Israel  go,  each  to  his  inheritance, 
 to  possess  the  land ;  ^  and  the  people  serve  Je- 
 hovah all  the  days  of  Joshua,  and  all  the  days 
 of  the  elders  who  prolonged  days  after  Joshua, 
 who  saw  all  the  great  work  of  Jehovah  which 
 He  did  to  Israel. 
 
 8  Aud  Joshua  son  of  Nun,  servant  of  Jeho- 
 vah, dieth,  a  son  of  a  himdred  and  ten  years, 
 ^and  they  bury  him  in  the  border  of  his  in- 
 heritance, in  Timnath  -  Heres,  in  the  hill- 
 country  of  Ephraim,  on  the  north  of  moimt 
 Gaash;  ^^and  also  all  that  generation  have 
 been  gathered  unto  their  fathers,  and  another 
 generation  riseth  after  them  who  have  not 
 known  Jehovah,  and  even  the  work  which  He 
 hath  done  to  Israel. 
 
 11  And  the  sons  of  Israel  do  the  evil  thing 
 in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  and  serve  the  Baalim, 
 1^  and  forsake  Jehovah,  God  of  their  fathers, 
 who  bringeth  them  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 and  go  after  other  gods  (of  the  gods  of  the 
 peoples  who  are  roimd  about  them),  and  bow 
 themselves  to  them,  and  provoke  Jehovah, 
 1^  yea,  they  forsake  Jehovah,  and  do  service 
 to  Baal  and  to  Ashtaroth. 
 
 "And  the  anger  of  Jehovah  burneth  against 
 Israel,  and  He  giveth  them  into  the  hand  of 
 spoilers,  and  they  spoil  them,  and  He  selletb 
 them  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies  round 
 about,  and  they  have  not  been  able  any  more 
 to  stand  before  their  enemies ;  i^  in  everyplace 
 
Nations  left  to  try  Israel. 
 
 II.  IC— JUDGES.— in.  28. 
 
 Eglon  stam  by  EMid. 
 
 where  they  liave  gone  out,  tlie  hand  of  .Teho- 
 vah  hath  1)een  against  them  for  evil,  as  Je- 
 hovah hath  spoken,  and  as  Jehovah  hath 
 sworn  to  them,  and  they  are  distressed — 
 greatly. 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  raiseth  up  judges,  and  they 
 save  them  from  the  hand  of  their  spoilers; 
 i*"  and  also  unto  their  judges  they  have  not 
 hearkened,  but  have  gone  a-whoring  after 
 other  gods,  and  bow  themselves  to  them; 
 they  have  turned  aside  with  haste  out  of  the 
 way  in  which  their  fathers  walked  to  obey 
 the  commands  of  Jehovah  —  they  have  not 
 done  so. 
 
 18  And  when  Jehovah  raised  up  to  them 
 judges— then  was  Jehovah  with  the  judge, 
 and  saved  them  out  of  the  hand  of  their  ene- 
 mies all  the  days  of  the  judge;  for  it  repent- 
 eth  Jehovah,  because  of  their  groaning  from 
 the  presence  of  their  oppressors,  and  of  those 
 thrustiug  them  away. 
 
 '^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  at  the  death  of 
 the  judge— they  turn  back  and  have  done 
 corruptly  above  their  fathers,  to  go  after  other 
 gods,  to  serve  them,  and  to  bow  themselves 
 to  them  ;  they  have  not  fallen  from  theu-  do- 
 ings, and  from  their  stiff  way.  -"And  the 
 an^er  of  Jehovah  doth  burn  against  Israel, 
 and  He  saith,  '  Because  that  this  nation  have 
 transgressed  My  covenant  which  I  contmianded 
 their  fathers,  and  have  not  hearkened  to  My 
 voice — -'  I  also  continue  not  to  dispossess  any 
 from  before  them  of  the  nations  which  Joshua 
 hath  left  when  he  dieth,  -in  order  to  try 
 Israel  by  them,  whether  they  are  keeping  the 
 way  of  Jehovah,  to  go  in  it,  as  their  fathers 
 kept  it  or  not.' 
 
 -^  And  Jehovah  leaveth  these  nations,  so  as 
 not  to  dispossess  them  hastily,  and  did  not 
 give  them  into  the  hand  of  Joshua. 
 
 III.  1  AND  these  are  the  nations  which  Je- 
 hovah left,  to  try  Israel  by  them,  all  who 
 have  not  known  all  the  wars  of  Canaan ; 
 ^  (only  for  the  sake  of  the  generations  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel's  knowing,  to  teach  them  war, 
 only  those  who  formerly  have  not  known 
 tliem) — *  five  princes  of  the  Philistines,  and 
 all  the  Canaanite,  and  the  Zidonian,  and  the 
 Hivite  inhabiting  mount  Lebanon,  from  mount 
 Baal-Hermon  unto  the  entering  in  of  Hamath ; 
 •'  and  they  are  to  prove  Israel  by  them,  to 
 know  whether  they  obey  the  commands  of  Je- 
 hovah that  He  commanded  their  fathers  by 
 the  hand  of  Moses. 
 
 ^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  have  dwelt  in  the 
 midst  of  the  Canaanite,  the  Hittite,  and  the 
 Amorite,  and  the  Perizzitc,  and  the  Hivite, 
 and  the  Jebusite,  '■"  and  take  their  daughters 
 to  them  for  wives,  and  their  daughters  have 
 given  to  their  sons,  and  they  serve  their 
 gods ;  '■  and  the  sons  of  Israel  do  the  evil  thing 
 in  tlie  eyes  of  Jehovah,  and  forget  Jeho- 
 vah their  God,  and  serve  the  Baalim  and  the 
 shrines. 
 
 "  And  the  anger  of  Jehovah  burnetii  against 
 Israel,  and  He  selleth  them  into  the  hand  of 
 Chushan-Rishathaim  king  of  Aram-Naha- 
 raim,  and  the  sons  of  Israel  serve  Chushan- 
 Rishathaim  eight  years;  "and  the  sons  of 
 iBracl  cry  unto  Jehovah,  and  Jehovah  raiseth 
 164 
 
 a  saviour  to  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  he  saveth 
 them — Othniel  son  of  Keuaz,  Caleb's  yoxmger 
 brother;  '"  and  the  Spirit  of  Jehovah  is  upon 
 him,  and  he  judgeth  Israel,  and  "oeth  out  to 
 battle,  and  Jehovah  giveth  imto  his  hand 
 Chushan-Rishathaim  king  of  Aram,  and 
 strong  is  his  hand  against  Chushan-Rishath- 
 aim ;  ^1  and  the  land  resteth  forty  years. 
 
 And  Othniel  son  of  Kenez  dieth,  i-  and  the 
 sons  of  Israel  add  to  do  the  evil  thing  in  the 
 eyes  of  Jehovah ;  and  Jehovah  strengtheneth 
 Eglon  king  of  Moab  against  Israel,  because 
 that  they  have  done  the  evil  thing  in  the  e^es 
 of  Jehovah ;  ^^  and  he  gathereth  unto  him 
 the  Bene-Ammon  and  Amalek,  and  goeth 
 and  smiteth  Israel,  and  they  possess  the  city  of 
 palms ;  "  and  the  sons  of  Israel  serve  Eglon 
 king  of  Moab  eighteen  years. 
 
 '^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  cry  imto  Jehovah, 
 and  Jehovah  raiseth  to  them  a  saviour,  Ehud 
 son  of  Gera,  a  Benjamite  (a  man — shut  of  his 
 right  hand),  and  the  sons  of  Israel  send  by 
 his  hand  a  present  to  Eglon  king  of  Moab; 
 J"  and  Ehud  maketh  for  himself  a  sword,  and 
 it  hath  two  mouths  (a  cubit  is  its  length), 
 and  he  girdeth  it  xmder  his  long  robe  on  his 
 right  thigh;  ^''and  he  bringeth  near  the  pre- 
 sent to  Eglon  king  of  Moab,  and  Eglon  is  a 
 very  fat  man. 
 
 "*  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  he  hath 
 finished  to  bring  near  tne  ])resent,  that  he 
 sendeth  away  the  people  bearing  the  present, 
 1'^  and  he  himself  liatli  turned  back  from  the 
 graven  images  which  are  at  Gilgal,  and  saith, 
 '  A  secret  word  I  have  unto  thee,  0  king ; ' 
 and  he  saith,  'Hush!'  and  go  out  from  him 
 do  all  those  standing  by  him. 
 
 ""  And  Ehud  hath  come  unto  him,  and  he 
 is  sitting  in  the  upper  chamber  of  the  wall 
 which  he  hath  for  nimself,  and  Ehud  saith, 
 '  A  word  of  God  I  have  unto  thee ; '  and  he 
 riseth  from  off  the  throne;  -^and  Ehud  put- 
 teth  forth  his  left  hand,  andtaketh  the  sword 
 from  off  his  right  thigh,  and  striketh  it  into 
 his  belly ;  --  and  the  haft  also  goeth  in  after 
 the  blade,  and  the  fat  shutteth  on  the  blade, 
 that  he  hath  not  drawn  the  sword  out  of  his 
 belly,  and  it  goeth  out  at  the  fundament. 
 
 ^^  And  Ehud  goeth  out  at  the  x)orch,  and 
 shutteth  the  doors  of  the  upper  chamber  up- 
 on him,  and  hath  bolted  it;  -''and  he  hatli 
 gone  out,  and  his  servants  have  come  in,  and 
 look,  and  lo,  the  doors  of  the  upper  chamber 
 are  bolted,  and  they  say,  '  He  is  only  cover- 
 ing his  feet  in  the  inner  chamber  of  the  wall.' 
 -'*  And  they  stay  till  confoimded,  and  lo,  he 
 is  not  opening  the  doors  of  the  uxiper  cham- 
 ber, and  they  take  the  key,  and  open,  and 
 lo,  their  lord  is  fallen  to  the  earth  ^  dead. 
 ""And  Ehud  escaped  during  their  tarrying, 
 and  hath  passed  by  the  images,  and  is  escaped 
 to  Seirath. 
 
 '■''  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  his  coming  in, 
 that  he  bloweth  with  a  trumpet  in  the  hill- 
 country  of  Ephraim,  and  go  down  with  him 
 do  the  sons  of  Israel  from  the  hill-country, 
 and  he  before  them ;  "*  and  he  saith  unto 
 them,  '  Pursue  after  me,  for  Jehovah  hath 
 given  your  enemies,  the  Moabites,  into  your 
 hand;'  and  they  go  down  after  him,  and 
 capture  the  passages  of  the  Jordan  towards 
 
Israel  enslaved  by  Jahin. 
 
 in.  29.— JUDGES.— V.  9. 
 
 Defeat  and  death  of  Sisera. 
 
 Moab,  and  have  not  permitted  a  man  to  pass 
 over. 
 
 -8  And  they  smite  Moab  at  that  time,  about 
 ten  thousand  men,  all  robust,  and  every  one 
 a  man  of  valour,  and  not  a  man  hath  escap- 
 ed, ^^  and  Moab  is  humbled  in  that  day  un- 
 der the  hand  of  Israel;  and  the  land  resteth 
 eighty  years. 
 
 ^^  And  after  him  hath  been  Shamjjar  son  of 
 Anath,  and  he  smiteth  the  Philistmes  —  six 
 hundred  men — with  an  ox-goad,  and  he  sav- 
 eth — he  also — Israel. 
 
 IV.  1  AND  the  sons  of  Israel  add  to  do  the 
 evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  when  Ehud 
 is  dead,  "  and  Jehovah  selleth  them  into  the 
 hand  of  Jabin  king  of  Canaan,  who  hath 
 reigned  in  Hazor,  and  tlie  head  of  his  host  is 
 Sisera,  and  he  is  dwelling  in  Harosheth  of 
 the  Goyim ;  ^  and  the  sons  of  Israel  cry  unto 
 Jehovah,  for  he  hath  nine  himdred  chariots 
 of  iron,  and  he  hath  oppressed  the  sons  of 
 Israel  mightily  twenty  years. 
 
 *  And  Deborah,  a  woman  inspired,  wife  of 
 Lapidoth,  she  is  judging  Israel  at  that  time, 
 '  and  she  is  dwelling  under  the  palm-tree  of 
 Deborah,  between  Ramah  and  Beth-El,  in  the 
 hUl-coimtry  of  Ephraim,  and  the  sons  of  Is- 
 rael go  up  imto  her  for  judgment. 
 
 ^  And  she  sendeth  and  calleth  for  Barak 
 son  of  Abinoam,  out  of  Kedesh-Naphtali,  and 
 saith  unto  him,  '  Hath  not  Jehovah,  God  of 
 Israel,  commanded  ?  go,  and  thou  hast  drawn 
 towards  mount  Tabor,  and  hast  taken  with 
 thee  ten  thousand  men,  out  of  the  sons  of 
 Naphtali,  and  out  of  the  sons  of  Zebulim, 
 ^  and  I  have  drawn  unto  thee,  unto  the  brook 
 Kishon,  Sisera,  head  of  the  host  of  Jabin,  and 
 his  chariot,  and  his  multitude,  and  have  given 
 him  into  thy  hand. ' 
 
 ^  And  Barak  saith  imto  her,  '  If  thou  dost 
 go  with  me,  then  I  have  gone ;  and  if  thou 
 dost  not  go  with  me,  I  do  not  go;'  ^  and  she 
 saith,  'I  do  certainly  go  with  thee;  only, 
 surely  thy  glory  is  not  on  the  way  which  thou 
 art  going,  for  into  the  hand  of  a  woman  doth 
 Jehovah  sell  Sisera;'  and  Deborah  riseth  and 
 goeth  with  Barak  to  Kedesh. 
 
 1"  And  Barak  calleth  Zebuluji  and  Naphtali 
 to  Kedesh,  and  he  goeth  up— at  his  feet  are 
 ten  thousand  men — and  Deborah  goeth  up 
 with  him. 
 
 ^1  And  Heber  the  Kenite  hath  been  sepa- 
 rated from  the  Kenite,  from  the  sons  of  Ho- 
 bab  father-in-law  of  Moses,  and  he  stretcheth 
 out  his  tent  unto  the  oak  in  Zaanaim,  which 
 is  by  Kedesh. 
 
 1"  And  they  declare  to  Sisera  that  Barak 
 son  of  Abinoam  hath  gone  up  to  mount  Ta- 
 bor, "  and  Sisera  caUeth  all  his  chariots,  nine 
 hundred  chariots  of  iron,  and  all  the  people 
 who  are  with  him,  from  Harosheth  of  the 
 Goyim,  unto  the  brook  Kishon. 
 
 1*  And  Deborah  saith  unto  Barak,  '  Rise, 
 for  this  is  the  day  in  which  Jehovah  hath 
 given  Sisera  into  thy  hand ;  hath  not  Jehovah 
 gone  out  before  tliee?'  And  Barak  goeth 
 down  from  mount  Tabor,  and  ten  thousand 
 men  after  him. 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  destroyeth  Sisera,  and  all 
 the  chariots,  and  all  the  camp,  by  the  mouth 
 
 of  tlie  sword,  before  Barak,  and  Sisera  cometh 
 down  from  off  the  chariot,  and  fleeth  on  his 
 feet.  '""And  Barak  hath  pursued  after  the 
 chariots  and  after  the  camp,  imto  Harosheth 
 of  the  Goyim,  and  all  the  camp  of  Sisera 
 falleth  by  the  mouth  of  the  sword — there 
 hath  not  been  left  even  one. 
 
 1^  And  Sisera  hath  fled  on  his  feet  unto  the 
 tent  of  Jael  wife  of  Heber  the  Kenite,  for 
 peace  is  between  Jabin  king  of  Hazor  and 
 the  house  of  Heber  the  Kenite ;  ^^  and  Jael 
 goeth  out  to  meet  Sisera,  and  saith  imto  him, 
 'Turn  aside,  my  lord,  turn  aside  unto  me, 
 fear  not;'  and  he  turneth  aside  unto  her, 
 into  the  tent,  and  she  covereth  him  with  a 
 coverlet. 
 
 ^3 And  he  saith  unto  her,  'Give  me  to 
 drink,  I  pray  thee,  a  little  water,  for  I  am 
 thirsty;'  and  she  opeueth  the  bottle  of  milk, 
 and  giveth  him  to  drink,  and  covereth  him. 
 -"  And  he  saith  imto  her,  '  Stand  at  the  open- 
 ing of  the  tent,  and  it  hath  been,  if  any 
 doth  come  in,  and  hath  asked  thee,  and  said. 
 Is  there  a  man  here?  that  thou  hast  said. 
 There  is  not.' 
 
 -1  And  Jael  wife  of  Heber  taketh  the  pin  of 
 the  tent,  and  taketh  the  hammer  in  her  hand, 
 and  goeth  imto  him  gently,  and  striketh  the 
 pin  into  his  temples,  and  it  fasteneth  in  the 
 earth — and  he  hath  been  fast  asleep,  and  is 
 weary — and  he  dieth. 
 
 ^-And  lo,  Barak  is  pursuing  Sisera,  and 
 Jael  cometh  out  to  meet  him,  and  saith  to 
 him,  '  Come,  and  I  shew  thee  the  man  whom 
 thou  art  seeking;'  and  he  cometh  in  unto 
 her,  and  lo,  Sisera  is  fallen — dead,  and  the  pin 
 in  his  temples. 
 
 ''^And  God  humbleth  on  that  day  Jabin 
 king  of  Canaan  before  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 -■*  and  the  hand  of  the  sons  of  Israel  goeth, 
 going  on  and  becoming  hard  on  Jabin  king  of 
 Canaan,  till  that  they  have  cut  off  Jabin  king 
 of  Canaan. 
 
 Y.  1  AND  Deborah  singeth — also  Barak  son 
 of  Abinoam — on  that  day,  saying : — 
 -  '  For  freeing  freemen  in  Israel, 
 
 For  a  people  willingly  offering  themselves 
 
 Bless  ye  Jehovah. 
 ^  Hear,  ye  kings",;  give  ear,  ye  princes, 
 
 I,  to  Jehovah,  I — I  do  sin^, 
 
 I  sing  praise  to  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel. 
 *  Jehovah,  in  Thy  going  forth  out  of  Seir, 
 
 In  Thy  stepping  out  of  the  field  of  Edom, 
 
 Earth  trembled,  also  the  heavens  dropped 
 
 Also  thick  clouds  dropped  water. 
 ''  Hills  flowed  from  the  face  of  Jehovah, 
 
 This  one — Sinai — 
 
 From  the  face  of  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel. 
 ^  In  the  days  of  Shamgar  sou  of  Anath — 
 
 In  the  days  of  Jael — 
 
 The  ways  have  ceased,  [ways 
 
 And  those  going  in  the  paths  go  in  crookco 
 ■^  Villages  ceased  in  Israel — they  ceased. 
 
 Till  that  I  arose — Deborah, 
 
 That  I  arose,  a  mother  in  Israel. 
 **  He  chooseth  new  gods, 
 
 Then  war  is  at  the  gates ! 
 
 A  shield  is  not  seen— and  a  spear 
 
 Among  forty  thousand  in  Israel. 
 ^  My  heart  is  to  the  lawgivers  of  Israel, 
 165 
 
Song  of  Deborah  and  Barak. 
 
 V.  10.— JUDGES.— VI.  15.       Tlie  Midianites  oppress  Israel. 
 
 Who  .are  ofTerinfr  themselves  willingly  among 
 Bless  ye  Jehovah !  [the  people, 
 
 '*  Riders  on  wliite  asses — 
 
 Sitters  on  a  long  robe — 
 
 And  walkers  by  the  way — meditate ! 
 '^  By  the  voice  of  slioiiters 
 
 Between  the  places  of  drawing  water, 
 
 There  they  give  out  righteous  acts  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Kighteous  acts  of  His  villages  in  Israel, 
 
 Then  ruled  in  tlie  gates  liave  the  people  of 
 1^  Awake,  awake,  Deborah ;  [Jehovah. 
 
 Awake,  awake,  xitter  a  song; 
 
 Rise,  Barak,  and  take  captive  thy  captivity, 
 
 Son  of  Abinoam. 
 13  Tlien  him  who  is  left  of  the  honourable  ones 
 
 He  caused  to  rule  tlie  people  of  Jehovah, 
 
 He  caused  me  to  rule  among  tlie  mighty. 
 '^  Out  of  Ephraim  their  root  Is  against  Amalek. 
 
 After  thee,  Benjamin,  among  thy  peoples. 
 
 Out  of  Machir  came  down  lawgivers, 
 
 And  out  of  Zebulun  those  drawing  with  tlie 
 reed  of  a  writer. 
 '^  And  princes  in  Issachar  are  with  Deborah, 
 
 Yea,  Issachar  is  right  Avith  Barak, 
 
 Into  the  valley  he  was  sent  on  his  feet. 
 
 In  the  divisions  of  Reuben, 
 
 Great  are  the  decrees  of  heart !  [aries, 
 
 16  Why  hast  thou  abode  between  the  bound- 
 To  hear  lowiugs  of  herds? 
 
 For  the  divisions  of  Reuben, 
 
 Great  are  tlie  searchijigs  of  heart ! 
 1"  Gilead  beyond  the  Jordan  did  tabernacle, 
 
 And  Dan — why  doth  he  sojourn  in  ships? 
 
 Asher  hath  abode  at  tlie  haven  of  the  seas. 
 
 And  by  his  creeks  doth  tabernacle. 
 '^  Zebulun  is  a  people  who  exposed  fits  soul 
 to  death, 
 
 NaphtaU  also— on  high  places  of  the  field. 
 1"  Kings  came — they  fought ; 
 
 Then  fought  kings  of  Canaan, 
 
 In  Taanach,  by  the  waters  of  Megiddo ; 
 
 Gain  of  money  they  took  not ! 
 ""  From  the  heavens  they  fought :         [Sisera. 
 
 Tlic  stars  from  their  highways  fought  witli 
 ^  The  Ijrook  Kislion  swept  them  away. 
 
 The  brook  most  ancient — the  brook  Kishon. 
 
 Thou  dost  tread  down  strength,  0  my  sold! 
 '"^  Then  broken  were  the  horse-heels. 
 
 By  pransings — jiransings  of  its  inighty  ones. 
 ^  Curse  Meroz — said  a  messenger  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Cursing,  curse  yc  its  inhal)itants. 
 
 For  they  came  not  to  the  help  of  Jehovah, 
 
 To  the  help  of  Jehovah  among  the  mighty! 
 ■*  Blessed  above  women  is  Jael, 
 
 Wife  of  Heber  the  Kcnite, 
 
 Above  women  in  the  tent  she  is  blessed. 
 "  Water  he  asked — milk  she  gave ; 
 
 In  a  lordly  dish  she  brought  near  butter. 
 "^  Her  hand  to  the  pin  she  sendetli  fortli. 
 
 And  her  right  hand  to  the  labom-crs'  ham- 
 mer, [head. 
 
 And  she  hammered  Sisera— she  smote  liis 
 
 Yea,  she  smote,  and  it  i)assed  through  his 
 ^  Between  her  feet  he  bowed —  [temple. 
 
 He  fell,  he  lay  down  ; 
 
 Betwc(;n  her  feet  he  bowed,  he  fell; 
 
 Where  he  bowed,  there  he  fell — destroyed. 
 **  Through  the  window  she  hath  looked  out — 
 
 Yea,  she  (;ri(;th  out  —the  mother  of  Sisera, 
 
 Through  the  lattice : 
 
 Wherefore  is  his  chariot  delaying  to  come? 
 1G6 
 
 Wherefore  tarried  have  the  steps  of   hia 
 chariot  ? 
 -^  The  wise  ones,  her  princesses,  answer  her, 
 
 Yea,  she  returneth  ner  sayings  to  herself : 
 2"  Do  they  not  find?— they  apportion  spoil, 
 
 A  female — two  females — for  every  head, 
 
 Spoil  of  tinger-work  for  Sisera, 
 
 Spoil  of  embroidered  finger-work, 
 
 Finger-work — a  pair  of  embroidered  things, 
 
 For  the  necks  of  the  spoil ! 
 3^  So  do  all  Thine  enemies  perish,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 And  those  loving  Him  are 
 
 As  the  going  out  of  the  sun  in  its  might ! ' 
 and  the  land  resteth  forty  years. 
 
 yi.  1  AND  the  sons  of  Israel  do  the  evil 
 thing  in  the  eyes  of  lehovah,  and  Jehovah 
 giveth  them  into  tha  hand  of  Midian  seven 
 years,  ^and  the  hand  of  Midian  is  strong 
 against  Israel,  from  the  presence  of  Midian 
 have  the  sons  of  Israel  made  for  themselves 
 the  flowings  which  are  in  the  mountains,  and 
 the  caves,  and  the  strongholds. 
 
 3  And  it  hath  been,  if  Israel  hath  sowed, 
 that  Midian  hath  come  up,  and  Amalek,  and 
 the  sons  of  the  east,  yea,  they  have  come  up 
 against  him,  ^  and  encamp  against  them,  and 
 destroy  the  increase  of  the  laud  till  thine 
 entering  Gaza;  and  they  leave  no  sustenance 
 in  Israel,  either  sheep,  or  ox,  or  ass;  ""for 
 they  and  their  cattle  come  up,  with  their 
 tents ;  they  come  in  as  the  fulness  of  the 
 locust  for  multitude,  and  of  them  and  of 
 their  cattle  there  is  no  number,  and  they 
 come  into  the  land  to  destroy  it.  "  And  Israel 
 is  very  weak  from  the  presence  of  Midian, 
 and  the  sons  of  Israel  cry  unto  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  And  it  conieth  to  pass  when  the  sons  of 
 Israel  have  cried  unto  Jehovah,  concerning 
 Midian,  ^that  Jehovah  seudeth  a  man,  a 
 prophet,  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  he  saith 
 to  them,  '  Thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 I— I  have  brought  you  up  out  of  Egypt,  and 
 I  bring  you  out  from  a  uousc  of  servants, 
 "and  I  deliver  you  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
 Egyptians,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  your 
 oppressors,  and  I  cast  them  out  from  your 
 presence,  and  I  give  to  you  their  land,  i"  and 
 I  say  to  you,  I  am  Jehovah  your  God,  ye  do 
 not  fear  the  gods  of  the  Amorite  in  whose 
 laud  ye  are  dwelling :  —  and  ye  have  not 
 hearkened  to  My  voice. ' 
 
 ^' And  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  conieth 
 and  sittcth  under  the  oak  which  is  in  Oph- 
 rah,  which  is  to  Joash  the  Abi-Ezrite,  and 
 Gideon  his  sou  is  beating  out  wheat  in  the 
 wine-press,  to  remove  it  from  the  ]iresence  of 
 the  Midianites  ;  ^'- and  the  messenger  of  Je- 
 hovah appeareth  unto  liiui,  .-ind  saith  unto 
 him,  'Jchovali  w  with  thee,  0  mighty  one  of 
 valour.'  ^•^  And  Gideon  saith  imto  him,  'O, 
 my  lord — and  Jehovah  is  with  us! — and  why 
 hath  all  this  found  us?  and  where  are  all  His 
 wonders  which  our  fathers  recounted  to  us, 
 saying,  Hath  not  Jehovah  brouglit  us  up  out 
 of  Egj'iit?  and  now  Jehovah  hath  left  us,  and 
 doth  give  us  into  the  hand  of  Midian.' 
 
 ^■'  And  Jehovah  turiieth  unto  him  and  saith, 
 '  Go  in  this— thy  nower ;  and  thou  luist  saved 
 Israel  out  of  the  iiaud  of  Midian— liave  not  I 
 sent  thee.'    ^'•'  And  he  uaith  unto  Ivim,  '0,  my 
 
Gideon  called  to  deliver  Israel.       vi.  16.— JUDGES.— vii.  6. 
 
 Oideoii's  army  reduced. 
 
 lord,  wherewith  do  I  save  Israel?  lo,  my  chief 
 is  weak  in  Manasseh,  and  I  the  least  in  the 
 house  of  my  father.' 
 
 1*  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  him,  '  Because  I 
 am  with  thee — thou  hast  smitten  the  Mid- 
 ianites  as  one  man.'  ^''And  he  saith  unto 
 Him,  '  If,  I  pray  Thee,  I  have  found  grace  in 
 Thine  eyes,  then  Thou  hast  done  for  me  a 
 sign  that  Thou  art  speaking  with  me.  ^^  Move 
 not,  I  pray  Thee,  from  this,  till  my  coming 
 in  unto  Thee,  and  I  have  brought  out  my 
 present,  and  put  it  before  Thee;'  and  he 
 saith,  '  I — I  do  abide  till  thy  return.' 
 
 1^  And  Gideon  hath  gone  in,  and  prepareth 
 a  kid  of  the  goats,  and  of  an  ephah  oi  flour 
 imleavened  things;  the  flesh  lie liath  put  in  a 
 basket,  and  the  broth  he  hath  put  in  a  pot, 
 and  he  bringeth  out  xmto  Him,  imto  the  place 
 of  the  oak,  and  bringeth  it  nigh. 
 
 '••And  the  messenger  of  God  saith  imto 
 him,  'Take  the  flesn  and  the  unleavened 
 things,  and  place  on  this  rock — and  the  broth 
 pour  out;'  and  he  doth  so.  '^^And  the  mes- 
 senger of  Jehovah  putteth  forth  the  end  of 
 the  staff  which  is  in  His  hand,  and  cometh 
 against  the  flesh,  and  against  the  unleavened 
 things,  and  the  fire  goeth  up  out  of  the  rock 
 and  consumeth  the  flesh  and  the  unleavened 
 things — and  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  hath 
 gone  from  his  eyes. 
 
 *''  And  Gideon  seeth  that  He  is  a  messenger 
 of  Jehovah,  and  Gideon  saith,  '  Alas,  Lord 
 Jehovah!  because  that  I  have  seen  a  mes- 
 senger of  Jehovah  face  to  face!'  -*And  Je- 
 hovah saith  to  him.  '  Peace  to  thee;  fear  not ; 
 thou  dost  not  die.  "*And  Gideon  buildeth 
 there  an  altar  to  Jehovah,  and  calleth  it 
 Jehovah-Shalom,  unto  this  day  it  is  yet  in 
 Ophrah  of  the  Abi-Ezrites. 
 
 ■■'^And  it  cometh  to  pass,  on  that  night, 
 that  Jehovah  saith  to  him,  '  Take  the  young 
 ox  which  is  to  thy  father,  and  the  second 
 bullock  of  seven  years,  and  thou  hast  thrown 
 down  the  altar  of  Baal  which  is  to  thy  father, 
 and  the  shrine  which  is  by  it  thou  dost  cut 
 down,  *^and  thou  hast  built  an  altar  to 
 Jehovah  thy  God  on  the  top  of  this  strong- 
 hold, by  the  arrangement,  and  hast  taken 
 the  second  bullock,  and  caused  to  ascend  a 
 burnt-offering  with  the  wood  of  the  shrine 
 which  thou  cuttest  down.' 
 
 -^Aud  Gideon  taketh  ten  men  of  his  ser- 
 vants, and  doth  as  Jehovah  hath  spoken  unto 
 him,  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  because  he  hath 
 been  afraid  of  the  house  of  his  father,  and 
 the  men  of  the  city,  to  do  it  by  day,  that  he 
 doth  it  by  night. 
 
 ^  And  the  men  of  the  city  rise  early  in  the 
 morning,  and  lo,  broken  down  hath  been  the 
 altar  of  Baal,  and  the  shrine  which  is  by  it 
 hath  been  cut  down,  and  the  second  bullock 
 hath  been  offered  on  the  altar  which  is  built. 
 ''^And  they  say  one  to  another,  'Who  hath 
 done  this  tning?'  and  they  inquire  and  seek, 
 and  they  say,  Gideon  son  of  Joasli  hath  done 
 this  thing.'  ^o^nd  the  men  of  the  city  say 
 unto  Joash,  'Bring  out  thy  son,  and  he  dieth, 
 because  he  hath  broken  down  the  altar  of 
 Baal,  and  because  he  hath  cut  down  the  shrine 
 which  is  by  it.' 
 *  And  Joash  saith  to  all  who  have  stood 
 
 against  him,  'Ye,  do  ye  plead  for  Baal?  ye 
 —  do  ye  save  him?  he  who  pleadeth  for  him 
 is  put  to  death  during  the  morning ;  if  he  ia 
 a  god  he  himself  doth  plead  against  him,  be- 
 cause he  ha1;h  broken  down  his  altar.'  ^^  And 
 he  calleth  him,  on  that  day,  Jerubbaal,  say- 
 ing, 'The  Baal  doth  plead  against  him,  be- 
 cause he  hath  broken  down  his  altar.' 
 
 33  And  all  Midian  and  Amalek  and  the  sons 
 of  the  east  have  been  gathered  together,  and 
 pass  over,  and  encamp  in  the  valley  of  Jezreel, 
 **  and  the  Spirit  of  Jehovah  hath  clothed  Gi- 
 deon, and  he  bloweth  with  a  trumpet,  and 
 Abi-Ezer  is  caUed  after  him;  ^and  messen- 
 gers he  hath  sent  into  all  Manasseh,  and  it 
 also  is  called  after  him;  and  messengers  he 
 hath  sent  into  Asher,  and  into  Zebulun,  and 
 into  Naphtali,  and  they  come  up  to  meet 
 them. 
 
 36 And  Gideon  saith  imto  God.  'If  Thou 
 art  Saviour  of  Israel  by  my  hand,  as  Thou 
 hast  spoken,  ^7  lo,  I  am  placing  the  fleece  of 
 wool  in  the  threshing-floor :  if  dew  is  on  the 
 fleece  alone,  and  on  all  the  earth  drought 
 — then  I  have  known  that  Thou  dost  save 
 Israel  by  my  hand,  as  Thou  hast  spoken;' 
 38  and  it  is  so,  and  he  riseth  early  on  the 
 morrow,  and  presseth  the  fleece,  and  wring- 
 eth  dew  out  of  the  fleece — the  fulness  of  the 
 bowl,  of  water. 
 
 39 And  Gideon  saith  unto  God,  'Let  not 
 Thine  anger  burn  against  me,  and  I  speak 
 only  this  time ;  let  me  try,  I  pray  Thee,  only 
 this  time  with  the  fleece — let  there  be,  I  pray 
 Thee,  drought  on  the  fleece  alone,  and  on  all 
 the  earth  let  there  be  dew.'  "*"  And  God  doth 
 so  on  that  night,  and  there  is  drought  on  the 
 fleece  alone,  and  on  all  the  earth  there  hath 
 been  dew. 
 
 VII.  1  AND  Jerubbaal  (he  is  Gideon)  riseth 
 early,  and  all  the  people  who  are  vrith  him, 
 and  they  encamp  by  the  well  of  Harod,  and 
 the  camp  of  Midian  hath  been  on  the  south 
 of  him,  on  the  height  of  Moreh,  in  the  valley. 
 ^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Gideon,  '  Too 
 many  are  the  people  who  are  with  thee  for 
 My  giving  Midian  into  their  hand,  lest  Israel 
 beautify  itself  against  Me,  sayin^.  My  hand 
 hath  given  salvation  to  me ;  3  and  now,  cal^ 
 I  pray  thee,  in  the  ears  of  the  people,  say- 
 ing. Whoso  is  afraid  and  trembhng,  let  him 
 tui-n  back  and  go  early  from  mount  Gilead ; ' 
 and  there  turn  back  of  the  people  twenty 
 and  two  thousand,  and  ten  tnousand  have 
 been  left. 
 
 *And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Gideon,  'Yet 
 are  the  people  too  many;  bring  them  down 
 unto  the  water,  and  I  refine  it  for  thee  there; 
 and  it  hath  been,  he  of  whom  I  say  unto 
 thee.  This  doth  go  with  thee— he  doth  go 
 with  thee ;  and  any  of  whom  I  say  unto  thee, 
 Tliis  doth  not  go  with  thee— he  doth  not  go.' 
 
 *  And  he  bnngeth  down  the  people  unto 
 the  water,  and  Jehovah  saith  unto  Gideon, 
 '  Every  one  who  lappeth  vnth.  his  tongue  of 
 the  water  as  the  dog  lappeth — thou  dost  set 
 him  apart ;  also  every  one  who  boweth  on  his 
 kiiees  to  drink.'  "  And  the  nuinber  of  those 
 lapping  with  their  hand  unto  their  mouth  is 
 three  huudi-ed  men,  and  all  the  rest  of  the 
 167 
 
C/ideori'a  three  hundi-ed  men. 
 
 VII.  7. -JUDGES.— ^11.  12. 
 
 Gidcon^s  vicloiTj. 
 
 Seople  have  bowed  down  on  their  knees  to 
 link  water. 
 
 "^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Gideon,  '  By  tlie 
 three  hundred  men  who  are  lapping  I  save 
 you,  and  have  given  Midiau  into  thy  hand, 
 and  all  the  people  go,  each  to  his  place.' 
 8  And  the  people  take  the  provision  in  their 
 hand,  and  their  trumpets,  and  every  man 
 of  Israel  lie  hath  sent  away,  each  to  his 
 tents :  and  on  the  three  hundred  men  he  hath 
 kept  hold,  and  the  camp  of  Midian  hath  been 
 by  him  at  the  lower  part  of  the  valley. 
 
 ^And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  on  that  night, 
 that  Jehovah  saith  unto  him,  '  Rise,  go  down 
 into  the  camp,  for  I  have  given  it  into  thy 
 hand ;  ^^  and  if  thou  art  afraid  to  go  down — 
 go  down,  thou  and  Phurah  thy  young  man, 
 unto  the  camp,  ^^  and  thou  hast  heard  what 
 they  speak,  and  afterwards  are  thy  hands 
 fitrengtheued,  and  thou  hast  gone  down  against 
 the  camp.' 
 
 And  he  goeth  down,  he  and  Phurah  his 
 young  man,  unto  the  extremity  of  the  fifties 
 who  are  in  the  camp:;  '"  and  Midian  and 
 Amalek,  and  all  the  sons  of  the  east  are 
 lying  in  the  valley,  as  the  locust  for  multi- 
 tude, and  of  their  camels  there  is  no  number, 
 as  sand  which  is  on  the  sea-shore  for  midti- 
 tude. 
 
 ^^  And  Gideon  cometh  iu^  and  lo,  a  man  is 
 recounting  to  his  companion  a  dream,  and 
 saith,  '  Lo,  a  dream  I  have  dreamed,  and  lo, 
 a  cake  of  barley-bread  is  turning  itself  over 
 into  the  camp  of  Midian,  and  it  cometh  in 
 unto  the  tent,  and  smiteth  it,  and  it  falleth, 
 and  turnetli  it  upwards,  and  the  tent  hath 
 fallen.'  '^  And  his  companion  answereth  and 
 saith,  '  This  is  nothing  save  the  sword  of 
 Gideon  son  of  Joash,  a  man  of  Israel;  God 
 hath  given  into  his  hand  Midian  and  all  the 
 camp. ' 
 
 1^  And  it  cometh  to  pa.ss,  when  Gideon 
 heareth  the  narration  of  the  dream  and  its 
 interpretation,  that  he  boweth  himself,  and 
 turnetli  back  unto  the  camp  of  Israel,  and 
 saith,  '  Rise  ye,  for  Jehovah  hath  given  into 
 your  hand  the  camp  of  Midian.'  ^"And  he 
 divideth  the  three  hundred  men  into  tliree 
 detachments,  and  putteth  trumpets  into  the 
 hand  of  all  of  them,  and  empty  pitchers,  and 
 lamps  witliiu  the  pitchers. 
 
 1^  And  he  saith  unto  them,  '  Look  at  me, 
 and  thus  do ;  and  lo,  I  am  coming  into  the  ex- 
 tremity of  the  camp— and  it  hath  been — as  I 
 do  so  yc  do ;  ^^  and  I  have  blown  with  a  trum- 
 pet— I  and  all  who  are  witli  me,  and  yc  have 
 blown  with  trumpets,  even  ye,  round  about  all 
 tlie  cam]),  and  have  said.  For  Jehovah  and 
 for  Gideon.' 
 
 ^^  And  Gideon  cometh — and  the  hundred 
 men  who  are  with  him — into  the  extremity  of 
 the  camp,  at  the  beginning  of  the  middle 
 watch  (it  hath  only  jusf.  <oiiliiniiMl  (he  watch- 
 meu),  and  tliey  blow  with  iiuiiiiuts-  il.ishing 
 in  pieces  also  the  pitchers  wliich  <irr  m  their 
 hand ;  -"  an<l  the  three  tletachmcnts  blow  with 
 trumpets,  and  break  the  jiitchers,  and  kceji 
 liold  witli  their  left  hand  on  the  lanip.s,  ;iiid 
 with  tlieir  i-ight  Jiandon  tlie  triuni)ct.s  to  blow, 
 and  they  cry,  '  Tlio  sword  of  Jehovah  and  of 
 Gideon.' 
 
 168 
 
 ^'  And  they  stand  each  in  his  place,  round 
 about  the  camp,  and  aU  the  camp  runneth, 
 and  they  shout,  and  llee;  '"and  the  three 
 hundred  blow  tlie  trimipets,  and  Jehovah 
 setteth  the  sword  of  each  against  his  com- 
 panion, even  through  all  the  camp ;  and  the 
 camp  lleeth  unto  Beth-Shittah,  at  Zererath, 
 unto  the  border  of  Abel-Meholah,  by  Tab- 
 bath. 
 
 "^And  the  men  of  Israel  are  called  from 
 Naphtali,  and  from  Asher,  and  from  all 
 Manasseh,  and  pursue  after  Midian.  ^  And 
 messengers  hath  sent  Gideon  into  all  the  hill- 
 country  of  Ephraim,  saying,  '  Come  down  to 
 meet  Midian,  and  capture  before  ihem  the 
 waters  unto  Betli-Baran,  and  the  Jordan ;'  and 
 every  man  of  Ejihraim  is  called,  and  they 
 capture  the  waters  unto  Beth-Barah,  and 
 the  Jordan,  '^  and  they  capture  two  of  the 
 heads  of  Midian,  Oreb,  and  Zeeb,  and  slay 
 Oreb  at  the  rock  of  Oreb,  and  Zeeb  they  have 
 slain  at  the  wine-vat  of  Zeeb,  and  they  pur- 
 sue unto  Midian  ;  and  the  heads  of  Orel)  and 
 Zeeb  they  have  brought  in  unto  Gideon  be- 
 yond the  Jordan. 
 
 VIII.  1  AND  the  men  of  Ephraim  say  unto 
 him,  '  What  is  this  thing  thou  hast  done  to 
 us — not  to  call  for  us  when  thou  didst  go  to 
 fight  with  Midian?'  and  they  strive  with  him 
 severely;  -and  he  saith  imto  them,  'What 
 have  I  done  now  like  you?  are  not  the  glean- 
 ings of  Ephraim  better  than  the  harvest  of 
 Abi-Ezer?  ^Into  your  hand  hath  God  given 
 the  heads  of  Midian,  Oreb  and  Zeeb;  and 
 what  have  I  been  able  to  do  like  you?'  Then 
 their  temper  desisted  from  off  liim  in  his 
 speaking  tnis  thing. 
 
 *  And  Gideon  cometh  in  unto  the  Jordan, 
 passing  over,  he  and  the  three  hundred  men 
 who  are  with  him — wearied,  and  pursuing, 
 *  and  he  saith  to  the  men  of  Succotli,  '  Give, 
 I  pray  you,  cakes  of  bread  to  the  people  who 
 are  at  my  feet,  for  they  are  wearieu,  and  1 
 am  pursiung  after  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  kings 
 of  Midian.' 
 
 •'  And  the  heads  of  Succoth  say,  '  Is  the 
 hand  of  Zebah  and  Zalmimna  now  in  thy 
 hand,  that  we  give  to  thy  liost  bread  ?'  ^  And 
 Gideon  saith,  'Therefore — in  Jehovah's  giv- 
 ing Zebah  and  Zalmunna  into  my  hand — 
 I  have  threshed  your  Hesh  with  the  thorns 
 of  the  wilderness,  and  with  the  threshing  in- 
 struments.' 
 
 "And  he  goeth  uji  thence  to  Penuel,  and 
 speaketh  unto  them  thus;  and  the  men  of 
 Penuel  answer  him  as  the  men  of  Succoth 
 answered.  "  And  he  s]ieaketh  also  to  the 
 men  of  Penuel,  saying,  '  In  my  turning  back 
 in  peace,  I  break  down  this  tower.' 
 
 ^''And  Zebah  and  Zalmunna  arc  in  Kar- 
 kor,  and  their  camps  with  them,  al)out  fif- 
 teen thousand,  all  who  are  left  of  all  the 
 camji  of  the  sons  of  the  east ;  and  tliosc  fall- 
 ing are  a  hundred  and  twenty  tlioiisand  men, 
 drawing  sword. 
 
 "  And  (.jideon  goeth  up  the  way  of  those 
 who  tabernacle  in  tents,  on  tlio  oast  of  No- 
 bali  and  Jogbehah,  and  sinitetli  ilie  camp, 
 an<l  tlie  cam)i  was  conlident;  "-and  Zebah 
 and   Zalmunna   tlcc,    and  he   pursucth  after 
 
Succoth  and  Penicel  putiisJied.      vm.  13.— JUDGES.— ix.  16. 
 
 Gideon's  ep/iod  and  death. 
 
 them,  autl  captureth  the  two  kings  of  Midian, 
 Zebah  aucl  Z;ilmuuna,  aud  all  tlie  camp  he 
 hath  caused  to  tremble. 
 
 ^^Aud  Gideon  son  of  Joash  tiirueth  back 
 from  the  battle,  at  the  going  up  of  the  sun, 
 "and  captureth  a  young  man  of  the  men 
 of  Succoth,  aud  asketh  him,  aud  he  describ- 
 etli  unto  him  the  heads  of  Succoth,  and  its 
 elders— seventy  and  seven  men. 
 
 *^  And  he  cometh  in  unto  the  men  of  Suc- 
 coth, and  saith,  '  Lo  Zebah  and  Zalmunna, 
 with  whom  ye  reproached  me,  saying.  Is  the 
 liand  of  Zebah  and  Zalmimna  now  in  thy 
 hand  that  we  give  to  thy  men  wlio  are  wear- 
 ied bread?'  ^^And  he  taketh  the  elders  of 
 the  city,  and  the  thorns  of  the  wilderness, 
 and  the  tlireshing  instruments,  aud  teach- 
 eth  by  them  the  meu  of  Succoth,  ^''  aud  the 
 tower  of  Penuel  he  hath  broken  down,  aud 
 slayeth  the  men  of  the  city. 
 
 ^^  And  he  saith  imto  Zebah  and  imto  Zal- 
 munna, 'How — the  meu  whom  ye  slew  in 
 Tabor?'  and  they  say,  'As  thou — so  they, 
 one — as  the  form  of  the  king's  sous. '  ^^  And  he 
 saith,  'My  brethren — sons  of  my  mother — 
 they;  Jehovah  liveth,  if  ye  had  kept  them 
 alive — I  had  not  slain  you.' 
 
 ""And  he  saith  to  Jether  his  first-born, 
 '  Rise,  slay  them ; '  and  the  young  man  hath 
 not  drawn  his  sword,  for  he  hath  been  afraid, 
 for  he  is  yet  a  youth.  ^^  And  Zebah  saith — 
 also  Zalmunna — 'Rise  thou,  and  fall  upou 
 us;  for  as  the  man — his  might;'  and  Gideon 
 riseth,  and  slayeth  Zeba  and  Zalmunna,  aud 
 taketii  their  roimd  ornaments  which  are  on 
 the  necks  of  their  camels. 
 
 ^2  And  the  men  of  Israel  say  imto  Gideon, 
 '  Rule  over  us,  both  thou,  and  thy  son,  aud 
 thy  sou's  son,  for  thou  hast  saved  us  from 
 the  hand  of  Midian.'  ''^And  Gideon  saith 
 unto  them,  '  I  do  not  rule  over  you,  nor  doth 
 my  son  ride  over  you ;  Jehovah  doth  rule 
 over  you.'  ^And  Gideon  saith  imto  them, 
 *  Let  me  ask  of  you  a  petition,  and  give  ye  to 
 me  each  the  riug  of  his  prey,  for  they  have 
 rings  of  gold,  for  they  are  Ishmaelites.' 
 
 "5  Aud  they  say,  '  We  certainly  give ; '  and 
 they  spread  out  the  garment,  and  cast  thither 
 each  the  ring  of  his  prey ;  ^^  and  the  weight 
 of  the  rings  of  gold  wluch  he  asked  is  a 
 thousand  and  seven  hundred  shekels  of  gold, 
 apart  from  the  round  ornaments,  and  the 
 drops,  and  the  piu-ple  garments,  which  are 
 on  the  kings  of  Midian,  and  apart  from  the 
 chains  which  a7-e  on  the  necks  of  their  camels, 
 '^  and  Gideon  maketh  it  into  an  ephod,  and 
 setteth  it  up  in  his  city,  in  Ophrah,  and  all 
 Israel  go  a-w^horing  after  it  there,  aud  it  is  to 
 Gideon  and  to  his  house  for  a  snare. 
 
 =8  Aud  Midian  is  humbled  before  the  sous 
 of  Israel,  and  have  not  added  to  lift  up  their 
 head ;  and  the  land  resteth  forty  years  in  the 
 days  of  Gideon. 
 
 "3  And  Jerubbaal  son  of  Joash  goeth  and 
 dwelleth  in  his  own  house,  '"  aud  to  Gideon 
 there  have  been  seventy  sons,  coming  out  of 
 his  loin,  for  he  had  many  wives ;  ^^  aud  his 
 concubine,  who  is  in  Shechcm,  hath  born 
 to  him— even  she— a  sou,  and  he  appoiuteth 
 his  name  Abimelech. 
 
 3"  And  Gideon    son  of  Joash    dieth,   iu   a 
 
 good  old  age,  aud  is  buried  iu  tlic  btirying- 
 place  of  Joash  his  father,  iu  Ophrah  of  tlie 
 Abi-Ezrite. 
 
 33  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  Gideon  is 
 dead,  that  the  sous  of  Israel  turn  back  and 
 go  a-whoring  after  the  Baalim,  and  set  over 
 them  Baal-Berith  for  a  god ;  34  and  the  sons 
 of  Israel  have  not  remembered  Jehovah  their 
 God,  who  is  delivering  them  out  of  the  hand 
 of  all  their  enemies  round  about,  ^s  neither 
 have  they  done  kindness  with  the  house  of 
 Jerubbaal— Gideon— according  to  all  the  good 
 which  he  did  with  Israel. 
 
 IX.  1  AND  Abimelech  sou  of  Jerubbaal 
 goeth  to  Shechem,  unto  his  mother's  breth- 
 ren, and  speaketh  unto  them,  aud  unto  all 
 the  family  of  the  house  of  his  mother's  father, 
 saying,  -'Speak,  I  pray  you,  in  the  ears  of 
 all  the  masters  of  Shechem,  Wliich  is  good 
 for  you — the  ruling  over  you  of  seventy  men 
 (all  the  sons  of  Jerubbaal),  or  the  ruling  over 
 you  of  one  man  ?— and  ye  have  remembered 
 that  I  am  your  bone  and  your  flesh.' 
 
 3  And  his  mother's  brethren  speak  concern- 
 ing him,  in  the  ears  of  all  the  masters  of 
 Shechem,  all  these  words,  and  their  heai-t 
 inclineth  after  Abimelech,  for  they  said,  '  He 
 is  oiir_ brother ;  *  aud  they  give  to  him  seventy 
 silverings  out  of  the  house  of  Baal-Berith, 
 and  Abimelech  hireth  with  them  men,  vain 
 and  imstable,  and  they  go  after  him ;  *  and 
 he  goeth  into  the  house  of  his  father  at  Oph- 
 rah, and  slayeth  his  brethren,  sous  of  Jerub- 
 baal, seventy  meu,  on  one  stone ;  and  Jotham, 
 youngest  son  of  Jerubbaal,  is  left,  for  he  was 
 hidden. 
 
 *  And  all  the  masters  of  Shechem  are  ga- 
 thered together,  aud  all  the  house  of  Millo, 
 and  come  and  cause  Abimelech  to  reign  for 
 Idng  at  the  oak  of  the  camp  which  is  iu  She- 
 chem ;  ^  aud  they  declare  it  to  Jotham,  and 
 he  goeth  aud  staudeth  on  the  top  of  mount 
 Gerizim,  and  lifteth  up  his  voice,  and  calleth, 
 and  saith  to  them,  'Hearken  unto  me,  0 
 masters  of  Shechem,  and  God  doth  hearken 
 imto  you: 
 
 8  '  The  trees  have  diligeutly  gone  to  anoint 
 over  them  a  king,  and  they  say  to  the  olive. 
 Reign  thou  over  us.  ^  And  the  oUve  saith  to 
 them.  Have  I  ceased  from  my  f atuess,  by  which 
 they  honour  gods  aud  men,  that  I  have  gone 
 to  stagger  over  the  trees?  '"And  the  trees 
 say  to  the  fig.  Come  thou,  reign  over  us. 
 "And  the  fig  saith  to  them.  Have  I  ceased 
 from  my  sweetness,  aud  my  good  increase, 
 that  I  have  gone  to  stagger  over  the  trees? 
 
 '^^ '  And  the  trees  sav  to  the  vine,  Gome  thou, 
 reign  over  us.  "  And  the  vine  saith  to  them, 
 Have  1  ceased  from  my  new  wine,  which  is 
 rejoicing  gods  and  men,  that  I  have  gone  to 
 stagger  over  the  trees?  "And  all  the  trees 
 say  unto  the  bramble,  Come  thou,  reign  over 
 us.  1^  And  the  bramble  saith  unto  the  trees. 
 If  iu  truth  ye  are  anointing  me  for  king  over 
 you,  come,  take  refuge  iu  my  .shadow ;  and  if 
 not— fire  cometh  out  from  the  bramble,  and 
 devoureth  the  cedars  of  Ijebauon. 
 
 i"  '  And,  now,  if  in  truth  aud  in  sincerity 
 ye  have  acted,  when  ye  make  Abimelech 
 King :  and  if  ye  have  done  good  with  Jerub- 
 169 
 
Abimekch  usurps  authority.  ix.  17- — JUDGES. — ix.  53. 
 
 baal,  and  witli  his  house ;  and  if  according  to 
 the  deed  of  his  hands  ye  liave  done  to  him — 
 ^^  because  my  father  hath  fought  for  you,  and 
 doth  cast  away  his  life  from  him,  and  deliver 
 you  from  the  hand  of  Midian;  ^^and  ye 
 have  risen  against  the  house  of  my  father  to- 
 day, and  slay  his  sons,  seventy  men,_  on  one 
 stone,  and  cause  Abimelech  son  of  his  hand- 
 maid to  reign  over  the  masters  of  Shechem, 
 because  he  is  your  brother— ^^  yea,  if  in  truth 
 and  in  sincerity  ye  have  acted  with  Jerubbaal 
 and  with  his  hoiise  this  day,  rejoice  ye  in 
 Abimelech,  and  he  doth  rejoice— even  he— in 
 you ;  -"  and  if  not — fire  cometh  out  from  Abi- 
 melech and  devoureth  the  masters  of  She- 
 chem and  the  house  of  Millo,  and  fire  cometh 
 out  from  the  masters  of  Shechem  and  from 
 the  house  of  Millo,  and  devoureth  Abime- 
 lech.' "^And  Jotham  hasteth,  and  fleeth, 
 and  goeth  to  Beer,  and  dwelleth  there,  from 
 the  face  of  Abimelech  his  brother. 
 
 ^  And  Abimelech  is  prince  over  Israel  three 
 years,  ^  and  God  seudeth  an  evil  spirit  be- 
 tween Abimelech  and  the  masters  of  She- 
 chem, and  the  masters  of  Shechem  deal 
 treacherously  with  Abimelech,  ^for  the  com- 
 ing in  of  the  violence  to  the  seventy  sons 
 of  Jerubbaal,  and  of  their  blood  to  place  it 
 on  Abimelech  their  brother,  who  slew  them, 
 and  on  the  masters  of  Shechem,  who  strength- 
 ened his  hands  to  slay  his  brethren. 
 
 ^  And  the  masters  of  Shechena  set  for  him 
 ambushes  on  the  top  of  the  hills,  and  rob 
 every  one  who  passeth  over  by  them  in  the 
 way,  and  it  is  declared  to  Abimelech.  =^  And 
 Gaal  son  of  Ebed  cometh — also  his  brethren 
 — and  they  pass  over  into  Shechem,  and  the 
 masters  of  Shechem  trust  in  him,  ^and 
 go  out  into  the  field,  and  gather  their  vine- 
 yards, and  tread,  and  make  praises,  and  go 
 mto  the  house  of  their  god,  and  eat  and 
 drink,  and  revile  Abimelech. 
 
 "8 And  Gaal  son  of  Ebed  saith,  'Who  is 
 Abimelech,  and  who  is  Shechem,  that  we 
 serve  him?  is  Jie  not  son  of  Jerubbaal?  and 
 Zebul  his  commander?  Serve  ye  the  men  of 
 Hamor  father  of  Shechem,  and  wherefore  do 
 we  serve  him — we?  ^''and  oh  that  this  people 
 were  in  my  hand — then  I  turn  Abimelech 
 aside ;'  and  he  saith  to  Abimelech,  '  Increase 
 thy  host,  and  come  out.' 
 
 30  And  Zeb\il,  prince  of  the  city,  heareth 
 the  words  of  Gaal  son  of  Ebed,  and  his  anger 
 burneth,  ''  and  he  sendeth  messengers  unto 
 Abimelech  deceitfully,  saying,  '  Lo,  Gaal  son 
 of  Ebed  and  his  brethren  are  coming  into 
 Shechem,  and  lo,  they  are  fortifying  the  city 
 against  tnee ;  ^^  and,  now,  rise  by  night,  thou 
 and  the  people  who  are  with  thee,  and  lay 
 wait  in  the  field,  ^  and  it  hath  been,  in  the 
 morning,  about  tlie  rising  of  the  sun,  thou 
 dost  rise  early,  and  hast  pushed  against  the 
 city ;  and  lo,  he  and  the  people  who  are  with 
 him  are  going  out  unto  thee — and  thou  hast 
 done  to  him  as  thy  hand  doth  find.' 
 
 ^*  And  Abimelech  riseth,  and  all  the  people 
 who  are  with  him,  by  night,  and  tliey  lay  wait 
 against  Shechem  —  four  detachments;  ''"and 
 Gaal  son  of  Ebed  goeth  out,  and  standcth  at 
 the  opening  of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  Abim- 
 elech risctn  — also  the  people  who  are  wth 
 170 
 
 GaaVs  insurrection. 
 
 him — from  the  ambush,  ^^  and  Gaal  seeth 
 the  peojjle,  and  saith  unto  Zebul,  '  Lo,  people 
 are  coming  down  from  the  top  of  the  liills;' 
 and  Zebul  saith  imto  him,  'The  shadow  of 
 the  hills  thou  art  seeing  like  men.'  ^7  And 
 Gaal  addeth  yet  to  speak,  and  saith,  'Lo, 
 people  are  coming  down  from  the  high  part 
 of  tne  land,  and  another  detachment  is  com- 
 ing by  the  way  of  the  oak  of  Meonenim.' 
 
 ^  And  Zebul  saith  unto  him,  '  Where  is 
 now  thy  mouth,  in  that  thou  sayest.  Who  is 
 Abimelech  that  we  serve  him?  is  not  this  the 
 peoxjle  against  which  thou  hast  kicked?  go 
 out,  I  pray  thee  now,  and  fight  against  it.' 
 ^^  And  Gaal  goeth  out  before  the  masters  of 
 Shechem,  and  fighteth  against  Abimelech, 
 '"'  and  Abimelech  pursueth  him,  and  he  fleeth 
 from  his  presence,  and  many  fall  wounded — 
 unto  the  opening  of  the  gate. 
 
 ^  And  Abimelech  abideth  in  Arumah,  and 
 Zebul  casteth  out  Gaal  and  his  brethren  from 
 dwelling  in  Shechem. 
 
 *'  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  on  the  morrow, 
 that  the  people  go  out  to  the  field,  and  they 
 declare  it  to  Abimelech,  ^^  and  he  taketh  the 
 people,  and  divideth  them  into  three  detach- 
 ments, and  layeth  wait  in  a  field,  and  look- 
 eth,  and  lo,  the  people  are  coming  out  from 
 the  city,  and  he  riseth  against  them,  and  smit- 
 eth  them. 
 
 **  And  Abimelech  and  the  detachments  who 
 are  with  him  have  pushed  on,  and  stand  at 
 the  opening  of  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  the 
 two  detachments  have  pushed  against  all 
 who  are  in  the  field,  and  smite  them,  *^  and 
 Abimelech  hath  fought  against  the  city  all 
 that  day,  and  captureth  the  city,  and  the 
 people  who  are  in  it  he  hath  slam,  and  he 
 breaketh  down  the  city,  and  soweth  ;it  with 
 salt. 
 
 *^  And  all  the  masters  of  the  tower  of  Shec- 
 hem hear,  and  go  in  imto  the  high  place  of 
 the  house  of  the  god  Berith,  *''  and  it  is  de- 
 clared to  Abimelech  that  all  the  masters  of 
 the  tower  of  Shechem  have  gathered  them- 
 selves together,  **  and  Abimelech  goeth  up 
 to  mount  Zalmon,  he  and  all  the  people  who 
 are  with  him,  and  Abimelech  taketh  the 
 great  axe  in  his  hand,  and  cutteth  off  a  bough 
 of  the  trees,  and  lifteth  it  up,  and  settctli  it 
 on  his  shoulder,  and  saith  imto  the  people 
 who  are  with  him,  '  What  ye  have  seen  t  have 
 done— haste,  do  ye  like  it.'  *»  And  all  the 
 people  also  cut  down  each  one  his  bough,  and 
 go  after  Abimelech,  and  set  them  at  the  high 
 place,  and  burn  by  these  the  high  place  \vitli 
 fire,  and  also  all  the  men  of  the  tower  of 
 Shechem  die,  about  a  thousand  men  and  wo- 
 men. 
 
 '«  And  Abimelech  goeth  unto  Thebez,  and 
 encampeth  against  Thebez,  and  capturetli  it, 
 *i  and  a  strong  tower  hath  been  in  the  midst 
 of  the  city,  and  thither  flee  do  all  the  men 
 and  the  women,  and  all  the  masters  of  the 
 city,  and  they  shut  it  behind  them,  and  go 
 up  on  the  roof  of  the  tower. 
 
 ^'  And  Abimelech  cometh  unto  the  tower, 
 and  fighteth  against  it,  and  drawcth  nigh  un- 
 to the  opening  of  the  tower  to  burn  it  with 
 lire,  *^  and  a  certain  woman  doth  cast  a  piece 
 of  a  rider  ou  the  head  of   Abimelech,   and 
 
AhlmelecKs  death. 
 
 IX.  54.— JUDGES.— XI.  17. 
 
 The  Gileadites  call  Jephthah. 
 
 breaketh  Ms  skull,  ^*  and  he  calletli  hastily 
 irnto  the  yoirng  man  bearing  his  weapons,  and 
 saith  to  him,  'Draw  thy  sword,  and  thou 
 hast  put  me  to  death,  lest  they  say  of  me — 
 A  woman  slew  him;'  and  his  yoimg  man 
 pierced  him  through,  and  he  dieth. 
 
 s^  And  the  men  of  Israel  see  that  Abimelech 
 is  dead,  and  go  each  one  to  his  place ;  ^^  and 
 God  turneth  back  the  evil  of  Abimelech  which 
 he  did  to  his  father  to  slay  his  seventy  breth- 
 ren ;  ^^  and  all  the  evil  of  the  men  of  Shechem 
 hath  God  turned  back  on  their  head,  and  come 
 unto  them  doth  the  cursing  of  Jotham  son  of 
 Jerubbaal. 
 
 X.  ^  AND  there  riseth  after  Abimelech, 
 to  save  Israel,  Tola  son  of  Puah,  son  of  Do- 
 do, a  man  of  Issachar,  and  he  is'dwelling  in 
 Shamir,  in  the  hill-coimtry  of  Ephraim,  -  and 
 he  judgeth  Israel  twenty. and  three  years,  and 
 he  dieth,  and  is  buried  in  Shamir. 
 
 ^  And  there  riseth  after  him  Jair  the  Gil- 
 eadite,  and  he  judgeth  Israel  twenty  and  two 
 years,  ^and  he  hath  thirty  sons  riding  on 
 thirty  ass-colts,  and  they  have  thirty  cities, 
 (they  call  them  Havoth-Jair  imto  this  day), 
 which  «?•(?  in  the  land  of  Gilead;  ^and  Jair 
 dieth,  and  is  buried  in  Kanion. 
 
 ^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  add  to  do  the  evil 
 thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  and  serve  the 
 Baalim,  and  Ashtaroth,  and  the  gods  of  Aram, 
 and  the  gods  of  Zidou,  and  the  gods  of  Moab, 
 Aud  the  gods  of  the  Bene-Ammon,  and  the 
 gods  of  the  Philistines,  and  forsake  Jehovali, 
 and  have  not  served  Him ;  ^and  the  anger  of 
 Jehovah  burneth  against  Israel,  and  He  sell- 
 eth  them  into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines,  and 
 into  the  liand  of  the  Bene-Ammon,  ^  and  they 
 crush  and  oppress  the  sons  of  Israel  in  that 
 year — eighteen  years  all  the  sons  of  Israel  who 
 are  beyond  the  Jordan,  in  the  land  of  the 
 Amorite,  which  is  in  Gilead. 
 
 ^  And  the  Bene-Ajiimon  pass  over  the  Jor- 
 dan to  light  also  against  Judah,  aud  against 
 Benjamin,  and  against  the  house  of  Ephraim, 
 and  Israel  hath  gi-eat  distress. 
 
 ^<'  And  the  sons  of  Israel  cry  imto  Jehovah, 
 saying,  '  We  have  sinned  against  Thee,  even 
 because  we  have  forsaken  our  God,  aud  serve 
 the  Baalim.' 
 
 11  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  the  sons  of  Is- 
 rael, '  Have  I  not  saved  you  from  the  Egyp- 
 tians, and  from  the  Amorite,  from  the  Bene- 
 Ammon,  and  from  the  Philistines  ?  i-  And 
 the  Zidonians,  and  Amalek,  and  Maon  have 
 oppressed  you,  aud  ye  cry  unto  Me,  and  I 
 save  you  out  of  their  hand ;  ^^  and  ye — ye 
 have  forsaken  Me,  and  serve  other  gods, 
 therefore  I  add  not  to  save  you.  i*  Go  and 
 cry  unto  the  gods  on  which  ye  have  fixed; 
 they — they  save  you  in  the  time  of  your  ad- 
 versity.' 
 
 1^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  say  unto  Jehovah, 
 '  We  have  sinned,  do  Thou  to  us  according  to 
 all  that  is  good  in  Thine  eyes;  only  deliver 
 us,  we  pray  Tliee,  this  day.' 
 
 1'"'  Aud  they  turn  aside  tlie  gods  of  the 
 stranger  out  of  their  midst,  and  serve  Jeho- 
 vali, and  His  soul  is  grieved  with  the  misery 
 of  Israel,  i'' And  the  Bene-Ammon  are  called 
 together,  aud  encamp  iu  Gilead,  aud  the  sous 
 
 of  Israel  are  gathered  together,  and  encamp 
 in  Mizpeh.  is  And  the  people— heads  of  Gil- 
 ead— say  one  imto  another,  '  Who  is  the  man 
 that  doth  begin  to  fight  against  the  Bene- 
 Ammon?  he  is  for  head  to  all  inhabitants  of 
 Gilead.' 
 
 XI.  1  AND  Jephthah  the  Gileadite  hath 
 been  a  mighty  man  of  valour,  and  he  is  son 
 of  a  woman,  a  harlot ;  and  Gilead  begetteth 
 Jephthah,  ^and  the  wife  of  Gilead  beareth 
 to  him  sons,  and  the  wife's  sons  grow  up  and 
 cast  out  Jephthah,  and  say  to  him,  'Thou 
 dost  not  inherit  in  the  house  of  our  father ; 
 for  son  of  another  woman  art  thou.'  ^And 
 Jephthah  fleeth  from  the  face  of  his  brethren, 
 and  dwelleth  in  the  land  of  Tob;  and  vain 
 men  gather  themselves  together  imto  Jeph- 
 thah, and  they  go  out  with  him. 
 
 *  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  after  a  time,  that 
 the  Bene-Ammon  fight  with  Israel,  *  and  it 
 cometh  to  pass,  wlien  the  Bene-Ammon  have 
 fought  Avith  Israel,  that  the  elders  of  Gilead 
 ^o  to  take  Jephthah  from  the  land  of  Tob ; 
 •'and  they  say  imto  Jephthah,  'Come,  and 
 thou  hast  been  to  us  for  captain,  and  we  fight 
 against  the  Bene-Ammon.  ^  And  Jephthah 
 saith  to  the  elders  of  Gilead,  '  Have  not  ye 
 hated  me?  and  ye  cast  me  out  from  the  house 
 of  my  father,  and  wherefore  have  ye  come 
 unto  me  now  when  ye  are  in  distress?' 
 
 8  And  the  elders  of  Gilead  say  unto  Jeph- 
 thah, '  Therefore,  now,  we  have  turned  back 
 unto  thee ;  and  thou  hast  gone  with  us,  and 
 fought  against  the  Bene-Ammon,  and  thou 
 hast  been  to  us  for  head — to  all  the  inhabi- 
 tants of  Gilead.'  ^  And  Jephthah  saith  unto 
 the  elders  of  Gilead,  '  If  ye  are  taking  me  back 
 to  fight  against  the  Bene-Auimon,  and  Jelio- 
 vah  hath  given  them  before  me— I,  am  I  to 
 you  for  head?'  i^And  the  elders  of  Gilead 
 say  imto  Jephthah,  '  Jehovah  is  hearkening 
 between  lis — if  according  to  thy  word  we  do 
 not  so.' 
 
 "And  Jephthah  goeth  with  the  elders  of 
 Gilead,  and  the  people  set  him  over  them  for 
 head  and  for  captain,  and  Jephtliah  speaketh 
 all  his  words  before  Jehovah  in  Mizpeh. 
 
 i^And  Jephthah  sendeth  messengers  unto 
 the  Idng  of  the  Bene-Ammon,  saying,  'What 
 — to  me  and  to  thee,  that  thou  hast  come  in 
 unto  me,  to  fight  in  my  land.' 
 
 1^  And  the  king  of  the  Bene-Ammon  saith 
 unto  the  messengers  of  Jephthah,  'Because 
 Israel  took  my  land  in  liis  coming  up  out  of 
 Egypt,  from  Arnou,  and  imto  the  Jabbok, 
 and  unto  the  Jordan ;  and  now,  restore  them 
 in  peace.' 
 
 "And  Jephthah  addeth  yet  and  sendeth 
 messengers  wnto  the  king  of  the  Bene-Am- 
 mon, i^and  saith  to  him,  'Thus  said  Jeph- 
 thah, Israel  took  not  the  land  of  Moab,  and 
 the  land  of  the  Bene-Ammon,  i^  for  in  their 
 coming  up  out  of  Egyrtt,  Israel  goeth  in 
 the  wilderness  unto  the  Red  Sea,  and  cometh 
 iu  to  Kadesh,  i''and  Israel  sendeth  messengers 
 unto  the  king  of  Edom,  saying.  Let  me  pass 
 over,  1  iiray  thee,  through  thy  land,  and  the 
 kiug  of  Edom  hearkened  not ;  and  also  unto 
 the  kiug  of  Moab  liath  Israel  sent,  and  he 
 hath  not  been  willing ;  aud  Israel  abideth  in 
 171 
 
JephthaKs  vow. 
 
 XI.  IS.  -JUDGES.— xiL  11. 
 
 7'/ie  Ephraimitetf  quarrcL 
 
 Kadesli,  ^*  and  be  goeth  tlii-ouKli  the  wilder- 
 ness, and  compasseth  the  laud  of  Edom  and 
 the  laud  of  Moab,  and  oometh  in  at  the  rising 
 of  the  suu  of  the  land  of  Moab,  and  they  eu- 
 cami)  beyoud  Aruou,  and  have  not  come  iuto 
 the  border  of  Moab,  for  Arnon  is  the  border 
 of  Moab. 
 
 '"'And  Israel  sendeth  messengers  unto  Si- 
 hon,  king  of  the  Amorite,  king  of  Hcshbon, 
 and  Israel  saitli  to  him,  Let  us  pass  over,  we 
 pray  thee,  through  thy  land,  imto  my  place, 
 ""  and  Sihon  hath  not  trusted  Israel  to  ]  lass 
 over  through  his  border,  and  Sihon  gathereth 
 all  his  people,  and  they  encamp  in  Jahaz, 
 aud  light  with  Israel;  =iand  Jeliovah,  God 
 of  Israel,  giveth  Sihon  aud  all  his  iieople  into 
 the  hand  of  Israel,  and  they  si;aite  them,  aud 
 Israel  possesseth  all  the  land  of  tlte^morite, 
 the  inhabitant  of  that  land,  --  aud  th'ey  pos- 
 sess all  the  border  of  the  Amorite  from  Arnon, 
 aud  unto  the  Jabbok,  and  from  the  wilder- 
 ness, and  imto  the  Jordan. 
 
 -3 '  Aud  now,  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  hath 
 dispossessed  the  Amorite  from  the  presence 
 of  His  people  Israel,  and  thou  wouldst  pos- 
 sess it!  "-^That  which  Chemosh  thy  god 
 causetii  thee  to  |)ossess — dost  thoii  not  possess 
 it?  and  all  that  which  Jehovah  our  God  hath 
 tlispossessed  from  our  presence,  — it  we  do 
 possess. 
 
 -•'' '  And  now,  art  thou  at  all  better  than 
 Balak  son  of  Zippor,  king  of  Moab?  did  he 
 at  all  strive  with  Israel?  did  he  at  all  fight 
 agaiust  them  ?  -•'  In  Israel's  dwelling  in  Hcsh- 
 bon aud  in  its  towns,  and  in  Aroer  and  in  its 
 towns,  and  in  all  the  cities  which  are  by  tlie 
 sides  of  Aruou  three  hiiudred  years — aud 
 wherefore  have  ye  uot  delivered  them  in  that 
 time?  "''And  I — I  have  not  sinned  against 
 thee,  and  thou  art  doing  with  me  e\dl— to 
 fight  agaiust  me.  Jehovah,  the  Judge,  doth 
 judge  to-day  between  the  sons  of  Israel  and 
 the  sons  of  Amnion.' 
 
 28  And  the  king  of  the  Bene-Ammon  hath 
 not  hearkened  unto  the  words  of  Jephthah 
 wliich  he  scut  uuto  him,  ""and  the  Spirit  of 
 Jeiiovali  is  on  Jephthah,  aud  he  passeth  over 
 Gilcad  aud  Mauasseh,  aud  passeth  over  Miz- 
 j)ch  of  Gilcad,  and  from  Mizpeh  of  Gilead  he 
 hath  passed  over  to  the  Bcuc-Ammou. 
 
 ^^  Aud  Jephthah  voweth  a  vow  to  Jehovah, 
 and  saith,  'If  Thou  dost  at  all  give  the  Beuc- 
 Ammou  iuto  my  hand— '^  then  it  hath  been, 
 that  which  at  all  comcth  out  from  the  doors 
 of  my  house  to  meet  me  in  my  turning  back 
 in  peace  from  the  Benc-Ammou— it  hath  bccu 
 to  Jehovah,  or  I  have  offered  up  for  it— a 
 burnt-offeriug.' 
 
 ^-  And  Jephthah  passeth  over  iinto  tiic  Bcuc- 
 Ammou  to  fight  against  them,  and  Jehovah 
 giveth  them  into  his  liand,  •'■'and  he  smitcth 
 them  from  Aroei",  and  unto  thy  going  in  to 
 Minnith,  twenty  cities,  aud  unto  tlic  meadow 
 of  the  vineyards— a  very  great  smiting;  and 
 the  Bcue-Aiunion  are  luuubled  at  the  ))rcscucc 
 of  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 ^'i  And  Jeiihthah  conuith  iuto  Mizpeh,  unto 
 liis  house,  and  lo,  his  daughter  is  coming  out 
 to  nicethini  with  timbrels,  and  witli  choruses, 
 and  save  her  alone,  he  hath  none,  son  or 
 daughter.  ^^  And  it  comcth  to  pass,  when  he 
 172 
 
 seeth  her,  that  he  rcndeth  his  garments,  and 
 saith,  '  Alas,  my  daughter,  thou  hast  caused 
 me  gi-eatly  to  bend,  aud  thou  hast  been  among 
 those  troubling  me;  and  I — I  have  opened 
 my  mouth  imto  Jehovah,  and  I  am  uot  able 
 to  turn  back.' 
 
 3s  Aud  she  saith  unto  him,  '  My  father  — 
 thou  hast  opened  thy  mouth  imto  Jehovah, 
 do  to  me  as  it  hath  gone  out  from  thy  mouth, 
 after  that  Jehovah  hath  done  for  thee  ven- 
 geance on  thine  enemies,  on  the  Bene-Am- 
 mon.' ^'  Aud  she  saith  imto  her  father,  '  Let 
 this  thing  be  done  to  me;  desist  from  me 
 two  months,  aud  I  go  on,  and  have  gone 
 down  on  the  hiUs,  aud  I  weep  for  my  virginity 
 — I  and  my  friends,' 
 
 ^8  Aud  he  saith,  'Go;'  and  he  sendeth  her 
 away  two  mouths,  and  she  goeth,  she  and  lier 
 friends,  and  she  wcepeth  for  her  virginity  on 
 the  hills  ;  ^"  and  it  cometh  to  pass  at  the  end 
 of  two  mouths  that  she  turueth  back  uuto  her 
 father,  and  he  doth  to  her  his  vow  which  he 
 hath  vowed,  aud  she  knew  uot  a  man  ;  and 
 it  is  a  statute  in  Israel:  ^"from  time  to  time 
 the  daughters  of  Israel  go  to  talk  to  the 
 daughter  of  Jephthah  the  Gileadite,  four  days 
 in  a  year. 
 
 XII.  1  AND  the  men  of  E])hraim  are  called 
 together,  and  pass  over  northward,  and 
 say  to  Jephthah,  '  Wlierefore  hast  thou  pass- 
 ed over  to  fight  against  the  Bene-Ammon,  and 
 ou  us  hast  uot  called  to  go  with  thee  ?  thy 
 house  we  bm-u  over  thee  with  fire.' 
 
 -  And  Jephthah  saith  uuto  them,  '  A  man 
 of  great  sti-ife  I  have  beeu  (I  aud  my  people) 
 with  the  Bene-Ammon,  and  I  call  you,  and 
 ye  have  not  saved  me  out  of  their  hand,  ^  aud 
 I  see  that  thou  art  not  a  sa^^our,  aud  I  ])ut 
 my  life  in  my  hand,  and  pass  over  unto  the 
 Bene-Ammon,  and  Jehovali  giveth  them  into 
 my  hand- and  why  have  ye  come  up  luito  me 
 this  dav  to  light  agaiust  me?' 
 
 ^And  Jephthah  gathered  all  the  men  of 
 Gilead,  aud  lighteth  with  Ephraim,  aud  the 
 men  of  Gilcad  smite  Ephraim,  because  they 
 said,  '  Fugitives  of  Ephraim  are  yc  Gileadites, 
 in  the  midst  of  Ephraim— in  the  midst  of 
 Mauasseh.'  ^Aud  Gilead  cai)turcth  the  pas- 
 sages of  the  Jordan  to  Ephraim,  and  it  hath 
 been,  when  any  of  the  fugitives  of  Ephraim 
 say,  '  Let  me  pass  over,'  and  the  men  of  Gil- 
 ead say  to  him,  'An  Ephramite  thou?'  and 
 he  saith,  'No;'  "that  they  say  to  him,  '  Sav, 
 1  pray  thee.  Shibboleth;' aud  he  saith,  'Sib- 
 boleth,'  aud  is  uot  prepared  to  speak  right— 
 and  they  seize  him,  and  slaughter  him  at  the 
 ])assagos  of  the  Jordan,  and  there  f;dl  at  that 
 time,  of  Ephraim,  forty  aud  two  chiefs. 
 
 7  And  .)ephthali  judged  Israel  six  ycara, 
 aud  Jejihthah  the  Gileadite  dieth,  aud  is 
 buried  in  one  o/"the  cities  of  Gilcad. 
 
 8  And  after  him  Ibzau  of  Beth-I;chem  judg- 
 eth  Israel,  "and  he  hath  thirty  sous  and 
 thirty  daughters,  he  hath  sent  wthout  aud 
 thirty  daughters  hath  brought  in  to  his  sons 
 from  witliout;  and  he  judgcth  Israel  seven 
 vears.  '"And  Ibzau  dieth,  and  is  buried  iu 
 Betli-Leheni. 
 
 "  Aud  after  him  Klon  tlic  Zebulunite  .pulg- 
 elh  Israel,  and  he  judgcth   Israel  tcu  vears 
 
Divine  messene/er  to  Manoah.       xii.  12. — JUDGES. — xrv.  7. 
 
 The  birth  of  Snmsv/t. 
 
 J- and  Elon  tlie  Zebiilunite  dietn,  and  is  buried 
 iu  Aijalou,  iu  tlie  laud  of  Zebuluu. 
 
 1^  And  after  him,  Abdou  sou  of  Hillel,  the 
 Pirathonite,  judgeth  Israel,  '^  and  lie  hath 
 forty  sons,  and  thirty  gTandsons,  riding;  on 
 seventy  ass- colts,  and  he  judgeth  Israel  eight 
 years.  ^^  And  Abdou  sou  of  Hillel,  the  Pira- 
 thonite, dieth,  and  is  buried  in  Pirathou,  in 
 the  land  of  Ephraim,  in  the  hill-coiiutry  of  the 
 Amalekite. 
 
 XIII.  1 ANI)  the  sons  of  Israel  add  to  do 
 the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  and  Je- 
 hovah giveth  them  into  the  hand  of  the  Philis- 
 tines forty  years. 
 
 ^  And  there  is  a  certain  man  of  Zorah,  of 
 the  family  of  the  Danite,  and  his  name  is 
 Manoah,  his  wife  is  barren,  and  hath  not 
 borne ;  •'  and  a  messenger  of  Jehovah  appear- 
 etli  imto  the  woman,  and  saith  unto  her, 
 '  Lo,  I  pray  thee,  thou  art  barren,  and  hast 
 not  borne ;  when  thou  hast  conceived,  then 
 thou  hast  borne  a  son.  -iAnd,  now,  take 
 heed,  I  pray  thee,  and  do  not  drink  wine,  and 
 strong  drink,  and  do  not  eat  any  unclean 
 thing,  ''  for,  lo,  thou  art  conceiving  and  bear- 
 ing a  son,  and  a  razor  doth  not  go  up  on  his 
 head,  for  a  Nazarite  to  God  is  the  youth  from 
 the  womb,  and  he  doth  begin  to  save  Israel 
 out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines.' 
 
 '•  And  the  woman  cometh  and  speak  eth  to 
 her  husband,  saying,  '  A  man  of  God  hath 
 come  unto  me,  and  his  appearance  is  as  the 
 appearanceof  a  messenger  of  God,  very  fearful, 
 and  I  have  not  asked  him  whence  he  is,  and 
 his  name  he  hath  not  declared  to  me;  '^aud 
 he  saith  to  me,  Lo,  thou  art  pregnant,  and 
 bearing  a  son,  and  now  do  not  drink  wine 
 and  strong  drink,  and  do  not  eat  any  unclean 
 thing,  for  a  Nazarite  to  God  is  the  youth  from 
 the  womb  till  the  day  of  his  death.' 
 
 ^  And  Manoah  maketh  entreaty  unto  Jeho- 
 vah, and  saith,  '0,  my  Lord,  the  mau  of 
 God  whom  Thou  didst  send,  let  him  come  in, 
 I  pray  thee,  again  unto  us,  and  direct  us  what 
 we  do  to  the  youth  who  is  born.' 
 
 '^  And  God  hearkeneth  to  the  voice  of  Ma- 
 noah, and  the  messenger  of  God  cometh  again 
 unto  the  womau,  and  she  is  sitting  in  a  field, 
 and  Manoah  her  husband  is  not  with  her, 
 ^^  and  the  woman  hasteth,  and  runneth,  and 
 declareth  to  her  husband,  and  saith  unto  him, 
 '  Lo,  he  hath  appeared  imto  me — the  man  who 
 came  on  that  day  unto  me.' 
 
 11  And  Manoan  riseth,  and  goeth  after  his 
 wife,  and  cometh  unto  the  man,  and  saith  to 
 him,  'Art  thou  the  man  who  spake  unto 
 the  woman?'  and  he  saith,  'I  am.'  ^-And 
 Manoah  saith,  'Now  let  thy  words  come  to 
 pass;  what  is  the  custom  of  the  youth — and 
 his  work?' 
 
 1^  And  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  saith  imto 
 Manoah,  '  Of  all  that  I  said  iinto  the  woman 
 let  her  take  heed ;  !■*  of  anything  which  com- 
 eth out  from  the  -,vine-vine  she  doth  not  eat, 
 and  wine  and  strong  drink  slie  doth  not 
 di'ink,  and  any  unclean  thing  she  doth  not 
 eat ;  all  that  I  have  commauded  her  she  doth 
 observe.' 
 
 i^And  Manoah  saith  imto  the  messenger 
 of  Jehovah,   'Let  us  detain  thee,   we  pray 
 
 thee,  and  prepare  before  thee  a  kid  of  the 
 goats.'  16  And  the  messeuger  of  Jehovah  saith 
 imto  Manoah,  '  If  thou  detain  me— I  do  not 
 eat  of  thy  breail ;  and  if  thou  prepare  a  burnt- 
 offering— to  .lehovah  thou  dost  offer  it;'  for 
 Manoah  hath  not  known  that  He  is  a  mes- 
 senger of  Jehovah. 
 
 i''Aud  Manoah  saith  unto  the  messeuger 
 of  Jehovah,  'Wliat  is  thy  name?  when  thy 
 words  come  to  pass,  then  we  have  honoured 
 thee. '  18  And  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  saith 
 to  him,  '  Why  is  this— thou  dost  ask  for  My 
 name?— and  it  is  Wonderful.' 
 
 i»  And  Manoah  taketh  the  kid  of  the  goats, 
 and  the  present,  and  oftereth  on  the  rock  to 
 Jehovah,  and  He  is  doing  wonderfully,  and 
 Manoah  and  his  wife  are  looking  on,  -"  and 
 it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  going  up  of  the 
 flame  from  off  the  altar  toward  the  heavens, 
 that  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  goetli  up  in 
 the  flame  of  the  altar,  aud  Manoah  and  his 
 wife  are  looking  on,  and  they  fall  on  their 
 faces  to  the  earth,  -i  and  the  messenger  of 
 Jehovah  hath  not  added  again  to  ajipear 
 unto  Manoah,  and  unto  his  wife,  then  hath 
 Manoah  known  that  He  is  a  messenger  of 
 Jehovah. 
 
 "And  Mauoah  saith  imto  his  wife,  'We 
 certainly  die,  for  we  have  seen  God.'  ^^^.nd 
 his  wife  saith  to  him,  '  If  Jehovah  were  de- 
 sirous to  ijut  us  to  death.  He  had  not  re- 
 ceived from  our  hands  burnt-offering  and 
 present,  nor  shewed  us  all  these  things,  nor 
 as  at  this  time  caused  us  to  hear  anything  like 
 this.' 
 
 -*  And  the  woman  beareth  a  son,  and  call- 
 eth  his  name  Samson,  and  the  youth  grow- 
 eth,  and  Jehovah  doth  bless  him,  "^  and  the 
 Spirit  of  Jehovah  beginneth  to  move  him 
 in  the  camp  of  Dan,  between  Zorah  and 
 Eshtaol. 
 
 XIV.  1  AND  Samson  goeth  down  to  Tim- 
 nath,  and  seeth  a  woman  in  Timnath  of  the 
 daughters  of  the  Philistines,  -  and  cometh  up 
 aud  declareth  to  his  father,  and  to  his  mother, 
 and  saith,  '  A  woman  I  have  seen  in  Timnath, 
 of  the  daughters  of  the  Philistines ;  and  now, 
 take  her  for  me  for  a  wife.' 
 
 •*  And  his  father  saith  to  him — also  his 
 mother,  'Is  there  not  among  the  daughters 
 of  thy  brethren,  and  among  all  my  people, 
 a  woman,  that  thou  art  goin^  to  take  a 
 woman  from  the  uncircumcised  Philistines  ? ' 
 and  Samson  saith  unto  his  father,  'Take 
 her  for  me,  for  she  is  right  in  mine  eyes.' 
 ■•And  his  father  and  his  mother  have  not 
 known  that  from  Jehovah  it  is,  that  a  meet- 
 ing he  is  seeking  of  the  Philistines ;  and  at 
 that  time  the  Philistines  are  ruling  over 
 Israel. 
 
 ^  And  Samson  goeth  down — also  his  father 
 and  his  mother,  to  Timnath,  and  they  come 
 unto  the  vineyards  of  Timnath,  and  lo,  a 
 lion's  whelp  roareth  at  meeting  him,  "  and 
 the  Spirit  of  Jehovah  prospereth  over  him, 
 and  he  rendeth  it  as  the  rending  of  a  kid, 
 and  there  is  nothing  in  his  hand,  and  he  hath 
 not  declared  to  his  father  and  to  liis  mother 
 that  which  he  hath  done. 
 
 7  And  he  goeth  down  aud  speaketh  to  the 
 173 
 
Samson's  riddle. 
 
 xrv.  8.— JUDGES.— XV.  18.      Samson  smites  the  Philistine*. 
 
 Woman,  and  slie  is  right  ih  the  eyes  of  Sam- 
 son ;  *and  he  turncth  liack  after  .inme  days  to 
 take  her,  and  turneth  aside  to  see  the  carcase 
 of  the  lion,  and  lo,  a  company  of  bees  are  in 
 the  body  of  the  lion — and  honey.  "And  he 
 taketh  it  down  on  to  his  hands,  and  goetii  on, 
 going  and  eating ;  and  he  goeth  imto  his  fa- 
 ther, and  unto  his  mother,  and  giveth  to  them, 
 and  they  eat,  and  he  hath  not  declared  to 
 them  that  from  the  body  of  the  lion  he  took 
 down  the  honey. 
 
 1"  And  his  father  goeth  down  unto  the  wo- 
 man, and  Samson  maketh  there  a  banquet, 
 for  so  the  yotmg  men  do ;  i^  and  it  cometli  to 
 pass  when  they  see  him,  that  they  take  thirty 
 companions,  and  they  are  with  him.  '"  And 
 Samson  saith  to  them,  '  Let  me,  I  pray  you, 
 put  forth  to  you  a  riddle;  if  ye  certainly  de- 
 clare it  to  me  in  the  seven  days  of  the  ban- 
 quet, and  have  foimd  it  out,  tlien  I  have 
 given  to  you  thirty  linen  shirts,  and  thirty 
 changes  of  garments ;  ^^  and  if  ye  are  not  able 
 to  declare  it  to  me,  then  ye  have  given  to  me 
 thirty  linen  shirts,  and  thirty  changes  of  gar- 
 ments.' And  they  say  to  him,  'Put  forth 
 thy  riddle,  and  we  hear  it ! '  "  And  he  saith 
 to  them : 
 
 '  Out  of  the  eater  came  forth  meat. 
 And  out  of  the  strong  came  forth  sweetness ;' 
 and  they  were  not  able  to  declare  the  riddle 
 in  three  days. 
 
 ^^And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  on  the  seventh 
 day,  that  they  say  to  Samson's  ^vif e,  '  Entice 
 thy  husband,  that  he  declare  to  us  the  riddle, 
 lest  we  burn  thee  and  the  house  of  thy  father 
 mth  lire  :  to  possess  us  have  ye  called  for  us? 
 is  it  not?* 
 
 ^^And  Samson's  wife  weepeth  for  it,  and 
 saith,  'Thou  hast  only  hated  me,  and  hast 
 not  loved  me  ;  the  riddle  thou  hast  piit  forth 
 to  the  sons  of  my  people — and  to  me  thou 
 hast  not  declared  it ; '  and  he  saith  to  her, 
 '  Lo,  to  my  father  and  to  my  mother  I  have 
 not  declared  it — and  to  thee  I  declare  itP 
 ^'A.nd  she  weepeth  for  it  the  seven  days  in 
 which  their  banquet  hath  been,  and  it  com- 
 etli to  pass  on  the  seventh  day  that  he  de- 
 clareth  it  to  her,  for  she  hath  distressed  him ; 
 and  she  declareth  the  riddle  to  the  sons  of 
 her  people. 
 
 ^"And  the  men  of  the  city  say  to  him  on 
 the  seventh  day,  before  the  sim  goetli  in : — 
 '  What  is  sweeter  than  honey? 
 And  what  stronger  than  a  lion  ?' 
 And  he  saith  to  them : 
 
 '  Unless  ye  had  ploughed  with  ray  heifer, 
 Ye  had  not  foimd  out  my  riddle.' 
 '*And  the  Spirit  of  Jehovah  jjrospereth 
 over  him,  and  he  goeth  down  to  Ashkelon, 
 and  smiteth  of  them  thii-ty  men,  and  taketh 
 their  armour,  and  giveth  the  changes  to  those 
 declaring  the  riddle ;  and  his  anger  bm-neth, 
 and  he  goeth  up  to  the  house  of  his  father ; 
 ■■"•and  Samson's  wife  becometh  his  compan- 
 ion's, who  is  his  friend. 
 
 XV.  ^  AND  it  comcth  to  pass,  after  so7ne 
 days,  in  the  days  of  wheat-harvest,  that 
 Samson  looketli  after  liis  wife,  with  a  kid  of 
 the  goats,  and  saith,  'I  go  in  unto  ray  wife, 
 i+,o  the  inner  chamber;'  and  her  father  hath 
 174 
 
 not  permitted  him  to  go  in,  -and  her  father 
 saith,  1  certainly  said,  that  tliou  didst  cer- 
 tainly hate  her,  and  I  give  her  to  thy  com- 
 panion ;  is  not  her  sister— tlie  young  one- 
 better  than  she  ?  Let  her  be,  I  pray  thee,  to 
 thee,  instead  of  her.' 
 
 3  And  Sainson  saith  of  tliem,  '  I  am  raore 
 innocent  this  time  than  the  Philistines,  though 
 I  am  doing  with  them  evil.'  ^And  Samson 
 goeth  and  catcheth  three  hundred  foxes,  and 
 taketh  torches,  and  turneth  tail  unto  tail,  and 
 putteth  a  torch  between  the  two  tails,  in  the 
 midst,  ^and  kindleth  fire  in  the  torches,  and 
 sendeth  the7n  out  into  the  standing  corn  of 
 the  Philistines,  and  burnetii  Itirom.  heap  even 
 imto  standing  corn,  even  unto  vineyard  — 
 oliveyard. 
 
 ^  And  the  Philistines  say,  '  Who  hath  done 
 this?'_  And  they  say,  'Samson,  son-in-law  of 
 the  Timnite,  because  he  hath  taken  away  his 
 wife,  and  j^veth  her  to  his  companion ; '  and 
 the  Philistines  go  up,  and  burn  her  and  her 
 father  with  fire. 
 
 ''And  Samson  saith  to  them,  'Though  ye 
 do  thus,  nevertheless  I  am  avenged  on  you, 
 and  afterwards  I  cease ! '  *  And  he  smiteth 
 them  hip  and  thigh — a  great  smiting,  and 
 goeth  down  and  dwelleth  in  the  cleft  of  the 
 rock  Etam. 
 
 "  And  the  Philistines  go  up,  and  encamp  in 
 Judali,  and  are  spread  out  in  Lelii,  i"  and  the 
 men  of  Judah  say,  'Wliy  have  ye  corae  up 
 against  us?'  and  they  say,  'To  bind  Samson 
 we  have  come  up,  to  do  to  him  as  he  hath 
 done  to  us.' 
 
 ^^And  three  thousand  men  of  Judah  go 
 down  unto  the  cleft  of  the  rock  Etam,  and 
 say  to  Samson,  '  Hast  thou  not  known  that 
 the  Philistines  are  rulers  over  us  ?  and  what 
 is  this  thou  hast  done  to  us  ?'  And  he  saith 
 to  them,  '  As  they  did  to  me,  so  I  did  to 
 them.' 
 
 ^-  And  they  say  to  him,  '  To  bind  thee  we 
 have  come  down — to  give  thee  into  the  hand 
 of  the  Philistines.'  And  Samson  saith  to 
 them,  '  Swear  to  me,  lest  ye  fall  upon  me 
 yourselves.'  ^^  And  they  speak  to  him,  say- 
 ing. No,  but  we  certainly  bind  thee,  and  have 
 given  thee  into  their  hand,  and  we  certainly 
 do  not  put  thee  to  death;'  and  they  bind  him 
 with  two  thick  bands,  new  ones,  and  bring 
 him  up  from  the  rock. 
 
 1^  He  hath  come  unto  Lehi — and  the  Philis- 
 tines have  shouted  at  meeting  him — and  the 
 Sjiirit  of  Jehovah  prospereth  over  him,  and 
 the  thick  bands  which  a?-e  on  his  arms  are  as 
 flax  which  they  burn  with  fire,  and  his  bands 
 are  wasted  from  oft'  his  hands,  ^'  and  he  lind- 
 etli  a  fresh  jaw-bone  of  an  ass,  and  putteth 
 forth  his  hand  and  taketh  it,  and  smiteth  ^vith 
 it — a  thousand  men. 
 
 '"And  Samson  saith,  '  With  a  jaw-bone  of 
 the  ass — an  ass  upon  asses — with  a  jaw-bone 
 of  the  ass  I  have  smitten  a  thousand  men.' 
 '"■And  it  Cometh  to  pass  when  he  finisheth 
 speaking,  that  he  castcth  away  the  jaw-bone 
 out  of  his  hand,  and  calleth  tliat  place  Ra- 
 math-Lelii;  '^  and  he  thirsteth  exceedingly, 
 and  calleth  unto  Jehovah,  and  saitli,  'Thou- 
 TJiou  hast  given  l)y  the  liand  of  Tliy  servant 
 this  great   salvation;   and  now,   I  die  with 
 
Ddilah  ensnares  Samson. 
 
 XV.  19.— JUDGES.— XVI.  28. 
 
 DelilaKs  treachery. 
 
 thirst,  and  have  fallen  into  the  hand  of  the 
 uncircumcised. ' 
 
 '"  And  God  cleaveth  the  hollow  place  which 
 is  in  Lehi,  and  waters  come  ont  of  it,  and  he 
 drinketh,  and  his  spirit  cometli  backj  and  he 
 reviveth ;  therefore  hath  one  called  its  name 
 *  The  fountain  of  him  who  is  calling,'  which 
 is  in  Lehi  imto  this  day.  ""  And  he  judgeth 
 Israel  in  the  days  of  the  Philistines  twenty 
 years. 
 
 XVI.  ^  AND  Samson  goeth  to  Gaza,  and 
 seeth  there  a  woman,  a  harlot,  and  goeth 
 in  unto  her ;  "  it  is  told  to  the  Gazathites, 
 saying,  'Samson  hath  come  in  hither;'  and 
 they  go  round  and  lay  wait  for  him  all  the 
 night  at  the  gate  of  the  city,  and  keep  them- 
 selves silent  all  the  night,  saying,  'Till  the 
 light  of  the  morning — then  we  have  slain 
 him.'  ^  And  Samson  lieth  down  till  the  mid- 
 dle of  the  night,  and  riseth  in  the  middle  of 
 the  night,  and  layeth  hold  on  the  doors  of  the 
 gate  01  the  city,  and  on  the  two  side  posts, 
 and  removeth  them  with  the  bar,  and  put- 
 teth  on  his  shoulders,  and  taketh  them  up 
 unto  the  top  of  the  hill,  which  is  on  the  front 
 of  Hebron. 
 
 ^  And  it  cometh  to  pass  afterwards  that 
 he  loveth  a  woman  in  the  valley  of  Sorek, 
 and  her  name  is  Delilah,  '  and  the  princes 
 of  the  Philistines  come  up  unto  her,  and  say 
 to  her,  '  Entice  him,  and  see  wherein  liis  great 
 power  is,  and  wherein  we  are  able  for  him — 
 and  we  have  bound  him  to  afflict  him,  and 
 we — we  give  to  thee,  each  one,  eleven  himdred 
 silverlings.' 
 
 "  And  Delilah  saith  unto  Samson,  '  Declare, 
 I  pray  thee,  to  me,  wherein  thy  gi-eat  power 
 is,  and  wherewith  thou  art  bound,  to  afflict 
 thee.'  ^  And  Samson  saith  unto  her,  '  If  they 
 bind  me  with  seven  green  withs  which  have 
 not  been  dried,  then  I  have  been  weak,  and 
 have  been  as  one  of  the  human  race.' 
 
 8  And  the  princes  of  the  Philistines  bring 
 up  to  her  seven  green  withs  which  have 
 not  been  dried,  and  she  bindeth  him  with 
 them. 
 
 "  And  the  ambush  is  abiding  with  her  in 
 an  inner  chamber,  and  she  saith  unto  him, 
 '  Philistines  are  upon  thee,  Samson  ;'  and  he 
 breaketh  the  withs  as  a  thread  of  tow  is  bro- 
 ken in  its  smelling  tire,  and  his  power  hath 
 not  been  known. 
 
 ^^  And  Delilah  saith  unto  Samson,  '  Lo, 
 thou  hast  played  upon  me,  and  speakest  unto 
 me  lies  I  now,  declare,  I  pray  thee,  to  me, 
 wherewith  thou  art  bound. '  "  And  he  saith 
 unto  her,  '  If  they  certainly  bind  me  with 
 thick  bauds,  new  ones,  by  which  work  hath 
 not  been  done,  then  I  have  been  weak,  and 
 have  been  as  one  of  the  human  race.' 
 
 ^-AndDelilah  taketh  thick  bands,  new  ones, 
 and  bindeth  him  with  them,  and  saith  unto 
 him,  '  Philistines  are  upon  thee,  Samson ; ' 
 and  the  ambush  is  abiding  in  an  inner  cham- 
 ber, and  he  breaketh  them  from  off  his  arms 
 as  a  thread. 
 
 ^'  And  Delilah  saith  unto  Samson,  '  Hither- 
 to thou  hast  played  upon  me,  and  dost  speak 
 unto  me  lies;  declare  to  me  wherewith  thou 
 art  bound.'    And  he  saith  unto  her,  '  If  thou 
 
 weavest  the  seven  locks  of  my  head  ^vith  the 
 web.' 
 
 "  And  she  fixeth  it  with  the  pin,  and  saith 
 unto  him,  '  Philistines  are  upon  thee,  Sam- 
 son;' and  he  awaketh  out  of  his  sleep,  and 
 journey eth  with  the  pin  of  the  weaving  ma- 
 cliine.  and  with  the  web. 
 
 ^^  And  she  saith  unto  him,  '  How  dost  thou 
 say,  I  have  loved  thee,  and  thy  heart  is  not 
 with  me?  these  three  times  thou  hast  played 
 upon  me,  and  hast  not  declared  to  me  where- 
 in thy  great  power  is.' 
 
 16  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  because  she  dis- 
 tressed him  with  her  words  all  the  days,  and 
 doth  urge  him,  and  his  soul  is  grieved  to  death, 
 i*"  that  he  declareth  to  her  all  his  heart,  and 
 saith  to  her,  'A  razor  hath  not  gone  up  on 
 ray  head,  for  a  Nazarite  to  God  I  am  from  the 
 womb  of  my  mother ;  if  I  have  l^een  shaven, 
 then  hath  my  power  turned  aside  from  me, 
 and  I  have  been  weak,  and  have  been  as  any 
 of  the  human  race.' 
 
 1^  And  Delilah  seeth  that  he  hath  declared 
 to  her  all  his  heart,  and  she  sendeth  and  call- 
 eth  for  the  princes  of  the  Philistines,  saying, 
 '  Come  \i\i  this  time,  for  he  hath  declared  to 
 me  all  his  heai-t ;'  and  the  princes  of  the  Phil- 
 istines have  come  up  unto  ner,  and  bring  up 
 the  money  in  their  hand. 
 
 13  And  she  maketh  him  sleep  on  her  knees, 
 and  calleth  for  a  man,  and  shaveth  the  seven 
 locks  of  liis  head,  and  beginneth  to  afflict  him, 
 and  his  power  turneth  aside  from  off  him; 
 -"  and  she  saith,  '  Philistines  are  upon  thee, 
 Samson;'  and  he  awaketh  out  of  his  sleep, 
 and  saith,  '  I  go  out  as  time  by  time,  and 
 shake  myself ; '  and  he  hath  not  known  that 
 Jehovah  hath  turned  aside  from  off  him. 
 
 ^1  And  the  Philistines  seize  him,  and  pick 
 out  his  eyes,  and  bring  him  down  to  Gaza, 
 and  bind  him  with  tM'o  brazen  fetters ;  and 
 he  is  grinding  in  the  prison-house. 
 
 --  And  the  hair  of  his  head  beginneth  to 
 shoot  up,  when  he  hath  been  shaven,  ^  and 
 the  princes  of  the  Philistines  have  been 
 gathered  together  to  sacrifice  a  great  sacrifice 
 to  Da^on  their  god,  and  to  rejoice  ;  and  they 
 say, '  Our  god  hath  given  into  oui'hand  Samson 
 our_ enemy.'  ^4  And  the  people  see  him,  and 
 praise  their  god,  for  they  said,  '  Oiu-  god  hath 
 given  in  our  hand  our  enemy,  and  he  who  is 
 laying  waste  our  land,  and  who  multiplied  our 
 wounded.' 
 
 "^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  tneir  heart 
 is  glad,  that  they  say,  '  Call  for  Samson,  and 
 he  doth  play  before  us ;'  and  they  call  for  Sam- 
 son out  of  the  prison-house,  and  he  playeth 
 before  them,  and  they  cause  him  to  stand  be- 
 tween the  pillars. 
 
 ^^  And  Samson  saith  unto  the  young  man 
 who  is  keeping  hold  on  his  hand,  'Let  me 
 alone,  and  let  me  feel  the  pillars  on  which  the 
 house  is  established,  and  I  lean  upon  them.' 
 -''  And  the  house  hath  been  full  of  men  and  of 
 women^  and  thither  are  all  the  princes  of  the 
 Philistines,  and  on  the  roof  are  about  three 
 thousand  men  and  women,  who  are  looking 
 on  the  playing  of  Samson. 
 
 -8  And  Samson  calleth  unto  Jehovah,  and 
 saith,  *  Lord  Jehovah,  remember  me,  I  pray 
 Tliee,  and  strengthen  me,  I  pray  Thee  only 
 175 
 
Aficnh  and  hia  gods. 
 
 XVT.  29.  - -JUDGES. —xvni.  17. 
 
 Expedition  of  the  Danites. 
 
 this  time,  0  God ;  and  I  am  avenged — venge- 
 ance at  ouce — because  of  my  two  eyes,  on  the 
 Philistines.'  -''And  Samson  tnrueth  aside /o 
 the  two  middle  pillars,  on  which  the  house  is 
 established,  and  on  which  it  is  supported,  to 
 the  one  with  his  right  hand,  and  one  with  his 
 left;  2'*  and  Samson  saith,  'Let  me  die  with 
 the  Philistines,'  and  he  iuclineth  himself 
 powerfully,  and  the  liouse  falleth  on  the 
 princes,  and  on  all  the  ijeople  who  are  in  it, 
 and  the  dead  whom  he  hath  put  to  death  in 
 liis  death  are  more  than  those  whom  he  jiut 
 to  death  in  lus  life. 
 
 ^'  And  his  brethren  come  down,  and  all  the 
 house  of  his  fathei-,  and  lift  him  np,  and 
 bring  him  up,  and  bury  him  between  Zorali 
 and  Eshtaol,  in  the  burying-place  of  Manoah 
 his  father;  and  he  hath  judged  Israel  twenty 
 years. 
 
 XVII.  1  AND  there  is  a  man  of  the  lull- 
 country  of  Ephraim,  and  his  name  is  Micah, 
 *and  he  saitli  to  his  mother,  'The  eleven 
 hundred  silverlings  whicli  liave  been  taken 
 of  thine,  and  of  lo hick  thou  hast  sworn,  and 
 also  spoken  in  mine  ears;  lo,  the  silver  is 
 with  me,  1  have  taken  it ; '  and  his  mother 
 saith,  'Blessed  is  my  son  of  Jehovah.' 
 
 *  And  he  giveth  back  the  eleven  hundred 
 silverings  to  his  mother,  and  his  mother  saith, 
 '  I  had  certainly  sanctified  the  silver  to  Je- 
 hovah, from  my  hand,  for  my  son,  to  make  a 
 
 f raven  image,  and  a  molten  image;  and  now, 
 give  it  back  to  thee.'  •*  And  he  giveth  back 
 the  money  to  his  mother,  and  his  mother 
 taketh  two  hundred  silverlings,  and  giveth 
 them  to  a  refinei',  and  he  maketh  them  a 
 graven  image,  and  a  molten  image,  and  it  is 
 in  the  house  of  Micah. 
 
 *  As  to  the  man  Micah,  he  hath  a  house  of 
 gods,  and  he  maketh  an  ephod,  and  terapliim, 
 and  consecratetli  the  hand  of  one  of  his  sons, 
 and  he  is  to  him  for  a  priest ;  ''  in  those  days 
 there  is  no  king  in  Israel,  each  that  which  is 
 right  in  his  own  eyes  doth. 
 
 ^  And  there  is  a  young  man  of  Betli-Lehem- 
 Jndah,  of  the  family  of  Jiulah,  and  he  is  a 
 Levite,  and  he  is  a  sojourner  there.  '*And 
 the  man  goeth  out  of  the  city,  out  of  Beth- 
 Lehem-Judah,  to  sojourn  wliere  he  dotli  find, 
 and  cometh  to  the  hill-country  of  Ephraim, 
 unto  the  house  of  Micah,  to  work  his  way. 
 "  And  Micah  saith  to  him,  '  Whence  comest 
 thou?'  and  he  saith  unto  him,  'A  Levite  am 
 I,  of  Beth-Lehem-Judah,  and  I  am  going  to 
 sojourn  where  I  do  find.' 
 
 ^"  And  Micah  saith  to  him,  '  Dwell  with  me, 
 and  bo  to  me  for  a  father  and  for  a  priest, 
 and  I  give  to  thee  ten  silverlings  for  the  days, 
 and  a  suit  of  garments,  and  thy  sustenance;' 
 and  the  Levite  goeth  in.  '^And  the  Levite 
 is  willing  to  dwell  with  tlie  man,  and  the 
 young  man  is  to  liim  as  one  of  his  sons. 
 
 '■■^  And  Micah  consecrateth  the  hand  of  the 
 Levite,  and  the  young  man  is  to  liim  for  a 
 priest,  and  he  is  in  the  house  of  Micah,  '■'  and 
 Micah  saith,  'Now  I  have  known  that  Jeho- 
 vah doth  good  to  mc,  for  the  Levite  iiatli  liccn 
 to  me  for  a  j^riest.' 
 
 XVIII.  '  IN  those  days  there  is  no  king 
 
 170 
 
 in  Israel,  and  in  those  days  the  trilie  of  the 
 panite  is  seeking  for  itself  an  inheritance  to 
 inliabit,  for  that  liath  not  fallen  to  it  unto 
 that  day  in  the  midst  of  the  tribes  of  Israel 
 by  inheritance.  '^'Aud  the  sons  of  Dan  send, 
 out  of  their  family,  five  men  of  them,  men, 
 sons  of  valour,  from  Zorali,  and  from  Eshtaol, 
 to  traverse  the  land,  and  to  search  it,  and 
 they  say  unto  them,  'Go,  search  the  land;' 
 and  they  come  into  the  hill-country  of  Eph- 
 raim, imto  the  house  of  Micah,  and  lodge 
 there. 
 
 ^They  are  with  the  household  of  Micah, 
 and  tbfey  have  discerned  the  voice  of  the 
 young  man,  the  Levite,  and  turn  aside 
 there,  and  say  to  him.  'Who  hath  brought 
 thee  hither?  and  what  art  thou  doing  in  this 
 jdace?  and  what  to  thee  here?'  •'And  he 
 saith  imto  them,  '  Thus  and  thus  hath  Micali 
 done  to  me ;  and  he  hireth  me,  .and  I  am  to 
 him  for  a  priest.' 
 
 ''  And  they  say  to  him,  '  Ask,  we  pray 
 thee,  at  God,  and  we  know  whether  our 
 way  is  prosperous  on  which  wc  are  going.' 
 ''  And  the  priest  saith  to  tliem,  '  Go  in  ])eace ; 
 over-against  Jehovah  is  your  way  in  wliich 
 ye  go.' 
 
 ''  And  the  five  men  go,  and  come  in  to  Laish, 
 and  see  the  people  which  is  in  its  midst, 
 dwelling  confidently,  according  to  the  custom 
 of  Zidouians,  quiet  and  confident ;  and  tliere 
 is  none  putting  to  shame  in  the  land  in  am/ 
 thing,  possessing  restraint,  and  they  are  far 
 off  from  the  Zidonians,  and  have  no  wonl 
 with  any  man. 
 
 8  And  they  come  in  unto  tlieir  l)retliren, 
 at  Zorah  and  Eshtaol,  and  their  brethren 
 say  to  them,  'Wbat — ye?'  "And  they  say, 
 'Rise,  and  we  go  uj)  against  tliem,  for  wa 
 iiave  seen  the  land,  and  lo,  very  good ;  and 
 ye  are  keeping  silent!  be  not  slothful  to  go 
 — to  enter  to  iiossess  the  lancL  '"Wlien  ye 
 go,  ye  come  in  unto  a  people  confident,  and 
 the  land  is  large  on  both  hands,  for  God 
 hath  given  it  into  your  hand,  a  place  wliei-e 
 there  is  no  lack  of  anytliing  which  is  in  the 
 land.' 
 
 11  And  there  journey  thence,  of  the  family 
 of  the  Danite,  from  Zorah,  and  from  Esh- 
 taol, six  hundred  men  girded  with  weaxions 
 of  war.  i-And  they  go  up  and  encamp  in 
 ICirjath-Jearim,  in  Judah,  therefore  they  have 
 called  that  jilace^  'Camp  of  Dan,'  till  this 
 day;  lo,  behind  Ivirjath-Jearim.  !■' And  they 
 pass  over  thence  to  the  lull-country  of  Eph- 
 raim, and  come  in  unto  the  house  of  Micah. 
 1^  And  the  five  men,  those  going  to  traverse 
 the  land  of  Laish,  answer  and  say  unto  tlieir 
 brethren,  'Have  ye  known  that  there  is  in 
 these  houses  an  ephod,  and  teraphim,  and 
 graven  image,  an<l  molten  image?  and  now, 
 know  what  ye  do.' 
 
 I'*  And  they  turn  aside  thither,  and  come 
 in  unto  the  house  of  the  young  man  the  Lev- 
 ite, the  house  of  Micah,  and  ask  of  him  of 
 welfare, — i'' and  the  six  hundred  men  girded 
 witli  their  weapons  of  war,  who  are  of  the 
 sons  of  Dan,  are  standing  at  the  opening  of 
 the  gate), — '"yea,  the  live  men,  those  going  to 
 traverse  the  land,  go  up— they  have  come  in 
 tliithor-they  have  taken  the  graven  image. 
 
The  Danites  take  Micah's  gods,  xviii.  18.— JUDGES.— xix.  18.      The  Levite  and  his  concubine. 
 
 and  the  eijhod,  and  the  teraphim,  and  the 
 molten  image— and  the  priest  is  standing  at 
 the  opening  of  the  gate,  and  the  six  himdi-ed 
 men  who  are  girded  with  weapons  of  war — 
 ^''yea,  these  have  entered  the  house  of  Micah, 
 and  take  the  graven  image,  the  ephod,  and 
 the  teraj)hun,  and  the  molten  image ;  and  the 
 priest  saith  nnto  them,  'What  are  ye  doing?' 
 '"  and  they  say  to  him,  '  Keep  silent,  lay  thy 
 hand  on  thy  mouth,  and  go  with  lis,  and  be 
 to  us  for  a  father  and  for  a  priest :  is  it  bet- 
 ter thy  being  a  priest  to  the  house  of  one 
 man,  or  thy  being  priest  to  a  tribe  and  to  a 
 family  in  Israel?'  ^"And  the  heart  of  the 
 priest  is  glad,  and  he  taketli  the  ephod,  and 
 the  teraphim,  and  the  graven  image,  and 
 goeth  into  the  midst  of  the  people,  -i  and  they 
 turn  and  go,  and  put  the  infants,  and  the 
 cattle,  and  the  baggage,  before  them. 
 
 ^  They  have  been  far  off  from  the  house  of 
 Micah — and  the  men  who  are  in  the  houses 
 wliich  are  near  the  house  of  Micah  have  been 
 called  together,  and  overtake  the  sons  of 
 Dan,  -^and  call  unto  the  sons  of  Dan,  and 
 they  turn  round  their  faces,  and  say  to  Micah, 
 'Wliat — to  thee  that  thou  hast  been  called 
 together?'  "^And  he  saith,  'My  gods  which 
 I  made  ye  have  taken,  and  tlie  priest,  and  ye 
 go;,  and  what  to  me  more?  and  what  is  this 
 ye  say  unto  me.  What — to  thee ! ' 
 
 ^  And  tlie  sons  of  Dan  say  unto  him,  '  Let 
 not  thy  voice  be  heard  with  us,  lest  men 
 bitter  in  soul  fall  upon  you,  and  thou  hast 
 gatliered  thy  life,  and  the  life  of  thy  house- 
 hold;' "^and  the  sons  of  Dan  go  on  their 
 way,  and  Micah  seeth  that  they  are  stronger 
 than  he,  and  turneth,  and  goeth  back  imto 
 his  house. 
 
 ^  And  they  have  taken  that  which  Micah 
 Jiad  rnade,  and  tlie  ]iriest  whom  he  had,  and 
 come  in  against  Laisli,_  against  a  people  quiet 
 and  confid.ent,  and  smite  them  by  the  mouth 
 of  the  sword,  and  the  city  have  burnt  with 
 fire,  ^  and  there  is  no  deliverer,  for  it  is  far 
 ofiF  from  Zidon,  and  they  have  no  word  with 
 rtrey  man,  and  it  is  in  the  valley  which  is  by 
 Beth-Rehob  ;  and  they  build  the  city,  and 
 dwell  in  it,  -"and  call  the  name  of  the  city 
 Dan,  by  the  name  of  Dan  their  father,  who 
 was  born  to  Israel ;  and  yet  Laish  is  the  name 
 of  the  city  at  the  first. 
 
 3"  And  the  sons  of  Dan  raise  up  for  them- 
 selves the  graven  image,  and  Jonathan  son 
 of  Gershom,  son  of  Mauasseh,  he  and  his 
 sons  have  been  priests  to  the  tribe  of  the 
 Danite,  till  the  day  of  the  removal  of  (he 
 people  of  the  land.  ^^  And  tljey  appoint  for 
 them  the  graven  image  of  Micah,  which  he 
 had  made,  all  the  days  of  the  house  of  God 
 being  in  Sliiloh. 
 
 XIX.  lAND  it  cometli  to  pass,  in  those 
 days,  when  there  is  no  king  in  Israel,  that 
 there  is  a  man  a  Levite,  a  sojourner  in  the 
 sides  of  the  hill-country  of  Ephraim,  and  he 
 taketh  to  him  a  wife,  a  concubine,  out  of 
 Beth-Lehem-.Judah  ;  ^  and  commit  whore- 
 dom against  him  doth  his  concubine,  and  she 
 goeth  from  him  unto  the  house  of  her  father, 
 nnto  Beth-Lelieni-Judah,  and  is  there  days 
 — four  months. 
 
 3  And  her  husband  riseth  and  goeth  after 
 her,  to  speak  unto  her  heart,  to  bring  her 
 back,  and  his  young  man  is  with  him,  and 
 a  couple  of  asses ;  and  she  bringcth  him  into 
 the  house  of  her  father,  and  the  father  of  the 
 young  woman  seeth  him,  and  rejoiceth  to 
 meet  him. 
 
 *  And  keep  hold  on  him  doth  his  father-in- 
 law,  father  of  the  young  woman,  and  he 
 abideth  -with  him  three  days,  and  they  eat 
 and  drink,  and  lodge  there.  *  And  it  cometh 
 to  pass,  on  the  fourth  day,  that  they  rise 
 early  in  the  morning,  and  he  riseth  to  go, 
 and  the  father  of  the  young  woman  saith 
 unto  his  son-in-law,  '  Support  thy  heart  with 
 a  morsel  of  bread,  and  afterward  ye  go  on.' 
 
 "And  they  sit  and  eat  both  of  them  to- 
 gether, and  drink,  and  the  father  of  the 
 young  woman  saith  unto  the  man,  'Be  wil- 
 ling, 1  pray  thee,  and  lodge  all  night,  and  let 
 thy  heart  be  glad.'  ''And  the  man  riseth  to 
 go,  and  his  father-in-law  presseth  on  him, 
 and  he  tiirneth  back  and  lodgeth  there. 
 8  And  he  riseth  early  in  the  morning,  on  the 
 fifth  day,  to  go,  and  the  father  of  the  young 
 woman  saith,  'Support,  I  pray  thee,  thy 
 heart ;'  and  they  have  tarried  till  the  turning 
 of  the  day,  and  they  eat,  both  of  them. 
 
 ^  And  the  man  riseth  to  go,  he  and  his  con- 
 cubine, and  his  young  man,  and  his  father-in- 
 law,  father  of  the  young  woman,  saith  to  him, 
 '  Lo,  I  pray  thee,  the  day  hath  fallen  toward 
 evening,  lodge  all  night,  I  pray  thee ;  lo,  the 
 declining  of  tlie  day !  lodge  here,  and  let  thine 
 heart  be  glad — and  ye  have  risen  early  to- 
 morrow for  your  journey,  and  thou  hast  gone 
 to  thy  tent.' 
 
 ^^  And  the  man  hath  not  been  willing  to 
 lodge  all  night,  and  he  riseth,  and  goeth,  and 
 cometh  in  till  over-against  Jebus  (it  is  Jeru- 
 salem), and  with  him  are  a  couple  of  asses 
 saddled ;  and  his  concubine  is  with  him. 
 
 ^1  They  (tre  near  Jebus,  and  the  day  hath 
 gone  greatly  down,  and  the  young  man  saith 
 unto  his  lord,  '  Come,  I  pray  thee,  and  we 
 turn  aside  unto  this  city  of  the  Jebusite,  and 
 lodge  in  it.' 
 
 ^^  And  his  lord  saith  unto  him,  '  Let  us  not 
 turn  aside  unto  the  city  of  a  stranger,  that  is 
 not  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  thither,  but  we  have 
 passed  over  unto  Gibeah.'  ^^And  he  saith 
 to  his  young  man,  '  Come,  and  we  draw  near 
 to  one  of  the  places,  and  have  lodged  in  Gi- 
 beah, or  in  Ramah.' 
 
 ^■*  And  they  pass  over,  and  go  on,  and  the 
 sun  goeth  in  upon  them  near  Giljeah,  which 
 is  to  Benjamin ;  ^^  and  they  turn  aside  tlrere 
 to  go  in  to  lodge  in  Gibeah,  and  he  goeth  in 
 and  sitteth  in  a  broad_  place  of  the  city,  and 
 there  is  no  man  gathering  them  into  the  house 
 to  lodge. 
 
 ^^  And  lo,  a  man,  an  aged  one,  hath  come 
 from  his  work  from  the  field  in  the  evening, 
 and  the  man  is  of  the  hill-country  of  Ephraim, 
 and  he  is  a  sojourner  in  Gibeah,  and  the  men 
 of  the  place  are  Benjamites.  i*"  And  he  lifteth 
 up  his  eyes,  and  seeth  the  man,  the  travel- 
 ler, in  a  broad  place  of  the  city,  and  the  aged 
 man  saith,  '  Wtiither  gocstthou?  and  whence 
 comest  thou?' 
 
 1^  A  nd  he  saith  unto  him,  '  We  are  passing 
 177 
 
Tht  wickedness  of  Gibeah. 
 
 XIX.  19.— JUDGES.— XX.  23. 
 
 Israel  roused  to  punish  it 
 
 over  from  Betli-Lclicm-Jinl.'xh  uuto  the  sides 
 of  the  hill-coiiutry  of  E])hraim— thence  I  am, 
 and  I  go  unto  Beth-Lehem-Jiidah ;  and  to  the 
 house  of  Jehovah  I  am  going,  and  there  is  uo 
 man  gathering  me  into  the  house,  '^^  and  both 
 straw  and  provender  are  for  our  asses,  and 
 also  bread  and  wine  there  are  for  me,  and  for 
 thy  handmaid,  and  for  the  young  man  with 
 thy  servants ;  there  is  no  lack  of  anything.' 
 
 ""  And  the  old  man  saith,  '  Peace  to  thee ; 
 only,  all  thy  lack  h  ou  me,  only  in  the  broad 
 place  lodge  not.'  "^  And  he  bringeth  him  in  to 
 his  house,  and  mixeth  food  for  the  asses,  and 
 they  wash  their  feet,  and  eat  and  drink. 
 
 "^  They  are  making  their  heart  glad,  and  lo, 
 men  of  the  city,  men — sous  of  worthlessness 
 — have  gone  round  about  the  house,  beating 
 on  the  door,  and  they  speak  unto  the  old 
 mau,  the  master  of  the  house,  sayiug,  '  Bring 
 out  the  man  who  hath  come  unto  thine  house, 
 and  we  know  him.' 
 
 "^  And  the  man,  the  master  of  tlie  house, 
 goeth  out  imto  them,  and  saitli  imto  them, 
 'Nay,  my  brethren,  do  not  evil,  I  pray  you, 
 after  that  this  man  hatli  come  in  unto  my 
 house,  do  not  this  folly;  -''lo,  my  daughter, 
 the  virgin,  and  his  concubine,  let  me  bring 
 them  out,  I  pray  you,  and  huml^le  ye  them, 
 and  do  to  them  that  which  is  good  in  your 
 eyes,  and  to  this  man  do  not  this  foolish 
 tning.' 
 
 ^  And  the  men  have  not  been  willing  to 
 hearken  to  him,  and  the  mau  taketh  hold  ou 
 his  concubine,  and  bringeth  /ter  out  imto 
 them  without,  and  they  know  her,  and  roll 
 themselves  upon  her  all  the  night,  till  the 
 morning,  and  send  her  away  in  the  as- 
 cending of  the  dawn ;  ""  and  the  woman  com- 
 eth  in  at  the  turning  of  the  morning,  and 
 falleth  at  the  opening  of  the  man's  house, 
 where  her  lord  is,  till  the  light. 
 
 ^  And  lier  lord  riseth  in  the  morning,  and 
 openeth  the  doors  of  the  house,  and  goeth  out 
 to  go  on  his  way,  and  lo,  the  woman,  his  con- 
 cubine, is  fallen  at  the  opening  of  the  house, 
 and  her  hands  are  on  the  threshhold,  "*  and 
 he  saith  uuto  her,  'Rise,  and  we  go;'  and 
 there  is  none  answering,  and  he  taketh  her 
 on  the  ass,  and  the  man  riseth  and  goeth  to 
 his  place,  -"and  cometh  in  unto  his  house, 
 and  taketh  the  knife,  and  layeth  hold  on  his 
 concubine,  and  cuttcth  her  in  i^ieces  to  her 
 bones— into  twelve  i)icces,  and  sendeth  her 
 into  all  the  border  of  Israel. 
 
 ^^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  every  one  who 
 seeth  hath  said,  'Tliere  hath  not  been — yea, 
 there  hath  not  been  scoi  like  this,  from  the 
 day  of  the  coming  up  of  tlie  sons  of  Israel  out 
 of  the  land  of  Egypt  till  this  day ;  set  your 
 lieart  upon  it,  take  counsel,  and  speak.' 
 
 XX.  ^  AND  all  the  sons  of  Israel  go  out, 
 and  the  company  is  assembled  as  one  man, 
 from  Dan  even  unto  Bccr-Sheba,  aud  the  land 
 of  Gilead,  unto  Jehovah,  at  Mizpeh.  -And 
 the  chiefs  of  all  the  people,  of  all  the  tribes 
 of  Israel,  station  themselves  in  the  assembly 
 of  the  pei)|)le  of  God,  fom-  hundred  thousand 
 footmen  drviwing  sword.  ^  And  the  sons  of 
 Benjamin  hear  that  the  sons  of  Israel  have 
 gone  up  to  Mi^ijch. 
 
 178 
 
 And  the  sons  of  Israel  say,  '  Speak  ye,  how 
 liath  this  evil  been?'  ■'And  the  mau,  the 
 Levite,  husband  of  the  woman  who  hath 
 been  murdered,  answereth  and  saith,  'Into 
 Gibeah  (which  is  to  Benjamin)  I  have  come, 
 I  and  my  concubine,  to  lodge;  ^and  rise 
 against  me  do  the  masters  of  Gibeah— and  they 
 go  round  the  house  against  me  by  night — me 
 they  thought  to  slay,  and  my  concubine  they 
 have  huinbled,  and  she  dieth ;  "  and  I  lay 
 hold  on  my  concubine,  and  cut  her  in  pieces, 
 and  send  her  into  all  the  country  of  the  in- 
 heritance of  Israel ;  for  they  have  done  wick- 
 edness and  folly  in  Israel ;  ''  lo,  ye  are  all  sons 
 of  Israel;  give  for  you  a  word  and  counsel 
 here.' 
 
 ^And  all  the  people  rise  as  one  man,  say- 
 ing, '  None  of  us  doth  go  to  his  tent,  and 
 none  of  us  doth  turn  aside  to  his  house ;  "  and 
 now,  this  is  the  thing  which  we  do  to  Gibeah 
 — against  it  by  lot!  '"and  we  have  taken 
 ten  men  of  a  hundred,  of  all  the  tribes  of 
 Israel,  and  a  hundred  of  a  thousand,  and  a 
 thousand  of  a  myriad,  to  receive  provision  for 
 the  people,  to  do,  at  their  coming  to  Gibeah 
 of  Benjamin,  according  to  all  the  folly  which 
 it  hath  done  in  Israel.' 
 
 11  And  every  man  of  Israel  is  feathered  unto 
 the  city,  as  one  man — companions.  ^"  And 
 the  tribes  of  Israel  send  men  among  all  the 
 tribes  of  Benjamin,  saying,  'AVhat  is  this  evil 
 which  hath  oeen  among  you?  ^^And  now, 
 give  up  the  men — sons  of  worthlessness— 
 Avhich  are  in  Gibeah,  and  we  put  them  to 
 death,  and  we  put  away  evil  from  Israel.' 
 
 And  the  sons  of  Beuiamin  have  not  been 
 willing  to  hearken  to  tne  voice  of  their  bre- 
 thren, the  sons  of  Israel;  "and  the  sons 
 of  Benjamin  are  gathered  out  of  the  cities 
 to  Gibeah,  to  go  out  to  battle  with  the  sons 
 of  Israel. 
 
 1'  And  the  sons  of  Benjamin  number  them- 
 selves on  that  day ;  out  of  the  cities  are  twenty 
 and  six  thousand  men  dra\ving  sword,  apart 
 from  the  inhabitants  of  Gibeah,  who  num- 
 bered themselves,  seven  hundred  chosen  men ; 
 1"  among  all  this  people  are  seven  hundred 
 chosen  men,  bound  of  their  riglit  hand,  each 
 of  these  slinging  with  a  stone  at  the  hair,  and 
 he  doth  not  err. 
 
 i^'And  the  men  of  Israel  numbered  them- 
 selves, apart  from  Benjamin,  four  hundred 
 thousand  men,  dramng  sword,  each  of  these 
 a  man  of  war.  ^^  And  they  rise  and  go  up  to 
 Beth-El,  and  ask  of  God,  and  the  sons  ol 
 Israel  say,  'Wio  doth  go  up  for  us  at  the 
 commencement  to  battle  with  the  sons  of 
 Benjamin?'  and  Jchovali  saith,  'Judah — at 
 the  commencement.' 
 
 I'*  And  the  sons  of  Israel  rise  in  the  morn- 
 ing, and  encamj)  against  Gibeah,  ""and  the 
 men  of  Israel  go  out  to  battle  with  Benjamin, 
 and  the  men  of  Israel  set  themselves  in  array 
 with  them,  for  battle  against  Gibeah.  -'  and 
 the  sons  of  Benjamin  come  out  from  Gibeah, 
 and  destroy  in  Israel  on  that  day  two  and 
 twenty  thousand  men— to  the  earth. 
 
 -"  And  the  jieojilc,  the  men  of  Israel, 
 stri'ngtheu  tiieniselves,  and  add  to  set  the 
 battle  in  array  iu  tlie  place  whore  they  ar- 
 ranged themselves  on  the  fii-st  day.     ^And 
 
Defeat  of  the  Benjamites. 
 
 XX.  24. -JUDGES. -XXI.  10. 
 
 Grief  for  the  Benjamites. 
 
 the  sous  of  Israel  go  up  aud  weep  before 
 Jehovah  till  the  evening,  and  ask  of  Jehovah, 
 saying,  '  Do  I  add  to  draw  uigli  to  Ijattlc  with 
 the  sons  of  Benjamin,  my  brother?'  And  Je- 
 hovah saith,  'Go  up  against  him.' 
 
 ^And  the  sons  of  Israel  draw  near  unto 
 the  sons  of  Benjamin  on  the  second  day, 
 "*and  Benjamin  cometh  out  to  meet  thein 
 from  Gibeah  on  the  second  day,  and  destroy 
 among  the  sons  of  Israel  again  eighteen  thou- 
 sand men — to  the  earth ;  all  these  are  draw- 
 ing sword. 
 
 "*'  And  all  the  sons  of  Israel  go  up,  even  all 
 the  people,  and  come  in  to  Beth-El,  and  weep, 
 and  sit  there  before  Jehovah,  and  fast  on  that 
 day  till  the  evening,  and  cause  to  ascend 
 burnt-offerings  and  peace-offerings  before  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 '■'''  And  the  sons  of  Israel  ask  of  Jehovah,— 
 and  there  is  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  God 
 in  those  days,  -^  and  Phinehas  son  of  Eleazar, 
 sou  of  Aa,ron,  is  standing  before  it  in  those 
 days — saying,  'Do  I  add  again  to  go  out  to 
 battle  with  the  sons  of  Beujamin,  my  bro- 
 ther, or  do  I  cease?'  And  Jehovah  saith, 
 '  Go  up,  for  to-morrow  I  give  him  into  thy 
 hand.' 
 
 'f  And  Israel  setteth  liers  in  wait  against 
 Gibeah,  round  about,  3"  and  the  sous  of  Israel 
 go  up  against  the  sons  of  Benjamin,  on  the 
 third  day,  and  aiTange  themselves  against 
 Gibeah,  as  time  by  time. 
 
 ^1  And  the  sons  of  Benjamin  come  out  to 
 meet  the  people ;  they  have  been  drawn  away 
 out  of  the  city,  and  begin  to  smite  some  of  the 
 people — wounded  as  time  by  time,  in  the 
 highways  (of  which  one  is  going  up  to  Beth- 
 El,  and  the  other  to  Gibeah  in  the  field),  are 
 about  thirty  men  of  Israel.  ^^  And  the  sons 
 of  Beujamin  say,  'They  are  smitten  before 
 us  as  at  the  beginning ; '  hut  the  sons  of  Israel 
 said,  '  Let  us  flee,  and  draw  them  away  out 
 of  the  city,  unto  the  highways.'  ^^And  all 
 the  men  of  Israel  have  risen  from  their  place, 
 and  arrange  themselves  at  Baal-Tamar,  and 
 the  ambush  of  Israel  is  coming  forth  out  of  its 
 place,  out  of  the  meadow  of  Gibeah. 
 
 ^^  And  they  come  in  over  against  Gibeah — 
 ten  thousand  chosen  men  out  of  all  Israel — 
 and  the  battle  is  grievouSj  and  they  have  not 
 known  that  tlie  e^'il  is  striking  against  them. 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  smiteth  Benjamin  before  Israel, 
 and  the  sous  of  Israel  destroy  in  Benjamin, 
 on  that  day,  twenty  and  live  thousand,  and  a 
 hundred  men ;  all  these  are  dra^\•ing  sword. 
 
 ^^  And  the  sons  of  Benjamin  see  that  they 
 have  been  smitten — and  the  men  of  Israel 
 give  place  to  Benjamin,  for  they  have  trusted 
 unto  the  ambusli  whicli  thev  had  set  against 
 Gibeah,  ^^  aud  tlie  ambush  nave  hasted,  and 
 push  against  Gibeah,  and  tlie  ambush  draw- 
 eth  itself  out,  aud  smiteth  the  whole  of  the 
 city  by  the  mouth  of  the  sword.  ^^  Aud  there 
 was  the  appointed  sigu  to  the  men  of  Israel 
 ■with  tlie  ambush — their  causing  to  go  up  a 
 great  voliunc  of  smoke  from  the  city.  ^'■'  And 
 the  men  of  Israel  turn  in  battle,  and  Beuja- 
 min hath  begun  to  smite  the  wounded  aiDoug 
 the  men  of  Israel,  about  thirty  men,  for  they 
 said,  '  Surely  they  are  utterly  smitten  l^etore 
 as,  as  at  the  first  battle;  ^''aud  the  volume 
 
 hath  begun  to  go  up  from  the  city— a  pillar 
 of  smoke — and  Benjamin  turneth  behind, 
 and  lo,  gone  up  hath  the  perfection  of  the 
 city  toward  the  heavens.  *i  And  tlie  men  of 
 Israel  have  turned,  aud  the  men  of  Benjamin 
 are  troubled,  for  they  have  seen  that  the  evil 
 hath  stricken  against  them— ^  and  they  turn 
 before  tlie  men  of  Israel  imto  the  way  of 
 the  wilderness,  aud  the  battle  hath  followed 
 them ;  and  tliose  who  are  from  the  city  are 
 destroying  them  in  their  midst;  ^^  they  have 
 compassed  the  Benjamites — they  liave  pur- 
 sued them — with  ease  they  have  trodden  them 
 down  till  over-against  (jibeali,  at  the  sun- 
 risiog. 
 
 •*^*Aud  there  fall  of  Benjamin  eighteen 
 thousand  men — the  whole  of  these  are  men  of 
 valour;  ^^and  they  tiu-u  aud  flee  toward 
 the  wilderness,  uuto  the  rock  of  Rimmon; 
 and  they  glean  of  them  in  the  highways 
 five  thousand  men,  aud  follow  after  them  un- 
 to Gidom,  and  smite  of  them  two  thousand 
 men. 
 
 •'"Aud  all  those  faUiug  of  Benjamin  are 
 twenty  aud  Ave  thousand  men  drawmg  sword, 
 on  that  day — the  whole  of  these  are  men  of 
 valour ;  "  and  there  turn  aud  flee  into  the 
 ^vilde^ness,  uuto  the  rock  of  Rimmon  six 
 himdred  men,  aud  they  dwell  in  the  rock 
 Rimmou  four  months.  ^And  the  men  of 
 Israel  have  turned  back  uuto  the  sons  of  Ben- 
 jamin, and  smite  them  by  the  mouth  of  the 
 sword  out  of  the  city, — men  imto  cattle,  unto 
 all  that  is  found ;  also  all  the  cities  which  are 
 fouud  tliey  have  sent  into  fire. 
 
 XXI.  ^  AND_  the  men  of  Israel  have  sworn 
 in  Mizi^eh,  saying.  '  None  of  us  doth  give  his 
 daughter  to  Benjamin  for  a  wife.'  ^  And  the 
 people  come  in  to  Beth-El,  and  sit  there  till 
 the  evening  before  God,  and  lift  up  their 
 voice,  aud  weep— a  great  weeping,  ^  and  say, 
 '  Wliy,  0  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  hath  this 
 been  in  Israel — to  be  lacking  to-day,  from 
 Israel,  one  tribe?' 
 
 ^And  it  cometh  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
 that  the  people  rise  early,  aud  biuld  there  an 
 altar,  and  cause  to  ascend  burnt-offerings  and 
 peace-off'erinijs.  ^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  say. 
 Who  is  he  tiiat  hath  not  come  up  iu  the  as- 
 sembly out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  unto  Jeho- 
 vah?' for  the  great  oath  hath  been  concerning 
 him  who  hath  not  come  up  unto  Jehovah  to 
 Mizi^eh,  saying,  'He  is  surely  put  to  death.' 
 "  And  the  sons  of  Israel  repent  concerning 
 Benjamin  their  brother,  and  say,  '  There  hath 
 been  to-day  cut  off"  one  tribe  from  Israel, 
 ^  what  do  we  do  for  them— for  those  who  are 
 left— for  wives,  and  we— we  have  sworn  by  Je- 
 hovah not  to  give  to  them  of  our  daughters 
 for  wives  ?' 
 
 8  Aud  they  say,  '  Who  is  that  one  out  of  the 
 tribes  of  Israel  who  hatli  not  come  up  uuto 
 Jehovah  to  Mizpeh  ? '  and  lo,  none  hath  come 
 in  uuto  the  camp  from  Jabesh-Gilead— unto 
 the  assembly.  "And  the  people  number 
 themselves,  aud  lo,  there  is  not  there  a  man 
 of  the  inlialjitants  of  Jabesh-Gilead. 
 
 1"  And  the  company  send  there  twelve  thou- 
 sand men  of  the  sous  of  valour,  and  command 
 them,  saying,  '  Go — and  ye  have  smitten  the 
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Naomi  s  hiishand  <fc  two  sons  die.   xxi.  11. — RUTH. — l  19.    Euth  ckaves  to  her  mother-in-law. 
 
 inliabitaots  of  JabeshGilead  by  the  mouth  of 
 the  sword,  cveu  the  women  and  the  iufauts. 
 "  And  this  is  the  thing  which  ye  do ;  every 
 male,  and  every  woman  knowing  the  lying  of 
 a  male,  ye  devote.' 
 
 '-And  they  find  out  of  the  inhabitants  of 
 J  abesh-Gileadfoiu- hundred  young  women,  vir- 
 gins, who  have  not  known  man  by  the  lying  of 
 a  male,  and  they  bring  them  in  unto  the  camp 
 at  Sliiloh,  which  is  in  the  land  of  Canaan. 
 
 "  And  all  the  company  send,  and  speak, 
 unto  the  sons  of  Benjamin  who  are  in  the 
 rock  Rimmon,  and  proclaim  to  them  peace ; 
 '*  and  Benjamin  turneth  back  at  that  time, 
 and  they  give  to  them  the  women  whom  they 
 have  kept  aUve  of  the  women  of  Jabesh-Gil- 
 ead,  and  they  have  not  found  for  all  o/them 
 so.  '5  And  the  people  repented  concerning 
 Benjamin,  for  Jeliovah  had  made  a  breach 
 among  the  tribes  of  Israel. 
 
 '®  And  the  elders  of  the  company  say,  '  Wliat 
 do  we  do  to  the  remnant  for  wives—  for  the 
 women  have  been  destroyed  out  of  Benjamin  ? ' 
 '^  And  they  say,  '  A  possession  of  an 
 escaped  party  is  to  Benjamin,  and  a  tribe  is 
 not  ulotted  out  from  Israel;  '*and  we — we 
 are  not  able  to  give  to  them  wives  out  of  our 
 daughters,  for  the  sons  of  Israel  have  s\yorn, 
 saying.  Cursed  is  he  who  is  giving  a  wife  to 
 Benjamin.'    '''And  they  say,  'Lo,  a  festival 
 
 of  Jehovah  is  in  Sliiloh,  from  time  to  time, 
 which  is  on  the  north  of  Betli-El,  at  the  rising 
 of  the  sun,  by  the  highway  which  is  going  up 
 from  Beth-El  to  Shechem,  aud  on  the  south  of 
 Lebonah. ' 
 
 -"And  they  command  the  sons  of  Beniamin, 
 saying,  'Go — and  ye  have  laid  wait  in  the 
 vineyards,  ^'and  have  seen,  and  lo,  if  the 
 daughters  of  Sliiloh  come  out  to  dance  in 
 dances — then  ye  have  gone  out  fi-om  the  vine- 
 yards, and  caught  for  you  each  his  wife  out 
 of  the  daughters  of  Shiloh,  and  gone  to  the 
 land  of  Benjamin ;  --and  it  hath  been,  when 
 their  fathers  or  their  brethren  come  in  to 
 plead  unto  us,  that  we  have  said  unto  them, 
 Favour  us  hj/  them,  for  we  have  not  taken  to 
 each  his  wife  in  battle,  for  ye — ye  have  not 
 given  to  them  at  this  time  that  ye  are  guilty.' 
 
 ^3  And  the  sons  of  Benjamin  do  so,  and 
 take  women  accoi'ding  to  tlieir  number,  out 
 of  the  dancers  whom  they  have  taken  vio- 
 lently away ;  aud  they  go,  and  turn  back  unto 
 their  inlieritance,  aud  build  the  cities,  and 
 dwell  in  them. 
 
 ^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  go  up  and  down 
 thence  at  that  time,  each  to  his  tribe,  and  to 
 his  family;  and  they  go  out  thence  each  to 
 his  inheritance.  "•'  In  those  days  there  is  no 
 king_  in  Israel ;  each  doth  that  which  is  right 
 in  his  own  eyes. 
 
 RUTH. 
 
 CHAP.  1.  'AND  it  cometli  to  pass,  in  the 
 days  of  the  judging  of  the  judges,  that  tlierc 
 is  a  famine  in  the  land,  and  there  goeth  a 
 man  from  Beth-Lehem-Judah  to  sojourn  in 
 the  fields  of  Moab,  he,  and  his  wife,  and  his 
 two  sons.  ^And  the  name  of  the  man  is 
 Eliraelech,  aud  the  name  of  his  wife  Naomi, 
 and  the  name  of  liis  two  sons  Mahlon  and 
 Chilion,  Eijhratliites  from  Beth-Lehem-Ju- 
 dah ;  aud  they  come  into  tlie  fields  of  Moab, 
 and  arc  there. 
 
 ^  And  P^limelech  husband  of  Naomi  dieth. 
 and  she  is  left,  she  aud  her  two  sons ;  *  and 
 tliey  take  to  them  wives,  Moabitesses:  tlie 
 name  of  the  one  is  Or])ah,  and  the  name  of 
 the  second  Rutli;  and  thej'  dwell  there  about 
 ten  years.  ''  And  they  die  also,  both  of  them 
 —Mahlon  and  Chilion — and  the  woman  is  left 
 of  her  two  chihb'cu  aud  of  her  liusband. 
 
 ^  And  she  riseth,  she  and  her  daughters-in- 
 law,  and  turneth  back  from  the  fields  of 
 Moab,  for  she  hath  lioard  in  the  fields  of 
 ^loab  that  God  hath  loolccd  after  His  pco])lo, 
 — to  giA'e  to  tliem  bread.  ^And  she  gocth 
 out  from  the  place  where  she  hath  been,  aud 
 her  two  daughters-iu-law  witli  lier,  and  they 
 go  in  tlic  way  to  turn  back  unto  the  laud  of 
 Judah. 
 
 "And  Naomi  saith  to  licr  two  daughters- 
 in-law,  '(ht,  turn  back,  cacli  to  the  liousc  of 
 her  mothoi';  Jehovah  doth  with  you  kindness 
 as  ye  have  done  witli  tlie  dead,  and  with  me ; 
 "Jehovah  dotii  grant  to  you,  and  find  ye  rest 
 each  in  the  house  of  her  husbaud;'  and  she 
 180 
 
 kisseth  them,  aud  they  lift  up  their  voice 
 and  weep.  '"And  they  say  to  her,  'Surely 
 with  thee  we  go  back  to  thy  jjcople.'  "  And 
 Naomi  saith,  'Turn  back,  my  daughters; 
 why  do  ye  go  -with  me  ?  are  there  yet  to  me 
 sons  in  my  bowels  that  they  ha\e  been  to 
 you  for  husbands?  '^Turn  back,  my  daugh- 
 ters, go,  for  I  am  too  aged  to  be  to  a  husband ; 
 though  I  had  said,  There  is  f(U-  me  hope,  also, 
 I  have  been  to-night  to  a  husband,  and  also,  I 
 have  borne  sons:  '^for  them  do  ye  Avait  till 
 that  they  grow  up?  for  them  do  ye  shut 
 yourselves  up,  not  to  be  to  a  husband?  nay, 
 my  daughters,  for  more  bitter  to  mc  than  to 
 you,  for  the  hand  of  Jehovah  hath  gone  out 
 against  me.' 
 
 '■•And  they  lift  up  their  voice,  and  weep 
 again,  aud  Orpah  kisseth  her  mother-in-law, 
 and  Ruth  hath  cleaved  to  her.  '*And  she 
 saith,  '  Lo,  thy  sister-in-law  hath  turned  back 
 unto  her  people,  and  unto  her  god,  turn  thou 
 baclv  after  thy  sister-in-law.' 
 
 '(^  And  Ruth  saith,  'Urge  me  not  to  leave 
 thee  —  to  turn  back  from  after  thee;  for 
 M'hither  thou  gocst  1  go,  aud  where  thou 
 lodgcst  I  lodge;  tliy  people  is  my  jieoplc,  and 
 thy  God  my  God.  " '"  Where  thou  diest  I  ciic, 
 aud  there  I  am  buried ;  thus  doth  Jehovah  to 
 me,  and  thus  doth  He  add — for  death  itself 
 doth  part  between  me  and  thee.' 
 
 "*And  she  seeth  that  she  is  strengthening 
 herself  to  go  ^vitli  her,  and  she  ccasctli  to 
 speak  unto  her;  '-'and  tliey  go  liotli  of  tliem 
 till  their  coming  in  to  Beth-Lehein*  aud  it 
 
Kindness  of  Boaz  to  Ruth. 
 
 I.  20. -RUTH. -in.  6. 
 
 RutlCs  visit  to  Boau 
 
 Cometh  to  pass  at  tlusir  coming  in  to  Beth- 
 Lebeni,  that  all  the  city  is  moved  at  them, 
 aud  they  say,  '  Is  this  Naomi  ? ' 
 
 -"  Ana  she  saith  iiuto  them,  '  Call  me  not 
 Naomi ;  call  me  Mara,  for  the  Almighty  hatli 
 dealt  very  bitterly  to  me,  -i  I  went  ont  full, 
 and  empty  hath  Jehovah  brought  me  back, 
 whj^  do  ye  call  me  Naomi,  and  Jehovah  hath 
 testified  against  me,  aud  the  Almighty  hath 
 done  evil  to  me?' 
 
 --  And  Naomi  turneth  back,  and  Ruth  the 
 Moabitess  her  daughter-in-law  with  her,  who 
 hath  turned  back  from  the  fields  of  Moab, 
 aud  they  have  come  in  to  Beth-Lehem  at  the 
 commencement  of  barley-harvest. 
 
 II.  1  AND  Naomi  hath  an  acquaintance  of 
 her  hus])and's,  a  maii  mighty  in  wealth,  of  the 
 family  of  Elimelech,  and  his  name  is  Boaz. 
 
 -  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  saith  unto  Naomi, 
 '  Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee,  into  the  field,  and  I 
 gather  among  the  ears  of  corn  after  him  iu 
 whose  eyes  I  find  grace;'  and  she  saith  to 
 her,  '  Go,  my  daughter. '  •*  And  she  goeth 
 and  Cometh  and  gatliereth  in  a  field  after  the 
 reapers,  and  her  chance  happeneth — the  pro- 
 tion  of  the  field  is  Boaz's  who  is  of  the  family 
 of  EHmelech. 
 
 •*  And  lo,  Boaz  hath  come  from  Beth-Lehem, 
 and  saith  to  the  reapers,  'Jehovah  is  with 
 you ; '  and  they  say  to  him,  '  Jehovah  doth 
 bless  thee.' 
 
 *  And  Boaz  saith  to  his  young  man  who  is 
 set  over  the  reapers,  'Wliose  is  this  young 
 person?'  "^And  the  young  man  who  is  set 
 over  the  reapers  answei-eth  aud  saith,  'A 
 young  woman — Moabitess — she  is,  who  came 
 naclc  with  Noami  from  the  fields  of  Moab, 
 ^  and  she  saith,  Let  me  glean,  I  pray  thee — 
 and  I  have  gathered  among  the  sheaves  after 
 the  reapers;  and  she  cometh  and  remaineth 
 since  the  morning  and  till  now;  she  sat  in 
 the  house  a  little. 
 
 i^And  Boaz  saith  unto  Ruth,  'Hast  thou 
 not  heard,  my  daughter?  go  not  to  glean  in 
 another  field,  and  also,  pass  not  over  from 
 this,  and  thus  thou  dost  cleave  to  my  yoiing 
 women :  "  thine  eyes  are  on  the  field  which 
 they  reap,  and  thou  hast  gone  after  them; 
 have  not  I  charged  the  young  men  not  to 
 toiich  thee  ?  when  thou  art  athirst  then  thou 
 hast  gone  unto  the  vessels,  and  hast  drunk 
 from  that  which  the  yoimgmen  draw.' 
 
 1"  And  she  f aUeth  on  her  face,  and  boweth 
 herself  to  the  earth,  and  saith  unto  him, 
 '  Wlierefore  have  I  found  grace  in  thine  eyes, 
 to  discern  me,  and  I  a  stranger?'  ^lAnd 
 Boaz  answereth  and  saith  to  her,  'It  hath 
 thoroughly  been  declared  to  me  all  that  thou 
 hast  done  with  thy  mother-in-law,  after  the 
 death  of  thy  hiisband,  and  thou  dost  leave 
 thy  father,  and  thy  mother,  and  the  land  of 
 thy  birth,  and  dost  come  in  unto  a  people 
 which  thou  hast  not  known  heretofore.  '-  Je ■ 
 hovah  doth  recompense  thy  work,  and  thy 
 reward  is  complete  from  Jehovah,  God  of 
 Israel,  under  whose  mngs  thou  hast  come  to 
 take  refuge.' 
 
 "  And  she  saith,  '  Let  me  find  grace  iu  thine 
 eyes,  my  lord,  because  thou  hast  comforted 
 me,  and  because  Ihou  hast  spoken  unto  the 
 
 heart  of  thy  maid -servant,  and  I— 1  am  not 
 as  one  of  thy  m.iid-.servants.' 
 
 '■•And  Boaz  saith  to  her,  'At  meal-tijn6 
 come  nigh  hither,  and  thou  hast  eaten  of 
 the  bread,  and  dipped  thy  morsel  iu  the 
 vinegar.'  And  she  sitteth  at  the  side  of  the 
 reapers,  and  he  reacheth  to  her  roasted 
 corn,  and  she  eateth,  and  is  satisfied,  and 
 leaveth. 
 
 1'  And  she  riseth  to  glean,  and  Boaz  charg- 
 cth  his  young  men,  sayiug,  'Even  between 
 the  sheaves  she  doth  glean,  and  ye  do  not 
 cause  her  to  blush;  ^^and  also  ye  do  sm-ely 
 cast  to  her  of  the  haudfuls — and  have  left, 
 and  she  hath  gleaned,  and  ye  do  not  pusli 
 against  her.' 
 
 17  And  she  deaneth  in  the  field  till  tlie 
 evening,  and  beateth  out  that  which  she 
 hath  gleaned,  and  it  is  about  an  ephah  of 
 barley ;  ^^  and  she  taketh  it  up,  and  goeth  into 
 the  city,  and  her  mother-in-law  seeth  tliat 
 which  she  hath  gleaned,  and  she  bringeth  out 
 and  giveth  to  her  that  which  she  left  from  her 
 satiety. 
 
 i^And  her  mother-in-law  saith  to  h^r, 
 '  Wlicre  hast  thou  gleaned  to-day?  and 
 whore  hast  tliou  \vrought?  may  he  who  is 
 discerning  thee  be  blessed.'  And  she  de- 
 clareth  to  her  mother-in-law  with  whom 
 she  hath  wrought,  and  saith,  '  The  name  of 
 the  man  with  whom  I  have  wrought  to-day 
 is  Boaz.' 
 
 ^^  And  Naomi  saith  to  her  daughter-in-law, 
 '  Blessed  is  he  of  Jehovah  who  hath  not  for- 
 saken His  kindness  with  the  living  and  with 
 the  dead ; '  and  Naomi  saith  to  her,  '  The 
 man  is  a  relation  of  otirs;  he  is  of  our  re- 
 deemers. ' 
 
 -1  And  Ruth  the  Moabitess  saith,  '  Also  he 
 surely  said  imto  me.  Near  the  yoimg  peojile 
 whom  I  have  thou  dost  cleave  till  they  have 
 completed  the  whole  of  the  harvest  which  I 
 have.'  -'-  And  Naomi  saith  unto  Faith  her 
 daughter-in-law,  '  Good,  my  daughter,  that 
 thou  goest  out  with  his  young  women,  and 
 they  come  not  against  thee  in  another  field, ' 
 
 ^^  And  she  cleaveth  to  the  yoimg  women  of 
 Boaz  to  glean,  till  the  completion  of  the  bar- 
 ley-harvest, and  of  the  wheat-harvest,  aud 
 she  dwelleth  with  her  mother-in-law. 
 
 III.  lAND  Naomi  her  mother-in-law  saith 
 to  her,  '  My  daughter,  do  not  I  seek  for^thee 
 rest,  that  it  may  be  well  •with  thee?  -and 
 now,  is  not  Boaz  of  our  acquaintance,  with 
 whose  young  women  thou  hast  been  ?  lo,  he 
 is  winnowing  the  threshing-Hoor  of  barley  to- 
 night, ^  and  thou  hast  bathed,  and  anointed 
 thyself,  and  put  thy  ganneuts  upon  thee, 
 and  gone  down  to  the  threshing-floor ;  let 
 not  thyself  be  known  to  the  -man  till  he 
 complete  to  eat  aud  to  drink  ;  ■*  and  it  cometh 
 to  iiass  when  he  lieth  down,  that  thou  hast 
 known  the  place  where  he  lieth  down,  and 
 hast  gone  in,  and  uncovered  his  feet,  aud  lain 
 down,  -and  he  doth  declare  to  thee  that 
 which  thou  dost  do.' 
 
 '^  And  she  saith  luito  her,  '  All  that  thou 
 sayest — I  do.'    "And  she  goeth  down  to  the 
 threshing-floor,  aud  dotli  .iccording  to  .all  th.at 
 her  mother-in-law  conmianded  her 
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Boaz  confem  toith  the  redepmer.         in.  7.-  RUTH. — iv.  22. 
 
 Rrilh  married  to  Boaz. 
 
 ''And  T^ioaz  eatetli  and  drinketli,  and  his 
 heart  is  j,dad ;  and  lie  goeth  in  to  lie  down 
 at  the  end  of  the  heaf) ;  and  she  conictli  in 
 gently,  and  nncovereth  his  feet,  and  lieth 
 down. 
 
 8  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  the  middle  of 
 the  night,  that  the  man  trembleth,  and  turn- 
 eth  himself,  and  lo,  a  woman  is  lying  at  his 
 feet.  ^And  he  saith,  'Who  art  thon?'  and 
 she  saith,  '  I  am  Ruth  thy  handmaid,  and 
 thou  hast  spread  thy  skirt  over  thy  hand- 
 maid, for  thou  art  a  redeemer.' 
 
 I" And  he  saith,  'Blessed  art  thou  of  Jeho- 
 vah, my  daughter;  thou  hast  dealt  more 
 kindly  at  the  latter  end  than  at  the  begin- 
 ning— not  to  go  after  the  young  men,  either 
 ^loor  or  rich.  ^^  And  now,  my  daughter,  fear 
 not,  all  that  thou  sayest  I  do  to  thee,  for  all 
 the  gate  of  my  people  doth  know  that  thou 
 art  a  \'irtuous  woman.  ^'-  And  now,  surely, 
 true,  that  I  am  a  redeemer,  but  also  there  is 
 a  redeemer  nearer  than  I.  '■'  Lodge  to  night, 
 and  it  hath  been  in  the  morning,  if  he  doth 
 i-edeem  thee,  well :  he  redeenieth ;  and  if  he 
 delight  not  to  redeem  thee,  then  I  have  re- 
 deemed thee— I ;  Jehovah  liveth !  lie  down 
 till  the  morning.' 
 
 ^■*And  she  lieth  down  at  his  feet  till  the 
 morning,  and  riseth  before  one  doth  discern 
 another ;  and  he  saith,  '  Let  it  not  be  known 
 that  the  woman  hath  come  into  the  floor.' 
 1^  And  he  saith,  '  Give  the  covering  which  is 
 on  thee,  and  keep  hold  on  it ;'  and  she  keep- 
 eth  hold  on  it,  and  he  measureth  six  measures 
 of  barley,  and  layeth  it  on  her ;  and  he  goeth 
 into  the  city. 
 
 "'  And  she  cometh  in  imto  her  mother-in- 
 law,  and  she  saith,  '  Wlio  art  thou,  my  daugh- 
 ter?' and  she  declareth  to  her  all  that  the 
 man  hath  done  to  her.  ^"And  she  saith, 
 'These  six  measures  oi  barley  ho  hath  given 
 to  me,  for  he  said.  Thou  dost  not  go  in 
 empty  unto  thy  mother-in-law.'  ^^And  she 
 saith,  '  Sit  still,  my  daughter,  till  thou  dost 
 know  how  the  matter  falleth,  for  the  man 
 doth  not  rest  except  he  hath  completed  the 
 matter  to-day.' 
 
 IV.  1  AND  Boaz  hath  gone  up  to  the  gate, 
 and  sitteth  there,  and  lo,  the  redeemer  is 
 passing  by  of  whom  Boaz  had  spoken,  and 
 he  saitli.  Turn  aside,  sit  down  here,  such  a 
 one,  such  a  one ; '  and  he  tumeth  aside  and 
 sitteth  down.  -And  he  taketh  ten  men  of 
 the  elders  of  the  city,  and  saith,  'Sit  do^vn 
 here  ; '  and  they  sit  down. 
 
 •*  And  he  saith  to  the  redeemer,  '  A  portion 
 of  the  field  which  is  to  our  brother,  to  Elime- 
 lech,  hath  Naomi  sold,  who  hath  come  back 
 from  the  fields  of  Moab ;  '•and  I  said,  I  un- 
 cover thine  ear,  saying,  Buy  before  the  in- 
 habitants, and  before  the  elders  of  my  people ; 
 if  thou  (lost  redeem — redeem,  and  if  none 
 doth  redeem — declare  to  me,  and  1  know,  for 
 there  is  none  save  thee  to  redeem,  and  I  after 
 182 
 
 thee.'  And  he  saith,  I  redeem  it.'  ''And 
 l>oaz  saith,  ^ in  the  day  of  thy  buying  the 
 Held  from  the  hand  of  Naomi,  then  frOni  Ruth 
 the  Moabitess,  wife  of  the  dead,  thou  hast 
 bought  it,  to  raise  uj)  the  name  of  the  dead 
 over  his  inheritance.' 
 
 •'  And  the  redeemer  saith,  '  I  am  not  able 
 to  redeem  it  for  myself,  lest  I  destroy  mine 
 inheritance;  redeem  for  Ihyself — thou — my 
 right  of  redemption,  for  I  am  not  able  to 
 redeem. ' 
 
 ''  And  this  is  formerly  in  Israel  for  redemp- 
 tion and  for  changing,  to  estabhsh  anything: 
 a  man  hath  drawn  off  his  sandal,  and  given  it 
 to  his  neighbour,  and  this  is  the  testimony  in 
 Israel. 
 
 8 And  the  redeemer  saith  to  Boaz,  'Buy 
 it  for  thyself,'  and  draweth  off'  liis  sand.ai. 
 ^And  Boaz  saith  to  the  elders,  and  to  all 
 the  peoi^le,  '  Witnesses  are  ye  to-day  that  1 
 have  bought  all  that  i,9  to  Ehmelech,  and  all 
 that  'is  to  Chilion  and  Mahlon,  from  the  hauil 
 of  Naomi;  ^^and  also  Ruth  the  Moabitess, 
 wife  of  Mahlon,  I  have  bought  to  myself  for 
 a  wife,  to  raise  up  the  name  of  the  dead 
 over  his  inheritance ;  and  the  name  of  the 
 dead  is  not  cut  off  from  among  his  brethren, 
 and  from  the  gate  of  his  place ;  witnesses  ye 
 are  to-day.' 
 
 ^1  And  all  the  people  who  are  in  the  gate 
 say — also  the  elders — 'Witnesses!  Jehovah 
 make  the  woman  who  is  coming  in  unto  thy 
 house  as  Rachel  and  as  Leah,  both  of  whom 
 built  the  house  of  Israel ;  and.  do  thou  virtu- 
 ously in  Ephrathah,  and  proclaim  the  Name  in 
 Beth-Lehem ;  i-  and  let  thy  house  be  as  the 
 house  of  Pharez  (whom  Tamar  bare  to  Judah), 
 of  the  seed  which  Jehovah  doth  give  to  thee 
 of  this  young  woman.' 
 
 '^  And  Boaz  taketh  Ruth,  and  she  becom- 
 eth  his  mfe,  and  he  goeth  in  unto  her,  and 
 Jehovah  giveth  to  her  conception,  and  she 
 beareth  a  son. 
 
 ^■'  And  the  women  say  unto  Naomi,  '  Ble3sed 
 is  Jehovah  who  hath  not  let  a  redeemer  cease 
 to  thee  to-day,  and  his  name  is  proclaimed 
 in  Israel,  '^  and  he  hath  been  to  thee  for  a 
 restorer  of  life,  and  for  a  nourisher  of  thine 
 old  age,  for  thy  daughter-in-law  who  hath 
 loved  thee— who  is  better  to  thee  than  seven 
 sons — hath  borne  him.' 
 
 '"And  Naomi  taketh  the  lad,  and  layeth 
 him  in  her  bosom,  and  is  to  him  for  a  nurse  ; 
 "■  and  the  neighbouring  women  give  to  him  a 
 name,  sayinj?,  'There  hath  been  a  son  born  to 
 Naomi,'  and  they  call  his  name  Obed ;  he  is 
 father  of  Jesse,  father  of  David. 
 
 ^''And  these  are  genealogies  of  Pharez: 
 Pharez  begat  Hezron,  '"and  Hezron  begat 
 Ram,  and  Ram  begat  Amminidab,  -"and 
 Amminidab  begat  Nahslion,  and  Naiishon  be- 
 gat Salmon,  -'  and  Salmon  begat  Boaz,  and 
 Boaz  begat  Obed,  '-"-and  Obed  begat  Jesse, 
 and  Jesse  begat  David. 
 
FIKST   BOOK  OF   SAMUEL. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  ^  Al'rt)  there  is  a  certain  man  of 
 Ramathaim-Zophim,  of  the  liill-country  of 
 Ephraim,  and  his  name  is  Elkanah,  son  of 
 Jeroham,  son  of  Elilm,  son  of  Tohn,  son  of 
 Znph,  an  Ephrathite,  -  and  he  hatlx  two 
 wives,  the  name  of  the  one  is  Hannah,  and 
 the  name  of  the  second  Peninnah,  and  Pen- 
 innah  hath  children,  and  Hannah  hath  no 
 children. 
 
 ^  And  that  man  hath  gone  up  out  of  his 
 city  from  time  to  time,  to  bow  himself,  and 
 to  sacrifice,  before  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  in  Shiloh, 
 and  there  are  two  sons  of  Eli,  Hophni  and 
 Phinehas,  priests  to  Jehovah. 
 
 *  And  the  day  cometh,  and  Elkanah  sacri- 
 ficeth,  and  he  hath  given  to  Peninnah  his 
 wife,  and  to  all  her  sons  and  her  daughters, 
 portions,  ^  and  to  Hannah  lie  giveth  a  certain 
 portion — double,  for  he  Jiath  loved  Hannah, 
 and  Jehovahlhath  shut  her  womb;  "^  and  her 
 adversity  hath  also  provoked  her  greatly,  so 
 as  to  make  her  tremble,  for  Jehovah  hath 
 shut  up  her  womb. 
 
 ^  And  so  he  doth  year  by  year,  from  the 
 time  of  her  going  up  into  the  house  of  Jeho- 
 vah, so  it  provoketh  her,  and  she  weepeth, 
 and  doth  not  eat.  ^  And  Elkanah  her  hus- 
 band saith  to  her,  '  Hannah,  why  weepest 
 thou?  and  why  dost  thou  not  eat?  and  why 
 is  thy  heart  afflicted?  am  I  not  better  to  thee 
 than  ten  sons?' 
 
 "  And  Hannah  riseth  after  eating  in  Shiloh, 
 and  after  drinking,  and  Eli  the  priest  is  sit- 
 ting on  the  throne  by  the  side-post  of  the 
 temple  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^^  And  she  is  bitter  in  soul,  and  prayeth 
 imto  .Jehovah,  and  weepeth  greatly,  "  and 
 voweth  a  vow,  and  saith,  '  Jehovah  of 
 Hosts,  if  Thou  dost  certainly  look  on  the  af- 
 fliction of  Thy  handmaid,  and  hast  remem- 
 1)ered  me,  and  dost  not  forget  Thy  handmaid, 
 and  hast  given  to  Thy  handmaid  seed  of  men 
 — then  I  have  given  him  to  Jehovah  all  days 
 tif  his  life,  and  a  razor  doth  not  go  up  upon 
 his  head.' 
 
 ^-  And  it  hath  been,  when  she  multiplied 
 praying  before  Jehovah,  that  Eli  is  watching 
 her  mouth,  ^^and  Hannah,  she  is  speaking  to 
 her  heart,  only  her  lips  are  moving,  and  her 
 voice  is  not  lieard,  and  Eli  reckoueth  her  to 
 be  drunken.  "  And  Eli  saith  unto  her,  '  Un- 
 til when  are  thou  drunken?  turn  aside  thy 
 wine  from  thee.' 
 
 1"  And  Hannah  answereth  and  saith,  '  No, 
 my  lord,  A  woman  sharply  pained  in  spirit 
 I  am,  and  \vinc  and  strong  chink  I  have  not 
 drunk,  and  T  pour  out  my  soul  before  Jeho- 
 vah ;  ^^  put  not  thy  handmaid  before  a  daugh- 
 ter of  worthlessness,  for  from  the  abimdance 
 of  my  meditation,  and  of  my  provocation,  I  i 
 have  spoken  hitlierto.'  _     I 
 
 1''  And  Eli  answereth  and  saith,  '  Go  in 
 peace,  and  the  God  of  Israel  doth  .^ive  thy 
 petition  which  thou  liast  asked  or  Him. ' 
 '8  And  she  saith,    '  Let  thy  handmaid  find 
 
 grace  in  thine  eyes;'  and  the  woman  goeth 
 on  her  way,  and  eateth,  and  lier  countenance 
 hath  not  been  sad  for  it  any  more. 
 
 1'  And  they  rise  early  in  the  morning,  and 
 bow  themselves  before  Jehovah,  and  turn 
 back,  and  come  in  unto  their  house  in  Ramah, 
 and  Elkanah  kuoweth  Hannah  his  wife,  and 
 Jehovah  remembereth  her;  -Oand  it  cometh 
 to  pass,  at  the  revolution  of  the  days,  that 
 Hannah  conceiveth,  and  beareth  a  son,  and 
 calleth  his  name  Samuel,  'for,  from  Jehovah 
 I  have  asked  him.' 
 
 "1  And  the  man  Elkanah  goeth  up,  and  all 
 his  house,  to  sacrifice  to  Jehovah  the  sacrifice 
 of  the  days,  and  his  vow.  -^  And  Hannah 
 hath  not  gone  up,  for  she  said  to  her  hus- 
 band, 'Till  the  youtli  is  weaned — then  I  have 
 brought  him  in,  and  he  hath  appeared  be- 
 fore the  face  of  Jehovah,  and  dwelt  there — 
 unto  the  age.' 
 
 "^  And  Elkanah  her  hiisband  saith  to  her, 
 'Do  that  which  is  good  in  thine  eyes;  abide 
 till  thy  weaning  him ;  only,  Jehovah  establish 
 His  word ; '  and  the  woman  abideth  and  suck- 
 leth  her  son  till  she  hath  weaned  him,  ^*  and 
 she  causeth  him  to  go  up  with  her  when  she 
 hath  weaned  him,  with  three  bullocks,  and  one 
 ephali  of  flour,  and  a  bottle  of  wine,  and  she 
 bringeth  him  into  the  house  of  Jehovah  at 
 Shiloh,  aud  the  youth  is  but  a  youth. 
 
 -''  And  they  slaughter  the  bullock,  and  bring 
 in  the  youth  unto  Eli,  -"  and  she  saith,  '  0, 
 my  lord,  thy  soul  liveth !  my  lordj  I  am  the 
 woman  who  stood  with  thee  in  this  place,  tft 
 pray  unto  Jehovah ;  "''  for  this  youth  I  jjray- 
 ed,  and  Jehovah  doth  give  to  me  my  petition 
 which  I  asked  of  Him;  "^and  also  I  have 
 caused  him  to  be  asked  for  Jehovah,  all  the 
 days  that  he  hath  lived — he  is  asked  for  Je- 
 hovah ;'  and  he  boweth  himself  there  before 
 Jehovah. 
 
 IT.  ^  AND  Hannah  prayeth,  and  saith : 
 '  My  heart  hath  exulted  in  Jehovah, 
 My  horu  hatli  l)een  high  in  Jehovah, 
 My  mouth  hath  been  large  over  mine  enemies, 
 For  I  have  rejoiced  in  Thy  salvation. 
 
 '  There  is  none  holy  lilie  Jehovah, 
 For  there  is  none  save  Thee, 
 And  there  is  no  rock  like  our  God. 
 
 ^  Ye  multiply_  not — ye  speak  haughtily — 
 The  old  saying  goeth  out  from  your  mouth, 
 For  a  God  of  knowledge  is  Jehovah, 
 And  by  Him  actions  are  weighed. 
 
 *  Bows  of  the  mighty  are  broken. 
 And  the  stumbling  have  girded  on  strength. 
 
 "  The  satiated  for  bread  hired  themselves. 
 And  the  hungry  have  ceased. 
 Wliile  the  barren  hath  borne  seven,        [ed. 
 And  she  abountling  with  sous  hath  languisli- 
 
 ^  Jehovah  xiutteth  to  death,  and  keepeth'alive. 
 He  bringeth  down  to  Sheol,  and  bringeth  up. 
 
 ^  Jehovah  dispos.sessetli,  and  He  niakethricli. 
 He  maketh  low,  yea,  He  maketh  Jiigh. 
 
 ^  He  raiseth  from  the  dust  the  poor 
 183 
 
Wickedness  of  Eli's  sons. 
 
 II.  9.—]  SAMUEL.— III. 
 
 Eli  and  Ms  hoxise  threatened. 
 
 From  a  clungliill  He  lifteth  up  the  needy, 
 To  catise  i/ieju  to  sit  witli  uoblcs, 
 Yea,  a  tliroue  of  honom- 
 He  doth  cause  them  to  inherit. 
 For  to  Jehovah  aj-e  the  iixtures  of  earth. 
 And  He  setteth  on  them  the  habitable  world. 
 *•  The  feet  of  His  saints  He  keepeth. 
 And  the  wicked  in  darkness  are  silent. 
 For  not  by  power  doth  man  become  mighty. 
 '*  Jehovah — broken  down  are  His  adversaries, 
 Against  them  in  the  heavens  He  thundereth : 
 Jehovah  judgeth  the  ends  of  earth, 
 Ajid  giveth  strength  to  His  king. 
 And  exalteth  the  horn  of  His  anointed.' 
 11  And  Elkanah  goetli  to  Ramath,  unto  his 
 house,  and  the  yoiitli  hath  been  serving  Je- 
 hovah, iw  the  presence  of  Eli  the  priest ;  i-  and 
 the  sons  of  Ell  are  sons  of  worthlessness,  they 
 have  not  known  Jehovah.     ^'^And  the  cus- 
 tom of  the  priests  witli  tlie  people  is.-  any 
 man  sacriliciug  a  sacrifice — then  hath  the  ser- 
 vant of  the  priest  come  in  when  the  flesh  is 
 boiling,  aud  the  hook  of  three  teeth  in  his 
 hand,  '■'and  hath  struck  it  into  the  pan,  or 
 kettle,  or  caldron,  or  pot ;  all  that  the  hook 
 bringeth  up  doth  the  priest  take  for  himself ; 
 thus  they  do  to  all  Israel  who  are  coming  in, 
 tliere,  in  Shiloh. 
 
 1^  Also  before  they  make  perfume  with  the 
 fat — then  hath  the  priest's  servant  come  in, 
 and  said  to  the  man  who  is  sacrificing,  '  Give 
 flesh  to  roast  for  the  priest,  and  he  doth  not 
 take  of  thee  flesh  boiled,  but  raw ; '  i*^  and 
 the  man  saith  unto  him,  '  Let  them  surely 
 make  a  perfume  (as  to-day)  with  the  fat,  then 
 take  to  thee  as  thy  soul  desireth ; '  and  he 
 hath  said  to  him,  '  .Surely  now  thou  dost  give ; 
 and  if  not — I  have  taken  by  strength.' 
 
 1''  And  the  sin  of  the  young  men  is  very  great 
 171  the  presence  of  .Jehovah,  for  the  men  nave 
 despised  the  ofiering  of  Jehovah. 
 
 1^  And  Samuel  is  ministering  in  the  presence 
 of  Jehovah,  a  youth  girt  vAth  an  ephod  of  linen ; 
 i^and  a  small  upper  coat  doth  his  mother 
 make  to  him,  audshe  hath  brought  it  iip  to  him 
 from  time  to  time,  in  her  coming  up  with  her 
 husband  to  sacrifice  the  sacrifice  of  the  time. 
 ""And  Eli  blessed  Elkanah^  and  his  wife, 
 and  said,  '  Jehovah  doth  appoint  for  thee  seed 
 of  this  woman,  for  the  petition  which  she 
 asked  for  Jehovah ;'  and  they  have  gone  to 
 their  place. 
 
 -'  When  Jehovah  hath  looked  after  Hannah, 
 then  she  conceiveth  and  beareth  three  sons  and 
 two  daughters ;  and  the  youth  Samuel  groweth 
 up  with  Jehovah. 
 
 -"  Aud  Eli  is  very  old,  and  hath  hoard  all 
 that  liis  sous  do  to  all  Isi'ael,  and  how  that 
 they  lie  with  the  women  who  are  assembling 
 at  the  ojicning  of  the  tent  of  meeting,  -^  and 
 he  saith  to  them,  'Why  do  ye  things  like 
 these?  for  I  am  hearing  of  your  evil  words 
 From  all  the  people— these !  "•*  Nay,  my  sons  ; 
 for  the  report  which  I  am  hearing  is  not  good 
 causing  the  people  of  Jehovah  to  transgress. 
 — -''  If  a  man  sin  against  a  man,  then  hath 
 God  judged  Jiim;  but  if  against  Jehovali  a 
 man  sin,  who  doth  pray  for  him?'  and  tliev 
 hearken  nottotlic  voiccof  their  father,  tliough 
 Jcliovah  liath  (leligl)ted  to]iut  tlierato  death. 
 -'•  And  the  voutli  Samuel  is  going  on  aud 
 184 
 
 growing  up,  ana  is  good  both  with  Jehovah, 
 and  also  witli  men. 
 
 '-''  And  there  cometli  a  man  of  God  unto  Eli, 
 and  saith  unto  him,  'Thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Was  I  really  revealed  unto  the  house  of  thy 
 father  in  their  being  in  Egypt,  before  Pha- 
 raoh's house,  -^  even  to  choose  him  out  of  all 
 the  tribes  of  Israel  to  Me  for  a  priest,  to  go  up 
 on  Mine  altar,  to  make  aperfume,  tobear  an 
 ephod  before  Me,  and  I  give  to  the  house  of 
 thy  father  all  the  fire-offerings  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel?  "^Why  do  ye  kick  at  My  sacrifice,  and 
 at  Mine  ottering  which  I  commanded  in  My 
 halntation,  and  dost  honour  thy  sons  above 
 Me,  to  make  yourselves  fat  from  the  fir.st 
 liart  of  every  offering  of  Israel,  of  My  people? 
 
 ■*" '  Therefore — the  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 God  of  Israel — I  certainly  said.  Thy  house 
 and  the  house  of  thy  father,  do  walk  up  and 
 down  before  Me  to  the  age ;  and  now — the 
 affirmation  of  Jehovah — Far  be  it  from  Me! 
 for  he  Avho  is  honouring  Me,  I  honour,  and 
 those  despising  Me,  are  lightly  esteemed. 
 
 •*! '  Lo,  days  are  coming,  and  I  have  cut  off 
 thine  arm,  and  the  arm  of  the  house  of  thy 
 father,  that  an  old  man  is  not  in  thy  house ; 
 ^-  and  thou  hast  beheld  an  adversary  in  My 
 habitation,  in  all  that  He  doth  good  Avith 
 Israel,  and  there  is  not  an  old  man  in  thy 
 house  all  the  days. 
 
 '■^'^ '  And  the  man  I  cut  not  off  of  thine  from 
 Mine  altar,  is  to  consume  thine  eyes,  and  to 
 grieve  thy  soul ;  and  all  the  increase  of  thy 
 house  do  die  men ;  ^■^  and  this  is  to  thee  the 
 sign  that  cometh  unto  thy  two  sons,  unto 
 Hophni  and  Phinehas — in  one  day  they  die 
 both  of  them ;  ^^  and  I  have  raised  up  for  Me 
 a  stedfast  priest;  as  in  My  heart  and  in  My 
 soul  he  doth  do  ;  and  I  have  built  for  him  a 
 stedfast  house,  and  he  hath  vvalked  up  and 
 down  before  Mine  anointed  all  the  days; 
 3*  and  it  hath  been,  eveiy  one  who  is  left  in 
 thy  house  doth  come  in  to  bow  himself  to 
 him,  for  a  wage  of  silver,  and  a  cake  of  bread, 
 and  hath  said,  Admit  me,  I  pray  thee,  unto 
 one  of  the  priest's  offices,  to  eat  a  morsel  of 
 bread.' 
 
 III.  1  AND  the  youth  Samuel  is  serWng 
 Jehovah  before  Eli,  and  the  word  of  Jehovah 
 hath  been  precious  in  those  days — there  is  no 
 vision  broken  forth. 
 
 -And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  that  time,  that 
 Eli  is  lying  down  in  his  place,  and  his  eyes 
 have  begun  to  be  dim — he  is  not  able  to 
 see.  '  And  the  lamj)  of  God  is  not  yet  ex- 
 tinguished, and  Samuel  is  Iving  down  in  the 
 temple  of  Jehovali,  where  the  ark  of  God  is, 
 *  and  Jehovah  calleth  unto  Samuel,  and  he 
 saith,  'Here  ami.'  *And  he  runneth  unto 
 Eli,  and  saith,  '  Here  am  I,  for  thou  hast 
 called  for  me  :'  and  he  saith,  '  I  called  not ; 
 turn  back,  lie  down ;'  and  he  goeth  and  lieth 
 down. 
 
 •^And  Jehovah  addeth  to  call  again  Samuel, 
 and  Samuel  riseth  and  goeth  unto  Eli,  ana 
 saith,  'Here  a7n  I,  for  thou  hast  called  for 
 me ; '  and  he  saith,  '  I  have  not  called  mv 
 son,  turn  back,  lie  down.'  "  And  Samuel  hatu 
 not  yet  known  Jeliovah,  and  the  word  of  Je- 
 hovah is  not  yet  revealed  unto  him. 
 
Tlie  call  of  Samuel. 
 
 ni.  8.— 1  SAMUEL.~iv.  21. 
 
 Drath  of  Eli  and  Ids  sons. 
 
 ^And  Jehovah  addetli  tn  call  .Samuol  the 
 third  time,  and  he  riseth  and  goetli  unto  VM, 
 and  saith,  '  Here  am  I,  for  thon  hast  called 
 for  me ; '  and  Eli  understandeth  that  Jcliovah 
 13  calling  to  the  youth.  ^And  Eli  saith  to 
 Samuel,  '  Go,  lie  down,  and  it  hath  heen,  if 
 He  doth  call  unto  thee,  that  thou  hast  said, 
 Speak,  Jehovah,  for  Thy  servant  is  hear- 
 ing;' and  Samuel  goeth  and  lieth  down  in  his 
 place. 
 
 ]"  And  Jehovah  cometh,  and  stationeth 
 Himself,  and  calleth  as  time  by  time,  'Sa- 
 muel, Samuel;'  and  Samuel  saith,  'Speak, 
 for  Thy  servant  is  hearing.' 
 
 "And  Jehovah  saith  \mto  Samuel,  'Lo,  i 
 am  doing  a  thing  in  Israel,  at  which  the  two 
 ears  of  everyone  hearing  it  do  tingle.  '-In 
 that  day  I  estahlish  unto  Eli  all  that  I  liave 
 spoken  unto  his  house,  beginning  and  com- 
 pleting; i'*  and  I  have  declared  to  him  tliat  I 
 am  judging  his  house— to  the  age,  for  the  ini- 
 quity which  he  hath  Icnown,  for  his  sons  are 
 making  themselves  vile,  and  he  hath  not  re- 
 strained them,  "and  therefore  I  have  sworn 
 to  the  house  of  Eli :  the  iniquity  of  tlie  house 
 of  Eli  is  not  atoned  for,  by  sacrifice,  and  by 
 offering — unto  tjie  age.' 
 
 '^And  Samuel  lieth  till  the  morning,  and 
 oi^eneth  the  doors  of  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 and  Samuel  is  afraid  of  declaring  the  vision 
 unto  Eli.  iSj^ud^  Eli  calleth  Samuel,  and 
 saith,  'Samuel,  my  son;'  and  he  saith,  'Here 
 am  I.'  17 And  he  saith,  'What  is  the  word 
 which  He  hath  spoken  imto  thee?  I  pray 
 thee,  hide  it  not  from  me ;  so  doth  God  do  to 
 thee,  and  so  doth  He  add,  if  thou  hidest  from 
 me  a  word  of  all  the  words  that  He  hath 
 spoken  unto  thee.' 
 
 18  And  Samuel  declareth  to  him  the  wliole 
 of  tlie  words,  and  hath  not  hid  from  him ; 
 and  he  saith,  '  It  is  Jehovah ;  that  whicli  is 
 good  in  His  eyes  He  doth.' 
 
 i^And  Samuel  groweth  up,  and  Jehovah 
 hath  been  with  him,  and  hath  not  let  fall 
 any  of  his  words  to  the  earth;  ""and  all 
 Israel  know,  from  Dan  even  imto  Beer-Sheba, 
 that  Samuel  is  established  for  a  prophet  to 
 Jehovah.  -^  And  Jehovah  addeth  to  appear 
 in  Shiloh,  for  Jehovah  hath  been  revealed 
 unto  Samuel,  in  Shiloh,  by  the  word  of  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 IV.  lAND  the  word  of  Samuel  i<5  to  all 
 Israel,  and  Israel  goeth  out  to  meet  the 
 Philistines  for  battle,  and  they  encamp  by 
 Eben-Ezer,  and  the  Pliili.stineshave  encamped 
 in  Aphek,  -and  the  Philistines  set  themselves 
 in  array  to  meet  Israel,  and  the  battle  spread- 
 eth  itself,  and  Israel  is  smitten  before  the 
 Philistines,  and  they  smite  among  the  ranks 
 in  the  field  about  four  thousand  men. 
 
 ^  And  the  jieople  cometh  in  unto  tlie  canij), 
 and  the  elders  of  Israel  say,  '  Wliy  hath  .Te- 
 hovah  smitten  us  to-day  before  the  Philis- 
 tines? we  take  unto  us  from  Shiloh  the  ark  of 
 tlie  covenant  of  Jehovah,  and  it  cometh  into 
 our  midst,  and  He  doth  save  us  out  of  the 
 hand  of  our  enemies.' 
 
 ■•And  the  people  sendeth  to  Shiloh,  and 
 they  take  up  thence  the  ark  of  the  covenant 
 of  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  inhal^^tiug  the  cherubs. 
 
 •and  tliore  arr  two  sons  of  Eli,  witli  the  ark 
 of  the  covenant  of  (Jod,  Ho])hni  and  Phinehaa. 
 
 ^  And  it  comctli  to  pass,  at  the  coming  in 
 of  the  ark  of  tlie  covenant  of  Jehovah  unto 
 the  camp,  that  all  Israel  shout— a  great  shout 
 —and  the  earth  is  moved.  «  And  the  Philis- 
 tines liear  the  noise  of  the  shouting,  and  say, 
 'What  is  the  noise  of  this  great  shout  in  the 
 camp  of  the  Hebrews?'  and  they  perceive 
 that  the  ark  of  Jehovah  liath  come  in  unto 
 the  camp.  ^  And  the  Philistines  are  afraid, 
 for  they  said,  '  God  hath  come  in  unto  the 
 camp;'  and  they  say,  'Wo  to  us,  for  there 
 hath  not  been  like  this  heretofore.  ^  Wo  to 
 us,  who  doth  deliver  us  out  of  the  hand  of 
 these  honourable  gods?  these  are  the  gods 
 who  are  smiting  the  Egyjitians  ^vitll  every 
 plague  in  the  wilderness.  ^Strengthen  your- 
 selves, and  become  men,  O  Philistines,  lest 
 ye  do  service  to  Hebrews,  as  they  have  done 
 to  you — then  ye  have  become  men,  and  have 
 fought.' 
 
 i^Aud  tlie  Philistines  fight,  and  Israel  is 
 smitten,  and  they  flee  each  to  his  tents,  and 
 the  blow  is  very  great,  and  there  fall  of  Israel 
 tliirty  thousand  footmen;  "and  the  ark  of 
 God  hath  been  taken,  and  the  two  sons  of 
 Eli  have  died,  Hophni  and  Phinehas. 
 
 i^And  a  man  of  Benjamin  rimneth  out  of 
 the  ranks,  and  cometh  into  Shiloh,  on  that 
 day,  and  his  long  robes  are  rent,  and  earth 
 on  his  head;  i^.^.^!  jje  cometh  in,  and  lo, 
 EH  is  sitting  on  the  throne  by  the  side  of  the 
 way,  watcliing,  for  his  heart  hath  been  trem- 
 bling for  the  ark  of  God,  and  the  man  hatli 
 come  in  to  declare  it  in  the  city,  and  all  the 
 city  crieth  out. 
 
 I'' And  Eli  heareth  the  noise  of  the  cry,  and 
 saith ,  What — the  noise  of  this  tumult ! '  And 
 the  man  hasted,  and  cometh  in^  and  declareth 
 to  Eli.  15  And  Eli  is  a  son  of  ninety  and  eight 
 years,  and  his  eyes  have  stood,  and  he  hath 
 not  been  able  to  see.  i"  And  the  man  saith 
 imto  Eli,  '  I  am  he  who  hath  come  out  of  the 
 ranks,  and  I  out  of  the  ranks  have  fled  to- 
 day;' and  he  saith,  'Wliat  hath  been  the 
 matter,  my  sou?' 
 
 I'And  he  who  is  bearing  tidings  answer- 
 etli  and  saith,  'Israel  hath  fled  before  the 
 Philistines,  and  also  a  great  slaughter  hath 
 been  among  tlie  people,  and  also  tliy  two  sons 
 have  died — Hophni  and  Phinehas — and  the 
 ark  of  God  hath  been  captured.' 
 
 1^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  his  mentioning 
 the  ark  of  God,  that  he  falleth  from  off"  the 
 throne  backward,  by  the  side  of  the  gate,  and 
 his  neck  is  broken,  and  he  flieth,  for  the 
 man  is  old  and  heavy,  and  he  hath  judged 
 Israel  forty  years. 
 
 I''  And  liis  daughter-in-law,  wife  of  Phine- 
 has, is  pregnant,  about  to  bear,  and  she 
 heareth  the  report  of  the  taking  of  the  ark  of 
 God,  that  her  father-in-law  and  her  husband 
 liave  died,  and  she  boweth,  and  beareth,  for 
 lier  pains  have  turned  upon  lier.  -"And  at 
 the  time  of  her  death,  when  the  women  who 
 are  standing  by  her  say,  '  Fear  not,  for  a  son 
 thou  hast  borne,'  she  hath  not  answered,  nor 
 set  her  heart  to  »<;  -'and  she  calleth  the 
 youth  I-chabod,  saying,  'Honour  hath  re- 
 moved from  Israel,'  l^ecaiise  of  the  taking  o/ 
 185 
 
Tfw  ark  among  thr  Philintlnes.     iv.  22.— 1  SAMUEL.— vi.  18. 
 
 Restoration  of  the  ark. 
 
 the  .ark  of  (Jnd,  .and  because  of  her  f.atlior-in- 
 law  .and  lii;r  liusliaiui.  --And  slic  s.aitli, 
 '  Hoixmr  liatli  removed  from  Israel,  for  tlie 
 ark  of  (Jod  luatli  hv.vn  taken.' 
 
 V.  1  AND  tlie  Philistines  have  taken  the 
 ark  of  God,  and  brins  it  in  from  Eben-Ezer  to 
 Ashdod,  "and  the  Philistines  take  the  ark  of 
 God  and  bring  it  into  the  house  of  Dagon,  .and 
 set  it  near  Uagon. 
 
 ••And  the  Ashdodites  rise  e.arly  on  the  mor- 
 row, and  lo,  D.agon  is  fallen  on  its  f.ace  to  the 
 earth,  before  the  ark  of  Jehov.ali ;  and  they 
 take  Dagon,  and  put  it  back  to  its  i^lace. 
 
 *And  they  rise  e.arly  in  the  morning  on 
 the  morrow,  and  lo,  D.agon  is  f.allen  on  its 
 face  to  the  earth,  before  the  ark  of  Jehovah, 
 and  the  he.ad  of  Dagon,  and  the  two  i)alms 
 of  its  h.ands  are  cnt  ofF  at  the  threshold, 
 only  the  fishy  part  hath  been  left  to  him; 
 *  therefore  the  priests  of  D.agon,  .and  all  those 
 coming  into  the  house  of  D.agon,  tread  not 
 on  the  threshold  of  Dagon,  in  Ashdod,  till 
 this  d.ay. 
 
 "  And  the  h.and  of  Jehovah  is  he.avy  on  the 
 Ashdodites,  and  He  makcth  them  desolate, 
 and  smiteth  them  with  emerods,  Ashdod  and 
 its  borders.  ^And  the  men  of  Ashdod  see 
 th.at  i<  is  so,  .and  luave  said,  'The  ark  of  the 
 God  of  Israel  doth  not  abide  with  us,  for  hard 
 latli  been  His  hand  upon  \i3,  and  upon  Dagon 
 our  god. ' 
 
 ^  And  they  send  and  g.ather  all  the  princes 
 of  the  Pliilistines  unto  them,  and  s.ay,  '  Wli.at 
 do  we  do  to  the  ark  of  the  God  oi  Israel?' 
 and  they  say,  'To  Gath  let  the  ark  of  the 
 God  of  fsr.ael  be  brought  round;'  and  they 
 bring  round  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel ; 
 '••and  it  cometh  to  ]iass  after  they  have 
 brought  it  round,  that  the  hand  of  Jehovah 
 is  against  the  city — a  very  great  destruction  ; 
 and  He  smiteth  the  men  of  the  city,  from 
 small  even  unto  great ;  and  break  forth  on 
 them  do  emerods. 
 
 ^^  And  they  send  the  ark  of  God  to  Ekron, 
 and  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  coming  in  of 
 tlie  ark  of  God  to  Ekron,  that  the  Ekronites 
 cry  out,  saying,  'They  have  brought  round 
 unto  us  the  ark  of  the  God  of  Israel,  to  put 
 us  to  death — and  our  people.'  ^^  And  they 
 send  .and  gather  .all  the  ])rinces  of  the  Pliilis- 
 tines, and  say,  'Send  aw.ay  the  .ark  of  the 
 God  of  Isr.acl,  and  it  turneth  back  to  its  place, 
 and  it  doth  not  put  us  to  deatli — .and  our 
 people ;'  for  there  h.ath  been  a  deadly  destnic- 
 tion  throughout  all  the  city,  very  he.avy  h.ath 
 the  hand  of  God  been  tliere,  i-  and  the  men 
 who  have  not  died  h.ave  been  smitten  witii 
 emerods,  and  the  cry  of  the  city  gocth  up  into 
 the  heavens. 
 
 VI,  '  AND  the  .ark  of  Jehovah  is  in  the 
 field  of  the  Philistines  seven  months,  "  and 
 the  Philistines  call  for  priests  and  for  divin- 
 ers, saving^,  'Wliat  do  we  do  to  the  ark  of 
 Jehov.ali  ?  let  us  know  wherev.'ith  we  send  it 
 to  its  iilace?'  ^And  they  s.ay,  'If  ve  are 
 sending  aw.ay  the  ark  of  th(!  God  of  Israel, 
 ye  do  not  send  it  .avv.ay  em]ity  ;  for  ye  do 
 cert.ainly  send  ba(dv  to  Him  a  giiilt-ollering  ; 
 then  ye  are  healed,  and  it  li.atli   l>ecu  known 
 
 186 
 
 to  you  why  His  liand  dolli  not  turn  .aside  from 
 you.' 
 
 "I  And  they  s.ay,  '  Wh.at  w  the  guilt-oirering 
 wliich  we  send  b.ack  to  Him?'  and  they  s.ay, 
 'The  number  of  the  princes  of  the  Pliilistines 
 ^live  golden  emerods,  and  live  golden  mice — 
 for  one  pl.ague  is  to  you  all,  and  to  youi 
 princes,  •'.and  ye  have  made  images  of  your 
 emerods,  and  images  of  your  mice  that  are 
 corrupting  the  land,  and  have  given  honour 
 to  the  God  of  Israel ;  it  m.ay  be  He  doth 
 lighten  His  hand  from  oil'  you,  and  from  off 
 your  gods,  and  from  off  your  land  ;  ''  and  wliy 
 do  ye  harden  your  heart  as  the  Egy]itiausand 
 Pharaoh  hardened  their  heart?  do  they  not — 
 when  He  hath  rolled  Himself  upon  them — 
 s(nid  them  away,  and  they  go  ? 
 
 ^ '  And  now,  t.ake  .and  m.ake  one  new  c.art, 
 and  two  suckling  kine,  on  which  a  yoke  hath 
 not  gone  up,  .and  ye  have  bound  the  kine  in 
 the  cart,  .and  caused  their  young  ones  to  turn 
 back  from  after  them  to  the  house,  **  and  ye 
 h.ave  taken  the  ark  of  Jehov.ah,  and  ]iut  it  on 
 the  cart,  and  the  vessels  of  gold  which  ye  liave 
 returned  to  Him — a  guilt-offering — ye  put 
 in  a  coffer  on  its  side,  and  have  sent  it  away, 
 and  it  hath  gone ;  ^and  ye  luave  seen,  if  the 
 w.ay  of  its  own  border  it  goeth  \ip  to  Betli- 
 Sliemesh — He  hath  done  to  us  this  great  evil ; 
 and  if  not,  then  we  have  known,  that  His 
 hand  hath  not  come  against  us;  an  accident 
 it  h.ath  been  to  us.' 
 
 ^"And  the  men  do  so,  and  take  two  suck- 
 ling kine,  and  bind  tliein  in  the  cart,  and 
 their  young  ones  they  h.ave  shut  up  in  tlie 
 house;  ^^  and  they  place  the  .ark  of  Jehovah 
 upon  the  cart,  and  the  coffer,  .and  the  golden 
 mice,  and  the  images  of  tlieir  eniei'ods. 
 
 1-  And  the  kine  go  straight  in  the  way,  on 
 the  way  to  Beth-Sliemesh,  in  one  higliway 
 they  have  gone,  going  .and  lowing,  and  luave 
 not  turned  aside  riglitor  left;  .and  the  princes 
 of  the  Philistines  are  going  .after  them  unto 
 tiie  boi'dcr  of  Beth-Shemesh. 
 
 I''  And  the  Beth-Shemeshites  are  reaping 
 their  wheat-harvest  in  the  valley,  and  they 
 lift  up  their  eyes,  and  sec  the  ark,  .and  rejoice 
 to  see  it.  ^■'  And  the  cart  hath  come  in  unto 
 the  field  of  Joshua  the  Beth-Shemeshite,  and 
 standeth  tliere,  .and  there  is  a  great  stone, 
 and  they  cleave  the  wood  of  the  cart,  and  the 
 kine  they  li.ave  c;iuscd  to  ascend — a  burnt- 
 offering  to  Jehovah. 
 
 '''  And  the  Lcvites  have  taken  down  the 
 ark  of  Jehovah,  and  the  coll'cr  which  is  with 
 it,  in  which  are  the  vessels  of  gold,  .and  place 
 tlu'.m  on  the  great  stone ;  and  the  men  of  Beth- 
 Sliemesh  h.ave  caused  to  .ascend  burnt-offer- 
 ings and  sacriiicc  s.acrifices  in  that  day  to 
 Jenov.ah ;  ^".and  the  five  princes  of  the  Pliilis- 
 tines have  seen  it,  and  turn  b.ack  to  Ekron,  on 
 that  day. 
 
 '7  And  these  are  the  golden  emerods  which 
 the  Philistines  h.ave  sent  b.ack — a  guilt  offer- 
 ing to  Jehov.ali:  for  Ashdiod  one,  for  Gaza 
 one,  for  Ashkelon  one,  for  (j.ath  one,  for  Ekron 
 one;  ''*and  the  golden  mice—the  number  of 
 all  the  cities  of  the  Philistines— for  tlie  five 
 princes,  from  the  fenced  city  even  unto  the 
 hamlet  of  the  vill.ages,  even  unto  the  "rti.at 
 i  meadow  on  which  they  placed  the  arU  of  Je- 
 
Rfgtorntion  of  the  ark. 
 
 vr.  19.— 1  SAMUEL.— vin.  18. 
 
 The  request  for  a  king 
 
 hovali — are,  unto  this  day  in  tlxo  field  of  Jo- 
 shua the  Beth-Shemeshite. 
 
 li*  And  Pie  smiteth  anions  the  men  of  Ecth- 
 Sliemesh,  for  they  looked  into  the  arlc  of  Je- 
 hovah, yea,  He  smiteth  among  tlie  people 
 seventy  men — fifty  chief  men ;  and  the  iieople 
 moiirn,  because  Jeliovah  smote  among  the 
 people — a  great  smiting. 
 
 ""  And  the  men  of  Beth-Sheraesh  say,  '  Who 
 is  able  to  stand  before  Jeliovali,  this  holy 
 God?  and  unto  whom  doth  He  go  up  from 
 us?'  -I  And  they  send  messengers  unto  the 
 inhabitants  of  Kirjath-Jearim,  saying,  'The 
 Philistines  have  sent  back  tlie  ark  of  Jeho- 
 vah; come  down,  take  it  iip  unto  you.' 
 
 VII.  1  AND  the  men  of  Kirjath-Jearim 
 come  and  bring  up  the  ark  of  Jehovah,  and 
 bring  it  in  unto  the  house  of  Abinadab,  in 
 the  lieight,  and  Eleazar  his  son  they  have 
 sanctifieil  to  keep  the  ark  of  Jehovah.  -  Aud 
 it  Cometh  to  pass,  from  the  day  of  the  dwell- 
 ing of  the  ark  in  Kirjath-Jearim,  that  the 
 days  arc  multiplied — yea,  they  are  twenty 
 yeari— and  wail  do  all  the  house  of  Israel 
 after  Jehovah. 
 
 3  And  Samuel  speaketh  unto  all  the  house 
 of  Israel,  saying,  '  If  with  all  your  heart  ye 
 are  turning  back  unto  Jehovah— turn  asicle 
 the  gods  of  the  stranger  from  your  midst, 
 and  Ashtaroth ;  and  prepare  your  heart  unto 
 Jehovah,  and  serve  Him  only,  and  He  doth 
 deliver  you  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. ' 
 
 *And  the  sons  of  Israel  turn  aside  the 
 Baalim  and  Ashtaroth,  and  serve  Jehovah 
 alone ;  '  and  Samuel  saith,  '  Gather  all  Is- 
 rael to  Mizpeh,  and  I  pray  for  you  unto 
 Jeliovah.' 
 
 ^Aud  tliey  are  gathered  to  Mizpeh,  and 
 draw  water,  and  pour  out  before  Jehovah, 
 and  fast  on  that  day.  and  say  there,  'We  have 
 sinned  against  Jehovah  ;'  and  Samuel  judgeth 
 the  sons  of  Israel  in  Mizpeh. 
 
 ''And  the  Philistines  hear  that  the  sons  of 
 Israel  have  gathered  themselves  to  Mizpeh ; 
 and  the  princes  of  the  Philistines  go  up 
 against  Israel,  and  the  sons  of  Israel  hear, 
 and  are  afraid  of  the  presence  of  the  Philis- 
 tines. 
 
 ^And  the  sons  of  Israel  say  unto  Samuel, 
 'Keep  not  silent  for  us  from  crying  unto 
 Jehovah  our  God,  and  He  doth  save  us  out 
 of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines.' 
 
 8  And  Samuel  taketh  a  fat  lamb,  and  caus- 
 eth  it  to  go  up — a  burnt-oflfering  whole  to 
 Jehovah ;  and  Samuel  crieth  unto  Jehovah 
 for  Israel,  and  Jehovali  answereth  him ; 
 ^"and  Samuel  is  causing  the  burnt-oiFering  to 
 go  up— and  the  Philistines  have  drawn  nigh 
 to  battle  against  Israel — and  Jehovah  doth 
 thunder  with  a  great  noise,  on  that  day,  upon 
 the  Philistines,  and  troubleth  them,  and  they 
 are  smitten  before  Israel. 
 
 "  And  the  men  of  Israel  go  out  from  Miz- 
 peh, and  pursue  the  Philistines,  and  smite 
 them  imto  the  place  of  Beth-Car. 
 
 ^-  And  Samuel  taketh  a  stone,  and  setteth 
 it  between  Mizpeh  and  Shen,  and  calleth  its 
 name  Eben-Ezer,  saying,  '  Hitherto  hath  Je- 
 hovah helped  us.' 
 
 i^And  the  Philistines  are   humbled,    and 
 
 have  not  added  any  more  to  come  into  tlie 
 border  of  Israel,  and  the  hand  of  Jeliovah  is 
 on  the  Philistines  .all  the  days  of  Samuel. 
 '^  Aud  the  cities  which  the  Philistines  have 
 taken  from  Israel  are  restored  to  Israel — 
 from  Ekron  even  unto  Gath— and  their  bor- 
 der liath  Israel  delivered  out  of  the  hand  of 
 the  Philistines ;  and  there  is  peace  between 
 Israel  and  the  Amorite. 
 
 ^^  And  Samuel  judgeth  Israel  all  the  days  of 
 his  life,  ^^  and  he  hath  gone  from  year  to  year, 
 and  gone  round  Beth-El,  and  Gilgal,  and  Miz- 
 peh, and  judged  Israel  in  all  these  places; 
 1''  and  his  returning  /,s  to  Ramath,  for  there  Ift 
 his  house,_and  there  he  hath  judged  Israel, 
 and  he  buildeth  there  an  altar  to  Jehovah. 
 
 VIII.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  Samuel 
 is  .aged,  that  he  maketh  his  sons  judges  over 
 Israel.  "  Aud  the  name  of  his  first-born  son 
 is  .Joel,  and  the  name  of  his  second  Abiah, 
 judges  in  Beer-Sheba:  *  and  liis  sons  have  not 
 walked  in  his  ways,  and  turn  aside  after  the 
 dishonest  gain,  and  take  a  bribe,  aud  turn 
 aside  judgment. 
 
 *  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  gather  them- 
 selves together,  and  come  in  unto  Samuel  to 
 Ramath,  ^and  say  imto  him,  'Lo,  thou  hast 
 become  aged,  and  thy  sous  have  not  w.alked 
 in  thy  ways ;  now,  appoint  to  us  a  king,  to 
 judge  us,  like  all  the  nations.'  "And  the 
 thing  is  evil  in  the  eyes  of  Samuel,  when  they 
 have  said,  '  Give  to  us  a  king  to  judge  us ; ' 
 and  Samuel  iirayeth  unto  Jehovah. 
 
 "And  .lehovah  saith  unto  Samuel,  'Hear- 
 ken to  the  voice  of  the  people,  to  all  that  they 
 say  unto  thee,  for  thee  they  have  not  rejected, 
 but  Me  they  have  rejected,  from  reigning  over 
 them.  8  According  to  all  the  works  that  they 
 have  done  from  the  day  of  My  bringing  them 
 up  out  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this  day,  when 
 they  forsake  Me,  aud  serve  other  gods— so 
 they  are  doing  also  to  thee.  "And  now, 
 hearken  to  their  voice;  only,  surely  thou  dost 
 certainly  protest  to  them,  and  hast  declared 
 to  them  the  custom  of  the  king  who  doth 
 reign  over  them.' 
 
 ^*And  Samuel  speaketh  all  the  words  of 
 Jehovah  imto  the  people  who  are  asking  from 
 him  a  king,  ^^  and  saith,  _ '  This  is  the  custom 
 of  the  king  who  doth  ."reign  over  you :  Your 
 sons  he  doth  take,  and  hath  .appointed  for 
 himseK  'among  his  chariots,  and  among  his 
 horsemen,  and  they  have  run  before  his 
 chariots  ;  i"  also  to  appoint  for  himself  heads 
 of  thousands,  and  heads  of  fifties ;  .also  to 
 plow  his  plowing,  and  to  reap  his  reaping ; 
 aud  to  make  instruments  of  his  war,  and  in- 
 struments of  his  charioteer. 
 
 ^'^ '  And  your  daughters  lie  doth  take  for 
 perfumers,  and  for  cooks,  and  for  bakers ; 
 "  and  your  fields,  and  your  vineyards,  and 
 your  oliveyards — the  best — he  doth  take,  and 
 hath  given  to  his  servants.  ^°  And  your  seed 
 and  your  vineyards  he  doth  tithe,  and  hath 
 given  to  his  eimuchs,  and  to  his  servants. 
 
 ^^  And  your  men-servants,  and  your  maid- 
 servants, and  your  young  men — the  best,  and 
 your  asses,  he  doth  take,  and  hath  yirepared 
 for  his  own  work ;  ^"  your  flock  lie  doth  tithe, 
 and  ye  are  to  him  for  servants.  ^^Aufj  yg 
 187 
 
Saul  seeks  Ids  father's  asses,      viii.  19. — 1  SAMUEL. — x.  1. 
 
 ffis  interview  with  Samuel, 
 
 have  cried  out  in  tliat  day  because  of  the 
 king  whom  ye  liave  chosen  for  yourselves, 
 and  Jehovali  dotli  not  answer  you  in  that  day.' 
 
 ^^  And  the  people  refuse  to  hearken  to  the 
 voice  of  Samuel,  and  say,  '  Nay,  but  a  kini;  is 
 over  us,  '-'<'  and  we  liave  been,  even  we,  like 
 all  the  nations ;  and  our  king  hath  judged  us, 
 and  gone  out  before  us,  and  fought  em- 
 battles.' 
 
 "'  And  Samuel  heareth  all  the  words  of  the 
 people,  '  and  speaketh  them  in  the  ears  of 
 Jehovah ;  "-  and  Jehovah  saitli  unto  Samuel, 
 'Hearken  totheirvoice,  andthou  hast  caused  to 
 reigu  over  them  a  king.'  And  Samuel  saith  \ux- 
 to  the  men  of  Israel,  '  Go  ye  each  to  his  city.' 
 
 IX.  ^  AND  there  is  a  man  of  Benjamin,  and 
 his  name  is  Kish,  son  of  Abiel,  son  of  Zeror, 
 son  of  Bechorath,  son  of  Aphiah,  a  Beujam- 
 ite,  mighty  of  valour,  "  and  he  hatli  a  son, 
 and  Ids  name  is  Saul,  a  choice  youth  and 
 goodly,  and  tliere  is  not  a  man  among  tlie 
 sons  of  Israel  goodlier  than  he — from  his 
 shoulder  and  ujiward,  higher  than  any  of  the 
 people. 
 
 ^  And  the  asses  of  Kish,  father  of  Saul,  are 
 lost,  and  Kisli  saith  unto  Saul  his  sou,  'Take, 
 I  pray  thee,  v.ith  thee,  one  of  the  yoimg  men, 
 and  rise,  go,  seek  the  asses.' 
 
 ■»  And  he  passetli  over  through  the  hill- 
 coimtry  of  Ei^liraim,  and  passeth  over  through 
 the  land  of  Shalisha,  and  they  have  not 
 found;  and  they  pass  over  through  the  land 
 of  Shaalim,  and  they  are  not ;  and  lie  passeth 
 over  through  the  land  of  Benjamin,  and  they 
 have  not  found. 
 
 ^  They  have  come  in  unto  the  land  of  Zuph, 
 and  Saul  hath  said  to  his  young  man  who  is 
 with  him,  '  Come,  and  we  turn  bacli,  lest  my 
 father  leave  oif  from  the  asses,  and  hath  Ijeen 
 sorrowful  for  us.' 
 
 ^  And  he  saith  to  him,  '  Lo,  I  pray  thee,  a 
 man  of  God  is  in  this  city,  and  the  man  is 
 honoured ;  all  that  he  speaketli  doth  certainly 
 come;  now,  we  go  tliere,  it  may  be  he  doth 
 declare  to  us  our  way  on  which  we  have  gone.' 
 
 ^  And  Said  saitli  to  his  young  man,  '  And 
 lo,  we  go,  anj  what  do  we  bring  in  to  the 
 man?  for  the  bread  hath  gone  from  our  ves- 
 sels, and  a  present  there  is  not  to  bring  in  to 
 the  man  of  God — what  is  with  us?' 
 
 *  And  the  young  man  addeth  to  answer 
 Saul,  and  saith,  '  Lo,  there  is  found  with  mo 
 a  fourth  of  a  shekel  of  silver:  and  I  have 
 given  to  tlie  man  of  God,  and  he  hath  declared 
 to  us  our  way.' 
 
 *  Formerly  in  Israel,  thus  said  the  man  in 
 his  going  to  seek  God,  '  Come  and  we  go  unto 
 the  seer,'  for  the  '  prophet'  of  to-day  is  called 
 formerly  'the  seer.' 
 
 1*  And  Saul  saitli  to  his  young  man,  'Thy 
 word  is  good ;  come,  we  go  ;^  and  they  go  unto 
 the  city  where  the  man  of  God  is. 
 
 1^  They  are  going  up  in  the  ascent  of  the 
 city,  and  have  found  young  women  going  out 
 to  draw  water,  and  say  to  them,  '  Is  the  seer 
 in  this  place,  V  ^-  And  they  answer  them  and 
 say,  'He  is;  lo,  before  thee!  liaste,  now,  for 
 to-day  he  hath  come  in  to  the  city,  for  the 
 people  hath  a  stated  sacrifice  in  a  high  place. 
 "  At  your  going  in  to  the  city  so  ye  do  lind 
 188 
 
 liim,  before  he  doth  go  up  in  to  the  high  place 
 to  eat;  for  the  peo^jle  do  not  oat  till  his  com- 
 ing, for  he  dotii  l)less  the  sacrifice;  afterwards 
 they  eat,  who  are  called,  and  now,  go  ujj,  for 
 at  this  time  ye  find  him.' 
 
 "  And  they  go  up  in  to  the  city;  they  are 
 coming  in  to  the  midst  of  the  city,  and  lo, 
 Samuel  is  coming  out  to  meet  them,  to  go  up 
 to  the  high  place ;  i''  and  Jehovah  had  im- 
 covered  the  ear  of  Samuel  one  day  before  the 
 coming  of  Saul,  saying,  ^^'At  this  time  to- 
 morrow, I  send  unto  thee  a  man  out  of  the 
 Land  of  Benjamin — and  thou  hast  anointed 
 him  for  leader  over  My  people  Israel,  and  he 
 hath  saved  My  people  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
 Philistines;  for  I  have  seen  RIy  people,  for 
 its  cry  hath  come  in  unto  Me.'  ^''  When 
 Samuel  hath  seen  Said,  then  hath  Jehovali 
 answered  liim,  '  Lo,  the  man  of  whom  I  have 
 spoken  unto  thee;  this  owe  doth  restrain  My 
 people.' 
 
 "^  And  Saul  draweth  nigh  to  Samuel  in  the 
 midst  of  the  gate,  and  saith,  '  Declare,  I  pray 
 thee,  to  me,  where  is  this — the  seer's  house  ? ' 
 
 '"And  Samuel  answereth  Saul  and  saith, 
 'I  ain  the  seer;  go  up  before  me  into  the 
 high  jilace,  and  ye  have  eaten  with  me  to- 
 day, and  I  have  sent  thee  away  in  the  morn- 
 ing, and  all  that  is  in  thy  heart  I  declare  to 
 thee.  '^"As  to  the  asses  which  are  lost  to 
 thee  tliis  day  three  days,  set  not  thy  heart  to 
 them,  for  they  have  been  found ;  and  to  whom 
 is  all  the  desire  of  Israel?'  is  it  not  to  thee 
 and  to  all  thy  father's  house  ?' 
 
 "1  And  Saul  answereth  and  saith,  '  Am  not 
 I  a  Benjamite — of  the  smallest  of  the  tribes 
 of  Israel  ?  and  my  family  the  least  of  all  the 
 families  of  the  tribe  of  Benjamin?  and  why 
 hast  thou  spoken  imto  me  according  to  tliis 
 word?' 
 
 ■"  And  Samuel  taketh  Saul,  and  his  young 
 man,  and  bringeth  them  in  to  the  cliamber, 
 and  giveth  to  them  a  place  at  the  head  of 
 those  called ;  and  they  are  about  thirty  men. 
 -3 And  Samuel  saith  to  the  cook,  'Give  the 
 portion  which  I  ^ave  to  thee,  of  which  I  said 
 unto  thee,  'Set  it  by  thee?'  "-^  (and  the  cook 
 lifteth  up  the  leg,  and  that  which  is  on  it, 
 and  setteth  before  Said),  and  he  saith,  '  Lo, 
 that  which  is  left ;  set  it  before  thee — eat,  for 
 to  this  appointed  season  it  is  kept  for  thee, 
 saying.  The  people  I  have  called;'  and  Saul 
 eateth  with  Samuel  on  that  day. 
 
 -^  And  they  come  down  from  the  high  place 
 to  the  city,  and  he  speaketh  with  Saul  on  the 
 roof.  -•'And  they  rise  early,  and  it  cometh 
 to  pass,  at  the  ascending  ot  the  dawn,  that 
 Samuel  calleth  unto  Saul,  on  the  roof,  say- 
 ing, '  Rise  and  I  send  thee  away ; '  and  Saul 
 riseth,  and  they  go  out,  both  of  them — he  and 
 Samuel,  without. 
 
 -'"  They  arc  going  down  in  the  extremity  of 
 the  city,  and  vSamuel  hath  said  unto  Saul, 
 'Say  to  the  young  man  that  he  jiass  on  be- 
 fore us  (and  he  passeth  on),  and  thou,  stand 
 at  this  time,  and  I  cause  thee  to  licar  the 
 word  of  God.' 
 
 X.  1  AND  Samuel  taketh  the  vial  of  the  oil, 
 and  pourcth  on  his  hc.id,  and  kisseth  him, 
 and  saith,    '  Is  it  not  because  Jehovah  hath 
 
Saul  among  the  prophets. 
 
 X.  2.— 1  SAMUEL.— XI.  8. 
 
 The  election  of  a  kkiff. 
 
 anointed,  thee  over  His  inlieritauce  for  leader? 
 ^  In  thy  going  to-day  from  me — then  thou 
 hast  found  two  men  by  the  grave  of  Racliel, 
 in  the  border  of  Benjamin,  at  Zelzali,  and 
 they  have  said  imto  thee,  The  asses  have 
 been  found  which  thou  hast  gone  to  seek; 
 and  lo,  thy  fatlier  hath  left  the  matter  of  the 
 asses,  and  hath  sorrowed  for  you,  saying. 
 What  do  I  do  for  my  son? 
 
 ^ '  And  thou  hast  passed  on  thence,  and 
 beyond,  and  hast  come  in  unto  the  oak  of 
 Tabor,  and  found  thee  there  have  three  men 
 going  up  unto  God  to  Beth-El,  one  bearing 
 three  kids,  and  one  bearing  three  cakes  of 
 bread,  and  one  bearing  a  bottle  of  wine,  ^and 
 they  have  asked  of  thee  of  welfare,  and  given 
 to  thee  two  loaves,  and  thou  hast  received 
 from  their  hand. 
 
 * '  Afterwards  thou  dost  come  unto  the  hill 
 of  God,  where  the  garrison  of  the  Philistines 
 is,  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  thv  coming  in 
 thither  to  the  city,  that  thou  liast  met  a 
 band  of  prophf  ts  coming  down  f.rom  the  high 
 place,  and  before  them  psaltery,  and  tabret, 
 and  pipe,  and  harp,  and  they  are  prophesy- 
 ing ;  ^and  prospered  over  thee  hath  the  Spirit 
 of  Jehovah,  and  thou  hast  prophesied  •with 
 them,  and  hast  been  turned  to  another  man ; 
 ''  and  it  hath  been,  when  these  signs  come  to 
 thee — do  for  thyself  as  thy  hand  findeth,  for 
 God  is  with  thee. 
 
 f '  And  thou  hast  gone  down  before  me  to 
 Gilgal,  and  lo,  I  am  going  down  unto  thee,  to 
 «ause  to  ascend  burnt-offerings,  to  sacrifice 
 sacrifices  of  peace-ofiFerings ;  seven  days  thou 
 dost  wait  till  my  coming  in  unto  thee,  and 
 I  have  made  known  to  thee  that  which  thou 
 dost  do.' 
 
 ^  And  it  hath  been,  at  his  turning  his 
 shoulder  to  go  from  Samuel,  that  God  turu- 
 eth  to  him  another  heart,  and  all  these  signs 
 come  on  that  day,  ^"and  they  come  in  thither 
 to  the  height,  and  lo,  a  band  of  prophets— 
 to  meet  him,  and  prosper  over  him  doth  the 
 Sinrit  of  God,  and  he  prophesieth  in  their 
 midst. 
 
 "  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  all  his  acquain- 
 tance heretofore,  sec,  and  lo,  with  prophets 
 he  hath  prophesied,  and  the  people  say  one 
 imto  another,  '  Wliat  is  this  hath  happened 
 to  the  son  of  Kish?  is  Saul  also  among  the 
 propliets?'  i-And  a  man  thence  answereth 
 and  saith,  'And  who  is  their  father?'  there- 
 fore it  hath  been  for  a  simile,  '  Is  Saul  also 
 among  the  propliets?' 
 
 13  And  he  ceascth  from  prophesying,  and 
 cometh  in  to  the  hifjh  place,  "and  the  uncle 
 of  Saul  saith  unto  him,  and  unto  his  young 
 man,  'Whitlier  went  ye?'  and  he  saith,  'To 
 seek  the  asses ;  and  we  see  that  they  are  not, 
 and  we  come  in  unto  Samuel.' 
 
 15  And  the  uncle  of  Saul  saith,  'Declare,  I 
 pray  thee,  to  me,  what  Samuel  said  to  you  ?.' 
 I'^And  Saul  saith  unto  his  uncle,  'He  cer- 
 tainly declared  to  us  that  the  asses  were 
 found;'  and  of  the  matter  of  the  kingdom 
 he  hath  not  declared  to  him  that  which 
 Samuel  said. 
 
 1"  And  Samuel  calleth  the  people  unto  Je- 
 hoA-ali  to  Mizpeh,  ^^and  saith  unto  the  sous 
 of  Israel.  'Thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 
 I  have  brought  up  Israel  out  of  Egypt,  and 
 I  deliver  you  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyp- 
 tians, and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  the  king- 
 doms who  are  oppressing  you ;  ^^  and  ye 
 to-day  have  rejected  your  God.  who  is  Him- 
 self your  saviour  out  of  all  your  evils  and 
 your  distresses,  a,nd  ye  say,  'Nay,  but  —  a 
 king  thou  dost  set  over  us ;  and  now,  station 
 yoiu-selves  before  Jehovah,  by  your  tribes, 
 and  by  your  thousands.' 
 
 ^^  And  Samuel  briugcth  near  the  whole  tribes 
 of  Israel,  and  the  trilie  of  Benjamin  is  cap- 
 tured, ^land  he  bringeth  near  the  tribe  of 
 Benjamin  by  its  families,  and  the  family  of 
 Matri  is  captured,  and  Saul  son  of  Kish  is 
 cajitured,  and  they  seek  him,  and  he  hath  not 
 been  found. 
 
 -^  And  they  ask  again  at  Jehovah,  '  Hath 
 the  man  yet  come  hither?'  and  Jehovah  saith, 
 'Lo,  he  hath  been  hidden  near  the  vessels.' 
 -'And  they  run  and  bring  him  thence,  and  he 
 stationed  himself  in  the  midst  of  the  people, 
 and  he  is  higher  than  any  of  the  people  from 
 his  shoidder  and  iipward. 
 
 -■•And  Samuel  saith  imto  all  the  people, 
 
 '  Have  ye  seen  him  on  whom  Jehovan  hath 
 
 fixed,  for  there  is  none  like  him  among  all  the 
 
 people  ? '    And  all  the  people  shout,  and  say, 
 
 Let  the  king  live ! ' 
 
 ''^And  Samuel  speaketh  unto  the  people 
 the  right  of  the  kingdom,  and  writeth  in  a 
 book,  and  placeth  before  Jehovah  ;  and 
 Samuel  sendeth  all  the  peoijle  away,  each  to 
 his  house. 
 
 -•'  And  also  Said  hath  gone  to  his  house,  to 
 Gibeali,  and  the  force  go  with  him  whose 
 heart  God  hath  touched;  ^''and  the  sons  of 
 worthlessncss  have  said,  'What!  this  one 
 doth  save  us ! '  and  they  despise  him,  and  have 
 not  brought  to  him  a  jiresent ;  and  he  is  as 
 one  deaf. 
 
 XI.  1  AND  Nahash  the  Ammonite  cometh 
 \i]),  and  eucanipeth  against  Jabesh-Gilead, 
 aud  all  the  men  of  Jabesh  say  unto  Nahash, 
 'Make  with  us  a  covenant,  and  we  serve  thee.' 
 
 "And  Nahash  the  Ammonite  saith  unto 
 them,  '  For  this  I  covenant  with  you,  by  pick- 
 ing out  to  you  every  right  eye — and  I  nave 
 put  it  a  reproach  on  all  Israel.'  'And  the 
 elders  of  Jabesh  say  to  him, '  Let  us  alone  seven 
 days,  aud  we  send  messengers  into  all  the  bor- 
 der of  Israel :  and  if  there  is  none  saving  lis — 
 then  we  have  come  out  unto  thee.' 
 
 •*And  the  messengers  conie  to  Gibeah  of 
 Saul,  aud  speak  the  words  in  the  cars  of  the 
 people,  aud  all  tlic  people  lift  up  their  voice 
 aud  svecp  ;  ^  and  lo,  Saul  hath  come  after  the 
 herd  out  of  the  field,  aud  Saul  saith,  '  What — 
 to  the  people,  that  they  weep?'  and  they  re- 
 count to  him  the  words  of  the  mcQ  of  Jabesh. 
 
 "  And  the  Spirit  of  God  doth  prosper  over 
 Saul,  in  his  hearing  these  words,  and  his 
 anger  burnetii  greatly,  ^and  he  taketh  a 
 couple  of  oxen,  and  cutteth  them  in  pieces, 
 aud  sendeth  through  aU  the  border  of  Israel, 
 by  the  hand  of  the  messengers,  saying,  '  He 
 who  is  not  coming  out  after  Saul  and  after 
 Samuel— thus  it  is  done  to  his  oxen ;'  and  the 
 fear  of  Jehovah  falleth  on  the  jieople,  and 
 they  come  out  as  oue  man.  8  Ana  he  iuspect- 
 189 
 
SamucVs  discourse  to  Israel. 
 
 XI.  9.— 1  SAMUEL.— XIII.  2. 
 
 He  calls  for  thunder. 
 
 eth  them  ia  Bezck,  ;iud  the  sons  of  Israel  are 
 three  luindred  thousand,  and  the  men  of 
 Judali  thirty  thousand. 
 
 '  And  they  say  to  the  messengers  who  arc 
 cominp;,  '  Thus  do  ye  say  to  the  men  of  Ja- 
 besh-Gilead:  To-morrow  ye  have  safety — by 
 the  heat  of  the  sun ; '  and  the  messengers 
 come  and  declare  to  tlie  men  of  Jabesh,  and 
 they  rejoice ;  i"  and  the  men  of  Jabesh  say  to 
 t/ie  Ammonites,  'To-morrow  we  come  out  un- 
 to you,  and  ye  have  done  to  us  according  to 
 all  that  is  good  in  your  eyes.' 
 
 *i  And  it  cometli  to  pass,  on  the  morrow, 
 that  Said  putteth  the  people  in  three  detach- 
 ments, and  tliey  come  into  the  midst  of  the 
 camp  iu  the  morning-watch,  and  smite  Am- 
 mon  till  the  heat  of  the  day ;  and  it  cometh 
 to  pass  that  those  left  are  scattered,  and  there 
 have  not  been  left  of  them  two  together. 
 
 ^-  And  the  people  say  unto  Samuel,  '  "Who 
 is  he  that  saith,  Saul  doth  reign  over  lis !  give 
 ye  up  the  men,  and  we  put  them  to  death.' 
 "And  Saul  saith,  'There  is  no  man  put  to 
 death  on  this  day,  for  to-day  hath  Jehovah 
 wrought  salvation  in  Israel.' 
 
 ^•*  And  Samuel  saith  imto  the  people,  '  Come 
 and  we  go  to  Gilgal,  and  renew  the  kingdom 
 there;'  ^^  and  all  the  people  go  to  Gilgal,  and 
 cause  iSaid  to  rei^n  there  before  Jehovah  in 
 Gilgal,  and  sacrihce  there  sacrifices  of  peace- 
 offerings  before  Jehovali,  and  there  Saul  re- 
 joiceth — and  all  the  men  of  Israel — very 
 greatly. 
 
 XII.  ^  AND  Samuel  saith  unto  all  Israel, 
 '  Lo,  I  have  hearkened  to  your  voice,  to  all 
 that  ye  said  to  me,  and  I  cause  to  reign  over 
 you  a  Iving,  -  and  now,  lo,  the  king  is  walk- 
 ing liabitually  before  you,  and  I  have  become 
 aged  and  gi-ay-headed,  and  my  sous,  lo,  they 
 are  with  you,  and  I  have  walked  habitually 
 before  you  f roni  my  youth  till  this  day. 
 
 ^  '  Lo,  here  ain  I ;  testify  against  me,  over- 
 against  Jehovah,  and  over-agaiust  His  anoint- 
 ed ;  whose  ox  have  I  taken,  and  whose  ass 
 have  I  taken,  and  whom  have  I  oppressed; 
 whom  have  I  bruised,  and  of  whose  hand  have 
 I  taken  a  ransom,  and  liide  mine  eyes  with  it? 
 — and  I  restore  to  you.' 
 
 ••And  tliey  say,  'Tiiou  hast  not  opi)resscd 
 us,  nor  hast  thou  crushed  us,  nor  hast  thou 
 taken  from  the  liaud  of  any  one  anything.' 
 
 •''And  lie  saith  unto  them,  'A  witness  in 
 Jehovali  against  you :  and  a  witness  hi  His  an- 
 ointed this  day,  that  ye  have  not  found  any- 
 thing in  my  hand;'  and  tliey  say,  'A  wit- 
 ness.' 
 
 "And  Samuel  saith  unto  the  pcoiilc,  '.Je- 
 hovali— He  who  made  Moses  and  Aaron,  and 
 who  Itrought  up  your  fathers  out  of  tlic  laud 
 of  Egypt!  '^  and,  now,  station  yourselves,  and 
 1  judge  you  bofcu'C  Jeliovah,  with  all  the  right- 
 eous acts  of  .lehovah,  which  He  did  with  you, 
 and  with  your  fathers. 
 
 "  '  Wlicn  J  acob  hath  come  in  to  Egyiit,  and 
 your  fathers  cry  unto  .Tchov^ah,  then  .Jehovah 
 sondeth  Abiaes  and  Aaron,  aud  they  bring 
 out  your  fatlu'is  from  Egyjit,  and  cause  them 
 to  dwell  in  this  place,  "aud  tliey  forget  .Ic- 
 hovali  tiieir  God,  and  He  selleth  tlicm  into 
 the  hand  of  Sisera,  head  of  the  Jioat  of 
 190 
 
 Hazor,  and  into  the  hand  of  tiie  riiilistines, 
 and  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Moab,  and 
 tliey  fij'ht  against  them,  i"  aud  they  cry  unto 
 Jehovt'ih,  and  say.  We  have  sinned,  because 
 we  have  forsaken  Jehovah,  aud  serve  the 
 Baalim,  and  Ashtaroth,  and  now,  deliver  us 
 out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies,  aud  we  serve 
 Thee. 
 
 ^1  'And  Jehovah  sendeth  Jerubbaal,  and 
 Bedan,  and  Jephthah,  and  Samuel,  and  deli- 
 vereth  vou  out  of  the  hand  of  your  enemies 
 round  about,  and  ye  dwell  confidently. 
 
 1-  'And  ye  see  that  Nahash  king  of  the 
 Bene-Ammon  hath  come  against  you,  and  ye 
 say  to  me.  Nay,  but  a  Idug  doth  i-eign  over 
 us;  and  Jehovah  your  God  is  your  king! 
 ^^And,  now,  lo,  the  king  whom  ye  have 
 chosen — whom  ye  have  asked!  aud  lo,  Jeho- 
 vah hath  placed  over  you  a  king. 
 
 !■* '  If  ve  fear  Jehovah,  and  have  served 
 Him,  and  hearkened  to  His  voice,  then  ye  do 
 not  provoke  the  mouth  of  Jehovah,  and  ye 
 have  been — both  ye  and  the  king  who  hath 
 reigned  over  you— after  Jehovah  yom-  God. 
 
 ^"'And  if  ye  do  not  hearken  to  the  voice 
 of  Jehovah — then  ye  have  provoked  the 
 mouth  of  Jehovah,  and  the  hand  of  Jehovcah 
 hath  been  against  you,  and  against  your 
 fathers. 
 
 ^^ '  Also  now,  station  yourselves  and  see 
 this  great  thing  which  Jehovah  is  doing  be- 
 fore your  eyes ;  ^"  is  it  not  wheat-harvest  to- 
 d.ay?  I  call  imto  Jehovah,  and  He  doth  give 
 voices  and  rain;  and  know  ye  and  see  that 
 yoirr  evil  is  great  which  ye  have  done  in  the 
 eyes  of  Jehovah,  to  ask  for  you  a  king.' 
 
 ^^And  Samuel  calleth  unto  Jehovah,  and 
 Jehovah  giveth  voices  aud  rain,  on  that  day, 
 and  all  the  ijeople  greatly  fear  Jehovali  and 
 Samuel  ;  ^^  and  all  the  ])eople  say  unto 
 Samuel,  '  Pray  for  thy  servants  unto  Jehovah 
 thy  God,  and  we  do  not  die,  for  we  have 
 added  to  all  our  sins  e\il  to  ask  for  us  a  king.' 
 
 "'^  Aud  Samuel  saith  unto  the  people.  Tear 
 not;  ye  have  done  all  this  evil;  only,  turn 
 not  aside  from  after  Jehovah — and  ye  have 
 served  Jeliovah  with  all  your  heart,  -^  aud  ye 
 do  not  turn  aside  after  the  vain  thin;;s  which 
 do  not  ]irotit  nor  delivci",  for  they  are  vain, 
 -"  for  Jehovah  doth  not  leave  His  people,  on 
 account  of  His  great  name;  for  Jeliovah 
 hath  been  pleased  to  make  you  to  Him  for  a 
 l)e(>ple. 
 
 -■' '  I,  also,  far  be  it  from  me  to  sin  against 
 .Tchovah,  by  ceasing  to  itray  for  you,  and  1 
 liavc  directed  you  in  the  good  and  upri;,'ht 
 way;  -"'only,  fear  ye  .lehovah,  and  ye  have 
 served  Him  in  ti-uth  with  all  your  heart,  for 
 see  that  which  He  hath  made  ^rcat  witli  you  ; 
 •^  and  if  ye  really  do  evil,  both  ye  and  yonr 
 king  are  consumed.' 
 
 XIIT.  1  A  sou  of  ;i  year  i.<  Saul  in  his  reign- 
 ing, yea,  two  years  he  hath  reigned  over  Is- 
 rael, -  and  Saul  chooseth  for  himself  three 
 thousand  inen  out  of  Isriiel;  and  two  thou- 
 sand are  with  Saul  in  Micliinash,  and  in  the 
 hill-country  of  Beth-lil ;  ami  a  thousand  have 
 burn  with  Jonathan  iu  Gibeah  of  Benjamin; 
 and  the  remnant  of  the  people  he  hath  sent 
 each  to  his  tents 
 
War  with  the  Philistines. 
 
 XIII.  3.— 1  SAMUEL.— XIV.  13. 
 
 Jonathan's  succea*. 
 
 ^  And  Jooiitliau  suiitcth  the  garrisou  of  the 
 I'liilistiues  which  is  in  Geba,  and  the  Philis- 
 tines hear,  and  Saul  hath  blown  with  a  trum-. 
 pet  through  all  the  laud,  sa>-in";,  '  Let  the 
 Hebrews  hear.'  ''And  all  Israel  have  heard, 
 saying,  'Saul  hath  smitten  the  garrison  of  the 
 Philistines,'  and  also,  'Israel  hath  been  ab- 
 horred by  the  Philistines ;'  and  the  people  aro 
 called  after  Saul  to  Gilgal. 
 
 ^  And  the  Philistiues  have  been  gathered 
 to  fight  with  Israel ;  thirty  thousand  chariots, 
 and  six  thousand  horsemen,  and  a  people  aa 
 the  sand  which  is  on  the  sea-shore  for  multi- 
 tude ;  and  they  come  uj?  and  encamp  in  Mich- 
 mash,  east  of  Beth-Aveu. 
 
 ^  And  the  men  of  Israel  have  seen  that  they 
 are  distressed,  that  the  people  hath  been  op- 
 pressed, and  the  people  h'cle  themselves  in 
 caves,  and  in  thickets,  a'jd  in  rocks,  and  in 
 high  places,  and  in  piDS.  ''  And  Hebrews 
 have  passed  over  the  Jordan  to  the  land  of 
 Gad  and  Gilead;  and  Said  is  yet  in  Gilgal, 
 and  all  the  people  have  trembled  after  him. 
 
 ^  And  he  waiteth  seven  days,  according  to 
 the  appointment  with  Samuel,  and  Samuel 
 liath  not  come  to  Gilgal,  and  the  people  arc 
 scattered  from  off  him.  ^  And  Said  saith, 
 '  JJriug  nigh  unto  me  the  burnt- offering,  and 
 the  peace-offerings;'  and  he  causeth  the  burnt- 
 offering  to  ascend. 
 
 1"  And  it  cometh  to  pass  at  his  completing 
 to  cause  the  burnt-ofl'ering  to  ascend,  that  lo, 
 Samuel  hath  come,  and  Saul  goetli  out  to 
 meet  him,  to  bless  him;  ^^  and  Samuel  saith, 
 'What  hast  thou  done?'  And  Saul  saith, 
 'Because  1  saw  that  the  people  were  scat- 
 tered from  off  me,  and  thou  hadst  not  come 
 at  the  appointment  of  the  days,  and  the  Phil- 
 istines are  gathered  to  Miclimash,  i"  and  I 
 say,  Now  do  the  Philistiues  come  down  unto 
 me  to  Gilgal,  and  the  face  of  Jehovah  I  have 
 not  appeased ;  and  I  force  myself,  and  cause 
 the  burnt-offering  to  ascend.' 
 
 1^  And  Samuel  saith  unto  Saul,  '  Thou  hast 
 been  foolish ;  thou  hast  not  kept  the  command 
 of  Jehovah  thy  God,  which  He  commanded 
 thee,  for  now  had  Jehovah  established  thy 
 kingdom  oyer  Israel  unto  the  age ;  '•*  and, 
 now,  thy  kingdom  doth  not  stand,  Jehovah 
 hath  sought  for  Himself  a  man  according  to 
 His  own  heart,  and  Jehovah  chargeth  him 
 for  leader  over  His  people,  for  thou  hast  not 
 kept  that  which  Jehovah  commanded  thee.' 
 
 ;'^And  Samuel  riseth,  and  goeth  up  from 
 Gilgal  to  Gibeah  of  Benjamin;  and  Saul  in- 
 specteth  the  people  who  are  found  with  him, 
 aoout  six  hundred  men,  ^^aiid  Saul,  and 
 Jonathan  his  son,  and  the  people  who  arc 
 found  with  them,  are  abiding  in  Gibeah  of 
 Benjaraiu,  and  the  Philistines  have  cncamii- 
 ed  in  Miclimash. 
 
 '''  And  tlie  destroyer  goeth  out  from  the 
 camp  of  the  Philistines — tlu'cc  detachments ; 
 the  one  detachment  tm-ueth  unto  the  way  of 
 Ophrah,  unto  the  land  of  Shual ;  ^^  and  the 
 one  detachment  turncth  the  way  of  Beth- 
 Horon,  and  the  one  detachment  turneth  the 
 way  of  tlie  border  which  is  looking  on  the  val- 
 ley of  the  Zeboim,  toward  tlie  wilderness. 
 
 '^  And  an  artificer  is  not  found  in  all  the 
 land  of  Israel,  for  the  Philistines  said,  '  Lest 
 
 the  Hebrews  make  sword  or  sjicar;'  '"and 
 all  Israel  go  down  to  the  Philistines,  to 
 sharpen  eacn  his  ploughshare,  and  his  coulter 
 and  his  axe,  and  his  mattock ;  ^i  ;vml  there 
 hath  been  the  lile  for  mattocks,  and  for  coul- 
 ters, and  for  three-pronged  rakes,  and  for  the 
 axes,  and  to  set  up  the  goads. 
 
 2"^  And  it  hath  been,  in  the  day  of  battle, 
 that  there  hath  not  been  found  sword  and 
 spear  in  the  hand  of  any  of  the  pcoiile  wlio 
 are  with  Saul  and  with  Jonathan— and  there 
 is  found  to  Said  and  to  Jonathan  his  son. 
 -^  And  the  station  of  the  Philistines  goeth  out 
 unto  the  passage  of  Michmash. 
 
 XIV.  1  AND  the  day  cometh  that  Jonathan 
 son  of  Said  saith  unto  the  young  mau  bearing 
 his  weapons,  'Come,  and  we  pass  over  xintc 
 the  station  of  the  Philistines,  which  is  on  the 
 other  side  of  this ; '  and  to  his  father  he  hath 
 not  declared  it. 
 
 "And  Saul  is  abiding  at  the  extremity  of 
 Gibeah,  imder  the  pomegranate  which  is  in 
 Migron,  and  the  people  who  arc  with  him, 
 about  six  hundred  men,  '  and  Ahiah,  son  of 
 Ahitiib,  brother  of  I-Ghabod,  son  of  Phinehas 
 son  of  Eli  priest  of  Jehovah  in  Shiloh,  Vicaring 
 an  ephod;  and  the  people  knew  not  that 
 Jonathan  hath  gone. 
 
 *  And  between  the  passages  where  Jonathan 
 sought  to  pass  over  imto  the  station  of  the 
 Philistines  is  the  edge  of  a  rock  on  tlie  one 
 side,  and  the  edge  of  a  rock  on  the  other  side, 
 and  the  name  of  the  one  is  Bozez,  and  the 
 name  of  the  other  Seneh.  ^  The  one  edge  is 
 fixed  on  the  north  over-against  Michmaslt 
 and  the  one  on  the  south  over-against  Gibeah 
 
 ®Aud  Jonathan  saith  imto  the  young  man 
 bearing  his  weapons,  '  Come,  and  we  pass  over 
 unto  tlie  station  of  these  uncircumcised ;  it 
 may  be  Jehovah  doth  work  for  us,  for  there 
 is  no  restraint  to  Jehovah  to  save  by  many  or 
 by  few.' 
 
 ^  And  the  bearer  of  his  weapons  saith  to 
 him,  '  Do  all  that  is  in  thy  heart ;  turn  for 
 thee ;  lo,  I  a7n  with  thee,  as  thine  own  heart.' 
 ^  And  Jonathan  saith,  '  Lo,  Ave  are  passing 
 over  imto  the  men,  and  are  revealed  unto 
 them ;  "  if  thus  they  say  unto  us,  '  Stand  still 
 till  we  have  come  unto  you,'  then  we  have 
 stood  in  our  place,  and  do  not  go  up  unto 
 them ;  '"  and  if  thus  they  say,  '  Come  up 
 against  us,'  then  we  have  gone  up,  for  Jeht>- 
 vah  hath  given  them  into  our  hand,  and  this 
 to  us  is  the  sign 
 
 11  And  revealed  arc  both  of  them  unto  the 
 station  of  the  Philistiues,  and  the  Philistines 
 say,  '  Lo,  Hebrews  are  coming  out  of  the 
 holes  wliere  they  have  hid  themselves.'  ^^  And 
 the  men  of  the  station  answer  Jonathan,  and 
 tlie  bearer  of  his  weapons,  and  sav,  '  Come 
 up  unto  us,  and  wo  cause  you  to  know  some- 
 thin^.'  And  Jonathan  saith  unto  the  bearer 
 of  his  weapons,  '  Come  uji  after  me,  for 
 Jehovah  hath  given  them  into  the  hand  of 
 Israel.' 
 
 1^  And  Jonathan  goeth  ui>  on  his  hands, 
 and  on  his  feet,  and  the  bearer  of  his  weapons 
 after  him  ;  and  they  fall  before  Jonathan  and 
 the  bearer  of  his  weapons  is  ijutting  to  death 
 after  him. 
 
 191 
 
SauFs  rash  oath. 
 
 XIV.  14.— 1  SAMUEL.— XTV.  4a     The  people  eat  with  the  bhod. 
 
 ^*  Aud  tiie  first  smiting  wliicli  Jonathan  and 
 fclie  bearer  of  his  weapons  have  smitten  is  of 
 about  twenty  men,  in  about  half  a  furrow 
 of  A  yoke  of  a  field,  ^^  aud  there  is  a  tremb- 
 ling^ in  the  camp,  in  the  field,  aud  among  all 
 the  people,  the  station  aud  the  destroyers 
 have  trembled — even  they,  and  the  earth 
 shaketh,  and  it  becometh  a  trembling  of  God. 
 
 1''  Aud  the  watchmen  of  Saul  in  Gibeah  of 
 Benjamin  see,  aud  lo,  the  multitude  hath 
 melted  away,  and  it  goeth  on,  and  is  beaten 
 down. 
 
 ^^And  Saul  saith  to  the  people  who  ai-e 
 with  him,  '  Inspect,  I  pray  you,  and  see ;  who 
 hath  gone  from  us?'  and  they  inspect,  and 
 lo,  Jonathan  and  the  bearer  of  his  weapons 
 are  not.  i**  And  Said  saith  to  Ahiah,  '  Bring 
 nigli  the  ark  of  God ;'  for  the  arlc  of  God  hath 
 been  on  that  day  with  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 ^^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  while  Said  spake 
 unto  the  priest,  that  the  noise  which  is  in  the 
 camp  of  the  Philistines  goeth  on,  going  on 
 and  oecoming  great,  and  Saul  saith  unto  the 
 priest,  'Remove  thy  hand.'  -"And  Saxd  is 
 called,  and  all  the  people  who  ai'e  ivith  him, 
 and  they  come  in  unto  the  battle,  and,  lo,  the 
 sword  of  each  hath  been  against  his  neigh- 
 bour— a  very  great  destruction. 
 
 "\  And  the  Hebrews  who  have  been  for  the 
 Philistines  as  heretofore,  who  had  gone  up 
 with  them  into  the  camp,  have  turned  round, 
 even  they,  to  be  witli  Israel  who  are  with 
 Saul  and  Jonathan,  ^-  and  all  the  men  of 
 Israel,  who  are  hiding  themselves  in  the  hill- 
 country  of  Ephraim,  have  heard  tliat  the 
 Philistines  have  fled,  and  they  inirsue — even 
 they — after  them  in  battle.  -•*  And  Jehovah 
 saveth  Israel  on  that  day,  and  the  battle  hath 
 passed  over  to  Beth-Aveu. 
 
 -■*  Aud  tlie  men  of  Israel  liave  been  dis- 
 tressed on  that  day,  aud  Said  adjuretli  tlie 
 people,  saying,  '  Cursed  is  the  man  who  eat- 
 etli  food  till  the  evening,  aud  I  have  been 
 avenged  of  mine  enemies;'  and  none  of  the 
 people  liath  tasted  food. 
 
 "*  Aud  all  iJtei/  of  the  land  have  come  iuto  a 
 forest,  aud  there  is  houcy  on  the  face  of  the 
 field ;  ""and  the  people  come  in  unto  the  forest, 
 and  lo,  the  lioney  dropped,  aud  none  is  mov- 
 ing his  hand  unto  his  mouth,  for  the  people 
 feared  the  oath. 
 
 -''Aud  .Touathau  hath  not  heard  of  his 
 father's  adjuring  the  i)C()])le,  aud  i)iittetli  forth 
 the  cud  of  the  rod,  which  is  in  liis  hand,  and 
 dipiioth  it  in  the  honeycomb,  aud  bringeth 
 back  liis  haud  unto  his  mouth — aud  his  eyes 
 see! 
 
 ^Aud  a  man  of  the  peoi)le  auswereth  and 
 saith,  'Thy  father  certainly  adjured  the 
 peoiilc,  saying,  Cursed  is  the  man  wlio  cateth 
 food  to-day;  aud  the  pc()])lc  ;irc  weary.' 
 '-"  And  .lonathau  saith,  '  My  fatlier  liath 
 troubled  the  laud  ;  sec,  I  pray  you,  that  mine 
 eyes  liave  become  bright  because  1  tasted  a 
 little  of  this  honey.  ^*  How  much  more  if 
 the  people  liad  well  eaten  to-day  of  tiie  spoil 
 of  its  enemies  whicli  it  hath  found,  for  now, 
 the  smiting  hatli  not  been  great  among  tlie 
 I'liilistiuos.' 
 
 ^'  And  they  smite  on  that  day  among  the 
 Philistines  from  Miclnnash  to  Aij.'loiu  .".nd 
 192 
 
 tlie  people  are  very  weary,  ^^  and  the  peojjle 
 make  unto  the  spoil,  and  take  sheep,  aud 
 oxeu,  aud  sons  of  the  herd,  and  slaughter  on 
 the  earth,  aud  the  people  eat  with  the  blood. 
 
 ^■'  And  they  declare  to  Said,  saying,  '  Lo, 
 the  people  are  sinning  against  Jehovah,  to 
 eat  with  the  blood.'  And  he  saith,  '  Ye  have 
 dealt  treacherously,  roll  unto  me  to-day  a 
 great  stoue.'  ^  And  Saul  saith,  'Be  ye  scat- 
 tered among  the  people,  and  ye  have  said  to 
 them,  Bring  ye  nigh  unto  me  each  his  ox, 
 and  each  his  sheep;  and  ye  have  slaiu  tJiem 
 in  this  place,  and  eaten,  and  ye  do  not  sin 
 against  Jehovah  to  eat  with  the  blood.'  And 
 all  the  people  bring  nigh  each  his  ox,  in  his 
 hand,  that  night,  and  slaughter  tlie7n  there. 
 35  Aud  Saul  buildeth  an  altar  to  Jehovali ; 
 ^vith  it  he  hath  begun  to  build  altars  to  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 3"  And  Saul  saith,  '  Let  us  go  down  after 
 the  Philistines  by  uight,  aud  we  prey  upon 
 them  till  the  light  of  the  morning,  aucl  leave 
 not  a  man  of  them.'  Aud  they  say,  'All 
 that  is  good  in  thine  eyes  do.  And  the 
 priest  saith,  'Let  us  draw  near  hither  unto 
 God.'  37  And  Saul  asketh  of  God,  '  Do  I  go 
 down  after  the  Philistines?  dost  Thou  give 
 them  into  the  hand  of  Israel?'  and  He  hath 
 not  answered  him  on  that  day. 
 
 38  And  Saul  saith,  'Draw  ye  nigh  hither  all, 
 the  chiefs  of  the  people,  and  know  aud  sec 
 in  what  this  Tsiu  hath  been  to-day;  39 for, 
 Jehovah  liveth,  who  is  saving  Israel :  surely 
 if  it  be  in  Jonathan  my  son,  surely  he  doth 
 certainly  die ;'  and  nouc  is  answering  him  out 
 of  all  the  peojjle. 
 
 *"  And  he  saith  unto  all  Israel,  '  Ye — ye  are 
 on  one  side,  and  I  and  Jonathan  my  son  are 
 on  auother  side;'  and  tlie  people  say  unto 
 Said,  'That  which  is  good  in  tiune  eyes  do.' 
 ■*' And  Saul  saitli  unto  Jehovah,  Godot  Israel, 
 'Give  pcrfectiou;'  aud  Jouathau  and  Saul 
 are  captured,  aud  the  people  went  out. 
 
 ■*^And  Saul  saith,  Cast  between  me  and 
 Jonathan  my  sou ; '  and  Jonathan  is  captured. 
 ■*3  Aud  Said  saith  unto  Jonathan,  '  Declare  to 
 me,  what  hast  thou  done?'  aud  Jouathau  de- 
 clarcth  to  him,  and  saith,  '  I  certainly  tasted 
 with  the  end  of  the  rod  that  is  iu  my  haud  a 
 httle  h(mey;  lo,  I  die!'  ■*-*Aud  Saul  saith, 
 'Tims  doth  God  do,  and  thus  dotii  He  add, 
 for  thou  dost  certainly  die,  Jouathau.' 
 
 •■^Aud  the  j)eoplc  say  unto  Saul,  'Doth 
 Jonathan  die  who  wrought  this  great  salva- 
 tion iu  Israel? — a  i>rofauationI  .lehovah  liv- 
 eth, if  there  falleth  from  the  hair  of  his  head 
 to  the  earth,  for  with  God  he  hath  wrought 
 this  ilay;'  aud  the  people  rescue  Jonathan, 
 and  he  liath  not  died. 
 
 ■"'  Aud  Saul  goeth  uj)  from  after  the  Philis- 
 tines, and  the  Philistines  have  gone  to  their 
 place  ;  ^"aud  Saiilca))tuied  the  kingdom  over 
 Israel,  and  he  fightcth  round  about  against 
 all  his  enemies,  agaiust'Mtiab.  aud  against  the 
 Bcue-Ammon,  and  against  Edom,  aud  agaiust 
 the  kings  of  Zobah,  and  against  the  Philis- 
 tines, and  whithersoever  he  turucth  he  doth 
 v<!x  //ii'in. 
 
 •"^Aiid  he  maketh  a  fon^e,  and  amiteth 
 Amalok,  and  delivereth  Israel  out  of  tlie  hand 
 oi  its  upoiler. 
 
Tfui  Amalekites  deshoyed.        xiv.  49.— 1  SAMUEL.— xv.  34.      SauVs  dethronement  foretold. 
 
 ^  And  the  sons  of  Saul  are  Jonatlian,  and 
 Ishui,  and  Melclii-Shua ;  as  to  the  name  of 
 his  two  daughters,  the  name  of  the  lirstborn 
 is  Merab,  and  the  name  of  the  younger 
 Michal ;  '''*  and  the  name  of  tlie  wife  of  SauJ 
 is  Ahinoam,  daughter  of  Ahimaaz;  and  the 
 name  of  the  head  of  his  host  is  Abner  son 
 of  Ner,  iincle  of  Saul ;  ^i  and  Kish  is  father 
 of  Saul,  and  Ner  father  of  Abner  is  son  of 
 Ahiel. 
 
 *"  And  the  war  is  severe  against  the  Philis- 
 tines all  the  days  of  Saxil ;  when  Saul  hath 
 seen  any  mighty  man,  and  any  sou  of  valoiu", 
 then  he  doth  gather  him  imto  himself. 
 
 XV.  lAND  Samuel  saith  unto  Saul,  'Me 
 did  Jehovah  send  to  anoint  thee  for  king  over 
 His  people,  over  Israel ;  and  now,  hearken  to 
 the  voice  of  the  words  of  Jehovah : 
 
 "  'Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  I  have 
 looked  after  that  which  Amalek  did  to  Israel, 
 that  which  he  laid  for  him  in  the  way  in  his 
 going  up  out  of  Egyiit.  •*  Now,  go,  and  thou 
 hast  smitten  Amalek,  and  devoted  all  that 
 it  hath,  and  thou  hast  no  pity  on  it,  and 
 hast  put  to  death  from  man  unto  woman, 
 from  infant  unto  suckling,  from  ox  unto  sheep, 
 from  camel  imto  ass.' 
 
 *  And  Saul  summoneth  the  people,  and  in- 
 specteth  them  in  Telaim,  two  nundred  thou- 
 sand footmen,  and  ten  thousand  are  men  of 
 Judah.  *  Ajid  Saul  cometh  in  imto  a  city  of 
 Amalek,  and  layetli  wait  in  a  valley;  ''and 
 Saul  saith  unto  the  Kenite,  '  Go,  turn  aside, 
 go  down  from  the  midst  of  Amalek,  lest  I 
 consume  thee  with  it,  and  thou  didst  kind- 
 ness with  aU  the  sons  of  IsraeL  in  their  going 
 ui)  out  of  Egypt;'  and  the  Kenite  turueth 
 aside  from  the  midst  of  Amalek. 
 
 ^  And  Saul  smiteth  Amalek  from  Havilah 
 — thy  going  in  to  Shur,  which  is  on  the  front 
 of  Egypt,  Sand  he  catcheth  Agag  king  of 
 Amalek  alive,  and  all  the  people  he  hath  de- 
 voted by  the  mouth  of  the  sword;  ^and 
 Saul  hath  pity— also  the  people— on  Aga^, 
 and  on  the  best  of  the  flock,  and  of  the  herd, 
 and  of  the  seconds,  and  on  the  lambs,  and  on 
 all  that  is  good,  and  have  not  been  willing  to 
 devote  them ;  and  all  the  work,  despised  and 
 wasted — it  they  devoted. 
 
 1"  And  the  word  of  Jehovah  is  unto  Samuel, 
 saying,  "  '  I  have  repented  that  I  caused  Saul 
 to  reign  for  king,  for  he  hath  tui-ned  back 
 from  after  Me,  and  My  words  he  hath  not 
 performed;'  and  it  is  displeasing  to  Samuel, 
 and  he  crieth  unto  Jehovah  aU  the  night. 
 
 i'-*  And  Samuel  riseth  early  to  meet  Said  in 
 the  morning,  and  it  is  declared  to  Samuel, 
 saying,  'Saul  hath  come  in  to  Carmel,  and 
 lo,  be  is  setting  up  to  himself  a  monument, 
 and  goeth  round,  and  passeth  over,  and  goeth 
 down  to  Gilgal.' 
 
 "And  Samuel  cometh  in  unto  Saul,  and 
 Saul  saith  to  him,  'Blessed  art  thou  of  Je- 
 hovah ;  I  have  performed  the  word  of  Jeho- 
 vah.' "  And  Samuel  saith,  'And  what  is  the 
 noise  of  this  flock  in  mine  ears— and  the  noise 
 of  the  herd  which  I  am  hearing?'  i^And 
 Saul  saith,  'From  Amalek  they  have  brouglit 
 them,  because  the  people  had  pity  on  the 
 best  of  the  flock,  and  of  the  lierd,  in  order 
 
 to  sacrifice  to  Jchovali  thy  God,  and  the  rem- 
 nant we  have  devoted.' 
 
 ^"  And  Samuel  saitli  unto  Saul,  'Desi.st,  and 
 I  declare  to  thee  that  which  Jehovah  hath 
 spoken  unto  me  to-night;'  and  he  saith  to 
 him,  'Speak.' 
 
 !'■  And  Samuel  saith,  '  Ait  not  thou,  if  thou 
 art  little  in  thine  own  eyes,  head  of  the  tribes 
 of  Israel?  and  Jehovah  doth  anoint  thee 
 for  king  over  Israel,  is  aud  Jehovah  sendeth 
 thee  in  the  way,  and  saith.  Go,  and  thou 
 liast  devoted  the  sinners,  the  Amalekite,  and 
 fought  against  them  till  they  are  consumed ; 
 '''and  why  hast  thou  not  hearkened  to  the 
 voice  of  Jehovah — and  dost  fly  unto  the  spoil, 
 and  dost  do  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of 
 Jehovah  ? ' 
 
 ""  And  Saul  saith  unto  Samuel,  '  Because— 
 I  have  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Jehovah, 
 and  I  go  in  the  way  which  Jehovah  hath  sent 
 me,  and  bring  in  Agag  king  of  Amalek,  and 
 Amalek  I  have  devoted ;  -^  and  the  people 
 taketh  of  the  spoil  of  the  flock  and  herd,  the 
 first  part  of  the  devoted  thing,  for  sacrifice  to 
 Jehovah  thy  God  in  Gilgal.' 
 
 --And  Samuel  saith,  'Hath  Jehovah  had 
 delight  in  burnt-ofieriugs  and  sacrifices  as  in 
 hearkening  to  the  voice  of  Jehovah  ?  lo,  hear- 
 kening than  sacrifice  is  better ;  to  give  atten- 
 tion than  fat  of  rams ;  -^  for  a  sin  of  divination 
 is  rebellion,  and  iniquity  and  teraphim  is 
 stubbornness ;  because  thou  hast  rejected  the 
 word  of  Jehovah,  He  also  doth  reject  thee 
 from  being  king.' 
 
 -■*  And  Saul  saith  unto  Samuel,  '  I  have 
 sinned,  for  I  passed  over  the  command  of 
 Jehovah,  and  thy  words;  because  I  have 
 feared  the  people,  I  also  hearken  to  their 
 voice ;  ^^  and  now,  bear,  I  pray  thee,  with  my 
 sin,  and  turn  back  with  me,  and  I  bow  myself 
 to  Jehovah.' 
 
 -8 And  Samuel  saith  unto  Saul,  'I  do  not 
 turn  back  with  thee ;  for  thou  hast  rejected 
 the  word  of  Jehovah,  and  Jehovah  doth  re- 
 ject thee  from  being  king  over  Israel.'  ^  And 
 Samuel  tiimeth  round  to  go,  and  he  layeth 
 hold  on  the  skirt  of  his  u]jper  robe — and  it  is 
 rent ! 
 
 -^And  Samuel  saith  unto  him,  'Jehovah 
 hath  rent  the  kingdom  of  Israel  from  thee 
 to-day,  and  given  it  to  thy  neighbour  who  is 
 better  than  thou  •  -^  and  also,  the  Pre-emin- 
 ence of  Israel  doth  not  lie  nor  repent,  for  He 
 is  not  a  man  to  be  penitent.' 
 
 ^"  And  he  saith,  '  I  have  sinned ;  now,  hon- 
 our me,  I  pray  thee,  before  the  elders  of  my 
 people,  and  before  Israel,  and  turn  back  with 
 me ;  and  I  have  bowed  myself  to  Jehovah 
 tliy  God.' 
 
 ^1  And  Samuel  turneth  back  after  Saul,  and 
 Saul  boweth  himself  to  Jehovah ;  ^-  and 
 Samuel  saith,  '  Bring  ye  nigh  unto  me  Agag 
 king  of  Amalek,'  and  Agag  cometh  unto  him 
 daintily,  and  Agag  saith,  '  Surely  the  bitter- 
 ness of  death  hath  turned  aside.'  ^  And 
 Samuel  saith,  'As  thy  sword  bereaved  wo- 
 men—so is  thy  mother  bereaved  above  wo- 
 men ; '  and  Samuel  heweth  Agag  in  pieces 
 before  Jehovah  in  Gilgal.  '•'*And  Samuel 
 goeth  to  llamath,  and  Saul  hath  gone  unto 
 his  house— t(j  Gibeali  of  Saul. 
 193 
 
fiamuel  anoint/i  David. 
 
 XV.  35,-1  SAMUEL.— XVII.  11.     Oohath's  challenge  to  TtraeL 
 
 3'  And  Samuel  bath  not  added  to  see  Sanl 
 till  the  day  of  his  death,  for  Samuel  monrned 
 for  Sanl,  and  Jehovah  repented  that  He  had 
 caused  Saul  to  reign  over  Israel 
 
 XVI.  ^AND  Jehovah  saitli  unto  Samuel, 
 '  Till  when  art  thou  mourning  for  Saul,  and 
 I  have  rejected  him  from  reigning  over  Israel  ? 
 till  thy  horn  with  oil,  and  go,  I  send  thee  unto 
 Jesse  the  Beth-Lehemite,  for  I  have  seen 
 among  his  sons  for  Myself  a  king. 
 
 -  And  Samuel  saith,  '  How  do  I  go  ?  when 
 Said  hath  heard,  then  he  hath  slain  me.' 
 And  Jehovah  saith,  'A  heifer  of  the  herd 
 thou  dost  take  in  thy  hand,  and  hast  said, 
 To  sacrifice  to  Jehovah  1  have  come;  ^and 
 thou  hast  called  for  Jesse  in  the  sacrifice,  and 
 I  cause  thee  to  know  that  which  thou  dost 
 do,  and  thou  hast  anointed  to  Me  him  of 
 whom  I  speak  unto  thee.' 
 
 ■^And  Samuel  doth  that  which  Jehovah 
 hath  spoken,  and  cometh  in  to  Beth-Lehem, 
 and  the  elders  of  the  city  tremble  to  meet 
 him,  and  one  saith,  '  Is  thy  coming  peace  ?'  ^  and 
 he  saith,  '  Peace ;  to  sacrifice  to  Jehovah  I 
 have  come,  sanctify  yourselves,  and  ye  have 
 come  in  with  me  to  the  sacrifice ; '  and  he 
 sanctifieth  Jesse  and  his  sons,  and  caJleth  them 
 to  the  sacrifice. 
 
 "  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  their  conaiug  in, 
 that  he  seeth  Eliab,  and  saith,  '  Surely,  before 
 Jehovah  is  His  anointed.' 
 
 ''And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Samuel,  'Look 
 not  unto  his  appearance,  and  unto  the  height 
 of  his  stature,  for  I  have  rejected  him:  for 
 it  is  not  as  man  seeth — for  man  looketh  at 
 tlie  eyes,  and  Jehovah  looketh  at  the  heart.' 
 
 •*  And  Jesse  calleth  unto  Abinadab,  and 
 causeth  him  to  pass  by  before  Samuel ;  and 
 ne  saith,  'Also  on  this  Jehovah  hath  not 
 fixed.' 
 
 "  And  Jesse  causeth  Shammah  to  pass  by, 
 and  he  saith,  '  Also  on  this  Jehovah  hath  not 
 fixed.' 
 
 i"And  Jesse  causeth  seven  of  his  sons  to 
 pass  by  before  Samuel,  and  Samuel  saith  to 
 Jesse,  'Jehovah  hath  not  fixed  on  these.' 
 
 "  And  Samuel  saith  unto  Jesse,  '  Are  the 
 youQg  men  finished?'  and  he  saitli,  'Yet 
 hath  been  left  the  youngest;  and  lo,  he  de- 
 lighteth  himself  among  the  flock;'  and  Sa- 
 muel saith  unto  Jesse,  '  Send  and  take  him, 
 for  we  do  not  turn  round  till  his  coming  in 
 liither.' 
 
 i-And  he  scudeth,  and  bringeth  him  in, 
 and  he  is  ruddy,  with  beauty  of  eyes,  and  of 
 good  appearance ;  and  Jeliovah  saith,  '  Rise, 
 anoint  him.  for  this  is  he.'  ^^And  Samuel 
 taketJi  the  iioni  of  oil,  and  anoiuteth  him  in 
 the  midst  of  liis  brethren,  and  prosper<over 
 David  (h)th  the  Spirit  of  Jeliovali  from  that 
 day  and  onwards;  and  Samuel  riseth  and 
 goeth  to  Ramath. 
 
 "And  the  Spirit  of  Jehovah  turned  aside 
 from  Saul,  and  a  spirit  of  sadness  from  Je- 
 hovah terrified  liini;  i°and  tlie  servants  of 
 Saul  say  unto  liini,  'Lo,  we  pray  thee,  a  spirit 
 of  sadness //-om  (iud  is  terrifying  tliee  ;  '"let 
 our  lord  command,  we  pray  thee,  tliy  servants 
 l)efore  thee,  tliey  .seek  a  skilful  man,  play- 
 ing on  a  liari>,  audit  hatli  ennie  to  jiass,  iii 
 1!M 
 
 the  spirit  of  sadness  from  God  being  upon 
 thee,  that  he  liath  played  with  his  hand,  and 
 it  is  well  with  thee. 
 
 _^'And  Saul  saith  unto  his  servants,  'Pro- 
 vide, I  pray  you,  for  me  a  man  playing  well 
 — then  ye  have  brought  him  m  unto  me.' 
 
 ^8  And  one  of  the  servants  answereth  and 
 saith,  '  Lo,  I  have  seen  a  son  of  Jesse  the 
 Beth-Lehemite,  skilful  in  playing,  and  a 
 mighty  virtuous  man,  and  a  man  of  battle, 
 and  intelligent  in  word,  and  a  man  of  form, 
 and  Jehovah  is  with  him.' 
 
 19  And  Saul  sendeth  messengers  unto  Jesse, 
 and  saith,  '  Send  imto  me  David  thy  son,  who 
 is  with  the  flock.'  -"And  Jesse  taketh  an 
 ass,  with  bread,  and  a  bottle  of  wine,  and  one 
 kid  of  the  goats,  and  sendeth  by  the  hand 
 of  Da-vnd  his  son  unto  Saul. 
 
 ^^And  David  cometh  in  unto  Saul,  and 
 standeth  before  him,  and  he  loveth  him 
 greatly;  and  he  is  a  bearer  of  his  weapons. 
 "^  And  Saul  sendeth  unto  Jesse,  saying,  '  Let 
 David,  I  pray  thee,  stand  before  me,  for  he 
 hath  found  grace  in  mine  eyes.' 
 
 -*  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  the  spirit  of 
 sadness  from  God  being  on  Saul,  tha't  David 
 hath  taken  the  harp,  and  played  with  his 
 hand,  and  Saul  hatn  refreshment  and  glad- 
 ness, and  the  spirit  of  sadness  hath  turned 
 aside  from  oft'  him. 
 
 XVIL  1  AND  the  Philistines  gather  their 
 camps  to  battle,  and  are  gathered  to  Shocholi, 
 which  is  to  Judah,  and  encanap  between  Sho- 
 choh  and  Azekah,  in  Ephes-Dammim ;  -  and 
 Saul  and  the  men  of  Israel  liave  been  gathered, 
 and  encamp  by  the  valley  of  Elah,  and  set 
 the  battle  in  array  to  meet  the  Philistines. 
 
 ■^  And  the  Philistines  are  standing  on  the 
 mountain  on  this  side,  and  the  Israelites  are 
 standing  on  the  mountain  on  that  side,  and 
 the  valley  is  between  them. 
 
 ■•  And  there  goeth  out  a  man  of  the  duel- 
 lists from  the  camps  of  the  Philistines,  Go- 
 liath is  his  name,  from  Gath ;  his  height  is  six 
 cubits  and  a  span,  *  and  a  helmet  of  brass  i* 
 on  his  head,  and  with  a  scaled  coat  of  mail  he 
 is  clothed,  and  the  weight  of  the  coat  of  mail 
 is  five  thousand  shekels  of  brass,  "and  a 
 frontlet  of  brass  is  on  his  feet,  and  a,  javelin 
 of  brass  between  his  shoulders,  '  and  the 
 wood  of  his  spear  is  like  a  beam  of  weavers', 
 and  the  fiame  of  liis  spear  is  six  hundred 
 shekels  of  iron,  and  the  oearer  of  thebuclder 
 is  going  before  him. 
 
 8  And  he  standetli  and  calleth  unto  the 
 ranks  of  Israel,  and  saith  to  them,  'Why 
 are  ye  come  out  to  set  in  array  the  battle? 
 am  not  1  the  Philistine,  and  ye  servants  to 
 Saul?  choose  for  you  a  man,  ana  let  him  come 
 down  unto  me;  "if  he  be  able  to  fight  with 
 me,  and  have  smitten  me,  then  we  have  been 
 to  you  for  servants ;  and  if  I  am  able  for  him, 
 and  have  smitten  him,  then  ye  have  been  to 
 us  for  servants,  and  have  served  us.'  ^'^And 
 the  Philistine  saith,  '  I  have  reproached  the 
 ranks  of  Israel  this  day;  give  to  me  a  man, 
 and  we  figlit  together.' 
 
 "  And  Saul  heareth— and  all  Israel— these 
 words  of  the  Philistine,  and  they  are  broken 
 down  and  greatly  afraid. 
 
David's  viait  to  the  camp.     xvri.  12.— 1  SAMUEL.— xvii.  46.  David  prepares  to  fight  Ooliath. 
 
 ^- And  David  is  son  of  this  Epliratliite  of 
 Betli-Lebem- Jiidah,  whose  aame  in  Jesse,  and 
 he  hath  eight  sons,  and  the  man  in  the  days 
 of  Saul  hath  become  aged  among  men ;  '■'  and 
 the  three  eldest  sons  of  Jesse  go,  they  have 
 gone  after  Saul  to  battle;  and  the  name  of 
 his  three  sons  who  have  gone  into  battle  are 
 Eliab  the  first-born,  and  his  second  Abinadab, 
 and  the  third  Shammah. 
 
 1^  And  David  is  the  youngest,  and  the  three 
 eldest  have  gone  after  Saul,  ^^and  David  is 
 going  and  returning  from  Saul,  to  feed  the 
 flock  of  his  father  at  Beth-Lehem. 
 
 ^^  And  the  Philistine  draweth  nigh,  morning 
 and  evening,  and  stationeth  himself  forty  days. 
 
 1^  And  Jesse  saith  to  David  his  son.  Take, 
 I  pray  thee,  to  thy  brethren,  an  ephah  of  this 
 roasted  C077i,  and  these  ten  loaves,  and  run  to 
 the  camp  to  thy  brethren;  ^^and  these  ten 
 cuttings  of  the  cheese  thou  dost  take  in  to 
 the  head  of  the  thousand,  an'',  thy  brethren 
 thou  dost  inspect  for  welfare,  and  their  pledge 
 dost  receive.' 
 
 1*  And  Saul,  and  they,  and  all  the  men  of 
 Israel  are  in  the  valley  of  Elah,  fighting  with 
 the  Philistines. 
 
 ''"And  David  riseth  early  in  the  morning, 
 and  leaveth  the  flock  to  a  keeper,  and  lifteth 
 up,  and  goeth,  as  Jesse  commanded  him,  and 
 he  Cometh  in  to  the  path,  and  to  the  force 
 which  is  going  out  unto  the  rank,  and  they 
 have  shouted  for  battle ;  ^  and  Israel  and  the 
 Philistines  set  in  array  rank  to  meet  rank. 
 
 22  And  David  letteth  do-wn  the  goods  from 
 ofi'  him  on  the  hand  of  a  keeper  of  the  goods, 
 and  runneth  into  the  rank,  and  cometh  and 
 asketh  of  his  brethren  of  welfare. 
 
 28  And  he  is  speaking  with  them,  and  lo,  a 
 man  of  the  duellists  is  coming  up,  Goliath  the 
 Philistine  is  his  name,  of  Gath,  out  of  the 
 ranks  of  the  Philistines,  and  he  speaketh  ac- 
 cording to  those  words,  and  David  heareth ; 
 ^  and  all  the  men  of  Israel  when  they  see  the 
 man  flee  from  his  i)resence,  and  are  greatly 
 afraid. 
 
 ^  And  the  men  of  Israel  say,  '  Have  ye  seen 
 this  man  who  is  coming  up?  for,  to  reproach 
 Israel  he  is  coming  up,  and  it  hath  been — 
 the  man  who  smiteth  him,  the  Icing  doth  en- 
 rich him  with  great  riches,  and  his  daughter 
 he  doth  give  to  him,  and  his  father's  house 
 doth  make  free  in  Israel.' 
 
 26  And  David  si)eaketh  imto  the  men  who 
 are  standing  by  him,  saying,  '  What  is  done 
 to  the  man  who  smiteth  this  Pliilistine,  and 
 hath  turned  aside  reproach  from  Israel?  for 
 who  is  this  uncircimicised  Pliilistine  that  he 
 hath  reproached  the  ranksof  theliving  God?' 
 -''  And  the  people  speak  to  him  according  to 
 this  word,  saying,  '  Thus  it  is  done  to  the  man 
 who  smiteth  him.' 
 
 28  And  Eliab,  his  eldest  brother,  heareth 
 when  he  speaketh  unto  the  men,  and  the 
 anger  of  Eliab  burneth  against  David,  and  he 
 saith,  '  Why  is  tliis — thou  hast  come  down ! 
 and  to  whom  hast  thou  left  those  few  sheep 
 in  the  wilderness?  I  liave  known  thy  pride, 
 and  the  evil  of  thy  heart — for,  to  see  the 
 battle  thou  hast  come  down.'  "'■'  And  David 
 saitli,  'Wliat  have  I  done  now?  is  it  not  a 
 word?' 
 
 3"  And  he  tiirncth  round  from  him  unto  an 
 other,  and  saith  according  to  this  word,  and 
 the  people  return  him  word  as  the  first  word. 
 
 31  And  the  words  which  David  hatli  spoken 
 are  heard,  and  they  declare  befoi'c  Saul,  and 
 he  receiveth  him;  "■'2 and  David  saitlx  unto 
 Saul,  '  Let  no  man's  heart  fall  because  of  him, 
 thy  servant  doth  go,  and  hath  fought  with 
 this  Philistine.' 
 
 33  And  Saul  saith  unto  David,  'Thou  art 
 not  able  to  go  unto  this  Philistine,  to  fight 
 with  him,  for  a  youth  thou  m-t,  and  he  a  man 
 of  war  from  his  youth.' 
 
 3-* And  David  saith  unto  Saul,  'A  shei)herd 
 hath  thy  servant  been  to  his  father  among  the 
 sheep,  and  the  lion  hath  come — and  tlie  bear 
 —and  hath  taken  away  a  sheep  out  of  the 
 drove,  35  and  I  have  gone  out  after  him,  and 
 smitten  him,  and  delivered  out  of  his  mouth, 
 and  he  riseth  against  me,  and  I  have  taken 
 hold  on  his  beard,  and  smitten  him,  and  put 
 him  to  death.  3C  jgoth  the  lion  and  the  bear 
 hath  thy  servant  smitten,  and  this  uncircimi- 
 cised Philistine  hath  been  as  one  of  them, 
 for  he  hflth  reproached  the  ranks  of  the  liv- 
 ing God.' 
 
 37  And  David  saith,  'Jehovah,  who  delivered 
 me  out  of  the  paw  of  the  lion,  and  out  of  the 
 paw  of  the  bear^  He  doth  deliver  me  from  the 
 hand  of  this  PhiUstine.'  And  Saul  saith  unto 
 David,  '  Go,  and  Jehovah  is  with  thee.' 
 
 3s  And  Saul  clotheth  David  with  his  long 
 robe,  and  hath  put  a  helmet  of  brass  on  his 
 head,  and  doth  clothe  him  with  a  coat  of  mail. 
 
 39  And  David  girded  his  sword  above  his 
 long  robe,  and  berinneth  to  go,  for  he  hath 
 not  tried  it- '  and  David  saith  unto  Saul,  '  1 
 am  not  able  to  go  with  these,  for  I  had  not 
 tried;'  and  David  turneth  them  aside  from 
 oS"him. 
 
 ^^  And  he  taketh  his  staS"  in  his  hand,  and 
 chooseth  for  him  five  smooth  stones  from  the 
 brook,  and  putteth  them  in  the  shepherds' 
 habiliments  that  he  hath,  even  in  the  scrip, 
 and  his  sling  is  in  his  hand,  and  he  draweth 
 nigh  unto  the  Philistine. 
 
 ^^Ajid  the  Philistine  goeth  on,  going  and 
 drawing  near  unto  David,  and  the  man  bear- 
 ing the  buckler  is  before  him,  ^"  and  the  Phil- 
 istine looketh  attentively,  and  §eeth  David, 
 and  despiseth  him,  for  he  was  a  youth,  and 
 ruddy,  with  a  fair  appearance. 
 
 **  And  the  Philistine  saith  unto  David,  'Am 
 I  a  dog  that  thou  art  coming  unto  me  with 
 staves?'  and  the  Philistine  revileth  David  by 
 his  gods,  •'■'and  the  Phihstine  saith  unto 
 David,  '  Come  imto  me,  and  I  give  thy  flesh 
 to  the  fowl  of  the  heavens,  and  to  the  beast 
 of  the  field.' 
 
 *•'  And  David  saith  unto  the  Plulistine, 
 '  Thou  art  coming  unto  me  ^vith  sword,  and 
 with  spear,  and  with  buckler,  and  I  am 
 coming  unto  thee  in  the  name  of  Jehovah  of 
 Hosts,  God  of  the  ranks  of  Israel,  which 
 thou  hast  reproached.  ''"  This  day  doth  Je- 
 hovah shut  thee  up  into  my  hand — and  I  liave 
 smitten  thee,  and  turned  aside  thy  head  from 
 oil'  thee,  and  given  the  carcase  of  the  camp 
 of  the  Philistines  this  day  to  the  fowl  of  the 
 heavens,  and  to  the  beast  of  the  earth,  and, 
 all  the  earth  do  know  that  God  is  for  Israel. 
 195 
 
David  slays  Ooliath, 
 
 XVII.  47.— 1  SAMUEL.— XVIII.  25.        Jonathan's  love  to  David, 
 
 *''  and  all  tliis  assembly  do  know  that  not  by 
 sword  and  by  spear  doth  Jehovah  save,  that 
 the  battle  is  .Tehovah's,  and  He  hath  j,'iven 
 you  into  our  hand.' 
 
 **  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  that  the  Phil- 
 istine hath  risen,  and  goeth,  and  draweth 
 near  to  meet  David,  and  David  hasteth  and 
 runneth  to  the  rank  to  meet  the  Philistine, 
 *^  and  David  putteth  forth  his  hand  unto  the 
 vessel,  and  taketh  thence  a  stone,  and  sling- 
 eth,  and  smiteth  the  Philistine  on  his  fore- 
 liead,  and  the  stone  sinketh  into  his  forehead, 
 and  he  falleth  on  his  face  to  the  earth. 
 
 *'  And  David  is  stronger  than  the  Philistine 
 with  a  sling  and  with  a  stone,  and  smiteth 
 the  Philistine,  and  putteth  him  to  death,  and 
 there  is  no  sword  in  the  hand  of  David, 
 '''  and  David  runneth  and  standeth  over  the 
 Pliilistine,  and  taketh  his  sword,  and  draweth 
 it  out  of  its  slieath,  and  putteth  him  to  death, 
 and  cutteth  ott'  with  it  his  head;  and  the 
 Pliili-stiues  see  that  their  hero  is  dead,  and 
 tiee. 
 
 ^-  And  the  men  of  Israel  rise — also  Judah 
 — and  shout,  and  pursue  the  Philistines  till 
 thou  enter  the  valley,  and  unto  the  gates  of 
 Ekron,  and  the  wounded  of  the  Philistines 
 fall  in  the  way  of  Shaaraim,  even  unto  Gath, 
 and  imto  Ekron,  ^■'  and  the  sons  of  Israel 
 turn  back  from  burning  after  the  Philistines, 
 and  spoil  their  camps. 
 
 54  And  David  taketh  the  head  of  the  Phil- 
 istine, and  bringeth  it  in  to  Jerusalem,  and 
 his  weapons  he  hath  put  in  his  own  tent. 
 
 ^^  And  when  Said  seeth  David  going  out  to 
 meet  the  Philistine,  he  hath  said  imto  Abner, 
 liead  of  the  host,  'Whose  son  is  this — the 
 youth,  Abner?'  and  Abner  saith,  'Thy  soul 
 liveth,  0  king,  I  have  not  known.'  ^"And 
 the  king  saith,  '  Ask  thou  whose  son  this  is — 
 the  young  man.' 
 
 ''''  And  when  David  turneth  back  from  smit- 
 ing the  Philistine,  then  Abner  taketh  him 
 and  briiigetli  him  in  before  Said,  and  the  head 
 of  the  Philistine  in  his  hand;  '^and  Saul 
 saith  unto  liim,  'Whose  son  art  thou,  0 
 youth?'  and  David  saith,  '  Son  of  thy  servant 
 .fesse,  the  Beth-Lehemite.' 
 
 XVIII.  ^  AND  it  coraeth  to  pass,  when  he 
 liuisheth  to  speak  unto  Saul,  that  the  soul  of 
 .Jonathan  hath  been  l)ound  to  the  soul  of  Da- 
 vid, and  Jonathan  loveth  him  as  his  own 
 soul.  -And  Saul  taketh  him  on  that  day, 
 and  hatli  not  permitted  him  to  turn  back  to 
 the  house  of  his  father. 
 
 ^And  .Jonathan  maketh  —  also  David — a 
 covenant,  because  he  loveth  him  as  his  own 
 sold,  ••  and  .Jonathan  strippctli  liimself  of  the 
 upper  robe  whicli  is  upon  liim,  and  giveth 
 it  to  David,  and  his  long  robe,  even  unto 
 his  sword,  and  unto  his  bow,  and  unto  his 
 girdle. 
 
 ''And  David  goeth  out  whithersoever  Saul 
 doth  send  him ;  he  acted  wisely,  and  Saul 
 eettcth  him  over  the  men  of  war,  and  it  is 
 good  in  the  eyes  of  all  the  people,  and  also  in 
 the  eyes  of  the  servants  of  Saul. 
 
 *  And  it  comcth  to  pass,  in  their  coming  in, 
 in  David's  returning  from  smiting  tlie  Philis- 
 tine,' that  the  women  come  out  from  all  the 
 1% 
 
 cities  of  Isr.ael  to  sing—  also  the  dancers— tc 
 meet  Saul  the  king,  witli  tab  rets,  mth  joy, 
 and  with  thrcj-stringed  instruments;  ■'and 
 the  women  answer — those  playing,  and  say, 
 
 '  Saul  hath  smitten  among  his  thousands. 
 And  David  among  his  mvriada.' 
 8  And  it  is  displeasinj'  to  Saul  exceedingly, 
 and  this  thing  is  evil  in  his  eyes,  and  he 
 saith,  'They  have  given  to  David  m3Tiads, 
 and  to  me  they  have  given  the  thousands, 
 and  more  to  him  is  only  the  kingdom ; '  *  and 
 Saul  is  eyeing  David  from  that  day  and 
 thenceforth. 
 
 1"  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  on  the  morrow, 
 that  the  spirit  of  sadness  fro7ji  God  prosper- 
 eth  over  Said,  and  he  propliesieth  in  the 
 midst  of  the  house,  and  David  is  playing  with 
 his  hand,  as  day  by  day,  and  tlie  javelin  is  in 
 the  hand  of  Said,  ^'  and  Saul  casteth  the  jave- 
 lin, and  saith,  '  I  smite  through  David,  even 
 through  the  wall;'  and  David  turneth  roimd 
 out  of  his  presence  t%vice. 
 
 ^'■^  And  Saul  is  afraid  of  the  presence  of 
 David,  for  Jehovah  hath  been  with  him, 
 and  from  Saul  He  hath  turned  aside ;  i^  and 
 Saul  turneth  him  aside  from  him,  and  ap- 
 pointeth  him  to  himself  head  of  a  thousand, 
 and  he  goeth  out  and  cometh  in,  before  the 
 people. 
 
 "And  David  is  in  all  his  ways  acting  wisely, 
 and  Jehovah  is  with  him,  ^^and  Saul  seeth 
 that  he  is  acting_very  wisely,  and  is  afraid  of 
 him,  18  and  all  Israel  and  j'^udah  love  Davie] 
 when  he  is  going  out  and  coming  in  before 
 them. 
 
 1^  And  Said  saith  unto  David,  '  Lo,  my  elde^ 
 daughter  Merab — her  I  give  to  thee  for  a 
 wife  ;  only,  be  to  me  for  a  son  of  valour,  and 
 fight  the  battles  of  Jehovah  ;'  and  Said  said, 
 '  Let  not  my  hand  be  on  him,  but  let  the 
 hand  of  the  Philistines  be  ujjon  him.' 
 
 ^^  And  Da\'id  saith  unto  Saul,  '  Who  am  I  ? 
 and  wliat  my  life — the  family  of  my  father 
 in  Israel— that  I  am  son-in-law  to  the  king?' 
 
 i**  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  time  of  the 
 giving  of  Merab  daughter  of  Saul  to  Da^'id, 
 that  she  hath  been  given  to  Adriel  the  Meho- 
 lathite  for  a  wife. 
 
 -"And  Michal  daughter  of  Saul  loveth 
 David,  and  they  declare  to  Saul,  and  the  thing 
 is  right  in  his  eyes,  -'  and  Saul  saith,  '  I  give 
 her  to  him,  and  she  is  to  him  for  a  snare,  and 
 the  hand  of  the  Philistines  is  on  him;'  and 
 Saul  saith  unto  David,  'By  the  second — thou 
 dost  become  my  son-in-law  to-day.' 
 
 -'■'  And  Saul  commandeth  lus  servants, 
 'Speak  I'.iito  David  gently,  saying,  Lo,  the 
 king  hath  delighted  in  thee,  and  all  his  ser- 
 vants have  loved  thee,  and  now,  be  son-in-law 
 to  the  king.' 
 
 -^  And  the  servants  of  Saul  speak  in  the  ears 
 
 I  of  David  these  words,  and  David  saith,  '  Is  it 
 
 i  a  light  thing  in  your  eyes  to  be  son-in-l.aw  to 
 
 the  king — and   1    a  poor  man,   and  lightly 
 
 esteemed?' 
 
 -■'And  the  servants  of  Saul  declare  to  him, 
 saying,  '  According  to  these  words  hath  David 
 spoken.'  '-^  And  Saul  saitli,  'Thus  do  ye  say 
 to  David,  Tliere  is  no  delight  to  the  king  in 
 dowry,  but  in  a  luindred  foreskins  of  the 
 Philistines-  to  be  avenged  on  the  enemies  of 
 
David  marries  Michal.         xviii.  26.— 1    SAMUEL.— xx.  4. 
 
 SauVs  jealousy  of  David. 
 
 the  king;'  and  Saul  tliouglit  to  cause  David 
 to  fall  try  the  hand  of  the  Philistines. 
 
 "^  And  his  servants  declare  to  David  these 
 words,  and  the  thing  is  right  in  the  eyes  of 
 David,  to  be  son-in-law  to  the  king ;  and  the 
 days  have  not  been  full,  -^  and  David  riseth 
 and  goetli,  he  and  his  men,  and  smiteth  among 
 the  Philistines  two  hujidred  men,  and  David 
 bringeth  in  their  foresldns,  and  they  set  them 
 before  the  king,  to  be  son-in-law  to  the  king ; 
 and  Saul  giveth  to  him  Michal  his  daughter 
 for  a  wife. 
 
 "8  And  Said  seeth  and  knoweth  that  Jeho- 
 vah is  with  David,  and  Michal  daughter  of 
 Saul  hath  loved  him,  "^  and  Saul  addeth  to  be 
 afraid  of  the  presence  of  David  yet ;  and  Saul 
 is  an  enemy  with  David  all  the  days.  2"  And 
 the  princes  of  the  Philistines  come  out,  and 
 it  Cometh  to  pass  from  tlie  time  of  their  com- 
 ing out,  David  hath  acted  more  wisely  than 
 any  of  the  servants  of  Saul,  and  his  name  is 
 very  precious. 
 
 XIX.  ^  AND  Saul  speaketh  unto  Jonathan 
 his  son,  and  unto  all  his  servants,  to  pvit 
 David  to  death,  ^and  Jonathan  son  of  Saul 
 delighted  exceedingly  in  David,  and  Jona- 
 than declareth  to  David,  saying,  'Saul  my 
 father  is  seelving  to  put  thee  to  death,  and, 
 now,  take  heed,  I  pray  thee,  in  the  morning, 
 and  thou  hast  abode  in  a  secret  place,  and 
 been  hidden,  ^and  I — I  go  out,  and  have 
 stood  by  the  side  of  my  father  in  the  field 
 where  thou  art,  and  I  speak  of  thee  unto 
 my  father,  and  have  seen  what  is  coming,  and 
 have  declared  to  thee.' 
 
 *And  Jonathan  speaketh  g;ood  of  David 
 unto  Saul  his  father,  and  saith  imto  him, 
 'Let  not  the  king  sin  against  his  servant, 
 against  David,  because  he  hath  not  sinned 
 against  thee,  and  because  his  works  for  thee 
 are  very  good;  ^yea,  he  putteth  his  life  in 
 his  hand,  and  smiteth  the  Philistine,  and  Je- 
 hovah worketh  a  great  salvation  for  all  Israel; 
 thou  hast  seen,  and  dost  rejoice,  and  why 
 dost  thou  sin  against  innocent  blood,  to  i>ut 
 David  to  death  for  nought?' 
 
 ^  And  Said  hearkeneth  to  the  voice  of  Jo- 
 nathan, and  Saul  sweareth,  'Jehovah  liveth 
 — he  doth  not  die.'  '' And  Jonathan  calleth 
 for  David,  and  Jonathan  declareth  to  him 
 all  these  words,  and  Jonathan  bringeth  in 
 David  unto  Saul,  and  he  is  before  him  as 
 heretofore. 
 
 ^  And  there  addeth  to  be  war,  and  David 
 goeth  out  and.  lighteth  against  the  Philistines, 
 and  smiteth  among  them — a  great  smiting, 
 and  they  Hee  from  his  face. 
 
 "  And  a  spirit  of  sadness  from  Jehovah  is 
 imto  Said,  and  lie  is  sitting  in  his  house,  a,nd 
 his  iaveliu  in  his  hand,  and  Da^'id  is  playing 
 with  the  hand,  ^^and  Saul  seeketh  to  smite 
 witli  the  javelin  through  David,  and  through 
 the  wall,  and  he  freeth  himself  from  the  pres- 
 ence of  Saul,  and  he  smiteth  the  javelin 
 through  the  wall ;  and  David  hath  fled  and 
 escapeth  during  that  night. 
 
 '^And  Saul  scudcth  messengers  unto  the 
 house  of  David  t(j  watch  him,  and  to  put  him 
 to  death  in  the  mxuTiing  ;  and  jMicluilhis  wife 
 declareth  to  David,  saying,  '  If  thou  art  not 
 
 delivering  thy  life  to-night — to-morrow  thou 
 art  put  to  death.' 
 
 1^  And  Michal  causeth  David  to  go  down 
 through  the  window,  and  he  goeth  on,  and 
 fleeth,  and  escapeth;  "and  Michal  taketh 
 the  terapliim,  and  layeth  on  the  bed,  and  the 
 mattress  of  goats'  Jtair  she  hath  put  for  his 
 pillows,  and  covereth  with  a  garment. 
 
 i*And  Saul  sendeth  messengers  to  take 
 David,  and  she  saith,  'He  is  sick.'  ^^And 
 Saul  sendeth  the  messengers  to  see  David, 
 saying,  '  Bring  him  up  in  the  bed  imto  me,' 
 — to  put  him  to  death.  i'"'And  the  messen- 
 gers come  in,  and  lo,  the  teraphim  are  on  the 
 bed,  and  the  mattress  of  goats'  hair,  for  his 
 pillows. 
 
 17  And  Saul  saith  unto  Michal,  'Wliythus 
 hast  thou  deceived  me — that  thou  dost  send 
 away  mine  enemy,  and  he  is  escaped?'  and 
 Michal  saith  unto  Saul,  '  He  said  unto  me, 
 Send  me  away :  why  do  I  put  thee  to  death  ?' 
 
 1^  And.  David  hath  fled,  aud  is  escaped,  and 
 Cometh  in  unto  Samuel  to  Ramath,  and  de- 
 clareth to  him  all  that  SaiU  hath  done  to  him, 
 and  he  goeth,  he  and  Samuel,  and  they  dwell 
 in  Naioth. 
 
 18  And  it  is  declared  to  Saul,  saying,  '  Lo 
 David  is  in  Naioth  in  Ramah.'  ""And  Saul 
 sendeth  messengers  to  take  David,  and  they 
 see  the  assembly  of  the  prophets  prophesying, 
 and  Samuel  standing,  set  over  them,  and  the 
 Spirit  of  God  is  on  Saul's  messengers,  and 
 they  prophesy — they  also. 
 
 ^1  And  they  declare  it  to  Saul,  and  he  send- 
 eth other  messengers,  and  they  proj^hesy — 
 they  also ;  and  Said  addeth  and  sendeth 
 messengers  a  third  time,  and  they  prophesy 
 — they  also. 
 
 22  And  he  goeth — he  also — ^to  Ramath,  and 
 Cometh  in  unto  the  great  well  which  is  in 
 Sechu,  and  asketh,  and  saith,  'Where  are 
 Samuel  aud  David?'  and  one  saith,  'Lo,  in 
 Naioth  in  Ramah.' 
 
 -^  And  he  goeth  thither — unto  Naioth  in  Ra- 
 mah, and  the  Spirit  of  God  is  upon  him — 
 him  also ;  and  he  goeth,  going  on,  and  he  pro- 
 phesyeth  till  his  coming  in  to  Naioth  in  Ra- 
 mah, -^and  he  strippeth  oS'^ic  also— his 
 garments,  and  prophesieth — he  also — before 
 Samuel,  aud  falleth  down  naked  all  that  day 
 and  all  the  night;  therefore  they  say,  'Is 
 Saul  also  among  the  prophets?' 
 
 XX.  1  AND  David  fleeth  from  Naioth  in 
 Ramah,  and  cometli,  and  saith  before  Jona- 
 than, 'What  have  I  done?  what  i.s- mine  ini- 
 quity? and  what  my  sin  before  thy  father, 
 that  he  is  seeking  my  life?'  =And  he  saith 
 to  him,  '  Far  be  it !  thou  dost  not  die ;  lo,  ray 
 father  doth  not  do  anything  great  or  small 
 aud  doth  not  uncover  mine  ear ;  and  where- 
 fore doth  my  father  hide  from  me  this  thing  ? 
 this  thinff  is  not.' 
 
 3  And  David  sweareth  again,  aud  saith, 
 '  Thy  father  hath  certainly  known  that  I  have 
 found  grace  in  thine  eyes,  and  he  saith.  Let 
 not  Jouatlian  know  this,  lest  l)e  be  grieved ; 
 and  yet,  Jehovah  livotli,  and  thy  soul  liveth, 
 but— as  a  step  between  nie  and  death.'  •*And 
 Jonathan  saith  to  David,  'What  doth  thy 
 soul  say? — and  I  do  it  for  thee.' 
 197 
 
Jonathan  and  David  make  xx.  5.— 1  SAMUEL.-   xx.  41. 
 
 a  covenant  between  them. 
 
 ^  And  David  saith  unto  Jonathan,  '  Lo,  the 
 new  moon  is  to-morrow ;  and  I  do  certainly 
 sit  with  the  king  to  eat ;  and  thou  hast  sent 
 me  away,  and  1  have  been  hidden  in  a  held 
 till  the  third  evening;  ''if  thy  father  at  all 
 look  after  me,  and  thou  hast  said,  David 
 asked  earnestly  of  me  to  rim  to  Beth-Lehem 
 his  city,  for  a  sacrifice  of  the  days  is  there 
 for  all  the  family.  ^  If  thus  he  say :  Good ; 
 peace  is  for  thy  servant ;  and  if  it  be  very 
 displeasing  to  him — know  that  the  evil  hath 
 been  determined  by  him ;  ^  and  thou  hast 
 done  kindness,  to  thy  servant,  for  into  a 
 covenant  of  Jehovah  thou  hast  brought  thy 
 servant  with  thee ;  —  and  if  there  is  in  me 
 iniquity,  put  thou  me  to  death ;  and  unto 
 thy  father,  why  is  this  —  thou  dost  bring 
 me  in  ? ' 
 
 "And  Jonathan  saith,  'Far  be  it  from  thee! 
 for  I  cei'tainly  do  not  Icnow  that  the  evil  hath 
 been  determined  by  my  father  to  come  upon 
 thee,  and  I  do  not  declare  it  to  thee.' 
 
 i*And  David  saith  unto  Jonathan,  'Who 
 doth  declare  to  me?  or  what  if  thy  father 
 doth  answer  thee  sharply  ?'  ^^  And  Jonathan 
 saith  unto  David,  '  Come,  and  we  go  out  into 
 the  field ;'  and  they  go  out  both  of  them  into 
 the  field. 
 
 ^"  And  Jonathan  saith  unto  David,  'Jeho- 
 vah, God  of  Israel — when  I  search  my  father, 
 ibout  this  time  to-morrow  or  the  third  day, 
 and  lo,  good  is  towards  David,  and  I  do  not 
 then  send  unto  thee,  and  have  uncovered 
 thine  ear — i^ti^ug  doth  Jehovah  do  to  Jonathan, 
 and  thus  doth  He  add ;  when  the  evil  concern- 
 ing thee  is  good  to  my  father,  then  I  have 
 luicovered  thine  ear,  and  sent  thee  away,  and 
 thou  hast  gone  in  peace,  and  Jehovah  is  with 
 thee,  as  he  was  with  my  father ;  "  and  not 
 only  while  I  am  alive  dost  thou  do  witli 
 me  the  kindness  of  Jehovah,  and  I  die  not, 
 ^^  but  thou  dost  not  cut  off  thy  kindness  from 
 my  house  unto  the  age,  nor  in  Jehovah's  cut- 
 ting off  the  enemies  of  David,  each  one  from 
 ofT  the  face  of  the  ground.' 
 
 i"  And  Jonathan  covenanteth  with  the  house 
 of  David,  and  Jehovah  hath  sought  it  from 
 the  hand  of  the  enemies  of  David;  ^^and 
 Jonathan  addeth  to  cause  David  to  swear, 
 because  he  loveth  him,  for  with  the  love  of 
 his  own  soul  he  hath  loved  him. 
 
 ^8  And  Jonathan  saith  to  him,  '  To-morrow 
 is  new  moon,  and  tliou  hast  been  looked  after, 
 for  thy  seat  is  looked  after;  ^and  on  the 
 third  day  thou  dost  cei-taiuly  come  down,  and 
 hast  come  in  imto  the  place  where  thou  wast 
 hidden  in  the  day  of  tne  work,  and  hast  re- 
 mained near  the  stone  EzeL 
 
 ^  'And  I  shoot  three  of!  the  arrows  at  the 
 side,  sending  out  for  myself  at  a  mark ;  -^  and 
 lo,  I  send  the  youth:  Go,  iiud  the  arrows. 
 If  I  at  all  say  to  the  youth,  Lo,  the  anows 
 are  on  this  side  of  thee— take  them^-— then 
 come  thou,  for  peace  is  for  thee,  ana  there 
 is  nothing;  Jehovah  livetb. 
 
 "''And  if  thus  I  say  to  the  young  mau, 
 IjO,  the  arrows  are  bcyoud  thee,  — go,  for 
 Jehovah  hath  sent  thee  away ;  ^  as  to  the 
 thin^j  which  we  have  siioken,  1  and  thou, 
 lo,  Jehovah  is  bctweeu  mo  and  thee — unto 
 the  a);e.' 
 
 198 
 
 -^  And  David  is  hidden  in  the  field,  and  it 
 is  the  new  moon,  and  the  king  sitteth  down 
 by  the  food  to  eat,  -^  and  the  king  sitteth  on 
 his  seat,  as  time  by  time,  on  a  seat  by  the 
 wall,  and  Jonathan  riseth,  and  Abner  sitteth 
 at  the  side  of  Saul,  and  David's  place  is  looked 
 after. 
 
 -*»And  Saul  hath  not  spoken  anything  on 
 that  day,  for  he  said,  '  It  ia  an  accident ;  he 
 is  not  clean — surely  not  clean.' 
 
 ^And  it  Cometh  to  pass  on  the  second 
 morrow  of  the  new  moon,  that  David's  place 
 is  looked  after,  and  Saul  saith  imto  Jonathan 
 his  son,  'Wherefore  hath  the  son  of  Jesse  not 
 come  in,  either  yesterday  or  to-day,  imto  the 
 food?' 
 
 28 And  Jonathan  answereth  Saul,  'David 
 hath  been  earnestly  asked  of  me  unto  Beth- 
 Lehem,  ^^  and  he  saith.  Send  me  away,  I  pray 
 thee,  for  a  family  sacrifice  we  have  in  the 
 city,  and  my  brother  himself  hath  given  com- 
 mand to  me,  and  now,  if  I  have  fOund  grace 
 in  thine  eyes,  let  me  go  away,  I  pray  thee,  and 
 see  my  brethren  ;  therefore  he  hath  not  come 
 unto  the  table  of  the  king.' 
 
 2"  And  the  anger  of  Said  burneth  against 
 Jonathan,  and  he  saith  to  him,  'Son  of  a 
 perverse  rebellious  woman !  have  I  not  known 
 that  thou  art  fixing  on  the  son  of  Jesse  to 
 thy  shame,  and  to  the  shame  of  the  nakedness 
 of  thy  mother?  ^^for  all  the  days  that  the  son 
 of  Jesse  liveth  on  the  ground  thou  art  not 
 established,  thou  and  thy  kingdom ;  and  now, 
 send  and  bring  him  unto  me,  for  he  is  a  son 
 of  death.' 
 
 32  And  Jonathan  answereth  Saul  his  father, 
 and  saith  unto  him,  '  Wliy  is  he  i)ut  to  death  ? 
 what  hath  he  done?'  ^^And  Saul  casteth 
 the  javelin  at  him  to  smite  him,  and  Jona- 
 than knoweth  that  it  hath  been  determined 
 by  his  father  to  put  David  to  death. 
 
 ^^And  Jonathan  riseth  from  the  table  in 
 the  heat  of  anger,  and  hath  not  eaten  food 
 on  the  second  day  of  the  new  moon,  for  he 
 hath  been  grieved  for  David,  for  his  father 
 put  him  to  shame. 
 
 3'' And  it  cometh  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
 that  Jonathan  goetli  out  into  the  field  for  the 
 appointment  with  David,  and  a  little  youth 
 is  with  him.  ^''And  he  saith  to  his  youth, 
 '  Run,  find,  I  ])ray  thee,  the  arrows  wliich  I 
 am  shooting ; '  the  youth  is  running,  and  ho 
 hath  shot  the  arrow,  causing  it  to  pass  over 
 him. 
 
 3^  And  the  youth  cometh  imto  the  place  of 
 the  arrow  which  Jonathan  hath  shot,  and 
 Jonathan  calleth  after  tlie  youth,  and  saith, 
 '  Is  not  the  arrow  beyond  thee?'  ^""and  Jona- 
 than calleth  after  the  youth,  '  Speed,  hasto, 
 stand  not;'  and  Jonatlian's  youth  gathereth 
 the  arrows,  and  cometli  imto  his  lord.  ^''And 
 the  youth  hath  not  known  anything,  only 
 Jonathan  and  David  knew  the  word.  •'"And 
 Jonathan  giveth  liis  weapons  unto  the  youth 
 whom  he  hath,  and  saitn  to  him,  'Go,  carry 
 into  the  city.' 
 
 ■"  The  youth  liatli  gone,  and  David  hath 
 risen  from  Ezel,  at  the  soutli,  and  falleth  on 
 his  face  to  the  earth,  and  ixnvcth  himself 
 thiee  times,  and  they  kiss  one  another,  and 
 they  weep  one  witli  another,  till  David  ex< 
 
David  Cometh  to  Nob. 
 
 XX.  42.— 1  SAMUEL.— xxii.  IG. 
 
 Saul  questions  A  hividech 
 
 erted  himself;  *"and  Jonathan  saith  to  David, 
 '  Go  in  peace,  in  that  wo  have  sworn—  we  two 
 —in  the  name  of  Jehovah,  saying,  Jehovah 
 is  between  me  and  thee,  and  between  my 
 seed  and  thy  seed — unto  the  age;'  and  lie 
 riseth  and  goeth;  and  Jonathan  hath  gone 
 in  to  the  city. 
 
 XXI.  1  AND  David  cometh  in  to  Nob,  unto 
 Ahimelech  the  priest,  and  Ahinielech  trem- 
 bleth  at  meeting  David,  and  saith  to  him, 
 'Wherefore  art  thou  thyseK  alone,  and  no 
 man  with  thee?' 
 
 ^  And  David  saith  to  Abimelecb  the  priest, 
 '  The  king  hath  commanded  me  a  matter,  and 
 he  saith  unto  me.  Let  no  man  know  anything 
 of  the  matter  about  which  I  am  sending  thee, 
 and  which  I  have  commanded  thee ;  and  the 
 yoimg  men  I  have  caused  to  know  at  such 
 and  such  a  place ;  ^  and  now,  what  is  there 
 under  thy  hand?  five  loaves  give  into  my 
 hand,  or  that  which  is  foimd.' 
 
 *  And  the  priest  answereth  David,  and  saith, 
 '  There  is  no  common  bread  under  my  hand, 
 but  there  is  holy  bread ;  if  the  youths  have 
 been  kept  only  from  women.' 
 
 *  And  David,  answereth  the  priest,  and  saith 
 to  him,  'Surely,  if  women  have  been  re- 
 strained from  us  as  heretofore  in  my  going 
 out,  then  the  vessels  of  the  young  men  are 
 holy,  and  it  is  a  common  way:  and  also,  sure- 
 ly to-day  it  is  sanctified  in  the  vessel.' 
 
 ^And  the  priest  giveth  to  him  the  holy 
 thing,  for  there  was  no  bread  there  except 
 the  bread  of  the  Presence  which  is  turned  a- 
 side  from  the  presence  of  Jehovah  to  put  hot 
 bread  in  the  day  of  its  being  taken  away. 
 
 ^And  there  is  a  man  of  the  servants  of 
 Sa\il  on  that  day  detained  before  Jehovah, 
 and  his  name  is  Doeg  the  Edomite,  chief  of 
 the  shepherds  whom  Saul  hath. 
 
 *  Ana  David  saith  to  Ahimelech,  'And  is 
 there  not  here  imder  thy  hand  spear  or  sword? 
 for  neither  my  sword  nor  my  vessels  have 
 I  taken  in  my  hand,  for  the  matter  of  the 
 king  was  urgent.' 
 
 ^  And  the  priest  saith,  'The  sword  of  Goli- 
 ath the  Phihstine,  whom  thou  didst  smite  in 
 the  valley  of  Elah,  lo,  it  is  wrapt  in  a  garment 
 behind  the  ephod,  if  it  thou  dost  take  to  thy- 
 self, take ;  for  there  is  none  other  save  it  m 
 this place.^  And  David  saith,  'There  is  none 
 like  it— ^give  it  to  me.' 
 
 ^*  And  David  riseth  and  fleeth  on  that  day 
 from  the  face  of  Saul,  and  cometh  in  unto 
 Achish  king  of  Gath;  i^and  the  servants  of 
 Acliish  say  unto  him,  '  Is  not  this  David  king 
 of  the  land?  is  it  not  of  this  one  they  sing  in 
 dances,  saying,  '  Saul  smote  among  his  thou- 
 sands, and  David  among  his  myriads?' 
 
 12  And  David  layeth  these  words  in  his 
 heart,  and  is  exceedingly  afraid  of  the  face  of 
 Achish  king  of  Gath,  i^  and  changeth  his 
 behaviour  before  their  eyes,  and  feigneth 
 himseK  mad  in  their  hand,  and  scribbleth  on 
 the  doors  of  the  gate,  and  letteth  down  his 
 spittle  unto  his  beard. 
 
 1^  And  Achish  saith  unto  his  servants,  '  Lo, 
 ye  see  a  man  acting  as  a  madman ;  why  do  ye 
 bring  him  in  imto  me?  ^^  A  lack  of  madmen 
 have  I,  that  ye  have  brought  in  this  one  to 
 
 act  as  a  madman  by  me !  doth  this  one  come 
 in  imto  my  hoiise?' 
 
 XXII.  1  AND  David  goeth  thence,  and  is 
 escaped  unto  the  cave  of  Adullam,  and  his 
 brethren  hear,  and  all  the  house  of  his  father, 
 and  go  down  unto  him  thither ;  'and  gather 
 themselves  unto  him  do  every  man  in  distress, 
 and  every  man  who  hath  an  exactor,  and 
 every  man  bitter  in  soul,  and  he  is  over  them 
 for  head,  and  there  are  with  him  about  foxir 
 hundred  men. 
 
 ^And  David  goeth  thence  to  Mizpeh  of 
 Moab,  and  saith  iinto  the  king  of  Moab,  'Let, 
 I  pray  thee,  my  father  and  my  mother  go  out 
 with  you,  tiU  that  I  know  what  God  doth  for 
 me  ;'  ^and  he  leadeth  them  before  the  king 
 of  Moab,  and  they  dwell  with  him  all  the 
 days  of  David's  being  in  the  fortress. 
 
 'And  Gad  the  proi^het  saith  unto  David, 
 'Thou  dost  not  abide  in  a  fortress,  go,  and 
 thou  hast  entered  for  thee  the  land  of  J  udah ;' 
 and  David  goeth  and  eutereth  the  forest  of 
 Hareth. 
 
 ®  And  Said  heareth  that  DaAad  hath  become 
 known,  and  the  men  who  are  with  him,  and 
 Saul  is  abiding  in  Gibeah,  imder  the  grove  in 
 Ramah,  and  his  spear  is  in  his  hand,  and  all 
 his  servants  standing  by  him. 
 
 7  And  Said  saith  to  his  servants  who  are 
 standing  by  him,  '  Hear,  I  pray  you,  ye  Ben- 
 jamites;  also  to  all  of  you  doth  the  son  of 
 Jesse  give  fields  and  vineyards !  all  of  you  he 
 doth  apijoint  heads  of  thousands  and  heads 
 of  himdieds !  ^  for  ye  have  conspired  all_  of 
 you  against  me,  and  there  is  none  imcoverin" 
 mine  ear  about  my  son's  covenanting  with 
 the  son  of  Jesse,  and  there  is  none_  of  you 
 gricAdng  for  me,  and  uncovering  mine  ear, 
 that  my  son  hath  raised  up  my  servant  against 
 me,  to  lie  in  wait  as  at  this  day.' 
 
 ^  And  answer  doth  Doeg  the  Edomite,  who 
 is  set  over  the  servants  of  Saulj  and  saith,  '  I 
 have  seen  the  son  of  Jesse  coming  in  to  Nob, 
 unto  Ahimelech  son  of  Ahitub,  i"  and  he 
 asketh  for  him  at  Jehovah,  and  provision 
 hath  given  to  him,  and  the  sword  oi  Goliath 
 the  Philistine  hath  given  to  him. 
 
 1*  And  the  king  sendeth  to  call  Ahimelech 
 son  of  Ahitub,  the  priest,  and  all  the  house 
 of  his  father,  the  priests,  who  are  in  Nob,  and 
 they  come  all  of  them  imto  the  king ;  i"  and 
 Saul  saith,  '  Hear,  I  pray  thee,  son  of  Ahitub ; ' 
 and  he  saith,  '  Here  am  I,  my  lord.' 
 
 i» And  Saul  saith  unto  him,  'Why  have  ye 
 conspired  against  me,  thou  and  the  son  of 
 Jesse,  by  thy  giving  to  him  bread  and_  a 
 sword,  and  to  ask  for  him  at  God,  to  rise 
 against  me,  to  lie  in  wait,  as  at  this  day?' 
 
 "  And  Ahimelech  answereth  the  king  and 
 saith,  'And  who  among  all  thy  servants  iV  as 
 David— faithful,  and  son-in-law  of  the  king, 
 and  hath  turned  aside  unto  thy  council,  and 
 is  honoured  in  thy  house?  ^^ To-day  have  I 
 begun  to  ask  for  him  at  God?  far  be  it  from 
 me!  let  not  the  king  lay  anything  against  his 
 servant,  against  any  of  the  house  of  my 
 father,  for  thy  servant  hath  known  nothing 
 of  all  this,  less  or  more.'  ^^Aud  the  king 
 saith,  'Thou  dost  surely  die,  Ahimelech, 
 thou,  and  all  the  house  of  thy  father.' 
 199 
 
 y 
 
Docg  slays  the  priests. 
 
 XXII,  17.— 1  SAMUEK— XXIII.  28.        Savi  aearclvea  for  David. 
 
 '^  And  tlie  king  saitli  to  runners,  those 
 Btanding  by  him,  '  Turn  round,  and  put  to 
 death  the  priests  of  Jeliovah,  because  their 
 hand  also  is  with  David,  and  because  they 
 have  known  that  he  is  fleeing,  and  have  not 
 uncovered  mine  ear;'  and  the  servants  of 
 the  king  have  not  been  willing  to  put  forth 
 their  hand  to  come  against  the  priests  of 
 Jehovah. 
 
 i*And  the  king  saith  to  Doeg,  'Turn  roimd 
 thou,  and  come  against  the  priests;'  and 
 Doeg  the  Edomite  turneth  round,  and  cometh 
 himself  against  the  priests,  and  putteth  to 
 death  in  that  day  eighty  and  five  men  bearing 
 a  linen  ephod,  ''■'  and  Nob,  the  city  of  the 
 (iriests,  he  hath  smitten  by  the  mouth  of  the 
 sword,  from  man  even  unto  woman,  from 
 infant  even  imto  suckling,  and  ox,  and  ass, 
 and  sheep,  by  the  mouth  of  the  sword. 
 
 -"  And  there  escapeth  one  son  of  Ahimelech, 
 son  of  Ahitub,  and  his  name  is  Abiathar,  and 
 he  fleeth  after  David,  -^  and  Abiathar  declar- 
 eth  to  David  that  Saul  hath  slain  the  priests 
 of  Jehovah. 
 
 2"  And  David  saith  to  Abiathar,  '1  have 
 known  on  that  day  when  Doeg  the  Edomite  is 
 there,  that  he  doth  certainly  declare  it  to 
 Saul ;  I  have  brought  it  roiind  to  every  person 
 of  the  house  of  thy  father ;  ^'^  dwell  with  me ; 
 fear  jiot ;  for  he  who  seeketh  my  life  seeketh 
 thy  life;  for  a  charge  art  thou  with  me.' 
 
 XXIII.  1  AND  they  declare  to  David,  say- 
 ing, '  Lo,  the  Philistines  are  fighting  against 
 Keilah,  and  they  are  spoiling  the  threshing- 
 floors.'  -And  David  asketh  at  Jeliovah,  saying, 
 'Do  I  go? — and  have  I  smitten  among  these 
 Philistines  ?'  And  Jehovah  saitli  unto  David, 
 '  Go,  and  thou  hast  smitten  among  the  Phil- 
 istines, and  saved  Keilah.' 
 
 ^  And  David's  men  sa^  unto  him,  '  Lo,  we 
 here  in  Jiidah  are  afraid;  and  how  mucli 
 more  when  we  go  to  Keilah,  imto  the  ranks  of 
 the  Philistines  ?'  '*And  David  addeth  again 
 to  ask  at  Jeliovah^  and  Jeliovah  answereth 
 him,  and  saith,  '  Rise,  go  down  to  Keilah,  for 
 I  am  giving  the  Philistines  into  thy  hand.' 
 
 *  And  David  goeth,  and  his  men,  to  Keilah, 
 and  fighteth  vvitli  the  Philistines,  and  leadeth 
 away  their  cattle,  and  smiteth  among  them— 
 a  great  sinitiug,  and  David  saveth  the  inhabit- 
 ants of  Keilah. 
 
 ^Aud  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  fleeing  of 
 Abiathar  son  of  Ahimelech  unto  David,  to 
 Keilah,  an  ephod  came  down  in  his  hand. 
 
 "  And  it  is  declared  to  Saul  that  David 
 hath  come  in  to  Keilah,  and  Saul  saith,  '  God 
 hath  made  him  known  for  \\\y  hand,  for  he 
 hath  been  shut  iiij  to  enter  into  a  city  of 
 doors  and  bar.'  *And  Saul  summoneth  the 
 whole  of  the  peojile  to  battle,  to  go  down 
 to  Keilah,  to  lay  siege  unto  David  and  unto 
 his  men. 
 
 *•  And  David  knoweth  that  against  him 
 Saul  is  devising  the  evil,  and  saith  unto  Abi- 
 athar the  yiriest,  '  Bring  nigh  the  ephod.' 
 10  And  David  saith,  '  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 Thy  servant  hath  certainlv  heard  that  Saul 
 is  seeking  to  come  in  unto  Keilah,  to  destroy 
 the  citv  on  mine  account.  "  Do  the  ])()sses- 
 kors  oi  Keilah  shut  me  up  into  his  hand? 
 200 
 
 doth  Saul  come  down  as  Thy  servant  hath 
 heard?  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  declare,  I  pray 
 Thee,  to  Thy  servant.'  And  Jehovah  saith, 
 'He  doth  come  down.'  ^'And  David  saith, 
 'Do  the  possessors  of  Keilah  shut  me  up, 
 and  my  men,  into  the  hand  of  Said?'  And 
 Jehovah  saith,  'They  shut  </iee  tip.' 
 
 "And  David  riseth — and  his  men — about 
 six  hundred  men,  and  they  go  out  from 
 Keilah,  and  go  up  and  down  where  they  go 
 up  and  down ;  and  to  Saul  it  hath  been  de- 
 clared that  David  hath  escaped  from  Keilah, 
 and  he  ceaseth  to  go  out. 
 
 1*  And  David  abideth  in  the  wilderness,  in 
 fortresses,  and  abideth  in  the  hill-country,  in 
 the  wilderness  of  Ziph ;  and  Saul  seeketh  him 
 all  the  days,  and  God  hath  not  given  him 
 into  his  hand. 
 
 1^  And  Da^ad  seeth  that  Saul  hath  come 
 out  to  seek  his  life,  and  David  is  in  the  wil- 
 derness of  Ziph,  in  a  forest.  ^^And  Jonathan 
 son  of  Said  riseth,  and  goeth  unto  David  to 
 the  forest,  and  strengtheneth  liis  hand  in 
 God,  1^  and  saith  imto  him,  '  Fear  not,  for  the 
 hand  of  Said  my  father  doth  not  find  thee, 
 and  thou  dost  reign  over  Israel,  and  I  am  to 
 thee  for  second,  and  also  so  Itnoweth  Saul  mv 
 father.'  ^^And  they  make  a  covenant  botli 
 of  them  before  Jehovah  ;  and  David  abideth 
 in  the  forest,  and  Jonathan  hath  gone  to  his 
 house. 
 
 i^And  the  Ziphites  go  up  unto  Said  to 
 Gibeali,  saying.  Is  not  pavid  hiding  himscK 
 with  us  in  fortresses,  in  the  forest,  in  the 
 height  of  Hachilah,  which  is  on  the  soutli  of 
 the  desolate  place  ?  "^  And,  now,  by  all  the 
 desire  of  thy  soul,  0  king,  to  come  down, 
 come  down,  and  ours  is  to  shut  him  up  into 
 the  hand  of  the  king.'  -^And  Saul  saith, 
 '  Blessed  are  ye  of  Jehovah,  for  ye  have  pity 
 on  me ;  -"  go,  I  pray  you,  prepare  yet,  and 
 know  and  see  his  place  where  his  foot  i.s ; 
 who  hath  seen  him  there?  for  one  hath  said 
 imto  me.  He  is  very  subtile.  ^  And  see  and 
 know  of  all  the  hiding-places  where  he  hidcth 
 himself,  and  ye  have  turned  back  unto  me 
 prepared,  and  I  have  gone  witli  you,  and  it 
 hath  been,  if  he  is  in  the  land,  that  I  have 
 searched  him  out  through  all  the  thousands 
 of  .Judah.' 
 
 -*  And  they  rise  and  go  to  Ziph  before  Saul, 
 and  David  and  his  men  are  in  the  wilder- 
 ness of  Maoii,  in  the  plain,  at  the  south  of 
 the  desolate  place.  '-^  And  Saul  and  his  men 
 go  to  seek,  and  they  declare  to  David,  and 
 he  goeth  down  the  rock,  and  abideth  in  the 
 wilderness  of  Maon ;  and  Saul  hearcth,  and 
 pursueth  after  David  to  the  wilderness  of 
 Maon. 
 
 -"And  Saul  goeth  on  this  side  of  the  nioun- 
 tain,  and  David  and  his  men  on  that  side  of 
 the  mountain,  and  David  is  hastened  to  go 
 from  the  face  of  Saul,  and  Saul  and  his  men 
 arc  compassing  David  and  his  men,  to  catch 
 them. 
 
 "''  And  a  messenger  hath  come  in  unto  Saul, 
 saying,  'Haste,  an<l  come,  for  the  I'hilistincs 
 li.'ive  pushed  .against  the  land.'  -''And  Saul 
 turnctli  l>ack  from  |inrsuing  after  David,  and 
 i;oeth  to  meet  the  I'liilistines,  therefore  they 
 have  called  that  i)lace  'The  Rock  of  Divi 
 
David  spares  Saul. 
 
 XXIII.  29.— 1  SAMUEL.— XXV.  13 
 
 Death  of  Samwl. 
 
 sioDS.'    '"^And  David  goetli  up  thence,  aud 
 abideth  in  fortresses  a<  En-gedi. 
 
 XXIV.  ^  AND  it  cometti  to  pass  when  Saul 
 hath  turned  back  from  after  the  Philistines, 
 that  they  declare  to  him,  saying,  '  Lo,  David 
 is  in  the  wilderness  of  En-gedi.'  ''And  Saul 
 taketh  three  thousand  chosen  men  out  of  all 
 Israel,  and  goeth  to  seek  David  and  his  men, 
 on  the  front  of  the  rocks  of  the  wild  goats, 
 3  and  he  cometh  in  unto  folds  of  the  flock, 
 on  the  way,  and  there  is  a  cave,  and  Saul  go- 
 eth in  to  cover  his  feet ;  and  David  and  his 
 men  in  the  sides  of  the  cave  are  abiding. 
 
 ■*  And  the  men  of  David  say  unto  him,  '  Lo, 
 the  day  of  which  Jehovah  said  unto  thee, 
 Lo,  I  am  giving  thine  enemy  into  thy  hand, 
 and  thou  hast  done  to  him  as  it  is  good  in 
 thine  eyes ; '  and  David  riseth  aud  cutteth  off 
 the  skirt  of  the  upper  robe  which  is  on  Saul — 
 gently. 
 
 ^  And  it  cometh  to  pass  afterwards  that  the 
 lieart  of  David  smiteth  him,  because  that  he 
 hath  cut  off  the  skirt  which  is  on  Saul,  ^  and 
 he  saith  to  his  men,  '  Far  be  it  from  me,  by 
 Jehovah  ;  I  do  not  do  this  thing  to  my  lord — 
 to  the  anointed  of  Jehovah — ^to  put  forth  my 
 hand  against  him,  for  the  anointed  of  Jehovah 
 he  is.' 
 
 ^  And  David  subdueth  his  men  by  words, 
 and  hath  not  permitted  them  to  rise  against 
 Saul ;  and  Saul  hath  risen  from  the  cave,  and 
 goeth  on  the  way ;  ^  and  David  riseth  after- 
 wards, and  goeth  out  from  the  cave,  and  call- 
 eth  after  Saul,  saying,  'My  lord,  0  king  I' 
 And  Saul  looketh  attentively  behind  him, 
 and  Da\dd  boweth — face  to  the  earth — and 
 doth  obeisance. 
 
 ^  And  David  saith  to  Saul,  '  Why  dost  thou 
 hear  the  words  of  man,  saying,  Lo,  David  is 
 seeking  thine  evil?  ^^  Lo,  this  day  have  thine 
 eyes  seen  how  that  Jehovah  hath  given  thee 
 tO;day  into  my  hand  in  the  cave ;  and  one 
 said  to  slay  thee,  and  viine  eye  hath  pity 
 on  thee,  and  I  say,  I  do  not  put  forth  my 
 liand  against  my  lord,  for  the  anointed  of  Je- 
 hovah he  is. 
 
 "  '  Aud,  my  father,  see,  yea  see  the  skirt 
 of  thine  ujiper  robe  in  my  hand ;  for  by  cut- 
 ting ofi"  the  skirt  of  thy  upper  robe,  and  I  have 
 not  slain  thee,  know  and  see  that  there  is  not 
 in  my  hand  evil  aud  transgression,  and  I  have 
 not  sinned  against  thee,  and  thou  art  hunting 
 my  soul  to  take  it ! 
 
 12  '  Jehovali  doth  judge  between  me  and 
 thee,  and  Jehovah  hath  avenged  me  of  thee, 
 and  my  hand  is  not  on  thee ;  ^^  as  saith  the 
 simile  of  the  ancients.  From  the  wicked  goetli 
 out  wickedness,  and  my  hand  is  not  on  thee. 
 
 "  '  After  whom  hath  the  king  of  Israel 
 come  out?  after  whom  art  thou  pursiung? — 
 after  a  dead  dog !  after  one  flea !  ^^  And  Je- 
 hovah hath  been  for  jiidge,  and  hath  judged 
 between  me  and  thee,  yea,  ne  seeth  and  plead- 
 eth  my  cause,  and  doth  deliver  me  out  of  thy 
 hand.' 
 
 18  Aud  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  David  com- 
 pleteth  to  s]ieak  these  words  unto  Saul,  that 
 Saul  saith,  '  Is  this  thy  voice,  my  son  David  ?' 
 and  Said  liftcth  uji  liis  voice,  aud  weepeth. 
 I''  Aud  he  saith  uuto  David,  '  More  righteous 
 
 thou  art  than  I ;  for  thou  hast  done  me  good, 
 and  I  have  done  thee  evil ;  ^8  and  tliou  hast 
 declared  to-day  how  that  thou  hast  done  good 
 with  me,  how  that  Jehovah  shut  me  up  into 
 thy  liand,  and  thou  didst  not  slay  me,  i*  and 
 that  a  man  doth  find  his  enemy,  and  hatli 
 sent  him  away  in  a  good  manner;  aud  Jehovali 
 doth  repay  thee  good  for  that  which  thou 
 didst  to  me  this  day. 
 
 2"  '  Andj  now,  lo,  1  have  known  that  thou 
 dost  certainly  reign,  and  the  kingdom  of  Israel 
 hath  stood  in  thy  hand ;  -'  and,  now,  swear  to 
 me  by  Jehovah — thou  dost  not  cut  off  my 
 seed  after  me,  nor  dost  thou  destroy  my  name 
 from  the  house  of  my  father.' 
 
 ^2  And  David  sweareth  to  Saul,  and  Saul 
 goeth  unto  his  house,  and  David  and  his  men 
 have  gone  up  unto  the  fortress. 
 
 XXV.  1  AND  Samuel  dieth,  and  all  Israel 
 are  gathered,  and  mourn  for  him,  and  bury 
 him  in  his  house,  in  Ramah  ;  and  David  ris- 
 eth and  goeth  down  unto  the  wilderness  of 
 Paran.  ^And  there  is  a  man  in  Maon,  and 
 his  work  is  in  Carmel;  aud  the  mau  is  very 
 great,  and  he  hath  three  thousand  sheep,  and 
 a  thousand  goats ;  and  he  is  shearing  his  flock 
 in  Carmel. 
 
 3  And  the  name  of  the  man  is  Nabal,  and 
 the  name  of  his  wife  Abigail,  and  the  woman 
 is  of  good  imderstanding,  and  of  fair  form, 
 and  the  man  is  hard  and  evil  in  doings ;  and 
 he  is  a  Calebite. 
 
 *  And  David  heareth  in  the  wilderness  that 
 Nabal  is  shearing  his  flock,  ^  and  David  send- 
 eth  ten  young  men,  and  David  saith  to  the 
 young  men,  '  Go  ye  up  to  Carmel,  and  ye  have 
 come  in  uuto  Nabal,  and  asked  of  him  in 
 my  name  of  welfare,  ®  and  said  thus :  To  life ! 
 and  thou,  peace;  and  thy  house,  jjeace;  and 
 all  that  tnou  hast— peace!  ''  and,  now,  I  have 
 heard  that  thou  hast  shearers ;  now,  the  shep- 
 herds whom  thou  hast  have  been  -with  us.  we 
 have  not  put  them  to  shame,  nor  hath  any- 
 thing been  looked  after  by  them,  all  the  days 
 of  their  being  in  Carmel. 
 
 8  '  Ask  thy  yoimg  men,  and  they  declare  to 
 thee,  and  the  young  men  find  grace  in  thine 
 eyes,  for  on  a  good  day  we  have  come ;  give,  1 
 pray  thee,  that  which  thy  hand  findeth,  to  thy 
 servants,  and  to  thy  son,  to  David.' 
 
 ^  And  the  yoimg  men  of  David  come  in,  and 
 S]ieak  imto  Nabal  accordiug  to  all  these  words, 
 in  the  name  of  David— and  rest. 
 
 I"  And  Nabal  answereth  the  servants  of 
 David  and  saith,  'Who  is  David,  aud  who 
 the  son  of  Jesse?  to-day  have  servants  been 
 midtiplied  wlio  are  breaking  away  each  from 
 liis  master;  "  and  I  have  taken  my  bread,  and 
 my  water,  and  my  flesh,  which  I  slaughtered 
 for  my  shearers,  aud  have  given  it  to  men 
 whom  I  have  not  known  whence  they  are.'' 
 
 I'-'  And  the  young  men  of  David  turn  on  their 
 way,  and  turn  back,  and  come  in.  and  declare 
 to  liim  according  to  all  these  words. 
 
 "And  David  saith  to  his  men,  'Gird  vc  on 
 each  his  sword ; '  aud  they  gird  on  each  his 
 sword,  aud  David  also  girdctli  on  his  sword, 
 and  there  go  up  after  David  aliout  fom-  hun- 
 dred men,  and  two  hundred  have  remained 
 by  the  vessels. 
 
 201 
 
A  higail  pacifies  David. 
 
 XXV.  14.— 1  SAMUEL.— XXVI.  2. 
 
 Death  of  Ifabai. 
 
 ^*  Aud  to  Abigail  wife  of  Nabal  hath  one 
 youuEC  man  of  the  youths  declared,  saying, 
 
 Lo,  David  hath  sent  messengers  out  of  the 
 wilderness  to  bless  our  lord,  and  he  flieth 
 upon  them ;  ^^  and  the  men  are  very  good  to 
 us,  and  have  not  put  us  to  shame,  and  wc 
 have  not  looked  after  anything  all  the  days 
 we  have  gone  up  and  down  witn  them,  in  our 
 being  in  the  field ;  ^^  a  wall  they  have  been 
 unto  us  both  by  night  aud  by  day,  all  the  days 
 of  our  being  with  them,  feeding;  the  flock. 
 
 1^ '  And,  now,  know  and  consider  what  thou 
 dost;  for  evil  hath  been  determined  against 
 our  lord,  and  against  aU  his  house,  and  he  is 
 too  much  a  son  of  worthlessness  to  be  spoken 
 to.' 
 
 18  And  Abigail  hasteth,  and  taketh  two 
 hundred  loaves,  and  two  bottles  of  wine,  aud 
 five  sheep,  prepared,  and  five  measures  of 
 roasted  corn,  and  a  hundred  bunches  of  raisins, 
 and  two  hundred  bimches  of  figs,  and  settetli 
 them  on  the  asses. 
 
 I'*  And  she  saith  to  her  young  men,  '  Pass 
 over  before  me;  lo,  after  you  I  am  coming;' 
 and  to  her  husband  Nabal  she  hath  not  de- 
 clared it ;  ^^  and  it  hath  come  to  pass,  she  is 
 riding  on  the  ass  and  is  coming  down  in  the 
 secret  part  of  the  hill-coimtry,  and  lo,  David 
 and  his  men  are  coming  down  to  meet  her, 
 and  she  meeteth  them. 
 
 ^1  And  David  said,  '  Only,  in  vain  I  have 
 kept  all  that  this  c/ne  hath  in  the  wilderness, 
 and  nothing  hath  been  looked  after  of  all 
 that  he  hath,  and  he  turneth  back  to  me  evil 
 for  good ;  ^"thus  doth  God  do  to  the  enemies  of 
 David,  and  thus  He  doth  add,  if  I  leave  of  all 
 that  he  hath  till  the  light  of  the  morning — of 
 those  sitting  on  the  wall.' 
 
 ^  And  Abigail  seeth  David,  and  hasteth 
 and  cometh  down  from  off  the  ass,  and  fall- 
 eth  before  David  on  her  face,  and  boweth 
 herself  to  the  earth,  ^  and  falleth  at  his  feet 
 and  saith,  '  On  me,  my  lord,  the  iniquity ;  and 
 let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  handmaid  speak  in  thine 
 ear,  and  hear  the  words  of  thy  handmaid. 
 
 ^  '  Let  not,  I  pray  thee,  my  lord  set  his 
 heart  to  this  man  of  worthlessness,  on  Nabal, 
 for  as  his  name  is  so  is  he ;  Nabal  is  his  name, 
 and  folly  is  with  him;  and  I,  thine  hand- 
 maid, did  not  see  the  young  men  of  my  lord 
 whom  thou  didst  send ;  -*'  and  now,  my  lord, 
 Jehovah  liveth,  and  thy  soul  liveth,  in  that 
 Jehovah  hath  withheld  thee  from  coming  in 
 with  blood,  aud  to  save  thy  hand  to  thee — 
 now  let  thine  enemies  l)e  as  Nabal,  even  those 
 seeking  evil  unto  my  lorcL 
 
 ^  '  And,  now,  this  blessing  which  thy  maid- 
 servant hath  brought  to  my  lord — it  hath 
 been  given  to  the  young  men  who  are  going 
 up  and  down  at  the  feet  of  my  lord. 
 
 '^ '  Bear,  1  pray  thee,  with  tne  transgression 
 of  thy  handmaia,  for  Jehovah  doth  certainly 
 make  to  my  lord  a  stedfast  house;  for  the 
 battles  of  Jehovah  hath  my  lord  fought,  and 
 evil  is  not  found  in  thee  all  thy  days.  ""  And 
 man  risoth  to  pursue  thee  and  to  seek  thy 
 soul,  and  the  soul  of  my  lord  hath  been  liouiul 
 in  the  bundle  of  life  with  Joliovah  tliy  Cod; 
 as  to  the  soul  of  thine  enemies,  llcdotli  sling 
 them  out  in  the  midst  of  the  hollow  of  the 
 eling. 
 
 202 
 
 3"  '  And  it  hath  been,  when  Jehovah  doth 
 to  my  lord  according  to  aU  the  good  which 
 He  hath  spoken  concerning  thee,  and  ap- 
 pointed thee  for  leader  over  Israel,  ^^  that  tlua 
 IS  not  to  thee  for  a  stumbling-block,  and  for 
 an  offence  of  heart  to  my  lord— either  to 
 shed  blood  for  nought,  or  my  lord's  restrain- 
 ing himself ;  and  Jehovah  hath  done  good  to 
 my  lord,  and  thou  hast  remembered  thy 
 handmaid.' 
 
 ^°  And  David  saith  to  Abigail,  '  Blessed  is 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  who  hath  sent  tliee 
 this  day  to  meet  me,  ^Sand  blessed  is  thy 
 discretion,  and  blessed  ari  thou  in  that  thou 
 hast  restrained  me  this  day  from  coming  in  with 
 blood,  and  to  restrain  my  hand  to  myself. 
 3-»And  yet,  Jehovah  liveth,  God  of  Israel, 
 who  hath  kept  me  back  from  doing  evil  with 
 thee,  for  imless  thou  hadst  hasted,  and  dost 
 come  to  meet  me,  surely  there  had  not  been 
 left  to  Na,bal  tiU  the  light  of  the  morning,  of 
 those  sitting  on  the  wall.' 
 
 3''_  And  David  receiveth  from  her  hand  that 
 which  she  hath  brought  to  him,  and  to  her 
 he  hath  said,  '  Go  up  in  peace  to  thy  house  ; 
 see,  I  have  hearkened  to  thy  voice,  and  ac- 
 cept thy  face.' 
 
 '^^  And  Abigail  cometh  in  unto  Nabal,  and 
 lo,  he  hath  a  banquet  in  his  house,  like  a 
 banquet  of  the  king,  and  the  heart  of  Nabal 
 is  glad  within  him,  and  he  is  drunk  unto 
 excess,  and  she  hath  not  declared  to  him 
 anything,  less  or  more,  till  the  light  of  the 
 morning.  ^^  And  it  cometh  to  pass  in  the 
 morning,  when  the  wine  is  gone  out  from  Na- 
 bal, that  his  wife  declareth  to  him  these 
 things,  and  his  heart  dieth  withia  him,  and 
 he  hath  been  as  a  stone. 
 
 38  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  about  ten  days, 
 that  Jehovah  smiteth  Nabal,  and  he  dieth, 
 3"  and  David  lieareth  that  Nabal  is  dead,  and 
 saith,  '  Blessed  is  Jehovah  who  hath  pleaded 
 the  cause  of  my  reproach  from  the  hand  of 
 Nabal,  and  His  servant  hath  kept  back  from 
 evil,  and  the  wickedness  of  Nabal  hath  Jeho- 
 vah turned  back  on  his  own  head ; '  and  Da- 
 vid sendeth  and  speaketh  with  Abigail,  to 
 take  her  to  him  for  a  wife. 
 
 *"  And  the  servants  of  David  come  in  unto 
 Abigail  at  Carmel,  and  speak  unto  her,  say- 
 ing, *Da\dd  hath  sent  us  unto  thee  to  take 
 thee  to  him  for  a  wife.' 
 
 ^^And  she  riscth  and  boweth  herself — 
 face  to  the  earth — and  saith,  '  Lo,  thy  hand- 
 maid is  for  a  maid-servant  to  wash  the  feet 
 of  the  servants  of  my  lord.'  <"And  Abigail 
 hasteth  and  riscth,  and  ridcth  on  the  <ass ; 
 and  five  of  her  young  women  wlio  are  going 
 at  her  feet ;  and  she  gocth  after  tlio  messen- 
 gers of  David,  and  is  to  him  for  a  wife. 
 
 ^3  And  Ahinoam  hath  DaAad  taken  from 
 Jczrecl,  and  they  are — even  both  of  them— 
 to  him  for  Avives  ;  ■'^aud  Saul  gave  Alichal  his 
 flaughtcr,  -wife  to  David,  to  Phalti  son  of 
 l^aisli,  who  is  of  Gallim. 
 
 XXVI.  ^AND  the  Ziphitcs  come  in  unto 
 Saul,  at  Gibeah,  saying  'Is  not  David  hid- 
 ing liimself  in  tlie  Jicight  of  llachilah,  on 
 the  front  of  tlio  di'sort?'  -And  Saul  riscth, 
 and  goeth  down  unto  the  wildorncBS  of  Ziph, 
 
David  again  spares  Saul.         xxvi.  3.— 1  SAMUEL.— xxvii.  8,       Saul  ceases  his  persecution. 
 
 and  with  liim  tliree  thousand  men,  chosen 
 ones  of  Israel,  to  seek  David  in  the  wilder- 
 ness of  Ziph. 
 
 ^And  Said  encampeth  in  the  height  of 
 HachUah,  which  is  ou  the  front  of  the  desert, 
 by  the  way,  and  David  is  abiding  in  the  wil- 
 derness, and  he  seeth  that  Saul  hath  come 
 after  him  in  to  the  wilderness  ;  •*  and  David 
 sendeth  spies,  and  knoweth  that  Saul  hath 
 come  unto  Kachon,  ^and  David  riseth,  and 
 Cometh  in  unto  the  place  where  Said  hath 
 encamped,  and  David  seeth  the  place  where 
 Saul  Irath  lain,  and  Abner  son  of  Ner,  head 
 of  his  host,  and  Saul  is  lying  in  tlie  path,  and 
 the  people  are  encamping  round  about  him. 
 
 "  Ana  David  answereth  and  saith  unto  Ahi- 
 melech  the  Hittite,  and  unto  Abishai  son  of 
 Zeruiah,  brother  of  Joab,  saying,  '  Who  dotli 
 go  down  with  me  unto  Said,  unto  the  camp  ? ' 
 and  Abishai  saith,  'I — 1  go  down  with  thee.' 
 
 ^  And  David  cometh — and  Abishai — unto 
 the  ]jeoj)le  by  night,  and  lo,  Said  is  lying 
 sleeping  in  the  patli,  and  his  spear  struck  into 
 the  earth  at  his  pillow,  and  Abner  and  the 
 people  are  lying  round  about  him. 
 
 8  And  Abishai  saith  unto  David,  '  God  hath 
 shut  U|>  to-day  thine  enemy  into  thy  hand ; 
 and,  now,  let  me  smite  him,  I  pray  thee,  with 
 •*  spear,  even  into  the  earth  at  once — and  I 
 •^o  rexjeat  it  to  him.' 
 
 ^And  David  saith  unto  Abishai,  'Destroy 
 him  not ;  for  who  hath  put  forth  his  hand 
 against  the  anointed  of  Jehovah,  and  been 
 acquitted?'  ^^And  David  saith,  'Jehovah 
 liyeth ;  except  J^ovah  doth  smite  him,  or 
 his  day  come  that  he  hath  died,  or  into  battle 
 he  go  do'svn,  and  hath  been  consumed — ^^  far 
 be  it  from  me,  by  Jehovah,  from  putting  forth 
 my  hand  against  the  anointed  of  Jehovah ; 
 and,  now,  take,  I  pray  thee,  the  spear  which 
 is  at  his  pillow,  and  the  cruse  of  water,  and 
 we  go  away.' 
 
 ^^And  David  taketh  the  spear,  and  the 
 cruse  of  water  at  the  pillow  of  Said,  and 
 they  go  away,  aud  there  is  none  seeing,  and 
 there  is  none  knowing,  and  there  is  none 
 awaking,  for  all  of  them  are  sleeping,  for  a 
 deep  sleep  from  Jehovah  hath  fallen  upon 
 them. 
 
 13  And  David  passeth  over  to  the  other 
 side,  and  standeth  on  the  top  of  the  hill  afar 
 off — great  is  the  place  between  them  ;  '^*  and 
 David  calleth  unto  the  people,  and  unto 
 Abner  son  of  Ner,  saying,  'Dost  thou  not 
 answer,  Abner?'  and  Abner  answereth  and 
 saith,  'Who  art  thou  who  hast  called  unto 
 the  king?' 
 
 i^And  David  saith  unto  Abner,  'Art  not 
 thou  a  man?  and  who  is  like  thee  in  Israel? 
 but  why  hast  thou  not  watched  over  thy  lord 
 the  king?  for  one  of  the  people  had  come  in 
 to  destroy  the  king,  thy  lord.  ^^Not  good  is 
 this  thing  which  thou  hast  done ;  Jehovah 
 liveth,  but  ye  are  sons  of  death,  in  that  ye 
 have  not  watched  over  your  lord,  over  the 
 anointed  of  Jehovah;  and  now,  see  where 
 the  lung's  .spear  is,  and  the  cruse  of  water 
 which  is  at  his  bolster.' 
 
 17  And  Saul  discemeth  the  voice  of  Dayid, 
 and  saith,  '  Is  this  thy  voice^  my  son  David?' 
 kud  David  saith,    'My  voice    mv  lord,   0 
 
 king!'  i8jimi  \^q  saith,  '  Wliy  is  this— my  lord 
 is  pursuing  after  his  servant?  for  what  have 
 I  done,  and  what  is  in  my  hand  evil?  i'-"  And, 
 now,  let,  I  iiray  thee,  my  lord  the  king  hear 
 the  words  of  his  servant:  if  Jehovah  hath 
 moved  thee  against  me,  let  Him  accept  a 
 present;  and  if  the  sons  of  men— curscci  are 
 tliey  before  Jehovah,  for  they  have  cast  me 
 out  to-day  from  being  admitted  into  the  in- 
 heritance of  Jehovah,  saying.  Go,  serve  other 
 gods. 
 
 '" '  And  noWj  let  not  my  blood  faU  to  the 
 earth  over-Jigainst  the  face  of  Jehovah,  for 
 the  king  of  Israel  hath  come  out  to  seek  one 
 tlea,  as  mie  pursiieth  the  partridge  in  moun  • 
 tains.' 
 
 ^^And  Said  saith,  'I  have  sinned;  turn 
 back,  my  son  David,  for  I  do  evil  to  thee  no 
 more,  because  that  my  soul  hath  been  pre- 
 cious in  thine  eyes  this  day ;  lo,  I  have  acted 
 foolishly,  and  do  err  very  greatly.' 
 
 ^•^  And  David  answereth  and  saith,  '  Lo,  the 
 king's  spear;  and  let  one  of  the  youn^  men 
 
 Sass  over,  and  receive  it;  ^and  Jenovah 
 oth  turn  back  to  each  his  righteousness  and 
 his  faithfulness,  in  that  Jehovah  hath  given 
 thee  to-day  into  my  hand,  and  I  have  not 
 been  willing  to  put  forth  my  hand  against 
 the  anointed  of  Jehovah,  ''^and  lo,  as  thy 
 sold  hath  been  great  this  day  in  mine  eyes, 
 so  is  my  soul  great  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah, 
 and  He  doth  deliver  me  out  of  all  distress.' 
 
 "''  And  Saul  saith  unto  David,  '  Blessed  art 
 thou,  my  son  David,  also  worldng  thou  dost 
 work,  and  also  prevailing  thou  dost  prevail.' 
 And  David  goeth  on  his  way,  and  Saul  hath 
 turned  back  to  his  place. 
 
 XXVII.  1  AND  David  saith  unto  his  heart, 
 '  Now  am  I  consumed  one  day  by  the  hand  or 
 Said;  there  is  nothing  for  me  better  than 
 that  I  diligently  escape  unto  the  land  of  the 
 Philistines,  and  Saul  hath  been  despairing  of 
 me — of  seeking  me  any  more  in  all  the  bor- 
 der of  Israel,  and  I  have  escaped  out  of  his 
 hand.' 
 
 2  And  David  riseth,  and  passeth  over,  he 
 and  six  hundred  men  who  are  with  him,  unto 
 Achish  son  of  Maoch  king  of  Gath;  ^and 
 David  dweUeth  with  Achish  in  Gath,  he  and 
 his  men,  each  one  with  his  household,  even 
 David  and  his  two  wives,  Ahiuoam  the  Jez- 
 reelitess,  and  Abin;ail  wife  of  Nabal  the 
 Carm.elitess.  *And  it  is  declared  to  Saul 
 that  David  hath  fled  to  Gath,  and  he  hath 
 not  added  any  more  to  seek  him. 
 
 6  And  Davi'd  saith  unto  Achish,  'If,  I  pray 
 thee,  I  have  found  grace  in  thine  eyes,  they 
 give  to  me  a  place  in  one  of  the  cities  of  the 
 held,  and  I  dwell  there,  yea,  why  doth  thy 
 servant  dwell  in  the  royal  city  with  thee?' 
 <'Ancl  Achish  giveth  to  him  in  that  day  Zik- 
 lag,  therefore  hath  Ziklag  been  to  the  kings 
 of  Judah  till  this  day. 
 
 7  And  the  number  of  the  days  which  David 
 liath  dwelt  in  the  field  of  the  Philistines  is 
 days  and  four  mouths;  «  and  David  goeth  up 
 ancl  his  men,  and  they  push  unto  the  Geshurite, 
 and  the  Gerizite,  and  the  Amalckite,  (for 
 they  are  inhabitants  of  the  land  from  of 
 old),  as  thou  comest  in  to  Shur  and  unto  thf 
 
 203 
 
Said  and  the  witch. 
 
 XXVII.  9.— 1  SAMUEL.-  XXIX.  3. 
 
 SauFs  ruin  foretold. 
 
 land  of  Egypt,  '  aud  David  hath  smitten  the 
 land,  and  doth  not  keep  alive  man  aud 
 woman,  and  hath  taken  sheep,  and  oxen, 
 and  asses,  and  camels,  and  garments,  aud 
 turnetli  back,  aud  comcth  in  imto  Achisli. 
 
 1"  And  Achish  saith,  '  Wliither  have  ye 
 pushed  to-day?'  and  David  saith,  'Against 
 the  south  of  Judah,  and  against  the  south  of 
 the  Jerahmeelite.  and  unto  the  soiith  of  the 
 Kenite.'  ^^  Neither  man  nor  woman  doth 
 David  keep  aUve,  to  bring  in  word  to  Gath, 
 saying,  '  Lest  they  declare  it  against  ns,  say- 
 ing. Thus  hath  CaA-id  done,  aud  thus  is  his 
 custom  all  the  days  that  he  hath  dwelt  in  the 
 Helds  of  the  Philistines.' 
 
 12  And  Achish  belicveth  in  David,  saying. 
 'He  hath  made  himself  utterly  abhorred 
 among  his  people,  in  Israel,  aud  hath  been  to 
 me  for  a  servant  age-during.' 
 
 XXVIIL  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass  in  those 
 days,  that  the  Philistines  gather  their  camps 
 for  the  war,  to  fight  against  Israel,  aud  Ac- 
 hish saith  unto  David,  '  Thou  dost  certainly 
 know  that  vdth  me  thou  dost  go  out  into  the 
 camp,  thou  and  thy  men.' 
 
 "  And  David  saith  unto  Achish,  '  Therefore 
 — thou  dost  know  that  which  thy  servant 
 dost  do.'  And  Achish  saith  unto  David, 
 '  Therefore — keeper  of  my  head  I  do  appoint 
 thee  all  the  days.' 
 
 ^And  Samuel  hath  died,  and  aU  Israel 
 mourn  for  him,  and  bury  him  in  Rainah,  even 
 in  his  city,  and  Saul  hath  turned  aside  those 
 having  familiar  spirits,  and  the  wizards,  out 
 of  the  land. 
 
 ^And  the  Philistines  are  gathered,  and 
 come  in,  and  encamp  in  Shunem,  and  Saul  ga- 
 thereth  all  Israel,  and  they  encamp  in  Gil- 
 boa,  ^  and  Saiil  seeth  the  camp  of  the  Philis- 
 tines, and  feareth,  and  his  heart  trembleth 
 greatly,  ®and  Satd  asketh  at  Jehovah,  and 
 Jehovah  hath  not  answered  him,  either  by 
 dreams,  or  by  Urim,  or  by  prophets. 
 
 ^  And  Saul  saith  to  his  servants,  '  Seek  for 
 me  a  woman  possessing  a  familiar  spirit,  and 
 I  go  unto  her,  and  inquire  of  lier ; '  and  his 
 servants  say  unto  him,  '  Lo,  a  woman  possess- 
 ing a  familiar  spirit  in  En-dor. ' 
 
 **And  Said  disguiseth  himself  and  putteth 
 on  other  garments,  aud  goeth,  he  aud  two 
 of  the  men  with  him,  and  they  come  in  unto 
 the  woman  by  night,  aud  he  saith,  '  Divine,  I 
 pray  thee,  to  me  by  the  familiar  spirit,  and 
 cause  to  come  up  to  me  him  whom  I  say  xmto 
 thee.' 
 
 ^Aud  the  woman  saith  unto  him,  'Lo, 
 thou  hast  known  that  which  Saul  hath  done, 
 that  he  hath  cut  oil'  those  having  familiar 
 spirits,  and  the  wizards,  out  of  the  land ; 
 and  why  art  thou  laying  a  snare  for  my  soul 
 — to  put  me  to  death?'  ^^And  Saul  swear- 
 eth  to  her  by  Jehovah,  saying,  'Jehovah 
 liveth,  punishment  doth  not  meet  thee  for 
 this  thing.' 
 
 11  And  the  woman  saith,  '  Wlioui  do  I  bring 
 up  to  thee?'  and  he  saith,  'Samuel  —  bring 
 up  to  mc.'  1- And  the  woman  seeth  Samuel, 
 and  cricth  with  a  loud  voice,  and  the  woman 
 speaketh  unto  Saul,  saying,  'Wliyhast  tliou 
 deceived  mc— aud  tliou  Said?'  "And  the 
 204 
 
 king  saith  to  her,  '  Do  not  fear;  for  what  hast 
 thou  seen?'  and  the  woman  saith  unto  Saul, 
 '  Gods  I  have  seen  coming  up  out  of  the 
 earth.'  i*Aud  he  saith  to  her,  'What  is  his 
 form?'  and  she  saith,  'An  aged  man  is  com- 
 ing up,  and  he  is  covered  with  an  upper 
 robe;'  and  Saul  knoweth  that  he  is  Samuel, 
 and  boweth — face  to  the  earth — and  doth 
 obeisance. 
 
 15  And  Samuel  saith  unto  Saul,  '  Why  hast 
 thou  troubled  me,  to  bring  me  up?'  And 
 Saul  saith,  'I  have  great  distress,  and  the 
 Philistines  are  lighting  against  me,  and  God 
 hath  turned  aside  from  me,  and  hath  not 
 answered  me  any  more,  either  by  the  hand  of 
 the  prophets,  or  by  dreams ;  and  I  call  for 
 thee  to  let  mc  know  what  I  do.' 
 
 1^  And  Samuel  saith,  '  And  why  dost  thou 
 ask  me,  and  Jehovah  hath  turned  aside  from 
 thee,  and  is  thine  enemy?  i^'And  Jehovah 
 doth  for  Himself  as  He  hath  spoken  by  my 
 hand,  and  Jehovah  rendeth  the  kingdom  out 
 of  thy  hand,  and  giveth  it  to  thy  neighbour 
 — to  David,  i^  Because  thou  hast  not  heark- 
 ened to  the  voice  of  Jehovah,  nor  didst  the 
 fierceness  of  His  auger  on  Amalek — therefore 
 this  thing  hath  Jeliovah  done  to  thee  this 
 day  ;  i^  yea,  Jehovah  giveth  also_  Israel  with 
 thee  into  the  hand  of  the  Philistines,  and  to- 
 morrow thou  aud  thy  sons  are  with  me  ;  also 
 the  camp  of  Israel  doth  Jehovah  give  into  the 
 hand  of  the  Philistines.' 
 
 -"And  Saul  hasteth  aud  faUeth — the  ful- 
 ness of  his  stature — to  the  earth,  aud  feareth 
 greatly  because  of  the  words  of  Samuel ;  also 
 power  was  not  in  him,  for  he  had  not  eaten 
 bread  all  the  day,  and  all  the  night.  ^ 
 
 -1  And  the  woman  cometh  in  imto  Saul,  and 
 .seeth  that  he  hath  been  greatly  troubled,  and 
 saith  unto  him,  '  Lo,  thy  maid-servant  hath 
 hearkened  to  thy  voice,  and  I  put  my  soul  in 
 my  hand,  and  I  obey  thy  words  which  thou 
 hast  spoken  unto  me  ;  -"  and  now,  hearken,  I 
 pray  thee,  also  thou,  to  the  voice  of  thy  maid- 
 servant, and  I  set  before  thee  a  moi-sel  of 
 bread,  aud  eat,  and  there  is  in  thee  power 
 when  thou  goest  in  the  way.' 
 
 -^And  he  refuseth,  and  saith,  'I  do  not 
 eat ; '  and  his  servants  urge  on  him,  and  also 
 the  woman,  aud  he  hearkeueth  to  their  voice, 
 and  riseth  from  the  earth,  and  sitteth  on 
 the  bed. 
 
 -■*  And  the  woman  hath  a  calf  of  the  stall 
 in  the  house,  and  she  hasteth  and  slaugh- 
 tereth  it,  aud  taketh  Hour,  and  kneadeth, 
 and  bakcth  it  unleavened  things,  -^  andbring- 
 eth  nigh  before  Saul,  and  before  his  servants, 
 and  they  cat,  and  rise,  aud  go  on,  during  that 
 night. 
 
 XXIX.  lAND  the  Philistines  gather  all 
 their  camps  to  Ajihek,  and  the  Israelites  are 
 encamping  at  a  fountain  which  is  in  Jczrcel, 
 "  and  the  princes  of  the  I'liilistincs  arc  pass- 
 ing on  by  hundreds,  and  by  thousands,  and 
 David  and  his  men  are  passing  on  in  the  rear 
 with  Achish. 
 
 ■*  And  the  heads  of  the  Philistines  say, 
 'What  are  these  Helm^ws?'  and  Achish 
 saitli  unto  tlic  liead.s  of  the  Philistines,  'la 
 not  this  David  servant  of  Saul  kin«  of  Israel, 
 
XXX.  1  AND  it  cometli  to  pass,  in  the 
 coming  in  of  David  and  his  men  to  Ziklag, 
 on  the  third  day,  that  the  Amalekites  have 
 pushed  unto  the  soutli,  and  unto  Ziklag,  and 
 smite  Ziklag,  and  burn  it  with  fire,  -  and  they 
 take  captive  the  women  who  are  in  it;  from 
 small  unto  great  they  have  not  put  any  one 
 to  death,  and  they  lead  away,  and  go  on  their 
 way. 
 
 ^  And  David  cometh  in — and  his  men — iinto 
 the  city,  and  lo,  burnt  with  fire,  and  their 
 wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their  daughters 
 have  been  taken  captive!  ^And  David  lift- 
 eth  up— and  the  people  who  are  with  him — 
 their  voice  and  weei>,  till  that  they  have  no 
 power  to  weep. 
 
 ^  And  the  two  wives  of  David  have  been 
 taken  captive,  Aliinoam  the  Jezreelitess,  and 
 Abigail  wife  of  Nabal  the  Carmelite;  ^and 
 David  hath  great  distress,  for  the  people  have 
 said  to  stone  him,  for  the  soul  of  all  the  people 
 hath  been  bitter,  each  for  his  sons  and  for  his 
 daojghters;  and  David  doth  strengthen  him- 
 self in  Jehovah  his  God. 
 
 ^  And  David  saith  unto  Abiathar  the  priest. 
 
 son  of  Aliimelech,  '  Bring  nigh,  I  pray  thee, 
 to  me  the  ephod ; '  and  Abiathar  briugeth  nigh 
 the  ephod  unto  David,  ^and  David  asketh  at 
 Jehovali,  saying,  '  I  pursue  after  this  troop- 
 overtake  it?'    And  He  saith  to  him, 
 
 do  I 
 
 Amalekites  hum  Ziklag.        ■  xxix.  4.— 1  SAMUEL.— xxx.  22.      David  pursues  and  avenger. 
 
 who  hath  been  Avith  me  these  days  or  these 
 years,  and  1  have  not  found  in  him  anything 
 turong  from  the  day  of  his  falling  away  till 
 this  day.' 
 
 *  And  the  heads  of  the  Philistines  are  wroth 
 against  him,  and  the  heads  of  the  Pliilistines 
 say  to  him,  '  Send  back  the  man,  and  he  doth 
 turn  back  unto  his  place  whither  thou  hast 
 appointed  him,  and  doth  not  go  down  with 
 us  into  battle,  and  is  not  to  us  for  an  adver- 
 sary in  battle ;  and  wherewith  doth  this  one 
 reconcile  himself  unto  his  lord — is  it  not  ^vith 
 the  heads  of  those  men  ?'  ^  jg  not  this  David, 
 of  whom  they  answer  in  choruses,  sayin^Saul 
 hath  smitten  among  his  thousands,  and  David 
 among  his  myriads  ?' 
 
 ^  And  Achish  calleth  unto  David,  and  saith 
 nnto  him,  'Jehovah  liveth,  surely  thou  art 
 upright,  and  good  in  mine  eyes  is  thy  going 
 out,  and  thy  coming  in,  with  me  in  the  camp, 
 for  I  have  not  found  in  thee  evil  from  the  day 
 of  thy  coming  in  imto  me  till  this  day  ;  and 
 in  the  eyes  of  the  princes  thou  art  not  good  ; 
 ^and  now,  turn  back,  and  go  in  peace,  and 
 thou  dost  do  no  evil  in  the  eyes  of  tlie  princes 
 of  the  Philistines.' 
 
 ^And  David  saith  unto  Achish,  'But  what 
 Jiave  I  done?  and  what  hast  thou  found  in 
 thy  servant  from  the  day  that  I  have  been 
 before  thee  till  this  day — that  I  go  not  in  and 
 have  fouglit  against  the  enemies  of  my  lord 
 the  king  ? ' 
 
 ^  And  Achish  answereth  and  saith  unto 
 David,  '  I  have  known  that  thou  art  good  in 
 mine  eyes  as  a  messenger  of  God ;  only,  the 
 princes  of  the  Philistines  have  said.  He  doth 
 not  go  up  with  us  into  battle ;  ^^  and  now, 
 rise  thou  early  in  the  morning,  and  the  ser- 
 vants of  thy  lord  who  have  come  with  thee, 
 when  ye  have  risen  early  in  the  morning,  and 
 have  light,  then  go  ye.' 
 
 "  And  David  riseth  early,  he  and  his  men, 
 to  go  in  the  morning,  to  turn  back  unto  the 
 land  of  the  Philistines,  and  the  Pliilistines 
 have  gone  up  to  Jezreel. 
 
 'Pursue,  for  thou  dost  certainly  overtake, 
 and  dost  certainly  deliver.' 
 
 9  And  David  goeth  on,  he  and  six  hundred 
 men  who  are  with  him,  and  they  come  in  unto 
 the  brook  of  Besor,  and  those  left  have  stood 
 still,  1"  and  David  pursueth,  he  and  foui-  hun- 
 dred men,  (and  two  hundred  men  stand  still 
 who  have  been  too  faint  to  pass  over  the 
 brook  of  Besor),  "  and  they  find  a  man,  an 
 Egyptian,  in  the  field,  and  take  him  unto 
 David,  and  give  to  him  bread,  and  he  eateth, 
 and  they  cause  him  to  drink  water,  ^-  and 
 give  to  him  a  i)iece  of  a  bunch  of  dried  figs, 
 and  two  bimches  of  raisins,  and  he  eat- 
 eth, and  his  spirit  returueth  unto  him,  for  he 
 hath  not  eaten  bread  nor  drunk  water  three 
 days  and  three  nights. 
 
 ^  And  David  saith  to  him,  '  Whose  art 
 thou?  and  whence  art  thou?'  And  he  saith, 
 '  An  Egyptian  youth  I  am,  servant  to  a  man, 
 an  Amalekite,  and  my  lord  forsaketh  me,  for 
 I  have  been  sick  three  days ,  ^*  we  pushed  to 
 the  south  of  the  Cherethite,  and  against  that 
 which  is  to  Judah,  and  against  the  south  of 
 Caleb,  and  Ziklag  we  burned  with  fire.' 
 
 1^  And  David  saith  unto  him,  '  Dost  thou 
 bring  me  do^vn  unto  this  troop?'  and  he  saith, 
 '  Swear  to  me  by  God — thou  dost  not  put  me 
 to  death,  nor  dost  thou  shut  me  up  into  the 
 hand  of  my  lord — and  I  bring  thee  down  unto 
 this  troop.' 
 
 1^  And  lie  bringeth  him  down,  and  lo,  they 
 are  spread  out  over  the  face  of  all  the  earth, 
 eating,  and  drinking,  and  feasting,  with  all 
 the  great  spoil  which  they  have  taken  out  of 
 the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and  out  of  the  land 
 of  Judah. 
 
 _  ^^  And  David  smiteth  them  from  the  twi- 
 light even  unto  the  evening  of  the  morrow, 
 and  there  hath  not  escaped  of  them  a  man, 
 except  four  hundred  young  men  who  have 
 ridden  on  the  camels,  and  are  fled.  ^^And 
 David  delivereth  all  that  the  Amalekites  have 
 taken;  also  his  two  wives  hath  David  de- 
 livered. 
 
 18  And  there  hath  not  lacked  to  them  any- 
 tiling,  from  small  unto  great,  and  unto  sons 
 and  daughters,  and  from  the  spoil,  even  unto 
 all  that  they  had  taken  to  themselves,  the 
 whole  hath  Cavid  brought  back,  -"  and  David 
 taketh  the  whole  of  the  flock,  and  of  the  herd, 
 they  have  led  on  before  these  cattle,  and  they 
 say,  'This  is  David's  spoil.' 
 
 -1  And  David  cometh  in  unto  the  two  hun- 
 dred men  who  were  too  faint  to  go  after  Da- 
 vid, and  whom  they  cause  to  abide  at  the 
 brook  of  Besor,  and  they  go  out  to  meet  Da- 
 vid, and  to  meet  the  people  who  are  with  him, 
 and  David  approacheth  the  people,  and  ask- 
 eth of  them  of  welfare. 
 
 --  And  every  bad  and  worthless  man,  of  tlie 
 men  who  have  gone  with  David,  answereth, 
 yea,  they  say,  'Because  that  they  have  not 
 gone  with  us  we  do  notgive  to  them  of  the  spoil 
 which  we  have  delivered,  except  each  his  ynie 
 and  his  children,  and  they  lead  away  and  go. 
 205 
 
Bavid  apportions  the  spoil,    xxx.  23.-2  SAMtTEL.— i,  14.  bmth  of  Saul  and  Jonathan. 
 
 ^3  And  David  aaitb,  '  Ye  do  not  do  so,  my 
 brethren,  with  that  which  Jeliovah  liath 
 given  to  na,  and  He  doth  preserve  us,  and 
 doth  give  the  troop  which  cometh  against 
 U3  into  our  hand ;  ^  and  who  doth  hearken  to 
 you  in  this  thing?  for  as  the  portion  of  him 
 who  was  brought  down  into  battle,  so  also  is 
 the  portion  of  Iiim  who  is  abiding  by  the  ves- 
 sels—alike they  share.' 
 
 ^And  it  cometh  to  pass  from  that  day 
 and  forward,  that  he  appointeth  it  for  a 
 statute  and  for  an  ordinance  for  Israel  unto 
 this  nay. 
 
 -"And  t)avid  cometh  in  Unto  Ziklag,  and 
 sendeth  of  the  spoil  to  the  elders  of  Judah,  to 
 his  friends,  (saying,  '  Lo,  for  you  a  blessing, 
 of  the  spoil  of  the  enemies  of  Jehovah) '  "''  to 
 those  in  Beth-El,  and  to  those  in  South  Ra- 
 moth,  and  to  those  in  Jattir,  "^  and  to  those 
 in  Arqer,  and  to  those  in  Siphmoth,  and  to 
 those  in  Eshtemoa,  -^  and  to  those  in  Rachal, 
 and  to  those  in  the  cities  of  the  Jerahmeel- 
 ites,  and  to  those  in  the  cities  of  the  Kenites, 
 3"  and  to  those  in  Hormah,  and  to  those  in 
 Chor-Ashan,  and  to  those  in  Athach,  ^i  and 
 to  those  in  Hebron,  and  to  all  the  places 
 where  David  had  gone  up  and  down,  he  and 
 his  men. 
 
 ^  XXXI.  1  AND  the  Philistines  are  fighting 
 against  Israel,  and  the  men  of  Israel  flee  from 
 the  face  of  the  Philistines,  and  fall  wounded 
 in  moimt  Gilboa,  "and  the  Philistines  follow 
 Saul  and  his  sons,  and  the  Philistines  smite 
 Jonathan,  and  Abinadab,  and  Malchishua, 
 sons  of  Saul. 
 
 *  And  tlie  battle  is  hard  against  Saul,  and 
 the  archers  find  him— men  with  bow — and 
 he  is  pained  greatly  by  the  archers ;  ■»  and  Saiil 
 
 aaith  to  the  bearer  of  his  weapons.  '  Draw 
 tliy  sword,  and  pierce  me  witli  it,  lest  they 
 come — thr«o  uncircumcised — and  liave  pierced 
 rac,  and  /oiled  themselves  on  me;'  and  the 
 bearer  of  his  weapons  hath  not  been  willing, 
 for  he  is  greatly  afraid,  and  Saul  takcth  the 
 sword,  and  falleth  upon  it. 
 
 '  And  the  bearer  of  his  weapons  seeth  that 
 Saul  is  dead,  and  he  falleth — he  also— on  his 
 sword,  and  dieth  with  him  ;  ^  and  Saul  dieth, 
 and  three  of  his  sons,  and  the  bearer  of  his 
 weapons,  also  all  liis  men,  on  tliat  day  together. 
 
 ^  And  they  see — the  men  of  Israel,  who  are 
 lieyond  the  valley,  and  who  a7-e  lieyond  the 
 Jordan — that  the  men  of  Israel  have  fled,  and 
 that  Saul  and  his  sons  have  died,  and  they 
 forsake  the  cities  and  flee,  and  Philistines 
 come  in,  and  dwell  in  them. 
 
 ^And  it  cometh  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
 that  the  Philistines  come  to  strip  the  wound- 
 ed, and  they  find  Saul  and  his  three  sons 
 fallen  on  mount  Gilboa,  "and  they  cut  off 
 his  head,  and  strip  off  his  weapons,  and  send 
 into  the  land  of  the  Philistines  round  about, 
 to  proclaim  tidings  in  the  house  of  their 
 idols,  and  amonf/ the  people ;  ^^  and  they  place 
 .his  weapons  in  the  house  of  Ashtaroth.  and 
 his  body  they  have  fixed  on  the  wall  of  Betli- 
 Shan. 
 
 ^^  And  they  hear  regarding  it — the  inhabit- 
 ants of  Jabesh-Gilead — that  which' the  Philis- 
 tines have  done  to  Saul,  ^"  and  all  the  men  of 
 valour  arise,  and  go  all  the  night,  and  take 
 the  body  of  Saul,  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons, 
 from  the  wall  of  Beth-Shan,  and  come  in  to 
 Jabesh,  and  bum  them  there,  '^  and  they 
 take  their  bones,  and  bury  them  under  the 
 tamarisk  in  Jabesh,  and  fast  seven  days. 
 
 SECOND   BOOK  OF  SAMUEL. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  ^  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  after  the 
 death  of  Saul,  that  David  hath  returned  from 
 smiting  tlie  Amalekite,  and  David  dwelleth 
 in  Ziklag  two  days,  -  and  it  cometh  to  ]>ass, 
 on  the  third  day,  that  lo,  a  man  hath  come 
 in  out  of  the  camp  from  Saul,  and  his  garments 
 are  rent,  and  earth  on  his  head ;  and  it  cometh 
 to  pass,  in  his  coming  in  unto  David,  that  he 
 falleth  to  the  earth,  and  doth  obeisance. 
 
 •^  And  David  saith  to  him,  '  Wliencc  com- 
 ^st  thou?'  and  he  saith  unto  him,  'Out  of 
 •the  camp  of  Israel  I  have  escaped'  '•And 
 David  saith  unto  him,  '  What  hath  been  the 
 matter?  declare,  I  pray  thee,  tome.'  And  he 
 saith,  that  '  The  people  liatli  fled  from  the 
 battle,  and  also  a  multitude  hath  fallen  of  the 
 people,  and  they  die ;  and  also  Saul  and 
 Jonathan  his  son  have  died.' 
 
 ^  And  David  saith  unto  the  youth  who  is  de- 
 claring it  to  him,  '  How  hast  thou  known  that 
 Saul  and  Jonatlian  his  son  are  dead? '  *  And 
 the  youth  wlio  is  declaring  it  to  him  saith, 
 *  I  happened  to  meet  in  mount  Gilboa,  and  lo, 
 Saul  is  leaning  on  his  spear ;  and  lo,  tlic 
 ^hariots  and  those    possessing   horses  have 
 
 followed  him ;  '  and  he  turncth  behind  him, 
 and  seeth  me,  and  calleth  unto  me,  and  I  say, 
 Here  am  I.  ^And  he  saith  to  me.  Who 
 artthoni  and  I  say  unto  him.  An  Amalek- 
 ite I  am.^ 
 
 '■' '  And  he  saith  unto  me.  Stand,  I  pray 
 thee,  over  me,  and  put  me  to  death,  foj-  seized 
 me  hath  the  arrow,  for  .all  my  soul  is  still  in 
 me.  I'^And  I  stand  over  him,  and  jtut  him 
 to  death,  for  I  knew  that  he  doth  not  live 
 after  his  falling,  and  I  take  the  crown  which 
 «s'  on  his  head,  and  the  bracelet  which  w  on 
 liis  arm,  and  bring  them  in  unto  my  lord 
 hither.' 
 
 '1  And  David  takcth  hold  on  liis  garments, 
 and  rendeth  them,  and  also  aU  the  men  who 
 are  with  him,  '-and  they  mourn,  and  weep, 
 and  fast  till  tlie  evening,  for  Saul,  and  for 
 Jonathan  his  son,  and  for  the  ])CO])lc  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  for  the  house  of  Israel,  because 
 tlioy  have  fallen  by  the  sword. 
 
 '^  And  David  s.iith  unto  the  youth  who  is  de- 
 (Taring  i7.  to  him,  '  Wlience  a/-C  thou?'  and  he 
 saith,  'Son  of  a  sojourner,  an  Amalekite,  1 
 ajii.'   '*  And  David  saith  unto  him,  ' How  wast 
 
LamerU  overSaul  and  Jonathan,  i.  15.— 2  SAMUEL,  -ii.  24. 
 
 Asahd  dain  bn  Ahntt. 
 
 tiioti  not  afraid  to  put  forth  thy  hand  to  destroy 
 the  .anointed  of  Jehovah  ? ' 
 
 ■^'  And  David  calleth  to  one  of  the  youths, 
 JAud  saith,  'Draw  nigh — fall  upon  him;'  and 
 lie  smiteth  him,  and  he  dieth;  ^•'and  David 
 saith  unto  him,  '  Thy  blood  is  on  thine  own 
 head,  for  thy  mouth  hath  testified  against 
 thee,  saying,  I — I  put  to  death  the  anointed 
 of  Jehovah.' 
 
 1^  And  David  lamenteth  with  this  lamenta- 
 ftiaa  over  Saul,  and  over  Jonathan  his  son ; 
 "Sand  he  saith  to  teach  the  sons  of  Judah 
 "The  Bow;'  lo,  it  is  written  on  the  book  of 
 the  Upright : — 
 "  '  The  Roebuck,  0  Israel, 
 
 On  thy  high  places  is  woimded; 
 
 How  have  the  mighty  fallen ! 
 "■"  Declare  it  not  in  Gath, 
 
 Proclaim  not  the  tidings  in  the  streets  of 
 
 Lest  they  rejoice —  _       [Ashkelon, 
 
 The  daughters  of  the  Philistines, 
 
 Lest  they  exult — 
 
 The  daughters  of  the  Uncircumciged! 
 ^*  Mountains  of  Gilboa ! 
 
 No  dew  nor  rain  be  on  you. 
 
 And  fields  of  heave-offerings ! 
 
 For  there  hath  become  loathsome 
 
 The  shield  of  the  mighty,  [with  oil. 
 
 The  shield  of  Saul — without  the  anointed 
 "  From  the  blood  of  the  wounded, 
 
 From  the  fat  of  the  mighty, 
 
 The  bow  of  Jonathan 
 
 Ilath  not  turned  backward ; 
 
 Ajid  the  sword  of  Saul  doth  not  retiu-n 
 -^  Saul  and  Jonathan!  [empty. 
 
 They  are  loved  .and  pleasant  in  their  lives. 
 
 And  in  their  death  they  have  not  been  part- 
 
 Than  eagles  they  have  been  lighter,        [ed. 
 
 Than  Uons  they  have  been  mightier ! 
 ^  Daughters  of  Israel!  for  Saul  weep  ye. 
 
 Who  is  clothing  you  in  scarlet  with  delights. 
 
 Who  is  lifting  up  ornaments  of  gold  on  your 
 ^  How  have  the  mighty  faUen  [clothing. 
 
 In  the  midst  of  the  battle ! 
 
 Jonathan !  on  thy  high  places  wounded! 
 ^  I  am  in  distress  for  thee,  my  brother  Jona- 
 
 Very  pleasant  wast  thou  to  me ;  [than, 
 
 Wonderful  was  thy  love  to  me, 
 
 Above  the  love  of  women ! 
 ^  How  have  the  mighty  fallen, 
 
 Yea,  the  weapons  of  war  perish ! ' 
 
 II.  ^AND  it  Cometh  to  pass  afterwards, 
 that  David  asketh  at  Jehovah,  Siwing,  '  Do  1 
 go  up  into  one  of  the  cities  of  Judah?'  and 
 Jahovah  'saith  unto  him,  'Go  up.'  And 
 David  saith,  'Whither  do  I  go  up?'  and  He 
 saith,  'To  Hebron.'  -And  David  goeth  up 
 thither,  and  also  his  two  wives,  Ahinoam  the 
 Jezreelitess,  and  Abigail  wife  of  Nabal  the 
 Carmelite ;  ^  and  his  men  who  are  with  him 
 hath  David  brought  up  —  a  man  a,nd  his 
 household — and  they  dwell  in  the  cities  of 
 Hebron. 
 
 *  And  the  men  of  Judah  come,  and  anoint 
 there  David  forking  over  the  house  of  Judah ; 
 and  they  declare  to  David,  sa3dng,  'The  men 
 of  Jabesh-GUead  are  they  who  buried  Saul.' 
 '  And  David  seudeth  messengers  unto  the 
 men  of  Jabesh-Gilead,  and  saith  unto  them, 
 '  Blessed  are  ye  of  Jehovah,  in  that  ye  have 
 
 done  this  kindness  with  your  lord,  with  Saul, 
 that  ye  bury  him. 
 
 •5  *  And,  now,  Jehova,h  doth  with  you  kind- 
 ness and  truth,  and  also,  I  do  with  you  this 
 good  because  ye  have  done  this  thing ;  ^  and 
 now,  are  your  hands  strong,  and  be  ye  for 
 sons  of  valour,  for  your  lord  Saul  is  dead, 
 and  also — me  have  the  house  of  Judah  an- 
 ointed for  king  over  them.' 
 
 s  And  Abner,  son  of  Ner,  head  of  the  host 
 which  Saul  hath,  hath  taken  Ish-Bosheth, 
 son  of  Saul,  and  causeth  him  to  pass  over  to 
 Mahanaim,  ^  and  causeth  him  to  reign  over 
 Gilead,  and  over  the  Ashurite,  and  over 
 Jezreel,  and  over  Ephraim,  and  over  Benja- 
 min, and  over  Israel — all  of  it.  i*  A  son  of 
 forty  years,  is  Ish-Bosheth  son  of  Saul,  in 
 his  reigning  over  Israel,  and  two  yearf.  he 
 hath  reigned,  only  the  house  of  Judah  have 
 been  after  David. 
 
 11  And  the  number  of  the  days  that  David 
 hath  been  king  in  Hebron,  over  the  house  of 
 Judah,  is  seven  years  and  six  months,  i"  And 
 Abner  son  of  Ner  goeth  out,  and  servants 
 of  Ish-Bosheth  son  of  Said,  from  Mahanaim 
 to  Gibeon.  ^^  And  Joab  son  of  Zeruiah,  and 
 servants  of  David,  have  gone  out,  and 
 they  meet  by  the  pool  of  Gibeon  together, 
 and  sit  down,  these  by  the  pool  on  this  side, 
 and  these  by  the  pool  on  that. 
 
 i*And  Abner  saith  imto  Joab,  'Let  the 
 youths  rise,  I  pray  thee,  and  they  play  before 
 us;'  and  Joab  saith,  '  Let  them  rise.'  i^  And 
 they  rise  and  pass  over,  in  number  twelve  of 
 Benjamin,  even  of  Ish-Bosheth  son  of  Said, 
 and  twelve  of  the  servants  of  David.  ^^Ana 
 they  lay  hold,  each  on  the  head  of  his  com 
 panion,  and  his  sword  is  in  the  side  of  his 
 companion,  and  they  faU  together,  and  one 
 calleth  that  place  Helkath-Hazzurim,  which 
 is  in  Gibeon,  i*"  and  the  battle  is  very  hara 
 on  that  day,  and  Abner  is  smitten,  and 
 the  men  of  Israel,  before  the  servants  of 
 David. 
 
 1*  And  there  are  there  three  sons  of  Zeru- 
 iah,  Joab,  and  Abishai,  and  Asahel,  and 
 Asahel  is  light  on  his  feet,  as  one  of  the  roes 
 which  are  in  the  field,  ^^  and  Asahel  pursueth 
 after  Abner,  and  hath  uot  turned  aside  to  go 
 to  the  right  or  to  the  left,  from  after  Abner. 
 
 ""And  Abner  looketh  behind  him,  and  saith, 
 'Art  thou  he — Asahel?'  and  he  saith,  'I  a?«.' 
 -1  And  Abner  saith  to  him,  '  Turn  thee  aside 
 to  thy  right  hand  or  to  thy  left,  and  seize  for 
 thee  one  of  the  youths,  and  take  to  thee  his 
 armour;'  and  Asahel  hath  not  been  willing 
 to  turn  aside  from  after  him. 
 
 "And  Abner  addeth  again,  saying  unto 
 Asahel,  '  Turn  thee  aside  from  after  me,  why 
 do  I  smite  thee  to  the  earth  ?  and  how  do  I 
 lift  up  my  face  unto  Joab  thy  brother?' 
 "3  And  he  refuseth  to  turn  aside,  and  Abner 
 smiteth  him  with  the  hinder  part  of  the  spear 
 unto  the  fifth  rib,  and  the  spear  cometh  out 
 from  behind  him,  and  he  falleth  there,  and 
 dieth  under  it ;  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  every 
 one  who  hath  come  unto  the  place  where 
 Asahel  hath  fallen  and  dieth  —  they  stand 
 still.  "*  And  Joab  and  Abishai  pursue  after 
 Abner,  and  the  sun  hath  gone  m,  and  they 
 liave  come  in  unto  the  height  of  AmmaK 
 207 
 
Abner  quarrels  with  Ish-Boshetn.  u.  25.-2  SAMUEL.— in.  'id. 
 
 Joab  murders  A  biter. 
 
 whicli  is  on  the  front  of  Giah,  the  way  of  the 
 wilderness  of  GiUeon. 
 
 -'■And  the  sons  of  Benjamin  gather  them- 
 selves together  after  Abner,  and  become  one 
 troop,  and  stand  on  the  top  of  a  certain 
 height,  -^and  Abner  calleth  unto  Joab,  and 
 saitL,  'For  ever  doth  the  sword  consume? 
 hast  thou  not  known  that  it  is  bitterness  in 
 the  latter  end  ?  and  till  when  dost  thou  not 
 say  to  the  people  to  turn  back  from  after 
 their  brethren?' 
 
 *7  And  Joab  saith,  '  God  liveth !  for  unless 
 thou  hadst  spoken,  surely  then  from  the 
 morning  had  the  people  gone  up  each  from 
 after  his  brother.'  "■'s  And  Joab  bloweth  with 
 a  trumpet,  and  all  the  people  stand  still,  and 
 pursue  no  more  after  Israel,  nor  have  they 
 added  any  more  to  fight. 
 .  '-■'  And  Abner  and  his  men  have  gone 
 through  the  plain  all  that  night,  and  pass 
 over  the  Jordan,  and  go  on  through  all  Bith- 
 ron,  and  come  in  to  Mahanaim. 
 
 3*  And  Joab  hath  turned  back  from  after 
 Abner,  and  gathereth  all  the  people,  and 
 there  are  lacldng  of  the  servants  of  David 
 nineteen  men,  and  Asahel;  ^^  and  tlie  ser- 
 vants of  David  have  smitten  of  Benjamin, 
 even  among  the  men  of  Abner,  three  himdi-ed 
 and  sixty  men— they  died.  ^-  And  they  lift 
 up  Asahel,  and  biiry  him  intheburying-place 
 of  his  father,  which  is  in  Beth-Lehem,  and 
 they  go  all  the  night — Joab  and  his  men— and 
 it  is  fight  to  them  in  Hebron. 
 
 III.  lAND  the  war  is  long  between  the 
 house  of  Saul  and  the  house  of  David,  and 
 David  is  going  on  and  is  strong,  and  the  house 
 of  Saul  are  going  on  and  are  weak. 
 
 "  And  there  are  born  to  David  sons  in  He- 
 bron, and  his  first-born  is  Amnon,  of  Ahinoam 
 the  JezreeUtess,  ^  and  his  second  16'  Chileab, 
 of  Abigail  wife  of  Nabal  the  Carmelite,  and 
 the  third  is  Absalom  son  of  Maacah  daughter 
 of  Talmai  king  of  Geshur,  ••  and  the  fourth  is 
 Adonijah  son  of  Ha^jgith,  and  the  hfth  is 
 Shephatiah  son  of  Abital,  *  and  the  sixth  is 
 Ithream,  of  Eglah  \vife  of  David;  these  have 
 been  born  to  David  in  Hebron. 
 
 «  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the  war  being 
 between  the  house  of  Saul  and  the  house  of 
 David,  that  Abner  hath  been  strengthening 
 himself  in  the  house  of  Saiil,  ''and  Saul  hath 
 a  concubine,  and  her  name  is  Rizpah  daughter 
 of  Aiah,  and  Ish-Boshith  saith  unto  Abner, 
 '  Wherefore  hast  thou  gone  in  unto  the  concu- 
 bine of  my  father  ? ' 
 
 8  And  it  is  displeasing  to  Abner  exceedini^ly, 
 because  of  the  words  of  Ish-Bosheth,  and  ho 
 saith,  '  The  head  of  a  do^  am  I— that  in  re- 
 ference to  Judah  to-day  I  do  kindness  with 
 the  house  of  Saul  thy  father,  unto  his  breth- 
 ren, and  unto  his  friends,  and  have  not  de- 
 livered thee  into  the  hand  of  David—that 
 thou  chargest  against  me  iniquity  concerning 
 the  woman  to-day  ?  ''thus  doth  God  to  Abner, 
 .and  "thus  He  doth  add  to  him,  surely  as  Je- 
 hovah hath  sworn  to  David— siuely  so  I  do 
 to  him:  i" to  cause  the  kingdom  to  pass  over 
 from  the  house  of  Saul,  and  to  raise  up  tlie 
 throne  of  David  over  Israel,  and  over  Judah, 
 from  Dan  even  unto  Beer-Sheba.'  "And  he  is 
 208 
 
 not  able  any  more  to  turn  back  Abner  a  word, 
 because  of  his  fearing  him. 
 
 '-  And  Abner  sondetluuessengers  unto  David 
 for  himself,  saying,  '  Whose  is  tlie  land?'  say- 
 ing, 'Make  thy  covenant  with  me,  and  lo,  my 
 hand  is  with  tuee,  to  bring  round  unto  thee 
 all  Israel.'  ^^And  he  saith,  'Good — I  make 
 with  thee  a  covenant;  only,  one  thing  I  am 
 asking  of  thee,  that  is.  Thou  dost  not  see  my 
 face,  except  thou  dost  first  bring  in  Michal, 
 daughter  of  Saul  in  thy  coming  into  see  ray 
 face.' 
 
 !•*  And  David  sendeth  messengers  imto  Ish- 
 Bosheth  son  of  Saul,  saying,  '  Give  up  my 
 wife  Michal,  whom  I  betrothed  to  myself  with 
 a  hundred  foreskins  of  the  Philistines.' 
 ''And  Ish-Bosheth  sendeth,  and  taketh  her 
 from  a  man,  from  Phaltiel  son  of  Laish, 
 '•'  and  her  husband  goeth  with  her,  going  on 
 and  weeping  behind  lier,  unto  Bahurim,  and 
 Abner  saith  imto  him,  '  Go,  tiu-n  back ; '  and 
 he  turneth  back. 
 
 I'^And  the  word  of  Abner  was  with  the 
 elders  of  Israel,  saying,  '  Heretofore  ye  have 
 been  seeking  David  for  king  over  you,  ^8  and 
 now,  do  it,  for  Jehovah  hath  spoken  of  David 
 saying.  By  the  hand  of  David  my  servant — to 
 save  My  people  Israel  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
 Philistines,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  all  their 
 enemies.' 
 
 ''■*  And  Abner  speaketh  also  m  the  ears  of 
 Benjamin,  and  Abner  goeth  also  to  speak  in 
 the  ears  of  .David  in  Heliron  all  that  is  good  in 
 the  eyes  of  Israel,  and  in  tlie  eyes  of  all  the 
 house  of  Benjamin,  -"and  Abner  cometh  in 
 unto  David,  to  Hebron,  and  with  him  twenty 
 men,  and  David  maketh  for  Abner,  and  for 
 the  men  who  are  with  him,  a  banquet. 
 
 -1  And  Abner  saith  unto  Davitl,  '  I  arise, 
 and  go,  and  gather  unto  my  lord  the  king  the 
 whole  of  Israel,  and  they  make  with  thee  a 
 covenant,  and  thou  hast  reigned  over  all  that 
 thy  soul  desireth;'  and  David  sendetli  away 
 Abner,  and  he  goeth  in  peace. 
 
 -■■'  And  lo,  the  servants  of  David,  and  Joab, 
 have  come  from  the  troop,  and  much  si»oil 
 have  brought  with  them,  and  Abner  is 
 not  with  David  in  Hebron,  for  he  hath  sent 
 him  away,  and  he  goeth  in  ^leace;  '^  and 
 Joab  and  all  the  host  that  is  with  him  have 
 come,  and  they  declare  to  Joab,  saying,  '  Ab 
 uer  son  of  Ner  hath  come  unto  tiie  king, 
 and  he  sendeth  him  away,  and  he  goeth  in 
 
 peace. 
 -'  And  Joab  cometh    unto  the  kinj 
 
 and 
 
 saith,  'What hast  tliou  done?  lo,  Abner  hath 
 come  unto  thee!  wliy  is  tliis — thou  liast  sent 
 him  away,  and  he  is  re.ally  gone?  '-'^Thou 
 liast  known  Abner  son  of  Ner,  th.at  to  deceive 
 thee  he  came,  and  to  know  thy  going  out  and 
 thy  coming  in,  and  to  know  all  that  thou  ai-t 
 doing,'  -"And  Joab  goeth  out  from  David, 
 ■and  sendetli  messengers  after  Abner,  and 
 they  bring  him  l)ack  from  the  well  of  Sirah, 
 and  David  knew  not. 
 
 -''  And  Abner  turneth  back  to  Hebron,  and 
 .Toal)  turneth  him  iiside  unto  the  midst  of  the 
 gate  to  speak  witli  him  (luietly,  and  smiteth 
 liim  there  in  the  lifth  ?i6— and  lie  dieth — foi 
 the  blood  of  As.aliel  liis  brother. 
 
 ^  And  David  lieareth  afterwards  and  saith. 
 
"sh-Boshclh  slain  treacherously.  Iii.  29.— 2  SAM  DEL— v.  ll. 
 
 David  king  over  all  hrael. 
 
 'Acquitted  avi  1,  and  my  kingdom,  by  Je- 
 hovali,  unto  the  age,  from  tlie  blood  of  Abuer 
 son  of  Ner;  ^it  doth  stay  on  the  head  of 
 Joab,  and  on  all  the  house  of  his  father,  and 
 there  is  not  cut  off  from  the  house  of  Joab 
 one  having  an  issue,  and  leprous,  and  laying 
 hold  on  a  staff,  and  falling  by  a  sword,  and 
 lacking  bread.' 
 
 3"  And  Joab  and  Abishai  his  brother  slew 
 Abner  because  that  he  piit  to  death  Asahel 
 their  brother,  in  Gibeon,  in  battle. 
 
 31  And  David  saith  unto  Joab,  and  unto  all 
 the  people  who  are  A\'ith  him,  'Eend  yoiir 
 garments,  and  gird  on  sackcloth,  and  mourn 
 before  Abner;'  and  king  David  is  going 
 after  the  bier.  32ji^jj(j  they  bury  Abuer  in 
 Hebron,  and  the  king  lifteth  up  his  voice, 
 and  weepeth  at  the  grave  of  Abner,  and  all 
 the  people  weep;  ^^ and  the  king  lamenteth 
 for  Abner,  and  saith: — 
 
 'As  the  death  of  a  fool  doth  Abner  die? 
 
 ^  Thy  hands  not  bound. 
 And  thy  feet  to  fetters  not  brought  nigh ! 
 As  one  falling  before  sons  of  evil — 
 Tliou  hast  fallen!' 
 and  all  the  people  add  to  weep  over  him. 
 35  And  all  the  people  come  to  cause  David  to 
 eat  bread  while  vet  day,  and  David  SAveareth, 
 saying.    'Thus   doth   God  to   me,    and  thus 
 He  doth  add,  for — before  the  going  in  of  the 
 sxm,  T  taste  no  bread  or  any  other  thing.' 
 
 3*  And  all  the  people  have  discerned  it,  and 
 it  is  good  in  their  eyes,  as  all  that  the  king 
 hath  done  is  good  in  the  eyes  of  all  the 
 people ;  ^7  and  all  the  people  knoM'',  even  all 
 Israel,  in  that  day,  that  it  hath  not  been 
 from  the  king — to  put  to  death  Abner  son  of 
 Ner. 
 
 38  And  the  king  saith  imto  his  servants, 
 *  Do  ye  not  know  that  a  prince  and  a  great 
 one  hath  fallen  this  day  in  Israel?  3i*  and  I 
 to-day  am  tender,  and  an  anointed  king:  and 
 these  men,  sons  of  Zeruiah,  are  too  hard  for 
 me ;  Jehovah  doth  recompense  to  the  doer  of 
 the  evil  according  to  his  evil.' 
 
 rV.  lAND  the  son  of  Saul  heareth  that 
 Abner  is  dead  in  Hebron,  and  his  hands  are 
 feeble,  and  all  Israel  have  been  troubled. 
 'And  two  men,  heads  of  troops,  have  been 
 to  the  soji  of  Saul,  the  name  of  the  one  is 
 Baaaah,  and  the  nardc  of  the  second  Rechab, 
 sons  of  Rimmon  the  Beerothite,  of  the  sons 
 of  Benjamin,  for  also  Beeroth  is  reckoned 
 to  Benjamin,  ^  and  the  Beerothites  flee  to 
 Gittaini,  and  are  there  sojournera  unto  this 
 day. 
 
 ■*Aud  to  Jonathan  son  of  Said  Is  a  son — 
 lame ;  lie  was  a  son  of  five  years  at  the  com- 
 ing in  of  the  rumour  of  the  death  of  Saul  and 
 Jonathan,  out  of  Jezreel,  and  his  nm-se  lift- 
 eth him  up,  and  fleeth,  and  it  cometh  to  pass 
 in  her  hasting  to  flee,  that  he  falleth,  and 
 becometli  lame,  and  his  name  is  Mephi- 
 boshetli. 
 
 ^  And  the  sons  of  Rimmon  the  Beerothite, 
 Rechab  and  Baanah,  go,  and  come  in  at  the 
 .  heat  of  the  day  unto  the  house  of  Ish-Bosh- 
 eth,  and  he  is  lying  down— the  lying  down 
 of  noon ;  "  and  thither  they  have  come,  unto 
 the  midst  of  the  house,  taking  wheat,  and 
 o 
 
 they  smite  him  unto  the  fifth  rib,  and  Rechab 
 and  Baanali  his  brother  have  escaped ;  ''  yea, 
 they  come  in  to  the  house,  and  he  is  lying  on 
 his  bed,  in  the  inner  part  of  his  bed-chamber, 
 and  they  smite  him,  and  put  him  to  death, 
 and  turn  aside  liis  head,  and  they  take  his 
 hea,d,  and  go  the  way  of  the  plain  all  the 
 night,  Sand  bring  in  the  head  of  Ish-Bosheth 
 unto  David  in  Hebron,  and  say  unto  tiie  king, 
 'Lo,  the  head  of  Ish-Bosheth,  son  of  Saul, 
 thine  enemy,  who  sought  thy  life;  and  Jeho- 
 vali  doth  give  to  my  lord  the  king  vengeance 
 this  day,  of  Said  and  of  his  seed.' 
 
 y  And  David  auswereth  Rechab  and  Baanah 
 his  brother,  sons  of  Rimmon  the  Beerothite, 
 and  saith  to  them,  'Jehovah  livetli,  who  hath 
 redeemed  my  soul  out  of  all  adversity,  i°wheu 
 one  is  declaring  to  me,  saying,  Lo,  Saul  is 
 dead,  and  he  was  as  a  bearer  of  tidings  in 
 his  own  eyes,  then  I  take  hold  on  him,  and 
 slay  him  in  Zildag,  instead  of  my  giving  to 
 him  for  the  _tidings._  "  Also— when  wicked 
 men  have  slain  the  righteous  man  in  his  own 
 house,  on  his  bed ;  and  now,  do  not  I  require 
 his  blood  of  your  hand,  and  have  taken 
 you  away  from  the  earth?' 
 
 1^  And  David  commandeth  the  young  men, 
 and  they  slay  them,  and  cut  off  "their  hands 
 and  their  feet,  and  hang  tlicm  over  the  pool 
 in  Hebron,  and  the  head  of  Ish-Bosheth  they 
 have  taken,  and  bury  it  in  the  burying-place 
 of  Abuer  in  Hebron. 
 
 V.  1  AND  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  come  unto 
 David,  to  Hebron,  and  sjieak,  saying,  '  Lo, 
 we  are  thy  bone  and  thy  flesh ;  ^  also  heretb- 
 fore,  in  Saul's  being  king  over  us,  thou  hast 
 been  he  who  is  bringing  out  and  bringing  in 
 Israel,  and  Jehovah  saith  to  thee.  Thou  dost 
 feed  My  people  Israel,  and  thou  art  for  leader 
 over  Israel.' 
 
 3  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  come  unto  the 
 king,  to  Hebron,  and  king  David  maketh 
 Avith  them  a  covenant  in  Hebron  before  Je- 
 hovah, and  they  anoint  David  for  king  over 
 Israel.  ^A  sou  of  thirty  years  is  David  in 
 his  being  king ;  forty  years  he  hath  reigned ; 
 ^  in  Hebron  he  reigned  over  Judah  seven 
 years  and  six  months,  and  in  Jerusalem  he 
 reigned  thirty  and  three  years,  over  all  Israel 
 and  Judah. 
 
 "And  the  king  goeth,  and  his  men,  to  Jeru- 
 salem, unto  the  Jebusite,  the  inhabitant  of 
 the  land,  and  tliey  speak  to  David,  saying, 
 '  Thou  dost  not  come  in  hither,  except  thou 
 turn  aside  the  blind  and  the  lame;'  saying. 
 'David  doth  not  come  in  hither.'  'And  David 
 captureth  the  fortress  of  Ziou,  it  is  the  city 
 of  David. 
 
 "And  DaAad  saith  on  that  day,  '  Any  one 
 smiting  the  Jebusite,  (let  liim  go  up  by  the 
 watercourse),  and  the  lame  and  tlie  blind — the 
 hated  of  David's  soul,' — because  the  blind  and 
 lame  say,  '  He  doth  not  come  into  the  house. ' 
 
 "And  David  dwelleth  in  the  fortress,  and 
 calletli  it— City  of  David,  and  David  buildeth 
 round  about,  from  Millo  and  inward,  i"  and 
 David  goeth,  going  on  and  becoming  great, 
 and  Jeliovah,  God  of  Hosts,  is  with  him. 
 
 11  And  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sendeth  mes- 
 sengers unto  David,  and  cedar-trees,  and 
 20P 
 
David  brings  up  the  ark. 
 
 VI.  12.— 2  SAMUEL.— vir.  1.         Joy  on  the  ark's  restoration. 
 
 artificers  of  wood,  and  artificers  of  stone,  for 
 w.alls,  and  they  Imild  a  house  for  David, 
 ^^aad  David  knoweth  that  Jehovah  hath 
 established  him  for  king  over  Israel,  and  that 
 He  hath  lifted  np  his  kingdom,  because  of 
 His  peoiile  Israel. 
 
 ^' And  David  taketh  again  concubines  and 
 wives  out  of  .Jerusalem,  after  liis  coming  from 
 Hebron,  and.  there  are  born  again  to  Da\nd 
 ROUS  and  daughters.  i*And  these  are  the 
 names  of  those  born  to  him  in  Jerusalem: 
 Shammuah,  and  Rhobab,  and  Nathan,  and 
 Rfdoraon,  "  and  ll^har,  and  Elishna,  and 
 Nepheg,  and  Japhia,  ^^and  Elishama,  and 
 Eliada,  and  Elijihalet. 
 
 ^'' And  the  Philistines  hear  that  they  have 
 anointed  David  for  king  over  Isj'ael,  and  all 
 the  Pliilistines  come  up  to  seek  David,  and 
 David  heareth,  and  goeth  down  imto  the  fort- 
 ress, '8  and  the  Philistines  have  come,  and 
 are  spread  out  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim. 
 
 ^^  And  David  asketh  of  Jehovah,  saying, 
 'Do  I  go  ui)  unto  the  Philistines?  dost  Thou 
 give  them  into  my  hand?'  And  Jehovah 
 saith  unto  David,  _'  Go  up,  for  I  certainly 
 give  the  Philistines  into  thy  hand.' 
 
 -"And  David  cometh  in  to  Baal-Perazinij  and 
 David  smiteth  them  there,  and  saith,  'Jeho- 
 vah liath  broken  forth  on  mine  enemies  before 
 me,  as  the  breaking  forth  of  waters;'  there- 
 fore he  hath  called  the  name  of  that  place 
 Baal-Perazim.  ^^  And  they  forsake  there 
 their  idols,  and  David  and  his  men  lift  them 
 up. 
 
 ^^And  the  Philistines  add  again  to  come 
 uji,  and  are  spread  out  in  the  valley  of  Ee- 
 pnaim,  ^^  and  David  asketh  of  Jehovah,  and 
 Fie  saith.  '  Thou  dost  not  go  up,  turn  round 
 unto  their  rear,  and  thou  hast  come_  to  them 
 over-against  the  mulberries,  ^  and  it  cometh 
 to  pass,  in  thy  hearing  the  soimd  of  a  step- 
 ping in  the  tops  of  the  mulberries,  then  thou 
 dost  move  sharply,  for  then  hath  Jehovali 
 gone  out  before  thee  to  smite  in  the  camp  of 
 the  Philistines.'  -''And  David  doth  so,  as 
 Jehovah  commanded  him,  and  smiteth  the 
 Philistines  from  Geba  unto  thy  coming  to 
 Gazer. 
 
 VI.  ^  AND  David  gathered  again  every 
 chosen  one  in  Israel,  thirty  thousand,  -and 
 David  riseth  and  goeth,  and  all  tlie  people  who 
 nj-e  wnth  him,  from  Baale-Judah,  to  bring  up 
 thence  the  ark  of  God,  whose  name  hath  been 
 called- tlic  name  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  in- 
 habiting the  cherul)s— upon  it. 
 
 3  And  they  cause  the  ark  of  God  to  ride  on 
 a  new  cart,  and  lift  it  up  from  the  house  of 
 Abinadab,  which  is  in  the  height,  and  Uzzah 
 and  Ahio  sons  of  Abinadab  are  leading  the 
 new  cart ;  '•  and  thsy  lift  it  u])  from  the  house 
 of  Abinadab,  which  is  in  the  height,  with  the 
 ark  of  God,  and  Ahio  is  going  before  the  ark, 
 5  and  David  and  all  the  house  of  Israel  arc 
 playing  before  Jehovah,  with  all  kinds  of  in- 
 struments of  fir-wood,  even  with  harps,  and 
 with  psalteries,  and  with  timbrels,  and  with 
 cornets,  and  with  cymbals. 
 
 "And  they  come  imto  the  tlircshing-Hoor  of 
 Nachon,  and  Uzzah  ))utteth  forth  his  hand 
 unto  the  ark  of  God,  and  laycth  hold  on  it, 
 210 
 
 for  they  released  the  oxen ;  ^  and  the  anger  of 
 Jehovah  burneth  against  Uzzah,  and  God 
 smiteth  him  there  for  the  error,  and  he  dieth 
 there  by  the  ark  of  God.  ^  And  it  is  displeas- 
 ing to  David,  because  that  Jehovah  hath 
 broken  forth  a  breach  u)ion  Uzzah,  and  one 
 calleth  that  ])lace  Perez-IJzzah,  iinto  this  day; 
 "and  David  feareth  Jehovah  on  that  day,  and 
 saith,  '  How  doth  the  ark  of  Jehovah  come 
 in  imto  me?' 
 
 I"  And  David  hath  not  been  willing  to  turn 
 aside  imto  himself  the  ark  of  Jehovah,  to  the 
 city  of  D.avid,  and  David  turneth  it  aside  to 
 the  house  of  Obed-Edom  the  Gittite,  "  and 
 the  ark  of  Jehovah  doth  inhabit  the  house  of 
 Obed-Edom  the  Gittite  three  months,  and  Je- 
 hovah blcsscth  Obed-Edomand  all  his  house. 
 
 ^^  And  it  is  declared  to  king  David,  saying, 
 '.Tehovah  hath  blessed  the  house  of  Obed- 
 Edom,  and  all  that  he  hath,  because  of  the 
 ark  of  God ;'  and  David  goeth  and  brintreth 
 up  the  ark  of  God  from  the  house  of  Obed- 
 Edom  to  the  city  of  David  with  joy.  •'  And 
 it  cometh  to  pass,  when  those  bearing  the  ark 
 of  Jehovah  have  stepped  six  steps,  that  he 
 sacrificeth  an  ox  and  a  fatling. 
 
 ^^  And  David  is  dancing  with  all  strength 
 before  Jehovah,  and  David  is  girded  with  a 
 linen  ephod,  ^'  and  David  and  all  the  house  of 
 Israel  are  bringing  up  the  ark  of  Jehovah  with 
 shouting,  and  with  the  voice  of  a  trumpet, 
 ">  and  it  hath  come  to  pass,  the  ark  of  .Teliovah 
 hath  come  in  to  the  city  of  David,  and  Michal 
 daughter  of  Saul,  hath  looked  through  the 
 ■window,  and  seeth  king  David  movinjr  and 
 dancing  before  Jehovah,  and  despiseth  him  in 
 her  heart. 
 
 '^  And  they  bring  in  the  ark  of  Jehovah,  and 
 set  it  ivn  in  its  place,  in  the  midst  of  the  tent 
 which  David  hath  spread  out  for  it,  and  David 
 causeth  to  ascend  burnt-offerings  before  Je- 
 hovah, and  peace-offerings. 
 
 18  And  David  finisheth  from  causing  to  aa- 
 cend  the  burnt-offering,  and  the  peace-offer- 
 ings, and  blesseth  the  people  in  the  name  of 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts,  ^^  and  he  apportioncth  to 
 all  the  people,  to  all  the  multitude  of  Israel, 
 from  man  even  unto  woman,  to  each,  one 
 cake  of  bread,  and  one  eshpar,  and  one  ashisha, 
 and  all  the  people  go,  each  to  his  house. 
 
 ""And  David  turneth  back  to  bless  his 
 house,  and  Michal  daughter  of  Saul  goeth  out 
 to  meet  David,  and  saith,  'How  honourable 
 to-day  was  the  king  of  Israel,  who  was  im- 
 covered  to-day  before  the  eyes  of  the  hand- 
 maids of  his  servants,  as  one  of  the  vain  ones 
 is  openly  uncovered ! ' 
 
 -1  And  David  saith  unto  Michal,  '  -  Before 
 Jehovah,  who  fixed  on  me  above  thy  father, 
 and  above  all  his  house,  to  appoint  me  lead- 
 er over  the  people  of  Jehovah,  and  over 
 Israel,— yea,  I  played  before  Jehovah ;  —and 
 1  have  been  more  vile  than  this,  and  have 
 been  low  in  mine  eyes,  and  with  the  hand- 
 maids whom  thou  hast  spoken  of,  ^vitll  them 
 I  am  honoured.'  ^As  to  Michal  daughter 
 of  Saul,  she  had  no  cliild  till  the  day  of  her 
 death. 
 
 VII.  lAND  it  cometh  to  pa-ss,  when  the 
 king  sat  in  his  house,  and  Jehovah  hath  given 
 
God's  covenant  with  David. 
 
 VII.  2.-2  SAMUEL.— VIII.  10. 
 
 David's  conqucste. 
 
 rest  to  him  round  about,  from  all  his  enemies, 
 
 *  that  the  king  saith  imto  Nathan  the  pro- 
 phet, '  See,  I  pray  thee,  I  am  dwelling  in  a 
 house  of  cedars,  and  the  ark  of  God  is  dwell- 
 ing in  the  midst  of  the  curtain.'  ^'And 
 Nathan  saith  unto  the  king,  '  All  that  is  in 
 thine  heart — go,  do,  for  Jehovah  is  with  thee.' 
 
 ^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  in  that  night,  that 
 the  word  of  Jehovah  is  unto  Nathan,  saying, 
 
 *  '  Go,  and  thou  hast  said  unto  My  servant, 
 imto  David,  Thus  said  Jehovah,  Dost  thou 
 build  for  Me  a  house  for  My  dwelling  in? 
 ••  for  I  have .  not  dwelt  in  a  house  even  from 
 the  day  of  My  bringing  up  the  sous  of  Israel 
 out  of  Egypt,  even  unto  this  day,  and  am 
 walking  up  and  down  in  a  tent  and  in  a  taber- 
 nacle. ''  During  all  the  time  that  I  have  walk- 
 ed up  and  down  among  all  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 a  word  have  I  spoken  with  one  of  the  tribes  of 
 Israel  which  I  commanded  to  feed  my  people 
 Israel,  saying,  '  Why  have  ye  not  built  to  ^le 
 a  house  of  cedars  ?  ^  and  now,  thus  dost  thou 
 say  to  My  servant,  to  David  : 
 
 'Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  I  have 
 taken  thee  from  the  comely  place,  from  after 
 the  flock,  to  be  leader  over  My  people,  over 
 Israel ;  ^  and  I  am  with  thee  whithei-soever 
 thou  hast  gone,  and  I  cut  off  all  thine  enemies 
 from  thy  presence,  and  have  made  for  thee  a 
 great  name,  as  the  name  of  the  great  ones  who 
 are  in  the  earth,  ^"and  I  have  appointed  a 
 place  for  My  people,  for  Israel,  and  have 
 planted  it,  and  it  hath  tabernacled  in  its  i:)lace, 
 and  it  is  not  troubled  any  more,  and  the  sons 
 of  perverseness  do  not  add  to  afHict  it  any 
 more,  as  in  the  beginning,  "  even  from  the  day 
 that  I  appointed  judges  over  My  people  Israel ; 
 and  I  have  given  rest  to  thee  from  all  thine 
 enemies,  and  Jehovah  hath  declared  to  thee 
 that  Jehovah  doth  make  for  thee  a  house. 
 
 I''' '  When  thy  days  are  full,  and  thou  hast 
 lain  with  thy  fathers,  then  I  have  raised  up 
 thy  seed  after  thee  which  goeth  out  from  thy 
 bowels,  and  have  established  his  kingdom ; 
 ^3  He  doth  built  a  house  for  My  Name,  and  1 
 have  established  the  throne  of  his  kingdom 
 unto  the  age.  "  I  am  to  him  for  a  father,  and 
 he  is  to  Me  for  a  son ;  whom  in  his  dealings 
 jierversely  I  have  even  reproved  with  a  rod  of 
 men,  and  with  strokes  of  the  sons  of  Adam, 
 1^  and  My  kindness  doth  not  tm-u  aside  from 
 him,  as  I  turned  it  aside  from  Saul,  whom  I 
 turned  aside  from  l)efore  thee,  ^^  and  sted- 
 fast  is  thy  house  and  thy  kingdom  imto  the 
 age  before  thee,  thy  throne  is  established  unto 
 the  age.'  ^''  According  to  all  these  words,  and 
 according  to  all  this  vision,  so  spake  Nathan 
 unto  David. 
 
 ^*And  long  David  cometh  in  and  sitteth 
 before  Jehovah,  and  saith,  '  Who  am  I,  Lord 
 Jehovah?  and  what  my  house,  that  Thou 
 hast  brought  me  hitherto?  ^''Aud  yet  this  i-s 
 little  in  Tnine  eyes.  Lord  Jehovahj^nd  Thou 
 dost  speak  also  concerning  the  house  of  Thy 
 servant  afar  off;  and  this  Is  the  law  of  the 
 Man,  Lord  Jehovah.  -"And  what  doth  David 
 add  more  to  speak  imto  Thee?  and  Thou, 
 Thou  hast  known  Thy  servant.  Lord  Jeho- 
 vah. '1  Because  of  Thy  word,  and  according 
 to  Thy  heart.  Thou  hast  done  aU  this  greatness, 
 to  cause  Thy  servant  to  know  it,    -'  Therefore 
 
 Thou  hast  been  great,  Jehovah  God,  for  thero 
 is  none  like  Thee,  and  there  is  no  God  save 
 Thee,  according  to  all  that  we  have  heard 
 with  our  ears. 
 
 "^ '  And  who  is  as  Thy  people,  as  Israel — one 
 nation  in  the  earth,  whom  God  hath  gone  to 
 redeem  to  Him  for  a  people,  and  to  make  for 
 Him  a  name — and  to  do  for  you  the  greatness 
 — even  fearful  things  for  Thy  laud,  at  the 
 presence  of  Thy  people,  whom  Thou  hast 
 redeemed  to  Thee  out  of  E.u^iit — aviong  the 
 nations  and  their  gods?  "*Yea,  Thou  dost 
 establish  to  Thee  Thy  people  Israel,  to  Thee 
 for  a  people  unto  the  age,  and  Thou,  Jehovah, 
 hast  been  to  them  for  God. 
 
 25  'And  now,  Jehovah  God,  the  word  which 
 Thou  hast  spoken  concerning  Thy  servant, 
 and  concernmg  his  house,  establish  unto 
 the  age,  and  do  as  Thou  hast  spoken ;  "^  and 
 Thy  Name  is  great  unto  the  age,  saying,  Je- 
 hovah of  Hosts  is  God  over  Israel,  and  the 
 house  of  Thy  servant  David  is  established 
 before  Thee,  ^  for  Thou,  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 God  of  Israel,  Thou  hast  uncovered  the  ear 
 of  Thy  servant,  saying,  A  house  I  build  for 
 thee,  therefore  hath  Thy  servant  found  his 
 heart  to  pray  unto  Thee  this  prayer-  -^aud 
 now,  Lord  Jehovah,  Thou  art  God  Himself, 
 and  Thy  words  are  truth,  and  Thou  siieakest 
 unto  Thy  servant  this  goodness,  "^  and  now, 
 begin  and  bless  the  house  of  Thy  servant,  to 
 be  unto  the  age  before  Thee,  for  Thou,  Lord 
 Jehovah,  hast  spoken,  and  by  Thy  blessing  is 
 the  house  of  Thy  servant  blessed — to  the  age.' 
 
 VIII.  ^  AND  it  cometh  to  j)as3  afterwards 
 that  David  siniteth  the  Philistines,  and  hum- 
 bleth  them,  and  David  taketh  the  bridle  of 
 the  metropolis  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philis- 
 tines. 
 
 "  And  he  smiteth  Moab,  and  measuretli 
 them  with  a  line,  causing  them  to  lie  down 
 on  the  earthj  and  he  measureth  two  lines  to 
 put  to  deatli,  and  the  fulness  of  the  line  to 
 keep  alive,  and  the  Moabites  are  to  David  for 
 servants,  bearers  of  a  present. 
 
 3  And  David  smiteth  Hadadezer  son  of 
 Rehob,  king  of  Zobah,  in  his  going  to  bring 
 back  his  power  by  the  Paver  [Euphrates-] 
 ■*  and  David  captureth  from  him  a  thousand 
 and  seven  hundred  horsemen,  and  twenty 
 thousand  footmen,  and  Dayid  destroyetn 
 utterly  the  whole  of  the  charioteers,  only  he 
 leaveth  of  them  a  hundred  charioteers. 
 
 '^  And  Aram  of  Damascus  cometh  to  give 
 help  to  Hadadezer  king  of  Zobah,  and  David 
 smiteth  of  Aram  twenty  and  two  thousand 
 men ;  «  and  David  putteth  ^aiTisons  in  Aram 
 of  Damascus,  and  Aram  is  to  David  for  a 
 servant,  bearing  a  present ;  aud  Jehovah  sav- 
 eth  David  whithersoever  he  hath  gone ;  ''  and 
 David  taketh  the  sliields  of  gold  which  were 
 on  the  servants  of  Hadadezer,  aud  briugeth 
 them  to  Jerusalem;  ^and  from  Betah,  and 
 from  Berothai,  cities  of  Hadadezer,  hath  king 
 David  taken  very  much  brass. 
 
 "And  Toi  king  of  Hamath  heareth  that 
 David  hath  smitten  all  the  force  of  Hadad- 
 ezer, K'and  Toi  sendeth  Joram  his  son  unto 
 king  David  to  ask  of  him  of  welfare,  and  to 
 bless  him,  (because  that  he  hath  fought 
 211 
 
Kindness  to  Jonathan^ 8  son.    viii.  11. — 2  SAMUEL. — x.  14.    David smitctli  the  Bene- Amman 
 
 agaiust  Hadarlezer,  and  smitetli  him,  for  a 
 man  of  wars  inith  Toi  had  Hadadezer  been), 
 and  in  his  hand  have  been  vessels  of  silver, 
 and  vessels  of  gold,  and  vessels  of  brass, 
 "  also  them  did  king  David  sanctify  to  Jeho- 
 vah, with  the  silver  and  the  gold  which  he 
 sanctified  of  all  the  nations  which  he  subdued : 
 1"  of  Aram,  and  of  Moab,  and  of  the  Beue- 
 Aiumou,  and  of  the  Philistines,  andof  Amalek, 
 and  of  tlie  spoil  of  Hadadezer  son  of  Rehob 
 king  of  Zobah. 
 
 1^  And  Da\ad  maketh  a  name  in  his  turning 
 back  from  his  smiting  Aram  in  the  valley  of 
 Salt — eighteen  thousand ;  i'*  and  he  putteth 
 in  Edom  garrisons — in  all  Edom  he  hath  put 
 garrisons,  and  all  Edom  are  servants  to  David ; 
 and  Jehovah  saveth  David  whithersoever  he 
 hath  gone. 
 
 ^^And  David  reigneth  over  all  Israel,  and 
 David  is  doing  judgment  and  righteousness  to 
 all  his  people,  '^  and  Joab  son  of  Zeruiah  is 
 over  the  liost,  and  Jehoshaphat  son  of  Ahilud 
 is  remembrancer,  ^"^  and  Zadok  son  of  Ahitub, 
 and  Ahimelech  sou  of  Abiathar,  are  priests, 
 and  Seraiah  is  scribe,  ^^  and  Benaiah  son  of 
 Jehoiada  is  over  both  the  Cherethite  and  the 
 Pelethite,  and  the  sons  of  David  have  been 
 ministers. 
 
 IX.  ^  AND  David  saith,  '  Is  there  yet  any 
 left  to  the  house  of  Saul,  and  1  do  Avitli  him 
 kindness  because  of  Jonathan?'  ^And  the 
 house  of  Saul  hath  a  servant,  and  his  name 
 is  Ziba,  and  they  call  for  him  unto  David ; 
 and  the  king  saith  unto  him,  'Art  thou  Ziba?' 
 and  he  saith,  'Thy  servant.' 
 
 ^And  the  king  saith,  'Is  there  not  yet  a 
 man  to  the  house  of  Saul,  and  I  do  with  him 
 the  Idndness  of  God?'  And  Ziba  saith  unto 
 the  king,  'Jonathan  hath  yet  a  son — lame.' 
 ^And  the  king  saith  to  him,  'Where  ?s  he?' 
 and  Ziba  saith  unto  the  king.  '  Lo,  he  is  in 
 the  house  of  Machir,  son  of  Ammiel,  in  Lo- 
 Debar.' 
 
 ^  And  king  David  sendeth,  and  taketh  him 
 out  of  the  house  of  Machir  son  of  Ammiel, 
 of  liO-Debar,  "and  Mcphibosheth  son  of  Jona- 
 than, son  of  Sail],  cometh  unto  David,  and 
 fallcth  on  liis  face,  and  dotli  obeisance,  and 
 Davad  saith,  'Mcphibosheth;'  and  he  saith, 
 '  Lo,  thy  servant.'^ 
 
 "  And  David  saitli  to  liim,  '  Be  not  afraid ; 
 for  I  certainly  do  with  thee  kindness  because 
 of  Jonathan  thy  father,  and  liave  given  back 
 to  thee  all  the  field  of  Saul  tliy  father,  and 
 thou  dost  eat  bread  at  my  table  continually.' 
 *'And  he  bowetli  himself,  and  saith,  'What 
 is  tliy  servant,  that  thou  hast  tm'ued  unto  the 
 dead  dog — such  as  I?' 
 
 "  And  the  king  calleth  unto  Ziba  servant  of 
 Saul,  and  saith  unto  him,  '  All  that  was  to 
 Said  and  to  all  his  liouse,  1  have  given  to  the 
 son  of  thy  loixl,  ^"aud  thou  hast  served  for 
 him  the  land,  thou  and  tliy  sons,  and  thy 
 servants,  and  hast  brought  in,  and  there 
 hath  been  to  the  son  of  thy  lord  bread,  and 
 he  hath  eaten  it;  and  Meplitbosheth  son  of 
 thy  lord  doth  eat  continually  bread  <it  my 
 table ; '  and  Ziba  hath  fifteen  sons  and  twenty 
 servants. 
 
 "And  Ziba  saith  unto  the  king,  'Accord- 
 212 
 
 ing  to  all  that  my  lord  the  king  commandeth 
 his  servant,  so  doth  thy  servant ; '  as  to 
 Mcphibosheth,  '  he  is  eating  at  my  table 
 (saith  tJie  king)  as  one  of  the  sons  of  the  king.' 
 i-_And  Mcphibosheth  hath  a  young  son,  and 
 his  name  is  Micah,  and  every  one  dwelling 
 in  the  house  of  Zil)a  are  servants  to  Mcphi- 
 bosheth. 13  And  Mcphibosheth  is  dwelling 
 in  Jerusalem,  for  at  the  table  of  the  king  he 
 is  eating  continually,  and  he  is  lame  oiE  his 
 two  feet. 
 
 X.  ^AKD  it  cometh  to  pass  afterwards, 
 that  the  king  of  the  Bene-Ammon  dieth,  and 
 Hanun  his  son  reigneth  in  his  stead,  ^  and 
 David  saith,  '  I  do  kindness  with  Hanun  son 
 of  Nahash,  as  his  father  did  with  me  kind- 
 ness ; '  and  David  sendeth  to  comfort  him  by 
 the  hand  of  his  servants  concerning  his  father, 
 and  the  servants  of  David  come  in  to  the  lana 
 of  the  Bene-Ammon. 
 
 3  And  the  heads  of  the  Bene-Ammon  say 
 unto  Hanun  their  lord,  '  Is  David  honouring 
 tliy  father  in  thine  eyes  because  he  hath  sent 
 to  thee  comforters  ?  for  to  search  the  citv,  and 
 to  spy  it,  and  to  overthrow  it,  hath  not  David 
 sent  his  servants  unto  thee?' 
 
 *  And  Haniin  taketh  the  servants  of  David, 
 and  shaveth  off  the  half  of  their  beard,  and 
 cutteth  off  their  long  robes  in  the  midst — 
 imto  their  buttocks,  and  sendeth  them  away ; 
 ^  and  they  declare  it  to  David,  and  he  sendeth 
 to  meet  them,  for  the  men  have  been  greatly 
 ashamed,  and  the  king  saith,  '  Abide  in  Jeri- 
 cho till  your  beard  doth  spring  \\\) — then  ye 
 have  returned.' 
 
 ^  And  the  Bene-Ammon  see  that  they  have' 
 been  abhorred  by  David,  and  the  Bene-Am- 
 mon send  and  hire  Aram  of  Beth-Eehob,  and 
 Aram  of  Zoba,  twenty  thousand  footmen,  and 
 the  king  of  Maacah  vntli  a  thousand  men,  and 
 Ish-Tob  witli  twelve  thousand  men;  "and 
 David  heareth,  and  sendeth  Joab,  and  all  the 
 host — the  mighty  men. 
 
 8  And  the  Bene-Ammon  come  out,  and  set 
 battle  in  an-ay,  at  the  opening  of  the  gate, 
 and  Aram  of  Zoba,  and  Kehob,  and  Ish-Tob, 
 and  !Maacah,  are  by  themselves  in  tlic  field  ; 
 •'and  Joab  seeth  that  the  front  of  the  battle 
 hath  been  unto  him  before  and  behind,  and 
 he  chooseth  of  all  tlie  chosen  in  Israel,  and 
 setteth  in  array  to  meet  Aram,  '"  and  the 
 rest  of  the  peoiile  he  hath  given  into  the  hand 
 of  Abishai  his  brother,  and  setteth  in  array  to 
 meet  the  Bene-Ammon. 
 
 11  And  he  saith,  '  If  Aram  bo  stronger  than 
 I,  then  thou  hast  been  to  me  for  salvation, 
 and  if  the  Bene-Ammon  be  stronger  than 
 thou,  then  I  have  come  to  give  salvation  to 
 thee ;  i-  be  strong  and  strengthen  thyself  for 
 our  people,  and  for  the  cities  of  oiu"  God, 
 and  Jehovah  doth  that  which  is  good  in 
 His  eyes.' 
 
 1'  And  Joab  drawoth  nigh,  and  the  people 
 who  are  with  him,  to  battle  against  Aram, 
 and  they  llee  from  his  presence ;  i^  and  the 
 Bene-Ammon  have  seen  tnat  Aram  hatli  lleil, 
 and  they  llec  from  the  jiresence  of  Aliishai, 
 and  go  ill  to  the  city  ;  and  Joab  turneth  back 
 from  the  Bene-Ammon,  and  cometh  in  to 
 Jerusalem. 
 
DavicPs  stn  with  Bath-RTieha.       r.  15.— 2  SAMUEL.— xii.  3 
 
 He  cauaeth  UrlaKa  deatJi. 
 
 '*  And  Aram  seetli  that  it  is  smitten  before 
 [srael,  and  tliey  are  gathered  to:j;ether;  '•'and 
 Hadarezer  seudeth,  and  bringeth  out  Aram 
 which  is  beyond  the  River,  and  they  come  in 
 to  Helaui,  and  Shobach  head  of  the  host  of 
 Hadarezer  is  before  them. 
 
 17  And  it  is  declared  to  David,  and  he  ga- 
 thereth  all  Israel,  and  pasaeth  over  the  Jor- 
 dan, and  Cometh  in  to  Hclam,  and  Aram 
 setteth  itself  in  array  to  meet  David,  and 
 they  light  with  him ;  "^  and  Aram  lleeth  from 
 the  presence  of  Israel,  and  DaAdd  slayeth  of 
 Aram  seven  hundred  charioteers,  and  forty 
 thousand  horsemen,  and  Shobach  head  of  its 
 host  he  hath  smitten,  and  he  dieth  there. 
 ^*  And  all  the  kings — servants  of  Hadarezer — 
 see  that  they  have  been  smitten  before  Israel, 
 and  make  peace  with  Israel,  and  sei-ve  them ; 
 and  Aram  is  afraid  to  help  any  more  the  Bene- 
 Ammou. 
 
 XI.  ^AND  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  the  re- 
 volution of  the  year — at  the  time  of  the  going 
 out  of  the  messengers — that  David  sendeth 
 Joab,  and  his  servants  with  liim,  and  all  Israel, 
 and  they  destroy  the  Bene-Ammon,  and  lay 
 siege  against  Rabbah. 
 
 And  David  is  dwelling  in  Jerusalem,  "  and 
 it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  evening-time,  that  David 
 'iseth  from  off  his  couch,  and  walketh  up  and 
 down  on  the  roof  of  the  king's  house,  and 
 Beeth  from  the  roof  a  woman  bathing,  and 
 the  woman  is  of  very  good  appearance,  ^  and 
 David  sendeth  and  inquireth  about  the  wo- 
 man, and  saith,  '  Is  not  this  Bath-Slieba, 
 daughter  of  Eliam,  wife  of  Uriah  the  Hittite?' 
 
 ■*  And  David  sendeth  messengers,  and  tak- 
 eth  her,  and  she  cometh  imto  him,  and  he 
 lieth  with  her — and  she  is  pxirifying  herself 
 from  her  imcleanness — and  she  turneth  back 
 unto  her  house  ;  ^  and  the  woman  conceiveth, 
 and  sendeth,  and  declareth  to  David,  and 
 saith,  'I  am  conceiving.' 
 
 "  And  David  sendeth  imto  Joab,  '  Send  un- 
 to me  Uriah  the  Hittite,'  and  Joab  sendeth 
 Uriah  ujito  David ;  ^  and  Uriah  cometh  imto 
 him,  and  David  asketh  of  the  prosperity  of 
 Joab,  and  of  the  prosperity  of  the  people,  and 
 of  the  prosperity  of  the  war. 
 
 8  Ajid  David  saith  to  Uriah,  '  Go  down  to 
 thy  house,  and  wash  thy  feet;'  and  Uriah 
 goeth  out  of  the  king's  house,  and  there  go- 
 eth  out  after  him  a  gift  from  the  king,  *and 
 Uriah  lieth  down  at  the  opening  of  the  king's 
 house,  with  all  the  servants  of  his  lord,  and 
 hath  not  gone  down  unto  his  house. 
 
 1"  And  tney  declare  to  David,  saying,  'Uriah 
 hath  not  gone  down  unto  his  house;'  and 
 David  saith  unto  Uriah,  '  Hast  thou  not  come 
 from  a  journey  ?  wherefore  hast  thou  not  gone 
 down  unto  thy  house?'  "And  Uriah  saith 
 unto  David,  'The  ark,  and  Israel,  and  Judah, 
 are  abiding  in  booths,  and  my  lord  Joab,  and 
 the  servants  of  my  lord,  on  the  face  of  the 
 held  are  encamping ;  and  I — I  go  in  unto  my 
 house  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  to  lie  with  my 
 wife !— thy  Ufe,  and  the  life  of  thy  soid— if  I 
 do  this  thing.' 
 
 1-  And  David  saith  unto  Uriah,  '  Abide  in 
 this  place  also  to-day,  and  to-mon-ow  I  send 
 thee  away  ;'  and  Uriah  abideth  in  Jerusalem, 
 
 on  that  day,  and  on  the  morrow,  '^  and  David 
 calleth  for  him,  and  he  eatetli  luifore  him 
 and  drinketh,  and  he  causoth  him  to  drink, 
 and  ho  goeth  out  in  the  evening  to  lie  on  hia 
 couch  with  the  servants  of  his  lord,  and  unto 
 his  house  he  hath  not  gone  down. 
 
 ^■*And  it  cometh  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
 that  David  writeth  a  letter  unto  Joab,  and 
 sendeth  by  the  hand  of  Uriah ;  '■"'  and  he 
 writeth  in  the  letter,  saying,  '  Place  ye  Uriah 
 over-against  the  front  of  the  severest  battle, 
 and  ye  have  tm-ned  back  from  after  him,  and 
 he  hath  been  smitten,  and  hath  died.' 
 
 1^  And  it  cometh  to  pass  in  JoaV)'s  watching 
 of  the  city,  that  he  api^ointeth  Uriah  unto  the 
 place  where  he  knew  that  valiant  men  are ; 
 17  and  the  men  of  the  city  go  out  and  tight 
 with  Joab,  and  there  fall  some  of  the  peoiile, 
 of  the  servants  of  David ;  and  there  dieth  also 
 Uriah  the  Hittite. 
 
 1*  And  Joab  sendeth  and  declareth  to  David 
 all  the  matters  of  the  war,  ^^  and  commandeth 
 the, messenger,  saying,  'At  thy  finishing  all 
 the  matters  of  the  war  to  speak  unto  the 
 king,  ^^  then,  it  hath  been,  if  the  king's  fury 
 ascend,  and  he  hath  said  to  thee.  Wherefore 
 <li(l  yc  (liaw  nigh  unto  the  city  to  fight?  did 
 yc  not  know  that  they  shoot  from  off  the 
 wall  ?  -1  Who  smote  Abimelech  son  of  Jerub- 
 besheth  ?  did  not  a  woman  cast  on  him  a  piece 
 of  a  rider  from  the  wall,  and  he  dieth  in  The- 
 bez  ?  whyidrew  ye  nigh  imto  the  wall  ?  that 
 thou  hast  said,  Also  thy  servant  Uriah  the 
 Hittite  is  dead.' 
 
 ■"And  the  messenger  goeth,  and  cometh 
 in,  and  declareth  to  David  all  that  with 
 which  Joab  sent  him,  -•*and  the  messenger 
 saith  unto  David,  '  Surely  the  men  have  been 
 mighty  against  us,  and  come  out  unto  us  into 
 the  held,  and  we  are  upon  them  unto  the 
 opening  of  the  gate,  ^  and  those  shooting 
 shoot  at  thy  servants  from  off  the  wall,  and 
 some  of  the  servants  of  the  king  are  dead, 
 and  also,  thy  servant  Uriah  the  Hittite  is 
 dead. 
 
 *^And  David  saith  unto  the  messenger, 
 '  Thus  dost  thou  say  unto  Joab,  Let  not  this 
 thing  be  evil  in  thine  eyes  ;  for  thus  and  thus 
 doth  the  sword  devour ;  strengthen  thy  warfare 
 against  the  city,  and  throw  it  down — and 
 strengthen  thou  him.' 
 
 -•^  And  the  wife  of  Uriah  heareth  that  Uriah 
 her  husband  is  dead,  and  lamenteth  for  her 
 lord ;  and  the  mourning  passeth  by,  and 
 David  sendeth  and  gathereth  her  imto  his 
 house,  and  she  is  to  him  for  a  wife,  and  bear- 
 eth  to  him  a  son  ;  and  the  thing  which  David 
 hath  done  is  evil  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah. 
 
 XII.  1  AND  Jehovah  sendeth  Nathan  unto 
 David,  and  he  cometh  unto  him,  and  saith  to 
 him : 
 '  Two  men  have  been  in  one  city ; 
 
 One  rich  and  one  poor ; 
 2  The  rich  hath  tiocks  and  herds  very  many ; 
 ^  And  the  poor  one  hath  nothing. 
 Except  one  little  ewe-lamb, 
 Which  he  hath  bought,  and  keepeth  alive. 
 And  it  groweth  up  with  him. 
 And  with  his  sons  together ; 
 Of  his  morsel  it  eateth, 
 213 
 
Nathan's  parable,  and  the 
 
 xiT.  4.-2  SAMUEL.-  -xiii.  5. 
 
 Death  of  DatntVa  chiUL 
 
 Aud  from  liis  cup  it  drinketL, 
 
 Aud  ill  his  bosom  it  lieth, 
 
 Aud  it  is  to  him  as  a  dauRhter ; 
 *  Audtherecometh atravellertotherichmaii, 
 
 Aud  he  spareth  to  take 
 
 Of  his  own  iiock,  and  of  his  own  herd. 
 
 To  prepare  for  the  traveller 
 
 Who  hath  come  to  him, 
 
 And  he  taketh  the  ewedamb  of  the  poor  mau, 
 
 Aud  prepareth  it  for  the  mau 
 
 Wlio  liath  come  iinto  him.' 
 
 *  Aud  the  an^er  of  David  burueth  against 
 the  man  exceediugly,  and  he  saith  imto  Na- 
 than, 'Jehovah  liveth,  surely  a  son  of  death 
 is  the  man  who  is'doing  this,  "  aud  the  ewe- 
 jamb  he  doth  repay  fourfold,  because  that  he 
 hath  done  this  thing,  and  because  that  he  had 
 no  pity.' 
 
 "^  And  Nathan  saith  imto  David,  '  Tliou  art 
 the  man !  Thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 I  anointed  thee  for  king  over  Israel,  and  I 
 delivered  thee  out  of  the  liand  of  Saul ;  •*  and 
 I  give  to  thee  the  house  of  thy  lord,  and  the 
 wives  of  thy  lord,  into  thy  bosom,  and  I  give 
 to  thee  the  house  of  Israel  and  of  Jiidah ;  aud 
 if  little,  then  I  add  to  thee  such  and  such 
 things. 
 
 3  '  Wherefore  hast  thou  desjiised  the  word 
 il  Jehovah,  to  do  the  evil  thing  in  His  eyes  ? 
 Uriah  the  Hittite  thou  hast  smitten  by  the 
 sword,  and  his  wife  thou  hast  taken  to  thee 
 for  a  wife,  aud  him  thou  hast  slain  by  the 
 sword  of  the  Beue-Ammon. 
 
 1" '  And  now,  the  sword  doth  not  turn  aside 
 from  thy  house  unto  the  age,  because  thou 
 hast  despised  Me,  and  dost  take  the  wife  of 
 Uriah  the  Hittite  to  be  to  thee  for  a  wife ; 
 "  thus  said  Jehovah,  Lo,  I  am  raising  up 
 against  thee  evil,  out  of  thy  house,  and  have 
 taken  thy  wives  before  thine  eyes,  and  given 
 to  thy  neighbour,  and  he  hath  laiu  with  thy 
 wives  before  the  eyes  of  this  sun  ;  ^^  for  thou 
 hast  done  it  in  secret,  and  I  do  this  thing  be- 
 fore all  Israel,  and  before  the  sim.' 
 
 ^*  And  David  saith  unto  Nathan,  '  I  have 
 sinned  against  Jehovah.'  Aud  Nathau  saith 
 unto  David,  'Also— Jehovah  hath  caused  thy 
 sin  to  pass  away  ;  thou  dost  not  die  ;  "  only, 
 because  thou  liast  caused  tlie  enemies  of  Je- 
 hovah greatly  to  despise  by  this  thing,  also 
 the  son  who  is  born  to  thee  doth  surely  die.' 
 
 15  And  Nathan  goeth  unto  iiis  house,  and  Je- 
 hovah smiteth  the  lad,  whom  the  wife  of 
 Uriah  liatli  born  to  David,  and  it  is  incurable : 
 '"  and  David  seeketh  God  for  the  youth,  and 
 David  keepeth  a  fast,  and  hath  gone  in  and 
 lodged,  aud  lain  on  the  earth. 
 
 1'  And  the  elders  of  his  house  rise  against 
 him,  to  raise  him  up  from  the  earth,  and  he 
 hath  not  been  willmg,  nor  hath  he  eaten 
 with  them  bread ;  ^^  and  it  cometh  to  pass  on 
 the  seventh  day,  that  the  lad  dieth,  and  the 
 servants  of  David  fear  to  declare  to  liim  that 
 the  lad  is  dead,  for  they  said,  '  Lo,  in  the  lad 
 beiufi  alive  we  spake  unto  him,  and  lie  did  not 
 liearkcn  to  our  voice ;  and  how  do  we  say  unto 
 him.  Tin;  lad  is  dead? — then  lie  hath  done  evil.' 
 
 '''And   David  seeth    that  liis  servant.^  are 
 whispering,   and  David    under.standeth   that 
 the  lad  is  deail,  and  David  saith  unto  his  ser- 
 vants,    'Is    the    lad    dead?'    and  they  say, 
 214 
 
 '  Dead.'  -"And  David  riseth  from  the  earth, 
 and  doth  bathe  and  anoint  himself,  and  chanfi- 
 eth  his  raiment,  and  cometh  in  to  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  and  boweth  himself,  and  cometh  un- 
 to his  house,  and  asketh  and  they  place  for 
 him  bread,  and  he  eatetli. 
 
 -1  And  his  servants  say  unto  him,  '  Wliat  is 
 this  thing  thou  hast  done  ?  because  of  the  liv- 
 ing lad  thou  hast  fasted  and  dost  weep,  and 
 when  the  lad  is  dead  thou  liast  risen  and  dost 
 cat  bread.'  ""And  he  saith,  'WhUethelad 
 is  aHve  I  have  fasted,  and  weep,  for  I  said, 
 Who  knoweth? — Jehovah  doth  pity  me,  and 
 the  lad  hath  lived;  ^*and  now,  he  hath  died, 
 why  is  this — I  fast?  am  I  able  to  bring  him 
 back  again  ?  I  am  going  unto  him,  and  he  doth 
 not  turn  back  unto  me.' 
 
 ■^And  David  comforteth  Bath-Sheba  liis 
 wife,  and  goeth  in  unto  her,  and  lieth  with  her, 
 and  she  bearetli  a  son,  and  he  calleth  his  nam§ 
 Solomon;  and  Jehovah  hath  loved  him,  '■''  and 
 sendeth  by  the  hand  of  Nathan  the  prophet, 
 and  calletli  his  name  Jedidiah,  because  of  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 -*'  And  Joab  fighteth  against  Rabbah  of  the 
 Bene-Ammon,  aud  captureth  tlie  royal  city, 
 -''  aud  Joab  sendeth  messengers  unto  David, 
 and  saith,  '  I  have  fought  against  Rabbah — 
 also  I  have  captiu-ed  the  city  of  waters ;  -^  and 
 now,  gather  the  rest  of  the  people,  and  en- 
 camp against  the  city,  and  capture  it,  lest  I 
 capture  the  city,  and  my  name  nath  been  call- 
 ed upon  it.' 
 
 ""  And  David  gathereth  all  the  people,  and 
 goeth  to  Rabbah,  and  fighteth  against  it,  and 
 captureth  it;  ^"and  he  taketh  the  crown  of 
 their  king  from  off  his  head,  and  its  weight  is 
 a  talent  of  gold,  and  precious  stones,  and  it  is 
 on  the  head  of  David ;  and  the  spoil  of  the 
 city  he  hath  brouglit  out,  very  much  ;  ^^  and 
 the  people  who  are  in  it  he  hath  brought  out, 
 aud  setteth  to  the  saw,  aud  to  cutting  instru- 
 ments of  iron,  and  to  axes  of  iron,  and  hath 
 caused  them  to  pass  over  into  the  brick-kiln ; 
 and  so  he  doth  to  all  the  cities  of  the  Bcne- 
 Ammon;  and  David  turneth  back,  aud  all  the 
 lieople,  to  Jerusalem. 
 
 XIII.  i  AND  it  cometh  to  pass  afterwards 
 that  Absalom  sou  of  David  hath  a  fair  sister, 
 and  her  name  is  Tamar,  and  Amuon  son  of 
 David  loveth  her. 
 
 -And  Amnon  hath  distress— even  to  be- 
 come sick,  because  of  Tamar  his  sister,  for  she 
 is  a  vii'gin,  and  it  is  hard  in  the  eyes  of  Amnon 
 to  do  anything  to  her. 
 
 ^And  Amuon  hath  a  friend,  and  his  name 
 is  Jouadab,  sou  of  Shimeah,  David's  brother, 
 and  Jonadab  is  a  very  -wise  man,  ■•  and  saith  to 
 him,  '  Wlierefore  art  thou  thus  lean,  0  king's 
 son,  morning  by  morning?  dost  thou  not  de- 
 clare  to   me?     And  Amnon    saith    to    him, 
 '  "Tamar— sister  of  Absalom  mv  brother— I  ajn 
 loving.'    ^  And  Jonadab  saitn  to  liini,    'Lie 
 down  on  thy  couch,  and  feign  thyself  sick, 
 and  thy  father  hath  come  in  to  see  thee,  aud 
 I  thou  hast  said  unto  him,  '  Let,  I  i)ray  thee. 
 j  Tamar  my  sister  come  in  and  give  me  bread 
 i  to  eat ;  and  she  liath  made  tlie   food  before 
 i  mine  eyes  so  that  1  see  it,  and  liave  eaten  from 
 !  her  baud. ' 
 
Amnon  and  Tamar. 
 
 XTTT.    6- 2  SAMUEL. -XIV. 
 
 Amnon  slain. 
 
 •And  Amnonlieth  down,  and  feiprneth  him- 
 gelf  sick,  and  the  king  cometh  in  to  see  him, 
 and  Amnon  saith  xmto  the  king,  'Let,  I  pray 
 thee,  Tamar  my  sister  come,  and  slie  maketh 
 before  mine  eyes  two  cakes,  and  I  eat  from 
 her  hand.'  ^  And  David  sendeth  unto  Tamar, 
 to  the  house,  saying,  '  Go,  I  pray  thee,  to  the 
 house  of  Amnon  thy  brother,  and  make  for 
 him  food.' 
 
 8  And  Tamar  goeth  to  the  liouse  of  Amnon 
 her  brother,  and  he  is  lying  down,  and  she 
 taketh  the  dough,  and  kneadeth,  and  maketh 
 cakes  before  his  eyes,  and  cooketh  the  cakes, 
 *and  taketh  the  frying-pan,  and  pouretli  out 
 before  him,  and  he  refuseth  to  eat,  and  Am- 
 non saith,  'Take  ye  out  every  one  from  me  ;' 
 and  they  go  out  every  one  from  him. 
 
 '0  And  Amnon  saith  unto  Tamar,  *  Bring 
 the  food  into  the  inner  chamber,  and  I  eat 
 from  thy  hand ;'  and  Tamar  taketh  the  cakes 
 that  she  hath  made,  and  bringeth  in  to 
 Amnon  her  brother,  into  the  inner  chamber, 
 "  and  she  bringeth  nigh  unto  him  to  eat,  and 
 he  layeth  hold  on  her,  and  saith  to  her,  '  Come, 
 lie  with  me,  my  sister.' 
 
 12  And  she  saith  to  him,  'Nay,  my  brother, 
 do  not  himible  me,  for  it  is  not  done  so  in 
 Israel ;  do  not  this  folly.  ^^  And  I — whither 
 do  I  cause  my  reproach  to  go?  and  thou— 
 ihou  art  as  one  of  the  fools  in  Israel;  and 
 now,  speak,  I  pray  thee,  unto  the  king;  foi 
 he  doth  not  withhold  me  from  thee.'  "And 
 he  hath  not  been  willing  to  hearken  to  her 
 voice,  and  is  stronger  than  she,  andhumbletb  ' 
 her,  and  lietli  with  her.  } 
 
 1'  And  Amnon  hateth  her— a  very  great  | 
 hatred — that  greater  is  the  hatred  with  which  | 
 he  hath  hated  her  than  the  love  with  which 
 he  loved  her,  and  Amnon  saith  to  her,  'Rise, 
 go.'  1*  And  she  saith  to  him,  '  Because  of  the 
 circumstances  this  evil  is  gi-eater  than  the 
 other  that  thou  hast  done  with  me — to  send 
 me  away;'  and  he  hath  not  been  willing  to 
 hearken  to  her,  ^^  and  calleth  his  young  man, 
 hia  servant,  and  saith,  'Send  away,  I  pray 
 thee,  this  one  from  me  without,  and  bolt  the 
 door  after  her ; '  '^ — and  upon  her  is  a  long 
 coat,  for  such  upper  robes  do  daughters  of 
 the  king  who  are  virgins  put  on, — and  his 
 servant  taketh  her  out  without,  and  hath 
 bolted  the  door  after  her. 
 
 19  And  Tamar  taketh  ashes  for  her  head, 
 and  the  long  coat  that  is  on  her  she  hath 
 rent,  and  putteth  her  hand  on  her  head,  and 
 goeth,  going  on  and  crying;  "^^  and  Absalom 
 ner  brother  saith  unto  her,  '  Hath  Amnon 
 thy  brother  been  with  thee?  and  now,  my 
 sister,  keep  silent,  he  is  thy  brother;  set  not 
 thv heart  to  this  thing;'  and  Tamar  dwelleth 
 — but  desolate — in  the  house  of  Absalom  her 
 brother. 
 
 ^1  And  king  David  hath  heard  all  these 
 things,  and  it  is  very  displeasing  to  him ; 
 *•  and  Absalom  hath  not  spoken  with  Amnon 
 either  evil  or  good,  for  Absalom  is  hating 
 Amnon,  because  that  he  hmnblcd  Tamar  his 
 sister. 
 
 23  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  after  two  years  of 
 days,  that  Absalom  hatli  shearers  in  Baal- 
 Hazor,  which  is  with  Ephraim,  and  Alis.-iloni 
 calleth  for  all  the  sons  of  the  king. 
 
 "■•And  Absalom  cometh  unto  the  king,  and 
 saith,  'Lo,  I  jiray  thee,  thy  servant  hath 
 shearers,  let  the  king  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  his 
 servants,  with  thy  servant.  *^  And  the  kinj! 
 saith  unto  Absalom,  '  Nay,  my  sou,  let  us  not 
 all  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  we  are  not  too  heavy  on 
 thee ; '  and  he  presseth  on  him.  and  he  hath 
 not  been  willing  to  go,  and  he  blesseth  him. 
 
 28 And  Absalom  saith,  'If  not — let,  I  pray 
 thee,  Amnon  my  brother  go  with  us;'  ana 
 the  king  saith  to  him,  '  Why  doth  he  go  with 
 thee?'  27 and  Absalom  urgeth  on  him,  and  he 
 sendeth  with  him  Amnon,  and  all  the  sons  of 
 the  king. 
 
 28  And  Absalom  commandeth  his  young 
 men,  saying,  '  See,  I  pray  thee,  when  the 
 heart  of  Amnon  is  glad  with  wine,  and  1 
 have  said  unto  you,  Smite  Amnon,  that  ye 
 have  put  him  to  death;  fear  not;  is  it  not 
 because  I  have  commanded  you?  be  strong, 
 yea,  become  sons  of  valour.'  2a  And  the  young 
 men  of  Absalom  do  to  Amnon  as  Absalom 
 commanded,  and  rise  do  all  the  sons  of  the  king, 
 and  they  ride,  each  on  his  mule,  and  flee. 
 
 3"  And  it  cometh  to  pass— they  «?•«  in  the 
 way — and  the  report  hath  come  unto  David, 
 saying,  '  Absalom  hath  smitten  all  the  sons 
 of  the  king,  and  there  is  not  left  of  them  one;' 
 31  and  the  kin^  riseth,  and  rendeth  his  gar- 
 ments, and  lietn  on  the  earth,  and  all  his  ser- 
 vants are  standing  by  rcith  rent  garments.  _ 
 
 32  And  Jonadab  son  of  Shimeah,  David's 
 brother,  answereth  and  saith,  'Let  not  my 
 lord  say.  The  whole  of  the  young  men,  the 
 sons  of  the  king,  they  have  put  to  death ;  for 
 Amnon  alone  is  dead,  for  by  the  command 
 of  Absalom  it  hath  been  appointed  from  the 
 day  of  his  humbling  Tamar  his  sister;  33and 
 now,  let  not  my  lord  the  king  lay  unto  his 
 heart  the  word,  saying.  All  the  sonj  of  the 
 king  have  died,  for  Amnon  alone  is  dead.' 
 
 3^  And  Absalom  fleeth,  and  the  yoimg  man 
 who  is  watching  lifteth  u]i  his  eyes  and  look- 
 eth,  and  lo,  much  people  are  coming  by  the 
 way  behind  him,  on  the  side  of  the  hill. 
 35  And  Jonadab  saitli  unto  the  king,  '  Lo,  the 
 sous  of  the  king  have  come ;  as  the  word  o^ 
 thy  servant,  so  it  hath  been.'  '« And  it  cometh 
 to  pass  at  his  finishing  to  speak,  that  lo,  the 
 sons  of  the  king  have  come,  and  they  lift  up 
 their  voice,  and  weep,  and  also  the  king  and 
 all  his  servants  have  wept  —  a  very  gi'iAt 
 weeping.  ,        ,,        . 
 
 37  And  Absalom  hath  fled,  and  goeth  iinto 
 Talmai,  son  of  Ammihud,  king  of  Geshur, 
 and  David  mourneth  for  his  son  all  the  days. 
 3sAnd  Absalom  hath  fled,  and  goeth  to 
 Geshur.  and  is  tliere  three  years;  3»and  the 
 soul  o/king  David  determineth  to  go  out  unto 
 Absalom,  for  he  hath  been  comforted  for 
 Amnon,  for  he  ia  dead. 
 
 XIV.  1  AND  Joab  son  of  Zenual.  knoweth 
 that  the  heart  of  the  king  is  on  Absalom, 
 2  and  Joab  sendeth  to  Tekoah,  and  taketh 
 thence  a  ^vise  woman,  and  saith  unto  her. 
 'Feign  thyself  a  moiuuer,  I  pray  thee,  and 
 put  on,  I  pray  thee,  garments  of  mourning, 
 and  anoint  not  thyself  with  oil,  and  thou  hast 
 1->een  as  a  woman  these  many  days  mourning 
 forthedend,  ^'aud  tlion  hast  gone  unto  thu 
 
Jonh  artfully  procures 
 
 XIV.  4.-2  SAMUEL.— XV.  S. 
 
 king,  and  spoken  unto  liim,  according  to  tins 
 word;'  and  Joab  piittetli  the  words  into  her 
 mouth. 
 
 *  And  the  woman  of  Tekoali  speaketh  unto 
 the  king,  aud  falletli  on  her  face  to  the  earth, 
 and  doth  obeisance,  and  saith,  'Save,  0  king.' 
 'And  the  king  saith  to  her,  'What — to  thee?' 
 and  she  saith,  '  Truly  a  widow  woman  am  I, 
 and  my  liusbaud  dieth,  ''and  thy  maid-ser- 
 vant liath  two  sons ;  and  they  strive  both  of 
 them  in  a  field,  and  there  is  no  deliverer 
 between  them,  and  the  one  smiteth  tlie  otlier, 
 .and  putteth  him  to  death ;  ''  and  lo,  the  whole 
 family  hath  risen  against  thy  maid-servant, 
 and  say.  Give  up  him  who  smiteth  his  brother, 
 and  we  put  him  to  death  for  the  life  of  his 
 brother  whom  he  hath  slain,  and  we  destroy 
 also  the  heir;  and  they  have  quenched  my 
 coal  which  is  left — so  as  not  to  set  to  my 
 husband  a  name  and  remnant  on  the  face  of 
 the  ground.' 
 
 8 And  the  king  saith  unto  the  woman,  'Go 
 to  thine  house,  and  I  give  charge  concerning 
 thee.'  3  And  the  woman  of  Tekoah  saith 
 unto  the  king,  '  On  }ne,  my  lord,  0  king,  is 
 the  iniquity,  and  on  the  house  of  my  father ; 
 and  the  king  and  his  throne  are  innocent.' 
 ^"And  the  Idng  saith,  'He  who  sjieaketh 
 aught  unto  thee,  aud  thou  liast  brought  him 
 imto  me,  then  he  doth  not  add  any  more  to 
 come  against  thee.' 
 
 "And  she  saith,  'Let,  I  pray  thee,  the 
 king  remember  by  Jehovah  thy  God,  that  the 
 redeemer  of  blood  add  not  to  destroy,  and 
 they  destroy  not  my  son ; '  and  he  saith,  '  Je- 
 liovah  liveth;  if  there  doth  fall  of  the  hair 
 of  thy  son  to  the  earth.'  ^"And  the  woman 
 saith,  '  liCt,  I  pray  thee,  thy  maid-servant 
 speak  imto  my  lord  the  king  a  word;'  and  he 
 saith,  'Speak.' 
 
 ^^And  the  woman  saith,  'And  why  hast 
 thou  thought  thus  concerning  the  people  of 
 God?  yea,  the  king  is  speaking  this  thing  as 
 a  guilty  one,  in  that  the  king  hath  not  brought 
 back  his  outcast ;  '■*  for  we  do  surely  die,  and 
 are  as  water  which  is  running  down  to  the 
 earth,  which  is  not  gathered,  and  God  doth 
 not  accent  a  person,  and  hath  devised  devices 
 in  that  tne  outcast  is  not  outcast  by  Him. 
 
 i^'And  now  that  I  have  come  to  speak 
 unto  the  king  my  lord  this  word,  \t  is  because 
 the  people  made  me  afraid,  and  thy  maid- 
 servant saith.  Let  me  s])eak,  I  pray  thee, 
 unto  the  king ;  it  may  be  the  king  doth  do 
 the  word  of  his  handmaid,  ^^for  the  king 
 doth  hearken  to  deliver  his  handmaid  out  of 
 the  i)aw  of  the  man  seeking  to  destroy  me 
 and  my  son  together  out  of  the  inheritance 
 of  God,  i^and  thy  maid-servant  saith.  Let.  I 
 pray  thee,  the  word  of  my  lord  the  king  be 
 tor  ease ;  for  as  a  messenger  of  God  so  is  my 
 lord  tlie  king,  to  understand  the  good  and  the 
 evil;  and  Jeliovah  thy  God  is  witli  thee.' 
 
 '"And  the  king  answercth  and  saith  unto 
 the  woman,  '  Do  not,  I  pray  thee,  hide  from 
 me  the  thing  that  I  am  asking  thee;'  and  the 
 woman  saith,  '  Let,  1  pray  tliec,  my  lord  tlie 
 king  sjieak.'  i°  And  the  king  saith,  'Is  the 
 liand  of  Joab  with  thee  in  all  this?'  _ 
 
 And  the  woman  answercth  and  saith,  'Thy 
 soul  liveth,  my  lord.  0  king,  none  doth  turn 
 21G 
 
 the  return  of  A  hadlonu 
 
 to  the  right  or  to  tne  left  from  all  that  my 
 lord  the  king  hath  spoken;  for  thy  servant 
 Joab  lie  commanded  mc,  and  he  ])ut  in  the 
 mouth  of  thy  maid-servant  all  these  words ; 
 -"in  order  to  bring  round  the  appearance  of 
 the  thing  hath  thy  servant  Joab  done  this 
 thing,  and  my  lord  is  wise,  according  to  the 
 wisdom  of  a  messenger  of  God,  to  know  all 
 that  is  in  the  land.' 
 
 -^  And  the  king  saith  unto  Joab,  'Lo,  I  pray 
 thee,  thou  hast  done  this  thing;  and  go, 
 bring  back  the  yoimg  man  Absalom.'  --And 
 Joab  falletli  on  his  face  to  the  eai-th,  and 
 doth  obeisance,  aud  blesseth  the  king,  aud 
 Joab  saith,  'To-day  hath  thy  servant  known 
 that  I  have  found  grace  in  thine  eyes,  my 
 lord,  0  king,  in  that  the  king  hath  d.one  the 
 word  of  his  servant.' 
 
 "*And  Joab  riseth  and  goeth  to  Geshur, 
 and  bringeth  in  Absalom  to  Jerusalem,  -"*  and 
 the  king  saith,  '  Let  him  turn  round  unto  his 
 house,  and  my  face  he  doth  not  see.'  And 
 Absalom  turneth  round  imto  his  house,  and 
 the  face  of  the  king  he  hath  not  seen. 
 
 -''  And  like  Absalom  there  was  no  man  so 
 fair  in  all  Israel,  to  praise  greatly ;  from  tho 
 sole  of  his  foot  even  unto  his  crown  there 
 was  no  blemish  in  him;  -"and  in  his  polling 
 his  head — and  it  hath  been  at  the  end  of  year 
 by  year  that  he  polleth  it,  for  it  is  hea^'y  on 
 him,  and  he  hath  polled  it — he  hath  even 
 weighed  out  the  hair  of  lus  head — two  hundred 
 shekels  by  the  king's  weight.  ^And  there 
 are  born  to  Absalom  three  sons,  aud  one 
 daughter,  and  -her  name  is  Tamar ;  she  was  a 
 woman  of  a  fair  appearance. 
 
 ^And  Absalom  dwelleth  in  Jerusalem  two 
 years  of  days,  and  the  face  of  the  king  he 
 liath  not  seen;  ^and  Absalom  sendeth  unto 
 Joab,  to  send  him  unto  the  king,  and  he  hath 
 not  beeu  willing  to  come  imto  him:  and  ho 
 sendeth  again  a  second  time,  and  he  hath  not 
 been  willing  to  come. 
 
 3° And  he  saith  unto  his  servants,  'See,  the 
 portion  of  Joab  is  by  the  side  of  mine,  and 
 he  hath  barley  there;  go,  aud  burn  it  wth 
 fire;'  and  the  servants  of  Absalom  burn  the 
 jjortion  with  fire.  ^^  And  Joab  riseth  and  com- 
 eth  unto  Absalom  in  the  house,  aud  saith  imto 
 him,  'Why  have  thy  servants  burned  the 
 ])ortion  that  I  have  with  fire?' 
 
 3- And  Absalom  saith  unto  Joab,  'Lo,  Isent 
 unto  thee,  saying.  Come  hither,  and  I  send 
 thee  unto  tlie  king  to  say,  ^Vlly  have  1  come 
 in  from  Gcshiu"? — good  for  me  while  I  am 
 there— and  now,  let  me  see  the  king's  face, 
 and  if  there  is  in  me  iniqiiity  then  thou  hast 
 put  me  to  death.'  ^^Ancl  Joab  cometh  unto 
 the  king,  and  declarcth  it  to  him,  and  he  call- 
 eth  imto  Absalom,  and  he  cometh  unto  tho 
 king,  and  boweth  himself  to  him,  on  his  face, 
 to  the  earth,  before  the  king,  and  the  king 
 giveth  a  kiss  to  Absalom. 
 
 XV.  ^  AND  it  cometh  to  pass  afterwards, 
 that  Absalom  ]>rej)aretli  for  himself  a  chariot, 
 and  horses,  and  iifty  men  are  running  before 
 him;  -and  Absalom  hath  risen  early,  and 
 stood  by  the  side  of  tlie  way  of  tho  gate,  and 
 it  cometh  to  pass,  every  man  wlio  hath  a 
 pleadintr  to  come  unto  the  king  for  judgment, 
 
A  Isalom'a  rebellion. 
 
 XV.  3.-2  SAMUEL.— XVI.  1. 
 
 David's  fligfie. 
 
 that  Absalom  calleth  unto  him,  and  saith, 
 'Of  what  city  art  thon?'  and  he  saith,  'Of 
 one  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  is  thy  servant.' 
 3  And  Absalom  saith  unto  him,  '  See,  thy 
 matters  are  good  and  straightforward — and 
 there  is  none  hearkening  to  thee  from  the 
 king.'  ■»  And  Absalom  saith,  '  Who  doth 
 make  me  a  judge  in  the  land,  that  unto 
 me  doth  come  every  man  who  hath  a  plea 
 and  judgment? — then  I  have  declared  nim 
 righteous.' 
 
 ^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  the  drawing 
 nearing  of  any  one  to  bow  himself  to  him,  that 
 he  hath  put  forth  his  hand,  and  laid  hold  on 
 him,  and  given  a  kiss  to  him ;  ^  and  Absalom 
 doth  according  to  this  thing  to  all  Israel  who 
 come  in  for  judgment  unto  the  king,  and 
 Absalom  stealeth  tbe  heart  of  the  men  of 
 Israel. 
 
 ''  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  the  end  of  t'orty 
 years,  that  Absalom  saith  unto  the  king.  Let 
 me  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  I  complete  my  vow, 
 that  I  vowed  to  Jehovah  in  Hebron,  ^  for  a 
 vow  hath  thy  servant  vowed  in  my  dwelling 
 in  Geshur,  in  Aram,  saying,  If  Jehovah  doth 
 certainly  bring  me  back  to  Jerusalem,  then  I 
 have  served  Jehovah.'  ^And  the  king  saith 
 to  him,  '  Go  in  peace ; '  and  he  riseth  and  go-* 
 eth  to  Hebron,  i"  and  Absalom  sendeth  spies 
 through  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  saying.  At 
 vour  hearing  the  voice  of  the  trumpet,  then  ye 
 nave  said,  Absalom  hath  reigned  m  Hebron.' 
 
 1^  And  with  Absalom  have  gone  two  him- 
 dred  men,  out  of  Jerusalem,  invited  ones,  and 
 they  are  going  in  their  simplicity,  and  have 
 not  known  anything ;  ^^  and  Absalom  sendeth 
 Ahithophelthe  Gilonite,  a  counsellor  of  Da\ad, 
 out  of  his  city,  out  of  Gilo,  in  his  sacrificing 
 sacrifices ;  and  the  conspiracy  is  strong,  and 
 the  people  are  going  and  increasing  with 
 Absalom. 
 
 ^^  And  he  who  is  declaring  tidings  cometh  in 
 unto  David,  saying,  '  The  heart  of  the  men  of 
 Israel  hath  been  after  Absalom.'  ^^Aud 
 David  saith  to  aU  his  servants  who  are  with 
 him  in  Jerusalem,  '  Rise,  and  we  flee,  for  we 
 have  no  escape  from  the  face  of  Absalom; 
 haste  to  go,  lest  he  hasten,  and  have  overtaken 
 us,  and  forced  on  us  evil,  and  smitten  the  city 
 by  the  mouth  of  the  sword. '  ^^  And  the  ser- 
 vants of  the  king  say  unto  the  king,  '  Accord- 
 ing to  all  that  my  lord  the  king  cnooseth — lo, 
 thy  servants  do. ' 
 
 ^^  And  the  king  goeth  out,  and  all  his  house- 
 hold at  his  feet,  and  the  king  leaveth  ten  wo- 
 men— concubines — ^to  keep  the  house.  ^^And 
 the  king  goeth  out,  and  all  the  people  at  his 
 feet,  and  they  stand  still  at  the  farthest  off" 
 house.  ^^  And  all  his  servants  are  passing  on 
 at  his  side,  and  all  the  Cherethite,  and  all  the 
 Pelethite,  andalltheGittites,  six  hundred  men 
 who  came  at  his  feet  from  Gath,  are  passing 
 on  at  the  front  of  the  king. 
 
 1^  And  the  king  saith  unto  Ittai  the  Gittite, 
 '  Why  dost  thou  go — thou  also — with  us  ?  tiu-n 
 back — and  abide  wth  the  king,  for  thou  art  a 
 stranger,  and  also  an  exile  thou — to  thy  iila.ce. 
 ^''Yestei'day  is  thy  coming  in,  and  to-day  I 
 move  thee  to  go  with  lis,  and  I  am  going 
 on  that  which  1  am  goinj;! — turn  back,  and 
 take  back  thy  brethren  witli  thee, — kindness 
 
 and  truth.'  -i  And  Tttai  answereth  the  king 
 and  saith,  '  Jehovah  liveth,  and  my  lord  the 
 king  liveth,  surely  in  tlie  place  where  my  lord 
 the  king  is— if  for  death,  if  for  life,  surely  there 
 is  thy  servant.' 
 
 2-  And  David  saith  unto  Ittai,  '  Go  and  pass 
 over ; '  and  Ittai  the  Gittite  passeth  over,  and 
 all  his  _men,  and  aU  the  infants  who  are  with 
 him.  "3  And  all  the  land  are  weeping — a  great 
 voice,  and  all  the  people  are  passing  over; 
 and  the  _  king  is  passing  over  through  the 
 brook  Kidron,  and^  all  the  people  are  passing 
 over  on  the  front  of  the  way  of  the  wilder- 
 ness ;  -^  and  lo,  also  Zadok,  and  all  the  Levites 
 with  him,  bearing  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
 God,  and  they  make  the  ark  of  God  firm,  and 
 Abiathar  goeth  up,  till  the  completion  of  all 
 the  people  to  pass  over  out  of  the  city. 
 
 25  And  the  king  saith  to  Zadok,  '  Take  back 
 the  ark  of  God  to  the  city;  if  I  find  grace 
 in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  then  He  hath  brought 
 me  back,  and  shewn  me  it  and  His  habitation ; 
 2"  and  if  thus  He  say,  I  have  not  delighted  in 
 thee ;  here  am  I,  He  doth  to  me  as  is  good  in 
 His  eyes.' 
 
 '•^  And  the  Idng  saith  imto  Zadok  the  priest, 
 'Art  thou  a  seer?  turn  back  to  the  city  in 
 peace,  and  Aliimaaz  thy  son,  and  Jonathau 
 son  of  Abiathar,  your  two  sons  with  you; 
 -^see  ye,  I  am  tarrying  in  the  plains  of  the  wild- 
 erness till  tlie  coming  in  of  a  word  from  you 
 to  declare  to  me.'  -'^And  Zadok  taketh  back 
 — and  Abiathar — the  ark  of  God  to  Jerusalem, 
 and  they  abide  there. 
 
 ^And  David  is  going  up  in  the  ascent  of 
 the  olives,  going  up  and  weeping,  and  he  hath 
 the  head  covered,  and  he  is  going  barefooted, 
 and  all  the  people  who  are  with  him  have 
 covered  each  his  head,  and  have  gone  up,  go- 
 ing up  and  weeping ;  ^^  and  David  declared, 
 sajing,  '  Ahithophel  ts  among  the  conspirators 
 with  Absalom;'  and  David  saith,  'Make 
 foolish,  I  pray  Thee,  the  counsel  of  Ahitho- 
 phel, 0  Jehovah.' 
 
 3-  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  David  hath  come 
 unto  the  top,  where  he  boweth  himself  to  God, 
 and  lo,  to  meet  him  is  Hushai  the  Archite, 
 his  coat  rent,  and  earth  on  his  head ;  ^^  and 
 David  saith  to  him,  '  If  thou  hast  passed  on 
 with  me  then  thou  hast  been  on  me  for  a  bur- 
 den, 34  and  if  to  the  city  thou  dost  tiirn  back, 
 and  hast  said  to  Absalom,  Thy  servant  I  am,  0 
 king ;  servant  of  thy  father  1  am  also  hitherto, 
 and  now,  I  am  also  thy  servant ;  then  thou 
 hast  made  void  for  me  the  coimsel  of  Ahitho- 
 phel; '^and  are  there  not  with  thee  there  Zadok 
 and  Abiatliar  the  priests  ?  and  it  hath  been, 
 the  whole  of  the  matter  that  thou  hearest 
 from  the  house  of  the  king  thou  dost  declare  to 
 Zadok  and  to  Abiathar  tlie  priests._  ^SLo,  there 
 with  them  a7-e  their  two  sons,  Ahimaazto  Za- 
 dok, and  Jonathan  to  Abiathar,  and  ye  have 
 sent  by  their  hand  unto  me  anything  that  ye 
 hear.'  ^7  ^.nd  Hushai,  David's  friend,  cometh 
 in  to  the  city,  and  Absalom  cometh  in  to  Jeru- 
 salem. 
 
 XVI.  1  AND  David  hath  passed  on  a  little 
 
 from  tlie  top,   and  lo,  Ziba,  servant  of  Me- 
 
 phibosheth — to  meet  him,  and  a  couple  of 
 
 asses  saddled,  and  upon  them  two  hundred 
 
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David  cursed  by  Shimci. 
 
 XVI.  2.-2  SAMUEL.— XVII.  14. 
 
 A  hithophcl's  caunaeL 
 
 loaves,  and  a  Inindred  bimclios  of  r.aisiiis, 
 anil  a  Inuulred  o/ sumnier-fniit,  and  a  V)ottli', 
 of  wine. 
 
 "And  the  king  saith  imto  Zib.a,  'What— 
 these  to  thee?'  and  Ziba  saitli,  'The  assi!S  for 
 the  household  of  the  king  to  ride  on,  and  tlie 
 bread  and  the  summer-fniit  for  the  youug 
 men  to  eat,  and  the  Avine  for  the  wearied  to 
 drink  in  the  wilderness.' 
 
 ^  And  the  king  saith,  '  And  where  is  the 
 son  of  thy  lord?'  and  Ziba  saith  unto  the 
 king,  '  Lo,  he  is  abiding  in  Jerusalem,  for  he 
 said,  To-day  do  the  hoiise  of  Israel  give  back 
 to  me  the  kingdom  of  my  father.' 
 
 ■*  And  the  king  saith  to  Ziba,  '  Lo,  thine  are 
 all  that  Mephibosheth  hatli ;'  and  Ziba  saith, 
 '  1  have  bowed  myself — I  find  grace  in  thine 
 eyes,  my  lord,  0  king.' 
 
 '  And  king  David  hath  come  in  unto  Bahu- 
 rim,  and  lo,  thence  a  man  is  coming  out,  of 
 the  family  of  the  house  of  Said,  and  his 
 name  is  Shimei,  son  of  Gera,  he  cometh  out, 
 coming  out  and  reviling;  "and  he  stoneth 
 David  witli  stones,  and  all  the  servants  of 
 king  David,  and  all  the  people,  and  all  the 
 mignty  men  on  his  right  and  on  his  left. 
 
 7  And  thus  said  Shimei  in  his  reviling,  '  Go 
 out,  go  out,  0  man  of  blood,  and  man  of 
 worthlessness !  ^  Jehovah  hath  turned  back 
 on  thee  all  the  blood  of  the  house  of  Saul,  in 
 whose  stead  thou  hast  reigned,  and  Jehovah 
 doth  give  the  kingdom  into  the  hand  of  Ab- 
 salom thy  son ;  and  lo,  thou  art  in  thine  evil, 
 for  a  man  of  blood  thou  art.^ 
 
 "And  Abishai  son  of  Zeruiah  saith  unto 
 the  king,  '  Wliy  doth  this  dead  dog  revile  my 
 lord  tlie  king?  let  me  pass  over,  T  pray  thee, 
 and  I  turn  aside  his  head.'  i*And  the  king 
 saithj  'Wliat — to  me  and  to  you,  O  sons  of 
 Zenuali?  for — let  him  revile;  even  because 
 Jehovah  hath  said  to  him.  Revile  David ;  and 
 who  saith,  Wlierefore  hast  Thou  done  so?' 
 
 "  And  David  saith  unto  Abishai,  and  nnto 
 all  his  servants,  '  Lo,  my  son  who  came  out 
 of  my  bowels  is  seeking  my  life,  and  also 
 surely  now  the  Benjamite ;  leave  liim  alone, 
 and  let  him  revile,  for  Jehovah  liath  said  so 
 to  him;  ^'it  may  be  Jehovah  doth  look  on 
 mine  affliction,  and  Jehovah  liath  turned 
 back  to  me  good  for  his  reviling  this  day.' 
 
 '^  And  David  goeth  with  his  men  in  the  way, 
 and  Shimci  is  going  at  the  side  of  the  hill  over- 
 against  him,  going  on,  and  he  revileth,  and 
 stoneth  with  stones  over-agaiust  him,  and 
 hath  dusted  wth  dust.  '*  And  the  king  com- 
 eth in,  and  all  the  people  who  are  with  him, 
 wearied,  and  they  are  refreshed  tliere.     ' 
 
 !•  And  Absalom  and  all  the  people,  the  men 
 of  Israel,  have  come  in  to  Jerusalem,  and 
 Ahithophel  with  him,  ^"  and  it  cometli  to  pass, 
 when  Hushai  the  Arcliite,  David's  friend, 
 hath  come  imto  Absalom,  that  Hushai  saith 
 unto  Absalom,  'Let  the  king  live!  let  the 
 king  live!'  >^  And  Absalom  saith  unto  Hu- 
 shai, "Tlus  thy  kindness  with  thy  friend! 
 why  hast  thou  not  ^one  with  thy  friend?' 
 
 ""And  Hnsliai  saith  unto  Absalom,  '  Nay, 
 for  he  wliom  Jehovali  hath  cliosen,  and  this 
 people,  even  all  the  men  of  Israel,  liis  I  am, 
 and  with  him  I  abide;  '"and  .secondly,  for 
 whom  do  I  labour?  is  it  not  before  his  son? 
 218 
 
 as  I  served  before  thy  father  so  am  1  be- 
 fore thee.' 
 
 -"  And  Absalom  saith  unto  Ahithophel, 
 'Give  for  you  counsel  what  we  do.'  -^And 
 Ahithophel  saith  unto  Ab.salom,  'Go  in  unto 
 the  concubines  of  thy  father,  whom  he  left  to 
 keep  the  house,  and  all  Israel  hath  heard 
 that  thou  liast  l)eeu  abliorred  by  thy  father, 
 and  the  hands  of  all  who  are  with  thee  have 
 been  strong.' 
 
 -■^And  tney  spread  out  for  Absalom  the 
 tent  on  the  roof,  and  Absalom  goeth  in  unto 
 the  concubines  of  his  father  before  the  eyes 
 of  all  Israel.  -^  And  the  counsel  of  Ahitho- 
 phel which  he  counselled  in  those  d.ays  is  as 
 ivheri  one  inquireth  at  the  word  of  God  ;  so  is 
 all  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel  both  to  David 
 and  to  Absalom. 
 
 XVII.  lAND  Ahithophel  s.aid  unto  Ab- 
 salom, '  Let  me  choose,  I  jirav  thee,  twelve 
 thousand  men,  and  I  arise  and  nursue  after 
 David  to-night,  ^  ard  come  upon  nini,  and  ho 
 weary  and  feeble-Yianded,  and  I  have  caused 
 him  to  tremble,  and  all  the  people  have  Hod 
 who  arc  with  him,  and  I  have  smitten  the 
 king  by  himself,  ^and  I  brin.g  back  all  the 
 people  unto  thee — as  the  turning  back  of  the 
 whole  is  the  man  whom  thou  art  seeking — all 
 the  people  are  peace. 
 
 ''  And  the  thing  is  right  in  the  eyes  of  Absa- 
 lom, and  in  the  eyes  of  all  the  elders  of  Israel. 
 "And  Absalom  saith,  'Call,  I  pray  thee,  also 
 for  Hushai  the  Archite,  and  we  hear  what  is 
 in  his  mouth — even  he.' 
 
 ^AndHnshai  cometh  in  unto  Absalom,  and 
 Absalom  speaketh  unto  him,  saying,  'Ac- 
 cording to  tliis  Avord  hath  Ahithophel  spoken  ; 
 do  we  do  his  word?  if  not,  thou— sjieak  thou.' 
 
 ''And  Hushai  saith  unto  Absalom,  'Not 
 good  is  the  counsel  that  Ahithophel  hath 
 counselled  at  this  time.'  ^  And  Hushai  saith, 
 'Thou  hast  known  thy  father  and  liis  men, 
 that  they  a?-e  heroes,  and  they  are  bitter  in  soul 
 as  a  bereaved  bear  in  a  held,  and  thy  father 
 is  a  man  of  war,  and  doth  not  lodge  with  the 
 people  ;  °  lo,  now,  he  is  hidden  in  one  of  the 
 pits,  or  in  one  of  the  jJaces,  and  it  hath  been, 
 at  the  fallin.!'  among  them  at  the  commence- 
 ment, that  the  hearer  h.ath  heard,  and  said, 
 There  hath  been  a  slaughter  among  the 
 people  wlio  are  after  Absalom ;  i"  and  he  also, 
 the  son  of  valour,  whose  heart  is  as  the  heart 
 of  the  lion,  doth  utterly  melt,  for  .all  Isr.ael 
 doth  know  that  thy  f .atlier  is  a  hero,  and  sons 
 of  valour  ai-e  tluse  with  him. 
 
 11  'So  that  I  have  counselled:  Let  all  I3. 
 rael  be  diligently  gathered  unto  thee,  from 
 Dan  even  unto  Beer-Sheb.i,  as  the  sand  that 
 is  by  tlie  sea  for  multitude,  and  thou  thyself 
 art  going  in  the  midst;  '"  and 'we  have  come 
 in  unto  him  in  one  of  the  jilaccs  where  he  is 
 found,  and  we  are  upon  him  as  the  dew  fal- 
 leth  on  the  ground,  and  there  hath  not  been 
 left  of  him  and  of  .all  the  men  who  arc  with 
 him  even  one.  "And  if  unto  a  city  he  is 
 gathered,  then  they  have  caused  all  Israel  to 
 bear  unto  that  city  rorves,  and  we  have  drawn 
 it  unto  the  brook  till  that  there  hath  not 
 l)een  found  there  even  a  stone.' 
 
 '*  And  Absalom  saith— and  .all  the  men  of 
 
The  danger  of  Absalom. 
 
 XVII.  15.— 2  SAMUEL.— XVIII.  IG. 
 
 The  death  of  A  hsalom. 
 
 Israel — '  Better  is  the  counsel  of  Hixsliai  the 
 Architethau  the  counsel  of  Ahithophel;'  and 
 Jehovah  willed  to  make  void  the  yood  counsel 
 of  Ahithophel  for  the  sake  of  Jehovah's  bring- 
 iujr  uuto  Absalom  the  evil. 
 
 1^  And  Hushai  saith  iiiito  Zadok  and  unto 
 Abiathar  the  priests,  'Thus  and  thus  hath 
 Ahithoijhel  counselled  Absalom  and  the 
 elders  of  Israel,  and  thus  and  thus  I  have 
 counselled ;  ^'^  and  now,  send  hastily,  and 
 declare  to  David,  saying,  Lodge  not  to-night 
 in  the  plains  of  the  wnlderness,  and  also, 
 certainly  jiass  over,  lest  there  be  a  swallowing 
 up  of  the  king  aud  of  all  the  people  who  are 
 with  liim.' 
 
 ^7  Aud  Jonathan  and  Ahimaaz  are  stand- 
 ing at  En-Rogel,  and  the  maid-servant  hath 
 gone  and  declared  to  them — and  they  go  aud 
 nave  declared  it  to  king  David — for  they  are 
 not  able  to  be  seeu  to  go  in  to  the  city.  '*  And 
 a  youth  seeth  them,  and  declareth  to  Absa- 
 lom; and  they  go  on  Ijoth  of  them  hastily, 
 and  come  in  unto  the  house  of  a  man  in 
 Bahurim,  and  he  hath  a  well  in  his  court, 
 and  they  go  down  there,  ^^audthe  woman 
 taketh  and  spreadeth  the  covering  over  the 
 face  of  the  well,  aud  sx>readetli  on  it  the 
 gi-ound  corn,  and  the  thing  hath  not  been 
 known. 
 
 -"  And  the  servants  of  Absalom  come  in  un- 
 to the  woman  to  the  house,  and  say,  '  Where 
 are  Ahimaaz  and  Jonathan?'  and  the  woman 
 saitli  to  them,  '  They  passed  over  the  brook 
 of  water ; '  and  they  seek,  and  have  not  found, 
 and  turn  back  to  Jerusalem. 
 
 -1  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  after  their  going 
 on,  that  they  come  \va  out  of  the  weU,  and  go 
 and  declare  to  king  David,  aud  say  unto  Da- 
 vid, '  Rise  ye,  and  pass  over  hastily  the  waters, 
 for  tlius  hath  Ahithophel  counselled  against 
 you.'  -^  And  David  nseth,  and  all  the  people 
 wlio  arc  with  him,  and  they  pass  over  the 
 Jordan,  till  the  light  of  the  morning,  till  one 
 bath  not  been  lacldug  who  hath  not  passed 
 over  the  Jordan. 
 
 '^'^  And  Ahithophel  hath  seen  that  his  coim- 
 sel  was  not  done,  aud  he  saddleth  the  ass, 
 aud  riseth  and  goeth  unto  his  house,  unto  his 
 city,  and  giveth  charge  unto  his  household, 
 and  straugleth  himself,  and  dieth,  and  he  is 
 buried  in  the  burying-place  of  his  father. 
 
 -^  And  David  came  to  Mahanaim,  and  Ab- 
 salom passed  over  the  Jordan,  he  and  all  the 
 men  of  Israel  with  him ;  -^  and  Amasa  hath 
 Absalom  set  instead  of  Joab  over  the  host, 
 and  Amasa  is  a  man's  son  whose  name  is  Ithra 
 the  Israelite  who  hath  gone  in  unto  Abigail, 
 daughter  of  Naha.sh,  sister  of  Zeruiah,  mother 
 of  .loab ;  "''  aud  Israel  encampeth  with  Absa- 
 lom ill  the  land  of  Gilead. 
 
 -''  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  at  the  coming  in  of 
 David  to  Mahanaim,  that  Shobi,  son  of  Na- 
 hash,  from  E,abbah  of  the  Bene-Ammon,  and 
 Macliir  son  of  Ammiel,  from  Lo-Debar,  and 
 Barzillai  the  Gileadite,  from  Rogelim,  -^couch, 
 aud  basin,  and  earthen  vessel,  and  wheat, 
 and  barley,  and  flour,  and  roasted  corn,  and 
 beans,  and  lentiles,  and  roasted  pulse,  "°  aud 
 honey,  and  butter,  and  sheep,  aud  cheese  of 
 kine,  have  brought  nigh  for  David,  and  for 
 the  jjeople  who  are  with  him  to  eat    for  tliov 
 
 said,  '  Tlie  people  is  liungi-y,  and  weary,  and 
 thirsty,  in  the  wilderness.' 
 
 XVIII.  1  AND  David  inspecteth  the  peo- 
 ple who  are  with  him,  and  setteth  over  tliem 
 heads  of  thousands  and  heads  of  hundreds, 
 "  and  David  seudeth  the  third  of  the  peojile 
 by  the  hand  of  Joab,  and  the  third  by  the 
 liand  of  Abishai,  son  of  Zeruiah,  brother  of 
 Joab,  and  the  tliird  by  the  hand  of  Ittai  the 
 Gittite,  and  the  king  saith  unto  the  ])eople, 
 '  I  certainly  go  out— I  also — witli  you.'  ^  And 
 the  people  say,  '  Thou  dost  not  go  out,  for  if 
 we  iitterly  flee,  they  do  not  set  their  heart 
 upon  us ;  and  if  half  of  us  die,  they  do  not 
 set  their  heart  xmto  us — for  now  like  us  a?'e 
 ten  thousand ;  and  now,  better  that  thou  he 
 to  us  from  the  city  for  an  helper.' 
 
 ■*And  the  king  saith  imto  them,  'That 
 which  is  good  in  your  eyes  I  do ; '  and  the 
 king  staudeth  at  the  side  of  the  gate,  and  all 
 the  people  have  gone  out  by  hundreds  and  by 
 thousands,  ^  and  the  king  chargeth  Joab,  and 
 Abishai,  and  Ittai,  saying,  '  Gently — for  me, 
 for  the  youth,  for  Absalom ;'  and  all  tlie  peo- 
 ple heard  in  the  king's  charging  all  the  heads 
 concerning  Absalom. 
 
 8  And  the  people  goeth  out  into  the  iield  to 
 meet  Israel,  and  the  battle  is  in  a  forest  of 
 Ephraim ;  ''  and  smitten  there  are  the  peo]ile 
 of  Israel  before  the  servants  of  David,  and 
 the  smiting  there  is  great  on  that  day — twenty 
 thousand  ;  ^  and  the  battle  is  there  scattered 
 over  the  face  of  all  the  land,  and  the  forest 
 multiplieth  to  devour  among  the  people  more 
 than  those  whom  the  sword  hath  devoured  in 
 that  day. 
 
 "  And  Absalom  meeteth  before  the  servants 
 of  David,  and  Absalom  is  riding  on  the  mule, 
 and  the  mule  cometh  in  under  an  entangled 
 bough  of  the  great  oak,  and  his  head  taketh 
 hold  on  the  oak,  and  he  is  placed  between  the 
 heavens  and  the  earth,  and  the  mujle  that  is 
 imder  him  hath  passed  on. 
 
 ^^  And  one  man  seeth,  and  declareth  to 
 Joab,  and  saith,  '  Lo,  I  saw  Absalom  hanged 
 in  an  oak.'  "And  Joab  saith  to  the  man 
 who  is  declaring  it  to  him,  'And  lo,  thou  hast 
 seen — and  wherefore  didst  thou  not  smite  him 
 there  to  the  earth — and  on  me  to  give  to  tliee 
 ten  silverlings  and  one  girdle?' 
 
 ^°And  the  man  saitn  imto  Joab,  'Yea, 
 though  I  am  weighing  on  my  hand  a  thousand 
 silverlings,  I  do  not  put  forth  my  hand  unto 
 the  sou  of  the  king;  for  in  our  ears  hath  the 
 Idng  charged  thee,  and  Abishai,  and  Ittai, 
 saying.  Observe  ye  who  is  against  the  youtli 
 — against  Absalom ;  ^^  qj.  j  had  done  against 
 my  soul  a  vain  thing,  and  no  matter  is  hid 
 from  the  king,  and  thou — thou  dost  station 
 thyself  over- against.' 
 
 "  And  Joab  saith,  '  Not  right— I  tarry  be- 
 fore thee ; '  and  he  taketli  three  darts  in  his 
 hand,  aud  striketh  them  into  the  heart  of 
 Absalom,  while  he  is  alive,  in  the  midst 
 of  the  oak.  i'  And  they  go  roumi— ten  youths 
 bearing  weapons  of  Joab-— and  smite  Absalom, 
 and  put  him  to  death. 
 
 ^^  And  Joab  bloweth  \vith  a  trumpet,  and 
 the  people  turneth  back  from  pursuing  after 
 Israel,  for  Joab  hath  kejit  back  the  people 
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Tidings  brought  to  David.       xvtii,  17.— 2  SAMUEL.— xix.  15.     David  mourns  for  Absalom. 
 
 '^  and  they  take  Al)salom  anrl  cast  him  in  the 
 forest  unto  tlie  great  pit,  and  set  up  over  him 
 a  very  great  iieap  ot  stones,  and  .all  Isr.ael 
 have  tied — each  to  liis  tent. 
 
 '8  And  Absalom  hath  taken,  and  setteth  up 
 for  himself  in  his  life,  the  standing-pillar 
 that  is  in  the  lung's  valley,  for  he  said,  'I 
 have  no  son  to  cause  my  name  to  be  remem- 
 bered;' and  he  calleth  the  standing-pillar  by 
 his  own  name,  and  it  is  called  'The  monu- 
 ment of  Absalom'  unto  this  day. 
 
 ^^And  Ahimaaz  son  of  Zadok  said,  'Let 
 me  rim,  I  pray  thee,  and  I  bear  the  king 
 tidings,  for  Jehovah  hath  delivered  him  out 
 of  the  hand  of  las  enemies;'  -"and  Joab 
 saith  to  him,  '  Thou  art  not  a  man  of  tidings 
 tliis  day,  but  thou  hast  borne  tidings  on 
 another  day,  and  this  day  thou  dc3t  not  bear 
 tidings,  because  the  king's  son  is  dead.' 
 
 -1  And  Joab  saith  to  Cushi,  '  Go,  declare  to 
 the  king  that  which  thou  hast  seen;'  and 
 Cushi  boweth  himself  to  Joab,  and  nmneth. 
 "-  And  Ahimaaz  son  of  Zadok  addeth  again, 
 and  saith  imto  Joab,  '  And  whatever  it  be, 
 let  me  run,  I  pray  thee,  I  also,  after  the 
 Cushite.'  And  Joab  saith,  'Wliy  is  this— 
 th(ni  art  nmning,  my  son,  and  for  thee  there 
 are  no  tidings  found?' — "•^'And,  whatever  it 
 be,  said  he,  let  me  run.'  And  he  saith  to 
 him,  '  Run ; '  and  Ahimaaz  runneth  the  way 
 of  the  circuit,  and  passeth  by  the  Cushite. 
 
 ^And  David  is  sitting  between  the  two 
 gates,  and  the  watchman  goetli  unto  the 
 roof  of  the  gate,  imto  the  wall,  and  lifteth 
 up  his  eyes,  and  looketh,  and  lo,  a  man  run- 
 nmg  by  himself.  "^  And  the  watchman  call- 
 eth, and  declaretli  to  the  king,  and  the  king 
 saith,  '  If  by  himself,  tidings  are  in  his 
 mouth ; '  and  he  cometh,  coming  on  and  draw- 
 ing near. 
 
 -*And  the  watchman  seeth  another  man 
 running,  and  the  watchman  calleth  unto  the 
 gate-keeper,  and  saith,  '  IjO,  a  man  running 
 by  himself;'  and  the  king  saith,  'Also  this 
 one  is  bearing  tidings.'  -^And  the  watchman 
 saith,  '  I  see  the  running  of  the  first  as  the 
 running  of  Ahimaaz  son  of  Zadok.'  And 
 the  king  saith,  '  This  is  a  good  man,  and  with 
 good  tidings  he  cometh.' 
 
 ^  And  Ahimaaz  calleth  and  saith  unto  the 
 king,  'Peace;'  and  he  boweth  himself  to  the 
 king,  on  his  face,  to  the  earth,  and  saith, 
 '  Blessed  is  Jehovah  thy  God  who  hath  shut 
 up  the  men  who  lifted  up  their  hand  against 
 my  lord  the  king.' 
 
 "^ And  the  king  saith,  'Peace  to  the  youth 
 — to  Absalom?'  And  Ahimaaz  saith,  'I  saw 
 the  great  multitude,  at  the  sending  away  of 
 the  servant  of  the  king,  even  thy  servant  bi/ 
 Joab,  and  I  have  not  known  what  it  is.' 
 3<*And  the  king  saith,  'Turn  round,  station 
 thyself  liere;'  and  he  turneth  round  and 
 standeth  still. 
 
 31  And  lo,  the  Cushite  hath  come,  and  the 
 Cushite  saith,  '  Let  tidings  be  proclaimed, 
 my  lord,  0  king;  for  Jehovah  hatli  delivered 
 thee  to-day  out  of  the  hand  of  all  those  ris- 
 ing up  against  thee.'  3- And  the  king  saith 
 unto  th(i  (Jushite,  'Peace  to  the  youth— to 
 Absalom?'  And  the  C\ishite  saith,  '  i>et 
 them  be  —.as  the  youth — the  enemies  of  mv 
 220 
 
 lord  the  king,  and  all  who  liave  risen  up 
 against  thee  for  evil.' 
 
 •*■'  And  the  king  trembleth,  and  goeth  up  on 
 the  upxier  chamlier  of  the  gate,  aud  weepeth, 
 and  thus  he  hath  said  in  his  going,  '  My  son ! 
 Absalom  my  son  •  my  son  Absalom ;  oh  that 
 I  had  died  for  thee,  Absalom,  my  son,  my 
 son.' 
 
 XIX.  lAND  it  is  declared  to  Joab,  '  Lo, 
 the  king  is  weeping  and  mourning  for  Ab- 
 salom;' -and  the  salvation  on  that  day  be- 
 cometh  mourning  to  all  the  people,  for  the 
 people  hath  heard  on  that  day.  saying,  'The 
 king  hath  been  grieved  for  his  son.'  ^Aud 
 the  people  stealeth  away,  on  that  day,  to  go 
 in  to  the  city,  as  the  people  steal  away,  who 
 are  ashamed,  in  their  fleeing  in  battle;  ''and 
 the  king  hath  covered  his  face,  yea,  the  king 
 crieth — a  loud  voice — '  My  son  Absalom,  Ab- 
 salom, niy  son,  my  son.' 
 
 ''And  Joab  cometh  in  unto  the  king  to  the 
 house,  and  saith,  'Thou  hast  put  to  shame 
 to-day  the  faces  of  all  thy  servants,  those  de- 
 livering thy  life  to-day,  and  the  life  of  thy 
 sons,  and  of  thy  dau|;hters,  and  the  life  of 
 thy  wives,  and  the  life  of  thy  concubines, 
 ^tolove  thine  enemies,  and  to  hate  those 
 loving  thee,  for  thou  hast  declared  to-day  that 
 thou  hast  no  princes  and  servants,  for  I  have 
 known  to-day  that  if  Absalom  were  alive, 
 and  all  of  us  to-day  dead,  that  then  it  were 
 right  in  thine  eyes. 
 
 ^ '  And  now,  rise,  go  out  and  speak  imto  the 
 heart  of  thy  servants,  for  by  .lehovah  I  have 
 sworn,  that — thou  art  not  going  out — there 
 doth  not  lodge  a  man  with  thee  to-night; 
 aud  this  is  worse  for  thee  than  all  tKe  evil 
 that  hath  come  upon  thee  from  thy  youth 
 till  now.' 
 
 8  And  the  king  riseth,  and  sitteth  in  the 
 gate,  and  to  all  the  people  they  have  de- 
 clared, saying,  '  Lo,  the  king  is  sitting  in  the 
 gate;'  and  all  the  people  come  in  before  the 
 king,  and  Israel  hath  lied,  each  to  his  tents. 
 
 "  Ajid  it  cometh  to  pass,  all  the  peo])le  are 
 contending  through  all  the  tribes  of  Israel, 
 saying,  'Tlie  king  delivered  us  out  of  the 
 hand  of  our  enemies,  yea,  he  himself  de- 
 livered us  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philistines, 
 aud  now  he  hath  lied  out  of  the  land  because 
 of  Absalom,  '"  aud  Absalom  whom  we  an- 
 ointed over  us  is  dead  in  battle,  and  now, 
 why  are  ye  silent — to  bring  back  the  king?' 
 
 "And  king  David  sent  unto  Zadok  and 
 unto  Abiathar  the  priests,  saying,  '  Speak  ye 
 unto  the  elders  of  .Tudah,  saying,  Wliy  are 
 ye  last  to  bring  back  the  king  unto  his 
 liouse  ?  (and  the  word  of  all  Israel  hath  come 
 unto  the  king,  unto  his  house;)  i- my  breth- 
 ren ye  arc,  my  bone  and  my  flesh  ye  arc, 
 and  why  are  ye  last  to  bring  back  the 
 king?  1^  And  to  Amasa  say  ye.  Art  not  thou 
 my  bone  and  my  flesli  ?  Thus  doth  God  do  to 
 me,  and  thus  ITe  doth  add,  if  thou  art  not  head 
 of  the  host  before  me  all  the  days  instead  of 
 .Toab.'  i'»And  he  inclineth  the  heart  of  all 
 the  men  of  Judah  as  one  man,  and  they  send 
 unto  the  king,  '  Turn  back,  thou,  and  all  thy 
 servants.' 
 
 1''  Aud  the  king  turneth  back,  and  cometh 
 
Sliimei  pardoned. 
 
 XIX.  16.— 2  SAMUEL.— XX.  3. 
 
 David  parts  with  Barzillai. 
 
 in  unto  the  Jordan,  and  Judah  hatli  come  to 
 Gil  gal,  to  go  to  meet  the  king,  to  bring  the 
 king  ovei  the  Jordan,  i"  and  Shimei  son  of 
 Gera,  the  Benjamite,  who  is  from  Bahiirim, 
 hasteth,  and  cometh  down  with  the  men  of 
 Judah,  to  meet  king  David,  ^^  and  a  thousand 
 men  arc  with  him  from  Benjamin,  and  Ziba 
 servant  of  the  house  of  Saul,  and  his  fifteen 
 sons  and  his  twenty  servants  witli  him,  and 
 they  have  gone  prosperously  over  the  Jordan 
 before  the  king. 
 
 18  And  passed  over  hath  the  ferry-boat  to 
 carry  over  the  household  of  the  king,  and  to 
 do  that  which  is  good  in  his  eyes,  and  Shimei 
 son  of  Gera  hath  fallen  before  the  king  in 
 his  passing  over  into  Jordan,  i^and  saith  unto 
 the  king,  'Let  not  my  lord  impute  to  me 
 iniquity;  neither  do  thou  remember  that 
 whicli  thy  servant  did  perversely  in  the  day 
 tliat  my  lord  the  king  went  out  from  Jerusa- 
 lem,— for  the  king  to  set  it  imto  his  heart ; 
 "•'for  thy  servant  hath  known  that  I  have 
 sinned ;  and  lo,  I  have  come  to-day,  first  of 
 all  the  house  of  Joseph,  to  go  down  to  meet 
 my  lord  the  king.' 
 
 "lAnd  Abishai  son  of  Zeruiali  answereth 
 and  saith,  'For  this  is  not  Shimei  put  to 
 death — because  he  reviled  the  anointed  of 
 Jehovah?'  22  And  David  saith,  'Wliat— to 
 me  and  to  you,  0  sons  of  Zeruiah,  that  jq 
 are  to  me  to-day  for  an  adversary?  to-day  is 
 any  man  put  to  death  in  Israel?  for  have  I 
 not  known  that  to-day  I  am  king  over  Israel  ?' 
 "3  And  the  king  saith  unto  Shimei,  'Thou  dost 
 not  die ; '  and  the  king  sweareth  to  him, 
 
 -*  And  Mephibosheth  son  of  Saul  hath  come 
 down  to  meet  the  king — and  he  prepared  not 
 his  feet,  nor  did  he  prepare  his  iipper  lip, 
 yea,  his  garments  he  washed  not,  even  from 
 the  day  of  the  going  away  of  the  king,  till 
 the  day  that  he  came  in  peace — -^  and  it  com- 
 eth to  iiass,  when  he  hatu  come  to  Jerusalem 
 to  meet  the  king,  that  the  king  saith  to  him, 
 '  Why  didst  thou  not  go  with  me,  Mephi- 
 bosheth?' 
 
 -®  And  he  saith,  'My  lord,  0  king,  my  ser- 
 vant deceived  me,  for  thy  servant  said,  I 
 saddle  for  me  the  ass,  and  ride  on  it,  and  go 
 with  the  king,  for  thy  servant  is  lame ;  ^  and 
 he  uttereth  slander  against  thy  servant  imto 
 my  lord  the  king,  and  my  lord  the  king  is  as 
 a  messenger  of  God;  and  do  thou  that  which 
 is  good  in  thine  eyes,  "^for  all  the  lioxtse  of 
 my  father  have  been  nothing  except  men  of 
 death  before  my  lord  the  king,  and  thou  dost 
 set  thy  servant  among  those  eating  at  thy 
 table,  and  what  riglit  have  I  any  more — even 
 to  cry  any  more  imto  the  king?' 
 
 -"And  the  king  saith  to  him,  'Why  dost 
 thou  .speak  any  more  of  thy  matters?  I  have 
 .said,  Thou  and  Ziba — share  ye  the  held.' 
 3"  And  Mephibosheth  saith  unto  the  king, 
 '  Yea,  the  whole  let  him  take,  after  that  my 
 lord  the  king  hath  come  in  peace  unto  his 
 house.' 
 
 ^1  And  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  hath  gone 
 down  from  Rogelim,  and  passeth  over  the 
 Jordan  with  the  king,  to  send  him  away 
 over  the  .Jordan ;  ^-  and  Barzillai  is  vei-y 
 aged,  a  son  of  eighty  years,  and  lie  hath  sus- 
 tained the  king  in  his  abiding  in  Mahanaim, 
 
 for  he  is  a  very  great  man ;  ''  and  the  king 
 saith  unto  Barzillai,  'Pass  thou  over  with  me, 
 and  I  have  sustained  thee  with  me  in  Jeru- 
 salem.' 
 
 ■^^  And  Barzillai  saith  unto  the  Idng,  '  How 
 many  are  the  days  of  the  years  of  my  life, 
 that  I  go  up  with  the  king  to  Jerusalem? 
 35 A  son  of  eighty  years  I  am  to-day;  do  I 
 know  between  good  and  evil?  doth  thy  ser- 
 vant taste_  that  wliich  I  am  eating,  and  that 
 which  I  drink?  do  I  hearken  any  more  to  the 
 voice  of  singers  and  songstresses?  and  why 
 is  thy  servant  any  more  for  a  burden  unto 
 my  lord  the  king?  36  \g  ^  little  thing,  thy 
 servant  doth  i^ass  over  the  Jordan  with  the 
 king,  and  Avhy  doth  the  king  recompense 
 me  this  recompense?  '^'^'Let,  I  pray  thee, 
 thy  servant^  turn  back  again,  and  I  die  in 
 mine  own  city,  near  the  burying-place  of  my 
 father  and  of  my  mother, — and  lo,  thy  ser- 
 vant Chimham,  let  Kim  pass  over  with,  my 
 lord  the  king,  and  do  thou  to  him  that  whicn 
 is  good  in  thine  eyes.' 
 
 38 And  the  king  saith,  'With  me  doth 
 Chimham  go  over^  and  I  do  to  him  that 
 which  is  good  in  thine  eyes,  yea,  all  that  thou 
 dost  fix  on  me  I  do  to  thee.'  ^sAnd  all  the 
 people  pass  over  the  Jordan,  and  the  king 
 hatn  passed  over,  and  the  king  giveth  a  kiss 
 to  Barzillai,  and  blesseth  him,  and  he  turneth 
 back  to  his  place. 
 
 ■*"  And  the  king  passeth  over  to  Gilgal,  and 
 Chimham  hath  passed  over  with  him,  and 
 all  the  people  of  Judah,  and  they  bring  over 
 the  king,  and  also  the  half  of  the  people  of 
 Israel.  ^  And,  lo,  all  the  men  of  Israel  are 
 coming  unto  the  king,  and  they  say  unto  the 
 king,  '  Wherefore  have  they  stolen  thee — oiir 
 brethren,  the  men  of  Judah?'  (and  theybrinjj 
 the  king  and  his  household  over  the  Jordan, 
 and  all  the  men  of  David  with  him).  *"  Ana 
 all  the  men  of  Judah  answer  against  the  men 
 of  Israel,  'Because  the  king  ?s  near  unto  us 
 and  why  is  this— ye  are  displeased  about  this 
 matter?  have  we  at  all  eaten  of  the  king's 
 substance?  a  gift  hath  he  lifted  up  to  us?' 
 
 *'  And  the  men  of  Israel  answer  the  men  of 
 Judah,  and  saj^,  'Ten  parts  we  have  in  the 
 king,  and  also  in  David  more  than  you ;  and 
 wherefore  have  ye  lightly  esteemed  us,  that 
 our  word  hath  not  been  first  to  bring  back 
 our  king?'  And  the  word  of  the  men  of 
 Judah  is  sharper  than  the  word  of  the  men 
 of  Israel. 
 
 XX.  1  AND  there  hath  been  called  there  a 
 man  of  worthlessness,  and  his  name  is  She1)a, 
 son  of  Bichri,  a  Benjamite,  and  he  bloweth 
 with  a  trumpet,  and  saitli,  '  We  have  no  por- 
 tion in  David,  and  we  have  no  inheritance  in 
 the  son  of  .Jesse ;  each  to  his  tents,  0  Is- 
 rael.' "And  every  man  of  Israel  goeth  up 
 from  after  Davick  after  Sheba  son  of  Bichri 
 and  the  men  of  Judah  have  cleaved  to  thei: 
 king,  from  the  Jordan  even  unto  Jerusalem. 
 
 3  And  David  cometh  in  unto  his  house  a 
 Jerusalem,  and  the  king  takcth  the  ten  wo- 
 men— concubines — whom  he  had  left  to  keep 
 the  house,  and  puttetli  them  in  a  house  of 
 ward,  and  sustaiueth  them,  and  unto  them 
 he  hath  not  gone  in,  and  they  are  shut  up 
 221 
 
Shcba's  rebellion. 
 
 XX.  4.— 2  SAMUEL. —XXI.  10. 
 
 Sheba  slain  in  AbcL 
 
 unto  the  day  of  their  death,  iu  widowhood 
 living. 
 
 ■*  And  the  king  saith  unto  Amasa,  '  Call  for 
 me  the  men  of  Judali  in  three  days,  and  thou, 
 stand  here,'  ^aud  Amasa  goeth  to  callJndah, 
 and  tarrieth  beyond  the  appointed  time 
 that  he  had  appointed  him;  "and  David 
 saith  unto  Abishai,  '  Now  doth  Sheba  sou  of 
 Bichri  do  evil  to  us  more  than  Absalom; 
 thou,  take  the  servants  of  thy  lord,  and  pur- 
 sue after  him,  lest  he  have  found  for  himself 
 fenced  cities,  and  delivered  himself  fro7n  our 
 eye.' 
 
 ^And  the  men  of  Joab  go  out  after  him, 
 and  the  Cherethite,  and  the  Pelethite,  and 
 all  the  mighty  men,  and  they  go  out  from 
 Jerusalem  to  pursue  after  Sheba  son  of  Bi- 
 chri ;  8  they  «?'e  near  the  great  stone  that 
 is  in  Gibeon,  and  Amasa  hath  gone  before 
 them,  and  Joab  is  girded ;  his  long  robe  he 
 hath  put  on  him,  and  upon  it  a  girdle — a  sword 
 is  fastened  upon  his  loins  in  its  sheath  ;  and 
 he  hath  gone  out,  and  it  falleth. 
 
 ^And  Joab  saitli  to  Amasa,  'Art  thou  in 
 peace,  my  brother?'  and  the  right  hand  of 
 Joal)  layeth  hold  on  the  beard  of  Amasa  to 
 give  a  kiss  to  him;  lo^nd  Amasa  hath  not 
 been  watchful  of  the  sword  that  is  in  the 
 hand  of  Joab,  and  lie  smiteth  him  with  it 
 unto  the  fifth  rib,  and  sheddeth  out  his  bow- 
 els to  the  earth,  and  he  hath  not  rei)eate(l  it 
 to  him,  and  he  dieth  ;  and  Joab  and  Aljishai 
 his  brother  have  pursued  after  Sheba  sou  of 
 Bichri. 
 
 ^1  And  a  man  liath  stood  by  him,  of  the 
 young  men  of  Joab,  and  saith,  '  He  who  hath 
 delight  in  Joab,  and  lie  who  is  for  Da\ad — 
 after  Joab ! '  ^"  And  Amasa  is  rolling  him- 
 eelf  in  blood,  in  the  midst  of  the  highway, 
 and  the  man  secth  that  all  the  peo])le  have 
 stood  still,  and  he  bringcth  round  Amasa  out 
 of  the  highway  to  the  field,  and  casteth 
 over  him  a  garment,  when  he  hath  seen  that 
 every  one  who  hath  come  by  him  —  hath 
 stood  still.  "  When  he  hath  been  removed  oTit 
 of  tlic  liighway,  every  man  hath  passed  on  af- 
 ter Joab,  to  pursue  after  Sheba  son  of  Bichri. 
 
 '■*And  he  passcth  over  tiirongh  all  the 
 tril)cs  of  Israel  to  Abel,  and  to  Beth-Maachali, 
 and  to  all  the  Bcritcs,  and  they  are  assembled, 
 and  go  in  also  after  him,  ^''aud  they  go  in  and 
 lay  siege  against  him,  in  Al)el  of  Beth-Maa- 
 chah,  and  cast  u])  a  mount  against  the  city, 
 and  it  standcth  iu  a  trench,  and  all  the 
 pco]ilc  who  arc  witli  Joab  arc  destroying,  to 
 cause  the  wall  to  fall. 
 
 i*"  And  a  wise  woman  calletli  out  of  the  city, 
 'Hear,  iLcar;  say,  T  pray  you,  unto  Joab, 
 Come  near  hither,  and  I  R])cak  unto  thee' 
 1'' And  he  comcth  near  unto  her,  and  the  wo- 
 man saith,  'Art  thou  .loal)?'  and  he  saith, 
 'I«iH.'  And  she  saitli  to  him,  'Hear  tlie 
 words  of  thy  handmaid;'  and  he  saitli,  'I 
 am  hearing.' 
 
 '"And  she  spcaketli,  s.aying,  'They  spake 
 often  ill  ffirmor  times,  saying,  Let  them  dili- 
 gently ask  at  Abel,  and  so  they  linislicd. 
 ^'■'lamnf  the  jieaccable — faithful  ones  of  Is- 
 rael ;  tliou  art  seeking  to  destroy  a  city,  aud 
 a  mother  in  Israel;  why  dost  thou  swallow 
 up  the  inheritance  of  .lehovah? 
 222 
 
 2"  And  Joab  answereth  and  saith,  '  Far  Ije 
 it — far  be  it  from  me ;  I  do  not  swallow  up 
 nor  destroy.  "^  The  matter  is  not  so  ;  for  a 
 man  of  the  hill-country  of  Ephraim — Sheba 
 son  of  Bichri  his  name — hath  lifted  up  his 
 hand  against  the  king,  against  DaAdd ;  give 
 ye  up  him  by  himself,  and  I  go  away  from 
 the  city.'  And  the  woman  saith  nuto  Joab, 
 '  Lo,  his  head  is  cast  unto  thee  over  the  wall.' 
 
 ^^  And  the  woman  cometh  unto  all  the  peo- 
 ple in  her  wisdom,  and  they  cut  off  the  head 
 of  Sheba  son  of  Bichri,  aud  cast  it  unto  Joab, 
 and  he  bloweth  with  a  trumpet,  aud  they  are 
 scattered  from  the  city,  each  to  his  tents,  aud 
 Joab  hath  turned  back  to  Jerusalem  unto 
 the  king. 
 
 ^•^  And  Joab  is  over  all  the  host  of  Israel, 
 and  Benaiah  son  of  Jehoiada  is  over  the  Cher- 
 ethite, aud  over  the  Pelethite,  -•*  and  Adoram 
 is  over  the  tribute,  and  Jehoshaphat  son  of 
 Ahilud  ^s  the  rememljrancer,  '■^  aud  Sheva  is 
 scribe,  and  Zadok  and  Abiathar  a?'e  priests 
 -"and  also,  Ira  the  Jairite  hath  been  minister 
 to  David. 
 
 XXI.  'AND  there  is  a  famiue  in  the  days 
 of  David  three  years,  year  after  year,  and 
 David  seeketh  the  face  of  Jehovah,  and  Je- 
 hovah saith,  '  For  Saul  aud  for  the  bloody 
 house,  because  tViat  he  put  to  death  the  Gibe- 
 onites.'  -  And  the  king  calleth  for  the  Gibe- 
 onites,  aad  saith  unto  them — as  to  the  Gibe- 
 onites,  they  are  not  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  but 
 of  the  remnant  of  the  Amorite,  and  the  sons 
 of  Israel  had  sworn  to  them,  and  Said  seek- 
 eth to  smite  them  in  his  zeal  for  the  sons  oi 
 Israel  and  Judah — -'yea,  David  saith  unto 
 the  Gibeonites,  '  What  do  I  do  for  you  ?  aud 
 vith  what  do  I  make  atonement  ?  aud  bless 
 ye  the  inheritance  of  Jehovah.'  "'And  the 
 Gibeonites  say  to  liim,  'We  have  no  silver 
 aud  gold  by  Saul  aud  by  his  house,  and  we 
 have  no  man  to  put  to  death  in  Israel;'  and 
 he  saith,  '  What  ye  are  saying  I  do  to  you.' 
 
 ^  And  they  say  unto  the  king,  '  The  man 
 who  consumed  us,  and  who  devised  against 
 us  —  we  have  been  destroyed  from  station- 
 ing ourselves  in  all  the  border  of  Israel — "  let 
 there  be  given  to  us  seven  men  of  his  sons, 
 aud  we  have  hanged  them  before  .Jehovah, 
 iu  the  height  of  Saul,  the  chosen  of  Jehovah.' 
 
 And  the  king  saith,  'I  do  give;'  'and  the 
 king  hath  pity  on  Mcphibosheth  son  of  Jo- 
 nathan, son  of  Saul,  liccausc  of  the  oatii  of 
 Jehovah  that  is  between  tlicm,  between 
 David  aud  Jonathan  sou  of  Saul;  ■''and  the 
 kingtaketli  the  two  sons  of  Eizjiah  daugh- 
 ter of  Aiah,  whom  she  bore  to  Saul,  Armoui 
 and  Mcphibosheth,  aud  the  five  sons  of  Mi- 
 chal  daughter  of  Saul  whom  she  bare  to  Ad- 
 ricl  sou  of  Barzillai  the  Meliolatliite,  ''and 
 giveth  them  into  the  hand  of  the  Gibeonites, 
 and  they  hang  them  in  the  hill  before  Jelio- 
 vali  ;  and  the  seven  fall  together,  and  they 
 have  been  juit  to  death  in  tlie  days  of  harvest, 
 in  the  first  days,  the  commencement  of  bar- 
 ley-harvest. 
 
 '"And  Kizmh  daughter  of  Aiah  takcth  the 
 sackloth,  and  stretcheth  it  out  for  herself  on 
 the  rock,  from  the  comiuencemeiit  of  harvest 
 till  water  hath  been  poured  out  upon  thenp 
 
The  giants  suhdiLcd. 
 
 XXI.  11.— 2  SAMUEL.— xxii.  35. 
 
 from  the  heavens,  and  hath  not  siiffered  a 
 fowl  of  the  heavens  to  rest  upon  them  by  day, 
 or  the  beast  of  the  field  by  night. 
 
 ^1  And  it  is  declared  to  David  that  which 
 Hizpah  daughter  of  Aiah,  concubine  of  Saul, 
 hath  done,  i'^  and  David  goeth  and  taketh  the 
 bones  of  Said,  and  the  bones  of  Jonathan  his 
 son,  from  the  possessors  of  Jabesh-Gilead, 
 who  had  stolen  them  from  the  broad  ]ilace  of 
 Beth -Shan,  where  the  Philistines  hanged 
 them,  in  the  day  of  the  Philistines  smiting 
 Saul  in  Gilboa ;  ^^  and  he  bringeth  ur,  thence 
 the  bones  of  Said,  and  the  bones  of  Jonathan 
 his  sou,  and  they  gather  the  bones  of  those 
 hanged,  "and  bury  the  bones  of  Saul  and 
 of  Jonathaa  his  son  in  the  land  of  Benjamin, 
 in  Zelah,  in  the  burying-place  of  Kish  his 
 father,  and  do  all  that  the  king  commanded, 
 and  God  is  entreated  for  the  land  after- 
 wards. 
 
 i^And  again  have  the  Philistines  war  with 
 Israel,  and  David  goeth  down,  and  his  ser- 
 vants with  him,  and  they  fight  with  the 
 Philistines ;  and  David  is  weary,  ^^  and  Ishbi- 
 Benob,  who  is  among  the  childi'cn  of  the 
 giant — the  weight  of  his  s]3ear  is  three  Imn- 
 di^ed  shekels  weight  of  brass,  and  lie  is  girded 
 with  a  new  one — speaketh  of  smiting  David, 
 1''  and  Abishai  sou  of  Zeruiah  givetli  help  to 
 him,  aud  smiteth  the  Philistine,  and  piitteth 
 him  to  death ;  then  swear  the  men  of  Da\id  to 
 him,  saying,  '  Thou  dost  not  go  out  again  with 
 us  to  battle,  nor  quench  the  lamp  of  Israel.' 
 
 18  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  afterwards,  that 
 the  battle  is  a";aiu  in  Gob  with  the  Philistines, 
 then  hath  Sibbechai  the  Hushathite  smitten 
 Saph,  who  is  among  the  children  of  the  giant. 
 
 i'^  And  the  battle  is  again  in  Gob  with  the 
 Philistines,  and  Elhanau  son  of  Jaare-Oregim, 
 the  Beth-Lehemite,  svaiteWiahrotluir  o/GoCath 
 the  Gittite,  aud  the  wood  of  his  spear  is  like 
 a  beam  of  weavers. 
 
 ""  And  the  battle  is  again  in  Gath,  aud  there 
 is  a  man  of  statiu'e,  and  the  fingers  of  his 
 bauds  are  six,  and  the  toes  of  his  feet  arc  six, 
 twenty  and  four  in  number,  and  he  also  hath 
 been  born  to  the  giant,  "^  and  he  rcproacheth 
 Israel,  and  smite  him  doth  Jonathan  sou  of 
 Shimeah,  brother  of  David :  --  these  four  have 
 been  born  to  the  giant  iu  Gath,  and  they  fall 
 by  the  hand  of  David,  and  by  the  hand  of  his 
 servants. 
 
 XXII.  1  AND  David  .speaketh  to  Jehovah 
 the  words  of  this  song  in  the  day  Jehovah 
 hatli  delivered  him  out  of  the  hand  of  all  his 
 enemies,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  Saul,  "and  he 
 saith : 
 '  Jehovah  is  my  rock, 
 
 And  my  bulwark,  and  a  deliverer  to  mc, 
 ^  My  God  25  my  rock — I  take  refuge  iu  Him ; 
 My  shield,  and  the  horn  of  my  salvation, 
 My  high  tower,  and  my  refuge! 
 My  Saviour,  from  violence  Thou  savest  me ! 
 ■*  The  Praised  One,  I  call  Jehovah  : 
 
 And  from  mine  enemies  I  am  saved. 
 '  When  the  breakers  of  death  comjiasscal  me. 
 
 The  strefims  of  the  worthless  terrify  me, 
 *  The  cords  of  Sheol  have  siUTOiiuded  mc. 
 Before  me  have  been  the  snares  of  death. 
 '  1q  mine  adversity  I  call  Jehovah, 
 
 David's  song  o/pratM. 
 
 And  imto  my  God  I  call. 
 
 And  He  heareth  from  His  temple  my  voice. 
 
 And  my  cry  is  in  His  ears, 
 8  And  shake  aud  tremble  doth  the  earth, 
 
 Foundations  of  the  heavens  are  troubled, 
 
 And  arc  shaken,  for  He  hath  wrath! 
 8  Gone  up  hath  smoke  by  His  nostrils. 
 
 And  fire  from  His  mouth  devoureth. 
 
 Brands  liave  been  kindled  by  it. 
 1"  And  He  inchneth heaven,  andcometh  down, 
 
 And  thick  darkness  is  under  His  feet. 
 11  And  He  rideth  on  a  cherub,  and  doth  fly. 
 
 And  is  seen  on  the  wings  of  the  wind. 
 1^  And  He  setteth  darkness 
 
 Round  about  Him — tabernacles. 
 
 Darkness  of  waters— thick  cloudsoftheskies. 
 !■'  From  the  brightness  before  Him 
 
 Were  brands  of  hre  kindled!  , 
 "  Thunder  from  the  heavens  doth  Jehovah, 
 ^  And  the  Most  High  giveth  forth  His  voice. 
 1'  And  He  sendeth  forth  arrows, 
 
 And  scattereth  them ; 
 
 Lightning,  aud  troubleth  them; 
 1"  Aud  seen  are  the  streams  of  the  sea, 
 
 Revealed  are  foundations  of  the  world. 
 
 By  the  rebuke  of  Jehovah, 
 
 From  the  breath  of  the  spirit  of  His  anger. 
 1''  He  sendeth  from  above — He  taketh  me. 
 
 He  draweth  me  out  of  many  waters. 
 
 18  He  delivereth  me  from  my  strong  enemy, 
 From  those  hating  mc. 
 
 For  they  were  stronger  than  I. 
 
 19  They  are  before  me  iu  a  day  of  my  calamity, 
 And  Jehovah  is  my  sii]3port, 
 
 -"  And  He  bringeth  me  out  to  a  large  place. 
 
 He  draweth  me  out  for  He  delighted  in  me. 
 -1  Jehovah  recomijenseth  me. 
 
 According  to  my  righteousness. 
 
 According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands, 
 
 He  doth  retm-n  to  me. 
 "-  For  I  have  kept  the  ways  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  have  uotdone  wickedly  againstmy  God. 
 ^  For  all  His  judgments  are  before  me. 
 
 As  to  His  statutes,  I  turn  not  from  them. 
 -"'  Aud  I  am  perfect  before  Him, 
 
 And  1  keep  myself  from  mine  iuiquity. 
 '^  Aud  Jehovah  retiuneth  to  me, 
 
 According  to  my  righteousness. 
 
 According  to  my  cleanness  before  His  eyes. 
 -«  With  the  kind  Thou  shewest  Thyself  kind. 
 
 With  the  perfect  mau  Thou  shewest  Thyself 
 perfect, 
 -''  With  the  pure  Thou  shewest  Thyself  jnire, 
 
 And  with  the  perverse  Thou  shewest  Thy- 
 self a  wrestler. 
 -8  And  the  poor  people  Thou  dost  save, 
 
 And  Thine  eyes  on  the  high  causest  to  fall. 
 "^  For  Thou  ajt  my  lamp,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 Aud  Jehovah  doth  lighten  my  darkness. 
 ^^  For  by  Thee  I  run — a  troop. 
 
 By  my  God  I  leap  a  wall. 
 ^1  God !  Perfect  is  His  way. 
 
 The  saying  of  Jehovah  is  tried, 
 
 A  shield  He  is  to  all  those  trusting  in  Him. 
 ^^  For  who  is  God  save  Jehovah  ? 
 
 And  who  a  Rock  save  our  God  ? 
 ^3  God — my  bidwark,  7?;y  strength. 
 
 And  He  maketh  perfect  my  way ; 
 3^  Making  my  feet  like  hinds. 
 
 And  on  my  high  i)laces  causeth  me  to  stand. 
 ^^  Teaching  my  hands  for  battle, 
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David's  last  words. 
 
 aXII.  36.-2  SAMUEL.— XXIII.  24 
 
 DamVs  mighty  vuru 
 
 Aud  brought  dowu  was  a  bow  of  brass  by 
 
 mine  anns,  [salvation, 
 
 '"  And  Thou  givest  to  me  the  shield  of  Thy 
 
 And  Thy  lowliness  maketh  me  great. 
 '^  Thou  enlargest  my  step  under  me, 
 
 And  mine  ancles  have  not  slidden. 
 ^  I  pursue  mine  enemies  and  destroy  them, 
 
 And  I  turn  not  till  they  are  consiimed. 
 '^  And  I  consume  them,  aud  smite  them, 
 
 And  they  rise  not,  and  fall  under  my  feet. 
 *^  And  Thou  girdest  me   luith  strcn^tli   for 
 battle,  [der  me. 
 
 Thou  causest  my  withstanders  to  bow  un- 
 *'  And  mine  enemies — Thou  givest  to  me  the 
 
 Those  hating  me — and  I  cut  them  oft",  [neck, 
 •*"  They  look,  and  there  is  no  saviour ;   [them. 
 
 Unto  Jehovah,  and  He  hath  not  answered 
 *^  And  I  beat  them  as  dust  of  the  earth. 
 
 As  mii-e  of  the  streets  I  beat  them  small— 
 
 I  spread  them  out ! 
 •"  And — Tliou  dost  deliver  me 
 
 From  the  strivings  of  my  |)eo])lc, 
 
 Thou  placest  me  for  a  head  of  nations  ; 
 
 A  people  I  have  not  Icnowoi  do  serve  mc. 
 ^^  Sons  of  a  stranger  feign  obedience  to  me. 
 
 At  the  hearing  of  the  ear  they  hearken  to  me. 
 ■"^  Sous  of  a  stranger  fade  away. 
 
 And  gird  themselves  by  their  close  places. 
 *^  Jehovah  liveth,  and  blessed  is  my  Kock, 
 
 And  exalted  is  my  God — 
 
 The  Rock  of  my  salvation. 
 '^  God — who  is  giving  vengeance  to  me, 
 
 And  bringing  down  peoples  under  me, 
 ^  And  bringing  me  forth  from  mine  enemies. 
 
 Yea,  above  my  Avithstandcrs  Thou  raisest 
 me  up.  [me. 
 
 From  a  man  of  violence  Thou  deliverest 
 "*"  Therefore  I  confess  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  among 
 
 And  to  Thy  name  I  sing  praise.       [nations. 
 "*  Magnifying  the  salvations  of  His  king. 
 
 And  doing  loving-kindness  to  His  auoiutcd, 
 
 To  David,  and  to  his  seed— unto  the  age!' 
 
 XXIIi.  1  AND  these  are  the  last  words  of 
 David : — 
 
 *  Tiic  affirmation  of  David  sou  of  Jesse — 
 And  the  affirmation  of  the  man  raised  up — 
 Concerning  the  Anointed  of  the  God  of 
 
 Jacob, 
 Aud  the  Sweetness  of  the  Songs  of  Israel  : 
 The  Spirit  of  Jehovah  hatli  spoken  by  me. 
 And  His  word  in  on  my  tongue. 
 '  He  said— the  God  of  Israel — to  me, 
 He  spake — the  Hock  of  Israel : 
 He  who  is  ruling  over  nuxu  i.s  righteous. 
 He  is  riding  in  the  fear  of  God. 
 
 *  And  as  tlic  light  of  morning  he  riscth, 
 A  moruiuj;  sim— no  clouds ! 
 
 By  the  shining,  by  the  rain. 
 Tender  grass  of  the  earth ! 
 
 *  For — not  so  is  my  house  with  God  ;  [rue, 
 For — a  covenant  age-duriug  He  made  with 
 Arranged  in  all  things,  and  kept ; 
 
 For — all  my  salvation,  and  all  desire. 
 For — He  liath  not  caused  ic  to  spring  up. 
 
 *  As  to  the  worthless — 
 
 As  a  thorn  driven  away  are  all  of  them. 
 For— not  by  hand  are  they  taken  ; 
 '  And  tlie  man  who  conietli  against  tliem 
 fa  tilled  witli  iron  aud  the  staff  of  a  spear, 
 And  with  lire  they  are  utterly  burnt 
 224 
 
 In  the  cessation.' 
 
 **  Tliese  are  the  names  of  the  mighty  ones 
 whom  David  hath :  sitting  in  the  seat  is  the 
 Taehmonite,  head  of  the  captains — he  is  Adino, 
 who  hardened  hunself  against  eight  huudred 
 — wounded  at  one  time. 
 
 "  And  after  him  is  Elcazar  son  of  Dodo,  son 
 of  Ahohi,  of  the  three  mighty  men  with  Da- 
 vid; in  theu' exposing  themselves  among  the 
 Philistines  —  they  have  been  gathered  there 
 to  battle,  and  the  men  of  Israel  go  uyt — ^*he 
 hath  arisen,  and  smiteth  among  the  Philis- 
 tines till  that  his  hand  hath  been  M'eary,  and 
 his  hand  cleaveth  unto  the  sword,  aud  Jeho- 
 vah worketh  a  great  salvation  on  that  day, 
 and  the  people  turn  back  after  him  only  to 
 strip  off. 
 
 ^^  And  after  him  Is  Shammah  son  of  Agee 
 the  Hararite,  aud  the  Philistines  are  gathered 
 into  a  comi)auy,  and  there  is  there  a  poi"- 
 tion  of  the  field  fidl  of  lentiles,  and  the  peo- 
 ple hath  iled  from  tlie  presence  of  the  Pliilis- 
 tines,  ^'^  and  he  stationeth  himself  in  tlie  rnidst 
 of  the  portion,  and  delivereth  it,  and  smiteth 
 the  Philistines,  and  Jehovah  worketh  a  great 
 salvation. 
 
 !•'  And  three  of  the  thirty  heads  go  down 
 and  come  unto  the  harvest,  unto  David,  un- 
 to the  cave  of  Adullam,  and  the  company  of 
 the  Philistines  are  encamping  in  the  valley 
 of  Eephaim,  "andDa%dd  is  then  in  a  fort 
 ress,  and  the  station  of  the  Philistines  is  then 
 in  Beth-Lehem,  i^and  David  longeth  and 
 saith,  '  Who  doth  give  me  drink  of  the  water 
 of  the  well  of  Beth-Lehem,  which  is  by  the 
 gate?' 
 
 !•*  And  the  thi-ee  mighty  ones  cleave  through 
 the  camp  of  the  Philistines,  and  draw  water 
 out  of  tne  well  of  Beth-Lehem,  which  is  by 
 tlie  gate,  and  take  it  up,  and  bring  in  unto 
 David ;  and  he  was  not  willing  to  drink  it, 
 aud  poureth  it  out  to  Jehovah,  ^^  aud  saith, 
 '  Far  be  it  from  me,  0  Jehovah,  to  do  this ; 
 is  it  the  blood  of  the  men  who  are  going  with 
 their  lives?'  and  he  was  not  willing  to  tlrink 
 it ;  these  things  did  the  three  mighty  ones. 
 
 1*  And  Abishai  brother  of  Joab,  sou  of  Zer- 
 uiah,  he  is  head  of  three,  aud  he  is  lifting  up 
 his  spear  against  three  huudred — woundecl, 
 and  he  hath  a  name  among  three.  ^"Of  the 
 three  is  he  not  the  honoured?  aud  he  becom- 
 eth  their  head ;  aud  uuto  the  Jirst  three  he 
 hath  not  come. 
 
 -"And  Benaiah  son  of  Jehoiada  (son  of  a 
 man  of  valour,  great  in  deeds  from  Kabzeel), 
 he  hath  smitten  two  lion-like  nien  of  Moab, 
 aud  lie  hath  gone  down  aud  smitten  the  lion 
 in  the  midst  of  the  pit  iu  a  day  of  snow. 
 ^'  And  he  hatli  snutten  the  Egyptian  man,  a 
 man  of  appearance,  and  iu  the  hand  of  the 
 Egyptian  is  a  spear,  and  he  goeth  down  unto 
 him  witii  a  rod,  and  takcth  violently  away 
 the  spear  out  of  the  liaud  of  the  Egyjitian, 
 aud  slayeth  him  witli  his  own  spear.  -'^  These 
 thiiigs  liath  Beuaiah  son  of  Jehoiada  done, 
 and  hath  a  name  among  three  mighty. 
 -^  Of  tlie  thirty  he  is  honoured,  and  unto 
 the  three  he  came  not ;  aud  David  setteth 
 him  over  his  guard. 
 
 ■■^Asahel  brotlier  of  .Toab  is  of  the  thirty; 
 i  Elhauan  sou  of  Dodo  of  Beth-Lehem-  "■"'Sham- 
 
The  people  numbered. 
 
 XXIII.  26.-2  SAMUEL,— XXIV.  25. 
 
 Pestilence  setit. 
 
 mah  the  Haroclite,  Elika  the  Harodite,  -"^  He- 
 lez  the  Paltite,  Ira  sou  of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite, 
 ^Abiezer  the  Annethothite,  Mebimnai  the 
 Hushathite,  -^Zalmon  the  Ahohite,  Maharai 
 the  Netophathite,  -^Heleb  son  of  Baanah  the 
 Netophathite,  Ittai  son  of  E,ibai  from  Gi- 
 beah  of  the  sous  of  Beniamin,  ^^Benaiah  the 
 Pirathouite,  Hiddai  of  the  brooks  of  Gaash, 
 ^^Abi-Albon  the  Arbathite,  Azmaveth  the 
 Barhumite,  ^^  Eliahba  the  Shaalbonite,  of  the 
 sons  of  Jashen,  Jonathan,  ^^  Shamman  the 
 Hararite,  Ahiam  son  of  Sharar  the  Hararite, 
 ■^  Elii)helet  son  of  Ahasbai,  son  of  the  Maa- 
 chathite,  Eliam  son  of  Ahithophel  the  Gilon- 
 ite,  ^^Hezrai  the  Carmelite,  raarai  the  Ar- 
 bite,  ^^  Igal  son  of  Nathan  from  Zobah,  Bani 
 the  Gadite,  ^^Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Naharai 
 the  Beerothite,  bearer  of  the  weapons  of  Joab 
 son  of  Zeriiiah,  ^^  Ira  the  Ithrite,  Gareb  the 
 Ithrite,  '■^'■>  Uriah  the  Hittite ;  in  all  thirty  and 
 
 XXIV.  1  AND  the  anger  of  Jehovah  add- 
 eth  to  bui'u  against  Israel,  and  07i  adversary 
 moveth  David  about  them,  saying,  '  Go, 
 number  Israel  and  Judah.'  ^And  the  king 
 saith  unto  Joab,  head  of  the  host  that  is  with 
 him,  '  Go  to  and  fro,  I  pray  thee,  through  all 
 the  tribes  of  Isi-ael,  from  Dan  even  unto 
 Beer-Sheba,  and  inspect  ye  the  people — and 
 I  have  known  the  number  of  the  people.' 
 
 2  And  Joab  saith  unto  the  king,  'Yea,  Je- 
 hovah thy 'God  doth  add  unto  the  people,  as 
 they  are,  a  hundred  times,  and  the  eyes  of 
 my  lord  the  king  are  seeing ;  and  my  lord  the 
 king,  why  is  he  desirous  of  this  thing?' 
 
 ^And  the  word  of  the  king  is  severe  to- 
 wards Joab,  and  against  the  heads  of  the 
 force,  and  Joab  goeth  out,  and  the  heads  of 
 the  force,  from  before  the  king  to  inspect 
 the  people,  even  Israel ;  ^  and  they  pass  over 
 the  Jordan,  and  encamp  in  Ai"oer,  on  the 
 right  of  the  city  that  is  in  the  midst  of  the 
 brook  of  Gad,  and  unto  Jazer,  ^and  they 
 come  in  to  GiJead,  and  imto  the  land  of  Tah- 
 tim-Hodshi,  and  they  come  in  to  Dan-Jaan, 
 and  round  aboiit  unto  Zidon,  ^  and  they  come 
 in  to  the  fortress  of  Tyre,  and  all  the  cities 
 of  the  Hivite,  and  of  the  Canaanite,  and  go 
 out  unto  the  south  of  Jiidah,  to  Beer-Sheba. 
 
 ^  And  they  go  to  and  fro  through  aU  the 
 land,  and  come  in  at  the  end  of  nine  months 
 and  twenty  days  to  Jerusalem,  "and  Joab 
 giveth  the  accoimt  of  the  iqsijection  of  the 
 peoi\le  imto  the  king,  and  Israel  is  eight 
 Iiundi-ed  thousand  men  of  valour,  drawing 
 sword,  and  the  men  of  Judah  live  hundred 
 thousand  men. 
 
 ^"And  the  heart  of  David  smiteth  him, 
 after  that  he  hath  numbered  the  people,  and 
 David  saith  unto  Jehovah,  'I  have  sinned 
 greatly  in  that  which  I  have  done,  and  now, 
 0  Jehovah,  cause  to  pass  away,  I  pray  Thee, 
 the  iniquity  of  Thy  servant,  for  I  have  acted 
 very  foolishly.' 
 
 ^^  And  David  riseth  in  tlie  morning,  and 
 tlie  word  of  Jehovah  hath  been  unto  Gad  the 
 
 prophet,  seer  of  David,  saying,  ^^ « Go,  and  thou 
 hast  spoken  unto  David,  Thus  said  Jehovah  : 
 Three — I  am  lifting  up  for  thee,  choose  thee 
 one  of  them,  and  I  do  it  to  thee.' 
 
 13  And  Gad  cometh  in  unto  David,  and  de- 
 clareth  to  him,  and  saith  to  him,  '  Do  seven 
 years  of  famine  come  in  to  thee  in  thy  land? 
 or  three  months  art  thou  fleeing  before  thine 
 adversai7  —  and  he  pursuing  thee?  or  are 
 three  days'  pestilence  in  thy  land?  now,  know 
 and  see  what  word  I  take  back  to  Him  send- 
 ing me.' 
 
 "  And  David  saith  unto  Gad,  '  I  have  great 
 distress,  let  us  fall,  I  pray  thee,  into  the  hand 
 of  Jehovah,  for  many  are  His  mercies,  and 
 into  the  hand  of  man  let  me  not  fall.' 
 
 15  And  Jehovah  giveth  a  pestilence  on  Israel 
 from  the  morning  even  unto  the  time  ap- 
 pointed, and  there  die  of  the  people,  from 
 Dan  even  unto  Beer-Sheba,  seventy  thousand 
 men,  i"  and  the  messenger  puttetn  forth  his 
 hand  to  Jerusalem  to  destroy  it,  and  Jehovah 
 repenteth  concerning  the  evilj  and  saith  to 
 the  messenger  who  is  destroying  among  the 
 people,  '  Enough,  now,  cease  thy  hand ;  and 
 the  messenger  of  Jehovah  was  near  the 
 threshing-floor  of  Araunah  the  Jebusite. 
 
 1'  And  David  speaketh  imto  Jehovah,  when 
 he  seeth  the  messenger  who  is  smiting  among 
 the  people,  and  saith,  '  Lo,  I  have  sinned, 
 yea,  I  have  done  perversely ;  and  these—  the 
 flock — what  have  they  done?  Let,  I  pray 
 Thee,  Thy  hand  be  on  me,  and  on  the  house 
 of  my  father.' 
 
 18  And  Gad  cometh  in  unto  David  on  that 
 day,  and  saith  to  him,  '  Go  up,  raise  to  Je- 
 hovah an  altar  in  the  threshing-floor  of  Arau- 
 nah the  Jebusite;'  i^and  David  goeth  up, 
 according  to  the  word  of  Gad,  as  Jehovah 
 commanded. 
 
 ""  And  Araunah  looketh,  and  seeth  the  king 
 and  his  servants  passing  over  unto  him,  and 
 Araunah  goeth  out  and  boweth  himself  to 
 the  king — his  face  to  the  earth,  "i  And  Arau- 
 nah saith,  '  Wherefore  hath  my  lord  the  king 
 come  unto  his  servant?'  and  David  saith, 
 'To  buy  from  thee  the  threshing-floor,  to 
 build  an  altar  to  Jehovah,  and  the  plague  is 
 resti-ained  from  the  ijeople.' 
 
 "'^  And  Araunah  saith  unto  David,  '  Let  my 
 lord  the  king  ta.ke  and  cause  to  ascend  that 
 which  is  good  in  his  eyes ;  see,  the  oxen 
 for  a  burnt-offering,  and  tne  threshing  instru- 
 ments, and  the  instruments  of  the  oxen,  for 
 wood;'  '3  the  whole  hath  Araunah  given,  as  a 
 king  to  a  king ;  and  Araimah  saith  unto  the 
 king,  'Jehovah  thy  God  doth  accept  thee.' 
 
 -**  And  the  king  saitli  imto  Araunah,  '  Nay, 
 for  I  do  surely  buy  from  thee  for  a  price, 
 and  I  do  not  cause  to  ascend  to  Jehovah  my 
 God  burnt-ofTerings  for  nought;'  and  David 
 buyeth  the  threshing-floor  and  the  oxen  for 
 fifty  shekels  of  silver,  "*  and  David  builde'.h 
 there  an  altar  to  Jehovah,  and  causeth  to 
 ascend  burnt-ofierings  and  peace-offerings, 
 and  Jehovah  is  entreated  for  tlie  land,  and 
 the  plague  is  restrained  from  Israel. 
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 CHAP.  1.  '  AND  king  David  is  old,  entering 
 into  days,  and  they  cover  him  with  garments, 
 and  he  hath  no  heat,  ^  and  his  servants  say 
 to  him,  '  Let  them  seek  for  my  lord  the  king 
 a  young  woman,  a  virgin,  and  she  hath  stood 
 before  the  king,  and  is  to  him  a  companion, 
 and  hath  lain  in  thy  bosom,  and  my  lord  the 
 king  hath  heat.' 
 
 ^  And  they  seek  a  fair  young  woman  in  all 
 the  border  of  Israel,  and  find  Abishag  the 
 Shunammite,  and  bring  her  in  to  the  king, 
 *  and  the  young  woman  is  very  very  fair,  and 
 she  is  to  the  king  a  companion,  and  serveth 
 him,  and  the  king  hath  not  known  her. 
 
 ''  And  Adonijah  son  of  Haggith  is  lifting  him- 
 self up,  saying,  '  I  do  reig^n ;'  and  he  prepar- 
 eth  for  himself  a  chariot  and  horsemen,  and 
 fifty  men  running  before  him,  '^  and  his  father 
 hath  not  grieved  him  all  his  days,  saying, 
 'Wherefore  thus  hast  thou  done?'  and  he 
 also  is  of  a  very  good  form,  and  his  mother 
 bare  him  after  Absalom. 
 
 'And  his  words  are  with  Joab  son  of  Ze- 
 ruiah,  and  with  Abiathar  the  priest,  and  they 
 help  after  Adonijah  ;  •*  and  Zadok  the  priest, 
 and  Benaiah  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  Nathan 
 the  prophet,  and  Shimei,  and  Rei,  and  the 
 mighty  ones  whom  David  hath,  have  not 
 been  with  Adonijah. 
 
 "And  Adonijah  sacrifice th  sheep  and  oxen 
 and  fatlings  near  the  stone  of  Zoheleth, 
 that  is  by  En-Rogel,  and  calleth  all  his 
 brethren,  sons  of  the  king,  and  for  all  the 
 men  of  Judah,  servants  of  the  king ;  "*  and 
 Nathan  the  prophet,  and  Benaiah,  and  the 
 mighty  ones,  and  Solomon  his  brother,  he  hath 
 not  called. 
 
 "And  Nathan  speaketh  unto  Bath-Sheba, 
 mother  of  Solomon,  saying,  'Hast  thou  not 
 heard  that  Adonijah  son  of  Haggith  hath 
 reigned,  and  oiu:  lord  David  hath  not  known  ? 
 "^  and  now,  come,  let  me  counsel  thee,  I  pray 
 thee,  and  deliver  thy  life,  and  the  life  of  thy  son 
 Solomon  ;  "  go  and  enter  in  unto  king  David, 
 and  thou  hast  said  unto  him,  Hast  thou  not, 
 my  lord,  O  king,  sworn  to  thy  handmaid, 
 saying.  Surely  Solomon  thy  son  doth  reign 
 after  me,  and  he  doth  sit  on  my  throne  ?  and 
 wherefore  hath  Adonijah  reigned?  "Lo, 
 thou  are  yet  speaking  there  with  the  king, 
 and  I  come  in  after  thee,  and  have  completed 
 thy  words.' 
 
 '''And  Bath-Sheba  cometh  in  unto  the  king, 
 to  the  inner  chamber,  and  tlie  king  is  very 
 aged,  and  Abishag  the  Shunammite  is  serving 
 the  king ;  '"  and  Bath-Sheba  boweth  and  doth 
 obeisance  to  the  king,  and  the  king  saith, 
 'What— to  thee?' 
 
 ''And  she  saith  to  him,  'My  lord,  thou 
 hast  sworn  by  Jehovah  thy  God  to  thy  hand- 
 maid :  Surely  Solomon  thy  son  doth  reign 
 after  me,  and  he  doth  sit  on  my  throne ; 
 ■"and  now,  lo,  Adonijah  hath  reigned,  and 
 now,  my  lord,  O  king,  thou  hast  not  known ; 
 '"  and  he  sacrificeth  ox,  and  f atling,  and  sheep 
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 in  abundance,  and  calleth  for  all  the  sons  of 
 the  king,  and  for  Abiathar  the  priest,  and 
 for  Joab  head^of  the  host — and  for  Solomon 
 thy  servant  he  hath  not  called.  •™And  thou, 
 my  lord,  O  king,  the  eyes  of  all  Israel  are  on 
 thee,  to  declare  to  them  who  doth  sit  on  the 
 throne  of  my  lord  the  king  after  him ;  ^'  and 
 it  hath  been,  when  my  lord  the  king  lieth 
 with  his  fathers,  that  I  have  been,  I  and  my 
 son  Solomon— rec^owed  sinners.' 
 
 "And  lo,  she  is  yet  speaking  with  the  king, 
 and  Nathan  the  prophet  hath  come  in, 
 ^and  they  declare  to  the  king,  saying,  'Lo, 
 Nathan  the  prophet ; '  and  he  cometh  in  be- 
 fore the  king,  and  boweth  himself  to  the  king, 
 on  his  face  to  the  earth. 
 
 ^*And  Nathan  saith,  'My  lord,  O  king, 
 thou  hast  said,  Adonijah  doth  reign  after  me, 
 and  he  doth  sit  on  my  throne ;  '^  for  he  hath 
 gone  down  to-day,  and  doth  sacrifice  ox,  and 
 fatling,  and  sheep,  in  abundance,  and  calleth 
 for  all  the  sons  of  the  king,  and  for  the  heads 
 of  the  host,  and  for  Abiathar  the  priest,  and 
 lo,  they  are  eating  and  drinking  before  him, 
 and  they  say.  Let  king  Adonijah  live  ! 
 
 -''' '  And  for  me — me,  thy  servant,  and  for 
 Zadok  the  priest,  and  for  Benaiah,  son  of  Je- 
 hoiada, and  for  Solomon  thy  servant,  he  hath 
 not  called ;  -~  if  from  my  lord  the  king  this 
 thing  hath  been,  then  thou  hast  not  caused 
 thy  servant  to  know  who  doth  sit  on  the 
 throne  of  my  lord  the  king  after  him.' 
 
 ^*And  king  David  answereth  and  saith, 
 'Call  for  me  for  Bathsheba;'  and  she  com- 
 eth in  before  the  king,  and  standeth  before 
 the  king.  ^''And  the  king  sweareth  and 
 saith,  'Jehovah  liveth,  who  hath  redeemed 
 my  soul  out  of  all  adversity ;  ^°  surely  as  I 
 sware  to  thee  by  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 saying.  Surely  Solomon  thy  son  doth  reign 
 after  me,  and  he  doth  sit  on  my  throne  in 
 my  stead ;  surely  so  I  do  this  day. '  ^'And 
 Bath-Sheba  boweth — face  to  the  earth — and 
 doth  obeisance  to  the  king,  and  saith,  •  Let 
 my  lord,  king  David,  live  to  the  age. ' 
 
 ^'^And  king  David  saith,  'Call  for  me  for 
 Zadok  the  priest,  and  for  Nathan  the  prophet, 
 and  for  Benaiah  son  of  Jehoida;'  and  they 
 come  in  before  tlie  king. 
 
 ^And  the  king  saith  to  them,  '  Take  with 
 you  the  servants  of  your  lord,  and  ye  have 
 caused  Solomon  my  son  to  ride  on  mme  own 
 mule,  and  caused  him  to  go  do%vn  unto  Gihon, 
 "and  anointed  him  there  hath  Zadok  the 
 priest — and  Nathan  the  prophet — for  king 
 over  Israel,  and  ye  have  blown  with  a  trumpet, 
 and  said.  Let  king  Solomon  live ;  ^  and  ye 
 have  come  up  after  liim,  and  he  hath  come  in 
 and  hath  sat  on  my  throne,  and  he  doth  reign 
 in  my  stead,  and  him  I  have  apixjinted  to  be 
 leader  over  Israel,  and  over  Judah. ' 
 
 *And  Benaiah  eon  of  Jehoiada  answereth 
 the  king,  and  saith,  'Amen !  so  doth  Jehovah, 
 God  of  my  lord  the  king,  say ;  ''  as  Jehovah 
 bath  been  with  my  lord  the  king,  so  Ib  He 
 
Solomon  proclaimed  kmg. 
 
 I.  38.— 1  KINGS.— ii.'20. 
 
 David's  dying  charges. 
 
 with  Solomou,  and  cloth  make    his    throne 
 
 S •eater  than  the  throne  of  my  lord  king 
 avid.' 
 
 ^8  And  Zadok  the  priest  goeth  down,  and 
 Nathan  tlie  prophet,  and  Benaiah  son  of  Je- 
 hoiada,  and  the  Cherethite,  and  the  Pelethite, 
 and  they  cause  Solomon  to  ride  on  the  mule 
 of  king  David,  and  cause  liimto  go  unto  Gihon, 
 **and  Zadok  the  priest  taketn  the  horn  of 
 oil  out  of  the  tent,  and  anointeth  Solomon, 
 and  tliey  blow  with  a  trumpet,  and  all  the 
 people  say,  '  Let  king  Solomon  live.'  •^''  And 
 all  the  people_  come  iip  after  him,  and  the 
 people  are  piping  with  pipes,  and  rejoicing — 
 great  joy,  and  the  earth  rendeth  with  their 
 voice. 
 
 ^^And  Adonijah  heareth,  and  all  those  call- 
 ed, who  are  T\'ith  him,  and  they  have  finished 
 to  eat,  and  Joab  heareth  the  noise  of  the 
 trumpet,  and  saith.  '  Wlierefore  is  the  noise 
 of  the  city  roaring?'  ^"^  He  is  yet  speaking,  and 
 lo,  Jonathan  son  of  Abiathar  the  priest  hath 
 come  in,  and  Adonijah  saith,  '  Come  in,  for  a 
 man  of  valour  thoii  art,  and  thou  bearest  good 
 tidings.' 
 
 ^^And  Jonathan  auswereth  and  saith  to 
 Adonijah,  '  Verily  our  lord  king  David  hath 
 caused  Solomou  to  reign,  **  and  the  kin^  send- 
 eth  with  him  Zadok  the  priest,  and  Nathan 
 the  prophet,  and  Benaiah  son  of  Jehoiada,  and 
 the  Cherethite,  and  the  Pelethite,  and  they 
 cause  Tiim  to  ride  on  the  king's  mule,  ^  and 
 they  anoint  him— Zadok  the  priest  and  Na- 
 than the  prophet — for  king  in  Gihon,  and  are 
 come  up  thence  rejoicing,  and  the  city  is 
 moved ;  it  is  the  noise  that  ye  have  heard. 
 
 *^ '  And  also  Solomon.hath  sat  on  the  throne 
 of  the  kingdom,  *'^  and  also  the  servants  of  the 
 king  h  ave  come  into  bl  ess  our  lord  king  David, 
 saymg.  Thy  God  doth  make  the  name  of 
 Solomon  better  than  thy  name,  and  his  throne 
 greater  than  thy  throne ;  and  the  king  boweth 
 himself  on  the  bed,  ^^and  also  thus  hath  the 
 king  said.  Blessed  is  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 who  h  ath  given  to-day  one  sitti  ng  on  my  throne, 
 and  mine  eyes  seeing.' 
 
 ^  And  they  tremble,  and  rise — all  those  call- 
 ed who  are  for  Adonijah — and  go,  each  on  his 
 way  ;  ^^  and  Adonijah  feareth  because  of 
 Solomon,  and  riseth,  and  goeth,  and  layeth 
 hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar,  ^i  And  it  is 
 declared  to  Solomou,  saying,  '  Lo,  Adonijah 
 feareth  king  Solomon,  and  lo,  he  hath  laid 
 hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar,  saying.  Let 
 king  Solomon  swear  to  me  as  to-day — he  dotli 
 not  put  to  death  his  servant  by  the  sword.' 
 
 _^-And  Solomon  saith,  'If  he  becometh  a 
 virtuous  man — there  doth  not  fall  of  his  hair 
 to  the  earth,  and  if  evil  is  found  in  him — 
 then  he  hath  died.'  ^'■'And  king  Solomon 
 sendeth,  and  they  bring  him  down  from  off 
 the  altar,  and  he  cometh  in  and  boweth  him- 
 self to  king  Solomon,  and  Solomon  saith  to 
 him,  '  Go  to  thy  house.' 
 
 II.  1  AND  draw  near  do  the  days  of  David 
 to  die,  and  he  chargeth  Solomon  his  sou,  say- 
 ing, ^ '  I  am  going  in  the  way  of  all  the  eartn, 
 and  thou  hast  been  strong,  and  become  a  man, 
 and  kept  the  charge  of  Jehovah  thy  God,  to 
 walk  in  His  ways,  to  keep  His  statutes.  His 
 
 commands,  and  His  judgments,  and  His  testi- 
 monies, as  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  so 
 that  thou  dost  wisely  all  that  thou  dost,  and 
 whithersoever  thou  turuest,  ^  so  that  Jehovah 
 doth  establish  His  word  which  He  spake  unto 
 me,  saying.  If  thy  sons  observe  their  way 
 to  walk  before  Me  in  truth,  with  all  their 
 heart,  and  with  all  their  soul ;  saying.  There 
 is  not  cut  off  a  man  of  thine  from  the  throne 
 of  Israel. 
 
 ^  '  Aud  also,  thoii  hast  known  that  which  he 
 did  to  me— Joab  son  of  Zeruiah— that  whicli 
 he  did  to  two  heads  of  the  hosts  of  Israel, 
 to  Abner  son  of  Ner,  and  to  Amasa  son  of 
 Jether— that  he  slayeththem,  andmakeththe 
 blood  of  war  iu  peace,  and  putteth  the  blood 
 of  war  in  his  girdle,  that  is  on  his  loins,  and 
 in  his  sandals  that  are  on  his  feet ;  ^  and 
 thou  hast  done  according  to  thy  wisdom, 
 and  dost  not  let  his  old  age  go  down  in  peace 
 to  Sheol. 
 
 ^  '  And  to  the  sons  of  Barzillai  the  Gileadite 
 thou  dost  do  kindness,  and  they  have  been 
 among  those  eating  at  thy  table,  for  so  they 
 drew  near  unto  me  in  my  fleeing  from  the  face 
 of  Absalom  thy  brother. 
 
 8  '  And  lo,  with  thee  is  Shimei  son  of  Gera, 
 the  Benjamite  of  Bahurim,  and  he  reviled  me — 
 a  grievous  reviling — in  the  day  of  my  going  to 
 Mahanaim ;  and  he  hath  come  down  to  meet 
 me  at  the  .Jordan,  and  I  swear  to  him  by  Je- 
 hovah, saying,  I  do  not  piit  thee  to  death  by 
 the  sword;  ^and  now,  acquit  him  not,  for  a 
 wise  man  thou  art,  and  thou  hast  known  that 
 which  thou  dost  to  him,  and  hast  brought 
 down  his  old  age  with  blood  to  Sheol.' 
 
 ^^  And  David  lieth  down  with  his  fathers, 
 and  is  buried  in  the  city  of  David,  "  and  the 
 days  that  David  hath  reigned  over  Israel  are 
 forty  years,  in  Hebron  he  hath  reigned  seven 
 years,  and  in  Jerusalem  he  hath  reigned  thirty 
 and  three  years. 
 
 ^^And  Solomon  hath  sat  on  the  throne  of 
 David  his  father,  and  his  kingdom  is  estab- 
 lished greatly,  ^^  and  Adonijah  son  of  Haggith 
 Cometh  in  unto  Bath-Sheba,  mother  of  Solo- 
 mon, and  she  saith,  *Is  thy  coming  peace?' 
 and  he  saith,  'Peace.'  ^*And  he  saith,  'I 
 have  a  word  unto  thee,'  aud  she  saith, 
 '  Speak.' 
 
 ^  And  he  saith,  '  Thou  hast  known  that  the 
 kingdom  was  mine,  and  towards  me  set  their 
 faces  had  all  Israel  for  reigning,  and  the  king- 
 dom is  turned  round  about,  and  is  my  brother's, 
 for  from  Jehovah  it  was  his;  ^'^  and  now,  one 
 petition  I  am  asking  of  thee— tiu-n  not  back 
 my  face;'  and  she  saith  unto  him,  '  Speak.' 
 
 ^'And  he  saith,  'Speak,  I  pray  thee,  to 
 Solomon  the  king,  for  he  doth  not  turn  back 
 thy  face,  and  he  doth  give  to  me  Abishag  the 
 Shunammite  for  a  wife.'  i^^nd  Bath-Sheba 
 saith,  '  Good ;  I  do  speak  for  thee  imto  the 
 Iving.' 
 
 1"  And  Bath-Sheba  cometh  in  unto  king 
 Solomon  to  speak  to  him  for  Adonijah,  and 
 the  king  riseth  to  meet  her,  and  boweth  him- 
 self to  ner,  and  sitteth  on  his  throne,  and 
 placeth  a  throne  for  the  mother  of  the  king, 
 and  she  sitteth  at  his  i-ight  hand. 
 
 -"And  she  saitli,  'One  small  iietition  I  ask 
 of  thee,  turn  not  back  my  face  ;'  and  the  king 
 
Death  of  Adonyah  and  Joab.        n.  21.— 1  KINGS,— m.  6. 
 
 Shimei  put  to  death. 
 
 saith  to  her,  'Ask,  my  mother,  for  I  do  not 
 turn  back  thy  face.'  -^And  she  saith,  'Let 
 Abishag  the  Shimammite  be  given  to  Adon- 
 ijah  thy  brother  for  a  wife.' 
 
 *-Aud  king  Solomon  auswereth  and  saith 
 to  his  mother,  '  And  why  art  thou  asking  Abi- 
 shag the  Shunammite  for  Adouijah?  also  ask 
 for  him  the  kingdom — for  he  is  mine  elder 
 brother — even  for  him,  and  for  Abiathar  the 
 priest,  and  for  Joab  son  of  Zeruiah.' 
 
 ^  And  king  Solomon  sweareth  by  Jehovah, 
 saying,  '  Thus  doth  God  to  me,  and  thus  He 
 doth  add — surely  against  his  soul  hath  Adon- 
 ijah  spoken  this  word;  ^aud  now,  Jehovah 
 liveth,  who  hath  established  me,  and  causeth 
 me  to  sit  on  the  throne  of  David  my  father, 
 and  who  liath  made  for  me  an  house  as  He 
 spake — sm-ely  to-dayis  Adonijah  jnit  to  death.' 
 -^Aud  king  Solomon  sendeth  by  the  hand  of 
 Benaiah  son  of  Jehoiada,  and  he  falleth  upon 
 him,  and  he  dieth. 
 
 2^  And  to  Abiathar  the  priest  said  the  king, 
 '  To  Anatlioth  go,  unto  thy  fields  ;  for  a  man 
 of  death  thou  art,  but  in  this  day  I  do  not 
 put  thee  to  death,  because  thou  hast  borne 
 the  ark  of  the  Lord  Jehovah  before  David 
 my  father,  and  because  thou  wast  afflicted  in 
 all  that  my  father  was  afilicted  in.'  -[^  And  So- 
 lomon casteth  out  Abiathar  from  being  priest 
 to  Jehovah,  to  fulfil  the  word  of  Jehovah 
 •which  He  spake  concerning  the  house  of  Eli 
 in  Shiloh. 
 
 -8  And  the  report  hath  come  unto  Joab — for 
 Joab  hath  turned  aside  after  Adonijah,  though 
 after  Absalom  he  did  not  turn  aside  —  and 
 Joab  lieeth  unto  the  tent  of  Jehovah,  and 
 layeth  hold  on  the  horns  of  the  altar. 
 
 ^  And  it  is  declared  to  king  Solomon  that 
 Joab  hath  fled  unto  the  tent  of  Jehovah,  and 
 to,  near  the  altar ;  and  Solomon  sendeth  Ben- 
 aiah son  of  Jehoiada,  saying,  '  Go,  fall  upon 
 him.'  ^^  And  Benaiah  cometh  in  unto  the  tent 
 of  Jehovalv,  and  saith  unto  hini,  '  Thus  said 
 the  king,  (Jome  out ; '  and  he  saith,  '  Nay,  but 
 here  I  die. '  And  Benaiah  bringeth  back  the 
 king  word,  saying,  'Thiis  spake  Joab,  yea, 
 thus  he  answered  me.' 
 
 31  And  the  king  saith  to  him,  '  Do  as  lie 
 hath  spoken,  and  fall  upon  him,  and  thou 
 hast  buried  him,  and  turned  aside  the  cause- 
 less blood  which  Joab  shed,  from  oft'  me,  and 
 from  off  the  house  of  my  father ;  •^-  and  Jeho- 
 vah hath  turned  back  his  blood  on  his  own 
 head,  who  hath  fallen  on  two  men  more 
 righteous  and  better  than  he,  and  slayeth 
 them  with  the  sword, — and  my  father  David 
 knew  not — Abner  son  of  Ner,  head  of  the 
 host  of  Israel,  and  Amasa  son  of  Jcther,  head 
 of  tlie  host  of  Judah  ;  '-^^  yea,  turned  back  hath 
 their  blood  on  the  head  of  Joab,  and  on  the 
 head  of  his  seed  to  the  age ;  and  for  David, 
 and  for  his  seed,  and  for  his  house,  and  for 
 his  throne,  there  is  peace  unto  the  age,  from 
 Jehovali.' 
 
 3'  And  Benaiah  son  of  Jehoiada  goeth  up 
 and  falleth  upon  him,  and  putteth  him  to 
 deatli,  and  he  is  buried  in  his  own  house  in 
 the  wildcriioss,  '•'Sand  the  king  putteth  Ben- 
 aiah son  of  .rehoiada  in  his  stead  over  the  host, 
 and  Zadok  the  priest  hath  the  king  put  in  tlie 
 stciid  of  Abiathar. 
 
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 ^pAnd  the  king  sendeth  and  calleth  for 
 Shimei,  and  saith  to  him,  '  Build  for  thee  a 
 house  in  Jerusalem,  and  thou  hast  dwelt 
 there,  and  dost  not  go  out  thence  any  where ; 
 ^^  and  it  hath  been,  in  the  day  of  thy  going 
 out,  and  thou  hast  passed  over  the  brook  Kid- 
 ron,  thou  dost  certainly  know  that  thou  dost 
 surely  die — thy  blood  is  on  thy  head.' 
 
 '■^  And  Shimei  saith  to  the  lung,  '  The  word 
 Is  good ;  as  my  lord  the  king  hath  spoken  so 
 doth  thy  servant  do ; '  and  Shimei  dwelleth 
 in  Jerusalem  many  days, 
 
 3"  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  end  of  three 
 years,  _  that  flee  do  two  of  the  servants  of 
 Shimei  unto  Achish  son  of  Maachah,  king  of 
 Gath,  and  they  declare  to  Shimei,  saying, 
 '  _Lo,  thy  servants  are  in  Gath  ;  •"'  and  Shimei 
 riseth,  and  saddleth  his  ass,  and  goeth  to 
 Gath,  imto  Achish,  to  seek  liis  servants,  and 
 Shimei  goeth  and  bringeth  his  servants  from 
 Gath. 
 
 '^\  And  it  is  declared  to  Solomon  that  Shi- 
 mei hath  gone  from  Jerusalem  to  Gath,  and 
 doth  return.  ^"  and  the  king  sendeth  and 
 calleth  for  Shimei,  and  saith  unto  him,  '  Have 
 I  not  caused  thee  to  swear  by  Jehovah — and 
 I  testify  against  thee,  saying.  In  the  day  of 
 thy  going  out,  and  thou  hast  gone  anywhere, 
 thou  dost  certainly  know  that  thou  dost 
 surely  die;  and  thou  sayest  unto  me,  The 
 word  I  have  heard  is  good  ?  ''^  and  wherefore 
 hast  thou  not  kept  the  oath  of  Jehovah,  and 
 the  charge  that  I  charged  upon  thee  ?' 
 
 **And  the  kin":  saitli  unto  Shimei,  'Thou 
 hast  known  all  the  evil  that  thy  heart  hath 
 known,  which  thou  didcst  to  David  my  fa- 
 ther, and  Jehovah  hath  turned  back  thine 
 evil  on  thy  head,  '^  and  king  Solomon  w 
 blessed,  and  the  throne  of  David  is  estab- 
 lished before  Jthovah  unto  the  age.'  '"'And 
 the  king  chargeth  Benaiah  sou  of  Jehoiada, 
 and  he  goeth  out  and  falleth  on  him,  and  he 
 dieth,  and  the  kingdom  is  established  in  the 
 hand  of  Solomon. 
 
 III.  1  AND  Solomon  joineth  in  marriage 
 with  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  taketh  the 
 daughter  of  Pharaoh,  and  bringeth  her  in  im- 
 to the  city  of  David,  tiU  he  completeth  to 
 build  his  own  house,  and  the  house  of  Jeho- 
 vah, and  the  wall  of  Jerusalem  round  about. 
 -  Only,  the  x>cople  arc  sacrificing  in  high  places, 
 for  there  hath  not  been  biult  a  house  lor  the 
 name  of  Jehovah  till  those  days. 
 
 ^  And  Solomon  loveth  Jehovah,  to  walk  in 
 the  statutes  of  David  his  father  —  only,  in 
 high  i^laces  he  is  sacrificing  and  maldng  per- 
 fume— ^aud  the  king  goeth  to  Gibcon,  to  sa- 
 crifice there,  for  it  is  the  great  high  place  ; 
 a  thousand  burnt-ofl'erings  cause  to  ascend 
 doth  Solomon  on  that  altar. 
 
 ^In  Gibeon  hath  Jehovah  appeared  unto 
 Solomon,  in  a  dream  of  the  night,  and  God 
 saith,  'Ask — what  do  I  give  to  thee?' 
 
 "And  Solomon  saith,  'Thou  hast  done  with 
 Thy  servant  David  my  father  great  kindness, 
 as  he  walked  before  Thee  in  truth  and  in 
 righteousness,  and  in  uprightness  of  lieart 
 with  Thee,  and  Thou  do.st  keej)  for  him  this 
 great  kindness,  and  dost  give  to  liini  a  son 
 sitting  on  his  throne,  as  at  this  day. 
 
Ood''s  appearance  to  Solomon.         iii.  7. — 1  KlTOjfS. — iv.  24. 
 
 The  wisdom  of  SoUymon. 
 
 '  Aud  now,  0  Jehovah  my  God,  Thou  hast 
 caused  thy  servant  to  reign  instead  of  David 
 my  father ;  and  I  am  a  little  child,  I  do  not 
 know  to  go  out  and  to  come  in ;  ^  and  Thy  ser- 
 vant is  in  the  midst  of  thy  people,  whomThou 
 hast  chosen,  a  people  numerous,  that  is  not 
 numbered  nor  counted  for  multitude,  ^and 
 Thou  hast  given  to  Thy  servant  an  imder- 
 standing  heart,  to  judge  Thy  people,  to  discern 
 between  good  and  evil ;  for  who  is  able  to 
 judge  this  Thy  great  people  V 
 
 1"  And  the  thing  is  good  in  the  eyes  of  the 
 Lord,  that  Solomon  hath  asked  this  thing, 
 11  and  God  saith  unto  him,  '  Because  that 
 thou  hast  asked  this  thing,  aud  hast  not 
 asked  for  thee  many  days,  nor  asked  for  thee 
 riches,  nor  asked  the  life  of  thine  enemies, 
 and  hast  asked  for  thee  discernment  to  un- 
 derstand judgment,  i-  lo,  I  have  done  accord- 
 ing to  thy  words  ;  lo,  I  have  given  to  thee  a 
 heart,  wise  and  understanding,  that  like  thee 
 there  hath  not  been  before  thee,  and  after 
 thee  there  doth  not  arise  like  thee;  ^^and 
 also,  that  which  thou  hast  not  asked  I  have 
 given  to  thee,  both  riches  and  honour,  that 
 there  hath  not  been  like  thee  a  man  among 
 the  kings  all  thy  days;  "aud  if  thou  dost 
 walk  in  My  ways  to  keep  My  statutes,  and 
 My  commands,  as  David  thy  father  walked, 
 then  I  have  prolonged  thy  days. ' 
 
 1^  And  Solomon  awaketh,  and  lo,  a  dream ; 
 and  he  cometh  in  to  Jerusalem,  and  standeth 
 before  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  Jehovah, 
 and  causeth  to  ascend  burnt-offerings,  and 
 maketh  peace-ofTerin^s. 
 
 And  he  maketh  a  banquet  for  all  his  ser- 
 vants, i^then  come  in  do  two  women,  harlots, 
 unto  the  king,  and  stand  before  him,  ^^and 
 the  one  woman  saith,  '  0,  my  lord,  I  and  this 
 woman  are  dwelling  in  one  house,  and  I  bring 
 forth  with  her,  in  the  house ;  ^^  and  it  cometh 
 to  pass  on  the  third  day  of  my  bringing  forth, 
 that  this  woman  also  bringeth  forth,  and  we 
 are  together,  there  is  no  stranger  with  us  in 
 the  house,  save  we  two,  in  the  house.  ^^  And 
 the  son  of  this  woman  dieth  at  night,  because 
 she  hath  lain  upon  it,  -"  and  she  riseth  in  the 
 middle  of  the  mght,  and  taketh  my  son  from 
 beside  me — and  thy  handmaid  is  asleep — 
 and  layeth  it  in  her  bosom,  and  her  dead 
 son  she  hath  laid  in  my  bosom ;  -^  and  I  rise  in 
 the  morning  to  suckle  my  son,  and  lo,  dead; 
 and  I  consider  concerning  it  in  the_ morning, 
 and  lo,  it  was  not  my  son  whom  I  did  bear.' 
 
 ^^  And  the  other  woman  saith,  '  Nay,  but 
 my  son  is  the  living,  and  thy  son  the  dead;' 
 and  this  one  saith,  'Nay,  but  thy  son  is 
 the  dead,  and  my  sou  the  living.'  And  they 
 speak  before  the  king. 
 
 ^  And  the  king  saith,  '  This  07ie  saith,  This 
 is  my  son,  the  living,  and  thy  son  is  the 
 dead ;  and  that  o?^e  saith.  Nay,  but  thy  son 
 is  the  dead,  and  my  son  the  living.'  -*And 
 the  king  saith,  'Take  for  me  a  sword;'  and 
 they  bring  the  sword  before  the  king,  "'  and 
 the  king  saith,  '  Cut  the  living  child  into  two, 
 and  give  the  half  to  the  one,  and  the  half  to 
 the  other.' 
 
 "*  And  the  woman  whose  sou  is  the  living 
 one  saith  imto  the  king  (for  her  bowels  yearn- 
 ed over  her  son),  yea,  she  saith,  '0,  my  lord, 
 
 give  to  her  the  living  cliild,  and  put  it  not  at 
 all  to  death;'  and  this  one  saith,  'Let  it  be 
 neither  mine  or  thine  — cut  iV  '^And  the 
 king  answereth  and  saith,  '  Give  ye  to  her  the 
 living  child,  and  put  it  not  at  all  to  death  ;  she 
 is  its  mother.'  "oAnd  all  Israel  hear  of  the 
 judgment  that  the  king  hath  judged,  and 
 fear  because  of  the  king,  for  they  have  seen 
 that  the  vrisdom  of  God  is  in  his  heart,  to  do 
 judgment. 
 
 rV.  lAND  king  Solomon  is  king  over  all 
 Israel,  ^and  these  ai-e  the  heads  whom  he 
 hath:  Azariah  son  of  Zadok  is  the  priest; 
 ^EUhoreph  and  Ahiah  sons  of  Shisha  are 
 scribes;  Jehoshaphat  son  of  Ahilud  is  remem- 
 brancer;  ^  and  Benaiah  son  of  Jehoiada  is  over 
 the  host ;  and  Zadok  and  Abiathar  are  priests ; 
 ^  and  Azariah  son  of  Nathan  is  over  the  offi- 
 cers ;  and  Zabud  son  of  Nathan  is  minister, 
 friend  of  the  king ;  ^  and  Ahishar  is  over  the 
 household,  and  Adoniram  son  of  Abda  is  over 
 the  tribute. 
 
 7  And  Solomon  hath  twelve  officers  over  all 
 Israel,  and  they  have  sustained  the  king  and 
 his  household — a  month  in  the  year  is  on  each 
 one  for  sustenance;  ^and  these  are  their 
 names :  Ben-Hur  in  the  hill-coimtry  of  Eph- 
 raim;  ^Ben-Dekar  in  Makaz,  and  Shaalbim, 
 and  Beth-Shemesh,  and  Elon-Beth-Hanan. 
 
 1"  Ben-Hesed  is  in  Aruboth,  hath  Sochoh 
 and  all  the  land  of  Hepher ;  ^^  Ben-Abinadab 
 hath  all  the  elevation  of  Dor,  Taphath  daugh- 
 ter of  Solomon  became  his  wife. 
 
 i^Baana  Beu-Ahilud  hath  Taanach  and 
 Megiddo,  and  aU  Beth-Shean,  which  is  by 
 Zartanah  beneath  Jezreel,  from  Beth-Shcan 
 unto  Abel-Meholah,  imto  beyond  Jokneam. 
 
 i^Ben-Geber,  in  Ramoth-Gilead,  hath  the 
 small  toAvns  of  Jair  son  of  Manasseh,  which 
 are  in  Gilead ;  he  hath  a  portion  of  Ai'gob  that 
 is  in  Bashan,  sixty  great  cities  with  wall  and 
 brazen  bar. 
 
 "Ahinadab  son  of  Iddo  hath  Mahanaim. 
 
 1^  Ahimaaz  is  in  Naphtab  ;  he  also  hatli 
 taken  Basemath  daughter  of  Solomon  for  a 
 wife. 
 
 1"^  Baanah  Ben-Hushai  is  in  Asher,  and  in 
 Aloth. 
 
 1^  Jehoshaphat  Ben-Paruah  is  in  Issachar. 
 
 18  Shimei  Ben-Elah  is  in  Benjamin. 
 
 i"Geber  Ben-Uri  is  in  the  land  of  Gilead, 
 the  land  of  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorite,  and 
 of  Og  king  of  Bashan  :  and  one  officer  who  is 
 in  the  laud. 
 
 -•^  Judah  and  Israel  aj-e  many,  as  the  sand 
 that  is  by  the  sea  for  multitude,  eating  and 
 di-iuldng  and  rejoicing,  -i  And  Solomon  hath 
 been  ruling  over  all  the  Ivingdoms,  from  the 
 River  to  the  land  of  the  Philistines  aud  unto 
 the  border  of  Egy]>t:  they  are  bringing  nigh  a 
 present,  and  serving  Solomon,  all  days  of  his 
 life. 
 
 --  And  the  provision  of  Solomon  tor  one  day 
 is  thirty  cors  of  flour,  and  sixty  cors  of  meal; 
 -"•^ten  fat  oxen,  and  twenty  feeding  oxen,  and 
 a  hundred  sheep,  apart  from  hart,  and  roe,  and 
 fallow-deer,  and  fatted  beasts  of  the  stalls, 
 ^■*for  he  is  ruling  over  all  beyond  the  river, 
 from  Tiijhsah  and  unto  Gaza,  over  all  the 
 kings  beyond  the  river,  and  he  hath  peace  from 
 229 
 
Solomoii's  mde-spread  fame.  iv.  25. — 1  KINGtS.— vr.  9.  His  agreement  tenth  ffiram 
 
 all  bis  servants  round  about.  ^  And  Judali 
 dwelleth — and  Israel — in  confidence,  each  un- 
 der his  %*ine,  and  under  his  fig-tree,  from 
 Dan  even  unto  Beer-Sheba,  all  the  daj^s  of 
 Solomon. 
 
 -^  And  Solomon  hath  forty  thousand  stalls 
 of  horses  for  his  chariots,  and  twelve  thou- 
 sand horsemen. 
 
 ^And  these  officers  have  sustained  king 
 Solomon  and  everv  one  draw-ing  near  Txnto 
 the  table  of  king  Solomon,  each  hi  his  month ; 
 they  let  nothing  be  lacking.  ^  And  the  bar- 
 ley and  the  straw,  for  horses  and  for  drome- 
 daries, they  bring  in  unto  the  place  where  they 
 are,  each  according  to  his  ordinance. 
 
 ^  And  God  giveth  wisdom  to  Solomon,  and 
 understanding,  very  much,  and  breadth  of 
 heart,  as  the  sand  that  is  on  the  edge  of  the 
 sea ;  ^^  and  the  wisdom  of  Solomon  is  greater 
 than  the  wisdom  of  any  of  the  sous  of  the  east, 
 and  than  all  the  wisdom  of  E^pt ;  ^^  and  he 
 is  wiser  than  all  men,  than  Ethan  the  Ezra- 
 hite,  andHeman,  andChalcol,  andDarda,  sons 
 of  Mahol,  and  his  name  is  in  all  the  nations 
 roimd  about. 
 
 ^-  And  he  speaketh  three  thousand  similes, 
 and  his  songs  are  five,  and  the  chief  one; 
 ^  and  he  speaketh  concerning  the  trees,  from 
 the  cedar  that  is  in  Lebanon,  even  unto  the 
 hyssop  that  is  coming  out  in  the  wall,  and  he 
 speaketh  concerning  the  cattle,  and  concern- 
 ing the  fowl,  and  concerning  the  creeping 
 things,  and  concerning  the  fishes,  ^^  and  there 
 come  out  of  all  the  peoples  to  hear  the  wisdom 
 of  Solomon,  from  all  kings  of  the  earth  who 
 have  heard  of  his  wisdom. 
 
 V.  1  AND  Hiram  king  of  Tyre  sendeth  his 
 servants  imto  Solomon,  for  he  heard  that 
 they  had  anointed  him  for  king  instead  of  his 
 father,  for  Hiram  was  a  lover  of  David  all  the 
 days ;  -  and  Solomon  sendeth  unto  Hiram, 
 saying,  ^  '  Thou  hast  known  David  my  father, 
 that  he  hath  not  been  able  to  build  a  house  to 
 the  name  of  Jehovah  his  God,  because  of  the 
 wars  that  have  been  round  about  him,  till 
 Jehovah's  putting  them  under  the  soles  of  his 
 feet. 
 
 * '  And  now,  Jehovah  my  God  hath  given 
 rest  to  me  round  about,  there  is  no  adversary 
 nor  evil  occui-rence,  ^  and  lo,  I  am  saying  to 
 build  a  house  to  the  name  of  Jehovah  my  God, 
 as  Jehovah  spake  unto  David  my  father,  say- 
 ing, Thy  son  whom  I  appoint  in  thy  stead  on 
 thy  throne,  he  doth  build  the  house  for  My 
 name. 
 
 ^ '  And  now,  command,  and  they  cut  down 
 for  me  cedars  out  of  Lebanon,  and  my  ser- 
 vants are  with  thy  servants,  and  the  hire  of 
 thy  servants  I  give  to  thee  according  to  all 
 that  thou  sayest,  for  thou  hast  known  that 
 there  is  not  among  us  a  man  acquainted  with 
 cutting  wood,  like  the  Sidonians.' 
 
 ^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  at  Hiram's  hearing 
 the  words  of  Stilomon,  that  he  rejoiceth  ex- 
 ceedingly, and  saith,  '  Blessed  is  Jehovah  to- 
 day, who  hath  given  to  Da^nd  a  wise  son  over 
 this  numerous  people.' 
 
 8  And  Hiram  sendeth  imto  Solomon,  saying, 
 '  I  have  heard  that  which  thou  hast  sent  imto 
 me,  I  do  all  thy  desire  concerning  cedar- wood, 
 230 
 
 and  fir-wood,  *  my  servants  bring  down  from 
 Lebanon  to  the  sea,  and  I  make  them  floats 
 in  the  sea  unto  the  place  that  thou  sendest  im- 
 to me,  and  I  have  spread  them  out  there ;  and 
 thou  dost  take  t/iem  up,  and  thou  dost  execute 
 my  desire,  to  give  the  food  of  my  house.' 
 
 ^0  And  Hiram  is  giving  to  Solomon  cedar- 
 trees,  and  fir-trees,  all  his  desire,  ^^  and  Solo- 
 mon hath  given  to  Hiram  twenty  thousand 
 cors  of  wheat,  food  for  his  house,  and  twenty 
 cors  of  beaten  oil ;  thus  doth  Solomon  give  to 
 Hiram  year  by  year. 
 
 1-  And  Jehovah  hath  given  wisdom  to  Solo- 
 mon as  He  spake  to  him,  and  there  is  peace 
 between  Hiram  and  Solomon,  and  they  make 
 a  covenant  both  of  them. 
 
 ^3  And  king  Solomon  lifteth  up  a  tribute  out 
 of  all  Israel,  and  the  tribute  is  thirty  thou- 
 sand men,  ^*  and  he  sendeth  them  to  Lebanon, 
 ten  thousand  a  month,  by  changes,  a  month 
 they  are  in  Lebanon,  two  months  in  their  own 
 house ;  and  Adoniram  is  over  the  tribute. 
 
 ^^  And  king  Solomon  hath  seventy  thousand 
 bearing  biu'dens,  and  eighty  thousand  hewing 
 in  the  mountain,  ^^  apart  "from  the  heads  of 
 the  officers  of  Solomon,  who  are  over  the 
 work,  three  thousand  and  three  hundred, 
 those  ruling  over  the  people  who  ai'e  working 
 in  the  business. 
 
 1'^  And  the  king  commandeth,  and  they  bring 
 great  stones,  precious  stone,  to  lay  the  foun- 
 dation of  the  house,  hewn  stones ;  ^^  and  the 
 builders  of  Solomon,  and  the  builders  of 
 Hiram,  and  the  Giblites  hew,  and  prepare  the 
 wood  and  the  stones  to  build  the  house. 
 
 VI.  1  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the  four 
 hundred  and  eightieth  year  of  the  going  out  of 
 the  sons  of  Israel  from  the  land  of  Egjrpt,  in 
 the  fourth  year — in  the  month  of  Zif,  it  is  the 
 second  mouth — of  the  reigning  of  Solomon 
 over  Israel,  that  he  buildeth  the  house  for  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 -As  to  the  house  that  king  Solomon  hath 
 built  for  Jehovah,  sixty  cubits  is  its  length, 
 and  twenty  its  breadth,  and  thirty  cubits  its 
 height.  3  As  to  the  porch  on  the  front  of  the 
 temple  of  the  house,  twenty  cubits  is  its 
 length  on  the  front  of  the  breadth  of  the 
 house ;  ten  by  the  cubit  is  its  breadth  on  the 
 front  of  the  house ;  ■*  and  lie  maketh  for  the 
 house  windows  of  narrow  lights. 
 
 *  And  he  buildeth  against  the  wall  of  the 
 house  a  couch  round  about,  even  the  waUs  of 
 the  house  round  about,  of  the  temple  and  of 
 the  oracle,  and  maketh  sides  round  about. 
 ^  The  lowest  couch,  five  by  the  cubit  is  its 
 breadth ;  and  the  middle,  six  by  the  cubit  is 
 its  breadth;  and  the  third,  seven  by  the  cubit 
 is  its  breadth,  for  withdrawings  he  hath  put 
 to  the  house  round  about,  without — not  to  lay 
 hold  on  the  walls  of  the  house. 
 
 7  And  the  house,  in  its  being  built,  of  per- 
 fect stone  brought  thither  hath  been  built,  and 
 hammer,  and  the  axe— any  instrument  of  iron 
 —was  not  heard  in  the  house,  in  its  being 
 built. 
 
 8  The  opening  of  the  middle  side  ?s  at  the 
 right  shoulder  of  the  house,  and  with  wind- 
 ings they  go  up  on  the  middle  one,  and  from 
 the  middle  one  unto  the  third.    ''And  he 
 
Building  of 'the  temple. 
 
 VI.  10.-1  KINGS.-VII.  14 
 
 Solomon's  own  house. 
 
 buildeth  the  house,  and  completeth  it,  and 
 covereth  the  house  with  beams  and  rows  of 
 cedars.  ^^  And  he  buildeth  the  couch  against 
 all  the  house,  five  cubits  is  its  height,  and  it 
 taketh  hold  of  the  house  by  cedar- wood 
 
 "And  the  word  of  Jehovah  is  unto  Solo- 
 mon, saying,  ^^'This  house  that  thou  art 
 building — if  thou  dost  walk  in  My  statutes, 
 and  My  judgments  dost  do,  yea,  hast  done 
 all  My  commands,  to  walk  in  them,  then  I 
 have  established  My  word  with  thee,  which 
 1  spake  imto  David  thy  father,  "  and  have 
 tabernacled  in  the  midst  of  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 and  do  not  forsake  My  people  Israel.' 
 
 "And  Solomon  buildetn  the  house  and 
 completeth  it;  ^^and  he  buildeth  the  walls 
 of  the  house  within  with  beams  of  cedar, 
 from  the  floor  of  the  house  unto  the  walls  of 
 the  ceiling-  he  hath  overlaid  with  wood  the 
 inside,  and  covereth  the  floor  of  the  house 
 with  ribs  of  fir.  ^^And  he  buildeth  the 
 twenty  cubits  on  the  sides  of  the  house  with 
 ribs  01  cedar,  from  the  floor  unto  the  walls  ; 
 and  he  buildeth  for  it  within,  for  the  oracle, 
 for  the  holy  of  holies.  ^^And  forty  by  the 
 cubit  was  the  house,  it  is  the  temple  before 
 it.  18  And  the  cedar  for  the  house  witbin  w 
 carvings  of  knobs  and  openings  of  flowers; 
 the  whole  is  cedar,  there  is  not  a  stone  seen. 
 
 19  And  the  oracle  in  the  midst  of  the  house 
 Avithin  he  hath  prepared,  to  put  there  the  ark 
 of  the  covenant  of  Jehovah.  -"And  before 
 the  oracle  is  twenty  cubits  in  length,  and 
 twenty  cubits  in  breadth,  and  twenty  cubits 
 is  rts  height;  and  he  overlayeth  it  with 
 gold  refined,  and  overlayeth  the  altar  with 
 cedar.  -^  And  Solomon  overlayeth  the  house 
 within  with  gold  refined,  and  causeth  it  to 
 pass  over  in  chains  of  gold  before  the  oracle, 
 and  overlayeth  it  with  gold.  ^And  the 
 whole  of  the  house  he  hath  overlaid  with 
 gold,  till  the  completion  of  all  the  house; 
 and  the  whole  of  the  altar  that  the  oracle 
 hath,  he  hath  overlaid  with  gold. 
 
 ^And  he  maketh  within  the  oracle  two 
 cherubs,  of  the  oil-tree,  ten  cubits  is  their 
 height ;  -■'and  five  cubits  is  the  one  wing  of  the 
 cherub,  and  five  cubits  the  second  ^ving  of 
 the  cherub,  ten  cubits  from  the  ends  of  its 
 wings  even  imto  the  ends  of  its  wings ;  ^  and 
 ten  Dy  the  cubit  is  the  second  cherub,  one 
 measure  and  one  form  are  to  the  two  cherubs, 
 ■••'®  the  height  of  the  one  cherub  is  ten  by  the 
 cubit,  and  so  is  the  second  cherub ;  ^  and  he 
 setteth  the  cherubs  in  the  midst  of  the  inner 
 house,  and  they  spread  out  the  wings  of  the 
 cherubs,  and  a  wing  of  the  one  cometh 
 against  the  wall,  and  a  ^ving  of  the  second 
 enerub  is  coming  against  the  second  wall, 
 and  their  wings  are  unto  the  midst  of  the 
 house,  coming  wing  against  wing;  -^and  he 
 overlayeth  the  cherubs  with  gold,  ^  and  all 
 the  walla  of  the  house  roimd  about  he  hath 
 carved  with  openings  of  carvings,  cherubs, 
 and  palm  trees,  and  openings  of  flowers, 
 within  and  without. 
 
 30  And  the  floor  of  the  house  he  hath  over- 
 laid with  gold,  within  and  without ;  -^^  as  to 
 the  opening  of  the  oracle,  he  made  doors  of 
 the  oil-tree;  the  lintel,  sideposts,  a  fifth. 
 ^-  And  the  two  doors  are  of  the  oil-tree,  and 
 
 he  hath  carved  upon  them  carvings  of  che- 
 rubs, and  palm-trees,  and  openings  of  flowers, 
 and  overlaid  with  gold;  and  he  causeth  the 
 gold  to  go  down  on  the  cherubs  and  on  the 
 palm-trees.  ^3  ^qJ^  gQ  j^g  hath  made  for  the 
 opening  of  the  temple,  side-posts  of  the  oil- 
 tree,  from  the  fourth.  ^  And  the  two  doors 
 are  of  fir-tree,  the  two  sides  of  the  one  door 
 are  revolving,  and  the  two  hangings  of  the 
 second  door  are  revolving.  ^And  he  hath 
 carved  cherubs,  and  jjalms,  and  openings  of 
 flowers,  and  overlaid  with  straightened  gold 
 the  graved  work.  ^^And  he  buildeth  the 
 inner  court,  three  rows  of  hewn  work,  and  a 
 row  of  beams  of  cedar. 
 
 3'' In  the  fourth  year  hath  the  house  of 
 Jehovah  been  foimded,  in  the  month  Zif, 
 ^  and  in  the  eleventh  year,  in  the  month  Bui 
 — tliat  is  the  eighth  month — hath  the  house 
 been  finished  in  all  its  matters,  and  in  all  its 
 ordinances,  and  he  biiildeth  it  seven  years. 
 
 VII.  ^AJSTD  his  own  house  hath  Solomon 
 built  thirteen  years,  and  he  finisheth  all  his 
 house.  ^And  he  buildeth  the  house  of  the 
 forest  of  Lebanon;  a  himdred  cubits  is  its 
 length,  and  fifty  culaits  its  breadth,  and  thirty 
 cubits  its  height,  on  four  rows  of  cedar  pillars, 
 and  cedar-beams  on  the  pillars;  ^and  it  is 
 covered  with  cedar  above,  on  the  sides  that 
 are  on  the  forty  and  five  pillars,  fifteen  in 
 the  row.  •*  And  windows  are  in  three  rows, 
 and  sight  is  over-against  sight  three  times. 
 ^  And  all  the  openings  and  the  side-posts  are 
 square — windows;  and  sight  is  over-against 
 sight  three  times. 
 
 ®  And  the  porch  of  the  pillars  he  hath  made ; 
 fifty  cubits  its  length,  and  thirty  cubits  its 
 breadth,  and  the  porch  is  before  them,  and 
 pillars  and  a  thick  place  are  before  them. 
 'And  the  porch  of  the  throne  where  he  judg- 
 eth — the  porch  of  judgment — he  hath  made, 
 and  it  is  covered  with  cedar  from  the  floor  un- 
 to the  floor. 
 
 ^As  to  his  house  where  he  dwelleth,  the 
 other  court  is  within  the  porch — as  this  work 
 it  hath  been ;  and  a  house  he  maketh  for  the 
 daughter  of  Pharaoh — whom  Solomon  hath 
 taken — like  this  porch. 
 
 9  All  these  are  of  precious  stone,  accord- 
 ing to  the  measures  of  hewn  work,  sawn 
 with  a  saw,  within  and  without,  even  from 
 the  foundation  imto  the  coping,  and  at  the 
 outside,  imto  the  great  court.  ^^And  the 
 foundation  is  of  precious  stone,  great  stones, 
 stones  of  ten  cubits,  and  stones  of  eight 
 cubits;  11  and  above  are  precious  stone,  ac- 
 cording to  the  measures  of  hewn  work,  and 
 cedar;  i-  and  the  great  court  round  about 
 is  three  rows  of  hewn  work,  and  a  row 
 of  cedar-beams,  even  for  the  inner  court  of 
 the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  for  the  jiorch  of 
 the  house. 
 
 13  And  king  Solomon  sendeth  and  taketh 
 Hiram  out  of  Tyre— i*  he  is  son  of  a  woman, 
 a  widow,  of  the  tribe  of  Naphtali,  and  his 
 father  a  man  of  Tyre,  a  worker  in  brass,  and 
 he  is  filled  with  the  wisdom  and  the  understand- 
 ing, and  the  knowledge  to  do  aU  work  in  brass 
 — and  he  cometh  unto  king  Solomon,  and 
 doth  all  his  work, 
 
 231 
 
Iliram  makes  brazen  pUlam,         vii.  15, — 1  KINGS.— viii.  1.        ornaments,  a7id  sacred  vessels. 
 
 ^5  And  he  formeth  the  two  pillars  of  brass ; 
 eighteen  cubits  is  the  height  of  the  one  pil- 
 lar, and  a  cord  of  twelve  cubits  doth  compass 
 the  second  pillar.  ^^And  two  chapiters  he 
 hath  made  to  put  on  the  tops  of  the  pillars, 
 cast  in  brass;  five  cubits  the  height  of  the 
 one  chapiter,  and  five  cubits  the  height  of 
 the  second  chapiter,  ^^  Nets  of  net-work, 
 wreaths  of  chain -work  are  for  the  chapiters 
 that  are  ou  the  top  of  the  pillars,  seven  for 
 the  one  chapiter,  and  seven  for  the  second 
 chapiter. 
 
 18  And  he  maketh  the  pillars,  and  two  rows 
 round  about  on  the  one  net-work,  to  cover 
 the  chapiters  tliat  a?-e  on  the  top,  Avith  the 
 pomegranates,  and  so  he  hath  made  for  the 
 second  chapiter. 
 
 i^Aud  the  chapiters  that  a»'e  on  the  top 
 of  the  pillars  are  of  lily-work  in  the  porch, 
 four  cubits ;  "^  and  the  chapiters  on  the  two 
 pillars  also  above,  over-agaiust  the  protuber- 
 ance that  is  beside  the  net;  and  tne  pome- 
 granates are  two  hundred,  in  rows  roimd  about 
 on  the  second  chapiter. 
 
 "1  And  he  raiseth  up  the  pillars  for  the 
 porch  of  the  temple,  and  he  raiseth  up  the 
 right  pillar,  and  calleth  its  name  Jachin,  and 
 he  raiseth  up  the  left  pillar,  and  calleth  its 
 name  Boaz ;  --  and  on  the  tojj  of  the  piUars  is 
 lily-work;  and  the  work  of  the  pillars  is 
 completed. 
 
 ^3  And  he  maketh  the  molten  sea,  ten  by 
 the  cubit  from  its  edge  unto  its  edge;  it  is 
 round  all  about,  and  live  by  the  cubit  is  its 
 height,  and  a  line  of  thirty  by  the  cubit  doth 
 compass  it  roimd  about;  "^and  knops  be- 
 neatu  its  brim  round  about  are  compassing 
 it,  ten  by  the  cubit,  going  round  tne  sea 
 round  about ;  in  two  rows  ai'e  the  knops,  cast 
 in  its  being  cast.  -^  It  is  standing  on  twelve 
 oxen,  tlu'ee  facin^  the  north,  and  three  facing 
 the  west,  and  three  facing  the  south,  and 
 three  facing  the  east,  and  the  sea  is  upon 
 them  above,  and  all  their  hinder  parts  are 
 inward.  ''^And  its  thickness  is  an  hand- 
 breadtli,  and  its  edge  as  the  work  of  the  edge 
 of  a  cup,  flowers  of  lilies;  two  thousand  baths 
 it  contaiueth. 
 
 '''  And  he  maketh  the  ton  bases  of  brass ; 
 four  by  the  cubit  is  the  length  of  the  oue 
 base,  and  four  by  the  cubit  its  breadth,  and 
 three  by  the  cubit  its  height.  "^Aud  this 
 is  the  work  of  the  base :  they  have  borders, 
 and  the  borders  a)'c  Ijctweeu  the  joiuiug.s; 
 ^  and  on  the  borders  that  are  between  the 
 joinings  are  lions,  oxen,  and  choioibs,  and 
 on  the  joinings  a  base  above,  and  beneath 
 the  lions  and  the  oxen  are  additions — slop- 
 ing work. 
 
 ^*  And  four  wheels  of  brass  are  to  the  one 
 base,  and  axles  of  brass  ;  and  its  four  corners 
 have  shoulders  —under  tlie  laver  are  the  mol- 
 ten shoidders,  beside  each  additiou.  ^^Aud 
 its  mouth  within  the  chapiter  and  above  is 
 by  the  cubit,  and  its  mouth  is  louud,  tlie 
 work  of  the  base,  a  cubit  aud  half  a  cubit ; 
 and  also  on  its  mouth  are  carvings  and  their 
 borders,  sipuire,  not  round.  ^^  And  the  four 
 wheels  ar«  under  the  borders,  aud  the  spokes 
 of  the  wheels  are  in  the  base,  and  the  height 
 of  the  oue  Avhcel  is  a  cubit  aud  half  a  cubit. 
 232 
 
 33  And  the  work  of  the  wheels  is  as  tlie  work 
 of  the  wheel  of  a  chariot,  their  spokes,  and 
 their  axles,  aud  their  felloes,  and  their  naves; 
 the  whole  is  molten. 
 
 3^  And  four  shoulders  are  unto  the  four 
 corners  of  the  one  base ;  out  of  the  base  are 
 its  shoulders.  ^5  j^i^^  iu  the  top  of  tlie  base 
 is  the  half  of  a  cubit  in  the  height  all  round 
 about ;  and  on  the  top  of  the  base  its  spokes 
 and  its  borders  are  of  the  same.  ^g^qjI  j^g 
 opeueth  on  the  tablets  of  its  sjiokes,  and  on 
 its  borders,  cherubs,  lions,  and  palm-trees, 
 according  to  the  void  space  of  each,  and  addi- 
 tions round  about.  ^7  xhus  he  hath  made  the 
 ten  bases ;  one  casting,  one  measure,  one  form, 
 have  they  all 
 
 ■***  And  he  maketh  ten  lavers  of  brass  ;  forty 
 baths  doth  the  one  laver  contain,  four  by  the 
 cubit  is  the  oue  laver,  one  laver  on  the  one 
 base  is  to  the  ten  bases ;  ^^  and  he  putteth  the 
 five  bases  on  the  right  side  of  the  liouse,  and 
 five  on  the  left  side  of  the  house,  and  the  sea 
 he  hath  put  ou  the  right  side  of  the  house, 
 eastward^over-against  the  south. 
 
 '**'And  Hiram  maketh  the  lavers,  and  the 
 shovels,  and  the  bowls ;  aud  Hiram  complet- 
 eth  to  do  all  the  work  that  he  made  for  king 
 Solomon,  for  the  house  of  Jehovah ;  ^  pillars 
 two,  aud  bowls  of  the  chapiters  that  are  on 
 the  top  of  the  piUars  two,  and  the  nets  two, 
 to  cover  the  two  bowls  of  the  chapiters  that 
 are  on  the  top  of  the  piUars  ;  "*-  and  the  pome- 
 granates four  hundred  for  the  two  uets,  two 
 rows  of  pomegranates  for  the  one  net,  to 
 cover  the  two  bowls  of  the  chapiters  that 
 are  on  the  front  of  the  pillars  ;  ^^  and  the  ten 
 bases,  and  the  ten  lavers  on  the  bases  :  ^  and 
 the  one  sea,  the  twelve  oxen  vmder  tlie  sea, 
 ^^  aud  the  pots,  and  the  shovels,  aud  the  bowls ; 
 and  all  these  vessels,  that  Hiram  hath  made 
 to  king  Solomon  for  the  house  of  Jehovah,  are 
 of  brass — polished. 
 
 ••^  In  the  circuit  of  the  Jordan  hath  the  king 
 cast  them,  in  the  thick  soil  of  the  groimd, 
 between  Succoth  and  Zarthau.  ^^  Aud  Solo- 
 mon placeth  the  whole  of  the  vessels ;  because 
 of  the  very  great  abundance,  the  weight  of 
 the  brass  hath  not  been  searched  out. 
 
 ^•^Aud  Solomon  maketh  all  the  vessels  that 
 are  in  the  house  of  Jehovah:  the  altar  of 
 gold,  and  the  table— ou  which  is  the  bread  of 
 the  rrcsence — of  gold,  ■"•  and  the  candlesticks, 
 live  on  the  right,  aud  live  ou  tlio  left,  before 
 the  oracle,  of  reiincd  gold,  and  the  ilowers, 
 aud  the  lamps,  aud  the  tougs,  of  gold,  ^^  and 
 the  basins,  aud  the  snuiiers,  aud  the  bowls, 
 and  the  spoons,  and  the  censers,  of  refiued 
 gold,  and  the  hinges  for  the  doors  of  the  in- 
 ner-house, for  the  holy  of  holies,  for  the  doors 
 of  the  house  of  the  temple,  of  gold. 
 
 ^1  And  it  is  complete — all  the  work  that 
 king  Solomon  hath  made  for  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  and  Solomon  briugeth  in  the  sanc- 
 tified things  of  David  his  father ;  the  silver, 
 and  the  gold,  aud  the  vessels  he  hath  put  iu 
 the  fereasiu-ies  of  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 YIII.  'THEN  doth  Solomon  assemble  the 
 ciders  of  Israel,  and  all  the  heads  of  the 
 tribes,  princes  of  the  fathers  of  the  sous  of 
 Israel,  unto  king  Solomou,  to  Jerusalem,  to 
 
Comjiletion  of  the  temple. 
 
 vin.  2.— 1  KINGS.— VIII.  30. 
 
 Dedication  of  the  temple 
 
 bring  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  Jehovah 
 from  the  city  of  David — it  is  Ziou  ;  "  and  all 
 the  men  of  Israel  are  assembled  imto  king 
 Solomon,  in  the  month  of  Ethanim,  in  the 
 festival  —  is  the  seventh  month.  ^  And  all 
 the  elders  of  Israel  come  in,  and  the  priests 
 lift  up  the  ark,  *  and  bring  up  the  ark  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  all  the 
 holy  vessels  that  are  in  the  tent,  yea,  the 
 priests  and  the  Levites  bring  them  up. 
 
 'And  king  Solomon  and  all  the  company 
 of  Israel  who  are  met  unto  him  are  ^vith  him 
 before  the  ark,  sacrificing  sheep  and  oxen, 
 that  are  not  coimted  nor  numbered  for  mul- 
 titude. 
 
 ^And  the  priests  bring  in  the  ark  of  the 
 covenant  of  Jehovah  unto  its  place,  unto  the 
 oracle  of  the  house,  unto  the  lioly  of  holies, 
 unto  the  place  of  the  wings  of  the  cherubs ; 
 ^for  the  cherubs  are  spreading  forth  two 
 wings  unto  the  place  or  the  ark,  and  the 
 cherubs  cover  over  the  ark,  and  over  its 
 staves  from  above;  ^and  they  lengthen  the 
 staves,  and  the  heads  of  the  staves  are  seen 
 from  the  holy  place  on  the  front  of  the  oracle, 
 and  are  not  seen  without,  and  they  are  there 
 unto  this  day.  *  There  is  nothing  in  the  ark, 
 only  the  two  tables  of  stone  which  Moses  put 
 there  in  Horeb,  when  Jehovah  covenanted 
 %vith  the  sons  of  Israel  in  their  going  out  of 
 the  land  of  Egyi^t. 
 
 ^•^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the  going  out 
 of  the  priests  from  the  holy  place,  that  the 
 cloud  hath  filled  the  house  of  Jehovah,  ^^  and 
 the  priests  have  not  been  able  to  stand  to 
 minister  because  of  the  cloud,  for  the  hon- 
 our of  Jehovah  hath  filled  the  hoiise  of  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 ^2 Then  said  Solomon,  'Jehovah  hath  said 
 to  dwell  in  tliick  darkness ;  ^^  I  have  surely 
 built  a  house  of  habitation  for  Thee ;  a  fixed 
 place  for  Thine  abiding  to_ the  ages.'  i^And 
 the  king  turneth  round  his  face,  and  bless- 
 eth  the  whole  assembly  of  Israel ;  and  all 
 the  assembly  of  Israel  is  standing. 
 
 ^'Ajid  he  saith,  'Blessed  is  Jehovah,  God 
 of  Israel,  who  spake  by  His  mouth  with  Da- 
 vid my  father,  and  by  His  hand  hath  fidfilled 
 it,  saying,  ^^From  the  day  that  I  brought  out 
 My  people,  even  Israel,  from  Egypt,  I  have  not 
 fixed  on  a  city  out  of  all  the  tiibes  of  Israel, 
 to  build  a  house  for  My  name  being  there ; 
 and  I  fix  on  David  to  be  over  My  people 
 Israel. 
 
 1^  '  And  it  is  with  the  heart  of  David  my 
 father  to  build  a  house  for  the  name  of  Je- 
 hovah, God  of  Israel,  ^^^nd  Jehovah  saith 
 unto  David  my  father,  Because  that  it  hath 
 been  with  thy  heart  to  biuld  a  house  for  My 
 name,  thou  hast  done  well  that  it  hath  been 
 with  thy  heart ;  ^^  only,  thou  dost  not  build 
 the  house,  but  thy  son  who  is  coming  out 
 from  thy  loins,  he  doth  build  the  house  for 
 My  name. 
 
 '^0  *  And  Jehovah  doth  establish  His  word 
 wliich  He  spake,  and  I  am  risen  up  instead 
 of  David  my  father,  and  sit  on  the  throne  of 
 Israel,  as  Jehovah  spake,  and  build  the  house 
 for  the  name  of  J  ehovah,  God  of  Israel,  "^  and 
 set  there  a  place  for  the  ark,  where  is  the  co- 
 venant of  Jehovah  which  He  made  with  our 
 
 fathers  in  His  bringing  them  out  from  the  land 
 of  Egypt.' 
 
 ^And  Solomon  standeth  before  the  altar 
 of  Jehovah,  over-against  all  the  assembly  of 
 Israel,  and  spreadeth  his  hands  towards  the 
 heavens,  ^  and  saith.  'Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 there  is  not  a  God  like  Thee,  in  the  heavens 
 above,  and  on  the  earth  beneath,  keeping  the 
 covenant  and  the  kindness  for  Thy  servants, 
 those  walkin  s  before  Thee  with  all  their  heart, 
 ^  who  hast  kept  for  Thy  servant  David  my 
 father  that  which  Thou  spakest  to  him ;  yea. 
 Thou  speakest  with  Thy  mouth,  and  with 
 Thy  hand  hast  fulfilled  it,  as  nt  this  day. 
 
 -*  '  And  now,  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  keep 
 for  Thy  servant  David  my  father  that  which 
 Thou  spakest  to  him,  saying.  There  is  not  cut 
 oft'  to  thee  a  man  from  Ijefore  Me,  sitting  on 
 the_  throne  of  Israel — only,  if  thy  sons  watch 
 their  way,  to  walk  before  Me  as  thou  hast 
 walked  before  Me. 
 
 ^®  'And  now,  0  God  of  Israel,  let  it  be  estab- 
 lished, I  pray  Thee,  Thy  word  which  Thou 
 hast  spoken  to  Thy  servant,  David  my  father. 
 "'  But,  is  it  true? — God  dwelleth  on  the  earth ! 
 lo,  the  heavens,  and  the  heavens  of  the  hea- 
 vens do  not  contain  Thee,  how  much  less  this 
 house  which  I  have  builded! 
 
 "8  '  Then  thou  hast  turned  imto  the  prayer 
 of  Thy  servant,  and  imto  his  supplication,  0 
 Jehovah  my  God,  to  hearken  imto  the  cry  a,nd 
 unto  the  prayer  which  Thy  servant  is  praying 
 before  Thee  to-day,  "^for  Thine  eyes  being 
 open  towards  this  house  night  and  day,  to- 
 wards the  place  of  which  Thou  hast  said.  My 
 Name  is  there ;  to  hearken  imto  the  prayer 
 which  Thy  servant  prayeth  towards  this 
 place. 
 
 ^^  '  Then  Thou  hast  hearkened  unto  the  sup- 
 plication of  Thy  servant,  and  of  Thy  people 
 Israel,  which  they  pray  towards  this  place; 
 yea,  Thou  dost  hearken  in  the  place  or  Thy 
 dwelling,  in  the  heavens — and  Thou  hast 
 hearkened,  and  hast  forgiven,  ^ithat  which 
 a  man  sinneth  against  his  neighbour,  and  he 
 hath  lifted  up  upon  him  an  oath  to  cause  him 
 to  swear,  and  the  oath  hath  come  in  before 
 Thine  altar  in  this  house,  ^Hheu  Thou  dost 
 hear  in  the  heavens,  and  nast  done,  and  hast 
 judged  Thy  servants,  to  declare  wicked  the 
 wicked,  to  put  his  way  on  his  head,  andto  de- 
 clare righteous  the  righteous,  to  give  him  ac- 
 cording to  his  righteousness. 
 
 33  '  In  Thy  people  Israel  being  smitten  bo- 
 fore  an  enemy,  because  they  sin  against  Thee, 
 and  they  have  turned  back  unto  Thee,  and 
 have  confessed  Thy  name,  and  prayed,  and 
 made  siipplication  imto  Thee  in  this  house, 
 3^  then  Thou  dost  hear  in  the  heavens,  and 
 liast  forgiven  the  sin  of  Thy  people  Israel,  and 
 brought  them  back  unto  the  ground  that  Thou 
 gavest  to  their  fathers. 
 
 35 '  In  the  heavens  being  restrained,  and 
 there  is  no  rain,  because  they  sin  against  Thee, 
 and  they  have  prayed  toAvards  this  place,  and 
 confessed  Thy  name,  and  from  their  sin  turn 
 hack,  for  Thou  dost  afflict  them,  36  then  Thou 
 dost  Jiear  in  the  heavens,  and  hast  forgiven 
 the  sin  of  Thy  servants,  and  of  Tliy  people 
 Israel,  for  Thou  dircctcst  them  the  good 
 way  in  which  they  go,  and  hast  given  rain  on 
 233 
 
SolomorCs  prayer. 
 
 vni.  37.— 1  KINGS.— IX.  2. 
 
 He  blesses  the  assevihly. 
 
 Thy  land  which  Thou  hast  given  to  Thy 
 people  for  inheritance. 
 
 ^"^ '  Famine — when  it  is  in  the  land ;  pesti- 
 lence— when  it  is  ;  blasting,  mildew,  locust ; 
 caterpillar — when  it  is  ;  when  its  enemy  liath 
 distressed  it  in  the  land  in  its  gates,  any 
 plague,  any  sickness, — ^^  any  prayer,  any  sup- 
 plication that  is  of  any  man  of  all  Thy  people 
 Israel,  who  know  each  the  plague  of  his  o\vu 
 heart,  and  hath  spread  his  hands  towards  this 
 house,  3"  then  Thou  dost  hear  in  the  heavens, 
 the  settled  place  of  Thy  dwelling,  and  hast 
 forgiven,  and  hast  done,  and  hast  given  to 
 each  according  to  all  his  ways,  wliose  heart 
 Thou  knowest,  (for  Thou  hast  known — Thy- 
 self alone — the  heart  of  all  the  sons  of  man), 
 ^^  so  that  they  fear  Thee  all  the  days  that  they 
 are  living  on  the  face  of  the  ground  that  Thou 
 liast  given  to  our  fathers. 
 
 *^  '  And  also,  unto  the  stranger  who  is  not 
 of  Thy  people  Israel,  and  hath  come  from  a 
 land  afar  off  for  Thy  name's  sake— ^^  (for  they 
 hear  of  Thy  great  name,  and  of  Thy  strong 
 hand,  and  of  Thy  stretched-out  arm) — and  he 
 hath  come  in  and  prayed  towards  this  house, 
 *^  Thou  dost  hear  in  the  heavens,  the  settled 
 place  of  Thy  dwelling,  and  hast  done  accord- 
 ing to  all  that  the  stranger  calleth  unto  Thee 
 for,  in  order  that  all  the  peoples  of  the  earth 
 may  know  Thy  name,  to  fear  Thee  Kke  Thy 
 
 Eeople  Israel,   and  to  know  that  Thy  name 
 ath  been  called  on  this  house  which  I  have 
 bttilded. 
 
 ** '  When  Thy  people  doth  go  out  to  battle 
 against  its  enemy,  in  the  way  that  Thou  dost 
 send  them,  and  they  have  prayed  unto  Je- 
 novah  the  way  of  the  city  which  thou  hast 
 fixed  on,  and  of  the  house  which  I  have 
 builded  for  Thy  name;  ^^then  Thou  hast 
 heard  in  the  heavens  their  prayer  and  their 
 supplication,  and  hast  maintained  th«ir  cause. 
 ^ '  When  they  sin  against  Thee  (foi  there  is 
 not  a  man  who  sinneth  not),  and  Thou  hast 
 been  angry  with  them,  and  hast  given  them 
 up  before  an  enemy,  and  they  have  taken 
 captive  their  captivity  unto  the  land  of  the 
 enemy  far  off  or  near ;  ^^  and  they  have  turned 
 it  back  unto  their  heart  in  the  land  whither 
 they  have  been  taken  captive,  and  have 
 tui'ued  back,  and  made  suijplication  unto 
 TJiee,  iu  the  land  of  their  captors,  saying. 
 We  liave  sinned  and  done  jjerversely — we 
 have  done  wickedly;  ^yea,  they  have  turned 
 back  unto  Thee,  with  all  their  heart,  and 
 with  all  their  soul,  in  the  land  of  their  ene- 
 mies who  have  taken  them  captive,  and  have 
 prayed  unto  Thee  the  way  of  their  land, 
 which  Thou  gavest  to  their  fathers,  the  city 
 which  Thou  hast  chosen,  and  the  house  which 
 I  have  builded  for  Thy  name : 
 
 ■*"' Then  Thou  hast  heard  iu  the  heavens, 
 tne  settled  place  of  Thy  dwelling,  their  prayer 
 and  their  8U])plication,  and  hast  maintained 
 tlieir  cause,  ^^  and  hast  forgiven  Thy  people 
 who  have  sinned  against  Thee,  even  all  their 
 transgressions  which  they  have  transgressed  j 
 again.st  Thee,  and  hast  given  them  mercies 
 before  their  captors,  and  they  liave  had 
 mercy  OH  tliem-  ■''' (for  'IMiy  pooidc  and  Thy 
 inheritanct;  are  they,  whom  Thou  didst  bring 
 out  of  Egypt,  out  of  the  midst  of  the  furnace 
 234 
 
 of  iron) — ^^for  Thine  eyes  being  open  unto 
 the  supplication  of  Thy  servant,  and  imto 
 the  supplication  of  Thy  people  Israel,  to 
 hearken  unto  them  in  all  they  call  imto 
 Thee  for;  ^^  for  Thou  liast  separated  them 
 to  Thyself  for  an  inheritance,  out  of  all  the 
 peoples  of  the  earth,  as  Thou  didst  si)eak 
 by  the  hand  of  Moses  Thy  servant,  iu  Thy 
 bringing  out  our  fathers  from  Egyjit,  0  Lord 
 •Jehovah.' 
 
 ^^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  Solomon's  fin- 
 ishing to  pray  unto  Jehovah  all  this  prayer 
 and  supplication,  he  hath  risen  from  before 
 the  altar  of  Jehovah,  from  bending  on  his 
 knees,  and  his  hands  spread  out  to  the  hea- 
 vens, *^  and  he  standeth  and  blesseth  all  the 
 assembly  of  Israel  with  a  loud  voice,  saying, 
 ^^ '  Blessed  is  Jehovah  who  hath  given  rest  to 
 His  people  Israel,  according  to  all  that  He 
 hath  spoken;  there  hath  not  fallen  one  word 
 of  all  His  good  word,  which  He  spake  by  the 
 hand  of  Moses  his  servant. 
 
 ^'' '  Jehovah  our  God  is  with  us  as  He  hath 
 been  with  our  fathers ;  He  doth  not  forsake 
 us  nor  leave  us;  ^^to  incline  our  heart  unto 
 Himself,  to  walk  in  all  His  ways,  and  to  keep 
 His  commands,  and  His  statutes,  and  Hits 
 judgments,  which  He  commanded  our  fa- 
 thers; ^^and  these  my  words  with  which  I 
 have  made  supplication  before  Jehovah,  ar« 
 near  unto  Jehovah  our  God  by  day  and  by 
 night,  to  maintain  the  cause  of  His  servant, 
 and  the  cause  of  His  people  Israel,  tlie  matter 
 of  a  dav  in  its  day ;  •>"  for  all  the  peoples  of 
 the  earth  knowing  that  Jehovah,  He  is  God ; 
 there  is  none  else;  ^^and  your  heart  hath 
 been  perfect  with  Jehovah  our  God,  to  walk 
 in  His  statutes,  and  to  keep  His  commands, 
 as  at  this  day.' 
 
 ''2  And  the  Icing  and  all  Israel  with  him  are 
 sacrificing  a  sacrifice  before  Jehovah;  ^^and 
 Solomon  sacrificeth  the  sacrifice  of  peace- 
 offerings,  which  he  hath  sacrificed  to  Jehovah, 
 oxen,  twenty  and  two  thousand,  and  sheep,  a 
 hundred  and  twenty  thousand ;  and  the  king 
 and  all  the  sons  of  Israel  dedicate  the  house 
 of  Jehovah. 
 
 *'*  On  that  day  hath  the  king  sanctified  the 
 middle  of  the  court  that  is  before  the  house 
 of  Jehovah,  for  he  hath  made  there  the 
 burnt-offering,  and  the  present,  and  the  fat 
 of  the  peace-offerings ;  for  the  altar  of  brass 
 that  is  before  Johovah  is  too  little  to  contain 
 the  burnt-offering,  and  the  present,  and  the 
 fat  of  the  peace-offerings. 
 
 *'  And  Solomon  maketh,  at  that  time,  the 
 festival — and  all  Israel  Avith  him,  a  great 
 assembly  from  the  entering  in  of  Hamath 
 unto  the  brook  of  Egypt — before  Jehovah 
 our  God,  seven  days  and  seven  days ;  fourteen 
 days.  "''  On  the  eighth  day  lie  hath  sent  the 
 people  away,  and  tliey  bless  the  king,  and  go 
 to  their  tents,  rejoicing  and  glad  of  heart  for 
 .all  the  good  that  Jehovali  hath  done  to  David 
 His  servant,  and  to  Israel  His  peojJe. 
 
 IX.  '  AND  it  coineth  to  jjass,  at  Solomon's 
 finishing  to  build  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and 
 the  house  of  the  kin^;,  and  all  the  desire  of 
 Solomon  that  lie  delighted  to  do,  -that  Je- 
 hovah  appeareth    unto    Solomon    a    second 
 
Go<ffs  ansiuer  to  Solomon. 
 
 IX.  3.— 1  KINGS.— X.  9. 
 
 Solomon^ s  buildings. 
 
 time,  as  He  appeared  unto  liim  in  Gibeon, 
 ^  and  Jehovah  saith  unto  him,  '  I  have  heard 
 thy  prayer  and  thy  supplication  with  which 
 thou  hast  made  supplication  before  Me;  I 
 have  hallowed  this  house  that  thou  hast 
 built  to  put  My  name  there — unto  the  age, 
 and  Mine  eyes  and  My  heart  have  been  there 
 all  the  days. 
 
 ^ '  And  thou — if  thou  dost  walk  before  Me 
 as  David  thy  father  walked,  in  simplicity  of 
 heart,  and  in  uprightness,  to  do  according  to 
 all  that  1  have  commanded  thee — My  statutes 
 and  My  judgments  thou  dost  keep — ^then  I 
 have  established  the  throne  of  thy  kingdom 
 over  Israel  —  to  the  age,  as  I  spake  unto 
 David  thy  father,  saying,  There  is  not  cut  off 
 to  thee  a  man  from  being  on  the  throne  of 
 Israel 
 
 *  'If  ye  at  all  turn  back — ^you  and  your  sous 
 — from  after  Me,  and  keep  not  My  commands 
 — My  statutes,  that  I  have  set  before  you, 
 and  ye  have  gone  and  served  other  gods,  and 
 bowed  yourselves  to  them,  -^  then  I  nave  cut 
 off  Israel  from  the  face  of  the  ground  that 
 I  have  given  to  them,  and  the  house  that  I 
 have  hallowed  for  My  name  I  send  away  from 
 My  presence,  and  Israel  hath  been  for  a  simile 
 and  for  a  bye-word  among  all  the  peoples ;  ^  as 
 to  this  house,  that  is  high,  eveyY  one  passing 
 by  it  is  astonished,  and  hath  hissed,  and  they 
 have  said,  Wherefore  hath  Jehovah  done  thus 
 to  this  land  and  to  this  house?  "and  they  have 
 said.  Because  that  they  have  forsaken  Jeho- 
 vah their  God,  who  brought  out  their  fathers 
 from  the  laud  of  Egypt,  and  they  lay  hold  on 
 other  gods,  and  bow  themselves  to  tnem,  and 
 serve  them ;  therefore  hath  Jehovah  brought 
 in  upon  them  all  this  evil.' 
 
 ^"And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  the  end  of 
 twenty  years,  that  Solomon  hath  built  the 
 two  houses,  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  the 
 house  of  the  king.  ^^  Hiram  king  of  Tyre 
 hath  assisted  Solomon  with  cedar-trees,  and 
 with  fir-trees,  and  with  gold,  according  to  all 
 his  desire;  then  doth  king  Solomon  give  to 
 Hiram  twenty  cities  in  the  land  of  Galilee. 
 
 1"  A  nd  Hiram  cometh  out  from  Tyre  to  see 
 the  cities  that  Solomon  hath  given  to  him, 
 and  they  have  not  been  right  in  his  eyes, 
 ^■*and  he  saith,  '"What  are  these  cities  that 
 thou  hast  given  to  me,  my  brother?'  and  one 
 calleth  them  the  land  of  Cabul  unto  this 
 day.  i*And  Hiram  seudeth  to  the  king  a 
 hundred  and  twenty  talents  of  gold. 
 
 1^  And  this  is  the  matter  ol  the  tribute 
 that  king  Solomon  hath  lifted  up,  to  build  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  and  his  own  house,  and 
 Millo,  and  the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  and  Hazor, 
 and  Megiddo,  and  Gezer,  ^^  (Phai-aoh  Icing  of 
 Egypt  hath  gone  up  and  doth  capture  Gezer, 
 and  doth  burn  it  with  tire,  and  the  Canaanite 
 who  is  dwelling  in  the  city  he  hath  slain,  and 
 giveth  it  with  presents  to  his  daughter,  wife 
 of  Solomon.) 
 
 17  And  Solomon  biuldeth  Gezer,  and  Beth- 
 Horon  the  lower,  is  and  Baalath,  and  Tadmor 
 in  the  wilderness,  in  the  land ;  i"  and  all  the 
 cities  of  stores  that  king  Solomon  hath,  and 
 the  cities  of  the  chariots,  and  the  cities  of 
 the  horsemen,  and  the  desire  of  Solomon 
 that  he  desired  to  build  in  Jerusalem,  and 
 
 in  Lebanon,  and  in  all  the  land  of  his  do- 
 minion. 
 
 ^"The  whole  of  the  people  that  is  left  of 
 the  Amorite,  the  Hittite,  the  Perizzite,  the 
 Hivite,  and  the  Jebusite,  who  a/i-e  not  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel— 21  their  sons  who  are  left 
 behind  them  in  the  land,  whom  the  sons  of 
 Israel  have  not  been  able  to  devote — he  hath 
 even  lifted  up  on  them  a  tribute  of  service 
 unto  this  day. 
 
 22  And  out  of  the  sons  of  Israel  .Solomon 
 hath  not  appointed  a  servant,  for  they  are 
 the  men  of  war,  and  his  servants,  and  his 
 heads,  and  his  captains,  and  the  heads  of 
 his  chariots,  and  his  horsemen.  -^  These  are 
 the  heads  of  the  officers  who  are  over  the 
 work  of  Solomon,  fifty  and  five  hundred, 
 those  ruling  among  the  people  who  are  la- 
 bouring in  tne  work. 
 
 24  Only,  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh  went  up 
 out  of  ithe  city  of  David  unto  her  house 
 that  Solomon  built  for  her;  then  he  built 
 Millo.  25  And  Solomon  caused  to  ascend, 
 three  times  in  a  year,  burnt-offerings  and 
 peace-offerings  on  the  altar  that  he  built  to 
 Jehovah,  and  he  perfumed  it  with  that  which 
 Is  before  Jehovah,  and  finished  the  house. 
 
 28  And  a  navy  hath  king  Solomon  made  in 
 Ezion-Geber,  that  is  beside  Eloth,  on  the 
 edge  of  the  Sea  of  Suph,  in  the  land  of 
 Edom.  27  And  Hiram  sendeth  in  the  navy 
 his  servants,  shipmen  knowing  the  sea,  with 
 servants  of  Solomon,  28  and  they  come  in  to 
 Ophir  and  take  thence  gold,  four  hundred 
 and  twenty  talents,  and  bring  it  in  unto  king 
 Solomon. 
 
 X.  1  AND  the  queen  of  Sheba  is  hearing  of 
 the  fame  of  Solomon  concerning  the  name  of 
 Jehovah,  and  cometh  to  try  him  with  enig- 
 mas, 2  and  she  cometh  to  Jerusalem,  with  a 
 very  great  company,  camels  bearing  spices, 
 and  very  much  gold,  and  precious  stone, 
 and  she  cometh  unto  Solomon,  and  speaketh 
 unto  himi  all  that  hath  been  with  her  heart. 
 ^  And  Solomon  declareth  to  her  all  her  mat- 
 ters—there hath  not  been  a  thing  hid  from 
 the  king  that  he  hath  not  declared  to  her. 
 
 ■*  And  the  queen  of  Sheba  seeth  all  the 
 wisdom  of  Solomon,  and  the  house  that  he 
 built,  ^and  the  food  of  his  table,  and  the  sitting 
 of  his  servants,  and  the  standing  of  his  min- 
 isters, and  their  clothing,  and  his  butlers, 
 and  his  biu-nt-offering  that  he  causeth  to 
 ascend  in  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  there 
 hath  not  been  in  her  any  more  spirit. 
 
 8  And  she  saith  unto  the  king,  '  True  hath 
 been  the  word  that  I  heard  in  my  laud, 
 concerning  thy  matters  and  thy  wisdom ;  ■^  and 
 I  gave  no  credence  to  the  words  till  that  I 
 have  come,  and  my  eyes  see,  and  lo,  it 
 was  not  declared  to  me — the  haK;  thou  hast 
 added  wisdom  and  goodness  unto  the  report 
 that  I  heard.  ^  0  the  happiness  of  thy  men, 
 0  the  happiness  of  thy  servants— these — who 
 are  standing  before  thee  continually,  who 
 are  hearing  thy  wisdom!  "Jehovah  thy  God 
 is  blessed  who  delighted  in  thee,  to  put  thee 
 on  the  throne  of  Israel ;  in  Jehovah's  loving 
 Israel  to  the  age  He  doth  set  thee  for  king,  to 
 do  judgment  and  righteousness. 
 235 
 
The  queen  of  Sheba's  visit. 
 
 X.  10. -1  KINGS.— XI.  18. 
 
 Solomon  falls  into  idolatry- 
 
 ^^  And  she  givetli  to  the  Idu^  a  hundred 
 and  twenty  talents  of  gold,  and  sjiices  very 
 many,  and  precious  stone;  there  came  not 
 like  that  spice  any  more  for  abundance  that 
 the  queen  of  Sheba  gave  to  king  Solomon. 
 
 "And  also,  the  naA'y  of  Hiram  that  bore 
 gold  from  Ophir,  brought  in  from  Ophir  al- 
 mug-trees  very  many,  and  precious  stone ; 
 ^"and  the  king  maketh  the  almug-trees  a 
 support  for  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  for  the 
 house  of  the  Iving,  and  harps  and  psalteries 
 for  singers ;  there  have  not  come  such  almug- 
 trees,  nor  have  there  been  seen  such  unto 
 this  day. 
 
 ^^  And  king  Solomon  gave  to  the  queen  of 
 Slieba  all  her  desire  that  she  asked,  apart 
 from  that  which  he  gave  to  her  as  a  me- 
 morial of  king  Solomon,  and  she  turneth  and 
 goeth  to  her  land,  she  and  her  servants. 
 
 "  And  the  weight  of  the  gold  that  hath 
 come  to  Solomon  in  one  year  is  six  himdred 
 sixty  and  six  talents  of  gold,  ^^  apart  from 
 that  of  the  tourists,  and  of  the  traflRc  of  tlie 
 merchants,  and  of  aU  the  kings  of  Arabia, 
 and  of  the  governors  of  the  land. 
 
 ^^  And  king  Solomon  maketh  two  hundred 
 targets  of  alloyed  gold — six  hundred  of  gold 
 go  up  on  the  one  target;  ^^and  three  hun- 
 dred shields  of  alloyed  gold— three  pounds 
 of  gold  go  up  on  the  one  shield;  and  the 
 king  putteth  them  in  the  house  of  the  forest 
 of  Lebanon. 
 
 ^*And  the  king  maketh  a  great  throne  of 
 ivory,  and  overlayeth  it  with  refined  gold; 
 ^^  six  steps  hath  the  throne,  and  a  roimd  top 
 is  to  the  throne  behind  it,  and  hands  are  on 
 this  side  and  on  that,  imto  the  place  of  the 
 sitting,  and  two  lions  are  standing  near  the 
 hands,  "'  and  twelve  lions  are  standing  there 
 on  the  six  steps,  on  this  side  and  on  that ;  it 
 hath  not  been  made  so  for  any  kingdom. 
 
 ^^  And  all  the  drinking  vessels  of  king  So- 
 lomon are  of  gold,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the 
 house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon  are  of  refined 
 gold — there  are  none  of  silver;  it  was  not 
 reckoned  in  the  days  of  Solomon  for  any- 
 thing, "2  for  a  navy  of  Tarshish  hath  the 
 king  at  sea  with  a  navy  of  Hiram ;  once  in 
 three  years  cometh,  the  navy  of  Tarshish, 
 bearing  gold,  and  silver,  ivory,  and  apes,  and 
 peacocks. 
 
 -■•And  king  Solomon  is  greater  than  any  of 
 the  kings  of  the  earth  for  riches  and  for 
 wisdom,  '-^and  all  the  earth  is  seelung  the 
 presence  of  Solomon,  to  hoar  his  -wisdom  that 
 God  hath  init  into  his  heart,  -^and  they  are 
 bringing  each  his  present,  vessels  of  silver, 
 and  vessels  of  gold,  and  garments,  and  ar- 
 mour, and  Sluices,  horses,  and  mules,  the  mat- 
 ter of  a  year  in  a  year. 
 
 '"'And  Solomon  gathercth  chariots,  and 
 horsemen,  and  he  hath  a  thousand  and  four 
 hundred  chariots,  and  twelve  thousand  horse- 
 men, and  he  i^laccth  them  in  the  cities  of  the 
 chariot,  and  with  the  king  in  Jerusalem. 
 ''^  And  the  king  maketh  thcsilvcr  in  Jerusalem 
 as  stones,  and  the  cedars  he  hath  made  as 
 the  sycamores  that  are.  in  the  low  country, 
 for  abundance. 
 
 ""And  the  out-going  of  the  horses  that  king 
 Solomon  hath  is  from  Egypt,  and  from  Kc- 
 236 
 
 veh  ;  merchants  of  the  king  take  from  Keveh 
 at  a  price ;  ^  and  a  chariot  cometh  uji  and 
 Cometh  out  of  Egypt  for  six  hundred  silver- 
 lings,  and  a  horse  for  fifty  and  a  hundred, 
 and  so  for  all  the  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and 
 for  the  kings  of  Aram ;  by  their  hand  they 
 bring  out. 
 
 XI.  1  AND  king  Solomon  hath  loved  many 
 strange  women,  and  the  daughter  of  Pha- 
 raoh, females  of  Moab,  Ammon,  Edom,  Zi- 
 don,  and  of  the  Hittites,  ^of  the  nations  of 
 which  Jehovah  said  unto  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 '  Ye  do  not  go  in  to  them,  and  they  do  not 
 go  in  to  you ;  surely  they  turn  aside  your 
 heart  after  their  gods;'  to  them  hath  Solo- 
 mon cleaved  for  love.  ^And  he  hath  wo- 
 men, princesses,  seven  hundred,  and  concu- 
 bines three  hundred ;  and  his  wives  tm-n  aside 
 his  heart. 
 
 ■*  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  time  of  the 
 old  age  of  Solomon,  his  wives  have  turned 
 aside  his  heart  after  other  gods,  and  his  heart 
 hath  not  been  perfect  with  Jehovah  his  God, 
 like  the  heart  of  David  his  father.  ''And 
 Solomon  goeth  after  Ashtoreth  goAdess  of  the 
 Zidonians,  and  after  ]\Iilcom  the  abomina- 
 tion of  the  Ammonites ;  ^  and  Solomon  doth 
 the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  and 
 hath  not  been  fully  after  Jehovah,  like  David 
 his  father. 
 
 ^  Then  doth  Solomon  build  a  high  place  for 
 Chemosh  the  abomination  of  Moab,  in  the 
 hill  that  is  on  the  front  of  Jerusalem,  and 
 for  Molech  the  abomination  of  the  sons  of  Am- 
 mon; 8  and  so  he  hath  done  for  all  his  strange 
 women,  who  ai"e  perfimiing  and  sacrificing  to 
 their  gods. 
 
 "  And  Jehovah  sheweth  Himself  angrj'  with 
 Solomon,  for  his  heart  hath  turned  aside  from 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  who  had  appeared 
 unto  him  twice,  ^^a,ud  given  a  charge  unto 
 him  concerning  this  thing,  not  to  go  after 
 other  gods  ;  and  he  hath  not  kept  that  which 
 Jehovah  commanded,  i'  and  Jehovah  saith  to 
 Solomon,  'Because  that  this  hath  been  with 
 thee,  and  thou  hast  not  kept  My  covenant 
 and  My  statutes  that  I  charged  upon  thee,  I 
 surely  rend  tlie  kingdom  from  thee,  and  have 
 given  it  to  thy  servant. 
 
 1" '  Only,  in  thy  days  I  do  it  not,  for  the  sake 
 of  David  thy  father ;  out  of  the  hand  of  thy 
 sou  I  rend  it ;  '^  only  all  the  Idngdom  I  do 
 not  rend  away ;  one  tribe  I  give  to  thy  son, 
 for  the  sake  of  David  My  servant,  and  for 
 the  sake  of  Jerusalem,  that  I  have  chosen.' 
 
 "  And  Jehovah  raiscth  up  an  adversary  to 
 Solomon,  Hadad  the  Edomite  ;  of  the  seed  of 
 the  lung  is  he  in  Edom  ;  "  and  it  cometh  to 
 pass,  in  David's  being  with  Edom,  in  the 
 going  up  of  Joab  head  of  the  host  to  bury 
 the  slaiuj  that  he  smitctli  every  male  in  Edom 
 — ^^  for  SIX  months  did  Joab  abide  there,  and 
 all  Israel,  till  the  cutting  off  of  every  male  in 
 Edom-J'and  Hadad  Heeth,  he  and  certain 
 Edomitcs,  of  the  servants  of  his  father,  ^yith 
 him,  to  go  in  to  Egypt,  and  Hadad  w  a  little 
 youth,  'Sand  they  i-isc  out  of  Midian,  and 
 come  into  Paran,  and  take  men  with  them 
 out  of  Parau,  and  come  in  to  Egypt,  unto 
 Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  he  Rivetu  to  bin 
 
Solomon^s  adversaries. 
 
 XI  19.-1  KINGS. -xn.  11. 
 
 Solomon's  death. 
 
 a  house,  aud  bread  hatli  commauded  for  him, 
 and  land  liath  f;iveu  to  him. 
 
 1^  And  Hadatl  iiudeth  grace  in  the  eyes  of 
 Pharaoh  exceediujrly,  and  he  giveth  to  him  a 
 wife,  the  sister  of  his  own  wife,  sister  of  Tah- 
 penes  the  mistress ;  -"  and  the  sister  of  Tah- 
 penes  beareth  to  him  Genubath  his  son,  and 
 Tahpenes  weaneth  him  within  the  house  of 
 Pharaoh,  and  Gennbath  is  in  the  house  of 
 Pharaoh  in  the  midst  of  the  sons  of  Pharaoh. 
 
 -1  And  Hadad  hath  heard  in  Egypt  that 
 David  hath  lain  with  his  fathers,  and  that 
 Joab  head  of  the  host  is  dead,  and  Hadad 
 saith  vmto  Pliaraoh,  '  Send  me  away,  and  I 
 go  imto  my  land.'  -^And  Pharaoh  saith  to 
 him,  '  But,  what  art  thou  lacking  with  me, 
 that  lo,  thou  art  seeking  to  go  imto  thine  own 
 land?'  and  he  saith,  'Nay,  but  thou  dost 
 certainly  send  me  away.' 
 
 -■'And  God  raiseth  to  him  an  adversary, 
 Rezon  son  of  Eliadah,  who  liath  tied  from 
 Hadadezer  king  of  Zobah,  his  lord,  '-■*  and  ga- 
 thereth  imto  himself  men,  and  is  head  of  a 
 troop  in  David's  slaying  them,  and  they  go  to 
 Damascus,  and  dweU  in  it,  and  reign  in  Da- 
 mascus ;  -5  and  he  is  an  adversary  to  Israel  all 
 the  days  of  Solomon,  (besides  the  evil  that 
 Hadad  did),  and  he  cutteth  oft'  in  Israel,  and 
 reigneth  over  Aram. 
 
 -•^  And  Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat,  an  Ephrath- 
 ite  of  Zereda — the  name  of  whose  mother  is 
 Zeruah,  a  widow  woman — servant  to  Solo- 
 niou,  he  also  lifteth  up  a  hand  against  the 
 king;  ^''and  this  is  the  thing  for  which  he 
 lifted  u})  a  hand  against  the  king:  Solomon 
 built  Millo — he  shut  np  the  breach  of  the  city 
 of  David  his  father,  -*'and  the  man  Jeroboam 
 is  mighty  in  valoiir,  and  Solomon  seeth  the 
 young  man  that  he  is  doing  business,  and  a.])- 
 pointeth  hirn  over  all  the  bui'den  of  the  house 
 of  Jose])h. 
 
 ■-"  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  that  time,  that 
 Jeroboam  hath  gone  oiit  from  Jerusalem,  and 
 Ahijah  the  Shilonite,  the  prophet,  findeth 
 him  in  the  way,  and  he  is  coveiing  himself 
 with  a  new  garment ;  and  both  of  them  are 
 by  themselves  in  a  field,  3"  and  Ahijah  layeth 
 hold  on  the  new  garment  that  is  on  him,  and 
 reudeth  it — twelve  pieces,  ^^  and  saith  to  Je- 
 roboam, 'Take  to  thee  ten  xiieces,  for  thus 
 said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  Lo,  I  am  rending 
 the  kingdom  out  of  the  hand  of  Solomon, 
 and  have  given  to  thee  the  ten  tribes,  ^-and 
 the  one  tribe  he  hath  for  My  servant  Da- 
 vid's sake,  and  for  Jerusalem's  sake,  the  city 
 which  I  have  fixed  on,  out  of  all  the  tribes 
 of  Israel. 
 
 ^'^ '  Because  tney  have  f oraaken  Me,  and  bow 
 themselves  to  Ashtoreth,  godJess  of  the  Zid- 
 onians,  to  Chemosh  god  of  Moab,  and  to 
 Milcom  god  of  the  sons  of  Ammou,  and  have 
 not  walked  in  My  ways,  to  do  that  which 
 is  right  in  Mine  eyes,  and  My  statutes  and 
 My  judgments,  like  David  his  father. 
 
 ^■*  '  And  I  do  not  take  the  whole  of  the 
 kingdom  out  of  his  hand,  for  prince  I  make 
 him  all  days  of  liis  life,  for  the  sake  of  David 
 My  servant  whom  I  chose,  who  kept  My 
 commands  and  My  statutes ;  '^^  and  1  have 
 taken  the  kingdom  out  of  the  hand  of  his 
 aoQ,  and  given  it  to  thee — the  ten  tribes: 
 
 3«  and  to  his  son  I  give  one  tribe,  for  tliere 
 bemg  a  lamp  to  David  My  servant  all  the 
 days  before  Me  in  Jerusalem,  the  city  that 
 I  have  chosen  to  Myself  to  put  My  name 
 there. 
 
 37  'And  thee  I  take,  and  thou  hast  reigned 
 over  all  that  thy  soul  desireth,  and  thou  hast 
 been  king  over  Israel;  '^^avd  it  hath  been, 
 if  thou  dost  hear  all  that  1  command  thee, 
 and  hast  walked  in  My  ways,  and  done  that 
 which  is  right  in  Mine  eyes,  to  keep  My 
 statutes  and  My  commands,  as  did  David 
 My  servant,  that  I  have  been  with  thee,  and 
 have  built  for  thee  a  stedfast  house,  as  I  built 
 for  David,  and  have  given  to  thee  Israel, 
 '■^^  and  I  humble  the  seed  of  David  for  this ; 
 only,  not  all  the  days.' 
 
 ^"  And  Solomon  sceketh  to  put  Jeroboam 
 to  death,  and  Jeroboam  riseth  and  tieeth  to 
 Egypt,  unto  Shishak  king  of  Egypt,  and  he 
 is  in  Egypt  till  the  death  of  Solomon. 
 
 ■*!  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Solomon, 
 and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  wisdom,  are  they 
 not  written  on  the  book  of  the  matters  of 
 Solomon  ?  ■*;  And  the  days  that  Solomon 
 hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem  over  all  Israel  are 
 forty  years,  ''^  and  Solomon  lieth  with  his 
 fathers,  and  is  buried  in  the  city  of  David  his 
 father,  and  reign  doth  Rehoboam  his  sou  in 
 his  stead. 
 
 XII.  1  AND  Rehoboam  goeth  to  Shechem, 
 for  to  Shechem  hath  all  Israel  come  to  make 
 him  king.  -  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  Jero- 
 boam son  of  Nebat's  hearing  (and  he  is  yet  in 
 Egypt  where  he  hath  fled  from  the  presence 
 of  Solomon  the  king,  and  Jeroboam  dwelleth 
 in  Egypt),  ^that  they  send  and  call  for  him; 
 and  they  come — Jeroboam  and  all  the  assem- 
 bly of  Israel — and  speak  imto  Rehoboam, 
 saying,  *  '  Thy  father  made  hard  our  yoke, 
 and  thou,  now,  make  light  some  of  the  hard 
 service  of  thy  father,  and  his  heavy  yoke  that 
 he  put  upon  us,  and  we  serve  thee.'  ''And 
 he  saith  unto  them,  '  Go — yet  three  days,  and 
 come  back  unto  me ;'  and  the  people  go. 
 
 •^  And  king  Rehoboam  consulteth  with  the 
 elders  who  have  been  standing  in  the  pre- 
 sence of  Solomon  his  father,  in  his  being 
 alive,  saying,  '  How  are  ye  counselling  to  an- 
 swer this  people?'  ''And  they  speak  unto 
 him,  saying,  'If,  to-day,  thou  art  servant  to 
 this  people,  and  hast  served  them,  and  an- 
 swered them,  and  spoken  unto  tiiem  good 
 words,  then  they  have  been  to  thee  servants 
 all  the  days.' 
 
 8  And  he  forsaketh  the  counsel  of  the  elders 
 which  they  counselled  him,  and  consulteth 
 withthe  lads  who  have  grown  up  with  him, 
 who  are  standing  before  him ;  ^  and  he  saith 
 unto  them,  '  What  are  ye  counselling,  and  we 
 answer  this  people,  who  have  spoken  unto 
 me,  saying.  Lighten  somewhat  of  the  yoke  that 
 thy  father  put  upon  us?' 
 
 1'^  And  they  speak  unto  him — the  lads  who 
 had  grown  up  with  him— saying,  'Thus  dost 
 thou  say  to  this  people  who  have  spoken 
 unto  thee,  saying,  Ihy  father  made  oiu-  yoke 
 heavy,  and  thou,  make  it  light  upon  us;  thus 
 dost  thou  speak  unto  them.  My  little  finyer 
 is  thicker  than  the  loins  of  my  latlier :  "  and 
 237 
 
The  ten  tribes  revolt. 
 
 XTi.  12.-1  KINGS.— XIII.  11. 
 
 Jeroboam!  8  idolatry. 
 
 now,  my  father  laid  on  yoii  a  heavy  yoke, 
 and  I  acid  to  your  yoke;  uiy  father  chastised 
 yoti  with  wliips,  and  I — I  cliastise  you  with 
 scorpions.' 
 
 i^And  they  come — Jeroboam  and  all  the 
 people  —  unto  Rehoboam,  on  the  third  day, 
 as  the  king  had  spoken,  saying,  '  Come  back 
 unto  me  on  the  third  day.'  ^■^And  the  king 
 answereth  the  peoj^le  sharply,  and  forsaketh 
 the  counsel  of  the  elders  wnich  they  coim- 
 selled  him,  ^■'and  speaketh  unto  them,  ac- 
 cording to  the  covmsel  of  the  lads,  saying, 
 '  My  father  made  your  yoke  heavy,  and  I  add 
 to  your  yoke  ;  my  father  chastised  you  with 
 whips,  and  I — I  chastise  you  with  scorpions;' 
 ^^  and  the  king  liearkened  not  unto  the  peo- 
 ple, for  the  revolution  was  from  Jehovah,  in 
 order  to  establish  His  word  that  Jehovah 
 9pake  by  the  liaud  of  Ahijah  the  Shilonite 
 unto  Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat. 
 
 !•*  And  all  Israel  see  that  the  king  hath  not 
 hearkened  unto  them,  and  the  people  send 
 the  king  back  word,  saying,  'What  portion 
 have  we  in  David?  yea,  there  is  no  inherit- 
 ance in  the  son  of  Jesse ;  to  thy  tents,  0  Is- 
 rael ;  now  see  thy  house,  0  David ! '  and  Israel 
 goeth  to  its  tents.  ^''  As  to  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 those  dwelling  in  the  cities  of  Judah — over 
 them  reign  doth  Rehoboam. 
 
 18  And  king  Rehoboam  sendeth  Adoram 
 who  is  over  the  tribute,  and  all  Israel  cast 
 at  him  stones,  and  he  dieth ;  and  king  Re- 
 hoboam hath  strendihened  himself  to  go  up 
 into  a  chariot  to  flee  to  Jerusalem;  ^"and 
 Israel  transgresseth  against  the  house  of  Da- 
 vid unto  this  day. 
 
 -"  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  all  Israel's  hear- 
 ing that  Jeroboam  hath  returned,  that  they 
 send  and  call  him  unto  the  company,  and 
 cause  him  to  reign  over  all  Israel ;  none  hath 
 been  after  the  house  of  David  save  the  tribe 
 of  Judah  alone. 
 
 -'  And  Rehoboam  cometh  to  Jerusalem,  and 
 assembleth  all  the  house  of  Judah  and  the 
 tribe  of  Benjamin^  a  hundred  and  eighty  thou- 
 sand chosen  warriors,  to  fight  with  the  house 
 of  Israel,  to  bring  back  the  kingdom  to  Reho- 
 boam son  of  Solomon. 
 
 "2  And  the  word  of  God  is  unto  Shemaiah  a 
 man  of  God,  saying,  ^ '  Speak  imto  Reho- 
 boam son  of  Solomon,  king  of  Judah,  and  un- 
 to all  the  house  of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and 
 the  rest  of  the  people,  saying,  -•'Tlius  said 
 Jehovah,  Ye  do  not  go  up  nor  light  wth  yo\ir 
 brethren  the  sons  of  Israel ;  turn  back  eaci  to 
 his  house,  for  from  Me  hath  this  thing  been ; ' 
 and  they  hear  the  word  of  Jehovah,  and  turn 
 back  to  go  according  to  the  word  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  And  Jeroboam  buildcth  Shechem  in  the 
 hill-country  of  Ephraim,  and  dwelleth  in  it, 
 and  goeth  out  thence,  and  buildeth  Penuel ; 
 -8  and  Jeroboam  saith  in  his  heart,  '  New  doth 
 the  kingdom  turn  back  to  the  house  of  David 
 — =7  if  this  people  go  up  to  make  sacrifices  in 
 the  house  of  Jehovah  in  Jerusalem,  then  hath 
 the  heart  of  tliis  people  turned  Ijack  unto  tlieir 
 lord,  unto  Rehoboam  king  of  Judah,  and  they 
 have  slain  me,  and  turned  back  unto  Reho- 
 boam king  of  Judah.'  ,       ,     , 
 
 ^  And  the  king  taketh  counsel,  and  makcth 
 two  calves  of  gold,  and  saith  untu  them, 
 238 
 
 '  Enough  to  you  of  going  up  to  Jerusalem ;  lo, 
 thy  gods,  0  Israel,  whicli  brought  thee  up 
 out  of  the  land  of  Egypt.'  -"And  lie  settetu 
 the  one  in  Beth-El,  and  the  other  he  hath 
 put  in  Dan,  3"  and  this  thing  becometh  a  sin, 
 and  the  people  go  before  the  one — unto  Dan. 
 
 ^1  And  he  maketh  tlie  house  of  liigh  places, 
 and  maketh  priests  of  the  extremities  of  the 
 people,  who  were  not  of  the  sons  of  Levi; 
 ■*-_and  Jeroboam  maketh  a  festival  in  the 
 eighth  month,  in  the  fifteenth  day  of  the  mouth, 
 like  the  festival  that  is  in  Judah,  and  he  offer- 
 eth  on  the  altar — so  did  he  in  Beth- El — to  sac- 
 rifice to  the  calves  which  he  made,  and  he 
 hath  appointed  in  Beth-El  the  priests  of  tlia 
 high  places  that  he  made. 
 
 3^  And  he  ofiereth  up  on  the  altar  that  h« 
 made  in  Beth-El,  on  the  fifteenth  day  of  the 
 eighth  month,  in  the  month  that  he  devised  of 
 his  own  heart,  and  he  maketh  a  festival  to 
 the  sons  of  Israel,  and  ollereth  on  the  altar — 
 to  make  perfume. 
 
 XIII.  1  AND  lo,  a  man  of  God  hath  come 
 from  Judah,  by  the  word  of  Jehovah,  unto 
 Beth-El,  and  Jeroboam  is  standing  by  the 
 altar — to  make  perfume  ;  -  and  he  calleth 
 against  the  altar,  by  the  word  of  Jehovah,  and 
 saith,  _' Altar !  altar!  thus  said  Jehovah,  Lo, 
 a  son  is  born  to  the  house  of  David — Josiah 
 his  name — and  he  hath  sacrificed  on  thee  the 
 priests  of  the  high  places  who  are  making  per- 
 tume  on  thee,  and  bones  of  man  are  burnt  on 
 thee. '  ^  And  he  hath  given  on  that  day  a  sign, 
 saying,  '  This  is  the  sign  that  Jehovah  hath 
 spoken,  Lo,  the  altar  is  rent,  and  the  ashes 
 poured  forth  tliat  are  on  it.' 
 
 *  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  king's  hear- 
 ing the  word  of  the  man  of  God  that  he  call- 
 eth against  the  altar  in  Beth-El,  that  Jeroboam 
 putteth  forth  his  hand  from  off  the  altar,  say- 
 ing, 'Catch  him;'  and  his  hand  is  dried  up 
 that  he  hath  put  forth  against  him,  and  he  la 
 not  able  to  bring  it  back  unto  him,  ^  and  the 
 altar  is  rent,  and  the  ashes  poured  forth  from 
 the  altar,  according  to  the  sign  that  the  man 
 of  God  had  given  by  the  word  of  Jehovah. 
 
 "And  the  king  answereth  and  saith  imto 
 the  man  of  God,  '  Appease,  I  pray  thee,  the 
 face  of  Jehovah  thy  God,  and  pray  for  me,  and 
 my  hand  doth  come  back  unto  me ; '  and  the 
 man  of  God  appeaseth  the  face  of  Jehovah, 
 and  the  hand  ot  the  king  cometh  back  unto 
 him,  and  it  is  as  at  the  beginning. 
 
 ^  And  the  king  speaketh  unto  the  man  of 
 God,  '  Come  in  with  me  to  the  house,  and  re- 
 fresh thyself,  and  I  give  to  tliee  a  gift.'  "  And 
 the  man  of  God  saith  imto  the  king,  '  If  thou 
 dost  give  to  me  the  half  of  thine  house,  I  do 
 not  go  in  with  thee,  nor  do  I  eat  bread,  nor 
 do  I  di-ink  water,  in  this  place ;  "  for  so  He 
 commanded  me  by  the  word  of  Jehovah,  saj'- 
 ing.  Thou  dost  not  eat  bread  nor  drink  water, 
 nor  turn  back  in  the  way  that  thou  hast 
 come.'  I'^Andhe  goeth  on  in  another  way, 
 and  hath  not  turned  back  in  the  way  in  which 
 he  came  in  unto  Beth-El. 
 
 1'  And  a  certain  aged  jirophet  is  dwelling  in 
 Beth-El,  and  his  son  cometh  and  recouuteth 
 to  him  all  the  deed  that  the  man  of  God  hath 
 done  to-day  iu  Beth  -El.  the  words  that  he  hath 
 
The  deceived  prophet  slain. 
 
 xni.  12.-1  KINGS. -XIV.  11. 
 
 Jeroboam  threatened. 
 
 spoken  unto  the  king, — yea,  they  recount  them 
 to  their  father.  '-And  their  father  saith  un- 
 to them,  '  Where  is  this — the  way  lie  hatli 
 gone?'  and  his  sons  see  the  way  that  the  man 
 of  God  hath  gone  who  came  from  .Tudah. 
 
 "And  he  saith  unto  his  sons,  'Saddle  for 
 me  the  ass,'  and  they  saddle  for  him  the  ass, 
 and  he  rideth  on  it,  "  and  goeth  after  the  man 
 of  God,  and  findeth  him  sitting  under  the  oak, 
 and  saith  unto  him,  '  Art  thou  the  man  of 
 God  who  hast  come  from  Judah?'  and  he 
 saith,  '  I  am,'  ''And  he  saith  unto  him, 
 'Come  with  me  to  the  house,  and  eat  bread.' 
 **And  he  saith,  '  I  am  not  able  to  turn  back 
 with  thee,  and  to  go  in  with  thee,  nor  do  I  eat 
 bread  or  drink  with  thee  water  in  this  place, 
 "for  a  word  is  unto  me  by  the  word  of  Jeho- 
 vah, Thou  dost  not  eat  bread  nor  drink  tliere 
 water,  thou  dost  not  turn  back  to  go  in  the 
 way  in  which  thou  earnest.' 
 
 '"And  he  saith  to  him,  'I  also  am  a  pro- 
 phet like  thee,  and  a  messenger  spake  unto 
 me  by  the  word  of  Jehovah,  saying.  Bring  him 
 back  with  thee  unto  thy  house,  and  he  doth 
 eat  bread  and  drink  water ; ' — he  hath  lied  to 
 him.  ''And  he  turnoth  back  with  him,  and 
 eateth  bread  in  his  house,  and  drinketh 
 water. 
 
 ^"And  it  cometh  to  pass — they  are  sitting  at 
 the  table — and  a  word  of  Jehovah  is  unto 
 the  prophet  who  brought  him  back,  -'  and  he 
 calleth  unto  the  man  of  God  who  came  from 
 Judah,  saying,  'Thus  said  Jehovah,  Because 
 that  thou  hast  provoked  the  mouth  of  Jeho- 
 vah, and  hast  not  kept  the  command  that 
 Jehovah  thy  God  charged  thee,  "^  and  turnest 
 back  and  dost  eat  bread  and  drink  water  in 
 the  place  of  which  He  said  unto  thee,  Thou 
 dost  not  eat  bread  nor  drink  water — thy  car- 
 case cometh  not  in  unto  the  burying-place  of 
 thy  fathers.' 
 
 ^And  it  cometh  to  pass,  after  his  eating 
 bread,  and  after  his  drinking,  that  he  saddleth 
 for  him  the  ass,  for  the  prophet  whom  he  had 
 brought  back,  "and  he  goeth,  and  a  lion  find- 
 eth him  in  the  way,  and  putteth  him  to  death, 
 and  his  carcase  is  cast  in  the  way,  and  the 
 ass  is  standing  near  it,  and  the  lion  is  stand- 
 ing near  the  carcase. 
 
 ■^■''And  lo,  men  are  passing  by,  and  see  the 
 carcase  cast  in  the  way,  and  the  lion  standing 
 near  the  carcase,  and  they  come  and  speak  of 
 it  in  the  city  in  which  the  old  prophet  is 
 dwelling.  -"And  the  prophet  who  brought 
 him  back  out  of  the  way  heareth  and  saith, 
 'It  is  the  man  of  God  who  provoked  the 
 mouth  of  Jehovah,  and  Jehovah  giveth  him 
 to  the  lion,  and  it  destroyeth  him,  and  put- 
 teth him  to  death,  according  to  the  word  of 
 Jehovah  that  he  spake  to  liim.' 
 
 ^'And  he  speaketh  unto  his  sons  saying, 
 'Saddle  for  me  the  ass,' and  they  saddle  it. 
 ^And  he  goeth  and  findeth  his  carcase  cast 
 in  the  way,  and  the  ass  and  the  lion  are 
 standing  near  the  carcase — the  lion  hath  not 
 eaten  the  carcase  nor  destroyed  the  ass. 
 '^And  the  prophet  taketh  up  the  cai'case  of 
 the  man  of  God,  and  placeth  it  on  the  ass, 
 and  bringeth  it  back,  and  the  old  prophet 
 cometh  in  unto  the  city  to  mourn  and  to  bury 
 him,  ^and  he  placeth  his  carcase  in  his  own 
 
 grave,  and  they  mourn  for  him,  '  Oh,  my 
 brother  ! ' 
 
 ^'And  it  cometh  to  pass,  after  his  biuying 
 him,  that  he  speaketh  unto  his  sons,  saying, 
 '  At  my  death — ye  have  buried  me  in  the 
 burying-place  in  which  the  man  of  God  is 
 buried  ;  near  his  bones  place  my  bones  ;  '-  for 
 the  word  certainly  cometh  to  pass  that  he 
 called  by  the  word  of  Jehovah  concerning  the 
 altar  which  is  Beth-El,  and  concerning  all 
 the  houses  of  the  high  places  that  are  in 
 cities  of  Samaria.' 
 
 ''^After  this  thing  .Jeroboam  hath  not  turned 
 from  his  evil  way,  and  turneth  back,  and 
 maketh  of  the  extremities  of  the  people  priests 
 of  high  places ;  he  who  is  desirous  he  con- 
 secrateth  his  hand,  and  he  is  of  the  priests 
 of  the  high  places.  ''^And  in  this  thing  is  the 
 sin  of  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  even  to  cut  it 
 off,  and  to  destroy  it  from  off  the  face  of  the 
 ground. 
 
 XIV.  'AT  that  time  was  Abijah  son  of 
 Jeroboam  sick,  '^and  Jeroboam  saith  to  his 
 wife,  '  Rise,  I  pray  thee,  and  change  thyself, 
 and  they  know  not  that  thou  art  wife  of 
 Jeroboam,  and  thou  hast  gone  to  Shiloh ;  lo, 
 there  is  Ahijah  the  prophet ;  he  spake  unto 
 me  of  being  king  over  this  people  ;  ^  and  thou 
 hast  taken  in  thy  hand  ten  loaves,  and  crumbs, 
 and  a  bottle  of  honey,  and  hast  gone  in  unto 
 him ;  he  doth  declare  to  thee  what  becometh 
 of  the  youth.' 
 
 ^And  the  wife  of  Jeroboam  doth  so,  and 
 riseth,  and  goeth  to  Shiloh,  and  entereth  the 
 house  of  Ahijah,  and  Ahijah  is  not  able  to 
 see,  for  his  eyes  have  stood  because  of  his  age. 
 
 "And  Jehovah  said  unto  Ahijah,  '  Lo,  the 
 wife  of  Jeroboam  is  coming  to  seek  a  word 
 from  thee  concerning  her  son,  for  he  is  sick ; 
 thus  and  thus  thou  dost  speak  unto  her,  and 
 it  cometh  to  pass  at  her  coming  in,  that  she 
 is  making  herself  strange.' 
 
 "And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  Ahijah's  hear- 
 ing the  sound  of  her  feet  as  she  came  in  to 
 the  opening,  that  he  saith,  '  Come  in,  wife  of 
 Jeroboam,  why  is  this — thou  art  making  thy- 
 self strange  ?  and  I  am  sent  unto  thee  with  a 
 sharp  thing :  ^  Go,  •  say  to  Jeroboam,  Thus 
 said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  Because  that  I 
 have  made  thee  high  out  of  the  midst  of  the 
 people,  and  appoint  thee  leader  over  my 
 people  Israel,  ^  and  rend  the  kingdom  from 
 the  house  of  David,  and  give  it  to  thee, — and 
 thou  hast  not  been  as  My  servant  David  who 
 kept  My  commands,  and  who  walked  after 
 Me  with  all  his  heart,  to  (do  only  that  which 
 is  right  in  Mine  eyes, "  and  thou  dost  evil 
 above  all  who  have  been  before  thee,  and 
 goest,  and  makest  to  thee  other  gods  and 
 molten  images  to  provoke  Me  to  anger,  and 
 Me  thou  hast  cast  behind  thy  back  : 
 
 '° '  Therefore,  lo,  I  am  bringing  in  evil  unto 
 the  house  of  Jeroboam,  and  have  cut  off  to 
 Jeroboam  those  sitting  on  the  wall — shut  up 
 and  left— in  Israel,  and  have  put  away  the 
 posterity  of  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  as  one 
 putteth  away  the  dung  till  its  consumption  ; 
 "him  who  dieth  of  Jeroboam  in  a  city  do  the 
 dogs  eat,  and  him  who  dieth  in  a  field  do  fowl 
 of  the  heavens  eat,  for  Jehovah  hath  spoken. 
 239 
 
Jeroboam's  death. 
 
 XIV.  12.— 1  KINGS.— XV.  19. 
 
 Asa  reigns  over  Judan. 
 
 ^^'Ancl  thoii,  rise,  go  to  thy  house ;  in  the 
 goitiK  ill  of  thy  feet  to  the  city — liath  the 
 lad  died ;  '^  .and  all  Israel  have  mourned  for 
 him,  and  buried  him,  for  this  one — by  himself 
 —Cometh  of  .Jeroboam  nnto  a  grave,  because 
 there  hath  been  found  in  him  a  good  thing 
 towards  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  in  the  house 
 of  Jeroboam. 
 
 '■' '  And  Jehovah  hath  raised  up  for  Him  a 
 king  over  Israel  who  cutteth  off  tne  house  of 
 Jeroboam  this  day — and  what?— even  now! 
 i^And  Jehovah  hath  smitten  Israel  as  the 
 reed  is  moved  by  the  waters,  and  hath  pluck- 
 ed Israel  from  off  this  good  ground  tliat  He 
 gave  to  their  fathers,  and  scattered  them  be- 
 yond the  River,  because  that  they  made  their 
 shrines,  provoking  Jehovah  to  anger;  ^^  a,Jid 
 He  givetli  up  Israel  because  of  the  sins  of 
 Jeroboam  that  he  sinned,  and  that  he  caused 
 Israel  to  sin.' 
 
 ^''And  the  wife  of  Jeroboam  riseth,  and 
 goeth,  and  cometh  to  Tirzah ;  she  hath  come 
 in  to  the  threshold  of  the  house,  and  the 
 youth  dieth  ;  '^  aud  they  bury  him,  and  mourn 
 for  him  do  all  Israel,  according  to  the  word  of 
 Jehovah,  that  he  spake  by  the  hand  of  His 
 servant  Ahijah  the  prophet. 
 
 ^8  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Jeroboam, 
 how  he  fought,  aud  how  he  reigned,  lo, 
 they  are  written  on  the  book  of  the  Chroni- 
 cles of  the  kings  of  Israel.  -"And  the  days 
 that  Jeroboam  reigned  ore  twenty  and  two 
 years,  and  he  lieth  with  his  fathers,  and  reign 
 doth  Nadab  his  son  in  his  stead. 
 
 ^1  And  Rehoboam  son  of  Solomon  hath 
 reigned  in  Judah;  a  son  of  forty  and  one 
 years  is  Rehoboam  in  his  reigning,  and  seven- 
 teen years  he  hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem,  the 
 city  that  Jehovah  chose  to  set  His  name 
 there,  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and  the 
 name  of  his  mother  Is  Naamah  the  Ammon- 
 itess. 
 
 '^-And  Judah  doth  the  evil  thing  in  tJie 
 eyes  of  Jehovah,  and  they  make  Him  zealous 
 above  all  that  their  fathers  did  by  their  sins 
 that  they  have  sinned.  ^^  And  tney  build — 
 also  they — for  themselves  high  ]jlaces,  and 
 standing-pillars,  and  sliriues,  on  every  high 
 height,  aud  under  every  green  tree;  "^and 
 also  a  whoremonger  hath  been  in  the  laud ; 
 they  have  done  according  to  all  the  abomina- 
 tions of  the  nations  that  Jehovah  dispos- 
 sessed from  the  presence  of  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 '^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  fifth  year 
 of  king  Rehoboamj  gone  up  hath  Shishak 
 king  of  Egypt  against  Jerusalem,  '"and  lie 
 taketh  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 and  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  tlie  king, 
 yea,  the  whole  he  hath  taken ;  and  he  taketh 
 all  the  shields  of  gold  that  Solomon  made. 
 ■■'^  And  king  Rehoboam  maketh  in  their  stead 
 shields  of  brass,  and  hath  made  (hem  a  charge 
 on  the  hand  of  the  heads  of  the  runners, 
 those  keeping  the  opening  of  the  house  of 
 the  king,  ""and  it  cometh  to  pass,  from  the  go- 
 ing in  of  the  king  to  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 the  runners  bear  thorn,  and  have  brougnt 
 them  back  unto  the  chamber  of  the  runners. 
 
 ^''And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Reho- 
 boam,  and  all  that  he    did,    arc    they  not 
 written  on  the  book  of  tlie  Chronicles  of  tlie 
 2-40 
 
 kings  of  Judah?  3'' And  war  liath  been  be. 
 tween  Rehoboam  and  Jeroboam  all  the  days: 
 '^1  and  Rehoboam  lieth  witli  his  fathers,  and 
 is  buried  with  his  fathers,  in  the  city  of  David, 
 and  the  name  of  his  mother  is  Naamali  the 
 Ammonitess,  and  reign  doth  Abijam  his  son 
 in  his  stead. 
 
 XV.  1  AND  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  king 
 Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat,  reigned  hath  Abijam 
 over  Judah ;  ^  three  years  he  hath  reigned  in 
 Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of  his  motlier  is 
 Maachah  daughter  of  Abishalom;  ^and  he 
 Avalketh  in  all  the  sins  of  his  father,  that 
 he  did  before  him,  aud  his  heart  hath  not 
 been  perfect  with  Jehovah  his  God,  as  the 
 heart  of  David  his  father;  '•but  for  David's 
 sake  hath  Jehovah  his  God  given  to  him  a 
 Lamp  in  Jerusalem,  to  raise  u]i  liis  son  after 
 him,  and  to  establish  Jerusalem,  ^  in  that 
 David  did  that  which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of 
 Jehovali,  and  turned  not  aside  from  all  that 
 He  commanded  him  all  days  of  his  life — 
 only  in  the  matter  of  Uriah  tiie  Hittite; 
 ^  and  war  hath  been  between  Rehoboam  and 
 Jeroboam  all  the  days  of  his  life. 
 
 ^And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Abijam, 
 and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  on 
 the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
 Judah?  And  war  hath  been  between  Abi- 
 jam and  Jeroboam;  ^ and  Abijam  lieth  Avith 
 his  fathers,  and  they  bury  him  in  the  city 
 of  David,  and  reign  doth  Asa  his  son  in  his 
 stead. 
 
 ^And  in  the  twentieth  year  of  Jeroboam 
 king  of  Israel  reigned  hath  Asa  over  Judah, 
 '"and  forty  and  one  years  he  hath  reigned  in 
 Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of  his  mother  is  . 
 Maachah  daughter  of  Abishalom.  'i  And 
 Asa  doth  that  which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of 
 Jehovah,  like  David  his  father,  i-  and  remov- 
 eth  the  whoremongers  out  of  the  land,  and 
 turneth  aside  all  the  idols  that  his  fathers 
 made;  '^and  also  Maachah  his  mother — he 
 turneth  her  aside  from  being  mistress,  in 
 that  she  made  a  horrible  thing  for  a  shrine, 
 and  Asa  cutteth  down  her  horrible  thing, 
 and  burnetii  it  by  the  brook  Kidron ;  ^*  and 
 the  high  places  have  not  turned  aside; 
 only,  the  heart  of  Asa  hath  been  ]ierfect  with 
 Jehovah  all  his  days,  ^^  and  he  bringeth  in  the 
 sanctified  things  of  his  father,  and  his  own 
 sanctified  things,  to  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels. 
 
 ^•'  And  war  hath  been  between  Asa  and 
 Baasha  king  of  Israel  all  their  days,  '"and 
 Baasha  king  of  Israel  goeth  up  against  Ju- 
 dah, and  buildeth  Ramah,  not  to  permit  any 
 one  going  out  and  coming  in  to  Asa  king  of 
 Judah. 
 
 '8  And  Asa  taketh  all  the  silver  and  the 
 gold  that  are  left  in  the  treasures  of  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  and  the  treasures  of  the 
 house  of  the  king,  and  giveth  tliem  into  the 
 liand  of  his  servants,  and  king  Asa  sendeth 
 tlicm  unto  Ben-Hadad,  son  of  Tabrimmon,  son 
 (if  Hezion  kin^  of  Aram,  who  is  dwelling  in 
 Damascus,  saying,  '''  'A  covenant  w  In-tween 
 me  and  thee,  between  my  fatiicr  and  thy  fa- 
 ther ;  lo,  I  have  sent  to  thee  a  reward  of 
 sdver  and  gold  ;  go,  break  thy  covenant  with 
 
Asa^s  excellencies. 
 
 XV.  20.-  1  KINGS.— XVI.  22. 
 
 Zimri's  treason. 
 
 Baasha  king  of  Israel,  autl  he  goetli  up  from 
 off  me.' 
 
 2"  And  Ben-Hadad  hearkeneth  unto  king 
 Asa,  and  sendeth  the  heads  of  the  forces  that 
 he  hath  against  cities  of  Israel,  and  smit- 
 eth  Ijon,  and  Dan,  and  Abel-Beth-Maachah, 
 and  all  Chinneroth,  besides  all  the  land  of 
 Naphtali ;  ^^  and  it  cometh  to  pass  at  Baasha's 
 hearing,  that  he  ceaseth  from  building  Ra- 
 mah,  and  dwelleth  in  Tirzah. 
 
 22  And  king  Asa  hath  summoned  all  Judah 
 — there  is  none  exempt — and  they  lift  up  the 
 stones  of  Kamah,  and  its  wood,  that  Baasha 
 hath  budt,  and  king  Asa  buildeth  with  them 
 Geba  of  Benjamin,  and  Mizpah. 
 
 23  And  the  rest  of  all  the  matters  of  Asa. 
 and  all  his  might,  and  all  that  he  did,  and 
 the  cities  that  he  built,  are  they  not  ^v^itten 
 on  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
 Judah  ?  Only,  at  the  time  of  his  old  age  he 
 was  diseased  in  his  feet ;  ^  and  Asa  lieth  with 
 his  fathers,  and  is  buried  with  his  fathers  in 
 the  city  of  David  his  father,  and  Jehoshaphat 
 his  son  reigneth  in  his  stead. 
 
 25  And  Nadab  son  of  Jeroboam  hath  reigned 
 over  Israel,  in  the  second  .'year  of  Asa  king 
 of  Judah,  and  he  reigneth  over  Israel  two 
 years,  "^  and  doth  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes 
 of  Jehovah,  and  goeth  in  the  way  of  his  fa- 
 ther, and  in  his  sin  that  he  made  Israel  to 
 sin. 
 
 27  And  conspire  agaiust  him  doth  Baasha  son 
 of  Ahiiah,  of  the  house  of  Issachar,  and  Baasha 
 smiteth  him  in  Gibbethon,  which  is  to  the 
 Philistines — and  Nadab  and  all  Israel  are 
 laying  siege  against  Gibbethon — 28  yg;,,^  Baasha 
 putteth  him  to  death  in  the  thu-d  year  of 
 Asa  king  of  Judah,  and  reigneth  in  his  stead. 
 
 2'*And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  his  reigning, 
 he  hath  smitten  the  whole  house  of  Jero- 
 boam, he  hath  not  left  any  breathing  to  Jero- 
 lioam  till  his  destroying  him,  according  to 
 the  word  of  Jehovah,  that  He  spake  by  the 
 hand  of  His  servant  Ahiiah  the  Shilonite, 
 ^"because  of  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  that  he 
 sinned,  and  that  he  caused  Israel  to  sin. 
 by  his  provocation  with  which  he  provoked 
 to  anger  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel. 
 
 31  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Nadab, 
 and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  ■written  on 
 the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
 Israel?  32Aii(;]^  y^r^y.  i,ath  beon  between  Asa 
 and  Baasha  king  of  Israel  all  their  days. 
 
 33  In  the  third  year  of  Asa  king  of  Judah 
 reigned  hath  Baasha  son  of  A.hijah  over  aU 
 Israel  in  Tirzah,  twenty  and  fou.r  years,  ^-land 
 he  doth  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah, 
 and  walketh  in  the  way  of  Jeroboam,  and  in 
 his  sin  that  he  caused  Israel  to  sin. 
 
 XVI.  1  AND  a  word  of  Jehovali  is  unto 
 Jehu  son  of  Hanaui,  against  Baaslia,  saying, 
 " '  Because  that  I  have  raised  thee  up  out  of 
 the  dust,  and  appoint  thee  leader  over  My 
 people  Israel,  and  thou  wallcest  in  the  way 
 of  Jeroboam,  and  causest  My  people  Israel  to 
 sin — to  provoke  Me  to  anger  with  their  sins ; 
 3  lo,  I  am  putting  away  the  posterity  of  Baa- 
 sha, even  the  7iosterity  of  liis  house,  and 
 have  given  up  thy  house  as  the  house  of  Jero 
 beam  son  of  Js  el^at ;  ■*  him  who  dieth  of  Baashp 
 Q 
 
 in  a_  city  do  the  dogs  eat,  and  him  who  dietb 
 of  his  in  a  field  do  fowl  of  the  heavens  eat.' 
 
 '•  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Baasha,  and 
 that  which  he  did,  and  his  might,  are  they 
 not  written  on  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of 
 the  kings  of  Israel  ?  «  And  Baasha  lieth  witli 
 his  fathers,  and  is  buried  in  Tirzah,  and  Elah 
 his  son  reigneth  in  his  stead. 
 
 "  And  also  by  the  hand  of  Jehu  son  of  Han- 
 ani  the  prophet  a  word  of  Jehovah  hath 
 been  concerning  Baasha,  and  concerning  his 
 house,  and  concerning  all  the  evil  that  he  did 
 in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  to  provoke  Him  to 
 anger  with  the  work  of  his  hands,  to  be  like 
 the  house  of  Jeroboam,  and  concerning  that 
 for  which  he  smote  him. 
 
 *  In  the  twenty  and  sixth  year  of  Asa  king 
 of  Judah  reigned  hath  Elah  son  of  Baasha 
 over  Israel  in  Tirzah,  two  years;  ^and  con- 
 spire against  him  doth  his  servant  Zimri  (head 
 or  the  half  of  the  chariots)  and  he  is  in  Tirzah 
 drinking — a  drunkard  in  the  house  of  Arza, 
 who  is  over  the  house  in  l^rzah. 
 
 i^And  Zimri  cometh  in  and  smiteth  him, 
 and  putteth  him  to  death,  in  the  twenty 
 and  seventh  year  of  x\sa  king  of  Judah,  and 
 reigneth  in  his  stead ;  ^^  and  it  cometh  to 
 pass  in  '  his  reigning,  at  his  sitting  on  his 
 throne,  he  hath  smitten  the  whole  house  of 
 Baasha ;  he  hath  not  left  to  him  any  sitting 
 on  the  wall,  and  of  his  redeemers,  and  of  his 
 friends. 
 
 12  And  Zimi'i  destroyeth  the  whole  house  of 
 Baasha,  according  to  the  word  of  Jehovah, 
 that  He  spake  concerning  Baasha,  by  the 
 hand  of  Jehu  the  prophet :  i*  cuuceruiug  all 
 the  sins  of  Baasha,  and  the  sins  of  Elali  his 
 son,  that  they  sinned,  and  that  they  caused 
 Israel  to  sin  to  provoke  Jehovah,  God  of  Is- 
 rael, with  their  vanities,  i*  And  the  rest  of 
 the  matters  of  Elah,  and  all  that  he  did,  .are 
 they  not  written  on  the  book  of  the  Chronicles 
 of  the  kings  of  Israel  ? 
 
 15  In  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of  Asa 
 king  of  Judah,  reigned  hath  Zimri  seven  days 
 in  Tirzah;  and  the  people  are  encamping 
 against  Gibbethon,  which  is  to  the  Philis- 
 tines ;  1®  and  the  people  who  are  encamping 
 hear,  saying,  'Zimri  hath  conspired,  and  also 
 liath  smitten  the  king;'  and  all  Israel  cause 
 Omi'i  head  of  the  host  to  reign  over  Israel  on 
 that  day  in  the  camp.  i''And  Onu-i  goeth 
 up,  and  all  Israel  with  him,  from  Gibbethon, 
 and  tliev  lay  siege  to  Tirzah. 
 
 '8  A  ml  it  cometh  to  i)ass,  at  Zimri's  seeing 
 that  the  city  hath  been  captured,  that  he 
 cometh  in  unto  a  high  place  of  tlie  house 
 of  the  king,  and  burueth  over  him  the  house 
 of  the  king  with  fire,  and  dieth,  i"  for  his  sins 
 that  he  sinned,  to  do  tiie  evil  thing  in  the 
 eyes  of  Jehovah,  to  walli  in  the  way  of  Jero- 
 boam, and  in  his  sin  that  he  did,  to  cause 
 Israel  to  sin  ;  20  and  the  rest  of  the  matters  of 
 Zimri,  and  his  conspiracy  that  he  made,  are 
 they  not  written  on  the  book  of  the  Chron- 
 icles of  the  Idngs  of  Israel  ? 
 
 21  Then  are  the  sons  of  Israel  parted  into 
 halves;  half  of  the  people  liath  been  after 
 Tibni  son  of  Giuath  to  cause  him  to  reign, 
 and  the  half  after  Omi-i ;  2-  and  stronger  are 
 f.lic  people  tliat  are  after  Omri  tlian  the  people 
 241 
 
Ahab's  wickedness. 
 
 XVI.  23.— 1  KINGS.— XVIII.  3. 
 
 Elijah  fed  by  ravens. 
 
 that  are  after  Tibui  son  of  Giuath,  and  Tibni 
 dieth,  and  Omri  reign  etli. 
 
 '3  In  the  thirty  and  first  year  of  Asa  king 
 of  Judah  reigned  hath  Omri  over  Israel  twelve 
 years ;  in  Tirzah  he  hath  reigned  six  years, 
 **and  he  bnyeth  the  mount  Samaria  from 
 Shemer,  with  two  talents  of  silver,  and  Ijuild- 
 eth  on  the  mount,  and  calleth  the  name  of  tlie 
 city  that  he  hath  built  by  the  name  of  She- 
 mer, lord  of  the  hill — Samaria. 
 
 *'  And  Omri  doth  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes 
 of  Jehovah,  and  doth  evil  above  all  who  are 
 before  him,  -''  and  walketh  in  all  the  way  of 
 Jeroboam  sou  of  Nebat,  and  in  his  sin  that 
 he  caused  Israel  to  sin,  to  j)rovoke  Jehovah, 
 God  of  Israel,  with  their  vanities.  -''And 
 the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Omri  that  he  did, 
 and  his  might  tliat  he  got,  arc  they  not 
 written  ou  the  ))ook  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
 kings  of  Israel  ?  -*  A  nd  Omri  lieth  with  his 
 fathers,  and  is  buried  in  Samaria,  and  Ahab 
 his  son  reigueth  in  his  stead. 
 
 "'  And  AhaV)  son  of  Omri  hath  reigned 
 over  Israel  in  the  thirty  and  eighth  year  of 
 Asa  king  of  Judah,  and  Ahab  sou  of  Omri 
 reigneth  over  Israel  in  Samaria  twenty  and 
 two  years,  •"'  and  Ahab  son  of  Omri  doth  the 
 evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  above  all 
 who  are,  befoi'c  him. 
 
 31  And  it  Cometh  to  pass — hath  it  been  light 
 liis  walking  iu  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  son  of 
 Nel)at?  —  then  he  taketh  a  Avife,  Jezebel 
 daughter  of  Ethbaal,  king  of  the  Zidouiaus, 
 and  goeth  and  serveth  Baal,  and  boweth  him- 
 self to  it,  2-  and  raiseth  up  an  altar  for  Baal, 
 in  the  house  of  the  Baal,  that  he  built  iu 
 Samaria;  '^■^  and  Ahab  maketh  the  shrine,  and 
 Ahab  addeth  to  do  so  as  to  provoke  Jehovah, 
 God  of  Israel,  above  all  the  kings  of  Israel 
 who  have  been  before  him. 
 
 '^lu  his  days  hath  Hielthe  Beth-Elite 
 built  Jericho  ;  in  Abiram  his  first-born  he 
 laid  its  foimdation,  and  in  Segub  his  youngest 
 he  set  up  its  doors,  according  to  the  word  of 
 Jehovah  that  He  spake  by  the  hand  of  Jo- 
 shua son  of  Nim. 
 
 XVII.  1  AND  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  of  the 
 inhabitants  of  Gilead,  saith  imto  Aliab,  '  Je- 
 liovah,  God  of  Israel,  liveth,  liefore  whom  1 
 liave  stood,  there  is  not  these  years  dew  and 
 rain.  excei)t  according  to  my  word.' 
 
 ^  And  the  word  of  Jehovah  is  unto  liini, 
 saying,  -''Go  from  this 7?Z(7C<3;  and  thoii  hast 
 turned  for  thee  eastward,  and  been  liidden 
 by  the  brook  Glierith,  that  7.s'  on  the  front 
 of  the  Jordan,  *and  it  hath  been,  from  the 
 brook  thou  do.st  drink,  and  the  ravens  I  have 
 commanded  to  sustain  thee  there.' 
 
 *Aud  he  goeth  and  doth  according  to  tlie 
 word  of  Jehovah,  yea,  he  goeth  and  dwclleth 
 by  tlie  brook  Cherith,  that  is  on  tlic  front  of 
 the  Jordan,  "and  the  ravens  are  bringing  to 
 him  bread  and  i!esh  iu  the  morning,  and 
 Viread  and  flesh  in  the  evening,  and  of  the 
 brook  he  drinketh. 
 
 "And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  cud  of  days, 
 tliat  tlie  l)iook  di'ieth  up,  for  there  hath  been 
 no  rain  in  the  land,  ^  and  the  word  of  Jeho- 
 vah is  unto  him,  saying,  "  '  Ei.sc,  go  to  Zaren- 
 hatli,  that  is  to  Zidon,  and  tliou  hast  dwelt 
 242 
 
 there ;  lo,  I  have  commanded  there  a  widow 
 woman  to  sustain  thee.' 
 
 '"And  he  riseth,  and  goeth  to  Zarephath, 
 and  cometh  in  unto  the  opening  of  the  city, 
 and  lo  there,  a  widow  woman  gathering  sticks, 
 aud  he  calleth  unto  her,  and  saith,  '  Bring,  1 
 pray  thee,  to  me,  a  little  water  in  a  vessel, 
 and  I  drink.'  ^^And  she  goeth  to  bring  it, 
 and  he  calleth  unto  her  and  saith,  '  Bring,  I 
 pray  thee,  to  me  a  morsel  of  bread  in  thy 
 hand.' 
 
 i-And  she  saith,  'Jehovah  thy  God  liveth, 
 I  have  not  a  cake,  but  the  fulness  of  the  hand 
 of  meal  in  a  pitcher,  and  a  little  oil  iu  a  dish ; 
 and  lo,  I  am  gathering  two  sticks,  aud  have 
 gone  iu  aud  prepared  it  for  myself,  and  for 
 my  sou,  aud  we  have  eaten  it— and  died.' 
 
 1"*  And  Elijah  saith  unto  her,  'Fear  not,  go, 
 do  according  to  thy  word,  only  make  for  me 
 thence  a  little  cake,  in  the  first  iJace,  and 
 thou  hast  brought  out  to  me:  and  for  thee 
 and  for  thy  son  make— last;  "for  thus  said 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  The  pitcher  of  meal 
 is  not  consumed,  and  the  dish  of  oil  is  not 
 lacking,  till  the  day  of  Jehovah's  giving  a 
 shower  on  the  face  of  the  gi'ound.' 
 
 i^And  she  goeth,  and  doth  according  to  the 
 word  of  Elijah,  and  she  eateth.  she  and  he, 
 and  her  household — days;  ^''tue  pitcher  of 
 meal  was  not  consumed,  and  the  dish  of  oil 
 did  not  lack,  according  to  the  word  of  Jeho- 
 vah that  He  spake  by  the  hand  of  Elijah. 
 
 1'' And  it  cometh  to  pass,  after  these  things, 
 the  son  of  the  woman,  mistress  of  the  house, 
 hath  been  sick,  and  his  sickness  is  very 
 severe  till  that  no  breath  hath  been  left  in 
 him.  ^8  And  she  saith  unto  Elijah,  'Wliat — 
 to  me  and  to  thee,  0  man  of  God?  thou  hast 
 come  unto  me  to  cause  mine  iniquity  to  be  re- 
 membered, and  to  put  my  son  to  death ! ' 
 
 i^And  he  saith  luito  her,  'Give  to  me  thy 
 son;'  and  he  taketh  him  out  of  her  bosom, 
 and  taketh  him  u]i  imto  the  upper  chambei 
 ^-'here  he  is  abiding,  and  layetn  him  on  hia 
 I  tvn  bed,  '"and  crieth  unto  Jehovah,  and  saith, 
 '  Fehovah  my  God,  also  on  the  widow  with 
 \<hom  1  am  sojourning  liastThou  done  evil — 
 t')  put  her  son  to  death?' 
 
 -^  And  he  stretclietli  liimself  out  on  the  lad 
 three  times,  and  calleth  unto  Jehovah,  and 
 saith,  '0  Jehovah  my  God,  let  turnback,  1 
 jirav  Tliee,  the  soul  of  this  lad  into  his 
 midst;'  --and  Jehovah  hearkcucth  to  the 
 voice  of  Elijah,  and  the  soul  of  tliejlad  turn- 
 cth  back  into  his  midst,  and  he  liveth. 
 
 -•'And  Elijah  taketh  the  lad,  and  Iningeth 
 him  down  from  the  ujiper  chaniljer  of  the 
 house,  and  giveth  liim  to  his  mother,  and 
 Elij.ah  saith,  'Sec,  thy  son  liveth!'  '-^  And  tlie 
 woman  saith  unto  Elijah,  'Now,  this  1  have 
 known,  that  a  man  of  God  thou  art,  aud  the 
 word  of  Jehovah  m  thy  mouth  is  truth.' 
 
 XVIII.  1 ANH  the  davs  arc  many,  and  tlio 
 word  of  Jehovah  hath  been  unto  lOlijah  in 
 the  third  year,  saying,  'Go,  appear  imto 
 Ahab,  and  I  give  rain  on  tlie  face  of  tlie 
 ground;'  "and  Elijah  goeth  to  aiii)ear  unto 
 Ahab. 
 
 And  the  famine  is  severe  in  Samaria,  ^  and 
 Ahab  calleth  unto  Obadiah,  who  is  over  the 
 
Elijah  meets  AJidb. 
 
 house — aud  Obadiah  bath  beeu  fearing  Jcho- 
 vali  greatly,  ■*  aud  it  cometh  to  j^ass,  in  Jeze- 
 bel's cutting  oft'  the  jjrophets  of  Jehovah, 
 that  Obadiah  taketh  a  hundred  prophets, 
 and  hideth  tliem,  liftj^  men  in  a  cave,  and 
 hatb  sustained  them  Avitli  bread  and  water — 
 ^  and  Ahab  saith  imto  Obadiah,  '  Go  thi-ough 
 the  land,  unto  all  fountains  of  waters,  and 
 unto  all  the  brooks,  if  so  be  we  find  hay,  and 
 keep  alive  horse  and  mule,  and  do  not  cut  off 
 any  of  the  cattle.' 
 
 "And  they  apportion  to  themselves  the 
 land,  to  pass  over  into  it ;  Ahab  bath  gone  in 
 one  way  by  himself,  and  Obadiab  hath  gone 
 in  another  way  by  himself;  ''and  Obadiah  Is 
 in  the  way,  and  lo,  Ehjah — to  meet  him;  and 
 he  discerneth  him,  aud  falleth  on  bis  face, 
 and  saith,  'Art  thou  he — my  lord  Elijah? 
 "  And  be  saith  to  him,  '  I  am;  go,  say  to  thy 
 lord,  Lo,  Elijah.' 
 
 ^  And  he  saith,  '  What  have  I  sinned,  that 
 thou  art  giving  thy  servant  into  the  band  of 
 Ahab — to  put  me  to  death?  ^"Jehovah  thy 
 God  liveth,  if  there  is  a  nation  and  kingdom 
 whither  my  lord  hath  not  sent  to  seek  thee ; 
 and  they  said.  He  is  not,  then  he  caused  the 
 kingdom  and  the  nation  to  swear,  that  it 
 doth  not  find  thee ;  ^^  and  now,  thou  art  say- 
 ing, Go,  say  to  thy  lord,  Lo,  Ehjah;  ^-and  it 
 hath  been,  I  go  from  thee,  and  the  Spirit  of 
 Jehovah  doth  lift  thee  up,  whither  I  know 
 not,  and  1  have  come  to  declare  to  Ahab,  and 
 he  doth  not  find  thee,  and  be  hath  slain  me; 
 and  thy  servant  is  fearing  Jehovah  from  my 
 youth. 
 
 ^^'Hatb  it  not  been  declared  to  my  lord 
 that  which  I  have  done  in  Jezebel's  slaying 
 the  prophets  of  Jehovah,  that  I  hide  of  the 
 in-ophets  of  Jehovah  a  hundred  men,  fifty  by 
 nfty  in  a  cave, 'and  sustained  them  with  breaa 
 and  water?  "and  now  thou  art  saying,  Go, 
 say  to  my  lord,  Lo,  Ehjah — and  he  hath 
 slain  me ! 
 
 1^  And  Ehjah  saith,  '  Jehovah  of  Hosts 
 liveth,  before  whom  I  have  stood,  surely  to- 
 day I  appear  imto  him.'  i^Aiid  Obadiah 
 goeth  to  meet  Ahab,  and  declareth  it  to  him, 
 and  Ahab  goeth  to  meet  Ehjah,  ^^  and  it 
 cometh  to  pass  at  Ahab's  seeing  Ehjah,  that 
 Ahab  saith  unto  him,  'Art  thou  he — the 
 troubler  of  Israel?' 
 
 18  And  he  saith,  '  I  have  not  troubled  Israel, 
 but  thou  and  the  bouse  of  thy  f atlier,  in  your 
 forsaking  the  commands  of  Jehovah,  and 
 thou  goest  after  the  Baahm ;  ^^  and  now, 
 send,  gather  unto  me  all  Israel,  unto  the 
 moimt  of  Carmel,  and  the  prophets  of  Baal 
 four  hundred  and  fifty,  and  the  prophets  of 
 the  shrine,  four  himdred — eating  at  the  table 
 of  Jezebel.' 
 
 "*  And  Ahab  sendeth  among  all  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  aud  gathereth  the  prophets  unto  the 
 mount  of  Carmel;  -^ and  Ehjah  cometh  nigh 
 iinto  all  the  people,  and  saith,  '  Till  when  are 
 ye  leaping  on  the  two  branches?— if  Jehovah 
 is  God,  go  after  Him :  and  if  Baal,  go  after 
 him ;'  aud  the  people  have  not  answered  him 
 a  word. 
 
 ^^And  Elijah  saith  unto  the  people,  'I — I 
 have  been  left  a  jn-ophet  of  Jehovah  —  by 
 myself;  land  the  prophets  of  Baal  are  four 
 
 xviii.  4.— 1  KINGS.— xviii.  39.      Trial  of  tlie  false  propheis. 
 
 himdred  aud  fifty  men;  =3 and  let  thetn  give 
 to  us  two  bullocks,  and  they  choose  for  them- 
 selves the  one  bullock,  and  cut  it  in  ])ieces, 
 and  place  it  on  the  wood,  and  place  no  fire; 
 and  I— I  prepare  the  other  bullock,  aud  lia\  c 
 put  it  on  the  wood,  and  fire  I  do  not  place  :-- 
 ■•^  and  ye  have  called  in  the  name  of  your  god, 
 and  I — I  call  iu  the  name  of  Jehovah,  and  it 
 bath  been,  the  god  who  answereth  by  fire- 
 He  is  the  God.'  And  all  the  peojile  answer 
 and  say,  'Good  is  the  word.' 
 
 25  And  Ehjah  saith  to  the  prophets  of  Baal, 
 '  Choose  for  you  the  one  bullock,  aud  pre- 
 pare first,  for  ye  are  the  multitude,  and  call 
 ye  in  the  name  of  your  god,  and  place  no  fire.' 
 
 "•^  And  they  take  the  bullock  that  one  gave 
 to  them,  aud  prepare,  aud  caU  in  the  name 
 of  Baal  from  the  morning  even  till  the  noon, 
 saying,  '  0  Baal,  answer  us ! '  and  there  is  no 
 voice,  and  there  is  none  answering ;  and  they 
 leap  on  the  altar  that  one  had  made. 
 
 ^Aud  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  noon,  that 
 Elijah  playeth  on  them,  and  saith,  'CaU 
 with  a  loud  voice,  for  be  is  a  god,  for  be  is 
 meditating,  or  pursuing,  or  on  a  journey;  it 
 may  be  he  is  asleep,  and  doth  awake.' 
 
 "8  And  they  caU  with  a  loud  voice,  and  cut 
 themselves,  according  to  their  ordinance,  with 
 swords  and  with  spears,  till  a  flowing  of 
 blood  is  on  them;  ^and  it  cometh  to  pass,  at 
 the  passing  by  of  the  noon,  that  they  feign 
 themselves  prophets  tiU  the  going  up  of  the 
 present,  and_ there  is  no  voice,  and  there  is 
 none  answering,  and  there  is  none  attending. 
 
 30  And  Elijah  saith  to  aU  the  people,  'Come 
 nigh  imto  me ; '  and  all  the  people  come  nidi 
 imto  him,  and  be  repaireth  the  altar  of  Je- 
 hovah that  is  broken  down;  ^land  Elijah 
 taketh  twelve  stones,  according  to  the  num- 
 ber of  the  tribes  of  the  sons  of  Jacob,  unto 
 whom  the  word  of  Jehovah  was,  saying, 
 '  Israel  is  thy  name ; '  ^'^  and  he  buildetb  with 
 the  stones  an  altar,  in  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 and  maketh  a  trench,  as  about  the  space  of 
 two  measures  of  seed,  round  about  the  altar. 
 
 3^  And  he  arrangeth  the  wood,  and  cuttetb 
 in  pieces  the  bullock,  and  placetb  it  on  the 
 wood,  and  saith,  'Fill  ye  four  pitchers  of 
 water,  and  pour  on  the  burnt-offering,  and 
 on  the  wood;  ^^and  be  saith.  Do  it  a  second 
 time;'  and  they  do  it  a  second  time;  and  be 
 saith,  'Do  it  a  third  time;'  and  they  do  it  a 
 thu-d  time ;  ^^  and  the  water  goeth  round 
 about  the  altar,  and  also,  the  trench  be  hath 
 filled  with  water. 
 
 2^  Aud  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  going  up  of 
 the  evening -wezent,  that  Elijah  the  ]iro]ihet 
 cometh  nigh  aud  saith,  'Jehovah,  God  of 
 Abraham,  Isaac,  aud  Israel,  to-day  let  it  be 
 known  that  Thou  art  God  in  Israel,  a)ul  1 
 Thy  servant,  that  by  Thy  word  I  have  done 
 tlie  whole  of  these  things;  ■*'' answer  me,  0 
 Jehovah,  answer  me,  aud  this  people  doth 
 know  that  Thou  art  Jehovah  God;  aud  Tliou 
 hast  turned  their  heart  backward.' 
 
 38 And  there  falleth  a  fire  of  Jehovah,  and 
 consumeth  the  burnt-offering,  and  the  wood, 
 and  the  stones,  and  the  dust,  and  the  water 
 that  is  in  the  trench  it  hath  licked  up. 
 
 ^y  And  all  the  people  see,  and  fall  on  their 
 faces,   and  say,    'Jehovah,    He  is  the  God 
 243 
 
Elijah  answereth  by  fire. 
 
 XVIII.  40.— 1  KINGS.— XX.  6. 
 
 The  call  of  Elisha. 
 
 Jehovah,  He  is  the  God.'  ^"And  Elijah  saitli 
 to  them,  'Catch  ye  the  prophets  of  Baal;  let 
 not  a  man  escape  of  them ; '  and  they  catcJi 
 them,  and  Elijah  brin<reth  them  down  imto 
 the  stream  Kishon,  and  doth  slaughter  them 
 there. 
 
 ^^And  Elijah  saith  to  Ahab,  'Go  uj},  eat 
 and  drink,  because  of  the  sound  of  the  noise 
 of  the  shower.'  ^"  And  Ahab  goeth  up  to  eat, 
 and  to  drink,  and  Elijah  hath  gone  up  unto 
 the  top  of  Carmel,  and  he  stretch  eth  himself 
 out  on  the  earth,  and  he  placeth  his  face  be- 
 tween his  knees,  *^  and  saith  unto  his  young 
 man,  '  Go  up,  I  pray  thee,  look  attentively  the 
 way  of  the  sea ;  and  he  goeth  up  and  looketh 
 attentively,  and  saith,  'There  is  nothing;' 
 and  he  saith,  '  Turn  back,'  seven  times. 
 
 •"  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  seventh, 
 that '  he  saith,  '  Lo,  a  little  tliicluiess  as  the 
 palm  of  a  man  is  coming  up  out  of  the  sea.' 
 And  he  saith,  'Go  up,  say  unto  Ahab,  'Bind 
 — and  go  down,  and  the  shower  doth  not  re- 
 strain thee.' 
 
 ^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  meantime, 
 that  the  heavens  have  become  black — thick 
 clouds  and  wind — and  the  shower  is  great ; 
 and  Ahab  rideth,  and  goeth  to  Jezi-eel,  '"'•and 
 the  hand  of  Jehovah  hath  been  on  Elijah, 
 and  he  girdeth  up  liis  loins,  and  runneth  be- 
 fore Ahab,  till  thine  entering  Jezreel. 
 
 XIX.  1  AND  Ahab  declareth  to  Jezebel  all 
 that  Elijah  did,  and  all  how  he  slew  all  the 
 l)rophets  by  the  sword,  "^  and  Jezebel  seudeth 
 a  messenger  unto  Elijah,  saying,  'Thus  doth 
 the  gods,  and  thus  do  they  add,  surely  about 
 this  time  to-morrow,  I  make  thy  life  as  the 
 life  of  one  of  them.' 
 
 •*  And  he  feareth,  and  riseth,  and  goeth  for 
 his  life,  and  cometh  in  to  Beer-Sheba,  that 
 is  Judah's,  and  leaveth  his  yoimg  man  there, 
 ■•and  he  himself  hath  gone  into  the  wilderness 
 a  day's  journey,  and  cometh  and  sitteth  under 
 a  certain  retem-tree,  and  desireth  his  soul 
 to  die,  and  saith,  '  Enough,  now,  0  Jehovah, 
 take  my  soul,  for  I  am  not  better  than  my 
 fathers.' 
 
 ^  And  he  lieth  down  and  sleepeth  under  a 
 certain  retem-trce,  and  lo,  a  messenger  com- 
 eth against  him,  and  saith  to  him,  'Rise,  eat ;' 
 "and  he  looketh  atteutivcljf,  and  lo,  at  his 
 bolster  a  cake  bakcn  on  burning  stones,  and  a 
 dish  of  water,  and  he  eateth,  and  drinketh, 
 and  turneth,  and  licth  down. 
 
 ^  And  the  messenger  of  Jchovali  turneth 
 back  a  second  tiuic,  and  cometh  against  him, 
 and  saith,  '  Rise,  eat,  for  the  way  is  too  great 
 for  thee;'  ^and  he  riseth,  and  eateth,  and 
 drinketh,  and  goeth  in  the  power  of  that  food 
 forty  days  and  forty  nights,  unto  the  mount 
 of  (jod — Horcb. 
 
 ^And  he  cometh  in  there,' unto  the  cave, 
 a)id  lodgeth  there,  and  lo,  the  word  of  Jeho- 
 vah is  unto  him,  and  saith  to  liim,  'What — 
 to  thee,  here,  Elijah?'  ^<'And  he  saitli,  'I 
 liave  been  very  zealous  for  Jehovah,  God  of 
 Hosts,  for  the  sons  of  Israel  have  forsaken 
 Thy  covenant — Thine  altars  they  liave  thrown 
 down,  and  Thy  prophets  they  have  slain  by 
 the  Bword,  and  I  am  left,  1,  by  myself,  and 
 they  seek  my  life— to  take  it.' 
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 11  And  He  saith,  '(lO  out,  and  thou  hast 
 stood  in  the  mount  before  Jehovah.'  And 
 lo,  Jehovah  is  passing  by,  and  a  wind — great 
 and  strong — is  rending  mountains,  and  shiver- 
 ing rocks  before  Jehovah:— not  in  the  wind 
 is  Jehovah;  and  after  the  wind  a  shaking: — 
 not  in  the  shaking  is  Jehovah;  i^and  after 
 the  shaking  a  fire: — not  in  the  fire  is  Jeho- 
 vah; and  after  the  fire  a  voice  still  small; 
 1^  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  .at  Eliiah's  hearing 
 it,  that  he  wrax)peth  his  face  in  nis  robe,  and 
 goeth  out,  and  standeth  at  the  opening  of  the 
 cave,  and  lo,  unto  him  is  a  voice,  and  it  saith, 
 'What— to  thee,  here,  Ehjah?' 
 
 1*  And  he  saith,  '  I  liave  been  very  zealous 
 for  Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts ;  for  the  sons  of 
 Israel  have  forsaken  Thy  covenant.  Thine 
 altars  they  have  thrown  down,  and  Thy 
 prophets  they  have  slain  by  the  sword,  and 
 i  am  left,  I,  by  myself,  and  they  seek  my  life 
 — to  take  it.' 
 
 ^*  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  him,  '  Go  turn 
 back  on  thy  way  to  the  wilderness  of  Damas- 
 cus, aud  thou  hast  gone  in,  and  anointed 
 Hazael  for  king  over  Ai-am,  i"  and  Jehu  son 
 of  Nimshi  thou  dost  anoint  for  king  over 
 Israel,  and  Elisha  son  of  Shaphat,  of  Abel- 
 Mehol.ih,  thou  dost  anoint  for  proiihet  in  thy 
 stead. 
 
 1''  'And  it  hath  been,  him  who  is  escaped  from 
 the  sword  of  H  azael,  put  to  death  doth  Jehu, 
 aud  him  who  is  escaped  from  tlie  sword  of 
 Jehu  put  to  death  doth  Elisha ;  '^  and  I  have 
 left  in  Israel  seven  thousand,  all  the  knees 
 that  have  not  bowed  to  Baal,  and  every  mouth 
 that  hath  not  kissed  him.' 
 
 1^  And  he  goeth  thence,  aud  fiudeth  Elisha 
 son  of  Shaphat,  and  he  is  ]>lowDg ;  twelve  yoke 
 are  before  him,  and  lie  is  with  the  twelfth ; 
 .and  Elijah  passeth  over  unto  him,  and  casteth 
 his  robe  upon  him,  -"and  he  forsakcth  the 
 oxen,  aud  runneth  after  Elijah,  aud  s.aith, 
 '  Let  me  give  a  kiss,  I  pr.ay  thee,  to  my  father 
 and  to  my  mother,  .and  I  go  after  thee. '  And 
 he  saith  to  him,  '  Go,  turn  back,  for  what 
 have  I  done  to  thee  ?'  "'  Aud  he  turneth 
 back  from  after  him,  and  taketh  the  yoke  of 
 oxen,  and  saerificeth  it,  and  with  instruments 
 of  the  oxen  he  hath  boiled  their  llesh,  and 
 giveth  to  the  peoi)le,  and  they  cat,  and  ho 
 riseth,  and  goeth  after  Elijah,  and  serveth 
 him. 
 
 XX.  1  AND  Ben-Hadcad  king  of  Aram  h.ath 
 gathered  all  his  force,  and  thirty  and  two 
 kings  are  with  him,  and  horse  and  ch.ariot, 
 and  he  goeth  up  and  layeth  sicse  against 
 Samaria,  and  fightcth  with  it,  -  and  scndeth 
 messengers  unto  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  to  the 
 city,  ^and  saith  to  him,  'Thus  said  Ben-Ha- 
 dad,  '  Thy  silver  and  thy  gold  are  mine,  and 
 tliy  wives  and  thy  sons — the  best — are  mine.' 
 
 ^And  the  king  of  Israel  answereth  and 
 saith,  'Accordiug  to  tliv  word,  my  lord,  0 
 king  :  I  am  thine,  aud  all  that  I  have.' 
 
 ^And  the  messengers  turn  back  and  say, 
 'Thus  spake  Bcn-H,adad,  saying.  Surely  I 
 sent  unto  thee,  saying,  I'hy  silver,  and  thy 
 gold,  and  thy  wives,  and  thy  sons,  to  mc  thou 
 dost  give;  "for  if,  at  this  time  to-raorrow,  I 
 send  my  servants  luito  thee  then  they  have 
 
Ben-Hadad  lesieges  Samaria.      xx.  7.— 1  KINGS.— xx.  36. 
 
 Defeat  of  Ben-Hadad. 
 
 searched  tliy  hoiise,  and  the  houses  of  thy 
 servants,  and  it  liath  been,  every  desirable 
 thing  of  thine  eyes  they  place  in  their  hand, 
 and  have  taken  away.' 
 
 ^  And  the  king  of  Israel  calleth  to  all  the 
 elders  of  the  land,  and  saith,  'Know,  I  pray 
 you,  and  see  that  evil  this  o?;e  is  seeking,  for.he 
 sent  unto  me  for  ray  wives,  and  for  my  sons, 
 and  for  my  silver,  and  for  my  gold,  and  I 
 withheld  not  from  him.'  ^  And  all  the  elders 
 and  all  the  people  say  unto  him,  '  Do  not 
 hearken,  nor  consent.' 
 
 8  And  he  saith  to  :  the  messengers  of  Ben- 
 Hadad,  'Say  to  my  lord  the  king,  All  that 
 thou  didst  send  for  unto  thy  servant  at  the 
 first  I  do,  and  this  thing  I  am  not  able  to  do ; ' 
 and  the  messengers  go  and  take  him  back 
 word. 
 
 i^And  Ben-Hadad  sendcth  unto  him,  and 
 saith,  'Thus  do  the  gods  to  me,  and  thiis 
 do  they  add,  if  the  dust  of  Samaria  suffice  for 
 handfuls  for  aUthe  people  who  are  at  my  feet. ' 
 11  And  the  king  of  Israel  answereth  and  saith, 
 'Speak  ye:  let  not  him  who  is  girding  on 
 boast  himself  as  him  who  is  loosing  Ids  ar- 
 mour.'' 
 
 1-  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  at  the  hearing  of 
 this  word — and  he  is  drinking,  he  and  the 
 kings,  in  the  booths — that  he  saith  unto  his 
 servants,  '  Set  yourselves ; '  and  they  set 
 themselves  against  the  city. 
 
 1^  And  lo,  a  certain  prophet  hath  come  nigh 
 unto  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  and  saith,  '  Thus 
 said  Jehovah,  '  Hast  thou  seen  all  this  great 
 multitude?  lo,  lam  giving  it  into  thy  hand 
 to-day,  and  thou  hast  known  that  I  am  Je- 
 hovah.' 
 
 "And  Ahab_ saith,  'By  whom?'  and  he 
 saith,  'Thus  said  Jehovah,  By  the  young  men 
 of  the  heads  of  the  provinces ;'  and  he  saith, 
 'Who  doth  direct  the  battle?'  and  he  saith, 
 'Thou.' 
 
 1'  And  he  inspecteth  the  young  men  of  the 
 heads  of  the  provinces,  and  they  are  two 
 himdred,  two  and  thirty,  and  after  them  he 
 hath  inspecteth  the  whole  of  the  people,  all 
 the  sons  of  Israel,  seven  thousand,  ^^  and 
 they  go  out  at  noon,  and  Ben-Hadad  is  drink- 
 ing— drunk  in  the  booths,  he  and  the  kings, 
 the  thirty  and  two  kings,  helping  him. 
 
 17  And  the  young  men  of  the  heads  of  the 
 provinces  go  out  at  the  first,  and  Ben-Hadad 
 sendeth,  and  they  declare  to  him,  saying, 
 'Men  have  come  out  of  Samaria.'  i^And  he 
 saith,  '  If  for  peace  they  have  come  out — catch 
 them  alive ;  and  if  for  battle  they  have  come 
 out — alive  catch  them.' 
 
 1^  And  these  have  gone  out  of  the  city — the 
 young  men  of  the  heads  of  the  provinces — and 
 the  force  that  is  after  them,  "**  and  smite  each 
 his  man,  and  .Aram  fleeth,  and  Israel  pur- 
 sueth  them,  and  Ben-Hadad  king  of  Aram 
 escapeth  on  a  horse,  and  the  horsemen ;  -i  and 
 the  king  of  Israel  goeth  out,  and  smiteth  the 
 horses,  and  the  charioteers,  and  hath  smitten 
 among  the  Aramaeans  a  great  smiting. 
 
 ~  And  the  prophet  cometh  nigh  imto  the 
 King  of  Israel,  and  saith  to  him,  '  (ro,  streng- 
 then thyself,  and  know  and  see  that  which 
 thou  dost,  for  at  the  turn  of  the  year  the 
 king  of  Aram  is  coming  up  against  thee.' 
 
 ^'  And  the  servants  of  the  king  of  Arani 
 said  unto  him,  '  Gods  of  hills  are  their  gods, 
 therefore  tlioy  were  stronger  than  we ;  and  yet, 
 we  fight  "vvith  them  in  the  plain — are  we  not 
 stronger  than  they? 
 
 -^  'Andthisthingdothou:  turn  aside  the  kings 
 each  out  of  his  place,  and  set  captains  in  theit 
 stead ;  -'  and  thou,  number  to  thee  a  force  as 
 the  force  that  is  fallen  from  thee,  and  horse 
 for  horse,  and  chariot  for  chariot,  and  we 
 fight  with  them  in  the  plain;  are  we  not 
 stronger  than  they?'  and  he  hearkeneth  to 
 their  voice,  and  doth  so. 
 
 "s  And  it  cometh  to  pass  at  the  turn  of  the 
 year,  that  Ben-Hadad  inspecteth  the  Ara- 
 maeans, and  goeth  up  to  Aphek,  to  battle 
 with  Israel,  ^^and  the  sons  of  Israel  have 
 been  inspected,  and  supported,  and  go  to  meet 
 them,  and  the  sons  of  Israel  encamp  before 
 them,  like  two  flocks  of  goats,  and  the  Ara- 
 maeans have  filled  the  land. 
 
 -8  And  there  cometh  nigh  a  man  of  God, 
 and  speaketh  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  and 
 saith,  '  Thus  said  Jehovah,  Because  that  the 
 Aramaeans  have  said,  God  of  hills  is  Jehovah, 
 and  He  is  not  God  of  valleys — I  have  given 
 the  wliole  of  this  ,t;ioat  multitude  into  thy 
 hand,  and  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Je- 
 hovah.' 
 
 -■3  And  they  encamp  one  over-against  an- 
 other seven  days,  and  it  cometh  to  pass  on 
 the  seventh  day,  that  the  battle  draweth 
 near,  and  the  sons  of  Israel  smite  Aram — a 
 hundred  thousand  footmen  in  one  day.  ^^  And 
 those  left  flee  to  Aphek,  unto  the  city,  and 
 the  wall  falleth  on  twenty  and  seven  chief 
 men  who  are  left,  and  Ben-Hadad  hath  fled, 
 and  cometh  in  unto  the  city,  into  the  inner- 
 most part.  _ 
 
 ^1  Ajid  his  servants  say  imto  him,  '  Lo,  we 
 pray  thee,  we  have  heard  that  the  kings  of 
 the  house  of  Israel — that  they  are  kind 
 kings ;  let  lis  put,  we  pray  thee,  sackcloth  on 
 our  loins,  and  ropes  on  our  heads,  and  we  go 
 out  unto  the  king  of  Israel ;  it  may  be  he  doth 
 keep  thee  alive.' 
 
 32  And  they  gird  sackcloth  on  their  loins, 
 and  ropes  are  on  their  heads,  and  they  come 
 in  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  and  say,  '  Thy  ser- 
 vant Ben-Hadad  hath  said,  Let  me  live,  I 
 pray  thee;'  and  he  saith,  'Is  he  yet  alive?  he 
 is  my  brother.' 
 
 33  And  the  men  observe  diligently,  and  has- 
 ten, and  catch  it  from  him,  and  say,  'Thy 
 brother  Ben-Hadad;'  and  he  saith,  'Go  ye  in, 
 bring  him  ;'  and  Ben-Hadad  cometh  out  unto 
 him,  and  he  causeth  him  to  come  iip  on  the 
 chariot.  34  ^^d  he  saith  unto  him,  '  The 
 cities  that  my  father  took  from  thy  father,  I 
 give  back,  and  streets  thoii  dost  make  for  thee 
 in  Damascus,  as  my  father  did  in  Samaria ; ' 
 — 'and  I,  with  a  covenant,  send  thee  away;' 
 and  he  maketh  with  him  a  covenant,  and 
 sendeth  him  away. 
 
 35  And  a  certain  man  of  the  sons  of  the  pro- 
 phets said  unto  his  neighbour  by  the  word  of 
 Jehovah,  'Smite  me,  I  pray  thee;'  and  the 
 man  refuseth  to  smite  him,  3Sand  he  saith  to 
 him,  'Because  that  thou  hast  not  hearkened 
 to  the  voice  of  Jehovah,  lo,  thou  art  going 
 from  me,  and  the  lion  hath  smitten  thee; 
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A  haVa  folly  reproved. 
 
 XX.  37—1  KINGS.— XXI.  28.        Nahoth  rmmlcred  by  Jezebel 
 
 aticl  he  goetli  from  liim,  and  the  lion  iindetli 
 him,  and  smiteth  him. 
 
 ^^  And  he  iindetli  another  man,  and  saith, 
 '  Smite  me,  I  pray  thee ; '  and  the  man  .smit- 
 eth him,  smitini?  and  wounding,  ^**  and  the 
 prophet  goeth  and  standeth  for  the  king  on 
 the  way,  and  disgiiiseth  liimseK  with  ashes 
 on  his  eyes. 
 
 ^3  And  it  Cometh  to  jiass- the  king  is  pass- 
 ing by — that  he  hath  cried  imto  the  king,  and 
 saith,  'Tliy  servant  went  out  into  the  midst 
 of  the  battle,  and  lo,  a  man  hath  turned  aside 
 and  bringeth  in  unto  me  a  man,  and  saith. 
 Keep  this  man  ;  if  he  be  at  all  missing,  then 
 hath  thy  life  been  for  his  life,  or  a  talent  of 
 silver  thou  dost  weigh  out;  *and  it  cometh 
 to  pass,  thy  servant  is  working  hither  and 
 thither,  and  he  is  not ! '  and  the  king  of  Israel 
 saith  imto  him,  Right  is  thy  judgment ;  thou 
 hast  determined  it. ' 
 
 *i  And  he  hasteth  and  turneth  aside  the 
 ashes  from  off  his  eyes,  and  the  king  of  Israa 
 discerneth  him,  that  he  in  of  the  prophets, 
 '-and  he  saith  unto  him,  'Thus  said  Jeho- 
 vah, Because  thou  liast  sent  away  the  man 
 I  devoted,  out  of  thy  hand,  even  thy  life 
 hath  been  for  his  life,  and  thy  people  for  his 
 people;'  '♦^and  the  king  of  Israel  goeth  unto 
 his  house,  sulky  and  wroth,  and  cometh  in  to 
 Samaria. 
 
 XXI.  '  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  after  these 
 things,  a  vineyard  hath  been  bo  Naboth  the 
 Jezreelite,  that  is  in  Jezreel,  near  the  pa- 
 lace of  Ahab  king  of  Samaria,  -and  Aliab 
 speaketh  unto  Naboth,  saying,  'Give  to  me 
 thy  vineyard,  and  it  is  to  me  for  a  garden 
 of  green  herbs,  for  it  is  near  by  my  house, 
 and  I  give  to  thee  in  its  stead  a  better  vine- 
 yard than  it ;  if  good  in  thine  eyes,  I  give  to 
 thee  silver — its  price.' 
 
 ^  And  Naboth  saith  unto  Ahab,  '  Far  be  it 
 from  me,  by  Jehovah,  my  giving  the  inheri- 
 tance of  my  fathers  to  thee;'  ^and  Ahab 
 cometh  in  unto  his  house,  sulky  and  -wi-oth, 
 because  of  the  word  that  Naboth  the  Jezreel- 
 ite hath  spoken  unto  him  when  he  saith, 
 *  I  do  not  give  to  thee  the  inheritance  of  my 
 fathers,'  and  he  lieth  do^vn  on  his  bed,  and 
 turneth  round  his  face,  and  hath  not  eaten 
 bread. 
 
 *  And  Jezebel  his  wife  cometh  in  unto  him, 
 and  speaketh  unto  liim,  'What  Is  this?— thy 
 spirit  sulky,  and  thou  art  not  eating  bread ! ' 
 "And  he  saith  unto  her,  'Because  I  speak 
 unto  Naboth  the  Jezreelite,  and  say  to  nim. 
 Give  to  me  thy  vineyard  for  money,  or  if  thou 
 desire,  I  give  to  thee  a  vineyard  in  its  stead  ; 
 and  he  saith,  I  do  not  give  to  thee  my  vine- 
 yard.' 
 
 ^And  Jezebel  his  wife  saith  unto  him, 
 '  Thou  now  dost  execute  rule  over  Israel  ! 
 rise,  eat  bread,  and  let  thy  heart  bo  glad, — I 
 do  give  to  thee  the  vineyard  of  Naboth  the 
 Jezreelite.' 
 
 *  And  she  writeth  letters  in  the  name  of 
 Ahab,  and  scaleth  with  his  seal,  and  scndcth 
 the  letters  unto  the  elders,  and  unto  the  free- 
 men, who  are  in  his  city,  those  dwelling  with 
 Naboth,  '■'  and  she  writeth  in  the  letters,  say- 
 ing, 'Proclaim  a  fast,   and  cause  Naboth  to 
 
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 sit  at  the  head  of  tlie  people,  '"and  cause 
 two  men— sons  of  worthlessncsa— to  sit  over- 
 against  him,  and  they  testify  of  him,  saying. 
 Thou  hast  blessed  God  and  Melecli ;  aiki 
 they  have  brought  him  out,  and  stoned  him, 
 and  he  dieth.' 
 
 ^1  And  the  men  of  his  city,  the  elders  and 
 the  freemen  who  are  dwelling  in  his  city,  do 
 as  Jezebel  hath  sent  unto  them,  as  written  in 
 the  letters  th.at  she  sent  unto  tliem,  ^-  they 
 have  proclaimed  a  fast,  and  caused  Naboth 
 to  sit  at  the  head  of  the  people,  '^  and  two 
 men  —  sons  of  worthlessness — come  in,  and 
 sit  over-against  him,  and  the  men  of  worth- 
 lessness testify  of  him,  even  Naboth,  before 
 the  people,  saying,  '  Naboth  blessed  God  and 
 Melech;'  and  they  take  him  out  to  the  out- 
 side of  the  city,  and  stone  him  with  stones, 
 and  he  dieth ;  ^^  and  they  send  unto  Jezebel, 
 saying,  'Naboth  was  stoned,  and  is  dead.' 
 
 1^  Aiid  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  Jezebel's  hear- 
 ing that  Naboth  hath  been  stoned,  and  is 
 dead,  that  Jezebel  saith  unto  Ahab,  '  Rise, 
 possess  the  vineyard  of  Naboth  the  Jezi-eel- 
 ite,  that  he  refused  to  give  to  thee  for 
 money,  for  Naboth  is  not  alive  but  dead.' 
 1"  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  Ahab's  hearing 
 that  Naboth  is  dead,  that  Ahab  riseth  to  go 
 down  unto  the  vineyard  of  Naboth  the  Jez- 
 reelite, to  possess  it. 
 
 '^  And  the  word  of  Jehovah  is  unto  Elijah 
 the  Tishbite,  saying,  i^ '  Rise,  go  down  to 
 meet  Ahab  king  of  Israel,  who  is  in  Samaria, 
 — lo,  in  the  vineyard  of  Naboth,  whither  lie 
 hath  gone  down  to  possess  it,  '''and  thou  hast 
 spoken  unto  him,  saying,  Thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Hast  thou  murdered,  and  also  x^ossessed? 
 and  thou  hast  si)oken  unto  him,  saying.  Thus 
 said  Jehovah,  In  the  place  where  the  doM 
 licked  the  blood  of  Naboth,  do  the  dogs  lick 
 thy  blood,  even  thine.' 
 
 -0  And  Ahab  saith  unto  Elijah,  '  Hast  thou 
 found  me,  0  mine  enemy?'  and  he  saith,  'I 
 have  found — because  of  thy  selling  tliyself  to 
 do  the  e\nl  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah ; 
 -'lo,  I  am  bringing  in  unto  thee  evil,  and 
 have  taken  away  thy  posterity,  and  cut  off 
 to  Ahab  those  sitting  on  the  wall,  and  re- 
 strained, and  left,  in  Israel,  --  and  given  up 
 thy  house  like  the  house  of  Jeroboam  son  of 
 Nebat,  and  like  the  house  of  Baasha  son 
 of  Ahijah,  for  the  provocation  with  which 
 thou  hast  provoked  Me,  and  dost  cause  Israel 
 to  sin. 
 
 -*  'And  also  of  Jezebel  hath  Jehovah  spoken, 
 saying,  The  dogs  do  eat  Jezebel  in  the  bul- 
 wark of  Jezreel;  -■'him  who  dieth  of  Ahab 
 in  a  city  do  the  dogs  eat,  and  him  who  dieth 
 in  a  field  do  fowl  of  the  heavens  cat;  -•'''sure- 
 ly there  liath  none  been  like  Ahab,  who  sold 
 himself  to  do  the  evil  tiling  in  the  eyes  of 
 Jehovah,  whom  Jezebel  his  wife  hath  moved, 
 -"and  ho  doth  very  abominably  to  go  after 
 the  idols,  according  to  all  that  the  Amorite 
 did  whom  .Jehovali  dispossessed  from  the 
 presence  of  the  sons  of  Israel.' 
 
 '■^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  Ahab's  hearing 
 these  words,  that  he  rendeth  his  garments, 
 and  putteth  sackcloth  on  his  flesh,  and  fasteth, 
 and  lieth  in  sackcloth,  and  goeth  gently. 
 
 "^  And  the  word  of  Jehovah  is  unto  Elijah 
 
Jehoshaplutt  joins  Aluih. 
 
 XXI.  29.— 1  KINGS.- -XXII.  35. 
 
 MicaialCs  prediction 
 
 the  Tisliliite,  saying,  -^ '  Hast  thou  seen  that 
 Ahab  hath  been  Tiumbled  before  Me?  be- 
 cause that  he  hath  been  humbled  before  Me, 
 I  bring  not  in  the  evil  in  his  days ;  in  the  days 
 of  his  son  I  bring  in  the  evil  on  his  house.' 
 
 XXII.  1  AND  they  sit  stiU  three  years, 
 there  is  no  -war  between  Aram  and  Israel, 
 '^  and  it  cometh  to  pass  in  the  third  year,  that 
 Jehosliaphat  king  of  Judah  cometh  down  un- 
 to the  king  of  Israel,  ^  and  the  king  of  Israel 
 saith  unto  his  servants,  '  Have  ye  not  known 
 that  _  ours  is  Ramoth-Gilead?  and  we  are 
 keeping  silent  from  taking  it  out  of  the  hand 
 of  tne  king  of  Aram ! ' 
 
 *And  he  saith  unto  Jehoshaphat,  'Dost 
 thou  go  with  me  to  battle  to  Kamoth-Gilead?' 
 and  Jehoshaphat  saith  imto  the  king  of  Israel, 
 'As  I  am,  so  thou;  as  my  people,  so  thy 
 people ;  as  my  horses,  so  thy  horses.' 
 
 ^  And  .lehoshaphat  saith  unto  the  king  of 
 [srael,  '  Seek,  I  pray  thee,  to-day,  the  word 
 of  Jehovah ; '  "  and  the  king  of  Israel  gather- 
 eth  the  prophets,  about  foiu*  hundred  men, 
 and  saith  unto  them,  'Do  I^o  against  Ka- 
 moth-Gilead to  battle,  or  do  I  forbear  ? '_  and 
 they  say,  '  Go  up,  and  the  Lord  doth  give  it 
 into  the  hand  of  the  king. ' 
 
 ^  And  Jehoshaphat  saith,  '  Is  there  not 
 here  a  prophet  or  Jehovah  besides,  and  we 
 seek  by  him  V  ^  And  the  king  of  Israel  saith 
 unto  Jehoshaphat,  'Yet — one  man  to  seek 
 Jehovah  by  him,  and  I  have  hated  him,  for 
 he  doth  not  prophesy  concerning  me  good, 
 but  evil — Micaiah  son  of  Imlah;'  and  Je- 
 hoshaijhat  saith,  '  Let  not  the  king  say  so.' 
 
 ^  And  the  king  of  Israel  calleth  unto  a 
 certain  eunuch,  and  saith,  '  Hasten  Micaiah 
 son  of  Imlah.' 
 
 ^^  And  the  king  of  Israel  and  Jehoshaphat 
 king  of  Judah  are  sitting,  each  on  his  throne, 
 clothed  with  garments,  in  a  threshing-floor, 
 at  the  opening  of  the  gate  of  Samaria,  and 
 all  the  prophets  are  prophesying  before  them. 
 
 "  And  Zedekiah  son  of  Chenaanah  maketh 
 for  himself  horns  of  iron,  and  saith,  'Thus 
 said  Jehovah,  By  these  thou  dost  push  the 
 Aramaeans  till  they  are  consumed ;'  |'-^  and  all 
 the  prophets  are  prophesying  so,  saying,  '  Go 
 up  to  Eamoth-Gilead,  and  prosper,  and  Je- 
 hovah hath  given  it  into  the  hand  of  the 
 king.' 
 
 ^^  And  the  messenger  who  hath  gone  to  call 
 Micaiah  hath  spoken  unto  him,  saying,  '  Lo, 
 1  pray  thee,  the  words  of  tlie  prophets,  with 
 one  mouth,  are.  good  towards  the  king ;  let  it 
 be,  I  pray  thee,  thy  word  as  the  word  of 
 one  of  them — and  thou  hast  spoken  good.' 
 ^■^  And  JMicaiali  saith,  '  Jehovah  liveth ;  sure- 
 ly that  which  Jehovah  saith  unto  me— it  I 
 speak.' 
 
 1^  And  he  cometh  in  unto  the  king,  and  the 
 king  saith  unto  him,  '  Micaiah,  do  we  go  unto 
 Ramoth-Gilead,  to  battle,  or  do  we  forbear?' 
 and  he  saith  unto  him,  '  Go  up,  and  prosper, 
 and  Jehovah  hath  given  it  into  the  liana  of 
 the  king.'  i^j^^fi  tl^e  king  saith  unto  him, 
 'How  many  times  am  I  adjuring  thee  tliat  tliou 
 speak  nothing  unto  me  but  truth  in  the  name 
 of  Jehovah?' 
 
 "  And  he  saith,  '  I  have  seen  all  Israel  scat- 
 
 tered on  the  hills  as  sheep  that  have  no  sheiv 
 herd,  and  Jeliovah  saitli.  These  have  no 
 master;  they  turn  back  each  to  his  house  in 
 peace.'  i8  ^^^  ^-^^  j-j^g  ^f  Israel  saith  unto 
 Jehoshaphat,  'Have  I  not  said  imto  thee,  He 
 doth  not  prophesy  of  me  good,  but  evil  ?' 
 
 19  And  he  saith,  '  Therefore,  hear  a  word 
 of  Jehovah ;  I  have  seen  Jehovah  sitting  on 
 His  throne,  and  aU  the  host  of  the  heavens 
 standing  by  Him,  on  His  right  and  on  His 
 left ;  -"  and  Jehovah  saith.  Who  doth  entice 
 Ahab,  and  he  doth  go  up  and  fall  in  Ramoth- 
 Gilead?  and  this  one  saith  thus,  and  that  one 
 is  saying  thus. 
 
 ■■^1 '  And  the  spirit  goeth  out,  and  standeth 
 before  Jehovah,  and  saith,  I — I  do  entice 
 him;  and  Jehovah  saith  unto  him,  By  what? 
 --and  he  saith,  I  go  out,  and  have  been  a 
 spirit  of  falsehood  in  the  mouth  of  all  his 
 prophets ;  and  He  saith,  Thou  dost  entice, 
 and  also  thou  art  able;  go  out  and  do  so. 
 -^  And  now,  lo,  Jehovah  hath  put  a  spirit  of 
 falsehood  in  the  mouth  of  all  these  thy  pro- 
 phets, and  Jehovah  hath  spoken  concerning 
 thee — evil.' 
 
 -■*  And  Zedekiah  son  of  Chenaanah  draweth 
 nigh,  and  smiteth  Micaiah  on  the  cheek,  and 
 saith,  _'  Where  is  this — he  hath  passed  over — 
 the  Spirit  of  Jehovah — from  me  to  speak  with 
 thee?'  -^And  Micaiah  saith,  'Lo,  thou  art  see- 
 ing on  that  day,  when'thougoest  in  to  the  in- 
 nermost chamber  to  be  hidden.' 
 
 -s  And  the  king  of  Israel  saith,  '  Take  Mi- 
 caiah, and  turn  him  back  unto  Amon  head  of 
 the  city,  and  unto  Joash  son  of  the  king, 
 "^  and  thou  hast  said,  Thus  said  the  king.  Place 
 ye  this  one  in  the  house  of  restraint,  and  cause 
 nim  to  eat  bread  of  oppression,  and  water  of 
 oppression,  till  my  coming  in  peace.'  ^^^nd 
 Micaiah  saith,  '  If  thou  at  all  return  in  peace 
 — Jehovah  hath  not  spoken  by  me ; '  and  he 
 saith,  '  Hear,  0  peoples,  all  of  them.' 
 
 "3  And  tJie  king  of  Israel  goeth  up,  and  Je- 
 hoshaphat king  of  Judah,  to  Ramoth-Gil- 
 ead. ^^  And  the  king  of  Israel  saith  imto  Je- 
 hoshaphat to  disguise  himself,  and  to  go  in- 
 to battle,  '  And  thou,  put  on  thy  garments. ' 
 And  the  king  of  Israel  disguiseth  himself,  and 
 goeth  into  battle. 
 
 31  And  the  king  of  Aram  commanded  the 
 heads  of  the  charioteers  whom  he  hath— thirty 
 and  two — saying,  '  Ye  do  not  fight  with  small 
 or  with  great,  but  with  the  king  of  Israel  by 
 himself.'  32j^m|  j^  cometh  to  pass,  at  the 
 heads  of  'Jie  charioteers  seeing  Jehoshaphat, 
 that  they  said,l'He  is  only  the  king  of  Israel;' 
 and  they  turn  aside  to  him  to  fight,  and  Jehos- 
 haphat crieth  out,  ^^  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  at 
 the  heads'of  the  charioteers  seeing  that  he  is 
 not  the  king  of  Israel,  that  they  turn  back  from 
 after  him. 
 
 "^^  And  a  man  hath  drawn  with  a  bow,  in 
 his  simijlicity,  and  smiteth  the  kin^  of  Israel 
 between  the  joinings  and  the  coat  of  mail,  and 
 he  saith  to  his  charioteer,  '  Turn  thy  hand, 
 and  take  me  out  from  the  camp,  for  I  have 
 become  sick.' 
 
 ^^  And  the  battle  increaseth  on  that  day, 
 
 and  the  king  hath  been  caused  to  standin  the 
 
 chariot,  over-agaiust  Aram,  and  lie  dieth  in 
 
 the  evening,  and  the  blood  of  the  wound  run- 
 
 247 
 
A  hob'' 8  death. 
 
 xxir.  .?G.-2  KINGS.— I.  15. 
 
 A  haziaVs  wicked  reign. 
 
 neth  out  iiuto  tlie  midst  of  the  chaiuot,  ^^  and 
 he  canseth  tlie  cry  to  pass  over  through  the 
 camp,  at  the  going  in  of  the  sun,  saying,  '  Each 
 unto  his  city,  and  each  unto  his  hind. 
 
 '■^''  And  the  king  dictb,  and  cometh  into  Sa- 
 maria, and  they  bury  the  king  in  Samaria ; 
 38  and  one  rinseth  the  chariot  by  the  pool  of 
 Samaria,  and  the  dogs  lick  his  blood — when 
 the  armour  they  had  washed — according  to 
 the  word  of  Jehovah  that  He  spake. 
 
 ^'■'  And  tlie  rest  of  the  matters  of  Ahab,  and 
 all  that  he  did,  and  the  house  of  ivory  that 
 he  built,  and  all  the  cities  that  he  built,  are 
 they  not  written  on  the  book  of  the  Chronicles 
 of  the  kings  of  Israel?  ^^And  Ahab  lieth  with 
 his  fathers,  and  Ahaziah  his  son  reigneth  iu 
 his  stead. 
 
 ^1  And  Jehoshajjhat  son  of  Asa  hath  reigned 
 over  Judah  in  the  fourth  year  of  Ahab  king 
 of  Israel,  •*- Jehoshaphat  is  a  son  of  thirty  and 
 five  years  in  his  reigning,  and  twenty  and  five 
 years  he  hath  reigned  iu  Jerusalem,  and  the 
 name  of  his  mother  is  Azubah  daughter  of 
 Shilhi. 
 
 **  And  he  walketh  in  all  the  way  of  Asa  his 
 father,  he  hath  not  turned  aside  from  it,  to 
 do  that  which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah ; 
 *^only  the  high  places  have  not  turned  aside, 
 yet  are  the  people  sacrificing  and  making  per- 
 fume in  high  places. 
 
 *^  And  Jehoshaphat  maketh  peace  witli  the 
 king  of  Israel ;  ■"'and  the  rest  of  the  matters 
 of  Jehoshaphat,  and  his  might  that  he  got, 
 and  with  which  he  fought,  are  they  not  writ- 
 ten on  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings 
 of  Judah?  *''And  the  remnant  of  the  whore- 
 mongers who  were  left  in  the  days  of  Asa  his 
 father  he  took  awa^y  out  of  the  land ;  **  and 
 there  is  no  king  in  Edom  |  he  set  up  a  king. 
 
 ^  Jehoshaphat  made  ships  at  Tarshish  to  go 
 to  Ophir  for  gold,  and  they  went  not,  for  the 
 sliips  were  broken  iu  Ezion-Geber.  '''^  Then 
 said  Ahaziah  son  of  Ahab  unto  Jehoshaphat, 
 '  Let  my  servants  go  with  thy  servants  iu  the 
 ships ; '  and  Jehoshaphat  was  not  willing. 
 
 ^' And  Jehoshaphat  lieth  with  his  fathers, 
 and  is  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
 David  his  father,  and  Jehoram  his  son  reign- 
 eth in  his  stead. 
 
 ^'■^  Ahaziah  son  of  Ahab  hath  reigned  over 
 Israel  in  Samaria  in  the  seventeenth  year  of 
 Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah,  and  reigneth 
 over  Israel  two  years,  ^^and  doth  the  evil 
 tiling  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  and  walketh  in 
 the  way  of  his  father,  and  in  the  way  of  liis 
 mother,  and  iu  the  way  of  Jeroboam  sou  of 
 Nebat  who  caused  Israel  to  sin,  ^^  and  serveth 
 the  Baal,  and  boweth  himself  to  it,  and  ]3ro- 
 voketh  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  according  to 
 all  that  his  father  had  done. 
 
 SECOND  BOOK  OF  KINGS. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  '  AND  Moab  transgresseth  against 
 Israel  after  the  death  of  Ahab,  "and  Aha- 
 ziah falleth  through  the  lattice  in  his  uiiper 
 chamber  that  is  iu  Samaria,  and  is  sicli,  aud 
 seudeth  messengers,  and  saitli  unto  them,  'Go 
 ye,  inquire  of  Baal-Zebub  god  of  Ekron  if  I 
 recover  from  this  sickness.' 
 
 ^  And  a  messenger  of  Jehovah  liatli  spoken 
 unto  Elijah  the  Tishbite,  'Rise,  go  up  to 
 meet  the  messengers  of  the  king  of  Samaria, 
 and  speak  unto  them.  Is  it  because  there  is 
 not  a  God  in  Israel — ye  are  going  to  inquii-e  of 
 Baal-Zebub  god  of  Ekron?  ""and  therefore,  thus 
 said  Jehovali,  The  bed  whither  thou  hast 
 gone  up,  thou  dost  not  come  down  from  it,  for 
 thou  dost  certainly  die ;'  and  Elijah  goeth  on. 
 
 *  Aud  the  messengers  tiu-n  back  imto  him, 
 and  he  saith  unto  them,  'What  is  this— ye 
 have  turned  back!'  "And  they  say  unto 
 him,  '  A  man  hath  come  uj)  to  meet  us,  and 
 saith  unto  us,  Go,  turn  back  unto  the  king 
 who  sent  you,  and  ye  have  said  unto  him, 
 Thus  said  Jehovah,  Is  it  l)ecausn  there  is  not 
 a  God  in  Israel — thou  art  sending  to  inquire 
 of  Baal-Zebub  god  of  Ekron?  therefore,  the 
 bed  whither  thou  hast  gone  up,  thou  dost 
 not  come  down  from  it,  for  thou  dost  cer- 
 tainly die.' 
 
 "  And  he  saith  unto  them,  '  Wliat  is  the 
 fa.shion  of  the  man  who  hath  come  uji  to  meet 
 you,  and  spcaketh  unto  you  these  words?' 
 "And  tlioy  say  unto  him,  'A  man— liairy,  and 
 a  girdle  of  .skin  girt  about  his  loins  ;'  and  he 
 saith,  '  He  is  P^lijah  tlie  'J'ishbitc.' 
 248 
 
 ^  And  he  sendeth  unto  him  a  head  of  fifty 
 and  his  fifty,  and  he  goeth  u]i  unto  him  (and 
 lo,  he  is  sitting  on  the  top  of  the  hill),  and  he 
 speaketh  unto  him,  '  0  man  of  God,  the  king 
 hath  spoken,  Come  down.' 
 
 ^^  Aud  Elijah  answereth  aud  speaketh  unto 
 the  head  of  the  fifty,  '  And  if  I  am  a  man  of 
 God,  fire  doth  come  down  from  the  heavens, 
 and  consume  thee  and  thy  fifty;'  and  fire 
 cometh  down  from  the  heavens,  and  consum- 
 eth  him  aud  his  fifty. 
 
 "  Aud  he  turneth  and  sendeth  unto  him 
 another  head  of  fifty  and  his  fifty,  and  ho 
 answereth  and  speaketh  unto  him,  '0  man 
 of  God,  thus  said  the  king,  Haste,  comedown.' 
 
 ^"  And  Elijah  answereth  and  speaketh  unto 
 them,  '  If  I  rt»i  a  man  of  God,  fire  doth  come 
 down  from  the  heavens,  and  consume  thee 
 aud  thy  fifty ; '  and  fire  of  God  cometli  down 
 from  the  heavens,  and  consumeth  him  and 
 his  fifty. 
 
 "  And  he  turneth  and  sendeth  a  third  head 
 of  fifty  and  his  fifty,  and  the  third  head  of 
 fifty  goeth  up,  aud  cometh  in,  aud  boweth  on 
 his  knees  over-against  Elij.ih,  and  maketh 
 supijlication  unto  him,  and  speaketh  unto 
 him,  '0  mau  of  God,  let  be  precious,  I  pray 
 thee,  my  soul  and  the  soul  of^  thy  servants— 
 tliese  fifty — in  thine  eyes.  "  Lo,  come  down 
 hath  fire  from  the  heavens,  and  consumeth 
 the  two  lieads  of  the  former  fifties  aud  their 
 fifties  ;  aud,  now,  lot  my  soul  l)e  i)reciou3  in 
 thine  eyes.' 
 
 '^Aud  a  messenger  of  Jehovali   spcaketb 
 
A  hazialCf,  deatli. 
 
 I.  16.-2  KINGS. -m. 
 
 Elijah  taken  up  to  heai>en. 
 
 unto  Elijali,  'Go  clown  with  liim,  l)e  not 
 afraid  of  him  ;'  and  he  ri.seth  audgoetli  down 
 \vith  him  nnto  the  king,  ^''  and  spcaketh  un- 
 to him,  'Thus  said  Jehovah,  Because  that 
 thou  hast  sent  messengers  to  inquire  of  Baal- 
 Zebub  god  of  Ekron — is  it  because  there  is 
 not  a  God  in  Israel  to  inquire  of  His  word  ? 
 therefore,  the  bed  whither  thou  hast  gone  up 
 — thoii  dost  not  come  down  from  it,  for  thou 
 dost  certainly  die.' 
 
 ^^And  he  dieth,  according  to  the  woi'd  of 
 Jehovah  that  Elijah  spake,  and  Jehoram 
 reigneth  in  his  stead,  in  the  second  year  of 
 Jehoram  son  of  Jehoshaphat  lung  of  Judah, 
 for  he  had  no  son.  ^^And  the  rest  of  the 
 matters  of  Ahaziah  that  he  did,  are  they 
 not  written  on  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of 
 the  kings  of  Israel? 
 
 II.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  Jehovah's 
 taking  up  Elijah  in  a  whirlwind  to  the 
 heavens,  that  ilhjah  goeth,  and  Elisha,  from 
 Gilgal,  -and  Elijah  saithimto  Elisha,  'Abide, 
 I  pray  thee,  here,  for  Jehovah  hath  sent  me 
 unto  Beth -El;'  and  Elisha  saith,  'Jehovah 
 liveth,  and  thy  soul  liveth,  if  I  leave  thee;' 
 and  they  go  down  to  Beth-El. 
 
 ••And  sons  of  the  prophets  who  are  in 
 Beth-El  come  out  imto  Elisha,  and  say  unto 
 liim,  '  Hast  thou  known  that  to-day  Jehovah 
 is  taking  thy  lord  from  thy  head?'  and  he 
 saith,  'I also  have  known— keep  silent.' 
 
 "•And  Elijah  saith  to  him,  ' Elisha,  abide, 
 I  pray  thee,  here,  for  Jehovah  hath  sent  me 
 to  Jericho;'  and  he  saith,  'Jehovah  liveth. 
 and  thy  soul  liveth,  if  I  leave  thee;'  and 
 they  come  in  to  Jericho. 
 
 *And  sons  of  the  prophets  who  are  in 
 Jericho  come  nigh  unto  Elisha,  and  say  xmto 
 him,  '  Hast  thou  known  that  to-day  Jehovah 
 is  taking  thy  lord  from  thy  head?'  and  he 
 saith,  '  I  also  have  luiown — keep  sUent.' 
 
 ''And  Elijah  saith  to  him,  'Abide,  I  jjray 
 thee,  hei-e,  for  Jehovah  hath  sent  me  to  the 
 Jordan;'  and  he  saith,  '  Jehovah  liveth,  and 
 thy  soul  liveth,  if  I  leave  thee;'  and  they  go 
 on  both  of  them,  ^ — and  fifty  men  of  the  sons 
 of  the  prophets  have  gone  on,  and  stand  over- 
 against  afar  off— and  ooth  of  them  have  stood 
 by  the  Jordan.  ^And  Elijah  taketh  his  robe, 
 and  wrappeth  it  together,  and  smiteth  the  wa- 
 ters, and  they  are  halved,  hither  and  thither, 
 and  they  pass  over  both  of  them  on  dry  land. 
 
 8  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  their  ])assing 
 over,  that  Elijah  hath  said  unto  Elisha,  'Ask, 
 what  do  1  do  for  thee  before  I  am  taken  from 
 thee?'  and  Elisha  saith,  'Then  let  there  be, 
 I  pray  thee,  a  double  portion  of  thy  spirit 
 unto  me;'  i" and  he  saith,  'Thou  hast  asked 
 a  hard  thing ;  if  thou  dost  see  me  taken  from 
 thee,  it  is  to  thee  so;  and  if  not,  it  is  not.' 
 
 "  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  they  are  going, 
 going  on  and  speaking,  and  lo,  a  chariot  of 
 tire,  and  horses  of  lire,  and  they  separate 
 between  them  both,  and  Elijah  goeth  up  in  a 
 whirlwind,  to  the  heavens,  i- And  Elisha  is 
 seeing,  and  he  is  crying,  '  My  father,  my  fa- 
 ther, the  chariot  of  Israel,  and  its  horsemen ;' 
 and  he  hath  not  seen  him  again;  and  he  tak- 
 eth hold  on  his  garments,  and  rendeth  them 
 into  two  pieces. 
 
 13  And  he  takctli  up  the  robe  of  Elijah, 
 that  fell  from  oil  him,  and  turneth  back 
 and  standeth  on  the  edge  of  the  .Jordan, 
 "and  he  taketh  the  robe  of  Elijali  that  fell 
 from  off  him,  and  smiteth  the  waters,  and 
 saith,  'Where  is  Jehovah,  God  of  Elijah— 
 even  He?'  and  he  smiteth  the  waters,  and 
 they  are  halved,  hither  and  thither,  and  Elisha 
 passeth  over. 
 
 1^  And  they  see  him— sons  of  the  prophets 
 who  are  in  Jericho — over-against,  and  they 
 say,  'Bested  hath  the  spirit  of  Elijah  on 
 Ebsha ;'  and  they  come  to  meet  him,  and  bow 
 themselves  to  him  to  the  earth,  I'^and  say 
 unto  him,  '  Lo,  we  pray  thee,  there  are  witli 
 thy  servants  fifty  men,  sons  of  valour:  let 
 them  go,  we  pray  thee,  and  they  seek  thy 
 lord,  lest  the  bpirit  of  Jehovah  hath  taken 
 him  up,  and  doth  cast  him  on  one  of  the 
 hills,  or  into  one  of  the  valleys;'  and  he  saith, 
 'Ye  do  not  send.' 
 
 17  And  they  press  upon  him,  till  he  is  a- 
 shamed,  and  he  saith,  'Send  ye;'  and  they 
 send  fifty  men,  and  they  seek  tliree  days,  and 
 have  not  foimd  him;  ^^and  they  turn  back 
 unto  him — and  he  is  abiding  in  Jericho — and 
 he  saith  unto  them,  '  Did  I  not  say  unto  you. 
 Do  not  go?' 
 
 i**  And  the  men  of  the  city  say  unto  Elisha, 
 '  Lo,  we  pray  thee,  the  site  of  the  city  is  good, 
 as  my  lord  seeth,  and  the  waters  are  bad,  and 
 the  earth  sterile.'  -o  And  he  saith,  'Bring  to 
 me  a  new  dish,  and  place  there  salt;'  and 
 they  bring  it  unto  him,  -^  and  he  goeth  out 
 unto  the  source  of  the  waters,  and  casteth 
 there  salt,  and  saith,  '  Thus  said  Jehovah,  I 
 have  given  healing  to  these  waters ;  there  is 
 not  thence  any  more  death  and  sterility.' 
 ^^  And  the  waters  are  healed  imto  this  day,  ac- 
 cording to  the  word  of  EUslia,  that  he  spake. 
 
 -3  And  he  goeth  up  thence  to  Beth -El,  and 
 he  is  going  up  in  the  way,  and  little  youths 
 have  come  out  from  the  city,  and  scoff  at 
 him,  and  say  to  him,  '  Go  iip,  bald-head !  go 
 up,  bald-head!'  ^And  he  looketh  behind 
 him,  and  seeth  them,  and  declareth  them  vile 
 in  the  name  of  Jehovah,  and  two  bears  come 
 out  of  the  forest,  and  rend  of  them  forty 
 and  two  lads.  -^And  he  goeth  thence  unto 
 the  hill  of  Carmel,  and  thence  he  hath  turned 
 back  to  Samaria. 
 
 III.  ^AND  Jehoram  son  of  Aliab  hath 
 reigned  over  Israel,  in  Samaria,  in  the  eight- 
 eenth year  of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah, 
 and  he  reigneth  twelve  years.  -  and  dotli  the 
 evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  only  not 
 like  his  father,  and  like  his  mother,  and  he 
 turneth  aside  the  standing-pillar  of  Baal  that 
 his  father  made;  ^only  to  the  sins  of  Jero- 
 boam son  of  Nebat  that  he  caused  Israel  to 
 sin  he  hath  cleaved,  he  hath  not  turned  aside 
 from  it. 
 
 *And  Mesha  king  of  Moab  was  a  sheep- 
 master,  and  he  rendered  to  the  king  of  Israel 
 a  hundred  thousand  lambs,  and  a  hundred 
 thousand  rams,  I'vV/t  wool,  ^and  it  cometh  to 
 pass  at  the  death  of  Ahab,  that  the  king  of 
 Moal)  transgi-csseth  a,i;ainstthekingof  Israel. 
 
 "And  liing  Jehoram  goctli  out  in  that  day 
 from  Samaria,  and  inspecteth  all  Israel,  "•aria 
 Mi 
 
Elisha  eontfmna  Jehoram. 
 
 III.  8.-2  KINGS.-iv.  13. 
 
 The  Moabites  defeated. 
 
 foetli  and  scmletli  unto  Joliosbaphat  king  of 
 udah,  sajdng,  'The  king  of  Moab  hath  trans- 
 gressed against  me;  dost  thou  go  with  me 
 unto  Moab  for  battle?'  and  he  saith,  'I  go 
 up,  as  I,  so  thou;  as  my  people,  so  thy 
 people;  as  my  horses,  so  thy  horses.  *Ana 
 he  saith,  '  Wliere  is  this — the  way  we  go  up?' 
 and  he  saith,  '  The  way  of  the  wilderness  of 
 Edom.' 
 
 ^And  the  king  of  Israel  goeth,  and  the 
 king  of  Judah,  and  the  king  of  Edom,  and 
 they  turn  round  the  way  seven  days,  and 
 there  hath  been  no  water  for  the  camp,  and 
 for  the  cattle  that  are  at  their  feet,  ^^  and  the 
 king  of  Israel  saith,  '  Alas,  for  Jehovah  hath 
 called  for  these  three  kings,  to  give  them  in- 
 to the  hand  of  Moab.' 
 
 ^^And  Jehoshaphat  saith,  'Is  there  not 
 here  a  prophet  of  Jehovah,  and  we  seek  Je- 
 hovah oy  nim?'  And  one  of  the  servants  of 
 the  king  of  Israel  answereth  and  saith, 
 '  Here  is  Elisha  son  of  Shaphat,  who  poured 
 water  on  the  hands  of  Elijah.'  ^"Aud  Je- 
 hoshaphat saith,  'The  word  of  Jehovah  is 
 with  him ;'  and  go  down  unto  him  do  the  king 
 of  Israel,  and  Jehoshaphat,  and  the  king  of 
 Edom. 
 
 '^  And  Elisha  saith  unto  the  king  of  Israel, 
 'What  —  to  me  and  to  thee?  go  imto  the 
 prophets  of  thy  father,  and  tmto  the  pro- 
 phets of  thy  mother;'  and  the  king  of  Israel 
 saith  to  him,  'Nay,  for  Jehovah  hath  called 
 for  these  three  kings  to  give  them  into  the 
 hand  of  Moab.' 
 
 ^■*And  Elisha  saith,  'Jehovah  of  Hosts 
 liveth,  before  whom  I  have  stood :  for  iinless 
 the  face  of  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Jvidah  I  am 
 lifting  up,  I  do  not  look  unto  thee,  nor  see 
 thee;  ^^and  now,  bring  to  me  a  minstrel; 
 and  it  hath  been,  at  the  playing  of  the  min- 
 strel, that  the  hand  of  Jehovah  is  on  him, 
 ^"'and  he  saith,  'Thus  said  Jehovah,  Make 
 this  valley  ditches — ditches ;  ^"  for  thus  said 
 Jehovah,  Ye  do  not  see  wind,  nor  do  ye  see 
 rain,  and  that  valley  is  fuU  of  water,  and  ye 
 have  drimk — ye,  and  your  cattle,  and  your 
 beasts. 
 
 ^8 '  And  this  hath  been  light  in  the  eyes  of 
 Jehovah,  and  he  hath  given  Moab  into  your 
 hand,  I'-'and  yo  have  smitten  cveiy  fenced 
 city,  and  every  choice  city,  and  every  good 
 tree  ye  cause  to  fall,  and  all  fountains  of 
 waters  ye  stop,  and  every  good  portion  ye 
 mar  with  stones.' 
 
 ""  And  it  conieth  to  pass  in  the  morning,  at 
 the  ascending  of  the  morning -\}xe&cvit,  that 
 lo,  waters  are  coming  in  from  the  way  of 
 Edom,  and  the  laud  is  filled  with  the  waters, 
 ^'and  all  Moab  have  hoard  that  the  kings 
 have  come  up  to  fight  against  them,  and  they 
 are  called  together,  from  every  one  girding  on 
 a  girdle  and  upward,  and  they  stand  by  the 
 border. 
 
 ''''And  they  rise  early  in  the  morning,  and 
 the  sun  hath  shone  oil  the  waters,  and  the 
 Moabites  see,  from  over-arainst,  the  waters 
 red  as  blood,  -^and  say,  'JBlood  this /s;  the 
 kings  have  been  surely  destroyed,  and  they 
 smite  each  his  neighbour;  and  now  for  spoil, 
 Moab!' 
 
 '^*  And  they  come  in  unto  the  camp  of  Israel, 
 2Q0 
 
 and  the  Israelites  rise,  and  smite  the  Moab- 
 ites, and  they  flee  from  their  face;  and  they 
 enter  into  Moab,  so  as  to  smite  Moab,  -^  and 
 the  cities  they  break  down,  and  on  every 
 good  portion  they  cast  each  his  stone,  and 
 have  filled  it,  and  every  fountain  of  water 
 they  stop,  and  every  good  tree  they  cause 
 to  fall — till  one  had  left  its  stones  in  Kir- 
 Haraseth,  and  the  slingers  go  round  and 
 smite  it. 
 
 ^®And  the  king  of  Moab  seeth  that  the 
 battle  has  been  too  strong  for  him,  and  he 
 taketh  with  him  seven  himdred  men,  draw- 
 ing sword,  to  cleave  through  unto  the  king  of 
 Edom,  and  they  have  not  been  able,  ^and 
 he  taketh  his  son,  the  first-born  who  reignetli 
 in  his  stead,  and  causeth  him  to  ascend — a 
 bumt-oftering  on  the  wall,  and  there  is  great 
 wrath  against  Israel,  and  they  journey  from 
 ofl"  him,  and  turn  back  to  the  land. 
 
 IV,  ^AND  a  certain  woman  of  the  \n\ea 
 of  the  sons_  of  the  prophets  hath  cried  unto 
 Elisha,  saying,  '  Thy  sen^ant,  my  husband,  is 
 dead,  and  thou  hast  known  that  thy  servant 
 was  fearing  Jehovah,  and  the  lender  hath 
 come  to  take  my  two  children  to  him  for  ser- 
 vants.' 
 
 '^  And  Elisha  saith  unto  her,  '  What  do  I  do 
 for  thee?  declare  to  me,  what  hast  thou  in 
 the  house?'  and  she  saith,  'Thy  maid-servant 
 hath  nothing  in  the  house  except  a  pot  of 
 oil.'  3 And  he  saith,  'Go,  ask  for  thee  vessels 
 from  without,  from  all  thy  neighbours— empty 
 vessels  —  let  Ihem  not  be  few;  ■^and  thou 
 hast  entered,  and  shut  the  door  upon  thee, 
 and  upon  thy  sons,  and  hast  iiourea  out  into 
 all  these  vessels,  and  the  full  ones  thou  dost 
 remove.' 
 
 "And  she  goeth  from  him,  and  shutteth 
 the  door  iipon  her,  and  upon  her  sons ;  they 
 are  bringing  nigh  unto  her,  and  she  is  poiu-- 
 ing  out,  ''  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  filling 
 of  the  vessels,  that  she  saith  unto  her  son, 
 'Bring  nigh  unto  mo  a  vessel  more,'  and  he 
 saith  imto  her,  '  There  is  not  a  vessel  more ; ' 
 and  the  oil  stayeth.  ^Aud  she  cometh  and 
 declareth  to  the  man  of  God,  and  he  saith, 
 'Go,  sell  the  oil,  and  repay  thy  loan;  and 
 thou  and  thy  sons  do  live  of  the  rest.' 
 
 8  And  the  day  cometh  that  Elisha  passcth 
 over  unto  Shunem,  and  there  is  a  great  wo- 
 man, and  she  layeth  hold  on  him  to  cat  l')read, 
 and  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  time  of  his 
 passing  over,  he  turneth  aside  thither  to  eat 
 bread,  "and  she  saith  unto  her  husband, 
 'Lo,  I  pray  thee,  I  have  known  that  a 
 holy  man  of  God  ho  is,  passing  over  by  us 
 continually;  '""let  us  ni;ike,  I  pray  thee,  a 
 little  upper  chamber  of  the  wall,  and  wo  set 
 for  him  tnere  a  bed,  and  a  t.ablc,  and  a  high 
 seat,  and  a  candlestick;  and  it  hath  l)ccn,  in 
 his  coming  in  unto  us,  ho  doth  turn  aside 
 thither.' 
 
 '^  And  the  day  cometh,  that  he  cometh  in 
 thither,  and  turnoth  aside  unto  the  upper 
 cliambor,  and  licth  there,  '-  and  ho  saith  unto 
 Gchazi  his  young  man,  'Call  for  this  Shun- 
 ammite;'  and  ho  calleth  for  her,  and  she 
 standcth  before  him. 
 
 '^  And  he  saith  to  him,  'Say,  I  pray  theev 
 
Tlie  Shunammite's  son  dies.  iv.  14.— 2  KINGS.— v.  5.         He  is  restored  to  life  by  Elisha. 
 
 3"  And  Elislia  cometli  in  to  the  house,  and 
 lo,  the  youth  is  dead,  laid  on  his  bed,  :«  and 
 
 unto  lier,  liO,  thon  hast  troubled  thyself  con- 
 cerning us  with  all  this  trouble;  what— to  do 
 for  thee?  is  it  to  speak  for  thee  unto  the 
 king,  or  unto  the  head  of  the  host?'  and  she 
 saith,  '  In  the  midst  of  my  people  I  am  dwell- 
 ing.' 
 
 ^■*And  he  saith,  'And  what — to  do  for  her?' 
 and  Geha2d  saith,  '  Verily  she  hath  no  son, 
 and  her  husband  is  aged.'  ^^  And  he  saith 
 'Call  for  her;'  and  he  calleth  for  her,  and 
 she  standeth  at  the  opening,  ^^  and  he  saith, 
 '  At  this  season,  according  to  the  time  of  life, 
 thou  art  embracing  a  son ; '  and  she  saith, 
 '  Nay,  my  lord,  0  man  of  God,  do  not  lie  unto 
 thy  maid-servant.' 
 
 ^^  And  the  woman  conceiveth  and  beareth 
 a  son,  at  this  season,  according  to  the  time 
 of  life,  that  Elisha  spake  of  unto  her.  ^^  And 
 the  lad  groweth,  and  the  day  cometh  that 
 he  goeth  out  unto  his  father,  imto  the  reap- 
 ers, 1^  and  he  saith  imto  his  father,  '  My  head, 
 my  head ; '  and  he  saith  vmto  the  young  man, 
 '  Bear  him  unto  his  mother ; '  -"  and  he  bear- 
 eth him,  and  bringeth  him  in  unto  his  mo- 
 ther, and  he  sitteth  on  her  knees  till  the 
 noon,  and  dieth. 
 
 -1  And  she  goeth  up,  and  layeth  him  on  the 
 bed  of  the  man  of  God,  and  shutteth  the  door 
 upon  him,  and  goeth  out,  ^  and  calleth  unto 
 her  husband,  and  saith,  '  Send,  I  pray  thee, 
 to  me,  one  of  the  young  men,  and  one  of  the 
 asses,  and  I  run  imto  the  man  of  God,  and 
 return.'  ^"^ KnA.  he  saith,  'Wherefore  art 
 thou  going  tinto  him  to-day? — neither  new 
 moon  nor  sabbath ! '  and  she  saith,  '  Peace 
 to  theeP 
 
 ^  And  she  saddleth  the  ass,  and  saith  unto 
 her  young  man,  'Lead,  and  go,  do  not  res- 
 train riding  for  me,  except  I  have  said  so  to 
 thee.'  =5  And  she  goeth,  and  cometh  in  unto 
 the  man  of  God,  unto  the  hill  of  Carmel,  and 
 it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  man  of  God's  seeing 
 her  from  over-against,  that  he  saith  imto  pe- 
 hazi  his  yoxing  man,  '  Lo,  this  Shimammite ; 
 ^^  now,  run,  I  pray  thee,  to  meet  her,  and  say 
 to  her.  Is  there  peace  to  thee  ?  is  there  peace 
 to  thy  husband?  is  there  peace  to  the  lad?' 
 and  she  saith,  '  Peace.' 
 
 ^7  And  she  cometh  in  imto  the  man  of  God, 
 unto  the  hUl,  and  layeth  hold  on  his  feet,  and 
 Gehazi  cometh  nigh  to  thrust  her  away,  and 
 the  man  of  God  saith,  '  Let  her  alone,  for  her 
 soul  is  bitter  to  her,  and  Jehovah  hath  hid- 
 den ii  from  me,  and  hath  not  declared  •«<  to 
 me.'  ^8  ^nci  gbe  saith,  '  Did  I  ask  a  son  from 
 my  lord?  did  I  not  say,  Do  not  deceive  me?' 
 
 -3 And  he  saith  to  Gehazi,  'Gird  up  thy 
 loins,  and  take  my  staif  in  thy  hand,  and  go ; 
 when  thou  dost  meet  a  man,  thou  dost  not 
 salute  him ;  and  when  a  man  doth  salute 
 thee,  thou  dost  not  answer  him ;  and  thou 
 hast  laid  my  staif  on  the  face  of  the  youth.' 
 
 3"  And  the  mother  of  the  youth  saith,  '  Je- 
 hovah liveth,  and  thy  soul  liveth— if  I  leave 
 thee;'  and  he  riseth  and  goeth  after  her. 
 31  And  Gehazi  hath  passed  on  before  them, 
 and  layeth  the  staff  on  the  face  of  the  youth, 
 and  there  is  no  voice,  and  there  is  no  atten- 
 tion, and  he  turneth  back  to  meet  him,  and 
 declareth  to  him,  saying,  'The  youth  hath 
 not  awaked.' 
 
 he  goeth  m  and  shutteth  the  door  ui)on  them 
 both,  and  praycth  unto  Jehovah.  -"And  he 
 goeth  up,  and  heth  down  on  the  lad,  and  put- 
 teth  his  mouth  on  his  mouth,  and  his  eyes 
 on  his  eyes,  and  his  hands  on  his  hands,  and 
 stretcheth  himself  upon  him,  and  the  flesh  of 
 the  lad  becometh  warm;  ^^and  he  turneth 
 back  and  walketh  in  the  hoxise,  once  hither 
 and  once  thither,  and  goeth  up  and  stretch- 
 eth himself  upon  him,  and  the  youth  sneez- 
 eth  tiU  seven  times,  and  the  youth  openeth 
 his  eyes. 
 
 38  And  he  calleth  imto  Gehazi,  and  saitli, 
 '  Call  unto  this  Shunammite  ;'  and  he  calleth 
 her,  and  she  cometh  in  unto  him,  and  he 
 saith,  'Lift  up  thy  son.'  s-'A.ud.  she  goeth 
 in,  and  falleth  at  his  feet,  and  boweth  her- 
 self to  the  earth,  and  Itfteth  up  her  son,  and 
 goeth  out. 
 
 38  And  Elisha  hath  turned  back  to  Gilgal, 
 and  the  famine  is  in  the  land,  and  the  sons 
 of  the  prophets  are  sitting  before  him,  and 
 he  saith  to  his  young  man,  '  Set  on  the  great 
 pot,  and  boil  pottage  for  the  sons  of  the  pro- 
 phets.' 
 
 33  And  one  goeth  out  imto  the  field  to  ga- 
 ther herbs,  and  findeth  a  vine  of  the  field, 
 and  gathereth  of  it  gourds  of  the  field — the 
 fulness  of  his  garment — and  cometh  in  and 
 splitteth  them  into  the  pot  of  jiottage,  for 
 they  knew  theim  not ;  '"'  and  they  pour  out  for 
 the  men  to  eat,  and  it  cometh  to  x^ass  at  their 
 eating  of  the  pottage,  that  they  have  cried 
 out,  and  say,  '  Death  is  in  the  pot,  0  man  of 
 God ! '  and  they  have  not  been  able  to  eat. 
 
 *^  And  he  saith,  'Then  bring  ye  meal ; '  and 
 he  casteth  into  the  i)ot,  and  saith,  '  Pour  out 
 for  the  people,  and  they  eat;'  and  there  was 
 no  evil  thing  in  the  pot. 
 
 ^^And  a  man  hath  come  from  Baal-Sha- 
 lishah,  and  bringeth  in  to  the  man  of  God 
 bread  of  first-fruits,  twenty  loaves  of  barley, 
 and  full  ears  of  corn  in  its  husk,  and  he  saith. 
 'Give  to  the  people,  and  they  eat.'  •"And 
 his  minister  saith,  '  What— do  I  give  this  be- 
 fore a  hundred  men ?'  and  he  saith,  'Give  to 
 the  people,  and  they  eat,  for  thus  said  Jeho- 
 vah, Eat  and  leave ; '  ■^  and  he  giveth  before 
 them,  and  they  eat  and  leave,  according  to 
 the  word  of  Jehovah. 
 
 V.  1  AND  Naaman,  head  of  the  host  of  .the 
 king  of  Aram,  was  a  great  man  before  his 
 lord,  and  accepted  of  face,  for  by  him  had  Je- 
 hovah given  salvation  to  Aram,  and  the  man 
 was  mighty  in  valour — leprous. 
 
 "And  the  Aramaeans  have  gone  out  hy 
 troops,  and  they  take  captive  out  of  the  land 
 of  Israel  a  little  damsel,  and  slie  is  before  the 
 wife  of  Naaman,  3  and  she  saith  unto  her 
 mistress,  '0  that  my  lord  were  before  the 
 prophet  who  is  in  Samaria  ;  then  he  doth  re- 
 cover him  from  his  leprosy.'  ^  And  one  goeth 
 in  and  declareth  to  his  lord,  saymg,  '  Thus 
 and  thus  she  hath  spoken,  the  damsel  who  is 
 from  the  laud  of  Israel.' 
 
 5  And  the  king  of  Aram  saith,  '  Go  thou, 
 enter,  and  I  send  a  letter  unto  the  king  of  Is- 
 rael-' and  helgoeth  and  take th  in  bis  hand 
 251 
 
Cure  of  Naaman^s  leprosy. 
 
 V.  6.— 1  KINGS.— VT.  12. 
 
 OehazVs  sin  and  punishment. 
 
 ten  talents  of  silver,  and  six  thousand  pieces 
 of  j<ol(l,  and  ten  changes  of  garments. 
 
 •'And  he  l>ringeth  in  the  letter  unto  the 
 king  of  Israel,  saying,  '  And  now,  at  the  com- 
 ing in  of  this  letter  unto  thee,  lo,  I  have 
 sent  unto  thee  Naaman  my  servant,  and  thou 
 hast  recovered  him  from  his  leprosy.' 
 
 '  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  king  of  Is- 
 rael's reading  the  letter,  that  he  rendeth  his 
 garments,  and  saith,  'Am  I  God,  to  put  to 
 death  and  to  keep  alive,  that  this  one  is  send- 
 ing unto  me  to  recover  a  man  from  his  lep- 
 rosy ?  for  surely_  know,  I  pray  you,  and  see, 
 for  he  is  presenting  himself  to  me.' 
 
 8  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  Elisha  the  man 
 of  God's  hearing  that  the  king  of  Israel  hath 
 rent  his  garments,  that  he  sendeth  unto  the 
 king,  saying,  'Why  hast  thou  rent  thy  gar- 
 ments ?  let  him  come,  I  pray  thee,  imto  me, 
 and  he  doth  know  that  there  is  a  prophet  in 
 Israel.' 
 
 ^  And  Naaman  cometh,  with  his  horses  and 
 Math  his  chariot,  and  standeth  at  the  open- 
 ing of  the  house  for  Elislia;  ^^and  Elisha 
 sendeth  unto  him  a  messenger,  saying,  'Go, 
 and  thou  hast  washed  seven  times  in  Jordan, 
 and  thy  tiesh  doth  turn  back  to  thee — and  be 
 thou  clean. 
 
 ^^  And  Naaman  is  wroth,  and  goeth  on,  and 
 saith,  '  Lo,  I  said.  Unto  me  he  doth  certainly 
 come  out,  and  hath  stood  and  called  in  the 
 name  of  Jehovah  his  God,  and  waved  his 
 hand  over  the  place,  and  recovered  the  leper. 
 ^*  Are  not  Abana  and  Phar]")ar,  rivers  of  Dam- 
 ascus, better  than  all  the  waters  of  Israel?  do 
 I  not  wash  in  them  and  I  have  been  clean?' 
 and  he  turneth  and  goeth  on  in  fury. 
 
 ^^  And  his  servants  come  nigh,  and  speak 
 unto  him,  and  say,  '  My  father,  a  great  tning 
 had  the  prophet  spoken  unto  thee — dost  thou 
 not  do  it  ?  and  surely,  when  he  hath  said  unto 
 thee.  Wash,  and  he  clean.'  i^And  he  goeth 
 down  and  diiipeth  in  Jordan  seven  times,  ac- 
 cording to  the  word  of  the  man  of  God,  and 
 his  flesh  doth  turn  back  as  the  flesh  of  a  little 
 youth,  and  is  clean. 
 
 1^  And  he  turneth  back  unto  the  man  of  God, 
 he  and  all  his  camj),  and  cometh  in,  and 
 standeth  before  him,  and  saith,  '  Lo,  I  pray 
 thee,  I  have  known  that  there  is  not  a  God 
 in  all  the  earth  excej^t  in  Israel ;  and  now, 
 take,  I  pray  thee,  a  blessing  from  thy  servant.' 
 '"And  he  saith,  'Jehovah  liveth,  before 
 whom  I  have  stood — if  I  take  it;''  and  he 
 l)res3eth  on  him  to  take,  and  ho  refusetli. 
 
 '^  And  Naaman  saith,  '  If  not — let  be  given, 
 I  pray  thee,  to  thy  servant,  a  couple  of  mules' 
 burden  of  earth,  for  thy  servant  doth  make 
 no  more  burut-oll'ering  and  sacrifice  to  other 
 gods,  but  to  Jehovah.  "^  For  this  thing  .le- 
 hovah  be  propitious  to  thy  servant,  in  the 
 coming  in  of  my  lord  into  the  house  of  Ilim- 
 mon  to  bow  himseK  tlierc.  and  ho  was  sup- 
 j)orted  by  my  hand,  and  1  bowed  myself  in 
 the  house  of  Rinimon;  for  my  bovving  myself 
 in  the  house  of  Ilimmon  .Jehovah  1)C  jn-opiti- 
 ous,  I  pray  thee,  to  thy  servant  in  this  thing.' 
 '"  And  he  saith  to  him,  '  Go  in  peace.' 
 
 And  he  goeth  from  him  a  kibratli  of  land, 
 •"and  Gehazi,  st^rvant  of  Elisha  the  man  of 
 Qod,  saith,   '  Lo,   my  lord  hatli  spared  Naa- 
 
 man this  Aramaean,  not  to  receive  from  his 
 liand  that  which  he  brought;  Jehovah  liveth  ; 
 surely  if  I  have  run  after  him,  then  I  liavo 
 taken  from  him  something.' 
 
 -1  And  Gehazi  pursueth  after  Naaman,  and 
 Naaman  seeth  one  running  after  him,  and 
 alighteth  from  off  the  chariot  to  meet  him, 
 and  saith,  '  Is  there  peace?'  --  And  he  saith, 
 '  Peace ;  my  lord  hath  sent  me,  saying,  Lo, 
 now,  this,  come  unto  me  have  two  young  men 
 from  the  hill-country  of  Ephraim,  of  the  sons 
 of  the  prophets;  give,  I  pray  thee,  to  them,  a 
 talent  of  silver,  and  two  changes  of  garments.' 
 
 -^  And  Naaman  saith,  '  Be  pleased,  take 
 two  talents;'  and  he  urgeth  on  him,  and 
 bindeth  two  talents  of  silver  in  two  purses, 
 and  two  changes  of  garments,  and  giveth 
 unto  two  of  his  young  men,  and  they  bear  be- 
 fore liim ;  "^  and  he  cometh  in  unto  the  high 
 place,  and  taketh  out  of  their  hand,  and  lay- 
 eth  up  in  the  house,  and  sendeth  away  the 
 men,  and  they  go. 
 
 -^  And  he  hath  come  in,  and  doth  stand  by 
 his  lord,  and  Elisha  saith  unto  him,  '  Whence 
 — Gehazi?'  and  he  saith,  '  Thy  servant  went 
 not  hither  or  thither.'  -'"  And  he  saitli  imto 
 him,  '  My  heart  went  not  when  the  man  turn- 
 ed from  oflt'  his  chariot  to  meet  thee ;  is  it  a 
 time  to  take  sUver,  and  to  take  garments,  and 
 olives,  and  vines,  and  flock,  andherd,  and  men- 
 servants,  and  maid-servants?  -■'yea,  the  lep- 
 rosy of  Naaman  doth  cleave  to  thee,  and  to 
 thy  seed,  —  to  the  age ; '  and  he  goeth  out 
 from  before  him — leprous  as  snow. 
 
 VI.  1  AND  sons  of  the  prophet  say  un- 
 to Elisha,  '  Lo,  we  pray  thee,  the  place  where 
 we  are  dwelling  before  thee  is  too  strait  for 
 us;  -let  us  go,  we  pray  thee,  unto  the  Jor- 
 dan, and  we  take  thence  each  one  lieam.  and 
 we  make  for  ourselves  there  a  place  to  dwell 
 there;'  and  he  saith,  'Go.'  -'And  the  one 
 saith,  'Be  pleased,  I  pray  thee,  and  go  with 
 thy  servants ;'  and  he  saith,  '  I — I  go.' 
 
 ''And  he  goeth  with  them,  and  tliey  come  in 
 to  the  Jordan,  and  cut  down  the  trees,  ^  and 
 it  cometh  to  pass,  the  one  is  felling  the  beam, 
 and  the  irou  hath  fallen  into  the  water,  anil 
 he  crieth  and  saith,  'Alas!  mj'' lord,  and  it 
 asked ! '  "  And  the  man  of  God  saith,  '  Whi- 
 ther hath  it  fallen?'  and  he  shcwcth  liim  the 
 place,  and  he  cutteth  a  stick,  and  castcth  thi- 
 ther, and  causeth  the  iron  to  swim,  ".and 
 saith,  'Rai.se  to  tlice;'  .and  he  pnttetli  forth 
 his  hand  and  taketh  it. 
 
 ,**  And  the  king  of  Aram  hath  been  iighting 
 against  Israel,  and  taketh  counsel  witli  his 
 servants,  s.aying,  'At  such  and  such  a  place 
 is  my  encamping.'  '■'And  the  m.in  of  (xod 
 sendeth  unto  the  king  of  Israel,  saying,  'T.ake 
 heed  of  p.assing  by  this  v>l'ice,  for  thither  are 
 the  Aramaeans  coming  <lown;  '"  and  the  king 
 of  Israel  sendeth  unto  tlie  jilacc  of  which  the 
 man  of  God  spalce  to  him,  and  w;irned  liim, 
 and  he  is  preserved  there  not  once  nor  twice. 
 
 1'  And  tlie  heart  of  the  king  of  Aram  is  toss- 
 ed about  concerning  this  thing,  and  he  calletli 
 unto  his  servants,  and  saith  unto  them,  '  Do 
 ve  not  declare  to  me  who  of  us  is  for  the  kinar  of 
 Israel?'  '"And  one  of  his  servants  saith,  'Nay, 
 my  lord,  0  king,  for  Elisha  the  prophet,  who 
 
The  Aramaeans  ensnared. 
 
 VT.  13.— 2  KINGS. -VII.  10. 
 
 Fwmine  in  Samaria. 
 
 is  iu  Israel,  declaretli  to  the  Idug  of  Israel  tlie 
 words  that  thou  speakest  in  the  inner  part  of 
 thy  bed-chamber.' 
 
 i^  And  he  saith,  'Go  ye  and  see  where  he  is, 
 and  I  send  and  take  him  ;'  and  it  is  declared 
 to  him,  saying,  '  Lo — in  Dothan.'  I'^And  he 
 sendeth  thither  horses  and  chariot,  and  a 
 heavy  force,  and  they  come  in  by  night,  and 
 go  round  against  the  city. 
 
 1*  And  the  servant  of  the  man  of  God  riseth 
 early,  and  goeth  out,  and  lo,  a  force  is  siir- 
 rounding  the  city,  and  horse  and  chariot,  and 
 his  young  man  saith  unto  him,  'Alas!  my 
 lord,  how  do  we  do?'  ^^  And  he  saith,  '  Fear 
 not,  for  more  are  they  who  are  with  lis  than 
 they  who  are  with  them. ' 
 
 1^  And  Elisha  prayeth,  and  saitli,  '  Jehovah, 
 open,  I  pray  Thee,  his  eyes,  and  he  doth  see ;' 
 and  Jehovah  openeth  the  eyes  of  the  young 
 man,  and  he  seeth,  and  lo.  the  hill  is  full 
 of  horses  and  chariots  of  nre,  round  about 
 Elisha. 
 
 '**  And  they  come  down  unto  it,  and  Elisha 
 prayeth  unto  Jehovah,  and  saith,  'Smite,  I 
 pray  Thee,  this  nation  with  blindness;'  and 
 He  smiteth  them  with  blindness,  according 
 to  the  word  of  Elisha.  ^^And  Elisha  saith 
 unto  them,  '  This  is  not  the  way,  nor  is  this 
 the  city ;  come  after  me,  and  I  lead  you  unto 
 the  man  wliom  ye  seek ; '  and  he  leadeth  them 
 to  Samaria. 
 
 -"And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  their  coining 
 in  to  Samaria,  tliat  Elisha  saith,  'Jehovah, 
 open  the  eyes  of  these,  and  they  see;'  and 
 Jehovah  openeth  their  eyes,  and  they  see,  and 
 lo,  in  the  midst  of  Samaria! 
 
 -1  And  the  king  of  Israel  saith  unto  Elisha, 
 at  his  seeing  them,  'Do  I  smite — do  I  smite — 
 my  father?'  --  And  he  saith,  'Thou  dost  not 
 smite;  those  whom  thou  hast  taken  captive 
 with  thy  sword  and  with  thy  bow  art  thou 
 smiting?  set  bread  and  water  before  them,  and 
 they  eat,  and  drink,  and  go  unto  their  lord.' 
 
 -^  And  he  prepareth  for  them  great  provi- 
 sion, and  they  eat  and  drink,  and  he  sendeth 
 them  away,  and  they  go  unto  their  lord:  and 
 troops  of  Aram  have  not  added  any  more  to 
 come  iu  to  the  land  of  Israel. 
 
 "*  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass  afterwards,  that 
 Ben-Hadad  king  of  Aram  gatlieretli  all  his 
 camp,  and  goeth  up,  and  layeth  siege  to  Sa- 
 maria, -^  and  there  is  a  great  famine  in  Sa- 
 maria, and  lo,  they  are  laying  siege  to  it,  till 
 the  head  of  an  ass  is  at  eighty  silverliugs,  and 
 a  fourth  of  the  cab  of  dovesdung  at  five  sil- 
 verlings. 
 
 ^'^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  the  king  of  Israel 
 is  passing  by  on  the  wall,  and  a  woman  hatli 
 cried  imto  him,  saying,  'Save,  my  lord,  0 
 king. '  '"'  And  he  saith,  '  Jehovah  doth  not  save 
 thee — whence  do  I  save  thee?  out  of  the  thresh- 
 ing-floor, or  out  of  the  wine-vat?' 
 
 -8 And  the  king  saith  to  her,  'Wliat— to 
 thee  ? '  and  she  saith,  '  This  woman  said  unto 
 me.  Give  thy  son,  and  we  eat  him  to-day.  and 
 my  son  we  eat  to-morrow ;  ^^  and  we  boil  my 
 Bon  and  eat  him,  and  I  say  unto  her  on  the 
 next  day.  Give  thy  son,  and  we  eat  him ;  and 
 slie  hideth  her  sou.' 
 
 •'"And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  king's 
 hearing  the  words  of  the  woman,   that  he 
 
 rendeth  his  garments,  and  he  is  passing  by 
 on  the  wall,  and  the  people  see,  and  lo,  the 
 sackcloth  is  on  his  flesh  within.  3iA.nd  he 
 saith,  'Thus  doth  God  do  to  me,  and  thus 
 He  doth  add— if  it  remain— the  head  of  Elisha 
 son  of  Shaphat — upon  him  this  day.' 
 
 3- And  Elisha  is  sitting  in  his  house,  and 
 the  elders  are  sitting  with  him,  and  the  king 
 sendeth  a  man  from  before  him ;  before  the 
 messenger  doth  come  unto  him,  even  he  him- 
 self said  unto  the  elders,  '  Have  ye  seen  that 
 this  son  of  the  murderer  hath  sent  to  turn 
 aside  my  head?  see,  at  the  coming  in  of  the 
 messenger,  shut  the  door,  and  ye  have  held 
 him  fast  at  the  door,  is  not  the  sound  of  the 
 feet  of  his  lord  behind  him?' 
 
 33  He  is  yet  speaking  with  them,  and  lo, 
 the  messenger  is  coming  down  imto  him,  and 
 he  saith,  'Lo,  this  is  the  evil  from  Jehovah: 
 wliat — do  I  wait  for  Jehovah  any  more?' 
 
 VII.  lAND  Elisha  saith,  'Hear  ye  a 
 word  of  Jehovah :  Thus  said  Jehovah,  About 
 this  time  to-morrow,  a  measure  of  fine  flour 
 is  at  a  shekel,  and  two  measures  of  barley  at 
 a  shekel,  in  the  gate  of  Samaria.'  ^  And  the 
 captain  whom  the  king  hath,  by  whose  hand 
 he  hath  been  supported,  answereth  the  man 
 of  God  and  saith,  '  Lo,  Jehovah  is  making 
 windows  in  the  heavens — shall  this  thing  be?' 
 and  he  saith,  'Lo,  thou  art  seeing  it  Avith  thine 
 eyes,  and  thereof  thou  dost  not  eat.' 
 
 3  And  four  men  have  been  leprous,  at  the 
 opening  of  the  gate,  and  they  say  one  unto 
 another,  '  What— we  are  sitting  here  till  we 
 have  died;  *if  we  have  said.  We  go  in  to 
 the  city,  then  the  famine  is  in  the  city,  and 
 we  have  died  there ;  and  if  we  have  sat  liere, 
 then  we  have  died ;  and  now,  come  and  we 
 fall  unto  the  cam]i  of  Aram ;  if  they  keep  us 
 alive,  we  live,  and  if  they  put  us  to  death — 
 we  have  died.' 
 
 ^And  they  rise  in  the  twilight,  to  go  in 
 unto  the  camp  of  Aram,  and  they  come  in 
 unto  the  extremity  of  the  camp  of  Aram, 
 and  lo,  there  is  not  a  man  there,  "^  seeing  Je- 
 hovah hath  caused  the  camp  of  Aram  to  hear 
 a  noise  of  chariot  and  a  noise  of  horse — a 
 noise  of  a  great  force,  and  they  say  one  unto 
 another,  'Lo,  the  king  of  Israel  liath  hired 
 against  us  the  kings  of  the  Hittites,  and  the 
 kings  of  Egypt,  to  come  against  us.'  ^And 
 they  rise  and  flee  in  the  twilight,  and  forsake 
 their  tents,  and  their  horses,  and  their  asses 
 —the  camp  as  it  is— and  flee  for  their  life. 
 
 8  And  these  lepers  come  iu  unto  the  ex- 
 tremity of  the  camp,  and  come  in  unto  one 
 tent,  and  eat,  and  drink,  and  lift  up  thence 
 silver,  and  gold,  and  garments,  and  go  and 
 hide;  and  they  turn  back  and  go  in  unto  another 
 tent,  and  lift  up  thence,  and  go  and  hide. 
 
 "  And  they  say  one  unto  another,  '  We  are 
 not  doing  right  this  day ;  a  day  of  tidings  it 
 is,  and  we  are  keeping  silent ;  and— we  have 
 waited  till  the  light  of  the  morning,  then 
 hath  punishment  found  us;  and  now,  come 
 and  we  go  in  and  declare  to  the  house  of  the 
 king.' 
 
 iOAnd  they  come  in.  and  call  unto  the  gate- 
 keeper of  the  city,  and  declare  for  themselves, 
 saying,  '  We  have  come  in  unto  tlie  camp  of 
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Samaria  plentifully  supplied.      vii.  11.— 2  KINGS.— viii.  21. 
 
 HazaeVs  cruelty  predicted. 
 
 Aram,  and  lo,  there  is  noi  tliere  a  man,  or 
 sound  of  man,  l)ut  the  bound  horse,  and  the 
 bound  ass,  and  tents  as  they  are.''  i^  And  iic 
 calleth  the  Rate-keepers,  and  they  declare  to 
 the  house  of  the  king  within. 
 
 I'i  And  the  king  riseth  by  night,  and  saith 
 unto  his  servants,  'Let  me  declare,  I  pray 
 you,  to  you  that  which  the  Aramaeans  have 
 done  to  us;  they  have  known  that  we  are 
 famished,  and  they  are  gone  out  from  the 
 camp  to  be  hidden  in  the  field,  saying,  When 
 they  come  out  from  the  city,  tlieu  we  catch 
 them  alive,  and  unto  the  city  we  enter.' 
 
 ^3  And  one  of  his  servants  auswereth  and 
 saitli,  *  Tlieu  let  them  take,  I  iiray  thee,  five 
 of  the  horses  that  are  left,  that  have  been 
 left  in  it — lo,  they  are  as  all  the  midtitude  of 
 Israel  who  have  been  left  in  it;  lo,  they  are 
 as  all  the  multitude  of  Israel  who  have  been 
 cousiuued — and  we  send  ;ind  see.' 
 
 "And  they  take  two  chariot-horses,  and 
 the  king  seudeth  after  the  camp  of  Aram, 
 saying,  "'Go,  and  see.'  ^^And  they  go  after 
 them  unto  the  Jordan,  and  lo,  all  the  way  is 
 full  of  garments  and  vessels  that  the  Aram- 
 aeans have  cast  away  in  their  haste,  and  the 
 messengers  turn  back  and  declare  to  the  king. 
 
 IS  And  the  people  go  ovit  and  spoil  the  camp 
 of  Aram,  and  there  is  a  measure  of  fine  flour 
 at  a  shekel,  and  two  measures  of  barley  at  a 
 shekel,  according  to  the  word  of  Jehovah.  _ 
 
 1^  And  the  king  hath  appointed  the  captain, 
 by  whose  hand  he  is  supiiorted,  over  the 
 gate,  and  the  people  tread  him  down  in  the 
 gate,  and  he  dieth,  as  the  man  of  God  spake, 
 which  he  spake  in  the  coming  down  of  the  king 
 unto  him,  i**  yea,  it  cometh  to  pass,  according 
 to  the  spealciug  of  the  man  of  God  unto  the 
 king,  saying,  'Two  measures  of  barley  at  a 
 shekel,  .and  a  measure  of  fine  flour  at  a 
 shekel  are,  at  this  time  to-morrow,  in  the 
 gate  of  Samaria;'  '^ and  the  captain  auswer- 
 eth the  man  of  God,  and  saith,  '  And  lo,  Je- 
 hovah is  making  windows  in  the  heavens — 
 it  is  according  to  this  word?'  and  he  saith, 
 'Lo,  thou  art  seeing  with  thine  eyes,  and 
 thereof  thou  dost  not  eat;'  ^"and  it  cometh 
 to  him  so,  and  the  people  tread  him  down  in 
 the  gate,  and  he  dieth. 
 
 VIII.  ^  AND  EHsha  spake  imto  the  woman 
 whose  sou  he  had  revived,  saying,  '  Rise  and 
 go,  thou  and  thy  household,  aud  sojourn 
 where  thou  dost  sojourn,  for  Jehovah  hath 
 called  for  a  famine,  and  also,  it  is  coming  un- 
 to the  laud  seven  years.'  "And  the  woman 
 riseth,  and  doth  according  to  the  word  of  the 
 man  of  God,  aud  goeth,  she  and  her  house- 
 hold, and  sojourneth  in  the  land  of  the  Phi- 
 listines seven  years. 
 
 •'  Aud  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  end  of  seven 
 years,  that  the  woTnan  turneth  back  from 
 the  land  of  the  Philistines,  and  goeth  out  to 
 cry  imto  the  king,  for  her  house,  and  for  her 
 ticld. 
 
 "•And  tlie  king  is  speaking  unto  (Jchazi, 
 servant  of  the  man  of  God,  saying,  '  Recount, 
 I  pray  thcc\  to  me,  the  whole  of  the  great 
 thing.s  that  Klislia  hatli  done.'  '■  And  it  com- 
 eth to  pass,  lie  is  recounting  to  the  king  liow 
 he  had  revived  the  dead,  and  lo,  the  womau 
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 whose  son  he  had  revived  is  crying  unto  the 
 king,  for  her  liouse  and  for  her  field,  and 
 Gchazi  saith,  '  My  lord,  0  king,  tliis  is  the 
 woman,  and  this  her  son,  whom  Elisha  re- 
 vived.' 
 
 ••  And  the  king  asketh  at  the  woman,  and 
 she  recounteth  to  him,  and  the  king  appoint- 
 eth  to  her  a  certain  eunuch,  saying,  '  Give 
 back  all  that  she  liath,  aud  all  the  inci-easc  of 
 the  field  from  the  day  of  her  leaving  the  land 
 even  till  now.' 
 
 ''  And  Elisha  cometh  in  to  Damascus,  and 
 Ben-Hadad  king  of  Aram  is  sick,  and  it  is  dc- 
 claredito  him,  saying,  'Tlie  man  of  God  liath 
 come  hither.'  ^^^^  ^lie  king  saith  unto 
 Hazael,  'Take  in  thy  liand  a  present,  and  go 
 to  meet  the  man  of  God,  and  thou  hast  sought 
 Jehovah  by  him,  saying.  Do  I  revive  from 
 this  sickness?' 
 
 9  And  Hazael  goeth  to  meet  him,  and  taketli 
 a  present  in  liis  hand,  even  of  every  goo»! 
 thing  of  Damascus,  a  burden  of  foi-ty  camels, 
 and  he  cometh  in  and  standeth  before  him, 
 and  saith,  'Thy  son  Ben-Hadad,  king  of  Aram, 
 hath  sent  me  imto  thee,  saying,  Do  I  revive 
 from  this  sickness?' 
 
 ^*  And  Elisha  saith  unto  him,  '  Go,  say, 
 Thou  dost  certainly  not  revive,  seeing  Je- 
 hovah jiath  shewed  me  that  lie  doth  surely 
 die.'  ^^And  he  setteth  his  face,  yea,  he 
 setteth  it  till  he  is  ashamed,  and  tlie  man  of 
 God  weepeth. 
 
 i-Aud  Hazael  saith,  'Wliercfore  is  my 
 lord  weeping?'  and  he  saith,  '  Because  I  have 
 known  the  e\'il  that  thou  dost  to  the  sons  of 
 Israel — their  fenced  places  thou  dost  send  into 
 fire,  and  their  young  men  with  sword  thou 
 dost  slay,  and  tlieir_  sucklings  thou  dost  dash 
 to  pieces,  aud  their  ijregnant  women  thou 
 dost  rip  up.' 
 
 13  And  Hazael  saith,  'But  what,  /.s  thy  ser- 
 vant the  dog,  that  he  doth  this  great  thing?' 
 And  Elisha  saith,  'Jehovah  hath  shewed  me 
 thee — king  over  Aram.' 
 
 1^  And  he  goeth  fi'om  Elisha,  and  cometh  in 
 unto  his  lord,  and  he  saith  unto  him,  '  What 
 said  Elisha  to  thee?'  and  lie  saith,  '  He  said 
 to  me,  Thou  dost  certainly  recover.'  i''  And 
 it  cometh  to  pass  on  the  morrow,  that  he 
 taketh  the  coarse  cloth,  aud  dinpcth  in  water, 
 and  spreadelh  on  his  face,  and  lie  dieth,  ana 
 Hazael  reiguetli  in  liis  stead. 
 
 1"  And  in  the  fifth  year  of  Jorani  son  of 
 Ahab  Iviug  of  Israel — and  Jehosha)iliat  ?«  king 
 of  Judali — hath  Jehoram  son  of  Jchoshaphat 
 king  of  Judali  reigned;  ^''a  son  of  thirty  and 
 two  years  was  he  in  his  reigning,  aud  eiglit 
 years  he  hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem. 
 
 1"  Aud  he  walkcth  in  the  way  of  the  kings 
 of  Israel,  as  did  the  house  o^  Ahal),  for  .a 
 daughter  of  Ahab  was  to  him  for  a  wife,  and 
 he  doth  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah, 
 i^and  Jehovah  w;is  not  willing  to  destroy 
 Judah,  for  the  sake  of  Da\'id  his  servant,  as 
 He  said  to  him,  to  give  to  him  a  lamp— to  his 
 sons  all  the  days. 
 
 ""In  his  days  hath  Edom  revolted  from 
 imdcr  the  hand  of  Judah,  and  they  cause  a 
 king  to  reijj;ti  over  them,  "'  and  .Torani  passeth 
 over  to  Zair,  aud  all  the  chariots  witli  him, 
 and  he  himself  hath  risen  by  night,  and  smit- 
 
Joram  and  AhazialCs  retgn.        viii.  22.-2  KINGS.— ix.  26.        Jehu  anointed  king  of  Israel. 
 
 "And  Jcliu  liatli  gone  out  unto  the  servants 
 of  his  lord,  and  one  saith  to  him,  '  Is  there 
 peace?  -wherefore  came  this  madman  unto 
 thee?'  and  he  saith  unto  them,  'Ye  have 
 known  the  man  and  his  talk.'  ^"  And  they 
 say,  'False,  declare,  we  m-ay  thee,  to  us;' 
 and  he  saith,  'Thus  and  thus  s])ake  he  uuto 
 me,  saymg.tThus  said  Jehovah,  1  have  anoint- 
 ed thee  for  king  unto  Israel.' 
 
 "And  they  haste  and  take  each  his  gar- 
 ment, and  put  it  under  him  at  the  top  of  the 
 stairs,  and  blow  with  a  trumpet,  and  say, 
 '  Eeigued  hath  Jehu ! '  "  And  J ehu  son  of  Je- 
 hoshaphat,  son  of  Nimshi,  conspircth  against 
 Joram — (and  Joram  was  keeping  in  Ramoth- 
 Gilead,  he  and  aU  Israel,  from  the  presence  of 
 Hazael  king  of  Aram,  ^^and  king  Joram 
 turueth  baclv  to  be  healed  in  Jezreel,  of  the 
 wounds  with  which  the  Aramaeans  smite 
 him,  iu  his  fighting  with  Hazael  king  of 
 Aram)— and  Jehu  saith,  '  If  it  is  your  mind, 
 let  not  an  escaped  one  go  out  from  the  city,  to 
 go  to  declare  it  in  Jezreel.' 
 
 1^  And  Jehurideth,  and  goeth  to  Jezreel,  for 
 Joram  is  lying  there,  and  Ahaziah  king  of 
 Judah  hath  gone  down  to  see  Joram. 
 
 ^^And  the  watchman  is  standing  on  the 
 tower  in  Jezreel,  and  seeth  the  company  of 
 Jehu  in  his  coming,  and  saith,  '  A  company  I 
 see ; '  and  Joram  saith,  '  Take  a  rider  and  send 
 to  meet  them,  and  let  him  say,  Is  there  peace  ?' 
 ■•^  And  the  rider  on  the  horse  goeth  to  meet 
 him,  and  saith,  'Thus  said  the  king.  Is  there 
 peace?'  and  Jehu  saith,  'What— to  thee  and 
 to  iieace?  turn  roimd  behind  me.' 
 
 And  the  watchman  declareth,  saying,  '  Tho 
 messenger  came  uuto  them,  and  he  hath  not 
 returned.'  i^And  he  sendeth  a  second  rider 
 on  a  horse,  and  he  cometh  in  imto  them,  and 
 saith,  'Thus  said  the  king,  Is  there  peace?' 
 and  Jehu  saith,  '  What — to  thee  and  to  peace  ? 
 turn  roimd  behind  me.' 
 
 ^"And  the  watchman  declareth,  saying, 
 '  He  came  unto  them,  and  he  hath  not  return- 
 ed, and  the  driving  is  like  the  driving  of  Jehu 
 son  of  Nimshi,  for  with  madness  he  driveth.' 
 ^^  And  Jehoram  saith,  '  Harness  ; '  and  his 
 chariotis  harnessed,  and  Jehoram  kiugof  Israel 
 goeth  out,  and  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah,  each 
 in  his  chariot,  and  they  go  out  to  meet  Jehu, 
 and  find  him  in  the  portion  of  Nabotli  the 
 Jezreelitc. 
 
 -^  And  it  comctli  to  pass,  at  Jehoram's  seeing 
 Jehu,  that  he  saith,  'Is  there  jieace,  Jehu  ?'  and 
 he  saith,  '  W^iat  in  the  peace,  while  the  whore- 
 doms of  Jezebel  thy  mother,  and  her  witch- 
 crafts, are  many  ?'  -^  And  Jehoram  turneth  his 
 hands,  and  ficeth,  and  saitli  unto  Ahaziah, 
 '  Deceit,  0  Ahaziah ! '  "*  And  Jehu  hath  filled 
 his  hand  witli  a  bow,  and  smiteth  Jehoram  be- 
 tween his  arms,  and  the  arrow  gi)eth  out  from 
 his  heart,  and  he  boweth  down  in  his  chariot 
 -^  And  JeliiL  saith  uuto  Bidkar  his  captain 
 *  Lift  uix  cast  him  into  the  ]iortion  of  tho 
 field  of  Isaboth  the  Jezreelitc — for,  remember, 
 I  and  thou  were  riding  together  after  Ahab 
 his  father,  and  Jehovah  Lifted  \ipon  him  this 
 burden:  "''Have  I  not  the  blood  of  Naboth 
 and  the  blood  of  his  sons  seen  yesternight— 
 the  affirmation  of  .Tehoyah— yea,  I  have  re- 
 compensed to  thee  in  this  portion — the  aflBr- 
 25o 
 
 cth  Edom,  that  is  coming  round  about 
 unto  him,  aud  the  heads  of  the  chariots,  and 
 the  people  fleeth  to  its  tents ;  -"  and  Edom  rc- 
 volteth  from  under  the  hand  of  Judah  till  this 
 day;  then  doth  Libnah  revolt  at  that  time. 
 
 -3  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  .Toram, 
 and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  on 
 the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
 Judah?  ^  And  Joram  lieth  with  his  fathers, 
 and  is  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of 
 David,  and  reign  doth  Ahaziah  his  son  in  his 
 stead. 
 
 ^  In  the  twelfth  year  of  Joram  son  of  Ahab 
 king  of  Israel  reigned  hath  Ahaziah  son  of 
 Jehoram  king  of  Judah;  -"a  son  of  twenty 
 and  two  years  is  Ahaziah  in  his  reigning,  and 
 one  year  he  hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and 
 the  name  of  his  mother  is  Athaliah  daughter 
 of  Omri  king  of  Israel,  "''  and  he  walketh  in 
 the  way  of  the  house  of  Ahab,  and  doth  the 
 evil  thmg  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  like  the 
 house  of  Ahab,  forhefs  son-in-law  of  the  house 
 of  Aliab. 
 
 ^*  And  he  goeth  Avith  Joram  son  of  Ahab  to 
 battle  with  Hazael  king  of  Aram  in  JRa- 
 moth-Gilead,  and  the  Aramaeans  smite  Jo- 
 ram, ^'*  and  Joram  the  king  turneth  back  to 
 be  healed  in  Jezi-eel  of  the  wounds  with  which 
 the  Aramaeans  smite  him  in  Eamah,  in  his 
 fighting  with  Hazael  king  of  Aram,  and  Aha- 
 ziah son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah  hath  gone 
 down  to  see  Joram  son  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel, 
 for  he  is  sick. 
 
 IX.  lANDElisha  the  prophet  hath  called 
 to  one  of  the  sons  of  the  i)ro])hets,  and  saith 
 to  him,  '  Gird  up  thy  loins,  and  take  this 
 vdal  of  oil  in  thy  hand,  and  go  to  Ramoth-Gil- 
 ead,  2  and  thou  hast  gone  in  there,  and  see 
 thou  there  Jehu  son  of  Jehosha]3hat,  son  of 
 Nimshi,  and  thou  hast  gone  in,  and  caused 
 him  to  rise  out  of  the  midst  of  his  brethren, 
 and  brought  him  in  to  the  inner  patt  of 
 an  inner-chamber,  ^  and  taken  the  ^^al  of  oil. 
 and  poured  on  his  head,  and  said,  Thus  said 
 Jehovah,  I  have  anointed  thee  for  king  imto 
 Israel;  and  thou  hast  opened  the  door,  and 
 fled,  and  dost  not  wait.' 
 
 *  And  the  yoimg  man  goeth — the  young  man 
 the  prophet— to  Ramoth-Gilead,  ^  and  cometh 
 in,  and  lo,  chiefs  of  the  force  are  sitting, 
 and  he  saith,  '  I  have  a  word  unto  thee,  0 
 chief! '  and  Jehu  saith,  '  Unto  which  of  all  of 
 us?'  and  he  saith,  '  Unto  thee,  0  chief.' 
 
 ®  Aud  he  riseth  aud  cometh  iu  to  the  house, 
 and  he  pourcth  the  oil  on  his  head,  and  saith 
 to  him,  '  Thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  I 
 have  anointed  thee  for  king  unto  the  peo))le  of 
 Jehovah,  imto  Israel,  ''  and  thou  hast  smitten 
 the  house  of  Ahab  thy  lord,  aud  I  have  i-o- 
 quired  the  blood  of  My  servants  the  prophets, 
 and  the  blood  of  all  the  servants  of  Jehovah, 
 from  the  hand  of  Jezebel ;  ^  and  perished  hath 
 all  the  house  of  Ahab,  and  I  have  cut  off  to 
 Ahab  those  sitting  on  the  wall,  aud  restrained, 
 and  left,  in  Israel,  ^and  I  have  given  up  the 
 house  of  Ahab  like  the  house  of  Jeroboam  son 
 of  Nebat,  aud  as  the  house  of  Baasha  sou  of 
 Ahi.jah,  i^and  Jezebel  do  the  dogs  cat  in  tlie 
 portion  of  Jezreel,  and  there  is  none  burying;' 
 and  he  opeueth  the  door  aud  fleeth. 
 
Death  of  Jezebel. 
 
 IX.  27.-2  KINGS.-  X.  23. 
 
 A  Juxb'e  house  exterminated. 
 
 mation  of  Jehovali; — ami  now,  lift  \\\),  cast 
 him  into  the  portion,  according  to  the  word 
 of  Jehovah.' 
 
 '''■  And  Aliaziah  king  of  Judah  hath  seen, 
 and  fleeth  the  way  of  the  garden-house,  and 
 Jehu  piirsueth  after  him,  and  saith,  '  Smite 
 him — also  him — in  the  chariot,'  in  the  going 
 up  to  Giir,  that  is  n^leam,  and  he  flecth  to 
 Megiddo,  and  dieth  there,  -^  and  his  servants 
 carry  him  in  a  chariot  to  Jerusalem,  and 
 bury  him  in  his  burying-place,  with  his  fa- 
 thers, in  the  city  of  David.  -^  And  in  the 
 eleventh  year  of  Joram  son  of  Ahab  reign 
 did  Ahaziah  over  Judah. 
 
 '■*"  And  Jehu  cometh  in  to  Jezreel,  and  Jeze- 
 i)cl  hath  heard,  and  puttetli  her  eyes  in  paint 
 and  maketh  right  her  head,  and  looketn  out 
 through  the  window.  ^^  And  Jehu  hath  come 
 i  nto  the  gate,  and  she  saith,  '  Was  there  peace 
 to  Ziuiri — slayer  of  his  lord?' 
 
 *^  And  he  lif teth  tip  his  face  unto  the  win- 
 dow, and  saith,  'Who  is  with  me? — who?' 
 and  look  out  imto  him  do  two  or  three  eunuchs ; 
 •'■'And  he  saith,  'Let  her  go;'  and  they  let 
 lier  go,  and  some  of  her  blood  is  sprinkled  on 
 tlie  wall,  and  on  the  horses,  and  he  treadeth 
 her  down. 
 
 ^^  And  he  cometh  in,  and  cateth,  and  drink- 
 cth,  and  saith,  'Look  after,  I  pray  you,  this 
 cursed  one,  and  bury  her,  for  sne  is  a  king's 
 daughter.'  ^^And  they  go  to  bury  her,  and 
 liave  not  foimd  of  her  except  the  skull,  and 
 the  feet,  and  palms  of  the  hands. 
 
 ^®  And  tliey  turn  back,  and  declare  to  him, 
 and  he  saith,  'The  word  of  Jehovah  it  is, 
 that  He  spake  by  the  hand  of  his  servant 
 Elijah  the  Tishbite,  saying.  In  the  portion  of 
 •lezrecl  do  the  dogs  eat  the  flesh  of  Jezebel, 
 ■'"and  the  carcase  of  Jezebel  hath  been  as 
 dung  on  the  face  of  the  field  in  the  portion 
 of  Jezreel,  that  they  say  not,  This  is  Jezebel.' 
 
 X.  1  AND  Ahab  hath  seventy  sons  in  Sa- 
 maria, and  Jehu  ■wi-iteth  letters,  and  scudeth 
 to  Samaria,  tinto  the  heads  of  Jezreel,"  tlie 
 ciders,  and  unto  the  supporters  of  Aliab,  say- 
 ing, - '  And  now,  at  the  coming  in  of  this  let- 
 ter unto  you,  and  with  you  are  sons  of  your 
 lord,  and  with  you  rrre  the  chariots  and  the 
 horses,  and  a  fenced  city,  and  the  armour, 
 ■'  and  ye  have  seen  the  best  and  the  upriglitest 
 of  the  sons  of  yom-  lord,  and  have  set  liivi  ou 
 tlie  throne  of  his  father,  and  fight  ye  for  the 
 house  of  your  lord.' 
 
 ^  And  they  fear  very  greatly,  and  say,  '  Lo, 
 the  two  kings  have  not  stood  before  him,  and 
 how  do  we  stand— wc  ?'  •''  And  he  who  ?.s'  over 
 the  house,  and  he  who  is  over  the  city,  and 
 the  elders,  and  the  sujiportcrs,  send  unto  Je- 
 hu, saying,  'Thy  servants  wc  arc,  and  all 
 that  thou  sayest  unto  us  we  do ;  we  do  not 
 make  any  one  king — that  which  is  good  in 
 thine  eyes  do.' 
 
 "  And  he  writeth  unto  them  a  letter  a  se- 
 cond time,  saying,  '  If  ye  <irr,  for  me,  and  to 
 my  voice  are  hearkening,  take  the  heads  of 
 the  men— the  sons  of  your  lord,  and  come 
 unto  me  about  this  time  to-morrow,  to  Jez- 
 reel;' and  the  sons  of  the  king  arc.  .seventy 
 men,  with  the  great  ones  of  the  city  those 
 bringing  them  up. 
 
 256 
 
 ^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  coming  in  of 
 the  letter  unto  them,  that  they  take  the  sons 
 of  the  king,  and  slaughter  seventy  men,  and 
 put  their  heads  in  baskets,  and  send  unto 
 him  to  Jezreel,  ^  and  the  messenger  cometh 
 in,  and  declareth  to  him,  saying,  '  They  have 
 brought  in  the  heads  of  the  sons  of  the  king,' 
 and  he  saith,  '  Make  them  two  heaps  at  the 
 oiiening  of  the  gate  till  the  morning.' 
 
 ''Ana  it  cometh  to  pass  in  the  morning, 
 that  he  goeth  out,  and  .standeth,  and  saith 
 unto  all  the  people,  '  Righteous  are  ye ;  lo,  I 
 have  conspired  against  my  lord,  and  slay  him 
 — and  who  smote  all  these?  ^^ Know  ye  now, 
 that  nothing  doth  fall  of  the  word  of  Jehovah 
 to  the  earth  that  Jehovah  spake  against  the 
 house  of  Ahab,  and  Jehovan  hath  done  that 
 which  He  spake  by  the  hand  of  His  servant 
 Elijah.' 
 
 ^^And  Jehu  smiteth  all  those  left  to  the 
 house  of  Ahab  in  Jezreel,  and  all  his  great 
 men,  and  his  acquaintances,  and  his  priests, 
 till  he  hath  not  left  to  him  a  remnant. 
 
 1- And  he  riseth,  and  cometh  in  and  goeth 
 to  Samaria;  he  is  at  the  shepherds'  shearing- 
 house  in  the  way,  ^^^  and  Jehu  hath  found  the 
 brethren  of  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah,  and 
 saith,  'Who  are  ye?'  and  they  say,  'Breth- 
 ren of  Ahaziah  we  are,  and  we  go  do'wn  to 
 salute  the  sons  of  the  king,  and  the  sons  of 
 the  mistress.'  ^*  And  he  saith,  'Catch  them 
 alive ;'  and  they  catch  them  alive,  and  slaugh- 
 ter them  at  the  pit  of  the  shearing-house, 
 forty  and  two  men,  and  he  hath  not  left  a 
 man  of  them. 
 
 ^' And  he  goeth  thence,  and  findcth  Jehona- 
 dab  son  of  Eechab— to  meet  him,  and  blesseth 
 him,  and  saith  unto  him,  '  Is  thy  heart  right, 
 as  my  heart  is  with  thy  heart?'  and  Jehona- 
 dab  saith,  'It  is;' — 'Then  it  is;  give  thy 
 hand ;'  and  he  giveth  his  hand,  and  he  caus- 
 eth  him  to  come  \\\)  unto  him  into  the  chariot, 
 ^^  and  saith,  '  Come  with  me,  and  look  on  my 
 zeal  for  Jehovah;'  and  they  cause  him  to  ride 
 in  his  chariot. 
 
 ^''And  he  cometh  into  Samaria,  and  smit- 
 eth all  those  left  to  Ahab  in  Samaria,  till  liia 
 destroying  him,  according  to  the  word  of  Je- 
 hovah that  He  spake  \into  Eli.sha. 
 
 '"And  Jehu  gathereth  the  whole  of  the 
 
 iicople,  and  saith  unto  them,  'Ahab  served 
 5aal  a  little— Jehu  doth  serve  him  much : 
 1"  and  now,  all  the  jirophcts  of  Baal,  all  his 
 servants,  and  all  his  jiriests,  call  ye  unto  me ; 
 let  not  a  man  be  lacking,  for  a  great  sacrifice 
 I  have  for  Baal;  every  one  who  is  lacking — 
 he  doth  not  live;'  and  Jehu  hath  done  it  in 
 subtilty,  in  order  to  destroy  the  servants  of 
 Baal.  — 
 
 "^  And  Jehu  saith,  '  Sanctify  a  restraint  for 
 Baal;'  apd  they  proclaim  it.  -'And  Jehu 
 sendeth  into  all  Israel,  and  all  the  servants 
 of  Baal  come  in,  and  there  hath  not  been  left 
 a  man  who  hath  not  come  in;  and  they  come 
 in  to  the  iiouso  of  Baal,  and  the  house  of 
 Baal  is  full— mouth  to  mouth. 
 
 "And  he  saith  to  him  who  is  over  tho 
 wardrobe,  'Bring  out  clotliiiig  to  all  servants 
 of  Baal;'  and  he  bringetli  out  to  them  the 
 clothing.  "■' And  .Tcliii  ;.'ooth  in,  and  Jchona- 
 dab  son  of  Eechab,  to  the  house  of  Baal,  and 
 
BaaVs  worshippers  slain. 
 
 X.  24.-2  KINGS.— XI.  19.         Athaliah  reigns  over  Judah. 
 
 saith  to  tlie  sei-vants  of  B.aal,  'Search  aud 
 see,  lest  there  be  here  with  you  of  the  ser- 
 vants of  Jehovah— but,  the  servants  of  Baal 
 by  themselves.' 
 
 2^  And  they  come  in  to  make  sacrifices 
 and  burnt-oft'erings,  and  Jehu  liath  set  for 
 himself  in  an  out-place  eighty  men,  and  saith, 
 'The  man  who  letteth  escape  any  of  the  men 
 whom  I  am  bringing  in  unto  your  hand — his 
 soul  for  his  soul.' 
 
 -°  And  it  cometh  to  pass  at  his  finishing  to 
 make  the  burnt-oflt'eiing,  that  Jehu  saith  to 
 the  runners,  and  to  the  captains,  'Go  in, 
 smite  them,  let  none  come  out;'  and  they 
 smite  them  by  the  mouth  of  the  sword,  and 
 the  runners  and  the  captains  cast  them  out; 
 and  they  go  uuto  the  city,  to  the  house  of 
 Baal,  -''  and  bring  out  the  standing-pillars  of 
 the  house  of  Baal,  and  burn  them,  -'''and 
 break  down  the  standing-pillar  of  Baal,  aud 
 break  down  tlie  house  of  Baal,  and  ai^poiut 
 it  for  a  di-aught-house  xuito  this  day. 
 
 -^Aud  Jehu  destroyeth  Baal  out  of  Israel, 
 -^only — the  sins  of  Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat, 
 that  lie  caused  Israel  to  sin,  Jehu  hath  not 
 turned  aside  from  after  them — the  calves  of 
 gold  that  are  at  Beth-El,  and  in  Dan. 
 
 2'  And  Jehovah  saith  uuto  Jehu,  '  Because 
 that  thou  hast  done  well,  to  do  that  which 
 is  right  in  Mine  eyes — according  to  all  that  is 
 in  My  heart  thou  hast  done  to  the  house  of 
 Ahalj — the  sous  of  the  fourth  generation  do 
 sit  for  thee  on  the  throne  of  Israel.' 
 
 ^^  And  Jehu  hath  not  taken  heed  to  walk 
 in  the  law  of  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  with 
 all  his  heart,  he  hath  not  turned  aside  from 
 the  sius  of  Jeroboam,  that  he  caused  Israel 
 to  sin. 
 
 3- In  those  days  hath  Jehovah  begun  to  cut 
 off  some  in  Isi-ael,  and  Hazael  smiteth  them 
 in  all  the  border  of  Israel,  ^^from  the  .lordan, 
 at  the  sun-rising,  the  whole  land  of  Gilead,  of 
 the  Gadite,  and  the  Reubenite,  and  the  Man- 
 assahite  (from  Aroer,  that  is  by  the  brook 
 Arnon),  even  Gilead  and  Bashan. 
 
 ^■*  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Jehu,  and 
 all  that  he  did,  and  aU  his  might,  are  they 
 not  written  on  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of 
 the  kings  of  Israel?  ^sAnd  Jehu  lieth  with 
 his  fathers,  and  they  bury  him  in  Samaria, 
 and  reign  doth  Jehoahaz  his  son  in  his  stead. 
 3'^  And  the  days  that  Jehu  hath  reigned  over 
 Israel  are  twenty  and  eight  years,  in  Samaria. 
 
 XI.  1  AND  Athaliah  is  mother  of  Ahaziah, 
 aud  she  hath  seen  that  her  son  is  dead,  and 
 she  riseth,  and  destroyeth  all  the  seed  of  the 
 kingdom;  "and  Jehosheba  daughter  of  king 
 Joram,  sister  of  Ahaziah,  taketh  Joash  son 
 of  Ahaziah,  and  stealeth  him  out  of  the 
 midst  of  the  sons  of  the  king  who  are  put  to 
 death,  him  and  his  nurse,  in  the  inner  part 
 of  the  bed-chambers,  and  they  hide  him  from 
 the  presence  of  Athaliah,  and  he  hath  not 
 been  put  to  death,  ^  and  he  is  with  her,  in 
 the  house  of  Jehovah,  hiding  himself,  six 
 years,  and  Athaliah  is  reigning  over  the 
 land.  _  ,    .    . 
 
 *And  in  the  seventh  year  hath  Jehoiarla 
 sent  and  taketh  the  heads  of  the  hundred.s 
 of  the  executioners  and  of  the  runners,  and 
 
 bringeth  them  in  unto  him,  to  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  and  inaketh  witli  them  a  covenant, 
 and  causetli  them  to  swear  in  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  aud  slieweth  them  the  son  of  the 
 king,  ^ and  comraandeth  them,  saying,  'This 
 is  the  thing  that  yc  do ;  The  third  of  you  are 
 going  in  on  the  sabbath,  and  Ivcepers  of  the 
 charge  of  the  house  of  the  king,  ''and  the 
 third  is  at  the  gate  of  Sur,  and  the  third  at 
 the  gate  behind  the  runners,  and  ye  have 
 kept  the  charge  of  the  liouse  pulled  down ; 
 ''and  two  parts  of  you,  all  going  out  on 
 the  sabbath — they  have  kept  the  charge  of 
 the  house  of  Jehovah  about  the  king,  "  and 
 ye  have  compassed  the  king  round  about, 
 each  with  his  weajions  in  his  hand,  and  he 
 who  is  coming  unto  the  ranges  is  put  to  death ; 
 and  be  ye  with  the  kiug  in  his  going  out  and 
 in  his  coming  in.' 
 
 '■'  And  the  heads  of  the  hundreds  do  accord- 
 ing to  all  that  Jehoiada  tlie  iiricst  commanded, 
 and  take  each  his  men  going  in  on  the 
 sabbath,  with  those  going  out  on  the  sabbath, 
 aud  come  in  unto  Jehoiada  the  priest,  ^*'  and 
 the  priest  giveth  to  the  heads  of  the  hun- 
 dreds the  spears  and  the  shields  that  king 
 David  had,  that  are  in  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 "And  the  runners  stand,  each  with  his 
 weapons  in  his  hand,  from  the  right  shoulder 
 of  tlae  house  unto  the  left  shoulder  of  the 
 house,  by  the  altar  and  by  the  house,  by  the 
 king  round  about ;  '-  and  he  bringeth  out  the 
 son  of  the  king,  and  putteth  on  him  the  crown, 
 and  the  testimony,  and  they  make  him  king, 
 and  anoint  him,  and  smite  the  hand,  and  say, 
 '  Let  the  king  live.' 
 
 '^Ajid  Athaliah  heareth  the  voice  of  the 
 runners  and  of  the  people,  and  she  cometh 
 in  imto  the  people,  to  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 '*and  looketh,  and  lo,  the  king  is  standing 
 by  the  pillar,  according  to  the  ordinance,  and 
 the  heads,  and  the  trumpets,  are  by  the  king, 
 and  all  the  people  of  the  land  are  rejoicing, 
 and  blowing  with  trumpets,  and  Athaliah 
 'rendeth  her  garments,  and  calleth,  'Con- 
 spiracy !  consxjiracy ! ' 
 
 15  And  Jehoiada  the  priest  commandeth 
 the  heads  of  the  hundreds,  inspectors  of  the 
 force,  and  saith  unto  them,  'Bring  her  out 
 unto  the  outside  of  the  ranges,  and  him  who 
 is  going  after  her,  put  to  death  by  the  sword : ' 
 for  the  priest  had  said,  '  Let  her  not  be  put 
 to  death  in  the  house  of  Jehovah.'  ^^And 
 they  make  for  her  sides,  and  she  entereth  the 
 way  of  the  entering  in  of  the  horses  to  the 
 house  of  the  king,  and  is  put  to  death  there. 
 
 17  And  Jehoiada  maketh  the  covenant  be- 
 tween Jehovah  and  the  kiug  aud  the  people, 
 to  be  for  a  people  to  Jehovah,  and  between 
 the  king  and  the  people. 
 
 18  And  all  the  people  of  the  land  go  in  to 
 the  house  of  Baal,  and  break  it  down,  its 
 altars  and  its  images  they  have  thoroughly 
 broken,  and  Mattan  priest  of  Baal  they  have 
 slain  before  the  altars ;  and  the  priest  sctteth 
 inspectors  over  the  house  of  Jehovah,  "and 
 taketh  the  heads  of  the  hundreds,  and  the 
 executioners,  and  the  niuners,  and  all  the 
 people  of  the  land,  and  they  bring  down  the 
 king  from  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  com© 
 by  the  way  of  the  gate  of  the  runners,  to  the 
 
A  thaliah  put  to  death. 
 
 XT.  20.— 2  KINGS.— XIII.  12.         Jehoash  repairs  the  tempU. 
 
 house  of  the  kincc,   and  lie  sitteth  on  the 
 throne  of  the  kings. 
 
 -"And  all  the  people  of  the  land  rejoice, 
 and  the  city  is  quiet,  and  Athaliah  they  have 
 put  to  death  by  the  sword  in  the  house  of 
 the  king ;  -^  a  sou  of  seven  years  is  Jehoash 
 in  his  reigning. 
 
 XII.  ^  IN  the  seventh  year  of  Jehu  reigned 
 hath  Jehoash,  and  forty  years  he  hath  reign- 
 ed in  Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of  his  mother 
 is  Zibiah  of  Beer-Sheba,  ^and  Jehoash  doth 
 that  which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  all 
 his  days  in  which  Jehoiada  the  priest  directed 
 him,  3  only,  the  high  places  have  not  turned 
 aside,  still  are  the  people  sacrificing  and  mak- 
 ing perfume  in  high  places. 
 
 ^  And  Jehoash  saith  unto  the  priests,  *  All 
 the  money  of  the  sanctified  things  that  is 
 brought  in  to  the  house  of  Jehovah,  the 
 money  of  him  who  is  passing  over,  each  the 
 money  of  his  valuation,  all  the  money  that 
 it  goeth  up  on  the  heart  of  a  man  to  bring  in 
 to  the  house  of  Jehovah,  '  do  the  priests  take 
 to  them,  each  from  his  acquaintance,  and  they 
 strengthen  the  breach  of  the  house,  in  all 
 places  where  there  is  found  a  breach.' 
 
 *And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  twenty  and 
 third  year  of  king  Jehoash,  the  priests  have 
 not  strengthened  the  breach  of  the  house, 
 7  and  king  Jehoash  calleth  to  Jehoiada  the 
 priest,  and  to  the  priests,  and  saith  unto 
 them,  'Wherefore  are  ye  not  strengthening 
 the  breach  of  the  house?  and  now,  receive  uo 
 money  from  your  acquaintances,  but  for  the 
 breacn  of  the  house  give  it.' 
 
 8  And  the  priests  con  sentnot  to  receive  money 
 from  the  people,  nor  to  strengthen  the  breach 
 of  the  house,  ®  and  Jehoiada  the  priest  tak- 
 eth  a  chest,  and  pierceth  a  hole  in  its  lid, 
 and  putteth  it  near  the  altar,  on  the  right 
 side,  as  one  cometh  in  to  the  house  of  Jeho- 
 vah, and  the  priests  keeping  the  threshold 
 have  put  there  all  the  money  that  is  brought 
 in  to  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 i^And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  their  seeing 
 that  the  money  is  abundant  in  the  chest, 
 that  there  goeth  up  a  scribe  of  the  king,  and 
 of  the  high  priest,  and  they  bind  it  up,  and 
 count  the  money  that  is  found  in  the  house 
 of  Jehovah,  "and  have  given  the  weighed 
 money  into  the  hands  of  those  doing  the 
 work,  those  iusjiecting  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 and  they  bring  it  out  to  those  working  in  the 
 wood,  and  to  builders  who  are  working 
 in  the  house  of  Jehovah,  ^"  and  to  those  re- 
 pairing  the  wall,  and  to  hewers  of  stone, 
 and  to  buy  wood  and  hewn  stones  to  streng- 
 then the  breach  of  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and 
 for  all  that  goeth  out  on  the  house,  to  streng- 
 then it. 
 
 ^3  Only,  there  is  not  made  for  the  house  of 
 Jehovah  basins  of  silver,  snufTers,  bowls, 
 trumpets,  any  vessel  of  gold,  and  vessel  of  sil- 
 ver, out  of  the  money  that  is  brought  into 
 the  house  of  Jehovah ;  "  for  to  those  doing 
 the  work  they  give  it,  and  they  have  streng- 
 thened Avith  it  the  house  of  .Jehovah,  i'"'  and 
 they  do  not  reckon  witli  the  men  into 
 whose  hand  they  give  the  money  to  give  to 
 those  doing  the  work,  for  in  faithfulness  they 
 258 
 
 are  dealing,  i""  The  money  of  a  trespass-offer- 
 ing, and  the  money  of  sin-ofterings  is  not 
 brought  in  to  the  house  of  Jehovah— for  the 
 priests  it  is. 
 
 ^'  Then  go  up  doth  Hazael  king  of  Aram, 
 and  fighteth  against  Gath,  and  capttireth  it, 
 and  Hazael  setteth  his  face  to  go  up  against 
 Jerusalem ;  ^^  and  Jehoash  king  of  Judah  tak- 
 eth  all  the  sanctified  things  that  Jehoshaphat, 
 and  Jehoram,  and  Ahaziah,  his  fatliers, 
 kings  of  Judan,  had  sanctified,  and  his  own 
 sanctified  things,  and  all  the  gold  that  is 
 found  in  the  treasures  of  the  house  of  Jehovah 
 and  of  the  house  of  the  kin^,  and  sendeth  to 
 Hazael  king  of  Aram,  and  lie  goeth  up  from 
 off  Jerusalem. 
 
 ^^  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Joash,  and 
 all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  on  the 
 book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kinra  of  Judah? 
 '"  And  his  servants  rise,  and  make  a  conspi- 
 racy, and  smite  Joash  in  the  house  of  Millo, 
 that  is  going  downtoSilla:  "^yea,  Jozachar 
 son  of  Shimeath,  and  Jehozabad  son  of  She- 
 mer,  his  servants,  have  smitten  him,  and  he 
 dieth,  and  they  bury  him  with  his  fathers  in 
 the  city  of  David,  and  reign  doth  Amaziah  his 
 son,  in  his  stead. 
 
 XIIT.  ^  IN  the  twenty  and  third  year  of 
 Joash  son  of  Ahaziah  king  of  Judah,  hath  Je- 
 hoahaz  son  of  Jehu  reigned  over  Israel,  in  Sa 
 maria — seventeen  years,  ^  and  he  doth  the 
 evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  and  goeth 
 after  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat,  tliat 
 he  caused  Israel  to  sin — he  turned  not  aside 
 from  it,  ^  and  the  anger  of  Jehovah  burnetii 
 against  Israel,  and  He  giveth  them  into  the 
 hand  of  Hazael  king  of  Aram,  and  into  the 
 hand  of  Ben-Hadad  son  of  Hazael,  all  the 
 days. 
 
 *And  Jehoahaz  appeaseth  the  face  of  Je 
 hovah,  and  Jehovah  hearkeneth  unto  him,  for 
 He  hath  seen  the  oppression  of  Israel,  for  op- 
 pressed them  hath  the  king  of  Aram, — '  and 
 Jehovah  giveth  to  Israel  a  saviour,  and  they 
 go  out  from  under  the  hand  of  Aram,  and  the 
 sons  of  Israel  dwell  in  their  -tents  as  hereto- 
 fore; "  only,  they  have  not  turned  aside  from 
 the  sins  of  the  house  of  Jeroboam,  that  he 
 caused  Israel  to  sin,  therein  they  walked, 
 and  also,  the  shrine  hath  remained  in  Sama- 
 ria,—"for  he  left  not  to  Jehoahaz  of  the 
 people  except  fifty  horsemen,  andten  chariots, 
 and  ten  thousand  footmen,  for  the  kin"  of 
 Aram  hath  destroyed  them,  and  maketh  them 
 as  dust  for  threshing. 
 
 8And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Jehoahaz, 
 and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  might,  are  they 
 not  written  on  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of 
 the  kings  of  Israel?  "And  Jehoahaz  lieth 
 with  his  fathers,  and  they  bury  hini  in  S.amaria, 
 and  reign  doth  Joash  his  son  in  his  stead. 
 
 ^f  In  the  thirty  and  seventh  year  of  Joash 
 king  of  Judah  reigned  hath  Jehoash  son  of  Je- 
 hoahaz over  Israel,  in  Samaria— sixteen  years, 
 "  and  he  doth  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Je- 
 hovah, he  hath  not  turned  aside  from  all 
 the  sins  of  Jeroboam  son  of  Ncbat,  that  ho 
 caused  Isr.oel  to  .sin,  therein  he  walked. 
 
 1-  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Joash,  and 
 all  that  he  did,  and  his  might  with  which  he 
 
Death  of  Eliftha. 
 
 xni.  13.— 2  KINGS.— XIV.  24. 
 
 Jehoash  defeats  Amaziah. 
 
 fouglit  with  Amaziah  king  of  Jiidab,  arc  tliey 
 not  written  ou  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  (if 
 the  kings  of  Israel?  ^^  And  .Joash  lietli  Avith 
 his  fathers,  and  .Jeroboam  hath  sat  on  his 
 throne,  and  .Toasli  is  buried  in  Samaria,  with 
 the  kin^s  of  Israel. 
 
 ^■^  And  Elisha  hath  been  sick  with  his  sick- 
 ness in  which  he  dieth,  and  come  down  unto 
 him  doth  Joash  king  of  Israel,  and  weepeth 
 on  his  face,  and  saith,  '  My  father,  my  father, 
 the  chariot  of  Israel,  and  its  horsemen.' 
 
 ^^  And  Elisha  saith  to  him,  '  Take  bow  and 
 arrows : '  and  he  taketh  unto  him  bow  and 
 arrows.  ^^  And  he  saith  to  the  king  of  Israel, 
 '  Place  thy  hand  on  the  bow ;'  and  he  placeth 
 his  hand,  and  Elisha  putteth  his  hands  on 
 the  hands  of  the  king,  ^'^  and  saith,  '  Open  the 
 window  eastward;'  and  he  openeth,  and 
 Elisha  saith,  'Shoot,'  and  he  shooteth;  and 
 he  saith,  '  An  arrow  of  salvation  to  Jehovah, 
 and  an  arrow  of  salvation  against  Aram, 
 and  »hou  hast  smitten  Aram,  in  Aphek,  till 
 consuming.' 
 
 ^8  And  he  saith,  '  Take  the  arrows,'  and  he 
 taketh ;  and  he  saith  to  the  king  of  Israel, 
 '  Smite  to  the  earth ; '  and  he  smiteth  three 
 times,  and  stayeth.  ^^  And  the  man  of  God 
 is  wroth  against  him,  and  saith,  '  By  smiting 
 five  or  six  times  then  thou  hadst  smitten 
 Aram  till  consuming;  and  now,  three  times 
 thou  dost  smite  Aram.' 
 
 -"And  Elisha  dieth,  and  they  bury  him, 
 and  troops  of  Moab  come  in  to  the  land, 
 at  the  coming  in  of  the  year,  "^  and  it  cometh 
 to  pass,  they  are  burying  a  man,  and  lo,  they 
 have  seen  the  troop,  and  cast  the  man  into 
 the  grave  of  Elisha,  and  the  man  goeth  and 
 cometh  against  the  bones  of  Elisha,  and  liveth, 
 and  riseth  on  his  feet. 
 
 '-"-  And  Hazael  king  of  Aram  hath  oppressed 
 Israel  all  tlie  days  of  Jehoahaz,  ^^  and  Jeho- 
 vah doth  favoiu"  them,  and  pity  them,  and 
 turn  unto  them,  for  the  sake  of  His  covenant 
 with  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  hath 
 not  been  willing  to  destroy  them,  nor  to  cast 
 them  from  His  presence  as  yet. 
 
 "■*  And  Hazael  king  of  Aram  dieth,  and  reign 
 doth  Ben-Hadad  his  son  in  his  stead,  -^  and 
 Jehoash  son  of  Jehoahaz  turueth  and  taketh 
 the  cities  out  of  the  hand  of  Ben-Hadad  son 
 of  Hazael  that  he  had  taken  out  of  the  hand 
 of  Jehoahaz  his  father  in  war ;  three  times 
 hath  Joash  smitten  him,  and  he  bringeth  back 
 the  cities  of  IsraeL 
 
 XIV.  1  IN  the  second  year  of  Joash  son  of 
 Jehoahaz  king  of  Israel  reigned  hath  Amaz- 
 iah son  of  Joash  king  of  Judalij  "asonof 
 twenty  and  five  years  was  he  in  his  reigning, 
 and  twenty  and  nine  years  he  hath  reigned  in 
 Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of  his  mother  is  Je- 
 hoaddan  of  Jerusalem,  ^  and  he  doth  that 
 which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  only  not 
 like  David  his  father,  according  to  all  that 
 Joash  his  father  did  he  hath  done,  ^  only,  the 
 high  places  have  not  turned  aside— yet  are 
 the  people  sacrificing  and  making  perfume  in 
 high  places. 
 
 "And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  the  kingdom 
 hath  been  strong  in  his  hand,  that  he  smiteth 
 hia  servants,  those  smiting  the  king  his  father. 
 
 "  and  the  sons  of  those  smiting  fiim  he  liath 
 not  put  to  death,  as  it  is  written  in  tlie  book 
 of  the  laAV  of  Moses  that  Jehovah  command- 
 ed, saying,  'Fathers  are  not  put  to  dcatli  for 
 sons,  and  sons  are  not  put  to  death  for  fa- 
 thers, but  each  for  his  own  sin  is  put  to  death.' 
 
 7  He  hath  smitten  Edom,  in  the  valley  of 
 salt — ten  thousand,  and  seized  Selah  in  war, 
 and  07ie  calleth  its  name  Jokthcel  imto  this 
 day,  ^  then  hath  Amaziah  sent  messengers  im- 
 to Jehoash  son  of  Jehoahaz,  son  of  Jehu,  king 
 of  Israel,  sa3^ng,  '  Come,  we  look  one  another 
 in  the  face.' 
 
 9  And  Jehoash  kin"  of  Israel  sendeth  unto 
 Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  saying,  '  The  thorn 
 that  is  in  Lebanon  hath  sent  unto  the  cedar 
 that  is  in  Lebanon,  saying.  Give  thy  daughter 
 to  my  son  for  a  wife ;  and  pass  by  doth  a  beast 
 of  the  field  that  is  in  Lebanon,  and  treadeth 
 down  the  thorn.  '"  Tliou  hast  certainly 
 smitten  Edom,  and  thy  heart  hath  lifted  thee 
 up;  be  honoured,  and  abide  in  thy  house; 
 and  why  dost  thou  stir  thyself  up  in  evil, 
 that  thou  hast  fallen,  thou,  and  Judah  with 
 thee?' 
 
 11  And  Amaziah  hath  not  hearkened,  and 
 go  up  doth  Jehoash  king  of  Israel,  and  they 
 look  one  another  in  the  face,  he  and  Ama- 
 ziah king  of  Judah,  in  Beth -Shemesh,  that 
 is  Judah's,  i"and  Judah  is  smitten  before 
 Israel,  and  they  flee  each  to  his  tent. 
 
 13  And  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  son  of  Jeho- 
 ash son  of  Ahaziah,  caught  hath  Jehoash  king 
 of  Israel  in  Beth-Shemesh,  and  they  come  in 
 to  Jerusalem,  and  he  bursteth  through  the  wall 
 of  Jerusalem,  atthe  gate  of  Ephraim  unto  tho 
 gate  of  the  corner,  four  hundred  cubits,  "  and 
 hath  taken  all  the  gold  and  the  silver,  and  all 
 the  vessels  that  are  found  in  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  in  the  treasures  of  the  house  of 
 the  king,  and  the  sons  of  the  jiledges,  and 
 turneth  back  to  Samaria. 
 
 1^  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Jehoash 
 that  he  did,  and  his  might,  and  how  he  fought 
 •with  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  are  they  not 
 written  on  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
 kings  of  Israel?  i^And  Jehoash  lieth  \vith  his 
 fathers,  and  is  buried  in  Samaria  with  the 
 kings  of  Israel,  and  reign  doth  Jeroboam  hia 
 son  in  his  stead. 
 
 i'^  And  Amaziah  son  of  Joash  king  of  Judah 
 liveth  after  the  death  of  Jehoash  son  of  Je- 
 hoahaz king  of  Israel  fifteen  years,  i^  and  the 
 rest  of  the  matters  of  Amaziah  are  they  not 
 written  on  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
 kings  of  Judah?  i''  And  they  make  a  conspi- 
 racy against  him  in  Jerusalem,  and  he  fleeth 
 to  Lacliisli,  and  they  send  after  him  to  Lac- 
 hish,  and  put  him  to  death  there,  -"  and  lift 
 him  up  on  the  horses,  and  he  is  buiied  in  Jeru- 
 salem, -with  his  fathers,  in  tlie  city  of  David. 
 
 -1  And  all  the  people  of  Judah  take  Azariah, 
 and  he  is  a  son  oT  sixteen  years,  and  cause  him 
 to  reign  instead  of  his  father  Amaziah ;  -^  he 
 hath  built  Elath,  and  bringeth  it  back  to  Ju- 
 dah, after  the  lying  of  the  king  with  his  fa- 
 thers. 
 
 ■■^  In  the  fifteenth  year  of  Amaziah  son  of 
 
 Joash  king  of  Judah,  reigned  hath  Jeroboam 
 
 son  of  Joash  king  of  Israel  in  Samaria — forty 
 
 and  one  vears,  -■'  and  he  doth  the  evil  thing  in 
 
 ■J5!) 
 
Reigns  of  Azaruth,  Shallum,       xiv.  25.-2  KINGS.— xv.  31.        Menahem,  Pekahiah,  Pekah. 
 
 the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  he  hath  not  turned  aside 
 from  all  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat 
 that  he  caust-d  Israel  to  sin. 
 
 *' He  hath  brought  back  the  border  of  Is- 
 rael, from  the  entering  in  of  Hamath  unto 
 the  sea  of  the  desert,  according  to  the  word 
 of  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  that  He  spake 
 by  the  hand  of  His  servant  Jonah  son  of 
 Amittai  the  proi^het,  who  is  of  Gath-Hepher, 
 -*  for  Jehovah  hath  seen  the  affliction  of  Is- 
 rael— very  bitter,  and  there  is  none  restrain- 
 ed, and  tliere  is  none  left,  and  there  is  no 
 helper  to  Israel ;  '^  and  Jehovah  hath  not 
 spoken  to  blot  out  the  name  of  Israel  from 
 under  the  heavens,  and  saveth  them  by  tlie 
 hand  of  Jeroboam  son  of  Joash. 
 
 "8  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Jeroboam, 
 and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  might  ^vith  which 
 he  fought,  and  with  which  he  brought  back 
 Damascus,  and  Hamath  of  Judah,  into  Is- 
 rael, are  they  not  MTitten  on  the  book  of  the 
 Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel  ?  -^  And  Jero- 
 boam lieth  with  his  fathers,  with  the  kings 
 of  Israel,  aud  reign  doth  Zechariah  his  son  in 
 his  stead. 
 
 XV.  1  IN  the  twenty  and  seventh  year  of 
 Jeroboam  king  of  Israel  reigned  hath  Azariah 
 son  of  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  -  a  son  of  six- 
 teen years  was  he  in  his  reigning,  and  fifty 
 and  two  years  he  hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem, 
 and  the  name  of  his  mother  is  Jecholiali  of 
 Jerusalem,  ^  and  he  doth  that  which  is  right 
 in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  according  to  all  that 
 Amaziah  his  father  did,  •*  only,  the  high  places 
 have  not  tm-ned  aside — ^yet  are  the  people 
 sacrificing  and  making  perfume  in  high  places. 
 
 *  And  Jehovah  smiteth  the  king,  and  he  is 
 a  leper  unto  the  day  of  his  death,  and  he 
 dwefieth  in  a  separate  house,  and  Jotham  son 
 of  the  king  is  over  the  house,  judging  the  peo- 
 ple of  the  laud. 
 
 ^  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Azariah, 
 and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  on 
 the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
 Judah  ?  ''  And  Azariah  lieth  with  his  fathers, 
 and  they  bury  him  with  his  fathers,  in  the 
 city  of  David,  and  reign  doth  Jotham  his  son 
 in  his  stead. 
 
 8  In  the  thirty  and  eighth  year  of  Azariah 
 king  of  Judah  reigned  hath  Zechariah  son  of 
 Jeroboam  over  Israel,  in  Samaria,  six  months, 
 ^  and  he  doth  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Je- 
 hovah, as  did  his  fatliers,  he  hath  not  turned 
 aside  from  the  sins  of  Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat 
 that  he  caused  Israel  to  sin. 
 
 1"  And  Shallum  son  of  Jabesh  conspireth 
 against  him,  and  smiteth  him  before  the  peo- 
 ple, and  puttcth  him  to  death,  and  reigneth 
 m  his  stead.  "  And  the  rest  of  the  matters 
 of  Zechariah,  lo,  they  are  written  on  the  book 
 of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel.  ^-  It 
 is  the  word  of  Jehovah  that  He  spake  unto 
 Jehu,  saying,  '  Sons  of  the  fourth  (feneration 
 do  sit  for  thee  on  the  throne  of  Israel ; '  and 
 it  is  so. 
 
 ^'Shallum  son  of  Jabesh  liatli  reigned  in 
 the  thirty  and  ninth  year  of  Uzziah  king  of 
 Judah,  and  he  reigneth  a  month  of  days  in 
 Samaria;  ^■'and  go  up  doth  Menahem  son 
 of  Gadi  from  Tii-zah  and  cometh  in  to  Sa- 
 260 
 
 maria,  and  smiteth  Sh.allnm  son  of  Jabesh  in 
 S.imaria,  and  puttoth  iiim  to  death,  and  reign- 
 etli  in  his  stead.  '^  And  the  rest  of  the  mat- 
 ters of  Shallum,  and  liis  conspiracy  that  lie 
 made,  lo,  they  are  written  on  the  book  <>f  tlie 
 Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Israel. 
 
 ^''Then  doth  Menahem  smite  Tiphs.ah,  and 
 all  who  are  in  it,  and  its  borders  from  Tirzali, 
 for  it  opened  not  to  him,  and  he  smiteth  it, 
 all  its  pregnant  women  he  hath  ripped  up. 
 
 17  In  the  thirty  and  ninth  year  of  Azariah 
 king  of  Judah  reigned  hath  Menahem  son  of 
 of  Gadi  over  Israel — ten  years  in  Samaria. 
 
 18  And  he  doth  the  evil  in  the  eyes  of  Jeho- 
 vah, he  hath  turned  not  aside  from  the  sins 
 of  Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat  that  he  caused  Is- 
 rael to  sin,  all  his  days. 
 
 1^  Pul  king  of  Asshur  hath  come  ao;ainst  the 
 land,  and  Menahem  giveth  to  Pul  a  thou- 
 sand talents  of  silver,  for  his  hand  bcin^  -with 
 him  to  strengthen  the  kingdom  in  his  hand. 
 ^*  And  Menahem  bringeth  out  the  silver /»'om 
 Israel,  from  all  the  mighty  men  of  wealth, 
 to  give  to  the  king  of  Asshur,  fifty  shekels  of 
 silver  for  each  one,  and  the  king  of  Asshur 
 tiirneth  back  and  hatli  not  stayed  there  in 
 the  land. 
 
 21  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Menahem, 
 and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  on 
 the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
 Israel  ?  --  And  Menahem  lieth  with  his  fa- 
 thers, and  reign  doth  Pekahiah  his  son  in  his 
 stead. 
 
 -^In  the  fiftieth  year  of  Azariah  king  of 
 Judah  hath  Pekahiah  son  of  Menahem  reign- 
 ed over  Israel,  in  Samaria — two  years,  ^  and 
 he  doth  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah, 
 he  hath  not  turned  aside  from  the  sins  of 
 Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat  that  he  caused  Is- 
 rael to  sin. 
 
 "^^  And  Pekah  son  of  Remaliah,  his  captain, 
 doth  conspire  against  him,  and  smiteth  him 
 in  Samaria,  in  the  high  place  of  the  house  of 
 the  king  with  Argob  and  Arieh,  and  with 
 him  fifty  men  of  the  sons  of  the  Gileadites, 
 and  he  putteth  him  to  death,  and  reigneth  in 
 his  stead.  "^  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of 
 Pekahiah,  and  all  that  he  did,  lo,  they  are 
 written  on  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the 
 kings  of  Israel. 
 
 ■■'^  In  the  fifty  and  second  year  of  Azariah 
 king  of  Judah,  reigned  hath  Pekali  son  of 
 Remaliah  over  Israel,  in  Samaria — twenty 
 years,  "^  and  he  doth  the  evil  tiling  in  the  ej^es 
 of  Jehovali,  he  hath  not  tiuTied  aside  from 
 the  sins  of  Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat,  that  l)e 
 cau.sed  Israel  to  sin. 
 
 '•*'  In  the  days  of  Pekah  king  of  Israel  hath 
 Tiglath-Pileser  king  of  Asshur  come,  and 
 taketh  Ijon,  and  Abel-Beth-Maachah,  and 
 •lanoah,  and  Kedesh,  and  Hazor,  and  Oilead, 
 and  Galilee,  all  the  land  of  Na{)htali,  and  re- 
 moveth  them  to  Asshur. 
 
 3"  And  make  a  conspiracy  doth  Hoshea  son 
 of  Elah  against  Pokah  son  of  Remaliah,  and 
 smiteth  him,  and  putteth  him  to  death,  and 
 roignetli  in  his  stoad,  in  the  twentieth  year 
 of  Joth.am  son  of  Uzziali.  ^'  And  the  rest  of 
 the  matters  of  Pekah,  and  all  that  he  did,  lo, 
 they  are  written  on  the  book  of  the  Chron- 
 icles of  the  kings  of  Israel. 
 
Pekali  rdgns  over  Israel. 
 
 XV.  32.-2  KINGS.-XV11.  8. 
 
 A  haz  reigns  over  JudaK 
 
 ^^  In  the  second  year  of  Pekah  son  of  Ke- 
 maliah  kinp;  of  Israel  reigned  hath  Jotham 
 son  of  Uzziah  king  of  Jiidah.  ^'^  K  son  of 
 twenty  and  five  years  was  he  in  his  reigning, 
 and  sixteen  years  he  hath  reigned  in  .Ternsa- 
 lem,  and  the  name  of  his  mother  is  Jeriisha 
 daughter  of  Zadok,  '■'and  he  doth  that  which 
 15  right  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  according  to 
 all  that  TJzziah  his  father  did  he  hath  done. 
 3*  Only,  the  high  places  have  not  turned  aside 
 — yet  are  the  people  sacrificing  and  making 
 perfume  in  high  places ;  he  hath  built  the 
 high  gate  of  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^6  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Jotham, 
 and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  on 
 the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Ju- 
 dah?  -^^In  those  days  hath  Jehovah  begun 
 to  send  against  Judah  Rezin  king  of  Aram 
 and  Pekah  son  of  Remaliah.  '^Aud  Jotham 
 lieth  Avith  his  fathers,  and  is  buried  witli  his 
 fathers,  in  the  city  of  David  his  father,  and 
 reign  doth  Ahaz  his  son  in  his  stead. 
 
 XVI.  1  IN  the  seventeenth  year  of  Pekah 
 son  of  Remaliah  reigned  hath  Ahaz  son  of 
 Jotham  king  of  Judah.  -  A  son  of  twenty 
 years  is  Ahaz  in  his  reigning,  and  sixteen 
 years  he  hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and  he 
 iiath  not  done  that  which  is  right  in  the  eyes 
 of  Jehovah  his  God,  like  David  his  father, 
 'and  he  walketh  in  the  way  of  the  kings  of 
 Israel,  and  also  liis  son  he  hath  caused  to  pass 
 over  into  fire,  according  to  the  abominations 
 of  the  nations  that  Jehovah  dispossessed 
 from  the  presence  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  *  and 
 he  sacrificeth  and  maketh  perfume  in  high 
 places,  and  on  the  heights,  and  under  every 
 green  tree. 
 
 ^  Then  doth  Rezin  king  of  Aram  go  up,  and 
 Pekah  son  of  Remaliah  king  of  Israel,  to  Jeru- 
 salem, to  battle,  and  they  lay  siege  to  Ahaz, 
 and  they  have  not  been  able  to  fight. 
 
 *At  that  time  hath  Rezin  king  of  Aram 
 brought  back  Elath  to  Aram,  and  casteth  out 
 the  Jews  from  Elath,  and  the  Aramaeans 
 have  come  in  to  Elath,  aud  dwell  there  unto 
 this  day. 
 
 ^And  Ahaz  sendeth  messengers  unto  Tig- 
 lath-Pileser  king  of  Asshiir,  saying,  '  Thy  ser- 
 vant and  tliy  son  ain  I ;  come  up  and  save  me 
 out  of  tlie  baud  of  the  king  of  Aram,  aud  out 
 of  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Israel,  who  arc 
 rising  up  against  me.'  ^And  Ahaz  taketli 
 the  silver  and  the  gold  that  is  foimd  in  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  and  in  the  treasm-es  of  the 
 house  of  the  kjug,  aud  sendeth  to  the  idug  of 
 Asshui" — a  bribe.  ^And  hearken  unto  him 
 doth  the  king  of  Asshur,  and  the  king  of 
 Asshtir  goeth  up  imto  Damascus,  and  seizetli 
 it,  and  removeth  the  people  of  it  to  Kir,  and 
 Rezin  he  liatli  put  to  death. 
 
 I'' And  king  Aliaz  goeth  to  meet  Tiglath- 
 Pileser  king  of  Assliur  at  Damascus,  and 
 seeth  tlie  altar  that  is  in  Damascus,  and  king 
 Ahaz  sendeth  unto  Urijah  the  priest  the  like- 
 ness of  the  altar,  and  its  pattern,  according 
 to  all  its  work,  "and  Urijah  the  i^ricst  build- 
 eth  the  altar  according  to  all  that  king  Ahaz 
 hath  sent  from  Damascus  ;  so  did  Uriah  the 
 priest  till  the  coming  in  of  king  Ahaz  from 
 Damascus. 
 
 1"  And  the  king  comcth  in  from  Damascus, 
 and  the  king  seeth  the  altar,  and  the  king 
 draweth  near  on  the  altar,  and  oUereth  on  it, 
 I'and  perfumeth  his  burnt-offering,  and  his 
 present,  and  poureth  out  his  libation,  and 
 sprinkleth  the  blood  of  the  peace-offerings 
 that  he  hath,  on  the  altar.  '^*  As  to  the  altar 
 of  brass  that  is  before  Jehovah— he  bringeth 
 it  near  from  the  front  of  the  house,  from  be- 
 tween the  altar  and  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 and  putteth  it  on  the  side  of  the  altar,  north- 
 ward. 
 
 15  And  king  Ahaz  commandeth  him— Urijah 
 the  priest— saying,  'On  the  great  altar  per- 
 fume the  burnt-offering  of  the  morning,  and 
 the  present  of  the  evening,  and  the  burnt^ 
 offenng  of  the  king,  and  his  present,  and  the 
 burnt-offering  of  all  the  people  of  the  land, 
 and  their  present,  and  their  libations ;  and  all 
 the  blood  of  the  burnt-offering,  and  all  the 
 blood  of  the  sacrifice,  on  it  thou  dost  sprinkle, 
 and  the  altar  of  brass  is  to  me  to  inquire  6j/.' 
 1"  And  Urijah  the  priest  doth  according  to  all 
 that  king  Ahaz  commanded. 
 
 1^  And  king  Ahaz  cutteth  off  the  borders  of 
 the  bases,  and  tumeth  aside  from  off  them 
 the  laver,  and  the  sea  he  hath  taken  down 
 from  off  the  brazen  oxen  that  are  under  it, 
 and  putteth  it  on  a  pavement  of  stones. 
 18  And  the  covered  place  for  the  sabbath  that 
 they  built  in  the  house,  and  the  entrance  of 
 the  king  without,  he  turned  from  the  house 
 of  Jehovah,  because  of  the  king  of  Asshur. 
 
 1^  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Ahaz  that 
 he  did,  are  they  not  written  on  the  book  of 
 the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah?  ""And 
 Ahaz  lieth  with  his  fathers,  and  is  buried 
 with  his  fathers,  in  the  city  of  David,  and 
 reign  doth  Hezeldah  his  son  in  his  stead. 
 
 XVII.  1  EN  the  twelfth  year  of  Ahaz  king 
 of  Judah  reigned  hatli  Hoshea  son  of  Elan 
 in  Samaria,  over  Israel — nine  years,  "  and  he 
 doth  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah, 
 only,  not  as  the  kings  of  Israel  who  were  be- 
 fore him;  'against  him  came  up  Shalnaaneser 
 king  of  Asshur,  and  Hoshea  is  to  him  a  ser- 
 vanfi,  aud  doth  render  to  him  a  present. 
 
 *  And  the  king  of  Asshur  findcth  in  Hoshea 
 a  conspiracy,  in  that  he  hath  sent  messengers 
 unto  So  king  of  Egypt,  and  hath  not  caused 
 a  present  to  go  up  to  the  king  of  Asshur,  as 
 year  by  year,  and  the  king  of  Asaluu-  re- 
 straineth  him,  and  bindeth  him  in  a  house  of 
 restraint. 
 
 ''And  the  king  of  Asshm-  goeth  up  into  aU 
 the  land,  aud  he  goeth  up  to  Samaria,  and 
 layeth  siege  against  it  three  years;  •'in  the 
 ninth  year  of  Hoshea  hath  the  king  of  Asshur 
 captured  Samaria,  and  removeth  Israel  to 
 Asshur,  aud  causeth  them  to  dwell  in  Halah, 
 and  in  Habor,  by  the  river  Gozan,  aud  in  the 
 cities  of  the  Medes. 
 
 ''And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  because  the  sons 
 of  Israel  have  sinned  against  Jehovah  their 
 God— who  bringeth  thcni  up  out  of  the  land  of 
 Egyj)t,  from  under  the  hand  of  Pharaoh  king 
 of  Egypt— aud  fear  other  gods,  ^and  walk  in 
 the  statutes  of  the  nations  that  Jcliovah 
 dispossessed  from  the  i)resence  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  and  of  the  kings  of  Israel  that  they 
 261 
 
The  Israelites  carried  captive.       xvii.  9.-2  KINGS. — xviii.  2.      Idolatry  of  the.  Samaritans. 
 
 made;  "and  the  sons  of  Israel  do  cov^crtly 
 things  that  are  not  right  against  Jehovah 
 their  God,  and  build  for  them  high  places  in 
 all  their  cities,  from  a  tower  of  the  watchers 
 unto  the  fenced  city,  ^^  and  set  up  for  them 
 standing-pillars  and  shrines  on  every  high 
 height,  and  under  every  green  tree,  ^^  and 
 make  perfume  there  in  all  high  places,  like 
 the  nations  that  Jehovah  removed  from 
 their  presence,  and  do  evil  things  to  provoke 
 Jehovah,  ^^  and  serve  the  idols,  of  which 
 Jehovah  said  to  them,  'Ye  do  not  do  this 
 thing;' 
 
 ^^And  Jehovah  testifieth  against  Israel, 
 and  against  Judah,  by  the  hand  of  every 
 prophet,  and  every  seer,  saying,  '  Turn  back 
 ironi  your  evil  ways,  ana  keep  My  commands, 
 My  statutes,  according  to  all  the  law  that  I 
 commanded  your  fathers,  and  that  I  sent  un- 
 to you  by  the  hand  of  My  servants  the  pro- 
 phets ; '  i-*  and  they  have  not  hearkened,  and 
 harden  their  neck,  like  the  neck  of  their  fa- 
 thers, who  did  not  remain  stedfast  in  Jeho- 
 vah their  God,  ^^  and  reject  His  statutes  and 
 His  covenant  that  He  made  with  their  fathers, 
 and  His  testimonies  that  He  testified  against 
 them,  and  go  after  the  vain  thing,  and  become 
 vain,  and  after  the  nations  that  are  round 
 about  them,  of  whom  Jehovah  commanded 
 them  not  to  do  like  them ; 
 
 ^^And  they  forsake  all  the  commands  of 
 Jehovah  their  God,  and  make  to  them  a 
 molten  image — two  calves,  and  make  a  shrine, 
 and  bow  themselves  to  all  the  host  of  the 
 heavens,  and  serve  Baal,  ^^and  cause  their 
 sons  and  their  daughters  to  pass  over  through 
 fire,  and  divine  divinations,  and  use  enchant- 
 ments, and  sell  themselves  to  do  the  evil 
 thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  to  provoke 
 Him; 
 
 ^8 That  Jehovah  sheweth  himself  very  angry 
 against  Israel,  and  turneth  them  aside  from 
 His  iiresence ;  none  hath  been  left,  only  the 
 tribe  of  Judah  by  itself,  i"  Also  Judah  nath 
 not  kept  the  commands  of  Jehovah  their  God, 
 and  they  walk  in  the  statutes  of  Israel  that 
 they  had  made. 
 
 -"And  Jehovah  kicketh  against  all  the  seed 
 of  Israel,  and  afflicteth  tnem,  and  giveth 
 them  into  the  hand  of  spoilers,  till  that  He 
 hath  cast  them  out  of  His  presence,  -i  for  He 
 hath  rent  Israel  from  the  house  of  David, 
 and  they  make  Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat  l<ing, 
 and  Jeroboam  drivcth  Israel  from  after  Jeho- 
 vah, and  hath  caused  tlicni  to  sin  a  great  sin, 
 ^^  and  the  sons  of  Israel  walk  in  all  the  sins 
 of  Jeroboam  that  he  did,  they  have  not 
 turned  aside  therefrom,  "'till  that  Jehovah 
 hath  turned  Israel  aside  from  His  presence, 
 as  He  sjiake  by  the  hand  of  all  His  servants 
 the  prophets,  and  Israel  is  removed  from  ofi' 
 its  land  to  Asshur,  unto  this  day. 
 
 -■•And  the  king  of  As.shur  briugcth  in 
 from  Babylon  and.  frona  Cutha,  and  from 
 Ava,  and  from  Hamath,  and  Sepharvaini, 
 and  causcth  them  to  dwell  in  the  cities  of 
 Samaria  instead  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 they  possess  Samaria,  and  dwell  in  its  cities  ; 
 ^  anil  it  comctli  to  pass,  at  the  coinmciice- 
 ment  of  their  dwelling  there,  they  have  not 
 feared  Jehovah,  and  Jehovah  doth  send  among 
 262 
 
 them  the  lions,  and  they  are  destroying  among 
 them. 
 
 -8  And  they  speak  to  the  king  of  Asshur, 
 saying,  'The  nations  that  thou  hast  re- 
 moved, and  dost  place  in  the  cities  of  Sa- 
 maria, have  not  known  the  custom  of  the 
 God  of  the  land,  and  He  sendeth  among  them 
 the  lions,  and  lo,  they  are  destroying  them, 
 as  they  do  not  know  the  custom  of  tlie  God 
 of  the  land.' 
 
 '^And  the  king  of  Asshur  commandeth, 
 saying,  'Cause  to  go  thither  one  of  the  priests 
 whom  ye  removed  thence,  and  they  go  and 
 dwell  there,  and  he  doth  teach  them  the  cus- 
 tom of  the  God  of  the  land.'  ^And  one  of 
 the  priests  whom  tfiey  removed  from  Sa- 
 maria cometh  in,  and  dwell  eth  in  Beth-El,  and 
 he  is  teaching  them  how  they  do  fear  Jehovah, 
 -"and  they  are  making  each  nation  its  gods, 
 and  place  tJiem  in  the  houses  of  the  high 
 places  that  the  Samaritans  have  made,  each 
 nation  in  their  cities  where  they  are  dwelling. 
 
 ^^  And  the  men  of  Babylon  have  made  Suc- 
 coth-Benoth,  and  the  men  of  Cuth  have  made 
 Nergal,  and  the  men  of  Hamath  have  made 
 Ashima,  ^^  and  the  Avites  have  made  Nibhaz 
 and  Tarbak,  and  the  Sepharvites  are  burning 
 their  sons  with  tire  to  Adrammelech  and  An- 
 ammelech,  gods  of  Sepharvim. 
 
 ^^  And  they  are  fearing  Jehovah,  and  make 
 to  themselves  from  their  extremities  priests 
 of  high  places,  and  they  are  acting  for  them 
 in  the  House  of  the  high  places.  ^Jehovah 
 they  are  fearing,  and  their  gods  they  are 
 serving,  according  to  the  custom  of  the  na- 
 tions whence  they  removed  them.  ■"  Unto 
 this  day  they  are  doing  accordin;.^  to  the 
 former  customs — they  are  not  fearing  Jeho- 
 vah, and  are  not  doing  according  to  their 
 statutes,  and  according  to  their  ordinances, 
 and  according  to  the  law,  and  according  to 
 the  command,  that  Jehovah  commanded  tlie 
 sons  of  Jacob  whose  name  He  made  Israel, 
 ^^  and  Jehovah  maketh  with  them  a  covenant, 
 and  chargeth  them,  saying,  'Ye  do  not  fear 
 other  gods,  nor  bow  yourselves  to  them, 
 nor  serve  them,  nor  sacrifice  to  them, 
 ^^  but  Jehovah  who  brought  you  up  out  of  the 
 land  of  Egypt  with  .great  power,  and  with  a 
 stretched-out  arm.  Him  ye  do  fear,  and  to 
 Him  yc  bow  ycmrselves,  and  to  Him  ye  do 
 sacrifice;  ^^and  the  statutes,  and  the  judg- 
 ments, and  the  law,  and  the  command,  that 
 He  Avrote  for  you,  ye  observe  to  do  all  the 
 days,  and  ye  do  not  fear  other  gods;  -'^and 
 the  covenant  that  I  have  made  with  you  ye 
 do  not  forget,  and  ye  do  not  fear  other  gods ; 
 ^"  but  Jehovah  your  God  ye  do  fear,  and  Ho 
 doth  deliver  you  out  of  the  hand  of  all  your 
 enemies;'  *°and  they  have  not  hearkened, 
 but  according  to  tlieir  former  custom  they 
 are  doing,  *'  and  these  nations  are  fearing 
 Jehovah,  and  their  graven  images  they  have 
 served,  both  tlu'ir  sons  and  their  sons'  sons;  as 
 their  fathers  di<l,  tlioy  are  doing  unto  tliis  day. 
 
 XVIIL  1  AND  it  cometh  to  ^lass,  in  the 
 third  year  of  Hoshca  son  of  Elah  king  of 
 Israel,  reigned  hath  llezekiah  .son  of  Ahaz 
 king  of  Jiidali;  "a  son  of  twenty  and  five 
 years  was  he  iu  his  reigning,  and  twenty  and 
 
HezelciaKs  good  reign. 
 
 xviii.  3.-2  KINGS.— XVIII.  35.     Sennacherib  invades  JudaK 
 
 nine  years  he  hatli  reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and 
 the  name  of  his  mother  is  Abi  daughter  of 
 Zechariah. 
 
 3  And  he  doth  that  which  is  right  in  the 
 eyes  of  Jehovah,  according  to  all  that  David 
 his  father  did,  ''he  hath  turned  aside  the 
 high  places,  and  broken  in  pieces  the  stand- 
 ing-pillars, and  cut  down  the  shrine,  and  beat- 
 en down  the  brazen  serpent  that  Moses  made, 
 for  tmto  these  days  were  the  sons  of  Israel 
 making  perfume  to  it,  and  he  calleth  it   '  a 
 
 Eiece  of  brass.'  ^  In  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 e  hath  trusted,  and  after  him  there  hath 
 not  been  like  him  among  all  the  kings  of 
 Judah,  nor  among  any  who  were  before  him ; 
 *•  and  he  cleaveth  to  Jehovah,  he  hath  not  turn- 
 ed aside  from  after  Him,  and  keepeth  His 
 commands  that  Jehovah  commanded  Moses. 
 '  And  Jehovah  hath  been  with  him,  in 
 every  place  where  he  goeth  out  he  acteth  wise- 
 ly, and  he  rebelleth  against  the  king  of  As- 
 shur,  and  hath  not  served  him;  ^he  hath 
 smitten  the  Philistines  unto  Gaza,  and  its 
 borders,  from  a  tower  of  the  watchers  imto 
 the  fenced  city. 
 
 8  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the  fourth  year 
 of  king  Hezekiah — it  is  the  seventh  year  of 
 Hoshea  son  of  Elah  king  of  Israel — come  up 
 hath  Shalmaneser  king  of  Asshur  against  Sa- 
 maria, and  layeth  siege  to  it,  ^^  and  they  cap- 
 ture it  at  the  end  of  three  years ;  in  the  sixth 
 year  of  Hezekiah — it  is  the  ninth  year  of 
 Hoshea  king  of  Israel — hath  Samaria  been 
 captureth,  ^^  and  the  king  of  Asshur  removeth 
 Israel  to  Asshur,  and  placed  them  in  Halah, 
 and  in  Habor  hy  the  river  Gozan,  and  in  cities 
 of  the  Medes,  ^-  because  that  they  have  not 
 hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Jehovah  their  God, 
 and  trangress  His  covenant — all  that  He  com- 
 manded Moses,  servant  of  Jehovah — yea,  they 
 have  not  hearkened  nor  done  it. 
 
 _^  And  in  the  fourteenth  year  of  king  Heze- 
 kiah hath  Sennacherib  king  of  Asshur  come 
 up  against  all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and 
 seizeth  them,  ^■^  and  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah 
 sendeth  unto  the  king  of  Asshur  to  Lachish, 
 saying,  '  I  have  sinned,  turn  back  from  off  me ; 
 that  which  thou  puttest  on  .me  I  bear; '  and 
 the  king  of  Asshur  layeth  on  Hezekiah  king 
 of  Judah  three  hundred  talents  of  silver,  and 
 thirty  talents  of  gold,  ^^  and  Hezekiah  giveth 
 all  the  silver  that  is  found  in  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  in  the  treasures  of  the  house  of 
 the  kijng ;  ^^  at  that  time  hath  Hezekiah  cut 
 off  the  doors  of  the  temple  of  Jehovah,  and 
 the  pillars  that  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  had 
 overlaid,  and  giveth  them  to  the  king  of  Asshur. 
 1^  And  the  king  of  Asshur  sendeth  Tartan. 
 and  the  chief  of  the  eunuchs,  and  the  chief  of 
 the  butlers,  from  Lachish,  unto  king  Heze- 
 kiah, with  a  heavy  force,  to  Jerusalem,  and 
 they  go  up  and  come  in  to  Jerusalem,  and  tliey 
 go  up,  and  come  in  and  stand  by  the  conduit 
 of  the  upper  iiool  that  is  in  the  highway  of 
 the  fuller's  field.  ^^  ^^j^d  ti^gy  call  unto  the 
 kin^.  and  go  out  unto  them  doth  Eliakim  son 
 of  Hilkiah,  who  is  over  the  house,  and  Shebua 
 the  scribe,  and  Joah  son  of  Asaph  the  remem- 
 brancer- 
 is  And  the  chief  of  the  butlers  saith  unto 
 them,  '  Say,  I  pray  you,  unto  Hezekiah,  Thus 
 
 said  the  greatlkiiig,  the  king  of  Asshur,  What 
 is  this  confidence  in  which  thou  hast  confided? 
 ""Thou  hast  said:  Only  a  word  of  the  lips! 
 counsel  and  might  are  for  battle;  now,  on 
 whom  hast  thou  trusted  that  thou  hast  re- 
 belled against  me? 
 
 "I'Now,  _lo,  thou  hast  trusted  for  thee  on  the 
 staff  of  this  broken  reed,  on  Egypt ;  which  a 
 man  leaneth  on,  and  it  hath  gone  into  his 
 hand,  and  pierced  it!— so  is  Pharaoh  king  of 
 Egypt  to  all  those  trusting  on  him. 
 
 ^  'And  when  ye  say  imto  me,  Unto  Jehovah 
 our  God  we  have  trusted,  is  it  not  He  whose 
 high  places  and  whose  altars  Hezekiah  hath 
 turned  aside,  and  saith  to  Judah  and  to  Jeru- 
 salem, Before  this  altar  do  ye  bow  yourselves 
 in  Jerusalem  ? 
 
 ^  'And,  now,  give  a  pledge  for  thee,  I  pray 
 thee,  to  my  lord  the  king  of  Asshur,  and  I  give 
 to  thee  two  thousand  horses,  if  thou  art  able 
 to  give  for  thee  riders  on  them.  "And  how 
 dost  thou  turn  back  the  face  of  one  captain  of 
 the  least  of  the  servants  of  my  lord,  that  thou 
 dost  trust  for  thee  on  Egypt  for  chariot,  and 
 for  horsemen  ?  ^  Now,  without  Jehovah  have 
 I  come  up  against  this  place  to  destroy  it  ? 
 Jehovah  said  imto  me.  Go  up  against  this  land, 
 and  thou  hast  destroyed  it. 
 
 "^And  Eliakim  son  of  Hilkiah  saith — and 
 Shebna,  and  Joah — to  the  chief  of  the  butlers, 
 '  Speak,  we  pray  thee,  unto  thy  servants  in 
 Aramaean,  for  we  are  understanding,  and  do 
 not  speak  with  us  in  Jewish,  in  the  ears  of  the 
 people  who  are  on  the  walk'  ^^  And  the  chief 
 of  the  butlers  saith  unto  them,  'For  thy  lord, 
 and  unto  thee,  hath  my  lord  sent  me  to  speak 
 these  words?  is  it  not  for  the  men,  those  sit- 
 ing on  the  wall  to  eat  their  own  dung  and  to 
 dnnk  their  own  water,  with  you?' 
 
 28  And  the  chief  of  the  butlers  standeth  and 
 calleth  with  a  great  voice  in  Jewish,  and 
 speaketh  and  saith,  '  Hear  ye  a  word  of  the 
 great  kin^  the  king  of  Asshur:  -Hhus  said 
 the  king,  Let  not  Hezekiah  lift  you  up,  for 
 he  is  not  able  to  deliver  you  out  of  his  hand  ; 
 30  and  let  not  Hezekiah  make  you  trust  unto 
 Jehovah,  saying,  Jehovah  doth  certainly  de- 
 liver us,  and  this  city  is  not  given  into  the 
 hand  of  the  king  of  Asshur. 
 
 31 '  Do  not  hearken  unto  Hezekiah,  for  thus 
 said  the  king  of  Asshur,  Make  with  me  a 
 blessing,  and  come  out  unto  me,  and  eat  ye 
 each  of  his  vine,  and  each  of  his  fig-tree,  and 
 drink  ye  each  the  waters  of  his  own  weE, 
 32  till  my  coming  in,  and  I  have  taken  you 
 imto  a  land  like  vour  own  land,  a  land  of  com 
 and  new  wine,  a  land  of  bread  and  vineyards, 
 a  land  of  oil  olive,  and  honey,  and  hve,  and 
 die  not ;  and  do  not  hearken  unto  Hezekiah, 
 when  he  persuadeth  you,  sajdng,  Jehovah  doth 
 deliver  us. 
 
 -  83  'Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  delivered  at 
 all  each  his  land  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king 
 of  Asshur?  34  Where  are  the  gods  of  Hamath 
 and  Arpad?  where  the  gods  of  Sepharvaim. 
 Hena,  and  Ivvah,  that  they  have  deb'vered 
 Samaria  out  of  my  hand?  ^swho  are  they 
 among  aU  the  gods  of  the  lands  that  have 
 delivered  their  land  out  of  my  hand,  that 
 Jehovah  doth  deliver  Jerusalem  out  of  my 
 hand.?' 
 
 263 
 
Se7tnacJierib^s  threatcnings. 
 
 XVIII.  3G.— 2  KINGS.— XIX.  39. 
 
 Hezekialis  prayer. 
 
 ^^  And  the  people  liave  kept  silent,  and  have 
 not  answered  him  a  word,  for  the  command 
 of  the  kincc  is,  saying,  'Do  not  answer  him.' 
 ^^  And  Eliakim  son  of  Hilkiah,  who  is  over 
 the  house,  cometh  in,  and  Shebna  the  scribe, 
 and  Joah  son  of  Asaph  the  remembrancer, 
 nnto  Hezekiah,  with  rent  garments,  and  tliey 
 declare  to  him  the  words  of  the  chief  of  the 
 bntlers. 
 
 XIX.  ^AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  king 
 Hezekiah's  hearing,  that  he  rendeth  his  gar- 
 ments, and  covereth  liimself  with  sackcloth, 
 and  entereth  the  house  of  Jehovah,  -  and 
 sendeth  Eliakim,  who  is  over  the  house,  and 
 Shebna  the  scribe,  and  the  elders  of  the 
 priests,  covering  themselves  with  sackcloth, 
 unto  Isaiah  the  prophet,  son  of  Amoz,  ^and 
 they  say  iinto  him,  'Thus  said  Hezekiah — 
 A  day  of  distress,  and  rebuke,  and  despising 
 is  this  day ;  for  come  have  sons  unto  the  birth, 
 and  power  there  is  not  to  bring  forth. 
 
 *  'It  may  be  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  hear  all 
 the  words  of  the  chief  of  the  butlers  with 
 which  the  king  of  Asshur  his  lord  hath  sent 
 him  to  reproach  the  living  God,  and  liath  de- 
 cided concerning  the  words  that  Jehovah 
 thy  God  hath  heard,  and  thou  hast  lifted  up 
 prayer  for  the  remnant  that  is  found.' 
 
 ^  And  the  servants  of  king  Hezekiah  come 
 in  unto  Isaiah,  ^and  Isaiah  saith  to  them, 
 '  Thus  do  ye  say  unto  your  lord :  Thus  said 
 Jehovah,  Be  not  afraid  because  of  the  words 
 that  thou  hast  heard,  with  which  the  servants 
 of  the  king  of  Asshur  have  reviled  Me.  '^Lo, 
 I  am  giving  in  him  a  spirit,  and  he  hath  heard 
 a  report,  and  liath  turned  back  to  his  land, 
 and  I  have  caused  him  to  fall  by  the  sword 
 in  his  land.' 
 
 *  And  the  chief  of  the  butlers  turneth  back 
 and  findeth  the  king  of  Asshur  fighting  against 
 Libnah,  for  he  ha,th  heard  that  he  hath  jour- 
 neyed from  Lachish. 
 
 ^  And  he  heareth  concerning  Tirhakah  king 
 of  Gush,  saying,  'Lo,  he  hath  come  out  to 
 fight  with  thee ;  and  he  turneth  and  sendeth 
 messengers  unto  Hezekiah,  sajdng,  ^^  'Thus 
 do  ye  speak  unto  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah, 
 saying.  Let  not  thy  God  lift  thee  up  in  wlioni 
 thou  art  trusting,  saying,  Jerusalem  is  not 
 given  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Asshur. 
 ^'  Lo,  thou  liast  heard  that  which  the  kings 
 of  Asshur  have  done  to  all  the  lauds— to  de- 
 vote them  ;  and  thou  art  delivered!  '"did  the 
 gods  of  the  nations  deliver  them  whom  my 
 fathers  destroyed— Gozan,  and  Haran,  and 
 Rezeph,  and  the  sons  of  Eden,  who  are  in 
 Thelassar  ?  '^  Wliere  is  the  king  of  Hamath, 
 and  the  king  of  Arpad,  and  the  king  of  the 
 city  of  Sepharvaim,  Hcua,  and  Ivvah?' 
 
 '■•And  Hezelciah  taketli  the  letters  out  of 
 the  liand  of  the  messengers,  and  readeth  tlicm, 
 and  gocth  up  to  the  liousc  of  Jehovah,  and 
 Hezekiah  spreadeth  it  before  Jehovah. 
 
 "And  Hezekiah  jiraycth  before  Jehovah, 
 and  saith,  '  0  Joliovah,  God  f)f  Israel,  inha- 
 Inting  the,  cherubs,  Tliou  art  God  Ilinisulf — 
 Thyself  alone  —  to  all  the  kingdoms  of  tlic 
 earth  :  Thou  liast  made  the  Jieavcns  and  the 
 earth.  '^  Incline.  0  Jehovah,  Tliiiie  ear,  and 
 bear ;  open,  0  Jcliovah,  Thine  eyes,  and  see  ; 
 264 
 
 and  hear  Thou  the  words  of  Sennacherib  with 
 which  he  hath  sent  him  to  reproach  the  liv- 
 ing God. 
 
 ]''  'Truly,  0  Jehovah,  kings  of  Asshur  have 
 laid  waste  the  nations,  and  their  land,  '^aud 
 have  put  their  gods  into  fire,  for  they  are  no 
 gods,  but  work  of  the  liands  of  man,  wood 
 and  stone,  and  destroy  them,  i^  And  now,  0 
 Jehovah  our  God,  save  us,  we  pray  Thee,  out 
 of  his  hand,  and  know  do  all  langdoms  of 
 the  earth  that  Thou  art  Jehovah  God — Thy- 
 self alone.' 
 
 ""And  Isaiah  son  of  Amoz  sendeth  unto 
 Hezekiah,  saying,  '  Thus  said  Jehovah,  God 
 of  Israel,  Tliat  which  thou  hast  prayed  imto 
 Me  concerning  Sennacherib  king  of  Asshur  I 
 have  heard:  "Hhis  is  the  word  that  Jehovah 
 spake  concerning  him : 
 '  Trampled  on  thee—  laughed  at  thee. 
 
 Hath  the  virgin  daughter  of  Zion 
 
 Behind  thee  shaken  the  head — 
 
 Hath  the  daughter  of  Jerusalem? 
 -"  Whom  hast  thou  reproached  and  re\'iled? 
 
 And  against  whom  lifted  up  a  voice? 
 
 Yea,  thou  dost  lift  up  on  high  thine  eyes — 
 
 Against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel ! 
 ^^  By  the  liand  of  thy  messengers 
 
 Thou  hast  reproached  the  Lord,  and  sayeat: 
 
 In  the  multitude  of  my  chariots 
 
 I  have  come  \m  to  a  high  place  of  mouutaius 
 
 The  sides  of  Lebanon, 
 
 And  I  cut  down  the  height  of  its  cedars, 
 
 The  choice  of  its  hrSj 
 
 And  I  enter  the  lodging  of  its  extremity. 
 
 The  forest  of  its  Carmel. 
 ^  I  have  digged,  and  drunk  strange  waters. 
 
 And  I  dry  up  with  the  sole  of  my  steps 
 
 All  floods  01  a  bulwark. 
 -^  Hast  thou  not  heard  from  afar,  it  I  made, 
 
 From  days  of  old  that  i  formed  it? 
 
 Now  I  have  brought  it  in. 
 
 And  it  becometh  a  desolation. 
 
 Ruinous  heaps  are  fenced  cities, 
 ^^  And  their  inhabitants  arc  feol)le-handed, 
 
 Theyjwere  broken  down,  and  are  dried  up. 
 
 They  have  been  tlie  herb  of  tlie  field, 
 
 And  the  greenness  of  the  tender  grass, 
 
 Grass  of  the  roofs. 
 
 And  blasted  corn — before  it  hath  risen  up! 
 -^  And  thy  sitting  down,  and  tliy  going  out, 
 
 And  thy  coming  in,  I  have  known, 
 
 And  tlnnc  anger  towards  Me ; 
 -8  Because  of  thine  anger  towards  Me_, 
 
 And  thy  noise — it  came  up  into  Mine  cars, 
 
 I  have  init  My  hook  in  thy  nose, 
 
 And  My  bridle  in  thy  lips, 
 
 And  have  caused  thee  to  turn  l)ack. 
 
 In  the  way  in  which  thou  camcst. 
 -^  And  this  to  thee  is  the  sign. 
 
 Food  of  the  year  is  the  spontaneous  growth, 
 
 And  in  the  second  year  the  self-produced. 
 
 And  in  the  third  year  sow  ye,  and  reap. 
 
 And  plant  vineyards,  and  cat  their  fruits. 
 •"'  And  it  hath  continued — 
 
 The  escaped  of  the  house  of  Judah 
 
 Tliat  liath  been  left— to  take  root  beneath. 
 
 And  hath  made  fruit  upward. 
 3^  For  from  Jernsalcm  gocth  out  a  remnant, 
 
 And  an  escape  from  inonnt  Zion  ; 
 
 The  zeal  of  .Ichovali  [of  Hosts]  doth  tliia. 
 •*'-  Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah, 
 
Sennacherib's  army  deslroyed.       xix.  33.-2  KINGS.— xxi.  8. 
 
 HezehiaJis  vanitjf 
 
 Concerning  the  king  of  Assluir : 
 He  doth  not  come  in  unto  this  city, 
 Nor  doth  he  shoot  there  an  arrow, 
 Nor  doth  he  come  before  it  with  shield. 
 Nor  doth  he  pour  out  against  it  a  mount. 
 ^  In  the  way  that  he  cometh  in — 
 In  it  he  turneth  back. 
 And  unto  this  city  he  doth  not  come  in, 
 The  affirmation  of  Jehovah — 
 '*  And  I  have  covered  over  this  city. 
 To  save  it,  for  ISIine  own  sake, 
 And  for  the  sake  of  David  My  servant.' 
 ^' And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  that  night,  that 
 a  messenger  of  Jehovah  goeth  out,  and  smit- 
 eth  in  the  camp  of  Asshur  a  hundred  eighty 
 and  iive  thousand,  and  they  rise  early  in  the 
 morning,  andlo,  all  of  them  are  dead  corpses. 
 2^  And  Sennacherib  king  of  Asshur  journey- 
 eth,  and  goeth,  and  turneth  back,  and  dweE- 
 eth  in  Nineveh ;  ^^  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  he 
 is  bowing  himself  in  the  house  of  Nisroch  his 
 god,  aud  Adramelech  and  Sharezar  [his  sons] 
 have  smitten  him  with  the  sword,  and  they 
 have    escaped^  to  the  laud  of  Ararat,    and 
 Esarhaddon  his  son  I'eigneth  in  his  stead. 
 
 XX.  1  IN  those  days  hath  Hezekiah  been  sick 
 unto  death,  aud  come  unto  him  doth  Isaiah 
 son  of  Amoz  the  prophet,  and  saith  unto  him, 
 '  Thus  said  Jehovah :  Give  a  charge  to  thy 
 house,  for  thou  art  dying,  and  dost  not  live.' 
 
 ^  And  he  tiu-neth  round  his  face  imto  the 
 wall,  aud  prayeth  unto  Jehovah,  saying, 
 ^  '  I  pray  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  remember,  I  pray 
 Thee,  how  I  have  walked  habitually  before 
 Thee  in  truth,  and  with  a  perfect  heart,  and 
 that  which  is  good  iu  Thine  eyes  I  have  done ; ' 
 and  Hezekiah  weepeth — a  great  weeping. 
 
 *  And  it  cometh  to  pass — Isaiah  hath  not 
 gone  out  to  the  middle  court — that  the  word  of 
 Jehovah  hath  been  imto  him,  sajdng,  ^ '  Turn 
 back,  aud  thou  hast  said  unto  Hezekiah, 
 leader  of  My  people :  Thus  said  Jehovah,  God 
 of  David  thy  father,  I  have  heard  thy  prayer, 
 I  have  seen  thy  tear,  lo,  I  give  healing  to  thee, 
 on  the  third  day  thou  dost  go  up  to  the  house 
 of  Jehovah ;  ®  and  I  have  added  to  thy  days 
 fifteen  years,  and  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Icing 
 of  Asshiu-  I  deliver  thee  aud  this  city,  and 
 have  covei'ed  over  this  city  for  Mine  owu 
 sake,  and  for  the  sake  of  David  My  servant.' 
 
 'And  Isaiah  saith,  '  Take  ye  a  cake  of  figs  ;' 
 and  they  take  aud  lay  it  on  the  boil,  aud  he 
 re\'iveth.  *  Aud  Hezekiah  saith  unto  Isaiah, 
 '  What  is  the  sign  that  Jehovah  doth  give 
 healing  to  me,  that  I  have  gone  up  on  the 
 third  day  to  the  house  of  Jehovah  ? '  "  And 
 Isaiah  saith,  'Thisi.s  to  thee  the  sign  from 
 Jehovah,  that  Jehovah  doth  the  thing  that  He 
 hath  spolvcn — The  shadow  hath  gone  on  ten 
 degrees,  or  it  doth  turn  back  ten  degrees  V ' 
 1°  And  Hezekiah  saith,  '  It  hath  been  light 
 for  the  shadow  to  incline  ten  degrees :  nay, 
 but  let  the  shadow  tiu-n  backward  ten  de- 
 grees.' 
 
 ^1  Aud  Isaiah  the  prophet  calleth  unto  Je- 
 novah,  aud  He  bringeth  back  the  shadow  by 
 %e  degrees  that  it  had  gone  down  in  tlie  de- 
 grees of  Ahaz — backward  ten  degi-ees. 
 
 i"At  that  time  liath  Bcrodach-Baladan  sou 
 of  Baladau  king  of  Babylon  sent  letters  aud  a 
 
 present  imto  Hezekiah,  for  he  heard  that 
 Hezekiah  had  been  sick;  "and  Hezekiah 
 hearkeneth  uuto  them,  and  shewcth  them  all 
 the  house  of  his  treasury,  the  silver,  and  the 
 gold,  and  the  spices,  and  the  good  ointment, 
 and  aU  the  house  of  his  vessels,  and  all  that 
 hath  been  foimd  in  his  treasuries;  there  liath 
 not  been  a  thing  that  Hezekiah  hath  not  shew- 
 ed them,  in  his  house,  and  iu  all  his  dominion. 
 
 }*  And  Isaiah  the  prophet  cometh  in  imto 
 king  Hezekiah,  and  saitli  unto  him,  '  What 
 said  these  men  ?  aud  whence  come  they 
 unto  thee  ? '  And  Hezekiah  saith,  '  From  a 
 land  afar  off  they  have  come— from  Babylon.' 
 ^5 And  he  saith,  'What  saw  they  in  thy 
 house?'  and  Hezekiah  saith,  'All  that  is  iii 
 my  house  they  saw;  there  hath  not  been  a 
 thing  that  I  have  not  shewed  them  among  my 
 treasui'es.' 
 
 1^  And  Isaiah  saith  unto  Hezeldah,  '  Hear 
 a  word  of  Jehovah :  i^  Lo,  days  are  coming, 
 and  borne  hath  been  aU  that  is  in  thy  house, 
 and  that  thy  father  have  treasured  up  till  this 
 day,  to  Babylon ;  there  is  not  left  a  thing,  said 
 Jehovah ;  ^^  and  of  thy  sous  who  go  out  from 
 fchee,  whom  thou  begettest,  they  take  away, 
 and  they  have  been  eunuchs  in  the  palace  of 
 the  king  of  Babylon.' 
 
 ^3  Aud  Hezekiah  saitli  unto  Isaiah,  '  Good 
 is  the  wordof  Jehovah  that  th ou hast  spoken ;' 
 and  he  saith,  '  Is  it  not — if  peace  and  truth 
 are  in  my  days?' 
 
 -°  Aud  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Hezekiah, 
 and  all  liis  might,  and  how  he  made  the  pool, 
 and  the  conduit,  aud  briugeth  iu  the  waters 
 to  the  city,  are  they  not  Avritten  ou  the  book 
 of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah  ? 
 ^1  And  Hezekiah  Heth  with  his  fathers,  and 
 reign  doth  Manasseh  his  son  in  his  stead. 
 
 XXI.  1 A  SON  of  twelve  years  is  Manasseh 
 iu  his  reigniug,  aud  fifty  aud  five  years  he 
 hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of 
 his  mother  is  Hephzi-Bah  ;  ^  and  he  doth  the 
 evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  according  to 
 the  abominations  of  the  nations  that  Jeho- 
 vah dispossessed  from  the  presence  of  the 
 sons  of  Israel,  ^  and  he  turneth  and  biuldetli 
 the  high  places  that  Hezekiah  his  father  de- 
 stroyed, and  raiseth  altars  for  Baal,  and 
 maketh  a  shrine,  as  did  Ahab  king  of  Israel, 
 and  boweth  himself  to  all  the  host  of  the 
 heavens,  and  serveth  them. 
 
 *  Aud  he  hath  built  altars  in  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  of  which  Jehovah  said,  'In  Jeru- 
 salem I  put  My  name.'  ^And  he  buildeth 
 altars  to  all  the  host  of  the  heavens  in  the 
 two  courts  of  the  house  of  Jehovah  ;  ^  and  he 
 hath  caused  his  sou  to  pass  through  fire,  aud 
 observed  clouds,  and  used  enchantment,  and 
 dealt  with  a  familiar  spirit  aud  wizards ;  he 
 hath  multipHed  to  do  the  evU  thing  in  the 
 eyes  of  Jehovah — to  provoke  to  anger. 
 
 'And  he  setteth  the  graven  image  of  the 
 shrine  that  he  made  in  the  house  of  which 
 Jehovah  said  unto  David  and  iinto  Solomon 
 his  sou,  '  In  this  house,  aud  iu  Jerusalem, 
 that  I  iiave  chosen  out  of  all  the  tribes  of 
 Israel,  I  put  My  name— to  the  age;  **and  1 
 do  not  add  to  cause  the  foot  of  Israel  to  move 
 fi'oni  the  ground  that  I  gave  to  their  fathers. 
 2G5 
 
Afanasseh's  impious  reign. 
 
 XXI.  9.-2  KINGS.— XXII.  19. 
 
 JoslalCs  righteous  reign. 
 
 ouly,  if  they  observe  to  do  according  to  all 
 that  I  commanded  them,  and  to  all  the  law 
 that  My  servant  Moses  commanded  them.' 
 •And  they  have  not  hearkened,  and  Manasseh 
 causeth  them  to  err,  to  do  the  evil  thing 
 above  the  nations  that  Jehovah  destroyed 
 from  the  presence  of  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 10  And  Jehovah  speaketh  by  the  hand  of 
 his  servants  the  prophets,  saying,  "  '  Because 
 that  Manasseh  king  of  Judan  hath  done 
 these  abominations — he  hath  done  evil  above 
 all  that  the  Amorites  have  done  who  are 
 before  him,  and  causeth  also  Judah  to  sin  by 
 his  idols ;  ^^  therefore  thus  said  Jehovah,  God 
 of  Israel,  Lo,  I  am  bringing  in  evil  on  Jeru- 
 salem and  Judah,  that  whoever  heareth  of  it, 
 tingle  do  his  two  ears.  ^^  And  I  liave  stretch- 
 ed out  over  Jerusalem  the  lino  of  Samaria, 
 and  the  plummet  of  the  house  of  Ahab,  and 
 wiped  Jerusalem  as  one  wipeth  the  disli — he 
 hath  >viped,  and  hath  turned  it  on  its  face. 
 
 i*  'And  I  have  left  the  remnant  of  Mine  in- 
 heritance, and  given  them  into  the  hand  of 
 their  enemies,  and  they  have  been  for  a  prey 
 and  for  a  spoil  to  all  their  enemies,  '''because 
 that  they  have  done  the  evil  thing  in  Mine 
 eyes,  and  are  provoking  Me  to  anger  from  the 
 day  that  their  fathers  came  out  of  Egypt, 
 even  unto  this  day.' 
 
 i^And  also,  innocent  blood  hath  Manasseh 
 shed  very  much,  till  that  he  hath  filled  Jeru- 
 salem— mouth  to  mouth ;  apart  from  his  sin 
 that  he  hath  caused  Judah  to  sin,  to  do  the 
 evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah. 
 
 1^  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Manasseh, 
 and  all  that  he  did,  and  his  sin  that  he 
 sinned,  are  they  not  ■written  on  the  book  of 
 the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah?  i8^u(\ 
 Manasseh  Uoth  with  his  fathers,  and  is  buried 
 in  the  garden  of  his  house,  in  the  garden  of 
 Uzza,  and  reign  doth  Amon  his  son  in  his 
 stead. 
 
 "  A  son  of  twenty  and  two  years  is  Amon 
 in  his  reigning,  and  two  years  he  hath  reigned 
 in  Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of  his  mother  is 
 Meshullemcth  daughter  of  Haruz  of  Jotbah, 
 '"and  lie  doth  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of 
 Jehovah,  as  did  Manasseli  his  father,  "'  and 
 walketli  in  all  the  way  that  his  father  walked 
 in,  and  serveih  the  idols  that  his  father  served, 
 and  boweth  himself  to  them,  -"  and  forsaketh 
 Jehovah,  God  of  his  fathers,  and  hath  not 
 walked  in  the  way  of  Jehovah. 
 
 '■'3  And  the  servants  of  Amon  conspire 
 against  him,  antl  put  the  king  to  death  in  his 
 own  house,  "''*  and  the  people  of  the  land  smite 
 all  those  conspiring  against  king  Amon,  and 
 the  people  of  tne  laud  cause  Josiah  his  son  to 
 reign  in  his  stead. 
 
 ^•'And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Amon 
 that  ho  did,  arc  they  not  written  on  the  book 
 of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of  Judah?  "''and 
 one  burieth  him  in  his  burying-place  in  the 
 parden  of  Uzza,  and  reign  dotli  Josiah  his  son 
 m  his  stead. 
 
 XXII.  1 A  SON  of  eight  years  is  Josiah  in 
 his  reigning,  and  thirty  and  one  years  ho 
 hath  reigned  iu  Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of 
 his  mother  is  Jcdidah  dauglitcr  of  Adaiali  of 
 Boskath,  ^  and  he  doth  that  wliich  is  right  in 
 266 
 
 the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  and  walketli  in  all  the 
 way  of  David  his  father,  and  hath  not  turned 
 aside — right  or  left. 
 
 *And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the  eighteenth 
 vear  of  king  Josiah,  the  king  hath  sent  Shap- 
 naii  son  of  AzaUah,  son  of  Meshullam,  the 
 scribe,  to  the  house  of  Jehovah,  saying,  •• '  Go 
 up  unto  Hilkiah  the  high  priest,  and  he  doth 
 complete  the  silver  that  is  brought  into  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  that  the  keepers  of  the 
 threshold  have  gathered  from  the  people, 
 *and  they  give  it  into  the  hand  of  tlie  doers 
 of  the  work,  the  overseers,  in  the  liouse  of 
 Jehovah,  and  they  give  it  to  the  doers  of  the 
 work  that  is  in  the  house  of  Jehovah,  to 
 strengthen  the  breach  of  the  house,  ^to 
 artificers,  and  to  builders,  and  to  repairers  of 
 the  waU,  and  to  buy  wood  and  hewn  stones 
 to  streng-then  the  nouse;  ^only,  the  silver 
 that  is  given  into  their  hand  is  not  reckoned 
 with  them,  for  in  faithfulness  they  are  dealing. 
 
 8  And  Hilkiah  the  high  priest  saith  unbi 
 Shaphan  the  scribe,  'A  book  of  the  law  1 
 ha,ve  found  in  the  house  of  Jehovah;'  and 
 Hilkiah  giveth  the  book  unto  Shaphan,  and 
 he  readeth  it.  "And  Shaphan  tne  scribe 
 Cometh  in  unto  the  king,  and  bringeth  the 
 king  back  word,  and  saith,  'Thy  servants 
 have  poured  out  the  silver  that  hath  been 
 found  in  the  house,  and  give  it  into  the  hand 
 of  the  doers  of  the  work,  the  inspectors,  in 
 the  house  of  Jehovah.' 
 
 '"And  Shaphan  the  scribe  declareth  to  the 
 king,  saying,  'A  book  hath  Hilkiali  the  priest 
 given  to  me;'  and  Shaphan  readeth  it  before 
 the  king. 
 
 ''  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  the  king's  hear- 
 ing the  words  of  the  book  of  the  law,  that  he 
 reudeth  his  garments,  J- and  the  king  com- 
 mandeth  HOkiah  the  priest,  and  Ahikam  son 
 of  Shaphan,  and  Achbor  son  of  Michaiah, 
 and  Shaphan  the  scribe,  and  Asahiah  servant 
 of  the  king,  saying,  '^ '  Go,  seek  Jehovah  for 
 me,  and  for  the  people,  and  for  all  Judali, 
 concerning  the  worcls  of  this  book  that  is 
 found,  for  great  is  the  fury  of  Jehovah  that 
 is  kindled  against  us,  because  that  our  fathers 
 have  not  hearkened  unto  the  words  of  this 
 book,  to  do  according  to  aU  that  is  written 
 for  us.' 
 
 "And  Hilkiah  the  priest  goeth,  and  Ahi- 
 kam, and  Achbor,  and  Shaphan,  and  Asahiah, 
 unto  Huldah  the  prophetess,  wife  of  Shallmn, 
 son  of  Tikvah,  son  of  Ilarhas,  keeper  of  the 
 garments,  and  she  is  dwelling  in  Jeru.salem 
 in  the  second,  and  they  speak  unto  her. 
 
 '''And  she  saith  unto  them,  'Thus  said  Je- 
 hovah, God  of  Israel,  Say  to  the  man  who 
 liath  sent  you  unto  me :  '"Thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Lo,  I  am  bringing  in  evil  imto  this  place  and 
 on  its  inhabitants,  all  tlie  words  of  the  book 
 that  the  king  of  Judah  hath  read,  '^  l)ecausc 
 that  they  have  forsaken  Me,  and  make  per- 
 fume to  other  gods,  so  as  to  provoke  Mc  to 
 anger  with  every  work  of  tlieir  hands,  and 
 My  wrath  hatli  been  kindled  against  tliia 
 place,  and  it  is  not  quenclied. 
 
 ''''And  unto  the  king  of  Judah.  who  is 
 sending  you  to  seek  Jehovah,  thus  do  ye  say 
 unto  him,  Tlius  said  Jehovah,  God  of  I.srael, 
 The  words  that  thou  hast  heard— ''' because 
 
Josiah  destroys  idolatry,  xxii.  20.— 2  KINGS.— xxiii.  25. 
 
 and  reforms  JxidaK 
 
 thy  beai-t  is  tender,  and  tlioii  art  Inimbled 
 because  of  Jehovah,  in  thy  hearing  that  whicli 
 I  have  spoken  against  this  place,  and  against 
 its  inhabitants,  to  be  for  a  desolation,  and 
 for  a  reviling,  and  dost  rend  thy  garments, 
 and  weep  before  Me — I  also  have  heard — the 
 affirmation  of  Jehovah — ""^  therefore,  lo,  I  am 
 gathering  thee  unto  thy  fathers,  and  thou 
 hast  been  gathered  unto  thy  grave  in  x^eace, 
 and  thine  eyes  do  not  look  on  any  of  the 
 evil  that  I  am  bringing  in  on  this  place ; '  and 
 they  bring  the  king  back  word. 
 
 XXni.  1  AND  the  king  sendeth,  and  they 
 
 father  imto  him  all  the  elders  of  Judah  and 
 erusalem,  ^and  the  king  goeth  up  to  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  and  every  man  of  Judah, 
 and  all  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  with 
 him,  and  the  priests,  and  the  prophets,  and  all 
 the  people,  from  small  unto  great,  and  he  read- 
 eth  in  their  ears  all  the  words  of  the  book  of  the 
 covenantthat  is  found  in  the  houseof  Jehovah. 
 
 3  And  the  king  staudeth  by  the  pillar,  and 
 raaketh  the  covenant  before  Jehovah,  to  walk 
 after  Jehovah,  and  to  keep  His  commands, 
 and  His  testimonies,  and  His  statutes,  with 
 3,11  the  heart,  and  with  all  the  soul,  to  estab- 
 lish the  words  of  this  covenant  that  are 
 written  on  this  book,  and  all  the  people  stand 
 in  the  covenant. 
 
 _*And  the  king  commandeth  Hilkiah  the 
 hi^h  priest,  and  the  priests  of  the  second 
 order,  and  the  keepers  of  the  threshold,  to 
 bring  out  from  the  temple  of  Jehovah  all  the 
 vessels  that  are  made  for  Baal,  and  for  the 
 shrine,  and  for  all  the  host  of  the  heavens, 
 and  he_  burneth  them  at  the  outside  of  Jeru- 
 salem, in  the  fields  of  Klidron,  and  hath  borne 
 their  ashes  to  Beth-El. 
 
 ^  And  he  hath  caused  to  cease  the  idolatrous 
 priests  whom  the  kings  of  Judah  have  ap- 
 pointed, (and  they  make  perfume  in  high 
 places,  in  cities  of  Judah  and  suburbs  of 
 .Jerusalem,)  and  those  making  perfume  to 
 Baa],  to  the  sun,  and  to  the  moon,  and  to  the 
 planets,  and  to  all  the  host  of  the  heavens. 
 
 "  And  he  bringetb  out  the  shrine  from  the 
 house  of  Jehovah  to  the  outside  of  Jerusalem, 
 unto  the  brook  Kidron,  and  burneth  it  at  the 
 brook  Kadrou,  and  beateth  it  small  to  dust, 
 and  casteth  its  dust  on  the  givive  of  the  sons 
 of  the  people.  ''And  he  brcakcth  down  the 
 houses  of  the  whoremongers  that  are  in  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  where  the  women  are  weav- 
 ing houses  for  the  shrine. 
 
 *  And  he  bringeth  in  all  the  priests  out  of 
 the  cities  of  Judah,  and  defileth  the  high 
 places  where  the  priests  have  made  perfume, 
 from  Geba  unto  Beer-Sheba,  and  hath  broken 
 down  the  high  places  of  the  gates  that  are  at 
 the  opening  of  the  gate  of  Joshua,  head  of  the 
 city,  that  w  on  a  man's  left  hand  at  the  gate  of 
 the  city ;  ^  only,  the  priests  of  the  high  places 
 come  not  up  unto  the  altar  of  Jehovah  in 
 Jerusalem,  but  they  have  eaten  unleavened 
 things  in  the  midst  of  their  brethren. 
 
 10  And  he  hath  defiled  Topheth,  that  is  in 
 the  valley  of  the  sou  of  Hinnom,  so  that  no 
 man  doth  cause  his  sou  and  his  daughter  to 
 pass  over  through  fire  to  Molech. 
 
 ^^  And  he  cauaeth  to  cease  the  horses  that 
 
 the  kings  of  Judah  have  given  to  the  sun  from 
 the  entering  in  of  the  house  of  Jehovah,  by 
 the  chamber  of  Nathan-Melech  the  eunuch, 
 that  is  in  the  suburbs,  and  the  chariots  of  the 
 sun  he  hath  burnt  with  fire. 
 
 ^2  And  the  altars  that  are  on  the  top  of  the 
 upper  chamber  of  Ahaz,  that  the  kings  of 
 Judah  made,  and  the  altars  that  Manasseh 
 made  in  the  two  courts  of  the  house  of  Jeho- 
 vah, hath  the  king  broken  down,  and  rcmov- 
 eth  thence,  and  hath  cast  their  dust  unto  the 
 brook  Kidron. 
 
 ^3  And  the  high  places  that  are  on  the  front 
 of  Jerusalem,  that  are  on  the  right  of  the 
 raoimt  of  corruption,  that  Solomon  king  of 
 Israel  had  built  to  Ashtoreth  abomination  of 
 the  Zidonians,  and  Chemosh  abomination  of 
 Moab,  and  to  Milcom  abomination  of  the  sons 
 of  Ammon,  hath  the  king  defiled. 
 
 1*  And  he  hath  broken  in  pieces  the  stand- 
 ing-pillars, and  cutteth  down  the  shrines,  and 
 filleth  their  place  with  bones  of  men ;  ^^  and 
 also  the  altar  that  is  in  Beth -El,  the  high  place 
 that  Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat  made,  by  which 
 he  made  Israel  sin,  both  that  altar  and  the 
 high  place  he  hath  broken  down,  and  doth 
 burn  the  high  place — he  hath  beat  it  small  to 
 dust,  and  hath  burnt  the  shrine. 
 
 1^  And  Josiah  turneth,  and  seeth  the  graves 
 that  are  there  in  the  moimt,  and  sendeth  and 
 taketh  the  bones  out  of  the  graves,  and  burn- 
 eth them  on  the  altar,  and  defileth  it,  accord- 
 ing to  the  word  of  Jehovah  that  the  man  of 
 God  proclaimed,  who  proclaimed  these  things. 
 
 i^And  he  saith,  'What  is  this  sign  that  I 
 see?'  and  the  men  of  the  city  say  unto  him, 
 '  The  grave  of  the  man  of  God  who  hath  come 
 from  Judah,  and  proclaimeth  these  things 
 that  thou  hast  done  concerning  the  altar  of 
 Beth-El.'  ^^  And  he  saith,  'Let  nim alone,  let 
 no  man  touch  his  bones;'  and  they  let  his 
 bones  escape,  with  the  bones  of  the  prophet 
 who  came  out  of  Samaria. 
 
 i**  And  also  all  the  houses  of  the  liigh  places 
 that  are  in  the  cities  of  Samaria,  that  the 
 kings  of  Israel  made  to  provoke  to  anger, 
 hath  Josiah  turned  aside,  and  doth  to  them 
 according  to  all  the  deeds  that  he  did  in  Beth- 
 El.  ""Ajid  he  slayeth  all  the  priests  of  the 
 high  places  who  are  there  by  the  altars,  and 
 burneth  the  bones  of  man  upon  them,  and 
 turneth  back  to  Jerusalem. 
 
 "1  And  the  Idng  commandeth  the  whole  of 
 the  people,  saying,  '  Make  ye  a  passover  to 
 Jehovah  your  God,  as  it  is  written  on  this 
 book  of  the  covenant.'  -Surely  there  hath 
 not  been  made  Like  this  passover  from  the 
 days  of  the  judges  who  judged  Israel,  even  all 
 the  days  of  the  kings  of  Israel,  and  of  the 
 kings  of  .Judah ;  -'^  but  in  the  eighteenth  year 
 of  king  Josiah,  hath  this  passover  been  made 
 to  Jehovah  in  Jerusalem. 
 
 24  And  also,  those  having  familiar  spirits, 
 and  the  wizards,  and  the  teraphim,  and  the 
 idols,  and  all  tlie  abominations  that  were  seen 
 in  the  land  of  Judah,  and  in  Jerusalem,  hath 
 Josiali  put  away,  in  order  to  establish  the 
 words  ot  the  law  that  are  ^vl•ittcn  on  the  book 
 that  Hilkiah  tlic  priest  hath  found  in  tho 
 house  of  Jehovah.  -^  And  like  him  there  hath 
 not  been  before  him  a  king  who  turned  back 
 267 
 
Death  of  Josiah. 
 
 XXIII.  26.-2  KINGS.— XXV.  1. 
 
 Jerusalem  beseiged. 
 
 unto  Jehovah  with  all  his  heart,  and  with  all 
 his  soul,  and  with  all  his  might,  according  to 
 all  the  law  of  Moses,  and  after  him  there  hath 
 none  risen  like  him. 
 
 "^  Only,  Jehovah  hath  not  turned  back  from 
 the  fiei'ceness  of  His  great  anger  with  which 
 His  anger  burned  against  Judah,  because  of 
 all  the  provocations  with  which  Manasseh 
 provoked  him,  -''and  Jehovah  saith,  'Also 
 Judah  I  turn  aside  from  my  presence,  as  1 
 turned  Israel  aside,  and  I  have  rejected  this 
 city  that  I  have  chosen — Jerusalem,  and  the 
 house  of  which  I  said.  My  name  is  there.' 
 
 "8  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Josiah,  and 
 all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  wi'itten  on  tlie 
 book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  Icings  of  Judah  ? 
 '^  In  his  days  hath  Pharaoh-Nechoh  king 
 of  Egypt  come  up  against  tlie  king  of  Asshur, 
 by  -the  river  Phrat,  and  king  Josiah  goeth 
 out  to  meet  him,  and  he  putteth  him  to  death 
 in  Megiddo,  when  he  seeth  him.  •*"  And  his 
 servants  cause  him  to  ride  dying  from  Me- 
 giddo, and  bring  him  in  to  Jerusalem,  and 
 bury  him  in  his  own  grave,  and  the  people  of 
 the  land  take  Jehoahaz  sou  of  Josiah,  and 
 anoint  him,  and  cause  him  to  reign  instead 
 of  his  father. 
 
 ^1 A  son  of  twenty  and  three  years  is  Jeho- 
 ahaz in  his  reigning,  and  three  months  he 
 hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of 
 his  mother  is  Hamutal  daughter  of  Jeremiah 
 of  Liljuah,  ^^and  he  doth  the  evil  thing  in 
 the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  according  to  all  that  his 
 fathers  did,  ^^aud  Pharaoh-Neclioh  bindeth 
 him  in  Riblah,  in  the  land  of  Hamath,  from 
 reigning  in  Jerusalem,  and  he  putteth  a  fine 
 on  the  land — a  himdred  talents  of  silver,  and 
 a  talent  of  gold. 
 
 ^■'And  Pharaoh- Nechoh  causeth  Eliakim 
 son  of  Josiah  to  reign  instead  of  Josiah  his 
 father,  and  turneth  liis  name  to  Jehoia- 
 1dm,  and  Jehoahaz  he  hath  taken  away,  and 
 he  Cometh  in  to  Egypt,  and  dieth  there. 
 3^  And  the  silver  and  the  gold  hath  Jehoia- 
 kim  given  to  Pliaraoh ;  only  he  valued  the 
 land  to  give  tlie  silver  by  the  command  of 
 Pharaoh  ;  from  each,  according  to  his  valua- 
 tion, lie  exacted  tlie  silver  and  the  gold,  from 
 the  ]ieople  of  the  land,  to  give  to  Pharaoh- 
 Neclioh. 
 
 ^^  A  son  of  twenty  and  live  years  is  Jehoia- 
 kim  in  his  reigning,  and  eleven  years  he  hath 
 reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of  his 
 mother  is  Zcbudah  daughter  of  Pcdaiah  of 
 Eumah,  •'''and  he  doth  the  evil  thing  in  the 
 eyes  of  Jehovah,  according  to  all  that  his  fa- 
 thers did. 
 
 XX IV.  1  IN  his  days  hath  Nebuchadnezzar 
 king  of  Babylon  come  up,  and  Jehoiakim  is 
 to  him  a  servant  three  years  ;  and  he  turnctli 
 Jind  rcbcllcth  against  him,  -and  Jehovah 
 scudeth  against  him  the  troops  of  the  Chal- 
 deans, and  the  troops  of  Aram,  and  the  troo]  is 
 of  Moab,  and  the  troojis  of  the  sons  of  Aiu- 
 mon,  and  He  scudeth  them  against  Judah  to 
 destroy  it,  according  to  the  word  of  Jehovah, 
 that  lie  s)i,ikc  by  tiie  hand  of  His  servants 
 the  prophets;  ■'only,  by  the  command  of  Je- 
 hovan  it  liath  bcoii  against  Jntlali  to  tiii-n 
 Ihcm  aside  fron>  His  iircseuce,  for  the  sins 
 208 
 
 of  Manasseh,  according  to  all  that  he  did, 
 *and  also  the  innocent  blood  that  he  hath 
 shed,  and  he  fiUeth  Jerusalem  with  inno- 
 cent blood,  and  Jehovah  was  not  willing  tc 
 forgive. 
 
 ^  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Jehoiakim, 
 and  all  that  he  did,  are  they  not  written  on 
 the  book  of  the  Chronicles  of  the  kings  of 
 Judah?  ^  And  Jehoiakim  lieth  with  his  fa- 
 thers, and  Jehoiachin  his  son  reigneth  in  hia 
 stead.  ^And  the  king  of  Egypt  hath  not 
 added  any  more  to  go  out  from  his  own  land, 
 for  the  king  of  Babylon  hath  taken,  from  the 
 brook  of  Egypt  unto  the  river  Phrat,  all  that 
 had  been  to  the  king  of  Egypt. 
 
 ^Ason  of  eighteen  years  is  Jehoiachin  in 
 his  reigning,  and  three  months  he  hath  reign- 
 ed in  Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of  his  mother 
 is  Nehushta,  daughter  of  Elnathan  of  Jerusa- 
 lem, ^  and  he  doth  the  e^'il  thing  in  tlie  eyes 
 of  Jehovah,  according  to  all  that  his  fathers 
 did.  ^^  At  that  time  come  up  have  servants 
 of  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  to  Jeru- 
 salem, and  the  city  goeth  into  siege,  ^^  and 
 Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  cometh 
 against  the  city,  and  his  servants  are  laying 
 siege  to  it,  ^-aud  Jehoiachin  king  of  Judah 
 goeth  out  imto  the  king  of  Babylon,  he,  and 
 his  mother,  and  his  servants,  and  his  chiefs, 
 and  his  eunuchs,  and  the  king  of  Babylon 
 taketh  him  in  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign, 
 ^3  and  bringeth  out  thence  all  the  treasures  of 
 the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  the  treasures  of 
 the  house  of  the  king,  and  cutteth  in  pieces 
 all  the  vessels  of  gold  that  Solomon  king  of 
 Israel  made  in  the  temple  of  Jehovah,  as  Je- 
 hovah had  spoken. 
 
 !■*  And  he  hath  removed  all  Jerusalem,  and 
 all  the  chiefs,  and  all  the  mightv  ones  of  va- 
 lour— ten  thousand  is  the  removal — and  every 
 artificer  and  smith,  none  hath  been  left  save 
 the  poor  of  the  peojile  of  the  land. 
 
 ^^  And  he  removeth  Jehoiachin  to  Babylon, 
 and  the  mother  of  the  king,  and  the  wives  of 
 the  king,  and  his  eunuchs,  and  the  mighty 
 ones  of  the  land — he  hath  caused  a  removal 
 to  go  from  Jerusalem  to  Babylon,  '"and  all 
 the  men  of  valour  seven  thousand,  and  tlio 
 artificers  and  the  smiths  a  thousand,  the 
 whole  are  mighty  men,  warriors ;  and  the 
 king  of  Babylon  bringeth  them  in  a  capti- 
 vity to  Babylon. 
 
 i''And  the  king  of  Babylon  causeth  ISIat- 
 tauiah  liis  father's  brother  to  reign  in  his 
 stead,  and  turneth  his  name  to  Zcdekiah. 
 
 '^  A  son  of  twenty  and  one  years  is  Zedc- 
 kiah  in  his  reigning,  and  eleven  years  he  hath 
 reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of  his 
 motlier  is  Hamutal  daughter  of  Jeremiah  of 
 Libnah,  ^"  and  he  doth  the  evil  thing  in  the 
 eyes  of  Jehovah  according  to  all  that  Jehoi- 
 akim did,  -"for,  by  the  anger  of  Jehovah  it 
 liath  been  against  JiTusalcm  and  against  Ju- 
 dah, till  he  cast  lluiu  out  from  His  i)rcsencc, 
 tliat  Zedekiah  rebellolh  against  the  king  of 
 Babylon. 
 
 XXV.  ^ANI)  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the 
 ninth  year  of  his  reign,  in  the  tontli  month, 
 ill  thetenth  of  the  month,  come  hath  Nebii 
 chadnezzar  king  of  Babvlon,   he  and  all  hia 
 
The  Jewish  nobles  slain. 
 
 XXV.  2.-2  KINGS,— XXV.  30. 
 
 Jehoiachin  in  Babylon. 
 
 force,  against  Jei-usalem,  and  encampoth  a- 
 gainst  it,  and  buildeth  against  it  a  fortifica- 
 tion round  aljont. 
 
 '■^  And  the  city  enteretli  into  siege  till  the 
 eleventh  year  ot  king  Zedekiali,  ^  on  the  ninth 
 of  the  month — when  the  famine  is  severe  in 
 the  city,  and  there  hath  not  been  bread  for 
 the  people  of  the  land,  •^then  the  city  is 
 broken  up,  aud  all  the  men  of  war  go  by 
 night  the  way  of  the  gate,  between  the  two 
 walla  that  a7-e  by  the  garden  of  the  king, 
 and  the  Chaldeans  are  against  the  city  round 
 about,  and  the  king  goeth  the  way  of  the 
 plain. 
 
 ^And  the  force  of  the  Chaldeans  pursue 
 after  the  king,  and  overtake  him  in  the  plains 
 of  Jericho,  ami  all  his  force  have  been  scat- 
 tered from  liim;  ''and  they  seize  the  king, 
 and  bring  him  up  unto  the  king  of  Babylon, 
 to  Riblau,  aud  they  speak  with  him — ^.judg- 
 ment. ''And  the  sous  of  Zedekiah  they  have 
 slaughtered  before  his  eyes,  and  the  eyes  of 
 Zedekiah  he  hath  blinded,  aud  biiideth  him 
 with  brazen  fetters,  and  they  bring  him  to. 
 Babylon. 
 
 ^  And  in  the  fifth  month,  on  the  seventh  of 
 the  month  (it  is  the  nineteenth  year  of  king 
 Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon),  hath  Ne- 
 buzaradan  chief  of  the  executioners,  servant 
 of  the  king  of  Babylon,  come  to  Jerusalem, 
 "  aud  he  burnetii  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and 
 the  house  of  the  king,  and  all  the  houses  of 
 Jerusalem,  yea,  every  great  house  he  hath 
 burned  with  tire ;  i**  and  the  walls  of  Jerusa- 
 lem round  about  have  all  the  forces  of  the 
 Chaldeans,  who  are  with  the  chief  of  the  ex- 
 ecutioners, l)roken  down. 
 
 1'  And  the  rest  of  the  people,  those  left  in 
 the  city,  and  those  falling  who  have  fallen 
 to  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  the  rest  of  the 
 multitude,  hath  iiebuzaradan  chief  of  the 
 executioners  removed ;  i-  and  of  the  poor  of 
 the  land  hath  the  chief  of  the  executioners 
 left  for  vinedi-essers  and  for  husbandmen. 
 
 13  And  the  pillars  of  brass  that  are  in  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  and  the  bases,  and  the  sea 
 of  brass,  that  is  in  the  house  of  Jehovah,  have 
 the  Chaldeans  broken  in  pieces,  and  bear 
 away  their  brass  to  Babylon.  !■*  And  the 
 pots,  and  the  shovels,  and  the  smiffers,  and 
 the  spoons,  and  all  the  vessels  of  brass  with 
 which  they  minister  they  have  taken,  ^^  and 
 the  fire-pans,  and  the  bowls  that  a?-e  wholly 
 of  silver,  hath  the  chief  of  the  executioners 
 taken. 
 
 1''  Tlie  two  pillars,  the  one  sea,  and  the  bases 
 that  Solomon  made  for  the  house  of  Jeliovah, 
 there  was  no  weighing  of  the  brass  of  all  these 
 vessels  ;  i''  eighteen  cubits  is  the  height  of  the 
 one  pillar,  and  the  chapiter  on  it  is  of  brass, 
 and  the  height  of  the  chapiter  is  three  cubits, 
 and  the  net  aud  the  pomegranates  are  on  the 
 chapiter  roimd  aJ^^xt — the  whole  is  of  brass ; 
 
 and  like  these  liath  the  second  pillar,  with 
 the  net. 
 
 18  And  the  chief  of  the  executioners  taketh 
 Seraiah  the  head  priest,  and  Zejihauiah  the 
 second  priest,  and  the  three  keepers  of  the 
 threshold,  ^'-^  aud  out  of  the  city  he  hath 
 taken  a  certain  eunuch  who  is  appointed  over 
 the  men  of  war,  and  five  men  of  those  seeing 
 the  king's  face  who  have  been  found  in 
 the  city,  and  the  head  scribe  of  the  host,  who 
 •mustereth  the  people  of  the  land,  and  sixty 
 men  of  the  people  of  the  land  who  are  found 
 in  the  city,  -"and  Nebuzaradan  chief  of  the 
 executioners  taketh  tliem,  and  causeth  them 
 to  go  unto  the  king  of  Babylon,  to  Libuah, 
 -1  and  the  king  of  Babylon  smiteth  tliem,  and 
 putteth  them  to  death  in  Publah,  iu  the  laud 
 of  Hamatli,  and  he  removeth  Judah  from  off 
 its  land. 
 
 -"  And  the  people  that  is  left  in  the  land  of 
 Judah  wliom  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Baby- 
 lon hath  left — he  appointeth  over  them  Ge- 
 daliah  son  of  Ahikam,  son  of  Shaphan. 
 
 "3  And  all  the  heads  of  the  forces  hear— 
 they  and  the  men— that  the  king  of  Babylon 
 hath  appointed  Gedaliah,  and  they  come  in 
 unto  Gedaliah,  to  Mizpah,  even  Ishmael  son 
 of  Nethaniah,  and  Johauan  son  of  Kareah, 
 and  Seraiah  son  of  Tanhiimeth  the  Neto- 
 phathite,  and  Jaazauiah  son  of  the  Maacha- 
 thite— they  aud  their  men  ;  "■*  and  Gedaliah 
 sweareth  to  them,  and  to  their  men,  and 
 saith  to  them,  '  Be  not  afraid  of  the  servants 
 of  the  Chaldeans,  dwell  in  the  land  and 
 serve  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  it  is  good 
 for  you.' 
 
 -2  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  iu  the  seventh 
 month,  come  hath  Ishmael  sou  of  Nathaniah, 
 son  of  Elishama  of  the  seed  of  the  kingdom,  and 
 ten  men  with  him,  and  they  smite  Gedaliah, 
 and  he  dieth,  and  the  Jews  and  the  Chaldeans 
 who  have  been  with  him  iu  Mizpah.  -'^  And 
 all  the  people  rise,  from  small  even  unto  great, 
 and  the  heads  of  the  forces,  and  come  in  to 
 Egypt,  for  they  have  been  afraid  of  the  pres- 
 ence of  the  Chaldeans. 
 
 '■'■^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the  thirty  aud 
 seventh  year  of  the  removal  of  Jehoiachin 
 king  of  Judah,  in  the  twelfth  month,  iu  the 
 twenty  and  seventh  of  the  month  hath  Evil- 
 Merodach  king  of  Babylon  lifted  up,  in  the 
 year  of  his  reigning,  the  head  of  Jehoia- 
 chin king  of  Judah,  out  of  the  house  of  re- 
 :  straint,  -*  and  speaketh  with  him  good  things 
 and  putteth  his  throne  above  the  throne  of 
 the  kings  who  are  with  him  in  Babylon, 
 -'*  and  hath  changed  the  garments  of  his  re- 
 •straint,  and  he  hath  eaten  bread  continually 
 before  him  all  days  of  his  life,  ^^  and  hia 
 allowance — a  continual  allowance— hath  been 
 given  to  him  from  the  king,  the  matter  of  a  day 
 in  its  day,  all  days  of  his  life. 
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FIRST  BOOK  OF  CHRONICLES 
 
 CttAl*.  I.  ^ADAMi  Sheth,  Enosh,  n?:eiian, 
 Mahalaleel,  Jered,  ^  Henoch^  Methuselah,  La- 
 mech,  ''Noah,  Shem,  Ham,  and  Japheth. 
 
 '  Sons  of  Japheth :  Gomer  and  Magog,  and 
 Madai,  and  Javan,  and  Tubal,  and  Meshech, 
 and  Tiras. 
 
 *  And  sons  of  Gomer :  Ashchenaz,  and  Rip- 
 hath,  and  Togarmah. 
 
 ''And  sons  of  Javan:  Elisha,  and  Tar- 
 shishah,  Kittim,  and  Dodanim. 
 
 8  Sons  of  Ham :  Gush,  and  Mizraim,  Put, 
 and  Canaan. 
 
 "  And  sons  of  Cush  :  Seba  and  Havilah,  and 
 Sabta,  and  Raamah,  and  Sabtecka.  And  sons 
 of  Raamah :  Sheba  and  Dedan.  i"  And  Cusli 
 begat  Nimrod :  he  begau  to  be  a  mighty  one 
 in  the  land. 
 
 11  And  Mizraim  be^^at  the  Ludim,  and  the 
 Anamim,  and  the  Leliabim,  and  the  Naphtu- 
 him,  i"-*  and  the  Pathrusim,  and  the  Casluhim 
 (from  whom  came  out  the  Philistim),  and  the 
 Capbtorim. 
 
 "And  Canaan  begat  Zidon  his  first  born, 
 and  Heth,  i^and  the  Jebusite,  and  the  Amor- 
 ite,  and  the  Girgashite,  ^^  and  the  Hivite.  and 
 the  Arkite,  and  the  Sinite,  ^^  and  the  Arva- 
 dite,  and  the  Zemarite.  and  the  Hamathite. 
 
 I''  Sons  of  Shera :  Elam  and  Asshur,  and 
 Arphaxad,  and  Lud,  and  Aram,  and  Uz,  and 
 Hul,  and  Gethcr,  and  Meshech, 
 
 1**  And  Arphaxad  begat  Shelah,  and  Shelah 
 begat  Eber.  i'-*  And  to  Eber  have  been  born 
 two  sons,  the  name  of  the  one  is  Peleg,  for 
 in  his  days  hath  the  land  been  divided,  and 
 the  name  of  his  brother  is  Joktan. 
 
 -<•  And  Joktan  begat  Almodad,  and  Sheleph, 
 andHazamiaveth,  and  Jerah,  '^land  Hadoram, 
 and  Uzal,  and  Diklah,  -ana  Ebal,  and  Abi- 
 mael,  ana  Sheba,  -•'  and  Ophrr,  and  Havilali, 
 and  Jobab ;  all  these  are  sons  of  Joktan. 
 
 '■^  Shem,  Arphaxad,  Shelah,  -=  Eber,  Peleg, 
 Reu,  ^^  Serug,  Nahor,  Terah,  "^  Abram — he  w 
 Abraham. 
 
 ^  Sons  of  Abraham :  Isaac  and  Ishmael. 
 
 ^  These  are  their  generations :  first-born  of 
 Ishmael,  Nebaioth,  and  Kedar,  and  Adheel, 
 and  Mibsam,  •*'*  Mishma,  and  Dumah,  Massa, 
 Hadad,  and  Tenia,  ^iJetur,  Naphish,  andKe- 
 dema.     These  are  sons  of  Ishmael. 
 
 *2  And  sons  of  Keturah,  Abraham's  concu- 
 bine: she  bare  Zimran,   and  Jokshan,  and 
 Medan,  and  Midian,  and  Ishbak,  and  Shuah. 
 And  sons  of  Jokshan ;  Slieba  and  Dedau. 
 
 ■*^And  sons  of  Midian:  Ephah  and  Ejiher, 
 and  Henoch,  and  Abida,  and  Eldaah ;  all 
 these  are  sons  of  Ketnrah. 
 
 3*  And  Abraham  begetteth  Isaac.  Sons  of 
 Isaac:  Esau  and  Israel. 
 
 ^^Sons  of  Esau:  Eliphaz,  Rcuel,  and  Jeush, 
 and  Jaalam,  and  Korah. 
 
 ^*Son3  of  EHphaz:  Teman,  and  Omar, 
 Zephi,  and  Gatam,  Kenaz,  and  Timna,  and 
 Amalek. 
 
 ''^Soua  of  Reuel:  Nahath.  Zerah,  Sham- 
 ma.h,  and  Mizzah. 
 
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 ^*And  ssons  of  Seir:  I»tan,  and  Shobal, 
 and  Zibeon,  and  Anah,  and  Dislion,  andEzar, 
 and  Dishan. 
 
 ^^  And  sons  of  iMan :  Hori  and  Homam, 
 and  sister  of  Lotan  is  Timna. 
 
 ^*Sons  of  Shobal:  Alian,  and  Manahath. 
 and  Ebal,  Shephi,  and  Guam. 
 
 And  sons  of  Zideon :  Aiah  and  Anah. 
 
 *iThe  sons  of  Anah:  Dishon. 
 And  sons  of  Dishon :  Amram,  and  Eshban, 
 and  Ithran,  and  Cher.an. 
 
 ••"Sons  of  Ezer:  Bilhan,  and  Zavau,  Jakau. 
 Sons  of  Dishan ;  Uz  and  Aran. 
 
 ^^  And  these  are  the  kings  who  reigned  in 
 the  land  of  Edom  before  the  reigning  of  a 
 king  of  the  sons  of  Israel :  Bela  son  of  Beor, 
 and  the  name  of  his  city  is  Dinhabah.  ^■'  And 
 Bela  dieth,  and  reign  in  his  stead  dotli  .Tobab 
 son  of  Zerah  from  Bozrali;  '"'and  Jobal> 
 dieth,  and  reign  in  his  stead  doth  Hush  am 
 from  the  land  of  the  Temanite;  *^and  Hus- 
 ham  dieth,  and  reign  in  his  stead  doth  Hadad, 
 son  of  Bedad  (who  smiteth  Midian  in  the 
 field  of  Moab)  and  the  name  of  his  city  ii 
 Avith;  •'^and  Hadad  dieth,  and  reign  in  his 
 stead  doth  Samlah  from  Masrekah;  ''"and 
 Samlah  dieth,  and  reign  in  his  stead  dotli 
 Shaul  from  Rehoboth  of  the  River;  '"•and 
 Shaul  dieth,  and  reign  in  his  stead  doth  Baal- 
 Hanan  son  of  Achbor  ;  ^'^  and  Baal-Hanan 
 dieth,  and  reign  in  his  stead  doth  Hadad, 
 and  the  name  of  his  city  is  Pai,  and  the  name 
 of  his  wife  is  Mehetabel  daughter  of  Matred, 
 daughter  of  Me-Zahab ;  Hadad  also  dieth. 
 
 "And  chiefs  of  Edom  are:  chief  Timnah, 
 chief  Aliah,  chief  Jetheth,  ^- chief  Aholiba- 
 mah,  chief  Elah,  chief  Pinon,  *^  chief  Kenaz, 
 chief  Teman,  chief  Mibzar,  '^  chief  Magdiel, 
 chief  Iram,    These  are  chiefs  of  Edom. 
 
 II.  1  THESE  are  sons  of  Israel:  Reuben, 
 Simeon,  Levi,  and  Judah,  Issachar,  and  Zeb- 
 ulun,  "Dan,  Joseph,  and  Benjamin,  Naphtali, 
 Gad,  and  Asher. 
 
 =*  Sons  of  Judah :  Er,  and  Onan,  and  Shelah, 
 three  have  been  born  to  him  of  a  daughter  of 
 Shua  the  Canaauitess.  And  Er,  iirst-born  of 
 Judah,  is  evil  in  the  ej'^es  of  Jehovah,  and 
 He  putteth  him  to  death.  ••  And  Tamar  his 
 daughter-in-law  hath  borne  to  him  Pharcz 
 and  Zerah.     All  the  sons  of  Judah  are  five. 
 
 ''Sons  of  Pharez:  Hezrou,  and  HamuL 
 
 «And  sons  of  Zerah:  Zimri,  and  Ethan, 
 and  Heman,  and  Calcol,  and  Dara;  aU  of 
 them  five. 
 
 7  And  sons  of  Carmi:  Achar,  troublcr  of 
 Israel,  who  trespassed  in  the  devoted  thing. 
 
 ''And  sons  of  Ethan:  Azariah. 
 
 »And  sons  of  Hezrou  who  were  born  to 
 him;  Jerahmcel,  and  Ram,  and  Chelubai. 
 
 i^And  Ram  begat  Amminadab,  and  Am- 
 miuadab  begat  Nahshon,  prince  of  the  sons 
 of  Judah  ;  "'  and  Nahshon  begat  Salma.  and 
 Salma  begat  Boaz,  i^and  Boaz  begat  Obed, 
 and  Obed  begat  Jesse    "and  Jesse  begat  his 
 
Oenealogiea. 
 
 II.  14.-1  CHRONICLES. -HI.  20. 
 
 Tlie  family  of  David. 
 
 firstborn  Elin,b,  and  Abinadab  tlie  .second, 
 and  Sbimea  the  third,  ^'•Nethaueel  the  fourth, 
 Raddai  the  lifth,  '^  Ozem  the  sixth,  David 
 the  seventh,  i"  and  their  sisters  Zeruiah  and 
 Abigail. 
 
 And  sons  of  Zeruiah :  Abishai,  and  Joab, 
 and  Asah-El— three. 
 
 17  And  Abigail  hath  borne  Amasa,  and  the 
 father  of  Amasa  is  Jether  the  Ishmeelite. 
 
 1^  And  Caleb  son  of  Hezron  hath  begotten 
 Azubah,  Isshah,  and  Jerioth  ;  and  these  are 
 her  sons:  Jesher,  and  Shobab,  and  Ardon. 
 '^Aud  Azubah  dieth,  and  Caleb  taketh  to 
 him  Ephrath,  and  she  beareth  to  him  Hiir. 
 ""  And  Hur  begat  Uri,  and  Uri  begat  Bezaleel. 
 
 -1  And  afterwards  hath  Hezron  gone  in  unto 
 a  daughter  of  Machir  father  of  Gilead,  and 
 he  hath  taken  her,  and.'he  is  a  son  of  sixty 
 years,  and  she  beareth  to  him  Segub. 
 
 "  And  Segub  begat  Jair,  and  he  liath  twenty 
 and  three  cities  in  the  land  of  Gilead,  -^  and 
 he  taketh  Geshur  and  Aram,  the  small  vill- 
 ages of  Jair,  from  them,  with  Kenath  and  its 
 small  towns,  sixty  cities — all  these  belonged  tn 
 the  sons  of  Machir  father  of  Gilead.  ^4  And 
 after  the  death  of  Hezron  in  Caleb-Ephratah, 
 then  the  wife  of  Hezron,  Abijah,  even  beareth 
 to  him  Ashhur,  father  of  Tekoa. 
 
 "^  And  sons  of  Jerahmeel,  tirst-born  of  Hez- 
 ron, are :  the  first-born  Ram,  and  Bunah,  and 
 Oren,  and  Ozem,  Ahijah.  -^And  Jerahmeel 
 hath  another  wife,  and  her  name  is  Atarah, 
 she  is  mother  of  Onam. 
 
 "7  And  sons  of  Ram,  first-born  of  Jerah- 
 meel, are  Maaz,  and  Jamin,  and  Eker. 
 
 -^And  sons  of  Onam  are  Shammai  and 
 Jada.  And  sons  of  Shammai:  Nadab  and 
 Abishur.  "^And  the  name  of  the  wife  of 
 Abishur  is  Abihail,  and  she  beareth  to  him 
 Ah  ban  and  Molid. 
 
 3"  And  sons  of  Nadab:  Seled,  and  Appaim; 
 and  Seled  dieth  without  sons,  ^i  ^^^  go^g  of 
 Appaim:  Ishi.  And  sons  of  Ishi:  Sheshan. 
 And  sons  of  Sheshan:  Ahlai. 
 
 3"  And  sons  of  Jada,  brother  of  Shammai: 
 Jether,  and  Jonathan :  and  Jether  dieth 
 without  sons.  ^^And  sons  of  Jonathan: 
 Peleth,  and  Zaza.  These  were  sons  of  Jer- 
 ahmeel. 
 
 ^  And  Sheshan  had  no  sous,  but  daughters, 
 and  Sheshan  hath  a  servant,  an  Egyptian, 
 and  his  name  is  Jarha,  ^^  and  Sheshan  giveth 
 liis  daughter  to  Jarha  his  servant  'for  a  wifSj 
 and  she  beareth  to  him  Attai;  ^^and  Attai 
 begat  Nathan,  and  Nathan  begat  Zabad, 
 3"  and  Zabad  begat  Ephlal,  and  Ephlal  begat 
 Obed,  38  and  Obed  begat  Jehu,  3!»and  Jehu 
 begat  Azariah,  and  Azariah  be"<at  Helez,  and 
 Helez_  begat  Eleasah,  ^"and  IHeasah  begat 
 Sismai,  and  Sismai  begat  Shallum,  ^^and 
 Shallum  begat  Jekamiah,  and  Jekamiah  be- 
 gat Elishama. 
 
 ^And  sons  of  Caleb  brother  of  Jerahmeel: 
 Mesha  his  first-born,  he  is  father  of  Ziph; 
 and  sons  of  Mareshah :  Abi-Hebron.  ^  And 
 sons  of  Hebron:  Korah,  and  Tappuah,  and 
 Rekem,  and  Shema. 
 
 ^'And  Shema  begat  Raham  father  of  Jor- 
 koam,  and  Rekem  begat  Shammai.  ^And 
 a  son  of  Shammai  is  Maon,  and  Maon  is 
 father  of  Beth-Zu'- 
 
 ^•'And  Epliah  concubine  of  Caleb  bare 
 Haran,  and  Moza,  and  Gazez;  and  Haran 
 begat  Gazez. 
 
 *■' And  sons  of  Jahdai:  Rcgem,  and  Jotham. 
 and  Geshan,  and  Relet,  and  Ephah,  and 
 Shaaph. 
 
 ^8  1  he  concubine  of  Caleb,  Maachah,  bare 
 Sheber  and  Tirhanah ;  ^^and  she  beai-eth 
 Shaaph  father  of  Madmannah,  Sheva  father 
 of  Machbenah,  and  father  of  Gibea;  and  a 
 daiighter  of  Caleb  is  Achsa. 
 
 5"  These  were  sons  of  Caleb  son  of  Hur, 
 first-born  of  Ephrathah:  Shobal  father  of 
 Kirjath-Jearim,  ^^  Salma  father  of  Beth-Le- 
 hem,  Hareph  father  of  Beth-Gader. 
 
 f- And  there  are  sons  to  Shobal  father  of 
 Kirjath-Jearim:  Haroeh,  half  of  the  Menu- 
 hothite  ;  ^^  and  the  families  of  Kirjath- 
 Jearim:  the  Ithrite,  and  the  Puhite,  and 
 the  Shumathite,  and  the  Mishraite:  from 
 these  went  out  the  Zareathite,  and  the  Esh- 
 taulite. 
 
 ^•*Sons  of  Salma:  Beth-Lehem,  and  the 
 Netophathite,  Atroth,  Beth-Joab,  and  half 
 of  the  INIenuhothite,  the  Zorite ;  ^^  and  the 
 families  of  the  scribes  the  inhabitants  of 
 Jabez:  Tirathites,_Shimeathites,  Siichathites. 
 They  are  the  Kenites,  those  coming  of  Ham- 
 math  father  of  the  house  of  Rechab. 
 
 III.  1  AND  these  were  sons  of  David,  who 
 were  born  to  him  in  Hebron :  the  first-born 
 Amnon,  of  Ahinoam  the  Jezreelitess ;  second 
 Daniel,  of  Abigail  the  Carmelitess;  ^the 
 third  Absalom,  son  of  Maachah  dau;jhter  of 
 Talmai  king  of  Geshur;  the  fourth  Adonijah, 
 sou  of  Haggith ;  ^  the  fifth  Shephatiah,  of 
 Abital ;  the  sixth  Ithream,  of  Eglah  his  wife. 
 *  Six  have  been  borne  to  him  in  Hebron,  and 
 he  reigneth  there  seven  years  and  six  months, 
 and  thirty  and  three  years  he  hath  reigned  in 
 Jerusalem, 
 
 *  And  these  were  born  to  him  in  Jerusalem: 
 Shimea,  and  Shobab,  and  Nathan,  and  Solo- 
 mon— four,  of  Bath-Sheba  daiighter  of  Am- 
 miel :  ^  also  Ibhar,  and  Elishama,  and  Eliphe- 
 let,  ''and  Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and  Japhia, 
 8  and  Elishama,  and  Eliada,  and  Eliphelet, 
 nine.  ^All  are  sons  of  David,  apart  from 
 sons  of  the  concubines,  and  Tamar  their 
 sister. 
 
 i^Aud  the  son  of  Solomon  is  Rehoboam, 
 Abijah  his  son,  Asa  his  son,  Jehoshaphat  his 
 son,  "  Joram  his  son,  Ahaziah  his  son,  Joash, 
 his  son,  i-Amaziah  his  son,  Azariah  his  son, 
 Jotham  his  son,  '^Ahazhis  son,  Hezekiah  hia 
 son,  Manasseh  his  son,  "'^Amonhis  son,  Josiah 
 his  son. 
 
 '^  And  sons  of  Josiah :  the  first-born  Johan- 
 an,  the  second  Jehoiakim,  the  third  Zedekiah, 
 the  fourth  Shallum. 
 
 1^  And  sons  of  Jehoiakim :  Jeconiah  his  son, 
 Zedekiah  his  son. 
 
 17  And  sons  of  Jeconiah :  Assir ;  Salathiel 
 his  son  ;  ^^  also  Malchiram  and  Pedaiah,  and 
 Shenazzar,  Jecamiah,  Hoshama,  and  Neda- 
 biah. 
 
 1^  And  sons  of  Pedaiah :  Zerubbabel,  and 
 Shimei. 
 
 And  sons  of  Zerubbabel :  Meshullam,  and 
 Hananiah,  and  Shelomith  their  sister,  -"and 
 271 
 
Genealogies. 
 
 in.  21.— 1  CHRONICLES.— V.  5. 
 
 Genealogies 
 
 Hasluibali,  and  Ohcl,  and  Berecliiali,  and 
 Hasadiah,  Jiishah-IIoscd,  live. 
 
 "'  And  sons  of  Hauaniah :  Pelatiali,  and 
 Jesaiah,  sons  of  Eephaiah,  sous  of  Aruan, 
 sons  of  Obadiah,  sons  of  Shechaniali. 
 
 "  And  sons  of  Shechaniali :  Shemaiah  ;  and 
 sons  of  Shemaiah :  Hattusli,  and  Igeal,  and 
 Bariah,  and  Neariah,  and  Shaphat,  six. 
 
 -■'  And  sons  of  Neariah :  Elioenai,  and  He- 
 zekiah,  and  Azrikain,  three. 
 
 -■*  And  sons  of  Elioenai:  Hodaiah,  and  Eli- 
 asbib,  and  Pelaiah,  and  Akkiib,  and  Johanan, 
 and  Delaiah,  and  Anani,  seven. 
 
 IV.  iSONS  of  Jiidah:  Pharez,  Hezron, 
 and  Carmi,  and  Hur,  and  ShobaL 
 
 -AndReaiah  son  of  Shobal  begat  Jahath, 
 and  Jahath  begat  Ahnmai  and  Lahad ;  these 
 are  families  of  the  Zorathitc. 
 
 3  And  these  are  of  the  father  of  Etam :  Jez- 
 reel,  and  Ishma,  and  Idbash  ;  and  the  name 
 of  their  sister  is  Hazzclelponi,  '*and  Penuel  is 
 father  of  Gedor,  and  Ezer  father  of  Hushah. 
 These  ao-e  sons  of  Hur,  first-born  of  Eijhratah, 
 father  of  Bcth-Lehem. 
 
 ^  And  to  Ashhur  father  of  Tekoa  were  two 
 wives,  Helah  and  Naarah ;  ^  and  Naarah 
 beareth  to  him  Ahuzzam,  and  Hepher,  and 
 Temeni,  and  Haahashtari :  these  a7-e  sons  of 
 Naarah. 
 
 ^  And  sons  of  Helah :  Zereth,  and  Zohar, 
 and  Ethnan.  ^^.nd  Coz  begat  Annb,  and 
 Zobebah,  and  the  families  of  Aharhel  son  of 
 Harum. 
 
 "And  Jabez  is  honoured  above  his  breth- 
 ren, and  his  mother  called  his  name  Jabez, 
 saying,  'Because  I  have  brought  forth  with 
 
 frief.'  ^"And  Jabez  calleth  to  the  God  of 
 srael,  saying,  '  If  blessing  Thou  dost  bless 
 me,  then  Thou  hast  made  great  my  border, 
 and  Tliy  hand  hath  been  with  me,  and  Thou 
 hast  kept  me  from  evil — not  to  grieve  me;' 
 and  God  bringcth  in  that  which  he  asked. 
 
 "  And  Chelub  brother  of  Shuah  begat  Me- 
 hir;  he  is  father  of  Eshton.  ^-And  Eshton 
 begat  Bc;th-Rapha,  and  Paseah,  and  Tehin- 
 nali  father  of  Ir-Nahash ;  these  are  men  of 
 Rcchah. 
 
 "  And  sons  of  Kenaz :  Othniel,  and  Seraiah ; 
 and  sons  of  Othniel:  Hathath.  i'*And  Meon- 
 othai  begat  Ophrah,  and  Seraiah  begat  Joab 
 father  of  the  valley  of  artilicers,  for  they  were 
 artificers. 
 
 1^  And  sons  of  Caleb  sou  of  Jephunueh : 
 Ini,  Elah,  and  Naam ;  and  sons  of  Elah,  even 
 Kenaz.  ^''And  sons  of  Jchaleleel :  Ziph  and 
 Ziphah,  Tiria,  and  Asareel.  ^'^  And  sons  of 
 Ezra  are  Jether,  and  Mercd,  and  Epher,  and 
 Jalon:  and  she  beareth  Miriam,  and  Sham- 
 mai,  and  Ishbah  father  of  Eshtemoa.  '*  And 
 his  Avife  Jehudijah  bare  Jered  father  of  Ge- 
 dor, and  Heber  father  of  Socho,  and  Jekuthiel 
 father  of  Zanoah. 
 
 And  these  are  sons  of  Bithiali  daiighter  of 
 Pharaoh,  whom  Mered  took,  '"and  sons  of 
 the  wife  of  Hodiah  sister  of  Nahom:  Abi- 
 Keilah  the  Garmite,  and  Eshtemoa  the  Maa- 
 ohathite.  -"  And  sons  of  Siiimon  a?'e  Amnon, 
 and  llinnali,  Ben-llannn,  and  Tilon;  and  sons 
 of  Ishi :  Zolieth,  and  Bcn-Zohcth. 
 
 '■''Sons  of  Shelah  son  of  .(udah:  Er  father 
 070 
 
 of  Lecah,and  Laadah  father  of  Maroshah,  and 
 tlie  families  of  the  house  of  the  service  of  fine 
 linen,  of  the  house  of  Ashhea;  --and  Jokim, 
 and  the  men  of  Chozeba,  and  Joash,  and  Sa- 
 raph,  who  ruled  over  Moab  and  Jashubi-Ijc- 
 hem;  and  these  things  are  ancient.  -^They 
 a7-e  the  potters  and  inhabitants  of  Netaiiu 
 and  Gedera ;  with  the  king  in  his  work  they 
 dwelt  there. 
 
 ^  Sons  of  Simeon :  Nemuel,  and  Jamin,  Ja- 
 rib,  Zerah,  Shaul ;  -^  Shallum  his  son,  Mibsam, 
 his  son,  Mishma  his  son.  -"  And  sons  of  Mish- 
 ma:  Hammuel  his  son,  Zacchur  his  son, 
 Shimei  his  son. 
 
 -''  And  to  Shimei  are  sixteen  sons  and  six 
 daughters,  and  to  his  brethren  there  are  not 
 manjr  sons,  and  none  of  their  families  have 
 miUtiplied  as  nmch  as  the  sons  of  Judah. 
 
 -8  And  they  dwell  in  Beer-sheba,  and  Mola- 
 dah,  and  Hazar-Shaul,  ""and  in  Billiah,  and 
 in  Ezem,  and  in  Tolad,  3"  and  in  Bethucl,  and 
 in  Hormah,  and  in  Ziklag,  '^^  and  in  Beth- 
 Marcaboth,  and  in  Hazar-Susim,  and  in  Beth- 
 Birei,  and  in  Shaarim ;  these  a?'e  their  cities 
 till  the  reigning  of  David. 
 
 ^"And  their  villages  are  Etam,  and  Aiu, 
 Rimmon,  and  Tochen,  and  Ashan,  live  cities, 
 '■^•'and  all  their  villages  that  a?-e  round  about 
 these  cities  unto  Baal ;  these  a?'e  their  dwell- 
 ings, and  thoy  have  their  genealogy:  ^•'even 
 Meshobab,  and  Jamlech,  and  Joshah  son  of 
 Amaziah,  ^^  and  .Toel,  and  Jehu  son  of  Josi- 
 biah,  son  of  Seraiah,  son  of  Asiel,  ^^  and  Elio- 
 enai, and  Jaakobah,  and  Jeshohaiah,  and 
 Asaiah,  and  Adicl,  and  Jesimiel,  and  Bcnaiah, 
 •*''  and  Ziza  son  of  Shiphi,  son  of  Allon,  son  of 
 Jedaiah,  son  of  Shimri,  son  of  Shemaiah. 
 
 ■^8  These  who  are  coming  in  by  name  are 
 princes  in  their  families,  and  tiie  house  of 
 their  fathers  have  broken  forth  into  a  multi- 
 tude ;  ^"  and  they  go  to  the  entrance  of  Gedor, 
 unto  the  east  of  the  valley,  to  seek  pasture  for 
 their  Hock,  ^^  and  they  find  pasture,  fat  and 
 good,  and  the  land  broad  of  sides,  and  quiet, 
 and  safe,  for  of  Ham  are  those  dwelling  there 
 before. 
 
 ■*'  And  these  who  are  wi-itten  by  name  come 
 in  the  days  of  Hezekiah  kin^^  of  Judah,  and 
 smite  their  tents,  and  the  naliitations  that 
 have  been  found  there,  and  devote  them  to 
 destniction  unto  this  day,  and  dwell  in  their 
 stead,  because  pasture  for  their  flock  1.9  there. 
 
 *^  And  of  them,  of  the  sons  of  Simeon,  there 
 have  gone  to  mount  Seir,  five  hundred  men, 
 and  Pelatiah,  and  Neari.ah,  and  Rephaiah, 
 and  Uzziel,  sons  of  Ishi,  at  their  head,  ■'^  and 
 they  smite  the  remnant  of  those  escaped  of 
 Amalek,  and  dwell  there  unto  this  day. 
 
 V.  ^  AS  to  sons  of  Reuben,  first-bom  of 
 Israel — for  he  isthe  first-born,  and  on  account 
 of  his  profaning  the  couch  of  his  father  hath 
 his  birthright  been  given  to  the  sons  of  Joseph 
 son  of  Israel,  and  he  is  not  to  be  reckoned  dv 
 genealogy  for  the  birthright,  ^  for  Judah  hath 
 been  mighty  over  his  brother,  and  for  leader 
 above  him,  and  the  birthright  is  to  Joseph. 
 
 3 Sons  of  Reuben,  first-bofh of  Israel:  Han- 
 och,  .and  Pallu,  Hezron,  and  ( Jarmi.  *Sons  of 
 Joel:  Shemaiaii  his  son,  Gog  his  son,  Shimei 
 liis  son,  *  Micah  his  son.  Reaiah  his  son,  Baal 
 
Oenealogtes. 
 
 V.  6.-1  CHRONICLES.— VI.  36. 
 
 Sons  of  Levi. 
 
 his  son,  ®  Beerali  his  son,  whom  Tilgath-Pil- 
 neser  king  of  Asshur  removed ;  he  is  prince 
 of  the  Eeubenite. 
 ^  And  his  brethren,  by  their  families,  in  the 
 
 fenealogy  of  their  generations,  m-e  heads: 
 eiel,  and  Zechariah,  ^and  Bela  son  of  Azaz, 
 son  of  Shema,  son  of  Joel — he  is  dwelling. in 
 Aroer,  evenimto  Nebo  and  Baal-Meon  ;^  and 
 at  the  east  he  dwelt  even  unto  the  entering  in 
 of  the  wilderness,  even  froni  the  river  Phrat, 
 for  their  cattle  were  multiplied  in  the  land  of 
 Gilead. 
 
 1"  And  in  the  days  of  Saul  they  have  made 
 war  with  the  Hagarites,  who  fall  by  their 
 hand,  and  they  dwell  in  their  tents  over  all 
 the  face  of  the  east  of  Gilead. 
 
 11  And  the  sons  of  Gad,  over-against  them 
 have  dwelt  in  the  land  of  Bashanuuto  Salcah, 
 I'' Joel  the  head,  and  Sliapliamthe  second, 'and 
 Jaanai  and  Shaphat  in  ^ashan ;  ^^  and  their 
 brethren  of  the  house  of  their  fathers  are 
 Michael,  and  Meshidlam,  and  Sheba,  and 
 Jorai,  and  Jachan,  andZia,  andHeber,  seven. 
 !■*  These  are  sons  of  Abihail  son  of  Huri,  son 
 of  Jaroah,  son  of  Gilead,  son  of  Michael,  son 
 of  Jeshishai,  son  of  Jahdo,  son  of  Buz;  i*  Ahi 
 son  of  Abdiel,  son  of  Gimi,  is  head  of  the  house 
 of  their  fathers ;  ^^  and  they  dwell  in  Gilead  in 
 Bashan,  and  in  her  small  towns,  and  in  all 
 suburbs  of  Sharon,  upon  their  outskirts ;  ^^  all 
 of  them  reckoned  themselves  by  genealogy  in 
 the  days  of  Jotham  king  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
 days  of  Jeroboam  king  of  Israel. 
 
 i*  Sons  of  Reuben,  and  the  Gadite,  and  the 
 half  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  of  sons  of  val- 
 our, men  bearing  shield  and  sword,  and  tread- 
 ing bow,  and  taught  in  battle,  are  forty_  and 
 four  thousand  and  seven  hundred  and  sixty, 
 going  out  to  the  host. 
 
 1^  And  they  make  war  with  the  Hagarites, 
 and  Jetiu",  and  Naphish,  and  Nodab,  "*  and 
 they  are  helped  against  them,  aod  the  Haga- 
 rites are  given  into  their  hand,  and  all  who 
 aye  with  them,  for  they  cried  to  God  in  battle, 
 and  He  was  entreated  of  them,  because  they 
 trusted  in  Him. 
 
 ^^And  they  take  captive  their  cattle,  of 
 their  camels  fifty  thousand,  and  of  sheep  two 
 hundred  and  fifty  thousand,  and  of  asses  two 
 thousand,  and  of  human  beings  a  himdred 
 thousand ;  —  for  many  have  fallen  pierced,  for 
 of  God  is  the  battle;  and  they  dwell  in  their 
 stead  till  the  removal. 
 
 "'  And  the  sons  of  the  half  of  the  tribe  of 
 Manasseh  dwelt  in  the  laud,  from  Bashan  im- 
 to  Baal-Hermon,  and  Senir,  and  mount  Her- 
 mon,  they  have  multiplied.  -*  And  these  a?'e 
 lieads  of  the  house  of  their  fathers,  even  Ep- 
 her,  and  Ishi,  and  Eliel,  and  Aziiel,  and  Jere- 
 miah, and  Hodaviah,  and  Jahdiel,  men  mighty 
 in  valour,  men  of  name,  heads  to  the  house  of 
 their  fathers. 
 
 ^5  And  they  trespass  against  the  God  of  their 
 fathers,  and  go  a- whoring  after  the  gods  of  the 
 peoples  of  the  land  whom  God  destroyed  from 
 their  presence ;  ^^  and  stir  up  dotli  the  God  of 
 Israel  the  spirit  of  Pul  king  of  Asshur,  and 
 the  spirit  of  Tilgath-Pilneser  king  of  Asshur, 
 and  he  renioveth  them — even  the  Reubenite, 
 and  the  Gadite,  and  the  half  of  the  ti-ibc  of 
 Manasseh — and  bringeth  them  in  to  Halali, 
 
 and  Habor,  and  Hara,  and  the  river  of  Gozan 
 unto  this  day. 
 
 VI.  1  Sons  of  Levi;  Gershon,  Kohath,  and 
 Merari. 
 
 2 And  the  sons  of  Kohath;  Amram,  Izhar, 
 and  Hebron,  and  Uzziel. 
 
 3  And  sons  of  Amram :  Aaron,  and  Moses, 
 and  Miriam. 
 
 And  sons  of  Aaron:  Nadab,  and  Abihu, 
 Eleazar,  and  Ithamar,  *  Eleazar  begat  Phin- 
 ehas,  Phinehas  begat  Abishua,  ^  and  Abishua 
 begat  Bukki,  and  Bukki  begat  Uzzi,  ^and 
 Uzzi  begat  Zerahiah,  and  Zerahiah  begat 
 Meraioth,  ^Meraioth  begat  Amariah,  and 
 Amariah  begat  Ahitub,  ^and  Ahitub  begat 
 Zadok,  and  Zadok  begat  Ahimaaz,  ^and 
 Ahimaaz  begat  Azariah,  and  Azariah  begat 
 Johanan,  i"  and  Johanan  begat  Azariah,  him 
 who  acted  as  priest  in  the  house  that  Solomon 
 built  in  Jerusalem. 
 
 11  And  Azariah  begetteth  Amariah,  and 
 Amariah  begat  Ahitub,  i"and  Ahitub  begat 
 Zadok,  and  Zadok  begat  Shallum,  i^and 
 Shallum  begat  Hilkiah,  and  Hilkiah  begat 
 Azariah,  i^and  Azariah  begat  Seraiah,  and 
 Seraiah  begat  Jehozadak;  i^and  Jehozadak 
 hath  gone  in  Jehovah's  removing  Judah  and 
 Jerusalem  by  the  hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar. 
 
 18 Sons  of  Levi:  Gershom,  Kohath,  and 
 Merari. 
 
 1^  And  these  are  names  of  sons  of  Gershom: 
 Libni  and  Shimei. 
 
 18  And  sons  of  Kohath :  Amram,  and  Izhar, 
 and  Hebron,  and  Uzzdel. 
 
 1^  Sons  of  Merari ;  MahU  and  Mushi. 
 
 And  these  are  families  of  the  Levite  ac- 
 cording to  their  fathers;  ""of  Gershom :  Libni 
 his  son,  Jahath  his  son,  Zimmah  his  son, 
 -1  Joah  his  son,  Iddo  his  son,  Zerah  his  son, 
 Jeaterai  his  son. 
 
 "2 Sons  of  Kohath:  Amminadab  his  son, 
 Korah  his  son,  Assir  his  son,  -^Elkanahhis 
 son,  and  Ebiasaph  his  son,  and  Assir  his  son, 
 "•'Tahath  his  son,  Uriel  his  sou,  Uzziah  his 
 son,  and  Shaul  his  sou. 
 
 ^^  And  sons  of  Elkanah ;  Amasai  and  Ahi- 
 motn. 
 
 ^8 Elkanah;  sons  of  Elkanah:  Zophai  his 
 son,  and  Nahath  his  son,  -'''  Eliab  his  son,  Je- 
 roham  his  son,  Elkanah  his  son. 
 
 -8  And  sons  of  Samuel  :  the  first-born 
 Vashni,  and  the  second  Abijah. 
 
 "^  Sons  of  Merari :  Mahli, '  Libni  his  son, 
 Shimei  his  son,.  Uzzah  his.  son,  ^ogliiinea  Ids 
 son,  Haggiah  his  son,  Asaiah  his  son. 
 
 31  And  these  are  they  whom  David  stationed 
 over  the  parts  of  the  song  of  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  from  the  resting  of  the  ark,  ^^and 
 they  are  ministering  before  the  tabernacle  of 
 the  tent  of  meeting,  in  song,  till  the  building 
 by  Solomon  of  the  house  of  Jehovah  in  -Jer- 
 usalem; and  they  stand  according  to  their 
 ordinance  over  their  service. 
 
 33  And  these  are  those  standing,  and 
 their  sons:  of  the  sons  of  the  Kohathite: 
 Heman  the  singer,  son  of  Joel,  son  of  She- 
 muel,  34  son  of  Elkanah,  son  of  Jeroham,  son 
 of  Eliel,  son  of  Toah,  '■''■'  sou  of  Zuxth,  son  of 
 Elkanah,  son  of  Mahath,  son  of  Amasai, 
 3Sso«i  of  Elkanah,  sou  of  Joel,  son  of  Azariah, 
 273 
 
Oenealogies. 
 
 VI.  37.-1  CHRONICLES. -vn.  10. 
 
 Citks  of  ike  Levites. 
 
 son  of  Zepliauiah,  3'' son  of  Tahatli,  son  of 
 Assir,  son  of  Ebiasaph,  son  of  Korah,  ^^  son 
 of  Izliar,  son  of  Koliath,  son  of  Levi,  son  of 
 Israel. 
 
 38  And  his  brotlier  Asaph,  who  is  standing 
 on  his  right — Asaph,  son  of  Berachiah,  sou 
 of  Shimea,  ^'^  son  of  IMichael,  son  of  Baaseiah, 
 sou  of  Malchiah,  ^^  son  of  Ethui,  son  of 
 Zerah,  son  of  Adaiah,  f^  son  of  Ethan,  sou  of 
 Zimmah,  sou  of  Shiraci,  ^^son  of  Jahath,  son 
 of  Gershom,  son  of  Levi. 
 
 '•'*  And  sous  of  Merari,  their  brethren,  are 
 on  the  left.  Ethan  sou  of  Kishi,  son  of  Abdi, 
 son  of  Malluch,  ■^•'son  of  Hashabiah,  sou  of 
 Amaziah,  sou  of  Hilkiah,  ^"son  of  Amzi,  sou 
 of  Bani,  sou  of  Shamer,  ^''sou  of  Mahli,  sou 
 of  Miishi,  son  of  Merari,  son  of  Levi. 
 
 **And  their  brethren  tlie  Levites  are  put 
 to  all  the  service  of  the  tabernacle  of  the 
 house  of  God. 
 
 ^^  And  Aaron  and  his  sons  are  making  per- 
 fume on  the  altar  of  the  biirut-offeriug,  and 
 on  the  altar  of  the  |)erf  imie,  for  all  tlie  vk'ork 
 of  the  holy  of  holies,  aud  to  make  atonement 
 for  Israel,  accordini,^  to  all  that  Moses  servant 
 of  God  commanded. 
 
 ^o  And  these  are  sous  of  Aaron:  Eleazar  his 
 son,  Phinehas  his  sou,  Abishua  his  son, 
 ^'  Bukki  his  son,  Uzzi  his  son,  Zerahiah  his 
 sou,  ''-  Meraioth  his  son,  Amariah  his  sou, 
 Ahitub  his  sou,  ^^Zadok  his  sou,  Ahimaaz 
 his  sou. 
 
 ''^And  these  ai-e  their  dwellings,  through- 
 out their  towers,  in  their  borders,  of  the  sons 
 of  Aaron,  of  the  family  of  the  Kohathite, 
 for  theirs  was  the  lot;  ''^aud  they  give  to 
 them  Hebron  in  the  laud  of  Judah  and  its 
 suburbs  round  about  it;  ^"aud  the  held  of 
 the  city  and  its  ■vdllages  they  gave  to  Caleb 
 son  of  Jeiihimueh. 
 
 ''"  And  to  the  sous  of  Aaron  they  gave  the 
 cities  of  refuge:  Hebron,  aud  Libnali  and  its 
 suburbs,  and  Jattii",  and  Eshtemoa  aud  its 
 suburbs,  ^^  and  Hilen  and  its  suburbs,  Debir 
 aud  its  suburbs,  ^"aud  Ashanaudits  suburbs, 
 aud  Beth-Shemesh  aud  its  suburbs. 
 
 '^''Aud  from  the  tribe  of  Benjamin,  Gcba 
 and  its  suburbs,  and  Allemeth  aud  its  sub- 
 urbs, and  Anathoth  aud  its  suburbs.  All 
 their  cities  are  thirteen  cities,  for  their  fa- 
 milies. 
 
 ''lAudto  the  sons  of  Kohath,  those  left  of 
 the  family  of  the  tril)e,  from  the  half  of  the 
 tribe,  the  half  of  iVlanasseh,  by  lot,  are  ten 
 cities. 
 
 "'-And  to  the  sous  of  Gershom,  for  their 
 families,  from  the  tribe  of  Issachar,  aud  from 
 the  tril)C  of  Ashcr,  aud  from  tlic  tribe  of 
 Nai>htali,  and  from  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  in 
 Bashaii,  thirteen  cities. 
 
 ''•'  To  the  sous  of  Merari,  for  their  families, 
 from  the  tribe  of  Beubeu,  and  from  the  tribe 
 of  Gad,  and  from  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  by 
 lot,  twelve  cities.  ''^  Aud  the  sons  of  Israel 
 give  to  the  Levites  the  cities  aud  their  suburbs. 
 
 "''Aud  they  give  by  lot  from  the  tribe  of 
 the  sons  of  Judah,  and  from  the  tribe  of  the 
 sons  of  Simeon,  and  from  the  tribe  of  the 
 8on.q  of  Benjamin,  these  cities  which  they 
 call  by  name;  ""and  some  of  the  families  of 
 the  sous  of  Kohath  have  cities  of  their  bor- 
 274 
 
 der  from  the  tribe  of  Ephraim;  "''and  they 
 give  to  them  the  cities  of  refuge,  She- 
 chem  and  its  suburbs  in  the  hill-country  of 
 Ephraim,  and  Gezer  and  its  siiburbs,  "''and 
 Jokmeam  and  its  suburbs,  aud  Beth-Horau 
 and  its  suburbs,  ''''■'  aud  Aijalon  and  its  sub- 
 urbs, and  Gath-llimmou  and  its  suburbs  ; 
 ""and  from  the  half  tribe  of  Manasseh,  Aner 
 aud  its  suburbs,  and  Bileam  and  its  suljurbs, 
 for  the  family  of  the  sous  of  Kohath  who 
 are  left. 
 
 "^  To  the  sons  of  Gershom  from  the  family 
 of  the  half  of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  air  Golan 
 in  Bashau  and  its  suburbs,  and  Ashtaroth 
 and  its  suljurbs ;  '"-  aud  from  the  tribe  of  Issa- 
 char ;  Kedesh  and  its  subra-bs,  Daberath  and 
 its  suburbs,  ''^  and  llamoth  aud  its  suburlis, 
 and  Anem  and  ■  its  suburbs  ;  ''•'  and  from  the 
 tribe  of  Aslier ;  Mashal  and  its  sidiurbs,  aud 
 Abdon  and  its  suburbs,  '''and  Hukok  and 
 its  subm-bs,  and  Eehob  and  its  suburbs  ; 
 ^  and  from  the  tribe  of  Naphtali:  Kedesh  in 
 Galilee  aud  its  subiu-bs,  and  Hammou  and  its 
 suburbs,  and  Kirjathaim  and  its  suburbs. 
 
 "^  To  the  sons  of  Merari  who  are  left, 
 from  the  tribe  of  Zebulun,  are  Eimmon  aud 
 its  subiu-bs.  Tabor  aud  its  suburl>s ;  "**  and 
 from  beyond  the  Jordan  by  Jericho,  at  the 
 east  of  the  Jordau,  from  the  tribe  of  Eeubeu, 
 Bezer  in  the  wilderness  and  its  subm-bs,  and 
 Jahzah  aud  its  suburbs,  "'•and  Kedemoth  aud 
 its  suburbs,  aud  INIephaath  and  its  suburbs  ; 
 ^"aud  from  the  tribe  of  Gad:  llamoth  in 
 Gilead  aud  its  suburbs,  aud  Mahanaim  anil 
 its  suburbs,  ^^  and  Heshbou  aud  its  subiu'bs, 
 and  Jazer  aud  its  subui'bs. 
 
 VII.  lAND  sons  of  Issachar;  Tola,  and 
 Puah,  Jashub,  aud  Shimx-on,  four. 
 
 "And  sous  of  Tola:  Uzzi,  and  ReiJiaiah, 
 and  Jeriel,  and  Jahmai,  and  Jibsam,  and 
 Shemiiel,  heads  of  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
 even  of  Tola,  mighty  of  valour  in  their  genera- 
 tions :  their  number  in  the  days  of  David  is 
 twenty  and  two  thousand  and  six  hundred. 
 
 3  Aud  sous  of  Uzzi:  Izrahiah  ;  and  .sous  of 
 Izrahiah:  Michael,  aud  Obadiah,  aud  Joel, 
 Ishiah,  Hamishah— all  of  them  heads. 
 
 ^  And  beside  them,  by  their  generations,  of 
 the  house  of  their  fathers,  ajx  troops  of  the 
 host  of  battle,  thirty  aud  six  thousaiul,  for 
 they  multiplied  wives  aud  sous ;  *  and  their 
 brethren  of  all  the  families  of  Issachar  arc 
 mighty  of  valour,  eighty  and  seven  thousaud, 
 all  have  their  genealogy. 
 
 "  Of  Benjamin :  Bela,  aud  Becher,  and  Je- 
 di.iel,  three. 
 
 '■  Aud  sous  of  Bela :  Ezbou,  and  Uzzi,  and 
 Uzziel,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Iri,  live ;  heads  of 
 a  house  of  fatheis,  mighty  of  valour,  with 
 their  geucal();,'y,  twenty  aud  two  thousand, 
 aud  thirty  and  four. 
 
 8  And  sons  of  Bcclier :  Zemirah,  aud  Joash, 
 aud  Eliezer,  and  Eliocuai,  aud  Omri,  and 
 Jerimoth,  and  Abijali,  and  Anathoth,  aud 
 Alameth.  All  these  are  sous  of  Bcchcr, 
 "  with  their  genealogy,  after  their  genera- 
 tions, heads  of  a  house  of  their  fathers, 
 mighty  of  valour,  twenty  thousand  and  two 
 hundred. 
 
 "And  sons  of  Jediael:  Bilhau ;  and  boos 
 
Oenealogiea. 
 
 VTi.  ll.-l  CHRONICLES. -VIII.  35. 
 
 Genealogies, 
 
 of  Bilhaii:  Jcusli,  a.nd  Benjamin,  and  Ehnd, 
 and  Clienaauali,  and  Zetliau,  and  Tarsliish, 
 and  Aliisliahar.  ^'  All  these  are  sous  of  Je- 
 diael,  even  heads  of  the  fathers,  mighty  in 
 valour,  seventeen  thousand  and  two  himdred 
 going  out  to  the  host  for  battle. 
 
 1"  And  Shuppim  and  Huppim  are  sons  of  Ir; 
 Hushim  sou  or  Aher. 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  Naphtali :  Jahziel,  and  Guni,  and 
 Jezer,  and  Shallum,  sous  of  Bilhah. 
 
 "Sous  of  Mauasseh:  Ashriel,  whom  Jala- 
 dah  his  Aramaean  concubine  bare,  with  Ma- 
 chir  father  of  Gilead.  ^^And  Machir  took 
 wives  for  Hui  >]  )im  and  for  Shuppim,  and  the 
 name  of  the  (nie  is  Maachah,  aud  the  name  of 
 the  second  Zelophehad,  and  Zelophehad  hath 
 daughters. 
 
 1"  And  Maachah  wife  of  Machir  beareth  a 
 sou  and  calleth  his  name  Peresh,  aud  the 
 uame  of  his  brotlier  is  Sheresh,  aud  liis  sons 
 are  Ulam  and  Kakem.  ^^  And  sou  of  Ulam: 
 Bedan.  These  are  sons  of  Gilead  sou  of  Ma- 
 chir, son  of  Manasseh.  is^^d  ]iig  sister 
 Hammolecheth  bare  Ishhod,  aud  Abiezer,  and 
 Mahalah. 
 
 1^  And  the  sous  of  Shemida  are  Ahian,  and 
 Shechem,  aud  Likhi,  and  Aniam. 
 
 ^^  And  sons  of  Ephraim:  Shuthelah,  andBe- 
 red  his  sou,  and  Tahath  his  son,  aud  Eladah 
 his  sou,  and  Tahath  his  sou,  -^  and  Zabad  his 
 son,  aud  Shuthelah  his  sou,  aud  Ezer,  aud 
 Elead;  and  slaiu  them  have  meu  of  Gath 
 who  are  born  in  the  land,  because  they  came 
 down  to  take  their  cattle. 
 
 --  Aud  Ephraim  their  father  mourneth  many 
 days,  aud  his  brethren  come  in  to  comfort  him, 
 ^  and  he  goeth  in  imto  his  wife,  aud  she  con- 
 ceiveth  and  beareth  a  son,  and  he  calleth  his 
 uame  Beriah,  because  in  evil  had  been  his 
 house, — "■*and  his  daughter  is  Sherah,  .and 
 she  buildeth  Beth-Horon,  the  lower  aud  the 
 upper,  and  Uzzeu-Sherah — -''and  Rephah  is 
 lus  son,  and  Rcsheph,  aud  Telah  his  sou,  aud 
 Tahan  his  son,  ""  Laadan  his  sou,  Ammihud 
 his  sou,  Elishama  his  son,  ^^  Non  his  son,  Je- 
 hoshua  his  son. 
 
 '^^  And  their  possession  and  their  dwelUugs 
 a?'e  Beth-El  and  its  small  towns,  and, to  the 
 east  Naarau,  and  to  the  west  Gezer  aud  its 
 small  towns,  aud  Shechem  aud  its  small 
 towns,  unto  Gaza  aud  its  small  towns  ;  "^  aud 
 by  the  parts  of  the  sons  of  Mauasseh,  Beth- 
 Snean  and  its  small  towns,  Taauach  and  its 
 small  towns,  Megiddo  and  its  small  towns. 
 Dor  aud  its  small  towns ;  in  these  dwelt  the 
 sous  of  Joseph  sou  of  Israel. 
 
 •**Sons  of  Asher:  Imnah,  and  Ishve,  and 
 Ishvi,  and  Beriah,  aud  Sei'ali  their  sister. 
 
 ^1  And  sons  of  Beriah :  Heber,  and  JNIal- 
 chiel — he  is  father  of  Birzavith. 
 
 3"  Aud  Heber  begat  Japlilet,  and  Shomer, 
 and  Hotham,  and  Shua  their  sister. 
 
 3^  And  sons  of  Japhlet:  Pasach,  and  Biui- 
 lial,  and  Ashvath;  these  are  sons  of  Japh- 
 let. 
 
 3-*  Aud  sons  of  Shamer:  Ahi,  aud  Roligah, 
 Jchubbah,  and  Aram.  ^^  And  son  of  Helem 
 his  brother:  Zophah,  and  Imna,  aud  Shelesh, 
 and  AmaL 
 
 36  Sons  of  Zopluih :  Suah,  aud  Harnepher, 
 and  Shual,  and  Buri,  aud  Inarah,  '^"^  Bezer,  and 
 
 Hod,  and  Sharama,  aud  Shilshah,  and  Ithran. 
 aud  Bcera. 
 
 ■"*  And  sous  of  Jether :  Jcphunnch,  and  Pi» 
 pah,  and  Ara. 
 
 3"  Aud  sons  ot  UUa:  Arab,  aud  Hauniel, 
 and  Rezia. 
 
 *"  All  these  are  sous  of  Asher,  heads  of  the 
 house  of  the  fathers,  chosen  ones,  mighty  iu 
 valour,  heads  of  the  princes,  with  their  genea- 
 logy, for  the  host,  for  battle,  their  number  ii 
 twenty  and  six  thousand  men. 
 
 VIII.  1  AND  Benjamin  begat  Behi  his 
 first-born,  Ashbel  the  second,  and  Aliarah 
 the  third,  "  Nohah  the  fourth,  aud  Rapha  the 
 fifth. 
 
 ■*  Aud  there  are  sous  to  Bcla:  Addar,  and 
 Gera,  ■*  and  Abihud,  and  Abishua,  and  Naa- 
 mau,  and  Ahoah,  ^  and  Gera,  and  Sheijhu- 
 phan,  and  Hiiram. 
 
 •»  And  these  are  sous  of  Ehud :  they  .are 
 heads  of  fathers  to  the  inhabitants  of  Geba, 
 and  tliey  remove  them  unto  Manahath ;  ^  aud 
 Naaman,  and  Ahiah,  aud  Gera,  he  removed 
 them,  aud  begat  Uzza  aud  Ahihud. 
 
 8  And  Shahai-aim  begat  iu  the  field  of  Moab, 
 after  his  sending  them  away;  Hushim  and 
 Baara  are  his  wives.  ^And  he  begettetli  of 
 Hodesh  his  wife,  Jobab,  and  Zibia,  and  Me- 
 sha,  and  Malcham,  ^^  aud  Jeuz,  aud  Shacliiah, 
 and  Mirmah.  These  are  his  sous,  heads  of  fa- 
 thers. ^1  Aud  of  Hushim  he  begat  Ahitub 
 and  Elpaal. 
 
 '■-  And  sous  of  Elpaal:  Eber,  and  Misheam, 
 aud  Shamer,  (he  built  Ono  aud  Lod  aud  its 
 small  towns),  i^and  Beriah  and  Shema,  (they 
 are  the  heads  of  fathers  to  the  inhabitants  of 
 Aijalon — they  caused  to  flee  the  inhabitants  of 
 Gath),  !■*  and  Ahio,  Shashak,  aud  Jeremoth, 
 ^5  and  Zebadiah,  aud  Arad,  aud  Ader,  i*"  and 
 Michael,  and  Ispah,  aud  Joha,  sous  of  Beriah, 
 ^''  and  Zebadiah,  aud  Meshidlam,  and  Hezeki, 
 aud  Heber,  ^^  aud  Ishmerai,  aud  Jezliah,  and 
 Jobab,  sous  of  Elpaal ; 
 
 ^^  Aud  Jakim,  and  Zichri,  aud  Zabdi,  -"  and 
 Elienai,  and  Zillethai,  and  Eliel,  ^^  and  Ada- 
 iali,  and  Beraiah,  aud  Shimrath,  sons  of 
 Shimei ; 
 
 --  And  Ishpau,  and  Heber,  and  Eliel,  "^  and 
 Abdou,  and  Zichri,  and  Hauau,  "•*  and  Hana- 
 niah,  and  Elam,  and  Antothijah,  -^  and  Iiihe- 
 deiah,  and  Penuel,  sons  of  Shashak ; 
 
 -6  And  Shamsherai,  and  Shehariah,  and  A- 
 thaliah,  ^  and  Jaareshiah,  aud  Ehah,  and 
 Zichri,  sous  of  Jeroham. 
 
 28  These  are  heads  of  fathers,  by  their  gene- 
 rations, heads ;  these  dwelt  in  Jerusalem. 
 "^Aud  in  Gibeon  hath  the  father  of  Gibeon 
 dwelt,  aud  the  uame  of  his  wife  is  Maachah  ; 
 30  and  his  son,  the  first-born,  is  Abdon,  aud 
 Zur,  and  Kish,  aud  Baal,  aud  Nadab,  ^i  and 
 Gedor,  aud  Ahio,  aud  Zacher ;  ^-  aud  Mikloth 
 begat  Shimeah.  And  they  also  over-against 
 their  brethren  dwelt  iu  Jerusalem  with  their 
 brethren. 
 
 33  And  Ner  begat  ICisli,  and  Kish  begat 
 Saul,  and  Saul  begat  Jonathan,  aud  Malchi- 
 Shua,  aud  Abiuadab,  aud  Esh-Baal. 
 
 3'i  And  a  son  of  Jonathan  is  Merib-Baal,  and 
 Merib-Baal  begat  IMicali ;  35  and  sons  of  Mi- 
 cah:  Pithon,  and  Melech,  and  Tarea,  and 
 275 
 
Families  in  Jerusalem, 
 
 VIII.  36.— 1  CHRONICLES. -IX.  44. 
 
 The  priests^  duties. 
 
 Aliaz:  3^  and  Ahaz  begat  Jehoadab,  and  Je- 
 boadab  begat  Alemetb,  aud  Azmavctb,  and 
 Zimri;  and  Zimri  begat  Moza,  ^"and  Moza 
 begat  Biuea,  Rai^bah  is  his  son,  Eleasah  bis 
 son,  Azel  bis  sod. 
 
 •'^  Aud  to  Azel  are  six  sons,  and  tbese  are 
 tbeir  uames :  Azrikam,  Bocberu,  and  Isbmael, 
 and  Sheariab,  aud  Obadiab,  and  Hanan.  All 
 tbese  are  sous  of  Azel. 
 
 ^^  And  sons  of  Eshek  bis  brother :  Ulam  bis 
 first-born,  Jebusb  the  second,  and  Elipbelet 
 the  third.  ■*"  And  the  sous  of  Ulam  are  men 
 miglity  in  valoiu",  treading  bow,  and  mul- 
 tiplying sons  aud  sou's  sons,  a  hundred  and 
 fifty.     All  these  are  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin. 
 
 IX.  ^  AND  all  Israel  have  reckoned  them- 
 selves by  geuealogy,  and  lo,  they  are  written 
 on  the  book  of  the  kiugs  of  Israel  and  Judah — 
 they  were  removed  to  Babylon  for  their  tres- 
 ])ass. 
 
 "  And  the  fii'st  iuhabitauts,  who  are  in  their 
 possession,  in  tbeir  cities,  of  Israel,  are  the 
 priests,  the  Levites,  and  the  Nethinim. 
 
 3  Aud  in  Jerusalem  dwelt  of  the  sons  of  Ju- 
 dah, and  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin,  and  of  the 
 sons  of  Ephraim  aud  Mauasseh :  *  Utbai  son 
 of  Ammihud,  sou  of  Omri,  son  of  Imri,  son  of 
 Baui,  of  the  sons  of  Pliarez,  sou  of  Judah. 
 ^  And  of  the  Sbilonite:  Asaiah  tbe  fii-st-born, 
 and  his  sous.  ''And  of  the  sons  of  Zerah :  Jeuel, 
 and  tbeir  brethren,  six  hundred  and  ninety. 
 
 ^  Aud  of  the  sous  of  Benjamin:  Sallu  son 
 of  MeshuUam,  sou  of  Hodaviah,  son  of  Has- 
 seuuali,  *aud  Ibneiah  son  of  Jeroham,  and 
 Elah  son  of  Uzzi,  son  of  Micbri,  and  Meshnl- 
 1am  sou  of  Sbepliatiab,  son  of  Reuel,  son  of 
 Ibuijab. 
 
 ^  And  tbeir  brethren,  according  to  their  ge- 
 nerations, are  nine  bundi-ed  aud  fifty  aud  six. 
 All  these  are  men,  heads  of  fathers,  according 
 to  the  bouse  of  tbeir  fathers. 
 
 1*  Aud  of  the  priests :  Jedaiah,  and  Jehoia- 
 rib,  and  Jachin,  'i  and  Azariah  sou  of  Hilkiab, 
 sou  of  Mesbiillam,  son  of  Zadok,  son  of  Mer- 
 aioth,  son  of  Abitub,  leader  in  tbe  house  of 
 Glod;  12  aud  Adaiah  son  of  Jeroham,  sou  of 
 Pasbbui',  sou  of  Malchijab,  and  Maasai  sou  of 
 Adiel,  sou  of  Jabzerab,  son  of  MeshuUam, 
 son  of  Meshillemitb,  son  of  Immer. 
 
 "  Aud  tbeir  brethren,  heads  to  the  house  of 
 tbeir  fathers,  a  thousand  and  seven  liimdi'ed 
 aud  sixty,  mighty  in  valour,  are  for  the  work 
 of  tbe  service  of  tbe  house  of  God. 
 
 1^  Aud  of  the  Levites :  Shemaiah  son  of 
 Hashsbub,  sou  of  Azi-ikam,  son  of  Hasbabiah, 
 of  the  sons  of  Merari ;  i"  aud  Bakbakkar,  He- 
 icsh,  andGalal,  and  Mattaniah  sou  of  Micab, 
 son  of  Zicbri,  son  of  Asaph ;  '*'  and  Obadiab 
 son  of  Shemaiah,  sou  of  Galal,  sou  of  Jedu- 
 tliun,  and  Berechiab,  son  of  Asa,  son  of  El- 
 kanah.  wlio  is  dwelling  in  the  villages  of  the 
 Netopnathite. 
 
 I''  And  the  gatekeepers  are  Sballum,  and 
 Akkub,  and  Talmou,  and  Abiiuaii,  aud  their 
 bi-ethrcu— Sballum  is  tbe  licad  ;  '"  aud  liithcr- 
 to  they  arc  at  the  gate  of  tbe  liing  eastward ; 
 they  are  tbe  gatekeepers  for  tbe  com))anie8  of 
 the  sons  of  Levi. 
 
 13  And  Sballum  son  of  Korc,  son  of  Ebias- 
 aph,  son  of  Korah,  and  bis  brethren,  of  the 
 276 
 
 bouse  of  his  father,  tbe  Korahites,  are  over 
 the  work  of  the  service,  keepers  of  tbe  thres- 
 holds  of  the  tent,  and  tlieir  fathers  are  over 
 the  camp  of  Jehovah,  keepers  of  the  en- 
 trance; '^  and  Phiuebas  sou  of  Eleazar  bath 
 been  leader  over  tbem  formerly  ;  Jehovah  is 
 with  him.  -^  Zecliariah  son  of  Mcslielemiah 
 is  gatekeeper  at  the  opening  of  tbe  tent  of 
 meeting. 
 
 '-  All  of  those  who  are  chosen  for  gatekeep- 
 ers at  tbe  thresholds  are  two  hundred  and 
 twelve;  they  are  iu  their  villages,  l)y  their 
 genealogy;  they  whom  David  aud  Samuel 
 the  seer  appointed  in  tbeii-  otlice.  ^Aud 
 they  and  their  sous  are  over  the  gates  of  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  even  of  the  house  of  the 
 tent,  by  watches. 
 
 -•'  At  four  sides  are  the  gatekeepers,  east, 
 west,  north,  and  south.  ^  And  their  breth- 
 ren iu  their  villages  arc  to  come  in  for  seven 
 days  from  time  to  time  with  these.  -Tor 
 iu  office  are  tbe  four  cliiefs  of  the  gatekeepei-s, 
 they  are  Levites,  aud  tliey  have  been  ovei 
 the  chambers,  and  over  the  treasmies  of  tbe 
 bouse  of  God,  ^''  aud  round  about  the  house 
 of  God  they  lodge,  for  on  them  is  the  watch, 
 and  they  are  over  the  opening,  even  morning 
 by  morning. 
 
 ^  And  some  of  them  are  over  the  vessels  of 
 service,  for  by  uiuuber  they  bring  tbem  iu, 
 and  by  number  they  take  them  out.  -"  And 
 some  of  them  are  appointed  over  the  vessels, 
 even  over  all  tbe  vessels  of  the  sanctuary,  and 
 over  tbe  fine  Hour,  and  tlie  wine,  aud  the  oil, 
 and  the  frankincense,  aud  tbe  spices.  •"*  And 
 some  of  the  sous  of  the  priests  are  mixing  tbe 
 mixture  for  spices. 
 
 21  Aud  Mattithiab,  of  tbe  Levites  (be  is 
 tbe  first-born  to  Sballum  tbe  Korahite),  is  in 
 office  over  the  work  of  the  jjans.  ^-  And  of 
 the  sons  of  the  Kobathite,  some  of  their 
 brethren  are  over  the  bread  of  tbe  arrange- 
 ment, to  prepare^  it  saljbatb  by  sabbatli. 
 ^•'  And  these  who  sing,  heads  of  fathers  of  tbe 
 Levites,  iu  the  chambers,  are  free,  for  by  day 
 aud  by  night  tltey  are  over  them  in  the  work. 
 ^*  These  heads  of  tbe  fathers  of  the  Levites 
 throufdiout  their  gcueratious  are  heads.  These 
 have  dwelt  in  Jerusalem. 
 
 3''  And  iu  Gibeon  dwelt  bath  the  father  of 
 Gibeon,  Jebiel,  aud  the  name  of  his  ^vife  is 
 ^laacbah ;  -"'and  his  son,  the  first-boru,  m 
 Abdon,  and  Zm-,  and  Kisli,  and  Baal,  aud 
 Ner,  aud  Nadab,  •"'and  Gedor,  aud  Abio,  and 
 Zecbariab,  and  iSlikloth. 
 
 ^8  Aud  j\Iikloth  begat  Sbimeam,  aud  they 
 also,  over-agaiust  tbeir  brethren,  have  dwelt 
 iu  .Jerusalem  \vith  their  brethren. 
 
 •*"  And  Ner  begat  Kisb,  aud  Kish  begat 
 Saul,  and  Said  beL;at  Jouatli.an,  .and  Malchi- 
 Shua,  and  Abiuadab,  and  Eslib.ial. 
 
 ^"  Aud  a  sou  of  Jonathan  is  iMeril)-Baal,  and 
 Mcrib-Baal  begat  JNlicab.  •'i  And  sous  of  Mi- 
 cab  :  Pithou,  and  Melccb,  and  Tabrca,  *-and 
 Ahaz — he  begat  Jaarab,  aud  Jaarab  begat 
 Alemetb,  and  Azniavctli,  aud  Zimri,  aud 
 Zimri  begat  Moz.i,  ^-^  and  Moza  bcuat  Binca, 
 and  cllcpbaiab  is  bis  soa  Eleasah  bis  son, 
 Azel  his  son. 
 
 ■"  And  to  Azel  are  six  sous,  and  these  their 
 uames :  Azrikam,  Bocberu,  aud  Ishmael,  and 
 
Death  of  Saul. 
 
 X.  l.-l  CHRONICLES.-XT.  2f?. 
 
 David's  miqiity  men, 
 
 Sheariali,   and  Obacliali,  and  Hanan:   tliese 
 are  sons  of  Azel. 
 
 X.  1  AND  the  Philistines  have  fought 
 with  Israel,  and  the  men  of  Israel  flee  from 
 the  face  of  the  Philistines,  and  fall  wounded 
 in  mount  Gilboa.  -  and  the  Philistines  mirsue 
 after  Saul,  and  after  his  sons,  and  the  Philis- 
 tines smite  Jonathan,  and  Abinadab,  and 
 Malchi-Shiia,  sons  of  Saul. 
 
 3  And  the  battle  is  heavy  on  Saul,  and  those 
 shooting  with  the  bow  find  him,  and  he  is 
 wounded  by  those  shooting,  *  and  Saul  saith 
 unto  the  ^bearer  of  his  weapons,  '  Draw  thy 
 sword,  and  pierce  me  with  it,  lest  these  un- 
 circumcised  come— and  have  abused  me.' 
 
 And  the  bearer  of  his  weapons  hath  not  been 
 willing,  for  he  feareth  exceedingly,  and  Saiil 
 taketh  the  sword,  and  falleth  upon  it ;  '^  and 
 the  bearer  of  his  weapons  seeth  that  Saul  is 
 dead,  and  falleth,  he  also,  on  the  sword,  and 
 dieth;  ''and  Saul  dieth,  and  his  three  sons, 
 and  all  his  house — together  they  died. 
 
 ^  And  all  the  men  of  Israel  who  are  in  the 
 valley  see  that  they  have  fled,  and  that  Saul 
 and  his  sons  have  died,  and  they  forsake  their 
 cities  and  flee,  and  the  Philistmes  come  and 
 dwell  in  them. 
 
 8  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  on  the  morrow,  that, 
 the  Philistines  come  to  strip  the  wounded, 
 and  find  Saul  and  his  sons  fallen  in  mount 
 Gilboa,  3  and  strip  him,  and  bear  away  his 
 head,  and  his  weapons,  and  send  into  the  land 
 of  the  Philistines  round  about  to  proclaim 
 tidings  to  their  idols  and  the  people,  ^'•and 
 put  his  weapons  in  the  house  oi  their  gods, 
 and  his  skiul  they  have  fixed  in  the  house  of 
 Dagon. 
 
 li  And  all  Jabesh-Gilead  hear  of  all  that  the 
 Philistines  have  done  to  Saul,  i-  and  all  the 
 men  of  valour  rise  and  bear  away  the  body  of 
 Saul,  and  the  bodies  of  his  sons,  and  bring 
 them  in  to  Jabesh,  and  bury  their  tjones  under 
 the  oak  in  Jabesh,  and  fast  seven  days. 
 
 13  And  Saul  dieth  because  of  his  trespass 
 that  he  trespassed  against  Jehovah,  against 
 the  word  of  Jehovah  that  he  kept  not,  and 
 also  for  asking  at  a  familiar  spirit— to  inquire, 
 — i'*  and  he  inquired  not  at  Jehovah,  and  He 
 putteth  him  to  death,  and  turneth  round  the 
 kingdom  to  David  son  of  Jesse. 
 
 XI.  1  AND  gathered  are  all  Israel imto  David 
 to  Hebron,  saying,  'Lo,  thy  bone  and  thy 
 flesh  are  we ;  "  even  in  time  past,  even  in 
 Saul's  being  king,  it  is  thou  who  art  taking 
 out  and  bringing  in  Israel,  and  Jehovah  thy 
 God  saith  to  thee :  Thou  dost  feed  My  people 
 Israel,  and  thou  art  leader  over  My  people 
 Israel.' 
 
 3  And  all  the  elders  of  Israel  come  in  unto 
 the  king  to  Hebron,  and  David  maketh  with 
 them  a  covenant  in  Hebron  before  Jehovah, 
 and  they  anoint  David  for  king  over  Israel, 
 according  to  the  word  of  Jehovah  by  the  hand 
 of  Samuel. 
 
 *  And  David  goeth,  and  all  Israel,  to  Jeru- 
 salem— it  is  Jebus — and  there  the  Jebiisite, 
 the  inhabitants  of  the  land.  ^And  the  in- 
 habitants of  Jebus  say  to  David,  '  Thou  dost 
 not  come  in  hither;'  and  David  captnretb  the 
 
 fortress  of  Zion— it  is  the  city  of  David.  <■•  And 
 David  saith,  '  Wlioever  smiteth  the  Jelmsite 
 first  doth  become  head  and  prince;'  and  go 
 up  first  doth  Joab  son  of  Zeruiah  and  becom- 
 eth  head. 
 
 ''And  David  dwelleth  in  the  fortress,  there- 
 fore  they  have  called  it,  'City  of  David;' 
 8  and  he  buildeth  the  city  round  about,  from 
 Millo,  and  unto  the  circimiference,  and  Joab 
 restoreth_  the  rest  of  the  citj'.  ^And  David 
 goeth,  going  on  and  becoming  great,  and  Je- 
 hovah of  Hosts  is  with  him. 
 
 1*  And  these  are  heads  of  the  mighty  ones 
 whom  David  hath^  who  are  strengthening 
 themselves  with  him  in  his  kingdom,  with 
 all  Israel,  to  cause  him  to  reign,  according  to 
 the  word  of  Jehovah,  over  Israel.  "And 
 this  is  an  account  of  the  mighty  ones  whom 
 David  hath :  Jashobeam  son  of  a  Hachmonite 
 is  head  of  the  thirty;  he  is  lifting  up  his 
 spear  against  three  hundred — wounded,  at 
 one  time. 
 
 12  And  after  him  is  Eleazar  son  of  Dodo  the 
 Ahohite,  he  is  among  the  three  mighty ;  '^  he 
 hath  been  with  David  in  Pas-Dammim,  and 
 the  Philistines  have  been  gathered  there  to 
 battle,  and  a  iioi-tion  nf  the  field  is  full  of 
 barley,  and  the  people  have  fled  from  the  face 
 of  the  Philistines,  i^and  they  station  them- 
 selves in  the  midst  of  the  portion,  and  deliver 
 it,  and  smite  the  Philistines,  and  Jehovah 
 saveth — a  great  salvation. 
 
 1'  And  three  of  the  thirty  heads  go  down 
 on  the  rock  unto  David,  unto  the  cave  of 
 Adullam,  and  the  host  of  the  Philistines  is 
 encamping  in  the  valley  of  Rephaim,  ^^aud 
 David  is  then  in  the  fortress,  and  the  station 
 of  the  Philistines  is  then  in  Beth-Lehem, 
 I'and  David  longeth,  and  saith,  'Who  dotJi 
 give  me  to  drink  water  from  the  well  of  Beth- 
 Lehem,  that  is  at  the  gate ! ' 
 
 18  And  the  three  break  through  the  camp  of 
 the  Philistines,  and  draw  water  from  the 
 well  of  Beth-Lehem,  that  is  at  the  gate,  and 
 bear  and  bring  in  unto  David,  and  David 
 hath  not  been  willing  to  drink  it,  and  pour- 
 eth  it  out  to  Jehovah,  i"  and  saith,  '  Far  be  it 
 from  me,  by  my  God,  to  do  this ;  the  blood 
 of  these  men  do  1  drink  with  their  lives?  for 
 with  their  lives  they  have  brought  it;'  and 
 he  was  not  willing  to  drink  it;  these  things 
 did  the  three  mighty  ones. 
 
 ="  And  Abishai  brother  of  Joab,  he  hath 
 been  head  of  the  three :  and  he  is  lifting  up 
 his  spear  against  three  hundred — wounded, 
 and  hath  a  name  among  three,  -i  Of  the 
 three  by  the  two  he  is  honoured,  and  becom- 
 eth  their  head ;  and  imto  the  first  three  he 
 hath  not  come. 
 
 -2  Benaiah  son  of  Jehoiada,  son  of  a  man  of 
 valour,  of  great  deeds,  from  Kabzeel:  ho 
 hath  smitten  the  two  lion-like  Moabites,  and 
 he  hath  gone  down  and  smitten  the  lion  in 
 the  midst  of  the  pit,  in  the  day  of  snow.  -'='And 
 he  hath  smitten  the  man,  the  Egyptian— a 
 man  of  measure,  five  by  the  cubit — and  in 
 the  hand  of  the  Egyptian  is  a  spear  like  a 
 beam  of  weavers,  and  he  goeth  down  unto 
 him  with  a  rod.  and  taketh  violently  away 
 the  spear  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Egyjitian, 
 and  slayeth  him  with  his  own  spear. 
 277 
 
DavicPs  army,  and 
 
 XT.  24.— 1  CHP.ONICLES.— XII.  3.3. 
 
 his  mighty  men. 
 
 ^  These  thinr/s  hcatli  Benai.ah  son  of  .Jelioiada 
 (lone,  .and  hath  a  name  amons;  the  three 
 mighty  ones.  "^  Of  the  thirty,  lo,  he  is  liononr- 
 ed,  and  nnto  the  first  three  he  liath  not  come, 
 and  Davad  setteth  him  over  his  gnard. 
 
 -"And  the  mighty  ones  of  the  forces  are 
 Asahel  brother  of  Joab,  Ellianan  son  of  Dodo 
 of  Beth-Lehem,  "^  Shammoth  the  Harorite, 
 Helez  the  Pelouite,  -^  ij.^  gQ^  of  Ikkesh 
 the  Tekoite,  Abi-Ezer  the  Annethothite, 
 -^Sibbecai  the  Hush  athite,  Ilai  the  Ahohite, 
 3"  Maharai  the  Netophathite,  Heled  son  of 
 Baanah  the  Netophathite,  ^'  Ithai  son  of  Ri- 
 bai  of  Gibeah,  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin,  Be- 
 naiah  the  Pirathonite,  '^'  Hurai  of  the  brooks 
 of  Gaash,  Abiel  the  Arbathite,  ^^^Tmaveth 
 the  Bahariimite,  Eliahba  the  Shaalbonitc, 
 ^■^  the  sons  of  Hashem  the  Gizonite,  Jonathan 
 son  of  Shage  the  Hararite,  ^^  Ahiam  son  of 
 Sacar  the  Hararite,  Eliphal  son  of  Ur,  ^^  He- 
 pher  the  Mecherathite,  Ahijah  the  Pelonite, 
 ^^  Hezor  the  Carmelite,  Naarai  son  of  Ezbai, 
 38  Joel  brother  of  Nathan,  Mibhar  son  of  Hag- 
 geri,  ^3  Zelek  the  Ammonite,  Naharai  the  Be- 
 rothite,  bearer  of  the  weapons  of  'loab  son  of 
 Zeriiiah,  •*"  Ira  the  Itlirite,  Gareb  the  Ithrite, 
 "Uriah  the  Hittite,  Zabad  son  of  Ahlai,  ^^  A- 
 dina  son  of  Shiza  the  Reubenite,  head  of  the 
 Reubenites,  and  by  him  thirty,  *^  Hanan  son 
 of  Maachah,  and  Joshaphat  the  Mithnite, 
 *^  Uzzia  the  Ashterathite,  Shama  and  Jehiel 
 sons  of  Hotlian  the  Aroerite,  "^^  Jediael  son  of 
 Shimri,  and  Jolia  his  brother  the  Tizite,  ^^  El- 
 iel  the  Mahavite,  and  Jeribai,  and  Joshaviah, 
 sons  of  Elnaam,  and  Itlimah  the  Moabite, 
 *'■  Eliel,  and  Obed,  and  Jaasiel  the  Mesobaite. 
 
 XII.  ^  AND  these  are  those  coming  in  unto 
 David  to  Ziklag,  while  shut  Tip  because  of 
 Sanl  son  of  Kish,  and  they  are  among  the 
 mighty  ones,  heljiing  the  battle,  "  armed  %vith 
 bow,  right  and  left  handed,  vdth  stones,  and 
 with  arrows,  with  bows,  of  the  brethren  of 
 Saul,  of  Benjamin.  ^The  head  is  Ahiezer, 
 and  Joash,  sons  of  Shemaab  the  Gibeatliite, 
 and  Jeziel,  and  Pelet,  sons  of  Azmaveth,  and 
 Berachah,  and  Jehu  the  Antothite,  ''and  Isli- 
 maiah  the  Gibeonite,  a  mighty  one  among  the 
 thirty,  and  over  the  thirty,  and  Jeremiah,  and 
 Jahaziel,  and  Johanan,  and  Josabad  the  Ged- 
 erathite.  "  Eluzai,  and  Jerimoth,  and  Bealiah, 
 and  Shemariah,  and  Shephatiah  the  Harup- 
 liitc ;  "  Elkanah,  and  Jesiah,  and  Azareel,  and 
 Joezer,  and  Jashobeam  the  Korhites,  ^  and 
 .Toelah,  and  Zebadiah,  sons  of  Jeroham  of 
 Gedor. 
 
 8  And  of  the  Gadite  there  have  been  sepa- 
 rated unto  David,  to  the  fortress,  to  the  wil- 
 derness, mighty  of  valour,  men  of  the  host  for 
 l)attle,  setting  in  array  target  and  buckler, 
 and  their  faces  the  face  of  the  lion,  and  as  roes 
 on  the  moimtains  for  speed  :  '•*  Ezcr  the  head, 
 Obadiah  the  second,  EHab  the  third,  lOMish- 
 mannali  the  fourth,  Jeremiah  the  lifbh,  "Attai 
 the  sixth,  Elicl  the  sevcntli,  '"Johanan  the 
 eighth,  Elzabad  the  ninth.  '■'Jeremiah  the 
 tenth,  Machbannai  the  eleventh. 
 
 *■*  These  are  of  the  sons  of  Gad,  heads  of  the 
 
 host,  one  of  a  liuudred  is  the  least,  and  the 
 
 greatest,  of  a  thousand  ;  '"  these  are  tlicy  who 
 
 liiivc  passed  over  the  Jordan  in  the  first  month, 
 
 278 
 
 — and  it  is  full  over  all  its  banks — .and  cause  all 
 they  of  the  valley  to  lice  to  the  east  and  to  the 
 west. 
 
 '"  And  there  come  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin 
 and  Judah  unto  the  stronghold  to  IJavid, 
 ''■  and  David  goeth  out  before  them,  and  an- 
 swereth  and  saith  to  tliem,  '  If  for  peace  ye 
 have  come  in  unto  me,  to  help  me,  I  have  a 
 Iieart  to  unite  vdtli  you  ;  and  if  to  laetray  me 
 to  mine  adversaries  —without  violence  in  my 
 hands — the  God  of  our  fathers  doth  see  and 
 reprove.' 
 
 '^  And  the  Spirit  hath  clothed  Amasai,  head 
 of  the  captains :  '  To  thee,  0  David,  and 
 with  thee,  0  son  of  Jesse — peace!  peace  to 
 thee,  and  peace  to  thy  helper,  for  thy  God 
 hath  helped  thee  ;'  and  David  receiveth  them, 
 and  i^utteth  tliem  among  the  heads  of  the 
 troop. 
 
 ^3  And  of  Manasseh  there  have  fallen  unto 
 David  in  his  coming  with  the  Philistines 
 against  Israel  to  battle — and  they  helped 
 them  not,  for  by  coimsel  the  princes  of  the 
 Philistines  sent  him  away,  saying,  'With 
 our  heads  he  doth  fall  unto  his  master  Saul.' 
 — ■-'"  In  his  going  unto  Ziglag  there  have  fallen 
 unto  him  of  Manasseh,  Adnah,  and  Jozabad 
 and  Jediael,  and  Michael,  and  Jozabad,  and 
 Elilui,  and  Zillthai,  heads  of  the  thousands 
 that  a?-e  of  Manasseli ;  -'  and  they  have 
 helped  with  David  over  the  troop,  for 
 mighty  of  valour  a7-e  all  of  them,  and  they 
 are  captains  in  the  host,  -"  for  at  that  time, 
 day  by  day,  they  come  in  unto  David  to 
 help  him,  till  it  is  a  great  camp,  like  a  camp 
 of  God. 
 
 "^  And  these  are  the  numbers  of  the  heads 
 of  the  armed  men  of  the  host ;  they  have  come 
 in  unto  David  to  Hebron  to  turn  round  the 
 kingdom  of  Saul  unto  him,  according  to  the 
 mouth  of  Jehovah. 
 
 -■•The  sons  of  Judah,  bearing  target  and 
 spear,  are  six  thousand  and  eight  hundred, 
 armed  ones  of  the  host. 
 
 -^  Of  the  sons  of  Simeon,  mighty  ones  of 
 valour  for  the  host,  a7-e  seven  thousand  and 
 a  hundred. 
 
 -"  Of  the  sons  of  Levi  are  four  thousand  and 
 six  hundred ;  -^  and  Jelioiada  is  the  leader  of 
 the  Aaronite,  and  with  him  are  three  tliou- 
 sand  and  seven  hundred,  ""  and  Zadok,  a 
 young  man,  mighty  of  valour,  and  of  the  house 
 of  his  father  are  twenty  and  two  heads. 
 
 -"And  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin,  brethren  of 
 Saul,  are  three  thousand,  and  hitherto  their 
 greater  part  are  keeping  tlie  charge  of  tlic 
 house  of  Saul. 
 
 •'"And  of  the  sons  of  Ephraim  are  twenty 
 thousand  and  eight  hundred, •mighty  of  va- 
 lour, men  of  name,  according  to  the  Iiouse  of 
 their  fathers. 
 
 ^'  And  of  the  half  of  tlie  tribe  of  Manasseli 
 a7-e  eighteen  thousand,  who  have  been  de- 
 fined by  name,  to  come  in  to  cause  David  to 
 reign. 
 
 ^"  And  of  the  sons  of  Issachar,  liaving  un- 
 derstanding for  the  times,  to  know  what  Is- 
 rael should  do  ;  their  heads  a?'f  two  hundred, 
 and  .all  their  brethren  nj-e  at  their  command. 
 
 ^■'  Of  Zcbulun,  going  forth  to  the  host,  ar- 
 ranging battle  with  all  instruments  of  b.attle. 
 
Death  of  Uzza. 
 
 XII.  34.  -1  CHRONICLES.— XV.  3.  Defeat  of  the  PhiliatincA 
 
 are  fifty  thousand,  and  keeping  rank  without 
 a  double  heart. 
 
 ^•*  And  of  Naphtali,  a  thousand  heads,  and 
 with  them,  with  target  and  s])ear,  ar-e  tnirty 
 and  seven  thousand. 
 
 ^^  And  of  the  Danite,  arranging  battle,  are 
 twenty  and  eight  thousand  and  six  hundred. 
 
 28  Aud  of  Asher,  going  forth  to  the  host,  to 
 arrange  battle,  a7-e  forty  thousand. 
 
 2^  And  from  beyond  the  Jordan,  of  the  Reu- 
 benite,  and  of  the  Gadite,  and  of  the  half  of 
 the  tribe  of  Manasseh,  with  all  instruments 
 of  the  host  for  battle,  are  a  hundred  and 
 twenty  thousand. 
 
 38  All  these  a?'e  men  of  war,  keeping  rank — 
 with  a  perfect  heart  they  have  come  to  He- 
 bron, to  cause  .David  to  reigu  over  all  Israel, 
 and  also  all  the  rest  of  Israel  are  of  one 
 heart,  to  cause  David  to  reign,  3"  and  they  are 
 there,_  witli  David,  three  days,  eating  and 
 drinldng,  for  their  brethren  have  prepared 
 for  them. 
 
 ■"'  And  also  those  near  unto  them,  imto  Issa- 
 char,  and  Zebulun,  and  NaphtaM,  are  bring- 
 ing in  bread  on  asses,  and  on  camels,  and  on 
 mules,  and  on  oxen — food  of  fine  flour,  fig- 
 cakes  and  grape-cakes,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and 
 oxen,  and  sheeii,  in  abundance,  for  joy  is  in 
 Israel. 
 
 XIII.  lAND  David  consulteth  with  the 
 heads  of  the  thousands,  and  of  the  himdreds, 
 every  leader,  '^  and  David  saitli  to  all  the 
 assembly  of  Israel,  '  If  unto  you  it  be  good, 
 and  from  Jehovah  our  God  it  hath  broken 
 forth  —  we  send  unto  our  brethren,  those 
 left  in  all  the  lands  of  Israel,  and  with  them 
 the  priests  and  the  Levites,  in  the  cities  of 
 their  suburbs,  and  they  are  gathered  unto 
 us,  ^  and  we  bring  round  the  ark  of  our  God 
 unto  us,  for  we  sought  Him  not  in  the  days 
 of  Saul.' 
 
 ■*  And  all  the  assembly  say  to  do  so,  for  the 
 thing  is  right  in  the  eyes  of  all  the  people. 
 
 ^  And  David  assembleth  all  Israel  from 
 Shihor  of  Egypt  even  xmto  the  entering  in  of 
 Hamath,  to  bring  in  the  ark  of  God  from  Kir- 
 jath-Jearim,  ^and  David  goeth  up,  aud  all 
 Israel,  to  Baalah,  imto  Kirjath-Jearim  that 
 is  to  Judah,  to  bring  up  thence  the  ark  of  God 
 Jehovah,  inhabiting  the  cherubs,  where  the 
 Name  is  called  on. 
 
 7  And  they  place  the  ark  of  God  on  a  new 
 cart,  from  tlie  house  of  Abinadab,  and  Uzza 
 and  Ahio  are  leading  the  cart,  ^  and  sDavid 
 and  all  Israel  are  playing  before  God,  with 
 all  strength,  aud  with  songs,  and  with  harps, 
 and  with  psalteries,  and  mth  timbrels,  and 
 with  cymbals,  and  with  trumpets. 
 
 °  And  they  come  in  unto  the  threshing-floor 
 of  Chidon,  aud  Uzza  putteth  forth  his  hand 
 to  seize  the  ark,  for  the  oxen  Avere  released, 
 1"  and  the  auger  of  Jehovah  is  kindled  against 
 Uzza,  and  He  smiteth  him,  because  that  he 
 hath  put  forth  his  hand  on  the  ark,  and  he  dieth 
 there  before  God. 
 
 11  And  it  is  displeasing  to  David,  because 
 Jehovah  hath  made  a  breach  upon  Uzza,  and 
 one  calleth  that  place  'Breach  of  Uzza'  unto 
 this  day.  ^"-^  And  David  feareth  God  on  that 
 day,  saying,   '  How  do  I  bring  in  unto  me  the 
 
 ark  of  God?'  '^  And  David  hath  not  tiu-ued 
 aside  the  ark  unto  himself,  unto  the  city  of 
 David,  and  turnetli  it  aside  unto  the  house 
 of  Obed-Edom  the  Gittite. 
 
 1*  And  the  ark  of  God  dwelleth  with  the 
 household  of  Obed-Edom,  in  his  house,  three 
 months,  and  Jehovah  blesseth  the  house  of 
 Obed-Edom,  and  all  that  he  hath. 
 
 XIV.  1  AND  Huram  king  of  Tyre  sendeth 
 messengers  unto  David,  and  cedar-wood,  and 
 artificers  of  walls,  and  artificers  of  wood,  to 
 build  to  him  a  house. 
 
 '^And  DaArid  knoweth  that  Jehovah  hath 
 established  him  for  king  over  Israel,  because 
 of  the  lifting  up  on  high  of  his  kingdom,  for 
 the  sake  of  His  people  Israel. 
 
 3  And  David  taketh  again  wives  in  Jeru- 
 salem, and  David  begetteth  again  sons  and 
 daughters ;  '•and  these  are  the  names  of  the 
 children  whom  he  hath  in  Jerusalem :  Sham- 
 mua,  and  Shobab,  Nathan,  and  Solomon, 
 ^  and  Ibhar,  and  Elishua,  aud  Elpalet,  ^  and 
 Nogah,  and  Nepheg,  and  Japhia,  ^andElisha- 
 ma,  and  Beeliacla,  and  Eliphalet. 
 
 s  And  the  Philistines  hear  that  David  hath 
 been  anointed  for  king  over  all  Israel,  and 
 all  the  Pliilistines  go  up  to  seek  David,  and 
 David  heareth,  and  goeth  out  before  them. 
 '•And  the  Philistines  have  come,  and  rush 
 into  the  valley  of  Rephaim,  i"  and  David 
 asketh  of  God,  saying,  'Do  I  go  up  against 
 the  Philistines — and  hast  Thou  given  them 
 into  my  hand?'  And  Jehovah  saith  to  him, 
 'Go  up,  and  I  have  given  them  into  thy 
 hand.' 
 
 11  And  they  go  up  into  Baal-Perazim,  and 
 David  smiteth  them  there,  and  David  saith, 
 '  God  hath  broken  up  mine  enemies  by  my 
 hand,  like  the  breaking  up  of  waters ; '  there- 
 fore they  have  called  the  name  of  that  place 
 Baal-Perazim.  i- And  they  leave  there  their 
 gods,  and  David  speaketh,  and  they  are  burnt 
 with  fire. 
 
 13  And  the  Philistines  add  again,  aud  rush 
 into  the  valley,  i-*  and  David  asketh  again  of 
 God,  and  God  saith  to  him,  '  Do  not  go  up 
 after  them,  turn  round  from  them,  and  thou 
 hast  come  to  them  from  over-against  the  mul- 
 berries ;  15  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  thou 
 hearest  the  sound  of  the  stepping  at  the  heads 
 of  the  mulberries,  then  thou  goest  out  into 
 battle,  for  God  hath  gone  out  before  thee  to 
 smite  the  camp  of  the  Philistines.' 
 
 i'^  Aud  David  doth  as  God  commanded  him, 
 and  they  smite  the  camp  of  the  Philistines 
 from  Gibeon  even  unto  Gazer ;  i^  and  the 
 name  of  David  goeth  out  into  all  the  lands, 
 and  Jehovah  hath  put  his  fear  on  all  the  na- 
 tions. 
 
 XV.  1  AND  he  maketh  for  himself  houses 
 in  the  city  of  David,  and  prepareth  a  place 
 for  the  ark  of  God,  aud  stretcheth  out  for  it 
 a  tent.  -  Then  said  David,  '  None  are  to  carry 
 the  ark  of  God,  except  the  Levites,  for  or 
 them  hath  Jehovah  fixed  to  carry  the  ark  of 
 God.  and  to  serve  Him— unto  the  age.' 
 
 3  Aud  David  assembleth  all  Israel  unto  Je- 
 rusalem, to  bring  up  the  ark  of  Jehovah  unto 
 its  place  that  he  had  prepared  for  it. 
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Removal  of  tJie  arJ:. 
 
 *  And  David  gatlicreth  the  sons  of  Aaron, 
 and  the  Levites.  ^  Of  sous  of  Kohatli :  Uriel 
 the  chief,  aud  his  bretlu-en,  a  hundred  and 
 twenty.  **  Of  sous  of  Merari :  Asaiah  the 
 chief,  and  his  brethren,  two  hundred  aud 
 twenty.  "  Of  sons  of  Gershom:  Joel  the  chief, 
 and  his  brethren,  a  hundred  and  thirty.  **  Of 
 sons  of  Elizaphan:  fcihenaaiah  the  chief,  aud 
 his  brethren,  two  hundred.  ^  Of  sous  of  He- 
 bron :  Eliel  the  chief,  aud  liis  brethren,  eighty. 
 1"  Of  sons  of  Uzziel :  Amminadab  the  chief, 
 and  his  brethren,  a  huncb-ed  and  twelve. 
 
 "  Aud  David  calleth  to  Zadok  and  to  Abia- 
 thar  the  priests,  and  to  the  Levites,  to  Uriel, 
 Asaiah,  and  Joel,  Shemaiah,  aud  Eliel,  and 
 Amminadab,  ^"  and  saith  to  them,  '  Ye  are 
 heads  of  the  fathers  of  the  Levites ;  sanctify 
 yourselves,  ye  and  your  brethren,  and  ye  have 
 brought  up  the  ark  of  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 uuto  the  place  I  have  prepared  for  it;  ^^  be- 
 cause at  the  first  it  loas  not  ye,  Jeliovah  oiir 
 God  made  a  breach  upon  us,  because  we  sought 
 Him  not  according  to  the  ordinance.' 
 
 !■*  Aud  the  priests  and  the  Levites  sanctify 
 themselves,  to  bring  up  the  ark  of  Jeliovah, 
 God  of  Israel ;  '^  and  sons  of  the  Levites  bear 
 the  ark  of  God,  as  Moses  commanded,  accord- 
 ing to  the  word  of  Jehovah,  on  their  shoulder, 
 with  staves,  above  thenu 
 
 1^  Aud  David  saith  to  the  heads  of  the  Le- 
 vites to  appoint  their  brethren  the  singers, 
 with  instruments  of  song,  psalteries,  and 
 harps,  and  cymbals,  sounding,  to  lift  up  with 
 the  voice  for  joy. 
 
 ^''  And  the  Levites  appoint  Heman  son  of 
 Joel,  aud  of  his  brethren,  Asaph  son  of  Bere- 
 chiah,  and  of  the  sons  of  Merari  their  breth- 
 ren, Ethan  son  of  Kushaiah ;  ^^  and  with  them 
 their  brethren,  the  seconds  in  rank,  Zechariah, 
 Ben,  aud  .laaziel,  and  Shemiramoth,  and  Je- 
 hiel,  and  Uuni,  Eliab,  and  Benaiah,  and  Ma- 
 aseiah,  and  Mattithiah,  and  Elipheleh,  and 
 Mikneiah ;  and  Obed-Edom  and  Jeiel  the  gate- 
 keepers ;  '^  and  the  singers,  Heman,  Asaph, 
 and  Ethan,  with  cymbals  of  brass  to  sound, 
 ^"  and  Zechariah,  and  Aziel,  and  Shemira- 
 moth, aud  Jeheil,  and  Unni,  and  Eliab,  and 
 Maaseiah,  and  Benaiah,  with  psalteries  be- 
 sides virgins,  '^^  and  Mattitliiah,  and  Eliphe- 
 leh, and  Mikneiah,  and  Obed-Edom,  aud 
 Jeiel,  and  Azaziah,  with  harps,  on  the  octave, 
 to  oversee. 
 
 '-And  Chenaniah,  head  of  the  Levites,  is 
 over  the  burden;  he  instrnctcth  about  the 
 burden,  for  he  is  iutelligent. 
 
 -3  Aud  Berechiah  and  Ell<anali  are  gate- 
 keex)er3  for  the  ark. 
 
 '■^*  And  Shebauiah,  and  Joshajihat,  aud 
 Nethaneel,  and  Amasai,  and  Zechariah,  and 
 Benaiah,  and  Eliezer  the  priests,  are  blowing 
 with  trumpets  before  the  ark  of  God;  and 
 Obed-Edom  and  Jehiah  ai-e  gatekeepers  for 
 the  arl<. 
 
 -''  And  it  is  David,  and  the  elders  of  Israel, 
 and  the  heads  of  the  thousands,  who  are  going 
 to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  Jeho- 
 vah from  the  house  of  Obed-Edom  with  jov ; 
 "^  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  God's  helping  the 
 Levites  bearing  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
 Jehovah,  that  they  sacrifice  seven  bulloclis 
 l^nd  seven  rama 
 
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 XV.  4.— 1  CHRONICLES.— XVI.  21.       David's  psalm  ofpi-aiae. 
 
 -^  And  David  is  wrapped  in  an  ui)per  robe 
 of  hue  linen,  and  all  the  Levites  who  are  bear- 
 ing the  ark,  aud  the  singers,  and  Chenaniah 
 head  of  the  burden  of  the  singers ;  and  on 
 David  is  an  ephod  of  linen, 
 
 ■■^  And  all  Israel  are  bringing  up  the  ark  of 
 the  covenant  of  Jehovah  with  shouting,  aud 
 with  the  sound  of  a  cornet,  and  with  trum- 
 pets, and  with  cymbals,  sounding  with  psal- 
 teries and  harps,  '■^  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  the 
 ark  of  the  covenant  of  Jehovah  is  entering  in 
 unto  the  city  of  David,  and  Michal  daughter 
 of  Saul  is  looking  through  the  window,  and 
 seeth  king  Da\ad  dancing  and  playing,  and 
 despiseth  him  in  her  heart. 
 
 XVI.  1  AND  they  briug  in  the  ark  of  God, 
 aud  set  it  up  in  the  midst  of  the  tent  that 
 David  hath  stretched  out  for  it,  and  they  bring 
 near  burnt- offerings  and  peace-offerinra  be- 
 fore God ;  -  and  David  ceaseth  from  offering 
 the  burnt-offering  and  the  peace-offerings, 
 and  blesseth  the  people  in  the  name  of  Je- 
 hovah, 3  and  giveth  a  portion  to  every  man  of 
 Israel,  both  man  and  woman :  to  eacn  a  cake 
 of  bread,  and  a  measure  of  wine,  and  a  grape- 
 cake. 
 
 *  And  he  putteth  before  the  ark  of  Jehovah, 
 of  the  Levites,  ministers,  even  to  make  men- 
 tion of,  and  to  thank,  and  to  give  praise  to 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  ''Asaph  the  head, 
 and  his  second  Zechariah;  Jeiel,  and  Shemira- 
 moth, aud  Jehiel,  and  Mattithiah,  and  Eliab, 
 and  Benaiah,  and  Obed-Edom,  and  Jeiel,  witii 
 instruments  of  psalteries,  aud  with  harps: 
 and  Asaph  with  cymbals  is  sounding ;  ^  and 
 Benaiah  and  Jahaziel  the  priests  are  with 
 trumpets  continually  before  the  ark  of  the 
 covenant  of  God. 
 
 ''  On  that  day  then  hath  David  given  at  the 
 begiunin^  to  give  thanks  to  Jehovah  by  the 
 hand  of  Asaph  and  his  brethren  : — 
 ^  Give  thanks  to  Jehovah,  call  in  His  name, 
 
 Make  known  among  the  peoples  His  doings. 
 ^  Sing  ye  to  Him,  sing  psjilms  to  Him, 
 
 Meditate  ou  all  His  wonders. 
 1"  Boast  yourselves  in  His  holy  name,  (hovah. 
 
 Rejoice  doth  the  heart  of  those  seeking  Je- 
 11  Seek  ye  Jehovah  and  His  strength, 
 
 Seek  His  face  continually. 
 1-  Remember  His  wonders  that  He  did, 
 
 His  signs,  and  thejudgments  of  His  moutli , 
 '3  0  seed  of  Israel,  His  servant, 
 
 0  sons  of  Jacob,  His  chosen  ones ! 
 1*  'He  w  Jehovah  our  God, 
 
 In  all  the  earth  are  His  judgments. 
 1*  Remember  ye  to  the  age  His  covenant, 
 
 The  word  lie  commanded — 
 
 To  a  thousand  generations, 
 '"  Which  He  hath  made  with  Abraliam, 
 
 And  His  oath — to  Isaac, 
 1^  AndHecstablishethitto  Jacob  for  a  statute, 
 
 To  Israel — a  covenant  age-during, 
 '8  Saying:  To  thee  I  give  the  land  of  Canaan, 
 
 The  portion  of  your  inheritance, 
 ''•'  When  ye  are  few  of  number, 
 
 As  a  little  thing,  and  sojourners  in  it. 
 -'•  And  they  go  up  and  down. 
 
 From  nation  unto  nation, 
 
 And  from  a  kingdom  unto  anotlicr  people. 
 -'  He  hath  not  suffered  any  to  oppress  them, 
 
David's  psalm  of  praise.       xvi.  22.— 1  CHRONICLES.— xvii.  21.        GocFs  promise  to  David, 
 
 And  reproveth  on  tlieir  account  kings : 
 ^  Come  not  ai<aiiist  Mine  anointed  ones, 
 
 And  against  My  prophets  do  not  evil. 
 ^  Sing  to  Jebovaii,  all  the  earth, 
 
 Proclaim  from  day  unto  day  His  salvation. 
 **  Rehearse  among  nations  His  glory, 
 
 Among  all  the  peoples  His  wonders. 
 *'  For  great  is  Jehovah,  and  praised  greatly, 
 
 And  fearful  He  is  above  all  gods. 
 *^  For  all  gods  of  the  peoples  are  nought, 
 
 And  Jehovah  the  heavens  liath  made. 
 ^  Honour  and  majesty  are  before  Him, 
 
 Strength  and  joy  a?'e  in  His  place. 
 ^  Ascribe  to  Jehovah,  ye  families  of  peoples, 
 
 Ascribe  to  Jehovah  honour  and  strength. 
 ^^  Ascribe  to  Jehovah  the  honour  of  His  name, 
 
 Lift  up  a  present,  and  come  before  Him.. 
 
 Bow  yourselves  to  Jehovah, 
 
 In  the  beauty  of  holiness. 
 ^^  Be  pained  before  Him,  all  the  earth : 
 21  Also,  established  is  the  world, 
 
 It  is  not  moved  ! 
 
 The  heavens  rejoice,  and  the  earth  is  glad. 
 
 And  they  say  among  nations  : 
 
 Jehovah  hath  reigned. 
 2"  Roar  doth  the  sea,  and  its  fulness. 
 
 Exult  doth  the  field,  and  all  that  is  in  it, 
 ^■'  Then  sing  do  trees  of  the  forest, 
 
 From  the  presence  of  Jehovah, 
 
 For  He  hath  come  to  judge  the  earth! 
 ''•'  Give  thanks  to  Jehovah,  for  good, 
 
 For  to  the  age,  is  His  kindness, 
 '^  And  say,  Save  us,  0  God  of  our  salvation. 
 
 And  gather  us,  and  deliver  us  from  the  na- 
 
 To  give  thanks  to  Thy  holy  name,       [tions, 
 
 To  triimiph  in  Thy  praise. 
 ^'^  Blessed  is  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 
 From  the  age  and  imto  the  age  ; '. 
 And  all  the  people  say,   'Amen,'  and  have 
 given  praise  to  Jehovah. 
 
 ^^  And  he  leaveth  there  before  the  ark  of  the 
 covenant  of  Jehovah,  for  Asaph  and  for  his 
 brethren,  to  minister  before  the  ark  continu- 
 ally, according  to  the  matter  of  a  day  in  its 
 day,  ^'^both  Obed-Edom  and  their  brethren, 
 sixty  and  emht,  and  Obed-Edom  son  of  Jedu- 
 thun,  and  Hosah  for  gatekeepers,  ^^and  Zadok 
 the  priest,  and  his  brethren  the  priests,  before 
 the  tabernacle  of  Jehovah,  in  a  high  place  that 
 is  in  Gibeon,  *"  to  cause  to  ascend  burnt-offer- 
 ings to  Jehovah,  on  the  altar  of  burnt-offering 
 continually,  morning  and  evening,  and  for  all 
 that  is  written  in  the  law  of  Jehovah,  that 
 He  charged  on  Israel. 
 
 ■*!  And  with,  them  are  Heman  and  Jeduthun, 
 and  the  rest  of  those  chosen,  who  were  defined 
 by  name,  to  give  thanks  to  Jehovah,  for  to  the 
 age  is  His  kindness,  *'^  and  with  them — Heman 
 and  Jeduthun — are  tnimpets  and  cymbals  for 
 those  sounding,  and  instruments  of  the  song  of 
 God,  and  the  sons  of  Jeduthim  are  at  the 
 gate. 
 
 ^^  And  all  the  people  go,  each  to  his  house, 
 and  David  turneth  round  to  bless  his  house. 
 
 XVII.  1  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass  as  David 
 Bat  in  his  house,  that  David  saitli  unto  Nathan 
 the  prophet,  '  Lo,  I  am  dwelling  in  a  house  of 
 cedars,  and  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  Jehovah 
 is  under  curtains;'  -and  Nathan  saith  unto 
 
 David,  '  All  that  is  in  thy  heart  do,  for  God 
 is  with  thee.' 
 
 3  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  on  that  night  that 
 a  word  of  God  is  unto  Nathan,  saying,  ■» '  Go, 
 and  thou  hast  said  unto  David  My  servant, 
 Thus  said  Jehovah,  Thou  dost  not  build  for 
 Me  the  house  to  dwell  in:  ^for  I  have  not 
 dwelt  in  a  house  from  the  day  that  I  brought 
 up  Israel  till  this  day,  and  1  am  from  tent 
 unto  tent :  and  from  the  tabernacle,  «  whither- 
 soever I  have  walked  up  and  down  among  aU 
 Israel,  a  word  spake  I,  with  one  of  the  judges 
 of  Israel,  whom  I  commanded  to  feed  My 
 people,  saying.  Why  have  ye  not  built  for 
 Me  a  house  of  cedars? 
 
 7  'And  now,  thus  dost  thou  say  to  My  ser- 
 vant, to  David,  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 I  have  taken  thee  from  the  habitation,  from 
 after  the  sheep,  to  be  leader  over  My  people 
 Israel,  ^and  I  am  -with  thee  whithersoever 
 thou  hast  walked,  and  I  cut  oft"  all  thine 
 enemies  from  thy  presence,  and  have  made 
 for  thee  a  name  like  the  name  of  the  great 
 ones  who  a7-e  in  the  earth. 
 
 3 'And  I  have  prepared  a  place  for  Mv 
 people  Israel,  and  planted  it,  and  it  hath 
 dwelt  in  its  place,  and  is  not  troubled  any 
 more,  and  the  sons  of  perverseness  add  not 
 to  wear  it  out  as  at  first,  i"  yea,  even  from 
 the  days  that  I  appointed  judges  over  My 
 people  Israel. 
 
 'And  I  have  humbled  all  thine  enemies, 
 and  I  declare  to  thee  that  a  house  doth  Je- 
 liovah  build  for  thee,  ^^  and  it  hath  come  to 
 pass,  when  thy  days  have  lieen  fulfilled  to  go 
 with  thy  fathers,  that  I  have  raised  iip  thy 
 seed  after  thee,  who  is  of  thy  sons,  and  I  have 
 established  his  kingdom,  i-  he  doth  build  for 
 Me  a  house,  and  I  have  established  his  throne 
 imto  the  age ;  ^^  I  am  to  him  for  a  father,  and 
 he  is  to  Me  for  a  son,  and  My  kindness  I  turn 
 not  aside  from  him  as  I  turned  it  aside  from 
 him  who  was  before  thee,  ^^and  I  have  estab- 
 lished him  in  My  house,  and  in  My  kingdom 
 imto  the  age,  and  his  throne  is  estabbshed 
 unto  the  age.' 
 
 1^  According  to  all  these  words,  and  accord- 
 ing to  aU  this  vision,  so  spake  Nathan  unto 
 David. 
 
 ^^  And  David  the  king  cometh  in  and  sitteth 
 before  Jehovah,  and  saith,  '  Who  am  I,  0  Je- 
 hovah God,  and  what  my  house,  that  Thou 
 hast  brought  me  hithertol?  ^^And  this  is 
 smaU  in  Thine  eyes,  0  God,  and  Thou  speak- 
 est  concerning  the  house  of  thy  servant  afar 
 oft',  and  hast  seen  me  as  a  type  of  the  man 
 who  is  on  high,  0  Jehovah  God ! 
 
 18  '  Wliat  doth  David  add  more  unto  Thee 
 for  the  honour  of  Thy  servant;  and  Thou 
 Thy  servant  hast  known.  ^^  0  Jehovah,  for 
 Thy  servant's  sake,  and  according  to  Thine 
 own  heart  Thou  hast  done  all  this  greatness, 
 to  make  known  all  these  great  things.  '•'<'  O 
 Jehovah,  there  is  none  like  Thee,  and  there  is 
 no  god  save  Thee,  according  to  all  that  wo 
 have  heard  with  our  ears. 
 
 -I'And  who  is  as  Thy  people  Israel,  one 
 nation  in  the  earth  whom  God  hath  gone  to 
 ransom  to  Him  for  a  people,  to  make  for  Thee 
 a  name  great  and  fearf^ul,  to  cast  out  from 
 the  presence  of  TJiy  people  whom  Thou  liast 
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DavicTs  victories. 
 
 XVII.  22.— 1  CHRONICLES.— XIX,  14.      DavicTs  servants  irmilted, 
 
 ransomed  out  of  Egypt  —  nations?  "-Yea, 
 Tiiou  dost  appoint  Thy  people  Israel  to  Thee 
 for  a  people  unto  the  age,  and  Thou,  0  Je- 
 hovah, hast  been  to  them  for  God. 
 
 ^ '  And  now,  0  Jehovah,  the  word  that 
 Thou  hast  spoken  concerning  Thy  servant, 
 and  concerning  his  house,  let  be  stedfast 
 unto  the  age,  and  do  as  Thou  hast  spoken ; 
 -■*and  let  it  be  stedfast,  and  Thy  name  is 
 great  imto  the  age,  saying,  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 God  of  Israel,  is  God  to  Israel,  and  the 
 house  of  Thy  servant  David  is  established 
 before  Thee;  ^sfor  Thou,  0  my  God,  Thou 
 hast  uncovered  tlie  ear  of  Thy  servant — to 
 build  to  him  a  house,  therefore  hath  Thy  ser- 
 vant found  to  pray  before  Thee. 
 
 '^  '  And  now,  Jehovah,  Thou  art  God  Him- 
 self, and  Thou  speakest  concerning  Thy  ser- 
 vant this  goodness;  ^and  now.  Thou  hast 
 been  pleasedl  to  bless  the  house  of  Thy  ser- 
 vant, to  be  to  the  age  before  Tliee ;  for  Thou, 
 0  Jehovah,  hast  blessed,  and  it  is  blessed  to 
 the  age.' 
 
 XVIII.  ^  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass  after 
 this,  that  David  smiteth  the  Philistines,  and 
 humbleth  them,  and  taketh  Gath  and  its 
 small  towns  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Philis- 
 tines ;  2  and  he  smiteth  Moab^  and  the  Moab- 
 ites  are  servants  to  David,  bringing  a  present. 
 
 ^  And  David  smiteth  Hadarezer  king  _  of 
 Zobah,  at  Hamath,  in  his  going  to  establish 
 his  power  by  the  river  Phrat,  ■*  and  David 
 captureth  from  him  a  thousand  chariots,  and 
 seven  thousand  horsemen,  and  twenty  thou- 
 sand footmen,  and  David  destroyeth  utterly 
 all  the  chariots,  and  leaveth  of  them  a  hun- 
 dred chariots  only. 
 
 '  And  Aram  of  Damascus  cometh  in  to  give 
 help  to  Hadarezer  king  of  Zobah,  and  David 
 smiteth  in  Aram  twenty  and  two  thousand 
 men,  "and  David  putteth  garrisons  in  Aram 
 of  Damascus,  and  the  Aramaeans  are  to 
 David  for  servants,  bearing  a  present,  and 
 Jehovah  giveth  salvation  to  David  whither- 
 soever he  liath  gone. 
 
 ^And  David  taketh  the  shields  of  gold  that 
 have  been  on  the  servants  of  Hadarezer,  and 
 bringeth  them  in  to  Jerusalem;  ^and  from 
 Tibhath,  and  from  Chun,  cities  of  Hadarezer, 
 hath  David  taken  very  much  brass ;  with  it 
 liath  Solomon  made  the  l)razeu  sea,  and  the 
 pillars,  and  the  vessels  of  brass. 
 
 "And  Toil  king  of  Hamath  heareth  that 
 David  hath  amitteu  the  whole  force  of  Hadar- 
 ezer king  of  Zo})ah,  ^°  and  he  sendeth  Hado- 
 ram  his  son  unto  king  David,  to  ask  of  him  of 
 peace,  and  to  bless  him  (because  that  he  hath 
 fought  against  Hadarezer,  .and  smiteth  him, 
 for  a  man  of  wars  ^vith  Ton  liad  Hadarezer 
 been,)  and  ail  kinds  of  vessels,  of  gold,  and 
 silver,  and  brass;  ^^  also  them  hath  Icing 
 David  sanctified  to  Jehovali  with  the  silver 
 and  the  gold  that  he  hath  taken  from  all  the 
 nations,  from  Edom,  and  from  Moab,  and 
 from  the  sons  of  Ammon,  and  from  the  Pliil- 
 istines,  and  from  Amalek. 
 
 '■•'And  Abishai  son  of  Zeruiali  hath  smitten 
 
 Edom   in  tlio  valley  of  salt— eighteen  tliou- 
 
 Baud,  ^^  and  ho  putteth  in  Edom  garrisons, 
 
 and  all  the  Edoraites  are  servants  to  David; 
 
 282 
 
 and  Jehovah  saveth  David  whithersoever  he 
 hath  gone. 
 
 "  And  David  reigneth  over  all  Israel,  and 
 lie  is  doing  judgment  and  righteousness 
 to  all  his  people,  '^  and  Joab  son  of  Zeruiah 
 is  over  the  host,  and  Jehoshaphat  son  of 
 Ahilud  is  remembrancer,  i"  and  Zadok  son  of 
 Ahitiib,  and  Abimelech  son  of  Abiathar,  are 
 priests,  and  Shavsha  ia  scribe,  ^^and  Benaiah 
 son  of  Jehoiada  is  over  the  Cherethite  and 
 the  Pelethite,  and  the  elder  sons  of  David 
 are  at  the  hand  of  the  king. 
 
 XIX.  1  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass  after  this, 
 that  Nahash  king  of  the  sons  of  Ammon 
 dieth,  and  his  son  reigneth  in  his  stead,  -  and 
 David  saith,  '  I  do  kindness  with  Hanun  son 
 of  Nahash,  for  his  father  did  with  me  kind- 
 ness ;'  and  David  sendeth  messengers  to  com- 
 fort him  concerning  his  father. 
 
 And  the  servants  of  David  come  in  unto 
 the  land  oflthe  sons  of  Ammon,  uijto  Hanun, 
 to  comfort  him,  ^  and  the  heads  of  the  sons 
 of  Ammon  say  to  Hanun,  '  Is  David  lionour- 
 iug  thy  father,  in  thine  eyes,  because  he  hath 
 sent  to  thee  comforters?  in  order  to  search, 
 and  to  overthrow,  and  to  spy  out,  the  land, 
 have  not  his  servants  come  in  unto  thee  ? ' 
 
 ■*  And  Hanun  taketh  the  servants  of  David, 
 and  shaveth  them,  and  cutteth  their  long 
 robes  in  the  midst,  unto  the  buttocks,  and 
 sendeth  them  away. 
 
 ^  And  some  go,  and  declare  to  David  con- 
 cerning the  men,  and  he  sendeth  to  meet  them 
 — for  the  men  have  been  gi-eatly  ashamed — 
 and  the  king  saith,  '  Dwell  in  Jericho  till  that 
 your  beard  is  grown,  then  ye  have  returned.' 
 
 s  And  the  sons  of  Ammon  see  that  they  have 
 made  themselves  abhorred  by  David,  and 
 Hanun  and  the  sons  of  Ammon  send  a  thou- 
 sand talents  of  silver,  to  hire  to  them,  from 
 Aram-Naharaim,  and  from  Aram-Maacliah, 
 aud  from  Zobah,  cliariots  and  horsemen ; 
 ^  aud  they  hire  to  them  two  and  thirty  thou- 
 sand chariots,  and  the  king  of  Maachah  and 
 his  people,  and  they  come  iu  and  encamp 
 before  Medeba,  and  the  sons  of  Ammon  have 
 been  gatliered  out  of  tlieir  cities,  and  come  in 
 to  the  l)att]e. 
 
 8  And  David  heareth,  and  sendeth  Joab. 
 and  all  the  host  of  the  mighty  men,  '■•  and 
 the  sons  of  Ammon  come  out  and  set  battle 
 in  array  at  the  opening  of  the  city,  and  tlio 
 kings  who  have  come  are  by  themselves  in 
 the  Held. 
 
 1"  And  .Joab  seeth  that  the  front  of  the 
 battle  hath  been  unto  him,  before  and  bcliind, 
 and  he  chooseth  out  of  all  the  choice  in  Is- 
 rael, and  setteth  iu  array  to  meet  Aram, 
 "  and  the  remnant  of  the  people  ho  hatli 
 given  into  the  hand  of  Abisliai  liLs  brother, 
 and  they  set  in  array  to  meet  the  sons  of 
 Ammon. 
 
 '-  Aud  he  saith,  *  If  Aram  be  stronger  than 
 I,  then  thou  hast  been  to  me  for  salvation  ; 
 ;uid  if  the  sons  of  Ammon  bo  stronger  than 
 thou,  then  I  have  saveil  thee;  '''bo  strong, 
 and  we  strengtlicn  onrselvcs,  for  our  iicoxjle, 
 and  for  the  cities  of  our  God,  and  Jeliovah 
 <loth  th.at  wliich  is  good  in  His  eyes.' 
 
 '■•  And  Joab  draweth  nigh,  and  the  people 
 
The  Ammmites  defeatHl.        xix.  15.— 1  CJHTtOlSlCLES.— xxi.  19.  The  people  numhertd. 
 
 wlio  are  with  liim,  before  Aram  to  b.ittle, 
 and  they  flee  from  his  face;  i^aiid  tlie  sons 
 of  Ammou  have  seen  that  Aram  hatli  fled, 
 and  they  tiee — tltey  also— from  the  face  of 
 Abishai  his  brother,  and  go  in  to  the  city. 
 And  Joab  cometh  in  to  Jerusalem. 
 
 i^And  Aram  seeth  that  they  have  been 
 smitten  before  Israel,  and  send  messengers, 
 and  bring  out  Aram  that  is  beyond  the  River, 
 and  Shophach  head  of  the  host  of  Hadarezer 
 is  before  them. 
 
 1^  And  it  is  declared  to  David,  and  he  ga- 
 thereth  all  Israel,  and  passeth  over  the  Jor- 
 dan, and  cometh  in  unto  them,  and  setteth 
 in  array  against  them  ;  yea,  David  setteth  in 
 array  the  battle  to  meet  Aram,  and  they  fight 
 \vith  him ;  ^*  and  Aram  fleeth  from  the  face 
 of  Israel,  and  David  slayeth  of  Aram  seven 
 thousand  charioteers,  and  forty  thousand 
 foot-men,  and  Shophach  head  of  the  host  he 
 hath  put  to  death. 
 
 ^''And  the  servants  of  Hadarezer  see  that 
 they  have  been  smitten  before  Israel,  and  they 
 make  peace  with  David  and  serve  him,  and 
 Aram  hath  not  been  willing  to  help  the  sons 
 of  Ammou  any  more. 
 
 XX.  ^  AND  it  cometli  to  pass,  at  the  time 
 of  the  turn  of  the  year — at  the  time  of  the 
 going  out  of  the  messengers — that  Joab  lead- 
 eth  out  the  force  of  the  host,  and  destroyeth 
 the  land  of  the  sons  of  Ammon,  and  cometh 
 in  and  beseigeth  Rabbah — David  is  abiding  in 
 Jerusalem — and  Joab  smiteth  Rabbah,  and 
 breaketh  it  down. 
 
 *  And  David  taketh  the  crown  of  their  king 
 from  off  his  head,  and_  flndeth  it  in  weight  a 
 talent  of  gold,  and  in  it  a  precioiis  stone,  and 
 it  is  on  the  head  of  David :  and  spoil  of  the 
 city  he  hath  brought  out  very  much,  ^aud 
 the  people  who  are  in  it  he  hath  brought  out, 
 and  setteth  to  the  saw,  and  to  cutting  instru- 
 ments of  iron  J  and  to  axes ;  and  thus  doth 
 David  to  all  cities  of  the  sons  of  Ammon,  and 
 David  turneth  back,  and  all  the  people,  to 
 Jerusalem. 
 
 *And  it  cometh  to  pass,  after  this,  that 
 there  remainethwar  in  Gezerwith  the  Philis- 
 tines, then  hath  Sibbechai  the  Hushatliite 
 smitten  Sippai,  of  the  children  of  the  giant, 
 and  they  are  humbled. 
 
 "And  there  is  again  war  with  the  Philis- 
 tines, and  Elhanan  son  of  Jair  smiteth  Lahmi, 
 brother  of  Goliath  the  Gittite,  the  wood  of 
 whose  spear  is  like  a  beam  of  weavers. 
 
 ^  And  there  is  again  war  in  Gath,  and  there 
 is  a' man  of  measure,  and  his  fingers  and  his 
 toes  are  six  and  six,  twenty  and  four,  and 
 also,  he  hath  been  born  to  the  giant.  ^  And 
 he  reproacheth  Israel,  and  smite  him  doth 
 Jonathan  son  of  Shimea,  brother  of  David. 
 ^  These  were  born  to  the  ^ant  in  Gath,  and 
 they  fall  by  the  hand  of  David,  and  by  the 
 hand  of  his  servants. 
 
 XXI.  1  AND  there  standeth  up  an  adver- 
 sary against  Israel,  and  persuadeth  David  to 
 number  Israel,  -  and  David  saith  unto  Joab, 
 and  unto  the  heads  of  the  people,  '  Go,  num- 
 ber Israel  from  Beer-Sheba  even  uuto  Dan, 
 and  bring  unto  me  and  1  know  their  number.' 
 
 3  And  Joab  saith,  'Jehovah  doth  add  to 
 His  people  as  tliey  arc  a  hundred  times  ;  are 
 they  not,  my  lord,  0  king,  all  of  them  to  my 
 lord  for  servants?  why  doth  my  lord  seek 
 this?  why  is  he  for  a  cause  of  guilt  to  Israel?' 
 •»  And  the  word  of  the  king  is  severe  against 
 Joab,  and  Joab  goeth  out,  and  goeth  up  and 
 down  in  all  Israel,  and  cometh  in  to  Jeru- 
 salem. 
 
 5  And  Joab  giveth  the  account  of  the  num- 
 bering of  the  people  unto  David,  and  all  Israel 
 is  a  thousand  thousand  and  a  hundred  thou- 
 sand, each  drawing  sword,  and  Judah  is  four 
 hundred  and  seventy  thousand,  each  drawing 
 sword.  "  And  Levi  and  Benjamin  he  hath  not 
 numbered  in  their  midst,  for  the  word  of  the 
 king  was  abominable  with  Joab. 
 
 ^  And  it  is  evil  in  the  eyes  of  God  concern- 
 ing this  thing,  and  He  smiteth  Israel,  ^and 
 David  saith  unto  God,  '  I  have  sinned  ex- 
 ceedingly, in  that  I  have  done  this  thing ;  and 
 now,  cause  to  pass  away,  I  pray  Thee,  the  ini- 
 quity of  Thy  servant,  for  I  have  acted  very 
 foolishly.' 
 
 '-•  And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Gad,  seer  of 
 David,  saying;  i^'Go,  and  thou'hast  spoken 
 unto  David,  saying.  Thus  said  Jehovah,  Three 
 — I  am  stretching  out  unto  thee;  choose  for 
 thee  one  of  these,  and  I  do  it  to  thee.' 
 
 ^1  And  Gad  cometh  in  unto  David,  and  saith 
 to  him,  'Thus  said  Jehovah,  Take  for  thee — 
 1"  either  for  three  years — famine,  or  three 
 months  to  be  consumed  from  the  face  of  thine 
 adversaries,  even  the  sword  of  thine  enemies 
 to  overtake,  or  three  days  the  sword  of  Je- 
 hovah, even-pestilence  in  the  land,  and  a  mes- 
 sen_ger  of  Jehovah  destroying  in  all  the  border 
 of  Israel ;  and  now,  see  ;  what  word  do  I  re- 
 turn Him  who  is  sending  me?' 
 
 ^^  And  David  saith  unto  Gad,  'I  am  greatly 
 distressed,  let  me  fall,  I  pray  thee,  into  the 
 hand  of  Jehovah,  for  very  many  are  His 
 mercies,  and  into  the  hand  of  man  let  me  not 
 fall.' 
 
 ^■*  And  Jehovah  giveth  a  pestilence  in  Israel, 
 and  there  fall  of  Israel  seventy  thousand  men, 
 1^  and  God  sendeth  a  messenger  to  Jerusalem 
 to  destroy  it,  and  as  he  is  destroying  Jehovali 
 hath  seen,  and  is  comforbed  concerning  the 
 evil,  and  saith  to  the  messenger  who  is  de- 
 stroying, 'Enough,  now,  cease  thy  hand.' 
 
 And  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  is  standing 
 by  the  threshing-floor  of  Oman  the;  .lebusite, 
 i"  and  David  lifteth  up  his  eyes,  and  seeth  the 
 messenger  of  Jehovah  stauding  between  the 
 earth  and  the  heavens,  and  his  sword  drawn 
 in  his  hand,  stretched  out  over  Jerusalem,  and 
 David  falleth,  and  the  elders,  covered  with 
 sackcloth,  on  their  faces. 
 
 1''  And  David  saith  unto  God,  '  Did  not  T— 
 I  say  to  number  the  people?  Yea,  I  it  is  who 
 have  sinned,  and  doueOTeat  evil :  and  these,  the 
 flock,  what  did  they?  0  Jehovah,  my  God,  let, 
 1  pray  Thee,  Thy  hand  be  on  me,  and  on  the 
 house  of  my  father,  and  not  on  Thy  people — to 
 be  plagued.' 
 
 1**  And  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  spake  un- 
 to Gad,  saying  for  David,  '  Surely  David  doth 
 go  up  to  raise  an  altar  to  Jehovah  in  the 
 tlireshiug-tioor  of  Oman  the  Jebusite.'  ^s*  And 
 David  goeth  up  hy  tlie  word  ot  (a ad,  that  he 
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Oman's  threKhmg-floor.         xxi.  20.— 1  CHEONTCLES.— xxin.  9.        The.  charge  to  Solomon, 
 
 spake  iu  tlie  name  of  Jeliovah.  ™  And  Ornau 
 turneth  back,  and  seeth  the  messenger,  and 
 his  four  sons  are  with  him,  hiding  themselves, 
 and  Oman  is  threshing  wheat. 
 
 -1  And  Da\dd  cometh  in  unto  Oman,  and 
 Oman  looketh  attentively,  and  seeth  David, 
 and  goeth  out  from  the  threshing-floor,  and 
 boweth  himself  to  David — face  to  the  earth. 
 '■'-  And  David  saith  unto  Oman,  '  Give  to  me 
 the  place  of  the  threshing-floor,  and  I  build 
 in  it  an  altar  to  Jehovah ;  for  full  silver  give 
 it  to  me,  and  the  plague  is  restrained  from  the 
 people.' 
 
 -^  And  Oman  saith  unto  David,  '  Take  to 
 thee— and  my  lord  the  king  doth  that  which 
 is  good  in  his  eyes :  see,  I  have  given  the  ox- 
 en for  burnt-offerings,  and  the  threshing  in- 
 struments for  wood,  and  the  wheat  for  a  pre- 
 sent; the  whole  I  have  given.'  "■'^And  king 
 David  saith  to  Oman,  '  ISTay,  for  I  surely  buy 
 for  full  silver;  for  I  do  not  lift  up  that  which 
 is  thine  to  Jehovah,  so  as  to  offer  a  burnt- 
 ofTering  without  cost.' 
 
 *^  And  Da-^ad  giveth  to  Oman  for  the  place 
 shekels  of  gold  in  weight  six  hundred ;  ^^  and 
 David  buildeth  there  an  altar  to  Jehovah, 
 and  offereth  bumt-oft'erings  and  peace-offer- 
 ings, and  calleth  unto  Jehovah,  and  He  an- 
 swereth  him  with  lire  from  the  heavens  on  the 
 altar  of  the  burnt-offering.  -'^And  Jehovah 
 aaith  to  the  messenger,  and  he  turneth  back 
 his  sword  unto  its  sheath. 
 
 -8  At  that  time  when  David  seeth  that  Je- 
 hovah hath  answered  him  iji  the  threshing- 
 floor  of  Oman  the  Jebusite,  then  he  sacrific- 
 eth  there ;  ^  and  the  tabernacle  of  Jehovah 
 that  Moses  made  iu  the  wilderness,  and  the 
 altar  of  the  burnt- ofiering,  are  at  that  time 
 in  a  high  place,  in  Gibeou  ;':,^°  and  David  is 
 not  able  to  go  before  it  to  seek  God,  for  he 
 hath  been  afraid  because  of  the  sword  of  the 
 messenger  of  Jehovah. 
 
 XXn.  lAND  David  saith,  'This  is  the 
 hoiLse  of  Jehovah  God,  and  this  the  altar 
 for  burnt-ofl'ering  for  Israel.'  ''And  David 
 saith  to  gather  the  sojourners  who  are  in  the 
 land  of  Israel,  and  appointeth  hewers  to  hew 
 hewn-stones  to  build  a  house  of  God.  ^  And 
 iron  in  'abundance  for  nails  for  leaves  of  the 
 gates,  and  for  couplings,  hath  David  pre- 
 pared, and  brass  in  abimdance — there  is  no 
 weighing.  ^And  cedar-trees  even  without 
 number,  for  the  Zidonians  and  the  Tyri- 
 ans  brought  in  cedar-ti'ees  iu  abundance  to 
 David. 
 
 ■*  And  David  saith,  '  Solomon  -my  son  Is  a 
 youth  and  tender,  and  the  house  to  be  built 
 to  Jehovah  is  to  be  made  exceedingly  great, 
 for  name  and  for  beauty  to  aU  the  lands;  let 
 me  prepare,  I  pray  Thee,  for  it ;'  and  David 
 pre])aretli  in  abundance  before  his  death. 
 
 •"And  he  calleth  for  Solomon  his  son,  and 
 chargeth  him  to  build  a  house  to  Jchovali, 
 God  of  Israel,  ^  and  David  saith  to  Solomon 
 his  son,  'As  for  me,  it  hath  been  with  my 
 heart  to  build  a  house  to  the  name  of  Jeho- 
 vah my  God,  *and  the  word  of  Jehovah  is 
 against  me,  saying,  Blood  in  abundance  tiiou 
 hast  shed,  and  great  wars  thou  hast  made: 
 thou  dost  not  build  a  house  to  My  name,  for 
 284 
 
 much  blood  thou  hast  shed  to  the  earth  be- 
 fore Me. 
 
 " '  Lo,  a  son  is  born  to  thee ;  he  is  a  man  of 
 rest,  and  I  have  given  rest  to  him  from  all 
 Iiis  enemies  round  about,  for  Solomon  is  his 
 name,  and  peace  and  quietness  I  give  unto 
 Israel  iu  his  days;  ^^he  doth  build  a  house  to 
 My  name,  and  he  is  to  Me  for  a  son,  and  1 
 am  to  him  for  a  father,  and  I  have  established 
 the  throne  of  his  kingdom  over  Israel  \mto 
 the  age. 
 
 "  '  Now,  my  son,  Jehovah  is  with  thee,  and 
 thou  hast  prospered,  and  hast  built  the  house 
 of  Jehovah  thy  God,  as  He  spake  concerning 
 thee.  ^'-  Only,  Jehovah  give  to  thee  wisdom 
 and  understanding,  and  charge  thee  concern- 
 ing Israel,  even  to  keep  the  law  of  Jehovah 
 thy  God;  ^^then  thou  dost  prosper,  if  thou 
 dost  observe  to  do  the  statutes  and  the  judg- 
 ments that  Jehovah  charged  Moses  wth  con- 
 cerning Israel ;  be  strong  and  courageous ; 
 do  not  fear,  nor  be  cast  down. 
 
 "  'And  lo,  in  mine  affliction,  I  have  pre- 
 pared for  the  house  of  Jehovah  of  gold  talents 
 a  hundred  thousand,  and  of  silver  a  thousand 
 thousand  talents ;  and  of  brass  and  of  iron 
 there  is  no  weighing,  for  in  abundance  it  hath 
 been,  and  wood  and  stones  I  have  prepared, 
 and  to  them  thou  dost  add. 
 
 1'  'And  with  thee  in  abundance  ai-e  work- 
 men, hewers  and  artificers  of  stone  and  of 
 wood,  and  eveiy  skilful  man  for  every  work. 
 1^  To  the  gold,  to  the  sUver,  and  to  tlie  brass, 
 and  to  the  iron,  there  is  no  number;  arise  ana 
 do,  and  Jehovah  is  with  thee.' 
 
 I''  And  David  giveth  charge  to  all  heads  of 
 Israel  to  give  help  to  Solomon  his  son,  ^*  *  Is 
 not  Jehovah  your  God  with  you?  yea.  He 
 hath  given  rest  to  you  round  about,  for  He 
 hath  given  into  my  hand  the  inhabitants  of 
 the  land,  and  subdued  hath  been  the  land  be- 
 fore His  people. 
 
 ^^ '  Now,  gave  your  heart  and  your  soul  to 
 seek  to  Jehovah  your  God,  and  rise  .and  build 
 the  sanctuary  of  Jehovah  God,  to  briug  in 
 the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  Jehovah,  and  the 
 holy  vessels  of  God,  to  the  house  that  is  built 
 to  the  name  of  Jehovah.' 
 
 XXIII.  ^  AND  David  is  old,  and  satisfied 
 with  days,  and  causcth  his  sou  Solomon  to 
 reign  over  Israel,  -  and  gathereth  .all  the  heads 
 of  Israel,  and  the  priests,  and  the  Ixivites ; 
 ^  and  the  Levites  are  numbered  from  a  son  of 
 thirty  years  and  upward,  and  their  number. 
 by  their  polls,  is  of  mighty  men  thirty  .and 
 eight  thousand, 
 
 ^  Of  these  to  preside  over  the  work  of  the 
 house  of  Jehovah  ai-e  twenty  and  four  thou- 
 sand, and  officers  and  judges  six  thousand, 
 ''and  four  thous.and  g.atckeepers,  and  four 
 thousand  giving  praise  to  Jehovah,  '  with  in- 
 struments that  I  m.ade  for  pr.aising,'  sailh 
 David. 
 
 ''AndDcaviddistributeth  them  into  courses; 
 Of  the  sons  of  Levi :  of  Gcrshon,  Kohath,  and 
 Merari. 
 
 "Of  the  Gorshouitc:  L.aadau  and  ShimeL 
 8  Sons  of  Laadan :  the  head  is  Jchiel,  and  Ze- 
 th.ani,  and  Joel,  three.  *Sons  of  Shimei  are 
 Shelomith,   and  Haziel,   and  llaran,  three 
 
Number  of  the  priests.        xxiii.  10.— 1  CHRONICLES.— xxiv.  31.         Courses  of  the  priests. 
 
 dieth,  and  Abihn,  iu  the  presence  of  their  fa- 
 ther, and  they  liad  no  sons,  and  Eleazar  and 
 
 these  are  heads  of  the  fathers  of  Laadan. 
 ^'^  And  sons  of  Shimei  are  Jahath,  Zina,  and 
 Jeush,  and  Beriah  ;  these  are  sons  of  Shimei, 
 four.  ^1  And  Jahath  is  the  head,  and  Zizah 
 the  second,  and  Jeush  and  Beriah  have  not 
 mxiltiplied  sons,  and  they  become  the  house 
 of  a  father  by  one  numbering. 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  Kohath  a?"e  Amram,  Izhar,  He- 
 bron, and  Uzziel,  fom-.  ^^  Sons  of  Amram : 
 Aaron  and  Moses ;  and  Aaron  is  separated  for 
 his  sanctifying  the  holy  of  holies,  lie  and  his 
 sons — iiuto  the  age,  to  make  perfimie  before 
 Jehovah,  to  serve  Him,  and  to  bless  iu  His 
 name — unto  the  age. 
 
 *^  As  to  Moses,  the  man  of  God,  his  sons 
 are  called  after  the  tribe  of  Levi.  ^^  Sons  of 
 Moses:  G«rsliom  and  Eliezer.  ^^  Sons  of 
 Gershom:  Shebuel  the  head.  ^^  And  sons  of 
 Eliezer  are  Rehabiah  the  head,  and  Eliezer  had 
 no  other  sons,  and  the  sons  of  Rehabiah  have 
 multiplied  exceedingly.  ^^  Sons  of  Izhar : 
 Shelomith  the  head.  ^^  Sons  of  Hebron  : 
 Jeriah  the  head,  Amariah  the  second,  Jaha- 
 ziel  the  third,  and  Jekameam  the  fourth. 
 -*•  Sons  of  Uzziel :  Micah  the  head,  and  Ishshi- 
 ah,  the  second. 
 
 -1  Sous  of  Merari:  Mahli  and  Mushi;  sons 
 of  Mahli :  Eleazar  and  Kish.  --  And  Eleazar 
 dieth,  and  he  had  uo  sons,  but  daugh- 
 ters, and  sons  of  Kish  their  brethren  take 
 them.  ^  Sons  of  Mushi :  Mahli,  and  Eder, 
 and  Jeremoth,  three. 
 
 -■*  These  are  sons  of  Levi,  by  the  house  of 
 their  fathers,  heads  of  the  fathers,  by  their 
 appointments,'  iu  the  number  of  names,  by 
 their  polls,  doing  the  vi^ork  for  the  ser^ace  of 
 the  liouse  of  Jehovah,  from  a  son  of  twenty 
 years  and  upward,  ^^for  David  said,  'Jeho- 
 vah, God  of  Israel,  hath  given  rest  to  His  peo- 
 ple, and  He  cloth  tabernacle  in  Jerusalem  unto 
 the  age;'  -^and  also  of  the  Levites,  'None 
 are  to  bear  the  tabernacle  and  all  its  vessels 
 for  its  service;'  -"^for  by  the  last  words  of 
 David  they  took  the  number  of  the  sons  of 
 Levi  from  a  sou  of  twenty  years  and  tiijward, 
 -s  for  their  station  is  at  the  side  of  the  sons  of 
 Aaron,  for  the  service  of  the  house  of  Jeho- 
 vah, over  the  coui'ts,  and  over  the  chambers, 
 and  over  the  cleansing  of  eveiy  holy  thing, 
 and  the  work  of  the  service  of  the  house  of 
 God,  -^  and  for  the  bread  of  the  arrangement, 
 and  for  line  fioiu*  for  present,  and  for  the  thin 
 unleavened  cakes,  aud  for  the  ivork  of  the 
 pan,  and  for  that  which  is  fried,  aud  for  all 
 liquid  measure  aud  solid  measui'e ;  '■^'^  and  to 
 staud,  morning  by  moruins',  to  give  thanks, 
 and  to  give  praise  to  Jehovah,  aud  so  'at 
 evening  ;  ^^  and  for  all  the  burnt-otferings — 
 burnt-oii'erings  to  Jehovah  for  sabbaths,  for 
 new  moons,  and  for  appointed  seasons,  by 
 number,  according  to  the  ordinance  iipon  them 
 continually,  before  Jehovah. 
 
 3- Aud  they  have  kept  the  charge  of  the 
 tent  of  meeting,  aud  the  charge  of  the  sanc- 
 tuary, and  the  charge  of  the  sous  of  Aaron, 
 their  brethren,  for  the  service  of  the  house  of 
 J  ehovah. 
 
 XXIV.  lAND  to  the  sons  of  Aaron  are 
 their  courses :  sons  of  Aaron  are  Nadab,  and 
 Abihu,   Eleazar,   aud  Ithamar,  -and  Nadab 
 
 Ithamar  act  as  priests. 
 
 3  And  David  distributetli  them,  and  ;Zadok 
 of  the  sons  of  Eleazar,  aud  Ahimelech  of  the 
 sons  of  Ithamar,  according  to  their  office  in 
 their  service;  •'and  there  are  found  of  the 
 sons  of  Eleazar  more  for  heads  of  the  mighty 
 men  than  of  the  sous  of  Ithamar;  and  they 
 distribute  them:  Of  the  sous  of  Eleazar, 
 lieads  for  a  house  of  fathers,  sixteen ;  and  of 
 the' sons  of  Ithamar,  for  a  house  of  their 
 fathers,  eight. 
 
 ''And  they  distribute  them,  by  lots,  one 
 with  another,  for  princes  of  the  sanctuary, 
 and  princes  of  God,  have  been  of  the  sons  of 
 Eleazar,  and  of  the  sons  of  Ithamar. 
 
 ''And  Shemaiah  son  of  Nethaneel  the'scribe, 
 of  the  Levites,  writeth  them  before  the  kin^ 
 and  the  princes,  and  Zadok  the  priest,  and 
 Ahimelecn  son  of  Abiathar,  and  heads  of  the 
 fathers,  for  priests  and  for  Levites:  one  house 
 of  a  father  being  taken  possession  of  for 
 Eleazar,  and  one  being  taken  possession  of 
 for  Ithamar. 
 
 ^  And  the  first  lot  goeth  out  for  Jehoiarib, 
 for  Jedaiah  the  second,  ^for  Harim  the  third, 
 for  Seorim  the  fourth,  ^for  Malchijah  the 
 fifth,  for  Mijamin  the  sixth,  ^^for -Hakkoz 
 the  seventh,  for  Abijah  the  eighth,  "  for 
 Jeshuah  the  ninth,  for  Shecaniah  the  tenth, 
 ^^for  Eliashib  the  eleventh,  for  Jakim  the 
 twelfth,  i^for  Huppah  the  thirteenth,  for 
 Jeshebeab  the  fourteenth,  i'*for  Bilgah  the 
 fifteenth,  for  Immer  the  sixteenth,  ^^forHezir 
 the  seventeenth,  for  Ai)hses  the  eighteenth, 
 1^  for  Pethahiah  the  nineteenth,  for  Jehezekel 
 the  twentieth,  i^for  Jachin  the  one  and 
 twentieth,  for  Gamul  the  two  and  twentieth, 
 18  for.  Delaiah  the  three  and  twentieth,  fo/ 
 Maaziah  the  four  and  twentieth. 
 
 1^  These  a?"e  their  appointments  for  their 
 service,  to  come  in  to  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 according  to  their  ordinance  by  the  hand  of 
 Aaron  their  father,  as  Jehovah  God  of  Israel, 
 commanded  them. 
 
 -''And  for  the  sons  of  Levi  who  are  left: 
 for  sons  of  Amram,  Shubael;  for  sons  of  Shu- 
 bael :  Jehdeiah.  -^  For  Rehabiah :  for  sons  of 
 Rehabiah,  the  head  Ishshiah.  --  For  the  Izha- 
 rite :  Shelomoth ;  for  sons  of  Shelomoth : 
 Jahath.  -^  And  sons  of  Jeriah:  Amariah  the 
 second,  Jahaziel  the  tliird,  Jekameam  tiio 
 fourth. 
 
 -■'Sons  of  Uzziel:  Michah;  for  sons  of 
 Michah :  Shamir.  "^  A  brother  of  INIichah  is 
 Ishshiah ;  for  sons  of  Ishshiah :  Zechariah ; 
 -''sons  of  Merari:  Mahli  and  Mushi;  sons  of 
 Jaaziah:  Beuo;  -"^ sons  of  Merari:  of  Jaaziah: 
 Beno,  aud  Shoham,  and  Zaccur,  and  Ibri. 
 -•^For  Mahli:  Eleazar,  who  had  no  sons;  ^for 
 Kish  :  sons  of  Kish :  Jerahmeel. 
 
 ^0  And  sons  of,  Mushi  are  Mahli,  and  Edei, 
 aud  Jerimoth ;  these  are  sons  of  the  Levites, 
 for  the  house  of  their  fathers,  ^land  they 
 cast,  they  also,  lots  over-against  their  breth- 
 ren the  sous  of  Aaron,  before  Da\nd  the  king, 
 aud  Zadok,  and  Ahimelech,  and  heads  of 
 the  fathers,  for  priests  aud  for  Levites; 
 the  chief  father  over-against  his  younger 
 brother 
 
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Ooumes  of  tJie  singers. 
 
 XXV.  1.— 1  CHRONICLES.— XXVI.  27. 
 
 Officers  of  the  LeviteM 
 
 XXV.  lAND  Uavid  aud  the  heads  of  the 
 host  separate  for  service,  of  the  sous  of  Asa]  ih, 
 and  Hemau,  and  Jediithun,  who  are  prophesy- 
 ing with  har])S,  with  psalteries,  and  with 
 cymbals,  aud  the  number  of  the  workmen  is 
 accordiug  to  their  service. 
 
 2  Of  sons  of  Asaph :  Zaccur,  and  Joseph, 
 and  Nethaniah,  and  Asharclah,  sons  of  Asaph, 
 are  by  the  side  of  Asaph,  who  is  proiihesyiug 
 by  the  side  of  the  king. 
 
 3  Of  Jeduthnu:  sons  of  Jeduthuu,  Geda- 
 liah,  and  Zeri,  and  Jeshaiali,  Hashabiah,  and 
 Mattitliial),  Shisshah,  are  by  the  side  of  their 
 father  Jeduthuu ;  with  a  harp  he  is  prophesy- 
 ing, for  giving  of  thanks  and  of  praise  to 
 Jehovah. 
 
 "•Of  Hemau:  sous  of  Hemau:  Bukkiah, 
 Mattauiah,  Uzziel,  Shebuel,  and  Jerimoth, 
 Hauaniah,  Hanani,  Eliathah,  Giddalti,  and 
 Romamti-Ezer,  Joshbekashah,  Mallothi,  Ho- 
 thir,  Mahazioth ;  ''all  these  are  sous  of  JHeman 
 — seer  of  the  king  in  the  things  of  God — to 
 lift  tip  a  horn;  and  God  giveth  to  Hemau 
 fourteen  sons  and  three  daughters. 
 
 6  All  these  are  by  the  side  of  their  father 
 in  the  song  of  the  house  of  Jehovah,  witli 
 cymbals,  psalteries,  and  harps,  for  the  .service 
 of  the  house  of  God ;  by  the  side  of  the  king 
 are  Asaph,  aud  Jeduthuu,  aud  Hemau. 
 ^Aud  their  number,  witli  their  brethren — 
 taught  in  the  son;j  of  Jehovah,  all  who  are 
 intelligent— is  two  luiudred,  eighty  aud  eight. 
 
 *  And  they  cause  to  fall  lots — charge  over- 
 against  charge,  as  well  the  small  as  the  great, 
 the  intelligent  with  the  learner.  ®And  the 
 lirst  lot  goeth  out  for  Asaph  to  Joseph;  to 
 Gedaliah  the  second;  he,  and  his  brethren 
 and  liis  sons,  twelve ;  ^^  the  third  to  Zaccur, 
 bis  sons  aud  his  brethren,  twelve ;  ii  the 
 fourth  to  Izri,  his  sons  aud  his  brethren, 
 twelve  ;  i-the  fifth  to  Nethaniah,  his  sons  and 
 liis  brethren,  twelve;  ^^  the  sixth  to  Bukkiah, 
 his  sons  and  his  brethren;  twelve ;  ^^the 
 seventh  to  Jesharelah,  his  sons  and  his  l:)reth- 
 ren,  twelve ;  ^^  the  eighth  to  Jeshaiah,  his 
 sous  and  his  brethren,  twelve  ;  ^"the  ninth  to 
 Mattauiah,  his  sous  and  his Ijrethren,  twelve; 
 ^'the  teutli  to  Shunei,  his  sous  aud  his  brethren, 
 twelve:  i^ejeventh  to  Azareel,  his  sons  and 
 his  brethren,  twelve  j  ^'■'  the  twelfth  to  Hasha- 
 biah, his  sons  and  his  brethren,  twelve  ;  -"  at 
 the  thirteentli  to  Shuljael,  his  sons  and  his 
 brethren,  twelve ;  -^  at  the  fourteenth  to  Mat- 
 tithiah,  his  sons  and  his  brethren,  twelve ; 
 -^at  the  fifteenth /o  Jeremoth,  his  sons  and 
 his  brethren,  twelve ;  "^  at  the  sixteenth  to 
 Hauaniah,  his  sous  and  his  brethren,  twelve  ; 
 '^at  the  seventeenth  to  Joshbckashali,  his 
 sons  aud  Iiis  brctlircu,  twelve:  -''at  the  eigh- 
 teenth to  Hanani,  his  sous  aud  his  brethren, 
 twelve;  '"'at  the  ninctceuth  to  ^Mallothi,  his 
 sous  and  his  brethren,  twelve ;  -"at  tlic  twenti- 
 eth to  Eliathah,  his  sous  ami  his  brethren, 
 twelve;  -'*atthe  one  aud  twentieth  to  Hotliir, 
 his  sons  aud  liis  brethren,  twelve;  "'at  the 
 two  and  twentieth  to  Giddalti,  his  sons  aud 
 his  ])ietlireu,  twelve;  ^"  at  tlie  three  and 
 twcuti(;tli  to  IMahaziotli,  his  sous  aud  his 
 brethren,  twelve;  '"  at  tlie  four  and  twentieth 
 to  Romamti-Ezer,  his  sons  aud  his  bretlneu, 
 twelve. 
 
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 XXVI.  1  FOR  the  courses  of  the  gate-koep- 
 ers:  of  the  Korhitcs  m  Meshclemiah  son  of 
 Kore,  of  the  sous  of  Asaph  ;  -  and  to  Mcshe- 
 Icmiali  are  sons,  Zechariah  the  (irst-born,  Jedi- 
 ael  the  second.  Zebadiah  tlie  third,  Jathniel 
 the  fourth,  •*  Elam  the  fifth,  Jehohanan  tlie 
 sixth,  Elioenai  the  seventh. 
 
 *  Aud  to  Obed-Edom  are  sons,  Shemaiah  the 
 first-born,  Jehozabad  the  second,  Jo.ah  the 
 third,  and  Sacar  the  fourth,  and  Nethaueel 
 the  fifth,  ^Ammiel  the  sixth,  Issachar  tlie 
 seveutli,  Peullethai  the  eighth,  for  God  hatli 
 blessed  him. 
 
 "And  to  Shemaiah  his  son  have  sons  been 
 born,  who  are  ruling  throughout  the  house  of 
 their  father,  for  they  are  mighty  of  valour. 
 ^  Sons  of  Sliemaiah  are  Othni,  and  Rephael, 
 and  Obed,  Elzabad;  his  brethren  are  sons  of 
 valour,  Elihu  aud  Semachiah,  ''all  these  are 
 of  the  sons  of  Obed-Edom;  they,  and  their 
 sons,  and  their  brethren,  men  of  valour  with 
 might  for  service,  are  sixty  and  two  of  Obed- 
 Edom. 
 
 "And  to  Mesh  elemiaha?'e  sons  and  brethren, 
 sons  of  valour,  eighteen;  '"and  to  Hosah,  of 
 the  sons  of  Merari,  are  sous:  Shimri  the  head 
 (though  he  was  not  first-born,  yet  his  father 
 setteth  him  for  head),  i^Hilkiah  the  second, 
 Tebaliah  the  third,  Zechariah  the  fourth  ;  all 
 the  sons  aud  brethren  of  Hosah  uix  thirteen. 
 
 ^'^  Accordiug  to  these  are  the  courses  of  the 
 gate-keei^ers ;  to  the  heads  of  the  mighty  ones 
 are  charges  over-against  their  brethren,  to 
 minister  in  the  house  of  Jehovah,  i^  and  they 
 cause  to  fall  lots,  as  well  the  small  as  the 
 great,  according  to  the  house  of  their  fathers, 
 for  gate  and  gate. 
 
 i'*And  the  lot  falleth  eastward  to  Shele- 
 miah  ;  and /or  Zechariah  his  sou — a  counsellor 
 with  understanding — they  cause  to  fall  lots, 
 and  his  lot  goetli  out  northward  :  "  to  Obed- 
 Edom  southward,  and  to  his  sous,  the  house 
 of  the  gatherings  ;  ^"to  Shuppim  and  to  Hosah 
 to  the  west,  with  the  gate  Shallecheth,  in  the 
 highway,  the  ascent,  charge  over-against 
 charge ;  ^^  to  the  east  the  Levites  are  six ;  to 
 the  north  daily  four,  to  the  south  daily  four, 
 and  to  the  gatherings  two  by  two,  ^^  at  Par- 
 bar,  to  the  west,  ai'e  four  at  the  higlivvay,  two 
 at  Parbar.  ^^  These  are  the  courses  of  the 
 gatekeepers,  of  the  sons  of  the  Korhite,  and 
 of  the  sons  of  Merari. 
 
 -"And  of  ;the  Levites,  Ahijali  is  over  the 
 treasures  of  the  house  of  God,  even  for  the 
 treasures  of  the  holy  things.  -^  Sons  of  I>aa- 
 dan :  sons  of  the  Gershonite,  of  Laadan,  licads 
 of  the  fathers  of  Laadan  the  Gershonite:  Jc- 
 hieli.  --Sons  of  Jehicli :  Zethani,  aud  Joel 
 his  brother,  over  the  treasures  of  the  house 
 of  Jehovali,  -■*  for  the  Amramite,  for  the  Iz- 
 harite,  for  the  Hebrouite,  for  the  Uzzielite. 
 
 ''^  And  Shebuel  son  of  Gershom,  son  of  Mo- 
 ses, «>•  president  over  the  treasures.  "■'  And 
 his  brethren,  of  Eliezer,  are  Rehabiah  his 
 son,  and  Jesliaiah  his  son,  and  Jorani  his  son, 
 and  Zichri  hisfsou,  and  Shelomith  his  son. 
 
 -®  This  Shelomith  and  his  brctlii'en  are  over 
 all  the  treasures  of  tiie  holy  tiiing.s,  that  Da- 
 vid the  king,  aud  heads  of  tlie  fatlicrs,  even 
 heads  of  tliousands,  aud  of  hundreds,  .and 
 lieads  of  the  host,  sauctifiod  •  -'  from  the  bat- 
 
The  military  force. 
 
 XXVI.  28.— 1  CHRONICLES.— xxvin.  2. 
 
 Damds  officers. 
 
 ties,  even  from  the  spoil  tliey  sanctified  to 
 strengthen  the  house  of  Jehovah ;  ^  and  all 
 that  Samuel  the  seer,  and  Saul  sou  of  Kish, 
 and  Abner  son  of  Ner,  and  Joab  son  of  Zeru- 
 iah  sanctified,  every  one  sanctifying;  any  tJdng — 
 it  is  by  the  side  of  Shelomith  and  his  brethren. 
 
 *^  Oi  the  Izharite,  Chenaniah  and  his  sous 
 are  for  the  outward  work  over  Israel,  for 
 officers  and  for  judges.  ^^  Of  the  Hebronite, 
 Hashabiah  and  his  brethren,  sons  of  valoivr, 
 a  thousand  and  seven  hundred,  are  over  the 
 inspection  of  Israel,  beyond  the  Jordan  west- 
 ward, for  all  the  work  of  Jehovah,  and  for 
 the  service  of  the  king. 
 
 ^1  Of  the  Hebronite,  Jerijah  is  the  head,  of 
 the  Hebronite,  according  to  his  generations, 
 for  the  'fathers — in  tlie  fortieth  year  of  the 
 reign  of  David  they  have  been  sought  out, 
 and  there  are  found  among  them  mighty 
 ones  of  valour,  in  Jazer  of  Gilead — ^"  and  his 
 brethren,  sons  of  valour,  two  thousand  and 
 seven  himdred,  are  heads  of  the  fathers,  and 
 king  David  appointeth  them  over  the  Reu- 
 benite,  and  the  Gadite,  and  the  half  of  the 
 tiibe  of  Manasseh,  for  every  matter  of  God 
 and  matter  of  the  king. 
 
 XXVII.  lAND  the  sons  of  Israel,  after 
 their  number,  heads  of  the  fathers,  and  princes 
 of  the  thousands  and  of  the  hundreds,  and 
 their  officers,  those  serving  the  king  in  any 
 matter  of  the  courses,  that  are  coming  in  and 
 going-out  month  by  month,  throughout  all 
 months  of  the  year — are  in  each  course  twenty 
 and  four  thousand. 
 
 ^  Over  the  first  course,  for  the  first  month, 
 is  Jashobeam  son  of  Zabdiel,  and  on  his  course 
 are  twenty  and  four  thousand ;  ^  of  the  sons 
 of  Perez  is  the  head  of  all  princes  of  the  hosts 
 for  the  first  month. 
 
 *  And  over  the  course  of  the  second  mouth 
 is  Dodai  the  Ahohite,  and  his  course,  and 
 Mikloth  is  the  president,  and  on  his  course 
 are  twenty  and  four  thousand. 
 
 ^  Head  of  the  third  host,  for  the  third  month, 
 is  Benaiah  son  of  Jehoiada,  the  head  priest, 
 and  on  his  course  are  twenty  and  four  thou- 
 sand. ^  This  Benaiah  is  a  mighty  one  of  the 
 thirty,  and  over  the  thirty,  and  in  his  course 
 is  Ammizabad  his  son. 
 
 '  The  fourth,  for  the  fourth  month,  is  Asa- 
 hel  brother  of  Joab,  and  Zebadiah  his  son 
 after  him,  and  on  his  course  are  twenty  and 
 four  thousand. 
 
 8  The  fifth,  for  the  fifth  mouth,  is  the  prince 
 Shamhuth  the  Izrahite,  and  on  his  course  are 
 twenty  and  four  thousand. 
 
 ^  The  sixth,  for  the  sixth  month,  is  Ira  sou 
 of  Ikkesh  the  Tekoite,  and  on  his  coui'se  are 
 twenty  and  fotu-  thousand, 
 
 ^•'The  seventh,  for  the  seventh  month,  is 
 Helez  the  Pelonite,  of  the  sons  of  Ephraim, 
 and  on  his  course  are  twenty  and  four 
 thousand. 
 
 "  The  eighth,  for  the  eighth  month,  is  Sib- 
 bccai  the  Hushathite,  of  the  Zarhite,  and  on 
 his  course  are  twenty  and  four  thousand. 
 
 1-  The  uiuth,  for  the  ninth  month,  is  Abiezer 
 the  Antothite,  of  the  Benjamite,  and  on  his 
 course  are  twenty  and  fom-  thousand. 
 
 13  The  tenth,  for  the  tenth  month,   is  Ma- 
 
 harai  the  Netophathite,  of  the  Zarhite,  and 
 on  his  course  are  twenty  and  four  thousand. 
 
 '*  Eleventh,  for  tlie  eleventh  month,  is 
 Benaiah  the  Pirathonite,  of  the  sous  of  Eph- 
 raim, and  on  his  coiu-se  are  twenty  and  four 
 tliousand. 
 
 15  The  twelfth,  for  the  twelfth  month,  is 
 Heldai  the  Netophathite,  of  Othniel,  and  on 
 his  course  are  twenty  and  four  thousand. 
 
 i^And  over  the  tribes  of  Israel:  Of  the 
 Reubenite,  a  leader  is  Eliezer  son  of  Zichri ; 
 of  the  Simeonite,  Shephatiah  son  of  Maachah ; 
 1^  of  the  Levite,  Hashabiah  son  of  Kemuel ;  of 
 the  Aaronite,  Zadok;  i^of  Judah,  Elihu,  of 
 the  brethren  of  David;  of  Issachar,  Omri 
 son  of  Michael ;  i^  of  Zebulun,  Ishmaiah  son 
 of  Obadiah ;  of  Naphtali,  Jerimoth  son  of 
 Azriel;  '"of  the  sons  of  Ephraim,  Hoshea  sou 
 of  Azaziah;  of  the  half  of  the  tribe  of  Man- 
 asseh, Joel  son  of  Pedaiah  ;  'i  of  the  half  of 
 Manasseh  in  Gilead,  Iddo  son  of  Zechariah  ; 
 of  Benjamin,  Jaasiel  son  of  Abner;  of  Dan, 
 Azareel  son  of  Jeroham :  ^  these  are  heads  of 
 the  tribes  of  Israel. 
 
 ^*  And  David  hath  not  taken  up  their  num- 
 ber from  a  son  of  twenty  years  and  under,  for 
 Jehovah  said  to  multiply  Israel  as  the  stars 
 of  the  heavens.  ^  JoJib  son  of  Zeruiah  hath 
 begun  to  number — and  hath  not  finished — and 
 there  is  for  this  wrath  against  Israel,  and  the 
 niunber  hath  not  gone  \ij)  in  the  accoimt  of 
 the  Chronicles  of  king  David. 
 
 '5  And  over  the  treasures  of  the  king  is 
 Azmaveth  son  of  Adiel;  and  over  the  trea- 
 sures in  the  field,  in  the  cities,  and  in  the  vil- 
 lages, and  in  the  towers,  is  Jehonathan  son  of 
 Uzziah ;  '^  and  over  workmen  of  the  field  for 
 the  service  of  the  ground  is  Ezri  sou  of  Chelub ; 
 '''  and  over  the  vineyards  is  Shimei  the  Rama- 
 thite ;  and  over  what  is  in  the  vineyards  for 
 the  treasures  of  wine  is  Zabdi  the  Shiphmite  ; 
 ^  and  over  the  olives,  and  the  sycamores,  that 
 are  in  the  low  country,  is  Baal-Hanan  the  Ge- 
 derite ;  and  over  the  treasures  of  oil  is  Joash ; 
 ^^  and  over  the  herds  that  are  feeding  in  Sha- 
 ron is  Shitrai  the  Sharonite ;  and  over  the 
 herds  in  the  valleys  is  Shaphat  son  of  Adlai ; 
 3"  and  over  the  camels  is  Obil  the  Ishmeelite ; 
 and  over  the  asses  w  Jehdeiah  the  Meronothite ; 
 31  and  over  the  flock  is  Jaziz  the  Hagerite  ;  all 
 these  are  heads  of  the  substance  that  king 
 David  hath. 
 
 3"  And  Jonathan,  imcle  of  David,  is  counsel- 
 lor, a  man  of  understanding,  he  is  also  a  scribe ; 
 and  Jehiel  son  of  Hachmoni  is  with  the  sons 
 of  the  king ;  ^3  and  Ahithophel  is  coimsellor  to 
 the  king;  and  Hushai  tne  Archite  is  the 
 friend  of  the  king ;  ^^  and  after  Ahithophel  is 
 Jehoiada  son  of  Benaiah,  and  Abiathar;  and 
 the  head  of  the  host  of  the  king  is  Joab. 
 
 XXVni.  1  AND  David  assembleth  all  the 
 heads  of  Israel,  heads  of  the  tribes,  and  heads 
 of  the  coiu-ses  who  are  serving  the  king,  and 
 heads  of  the  thousands,  and  heads  of  the 
 hundreds,  and  heads  of  all  the  siibstance  and 
 possessious  of  the  king,  and  of  his  sons,  witli 
 the  officers  andthe  mighty  ones,  even  to  every 
 mighty  one  of  valoiu- — unto  Jerusalem. 
 
 ^  And  David  the  king  riseth  ou  his  feet, 
 and  saith.  'Hear  me,  my  bretJ^-en  and  my 
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David's  oration,  and       xxvili.  3.— 1  CHRONICLES.— xxix.  11. 
 
 charge  to  Solomon 
 
 people,  I — with  ray  heart — to  build  a  house 
 of  rest  for  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  Jehovah, 
 and  for  the  footstool  of  our  God,  and  I  pre- 
 pared to  build,  3  and  God  hath  said  to  me, 
 Thou  dost  not  build  a  house  to  My  name,  for 
 a  man  of  wars  thou  art,  and  blood  thou  hast 
 shed. 
 
 * '  And  •]  eho vah,  God  of  Israel,  doth  fix  on  me 
 out  of  all  the  house  of  my  father  to  be  for 
 king  over  Israel  to  the  age,  for  on  Judah  He 
 hatn  fixed  for  a  leader,  and  in  the  house  of 
 Judah,  the  house  of  my  father,  and  among  the 
 sons  of  my  father,  on  me,  me  He  hath  been 
 pleased  to  make  king  over  all  Israel ;  ^  and  out 
 of  all  my  sons — for  many  sons  hath  Jehovah 
 given  to  me — He  also  fixeth  on  Solomon  my 
 son,  to  sit  on  the  throne  of  the  kingdom  of 
 Jehovah  over  Israel,  ^  and  saith  to  me,  Solo- 
 mon thy  son,  he  doth  build  My  house,  and 
 My  courts,  for  I  have  fixed  on  him  to  Me  for 
 a  son,  and  I — I  am  to  him  for  a  father,  ^  and 
 I  have  established  his  kingdom  to  the  age,  if 
 he  is  strong  to  do  My  commands,  and  My 
 judgments,  as  at  this  day. 
 
 8  'And  now,  before  the  eyes  of  all  Israel,  the 
 assembly  of  Jehovah,  and  in  the  ears  of  our 
 God,  keep  and  seek  all  the  commands  of  Je- 
 hovah your  God,  so  that  ye  possess  this  good 
 land,  and  have  caused  your  sons  to  inherit 
 after  you  unto  the  age. 
 
 *  '  And  thou,  Solomon,  myson,  know  the 
 God  of  thy  father,  and  serve  Him  with  a  per- 
 fect heart,  and  with  a  willing  mind,  for  all 
 hearts  is  Jehovah  seeking,  and  every  imagina- 
 tion of  the  thoughts  He  is  understanding  ;  if 
 thou  dost  seek  Him,  He  is  found  of  thee,  and 
 if  thou  dost  forsake  Him,  He  casteth  thee  off 
 for  ever,  i*  See,  now,  for  Jehovah  hath  fixed 
 on  thee  to  build  a  house  for  a  sanctuary;  be 
 strong,  and  do.' 
 
 "  And  David  giveth  to  Solomon  his  son  the 
 pattern  of  the  porch,  and  of  its  houses,  and  of 
 its  treasuries,  and  of  its  upper  chambers,  and 
 of  its  innermost  chambers,  and  of  the  house  of 
 the  atonement ;  ^-  and  the  pattern  of  all  that 
 hath  been  by  the  Spirit  with  him,  for  the 
 courts  of  the  hoiiBe  of  Jehovah,  and  for  all  the 
 chambers  round  about,  for  the  treasures  of  the 
 house  of  God,  and  for  the  treasures  of  the 
 things  sanctified ;  i'  and  for  the  courses  of  the 
 priests  and  of  the  Levites,  and  for  all  the 
 work  of  the  service  of  the  house  of  Jeliovah, 
 and  for  all  vessels  of  service  of  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  ^*  even  gold  by  weight,  for  tkimjs  of 
 gold,  for  all'instriuneuts  of  service  and  ser- 
 vice ;  for  aU  instruments  of  silver  by  weight, 
 for  all  instruments  of  service  and  service; 
 1^  and  by  weight  for  the  caudlcsticks  of  gold, 
 and  their  lamps  of  gold,  by  weight/or  candle- 
 stick and  candlestick,  and  its  lamps ;  and  for 
 the  candlesticks  of  silver,  by  weight  for  a 
 candlestick  and  its  lamps,  according  to  tlic 
 service  of  candlestick  and  candlestick ;  ^^  and 
 the  gold  by  weight  for  tables  of  the  arrange- 
 ment, for  table  and  table,  and  silver  for  the 
 tables  of  silver ;  ^'^  and  the  forks,  and  the  bowls, 
 and  the  cups  of  pure  gold,  and  for  the  ba.sins 
 of  gold,  by  weight  for  basin  and  basin,  and  for 
 the  basins  of  silver,  bv  weight  for  basin  and 
 basin,  ^^  and  for  the  altar  of  perfume  refined 
 gold  by  weight,  and  for  the  pattern  of  the 
 9wa 
 
 chariot  of  the  cherubs  of  gold — spreading  and 
 covering  over  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of  Je- 
 hovah. '^  Tlie  whole  is  in  writing  from  the 
 hand  of  Jehovah,  '  He  caused  me  to  under- 
 stand all  the  work  of  the  pattern,'  said  David. 
 
 '"  And  David  saith  to  Solomon  his  sou,  '  Be 
 strong,  and  courageous,  and  do  ;  do  not  fear 
 nor  be  affrighted,  for  Jehovah  God,  my  God, 
 is  with  thee ;  He  doth  not  fail  thee,  nor  for- 
 sake thee,  unto  the  completion  of  all  the  work 
 of  the  service  of  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 -1 '  And  lo,  courses  of  the  priests  and  of  the 
 Levites  are  for  all  the  service  of  the  house  of 
 God ;  and  with  thee  in  all  work  is  eveiy  will- 
 ing one  vrith  wisdom,  for  every  service ;  and 
 the  heads  and  all  the  people  are  according  to 
 all  thy  words.' 
 
 XXIX.  1  AND  David  the  king  saith  to  all 
 the  assembly,  'Solomon  my  son — the  one  on 
 whom  God  hath  fixed— is  young  and  tender, 
 and  the  work  is  great,  for  not  tor  man  is  the 
 palace,  but  for  Jehovah  God;  -and  with  all 
 my  power  I  have  prepared  for  the  house  of 
 my  God,  the  gold  for  things  of  gold,  and  the 
 silver  for  those  of  silver,  and  the  brass  for 
 (/lose  o/ brass,  the  iron  for  those  of  iron,  and 
 the  wood  for  those  o/wood,  shoham  stones,  and 
 settings,  and  stones  of  painting  and  of  diverse 
 colours,  and  all  kinds  of  precious  stone,  and 
 stones  of  white  marble,  in  abundance. 
 
 ^  '  And  again,  because  of  my  delighting  in 
 the  house  of  my  God,  the  substance  I  have 
 — a  peculiar  treasure  of  gold  and  silver — I 
 have  given  for  the  house  of  my  God,  even 
 over  and  above  all  I  have  prepared  for  the 
 house  of  the  sanctuary:  ^ three  thousand 
 talents  of  gold,  of  the  gold  of  Ophir,  and 
 seven  thousand  talents  of  refined  silver,  to 
 overlay  the  walls  of  the  houses,  ^even  gold 
 for  things  of  gold,  and  silver  for  those  of  sil- 
 ver, and  for  all  the  work  by  the  hand  of 
 artificers;  and  who  is  he  tnat  is  offering 
 willingly  to  consecrate  his  hand  to-day  to 
 Jehovah?' 
 
 ^And  the  heads  of  the  fathers,  and  the 
 heads  of  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and  the  heads 
 of  the  thousands,  and  of  the  hundreds,  even 
 to  the  heads  of  the  work  of  the  king,  offer 
 willingly. 
 
 7  And  they  give  for  the  service  of  the  house 
 of  God,  of  gold — talents  five  thousand,  and 
 drams  a  myriad  •  and  of  silver — talents  ten 
 thousand,  and  or  brass— a  myriad  and  eight 
 thousand  talents ;  and  of  iron  —  a  himdrcd 
 thousand  talents ;  *  and  he  with  whom  stones 
 are  found  hath  given  to  the  treasury  of  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  by  the  hand  of  Jeliiel  the 
 Gershonitc. 
 
 "And  the  pcoi)le  rejoice  because  of  their 
 oifering  willingly,  for  \vith  a  perfect  heart 
 they  have  offered  willingly  to  Jehovah  ;  and 
 also  David  the  king  hath  rejoiced — great  joy. 
 
 ^'And  David  blesseth  Jehovah  before  the 
 eyes  of  all  the  assembly,  and  David  saith, 
 'Blessed  art  Thou,  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel 
 our  father,  from  aue  even  unto  age.  "To 
 Thee,  0  Jehovah,  is  the  greatness,  and  the 
 might,  and  the  beauty,  and  the  factory,  and 
 the  honour,  because  of  all  in  the  heavens  and 
 in  the  earth ;   to  Thee,   0  Jehovah,   is  tlie 
 
David's  prayer  to  Ood.        xxix.  12.— 2  CHRONICLES.— i.  13. 
 
 Solomon  magnified. 
 
 kingdom,  and  he  who  is  lifting  up  himself 
 over  all  for  head ;  ^'^  and  the  riches,  and  the  hon- 
 our are  from  before  Thee,  and  Thou  art  nil- 
 ing  over  all,  and  in  Thy  liand  is  power  and 
 might,  and  in  Thy  hand,  to  make  great,  and 
 to  give  strength  to  all. 
 
 13  'And  now,  our  God,  we  are  giving  thanks 
 to  Thee,  and  giving  praise  to  Thy  beauteous 
 name;  ^''yea,  because,  who  am  I,  and  who 
 are  my  people,  that  we  retain  power  to  offer 
 thus  willingly  ?  but  of  Thee  is  the  whole,  and 
 out  of  Thy  hand  we  have  given  to  Thee; 
 1^  for  sojourners  we  are  before  Thee,  and 
 settlers,  like  all  our  fathers ;  as  a  shadow 
 are  our  days  on  the  land,  and  there  is  none 
 abiding. 
 
 i** '  0  Jehovah  our  God,  all  this  store  that 
 we  have  prepared  to  build  to  Thee  a  house, 
 for  Thy  holy  name,  is  out  of  Thy  hand,  and 
 of  Thee  is  the  whole. 
 
 17 '  And  T  have  known,  my  God,  that  Thou 
 art  trying  the  heart,  and  uprightness  dost  de- 
 sire ;  I,  in  the  uprightness  of  my  heart,  have 
 willingly  offered  all  these :  and  now,  Thy  peo- 
 ple who  are  found  here  1  have  seen  with  joy 
 to  offer  willingly  to  Thee. 
 
 18  '  0  Jehovah,  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and 
 Israel,  our  fathers,  keep  this  to  the  age  for 
 the  imagination  of  the  thoughts  of  the  heart 
 of  Thy  people,  and  prepare  their  heart  unto 
 Thee ;  i^and  to  Solomon  my  son  give  a  perfect 
 heart,  to  keep  Thy  commands,  Tny  testimon- 
 ies, and  Thy  statutes,  and  to  do  the  whole, 
 even  to  build  the  palace  for  which  I  have 
 prepared.' 
 
 2*  And  David  ''saith  to  all  the  assembly. 
 '  Bless,  I  pray  you,  Jehovah  yoiir  God : '  and 
 nil  the  assembly  bless  Jehovah,  God  oi  their 
 fathers,  and  bow  and  do  obeisance  to  Jehovah, 
 
 and  to  the  king,  ^i  ^q^  ^jjgy  sacrifice  to  Je- 
 hovah sacrifices,  and  cause  to  ascend  burnt- 
 offerings  to  Jehovah  on  the  morrow  of  that 
 day,  bullocks  a  thousand,  rams  a  thousand, 
 lambs  a  thousand,  and  their  oblations,  even 
 sacrifices  in  abundance,  for  all  Israel.  -^  And 
 they  eat  and  drink  before  Jehovah  on  that 
 day  \vith  great  joy,  and  cause  Solomon  son  of 
 David  to  reign  a  second  time,  and  anoint  ?iim 
 before  Jehovah  for  leader,  and  Zadok  for 
 priest. 
 
 ^And  Solomon  sitteth  on  the  throne  of 
 Jehovah  for  king  instead  of  David  his  father, 
 and  prospereth,  and  all  Israel  hearken  unto 
 him,  ^and  all  the  heads,  and  the  mighty 
 men,  and  also  all  the  sons  of  king'David  have 
 given  a  hand  under  Solomon  the  king ;  ^  and 
 Jehovah  maketh  Solomon  exceedingly  great 
 before  the  eyes  of  aU  Israel,  and  putteth 
 upon  him  the  honour  of  the  kingdom  that 
 hath  not  been  on  any  king  over  Israel  before 
 him. 
 
 ^^And  David  son  of  Jesse  hath  reigned 
 over  all  Israel,  ^^  and  the  days  that  he  hath 
 reigned  over  Israel  are  forty  years ;  in  Heb- 
 ron he  reigned  seven  years,  and  in  Jerusalem 
 he  reigned  thirty  and  three;  '^^and  he  dieth 
 in  a  good  old  age,  satisfied  with  days,  riches, 
 and  honour,  and  reign  doth  Solomon  his  son 
 in  his  stead. 
 
 ^^  And  the  matters  of  David  the  king,  the 
 first  and  the  last,  lo,  they  are  written  beside 
 the  matters  of  Samuel  tne  seer,  and  beside 
 the  matters  of  Nathan  the  prophet,  and  be- 
 side the  matters  of  Gad  the  seer,  '"  with  all 
 his  reign,  and  his  might,  and  the  times  that 
 went  over  him,  and  over  Israel,  and  over  all 
 kingdoms  of  the  lands. 
 
 SECOND  BOOK  OF  CHEONICLES 
 
 CHAP  I.  lAND  strengthen  himself  doth 
 Solomon  son  of  David  over  his  kingdom,  and 
 Jehovah  his  God  is  ^vith  him,  and  maketh 
 him  exceedingly  great. 
 
 *  And  Solomon  saith  to  all  Israel,  to  heads 
 of  the  thousands,  and  of  the  hxindreds,  and 
 to  judges,  and  to  every  honourable  one  of  all 
 Israel,  heads  of  the  fathers,  ^  and  they  go — 
 Solomon,  and  all  the  assembly  with  him — to 
 ihe  high  place  that  is  in  Gibeon,  for  there 
 hath  been  God's  tent  of  meeting,  that  Moses, 
 servant  of  Jehovah,  made  in  the  wilderness, 
 but  the  ark  of  God  had  David  brought  up 
 from  Kirjath-Jearim,  when  David  prepared 
 for  it,  for  he  stretched  out  for  it  a  tent  in 
 Jerusalem;  ^and  the  altar  of  brass  that  Be- 
 zaleel  son  of  Uri,  son  of  Hur  made,  he  put 
 before  the  tabernacle  of  Jehovah ;  and  Solo- 
 mon and  the  assembly  seek  to  it. 
 
 ®And  Solomon  goeth  up  thither,  on  the 
 altar  of  brass,  before  Jehovah,  that  is  at  the 
 tent  of  meeting,  and  causeth  to  ascend  upon 
 it  a  thousand  biu'nt-offerings. 
 
 '  in  that  night  hath  God  appeared  to  Solo- 
 mon, and  saith  to  him,  '  Ask — what  do  1  give 
 
 to  thee?'  8  And  Solomon  saith  to  God,  'Thou 
 hast  done  with  David  my  father  great  kind- 
 ness, and  hast  caused  me  to  reign  in  his  stead. 
 "Now,  0  Jehovah  God,  is  Thy  word  with 
 David  my  father  stedfast,  for  Thou  hast 
 caused  me  to  reign  over  a  people  numerous 
 as  the  dust  of  the  earth ;  i"  now,  wisdom  and 
 knowledge  give  to  me,  and  I  go  out  before 
 this  people,  and  I  come  in,  for  who  doth  judge 
 this  Thy  great  people?' 
 
 "  And  God  saith  to  Solomon,  'Because  that 
 this  hath  been  with  thy  heart,  and  thou  hast 
 not  asked  riches,  wealth,  and  honour,  and 
 the  life  of  those  hating  thee,  and  also  many 
 days  hast  not  asked,  and  dost  ask  for  thyself 
 wisdom  and  knowledge,  so  that  thou  dost 
 judge  My  people  over  which  I  have  caused 
 thee  to  reign — i''  the  wisdom  and  the  know- 
 ledge is  given  to  the©,  and  riches  and  wealth 
 and  honour  I  give  to  thee,  that  there  hath 
 not  been  so  to  the  kings  who  are  before  thee, 
 and  after  thee  it  is  not  so.' 
 
 "And  Solomon  cometh  in  from  the  high 
 place  that  is  in  Gibeon  to  Jerusalei-i,  from 
 before  the  tent  of  meeting,  and  reigneth  over 
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The  t/TPaty  with  TTuram. 
 
 I.  14.-2  CHRONICLES— in.  13. 
 
 Build'mgs  of  the  temple. 
 
 Israel,  i"*  and  Solomon  gathereth  chariots  and 
 horsemen,  and  he  hath  a  thousand  and  four 
 hundred  chariots,  and  twelve  thousand  horse- 
 men, and  he  placeth  them  in  the  cities  of  the 
 chariots,  and  with  the  king  in  Jerusalem. 
 1^  And  the  king  maketh  the  silver  and  the 
 
 fold  in  Jerusalem  as  stones,  and  the  cedars 
 e  made  as  sycamores  that  are  in  the  low 
 country,  for  abundance.  ^^  And  the  source  of 
 the  horses  that  are  to  Solomon  is  from  Eg3T)t 
 and  from  Keva ;  merchants  of  the  king  from 
 Keva  take  at  a  price,  ^^  and  they  come  up, 
 and  bring  out  from  Egypt  a  chariot  for  six 
 himdred  silverlings,  and  a  horse  for  fifty  and 
 a  hundred,  and  so  for  lall  the  kings  of  the 
 Hittites,  and  the  kings  of  Aram— by  their 
 hand  they  bring  out. 
 
 II.  ^  AND  Solomon  saith  to  build  a  house 
 for  the  name  of  Jehovah,  and  a  house  for  his 
 Icingdom,  "  and  Solomon  nimibereth  seventy 
 thousand  men  bearing  burden,  and  eighty  thou- 
 sand men  hewing  in  the  mountain,  and  over- 
 seers over  them  —  three  thousand  and  six 
 liundred. 
 
 ^  And  Solomon  sendeth  unto  Huram  king 
 of  Tyre,  saying,  *  When  thou  hast  dealt  with 
 David  my  father,  then  thou  dost  send  to  him 
 cedars  to  build  for  him  a  house  to  dwell  in ; 
 *lo,  I  am  building  a  house  to  the  name  of 
 Jehovah  my  God,  to  sanctify  it  to  Him,  to 
 make  perfume  before  Him,  perfume  of  spices, 
 and  a  continual  arrangement,  and  bumt- 
 offerings  at  morning  and  at  evening,  at  sab- 
 baths, and  at  new  moons,  and  at  appointed 
 seasons  of  Jehovah  our  God ;  to  the  age  this 
 is  on  Israel. 
 
 ' '  And  the  house  that  I  am  building  is  great, 
 for  greater  is  our  God  than  all  gods:  *  and 
 who  doth  retain  strength  to  build  to  Him  a 
 house,  for  the  heavens,  even  the  heavens  of 
 the  heavens,  do  not  contain  Him?  and  who 
 am  I  that  I  do  build  to  Him  a  house,  except 
 to  make  perfume  before  Him? 
 
 '"And  noWj  send  to  me  a  wise  man  to  work 
 in  gold,  and  in  silver,  and  in  brass,  and  in 
 iron,  and  in  purple,  and  crimsouj  and  blue, 
 and  knowing  to  grave  gravings  with  the  wise 
 men  who  are  with  me  in  Judah  and  in  Jeru- 
 salem, whom  David  my  father  prepared; 
 *and  send  to  me  cedar-trees,  firs,  and  jugums 
 from  Lebanon,  for  I  have  known  that  thy 
 servants  know  to  cut  down  trees  of  Lebanon, 
 and  lo,  my  servants  are  with  thy  servants, 
 "  even  to  prepare  for  me  trees  in  abundance, 
 for  the  house  that  I  am  building  is  great  and 
 wonderful. 
 
 i« '  And  lo,  to  hewers,  to  those  cutting  the 
 trees,  I  have  given  beaten  wheat  to  thy  ser- 
 vants, cors  twenty  thousand,  and  barley,  cors 
 twenty  thousand,  and  wine,  baths  twenty 
 thousand,  and  oil,  Ijaths  twenty  thousand.' 
 
 "  And  Huram  king  of  Tyre  saith  in  ^vriting, 
 and  sendeth  unto  Solomon:  'In  the  love  of 
 Jehovah  to  His  people  He  hath  given  thee 
 king  over  them.'  J*And  Huram  saith,  'Bless- 
 ed is  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  who  made  the 
 heavens  and  the  earth,  who  hath  given  to 
 David  the  king  a  wise  son,  knowing  wisdom 
 and  understanding,  who  doth  build  a  house 
 for  Jeliovah.  ajid  a  house  for  his  kingdom. 
 290 
 
 1^ '  And  now,  I  have  sent  a  wise  man  having 
 understanding,  of  Hiu-am  my  father,  '■'(son 
 of  a  woman  of  the  daughters  of  Dan,  and  his 
 father  a  man  of  Tyre),  knowing  to  work  in 
 gold,  and  in  silver,  in  brass,  in  iron,  in  stones, 
 and  in  wood,  in  purple,  in  blue,  and  in  fine 
 linen,  and  in  crimson,  and  to  grave  any  grav- 
 ing, and  to  devise  any  device  tliat  is  given  to 
 him,  with  thy  wise  men,  and  the  wise  men  of 
 my  lord  David  thy  father. 
 
 ^^  '  And,  now,  the  wheat,  and  the  barley, 
 the  oil,  and  the  wine,  as  my  lord  said,  let 
 him  send  to  his  servants,  '^  and  we — we  cut 
 trees  out  of  Lebanon,  according  to  all  thy 
 need,  and  bring  them  in  to  thee — floats  by 
 sea,  to  Joppa,  and  thou  dost  take  them  up  tb 
 Jerusalem. 
 
 '^J  And  Solomon  uumbereth  all  the  men,  the 
 sojourners  who  at-e  in  the  land  of  Israel,  after 
 the  numbering  with  which  David  his  father 
 numbered  them,  and  they  are  found  a  hun- 
 dred and  fifty  thousand,  and  three  thousand, 
 and  six  himdred ;  '^  and  he  maketh  of  them 
 seventy  thousand  bur. "en -bearers,  and  eighty 
 thousand  hewers  in  the  mountain,  and  three 
 thousand  and  six  hundred  overseers,  to  cause 
 the  people  to  work. 
 
 III.  'AND  Solomon  beginneth  to  build 
 the  house  of  Jehovah,  in  Jerusalem,  in  the 
 mount  of  Moriah,  where  He  appeared  to  David 
 his  father,  in  the  place  that  David  had  pre- 
 pared, in  the  threshing-floor  of  Oman  the 
 Jebusite,  ^  and  he  beginneth  to  build  in  the 
 second  day,  in  the  second  month,  in  the  fourth 
 year  of  his  reign, 
 
 *  And  in  these  hath  Solomon  been  instructed 
 to  build  the  house  of  God:  The  length  in 
 cubits  by  the  former  measure  m  sixty  cubits, 
 and  the  breadth  twenty  cubits.  *  As  to  the 
 porch  that  is  on  the  front,  the  length  is  by 
 the  front  of  the  breadth  of  the  house,  twenty 
 cubits,  and  the  height  a  hundred  and  twenty, 
 and  he  overlayeth  it  within  with  pure  gold. 
 
 ^  And  the  large  house  he  hath  covered  with 
 fir-trees,  and  he  doth  cover  it  with  good  gold, 
 and  causeth  to  ascend  on  it  palms  and  chains, 
 *  and  he  overlayeth  the  house  with  precious 
 stone  for  beauty,  and  the  gold  is  gold  of 
 Parvaim,  ^  and  he  covereth  the  house,  the 
 beams,  tne  thresholds,  and  its  walls,  and  its 
 doors,  with  gold,  and  hath  graved  cherubs  on 
 the  walls. 
 
 8  And  he  maketh  the  most  holy  house :  its 
 length  is  by  the  front  of  the  breadth  of  the 
 house  twenty  cubits,  and  its  breadth  twenty 
 cubits,  and  he  covereth  it  with  good  gold,  to 
 six  hundred  talents ;  *  and  the  weight  of  the 
 nails  is  fifty  shekels  of  gold,  and  the  upper 
 chambers  he  hath  covered  with  gold. 
 
 1"  And  he  maketh  in  the  most  holy  house 
 two  cherubs,  image  work,  and  he  overlayeth 
 them  with  gold;  -'as  to  the  wings  of  the 
 cherubs,  their  length  is  twenty  cubits,  the 
 wing  of  the  one  is  five  cubits,  touching  the 
 wall  of  the  house,  and  the  other  wing  is  five 
 cul)its,  touching  the  wing  of  the  other  cherub. 
 ''-'And  the  wing  of  the  other  cherub  is  five 
 cubits,  touching  the  wall  of  the  house,  and 
 the  other  wing  is  five  cubits,  adhering  to  the 
 wing  of  the  other  cherub.     '■'The  wiug»  of 
 
Furniture  in  tht  temple.       in.  14.— 2  CHRONICLES.— v.  12.     The  ark  placed  in  the  temple. 
 
 these  cherubs  are  spreading  forth  twenty  cu- 
 bits, and  they  are  standing  on  their  feet  and 
 their  faces  are  inward. 
 
 ^*  And  he  maketh  the  vail  of  blue,  and  pur- 
 ple, and  crimson,  and  fine  linen,  and  causeth 
 cherubs  to  go  up  on  it. 
 
 1^  And  he  maketh  at  the  front  oi  tne  house 
 two  pillars,  thirty  and  five  cubits  in  length, 
 and  the  ornament  that  is  on  their  heads  five 
 cubits.  i^And  he  maketh  chains  in  the 
 oracle,  and  putteth  on  the  heads  of  the  pil- 
 lars, and  maketh  a  hundred  pomegranates, 
 and  putteth  on  the  chains.  ^^And  he  raiseth 
 up  the  piUars  on  the  front  of  the  temple,  one 
 on  the  right,  and  one  on  the  left,  and  calleth 
 the  name  of  that  on  the  right  Jachin,  and  the 
 name  of  that  on  the  left  Boaz. 
 
 rV.  *  AND  he  maketh  an  altar  of  brass, 
 twenty  cubits  its  length,  and  twenty  cubits 
 its  breadth,  and  ten  cubits  its  height. 
 
 ^And  he  maketh  the  molten  sea;  ten  by 
 the  cubit,  from  its  edge  unto  its_  edge,  round 
 in  compass,  and  five  oy  the  cubit  its  height, 
 and  a  line  of  thirty  by  the  cubit  doth  com- 
 pass it,  round  about.  ^  And  the  likeness  of 
 oxen  is  under  it,  all  round  about  encompas- 
 sing it,  ten  in  the  cubit,  compassing  the  sea 
 round  about ;  two  rows  of  oxen  are  cast  in 
 its  being  cast. 
 
 *  It  is  standing  on  twelve  oxen,  three  facing 
 the  north,  and  three  facing  the  west,  and 
 tkree  facing  the  south,  and  three  facing  the 
 east,  and  the  sea  is  upon  them_  above,  and  all 
 their  hinder  parts  are  within.  ^  And  its 
 thickness  is  a  handbreadth,  and  its  lip  as 
 the  work  of  the  lip  of  a  ciip  flowered  with 
 lilies ;  taking  hold — baths  three  thousand  it 
 containeth. 
 
 8  And  he  maketh  ten  lavers,  and  putteth 
 five  on  the  right,  and  five  on  the  left,  to  wash 
 with  them ;  the  work  of  the  burnt-offering  they 
 pur^e  with  them ;  and  the  sea  is  for  priests  to 
 wash  with. 
 
 ^  And  he  maketh  the  ten  candlesticks  of 
 gold,  according  to  their  ordinance,  and  placeth 
 in  the  temple,  five  on  the  right,  and  five  on 
 the  left. 
 
 8  And  he  maketh  ten  tables,  and  placeth 
 in  the  temple,  five  on  the  right,  and  five  on 
 the  left ;  and  he  maketh  bowls  of  gold  a 
 hundred. 
 
 ^  And  he  maketh  the  court  of  the  priests, 
 and  the  great  court,  and  doors  for  the  coiirt, 
 and  their  doors  he  hath  overlaid  with  brass. 
 i^And  the  sea  he  hath  placed  on  the  right 
 shoulder  eastward,  over-against  the  south. 
 
 ^1  And  Huram  maketh  the  pots,  and  the 
 shovels,  and  the  bowls,  and  Huram  finisheth 
 to  make  the  work  that  he  made  for  king  So- 
 lomon in  the  house  of  God ;  ^  two  pillars, 
 and  the  bowls,  and  the  crowns  on  the  heads 
 of  the  two  pillars,  and  the  two  wreaths  to 
 cover  the  two  bowls  of  the  crowns  that  are 
 on  the  heads  of  the  pillars ;  ^^  and  the  pome- 
 granates four  hundred  to  the  two  wreaths, 
 two  rows  of  pomegranates  to  the  one  wreath, 
 to  cover  the  two  bowls  of  the  crowns  that  are 
 on  the  front  of  the  pillars. 
 
 '*And  the  bases  he  hath  made;  and  the 
 lavers  he  hath  made  on  the  bases ;  '^  the  one 
 
 sea,  and  the  twelve  oxen  imder  it,  ^^  and  the 
 pots,  and  the  shovels,  and  tlie  forks,  and  all 
 their  vessels,  hath  Huram  his  father  made 
 for  king  Solomon,  for  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 of  brass  purified.  i7  In  the  circuit  of  the  Jor- 
 dan hath  the  king  cast  them,  in  the  thick 
 soil  of  the  ground,  between  Succoth  and  Ze- 
 redathah. 
 
 18  And  Solomon  maketh  all  these  vessels  in 
 great  abundance,  that  the  weight  of  the  brass 
 hath  not  been  searched  out.  ^^  And  Solomon 
 maketh  aU  the  vessels  that  are  for  the  house 
 of  God,  and  the  altar  of  gold,  and  the  tables, 
 and  on  them  is  bread  of  the  presence ;  ""  and 
 the  candlesticks,  and  their  lamps,  for  their 
 burning  according  to  the  ordinance,  before  the 
 oracle,  of  gold  refined ;  ^i  and  the  flowers,  and 
 the  lamps,  and  the  tongs  of  gold— it  is  the 
 I)erfection  of  gold  ;  "^  and  the  snuffers,  and 
 the  bowls,  and  the  spoons,  and  the  censers,  of 
 gold  refined,  and  the  opening  of  the  house,  its 
 mnermost  doors  to  the  holy  of  holies,  and 
 the  doors  of  the  house  to  the  temple,  of  gold. 
 
 V.  1  AND  all  the  work  that  Solomon  made 
 for  the  house  of  Jehovah  is  finished,  and  Solo- 
 mon bringeth  in  the  sanctified  things  of  David 
 his  father,  and  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and 
 all  the  vessels  he  hath  put  among  the  trea- 
 sures of  the  house  of  God. 
 
 ^  Then  doth  Solomon  assemble  the  elders  of 
 Israel,  and  all  the  heads  of  the  tribes,  princes 
 of  the  fathers  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  unto  Jeru- 
 salem, to  bring  up  the  ark  of  the  covenant  of 
 Jehovah  from  the  city  of  David — it  is  Zion. 
 
 3  And  assembled  tmto  the  king  are  all  the 
 men  of  Israel  in  the  feast — it  is  the  seventh 
 month ;  ■*  and  aU  the  elders  of  Israel  come  in, 
 and  the  Levites  Uft  up  the  ark,  '  and  they 
 bring  iip  the  ark,  and  the  tent  of  meeting,  and 
 all  the  vessels  of  the  sanctuary  that  are  in  the 
 tent ;  brought  them  up  have  the  priests,  the 
 Levites ;  ^and  king  Solomon  and  all  the  com- 
 pany of  Israel  who  are  convened  imto  him  be- 
 fore the  ark  are  sacrificing  sheep  and  oxen, 
 that  are  not  coimted  nor  numbered  from  mul- 
 titude. 
 
 ^And  the  priests  bring  in  the  ark  of  the 
 covenant  of  Jehovah  unto  its  place,  imto  the 
 oracle  of  the  house,  unto  the  noly  of  holies, 
 unto  the  place  of  the  wings  of  the  cherubs ;  *  and 
 the  cherubs  are  spreading  out  wings  over  the 
 place  of  the  ark,  and  the  cherubs  cover  over 
 the  ark,  and  over  its  staves,  from  above ;  ^  and 
 they  lengthen  the  staves,  and  the  heads  of 
 the  staves  are  seen  out  of  the  ark  on  the  front 
 of  the  oracle,  and  they  are  not  seen  without ; 
 and  it  is  there  unto  this  day. 
 
 i'  There  is  nothing  in  the  ark  but  the  two 
 tables  that  Moses  gave  in  Horeb,  where  Jeho- 
 vah covenanted  with  the  sons  of  Israel,  in 
 their  going  out  from  Egypt. 
 
 11  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the  going  out  of 
 the  priests  from  the  sanctuary — for  all  the 
 priests  who  are  present  have  sanctified  them- 
 selves, there  is  none  to  watch  by  courses, 
 ^  and  the  Levites,  the  singers,  to  all  of  them, 
 to  Asaph,  to  HemaUj  to  Jeduthvm,  and  to 
 their  sons,  and  to  their  brethren,  clothed  in 
 white  linen,  with  cymbals,  and  with  psalteries, 
 and  harps,  are  standing  on  the  east  of  the  al 
 291 
 
Tfit  temple  Med  with  glory,    v.  13.— 2  CHRONICLES.— vi.  30.  SoMmon  a  prayer  to  Ood. 
 
 tar,  and  with  them  priests,  to  a  hundred  and 
 twenty,  blowing  with  trumpets — "ye.a,  it 
 Cometh  to  pass,  as  one  are  trumpeters  aiid 
 singers,  to  sound—one  voice— to  praise  and  to 
 give  thanks  to  Jehovah,  and  at  the  lifting  up 
 of  the  sound  with  trumpets,  and  with  cymbals, 
 and  with  instruments  of  song,  and  at  giving 
 praise  to  Jehovah,  for  good,  for  to  the  age  is 
 His  kindness,  that  the  house  is  filled  with  a 
 cloud  —  the  house  of  Jehovah,  "and  the 
 priests  have  not  been  able  to  stand  to  minis- 
 ter from  the  presence  of  the  cloud,  for  the 
 honour  of  Jehovah  hath  filled  the  house  of 
 God. 
 
 VI.  iTHEN  said  Solomon,  'Jehovah  said 
 —to  dwell  in  thick  darkness,  ^  and  I — I  have 
 built  a  house  of  habitation  for  Thee,  and  a 
 fixed  place  for  Thy  dwelling  to  the  ages.' 
 
 '  And  the  king  turneth  round  his  face,  and 
 blesseth  the  whole  assembly  of  Israel,  and 
 the  whole  assembly  of  Israel  is  standing,  ■*  and 
 he  saith,  '  Blessed  Is  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 who  hath  spoken  with  His  mouth  with  David 
 my  father,  and  with  His  hands  hath  fulfilled 
 it,  saying: 
 
 ^ '  From  the  day  that  I  brought  out  My  peo- 
 ple from  the  land  of  Egypt,  I  have  not  fixed 
 on  a  city  out  of  anv  of  the  tribes  of  Israel  to 
 build  a  nouse  for  My  name  being  there,  and  I 
 have  not  fixed  on  a  man  to  be  leader  over  My 
 people  Israel;  ®  and  I  fix  on  Jerusalem  for  My 
 name  being  there,  and  I  fix  on  David  to  be 
 over  My  people  Israel. 
 
 ^ '  And  it  is  with  the  heart  of  David  my  fa- 
 ther to  build  a  house  for  the  name  of  Jehovah 
 God  of  Israel,  ^  and  Jehovah  saith  imto  David 
 my  father.  Because  that  it  hath  been  with  thy 
 heart  to  build  a  house  for  My  name,  thou  hast 
 done  well  that  it  hath  been  with  thy  heart, 
 ^  but  thou  dost  not  build  the  house,  for  thy 
 son  who  Cometh  forth  out  from  thy  loins,  he 
 doth  build  the  house  for  My  name. 
 
 '0 '  And  Jehovah  doth  establish  His  word 
 that  He  spake,  and  I  rise  up  in  the  stead  of 
 David  my  father,  and  sit  on  the  throne  of 
 Israel,  as  JehovaJi  spake,  and  I  build  the 
 house  for  the  name  of  Jehovah,  God  of  Is- 
 rael, ^1  and  I  place  there  the  ark,  where  is  the 
 covenant  of  Jehovah  that  He  made  with  the 
 Bons  of  Israel.' 
 
 ^*  And  he  standeth  before  the  altar  of  Je- 
 hovah, over-against  all  the  assembly  of  Israel, 
 and  spreadeth  out  his  hand, — ^^  for  Solomon 
 hath  made  a  scaffold  of  brass,  and  _putteth  it 
 in  the  midst  of  the  court,  five  cubits  its  length, 
 and  five  cubits  its  breadth,  and  three  cubits 
 its  height,  and  he  standeth  upon  it,  and  kneel- 
 eth  on  his  knees  over-against  all  the  assembly 
 of  Israel,  and  spreadeth  forth  his  hands  to- 
 wards the  heavens — "  and  saith,  '  0  Jehovah 
 God  of  Israel,  there  is  not  like  Thee  a  god  in 
 the  heavens  and  in  the  earth,  keeping  tlie 
 covenant  and  the  kindness  for  Thy  servants 
 who  are  walking  before  Thee  with  all  their 
 heart ;  ''  who  hast  kept  for  Thy  servant  David 
 my  father  that  whicn  Thou  didst  speak  to 
 him ;  yea,  Thou  dost  apeak  witli  Thy  mouth, 
 and  with  Thy  hand  hast  fulfilled  it,  as  at  this 
 day. 
 
 *i* '  And  now.  0  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 292 
 
 keep  for  Thy  servant  David  my  father  that 
 which  Thou  didst  speak  to  him,  saying.  There 
 is  not  cut  off  to  thee  a  man  from  before  Me, 
 sitting  on  the  throne  of  Israel,  only,  if  thy 
 sons  watch  their  way  to  walk  in  My  law,  as 
 thou  hast  walked  before  Me. 
 
 ^^ '  And  now,  0  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  is 
 Thy  word  stedfast  that  Thou  hast  spoken 
 to  Thy  servant,  to  David,  ^^  (for  is  it  true? — 
 God  dwelleth  with  man  on  the  earth !  Lo, 
 the  heavens,  and  the  heavens  of  the  heavens, 
 do  not  contain  Thee,  how  much  less  this  house 
 that  I  have  built?) 
 
 ^^  '  And  Thou  hast  turned  unto  the  prayer 
 of  Thy  servant,  and  unto  his  supplication,  0 
 Jehovah  my  God,  to  hearken  imto  the  cry 
 and  imto  the  prayer  that  Thy  servant  is  pray- 
 ing before  Thee,  -"  for  Thine  eyes  being  open 
 towards  this  house  by  day  and  by  night,  to- 
 wards the  place  that  Thou  hast  said  to 
 put  Thy  name  there,  to  hearken  unto  the 
 prayer  that  Thy  servant  prayeth  towards 
 this  place. 
 
 ^^  'And  Thou  hast  hearkened  unto  the  sup- 
 plications of  Thy  servant,  and  of  Thy  people 
 Israel,  that  they  pray  towards  this  Dlace,  and 
 Thou  dost  hear  from  the  place  of  Thy  dwell- 
 ing, from  the  heavens,  and  hast  hearkened, 
 and  forgiven. 
 
 ^"  '  If  a  man  doth  sin  against  his  neighbour, 
 and  he  hath  lifted  up  on  him  an  oath  to  cause 
 him  to  swear,  and  the  oath  hath  come  in  be- 
 fore Thine  altar  in  this  house — ^  then  Thou 
 dost  hear  from  the  heavens,  and  hast  done, 
 and  hast  judged  Thy  servants,  to  give  back 
 to  the  wicked,  to  put  his  way  on  lus  head, 
 and  to  declare  righteous  the  righteous,  to  give 
 to  him  according  to  his  righteousness. 
 
 '■*  '  And  if  Thy  people  JLsrael  is  smitten  be- 
 fore an  enemy,  because  they  sin  against  Thee, 
 and  they  have  turned  back  and  confessed  Thy 
 name,  and  prayed  and  made  supplication  be- 
 fore Thee  in  this  house — ''then  tliou  dost  hear 
 from  the  heavens,  and  hast  forgiven  the  sin 
 of  Thy  people  Israel,  and  caused  them  to  turn 
 back  unto  the  ground  that  Thou  hast  given 
 to  them,  and  to  their  fathers. 
 
 -"  'In  the  heavens  being  restrained,  and 
 there  is  no  rain,  because  they  sin  against 
 Thee,  and  they  have  prayed  towards  this 
 place,  and  confessed  Thy  name— from  their 
 sin  they  turn  back  because  Thou  dost  afilict 
 them — '^  then  Thou  dost  hear  in  the  heavens, 
 and  hast  forgiven  the  sin  of  Thy  servants, 
 and  of  Thy  people  Israel,  because  Thou  di- 
 rectest  thorn  unto  the  good  way  in  which 
 they  walk,  and  hast  given  rain  on  Thy  land 
 that  Thou  hast  given  to  Thy  people  for  an 
 inheritance. 
 
 ^  'Famine,  when  it  is  in  the  land,  pesti- 
 lence, when  it  is,  blasting,  and  mildew,  locust, 
 and  caterpillai',  when  they  are,  when  its  ene- 
 mies have  distressed  it  in  the  land — its  gates, 
 any  plague  and  any  sickness ;  ^  any  prayer, 
 any  supplication  that  is  for  any  man,  and  for 
 all  Thy  people  Israel,  when  they  know  each 
 liis  own  plague,  and  his  own  pain,  and  he  hath 
 spread  out  his  hands  towards  this  house: 
 *'  then  Thou  dost  hear  from  the  heavens,  the 
 settled  place  of  Thy  dwelling,  and  hast  for- 
 given, and  hast  uaven  to  each  according  to  all 
 
Solomon's  supplications. 
 
 VI.  31.— 2  CHRONICLES.— VII.  19. 
 
 OoiTa: 
 
 his  ways  (because  Thou  knowest  his  heart, 
 for  Thou — Thou  only — hast  known  tJae  heart 
 of  the  sons  of  men),  3i  so  that  they  fear  Thee, 
 to  walk  in  Thy  ways,  all  the  days  that  they 
 are  living  on  the  face  of  the  ground  that  Thou 
 hast  given  to  our  fathers. 
 
 ^^  '  And  also,  unto  the  stranger  who  is  not 
 of  Thy  people  Israel,  and  he  hath  come  from 
 a  land  afar  off  for  the  sake  of  Thy  great  name, 
 and  Thy  strong  hand,  and  Thy  stretched-out 
 arm,  and  they  have  come  in  and  prayed  to- 
 wards this  house :  ^^then  Thou  dost  hear  from 
 the  heavens,  from  the  settled  place  of  Thy 
 dwelling,  and  hast  done  according  to  all  that 
 the  stranger  calleth  unto  Thee  for:  so  that 
 all  the  peoples  of  the  earth  do  know  Thy 
 name,  so  as  to  fear  Thee,  as  Thy  people  Israel, 
 and  to  know  that  Thy  name  is  called  on  this 
 house  that  I  have  built. 
 
 ^  '  When  Thy  people  doth  go  out  to  battle 
 against  its  enemies  in  the  way  that  Thou  dost 
 send  them,  and  they  have  prayed  unto  Thee 
 the  way  of  this  city  that  Thou  hast  fixed 
 on,  and  the  house  that  I  have  built  for  Thy 
 name :  ^'  then  Thou  hast  heard  from  the 
 heavens  their  prayer  and  their  supplication, 
 and  hast  maintained  their  cause. 
 
 36 « "WTien  they  sin  against  Thee — for  there 
 is  not  a  man  who  sinneth  not — and  Thou  hast 
 been  angry  mth  them,  and  hast  given  them 
 before  an  enemy,  and  taken  them  captive 
 have  their  captors,  imto  a  land  far  off  or 
 near ;  ^^  and  they  have  turned  it  back  unto 
 their  heart  in  the  land  whither  they  have 
 been  taken  captive,  and  have  turned  back, 
 and  made  supplication  unto  Thee  in  the  land 
 of  their  captivity,  saying.  We  have  sinned, 
 we  have  done  perversely,  and  have  done 
 wickedlv;  ^^yea,  they  have  turned  back  unto 
 Thee  witn  all  their  heart,  and  with  all  their 
 soul,  In  the  land  of  their  captivity,  whither 
 they  have  taken  them  captive,  and  they  have 
 prayed  the  way  of  their  laud  that  Thou  hast 
 given  to  their  fathers,  and  of  the  city  that 
 Thou  hast  chosen,  and  of  the  house  that  I 
 have  built  for  Thy  name:  ^^then  Thou  hast 
 heard  from  the  heavens,  from  the  settled 
 place  of  Thy  dwelling,  their  prayer  and  their 
 supplications,  and  hast  maintained  their 
 cause,  and.  forgiven  Thy  people  who  have 
 sinned  against  Thee. 
 
 40  'Now,  my  God,  let,  I  beseech  Thee,  Thine 
 eyes  be  open,  and  Thine  ears  attentive,  to  tlie 
 
 Erayer  of  this  place:  ^^and  now,  rise,  0  Je- 
 ovah  God,  to  Thy  rest.  Thou,  and  the  ark 
 of  Thy  strength  ;  Thy  priests,  0  Jehovah  God, 
 are  clotlied  with  salvation,  and  Thy  saints  re- 
 joice in  the  goodness,  ^^  0  Jehovah  God,  turn 
 not  back  the  face  of  Thine  anointed,  be  mind- 
 ful of  the  kind  acts  of  David  Thy  servant.' 
 
 VII.  1  AND  at  Solomon's  finishing  to  pray, 
 then  the  fire  hath  come  down  from  the  hea- 
 vens, and  consumeth  the  burnt-offering  and 
 the  sacrifices,  and  the  honour  of  Jehovah 
 liath  filled  the  house,  ^and  the  priests  have 
 not  been  able  to  go  in  unto  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah, because  the  honour  of  Jehovah  hath 
 KUed  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 3  And  all  the  sons  of  Israel  are  looking  on 
 theidesceuding  of  the  fire,  and  the  honour  of 
 
 Jehovah  on  the  house,  and  they  bow— faces 
 to  the  earth— on  the  pavement,  and  do  obei- 
 sance, and  give  thanks  to  Jehovah,  for  good, 
 for  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 
 ^And  the  king  and  aU  the  people  are  sacri- 
 ficing a  sacrifice  before  Jehovah,  » and  king 
 Solomon  sacrificeth  the  sacrifice  of  the  herd 
 twenty  and  two  thousand,  and  of  the  flock, 
 a  hundred  and  twenty  thousand,  and  the 
 kmg  and  all  the  people  dedicate  the  house  of 
 God. 
 
 ^  And  the  priests  over  their  charges  are 
 standing,  and  the  Levites  with  instruments 
 of  the  song  of  Jehovah— that  David  the  king 
 made,  to  give  thanks  to  Jehovah,  for  to  the 
 age  is  His  kindness,  in  David's  praising 
 by  their  hand— and  the  priests  are  blowing 
 trumpets  over-against  them,  and  all  Israel 
 are  standing. 
 
 7  And  Solomon  sanctifieth  the  middle  of  the 
 court  that  is  before  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 for  he  hath  made  there  the  burnt-offerings, 
 and  the  fat  of  the  peace-offerings:  for  the 
 altar  of  brass  that  Solomon  made  hath  not 
 been  able  to  contain  the  burnt-offering,  and 
 the  present,  and  the  fat. 
 ^And  Solomon  maketh  the  feast  at  that 
 time  seven  days,  and  all  Israel  with  him— a 
 very  great  assembly— from  the  entering  in  of 
 Hamath  imto  the  brook  of  Egypt.  ^  And 
 they  make  on  the  eighth  day  a  restraint,  be- 
 cause the  dedication  of  the  altar  they  have 
 made  seven  days,  and  the  feast  seven  davs. 
 
 "  And  on  the  twenty  and  third  day  of  the 
 seventh  month  he  hath  sent  the  people  to 
 their  tents,  rejoicing,  and  glad  in  heart,  for 
 the  goodness  that  Jehovah  hath  done  to  Da- 
 vid, and  to  Solomon,  and  to  Israel  His  people. 
 
 ^1  And  Solomon  finisheth  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  the  house  of  the  king;  and  aU 
 that  hath  come  on  the  heart  of  Solomon  to 
 do  in  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  in  his  own 
 house,  he  hath  caused  to  prosper. 
 
 i-And  Jehovah  appeareth  unto  Solomon 
 by  night,  and  saith  to  him,  'I  have  heard 
 thy  prayer,  and  have  fixed  on  this  place  to 
 Me  for  a  house  of  sacrifice.  ^^If  I  restrain 
 the  heavens  and  there  is  no  rain,  and  if  I  lay 
 charge  on  the  locust  to  consume  the  land, 
 and  if  I  send  pestilence  among  My  people — 
 1^  and  My  people  on  whom  My  name  is  called 
 be  humbled,  and  pray,  and  seek  My  face,  and 
 turn  back  from  their  evil  ways,  then  I — 1 
 hear  from  the  heavens,  and  forgive  their  sin, 
 and  heal  their  land. 
 
 1^ '  Now,  Mine  eyes  are  open,  and  Mine  ears 
 attentive,  to  the  prayer  of  this  place ;  ^^  and 
 now,  I  have  cliosen  and  sanctified  this  house 
 for  My  name  being  there  unto  the  age ;  yea, 
 Mine  eyes  and  My  heart  have  been  tnere  all 
 the  days. 
 
 ^' '  Ajid  thou,  if  thou  dost  walk  before  Me 
 as  David  thy  father  walked,  even  to  do  ac- 
 cording to  all  that  I  have  commanded  thee, 
 and  My  statutes  and  My  judgments  dost 
 keep — i^then  I  have  established  the  throne 
 of  tny  kingdom,  as  I  covenanted  vrith  David 
 thy  father,  saying,  Tliere  is  not  cut  off  a  man  to 
 thee — a  ruler  in  Israel ;  ^^  and  if  ye  turn  back 
 — ye — and  have  forsaken  My  statute::,  and 
 My  commands,  that  I  have  placed  beforcly  ou 
 293' 
 
SolomorCs  huihlinga,  <Ssc.         vii.  20. — 2  CHRONICLES.— ix.«ll.       Tlie  qiieen  of  Sheha^s  visit. 
 
 and  have  gone  and  served  other  {^ods,  and 
 bowed  yourselves    to    them — then    I    have 
 
 g lucked  them  from  off  My  ground  that  I 
 ave  given  to  them,  ^  and  this  house  that  I 
 have  sanctified  for  My  name,  I  cast  from  be- 
 fore My  face,  and  make  it  for  a  proverb,  and 
 for  a  byeword,  among  all  the  peoples. 
 
 ^1 '  And  this  house  that  hath  been  high,  to 
 every  one  passing  by  it,  is  an  astonishment, 
 and  he  hath  said,  Wherefore  hath  Jehovah 
 done  thus  to  this  land,  and  to  this  house? 
 '^and  they  have  said.  Because  that  they 
 have  forsaken  Jehovah,  God  of  their  fathers, 
 who  brought  them  out  from  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 and  lay  hold  on  other  gods,  and  bow  them- 
 selves to  them,  and  serve  them,  therefore  He 
 hath  brought  upon  them  all  this  evil' 
 
 VIII.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  end 
 of  twenty  years,  that  Solomon  hath  built  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  and  his  own  house.  ^As 
 to  the  cities  that  Huram  hath  given  to  Solo- 
 mon, Solomon  hath  built  them,  and  there  he 
 causeth  the  sons  of  Israel  to  dwell.  ^  And  So- 
 lomon goeth  to  Hamath-Zobah,  aud  layeth 
 hold  upon  it;  *and  he  buildeth  Tadmor  in 
 the  wilderness,  and  all  the  cities  of  store 
 that  he  hath  biiilt  in  Hamath. 
 
 '  And  he  buildeth  Beth-Horon  the  upper, 
 and  Beth-Horon  the  lower — cities  of  defence, 
 with  walla,  two-leaved  doors,  and  bar — ^  and 
 Baalath,  and  all  the  cities  of  store  that  Solo- 
 mon had,  and  all  the  cities  of  the  chariot, 
 and  the  cities  of  the  horsemen,  and  all  the 
 desire  of  Solomon  that  he  desired  to  build  in 
 Jerusalem,  and  in  Lebanon,  and  in  all  the 
 land  of  hia  dominion. 
 
 ^  All  the  people  who  are  left  of  the  Hittite, 
 and  the  Amonte,  and  the  Perizzite,  and  the 
 Hivite,  and  the  Jebiisite,  who  are  not  of 
 Israel — *of  their  sons  who  have  been  left 
 after  them  in  the  land,  whom  the  sons  of 
 Israel  consumed  not — doth  Solomon  lift  up  a 
 tribute  unto  this  day. 
 
 *  And  none  of  the  sons  of  Israel  hath  Solo- 
 mon made  servants  for  his  work,  but  they 
 (ire  men  of  war,  and  heads  of  his  captains, 
 and  heads  of  his  charioteers,  and  of  his  horse- 
 men ;  *"  and  these  are  heads  of  the  officers 
 whom  king  Solomon  hath,  two  hundred  and 
 fifty  who  are  rulers  among  the  people. 
 
 "And  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh  nath  Solo- 
 mon brought  up  from  the  city  of  David  to 
 the  house  that  he  built  for  her,  for  he  said, 
 '  My  wife  doth  not  dweU  in  the  house  of  Da- 
 vid king  of  Israel,  for  they  are  holy  unto 
 whom  hath  come  the  ark  of  Jehovah.' 
 
 ^*  Then  hath  Solomon  caused  to  ascend 
 burnt-offerings  to  Jehovah  on  the  altar  of 
 Jehovah  that  he  built  before  tlie  porch,  '"  even 
 by  the  matter  of  a  day  in  its  day,  to  cause  to 
 ascend  according  to  the  command  of  Moses, 
 on  sabbaths,  and  on  new  moons,  and  on  ap- 
 pointed seasons,  three  times  in  a  year  — in 
 the  feast  of  unleavened  things,  and  in  the 
 feast  of  weeks,  and  in  the  feast  of  booths. 
 
 "  Ajid  he  establisheth,  according  to  the  or- 
 dinance of  David  his  father,  the  coiu-ses  of 
 the  priests  over  their  service,  and  of  the  Le- 
 vites  over  their  charges,  to  praise  and  to 
 minister  over-agaiust  the  priests,  according 
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 'to  the  matter  of  a  day  in  its  day,  and  the 
 gatekeepers  in  their  courses  at  gate  and  gate, 
 for  so  is  the  command  of  David  the  man  of 
 God. 
 
 ^*  And  they  have  not  turned  aside  from  the 
 command  of  the  king  concerning  the  priests 
 and  the  Levites,  in  reference  to  any  matter, 
 and  to  the  treasures.  i*And  all  the  work 
 of  Solomon  is  prepared  till  the  day  of  the 
 foundation  of  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  till 
 its  completion ;  perfect  is  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 ^^  Then  hath  Solomon  gone  to  Ezion-Geber, 
 and  imto  Elath,  on  the  border  of  the  sea,  in 
 the  land  of  Edom ;  i*  and  Huram  sendeth  to 
 him,  by  the  hand  of  his  servants,  ships  and 
 servants  knowing  the  sea,  and  they  go  with 
 servants  of  Solomon  to  Ophir,  and  take  thence 
 four  hundred  and  fifty  talents  of  gold,  and 
 bring  in  unto  king  Solomon. 
 
 IX.  1  AND  the  queen  of  Sheba  hath  heard 
 of  the  fame  of  Solomon,  and  cometh  in  to  try 
 Solomon  with  acute  sayings,  to  Jerusalem, 
 with  a  very  great  company,  and  camels  bear- 
 ing spices  and  gold  in  abundance,  and  preci- 
 ous stone';  and  she  cometh  in  unto  Solomon, 
 and  speaketh  with  him  all  that  hath  been 
 with  her  heart,  "and  Solomon  declareth  to 
 her  all  her  matters,  and  there  hath  not  been 
 hid  a  thing  from  Solomon  that  he  hath  not 
 declared  to  her. 
 
 ^  And  the  queen  of  Sheba  seeth  the  ■wisdom 
 of  Solomon,  and  the  house  that  he  hath  built, 
 *  and  the  food  of  his  table,  and  the  sitting  of 
 his  servants,  and  the  standing  of  hia  minia- 
 ters,  and  their  clothing,  and  his  stewards, 
 and  their  clothing,  and  his  burnt-offering 
 that  he  offered  up  in  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 and  there  hath  not  been  any  more  spirit  in  her. 
 
 '  And  she  saith  unto  the  king,  'True  is  the 
 word  that  I  heard  in  my  land  concerning  thy 
 matters  and  concerning  thy  Avisdom,  ®  and  I 
 have  given  no  credence  to  their  words,  till 
 that  I  have  come,  and  mine  eyes  see,  and  lo, 
 there  hath  not  been  declared  to  me  the  half 
 of  the  abundance  of  thy  wisdom — thou  hast 
 added  unto  the  report  that  I  heard- 
 
 7 '  0  the  happiness  of  thy  men,  and  the  hap- 
 piness of  thy  servants— these — who  are  stand- 
 ing before  thee  continually,  and  hearing  thy 
 wisdom.  *  Let  Jehovah  thy  God  be  blessed 
 who  hath  delighted  in  thee,  to  put  thee  on 
 His  throne  for  king  for  Jehovah  tny  God  ;  in 
 the  love  of  thy  God  to  Israel,  to  establish  it 
 to  the  age.  He  hath  put  thee  over  them  for 
 king,  to  do  judgment  and  righteousness.' 
 
 ^  And  she  giveth  to  the  king  a  hundred  and 
 twenty  talents  of  gold,  and  spices  in  great 
 abimdance,  and  precious  stone;  and  there 
 hath  not  been  any  such  spice  as  the  queen  of 
 Sheba  hath  given  to  king  Solomon. 
 
 1"  And  also,  servants  of  Huram,  and  servants 
 of  Solomon,  who  brought  in  gold  from  Ophir, 
 have  brought  in  algum-trees  and  precioua 
 stone.  *^  And  the  king  maketh  the  algum- 
 trees  staircases  foi  the  nouse  of  Jehovah,  and 
 for  the  house  of  the  king,  and  harps  aud 
 psalteries  for  singers ;  and  there  have  been 
 none  seen  like  these  before  in  the  land  of 
 Judah. 
 
Solomon's  riches  and  power,   ix.  12.— 2  CHRONICLES.— x.  18. 
 
 Solomon's  death. 
 
 '^Aud  king  Solomon  hath  given  to  the 
 queen  of  Sheba  all  her  desire  that  she  asked, 
 apart  from  that  which  she  had  brought  unto 
 the  king,  and  she  turneth  and  goeth  to  her 
 land,  she  and  her  servants. 
 
 ^3  ^n(j  tliQ  weight  of  the  gold  that  is  com- 
 ing to  Solomon  in  one  year  is  six  hundred  and 
 sixty  and  six  talents  of  gold,  ^^apart  from  wJiat 
 the  tourists,  and  the  merchants,  are  bringing 
 in ;  and  all  the  kings  of  Arabia,  and  the  go- 
 vernors of  the  land,  are  bringing  in  gold  and 
 silver  to  Solomon. 
 
 ^^  And  king  Solomon  maketh  two  hundred 
 targets  of  alloyed  gold,  six  hundi-ed  shekels 
 of  alloyed  gold  he  causeth  to  go  up  on  the  one 
 target ;  ^^  and  three  hundred  shields  of  alloyed 
 gold,  three  hundred  shekels  of  gold  be  causeth 
 to  go  up  on  the  one  shield,  and  the  king  put- 
 tetn  them  in  the  house  of  the  forest  of  Le- 
 banon. 
 
 i'^  And  the  king  maketh  a  great  throne  of 
 ivory,  and  overlayeth  it  with  pure  gold ;  ^^  and 
 six  steps  are  to  the  throne,  and  a  footstool  of 
 gold,  to  the  throne  they  are  fastened,  andhands 
 are  on  this  side  and  on  that  on  the  place  of  the 
 sitting,  and  two  lions  are  standing  near  the 
 hands,  i'  and  twelve  lions  are  standing  there 
 on  the  six  steps  on  this  side,  and  on  that :  it 
 hath  not  been  made  so  for  any  kingdom. 
 
 '"'  And  all  the  drinking  vessels  of  king  Solo- 
 mon are  of  gold,  and  all  the  vessels  of  the 
 house  of  the  forest  of  Lebanon  are  of  refined 
 
 §old — silver  is  not  reckoned  in  the  days  of 
 olomon  for  anything ;  -^  for  ships  of  the  King 
 are  going  to  Tarshish,  with  servants  of  Hu- 
 ram :  once  in  three  years  come  do  the  ships  of 
 Tarshish  bearing  gold,  and  silver,  ivory,  apes, 
 and  peacocks. 
 
 ^'  And  king  Solomon  becometh  greater  than 
 any  of  the  kmgs  of  the  earth  for  riches  and 
 wisdom ;  ^  and  all  the  kings  of  the  earth  are 
 seeking  the  presence  of  Solomon  to  hear  his 
 wisdom  that  God  hath  put  in  his  heart,  ^  and 
 they  are  bringing  in  each  his  present,  vessels 
 of  silver,  and  vessels  of  gold,  and  garments, 
 harness,  and  spices,  horses,  and  mules,  a  rate 
 year  by  year. 
 
 ^  And  there  are  to  Solomon  four  thousand 
 stalls  for  horses  and  chariots,  and  twelve 
 thousand  horsemen,  and  he  placed  them  in 
 cities  of  the  chariot,  and  with  the  king  in  Je- 
 rusalem. 
 
 ^^  And  he  is  ruling  over  all  the  lungs  from 
 the  River  even  imto  tnelandof  the  Philistines, 
 and  unto  the  border  of  Egypt.  ^And  the 
 king  maketh  the  silver  in  Jerusalem  as  stones, 
 and  the  cedars  he  hath  made  as  sycamores, 
 that  are  in  the  low  coimtry,  for  abundance, 
 ^8  and  they  are  bringing  out  horses  from  Egypt 
 to  Solomon,  and  from  all  the  lands. 
 
 "^  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Solomon, 
 the  first  and  the  last,  are  they  not  written  be- 
 side the  matters  of  Nathan  the  prophet,  and 
 beside  the  prophecy  of  Ahijah  the  Shilonite, 
 and  with  the  visions  of  Iddo  the  seer  concern- 
 ing Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat? 
 
 ^^  And  Solomon  reigneth  in  Jerusalem  over 
 all  Israel  forty  years,  ^^  and  Solomon  lieth  with 
 his  fathers,  and  they  bury  him  in  the  city  of 
 David  his  father,  and  reign  doth  Relioboam 
 his  son  in  tis  stead. 
 
 X.  1  AND  Rehoboam  goeth  to  Shechem, 
 for  to  Shechem  have  all  Israel  come  to  cause 
 him  to  reign.  *And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at 
 Jeroboam  son  of  Nebat's— who  is  in  Egypt 
 because  he  hath  fled  from  the  face  of  Solomon 
 the  king— hearing,  that  Jeroboam  turneth 
 back  out  of  Egypt;  ^and  they  send  and  call 
 for  him,  and  Jeroboam  cometh  in,  and  all 
 Israel,  and  speak  unto  Rehoboam,  saying, 
 *  '  Thy  father  made  our  yoke  sharp,  and  now, 
 make  light  somewhat  of  the  sharp  service  of 
 thy  father,  and  of  his  heavy  yoke  that  he  put 
 upon  us,  and  we  serve  thee.'  ^  And  he  saith 
 unto  them,  '  Yet  three  days — then  return  ye 
 unto  me ;'  and  the  people  go. 
 
 ^  And  king  Rehoboam  consulteth  with  the 
 aged  men  who  have  been  standing  before  So- 
 lomon his  father  in  his  being  alive,  saying, 
 '  How  are  ye  counselling  to  answer  this  peo- 
 ple?'    7  And  they  speak  imto  him,  saying, 
 
 If  thou  dost  become  good  to  this  people,  and 
 hast  been  pleased  with  them,  and  spoken  im- 
 to them  good  words,  then  they  have  been  to 
 thee  servants  all  the  days.' 
 
 8  And  he  forsaketh  the  counsel  of  the  aged 
 men  that  they  coimselled  him,  and  consult- 
 eth with  the  lads  who  have  grown  up  with 
 hina,  those  standing  before  him,  ^  ^q^  ^g 
 saith  unto  them,  'What  are  ye  counselling, 
 and  we  answer  tnis  people  that  have  spoken 
 unto  me,  saying,  Make  light  somewhat  of  the 
 yoke  that  tny  father  put  upon  us?' 
 
 ^^^  And  the  lads  who  have  grown  up  witli 
 him,  speak  with  him,  saying,  '  Thus  dost 
 thou  say  to  the  people  who  have  spoken 
 imto  thee,  saying,  Thy  father  made  our  yoke 
 heavy,  and  tnou,  make  light  somewhat  or  our 
 yoke;  thus  dost  thou  say  imto  them.  My 
 little  finger  is  thicker  than  the  loins  of  my 
 father ;  "  and  now,  my  father  laid  on  you  a 
 heairy  yoke,  and  I — I  add  unto  your  yoke ;  my 
 father  chastised  you  with  whips,  and  I — with 
 scorpions.' 
 
 ^^And  Jeroboam  cometh  in,  and  all  the 
 people,  unto  Rehoboam  on  the  third  day,  as 
 the  king  spake,  saying,  'Return  unto  me  on 
 the  third  day.'  "And  the  king  answereth 
 them  sharply,  and  king  Rehoboam  forsaketh 
 the  counsel  of  the  aged  men,  ^^  and  speaketh 
 unto  them  according  to  the  counsel  of  the 
 lads,  saying,  'My  father  made  your  yoke 
 heavy,  and  I — I  add  unto  it ;  my  father  chas- 
 tised you  with  whips,  and  I — with  scorpions.' 
 
 ^^And  the  kingnath  not  hearkened  unto 
 the  people,  for  the  revolution  hath  been  from 
 God,  for  the  sake  of  Jehovah's  establishing 
 His  word  that  He  spake  by  the  hand  of 
 Abijah  the  Shilonite  unto  Jeroboam  son  of 
 Nebat. 
 
 ^^And  all  Israel  have  seen  that  the  king 
 hath  not  hearkened  to  them,  and  the  people 
 send  back  to  the  king,  saying,  '  What  portion 
 have  we  in  David  ?  yea,  there  is  no  inherit- 
 ance in  a  son  of  Jesse ;  each  to  thy  tents,  O 
 Israel;  now,  see  thy  house — David,'  and  all 
 Israel  go  to  their  tents.  ^^  As  to  the  sons  of 
 Israel  who  are  dwelling  in  the  cities  of  Judah 
 — Rehoboam  reigneth  over  them. 
 
 ^8  And  king  Rehoboam  sendeth  Hadoram, 
 who  is  over  the  tribute,  and  the  sons  of  Israel 
 cast  at  him  stones,  and  he  dieth ;  and  king 
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Revolt  of  tlie  ten  tribes. 
 
 X.  19.— 2  CHRONICLES.— XII.  15.  Relioboam  forsakes  Ood, 
 
 Rehoboam  bath  streugthened  bimself  to  go 
 up  into  a  cbariot  to  flee  to  Jerusalem ;  ^^  and 
 Israel  trausgi-ess  against  the  bouse  of  David 
 unto  this  day. 
 
 XL  ^  AND  ^hoboam  cometh  in  to  Jeru- 
 salem, and  assembleth  the  house  of  Judah 
 and  Benjamin,  a  hundred  and  eighty  thousand 
 chosen  warriors,  to  flght  with  Israel,  to  bring 
 back  the  kingdom  to  Rehoboam. 
 
 ^And  a  word  of  Jehovah  is  unto  She- 
 maiah,  a  man  of  God,  saying,  *  '  Speak  unto 
 Rehoboam  son  of  Solomon  king  of  Judah, 
 and  unto  all  Israel  in  Judah  and  Benjamin, 
 saying,  ^Thus  said  Jehovah,  Ye  do  not  go 
 up  nor  flght  with  your  brethren,  turn  back 
 each  to  his  house,  for  from  Me  hath  this 
 thing  been  ; '  and  they  hear  the  words  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  turn  back  from  going  against  Je- 
 roboam. 
 
 *Aud  Rehoboam  dwelleth  in  Jerusalem, 
 and  buildeth  cities  for  a  bulwark  in  Judah, 
 ^'yea,  he  buildeth  Beth-Lehem  and  Etam, 
 and  Tekoa,  ^  and  Beth-Zur,  and  Shocho,  and 
 Adullam,  ^  and  Gath,  and  Mareshah,  and 
 Ziph,  '  and  Adoraim,  and  Lachish,  and  Aze- 
 kan,  1"  and  Zorah,  and  Aijalon,  and  Hebron, 
 that  are  in  Judah  and  in  Benjamin,  cities  of 
 bulwarks. 
 
 11  And  he  strengtheneth  the  bulwarks,  and 
 putteth  in  them  leaders,  and  treasures  of 
 food,  and  oil,  and  wine,  ^^  and  in  every  city 
 and  city  targets  and  spears,  and  strengthen- 
 eth them  very  greatly;  and  he  hath  Judah 
 and  Benjamin. 
 
 13  And  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  that  are 
 in  all  Israel,  have  stationed  themselves  by 
 him,  out  of  all  their  border,  "  for  the  Levites 
 have  left  their  suburbs  and  their  possession, 
 and  they  come  to  Judah  and  to  Jenisalem, 
 for  Jeroboam  and  his  sons  have  cast  them  off 
 from  acting  as  priests  to  Jehovah,  i"  and  he 
 establisheth  to  him  priests  for  high  places, 
 and  for  goats,  and  for  calves,  that  he  made — 
 1*  and  after  them,  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Is- 
 rael, those  giving  their  heart  to  seek  Jehovah, 
 God  of  Israel,  have  come  in  to  Jerusalem  to 
 sacriflce  to  Jehovah,  God  of  their  father. 
 
 1^  And  they  strengthen  the  kingdom  of  Ju- 
 dah, and  strengthen  Rehoboam  son  of  So- 
 lomon, for  three  years,  because  they  walked 
 in  the  way  of  David  and  Solomon  for  three 
 years. 
 
 18  And  Rehoboam  taketh  to  him  a  wife, 
 Mahalath,  child  of  Jerimoth  son  of  David, 
 and  Abigail  daughter  of  Eliab,  son  of  Jesse. 
 i*Aud  she  beareth  to  him  sons,  Jeusli,  and 
 Shamaria,  and  Zaham. 
 
 ^"And  after  her  lie  hath  taken  Maachah 
 daughter  of  Absalom,  and  she  beareth  to  him 
 Abijah,  and  Attai,  and  Ziza,  and  Shelomith. 
 '■'1  And  Rehoboam  loveth  Maachali  daughter 
 of  Absalom  above  all  his  wives  and  his  concu- 
 bines— for  eighteen  wives  he  hatli  taken,  and 
 sixty  concubines — and  he  begetteth  twenty 
 and  eight  sons,  and  sixty  daughters. 
 
 ""  And  Rehoboam  appointeth  for  head  Abi- 
 iah  son  of  Maachali,  for  leader  among  his 
 oretliren,  for  to  cause  him  to  reign.  "•^•And 
 he  hath  understanding,  and  spnuadcth  out  of 
 all  his  sous  to  all  lauds  of  Judah  and  Bcuja- 
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 min,  to  all  cities  of  the  bulwarks,  and  giveth  to 
 them  provision  in  abundance ;  and  he  asketb 
 a  multitude  of  wives. 
 
 XII.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  estab- 
 lishing of  the  kingdom  of  Rehoboam,  and  at 
 his  strengthening  himself,  he  hath  forsaken 
 the  law  of  Jehovah,  and  aU  Israel  with  him. 
 
 ^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  fifth  year  of 
 king  Rehoboam,  come  up  hath  Shishak  king 
 of  Egypt  against  Jerusalem  —  because  they 
 trespassed  against  Jehovah — ^  with  a  thousand 
 and  two  hundred  chariots,  and  with  sixty 
 thousand  horsemen,  and  there  is  no  nimiber 
 to  the  people  who  have  come  with  him  out  of 
 Egypt — Lubim,  Sukkiim,  and  Cushim — *  and 
 he  captureth  the  cities  of  the  bidwarks  that 
 are  to  Judah,  and  cometh  iu  unto  Jerusalem. 
 
 ^  And  Shemaiah  the  prophet  hath  come  in 
 unto  Rehoboam  and  the  heads  of  Judah  who 
 have  been  gathered  unto  Jerusalem  from  the 
 presence  of  Shishak,  and  saith  to  them, 
 '  Thus  said  Jehovah,  Ye  ha.ve  forsaken  Me, 
 and  also,  I  have  left  you  in  the  hand  of 
 Shishak  ; '  ^  and  the  heads  of  Israel  are 
 himibled,  and  the  king,  and  they  say,  '  Right- 
 eous i«  Jehovah.' 
 
 ^  And  when  Jehovah  seeth  that  they  have 
 been  humbled,  a  word  of  Jehovah  hath 
 been  unto  Shemaiah,  saying,  'They  have 
 been  humbled ;  I  do  not  destroy  them,  and  1 
 have  given  to  them  as  a  little  thing  for  an 
 escape,  and  I  pour  not  out  My  fury  in  Jerus- 
 alem Dy  the  nand  of  Shishak ;  *  but  they 
 become  servants  to  him,  and  they  know  My 
 service,  and  the  service  of  the  kmgdoms  of 
 the  lands.' 
 
 8  And  Shishak  king  of  Egy-jjt  cometh  up 
 against  Jerusalem,  and  taketh  the  treasures 
 of  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  the  treasures 
 of  the  house  of  the  king — the  whole  he  hath 
 taken — and  he  taketh  the  shields  of  gold 
 that  Solomon  had  rnade ;  i"  and  king  Reho- 
 boam maketh  in  their  stead  shields  of  brass, 
 and  hath  given  them  a  charge  on  the  hand  of 
 the  heads  of  the  runners  who  are  keeping  the 
 opening  of  the  house  of  the  king;  "and  it 
 cometh  to  pass,  from  the  time  of  the  going 
 in  of  the  king  to  the  house  of  Jehovah,  the 
 runners  have  come  in  and  lifted  them  up, 
 and  brought  them  back  imto  the  chamber  of 
 the  nmners. 
 
 1^  And  in  his  being  humbled,  turned  back 
 from  him  hath  the  VTath  of  Jehovah,  so  as 
 not  to  destroy  to  completion;  and  also,  in 
 Judah  there  have  been  good  things. 
 
 I'^Aud  king  Rehoboam  strengtheneth  him- 
 self in  Jerusalem,  and  reigneth ;  for  a  son  of 
 forty  and  two  years  is  Rehoboam  in  his  reigii- 
 ing,  and  seventeen  yeara  he  hath  reigned  in 
 Jerusalem,  the  city  that  Jehovah  hath  chosen 
 to  put  His  name  there,  out  of  all  the  tribes 
 of  Israel,  and  the  name  of  his  motiier  m 
 Naamah  the  Ammonitess,  i*  and  he  doth  the 
 evil  thing,  for  he  hath  not  prepared  his  heart 
 to  seek  Jehovah. 
 
 I'' And  the  matters  of  Rehoboam,  the  first 
 and  the  last,  are  they  not  written  among  tlio 
 matters  of  Shemaiah  tlie  jirojihct,  and  of 
 Iddo  the  seer,  concerning  genealogy?  And 
 the  wars  of  Rehoboam  and  Jeroboam  are  all 
 
Abyah  reigns  injudah.        xii.  16.— 2  CHRONICLES.— xiv.  13.    Abijah  defeats  the  Cushim. 
 
 the  days;  ^^aud  Rehoboam  lieth  Avith  his 
 fathers,  and  is  buried  iu  the  city  of  David, 
 and  reigu  doth  Abijah  his  son  in  his  stead. 
 
 XIII.  ^  IN  the  eighteenth  year  of  king  Jero- 
 boam— Abijah  reigneth  over  Judah;  "three 
 years  he  hath  reigned  in'Jerusalem,  (and  the 
 name  of  his  mother  is  Michaiah  daughter  of 
 Uriel,  from  Gibeah,)  and  war  hath  been  be- 
 tween Abijah  and  Jeroboam. 
 
 ^  And  Abijah  directeth  the  war  with  a  force 
 of  mighty  men  of  war,  four  hundred  thousand 
 chosen  men,  and  Jeroboam  hath  set  in  array 
 with  him  battle,  with  eight  hundred  thousand 
 chosen  men,  mighty  of  valour. 
 
 *And  Abijah  riseth  up  on  the  hiU  of  Ze- 
 maraim  that  is  in  the  hill-coimtry  of  Ephraim, 
 and  saith,  'Hear  me,  Jeroboam  and  all  Israel ! 
 *  Is  it  not  for  vou  to  know  that  Jehovah,  God 
 of  Israel,  hath  given  the  kingdom  to  David 
 over  Israel  to  the  age,  to  him  and  to  his  sons 
 — a  covenant  of  salt?  ^and  rise  up  doth  Jero- 
 boam, son  of  Nebat,  servant  of  Solomon  son 
 of  David,  and  rebelleth  against  his  lord ! 
 
 7 '  And  there  are  gathered  unto  him  vain 
 men,  sons  of  worthlessness,  and  they  streng- 
 then themselves  against  Rehoboam  son  of 
 Bolomon,  and  Rehoboam  was  a  youth,  and 
 tender  of  heart,  and  hath  not  strengthened 
 himself  against  them. 
 
 8 '  And  now,  ye  are  saying  to  strengthen 
 yourselves  before  the  kingdom  of  Jehovah  in 
 the  hand  of  the  sons  of  David,  and  ye  are  a 
 numerous  multitude,  and  with  you  calves  of 
 |old  that  Jeroboam  hath  made  to  you  for  gods. 
 
 ^  '  Have  ye  not  cast  out  the  priests  of  Jeho- 
 vah, the  sons  of  Aarcn,  and  the  LeAdtes,  and 
 make  to  you  priests  like  the  peoples  of  the 
 lands?  every  one  who  hath  come  to  fill  his 
 hand  with  a  bullock,  a  son  of  the  herd,  and 
 seven  rams,  even  he  hath  been  a  priest  to 
 No-gods ! 
 
 ^^ '  As  for  us,  Jehovah  is  our  God,  and  we 
 have  not  forsaken  Him,  and  priests  are  min- 
 istering to  Jehovah,  sons  of  Aaron  and  the 
 Levites,  in  the  work,  ^^  and  are  making  per- 
 fume to  Jehovah,  burnt-ofiferings  morning  by 
 morning,  and  evening  by  evening,  and  per- 
 fume of  spices,  and  the  arrangement  of  bread 
 is  on  the  pure  table,  and  the  candlestick  of 
 gold,  and  its  lamps,  to  burn  evening  by  even- 
 ing, for  we  are  keeping  the  charge  of  Jehovah 
 our  God,  and  ye — ye  have  forsaken  Him. 
 
 ^-'And  lo,  with  us — at  our  head— is  God, 
 and  His  priests  and  trumpets  of  shouting  to 
 shout  against  you ;  0  sons  of  Israel,  do  not 
 fight  with  Jehovah,  God  of  your  fathers,  for 
 ye  do  not  prosper.' 
 
 13  And  Jeroboam  hath  brought  round  the 
 ambxish  to  come  in  from  behind  them,  and 
 they  are  before  Judah,  and  the  ambush  is 
 bemnd  them.  ^■^  And  Judah  turneth,  and  lo, 
 against  them  is  the  battle,  before  and  behind, 
 and  they  cry  to  Jehovah,  and  the  priests  are 
 blowing  viith  trumpets,  ^^and  the  men  of 
 Judah  shout — and  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the 
 shoutingjjf  the  men  of  Judah,  that  God  hath 
 smitten  Jeroboam,  and  all  Israel,  before  Abi- 
 jah and  Judah. 
 
 1''  And  the  sons  of  Israel  flee  from  the  face 
 of  Judah,   and  God  giveth  them  into  their 
 
 hand,  ^^  and  Abijali  and  his  people  smite 
 among  them  a  great  smiting,  and  there  fall 
 wounded  of  Israel  five  himdred  thousand 
 chosen  men.  ^^And  the  sons  of  Israel  are 
 humbled  at  that  time,  and  the  sons  of  Judah 
 are  strong,  for  they  have  leant  on  Jehovah, 
 God  of  their  fathers. 
 
 I'And  Abijah  pursueth  after  Jeroboam, 
 and  captureth  from  him  cities,  Beth-El  and  its 
 small  towns,  and  Jeshauah  and  its  small 
 towns,  and  Ephraim  and  its  small  towns. 
 ^"And  Jeroboam  hath  not  retained  power 
 any  more  in  the  days  of  Abijah,  and  Jehovah 
 smiteth  him,  and  he  dieth. 
 
 ^^And  Abijah  strengtheneth  himself,  and 
 taketh  to  him  fourteen  wives,  and  begetteth 
 twenty  and  two  sons,  and  sixteen  daughters. 
 ^^  and  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Abijah,  ana 
 his  ways,  and  his  words,  are  -written  in  the 
 '  Inquiry '  of  the  prophet  Iddo. 
 
 XrV.  1  AND  Abijah  lieth  with  his  fathers, 
 and  they  bury  him  in  the  city  of  David,  and 
 reign  doth  Asa  his  son  in  his  stead :  in  his 
 days  was  the  land  quiet  ten  years. 
 
 ^  And  Asa  doth  that  which  is  good,  and  that 
 which  is  right,  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  his  God, 
 3  and  turneth  aside  the  altars  of  the  stranger, 
 and  the  high  places,  and  breaketh  the  stand- 
 ing-pillars, and  cutteth  down  the  shrines, 
 *and  saith  to  Judah  to  seek  Jehovah,  God 
 of  their  fathers,  and  to  do  the  law  and  the 
 command ;  ■*  and  he  turneth  aside  out  of  all 
 cities  of  Judah  the  high  places  and  the 
 images,  and  the  kingdom  is  quiet  before  him. 
 
 ^  And  he  buildeth  cities  of  bulwarks  in  Ju- 
 dah, for  the  land  hath  quiet,  and  there  is  no 
 war  with  him  in  these  years,  because  Jeho- 
 vah hath  given  rest  to  him. 
 
 ^And  he  saith  to  Judah,  'Let  us  build 
 these  cities,  and  compass  ihem  with  wall,  and 
 towers,  two-leaved  doors,  and  bars,  while  the 
 land  is  before  us,  because  we  have  sought 
 Jehovah  our  God,  we  have  sought,  and  He 
 giveth  rest  to  us  roimd  about ;'  and  they  build 
 and  prosper. 
 
 8  And  there  is  to  Asa  a  force  bearing  target 
 and  spear,  out  of  Judah  three  himdred  thou- 
 sand, and  out  of  Benjamin,  beaiing  shield 
 and  treading  bow,  two  hundred  and  eighty 
 thousand:  all  these  are  mighty  of  valour. 
 
 ^  And  come  out  unto  them  doth  Zerah  the 
 Cushite  with  a  force  of  a  thousand  thousand, 
 and  chariots  three  himdred,  and  he  cometh 
 iu  unto  Mareshah,  ^^and  Asa  goeth  out  be- 
 fore him,  and  they  set  battle  in  array  in  the 
 valley  of  Zephathah  at  Mareshah. 
 
 11  And  Asa  calleth  unto  Jehovah  his  God, 
 and  saith,  '  Jehovah !  it  is  nothing  with  Thee 
 to  help,  between  the  mighty  and  those  who 
 have  no  power ;  help  us,  0  Jehovah,  our  God, 
 for  on  Thee  we  have  leant,  and  in  Thy  name 
 we  have  come  against  this  multitude;  0  Je- 
 hovah, our  God  thou  art ;  let  him  not  prevail 
 with  Thee — mortal  man ! 
 
 1^  And  Jehovah  smiteth  the  Cushim  before 
 Asa,  and  before  Judah,  and  the  Cushim  flee, 
 1^  and  Asa  and  the  people  who  are  with  him 
 pursue  them  even  to  Gerar,  and  there  fall  of 
 the  Cushim,  for  they  have  no  preserving,  be- 
 cause they  have  been  broken  before  Jehovah, 
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Asa  reforms  his  kingdom,     xiv.  14. — 2  CHRONICLES. — xvii.  2. 
 
 His  disease  and  death. 
 
 and  before  His  camp;  and  they  bear  away 
 very  much  spoil,  ^*and  smite  all  the  cities 
 round  about  Gerar,  for  a  fear  of  Jehovah 
 hath  been  upon  them,  and  they  spoil  all  the 
 cities,  for  abundant  spoil  hath  been  in  them ; 
 ^^  and  also  tents  of  cattle  they  have  smitten, 
 and  they  capture  sheep  in  abundance,  ana 
 camels,  and  turn  back  to  Jerusalem. 
 
 XV.  ^  AND  upon  Azariai  son  of  Oded  hath 
 been  the  Spirit  of  God,  *  and  he  goeth  oi  it  be- 
 fore Asa,  and  saith  to  him,  '  Hear,  me,  Asa, 
 and  all  Judah  and  Benjamin ;  Jehovah  is  with 
 you — in  your  being  with  Him,  and  if  ye  seek 
 Him,  He  is  found  of  you,  and  if  ye  forsake 
 Him,  He  forsaketh  you ;  *  and  many  days  are 
 to  Israel  without  a  true  God,  and  without  a 
 teaching  priest,  and  without  law,  *  and  it 
 tumeth  back  in  its  distress  unto  Jehovah, 
 God  of  Israel,  and  they  seek  Him,  and  He  is 
 found  of  them,  "  and  in  those  times  there  is 
 no  peace  to  him  who  is  going  out,  and  to  him 
 who  is  coming  in,  for  many  troubles  are  on 
 aU  the  inhabitants  of  the  lands,  ^  and  they 
 have  been  beaten  down,  nation  by  nation,  and 
 city  by  city,  for  God  hath  troubled  them  with 
 every  adversity ;  ^  and  ye,  be  ye  strong,  and  let 
 not  your  hands  be  feeble,  for  there  is  a  re- 
 ward for  your  work.' 
 
 8  And  at  Asa's  hearing  these  words,  and 
 the  prophecy  of  Oded  the  prophet,  he  hath 
 strengthened  himself,  and  doth  cause  the  abo- 
 minations to  pass  away  out  of  all  the  land 
 of  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  out  of  the  cities 
 that  he  hath  captured  from  the  hill-country 
 of  Ephraim,  and  reneweth  the  altar  of  Jeho- 
 vah that  is  before  the  porch  of  Jehovah, 
 'and  gathereth  all  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and 
 the  sojoiirners  with  them  out  of  Ephraim, 
 and  M^nasseh,  and  out  of  Simeon — for  they 
 have  fallen  unto  him  from  Israel  in  abimd- 
 ance,  in  their  seeing  that  Jehovah  his  God  is 
 with  him. 
 
 1"  And  they  are  gathered  to  Jerusalem  in 
 the  third  month  of  the  fifteenth  year  of  the 
 reign  of  Asa,  ^^  and  sacrifice  to  Jehovah  on 
 that  day  from  the  spoil  they  have  brought 
 in — oxen  seven  hundred,  and  sheep  seven 
 thousand,  ^^and  they  enter  into  a  covenant 
 to  seek  Jehovah,  God  of  their  fathers,  with 
 all  their  heart,  and  with  all  their  soid,  ^^  and 
 every  one  who  doth  not  seek  for  Jehovah, 
 God  of  Israel,  is  put  to  death,  from  small  xmto 
 great,  from  man  unto  woman. 
 
 ^*  And  they  swear  to  Jehovah  with  a  loud 
 voice,  and  with  shouting,  and  with  trumpets, 
 and  with  cornets,  ^^  and  rejoice  do  all  Judah 
 concerning  the  oath,  for  with  all  their  heart 
 they  have  sworn,  and  with  all  their  goodwill 
 they  have  sought  Him,  and  He  is  found  of 
 themi,  and  Jehovah  giveth  rest  to  them  round 
 about. 
 
 ^'Aiid  also  Maachah,  mother  of  Asa  the 
 king — he  hath  removed  her  from  temftr. mis- 
 tress, in  that  she  hath  made  for  a  shrine  a 
 horrible  thing,  and  Asa  cutteth  down  her 
 horrible  thing,  and  beateth  it  small,  and 
 burnetii  it  by  the  brook  Kidron:  I'yet  the 
 high  places  have  not  turned  aside  from  Israel ; 
 omy,  the  heart  of  Asa  hath  been  perfect  all 
 hia  days. 
 
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 ^*And  he  bringeth  in  the  sanctified  things 
 of  his  father,  and  his  own  sanctified  things,  to 
 the  house  of  God,  silver,  and  gold,  and  vessels. 
 i|'  And  war  hath  not  been  till  the  thirty  and 
 fifth  year  of  the  reign  of  Asa. 
 
 XVI.  ^  IN  the  thirty  and  sixth  year  of  the 
 reign  of  Asa,  come  up  hath  Baasha  king  of 
 Israel,  against  Judah,  and  buildeth  Ramah, 
 so  as  not  to  permit  any  going  out  and  coming 
 in  to  Asa  kitig  of  Judah. 
 
 ^  And  Asa  bringeth  out  silver  and  gold  from 
 the  treasures  of  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  of 
 the  house  of  the  king,  and  sendeth  unto  Ben- 
 Hadad  king  of  Aram,  who  is  dwelling  in  Da- 
 mascus, saying,  ^ '  A  covenant  is  between  me 
 and  thee,  and  between  my  father  and  thy 
 father,  lo,  I  have  sent  to  thee  silver  and  gold : 
 
 fo,  break  thy  covenant  with  Baasha  king  of 
 srael,  and  he  doth  go  up  from  off  me.' 
 
 *And  Ben-Hadad  hearkeneth  unto  king 
 Asa,  and  sendeth  the  heads  of  the  forces 
 that  he  hath  unto  cities  of  Israel,  and  they 
 smite  Ijon,  and  Dan,  and  Abel-Maim,  and  all 
 the  stores,  cities  of  Naphtah. 
 
 ^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  Baasha's  hear- 
 ing, that  he  ceaseth  from  building  Ramah, 
 and  letteth  his  work  rest;  ^and  Asa  the  king 
 hath  taken  all  Judah,  and  they  bear  away 
 the  stones  of  Ramah,  and  its  wood,  that 
 Baasha  hath  built,  and  he  buildeth  with 
 them  Geba  and  Mizpah. 
 
 'And  at  that  time  hath  Hanani  the  seer 
 come  in  unto  Asa  king  of  Judah,  and  saith 
 unto  him,  'Because  oi  thy  leaning  on  the 
 king  of  Arani,  and  thou  hast  not  leaned  on 
 Jehovah  thy  God,  therefore  hath  the  force  of 
 the  king  of  Aram  escaped  from  thy  hand. 
 8  Did  not  the  Cushim  and  the  Lubim  become 
 a  very  great  force  for  multitude,  for  chariot, 
 and  for  horsemen  ?  and  in  thy  leaning  on  Je- 
 hovah He  gave  them  into  thy  hand,  *  for  Je- 
 hovah— His  eyes  go  to  and  fro  in  all  the  earth, 
 to  show  Himself  strong /or  a  people  whose 
 heart  is  perfect  towards  Him;  thou  hast  been 
 foolish  concerning  this,  because — henceforth 
 there  are  with  thee  wars.' 
 
 ^"  And  Asa  is  angry  at  the  seer,  and  giveth 
 him  to  the  house  of  torture,  for  he  is  in  a 
 rage  with  him  for  this ;  and  Asa  oppresseth 
 some  of  the  people  at  that  time. 
 
 11  And  lo,  the  matters  of  Asa,  the  first  and 
 the  last,  lo.  they  are  written  on  the  book  of 
 the  kings  oi  Judali  and  Israel.  ^^  And  Asa  is 
 diseased— in  the  thirty  and  ninth  year  of  his 
 reign— in  his  feet,  till  his  disease  is  excessive, 
 and  also  in  his  disease  he  hath  not  sought 
 Jehovah,  but  among  physicians. 
 
 13  And  Asa  lieth  with  nis  fathers,  anddieth 
 in  the  forty  and  first  year  of  his  reign,  i*  and 
 they  bury  him  in  one  of  liis  graves,  that  he 
 had  prepared  for  himself  in  the  city  of  David, 
 and  they  cause  him  to  lie  on  a  bed  that  one 
 hath  tilled  with  spices,  and  divers  kinds  of 
 mixtures,  with  perfumed  work ;  and  they 
 burn  for  him  a  burning — very  gre.it. 
 
 XVIT.  1  AND  Jehoshaphat  his  son  rcigncth 
 in  his  stead,  and  he  stnmgtlitincth  liimself 
 agaiiiBt  Israel,  -and  puttcth  a  force  in  all  tlie 
 fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  putteth  garrisoiui 
 
iehoshapTiat's  good  reign.       xvii.  3.-2  CHRONICLES.— xviii.  20. 
 
 MicaiaKs  prophecy. 
 
 in  the  land  of  Judah,  and  in  the  cities  of  Eph- 
 raim  tliat  Asa  his  father  had  captured. 
 
 3  And  Jehovah  is  with  Jehoshaphat,  for  he 
 hath  walked  in  the  first  ways  of  David  his 
 father,  and  hath  not  sought  to  Baalim,  *  for 
 to  the  God  of  his  father  he  hath  sought,  and 
 in  His  conrmands  he  hath  walked,  and  not 
 aecording  to  the  work  of  Israel 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  doth  establish  the  kingdom 
 in  his  hand,  and  all  Judah  give  a  present  to 
 Jehoshaphat,  and  he  hath  riches  and  honour 
 in  abundance,  ®  and  his  heart  is  high  in  the 
 ways  of  Jehovah,  and  again  he  hath  turned 
 aside  the  high  places  and  the  shrines  out  of 
 Judah. 
 
 ^  And  in  the  third  year  of  his  reign  he  hath 
 sent  for  his  heads,  for  Ben-Hail,  and  for  Oba- 
 diah,  and  for  Zechariah,  and  for  Nethaneel, 
 and  for  Michaiah,  to  teach  in  cities  of  Judah, 
 *  and  with  them  the  Levites,  Shemaiah,  and 
 Nethaniah,  and  Zebadiah,  and  Asahel,  and 
 Shemiramoth,  and  Jehonathan,  and  Adonijah, 
 and  Tobijath,  and  Tob- Adonijah,  the  Levites  ; 
 and  with  them  EUshama  and  Jehoram,  the 
 priests. 
 
 *  And  they  teach  in  Judah,  and  with  them 
 is  the  Book  of  the  Law  of  Jehovah,  and  they 
 go  round  about  into  all  cities  of  Judah,  and 
 teach  among  the  people. 
 
 1*  And  here  is  a  fear  of  Jehovah  on  all  king- 
 doms of  the  lands  that  are  round  about  Judah, 
 and  they  have  not  fought  with  Jehoshaphat ; 
 ^1  and  of  the  Philistines  they  are  bringing  in  to 
 Jehoshaphat  a  present,  and  tribute  silver; 
 also,  the  Arabians  are  bringing  to  him  a  flock, 
 rams  seven  thousand  and  seven  hundred, 
 and  he-goats  seven  thousand  and  seven  hun- 
 dred. 
 
 ^*  And  Jehoshaphat  is  going  on  and  becom- 
 ing very  great,  and  he  buildeth  in  Judah 
 palaces  and  cities  of  store,  ^^  and  he  hath 
 much  work  in  cities  of  Judah ;  and  men  of 
 war,  mighty  of  valour,  are  in  Jerusalem. 
 
 ^*  And  these  are  their  numbers,  for  the  house 
 of  their  fathers :  Of  Judah,  heads  of  thou- 
 sands, Adnah  the  head,  and  with  him  mighty 
 ones  of  valour,  three  hundred  chiefs. 
 
 1^  And  at  his  hand  ia  Jehohanan  the  head, 
 and  with  him  two  hundred  and  eighty  chiefs. 
 1*  And  at  his  hand  is  Amasiah  son  oi  Zichri, 
 who  is  willingly  offering  himself  to  Jehovah, 
 and  with  him  two  hundred  chiefs,  mighty  of 
 valour. 
 
 ^' And  of  Benjamin:  mighty  of  valour,  Eli- 
 ada,  and  with  him,  armed  with  bow  and 
 shield,  two  hundred  chiefs,  ^^^jjci  at  j^jg 
 hand  is  Jehozabad,  and  with  him  a  himdred 
 and  eighty  chiefs,  armed  ones  of  the  host. 
 1*  These  are  those  serving  the  kingj  apart  from 
 those  whom  the  king  put  in  the  cities  of  fort- 
 ress, in  aU  Judah. 
 
 XVIII.  1  AND  Jehoshaphat  hath  riches  and 
 honour  in  abundance,  and  joineth  affinity  to 
 Ahab,  *  and  goeth  down  at  the  end  of  certain 
 years  imto  Ahab  to  Samaria,  and  Ahab  sacri- 
 fic(!th  for  him  sheep  and  oxen  in  abundance, 
 and  for  the  people  who  are  with  him,  and 
 persuadeth  hun  to  go  up  unto  Ramoth-Gilead. 
 
 '  And  Ahab  king  of  Israel  saithunto  Jehos- 
 haphat king  of  Judah,  '  Dost  thou  go  with 
 
 me  to  Ramoth-Gilead  ?'  And  he  saith  to  him, 
 'As  I — so  thou,  and  as  thy  people — my  people, 
 even  with  thee  in  battle. 
 
 ^  And  Jehoshaphat  saith  unto  the  king  of 
 Israel,  '  Seek,  I  i^ray  thee,  this  day,  the  word 
 of  Jehovah.'  ^  And  the  king  of  Israel  gather- 
 eth  the  prophets,  four  himdred  men,  and 
 saith  unto  them,  'Do  we  go  unto  Ramoth- 
 Gilead  to  battle,  or  do  I  forbear?  '  And  they 
 say,  '  Go  up,  and  God  doth  give  it  into  the 
 hand  of  the  king.' 
 
 ®  And  Jehoshaphat  saith,  '  Is  there  not  here 
 a  prophet  of  Jehovah  still,  and  we  seek  from 
 him?'  ^  And  the  king  of  Israel  saith  unto  Je- 
 hoshaphat, '  Still — one  man  to  seek  Jehovah 
 from  him,  and  I — I  have  hated  him,  for  he  is 
 not  prophesying  concerning  me  of  good,  but 
 all  his  days  of  evil,  he  is  Micaiah  son  of  Imlah ;' 
 and  Jehoshaphat  saith,  '  Let  not  the  king  say 
 so.' 
 
 8  And  the  king  of  Israel  calleth  unto  a  cer- 
 tain officer,  and  saith,  '  Hasten  Micaiah  son 
 of  Imlah.'  *  And  theking  of  Israel  and  Jehos- 
 haphat king  of  Judah  are  sitting,  each  on  his 
 throne,  clothed  with  garments,  and  they  are 
 sitting  in  a  threshing-floor  at  the  opening  of 
 the  gate  of  Samaria,  and  all  the  prophets  are 
 prophesjdng  before  them. 
 
 10  And  Zedekiah  son  of  Chenaanah  maketh 
 for  himself  horns  of  iron,  and  saith,  '  Thus 
 said  Jehovah,  ^^  With  these  thou  dost  push 
 Aram  tUl  thou  hast  consumed  them.'  And 
 all  the  prophets  are  prophesying  so,  saying, 
 'Go  up  to  Kamath-Gilead  and  prosper,  and 
 .Jehovah  hath  given  it  into  the  hand  of  the 
 king.' 
 
 1^  And  the  messenger  who  hath  gone  to  call 
 for  Micaiah  hath  spoken  unto  him,  saying, 
 '  Lo,  the  words  of  the  prophets — one  mouth — 
 are  good  towards  the  king,  and  let,  I  pray 
 thee,  thy  word  be  like  one  of  theirs :  and  thou 
 hast  spoken  good.'  ^^And  Micaiah  saith, 
 '  Jehovah  liveth,  surely  that  which  my  God 
 saith,  it  I  speak.' 
 
 }*  And  he  cometh  in  unto  the  king,  and  the 
 king  saith  unto  him,  '  Micaiah,  do  we  go  un- 
 to Ramoth-Gilead  to  battle,  or  do  I  forbear  ? ' 
 And  he  saith,  *  Go  ye  up,  and  prosper,  and 
 they  are  given  into  your  hand.' 
 
 1^  And  the  king  saith  unto  him,  '  How  many 
 times  am  I  adjuring  thee,  that  thou  speak  un- 
 to me  only  truth  in  the  name  of  Jehovah  ?' 
 
 1^  And  he  saith,  '  I  have  seen  aU  Israel  scat- 
 tered on  the  mountains,  as  sheep  that  have  no 
 shepherd,  and  Jehovah  saith,  There  are  no 
 masters  to  these,  they  turn  back  each  to  his 
 house  in  peace.' 
 
 '"  And  the  king  of  Israel  saith  unto  Jehos- 
 haphat, '  Did  I  not  say  unto  thee.  He  doth 
 not  prophesy  concerning  me  good,  but  rather 
 of  evil  ?^ 
 
 ^  And  he  saith,  '  Therefore,  hear  ye  a  vrord 
 of  Jehovah:  I  have  seen  Jehovah  sitting  on 
 His  throne,  and  all  the  host  of  the  heavens 
 standing  on  His  right  and  His  left ;  ^  and  Je- 
 hovah saith,  Who  doth  entice  Ahab  king  of 
 Israel,  and  he  doth  go  up  and  fall  in  Ramoth- 
 Gilead?  And  this  speaker  saith  thus,  and 
 that  speaker  thus. 
 
 ""And  go  out  doth  the  spirit,  a,nd  stand  be- 
 fore Jehovah,  and  saith,  I  do  entice  him;  and 
 299 
 
Ahah  mortally  wounded,      xviii.  21.— 2  CHRONICLES.— xx.  10. 
 
 Jehoshaphafs  piety. 
 
 Jehovah  saith  unto  him,  With  what?  ^^  and 
 he  saith,  I  go  out,  and  have  become  a  spirit  of 
 falsehood  ih  the  mouth  of  all  his  prophets. 
 And  He  saith.  Thou  dost  entice,  and  also, 
 thou  art  able ;  go  out  and  do  so.  -'^  And,  now, 
 lo,  Jehovah  hath  put  a  spirit  of  falsehood  in 
 the  mouth  of  these  thy  prophets,  and  Jeho- 
 vah hath  spoken  concerning  thee — evil.' 
 
 ^  And  Zedekiah  son  of  Chenaanah  cometli 
 nigh,  and  smiteth  Micaiah  on  the  cheek,  and 
 saith,  'Where  M  this — the  way  the  Spirit  of 
 Jehovah  passed  over  from  me  to  8pe&  with 
 thee?'  '^^  And  Micaiah  saith,  '  Lo,  thou  dost 
 see  in  that  day,  that  thou  dost  enter  into  the 
 innermost  chamber  to  be  hidden.' 
 
 f  And  the  king  of  Israel  saith,  '  Take  ye 
 Micaiah,  and  turn  him  back  imto  Anion  head 
 of  the  city,  and  unto  Joash  sou  of  the  king, 
 *®  and  ye  have  said.  Thus  said  the  king,  Put 
 ye  this  one  in  the  house  of  restraint,  and  cause 
 liim  to  eat  bread  of  oppression,  and  water  of 
 oppression,  till  my  return  in  peace.' 
 
 *  And  Micaiah  saith,  '  If  thou  dost  certain- 
 ly return  in  peace,  Jehovah  hath  not  spoken 
 by  me;'  and  he  saith,  'Hear  ye,  0  peoples, 
 all  of  them ! ' 
 
 ^  And  the  king  of  Israel  goeth  up,  and  Je- 
 hoshaphat  king  of  Judah,  unto  Ramoth-Gil- 
 ead;  *  and  the  king  of  Israel  saith  unto  Je- 
 hoshaphat  to  disguise  himself,  and  to  go  into 
 battle,  'And  thou,  put  on  thy  garments.' 
 And  tne  king  of  Israel  disguiseth  himself,  and 
 they  go  into  battle. 
 
 ^^  And  the  king  of  Aram  hath  commanded 
 the  heads  of  the  charioteers  whom  he  hath, 
 saying,  '  Ye  do  not  fight  with  small  or  with 
 great,  except  with  the  king  of  Israel  by  him- 
 self.' 31  And  it  Cometh  to  pass  at  the  heads 
 of  the  charioteers  seeing  Jehoshaphat,  that 
 they  have  said,  'The  king  of  Israel  he  is,' 
 and  they  turn  round  agamst  him  to  fight, 
 and  Jehoshaphat  crieth  out,  and  Jehovah  hath 
 helped  him,  and  God  enticeth  them  from  him, 
 **  yea,  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  heads  of  the 
 charioteers  seeing  that  it  liath  not  been  the 
 king  of  Israel — they  turn  back  from  after  him. 
 
 3^  And  a  man  hath  drawn  with  a  bow,  in  his 
 simplicity,  and  smiteth  the  king  of  Israel  be- 
 tween the  joinings  and  the  coat  of  mail,  and 
 he  saith  to  the  charioteer,  '  Turn  thy  hand, 
 and  thou  liast  brought  me  out  of  the  camp, 
 for  I  have  become  sick.' 
 
 3*  And  the  battle  increaseth  on  that  day, 
 and  the  king  of  Israel  hath  been  stayed  up  iu 
 the  chariot  over-against  Aram  till  the  even- 
 ing, and  he  dieth  at  the  time  of  the  going  in 
 of  the  sun. 
 
 XIX.  ^AND  Jehoshaphat  king  of  Judah 
 turneth  back  imto  his  house  in  peace  to  Jeru- 
 salem, ^  and  go  out  unto  his  presence  doth 
 Jehu  son  of  Hanani,  the  seer,  and  saith  unto 
 king  Jehoshaphat,  '  To  give  help  to  the  wick- 
 ed, and  to  those  hating  Jehovah,  dost  thou 
 love?  and  for  this  against  thee  is  wrath  from 
 before  Jehovah,  ^  but  good  things  have  been 
 found  with  thee,  for  thou  hast  put  away  the 
 shrines  out  of  tlie  land,  and  liast  prepared 
 thy  heart  to  seek  God.' 
 
 *  And  Jeliosliaphat  dwcUetli  iu  Jerusalem, 
 oud  he  turneth  back  and  gouth  out  among  the 
 
 300 
 
 people  from  Beer-Slieba  unto  the  hill-country 
 of  Ephraim,  and  bringeth  them  back  unto 
 Jehovah,  God  of  their  fathers. 
 
 ^And  he  establisheth  judges  iu  the  land, 
 in  all  the  fenced  cities  of  Judah.  for  every  city, 
 ^aud  saith  unto  the  judges,  'See  what  ye  are 
 doing — for  not  for  man  do  ye  judge,  but  for 
 Jehovah,  who  is  with  you  iu  the  matter  of 
 judgment;  ''and  now,  let  fear  of  Jeliovah 
 be  upon  you,  observe  and  do,  for  there  is  not 
 with  Jehovah  our  God  perversenesSj  and  ac- 
 ceptance of  faces,  and  taking  of  a  bribe.' 
 
 °  And  also  in  Jerusalem  hath  Jehoshaphat 
 appointed  of  the  Levites,  and  of  the  priests, 
 and  of  the  heads  of  the  fathers  of  Israel,  for 
 the  judgment  of  Jehovah,  and  for  strife  ;  and 
 they  turn  back  to  Jerusalem,  ®  and  he  layeth 
 a  charge  upon  them,  saying,  '  Thus  do  ye  do 
 in  the  fear  of  Jehovah,  in  faithfulness,  and 
 with  a  perfect  heart,  i"  and  any  strife  that 
 cometh  in  unto  you  of  your  brethren  who  are 
 dwelling  in  their  cities,  between  blood  and 
 blood,  between  law  and  command,  statutes, 
 and  judgments,  then  ye  have  warned  them 
 and  they  become  not  guilty  before  Jehovah, 
 and  wrath  hath  not  been  on  you  and  on  your 
 brethren ;  thus  do  ye  do,  and  ye  are  not  guilty. 
 
 11  '  And,  lo,  Amariah  the  head  priest  is  over 
 you  for  every  matter  of  Jehovah,  and  Zeba- 
 diah  son  of  Ishmael,  the  leader  of  the  house 
 of  Judah,  is  for  every  matter  of  the  king,  and 
 officers  the  Levites  are  before  you ;  be  strong 
 and  do,  and  Jehovah  is  with  the  good. ' 
 
 XX.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass  after  this, 
 the  sons  of  Moab  have  come  in,  and  the  sons 
 of  Ammon,  and  with  them  of  the  peoples, 
 against  Jehoshaphat  to  battle.  *And  they 
 come  in  and  declare  to  Jehoshaphat,  saying, 
 '  Come  against  thee  hath  a  great  multitude 
 from  beyond  the  sea,  from  Aram,  and  lo,  they 
 are  in  Hazezon-Tamar — it  is  En-Gedi.' 
 
 3  And  Jehoshaphat  feareth,  and  settetli  hia 
 face  to  seek  to  Jehovah,  and  proclaimeth  a 
 fast  over  all  Judah ;  *  and  Judah  is  gathered 
 to  inquire  of  Jehovah ;  also,  from  all  the 
 cities  of  Judah  they  have  come  in  to  seek 
 Jehovah. 
 
 '  And  Jehoshaphat  standeth  in  the  assem- 
 bly of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  in  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  at  the  front  of  the  new  court,  "and 
 saith,  '0  Jehovah,  God  of  our  fathers,  art 
 not  Thou— God  in  the  heavens  ?  yea,  Thou  art 
 ruling  over  all  kingdoms  of  the  nations,  and 
 in  Thy  hand  is  power  and  might,  and  there  is 
 none  with  Thee  to  station  himself. 
 
 ''  '  Art  not  Thou  our  God  ?  Thou  hast  dis- 
 possessed the  inhabitants  of  this  land  from 
 before  Thy  people  Israel,  and  dost  give  it  to 
 the  seed  of  Abraham  Tliy  friend  to  the  age, 
 8  and  they  dwell  in  it,  and  build  to  Thee  in  it 
 a  sanctuary  for  Thy  name,  saying,  "If  evil 
 doth  come  upon  us— sword,  judgment,  and 
 pestilence,  and  famine — we  stand  before  this 
 house,  and  before  Thee,  for  Thy  name  is  in 
 this  house,  and  cry  unto  Thee  out  of  our  dis- 
 tress, and  Thou  dost  hear  and  save. 
 
 '*  '  And  v»ow,  lo,  sons  of  Aininon,  and 
 Moab,  and  mount  Scir,  %\  hom  Thou  didst  not 
 grant  to  Israel  to  go  in  against  in  their  com- 
 ing out  of  the  laud  of  Egypt,  for  they  titroed 
 
Ammon  A  Moab  destroyed,  "xx.  ii.— 2  CHRONICLES.— xxi.  7.         JehoranCs  wiclced  reifftu 
 
 aside  from  off  them  and  destroyed  them  not, 
 "  and  lo,  they  are  recompensing  to  ns — to  come 
 in  to  drive  us  out  of  Thy  possession,  that 
 Thou  hast  caused  us  to  possess. 
 
 ^^  '0  our  God,  dost  THoii  not  execute  judg- 
 ment iipon  them?  for  there  is  no  power  in  us 
 before  this  great  multitude  that  hath  come 
 against  us,  and  we  know  not  what  we  do,  but 
 oil  Thee  are  our  eyes.'  ^^  And  all  Judah  are 
 standing  before  Jehovah,  also  their  infants, 
 their  wives,  and  their  sons. 
 
 ^*  And  upon  Jahaziel,  son  of  Zechariah,  son 
 of  Benaiah,  son  of  Jeiel,  son  of  Mattaniah, 
 the  Levite,  of  the  sons  of  Asaph,  hath  the 
 Spirit  of  Jehovah  beeUj  in  the  midst  of  the 
 assembly,  ^^  and  he  saith,  '  Attend,  all  Ju- 
 dah, and  ye  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  0 
 king  Jehoshaphat,  Thus  said  Jehovah  to  you, 
 Y^e  fear  not,  nor  are  afraid  of  the  face  of  this 
 
 freat  multitude,  for  not  for  you  is  the  battle, 
 ut  for  God.  16  To-morrow,  go  ye  down 
 against  them,  lo,  they  are  coming  up  by  the 
 ascent  of  Ziz,  and  ye  have  found  them  in  the 
 end  of  the  vaUey,  the  front  of  the  wilderness 
 of  Jeruel.  ^''Not  for  you  to  fight  in  this; 
 station  yourselves,  stand,  and  see  the  salva- 
 tion of  Jehovah  with  you,  0  Judah  and  Jeru- 
 salem— be  not  afraid  nor  fear  ye — to-morrow 
 go  out  before  them,  and  Jehovah  is  with  you.' 
 
 18  And  Jehoshaphat  boweth — face  to  the 
 earth — and  aU  .Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of 
 Jerusalem  have  fallen  before  Jehovah,  to  bow 
 themselves  to  Jehovah,  i^  ^^^  tj^e'Levites, 
 of  the  sons  of  the  Kohathites,  and  of  the  sons 
 of  the  Korhites,  rise  to  give  praise  to  Jehovah, 
 God  of  Israel,  with  a  loud  voice  on  high. 
 
 *"  And  they  rise  early  in  the  morning,  and 
 go  out  to  the  wilderness  of  Tekoa,  and  in 
 their  going  out  Jehoshaphat  hath  stood  and 
 saith,  '  Hear  me,  0  Judan,  and  inhabitants  of 
 Jerusalem,  remain  stedfast  in  Jehovah  your 
 God,  and  be  stedfast ;  remain  stedfast  in  His 
 prophets,  and  prosper.' 
 
 *i  And  he  taketh  counsel  with  the  people, 
 and  appointeth  singers  to  Jehovah,  and  those 
 giving  praise  to  the  honour  of  holiness,  in  the 
 going  out  before  the  armed  men,  and  saying. 
 Give  ye  thanks  to  Jehovah,  for  to  the  age  is 
 His  kindness.' 
 
 ^^And  at  the  time  they  have  begun  with 
 flinging  and  praise,  Jehovah  hath  put  am- 
 busliments  against  the  sons  of  Ammon,  Moab, 
 and  mount  Seir,  who  are  coming  in  to  Judah, 
 and  they  are  smitten,  "^  and  the  sons  of  Am- 
 mon stand  up,  and  Moab,  against  the  inhabit- 
 ants of  mount  Seir,  to  devote  and  to  destroy, 
 and  at  their  finishing  with  the  inhabitants  of 
 Seir,  they  helped,  a  man  against  his  neigh- 
 bour, to  destroy. 
 
 '*  And  Judah  hath  come  in  unto  the  watch- 
 tower,  to  the  wilderness,  and  they  look  unto 
 the  multitude,  and  lo,  they  ar-e  carcases  fal- 
 len to  the  earth,  and  there  is  none  escaped, 
 **and  Jehoshaphat  cometh  in,  and  his  peo- 
 ple, to  seize  their  spoil,  and  they  find  among 
 them,  in  abundance,  both  goods  and  carcases, 
 and  desirable  vessels,  and  they  take  spoil 
 to  themselves  without  prohibition,  and  they 
 are  three  days  seizing  the  spoil,  for  it  is 
 abundant. 
 
 '*And  on  the  fourth  day  they  have  been 
 
 assembled  at  the  valley  of  Blessing,  for  ther« 
 they  blessed  Jehovah:  therefore  they  hafe 
 called  the  name  of  that  jjlace,  'Valley  of  Bless- 
 ing,' imto  this  day. 
 
 -''  And  they  turn  back,  every  man  of  Judah 
 and  Jerusalem,  and  Jehoshaphat  at  their  head, 
 to  go  back  unto  Jerusalem  with  joy,  for  Je- 
 hovah hath  made  them  rejoice  over  their 
 enemies.  ^  And  they  come  in  to  Jerusalem 
 with  psalteries,  and  with  harps,  and  with 
 trumpets,  imto  the  house  of  Jehovah,  ^^^ud 
 there  is  a  fear  of  God  on  all  kingdoms  of 
 the  lands  in  their  hearing  that  Jehovah  hath 
 fought  with  the  enemies  of  Israel,  ^o  and  the 
 kingdom  of  Jehoshaphat  is  quiet,  and  his  God 
 giveth  rest  to  him  roimd  about. 
 
 31  And  Jehoshaphat  reigneth  over  Judah, 
 a  sou  of  thirty  and  five  years  in  his  reigning, 
 and  twenty  and  five  years  he  hath  reigned  in 
 Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of  his  mother  is  Azu- 
 bah  daughter  of  Shilhi.  ^a  j,^-^^  jjg  -yvalketh  in 
 the  way  of  his  father  Asa,  and  hath  not  turned 
 aside  from  it,  to  do  that  which  is  right  in  the 
 eyes  of  Jehovah.  ^3  Only,  the  high  places 
 have  not  turned  aside,  and  still  the  people 
 have  not  prepared  their  heart  for  the  God^of 
 their  fathers. 
 
 ^■^  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Jehosha- 
 phat, the  first  and  the  last,  lo,  they  are  writ- 
 ten among  the  matters  of  Jehu  son  of  Hanani, 
 who  hath  been  mentioned  on  the  book  of  the 
 kings  of  Israel. 
 
 3^  And  after  this  hath  Jehoshaphat  king  of 
 Judah  joined  himself  with  Ahaziah  king  of 
 Israel,  (he  did  wickedly  in  so  doing),  ^^  and  he 
 joineth  him  with  himseK  to  make  ships  to  go 
 to  Tarshish,  and  they  make  ships  in  Ezion- 
 Geber,  3'' and  prophesy  doth  Eliezer  son  of 
 Dodavah,  of  Mareshah,  against  Jehoshaphat, 
 saying,  '  For  thy  joining  thyself  with  Ahaziah, 
 Jehovah  hath  broken  up  thy  works;'  and  the 
 ships  are  broken,  and  have  not  retained  poiver 
 to  go  unto  Tarshish. 
 
 XXI.  1  AND  Jehoshaphat  lieth  with  his 
 fathers,  and  is  buried  with  his  fathers  in  the 
 city  of  David,  and  Jehoram  his  son  reigneth 
 in  his  stead.  ^  And  he  hath  brethren,  sons  of 
 Jehoshaphat,  Azariah,  and  Jehiel,  and  Zec- 
 hariah, and  Azariah,  and  Michael,  and  Shep- 
 hatiah  ;  all  these  are  sons  of  Jehoshaphat 
 king  of  Israel,i3  and,  their  father  giveth  to  them 
 many  gifts  of  silver  and  of  gold,  and  of  preci- 
 ous things,  with  fenced  cities  in  Judah,  and 
 the  kingdom  he  hath  given  to  Jehoram,  for 
 He  is  the  first-born. 
 
 ■*  And  Jehoram  riseth  up  over  the  kingdom 
 of  his  father,  and  strengtheneth  himself,  and 
 slayeth  all  his  brethren  with  the  sword,  and 
 also — of  the  heads  of  Israel. . 
 
 ^  A  son  of  thirty  and  two  years  is  Jehoram 
 in  his  reigning,  and  eight  years  he  hath  reign- 
 ed in  Jerusalem,  ^  and  he  walketh  in  the  way 
 of  the  kittgs  of  Israel,  as  did  the  house  of 
 Ahab,  for  a  daughter  of  Ahab  hath  been  to 
 him  for  a  wife,  and  he  doth  the  evil  thing  in 
 the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  ''  and  Jehovah  hath  not 
 been  willing  to  destroy  tlie  house  of  David, 
 for  the  sake  of  the  covenant  that  He  made 
 with  David,  and  as  He  had  said  to  give  to  him 
 a  lamp,  and  to  his  sons — all  the  days. 
 301 
 
J'ehofdin'a  titiserable  end.      xxi.  8.-2  CHRONICLES.— xxni.  6.         Ahaziah  slain  hy  Jehu. 
 
 *  In  liis  flavs  liatli  Edoin  revolted  from  un- 
 der the  hand,  of  Judah,  and  caiise  a  king  to 
 reign  over  them ;  ®  and  Jehoram  passeth  over 
 with  his  heads,  and  all  the  chariots  with  him, 
 and  it  cometh  to  pass,  he  hath  risen  by  night 
 and  smiteth  the  Edomites  who  are  coming 
 round  against  him,  and  the  princes  of  the 
 chariots,  ^^and  Edom  revolteth  from  under 
 the  hand  of  Judah  unto  this  day ;  then  doth 
 Libnah  revolt  at  that  time  from  under  his 
 hand,  because  he  hath  forsaken  Jehovah, 
 God  of  his  fathers,  "also,  he  hath  made  high 
 places  in  the  mountains  of  Judah,  and  caus- 
 eth  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  to  commit 
 whoredom,  and  compelleth  Judah. 
 
 ^  And  there  cometh  in  unto  him  a  writing 
 from  Elijah  the  prophet,  saying,  'Thxissaid 
 Jehovah,  God  of  David  thy  father,  Because 
 that  thou  hast  not  wallced  in  the  ways  of 
 Jehoshaphat  thy  father,  and  in  the  ways  of 
 Asa  king  of  Judah,  ^and  thou  dost  walk  in  the 
 way  of  the  kings  of  Israel,  and  dost  cause 
 Judah  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jenisalem  to 
 commit  whoredom  like  the  whoredoms  of  the 
 house  of  Ahab,  and  also  thy  brethren,  the 
 house  of  thy  father,  who  are  better  than  thy- 
 self, thou  hast  slain ;  ^*  lo,  Jehovah  is  smit- 
 ing— a  great  smiting — among  thy  people,  and 
 among  thy  sons,  and  among  thy  wives,  and 
 among  all  thy  goods — ^^  and  thou,  with  many 
 sicknesses,  with  disease  of  thy  bowels,  till 
 thy  bowels  come  out,  by  the  sickness,  day 
 by  day.' 
 
 I'And  Jehovah  waketh  up  against  Jeho- 
 ram the  spirit  of  the  Philistmes,  and  of  the 
 Arabians,  who  are  beside  the  Cushim,  ^^  and 
 they  come  up  into  Judah,  and  rend  it,  and 
 take  captive  all  the  substance  that  is  found  at 
 the  house  of  the  king,  and  also  his  sons,  and  his 
 wives,  and  there  hath  not  been  left  to  him  a 
 son  except  Jehoahaz  the  youngest  of  his  sons. 
 
 1*  And  after  all  this  hath  Jehovah  plagued 
 him  in  his  bowels  by  a  disease  for  which  there 
 ifl  no  healing,  ^^  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  from 
 days  to  days,  and  at  the  time  of  the  going  out 
 of  the  end  of  two  years,  his  bowels  have  gone 
 out  with  his  sickness,  and  he  dieth  of  sore 
 diseases,  and  his  people  have  not  made  for 
 him  a  burning  like  the  burning  of  his  fathers. 
 ^  A  son  of  thirty  and  two  years  was  he  in  his 
 reigning,  and  eight  years  he  hath  reigned  in 
 Jerusalem,  and  he  goeth  without  desire,  and 
 they  bury  him  in  the  city  of  David,  and  not 
 in  tne  graves  of  the  kings. 
 
 XXII.  ^AND  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
 lem cause  Aha2dah  his  yoimgest  son  to  reign 
 in  his  stead,  (for  all  the  elder  had  the  troop 
 slain  that  came  in  with  the  Arabians  to  the 
 camp,)  and  Ahaziah  son  of  Jehoram  king  of 
 Judah  reigneth. 
 
 *  A  son  of  twenty  and  two  years  is  Ahaziah 
 in  his  reigning,  and  one  year  he  hath  reigned 
 in  Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of  his  mother  is 
 Athaliah  daughter  of  Omri:  *he  also  hath 
 walked  in  tlie  ways  of  the  house  of  Ahab, 
 for  his  mother  hath  been  his  counsellor  to  do 
 wickedly.  •'And  lie  doth  the  evnl  thing  in 
 the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  like  the  house  of  Ahal), 
 tor  they  have  been  his  counsellors,  after  tlie 
 death  of  his  father,  for  destruction  to  him. 
 302 
 
 *  Also,  in  their  counsel  he  liath  walked,  and 
 goeth  with  Jehoram  son  of  Ahab  king  of  Is- 
 rael to  battle  against  Hazael  king  of  Aram, 
 in  Ramoth-Gilead,  and  they  of  RAmah  smite 
 J  Oram ;  *  and  he  turneth  back  to  be  healed 
 in  Jezreel  because  of  the  wounds  with  whicli 
 they  had  smitten  him  in  Eamah,  in  his  fight- 
 ing with  Hazael  king  of  Aram. 
 
 And  Azariah  son  of  Jehoram  king  of  Judah 
 hath  gone  down  to  see  Jehoram  son  of  Ahab, 
 in  Jezreel,  for  he  is  sick ;  ^and  from  God  hath 
 been  the  destruction  of  Ahaziah,  to  come 
 unto  Joram :  and  in  his  coming  he  hath  gone 
 out  with  Jehoram  imto  Jehu  son  of  Nimshi, 
 whom  Jehovah  anointed  to  cut  off  the  house 
 of  Ahab.  *  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  Jehu's 
 executing  judgment  with  the  house  of  Ahab, 
 that  he  findeth  the  heads  of  Judah  and  sons  of 
 the  brethren  of  Ahaziah,  ministers  of  Ahaziah, 
 and  slayeth  them. 
 
 ®  And  he  seeketh  Ahaziah,  and  they  cap- 
 ture him,  (and  he  is  hiding  himself  in  Sam- 
 aria), and  bring  him  in  imto  Jehu,  and  put 
 him  to  death,  and  bury  him,  for  they  said, 
 '  He  is  son  of  Jehoshaphat,  who  sought  Jeho- 
 vah with  all  his  heart ; '  and  there  is  none  to 
 the  house  of  Ahaziah  to  retain  power  for  the 
 kingdom. 
 
 I'And  Athaliah  mother  of  Ahaziah  hath 
 seen  that  her  son  is  dead,  and  she  riseth  and 
 destroyeth  the  whole  seed  of  the  kingdom  of 
 the  house  of  Judah. 
 
 11  And  Jehoshabeath  daughter  of  the  king 
 taketh  Joash  son  of  Ahaziah,  and  stealeth 
 him  from  the  midst  of  the  sons  of  the  king 
 who  are  put  to  death,  and  putteth  him  and 
 his  nurse  into  the  inner  part  of  the  bed-cham- 
 bers, and  Jehoshabeath  daughter  of  king  Je- 
 horam, wife  of  Jehoiada  the  priest,  because 
 she  hath  been  sister  of  Ahazian,  hideth  him 
 from  the  face  of  Athaliah,  and  she  hath  not 
 put  him  to  death.  ^^  And  he  is  with  them  in 
 the  house  of  God  hiding  himself  six  years, 
 and  Athaliah  is  reigning  over  the  land. 
 
 XXIII.  1  AND  in  the  seventh  year  hath 
 Jehoiada  strengthened  himself,  and  taketh  the 
 heads  of  the  hundreds,  even  Azariah  son  of 
 Jeroham,  and  Ishmael  son  of  Jehohanau,  and 
 Azariah  son  of  Obed,  and  Maaseiah  son  of 
 Adaiah,  and  Elishaphat  son  of  Zichri,  with 
 him  into  covenant. 
 
 2  And  they  go  round  about  in  Judali,  and 
 gather  the  Levites  out  of  all  the  cities  of 
 Judah,  and  heads  of  the  fathers  of  Israel, 
 and  come  in  unto  Jerusalem,  ■*  and  all  the 
 assembly  make  a  covenant  in  the  house  of 
 God  with  the  king,  and  he  saith  to  them,  '  Lo, 
 the  son  of  the  king  doth  reign,  as  Jehovah 
 spake  concerning  the  sons  of  David. 
 
 4 '  This  is  the  thing  that  ye  do :  The  third 
 of  you,  going  in  on  the  sabbath,  of  the  priests, 
 and  of  flie  Levites,  are  for  gatekeepers  of  the 
 thresholds,  '  and  the  third  are  at  the  house 
 of  the  king,  and  the  third  at  the  gate  of  the 
 foundation,  and  all  the  people  are  in  the 
 courts  of  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 " '  And  none  doth  enter  the  house  of  Jeho- 
 vah except  the  priests,  and  those  ministering 
 of  the  Levites  (they  go  in  for  they  are  holy), 
 and  all  the  people  keep  the  watch  of  Jehovah ; 
 
Atkaliah  slain. 
 
 xxxn.  7.-2  CHRONICLES.— xxTv.  15. 
 
 Tfw  tempk  repatretL 
 
 ^and  the  Levites  have  compassed  the  kiug 
 TOTind  about,  each  with  his  weapon  iu  his 
 hand,  and  he  who  hatli  gone  in  unto  the 
 house  is  put  to  death ;  and  be  ye  with  the 
 king  in  his  coming  in  and  in  his  going  out.' 
 
 8  And  the  Levites  and  all  Judah  do  accord- 
 ing to  all  that  Jehoiada  the  priest  hath  com- 
 Knanded,  and  take  each  his  men  going  in  on 
 fthe  sabbath,  with  those  going  out  on  the, 
 sabbath,  for  Jehoiada  the  priest  hath  not  let 
 away  the  courses. 
 
 *And  Jehoiada  the  priest  giveth  to  the 
 heads  of  the  hundreds  the  spears,  and  the 
 shields,  and  the  bucklers  that  are  kiug  Da- 
 vid's, that  are  in  the  house  of  God ;  ^^  and  he 
 atationeth  the  whole  of  the  people,  and  each 
 his  dart  in  his  hand,  from  the  right  shoulder 
 of  the  house  unto  the  left  shoulder  of  the 
 house,  at  the  altar,  and  at  the  house,  by  the 
 king,  round  about. 
 
 '1  And  they  bring  out  the  son  of  the  kinjj, 
 and  put  upon  him  the  crown,  and  the  testi- 
 mony, and  cause  him  to  reign ;  and  Jehoiada 
 and  nis  sons  anoint  him,  and  say,  '  Let  the 
 king  live!' 
 
 ^"And  Athaliah  heareth  the  voice  of  the 
 l>eople  who  are  running,  and  who  are  praising 
 the  long,  and  she  cometh  in  unto  the  people 
 in  the  nouse  of  Jehovah,  ^^and  seetn,  and 
 lo,  the  king  is  standing  by  his  pillar  in  the 
 entrance,  and  the  heads,  and  the  trumpets 
 are  by  the  king,  and  all  the  people  of  the 
 land  rejoicing  and  shouting  with  trumpets, 
 and  the  singers  with  instruments  of  song, 
 and  the  teachers,  to  praise,  and  Athaliah 
 rendeth  her  garmi. , . !  s,  and  saith,  '  Conspiracy, 
 conspiracy.' 
 
 ^*  And  Jehoiada  the  priest  bringeth  out  the 
 heads  of  the  hundreds,  inspectors  of  the 
 force,  and  saith  unto  them,  'Take  her  out 
 from  within  the  rows,  and  he  who  hath  gone 
 after  her  is  i5ut  to  death  by  the  sword ; '  for 
 the  priest  said,  '  Put  her  not  to  death  in  the 
 house  of  Jehovah.' 
 
 ^''And  they  make  for  her  sides,  and  she 
 cometh  in  unto  the  entrance  of  the  gate  of  the 
 horses  at  the  house  of  the  king,  and  they  put 
 her  to  death  there. 
 
 1^  And  Jehoiada  maketh  a  covenant  between 
 him,  and  between  all  the  people,  and  between 
 the  king,  to  be  for  a  people  to  Jehovah  ;  ^^and 
 all  the  people  enter  the  house  of  Baal,  and 
 break  it  down,  yea,  his  altars  and  his  images 
 they  have  broken,  and  Mattan  priest  of  Baal 
 they  have  s^ain  before  the  altars. 
 
 1*  And  Jehoiada  putteth  the  offices  of  the 
 house  of  Jehovah  into  the  hand  of  the  priests 
 the  Ijevites  whom  David  had  apportioned 
 over  the  house  of  Jehovah,  to  cause  to  ascend 
 the  burnt-offerings  of  Jehovah,  as  written  in 
 the  law  of  Moses,  with  joy,  and  with  singing, 
 by  the  hands  of  David ;  ^^  and  he  stationeth 
 the  gatekeepers  over  the  gates  of  the  house 
 of  Jehovah,  and  the  unclean  in  anything  doth 
 not  go  in. 
 
 ^"  And  he  taketh  the  heads  of  the  hundreds, 
 and  the  honourable  ones,  and  the  rulers 
 among  the  people,  and  all  the  people  of  the 
 land,  and  bringeth  down  the  king  from  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  and  they  come  in  through 
 the  high  gate  to  the  house  of  the  king,  and 
 
 cause  the  king  to  sit  on  the  throne  of  the 
 kingdom. 
 
 ''And  all  the  peoj)le  of  the  land  rejoice, 
 and  the  city  hath  been  quiet,  and  Athaliah 
 they  have  put  to  death  by  the  sword, 
 
 XXIV.  ^  A  SON  of  seven  years  is  Joash  in 
 his  reigning,  and  forty  years  he  hath  reigned 
 in  Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of  his  mother  it 
 Zibiah  of  Beer-Sheba.  ^  And  Joash  doth  that 
 which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  aU  the 
 days  of  Jehoiada  the  priest.  *  And  Jehoiada 
 taketh  for  him  two  wives,  and  he  begetteth 
 sons  and  daughters. 
 
 *  And  it  cometh  to  pass  after  this,  it  hath 
 been  with  the  heart  of  Joash  to  renew  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  ^and  he  gathereth  the 
 priests  and  the  Levites,  and  saith  to  them, 
 Go  out  to  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  gather 
 from  all  Israel  money  to  strengthen  the  house 
 of  your  God  sufficiently  year  by  year,  and  ye, 
 ye  do  haste  to  the  matter;'  and  the  Levites 
 have  not  hasted. 
 
 ®  And;  the  king  caUeth  for  Jehoiada  the 
 head,  and  saith  to  him,  'Wherefore  hast  thou 
 not  required  of  the  Levites  to  bring  in  out  of 
 Judah  and  out  of  Jerusalem  the  tribute  of 
 Moses,  servant  of  Jehovah,  and  of  the  as- 
 sembly of  Israel,  for  the  tent  of  the  testi- 
 mony? ''for  sons  of  Athaliah,  the  wicked  one, 
 have  broken  up  the  house  of  God,  and  also, 
 all  the  holy  things  of  the  house  of  Jehovah 
 they  have  prepared  for  Baalim.' 
 
 8  And  the  king  speaketh,  and  they  make  one 
 chest,  and  put  it  at  the  gate  of  the  house  of 
 Jehovah  without,  '  and  give  an  intimation  in 
 Judah  and  in  Jerusalem  to  bring  in  to  Jeho- 
 vah the  tribute  of  Moses,  servant  of  God. 
 laid  on  Israel  in  the  wilderness,  i"  And  all 
 the  heads,  and  all  the  people  rejoice,  and 
 they  bring  in,  and  cast  into  the  chest,  unto 
 completion. 
 
 "  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  time  one 
 bringeth  in  the  chest  for  the  inspection  of  the 
 king  by  the  hand  of  the  Levites,  and  at  their 
 seeing  that  the  money  is  abundant,  that  a 
 scribe  of  the  king  hath  come  in,  and  an  officer 
 of  the  head-priest,  and  they  empty  the  chest, 
 and  take  it  up  and  turn  it  back  imto  its 
 place;  thus  they  have  done  day  by  day,  and 
 gather  money  in  abundance. 
 
 1^  And  the  king  and  Jehoiada  give  it  unto 
 the  doers  of  the  work  of  the  service  of  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  and  they  are  hiring  hewers 
 and  artificers  to  renew  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 and  also — to  artificers  in  iron  and  brass  to 
 strengthen  the  house  of  Jehovah.  ^■•^And 
 those  doing  the  business  work,  and  there  go- 
 ethiip  lengthening  to  the  work  by  their  hand, 
 and  they  establish  the  house  of  God,  by  its 
 proper  measure,  and  strengthen  it. 
 
 ^*And  at  their  completing  it,  they  have 
 brought  in  before  the  kmg  and  Jehoiada  the 
 rest  of  the  money,  and  they  make  it  vessels 
 for  the  house  of  Jehovah,  vessels  of  serving, 
 and  of  offering  up,  and  spoons,  even  vessels 
 of  gold  and  silver ;  and  they  are  causing 
 burnt-ofiferings  to  ascend  in  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah continually,  all  the  days  of  Jehoiada. 
 
 1'  And  Jehoiada  is  aged  and  satisfied  with 
 days,  and  dieth — a  son  of  a  hundred  and 
 303 
 
Jocuh  is  slain. 
 
 XXIV,  16.— 2  CHRONICLES. —XXV.  18. 
 
 Amaziah^s  idolatry 
 
 thirty  years  in  his  death,  ^^and  they  bury 
 iim  lu  the  city  of  David,  with  the  kings,  for 
 he  hath  done  good  in  Israel,  and  with  God, 
 and  his  house. 
 
 i^And  after  the  death  of  Jehoiada  come 
 in  have  heads  of  Judah,  and  bow  themselves 
 to  the  king ;  then  hath  the  king  hearkened 
 unto  them,  ^^  and  they  forsake  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  God  of  their  fathers,  and  serve  the 
 shrines  and  the  idols,  and  there  is  wrath  up- 
 on Judali  and  Jerusalem  for  this  their  guilt. 
 
 ^8  And  He  sendeth  among  them  prophets, 
 to  bring  them  back  unto  Jehovah,  and  they 
 testify  against  them,  and  they  have  not  given 
 ear;  '-"and  the  Spirit  of  God  hath  clothed 
 Zechariah  son  of  Jehoiada  the  priest,  and  he 
 standeth  over-against  the  people,  and  saith  to 
 them,  'Thus  said  God,  Wliy  are  ye  trans- 
 gressing the  commands  of  Jehovah,  and  pros- 
 per not  ?  because  ye  have  forsaken  Jehovah — 
 He  doth  forsake  you.' 
 
 "1  And  they  conspire  against  him,  and  stone 
 him  with  stones  by  the  command  of  the  king, 
 in  the  court  of  the  house  of  Jehovah,  --  and 
 Joash  the  king  hath  not  remembered  the  kind- 
 ness that  Jehoiada  his  father  did  with  him, 
 and  slayeth  his  son,  and  in  his  death  he  said, 
 '  Jehovah  doth  see,  and  require.' 
 
 ^3  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  the  turn  of  the 
 year,  come  up  hath  the  force  of  Aram  against 
 him,  and  they  come  in  unto  Judah  and  Je- 
 rusalem, and  destroy  all  the  heads  of  the 
 people  from  the  people,  and  all  their  spoil 
 they  have  sent  to  the  Jdng  of  Damascus,  ^for 
 with  few  men  have  the  force  of  Aram  come 
 in,  and  Jehovah  hath  given  into  their  hand  a 
 mighty  force  for  miutitude,  because  they 
 have  forsaken  Jehovah,  God  of  their  fathers ; 
 and  with  Joash  they  have  executed  judg- 
 ments. 
 
 ^'And  in  their  going  from  him — for  tliey 
 left  him  with  many  diseases— his  servants 
 themselve3  have  conspired  against  him,  for 
 the  blood  of  the  sons  of  Jehoiada  the  priest, 
 and  slay  him  on  his  bed,  and  he  dieth ;  and 
 they  bury  him  in  the  city  of  David,  and  have 
 not  buried  him  in  the  graves  of  the  kings. 
 
 '^And  these  are  those  conspiring  against 
 him,  Zabad  son  of  Shimeath  the  Ammonitess, 
 and  Jehozabad  son  of  Shimrith  the  Moabitess. 
 ^  As  to  his  sons,  and  the  greatness  of  the 
 burden  upon  him,  and  the  foundation  of  the 
 house  of  God,  lo,  they  are  written  on  the 
 'Inquiry'  of  the  book  oi  the  Kings;  and  reign 
 doth  Amaziah  his  son  in  his  stead. 
 
 XXV.  ^A  SON  of  twenty  and  five  years 
 hath  Amaziah  reigned,  and  twenty  and  nine 
 years  he  hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and  the 
 name  of  his  mother  is  Jehoaddan  of  Jerusa- 
 lem, ^  and  he  doth  that  which  is  right  in  the 
 eyes  of  Jehovah — only,  not  with  a  perfect 
 heart. 
 
 ^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  the  kingdom 
 hath  been  strong  upon  liiin,  that  he  slayeth 
 his  servants,  those  smiting  the  king  his  father, 
 ♦  and  their  sons  he  hath  not  put  to  death,  but 
 did  as  is  wi'itten  in  the  law,  in  the  book  of 
 Moses,  whom  Jehovah  commanded,  saying, 
 '  Fathers  do  not  die  for  sons,  and  sons  die  not 
 {or  fathers,  but  each  for  his  own  sin  they  die.' 
 304 
 
 •''  And  Amaziah  gathereth  Judah,  and  ajv 
 poiuteth  them,  according  to  the  house  of  the 
 fathers,  for  heads  of  the  thousands,  and  for 
 heads  of  the  hundreds,  for  all  Judah  and 
 Benjamin ;  and  he  inspecteth  them  from  a  son 
 of  twenty  years  and  upward,  and  findeth 
 them  three  hundred  thousand  chosen  ones, 
 going  forth  to  the  host,  holding  spear  and 
 target. 
 
 ^And  he  hireth  out  of  Israel  a  hundred 
 thousand  mighty  ones  of  valour,  with  a  hun- 
 dred talents  of  silver ;  ^  and  a  man  of  God 
 hath  come  in  unto  him,  saying,  '  0  king,  the 
 host  of  Israel  doth  not  go  with  thee ;  for 
 Jehovah  is  not  with  Israel — all  the  sons  of 
 Ephraim ;  ^  but  if  thou  art  going — do  it,  be 
 strong  for  battle,  God  doth  cause  thee  to 
 stumble  before  an  enemy,  for  there  is  power 
 in  God  to  help,  and  to  cause  to  stumble.' 
 
 ^And  Amaziah  saith  to  the  man  of  God, 
 '  And  what — to  do  for  the  himdred  talents 
 thiit  I  have  given  to  the  troop  of  Israel?' 
 And  the  man  of  God  saith,  'Jehovah  hath 
 more  to  give  to  thee  than  this.'  i"  And  Ama- 
 ziah separateth  them  —  for  the  troop  that 
 hath  come  in  unto  him  from  Ephraim  to  go 
 to  their  own  place,  and  their  anger  doth  bum 
 }riightily  against  Judah,  and  they  turn  back 
 to  their  place  in  the  heat  of  anger. 
 
 11  And  Amaziah  hath  strengthened  himself, 
 and  leadeth  his  peoj)le,  and  goeth  to  the 
 Valley  of  Salt,  and  smiteth  the  sons  of  Seir^- 
 ten  thousand.  ^^And  ten  thousand  alive 
 have  the  sons  of  Judah  taken  captive,  and 
 they  ])ring  them  to  the  top  of  the  rock,  and 
 cast  them  from  the  top  of  tne  rock,  and  all  of 
 them  have  been  broken. 
 
 13  And  the  sons  of  the  troop  that  Amaziah 
 hath  sent  back  from  goin^  with  him  to  battle 
 — they  rush  against  cities  of  Judah,  from 
 Samaria  even  unto  Beth-Horon,  and  smite  of 
 them  three  thousand,  and  seize  much  prey. 
 
 1*  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  after  the  coming 
 in  of  Amaziah  from  smiting  the  Edomites, 
 that  he  bringeth  in  the  goda  of  the  sons  of 
 Seir,  and  establisheth  them  to  him  for  goda, 
 and  before  them  doth  bow  himself,  and  to 
 them  he  maketh  perfume. 
 
 1^  And  the  anger  of  Jehovah  burneth  against 
 Amaziah,  and  He  sendeth  imto  him  a  pro- 
 phet, and  he  saith  unto  him,  'Why  hast 
 thou  sought  the  gods  of  the  people  that  have 
 not  delivered  their  people  out  of  thy  hand?' 
 
 1^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  his  speaking 
 unto  him,  that  he  saith  to  him,  '  For  a  coun- 
 sellor to  the  king  have  we  appointed  thee? 
 cease  for  thee;  why  do  they  smite  thee?' 
 And  the  prophet  ceaseth,  and  saith,  '  I  have 
 known  that  God  hath  counselled  to  destroy 
 thee,  because  thou  hast  done  this,  and  hast 
 not  hearkened  to  my  counsel.' 
 
 1^  And  Amaziah  king  of  Judah  taketh 
 counsel,  and  sendeth  unto  Joash  son  of  Je- 
 hoahaz,  son  of  Jehu,  king  of  Israel,  sajang, 
 18 'Come,  we  look  one  another  in  the  face.' 
 
 And  Joash  king  of  Israel  sendeth  unto 
 Amaziah  kin-' of  Judah.  saying,  'The  thorn 
 that  is  in  Lebanon  hath  sent  unto  the  cedar 
 that  is  in  Lebanon,  saying,  Give  thy  daughter 
 to  my  son  for  a  wife;  and  pass  by  doth  a 
 beast  of  the  field  that  is  in  Lebanon,  and 
 
UzziaKs prosperity.  xxv.  19.— 2  CHUONICLES.— xxvii.  2.      His  sin;  lie  dies  a  tepfir. 
 
 treadeth  down  the  tliorn.  ^"Tlioii  bast  said, 
 Lo,  I  have  smitten  Edom ;  and  thy  lieart  hath 
 lifted  thee  np  to  boast;  now,  abide  in  tliy 
 house,  why  dost  thou  stir  thyself  up  in  evil, 
 that  thou  hast  fallen,  thou,  and  Judah  with 
 thee?' 
 
 ''"And  Amaziah  hath  not  hearkened,  for 
 from  God  it  is  in  order  to  give  them  into 
 hand,  because  they  have  soiight  the  gods  of 
 Edom  ;  "'  and  go  uj)  doth  Joash  king  of  Israal, 
 and  they  look  one  another  in  the  face,  he  and 
 Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  in  Beth-Shemesh, 
 that  is  Judah's,  "-  and  Judah  is  smitten  before 
 Israel,  and  they  flee — each  to  his  tents. 
 
 ^3  And  Amaziah  king  of  Judah,  son  of  Jo- 
 ash,  son  of  Jehoahaz,  hath  Joash  king  of  Is- 
 rael caught  in  Beth-Shemesh,  and  bringeth 
 him  in  to  Jerusalem,  and  breaketh  down  in 
 the  wall  of  Jerusalem  from  the  gate  of  Eph- 
 raim  unto  the  gate  of  the  corner,  four  hun- 
 dred cubits,  ^  and  taketh  all  the  gold,  and  the 
 silver,  and  all  the  vessels  that  are  found  in 
 the  hoiise  of  God  with  Obed-Edom,  and  tlie 
 treasures  of  the  house  of  the  king,  and  the 
 sons  of  the  pledges,  and  turneth  back  to 
 Samaria. 
 
 ^  And  Amaziah  son  of  Joash,  king  of  Ju- 
 dah, ;liveth  after  the  death  of  Joash  son  of 
 Jehoahaz,  king  of  Israel,  fifteen  years  ;  ^®and 
 the  rest  of  tlie  matters  of  Amaziah,  the  first 
 and  the  last,  lo,  are  they  not  written  on  the 
 books  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel  ? 
 
 *^And  from  the  time  that  Amaziah  hath 
 turned  aside  from  after  Jehovah — they  make 
 a  conspiracy  against  him  in  Jerusalem,  and 
 he  fleeth  to  Lachish,  and  they  send  after  him 
 to  Lachish,  and  jjut  him  to  death  there, 
 ^^  and  lift  him  up  on  the  horses,  and  bury 
 him  with  his  fathers  in  the  city  of  Judah. 
 
 XXVI.  1  AND  all  the  people  of  Judah  take 
 Uzziah  (and  he  is  a  son  of  sixteen  years),  and 
 cause  him  to  reign  instead  of  his  father  Ama- 
 ziah. ^  He  hath  built  Eloth,  and  restoreth  it 
 to  Judah  after  the  king's  lying  with  his  fa- 
 thers. ^  A  son  of  sixteen  years  is  Uzziah  in-his 
 reigning,  and  fifty  and  two  years  he  hath 
 reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of  his 
 mother  is  Jecholiah  of  Jerusalem. 
 
 *And  he  doth  that  which  is  right  in  the 
 ejjes  of  Jehovah,  according  to  all  that  Amaz- 
 iah his  father  did,  ^and  he  is  as  one  seeking 
 God  in  tlie  days  of  Zechariah  who  hath  un- 
 derstanding in  visions  of  God:  and  in  the 
 days  of  his  seeking  Jehovah,  Gud  hath  caused 
 him  to  prosper. 
 
 ^And  he  goeth  forth,  and  fighteth  with  the 
 Philistines,  and  breaketh  down  the  wall  of 
 Gath,  and  the  wall  of  Jabneh,  and  the  wall  of 
 Aslidod,  and  buildeth  cities  about  Ashdod, 
 and  among  the  Philistines.  ^  And  God  help- 
 eth  him  against  the  Philistines,  and  against 
 the  Ai'abians  who  are  dwelling  in  Gur-Baal 
 and  the  Jklehunim.  ^  And  the  Ammonites  give 
 a  present  to  Uzziah,  and  his  name  goeth  unto 
 the  entering  in  of  Egypt,  for  he  strengthened 
 himself  greatly. 
 
 ^  And  Uzziah  buildeth  towers  in  Jerusalem, 
 by  the  gate  of  the  corner,  and  by  the  gate  oi 
 the  valley,  and  by  the  angle,  and  stren^hen- 
 eth  them;  ^^and  he  buildeth  towers  in  the 
 
 wilderness,  and  diggeth  many  wells,  for  he 
 liad  much  cattle,  both  in  the  low  country  and 
 in  the  plain,  husbandmen  and  vinedressers  in 
 the  mountains,  and  in  Carmel ;  for  he  was  a 
 lover  of  the  ground. 
 
 11  And  Uzziah  hath  a  force,  making  war, 
 going  forth  to  the  host,  by  troops,  in  the  num- 
 ber of  their  reckoning  by  the  hand  of  Jeiel 
 the  scribe  and  Masseiah  the  officer,  by  the 
 hand  of  Hananiah  07ie  of  the  heads  of  the 
 king.  12  The  whole  number  of  heads  of  the 
 fathers  of  the  mighty  ones  of  valour  is  two 
 thousand  and  six  hundred ;  "  and  by  their 
 hand  is  the  force  of  the  host,  three  hundred 
 thousand,  and  seven  thousand,  and  five  hun- 
 dred warriors,  with  mighty  power  to  give 
 help  to  the  king  against  the  enemy. 
 
 i^And  Uzziah  prepareth  for  them,  for  all 
 the  host,  shields,  and  spears,  and  helmets, 
 and  coats  of  mail,  and  bows,  even  to  stones  of 
 the  slings.  i^And  he  maketh  in  Jerusalem 
 inventions — a  device  of  an  inventor — to  be  on 
 the  towers,  and  on  the  corners,  to  shoot  with 
 arrows  and  with  great  stones,  and  his  name 
 goeth  out  unto  a  distance,  for  he  hath  been 
 wonderfully  helped  till  that  he  hath  been 
 strong. 
 
 1^  And  at  his  being  strong  his  heart  hath 
 been  high  unto  destruction,  and  he  trespass- 
 eth  against  Jehovah  his  God,  and  goeth  in 
 unto  the  temple  of  Jehovah  to  make  perfume 
 upon  the  altar  of  perfume. 
 
 '''And  Azariah  tne  priest  goeth  in  after  him, 
 and  with  him  priests  of  Jehovah  eighty,  sons  of 
 valour,  18  and  they  stand  up  against  Dzziah 
 the  king,  and  say  to  him.  Not  for  thee,  0 
 Uzziah,  to  make  perfume  to  Jehovah,  but  for 
 priests,  sons  of  Aaron,  who  are  sanctified  to 
 make  perfume ;  go  forth  from  the  sanctuary, 
 for  thou  hast  trespassed,  and  it  is  not  to  thee 
 for  honour  from  Jehovah  God.' 
 
 1^  And  Uzziah  is  wroth,  and  in  his  hand  is 
 a  censer  to  make  perfxime,  and  in  his  being 
 wroth  with  the  priests— the  leprosy  hath 
 risen  in  his  forehead,  before  the  priests,  in  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  from  beside  the  altar  of 
 perfume. 
 
 -"And  Azariah  the  head  priest  looketh  un- 
 to him,  and  all  the  priests,  and  lo,  he  is  lep- 
 rous in  his  forehead,  and  they  hasten  him 
 thence,  and  also  he  himseK  hath  hastened  to 
 go  out,  for  Jehovah  hath  plagued  htm. 
 
 21  And  Uzziah  the  king  is  a  leper  unto  the 
 day  of  his  death,  and  inhabitetfi  a  separate 
 house— a  leper,  for  he  hath  been  cut  off  from 
 the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  Jotham  his  son  is 
 over  the  house  of  the  king,  judging  the  people 
 of  the  land. 
 
 -"  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Uzziah,  the 
 first  and  the  last,  hath  Isaiah  son  of  Amozthe 
 prophet  written ;  -^  and  Uzziah  lieth  with  his 
 latherSj  and  they  bury  him  with  his  fathers, 
 in  the  field  of  the  burying-place  that  the  kings 
 have,  for  they  said,  '  He  is  a  leper ;'  and  reign 
 doth  Jotham  his  sou  in  his  stead. 
 
 XXVII.  1 A  SON  of  twenty  and  five  years 
 is  Jotham  in  bis  reigning,  and  sixteen  years  he 
 hatlx  ToJgued  in  JemsaJsjii,  and  the  name  of 
 his  mother  is  Jerushah  daughter  of  Zadok. 
 ^  And  he  doth  that  which  is  right  in  the  eyes 
 305 
 
IsraeV a  cruelty  to  Judali.  xxvii.  3.-2  CHRONICLES.— xxviii.  27. 
 
 Idolatry  of  A  hae. 
 
 of  Jehovali,  according  to  all  that  Uzziali  lii.s 
 father  did;  only,  he  hatli  not  come  in  unto 
 the  temple  of  Jehovah ;  and  again  are  the 
 people  doing  corruptly. 
 
 3  He  hath  built  tne  upper  gate  of  the  house 
 of  Jehovah,  and  in  the  wall  of  Ophel  he  hath 
 built  abundantly ;  ■*  and  cities  he  hath  built 
 in  the  hill-country  of  Judah,  and  in  the  for- 
 ests he  hath  built  palaces  and  towers. 
 
 ^  And  he  hath  fought  with  the  king  of  the 
 sons  of  Ammon,  and  preyaileth  over  them, 
 and  the  sous  of  Ammon  give  to  him  in  that 
 year  a  hundred  talents  of  silver,  and  ten 
 thousand  cors  of  wJieat,  and  of  barley  ten 
 thousand  ;  this  have  the  sons  of  Ammon  re- 
 turned to  him  both  in  the  second  year,  and 
 in  the  third.  ^  And  Jotham  doth  strengthen 
 himself,  for  he  hath  prepared  his  ways  before 
 Jehovah  his  God. 
 
 ■^  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Jotham, 
 and  all  his  l)attles,  and  iiis  ways,  lo,  they  are 
 written  on  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and 
 Judah.  *  A  son  of  twenty  and  five  years  was 
 he  in  his  reigning,  and  sixteen  years  he  hath 
 reigned  in  Jerusalem ;  "  and  Jotham  lieth  with 
 his  fathers,  and  they  bury  him  in  the  city  of 
 David,  and  reign  doth  Ahaz  his  son  in  his 
 stead. 
 
 XXVIII.  }  A  SON  of  twenty  years  is  Ahaz 
 in  his  reigning,  and  sixteen  years  he  hath 
 reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and  he  hath  not  done 
 that  which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  as 
 j3avid  his  father,  '^  and  walketh  in  the  ways 
 of  the  kings  of  Israel,  and  also,  molten  images 
 hath  made  for  Baalim,  ^  and  himself  hath 
 made  perfume  in  the  valley  of  the  sou  of 
 Hinnom,  and  burneth  his  sous  with  fire  ac- 
 cording to  the  abominations  of  the  nations 
 that  Jehovah  dispossessed  from  the  presence 
 of  the  sons  of  Israel,  *and  sacrificeth  and 
 raaketh  ]ierfume  in  high  iilaces,  and  on  the 
 heights,  and  under  every  green  tree. 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  his  God  giveth  him  into  the 
 hand  of  the  king  of  Aram,  and  they  smite 
 lum,  and  take  captive  from  him  a  great  cap- 
 tivity, and  l)riug  thevi  in  to  Damascus,  and 
 also  into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Israel  he 
 hath  been  given,  and  he  smiteth  lum— a  gi-e^'t 
 smiting. 
 
 6  And  Pekah  son  of  Remaliah  slayeth  in 
 Judah  a  hundred  and  twenty  thousand  in 
 one  day  (the  whole  are  sous  of  valour),  be- 
 cause of  their  forsaking  Jehovah,  God  of  theii' 
 fathers. 
 
 ''  And  Zichri,  a  mighty  one  of  Ephraim, 
 slayeth  Maaseiah  son  of  the  king,  and  Azi-i- 
 kani  leader  of  the  house,  and  Elkanali  second 
 to  tlie  king. 
 
 8  And  the  sons  of  Israel  take  captive  of  their 
 brethren,  two  hundred  thousand,  wives,  sons 
 and  daughters,  and  also  mucli  s])oil  tliey  have 
 seized  from  them,  and  they  bring  in  the  spoil 
 to  Samaria. 
 
 8  And  there  hath  been  there  a  prophet  of 
 Jehovah  (Oded  w  his  name),  and  he  goeth  out 
 before  the  liost  that  hath  come  in  to  Samaria, 
 and  saith  to  them,  'Lo,  in  the  fury  of  Jeho- 
 vah God  of  your  fathers  against  Judali,  He 
 hath  given  them  into  your  hand,  and  ye  slay 
 among  them  in  rage — unto  tlic  heavens  it  hath 
 306 
 
 come;  ^"and  now,  sons  of  Judah  and  Jerrisa- 
 lem  ye  are  saying  to  subdue  for  men-servants 
 and  for  maid-servants  to  you ;  but  are  there 
 not  with  you  causes  of  guilt  before  Jehovah 
 your  God  ?  ''  and  now,  hear  me,  and  send  Ijack 
 the  captives  whom  ye  liave  taken  cajjtive  of 
 your  brethren,  for  the  heat  of  the  anger  of 
 Jehovah  is  upon  you.' 
 
 1^  And  certain  of  the  heads  of  the  sons  of 
 Ephraim  (Azariah  son  of  Johanan,  Berechiah 
 sou  of  Meshillemoth,  and  Jehizkiah  son  of 
 Shallum,  and  Amasa  son  of  Hadlai),  rise  up 
 against  those  coming  in  from  the  host,  ^■'aud 
 say  to  them,  '  Ye  do  not  bring  in  the  captives 
 hither,  for,  to  guilt  against  Jehovah  on  us,  ye 
 are  saying  to  add  unto  our  sin  and  unto  our 
 guilt,  for  abundant  is  the  guilt  we  have,  and 
 the  fierceness  of  acger  on  Israel.' 
 
 i^And  the  armed  men  leave  the  captives 
 and  the  prey  before  the  heads  and  all  the  aa- 
 .sembly;  ^^and  the  men  who  have  been  ex- 
 pressed by  name  ri.se  and  take  hold  on  the 
 captives,  and  all  their  naked  ones  they  liave 
 clothed  from  thespoil,  yea,  they  clothe  them, 
 and  shoe  them,  and  cause  them  to  eat  and 
 drink,  and  anoint  them,  and  lead  them  on 
 asses,  even  every  feeble  one,  and  bring  them 
 in  to  Jericho,  the  city  of  palms,  near  tlieir 
 brethren,  and  turn  back  to  Samaria. 
 
 ^^  At  that  time  hath  king  Ahaz  sent  imto 
 the  king  of  Asshur  to  give  help  to  him ;  '^  and 
 again  the  Edomites  have  come,  and  smite  in 
 Judah,  and  take  captive  a  caj^tivity.  ^^  Aud 
 the  Philistines  have  nished  against  the  cities 
 of  the  low  counti-y,  and  of  tne  south  of  Ju- 
 dah, and  capture  Beth-Shemesli,  aud  Aijalon. 
 and  Gederoth,  and  Shocho  and  its  villages,  and 
 Timnah  and  its  villages,  and  Gimzo  anil  its 
 villages,  and  dwell  there,  ^'•'  for  Jeliovah  hatli 
 humbled  Judah  because  of  Ahazkiug  of  Israel, 
 for  he  made  free  with  Judaii,  even  to  commit 
 a  trespass  against  Jehovah. 
 
 ^"And  Tilgath  ■  Pilneser  king  of  Asshur 
 cometh  in  unto  him,  and  doth  distress  him, 
 aud  hath  not  strengthened  him,  -'  though 
 Aliaz  hath  taken  a  portion  out  of  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  aud  out  of  the  house  of  the  king,  aud 
 of  the  princes,  and  giveth  to  the  king  of 
 Asshur,  jret  it  is  no  help  to  him. 
 
 "-  And  in  the  time  of  his  distress — lie  add- 
 eth  to  trespass  against  Jehovah,  (this  king 
 Ahaz),  '*'^aiul  he  sacrificeth  to  the  gods  of 
 Damascus — those  smiting  liim,  aud  saith,  'Be- 
 caxise  the  gods  of  the  kings  of  Aram  are  help- 
 ing them,  to  them  1  sacrifice,  and  they  help 
 me,'  aud  they  have  been  to  liim  to  cause  him 
 to  stiunble,  and  to  all  Israel. 
 
 ^And  Ahaz  gatherctli  the  vessels  of  the 
 house  of  God,  and  cuttctli  in  pieces  the  ves- 
 sels of  the  house  of  God,  and  shutteth  the 
 doors  of  the  house  of  Jeliovah,  aud  maketh 
 to  liimself  altars  in  every  corner  in  Jerusalem. 
 "'And  in  every  city  and  city  of  Judah  he  hath 
 made  high  places  to  make  perfume  to  other 
 gods,  aud  provoketh  Jehovah,  God  of  his 
 fathers. 
 
 ""  And  the  rest  of  his  matters,  and  all  his 
 ways,  the  first  aud  the  last,  lo,  they  are  ■writ- 
 ten on  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Is- 
 rael. ^And  Aliaz  lietli  witli  his  fathers,  and 
 they  bury  him  in  the  city,  in  Jerusalem,  but 
 
Hezekiah's  good  reign.         xxix.  1.— 2  CHRONICLES.— xxix,  34.       The  temple  is  sanctified. 
 
 have  not  brouslit  him  in  to  the  graves  of  the 
 kings  of  Israel,  and  reign  doth  Hezekiah  his 
 son  in  his  stead. 
 
 XXIX.  ^  HEZEKIAH  hath  reigned— a  sou 
 of  twenty  and  five  years,  and  twenty  and  nine 
 years  he  hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and  the 
 name  of  his  mother  is  Abijah  daughter  of 
 Zechariah;  -and  he  doth  that  which  is  right 
 in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  according  to  all  that 
 David  his  father  did.  ^  He,  in  the  tirst  year 
 of  his  reign,  in  the  first  mouth,  hath  opened 
 the  doors  of  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and 
 strengtheneth  them,  *and  bringeth  in  the 
 priests  and  the  Levites,  and  gathereth  them 
 to  the  broad  place  to  the  east. 
 
 5  And  he  saith  to  them,  '  Hear  me,  0  Le- 
 vites, now,  sanctify  yourselves,  and  sanctify 
 the  house  of  Jehovah,  God  of  your  fathers, 
 and  bring  out  the  impurity  from  the  sanctuary, 
 ^for  our  fathers  have  trespassed,  and  done 
 that  which  is  evil  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  our 
 God,  and  forsake  him,  and  turn  round  their 
 faces  from  the  tabernacle  of  Jehovah,  and  give 
 the  neck. 
 
 ^  '  Also — ^they  have  shut  the  doors  of  the 
 porch,  and  quench  the  lamps,  and  perfume 
 they  have  not  made,  and  bm-nt-offering  have 
 not  caused  to  ascend  in  the  sanctuary  to  the 
 God  of  Israel,  ^  and  the  wrath  of  Jehovah  is 
 on  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  He  giveth  them 
 for  a  trembling,  for  an  astonishment,  and  for 
 a  hissing,  as  ye  are  seeing  with  your  eyes. 
 ^  And  to,  fallen  have  our  fathers  by  the  sword, 
 and  our  sons,  and  our  daughters,  and  our 
 wives  a7-e  in  captivity  for  this. 
 
 ^^  'Now — with  myheai-t — to  make  a  covenant 
 before  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  and  the  fierce- 
 uess  of  His  anger  doth  turn  back  from  us. 
 11  My  sons,  be  not  now  at  rest,  for  on  you  hath 
 Jehovah  fixed  to  stand  before  Him,  to  serve 
 Him,  and  to  be  to  Him  ministering  and  mak- 
 ing perfume.' 
 
 12  And  the  Levites  rise — Mahath  son  of  Am- 
 asai,  and  Joel  son  of  Azariah,  of  the  sons  of 
 the  Kohathite;  and  of  the  sons  of  Merari: 
 Kish  son  of  Abdi,  and  Azariah  son  of  Jehale- 
 lel;  and  of  the  Gershonite:  Joah  son  of  Zim- 
 mah,  and  Eden  son  of  Joah  ;  ^^  and  of  the  sons 
 of  Elizaphan :  Shimri,  and  Jeiel ;  and  of  the 
 sons  of  Asaph:  Zechariah  and  Mattaniah; 
 1*  aud  of  the  sons  of  Heman  :  Jehiel  and  Shi- 
 mei ;  and  of  the  sons  of  Jeduthun :  Shemaiah 
 and  Uzziel — i*  and  they  gather  their  brethren, 
 and  sanctify  themselves,  and  come  in,  accord- 
 ing to  tlie  command  of  the  king  in  the  matters 
 of  Jeliovah,  to  cleanse  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 i"  and  the  priests  come  in  to  the  inner  part  of 
 the  house  of  Jehovah  to  cleanse  it,  and  bring 
 out  all  the  imcleanness  that  they  have  foimd 
 in  the  temple  of  Jehovah  to  the  court  of  the 
 house  of  Jenovah,  and  the  Levites  receive  it, 
 to  take  it  out  to  the  brook  Kidron  without. 
 
 1'  And  they  begin  on  the  first  of  the  first 
 month  to  sanctify,  and  on  the  eighth  day  of 
 the  mouth  they  have  come  to  the  porch  of 
 Jehovah,  and  they  sanctify  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah in  eight  days,  and  on  the  sixteenth  day 
 of  the  first  month  they  have  finished. 
 
 '-And  they  come  iu  within  unto  Hezekiah 
 the  king,  and  say,  '  We  have  cleansed  all  the 
 
 house  of  Jehovah,  and  the  altar  of  the  burnt- 
 ofi'ering,  and  all  its  vessels,  and  the  table  of 
 the  arrangement,  aud  all  its  vessels,  is  and  all 
 the  vessels  that  Idng  Ahaz  cast  away  in  his 
 reign— in  his  trespass— we  have  prepared  and 
 sanctified,  aud  lo,  they  are  before  the  altar  of 
 Jehovah.' 
 
 -"And  Hezekiah  the  king  riseth  early,  and 
 gathereth  the  heads  of  the  city,  and  goelh  upito 
 the  house  of  Jehovah ;  ^i  and  tliey  bring  in 
 seven  bullocks,  and  seven  rams,  and  seven 
 lambs,  and  seven  yoxmg  he-goats,  for  a  sin- 
 offering  for  the  kingdom,  aud  for  the  sanctu- 
 ary, and  for  Judah ;  and  he  saith  to  sons  of 
 Aaron,  the  priests,  to  caiise  tliemto  ascend  on 
 the  altar  of  Jehovah. 
 
 -2  And  they  slaughter  the  oxen,  and  the 
 priests  receive  the  blood,  and  sprinkle  on  the 
 altar;  and  they  slaughter  the  rams,  and 
 sprinkle  the  blood  on  the  altar ;  and  they 
 slaughter  the  lambs,  and  sprinkle  the  blood 
 on  the  altar ;  ^^  and  they  bring  nigh  the  he- 
 goats  of  the  sin-offering  before  the  king  and  the 
 assembly,  and  they  lay  their  hands  upon  them ;. 
 ^  and  the  priests  slaughter  them,  and  make  a 
 sin-ofi"ering  with  their  blood  on  the  altar,  tc 
 make  atonement  for  all  Israel,  for  '  For  aE 
 Israel,'  said  the  king,  '  is  the  burnt-ofi"ering 
 and  the  sin-offering.' 
 
 -^And  he  appomteth  the  Levites  in  the' 
 house  of  Jehovah  with  cymbals,  with  psal- 
 teries, and  with  harps,  by  the  command  of 
 David,  and  of  Gad,  seer  of  the  king,  and  of 
 Nathan  the  prophet,  for  by  the  hand  of  Jeho- 
 vah is  the  command,  by  the  hand  of  His 
 prophets;  ^^and  the  Levites  stand  with  the 
 instnmients  of  David,  and  the  priests  with 
 the  trumpets. 
 
 ^  And  Hezekiah  saith  to  cause  the  burnt- 
 offering  to  ascend  on  the  altar;  and  at  the 
 time  the  burnt-offering  began — began  the  song^ 
 of  Jehovah,  and  the  trimipets,  even  by  the 
 hands  of  the  instruments  of  David  king  of 
 Israel.  -'^And  all  the  assembly  are  doing 
 obeisance,  and  the  singers  singing,  and  the 
 trumpeters  blowing;  the  whole  is  tiU  the  com- 
 pletion of  the  burnt-offering. 
 
 ^  And  at  the  completion  of  the  offering  up- 
 bowed  have  the  king  and  all  those  foimd  with 
 him,  and  do  obeisance.  ^^  And  Hezekiah  the 
 king  saith,  and  the  princes,  to  the  Levites  to- 
 give  praise  to  Jehovah  in  the  words  of  David, 
 and  of  Asaph  the  seer,  and  they  praise — imto 
 joy,  and  they  bow,  and  do  obeisance. 
 
 ^1  And  Hezekiah  answereth  and  saith, '  Now 
 ye  have  fiUed  your  hand  to  Jehovah,  come 
 nigh,  and  bring  in  sacrifices  and  thank-offer- 
 ings to  the  house  of  Jehovah;'  and  the  as- 
 sembly bring  in  sacrifices  and  thank-oflFer- 
 ings,  and  every  willing-hearted  one — burnt- 
 offerings. 
 
 ^^And  the  number  of  the  burnt-ofiierings 
 that  the  assembly  have  brought  in,  is  seventy 
 oxen,  a  hundred  rams,  lambs  two  hundred ; 
 for  a  burnt-offering  to  Jehovah  are  all  these. 
 33  And  the  sanctified  things  are  oxen  six  hun- 
 dred, and  sheep  three  thousand. 
 
 3^  Only,  the  priests  have  become  few,  and 
 have  not  been  able  to  stiip  the  whole  of  the 
 burnt-offerings,  and  their  brethren  the  Le- 
 vites strengthen  them  tUl  the  comyletioH  of 
 307 
 
Heze/ciah  proclaims  and      xxix.  35.-2  CHRONICLES.— xxxi.  2. 
 
 makes  a  passover 
 
 the  work,  and  till  the  priests  sanctifj^  them- 
 selves, for  the  Levites  are  more  upright  of 
 heart  to  sanctify  themselves  than  the  priests. 
 *8  Aud  also,  burnt-offeriuKS  aj-e  in  abund- 
 ance, with  fat  of  the  peace-olferiugs,  and  with 
 oblations  for  the  burnt-offering ;  and  the  ser- 
 vice of  the  house  of  Jehovah  is  established, 
 s^  and  rejoice  doth  Hezekiah  and  all  the  peo- 
 ple, because  of  God's  giving  preparation  to 
 the  people,  for  the  thing  hath  been  suddenly. 
 
 XXX.  lAND  Hezekiah  sendeth  unto  all 
 Israel  and  Judah,  and  also  letters  he  hath 
 written  unto  Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  to  come 
 in  to  the  house  of  Jehovah  in  Jerusalem,  to 
 make  a  passover  to  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel. 
 *  And  the  king  taketh  counsel,  and  his  heads, 
 and  all  the  assembly  in  Jerusalem,  to  make 
 the  passover  in  the  second  month,  ^  for  they 
 have  not  been  able  to  make  it  at  that  time, 
 for  the  priests  have  not  sanctified  themselves 
 sufficiently,  and  the  people  have  not  been 
 gathered  to  Jerusalem. 
 
 *  And  the  thing  is  right  in  the  eyes  of  the 
 king,  and  in  the  eyes  of  all  the  assembly, 
 '  and  they  establish  the  thing,  to  cause  to  pass 
 over  an  intimation  into  all  Israel,  from  Beer- 
 Sheba  even  unto  Dan,  to  come  in  to  make 
 a  passover  to  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  in  Jeru- 
 salem, for  not  for  a  long  time  had  they  done 
 as  it  is  written. 
 
 fi  And  the  runners  go  with  letters  from  the 
 hand  of  the  king  and  his  heads,  into  all  Isi-ael 
 and  Judah,  even  according  to  the  command 
 of  the  king,  saying,  '  0  sons  of  Israel,  turn 
 back  imto  Jehovah,  God  of  Abraham,  Isaac, 
 and  Israel,  and  He  doth  turn  back  unto  tlie 
 escaped  part  that  is  left  of  you  from  tlie  hand 
 of  the  kings  of  Asshur;  ^and  do  not  be  like 
 your  fathers,  and  like  your  brethren,  who 
 trespassed  against  Jehovah,  God  of  their  fa- 
 tiicrs,  and  He  giveth  them  to  desolation,  as 
 ye  do  see. 
 
 8 '  Now,  harden  not  yoiir  neck  like  your  fa- 
 thers, give  a  hand  to  Jehovah,  and  come  in 
 to  His  sanctuary,  that  He  hath  sanctified  to 
 the  age,  aud  serve  Jehovah  your  God,  aud 
 the  fierceness  of  His  anger  d.oth  turn  back 
 from  you;  "for  in  your  turning  back  unto 
 Jehovah,  your  brethren  and  your  sons  liave 
 mercies  before  their  captors,  even  to  return 
 to  this  land,  for  gracious  and  merciful  is  Je- 
 hovah your  God,  and  He  doth  not  turn  aside 
 the  face  from  you,  if  ye  turn  back  imto  Him.' 
 
 '"  And  the  runners  are  passing  over  from 
 city  to  city,  in  the  land  of  Ephraim  aud 
 Manasseh,  even  unto  Zebulun:  and  they  are 
 laughing  at  them,  and  mocking  at  tnem, 
 ''only,  certain  from  Aslier,  and  Manasseh, 
 and  from  Zebulun,  have  been  liumbled,  and 
 come  in  to  Jerusalem. 
 
 '^  Also,  in  Judah  hath  the  hand  of  God  been 
 to  give  to  them  one  heart  to  do  tlie  command 
 of  the  king  and  of  tlie  heads,  in  the  matter  of 
 Jehovah  ;  '*and  much  people  are  gathered  to 
 .lerusalem,  to  make  the  feast  of  unleavened 
 things  in  the  second  montli — a  mighty  as- 
 sembly for  multitude. 
 
 "  And  they  arise  aud  turn  aside  tlic  altars 
 that  are  in  Jerusalem,  and  all  the  perfume 
 •Itara  they  have  turned  aside,  and  cast  t/iem 
 308 
 
 to  the  brook  Kidron  ;  '"  and  they  slaughter 
 the  passover-offeriug  on  the  fourteeuth  of  the 
 second  month,  aud  the  j)ricstsaudthe  Levites 
 have  been  ashamed,  aud  sanctify  themselves, 
 and  bring  in  burnt-offerings  to  the  house  of 
 Jehovah. 
 
 18  And  they  staud  on  their  station  accord- 
 ing to  their  ordinance  ;  according  to  tlie  law  of 
 Moses  the  man  of  God  the  priests  are  sprink- 
 ling the  blood  out  of  the  hand  of  the  Levites, 
 1'  for  many  are  in  the  assembly  who  have  not 
 sanctified  themselves,  and  the  Levites  are 
 over  the  slaughtering  of  the  passover-ofTer- 
 ings  for  every  one  not  clean,  to  sanctify  him 
 to  Jehovah :  '^  for  a  multitude  of  the  people, 
 many  from  Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  Issachar, 
 aud  Zebulun,  have  not  been  cleansed,  but 
 liave  eaten  the  passover  otherwise  than  it  is 
 written ;  but  Hezekiah  prayed  for  them,  say- 
 ing, 'Jehovah,  who  is  good,  doth  receive  a- 
 tonement  for  every  one  '^who  hath  i)repared 
 his  heart  to  seek  God — Jehovah,  God  of  his 
 fathers — yet  not  according  to  the  cleansing  of 
 the  sanctuary;'  '^"aud  Jehovah  hearkeneth 
 unto  Hezekiah,  and  healeth  the  people. 
 
 ^'  And  the  sons  of  Israel,  those  found  in 
 •Jerusalem,  make  the  feast  of  unleavened 
 things  seven  days  with  great  joy ;  and  giving 
 praise  to  Jehovah  day  by  day  are  the  Levites 
 and  the  priests,  with  instruments  of  praise 
 before  Jehovah.  -^And  Hezekiah  speakcth 
 unto  the  heart  of  all  the  Levites,  those  giv- 
 ing  good  understanding  concerning  Jehovah, 
 and  they  eat  the  appointed  thing  seven  days, 
 sacrificing  sacrifices  of  iieace-ofl'erings,  and 
 making  confession  to  Jeliovah,  God  of  theii- 
 fathers. 
 
 '-^  And  all  the  assembly  take  counsel  to  keep 
 other  seven  days,  and  they  keep  seven  days 
 with  joy;  '-^•' for  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  hath 
 presented  to  the  assembly  a  thousand  bid- 
 locks,  and  seven  thousand  sheep;  and  the 
 heads  have  presented  to  the  assembly  bul- 
 locks a  thousand,  and  sheej)  ten  thousand; 
 aud  priests  sanctify  themselves  in  abundance. 
 
 ^And  all  the  assembly  of  Judah  reioice, 
 and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  all  the 
 assembly,  those  coming  in  from  Israel,  and  the 
 sojourners,  those  coming'  iu  from  the  land  of 
 Israel,  and  those  dwelling  in  Judah,  -'■  and 
 tliere  is  great  joy  in  Jerusalem;  for  from  the 
 days  of  Solomon  son  of  David  king  of  Israel 
 there  is  not  like  this  in  Jerusalem,  -^aud  the 
 priests,  the  Levites,  rise  aud  bless  the  people, 
 and  their  voice  is  lieard,  and  their  prayer  com- 
 eth  in  to  His  holy  habitation,  to  the  heavens. 
 
 XXXI.  lAND  at  the  completiou  of  all  this, 
 gone  out  have  all  Israel  wlio  are  foimd  pre- 
 sent to  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  break  the 
 standing-pillars,  and  cut  down  the  shrines, 
 and  break  down  the  high  ylaccs  aud  the  al- 
 tars, out  of  all  Judah  and  Benjamin,  and  in 
 Ephraim  and  Manasseh,  even  to  completion, 
 and  all  the  sons  of  Israel  turn  back,  each  to 
 his  posseaaion,  to  their  cities. 
 
 ^  An<l  Hezekiah  api>ointeth  the  courses  of 
 tlie  priests,  and  of  the  Levites,  by  their 
 cour.ses,  each  according  to  liis  service,  of  the 
 l)riest8  and  of  the  Levites,  for  burnt-offering, 
 ;Mid  for  peace-offerings,  to  minister,  and  to 
 
Maintenance  of  the  priexts.   xxxi.  3.— 2  CHRONICLES.— xxxii.  13.      SennaclieriV g  invoMtm, 
 
 give  thanks,  and  to  cfive  praise  in  tlio  gates  of 
 the  camps  of  Jehovah. 
 
 3  And  a  portion  of  the  king,  from  his  sub- 
 stance, in  for  burnt-offerings,  for  biirntoffer- 
 ings  of  the  morning,  and  of  the  evening,  and 
 the  bnrnt-ofFerings  of  sabbaths,  and  of  new 
 "moons,  and  of  appointed  seasons,  as  it  is 
 written  in  the  law  of  Jehovah. 
 
 *  And  he  saith  to  the  people,  to  the  inhabi- 
 tants of  Jerusalem,  to  give  the  portion  of 
 the  priests,  and  of  the  Levites,  so  that  they 
 are  strengthened  in  the  law  of  Jehovah ;  ®  and 
 at  the  spreading  forth  of  the  thing  have  the 
 sons  of  Israel  multiplied  the  first-fruit  of  corn, 
 new  wine,  and  oil,  and  honey,  and  of  all  the 
 increase  of  the  field,  and  the  tithe  of  ihe  whole 
 in  abundance  they  have  brought  in. 
 
 •^  And  the  sons  of  Israel  and  Judah,  those 
 dwelling  in  cities  of  Judah,  they  also  a  tithe 
 of  herd  and  flock,  and  a  tithe  of  the  holy 
 things  that  are  sanctified  to  Jehovah  their 
 God,  have  brought  in,  and  they  give— heaps, 
 bsaps ;  ^  in  the  third  month  they  have  begim 
 to  lay  the  foundation  of  the  heaps,  and  in  the 
 seventh  month  they  have  finished. 
 
 ^  And  Hezekiah  and  the  heads  come  in  and 
 see  the  heaps,  and  bless  Jehovah  and  His 
 people  Israel,  ^  and  Hezekiah  inquireth  at  the 
 priests  and  the  Levites  concerning  the  heaps, 
 ^^  and  Azariah  the  head  priest,  of  the  house 
 of  Zadok,  speaketh  imto  him,  and  saith,  '  From 
 the  beginning  of  the  bringing  of  the  heave- 
 offering  to  the  house  of  Jehovah,  there  is  to 
 eat,  and  to  be  satisfied,  and  to  leave  abun- 
 dantly, for  Jehovah  hath  blessed  His  people, 
 and  that  left  is  this  store.' 
 
 11  And  Hezekiah  saith  to  prepare  chambers 
 in  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  they  prepare, 
 i^and  they  bring  in  the  heave-offering,  and  the 
 tithe,  and  the  holy  things  faithfiilly;  and 
 over  them  is  a  leader,  Conaniah  the  Levite, 
 and  Shimei  his  brother  is  second;  i^and  Je- 
 hiel,  and  Azaziah,  and  Nahath,  and  Asahel, 
 and  Jerimoth,  and  Jozabad,  and  Eliel,  and 
 Ismachiah,  and  Mahath,  and  Benaiah,  are 
 inspectors  under  the  hand  of  Conaniah  and 
 Shimei  his  brother,  by  the  appointment  of 
 Hezekiah  the  king,  and  Azariah  leader  of  the 
 house  of  God. 
 
 1*  And  Kore  son  of  Imnah  the  Levite,  the 
 gatekeeper  at  the  east,  is  over  the  willing- 
 offerings  of  God,  to  give  the  heave-offering  of 
 Jehovah,  and  the  most  holy  things,  i'  And 
 by  his  hand  are  Eden,  and  Miniamin,  and 
 Jeshua,  and  Shemaiah,  Amariah,  and  She- 
 chaniah,  in  cities  of  the  priests,  faithfully  to 
 give  to  their  brethren  in  courses,  as  the  great 
 so  the  small,  ^^  apart  from  their  genealogy,  to 
 males  from  a  son  of  three  years  and  upward, 
 to  every  one  who  hath  gone  in  to  the  house  of 
 Jehoyah,  by  the  matter  of  a  day  in  its  day, 
 for  their  service  in  their  charges,  according  to 
 their  courses;  i^and  the  genealogy  of  the 
 priests  by  the  house  of  their  fathers,  and  of 
 the  Levites,  from  a  son  of  twenty  years  and 
 upward,  in  their  charges,  in  their  courses; 
 i^and  to  the  genealogy  among  all  their  in- 
 fants, their  wives,  and  their  sons,  and  their 
 daughters  to  all  the  congregation,  for  in  their 
 faithfulness  they  sanctify  themselves  in  holi- 
 neea. 
 
 i^And  to  sons  of  Aaron,  the  priests,  in  the 
 fields  of  the  suburb  of  their  cities,  in  every 
 city  and  city,  are  men  who  have  been  defined 
 by  name,  to  give  portions  to  every  male 
 among  the  priests,  and  to  every  one  who 
 reckoned  himself  by  genealogy  among  the 
 Levites. 
 
 20  And  Hezekiah  doth  thus  in  all  Judah, 
 and  doth  that  which  is  good,  and  that  which 
 is  right,  _  and  that  which  is  true,  before  Je- 
 hovah his  God;  -^and  in  every  work  that 
 he  hath  begun  for  the  service  of  the  house  of 
 God,  and  for  the  law,  and  for  the  command, 
 to  seek  to  his  God,  with  all  his  heart  lie  hath 
 wrought  and  prospered. 
 
 XXXII.  1  AFTER  these  things  and  this 
 truth,  come  hath  Sennacherib  king  of  Asshur, 
 yea,  he  cometh  in  to  Judah,  and  encampeth 
 against  the  cities  of  the  bulwarks,  and  saith 
 to  rend  them  unto  himself. 
 
 -And  Hezekiah  seeth  that  Sennacherib 
 hath  come,  and  his  face  is  to  the  battle 
 against  Jerusalem,  ^and  he  taketh  counsel 
 with  his  heads  and  his  mighty  ones,  to  stop 
 the  waters  of  the  fountains  that  are  at  the 
 outside  of  the  city — and  they  help  him,  *and 
 much  people  are  gathered,  and  they  stop  all 
 the  foimtains  and  the  brook  that  is  rushing 
 into  the  midst  of  the  land,  saying,  '  Wiiy  do 
 the  kings  of  Asshur  come,  and  have  found 
 much  water?' 
 
 '  And  he  strengtheneth  himself,  and  bulld- 
 eth  the  whole  of  the  wall  that  is  broken,  and 
 causeth  it  to  ascend  unto  the  towers,  and  at 
 the  outside  of  the  wall  another,  and  streng- 
 theneth Millo,  in  the  city  of  David,  and  mak- 
 eth  dartsjin  abundance,  and  shields. 
 
 "  And  he  putteth  heads  of  war  over  the 
 people,  and  gathereth  them  unto  him,  unto 
 the  broad  place  of  a  gate  of  the  city,  and 
 speaketh  unto  their  heart,  saying,  ^  'Be  strong 
 and  courageous,  be  not  afraid,  nor  be  cast 
 down  from  the  face  of  the  king  of  Asshur,  and 
 from  the  face  of  all  the  multitude  that  is  with 
 him,  for  with  us  are  more  than  with  him. 
 ^  With  him  is  an  arm  of  flesh,  and  with  us  is 
 Jehovah  our  God,  to  help  us,  and  to  fight  our 
 battles;'  and  the  people  are  supported  by  the 
 words  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah. 
 
 ^  After  this  hath  Sennacherib  king  of  As- 
 shur sent  his  servants  to  Jerusalem — and  he 
 is  by  Lachish,  and  all  his  power  with  him — 
 against  Hezekiah  kingof  Judah, and  against  all 
 Judah,  who  are  in  Jerusalem,  sa3dng,  i"  'Thus 
 said  Sennacherib  king  of  Asshur,  On  what 
 are  ye  trusting  and  abiding  in  the  bulwark, 
 in  Jerusalem  ? 
 
 11 '  Is  not  Hezekiah  persuading  you,  to  give 
 you  up  to  die  by  famine,  and  by  thirst,  say- 
 ing, Jehovah  our  God  doth  deliver  us  from 
 the  hand  of  the  king  of  Asshur?  I'^^Hath 
 not  Hezekiah  himself  turned  aside  His  h^h 
 places,  and  His  altars,  and  speaketh  to  Jii- 
 dah  and  to  Jerusalem,  saying.  Before  one 
 altar  ye  bow  yourselves,  and  on  it  ye  make 
 perfume  ? 
 
 13  '  Do  ye  not  know  what  I  have  done— I  and 
 
 my    fathers— to   all   peoples    of  the   lands? 
 
 Were  the  gods  of  the  nations  of  the  lands  at 
 
 all  able  to  deliver  their  land  out  of  my  hand ! 
 
 309 
 
SennacJieriVs  death.  xxxii.  14.— 2  CHRONICLES.— xxxitt.  13.  Death  of  Uezekiah 
 
 "Wlio  amonpc  all  the  goda  of  these  nations 
 whom  my  fatluns  have  devoted  to  destruc- 
 tion is  he  who  liatli  been  able  to  deliver  his 
 people  out  of  my  hand,  that  your  God  is  able 
 to  deliver  you  out  of  my  hand  ? 
 
 1^  '  And,  now,  let  not  Hezekiah  lift  you  np, 
 nor  persuade  you  thus,  nor  give  credence  to 
 him,  for  no  god  of  any  nation  and  kingdom 
 is  able  to  deliver  his  people  from  my  hand, 
 and  from  the  hand  of  my  fathers:  also,  surely 
 your  God  doth  not  deliver  you  from  my 
 hand!' 
 
 1®  And  again  have  his  servants  spoken  against 
 Jehovah  God,  and  against  Hezekiah  His  ser- 
 vant, ^^and  letters  he  hath  written  to  give 
 reproach  to  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  and  to 
 speak  against  Him,  saying,  'As  the  gods  of 
 the  nations  of  the  lands  that  have  not  de- 
 livered their  people  from  my  hand,  so  the  God 
 of  Hezekiah  doth  not  deliver  His  people  from 
 ray  hand.' 
 
 '8  And  they  call  with  a  great  voice  in  Jew- 
 ish, against  the  people  of  Jerusalem  who  are  on 
 the  wall,  to  frighten  them,  and  to  troiible 
 them,  that  they  may  cax^tiire  the  city,  ^^  and 
 ;hey  speak  against  the  God  of  Jerusalem  as 
 igamst  the  gods  of  the  peoples  of  the  land — 
 work  of  the  hands  of  man. 
 
 ^<'  And  Hezekiah  the  king  jirayeth,  and 
 Isaiah  son  of  Amoz  the  prophet,  concerning 
 this,  and  they  cry  to  the  heavens,  -^  and  Je- 
 hovah sendeth  a  messenger,  and  cutteth  off 
 every  mighty  one  of  valour — both  leader  and 
 head— in  the  camp  of  the  king  of  Asshur,  and 
 he  turneth  back  with  shame  of  face  to  his 
 land,  and  entereth  the  house  of  his  god,  and 
 those  coming  out  of  his  bowels  have  caused 
 him  to  fall  there  by  the  sword. 
 
 "And  Jehovah  saveth  Hezekiah  and  the 
 inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  from  the  hand  of 
 Sennacherib  king  of  Asshur,  and  from  the 
 hand  of  all,  and  He  leadeth  them  round 
 about ;  "^  and  many  are  bringing  in  an  offer- 
 ing to  Jehovah,  to  Jerusalem,  and  precious 
 thmgs  to  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  he  is 
 lifted  up  before  the  eyes  of  all  the  nations 
 after  this. 
 
 "■*  In  those  days  hath  Hezekiah  been  sick 
 even  unto  deatli,  and  he  prayeth  unto  Jeho- 
 vah, and  He  si>eaketh  to  him,  and  a  wonder 
 hath  appointed  for  him ;  "^^  and  Hezekiah  hath 
 not  returned  according  to  the  deed  done  unto 
 him,  for  his  heart  hath  been  lofty,  and  there 
 is  wrath  upon  him,  and  upon  Judah  and 
 Jenisalem;  -"and  Hezekiah  is  humbled  for 
 the  loftiness  of  his  heart,  he  and  the:  inhabi- 
 tants of  Jerusalem,  and  the  wrath  of  Jeho- 
 vah hath  not  come  upon  them  in  the  days  of 
 Hezekiah. 
 
 -■7  And  Hezekiah  hath  riches  and  honour 
 very  much,  and  treasures  he  hath  made  to 
 himself  of  silver,  and  of  gold,  and  of  pre- 
 cious stone,  and  of  spices,  and  of  shields,  and 
 of  all  Icindit  of  desirable  vessels,  '^  and  store- 
 honses  for  the  increase  of  corn,  and  new  wine, 
 and  oil.  and  stalls  for  all  kinds  of  cattle,  and 
 herds  for  stalls  ;  -'  and  cities  he  hath  made  for 
 himself,  and  possessions  of  flocks  and  herds 
 in  abundance,  for  God  hath  given  to  him  very 
 much  substance. 
 
 3«  And  Hezekiah  himself  hath  stopped  the 
 310 
 
 upper  source  of  the  waters  of  Gihon.  and 
 directeth  them  boncjitli  to  the  west  of  the  city 
 of  David,  and  ilczcki.ih  ]irosperetli  in  all  his 
 work ;  •*'  and  so  witli  the  ambassadors  of  the 
 heads  of  Babylon,  those  sending  unto  him  to 
 inquire  of  the  wonder  that  hath  been  in  the 
 land,  God  hath  left  him  to  try  him,  to  know 
 all  in  his  heart, 
 
 3^  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Hezekiah, 
 and  his  kind  acts,  lo,  they  are  written  in 
 the  vision  of  Isaiah  son  of  Amoz  the  prophet, 
 on  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Judah  and  Israel. 
 ^^And  Hezekiah  lieth  with  his  fathers,  and 
 they  bury  him  in  the  uppermost  of  the  graves 
 of  the  sons  of  David,  and  all  Judah  arid  the 
 inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  have  done  honour 
 to  him  at  his  death,  and  reign  doth  Mauasseh 
 his  son  in  his  stead. 
 
 XXXIII.  1 A  SON  of  twelve  years  is  Ma- 
 nasseh  in  his  reigning,  and  fifty  and  five  years 
 he  hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem ;  -  and  he  doth 
 the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  like  the 
 abominations  of  the  nations  that  Jehovah 
 dispossessed  from  the  presence  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  ^  and  he  turneth  and  buildeth  tlie  high 
 places  that  Hezekiah  his  father  hath  broken 
 down,  and  raiseth  altars  for  Baalim,  and 
 maketh  shrines,  and  boweth  himself  to  all 
 the  host  of  the  heavens,  and  serveth  them. 
 
 *  And  he  hath  built  altars  in  the  house  of 
 Jehovah  of  which  Jehovah  had  said,  'In  Jeru- 
 salem is  My  name  to  the  age.'  '  And  he  build- 
 eth altars  to  all  the  host  of  the  heavens  in 
 the  two  courts  of  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  And  he  hath  caused  his  sons  to  pass  over 
 through  fire  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hin- 
 nom,  and  observed  clouds,  and  used  enchant- 
 ments and  witchcraft,  and  dealt  with  a  fami- 
 liar spirit,  and  a  wizard  ;  he  hath  multiplied 
 to  do  the  evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovan,  to 
 Ijrovoke  Him  to  anger. 
 
 ^And  he  placeth  the  graven  image  of  the 
 idol  that  he  made  in  the  house  of  God,  of 
 which  God  said  unto  David,  and  imto  Solo- 
 mon his  son,  'In  this  house,  and  in  Jerusalem 
 that  I  have  chosen  out  of  all  the  tribes  of 
 Israel,  I  put  My  name  to  the  age,  ^  and  I  add 
 not  to  turn  aside  the  foot  of  Israel  from  off 
 the  ground  that  I  appointed  to  your  fathers, 
 only,  if  they  watch  to  do  all  that  I  have  com- 
 manded tliem — to  all  the  law,  and  the  statutes, 
 and  the  ordinances  by  the  hand  of  Moses.' 
 ^  And  Mauasseh  maketh  Judah  and  the  inha- 
 bitants of  Jerusalem  to  err,  to  do  evil  above 
 the  nations  that  Jehovah  destroyed  from  the 
 presence  of  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 ^"And  Jehovah  speaketh  unto  Mauasseh 
 and  unto  his  people,  and  they  have  not  at- 
 tended, "  and  Jehovah  bringetli  in  against 
 them  the  heads  of  the  host  that  the  king  of 
 Asshur  liath,  and  they  capture  Mauasseh 
 among  the  thickets,  and  nind  him  with 
 brazen  fetters,  and  cause  him  to  go  to  Baby- 
 lon. 
 
 1- And  when  he  is  in  distress  ho  hath  ap- 
 peased the  face  of  Jehovah  his  (!nd,  and  is 
 humbled  exceedingly  before  the  God  of  his 
 fathers,  '^and  jiraycth  unto  Him.  and  He  is 
 entreated  of  him,  and  liearoth  hi.s  su]ii)lica- 
 tion,  and  bringetli  him  back  to  Jeiusalem,  to 
 
Manasseh  and  Amon.     xxxiii.  14.— 2  CHRONICLES.— xxxrv.  21, 
 
 Reign  of  Jonah, 
 
 his  kingdom,  and  Manasseh  knoweth  tli  at  Je- 
 hovah— He  is  God. 
 
 "And  after  this  he  liath  hiiiltan  onter  wall 
 to  the  city  of  David,  on  the  west  of  Gihon,  in 
 the  valley,  and  at  the  entering  in  at  the  fish- 
 gate,  and  it  hath  gone  round  to  tlie  tower, 
 and  he  maketh  it  exceeding  high,  and  he  put- 
 teth  heads  of  the  force  in  all  the  cities  of  the 
 milwarks  in  Judah. 
 
 i^And  he  turneth  aside  the  gods  of  the 
 stranger,  and  the  idol,  out  of  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  all  the  altars  that  he  had  built  in 
 the  mount  of  the  liouse  of  Jehovah  and  in 
 Jerusalem,  and  casteth  thenb  to  the  oiitside 
 of  the  city. 
 
 i^And  he  buildeth  the  altar  of  Jehovah, 
 and  sacrificeth  upon  it  sacrifices  of  peace- 
 offerings  and  thanK-oflfering,  and  saith  to  Ju- 
 dah to  serve  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel;  ^^but 
 still  the  people  are  sacrificing  in  high  places, 
 only — to  Jehovah  their  God. 
 
 !•*  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Manasseh, 
 and  his  prayer  unto  his  God,  and  the  matters 
 of  the  seers,  those  speaking  unto  him  in  the 
 name  of  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  lo,  they  are 
 on  the  hook  of  the  matters  of  the  kings  of  Is- 
 rael ;  ^^  and  his  prayer,  and  his  entreaty,  and 
 all  his  sin,  and  his  trespass,  and  the  places  ia 
 which  he  had  built  high  ;  places,  and  estab- 
 lished the  shrines  and  the  graven  images  be- 
 fore his  being  humbled,  lo,  they  are  written 
 beside  the  matters  of  Hozai.  ^"And  Manas- 
 seh Meth  with  his  fathers,  and  they  bury  him 
 in  his  own  house,  and  reign  doth  Amon  his 
 son  in  his  stead. 
 
 ^'  A  son  of  twenty  and  two  years  is  Amon 
 in  his  reigning,  and  two  years  he  hath  reigned 
 in  Jerusalem,  '^and  he  doth  the  evil  thing  in 
 the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  as  did  Manasseh  his  fa- 
 ther, and  to  all  the  graven  images  that  Man- 
 asseh his  father  had  made  hath  Amon  sacri- 
 ficed, and  serveth  them,  ^  and  hath  not  been 
 humbled  before  Jehovah,  like  the  humbling 
 of  Manasseh  his  father,  for  Amon  himself  hath 
 multiplied  guilt. 
 
 ^And  his  servants  conspire  against  him, 
 and  put  him  to  death  in  his  own  house,  ^'  and 
 the  people  of  the  land  smite  all  those  con- 
 spiring against  king  Amon,  and  the  people 
 of  the  land  cause  Josiah  his  son  to  reign  in 
 his  stead. 
 
 xxxrv.  1 A  SON  of  eight  years  is  Josiah 
 in  his  reigning,  and  thirty  and  one  years  he 
 hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem,  ^  and  he  doth  that 
 which  is  right  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,  and 
 walketh  in  the  ways  of  David  his  father,  and 
 hath  not  turned  aside — right  or  left. 
 
 ^  Andjin  the  eighth  year  of  his  reign  (and 
 he  yet  a  youth),  he  hath  begun  to  seek  to  the 
 God  of  David  his  father,  and  in  the  twelfth 
 year  he  hath  begun  to  cleanse  Judah  and 
 Jerusalem  from  the  high  places,  and  the 
 shrines,  and  the  graven  images,  and  the  mol- 
 ten images. 
 
 ■*  And  they  break  down  before  him  the  al- 
 tars of  the  Baalim,  and  the  images  that  are 
 on  high  above  them  he  hath  cut  down,  and 
 the  shrines,  and  the  graven  images,  and  the 
 molten  images,  he  hath  broken  and  beaten 
 small,   and  streweth  on  the  surface  of  the 
 
 graves  of  those  sacrificing  to  them,  '  and  the 
 bones  of  the  priests  he  hath  burnt  on  their 
 altarSj  and  cleanseth  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
 8  and  in  the  cities  of  Manasseh,  and  Ephraim, 
 and  Simeon,  even  imto  Naphtali,  witn  their 
 tools,  round  about. 
 
 ^  And  he  breaketh  down  the  altars  and  the 
 shrines,  and  the  graven  images  he  hath  beat- 
 ten  down  very  small,  and  all  the  images  he 
 hath  cut  down  in  all  the  land  of  Israel,  and 
 turneth  back  to  Jerusalem. 
 
 8  And  in  the  eighteenth  year  of  his  reign,  to 
 purify  the  land  and  the  house  he  hath  sent 
 Shapnan  son  of  Azaliah,  and  Maaseiah  head 
 of  the  city,  and  Joah  son  of  Johaz  the  re- 
 membrancer, to  strengthen  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah his  God. 
 
 ^  And  they  come  in  imto  Hilkiah  the  high 
 priest,  and  they  give  the  money  that  is  brought 
 in  to  the  house  of  God,  that  the  Levites,  keep- 
 ing the  threshold,  have  gathered  from  the 
 hand  of  Manasseh,  and  Ephraim,  and  from 
 all  the  remnant  of  Israel,  and  from  all  Judah, 
 and  Benjamin,  and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusa- 
 lem, 1"  and  they  give  it  into  the  hand  of  the 
 workmen,  those  appointed  over  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  and  they  give  it  to  the  workmen 
 who  are  working  in  the  house  of  Jehovah,  to 
 repair  and  to  strengthen  the  house;  i^and 
 they  give  it  to  artificers,  and  to  builders,  to 
 buy  hewn  stones,  and  wood  for  couplings  and 
 for  beams  to  the  houses  that  the  kings  of  Ju- 
 dah had  destroyed. 
 
 i^And  the  men  are  working  faithfully  in 
 the  business,  and  over  them  are  appointed 
 Jahath  and  Obadiah,  the  Levites,  of  the  sons 
 of  Merari,  and  Zechariah  and  Meshullam,  of 
 the  sons 'of  the  Kohathite,  to  overlook;  and 
 of  the  Levites,  everyone  understanding  about 
 instruments  of  song,  ''and  over  the  burden- 
 bearers,  and  overseers  of  every  one  doing 
 work  for  service  and  service;  and  of  the 
 Levites  are  scribes,  and  officers,  and  gate- 
 keepers. 
 
 1*  And  in  their  bringing  out  the  money  that 
 is  brought  in  to  the  house  of  Jehovah,  hath 
 Hilkiah  the  priest  found  the  book  of  the  law 
 of  Jehovah  by  the  hand  of  Moses,  '"and 
 Hilkiah  answereth  and  saith  unto  Shaphan 
 the  scribe,  'A  book  of  the  law  I  have  found 
 in  the  house  of  Jehovah;'  and  Hilkiah  giv- 
 eth  the  book  unto  Shaphan,  ''  and  Shapnan 
 bringeth  in  the  book  unto  the  king,  and 
 bringeth  the  king  back  word  again,  sajdng, 
 '  All  that  hath  been  given  into  the  hand  of 
 thy  servants  they  are  doing,  i^  and  they  pour 
 out  the  money  that  is  found  in  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  and  give  it  into  the  hand  of  those 
 appointed,  and  into  the  hands  of  those  doing 
 the  work.' 
 
 '8  And  Shaphan  the  scribe  declareth  to  the 
 king,  saying,  '  A  book  hath  Hilkiah  the  priest 
 given  to  me;'  and  Shaphan  readeth  in  it  be- 
 fore the  king.  i^And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at 
 the  king's  hearing  the  words  of  the  law,  that 
 he  rendeth  his  garments,  ^"and  the  king 
 commandeth  Hilkiah,  and  Ahikam  son  of 
 Shaphan,  and  Abdon  son  of  Micah,  and  Sha- 
 phan the  scribe,  and  Asaiah,  servant  of  the 
 ting,  saying,  ^^ '  Go,  seek  Jehovah  for  me, 
 and  for  him  who  is  left  in  Israel  and  in  Ju 
 311 
 
HnldalC 8  prophecy.         xxxiv.  22.-2  CHROMiCLES.— xxxv.  1& 
 
 JosidKs  pasaover. 
 
 dah,  concerning  the  words  of  the  bonk  tliat  is 
 found,  for  great  is  the  fury  of  Jcliovah  that  is 
 poured  on  us,  because  that  our  fatliers  kept 
 not  the  word  of  Jehovah,  to  do  according  to 
 all  that  is  written  on  this  book.' 
 
 --  And  Hilkiah  goeth,  and  they  of  the  king, 
 unto  Huklah  the  prophetess,  wife  of  ShaUuni 
 son  of  Tikvath,  sou  of  Hasrah,  keeper  of  tlie 
 garments,  and  she  is  dwelling  in  Jerusalem 
 in  the  Second,  and  they  speak  uuto  her  thus. 
 "3  And  she  saith  to  them,  '  Thus  said  Jeho- 
 vah, God  of  Israel,  Say  to  the  man  who  hath 
 sent  you  uuto  me,  -•*Thus  said  Jehovah,  Lo, 
 I  am  bringing  in  evil  on  this  place,  aud  on  its 
 inhabitants,  all  the  execrations  that  are  writ- 
 ten on  the  book  that  they  read  before  the 
 king  of  Judah ;  "^liecause  that  they  have  for- 
 saken Me,  and  make  perfume  to  other  gods, 
 so  as  to  provoke  Me  with  all  the  works  of 
 their  hands,  aud  poured  out  is  My  fury  upon 
 this  place,  aud  it  is  not  quenched. 
 
 26  'And  unto  the  king  of  Judah,  who  is 
 sending  you  to  inquire  of  Jeliovah,  thus  do  ye 
 say  unto  him :  Thus  said  Jehovah  God  of  Is- 
 rael, whose  words  thou  hast  heard:  -''Be- 
 cause thy  heart  is  tender,  and  thou  art  hum- 
 bled before  God  in  thy  heariug  His  words 
 concerning  this  place,  aud  concerning  its  in- 
 haljitants,  and  art  humbled  before  Me,  and 
 dost  rend  thy  garments,  and  weep  before  Me : 
 even  I  also  have  heard — the  affirmation  of  Je- 
 hovah. -^Lo,  I  am  gathering  thee  unto  thy 
 fathers,  and  thou  hast  been  gathered  unto 
 thy  graves  in  ijeace,  and  thine  eyes  do  not 
 look  on  all  the  evil  that  I  am  bringing  upon 
 this  place,  and  upon  its  inhabitants;'  and 
 they  bring  the  king  back  word. 
 
 ""  And  the  king  sendeth  and  gathereth  all 
 the  elders  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  ^'^  and  the 
 king  goeth  iip  to  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and 
 every  man  of  Judah,  and  the  inhabitants  of 
 Jerusalem,  and  the  priests,  and  the  Levites, 
 even  all  the  people,  from  great  even  unto 
 small,  and  Jie  readeth  in  their  ears  all  the 
 words  of  the  book  of  the  covenant  that  is 
 found  in  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^'  And  the  king  standeth  on  liis  station,  aud 
 maketli  the  covenant  before  Jeliovah,  to  walk 
 after  Jehovah,  and  to  keep  His  commands, 
 and  His  testimonies,  and  His  statutes,  with 
 all  his  heart,  and  with  aU  his  soul,  to  do  the 
 words  of  the  covenant  that  are  written  on 
 tliis  book.  ^-And  he  ijreseuteth  every  one 
 who  is  found  in  Jerusalem  and  Benjamin, 
 and  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  do  accord- 
 ing to  the  covenant  of  God,  the  God  of  their 
 fathers. 
 
 ^^  And  Josiah  turueth  aside  all  the  abomi- 
 nations out  of  all  the  lauds  that  the  sous  of 
 Israel  have,  aud  causetli  every  one  who  is 
 found  in  Israel  to  serve,  to  serve  Jehovah 
 their  God ;  all  his  days  they  turned  not  aside 
 from  after  Jeliovah,  God  of  their  fathers. 
 
 XXXV.  1  AND  Josiah  maketli  in  Jerusa- 
 lem a  passover  to  Jehovah,  aud  they  slaugh- 
 ter the  passover-oHcriug  on  tlie  fourteenth  of 
 tlie  first  month,  -and  he  statioiieth  the  priests 
 o^fer  tlieir  charges,  and  strenjrtlieuetli  them 
 for  the  service  of  tlie  house  of  Jeliovah,  ^and 
 Bftith  to  the  Ijcvitos — who  are  teaching  all  la- 
 312 
 
 rael — who  are  sanctified  to  Jehovah,  'Put  the 
 holy  ark  in  the  house  that  Solomon  sou  of 
 David  king  of  Israel  built ;  it  is  not  to  you  a 
 burden  on  the  shoulder. 
 
 '  Now,  serve  Jehovali  your  God,  aud  His 
 people  Israel,  *and  prepare,  by  the  house  of 
 your  fathers,  according  to  your  courses,  by 
 the  writing  of  David  king  of  Israel,  and  by 
 the  writing  of  Solomon  his  son,  'and  stand  in 
 the  sanctuary,  by  the  divisions  of  the  house 
 of  the  fathers  of  yoiu-  brethren,  sons  of  the 
 people,  and  the  portion  of  the  house  of  a 
 father  of  the  Levites,  •'and  slaughter  the 
 passover-oti'ering  and  sanctify  yourselves,  and 
 l^repare  for  your  brethren,  to  do  according  to 
 the  word  of  Jehovah  by  the  hand  of  Moses.' 
 
 ^  And  Josiah  lifteth  up  to  the  sons  of  the 
 people  a  flock  of  lambs  and  young  goats,  the 
 whole  for  passover-ofterings,  for  every  one 
 who  is  fouhd,  to  the  number  of  thirty  thou- 
 sand, and  oxen  three  thousand:  these  are 
 from  the  substance  of  the  king. 
 
 **Aud  his  heads,  for  a  wiUing-ofTering  to 
 the  people,  to  the  priests,  and  to  the  Lev- 
 ites, have  lifted  up ;  Hilkiah,  and  Zechariah, 
 and  Jehiel,  leaders  in  the  house  of  God,  to 
 the  priests  have  given  for  passover-offeringa 
 two  thousand  aud  six  hundred,  aud  oxen 
 three  liundred ;  ^  and  Conaniah,  and  Shema- 
 iah,  and  Nethaneel,  his  brethren,  and  Hasha- 
 biali,  and  Jeiel,  aud  Jozabad,  heads  of  the 
 Levites,  have  lifted  up  to  the  Levites,  for 
 passover-offerings,  five  thousand,  and  oxen 
 five  hundred. 
 
 i^And  the  service  is  prepared,  and  the 
 priests  stand  on  their  station,  and  the  Levites 
 on  their  courses,  according  to  the  command  of 
 the  king,  "  and  they  slaughter  the  passover- 
 offering,  and  the  priests  sprinkle  out  of  their 
 hand,  and  the  Invites  are  striping;  ^^and 
 they  turn  asidethe  burnt-offering,  to  put  them 
 by  the  divisions  of  the  house  of  the  fathers  of 
 the  sons  of  the  people,  to  bring  near  to  Jeho- 
 vah, as  it  is  written  in  the  book  of  Moses — and 
 so  to  the  oxen. 
 
 ^•^  And  they  cook  the  passover  with  fire,  ac- 
 cording to  the  ordinance,  and  the  sanctified 
 things  they  have  cookedin  pots,  and  in  kettles, 
 and  in  paus^or  all  the  sous  of  the  people. 
 ^^  And  afterward  they  have  prepared  for  them- 
 selves, and  for  the  priests:  for  the  priests,  sous 
 of  Aaron,  are  in  the  otleriufj-up  ot  the  burnt- 
 ottering  and  of  the  fat  till  night:  and  tlie  Le- 
 vites have  prepared  for  themselves,  and  for 
 the  i)riests,  sons  of  Aaron. 
 
 ^^  And  the  siugers,  sons  of  Asajjh,  are  on 
 their  station,  according  to  the  command  of 
 David,  and  Asaph,  andHeman,  and  Jeduthun 
 seer  of  the  king,  and  the  gatekeepers  are 
 at  gate  and  gate^  it  is  not  for  them  to  turn 
 aside  from  ofi'  their  service,  for  their  lirethren 
 the  Levites  have  prepared  for  them. 
 
 '•'  Aud  all  the  service  of  Jehovah  is  i)re))ared 
 on  that  day,  to  keep  the  passover,  and  to 
 cause  to  ascend  burnt-oflering  ujiou  the  altar 
 of  Jeliovah,  according  to  the  command  of  king 
 Josiah.  ^''And  the  sons  of  Israel  who  are 
 found  make  the  passover  at  that  time,  and 
 the  feast  of  unleavened  things,  soveii  days. 
 "*And  there  hath  not  been  iiia(l<:  a  jiassover 
 like  it  ia  larael  from  the  days  of  Samuel  the 
 
DeathofJosiaJi.  xx?cv.  19. -2  CHRONICLES. —xxxvt.  23.      :   Jerusalem  destroyed . 
 
 ^Ason  of  ci^'ht  years  is  Jehoiachin  in  liia 
 reigning,  and  three  moutbs  and  ten  days  lie 
 hath  reisned  in  Jerusalem,  and  lie  dotli  the 
 evil  thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah;  ^"aud  at 
 the  turn  of  tlie  year  hath  king  Nebnchad- 
 uezzar  sent  and  bringeth  him  in  to  Babylon, 
 with  the  desirable  vessels  of  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  causeth  Zedekiah  his  brother  to 
 reign  over  Judah  and  Jerusalem. 
 
 11 A  son  of  twenty  and  one  years  is  Zedekiah 
 in  his  reigning,  and  eleven  years  he  hath 
 reigned  in  Jerusalem ;  i^  and  he  doth  the  evil 
 thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  his  God,  he  liath 
 not  been  humbled  before  Jeremiah  the  pro- 
 phet speaking  from  the  mouth  of  Jehovah; 
 13  and  also,  against  king  Nebuchadnezzar  he 
 hath  rebelled,  who  had  caused  him  to's  wear  by 
 God,  and  he  hardeneth  his  neck,  and  strengtli- 
 eneth  his  heart,  against  turning  back  imto 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Israel. 
 
 1"*  Also,  all  the  heads  of  the  priests,  and  the 
 people,  having  multiplied  to  commit  a  tres- 
 pass according  to  all  the  abominations  of  the 
 nations,  and  they  defile  the  house  of  Jehovah 
 that  He  hath  sanctified  in  Jerusalem. 
 
 1°  And  Jehovali,  God  of  their  fathers,  send- 
 eth  unto  them  by  the  hand  of  His  messen- 
 gers—rising early  and  sending — for  He  hath 
 had  pity  on  His  people,  and  on  His  habita- 
 tion, 1^  and  they  are  mocking  at  the  messen- 
 gers of  God,  and  despising  His  words,  and 
 acting  deceitfully  with  His  prophets,' till  the 
 going  up  of  the  fury  of  Jehovah  against  His 
 people — ^till  there  is  no  healing. 
 
 1^  And  He  causeth  to  go  up  against  them 
 the  king  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  he  slayet)i 
 their  chosen  ones  by  the  sword  in  the  house 
 of  their  sanctuary,  and  hath  had  no  pity  on 
 young  man  and  virgin,  old  man  and  very 
 aged — the  whole  He  hath  given  into  his  liand. 
 18  And  all  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  the 
 great  and  the  small,  and  the  treasures  of  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  and  the  treasures  of  the 
 king  and  of  his  princes — the  whole  he  hath 
 brought  in  to  Babylon, 
 
 i^And  they  burn  the  house  of  God,  and 
 break  down  the  wall  of  Jerusalem,  and  all 
 its  palaces  they  have  burnt  with  fire,  and  all 
 its  desirable  vessels — to  destruction.  **  And 
 he  removeth  those  left  of  the  sword  unto 
 Babylon,  and  they  are  to  him  and  to  his  sons 
 for  servants,  till  the  reigning  of  the  kingdom  of 
 Persia,  ^i  to  fulfil  the  word  of  Jehovah  in  the 
 mouth  of  Jeremiah,  till  the  land  hath  enjoYed 
 its  sabbaths;  all  tne  days  of  the  desolation 
 it  kept  sabbath — to  the  fulness  of  sevwity 
 years. 
 
 2^  And  in  the  first  year  of  Csmis  king  of 
 Persia,  at  the  completion  of  the  word  of  Je- 
 hovah in  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  hath  Jeho- 
 vah waked  up  the  spirit  of  Cyrus  king  of 
 Persia,  and  he  causetli  an  intimation  to  pass 
 over  into  all  his  kingdom,  and  also  in  writ- 
 ing, saying,  ^  '  Thus  said  Cyrus  king  of  Per- 
 sia, All  kingdoms  of  the  earth  hath  Jehovah. 
 God  of  the  heavens,  given  to  me,  and  He  hatb 
 laid  a  charge  on  me  to  build  to  Him  a  house 
 in  Jerusalem,  that  is  in  Judah ;  who  is  among 
 yon  of  all  His  people  ?  Jehovah  his  God  is 
 with  him,  and  he  doth  go  up.' 
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 prophet,  and  none  of  the  kings  of  Israel  made 
 Buch  a  passover  as  Josiah  hath  made,  and  the 
 
 ?riests,  and  the  Levites,  and  all  Judah  and 
 srael  who  are  found,  and  the  inhabitants  of 
 Jerusalem,  i^  In  tlie  eighteenth  year  of  the 
 rei;?Ti  of  Josiah  hath  this  passover  been  made. 
 
 -"  After  all  this,  when  Josiah  hath  prepared 
 the  house,  come  up  hath  Necho  king  of  Egypt, 
 to  fight  against  Carchemish  by  Plirat,  and 
 Josiah  goeth  forth  to  meet  him ;  -i  and  he 
 sendeth  imto  him  messengers,  saying,  'What — 
 to  me  and  to  thee,  0  king  of  Judah?  not 
 against  thee  do  I  come  to-day,  but  unto  the 
 house  with  which  I  have  war,  and  God  said 
 to  haste  me;  cease  for  thee  from  God  who  is 
 with  me,  and  He  doth'not  destroy  thee.' 
 
 ^'^  And  Josiah  hath  not  turned  round  his  face 
 from  him,  but  to  fight  against  him  hath  dis- 
 guised himself,  and  hath  not  hearkened  imto 
 the  words  of  Necho,  from  the  mouth  of  God, 
 and  conieth  in  to  fight  in  the  valley  of  ]V[e,gid- 
 do ;  ^3  and  the  archers  shoot  at  king  Josiah, 
 and  the  king  saith  to  his  servants,  '  Remove 
 me,  for  t  have  become  very  sick.' 
 
 **  And  his  servants  remove  him  from  the 
 chariot,  and  cause  liim  to  ride  on  the  second 
 chariot  that  he  hath,  and  cause  him  to  go  to 
 Jerusalem,  and  he  dieth,  and  is  buried  in  the 
 graves  of  his  fathers,  and  all  Judah  and  Jerii- 
 salem  are  mourning  for  Josiah,  ^^  and  Jere- 
 miah lainenteth  for  Josiah,  and  aU  the  singers 
 and  the  songstresses  speak  in  their  lamenta- 
 tions of  Josiah  unto  this  day,  and  set  them 
 for  a  statute  on  Israel,  and  lo,  they  are  writ- 
 ten beside  the  lamentations. 
 
 ''■^'  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Josiah,  and 
 his  kind  acts,  according  as  it  is  written  in  the 
 law  of  Jehovah,  ^even  his  matters,  the  first 
 and  the  last,  lo,  they  are  written  on  the  book 
 of  the  kings  of  Israel  and  Judah. 
 
 XXXVI.  1  AND  the  people  of  the  land  take 
 Jelioahaz  son  of  Josiah,  and  cause  him  to  reign 
 instead  of  his  father  in  Jerusalem.  ^  A  son  of 
 three  and  twenty  years  is  Jehoahaz  in  his 
 reigning,  and  three  months  he  hath  reigned  in 
 Jerusalem,  ^and  turn  him  aside  doth  the  king 
 of  Egypt  in  Jerusalem,  and  fineth  the  land  a 
 hundred  talents  of  silver,  and  a  talent  of  gold; 
 4 and  the  king  of  Egypt  causeth  Eliakim  his 
 brother  to  reign  over  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
 and  turneth  his  name  to  Jehoiakim ;  and  Je- 
 hoahaz his  brother  hath  Necho  taken,  and 
 bringeth  him  in  to  Egypt. 
 
 _^  A  son  of  twenty  and  five  years  is  Jehoia- 
 kim in  his  reigning,  and  eleven  years  he  hath 
 reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and  he  doth  the  evil 
 thing  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  his  God ;  ^against 
 him  hath  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon 
 come  up,  and  bindeth  him  in  brazen  fetters  to 
 tike  him  away  to  Babylon.  ^  And  of  the  ves- 
 sels of  the  house  of  Jehovah  hath  Nebiichad- 
 nezzar  brought  in  to  Babylon,  and  putteth 
 them  in  liis  temple  in  Babylon. 
 
 *  And  the  rest  of  the  matters  of  Jehoiakim, 
 and  his  abominations  that  he  hath  done,  and 
 that  which  is  found  against  him,  lo,  they  are 
 written  on  the  book  of  the  kings  of  Israel  and 
 Judah,  and  reign  doth  Jehoiachin  his  son  in 
 his  stead. 
 
EZKA. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  AND  in  the  first  year  of  Cyrus 
 kiii^  of  Persia,  at  the  completion  of  the  word 
 of  Jehovah  from  the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  hatli 
 Jehovah  waked  up  the  spirit  of  Cyrus  king  of 
 Persia,  and  he  causeth  an  intimation  to  pass 
 over  into  all  his  kingdona,  and  also  in  writ- 
 ing, saying,  ^  'Thus  said  Cyrus  king  of  Per- 
 sia, All  kingdoms  of  the  earth  hath  Jehovah, 
 God  of  the  heavens,  given  to  me,  and  He 
 hath  laid  a  charge  on  me  to  build  to  Him  a 
 house  in  Jerusalem,  that  is  in  Judah ;  ^  who 
 i.»  among  you  of  all  His  people?  His  God 
 is  with  him,  and  he  doth  go  up  to  Jerusa-  | 
 lem,  that  is  in  Judah,  and  build  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Israel — He  is  God— that  is 
 in  Jerusalem. 
 
 ■•  'And  every  one  who  is  left,  of  any  of  the 
 places  where  he  is  a  sojourner,  assist  him  do 
 the  men  of  his  place  with  silver,  and  with 
 gold,  and  with  goods,  and  with  beasts,  along 
 with  a  free-will-offering  for  the  house  of 
 God,  that  w  in  Jerusalem.' 
 
 "And  heads  of  the  fathers  of  Judah  and 
 Benjamin  rise,  and  the  priests  and  the  Le- 
 vites,  even  every  one  whose  spirit  God  hath 
 waked,  to  go  up  to  build  the  house  of  .Jeho- 
 vah,  that  is  in  Jerusalem;   ^and  all  those 
 round  about  them  have  strengthened  them  i 
 with  their  hands,  with  vessels  of  silver,  with  I 
 gold,  with  goods,  and  with  beasts,  and  with  I 
 precious  things,  apart  from  all  that  hath  been 
 offered  willingly. 
 
 ^  And  the  king  Cyrus  hath  brought  out  the  ! 
 vessels  of  the  house  of  Jehovah  that  Nebu-  i 
 chadnezzar  hath  brought  out  of  Jerusalem,  I 
 and  putteth  them  in  the  house  of  his  gods;  • 
 *  yea,  Cyrus  king  of  Persia  bringeth  them  out  I 
 by  the  hand  of  Mithredath  the  treasurer,  and  I 
 numbereth  them  to  Sheshbazzar  the  prince  of  I 
 Judah. 
 
 "And  this  is  their  number:  dishes  of  gold  ; 
 thirty,  dishes  of  silver  a  thousand,  knives  nine  I 
 and  twenty,  ^^  basins  of  gold  thirty,  basins  of 
 silver  (seconds)  four  hundred  and  ten,  other  ! 
 vessels  a  thousand.     ^^  All  the  vessels  of  gold  '. 
 and  of  silver  are  five  thousand  and  four  hun- 
 dred ;  the  >vhole  hath  Sheshbazzar  brought  up 
 with  the  going  up  of  the  removal  from  Baby- 
 lon to  Jerusalem. 
 
 II.  ^  AND  these  are  sons  of  the  province 
 who  are  going  up — of  the  captives  of  the  re- 
 moval that  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon 
 removed  to  Babylon,  and  they  turn  back  to 
 Jerusalem  and  .Judah,  each  to  nis  city — '■'  who  I 
 have  come  in  with  Zenibbabel,  Jeshua,  Nehe-  ! 
 miah,  Seraiah,  Reelaiali,   Mordecai,  Bilsh.in,  ! 
 Mispar,  Bi^vai,  Rehum,  Baanah:  i 
 
 The  number  of  the  men  of  the  people  of 
 Israel : 
 
 *  Sons  of  Parosh,  two  thousand  a  hundred 
 seventy  and  two. 
 
 *  Sons  of  Shephatiah,  three  hundred  seventy 
 and  two. 
 
 314 
 
 *  Sons  of  Arab,  seven  hundred  live  and  se- 
 venty. 
 
 *■'  Sons  of  Pahath-Moab,  of  the  sons  of  Jes 
 hua,  Joab,  two  thousand  eight  hundred  and 
 twelve. 
 
 ^Sons  of  Elam,  a  thousand  two  himdred 
 fifty  and  four. 
 
 ^'Sons  of  Zattu,  nine  hundred  and  forty  and 
 five. 
 
 "  Sons  of  Zaccai,  seven  hundred  and  sixty. 
 
 ^*  Sons  of  Bani,  six  hundred  forty  and  two. 
 
 ^^Sons  of  Bebai,  six  hundred  twenty  and 
 three. 
 
 ^■'Sons  of  Azgad,  a  thousand  two  hundred 
 twenty  and  two. 
 
 ^•*  Sons  of  Adonikam,  six  hundred  sixty  and 
 six. 
 
 "  Sons  of  Bigvai,  two  thousand  fifty  and  six. 
 
 ^*  Sons  of  Adin,  four  hundred  fifty  and  four. 
 
 i^Sons  of  Ater  of  Hezekiah,  ninety  and  eight. 
 
 1^  Sons  of  Bezai,  three  hundred  twenty  and 
 three. 
 
 1*  Sons  of  Jorah,  a  hundred  and  twelve. 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  Hashum,  two  hundred  twenty  and 
 three. 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  Gibbar,  ninety  and  five. 
 
 ^'  Sons  of  Beth-Jjehem,  a  hundred  twenty 
 and  three. 
 
 '^^  Men  of  Netophah,  fifty  and  six. 
 
 ^  Men  of  Anathoth,  a  hunflred  twenty  and 
 eight. 
 
 ^  Sons  of  Azmaveth,  forty  and  two. 
 
 -"Sons  of  Kirjath-Arim,  Chephirah,  and 
 Beeroth,  seven  hundred  and  forty  and  three. 
 
 ^''  Sons  of  Ramah  and  Gaba,  six  hundred 
 twenty  and  one. 
 
 -'■  Men  of  Michmas,  a  hundred  twenty  and 
 two. 
 
 28  Men  of  Beth-El  and  Ai,  two  hundred 
 twenty  and  three. 
 
 ^  Sons  of  Nebo,  fifty  and  two. 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  Magbish,  a  hundred  fifty  and  six. 
 
 ^'  Sons  of  another  Elam,  a  thousand  two 
 hundred  fifty  and  four. 
 
 ^''Sons  of  Harim,  three  hundred  and  twenty. 
 
 33  Sons  of  Lod,  Hadid,  and  Ono,  seven  hun- 
 dred twenty  and  five. 
 
 *•  Sons  of  Jericho,  three  hundred  forty  and 
 five. 
 
 30  Sons  of  Senaah,  three  thousand  and  six 
 hundred  and  thirty. 
 
 ^i'  The  Priests:  sons  of  Jedaiah,  of  tli chouse 
 of  Jeshua,  nine  hundred  seventy  and  tliree. 
 
 ^''  Sons  of  Imner,  a  thousand  fifty  and  two. 
 
 38Son3of  Pashhur,  a  thousand  two  hunflred 
 forty  and  seven. 
 
 39  Sons  of  Harim,  a  thoiisand  and  seventeen. 
 
 ^''Tlie  Levites;  sons  of  .Fcalma  and  Kad- 
 miel,  of  the  sons  of  Hodaviah,  seventy  and 
 four. 
 
 *iThe  singers:  sons  of  Asapli,  a  hundred 
 twenty  and  eiglit. 
 
 *^  Sons  of  the  gatclvceiiers;  sons  of  SJiallum, 
 aons  of  Ater,  sons  of  Talmou,  sous  of  Akkub, 
 
Return  of  the  captives. 
 
 II.  43.— EZRA.— III.  14. 
 
 Renewal  of  sacrifices. 
 
 Hons  of  flatita,  sons  of  Shob.ai,  the  whole  are 
 a  hixudred  thirty  and  nine. 
 
 *The  Nethinim:  sons  of  Ziha,  sons  of  Has- 
 upba,  sons  of  Tabbaoth, 
 
 ■"  Sons  of  Keros,  sons  of  Siaha,  sons  of 
 Padon, 
 
 ^  Sons  of  Lebanah,  sons  of  Hagabah,  sons 
 of  Akkub, 
 
 **'  Sons  of  Hagab,  sons  of  Shalmai,  sons  of 
 Hanan, 
 
 ■i^Sons  of  Giddel,  sons  of  Gahar,  sons  of 
 Reaiah, 
 
 ^  Sons  of  Rezin,  sons  of  Nekoda,  sons  of 
 Gazzam, 
 
 "•^Sons  of  Uzza,  sons  of  Paseah,  sons  of 
 Besai, 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  Asnah,  sons  of  Mehiinim,  sons  of 
 Nephusim, 
 
 ^1  Sons  of  Bakbnk,  sons  of  Hakupha,  sons 
 of  Harlmr, 
 
 ^-  Sons  of  Bazlnth,  sons  of  Mehida,  sons  of 
 Harsha, 
 
 ^^.Sons  of  Barkos,  sons  of  Sisera,  sons  of 
 Thamah, 
 
 **  Sous  of  Neziah,  sons  of  Hatipha. 
 
 ^^Sons  of  the  servants  of  Solomon  :  sons  of 
 Sotai,  sons  of  Sophereth,  sons  of  Pemda, 
 
 ^''Sons  of  Jaalah,  sons  of  Darkon,  sons  of 
 Giddel, 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  Shephatiah,  sons  of  Hattil,  sons 
 of  Pocheretli  of  Zebaim,  sons  of  Ami. 
 
 ®^  All  the  Nethinim,  and  the  sons  of  the  ser- 
 vants of  Solomon  ffl?'e  three  hundred  ninety  and 
 two. 
 
 ^^  And  these  are  those  going  up  from  Tel- 
 Melah,  Tel-Harsa,  Chemb,  Addan,  Immer, 
 and  they  have  not  been  atjle  to  declare  the 
 house  of  their  fathers,  and  their  seed,  whether 
 thejr  are  of  Israel :  *'"  sons  of  Delaiah,  sons  of 
 Tobiah,  sons  of  Nekoda,  six  hundred  fifty  and 
 two. 
 
 *^  And  of  the  sons  of  the  priests  :  sons  of  Ha- 
 baiah,  sons  of  Koz,  sons  of  Barzillai  (who  took 
 from  the  daughters  of  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  a 
 wife,  and  is  called  by  their  name;)  ^^ these 
 have  sought  their  register  among  those  reckon- 
 ing themselves  by  genealogy,  and  they  have 
 not  been  found,  and  they  are  redeemed  from 
 the  priesthood,  ^^  and  the  Tirshatha  saith  to 
 them,  that  they  eat  not  of  the  most  holy  things 
 till  the  standing  up  of  a  priest  with  Urimand 
 with  Thummim. 
 
 "^  All  the  assembly  together  is  four  myriad 
 two  thousand  three  hundred  sixty,  ^  apart 
 from  their  servants  and  their  handmaids; 
 these  are  seven  thousand  three  hundred  thirty 
 and  seven :  and  of  them  are  singers  and  song- 
 stresses two  hun  dred.  *^  Their  horses  are  seven 
 hxmdred  thirty  and  six,  their  mules,  two  hun- 
 dred forty  and  five,  '^  their  camels,  four  hun- 
 dred thirty  and  five,  asses,  six  thousand  seven 
 hundred  and  twenty. 
 
 "^And  some  of  the  heads  of  the  fathersintheir 
 coming  in  to  the  house  of  Jehovah  that  is  in 
 Jertisalem,  have  offered  willingly  for  the  house 
 of  God,  to  establisli  it  on  its  base ;  ^^  accord- 
 ing to  their  power  they  have  given  to  the  trea- 
 sure of  the  work ;  of  gold,  drams  six  myriads 
 and  a  thousand,  and  of  silver,  pounds  five 
 thousand,  and  of  priests'  coats,  a  hundred. 
 
 ^0  And  the  priests  dwell,  and   the  Levites, 
 
 and  of  the  people,  and  the  singers,  and  the 
 gatekeepers,  and  the  Nethinim,  in  their  cities ; 
 even  all  Israel  in  their  cities. 
 
 III.  ^  AND  the  seventh  month  cometh,  and 
 the  sons  of  Israel  are  in  the  cities,  and  the 
 people  are  gathered,  as  one  man,  unto  Jeru- 
 salem. ''And  rise  doth  Jeshiia  son  of  Jo- 
 zadak,  and  his  brethren  the  priests,  and 
 Zerubbabel  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  his  breth- 
 ren, and  they  build  the  altar  of  the  God  of 
 Israel,  to  cause  to  ascend  upon  it  burnt-offer- 
 ings, as  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses,  the 
 man  of  God. 
 
 3  And  they  establish  the  altar  on  its  bases, 
 because  of  the  fear  upon  them  of  the  peoples 
 of  the  lands,  and  he  caiiseth  burnt-offerings 
 to  ascend  upon  it  to  Jehovah,  burnt-offerings 
 for  the  morning  and  for  the  evening.  '•And 
 they  make  the  feast  of  the  booths  as  it  is 
 written,  and  the  burnt-offering  of  the  day 
 daily  in  number  according  to  the  ordinance, 
 the  matter  of  a  day  in  its  day ;  '  and  after 
 this  a  continual  burnt-offering,  and  for  new 
 moons,  and  for  all  appointed  seasons  of  Je- 
 hovah that  are  sanctified ;  and  for  every  one 
 who  is  willingly  offering  a  willing-offering  to 
 Jehovah. 
 
 ^  From  the  first  day  of  the  seventh  month 
 they  have  begun  to  cause  burnt-offerings  to 
 ascend  to  Jehovah,  and  the  temple  of  Jeho- 
 vah hath  not  been  founded,  ''  and  they  give 
 money  to  hewers  and  to  artificers,  and  food, 
 and  drink,  and  oil  to  Zidonians  and  to  Tjn- 
 ans,  to  bring  in  cedar-trees  from  Lebanon 
 unto  the  sea  of  Joppa,  according  to  the  per- 
 mission of  Cyrus  king  of  Persia  concerning 
 them. 
 
 8  And  in  the  second  year  of  their  coming  in 
 unto  the  house  of  God,  to  Jerusalem,  in  the 
 second  month,  began  Zerubbabel  son  oi  Sheal- 
 tiel, and  Jeshua  son  of  Jozadak,  and  the 
 remnant  of  their  brethren  the  priests  and  the 
 Levites,  and  all  those  coming  from  the  cap- 
 tivity to  Jerusalem,  and  they  appoint  the  Le- 
 vites from  a  son  of  twenty  years  and  up- 
 ward, to  overlook  the  work  of  the  house  of 
 Jehovah. 
 
 ^  And  Jeshua  standeth,  and  his  sons,  and 
 his  brethren,  Kadmiel  and  his  sons,  sons  of 
 Judah  together,  to  overlook  those  doing  the 
 work  in  the  house  of  God;  the  sons  of  Hena- 
 dad,  and  their  sons  and  their  brethren  the 
 Levites. 
 
 I'And  those  building  have  founded  the 
 temple  of  Jehovah,  and  they  appoint  the 
 priests,  clothed,  with  trumpets,  and  the  Le- 
 vites, sons  of  Asaph,  with  cymbals,  to  praise 
 Jehovah,  by  means  of  the  instruments  of  Da,- 
 vid  king  of  Israel  "  And  they  respond  in 
 praising  and  in  giving  thanks  to  Jehovah,  for 
 good,  for  to  the  age  His  kindness  is  over  Israel, 
 i^and  all  the  people  have  sliouted— a  great 
 shout — in  giving  praise  to  Jehovah,  because 
 the  house  of  Jehovah  hath  been  founded. 
 
 13  And  many  of  the  priests,  and  the  Levites, 
 and  the  heads  of  the  fathers,  the  aged  men 
 who  had  seen  the  first  house — in  this  house 
 being  founded  before  their  eyes— are  weeping 
 with  a  loud  voice,  and  many  with  a  shout,  in 
 joy.  lifting  up  the  voice;  ^^and  the  people  are 
 315 
 
Oppontion  made,  to  the,  Jewn 
 
 IV.  1.— EZRA.— V.  10. 
 
 in  their  building  tht  temple. 
 
 not  discerning  the  noise  of  the  shout  of  joy 
 from  the  noise  of  the  weeping  of  the  people. 
 for  the  people  are  shouting — a  great  shout 
 —  and  the  noise  hath  been  heard  unto  a 
 distance. 
 
 rV.  '  AND  adversaries  of  Judah  and  Ben- 
 jamin hear  that  the  sons  of  the  captivity  are 
 Building  a  temple  to  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 "and  they  draw  nigh  unto  Zerubliabel,  and 
 imto  heads  of  the  fathers,  and  say  to  them, 
 '  Let  us  build  with  you ;  for,  like  you,  we  seek 
 to  your  God,  and  we  are  not  sacrificing  since 
 the  days  of  Esar-Haddon  king  of  Asshur,  who 
 brought  us  up  hither.' 
 
 *And  Zerubbabel  saith  to  them,  also  Je- 
 shua,  and  the  rest  of  the  heads  of  the  fathers 
 of  Israel,  '  Not  for  you,  and  for  us,  to  build  a 
 house  to  our  God ;  but  we  ourselves  together 
 do  build  to  Jehovah  God  of  Israel,  as  the  king 
 Cyrus,  king  of  Persia,  commanded  us.' 
 
 ■•  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  the  people  of  the 
 land  are  making  the  hands  of  the  people  of 
 Judah  feeble,  and  troubling  them  in  building, 
 ^and  are  hiring  against  them  counsellors  to 
 make  void  their  counsel  all  the  days  of  Gyrus 
 king  of  Persia,  even  till  the  reign  of  Darius 
 king  of  Persia. 
 
 *And  in  the  reign  of  Ahasuerus,  in  the 
 commencement  of  his  reign,  they  have  writ- 
 ten an  accusation  against  the  inhabitants  of 
 Judah  and  Jerusalem;  ''and  in  the  days  of 
 Artaxerxes  have  Bishlam,  Mithredath,  Tab- 
 eel,  and  the  rest  of  his  companions  wiitten 
 unto  Artaxerxes  king  of  Persia,  and  the  writ- 
 ing of  the  letter  is  written  in  Aramaean,  and 
 intenireted  in  Aramaean. 
 
 8Rehum  counsellor,  and  Shimshai  scribe 
 have  written  a  letter  concerning  Jerusalem  to 
 Artaxerxes  the  king,  thus:  ^Then  Rehum 
 counsellor,  and  Shimai  scribe,  and  the  rest 
 of  their  companions,  Dinaites,  and  Aphar- 
 sathchites,  Tarpelites,  Apharsites,  Arche- 
 vites,  Babylonians,  Susanchites,  (who  are  Ela- 
 mites),  i"and  the  rest  of  the  nations  that 
 the  great  and  honourable  Asnapper  removed 
 and  set  in  the  city  of  Samaria,  and  the  rest  be- 
 yond the  river,  and  at  such  a  time :  ^^  This  is 
 a  copy  of  a  letter  that  they  have  sent  unto 
 him,  xmto  Artaxerxes  the  king:  'Thy  ser- 
 vants, men  beyond  the  river,  and  at  such  a 
 time;  ^^Be  it  known  to  the  king,  that  the 
 Jews  who  have  come  up  from  thee  unto  us, 
 have  come  in  to  Jerusalem,  the  rebellious 
 and  base  city  they  are  building,  and  the  walls 
 they  have  finished,  and  the  foundations  they 
 join. 
 
 "  '  Now,  be  it  known  to  the  king,  that  if 
 this  city  be  builded,  and  the  walls  Hnished, 
 toll,  tribute,  and  custom  they  do  not  give; 
 and  at  length  to  the  kings  it  doth  cause  loss. 
 I*  Now,  because  that  the  salt  of  the  palace 
 is  our  salt,  and  the  nakedness  of  the  kmg  we 
 have  no  patience  to  see,  therefore  we  have 
 sent  and  made  known  to  the  king ;  ^^  so  that 
 he  doth  seek  in  the  book  of  the  records  of  thy 
 fathers,  and  thou  dost  find  in  the  booK  of  the 
 records,  and  dost  know,  that  this  city  is  a 
 rebellious  city,  and  causing  loss  to  kings  and 
 provinces,  and  makers  of  sedition  nrr.  in  its 
 midst  from  the  days  of  old,  therefore  hath 
 316 
 
 this  city  been  wasted.  '*We  are  making 
 known  to  tlie  king  that,  if  this  city  be  builded 
 and  the  walls  finished,  by  this  means  a  por- 
 tion beyond  the  river  thou  hast  none.' 
 
 "  An  answer  hath  the  king  sent  imto  Re- 
 hum  counsellor,  and  Shimshai  scribe,  and  the 
 rest  of  their  companions  who  are  dwelling  in 
 Samaria,  andthe  rest  beyond  the  river,  'Peace, 
 and  at  such  a  time:  i^The  letter  that  ye  sent 
 unto  us,  explained,  hath  been  read  before  me, 
 ^^  and  by  me  a  decree  hath  been  made,  and 
 they  sought,  and  have  found  that  this  city 
 from  the  days  of  old  against  kings  is  lifting  up 
 itself,  and  rebellion  and  sedition  is  made  in 
 it,  ""  and  mighty  kings  have  been  over  Jeru- 
 salem, even  rulers  over  all  beyond  the  river, 
 and  toll,  tribute,  and  custom  is  given  to 
 them. 
 
 ^1 'Now,  make  ye  a  decree  to  cause  these 
 men  to  cease,  and  this  city  is  not  builded,  till 
 by  me  a  decree  is  made.  ^"  And  beware  ye  of 
 negligence  in  doing  this;  why  doth  the  hurt 
 become  great  to  the  loss  of  the  kings  ? ' 
 
 -3  Then  from  the  time  that  a  copy  of  the 
 letter  of  king  Artaxerxes  is  read  before  Re- 
 hum,  and  Shimshai  the  scribe,  and  their  com- 
 panions, they  have  gone  in  haste  to  Jerusalem, 
 unto  the  Jews,  and  caused  them  to  cease  by 
 force  and  strength ;  ^  then  ceased  the  service 
 of  the  house  of  God  that  is  in  Jerusalein,  and 
 it  ceased  till  the  second  year  of  the  reign  of 
 Darius  king  of  Persia. 
 
 V.  lAND  i^rophesied  have  the  propnets, 
 (Haggai  the  prophet,  and  Zechariah  son  of 
 Iddo)  unto  the  Jews  who  are  in  Judah  and  in 
 Jerusalem,  in  the  name  of  the  God  of  Israel 
 — unto  them.  ^Then  have  Zerubbabel  son  of 
 Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua  son  of  Jozadak,  risen, 
 and  begun  to  build  the  house  of  God,  that  is 
 in  Jerusalem,  and  with  them  are  the  prophets 
 of  God  supporting  them. 
 
 ^  At  that  time  come  to  them  hath  Tatnai, 
 governor  beyond  the  river,  and  Shethar-Boz- 
 nai,  and  their  coinpanions,  and  thus  they  are 
 saying  to  them,  '  Who  hath  made  for  you  a  de- 
 cree this  house  to  bxiild,  and  this  wall  to  fin- 
 ish ?' 
 
 *Then  thus  we  have  said  to  them,  '  What 
 are  the  names  of  the  men  who  are  building 
 this  building?'  ^  AnA  the  eye  of  their  God 
 hath  been  upon  the  elders  of  the  Jews,  and 
 they  have  not  caused  them  to  cease  till  the 
 matter  goeth  to  Darius,  and  then  they  send 
 back  a  letter  concerning  this  thing. 
 
 6  The  copy  of  a  letter  that  Tatnai,  governor 
 beyond  the  river,  hath  sent,  and  Shetliar- 
 Boznai  and  his  companions,  the  Apharsachitcs 
 who  are  beyond  the  river,  unto  Darius  the 
 king.  7  A  letter  they  have  sent  unto  him, 
 and  thus  is  it  written  in  it:  »  ' To  Darius  the 
 king,  all  peace !  be  it  known  to  the  king  that 
 we  have  gone  to  the  province  of  Judah,  to  the 
 great  house  of  God,  and  it  is  built  with  rolled 
 stones,  and  wood  is  placed  in  the  walls,  and 
 this  work  is  done  a])eedily,  and  prospering  in 
 their  hand.  ^Tlien  we  have  asked  of  these 
 elders,  thus  wc  have  said  to  them,  Wlio  hath 
 made  for  you  a  decree  this  house  to  build, 
 and  this  wall  to  finish?  ^»And  also  tlieir 
 '  names  we  have  asked  of  them,  to  let  thee 
 
Favourable  decree  of  Darius. 
 
 V.  11.— EZRA.— VII.  5. 
 
 Tlie  passover  kept. 
 
 know,  that  we  might  write  the  names  of  the 
 men  wlio  a7-e  at  their  head. 
 
 ^1 '  And  thus  they  liave  returned  us  word, 
 saying,  We  are  servants  of  the  God  of  hea- 
 ven ami  earth,  and  are  Vjuilding  the  house  that 
 was  biult  many  years  before  this,  that  a  great 
 king  of  Israel  built  and  finished  :  i-  but  after 
 that  our  fathers  made  the  God  of  heaven 
 angry,  he  gave  them  into  the  hand  of  Nebu- 
 chadnezzar king  of  Babylon  the  Clialdean,  and 
 this  house  he  destroyed,  and  the  jieople  he  re- 
 moved to  Babylon ;  ^^  but  in  the  first  year  of 
 Cyrus  king  of  Babylon,  Cyrus  the  king  made 
 a  decree  to  build  this  house  of  God,  ^^  and 
 also,  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  of  gold 
 and  silver,  that  Nebuchadnezzar  had  taken 
 forth  out  of  the  temple  that  is  in  Jerusalem, 
 and  brought  them  to  the  temple  of  Babylon, 
 them  hatli  Cyrus  the  king  brought  forth  out  of 
 the  temple  of  Babylon,  and  they  have  been 
 
 fiven  to  07ie,  Sheshbazzar  is  his  name,  whom 
 e  made  governor,  ^^  and  said  to  him.  These 
 vessels  lift  up,  go,  put  them  down  in  the  temple 
 that  is  in  Jerusalem,  and  the  house  of  God  is 
 builded  on  its  place,  ^^fiien  hath  this  Shesh- 
 bazzar come — lie  hath  laid  the  foundations  of 
 the  house  of  God  that  is  in  Jerusalem,  and 
 from  thence  even  till  now  it  hath  been  building, 
 and  is  not  finished. 
 
 ^^ '  And  now,  if  to  the  king  it  be  good,  let 
 search  be  made  in  the  treasure-house  of  the 
 king,  that  is  there  in  Babylon,  whether  it  be 
 that  of  Cyrus  the  king  thei'e  was  made  a  decree 
 to  build  this  house  of  God  in  Jerusalem,  and 
 the  will  of  the  king  concerning  this  thing  he 
 doth  send  unto  us.' 
 
 VI.  1  THEN  Darius  the  king  made  a  decree, 
 and  they  sought  in  the  house  of  the  books  of 
 the  treasuries  placed  there  in  Babylon,  "  and 
 there  hath  been  found  at  Achmetha,  in  a  pa- 
 lace that  is  in  the  province  of  Media,  a  roll, 
 and  a  record  thus  written  within  it  is:  ^  '  In 
 the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the  king,  Cyrus  the 
 king  hath  made  a  decree  concerning  the  house 
 of  God  in  Jerusalem  :  the  house  let  be  build- 
 ed in  the  place  where  they  are  sacrificing  sac- 
 rifices, and  its  foimdations  strongly  laid ;  its 
 height  sixty  cubits,  its  breadth  sixty  cubits ; 
 *  three  rows  of  rolled  stones,  and  a  row  of  new 
 wood,  and  the  outlay  let  be  given  out  of  the 
 king's  hou.se. 
 
 ^ '  And  also,  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God, 
 of  gold  and  silver,  that  Nebuchadnezzar  took 
 forth  out  of  the  temple  that  is  in  Jerusalem, 
 and  brought  to  Babylon,  let  be  given  back, 
 and  go  to  the  temple  that  is  in  Jerusalem,  each 
 to  its  place,  and  put  t/iem  down  in  the  house 
 of  God. 
 
 ^ '  Now,  Tatnai,  governor  beyond  tlie  river, 
 Shethar-Boznai,  and  their  companions,  the 
 Apharsachites,  who  are  beyond  the  river,  be 
 ye  far  from  hence ;  ^  let  alone  the  work  of  this 
 house  of  God,  let  the  governor  of  the  Jews, 
 and  the  elders  of  the  Jews,  build  this  house  of 
 God  on  its  place. 
 
 8  '  And  by  me  is  made  a  decree  concerning 
 that  which  ye  do  with  the  elders  of  these 
 Jews  to  biukl  this  house  of  God,  that  of  the 
 riches  of  the  king,  tliat  are  of  the  tribute  be- 
 yond the  river,  speedily  let  the  outlay  be  given 
 
 to  these  men,  that  they  cease  not ;  ^  and  what 
 they  are  needing— both  young  bullocks,  and 
 rams,  and  lambs  for  burnt-ofi"erings  to  the 
 God  of  heaven,  wheat,  salt,  wine,  and  oil  ac- 
 cording to  the  saying  of  the  priests  who  are  in 
 Jerusalem — let  be  given  to  them  day  by  day 
 without  fail,  i^that  they  be  bringing  near 
 sweet  savours  to  the  God  of  heaven,  and  pray- 
 ing for  the  Ufe  of  the  king,  and  of  his  sons. 
 
 "  '  And  by  me  is  made  a  decree,  that  any 
 one  who  changeth  this  thing,  let  wood  be 
 pidled  down  from  his  house,  and  being  raised 
 up,  let  him  be  smitten  on  it,  and  his  house 
 let  be  made  a  dunghill  for  this.  ^^  And  God, 
 who  caused  His  name  to  dwell  there,  doth 
 cast  down  any  king  and  people  that  putteth 
 forth  his  hand  to  change,  to  destroy  this  house 
 of  God  that  is  in  Jerusalem ;  I  Darius  have 
 made  a  decree;  speedily  let  it  be  done.' 
 
 1*  Then  Tatnai,  governor  beyond  the  river, 
 Shethar-Boznai,  and  their  companions,  ac- 
 cording to  that  which  Darius  the  king  liath 
 sent,  so  they  have  done  speedily ;  i''  and  the 
 elders  of  the  Jews  are  building  and  prosper- 
 ing through  the  prophecy  of  Haggai  the  pro- 
 phet, and  Zechariah  son  of  Iddo,  and  tney 
 nave  built  and  finished  by  the  decree  of  the 
 God  of  Israel,  and  by  the  decree  of  Cyrus, 
 and  Darius,  and  Artaxerxes  king  of  Persia. 
 
 i^And  this  house  hath  gone  out  till  the 
 third  day  of  the  month  Adar,  that  is  in  the 
 sixth  year  of  the  reign  of  Darius  the  king. 
 
 IS  And  the  sons  of  Israel  have  made,  and 
 the  priests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the  rest  of 
 the  sons  of  the  captivity,  a  dedication  of  this 
 house  of  God  witn  joy,  ^^  and  have  brought 
 near  foi"  the  dedication  of  this  house  of  God, 
 bullocks  a  himdred,  rams  two  hundred,  lambs 
 four  hundred;  and  young  he-goats  for  a  sin- 
 oflering  for  all  Israel,  twelve,  according  to 
 the  number  of  the  tribes  of  Israel ;  i^  and  they 
 have  established  the  priests  in  their  divisions, 
 and  the  Levites  in  their  courses,  over  the 
 service  of  God  that  is  in  Jerusalem,  as  it  is 
 written  in  the  book  of  Moses. 
 
 18  And  the  sons  of  the  captivity  make  the 
 passover  on  the  fourteenth  of  the  first  month, 
 ■■'''for  the  priests  and  the  Levites  have  been 
 purified  together — all  of  them  are  pure — and 
 they  slaughter  the  passover  for  all  the  sons 
 of  the  captivity,  and  for  their  brethren  the 
 priests,  and  for  themselves. 
 
 21  And  the  sons  of  Israel,  those  returning 
 from  the  captivity,  and  every  one  who  is  sepa- 
 rated from  the  imcleanness  of  the  nations  of 
 the  laud  unto  them,  to  seek  to  Jehovah,  God 
 of  Israel,  do  eat,  "^and  they  make  the  feast 
 of  unleavened  things  seven  days  with  joy,  for 
 Jehovah  made  them  to  rejoice,  and  turned 
 round  the  heart  of  the  king  of  Asshur  imto 
 them,  to  strengthen  their  hands  in  the  work 
 of  the  house  of  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 
 
 VII.  1  AND  after  these  things,  in  the  reign 
 of  Artaxerxes  king  of  Persia,  Ezra  son  of 
 Seraiah,  son  of  Azariah,  son  of  Hilkiah,  ^  son 
 of  ShaUum,  son  of  Zadok,  son  of  Ahitub, 
 3  son  of  Amariah,  son  of  Azariah,  son  of 
 Meraioth,  ^  son  of  Zerahiah,  son  of  Uzzi,  son 
 of  Bukki,  ^son  of  Abishua,  son  of  Phinehas, 
 son  of  Eleazar,  son  of  Aaron  the  head  prieat; 
 317 
 
The  decree  of  ArUiocerxes. 
 
 VTi.  6. — EZRA. — VIII.  15.  Journey  of  Ezra  and  others. 
 
 •Ezra  himself  hath  come  up  from  Babylon,  and 
 he  i5  a  scribe  ready  in  the  law  of  Moses,  that 
 Jehovah  God  of  Israel  gave,  and  the  king 
 givcth  to  him — according  to  the  hand  of  Je- 
 hovah his  God  upon  him— all  his  request. 
 
 ^  And  there  go  up  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 of  the  priests,  and  tlie  Levites,  and  the 
 singers,  and  the  gate-keepers,  and  the  Ne- 
 thinim,  unto  Jerusalem,  in  the  seventh  year 
 of  Artaxerxes  the  king. 
 
 s  And  he  cometh  in  to  Jerusalem  in  the  fifth 
 month,  that  is  in  the  seventh  year  of  the  king, 
 9  for  on  the  first  of  the  first  month  he  hatli 
 founded  the  ascent  from  Babylon,  and  on  the 
 first  of  the  fifth  month  he  hath  come  in  xmto 
 Jerusalem,  according  to  the  good  hand  of 
 his  God  upon  him,  ^^  for  Ezra  hath  prepared 
 his  heart  to  seek  the  law  of  Jehovah,  and  to 
 do,  and  to  teach  in  Israel  statute  and  judg- 
 ment. 
 
 "  And  this  is  a  copy  of  the  letter  that  the 
 king  Artaxerxes  gave  to  Ezra  the  priest,  the 
 scribe,  a  scribe  of  tlie  words  of  the  commands 
 of  Jehovah,  and  of  His  statutes  on  Israel: 
 1" 'Artaxerxes,  king  of  kings,  to  Ezra  the 
 priest,  a  perfect  scribe  of  the  law  of  the  God 
 of  heaven,  and  at  such  a  time:  ^^By  me  hath 
 been  made  a  decree  that  every  one  who  is 
 willing,  in  my  kingdom,  of  the  people  of  Is- 
 rael and  of  its  priests  and  Levites,  to  go  to 
 Jerusalem  with  thee,  doth  go;  "because  that 
 from  the  king  and  his  seven  counsellors  thou 
 art  sent,  to  inquire  concerning  Judah  and 
 concerning  Jerusalem,  with  the  law  of  God 
 that  is  in  thy  hand,  ^^  and  to  carry  silver  and 
 gold  that  the  king  and  his  counsellors  wil- 
 lingly offered  to  the  God  of  Israel,  whose 
 tabernacle  is  in  Jerusalem,  ^^  and  aU  the  sil- 
 ver and  gold  that  thou  findest  in  all  the  pro- 
 vince of  Babvlon,  with  the  free-will  offerings 
 of  the  people,  and  of  the  priests,  offering 
 willingly,  for  the  house  of  their  God  that  is 
 in  Jerusalem,  i'' therefore  thou  dost  speedily 
 buy  with  this  money,  bidlocks,  rams,  lambs, 
 and  theii-  presents,  and  their  libations,  and 
 dost  bring  them  near  to  the  altar  of  the  house 
 of  your  God  that  is  in  Jerusalem,  i^and  that 
 which  to  thee  and  to  thy  brethren  is  good  to 
 do  with  the  rest  of  the  silver  and  gold,  accord- 
 ing to  the  \\'ill  of  your  God  ye  do.' 
 
 i»  '  And  the  vessels  that  are  given  to  thee, 
 for  the  service  of  the  house  of  thy  God,  make 
 perfect  before  the  God  of  Jerusalem;  ^Oand 
 tlie  rest  of  the  needful  things  of  the  house  of 
 thy  God,  that  it  falleth  to  thee  to  give,  thou 
 dost    give  from  the   treasure-house  of   the 
 
 21 '  And  by  me— I  Artaxerxes  the  king — is 
 made  a  decree  to  all  treasurei-s  who  are  be- 
 yond the  river,  that  all  that  Ezra  the  priest, 
 scribe  of  the  law  of  the  God  of  heaven,  doth 
 ask  of  you,  be  done  speedily:  ^Unto  silver  a 
 hundred  talents,  and  unto  wheat  a  liundrcd 
 cors,  and  unto  wine  a  huntbod  baths,  and 
 unto  oil  a  liuudred  baths,  and  salt  without 
 reckoning;  '^^aU  that  is  by  the  decree  of  the 
 God  of  heaven,  let  be  done  diligently  for  the 
 house  of  the  God  of  lieaven;  for  why  is  there 
 wrath  against  the  kingdom  of  the  king  and 
 his  Sf)na? 
 
 ** '  And  to  you  we  are  making  known,  that 
 318 
 
 upon  any  of  the  priests  and  Levites,  singers, 
 gatekeepers,  Nethinim,  and  servants  of  the 
 house  of  God,  tribute  and  custom  there  is 
 no  authority  to  lift  up. 
 
 ^  '  And  thou,  Ezra,  according  to  the  wis- 
 dom of  thy  God,  that  is  in  thy  hand,  appoint 
 magistrates  and  judges  who  may  be  judges  to 
 all  the  people  who  are  beyond  the  river,  to 
 all  knoAving  the  law  of  thy  God,  and  he  who 
 hath  not  known  ye  cause  to  know ;  -"  and  any 
 who  doth  not  do  the  law  of  thy  God,  and  the 
 law  of  the  king,  sijeedily  is  judgment  done 
 upon  him,  whether  to  death,  or  to  banish- 
 mem;,  or  to  confiscatiou  of  riches,  and  to 
 bonds.' 
 
 ''■''  Blessed  is  Jehovah,  God  of  our  fathers, 
 who  hath  given  such  a  thing  as  this  in  the 
 heart  of  the  king,  to  beautify  the  house  of 
 Jehovah  that  is  in  Jerusalem,  ^  and  unto  me 
 hath  stretched  out  kindness  before  the  king 
 and  his  counsellors,  and  before  all  the  mighty 
 heads  of  the  king:  and  I  have  strengthened 
 myself  as  the  hand  of  Jehovah  my  God  is  up- 
 on me,  and  I  gather  out  of  Israel  heads  to  go 
 up  with  me. 
 
 VIII.  ^AND  these  are  heads  of  their  fa- 
 thers, and  the  genealogy  of  those  going  up 
 with  me,  in  the  reign  of  Artaxerxes  the  king, 
 from  Babylon.  ^  From  the  sons  of  Phinehas : 
 Gershom ;  from  the  sons  of  Ithamar :  Daniel ; 
 from  the  sons  of  David :  Hattush ;  ^  from  tlie 
 sons  of  Shechaniah,  from  the  sons  of  Pharosh : 
 Zechariah,  and  with  liim,  reckoning  them- 
 selves by  genealogy,  of  males  a  hundred  and 
 fifty. 
 
 *From  the  sons  of  Pahath-Moab:  Elihoe- 
 nai  son  of  Zerahiah,  and  with  him  two  hun- 
 dred who  are  males. 
 
 *  From  the  sons  of  Shechaniah :  tlie  son  of 
 Jahaziel,  and  with  him  three  hundred  who  are 
 males. 
 
 "And  from  the  sons  of  Adin:  Ebed  son  of 
 Jonathan,  and  with  him  fifty  who  are  males. 
 
 ''  And  from  the  sons  of  Elam:  Jeshaiah  son 
 of  AthaUah,  and  with  him  seventy  who  are 
 
 «  And  from  the  sons  of  Shephatiah  :  Zeba- 
 diah  son  of  Michael,  and  with  tiim  eighty  who 
 are  males. 
 
 » Prom  the  sons  of  Joab :  Obadiah  sou  of 
 Jehiel,  and  vnth  him  two  himdred  and 
 eighteen  who  are  males. 
 
 i"  And  from  the  sons  of  Shelomith.  the  son 
 of  Josiphiah,  and  with  him  a  hundred  and 
 sixty  wno  are  males. 
 
 "And  from  the  sons  of  Bebai:  Zechariah 
 son  of  Bebai,  and  with  him  twenty  and  eight 
 who  are  males. 
 
 i"And  from  the  sons  of  Azgad:  Johanan 
 son-  of  Hakkatan,  and  with  him  a  hundred 
 and  ten  who  are  males. 
 
 i^Atid  from  the  yoimger  sons  of  Adonikam— 
 and  these  are  their  names— Eliphelet,  Jciel, 
 and  Shemaiah,  and  with  tlieui  sixty  who  are 
 males.  .    ,,  ,    . 
 
 "And  from  the  sons  of  Bigvai,  Utliai  and 
 Zabbud,  and  with  them  seventy  who  are 
 males. 
 
 IS  And  I  gather  them  unto  tho  river  tliat  Js 
 going  unto  Ahava,  and  we  encamp  there  three 
 
Their  arrival  at  Jerusalem. 
 
 VIII.  16.— EZRA.— IX.  11. 
 
 Ezra's  prayer  and  confession. 
 
 days;  and  I  consider  about  the  people,  and 
 about  the  priests,  and  of  the  sous  of  Le- 
 vi 1  have  found  none  there ;  i*  aud  I 
 send  for  Eliezer,  for  Ariel,  for  Shemaiah, 
 aud  for  Eluathan,  and  for  Jarib,  and  for 
 Elnathan,  and  for  Nathan,  and  for  Zeohariah, 
 and  for  MeshuUam,  heads,  and  for  Joiarib, 
 and  for  Elnathan,  men  of  understanding; 
 ^^  and  I  charge  them  for  Iddo  the  head,  in  the 
 place  Casiphia,  and  ymt  iu  their  mouth  words 
 to  speak  unto  Iddo,  and  his  brethren  the 
 Nethinim,  in  the  place  Casiphia,  to  bring  to 
 us  ministrants  for  the  house  of  our  God. 
 
 ^*  And  they  bring  to  us,  according  to  the 
 good  hand  of  our  God  upon  lis,  a  man  of  un- 
 derstanding, of  the  sons  of  Mahli,  sou  of  Levi, 
 son  of  Israel,  and  Sherebiah,  and  his  sons, 
 and  his  brethren,  eighteen ;  i"  aud  Hashabiah, 
 aud  with  him  Jeshaiah,  of  the  sous  of  Merari, 
 his  brethren,  and  their  sous,  twenty ;  ""  and 
 from  the  Nethinim,  whom  David  and  the 
 heads  gave  for  the  service  of  the  Levites,  two 
 hundred  aud  twenty  Nethinim,  all  of  them 
 defined  by  name. 
 
 "^  Aud  I  proclaim  there  a  fast,  by  the  river 
 Ahava,  to  afHict  oiu-selves  before  our  God,  to 
 seek  from  Him  a  right  way  for  us,  aud  for 
 our  infants,  and  for  all  our  substance,  "^for  I 
 was  ashamed  to  ask  from  the  king  a  force  and 
 horsemen  to  help  us  because  of  the  enemy  in 
 the  way,  for  we  spake  to  the  king,  saying, 
 '  The  hand  of  our  God  is  upon  all  seeking  Him 
 for  good,  and  His  streugtli  aud  His  wrath  is 
 upon  aU  forsaking  Him.  '^And  we  fast,  and 
 seek  from  our  God  for  this,  and  He  is  en- 
 treated of  us. 
 
 ^And  I  separate  from  the  heads  of  the 
 priests,  twelve,  even  Sherebiah,  Hashabiah, 
 and  with  them  of  their  brethren  ten,  '^^  and  I 
 weigh  to  them  the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and 
 the  vessels,  a  heave-offering  of  the  house  of 
 our  God,  that  the  king,  and  liis  counsellors, 
 and  liis  heads,  and  all  Israel — those  present — 
 lifted  up  ;  "^  and  I  weigh  to  their  hand,  of  sil- 
 ver, talents  six  hundred  and  fifty,  and  of  ves- 
 sels of  silver  a  hundred  talents,  of  gold  a  hxm- 
 dred  talents,  ^^and  basins  of  gold  twenty, 
 of  a  thousand  drams,  and  two  vessels  of  good 
 shining  brass,  desirable  as  gold. 
 
 ^  And  1  say  unto  them,  'Ye  a7-e  holy  to  Je- 
 hovah, aud  the  vessels  are  holy,  aud  the  silver 
 and  the  gold  are  a  willing-offering  to  Jehovali, 
 God  of  your  fathers ;  '■'^  watch,  and  keep,  till 
 ye  weigh  before  the  heads  of  the  priests,  and 
 of  the  Levites,  and  the  heads  of  the  fathers 
 of  Israel,  in  Jerusalem,  in  the  chambers  of 
 the  house  of  Jehovah.' 
 
 ^^  And  the  priests  and  the  Levites  took  the 
 weight  of  the  silver,  and  of  the  gold,  and  of 
 the  vessels,  to  bring  to  Jerusalem  to  the  house 
 of  om-  God. 
 
 ••^  And  we  journey  from  the  river  Ahava,  on 
 the  twelfth  of  the  first  mouth,  to  go  to  Jeru- 
 salem, aud  the  hand  of  our  God  hath  been  up- 
 on us,  and  He  delivereth  us  from  the  hand  of 
 the  enemy  aud  the  lier  iu  wait  by  the  way; 
 8"  and  we  come  into  Jerusalem,  aud  dwell  there 
 three  days. 
 
 •''■'  And  on  the  foiurth  day  hath  been  weighed 
 the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  vessels,  in 
 the  house  of  our  God,  ujito  the  hand  of  Mere- 
 
 moth  sou  of  Uriah  the  priest,  and  with  him 
 Eleazar  son  of  Phinehas,  and  with  them  Joza- 
 bad  son  of  Jeshua^  aud  Noadiah  son  of  Bin- 
 nui,  the  Levites:  '^^ by  number,  by  weight  of 
 every  one,  and  aU  the  weight  is  written  at  that 
 time. 
 
 35  Those  coming  in  of  the  captives— sons  of 
 the  removal— have  brought  near  burnt-offer- 
 ings to  the  God  of  Israel,  bullocks  twelve, 
 for  aU  Israel,  rams  ninety  and  six,  lambs 
 seventy  and  seven,  young  he-goats  for  a  sin- 
 offering  twelve— the  whole  a  burnt-offering  to 
 Jehovali ;  ^^.and  they  give  the  laws  of  the  king 
 to  the  lieutenants  of  the  king  aud  the  gover- 
 nors beyond  the  river,  aud  they  have  lifted  up 
 the  people  and  the  house  of  God. 
 
 IX.  1  AND  at  the  completion  of  these 
 things,  drawn  nigh  unto  me  have  the  heads, 
 saying,  '  The  people  of  Israel,  and  the  priests, 
 and  the  Levites,  have  not  beeu  separated 
 from  the  peoples  of  the  lauds,  as  to  their 
 abominatious,  even  the  Cauaanite,  the  Hit- 
 ite,  the  Perizzite,  the  Jebusite,  the  Ammon- 
 ite, the  Moabite,  the  Egyptian,  and  the  Am- 
 orite,  ^  for  they  have  taken  of  their  daughters 
 to  them,  and  to  therr  sons,  and  the  holy  seed 
 have  mingled  themselves  among  the  peoples 
 of  the  lands,  aud  the  hand  of  the  heads  and 
 of  the  seconds  have  been  first  in  this  trespass. ' 
 
 3  And  at  my  hearing  this  word,  I  have  rent 
 my  garment  and  my  upper  robe,  and  pluck 
 out  of  the  hair  of  my  head,  and  of  my  beard, 
 and  sit  astonished,  ^and  unto  me  are  gath- 
 ered every  one  trembling  at  the  words  of  the 
 God  of  Israel,  because  of  the  trespass  of  thb 
 removal,  and  I  am  sitting  astonished  till  the 
 present  of  the  evening. 
 
 5  Aud  at  the  present  of  the  evening  I  have 
 risen  from  mine  afldiction,  and  at  my  rending 
 my  garment  and  my  upper  robe,  then  I  bow 
 down  on  my  knees,  and  spread  out  my  hands 
 unto  Jehovah  my  God,  ^and  say,  ',0  my  God, 
 I  have  been  ashamed,  and  have  blusned  to 
 lift  up,  0  my  God,  my  face  imto  Thee,  for  our 
 iniqmties  have  increased  over  the  head,  and 
 our  guilt  hath  become  gi-eat  unto  the  heavens. 
 
 ''  'From  the  days  of  our  fathers  we a7-e  in 
 great  guilt  unto  this  day,  and  in  our  iuiqui- 
 ties  we  have  been  given — we,  our  kings,  our 
 priests — into  the  hand  of  the  kings  of  the 
 lands,  with  sword,  with  captivity,  and  with 
 spoiling,  and  with  shame  of  face,  as  at  this 
 day. 
 
 ^  '  And  now,  as  a  small  moment  hath  grace 
 been  from  Jehovah  our  God,  to  leave  to  us 
 an  escape,  and  to  give  to  us  a  naU  iu  His  holy 
 place,  by  our  God's  enlightening  our  eyes, 
 and  by  giving  us  a  little  quickening  iu  our 
 servitude ;  "  for  servants  we  are,  and  iu  our 
 servitude  our  God  hath  not  forsaken  us,  and 
 stretcheth  out  unto  us  kindness  before  the 
 kings  of  Persia,  to  give  to  us  a  quickening  to 
 lift  up  the  house  of  our  God,  and  to  cause  its 
 wastes  to  cease,  and  to  give  to  us  a  wall  in 
 Judah  and  in  Jerusalem. 
 
 1" '  And  now,  what  do  we  say,  0  our  God, 
 after  this?  for  we  have  forsaken  Thy  com- 
 mands, 11  that  Thou  hast  commanded  by  the 
 hands  of  thy  servants  the  prophets,  saying, 
 The  land  into  which  ye  are  going  to  poBseas 
 319 
 
His  work  of  reformation. 
 
 IX.  12.— EZRA.-x.  31. 
 
 Of  putting  away  strange  wive*. 
 
 it,  is  a  laud  of  impurity,  by  the  impurity  of 
 the  people  of  tlie  lauds,  by  their  abomina- 
 tious  witli  which  they  have  lilled  it — from 
 mouth  iiuto  luouth — by  their  uuclcauness  ; 
 '^  aud  uow,  your  daughters  ye  do  not  give  to 
 their  sous,  and  thou- daughters  ye  do  not  talce 
 to  your  sous,  and  ye  do  not  seek  their  peace, 
 and  their  good — unto  the  age,  so  tliat  ye  are 
 Btrong,  and  have  eaten  the  good  of  tiie  land, 
 and  given  possession  to  your  sons  unto  the 
 age. 
 
 ^*  '  And  after  all  that  hath  come  upon  us 
 for  our  evil  works,  aud  for  our  great  guilt 
 (lor  Thou,  0  our  God,  hast  kept  back  of  the 
 rod  from  our  iui(iuities,  aud  hast  given  to  us 
 an  escape  like  tuis),  "do  we  turn  back  to 
 l)reak  Tny  commands,  aud  to  join  ourselves 
 in  marriage  with  the  people  of  these  abomin- 
 atious?  art  not  Thou  angry  against  us — even 
 to  cousmuptiou — till  there  is  no  remnant  and 
 esca  ped  1  lart  ? 
 
 '^  '  0  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  righteous  art 
 Thou,  for  we  have  been  left  an  escai^e,  as  it 
 (8  this  day;  lo,  we  are  before  Thee  in  our 
 sjuilt,  for  there  is  none  to  staud  before  Thee 
 c-onceming  this.' 
 
 X.  lAND  at  Ezra's  praying,  aud  at  his 
 making  coufession,  weeping  and  casting  him- 
 self down  before  the  house  of  God,  there 
 have  been  gathered  unto  him  out  of  Israel 
 an  assembly  very  great — men  and  women  and 
 children— for  the  people  have  wept,  multiply- 
 ing weeping. 
 
 ^  And  Shechauiah  son  of  Jehiel,  of  the  sons 
 of  Klam,  ausweretli  and  saith  to  Ezi'a,  'We 
 —we  have  trespassed  against  our  God,  and 
 we  settle  strange  women  of  the  i)eoi)les  of  the 
 laud;  aud  now  there  is  hope  for  Israel 
 concerning  this,  ^and  now,  let  us  make  a 
 covenant  with  our  God,  to  cause  all  the  wo- 
 men to  go  out,  and  that  which  is  born  of  them, 
 by  t  he  counsel  of  the  Lord,  and  of  those  tremb- 
 ling at  the  command  of  our  God,  aud  accord- 
 ing to  law  it  is  done;  .^rise,  for  on  thee  is 
 the  matter,  and  we  are  with  thee ;  be  strong, 
 aud  do.' 
 
 ''And  Ezra  riseth,  and  causeth  the  heads 
 of  the  priests,  the  Levites,  aud  all  Israel,  to 
 swear  to  do  according  to  tliis  word — aud  they 
 swear, 
 
 *  And  Ezra  riseth  from  before  the  house  of 
 God,  andgoeth  unto  the  chamber  of  Jehohanau 
 son  of  Eliashib ;  yea,  he  goeth  there,  bread 
 lie  hath  not  eaten,  and  water  he  hath  not 
 drunk,  for  he  is  mourning  because  of  the  tres- 
 pass of  the  removal. 
 
 ''  And  they  cause  a  voice  to  jiass  over  into 
 Judah  aud  Jerusalem,  to  all  sous  of  the  re- 
 moval, to  be  gathered  to  Jerusalem,  "and 
 every  one  who  cometh  not  in  by  the  third 
 day,  according  to  the  counsel  of  the  heads 
 and  of  the  elders,  all  his  substauce  is  devoted, 
 aud  himself  separated  from  the  assembly  of 
 the  removal. 
 
 ®And  gathered  are  all  the  men  of  Judah 
 and  Benjamin  to  Jerusalem  by  the  third  day, 
 it  is  the  ninth  month,  on  the  twcntietli  of  the 
 month,  and  all  the  people  sit  in  the  broad 
 V'lace  of  tlie  house  of  God,  trembling  on  ac- 
 tt>'Uut  of  the  matter  and  of  the  showers. 
 320 
 
 1"  And  Ezra  the  priest  riseth,  and  saith  un- 
 to them,  'Ye — ye  have  trespa.sse<l,  and  ye 
 settle  strange  women,  to  add  to  the  guilt  of 
 Israel;  ^^aud,  now,  make  confession  to  Je- 
 hovah, God  of  your  fatliers,  and  do  His  good 
 pleasure,  and  be  separated  from  the  peoples 
 of  the  land,  and  from  the  strange  women. 
 
 ^"  Aud  all  the  assembly  answer  and  say  with 
 a  great  voice,  '  Right ;  according  to  thy  word 
 — on  us  to  do ;  ^■^  but  the  ijcople  aj-e  many,  and 
 it  is  the  time  of  showers,  and  there  is  no 
 I^wwer  to  stand  without,  and  the  work  is  not 
 tor  one  day,  nor  for  two,  for  we  have  multi- 
 plied to  transgress  in  this  thing. 
 
 1"* '  Let,  we  pray  thee,  our  heads  of  all  the 
 assembly  stand,  aud  all  wlio  are  in  our  cities, 
 who  have  settled  strange  wives,  do  come  in  at 
 the  times  appointed,  aud  with  them  the  eld- 
 ers of  city  and  city,  and  its  iudges,  till  the 
 turning  back  of  the  fury  of  the  wrath  of  our 
 God  from  us,  for  this  thing.' 
 
 1^  Only  Jonathan  son  of  Asahel,  and  Jaha- 
 ziah  son  of  Tikvah,  stood  against  this,  and 
 Meshullam,  and  Shabbethai  the  Levite,  help- 
 ed them. 
 
 1"^  And  the  sons  of  the  removal  do  so,  and 
 Ezra  the  priest,  a7id  men,  heads  of  the  fathers, 
 for  the  house  of  their  fathers,  are  separated, 
 even  all  of  them  by  uame,  and  they  sit  on  the 
 iirst  day  of  the  tenth  month,  to  examine  the 
 matter ;  ^^  and  they  finish  with  all  the  men 
 who  have  settled  strange  women  unto  the  first 
 day  of  the  first  month. 
 
 ^8  And  there  are  found  of  the  sons  of  th# 
 priests  that  have  settled  strange  women :  of 
 the  sons  of  Jeshua  sou  of  Jozadak,  and  his 
 brethren,  Maaseiah,  and  Eliezer,  and  Jarib, 
 and  Gedaliah  ;  '^  and  they  give  their  hand  to 
 send  out  their  wives,  aud,  being  guilty,  a  ram 
 of  the  flock,  for  their  guilt. 
 
 ''"And  of  the  sons  of  Immer:  Hanani  and 
 Zebadiah  ;  "'  and  of  the  sons  of  Harim :  Mas- 
 seiah,  and  Elijah,  and  Sheniaiah,  and  Jehiel, 
 and  Uzziali;  -^and  of  the  sons  of  Pikshhur: 
 Eliocnai,  Maaseiah,  Ishniael,  Nethaneel,  Joza- 
 bad,  and  Elasah. 
 
 '^And  of  the  Levites:  Jozabad,  aud  Shimei, 
 and  Kelaiah — he  is  Kelita, — Pethahiah,  Ju- 
 dah, and  Eliezer. 
 
 "■*  Aud  of  the  singers  :  Eliashib. 
 Aud  of  the  gatekeepers :   Shallum,   aud 
 Telem,  and  Uri. 
 
 ^  And  of  Israel :  of  the  sons  of  Parosh  : 
 Ilamiah,  and  Jeziah,  and  Malchijah,  aud  Mia- 
 min,  aud  Eleazar,  and  Malchijah,  and  Be- 
 naiah. 
 
 -''And  of  the  sous  of  Elaui :  Mattaniah, 
 Zechariah,  and  Jehiel,  aud  Abdi,  aud  Jere- 
 moth,  and  Elijah. 
 
 '•"■  And  of  the  sons  of  Zattu:  Elioeuai,  Elia- 
 shib, Mattaniah,  aud  Jeremoth,  aud  Zabad, 
 aud  Aziza. 
 
 -8  And  of  the  sous  of  Bebai:  Jehohanan, 
 Hauaniah,  Zabbai,  Athlai. 
 
 -"And  of  the  sons  of  Bani:  Meshullam, 
 Malluch,  and  Adaiah,  Jashub,  and  Sheal, 
 and  llamoth. 
 
 •"'  And  of  the  sons  of  Pahath-Moab  :  Adna, 
 and  CJhelal,  Beuaiali,  Maasciali,  Mattaniah, 
 Bezalcel,  and  Biuniii,  and  Manasseli. 
 
 ^'  And  of  the  sons  of  liarini:  Ehezer,  Ishi- 
 
NehemialCs  prayer. 
 
 X.  32.-NEHEM1AH-I1.  14. 
 
 He  goelh  to  Jenntahm. 
 
 jah,  Malcliiah,  Shemaiali,  Sliimeoii,  3"  Ben- 
 jamin. Malluch,  Shemariab. 
 
 33  Of  tlie  sous  of  Hasbum :  Matteuai,  Mat- 
 tatbab,  Zabad,  Elipbelet,  Jeremai,  Manasseb, 
 Sbimei. 
 
 3*  Of  tbe  sons  of  Bani :  Maadai,  Amram, 
 and  Uel,  35Benaiab,  Bedeiab,  Chelubu,  36  Va- 
 niab,  Meremotb,  Eliasbib,  37  Mattaniali,  Mat- 
 tenai,  and  Jaasau,  38  and  iBani,  and  Binnui, 
 
 Sbimei,  39  and  Sbelemiab,  and  Natban,  and 
 Adaiab,  *"  Macbnadbai,  Sbasbai,  Sbarai, 
 ^'  Azareel,  and  Slielcmiab,  Sbemariali,  ''^Sbai- 
 lum,  Amariab,  Josepli. 
 
 ^3  Of  tbe  sons  of  Nebo :  Jeiel,  Mattitbiab, 
 Zabad,  Zebina,  Jadau,  and  Joel,  Benaiab: 
 **all  tbese  bave  taken  strange  women,  and 
 tbere  are  of  tbem  women — wlio  adopt  sons. 
 
 NEHEMIAH. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  WORDS   of   Nebemiab    son    of 
 Hacbaliab. 
 
 And  it  cometb  to  pass,  in  tbe  month  of 
 Cbisleu,  tbe  tweutietb  year,  and  I  liaye  been 
 in  Shiishan  tbe  palace,  ^  and  come  in  dotb 
 Hanani,  one  of  my  brethren,  he  and  men  of 
 Judab,  and  I  ask  them  concerning  tbe  Jews, 
 the  escaped  part  that  have  been  left  of  tbe 
 captivity,  and  concerning  Jerusalem ;  3  and 
 they  say  to  me,  '  Those  left,  who  have  been 
 left  of  the  captivity  there  in  the  province, 
 are  in  great  evil,  and  in  reproach,  and  the 
 wall  of  Jerusalem  is  broken  down,  and  its 
 gates  have  been  burnt  with  fire.' 
 
 *  And  it  cometb  to  pass,  at  my  hearing  these 
 words,  I  have  sat  down,  and  I  weep  and 
 mourn  for  days,  and  I  am  fasting  and  praying 
 before,  the  God  of  the  heavens.  ^  and  I  sav. 
 *I  beseech  thee,  O  Jehovah,  God  of  tEe 
 heavens,  God,  the  great  and  the  fearful,  keep- 
 ing the  covenant  and  kindness  for  those  lov- 
 ing Him,  and  for  those  keeping  His  commands, 
 *  let  Thine  ear  be,  1  pray  Thee,  attentive,  and 
 Thine  eyes  open,  to  hearken  unto  the  prayer 
 of  Thy  servant,  that  I  am  praying  oef ore 
 Thee  to-day,  by  djiy  and  by  night,  concerning 
 the  sons  of  Israel  Thy  servants,  and  confess- 
 ing concerning  the  sins  of  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 that  we  have  sinned  against  Thee ;  yea,  I  and 
 tiie  house  of  my  father  have  sinned;  '^we 
 have  acted  very  corruptly  against  Thee,  and 
 bave  not  kept  the  commands,  and  the  statutes, 
 and  thejudgments,  that  Thou  didst  command 
 Moses  TTiy  servant. 
 
 8 '  Remember,  I  pray  Thee,  the  word  that 
 Thou  didst  command  Moses  Thy  servant, 
 saying.  Ye— ye  trespass — I  scatter  you  among 
 peoples ;  ^  and  ye  have  turned  back  unto  Me, 
 and  kept  My  commands,  and  done  them — if 
 your  outcast  is  in  the  end  of  the  heavens, 
 thence  I  gather  them,  and  have  brought  them 
 in  unto  the  place  that  1  have  chosen  to  cause 
 My  name  to  tabernacle  there.    ^"  And  they 
 are  Thy  servants,   and  Thy  people,   whom. 
 Thou  hast  ransomed  by  Thy  great  power,  and 
 by  Thy  strong  hand- 
 le '  I  beseech  Thee,   0  Lord,   let,   I  pray  1 
 Thee,  Thine  ear  be  attentive  unto  the  prayer  I 
 of  Thy  servant,  and  imto  tbe  prayer  of  Thy  j 
 servants,  those  delighting  to  fear  Thy  Name ;  j 
 and  give  prosperity,  I  pray  Thee,   to  Thy  | 
 servant  to-day,  and  give  him  for  mercies  be-  | 
 fore  this  man ;'  and  I  have  been  butler  to  the  I 
 king. 
 
 n. 
 
 ^  AND  it  cometb  to  pass,  in  the  month 
 X 
 
 of  Nisan,  the  twentieth  year  of  Artaxerxes 
 the  king,  wine  is  before  him,  and  I  lift  up 
 tbe  wine,  and  give  to  the  king,  and  I  had  not 
 been  sad  before  him ;  "  and  tbe  king  saith  to 
 me,  'Wherefore  is  thy  face  sad,  and  thou 
 not  sick?  this  is  nothing  except  sadness  of 
 heart;'  and  I  fear  very  much,  3 and  say  to 
 the  king,  '  Let  the  king  to  the  age  live !  where- 
 fore should  not  my  face  be  sad,  when  the  city, 
 the  j)lace  of  the  graves  of  my  fathers,  is  a  waste, 
 and  its  gates  have  been  consumed  with  fire?' 
 *  And  the  king  saith  to  me,  '  For  what  art 
 thou  seeking?'  and  I  pray  unto  the  God  of 
 the  heavens,  "and  say  to  the  king,  '  If  to  the 
 king  it  he  good,  and  if  thy  servant  be  pleasing 
 before  thee,  that  thou  send  me  imto  Judab, 
 unto  the  city  of  the  graves  of  my  fathers,  and 
 I  built  it.'  _^  And  the  king  saith  to  me  and 
 the  queen  is  sitting  near  him),  'How long  is 
 thy  journey?  and  when  dost  thou  return?'  and 
 it  is  good  before  the  king,  and  he  sendeth  me 
 away,  and  I  set  to  him  a  time. 
 
 7  And  I  say  to  the  king,  '  If  to  the  king  it 
 he  good,  letters  let  be  given  to  me  forthe  gover- 
 nors beyond  the  River,  that  they  let  me  pass 
 over  tUl  that  I  come  in  imto  Judab:  ^and  a 
 letter  unto  Asaph,  keeper  of  the  paradise  that 
 the  king  hath,  that  he  give  to  me  trees  for 
 beams  for  the  gates  of  the  palace  that  the 
 house  hath,  and  for  the  wall  of  the  city,  and 
 for  the  house  into  which  I  enter;'  and  the 
 king  giveth  to  me,  according  to  the  good  band 
 of  my  God  upon  me. 
 
 9  And  I  come  in  imto  the  governors  beyond 
 the  River,  and  give  to  them  the  letters  oi  the 
 king ;  and  the  king  sendeth  with  me  heads  of 
 a  force,  and  horsemen ;  ^*'  and  Sanballat  the 
 Horonite  heareth,  and  Tobiah  the  servant, 
 the  Ajnmonite,  and  it  is  evil  to  them — a  great 
 evil — that  a  man  hath  come  in  to  seek  good 
 for  the  sons  of  Israel. 
 
 11  And  I  come  in  unto  Jerusalem,  and  I  am 
 there  three  days,  ^^  and  I  rise  by  night,  I  and 
 a  few  men  with  me,  and  have  not  declared 
 to  a  man  what  my  God  is  giving  imto  my 
 heart  to  do  for  Jerusalem,  and  there  is  no 
 beast  with  me  except  the  beast  on  which  I 
 am  riding. 
 
 13  And  I  go  out  through  the  gate  of  the 
 valley  by  night,  and  unto  the  front  of  tbe 
 fountain  of  the  dragon,  and  unto  the  gate  of 
 the  dunghill,  and  I  am  measuring  about  the 
 walls  of  Jerusalem,  that  are  broken  down, 
 and  its  gates  consumed  with  fire.  i^And  I 
 pass  over  unto  the  gate  of  the  fountain,  and 
 unto  the  pool  of  the  king,  and  there  is  no 
 321 
 
Malice  of  Sanhallnt,  dc 
 
 TT.  15.— NEHEMIAH.— ni.  29. 
 
 Rebuilding  of  the  wall 
 
 jilaco  for  the  beast  under  me  to  pass  over, 
 '^and  I  am  going  up  tlirongli  the  brook  by- 
 night,  and  am  measuring  about  the  wall,  and 
 tiu-n  back,  and  come  in  tlirough  the  pate  of 
 the  valley,  and  turn  back. 
 
 ^^  And  the  prefects  have  not  known  whither 
 I  have  gone,  and  what  I  am  doing ;  and  to  the 
 Jews,  and  to  the  priests,  and  to  the  freemen, 
 and  to  the  prefects,  and  to  the  rest  of  those 
 doing  the  work,  hitherto  I  have  not  declared 
 it;  i^and  I  say  unto  them,  'Ye  are  seeing  the 
 evil  that  we  are  in,  in  that  Jerusalem  is  waste, 
 and  its  gates  have  been  burnt  with  fiie ;  come 
 and  we  build  the  waU  of  Jerusalem,  and  we 
 are  not  any  more  a  reproach.' 
 
 18  And  I  declare  to  them  the  hand  of  my 
 God  that  is  good  upon  me,  and  also  the  words 
 of  the  king  that  he  said  to  me,  and  they  say, 
 '  Let  us  rise,  and  we  have  built ; '  and  they 
 strengthen  their  hands  for  good. 
 
 1^  And  Sanballat  the  Horonite  heareth,  and 
 Tobiah  the  servant,  the  Ammonite,  and  Ge- 
 ahem  the  Arabian,  and  they  mock  atiis,  and 
 despise  us,  and  say,  '  What  is  this  thing  that 
 ye  are  doing  ?  against  the  king  are  ye  rebel- 
 ling?' 
 
 ^And  I  return  them  word,  and  say  to 
 them,  'The  God  of  the  heavens— He  doth 
 give  prosperity  to  us,  and  we  His  servants 
 rise  and  have  built ;  and  to  you  there  is  no  por- 
 tion, and  right,  and  memorial  in  Jerusalem.' 
 
 IIL  1  AND  Eliashib  the  high  priest  riseth, 
 and  his  brethren  the  priests,  and  they  build 
 the  sheep-gate;  they  have  sanctified  it,  and 
 set  up  its  doors,  even  unto  the  tower  of  Meah 
 they  have  sanctified  it,  unto  the  tower  of 
 Hananeel;  "and  by  his  hand  have  men  of 
 Jericho  built ;  and  by  their  hand  hath  Zaccur 
 son  of  Imri  built;  *and  the  fish -gate  have 
 sons  of  Hassenaah  built,  they  have  walled 
 it,  and  set  up  its  doors,  its  locks,  and  its 
 bars. 
 
 *  And  by  their  hand  hath  Merimoth  son  of 
 Urijah,  son  of  Koz,  strengthened ;  and  by 
 his  hand  hath  Meshullam  son  of  Berechiah, 
 son  of  Meshezabeel,  strengthened;  and  by 
 his  hand  hath  Zadok  son  of  Baana  sti-eng- 
 thened:  ''and  by  his  hand  have  the  Tekoites 
 Btrengtnened,  and  their  honourable  ones  have 
 not  brought  in  their  neck  to  the  service  of 
 their  Lord. 
 
 *And  the  old  gate  have  Jehoiada  son  of 
 Paseah,  and  Meshullam  son  of  Besodeiah, 
 strengthened;  they  liave  walled  it,  and  set 
 up  its  doors,  and  its  locks,  and  its  bars. 
 7  And  by  their  hand  hath  Melatiah  the  Gibe- 
 onite  strengthened,  and  Jadon  the  Meron- 
 othite,  men  of  Gibeon  and  of  Mizpah,  to  the 
 throne  of  the  governor  beyond  the  Kiver. 
 
 **  By  his  hand  hath  Uzziel  son  of  Harhaiah 
 of  the  refiners  strengthened ;  and  by  his  hand 
 hath  Hananiah  son  of  one  of  the  compound- 
 ers strengthened ;  and  they  leave  Jerusalem 
 unto  the  broad  wall.  "And  by  their  hand 
 hath  Rephaiah  son  of  Hur,  head  of  the  half 
 of  the  district  of  Jerusalem,  strengthened 
 ^**And  by  their  hand  hath  Jedaiah  son  of 
 Harumaph  strengthened,  and  over-against  his 
 own  house;  and  by  his  hand  hath  Hattush 
 son  of  llashabniah  strengthenecL 
 322 
 
 "  A  second  measure  hath  Malchijah  son  o: 
 Harim  strengthened,  and  Hashub  son  of  I'a- 
 hath-Moab,  even  the  tower  of  the  furnaces 
 1- And  by  his  hand  hath  Shallum  son  of  Hal 
 lohesh,  head  of  the  half  of  the  district  of  Jem 
 salem,  strengthened,  he  and  his  daughters. 
 
 i^The  gate  of  the  valley  hath  Hanun  streng- 
 thened, and  the  inhabitants  of  Zanoah ;  they 
 have  built  it,  and  set  up  its  doors,  its  locks, 
 and  its  bars,  and  a  thousand  cubits  in  the 
 wall  unto  the  dung-gate.  ^■'And  the  dung- 
 gate  hath  Malchijah  son  of  Eechab,  head  of 
 the  district  of  Beth-Haccerem,  strengthened ; 
 he  doth  built  it,  and  setup  its  doors,  its  locks, 
 and  its  bars. 
 
 1^  And  the  gate  of  the  foimtain  hath  Shal- 
 lum son  of  Col-Hozeh,  head  of  the  district  of 
 Mizpah,  strengthened  :  he  doth  build  it,  and 
 cover  it,  and  set  up  its  doors,  its  locks,  and 
 its  bars,  and  the  wall  of  the  pool  of  Siloah,  to 
 the  garden  of  the  king,  and  imto  the  steps 
 that  are  going  down  from  the  city  of  David. 
 
 1®  After  him  hath  Nehemiah  son  of  Azbuk, 
 head  of  the  half  of  the  district  of  Beth-Zur. 
 strengthened,  unto  over-against  the  graves  oi 
 David,  and  unto  the  pool  that  is  made,  and 
 unto  tne  house  of  the  mighty  ones. 
 
 1^  After  him  have  the  Levites  strength- 
 ened, and  Kehum  son  of  Bani :  by  his  hand 
 hath  Hashabiah,  head  of  the  half  of  the  dis- 
 trict of  Keilah,  strengthened,  for  his  district. 
 18  After  him  have  their  brethren  strengthen- 
 ed, and  Bawai  son  of  Henadad,  head  of  the 
 haif  of  the  district  of  Keilah. 
 
 i^And  Ezer  son  of  Jeshua,  head  of  Mizpah. 
 doth  strengthen,  by  his  hand,  a  second 
 measure,  from  over-against  the  ascent  of  the 
 armovuy  at  the  angle. 
 
 2"  After  him  hath  Baruch  son  of  Zabbai 
 hastened  to  strengthen  a  second  measure  from 
 the  angle  unto  tne  opening  of  the  house  of 
 Eliashib  the  high  priest,  ^i  After  him  hath 
 Meremothson  of  Urijah,  son  of  Koz,  strength- 
 ened, a  second  measure,  from  the  opening  of 
 the  house  of  Eliashib  even  imto  the  comple- 
 tion of  the  house  of  Eliashib. 
 
 ^'^  And  after  him  have  the  priests,  men  of 
 the  circuit,  strengthened.  ^  After  them  hath 
 Benjamin  strengthened,  and  Hashub,  over- 
 against  their  house  ;  after  him  hath  Azariah 
 son  of  Maaseiah,  son  of  Ananiah,  strengthen- 
 ed, near  his  house.  ^  After  him  hath  Binnui 
 son  of  Henadad  strengthened,  a  second  mea- 
 sure, from  the  house  of  Azariah  unto  the 
 angle,  and  unto  the  corner. 
 
 '^  Palal  sou  of  Uzai,  from  over-against  tho 
 angle,  and  the  tower  that  is  going  out  from 
 the  \ipper  house  of  the  king  that  is  at  the 
 court  of  the  prison;  after  him  Pedaiah  son 
 of  Parosh.  -''And  the  Netliinim  have  been 
 dwelling  in  Ophel,  unto  over-against  the 
 water-gate  at  tne  east,  and  the  tower  that 
 goeth  out. 
 
 ^  After  him  have  the  Tekoites  strengthened, 
 a  second  measure,  from  over-against  tlie  great 
 tower  that  goeth  out,  and  unto  the  wall  of 
 Ophel.  ^From  above  the  horse-gate  have 
 the  priests  stren.gthened,  each  over-against 
 his  house.  --'After  them  hath  Zadok  son  of 
 Immer  strenj^thened,  over  against  his  house; 
 and   after  hnu   hatli  Shcinaiah  son  of   She- 
 
Opposition  of  Sanhallat,  d-c.      ni.  30.— NEHEMIAH.— v.  10. 
 
 Precaution  of  Nehemiah. 
 
 chaniah,  keeper  of   the  east  gate,    streiiEcth- 
 ened. 
 
 ^^  After  liim  hath  Hananiah  sou  of  Shelem- 
 iah  strengthened,  andHanumthesixtli  son  of 
 Zalaph,  a  second  measure;  after  him  hath 
 MeshiiUam  sou  of  Berechiah  strengthened, 
 over-against  his  chamber,  ^i  After  him  hath 
 Malchijah  son  of  the  refiner  strengthened,  un- 
 to the  house  of  the  Nethinim,  and  of  the  mer- 
 chants, over-agaiust  the  gate  of  the  Miphkad, 
 and  unto  the  ascent  of  the  corner.  ^'-^And 
 between  the  ascent  of  the  corner  and  the 
 sheep-gate,  have  the  refiners  and  the  mer- 
 chants strengthened 
 
 IV.  1  AND  .it  Cometh  to  pass,  when  San- 
 hallat hath  heard  that  we  are  biulding  the 
 wall,  that  it  is  displeasing  to  him,  and  he  is 
 very  angry  and  mocketh  at  the  Jews,  "and 
 saith  before  his  brethren  and  the  force  of  Sa- 
 maria, yea,  he  saith,  'What  are  the  weak 
 Jews  doing?  are  they  left  to  themselves?  do 
 they  sacriiice?  do  they  complete  in  a  day? 
 do  they  revive  the  stones  out  of  the  heaps  of 
 the  rubbish? — and  they  burnt!'  •^And  To- 
 biah  the  Ammonite  is  by  him  and  saith, 
 'Also,  that  which  they  are  building — if  a  fox 
 doth  go  up,  then  it  hath  broken  down  their 
 stone  wall. ' 
 
 *  Hear,  0  our  God,  for  we  have  been  des- 
 pised ;  and  turn  back  their  reproach  on  their 
 own  headj  and  give  them  for  a  spoil  in  a  land 
 of  captivity;  ^and  do  not  cover  over  their 
 iniquity,  and  their  sin  from  before  Thee  let 
 not  be  blotted  out,  for  they  have  provoked  to 
 anger — over-against  those  building. 
 
 *  And  we  bmld  the  wall,  and  all  the  wall 
 is  joined — unto  its  half,  and  the  people  have  a 
 heart  to  work.  '  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when 
 Sanhallat  hath  heard,  and  Tobiah,  and  the 
 Arabians,  and  the  Aitunonites,  and  the  Ash- 
 dodites,  that  lengthening  hath  gone  up  to  the 
 walls  of  Jerusalem,  that  the  breeches  hava 
 begun  to  be  stopped,  then  it  is  very  displeas- 
 ing to  them,  8  and  they  conspire,  all  of  them 
 together,  to  come  in  to  fight  against  Jerusa- 
 lem, and  to  do  to  it  injury. 
 
 ^  And  we  pray  unto  our  God,  and  appoint 
 a  watch  against  them,  by  day  and  by  night, 
 because  of  them.  ^^  And  Judali  saith,  *  The 
 power  of  the  burden-bearers  i  hath  become 
 feeble,  and  the  rubbish  is  abundant,  and  we 
 are  not  able  to  build  on  the  walL'  ^^And 
 our  adversaries  say,  '  They  do  not  know,  nor 
 see,  till  that  we  come  in  to  their  midst,  and 
 have  slain  them,  and  caused  the  work  to  cease.' 
 1"^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  the  Jews  have 
 come  who  are  dwelling  near  them,  that  they 
 say  to  us  ten  times  from  all  the  places  whither 
 ye  return — they  are  against  us. 
 
 13  And  I  appoint  at  the  lowest  of  the  places, 
 at  the  back  of  the  wall,  in  the  clear  places, 
 yea,  I  appoint  the  people,  by  their  families, 
 with  their  swords,  their  spears,  and  their 
 bows.  i^And  I  see,  and  rise  up,  and  say 
 unto  the  freemen,  and  unto  the  prefects,  and 
 unto  the  rest  of  the  people,  '  Be  not  afraid  of 
 them;  the  Lord,  the  great  and  the  fearful, 
 remember  ye,  and  fight  for  your  brethren, 
 your  sons,  and  your  daughters,  your  wives, 
 and  your  houses.' 
 
 I'' And  it  cometh  to  pass,  wlien  our  ene- 
 mies have  heard  that  it  hath  boon  known  to 
 us,  and  God  doth  frustrate  their  counsel,  and 
 we  turn  back,  all  of  us,  unto  the  wall,  each 
 unto  his  work ;  ^''yea,  it  cometh  to  pass,  from 
 that  day,  half  of  my  servants  are  working  in 
 the  business,  and  half  of  them  are  keeping 
 hold  of  both  the  spears,  the  shields,  and  the 
 bows,  and  the  coats  of  mail ;  and  the  heads 
 are  behind  all  the  house  of  Judah.  ^''The 
 builders  on  the  wall,  and  the  bearers  of  the 
 burden,  those  lading,  each  with  one  of  his 
 hands  is  working  in  the  business,  and  one  is 
 laying  hold  of  the  missUe.  ^^  And  the  build- 
 ers are  each  with  his  sword,  girded  on  his 
 loins,  and  building,  and  he  who  is  blowing 
 with  a  trumpet  is  beside  me. 
 
 1^  And  I  say  unto  the  freemen,  and  unto  the 
 prefects,  and  unto  the  rest  of  the  people 
 '  The  work  is  abundant,  and  large,  and  we  are 
 separated  on  the  wall,  far  ofiF  one  from  an- 
 other ;  -"  in  the  place  that  ye  hear  the  voice 
 of  the  trumpet  thither  ye  are  gathered  unto 
 us ;  our  Goa  doth  fight  for  us.' 
 
 "^  And  We  are  working  in  the  business,  and 
 half  cf  them  are  keeping  hold  of  the  spears, 
 from  the  going  up  of  the  dawn  till  the  coming 
 forth  of  the  stars.  -^  Also,  at  that  time  I  said 
 to  the  people,  'Let  each  with  his  servant 
 lodge  in  the  midst  of  Jerusalem,  and  they  have 
 been  to  us  by  night  a  guard,  and  by  clay  for 
 the  work :'  ^^  and  there  are  none — I  and  my  bre- 
 thren and  my  servants,  the  men  of  the  guard 
 who  are  after  me — there  are  none  of  us  putting 
 oflF  our  garments ,  each  hath  his  vessel  or  water, 
 
 V.  1  AND  there  is  a  great  cry  of  the  people 
 and  their  wives,  concerning  their  brethren  the 
 Jews,  ^  yea,  there  are  who  are  saying,  '  Our 
 sons,  and  our  daughters,  we — are  many,  and 
 we  receive  com,  and  eat,  and  live.'  ^^nd 
 there  are  who  are  saying,  '  Our  fields,  and  our 
 vineyards,  and  our  houses,  we  are  pledging, 
 and  we  receive  corn  for  the  famine.'  ''And 
 there  are  who  are  saying,  'We  have  borrowed 
 money  for  the  tribute  of  the  king,  on  our 
 fields,  and  our  vineyards  ;  *  and  now,  as  the 
 flesh  of  our  brethren  is  our  flesh,  as  their  sons 
 are  our  sons,  and  lo,  we  are  subduing  our  sons 
 and  our  daughters  for  servants,  and  there  are 
 of  our  daughters  subdued,  and  our  hand  hath 
 no  might,  and  our  fields  and  our  vineyards  are 
 to  others. ' 
 
 ®  And  it  is  very  displeasing  to  me  when  I 
 have  heard  their  cry  and  these  words,  ^  and 
 my  heart  reigneth  over  me,  and  I  strive  with 
 the  freemen,  and  with  the  prefects,  and  say 
 to  them,  '  Usury  one  upon  another  ye  are 
 exacting ; '  and  I  set  against  them  a  great  as- 
 sembly, 8  and  say  to  them,  '  We  have  acquir- 
 ed our  brethren  the  Jews,  those  sold  to  the 
 nations,  according  to  the  ability  that  is  in  us, 
 and  ye  also  sell  your  brethren,  and  they  have 
 been  sold  to  us ! '  and  they  are  silent,  and 
 have  not  foimd  a  word. 
 
 *  And  I  say,  '  Not  good  is  the  thing  that  ye 
 are  doing  ;  in  the  fear  of  our  God  do  ye  not 
 walk,  because  of  the  reproach  of  the  nations 
 our  enemies?  ^'And  also,  I,  my  brethren, 
 and  my  servants,  are  exacting  of  them  silver 
 and  com;  let  us  leave  off,  1  pray  you,  this 
 323 
 
Plot  of  Sanballat,  Ac 
 
 V.  11.— NEHEMIAH.— VII.  5. 
 
 Completion  of  flic  toaU. 
 
 usury.  "  Give  back,  I  pray  you,  to  tbcm,  as 
 to-day,  their  lields,  theii-  vineyards,  their  olive- 
 yards,  and  their  houses,  and  the  hundredth 
 part  of  the  money,  and  of  the  corn,  of  the  new 
 wine,  and  of  the  oil,  that  ye  are  exacting  of 
 them.' 
 
 I'' And  they  say,  'We  give  back,  and  of 
 them  we  seek  nothing ;  so  we  do  as  thou  art 
 saying.'  And  I  call  the  priests,  and  cause 
 them  to  swear  to  do  according  to  this  thing ; 
 '*  also,  my  lap  I  have  shaken,  and  I  say, 
 '  Thus  doth  God  shake  out  every  man,  who  doth 
 not  perform  this  thing,  from  his  house,  and 
 from  his  labour :  yea,  tliusislie  shaken  out  and 
 empty;'  and  all  the  assembly  say,  'Amen,' 
 and  praise  Jehovah ;  and  the  people  do  ac- 
 cording to  this  thing. 
 
 ^*  Also,  from  the  day  that  he  ai)pointed  me 
 to  be  their  governor  in  the  land  of  Judah, 
 from  the  twentieth  year  even  unto  the  thirty 
 and  second  year  of  Artaxerxes  the  king — 
 twelve  years — 1,  and  my  brethren,  the  bread 
 of  the  governor  have  not  eaten  :  i''  the  former 
 governors  who  are  before  me  have  made  them- 
 selves heavy  on  the  people,  ana  lake  of  them 
 in  bread  and  wine,  besides  in  silver  forty 
 shekels  ;  also,  their  servants  have  ruled  over 
 the  people — and  I  have  not  done  so,  because 
 of  the  fear  of  God. 
 
 1^  And  also,  in  the  work  of  this  wall  I  have 
 done  mightily,  even  a  field  we  have  not 
 bought,  and  all  my  servants  are  gathered 
 there  for  the  work ;  ^^  and  of  the  Jews,  and 
 of  the  prefects,  a  hundred  and  fifty  men,  and 
 those  coming  in  unto  us  of  the  nations  that 
 are  round  about  us,  are  at  my  table;  ^^and 
 that  which  hath  been  prepared  for  one  day  is 
 one  ox,  six  fat  sheep,  also  fowls  have  been 
 prepared  for  me,  and  once  in  ten  days  of  all 
 wines  abundantly,  and  with  this,  the  bread  of 
 the  governor  I  have  not  sought,  for  heavy  is 
 the  service  on  this  people,  i'  Kemember  for 
 me,  0  my  God,  for  good,  all  that  I  have  done 
 for  this  people. 
 
 VI,  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  it  hath 
 been  heard  by  Sanballat,  and  Tobiah,  and  by 
 Geshem  the  Arabian,  and  by  the  rest  of  our 
 enemies,  that  I  have  builded  the  wall,  and 
 there  hath  not  been  left  in  it:  a  breach,  (also, 
 till  that  time  the  doors  I  had  not  set  iip  in 
 the  gates,)  "that  Sanballat  sendeth,  also  Ge- 
 shem, unto  me,  saying,  '  Come  and  we  meet 
 together  in  the  villages,  in  the  valley  of  Ono;' 
 and  they  are  thinking  to  do  to  me  evil. 
 
 "  And  I  send  unto  them  messengers,  saying, 
 '  A  great  work  1  am  doing,  and  I  am  not  able 
 to  come  down  ;  why  doth  the  work  cease 
 when  I  let  it  alone,  and  have  come  down  unto 
 you?'  ■•  and  they  send  unto  me,  according  to 
 this  word,  four  times,  and  I  return  them  w<yrd 
 according  to  this  word. 
 
 *  And  Sanballat  sendeth  imto  me,  accord- 
 ing to  this  wor<l,  a  fifth  time,  his  servant, 
 and  an  open  letter  in  his  hand;  "it  is  written 
 in  it,  '  Amonfj  the  nations  it  hath  been  heard, 
 and  Gashmu  is  saying :  Thou  and  the  Jews 
 are  thinking  to  rebel,  therefore  thou  art 
 building  the  wall,  and  thou  hast  been  to  them 
 for  a  king— according  to  these  words  !  '  And 
 alflo,  prophets  thou  hast  appointed  to  call  for 
 324 
 
 thee  in  Jerusalem,  aaj^ins,  A  king  is  in  Judah, 
 and  now  it  is  heard  by  the  king  according  to 
 these  words ;  and  now  come,  and  we  take 
 counsel  together. ' 
 
 **  And  1  send  unto  him,  saying,  'It  hath  not 
 been  according  to  these  words  that  thou  art 
 saying,  for  from  thine  own  heart  thou  art 
 devising  them;'  ^for  all  of  them  are  making 
 us  afraid,  saying,  'Their  hands  are  too  feeble 
 for  the  work,  and  it  is  not  done;'  and  now, 
 strengthen  Thou  my  hands. 
 
 '"And  I  have  entered  the  house  of  Shemaiah 
 son  of  Delaiah,  son  of  Mehetabeel— and  he  is 
 restrained — and  he  saith,  '  Let  us  meet  at  the 
 house  of  God,  at  the  inside  of  the  temple, 
 and  we  shut  the  doors  of  the  temple,  for  they 
 are  coming  in  to  slay  thee — yea,  by  night 
 they  are  coming  in  to  slay  thee.'  '^And  1 
 say,  'A  man  such  as  I — doth  he  llee?  and  who 
 as  I,  that  doth  go  in  unto  the  temple,  and 
 liA'e? — I  do  not  go  in.' 
 
 1^  And  I  discern,  and  lo,  God  hath  not  sent 
 him,  for  in  the  prophecy  he  hath  spoken  unto 
 me  both  Tobian  and  Sanballat  hired  him, 
 1^  so  that  he  is  an  hireling,  that  I  may  fear 
 and  do  so,  and  I  had  sinned,  and  it  had  been 
 to  them  for  an  evil  name  that  they  may  re- 
 proach me. 
 
 i'*  Be  mindful,  O  my  God,  of  Tobiah,  and 
 of  Sanballat,  according  to  these  his  works, 
 and  also,  of  Noadiah  the  prophetess,  and  oi 
 the  rest  of  the  prophets  who  have  been  mak- 
 ing me  afraid. 
 
 ^  And  the  wall  is  completed  in  the  twenty 
 and  fifth  of  Elul,  on  the  fifty  and  second  day ; 
 '"  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  all  our  enemies 
 have  heard,  and  all  the  nations  who  are  round 
 about  us  see,  that  they  fall  greatly  in  their 
 own  eyes,  and  know  that  by  our  Godjhath 
 this  work  been  done. 
 
 '^  Also,  in  those  days  the  freemen  of 
 Judah  are  multiplying  their  letters  going 
 \mto  Tobiah,  and  those  of  Tobiah  are  coming 
 in  imto  them;  '^for  many  in  Judah  are 
 sworn  to  him,  for  he  is  son-in-law  to  She- 
 chaniah  son  of  Arah,  and  Jehohanan  liis  son 
 hath  taken  the  daughter  of  Meshullam  son 
 of  Berechiah ;  '^  also,  his  good  deeds  they 
 have  been  saying  before  me,  and  my  words 
 they  have  been  taking  out  to  him;  letters 
 hatn  Tobiah  sent  to  make  me  afraith 
 
 VII.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  the 
 wall  hath  been  built,  that  I  set  up  the  doors, 
 and  the  gatekeepers  are  appointed,  and  the 
 singerSj  and  the  Levites,  '•'  and  I  charge 
 Hanam  my  brother,  and  Hananiah  head  of 
 the  palace,  concerning  Jerusalem — for  he  is 
 as  a  man  of  truth,  and  fearing  God  above 
 many — •'  and  I  say  to  them,  '  Let  not  the 
 gates  of  Jerusalem  be  opened  till  the  heat  of 
 the  Sim,  and  while  they  are  standing  by  let 
 them  shut  the  doors,  and  fasten,  and  appoint 
 guards  of  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  each 
 in  his  guard,  and  each  over-against  his 
 house.' 
 
 *  And  the  city  is  broad  on  both  sides,  and 
 great,  and  the  people  are  few  in  its  midst, 
 and  there  are  no  houses  builded;  ''and  my 
 God  putteth  it  untt»  my  heart,  and  1  gather 
 the  freemen,  and  the  prefects,  and  the  people. 
 
Register  oftlie  captives. 
 
 Vli.  6.— NEHEMIAfl.— VII.  72. 
 
 and  of  their  families. 
 
 for  the  genealogy,  and  I  find  a  book  of  the 
 genealogy  of  those  coming  iip  at  the  begin- 
 ning, and  i  find  written  in  it : — 
 
 ^  These  are  sons  of  the  province,  those  com- 
 ing up  of  the  captives  of  the  removal  that 
 Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon  removed 
 — and  they  turn  back  to  Jerusalem  and  to 
 Judah,  each  to  his  city — ^  who  are  coming  in 
 with  Zerubbabel,  Jeshua,  Kehemiah,  Azariah, 
 Raamiah,  Nahamani,  Mordecai,  Bilshan, 
 Mispereth.  Bigvai,  Nehum,  Baanah. 
 
 Number  of  the  men  of  the  people  of  Israel : 
 
 8  Sons  of  Parosh :  two  thousand  a  himdred 
 and  seventy  and  two. 
 
 '  Sons  of  bhephatiah :  three  hundred  seventy 
 and  two. 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  Arah  :  six  hundred  fifty  and  two. 
 
 i^Sons  of  Pahath-Moab,  of  the  sons  of  Jes- 
 hua and  Joab :  two  thousand  and  eight  hun- 
 dred and  eighteen. 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  Elam  :  a  thousand  two  himdred 
 fifty  and  four. 
 
 ^3f 
 
 five 
 
 Sons  of  Zattu:  eight  hundred  forty  and 
 
 1*  Sons  of  Zaccai :  seven  himdred  and  sixty. 
 
 ^^Sons  of  tBinnui:  six  hundred  forty  and 
 eight. 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  Bebai :  six  hundred  twenty  and 
 eight. 
 
 1^  Sons  of  Azgad  :  two  thousand  three  him- 
 dred twenty  and  two. 
 
 ^*  Sons  of  Adonikam:  six  hundred  sixty  and 
 seven. 
 
 1^  Sons  of  Bigvai ;  two  thousand  sixty  and 
 seven. 
 
 ""  Sons  of  Adin  :  six  hundred  fifty  and  five. 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  Ater  of  Hezekiah :  ninety  and 
 eight. 
 
 ■'"'Sons  of  Hashum:  three  himdred  twenty 
 and  eight. 
 
 ^  Sons  of  Bezai :  three  hundred  twenty  and 
 four. 
 
 ^  Sonsiof  Hariph  :  a  hundred  and  twelve. 
 
 ^  Sons  of  Gibeon  :  ninety  and  five. 
 
 -^  Men  of  Beth-Lehem  and  Netophah  :  a 
 hundred  eighty  and  eight. 
 
 ^  Men  of  Anathoth  :  a  hundred  twenty  and 
 eight. 
 
 "8  Men  of  Beth-Azmaveth  :  forty  and  two. 
 
 ^  Men  of  Kirjath-Jeariin,  Chephirah,  and 
 Beeroth :  seven  hundred  forty  and  three. 
 
 3"  Men  of  Ramah  and  Gaba :  six  hundred 
 twenty  and  one. 
 
 ^1  Men  of  Michmas  :  a  hundred  and  twenty 
 and  two, 
 
 2^  Men  of  Bethel  and  Ai :  a  hundi-ed  twenty 
 and  three. 
 
 3*  Men  of  the  other  Nebo  :  fifty  and  two. 
 
 3*  Sons  of  the  other  Elam :  a  thousand  two 
 hundred  fifty  and  four. 
 
 ^^Sons  of  Harim:  three  hundred  and 
 twenty. 
 
 '^  Sons  of  Jericho :  three  hundred  forty  and 
 five. 
 
 ■•'^  Sons  of  Lod,  Hadid,  and  Ono :  seven  hun- 
 dred and  twenty  and  one. 
 
 ^^Sons  of  Senaah  :  three  thousand  nine  hun- 
 dred and  thirty. 
 
 ^  The  priests  :  sons  of  Jedaiah  :  of  the 
 house  of  Jeshiia :  nine  hundred  seventy  and 
 three ;  *^  sous  of  Immer :  a  thousand  fifty  and 
 
 two  ;  ''^  sons  of  Pashur  :  a  thousand  two  him- 
 dred forty  and  seven  ;  ^^  sons  of  Harim :  a 
 thousand  and  seventeen. 
 
 *^  The  Levites  :  sons  of  Jeshua.  of  Kadmiel : 
 of  sons  of  Hodevah  :  seventy  and  four. 
 
 **  The  singers :  sons  of  Asaph  :  a  himdred 
 forty  and  eight. 
 
 ''^The  gatekeepers:  sons  of  Shallum,  sons 
 of  Ater,  sons  of  Talmon,  sons  of  Akkub,  sons 
 of  Hatita,  sons  of  Shobai :  a  hundred  thirty 
 and  eight. 
 
 *^  The  Nethinim  :  sons  of  Ziha,  sons  of 
 Hasupha,  sons  of  Tabbaoth,  ^^  sons  of  Keros, 
 sons  of  Sia,  sons  of  Padon,  ^  sons  of  Lebanah, 
 sons  of  Hagaba,  sons  of  Shalmai,  **  sons  of 
 Hanan,  sons  of  Giddel,  sons  of  Gahar,  ^^  sons 
 of  Reaiah,  sons  of  Rezin,  sons  of  Nekoda, 
 ^1  sons  of  Gazzam,  sons  of  Uzza,  sons  of  Pha- 
 seah,  ^^  sons  of  Bezai,  sons  of  Meunim,  sons 
 of  -Nephishesim,  ^^  sons  of  Bakbuk,  sons  of 
 Hakupha,  sons  of  Harhur,  ^*  sons  of  Bazlith, 
 sons  of  Mehida,  sons  of  Harsha,  •*'  sons  of 
 Barkos,  sons  of  Sisera,  sons  of  Tamah,  ^*  sons 
 of  Neziah,  sons  of  Hatipha. 
 
 ^^  Sons  of  the  servants  of  Solomon :  sons  of 
 Sotai,  sons  of  Sophereth,  sons  of  Perida, 
 **  sons  of  Jaala,  sons  of  Darkon,  sons  of  Gid- 
 del, *^  sons  of  Shephatiah,  sons  of  Hattil,  sons 
 of  Pochereth  of  Zebaim,  sons  of  Amon.  ^AU 
 the  Nethinim  and  the  sons  of  the  servants  of 
 Solomon  are  three  hundred  ninety  and  two. 
 
 *i  And  these  are  those  coming  up  from  Tel- 
 Melah,  Tel-Harsha,  Cherub,  Addon,  and 
 Immer — and  they  have  not  been  able  to  de- 
 clare the  house  of  their  fathers,  and  their 
 seed,  whether  they  are  of  Israel — ^'■'sons  of 
 Delaiah,  sons  of  Tobiah,  sons  of  Nekoda,  six 
 hundred  forty  and  two. 
 
 *^  And  of  the  ^iests  :  sons  of  Habaiah  sous  of 
 of  Koz,  sons  of  Barzillai,  who  hath  taken  from 
 the  daughters  of  Barzillai  the  Gileadite  a  wife, 
 and  is  called  by  their  name.  "^  These  have 
 sought  their  register  among  those  reckoning 
 themselves  by  genealogy,  and  it  hath  not  been 
 foimd,  and  they  are  redeemed  from  the  priest- 
 hood, ®^  and  the  Tirshatha  saith  to  them  that 
 they  eat  not  of  the  most  holy  things  till  the 
 standing  up  of  the  priest*  with  iJrim  and 
 Thummim. 
 
 ®^  All  the  assembly  together  is  four  myriads 
 two  thousand  three himclred  and  sixty,  ^' apart 
 from  their  servants  and  their  handmaids — 
 these  are  seven  thousand  three  hundred  thirty 
 and  seven  ;  and  of  them  are  singers  and  song- 
 stresses, two  himdred  forty  and  five.  ^  Their 
 horses  a?'e  seven  hundred  thirty  and  six ; 
 their  mules,  two  hundred  and  forty  and  five  ; 
 "^  camels,  four  hundred  thirty  and  five ;  asses, 
 six  thousand  seven  hundred  and  twenty. 
 
 ''"  And  from  the  extremity  of  the  heads  of 
 the  fathers  they  have  given  to  the  work ;  the 
 Tirshatha  hath  given  to  the  treasure,  of  gold, 
 drams  a  thousand,  bowls  fifty,  priests'  coats 
 thirty  and  five  hundred. 
 
 ^^  And  of  the  heads  of  the  fathers  they  have 
 given  to  the  treasure  of  the  work,  of  gold,  drams 
 two  mjTiads,  and  of  silver,  poimds  two  thou- 
 sand and  two  hundred. 
 
 '''^  And  that  which  the  rest  of  the  people  have 
 given  is  of  gold,  drams  two  myriads,  and  of  sil- 
 ver, pounds  two  thousand,  and  of  priesta 
 325 
 
Explanation  of  the  law. 
 
 VII.  73.-NEHEMIAH.-ix.  10. 
 
 The  joy  of  the  people. 
 
 coats,  sixty  and  seven .  "•*  A  n  d  they  dwel  1 — the 
 l»riests,  and  the  Levites,  and  the  gatekee{)ers, 
 and  the  siu;^crs,  and  some  of  the  peojjle,  and 
 the  Nethinini,  and  all  Israel — in  their  cities, 
 and  the  seventh  month  cometh,  and  the  sons 
 of  Israel  are  in  their  cities. 
 
 VIII.  1  AND  all  the  people  are  gathered  as 
 one  man  unto  the  broad  place  that  is  before  the 
 water-gate,  and  they  say  to  Ezra  the  scribe  to 
 bring  the  book  of  the  law  of  Moses,  that  Jeho- 
 vah commanded  Israel.  ^  And  Ezra  the  priest 
 bringeth  the  law  before  the  assembly,  both  of 
 men  and  women,  and  every  one  intelligent  to 
 hear,  on  the  first  day  of  the  seventh  month, 
 ^  and  he  readeth  in  it  before  the  broad  pLice 
 that  is  before  the  water-gate,  from  the  light 
 till  the  middle  of  the  day,  over-against  the 
 men,  and  the  women,  and  those  intelligent, 
 and  the  ears  of  all  the  people  are  unto  the 
 book  of  the  law. 
 
 *  And  Ezi-a  the  scribe  staudeth  on  a  tower 
 of  wood  that  they  made  for  the  purpose,  and 
 Mattithiah  standeth  near  liim,  and  Shema, 
 and  Anaiah,  and  Urijah,  and  Hilkiah,  and 
 Maaseiah,  on  his  right;  and  on  his  left  Peda- 
 iah,  and  Mishael,  and  Malchijah,  and  Hash- 
 tim,  andHashbaddana,  Zechariah,  Meshullam. 
 
 'And  Ezra  openeth  the  book  before  the 
 eves  of  all  the  people — for  above  all  the  peo- 
 ple he  hath  been — and  at  his  opening  it  all 
 the  people  have  stood  up,  ""and  Ezi-a  bless- 
 eth  Jehovah,  the  great  God,  and  all  the  peo- 
 ple answer,  '  Amen,  Amen,'  with  lifting  up 
 of  their  hands,  and  they  bow  and  do  obeis- 
 ance to  Jehovah — faces  to  the  earth. 
 
 '  And  Jeshua,  and  Bani,  and  Sherebiah,  Ja- 
 miUj  Akkub,  Shabbethai,  Hodijah,  Maaseiah, 
 Kelita,  Azariah,  Jozabad,  Hanan,  Pelaiah, 
 and  the  Levites,  giving  the  people  under- 
 standing in  the  law,  and  the  people,  are  on 
 their  station,  ^  and  they  read  in  tne  book,  in 
 the  law  of  God,  explaining — so  as  to  give  the 
 meaning,  and  they  give  understanding  to  the 
 convocation. 
 
 *And  Nehemiah — he  is  the  Tirshatha — 
 saith  (and  Ezra  the  priest,  the  scribe,  and  the 
 Levites  who  are  instructing  the  people)  to  aU 
 tlie  people,  '  To-day  is  holy  to  Jehovah  your 
 God,  do  not  mourn,  nor.weep: '  for  all  the  peo- 
 ple are  weeping  at  their  hearing  the  words  of 
 the  law. 
 
 1'  And  he  saith  to  them,  '  Go,  eat  fat  things, 
 and  drink  sweet  things,  and  sent  portions  to 
 him  for  whom  nothing  is  prepared^  for  to-day 
 is  holy  to  our  Lord,  and  oe  not  grieved,  for 
 the  joy  of  Jehovah  is  your  strength.' 
 
 ^1  And  the  Levites  are  keeping  all  the  people 
 silent,  saying,  '  Be  silent,  for  to-day  is  holy, 
 and  be  not  grieved.'  ^^  And  all  the  people  go 
 to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to  send  portions, 
 and  to  make  great  joy,  because  they  nave  un- 
 derstood concerning  the  words  that  they  made 
 known  to  them. 
 
 ^3  And  on  the  second  dav  have  been  gather- 
 ed heads  of  the  fathers  of  all  the  people,  the 
 jiriests,  and  the  Levites,  unto  Ezra  the  scribe, 
 even  to  act  wisely  concerning  the  words  of  the 
 law.  '■*  And  tlioy  find  written  in  the  law  that 
 Jehovah  commanded  by  the  hand  of  Moses, 
 that  the  sons  of  Israel  dwell  in  booths  in  the 
 326 
 
 feast,  in  the  seventh  month,  -'  and  that  they 
 proclaim  and  cause  to  pass  over  all  their  cities, 
 (and  in  Jerusalem.)  saying,  '  Go  ye  out  to  the 
 mount,  and  bring  leaves  of  the  olive,  and 
 leaves  of  the  ou  tree,  and  leaves  of  the 
 myrtle,  and  leaves  of  the  palms,  and  leaves 
 of  thick  trees,  to  make  booths  as  it  is  writ- 
 ten.' 
 
 ^®  And  the  people  go  out,  and  bring  in,  and 
 make  for  themselves  booths,  each  on  his  roof, 
 and  in  their  courts,  and  in  the  courts  of  the 
 house  of  God,  and  iu  the  broad  place  of  the 
 water-gate,  and  in  the  broad  place  of  the  gate 
 of  Ephraim.  ^^  And  they  make— all  the  as- 
 sembly of  the  captives  of  the  captivity — 
 booths,  and  they  sit  in  booths  ;  for  the  sons 
 of  Israel  had  not  done,  from  the  days  of  Jes- 
 hua son  of  Nun,  so  unto  that  day,  and  there 
 is  very  great  joy. 
 
 18  And  he  readeth  in  the  book  of  the  law  of 
 God  day  by  day,  from  the  first  day  till  the 
 last  day,  and  they  make  a  feast  seven  days, 
 and  on  the  eighth  day  a  restraint,  according 
 to  the  ordinance. 
 
 IX.  1  AND  in  the  twenty  and  fourth  day  of 
 this  month  have  the  sons  of  Israel  been  ga- 
 thered, with  fasting,  and  with  sackcloth, 
 and  earth  upon  them ;  -  and  the  seed  of  Israel 
 are  separated  from  all  sons  of  a  stranger,  and 
 stand  and  confess  concerning  their  sins,  and 
 the  iniquities  of  their  fathers,  ^  and  rise  up  on 
 their  station,  and  read  in  the  book  of  the  law 
 of  Jehovah  their  God  a  fourth  of  the  day,  and 
 a  fourth  they  are  confessing  and  bowing  tnem- 
 selves  to  Jehovah  their  God. 
 
 *  And  there  stand  up  on  the  ascent,^  of  the 
 Levites,  Jeshua,  and  Bani,  Kadmiel,  Sheban- 
 iah,  Bunni,  Sherebiah,  Bani,  Chenani,  and  they 
 cry  with  a  loud  voice  unto  Jehovah  their  God. 
 
 'And  the  Levites  say,  even  Jeshua,  and 
 KadmieL  Bani.Hashabniah,  Sherebiah,  Hodi- 
 jah, SheDaniah,  Pethahiah,  'Rise,  bless  Je- 
 hovah your  God,  from  the  age  imto  the  age, 
 and  they  bless  the  name  of  Thine  honour 
 that  is  exalted  above  all  blessing  and  praise. 
 6  Thou  art  He,  0  Jehovah,  Thyself— Thou 
 hast  made  the  heavens,  the  heavens  of  the 
 heavens,  and  all  their  host,  the  earth  and 
 all  that  are  on  it,  the  seas  and  all  that  are 
 in  them,  and  Thou  art  keeping  all  of  them 
 aUve,  and  the  host  of  the  heavens  to  Thee  are 
 bowing  themselves. 
 
 7  '  Thou  art  He,  0  Jehovah  God,  who  didst 
 fix,  on  Abraham,  and  didst  bring  him  out 
 from  Ur  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  didst  make 
 his  name  Abraham,  ^  and  didst  find  his  heart 
 stedfast  before  Thee,  so  as  to  make  with  him 
 the  covenant,  to  give  the  land  of  the  Canaan- 
 ite,  the  Hittite,  the  Amorite,  and  the  Periz- 
 zdte,  and  the  Jebusite,  and  the  Girgashite,  to 
 give  it  to  his  seed. 
 
 '  And  Thou  dost  establish  Thy  words,  for 
 Thou  art  righteous,  "  and  dost  see  tlie  afflic- 
 tion of  our  fathers  iu  Egypt,  and  their  cry 
 hast  heard  by  the  sea  of  Suph,  ^"aud  dost 
 give  signs  and  wonders  ou  Pharaoh,  and  on 
 all  his  servants,  and  ou  all  the  jieonle  of  his 
 laud,  for  Thou  h;ist  known  that  tliey  have 
 acted  proudly  against  them,  and  Thou  makeat 
 to  Thee  a  name  as  at  this  day. 
 
Prayer  of  the  Levites, 
 
 IX.  ll.-NEHEMIAH.-x.  1 
 
 at  the  solemn  feast. 
 
 *i '  Aud  the  sea  Thou  hast  cleaved  before 
 them,  aud  they  pass  over  into  the  midst  of  the 
 sea  on  the  dry  land,  and  their  pursuers  Thou 
 hast  cast  into  the  depths,  as  a  stone,  into  the 
 strong  waters.  ^-And  by  a  pillar  of  cloud 
 Thou  hast  led  them  by  day,  and  by  a  pillar 
 of  tire  by  night,  to  lighten  to  them  the  way 
 in  which  they  go. 
 
 ^^ '  And  on  mount  Sinai  Thou  hast  come 
 down,  even  to  speak  with  them  from  the 
 heavens,  and  Thou  dost  give  to  them  right 
 judgments,  and  true  laws,  good  statutes  and 
 commands.  ^^And  Thy  holy  sabbath  Thou 
 hast  made  known  to  them,  and  commands, 
 and  statutes,  and  law.  Thou  hast  commanded 
 for  them,  by  the  hand  of  Moses  Thy  servant ; 
 ^^and  bread  from  the  heavens  Thou  hast 
 given  to  them  for  their  himger,  and  water 
 from  a  rock  hast  brought  out  to  them  for 
 their  thirst,  and  dost  say  to  them  to  go  in  to 
 possess  the  land  that  Thou  hast  lifted  up 
 Thy  hand  to  give  to  them. 
 
 "'And  they  and  our  fathers  have  acted 
 
 Eroudly,  and  harden  their  neck,  and  have  not 
 earkened  unto  Thy  conmiands,  ^^  yea,  they 
 refuse  to  hearken,  and  have  not  remembered 
 Thy  wonders  that  Thou  hast  done  with  them, 
 and  harden  their  neck  and  appoint  a  head, 
 to  tiirn  back  to  their  service,  m  their  rebel- 
 lion ;  and  Thou  art  a  God  of  pardons,  gracious, 
 and  mercifiil,  long-suflFering,  and  abundant  in 
 kindness,  and  hast  not  forsaken  them. 
 
 ^^'Also,  when  they  have  made  to  them- 
 selves a  molten  calf,  and  say,  This  is  thy  god 
 that  brought  thee  up  out  of  Egypt,  and  do 
 great  despisings,  ^^  and  Thou,  in  Thine  abun- 
 dant mercies,  hast  not  forsaken  them  in  the 
 wilderness — the  piUar  of  the  cloud  hath  not 
 turned  aside  from  off  them  by  day,  to  lead 
 them  in  the  way,  and  the  pillar  of  the  fire  by 
 night,  to  give  light  to  them  and  the  way  in 
 which  they  go. 
 
 '" '  And  Thy  good  Spirit  Thou  hast  given, 
 to  cause  them  to  act  wisely ;  and  Thy  manna 
 Thou  hast  not  withheld  from  their  mouth, 
 and  water  Thou  hast  given  to  them  for  their 
 thirst,  ^^  and  forty  years  Thou  hast  nourished 
 them  in  a  wilderness ;  they  have  not  lacked ; 
 their  garments  have  not  worn  out,  and  their 
 feet  have  not  swelled. 
 
 ^^ '  And  Thou  givest  to  them  kingdoms,  aud 
 peoples,  and  dost  apportion  them  to  the 
 corner,  and  they  possess  the  land  of  Sihon, 
 and  the  land  of  tne  king  of  Heshbon,  and 
 the  land  of  Og  king  of  Bashan.  ^  And  their 
 sons  Thou  hast  multiplied  as  the  stars  of  the 
 heavens,  and  bringest  them  in  imto  the  land 
 that  Thou  hast  said  to  their  fathers  to  go  in 
 to  possess. 
 
 ^ '  And  the  sons  come  iu,  and  possess  the 
 land,  and  Thou  humblest  before  them  the 
 inhabitants  of  the  land,  the  Canaanites,  and 
 givest  them  into  their  hand,  and  their  kings, 
 and  the  peoples  of  the  land,  to  do  with  them 
 according  to  their  pleasiu-e.  ^And  they 
 capture  fenced  cities,  and  fat  ground,  and 
 possess  houses  full  of  all  good,  cUgged-wells, 
 vineyards,  and  olive-yards,  and  frmt-trees  in 
 abundance,  and  they  eat,  aud  are  satisfied, 
 aud  become  fat,  and  delight  themselves  in 
 I'hy  great  goodness. 
 
 2® 'And  they  are  disobedient,  and  rebel 
 against  Thee,  and  cast  Thy  law  behind  their 
 back,  and  Thy  prophets  they  have  slain,  who 
 testified  against  them,  to  bring  them  back 
 imto  Thee,  and  they  do  great  despisings, 
 "^and  Thou  givest  them  into  the  hand  of 
 theiri  adversaries,  and  they  distress  them, 
 and  in  the  time  of  their  distress  they  cry  un- 
 to Thee,  and  Thou,  from  the  heavens,  dost 
 hear,  and,  according  to  Thine  abundant 
 mercies,  dost  give  to  them  saviours,  and  they 
 save  them  out  of » the  hand  of  their  adver- 
 saries. 
 
 ^ '  And  when  they  have  rest,  they  turn 
 back  to  do  evil  before  Thee,  and  Thou  dost 
 leave  them  in  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  and 
 they  rule  over  them ;  and  they  turn  back, 
 and  call  Thee,  and  Thou  from  the  heavens 
 dost  hear,  and  dost  deliver  them,  acccording 
 to  Thy  mercies,  many  times,  ''^and  dost  testify 
 against  them,  to  bring  them  back  imto  Thy 
 law;  and  they — they  have  acted  proudly, 
 and  have  not  hearkened  to  Thy  commands, 
 and  against  Thy  judgments  have  sinned, 
 — which  man  doth  and  hath  lived  in  them — 
 and  they  give  a  refractory  shoulder,  and 
 their  neck  have  hardened,  and  have  not 
 hearkened. 
 
 2'' '  And  Thou  drawest  over  them  many 
 years,  and  testifiest  against  them  by  Thy 
 Spirit,  by  the  hand  of  Thy  prophets,  and 
 tney  have  not  given  ear,  and  Tnou  dost  give 
 them  into  the  hand  of  peoples  of  the  lands, 
 31  and  in  Thine  abundant  mercies  Thou  hast 
 not  made  them  a  consumption,  nor  hast  for 
 saken  them;  for  a  God,  gracious  and  merciful, 
 art  Thou. 
 
 2^  '  And  now,  0  our  God — God,  the  great, 
 the  mighty,  and  the  fearful,  keeping  the 
 covenant  and  the  kindness — let  not  all  the 
 travail  that  hath  found  us  be  little  before 
 Thee,  for  our  kings,  for  our  heads,  and  for 
 our  priests,  and  for  our  prophets,  and  for  our 
 fathers,  and  for  aU  Thy  people,  from  the 
 days  or  the  kings  of  Asshur  unto  this  day ; 
 33  and  Thou  art  righteous  concerning  all  that 
 hath  come  upon  us,  for  truth  Thou  hast  done, 
 and  we  have  done  wickedly;  **and  our  kings, 
 our  heads,  our  priests,  and  our  fathers,  have 
 not  done  thy  law,  nor  attended  imto  Thy 
 commands,  and  to  Thy  testimonies,  that 
 Thou  hast  testified  against  them;  3»and  they, 
 in  their  kingdom,  and  in  Thine  abimdant 
 goodness,  that  Thou  hast  given  to  them,  and 
 m  the  laud,  the  large  and  the  fat,  that  Thou 
 hast  set  before  them,  have  not  served  Thee, 
 nor  turned  back  from  their  evil  doings. 
 
 36 'Lo,  we — to-day — are  servants,  and  the 
 land  that  Thou  hast  given  to  our  fathers,  to 
 eat  its  fruit  and  its  good — lo,  we  are  servants 
 ou  it,  37  and  its  increase  it  is  multiplying  to 
 the  kings  whom  Thou  hast  set  over  us  in  our 
 sins;  and  over  our  bodies  they  are  ruling, 
 and  over  our  cattle,  according  to  their  plea- 
 sure, and  we  are  in  great  distress.  38  ^mi 
 for  all  this  we  are  making  a  stedfast  covenant, 
 and  are  writing,  and  over  him  who  is  sealed 
 are  our  heads,  our  Levites,  our  priests.' 
 
 X.  1  AND  over  tiiose  sealed  are  Nehcmiah 
 the  Tirshatha,  son  of  Hachaliah    aud  Zidki- 
 327 
 
Sealing  of  the  covenant. 
 
 X,  2.-NEHEM1AH.-XI.  17. 
 
 Renewal  of  sacred  ritot. 
 
 jah  ,  -  Seraiah,  Azariah,  Jeremiah,  ^  Pashluir, 
 Amariah,  Malcliijab,  ■'Hattiish,  Shebaniah, 
 Malluch,  ^ITariin,  Meremoth,  Obadiah,  ^Dan- 
 iel, Ginnethon,  Baruch,  ^  Meshullam,  Abijah, 
 Mijainin,  ^Maaziah,  Bilgai,  Shemaiah;  these 
 are  the  priests. 
 
 '  And  the  Levites :  both  Jeshua  son  of 
 Azaniah,  Binnui  of  tlie  sons  of  Henadad, 
 Kadmiel;  i*  and  their  brethren :  Shebaniah, 
 Hodijah,  Kelita,  Pelaiah,  Hanan,  "Micha, 
 Rehob,  Hashabiah,  i^Zaccnr,  Sherebiah,  She- 
 baniah, I'' Hodijah,  Baui,  Beninii. 
 
 "Heads  of  the  people:  Parosh,  Paliath- 
 Moab,  Elam,  Zatthu,  Bani,  ^^  Bunni,  Azgad, 
 Bebai,  ^^Adonijah,  Bigvai,  Adin,  ^'  Ater, 
 Hizkijah,  Azzur,  is  Hodijah,  Hashiim,  Bezai, 
 '3  Hariph,  Anathoth,  Nebai,  ^^  Maspiash,  Me- 
 shullam, Hezir,  -^  Meshezabeel,  Zadok,  Jad- 
 dua,  -^  Pelatiah,  Hanan,  Anaiah,  ^  Hoshea, 
 Hananiah,  Hash  lib,  ''^Hallohesh,  Pilha,  Sho- 
 bek,  -"Rehnm,  Hashabnah,  Maaseiah,  ""and 
 Ahijah,  Hanan,  Anan,  ^^  Malluch,  Harim, 
 Baanah. 
 
 ^8  And  the  rest  of  the  people,  the  priests, 
 the  Levites,  the  gatekeepers,  the  singers,  the 
 Nethiuim,  and  every  one  who  hath  been  sepa- 
 rated from  the  peoples  of  the  lands  imto  the 
 law  of  God,  their  wives,  their  sons,  and  their 
 daughters,  every  knowing  intelligent  one, 
 '"are  laying  hold  on  their  brethren,  their 
 honourable  ones,  and  coming  in  to  an  execra- 
 tion, and  in  to  an  oath,  to  walk  in  the  law  of 
 God,  that  was  given  by  the  hand  of  Moses, 
 servant  of  God,  and  to  observe  and  to  do  all 
 tlie  commands  of  Jehovah  our  Lord,  and  His 
 judgments,  and  His  statutes;  3" and  that  we 
 give  not  our  daughters  to  the  peoples  of  the 
 land,  and  their  daughters  we  take  not  to  our 
 sons ;  '*!  and  the  peoples  of  the  land  who  are 
 l)ringing  in  the  wares  and  any  corn  on  the 
 sabbath-day  to  sell,  we  receive  not  of  them 
 on  the  sabbath,  and  on  a  holy  day,  and  we 
 leave  the  seventh  year,  and  usury  on  every 
 hand. 
 
 3^  And  we  have  appointed  for  ourselves 
 commands,  to  put  on  ourselves  the  third  of 
 a  shekel  in  a  year,  for  the  service  of  the  house 
 of  our  God,  '"for  bread  of  the  arrangement, 
 .and  the  continual  present,  and  the  continual 
 burnt-offering  of  the  sabbaths,  of  the  new 
 moons,  for  appointed  seasons,  and  for  holy 
 things,  and  for  sin-offerings,  to  make  atone- 
 ment for  Israel,  even  all  the  work  of  the  house 
 of  our  God. 
 
 ^^Aud  tlie  lots  we  have  caused  to  fall  for 
 the  offering  of  wood,  among  the  priests,  the 
 Tjcvites,  and  the  people,  to  bring  in  to  the 
 house  of  our  God,  by  the  house  of  ourf.athers, 
 at  times  a])pointed,  year  by  year,  to  burn  on 
 the  altar  of  Jehovali  our  God,  as  it  is  written 
 in  the  law,  -'^  and  to  bring  in  the  first  fruits 
 of  our  ground,  and  the  first  fruits  of  all  fruit 
 of  every  tree,  year  by  year,  to  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  3«aud  the  firstlings  of  our  sous,  and 
 of  our  cattle,  as  it  is  written  in  the  law,  and 
 the  firstlings  of  our  herds  and  our  iioclvs,  to 
 bring  in  to  the  house  of  our  God  to  tlie 
 priests  who  are  ministering  in  the  house  of 
 our  God. 
 
 ^  And  the  beginning  of  our  dough,  and  our 
 bcavc-ullcrings,   and  tlic  fruit  of  every  tree, 
 328 
 
 of  new  wine,  and  of  oil,  we  bring  in  to  the 
 priests,  unto  the  chambers  of  the  house  of  our 
 God,  and  the  tithe  of  our  ground  to  the  Le- 
 vites; and  they— the  Le^^tes — have  the  tithes 
 in _  all  the  cities  of  our  tillage;  ^^and  the 
 priest,  son  of  Aaron,  hath  been  with  the  Le- 
 vites in  the  tithing  of  the  Levites,  and  the 
 Levites  bring  up  the  tithe  of  the  tithe  to  the 
 house  of  our  God  unto  the  chambers,  to  the 
 treasure-house;  ^^for  unto  the  chambers  do 
 they  bring  in — the  sons  of  Israel  and  the 
 sons  of  Levi — the  heave-offering  of  the  com, 
 the  new  wine,  and  the  oil,  and  there  are  ves- 
 sels of  the  sanctuary,  and  the  priests,  those 
 ministering,  and  the  gatekeepers,  and  the 
 singers,  and  we  do  not  forsake  the  house  of 
 our  God. 
 
 XL  ^AND  the  heads  of  the  people  dwell 
 in  Jerusalem,  and  the  rest  of  the  peo))le  have 
 caused  to  fall  lots  to  bring  in  one  out  of  ten 
 to  dwell  in  Jerusalem  the  holy  city,  and  nine 
 
 Earts  in  the  cities,  "and  the  X'eople  give  a 
 lessing  to  all  the  men  who  are  offering  them- 
 selves willingly  to  dwell  in  Jerusalem. 
 
 ^  And  these  are  heads  of  the  province  who 
 have  dwelt  in  Jerusalem,  and  in  cities  of  J  u- 
 dah,  they  have  dwelt  each  in  his  possession 
 in  their  cities ;  Israel,  the  priests,  and  the 
 Levites,  and  the  Nethinim,  and  the  sons  of 
 the  servants  of  Solomon. 
 
 *  And  in  Jerusalem  have  dwelt  of  the  sons 
 of  Judah,  and  of  the  sons  of  Benjamin.  Of 
 the  sons  of  Judah:  Athaiah  son  of  Uzziah, 
 son  of  Zechariah,  son  of  Amariah,  son  of 
 Shephatiah,  son  of  Mahalaleel,  of  the  sons  of 
 Perez ;  ^  and  Masseiah  son  of  Baruch,  son  of 
 Col-Hozeh,  son  of  Hazaiah,  son  of  Adaiah, 
 son  of  Joiarib,  son  of  Zechariah,  son  of  Shil- 
 oni ;  ^  all  the  sons  of  Perez  who  are  dwelling 
 in  Jerusalem  are  four  hundred  sixty  and 
 eight,  men  of  valour. 
 
 'And  these  are  sons  of  Benjamin:  Sallu 
 son  of  Meshullam,  sou  of  Joed,  son  of  Peda- 
 iah,  son  of  Kolaiah,  son  of  Maaseiah,  son  of 
 Ithiel,  sou  of  Jesaiah ;  *  and  after  him  Gab- 
 bai,  Sallai,  nine  hundred  twenty  and  eight. 
 "And  Joel  son  of  Zichri  is  inspector  over 
 them,  and  Judah  son  of  Seuuah  is  over  the 
 city— second. 
 
 i^Of  the  priests:  Jedaiah  son  of  Joiarib, 
 Jacliin,  "Seraiah  son  of  Hilkiah,  son  of  Me- 
 shullam, son  of  Zadok,  son  of  Meraioth,  son 
 of  Ahitub,  leader  of  the  house  of  God,  i'  and 
 their  brethren  doing  the  work  of  the  house 
 are  eight  hundred  twenty  and  two;  and 
 Adaiah  son  of  Jeroham,  son  of  Pelaliah,  son 
 of  Amzi,  son  of  Zechariah,  son  of  Pashhur, 
 son  of  Malchiah,  '•'  and  his  brethren,  heads  of 
 fathers,  two  hundred  forty  and  two;  and 
 Amashsai  son  of  Azareel,  son  of  Ahazai,  son 
 of  Meshillenioth,  son  of  Immer,  ^*  and  tlieir 
 brethren,  mighty  of  valour,  a  hundred  twenty 
 and  eight;  and  an  inspector  over  them  t^Zab- 
 diel,  son  of  one  o/thc  great  men. 
 
 1"  And  of  the  Levites :  Sliemaiah  son  of 
 Hashub,  son  of  Azrikam,  son  of  Hasliabiah, 
 son  of  Bunni,  '"  and  Shabbethai,  and  Jozaljad, 
 are  over  the  outward  work  of  the  house  of 
 God,  of  the  heads  of  the  Levites,  i"  aud  Mat- 
 taniah  son  of  Micha,  sou  of   Zabdi,  son  of 
 
Distribution  of  the  people.  xi.  18.— NEHEMIAH.— xii.  40. 
 
 Dedication  of  the  wall. 
 
 Asaph,  is  head— at  the  commencement  he 
 giveth  thanks  in  prayer ;  and  Bakbnkiah 
 is  second  among  his  brethren,  and  Abda  son 
 of  Shammua,  son  of  Galal,  son  of  Jeduthun. 
 ^8  All  the  Levites,  in  the  holy  city,  are  two 
 hundred  eighty  and  four. 
 
 ^'And  the  gatekeepers,  Akkub,  Talmon, 
 and  their  brethren,  those  watching  at  the 
 gates,  are  a  hundred  seventy  and  two. 
 
 2"  And  the  rest  of  Israel,  of  the  priests,  of 
 the  Levites,  are  in  all  cities  of  Judah,  each 
 in  his  inheritance ;  ^^  and  the  Nethinim  are 
 dwelling  in  Ojjhel,  and  Ziha  and  Gishpa  are 
 over  the  Nethinim. 
 
 ^  And  the  overseer  of  the  Levites  in  Jeru- 
 salem is  Uzzi  son  of  Bani,  sou  of  Hashabiah, 
 son  of  Mattaniah,  son  of  Micha:  of  the  sons 
 of  Asaph,  the  singers  are  over-against  the 
 work  of  the  house  of  God,  ''■^  for  the  command 
 of  the  king  is  upon  them,  and  support  is 
 for  the  singers,  a  matter  of  a  day  in  its  day. 
 
 ^And  Pethahiah  son  of  Meshezabeel,  of 
 the  sons  of  Zerah,  son  of  Judah,  is  by  the 
 hand  of  the  king,  for  every  matter  of  the  peo- 
 ple. ^  And  at  the  villages  with  their  fields, 
 of  the  sons  of  Judah  there  have  dwelt,  in  Kir- 
 iath-Arba  and  its  small  towns,  and  in  Dibon 
 and  its  small  towns,  and  in  Jekabzeel  and  its 
 villages,  -^and  in  Jeshua,  and  in  Moladah, 
 and  in  Beth-Phelet,  ^and  in  Hazar-Shaul, 
 and  in  Beer-Sheba  and  its  small  towns,  ^^  and  in 
 Ziklag,  and  in  Mekonah  and  iniiks  small  towns, 
 "^and  En-Rimmon,  and  in  Zareah,  and  in 
 Jarmuth,  'oZanoah,  Adullam,  and  their  vil- 
 lages, Lachish  and  its  fields,  Azekah  and  its 
 small  towns:  and  they  encamp  from  Beer- 
 Sheba  unto  tne  valley  of  Hinnom. 
 
 31  And  sons  of  Benjamim  are  at  Geba,  Mich- 
 mash,  and  Aija,  and  Beth -El,  and  its  small 
 towns,  ^"^  Anathoth,  Nob,  Ananiah,  ^^  Hazor, 
 Kamah,  Gittaim,  '*  Hadid,  Zeboim,  Nebal- 
 lat,  25  Lod,  and  Ono,  the  valley  of  the  artifi- 
 cers. 3^  And  of  the  Levites,  the  courses  of 
 Judah  are  for  Benjamin. 
 
 Xn.  ^  AND  these  are  tlie  priests  and  the 
 Levites  who  came  up  with  Zerubbabel  son  of 
 Shealtiel,  and  Jeshua ;  Seraiah,  Jeremiah, 
 Ezra,  2  Amariah,  Mulluch,  Hattush,  ^  Shec- 
 haniah,  Rehimi,  Meremoth,  *Iddo,  Ginnethoi, 
 Abijah,  ^  Miamin,  Maadiah,  Bilgah,  ^  Shema- 
 iah,  and  Joiarib,  Jedaiah,  ^  Sallu,  Amok,  Hil- 
 kian,  Jedaiah ;  these  are  heads  of  the  priests 
 and  of  their  brethren  in  the  days  of  Jeshua. 
 
 f  And  the  Levites  arc  Jeshua,  Binnui,  Kad- 
 miel,  Sherebiah,  Judah,  Mattaniah,  he  is  Mver 
 the  thanksriving,  and  his  brethren,  '  and  Bak- 
 bukiah  and  Unni,  their  brethren,  are  over- 
 against  them  in  charges. 
 
 1"  And  Jeshua  hath  begotten  Joiakim,  and 
 Joiakim  hath  begotten  Eliashib,  and  Eliashib 
 hath  begotten  Joiada,  ^  and  Joiada  hath  be- 
 
 Sotten  Jonathan,  and  Jonathan  hath  begotten 
 addua. 
 
 ^And  in  the  days  of  Joiakun  have  been 
 priests,  heads  of  the  fathers;  of  Seraiah, 
 Meraiah  ;  of  Jeremiah,  Hananiah ;  ^^  of  Ezra, 
 Meshullam;  of  Amariah,  Jehohanan;  i^of 
 Melicu,  Jonathan;  of  Shebaniah,  Joseph; 
 i*of  Harim,  Adua;  of  Meraioth,  Helkai; 
 *^of    Iddo    Zechariah;    of    Ginnethon,    Me- 
 
 shullam; 17  of  Abijah,  Zichri;  of  Miniamin; 
 of  Moadiah,  Piltai;  is  of  Bilgah  Shammua; 
 of  Shemaiah,  Jehouathan;  i^and  of  Joiarib, 
 Mattenai;  of  Jedaiah,  Uzzi;  ^Oof  Sallai,  Kal- 
 lai-  of  Amok,  Eber;  ^i  of  Hilkiah,  Hasha- 
 biah ;  of  Jedaiah,  Nethaneel. 
 
 'fThe  Levites,  in  the  days  of  Eliashib, 
 Joiada,  and  Johanan,  and  Jaddua,  are  writ- 
 ten, heads  of  fathers,  and  of  the  priests,  in 
 the  kingdom  of  Darius  the  Persian. 
 
 2f  Sons  of  Levi,  heads  of  the  fathers,  are 
 written  on  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  even 
 till  the  days  of  Johanan  son  of  Eliashib; 
 ^  and  heads  of  the  Levites:  Hashabiah, 
 Sherebiah,  and  Jeshua  son  of  Kadmiel,  and 
 their  brethren,  are  over-against  them,  to  give 
 praise,  to  give  thanks,  by  command  of  David 
 the  man  of  God,  charge  over-against  charge. 
 
 ^  Mattaniah,  and  Bakbuldah,  Obadiah, 
 Meshullam,  Talmon,  Akkub,  are  gatekeep- 
 ers, keeping  charge  in  the  gatherings  of  the 
 gates. 
 
 ^^  These  are  in  the  days  of  Joiakim  son  of 
 Jeshua,  son  of  Jozadak,  and  in  the  days  of 
 Nehemiah  the  governor,  and  of  Ezra  the 
 priest,  the  scribe. 
 
 ^  And  at  the  dedication  of  the  wall  of  Jer- 
 usalem they  sought  the  Levites  out  of  all 
 their  places,  to  bring  them  in  to  Jerusalem, 
 to  make  the  dedication  even  with  gladness, 
 and  with  thanksgivings,  and  with  singing,  with 
 cjrmbals,  psalteries,  and  with  harps;  "^and 
 sons  of  the  singers  are  gathered  together 
 even  from  the  circuit  round  about  Jerusalem, 
 and  from  the  villages  of  Netophathi,  ^and 
 from  the  house  of  Gilgal,  and  from  fields  of 
 Geba  and  Azmaveth,  for  villages  have  the 
 singers  built  for  themselves  roimd  about  Je- 
 rusalem ;  *"  and  the  priests  and  the  Levites 
 are  cleansed,  and  they  cleanse  the  people, 
 and  the  gates,  and  the  waU. 
 
 21  And  I  bring  up  the  heads  of  Judah  upon 
 the  wall,  and  appoint  two  great  thanksgiv- 
 ing companies  and  processions.  At  the  riglit, 
 on  the  waU,  to  the  dung-gate;  2«and  after 
 them  goeth  Hoshaiah,  and  half  of  the  heads 
 of  Judah,  23  and  Azariah,  Ezra,  and  Me- 
 shullam, 24  Judah,  and  Benjamin,  and  She- 
 maiah, and  Jeremiah ;  25  ana  of  the  sons  of 
 the  priests  with  trumpets,  Zechariah  son  of 
 Jonathan,  son  of  Shemaiah,  son  of  Mattaniah, 
 son  of  Michaiah,  son  of  Zaccur,  son  of  Asaph, 
 2s  and  his  brethren  Shemaiah,  and  Azarael, 
 Milalai,  GUalai,  Maai,  Nethaneel,  and  Ju- 
 dah, Hanani,  with  instruments  of  song  of 
 David  the  man  of  God,  and  Ezra  the  scribe  is 
 before  them;  27 and  by  the  gate  of  the  foun- 
 tain and  over-against  them,  they  have  gone 
 up  by  the  steps  of  the  city  of  David,  at  the 
 going  up  of  the  waU  beyond  the  house  of 
 David,  and  unto  the  water-gate  eastward. 
 
 22  And  the  second  thanksgiving  company 
 that  is  going  over-against,  and  I  after  it,  and 
 half  of  the  people  on  the  wall  from  beyond 
 the  tower  of  the  furnaces  and  unto  the  broad 
 wall,  20  and  from  beyond  the  gate  of  Ephraim, 
 and  by  the  old-gate,  and  by  the  fish-gate, 
 and  the  tower  of  Hauaneel,  and  the  tower  of 
 Meah,  and  unto  the  sheep-gate — and  they 
 have  stood  at  the  prison-gate.  _ 
 
 *"And  the   two   thanksgiving   companiet 
 329 
 
A  buses  rectified. 
 
 XII.  41.— NEHEMlAH.— XIII.  26.         Sabbath-breaking  reproved. 
 
 stand  iu  the  house  of  God,  and  I  and  half  of 
 the  prefects  with  me,  ■'^and  the  priests,  Elia- 
 kim,  Maaseiah,  Miniaminj  Michaiah,  Elioenai, 
 Zechariah,  Hananiah,  with  trumpets,  ''^and 
 Maaseiah,  and  Shemaiah,  and  Eleazar,  and 
 Uzzi,  and  Jehohanan,  and  Malchijah,  and 
 Elam,  and  Ezer,  and  the  singers  sound,  and 
 Jezrahiah  the  inspector^  ■^  and  they  sacrifice 
 on  that  day  preat  sacrifices  and  rejoice,  for 
 God  hath  made  them  rejoice  with  great  joy, 
 and  also,  the  women  and  the  children  have 
 rejoiced,  and  the  joy  of  Jerusalem  is  heard — 
 unto  a  distance. 
 
 ■"  And  certain  are  appointed  on  that  day 
 over  the  chambers  for  treasures,  for  heave- 
 offerings,  for  first-fruits,  and  for  tithes,  to 
 gather  into  them  out  of  the  fields  of  the 
 cities  the  portions  of  the  law  for  priests,  and 
 for  Levites,  for  the  joy  of  Judah  is  over  the 
 priests,  and  over  the  Levites,  who  are  stand- 
 ing up. 
 
 *"  And  the  singers  and  the  gatekeepers  keep 
 the  charge  of  their  God,  even  the  charge  of  the 
 cleansing— according  to  the  command  of  Da- 
 vid and  Solomon  his  son,  ^  for  in  the  days  of 
 David  and  Asaph  of  old  were  heads  of  the 
 singers,  and  a  song  of  praise  and  thanksgiv- 
 ing to  God. 
 
 ^^  And  all  Israel  in  the  days  of  Zenibbabel, 
 and  in  the  days  of  Nehemiah,  are  giving  the 
 portions  of  the  singers,  and  of  the  gatekeepers, 
 the  matter  of  a  day  in  its  day,  and  are  sancti- 
 fying to  the  Levites,  and  the  Levites  are 
 sanctifying  to  the  sons  of  Aaron. 
 
 XIII.  1  ON  that  day  there  was  read  in  the 
 book  of  Moses,  in  the  ears  of  the  people,  and 
 it  hath  been  foimd  written  in  it  that  an  Am- 
 monite and  Moabite  doth  not  come  into  the 
 assembly  of  God — unto  the  age,  ^  because  they 
 have  not  come  before  the  sons  of  Israel  with 
 bread  and  with  water,  and  hire  against  them 
 Balaam  to  revile  them,  and  our  God  tumeth 
 the  reviling  into  a  blessing.  '  And  it  cometh 
 to  pass,  at  their  hearing  the  law,  that  they 
 separate  all  the  mixed  people  from  Israel. 
 
 *  And  before  this  Eliashib  the  priest,  ap- 
 
 f)ointed  over  chambers  of  the  house  of  our 
 lod,  is  a  relation  of  Tobiah,  "and  he  maketh 
 for  him  a  great  chamber,  and  there  they  were 
 formerly  putting  the  present,  the  frankincense, 
 and  the  vessels,  and  the  tithe  of  the  corn,  the 
 new  wine,  and  the  oil — the  commanded  thing 
 of  the  Levites,  and  the  singers,  and  the  gate- 
 keepers—and  the  heave-offering  of  the  priests. 
 
 *  And  during  all  this  I  was  not  in  Jerusalem, 
 for  in  the  thirty  and  second  year  of  Artax- 
 erxes  king  of  Babylon  did  I  come  unto  the 
 king,  and  at  the  end  of  days  I  have  asked  of 
 the  Idng,  ^and  I  come  into  Jerusalem,  and 
 understand  concerning  the  evil  that  Eliashib 
 hath  done  for  Tobiah,  to  make  to  liim  a  cham- 
 ber in  the  courts  of  the  house  of  God,  » and 
 it  is  very  displeasing  to  me,  and  I  cast  all  the 
 vessels  of  the  house  of  Tobiah  without,  out  of 
 the  chamber, "  and  I  speak,  and  they  cleanse 
 the  chambers,  and  I  bring  back  thither  the 
 vessels  of  the  house  of  God  with  the  present 
 and  the  frankincense. 
 
 "'And  I  know  that  tlic  portions  of  the  Le- 
 vites have  not  been  given,  ami  they  flee  each 
 3S0 
 
 to  his  field — the  Levites  and  the  singers,  do- 
 ing the  work.  ^^  And  I  strive  with  the  pre- 
 fects, and  say,  '  Wherefore  hath  the  house  of 
 God  been  forsaken?'  and  I  gather  them,  and 
 set  them  on  their  station  ;  ^"  and  all  Judah 
 have  brought  in  the  tithe  of  the  corn,  and  of 
 the  new  wme,  and  of  the  oO,  to  the  treasuries. 
 
 ^  And  I  appoint  treasurers  over  the  treas- 
 uries, Shelemiah  the  priest,  and  Zadok  the 
 scribe,  and  Pedaiah  of  the  Levites;  and  by 
 their  hand  is  Hanan  son  of  Zacciir,  son  of 
 Mattaniah,  for  stedf ast  they  have  been  reck- 
 oned, and  on  them  it  is  to  give  a  portion  to 
 their  brethren. 
 
 "Be  mindful  of '  me,  0  my  God,  for  this, 
 and  do  not  blot  out  my  kind  acts  that  I  have 
 done,  for  the  house  of  my  God,  and  for  its 
 charges. 
 
 1'  In  those  days  I  have  seen  in  Judah  those 
 treading  wine-vats  on  sabbath,  and  bringing 
 in  the  sheaves,  and  lading  on  the  asses,  and 
 also,  wine,  grapes,  and  figs,  and  every  burden, 
 yea,  they  are  bringing  in  to  Jerusalem  on  the 
 sabbath-day,  and  I  testify  in  the  day  of  their 
 selling  provision.  ^^  And  the  Tyrians  have 
 dwelt  in  it,  bringing  in  fish,  and  every  ware, 
 and  selling  on  sabbath  to  the  sons  of  Judah 
 and  in  Jerusalem. 
 
 ^^  And  I  stri^re  with  the  freemen  of  Judah, 
 and  say  to  them,  '  What  is  this  evil  thing 
 that  ye  are  doing,  and  polluting  the  sabbath- 
 day?  ^8 Thus  did  not  your  fathers  do?  and 
 our  God  bringeth  in  on  us  all  this  evil,  and  on 
 this  city,  and  ye  are  adding  fierceness  on  Israel, 
 to  pollute  the  sabbath.' 
 
 i^And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  when  the  gates  of 
 Jerusalem  have  been  dark  before  the  sabbath, 
 that  I  speak,  and  the  doors  are  shut,  and  I 
 sav,  that  they  do  not  open  them  till  after  the 
 saobath ;  and  of  my  servants  I  have  stationed 
 at  the  gates ;  there  doth  not  come  in  a  burden 
 on  the  sabbath-day. 
 
 ^^  And  they  lodge^the  merchants  and  sell- 
 ers of  all  ware — at  the  outside  of  Jerusalem, 
 once  or  twice,  -^  and  1  testify  against  them, 
 and  say  unto  them,  '  Wherefore  are  ye  lodg- 
 ing over-against  the  wall?  if  ye  repeat  it,  a 
 hand  1  put  forth  upon  you;'  from  tuat  time 
 they  have  not  come  in  on  the  sabbath. 
 
 ^-  And  I  say  to  the  Levites,  that  they  be 
 cleansed,  and,  coming  in,  keeping  the  gates, 
 to  sanctify  the  sabbath-day.  Also,  tliis,  re- 
 member for  me,  0  my  God,  and  have  pity  on 
 me,  according  to  the  abundance  of  Thy  kind- 
 ness. 
 
 *3  Also,  in  those  days,  I  have  seen  the  Jews 
 tvho  have  settled  women  of  Ashdod,  of  Am- 
 mon,  of  Moab.  ^  And  of  their  sons,  half  are 
 speaking  Ashdoditish — and  are  not  knowing 
 to  speak  Jewish — and  according  to  the  lan- 
 guage of  people  and  i)Cople.  ^And  I  strive 
 with  them,  and  declare  them  ^'ile,  and  smite 
 certain  of  them,  and  pluck  off  their  hair,  and 
 cause  them  to  swear  hy  God,  '  Ye  do  not  give 
 your  daughters  to  their  sons,  nor  do  ye  take 
 of  their  daughters  to  your  sons,  and  to  your- 
 selves. 
 
 -"  'By  these  did  not  Solomon  king  of  Israel 
 sin?  and  among  the  many  nations  there  was 
 no  king  like  him,  and  beloved  by  his  God  he 
 was,  and  God  maketh  him  king  over  all  Israel 
 
A  fuiauerug  makes  a  banquet.         xin.  27.— ESTHER.— ii.  4.         The  decree  concerning  VashtL 
 
 — even  him  did  the  strange  women  cause  to 
 Bin.  ^  And  to  you  do  we  hearken  to  do  all 
 this  great  evil,  to  trespass  against  our  God,  to 
 settle  strange  women?' 
 
 ^And  one  of  the  sons  of  Joiada  sou  of  Elia- 
 shib  the  high  priest,  is  son-in-law  to  Sanbal- 
 lat  the  Horonite,  and  I  cause  him  to  flee  from 
 off  me.  -'Be  mindful  of  them,  0  my  God, 
 for  the  redeemed  of  the  priesthood,  and  the 
 
 covenant  of  the  priesthood,  and  of  the  Le- 
 vites. 
 
 3"  And  I  have  cleansed  them  from  every 
 stranger,  and  appoint  charges  to  priests  and 
 to  LeviteSj  each  in  his  work,  ^i  and  for  the 
 wood-offenng  at  appointed  times,  and  for 
 first-fruits.  Be  mindful  of  me,  0  my  God, 
 for  good. 
 
 ESTHER. 
 
 CHAP  I.  lAND  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the 
 days  of  Ahasuerus — he  is  Ahasuerus  who  is 
 reigning  from  Hodu  even  unto  Gush,  seven 
 and  twenty  and  a  hundred  provinces — "in 
 those  days,  at  the  sitting  of  the  king  Ahasu- 
 erus on  the  throne  of  his  kingdom,  that  is  in 
 Shushan  the  palace,  ^  in  the  third  year  of  his 
 reign,  he  hath  made  a  banquet  to  all  his 
 heads  and  his  servants ;  of  the  force  of  Per- 
 sia and  Media,  the  chiefs  and  heads  of  the 
 provinces  are  before  him,  ^  in  his  shewing  the 
 wealth  of  the  honour  of  his  kingdom,  and 
 the  glory  of  the  beauty  of  his  greatness, 
 many  days — eighty  and  a  hundred  days. 
 
 '  And  at  the  fulness  of  these  days  hath  the 
 king  made  to  all  the  people  who  are  found  in 
 Shushan  the  palace,  from  great  even  unto 
 small,  a  banquet,  seven  days,  in  the  court  of 
 the  garden  of  the  house  of  the  king — ^  white 
 linen,  white  cotton,  and  blue,  fastened  with 
 cords  of  fine  Hnen  and  purple  on  rings  of 
 silver,  and  pillars  of  marble,  couches  of  gold, 
 and  of  silver,  on  a  pavement  of  smaragdus, 
 and  white  marble,  and  mother-of-pearl,  and 
 blaxjk  marble — ^and  the  giving  of  drink  in 
 vessels  of  gold,  and  the  vessels  are  divers 
 vessels,  and  the  royal  wine  is  abundant,  as  a 
 memorial  of  the  king. 
 
 ^And  the  drinking  is  according  to  law, 
 none  is  pressing,  for  so  hath  the  king  ap- 
 
 Sointed  lor  every  chief  one  of  his  house,  to 
 o  according  to  the  pleasure  of  man  and  man. 
 
 *  Also  Vashti  the  queen  hath  made  a  ban- 
 quet for  women,  in  the  royal  house  that  the 
 king  Ahasuerus  hath. 
 
 i"Ou  the  seventh  day,  as  the  heart  of  the 
 king  is  glad  with  wine,  he  hath  said  to  Me- 
 human,  Biztha,  Harbona,  Bigtha,  and  Abag- 
 tha,  Zethar,  and  Carcas,  the  seven  exmuchs 
 who  are  ministering  in  the  presence  of  the 
 king  Ahasuerus,  ^^to  bring  in  Vashti  the 
 queen  before  the  king,  with  a  royal  crown, 
 to  shew  the  peoples  and  the  heads  her  beauty, 
 for  she  is  of  good  appearance,  ^'^aud  the 
 queen  Vashti  refuseth  to  come  in  at  the  word 
 of  the  king  that  is  by  the  hand  of  the 
 eunuchs,  and  the  king  is  very  wroth,  and  his 
 fury  hath  burned  in  him. 
 
 '■*  And  the  king  saith  to  wise  men,  knowing 
 the  times — for  so  is  the  word  of  the  king  be- 
 fore all  knowing  law  and  judgment,  ^^  and  he 
 who  is  near  unto  him  is  Carsheua,  Shethar, 
 Admatha,  Tarshish,  Meres,  Marsena,  Me- 
 mucau,  seven  heads  of  Persia  and  Media  see- 
 ing the  face  of  the  king,  who  are  sitting  first 
 
 in  the  kingdom — i^ '  According  to  law,  what 
 — to  do  with  queen  Vashti,  because  that  she 
 hath  not  done  the  saying  of  the  king  Ahasu- 
 erus by  the  hand  of  the  eimuchs?' 
 
 ^®And  Memucan  saith  before  the  king  and 
 the  heads,  'Not  against  the  king  by  himself 
 hath  Vashti  the  queen  done  perversely,  but 
 against  all  the  heads,  and  against  all  the 
 peoples  that  are  in  all  provinces  of  the 
 king  Ahasuerus ;  ^"for  go  forth  doth  the  word 
 of  the  queen  unto  all  the  women,  to  render 
 their  husbands  contemptible  in  their  eyes,  in 
 their  saying.  The  king  Ahasuerus  said  to  bring 
 in  Vashti  the  <iueen  before  him,  and  she  did 
 not  come;  ^^yea,  this  day  do  princesses  of 
 Persia  and  Media,  who  have  heard  the  word 
 of  the  queen,  say  so  to  all  heads  of  the  king, 
 even  according  to  the  sufficiency  of  contempt 
 and  wrath. 
 
 1^ '  K  to  the  king  it  he  good,  there  goeth  forth 
 a  royal  word  from  before  him,  and  it  is  written 
 with  the  laws  of  Persia  and  Media,  and  doth 
 not  pass  away,  that  Vashti  doth  not  come  in 
 before  the  king  Ahasuerus,  and  her  royalty 
 doth  the  king  give  to  her  companion  who  is 
 better  than  she;  ^"and  the  sentence  of  the 
 king  that  he  maketh  hath  been  heard  in  all 
 his  kingdom — for  it  is  great — and  all  the  wives 
 give  honour  to  their  husbands,  from  great 
 even  unto  small.' 
 
 ^1  And  the  thing  is  good  in  the  eyes  of  the 
 king,  and  of  the  princes,  and  the  king  doth 
 according  to  the  word  of  Memucan,  "^and 
 sendeth  letters  imto  all  provinces  of  the  king, 
 unto  province  and  province  according  to  its 
 )vritiug,  and  unto  people  and  people  accord- 
 ing to  its  tongue,  for  every  man  oein^  head 
 in  nis  own  house — and  speaking  according  to 
 the  language  of  his  people. 
 
 II.  1  AFTER  these  things,  at  the  ceasing  of 
 the  fury  of  the  king  Ahasuerus,  he  hath  re- 
 membered Vashti,  and  that  wliich  she  did, 
 and  that  which  hath  been  decreed  concerning 
 her;  -and  servants  of  the  king,  his  ministers, 
 say,  '  Let  them  seek  for  the  king  yoimg  wo- 
 men, virgins,  of  good  appearance,  ^  and  the 
 king  doth  appoint  inspectors  in  all  provinces 
 of  ms  kingdom,  and  tlxey  gather  every  young 
 woman — virgin,  of  good  appearance— im to 
 Shushan  the  palace,  unto  the  house  of  the 
 women,  unto  tne  hand  of  Hege  eunuch  of  the 
 king,  keeperof  tliewomen,  and  to  givetheir  pu- 
 rifications, ■•  and  the  yoimg  woman  who  is  good 
 in  the  eyes  of  the  king  doth  reign  instead  of 
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Esther  chosen  qv/cen. 
 
 II.  5.— ESTHER.— III.  11.      TTaman  exalted  by  Ahasuerut. 
 
 Vashti ; '  and  the  thinj?  is  good  in  the  eyes  of 
 the  kinf^,  and  he  doth  so. 
 
 ''A  man,  a  Jew.  there  hath  been  in  8hushan 
 the  palace,  and  his  name  is  Mordecai  son  of 
 Jair,  son  of  Shimei,  son  of  Kish,  a  Beujamite 
 — ^pwho  had  been  removed  from  Jerusalem 
 with  the  removal  that  was  removed  with  Je- 
 coniah  king  of  Jridah,  whom  Nebuchadnezzar 
 king  of  Babylon  removed — ^  and  he  is  sup- 
 porting Hadassah — she  is  Esther — daughter 
 of  his  uncle,  for  she  hath  neither  father  nor 
 mother,  and  the  young  woman  is  of  fair  form, 
 and  of  good  appearance,  and  at  the  death  of 
 her  father  and  her  mother  hath  Mordecai 
 taken  her  to  him  for  a  daughter. 
 
 ^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the  word  of  the 
 king,  even  his  law,  being  heard,  and  in  many 
 young  women  being  gathered  unto  Shush  an 
 the  palace,  iinto  the  hand  of  Hegai,  that  Es- 
 ther is  taken  unto  the  house  of  the  king,  xmto 
 the  hand  of  Hegai,  keeper  of  the  w^omeu, 
 '  and  the  young  woman  is  good  in  his  eyes, 
 and  she  receiveth  kindness  before  him,  and 
 he  hasteneth  her  purifications  and  her  por- 
 tions— to  give  to  her,  and  the  seven  young 
 women  who  are  pro\dded — to  give  to  her,  from 
 the  house  of  the  king,  and  he  changeth  her 
 and  her  young  women  to  a  good  place  in  the 
 house  of  the  women. 
 
 ^"Esther  hath  not  declared  her  jjeople,  and 
 her  kindred,  for  Mordecai  hath  laid  a  charge 
 on  her  that  she  doth  not  declare  i<;  "and 
 during  every  day  Mordecai  is  walking  up  and 
 down  Defore  the  court  of  the  house  of  the  wo- 
 men to  know  the  welfare  of  Esther,  and  what 
 is  done  with  her. 
 
 •'And  in  the  drawing  nigh  of  the  turn  of 
 each  young  woman  to  come  in  unto  the  king 
 Ahasuerus,  at  the  end  of  there  being  to  her — 
 according  to  the  law  of  the  women — twelve 
 months,  for  so  they  fulfil  the  days  of  their 
 purifications  ;  six  months  with  oil  of  myrrh, 
 and  six  months  with  spices,  and  with  the 
 purifications  of  women,  ^  and  with  this 
 the  young  woman  hath  come  in  unto  the  king, 
 all  tnat  she  saith  is  given  to  her,  to  go  in  with 
 her,  out  of  the  house  of  the  women,  unto  the 
 house  of  the  king;  ^^in  the  evening  she  hath 
 gone  in,  and  in  the  morning  she  hath  turned 
 back  unto  the  second  house  of  the  women, 
 unto  the  hand  of  Shaashgaz  eunuch  of  the 
 king,  keeper  of  the  concubines  ;  she  cometh 
 not  in  any  more  unto  the  king  except  the  king 
 hatli  delighted  in  her,  and  she  hath  been  call- 
 c<l  by  name. 
 
 ^'  And  in  the  drawinjj;  nigh  of  the  turn  of 
 Esther — daughter  of  Abihail,  uncle  of  Morde- 
 cai, whom  he  nad taken  to  him  for  a  daughter— 
 to  come  in  imto  the  king,  she  hath  not  sought  a 
 thing  except  that  which  Hegai  eunuch  of  tlie 
 king,  keeper  of  the  women,  saith,  and  Esther 
 is  receiving  grace  in  the  eyes  of  all  seeing  lier. 
 
 1^  And  Esther  is  taken  unto  the  king  Aha- 
 suerus, unto  his  royal  house,  in  the  tenth 
 month — it  is  the  month  of  Tebeth — in  the 
 seventh  year  of  his  reign,  ^^  and  the  king 
 lovcth  Esther  above  all  the  women,  and  she 
 rcceivct))  grace  and  kindness  before  liim  above 
 all  the  virgins,  and  lie  settctli  a  royal  crown 
 on  lier  head,  and  caiiacth  her  to  reign  instead 
 of  Vashti,  1**  and  tho  king  maketh  a  great 
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 banquet  to  all  his  heads  and  his  servants— 
 the  banquet  of  Esther— and  a  release  to  the 
 provinces  hath  made,  and  giveth  gifts  as  a 
 memorial  of  the  king. 
 
 •'And  in  the  \nrgins  being  gathered  a  second 
 time,  then  Mordecai  is  sitting  in  the  gate  of 
 the  king ;  ^^  Esther  is  not  declaring  her  kin- 
 dred and  her  people,  as  Mordecai  hath  laid  a 
 charge  upon  her,  and  the  saying  of  Mordecai 
 Esther  is  doing  as  when  she  was  truly  with 
 him. 
 
 ^•In  those  days,  when  Mordecai  is  sitting  in 
 the  gate  of  the  king,  hath  Bigthan  been  WToth, 
 and  Teresh,  (two  of  the  eimuchs  of  the  king, 
 the  keepers  of  the  threshold,)  and  they  seek 
 to  put  forth  a  hand  on  king  Ahasuerus,  "-  and 
 the  thing  is  known  to  Mordecai,  and  he  de- 
 clareth  it  to  Esther  the  queen,  and  Esther 
 speaketh  to  the  king  in  the  name  of  Mordecai, 
 ^  and  the  thing  is  sought  out,  and  f oimd,  and 
 they  are  hanged  both  of  them  on  a  tree,  and 
 it  is  written  in  the  book  of  the  Chronicles  be- 
 fore the  king. 
 
 III.  1  AFTER  these  things  hath  the  king 
 Ahasuerus  exalted  Haman  son  of  Hammed- 
 atha  the  Agagite,  and  lifteth  himun,  and  set- 
 teth  his  throne  above  all  the  heads  who  are 
 with  him,  "  and  all  servants  of  the  king,  who 
 are  in  the  gate  of  the  king,  are  bowing  and 
 doing  obeisance  to  Haman,  for  so  hath  the  king 
 commanded  for  him  ;  and  Mordecai  doth  not 
 bow  nor  do  obeisance. 
 
 ^  And  the  servants  of  the  king,  who  arc  in 
 the  gate  of  the  king,  say  to  Mordecai,  '  ^V^lere- 
 fore  art  thou  transgressing  the  command  of 
 the  king?'  *And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  their 
 speaking  imto  him,  day  by  day,  and  he  hath 
 not  hearkened  unto  them,  that  they  declare  it 
 to  Haman,  to  see  whether  the  words  of  Mor- 
 decai do  stand,  for  he  hath  declared  to  them 
 that  he  is  a  Jew. 
 
 ^  And  Haman  seeth  that  Mordecai  is  not 
 bowing  and  doing  obeisance  to  him,  and  Ha- 
 man is  full  of  fury,  *  and  it  is  contemptible 
 in  his  eyes  to  put  forth  a  hand  on  Mordecai 
 by  himself,  for  they  have  declared  to  him  the 
 people  of  Mordecai,  and  Haman  seeketh  to  de- 
 stroy all  the  Jews  who  are  in  all  the  kingdom 
 of  Ahasiierus- the  people  of  Mordecai. 
 
 ^In  the  first  month — it  is  the  month  of 
 Nisan— in  the  twelfth  year  of  the  king  Aha- 
 suerus, hath  one  caused  to  fall  Pur  (that  is 
 the  lot)  before  Haman,  from  day  to  day,  and 
 from  month  to  month,  to  the  twelfth,  it  is  the 
 month  of  Adar. 
 
 8  And  Haman  saith  to  the  king  Ahasuerus. 
 '  There  is  one  people  scattered  and  separatecl 
 among  the  peo])les,  in  all  provinces  of  thy 
 kingdom,  and  their  laws  arc  diverse  from  all 
 people,  and  the  laws  of  the  king  they  are  not 
 doing,  and  for  the  king  it  is  not  iiroiitable  to 
 suffer  them ;  "  if  to  the  king  it  be  good,  let  it 
 be  written  to  destroy  them^  and  ten  thousand 
 talents  of  silver  I  weigh  into  the  hands  of 
 those  doing  the  work,  to  bring  it  in  unto  the 
 treasuries  of  the  king.' 
 
 •"  And  the  king  turueth  aside  his  signet  from 
 off  liis  liand,  and  giveth  it  to  Haman  son  of 
 ITanunedatha  the  Agagite,  adversary  of  the 
 Jews ;  ^^  and  the  king  saith  to  Haman,  '  The 
 
MordecaPs  grief. 
 
 m.  12.— ESTHER.— V.  11.        EsiJicr'c  approach  to  t?ie  king. 
 
 silver  is  given  to  thee,  and  the  people,  to  do 
 with  it  as  it  is  good  in  thiue  eyes. ' 
 
 '-And  scribes  of  the  king  are  called,  on  the 
 first  mouth,  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  it, 
 and  it  is  written  according  to  all  that  Haman 
 hath  commanded,  unto  lieutenants  of  the 
 king,  and  unto  the  governors  who  are  over 
 province  and  province,  and  unto  the  heads  of 
 people  and  people,  province  and  province,  ac- 
 cording to  its  writing,  and  people  and  people 
 according  to  its  tongue,  in  the  name  of  the 
 king  Ahasuems  it  hath  been  written  and 
 sealed  with  the  signet  of  the  king,  '^  and  let- 
 ters to  be  sent  by  the  hand  of  the  rimners  unto 
 aU  provinces  of  the  king,  to  cut  off,  to  slay, 
 and  to  destroy  all  the  Jews,  from  yoimg  even 
 unto  old,  infant  and  women,  on  one  day,  on 
 the  thirteenth  of  the  twelfth  month  —  it  is 
 the  month  of  Adar — and  their  spoil  to  seize, 
 ^*  a  copy  of  the  writing  to  be  made  law  in 
 every  province  and  province  is  revealed  to  all 
 the  peoples,  to  be  ready  for  this  day. 
 
 1^  The  runners  have  gone  forth,  hastened  by 
 the  word  of  the  king,  and  the  law  hath  been 
 given  in  Shushan  the  palace,  and  the  kin" 
 and  Haman  have  sat  down  to  drink,  and 
 the  city  Shushan  is  perplexed. 
 
 rV.  1  AND  Mordecai  hath  known  all  that 
 hath  been  done,  and  Mordecai  rendeth  his 
 garments,  and  putteth  on  sackcloth  and  ashes, 
 and  goeth  forth  into  the  midst  of  the  city  and 
 crietn — a  cry  loud  and  bitter,  ^  and  he  cometh 
 in  unto  the  front  of  the  gate  of  the  king,  but 
 none  is  to  come  in  unto  the  gate  of  the  king 
 with  a  sackcloth-garment. 
 
 ^  And  in  every  province  and  province,  the 
 place  where  the  word  of  the  kmg,  even  his 
 law,  is  coming,  a  great  mourning  have  the 
 Jews,  and  fasting,  and  weeping,  and  lament- 
 ing :  sackcloth  and  ashes  are  spread  for  many. 
 
 *  And  young  women  of  Esther  come  in  and 
 her  eunuchs,  and  declare  it  to  her,  and  the 
 queen  is  exceedingly  pained,  and  sendeth  gar- 
 ments to  clothe  Mordecai,  and  to  turn  aside 
 his  sackcloth  from  off  him,  and  he  hath  not 
 received  theTn.  ^  And  Esther  calleth  to  Hat- 
 ach,  of  the  eunuchs  of  the  king,  whom  he 
 hath  stationed  before  her,  and  giveth  him 
 a  charge  for  Mordecai,  to  know  what  this  is, 
 and  wherefore  this  is. 
 
 ®  And  Hatach  goeth  out  unto  Mordecai,  un- 
 to a  broad  place  of  the  city,  that  is  before  the 
 gate  of  the  king,  ^  and  Mordecai  declareth  to 
 him  all  that  hath  met  him,  and  the  explana- 
 tion of  the  money  that  Haman  said  to  weigh 
 to  the  treasuries  of  the  king  for  the  Jews,  to 
 destroy  then>,  *  and  the  copy  of  the  writing 
 of  the  law  that  had  been  given  in  Shushan  to 
 destroy  them  he  hath  given  to  him,  to  shew 
 Esther,  and  to  declare  it  to  her,  and  to  lay  a 
 charge  on  her  to  go  in  unto  the  king,  to  make 
 supplication  to  him,  and  to  seek  from  before 
 him,  for  her  people. 
 
 ^  And  Hatach  cometh  in  and  declareth  to 
 Esther  the  words  of  Mordecai,  '"  and  Esther 
 speaketh  to  Hatach,  and  chargeth  him  for 
 Mordecai:  "'All  servants  of  the  king,  and 
 people  of  the  provinces  of  the  Icing,  do  know 
 that  anjr  man  and  woman,  who  cometh  in  un- 
 to the  king,  unto  the  inner  court,   who  is  not 
 
 caUed — one  law  o/his  is  to  put  tJiP/m  to  death, 
 apart  from  him  to  whom  the  king  holdeth  out 
 the  golden  sceptre,  then  he  hath  lived;  and 
 I — 1  have  not  been  called  to  come  in  unto  the 
 king  these  thirty  days.' 
 
 12  And  they  declare  to  Mordecai  the  words  of 
 Esther,  ^^  and  Mordecai  speaketh  to  send  back 
 unto  Esther:  'Do  not  think  in  thy  soul  to  be 
 delivered  in  the  house  of  the  king,  more  than 
 all  the  Jews,  !•*  but  if  thou  keep  eni.irely  si- 
 lent at  this  time,  respite  and  deliverance  re- 
 maineth  to  the  Jews  from  another  place,  and 
 thou  and  the  house  of  thy  fathers  are  destroy- 
 ed; and  who  kuoweth  whether  for  a  time 
 like  this  thou  hast  como  to  the  kingdom? ' 
 
 1^  And  Esther  speaketh  to  send  back  unto 
 Mordecai:  'Go,  gather  all  the  Jews  who  are 
 found  in  Shushan,  and  fast  for  me,  and  do 
 not  eat  nor  drink  three  days,  by  night  and  by 
 day;  also  I  and  my  young  women  do  fast 
 likewise,  and  so  I  go  in  unto  the  king,  that  is 
 not  according  to  law,  and  when  I  have  per- 
 ished— I  have  perished.'  ^^  And  Mordecai 
 passeth  on,  and  doth  according  to  all  that 
 Esther  hath  charged  upon  him. 
 
 V.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass  on  the  third 
 day,  that  Esther  putteth  on  royalty,  and 
 standeth  in  the  inner  court  of  the  house  of 
 the  king  over-against  the  house  of  the  king, 
 and  the  3iing  is  sitting  on  his  royal  throne, 
 in  the  royal-house,  over-against  the  opening 
 of  the  house,  -  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the 
 Iving's  seeing  Esther  the  queen  standing  in  the 
 court,  she  hath  received  grace  in  his  eyes, 
 and  the  king  holdeth  out  to  Esther  the  gold- 
 en yceptre  that  is  in  his  hand,  and  Esther 
 draweth  near,  and  toucheth  the  top  of  the 
 sceptre. 
 
 *And  the  king  saith  to  her,  'What — to 
 thee  Esther,  0  queen  ?  and  what  thy  request  ? 
 unto  the  half  of  the  kingdom — and  it  is  given 
 to  thee.'  ^And  Esther  saith,  '  K  imto  the 
 king  it  be  good,  the  king  doth  come  in,  and  Ha- 
 man, to-day,  unto  the  banquet  that  I  have 
 made  for  him;'  ^and  the  king  saith,  'Haste 
 ye  Haman — to  do  the  word  of  Esther;'  and 
 the  king  cometh  in,  and  Haman,  unto  the  ban- 
 quet that  Esther  hath  made. 
 
 ^  And  the  king  saith  to  Esther,  during  the 
 banquet  of  wine,  '  What  is  thy  petition  ?  and 
 it  is  .given  to  thee;  and  what  thy  request? 
 imtothe  half  of  the  kingdom — audit  is  done.' 
 
 ^And  Esther  answereth  and  saith,  'My 
 petition  and  my  request  is ;  ^  if  1  have  found 
 grace  in  the  eyes  of  the  king,  and  if  imto  the 
 king  it  be  good,  to  give  nay  petition,  and  to 
 perform  my  request,  the  king  doth  come,  and 
 Haman,  unto  the  banquet  that  I  make  for 
 them,  and  to-morrow  I  do  according  to  the 
 word  of  the  king.' 
 
 3  And  Haman  goeth  forth  on  that  day  rejoic- 
 ing and  glad  in  heart,  and  at  Haman's  see- 
 ing Mordecai  in  the  gate  of  the  king,  and  he 
 hath  not  risen  nor  moved  for  him,  then  is  Ha- 
 man full  of  fury  against  Mordecai. 
 
 ^''  And  Haman  forceth  himself,  and  cometh 
 in  unto  his  house,  and  sendeth,  and  bringeth 
 in  his  friends,  and  Zeresh  his  wife,  "  and  Ha- 
 man recounteth  to  them  the  glory  of  hia 
 wealth,  and  the  abundq,nce  of  his  sons,  and 
 
Record  of  Mordecai's  loyalty.         v.  12.— ESTHER.— -vitt.  2, 
 
 Haman  hvag. 
 
 all  th.it  with  whicli  the  king  made  him  fcreat, 
 and  witli  wliich  lie  lifted  him  up  above  the 
 heads  and  servants  of  the  king. 
 
 '"And  Haman  saith,  'Yea,  Esther  the 
 queen  brought  none  in  with  the  king,  imto 
 tiie  feast  that  she  made,  except  myself,  and 
 also  for  to-morrow  I  am  called  to  her,  with 
 the  king,  ^^  and  all  this  is  not  profitable  to 
 me,  during  all  the  time  that  I  am  seeing  Mor- 
 decai  the  Jew  sitting  in  the  gate  of  the  king.' 
 
 ^■^  And  Zeresh  his  wife  saith  to  him,  and 
 all  his  friends,  '  Let  them  prepare  a  tree,  in 
 height  fifty  cubits,  and  in  the  morning  speak 
 to  the  king,  and  they  hang  Mordecai  on  it, 
 and  go  thou  in  with  the  king  imto  the  banquet 
 rejoicing ;'  andthe  thingis  good  before  Haman, 
 and  he  prepareth  the  tree. 
 
 VI.  ^ON  that  night  hath  the  sleep  of  the 
 king  fled  away,  and  he  saith  to  bring  in  the 
 book  of  memorials  of  the  Chronicles,  and  they 
 are  read  before  the  king,  *and  it  is  found 
 written  that  Mordecai  had  declared  concern- 
 ing Bigthana  and  Teresh,  two  of  the  eunuchs 
 of  the  Idug,  of  the  keepers  of  the  threshold, 
 who  sought  to  put  forth  a  hand  on  king  Ahas- 
 uerus. 
 
 '^  And  the  king  saith,  '  What  honour  and 
 greatness  hath  been  done  to  Mordecai  for 
 this  ?'  And  the  servants  of  the  king,  his 
 ministers,  say,  '  Nothing  hath  been  done  with 
 him.' 
 
 *  And  the  king  saith,  'Who  is  in  the  court?' 
 — and  Haman  nath  come  in  to  the  outer 
 court  of  the  house  of  the  king,  to  say  to  the 
 king  to  hang  Mordecai  on  the  tree  that  he 
 had  prepared  for  him — *  and  the  servants  of 
 the  king  say  unto  him,  '  Lo,  Haman  is  stand- 
 ing in  the  court;'  and  the  king  saith,  'Let 
 him  come  in.' 
 
 8  And  Haman  cometh  in,  and  tne  king  saith 
 to  him,  '  What — to  do  with  the  man  in  whose 
 honour  the  king  hath  delighted?'  And  Haman 
 aaith  in  his  heart,  '  To  whom  doth  the  king 
 delight  to  do  honovu-  more  than  myself?' 
 
 7 And  Haman  saith  unto  the  Kin^,  'The 
 man  in  whose  honour  the  king  hath  delighted, 
 8 let  them  bring  in  royal  clothing  that  the 
 king  hath  put  on  himself,  and  a  horse  on 
 which  the  king  hath  ridden,  and  that  tlie 
 royal  crown  be  put  on  his  head,  *  and  to  give 
 the  clothing  and  the  horse  into  the  hand  of  a 
 man  of  the  lieads  of  the  king,  the  chiefs,  and 
 they  have  clothed  the  man  in  whose  honour 
 the  king  hath  delighted,  and  caused  him  to 
 ride  on  the  horse  in  a  broad  place  of  the 
 city,  and  called  before  him :  Thus  it  is  done 
 tc.  the  man  in  whose  honour  the  king  hath 
 dirlighted.' 
 
 '"Andthe  king  saith  to  Haman,  'Haste, 
 take  the  clothing  and  the  horse,  as  thou  liast 
 8iK)ken,  and  do  so  to  Mordecai  the  Jew,  who 
 ia  flitting  in  the  gate  of  the  king ;  there  doth 
 not  fall  a  thing  of  all  that  thou  hast  spoken.' 
 
 1'  And  Haman  taketh  the  clothing,  and  the 
 horse,  and  clothed  Mordecai,  and  causeth 
 him  to  ride  in  a  broad  place  of  the  city,  and 
 calleth  before  him  ,  '  Thus  it  is  done  to  the 
 man  in  whose  honour  the  king  hath  delighted.' 
 
 ''  And  Mordecai  turneth  back  unto  the  gate 
 of  tho  king,  and  ITaman  liath  been  liastcncd 
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 unto  his  house  mourning,  and  with  covered 
 liead,  i-'and  Haman  recouiiteth  to  Zeresh  his 
 wife,  and  to  all  his  friends,  all  tliat  hath  met 
 him,  and  his  wise  men  say  to  him,  and 
 Zeresh  his  wife,  'If  Mordecai  i.s  of  the  seed 
 of  the  Jews,  before  whom  thou  liaat  begun  to 
 fall,  thou  art  not  able  for  him,  but  dost 
 certainly  fall  before  him.' 
 
 "They  are  yet  speaking  with  him,  and 
 eunuchs  of  the  king  nave  come,  and  haste  to 
 bring  in  Haman  imto  the  banquet  that  Esther 
 hath  made. 
 
 VIL  'AND  the  king  cometh  in,  and  Ha- 
 man, to  drink  with  Esther  the  queen,  *and 
 the  king  saith  to  Esther  also  on  the  second 
 day,  during  the  banquet  of  wine,  '  What  is 
 thy  petition,  Esther,  0  queen?  and  it  is  given 
 to  tnee ;  and  what  thy  request?  unto  the 
 half  of  the  kingdom — and  it  is  done.' 
 
 ^And  Esther  the  queen  answereth  and 
 saith,  'If  I  have  foimd  grace  in  thine  eyes, 
 O  king,  and  if  to  the  king  it  be  good,  let  my 
 life  be  given  to  me  at  my  petition,  and  my 
 people  at  my  request;  '•for  we  have  been 
 sold,  I  and  my  people,  to  cut  off,  to  slay,  and 
 to  destroy ;  and  if  for  men-servants  and  for 
 maid-servants  we  had  been  sold  I  had  kex)t 
 silent — but  the  adversity  is  not  equal  to  the 
 loss  of  the  king.' 
 
 *And  the  king  Ahasuerus  saith,  yea,  he 
 saith  to  Esther  the  queen,  '  Who  is  he — this 
 one  ?  and  where  is  this  one  ? — he  whose  heart 
 hath  filled  him  to  do  so?'  *  And  Esther  saith, 
 'The  man  —  adversary  and  enemy — is  this 
 wicked  Haman;'  and  Haman  hath  been 
 afraid  at  the  presence  of  the  king  and  of  the 
 queen. 
 
 ^  And  the  king  hath  risen,  in  his  fury,  from 
 the  banquet  of  wine,  imto  the  garden  of  the 
 house,  and  Haman  hath  remained  to  seek  for 
 his  life  from  Esther  the  queen,  for  he  hath 
 seen  that  evil  hath  been  determined  against 
 him  by  the  king. 
 
 *  And  the  king  hath  turned  back  out  of  the 
 
 garden  of  the  house  imto  the  house  of  the 
 anquet  of  wine,  and  Haman  is  falling  on 
 the  couch  on  which  Esther  is,  and  the  King 
 saith,  '  Also  to  subdue  the  queen  with  me  in 
 the  house?'  the  word  hath  gone  out  from  the 
 mouth  of  the  king,  and  the  face  of  Haman 
 they  have  covered. 
 
 "And  Harbonah,  one  of  the  eunuchs,  saith 
 before  the  king,  '  Also  lo,  the  tree  that  Ha- 
 man made  for  Mordecai,  who  si>ake  good  for 
 the  king,  is  standing  in  the  house  of  llaman, 
 in  height  fifty  cubits;'  and  tlie  king  saith, 
 '  Hang  him  upon  it.'  '"And  they  hang  Ha- 
 man upon  the  tree  that  he  had  prepared  for 
 Mordecai,  and  the  fury  of  the  king  hath  lain 
 down. 
 
 VIIL  >  ON  that  day  hath  the  king  Aha- 
 suerus given  to  Esther  the  qiieen  the  house 
 of  Haman,  adversary  of  the  .Jews,  and  Mor- 
 decai hath  come  in  before  the  king,  for  Esther 
 hath  declared  what  he  is  to  her,  -and  the 
 king  turneth  aside  his  signet,  that  he  hath 
 caused  to  pass  away  from  Haman,  and  giveth 
 it  to  Mordecai,  and  Esther  setteth  Mordecai 
 over  the  house  of  Haman. 
 
Edict  against  the  Jews  revoked,     vtit.  3.— ESTHER.— ix.  17. 
 
 The  Jews  avenged. 
 
 ^  And  Esther  addetli,  and  siieaketli  beforfi 
 the  kins,  -i"*^!  fallctli  before  his  feet,  and 
 weepetli,  and  maketh  supplication  to  him,  to 
 eatise  tlie  evil  of  Hanian  the  Agagite  to  pass 
 away,  and  his  device  that  lie  had  devised 
 against  the  Jews ;  ■•  and  tlie  king  holdeth  out 
 to  Esther  the  golden  sceptre,  and  Esther  ris- 
 eth,  and  standeth  before  the  king,  ^  and  saith, 
 '  If  to  the  king  it  be  good,  and  if  I  have  found 
 grace  before  him,  and  the  thing  hath  been 
 right  before  the  king,  and  I  be  good  in  his 
 eyes,  let  it  be  written  to  bring  back  the  letters 
 — a  device  of  Haman  son  of  Hammedatha  the 
 Agagite — that  he  wrote  to  destroy  the  Jews 
 who  are  in  all  provinces  of  the  king,  ^ior 
 how  do  I  endure  when  I  have  looked  on  the 
 evil  that  doth  find  my  people?  and  how  do  1 
 endure  when  I  have  looked  on  the  destruction 
 of  my  kindred?' 
 
 "And  the  king  Ahasiierus  saith  to  Esther 
 the  queen,  and  to  Mordecai  the  Jew,  '  Lo, 
 the  house  of  Haman  I  have  given  to  Esther, 
 and  him  they  have  hanged  on  the  tree,  becatise 
 that  he  put  forth  his  hand  on  the  Jews,  *  and 
 ye,  write  ye  for  the  Jews,  as  it  is  good  in  your 
 eyes,  in  the  name  of  the  king,  and  seal  with 
 the  signet  of  the  king — for  the  writing  that 
 is  written  in  the  name  of  the  kin<?,  and  sealed 
 with  the  signet  of  the  king,  there  is  none  to 
 turn  back.' 
 
 *  And  the  scribes  of  the  king  are  called,  at 
 that  time,  in  the  third  month  —  it  is  the 
 month  of  Sivan — in  the  three  and  twentieth 
 of  it,  and  it  is  written,  according  to  aU  that 
 Mordecai  hath  commanded,  unto  the  Jews, 
 and  unto  the  lieutenants,  and  the  governors, 
 and  the  heads  of  the  provinces,  that  are  from 
 Hodu  even  unto  Cush,  seven  and  twenty  and 
 a  hundred  provinces — province  and  province 
 accordingto  its  writing,  and  people  and  people 
 according  to  its  tongue,  and  iinto  the  Jews 
 according  to  their  writing,  and  according  to 
 their  tongue. 
 
 1"  And  he  writeth  in  the  name  of 'the  king 
 Ahasuerus,  and  sealeth  with  the  signet  of 
 the  king,  and  sendeth  letters  by  the  hand  of 
 the  ninners  with  horses,  riders  of  the  drome- 
 dary, the  mules,  the  young  mares,  i^  that  the 
 king  hath  given  to  the  Jews  who  are  in  every 
 city  and  city,  to  be  assembled,  and  to  stand 
 for  their  life,  to  cut  ofiF,  to  slay,  and  to 
 destroy  the  whole  force  of  the  people  and 
 province  who  are  distressing  them,  infanta 
 and  women,  and  their  spoil  to  seize. 
 
 _^"In  one  day,  in  all  the  jjrovinces  of  the 
 king  Ahasuerus,  on  the  thirteenth  of  the 
 twelfth  month — it  is  the  month  of  Adar — 
 "a  copy  of  the  writing  to  be  made  law  in 
 every  province  and  province  is  revealed  to 
 all  the  peoples,  and  for  the  Jews  being  ready 
 at  this  day  to  be  avenged  of  their  enemies. 
 
 ^■•The  runners,  riding  on  the  dromedary, 
 and  the  miiles,  have  gone  out,  hastened  and 
 pressed  by  the  word  of  the  king,  and  the  law 
 hath  been  given  in  Shushan  the  palace. 
 
 '^  And  Mordecai  went  out  from  before  the 
 king,  in  royal  clothing  of  blue  and  white,  and 
 a  great  crown  of  gold,  and  a  garment  of  fine 
 linen  and  purple,  and  the  city  of  Shushan 
 hath  rejoiced  and  been  glad;  ^"to  the  Jews 
 liath  been  light,  and  gladji««si.  and  joy,  and 
 
 honour,  '''  and  in  every  province  and  jjrovince, 
 atid  in  every  city  an(t  city,  the  place  where 
 tlie  word  of  the  king,  even  his  law,  is  coming, 
 gladness  and  joy  are  to  the  Jews,  a  banquet, 
 and  a  good  day ;  and  many  of  the  peoples  of 
 the  land  are  becoming  Jews,  for  a  fear  of  the 
 Jews  hath  fallen  upon  them. 
 
 IX.  1  AND  in  the  twelfth  month— it  is  the 
 nionth  of  Adar— on  the  thirteenth  day  of  it, 
 in  which  the  word  of  the  king,  even  his  law, 
 hath  come  to  be  done,  in  the  day  that  the 
 enemies  of  the  Jews  had  hoped  to  rule  over 
 them,  and  it  is  turned  that  the  Jews  rule 
 over  those  hating  them — ^  the  Jews  have  been 
 assembled  in  their  cities,  in  all  provinces  of 
 the  king  Ahasuerus,  to  put  forth  a  hand  on 
 those  seeking  their  evil,  and  no  man  hath 
 stood  in  their  presence,  for  their  fear  hath 
 fallen  on  all  the  peoples. 
 
 ^  And  all  heads  of  the  provinces,  and  the 
 lieutenants,  and  the  governors,  and  those  do- 
 ing the  work  that  the  king  hath,  are  lifting 
 up  the  Jews,  for  a  fear  of  Mordecai  hath 
 fallen  upon  them ;  *  for  great  is  Mordecai  in 
 the  house  of  the  king,  and  his  fame  is  going 
 into  all  the  provinces,  for  the  man  Mordecai 
 is  goin^  on  and  becoming  great. 
 
 ^And  the  Jews  smite  among  all  their 
 enemies — a  smiting  of  the  sword,  and  slaugh- 
 ter, and  destruction — and  do  with  those  hat- 
 ing them  according  to  their  pleasure,  *and 
 in  Shushan  the  palace  have  the  Jews  slain 
 and  destroyed  five  hundred  men ;  ^  and  Par- 
 shandatha,  and  Dalphon,  and  Aspatha,  ^  and 
 Poratha,  and  Adalia,  and  Aridatha,  *and 
 Parmashta,  and  Arisai,  and  Aridai,  and  Va- 
 jezatha,  ^^ten  sons  of  Haman  son  of  Ham- 
 medatha, adversary  of  the  Jews,  they  have 
 slain,  and  on  the  prey  they  have  not  put  forth 
 their  hand. 
 
 ^1  On  that  day  hath  come  the  niunber  of  the 
 slain  in  Shushan  the  palace  before  the  king, 
 ^^and  the  king  saith  to  Esther  the  queen, 
 '  In  Shushan  the  palace  have  the  Jews  slain 
 and  destroyed  five  hundred  men,  and  the  ten 
 sons  of  Haman ;  in  the  rest  of  the  provinces 
 of  the  king  what  have  they  done?  and  what 
 is  thy  petition  ?  and  it  is  given  to  thee ;  and 
 what  tny  request  again?  and  it  is  done.' 
 
 13 And  Esther  saith,  'If  to  the  king  it  be 
 
 food,  let  it  be  given  also  to-morrow,  to  the 
 ews  who  are  in  Shushan,  to  do  according  to 
 the  law  of  to-day ;  and  the  ten  sons  of  Ha- 
 man they  hang  on  the  tree.'  ^^  And  the  king 
 saith — 'to  be  done  so;'  and  a  law  is  given  in 
 Shushan,  and  the  ten  sons  of  Haman  they 
 have  hanged. 
 
 I'And  the  Jews  who  are  in  Shushan  are 
 assembled  also  on  the  fourteenth  day  of  tlie 
 month  of  Adar,  and  they  slay  in  Shushan 
 three  hundred  men.  and  on  the  prey  they 
 have  not  put  forth  tneir  hand. 
 
 1^  And  the  rest  of  the  Jews,  who  are  in  the 
 provinces  of  the  king,  have  been  assembled, 
 even  to  stand  for  their  life,  and  to  rest 
 from  their  enemies,  and  to  slay  among  those 
 hating  them  five  and  seventy  thousand,  and 
 on  the  prey  they  have  not  put  forth  their 
 hand ;  '^  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  the  month 
 of  Adar,  even  to  rest  on  the  fourteenth  of 
 335 
 
The  feast  ofPurim. 
 
 IX.  18.— ESTHER— X.  3. 
 
 Greatness  of  Mordecm 
 
 it,  and  to  make  it  a  clay  of  l)anquet  and  of 
 
 ^8  And  the  Jews  who  are  in  Shush  an  have 
 been  assembled,  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  it, 
 and  on  the  fovirteenth  of  it,  even  to  rest 
 on  the  fifteenth  of  it,  and  to  make  it  a  day 
 of  banquet  and  of  joy.  ^^  Therefore  the 
 Jews  of  the  villages,  who  are  dwelling  in 
 cities  of  the  villages,  are  making  the  four- 
 teenth day  of  the  month  of  Adar— joy  and 
 banquet,  and  a  good  day,  and  of  sending  por- 
 tions one  to  another. 
 
 '0  And  Mordecai  writeth  these  things,  and 
 sendeth  letters  unto  all  the  Jews  who  are  in 
 all  provinces  of  the  king  Ahasuenis,  who  are 
 near  and  who  are  far  off,  ^^  to  establish  on 
 them,  to  be  keeping  the  fourteenth  day  of  the 
 month  of  Adar,  and  the  fifteenth  day  of  it,  in 
 svery  year  and  year,  ^"  as  days  on  which  the 
 Jews  have  rested  from  their  enemies,  and  the 
 month  that  hath  been  turned  to  them  from 
 sorrow  to  joy,  and  from  mourning  to  a  good 
 day,  to  make  them  days  of  banquet  and  of 
 joy,  and  of  sending  portions  one  to  another, 
 and  gifts  to  the  needy. 
 
 ^  And  the  Jews  have  received  that  which 
 they  had  begun  to  do,  and  that  which  Mor- 
 decai hath  written  unto  them,  **  because  Ha- 
 man  son  of  Hammed  atha  the  Agagite,  adver- 
 sary of  all  the  Jews,  had  devised  concerning 
 the  Jews  to  destroy  them,  and  had  caused  to 
 fall  Pur— that  is  the  lot— to  crush  them  and 
 to  destroy  them ;  ^  and  in  her  coming  in  be- 
 fore the  king,  he  said  with  the  letter,  '  Let 
 his  evil  device  that  he  devised  against  the 
 Jews  turn  back  upon  his  own  head,'  and  they 
 have  hanged  him  and  his  sons  on  the  tree, 
 ^  therefore  they  have  called  these  days  Pu- 
 rim — by  the  name  of  the  lot — therefore,  be- 
 cause of  all  the  words  of  this  letter,  and  what 
 they  have  seen   concerning  this,  and  what 
 
 hath  come  unto  them,  ^  the  Jews  have  estab- 
 lished and  received  upon  them,  and  upon  their 
 seed,  and  upon  all  those  joined  unto  them, 
 and  it  doth  not  pass  awav,  to  be  keeping  these 
 two  days  according  to  their  writing,  and  ac- 
 cording to  their  season,  in  every  year  and  year ; 
 -8  and  these  days  are  remembered  and  kept 
 in  every  generation  and  generation,  family  and 
 family,  province  and  province,  and  city  and 
 city,  and  these  days  of  Purim  do  not  pass 
 away  from  the  mid.st  of  the  Jews,  and  tiieir 
 memorial  is  not  ended  from  their  seed. 
 
 ^  And  Esther  the  queen,  daughter  of  Abi- 
 hail,  writeth,  and  Mordecai  the  Jew,  with 
 all  might,  to  establish  this  second  letter  of 
 Purim,  2"  and  he  sendeth  letters  unto  all  the 
 Jews,  unto  the  seven  and  twenty  and  a 
 hundred  provinces  of  the  kingdom  of  Aha- 
 suems — words  of  peace  and  truth — ^^  to  estab- 
 lish these  days  of  Pm-im,  in  their  seasons,  as 
 Mordecai  the  Jew  hath  established  on  them, 
 and  Esther  the  queen,  and  as  they  had  estab- 
 lished on  themselves,  and  on  their  seed — mat- 
 ters of  the  fastings,  and  of  their  cry. 
 
 '^  And  a  saying  of  Esther  hath  established 
 these  matters  of  Purim,  and  it  is  written  in 
 the  Book. 
 
 X.  1  AND  the  king  Ahasuerus  setteth  a  tri- 
 bute on  the  land  and  the  isles  of  the  sea ;  -  and 
 all  the  work  of  his  sti'ength,  and  his  might, 
 and  the  explanation  of  the  greatness  of  Mor- 
 decai with  which  the  king  made  him  great, 
 are  they  not  written  on  the  book  of  the  Chro- 
 nicles of  Media  and  Persia?  '•*For  Mordecai 
 the  Jew  is  second  to  king  Ahasuerus,  and  a 
 great  man  of  the  Jews,  and  accepted  of  the 
 multitude  of  his  brethren,  seeking  good  for 
 liis  people,  and  speaking  peace  to  all  hia 
 seed. 
 
JOB. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  A  MAN  there  hath  been  in  the 
 land  of  Uz — Job  his  name — and  that  man  hath 
 been  perfect  and  upright — both  fearing  God, 
 and  turning  aside  from  evil.  "  And  there  are 
 borne  to  him  seven  sons  and  three  daughters, 
 *  and  his  substance  is  seven  thousand  sheep, 
 and  three  thousand  camels,  and  five  hundred 
 pairs  of  oxen,  and  five  hundred  she-asses,  and 
 a  service  very  abimdant ;  and  that  man  is 
 greater  than  any  of  the  sons  of  the  east. 
 
 *  And  his  sons  have  gone  and  made  a  ban- 
 quet— the  house  of  each  in  his  day — and  have 
 sent  and  called  to  their  three  sisters  to  eat 
 and  to  drink  with  them ;  '  and  it  cometh  to 
 pass,  when  they  have  gone  round  the  days  of 
 the  banquet,  that  Job  doth  send  and  sanctify 
 them,  and  hath  risen  early  in  the  morning, 
 and  caused  to  ascend  burnt-offerings — the 
 number  of  them  all — for  Job  said,  '  Perhaps 
 my  sons  have  sinned,  yet  blessed  God  in  their 
 heart.'    Thus  doth  Job  all  the  days. 
 
 *  And  the  day  is,  that  sons  of  God  come  in 
 to  station  themselves  by  Jehovah,  and  there 
 doth  come  also  the  Adversary  in  their  midst. 
 'And  Jehovah  saith  unto  the  Adversary, 
 '  Whence  com  est  thou  ?'  And  the  Adversary 
 answereth  Jehovah  and  saith,  '  From  going 
 to  and  fro  in  the  land,  and  from  walking  up 
 and  down  in  it.' 
 
 8  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  the  Adversary, 
 '  Hast  thou  set  thy  heart  against  My  servant 
 Job  because  there  is  none  like  him  in  the  land, 
 a  man  perfect  and  upright,  fearing  God,  and 
 turning  aside  from  evil?'  ^And  the  Adver- 
 sary answereth  Jehovah  and  saith,  'For 
 nought  is  Job  fearing  God  ?  i"  Hast  not  Thou 
 made  a  hedge  for  him,  and  for  his  house,  and 
 for  all  that  he  hath — round  about?  i^The  work 
 of  his  hands  Thou  hast  blessed,  and  his  sub- 
 stance hath  spread  in  the  land,  and  yet,  put 
 forth,  I  pray  Thee,  Thy  hand,  and  strike 
 against  anything  that  he  hath — if  not :  to  Thy 
 face  lie  doth  bless  Thee ! ' 
 
 "And  Jehovah  saith  imto  the  Adversary, 
 '  lo,  all  that  he  hath  is  in  thy  hand,  only 
 unto  him  put  not  forth  thy  hand.'  And  the 
 Adversary  goeth  out  from  the  presence  of  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 ^3  And  the  day  is,  that  his  sons  and  his 
 daughters  are  eating,  and  drinking  wine,  in 
 the  house  of  their  brother,  the  first-born. 
 '*  And  a  messenger  hath  come  in  unto  Job  and 
 saith,  '  The  oxen  have  been  plowing,  and  the 
 she-asses  feeding  by  their  sides,  i'  and  Sheba 
 doth  fall,  and  take  them,  and  the  young  men 
 they  have  smitten  by  the  mouth  of  the  sword, 
 and  1  am  escaped^only  I  alone— to  declare  it 
 to  thee.' 
 
 '"  While  this  one  is  speaking  another  also 
 hath  come  and  saith,  '  Fire  of  God  hath  fallen 
 from  the  heavens,  and  burneth  among  the 
 flock,  and  among  the  young  men,  and  consum- 
 eth  them,  and  I  am  escaped— only  I  alone — to 
 declare  if.  to  thee.' 
 
 ^^  While  this  one  is  speaking  another  also 
 T 
 
 hath  come  and  saith,  '  Chaldeans  made  three 
 heads,  and  rush  on  the  camels,  and  take  them, 
 and  the  young  men  they  have  smitten  by  the 
 mouth  01  the  sword,  and  I  am  escaped — only 
 I  alone — to  declare  it  to  thee.' 
 
 18  While  this  one  is  speaking  another  also 
 hath  come  and  saith,  '  Thy  sons  and  thy 
 daughters  are  eating,  and  drinking  wine,  in 
 the  house  of  their  brother,  the  first-born, 
 1®  And  lo,  a  great  wind  hath  come  from  over 
 the  wilderness,  and  striketh  against  the  four 
 corners  of  the  house,  and  it  falleth  on  the 
 young  men,  and  they  are  dead,  and  I  am 
 escaped — only  I  alone — to  declare  it  to  thee.' 
 
 "■'*  And  Job  riseth,  and  rendeth  his  robe,  and 
 shaveth  his  head,  and  falleth  to  the  earth, 
 and  doth  obeisance,  ^^  and  he  saith,  '  Naked 
 came  I  forth  from  the  womb  of  my  mother, 
 and  naked  I  turn  back  thither:  Jehovah  hath 
 given  and  Jehovah  hath  taken :  let  the  name 
 of  Jehovah  be  blessed.'  ^'^In  all  this  Job 
 hath  not  sinned,  nor  given  foUy  to  God. 
 
 II.  1  AND  the  day  is,  that  sons  of  God  come 
 in  to  station  themselves  by  Jehovah,  and  there 
 doth  come  also  the  Adversary  in  their  midst 
 to  station  himself  by  Jehovah.  "  And  Jeliovah 
 saith  unto  the  Adversary,  '  Whence  camest 
 thou  ?'  And  the  Adversary  answereth  Je- 
 hovah and  saith,  '  From  going  to  and  fro  in 
 the  land,  and  from  walking  up  and  down  in 
 it.' 
 
 3  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  the  Adversary, 
 '  Hast  thou  set  thy  heart  imto  My  servant 
 Job  because  there  is  none  like  hirn  in  the  land, 
 a  man  perfect  and  upright,  fearing  God  and 
 turning  aside  from  evil?  and  still  he  is  keep- 
 ing hold  on  his  integrity,  and  thou  dost  move 
 Me  against  him  to  swallow  him  up  for  nought !' 
 *  And  the  Adversary  answereth  Jehovah  and 
 saith,  '  A  skin  for  a  skin,  and  all  that  a  man 
 hath  he  doth  give  for  his  Ufe.  ^Yet,  put 
 forth,  1  pray  Thee,  Thy  hand,  and  strike  un- 
 to his  bone  and  xmto  his  flesh — if  not :  unto 
 Thy  face  he  doth  bless  Thee! ' 
 
 8  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  the  Adver- 
 sary, 'Lo,  he  is  in  thy  hand;  only  his  life 
 take  care  of.'  'And  the  Adversary  goeth 
 forth  from  the  presence  of  Jehovah,  and 
 smiteth  Job  with  a  sore  lUcer  from  the  sole 
 of  his  foot  unto  his  crown.  *  And  he  taketh 
 to  him  a  potsherd  to  scrape  himself  with  it, 
 and  he  is  sitting  in  the  midst  of  the  ashes. 
 
 9  And  his  wife  saith  to  him,  '  Still  thou  art 
 keeping  hold  on  thine  integrity:  bless  God 
 and  die.'  i»Aud  he  saith  unto  her,  'As  one 
 of  the  foolish  women  speaketh,  thou  speakest ; 
 yea,  the  good  we  receive  from  God,  and  the 
 evil  we  do  not  receive.'  In  all  this  Job  hath 
 not  sinned  with  his  lips. 
 
 "  And  three  of  the  friends  of  Job  hear  of 
 all  this  evil  that  hath  come  upon  him,  and 
 they  come  in  each  from  his  place— Eliphaz 
 tlie  Temanite,  and  Bildad  the  Shuhite,  and 
 Zophar  the  Naamathite  — and  they  are  met 
 337 
 
Job'f  complaint  of  life. 
 
 u.  12.— JOB. -V.  11. 
 
 First  address  of  Eliphaz. 
 
 together  to  come  in  to  bemoan  l)im,  and  to 
 comfort  him ;  i"  and  they  lift  up  their  eyes 
 from  afar  and  have  not  discerned  him,  and 
 thev  lift  lip  their  voice  and  weep,  and  rend 
 each  liis  robe,  and  sprinkle  dust  on  their  heads 
 — heavenward. 
 
 ^^  And  they  sit  with  him  on  tlie  earth  seven 
 days  and  seven  nights,  and  there  is  none 
 speaking  unto  him  a  word  when  they  have 
 seen  that  the  pain  hath  been  very  great. 
 
 III.  1  AFTER  this  hath  Job  opened  Ids 
 mouth,  and  revileth  his  day. 
 
 ^  And  Job  answereth  and  saith  : — 
 ^  Let  the  day  perish  in  which  I  am  born, 
 And  the  night  that  hath  said: 
 '  A  man-child  hath  been  conceived.' 
 
 *  That  day — let  it  be  darkness. 
 
 Let  not  God  require  it  from  above, 
 Nor  let  light  shine  upon  it. 
 '  Let  darkness  and  death-shade  redeem  it, 
 Let  a  cloud  tabernacle  upon  it. 
 Let  them  terrify  it  as  the  most  bitter  of  days. 
 
 *  That  night — let  thick  darkness  take  it, 
 Let  it  not  be  united  to  days  of  the  year. 
 Into  the  number  of  months  let  it  not  come. 
 
 ^  Lo !  that  night — let  it  be  gloomy, 
 Let  no  singing  come  into  it. 
 
 *  Let  the  cursers  of  day  mark  it. 
 Who  are  ready  to  wake  up  leviathan. 
 
 '  Let  the  stars  of  its  twilight  be  dark. 
 
 Let  it  wait  for  light,  and  there  is  none, 
 
 And  let  it  not  look  on  the  eyelids  of  the  dawn. 
 '"  Because  it  hath  not  shut  the  doors 
 
 Of  the  womb  that  was  mine! 
 
 And  hide  misery  from  mine  eyes. 
 "  Why  from  the  womb  do  1  not  die  ? 
 
 From  the  belly  I  have  come  forth  and  gasp! 
 •^  Wherefore  have  knees  been  before  me  ? 
 
 And  what  are  breasts,  that  I  suck  ? 
 1*  For  now,  I  have  lain  down,  and  am  quiet, 
 
 I  have  slept — then  there  is  rest  to  me, 
 '*  With  kings  and  counsellors  of  earth, 
 
 These  V)uilding  wastes  for  themselves. 
 1"  Or  with  princes — they  have  gold, 
 
 They  are  filling  their  houses  with  silver. 
 '*  (Or  as  a  hidden  abortion  I  am  not, 
 
 As  infants — they  have  not  seen  light.) 
 *'  There  the  wicked  have  ceased  troubling. 
 
 And  there  rest  do  the  wearied  in  power. 
 •"  Together  prisoners  have  been  at  ease, 
 
 They  have  not  heard  the  voice  of  an  exactor, 
 '8  Small  and  great  arc  there  the  same. 
 
 And  a  servant  is  free  from  his  lord. 
 **  Wliy  giveth  He  to  the  miserable  light. 
 
 And  life  to  the  bitter  in  soul? 
 "  Who  are  waiting  for  dcath^  and  it  is  not, 
 
 And  they  seek  it  above  hid  treasures. 
 "  Wlio  are  glad— unto  joy, 
 
 Tliey  rejoice  when  they  find  a  grave. 
 "  To  a  man  whose  way  hath  been  hidden, 
 
 And  whom  God  doth  shut  up? 
 ^  For  before  my  food,  my  sighing  cometh. 
 
 And  poured  out  as  waters  are  my  roarings. 
 **  For  a  fear  1  feared  and  it  meeteth  me, 
 
 And  what  I  was  afraid  of  doth  come  to  me. 
 ^  1  was  not  safe— nor  was  I  (piiet — 
 
 Nor  was  1  at  rest  —and  trouble  cometh ! 
 
 IV.  '  AND  Eliphaz  the  Temauitc  answer- 
 sfch  and  aaith  : — 
 
 338 
 
 "  Hath  one  tried  a  word  with  thee? — 
 
 Thou  art  weary ! 
 
 And  to  keep  in  words  who  is  able  7 
 '  Lo,  thou  hast  instructed  many. 
 
 And  feeble  hands  thou  niakest  strong. 
 
 *  The  stumbling  one  do  thy  words  raise  up 
 And  bowing  knees  thou  dost  strengthen. 
 
 *  But  now,  it  cometh  in  unto  thee, 
 And  thou  art  weary ; 
 
 It  striketh  unto  thee,  and  thou  art  troubled. 
 
 *  Is  not  thy  reverence  thy  confidence? 
 Thy  hoT)e— the  perfection  of  thy  ways? 
 
 '  Rememlber,  I  pray  thee. 
 Who,  being  innocent,  hath  perished  ? 
 And  where  have  the  upright  been  cut  off? 
 
 *  As  I  have  seen — ploughers  of  iniquity. 
 And  sowers  of  misery,  reap  it ! 
 
 8  From  the  breath  of  God  they  perish, 
 
 And  from  the  spirit  of  His  anger  consumed 
 1'  The  roaring  of  a  lion. 
 
 And  the  voice  of  a  fierce  lion, 
 
 And  teeth  of  young  lions  have  been  broken. 
 11  An  old  lion  is  perishing  without  prey. 
 
 And  the  whelps  of  the  lioness  do  separate, 
 i'^  And  unto  me  a  thing  is  secretly  brought, 
 
 And  receive  doth  mine  ear  a  little  of  it. 
 13  In  thoughts  from  visions  of  the  night, 
 
 In  the  falling  of  deep  sleep  on  men, 
 1''  Fear  hath  met  me,  and  trembling. 
 
 And  the  multitude  of  my  bones  caused  to 
 1*  And  a  spirit  before  my  face  doth  pass,  [fear. 
 
 Stand  III)  doth  the  hair  of  my  flesh ; 
 1"  It  standeth,  and  I  discern  not  its  aspect, 
 
 A  similitude  is  over-against  mine  eyes, 
 
 Silence !  .and  a  voice  t  hear  : 
 1^  '  Is  mortal  man  than  God  more  righteous? 
 
 Thau  his  Maker  is  a  man  cleaner? 
 1^  Lo,  in  His  servants  He  putteth  no  credence, 
 
 Nor  in  His  messengers  setteth  praise.' 
 1'  Also — the  inhabitants  of  houses  of  clay, 
 
 (Whose  foundation  h  in  the  dust. 
 
 They  bruise  them  before  a  moth.) 
 -"  From  morning  to  evening  are  beaten  down. 
 
 Without  any  regarding,  for  evertheyjierish. 
 "  Hath  not  tneir  excellency  been  removed 
 
 They  die,  and  not  in  wisdom !   [with  them  ! 
 
 V.  iPRAY,  call,  is  there  any  to  answer  thee! 
 
 And  unto  which  of  the  holy  ones  dost  thou 
 "  For  provocation  slayeth  the  perverse,  [turn? 
 
 And  envy  putteth  to  deatli  the  simple, 
 
 *  I — I  have  seen  the  iierverse  taking  root. 
 And  I  mark  his  habitation  straightway, 
 
 *  Far  are  his  sons  from  safety. 
 And  they  are  bruised  in  the  gate. 
 And  there  is  no  deliverer. 
 
 *  Whose  harvest  the  hungry  doth  eat. 
 And  even  from  the  thorns  taketh  it, 
 
 And  the  designing  swallowed  their  wealth. 
 
 *  For  sorrow  cometh  not  forth  from  thedusfs 
 Nor  from  the  ground  springeth  uji  misery. 
 
 7  For  man  to  misery  is  born, 
 And  the  sjiarks  go  high  to  Hy. 
 
 8  Yet  I— I  inquire  for  God, 
 And  for  Goa  1  give  my  word, 
 
 *  Doing  great  things,  and  there  is  no  search- 
 Wondei-ful,  till  there  is  no  numbering,  [incj. 
 
 1'  Who  is  giving  rain  on  the  face  of  the  laud. 
 And  is  sending  waters  on  the  out-places. 
 
 "  To  set  thn  low  on  a  high  ))lace. 
 And  the  mourners  have  been  high  in  safety 
 
JoVe  first  reply  to  Eliphaz. 
 
 V.  12.— JOB.— VII.  17. 
 
 He  reproveth  hisfriettdit 
 
 ^*  Making  void  thoughts  of  the  subtile, 
 
 And  their  hauds  do  not  execute  wisdom. 
 •'  Capturing  the  wise  in  their  subtilty, 
 
 And  the  counsel  of  wrestling  ones  was  hast- 
 '^  By  day  they  meet  darkness,  [ened, 
 
 And  as  night — they  grope  at  noon. 
 '*  And  He  saveth  the  wasted  from  their  mouth. 
 
 And  from  a  strong  hand  the  needy, 
 ^^  And  there  is  hope  to  the  poor, 
 
 And  perverseness  hath  shut  her  mouth. 
 i*"  Lo,  the  happiness  of  mortal  man, 
 
 God  doth  reprove  him  :  [not, 
 
 And  the  chastisement  of  the  Mighty  despise 
 1*  For  He  doth  pain,  and  He  bindeth  up, 
 
 He  smiteth,  and  His  hands  heal. 
 '*  In  six  distresses  He  delivereth  thee. 
 
 And  in  seven  e\al  striketh  not  on  thee. 
 **  In  famine  He  hath  redeemed  thee  from  death, 
 
 And  in  battle  from  the  hands  of  the  sword. 
 ^1  When  the  tongue  scourgeth  tliou  art  hid, 
 
 And  thou  art  not  afraid  of  destruction. 
 
 When  it  cometh. 
 ^^  At  destruction  and  at  hunger  thou  mockest. 
 
 And  of  the  beast  of  the  earth. 
 
 Thou  art  not  afraid. 
 ^^  (For  with  sons  of  the  field  is  thy  covenant. 
 
 And  tlie  beast  of  the  field 
 
 Hath  been  at  peace  with  thee.) 
 ^*  And  thou  hast  known  that  thy  tent  is  peace, 
 
 Andinspected  thy  habitation,  and  errestnot, 
 
 ^  And  hast  known  that  numerous  is  Thy 
 
 seed,  [earth; 
 
 And  thine  offspring  as  the  herb  of    the 
 ^^  Thou  comest  in  full  age  unto  the  grave. 
 
 As  the  going  up  of  a  stalk  in  its  season. 
 ^"^  Lo,   this— we  searched  it  out— it  is  right. 
 
 And  thou,  know  for  thyself !         [hearken; 
 
 VI.  1  AND  Job  answereth  and  saith : — 
 
 "  0  that  my  provocation  were  thoroughly 
 
 And  my  calamity  in  balances         [weighed. 
 
 They  woidd  lift  up  together!  [heavier, 
 
 ■'  For  now,   than  tne  sands  of  the  sea  it  is 
 
 Therefore  my  words  have  been  rash. 
 
 *  For  arrows  of  the  Mighty  are  with  me. 
 Whose  poison  is  drinliing  up  my  spirit. 
 Terrors  of  God  array  themselves  for  me ! 
 
 '  Brayeth  a  wild  ass  over  tender  grass  ? 
 Loweth  an  ox  over  his  provender? 
 
 *  Eaten  is  an  insipid  thing  without  salt? 
 Is  there  sense  in  the  drivel  of  dreams? 
 
 7  My  soul  is  refusing  to  touch ! 
 They  are  as  my  sickening  food. 
 
 *  0  that  my  request  may  come. 
 That  God  may  grant  my  hope ! 
 
 *  That  God  would  please — and  bruise  me, 
 Loose  His  hand  and  cut  me  off! 
 
 1"  And  yet  it  is  my  comfort, 
 
 (And  I  exult  in  pain — He  doth  not  spare,) 
 
 That  1  have  not  hidden 
 
 The  sayings  of  the  Holy  One. 
 ^  What  is  my  power  that  I  should  hope  ? 
 
 And  what  mine  end 
 
 That  I  should  prolong  my  life? 
 "  Is  my  strenf^th  the  strength  of  stones? 
 
 Is  my  flesh  brazen? 
 '3  Is  not  my  help  with  me. 
 
 And  substance  driven  from  me? 
 '*  To  a  despiser  of  his  friends  is  shame. 
 
 And  tlie  fear  of  the  Mighty  he  forsaketh. 
 ^^  My  brethren  have  deceived  as  a  brook, 
 
 As  a  stream  of  brooks  they  pass  away. 
 i*That  are  black  because  of  ice. 
 
 By  them  doth  snow  hide  itself. 
 ^''  By  the  time  they  are  warm  they  have  been 
 
 By  its  being  hot  they  have  been        [cut  ol^ 
 
 Extinguished  from  their  place. 
 
 18  Turn  aside  do  the  paths  of  their  way. 
 They  ascend  into  emptiness,  and  are  lost. 
 
 19  Passengers  of  Tema  looked  exjiectingly, 
 Travellers  of  Sheba  hoped  for  them. 
 
 2»  They  were  ashamed  that  one  liath  trusted, 
 
 They  have  come  unto  it  and  are  confounded. 
 21  Surely  now  ye  have  become  the  same! 
 
 Ye  see  a  downfall,  and  are  afraid. 
 ^2  Is  it  because  I  said.  Give  to  me? 
 
 And,  By  your  power  bribe  for  me?  [versary? 
 -3  And,  Deliver  me  from  the  hand  of  an  ad- 
 
 And,  From  the  hand  of  terrible  ones  rau- 
 ^  Shew  me,  and  I— I  keep  silent,      [som  me? 
 
 And  what  I  have  erred,  let  me  understand. 
 ^  How  powerful  have  been  upright  sayings, 
 
 And  what  doth  reproof  from  you  reprove  ? 
 26  J'qj.  reproof — do  you  reckon  words? 
 
 And  for  wind— sayings  of  the  desperate. 
 -''  Anger  on  the  fatherless  ye  cause  to  fall. 
 
 And  are  strange  to  your  friend. 
 ^  And,  now,  please,  look  upon  me. 
 
 Even  to  your  face  do  I  lie?  [ness, 
 
 -**  Turn  back,  I  pray  you,  let  it  not  be  perverse- 
 Yea,  turn  back  again — my  righteousness  is 
 3"  Is  there  in  my  tongue  perverseness?    [in  it. 
 
 Discemeth  not  my  palate  desirable  things? 
 
 VII.  1  IS  there  not  a  warfare  to  man  on  earth  ? 
 And  as  the  days  of  an  hireling  his  days? 
 
 *  As  a  servant  desireth  the  shadow, 
 
 And  as  a  hireling  expecteth  his  wage,  [nity, 
 
 3  So  I  have  been  caused  to  inherit  months  of  va- 
 
 And  nights  of  misery  they  numbered  to  nic. 
 
 *  If  I  lay  down  then  I  said,  '  When  do  I  rise '. ' 
 And  evening  hath  been  measured, 
 
 And  I  have  been  fiUl  of  tossings  tiU  dawn. 
 
 *  Clothed  hath  been  my  flesh  with  worms. 
 And  a  clod  of  dust,  [some, 
 My  skin  hath  been  shrivelled  and  is  loath- 
 
 ^  My  days  swifter  than  a  weaving  machine. 
 And  they  are  consumed  without  hope. 
 
 ''  Kemember  Thou  that  my  life  is  a  breath, 
 Mine  eye  turneth  not  back  to  see  good. 
 
 *  The  eye  of  my  beholder  beholdeth  me  not. 
 Thine  eyes  are  upon  me — and  I  am  not. 
 
 ^  Consumed  hath  been  a  cloud,  and  it  goeth. 
 
 So  he  who  is  going  down  to  Sheol  cometh  not 
 i*"  He  turneth  not  again  to  his  house,         [up. 
 
 Nor  doth  his  place  discern  him  again. 
 11  Also  I — I  witnhold  not  my  moutli — 
 
 I  speak  in  the  distress  of  my  spirit, 
 
 I  talk  in  the  bitterness  of  my  soul. 
 1*  A  sea,-monster  am  I,  or  a  di-agou. 
 
 That  thou  settest  over  me  a  guard  ? 
 1^  When  I  said,  '  My  bed  doth  comfort  me,' 
 
 He  taketh  away  in  my  talking  my  couch, 
 1*  And  thou  hast  affrighted  me  with  dreams, 
 
 And  from  visions  thou  terriflest  me, 
 1'  And  my  soul  chooseth  strangling. 
 
 Death  rather  than  my  bones.  [live. 
 
 1*  I  have  wasted  away— not  to  the  ago  do  I 
 
 Cease  from  me,  for  my  days  are  vanity. 
 1"  What  is  man  that  Thou  dost  magnify  him? 
 
 And  that  Thou  settest  unto  him  Thy  heart? 
 1"*  And  inspectest  him  in  the  mornings, 
 
First  address  of  Bildad. 
 
 VII.  18.— JOB— X,  2 
 
 The  reply  of  Job. 
 
 In  the  evenings  dost  try  him? 
 '^  How  long  dost  Thou  not  look  from  me? 
 
 Thon  dost  not  desist  till  I  swallow  my  spittle. 
 "*  I  have  sinned,  what  do  I  to  Thee, 
 
 0  watcher  of  man  ? 
 
 Why  hast  Thou  set  me  for  a  mark  to  Thee, 
 
 And  I  am  for  a  burden  to  myself — and  what? 
 ''  Thou  dost  not  take  away  my  transgression, 
 
 And  cause  to  pass  away  mine  iniquity, 
 '^  Because  now,  for  dust  I  lie  down : 
 
 And  Thou  hast  sought  me — and  1  am  not ! 
 
 VIII.  '  AND  Bildad  the  Shuliite  answereth 
 and  saith: — 
 ^  Till  when  dost  thou  speak  these  things? 
 
 And  a  strong  wind — sayings  of  thy  mouth? 
 3  Doth  God  jk^rvert  iudgmeut? 
 
 And  doth  th(^  Mii;nty  One  pervert  justice? 
 
 *  If  thy  sons  hy  ve  sinned  before  Him, 
 And  He  doth  b^nd  them  away, 
 
 By  the  hand  of  their  transgression, 
 
 *  If  thou  dost  seel;  early  unto  God, 
 
 And  unto  the  Mij-'hty  makest  supplication, 
 
 *  If  pure  and  uprigi  it  thou  art. 
 Surely  now  He  waketh  for  thee, 
 And  hath  completed 
 
 The  habitation  of  thy  righteousness. 
 ^  And  thy  beginning  hath  been  small. 
 
 And  thy  latter  end  is  very  great. 
 8  For,  ask  I  pray  thee  of  ;i  former  generation. 
 
 And  prepare  to  a  search  of  their  fathers, 
 "  iPor  of  yesterday  we  are,  and  we  know  not. 
 
 For  a  shadow  are  our  day,<  on  earth.) 
 "  Do  they  not  shew  thee— speak  to  thee. 
 
 And  from  their  heart  bring  forth  words? 
 1  '  Doth  a  rush  rise  without  mire? 
 
 A  reed  increase  without  water? 
 '''  While  it  is  in  its  budding— uncropt. 
 
 Even  before  any  herb  it  witheretli. 
 ^  So  are  the  paths  of  aU  forgetting  God, 
 
 And  the  hope  of  the  profane  doth  perish, 
 
 *  Whose  confidence  is  loathsome. 
 
 And  the  house  of  a  spider  hi.s  trust,     [not : 
 
 *  He  leaneth  on  his  house— and  it  staudeth 
 He  taketh  hold  on  it— and  it  abideth  not. 
 
 *  Green  he  is  before  the  sun, 
 
 And  over  his  garden  his  branch  goeth  out. 
 ^  By  a  heap  his  roots  are  wraj)ped, 
 
 A  house  of  stones  he  looketh  for. 
 8  If  one  doth  destroy  him  from  his  place, 
 
 Then  it  hath  feigned  concerning  him , 
 
 1  have  not  seen  thee! 
 
 8  Lo,  this  is  the  joy  of  his  way, 
 
 And  from  the  dust  others  spring  up.' 
 ^'  Lo,  God  doth  not  reject  the  perfect, 
 
 Nor  taketh  hold  on  the  hand  of  evil  doers. 
 '1  WTiile  he  filleth  with  laughter  tiiy  moutli. 
 
 And  tliy  lips  with  sliouting, 
 ^  Those  hating  thee  do  jnit  on  shame. 
 
 And  the  tent  of  the  wicked  is  not! 
 
 IX.  *  AND  Job  answereth  and  saiih : — 
 
 *  Truly  I  have  known  that  it  is  so, 
 
 And  what— is  man  righteous  \vitli  God? 
 »  If  he  delight  to  strive  with  Him-  - 
 He  doth  not  answer  him  one  of  a  hhousand. 
 
 *  Wise  in  heart  and  strong  in  powi  r— 
 Wlio  hath  hardeneth  toward  Hin:  and  is  at 
 
 »  Wlio  is  removing  mountains,  [))eace? 
 
 And  they  have  not  known, 
 "Who  bath  overturned  them  in  Hit.  anger. 
 340 
 
 '  Who  is  shaking  earth  from  its  place, 
 
 And  its  pillars  move  themselves. 
 ^  Wlio  is  sx)eaking  to  tlie  sun,  and  it  riseth 
 
 And  the  stars  He  sealeth  up.  [not, 
 
 8  Stretching  out  tlie  heavens  ny  Himself, 
 
 And  treading  on  the  heights  of  the  sea, 
 ®  Making  Osh,  Kesil,  and  Kimah, 
 
 And  the  inner  cliambers  of  the  south. 
 1'  Doing  great  things  till  there  is  no  searching, 
 
 And  wonderful,  till  there  is  no  numbering. 
 "  Lo,  He  goeth  over  by  me.  and  I  see  not, 
 
 And  He  passeth  on,  and  I  attend  not  to  it. 
 1"  Lo,  He  snatches  away,  who  bringeth  it  l)ack  ? 
 
 Who  saith  unto  Him,  '  What  dost  Thou?' 
 1'  God  doth  not  turn  back  His  anger, 
 
 Under  Him  bowed  have  i)roud  helpers. 
 !■*  How  much  less  do  I — I  answer  Him? 
 
 Choose  out  my  words  with  Him?  [not, 
 
 ^^  Whom,  though  I  were  righteous,  I  answer 
 
 For  my  judgment  1  make  sujjplication. 
 1^  Though  I  had  called  and  He  answereth  me, 
 
 I  do  not  believe  that  He  giveth  ear  to  my  voice. 
 1''  Because  with  a  tempest  He  liruiseth  me. 
 
 And  hath  multiplied  my  wounds  for  nought. 
 18  He  permitteth  me  not  to  refresh  my  spirit, 
 
 But  tilletli  me  with  bitter  things. 
 13  If  of  power,  lo,  the  Strong  One ; 
 
 And  if  of  judgment — who  doth  convene  me? 
 "*  If  I  be  righteous. 
 
 Mine  mouth  doth  declare  me  wicked. 
 
 Perfect  I  am !  —it  declaretli  me  perverse. 
 -1  Perfect  I  am!— I  know  not  my  soul, 
 
 I  despise  my  life. 
 ^  It  is  the  same  thing,  therefore  I  said,   [ing.' 
 
 '  The  perfect  and  the  wicked  He  is  consum- 
 '^  If  a  scourge  doth  ]iut  to  death  suddenly. 
 
 At  the  trial  of  the  innocent  He  laugheth. 
 ^  Earth  hath  been  given 
 
 Into  the  hand  of  the  wicked  one. 
 
 The  face  of  its  judges  he  covereth, 
 
 If  not — where,  who  is  he  ? 
 ^  My  days  have  been  swifter  than  a  runner. 
 
 They  have  fled,  tliey  have  not  seen  good, 
 ^*  They  have  jiassed  on  with  ships  of  reed. 
 
 As  an  eagle  darteth  on  food. 
 °^  Though  I  say,  '  I  forget  my  talking, 
 
 I  forsake  my  corner,  and  1  brighten  up !' 
 -8 1  have  been  afraid  of  all  my  griefs, 
 
 I  have  known  that  Thou  dost  not  acquit  me. 
 "3 1— I  am  become  \vicked ;  why  is  this  ? 
 
 In  vain  I  labour. 
 3«  If  I  have  washed  myself  with  snow-water. 
 
 And  purified  with  soaj)  mv  hands, 
 3' Then  in  corrui)tion  Thou  (lost  di))  me, 
 
 And  my  garments  have  abominated  me, 
 ■■*=  But  if  a  man  lilce  myself— I  answer  him, 
 
 We  come  together  into  judgment. 
 ^■'  If  there  were  between  us  an  umpire. 
 
 He  dotli  place  liis  hand  on  us  both. 
 ^*  He  doth  turn  aside  from  off'  nie  his  rod. 
 
 And  His  terror  doth  not  make  me  afraid, 
 3*  I  speak,  and  do  not  fear  Him, 
 
 But  I  am  not  right  with  myself. 
 
 X.  1  MY  soul  hath  been  weary  of  my  life, 
 I  leave  off  my  talking  to  myself, 
 1  speak  in  tlie  bitterness  of  my  soul. 
 
 '  I  say  unto  God,  '  Do  not  condemn  me, 
 Let  me  know  wliy  Tliou  dost  strive  irifh  me, 
 
 3  Is  it  good  for  Thee  that  Tliou  dost  opj)re8s? 
 That  Thou  despisust  the  labour  of  Tby  hands, 
 
First  address  of  Zophar, 
 
 X.  4.— JOB.— xn.  21. 
 
 and  reply  of  Job. 
 
 Andon  the  counselof  thewickedhastshonc? 
 
 *  Eyes  of  Hesh  hast  Thou? 
 As  man  seeth— seest  Thou? 
 
 *  As  the  days  of  man  are  Thy  days  ? 
 Thy  years  as  the  days  of  a  man  ? 
 
 *  That  Thou  inquirest  for  mine  iniquity, 
 And  for  my  sin  seekest  ? 
 
 ''  For  Thou  knowest  that  I  am  not  wicked,. 
 And  there  is  no  deliverer  from  Thy  hand. 
 
 *  Thy  hands  have  taken  pains  about  me, 
 And  they  make  me  together  round  about. 
 And  Thou  swallowest  me  up ! 
 
 8  Remember,  I  pray  Thee, 
 
 That  as  clay  Thoxi  hast  made  me, 
 
 And  unto  dust  Thou  dost  bring  me  back. 
 '"  Dost  Thou  not  as  milk  pour  me  out  ? 
 
 And  as  cheese  curdle  me  ? 
 "  Skin  and  flesh  Thou  dost  put  on  me, 
 
 And  with  bones  and  sinews  dost  fence  me. 
 ^2  Life  and  kindness  Thou  hast  done  with  me. 
 
 AndThy  inspection  hath  preserved  my  spirit. 
 1*  And  these  Thou  hast  laid  up  in  Thy  heart, 
 
 I  have  known  that  this  is  with  Thee. 
 **  If  I  sinned,  then  Thou  hast  observed  me, 
 
 And  from  mine  iniquity  dost  not  acquit  me, 
 ^  If  I  have  done  wickedly — wo  to  me, 
 
 And  righteously — I  lift  not  up  my  head, 
 
 Full  of  shame — then  see  my  affliction, 
 1®  And  it  riseth — as  a  lion  Thou  huntest  me. 
 
 And  Thou  turnest  back — 
 
 Thou  shewest  Thyself  wonderful  in  me. 
 '7  Thou  renewest  Thy  witnesses  against  me. 
 
 And  dost  multiply  Thine  anger  with  me. 
 
 Changes  and  warfare  are  with  me. 
 •8  And  why  from  the  womb 
 
 Hast  Thou  brought  me  forth? 
 
 I  expire,  and  the  eye  doth  not  see  me. 
 '*  As  I  had  not  been,  I  am. 
 
 From  the  belly  to  the  grave  I  am  brought, 
 '"  Are  not  my  days  few  ? 
 
 Cease  then,  and  put  from  me, 
 
 And  I  brighten  up  a  little, 
 '1  Before  I  go,  and  return  not. 
 
 Unto  a  land  of  darkness  and  death-shade, 
 ^  A  land  of  obscurity  as  thick  darkness, 
 
 Death-shade — and  no  order. 
 
 And  the  shining  is  as  thick  darkness.' 
 
 XL  ^  AND  Zophar  the  Naamathite  answer- 
 eth  and  saith : — 
 '^  Is  a  multitude  of  words  not  answered  ? 
 
 And  is  a  mau  of  lips  justified  ? 
 3  Thy  devices  make  men  keep  silent. 
 
 Thou  scornest,  and  none  is  causing  blushing! 
 
 *  And  thou  sayest,  '  Pure  is  my  discourse. 
 And  clean  I  nave  been  in  Thine  eyes. ' 
 
 '  And  yet,  0  that  God  had  snoken ! 
 
 And  doth  open  His  lips  witn  thee. 
 ®  And  declare  to  thee  secrets  of  wisdom. 
 
 For  counsel  hath  foldings. 
 
 And  know  thou  that  God  f  orgetteth  for  thee. 
 
 Some  of  thine  iniquity. 
 '  By  searching  dosb  thou  find  out  God  ? 
 
 Unto  perfection  find  out  the  Mighty  One  ? 
 
 *  Heights  of  the  heavens! — what  dost  thou  ? 
 Deeper  than  Sheol ! — what  knowest  thou  ? 
 
 ^  Longer  than  eartii  is  its  measure. 
 
 And  broader  than  the  sea. 
 10  If  He  pass  on,  and  shut  up,  and  assemble, 
 
 Who  then  dost  reverse  it  ? 
 "  For  He  hath  known  men  of  vanity, 
 
 And  He  seeth  iniquity. 
 
 And  one  doth  not  consider  it ! 
 1^  And  empty  man  is  bold. 
 
 And  the  colt  of  a  wild  ass  man  is  born. 
 '3  If  thou — thou  hast  ])repared  thy  heart. 
 
 And  hast  spread  out  unto  Him  thy  hands, 
 !■*  If  iniquity  is  in  thy  hand,  put  it  far  off. 
 
 And  let  not    perversenese  dwell    in    thy 
 
 tents.  [blemish, 
 
 1^  For  then   thou   liftest    up  thy  face  from 
 
 And  thou  hast  been  firm,  and  fearest  not. 
 1"  For  thou  dost  forget  misery. 
 
 As  waters  passed  away  thou  rememberest. 
 1^  And  above  the  noon  doth  age  rise, 
 
 Thou  fliest — as  the  morning  thou  art. 
 18  And  thou  hast  trusted  because  there  is  liope, 
 
 And  searched — in  confidence thouliest  down 
 I''  And  thou  hast  rested. 
 
 And  none  is  causing  trembling. 
 
 And  many  have  entreated  thy  face  ; 
 ^^  And  the  eyes  of  the  wicked  are  consumed, 
 
 And  refuge  hath  perished  from  them, 
 
 And  their  hope  is  a  breathing  out  of  soul ! 
 
 XIT.  1  AND  Job  answereth  and  saith  : — 
 -  'I'ruly— ye  arc  tlie  people, 
 
 And  with  you  doth  wisdom  die. 
 '  I  also  have  a  heart  like  you, 
 I  am  not  fallen  more  than  you, 
 And  with  whom  is  there  not  like  these  ? 
 
 *  A  laughter  to  his  friend  I  am  : 
 
 'He  calleth  to  God,  and  He  answereth  him,' 
 A  laughter  is  the  perfect  righteous  one.  [cure 
 
 *  A  torch — despised  in  the  thoughts  of  the  sa- 
 ls prepared  for  those  sliding  with  the  feet. 
 
 ^  At  peace  are  the  tents  of  spoilers,  [dence. 
 And  those  provoking  God  have  confi- 
 He  into  whose  hand  God  hath  brought. 
 
 ^  And  yet,  ask,  I  pray  thee. 
 One  of  the  beasts,  and  it  doth  shew  thee, 
 And  a  fowl  of  the  heavens. 
 And  it  doth  declare  to  thee. 
 
 8  Or  talk  to  the  earth,  and  it  sheweth  thee. 
 And  fishes  of  the  sea  recount  to  thee : 
 
 *  '  Who  hath  not  known  in  all  these, 
 
 That  the  hand  of  Jehovah  hath  done  this  ? 
 1*  In  whose  hand  is  the  breath  of  every  liv- 
 
 And  the  spirit  of  all  flesh  of  man.'  [ing  thing, 
 11  Doth  not  the  ear  try  words  ? 
 
 And  the  palate  taste  food  for  itself? 
 I''  With  the  very  aged  is  wisdom. 
 
 And  vnth  length  of  days  imderstanding. 
 1*  With  Him  are  wisdom  and  might. 
 
 To  him  are  counsel  and  understanding, 
 "  Lo,  He  breaketh  down,  and  it  is  not  buut  wp. 
 
 He  shutteth  against  a  man, 
 
 And  it  is  not  opened. 
 1'  Lo,  He  keepeth  in  the  waters,  and  they  ara 
 
 And  he  sendeth  them  forth,  [dried  up. 
 
 And  they  overturn  the  land. 
 1^  With  Him  are  strength  and  wisdom. 
 
 His  the  deceived  and  deceiver. 
 
 17  Causing  counsellors  to  go  away  a  spoil. 
 And  judges  He  maketh  fooUsli. 
 
 18  The  band  of  kings  He  hath  opened, 
 And  He  bindeth  a  girdle  on  their  loins. 
 
 13  Causing  ministers  to  go  away  a  spoil 
 And  strong  ones  He  overthrowetn. 
 
 ^  Turning  aside  the  lip  of  the  stedfast, 
 
 And  the  reason  of  the  aged  He  taketh  away. 
 
 *i  Pouring  contempt  upon  princes, 
 341 
 
JoVn  reajtoning  rvith  Ood. 
 
 xn.  22— JOB— XV.  10. 
 
 Elipkaiis  second  address. 
 
 And  tliG  KirtUe  of  the  mighty  He  made  feeble. 
 "^  Removing  deep  things  out  of  darkness, 
 
 And  He  briugeth  out  to  light  death-shade. 
 
 ^  Magnifying  the  natioiis,  and  He  destroyetli 
 
 them,  [them. 
 
 Spreading  out  the  nations,  and  He  quietetli 
 ^*  Turning  aside  the  heart 
 
 Of  the  heads  of  the  people  of  the  land, 
 
 And  He  causeth  them  to  wander 
 
 In  vacancy — no  way  ! 
 "^  They  feel  darkness,  and  not  light. 
 
 He  causeth  them  to  wander  as  a  drunkard. 
 
 XIII.  ^  LO,  all — hath  mine  eye  seen. 
 
 Heard  hatli  mine  ear,  and  it  attendeth  to  it. 
 '  According  to  your  knowledge 
 
 I  have  known— also  L 
 
 I  am  not  fallen  more  than  yoiu 
 '  Yet  I  for  the  Mighty  One  do  speak, 
 
 And  to  argue  for  God  I  delight. 
 
 *  And  yet,  ye  are  forgers  of  falsehood. 
 Physicians  of  nought — all  of  you, 
 
 '  0  that  ye  would  keep  perfectly  silent, 
 And  it  would  be  to  you  for  wisdom. 
 
 *  Hear,  I  pray  you,  my  argument, 
 
 And  to  the  pleadings  of  my  lips  attend, 
 '  For  God  do  ye  speak  perverseness  ? 
 And  for  Him  do  ye  speak  deceit  ? 
 
 *  His  face  do  ye  accept,  if  for  God  ye  strive  ? 
 ®  Is  it  good  that  He  doth  search  you,    [Him  ? 
 
 If,  as  one  mocketh  at  a  man,  ye  mock  at 
 '"  He  doth  surely  reprove  you,  if  in  secret  ye 
 
 accept  faces. 
 "  Doth  not  His  excellency  terrify  you  ? 
 
 And  His  dread  fall  upon  you  ? 
 '^  Your  remembrances  m-e  similes  of  ashes. 
 
 For  high  places  of  clay  your  heights. 
 1^  Keep  silent  from  me,  and  I  speak. 
 
 And  pass  over  me  doth  what  ? 
 1*  Wherefore  do  I  take  my  flesh  in  my  teeth  ? 
 
 And  my  soul  put  in  my  hand  ? 
 '^  Lo,  He  doth  slay  me — I  wait  not ! 
 
 Only,  my  ways  unto  His  face  I  argue. 
 '8  Also— lie  is  to  me  for  salvation. 
 
 For  the  profane  cometh  not  before  Him. 
 '^  Hear  ye  diligently  my  word. 
 
 And  my  declaration  with  your  ears. 
 '*  Lo,  I  pray  you,  I  have  set  in  order  the  cause, 
 
 I  have  known  that  1  am  righteous. 
 1*  Who  is  he  that  doth  strive  with  me  ? 
 
 For  now  I  keep  silent  and  gasp. 
 ^  Only  two  things,  0  God,  do  with  me  : 
 
 Then  from  Thy  face  I  am  not  hidden. 
 ^*  Thy  hand  put  far  off  from  me. 
 
 And  Thy  terror  let  not  terrify  me. 
 ^  Ajid  call  Thou,  and  I — I  answer, 
 
 Or — I  speakj  and  answer  Thou  me. 
 *•  How  many  iniquities  and  sins  have  1  ? 
 
 My  transgression  and  my  sin  let  me  know. 
 ^  Why  dost  Thou  hide  Thy  face  ? 
 
 And  reckonest  me  for  an  enemy  to  Thee  ? 
 **  A  leaf  driven  away  dost  Thou  terrify  ? 
 
 And  the  dry  stubble  dost  Thou  i)ursue  ? 
 "  For  Thou  writest  against  me  bitter  things, 
 
 And  causest  me  to  possess  iniquities  of  my 
 youth : 
 *'  And^puttest  in  the  stocks  my  feet. 
 
 And  observest  all  my  paths. 
 
 On  the  roots  of  my  feet  Thou  scttesta  print, 
 "*  And  he,  as  a  rotten  thing,  weareth  away, 
 
 Ab  a  garment  liath  a  moth  consumed  him- 
 342 
 
 XrV.  ^  MAN,  born  of  woman  ! 
 
 Of  few  days,  and  fidl  of  trouble !  [ott, 
 
 "  As  a  flower  he  hath  gone  forth,  and  is  cut 
 
 And  he  flceth  as  a  shadow  and  standeth  not. 
 ^  Also — on  this  Thou  liast  opened  Tliine  eyes, 
 
 And  dost  bring  me  into  judgment  with  Thee. 
 
 *  Who  giveth  a  clean  thing  out  of  an  unclean  ? 
 ^  If  determined  are  his  days,  [not  one. 
 
 The  nimiber  of  his  months  are  with  Thee, 
 
 His  limit  Thou  hast  made, 
 
 And  he  passeth  not  over ; 
 ^  Look  away  from  ofT  him  that  he  may  cease, 
 
 Till  he  enjoy  as  an  hireling  his  day. 
 ^  For  there  is  of  a  tree  hope,  if  it  be  cut  down, 
 
 That  again  it  doth  change. 
 
 That  its  tender  branch  doth  not  cease. 
 
 *  If  its  root  becometh  old  in  the  earth. 
 And  its  stem  doth  die  in  the  dust, 
 
 *  From  the  frag:ranceof  water  it  doth  flourish. 
 And  hath  made  a  crop  as  a  iilant. 
 
 ^^  And  a  man  dieth,  and  becometh  weak, 
 
 And  man  expireth,  and  where  is  he  ? 
 "  Waters  have  gone  away  from  a  sea. 
 
 And  a  river  becometh  waste  and  dry. 
 '^  And  man  hath  lain  down,  and  riseth  not. 
 
 Till  the  wearing  out  of  the  heavens  they  a- 
 
 Nor  are  roused  from  their  sleep,  [wake  not, 
 '^  0  that  in  Sheol  Thou  wouldst  conceal  me, 
 
 Hide  me  till  the  turning  of  Tliine  anger. 
 
 Set  for  me  a  limit,  and  remember  me. 
 •^  If  a  man  dieth — doth  he  revive  ?         [come. 
 
 All  days  of  my  warfare  I  wait,  till  my  change 
 1'  Thou  dost  call,  and  I — I  answer  Thee; 
 
 To  the  work  of  Thy  hands  Thou  hast  desire. 
 ^*  But  now,  my  steps  Thou  numberest. 
 
 Thou  dost  not  watch  over  my  sin. 
 ^"^  Sealed  up  in  a  bag  is  my  transgression, 
 
 And  Thou  sewest  up  mine  iniquity. 
 ^8  And  yet,  a  falling  mountain  wasteth  away. 
 
 And  a  rock  is  removed  from  its  Y)lace. 
 ^3  Stones  have  waters  worn  away,  [earth. 
 
 Their  outpourings  wash  away  the  dust  of 
 
 And  the  hope  of  man  Thou  hast  destroyed. 
 ""  Thou  prevailest  over  him  for  ever,  and  he 
 
 He  is  changing  his  countenance,        [goeth, 
 
 And  Thou  sendest  him  away. 
 21  Honoured  are  his  sons,  and  he  knoweth  not ; 
 
 And  they  are  little,  and  he  attendeth  not  to 
 ^  Only — his  flesh  for  liim  is  pained,       [them. 
 
 And  his  soul  for  him  doth  mourn.' 
 
 XV.  1  AND  Eliphaz  the  Temanite  answer- 
 eth  and  saith : — 
 '■*  Doth  a  wise  man  answer  with  vain  know- 
 
 And  fill  with  an  east  wind  his  belly?  [ledge? 
 ^  To  reason  with  a  word  not  useful? 
 
 And  speeches — no  proflt  in  them? 
 
 *  Yea,  tnou  dost  make  reverence  void. 
 And  dost  diminish  meditation  before  God. 
 
 '  For  thy  moutii  teacheth  thine  iiii(|uity. 
 And  thou  chooseth  the  tongue  of  tlie  subtile. 
 
 *  Thymouth  declareth  thee  wicked,  and  not  I, 
 And  thy  lips  testify  against  thee. 
 
 '  The  flrst  man  art  thou  l)orn? 
 And  before  the  heights  wast  thou  formed? 
 
 *  Of  the  secret  counsel  of  God  dost  thou  hear? 
 And  withdrawest  thou^mto  thee  \visdom? 
 
 '  ^Yliat  hast  thou  known,  and  we  know  not? 
 Understandest  thou — and  it  is  not  with  ua? 
 '"  Both  the  gr.ay-lieaded 
 And  the  very  aged  are  among  us — 
 
Elip/mz's  second  address. 
 
 XV.  11.— JOB.-xvn.  14 
 
 Job^s  reply. 
 
 Greater  than  thy  father  in  clays. 
 "  Too  few  for  thee  are  the  comforts  of  God? 
 
 And  a  gentle  word  Is  with  thee, 
 "  What — cloth  thine  heart  take  tliee  away? 
 
 And  what — are  thine  eyes  high  ? 
 '^  For  thon  turnest  against  Gocl  thy  s^iirit? 
 
 And  hast  brought  out  words  from  thy  mouth  : 
 '■*  What  is  man  that  he  is  pure,  [woman? 
 
 And  that  he  is  righteous,    one    born    of 
 ^^  Lo,  in  His  holy  ones  He  piitteth  no  credence, 
 
 And  the  heavens  have  not  been  pure  in  His 
 '^  Also — surely  abominable  and  tilthy     [eyes. 
 
 Is  man  drinking  as  water  perversenesa. 
 '^  I  shew  thee — hearken  to  me — 
 
 And  this  T  have  seen  and  declare : 
 '^  Which  the  wise  declare — 
 
 And  have  not  hid — from  their  fathers. 
 '^  To  them  alone  was  the  land  given,    [midst : 
 
 And  a  stranger  passed  not  over  into  their 
 ^^  'All  days  of  the  wicked  he  is  paining  himself. 
 
 And  few  years  have  been  laid  up  for  the  ter- 
 ''^  A  fearful  voice  is  in  his  ears,         [rible  one. 
 
 In  peace  doth  a  destroyer  come  to  him. 
 '-  He  Delieveth  not  to  return  from  darkness, 
 
 And  watched  is  he  for  the  sword. 
 "^  He  is  wandering  for  bread — '  Where  is  it  ? ' 
 
 He  hath  known  that  ready  at  his  hand 
 
 Is  a  day  of  darkness. 
 "*  Terrify  him  do  adversity  and  distress, 
 
 They  prevail  over  him 
 
 As  a  J<ing  ready  for  a  boaster. 
 ''  For  he  stretched  out  against  God  his  hand. 
 
 And  against  the  Mighty  he  maketh  himself 
 ^^  He  runneth  imto  Him  with  a  neck,  [mighty. 
 
 With  thick  bosses  of  his  shields. 
 ''''  For  he  hath  covered  liis  face  with  his  fat. 
 
 And  maketh  vigour  over  his  confidence. 
 ^•^  And  he  inhabiteth  cities  cut  off,  houses  not 
 dwelt  in. 
 
 That  have  been  ready  to  become  heaps. 
 ""  He  is  not  rich,  nor  doth  his  wealth  rise. 
 
 Nor  doth  he  stretch  out  on  earth  their  con- 
 tinuance. 
 3"  He  turneth  not  aside  from  darkness. 
 
 His  tender  branch  doth  a  flame  dry  up, 
 
 And  he  turneth  aside  at  the  breath  of  His 
 ^'  Let  him  not  put  credence  in  vanity,  [mouth ! 
 
 He  hath  been  deceived, 
 
 For  vanity  is  his  recompence. 
 ^^  Not  in  his  day  is  it  completed. 
 
 And  his  bending  branch  is  not  green. 
 ''3  He  shaketh  off  as  a  vine  his  vinripe  fruit. 
 
 And  casteth  off  as  an  olive  his  blossom. 
 ^■*  For  the  company  of  the  profane  is  gloomy, 
 
 And  fire  hath  consumed  tents  of  bribery. 
 3'  To  conceive  misery,  and  to  bear  inic[uity. 
 
 Even  their  heart  doth  prepare  deceit. 
 
 XVI.  1  AND  Job  answereth  and  saith : — 
 '^  I  have  heard  many  such  things. 
 
 Miserable  comforters  are  ye  all. 
 ^  Is  there  an  end  to  words  of  wind  ? 
 
 Or  what  doth  embolden  thee  that  thou  an- 
 *  [  also,  like  you,  might  speak,         [swerest? 
 
 If  your  soul  were  in  my  soul's  stead. 
 
 I  might  join  against  you  with  words. 
 
 And  noci  at  you  with  my  head. 
 '  I  might  harclen  you  with  my  mouth. 
 
 And  the  moving  of  my  lips  might  be  sparing. 
 
 If  I  speak,  my  pain  is  not  restrained, 
 
 And  I  cease — what  goeth  from  me t 
 
 7  Only,  now,  it  hatli  wearied  mo ; 
 Thou  hast  desolated  all  my  company, 
 
 8  And  Thou  dost  loatlie  me, 
 For  a  witness  it  hatli  been, 
 
 A  nd  rise  up  against  me  doth  my  failure, 
 In  ray  face  it  testitieth. 
 
 9  His  anger  hath  torn,  and  he  hateth  me, 
 He  hath  gnashed  at  me  with  his  teeth. 
 My  adversary  sliarpeneth  his  eyes  for  me. 
 
 1"  They  have  gaped  on  me  with  their  mouth. 
 
 In  reproach  they  have  smitten  my  cheeks. 
 
 Together  against  me  they  set  themselves. 
 "  God  shutteth  me  up  unto  the  perverse,  [over. 
 
 And  to  the  hands  of  the  wicked  turneth  ma 
 "  At  ease  I  have  been,  and  he  breaketh  me, 
 
 And  he  hath  laid  hold  on  my  neck. 
 
 And  he  breaketh  me  in  pieces. 
 
 And  he  raiseth  me  to  him  for  a  mark. 
 ^'  Go  round  against  me  do  his  archers. 
 
 He  splitteth  my  reins,  and  spareth  not, 
 
 He  poureth  out  to  the  earth  my  gall, 
 i*  He  breaketh  me — breach  upon  breach. 
 
 He  runneth  upon  me  as  a  mighty  one. 
 ''  Sackcloth  I  have  sewed  on  my  skin. 
 
 And  have  rolled  in  the  dust  my  horn. 
 '8  My  face  is  foul  with  weeping. 
 
 And  on  mine  eyelids  is  death -shade. 
 ^^  Not  for  violence  in  my  hands. 
 
 And  my  prayer  is  pure. 
 ^^  0  earth,  do  not  thou  cover  my  blood ! 
 
 And  let  there  not  be  a  place  for  my  cry. 
 '*  Also,  now,  lo,  in  the  heavens  is  my  witness, 
 
 And  my  testifier  in  the  high  places. 
 -*'  My  interpreter  is  my  friend. 
 
 Unto  God  hath  mine  eye  dropped : 
 ^*  And  he  reasoneth  for  a  man  witli  God, 
 
 And  a  son  of  man  for  his  friend. 
 -^  WTien  a  few  years  do  come. 
 
 Then  a  path  1  return  not  do  I  go. 
 
 XVII.  1  MY  spirit  hath  been  destroyed. 
 
 My  days  extinguished — graves  are  for  me. 
 ^  If  not, — mockeries  are  with  me. 
 
 And  in  their  provocations  mine  eye  lodgetk 
 ^  Place,  I  pray  Thee,  my  pledge  with  Thee; 
 
 Who  is  he  that  striketa  hand  with  me  ? 
 *  For  their  heart  Thou  hast  liidden 
 
 From  understanding, 
 
 Therefore  Thou  dost  not  exalt  them. 
 ^  For  a  portion  he  sheweth  friendship, 
 
 And  the  eyes  of  his  sons  are  consumed. 
 ^  And  he  set  me  up  for  a  proverb  of  the  people^ 
 
 And  a  wonder  before  them  I  am. 
 ^  And  dim  from  sorrow  is  mine  eye, 
 
 And  my  members  as  a  shadow  all  of  them. 
 ^  Astonished  are  the  upright  at  this. 
 
 And  the  innocent  against  the  profane 
 
 Stirreth  himself  up. 
 '  And  the  righteous  layeth  hold  on  his  way, 
 
 And  the  clean  of  hands  addeth  strength. 
 
 And — dumb  are  they  all. 
 '"  Return,  and  come  in,  I  pray  you, 
 
 And  I  And  not  among  you  a  wise  man. 
 '^  My  days  have  passed  by. 
 
 My  devices  have  been  broken  off. 
 
 The  possessions  of  my  heart! 
 ■^2  Night  for  day  they  appoint. 
 
 Light  is  near  because  of  darkness. 
 '3  If  I  wait— Sheol  is  my  house. 
 
 In  darkness  I  have  spread  out  my  couch. 
 "  To  corruption  I  have  called: — 
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Bildad's  second  address. 
 
 XVII.  15.— JOB.— XX.  11. 
 
 Job's  reply. 
 
 '  Thoii  art  my  father.' 
 
 '  My  mother'  and  'my  sister' — to  the  worm. 
 ''  And  where  w  now  my  hope  ? 
 
 Yea,  my  hope,  who  doth  oehold  it? 
 ^*  To  the  parts  of  Sheol  ye  go  down, 
 
 If  together  on  the  dust  we  may  rest. 
 
 XVIII.  i  And  Bildad  the  Shiihite  answereth 
 and  saith  :— 
 "  When  do  ye  set  an  end  to  words? 
 
 Consider  ye,  and  afterwards  do  we  speak. 
 ^  Wlierefore  have  we  been  reckoned  as  cattle  ? 
 
 We  have  been  defiled  in  your  eyes  ! 
 ■•  (He  is  tearing  himself  in  his  anger.) 
 
 For  thy  sake  is  earth  forsaken  ? 
 
 And  removed  is  a  rock  from  its  place  ? 
 
 *  Also,  the  light  of  the  wicked  is  extinguished. 
 And  there  doth  not  shine  a  spark  of  his  fire. 
 
 ^  The  light  hath  been  dark  in  his  tent. 
 
 And  his  lamp  over  him  is  extinguished. 
 ^  Straitened  are  the  steps  of  his  strength. 
 
 And  cast  him  down  doth  his  own  counsel. 
 ^  For  he  is  sent  into  a  net  by  his  own  feet. 
 
 And  on  a  snare  he  doth  walk  habitually. 
 9  Seize  on  the  heel  doth  a  gin. 
 
 Prevail  over  him  do  the  designing. 
 '"  Hidden  in  the  earth  is  his  cord, 
 
 And  his  trap  on  the  path. 
 ^^  Round  about  terrifiea  him  have  terrors, 
 
 And  they  have  scattered  him — at  his  feet. 
 •^  Hungry  is  his  sorrow, 
 
 And  calamity  is  ready  at  his  side. 
 ■*  Itconsumeth  the  parts  of  his  skin, 
 
 Consume  his  parts  doth  death's  first-born. 
 '*  Drawn  from  his  tent  is  his  confidence,  [rors. 
 
 And  it  causeth  him  to  step  to  the  king  of  ter- 
 *'■  It  dwelleth  in  his  tent — out  of  his  provender, 
 
 Scattered  over  his  habitation  is  sulphur. 
 '"  From  beneath  his  roots  are  dried  up, 
 
 And  from  above  cut  off  is  his  crop. 
 '^  His  memorial  hath  perished  from  the  land, 
 
 And  he  hath  no  name  on  the  street. 
 '^  They  thrust  him  from  light  imto  darkness. 
 
 And  from  the  habitable  earth  cast  him  out. 
 '9  He  hath  no  continuator. 
 
 Nor  successor  among  his  people, 
 
 And  none  is  remaining  in  his  dwellings. 
 ^  At  his  day  westerns  have  been  astonished 
 
 And  easterns  have  taken  fright. 
 ^^  Only  these  are  tabernacles  of  the  perverse, 
 
 And  this  the  place  God  hath  not  known. 
 
 XIX.     ^  AND  Job  answereth  and  saith : — 
 ^  Till  when  do  ye  aftiict  my  soul, 
 
 And  bruise  me  with  words  ? 
 ^  These  ten  times  ye  put  me  to  shame,  ye  blush 
 
 Ye  make  yourselves  strange  to  me —      [not. 
 
 *  And  also — truly,  I  have  erred, 
 With  me  doth  my  error  remain. 
 
 *  If,  truly,  over  me  ye  magnify  yourselves. 
 And  decide  against  me  my  reproach  ; 
 
 *  Know  now,  that  God  turned  me  ui)side  down, 
 And  His  net  against  me  hath  set  round, 
 
 ^  Lo,  I  cry  out — violence,  and  am  not  answer- 
 I  cry  aloud,  and  there  is  no  judgment,  [ed, 
 
 *  My  way  He  hedged  up,  and  I  iiass  not  over. 
 And  on  my  paths  darkness  He  j)lacetli. 
 
 "  Mine  honour  from  off  me  He  hath  strijtjjed. 
 And  He  turneth  the  crown  from  my  head. 
 
 '*  He  breakcth  me  down  round  about,  and  I 
 And  removeth  like  a  tree  my  hope.  [go, 
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 '^  And  He  kindleth  against  me  His  anger, 
 
 Andreckoneth  metoHimasHis  adversaries 
 '-  Come  in  do  His  troops  together. 
 
 And  they  raise  up  against  me  their  way, 
 
 And  encamp  round  about  my  tent. 
 ^^  My  brethren  from  me  He  hath  put  far  off, 
 
 And  mine  acquaintances  surely 
 
 Have  been  estranged  from  me. 
 ^*  Ceased  have  my  neighbours 
 
 And  my  familiar  frilnds  have  forgotten  me 
 •*  Sojourners  of  my  house  and  my  maids. 
 
 For  a  stranger  reckon  me  : 
 
 An  alien  I  have  been  in  their  eyes. 
 '•'  To  my  servant  I  have  called, 
 
 And  he  doth  not  answer. 
 
 With  my  mouth  I  make  supplication  to  him. 
 '"  My  spirit  is  strange  to  my  wife, 
 
 And  my  favours  to  the  sons  of  my  mother's 
 '^  Also  sucklings  have  despised  me,     [womb. 
 
 I  rise,  and  they  speak  against  me. 
 19  Abominate  me  do  all  the  men  of  my  counsel. 
 
 And  those  I  have  loved. 
 
 Have  been  turned  against  me. 
 ^  To  my  skin  and  to  my  flesh 
 
 Cleaved  hath  my  bone. 
 
 And  I  deliver  myself  with  the  skin  of  my 
 *i  Pity  me,  pity  me,  ye  my  friends,         [teeth. 
 
 For  the  hand  of  6od  hath  stricken  against 
 ^  Why  do  you  pursue  me  as  God  ?  [me. 
 
 And  with  my  flesh  are  not  satisfied  ? 
 ^  Who  doth  grant  now. 
 
 That  my  words  may  be  written  ? 
 
 Who  doth  grant  that  in  a  book  they  may  be 
 ^  With  a  pen  of  iron  and  lead —         [graven  ? 
 
 For  ever  in  a  rock  they  may  be  hewn. 
 *^  That — I  have  known  my  Redeemer, 
 
 The  Living  and  the  Last, 
 
 For  the  dust  he  doth  rise, 
 -*  And  after  my  gkin  hath  compassed  this  6ody, 
 
 Then  from  my  flesh  I  see  Grod : 
 ^  Whom  I — I  see  on  my  side,  [stranger, 
 
 And    mine   eyes  have  beheld^   and  not  a 
 
 Consumed  have  been  my  reins  in  my  bosom. 
 ^  But  ye  say,  'Why  do  we  pursue  after  him  ? ' 
 
 And  the  root  of  the  matter  hath  been  found 
 -9  Be  ye  afraid  because  of  the  sword,    [in  me. 
 
 Forfuriousarethepunishmentsof  the  sword. 
 
 That  ye  may  know  that  there  is  a  judgment. 
 
 XX.  ^AND  Zophar  the  Naamathite  answer- 
 eth and  saith : — 
 
 *  Therefore  my  thoughts  cause  me  to  answer, 
 And  becaiise  of  my  sensations  in  me. 
 
 ^  The  chastisement  of  my  shame  I  hear, 
 And  the  spirit  of  mine  understanding 
 Doth  cause  me  to  answer : 
 
 *  This  hast  thou  known  from  antiquity  ? 
 Since  the  placing  of  man  on  earth  ? 
 
 *  That  the  singing  of  the  wicked  is  short, 
 And  the  joy  of  the  i)rofane  for  a  moment, 
 
 ^  Though  his  excellency  go  up  to  the  heavens, 
 And  his  head  against  a  cloud  he  strike — 
 
 ^  As  his  own  dung  for  ever  he  doth  perish, 
 His  l>eholder8  say :  '  Where  is  he  ? 
 
 *  As  a  dream  he  fleeth,  and  they  lind  him  not, 
 And  he  is  driven  away  as  a  vision  of  the  night, 
 
 9  The  eye  hath  seen  liim,  and  addeth  not. 
 
 •A  nd  not  again  doth  his  jilace  behold  him. 
 '"  His  sons  do  the  jx)or  oi)))ress. 
 
 And  his  hands  give  back  his  wealth. 
 "  His  bones  liave  l)een  full  of  his  youth. 
 
Jobs  reply  to  Zophar. 
 
 XX.  12.— JOB.— XXII.  9. 
 
 Eliphaz^K  third  addreaa. 
 
 And  wdth  him  on  the  dust  it  lietli  down. 
 '-  Though  he  doth  sweeten  evil  in  his  mouth, 
 
 Doth  hide  it  under  his  tongue, 
 '^  Hath  pity  on  it,  and  doth  not  forsake  it. 
 
 And  keep  it  back  in  the  midst  of  his  palate, 
 1*  His  food  in  his  bowels  is  turned. 
 
 The  bitterness  of  asps  is  in  his  heart. 
 15  Wealthhehathswallowed,  and  doth  vomit  it. 
 
 From  his  belly  God  driveth  it  out. 
 1^  Gall  of  asps  lie  sucketh, 
 
 vSlay  him-doth  the  tongue  of  a  viper. 
 '^  He  looketh  not  on  rivulets, 
 
 Flowing  of  brooks  of  honey  and  biitter. 
 18  He  is  giving  back  tolmt  he  laboured  for, 
 
 And  doth  not  consume  it; 
 
 As  a  bulwark  is  his  exchange,  and  he  exults 
 1'  For  he  oppressed— he  forsook  the  poor,  [not. 
 
 A  house  he  hath  taken  violently  away. 
 
 And  he  doth  not  build  it. 
 ^•i  For  he  hath  not  known  ease  in  his  belly. 
 
 With  his  desirable  thing  he  delivereth  not 
 ^1  There  is  not  a  remnant  to  his  food,  fliimself . 
 
 Therefore  his  good  doth  not  stay. 
 ^  In  the  fulness  of  his  sufficiency  he  is  strait- 
 
 Every  perverse  hand  doth  meet  him.  [eued. 
 "^  It  Cometh  to  pass,  at  the  fiUing  of  his  belly. 
 
 He  sendeth  forth  against  liim 
 
 The  fierceness  of  His  anger. 
 
 Yea,  He  raiueth  on  him  in  his  eating. 
 "  He  fleeth  from  an  iron  weapon, 
 
 Pass  through  him  doth  a  bow  of  brass. 
 ^  One  hath  clrawn. 
 
 And  it  ooraeth  out  from  the  body, 
 
 And  a  glittering  weapon  from  his  gall  pro- 
 
 On  him  are  terrors.  [ceedeth. 
 
 '*  All  darkness  is  hid  for  his  treasures. 
 
 Consume  him  doth  a  fire  not  blown, 
 
 Broken  is  the  remnant  in  his  tent. 
 ^  Reveal  do  the  heavens  his  iniquity, 
 
 And  earth  is  raising  itself  agamst  him. 
 ^  Remove  doth  the  increase  of  his  house. 
 
 Poured  forth  in  a  day  of  His  anger.      [God. 
 ^  This  is  the  portion  of  a  wicked  man  from 
 
 And  an  inheritance  appointed  him  by  God. 
 
 XXI.  1  AND  Job  answereth  and  saith : — 
 "  Hear  ye  diligently  my  word, 
 
 And  this  is  your  consolation. 
 3  Bear  with  me,  and  I  speak, 
 
 And  after  my  speaking — ye  may  deride. 
 
 *  I — to  man  is  my  complaint?  and  if  so,  where- 
 May  not  my  temper  become  short?         [fore 
 
 *  Turn  unto  me,  and  be  astonished, 
 And  put  hand  to  mouth. 
 
 "  Yea,  if  I  have  remembered,  then  1  have  been 
 And  my  flesh  hath  taken  fright,     [troubled. 
 
 7  Wherefore  do  the  wicked  live  ? 
 They  have  become  old. 
 Yea  thpy  have  been  mighty  in  wealth. 
 
 '  Their  seed  is  established. 
 Before  their  face  with  them. 
 And  their  ofiFspring  before  their  eyes. 
 
 *  Their  houses  are  peace  without  fear. 
 Nor  is  a  rod  of  God  upon  them. 
 
 '"  His  bullock  hath  eaten  corn,  and  doth  not 
 
 His  cow  bringeth  forth  safely,  [loath. 
 
 And  d'-ith  not  miscarry. 
 "  They  send  forth  as  a  llock  their  sucklings. 
 
 And  their  children  skip, 
 ^  They  lift  themselves  up  at  timbrel  and  harp. 
 
 And  rejoice  at  the  sound  of  an  organ. 
 
 13  They  wear  out  in  good  their  days. 
 
 And  in  a  moment  to  Sheol  go  down. 
 1^  And  they  say  to  God,  '  Turn  aside  from  us, 
 
 And  the  knowledge  of  Thy  ways 
 
 We  have  not  desired. 
 15  What  is  the  Mighty  One  that  we  serve  Him? 
 
 And  what  do  we  profit  when  we  meet  with 
 1"  Lo,  not  in  their  hand  is  their  good,    [Him? ' 
 
 (The  counsel  of  the  wicked 
 
 Hath  been  far  from  me.)  [guished, 
 
 1^  How  oft  is  the  lamp  of  the  wicked  extin 
 
 And  come  on  them  doth  their  calamity  ? 
 
 Pangs  He  apportioneth  in  His  anger. 
 18  They  are  as  straw  before  vdnd. 
 
 And  as  chafl"  a  hurricane  hath  stolen  away, 
 1^  God  layeth  up  for  his  sons  his  sorrow, 
 
 He  giveth  recompense  unto  him — and  he 
 ""  His  own  eyes  see  his  destruction,  [knoweth. 
 
 And  of  the  wrath  of  the  Mighty  he  drinketh. 
 -1  For  what  is  his  delight  in  his  house  after  him. 
 
 And  the  number  of  his  months  cut  ofif  ? 
 -"  To  God  doth  one  teach  knowledge, 
 
 And  He  the  hi^h  doth  judge? 
 -3  This  one  dieth  m  his  perfect  strength. 
 
 Wholly  at  ease  and  quiet. 
 -■*  His  breasts  have  been  full  of  milk. 
 
 And  marrow  his  bones  doth  moisten. 
 ^  And  this  one  dieth  with  a  bitter  soul. 
 
 And  have  not  eaten  with  gladness. 
 -"  Together — on  the  dust  they  lie  down, 
 
 And  the  worm  doth  cover  them  over, 
 ^  Lo,  I  have  known  your  thoughts, 
 
 And  the  devices  against  me  ye  do  wrongfully. 
 28  -poT  ye  say, '  Where  is  the  house  of  the  noble! 
 
 And  where  the  tent — 
 
 The  tabernacles  of  the  wicked?' 
 "9  Have  ye  not  asked  those  passing  by  the  wayl 
 
 And  their  signs  do  ye  not  know  ? 
 3"  That  to  a  day  of  calamity  is  the  wicked 
 
 To  a  day  of  wrath  they  are  brought,   [spared, 
 31  Who  doth  declare  to  his  face  his  way  ? 
 
 And /or  that  which  he  hath  done. 
 
 Who  doth  give  recompence  to  him  ? 
 3-  And  he — to  the  graves  he  is  brought. 
 
 And  over  the  heap  a  watch  is  kept. 
 33  Sweet  to  him  have  been  the  clods  of  the  val- 
 
 And  after  him  every  man  he  draweth,  [ley, 
 
 And  before  him  there  is  no  niunbering. 
 3*  And  how  do  ye  comfort  me  toith  vanity, 
 
 And  in  your  answers  hath  been  left  trespass  1 
 
 XXII.  1  AND   Eliphaz  the  Temanite  an- 
 swereth and  saith : — 
 ^  To  God  is  a  man  profitable, 
 
 Because  a  wise  man  to  himself  is  profitable  ? 
 3  Is  it  a  delight  to  the  Mighty  One 
 
 That  tliou  art  righteous  ?  is  it  gain. 
 
 That  thou  makest  perfect  thy  ways? 
 
 *  Because  of  thy  reverence 
 Doth  He  reason  with  thee  ? 
 
 He  entereth  with  thee  into  judgment : 
 '  Is  not  thy  wickedness  abundant  ? 
 
 And  there  is  no  end  to  thine  iniquities. 
 ^  For  thou  takest  a  pledge  of  thy  brother  for 
 
 And  the  garments  of  the  naked       [nought, 
 
 Thou  dost  strip  off. 
 ^  Thou  causest  not  the  weary  to  drink  water. 
 
 And  from  the  hungry  th  on  withholdest bread. 
 8  As  to  the  man  of  arm — he  hath  the  earth, 
 
 And  the  accepted  of  face — he  dwelleth  in 
 
 *  Widows  thou  h?.st  sent  away  empty.       fit. 
 
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JoVs  reply  to  Eliphaz, 
 
 XXII.  10.— JOB.— XXIV.  20. 
 
 JoVs  appeal  to  Ood. 
 
 And  the  arms  of  the  fatherless  are  bruised. 
 '"  Therefore  round  about  thee  are  snares, 
 
 And  trouble  thee  doth  fear  suddenly. 
 11  Or  darkness— thou  dost  not  see, 
 
 And  abundance  of  waters  doth  cover  tliee. 
 "  Is  not  God  high  in  heaven  ? 
 
 And  see  the  summit  of  the  stars. 
 
 That  they  are  high. 
 "  And  thou  liast    said,    '  What— hath   God 
 
 Through  thickness  doth  He  judge?  Htnown  ? 
 "  Thick  clouds  are  a  secret  place  to  Him, 
 
 And  He  doth  not  see  ; '  [bitually, 
 
 And  the  circle  of  the  heavens  He  walketh  ha- 
 1'  The  path  of  the  age  dost  thou  observe. 
 
 That  men  of  iniquity  have  trodden  ? 
 1"  Who  have  been  cut  dovfn  unexpectedly, 
 
 A  flood  is  poured  out  on  their  foundation. 
 
 17  Those  saying  to  God,  'Turn  aside  from  us,' 
 And  what  doth  the  Mighty  One  to  them  ? 
 
 18  And  he  hath  tiUed  tlieir  houses  ^oith  good  : 
 (And  the  counsel  of  the  wicked 
 
 Hath  been  far  from  me.) 
 '^  See  do  the  righteous  and  they  rejoice. 
 
 And  the  innocent  mocketh  at  them, 
 ^  '  Surely  our  substance  hath  not  been  cut  off. 
 
 And  their  excellency  hath  fire  consumed,' 
 *i  Acquaint  thyself,  I  pray  thee,  with  Him, 
 
 Ana  be  at  peace. 
 
 Thereby  thine  increase  is  good. 
 ^  Receive,  I  pray  thee,  from  His  mouth  a  law. 
 
 And  set  His  sayings  in  thy  heart. 
 ^  If  thou  dost  return  unto  the  Mighty 
 
 Thou  art  built  up, 
 
 Thou  puttest  iniquity  far  from  thy  tents. 
 ^  So  as  to  set  on  the  dust  a  defence. 
 
 And  on  a  rock  of  the  valleys  a  covering, 
 ^'  And  the  Mighty  hath  been  thy  defence. 
 
 And  silver  is  strength  to  thee. 
 ^  For  then  on  the  Mighty  thou  delightest  thy- 
 
 And  dost  lift  up  unto  God  thy  face,      [self, 
 *7  Thou  dost  make  supplication  unto  Him, 
 
 And  He  doth  hear  thee. 
 
 And  thy  vows  thou  completest. 
 ^  And  thou  decreest  a  saying, 
 
 And  it  is  established  to  thee. 
 
 And  on  thy  ways  hath  light  shone. 
 ''*  For  they  have  made  low. 
 
 And  thou  sayest,  '  Lift  up.' 
 
 And  the  bowed  down  of  eyes  he  saveth. 
 *"  He  delivereth  the  not  innocent. 
 
 Yea,  he  hath  been  delivered 
 
 By  the  cleanness  of  thy  hands. 
 
 XXIIL  1  AND  Job  answereth  and  saith  :— 
 
 *  Also — to-day  is  my  complaint  bitter. 
 
 My  hand  hath  been  heavy  because  of  my 
 "  0  that  I  had  known — and  1  fi  n  d  Him,  [sighing. 
 I  come  in  imto  His  seat, 
 
 *  I  arrange  before  Him  the  cause, 
 And  my  mouth  fill  vntli  arguments. 
 
 ^  I  know  the  words  He  doth  answer  me. 
 And  understand  what  He  saith  to  me. 
 
 *  In  the  abundance  of  power  doth  He  strive 
 No!  surely  He  puttetn  it  in  me.  [with  me? 
 
 7  There  the  upright  doth  reason  with  Him, 
 And  I  escape  for  ever  from  my  judge. 
 
 '  Lo,  forward  1  go— and  He  is  not. 
 And  backward—  and  T  perceive  him  not. 
 
 *  To  the  left  in  His  working-  -and  I  see  not, 
 He  is  covered  on  the  right,  and  1  behold  not. 
 
 1*  For  He  hath  known  the  way  with  me, 
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 He  hath  tried  me— as  gold  I  go  fortli, 
 11  On  His  step  hath  my  foot  laid  hold, 
 
 His  way  I  have  ke]it,  and  tui-n  not  aside, 
 1-  The  command  of  His  lips,  and  I  depart  not. 
 
 Above  my  allotted  portion  I  have  laid  up 
 
 The  sayings  of  His  mouth. 
 1^  And  He  is  in  one  mind. 
 
 And  who  doth  turn  Him  back? 
 
 And  His  soul  hath  desired— and  He  doth  it. 
 1*  For  He  doth  complete  my  portion. 
 
 And  many  such  things  are  with  Him. 
 1'  Therefore,  from  His  presence  I  am  troubled, 
 
 I  consider,  and  am  afraid  of  Him. 
 1"  And  God  hath  made  my  heart  soft. 
 
 And  the  Mighty  hath  troubled  me. 
 1''  For  I  have  not  oeen  cut  off  before  darkness, 
 
 And  before  me  He  covered  thick  darkness. 
 
 XXIV.  1  WHEREFOREfromthe  MightyOue 
 
 Times  have  not  been  hidden, 
 
 And  those  knowing  Him  have  not  seen  His 
 ^  The  borders  they  reach,  [days, 
 
 A  drove  they  have  taken  violently  away, 
 
 Yea,  they  do  evil. 
 '  The  ass  of  the  fatherless  they  lead  away, 
 
 They  take  in  pledge  the  ox  of  the  Avidow, 
 
 *  They  turn  aside  the  needy  from  the  way, 
 Together  have  hid  the  poor  of  the  earth. 
 
 "  Lo,  wild  asses  in  a  wilderness. 
 They  have  gone  out  about  their  work. 
 Seeking  early  for  prey, 
 A  mixture  for  himself —food  for  young  ones. 
 
 *  In  a  field  his  provender  they  reap. 
 
 And  the  vineyard  of  the  wicked  they  glean, 
 '  The  naked  they  cause  to  lodge 
 Without  clothing. 
 And  there  is  no  covering  in  the  cold. 
 
 *  From  the  inimdation  of  hills  they  are  wet, 
 And  without  a  refuge — have  embraced  a 
 
 8  They  take  violently  away  [rock. 
 
 From  the  breast  the  orphan. 
 
 And  on  the  poor  they  lay  a  pledge. 
 1*  Naked,  they  have  gone  ^vithout  clothing, 
 
 And  hungry — have  taken  away  a  sheaf. 
 11  Between  their  walls  they  make  oil. 
 
 Wine-presses  they  have  trodden,  .and  thirst. 
 1'*  Because  of  enmity  men  do  groan, 
 
 And  the  soul  of  pierced  ones  doth  cry. 
 
 And  God  doth  not  give  praise. 
 1'  They  have  been  among  rebellious  ones  of 
 
 Tliey  have  not  discerned  His  ways,     [light, 
 
 Nor  abode  in  His  paths. 
 1'*  At  the  light  doth  the  murderer  rise. 
 
 He  doth  slay  the  poor  and  needy. 
 
 And  in  the  night  he  is  as  a  thief. 
 1'  And  the  eye  of  an  adulterer 
 
 Hath  observed  the  twilight, 
 
 Saying,  'No  eye  doth  behold  me.' 
 
 And  he  putteth  the  f.ace  in  secret. 
 1*  He  hath  dug  in  the  darkness — houses ; 
 
 By  day  they  shut  themselves  up, 
 
 Tney  nave  not  known  light.  [shade, 
 
 17  When  together,  morning  is  to  them  death 
 
 When  ho  discerncth  the  terrors  of  death 
 1"  Light  ho  if!  on  the  face  of  the  waters,  [sh.ade. 
 
 Vilified  is  their  portion  in  the  earth. 
 
 He  turneth  not  the  way  of  \'ineyards. 
 1"  Drought — also  heat— consume  snow -waters, 
 
 Sheoi  tlinse  vhn  liave  sinned. 
 '■»  Porget  him  dotli  the  wniidi. 
 
 Sweeten  on  liim  doth  tlic  worm. 
 
Second  address  of  Bildad. 
 
 xxTV.  21.— JOB.— xxviiT.  16. 
 
 Job's  replv- 
 
 No  more  is  he  remembered, 
 
 And  broken  as  a  tree  is  wickedness. 
 "1  Treating  evil  the  l>arren  who  beareth  not, 
 
 And  to  the  widow  he  doth  no  good, 
 ^^  And  hath  drawn  the  mighty  by  his  power, 
 
 He  riseth,  and  none  believetli  m  life. 
 ^^  He  giveth  to  him  confidence,  and  he  issnp- 
 
 Aud  his  eyes  a7-e  on  their  ways.       [ported, 
 **  High  they  were /or  a  little,  and  they  are  not. 
 
 And  they  have  been  brought  low. 
 
 As  all  others  they  are  shut  up. 
 
 And  as  the  head  of  an  ear  of  corn  cut  off. 
 ''  And  if  not  now,  who  doth  prove  me  a  liar, 
 
 And  doth  make  of  nothing  my  word? 
 
 XXV.  1  AND  Bildad  the  Shuhite  answer- 
 eth  and  saith : — 
 -  The  rule  and  fear  are  with  Him, 
 
 Making  peace  in  His  hiwh  places. 
 ^  Is  their  any  number  to  His  troops? 
 
 And  on  whom  ariseth  not  His  light  ? 
 
 *  And  what?  is  man  righteous  with  God? 
 And  what  ?  is  he  pure — born  of  a  woman  ? 
 
 '  Lo — unto  the  moon,  and  it  shineth  not, 
 And  stars  have  not  been  pure  in  His  eyes. 
 
 '  How  much  less  man — a  grub, 
 And  the  son  of  man — a  worm ! 
 
 XXVI.  1  AND  Job  answereth  and  saith:— 
 '^  What — thou  hast  helped  the  powerless, 
 
 Saved  an  arm  not  strong!  [wise, 
 
 ^  What— thou  hast  given  coimsel  to  the  un- 
 
 Aud  wise  plans  in  abitndance  made  known. 
 
 *  With  whom  hast  thou  declared  words? 
 And  whose  breath  came  forth  from  thee? 
 
 '  The  Rephaim  are  formed. 
 Beneath  the  waters,  also  their  inhabitants. 
 
 *  Naked  is  Sheol  over-against  Him, 
 And  there  is  no  covering  to  destruction. 
 
 '  Stretching  out  the  north  over  desolation, 
 
 Hanging  the  earth  upon  nothing, 
 8  Binding  up  the  waters  in  His  thick  clouds, 
 
 And  the  cloud  is  not  rent  under  them. 
 8  Taking  hold  of  the  face  of  the  throne. 
 
 Spreading  over  it  His  cloud. 
 '"  A  limit  He  hath  placed  on  the  waters. 
 
 Unto  the  boundary  of  light  with  darkness. 
 '1  Pillars  of  the  heavens  do  tremble. 
 
 And  they  wonder  because  of  His  rebuke. 
 1^  By  His  power  He  hath  quieted  the  sea, 
 
 And  bjHis  understanding  smitten  the  proud. 
 13  By  His  Spirit  the  heavens  He  beautified. 
 
 Formed  hath  His  hand  the  fleeing  serpent. 
 !■*  Lo,  these  are  the  borders  of  His  way, 
 
 And  how  little  a  matter  is  heard  of  Him, 
 
 And  the  thunder  of  His  might 
 
 Who  doth  understand? 
 
 XXVIL  1  AND  Job  addeth  to  lift  up  his 
 simile,  and  saith : — 
 '^  God  liveth!  He  turned  aside  myjudgnient. 
 
 And  the  Mighty— He  made  my  soul  bitter. 
 3  For  all  the  while  my  breath  is  in  me. 
 
 And  the  spirit  of  God  in  my  nostrils. 
 '*  My  lips  do  not  speak  perveraeness, 
 
 And  my  tongue  doth  not  utter  deceit. 
 
 *  Pollution  to  me — if  I  justify  you,  [from  me. 
 Till  I  expire  I  turn  not  aside  mine  integrity 
 
 *  On  my  righteousness  I  have  laid  hold, 
 And  I  do  not  let  it  go, 
 
 My  heart  doth  not  reproach  me  while  I  live. 
 
 7  As  the  wicked  is  my  enemy, 
 
 And  my  withstander  as  the  i)erverse. 
 
 8  For  v.'hat  is  the  hope  of  the  profane, 
 When  He  doth  cut  ofl? 
 
 When  God  doth  cast  off'  his  soul  ? 
 ^  His  cry  doth  God  hear, 
 
 Wlian  distress  coraeth  on  him? 
 10  On  the  Mighty  doth  he  delight  himself? 
 
 Call  God  at  all  times  ? 
 "  I  shew  you  by  the  hand  of  God, 
 
 That  which  is  with  the  Mighty  I  hide  not. 
 
 12  Lo,  ye— aU  of  you— have  seen. 
 
 And  why  is  this— ye  are  altogether  vain? 
 
 13  This  is  the  portion  of  wicked  man  with  God, 
 And  the  inheritance  of  terrible  ones 
 From  the  Mighty  they  receive. 
 
 1*  If  his  sons  multiply— for  them  is  a  sword. 
 
 And  his  offspring  a?-fl  not  satisfied  ?w</t  bread. 
 15  His  remnant  in  death  are  buried. 
 
 And  his  widows  do  not  weep. 
 1*  If  he  heap  up  as  dust  silver. 
 
 And  as  clay  prepare  clothing,  [it  on, 
 
 1^  He  prepareth— and  the  righteous  putteth 
 
 And  the  silver  the  innocent  doth  apportion. 
 18  He  hath  built  as  a  moth  his  house, 
 
 And  as  a  booth  a  watchman  hath  made. 
 I''  Rich  he  lieth  down,  and  he  is  not  gathered, 
 
 His  eyes  he  hath  opened,  and  he  is  not. 
 20  Overtake  him  as  waters  do  terrors. 
 
 By  night  stolen  him  away  hath  a  whirlwind. 
 "1  Take  himupdoth  an  east  vsdnd,  and  he  goetli, 
 
 And  it  frignteneth  him  from  nis  place, 
 -2  And  it  casteth  at  him,  and  doth  not  spare. 
 
 From  its  hand  he  diligently  fieeth. 
 ^3  It  clappeth  at  him  its  hands. 
 
 And  it  nisseth  at  him  from  his  place. 
 
 XXVIII.  iSURELYthereisforsilver  a  source, 
 
 And  a  place  for  the  gold  they  refine ; 
 -  Iron  from  the  dust  is  taken. 
 
 And  from  the  firm  stone  brass. 
 •*  An  end  hath  he  set  to  darkness. 
 
 And  to  all  perfection  he  is  searching, 
 
 A  stone  of  darkness  and  death-shade. 
 ■*  A  stream  hath  broken  out  from  a  sojourner, 
 
 Those  forgotten  of  the  foot, 
 
 They  were  low,  from  man  they  wandered. 
 5  The  earth !  from  it  cometh  forth  bread. 
 
 And  its  under-part  is  turned  like  fire. 
 *  A  place  of  the  sapphire  are  its  stones. 
 
 And  it  hath  dust  of  gold. 
 ^  A  path — not  known  it  hath  a  ravenous  fowl. 
 
 Nor  scorched  it  hath  an  eye  of  the  kite, 
 8  Nor  trodden  it  have  the  sons  of  pride. 
 
 Not  passed  over  it  hath  the  fierce  lion. 
 8  Against  the  flint  he  sent  forth  his  hand, 
 
 He  overturned  from  the  root  mountains. 
 
 10  Among  rocks,  brooks  he  hath  cleaved, 
 And  every  precious  thing  hath  his  eye  seen, 
 
 11  From  overflowing  floods  he  hath  bound. 
 And  the  hidden  thing  bringeth  out  to  light. 
 
 I''  And  the  vrisdom — whence  is  it  found? 
 
 And  where  is  this,  the  place  of  imderstand- 
 13  Man  hath  not  known  its  arrangement,  [ing? 
 
 Nor  is  it  found  in  the  land  of  the  living. 
 1*  The  deep  hath  said,  '  It  is  not  in  me,' 
 
 And  the  sea  hath  said,  'It  is  not  with  me. 
 15  Gold  is  not  given  for  it. 
 
 Nor  is  silver  weighed — its  price. 
 i*"  It  is  not  valued  with  pure  gold  of  Ophir, 
 
 With  precious  onyx  and  sapphire, 
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The  exedleney  of  wisdom. 
 
 xxviii.  17.— JOB.— XXX.  24. 
 
 Job  deplores  his  calamities. 
 
 '^  Not  equal  it  do  gold  and  crystal, 
 
 Nor  is  its  exchange  a  vessel  of  Hue  gold. 
 '"  Corals  and  pearl  are  not  remembered, 
 
 The  acquisition  of  wisdom  is  above  rubies. 
 ^  Not  equal  it  doth  the  topaz  of  Gush, 
 
 With  pure  gold  it  is  not  valued. 
 '"  And  the  wisdom — whence  doth  it  come?  [ing? 
 
 And  where  is  this,  the  place  of  understand- 
 '1  It  hath  been  hid  from  the  eyes  of  all  living. 
 
 And  from  the  fowl  of  the  heavens 
 
 It  hath  been  hidden. 
 "-  Destruction  and  death  have  said : 
 
 '  With  our  ears  we  have  heard  its  fame.' 
 *3  God  hath  imderstood  its  way, 
 
 And  He  hath  known  its  place. 
 ^  For  He  to  the  ends  of  the  earth  doth  look. 
 
 Under  the  whole  heavens  He  doth  see, 
 ''  To  make  for  the  wind  a  weight. 
 
 And  the  waters  He  meted  out  in  measure. 
 ^^  In  His  making  for  the  rain  a  limit, 
 
 And  a  way  for  the  brightness  of  the  voices, 
 "^  Then  He  hath  seen  and  declareth  it, 
 
 He  hath  prepared  it,  and  also  searched  it  ovit, 
 '8  And  He  saith  to  man : — 
 
 '  Lo,  fear  of  the  Lord,  that  is  wisdom, 
 
 And  to  turn  from  evil  is  undeistanding.' 
 
 XXIX.  1  AND  Job  addeth  to  lift  up  his 
 simile,  and  saith  : — 
 '■^  Who  doth  make  me  as  in  months  past. 
 
 As  in  the  days  of  God's  preserving  me  ? 
 3  In  His  causing  His  lampto  shineon  my  head, 
 
 By  His  light  I  walk  through  darkness. 
 
 *  As  I  have  been  in  days  of  my  matiirity, 
 And  the  counsel  of  God  upon  my  tent. 
 
 *  When  yet  the  Mighty  One  is  with  me. 
 Round  about  me — my  young  ones, 
 
 *  When  washing  my  goings  with  butter, 
 And  the  firm  rock  is  with  me  riviUets  of  oil. 
 
 '  When  I  go  out  to  the  gate  by  the  city. 
 
 In  a  broad  place  I  prepare  my  seat. 
 8  Seen  me  have  youths,  and  they,  been  hidden. 
 
 And  the  aged  have  risen— they  stood  up. 
 8  Princes  have  kept  in  words. 
 
 And  a  hand  they  place  on  their  mouth. 
 "^  The  voice  of  leaders  hath  been  hidden. 
 
 And  their  tongue  to  the  palate  hath  cleaved. 
 "  For  the  ear  heard,  and  declareth  me  happy, 
 
 And  the  eye  hath  seen,  and  testifieth  to  me. 
 1*  For  I  deliver  the  afflicted  who  is  ci-ying. 
 
 And  the  fatherless  who  hath  no  helper. 
 "  The  blessing  of  the  perishing  cometh  on  me. 
 
 And  the  heart  of  the  widow  I  cause  to  sing. 
 '*  Righteousness  I  have  put  on,  and  it  clothetn 
 
 As  a  robe  and  a  diadem  my  justice.       [me, 
 •'JEyes  I  have  been  to  the  blind. 
 
 And  feet  to  the  lame  am  I. 
 "  A  father  I  am  to  the  needy. 
 
 And  the  cause  I  have  not  known  I  search  out. 
 "  And  I  break  the  jaw-teeth  of  the  perverse, 
 
 And  from  his  teeth  I  cast  away  prey. 
 "  And  I  say,  '  With  my  nest  I  expire. 
 
 And  as  the  sand  I  multiply  days.' 
 '*  My  root  is  open  unto  the  waters, 
 
 And  dew  doth  lodge  on  my  branch. 
 *•  My  honour  is  fresh  with  me. 
 
 And  my  bow  in  my  hand  is  renewed. 
 "  To  me  they  have  hearkened, 
 
 Ye.i,  they  wait,  and  are  silent  for  my  counsel. 
 "  After  my  word  they  change  not. 
 
 And  on  them  doth  my  speech  drop, 
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 -^  And  they  wait  as  for  rain  for  me. 
 And  their  mouth  they  have  opened  wide 
 As  for  the  latter  rain. 
 
 '•^  I  laugh  unto  them — they  give  no  credence. 
 And  the  light  of  my  face  cause  not  to  fall. 
 
 -^  I  choose  their  way,  and  sit  head. 
 And  I  dwell  as  a  King  in  a  troop, 
 Wlien  mourners  he  doth  comfort. 
 
 XXX.  1  AND  now,  laughed  at  me. 
 
 Have  the  yoimger  in  days  than  I, 
 
 Whose  fathers  T  have  loathed  to  set 
 
 With  the  dogs  of  my  flock. 
 ^  Also — the  power  of  their  hands,  why  is  it  to 
 
 On  them  hath  old  age  perished.  [me  ? 
 
 '  With  want  and  with  famine  gloomy. 
 
 Those  fleeing  to  a  dry  place. 
 
 Formerly  a  desolation  and  waste, 
 *  Those  cropping  mallows  near  a  shrub, 
 
 And  broom-roots  is  their  food. 
 ^  From  the  midst  they  are  cast  out, 
 
 (They  shout  against  them  as  a  thief), 
 ^  In  a  frightful  place  of  valleys  to  dwell, 
 
 Holes  of  earth  and  clefts. 
 ^  Among  shrubs  they  do  groan. 
 
 Under  nettles  they  are  gathered  together. 
 8  Sons  of  folly — even  sons  without  name, 
 
 They  have  been  smitten  from  the  land. 
 ^  And  now,  their  song  I  have  been. 
 
 And  I  am  to  them  for  a  b3rword. 
 1"  They  have  abominated  me. 
 
 They  have  kept  far  from  me. 
 
 And  from  before  me  have  not  spared  to  spit 
 1^  Because  His  cord  He  loosed  and  afflicteth  ine, 
 
 And  the  bridle  from  before  me. 
 
 They  have  cast  away. 
 1^  On  the  right  hand  doth  a  brood  arise, 
 
 My  feet  thejr  have  cast  away, 
 
 And  they  raise  up  against  me, 
 
 Their  paths  of  calamity. 
 13  They  have  broken  down  my  path, 
 
 By  my  calamity  they  proiit,  'He  hath  no 
 i*  As  a  wide  breach  they  come,  [helper. 
 
 Under  the  desolation  have  roll  ed  theinsef  vea. 
 '*  He  hath  turned  against  me  terrors. 
 
 It  pursueth  as  the  wind  mine  abundance, 
 
 And  as  a  thick  cloud. 
 
 Hath  my  safety  passed  away. 
 1*  And  now,  in  nie  my  soul  poureth  itself  out. 
 
 Seize  me  do  days  of  affliction. 
 1^  At  night  my  bone  hath  been  pierced  in  me. 
 
 And  mine  eyelids  do  not  lie  down. 
 1^  By  the  abim  dance  of  power. 
 
 Is  my  clothing  changed. 
 
 As  the  mouth  of  my  coat  it  doth  gird  me. 
 1*  Casting  me  into  mire. 
 
 And  I  am  become  like  dust  and  ashes, 
 ^  I  cry  unto  Thee, 
 
 And  Thou  dost  not  answer  me, 
 
 I  have  stood,  and  Thou  dost  consider  me. 
 -*  Thou  art  turned  to  be  fierce  to  me. 
 
 With  the  strength  of  Thy  hand,  Thou  opjioa 
 ^  Thou  dost  lift  me  up,  [est  ma 
 
 On  tlie  wind  Tliou  dost  cause  me  to  ride. 
 
 And  Thou  meltest — Thou  loveliest  me. 
 '-'■'  For  I  have  known 
 
 To  death  Thou  dost  bring  me  back , 
 
 And  to  the  liouac  ai)]iointed  for  all  living. 
 •"*  Surely  not  against  tlio  lioa^i 
 
 Doth  He  send  forth  the  hand, 
 
 'I'liough  in  its  ruin  they  have  safety. 
 
He  protests  his  integrity. 
 
 XXX.  25.— JOB.—xxxii.  15. 
 
 The  speech  of  Eliku, 
 
 ^  Did  not  I  weep  for  him  whose  day  is  hard  ? 
 
 Grieved  hath  my  soul  for  the  needy. 
 ^  When  good  I  expected,  then  comethevil, 
 
 And  I  wait  for  light,  and  darkness  cometh. 
 ^  My  bowels  have  boiled,  and  have  not  ceased, 
 
 Gone  before  me  have  days  of  affliction, 
 ^  Mourning  I  have  gone  without  the  sun, 
 
 I  have  risen,  in  an  assembly  I  cry. 
 '^  A  brother  I  have  been  to  dragons. 
 
 And  a  companion  to  daughters  of  the  ostrich, 
 ^^  My  skin  hath  been  black  upon  me, 
 
 And  my  bone  hatli  burned  from  heat, 
 ^^  And  my  harp  doth  become  mourning. 
 
 And  my  organ  the  sound  of  weeping, 
 
 XXXI.  1 A  COVENANT  I  made  for  mine  eyes, 
 And  what — do  I  attend  to  a  Aargin  ? 
 
 *  And  what  is  the  portion  of  God  from  above? 
 And  the  inheritance  of  the  Mighty  from  the 
 
 ^  Is  not  calamity  to  the  perverse?    [heights  ? 
 And  strangeness  to  workers  of  iniquity  ? 
 
 *  Doth  not  He  see  my  ways. 
 And  all  my  steps  nirmber  ? 
 
 ^  If  1  have  walked  with  vanity. 
 And  my  foot  doth  hasten  to  deceit, 
 
 *  He  doth  weigh  me  in  righteous  balances. 
 And  God  doth  know  my  integrity. 
 
 ^  If  my  step  dotk  turn  aside  from  the  way. 
 And  after  mine  eyes  hath  my  heart  gone. 
 And  to  my  hands  cleaved  hath  blemish, 
 
 *  Let  me  sow — and  another  eat, 
 And  my  products  let  be  rooted  out. 
 
 *  If  my  heart  hath  been  enticed  by  woman. 
 And  by  the  opening  of  my  neighbour- 1  laid 
 
 '"  Grind  to  another  let  my  wife,  [wait, 
 
 And  over  her  let  others  bend.  [quitj;; ; 
 
 1^  For  it  ts  a  wicked  thing,  and  a  judicial  ini- 
 ^*  For  a  fire  it  is,  to  destruction  it  cousumeth. 
 
 And  among  all  mine  increase  doth  take  root, 
 "  If  I  despise  the  cause  of  my  man-servant. 
 
 And  of  my  hand-maid, 
 
 In  their  contending  with  me, 
 "  Then  what  do  I  do  when  God  ariseth  ? 
 
 And  when  He  doth  inspect. 
 
 What  do  I  answer  Him  ? 
 1*  Did  not  He  that  made  me  in  the  womb  make 
 
 Yea,  prepareius  in  the  womb  doth  One.  [liim  ? 
 '*  If  I  wdthhold  from  pleasure  the  poor, 
 
 And  the  eyes  of  the  widow  do  consume, 
 '^  And  I  do  eat  my  morsel  by  myself. 
 
 And  the  orphan  hath  not  eat  of  it, 
 18  (But  from  my  youth 
 
 He  grew  up  with  me  as  with  a  father. 
 
 And  from  the  belly  of  my  mother  I  am  led.) 
 1'  If  I  see  any  perishing  without  clothing. 
 
 And  there  is  no  covering  to  the  needy, 
 ^^  If  his  loins  have  not  blessed  me, 
 
 And  from  the  fleece  of  my  sheep 
 
 He  doth  not  warm  himself, 
 "  If  I  have  waved  at  the  fatherless  my  hand. 
 
 When  I  see  in  him  the  gate  of  my  court, 
 -"^  My  shoulder  from  its  blade  let  fall. 
 
 And  mine  arm  from  the  bone  be  broken. 
 ^  For  a  dread  unto  me  is  calamity  from  God, 
 
 And  because  of  His  excellency  I  am  notable. 
 *^  If  I  have  made  gold  my  confidence, 
 
 And  to  the  pure  gold  have  said,  'My  trust,' 
 "^  If  I  rejoice  because  great  is  my  wealth, 
 
 A_nd because  abundance  hatli  my  handfound, 
 *"  If  I  see  the  light  when  it  shrneth, 
 
 And  the  precious  moon  walking, 
 
 ^^  And  my  heart  is  enticed  in  secret, 
 And  my  hand  doth  kiss  my  mouth, 
 
 -8  It  also  is  a  judicial  iniquity. 
 For  I  had  lied  to  God  above. 
 
 ^^  If  I  rejoice  at  the  ruin  of  my  hater. 
 And  stirred  up  myself  when  evil  found  him, 
 
 30  Yea,  I  have  not  suffered  my  mouth  to  sin, 
 To  ask  with  an  oath  his  life. 
 
 31  If  not — say  ye,  0  men  of  my  tent, 
 
 '  0  that  we  had  of  his  flesh,  we  are  not  satis- 
 
 32  In  the  street  doth  not  lodge  a  stranger,  [fied.' 
 My  doors  to  the  traveller  I  open.  > 
 
 33  If  I  havft'covered  as  Adam  my  transgressions. 
 To  hide  in  my  bosom  mine  iniquity, 
 
 3'*  Because  I  fear  a  great  multitude,  [me. 
 
 And  the  contempt  of  families  doth  affnght 
 Then  I  am  silent,  I  go  not  out  of  the  opening, 
 
 35  Who  giveth  to  me  a  hearing  ?  lo,  my  mark. 
 The  Mighty  One  doth  answer  me. 
 And  a  bill  hath  mine  adversary  written. 
 
 38  If  not — on  my  shoulder  I  take  it  up, 
 I  bind  it  a  crown  on  myself. 
 
 37  The  number  of  my  steps  I  tell  Him, 
 As  a  leader  I  approach  Him, 
 
 38  If  against  me  my  land  doth  cry  out. 
 And  together  its  furrows  weep, 
 
 39  If  its  strength  I  consumed  without  monep. 
 And  the  life  of  its  possessors, 
 
 I  have  caused  to  breathe  out, 
 ^*  Instead  of  wheat  let  a  thorn  go  forth. 
 And  instead  of  barley  a  useless  weed ! 
 The  words  of  Job  are  finished. 
 
 XXXII.  1  AND  these  three  men  cease  from 
 answering  Job,  for  he  is  righteous  in  his  own 
 eyes,  ^  and  burn  doth  the  anger  of  Ehhu  son 
 of  Barachel  the  Buzite,  of  the  family  of  Ram  ; 
 against  Job  hath  his  anger  burned,  because  of 
 his  justifying  himself  more  than  God  ;  3  and 
 against  his  three  friends  hath  liis  anger  burn- 
 ed, because  that  they  have  not  found  an  an- 
 swer, and  condemn  Job,  *And  Elihu  hath 
 waited  earnestly  beside  Job  with  words,  for 
 they  are  older  than  he  in  days.  ^  And  EUhu 
 seeth  that  there  is  no  answer  in  the  month  of 
 the  three  men,  and  his  anger  burneth.  ^  And 
 Elihu  son  of  Barachel  the  Buzite  answereth 
 and  saith : — 
 
 Young  I  am  in  days,  and  ye  are  age 
 
 Therefore  I  have  feared. 
 
 And  am  afraid  of  shewing  you  my  opinion. 
 '■  1  said  :  Days  do  speak. 
 
 And  multitude  of  years  teach  wisdom. 
 
 8  Surely  a  spirit  is  in  man. 
 
 And  the  breath  of  the  Mighty  One 
 Doth  cause  them  to  understand, 
 
 9  The  multitude  are  not  wise, 
 
 Nor  do  the  aged  understand  judgment. 
 1*  Therefore  I  have  said :  Hearken  to  me, 
 
 I  do  shew  my  opinion — even  I. 
 11  Lo,  I  have  waited  for  your  words, 
 
 I  give  ear  unto  your  reasons, 
 
 Tfll  ye  search  out  sayings. 
 '-  And  unto  you  I  attend. 
 
 And  lo,  there  is  no  reasoner  for  Job, 
 
 Or  answerer  of  his  sayings  among  you, 
 13  Lest  ye  say.  We  have  found  wisdom, 
 
 God  (loth  thrust  him  away,  not  man. 
 !•*  And  he  hath  not  set  in  aA*ay  words  for  me. 
 
 And  with  your  sayings  I  do  not  answer  him. 
 1'  (They  have  broken  dovra, 
 349 
 
The  address  of  Blihu. 
 
 XXXII.  16.— JOB.— xxxiv.  2a 
 
 Blihu  reproves  Job 
 
 They  have  uot  answered  agaiu, 
 
 They  removed  froru  themselves  words. 
 '*  And  I  have  waited,  bvit  they  do  uot  speak, 
 
 For  they  have  stood  still, 
 
 They  have  not  answered  any  more.) 
 ^^  I  answer,  even  I— my  share, 
 
 I  shew  my  opinion — even  I. 
 ^8  For  I  have  been  full  of  words, 
 
 Distressed  me  hath  the  spirit  of  my  breast, 
 ^'  Lo,  my  breast  is  as  wine  not  opened. 
 
 Like  new  bottles  it  is  broken  up. 
 '"  I  speak,  and  there  is  refreshment  to  me, 
 
 I  open  my  lips  and  answer. 
 ^  Let  me  not,  I  praji-yoii,  accept  the  face  of  any, 
 
 Nor  nnto  man  give  flattering  titles, 
 ''■'^  For  I  have  not  known  to  giveflatteriug  titles, 
 
 In  a  little  doth  my  Maker  take  me  away. 
 
 XXXIII.  1  AND  yet,  I  pray  thee,  O  Job, 
 Hear  my  speech  and  to  all  my  words  give  ear. 
 
 *  Lo,  I  i)ray  thee,  I  have  opened  my  mouth, 
 My  tongue  hath  spoken  in  the  palate,  [ings, 
 
 '  Of  the  ujirightness  of  my  heai*t  are  my  say- 
 And  knowledge  have  my  lips  clearly  spoken. 
 
 *  The  Spirit  of  God  hath  made  me. 
 
 And  tne  breath  of  the  Mighty  doth  quicken 
 
 *  If  thou  art  able— answer  me,  [me. 
 Set  in  array  before  me— station  thyself. 
 
 *  Lo,  I  avi,  according  to  thy  word,  for  God, 
 From  the  clay  I — I  also,  have  been  formed. 
 
 ^  Lo,  my  terror  doth  not  frighten  thee, 
 And  my  burden  on  thee  is  not  heavy. 
 
 8  Surely — thou  hast  said  in  mine  ears, 
 And  the  sounds  of  words  I  hear : 
 
 *  '  Pure  am  I,  vsTthout  transgression, 
 Innocent  am  I,  and  1  liave  no  iniquity. 
 
 '*  Lo,  occasions  against  me  He  doth  find. 
 
 He  doth  reckon  me  for  an  enemy  to  Him, 
 "  He  doth  put  in  the  stocks  my  feet, 
 
 He  doth  watch  all  my  paths. 
 1"  Lo,  in  this  thou  hast  not  been  righteous, 
 
 I  answer  thee,  that  greater  is  God  than  man. 
 13  Wherefore  against  Him  hast  thou  striven. 
 
 When /or  all  His  matters  He  answereth  not? 
 1^  For  once  doth  God  speak,  and  twice, 
 
 (He  doth  uot  behold  it.) 
 1*  In  a  dream — a  vision  of  night. 
 
 In  the  falling  of  deep  sleeji  on  men. 
 
 In  sltimberings  on  a  bed, 
 1*  Then  He  uncovereth  the  ear  of  men. 
 
 And  for  their  instruction  sealeth : 
 I''  To  turn  aside  man  from  doing, 
 
 And  pride  from  man  He  concealeth. 
 1^  He  keepeth  back  his  soul  from  corruption, 
 
 And  his  life  from  passing  away  by  a  dart, 
 i**  And  He  hath  been  reproved 
 
 With  pain  on  his  bed, 
 
 And  the  strife  of  iiis  bones  is  enduring. 
 '"'  And  Ids  life  hath  nauseated  bread. 
 
 And  liis  soul  desirable  food. 
 "1  His  flesh  is  consumed  from  being  seen, 
 
 And  high  are  his  bones,  they  were  not  seen! 
 '^  And  draw  near  to  the  pit  tloth  hia  soul, 
 
 And  his  life  to  those  causing  death. 
 ^  If  there  is  by  him  a  messenger. 
 
 An  interpreter^one  of  a  thousand. 
 
 To  declare  for  man  his  uprightness  : 
 •*  Then  He  doth  favour  him  and  saith, 
 
 '  Ransom  him  from  going  down  to  the  pit, 
 
 I  have  found  an  atonement.' 
 "  Fresher  is  hia  flesh  than  a  child's, 
 360 
 
 He  returneth  to  the  days  of  his  youth. 
 2^  He  maketh  supplication  unto  God, 
 
 And  He  accei)teth  him. 
 
 And  he  seeth  His  face  witli  sli outing. 
 
 And  He  returneth  to  man  Mis  rightcousncs& 
 ^  He  looketh  on  men,  and  saitli,  'I  sinned, 
 
 And  uprightness  I  have  perverted, 
 
 And  it  hath  not  been  profitable  to  me. 
 ^  He  hath  ransomed  my  soul 
 
 From  going  over  into  the  ])it. 
 
 And  my  life  on  the  light  looketh.' 
 ^  Lo,  aU  these  doth  God  work. 
 
 Twice — thrice  with  man, 
 ^^  To  bring  back  his  soul  from  the  i)it, 
 
 Tobeenlightenedwiththelightof  theliviug. 
 ^1  Attend,  0  Job,  hearken  to  me. 
 
 Keep  silent,  and  I — I  do  speak. 
 3^  If  there  are  words — answer  me, 
 
 Speak,  for  I  have  a  desire  to  justify  thee. 
 33  If  there  are  not — hearken  thou  to  me, 
 
 Keep  silent,  and  I  teach  thee  wisdom. 
 
 XXXIV.  1  AND  Elihu  answereth  and  saith: 
 ^  Hear,  0  wise  men,  my  words. 
 
 And,  0  knowing  ones,  give  ear  to  me. 
 '  For  the  ear  doth  try  words. 
 
 And  the  palate  tasteth  to  eat. 
 *  Judgment  let  us  choose  for  oursehes. 
 
 Let  us  know  among  oirrselves  what  is  good. 
 '  For  Job  hath  said,  '  I  have  been  righteous. 
 
 And  God  hath  turned  aside  my  right, 
 ®  Against  my  right  do  I  lie? 
 
 Mortal  is  mine  arrow — without  transgres- 
 '  Who  is  a  man  like  Job  ?  [sion.' 
 
 He  drinketh  scoffing  like  water, 
 8  And  he  hath  travelled  for  company 
 
 With  workers  of  iniquity. 
 
 So  as  to  go  with  men  of  wickedness. 
 '  For  he  hath  said,  'It  doth  not  profit  a  man, 
 
 Wlien  he  delighteth  himself  with  God.' 
 1"  Therefore,  0  men  of  lie  art,  hearken  to  me; 
 
 Far  be  it  from  God  to  do  wickedness, 
 
 And  frovi  the  Mighty  to  do  perverseness : 
 11  For  the  work  of  man  he  repayeth  to  him. 
 
 And  according  to  the  path  of  eacli 
 
 He  doth  cause  him  to  rind. 
 "  Yea,  truly,  God  doth  not  do  wickedly. 
 
 And  the  Mighty  doth  not  pervert  judgment. 
 13  Who  hath  inspected  for  Himself  the  earth? 
 
 And  whoh<athj)laced  all  tlie  habitable  world? 
 1^  If  He  doth  set  on  liini  His  licart, 
 
 His  spirit  and  his  l)rcath  unto  Him  He  ga- 
 1'  Expire  doth  all  flesh  together,        [thereth. 
 
 And  man  to  dust  returneth. 
 I*'  And  if  tliere  is  understanding,  hear  this, 
 
 Give  ear  to  the  voice  of  my  words. 
 1^  Yea,  doth  one  hating  justice  govei-n? 
 
 Or  the  Most  Just  dost  thou  condenm  ? 
 !•*  Who  hath  said  to  a  king — 'Worthless,' 
 
 Unto  princes — 'Wicked ? ' 
 i"  That  hath  not  accepted  the  iierson  of  princea. 
 
 Nor  hath  known  the  rich  nefore  tlie  yoor, 
 
 For  a  woi'k  of  His  liands  are  all  of  them. 
 -"  In  a  moment  they  die,  and  at  midnight 
 
 Shake  do  people,  and  they  i>ass  away, 
 
 And  they  remove  the  mighty  without  hand. 
 ^'  For  His  eyes  are  on  tlie  ways  of  each. 
 
 And  all  his  stei>s  He  doth  sec. 
 ^'^  There  is  no  darlvuess  nor  dcath-sliadc, 
 
 I'or  workers  of  iniquity  to  be  hidden  therej 
 *■•*  I'or  He  dot!i  not  suifer  man  any  more, 
 
God's  omniscience. 
 
 xxxiv.  24.— JOB.-  xxxvT.  29. 
 
 The  justice  of  God's  ways. 
 
 To  KO  unto  God  in  judgmeut, 
 ^  He  breaketh  the  mighty — no  searching ! 
 
 And  He  appointeth  others  in  their  stead. 
 **  Therefore  He  knoweth  their  works, 
 
 And  He  hath  overturned  by  night, 
 
 And  they  are  bruised. 
 ""^  As  wicked  He  hath  stricken  them. 
 
 In  the  place  of  beholders. 
 ''■^  Because  that  against  right 
 
 They  have  turned  aside  from  after  Him, 
 
 And  none  of  His  ways  have  considered 
 ^  To  cause  to  come  in  imto  Him         [wisely, 
 
 The  cry  of  the  poor, 
 
 And  the  cry  of  the  afflicted  He  heareth. 
 ''^  And  He  giveth  rest,  and  who  maketh  wrong  ? 
 
 And  hideth  the  face,  and  who  beholdeth  it? 
 
 And  in  reference  to  a  nation  and  to  a  man, 
 
 It  is  the  same. 
 **>  From  the  reigning  of  a  profane  man. 
 
 From  the  snares  of  a  people ; 
 *i  For  unto  God  hath  any  said  : 
 
 '  I  have  taken  away,  I  do  not  corruptly, 
 ^'^  Besides  that  which  I  see,  shew  Thon  me. 
 
 If  iniquity  I  have  done — I  do  not  add  ? ' 
 8*  By  thee  doth  He  recompense. 
 
 That  thou  hast  refused — 
 
 That  thou  dost  choose,  and  not  I  ? 
 
 And  what  thou  hast  known,  speak. 
 *^  Let  men  of  heart  say  to  me. 
 
 And  a  wise  man  is  hearkening  to  me. 
 '•''  Job — not  with  knowledge  doth  he  speak. 
 
 And  liis  words  are  not  with  wisdom. 
 36  ^y  Father!  let  Job  be  tried — unto  victory. 
 
 Because  of  answers  for  men  of  iniquity, 
 '^  For  he  doth  add  to  his  sin, 
 
 Transgression  among  us  he  vomiteth. 
 
 And  multiplieth  his  sayings  to  God. 
 
 XXXV.  1  AND  Elihu  answereth  and  saith  :— 
 
 2  Tliis  hast  thou  reckoned  for  judgment : 
 Thou  hast  said — 
 
 '  My  righteousness  is  more  than  God's  ? ' 
 
 3  For  thou  sayest,  'What  doth  it  profit  Thee ! 
 What  do  I  profit  from  my  sin?' 
 
 *  I  return  thee  words,  and  thyf  riends  with  thee, 
 "  Behold  attentively  the  heavens — and  see. 
 
 And  behold"  the  clouds, 
 
 They  have  been  higher  than  thou.  [Him  ? 
 '  If  thou  hast  sinned,  what  dost  thou  against 
 
 And  thy  transgressions  have  been  multi- 
 
 What  dost  thou  to  Him?  [plied, 
 
 '  If  thou  hast  been  rigliteous. 
 
 What  dost  thou  give  to  Him  ? 
 
 Or  what  from  thy  hand  doth  He  receive? 
 
 *  For  a  man  like  thyself  is  thy  wickedness. 
 And  for  a  son  of  man  thy  righteousness. 
 
 "  Because  of  the  multitude  of  oppressions 
 
 They  cause  to  cry  out. 
 
 They  cry  because  ai  the  arm  of  the  mighty. 
 1"  And  none  said,  'Where  is  God  my  maker? 
 
 Giving  songs  in  the  night, 
 "  Teaching  us  more  than  the  beasts  of  the 
 
 Yea,  than  tlie  fowl  of  the  heavens    [earth. 
 
 He  maketh  us  wiser.' 
 '2  There  they  cry,  and  He  doth  not  answer. 
 
 Because  of  the  pride  of  evil  doers. 
 13  Surely  vanity  God  doth  not  hear, 
 
 And  the  Mighty  doth  not  behold  it.    [Him, 
 
 *  Yea,  though  thou  sayest  thou  dost  not  behold 
 Judgment  is  before  Him,  and  stay  for  Him. 
 
 ^  And,  now,  because  there  is  not, 
 
 He  hath  appointed  His  anger. 
 And  He  hath  not  known  in  great  extremity. 
 1^  And  Job  witli  vanity  doth  open  his  mouth. 
 Without  knowledge  words  he  multixiHeth. 
 
 XXXVI.  1  AND  Elihu  addeth  and  saith  :— 
 ^  Honour  me  a  little,  and  I  shew  thee, 
 
 That  yet  for  God  are  words. 
 3  I  lift  up  my  knowledge  from  afar. 
 
 And  to  ray  Maker  I  ascribe  righteousness. 
 
 *  For,  truly,  my  words  are  not  false. 
 The  perfect  in  knowledge  is  with  thee. 
 
 *  Lo,  God  is  mighty,  and  despiseth  not, 
 Mighty  in  power  and  heart. 
 
 8  He  revivetn  not  the  wicked. 
 
 And  the  judgment  of  the  poor  appointeth  ; 
 ^  He  withdraweth  not  from  the  righteous  His 
 
 And  from  kings  on  tlie  throne,  [eyes. 
 
 And  causeth  them  to  sit  for  ever,  and  they 
 8  And  if  prisoners  in  fetters  [are  high. 
 
 They  are  captured  with  cords  of  afHictiou, 
 
 *  Then  He  declaretli  to  them  their  work. 
 And  their  transgressions, 
 
 Because  they  have  become  mighty, 
 !<•  And  He  uncovereth  their  ear  for  instruction. 
 
 And  saith  that  they  turn  back  from  iniquity. 
 11  If  they  do  hear  and  serve. 
 
 They  complete  their  days  in  good. 
 
 And  their  years  in  pleasantness. 
 1^  And  if  they  do  not  hearken. 
 
 By  the  dart  they  pass  away. 
 
 And  expiie  without  knowledge. 
 13  And  the  profane  in  heart  set  the  face, 
 
 They  cry  not  when  He  hath  bound  them. 
 1*  Their  soul  dieth  in  youth. 
 
 And  their  life  among  the  defiled. 
 1^  He  draweth  out  the  afflicted  in  his  afHiction, 
 
 And  imcovereth  in  oppression  their  ear. 
 18  And  also  He  moved  thee  from  a  strait  place, 
 
 To  a  broad  place — no  straitness  imder  it. 
 
 And  the  sitting  beyond  of  thy  table 
 
 Hath  been  fidl  of  fatness.  [fulfilled, 
 
 1^  And  the  judgment  of  the  wicked  thou  hast 
 
 Judgment  and  justice  are  upheld — because 
 IS  Lest  He  move  thee  with  a  stroke,   [of  fury, 
 
 And  the  abimdance  of  an  atonement  turn 
 18  Doth  He  value  thy  riches  ?  [thee  not  aside. 
 
 He  hath  gold,  and  aU  the  forces  of  power. 
 ^^  Desire  not  the  night. 
 
 For  the  going  up  of  peoples  in  their  stead. 
 ^1  Take  heed — do  not  turn  unto  iniquity. 
 
 For  on  this  thou  hast  fixed 
 
 Rather  than  on  affliction. 
 ""  Lo,  God  doth  sit  on  high  by  His  power. 
 
 Who  is  like  Him — a  teacher  ? 
 ^  Who  hath  appointed  unto  Him  his  way  ? 
 
 And  who  said,  '  Thou  hast  done  iniquity  ' 
 "*  Remember  that  thou  magnify  His  work 
 
 That  men  have  behelcL 
 -''  All  men  have  looked  on  it, 
 
 Man  looketh  attentively  from  afar. 
 28  Lo,  God  is  high. 
 
 And  we  know  not  the  number  of  His  years, 
 
 Yea,  there  is  no  searching.  [waters, 
 
 2^  When  He  doth  diminish  droppings  of  the 
 
 They  refine  rain  according  to  its  vapour, 
 ^  Which  clouds  do  drop. 
 
 They  distil  on  man  abundantly. 
 ^  Yea,  doth  any  understand 
 
 The  spreadings  out  of  a  cloud? 
 
 The  noises  of  His  tabernacle  ? 
 351 
 
OodCs  dealings  with  men. 
 
 XXXVI.  30.— JOB.— xxxviii.  3G. 
 
 Jehovan  answers  Job. 
 
 'o  Lo,  He  hath  spread  over  it  His  light, 
 
 And  the  roots  of  the  sea  He  hath  covered, 
 '1  For  by  them  He  doth  jiidge  peoples, 
 
 He  giveth  food  iu  abimdance. 
 '-  By  two  palms  He  hath  covered  the  light, 
 
 And  layeth  a  charge  over  it  in  meeting, 
 "3  He  sheweth  by  it  to  his  friend  substance. 
 
 Anger  against  perversity. 
 
 XXXVII.  lALSO,  at  this  my  heart  trembleth, 
 And  it  moveth  from  its  place.  [voice, 
 
 ^  Hearken  diligently  to  the  trembling  of  His 
 Yea,  the  soimd  from  His  mouth  goeth  forth. 
 
 '  Under  the  whole  heavens  He  directeth  it, 
 And  its  light  is  over  the  skirts  of  the  earth. 
 
 *  After  it  roar  doth  a  voice — 
 
 He  thundereth  with  the  voice  of  His  excell- 
 And  He  doth  not  hold  them  back,      [ency. 
 When  His  voice  is  heard. 
 '  (Jod  thundereth  with  His  voice  wonderfully, 
 Doing  great  things  and  we  know  not. 
 
 *  For  to  snow  He  saith,  'Be  on  the  earth.' 
 And  the  small  rain  and  great  rain  of  His 
 
 ^  Intothehandofeverymanhesealetli,  Qjower. 
 
 For  the  knowledge  by  all  men  of  His  work. 
 8  And  enter  doth  the  beast  into  covert, 
 
 And  in  its  habitations  it  doth  continue. 
 
 *  From  the  inner  chamber  cometh  a  hurricane, 
 And  from  scatterings  winds — cold, 
 
 10  From  the  breath  of  God  is  frost  given. 
 
 And  the  breadth  of  waters  is  straitened, 
 '1  Yea,  by  filling  He  doth  press  out  a  cloud, 
 
 Scatter  a  cloud  doth  His  light. 
 "  Audit  isturning  itself  round  by  His  counsels, 
 
 For  their  doing  aU  He  commandeth  them, 
 
 On  the  face  of  the  habitable  earth. 
 '*  Whether  for  a  rod,  or  for  His  land. 
 
 Or  for  kindness- He  doth  cause  it  to  come. 
 '•^  Hear  this,  O  Job, 
 
 Stand  and  consider  the  wonders  of  God. 
 "*  Dost  thou  know  when  God  doth  place  them. 
 
 And  caused  to  shine  the  light  of  His  cloud  ? 
 i«  Dost  thou  know  the  balancings  of  a  cloud  ? 
 
 The  wonders  of  the  Perfect  in  knowledge  ? 
 17  How  thy  garments  are  warm. 
 
 In  the  quieting  of  the  earth  from  the  south  1 
 '8  Thou  hast  made  an  expanse  with  Him 
 
 For  the  clouds — strong  as  a  hard  mirror ! 
 1"  Let  us  know  what  we  say  to  Him, 
 
 We  set  not  in  arrav  because  of  darkness. 
 s«  Is  it  declared  to  Him  that  I  speak? 
 
 If  a  man  hath  spoken,  surely  he  is  swallowed 
 *i  And  now,  they  have  not  seen  tlui  light,  [up. 
 
 Bright  it  is  in  tlie  clouds. 
 
 And  the  wind  hath  passed  by  and  cleanscth 
 ^2  From  the  golden  north  it  coraeth,       [them. 
 
 Beside  God  is  fearful  honour. 
 ^  The  Mighty !  we  have  not  found  Him  out. 
 
 High  in  power  and  judgment, 
 
 He  doth  not  answer! 
 
 And  abundant  in  righteousness, 
 "  Therefore  do  men  fear  Him, 
 
 He  seeth  not  any  of  the  wise  of  heart. 
 
 XXXVIII.  1  AND  Jehovah  answereth  Job 
 out  of  the  whirlwind,  and  saith  :— 
 
 *  Wlio  w  this— darkening  counsel, 
 By  words  without  knowledgt;  ? 
 
 *  Gird,  1  pray  thee,  as  a  man,  thy  loins. 
 And  1  ask  thee,  and  cause  thou  M(!  to  know. 
 
 *  Where  wast  thou  when  i  founded  earth  't 
 
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 Declare,  if  thou  hast  known  understanding. 
 ^  Who  placed  its  measures — if  thou  knowest? 
 
 Or  who  hath  stretched  out  upon  it  a  line  ? 
 ^  On  what  have  its  sockets  been  sunk  ? 
 
 Or  who  hath  cast  its  corner-stone  ? 
 
 7  In  the  singing  together  of  stars  of  morning, 
 And  all  sons  of  God  shout  for  joy, 
 
 8  And  He  shutteth  up  with  doors  the  sea. 
 In  its  coming  forth,  from  the  womb  it  goeth 
 
 ^  In  My  making  a  cloud  its  clothing,        [out. 
 
 And  thick  darkness  its  swaddling  baud, 
 ^^  And  I  measure  over  it  My  statute. 
 
 And  place  bar  and  doors, 
 11  And  say,  'Hitherto  come  thou,  and  add  not. 
 
 And  a  command  is  placed 
 
 On  the  pride  of  thy  billows.'  [days? 
 
 1"  Hast  thou  commanded  morning  since  thy 
 
 Causest  thou  the  dawn  to  know  its  place ''. 
 1^  To  take  hold  on  the  skirts  of  the  earth. 
 
 And  the  wicked  are  shaken  out  of  it, 
 1^  It  turneth  itself  as  clay  of  a  seal 
 
 And  they  station  themselves  as  clothed. 
 1*  And  withheld  from  the  wicked  is  their  light, 
 
 And  the  arm  lifted  up  is  broken. 
 1"  Hast  thou  come  in  to  springs  of  the  sea? 
 
 And  in  searching  the  deep 
 
 Hast  thou  walked  up  and  down  ? 
 
 17  Revealed  to  thee  were  the  gates  of  death  ? 
 And  the  gates  of  death-shade  dost  thou  see  1 
 
 18  Thou  hast  imderstanding. 
 
 Even  unto  the  broad  places  of  earth ! 
 Declare — if  thou  hast  Known  it  all. 
 
 19  Where  is  this — the  way  light  dwelleth  ? 
 And  darkness,  where  is  this — its  jilace? 
 
 ^o  That  thou  dost  take  it  unto  its  boundai-y, 
 
 And  that  thou  dost  understand 
 
 Tlie  paths  of  its  house. 
 ^1  Thou  hast  known— for  then  thou  art  born. 
 
 And  the  niunber  of  thy  days  are  many! 
 ^  Hast  thou  come  in  unto  thetreasureof  snow  \ 
 
 Yea,  the  treasures  of  hail  dost  thou  see  ? 
 ^  That  I  have  kept  back  for  a  time  of  distress. 
 
 For  a  day  of  conflict  and  battle. 
 2-»  Where  is  this,  the  way  light  is  apportioned  ? 
 
 It  scattereth  an  east  wind  over  the  earth. 
 ^  Who  hath  divided  for.the  flood  a  conduit? 
 
 And  a  way  for  the  lightning  of  the  voices? 
 ^8  To  cause  it  to  rain  on  a  land— no  man, 
 
 A  wilderness— no  man  in  it. 
 ^  To  satisfy  a  desolate  and  waste  place, 
 
 And  to  cause  t(i  shoot  up 
 
 The  produce  of  the  tender  grass? 
 28  Hath  the  rain  a  father? 
 
 Or  who  hath  b'  gotten  the  drops  of  dew  ? 
 -"  From  whose  belly  came  forth  the  ice  ? 
 
 And  the  hoar-frost  of  the  heavens. 
 
 Who  hath  begotten  it? 
 30  As  a  stone  waters  are  hidden. 
 
 And  the  faceof  thu  deep  is  cai)tured. 
 3'  Dost  thou  bind  swict  iniliiences  of  Kimah? 
 
 Or  the  attractions  of  Kesil  dost  thou  open? 
 
 32  Dost  thou  bring  out  Mazzaroth  iu  its  season ! 
 And  Aysh  for  her  sons  dost  thou  comfort? 
 
 33  Hast  tiiou  known  the  statutes  of  heaven? 
 Or  dost  thou  .appoint 
 
 Its  dominion  in  tlie  earth  ? 
 s-*  Dost  thou  lift  up  to  the  cloud  thy  voice, 
 
 And  abundance  of  water  doth  cover  thee  ? 
 3'  Dost  thou  send  out  lightnings,  and  they  gOi 
 
 And  say  unto  thee,   '  Behold  us  ?' 
 '^^  Wlio  hath  put  iu  the  inward  parts  wisdom  T 
 
Ood  declares  hia  mighty  works,  xxxvttt.  37.— JOB.— xli.  3. 
 
 Behemoth  described. 
 
 Or  who  liatli  given 
 
 To  the  covered  part  ixnclerstanfling  ? 
 ^  Wlio  doth  immDer  the  clouds  by  wissdnm  ? 
 
 Aud  the  bottles  of  the  heavens, 
 
 Who  doth  cause  to  lie  down, 
 '^  In  the  hardening  of  dust  into  hardness, 
 
 And  clods  cleave  together? 
 '*'  Dost  thou  hunt  for  alien  prey? 
 
 And  the  desire  of  young  hons  fulfil  ? 
 "'  When  they  bow  down  in  dens — 
 
 Abide  in  a  thicket  for  a  covert  ? 
 •'  Who  doth  prepare  for  a  raven  his  provision, 
 
 When  his  young  ones  cry  unto  God  ? 
 
 They  wander  without  food. 
 
 XXXIX.  1  HAST  thou  known  the  time  of 
 
 The  bearing  of  the  wild  goats  of  the  rock  ? 
 
 The  bringing  forth  of  hinds  thou  dost  mark ! 
 '  Thou  dost  number  the  months  they  fulfil  ? 
 
 And  thou  hast  known  the  time  of  their  bring- 
 ■*  They  bow  down,  [ing  forth  ! 
 
 Their  young  ones  they  bring  forth  safely, 
 
 Their  pangs  they  cast  forth. 
 
 *  Safe  are  their  young  ones, 
 
 ,  They  grow  up  in  the  field,  they  have  gone 
 And  have  not  returned  to  them.  [out, 
 
 *  Who  hath  sent  forth  the  wild  ass  free  ? 
 Yea,  the  bands  of  the  wild  ass  who  opened  ? 
 
 ^  Whose  house  I  have  made  the  wilderness, 
 And  his  dwellings  the  barren  land, 
 
 ^  He  doth  laugh  at  the  multitude  of  a  city. 
 The  cries  of  an  exactor  he  heareth  not. 
 
 8  The  range  of  mountains  is  his  pastiire. 
 And  after  every  green  thing  he  seeketh. 
 
 *  la  a  Reem  willmg  to  serve  thee  ? 
 
 Doth  he  lodge  by  thy  crib  ?  [thick  band  ? 
 '"  Dost  thou  bind  a  Reem  in  a  furrow  with  his 
 
 Doth  he  harrow  valleys  after  thee  ?  [power  ? 
 "  Dost  thou  trixst  in  him  because  great  is  his 
 
 And  dost  thou  leave  imto  him  thy  labour  ? 
 '"  Dost  thou  trust  in  him 
 
 Tliat  he  doth  bring  back  thy  seed  ? 
 
 And  to  thy  threshing-floor  doth  gather  it  ? 
 '3  The  wing  of  the  rattling  ones  exulteth, 
 
 Whether  the  pinion  of  the  ostrich  or  hawk. 
 "  For  she  leaveth  on  the  earth  her  eggs. 
 
 And  on  the  dust  she  doth  warm  them, 
 1"  And  she  forgetteth  that  a  foot  may  press  it, 
 
 And  a  beast  of  the  field  tread  it  down. 
 **  Her  young  ones  it  hath  hardened  without 
 
 In  vain  is  her  labour  without  fear.  [her, 
 ^'  For  God  hath  caused  her  to  forget  wisdom. 
 
 And  He  hath  not  given  a  portion 
 
 To  her  in  understanding : 
 '"  At  the  time  on  high  she  lifteth  herself  up, 
 
 She  laugheth  at  the  horse  and  at  his  rider. 
 1^  Dost  thou  give  to  the  horse  might  ? 
 
 Dost  thou  clothe  his  neck  with  a  mane  ? 
 "*  Dost  thou  cause  him  to  rush  as  a  locust  ? 
 
 The  majesty  of  his  snorting  is  terrible. 
 "  Theydiginavalley,  andherejoicethinpower, 
 
 He  goeth  forth  to  meet  the  armour. 
 ''■^  He  laugheth  at  fear,  and  is  not  affrighted, 
 
 And  he  tumeth  not  back  from  the  face  of  the 
 ^  A  gainst  him  rattle  doth  quiver,        [sword. 
 
 The  flame  of  a  spear,  and  a  halbert. 
 ^  With  trembling  and  ra^e  he  swalloweth  the 
 
 And  remaineth  not  stedfast  [ground, 
 
 Because  of  the  sound  of  a  trumiiet. 
 "^  Among  the  trumpets  ne  saith.  Aha. 
 
 And  from  afar  he  dotn  smell  battle, 
 
 Roaring  of  princes  and  shouting. 
 -"  By  thine  understanding  Hieth  a  hawk  ? 
 
 Spreadeth  he  his  wings  to  the  sontli  ? 
 "'  At  thy  command  goeth  an  eagle  up  high  ? 
 
 Or  lifteth  he  up  his  nest? 
 '■*  A  rock  he  doth  inhabit. 
 
 Yea,  he  lodgeth  on  the  tooth  of  a  rock,  and 
 -3  From  thence  he  hath  sought  food,  [fortress. 
 
 To  a  far  off  place  his  eyes  look  attentively, 
 3"  And  his  brood  gulph  up  blood. 
 
 And  where  the  pierced  are — there  is  he ! 
 
 XL.  ^  AND  Jehovah  doth  answer  Job,  and 
 saith : — 
 
 -  Is  the  striver  with  the  Mighty  instructed  ? 
 The  reprover  of  God,  let  him  answer  it. 
 
 '  And  Job  answereth  Jehovah,  and  saith  :— 
 ^  Lo,  I  have  been  vile. 
 
 What  do  I  return  to  Thee  ? 
 
 My  hand  I  have  placed  on  my  mouth. 
 ^  Once  I  have  spoken,  aud  I  answer  not, 
 
 And  twice,  and  I  add  not. 
 
 "  And  Jehovah  answereth  Job  out  of    the 
 
 whirlwind,  and  saith  : — 
 '  Gird,  I  pray  thee,  as  a  man,  thy  loins, 
 
 I  ask  thee,  and  cause  thou  Me  to  know. 
 8  Dost  thou  also  maive  void  My  judgment? 
 Dost  thou  condemn  Me, 
 That  thou  mayest  be  righteous  ? 
 "  And  an  arm  like  God  hast  thou  ?  [der? 
 
 And  with  a  voice  like  Him  dost  thou  tnim- 
 Put  on,  I  pray  thee,  excellency  and  loftiness, 
 Yea,  honour  and  beauty  put  on. 
 Scatter  abroad  the  wrath  of  thine  anger. 
 And  see  every  proud  one,  and  make  liim  low. 
 See  every  proud  one — humble  him. 
 And  tread  down  the  wicked  in  their  place. 
 Hide  them  in  the  dust  together, 
 Their  faces  bind  in  secret. 
 And  even  I — I  do  praise  thee. 
 For  thy  right  handgiveth  salvation  to  thee. 
 Lo,  I  pray  thee,  Behemoth,  that  I  made  with 
 Grass  as  an  ox  he  eateth.  [the 
 
 Lo,  I  pray  thee,  his  power  is  in  his  loins. 
 And  his  strengih  in  tlie  muscles  of  his  belly 
 He  doth  bend  his  tail  as  a  cedar, 
 The  sinews  of  his  thighs  are  wrapped  to 
 His  bones  are  tubes  of  brass,  [gethe; 
 
 His  bones  are  as  a  bar  of  iron. 
 He  is  a  beginning  of  the  ways  of  God, 
 His  Maker  bringeth  nigh  his  sword  ; 
 
 ^  For  food  do  mountains  bear  for  him, 
 And  all  the  beasts  of  the  field  play  there. 
 
 ^^  Under  shades  he  lieth  down, 
 In  a  secret  place  of  reed  and  mire. 
 
 --  Cover  him  do  shades,  with  their  shadow. 
 Cover  him  do  willows  of  the  brook. 
 
 "^  Lo,  a  flood  oppresseth— he  doth  not  haatCi 
 He  is  confident  though  Jordan 
 Doth  come  forth  unto  his  mouth. 
 
 "^  Before  his  eyes  doth  one  take  him. 
 With  snares  doth  one  pierce  the  nose  ? 
 
 XLI.  1  DOST  thou  draw  leviathan  with  an 
 angle  ?  [tongue  7 
 
 And  with  a  rope  thou  lettest  down — his 
 ^  Dost  thou  put  a  reed  in  his  nose  ? 
 
 And  with  a  thorn  iiierce  his  jaw  ? 
 
 Doth  he  multiply  unto  thee  supplications  ? . 
 
Leviathan  described. 
 
 XLI.  4— JOB.— XLIT.  IG. 
 
 Job  is  restored  to  prosperity. 
 
 Doth  lio  s^ieak  unto  thee  tender  things? 
 
 *  Doth  he  make  a  covenant  with  thee  ? 
 Dostthou  take  him  fora  servant  aKe-dnrin;,'  ? 
 
 '  Dost  thou  play  with  him  as  a  bird? 
 
 And  dost  thou  hind  him  for  thy  damsels? 
 "  (Feast  upon  him  do  companions, 
 
 They  divide  him  among  the  merchants !) 
 ^  Dost  thou  till  with  barbed  irons  bis  skiii? 
 
 And  vsdth  fish-spears  his  head? 
 
 *  Place  on  him  thy  hand, 
 Remember  the  battle — do  not  add  ! 
 
 ^  Lo,  the  hope  of  him  is  foimd  a  liar. 
 
 Also  at  his  appearance  is  not  one  cast  down  ? 
 '"  None  so  fierce  that  he  doth  awake  him. 
 
 And  who  is  he  before  Me  stationeth  himself? 
 '^  Who  hath  brought  before  Me  and  I  repay  ? 
 
 Under  the  whole  heavens  it  is  mine. 
 ■^  I  do  not  keep  silent  concerning  his  parts, 
 
 And  the  matter  of  might. 
 
 And  the  grace  of  his  arrangement.  Ting  ? 
 '3  Wlio  hath  uncovered  the  face  of  his  clotli- 
 
 Within  his  double  bridle  who  doth  enter  ? 
 "  The  doors  of  his  face  who  hath  opened  '! 
 
 Round  about  his  teeth  are  terrilMe. 
 ^*  A  pride — strong  ones  of  shields. 
 
 Shut  up— a  close  seal. 
 '*  One  unto  another  they  draw  nigh. 
 
 And  air  doth  not  enter  between  them. 
 1^  One  unto  another  they  adhere. 
 
 They  stick  together  and  are  not  separated. 
 18  His  sneezings  cause  light  to  shine. 
 
 And  his  eyes  are  as  the  eyelids  of  the  dawn. 
 J^  Out  of  his  mouth  do  flames  go,  sparks  of  lire 
 '"  Out  of  his  nostrils  goeth  forth  smoke,  [escape. 
 
 As  a  blown  pot  and  reeds. 
 ^1  His  breath  setteth  coals  on  fire. 
 
 And  a  flame  from  his  mouth  goeth  forth. 
 ^  In  his  neck  lodge  doth  strength, 
 
 And  before  him  doth  grief  extilt. 
 ^  The  Hakes  of  his  flesh  have  adhered — 
 
 Firm  upon  him — it  is  not  moved, 
 ^  His  heart  is  firm  as  a  stone. 
 
 Yea,  firm  as  the  lower  piece. 
 '^  From  his  rising  are  the  mighty  afraid, 
 
 From  breakings  they  keep  themseh^es  free. 
 ^^  The  sword  of  his  overtaker  standeth  not, 
 
 Spear— dai-t — and  lance.  [wood. 
 
 ^  He  reckoneth  iron  as  straw,  brass  as  rotten 
 "*  The  son  of  the  bow  doth  not  cause  him  to  flee, 
 
 Turned  by  him  into  stubble  are  stones  of  the 
 -'  As  stubble  have  darts  been  reckonedj  [sling. 
 
 And  he  laugheth  at  the  shaking  of  a  javelin. 
 ^^  Under  him  are  sharp  points  of  clay. 
 
 He  spreadeth  gold  on  the  mire. 
 *i  He  causeth  to  boil  as  a  pot  the  deeij. 
 
 The  sea  he  maketh  as  a  pot  of  ointment. 
 ^^  After  him  he  causeth  a  jiath  to  shi '  ic, 
 
 One  thinketh  the  deep  to  be  hoary. 
 *^'  There  is  not  on  the  earth  his  like, 
 
 'i'hat  is  made  witliout  terror. 
 •*  Every  high  thing  he  doth  see, 
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 He  is  king  over  all  sons  of  pride.  i 
 
 XLII.  1  AND  Job  answereth  Jehovah  and 
 saith : —  [art  able, 
 
 ^  Thou  hast  known  that  for  all  things  Thou 
 
 And  not  withheld  from  Thee  is  any  device: 
 
 *  '  Who  is  this,  hiding  counsel  without  know- 
 
 ledge ? '  [not. 
 
 Therefore,  I  have  declared,  and  understand 
 Too  wonderful  for  me,  and  I  know  not. 
 
 *  '  Hear,  I  pray  thee,  and  I — I  do  speak, 
 I  ask  thee,  and  cause  thou  me  to  know.' 
 
 *  By  the  hearing  of  the  ear  I  heard  Thee, 
 Aud  now  mine  eye  hath  seen  Thee. 
 
 *  Therefore  do  I  loathe  it, 
 
 And  I  have  repented  on  dust  and  ashes. 
 
 ^And  it  cometh  to  pass  after  Jehovah's 
 speaking  these  words  unto  Job,  that  Jehovah 
 saith  unto  Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  'Burned 
 hath  Mine  anger  against  thee,  and  against 
 thy  two  friends,  because  ye  have  not  spoken 
 concerning  Me  rightly,  like  My  servant  Job. 
 8  And  now,  take  to  you  seven  bullocks  and 
 seven  rams,  and  go  ye  unto  My  servant  Job, 
 and  ye  have  caused  a  burnt-offering  to  ascend 
 for  you ;  and  Job  My  servant  doth  pray  for 
 you,  for  surely  his  face  I  accept,  so  as  not  to 
 do  with  you  folly,  because  ye  have  not  siwken 
 concerning  Me  rightly,  like  My  ser\^ant  Job. 
 *And  they  go — Eliphaz  the  Temanite,  and 
 Bildad  the  Shuhite,  Zophar  the  Naamathite 
 — and  do  as  Jehovah  hath  spoken  unto  them ; 
 and  Jehovah  doth  accept  the  face  of  Job. 
 
 i^And  Jehovah  hath  turned  to  the  capti- 
 vity of  Job  in  his  praying  for  his  friends,  and 
 Jehovah  doth  add  to  all  that  Job  hath — to 
 double.  "And  come  unto  him  do  all  his 
 brethren,  and  all  his  sisters,  and  all  his  former 
 acquaintances,  and  they  eat  bread  with  him 
 in  nis  house,  and  bemoan  him,  and  comfort 
 him  concerning  all  tlie  evil  that  Jehovah  had 
 brought  upon  nim,  and  they  gave  to  him  each 
 one  kesitan,  and  each  one  ring  of  gold. 
 
 12  And  Jehovah  hath  blessed  the  latter  end 
 of  Job  more  than  his  beginning,  and  he  hath 
 fourteen  thousand  of  a  flock,  and  six  thou- 
 sand camels,  and  a  thousand  pairs  of  oxen, 
 and  a  thousand  she-asses.  ^^And  he  hath 
 seven  sons  and  three  daughters ;  ^*  and  he 
 calleth  the  name  of  the  one  Jemima,  and  the 
 name  of  the  second  Kezia,  and  the  name  of 
 the  third  Kereu-Happuch.  '*  And  there  have 
 not  Ijeen  found  women  fair  as  the  daughters 
 of  Job  in  all  the  land,  and  their  father  doth 
 give  to  them  an  inheritance  in  the  midst  of 
 their  brethren. 
 
 i"  And  Job  liveth  after  this  a  hundred  and 
 forty  years,  and  seeth  liia  sons,  and  his  sons' 
 sons,  four  generations  ;  and  .To!)  dicth,  aged 
 and  satisfied  wit/i  days. 
 
PSALMS 
 
 ■  *0  the  happiness  of  that  one,  who 
 Hath  not  walked  in  the  counsel  of  the  wicked. 
 And  in  the  way  of  sinners  hath  not  stood, 
 And  in  the  seat  of  scorners  hath  not  sat ; 
 
 "  But — in  the  law  of  Jehovah  is  his  delight, 
 And  in  His  law  he  doth  meditate  by  day  and 
 
 3  And  he  hath  been  as  a  tree,  [Ijy  nif^ht: 
 
 Planted  by  rivulets  of  waters. 
 That  giveth  its  fruit  in  its  season, 
 And  its  leaf  doth  not  wither. 
 And  all  that  he  doth  he  causetli  to  prosper. 
 
 *  Not  so  the  ■m'cked  : 
 
 But — as  chaff  that  wind  driveth  away ! 
 ^Therefore  the  wicked  rise  not  in  judgment, 
 "    Nor  sinners  in  the  company  of  the  righteous, 
 
 *  For  Jehovah  is  knowing  the  way  of  the  righte- 
 And  the  way  of  the  wicked  is  lost!       [ous, 
 
 IT.  1  Wliy  have  nations  tumultuously  assem- 
 And  do  peoples  meditate  vanity?        [bled? 
 
 -  Station  tlicmselves  do  kings  of  the  earth. 
 And  princes  have  been  united  together. 
 Against  Jehovah,  and  against  His  Messiah: 
 
 '^  '  Let  us  draw  off  Their  cords, 
 And  cast  from  us  Their  thick  bands.' 
 
 *  He  who  is  sitting  in  the  heavens  doth  laugh, 
 The  Lord  doth  mock  at  them. 
 
 *  Then  doth  He  speak  unto  them  in  His  anger, 
 And  in  His  wrath  He  doth  trouble  them : 
 
 ®  '  And  1 — 1  have  anoint'id  My  King, 
 
 Upon  Zion— My  holy  hill.' 
 ^  I  declare  concerning  a  statute: 
 
 Jehovah  said  unto  me,  '  My  Son  Thou  art, 
 
 I  to-day  have  brought  thee  forth.         [ance, 
 ^  Ask  of  Me  and  I  give  nations— thy  inherit- 
 
 And  thy  possession — the  ends  of  earth. 
 
 *  Thou  dost  rule  them  with  a  sceptre  of  iron, 
 As  a  vessel  of  a  potter  Thou  dost  crush  them. ' 
 
 '"  And  now,  O  kings,  act  wisely. 
 
 Be  instructed,  0  judges  of  earth, 
 '^  Serve  ye  Jehovah  with  fear. 
 
 And  rejoice  with  trembling. 
 '*  Kiss  the  Chosen  One,  lest  He  be  angry. 
 
 And  ye  lose  the  way. 
 
 When  His  anger  bumeth  but  a  little, 
 
 0  the  happiness  of  all  trusting  in  Him! 
 
 (11.  A  Psalm  of  David,  in  his  fleeing  from  the 
 
 face  of  Absalom  his  son. 
 '  Jehovah,  how  have  my  distresses  multiplied! 
 
 Many  are  rising  up  against  me. 
 '  Many  are  saying  of  my  soul, 
 
 'There  is  nosalvation  for  himinGod.'  Selah. 
 
 *  And  Thou,  O  Jehovah,  art  a  shield  for  me, 
 My  honour,  and  lifter  up  of  my  head. 
 
 *  My  voice  is  unto  Jehovah :  I  call : 
 
 And  He  answereth  me  from  his  holy  hill, 
 '  I — I  have  lain  down,  and  I  sleep,       [Selah. 
 
 1  have  waked,  for  Jehovah  sustaineth  me. 
 
 *  I  am  not  afraid  of  myriads  of  people. 
 That  round  about  they  have  set  against  me. 
 
 '  Rise,  0  Jehovah !  save  me,  my  God. 
 Because  Tlioii  hast  smitten 
 All  mine  enemies  on  the  cheek. 
 The  teeth  of  the  wicked  Thou  hast  broken. 
 
 '  Of  Jehovah  is  this  saTvation ; 
 On  Thy  people  is  Thy  blessing !     Selah. 
 
 IV.  To  the  Overseer  with  Stringed  Instra 
 
 ments.— A  Psalm  of  David. 
 ^  In  my  calling  answer  Thou  me, 
 
 0  God  of  my  righteousness. 
 
 In  adversity  Tliou  gav^est  enlargement  to  me 
 
 Favour  me,  and  hear  my  prayer. 
 '  Sonsof  men!  tillwlienjs  my  glory  for  shame 
 
 Ye  love  a  vain  tiling,  ye  seek  a  lie.      Selah 
 3  And  know  ye  tliat  Jehovah 
 
 Hath  separated  a  saintly  one  to  Himself. 
 
 Jehovah  heareth  in  my  calling  to  Him. 
 
 *  '  Tremble  ye,  and  do  not  sin.; ' 
 
 Say  ye  t/nis  in  your  lieart  on  your  bed. 
 
 And  be  ye  silent.     Selah. 
 ^  Sacriiice  ye  sacrifices  of  righteousness. 
 
 And  trust  ye  unto  .Jehovah. 
 "  Many  are  sayin.^,  '  Wlio  dotl  i  show  us  good  ? 
 
 Lift  on  us  the  light  of  Thy  face,  0  Jehovah, 
 ^  Then  hast  given  joy  in  my  heart. 
 
 From  the  time  their  corn  and  their  wine 
 
 Have  been  multiplied. 
 ^  In  peace  together  I  lie  down  and  sleep. 
 
 For  Thou,  0  Jehovah,  alone. 
 
 In  confidence  dost  cause  me  to  dwell ! 
 
 V.  To  the  Overseer,  'Concerning  the  Inherit 
 
 ances.' — A  Psalm  of  David. 
 ^  My  sayings  hear,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 Consider  my  meditation. 
 '  Be  attentive  to  the  voice  of  my  cry. 
 
 My  king  and  my  God, 
 
 For  unto  Thee  I  jpray  habitually. 
 ^  Jehovah,  at  morning  Thou  hearest  my  voice 
 
 A  t  morning  I  set  in  array  for  Thee, 
 
 And  I  look  out. 
 
 *  For  not  a  God  desiring  wickedness  art  Thou, 
 Evil  inhabiteth  Thee  not. 
 
 '  The  boastful  ■  station  not  themselves  before 
 Thine  eyes : 
 
 Thou  hast  hated  all  working  iniquity. 
 "  Thou  destroyest  those  speaking  lies,  [inata. 
 
 A  man  of  blood  anddeceit  Jehovah  doth  abom- 
 ^  And  I,  in  the  abundance  of  Thy  kindness, 
 
 1  enter  Thy  house,  [Thy  fear. 
 I  bow  myself  toward  Thy  holy  temple  it 
 
 8  0  Jehovah,  lead  me  in  Thy  righteousness. 
 Because  of  those  observing  me, 
 Make  straight  before  me  Thy  way. 
 
 '^  For  there  is  no  stability  in  their  mouth. 
 Their  heart  is  mischiefs. 
 An  open  grave  is  their  throat. 
 Their  tongue  they  make  smooth. 
 
 '"  Declare  them  gmlty,  0  God, 
 Let  them  fall  from  their  own  counsels. 
 In  the  abundance  of  their  transgressions 
 Drive  them  away. 
 Because  they  have  rebelled  against  Thee. 
 
 11  And  rejoice  do  all  trusting  in  Thee,  [over, 
 To  the  age  theysing,  and  Thou  coveresttheir 
 And  those  loving  Thy  name  exult  in  Thee. 
 
 '"  For  Thou  blessest  the  righteous,  0  Jehovah, 
 As  a  buckler  with  favour  dost  compass  hiral 
 365 
 
Petittona. 
 
 VI.  1.— PSALMS.— IX.  17. 
 
 Adoration. 
 
 VT.  To  the  Overseer  with  stringed  instru- 
 ments, on  the  octave. — A  Psalm  of  David. 
 >  0  Jehovali,  in  Thine  anger  reprove  me  not, 
 
 Nor  in  Thy  fury  chastise  me. 
 '  Favour  me,  0  Jehovah,  for  I  am  weak, 
 
 Heal  me,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 For  troubled  have  been  my  bones, 
 
 *  And  my  soul  hath  been  troubled  greatly, 
 ■    And  Thou,  0  Jehovah,  till  when? 
 
 *  Turn  back,  O  Jehovah,  draw  out  my  soul, 
 Save  me  for  Thy  kindness'  sake. 
 
 *  For  there  is  not  in  death  Thy  memorial. 
 In  Sheol,  who  doth  give  thanks  to  Thee  ? 
 
 *  I  have  been  weary  with  my  sighing, 
 
 I  meditate  through  all  the  night  on  my  bed, 
 With  my  tear  my  conch  I  waste. 
 '  Old  from  provocation  is  mine  eye, 
 It  is  old  because  of  all  mine  adversaries, 
 
 *  Turn  from  me  all  ye  workers  of  iniquity. 
 For  Jehovali  heard  the  voice  of  my  weeping, 
 
 ■  Jehovah  hath  heard  my  supplication, 
 Jehovah  my  prayer  receivetn.        [enemies, 
 
 •"  Ashamed  and  troubled  greatly  are  all  mine 
 They  turn  back — ashamed  in  a  moment ! 
 
 Vn.  '  The  Erring  One,'  by  David,  that  he 
 snng  to  Jehovah  concerning  the  words  of  Gush 
 a  Benjamite. 
 
 '  0  Jehovah,  my  God,  in  Thee  I  have  trusted. 
 Save  me  from  all  my  pursuers,  and  deliver 
 '  Lest  he  tear  as  a  lion  my  soul,  [me. 
 
 Rending,  and  there  is  no  deliverer. 
 
 *  0  Jehovah,  my  God,  if  I  have  done  this. 
 If  there  is  iniquity  in  my;  hands, 
 
 *  If  I  have  done  my  wellwisher  evil. 
 
 And  draw  mine  adversary  vdthout  cause, 
 '  An enemypursuethmy sold,  andovertaketh, 
 And  treadeth  down  to  the  earth  my  life, 
 And  my  honour  placeth  in  the  dust.   Selali. 
 
 *  Rise,  0  Jehovah,  in  Thine  anger. 
 
 Be  lifted  up  at  the  wrath  of  mine  adver- 
 And  awake  Thou  for  me :  [saries. 
 
 Judgment  Thou  hast  commanded : 
 '  And  a  company  of  peoples  compass  Thee, 
 And  over  it  on  high  turn  Thou  back, 
 
 *  Jehovah  doth  judge  the  peoples  ; 
 Judge  me,  O  Jehovah, 
 According  to  my  righteousness, 
 
 And  according  to  mine  integrity  on  me, 
 
 *  Let,  I  pray  Thee  be  ended  the  evil  of  thewick- 
 And  establish  Thou  the  righteous,  [ed, 
 And  a  trier  of  hearts  and  reins  is  the  right- 
 
 '«  My  shield  is  on  God,  [eous  God. 
 
 Savour  of  the  upright  in  heart ! 
 "  Grod  is  a  righteous  judge, 
 
 And  He  is  not  angry  at  all  times. 
 '*  If  one  turn  not.  His  sword  he  shariienethj 
 
 His  bow  he  hath  trodden — He  prepareth  it, 
 •*  Yea,  for  him  He  hath  prepared 
 
 Instruments  of  death, 
 
 His  arrows  for  burning  pursuers  He  maketh. 
 •*  Lo,  he  travaileth  with  iniquity, 
 
 And  he  hath  conceived  pervcrseness. 
 
 And  hatli  brought  forth  falsehood. 
 "  A  pit  he  hath  prepared,  and  he  diggeth  it, 
 
 And  he  falleth  into  a  ditch  he  maketh. 
 *•  Return  doth  his  pervcrseness  on  liis  head. 
 
 And  on  his  crown  his  violence  cometh  down. 
 "  I  thank  Jehovah, 
 
 According  to  His  righteousness, 
 
 And  praise  the  name  of  Jehovah  Most  High! 
 ■656 
 
 VIII.  To  the  Overseer,    'On    the  Gittith.' 
 
 A  Paalm  of  David. 
 
 '  .lehovah,  our  Lord, 
 How  honourable  Thy  name  in  al)  the  earth  1 
 Wlio  settest  thine  honour  on  the  heavens. 
 
 '  From  the  mouths  of  infants  and  sucklings 
 Thou  hast  founded  strength. 
 Because  of  Thine  adversaries. 
 To  still  an  enemy  and  a  self-avenger. 
 
 '  For  I  see  Thy  heavens,  a  work  of  Thy  fingers, 
 Moon  and  stars  that  Thou  didst  establish. 
 
 *  What  is  man  that  Thou  rememberest  him? 
 The  son  of  man  that  Thou  inspectest  him? 
 
 ^  And  causest  him  to  lack  a  little  of  Godliead, 
 And  with  honour  and  majesty  compassest 
 
 ®  Thou  dost  cause  him  to  rule  [him. 
 
 Over  the  works  of  Thy  hands. 
 All  Thou  hast  placed  under  his  feet 
 
 '  Sheep  and  oxen,  all  of  them, 
 And  also  beasts  of  the  field, 
 
 *  Bird  of  the  heavens,  and  fish  of  the  sea. 
 Passing  through  the  paths  of  the  seas  ! 
 
 ^  Jehovah,  our  Lord, 
 How  honourable  Thy  name  in  all  the  earth! 
 
 IX.  To    the   Overseer,    'On   the    Death  of 
 
 Labben.' — A  Psalm  of  David. 
 1  I  confess,  0  Jehovah,  with  all  my  heart, 
 
 1  recount  all  Thy  wonders, 
 ^  i  rejoice  and  exult  in  Thee, 
 
 I  praise  Thy  Name,  0  Most  High. 
 ^  In  mine  enemies  turning  backward, 
 
 They  stumble  and  perish  from  Thy  face. 
 
 *  For  Thou  hast  done  my  judgment  and  my 
 Thou  hast  sat  on  a  throne,  [right. 
 A  judge  of  righteousness. 
 
 *  Thou  hast  rebuked  nations. 
 Thou  hast  destroyed  the  wicked. 
 
 Their  name  Thou  hast  blotted  out  to  the  age 
 «  0  thou  Enemy,  [and  for  ever. 
 
 Finished  have  been  destructions  for  ever, 
 
 As  to  cities  thou  hast  pluclced  up. 
 
 Perished  hath  their  memorial  with  them. 
 ^  And  Jehovah  to  the  age  abideth, 
 
 He  is  preparing  for  judgment  His  throne. 
 I*  And  He  judgeth  the  world  in  riprhteousness, 
 
 He  judgeth  the  peoples  in  upriglitness. 
 '  And  Jehovah  is  a  tower  for  the  bruised, 
 
 A  tower  for  times  of  adversity. 
 "*  They.trust  in  Thee  who  do  know  Thy  name. 
 
 For  Thou  hast  not  forsaken 
 
 Those  seeking  Thee,  0  Jehovah. 
 "  Sing  ye  praise  to  Jehovali,  inhabiting  Zion, 
 
 Declare  ye  among  the  peoples  His  acts, 
 1'  For  He  who  is  seeking  for  blood 
 
 Them  hath  remembered, 
 
 He  hath   not  forgotten  the  cry  of  the  af- 
 "  Favour  me,  O  Jehovah,  [tlicted. 
 
 See  mine  affliction  by  those  hating  me, 
 
 Thou  who  liftest  me  up  from  the  gates  of 
 "  So  that  I  recount  all  Thy  praise,       [death, 
 
 In  the  gates  of  the  daughter  of  Zion. 
 
 I  rejoice  on  Thy  salvation. 
 "  Sunk  have  nations  in  a  pit  they  made, 
 
 In  a  net  that  they  hid  hath  their  foot  beep 
 '"  Jehovah  hath  been  known,  [captured 
 
 Judgment  He  hath  done. 
 
 By  a  work  of  his  hands 
 
 Hath  the  wicked  been  snared.    Meditation. 
 "  The  wicked  do  turn  back  to  Sheol,    [Selah- 
 
 AU  nations  forgetting  God. 
 
Character  of  the  vncked. 
 
 ;ii.  18.  -PSALMS.— XIV.  2. 
 
 David's  trunt  in  Ood, 
 
 "  For  not  for  ever  ia  the  needy  foreotten. 
 The  hope  of  the  humble  lost  to  the  age. 
 
 '*  Rise,  O  Jehovah,  let  not  man  be  strong, 
 Let  nations  be  judged  before  Thy  face. 
 
 ^"  Appoint,  0  Jehovah,  a  director  to  them, 
 Let  nations  know  they  are  men !     Selah. 
 
 X.  1  Why,  Jehovah,  dost  Thou  stand  at  a  dis- 
 Thou  dost  hide  in  times  of  adversity,  [tance  ? 
 
 '  Through  the  pride  of  the  wicked. 
 
 Is  the  poor  inflamed. 
 
 They  are  caught  in  devices  that  they  devised. 
 '  Because  the  wicked  hath  boasted 
 
 Of  the  desire  of  his  soul. 
 
 And  a  dishonest  gainer  he  hath  blessed, 
 
 He  hath  despised  Jehovah,     [^inquireth  not. 
 
 *  Thewicked  according  to  the  height  of  his  face, 
 ' Grod  is  not! '  are  all  his  devices. 
 
 *  Pain  do  his  ways  at  all  times, 
 
 On  high  are  Thy  judmients  before  him. 
 All  his  adversaries— ne  puffeth  at  them. 
 
 *  He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  '  I  am  not'moved,' 
 To  generation  and  generation  not  in  eviL 
 
 '  Of  oaths  his  mouth  is  full. 
 
 And  deceits,  and  fraud :  [quitjr, 
 
 Under  his  tongue  is  perverseness  and  ini- 
 '  He  doth  sit  in  an  ambush  of  the  villages. 
 
 In  secret  places  he  doth  slay  the  innocent. 
 
 His  eyes  for  the  afflicted  watch  secretly, 
 
 *  He  lieth  in  wait  in  a  secret  place,  asalionina 
 He  lieth  in  wait  to  catch  the  poorj  j^covert. 
 He  catcheth  the  poor,  drawing  hmi  into  his 
 
 ^"  He  is  bruised — he  boweth  down,  [net. 
 
 Fallen  by.his  mighty  ones  hath  the  afflicted. 
 "  He  said  m  his  heart,  '  God  hath  forgotten. 
 
 He  hath  hid  His  face.  He  hath  never  seen.' 
 "  Arise,  0  Jehovah  I  0  God,  lift  up  Thy  hand ! 
 
 Forget  not  the  humble. 
 "  Wherefore  hath  the  wicked  despised  God  ? 
 
 He  hath  said  in  his  heart,  '  It  is  not  required.' 
 '*  Thou  hast  seen, 
 
 For  Thou  perverseness  and  anger  beholdest ; 
 
 By  giving  into  Thy  hand, 
 
 Ou  Thee  doth  the  afflicted  leave  it, 
 
 Of  the  fatherless  Thou  hast  been  an  heli)er. 
 '^  Break  the  arm  of  the  wicked  and  the  evil, 
 
 Seek  out  his  wickedness,  find  none ; 
 1"  Jehovah  is  king  to  the  age,  and  for  ever, 
 
 The  nations  have  perished  out  of  His  laud! 
 1^  The  desire  of  the  humble  Thou  hast  heard, 
 
 Thou  preparest  their  heart ;       [0  Jehovah. 
 
 Thou  causest  Thine  ear  to  attend, 
 ^'  To  j  udge  the  fatherless  and  bruised :  [earth ! 
 
 He  addeth  no  more  to  oppress — man  of  the 
 
 XI.  To  the  Overseer. — By  David. 
 
 ^  In  Jehovah  I  trusted,  how  say  ye  to  my  soul, 
 '  They  moved  to  Thy  moimtain  for  the  bird  ? 
 
 *  For  lo,  the  wicked  tread  a  bow, 
 
 They  have  prepared  their  arrow  on  the  string, 
 To  snoot  in  darkness  at  the  upright  in  heart. 
 '  When  the  foundations  are  destroyed, 
 The  righteous — what  hath  he  done  ? 
 
 *  '  J  t;hovah  ia  in  his  holy  temple : 
 Jehovah — in  the  heavens  is  His  throne. 
 His  eyes  see — His  eyelids  try  the  sous  of  men. 
 
 '  Jehovah  the  righteous  doth  try. 
 And  the  wicked  and  the  lover  of  violence, 
 Hath  His  sold  hated,  [brimstone, 
 
 '  He  pouretli  ou  the  wicked  snares,  fire,  and 
 And  a  horrible  wind  ia  the  portion  of  their  cup. 
 
 '  For  righteous  ia  Jehovah, 
 Righteousness  He  hath  loved, 
 The  upright  doth  His  countenance  see! ' 
 
 XII.  To  the    Overseer,   on  the  octave.— A 
 
 Psalm  of  David. 
 ^  Save,  Jehovah,  for  the  saintly  hath  failed. 
 
 For  the  stedfast  have  ceased 
 
 From  the  sons  of  men : 
 ^  Vanity  they  speak  each  with  his  neighbour. 
 
 Lip  of  flattery! 
 
 With  heart  and  heart  they  speak. 
 ^  Jehovah  doth  cut  off  all  lips  of  flattery, 
 
 A  tongue  speaking  great  things, 
 
 *  Who  said,  '  By  our  tongue  we  do  mightily : 
 Our  lips  are  our  own ;  who  is  lord  over  us?' 
 
 •*  Because  of  the  spoiling  of  the  poor. 
 
 Because  of  the  groaning  of  the  needy, 
 
 Now  do  I  arise,  saith  Jehovah, 
 
 I  set  in  safety  linn  ivho  doth  breathe  for  it. 
 ^  Sayings  of  Jehovah  are  pure  sayings ; 
 
 Silver  tried  in  a  furnace  of  earth  refined  se  ven- 
 ^  Thou,  0  Jehovah,  dost  preserve  them,  [fold. 
 
 Thou  keepest  us  from  this  generation  to  the 
 8  Around  the  wicked  walk  continually,   [age. 
 
 According  asvileuess  isexalted  bysons  of  men! 
 
 XIII.  To  the  Overseer. — A  Psabn  of  David. 
 1  Till  when,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 Dost  Thou  forget  me? — for  ever? 
 
 Till  when  dost  Thou  hide  Thy  face  from  me? 
 ^  Till  when  do  I  set  counsels  in  my  soul? 
 
 Sorrow  in  my  heart  daily? 
 
 Till  when  is  mine  enemy  exalted  over  me? 
 3  Look  attentively ; 
 
 Answer  me,  0  Jehovah,  my  God, 
 
 Enlighten  mine  eyes,  lest  I  sleep  in  death, 
 
 *  Lest  mine  enemy  say,  '  I  overcame  him,' 
 Mine  adversaries  joy  when  I  am  moved. 
 
 *  And  I,  in  Thy  kindness  I  have  trusted, 
 Rejoice  doth  my  heart  in  Thy  salvation. 
 
 ^  I  do  sing  to  Jehovah, 
 For  He  hath  conferred  benefits  upon  me ! 
 
 XrV.  To  the  Overseer. — By  David. 
 
 ^  A  fool  hath  said  in  his  heart,  '  God  is  not;' 
 They  have  done  corruptly. 
 They  have  done  abominaDle  actions, 
 There  is  not  a  doer  of  good. 
 
 ^  Jehovah  from  the  heavens 
 Hath  looked  on  the  sons  of  men. 
 To  see  if  there  is  a  wise  one — seeking  God. 
 
 ^  The  whole  have  turned  aside. 
 Together  they  have  been  filthy : 
 Thei  e  is  not  a  doer  of  good,  not  even  one. 
 
 *  Have  all  working  iniquity  not  known  ? 
 Those  consumingmypeople  have  eaten  bread, 
 r)  ehovah  they  have  not  called. 
 
 *  There  they  have  feared  a  fear. 
 
 For  God  is  in  the  generation  of  the  righteous. 
 ^  The  counsel  of  the  poor  ye  cause  to  stink, 
 
 Because  Jehovah  is  his  refuge. 
 ^  *  Who  doth  give  from  Zion  the  salvation  of 
 
 When  Jehovah  doth  turn  back         [Israel? 
 
 To  a  captivity  of  His  people, 
 
 Jacob  doth  rejoice — Israel  is  glad ! 
 
 XV.  A  Psalm  of  David. 
 1  JeJiovah,  who  doth  sojourn  in  Thy  tent? 
 
 Who  doth  dwell  iu  Thy  holy  hill? 
 '  He  who  ia  walking  uprightly, 
 3S7 
 
r?ie  fooVa  self-deceit. 
 
 XIV.  3.— PSALMS.— xviii.  21. 
 
 A  prayer  of  David. 
 
 And  working  righteousness, 
 And  speaking  truth  in  his  heart. 
 '  He  hath  not  slandered  by  his  tongue, 
 He  hath  not  done  to  his  friend  evil ; 
 And  reproach  he  hath  not  lifted  up 
 Against  his  neighbour. 
 
 *  Despised  in  his  eyes  is  a  rejected  one, 
 And  those  fearing  Jehovah  he  doth  honour. 
 He  hath  sworn  to  suffer  evil,  and  changeth 
 
 "  His  silver  he  hath  not  given  in  usury,  [not ; 
 And  a  bribe  against  the  innocent 
 Hath  not  taken  ; 
 Whoso  is  doing  these  is  not  moved  to  the  age ! 
 
 XVI.  A  Secret  Treasure  of  David. 
 1  Preserve  me,  O  God,  for  I  did  trust  in  Thee. 
 '  Thou  hast  said  to  Jehovah,  '  My  Lord  Thou 
 
 My  good  is  not  for  thine  own  sake ;     [art ; ' 
 ^  For  the  holy  ones  who  are  in  the  lanci. 
 
 And  the  honourable,  allmy  delight  is  in  them. 
 
 *  Multiplied  are  their  griefs. 
 Who  have  hastened  backward  ; 
 
 I  pour  not  out  their  libations  of  blood. 
 Nor  do  I  take  up  their  names  on  my  lips. 
 
 *  Jehovah  is  the  portion  of  my  share,  and  of 
 Thou — Thou  dost  uphold  my  lot.     [my  cup, 
 
 ^  Lines  have  fallen  to  me  in  pleasant  places. 
 Yea,  a  beauteous  inheritance  is  for  me. 
 
 ^  I  bless  Jehovah  who  hath  coimselled  me  ; 
 Also  in  the  nights  my  reins  instruct  me. 
 
 "  I  did  place  Jehovah  before  me  continually. 
 Because — at  my  right  hand  I  am  not  moved. 
 
 *  Therefore  hath  my  heart  been  glad. 
 And  my  honour  doth  rejoice. 
 
 Also  my  flesh  dwelleth  confidently : 
 10  For  Thou  dost  not  leave  my  soul  to  Sheol, 
 
 Nor  givest  thy  saintly  one  to  see  corruption. 
 1^  Thou  causest  me  to  know  the  path  of  life  ; 
 
 Fulness  of  joys  is  with  Thy  jiresence. 
 
 Pleasant  things  by  Thy  right  hand  for  ever! 
 
 XVn.  A  Prayer  of  David.  [cry, 
 
 1  Hear,  0  Jehovah,  righteousness,  attend  my 
 
 Give  ear  to  my  prayer,  witliout  lips  of  deceit. 
 '  From  before  Thee  my  judgment  doth  go  out ; 
 
 Thine  eyes  do  see  uprightly. 
 '  Thou  hast  proved  my  heart. 
 
 Thou  hast  inspected  bv  night. 
 
 Thou  hast  tried  me.  Thou  findest  nothing ; 
 
 My  thoughts  pass  not  over  my  mouth. 
 
 *  As  to  doings  of  man, 
 
 Through  a  word  of  Thy  lips  I  have  observed 
 
 The  paths  of  a  destroyer ; 
 '  To  uphold  my  goings  in  Thy  paths, 
 
 My  steps  have  not  slidden. 
 6  1— I  called  Thee,  for  Thou  dost  answer  me, 
 
 0  God,  incline  Thine  ear  to  me,  hear  my 
 ">  Separate  wonderfully  Thy  kindness,  [speech. 
 
 O  Saviour  of  the  confiding, 
 
 By  Thy  right  hand,  from  withstauders. 
 8  ICeepmeastheapple,  the  daughterof  the  eye; 
 
 In  shadow  of  Thy  wings  thou  dost  hide  me. 
 »  From  the  face  of  the  wicked  who  spoiled  me. 
 
 Mine  enemies  in  soid  go  round  against  me. 
 !•  Their  fat  they  have  closed  up, 
 
 Their  mouths  have  spoken  with  ijride: 
 "  'Our  steps  now  liave  compassed  /din;' 
 
 Their  eyes  they  set  to  turn  aside  in  the  land. 
 ^^  H  is  likeness  as  a  lion  desirous  to  tear. 
 
 As  a  youi^  lion  dwelling  in  sjecret  places, 
 u  Ariae,  0  Jehovah,  go  before  iua  face, 
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 Cause  him  to  bend. 
 
 Deliver  my  soul  from  the  wicked,  Thy  sword, 
 
 '*  From  men,  Thy  hand,  0  Jehovah,  [life, 
 From  men  of  the  world,  their  portion  w  in 
 And  with  Thy  hidden  things  Thou  fillest 
 They  are  satisfied  ivith  sons  ;  [their  belly, 
 And  have  left  their  abimdance  to  their  suck- 
 
 ^*  I — in  righteousness,  I  see  Thy  face ;  [lings. 
 I  am  satisfied,  in  awaking,  with  Thy  form! 
 
 XVIII.  To  the  Overseer. — By  a  servant  of 
 Jehovah,  by  David,  who  hath  spoken  to  Je- 
 hovah the  words  of  this  song  in  the  day  Je- 
 hovah delivered  him  from  the  hand  of  all  his 
 enemies,  and  from  the  hand  of  Saul,  and  he 
 saith : — 
 
 1  I  love  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  my  strength. 
 ^  Jehovah  is  my  rock,  and  my  bulwark. 
 
 And  my  deliverer. 
 
 My  God  is  my  rock,  I  trust  in  Him : 
 
 My  shield,  and  a  horn  of  my  salvation, 
 
 My  high  tower. 
 
 *  The  'iPraised  One'  I  call  Jehovah, 
 And  from  my  enemies  I  am  saved. 
 
 *  Compassed  me  have  cords  of  deatli. 
 
 And  streams  of  the  worthless  make  me  afraid, 
 '  Cords  of  Sheol  have  surrounded  me. 
 
 Before  me  have  been  snares  of  death. 
 ^  In  mine  adversity  I  call  Jehovah, 
 
 And  unto  my  God  I  cry. 
 
 He  heareth  from  His  temple  ray  voice. 
 
 And  My  cry  before  Him  cometh  into  His 
 ^  Andshake  and  tremble  doth  the  eartli,  [ears. 
 
 And  foundations  of  hills  are  troubled. 
 
 And  they  shake— because  He  hath  wrath. 
 '  Gone  up  hath  smoke  by  His  nostrils, 
 
 And  fire  from  His  mouth  consumeth. 
 
 Coals  have  been  kindled  by  it.  [down, 
 
 ^  And  He  incUneth  the  heavens,  and  cometh 
 
 And  thick  darkness  is  under  His  feet. 
 1"  And  He  rideth  on  a  cherub,  and  doth  fly, 
 
 And  He  flieth  on  wings  of  wind. 
 i\He  maketh  darkness  His  secret  place. 
 
 Round  about  Him  His  tabernacle. 
 
 Darkness  of  waters,  thick  clouds  of  the  skies. 
 ''  From  the  brightness  over-against  Him 
 
 His  thick  clouds  have  passed  on. 
 
 Hail  and  coals  of  fire. 
 13  And  thunder  in  the  heavens  doth  Jehovah,' 
 
 And  the  Most  High  giveth  forth  His  voice. 
 
 Hail  and  coals  of  fire.  [them, 
 
 1*  And  He  sendeth  His  arrows  and  scattercth 
 
 And  much  lightning,  and  crushcth  them. 
 1"  And  seen  are  the  streams  of  waters. 
 
 And  revealed  are  foundations  of  the  earth. 
 
 From  Thy  rebuke,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 From  the  breath  of  the  spirit  of  Thine  anger, 
 i"  He  sendeth  from  above— He  taketli  me. 
 
 He  draweth  me  out  of  many  waters. 
 1^  He  delivcreth  mo  from  my  strong  enemy, 
 
 And  from  those  hating  me. 
 
 For  they  have  been  stronger  than  I. 
 18  They  ko  before  me  in  a  day  of  my  calamity 
 
 An(l  Jehovah  is  for  a  sui)port  to  me. 
 1"  AjkI  Ho  bringeth  me  forth  to  a  large  ])lace* 
 
 He  draweth  me  out,  because  He  delighted  it 
 ''*  Jehovah  doth  recompense  mo  [mt. 
 
 According  to  my  righteousness. 
 
 According  to  the,  cleanness  of  my  hands, 
 
 He  doth  return  to  me. 
 '^  For  1  have  kept  the  ways  of  Jehovah, 
 
David  praises  God 
 
 And  have  not  done  wickedly  against  my  God. 
 '-  For  all  His  judgments  are  before  me, 
 
 And  His  statutes  I  turn  not  from  me. 
 "'  And  I  am  perfect  with  him. 
 
 And  I  keep  myself  from  mine  iniquity, 
 ^*  And  Jehovah  doth  return  to  me. 
 
 According  to  my  righteousness. 
 
 According  to  the  cleanness  of  my  hands, 
 
 Over-against  his  eyes. 
 -'  With  the  kind  Thou  showest  Thyself  kind, 
 
 With  a  perfect  man  showest  Thyself  perfect. 
 '*  With  the  pure  Thou  showest  Thyself  pure, 
 *  And  with  the  perverse  showest  Thyself  a 
 ^'  For  Thou  a  poor  people  savest,     [wrestler, 
 
 And  the  eyes  of  the  high  causest  to  fall, 
 '^^  For  Thou — Thou  lightest  my  lamp, 
 
 Jehovah  my  God  enlighteneth  my  darkness. 
 ^^  For  by  Thee  I  run — a  troop ! 
 
 And  by  my  God  I  leap  a  wall. 
 ^^  God  !  perfect  is  His  way, 
 
 The  saying  of  Jehovah  is  tried, 
 
 A  shield  is  He  to  all  those  trusting  in  Him. 
 '1  For  who  is  God  besides  Jehovah  ? 
 
 And  who  is  a  rock  save  our  God  ? 
 ^^  God  !  who  is  girding  me  tenth  strength. 
 
 And  He  maketh  perfect  my  way. 
 ^^  Making  my  feet  like  hinds, 
 
 And  on  my  high  places  causeth  me  to  staud. 
 '■*  Teaching  my  hands  for  battle,      [my  arms. 
 
 And  a  bow  of  brass  was  brought  down  by 
 '^  And  Thou  ^vest  to  me  the  shield  of  Thysal  va- 
 
 And  Thy  right  hand  doth  support  me,  [tion, 
 
 And  Thy  lowliness  maketh  me  great. 
 5®  Thou  enlargest  my  step  imder  me. 
 
 And  mine  ankles  have  not  slidden. 
 '''  I  pursue  mine  enemies,  and  overtake  them. 
 
 And  turn  back  not  till  they  are  consumed. 
 ^*  I  smite  them,  and  they  are  not  able  to  rise. 
 
 They  fall  under  my  feet, 
 '^  AndThou  girdest  me  toith  strength  for  battle, 
 
 Causest  my  withstanders  to  bow  under  me. 
 •"'  As  to  mine  enemies — 
 
 Thou  hast  given  to  me  the  neck. 
 
 As  to  those  hating  me — I  cut  them  off. 
 *'  They  cry,  and  there  is  no  saviour, 
 
 On  Jehovah,  and  He  doth  not  answer  them. 
 '"  And  I  beat  them  as  dust  before  wind, 
 
 As  mire  of  the  streets  I  empty  them  out. 
 "  Thou  dost  deliver  me 
 
 From  the  strivings  of  the  people. 
 
 Thou  placest  me  for  a  head  of^  nations, 
 
 A  people  I  have  not  known  do  serve  me. 
 ^  At  the  hearing  of  the  ear  they  hearken  to  me. 
 
 Sons  of  a  stranger  feign  obedience  to  me, 
 *^  Sons  of  a  stranger  fade  away, 
 
 And  are  slain  out  of  their  close  places. 
 **  Jehovah  liveth — and  blessed  is  my  rock, 
 ^  And  exalted  is  the  God  of  my  salvation, 
 *'^  God — who  is  giving  vengeance  to  me, 
 
 And  He  subdueth  peoples  under  me, 
 *8  My  deliverer  from  mine  enemies. 
 
 Above  my  vnthstanders  Thou  raisest  me. 
 
 From  a  man  of  violence  dost  deliver  me. 
 *^  Therefore  I  confess  Thee  among  nations,  0 
 
 And  to  Thy  name  I  sing  praise,    [Jehovah, 
 ^^  Magnifying  the  salvation  of  His  king, 
 
 And  doing  kindness  to  His  anointed. 
 
 To  David,  and  to  his  seed — unto  the  age ! 
 
 XIX.  To  the  Overseer, — A  Psalm  of  David. 
 '  The  heavens  are  recoimting  the  honour  of  God, 
 
 xvin.  22,— PSALMS.— XXI.  2.  jvr  His  many  deliverances 
 
 And  the  work  of  His  hands 
 
 Tlie  expanse  is  declaring. 
 -  Day  to  day  uttereth  speech. 
 
 And  night  to  night  sheweth  knowledge. 
 '  There  is  no  speech,  and  there  are  no  words, 
 
 Their  voice  hath  not  been  heard. 
 *  Into  all  the  earth  hath  their  line  gone  forth, 
 
 And  to  the  end  of  the  world  their  sajdngs. 
 
 For  the  sun  He  placed  a  tent  in  them, 
 '  And  he,  as  a  bridegroom,  goeth  out  from  liis 
 
 He  rejoiceth  as  a  mighty  one         [covering, 
 
 To  run  the  path. 
 ^  From  the  end  of  the  heavens  is  his  going  out, 
 
 And  his  revolution  is  unto  their  ends, 
 
 And  nothing  is  hid  from  his  heat.        [soul, 
 ^  The  law  of  Jehovah  isperf  ect,  refreshing  the 
 
 The  testimonies  of  Jehovah  are  stedfast. 
 
 Making  wise  the  simple, 
 ^  The  precepts  of  Jehovah  are  upright. 
 
 Rejoicing  the  heart,  [ing  the  eyes. 
 
 The  command  of  Jehovah  is  pure,  enlighten- 
 ^  The  fear  of  Jehovah  is  clean,  standing  to  the 
 
 The  judgments  of  Jehovah  are  true,     [age. 
 
 They  have  been  righteous— together. 
 1"  They  are  more  desirable  than  gold. 
 
 Yea,  than  much  fine  gold;  and  sweeter  than 
 
 Even  liquid  honey  of  the  comb.        [honey 
 1^  Also — Thy  servant  is  warned  by  them, 
 
 '  In  keeping  them  is  a  great  reward.' 
 '^  Errors  !  who  doth  imderstand  ? 
 
 From  hidden  ones  declare  me  innocent, 
 ^^  Also— from  presxmiptuous  ones  keep  back 
 
 Let  them  not  rule  over  me,     [Thy  servant. 
 
 Then  am  I  perfect, 
 
 And  declared  innocent  of  much  transgres- 
 i''  Let  the  sa3angs  of  my  mouth,  [sion. 
 
 And  the  meditation  of  my  heart. 
 
 Be  for  a  pleasing  thing  befoi-e  Thee, 
 
 0  Jehovah,  my  rock,  and  my  redeemer! 
 
 XX.  To  the  Overseer. — A  Psalm  of  David. 
 ^  Jehovah  doth  answer  thee. 
 
 In  a  day  of  adversity,  [on  high. 
 
 The  name  of  the  God  of  Jacob  doth  set  thee 
 ^  He  doth  send  thy  help  from  the  sanctuary. 
 
 And  from  Zion  doth  support  thee, 
 ^  He  doth  remember  all  thy  presents,  [Selah. 
 
 And  thy  burnt-offering  doth  reduce  to  ashes. 
 
 *  He  doth  give  to  thee  according  to  thy  heart. 
 And  all  thy  counsel  doth  fulfil. 
 
 ^  We  sing  of  thy  salvation, 
 
 And  in  the  name  of  our  God  set  up  a  banner. 
 
 Jehovah  doth  fulfil  all  thy  requests. 
 ^  Now  I  have  known 
 
 That  Jehovah  hath  saved  His  anointed. 
 
 He  answereth  him  from  His  holy  heavens. 
 
 With  tlie  saving  might  of  His  right  hand. 
 '  Some  of  chariots,  and  some  of  horses, 
 
 And  we  of.  the  name  of  Jehovah  our  God 
 
 Make  mention. 
 
 *  They — they  have  bowed  and  have  fallen, 
 Ana  we  have  risen  and  station  ourselves 
 
 ^  0  Jehovah,  save  the  king,  [upright. 
 
 He  doth  answer  us  in  the  day  we  call ! 
 
 XXI.  To  the  Overseer. — A  Psalm  of  David. 
 ^  Jehovah,  in  Thy  strength  is  the  king  joyful. 
 
 In  Thy  salvation  how  greatly  he  rejoiceth. 
 ^  The  desire  of  his  heart  u^hou  gavest  to  biin, 
 And  the  request  of  his  lips 
 Thou  hast  not  withheld.  Selah. 
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rhe  Paalmial  forsaken. 
 
 XXI.  3.— PSALMS.— XXIV.  6. 
 
 Jeliovah  tlu  Sliepherd. 
 
 '  For  Thou  puttest  before  him  blessings  of 
 goodness, 
 Thou  settest  on  his  head  a  crown  of  fine  gold. 
 
 *  Life  he  hath  asked  from  Thee, 
 
 Thou  hast  given  to  him— length  of  days, 
 Age-diiring — and  for  ever. 
 
 *  Great  is  his  honour  in  Thy  salvation. 
 Honour  and  majesty  Thou  placest  on  him. 
 
 *  For  Thou  makest  him  blessings  for  ever. 
 Thou  dost  cause  him  to  rejoice  with  joy, 
 By  Thy  countenance. 
 
 ^  For  the  king  is  trusting  in  Jehovah, 
 And  in  the  kindness  of  the  Most  High 
 He  is  not  moved. 
 
 *  Thy  hand  cometh  to  all  Tliine  enemies, 
 Thy  right  hand  doth  hud  Thy  haters. 
 
 *  Thou  makest  them  as  a  furnace  of  lire. 
 At  the  time  of  Thy  presence. 
 
 Jehovah  in  His  anger  doth  swallow  them. 
 
 And  fire  doth  devour  them. 
 '*  Their  fruit  from  earth  Thou  destroyest. 
 
 And  their  seed  from  the  sons  of  men. 
 "  For  they  stretched  out  against  Thee  evil, 
 
 Theydevised  awicked  device,theyj  trevail  not, 
 1'  For  Thou  makest  them  a  butt,    [their  faces. 
 
 When  Thy  strings  Thou  preparest  against 
 "  Be  Thou  exalted,  0  Jehovah  iu  Thy  strength, 
 
 We  sing  and  we. praise  Thy  might! 
 
 /CXII.  To  the  Overseer,  on  ',The  Hind  of  the 
 
 Morning.' — A  Psalm  of  David. 
 >  My  God,  my  God,  why  hast  Thou  forsaken 
 
 Far  from  my  salvation,  [me  ? 
 
 The  words  of  my  roaring  ?  [not, 
 
 ^  My  God,  I  call  by  day,  and  Thou  answere.st 
 
 And  by  night,  and  there  is  no  silence  to  mc. 
 3  And  Toou  art  holy. 
 
 Sitting — the  Praise  of  Israel. 
 
 *  In  Thee  did  our  fathers  trust— they  trusted, 
 And  Thou  dost  deliver  them. 
 
 "  Unto  Thee  they  cried,  and  were  delivered, 
 
 In  Thee  they  trusted,  and  were  not  ashamed. 
 '  And  I  am  a  worm,  and  no  man,        [people. 
 
 A  reproach  of  man,  and  despised  of  the 
 ''  All  beholding  me  do  mock  at  me. 
 
 They  make  free  with  the  lip — shake  the  head, 
 8  '  Roll  unto  Jehovah,  He  doth  deliver  him. 
 
 He  doth  deliver  him,  for  he  delighted  in  him.' 
 '  For  thou  art  He  bringing  me  forth  from  the 
 
 Causing  me  to  trust,  [womb, 
 
 On  the  breasts  of  my  mother. 
 1*  On  Thee  I  have  been  cast  from  the  womb. 
 
 From  the  beUy  of  my  mother  Thou  art  my 
 "  Be  not  far  from  me,  [Gocl. 
 
 For  adversity  is  near,  for  there  is  no  helper. 
 1*  Many  bulls  have  surrounded  me. 
 
 Mighty  ones  of  Bashan  have  compassed  me, 
 '3  They  have  opened  against  me  their  mouth, 
 
 A  lion  tearing  and  roaring. 
 "  As  waters  I  have  been  poured  out. 
 
 And  separated  themselves  have  all  my  bones. 
 
 My  licart  liatli  been  like  wax. 
 
 It  is  melted  in  the  midst  of  my  bowels. 
 1*  Dried  up  as  an  earthen  vessel  is  my  power. 
 
 And  my  tongue  is  cleaving  to  my  jaws. 
 '^  And  to  tliedustof  death  thou appointest me. 
 
 For  surrounded  mc  have  dogs, 
 
 A  company  of  evil  doors  have  compassed  mc. 
 
 Piercing  my  hands  and  my  feet. 
 ^  I  count  all  my  bones -they  look  expcctiugly. 
 
 They  look  upon  me, 
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 ^^  Tliey  apportion  my  garments  to  themselves, 
 And  for  my  clotliing  they  cause  a  lot  to  falL 
 i»  And  Thou,  O  Jehovali,  be  not  far  off, 
 
 0  my  strength,  to  helj)  me  haste. 
 '"  Deliver  from  the  sword  my  soul. 
 
 From  the  paw  of  a  dog  mine  only  one. 
 '^  Save  me  from  the  mouth  of  a  lion: — 
 
 And — from  the  horns  of  the  high  places 
 
 Thou  hast  answered  me ! 
 -'  I  declare  Tliy  name  to  my  brethren, 
 
 In  the  midst  of  the  assembly  1  jjraise  Thet. 
 ^  Ye  who  fear  Jehovah,  praise  ye  Him, 
 
 All  the  seed  of  Jacob,  honour  ye  Him, 
 
 And  be  afraid  of  Him,  all  ye  seed  of  Israel. 
 ^  For  He  hath  not  despised,  nor  abominated, 
 I    The  afhiction  of  the  afilicted. 
 
 Nor  hath  He  hidden  His  face  from  him. 
 
 And  in  his  crying  unto  Him  He  heareth. 
 ^*  Of  Thee  my  praise  is  in  the  great  assembly. 
 
 My  vows  I  complete  before  His  fearers. 
 ■''  The  humble  do  eat  and  are  satisfied, 
 
 Praise  Jehovah  do  tliose  seeking  Him, 
 
 Your  heart  doth  live  for  ever. 
 '■"  Remember  and  return  unto  Jehovah, 
 
 Do  all  ends  of  the  earth,        < 
 
 And  before  Thee  bow  themselves. 
 
 Do  all  families  of  the  nations, 
 ^  For  to  Jehovah  is  the  kingdom. 
 
 And  He  is  ruling  among  nations. 
 *^  And  the  fat  ones  of  earth  have  eaten. 
 
 And  they  bow  themselves. 
 
 Before  Him  bow  do  all  going  down  to  dust. 
 
 And  he  who  hath  not  revived  his  soul. 
 ^°  A  seed  doth  serve  Him, 
 
 It  is  declared  of  the  Lord  to  the  generation, 
 '1  They  come  and  declare  His  righteousness, 
 
 To  a  people  that  is  born,  that  He  hath  made) 
 
 XXIIL  A  Psabn  of  David. 
 ^  Jehovah  is  my  shepherd,  1  do  not  lack, 
 ^  In  pastures  of  tender  grass  He  causeth  me  to 
 
 By  quiet  waters  He  doth  lead  me.  [lie  down, 
 ^  My  soul  He  refresheth, 
 
 He  leadeth  me  iu  paths  of  righteousness, 
 
 For  His  name's  sake, 
 
 *  Also — when  I  walk  in  a  valley  of  death- 
 
 1  fear  no  eval,  for  Thou  art  mth  me,  [shade. 
 Thy  rod  and  Thy  stafi' — they  comfort  me. 
 
 *  Thou  arrangest  before  me  a  table, 
 Over-against  my  adversaries. 
 
 Thou  hast  anointed  with  oil  my  heail. 
 My  cup  is  full! 
 ^  Only — goodness  and  kindness  pursue  me. 
 All  the  days  of  my  life. 
 And  my  dwelling  is  in  the  house  of  Jehovali. 
 For  a  length  of  days  ! 
 
 XXIV.  A  Psalm  of  David. 
 '  To  Jehovah  is  the  earth  and  its  fulness, 
 
 The  world  and  tlie  inhabitants  in  it. 
 '  For  He  on  the  seas  hath  founded  it. 
 
 And  on  t)io  floods  He  doth  establish  it. 
 '  Wlio  goeth  up  into  tlie  hill  of  Jehovah  ? 
 
 And  who  riseth  u\)  in  His  holy  ])lace ? 
 
 *  The  clean  of  hands,  and  pure  of  heart. 
 Who  hath  not  lifted  up  to  vanity  his  soul. 
 Nor  hath  sworn  to  deceit. 
 
 ^  He  bcareth  aw.ay  a  blessing  from  Jehovali 
 Riglitcousness  from  tlieCJodof  his  salvation. 
 
 ''  Tliis  is  a  generatinii  of  tliosc  seeking  Him. 
 Sucking  Thy  face,  U  J  acob  1     Selah. 
 
The  King  of  gloiy. 
 
 XXIV.  7.— PSALMS,— xxvTii.  2. 
 
 '  Lift  up,  O  gates,  your  lieads, 
 Aud  be  lifted  up,  0  doors  age-during. 
 And  come  in  doth  the  king  of  glory  ! 
 
 *  Who  is  this — '  the  king  of  glory  ? ' 
 Jehovah — strong  and  mighty, 
 Jehovah,  the  mighty  in  battle. 
 
 '  Lift  up,  O  gates,  your  heads, 
 And  be  lifted  up,  0  doors  age-during, 
 And  come  in  doth  the  king  of  glory ! 
 
 »o  Who  is  He— this  '  king  of  glory  ? '     [Selah. 
 Jehovah  of  hosts — He  is  the  king  of  glory  ! 
 
 XXV.  By  David. 
 
 *  Unto  T^hee,  0  Jehovah,  my  soul  I  lift  up. 
 
 *  My  God,  in  Thee  1  have  trusted, 
 Let  me  not  be  ashamed. 
 
 Let  not  mine  enemies  exult  over  mc. 
 ^  Also  let  none  waiting  on  Thee  be  ashamed. 
 Let  the  treacherous  dealers  without  cause 
 be  ashamed. 
 
 *  Tliy  ways,  0  Jehovah,  cause  me  to  know, 
 Thy  paths  teach  Thou  me.  [me, 
 
 ■•  Cause  me  to  tread  in  Thy  truth,  and  teach 
 
 For  Thou  art  the  God  of  my  salvation, 
 
 Near  Thee  I  have  waited  all  the  day. 
 ^  Remember  Thy  mercies,  0  Jehovah,  [they. 
 
 And  Tliy  kindnesses,  for  from  the  age  are 
 '  Sins  of  my  youth,  and  my  transgressions, 
 
 Do  not  Thou  remember. 
 '   According  to  Thy  kindness  be  mindful  of 
 
 For  Thy  goodness'  sake,  0  Jehovah,      [me, 
 8  Good  and  upright  is  Jehovah, 
 
 Therefore  He  directeth  sinners  in  the  way. 
 "  He  causeth  the  humble  to  tread  in  j  udgment. 
 
 And  teacheth  the  himible  His  way. 
 '"  All  the  paths  of  Jehovah  are  kindness  and 
 
 To  those  keeping  His  covenant,         [truth. 
 
 And  His  testimonies. 
 "  For  Thy  name's  sake,  O  Jehovah,       [great. . 
 
 Thou  hast  pardoned  mine  iniquity,  for  it  is 
 ^"^  Who  is  this — the  man  fearing  Jehovah  ? 
 
 He  directeth  him  in  the  way  He  doth  choose. 
 "  His  sold  in  good  doth  remain. 
 
 And  his  seed  doth  possess  the  land.    [Him, 
 '*  The  secret  of  Jehovah  is  for  those  fearing 
 
 And  His  covenant — to  caxise  them  to  know. 
 1*  Mine  eyes  ore  continually  unto  Jehovah, 
 
 For  He  bringeth  out  from  a  net  my  feet. 
 ^^  Turn  Thou  unto  me,  and  favour  me. 
 
 For  lonely  and  aflflicted  am  L    [themselves, 
 *'  The  distresses  of  my  heart  have  enlarged 
 
 From  my  distresses  bring  me  out. 
 ^  See  mine  affliction  and  my  misery. 
 
 And  bear  with  all  my  sins. 
 ^'  See  my  enemies,  for  they  have  been  many. 
 
 And  with  violent  hatred  they  have  hated  me. 
 ^  Keep  my  soul,  and  deliver  me. 
 
 Let  me  not  be  ashamed,  for  I  trusted  in  Thee. 
 -'  Integrity  and  uprightness  do  keep  me, 
 
 For  I  have  waited  on  Thee. 
 **  Redeem  Israel,  0  God,  from  all  his  distresses! 
 
 XXVI.  By  David.  [have  walked, 
 1  Judge  me,  0  Jehovah,  for  I  in  mine  integrity 
 
 And  in  Jehovah  I  have  trusted,  I  slide  not.' 
 ^  Try  rne,  0  Jehovah,  and  prove  me, 
 
 Purified  are  my  reins  and  my  heart. 
 ^  For  Thy  kindness  is  before  mine  eyes. 
 
 And  1  have  walked  habitually  in  Thy  tnith. 
 
 *  I  have  not  sat  with  vain  men. 
 And  with  dissemblers  I  enter  not. 
 
 Fei'vent  petitions. 
 
 *  I  have  hated  the  assemb/y  of  evil  doers. 
 And  with  the  wicked  I  sit  not. 
 
 *•  1  wash  in  inuoceucy  my  hands, 
 
 And  I  compass  Thine  altar,  0  Jehovah. 
 ^  To  sound  with  a  voice  of  confession, 
 
 And  to  recount  all  Thy  wonders.       [liouse, 
 8  Jehovah,  I  have  loved  the  habitation  of  Thy 
 
 And  the  placeof  thetabernacleof  Thinehon- 
 '  Do  not  gather  ^v^th  sinners  my  soul,     [our. 
 
 And  with  men  of  blood  my  life, 
 ^^  In  whose  hand  is  a  wicked  device. 
 
 And  their  right  hand  is  full  of  bribes. 
 
 11  And  I,  in  mine  integrity  I  walk, 
 Redeem  me,  and  favour  me. 
 
 12  My  foot  hath  stood  in  uprightness. 
 In  assemblies  I  bless  Jehovah ! 
 
 XXVII.  By  David. 
 
 1  Jehovah  is  my  light  and  my  salvation, 
 Wliom  do  I  fear  ? 
 Jehovah  is  the  strength  of  my  life. 
 Of  whona  am  I  afraid  ?  [tiesh , 
 
 *  When  evil  doers  come  near  to  me  to  eat  my 
 My  adversaries  and  mine  enemies  to  me. 
 They  have  stimibled  and  fallen. 
 
 *  Though  a  host  doth  encamp  against  me. 
 My  heart  doth  not  fear, 
 
 Though  war  riseth  up  against  me, 
 In  this  I  am  confident. 
 
 *  One  thing  I  asked  of  Jehovah — it  I  seek. 
 My  dwelling  in  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 All  the  days  of  my  life. 
 
 To  look  on  the  pleasantness  of  Jehovah, 
 And  to  inquire  in  His  temple.  [of  evil, 
 
 '  For  He  hideth  me  in  a  tabernacle  in  the  day 
 He  hideth  me  in  a  secret  place  of  His  tent. 
 On  a  rock  he  raiseth  me  up. 
 
 *  And  now,  lifted  up  is  my  head. 
 Above  my  enemies— my  surrounders, 
 And  I  sacrifice  in  His  tent  sacrifices  of  shout- 
 I  sing,  yea,  I  sing  praise  to  Jehovah,     [ing, 
 
 ^  Hear,  0  Jehovah,  my  voice — I  call, 
 And  favour  me,  aud  answer  me. 
 
 *  To  Thee  said  my  heart  '  They  sought  my 
 Thy  face,  0  Jehovah,  I  seek.'  [face,' 
 
 *  Hide  not  Thy  face  from  me, 
 
 Turn  not  aside  in  anger  Thy  servant. 
 
 My  help  Thou  hast  been.  [salvation. 
 
 Leave  me  not,  nor  forsake  me,  0  God  of  my 
 1"  When  my  father  and  my  mother 
 
 Have  forsaken  me,  then  doth  Jehovah  gather 
 11  Shew  me,  0  Jehovah,  Thy  way,  [me. 
 
 And  lead  me  in  a  path  of  uprightness, 
 
 For  the  sake  of  my  beholders. 
 1''  Give  me  not  to  the  will  of  my  adversaries. 
 
 For  risen  against  me  have  false  witnesses, 
 
 And  they  breathe  out  violence  to  me. 
 1^  I  had  not  believed  to  look  on  the  goodness 
 
 In  the  land  of  the  living !  [of  Jehovah 
 
 i*  Look  unto  Jehovah — be  strong. 
 
 And  He  doth  strengthen  thy  heart. 
 
 Yea,  look  unto  Jehovah ! 
 
 XXVin.  By  David. 
 1  Unto  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  I  call. 
 My  rock,  be  not  silent  to  me ! 
 Lest  Thou  be  silent  to  me. 
 And  I  have  been  compared 
 With  those  going  down  to  the  pit. 
 ^  Hear  the  voice  of  my  supplications, 
 In  my  crying  unto  'f  hee, 
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7'Ae  glory  of  Jehovah. 
 
 XXVIII.  3.— PSALMS.— XXXI.  20. 
 
 Devout  confidence. 
 
 In  my  lifting  up  my  hands  toward  thy  holy 
 
 *  Draw  me  not  wth  the  wicked,  [oracle. 
 And  witli  workers  of  iniquity, 
 SpeakinK  peace  with  their  neighbours, 
 And  evil  in  their  heart. 
 
 *  Give  to  them  according  to  their  acting, 
 And  according  to  the  evil  of  their  doings. 
 According  to  the  work  of  their  hands  give 
 Return  their  deed  to  them.  [to  them. 
 
 *  For  they  attend  not  to  the  doing  of  Jehovah, 
 And  unto  the  work  of  His  hands. 
 
 He  throweth  them  down. 
 
 And  doth  not  build  them  up. 
 9  Blessed  is  Jehovah,  [tions. 
 
 For  Hehatli  heard  the  voice  of  my  supplica- 
 ^  Jehovah  is  my  strength,  and  my  shield. 
 
 In  Him  my  heart  trusted,  and  I  have  been 
 
 And  my  heart  exulteth,  [helped. 
 
 And  with  my  song  I  thank  Him. 
 8  Jehovah  is  strength  to  him,     [oiuted  is  He. 
 
 Yea,  the  strength  of  the  salvation  of  His  an- 
 »  Save  Thy  people,  andblessThineinheritance, 
 
 And  feed  them,  and  carry  them  to  the  age ! 
 
 XXIX.  A  Psalm  of  David. 
 
 '  Ascribe  to  Jehovah,  ye  sons  of  the  mighty, 
 
 Ascribe  to  Jehovah  honour  and  strength. 
 "  Ascribe  to  Jehovah  the  honour  of  His  name, 
 
 Bow  yourselves  to  Jehovah, 
 
 In  the  beauty  of  holiness. 
 '  The  voice  of  Jehovah  is  on  the  waters, 
 
 The  God  of  glory  hath  thundered, 
 
 Jehovah  is  on  many  waters. 
 
 *  The  voice  of  Jehovah  is  with  power. 
 The  voice  of  Jehovah  is  with  majesty, 
 
 »  The  voice  of  Jehovah  is  shivering  cedars, 
 Yea.;Jehovah shivers  the  cedars  of  Lebanon. 
 
 '  And  He  causeth  them  to  skip  as  a  calf, 
 Lebanon  and  Sirion  as  a  son  of  Reems, 
 
 7  The  voice  of  Jehovah  is  hewing  fiery  flames, 
 
 8  The  voice  of  Jehovah  paineth  a  wilderness, 
 Jehovah  paineth  the  wilderness  of  Kadesh. 
 
 ^  The  voice  of  Jehovah  paineth  the  oaks. 
 
 And  maketh  bare  the  forests, 
 
 And  in  His  temple  every  one  saith,  '  Glory.' 
 '"  Jehovah  on  the  deluge  hath  sat. 
 
 And  Jehovah  sitteth  king — to  the  age, 
 •1  Jehovah  strength  to  his  people  giveth, 
 
 Jehovah  blesseth  His  people  with  peace ! 
 
 XXX.  A  Psalm.— A  song  of  the  dedication  of 
 
 the  house  of  David. 
 »  [  exalt  Thee,  O  Jehovah, 
 
 For  thou  hast  drawn  mo  up. 
 
 And  hast  not  let  mine  enemies  rejoice  over 
 ^  Jehovali  my  God,  I  have  cried  to  Thee,  [mc. 
 
 And  Thou  dost  heal  me. 
 8  Jehovah,  Thou  hast  brouglit  up  from  Sheol 
 
 Thou  hast  kept  me  alive,  [my  soul. 
 
 From  going  down  to  the  pit. 
 '*  Sing  praise  to  Jel>ovah,  ye  His  saints. 
 
 And  give  thanks  at  the  remcmbi'ance  of  His 
 "  For— a  moment  is  in  His  anger,     [holiness. 
 
 Life  wi  in  His  good-will, 
 
 At  oven  remaineth  weejiing,  and  at  morn 
 
 *  And  I— I  have  said  in  mine  ease,    [singing. 
 '  I  am  not  mDvcd— to  the  age. 
 
 '  O  Jehovah,  in  Thy  good ploiisure,  [mountain,' 
 Thou  hast  caused  strength  to  remain  for  my 
 Tliou  liast  hidden  Thy  face— L  liave  been 
 troubled. 
 
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 8  Unto  Thee,  0  Jeliovah,  1  call. 
 
 And  unto  Jehovali  I  make  supplication. 
 "  '  What  gain  is  in  my  blood  ? 
 
 In  my  going  down  unto  corruption  ? 
 
 Doth  dust  thank  Theo?  doth  it  declare  Thy 
 1"  Hear,  0  Jehovah,  and  favour  me,      [truth? 
 
 O  Jehovah,  be  a  heliter  to  me.' 
 11  Thou  hast  turned  my  mourning  to  dancing 
 
 Thou  hast  loosed  my  sackcloth,        [for  me. 
 
 And  girdest  me  with  joy.  [silent, 
 
 1^  So  that  honour  doth  i)raise  Thee,  and  is  not 
 
 0  Jehovah,  my  God,  to  the  age  I  thankThee ! 
 
 XXXI.  To  the  Overseer.— A  Psabn  of  David. 
 
 I  In  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  I  have  trusted. 
 Let  me  not  be  ashamed  to  the  age, 
 In  Thy  righteousness  deliver  me. 
 
 ^  Incline  unto  me  Thine  ear  hastily,   deliver 
 Be  to  me  for  a  strong  rock,  [me. 
 
 For  a  house  of  bulwarks  to  save  me. 
 
 ^  For  my  rock  and  my  bulwark  art  Thou, 
 For  Thy  name's  sake  lead  me  and  tend  me. 
 
 ^  Bring  me  out  from  the  net  that  they  hid  for 
 For  Thou  art  mv  strength.  [me, 
 
 ^  Into  Thy  hand  1  commit  my  spirit,    [trutli. 
 Thou  hastvredeemed  me,  Jehovah  God  of 
 
 8  I  have  hated  the  observers  of  lying  vanities. 
 And  I  toward  Jehovah  have  been  confident. 
 
 7 1  rejoice,  and  am  glad  in  Thy  kindness. 
 In  that  Thou  hast  seen  mine  affliction. 
 Thou  hast  known  in  adversities  my  soul. 
 
 "  And  Thou  hast  not  shut  nie  up. 
 Into  the  hand  of  an  enemy,  [place. 
 
 Thou  hast  caused  my  feet  to  stand  in  a  broad 
 
 "  Favour  me,  0  Jehovah,  for  distress  is  to  me, 
 Mine  eye,  my  soul,  and  my  body 
 Have  become  old  by  provocation. 
 
 1"  For  my  life  hath  been  consumed  in  sorrow. 
 And  my  years  in  sighing. 
 Feeble  because  of  mine  iniquity  hath  been 
 Andmyboneshavebecomeold.  [my strength, 
 
 II  Among  all  mine  adversaries 
 I  have  been  a  reproach. 
 
 And  to  my  neighbours  exceedingly. 
 And  a  fear  to  mine  acquaintances. 
 Those  seeing  me  without — fled  from  me. 
 
 1"  I  have  been  forgotten  as  dead  out  of  mind, 
 I  have  been  as  a  perishing  vessel. 
 
 13  For  I  have  heard  an  evil  account  of  many, 
 Fear  is  round  about. 
 In  their  being  united  against  me, 
 "To  take  nay  life  they  have  devised, 
 
 !■*  And  I  on  Tlice — I  have  trusted,  0;Jehovah, 
 I  have  said,  'Thou  rtr<  my  God.' 
 
 I'*  In  Thy  hand  are  my  times. 
 Deliver  me  from  the  hand  of  my  enemies, 
 7And  from  my  pursuers. 
 
 1"  C'ause  Thy  face  to  shine  cm  Thy  servant. 
 Save  me  in  Thy  kindness. 
 
 17  O  Jehovah,  let  me  not  be  ashamed. 
 For  I  have  called  Thee,  let  the  wicked  bo 
 Let  them  become  silent  to  Sheol.  [ashamed, 
 
 1"*  I^ot  lips  of  falsehood  become  dumb. 
 That  are  speaking  against  the  riglitcoua. 
 Ancient  sayings,  in  pride  andcoutemiit. 
 
 1"  ITow  abundant  is  Thy  goodness, 
 Tliat  Thou  hastOaidu])  for  those  fearingTlicc, 
 
 "»  'I  ii  ( >n  lia.st  wrou!,dit  for  those  trusting  in  Thee, 
 ,  Meforc  sons  of  iiieii. 
 
 Thou  hidestthuTu  in  tlie  secret  place  of  Thy 
 From  artifices  of  man,  [presence, 
 
Sorrow,  ik  IriuvipJinnt  praise,    xxxx.  21. — PSALMS. — xxxiv.  18. 
 
 God's  poivcr 
 
 Thou  coucealest  tlieui  iu  a  taberuacle, 
 From  the  strife  of  tongues. 
 
 -'  Blessed  is  Jeliovah, 
 For  He  hath  made  marvellous  His  kiiuluess 
 To  me  in  a  city  of  bulwarks. 
 
 ^^  And  I — I  have  said  in  my  haste, 
 
 '  I  have  been  cutoff  from  befoie  Thine  eyes,' 
 But  Thou  hast  heard  the  voice  of  my  sup- 
 In  my  crying  imto  Thee.  [plications, 
 
 -^  Love  Jehovah,  all  ye  His  saints, 
 Jehovah  is  keeping  the  faithful. 
 And  recompensing  abimdantly  a  proud  doer. 
 
 "•*  Be  strong,  and  He  strengtheneth  your  heart, 
 All  ye  who  are  waiting  for  Jehovah ! 
 
 XXXII.  By  David. — An  Instruction. 
 
 1  0  the  happiness  of  him  whose  transgression 
 Whose  sm  is  covered.  [is  forgiven, 
 
 ^  0  the  happiness  of  a  man. 
 To  whom  Jehovah  imputeth  not  inictuity. 
 And  in  whose  spirit  there  is  no  deceit. 
 
 3  When  I  have  kept  silence,  become  old  have 
 Through  my  roaring  all  the  day.  [my  bones, 
 
 *  When  by  day  and  by  night  Thy  hand  is  heavy 
 My  moisture  hath  been  changed  [upon  me. 
 Into  the  droughts  of  summer.     Selah. 
 
 °  My  sin  I  cause  Thee  to  know, 
 
 And  mine  iniquity  I  have  not  covered. 
 
 I  have  said,  '  I  confess  concerning 
 
 My  transgressions  to  Jehovah,' 
 
 And  Thou — Thou  hast  taken  away, 
 
 The  iniquity  of  my  sin.     Selah. 
 8  For  this  dotn  every  saintly  one  pray  to  Thee, 
 
 At  the  time  to  find. 
 
 Surely  at  an  overflowing  of  many  waters. 
 
 Unto  him  they  come  not. 
 ^  Thou  art  a  hiding-place  for  me. 
 
 From  distress  Thou  dost  keep  me, 
 With  songs  of  deliverance  dost  compass  me. 
 "  I  cause  thee  to  act  •wisely,  [Selah. 
 
 And  direct  thee  in  t^he  way  that  thou  goest, 
 
 I  cause  mine  eye  to  take  counsel  concerning 
 ^  Be  ye  not  as  a  horse — as  a  mule,  [thee. 
 
 Without  understanding. 
 
 With  bridle  and  bit,  its  ornaments,  to  curb, 
 
 Not  to  come  near  unto  thee. 
 '"  Many  are  the  pains  of  the  wicked ; 
 
 As  to  him  who  is  trusting  in  Jehovah, 
 
 Kindness  doth  compass  him. 
 '1  Be  glad  in  Jehovah,  andrejoice,  ye  righteous, 
 
 And  sing,  all  ye  upright  of  heart ! 
 
 XXXIII.  1  Sing,  ye  righteous,  in  Jehovah, 
 For  upright  ones  praise  is  comely. 
 
 ^  Give  ye  thanks  to  Jehovah  with  a  harp, 
 With psalteryof  ten  strings  singpraisetoHim, 
 
 '  Sing  ye  to  Him  a  new  song. 
 Play  skilfidly  with  shouting. 
 
 *  For  uprigbt  is  the  word  of  Jehovah, 
 And  all  His  work  is  in  faithfulness. 
 
 "  Loving  righteousness  and  judgment, 
 
 Of  the  kindness  of  Jeliovah  is  the  eartli  full. 
 '  By  the  word  of  Jehovah 
 
 The  heavens  have  been  made,  [liost. 
 
 And  by  the  breath  of  His  mouth  all  their 
 ^  Gathering  as  a  heap  the  waters  of  the  sea. 
 
 Putting  in  treasuries  the  depths. 
 ^  Afraid  of  Jehovah  are  all  the  earth,  [afraid. 
 
 Of  Him  are  all  the  inhabitants  of  the  world 
 
 *  For  He  hath  said,  and  it  is, 
 
 He  hath  commanded,  and  it  standeth. 
 
 '^  Jehovah  made  void  the  counsel  of  nations, 
 
 He  ibsallowed  the  thoughts  of  the  peoples. 
 "  The  counsel  of  Jeliovah  to  the  age  standeth, 
 
 The  thoughts  of  His  heart  to  all  generations. 
 ^^  0  the  happiness  of  the  nation  whose  God  is 
 
 Of  the  people  He  did  choose,         [Jehovah, 
 
 For  an  inheritance  to  Him. 
 "  From  the  heavens  hath  Jehovah  looked, 
 
 He  hath  seen  all  the  sons  of  men. 
 1*  From  the  fixed  place  of  His  dwelling. 
 
 He  looked  imto  aU  inhabitants  of  the  earth  ; 
 15  Who  is  forming  their  liearts  together. 
 
 Who  is  attending  unto  all  their  works. 
 18  The  king  is  not  saved  by  the  multitude  of  a 
 
 A  mighty  man  is  not  delivered,  [force, 
 
 By  abundance  of  power. 
 1''  A  false  thing  is  the  horse  for  safety. 
 
 And  by  the  abundance  of  his  strength 
 
 He  doth  not  deliver. 
 18  Lo,  the  eye  of  Jehovah  is  to  those  fearing 
 
 To  those  waiting  for  His  kindness,      [Him, 
 1^  To  deliver  from  death  their  soul. 
 
 And  to  keep  them  alive  in  famine. 
 -"  Our  soul  hath  waited  for  Jeliovah, 
 
 Our  help  and  our  shield  is  He, 
 -1  For  in  Him  doth  our  heart  rejoice. 
 
 For  in  His  holy  name  we  have  trusted. 
 ^2  Let  Thy  kindness,  0  Jehovah,  be  upon  us. 
 
 As  we  have  waited  for  Thee ! 
 
 XXXIV.  By  David,  in  his  changing  his  be- 
 haviour before  Abimelech,  and  he  driveth 
 him  away,  and  he  goeth. 
 ^  I  do  bless  Jehovah  at  all  times. 
 
 Continually  His  praise  is  in  my  mouth. 
 ^  In  Jehovah  doth  my  soul  boast  herself, 
 
 Hear  do  the  humble  and  rejoice. 
 3  Ascribe  ye  greatness  to  Jehovah  with  me. 
 And  we  exalt  His  name  together. 
 
 *  I  sought  Jehovah,  and  He  answered  me. 
 And  from  all  my  fears  did  deliver  me. 
 
 "  They  looked  expectiugly  unto  Him, 
 
 And  they  became  bright. 
 
 And  their  faces  are  not  ashamed. 
 ^  This  poor  07ie  called,  and  Jehovah  heard, 
 
 And  from  all  his  distresses  saved  him. 
 ^  A  messenger  of  Jehovah  is  encamping, 
 
 Round  about  those  who  fear  Him, 
 
 And  He  armeth  them. 
 
 *  Taste  ye  and  see  that  Jehovah  is  good, 
 
 0  the  nappiness  of  the  man  who  trusteth  in 
 '  Fear  Jehovah,  ye  His  holy  ones,         [Him. 
 
 For  there  is  no  lack  to  those  fearing  Him. 
 10  Young  lions  have  lacked  and  been  hungry. 
 
 And  those  seeking  Jehovah  lack' not  any 
 ^1  Come  ye,  children,  hearken  to  me,      [good. 
 
 The  fear  of  Jehovah  I  do  teach  you. 
 i'-'  Who  is  the  man  that  is  desiring  life  ? 
 
 Loving  days  to  see  good  ? 
 13  Keep  thy  tongue  from  evil. 
 
 And  thy  lips  from  speaking  deceit. 
 1*  Turn  aside  from  evil  and  do  good. 
 
 Seek  ])eace  and  pursue  it. 
 1'  The  eyes  of  Jehovah  are  unto  the  righteous. 
 
 And  His  ears  unto  their  cry. 
 i"  (The  face  of  Jehovah  is  on  doers  of  evil, 
 
 To  cut  off  from  earth  their  memorial.) 
 17  "They  cried,  and  Jehovah  heard, 
 
 And  from  all  their  distresses  debvcredthem. 
 1*  Near  is  Jehovah  to  the  broken  of  heart, 
 
 And  the  bruised  of  spirit  He  aaveth. 
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Privileges  of  the  righteous.      xxxiv.  19.— PSALMS.— xxxvii.  13.       Complaints  and  petitions. 
 
 '*  Mauy  arc  the  evils  of  the  righteous, 
 
 Out  of  them  all  doth  Jehovah  deliver  him. 
 ^  He  is  keeping  all  his  boues, 
 
 One  of  them  hath  not  been  broken. 
 '1  Evil  doth  put  to  death  the  wicked, 
 
 And  those  hating  the  righteous  are  desolate. 
 '-  Jehovah  redeemeth  the  soul  of  His  servants, 
 
 And  none  trusting  in  Him  are  desolate! 
 
 XXXy.  By  David.  [my  fighters, 
 
 ^  Strive,  Jehovah,  with  my  stri vers,  fight  \vith 
 "  Take  hold  of  shield  and  buckler,  and  rise  for 
 ^  And  draw  out  spear  and  lance,     [my  help, 
 
 To  meet  my  pursuers. 
 
 Say  to  my  soul,  'Thy  salvation  I  am.^ 
 
 *  They  are  ashamed  and  blush,  those  seeking 
 Turnedbackward  and  confounded,  [my  soul. 
 Those  devising  my  eviL 
 
 *  They  are  as  chaif  before  wind. 
 
 And  a  messenger  of  Jehovah  driving  away. 
 *"  Their  way  is  darkness  and  slipperiness, 
 
 And  a  messenger  of  Jehovah  their  pursuer. 
 ^  For  without  cause  they  hid  for  me  tneir  net- 
 Without  cause  they  digged  for  my  soul,  (pit, 
 ^  Meethimdoth  desolation— he  knoweth  not, 
 
 And  his  net  that  he  hid  catcheth  him, 
 
 For  desolation  he  falleih  into  it. 
 '  And  my  soul  is  joyful  in  Jehovah, 
 
 It  rejoiceth  in  His  salvation.  [Thee, 
 
 *  All  my  bones  say,   '  Jehovah,   who  is  like 
 
 Deli  veriug  the  poor  from  the  stronger  than  h  c, 
 
 And  the  poor  and  needy  from  his  plimderer. ' 
 1^  Violent  witnesses  rise  up. 
 
 That  which  I  have  not  known  they  ask  me. 
 ^^  They  pay  me  evil  forgood,  bereaving  my  soul, 
 '^  And  I^in  their  sickness  my  clothing  is  sack- 
 
 I  have  humbled  with  fastings  my  soul,  [cloth. 
 
 And  my  prayer  unto  my  bosom  returneth. 
 ^*  As  t/a  friend,  as  i/ my  brother,  I  walked  ha- 
 
 As  a  mourner  for  a  mother,  [bitually. 
 
 Mourning  I  have  bowed  down. 
 '^  And — in  my  halting  they  have  rejoiced, 
 
 And  have  been  gathered  together. 
 
 Gathered  against  me  were  the  smiters, 
 
 And  I  have  not  known, 
 
 They  have  rent,  and  they  have  not  ceased  ; 
 ^*  Witn  profane  ones,  mockers  in  feasts, 
 
 Gnashing  against  me  their  teeth. 
 ^'  Lord,  how  long  dost  thou  behold  ? 
 
 Keep  back  my  soul  from  their  desolations. 
 
 From  young  lions  my  only  one. 
 '*  I  thank  Thee  in  a  gi-eat  assembly, 
 
 Among  a  mighty  people  1  praise  Thee,  [liood, 
 '^  Mine  enemies  rejoice  not  over  me  tvilli  false- 
 
 Those  hating  me  without  cause  wink  the  eye. 
 ^^  For  they  speak  not  peace, 
 
 And  against  the  nuict  of  the  land, 
 
 Deceitful  words  tliey  devise, 
 ''  And  they  enlarge  against  me  their  mouth, 
 
 They  said,  '  Ahci,  aha,  our  eye  hath  seen.' 
 --  Thou  hast  seen,  O  Jehovah, 
 
 Be  not  silent,  0  Lord— bo  not  far  from  me, 
 ^  Stir  np,  and  wake  to  my  judgment, 
 
 My  God,  and  my  Lord,  to  my  plea. 
 '*  Judge  me  according  to  Tiiy  riguteousness, 
 
 O  Jehovah  my  God, 
 
 And  they  do  not  rejoice  over  me.  [desii'c.' 
 "'*  Tlicy  do  not  say  in  their  heart,    '  Aha,  our 
 
 'I'iiey  do  not  say,  'We  swallowed  him  up.' 
 '■"'  Tlicy  are  aslianiedandeoiifoiuideiltugelhez". 
 
 Who  arc  rejoicing  at  my  cvil- 
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 They  put  on  shame  and  confusion. 
 
 Who  are  magnifying  themselves  against  me. 
 ^  They  sing  and  rejoice,  who  are  desiring  my 
 
 And  they  say  continually,     [righteousness, 
 
 '  Jehovah  is  magnified. 
 
 Who  is  desiring  the  peace  of  His  servant.' 
 "**  And  my  tougiie  uttereth  Thy  righteousness. 
 
 All  the  day  Thy  praise ! 
 
 XXXVL  To  the  Overseer. — By  a  servant  of 
 
 Jehovah,  by  David. 
 ^  The  transgression  of  the  wicked 
 Is  afiirming  within  my  heart, 
 '  Fear  of  God  is  not  before  his  eyes, 
 
 *  For  he  made  it  smooth  to  himself  in  liis  eyes. 
 To  find  his  iniquity  to  be  hated.  [ceit, 
 
 ^  The  words  of  his  mouth  are  iniquity  and  de- 
 He  ceased  to  act  prudently — to  do  good. 
 ■*  Iniquitj'  he  deviseth  on  his  bed, 
 
 He  stationcth  himself  on  a  way  not  good. 
 
 Evil  he  doth  not  refuse.' 
 ®  0  Jehovah,  in  the  heavens  is  Thy  kindness. 
 
 Thy  faithfulness  is  unto  the  clouds. 
 •>  Thy  righteousness  is  as  mountains  of  God, 
 
 Thy  judgments  are  a  great  deep. 
 
 Man  and  beast  Thou  savest,  0  Jehovah. 
 '  How  precious  is  Thy  kindness,  0  God, 
 
 And  tne  sons  of  men 
 
 In  the  shadow  of  Thy  wings  do  trust. 
 .8  They  are  filled  from  the  fatness  of  Thy  house, 
 
 And  the  stream  of  Thy  delights 
 
 Thou  dost  cause  them  to  drink. 
 ^  For  with  Thee  is  a  foimtain  of  life, 
 
 In  Thy  light  we  see  light.  [Thee, 
 
 1"  Draw  out  Thy  kindness  to  those  knowing 
 
 And  Thy  righteousness  to  the  upright  of 
 '1  Let  not  a  foot  of  pride  meet  me,        [heart. 
 
 And  a  hand  of  the  wicked  let  not  move  me. 
 ^^  There  have  workers  of  iniquity  fallen. 
 
 They  have  been  overthrown. 
 
 And  have  not  been  able  to  arise ! 
 
 XXXVIL  By  David. 
 1  Do  not  fret  because  of  evil  doers, 
 Be  not  envious  against  doers  of  ini(iuity, 
 
 *  For  as  grass  speedily  they  are  cut  off, 
 And  as  the  greenness  of  the  tender  grass  do 
 
 ^  Trust  in  Jehovah,  and  do  good,  [fade. 
 
 Dwell  in  the  land,  and  enjoy  faithfulness, 
 
 *  And  delight  thyself  on  Jehovahj 
 
 And  He  giveth  to  thee  the  petitions  of  thy 
 ^  lloU  on  Jehovah  thy  way,  [lieart. 
 
 And  trust  upon  Him,  and  He  worketh, 
 '^  And  hath  brought  out  as  light  thy  right- 
 
 And  thy  judgment  as  noon -day.  [eousness, 
 '  Be  silent  for  Jehovah,  and  stay  thyself  for 
 
 Do  not  fret  because  of  him  [Him, 
 
 WTio  is  makingprosperous  his  way,  _ 
 
 Because  of  a  man  doing  wicked  devices. 
 8  Desist  from  anger,  and  forsake  fury, 
 
 Fret  not  thyself  only  to  do  evil. 
 '■>  P'or  evil  doers  are  cut  off,  [the  lancL 
 
 As  to  those  waiting  on  Jehovah,  they  possess 
 '*•  And  yet  a  little,  and  the  wicked  is  not. 
 
 And  thou  hast  considered  his  ]ilace,  and  it 
 '^  And  the  humble  do  possess  the  land,  [is  not. 
 
 Aud  they  have  delighted  themselves 
 
 In  the  abundance  of  peace. 
 '-  The  wicked  isdcvisiiigagaiiist  therigiiteous. 
 
 And  gnashing  against  him  his  teeth. 
 ^^  The  Lord  doth  laugh  at  him. 
 
OocPa  care  of  the  perfect. 
 
 xxxviT.  14.— PSALMS.— xxxTx.  9. 
 
 Fervent  supplications. 
 
 For  He  liath  seen  that  liia  day  cometh. 
 "  A  sword  liave  the  wicked  ojiened. 
 
 And  they  have  trodden  their  bow. 
 
 To  cause  to  fall  the  jioor  and  needy, 
 
 To  slaughter  the  npright  of  the  way. 
 "  Their  sword  doth  ^ter  into  tlieir  own  heart. 
 
 And  their  bows  are  shivered. 
 '*  Better  is  the  little  of  the  righteous, 
 
 Than  the  store  of  many  wicked. 
 ^'  For  the  arms  of  the  wicked  are  shivered, 
 
 And  Jehovah  is  sustaining  the  righteoiis. 
 '8  Jehovah  knoweth  the  days  of  the  perfect, 
 
 And  their  inheritance  is — to  the  age. 
 '"  They  are  not  ashamed  in  a  time  of  evil, 
 
 And  in  days  of  famine  they  are  satisfied. 
 '"  But  the  wicked  perish,  and  the  enemies  of 
 
 As  the  preciousOess  of  lambs,        [Jcl^ovah, 
 
 Have  been  consumed, 
 
 In  smoke  they  have  been  consumed. 
 '^  The  wicked  is  borrowing  and  repayeth  not, 
 
 And  the  righteous  is  gracious  and  giving. 
 *2  For  His  blessed  ones  do  possess  the  land, 
 
 And  His  reviled  ones  are  cut  off. 
 ^  From  Jehovah  are  the  steps  of  a  man. 
 
 They  have  been  prepared. 
 
 And  his  way  he  desireth. 
 ^  When  he  falleth,  he  is  not  cast  down, 
 
 For  Jehovah  is  sustaining  his  hand. 
 *"  Young  I  have  been,  I  have  also  become  old, 
 
 And  I  have  not  seen  the  righteous  forsaken. 
 
 And  his  seed  seeking  bread. 
 '^  All  the  day  he  is  gracious  and  lending, 
 
 And  his  seed  is  for  a  blessing. 
 "^  Turn  aside  from  evil,  and  do  good,  and  dwell 
 *^  For  Jehovah  is  loving  judgment,  [to  the  age. 
 
 And  He  doth  not  forsake  His  saintly  ones. 
 
 To  the  age  they  have  been  kept. 
 
 And  the  seed  of  the  wicked  is  cut  off. 
 ^*  The  righteous  possess  the  laud, 
 
 And  they  dwell  for  ever  on  it. 
 '"  The  mouth  of  the  righteous  uttereth  wisdom, 
 
 And  his  tongiie  speaketh  judgment. 
 ^1  The  law  of  his  God  is  in  his  heart, 
 
 His  steps  do  not  slide. 
 '^  The  wicked  is  watching  for  the  righteous, 
 
 And  is  seeking  to  put  him  to  death. 
 "^  Jehovah  doth  not  leave  him  in  his  hand. 
 
 Nor  condemn  him  in  his  being  judged. 
 ^^  Look  unto  Jehovah,  and  keep  His  way. 
 
 And  He  doth  exalt  thee  to  possess  the  land. 
 
 In  the  wicked  being  cut  off— thou  seest ! 
 ^  I  have  seen  the  wiclced  terrible, 
 
 And  spreading  as  a  green  native  plant, 
 *''  And  he  passeth  away,  and  lo,  he  is  not. 
 
 And  I  seek  him,  and  he  is  not  found ! 
 *^  Observe  the  perfect,  and  see  the  upright. 
 
 For  the  latter  end  of  each  is  peace. 
 
 38  And  transgressors  were  destroyed  together. 
 The  latter  end  of  the  wicked  was  cut  off. 
 
 39  And  the  salvation  of  the  righteous  is  from 
 
 Jehovah, 
 Their  strong  place  in  a  time  of  adversity. 
 *"  And  Jehovah  doth  help  them  and  deliver 
 He  delivereth  them  from  the  wicked,  [them, 
 And  saveth  them. 
 Because  thev  trusted  in  Him! 
 
 X"XXVT1L  A  Psalm  of  David,   'To  cause  to 
 
 remember.' 
 ^  Jehovah,  iu  Thy  wrath  reprove  me  not, 
 Nor  in  Tliy  fury  chastise  me. 
 
 '  For  Thine  arrows  have  come  down  on  me, 
 And  Thou  lettost  down  upon  mc  Thy  hand. 
 
 3  Soundness  is  not  in  my  flesh, 
 Because  of  Thine  indignation. 
 Peace  is  not  in  my  bones  because  of  my  sin. 
 
 *  For  mine  iniquitieshave  passed  over  myhead. 
 As  a  heavy  burden — too  heavy  for  me. 
 
 '  Stunk — become  corrupt  have  my  wounds, 
 
 Because  of  my  folly. 
 ^  I  have  been  bent  down, 
 
 I  have  been  bowed  down — unto  excess. 
 
 All  the  day  I  have  gone  mourning. 
 ^  For  my  flanks  have  been  full  of  drought. 
 
 And  soxmdness  is  not  in  my  flesh. 
 8  I  have  been  feeble  and  smitten — unto  excess, 
 
 I  have  roared  from  disquietude  of  heart. 
 
 *  Lord,  before  Thee  is  all  my  desire, 
 
 And  my  sighing  from  Thee  hath  not  been  hid. 
 1"  My  heart  is  panting,  my  power  hath  forsaken 
 
 And  the  light  of  mine  eyes,  [me, 
 
 Even  they  are  not  with  me.    [plague  stand. 
 "  My  lovers  and  my  friends  over-against  my 
 
 And  my  neighbours  afar  off  have  stood. 
 ^-  And  those  seeking  my  soul  lay  a  snare. 
 
 And  those  seeking  my  evil 
 
 Have  spoken  mischievous  things. 
 
 And  they  do  deceits  meditate  ^1  the  day. 
 •3  And  I,  as  deaf,  hear  not.  [mouth. 
 
 And  as  a  dumb  one  who  openeth  not  his 
 "  Yea,  I  am  as  a  man  who  heareth  not. 
 
 And  in  his  mouth  are  no  reproofs. 
 ^^  Because  for  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  I  have  waited. 
 
 Thou  dost  answer,  0  Lord  my  God. 
 1^  When  I  said,  '  Lest  they  rejoice  over  me. 
 
 In  the  slippingof  my  foot  against  me  theymag- 
 
 17  For  I  am  ready  to  halt,  [nified  themselves. 
 And  my  pain  is  before  me  continually. 
 
 18  For  mine  iniquity  I  declare,  I  am  sorry  for 
 
 19  And  mine  enemies  are  lively,  [my  sin. 
 They  have  been  strong,  and  those  hating  me 
 Have  been  multiplied.           [without  cause. 
 
 ^^  And  those  paying  evil  for  good  accuse  me. 
 
 Because  of  my  pursuing  good. 
 "1  Do  not  forsake  me,  O  Jehovah, 
 
 My  God,  be  not  far  from  me, 
 -^  Haste  to  heljj  me,  0  Lord,  my  salvation ! 
 
 XXXIX.  To  the"  Overseer,  to  Jeduthun.- 
 
 A  Psalm  of  David. 
 1  I  have  said,  '  I  observe  my  ways. 
 
 Against  sinning  with  my  tongxie, 
 
 I  keep  for  my  mouth  a  curb,  while  the  wicked 
 ^  I  was  dumb  tvitli  silence,  [is  before  me.' 
 
 I  kept  silent!  from  good,   and  my  pain  is 
 3  Hot  is  my  heart  within  me,  [excited. 
 
 In  my  meditating  doth  the  fire  burn, 
 
 I  have  spoken  with  my  tongue. 
 
 *  '  Cause  me  to  know,  0  Jehovah,  mine  end, 
 And  the  measure  of  my  days — what  it  »s,' 
 I  know  how  frail  I  am. 
 
 "  Lo,  handbreadths  Thou  hast  made  my  days. 
 And  mine  age  is  as  nothing  before  Thee, 
 Only,  all  vanity  is  every  man  set  up.  Selah. 
 
 '  Only,  in  an  image  doth  each  walk  hzibitually. 
 Only,  in  vain,  they  are  disquieted. 
 He  heapeth  up  and  knoweth  not  who  gather- 
 
 7  And,  now,  what  have  I  expected  ?  [eth  them. 
 0  Lord,  my  hope — it  is  of  Thee. 
 
 8  From  all  my  transgi'cssions  deliver  me, 
 A  reproach  of  the  fool  make  me  not. 
 
 *  1  have  been  dumb,  I  open  not  my  mouthy 
 
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Obidienee  to  Ood. 
 
 xxxTX.  10.— PSALMS.— XLii.  11.  Trust  in  GocTa protectiotu 
 
 Because  Thon— Tlioii  li.ast  clone  if. 
 
 ^^  Turn  aside  from  off  me  Tliy  stroke, 
 From  the  striving  of  Thy  hand  I  have  boon 
 
 '1  With  reproofs  against  iniquity,   fconanmpd. 
 Thou  hast  corrected  man, 
 And  dost  waste  as  a  moth  his  desirableness, 
 Only,  vanity  is  every  man.     Selah. 
 
 ^  Hear  my  prayer,  0  Jehovah, 
 And  to  my  cry  give  ear. 
 Unto  my  tear  be  not  silent, 
 For  a  sojourner  I  am  with  Thee, 
 A  settler  like  all  my  fathers,  [and  am  not ! 
 
 '■''  Look  from  me,  and  I  brighten  up  before  I  go 
 
 XL.  To  the  Overseer. — A  Psalm  of  Da\nd. 
 ^  I  liave  diligently  expected  Jehovah, 
 
 And  He  inclinetn  to  me,  and  heareth  my  cry, 
 ^  And  He  doth  cause  me  to  come  up 
 
 From  a  pit  of  desolation— from  mire  of  mud. 
 
 And  He  raiseth  u])  on  a  rock  my  feet, 
 
 He  is  establishing  my  steps. 
 ^  And  He  putteth  in  my  mouth  a  new  song, 
 
 '  Praise  to  our  God.' 
 
 Many  do  see  and  fear,  and  trust  in  Jehovah. 
 ••  O  the  happiness  of  the  man 
 
 Who  hath  made  Jehovah  his  trust, 
 
 And  hath  not  turned  unto  the  proud. 
 
 And  those  turning  aside  to  lies. 
 
 *  Much  hast  Thou  done,  Jehovah  my  God  ; 
 Thy  wonders  and  Thy  thoiights  toward  us, 
 There  is  none  to  arrange  unto  Thee, 
 
 I  declare  and  speak : 
 
 They  have  been  more  than  to  be  numbered. 
 ^  Sacrifice  and  present  Thou  hast  not  desired, 
 
 Ears  Thou  hast  prepared  for  me. 
 
 Burnt  and  sin-offering  Thou  hast  not  asked. 
 ^  Then  said  I,  '  Lo,  I  have  come,' 
 
 In  the  roll  of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me, 
 8  To  do  Thy  pleasure,  my  God,  I  have  de- 
 
 And  Thy  law  is  within  my  heart.    |  lighted, 
 
 *  I  have  proclaimed  tidings  of  righteousness 
 In  the  great  assembly,  lo,  my  lips  I  restrain 
 
 0  Jehovah,  Thou  hast  known.  [not, 
 '*  Thy  righteousness  I  have  not  concealed 
 
 In  the  midst  of  my  heart,  [told, 
 
 Thy  faithful nesss  and  Thy  salvation  I  have 
 
 1  have  not  hidden  Thy  kindness  and  Thy 
 To  the  great  assembly.  [truth, 
 
 "  Thou,  0  Jehovah,  restraincst  not 
 
 Thy  mercies  from  me,  [keep  me. 
 
 Thy  kindness  and  Thy  truth  do  continually 
 '^  For  compassed  me  have  evils  innumerable. 
 
 Overtaken  me  have  mine  iniqiiities, 
 
 And  I  have  not  been  able  to  see ; 
 
 They  have  been  more  than  the  hairs  of  my 
 
 And  my  heart  hatli  forsaken  me.        [licacl, 
 "  Be  pleased,  0  Jehovah,  to  deliver  me, 
 
 O  Jehovah,  for  my  heljj  make  baste. 
 '•'  They  are  ashamed  and  confounded  together, 
 
 Who  are  seeking  my  soul  to  destroy  it. 
 
 They  are  turned  backward. 
 
 And  are  ashamed,  who  are  desiring  my  evil. 
 1*  They  are  desolate  because  of  their  .shame. 
 
 Who  are  saying  to  me,  'Aha,  aha.' 
 '^  All  seeking  Thee  rejoice  and  are  glad  in  Thee, 
 ,    Those  loving  Thy  salvation  say  continually, 
 
 '  Jeliovah  is  magnified.' 
 '^  And  I  am  poor  and  needy. 
 
 The  Ijord  fioth  devise  for  me. 
 
 My  hell)  and  my  deliverer  art  Tliou, 
 
 O  my  (jod,  tarry  Thou  not 
 .SOfi 
 
 XLl.  To  the  Overseer. — A  Psalm  of  David. 
 
 0  the  liajjpiness  of  liim 
 
 Wlio  is  acting  wisely  unto  the  poor, 
 
 In  a  day  of  evil  doth  Jehovah  deliver  him. 
 
 -  Jehovah  doth  preserve  him  and  revive  him. 
 He  is  happy  in  the  land,  [enemies. 
 And  Thou  givest  him  not  into  the  will  of  his 
 
 ■  .Jehovah  supporteth  on  a  couch  of  sickness. 
 
 All  his  bed  Tliou  hast  turned  in  his  weak- 
 ••  I — I  said,  '  0  .Jehovah,  favour  me,       [nesfL 
 
 Heal  my  soid,  for  I  did  sin  against  Thee,' 
 "  Mine  enemies  say  evil  of  me : 
 
 When  he  dieth — his  name  hath  perished  ! 
 '  And  if  he  came  to  see — vanity  he  spealceth. 
 
 His  heart  gathereth  iuiqiuty  to  itself. 
 
 He  goeth  out — at  the  street  he  speak  eth. 
 ''  All  hating  me  whisper  together  against  me. 
 
 Against  me  they  devise  evil  to  me  : 
 ^  A  thing  of  Belial  is  poured  out  on  him. 
 
 And  because  he  lay  down  he  riseth  not  again. 
 ^  Even  mine  ally,  in  whom  I  trusteil. 
 
 One  eating  my  bread,  made  great  the  heel 
 •"  And  Thou,  Jehovah,  favour  me,  [against  me. 
 
 And  cause  me  to  rise, 
 
 And  I  give  recompence  to  them. 
 '^  Bv  this  I  have  known, 
 
 That  Thou  hast  delighted  in  me. 
 
 Because  my  enemy  snoutetli  not  over  me. 
 ^^  As  to  me,  in  mine  integrity, 
 
 Thou  hast  taken  hold  upon  me,  [age. 
 
 And  causest  me  to  stand  before  Thee  to  the 
 1^  Blessed  is  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,    [Amen 
 
 From  the  age — and  unto  the  age.  Amen  and 
 
 XLII.  To  the  Overseer. — An  Instruction.  By 
 
 sons  of  Korah. 
 
 1  As  a  hart  doth  pant  for  streams  of  water, 
 
 So  my  soul  panteth  toward  Thee,  0  God. 
 
 -  My  soul  thirsted  for  God,  for  the  living  God, 
 Wnen  do  I  enter  and  see  the  face  of  God  ? 
 
 '^  My  tear  hath  been  to  me  bread  day  and 
 In  their  saying  unto  me  all  the  day,  [night, 
 'Where  is  thy  God?' 
 
 ••  These  I  remember,  and  pour  out  my  soul  in 
 For  I  pass  over  into  the  booth,  [me, 
 
 1  go  softly  with  them  unto  the  house  of  God, 
 With  the  voice  of  singing  and  confession. 
 The  multitude  keeping  feast ! 
 
 '  What!  bowest  thou  thyself,  0  my  soul  ? 
 
 Yea,  art  thou  troubled  within  me  ? 
 
 Wait  for  God,  for  still  I  confess  Him  : 
 
 The  salvation  of  my  countenance — my  God! 
 "  In  me  doth  my  soul  bow  itself,        [.Jordan, 
 
 Therefore  I  remember  Thee  from  the  land  of 
 
 And  of  the  Hermons,  from  the  hill  Mizar. 
 "  Deep  unto  deep  is  calling 
 
 At  tne  noise  of  Thy  water-spouts,  [over  me. 
 
 All  Thy  breakers  and  Thy  bUlows  passed 
 "  By  day  Jehovah  commandeth  His  kindness. 
 
 And  by  night  a  song  is  with  me, 
 
 A  prayer  to  the  God  of  my  life,  [gotten  me? 
 "  I  say  to  God  my  rock,  'why  hast  Thou  for- 
 
 Why  go  I  mourning  in  the  oppression  of  an 
 '*  Witu  a  sword  in  my  Viones  [enemy  ? 
 
 Have  mine  adversaries  reproached  me, 
 
 In  their  saying  unto  mo  all  the  day, 
 
 'Where  Js  thy  God?' 
 "  Wliat!  bowest  tlio>i  thyself,  O  my  soul? 
 
 And  what!  art  thou  troubled  within  me? 
 
 Wait  for  God,  for  still  I  confess  Him,  [God ' 
 
 The  salvation  of  my  countenance,  and  my 
 
Coinplalnta  and  consolations.        xltii.  1. — PSALMS. — xlvt.  4 
 
 Distress  and  confidence. 
 
 XLTTT.  1  Judgo  me,  0  God,  [pious. 
 
 And  plead  my  cause  against  a  nation  not 
 From  a  man  of  deceit  and  perverseness 
 Tliou  dost  delivei'  me, 
 
 '  For  thou  a7-t  the  God  of  my  strength. 
 Why  hast  Thou  cast  me  off? 
 Wliy  mourning  do  I  go  np  and  down, 
 In  the  oppression  of  an  enemy  ? 
 
 3  Send  forth  Thy  liglit  and  Thy  truth, 
 They — they  lead  me,  they  bring  me  in. 
 Unto  Thy  holyhill,  and  tmto  Thy  tabernacles. 
 
 *  And  I  go  in  nnto  the  altar  of  God, 
 
 Unto  God,  the  joy  of  my  rejoicing.       [God. 
 And  I  thank  Thee  with  a  liarp,  0  God,  my 
 ''■  Wliat!  bowest  thou  thyself,  0  my  sonl? 
 And  what !  art  thou  troubled  within  me  ? 
 Wait  for  God,  for  still  I  confess  Him,   [God ! 
 The  salvation  of  my  countenance,  and  my 
 
 XLIV.  To  the  Overseer. — By  sons  of  Korah. 
 An  Instruction, 
 
 *  0  God,  with  oiu"  ears  we  have  heard, 
 Our  fathers  have  recounted  to  us. 
 
 The  work  Thou  didst  work  in  their  days. 
 In  the  days  of  old. 
 
 '  Thou,  tvith  Thy  hand,  nations  hast  dispos- 
 And  Thou  dost  plant  them.  [sessed. 
 
 Thou  afflictest  peoples,  and  sendest  them 
 
 ^  For,  not  by  their  sword  [away. 
 
 Possessed  they  the  land, 
 And  their  arm  gave  not  salvation  to  them, 
 But  Thy  right  hand,  and  Thine  arm, 
 And  the  light  of  Thy  countenance. 
 Because  Thou  hadst  accepted  them. 
 
 *  Thou  art  He,  my  king,  0  God, 
 Command  the  deliverances  of  Jacob. 
 
 ^  By  Thee  o\ir  adversaries  we  do  push. 
 
 By  Thy  name  tread  down  onr  withstand  era, 
 •^  For,  not  in  my  bow  do  I  trust, 
 
 And  my  sword  doth  not  save  me.      [sarics, 
 ^  For  Thou  hast  saved  us  from  our  adver- 
 
 And  those  hating  usThouhastput  to  shame. 
 8  In  God  we  have  boasted  all  the  day. 
 
 And  Thy  name  to  the  age  we  thank.  Selah. 
 8  In  anger  Thou  hast  cast  off  and  causest  us  to 
 
 And  goest  not  forth  with  our  hosts.  P)lnsh, 
 '"  Thou  causest  us  to  turn  backward  from  an 
 
 And  those  hating  us,  [adversary, 
 
 Have  spoiled  for  themselves. 
 11  Thou  makest  us  food  like  sheep. 
 
 And  among  nations  Thou  hast  scattered  us. 
 1-  Thou  sellest  Thy  people — without  wealth. 
 
 And  hast  not  become  great  by  their  price. 
 13  Thou  makest  us  a  reproachto  our  neighbours, 
 
 A  scorn  and  a  reproach  to  our  surrouuders. 
 1*  Thou  makest  us  a  simile  among  nations, 
 
 A  shaking  of  the  head  among  peoples. 
 1'  All  the  day  my  confusion  is  before  me, 
 
 And  the  shame  of  my  face  hath  covered  me. 
 1'  Because  of  the  voice  of  a  reproach er  and  revil- 
 
 Because  of  an  enemy  and  a  self -avenger,  [er, 
 '^  All  this  met  us,  and  we  did  not  forget  Thee, 
 
 Nor  have  we  dealt  falsely  in  Thy  covenant. 
 '^  We  turn  not  backward  our  heart. 
 
 Nor  turn  aside  doth  our  step  from  Thy  path. 
 '8  ButThouhast smitten usinaplaceof  dragons, 
 
 And  dost  cover  us  over  with  death-shade. 
 ™  If  we  have  forgotten  the  name  of  our  God, 
 
 And  spread  our  hands  to  a  strange  God, 
 "  Doth  not  God  search  out  this  ? 
 
 For  He  knoweth  tbo  secrets  of  the  heart. 
 
 -"  Surely,  for  Tliy  aalte  we  have  been  slain  all 
 
 Reckoned  as  sheep  of  the  slaughter,  [the  day, 
 -^  Stir  up — why  dost  Thou  sleep,  0  Lord  ? 
 
 Awake,  cast  us  not  off  for  ever. 
 ^  Why  Thy  face  hidest  Thou  ?  [pression, 
 
 Thou  forgettest  our  afflictions  and  our  op- 
 -^  For  bowed  to  the  dust  hath  our  soul. 
 
 Cleaved  to  the  earth  hath  our  belly. 
 -^  Arise,  a  help  to  us. 
 
 And  ransom  us  for  thy  kindness'  sake. 
 
 XLV.  To  the  Overseer. — '  On  the  Lilies.'— 
 By  sons  of  Korah. — An  Instniction.— A  song 
 of  loves. 
 
 1  My  heart  hath  indited  a  good  thing, 
 I  am  telling  my  works  to  a  king. 
 My  tongue  is  the  pen  of  a  speedy  writer. 
 ^  Thou  hast  been  beautified  above  the  sons  of 
 Grace  hath  been  poured  into  thy  lips,  [men. 
 Therefore  hath  God  blessed  thee  to  the  age. 
 
 *  Gird  Thy  sword  upon  the  thigh,  0  mighty, 
 Thy  glory  and  Thy  majesty ! 
 
 *  As  to  Thy  majesty — prosper ! — ride !  [ness, 
 Because  of  truth,  and  meelcness — righteous- 
 And  Thy  right  hand  showeth  Thee  fearfuJ 
 
 ^  Thine  arrows  are  sharp,  [things. 
 
 — Peoples  fall  under  Thee — 
 
 In  the  heart  of  the  enemies  of  the  king. 
 "  Thy  throne,  0  God,  is  age-during,  and  for 
 
 A  sceptre  of  Tiprightness  [ever. 
 
 Is  the  sceptre  of  Thy  kingdom,  [wickedness, 
 ^  Thou  hast  loved  righteousness  and  hatest 
 
 Therefore  God,  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee, 
 
 Oil  of  joy  above  thy  companions. 
 8  Myrrh  and  aloes,  cassia !  all  thy  garments. 
 
 Out  of  palaces  of  ivory 
 
 Stringed  instruments  nave  made  thee  glad. 
 3  Daughters  of  kings  are  among  thy  precious 
 
 A  queen  hath  stood  at  thy  right  hand,  [ones, 
 
 In  pure  gold  of  Ophir.  [ear, 
 
 1"  Hearken,  0  daughter,  and  see,  incline  thine 
 
 And  forget  thy  people,  and  thj^ather's house, 
 
 11  And  the  king  doth  desire  thy  beauty, 
 Because  he  is  thy  lord — bow  thyself  to  him, 
 
 12  And  the  daughter  of  Tyre  with  a  present. 
 The  rich  of  the  people  do  appease  thy  face. 
 
 13  All  glory  is  the  daughter  of  the  king  within, 
 Of  gold-embroidered  work  is  her  clothing. 
 
 1^  In  divers  colours  she  is  brought  to  the  king. 
 
 Virgins — after  her — her  companions. 
 
 Are  brought  to  thee. 
 15  They  are  brought  with  joy  and  gladness. 
 
 They  come  into  the  palace  of  the  kin". 
 13  Instead  of  thy  fathers  are  thy  sons,     [earth. 
 
 Thou  dost  appoint  them  for  princes  in  aUtlie 
 1^  I  make  mention  of  Thy  name  in  aU  genera- 
 
 Therefore  do  peoples  praise  Thee,       [tiona 
 
 To  the  age,  and  for  ever! 
 
 XLVI.  To  the  Overseer.— By  sons  of  Korah. 
 'For  the  Virgins.'— A  song. 
 
 1  God  is  to  us  a  refuge  and  strength, 
 
 A  help  in  adversities  found  most  surely. 
 
 2  Therefore  we  fear  not  in  the  changing  of 
 And  in  the  slipping  of  mountains  [earth, 
 Into  the  heart  of  the  seas. 
 
 3  Roar— troubled  are  its  waters. 
 Mountains  they  shake  in  its  pride     Selah. 
 
 ■*  A  river — its  rivulets  rejoice  the  city  of  God, 
 The  holy  place  of  the  tabernaolea  of  the  Most 
 High. 
 
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The  beauty  of  Zion. 
 
 ^  God  i.s  in  lier  midst— she  is  not  moved, 
 <i()(l  ddtli  help  lier  at  tlie  turn  of  tlie  morn  ! 
 
 *  'i^roul)led  have  been  nations, 
 Moved  have  been  kingdoms, 
 He  hath  given  forth  with  His  voice,  earth 
 
 '  Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  with  us,  [melteth. 
 
 A  tower  for  lis  is  the  God  of  Jacob.     Selah. 
 8  Come  ye,  see  the  works  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Who  hath  done  astonishing  things  in  the 
 
 *  Causing  wars  to  cease,  [earth. 
 Unto  the  end  of  the  earth,  the  bow  he  shi- 
 And  the  spear  He  hath  cut  asunder,  [veretli. 
 Chariots  he  doth  biu-n  with  fire. 
 
 '*  Desist,  and  know  that  I  am  God, 
 I  am  exalted  among  nations,  I  am  exalted 
 
 "  Jehovah  of  hosts  is  with  us,  [in  the  earth. 
 A  tower  for  us  is  the  God  of  Jacob !    Selali. 
 
 XLVII.  To  the  Overseer. — By  sons  of  Korah. 
 
 A  Psalm. 
 ^  All  ye  peoples,  clap  the  hand. 
 
 Shout  to  God  with  a  voice  of  singing, 
 '  For  Jehovah  Most  High  is  fearful, 
 A  great  king  over  all  the  earth,  [der  our  feet. 
 
 *  He  leadeth  peoples  under  us,  and  nations  un- 
 
 *  He  doth  choose  for  us  our  inheritance. 
 The  excellencyof  Jacob  that  He  loves.  Selah. 
 
 "  God  hath  gone  up  with  a  shout, 
 Jehovah  witli  the  sound  of  a  trumpet. 
 
 *  Praise  God — pr.aise — give  praise  to  our  king, 
 ^  For  king  of  all  the  earth  is  God,        [praise. 
 
 Give  praise,  0  imderstanding  one. 
 "  God  hath  reigned  over  nations, 
 
 God  hath  sat  on  His  holy  throne, 
 "  Nobles  of  peoples  have  been  gathered, 
 
 With  the  people  of  the  God  of  Abraham, 
 
 For  to  God  are  the  shields  of  earth. 
 
 Greatly  hath  He  been  exalted ! 
 
 XLVm.  A  Song,  a  Psalm,  by  sons  of  Korali. 
 
 1  Great  is  Jehovah,  and  praised  greatly. 
 In  the  city  of  our  God — His  holy  hill. 
 
 '  Beautiful  for  elevation, 
 A  joy  of  all  the  land,  is  mount  Zion, 
 The  sides  of  the  north,  the  cityof  agreat  king. 
 
 ^  God  in  her  high  places  is  known  for  a  tower. 
 
 *  For,  lo,  the  kings  met,  theypassedbytogether, 
 "  They  have  seen — so  they  have  marvelled. 
 
 They  have  been  troubled,  they  were  hastened 
 "  Trembling  hath  seized  them  there,     [away. 
 
 Pain,  as  of  a  travailing  woman. 
 '  By  an  east  wind  Tho\i  shiverest  ships  of  Tar- 
 
 *  As  we  have  beard,  so  we  have  seen,    [shish. 
 In  the  city  of  Jehovah  of  hosts. 
 In  the  city  of  our  God, 
 God  doth  establish  her — to  the  ago.    Selali, 
 
 "  We  have  thought,  0  God,  of  Thy  kindness. 
 In  the  midst  oi  Thy  temi)le, 
 
 '"  As  is  Thy  name,  O  God,  so  is  Thy  praise. 
 Over  the  ends  of  the  earth. 
 Righteousness  hatli  filled  Thy  right  liand. 
 
 "  Rejoice  doth  Mount  Zion, 
 The  daughters  of  Judah  are  joyful. 
 For  the  sake  of  Thy  judgments. 
 
 '*  Compass  Zion,  and  go  round  her,  count  her 
 
 "  Set  your  heart  to  her  bulwark,         [towers, 
 Consider  her  high  places, 
 So  that  ye  recount  to  a  later  generation, 
 
 '«  Tliat  this  God  is  our  God- 
 To  tlie  age  and  for  ever. 
 He— he  doth  lead  us  over  death  ! 
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 .XLVT.  5.— PSALMS.— L.  9.  The  folly  of  trusting  in  richer. 
 
 XLIX.  To  the  Overseer.— By  sons  of  Korali. 
 
 A  Psalm. 
 '  Hear  this,  all  ye  ]ieople3, 
 
 Give  ear,  all  ye  inliabitaiits  of  the  world. 
 -  Both  low  and  high,  together  ricii  and  needy. 
 '  My  mouth  speaketh  wise  tilings. 
 
 And  the  meditations  of  mj'licartarethingsof 
 ^  linclinetoasimilemineear,  [understanding. 
 
 I  open  with  a  harp  my  riddle : 
 ^  Why  do  I  fear  in  days  of  evil  ? 
 
 The  iniquity  of  my  supplanters  doth  cora- 
 "  Those  trusting  on  their  wealth,     [pass  me. 
 And  in  the  multitude  of  their  riches, 
 Do  shew  themselves  foolish. 
 ''  A  brother  doth  no  one  at  .all  ransom, 
 
 He  doth  not  give  to  God  his  atonement. 
 8  And  precioiis  is  the  redemption  of  theirsoul, 
 
 And  it  hath  ceased— to  the  age. 
 ^  And  still  he  liveth  for  ever.  He  seeth  not 
 ^^  For  he  seeth  wise  men  die,  [the  ])it. 
 
 Together  the  foolish  and  brutish  perish, 
 And  have  left  to  others  their  wealth. 
 '1  Their  heart  is:  Their  houses  are  to  the  age. 
 Their  tabernacles  to  all  generations. 
 Theyproclaimed  their  names  over  the  lands. 
 ^^  Ann  man  in  honour  doth  not  remain. 
 
 He  hath  been  like  the  beasts,  they  have  been 
 
 '■'  This  their  way  is  folly  for  them,      [cut  off. 
 
 And  their  posterity  with  their  sajangs  are 
 
 pleased.     Selah. 
 
 '■•  A.s  sheep  for  Sheol  they  have  set  themselves. 
 
 Death  doth  afflict  them. 
 
 And  the  upright  rule  over  them  in  the  morn- 
 
 And  their  form  is  for  consumption.       LiiJ^. 
 
 Sheol  is  a  dwelling  for  him.  [hand  of  Sheol, 
 
 "  Only,  God  doth  ransom  my  soul  from  the 
 
 For  He  doth  receive  me.     Selah. 
 '"  Fear  not,  when  one  maketh  wealth, 
 
 When  the  honour  of  his  house  is  abundant. 
 '^  For  at  his  death  he  receiveth  nothing, 
 His  honour  goetli  not  down  after  him. 
 '^  For  his  soul  in  his  life  he  blesseth, 
 (And  they  praise  thee  when  thou  dost  well 
 for  thyself.) 
 ■'■'  It  Cometh  to  the  generation  of  his  fathers. 
 
 For  ever  they  see  not  the  light. 
 -"  Man  in  honour,  who  understandest  not,  [off! 
 Hath  been  like  the  beasts,  they  have  been  cut 
 
 L.  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 
 '  The  God  of  gods — Jehovah— hath  spoken, 
 
 And  He  calleth  to  the  earth 
 
 From  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  its  going  in. 
 '  From  Zion,  the  perfection  of  beauty.  God 
 ^  Our  God  Cometh,  and  is  not  silent,  [snone. 
 
 Fire  before  Him  doth  devour,       [pestuous. 
 
 And  round  about  him  it  hath  been  very  tem- 
 ■*  He  doth  call  unto  the  heavens  from  aoove. 
 
 And  unto  the  earth,  to  judge  His  people. 
 °  Gather  ye  to  Me  My  saints, 
 
 Making  covenant  with  Mp  over  a  sacrifice. 
 '  And  the  heavens  declare  His  righteousness, 
 
 For  God  Himself  is  judge.     Selali. 
 7  Hear,  0  My  people,  and  I  speak, 
 
 0  Israel,  and  I  testify  against  thco, 
 
 God,  thy  God  am  I. 
 "  Not  for  thy  sacrifices  do  I  reprove  tiiec. 
 
 Yea,  thy  burnt-ofrerings 
 
 Are  before  Mc  continually. 
 '  I  take  not  from  thy  house  a  bullock. 
 
 From  thy  folds  ho  goats. 
 
Ineffi/iacy  of  legal  sacrifices. 
 
 L.  10.— PSALMS— LI V.  3. 
 
 The  sacrifices  Ood  ncccpU 
 
 '"  For  Mine  is  every  beast  of  the  forest, 
 
 The  cattle  on  the  hills  of  oxen. 
 '^  1  have  known  every  fowl  of  the  mountains, 
 
 And  the  wild  beast  of  the  field  is  with  Me. 
 "  If  I  am  hungry  I  tell  not  to  thee. 
 
 For  Mine  is  the  world  and  its  fulness. 
 i»  Do  I  eat  the  flesh  of  bulls, 
 
 And  drink  the  blood  of  he-goats  ? 
 '■*  Sacrifice  to  God  confession, 
 
 And  complete  to  the  Most  High  thy  vows. 
 ''  And  calllMe  in  a  day  of  adversity, 
 
 I  deliver  thee,  and  thou  honourest  Mc. 
 '^  And  to  the  wicked  hath  God  said: 
 
 Wliat  to  thee — to  recount  My  statutes? 
 
 That  thou  liftest  up  My  covenant  on  tliy 
 1'  Yea,  thou  hast  hated  instruction,   [mouth  ? 
 
 And  dost  cast  My  words  behind  thee. 
 '^  If  thou  hast  seen  a  thief. 
 
 Then  tliou  art  pleased  with  him. 
 
 And  with  adulterers  is  thy  portion. 
 '^  Thy  mouth  thou  hast  sent  forth  with  evil, 
 
 And  thy  tongue  joineth  deceit  together,  [est, 
 "*•  Thousittest,  against  thy  brother  thou  speak- 
 
 Against  a  son  of  thy  mother  givest  slander. 
 "^  These  thou  didst,  and  I  kept  silent, 
 
 Thou  hast  thought  that  I  am  like  thee, 
 
 I  reprove  thee,  and  set  in  array  before  thine 
 --  Understand  this,  I  pray  you,  [eyes. 
 
 Ye  who  are  forgetting  God, 
 
 Lest  I  tear,  and  there  is  no  deliverer. 
 -'  He  who  is  sacrificing  praise  honoureth  Me, 
 
 As  to  him  who  maketh  a  way, 
 
 I  cause  him  to  look  on  the  salvation  of  God  ! 
 
 LT.  To  the  Overseer. — A  Psalm  of  David, 
 in  the  coming  in  unto  him  of  Nathan  the 
 ^ropliet,  when  he  hath  gone  in  unto  Bath- 
 bheba. 
 
 ^  Favourme,  OGod.accordingtoThykindness, 
 According  to  the  abimdance  of  Thy  mercies, 
 Blot  out  my  transgressions. 
 '  Thoroughly  wash  me  from  mine  iniquity, 
 
 And  from  my  sin  cleanse  me, 
 '  For  my  transgressions  I  do  know, 
 And_  my  sin  is  before  me  continually. 
 
 *  Against  Thee,  Thee  only,  I  have  sinned. 
 And  done  the  evil  thing  in  Thine  eyes, 
 So  that  Thou  art  righteous  in  Thy  words. 
 Thou  art  pure  in  Thy  judging. 
 
 '  Lo,  in  iniquity  I  liave  been  brought  forth, 
 And  in  sin  doth  my  mother  conceive  me. 
 
 "  Lo,  truth  Thou  hast  desired  in  the  inward 
 And  in  the  hidden  part  [parts. 
 
 Wisdom  Thou  causest  me  to  know. 
 
 ^  Thou  cleansest  mewith  hyssoxiandl  am  clean, 
 Washest  me,  and  than  snow  I  am  whiter. 
 
 *  Thou  causest  me  to  hear  joy  and  gladness, 
 ''^hou  makest  joyful  bones  Thou  hast  bruised. 
 
 '  Hide  Thy  face  from  my  sin. 
 
 And  all  mine  iniquities  blot  out. 
 '"  A  clean  heart  i)repare  for  me,  0  God, 
 
 And  a  right  spirit  renew  within  me. 
 "  Cast  me  not  forth  from  Thy  ])resence, 
 
 And  Thy  Holy  Spirit  take  not  from  me 
 "  Restore  to  ine  tlie  joy  of  Thy  salvation. 
 
 And  a  willing  spirit  doth  sustain  me. 
 '2  I  teach  transgressors  Tliy  ways. 
 
 And  sinners  unto  Thee  do  return,  [vatiou, 
 "  Deliver  me  from  blood,  0  God,  God  of  my  sal- 
 
 My  tongue  singeth  of  lliy  rigliteousness. 
 "  0  Lord,  my  lips  Thou  dost  open, 
 2a 
 
 ir  4"  r??y  n'outh  dcclareth  Thy  ])raise. 
 -b  or  Thou  desircst  not  sacrifice,  or  I  give  it 
 ^^rnt-oSer'mg  Thou  acceptest  not. 
 The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit 
 A  heart  broken  and  bruised,  0  God, 
 Thou  dost  not  despise. 
 18  Do  good  in  Thy  good  pleasure  with  Zion, 
 10  m?'^"r^,°^*  ^"^1*^^  *^ie  \^alls  of  Jerusalem. 
 Ihen  rhoudesirestsacrificesof  righteousness, 
 Burnt-offenng,  and  whole  burnt-ofFerin" 
 1  hen  they  oiler  bullocks  on  thine  altar  T' 
 
 LIT.   To  the  Overseer.— An  instruction,  by 
 David,  m  the  commg  in  of  Doeg  the  Edomitc, 
 andhedeclarethtoSaul.andsaithto  him,  'Da- 
 vid came  in  unto  the  house  of  Ahimelech.' 
 '  What,  boastest  thou  in  evil,  0  mighty  one ' 
 
 The  kindness  of  God  is  all  the  day. 
 ^  Mischiefs  doth  thy  tongue  devise, ' 
 
 Like  a  sharp  razor,  working  deceit. 
 3  Thou  hast  loved  evil  rather  than  good, 
 
 Lying,  than  speaking  righteousness.  Selah. 
 ^  Ihou  hast  loved  all-devouring  words, 
 
 0  thou  deceitful  tongue. 
 
 '  Also — God  doth  break  thee  down  for  ever, 
 Taketh  thee,  and  pulleth  thee  out  of  the  tent. 
 And  He  hath  uprooted  thee 
 Out  of  the  land  of  the  living.     Selah. 
 
 ^  And  the  righteous  see, 
 And  fear,  and  laugh  at  him.     [strong  place, 
 
 ''  '  Lo,  the  man  who  maketh  not  God  his 
 And  trusteth  in  the  abundance  of  his  riches. 
 He  is  strong  in  his  mischiefs. ' 
 
 8  And  I,  as  a  green  olive  in  the  house  of  God, 
 
 1  have  trusted  in  the  kindness  of  God , 
 
 To  the  age  and  for  ever,  [done  it, 
 
 ^  I  thank  Thee  to  the  age,  because  Thou  hast 
 And  I  wait  on  Thy  name  for  it  is  good  before 
 Thy  saints ! 
 
 LIIl.  To  the  Overseer. — '  Ou  a  disease.'— An 
 
 instruction,  by  David. 
 '  A  fool  said  in  his  heart,  '  There  is  no  God.' 
 
 They  have  done  corruptly. 
 
 Yea,  they  have  done  abominable  iniquity. 
 
 There  is  none  doing  good.  [men, 
 
 '  God  from  the  heavens  looked  on  the  sons  of 
 
 To  see  if  there  be  an  understanding  one, 
 
 One  seeking  God.  [filthy, 
 
 3  Everyone  went  back,  together  they  became 
 
 There  is. none  doing  good — not  even  one, 
 *  Have  not  workers  of  iniquity  known. 
 
 Those  eating  my  people  nave  eaten  bread, 
 
 God  they  have  not  called. 
 ^  There  they  feared  a  feai* — there  was  no  fear. 
 
 For  God  hath  scattered  the  bones  of  him 
 
 Who  is  encamping  against  thee. 
 
 Thou  hast  put  to  shame. 
 
 For  God  hath  despised  them.  [Israel? 
 
 "^  Who  doth  give  from  Zion  the  salvation  of 
 
 When  God  turneth  back  to  a  captivity  of  Hia 
 
 Jacob  doth  rejoice — Israel  is  glad!   [people, 
 
 LIV.  To  the  Overseer  with  stringed  instru- 
 ments.—An  instruction,  by  David,  in  the 
 coming  in  of  the  Ziphim,  and  they  say  to  Saul, 
 '  Is  not  David  hiding  himself  with  us  ?' 
 1  0  God,  by  Thy  name  save  me,  and  by  Thy 
 -  0  God,  hear  my  i)raycr,      [might  judge  me. 
 
 Give  ear  to  the  sayings  of  my  mouth, 
 ^  For  strangers  have  risen  up  against  me 
 .369 
 
Prayer,  and  confidence  in  God.      liv.  4.— PSALMS.— lvt/i.  2.  Trust  in  Qod  encouraged. 
 
 And  terrible  ones  have  sought  my  soul, 
 They  have  not  set  God  before  them.  Selali. 
 
 *  Lo,  God  w  a  helper  to  me, 
 'J'he  Lord  is  with  those  supporting  my  soul, 
 
 ">  Turn  back  doth  the  evil  tiling  to  mine  eiie- 
 
 In  Thy  truth  cut  them  off.  [mies, 
 
 8  With  a  free  will-offering  I  sacrifice  to  Thee, 
 
 I  thank  Thy  name,  O  Jehovah.  for«7.  is  good, 
 7  For,  from  all  adversity  He  delivered  me. 
 
 And  on  mine  enemies  liath  mine  eye  looked ! 
 
 LV.  To  the  Overseer  with  stringed  instru- 
 ments.— An  instruction,  by  David. 
 1  Give  ear,  0  God,  to  my  prayer, 
 And  hide  not  from  my  supplication. 
 
 *  Attend  to  me,  and  answer  me, 
 T  mourn  in  my  meditation ,  and  make  a  noise, 
 
 3  Because  of  the  voice  of  an  enemy, 
 
 Because  of  the  oppression  of  the  wicked. 
 
 For  they  cause  sorrow  to  move  against  me, 
 
 Aud  in  anger  they  hate  me. 
 ^  My  heart  is  pained  within  me. 
 
 And  terrors  of  death  have  fallen  on  me. 
 ^  Fear  and  trembling  come  in  to  me, 
 
 And  horror  doth  cover  me. 
 
 6  And  I  say,  '  Who  doth  give  to  me  a  pinion 
 1  fly  away  and  rest,  [as  a  dove? 
 
 7  Lo,  I  move  far  off,  I  lodge  in  a  wilderness. 
 
 8  I  hasten  escape  for  myself,  [Selah. 
 From  a  rushing  wind,  from  a  whirlwind. 
 
 "  Swallow  up,  0  Lord,  divide  their  tongue. 
 
 For  I  saw  violence  and  strife  in  a  city,  [walls. 
 '"  By  day  and  by  night  they  go  round  it,  on  its 
 
 Botli  iniquity  aud  perverseness  are  in  its 
 ■1  Mischiefs  are  in  its  midst.  [midst. 
 
 Fraud  and  deceit  depart  not  from  its  street. 
 '2  For  an  enemy  reproacheth  me  not,  or  I  bear 
 
 He  who  is  hating  me  [«'<, 
 
 Hath  not  magnihed  himself  against  me, 
 
 Or  I  hide  from  him. 
 13  But  thou,  a  man— as  mine  equal, 
 
 My  familiar  friend,  and  mine  acquaintance. 
 "  When  together  we  sweeten  counsel, 
 
 Into  the  house  of  God  we  walk  in  company. 
 1*  Desolations  arc  upon  them, 
 
 They  go  down  to  Sheol — alive,  [midst. 
 
 For  wickedness  is  in  their  dwelling,  in  their 
 's  I— to  God  I  call,  and  Jehovali  saveth  me. 
 '7  Evening,  and  morning,  and  noon, 
 
 Imeditatc,  andmakeanoise,  and  He  heareth 
 IS  Hehath  ransomed  in  peace  my  soul  [my  voice. 
 
 From  him  who  is  near  to  me. 
 
 For  with  the  multitude  they  were  with  me. 
 '9  God  doth  hear  and  afilict  tliem. 
 
 And  He  sitteth  of  old.     Selah.  [God, 
 
 Because  they  have  no  changes,  and  fear  not 
 ^  Hehath  sent  forth  liishandsagainsthis  well- 
 He  hath  iiolluted  his  covenant.       [wishers, 
 "1  Sweeter  than  honey  hath  been  his  mouth, 
 
 And  his  heart  is  war  ! 
 
 Softer  have  been  his  words  than  oil. 
 And  they  are  drawn  su^urds.  [  thee, 
 
 =2  Cast  on  Jehovah  that  which  He  hath  given 
 And  He  doth  sustain  thee,  [righteous. 
 
 He  dotli  not  suffer  for  ever  the  moving  of  the 
 "^  And  Tliou,  0  God,  dost  bring  them  down 
 
 To  a  pit  of  destruction. 
 
 Men  of  blood  and  deceit  reach  not  to  half 
 
 And  T— 1  do  trust  in  Tliee !         [their  days, 
 
 LVL  To  the    Overseer. —' Ou    the  Dumb 
 370 
 
 Dove  far  off.' — A  .secret  treasure  of  David,  in 
 the  Philistines'  taking  hold  of  him  in  Gath. 
 
 I  Favour  me,  O  God,  formaa  swallowedmeup, 
 All  the  (lay  figliting  he  oppressetli  me, 
 
 "  Mine  enemies  have  swallowed  up  all  tlie  day. 
 
 For  many  ar'e  fighting  against  mc,  0  most 
 
 High,  I  Thee. 
 
 3  The  day  I  am  afraid  I  am  confident  toward 
 
 ■•  In  God  1  jiraise  His  word,  in  God  1  have 
 
 I  fear  not  what  flesh  dotli  to  me.  [trusted, 
 *  All  the  day  tliey  WTest  my  words. 
 
 Concerning  me  all  their th oughts orr  for  evil, 
 ""'  They  assemble,  they  liide,  they  watch  my 
 
 "NVlieu  they  have  expected  my  souL  [heels, 
 ^  By  iniquity  they  escape. 
 
 In  anger  the  ])eople3  put  down,  O  God. 
 ^  My  wanileriug  Thou  hast  counted, 
 
 Thou — place  Thou  my  tear  in  Thy  bottle. 
 
 Are  they  not  in  Thy  book  ? 
 ^  Then  turn  back  do  mine  enemies  in  the  day  T 
 
 This  I  have  known,  that  God  is  forme,  [call. 
 1"  In  God  I  praise  the  word. 
 
 In  Jehovah  I  praise  the  word. 
 
 II  In  God  I  tru.sted,  I  fear  not  what  man  doth 
 •'■^  On  me,  0  God,  are  Thy  vows,  [to  me, 
 
 I  repay  thank-offerings  to  Thee. 
 13  For  Thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  death, 
 Dost  Thou  not  mv  feet  from  falling? 
 To  walk  habitually  before  God  in  the  light 
 of  the  living ! 
 
 LVIL  To  the  Overseer. — 'Destroy  not.' — 
 A  secret  treasure  of  David,  in  his  fleeing  from 
 the  face  of  Saul  into  a  cave. 
 
 1  Favour  me,  O  God,  favour  me. 
 For  in  Thee  is  my  soul  trusting. 
 And  in  the  shadow  of  Thy  wings  I  trust. 
 Until  the  calamities  pass  over. 
 
 2 1  call  to  God  Most  High, 
 To  God  u'Ao  is  perfecting  for  me. 
 
 3  He  sendeth  from  the  heaven,  and  sayetli  me. 
 He  reproached — who  is  panting  after  mo 
 
 Selah. 
 God  sendeth  forth  His  kindness  and  His 
 
 ^  My  soul  (*■  in  the  midst  of  lions,         [truth. 
 I  lie  down  among  flames — sons  of  men. 
 Their  teeth  are  a  spear  and  arrows. 
 And  their  tongue  a  sharp  sword. 
 
 ^  Be  Thou  exalted  above  the  heavens,  OGod, 
 Above  all  the  earth  Thine  honour. 
 
 s  A  net  they  have  prepared  for  my  steps, 
 Bowed  down  hath  my  soul. 
 They  have  digged  before  me  a  pit. 
 They  have  fallen  into  its  midst.     Selah. 
 
 ^  Prepared  is  my  heart,  0  God, 
 Prepared  is  my  heart,  I  sing  and  ]n-aise. 
 
 8  Awake,  mine  honour,  awake,  psaltery  and 
 I  awake  the  morning  dawn.  |harp, 
 
 9  I  thank  Thee  among' the  peoples,  0  Lord, 
 1  praise  Tliee  among  the  nations. 
 
 1°  For  great  unto  the  heavens  i-<  Thy  kindness, 
 
 And  unto  the  clouds  Thy  truth. 
 '1  Be  thou  exalted  above  the  heavens,  0  God. 
 
 Above  aU  the  earth  Thine  honour! 
 
 LVIIL  To  the  Overseer.— 'Destroy  not.'— A 
 
 secret  treasure,  by  David. 
 1  Is  it  true,  O  dumb  one,  righteously  ye  speak ! 
 
 Uprightly  ye  judge,  O  sons  of  incn? 
 -  Even  in  heart  ye  work  iniquities,    [|>onder. 
 
 In  the  laud  the  vioh-uce  of  your  hands  ye 
 
Prayer  against  enerniea. 
 
 L^^II.  3.— PSALMS.— LXii.  5.      Mercies  gratefully  recollected. 
 
 '  The  wicked  have  been  estranged  from  the 
 womb, 
 
 They  have  erred  from  the  belly,  speaking  lies. 
 ■•  Their  poison  is  as  poison  of  a  serjient, 
 
 A  s  a  deaf  as]>  shutling  its  ear, 
 '  Which  hearkeneth  not  to  the  voice  of  whis- 
 
 A  charmer  of  charms  most  skilful,    [perers, 
 
 *  0  God,  break  their  teeth  in  their  mouth, 
 The  jaw-teeth  of  young  lions  break  down,  0 
 
 ^  They  are  melted  as  waters,  [Jehovah. 
 
 They  go  nii  and  down  for  themselves. 
 
 His  arrow  proceedeth  as  they  cut  themselves 
 **  As  a  snail  that  melteth  he  goeth  on,        [off. 
 
 As  &n  untimely  birth  of  a  woman, 
 
 They  have  not  seen  the  sun. 
 '  Before  your  pots  discern  the  bramble,  [away. 
 
 As  well  the  raw  as  the  heated  He  whirleth 
 '"  The  righteous  rejoiceth  that  he  hath  seen 
 vengeance. 
 
 His  steps  he  washeth  in  the  blood  of  the 
 ^^  And  man  saith :  [wicked. 
 
 'Surely  fruit  is  for  the  righteous: 
 
 Surely  there  is  a  God  judging  in  the  earth ! ' 
 
 LIX.  To  the  Overseer. — '  Destroy  not,'   by 
 David. — A  secret  treasure,  in  Saul's  sending, 
 and  they  watch  the  house  to  put  him  to 
 death. 
 '  Deliver  me  from  mine  enemies,  O  my  God, 
 
 From  my  witlistanders  set  me  on  high. 
 -  Deliver  me  from  workers  of  iniquity, 
 
 And  from  men  of  blood  save  me. 
 ^  For,  lo,  they  laid  wait  for  my  soul. 
 Assembled  against  me  are  strong  ones. 
 Not  my  transgression  nor  my  sin,  0  Jehovah. 
 
 *  Without  punishment  they  run  and  prepare 
 Stir  up  to  meet  me,  and  see.       [themselves, 
 
 'JAnd  Thou,  Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts,  God  of 
 
 Awake  to  inspect  all  the  nations,      [Israel, 
 
 Favour  not  any  treacherous  dealers  of  ini- 
 ^  They  turn  back  at  evening,      [quity.  Selah. 
 
 They  make  a  noise  like  a  dog. 
 
 And  go  round  about  the  city. 
 ^  Lo,  they  belch  out  with  their  mouths, 
 
 Swords  are  in  their  lips,  for  '  Who  heareth?' 
 ^  And  Thou,  0  Jehovali  dost  laugh  at  them. 
 
 Thou  dost  mock  at  all  the  nations. 
 "  O  my  Strength,  unto  Thee  I  take  heed, 
 
 For  God  is  my  tower — the  God  of  my  kind- 
 '"  God  doth  go  before  me,  [ness. 
 
 He  causeth  me  to  look  on  mine  enemies. 
 ^'  Slay  them  not,  lest  my  people  forget. 
 
 Shake  them  by  Thy  strength. 
 
 And  bring  them  down,  O  Lord  our  shield. 
 ^"^  The  sin  of  their  mouth  is  a  word  of  their  lips. 
 
 And  they  are  captiu'ed  in  their  pride, 
 
 And  from  the  curse  and  lying  they  recount. 
 ''  Consume  in  fury,  consume  and  they  are  not, 
 
 And  they  know  that  God  is  ruling  in  Jacob, 
 
 To  the  ends  of  the  earth.     Selah. 
 i**  And  they  turn  back  at  evening. 
 
 They  make  a  noise  like  a  dog. 
 
 And  they  go  rouud  about  the  city. 
 *■'*  They — they  wander  for  food, 
 
 If  they  are  not  satisfied — then  they  murmur. 
 '"  And  I— I  sing  o/Thy  strength, 
 
 And  I  sing  at  morn  o/ Thy  kindness. 
 
 For  thou  hast  been  a  tower  to  me. 
 
 And  a  refuge  for  me  in  a  djiy  of  adversity. 
 '^  0  my  Strength,  unto  Thee  I  sing  praise, 
 
 For  God  is  my  tower,  the  God  of  my  kindness!  I 
 
 LX.  To  the  Overseer.— 'Concerning  theLily 
 of  Testimony,'  a  secret  treasure  of  David,  to 
 teach,  in  his  striving  with  Aram-Naharaim, 
 and  with  Aram-Zobali,  and  Joab  turneth  back 
 and  smiteth  Edom  in  the  valley  of   Salt- 
 twelve  thousand. 
 1  0  God,  Thou  hadst  cast  us  off, 
 Thou  hadst  broken  us— hadst  been  angry ! 
 —Thou  dost  turn  back  to  us. 
 "  Thou  hast  caused  the  land  to  tremble, 
 Thou  hast  broken  it. 
 Heal  its  breaches,  for  it  hath  moved. 
 3  Thou  hast  shewn  Thy  people  a  hard  thing. 
 Thou  hast    caused    us    to    drink  wine  of 
 trembling. 
 
 *  Tliou  hast  given  to  those  fearing  thee  an  en- 
 To  be  lifted  up  as  an  ensign  [sign. 
 Because  of  truth.     Selah. 
 
 ^  That  Thy  beloved  ones  may  be  dravvTi  out. 
 
 Save  with  Thy  right  hand,  and  answer  us. 
 ^  God  hath  spoken  in  His  holiness : 
 
 I  exult — I  apportion  Shechem, 
 
 And  the  valley  of  Succoth  I  measure, 
 '  Mine  is  Gilead,  and  mine  is  Manasseli, 
 
 And  Ejihraim  is  the  strength  of  my  head, 
 
 Judah  is  my  law-giver,  _  [my  shoe, 
 
 ^  Moabjsmypotfor  washing,  over  Edom  least 
 
 Shout,  concerning  me,  0  rhilistia. 
 ^  Wlio  doth  bring  me  to  a  city  of  bulwarks  ? 
 
 Wlio  hath  led  me  unto  Edom  ? 
 10  Is  it  not  Thou,  0  God?  hast  Thou  cast  us  off? 
 
 And  dost  Thou  not  go  forth,  0  God,  with  our 
 1^  Give  to  us  help  from  adversity,  [hosts  ? 
 
 And  vain  is  the  deliverance  of  man. 
 1^  In  God  we  do  mightily, 
 
 And  He  treadeth  down  our  adversaries  ! 
 
 LXI.   To  the  Overseer,   on  stringed  instru- 
 ments.— By  David. 
 ^  Hear,  0  God,  my  louder  y,  attend  to  my  prayer 
 "  From  the  end  of  the  land  unto  Thee  1  call, 
 
 In  the  feebleness  of  my  heart, 
 
 Into  a  rock  higher  thanlThoudo-stleadme, 
 3  For  Thou  hast  been  a  refuge  for  me, 
 
 A  tower  of  strength  because  of  the  enemy. 
 
 *  I  sojoiirn  in  Thy  tent  to  the  ages, 
 
 I  trust  in  the  secret  place  of  Thywings.  Selah. 
 ^  ForTliou,  0  God,  hast  hearkened  to  my  vows, 
 
 Thou  hast  appointed  the  inheritance 
 
 Of  those  fearing  Thy  name. 
 "  Days  to  the  days  of  the  king  Thou  addest, ' 
 
 His  years  as  generation  and  generation. 
 ^  He  dwelleth  to  the  age  before  God, 
 
 Kindness  and  truth  apjioint — they  keep  him. 
 8  So  do  I  ijraise  Thy  name  for  ever, 
 
 Wlien  I  pay  my  vows  day  by  day  ! 
 
 LXII.    To  the  Overseer,    for  Jeduthun. — A 
 
 Psalm  of  David. 
 ^  Only — toward  God  is  my  soul  silent. 
 
 From  Him  is  my  salvation. 
 ^  Only — He  is  my  rock,  and  my  salvation, 
 
 My  tower,  I  am  not  much  moved. 
 '  Till  when  do  ye  devise  mischief  against  amanl 
 
 Ye  are  destroyed  all  of  you. 
 
 As  a  wall  inclined,  a  hedge^that  is  cast  down. 
 ■•  Only— from  his  excellency 
 
 They  have  consulted  to  drive  away. 
 
 Til ey  en j oy  a  lie,  with  their  mouth  tl)  ey  bless. 
 
 And  with  their  heart  revile.     Selah. 
 
 *  Only — for  God,  be  silent,  0  my  souL 
 
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Longings  after  Ood. 
 
 Lxii.  6.— PSALMS.— Lxvi.  13. 
 
 Praise  for  deliverance. 
 
 For  from  Him  is  my  hope. 
 
 *  Only— He  is  my  rock  and  my  salvation, 
 My  tower,  I  am  not  moved. 
 
 7  On  God  is  my  salvation,  and  my  honour, 
 The  rock  of  my  strength,  my  refuge  is  in  God. 
 
 *  Trust  in  Him  at  all  times,  0  people, 
 Pour  forth  before  Him  your  heart, 
 God  is  a  refuge  for  us.     Selah. 
 
 ^  Only — vanity  are  the  low,  a  lie  the  high. 
 
 Iti  balances  to  go  up  they  than  vanity  are 
 1"  Trust  not  in  oppression,  [lignter. 
 
 And  in  robbery  pecome  not  vain,       [heart. 
 
 Wealth — wheni  it  increaseth — set  not  the 
 '^  Once  hath  God  spoken,  twice  I  heard  this, 
 
 That  'strength  is  with  God.' 
 '-  And  with  Thee,  0  Lord,  is  kindness, 
 
 For  Thou  dost  recompense  to  each. 
 
 According  to  his  work ! 
 
 LXin.  A  Psalm  of  David,  in  his  being  in  tlie 
 
 wilderness  of  Judah. 
 ^  O  God,  Tliou  art  my  God,  earnestly  do  I  seek 
 
 Thirsted  for  Thee  hath  my  soul,         [Thee, 
 
 Tx)nged  for  Thee  hath  my  flesli. 
 
 In  a  land  dry  and  weary,  without  waters. 
 ^  So  in  the  sanctuary  I  have  seen  Thee, 
 
 To  behold  Thy  strength  and  Thine  honour. 
 ^  Because  better  is  Thy  kindness  than  life. 
 
 My  lips  do  praise  Thee,  [lift  up  my  hands. 
 ••  So  I  oless  Thee  in  my  life,  in  Thy  name  I 
 ^  As  ivith  milk  and  fatness  is  my  soul  satisfied. 
 
 And  with  singing  lips  doth  my  moutli  jiraise. 
 ^  If  I  have  remembered  Thee  on  my  couch, 
 
 In  tlie  watches — I  meditate  on  Thee. 
 ^  For  Thou  hast  been  a  help  to  me. 
 
 And  in  the  shadow  of  Thy  wings  I  sing. 
 
 8  Cleaved  hath  my  soul  after  Thee, 
 
 On  me  hath  Thy  right  hand  taken  hold. 
 ^  And  they  who  tor  desolation  seek  my  soul. 
 
 Go  in  to  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth. 
 ^^  They  cause  him  to  run  on  the  edge  of  the 
 
 A  iiortion  for  foxes  they  are.  [sword, 
 
 11  And  the  king  doth  rejoice  in  God,      [Him, 
 
 Boast  himself  doth  every  one  swearing  by 
 
 But  stopped  is  the  mouth  of  those  sjjeak- 
 ing  lies ! 
 
 LXIV.  To  the  Over.seer.— A  Psalm  of  David. 
 1  Hear,  0  God,  my  voice,  in  my  meditation. 
 
 From  the  fear  of  an  enemy  Thou  keepest 
 
 my  life,  [doers, 
 
 "  Hidest  me  from  the  secret  counsel  of  evil 
 
 From  the  tumult  of  workers  of  iniquity. 
 3  Who  sharpened  as  a  sword  their  tongue, 
 
 They  directed  their  arrow — a  bitter  word. 
 
 *  To  shoot  in  secret  ] daces  tlie  perfect, 
 Suddenly  they  shoot  him,  and  fear  not. 
 
 °  Tliey  strengthen  for  themselves  an  evil  thing. 
 They  recount  of  the  hiding  of  snares, 
 They  have  said,  'Who  doth  look  at  it?' 
 
 *  Tlicy  search  out  ])ervcrse  things, 
 
 '  We  perfected  a  aearcliing  scarcli,' 
 And  the  inward  part  of  man,  and  the  heart 
 are  deep. 
 ^  And  God  doth  shoot  them  with  an  arrow, 
 Sudden  h.avc  been  their  wounds, 
 
 *  And  they  cause  liim  to  stumble. 
 Against  them  is  tlieir  own  tongue, 
 
 Every  looker  on  them  fleeth  away.       [God, 
 "  And  all  men  fear,  and  declare  the  work  of 
 And  His  deed  they  have  considered  wisely. 
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 1"  The  righteous  doth  rejoice  in  Jehovah, 
 And  hath  trusted  in  Him,  [heart! 
 
 And  boast  themselves  do  all  tlie  upright  of 
 
 LXV.  To  the  Overseer. — A  Psalm  of  David. 
 A  Song. 
 
 ^  To  Thee,  silence— ])raise,  0  God,  is  in  Zion, 
 And  to  Thee  is  a  vow  com]>leted. 
 
 -  Hearer  of  prayer,  to  Thee  all  flesli  cometh. 
 
 3  Matters  of  iniquities  were  mightier  than  I, 
 Our  transgressions — Thou  dost  cover  them. 
 
 ^  0  the  happiness  of  Jam  whom  Thou  choosest, 
 Anddrawestnear,he  inliabiteth  Thy  courts, 
 We  are  satisfied  with  the  goodness  of  Thy 
 Thy  holy  temple.  _  [li"wse, 
 
 ^  By  fearful  things  in  righteousness  Thou 
 0  God  of  our  salvation,  ("answerest  us. 
 The  confidence  of  all  far  off  ends  of  eartli  and 
 
 *  Establishing  mountains  by  His  power,  [sea. 
 He  hath  been  girded  with  might, 
 
 ''  Bestrainingthe  noise  of  seas,  the  noise  of  their 
 And  the  multitude  of  the  peoples,  [billows, 
 ^  And  the  inhabitants  of  the  uttermost  parts 
 From  Thy  signs  are  afraid. 
 The  outgoings  of  morning  and  evening 
 Thou  causest  to  sing.  [it, 
 
 ^  Thou  hast  inspected  the  earth,  and  waterest 
 Thou  makest  it  very  rich,  the  rivulet  of  God 
 Thou  preparest  their  corn,  [is  full  of  water, 
 When  thus  Thou  dost  prepare  it, 
 
 1"  Its  ridges  have  been  filled. 
 Deepened  hath  been  its  furrow. 
 With  showers  Tliou  dost  soften  it. 
 Its  springing  up  Thou  blessest. 
 
 11  Thou  hast  crowned  the  year  of  Thy  goodness. 
 And  Thy  paths  dro])  fatness. 
 
 1^  Drop  do  the  pastures  of  a  wilderness, 
 Ancl  joy  of  the  heights  Thou  girdest  on. 
 
 1'  Clothed  have  lambs  tlie  flock. 
 And  valleys  are  covered  with  corn, 
 They  shout — yea,  they  sing  ! 
 
 LXVI.  To  the  Overseer. — A  Song,  a  Psalm. 
 1  Shout  ye  to  God,  all  the  cartli. 
 ^  Praise  ye  the  honour  of  His  name, 
 
 Make  ye  honourable  His  praise. 
 ^  Say  to  God,  '  How  fearful  are  Thy  works, 
 
 By  the  abundance  of  Thy  strength. 
 
 Thine  enemies  feign  obedience  to  Thee. 
 ■•  All  the  earth  do  bow  to  Thee,  [name.'  Selah. 
 
 They  sing  praise  to  Thee,  they  praise  Thy 
 
 *  Come  ye,  and  see  the  works  of  God, 
 Fearful  acts  toward  the  sous  of  men. 
 
 ^  He  hath  turned  a  sea  to  dry  land, 
 Througli  a  river  they  pass  over  on  foot, 
 
 "  There  do  w(^  rejoice  in  Him, 
 
 '  Ruling  l)y  His  might  to  the  age. 
 His  eyes  among  the  nations  do  watch. 
 The  i-efractoiy  exalt  not  themselves.  Selah. 
 
 *  Bless,  ye  jieoples,  our  God, 
 
 And  sound  the  voice  of  His  iiraise, 
 
 *  Who  hath  placc<l  our  .soul  in  life. 
 And  suflered  not  our  feet  to  be  moved. 
 
 1"  For  Thou  hast  tried  us.  0  God, 
 
 Thou  hast  refined  us  as  the  relining  of  silver. 
 11  Thou  hast  brought  us  into  a  net, 
 
 Thou  hast  ]>l;ic('d  incssure  on  our  htins. 
 '-  Thou  liast  c;uis('d  man  to  ride  at  our  liead. 
 
 We  liave  entered  into  lire  and  into  water. 
 
 And  Thoubringestus  out  to  a  watei'cd  jilacc 
 1'  1  enter  Thy  house  ^vith  burnt-offerings. 
 
OocVs  mercies  recorded. 
 
 LXVT.  14.— PSALMS.— Lxix.  4. 
 
 The  Messiah's  triumphs 
 
 T  complete  to  Tliee  my  vows, 
 '■*  For  opened  were  my  lips, 
 
 And  my  mouth  spake  in  my  distress  : 
 1^  '  Burnt-offerings  of  fatlings  I  offer  to  Thee, 
 
 With  perfume  of  rams, 
 
 I  prejiare  a  bullock  with  he-goats.'     Selah. 
 '^  Come,  hear,  all  ye  who  fear  God, 
 
 And  I  recount  what  he  did  for  my  soul. 
 1^  Unto  Him  vnth  my  mouth  I  have  called, 
 
 And  exaltation  is  under  my  tongue. 
 '^  Iniquity,  if  I  have  seen  in  my  heart, 
 
 The  Lord  doth  not  hear. 
 19  But  God  hath  heard, 
 
 He  hath  attended  to  the  voice  of  my  prayer. 
 ™  Blessed  is  God, 
 
 Who  hath  not  turned  aside  my  prayer. 
 
 And  His  loving-kindness,  from  me  ! 
 
 LXVII.  To  the  Overseer,  with  stringed  in- 
 struments.— A  Psalm,  a  Song. 
 1  God  doth  favour  us  and  bless  us, 
 
 Doth  cause  His  face  to  shine  with  us.  Selah. 
 "^  For  the  knowledge  in  earth  of  Thy  way, 
 
 Among  all  nations  of  Thy  salvation. 
 3  Praise  Thee  do  peoples,  O  God, 
 
 Praise  Thee  do  peoples,  all  of  them. 
 ''  Rejoice  and  sing  do  nations. 
 
 For  Thou  judgest  peoples  uprightly. 
 
 And  peoples  on  earth  comforbest.     Selali. 
 '  Confess  Thee  do  peoples,  0  God, 
 
 Confess  Thee  do  peoples — all  of  them. 
 ®  Earth  hath  given  her  increase, 
 
 God  doth  bless  t\s — our  God,  [Him ! 
 
 ^  God  doth  bless  us,  and  all  ends  of  earth  fear 
 
 LXVni.  To  the  Overseer.— A  Psalm,  a  Song 
 
 of  David. 
 1  Rise  doth  God— scattered  are  His  enemies  ! 
 
 And  those  hating  Him  flee  from  His  face. 
 '  As  the  driving  away  of  smoke  Thou  drivest 
 
 As  the  melting  of  wax  before  fire,      [away, 
 
 The  wicked  perish  at  the  presence  of  God. 
 '  And  the  righteous  rejoice,  they  exiilt  before 
 
 And  they  joy  with  gladness.  [God, 
 
 *  Sing  ye  to  God — praise  His  name,  [deserts, 
 Raise  up  a  highway  for  Him  who  is  riding  in 
 In  Jah  is  His  name,  and  exult  before  Him. 
 
 '  Father  of  the  fatherless,  and  judge  of  the 
 Is  God  in  His  holy  habitation.        [widows, 
 
 *  God— causing  the  lonely  to  dwell  at  home, 
 Bringing  out  bound  ones  into  prosperity, 
 Only — the  refractory  have  inhabited  a  dry 
 
 place. 
 '  0  God,  in  Thyjgoing  forth  before  Thy  people, 
 In  Thy  stepping  through  the  wilderness, 
 8  The  earth  hath  shaken,  [Selah. 
 
 Yea,  the  heavens  have  dropped  before  God, 
 This  Sinai — before  God,  the  God  of  Israel. 
 '  A  shower  of  free-will  gifts  thou  shakest  out, 
 O  God. 
 Thine  inheritance,  when  it  hath  been  weary, 
 Thou  hast  established  it. 
 '*  Thy  company  have  dwelt  in  it, 
 
 Thou  preparest  in  Thy  goodness  f  orthe  poor, 
 "  The  Lord  doth  give  the  saying,         [O  God. 
 The  female  proclaimers  are  a  numerous  host. 
 ^^  Kings  of  hosts  flee  utterly  away. 
 And  a  female  inhabitant  of  the  house  appor- 
 tioneth  spoil. 
 '3  Though  ye  do  lie  Iwtween  two  boundaries. 
 Wings  of  a  dove  covered  with  silver, 
 
 And  her  pinions  with  yellow  gold. 
 i-*  When  the  Mi-lity  sprcadcth  kings  in  it, 
 
 It  doth  snow  in  Salmon. 
 '■^  A  hill  of  God  h  tlic  liill  of  Bashan, 
 
 A  hill  of  heights  is  the  hill  of  Bashan. 
 ifi  Why  do  ye  envy,  O  high  hills, 
 
 The  hill  God  hath  desired  for  His  seat? 
 
 Jehovah  also  doth  tabernacle  for  ever. 
 
 17  The  chariots  of  God  are  mjn-iads,  thousands 
 
 of  changes, 
 The  Lord  is  among  them,  in  Sinai,  in  the 
 
 18  Thou  hast  ascended  on  high,       [sanctuary. 
 Thou  hast  taken  captive  captivity. 
 
 Thou  hast  taken  gifts  for  men. 
 
 That  even  the  refractory  may  rest,  O  Jah  God. 
 1'  Blessed  is  the  Lord,  day  by  day  He  layeth  on 
 
 God  Himself  is  our  salvation.     Selah.    [us. 
 -*  God  Himself  is  to  us  a  God  for  deliverances, 
 
 And  Jehovah  Lord  hath  the  outgoings  of 
 21  Only— God  doth  smite  [death. 
 
 The  head  of  His  enemies,  [giidt. 
 
 The  hairy  crown  of  a  habitual  walker  in  his 
 "-  The  Lord  said:  'From  Bashan  I  bring  back, 
 
 I  bring  back  from  the  depths  of  the  sea. 
 ^^  So  that  thou  dashest  thy  foot  in  blood, 
 
 Jv  flifi  bluud  of  enemies — the  tongue  of  Thy 
 -■*  They  have  seen  Thy  goings,  0  God,  [dogs. 
 
 Goings  of  my  God,  my  king,  in  the  sanctuary. 
 -'  Singers  have  been  before, 
 
 Behind  a?-e  players  on  instruments. 
 
 In  the  midst  virgins  playiug  with  timbrels . 
 ^^  In  assemblies  bless  ye  G-od, 
 
 The  Lord — from  the  fountain  of  Israel. 
 ^  There  is  little  Benjamin  their  ruler. 
 
 Heads  of  Judah  their  defence. 
 
 Heads  of  Zebulun — heads  of  Naphtali. 
 28  Thy  God  hath  commanded  thy  strength, 
 
 Be  strong,  0  God,  this  Thou  hast  wrought 
 ^  Because  of  Thy  temple  at  Jerusalem,  [for  us. 
 
 To  Thee  do  kings  bring  a  present. 
 3"  Rebuke  a  beast  of  the  reeds,  a  company  of 
 
 With  calves  of  the  peoples,  [[bulls, 
 
 Each  humbling  himself  with/pieces  of  silver. 
 
 Scatter  Thou  peoples  delighting  in  conflicts. 
 ^1  Come  do  fat  ones  out  of  Egypt, 
 
 Cush  causeth  her  hands  to  run  to  God. 
 ^-  Kingdoms  of  the  earth,  sing  ye  to  God, 
 
 Praise  ye  the  Lord.    Selah. 
 ^^  To  him  who  is  riding  on  the  heavens  of  the 
 heavens  of  old, 
 
 Lo,  He  giveth  with  His  voice  a  strong  voice. 
 ^*  Ascribe  ye  strength  to  God,   [in  the  clouds. 
 
 OverIsraeli«  His  excelleucy,andHis  strength 
 ^'  Fearful,  O  God,  out  of  Thy  sanctuaries, 
 
 The  God  of  Israel  Himself, 
 
 Giving  strength  and  might  to  the  people. 
 
 Blessed  is  God  ! 
 
 LXIX.  To  the  Overseer.— 'On  the  Lilies,'  by 
 
 David. 
 1  Save  me,  0  God,  for  come  have  waters  unto 
 2 1  have  simk  in  deep  mire,  [the  soul. 
 
 And  there  is  no  standing, 
 
 I  have  come  into  the  depths  of  the  waters, 
 
 And  a  flood  hath  overflown  me. 
 '  I  have  been  wearied  with  my  calling. 
 
 Burnt  hath  been  my  throat, 
 
 Consumed  have  been  mine  eyes,  waiting  for 
 *  Those  hating  me  without  cause      [my  God. 
 
 Have  been  more  than  the  hairs  of  my  head, 
 
 Mighty  have  been  my  destroyers, 
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The  Messiah's  suferinffs,  and   lxtx.  5.— PSALMS.— lxxt.  18.    the  reeompence  of  His  enemies. 
 
 My  lyint,'  enemies, 
 
 That  which  L  took  not  away — T.  hrinj^back. 
 '  O  God,  Thou — Thou  hast  kuown 
 Concerning  my  overturn,  [been  liid. 
 
 And  ray  desolations  from  Thee  have  not 
 
 *  Let  not  those  waiting  on  Thee  be  ashamed  be- 
 O  Lord,  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  [cause  of  me. 
 Let  not  those  seeking  Thee 
 
 Blush  because  of  me,  0  God  of  Israel. 
 ^  For  because  of  Thee  I  have  borne  reproach, 
 Sliame  hath  covered  my  face. 
 
 *  A  stranger  I  have  been  to  my  brother, 
 And  a  foreigner  to  sous  of  my  mother. 
 
 ^  For  zeal  for  Thy  house  hath  consumed  me. 
 
 And  the  reproaches  of  Thy  reproachers 
 
 Have  fallen  upon  me. 
 '"  And  I  weep  in  the  fasting  of  my  soul. 
 
 And  it  is  for  a  reproacli  to  me. 
 "  And  I  make  my  clothing  sackcloth, 
 
 And  I  am  to  them  for  a  simile. 
 '^  Those  sitting  at  the  gate  meditate  concerning 
 
 And  those  drinking  strong  drink,  [me, 
 
 Play  on  instruments. 
 '^  And  T — my  prayer  /.•?  to  Thee,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 A  time  of  good  pleasure,  0  God, 
 
 In  the  abundance  of  Thy  kindness, 
 
 Answer  me  in  the  truth  of  Thy  salvation. 
 '■'  Deliver  me  from  the  mire,  andletmenotsink, 
 
 Let  me  be  delivered  from  those  hating  me, 
 
 And  from  deep  places  of  waters. 
 '*  Let  not  a  flood  of  waters  overflow  me. 
 
 Nor  let  the  deep  swallow  me  up, 
 
 Nor  let  the  pit  shut  her  mouth  upon  me. 
 '^  Answer  me,  0  Jehovah,  for  good  is  Thy  kind- 
 According  to  the  abundance  [ness. 
 
 Of  Thy  mercies  turn  Thou  imto  me, 
 ^^  And  hide  not  Thy  face  from  Thy  servant. 
 
 For  I  am  in  distress— haste,  answer  me. 
 ^*  Be  near  unto  my  soul — redeem  it. 
 
 Because  of  mine  enemies  ransom  me. 
 '^  Thou — Thou  hast  known  my  reproach. 
 
 And  my  shame,  and  my  blushing, 
 
 Before  Thee  are  all  mine  adversaries,  [^ick, 
 '*  Reproach  hath  broken  my  heart,  and  I  am 
 
 And  I  look  for  a  bemoauer,  and  there  is  none, 
 "  And  for  comforters,  and  I  have  found  none. 
 "'  And  they  give  for  my  food  gall. 
 
 And  for  my  thirst  cause  me  to  drink  vinegar. 
 ^"^  Their  table  before  them  is  for  a  snare, 
 
 And  for  a  recompence — for  a  traji. 
 ^'  Darkened  are  their  eyes  from  seeing, 
 
 And  their  loins  continually  shake  Thou. 
 ^  Pour  upon  them  Thine  indignation. 
 
 And  the  fierceness  of  Thine  anger  doth  seize 
 "^  Their  tower  is  desolated,  [them. 
 
 In  their  tents  there  is  no  dweller.  ten, 
 
 *'  For  they  have  pursued  liim  Thou  hast  smit- 
 
 And  recount  of  the  pain  of  Thy  x>ierced  ones. 
 *^  Give  punishment  for  their  iniquity, 
 
 And  tliey  enter  not  into  Thy  rigliteousncss. 
 *•  They  are  blotted  out  of  the  book  of  life, 
 
 And  with  the  righteous  are  not  written. 
 ^  And  I  am  afflicted  and  pained. 
 
 Thy  salvation,  0  God,  doth  set  me  on  higli. 
 *•  I  praise  the  name  of  God  with  a  song. 
 
 And  I  magnify  Him  with  thanksgiving, 
 '^  And  it  is  better  to  Jehovaii  than  an  ox, 
 
 A  bidlock— horned — hoofed. 
 '^  Tlie  humble  have  seen — they  rejoice, 
 
 Ye  who  seek  God— and  your  heart  livcth. 
 •*  For  Jehovah  hearkeneth  unto  the  needy, 
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 And  His  bound  ones  He  hath  not  despised, 
 ^^  Tlie  heavens  and  earth  do  ])rais(.'  Him, 
 
 Seas,  and  every  moving  tliiug  in  them. 
 •*'  For  God  doth  save  Zion, 
 
 And  doth  ])uild  the  cities  of  .Tudah, 
 
 And  they  have  dwelt  there,  and  possess  it. 
 ^^  And  the  seed  of  His  servants  inlierit  it. 
 
 And  those  loving  His  name  dwell  in  itl 
 
 LXX.  To  the  Overseer,  by  David. — '  To  cause 
 
 to  remember.' 
 ^  0  G od,  to  deliver  me,  0  Jeh o  vah ,  f  or  my  help, 
 ^  Letthem  be  ashamed  and  confounde<l  [lia.ste. 
 
 Who  are  seeking  my  soul. 
 
 Let  tliem  be  turned  backward  and  blush 
 
 Who  are  desiring  my  evil. 
 ^  Let  them  turn  back  because  of  their  shame, 
 
 Who  are  saying,  'Aha,  aha.' 
 *  Let  all  those  seeking  Tliee  joy  and  be  glad  in 
 
 And  let  those  loving  Thy  salvation    [Thee, 
 
 Say  continually,  '  God  is  inagnilied.' 
 '  Ami  I  am  poor  and  needy,  O  God,  haste  to 
 
 My  help  and  my  deliverer  art  Thou,      [me, 
 
 0  Jehovah,  tarry  Thou  not ! 
 
 LXXI.  1  In  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  I  have  trusted, 
 
 Let  me  not  be  ashamed  to  the  age. 
 ^  In  Thy  righteousness  Thou  dost  deliver  me, 
 
 And  dost  cause  me  to  escape. 
 
 Incline  unto  me  Thine  ear,  and  save  me. 
 ^  Be  to  me  for  a  rock — a  habitation. 
 
 To  go  in  continually. 
 
 Thou  hast  given  command  to  save  me, 
 
 For  my  rock  and  my  bulwark  art  Thou. 
 ■*  0  my  God,  cause  me  to  escape 
 
 From  the  hand  of  the  wicked. 
 
 From  the  hand  of  tlie  perverse  and  violent. 
 ^  For  Thou  art  my  hope,  O  Lord  Jehovah, 
 
 My  ti-ust  from  my  youth.  [womb, 
 
 "By Thee  I  have  been  supported  from  the 
 
 From  my  mother's  bowels  Thou  dost  cut  me 
 
 In  Thee  is  my  praise  continually.  [out, 
 
 ^  As  a  wonder  I  have  been  to  many. 
 
 And  Tliou  art  my  strong  refuge. 
 8  Filled  is  my  mouth  ivith  Thy  praise. 
 
 All  the  day  xoitk  Thy  beauty. 
 ^  Cast  me  not  off  at  the  time  of  old  age. 
 
 According  to  the  consumption  of  my  power 
 forsake  me  not. 
 ^^  For  mine  enemies  have  spoken  against  me, 
 
 And  those  watching  my  soul  have  taken 
 counsel  together, 
 '1  Saj^ng,  '  God  hath  forsaken  him. 
 
 Pursue  and  catch  him,  for  there  is  no  de- 
 '-  0  God,  be  not  far  from  me,  [liverer.' 
 
 0  my  God,  for  my  help  make  haste. 
 
 '^  They  are  ashamed,  they  are  consumed, 
 
 Who  are  opposing  my  soul, 
 
 Theyare  covered  W)<A  reproach  and  blushing, 
 wlio  arc  seeking  my  evil, 
 '••  And  I  continually  do  wait  \vith  hope. 
 
 And  have  added  unto  all  Thy  praise. 
 ''  My  mouth  recounteth  Thy  riguteousueas, 
 
 All  the  day  Thy  salvation, 
 
 For  I  have  not  Known  the  numbers. 
 "  I  come  in  the  might  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 
 1  mention  Thy  righteousness — Thine  only. 
 '^  (5od,  Tliou  hast  taught  me  from  my  youth, 
 
 And  hitherto  I  declare  Thy  condors. 
 '^  And  also  unto  old  age  and  grey  hairs, 
 O  God,  forsake  me  not, 
 
The  Mesaiah's  reign. 
 
 Till  I  declare  Thy  strenijth  to  a  generation, 
 To  every  one  tliat  comcthTliy  might. 
 "*  And  Thy  righteousness,  0  Cod,  is  unto  the 
 Because  Thouhast  done  great  things,[heights, 
 
 0  God,  who  is  like  Thee?       [sad  distresses, 
 ■-'*'  Becaiise  Thou  hast  showed  me  many  and 
 
 Thou  turnest  back — Thou  revivest  me, 
 
 And  from  the  depths  of  the  earth, 
 
 Thou  turnest  back — Thou  bringest  me  up. 
 
 -1  Thou  dost  increase  my  greatness,  [me, 
 
 And  Thou  surroiindest — Thou    comfortest 
 
 ^- 1  also  thank  Thee  with  a  vessel  of  psaltery, 
 Thy  truth,  0  my  God,  [Israel, 
 
 1  sing  to  Thee  with  a  harp,  0  Holy  One  of 
 "3  My  lips  cry  aloud  when  I  sing  praise  to  Thee, 
 
 And  my  soul  that  Thou  hast  redeemed, 
 -*  My  tongue  also  all  the  day  uttereth  Thy 
 righteousness. 
 Because  ashamed— because  confounded. 
 Have  been  those  seeking  my  evil ! 
 
 LXXII.  By  Solomon. 
 
 1  O  God,  Thy  judgments  to  the  king  give, 
 
 And  Thy  righteousness  to  the  king's  son. 
 ^  He  judgeth  Thy  people  with  righteousness, 
 
 And  Thy  poor  with  judgment. 
 ^  The  mountains  bear  peace  to  the  people, 
 
 And  the  heights  by  righteousness. 
 
 *  He  judgeth  the  poor  of  the  people, 
 ( liveth  deliverance  to  the  sons  of  the  needy, 
 And  bruiseth  the  oppressor. 
 
 '  They  fear  Thee  with  the  sun,  and  before  the 
 Generation — generations.  [moon, 
 
 *  He  cometh  down  as  rain  on  mown  grass, 
 As  showers — sprinkling  the  earth. 
 
 ^  Flourish  in  his  days  doth  the  righteous. 
 And  abundance  of  peace  till  the  moon  is  not. 
 
 "  And  he  ruleth  from  sea  unto  sea, 
 And  from  the  river  unto  the  ends  of  earth. 
 
 ^  Before  hun  bow  do  the  inhabitants  of  the 
 And  his  enemies  lick  the  dust,  [dry  places, 
 
 '"  Kings  of  Tarshish  and  of  the  isles  send  back 
 
 a  present,  [near. 
 
 Kings  of  Sheba  and  Seba  a  reward  bring 
 
 '1  And  all  kings  do  bow  themselves  to  him. 
 All  nations  do  serve  him, 
 
 "^  For  he  delivereth  the  needy  who  crieth, 
 And  the  poor  when  he  hath  no  helper, 
 
 '*  He  hath  pity  on  the  poor  and  needy. 
 And  the  souls  of  the  needy  he  saveth, 
 
 '•'  From  fraud  and  from  violence  he  redeemeth 
 their  soul, 
 And  precious  is  their  blood  in  his  eyes. 
 
 '^  And  he  liveth,  and  giveth  to  him  of  the  gold 
 And  prayeth  for  him  continually,  [of  Sheba, 
 All  the  day  he  doth  bless  him. 
 
 ^•'  There  is  a  handful  of  corn  in  the  earth, 
 On  the  top  of  mountains, 
 Shake  like  Lebanon  doth  its  fruit, 
 And  they  flourish  out  of  the  city  as  the  herb 
 
 '^  His  name  is  to  the  age,  [of  the  earth. 
 
 Before  the  sun  is  his  name  continued, 
 And  they  bless  themselves  in  him. 
 All  nations  do  pronounce  him  happy. 
 
 '^  Blessed  is  Jehovah  God,  God  of  Israel, 
 He  alone  is  doing  wonders,  [the  age. 
 
 And  blessed  is  the  Name  of  His  honour  to 
 And  the  whole  earth  is  filled  ?ct7A  His  honour. 
 Amen,  and  amen ! 
 
 The  prayers  of  David  son  of  Jesse  have  been 
 
 ended. 
 
 Lxxi.  19.— PSALMS.— Lxxiv.  3.  Pmwe  and  thanksgivinff. 
 
 LXXIIL  A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 
 
 •  Onlv-good  to  Israel  is  God,  to  the  clean  of 
 
 And  I— as  a  little  thing,  [heart. 
 
 My  feet  have  been  turned  aside, 
 
 2  As  nothing,  have  my  steps  slipped. 
 For  I  have  been  envious  of  the  boastful, 
 
 3  The  peace  of  the  wicked  I  see. 
 That  there  are  no  bands  at  their  death, 
 
 •*  And  their  might  is  firm. 
 
 ^  In  the  misery  of  mortals  they  are  not, 
 
 Andwith  common  men  theyare  notxilagued. 
 "  Therefore  hath  pride  encircled  them, 
 
 Violence  covereth  them  as  a  dress. 
 
 7  Their  eye  hath  come  out  from  fat. 
 The  imaginations  of  the  heart  transgressed ; 
 
 8  They  do  corruptly. 
 And  they  speak  in  the  wickedness  of  oppres- 
 From  on  high  they  speak.  [sion, 
 
 9  They  have  set  in  the  heavens  their  mouth, 
 And  their  tongiie  walketh  in  the  earth. 
 
 10  Therefore  do  His  people  return  hither. 
 
 And  waters  of  fulness  are  wrung  out  to  them. 
 "  And  they  have  said,  '  How  hath  God  known  ? 
 ^  And  is  there  knowledge  in  the  Most  Higli?' 
 1-  Lo,  these  are  the  wicked  and  easy  ones  of 
 
 They  have  increased  strength.  [the  age, 
 "  Onlv — a  vain  thing!  I  have  purified  my  heart. 
 
 Ana  I  wash  in  innocency  my  hands, 
 "  And  I  am  plagued  all  the  day. 
 
 And  my  reproof  is  every  morning. 
 1'  If  I  have  said,  '  I  recount  thus,' 
 
 Lo,  a  generation  of  Thy  sons  I  have  deceived. 
 ^^  And  I  think  to  know  this, 
 
 Perverseness  it  is  in  mine  eyes, 
 1''  TiU  I  come  in  to  the  sanctuaries  of  God, 
 
 I  attend  to  their  latter  end. 
 18  Only,  in  shppery  places  Thou  dost  set  them, 
 
 Thou  hast  caused  them  to  fall  to  desolations. 
 
 13  How  have  they  become  a  desolation  as  in  a 
 
 moment,  [terrors. 
 
 They  have  been  ended — consumed  from 
 -"  As  a  dream  from  awakening,  0  Lord, 
 
 In  awaking,  their  image  Thou  despisest. 
 "1  For  my  heart  doth  show  itself  violent. 
 
 And  my  reins  prick  themselves, 
 -2  And  I  am  brutish,  and  do  not  know. 
 
 A  beast  I  have  been  with  Thee. 
 "^  And  I  am  continually  with  Thee, 
 
 Thou  hast  laid  hold  on  my  right  hand. 
 ^■i  WitJi  Thy  coimsel  Thou  dost  lead  me, 
 
 And  after  honour  dost  receive  me. 
 -^  Whom  have  I  in  the  heavens? 
 
 And  with  Thee  none  I  have  desired  in  earth. 
 -'*  Consumed  hath  been  my  flesh  and  my  heart. 
 
 The  rock  of  my  heart  and  my  i^rtion  is  God 
 to  the  age. 
 ^  For,  lo,  those  far  from  Thee  do  perish, 
 
 Thou  hast  cut  off  every  one. 
 
 Who  is  going  a  whoring  from  Thee. 
 '8  And  I — nearness  of  God  to  me  is  good, 
 
 I  have  placed  in  the  Lord  Jehovah  my  refuge, 
 
 To  recount  all  Thy  works ! 
 
 LXXIV.  An  Instruction  of  Asaph. 
 1  Why,  0  God,  hast  Thou  cast  oft'  for  ever? 
 
 Thine  anger  smoketh  against  the  flock  of  Thy 
 
 ^  Remember  Thy  company.  [pasture. 
 
 Thou  didst  purchase  of  old,  [tance, 
 
 Thou  didst  redeem  the  rod  of  Thy  inheri- 
 
 This  mount  Zion— Thou  didst  dwell  in  it. 
 
 •'  Lift  upThysteps  to  the  perpetual  desolations, 
 
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The  end  of  the  wicked. 
 
 LXXTV.  4.  — PSALMS. — Lxxvii.  14.  Prayer,  praise,  and  ihankn 
 
 Everytliing  the  enomy  did  wickedly  in  the 
 ■*  Roared  have  thine  adversaries,  [sanctuary. 
 
 In  the  midst  of  Thy  ineetinp;-pLaces, 
 
 They  liave  set  tlieir  ensigns  as  ensigns. 
 ^  He  is  known  as  one  bringing  in  on  hif;h 
 
 Against  a  thicket  of  wood — axes. 
 "^  And  now,  its  carvings  together 
 
 With  axe  and  hatcliet  thev  break  down, 
 "  They  have  sent  into  fire  Thy  sanctuary. 
 
 To  the  earth  they  polluted  the  tabernacle  of 
 8  They  said  in  their  hearts,  [Thy  name, 
 
 '  Let  us  oppress  them  together,' 
 
 They  did  burn  all  the  meeting-places  of  God 
 '  Our  ensigns  we  have  not  seen,  [in  the  land. 
 
 There  is  no  more  a  proijhet. 
 
 Nor  with  us  is  one  knowing  how  long. 
 '*  Till  when,  0  God,  doth  an  adversary  re- 
 proach? 
 
 Doth  an  enemy  despise  thy  name  for  ever? 
 11  Why  dost  Thou  turn  back  Thy  hand. 
 
 Even  Thy  right  hand? 
 
 From  the  midst  of  Thy  bosom  remove  it. 
 '-  And  God  is  my  king  of  old, 
 
 Working  salvation  in  the  midst  of  the  earth. 
 13  Thou  hast  broken  by  Thy  strength  a  sea- 
 
 Thou  hast  shivered  [momitcr. 
 
 Heads  of  dragons  by  the  waters, 
 ■■i  Thou  hast  broken  the  heads  of  leviathan, 
 
 Thou  makest  him  food, 
 
 For  the  people  of  the  dry  places. 
 15  Thou  hast  cleaved  a  fountain  and  a  stream, 
 
 Thou  hast  dried  up  x)erennial  flowings. 
 i«  Thine  is  the  day,  also  Thine  is  the  night, 
 
 Thou  hast  prepared  a  light  giver— the  sun. 
 1''  Thou  hast  set  up  all  the  borders  of  earth. 
 
 Summer  and  winter  Thou  hast  f  onned  them. 
 18  Remember  this— an  enemy  reproached  Je- 
 hovah, 
 
 And  a  foolish  people  have  despised  Thy 
 18  Give  not  up  to  a  company,  [name. 
 
 The  soul  of  Thy  turtle-dove,  [for  ever. 
 
 The  company  of  Thy  poor  ones  forget  not 
 -0  Look  attentively  to  the  covenant. 
 
 For  tlie  dark  places  of  earth. 
 
 Have  been  full  of  habitations  of  violence. 
 "1  Let  not  the  oppressed  turn  back  ashamed. 
 
 Let  the  poor  and  needy  praise  Thy  name, 
 --  Arise,  O  God,  plead  1  ny  plea,  [day. 
 
 Remember  Thy  reproach  from  a  fool  all  the 
 23  Forget  not  the  voice  of  Thine  adversaries, 
 
 The  noise  of  Thy  withstanders  is  going  up 
 continually! 
 
 LXXV.  To  the  Overseer. —  ' Destroy  not.'— 
 
 A  Psalm  of  Asaph.— A  Song. 
 1  We  have  given  thanks  to  Thee,  O  God, 
 We  have  given  thanks,  and  near  is  Thy  name. 
 They  have  recounted  Thy  wonders. 
 "  When  I  receive  an  ai)T)ointment, 
 
 I— I  do  judge  uprightly. 
 3  Melted  is  the  earth  and  all  its  inhabitants, 
 I — 1  havejiondcred  its  pillars.     Selah. 
 
 *  1  have  said  to  the  boastful,  'Benot  boastful,' 
 And  to  the  wicked,  '  Raise  not  up  a  horn.' 
 
 •  Raise  not  up  on  high  your  horn, 
 
 9re  speak  with  a  still'  neck.) 
 or  not  from  tiie  east,  or  from  the  west. 
 Nor  from  tlic  wilderness— w  elevation. 
 '  But  God  j.s' judge. 
 
 This  Hemaketh  low— and  this  Heliftcth  u\\ 
 "  For  a  cuj)  is  in  the  hand  of  Jehovah, 
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 And  the  wine  hath  foamed, 
 
 It  is  full  of  mixture,  and  He  poureth  out  of 
 
 Only  its  dregs  wring  out,  and  drink,        [it, 
 
 Do  all  the  wicked  of  tlie  earth, 
 '  And  I — I  declare  it  to  the  age, 
 
 I  sing  praise  to  the  God  of  Jacob. 
 1"  And  all  horns  of  the  wicked  I  cut  off. 
 
 Exalted  are  the  horns  of  the  righteous ! 
 
 LXXVI.  To  the  Overseer  with  stringed  in- 
 struments.— A  Psalm  of  Asaph. — A  Song. 
 
 I  In  Judah  is  God  known,  in  Israel  His  name 
 
 -  And  His  tabernacle  is  in  Salem,      [is  great. 
 And  His  habitation  in  Zion. 
 
 3  There  he  hath  shivered  arrows  of  a  bow. 
 
 Shield,  and  sword,  and  battle.  Selah  []ircy. 
 ■*  Bright  a7-t  Thou,  honourable  above  hills  of 
 °  STJoiledthemselvcshavethemightyof  heart, 
 
 They  have  slept  their  sleep. 
 
 And  none  of  the  men  of  might  found  their 
 '''  From  Thy  rebuke,  O  God  of  Jacob,  [hands. 
 
 Both  rider  and  horse  have  been  fast  asleep. 
 ''  Thou,  fearful  art  Thou, 
 
 And  who  doth  stand  before  Thee, 
 
 Since  Thou  hast  been  angry  ! 
 8  From  heaven  Thou  hast  soimded  judgment, 
 
 Earth  hath  feared,  and  hath  been  still, 
 "  In  the  rising  of  God  to  judgment. 
 
 To  save  all  the  humble  of  earth.     Selah. 
 1"  For  the  fierceness  of  man  praiseth  Thee, 
 
 The  remnant  of  fierceness  Thou  girdest  on. 
 
 II  Vow  and  complete  to  Jehovah  your  God, 
 All  ye  surrounding  him. 
 
 They  bring  presents  to  the  Fearful  One. 
 1"  He  doth  gatlier  the  spirit  of  leaders, 
 Fearful  to  the  kings  of  earth ! 
 
 LXXVIL  To  the  Overseer,  for  Jeduthun.— 
 A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 
 
 I  My  voice  is  to  God,  and  I  cry,  my  voice  is  to 
 And  He  hath  given  ear  unto  me.         [God, 
 
 -  In  a  day  of  my  distress  the  Lord  I  sought. 
 My  hand  by  night  hath  been  spread  out. 
 And  it  doth  not  cease, 
 
 My  soul  hath  refused  to  be  comforted. 
 3  I  remember  God,  and  make  a  noise, 
 
 I  meditate,  and  feeble  is  my  spirit.  Selah. 
 *  Thou  hast  taken  hold  of  the  watches  of  mine 
 
 I  have  been  moved,  and  I  speak  not.  [eyes, 
 °  I  have  reckoned  the  days  of  old. 
 
 The  years  of  the  ages. 
 "  I  remember  my  music  in  the  night. 
 
 With  my  heart  I  meditate. 
 
 And  my  spirit  doth  search  diligently  : 
 
 7  To  the  ages  doth  the  Lord  cast  oH'  ? 
 Doth  He  add  to  be  pleased  no  more  ? 
 
 8  Hath  His  kindness  ceased  for  ever? 
 The  saying  failed  to  all  generations  ? 
 
 "  Hath  God  forgotten  His  favours  ? 
 Hath  He  shut  up  in  anger  His  mercies? 
 
 II  And  I  say  :  'My  weakness  is,  [Selali. 
 The  changes  of  the  right  hand  of  the  Most 
 
 '1  T  mention  the  doings  of  Jah,  [High.' 
 
 For  I  remember  of  old  Thy  wonders, 
 1"  And  I  have  meditated  on  all  Thy  working, 
 
 And  I  talk  concerning  Thy  doings. 
 "  0  God,  in  holiness  is  Thy  way. 
 
 Who  is  a  great  god  like  (!od? 
 1''  Thou  art  the  God  doing  wonders. 
 
 Tliou  hast  made  known  among  the  iieoplc* 
 Thy  strength. 
 
A  remembrance  of  OoiVs       lxxvti.  15.— PSALMS.— lxxviii.  53. 
 
 loonders  in  Egypt, 
 
 "  Thoii  hast  redeemed  with  strengtli    Tliy 
 people, 
 
 The  sons  of  Jacob  and  Joseph.     Sclah. 
 *'  The  waters  liave  seen  Thee,  0  God, 
 
 The  waters  have  seen  Thee, 
 
 They  are  afraid — also  deptlis  are  troubled. 
 ^^  Poured  out  waters  have  thick  clouds, 
 
 The  skies  have  given  forth  a  noise, 
 
 Also — Thine  arrows  go  up  and  down. 
 '8  The  voice  of  Thy  thunder  is  in  the  s])hcres. 
 
 Lightnings  have  lightened  the  world. 
 
 The  earth  hath  trembled,  yea,  it  shalceth. 
 '"  In  tlie  sea  is  Thy  way, 
 
 And  Thy  paths  are  in  many  waters. 
 
 And  Thy  tracks  have  not  been  known. 
 ""  Thou  hast  led  as  a  flock  Thy  people. 
 
 By  the  hand  of  Moses  and  Aaron ! 
 
 LXXVIII.  An  Instruction  of  Asaph. 
 1  Give  ear,  0  my  people,  to  my  law. 
 
 Incline  your  ear  to  sayings  of  my  mouth. 
 - 1  open  with  a  simile  my  mouth, 
 
 I  bring  forth  hidden  things  of  old, 
 ^  That  we  have  heard  and  do  know. 
 
 And  our  fathers  have  recounted  to  us. 
 *  We  do  not  hide  from  their  sous,    [Jehovali, 
 
 To  a  later  generation  recounting  praises  of 
 
 And  His  strength,  and  His  wonders  that  He 
 hath  done. 
 '  And  He  raiseth  up  a  testimony  in  Jacob, 
 
 And  a  law  hath  placed  in  Israel, 
 
 That  He  commanded  oixr  fathers. 
 
 To  make  them  known  to  their  sons. 
 ^  So  that  a  later  generation  doth  know, 
 
 Sons  who  are  born,  do  rise  and  recount  to  their 
 ^  And  place  in  God  their  confidence,     [sons. 
 
 And  forget  not  the  doings  of  God, 
 
 But  keep  His  commands. 
 ^  And  they  are  not  like  their  fathers, 
 
 A  generation  apostate  and  rebellious, 
 
 A  generation!  it  hath  not  prepared  its  heart. 
 
 Nor  stedfast  with  God  is  its  spirit. 
 "  Sons  of  Ephraim — armed  bearers  of  bow, 
 
 Have  turned  in  a  day  of  conflict. 
 "  They  have  not  kept  the  covenant  of  God, 
 
 And  in  His  law  they  have  refused  to  walk, 
 1  And  they  forget  His  doings, 
 
 And  His  wonders  that  He  shewed  them. 
 ^  Before  their  fathers  He  hath  done  wonders. 
 
 In  the  land  of  Egypt— the  tield  of  Zoan. 
 ^  He  cleft  a  sea,  and  causeth  them  to  pass  over, 
 
 Yea,  He  causeth  waters  to  stand  as  a  heap. 
 ^  And  leadeth  them  with  a  cloud  by  day, 
 
 And  all  the  night  with  a  light  of  Are. 
 '^  He  cleaveth  rocks  in  a  wilderness, 
 
 And  giveth  drink — as  the  great  deep. 
 ^  And  bringeth  out  streams  from  a  rock, 
 
 And  causeth  waters  to  come  down  as  rivers. 
 ^  And  they  add  still  to  sin  against  Him, 
 
 To  provoke  the  Most  High  in  the  dry  place. 
 8  And  they  try  God  in  their  heart, 
 
 To  ask  food  for  their  lust. 
 '  And  they  speak  against  God — they  said : 
 
 '  Is  God  able  to  array  a  table  in  a  wilderness?' 
 -^  Lo,  He  hath  smitten  a  rock. 
 
 And  waters  flow,  yea,  streams  overflow. 
 
 'Also — bread  is  Ho  able  to  give? 
 
 Doth  He  ]irepare  flesh  for  His  people?' 
 '1  Therefore  hath  .leliovah  heard. 
 
 And  He  shewetli  Himself  wroth. 
 
 And  Are  hath  been  kindled  against  Jacob, 
 
 And  anger  also  Jiath  gone  up  against  Israel, 
 '-  For  they  have  not  believed  m  God, 
 
 Nor  have  they  trusted  in  His  salvation. 
 '  And  He  commaudeth  clouds  from  above. 
 
 Yea,  doors  of  the  heavens  He  hath  opened. 
 '  And  He  raineth  on  them  manna  to  eat. 
 
 Yea,  corn  of  heaven  He  hath  given  to  them. 
 '  Food  of  the  mighty  hath  each  eaten, 
 
 Venison  He  sent  to  them  to  satiety,    [vena, 
 '  He  causeth  an  east  windto  journey  in  thehea- 
 
 And  leadeth  by  His  strength  a  south  wind, 
 ■  And  He  raineth  on  them  flesh  as  dust, 
 
 And  as  sand  of  the  seas— winged  fowl, 
 '  And  causeth  it  to  fall  in  the  midst  of  His 
 
 Round  about  His  tabernacles.  [cam]i, 
 
 '  And  they  eat,  and  are  greatly  satisfied, 
 
 And  their  desire  He  bringeth  to  them. 
 '  They  havenot  been  estranged  from  their  de- 
 Yet  is  their  food  in  their  mouth,  [sire. 
 
 And  the  anger  of  God  hath  gone  up  against 
 
 AndHeslayeth  among  their  fat  ones,  [them. 
 
 And  youths  of  Israel  He  caused  to  bend. 
 '  With  all  this  they  have  sinned  again. 
 
 And  have  not  believed  in  His  wonders. 
 '  And  He  consumeth  in  vanity  their  days. 
 
 And  their  years  in  trouble. 
 '  If  He  slew  them,  then  they  sought  Him, 
 
 And  turned  back,  and  sought  God  earnestly, 
 '  And  they  remember  that  God  is  their  rock. 
 
 And  God  Most  High  their  redeemer. 
 '  And — they  deceive  Him  with  their  mouth. 
 
 And  with  their  tongue  do  lie  to  Him,  [Him, 
 '  And  their  heart  hath  not  been  right  with 
 
 And  they  have  not  been  stedfast  in  His 
 '  And  He— the  Merciful  One,  [covenant. 
 
 Pardoneth  iniquity,  and  destroyeth  not. 
 
 And  hath  often  turned  back  His  anger. 
 
 And  waketh  not  up  all  His  fury. 
 '  And  He  remembereth  that  they  are  flesh, 
 
 A  wind  going  on  —and  it  returneth  not. 
 '  How  often  do  they  provoke  Him  in  the  wild- 
 Grieve  Him  in  the  desolate  place?   [erness, 
 1  Yea,  thev  turn  back,  and  try  God, 
 
 And  the  lloly  One  of  Israel  have  limited. 
 '  They  have  not  remembered  His  hand  [sary. 
 
 The  day  He  ransomed  them  from  the  adver- 
 '  When  He  set  His  signs  in  Egypt. 
 
 And  His  wonders  in  the  field  of  Zoan, 
 '  And  He  turneth  to  blood  their  streams. 
 
 And  their  floods  they  drink  not. 
 '  He  seudeth  among  them  the  beetle,  and  it 
 consumeth  them. 
 
 And  the  frog,  and  it  destroyeth  them, 
 '  And  giveth  to  the  caterpillar  their  increase, 
 
 And  their  labour  to  the  locust. 
 '  He  destroyeth  with  hail  their  vine. 
 
 And  their  sycamores  with  frost, 
 '  And  delivereth  up  to  the  hail  their  beasts, 
 
 And  their  cattle  to  the  burning  flames. 
 '  He  sendeth  on  them  the  fury  of  His  anger, 
 
 Wrath,  and  indignation,  and  distress — 
 
 A  discharge  of  evil  messengers. 
 '  He  pondereth  a  path  for  His  anger. 
 
 He  kept  not  back  their  soul  from  death,  [up. 
 
 Yeaj  tneir  life  to  the  pestilence  He  delivered 
 
 And  He  smiteth  every  first-born  in  Egypt, 
 
 The  first-fruit  of  the  strongin  tents  of  Ham. 
 
 And  causeth  His  people  to  joiirney  as  aflock, 
 
 And  guideth  them  asadrovein  a\vilderncs9, 
 
 And  He  leadeth  them  confidently. 
 
 And  they  have  not  been  afraid, 
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IsrafVs  provoeatioms. 
 
 Lxxviii.  54.— PSALMS.— Lxxxi.  2.      OocC n  judgmsnU  d-  merde*. 
 
 And  their  enemies  hatli  the  sea  covered. 
 '*  Aud  He  bringeth  them  iu  unto  the  bordoi- 
 of  His  sanctuary, 
 
 Tliis  mountain  His  right  hand  had  got, 
 "*  Aud  casteth  out  nations  from  before  them, 
 
 And  causeth  them  to  fall  in  the  line  of  in- 
 heritance, [in  their  tents, 
 
 And  causeth  the  tribes  of  Israel  to  dwell 
 ^  And  they  tempt  and  provoke  God  Most  High, 
 
 And  His  testimonies  have  not  kept. 
 ^^  And  they  turn  back. 
 
 And  deal  treacherously  like  their  fathers, 
 
 They  have  been  turned  like  a  deceitful  bow, 
 "8  And  make  Him  angry  with  their  high  places, 
 
 And  with  their  graven  images  make  Him 
 
 zealous,  [wroth. 
 
 "^  God  hath    heard,    and    sheweth    Himself 
 
 And  kicketh  exceedingly  against  Israel 
 ^^  And  He  leaveth  the  tabernacle  of  Shiloh, 
 
 The  tent  He  hadplaced  among  men, 
 ®'  And  He  giveth  His  strength  to  captivity. 
 
 And  His  beauty  into  the  hand  of  an  ad- 
 versary, 
 ^-  And  delivereth  up  to  the  sword  His  people, 
 
 And  with  His  inheritance  shewed  Himself 
 ^^  His  yoimg  men  hath  fire  consumed,  [angry. 
 
 And  His  virgins  have  not  been  praised. 
 *■*  His  priests  by  the  sword  have  fallen. 
 
 And  their  widows  weep  not. 
 ^  And  the  Lord  waketh  as  a  sleeper. 
 
 As  a  mighty  one  crying  aloud  from  wine. 
 ™  And  He  smiteth  His  adversaries  backward, 
 
 A  reproach  age-during  He  hath  put  on  them, 
 ^^  And  He  kicketh  against  the  tent  of  Joseph, 
 
 And  on  the  tribe  of  Ephraim  hath  not  fixed. 
 8^  And  He  chooseth  the  tribe  of  Judah, 
 
 With  mount  Zion  that  He  loved, 
 ^8  And  buildeth  His  sanctuary  as  a  high  place, 
 
 Like  the  earth,  He  foundeA  it  to  the  age. 
 ™  And  He  fixetli  on  David  His  servant. 
 
 And  taketh  him  from  the  folds  of  a  Hock, 
 ^  From  behind  suckling  ones  He  hath  brought 
 
 To  rule  over  Jacob  His  people,  [liim  in, 
 
 And  over  Israel  His  inheritance. 
 ""  And  he  ruleth  them  according  to  the  inte- 
 grity of  his  heart, 
 
 And  by  the  skiKulness  of  his  hands  leadeth 
 them  ! 
 
 LXXTX,  A  Psabn  of  Asaph. 
 
 '  O  God,  nations  have  come  into  Thy  inherit- 
 
 Tliey  have  defiletl  Thy  holy  temple,    [ance. 
 
 They  made  Jerusalem  become  heaps, 
 -  They  gave  the  dead  liodies  of  Thy  servants 
 
 Food  for  the  fowls  of  the  heavens, 
 
 The  flesh  of  Thy  saints 
 
 For  the  wild  beast  of  the  earth. 
 3  They  have  shed  their  blood 
 
 As  water  round  about  Jerusalem, 
 
 And  there  is  none  burying. 
 
 *  We  have  been  a  reproach  to  our  neighbours, 
 A  scorn  and  a  derision  to  our  surrounders. 
 
 '"  Till  when,  0  Jehovah?  art  Thou  angry  for 
 Thy  jealousy  doth  bum  as  fire.  [ever? 
 
 *  Pour  Thy  fury  on  the  nations  who  have  not 
 
 known  Thee,  [Thy  name. 
 
 And  on  kingdoms  that  have  not  called  in 
 '  For  (me  hath  devoured  Jacob, 
 
 And  liis  liabitatiou  they  have  made  desolate. 
 **  Remember  not  for  us  the  inicjuitics  of  fore- 
 Haate,  let  Thy  mercies  go  before  us,  [fathers, 
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 For  we  have  been  very  weak. 
 ^  Help  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation. 
 Because  of  the  honour  of  Thy  name, 
 And  deliver  us,  aud  cover  over  our  sirs, 
 For  Thy  name's  sake. 
 
 10  Why  do  the  nations  say, '  Where  wtheir  God  ?' 
 Let  be  known  among  the  nations  before  our 
 
 eyes. 
 
 The  vengeance  of  the  blood  of  Thy  servants 
 
 that  is  shed.  [before  Thee, 
 
 1'  Let  the  groaning  of  the  x>risoner  come  in 
 
 According  to  the  greatness  of  Thine  arm. 
 
 Leave  Thou  the  sons  of  death. 
 *-  And  turn  Thou  back  to  our  neighbours. 
 
 Sevenfold  unto  their  bosom,  their  reproach, 
 
 Wherewith  they  reproached  Thee,  0  Lord. 
 ^^  And  we.  Thy  people,  and  the  ilock  of  Thy 
 
 We  give  thanks  to  Thee  to  the  age,  [pasture. 
 
 To  all  generations  we  recount  Thy  jiraise ! 
 
 LXXX.  To  the  Overseer.  — '  On  the  Lilies." 
 
 A  testimony  of  Asapli.^ — A  Psalm. 
 1  Shepherd  of  Israel,  give  ear. 
 
 Leading  Joseph  as  a  flock, 
 
 Inhabiting  the  cherubs — shine  forth,     [seh, 
 
 -  Before  Ephraim,  and  Benjamin,  and  Manas- 
 Wake  up  Thy  might,  and  come  for  our  sal- 
 
 ^  0  God,  cause  us  to  turn  back,  [vation. 
 
 And  cause  Thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  are 
 ■*  Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts,  till  wlien?    [saved. 
 
 Thou  hast  burned  against  the  prayer  of  Thy 
 people. 
 ^  Thou  hast  caused  them  to  eat  bread  of  tears, 
 
 And  causest  them  to  drink 
 
 With  tears  a  third  time. 
 ®  Thou  makest  us  a  strife  to  our  neighbours, 
 
 And  our  enemies  mock  at  it. 
 ^  God  of  Hosts,  turn  us  back,  [saved. 
 
 And  cause  Thy  face  to  shine,  and  we  are 
 8  A  vine  out  of  Egypt  Thou  dost  bring. 
 
 Thou  dost  cast  out  nations,  and  plantest  it. 
 ^  Thou  hast  looked  before  it,  and  dost  root  it, 
 
 And  it  iilleth  the  land, 
 '*  Covered  have  been  hills  vnth  its  shadow, 
 
 And  its  boughs  are  cedars  of  God. 
 
 11  It  sendeth  forth  its  branches  imto  the  sea. 
 And  unto  the  river  its  sucklings. 
 
 1-  Why  hast  Thou  broken  down  its  hedges, 
 
 And  all  passing  by  the  way  have  plucked  it? 
 '^  A  boar  out  of  the  forest  doth  waste  it. 
 
 And  a  wild  beast  of  the  fields  consumeth  it. 
 '■*  God  of  Hosts,  turn  back,  we  beseech  Thee, 
 
 Look  from  heaven,  and  see,  and  inspect  this 
 vine, 
 1'  And  the  root  that  Thy  right  hand  planted. 
 
 And  the  branch  ThoumadeststrongforThee, 
 1^  Burnt  with  fire — cut  down. 
 
 From  the  rebuke  of  Tiiy  face  they  perish. 
 
 17  Let  Thy  hand  be  on  the  man  of  Thy  right 
 On  the  son  of  man  [hand. 
 Thou  hast  strengthened  for  Thvself. 
 
 18  And  we  do  not  go  back  from  Tuee, 
 
 Thou  dost  revive  us,  and  in  Thy  name  we 
 
 '"  O  Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts,  turn  us  back,  [call. 
 
 Cause  Thy  face  to  shine,  aud  we  are  saved ! 
 
 LXXXL  To  the  Overseer.—'  On  the  Gittith.' 
 
 By  Asaph. 
 1  Ciy  aloud  to  God  our  strength. 
 Shout  to  the  ('!od  of  Jacob. 
 
 -  Jjift  up  a  song,  and  give  out  a  timbrel. 
 
Duty  of  obedience. 
 
 A  pleasant  liarp  with  psaltery. 
 '  Blow  in  the  month  <i  tniiniiet, 
 
 In  the  new  moon,  at  the  day  of  oitr  festival, 
 ■•  For  a  statute  to  Israel  it  is. 
 
 An  ordinance  of  the  God  of  Jacob. 
 
 *  A  testimony  on  Joseph  He  hath  placed  it. 
 In  his  going  forth  over  the  land  of  Egypt. 
 A  lip,  I  have  not  known — I  hear. 
 
 *  From  the  burden  his  shoulder  I  turned  aside, 
 His  hands  from  the  basket  pass  over. 
 
 7  In  distress  thon  hast  called  and  I  deliver  thee, 
 I  answer  thee  in  the  secret  place  of  thunder, 
 I  try  thee  by  the  waters  of  Meribah.  Selah. 
 
 '  Hoar,  0  My  people,  and  I  testify  to  thee, 
 
 0  Israel,  if  thou  dost  hearken  to  me : 
 '  There  is  not  in  thee  a  strange  god. 
 
 And  thou  bowest  not  thyself  to  a  strange  god. 
 '"  I  am  Jehovah  thy  God, 
 
 Who  bringeth  thee  up  out  of  the  land  of 
 
 Enlarge  thy  mouth,  and  I  fill  it.        [Egypt. 
 ^'  But,  My  people  hearkened  not  to  My  voice, 
 
 And  Israel  hath  not  consented  to  Me. 
 '*  And  I  send  them  away  in  theenmity  of  their 
 
 They  walk  in  their  own  counsels.       [heart, 
 '^  O  that  My  people  were  hearkening  to  Me, 
 
 Israel  in  My  ways  would  walk. 
 '^  As  a  littlething  their  enemies  I  cause  to  bow, 
 
 And  aj'ainst  their  adversaries 
 
 1  turn  back  My  hand,  [Him, 
 '•^  Those  hating  Jehovah  feign  obedience  to 
 
 But  their  time  is — to  the  age. 
 '"  He  causeth  him  to  eat  of  the  fat  of  wheat. 
 And  with  honey  from  a  rock  I  satisfy  thee  ! 
 
 LXXXII.— A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 
 
 1  God  hath  stood  in  the  company  of  God, 
 
 In  the  midst  God  doth  judge. 
 ^  Till  when  do  ye  judge  perversely  ? 
 
 And  the  face  of  the  wicked  lift  up  ?    Selah. 
 ^  Judge  ye  the  weak  and  fatherless. 
 
 The  afflicted  and  the  poor  declare  righteous. 
 ■•  Let  the  weak  and  needy  escape. 
 
 From  the  hand  of  the  wicked  deliver  them. 
 ^  They  knew  not,  nor  do  they  imderstand. 
 
 In  darkness  they  walk  habitually, 
 
 Moved  are  all  the  foundations  of  earth. 
 "  1 — I  have  said,  '  Gods  ye  are, 
 
 And  sons  of  the  Most  High — all  of  you, 
 7  But  as  man  ye  die,  and  as  one  of  the  heads 
 ^  Rise,  0  God,  judge  the  earth,  [ye  fall. 
 
 For  Thou  hast  inheritance  among  all  the 
 nations ! 
 
 LXXXIII.  A  Song,— A  Psalm  of  Asaph. 
 
 *  O  God,  let  there  be  no  silence  to  Thee, 
 Be  not  silent,  nor  be  quiet,  0  God. 
 
 -  For,  lo,  Thine  enemies  do  roar,  [head. 
 
 And  those  hating  Thee  have  lifted  up  the 
 
 '  Against  Thy  people  they  take  crafty  counsel. 
 And  consult  against  Thy  hidden  ones. 
 
 *  They  have  said,  '  Come, 
 
 And  we  cut  them  off  from  being  a  nation. 
 And  the  name  of  Israel  is  not  remembered 
 any  more.' 
 
 *  For  they  consulted  in  heart  together. 
 Against  Thee  a  covenant  they  make, 
 
 '  Tents  of  Edom,  and  Ishmaelltes, 
 
 Moab,  and  the  Hagarenes, 
 ^  Gebal,  and  Ammon,  and  Amalek, 
 
 Philistia  with  inhabitants  of  Tyre, 
 '  Asshur  also  is  joined  with  them, 
 
 LXXXT.  3.     PSALMS.— Lxxxv.  4.         Delight  in  jxuhUc  worship, 
 
 Theyhaveboen  an  arm  to  sons  of  Lot.  vSel.-ih 
 ^  Do  to  them  as  to  Midian, 
 
 As  to  Sisera,  as  to  Jabin ,  at  the  stream  Kishon. 
 1"  They  were  destroyed  at  En  dor. 
 
 They  were  dung  for  the  ground ! 
 "  Make  their  nobles  as  Oreb  and  as  Zeeb, 
 
 And  asZebah  andZalmunna all  their  xirinces, 
 1-  Who  have  said,  '  Let  us  occupy  for  ourselves 
 
 The  comely  places  of  God.' 
 "  0  my  God,  make  them  as  a  rolling  thing, 
 
 As  stubble  before  wind. 
 !■•  As  a  fire  doth  burn  a  forest, 
 ^  And  as  a  flame  setteth  hills  on  fire,    [wind 
 1'  So  dost  Thou  pursue  them  with  Thy  whirl 
 
 And  with  Tliy  hurricane  troublest  them. 
 ^^  FiU  their  faces  ivith  shame. 
 
 And  they  seek  Thy  name,  0  Jehovah. 
 '''  They  are  ashamed  and  troubled  for  ever. 
 
 Yea,  they  are  confounded  and  lost. 
 '8  And  they  know  that  Thou — 
 
 (Thy  name  is  Jehovah— by  Thyself,) 
 
 Art  the  Most  High  over  all  the  earth  ! 
 
 LXXXrV.  To  theOverseer.— 'Onthe  Gittith, 
 By  sons  of  Korah. — A  Psalm. 
 
 I  How  beloved  Thy  tabernacles,  Jehovah  of 
 
 Hosts ! 
 
 -  My  soul  desired,  yea,  it  hath  also  been  con- 
 For  the  courts  of  Jehovah,  [sumed. 
 
 My  heart  and  my  flesh  cry  aloud  unto  the 
 li\ang  God, 
 
 ^  (Even  a  sparrow  hath  found  a  house, 
 And  a  swallow  a  nest  for  herself, 
 Where  she  hath  placed  her  brood,) 
 Thine  altars,  0  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 My  king  and  my  God. 
 
 ■*  0  the  happiness  of  those  inhabiting  Thy 
 Yet  do  they  praise  Thee.     Selah.       [house, 
 
 ^  0  the  happiness  of  a  man  whose  strength  is 
 Highways  are  in  their  heart.  [in  Thee, 
 
 "  Those  passing  through  a  valley  of  weeping, 
 A  fountain  do  make  it, 
 Blessings  also  cover  the  director. 
 
 7  They  go  from  strength  unto  strength. 
 He  appeareth  unto  God  in  Zion. 
 
 8  0  Jehovah.  God  of  Hosts,  hear  my  prayer, 
 Give  ear,  0  God  of  Jacob.     Selah. 
 
 3  Our  shield,  see,  0  God, 
 
 And  behold  the  face  of  Thine  anointed, 
 10  For  good  is  a  day  in  Thy  courts,  0  Teacher ! 
 
 I  have  chosen  rather  to  be  at  the  threshold, 
 
 In  the  house  of  my  God, 
 
 Than  to  dwell  in  tents  of  wickedness. 
 
 II  For  a  sun  and  a  shield  is  Jehovah  God, 
 Grace  and  honour  doth  Jehovah  give. 
 He  withholdeth  not  good 
 
 To  those  walking  in  uprightness. 
 '"  Jehovah  of  Hosts !  0  the  happiness  of  a  man 
 trusting  in  Thee. 
 
 LXXXV.  To  the  Overseer.— By  sons  of  Korah. 
 A  Psalm. 
 
 1  Thou  hast  accepted,  O  Jehovah,  Thy  land. 
 Thou  hast  turned  to  the  captiyity  of  Jacob. 
 
 "  Thou  hast  borne  away  the  iniquity  of  Thy 
 people. 
 Thou  hast  covered  all  their  sin.     Selah. 
 
 2  Tliou  hast  gathered  up  all  Thy  wrath. 
 Thou  hast  turned  back  from  the  fierceness 
 
 of  Thine  anger. 
 *  Turn  back  to  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation, 
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Oo(Ta  mercies  to  Ltrael. 
 
 Lxxxv.  5.— PSALMS.— Lxxxix.  4. 
 
 The  glory  of  Zion, 
 
 And  make  vnirl  Thine  .aTip;er  with  lis. 
 '  To  the  ase  art  Thou  angry  against  us? 
 
 Dost  Thou  draw  out  Thine  anger 
 
 To  generation  and  generation  ? 
 "  Dost  Thou  not  turn  back?  Thou  revivest  iis, 
 
 And  Thy  people  do  rejoice  in  Thee. 
 '  Show  us,  O  Jehovah,  thy  kindness. 
 
 And  Thy  salvation  Thou  dost  give  to  us. 
 8 1  hear  what  God  Jehovah  speak eth, 
 
 For  He  speaketh  ]3eace  unto  His  people, 
 
 And  unto  His  saints,  and  they  turn  not 
 
 back  to  folly.  J\'atiou, 
 
 ^  Only,  near  to  those  fearing  Him  i.s  His  sal- 
 
 That  honour  may  dwell  in  our  land. 
 '"  Kindness  and  truth  have  met, 
 
 Righteousness  and  peace  have  kissed, 
 '•  Truth  from  the  earth  springeth  up. 
 
 And  rigliteousness  from  heaven  looketh  out, 
 '"  Jehovah  also  giveth  that  which  is  good, 
 
 And  our  land  doth  give  its  increase. 
 '3  Righteousness  before  Him  goeth. 
 
 And  maketh  His  footsteps  for  a  way ! 
 
 LXXXVI.  A  Prayer  of  David. 
 '  Incline,  0  Jehovah,  Thine  ear, 
 
 Answer  me,  for  I  am  poor  and  needy. 
 "  Keep  my  soul,  for  I  am  pious, 
 
 Save  Thv  servant — who  is  trusting  to  Thee, 
 
 0  Thou,  "my  God.  [day. 
 
 3  Favour  me,  0  Lord,  for  to  Thee  I  call  all  the 
 *  Rejoice  the  soul  of  Thy  servant. 
 
 For  unto  Thee,  0  Lord,  my  sold  I  lift  up. 
 ^  For  Thou,  Lord,  art  good  and  forgiving. 
 
 And  abundant  in  kindness  to  all  callingThee. 
 "  Hear,  0  Jehovah,  my  prayer. 
 
 And  attend  to  the  voice  of  my  supplications. 
 '  In  a  day  of  my  distress  I  call  Thee, 
 
 For  Thou  dost  answer  me.  [0  Lord, 
 
 8  There  is  none  like  Thee  among  tne  gods, 
 
 And  like  Thy  works  there  are  none. 
 ^  All  nations  that  Thou  hast  made 
 
 Come  and  bow  themselves  before  Thee,   0 
 
 And  give  honour  to  Thy  name.  [Lord, 
 
 '"  For  great  art  Thou,  and  doing  wonders. 
 
 Thou  art  God  Thyself  alone.      [Thy  truth, 
 '^  Show  me,  0  Jehovah,  Thy  way,  I  walk  in 
 
 My  heart  doth  rejoice  to  fear  Thy  name. 
 '-  I  confess  Tliee,  0  Lord  my  God,  with  all  my 
 
 And  I  honour  Thy  name  to  the  age.  [heart, 
 '■'  For  Thy  kindness  is  great  toward  me. 
 
 And  Thou  hast  delivered  my  soul  from  the 
 lowest  Sheol. 
 '■•  0  God,  the  proud  have  risen  up  against  me. 
 
 And  a  companyof  the  terrible  sought  mysoiil. 
 
 And  have  not  placed  Thee  before  them, 
 '^  And  Tliou,  0  Lord,  art  God,  merciful  and 
 gracious. 
 
 Slow  to  anger,  and  abundant  in  kindness 
 '"  fjook  unto  me,  and  favour  mc,    [and  truth. 
 
 (Jive  Thy  strength  to  Tliy  servant. 
 
 And  give  salvation  to  a  son  of  Thine  hand- 
 le Do  witli  me  a  sign  for  good,  [maid. 
 
 And  those  liating  mc  see  and  are  ashamed. 
 
 For  Tliou,  O  Jeliovali,  liast  helped  me. 
 
 Yea,  Thou  hast  comforted  me! 
 
 LXXXVII.    By  sons  of  Korah.-A    Psalm, 
 
 a  Song. 
 '  His  foundation  Is  in  lioly  mountains. 
 '  Jehovali  is  loving  tlic  gates  of  Zion 
 Above  all  the  tabernacles  of  Jacob. 
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 3  Honourable  tilings  are  spoken  in  Tlice, 
 
 0  city  of  (lod.  Selah.  [ing  Me, 
 •*  I  mention  Rahab  and  Babel  to  those  know- 
 
 Lo,  Philistia,  and  Tyre,  with  Gush ! 
 
 This  one  was  born  there.  [in  her, 
 
 '  And  of  Zion  it  is  said:  Each  one  was  born 
 
 And  He,  the  MostHi^h,  doth  establish  her. 
 "  Jehovah  doth  recount  in  the  descrihi  ng  of  the 
 
 "This  owe  was  born  there.'  Selah.  [iieoples, 
 ^  Singers  also  as  players  on  instrumrats. 
 
 All  my  fountains  are  in  Thee ! 
 
 LXXXVni.  A  Song,  a  Psalm,  by  sons  of 
 Korah,    to    the  Overseer,    '  Concerning  the 
 Sickness  of  Afflictions.' — An  instruction,  by 
 Heman  the  Ezrahite. 
 1  0  Jehovah,  God  of  my  salvation. 
 
 Daily  I  have  cried,  nightly  before  Thee, 
 "  My  prayer  Cometh  in  before  Thee, 
 Incline  Thine  ear  to  my  loud  cry, 
 ^  For  my  soul  hath  been  full  of  evils. 
 And  my  life  hath  come  to  Sheol.  [to  the  pit, 
 
 *  I  have  been  reckoned  with  those  going  down 
 
 1  have  been  as  a  man  without  strength. 
 ^  Among  the  dead— free, 
 
 As  pierced  ones  lying  in  the  grave, 
 Wliom  Thou  hast  not  remembered  anymore. 
 Yea,  they  by  Thy  hand  have  been  cut  off. 
 ^  Thou  hast  put  me  in  the  lowest  pit, 
 
 In  dark  places,  in  depths. 
 ^  Upon  me  bath  Thy  fury  lain. 
 And    mith   all   Thy  breakers    Thou    hast 
 afflicted.     Selah. 
 8  Thou  hast  put  mine  acquaintance  f  arf  romme, 
 Thou  hast  made  me  an  abomination  to  them, 
 Shut  up — I  go  not  forth. 
 "  Mine  eye  hath  grieved  because  of  affliction, 
 I  called  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  all  the  day, 
 I  have  spread  out  unto  Thee  my  hands. 
 1"  To  the  dead  dost  Thou  do  wonders  ? 
 
 Do  Rephaim  rise?  do  they  thank  Thee?  Selah. 
 1^  Is  Thy  kindness  recounted  in  the  grave  ? 
 
 Thy  faithfulness  in  destruction  ? 
 ■-  Are  Thy  wonders  known  in  the  darkness? 
 And  Thy  righteousness  in  the  land  of  for- 
 getf  Illness  ? 
 13  And  I,  unto  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  I  have  cried, 
 And  in  the  morning  doth  my  prayer  como 
 before  Thee. 
 I''  Why,  0  Jehovah,  castest  Thou  of!  my  soul  ? 
 
 Tliou  hidest  Thy  face  from  me. 
 1^  I  am  afflicted,  and  expiring  from  youth, 
 I  have  borne  Tliy  terrors — I  jjine  away. 
 '"  Over  me  hath  Tliy  wratli  pas.scil. 
 
 Thy  terrors  have  cut  me  oil',  [day, 
 
 1^  They  have  surrounded  me  as  waters  all  the 
 
 They  have  gone  round  against  mc  together, 
 
 18  Thou  hast  ]iut  far  from  me  lover  and  friend. 
 
 Mine  acquaintance  is  the  x^laceof  darkness! 
 
 LXXXIX.  An  instruction,  by  Ethan  the  Ez- 
 rahite. 
 1  Of  the  kind  acts  of  Jehovah,  to  the  age  1 
 
 To  all  generations  I  iiiako  known  [sing,. 
 
 Tiiy  faithfulness  with  my  mouth, 
 -  For  I  said,   'To  the  ago  is  kindness  built. 
 
 The  heavens!  Tliou  dost  cstal)lish 
 
 Tliy  faithfulness  in  tlicni.' 
 ■'  T  liave  made  a  covenant  for  My  chosen, 
 
 1  have  sworn  to  David  My  servant: 
 
 *  '  Even  to  the  age  do  1  esta))lish  tliy  seed. 
 
The  covenant  of  grace. 
 
 Lxxxix.  5.— PSALMS.— xc.  10. 
 
 A  prayer  of  Moset. 
 
 And  have  built  to  generation  and  genera- 
 tion tliy  throne.     Selah.  [Jehovah, 
 
 And  the  heavens  confess  Thy  wonders,  0 
 
 Thy  faithfulness  also  is  in  an  assembly  of 
 
 For  who  in  the  sky,  [holy  ones. 
 
 Comxiareth  himself  to  Jehovah  ? 
 
 Is  like  to  Jehovah  among  sons  of  the  mighty  ? 
 
 God  is  very  terrible, 
 
 In  the  secret  counsel  of  His  holy  ones, 
 
 And  fearful  over  all  surrounding  Him. 
 
 0  Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts, 
 
 Who  is  like  Thee — a  strong  Jah? 
 
 And  Thy  faithfulness  is  round  about  Thee. 
 
 Thou  art  ruler  over  the  pride  of  the  sea, 
 
 In  the  lifting  up  of  its  billows  Thou  dost  re- 
 strain them. 
 
 Thou  hast  braised  Rahab,  as  one  wounded. 
 
 With  the  arm  of  Thy  strength  Thoii  hast 
 scattered  Thine  enemies.  [Thine, 
 
 Thine  ai-e  the  heavens — the  earth  also    is 
 
 The  habitable  world  and  its  fulness, 
 
 Thou  hast  founded  them. 
 
 North  and  south  Thou  hast  appointed  them. 
 
 Tabor  and  Hermon  in  Thjr  name  do  sing. 
 
 Thou  hast  an  arm  with  might, 
 
 Strong  is  Thy  haud^high  Thy  right  hand. 
 
 Kighteousness  and  judgment 
 
 A7y  the  fixed  place  of  Thy  throne, 
 
 Kindness  and  truth  go  before  Thy  face. 
 
 0  the  happiness  of  the  people  knowing  the 
 shout,  [walk  habitually. 
 
 0  Jehovah,  in  the  light  of  Thy  face  they 
 In  Thy  name  they  rejoice  all  the  day. 
 And  in  Thy  righteousness  they  are  exalted. 
 For  the  beauty  of  their  strength  art  Thou, 
 And  in  Thy  good  will  is  our  horn  exalted. 
 For  of  Jehovah  is  our  shield. 
 
 And  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  our  king. 
 Then  Thou  hast  spoken  iu  vision, 
 To  Thy  saint,  yea.  Thou  sayest, 
 
 1  have  placed  help  upon  a  mighty  one. 
 Exalted  a  chosen  one  out  of  the  people, 
 I  have  found  David  My  servant, 
 With  My  holy  oil  I  have  anointed  him. 
 With  whom  My  hand  is  established. 
 My  arm  also  doth  strengthen  him. 
 
 An  enemy  exacteth  not  upon  him. 
 
 And  a  son  of  perverseness  afflictetli  him  not. 
 
 And  I  have  beaten  down  before  him  his  adver- 
 
 And  tliose  hating  hini  I  plague,         [saries. 
 
 And  My  faithfulness  and  kindness  ai-e  with 
 
 And  in  My  name  is  his  horn  exalted,   [him, 
 
 And  I  have  set  on  the  sea  liis  liand, 
 
 And  on  the  rivers  liis  ri^ht  hand. 
 
 He  proclaimeth  me:  'Tliou  art  my  Father, 
 
 My  God,  and  the  rock  of  my  salvation.' 
 
 I  also  tirst-born  do  appoint  him, 
 
 Higliest  of  the  kings  of  the  earth. 
 
 To  the  age  I  keep  for  him  My  kindness, 
 
 And  My  covenant  is  stedfast  with  him. 
 
 And  I  have  set  his  seed  for  ever. 
 
 And  his  throne  as  the  days  of  the  heavens. 
 
 If  his  sons  forsake  My  law. 
 
 And  in  My  judgments  do  not  walk ; 
 
 If  My  statutes  they  pollute, 
 
 And  My  commands  do  not  keep,  [gressiou, 
 
 I  have  looked  after  with  a  rod  their  trans- 
 
 And  with  strokes  their  iniquity, 
 
 And  My  kindness  I  break  not  from  him. 
 
 Nor  do  I  deal  falsely  in  My  faithfulness. 
 
 I  profane  not  My  covenant, 
 
 And  that  wliich  is  going  forth  from  My  lips  1 
 change  not. 
 
 35  Once  I  have  sworn  by  My  holiness,  I  lie  not  to 
 
 36  His  seed  is  to  the  age,  [David, 
 And  his  throne  is  as  the  sun  before  Me, 
 
 37  As  the  moon  it  is  estabhshed— to  the  age, 
 And  the  witness  in  the  sky  is  stedfast.    Selah. 
 
 38  And  Thou,  Thouhast  cast  oft",  and  dost  reject. 
 Thou  hast  shown  Thyself  wroth 
 
 With  Thine  anointed, 
 
 39  Hast  rejected  the  covenant  of  Thy  servant. 
 Thou  hast  polluted  to  the  earth  his  crown, 
 
 ^'^  Thou  hast  broken  down  all  his  hedges. 
 
 Thou  hast  made  his  fenced  places  a  ruin. 
 •*'  Spoiled  him  have  all  passing  by  the  way. 
 
 He  hath  been  a  reproach  to  his  neighbours, 
 ^^  Thou  hast  exalted  tlie  right  hand  of  his  ad- 
 versaries, 
 
 Thou  hast  caused  all  his  enemies  to  rejoice. 
 ^3  Also — Thou  turnest  back  the  sharpness  of 
 his  sword, 
 
 And  hast  not  established  him  in  battle, 
 ^*  Hast  caxisedhiin  to  cease  from  his  brightness, 
 
 And  his  throne  to  the  earth  hast  cast  down. 
 ■•^  Thou  hast  shortened  the  days  of  his  youth, 
 
 Hast  covered  liim  over  with  shame.     Selah. 
 •*«  Till  when,  0  Jehovah,  art  Thou  hidden  ? 
 
 For  ever  doth  Thy  fury  burn  as  fire  ? 
 ■"■  Remember,  I  pray  Thee,  what  is  life-time  ? 
 
 Wherefore  in  vain  hast  Thou  created 
 
 All  the  sons  of  men  ?  [see  death  ? 
 
 *^  Who  is  the  man  that  liveth,  and  doth  not 
 
 He  deliveretli  his  soid  from  the  hand  of 
 Sheok     Selah. 
 *^  Where  are  Thy  former  kindnesses,  0  Lord. 
 
 Thou  hast  sworn  to  David  in  Thy  faithful- 
 ness, [servants, 
 5"  Remember,  0  Lord,  the  reproach  of  Thy 
 
 I  have  borne  in  my  bosom  all  the  strivings 
 
 of  the  peoples,  [Jehovah, 
 
 ^^  Wherewith  Thine  enemies  reproached,   0 
 
 Wherewith  they  have  reproached 
 
 The  steps  of  Thine  anointed.  [amen  ! 
 
 ^-  Blessed  is  Jehovah  to  the  age.     Amen,  and 
 
 XC.  A  Prayer  of  Moses,  the  man  of  God. 
 '  Lord,  a  habitation  Thou — Thou  hast  been. 
 
 To  us — in  generation  and  generation, 
 "  Before  moimtains  were  brought  forth. 
 
 And  Thou  dost  form  the  barth  and  the  world. 
 
 Even  from  age  unto  age  Thou  art  God. 
 3  Thou  tiu'uest  man  unto  a  briused  thing. 
 
 And  sayest,  Turn  back,  ye  sons  of  men. 
 
 *  For  a  thousand  years  in  Thine  eyes  a7'e  as 
 
 yesterday. 
 For  it  passeth  on,  yea,  a  watch  by  night. 
 ^  Thou  hast  inundated  them,  they  are  asleep. 
 In  the  morning  as  grass  he  changeth. 
 
 *  In  the  morning  it  tiourisheth,   and  hath 
 
 changed,  [ered. 
 
 At  evening  it  is  cut  down,  and  hath  with- 
 '  For  we  were  consumed  in  Thine  anger, 
 
 And  in  Thy  fury  we  have  been  troubled. 
 '  Thou  hast  set  our  iniquities  before  Thee, 
 
 Our  hidden  things  at  the  Light  of  Thy  face, 
 °  For  all  our  days  pined  away  in  Thy  wrath, 
 
 We  consximed  our  years  as  a  meditation. 
 '"  Days  of  ouryears,  iu  them  are  seventy  years. 
 
 And  if,  by  reason  of  might,  eighty  years. 
 
 Yet  is  their  enlargement  labour  and  vanity, 
 
 Forithathbeencutoffhastily,andwefiyaway. 
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A  sabbath-day  song. 
 
 xc.  11.— PSALMS— xciv.  17. 
 
 The  folly  of  oppresaort. 
 
 "  Who  knoweth  the  power  of  Thine  aiiucr? 
 
 And  according  to  Thy  fear— Thy  wratli? 
 1°  To  number  our  days  aright  let  us  know, 
 
 And  we  brinp;  the  heart  to  \visdom. 
 "  Turn  back,  0  Jehovah,  til]  when? 
 
 And  repent  concerning  Thy  servants. 
 "  Satisfy  us  at  morn  wUh  Thy  kindness. 
 
 And  we  sing  and  rejoice  all  our  days. 
 **  Cause  us  to  rejoice  according  to  the  days 
 
 Wherein  Thou  hast  afflicted  us, 
 
 The  years  we  have  seen  evil. 
 1*  Let  TThy  work  appear  unto  Thy  servants, 
 
 And  Thine  honour  on  their  son.s. 
 17  And  let  tlie  pleasantness  of  Jehovah  our 
 God  be  ujion  lis, 
 
 And  the  work  of  our  hands  establish  on  us, 
 
 Yea,  the  work  of  our  hands  establish  it ! 
 
 XCl.  1  He  who  is  dwelling 
 
 In  the  secret  place  of  the  Most  High, 
 
 In  theshadeoftheMightylodgetli  habitually, 
 2  He  is  saying  of  Jehovali,       [trust  in  Him,' 
 
 '  My  refuge,  and  my  bulwark,  my  God,  I 
 '  For  He  delivereth  thee  from  the  snare  of  a 
 
 From  a  calamitous  pestilence.  [fowler, 
 
 *  With  His  pinion  He  covereth  thee  over, 
 
 And  under  His  wings  thou  dost  trust, 
 
 A  shield  and  buckler  is  His  truth. 
 5  Thou  art  not  afraid  of  fear  by  night, 
 
 Of  arrow  that  flieth  by  day,  [eth, 
 
 ^  Of  iiestilence  in  thick  darkness  that  wall<- 
 
 Of  destruction  that  destroyeth  at  noon, 
 
 7  I'll  ere  fall  at  thy  side  a  thousand, 
 And  a  myiiad  at  thy  right  hand, 
 Unto  thee  it  cometh  not  nigh. 
 
 8  But  with  thine  eyes  thou  lookest, 
 
 And  the  reward  of  the  wicked  thou  seest, 
 
 9  (For  Thou,  0  Jehovah,  art  my  refuge,) 
 The  Most  High  thou  madest  thy  habitation. 
 
 '<•  Evil  happeneth  not  unto  thee. 
 
 And  a  plague  cometh  not  near  thy  tent, 
 ^1  For  His  messengers  He  chargeth  tor  thee. 
 
 To  keep  thee  in  all  thy  ways, 
 '-  On  the  hands  they  bear  thee  up. 
 
 Lest  thou  smite  against  a  stone  thy  foot. 
 13  On  lion  and  asp  thou  treadest. 
 
 Thou  trarapest  young  lion  and  dragon. 
 !■*  I'ecause  in  Me  he  hath  delighted, 
 
 T  also  deliver  him— I  set  him  on  high. 
 
 Because  he  hath  known  My  name. 
 '■^s  He  doth  call  Me,  and  I  answer  him, 
 
 1  avi  with  him  in  distress, 
 
 T  deliver  him,  and  Iionourhim. 
 1"  With  length  of  days  I  satisfy  him. 
 
 And  1  cause  him  to  look  on  My  salvation  ! 
 
 XCTl.  A  Psalm.— A  Songfor  the  sabbath-day. 
 1  Good  to  give  thanks  to  .lehovah,        [High, 
 
 A  nd  to  sing  praises  to  Thy  name.  0  Most 
 ^  To  declare  in  the  morning  Thy  kindness, 
 
 And  Thy  faitlifulness  in  the  nights. 
 
 *  On  ten  strings,  and  on  psaltery. 
 On  higgaion,  with  harji. 
 
 *  For  Tliou  hast  caused  me  to  rejoice,  0  Jeho- 
 
 vah, in  'J'liy  work, 
 ("oucerning  the  works  of  Tliy  liands  I  sing. 
 
 *  How  great  liavc  been  Tliy  works,  0  Jehovah, 
 \'cry  deei)  liave  been  Tliy  thoughts. 
 
 <"  A  brulisli  man  doth  not  know. 
 
 And  .-i  fool  understandeth  not  this  ;— 
 '  When  the  wicked  flourisJi  as  a  herb, 
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 And  blossom  do  all  workers  of  iniquity— 
 
 For  their  being  destroyed  for  ever  and  ever ! 
 >*  And  Thou  art  high  to  the  age,  0  Jehovah. 
 3  For,  lo.  Thine  enemies,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 For,  lo,  Thine  enemies,  do  polish,      [quity. 
 
 Sepai'ate  tliemselves  do  all  workers  of  ini- 
 1"  And  Thou  exaltest  as  a  reem  my  horn, 
 
 I  have  been  anointed  with  fresh  oil. 
 11  And  mine  eye  looketh  on  mine  enemies. 
 
 Of  those  lising  up  against  me. 
 
 The  evil  doers,  do  mine  ears  hear, 
 i'-'  The  righteous  as  a  palm-tree  flourisheth, 
 
 As  a  cedar  in  Lebanon  he  groweth. 
 13  Those  planted  in  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 
 In  the  courts  of  our  God  do  flourish. 
 I''  Still  they  bring  forth  in  old  age, 
 
 Fat  and  tlouri.suing  are  they, 
 I''  To  declare  that  upright  is  Jehovahniy  rock, 
 
 And  there  is  no  i^erverseness  in  Him! 
 
 XCIII.  1  Jehovah  hath  reigned. 
 
 Excellency  He  hatli  put  on, 
 
 Jehovah  put  on  strength.  He  girded  Himself, 
 
 Also — established  is  the  world,  unmovecL 
 ^  Established  is  Thy  throne  since  then, 
 
 From  the  age  Thou  art. 
 3  Floods  have  lifted  up,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 Floods  have  lifted  up  their  voice. 
 
 Floods  lift  up  theii-  breakers. 
 ■•  Thau  the  voices  of  many  mighty  waters. 
 
 Breakers  of  a  sea,  mighty  on  highi.s  Jcliovah, 
 5  Thy  testimonies  have  been  very  stedfast, 
 
 To  Thy  house  comely  is  holiness, 
 
 0  Jehovah,  for  length  of  days  ! 
 
 XCTV".  1  God  of  vengeance — Jehovah  I 
 
 God  of  vengeance,  shine  forth. 
 "  Be  lifted  up,  0  Judge  of  the  earth. 
 
 Send  back  a  recommence  on  the  proud. 
 3  Till  when  do  the  -vvicked,  0  Jehovah  ? 
 
 Till  when  do  the  wicked  exult  ? 
 *  They  utter — they  speak  an  old  saw. 
 
 All  working  iniguity  do  boast  themselves. 
 ^  Thy  people,  0  Jeliovali,  they  bruise. 
 
 And  Thine  inheritance  they  afflict. 
 •>  Widow  and  sojourner  they  slay. 
 
 And  fatherless  ones  they  murder. 
 
 7  And  they  say,  '  Jehovali  doth  not  see, 
 And  the  God  of  Jacob  doth  not  consider.' 
 
 8  Consider,  ye  brutish  among  the  people, 
 And  ye  foolish,  when  do  ye  act  -wisely  ? 
 
 3  He  who  planteth  the  car  doth  He  not  hear? 
 
 He  who  formeth  the  eye  doth  He  not  see? 
 1"  He  who  is  instructing  nations. 
 
 Doth  He  not  rejirove  ?  [vali. 
 
 He  who  is  teaching  man  knowledge  in  Jcho- 
 11  He  l^noweth  the  tlioughts  of  man,  that  they 
 1-  0  the  happiness  of  the  man         [are  vanity. 
 
 Whom  Inou  instructest,  0  Jah, 
 
 And  out  of  Thy  law  tcachcst  him, 
 13  To  give  rest  to  him  from  days  of  evil, 
 
 While  a  pit  is  digged  for  tlie  wicked, 
 i-*  For  Jehovah  leavcth  not  His  people. 
 
 And  His  inheritance  forsaketh  not. 
 1*  Forto  righteousness  judgment  turueth  back. 
 
 And  after  it  allthcuj)rightof  heart, 
 1"  Who  riseth  uji  for  me  with  evil  doers? 
 
 Wlio  stationeth  himself  for  me  witli  workers 
 of  iniquity? 
 '"  Unless  .Jehovah  w'rc  a  liclp  to  me. 
 
 My  soul  had  almost  inhabited  silence. 
 
A  n  invitation  to  praise. 
 
 xciv.  18. -PSALMS.— xcix. 
 
 QocTs  justice  and  mercy. 
 
 '*  If  I  have  said,   '  My  foot  hath  slipped,' 
 
 Thy  kindness,  O  Jeliovah,  sup))orteth  me. 
 •"  Til  the  abundance  of  my  thoughts  Avitliin  me, 
 
 Thy  comforts  delicjlit  ray  soul. 
 ■•*  Is  a  throne  of  mischief  joined  vnth  Thee? 
 
 A  framer  of  pcrverseness  hy  statute? 
 *'  They  decree  againstthe  soul  of  the  righteous, 
 
 And  innocent  blood  declare  wicked. 
 ^  And  Jehovah  is  for  a  high  jjlace  to  me, 
 
 And  my  God  is  for  a  lock — uiy  refvige, 
 ■*  And  turneth  back  on  them  their  iniquity, 
 
 And  in  their  wickedness  cutteth  them  off; 
 
 Jehovah  oiir  God  doth  cut  them  off ! 
 
 XCV.  1  Come,  we  sing  to  Jehovah, 
 We  shout  to  the  rock  of  our  salvation. 
 
 -  We  come  before  His  face  with  thanksgiving, 
 With  psalms  we  shout  to  Him. 
 
 '  For  a  great  God  is  Jehovah, 
 And  a  great  king  over  all  gods. 
 
 *  In  whose  hand  are  the  deep  places  of  earth, 
 And  the  strong  jDlaces  of  hills  are  His. 
 
 ^  Wliose  is  the  sea,  and  He  made  ib. 
 
 And  His  hands  foimed  the  dry  land. 
 ^  Come  in,  we  bow  ourselves,  and  we  bend, 
 
 We  kneel  before  Jehovali  our  Maker. 
 '  For  Hew  our  God,  and  we  the  people  of  His 
 
 And  the  flock  of  His  hand,  [pasture. 
 
 To-day,  if  to  His  voice  ye  hearken, 
 8  Harden  not  your  heart  as  in  Meriliah, 
 
 As  in  the  day  of  Massah  in  the  wilderness, 
 ^  Where  your  fathers  have  tried  Me, 
 
 Have  proved  Me,  yea,  have  seen  My  work. 
 ^^  Forty  years  I  am  weary  of  the  generation, 
 
 And  I  say,  'A  i)eople  erring  iu  heart — they! 
 
 And  they  have  not  known  My  ways : ' 
 '1  Where  i  sware  iu  Mice  anger, 
 
 '  If  they  come  in  unto  My  rest — 1' 
 
 XCyi.  1  Sing  to  Jehovah  a  new  song. 
 Sing  to  Jeliovah  all  the  earth. 
 
 *  Sing  to  Jehovah,  bless  His  name. 
 Proclaim  from  day  to  day  His  salvation. 
 
 ^  Declare  among  nations  His  honour, 
 Among  all  the  peoples  His  wonders. 
 
 *  For  great  is  Jehovah,  and  praised  greatly, 
 Fearful  He  is  over  all  gods. 
 
 ^.For  all  the  gods  of  the  peoples  are  nought. 
 And  Jehovah  made  the  heavens. 
 
 *  Honour  and  majesty  are  before  Him, 
 Strength  and  beauty  in  His  sanctuary. 
 
 '  Ascribe  to  Jehovah,  0  families  of  the  peoples, 
 
 Ascribe  to  Jehovah  honour  and  streugtn. 
 8  Ascribe  to  Jehovah  the  honour  of  His  name. 
 
 Lift  up  a  present  and  come  in  to  His  courts. 
 ^  Bow  yourselves  to  Jehovah, 
 
 Iu  the  honour  of  holiness, 
 
 Be  afraid  of  His  presence,  all  the  earth. 
 ^'^  Say  among  nations,  '  Jehovah  hath  reigned. 
 
 Also — established  is  the  world,  unmoved. 
 
 He  judgeth  the  peoiilos  in  uprightness.' 
 "  The  heavens  joy,  and  the  earth  is  joyful, 
 
 The  sea  and  its  fulness  roar. 
 1^  The  field  exulteth,  and  all  that  is  in  it, 
 
 Then  sing  do  all  trees  of  the  forest, 
 13  Before  Jehovah,  for  He  hath  come, 
 
 For  He  hath  come  to  judge  the  earth. 
 
 He  judgeth  the  world  in  righteousness, 
 
 And  the  peoples  in  His  faithfulness ! 
 
 XCVIL  1  Jehovah  hath  reigned, 
 
 The  earth  is  joyful,  many  isles  rejoice. 
 "  (/loud  anil  darkness  are  round  about  Him, 
 
 Bighteousness  and  judgment  the  basis  of  Hia 
 3  Fire  before  Him  goeth,  [throne. 
 
 And  burnetii  round  about  His  adversaries. 
 ^  Tiightened  have  His  liglituings  the  world. 
 
 The  earth  hath  seen,  and  is  pained. 
 •''  Hills,  like  wax,  melted  before  Jehovah, 
 
 Before  the  Lord  of  all  the  earth. 
 8  The  heavens  declared  His  righteousness. 
 
 And  all  the  jicoples  have  seen  His  honour. 
 ^  Ashamed  are  all  servants  of  a  graven  image 
 
 Those  boasting  themselves  iu  idols, 
 
 Bow  yourselves  to  him,  all  ye  gods. 
 8  Zion  hath'heard  and  rejoiceth, 
 
 And  daughters  of  Judah  are  joyful, 
 
 Because  of  Thy  judgments,  0  Jehovah. 
 ^  For  Thou,  Jehovah,  art  Most  High  over  all 
 the  earth, 
 
 G  reatly  Thou  hast  been  exalted  over  all  gods. 
 1"  Ye  who  love  Jeliovah,  hate  evil. 
 
 He  is  keeping  the  souls  of  His  saints, 
 
 From  the  hand  of  the  wicked  he  deliveretli 
 1'  Light  is  sown  for  the  righteous,  [thcni. 
 
 And  for  the  upright  of  heart — ^joy. 
 1^  Rejoice,  ye  righteous,  in  Jeliovah,   [holiness I 
 
 And  give  thanks  at  the  remembrance  of  his 
 
 XCyill.    A  Psalm. 
 1  Sing  ye  to  Jehovah  a  new  song, 
 
 Forwonders  He  hath  done,  [auclHisholyarm. 
 
 Given  salvation  to  Him  liatli  His  right  hand 
 
 -  Jehovah  hath  made  known  His  salvation. 
 Before  the  eyes  of  the  nations. 
 
 He  hath  revealed  His  righteousness, 
 3  He  hath  remembered  His  kindness. 
 
 And  His  faithfulness  to  the  house  of  Isiael, 
 
 All  ends  of  earth  have  seen  the  salvation  of 
 *  Shout  to  Jehovah,  all  tlie  earth,     [our  God. 
 
 Break  forth,  and  cry  aloud,  and  sing. 
 ^  Sing  to  Jehovah  with  harp. 
 
 With  liarj),  and  voice  of  praise, 
 ^  With  trumpets,  and  voice  of  a  cornet. 
 
 Shout  ye  before  the  king  Jehovah. 
 "  Roar  doth  the  sea  and  its  fulness. 
 
 The  world  aud  the  inhabitants  iu  it. 
 8  Floods  clap  hand,  together  hills  cry  aloud, 
 ^  Before  Jehovah, 
 
 For  He  hath  come  to  judge  the  eartli. 
 
 He  judgeth  the  world  in  righteousness, 
 
 And  the  people  in  uprightness ! 
 
 XCIX.^Jehovahhath  reigned, peoples  tremble, 
 The  Inhabitant  of  the  cherubs,  the  earth 
 
 -  Jehovah  in  Zion  is  great,  [shaketh. 
 And  high  He  is  over  all  the  ]  leoples. 
 
 ■*  They  praise  Thy  name,  '  Great,  and  fearful, 
 ■^  And  tiie  strength  of  the  king        [holy  it  is.' 
 
 Hath  loved  judgment, 
 
 Thou — Thou  hast  established  uprightness  ; 
 
 Judgment  and  righteousness  in  Jacob, 
 
 Thou— Thou  hast  done. 
 ^  Exalt  ye  Jehovali  our  God, 
 
 And  bow  yourselves  at  His  footstool,  holy  is 
 ^  Moses  aud  Aaron  among  His  priests^     [He. 
 
 And  Samuel  among  those  proclaiming  Hia 
 
 They  are  calling  unto  Jehovah,  [name. 
 
 And  He  doth  answer  them. 
 ""  In  a  pillar  of  cloud  He  speaketh  unto  them. 
 
 They  have  kept  His  testimonies, 
 
 Aud  the -statute  He  hath  given  to  them. 
 38a 
 
Invitation  to  2^raise. 
 
 xcix.  8.— PSALMS.— cii.  15. 
 
 A  pi'ayer  of  the  affliclciL 
 
 "  OJebovah,oiirGocl,Tliou  bast  afflicted  them, 
 A  God  forgivin;^  Thou  hast  been  to  them, 
 And  taking  A-enj^eauce  ou  their  actious. 
 
 "  Exalt  ye  Jehovah  our  God, 
 And  bow  yourselves  at  His  holy  bill, 
 For  holy  is  Jehovah  our  God ! 
 
 C.  A  Psalm  of  Thanksgiving. 
 
 *  Shout  to  Jehovah,  all  the  earth. 
 
 "  Serve  Jehovahwith  joy,  come  before  him  with 
 
 *  Know  that  Jehovah  He  is  God,        [singing. 
 He  made  iis,  and  we  are  His, 
 
 His  ijeople — and  the  liock  of  His  pasture. 
 
 *  Enter  ye  His  gates  with  thanksgiving, 
 His  courts  witb  praise, 
 
 Give  ye  thanks  to  Him,  bless  ye  His  Name. 
 
 *  For  good  is  Jehovah,  to  the  age^s  Idudness, 
 And  to  geueratiou  and  generation  His  faith- 
 fulness! 
 
 CI.  A  Psalm  of  Davitb 
 '  Kindness  and  judgment  I  sing, 
 
 To  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  I  sing  praise. 
 °  I  act  wisely  in  a  perfect  way, 
 
 Wlieu  dost  Thou  come  in  unto  me  ? 
 
 I  walk  habitually  in  the  integrity  of  my  heart, 
 
 In  the  midst  of  my  house. 
 '  I  set  not  before  mine  eyes  a  worthless  thing, 
 
 The  work  of  those  turning  aside  I  have  hated, 
 
 It  adhereth  not  to  me. 
 
 *  A  perverse  heart  turneth  aside  fi'om  me. 
 Wickedness  I  know  not. 
 
 ^  Wlioso  slandereth  in  secret  his  neighbour, 
 
 Him  I  cut  off,  [endure  not. 
 
 The  high  of  eyes  and  proud  of  heart,  him  I 
 8  Mine  eyes  are  on  the  faithfiU  of  tlie  land. 
 
 To  dwell  with  me,  [eth  me. 
 
 Whoso  is  walking  in  a  perfect  way,~he  serv- 
 ''  He  dwelleth  not  in  my  house  who  is  work- 
 
 Whoso  is  speaking  lies  [ing  deceit, 
 
 Is  not  established  before  mine  eyes. 
 ^  At  morning  I  cut  off  all  the  wicked  of  the  laud, 
 
 To  cut  off  from  the  city  of  Jehovah 
 
 All  the  workers  of  iniquity  ! 
 
 GIL  A  Prayer  of  the  afflicted  when  he  is 
 feeble,  aud  before  Jehovah  poui-eth  out  his 
 plaint.  [Thee  cometh. 
 
 1  0  Jehovah,  hear  my  prayer,  yea,  my  cry  to 
 "  Hide  not  Thou  Thy  face  fi'pm  me, 
 
 In  a  day  of  mine  adversity, 
 
 1  ncline  unto  me  Thine  ear. 
 
 In  the  day  I  call,  haste,  answer  nic. 
 3  For  consumed  in  smoke  have  1)eon  my  days. 
 
 And  my  bones  as  a  fire-brand  have  burned. 
 ■•  Smitten  as  the  herb,  an  d  withered,  is  niylicart. 
 
 For  I  have  forgotten  to  eat  my  broad. 
 5  From  the  voice  of  my  sighing 
 
 H;i.tii  my  bone  cleaved  to  my  flesh. 
 "  1  have  been  like  to  a]  )elicano.f  the  wilderness, 
 
 I  have  been  as  an  owl  of  tlie  dry  places. 
 ^  T  have  watched,  and  I  am 
 
 Asa  bird  alone  on  the  roof. 
 
 *  All  the  day  mine  enemies  reproached  me, 
 Those  mad  at  me  have  sworn  against  me. 
 
 "  Because  ashes  as  bread  I  have  eaten. 
 
 And  my  drink  with  weeping  have  mingled, 
 '"  From  'Phiiie  indignation  and  Thy  wrath. 
 
 For  Tiioii  liast  lifted  me  u]i. 
 
 And  dost  cast  me  down. 
 '*  My  days  as  a  shadow  arc  stretched  out, 
 384 
 
 A  nd  T — as  the  herb  I  am  withered. 
 1-  And  Thou,  O  Jehovah,  to  the  age  abidest. 
 And  Thy  memorial  to  all  generations. 
 
 13  Thou — Thou  risest— Thou  pitiest  Zion, 
 For  the  time  to  favour  her. 
 
 For  the  appointed  time  hath  come. 
 
 14  por  Thy  servants  have  been  pleased  with 
 And  her  dust  they  favour.  [her  stones, 
 
 1^  And  nations  fear  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  all  kings  of  the  earth  Thine  honour, 
 ^^  For  Jehovah  hath  builded  Zion, 
 
 He  hath  been  seen  in  His  honour, 
 ^^  He  turned  unto  the  prayer  of  the  destitute, 
 
 And  He  hath  not  despised  their  prayer. 
 1*  This  is  written  for  a  later  generation, 
 
 Aud  the  people  created  do  praise  Jab. 
 19  For  He  hath  looked 
 
 From  the  high  place  of  His  sanctuary. 
 
 Jehovah  from  heaven  imto  earth  looked  at- 
 '"  To  hear  the  groan  of  the  prisoner,  [tenti  vely, 
 
 To  loose  sons  of  death, 
 "1  To  declare  in  Ziou  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  His  praise  in  Jerusalem, 
 -"  In  the  peoples  being  gathered  together. 
 
 And  the  kingdoms — to  serve  Jehovah. 
 ■^  He  hath  humbled  in  the  way  my  power. 
 
 He  hath  shortened  my  days.         [my  day.s,' 
 -■'  Isay,  'MyGod, takemenotupinthemidstof 
 
 Through  all  generations  aj-e  Thine  years. 
 "■"'  Beforetime  the  earth  Thou  didst  found. 
 
 And  the  work  of  Thy  hands  are  the  heavens. 
 '^  They — They  perish,  and  Thou  remainest. 
 
 And  all  of  them  as  a  garment  become  old. 
 
 As  clothing  Thou  changest  them. 
 
 And  they  are  changed.  [not  finished. 
 
 ^  And  Thou  art  the  same,  and  Thine  years  aro 
 "8  The  sous  of  Thy  servants  do  continue, 
 
 And  their  seed  before  Thee  is  established! 
 
 cm.  By  David. 
 '  Bless,  0  my  soul,  Jehovah, 
 
 And  all  my  inward  parts— His  Holy  Name. 
 "  Bless,  0  my  soid,  Jenovah, 
 
 And  forget  not  all  His  benefits, 
 3  Who  is  forgiving  all  thine  iniquities, 
 
 Who  is  healing  all  thy  diseases, 
 ■*  Who  is  redeeming  from  destruction  thy  life, 
 
 Who  is  crowning  thee — kindness  and  mcr- 
 ^  Who  is  satisfying  with  good  tiiy  desire,  [cics. 
 
 Renew  itself  as  an  eagle  doth  thy  youth. 
 "  Jehovah  is  doing  righteousness  and  judg- 
 
 For  all  the  oppressed.  [ments 
 
 ''  He  maketh  known  His  ways  to  Moses, 
 
 To  the  sous  of  Israel  His  acts. 
 8  Merciful  and  gracious  is  Jehovah, 
 
 Slow  to  anger,  and  abundant  in  mercy. 
 '■>  Not  for  ever  doth  He  strive. 
 
 Nor  to  the  age  doth  He  watch. 
 '"  Not  according  to  our  siris  hatii  He  done  to  us, 
 
 Nor  according  to  our  ini((uitie3 
 
 Hath  He  conferred  benefits  upon  us. 
 11  For,  as  the  height  of  the  heavens  is  above 
 the  earth,  [fearing  Him. 
 
 His  kindness  hath  been  mighty  over  those 
 '-  As  the  distance  of  cast  from  west 
 
 He  hath  imt  far  from  us  our  transgressions. 
 13  As  a  father  hath  mercy  on  sons, 
 
 .Ichovah  hatli  mercy  on  those  fearing  Him. 
 1'  For  He  hatii  known  our  frame, 
 
 Remembering  that  wc  air,  dust. 
 1^  Mortal  man  !  as  grass  are  his  days, 
 
OocTs  wonders  in  creation. 
 
 cm.  16.— PSALMS.— cv.  20. 
 
 GoWs  goodness  to  Israel. 
 
 As  a  flower  of  the  field  so  he  flotirisheth ; 
 ^*  For  a  Aviud  hath  passed  oyer  it,  and  it  is  not, 
 
 A  nd  its  place  doth  not  discern  it  any  more. 
 ^'  And  the  kindness  of  Jehovah 
 
 Is  from  age  even  unto  age  on  those  fearing 
 
 And  His  righteousness  to  sons'  sons,  [Him, 
 '^  To  those  keeping  His  covenant, 
 
 And  to  those  remembering  His  precepts  to 
 '*  Jehovah  in  the  heavens  [do  them. 
 
 Hath  established  His  throne, 
 
 And  His  kingdom  over  all  hath  ruled. 
 ^^  Bless  Jehovali,  ye  His  messengers, 
 
 ISIighty  in  power — doing  His  word, 
 
 To  hearken  to  the  voice  of  His  word. 
 *'  Bless  Jehovah,  all  ye  His  hosts. 
 
 His  ministers — doing  His  jJeasure. 
 ^-  Bless  Jehovah,  all  ye  His  works, 
 
 In  all  places  or  His  dominion. 
 
 Bless,  0  my  soid,  Jehovah .' 
 
 CIV.  ^'Bless,  0  my  soul,  Jehovah  ! 
 
 Jehovah,  my  God,  Thou  hast  been  very  great, 
 
 Honour  and  majesty  Thou  hast  put  on. 
 ^  Covering  himself  with  Hght  as  a  garment, 
 
 Stretching  out  the  heavens  as  a  curtain, 
 3  Who  is  laying  the  beam  of  His  upper  cham- 
 bers in  the  waters, 
 
 AVho  is  making  thick  clouds  His  chariot. 
 
 Who  is  walking  on  wings  of  wind, 
 •*  Making  His  messengers — the  winds. 
 
 His  ministers — the  flaming  fire. 
 '  He  hath  foimded  earth  on  its  bases. 
 
 It  is  not  moved  to  the  age  and  for  ever. 
 "  The  abyss  !  as  with  clothing  Thou  hast 
 
 Above  hills  do  waters  stand,      [covered  it, 
 ^  From  Thy  rebuke  they  flee. 
 
 From  the  voice  of  Thy  thunder  haste  away. 
 8  They  go  up  hills — they  go  down  valleys, 
 
 Unto  a  place  Thou  hast  foimded  for  them. 
 ^  A  border  Thou  hast  set,  they  pass  not  over. 
 
 They  turn  not  back  to  cover  tlie  earth. 
 '"  Who  is  sending  forth  foimtains  in  valleys, 
 
 Between  hills  they  go  on. 
 11  They  water  every  beast  of  the  field. 
 
 Wild  asses  break  their  thirst. 
 1-  By  them  the  fowl  of  the  heavens  doth  dwell, 
 
 From  between  the  branches 
 
 They  give  forth  the  voice. 
 1^  Watering  hills  from  His  upper  chambers. 
 
 From  thefruitof  Thy  works  is  theearthsatis- 
 1^  Causing  grass  to  spring  up  for  cattle,    [fled. 
 
 And  herb  for  the  service  of  man, 
 
 To  bring  forth  bread  from  the  earth, 
 •^  And  wine — it  rejoiceth  the  heart  of  man, 
 
 To  cause  the  face  to  shine  from  oil, 
 
 And  bread— the  heart  of  man  it  supiwrteth, 
 ^^  Satisfied  are  the  trees  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Cedars  of  Lebanon  that  He  hath  planted, 
 i"  Where  birds  do  make  nests, 
 
 The  stork — the  firs  are  her  house. 
 1^  The  high  hills  are  for  wild  goats, 
 
 Rocks  are  a  refuge  for  conies, 
 1^  He  made  the  moon  for  seasons. 
 
 The  sun  hath  known  his  place  of  entrance. 
 '"  Thou  settest  darkness,  and  it  is  night, 
 
 In  it  doth  every  beast  of  the  forest  creep. 
 ^1  The  young  lions  are  roaring  for  prey, 
 
 And  to  seek  from  God  their  food. 
 *-  The  sun  riaeth,  they  are  gathered. 
 
 And  in  their  dens  tney  crouch. 
 *3  Man  goeth  forth  to  his  work, 
 2b 
 
 And  to  his  service — till  evening. 
 -*  Howmany  have  been  Thy  works,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 All  of  them  in  wisdom  Thou  hast  made, 
 
 Full  is  the  earth  of  thy  yiossessions. 
 ■^  This,  the  sea,  great  and  broad  of  sides, 
 
 There  are  moving  things — innumerable, 
 
 Iiiving  creatures— small  with  great. 
 ""  There  do  ships  go :  leviathan. 
 
 That  Thou  hast  formed  to  play  in  it. 
 ^'  All  of  them  unto  Thee  do  look. 
 
 To  give  their  food  in  its  season. 
 "8  Thou  dost  give  to  them — they  gather, 
 
 Thou  dost  open  Thy  hand — they  are  satis- 
 fied with  good. 
 "3  Thou  hidest  Thy  face— they  are  troubled, 
 
 Thou  gatherest  their  spirit — they  expire, 
 
 And  unto  their  dust  they  turn  back. 
 3"  Thou  sendest  out  Thy  Spirit,  they  are  created. 
 
 And  Thou  renewest  the  face  of  the  ground. 
 31  The  honoiir  of  Jehovah  is  to  the  age, 
 
 Jehovah  rejoiceth  in  His  works, 
 3-  Who  is  looking  to  earth,  and  it  trembleth. 
 
 He  Cometh  against  hills,  and  they  smoke. 
 2^  I  sing  to  Jehovah  during  my  Ufe, 
 
 I  sing  praise  to  my  God  while  I  exist. 
 ^■^  Sweet  is  my  meditation  on  Him, 
 
 I — I  do  rejoice  in  .Jehovah. 
 3^  Consumed  are  sinners  from  the  earth. 
 
 And  the  wicked  are  no  more.  [hovah ! 
 
 Bless,  0  my  soul,  Jehovah.     Praise  ye  .Je- 
 
 CV.  1  Give  ye  thanks  to  Jehovah— call  ye  in 
 His  Name, 
 Make  known  among  the  peoples  His  acts. 
 
 2  Sing  ye  to  Him — sing  praise  to  Him, 
 Meditate  ye  on  all  His  wonders. 
 
 '  Boast  yourselves  in  His  Holy  Name, 
 
 Theheart  of  those  seeking  Jehovah  rejoicetli. 
 ■*  Seek  ye  Jehovah  and  His  strength. 
 
 Seek  ye  His  face  continually. 
 5  Remember  His  wonders  that  He  did, 
 
 His  signs  and  the  judgments  of  His  mouih. 
 "  0  seed  of  Abraham,  His  servant, 
 
 0  sons  of  Jacob,  His  chosen  ones. 
 ^  He  is  Jehovah  our  God, 
 
 In  all  the  earth  are  His  judgments. 
 8  He  liath  remembered  to  the  age  His  covenant, 
 
 Tlie  word  He  commanded  to  a  thousand  gen- 
 "  That  He  hath  made  with  Abraham,  [erations, 
 
 And  His  oath  to  Isaac, 
 "  And  doth  establish  it  to  Jacob  for  a  statute, 
 
 To  Israel — a  covenant  age-during, 
 '  Saying,  '  To  thee  I  give  the  land  of  Canaan, 
 
 The  portion  of  your  inheritance,' 
 -  In  their  being  few  in  number, 
 
 But  a  few,  and  sojourners  in  it.        [nation, 
 
 3  And  they  go  up  and  down,  from  nation  unto 
 From  a  kingdom  unto  another  people. 
 
 *  He  hath  not  sufiered  any  to  opyiress  them 
 
 And  He  reproveth  for  their  sakes  kings. 
 ^ '  Strike  not  against  Mine  anointed. 
 
 And  to  My  prophets  do  not  evil.' 
 "  And  He  calleth  a  famine  on  the  land. 
 
 The  whole  staff"  of  bread  He  hath  broken. 
 ^  He  hath  sent  before  them  a  man. 
 
 For  a  servant  hath  Joseph  been  sold. 
 ^  They  have  afflicted  with  fetters  his  feet, 
 
 Iron  hath  entered  his  soul, 
 "  Till  the  time  of  the  coming  of  His  word 
 
 The  saying  of  Jehovah  liath  tried  him. 
 -*  The  king  hath  sent,  and  looseth  him, 
 385 
 
Plagues  of  Egypt. 
 
 cv.  21.— PSALMS. - 
 
 -•i.  40. 
 
 Sins  of  the  Israelitet. 
 
 The  ruler  of  the  peoples,  and  draweth  him 
 ^^  He  hath  made  him  lord  of  his  house,  [out. 
 
 And  ruler  over  all  his  possessious. 
 ^"  To  bind  his  chiefs  at  liis  pleasure, 
 
 And  his  elders  he  maketh  wise. 
 
 *  And  Israel  cometh  in  to  Egypt,  [Ham. 
 And  Jacob  hath  sojourned  in  the  land  of 
 
 ^  And  He  maketh  His  people  very  fruitful. 
 
 And  maketh  it  mightier  than  its  adversaries. 
 ^  He  turned  their  heart  to  hate  His  people, 
 
 To  conspire  against  His  servants. 
 ''■^  He  hath  sent  Moses  His  servant, 
 
 Aaron  whom  He  had  fixed  on.     [His  signs, 
 ''^  1'hey  have  set  among  them  the  matters  of 
 
 And  wonders  in  the  land  of  Ham. 
 "8  He  hath  sent  darkness,  and  it  is  dark, 
 
 And  they  have  not  iirovoked  His  word. 
 ^  He  hath  turned  their  waters  to  blood, 
 
 And  putteth  to  death  their  lisli. 
 ^'^  Teemed  hath  their  land  with  frogs, 
 
 lu  the  inner  chambers  of  their  kings. 
 31  He  hath  said,  and  the  beetle  cometh. 
 
 Lice  into  all  their  border. 
 ^"  He  hath  made  their  showers  hail, 
 
 A  flaming  fire  is  in  their  land. 
 •'^  And  He  smiteth  their  vine  and  their  tig, 
 
 And  shivereth  the  trees  of  their  border. 
 ^■*  He  hath  said,  and  the  locust  cometh, 
 
 And  the  cankerworm — innumerable, 
 3^  And  it  consumeth  every  herb  in  their  land, 
 
 And  it  consumeth  the  fruit  of  their  ground. 
 3"  And  He  smiteth  every  first-born  in  their 
 
 The  first-fruit  of  all  their  strength,    [land, 
 ^'  And  bringeth  them  out  with  silver  and  gold. 
 
 And  there  is  not  in  its  tribes  a  feeble  one. 
 ^  Rejoiced  hath  Egypt  in  their  going  fortb, 
 
 For  their  fear  bad  fallen  ui^on  thein. 
 3^  He  hath  spread  a  cloud  for  a  covering. 
 
 And  fire  to  enlighten  the  night. 
 ^^  They  have  asked,  and  He  bringeth  quails. 
 
 And  with  bi-ead  of  heaven  satisfieth  them. 
 ■"  He  hath  opened  a  rock,  and  waters  issue. 
 
 They  have  gone  on  in  dry  places — a  river. 
 ■'^  For  He  hath  remembered  His  holy  word. 
 
 With  Abraham  His  servant, 
 ■"^  And  He  bringeth  forth  His  people  with  joy, 
 
 With  singing  His  chosen  ones. 
 ^■'  And  He  giveth  to  them  the  lands  of  nations, 
 
 And  the  labour  of  peoples  they  possess, 
 ^^  That  they  may  observe  His  statutes. 
 
 And  His  laws  may  keep.  Praise  ye  Jehovah! 
 
 CVL  1  Praise  ye  Jah,  give  thanks  to  Jehovah, 
 For  good,  for  to  the  age,  is  His  kindness. 
 
 -  Who  doth  utter  the  mighty  acts  of  Jehovah  ? 
 Souudeth  all  His  praise? 
 
 *  O  tlie  hai)i>iuess  of  those  keeping  judgment. 
 Doing  righteousness  at  all  times. 
 
 *  Remember  me,  0  Jehovah, 
 With  the  favour  of  Tliy  r)eoi)le. 
 Look  after  me  in  I'liy  salvation. 
 
 '  To  look  on  the  good  of  Thy  chosen  ones, 
 To  rejoice  in  the  joy  of  Thy  nation. 
 To  boast  myself  witli  Thine  inheritance. 
 
 ^  We  have  sinned  with  our  fathers. 
 We  have  done  perversely,  we  have  done 
 
 P  Our  fathers  in  Egyiit,  [wickedly. 
 
 Have  not  considered  waselv  Thy  wonders. 
 They  have  not  remembered 
 The  abundance  of  Thy  kind  act.s, 
 And  jirovokc  by  the  sea.  at  the  sea  of  Supb. 
 386 
 
 '  And  He  saveth  them  for  His  name's  sake, 
 
 To  make  known  His  might, 
 '  And  rebuketh  the  sea  of  Suph,  and  it  is  dried 
 
 And  causeth  them  to  go  [up, 
 
 Through  deiiths  as  a  wilderness. 
 '  And  He  saveth  them  from  the  liand 
 
 Of  liim  who  is  hating,  [enemy. 
 
 And  redeemeth  them  from  the  hand  of  the 
 ^  And  waters  cover  their  adversaries, 
 
 One  of  them  hath  not  been  left.  [praise, 
 "  And  they  believe  in  His  words,  they  suig  His 
 '  They  have  hasted — forgotten  His  works, 
 
 They  have  not  waited  for  His  covmsel. 
 '  And  they  lust  greatly  in  a  wilderness, 
 
 And  try  God  in  a  desert. 
 '  And  He  giveth  to  them  their  request, 
 _  And  sendeth  leanness  into  their  soul. 
 '  And  they  are  envious  of  Moses  in  the  camp, 
 
 Of  Aaron,  Jehovah's  holy  one. 
 ^  Earth  openeth,  and  swalloweth  up  Dathan, 
 
 And  covereth  over  the  comi^any  of  Abiram. 
 '  And  fire  burnetii  among  their  company, 
 
 A  flame  setteth  on  fire  the  wicked. 
 '  They  make  a  calf  in  Horeb, 
 
 And  bow  themselves  to  a  molten  image, 
 '  And  change  their  Honour 
 
 Into  the  fonii  of  an  ox  eating  herbs. 
 '  They  have  forgotten  God  their  saviour. 
 
 The  doer  of  great  things  in  Egypt, 
 '  Of  wonderful  tilings  in  the  laud  of  Ham, 
 
 Of  fearful  things  by  the  sea  of  Suph. 
 '  And  He  saith  to  destroy  them, 
 
 Unless  Moses,  His  chosen  one. 
 
 Had  stood  in  the  breach  before  Him, 
 
 To  turn  bacli  His  WTath  from  destroying. 
 '  And  they  kick  against  the  desirable  land. 
 
 They  have  not  given  credence  to  His  word. 
 '  Ami  they  murmur  in  their  tents,      [liovah. 
 
 They  have  not  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Je- 
 '  And  He  lifteth  up  His  liand  to  them. 
 
 To  cause  them  to  fall  in  <a  ■wilderness, 
 '  And  to  cause  their  seed  to  fall  amougiiatious, 
 
 And  to  scatter  them  through  lands. 
 '  And  they  are  coupled  to  Baal-Peor, 
 
 And  eat  the  sacrifices  of  the  dead, 
 '  And  they  provoke  to  anger  by  their  actions. 
 
 And  a  plague  brcaketh  forth  upon  tliem, 
 '  AndPhinehasstaudeth,  audexecutethjudg- 
 
 And  the  plague  is  restrained,  [ment. 
 
 And  it  is  reckoned  to  him  to  rigliteousness. 
 
 To  all  generations — unto  the  age.  [ribah, 
 ■  And  they  cause  MTath  by  tlie  waters  of  Me- 
 
 And  it  is  evil  to  Moses  for  their  sakes, 
 '  For  they  have  ])ro voiced  his  s])irit. 
 
 And  he  speaketli  wrongfully  \di\\  his  lii)S. 
 '  They  have  not  destroyed  the  peoples. 
 
 As  Jehovah  had  said  to  them, 
 '  And  mix  themselves  among  nations,  and  learn 
 '  And  serve  their  idols,  [their  works. 
 
 And  they  are  to  them  for  a  snare. 
 
 And  they  sacrifice  their  sons 
 
 And  their  daughters  to  destroyers, 
 '  And  they  shed  innocent  blood- 
 Blood  of  their  sous  and  of  their  daughters, 
 
 ^Vhomtheyhavesacrificedto  idols  (if  Canaan, 
 
 And  the  land  is  ])rofaned  with  blood. 
 
 And  they  are  defiled  -with  their  works, 
 
 And   commit  whoredom  in  their  habitual 
 
 And  the  auger  of  .lohovah  [doings. 
 
 Is  kindled  again.st  Mis  ]Koplo, 
 
 And  He  doth  abominate  His  iuheritauce. 
 
The  Divine  compassion. 
 
 cvi.  41.— PSALMS. — cviii.  13.      OocPs  goodness  to  mariners. 
 
 "  And  givetli  them  into  the  hand  of  nations, 
 
 And  those  hating  tliem  rule  over  them, 
 *-  And  their  enemies  oppress  them. 
 
 And  they  are  humblttl  under  their  hand. 
 ^  Many  times  He  doth  deliver  them, 
 
 And  they  rebel  in  their  coimsel. 
 
 And  they  are  brought  low  in  their  iniquity. 
 ■"  And  He  looketh  on  their  distress 
 
 When  He  heareth  their  cry, 
 *^  And  remembereth  for  them  His  covenant. 
 
 And  is  comforted, 
 
 According  to  the  abundance  of  His  kindness. 
 ■*^  And  He  appointeth  them  for  mercies 
 
 Before  all  their  captors,     [from  the  nations, 
 *''  Save  us,  0  Jehovah  our  God,  and  gather  us 
 
 To  give  thanks  to  Thy  holy  name. 
 
 To  glory  in  Thy  praise. 
 ■**  Blessed  is  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 
 From  the  age  even  unto  the  age. 
 
 And  all  the  people  said,  '  Ameu,  praise  Jah !' 
 
 CVn.  ^  '  Give  ye  thanks  to  Jehovah, 
 
 For  good,  for  to  the  age  is  His  kindness: ' 
 ^  Let  the  redeemed  of  Jehovah  say,  [versary. 
 
 Whom  He  redeemed  from  the  haud  of  an  ad- 
 3  And  from  the  lands  hath  gathered  them, 
 
 From  east  and  from  west. 
 
 Prom  north,  and  from  the  sea.        [the  way, 
 ■*  They  wandered  in  awildemess,  in  a  desert  by 
 
 A  city  of  habitation  they  have  not  found. 
 *  Hungry — yea — thirsty, 
 
 Their  soul  in  them  becometh  feeble. 
 ^  And  they  cry  unto  Jehovah  in  their  adversity. 
 
 From  their  distress  He  delivereth  them, 
 ^  And  causeth  them  to  tread  in  a  right  way. 
 
 To  go  unto  a  city  of  habitation. 
 8  They  confess  to  Jehovah  His  kindness. 
 
 And  His  wonders  to  the  sons  of  men. 
 8  For  He  hath  satisfied  a  longing  soul, 
 
 And  ahuugiysoul  hath  filled  with  goodness. 
 "  Inhabitants  of  dark  places  and  death-shade, 
 
 Prisoners  of  affliction  and  of  iron, 
 ''  Because  they  changed  the  saying  of  God, 
 
 And  the  counsel  of  the  Most  High  despised. 
 '^  And  He  humbleth  with  labour  their  heart. 
 
 They  ha  ve  been  feeble,  and  there  is  no  heli)er . 
 "  And  they  cry  unto  Jehovah  in  their  adversity, 
 
 From  their  distresses  He  saveth  them. 
 '■*  He  bringeth  them  out  from  the  dark  place. 
 
 And  death-shade, 
 
 And  their  bands  He  draweth  away. 
 '^  They  confess  to  Jehovah  His  kindness. 
 
 And  His  wonders  to  the  sons  of  men. 
 1^  For  He  hath  broken  doors  of  brass. 
 
 And  bars  of  iron  He  hath  cut. 
 1^  Fools,  by  means  of  their  transgression, 
 
 And  by  their  iniquities,  afflict  themselves. 
 **  All  food  doth  their  soul  abominate. 
 
 And  they  come  nigh  unto  the  gates  of  death, 
 ^3  And  cry  imto  Jehovah  in  their  adversity. 
 
 From  tlieir  distresses  He  saveth  them, 
 ^  He  sendeth  His  word  and  healeth  them. 
 
 And  delivereth  from  their  destructions. 
 ^1  They  confess  to  Jehovah  His  kindness. 
 
 And  His  wonders  to  the  sons  of  men, 
 ^-  And  they  sacrifice  sacrifices  of  thanksgiving. 
 
 And  recount  His  works  with  sin.ging. 
 ^3  Those  going  down  to  the  sea  in  ships. 
 
 Doing  business  in  many  waters, 
 '*  They  have  seen  the  works  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  His  wonders  in  the  deep. 
 
 ^■'  And  He  saith,  and  appointeth  a  tempest. 
 
 And  it  lifteth  up  its  billows, 
 -"  They  go  up  to  the  heavens,  they  go  down  to 
 
 Their  soul  in  evil  is  melted.        [the  de]itbs, 
 ^^  They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  move  as  a  drunkard. 
 
 And  all  their  wisdom  is  swallowed  up. 
 -8  And  they  cry  to  Jehovah  in  their  adversity. 
 
 And  from_ their  distresses  He  bringeth  them 
 -8  He  establisheth  a  whirlwind  to  a  calm,  [out. 
 
 And  hushed  are  their  billows. 
 3"  And  they  rejoice  because  they  are  quiet. 
 
 And  He  leadeth  them  to  the  haven  of  their 
 '1  Theyconfess  to  Jehovah  His  kindness,  [desire. 
 
 And  His  wonders  to  the  sons  of  men, 
 ^"  And  they  exalt  Him  in  the  assembly  of  the 
 people. 
 
 And  in  the  seat  of  the  elders  ]iraise  Him. 
 ^^  He  maketh  rivers  become  a  wilderness. 
 
 And  fountains  of  waters  become  dry  land. 
 ^'  A  fruitful  laud  becometh  a  barren  place. 
 
 For  the  wickedness  of  its  inhabitants. 
 3^  He  maketh  a  wilderness  become  a  pool  of 
 water. 
 
 And  a  dry  land  become  fountains  of  waters. 
 ^'>  And  He  causeth  the  hungry  to  dwell  there, 
 
 And  they  prepare  a  city  of  habitation. 
 3''  And  they  sow  fields,  and  plant  vineyards. 
 
 And  they  make  fruits  of  increase. 
 38  And  He  blesseth  them,  and  they  multiply 
 exceedingly. 
 
 And  their  cattle  He  doth  not  diminish. 
 3^  And  theyare  diminished,  and  bow  down. 
 
 By  restraint,  evil,  and  sorrow. 
 ■'*'  He"is  pouring  contempt  upon  nobles,  [way. 
 
 And  causeth  them  to  wander  in  vacancy — no 
 *^  And  setteth  on  high  the  needy  from  afflic- 
 
 And  placeth  families  as  a  flock.  [tion, 
 
 ■*"  The  upright  do  see  and  rejoice, 
 
 And  all  jjerversity  hath  shut  her  mouth. 
 •'3  Who  is  wise,  and  observeth  these  ? 
 
 They  understand  the  kind  acts  of  Jehovah ! 
 
 CVIII.  A  Song,  a  Psalin  of  David. 
 ^  Prepared  is  my  heart,  0  God, 
 
 I  sing,  yea,  I  smg  praise,  also  my  honoiu-. 
 ^  Awake,  psalterj' and  harp,  I  awake  the  dawn. 
 ^  I  thank  Thee  among  peoples,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 And  1  praise  Thee  among  the  nations. 
 •*  For  great  abovethe  heavens isThy kindness. 
 
 And  unto  the  clouds  Thy  truth. 
 ^  Be  Thou  exalted  above  the  heavens,  0  God, 
 
 And  above  all  the  earth  Thy  honour, 
 ®  That  Thy  beloved  ones  may  be  delivered. 
 
 Save  with  Thv  right  hand,  and  answer  us. 
 ^  God  hath  spoken  in  His  holiness : 
 
 I  exult,  1  apportion  Shechem, 
 
 And  the  valley  of  Succoth  I  measure, 
 *  Mine  is  Gilead,  mine  is  Manasseh, 
 
 And  Ephraim  is  the  strength  of  my  head, 
 
 Judah  w  my  law-giver, 
 ®  Moab  is  a  pot  for  my  washing. 
 
 Upon  Edom  I  cast  my  shoe. 
 
 Over  Philistia  I  shout  habitually. 
 1"  Wlio  doth  bring  me  in  to  the  fenced  city? 
 
 Who  hath  led  me  unto  Edom? 
 "  Hast  not  Thou,  0  God,  cast  us  off? 
 
 And  Thou  goest  not  out,  0  God,  with  our 
 ^-  Give  to  us  help  from  adversity,  [hosts ! 
 
 And  vain  is  the  salvation  of  man. 
 "  In  God  we  do  mightily. 
 
 And  He  doth  tread  down  our  adversaries  J 
 387 
 
The  vncked. 
 
 cix.  1.— PSALMS.— cxii,  10. 
 
 The  Messiah's  dominion 
 
 CIX.  To  tlie  Overseer.  —A  Psalm  of  David. 
 ^  0  God  of  my  praise,  be  not  silent, 
 
 *  For  the  month  of  wickedness,  and  the  mouth 
 Against  me  they  have  opened,  [of  deceit, 
 They  have  spoken  with  me — 
 
 A  tongue  of  falsehood,  and  words  of  hatred! 
 ^  They  have  cora]iassed  me  about, 
 And  they  fight  me  without  cause. 
 
 *  For  mylove  they  oppose  me,  and  I — prayer! 
 '  And  they  set  against  me  evil  for  good, 
 
 And  hatred  for  my  love. 
 ^  Appoint  Thou  over  him  the  wicked, 
 
 Andan  adversary standeth  at  hisrighthand. 
 ''  In  his  being  judged,  he  goeth  forth  wicked, 
 
 And  his  prayer  is  for  sin.  [eth, 
 
 ^  His  days  are  few,  his  oversight  another  tak- 
 
 *  His  sons  are  fatherless,  and  his  wife  a  widow. 
 '*  And  wander  continually  do  his  sons, 
 
 Yea,  they  have  begged, 
 
 And  have  souglit  out  of  their  dry  ]jlaces. 
 '^  An  exactor  lay  eth  asnareforallthatliehath, 
 
 And  strangers  spoil  his  labour. 
 '^  He  hath  none  to  extend  kindness, 
 
 Nor  is  there  one  showing  favour  to  his  or- 
 '^  His  posterity  is  for  cutting  off,  [phans. 
 
 In  another  generation  is  their  name  olotted 
 '*  Tlie  iniquity  of  his  fathers  [out. 
 
 Is  remembered  imto  Jehovah, 
 
 And  the  sin  of  his  mother  is  not  blotted  out. 
 '^  They  are  before  Jehovah  continually, 
 
 AudHe  cutteth  off  from  eartli  their  memorial. 
 "•  Because  that  he  hath  not  remembered  to  do 
 kindness, 
 
 And  pursuetli  the  poor  man  and  needy, 
 
 And  the  smitten  of  heart — to  slay, 
 '^  And  he  loveth  reviling,  and  it  meeteth  him, 
 
 And  he  hath  not  delighted  in  blessing. 
 
 And  it  is  far  from  him. 
 *8  And  he  putteth  on  reviling  as  his  robe. 
 
 And  it  Cometh  in  as  water  into  his  midst. 
 
 And  as  oil  into  his  bones. 
 ^■'  It  is  to  him  as  apparel — he  covereth  himself, 
 
 And  for  a  continual  girdle  he  girdeth  it  on. 
 '*  Tliis  is  the  wage  of  mine  accusers  from  Je- 
 hovah, 
 
 And  of  those  siieaking  evil  against  my  sold. 
 "  And  Tliou,  0  Jehovah  Lord, 
 
 Deal  with  me  for  Thy  name's  sake. 
 
 Because  Tliy  kindness  w  good,  deliver  me. 
 ^^  For  I  a?«.  poor  and  needy. 
 
 And  my  lieart  hath  been  pierced  in  mymidst. 
 -^  As  a  shadow  when  it  is  stretched  out  I  have 
 
 I  have  been  driven  away  as  a  locust,     [gone, 
 ^  My  knees  have  been  feeble  from  fasting. 
 
 And  my  flesh  hath  failed  of  fatness. 
 ^  And  I — I  have  been  a  reiiroach  to  them. 
 
 They  see  me,  they  shake  tlicir  head. 
 '8  Help  me,  0  Jehovah  my  God, 
 
 Save  me,  according  to  Tiiy  kindness. 
 -^  And  they  know  thjit  this  w  Thy  hand. 
 
 Thou,  0  Jehovah,  Thou  hast  done  it. 
 '8  They  revile,  and  TIiou  dost  bless, 
 
 They  have  risen,  and  arc  ashamed. 
 
 And  Thy  servant  doth  rejoice. 
 '^  Mine  accusers  put  on  blushing,  and  are  co- 
 
 As  an  upper  rone  w  their  shame.        [vered, 
 ^^  I  thank  Jehovah  greatly  with  my  moiith. 
 
 And  in  the  midst  of  many  I  praise  Him, 
 »'  For  He  standeth  at  the  right  hand  of  the 
 needy. 
 
 To  save  from  those  judging  his  eoid 
 388 
 
 ex.  A  Psalm  of  Da\'id. 
 ^  The  aflBrmation  of  Jehovah  to  my  Lord  : 
 
 '  Sit  at  My  right  hand, 
 
 Till  I  make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool.' 
 ^  The  rod  of  thy  strengtli  doth  Jehovah  send 
 from  Zion, 
 
 Rule  in  the  midst  of  thin  e  enemies. 
 '  Thy  people  are  free-will  gifts  in  the  day  of 
 thy  strength,  in  the  honours  of  holiness, 
 
 From  the  womb,  from  the  morning. 
 
 Thou  hast  the  dew  of  thy  youth. 
 
 *  Jehovah  hath  sworn,  and  doth  not  rei»ent. 
 '  Thou  art  a  priest  to  the  age. 
 According  to  the  order  of  Melchizedek.' 
 
 ^  The  Lord  on  thy  right  hand  smote  kings 
 
 In  the  day  of  His  anger. 
 "  He  doth  judge  among  the  nations, 
 
 He  hath  completed  the  carcases. 
 
 Hath  smitten  th  e  h  ead  over  the  mighty  earth . 
 ^  From  a  brook  in  the  way  he  drinketh, 
 
 Therefore  he  doth  lift  up  the  head ! 
 
 CXI.  1  Praise  ye  Jah  ! 
 I  thank  Jehovah  with  the  whole  heart. 
 In  the  secret  meeting  of  the  upright, 
 And  of  the  company. 
 
 -  Great  ni-e  the  works  of  Jehovah, 
 Sought  out  by  all  desiring  them. 
 
 ^  Honourable  and  majestic  is  His  work. 
 And  His  righteousness  is  standing  forevei. 
 
 *  A  memorial  He  hath  made  of  His  wonders. 
 Gracious  and  merciful  is  Jehovah. 
 
 "  Prey  He  hath  given  to  those  fearing  Him, 
 He  remembereth  to  the  age  His  covenant. 
 
 "  The  power  of  His  works  He  hath  declared 
 to  His  people. 
 To  give  to  them  the  inheritance  of  nations. 
 
 ^  The  works  of  His  hands  are  true  and  just, 
 Stedfast  are  all  His  aiii)ointments. 
 
 *  They  are  sustained  for  ever  to  the  age. 
 They  are  made  in  truth  and  iiprightness. 
 
 ^  Hedemption  He  hath  sent  to  His  people. 
 
 He  hath  appointed  to  the  age  His  covenant. 
 
 Holy  and  fearful  is  His  name. 
 ^^  Thebeginning  of  wisdom  is  fear  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Good  understanding  have  all  doing  them, 
 
 His  praise  is  standing  for  ever  I 
 
 CXn.  J  Praise  ye  Jah! 
 O  the  hapi)iness  of  one  fearing  Jehovah, 
 In  His  commands  he  hath  delighted  greatly. 
 
 -  Mighty  in  the  earth  is  his  seed. 
 
 The  generation  of  the  npri^jht  is  blessed. 
 '  Wealth  and  riches  are  in  his  house. 
 And  his  righteousness  is  standing  for  ever. 
 
 *  Light  hath  risen  in  darkness  to  the  upright, 
 Gracious,  and  merciful,  and  I'iglitcous. 
 
 '  (!ood  M  the  man — gracious  and  lending. 
 He  sustaineth  his  matters  in  judgment. 
 
 ^  For — to  the  ago  he  is  not  moved  ; 
 For  aniemorial  a^'c-dnring  is  the  righteous. 
 
 ^  Of  an  evil  report  lie  is  not  afraid, 
 Prci)ared  is  His  heart,  confident  in  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  Sustained  is  liis  heart— he  feareth  not. 
 Till  that  he  look  on  his  adversaries. 
 
 8  He  hathjscattered — hath  given  to  the  needy 
 His  righteousness  is  standing  for  ever, 
 His  horn  is  exalted  with  hi^nour. 
 1"  'I'he  wicked  sccth,  and  hath  been  angrj'. 
 His  teeth  he  gnaslieth,  and  hath  melted, 
 The  desire  of  the  wicked  doth  perish  1 
 
Ahnirdity  of  idolatry. 
 
 cxTiT.  1.— PSALMS.— cxvTiT.  10.        Thanksgiving  and praim. 
 
 CXI  IT.  1  Praise  ye  .Tali  ! 
 
 Praise,  ye  servants  of  Jehovah. 
 
 Praise  the  name  of  Jehovah. 
 -  The  name  of  Jehovah  is  blessed. 
 
 From  henceforth,  and  unto  the  age. 
 '  From  the  rising  of  the  sun  unto  its  going  in, 
 
 Praised  is  the  name  of  Jehovah. 
 
 *  High  above  all  nations  is  Jehovah, 
 Above  the  heavens  is  His  honour. 
 
 '  Who  is  as  Jehovah  oivr  God, 
 
 He  is  exalting  Himself  to  sit? 
 '  He  is  humbling  Himself  to  look 
 
 On  the  heavens  and  on  the  earth. 
 ^  He  is  raising  np  from  the  dust  the  poor, 
 
 From  a  dunghill  Ho  exalteth  the  needy. 
 8  To  cause  to  sit  with  princes, 
 
 With  the  princes  of  His  people. 
 8  Causing  the  barren  one  of  the  house  to  sit, 
 
 A  joyful  mother  of  sons ;  praise  ye  Jah  ! 
 
 CXTV.  1  Tn  the  going  out  of  Israel  from  Egypt, 
 
 The  house  of  Jacoti  from  a  strange  people, 
 2  Judah  became  His  sanctuary,  Israel  his  do- 
 '  The  sea  hath  seen,  and  fleeth,  [minion. 
 
 The  Jordan  tumeth  backward. 
 
 *  The  mountains  have  skipped  as  rams. 
 Heights  as  sons  of  a  fiock. 
 
 '  What— to  thee,  0  sea,  that  thou  fleest? 
 
 0  Jordan,  thou  turnest  back ! 
 '  O  mountains,  ye  skip  as  rams ! 
 
 0  heights,  as  sons  of  a  flock ! 
 ^  From  before  the  Lord  be  afraid,  0  earth. 
 
 From  before  the  God  of  Jacob, 
 8  He  is  turning  the  rock  to  a  pool  of  waters, 
 
 The  flint  to  a  fountain  of  waters ! 
 
 CXV.  ^  Not  to  us,  0  Jehovah,  not  to  us, 
 But  to  Tliy  name  give  honour, 
 For  Thy  kindness,  for  Thy  truth. 
 
 "  Why  do  the  nations  say,  '  Where,  pray,  is 
 their  God. 
 
 ^  And  our  God  is  in  the  heavens. 
 All  that  He  hath  pleased  He  hath  done. 
 
 *  Their  idols  are  silver  and  gold,  work  of  man's 
 
 hands, 
 '  A  mouth  they  have,  and  they  speak  not. 
 
 Eyes  they  have,  and  they  see  not, 
 ^  Ears  they  have,  and  they  hear  not, 
 "  A  nose  they  have,  and  they  smell  not, 
 ^  Their  hands,  biit  they  handle  not, 
 
 Their  feet,  and  they  walk  not ; 
 8  Nor  do  they  mutter  through  their  throat, 
 
 IJke  them  are  their  makers, 
 ^  Every  one  who  is  trusting  in  them. 
 '  0  Israel,  trust  in  Jehovah, 
 
 *  Their  help  and  their  shield  is  He.' 
 '"  0  house  of  Aaron,  trust  in  Jehovah, 
 
 'Their  help  and  their  shield  is  He.' 
 "  Ye  fearing  Jehovah,  trust  in  Jehovah, 
 
 'Their  help  and  their  shield  is  He.' 
 '^  Jehovah  hath  remembered  us.  He  blesseth. 
 
 He  blesseth  the  house  of  Israel, 
 '  He  blesseth  the  house  of  Aaron, 
 "  He  blesseth  those  fearing  Jehovah, 
 
 The  small  with  the  great.  [sons. 
 
 "  Jehovah  addeth  to  you,  to  you,  and  to  your 
 1'  Blessed  are  ye  of  Jenovah,  maker  of  heaven 
 
 and  earth, 
 '^  The  heavens — the  heavens  are  Jehovah's, 
 
 And  theearth  He  hath  given  to  sons  of  men, 
 •7  The  dead  praise  not  Jah, 
 
 Nor  any  going  down  to  silence. 
 ^^  And  we,  we  bless  Jah, 
 
 From  henceforth,  and  iinto  tlic  age. 
 Praise  ye  Jah ! 
 
 CXVI.  1 1  have  loved,  because  Jehovah  hear- 
 My  voice,  my  supplication,  [eth 
 
 2  Because  He  hath  inclined  His  ear  to  me. 
 
 And  during  my  days  I  call. 
 ^  Compassed  me  have  cords  of  death. 
 And  straits  of  Sheol  have  found  me. 
 Distress  and  sorrow  T  find. 
 •*  And  in  the  name  of  Jehovah  I  call : 
 
 T  pray  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  deliver  my  soul, 
 ^  Gracious  is  Jehovah,  and  righteoiis. 
 
 Yea,  our  God  is  merciful, 
 "  A  preserver  of  the  siniple  is  Jehovah, 
 
 I  was  low,  and  to  me  He  giveth  salvation. 
 ^  Turn  back,  0  my  soul,  to  thy  rest. 
 
 For  Jehovah  hath  conferred  benefits  on  thee. 
 
 ^  ForThou  hast  delivered  mysoul  from  death, 
 
 My  eyes  from  tears,  my  feet  from  overthrow- 
 
 ^  I  walk  habitually  before  Jehovah  [ing. 
 
 Tn  the  lands  of  the  living. 
 1"  I  hnvc  believed,  for  T  speak, 
 
 1 — 1  have  been  alllicted  greatly. 
 "  I  said  in  my  haste,  '  Every  man  is  a  liar.' 
 '"  What  do  I  return  to  Jehovah  ? 
 
 All  His  benefits  are  upon  me. 
 13  The  cup  of  salvation  I  lift  up. 
 
 And  in  the  name  of  Jehovah  I  call. 
 "  My  vows  to  Jehovah  let  me  complete, 
 
 T  pray  you,  before  all  His  people. 
 1'  Precious  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  is  the  death 
 for  His  saints.  [servant. 
 
 1®  Cause  it  to  come,  0  Jehovah,  for  T  am  Thy 
 T  am  Thy  servant,  son  of  Thy  handmaid, 
 Thou  hast  opened  my  bonds. 
 1^  To  Thee  I  sacrifice  a  sacrifice  of  thanks, 
 
 And  in  the  name  of  Jehovah  T  call. 
 18  My  vows  to  Jehovah  led  me  complete, 
 
 I  pray  you,  before  all  His  people, 
 18  In  the  courts  of  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 Tn  thy  midst,  0  Jerusalem,  praise  ye  Jah  ! 
 
 CXVIT.  1  Praise  Jehovah,  all  ye  nations. 
 
 Glorify  Him,  all  ye  peoples. 
 ^  For  mighty  to  us  hath  been  His  kindness, 
 
 And  the  imih.  of  Jehovah  is  to  the  age. 
 
 Praise  ye  Jah ! 
 
 CXVHT.  1  Give  ye  thanks  to  Jehovah, 
 
 For  good,  for  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 -  Ipray  you,  let  Israel  say. 
 
 That,  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 ^  Ipray  you,  let  the  house  of  Aaron  say, 
 
 That,  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 ■*  I  pray  you,  let  those  fearing  Jehovah  say 
 
 Tnat,  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 *  From  the  straitness  I  called  Jah, 
 
 Jah  answered  me  in  a  broad  place. 
 ',' Jehovah  is  for  me, 
 
 I  do  not  fear  what  man  doth  to  me. 
 '  Jehovah  is  for  me  among  my  helpers. 
 
 And  I — I  look  on  those  hating  me. 
 8  Better  to  take  refuge  in  Jehovah  than  to  trust 
 
 in  man, 
 "  Better  to  take  refuge  in  Jehovah, 
 
 Than  to  trust  in  princes. 
 '"  All  nations  have  compassed  me  about, 
 
 In  the  name  of  Jehovah  T  surely  cut  them  offi 
 389 
 
Exaltation  of  the  Messiah.        cxviii.  11.  — PSALMS.— cxix.  4G. 
 
 Prayers  and  pleadinga. 
 
 "  They  have  compassed  mo  about, 
 
 Yea,  tliey  have  compassed  me  about. 
 
 In  tlie  name  of  Jehovah  1  surely  cut  them  off. 
 *'  They  compassed  me  alioiit  as  bees,  [thorns. 
 
 They  have  been  extinguished  as  a  fire  of 
 
 In  the  name  of  Jehovah  I  surely  cut  them  ofl". 
 '^  Thou  hast  sorely  thrust  me  to  fall. 
 
 And  Jehovah  hath  helped  me. 
 '*  My  strength  and  song  is  Jah, 
 
 And  He  is  to  me  for  salvation. 
 '^  A  voice  of  singing  aud  salvation, 
 
 Is  in  the  tents  of  the  righteous. 
 
 The  righthand of  Jehovahis  doing  valiaiitly. 
 "*  The  right  hand  of  Jehovah  is  exalted. 
 
 The  righthandof  Jehovah  isdoing  valiantly. 
 '"'  I  do  not  die,  but  live. 
 
 And  recount  the  works  of  Jah, 
 "  Jah  hath  sorely  chastened  me, 
 
 And  to  death  hath  not  given  me  up. 
 '*  Open  ye  to  me  gates  of  righteousness, 
 
 I  enter  into  them — I  thank  Jah. 
 '"  This  »s  the  gate  to  Jehovah, 
 
 The  righteous  enter  into  it. 
 ^^  I  thank  Thee,  for  Thou  hast  answered  me. 
 
 And  art  to  me  for  salvation. 
 ^^  A  stone  the  builders  refused 
 
 Hath  become  head  of  a  corner. 
 -^  From  Jehovah  hath  this  been. 
 
 It  is  wonderful  in  our  eyes, 
 "•*  This  w  the  day  Jehovah  hath  made, 
 
 We  rejoice  and  are  glad  in  it. 
 ^*  I  beseech  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  save,  I  pray  Thee, 
 
 I  beseech  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  prosper,  I  pray 
 ^  Blessed  is  he  who  is  coming  [Thee. 
 
 In  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 
 We  blessed  you  from  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 ^  God  is  Jehovah,  and  He  giveth  to  us  light, 
 
 Direct  ye  the  festal-sacrifice  with  cords, 
 
 Unto  the  horns  of  the  altar. 
 ^  My  God  Thou  art,  and  I  confess  Thee, 
 
 My  God,  I  exalt  Thee. 
 ^  Give  ye  thanks  to  Jehovah, 
 
 For  good,  for  to  the  age,  is  His  kindness ! 
 
 CXIX.  Aleph. 
 
 1  0  the  happiness  of  those  perfect  in  the  way, 
 
 They  are  walking  in  the  law  of  Jehovah, 
 -  0  the  happiness  of  those  keeping  His  testi- 
 monies. 
 With  the  whole  heart  they  seek  Him. 
 '  Yea,  they  have  not  done  iniquity, 
 In  His  ways  they  have  walked. 
 
 *  Thou  hast  commanded  us 
 
 Thy  precepts  to  keep  diligently, 
 '  0  tnat  my  ways  were  prepared  to  keep  Thy 
 
 *  Then  I  am  not  ashamed  [statutes, 
 Ifl  my  looking  unto  all  Thy  commands. 
 
 '  I  confess  Thee  with  uprightness  of  heart. 
 In  my  learning  the  judgments  of  Thy  right- 
 eousness. 
 '  Tliy  statutes  I  keep,  leave  me  not  utterly  ! 
 
 Beth. 
 ^  Withwliatdoth ayoungmanpurifyhispath? 
 
 To  observe — according  to  Thy  word. 
 '"  With  all  my  heart  I  have  sought  Thee, 
 
 Let  me  not  err  from  Thy  commands. 
 "  In  my  heart  I  have  liid  Thy  saying, 
 
 'J'hat  I  sin  not  before  Thee. 
 '-  Blessed  rt7-<  Thou,  0  Jehovah,  teach  mc  Thy 
 '*  With  my  lijis  I  liavc  recounted        [statutes. 
 All  the  judgments  of  Thy  mouth. 
 390 
 
 '^  In  the  way  of  Thy  testimonies  I  have  joyed. 
 
 As  over  all  wealth. 
 '^  In  Thy  precepts  I  meditate, 
 
 And  I  behold  attentively  Thy  patlis. 
 i"  In  Thy  statutes  I  delight  myself, 
 
 I  do  not  forget  Thy  word. 
 Gimd. 
 1^  Confer  benefits  on  I'hy  servant, 
 
 I  live,  and  I  keep  Thy  word. 
 ^8  Uncover  mine  eyes,  and  I  behold  wonders 
 
 out  of  Thy  law. 
 '^  A  sojourner  I  am  on  earth. 
 
 Hide  not  from  me  Thy  commands. 
 -"  Broken  hath  my  soiil  for  desire 
 
 Unto  Thy  judgments  at  all  times. 
 -'  Tliou  hast  rebuked  tlie  cursed  proud. 
 
 Who  are  erring  from  Thy  commands. 
 ^^  Remove  from  me  reproach  and  contempt. 
 
 For  Thy  testimonies  I  have  kept. 
 "•'  Princes  also  sat— against  me  they  si)ol<e. 
 
 Thy  servant  doth  meditate  in  Tliy  .statutes, 
 ^  Thy  testimonies  also  are  my  delight, 
 
 The  men  of  my  coimsel ! 
 Daleth. 
 ^^  Cleaved  to  the  dust  hath  my  soul. 
 
 Quicken  me  according  to  Thy  word. 
 -^  My  ways  I  have  recounted,  [statutes. 
 
 And  Thou  answerest  me,   teach  me  Thy 
 ^  The  way  of  Thy  precepts  cause  me  to  under- 
 
 And  I  meditate  m  Thy  wonders.        [stand, 
 ^8  My  soul  hath  droymed  from  affliction. 
 
 Establish  me  according  to  Thy  word. 
 ^i*  The  way  of  falsehood  turn  aside  from  me 
 
 And  with  Thy  law  favo\ir  me. 
 3"  The  way  of  faithfidness  I  have  chosen, 
 
 Thy  judgments  I  have  compared, 
 ^^  I  have  adhered  to  Thy  testimonies, 
 
 0  Jehovah,  put  me  not  to  shame. 
 •''-  The  way  of  Thy  commands  I  run. 
 
 For  Thou  dost  enlarge  my  heart ! 
 He. 
 ^'  Show  me,  0  Jehovah,  the  way  of  Thy  stat- 
 
 And  I  keep  it— to  the  end.  [ntes, 
 
 3'  Cause  me  to  understand,  and  I  keep  Thy 
 
 And  observe  it  with  the  whole  heart,  [law, 
 ^'  Cause  me  to  tread  in  the  path  of  Thy  com- 
 
 For  in  it  I  have  delighted.  [mands, 
 
 3"  Incline  my  heart  unto  Thy  testimonies. 
 
 And  not  unto  dishonest  gain. 
 3^  Remove  mine  eyes  from  seeing  vanity. 
 
 In  Thy  way  qiiicken  Thou  me. 
 ^8  Establish  to  Thy  servant  Tliy  saying, 
 
 That  is  concerning  Thy  fear. 
 •'•'  Remove  my  reproach  that  I  have  feared. 
 
 For  Thy  judgments  are  good, 
 '"'  Lo,  I  have  longed  for  Thy  precei its. 
 
 In  Thy  righteousness  quicken  Thou  me, 
 Waio. 
 ■*'  Andmeet  me  doth  Thy  kindness,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 Thy  salvation  according  to  Thy  saying. 
 ••-  And  I  answer  him  who  is  reproaching  me  a 
 
 For  I  have  trusted  in  Thy  word.         [word, 
 •'^  And  Thou  takcst  not  utterly  away 
 
 From  my  mouth  the  word  of  truth. 
 
 Because  for  Thy  iudgment  T  have  lioped. 
 •"  And  I  keep  Thy  law  continually. 
 
 To  the  age  and  for  ever. 
 "  And  I  walk  habitually  in  a  broad  place, 
 
 For  Thy  precepts  I  have  sought. 
 ■"'  And  I  speak  of  Thy  testimonies  beforekinga, 
 
 And  I  am  not  ashamed. 
 
77lc  benfflt  of  affliction. 
 
 cxix.  47.— PSALMS.— cxix.  110. 
 
 Fervent  hrentlungn. 
 
 "  Ami  I  delight  myself  in  Thy  commands, 
 
 'J'hat  I  have  loved, 
 '"'  And  I  lift  up  my  hands  unto  Thy  commands, 
 
 That  1  have  loved, 
 
 And  I  do  meditate  on  Thy  statutes ! 
 Zaiji. 
 *'■'  Remember  the  word  to  Thy  servant, 
 
 On  which  Thou  hast  caused  me  to  hope. 
 '**  This  is  my  comfort  in  mine  affliction. 
 
 That  Thy  saying  hath  qiiickened  me. 
 ^1  The  proud  have  utterly  scorned  me, 
 
 From  Thy  law  I  have  not  turned  aside. 
 ^^  I  remembered  Thy  judgments  of  old,  0  Je- 
 
 And  I  comfort  myself.  [hovah, 
 
 '•*  Horror  hath  seized  me, 
 
 Because  of  the  wicked  forsaking  Thy  law. 
 '•*  Songs  have  been  to  me  Thy  statutes. 
 
 In  the  hoxise  of  my  sojournings. 
 '^  I  have  remembered  in  the  night  Thy  name. 
 
 And  I  do  keep  Thy  law.  [0  Jehovah, 
 
 ^^  This  hath  been  to  me. 
 
 That  Thy  precepts  I  have  kept! 
 Cheth. 
 '''  My  portion  is  Jehovah  ; 
 
 I  have  said — to  keep  Thy  words, 
 '*,  I  appeased  Thy  face  with  the  whole  heart, 
 
 Favour  me  according  to  Thy  saying. 
 '^  I  have  reckoned  my  ways. 
 
 And  ttirn  back  myfeetunto  Thy  testimonies. 
 ^^  I  have  made  haste. 
 
 And  delayed  not,  to  keep  Thy  commands. 
 "^1  Cords  of  the  wicked  have  surrounded  me, 
 
 Thy  law  I  have  not  forgotten. 
 ^-  At  midnight  I  rise  to  give  thanks  to  Thee, 
 
 For  the  judgments  of  Thy  righteousness. 
 ^3  A  companion  I  am  to  all  who  fear  Thee, 
 
 And  to  those  keeping  Thy  precepts. 
 ^  Of  Thy  kindness,  0  Jehovah,  the  earth  is  full, 
 
 Thy  statutes  teach  Thou  me ! 
 Teth. 
 ^^  Good  Thou  didst  with  Thy  servant,  0  Je- 
 
 According  to  Thy  word.  [hovah, 
 
 ^^  The  goodness  of  reason  and  knowledge  teach 
 
 For  in  Thy  commands  I  have  believed,  [me, 
 ''^  Before  I  am  afflicted,  I — I  am  erring, 
 
 And  now  Thy  saying  I  have  kept. 
 "*  Good  Thou  art,  and  doing  good. 
 
 Teach  me  Thy  statutes. 
 69  Forged  against  me  falsehood  have  the  proud, 
 
 I  with  the  whole  heart  keep  Thy  precepts. 
 ™  Insensate  as  fat  hath  been  their  heart, 
 
 I — in  Thy  law  I  have  delighted. 
 ^  Good  for  me  that  I  have  been  afflicted, 
 
 That  I  might  learn  Thy  statutes. 
 ^^  Better  to  me  is  the  law  of  Thy  mouth 
 
 Than  thousands  of  gold  and  silver! 
 Yod. 
 ^^  Thyhandsmademeand establish mejmands. 
 
 Cause  me  to  understand,  and  I  learn  Thycom- 
 ^*  Those  fearing  Thee  see  me  and  rejoice, 
 
 Because  for  Thy  word  I  have  hoped. 
 ^'  I  have  known,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 That  righteous  a?*e  Thy  judgments. 
 
 And  in  faithfulness  Thou  hast  afflicted  me. 
 ^^  Let,  I  pray  Thee,  Thy  kindness  be  to  comfort 
 
 According  to  Thy  saying  to  Thy  servant,  [me, 
 "  Meet  me  do  Thy  mercies,  and  I  Uve, 
 
 For  Thy  law  is  my  delight. 
 ^  Ashamed  are  the  x>rond, 
 
 For  loith  falsehood  they  dealt  pei"versely  with 
 
 I  meditate  in  Thy  precepts  [me. 
 
 7^  Those  fearing  Thee  turn  back  to  me, 
 
 And  those  knowing  Thy  testimonies. 
 80  My  heart  is  perfect  in  Thy  statutes. 
 
 So  that  I  am  not  ashamed, 
 Kaph. 
 8^  Consiuned  for  Thy  salvation  hath  been  my 
 
 For  Thy  word  I  have  hoped.  [soul, 
 
 ^"^  Consumed  have  been  mine  eyes  for  Thy  word. 
 
 Saying,  '  Wlien  doth  it  comfort  me? 
 ^  For  I  have  been  as  a  bottle  in  smoke. 
 
 Thy  statutes  I  have  not  forgotten. 
 **  How  many  are  the  days  of  Thy  servant? 
 
 Wlien  dost  Thou  execute 
 
 Against  my  pursuers  jiidgment? 
 8^  The  proud  have  digged  for  me  pits. 
 
 That  a7-e  not  according  to  Thy  law. 
 8"  All  Thy  commands  are  faithfulness, 
 
 With  falsehood  they  have  pursued  me. 
 
 Help  Thoti  me. 
 ^''  Almost  consumed  me  on  earth  have  they, 
 
 And  I — I  have  not  forsaken  Thy  precepts. 
 
 88  Accordingto  Thy  kindness  quicken  Thou  me, 
 And  I  keep  the  testimony  of  Thy  mouth  ! 
 
 Lamed. 
 
 89  To  the  age,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 Thy  word  is  set  up  in  the  heavens. 
 ■*"  To  all  generations  Thy  faithfulness, 
 
 Thou  didst  establish  earth,  and  it  standeth. 
 91  According  to  Thine  ordinances 
 
 They  have  stood  this  day,  for  the  whole  are 
 Thy  servants. 
 9"  Unless  Thy  law  were  my  delights. 
 
 Then  had  Iperished  in  mine  affliction. 
 93  To  the  age  Iforget  not  Thy  precepts. 
 
 For  by  them  Thou  hast  quickened  me. 
 ^*  I  am  Thine,  save  Thou  me. 
 
 For  Thy  precepts  I  have  sought. 
 95  The  wicked  waited  for  me  to  destroy  me. 
 
 Thy  testimonies  1  understand. 
 9"  Of  all  perfection  I  have  seen  an  end, 
 
 Broad  is  Thy  command— exceedingly ! 
 Mem. 
 
 97  O  how  I  have  loved  Thy  law ! 
 All  the  day  it  is  my  meditation. 
 
 98  Than  mine  enemies  Thy  command  maketh 
 For  it  is  before  me  to  the  age.       [me  wiser, 
 
 ^9  Above  all  my  teachers  I  have  acted  wisely. 
 
 For  Thy  testimonies  a?-e  my  meditation. 
 "9  Above  elders  I  understand  more, 
 
 For  Thy  precepts  I  have  kept. 
 9'  From  every  evil  path  I  restrained  my  feet, 
 
 So  that  I  keep  Thy  worcL 
 "2  From  Thy  judgments  I  turned  not  aside, 
 
 For  Thou — Thou  hast  directed  me. 
 93  How  sweet  to  my  palate  hath  been  Thy 
 
 Above  honey  to  my  mouth.  [saying, 
 
 9-»  From  Thy  precepts  I  have  understanding, 
 
 Therefore  I  have  hated  every  false  path ! 
 Nun. 
 9'  A  lamp  to  my  foot  is  Thy  word. 
 
 And  a  light  to  my  path. 
 9^  1  have  sworn,  and  I  confirm  it. 
 
 To  keep  the  judgments  of  Thy  righteous- 
 
 97  I  have  Deen  afflicted  very  much,         [ness. 
 0  Jehovah,  quicken  me,  according  to  Thy 
 
 98  Free-will-offerings  of  my  mouth,       [word. 
 Accept,  I  pray  Thee,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 And  Thy  judgments  teach  Thou  me. 
 
 99  My  soul  is  in  my  hand  continually. 
 And  Thy  law  I  have  not  forgotten. 
 
 19  The  wicked  have  laid  a  snare  for  me, 
 391 
 
Excellency  of  Goffx  law.  oxix.  III.— PSALMS -cxix.  173.         Security  of  QoiCft  people. 
 
 "-Thy  rightcoiisuess  is  righteousness  to  the 
 
 And  Thy  hiw  is  truth.  [age, 
 
 '"  Adversity  and  distress  have  found  me, 
 
 Thy  commauds  are  my  delights,     [the  age, 
 "'  The  rigliteousness  of  Thy  testimonies  is  to 
 
 Cause  me  to  understand,  and  I  live! 
 Koph. 
 "'■  I  have  called  with  the  whole  heart. 
 
 Answer  me,  0  Jehovah,  Thy  statutes  I  keep, 
 ""  I  have  called  Thee,  save  Thou  me, 
 
 And  I  do  keep  Thy  testimonies. 
 "■  I  have  gone  forward  in  the  dawn,  and  I  cry, 
 
 For  Thy  word  I  have  hoped. 
 '"*  Mine  eyes  have  gone  before  the  watches, 
 
 To  meditate  in  Thy  saying. 
 "'  My  voice  hear,  according  to  Thy  kindness, 
 
 Jehovah,  according  toTliyjudgment  quicken 
 ''"  Near  iiave  been  my  wicked  pursuers,     [me 
 
 From  Thy  law  they  have  been  far  off. 
 '"  Near  art  Thou,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 Axid  all  Thy  commands  are  truth. 
 "^-  Of  old  I  have  known  Thy  testimonies, 
 
 That  to  the  age  Thou  hast  founded  them! 
 liesh. 
 '"  See  my  affliction,  and  deliver  Thou  me, 
 
 For  Thy  law  I  have  not  forgotten. 
 "^^  Plead  my  plea,  and  redeem  me, 
 
 According  to  Thy  saying  quicken  me. 
 IS'.  Far  from  the  wicked  is  salvation. 
 
 For  Thy  statutes  they  have  not  sought. 
 '^''  Thy  mercies  a7-e  many,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 According  to  Thy  judgments  quicken  me. 
 '"  Many  are  my  pursuers,  and  adversaries. 
 
 From  Thy  testimonies  I  have  not  turned 
 '"*  I  have  seen  treaclierous  ones,  [aside. 
 
 And  grieve  myself. 
 
 Because  Thy  saying  they  have  not  kept. 
 "*  See,  for  thy  precepts  I  have  loved,  Jehovah, 
 
 According  to  Thy  kindness  quicken  me. 
 wo  The  sum  of  Thy  word  is  truth. 
 
 And  to  the  age  is  every  judgment  of  Thy 
 righteousness ! 
 
 Shin. 
 ""  Princes  have  pursued  me  without  cause, 
 
 And  because  of  Thy  words  was  my  heart 
 '"-  I  do  rejoice  concerning  Thy  sayiug,  [afraid. 
 
 As  one  finding  abimdant  spoil. 
 "''  Falsehood  I  have  liated,  yea  I  abominate  it. 
 
 Thy  law  I  have  loved. 
 ""  Seven  tiinen  in  a  day  I  have  praised  Thee, 
 
 Because  of  the  judgments  of  Thy  righteous- 
 ness, llaw, 
 '«  Abundant  peace  have  those  loviug  Thy 
 
 And  they  have  no  stumbling-block. 
 " "  I  have  waited  for  'J'hy  salvation,  0  Jehovali. 
 
 And  Thy  commands  I  have  done. 
 '"■  Kept  hath  my  soul  Tliy  testimonies. 
 
 And  I  do  love  them  exceedingly. 
 '""  I  have  kept  Thy  precepts  and  Thy  testi- 
 
 For  all  my  ways  are  before  Thee!  [monies. 
 Taw. 
 '""  My  loud  cry  cometh  near  before  Tiiee,  0 
 Jehovali ;  [stand. 
 
 According  to  Thy  word  cause  me  to  under- 
 '™  My  supplication  cometh  in  before  Thee, 
 
 According  to  Thy  saying  deliver  Thou  mc 
 '■'  My  lips  do  utter  praise, 
 
 For  Tliou  dost  tcacli  mo  Thy  statutes. 
 "^  My  tongue  doth  sing  of  Thy  saying. 
 
 For  all  Thy  commands  are  righteous. 
 "*  Thy  hand  is  for  a  help  to  me, 
 392 
 
 And  from  tliy  jirccopts  I  wandered  not. 
 '"  I  have  inherited  Thy  testimonies  to  tlio  ago, 
 
 For  the  joy  of  my  heart  are  they. 
 "^I  liave  inclined  my  heart 
 
 To  do  Thy  statutes,  to  the  age— to  the  end  ! 
 Samech. 
 '"  Doubting  ones  I  have  hated, 
 
 And  Thy  law  I  have  loved. 
 >"  My  hiding  place  and  my  sliield  art  Thou, 
 
 For  Thy  word  I  have  hoped. 
 "'  Turn  aside  from  me,  ye  evil-doers. 
 
 And  I  keep  the  commands  of  my  God. 
 ""Sustain  me  according  to  Thy  saying, 
 
 And  I  live,    and  Thou  puttest  me'  not  to 
 
 Because  of  my  hope.  [sliame 
 
 "'  Support  Thou  me,  and  I  am  saved. 
 
 And  I  look  on  Thy  statutes  continually. 
 '"  Thou  hast  trodden  down 
 
 All  going  astray  from  Thy  statutes. 
 
 For  falsehood  is  their  deceit. 
 ""Dross  !  Thou  hast  caused  to  cease 
 
 All  the  wicked  of  the  earth  ; 
 
 Therefore  I  have  loved  Thy  testimonies. 
 '™  Trembled  from  Thy  fear  hath  my  flesh, 
 
 And  from  Thy  judgments  I  have  been  afraid! 
 Ain. 
 '"  I  have  done  judgment  and  righteousness. 
 
 Leave  me  not  to  mine  oppressors. 
 '^-Make  sure  Thy  servant  for  good. 
 
 Let  not  the  proud  oppress  me.  [vation. 
 
 '"Mine  eyes  have  been  consumed  for  Thy  sal- 
 
 And  for  the  saying  of  Thy  righteousness. 
 '"  Do  with  Thy  servant  according  to  Thy  kind- 
 
 And  Thy  statutes  teach  Thou  me.        [ness. 
 '-■■^  Thy  servant  am  I— cause  me  to  understand, 
 
 Aiid  I  know  Thy  testimonies. 
 '^°Tune  for  Jehovah  to  work  !  they  have  made 
 
 void  Thy  law. 
 ''"Therefore  I  have  loved  Thy  commands 
 ,25  Above  gold— even  fine  gold. 
 
 Therefore  all  my  appointments 
 
 I  have  declared  wholly  right, 
 
 Every  path  of  falsehood  I  have  hated  ! 
 Fe. 
 '*  Wonderful  are  Thy  testimonies. 
 
 Therefore  hath  my  soul  kept  them. 
 '™The  opening  of  Thy  words  enlighteneth, 
 
 Instructing  the  simple. 
 '"  My  mouth  I  have  opened,  yea,  I  pant, 
 
 For,  for  Tiiy  commands  I  have  longed'. 
 ^^  Look  unto  me,  and  favour  me. 
 
 As  customary  to  those  loving  Thy  n;imo 
 "'My  steps  establisli  by  Thy  saying. 
 
 And  any  iniquity  doth  not  rule  over  mo. 
 ''"Ransom  me  from  the  (oppression  of  man] 
 
 And  I  observe  Thy  ])rccepts, 
 '^  Thy  face  cause  to  shine  on  Thy  servant. 
 
 And  teach  me  Thy  statutes. 
 ""Rivulets  of  waters  have  come  down  mine 
 
 Because  they  have  not  kept  Thy  Jaw !  [eyes 
 Tzade. 
 "'Righteous  art  Thou,  0  Jehov.ah, 
 
 And  upright  are  Thy  judgments. 
 '*Thou  hast  appointed  Tliy  testimonies, 
 
 Righteous  .and  exceeding  faithful, 
 '*'Cut  mc  off  hath  my  zeal. 
 
 For  mine  adversaries  forgot  Thy  words. 
 '*"  Tried  is  thy  saying  exceedingly. 
 
 And  Thy  serv.ant  hath  loved  it. 
 '"Small  1  am,  and  desi>iscd, 
 
 Tliy  precepts  I  have  not  forgotten. 
 
Pclight  in  Qo(r.i  law. 
 
 cxix.  174.— PSALMS— cxxvTi.  5. 
 
 Ood  the  siire  protector 
 
 For  Tliy  coiiimfinds  I  liavo  clioscn. 
 '"^  I  have  lou.i^ed  for  Thy  salvatiou,  O  Jehovah , 
 
 And  Thy  law  is  my  deliglit. 
 ^''  My  soul  liveth,  and  it  doth  praise  Thee, 
 
 And  Thy  judgments  do  help  me. 
 '"•^  I  wandered  as  a  lost  sheep,  seek  Thy  servant, 
 
 For  Thy  precepts  I  have  not  forgotten ! 
 
 CXX.  A  Song  of  the  Ascents. 
 1  Unto  Jehovah  in  my  distress  I  have  called. 
 
 And  He  answereth  me. 
 "  0  Jehovah,  deliver  my  soul  from  a  lying  lip. 
 
 From  a  deceitful  tongiie ! 
 ^  What  doth  He  give  to  thee  ? 
 
 And  what  doth  He  add  to  thee? 
 
 0  deceitful  tongue !  [coals. 
 
 *  Sharp  arrows  of  a  mighty  one,  with  broom- 
 
 *  Wo  to  me,  for  I  have  inhabited  Mesech, 
 
 1  have  dwelt  with  tents  of  Kedar. 
 
 ^  Too  much  hath  my  soul  dwelt  with  him  who 
 
 is  hating  peace.  [war ! 
 
 "  I  am  peace,  and  when  1  speak  they  ai'e  for 
 
 CXXI.  A  Song  of  the  Ascents. 
 ^  I  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills, 
 
 Wlience  doth  my  help  come? 
 -  My  help  is  from  Jehovah,  maker  of  heaven 
 
 and  earth, 
 '  He  suffereth  not  thy  foot  to  be  moved, 
 Thy  preserver  slumbereth  not. 
 
 *  Lo,  He  slumbereth  not,  nor  sleepeth. 
 He  who  is  preserving  Israel. 
 
 '  Jehovah  is  thy  preserver, 
 Jehovah  is  thy  shade  on  thy  right  hand, 
 
 *  By  day  the  sun  doth  not  smite  thee. 
 Nor  the  moon  by  night. 
 
 '  Jehovah  preserveth  thee  from  all  evil, 
 
 He  doth  preserve  thy  soul. 
 8  Jehovah  i)reserveth  thy  going  out  and  thy 
 coming  in, 
 
 From  henceiforth  even  unto  the  age ! 
 
 CXXII.  A  Song  of  the  Ascents,  by  David. 
 ^  I  have  rejoiced  in  those  saying  to  me, 
 
 'To  the  house  of  Jehovah  we  go.' 
 '  Our  feet  have  been  standing  in  thy  gates, 
 
 0  Jerusalem ! 
 
 '  Jerusalem — the  builded  one— 
 Is  as  a  city  that  is  joined  to  itself  together. 
 
 *  For  thither  have  tribes  gone  \ip. 
 Tribes  of  Jah,  companies  of  Israel, 
 
 To  give  thanks  to  the  name  of  Jehovah. 
 '  For  there  have  sat  thrones  of  judgment, 
 Thrones  of  the  house  of  David. 
 
 *  Ask  ye  the  peace  of  Jerusalem, 
 
 At  rest  are  those  loving  thee.  [places, 
 
 7  Peace  is  in  thy  bulwark,  rest  in  thy  high 
 
 8  For  the  sake  of  my  brethren  and  my  com- 
 
 panions, 
 Let  me  speak,  I  pray  thee,  *  Peace  be  in  thee.' 
 
 9  For  the  sake  of  the  house  of  J  ehovah  our 
 
 1  seek  good  for  thee !  [God, 
 
 CXXIIL  A  Song  of  the  Ascents. 
 
 1  Unto  Thee  I  have  lifted  up  mine  eyes, 
 O  dweller  in  the  heavens. 
 
 2  Lo,  as  eyes  of  men-servants 
 
 Are  unto  the  hand  of  their  masters. 
 As  eyes  of  a  maid-servant 
 Are  unto  the  hand  of  her  mistress, 
 So  are  our  eyes  unto  Jehovah  o\ir  God, 
 
 Till  tliat  1]o  doth  favour  us. 
 ■'  Favour  us,  0  Joliovah,  favour  us, 
 
 For  greatly  have  we  been  filled  with  con. 
 ■•  Greatly  hath  our  soul  been  filled       [tempt, 
 
 Witli  the  scorning  of  the  easy  ones. 
 
 With  the  contempt  of  the  arrogant ! 
 
 CXXIV.  A  song  of  the  Ascents,  by  David. 
 '  Save /or  Jehovah — who  hath  been  for  us, 
 
 (Pray,  let  Israel  say), 
 "  Save  for  Jehovah — who  hath  been  for  us, 
 
 In  the  rising  up  of  man  against  us, 
 ^  Then  alive  they  had  swallowed  us  up. 
 
 In  the  burning  of  their  anger  against  us, 
 
 *  Then  the  waters  had  overflowed  us. 
 
 The  stream  passed  over  our  soul,  [waters. 
 ^  Then  passed  over  our  soul  had  the  proud 
 "  Blessed  is  Jehovah  who  hath  not  given  us, 
 
 A  prey  to  their  teeth. 
 '■  Our  soul  as  a  bird  hath  escaped  from  a  snare 
 of  fowlers. 
 
 The  snare  was  broken,  and  we  have  escaped. 
 8  Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Maker  of  the  heavens  and  earth! 
 
 CXXV.  A  Song  of  the  Ascents. 
 1  Those  trusting  in  Jehovah  are  as  Mount  Zion, 
 
 It  is  not  moved — to  the  age  it  abideth. 
 ^  Jerusalem!  mountains  are  round  about  her, 
 
 And  Jehovah  is  round  about  His  people. 
 
 From  henceforth  even  unto  the  age. 
 3  For  the  rod  of  wickedness  resteth  not 
 
 On  the  lot  of  the  righteous, 
 
 That  the  righteous  put  not  forth  on  iniquity 
 their  hands. 
 ■*  Do  good,  0  Jehovah,  to  the  good. 
 
 And  to  the  upright  in  their  hearts. 
 '  As  to  those  turning  to  their  crooked  ways, 
 
 Jehovah  causeth  them  to  go  with  workers  of 
 
 Peace  on  Israel !  [iniquity. 
 
 CXXVI.  A  Song  of  the  Ascents. 
 
 ^  In  Jehovah's  turning  back  to  the  captivity 
 We  have  been  as  dreamers.  [of  Zion, 
 
 ^  Then  fiUed  with  laughter  is  our  mouth, 
 And  our  tongue  tvith  singing. 
 Then  do  they  say  among  nations, 
 'Jehovah  did  great  things  with  these.' 
 
 '  Jehovah  did  great  things  with  us. 
 We  have  been  joyful. 
 
 *  Turn  again,  0  Jehovah,  to  our  captivity. 
 As  streams  in  the  south. 
 
 5  Those  sowing  in  tears,  with  singing  do  reap, 
 "  Whoso  goeth  on  and  weepeth. 
 
 Bearing  the  basket  of  seed,  [sheaves ! 
 
 Surely  cometh  in  with  singing,  bearing  his 
 
 CXXVIL  A  Song  of  the  Ascents,  by  Solomon. 
 
 1  If  Jehovah  doth  not  build  the  house. 
 In  vain  have  its  builders  laboured  at  it. 
 If  Jehovah  doth  not  watch  a  city. 
 In  vain  hath  a  watchman  waked. 
 
 -  Vain  for  you  who  are  rising  early, 
 Who  delay  sitting,  eating  the  bread  of  griefs, 
 So  He  giveth  to  His  beloved  one  sleep. 
 
 3  Lo,  an  inheritance  of  Jehovah  are  sons, 
 A  reward  is  the  fruit  of  the  womb. 
 
 •»  As  arrows  in  the  hand  of  a  mighty  one, 
 So  arc  the  sons  of  the  young  men. 
 
 ^  O  the  happiness  of  the  man 
 Who  hath  filled  his  quiver  with  them, 
 393 
 
Ood  the  giver  of  prosperity,    oxxvtti.  1.— PSALMS.— cxxxv.  6. 
 
 GoiVs  choice  of  Zion 
 
 They  are  not  ashamed, 
 
 For  they  speak  with  enemies  in  the  ,i,'ate! 
 
 CXXVIIL  A  Song  of  the  Aseents. 
 '  0  the  h  ax)|  )iii  ess  of  every  one  fearing  Jeho val  i , 
 
 Who  is  wallcinp:  in  His  ways. 
 "  The  labour  of  thy  hands  thoii  surely  eatest, 
 
 Happy  art  thou,  and  good  is  to  thee. 
 ^  Thy  wife  is  as  a  fruitfiil  vine  in  the  sides  of 
 thy  hoiise, 
 Thy  sons  as  olive  plants  around  thy  table. 
 ■*  Lo.  surely  thus  is  the  man  blessed  who  is 
 
 fearing  Jehovah. 
 '  Jehovah  doth  bless  thee  out  of  Zion, 
 Look,  then,  on  the  good  of  Jerusalem, 
 All  the  days  of  thy  life, 
 
 *  And  see  the  sons  of  thy  sons ! 
 Peace  on  Israel ! 
 
 CXXIX.  A  Song  of  the  Ascents. 
 '  Often  they  distressed  me  from  my  youth, 
 Pray,  let  Israel  say: 
 
 *  Often  they  distressed  me  from  my  youth , 
 Yet  they  have  not  prevailed  over  me. 
 
 s  Over  my  back  have  ploughers  ploughed, 
 They  have  made  long  their  fiirrows. 
 
 ■■  Jehovah  is  righteous, 
 He  hath  cut  asunder  cords  of  the  wicked. 
 
 '  Confounded  and  turn  backward  do  all  hating 
 
 *  They  are  as  grass  of  the  roofs,  fZion. 
 That  before  it  was  drawn  oxit  witheceth, 
 
 7  That  hath  not  filled  the  hand  of  a  reaper. 
 And  the  bosom  of  a  binder  of  sheaves. 
 
 8  And  the  passers  by  have  not  said, 
 
 '  The  blessing  of  Jehovah  i.s  on  you. 
 
 We  blessed  you  in  the  Name  of  Jehovah ! ' 
 
 CXXX.  A  Song  of  the  Ascents. 
 J  From  depths  I  have  called.  Thee,  Jehovah. 
 
 -  Lord,  hearken  to  my  voice, 
 
 Thine  ears  are  attentive  to  the  voice  of  my 
 supplications. 
 "  If  iniquities  Thou  dost  observe, 
 0  Lord,  who  doth  stand  ? 
 
 *  But  with  Thee  is  forgiveness,  that  Tliou 
 
 mayest  be  feared. 
 "  I  hoped /or  Jehovah — hoped  hath  my  soul, 
 
 And  for  His  word  I  have  waited. 
 8  My  soul  is  for  the  Lord, 
 
 More  than  those  watching  for  morning, 
 
 Watching  for  morning ! 
 ^  Israel  doth  wait  on  Jehovah, 
 
 For  with  Jehovah  is  kindness, 
 
 And  abundant  vnth  Him  is  redemption: 
 '  And  He  doth  redeem  Israel  from  all  liis 
 iniquities  ! 
 
 CXXXT.  A  Song  of  the  Ascents,  by  David. 
 1  Jehovah,  my  heart  hath  not  been  haughty, 
 Nor  have  mme  eyes  been  high, 
 Nor  have  I  walked  in  great  things, 
 And  in  things  too  wonderful  for  me. 
 
 -  Have  I  not  compared,  and  kept  silent  my 
 Asa  weaned  one  by  its  mother?  [soul, 
 Asa  weaned  one  by  mc  is  my  soul. 
 
 3  Israel  doth  wait  on  Jehovah, 
 From  henceforth,  and  unto  the  age ! 
 
 CXXXIL  A  Song  of  the  Ascents. 
 '  Ilememl)er,  Jehovah,  for  David,  allhisalllic- 
 '  Who  hath  sworn  to  Jehovah.  [tious. 
 
 394 
 
 Ho  liath  vowed  to  tlie  Mighty  One  of  Jacob: 
 ^  '  If  I  enter  into  the  tent  of  my  house, 
 
 If  I  go  \\\)  on  the  couch  of  my  bed, 
 ■'  If  I  give  sleep  to  mine  eyes, 
 
 To  mine  eyelids — slumber, 
 '^  Till  I  do  lind  a  place  for  Jehovah, 
 
 Tabernacles  for  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob. 
 "  '  Lo,  we  have  heard  it  in  Ephratah, 
 
 AVe  have  found  it  in  the  fields  of  the  forest. 
 "  We  come  in  to  His  tabernacles, 
 
 We  bow  ourselves  at  His  footstool. 
 '^  Arise,  0  Jehovah,  to  Tliy  rest, 
 
 Thou,  and  the  ark  of  Thy  strength, 
 •'  Thy  priests  do  put  on  righteousness, 
 
 And  Thy  pious  ones  cry  aloud. 
 1"  For  the  sjike  of  David  Thy  servant, 
 
 Turn  not  back  the  face  of  Thine  anointed. 
 '1  Jehovah  hath  sworn  truth  to  David, 
 
 He  turneth  not  back  from  it : 
 
 Of  the  fruit  of  thy  body,  I  set  on  the  throne 
 for  thee. 
 '"  If  thy  sons  keep  My  covenant, 
 
 And  My  testimonies  that  I  teach  tliein. 
 
 Their  sons  also  for  ever  and  ever. 
 
 Do  sit  on  the  throne  for  thee. 
 '3  For  Jehovah  hath  fixed  on  Zion, 
 
 He  hath  desired  it  for  a  seat  to  Himself, 
 '■*  This  is  My  rest  for  ever  and  ever, 
 
 Here  do  I  sit,  for  I  have  desired  it. 
 '^  Her  provision  I  greatly  bless. 
 
 Her  needy  ones  I  satisfy  with  bread, 
 '"  And  her  priests  I  clothe  trith  salvation, 
 
 And  her  pious  ones  do  sing  aloud. 
 1"  There  I  cause  to  spring  up  a  horn  for  David, 
 
 I  have  arranged  a  lamp  for  Mine  anointed. 
 '^^  His  enemies  I  do  clothe  toith  shame. 
 
 And  upon  him  doth  liis  crown  flourish ! 
 
 CXXXm.  A  Song  of  the  Ascents,  by  David. 
 
 '  Lo,  how  good  and  how  pleasant 
 The  dwelling  of  brethren— even  together ! 
 
 -  As  the  good  oil  on  the  head,  [Aaron, 
 
 Coming  down  on  the  beard,  the  beard  of 
 That  cometh  down  on  the  skirt  of  his  robes, 
 
 3  As  dew  of  Hermon — 
 That  cometh  down  on  hills  of  Zion, 
 Forthere  Jehovah  comraandedtheblessing— 
 Life  unto  the  age ! 
 
 CXXXTV.  A  Song  of  the  Ascents. 
 ^  Lo,  bless  Jehovah,  all  servants  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Wlio  are  standing  in  the  house  of  Jeliovah 
 by  night. 
 ^  Lift  up  your  liands  in  the  sanctuary. 
 
 And  bless  ye  Jehovah. 
 '  Jehovah  doth  bless  thee  out  of  Zion, 
 
 The  maker  of  the  heavens  and  earth  ! 
 
 CXXXV.  »  Praise  ye  Jah  ! 
 
 Praise  ye  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Praise,  ye  servants  of  Jehovah, 
 ^  Who  are  standing  in  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 
 In  the  courts  of  the  house  of  our  (lod. 
 ^  Praise  ye  Jah !  for  Jehovah  is  good. 
 
 Sing  praise  to  His  name,  for  it  i.t  pleasant. 
 ■•  For  Jacob  hatii  Jah  chosen  for  Himself, 
 
 Israel  for  His  iieculiar  treastire. 
 ■''  For  I  have  known  tliat  great  is  .Toliovah, 
 
 Yea,  our  Lord  is  nl)()vo  all  gods. 
 "  All  that  Johovali  iili\isod  He  hath  done. 
 
 In  the  heavens  an 
 
 iili\isod  He 
 d  in  earth. 
 
An  invitation  to  pram. 
 
 oxxxv.  7.— PSALMS.— cxxxix.  1.        The  sorrowa  of  captivitii. 
 
 la  the  seas  and  all  deep  places, 
 '  Causing  vapours  to  ascend  from  the  end 
 of  the  earth, 
 Lightnings  for  the  rain  He  hath  made. 
 Bringing  forth  wind  from  His  treasures. 
 
 *  Wlio  smote  the  first-born  of  Egypt, 
 
 From  man  unto  beast.  [0  Egypt, 
 
 ^  He  sent  tokens  and  wonders  into  9iy  midst, 
 
 On  Pharaoh  and  on  all  his  servants. 
 1"  Wlio  smote  many  nations,  and  slew  strong 
 '^  Even  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorite,        [kings. 
 
 And  Og  king  of  Bashan, 
 
 And  all  kingdoms  of  Canaan. 
 "*  And  He  gave  their  land  an  inheritance. 
 
 An  inheritance  to  Israel  His  people, 
 '^  0  Jehovah,  Thy  name  is  to  the  age, 
 
 0  Jehovah,  Thy  memorial  to  all  generations. 
 '*  For  Jehovah  doth  judge  His  people, 
 
 And  for  His  servants  comforteth  Himself. 
 ''  The  idola  of  the  nations  are  silver  and  gold, 
 
 Work  of  the  hands  of  man. 
 ^^  A  month  they  have,  and  they  speak  not, 
 
 Eyes  they  have,  and  they  see  not, 
 '^  Ears  they  have,  and  they  give  not  ear. 
 
 Nose — there  is  no  breath  in  their  month ! 
 '^  Like  them  are  their  makers, 
 
 Every  one  who  is  trusting  in  them. 
 '*  0  house  of  Israel,  bless  ye  Jehovah, 
 
 0  house  of  Aaron,  bless  ye  Jehovah, 
 ^^  0  house  of  Levi,  bless  ye  Jehovah, 
 
 Those  fearing  Jehovah,  bless  ye  Jehovah. 
 *'  Blessed  is  Jehovah  from  Zion, 
 
 Inhabiting  Jerusalem — praise  ye  Jah ! 
 
 CXXXVL  ^  Give  ye  thanks  to  Jehovah, 
 For  good,  for  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 
 '  Give  ye  thanks  to  the  God  of  gods. 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 
 *  Give  ye  thanks  to  the  Lord  of  lords, 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 
 *  To  Him  domg  great  wonders  by  Himself 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness.  [alone, 
 
 '  To  Him  making  the  heavens  by  understand- 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness.  [ing, 
 
 ®  To  Him  spreadin^the  earth  over  the  waters. 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 ^  To  Him  making  great  lights. 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 8  The  sun  to  rule  by  day, 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 
 *  The  moon  and  stars  to  rule  by  night. 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 
 '«  To  Him  smiting  Egypt  in  their  first-bom, 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  Hjs  kindness. 
 '1  And  bringing  forth  Israel  from  their  midst. 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 '^  By  a  strong  hand,  and  a  stretched-out  arm. 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 "  To  Him  cutting  the  sea  of  Suph  into  parts. 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness, 
 "  And  caused  Israel  to  pass  through  its  midst, 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  Kindness, 
 1'  And  shook  out  Pharaoh  and  his  force  in 
 the  sea  of  Suph,  _ 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 1^  To  Him  leading  His  people  in  a  wilderness. 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 17  To  Him  smiting  great  kings. 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 "8  Yea,  He  doth  slay  honoiirable  kings. 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 
 '9  Even  Sihon  king  of  the  Amorite, 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 '-"  And  Og  king  of  Bashan, 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 "1  And  He  gave  their  land  for  inheritance. 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 --  An  inheritance  to  Israel  His  servant. 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 ^'•^  Who  in  our  lowliness  hath  remembered  us. 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 ^  And  He  delivereth  us  from  our  adversaries, 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 -'  Giving  food  to  all  flesh, 
 
 For  to  the  age  is  His  kindness. 
 "S  Give  ye  thanks  to  the  God  of  the  heavens. 
 
 For  to  the  age  us  His  kindness ! 
 
 CXXXVII.  1  By  rivers  of  Babylon- 
 There  we  did  sit. 
 Yea,  we  wept  when  we  remembered  Zion. 
 
 -  On  willows  m  its  midst  we  hung  our  harps. 
 
 ^  For  there  our  captors  asked  us  the  words  of 
 And  our  spoilers^ oy:  [a  song, 
 
 '  Sing  ye  to  us  of  a  song  of  Zion.' 
 
 ■•  How  do  we  sing  the  song  of  Jehovah, 
 On  the  land  of  a  stranger? 
 
 "*  If  I  forget  thee,  0  Jerusalem,  my  right  hand 
 f  orgetteth ! 
 
 ^  My  tongue  doth  cleave  to  my  palate. 
 If  I  do  not  remember  thee,  [joy- 
 
 If  I  do  not  exalt  Jerusalem  above  my  cnief 
 
 7  Hemember,  Jehovah,  for  the  sons  of  Edom, 
 The  day  of  Jerusalem, 
 Those  saying,  'Rase,  rase  to  its  foundation? 
 
 *  0  daughter  of  Babylon,  0  destroyed  one, 
 0  the  happiness  of  him  who  repayeth  to  thee 
 
 thy  deed. 
 That  thou  hast  done  to  us. 
 
 ^  0  the  happiness  of  him  who  doth  seize, 
 And  hath  dashed  thy  sucklings  on  the  rock  I 
 
 CXXXVm.  By  David. 
 1  I  confess  Thee,  with  all  my  heart. 
 
 Before  the  gods  I  do  praise  Thee. 
 ^  I  bow  myself  toward  Thy  holy  temple, 
 
 And  I  confess  Thy  name. 
 
 For  Thy  kindness,  and  for  Thy  tnith. 
 
 For  Thou  hast  made  great  Thy  saying  above 
 all  Thy  name. 
 3  In  the  day  I  called,  when  Thou  dost  an- 
 swer me,  [strength. 
 
 Thou  dost  strengthen  me  in  my  soul  with 
 ^  0  Jehovah,  all  kings  of  earth  confess  Thee, 
 
 When  they  have  heard  the  sayings  of  Thy 
 mouth. 
 ^  And  they  sing  in  the  ways  of  Jehovah, 
 
 For  great  is  the  honour  of  .lehovah. 
 •»  For  high  is  Jehovah,  and  the  lowly  He  seeth, 
 
 And  the  haughty  from  afar  He  knoweth. 
 
 7  If  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  distress  Thou  quick- 
 
 enest  me. 
 Against  the  anger  of  mine  enemies 
 Thou  sendest  forth  Thy  hand, 
 And  Thy  right  hand  doth  save  me. 
 
 8  Jehovah  doth  perfect  for  me, 
 
 0  Jehovah,  Thy  kindness  is  to  the  age, 
 The  works  of  Thy  hands  let  not  fall  1 
 
 CXXXIX.    To  the  Overseer.— A  Psalm  by 
 David.  [est. 
 
 ^  Jehovah,  Thou  hast  searched  me,  and  know- 
 395 
 
OodCs  omniscience. 
 
 cxxxix.  2.— PSALMS.— cxLii.  7. 
 
 Complanta  and  petitions. 
 
 2  Thou— Thou  hast  known  my  sitting  clown. 
 And  my  rising  up.  [afar. 
 Thou  hast  attended  to  my  thoughts  from 
 
 3  My  path  and  my  couch  Thou  hast  fanned, 
 And  with  all  my  ways  hast  been  acquainted. 
 
 *  For  there  is  not  a  word  in  my  tongue, 
 Lo  0  Jehovah,  Thou  hast  known  it  all! 
 
 5  IJdiind  and  before  Thou  hast  besieged  me, 
 And  Thou  dost  place  on  me  Thy  hand. 
 
 "  Knowledge  too  wonderful  for  me. 
 It  hath  been  set  on  high,  I  am  not  able  for  it. 
 
 7  Whither  do  I  go  from  Thy  Spirit? 
 And  whither  from  Thy  face  do  I  tlee  1 
 
 8  If  I  ascend  the  heavens— there  Thou  ar<, 
 And  spread  out  a  couch  in  Sheol,  lo,  Tliee ! 
 
 *  I  take  the  wings  of  morning, 
 
 I  dwell  in  the  uttermost  part  of  the  sea, 
 >"  Also  there  Thy  hand  dotli  lead  me. 
 
 And  Thy  right  hand  doth  hold  me. 
 "  And  I  say,  '  Surely  darkness  bruiseth  me, 
 
 Then  nignt  is  light  to  me. 
 1-  Also  darkness  hideth  not  from  Thee, 
 
 And  night  as  day  shiueth,  as  is  darkness  so 
 is  light. 
 '3  For  Thou— Thou  hast  possessed  my  reins, 
 
 Thou  dost  cover  me  in  my  mother's  belly. 
 "  I  confess  Thee,  becaiise  that  wi<A  wonders  I 
 have  been  distinguished. 
 
 Wonderful  are  Thy  works. 
 
 And  my  soul  is  knowing  it  well. 
 '"  My  substance  was  not  hid  from  Tliee, 
 
 Wiien  I  was  made  in  secret, 
 
 Curiously  wrought  in  the  lower  part  of  earth. 
 "  Mine  unformed  substance  Thine  eyes  saw. 
 
 And  on  Thy  book  aU  of  them  are  written. 
 
 The  days  they  were  formed — 
 
 And  not  one  among  them.  fthoughts, 
 
 "  And  to  me  how  precious  have  been  Thy 
 
 0  God,  how  great  hath  been  their  sum ! 
 
 *•*  I  recoimt  them!  than  the  sand  they  are  more, 
 
 1  have  waked,  and  I  am  still  with  Thee. 
 "  Dost  Thou  slay,  0  God,  the  wicked? 
 
 Then,  men  of  blood,  turn  aside  from  me! 
 **  Who  exchange  Thee  for  wickedness. 
 
 Lifted  lip  to  vanity  are  Thine  enemies. 
 "  Do  not  I  hate,  Jehovah,  those  hating  Thee? 
 
 And  with  Thy  withstanders  grieve  myself  ? 
 ^  With  perfect  hatred  I  have  hated  them, 
 
 Enenues  they  have  become  to  me. 
 "^  Search  me,  0  God,  and  know  my  heart, 
 
 Try  me,  and  know  my  thoughts,- 
 "  And  see  if  a  grievous  way  be  in  me. 
 
 And  lead  me  in  a  way  age-during ! 
 
 OXL.  To  the  Overseer.— A  Psalm  of  David. 
 1  Deliver  me,  0  Jehovah,  from  an  evil  man. 
 
 From  one  of  violence  Thou  keepest  me. 
 '  Who  have  devised  evils  in  the  heart, 
 
 All  the  day  they  assemble /or  wars. 
 '  They  sharpened  their  tongue  as  a  serpent, 
 
 Poison  of  an  adder    is    under  their  lips. 
 
 Selah.  [wicked, 
 
 *  Preserve  me,  Jehovah,  from  the  hands  of  the 
 
 From  one  of  violence  Thou  keepest  me, 
 
 Who  have  devised  to  overthrow  my  steps. 
 '  The  proud  hid  a  snare  for  me— and  cords, 
 
 They  spread  a  net  by  the  side  of  the  path, 
 
 Snares  they  have  set  for  me.     Selah. 
 «  I  have  saifl  to  Jeliovah,  'My  CJod  art  Thou, 
 
 ■  Hear,  Jeliovah,  tliovoice  of  inynuiii'l''''»'ti*"'f-' 
 
 '  0  Jehovah,  tuy Lord, strengthofniysalvation, 
 
 396 
 
 Tliou  hast  covered  my  head  in  the  day  of 
 armour. 
 *  Grant  not,   0  Jehovah,  the  desires  of  the 
 
 His  wicked  device  bring  not  forth,  [wicked. 
 
 They  are  high.     Selah. 
 '■^  The  chief  of  my  surrouuders. 
 
 The  perverseness  of  their  lips  covereth  them. 
 1"  They  cause  to  fall  on  themselves  burning 
 
 Into  fire  He  doth  cast  them,  [coals, 
 
 Into  deep  pits— they  arise  not.  [earth, 
 
 '1  A  talkative  man  is  not  established  in  the 
 
 One  of  violence — evil  hunteth  to  overflowing. 
 1^  I  have  known  that  Jehovah  doth  execute 
 
 The  judgment  of  the  afflicted. 
 
 The  judgment  of  the  needy. 
 13  Only— the  righteous  give  thanks  toThyname, 
 
 The  upright  do  dwell  with  Thy  presence! 
 
 CXLI.  A  Psalm,  by  David. 
 1  0  Jehovah,  I  have  caUed  Thee,  haste  to  me, 
 Give  ear  to  my  voice  when  I  call  to  Thee. 
 
 -  My  prayer  is  prepared — incense  before  Thee, 
 Tlie  lifting  up  of  my  hands— the  evening  pre- 
 
 3  Set,  0  Jehovah,  a  watch  for  my  mouth,  [sent. 
 
 Watch  Thou  over  the  door  of  my  lips. 
 *  Incline  not  my  heart  to  an  evil  thing, 
 
 To  do  habitually  actions  in  wickedness. 
 
 With  men  working  iniquity. 
 
 Yea,  I  eat  not  of  their  pleasant  things. 
 '  The  righteous  doth  beat  me  in  kindness. 
 
 And  doth  reprove  me. 
 
 Oil  of  the  head  my  head  disalloweth  not. 
 
 For  still  my  prayer  is  about  their  vexations. 
 "  Their  judges  have  been  released  by  the  sides 
 of  a  rock. 
 
 And  they  have  heard  my  sayings, 
 
 For  they  have  been  pleasant. 
 ^  As  one  tilling  and  ripping  up  .in  the  land. 
 
 Have  our  bones  been  scattered  at  the  com- 
 mand of  Saul. 
 8  But  to  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  my  Lord,  arc  mine 
 
 In  Thee  I  have  trusted,  [eyes 
 
 Make  not  bare  my  soul. 
 "  Keep  me  from  the  gin  they  laid  for  me. 
 
 Even  snares  of  workers  of  iniquity. 
 1"  The  wicked  fall  in  their  nets  together,  till  1 
 pass  over ! 
 
 CXLII.  An  Instruction  of  David,   a  Prayer 
 
 when  he  is  in  the  cave. 
 1  My  voice  is  unto  Jehovah,  I  cry, 
 My  voice  is  unto  Jehovah,  I  entreat  grace. 
 
 -  I  pour  forth  before  Him  my  meditation, 
 Whr  distress  before  Him  I  declare. 
 
 3  Wnen  my  spirit  hath  been  feeble  in  me, 
 Then  Thou  liast  known  my  path ; 
 In  the  way  in  which  I  walk, 
 They  have  hid  a  snare  for  me. 
 
 ••  Looting  on  the  right  hand — and  seeing. 
 And  I  have  none  recognizing ; 
 Perished  hath  refuge  from  me. 
 There  is  none  inquiring  for  my  soul. 
 
 *  I  have  cried  unto  thee,  0  Jehovah, 
 I  have  said,  '  Thou  art  my  refuge. 
 My  portion  in  the  land  ot  the  living.' 
 
 "  Attend  Thou  unto  my  loud  crj-, 
 For  I  have  become  very  low, 
 Deliver  Thou  me  from  my  pursuers. 
 For  they  have  been  stronger  than  I. 
 
 ^  Bring  forth  from  prison  my  soul  to  confess 
 Thy  name. 
 
Humble  confidence. 
 
 cxLiii.  1.— PSALMS.— CXI VI.  1.      Orateful  acknowledgements. 
 
 Tlie  righteous  do  compass  me  about,  I 
 
 When  Thou  conferrest  benefits  upon  me  ! 
 
 CXLin.  A  Psalm  of  David. 
 
 ^  0  Jehovah,  hear  my  prayer^ 
 Give  ear  unto  my  supplications. 
 In   Thy  faithfulness  answer  me — in  Thy 
 righteousness.  [servant, 
 
 '  And  enter  not  into  judgment  with  Thy 
 For  no  one  living  is  justified  before  Thee. 
 
 ^  For  an  enemy  hath  pursued  my  soid. 
 He  hath  bruised  to  the  earth  my  life, 
 He  hath  caused  me  to  dwell  in  dark  places. 
 As  the  dead  of  old. 
 
 *  And  my  spirit  in  me  is  become  feeble, 
 Within  me  is  ray  heart  become  desolate. 
 
 ^  I  have  remembered  days  of  old, 
 I  have  meditated  on  all  Thine  acts, 
 On  the  work  of  Thy  hand  I  muse. 
 
 ^  I  have  spread  forth  my  hands  \into  Thee, 
 My  soul  is  as  a  weary  land  for  Thee.  Selah. 
 
 '  Haste,  answer  me,  0  Jehovah, 
 My  spirit  hath  lieen  consumed. 
 Hide  not  Thou  Thy  face  from  me. 
 Or  I  have  been  compared  with  those  going 
 down  to  the  pit. 
 
 8  Cause  me  to  hear  in  the  morning  Thy  kind- 
 For  in  Thee  I  have  trusted,  [ness, 
 
 Cause  me  to  know  the  way  that  1  go. 
 For  unto  Thee  I  liave  lifted  up  my  soul. 
 
 '  Deliver  me  from  mine  enemies,  0  Jehovah, 
 Near  Thee  I  am  covered. 
 
 1"  Teach  me  to  do  Thy  good  pleasure. 
 For  Tliou  art  my  God— Thy  Spirit  is  good, 
 Lead  me  into  a  land  of  uprightness. 
 
 11  For  Thy  name's  sake  0  Jehovah,  Thou  dost 
 quicken  me. 
 In  Thy  righteousuess, 
 Thou  bringest  out  from  distress  my  soul, 
 
 1"  And  inThy  kindness  cuttestofFmine  enemies, 
 And  hast  destroyed  all  the  adversaries  of 
 For  I  am  Thy  servant !  [my  soifl, 
 
 CXLIV.  By  David. 
 
 1  Blessed  is  Jehovah  my  rock,  who  is  teaching 
 My  hands  for  war,  my  fingers  for  battle. 
 
 "  My  kind  one,  and  my  bulwark, 
 My  tower,  and  my  deliverer. 
 My  shield,  and  in  whom  1  have  trusted, 
 Wlio  is  subduing  my  people  under  me  ! 
 
 '  Jehovah,  what  is  man  that  Thou  knowest 
 him? 
 Son  of  man,  that  Thou  esteemest  him? 
 
 *  Man  to  vanity  hath  been  like. 
 
 His  days  are  as  a  shadow  passing  by.  [down, 
 ^  Jehovah,   incline  Thy  heavens  and  come 
 
 Strike  against  mountains,  and  they  smoke. 
 ®  Send  forth  lightning,  and  scatter  them, 
 
 Send  forth  Thine  arrows,  and  trouble  them, 
 ^  Send  forth  Thy  hand  from  on  high, 
 
 Free  me,  and  deliver  me  from  many  waters. 
 
 From  the  hand  of  sons  of  a  stranger, 
 ^  Because  their  mouth  hath  spoken  vanity. 
 
 And  their  right  hand  is  a  right  hand  of  false- 
 hood. 
 '  0  God,  a  new  song  I  sing  to  Thee, 
 
 On  a  psaltery  of  ten  strings  I  sing  praise  to 
 Thee. 
 "  Wlio  is  giving  deliverance  to  kings, 
 
 Who  is  freein;^  David  His  servant  from  the 
 8  word  "<■  eviL 
 
 11  Free  me,  and  deliver  me 
 From  the  hand  of  sons  of  a  stranger. 
 Because  their  mouth  hath  spoken  vanity. 
 And  their  right  hand  is  a  right  hand  of  false- 
 hood, 
 
 1*  Because  our  sons  are  as  plants. 
 Becoming  great  in  their  youth. 
 Our  daughters  as  hewn  stones, 
 Polished — the  likeness  of  a  palace, 
 
 '^  Our  garners  are  full,  bringing  out  from  kind 
 to  kind, 
 Our  flocks  are  bringing  forth  thousands, 
 Ten  thousands  in  our  out-places, 
 
 1*  Our  oxen  are  carrying,  there  is  no  breach, 
 And  there  is  no  outgoing, 
 And  there  is  no  crying  in  our  broad  places. 
 
 1^  0  the  happiness  of  the  people  that  is  thus, 
 0  the  happiness  of  the  people  whose  God  is 
 Jehovah ! 
 
 CXLV.  Praise  by  David. 
 
 I  I  exalt  Thee,  my  God,  0  king, 
 
 And  bless  Thy  name  to  the  age  and  for  ever. 
 ^  Every  day  do  I  bless  Thee, 
 
 And  praise  Thy  name  to  the  age  and  for 
 ever. 
 3  Great  is  Jehovah ,  and  praised  greatly. 
 
 And  of  His  greatness  there  is  no  searching. 
 
 *  Generationto  generation  praiseth  Thy  works, 
 And  Thy  mighty  acts  they  declare. 
 
 *  The  honour — the  glory  of  Thy  majesty. 
 And  the  matters  of  Thy  wonders  I  declare. 
 
 *  And  the  strength  of  Thy  fearful  acts  they 
 And  Thy  greatness  I  recount.  [tell, 
 
 ^  The  memorial  of  the  abundance  of  Thy 
 goodness  they  send  forth. 
 
 And  Thy  righteousness  they  sing. 
 ^  Gracious  and  merciful  is  Jehovah, 
 
 Slow  to  auger,  and  great  in  kindness. 
 ®  Good  is  Jehovah  to  all, 
 
 And  His  mercies  are  over  all  His  works. 
 1'  Confess  Thee  O  Jehovah,  do  all  Thy  works, 
 
 And  Thy  saints  do  bless  Thee. 
 
 II  The  honour  of  Thy  kingdom  they  tell. 
 And  of  Thy  might  they  speak, 
 
 1^  To  make  known  to  sons  of  men  His  mighty 
 acts. 
 
 The  honour  of  the  majesty  of  His  kingdom. 
 13  Thy  kingdom  is  a  kingdom  of  all  ages, 
 
 Ancl  Thy  dominion  is  in  aU  generations. 
 1*  Jehovah  is  supporting  aU  who  are  falling. 
 
 And  raising  up  all  who  are  bowed  down. 
 1^  The  eyes  of  all  unto  Thee  do  look, 
 
 And  Thou  art  giving  to  them  their  food  in 
 its  season, 
 1"  Opening  Thy  hand,  and  satisfying 
 
 The  desire  of  every  living  thing. 
 1^  Righteous  is  Jehovah  in  all  His  ways, 
 
 And  kind  in  all  His  works. 
 18  Near  is  Jehovah  to  all  those  calling  Him, 
 
 To  all  who  call  Him  in  truth. 
 1**  The  desire  of  those  fearing  Him  He  doth. 
 
 And  their  cry  He  heareth,  and  saveth  them. 
 '^^  Jehovah  preserveth  all  those  loving  Him, 
 
 And  all  tne  wicked  He  destroyeth. 
 ''I  The  praise  of  Jehovah  my  mouth  speaketli, 
 
 And  all  flesh  doth  bless  His  holy  name. 
 
 To  the  age  and  for  ever ! 
 
 CXLVI.  1  Praise  ye  Jah ! 
 Praise,  0  my  sold,  Jehovah. 
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77i«  Divine  bounty. 
 
 cxLVT.  2.— PSALMS.— CL.  6. 
 
 Invitation  to  praise 
 
 '  T  praise  Jehovah  duriuK  my  life, 
 J  sing  praise  to  my  God  while  I  exist. 
 
 ^  Trust  not  in  jirinces — iu  a  son  of  man, 
 For  he  hath  no  deliverance. 
 
 *  His  spirit  goeth  forth,  he  returueth  to  his 
 
 earth. 
 In  that  day  have  his  thoughts  perished. 
 
 '  0  the  haupiness  of  him 
 AVho  hatn  the  Gud  of  Jacob  for  his  help, 
 His  hope  w  on  Jehovah  his  God, 
 
 "  Making  the  heavens  and  earth. 
 The  sea  and  all  tliat  Is  in  them, 
 Wlio  is  keeping  truth  to  the  age, 
 
 ^  Doing  judgment  for  the  oppressed, 
 Giving  bread  to  the  hungry. 
 
 8  Jehovah  is  loosing  the  prisoners, 
 Jehovah  is  opening  (the  eyes  of)  the  blind, 
 Jehovah  is  raising  the  bowed  down, 
 Jehovah  is  loving  the  righteous, 
 
 *  Jehovah  is  preser\'ing  the  strangers. 
 
 The  fatherless  and  widow  He  causeth  to 
 
 stand. 
 And  the  way  of  the  wicked  He  turneth  up- 
 side down. 
 1"  Jehovah  doth  reign  to  the  age. 
 Thy  God,  0  Zion,  to  generation  and  genera- 
 Praise  ye  Jah  !  [tion, 
 
 CXLVII.  1  Praise  ye  Jah! 
 
 For  it  is  good  to  praise  our  God, 
 
 For  pleasant — comely  is-  praise. 
 ^  Building  Jerusalem  is  Jehovah, 
 
 The  driven  away  of  Israel  He  gathereth. 
 ^  Who  is  giviiii;  healing  to  the  broken  of  heart, 
 
 And  is  binding  up  their  griefs. 
 
 *  Api)ointing  the  niunber  of  tlie  stars. 
 To  all  them  He  giveth  names. 
 
 °  Great  is  our  Lord,  and  abundant  in  power, 
 Of  His  understanding  there  is  uo  narration. 
 
 ^  Jehovah  is  causing  the  meek  to  stand. 
 Making  low  the  wicked  unto  the  earth. 
 
 ^  Answer  ye  to  Jehovah  with  thanksgiNdng, 
 Sing  ye  to  our  God  with  a  harp. 
 
 *  Who  is  covering  the  heavens  with  clouds, 
 Who  is  preparing  for  the  earth  rain, 
 Who  is  causinr;  grass  to  spriug  up  on  moun- 
 
 *  Giving  to  the  beast  its  food,  [tains. 
 To  the  young  of  the  ravens  that  call. 
 
 ^^  Not  in  the  might  of  the  horse  doth  He  de- 
 
 Not  in  the  legs  of  a  man  is  He  jileased.  [light, 
 '1  Jehovah  is  pleased  with  those  fearing  Him, 
 
 With  those  waiting  for  His  Idndness. 
 '^  Glorify,  0  Jenisalem,  Jehovah, 
 
 Praise  thy  God,  0  Zion. 
 ''  For  He  did  strengthen  the  bars  of  thv  gates, 
 
 He  hath  blessed  thy  sous  in  thy  midst. 
 ^*  Wlio  is  making  thv  border  iicace, 
 
 With  the  fat  of  wheat  He  satistieth  Thee, 
 i"'  Who  is  sending  forth  His  saying  on  earth. 
 
 Very  speedily  doth  His  word  run. 
 '^  Who  is  giving  snow  like  wool. 
 
 Hoar-frost  as  ashe.<?  He  scattereth. 
 '^  (Jastiug  forth  His  ice  like  morsels. 
 
 Before  His  cold  who  doth  stand? 
 18  He  sendeth  forth  His  word  and  melteth 
 them. 
 
 He  causeth  His  wind  to  blow — the  waters 
 "  Declaring  His  wonls  to  Jacob,  [flow. 
 
 His  statutes  and  His  judgments  to  Israel. 
 •*'  He  hath  not  done  so  to  any  nation. 
 
 As  to  judgments,  they  have  not  known  them. 
 398 
 
 Praise  ye  Jah ! 
 
 CXLVIII.  1  Praise  ye  Jah  ! 
 Praise  ye  Jehovah  from  the  heavens. 
 Praise  ye  Him  in  high  places. 
 
 -  Praise  ye  Him,  all  His  messengers. 
 Praise  ye  Him,  all  His  hosts. 
 
 ^  Praise  ye  Him,  sun  and  moon. 
 Praise  ye  Him,  all  stars  of  light. 
 
 *  Praise  ye  Him,  heavens  of  heavens. 
 
 And  ye  waters  that  are  above  the  heavens. 
 ^  They  do  praise  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 
 For  He  commanded,  and  tliey  were  created. 
 •^  And  Ho  establisheth  them  for  ever  to  the  age, 
 
 A  statute  He  gave,  and  they  pass  not  over. 
 ^  Praise  ye  Jehovah  from  the  earth, 
 
 Dragons  and  all  deeps, 
 8  Fire  and  hail,  snow  and  vapour, 
 
 Whirlwind  doing  His  word; 
 ^  The  mountains  and  all  heights, 
 
 Fruit  tree,  and  all  cedars, 
 1"  The  wild  beast,  and  all  cattle. 
 
 Creeping  thing,  and  winged  bird, 
 11  Kings  of  earth,  and  all  lieoples, 
 
 Cliiefs,  and  all  judges  of  earth, 
 ''Young  men,  and  also  maidens. 
 
 Aged  men,  with  youths, 
 1'  Theyjiraise  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 
 For  Hjs  name  alone  hath  been  set  on  high, 
 
 His  honour  is  above  earth  and  heavens. 
 1*  And  He  exalteth  the  horn  of  His  people. 
 
 The  praise  of  all  His  saints. 
 
 Of  the  sons  of  Israel,  a  people  near  Him. 
 
 Praise  ye  Jah ! 
 
 CXLIX.  1  Praise  ye  Jah ! 
 Sing  ye  to  Jehovah  a  new  song. 
 His  praise  in  an  assembly  of  saints. 
 
 -  Israel  doth  rejoice  in  his  Maker, 
 Sons  of  Zion  do  joy  in  their  king. 
 
 ^  Thev  praise  His  name  in  a  dance. 
 With  timbrel  and  harj)  sing  ])raise  to  Him. 
 
 ■*  For  Jehovah  is  pleased  with  His  people, 
 He  beautifieth  tlie  humble  with  salvation. 
 
 *  Exult  do  saints  in  honour, 
 They  sing  aloud  on  theii"  beds. 
 
 ^  The  exaltation  of  God  is  in  their  throat, 
 ^  And  a  two-edged  sword  in  their  hand. 
 '  'J'o  do  vengeance  among  nations, 
 
 Punisliments  among  the  peoples. 
 ^  To  bind  their  kings  with  chams. 
 
 And  their  honoured  ones  with  fetters  of  iron, 
 "  To  do  among  tliem  the  judgment  written, 
 
 Au  honour  it  w  for  aU  his  saints. 
 
 Praise  ye  Jah! 
 
 CL.  1  Praise  ye  Jah ! 
 Praise  ye  God  in  His  holy  place. 
 Praise  Him  in  the  exj)anse  of  His  strength. 
 
 -  I'raiso  Him  in  His  mighty  acts. 
 
 Praise  Him  according  to  the  abundance  of 
 His  greatness. 
 ^  Praise  Him  with  blowing  of  trumpet, 
 
 Praise  Him  with  psaltery  and  harp. 
 ■•  Praise  Him  with  timbrel  and  dance. 
 
 Praise  Him  with  stringed  instruments  and 
 organ. 
 ■*  I'raiso  Him  witli  cymbals  of  sounding, 
 
 i'raisc  Him  with  cymbals  of  shouting. 
 ^  All  tliat  dotli  breathe  doth  praise  Jab! 
 
 Praise  ye  Jah! 
 
PKOVEKBS 
 
 I.  ^  Proverbs  of  Solomon,  son  of  Davad,  king 
 of  Israel : 
 
 *  For  knowing  ■wisdom  and  instriiction, 
 For  understaudiuf;  sayings  of  intelligence, 
 
 3  For  receiving  the  instruction  of  wisdom, 
 ilighteousness,  judgment,  and  iiprightness, 
 
 *  For  giving  to  simple  ones — prudence, 
 To  a  youth — knowledge  and  discretion. 
 
 ^  (The  wise  doth  hear  and  increaseth  learning, 
 And  the  intelligent  doth  obtain  counsels.) 
 
 ^  For  understanding  a  proverb  and  its  sweet- 
 ness. 
 Words  of  the  wise  and  their  acute  sayings. 
 
 ^  Fear  of  Jehovah  is  a  beginning  of  knowledge. 
 Wisdom  and  instruction  fools  have  despised ! 
 
 8  Hear,  my  son,  the  instruction  of  thy  father, 
 
 And  leave  not  the  law  of  thy  mother, 
 ^  For  a  graceful  wreath  are  they  to  thy  head, 
 
 And  chains  to  thy  neck. 
 "'  My  sou,  if  sinners  entice  thee  be  not  vdlling. 
 '^  If  they  say,  '  Come  with  us,  we  lay  wait  for 
 blood. 
 
 We  watch  secretly  for  the  innocent  with- 
 out cause, 
 '^  We  swallow  them  as  Sheol — alive. 
 
 And  whole — as  those  going  down  to  the  pit, 
 '^  Every  precious  substance  we  find, 
 
 We  fill  our  houses  with  spoil, 
 '■*  Thy  lot  thou  dost  cast  among  us. 
 
 One  ]iurse  is — to  all  of  us.' 
 ■^  My  sou !  go  not  in  the  way  with  them. 
 
 Withhold  thy  foot  from  their  path, 
 '^  For  their  feet  to  evil  do  run, 
 
 And  they  haste  to  shed  blood. 
 '^  Surely  in  vain  is  the  net  spread  out  before 
 
 the  eyes  of  any  bird. 
 18  And  they  for  their  own  blood  lay  wait, 
 
 They  watch  secretly  for  their  own  lives. 
 '"  So  are  the  paths  of  every  gainer  of  dishonest 
 gain, 
 
 Tlie  life  of  its  owners  it  taketh. 
 2"  Wisdom  in  an  out-place  crieth  aloud. 
 
 In  broad  places  she  giveth  forth  her  voice, 
 -^  At  the  head  of  the  multitudes  she  caUeth, 
 
 In  the  openings  of  the  gates. 
 
 In  the  city  her  sayings  she  saith: 
 ^^ '  Till  when,  ye  simple,  do  ye  love  simplicity  ? 
 
 And  have  scorners  their  scorning  desired  ? 
 
 And  do  fools,  hate  knowledge  ? 
 ^  Turn  back  at  my  reproof,  lo,  I  pour  forth  to 
 you  my  spirit, 
 
 I  make  known  my  words  with  you. 
 ^  Because  I  have  called,  and  ye  refuse, 
 
 I  stretched  out  my  hand,  and  none  is  attend- 
 *''  And  ye  slight  all  my  counsel,  [ing, 
 
 And  my  reproof  ye  have  not  desired. 
 *®  I  also  in  your  calamity  do  laugh, 
 
 I  deride  when  your  fear  cometh, 
 ^  When  your  fear  cometh  as  destruction, 
 
 A  udyour  calamity  as  a  hurricane  doth  come, 
 
 ^^^len  on  you  come  adversity  and  distress. 
 ^  Tlaeu  they  call  me,  and  I  do  not  answer, 
 
 They  seek  me  earnestly,  and  find  me  not. 
 "*  Because  that  they  have  hated  knowledge. 
 
 And  the  fear  of  Jehovah  have  not  chosen. 
 ^"^  They  have  not  consented  to  my  counsel, 
 
 They  have  despised  all  my  reproof, 
 ^>  And  they  eat  of  the  fruit  of  their  way, 
 
 And  from  their  own  counsels  they  are  filled. 
 3-  For  the  turning  of  the  simple  slayeth  them. 
 
 And  the  secxirity  of  the  foolish  destroyeth 
 them. 
 33  And  whoso  is  hearkening  to  me  dwelleth 
 confidently. 
 
 And  is  quiet  from  fear  of  evil ! ' 
 
 n.  ^  My  son,  if  thou  dost  accept  ray  sayings. 
 And  my  commands  dost  lay  up  with  thee, 
 
 "  To  cause  thine  ear  to  attend  to  wisdom, 
 Thou  inclinest  thy  heart  to  understanding, 
 
 3  For,  if  for  intelligence  thou  callest. 
 For  understanding  givest  forth  thy  voice, 
 
 *  If  thou  dost  seek  her  as  silver. 
 
 And  as  hid  treasures  searchest  for  her, 
 
 *  Then  understandest  thou  fear  of  Jehovah, 
 And  knowledge  of  God  thou  tindest. 
 
 ^  For  Jehovah  giveth  wisdom. 
 From   His  mouth   knowledge  and  under 
 standing. 
 
 7  Even  to  lay  up  for  the  upright  substance, 
 A  shield  for  those  walking  uprightly. 
 
 8  To  keeij  the  paths  of  judgment. 
 
 And  the  way  of  His  saints  He  preserveth. 
 "  Then  understandest  thou  righteousness. 
 
 And  judgment,  and  uprightness — every  good 
 path. 
 !*•  For  wisdom  cometh  into  thy  heart, 
 
 And  knowledge  to  thy  soul  is  pleasant; 
 ^1  Thoughtful uess  doth  watch  over  thee, 
 
 Understanding  doth  keep  thee, 
 ^-  To  deliver  thee  from  an  evil  way, 
 
 From  any  speaking  froward  things, 
 ^3  Who  are  forsaking  paths  of  uprightness, 
 
 To  walk  in  ways  of  darkness, 
 ^*  Who  are  rejoicing  to  do  evil, 
 
 They  delight  in  frowardness  of  the  wicked, 
 ^■'  Whose  paths  are  crooked, 
 
 Yea,  they  are  perverted  in  their  ways. 
 1"  To  deliver  thee  from  the  strange  woman, 
 
 From  the  stranger  who  hath  made  smooth 
 her  sayings, 
 1^  Who  is  forsaking  the  guide  of  her  youth. 
 
 And  the  covenant  of  her  God  hath  forgotten. 
 1®  For  her  house  hath  inclined  imto  death. 
 
 And  unto  llei^haim  her  paths. 
 1^  None  going  in  unto  her  tiu-n  back. 
 
 Nor  do  they  reach  the  paths  of  life. 
 ""  That  thou  dost  go  in  the  way  of  the  good. 
 
 And  the  paths  of  the  righteous  dost  keep. 
 ^^  For  the  upright  do  inhabit  the  earth. 
 
 And  the  perfect  are  left  ixi  it, 
 --  And  the  wicked  from  the  earth  are  cut  off. 
 
 And  treacherous  dealers  plucked  out  of  it! 
 
 III.  ^My  son !  my  law  forget  not. 
 
 And  my  commands  let  thy  heart  keep, 
 '  For  length  of  days  and  years, 
 
 Life  and  peace  they  do  add  to  thee. 
 3  Let  not  kindness  and  truth  forsake  thee, 
 399 
 
Benefits  cmferred  hy  wisdom.        in.  4.— PROVERBS.— v.  2. 
 
 Parental  instructions. 
 
 Bind  them  on  thy  neck, 
 
 Write  them  on  the  tablet  of  thy  heart, 
 *  And  find  grace  and  good  iinderstandiuK 
 
 In  the  eyes  of  God  and  man. 
 '  TruBt  unto  Jehovah  with  all  thy  heart, 
 
 And  unto  thine  own  understanding  lean  not. 
 ^  In  all  thy  ways  know  thou  Him, 
 
 And  He  doth  make  straight  thy  paths. 
 '  Be  not  wise  in  thine  own  eyes, 
 
 Fear  Jehovah,  and  turn  aside  from  evil. 
 '  Healing  it  is  to  thy  navel. 
 
 And  moistening  to  thy  bones. 
 '  Honour  Jehovah  from  thy  substance. 
 
 And  from  the  beginningof  all  thine  increase; 
 '  And  tilled  arc  thy  bams  witlb  plenty. 
 
 And  with  new  wine  thy  presses  break  forth. 
 ^  Chastisementof  Jehovah,  myson.dcspisenot, 
 
 And  be  not  vexed  with  His  reproof, 
 '  For  whom  Jehovah  lovetli  He  rcprovetli. 
 
 Even  as  a  father  tlie  son  He  is  pleased  with. 
 '  O  the  happiness  of  a  mau  who  hath  found 
 wisdom, 
 
 And  of  a  man  luho  bringeth  forth  under- 
 standing. 
 '  F'or  better  is  her  merchandise 
 
 Than  the  merchandise  of  silver, 
 
 And  than  gold — her  increase. 
 '  Precious  she  is  above  rubies. 
 
 And  all  thy  pleasures  are  not  comparable 
 to  her. 
 '  Length  of  days  is  in  her  right  hand. 
 
 In  her  left  are  wealtli  and  honour. 
 ^  Hei  ways  are  ways  of  pleasantness. 
 
 And  all  her  paths  are  peace. 
 '  A  treo  of  life  she  is  to  those  laying  hold 
 on  her. 
 
 And  v/hoso  is  retaining  her  is  happy. 
 '  Jehovah  by  wisdom  did  found  the  earth. 
 
 He  prepared  the  heavens  by  understanding. 
 '  By  His  knowledge  depths  have  been  rent. 
 
 And  clouds  do  dirop  dew. 
 
 My  eon !  let  them  not  turn  from  thine  eyes, 
 
 Keep  thou  wisdom  and  thoughtfulness, 
 ■  And  they  are  life  to  thy  soul,  and  grace  to  thy 
 
 neck. 
 '  Then  thou  goest  thy  way  confidently. 
 
 And  thy  foot  doth  not  stumble. 
 'If  thou  liest  down,  thou  art  not  afraid, 
 
 Yea,  thou  hast  lain  down, 
 
 And  sweet  hath  been  thy  sleep. 
 '  Be  not  afraid  of  sudden  fear, 
 
 And  of  the  desolation  of  the  wicked  when  it 
 cometh. 
 
 For  Jehovah  is  at  thy  side. 
 
 And  He  hath  kept  thy  foot  from  capture. 
 
 Withhold  not  good  from  its  owners. 
 
 When  tliy  hand  is  toward  God  to  do  it. 
 '  Say  not  thou  to  thy  friend, 
 
 'Go,  and  return,  and  to-morrow  I  give,' 
 
 And  substance  with  thee. 
 
 Devise  not  against  thy  ncighljour  evil, 
 
 And  he  sitting  confidently  with  thee. 
 
 Strive  not  with  a  man  without  cause. 
 
 If  he  have  not  done  thee  evil. 
 
 Be  not  envious  of  a  man  of  violence, 
 
 Nor  fix  thou  on  any  of  his  ways. 
 
 For  an  abomination  to  Jehovah  is  the  per- 
 verted. 
 
 And  witi)  the  upright  i*  His  secret  counsel. 
 '  Tlie  curse  of  Jehovah  ia  in  the  house  of  the 
 wicked. 
 
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 And  the  habitation  of  the  righteous  He  bles- 
 ^  If  the  scorners  He  doth  scorn,  [seth. 
 
 Yet  to  the  humble  He  doth  give  grace. 
 35  Honour  do  the  wise  inherit. 
 
 And  fools  are  bearing  away  shame  ! 
 
 IV.  1  Hear,  ye  sons,  the  instruction  of  afather, 
 And  give  attention  to  know  imderstanding. 
 
 -  For  good  learning  I  have  given  to  you. 
 
 My  law  forsake  not. 
 3  For,  a  son  I  have  been  to  my  father — tender, 
 
 And  an  only  one  before  my  mother. 
 •*  And  he  directeth'me,  and  he  saith  to  me : 
 '  Let  thy  heart  retain  my  ^yords, 
 Keep  my  commands,  and  live. 
 '  Get  wisdom,  get  understanding, 
 Do  not  forget,  nor  turn  away 
 From  the  sayings  of  my  mouth. 
 "  Forsake  her  not,  and  she  doth  preserve  theo. 
 
 Love  her,  and  she  doth  keep  thee. 
 ^  The  first  thing  is  wisdom — get  wisdom. 
 
 And  with  all  thy  getting  get  under.standing. 
 8  Exalt  her,  and  she  doth  lift  thee  up. 
 She  honoureth thee,  when  thou  dost  embrace 
 her. 
 "  She  giveth  to  thy  head  a  wreath  of  grace, 
 A  crown  of  beauty  she  doth  give  thee  freely. 
 '"  Hear,  my  son,  and  receive  my  sayings, 
 
 And  years  of  life  are  multiplied  to  thee. 
 11  In  a  way  of  wisdom  I  have  directed  thee, 
 I  have  caused  thee  to  tread  in  paths  of 
 uprightness. 
 '-  In  thy  wallving  thy  step  is  not  straitened, 
 And  if  thou  runnest,  thou  stumblest  not. 
 "  Lay  hold  on  instrucfjion,  do  not  desist, 
 
 Keep  her,  for  she  is  thy  life. 
 1^  Into  the  path  of  the  ^vicked  enter  not, 
 
 And  be  not  happy  in  a  way  of  evil  doers. 
 '^  Avoid  it,  pass  not  over  into  it. 
 
 Turn  aside  from  it,  and  pass  on. 
 1^  For  they  sleep  not  if  they  do  not  evil. 
 And  their  sleep  hath  been  taken  violently 
 If  they  cause  not  some  to  stumble,    [away, 
 '^  For  they  have  eaten  bread  of  wickedness. 
 
 And  wine  of  violence  they  drink. 
 18  And  the  path  of  the  righteous  is  as  a  shining 
 light. 
 Going  and  brightening  till  the  day  is  esta- 
 blished, 
 1-'  The  way  of  the  wicked  is  as  darkness. 
 
 They  have  not  known  at  what  tliey  stumble. 
 -"  My  son,  to  my  words  give  attention. 
 
 To  my  sayings  incline  thine  car, 
 -'  Let  tlicm  not  turn  aside  from  thine  eyes. 
 Preserve  them  in  tl)C  midst  of  thy  heart. 
 --  For  life  they  are  to  those  finding  them, 
 
 And  to  all  their  flesli  healing. 
 -3  Above  every  charge  keep  thy  heart, 
 
 For  out  of  it  are  the  outgoings  of  life. 
 -■*  Turn  aside  from  thee  a  froward  mouth, 
 
 And  perverse  lips  put  far  from  tiice, 
 ^  Thine  eyes  do  look  straightforward. 
 
 And  thine  eyelids  look  straight  before  thee. 
 -''  Ponder  thou  the  path  of  thy  feet. 
 And  all  thy  ways  are  established. 
 -"  Incline  Moi  to  the  right  or  to  the  left, 
 Turn  aside  thy  foot  from  evil ! 
 
 V.  1  My  son  !  to  my  wiedom  give  attention. 
 To  mine  understanding  incline  thine  ear, 
 
 •  To  observe  thoughtfulness, 
 
Caution  against  senauality. 
 
 V.  3.— PROVERBS.— vn.  6. 
 
 The  seven  abominatiotui. 
 
 And  knowledge  do  thy  lips  keep. 
 ^  For  the  lips  of  a  strange  woman  drop  honey, 
 And  smoother  than  od  is  her  mouth, 
 
 *  And  her  latter  end  is  bitter  as  wormwood, 
 Sharp  as  a  sword  with  months. 
 
 '  Her  leet  are  going  down  to  death, 
 
 Sheol  do  her  steps  take  hold  of. 
 ^  The  path  of  life— lest  thou  ponder. 
 
 Moved  have  her  paths — thou  knowest  not. 
 ^  And  now,  ye  sons,  hearken  to  me. 
 
 And  turn  not  from  sayings  of  my  mouth. 
 8  Keep  far  from  off  her  thy  way, 
 
 And  come  not  near  unto  the  opening  of  her 
 '  Lest  thou  give  to  others  thy  honoiir,  [house. 
 
 And  thy  years  to  the  fierce, 
 "*  Lest  strangers  be  tilled  with  thy  power. 
 
 And  thy  labours  in  the  hoiise  of  a  stranger, 
 1*  And  thou  hast  howled  in  thy  latter  end. 
 
 In  the  consumption  of  thy  flesh  and  thy  food, 
 •^  And  hast  said, 'How  have  I  hated  instruction. 
 
 And  reproof  hath  my  heart  despised, 
 '^  And  I  liave  not  hearkened  to  the  voice  of 
 my  directors,  [ear. 
 
 And  to  my  teachers  have  not  inclined  mine 
 •^  As  a  little  thing  I  have  been  in  all  evil. 
 
 In  the  midst  of  an  assembly  and  a  company. 
 "^  Drink  waters  out  of  thine  own  cistern, 
 
 Even  flowing  ones  out  of  thine  own  well. 
 '^  Let  thy  fountains  be  scattered  abroad, 
 
 In  broad  places  rividets  of  waters. 
 1^  Let  them  DC  to  thee  for  thyself, 
 
 And  not  to  stranjjers  with  thee. 
 '*  Let  thy  foimtaiu  be  blessed. 
 
 And  rejoice  becauseof  the  wife  of  thy  youth, 
 ^  A  hind  of  loves,  and  a  roe  of  grace  I 
 
 Let  her  loves  satisfy  thee  at  all  times, 
 
 In  her  love  magnify  thyself  continually. 
 -"  And  why  dost  thou  magnify  thyself. 
 
 My  son,  with  a  stranger? 
 
 And  embrace  the  bosom  of  a  strange  woman  ? 
 "  For  over-against  the  eyes  of  Jehovah  are 
 the  ways  of  each, 
 
 And  all  his  paths  He  is  pondering. 
 '"  His  own  iniquities  do  captivre  the  wicked. 
 
 And  with  the  ropes  of  his  sin  he  is  holden. 
 '^  He  dieth  without  instructiouj 
 
 And  in  the  abundance  of  his  folly  magni- 
 fleth  himself! 
 
 VI.  1  My  son !  if  thou  hast  been  surety  for 
 thy  friend. 
 Hast  stricken  for  a  stranger  thy  hand, 
 '  Hast  been  snared  with  sayings  of  thy  mouth. 
 Hast  been  captiired  with  sayings  of  thy 
 mouth, 
 
 *  Do  this  now,  my  son,  and  be  delivered. 
 For  thou  hast  come  into  the  hand  of  thy 
 
 friend. 
 Go,  trample  on  thyself,  and  strengthen  thy 
 
 *  Give  not  sleep  to  thine  eyes,  [friend. 
 And  slumber  to  thine  eyelids, 
 
 ^  Be  delivered  as  a  roe  from  the  hand, 
 
 And  as  a  bird  from  the  hand  of  a  fowler. 
 '  Go  unto  the  ant,  0  slothfid  one, 
 
 See  her  ways  and  be  wise ; 
 ^  Which  hath  not  captain,  overseer,  and  ruler, 
 8  She  doth  prepare  in  simimer  her  bread, 
 
 Slie  hath  gathered  in  harvest  her  food. 
 »  Till  when,  0  slothfid  one,  dost  thou  lie  ? 
 
 Wlien  dost  thou  arise  from  thy  sleep  ? 
 "o  A  little  sleep,  a  little  slumber, 
 2c 
 
 A  little  clasping  of  the  hands  to  rest, 
 1'  And  thy  poverty  Jiath  come  as  a  traveller, 
 
 And  thy  want  as  an  armed  )nau. 
 '-  A  man  of  worthlessness,  a  man  of  iniquity, 
 
 Walking  with  perverseness  of  mouth, 
 '3  Winking  with  his  eyes,  speaking  with  his 
 
 Directing  with  his  fingers,  [feet, 
 
 '•*  Frowardness  is  in  his  heart,   devising  evil 
 
 Contentions  he  sendeth  fortli.  [at  all  times, 
 "  Therefore  suddenly  cometh  his  calamity. 
 
 Instantly  he  is  broken — and  no  healing. 
 ^°  These  six  hath  Jehovah  hated. 
 
 Yea,  seven  are  abominations  to  His  soul  • 
 '^  Eyes  high— tongues  false — 
 
 And  hands  shedding  innocent  blood— 
 IS  A  heart  devising  thoughts  of  vanity — 
 
 Feet  hasting  to  run  to  evil — 
 ^^  A  false  witness  who  doth  breathe  oiit  lies — 
 
 And  one  sending  forth  contentions  between 
 brethren. 
 ^^  Keep,  my  son,  the  command  of  thy  father. 
 
 And  leave  not  the  law  of  thy  mother. 
 ^^  Bind  them  on  thy  heart  continually. 
 
 Tie  them  on  thy  neck. 
 ^  In  thy  going  up  and  down,  it  leadeth  thee, 
 
 In  thy  lying  down,  it  watcheth  over  thee, 
 
 And  thou  hast  awaked — it  talketh  with  thee. 
 -^  For  a  lamp  is  the  command. 
 
 And  the  law  a  light. 
 
 And  a  way  of  life  are  reproofs  of  instruction, 
 •'*  To  preserve  thee  from  an  evil  woman. 
 
 From  the  flattery  of  the  tongiie  of  a  strange 
 ^  Desire  not  her  beauty  in  thy  heart,  [woman. 
 
 And  let  her  not  take  thee  with  her  eyelids. 
 "'  For  a  harlot  consumeth  unto  a  cake  of  bread. 
 
 And  an  adulteress  the  precious  soul  himteth. 
 '^  Doth  a  man  take  fire  into  his  bosom. 
 
 And  are  his  garments  not  burnt  ? 
 ^  Doth  a  man  walk  on  the  hot  coals. 
 
 And  are  his  feet  not  scorched  ? 
 "^  So  is  he  who  hath  gone  in  unto  the  wife  of 
 his  neighbour, 
 
 None  who  doth  touch  her  is  innocent. 
 ^•^  They  do  not  despise  the  thief,         [himgry, 
 
 When  he  stealetn  to  fill  his  soul  when  he  ia 
 ^^  And  being  found  he  repayeth  sevenfold. 
 
 All  the  substance  of  his  house  he  giveth. 
 ^^  He  who  coinmitteth  adultery  with  a  woman 
 lacketh  heart. 
 
 He  is  destroying  his  soul  who  doth  it. 
 ^^  A  stroke  and  shame  he  doth  find, 
 
 And  his  reproach  is  not  wiped  away, 
 ^  For  jealousy  is  the  fury  of  a  man. 
 
 And  he  doth  not  spare  in  a  day  of  vengeance. 
 ^^  He  accepteth  not  the  appearance  of  any 
 
 Yea,  he  doth  not  consent,  [atonement. 
 
 Though  thou  dost  multiply  bribes ! 
 
 VII.  1  My  son  !  keep  my  sayings. 
 
 And  my  commands  lay  uji  with  thee. 
 -  Keep  my  commands,  and  live. 
 
 And  my  law  as  the  pupil  of  thine  eye. 
 ^  Bind  them  on  thy  fingers. 
 
 Write  them  on  the  tablet  of  thy  heart. 
 ■*  Say  to  wisdom,  '  My  sister  Tliou  art.' 
 
 And  cry  to  understanding.   '  Kinswoman ! ' 
 '  To  preserve  thee  from  a  strange  woman, 
 From  a  stranger  who  hath  made  smooth 
 her  sayings. 
 "  For,  at  a  window  of  my  house. 
 Through  my  casement  I  have  looked  out, 
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The  victim  of  seduction. 
 
 vn.  7. -PROVERBS.— IX.  7. 
 
 The  invitation  of  wisdom. 
 
 ">  Ami  I  do  see  among  the  simple  ones, 
 1  discern  among  the  sous, 
 A  young  man  lacking  understanding, 
 
 *  Passing  on  in  the  street,  near  lier  corner, 
 And  the  way  to  licr  liouse  lie  doth  stej), 
 
 *  In  the  twilight — in  the  evening  of  day, 
 In  the  darkness  of  night  and  blackness. 
 
 *'  And,  lo,  a  woman  to  meet  him — 
 
 (A  harlot's  dress,  and  watchful  of  heart, 
 "  Noisy  she  is,  and  stubborn. 
 
 In  her  house  her  feet  rest  not. 
 "  Now  in  an  out-place,  now  in  broad  places. 
 
 And  near  every  corner  she  lieth  in  wait) — 
 "  And  she  laid  hold  on  him,  and  kissed  him, 
 
 She  hath  hardened  her  face,  andsaithtohim, 
 '*  '  Sacriiices  of  peace-oflerings  are  by  me, 
 
 To-day  I  have  completed  my  vows. 
 '*  Therefore  I  have  come  forth  to  meet  thee, 
 
 To  seek  earnestly  thy  face,  and  I  find  thee. 
 '"  With  ornamental  coverings  I  decked   my 
 
 Carved  works — cotton  of  Egypt.        [coucli, 
 '^  I    sprinkled   my  bed — myrrh,    aloes,   and 
 
 cinnamon. 
 '8  Come,  we  are  filled  m«77i  loves  till  the  morn- 
 
 We  delight  ourselves  in  loves.  [ing, 
 
 '"  For  the  man  is  not  in  his  house, 
 
 He  hath  gone  on  a  long  journey. 
 ™  A  bag  of  money  he  hath  taken  in  liis  hand, 
 
 At  the  day  of  the  new  moon  he  cometh  to 
 his  house.' 
 '•  She  tumeth  him  aside  with  the  abundance 
 of  her  speech. 
 
 With  the  flattery  of  her  lips  sheforceth  him. 
 *"■  He  is  going  after  her  straightway. 
 
 As  an  ox  unto  the  slaughter  he  cometh, 
 
 And  as  a  fetter  unto  the  chastisement  of  a 
 ^  Till  an  arrow  doth  split  his  liver,         [fool. 
 
 As  a  bird  hath  hastened  unto  a  snare, 
 
 And  hath  not  known  that  it  is  for  its  life. 
 **  And  now,  ye  sons,  hearken  to  me. 
 
 And  give  attention  to  sayings  of  my  mouth. 
 ^  Let  Qot  thy  heart  turn  unto  her  ways. 
 
 Do  not  wander  in  her  paths, 
 '"'•  For  many  arcthe  wounded  she  caused  to  fall, 
 
 And  miglity  arc  all  her  slain  ones. 
 ^  The  ways  of  Sheol — her  house. 
 
 Going  down  unto  inner  chambers  of  death ! 
 
 VIII.  >  Doth  not  wisdom  call  ? 
 
 And  understanding  give  forth  her  voice? 
 '  At  the  head  of  high  places  by  the  way, 
 
 Between  the  paths  she  hath  stood, 
 3  At  the  side  of  the  gates,  at  the  mouth  of 
 the  city. 
 The  entrance  of  the  openings,  she  crietli 
 
 *  '  Unto  you,  0  men,  I  call,  [aloud, 
 And  my  voice  w  unto  the  sons  of  men. 
 
 *  Understand,  ye  simjile  ones,  prudence. 
 And  ye  fools,  understand  the  heart, 
 
 *  Hearken,  for  noble  things  I  speak, 
 
 And  the  ojiening  of  my  lips  is  uprightness. 
 '  For  truth  doth  my  mouth  utter. 
 And  an  abomination  to  my  lips  iswickcdncss. 
 
 *  In  righteousness  are  all  the  sayings  of  my 
 
 mouth. 
 Nothing  in  them  is  froward  and  perverse. 
 
 *  All  of  them  are  plain  to  the  intelligent. 
 And  upright  to  tliose  finding  kno\yledge. 
 
 '"  Receive  my  instruction,  and  not  silver, 
 \nd  knowledge  rather  than  choice  gold. 
 For  better  is  wisdom  tlian  rubies, 
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 Yea,  all  delights  are  not  comparable  with  it 
 1'  I,  wisdom,  have  dwelt  with  prudence. 
 
 And  a  knowledge  of  devices  I  find  out. 
 '^  The  fear  of  Jehovah  is  to  liate  evil ; 
 
 Pride,  and  arrogance,  and  an  evil  way, 
 
 And  a  froward  moutli,  I  have  hated 
 ^■*  Mine  is  counsel  and  substance, 
 
 I  am  understanding,  I  have  might. 
 ^^  By  me    kings  reign,    and    i)rince3    decree 
 
 righteousness, 
 '^  By  me  do  chiefs  rule,  and  nobles. 
 
 All  judges  of  the  earth. 
 ^^  I  love  those  loving  me. 
 
 And  those  seeking  me  earnestly  do  find  me. 
 '8  Wealth  and  honour  are  with  me, 
 
 Lasting  substance  and  righteousness. 
 '^  Better  is  my  fruit  than  gold,  even  line  gold. 
 
 And  mine  increase  than  choice  silver. 
 -"  In  a  path  of  righteousness  I  cause  to  walk, 
 
 In  midst  of  paths  of  judgment, 
 "'  To  cause  my  lovers  to  inherit  substance. 
 
 Yea,  their  treasures  I  fill. 
 ^  Jehovah  possessed  me — the  beginning  of  His 
 
 Before  His  works  since  then.  [way, 
 
 ^  From  the  age  I  was  anointed,  from  the  lirst. 
 
 From  former  states  of  the  earth.         [forth, 
 ^  In  there  being  no  depths,  I  was  brought 
 
 In  there  being    no  fountains  heavy  with 
 "^  Before  mountains  were  sunk,  [waters, 
 
 Before  heights,  I  was  brought  forth. 
 -*  While  He  had  not  made  the  earth,  and  out- 
 places. 
 
 And  the  top  of  the  dusts  of  the  world. 
 ''^  In  His  preparing  the  heavens  I  am  there, 
 
 In   His  decreeing  a  circle  on  the  face  of 
 the  deep, 
 ^  In  His  strengthening  clouds  above, 
 
 In  His  making  strong  fountains  of  the  deep, 
 ""  In  His  setting  for  the  sea  its  limit, 
 
 Andthewaters  transgress  not  His  command. 
 
 In  His  decreeing  the  foundations  of  earth, 
 ^^  Then  I  am  near  Him,  a  workman, 
 
 And  I  am  a  delight— day  by  day. 
 
 Rejoicing  before  Him  at  all  times, 
 31  Rejoicing  in  the  habitable  part  of  His  earth, 
 
 And  my  delights  are  with  the  sons  of  men. 
 *"  And  now,  ye  sons,  hearken  to  me, 
 
 Yea,  happy  are  they  who  keep  my  ways. 
 33  Hearinstruction,andbewise,  andslightnot. 
 3'*  0  the  happiness  of  the  man  hearkening  to  me. 
 
 To  watcn  at  my  doors  day  by  day, 
 
 To  watch  at  the  door-posts  of  my  entrance. 
 3'  For  whoso  is  finding  me,  hath  found  life. 
 
 And  bringetli  out  good-will  from  Jehovah. 
 3"  And  whoso  is  missing  me,  is  wronging  his 
 
 All  hating  me  have  loved  death !  [soul, 
 
 IX.  1  Wisdom  hath  builded  her  house. 
 She  hath  hewn  out  her  pillars — seven. 
 
 *  She  hath  slaughtered  her  slaughter, 
 She  hatii  mingled  her  wine. 
 
 Yea,  she  hath  arranged  her  table. 
 '  She  hath  sent  forth  licr  damsels,    [the  city : 
 She  crieth  on  the  tops  of  the  high  places  of 
 
 *  '  Who  is  simjile?  let  him  turn  aside  hither.' 
 Whoso  lacketh  heart:  she  hath  said  to  him, 
 
 '■> '  Come,  eat  of  my  bread. 
 
 And  drink  of  the  wine  I  have  mingled. 
 "  Forsake,  ye  the  simide,  and  live, 
 
 And  be  hapjjy  in  the  way  of  understanding. 
 ^  Tlie  instructor  of  a  scorner 
 
Praisfi.  of  industry  and  justice.       ix.  8.— PROVERBS.— xi.  13.        Happinesa  of  the  riphteoua. 
 
 I3  receiving  for  it — shame. 
 
 And  a  reprover  of  the  wicked — his  blemish. 
 
 *  Reprove  not  a  scorner,  lest  he  hate  thee. 
 Give  reproof  to  the  wise,  and  he  loveth  thee. 
 
 '  Give  to  the  wise,  and  he  is  wiser  still, 
 
 Make  known  to  the  righteous, 
 
 And  he  increaseth  learning. 
 •"  The  commencement  of  wisdom  is  the  fear  of 
 Jehovah, 
 
 And  a  knowledge  of  the  Holj^  Ones  is  iinder- 
 11  For  by  me  do  thy  days  multiply,  [standing. 
 
 And  added  to  thee  are  years  of  life. 
 '^  If  thou  hast  been  wise,  thou  hast  been  wise 
 for  thyself, 
 
 And  thou  hast  scorned — thyself  bearest  it. 
 '^  A  foolish  woman  is  noisy, 
 
 Simple,  and  hath  not  known  what. 
 ^''  And  she  hatli  sat  at  the  opening  of  her  house, 
 
 On  a  throne — the  high  places  of  the  city, 
 '•''  To  call  to  those  passing  by  the  way. 
 
 Who  are  going  straight  on  their  paths, 
 ^^  'Who  is  simple?  let  him  turn  aside  hither.' 
 
 And  whoso  lacketh  heart — she  said  to  him, 
 '^  '  Stolen  waters  are  sweet, 
 
 And  hidden  bread  is  pleasant.'  j^there, 
 
 1*  And  he  hath  not  known  that  Rephaim  are 
 
 In  deep  places  of  Sheol  her  invited  ones ! 
 
 X.  Proverbs  of  Solomon. 
 '  A  wise  son  causeth  a  father  to  rejoice, 
 
 And  a  fool  ish  son  is  an  affliction  to  his  mother. 
 ^  Treasures  of  wickedness  profit  not. 
 
 And  righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 
 '  Jehovjih  causeth  not  the  soul  of  the  right- 
 eous to  hunger, 
 And  the  desire  of  the  wicked  He  thrusteth 
 away. 
 
 *  Poor  i.s  he  who  is  working — a  slothful  hand, 
 And  the  hand  of  the  diligent  maketh  rich. 
 
 5  Whoso  is  gathering  in  summer  is  a  wise  son, 
 
 Whoso  is  sleeping  in  harvest  is  a  son  caus- 
 ing shame. 
 ^  Blessings  are  for  the  head  of  the  righteous. 
 
 And  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  cover  doth 
 
 violence.  [blessing, 
 
 '  The  remembrance  of  the  righteous  is  for  a 
 
 And  the  name  of  the  wicked  doth  rot. 
 '  The  wise  in  heart  accepteth  commands, 
 
 And  a  talkative  fool  kicketh. 
 '  Whoso  is  walking  in  integrity  walketh  con- 
 fidently, 
 
 And  whoso  is  perverting  his  ways  is  known. 
 '"  Whoso  is  winking  the  eye  giveth  grief. 
 
 And  a  talkative  fool  kicketh.  [eous, 
 
 '^  A  fountain  of  life  is  the  mouth  of  the  right- 
 
 And  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  cover  doth 
 '*  Hatred  awaketh  contentions,         [violence. 
 
 And  over  all  transgressions  love  covereth. 
 1^  In  the  lips  of  the  intelligent  is  wisdom  found, 
 
 And  a  rod  is  for  the  back  of  him  who  is  lack- 
 ing understanding. 
 "  The  wise  lay  up  knowledge, 
 
 And  the  mouth  of  a  fool  is  near  ruin. 
 ''  The  wealth  of  the  rich  is  his  strong  city. 
 
 The  ruin  of  the  poor  is  their  poverty. 
 '8  The  wage  of  the  righteous  is  for  life, 
 
 The  increase  of  the  wicked  for  sin. 
 "  A  traveller  to  life  is  he  who  is  keeping  in- 
 struction. 
 
 And  whoso  is  forsaking  rebuke  is  erring. 
 **  Whoso  is  covering  hatred  with  lying  lips. 
 
 And  whoso  is  bringing  out  an  evil  report  ia 
 a  fool. 
 "  In  the  abundance  of  words  transgression 
 ceaseth  not, 
 
 And  whoso  is  restraining  his  lix)s  is  wise. 
 2"  The  tongue  of  the  righteous  is  chosen  silver, 
 
 The  heart  of  the  wicked — as  a  little  thing. 
 21  The  lips  of  the  righteous  delight  many, 
 
 And  fools  for  lack  of  heart  die. 
 ^^  The  blessing  of  Jehovah — it  maketh  rich. 
 
 And  He  addeth  no  grief  with  it. 
 -^  To  execute  inventions  is  as  play  to  a  fool. 
 
 And  wisdom  to  a  man  of  understanding. 
 "^  The  feared  thing  of  thewicked  it  meeteth  him. 
 
 And  the  desire  of  the  righteous  is  given. 
 -'"'  As  the  passing  by  of  a  hurricane. 
 
 So  the  wicked  is  not. 
 
 And  the  righteous  is  a  foundation  age-dur- 
 "*•  As  vinegar  to  the  teeth,  [ing. 
 
 And  as  smoke  to  the  eyes, 
 
 So  is  the  slothful  to  those  sending  him. 
 -''  The  fear  of  Jehovah  addeth  days, 
 
 And  the  years  of  the  wicked  are  shortened. 
 ^  The  hope  of  the  righteous  as  joyful, 
 
 Andthe  expectation  of  the  wicked  perisheth. 
 -9  The  way  of  Jehovah  is  streu^h  to  the  per- 
 
 And  ruin  to  workers  of  iniquity.  [lect, 
 
 ^^  Tlie  righteous  to  the  age  is  not  moved, 
 
 And  the  wicked  inhabit  not  the  earth. 
 31  The  mouth  of  the  righteous  uttereth  wisdom. 
 
 And  the  tongue  of  frowardness  is  cut  out. 
 3^  Tlie  lips  of  the  righteous  know  a  pleasing 
 thing, 
 
 And  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  perversenesa ! 
 
 XI.  1  Balances  of  deceit  are  an  abomination 
 to  Jehovah, 
 And  a  perfect  weight  is  His  delight. 
 "  Pride  hath  come,  and  shame  cometh. 
 
 And  with  the  lowly  is  wisdom. 
 3  The  integrity  of  the  upright  leadeth  them, 
 And  the  perverseness  of  the  treacherous  de 
 stroyeth  them. 
 
 *  Wealth  profiteth  not  in  a  day  of  wrath. 
 And  righteousness  delivereth  from  death. 
 
 "  The  righteousness  of  the  perfect  maketh 
 right  his  way. 
 And  by  his  wickedness  doth  the  wicked  fall. 
 
 *  The  righteousness  of  the  upright  delivereth 
 
 them. 
 And  in  mischief  the  ti-eacherous  are  captured. 
 
 7  In  the  death  of  a  wicked  man,  hope  perish- 
 
 eth, 
 And  the  expectation  of  the  iniquitous  hath 
 been  lost. 
 
 8  The  righteous  from  distress  is  drawn  out, 
 And  the  wicked  goeth  in  instead  of  him. 
 
 8  With  the  mouth  a  hjrjwcrite  corrupteth  his 
 friend, 
 And  by  knowledge  the  righteous  are  drawn 
 out. 
 10  In  the  good  of  the  righteous  a  city  exulteth, 
 And  in  the  destruction  of  the  wicked  is 
 singing. 
 "  By  the  blessing  of  the  upright  is  a  city  ex- 
 alted, [down. 
 And  by  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  thrown 
 ^"^  Whoso  is  despising  his  neighbour  lacketh 
 heart,  Fence. 
 And  a  man  of  understanding  keepetn  sil- 
 '3  A  busybody  is  revealing  secret  counsel, 
 403 
 
Reward  of  the  wicked. 
 
 XI.  14.— PROVERBS.— XIII.  12. 
 
 Excellence  of  truth 
 
 And  the  faithful  of  spirit  is  covering  the 
 '*  Without  counsels  <lo  a  people  fall,   [matter. 
 
 And  deliverance  i.9  iu  a  multitude  of  coun- 
 sellors. 
 '*  Evil  one  suffereth  when  he  hath  been  suretj' 
 for  a  stranger, 
 
 And  whoso  is  hating  suretyship  is  confident. 
 '"  A  gracious  woman  retaineth  honour, 
 
 And  terrible  men  retain  riches. 
 1^  A  kind  man  is  rewarding  his  own  soul. 
 
 And  the  fierce  is  troiihlinp  his  own  ilesh. 
 1'  The  wicked  is  getting  a  lying  wage, 
 
 And  whoso  is  sowing  righteousness — a  true 
 reward. 
 1'  Rightly  is  righteousness  for  life,         [death. 
 
 And  whoso  is  pursuing  evil — for  his  own 
 '0  An  abomination  to  Jehovah  are  the  per- 
 verse of  heart, 
 
 And  the  perfect  of  the  way  are  His  delight. 
 -'  Hand  to  hand,  the  wicked  is  not  acquitted. 
 
 And  the  seed  of  the  righteous  hath  escaped, 
 --  A  ring  of  gold  in  the  nose  of  a  sow —  _ 
 
 A  fair  woman  and  stubborn  of  l^ehavnour. 
 ^^  The  desire  of  the  righteous  w  only  good. 
 
 The  hope  of  the  wicked  is  transgression. 
 ^  There  is  who  is  scattering,  and  yet  is  in- 
 creased. 
 
 And  who  is  keeping  back  from  uprightness, 
 only  to  want. 
 "  A  liberal  soul  is  made  fat. 
 
 And  whoso  is  watering,  he  also  is  watered. 
 "*  Whoso  is  withholding  corn,  the  people  exe- 
 crate him,  [selling. 
 
 And  a  blessing  w  for  the  head  of  him  who  is 
 ^  Wlioso  is  earnestly  seeking  good 
 
 Seeketh  a  pleasing  thing, 
 
 And  whoso  is  seeking  evil — it  meeteth  him. 
 '8  Whoso  is  confident  in  his  wealth  he  falleth. 
 
 And  as  a  leaf,  the  righteous  flourish. 
 '^  Whoso  is  troubling  his  own  house  inheriteth 
 wind,  [heart. 
 
 And  a  servant  is  the  fool  to  the  wise  of 
 ""  The  fruit  of  the  righteous  is  a  tree  of  life, 
 
 And  whoso  is  taking  souls  is  wise. 
 ^1  Lo,  the  righteous  in  the  earth  is  recompensed, 
 
 Surely  also  the  wicked  and  the  sinner! 
 
 XII.    ^  Wlioso  is  loving  instruction,  is  loving 
 knowledge. 
 And  whoso  is  hating  reproof  is  brutish. 
 -  The  good  bringeth  lortn  favour  from  Jeho- 
 vah, [demneth. 
 And  the  man  of  wicked  devices  He  con- 
 '  A  man  is  not  established  by  wickedness, 
 And  the  root  of  the  righteous  is  not  moved. 
 
 *  A  virtuous  woman  w  a  crown  to  her  hus- 
 
 band, _  [ing  shame. 
 
 And  as  rottenness  in  his  bones  is  one  caus- 
 
 •  The  thoughts  of  the  righteous  are  justice, 
 The  counsels  of  the  wicked — deceit. 
 
 *  The  words  of  the  wicked  are :  '  Lay  wait  for 
 
 blood,'  (them. 
 
 And  the  mouth  of  the  upright  delivercth 
 ^  Overthrow  the  \vickcd,  and  tlicy  are  not, 
 And  the  house  of  the  righteous  standcth. 
 '  According  to  his  wisdom  is  a  man  praised. 
 And  the  perverted  of  heart  becometh  des- 
 pised, [servant, 
 
 •  Better  is  the  lightly  esteemed  who  hath  a 
 Than  the  self-honoured  who  lacketh  bread- 
 
 "  The  righteous  knoweth  the  life  of  his  beast, 
 404 
 
 And  the  mercies  of  the  wicked  are  cruel. 
 "  Whoso  is  tilling  the  ground  is  satisfied  ii'ilh 
 bread,  [lieart, 
 
 And  whoso  is  pursuing  vanities  is  lacking 
 '-  The  wicked  hath  desired  the  netof  evil  doers, 
 
 And  the  root  of  the  righteous  giveth. 
 '^  In  transgression  of  the  lips  is  the  snare  of 
 the  wicked, 
 
 And  the  rigliteous  goeth  out  from  distress. 
 '•■'  From  the  fruit  of  the  mouth  is  one  satisfied 
 tvith  good,  [him. 
 
 And  the  deed  of  man's  hands  returneth  to 
 '^  The  way  of  a  fool  is  right  in  his  own  eyes, 
 
 And  whoso  is  hearkening  to  counsel  is  wise. 
 '"  The  fool — in  a  day  is  his  anger  known, 
 
 And  the  prudent  is  covering  shame. 
 '^  Whoso uttereth  faithfulness  declareth  right- 
 
 And  a  false  witness — deceit.  [eoiisness, 
 
 *^  A  rash  speaker  is  like  piercings  oi  a  sword. 
 
 And  the  tongue  of  the  wise  is  healing. 
 ^'  The  lip  of  truth  is  established  for  ever, 
 
 And  for  a  moment — a  tongue  of  falsehoofL 
 -"  r>eceit  is  in  the  heart  of  those  devising  evil. 
 
 And  to  those  counselling  peace  is  joy. 
 *'  No  iniquity  is  desired  by  the  righteous,       j 
 
 And  the  wicked  have  been  full  of  evil. 
 -"  An  abomination  to  Jehovah  are  lying  lips,  \ 
 
 And  stedfast  doers  are  his  delight. 
 -^  A  prudent  man  is  concealing  knowledge. 
 
 And  the  heart  of  fools  proclaimeth  folly. 
 "^  The  hand  of  the  diligent  ruleth. 
 
 And  slothfidness  becometh  tributary. 
 "^  Sorrow  in  the  heart  of  a  man  boweth 
 down. 
 
 And  a  good  word  maketh  him  glad. 
 ^''  The  righteous  searcheth  his  companion. 
 
 And  the  way  of  the  wicked  causeth  them  to 
 -^  The  slothful  roasteth  not  his  hunting,  [err. 
 
 And  the  wealth  of  a  diligent  man  is  precious. 
 '^  In  the  path  of  righteousness  is  life, 
 
 And  in  the  way  of  tliat  path  is  no  death  ! 
 
 XIIL  1 A  wise  son — the  instruction  of  a  father, 
 And  a  scorner — he  hath  not  heard  rebuke. 
 
 ^  From  the  fruit  of  the  mouthaman  eateth  good, 
 And  the  soul  of  the  treacherous — violence. 
 
 ^  Whoso  is  keeping  his  mouth,  is  keeping  his 
 soul, 
 Whoso  is  opening  wide  his  lips — ruin  to  him! 
 
 *  The  soul  of  the  slothfid  is  desiring,  and  hatli 
 And  the  soiU  of  the  diligent  is  made  fat.  [not, 
 
 '  A  false  word  the  righteous  hateth. 
 And  the  wicked  causeth  abhorrence,  and  is 
 confounded. 
 ®  Righteousness  keepeth  him  who  is  perfect 
 in  the  way. 
 And  wickedness  overthroweth  a  sin  offer- 
 ing, [hath  nothing. 
 "  There  is  who  is  maldng  himself  rich,  ana 
 Wlio  is  making  himself  poor,  and  wealth  is 
 abundant. 
 
 *  The  ransom  of  a  man's  life  are  his  riches, 
 And  the  poor  hath  not  heard  rebuke. 
 
 "  The  light  of  the  righteous  rejoiceth. 
 And  the  lamp  of  tlic  %vicked  is  extinguished. 
 
 '"  A  vain  man  through  pride  causeth  debate, 
 And  with  the  counselled  is  ^visdom. 
 
 ^  •  Wealth  from  vanity  becometh  little. 
 And  whoso  is  gatnering  by  the  hand  be- 
 cometh great. 
 
 '^  Hope  prolonged  is  making  the  heart  sick, 
 
Of  wisdom  and  folLy. 
 
 XIII.  13.— PROVERBS.— XV.  10. 
 
 Of  anger  and  envy. 
 
 And  a  tree  of  life  is  the  coming  desire. 
 '^  Whoso  is  despising  tlie  Word  is  destroyed 
 for  it,  [payed. 
 
 And  whoso  is  fearing  the  Command  is  re- 
 "  The  law  of  the  wise  is  a  fountain  of  life, 
 
 To  turn  aside  from  snares  of  death. 
 ^'  Good  xinderstanding  giveth  grace, 
 
 And  the  way  of  the  treacherous  is  hard. 
 *^  Every  prudent  one  dealeth  with  knowledge. 
 
 And  a  fool  spreadeth  out  folly. 
 '^  A  wicked  messenger  falleth  into  evil, 
 
 And  a  faithful  ambassador  is  healing. 
 '8  Whoso  is  refusing  instruction — poverty  and 
 shame. 
 
 And  whoso  is  observing  reproof  is  honoured. 
 ^^  A  desire  accomplished  is  sweet  to  the  soul. 
 
 And  an  abomination  to  fools  is :  Turn  from 
 evil. 
 '"  Whoso  is  walking  with  wise  men  is  wise, 
 
 And  a  companion  of  fools  sufFereth  evil. 
 -^  Evil  pursueth  sinners, 
 
 And  good  recompenseth  the  righteous. 
 ^^  A  good  man  causeth  sons'  sons  to  inherit, 
 
 And  laid  up  for  the  righteous  is  the  sinner's 
 wealth. 
 '^  Abundance  of  food — the  tillage  of  the  poor, 
 
 And  substance  is  consumed  without  judg- 
 ment. 
 "^  Whoso  is  sjiaring  his  rod  is  hating  his  son, 
 
 And  whoso  is  loving  him  hath  hastened  him 
 
 chastisement.  •        [soul, 
 
 '^  The  righteous  is  eating  to  the  satiety  of  his 
 
 And  the  belly  of  the  wicked  lacketh ! 
 
 XXV.  ^  Every  wise  woman  hath  builded  her 
 house,  [down. 
 
 And  the  foolish  with  her  hands  breaketh  it 
 ^  WTioso  is  walking  in  his  uprightness  is  fear- 
 ing Jehovah,  [Him. 
 
 And  the  perverted  in  his  ways  is  despising 
 '  In  the  mouth  of  a  fool  is  a  rod  of  pride, 
 
 And  the  lips  of  the  wise  preserve  them. 
 '  Without  oxen  a  stall  is  clean, 
 
 And  great  is  the  increase  by  the  power  of 
 the  ox. 
 '  A  faithful  witness  lieth  not, 
 
 And  a  false  witness  breatheth  out  lies. 
 '  A  scorner  hath  sought  wisdom,  and  it  is  not. 
 
 And  knowledge  to  the  intelligent  is  easy. 
 ^  Go  from  before  a  foolish  man. 
 
 Or  thou  hast  not  kaoAvn  the  lips  of  know- 
 ledge. 
 8  The  wisdom  of  the  prudent  is  to  understand 
 his  way, 
 
 And  the  folly  of  fools  is  deceit. 
 "  Fools  mock  at  a  guilt-offering. 
 
 And  among  the  upright — a  pleasing  thing. 
 '"  The  heart  knoweth  its  own  Ditterness, 
 
 And  with  its  joy  a  stranger  doth  not  inter- 
 meddle. 
 "  The  house  of  the  wicked  is  destroyed, 
 
 And  the  tent  of  the  upright  flourisheth. 
 1^  There  is  a  way — right  before  a  man, 
 
 And  its  latter  end  are  ways  of  death. 
 '3  Even  in  laughter  ia  the  heart  pained. 
 
 And  the  latter  end  of  joy  is  affliction. 
 '^  From  his  ways  is  the  backslider  in  heart 
 filled. 
 
 And  a  good  man — from  his  fruits. 
 ">  Tlie  simple  giveth  credence  to  everything, 
 
 And  the  prudent  attendeth  to  his  step. 
 
 1^  The  wise  ia  fearing  and  turning  from  evil, 
 
 And  a  fool  is  transgressing  and  is  confident. 
 1^  Whoso  is  short  of  temper  doth  folly. 
 
 And  a  man  of  wicked  devices  is  hated. 
 18  The  simple  have  inherited  folly,         Redge. 
 
 And  the  prudent  are  crowned  with  Know- 
 1*  The  evil  have  bowed  down  before  the  good. 
 
 And  the  wicked  at  the  gates  of  the  righteous. 
 ^  Even  of  his  neighbour  is  the  poor  hated, 
 
 And  those  loving  the  rich  are  many. 
 21  Whoso  is  despising  his  neighbour  sinneth, 
 
 Whoso  is  favouring  the  humble,  0  his  happi- 
 2"  Do  not  they  err  who  are  devising  evil  ?    [ness. 
 
 And  kindness  aod  truth  are  to  those  devising 
 ^  In  all  labour  there  is  advantage,  [good. 
 
 And  a  thing  of  the  lips  is  only  to  want. 
 ^  The  crown  of  the  wise  is  their  wealth,  i 
 
 The  foUy  of  fools  is  foUy. 
 ^  A  true  witness  is  delivering  souls, 
 
 And  a  deceitful  one  breatheth  out  lies. 
 2^  In  the  fear  of  Jehovah  is  strong  contidence, 
 
 And  to  His  sons  there  is  a  refuge. 
 ^  The  fear  of  Jehovah  is  a  fountain  of  life. 
 
 To  turn  aside  from  snares  of  death. 
 ^  In  the  multitude  of  a  people  is  the  honour 
 of  a  king. 
 
 And  in  lack  of  people  the  ruin  of  a  prince. 
 -^  Whoso  is  slow  to  anger  is  of  great  imder- 
 standing,  [foUy. 
 
 And  whoso  is  short  in  temper  is  exalting 
 
 30  A  healed  heart  is  life  to  the  flesh, 
 And  rottenness  to  the  bones  is  envy. 
 
 31  An  oppressor  of  the  poor  repproacheth  his 
 And  whoso  is  honouring  Him  [Maker, 
 Is  favouring  the  needy. 
 
 '2  In  hisAvickedness  is  the  wicked  driven  away, 
 
 And  trustful  in  his  death  is  the  righteous. 
 33  In  the  heart  of  the  intelligent  wisdom  doth 
 
 And  in  the  midst  of  fools  it  is  known,     [rest 
 3*  Righteousness  exalteth  a  nation,  [ing. 
 
 And  the  goodliness  of  peoples  is  a  sin-offer- 
 35  The  favour  of  a  king  is  to  a  wise  servant. 
 
 And  an  object  of  his  wrath  is  one  causing 
 shame ! 
 
 XV.  1 A  soft  answer  turneth  back  fury,  ! 
 
 And  a  grievous  word  raiseth  up  anger. 
 -  The  tongue  of  the  wise  maketh  knowledge 
 good, 
 
 And  the  mouth  of  fools  uttereth  folly. 
 3  In  every  place  are  the  eyes  of  Jehovah,       ' 
 
 Watching  the  evil  and  the  good. 
 
 *  A  healed  tongue  is  a  tree  of  life,        [^spirit. 
 And  perverseneas  in  it — a  breach  in  the 
 
 *  A  fool  despiseth  the  instruction  of  his  father, 
 And  whoso  is  regarding  reproof  is  prudent. 
 
 "  In  the  house  of  the  righteous  is  albundant 
 strength, 
 And  in  the  increase  of  the  wicked— trouble. 
 ^  The  lips  of  the  wise  scatter  knowledge, 
 
 And  the  heart  of  fools  is  not  right. 
 8  The  sacrifice  of  the  wicked  is  an  abomina- 
 tion to  Jehovah, 
 And  the  prayer  of  the  upright  is  His  delight. 
 '  An  abomination  to  Jehovah  is  the  way  of 
 the  wicked, 
 And  whoso  ia  pursuing  righteousness  He 
 loveth. 
 1°  Chastisement  is  grievous  to  him  who  ia 
 forsaking  the  path, 
 Whoso  is  hating  reproof  dieth. 
 405 
 
Proper  use  of  tlie  tongue. 
 
 XV.  11.— PROVERBS.— XVII.  3.      The  highway  of  the  uprigftL 
 
 "  Sheol  and  destruction  are  before  Jehovah, 
 
 Surely  also  the  hearts  of  the  sous  of  men. 
 '-  A  scorner  loveth  not  liis  reprover. 
 
 Unto  the  wise  he  goeth  not. 
 "  A  joyful  heart  maketh  glad  the  face, 
 
 And  by  grief  of  heart  is  the  spirit  smitten. 
 "  The  heart  of  the  intelligent  seeketh  know- 
 ledge, 
 
 And  the  mouth  of  fools  enjoyeth  folly. 
 "  All  the  days  of  the  aifiicted  a>-e  evil,     [quet. 
 
 And  gladness  of  heart  is  a  perpetual  ban- 
 *^  Better  is  a  little  with  the  fear  of  Jehovali, 
 
 Than  mTich  treasure,  and  tumidt  witli  it. 
 '^  Better  ii  an  allowance  of  green  herbs  and 
 love  there, 
 
 Than  a  fatted  ox,  and  hatred  with  it. 
 '^  A  man  of  fury  stirreth  up  contention. 
 
 And  the  slow  to  anger  ai)peasetli  strife. 
 '^  The  way  of  the  slothful  is  as  a  hedge  of  briers, 
 
 And  the  path  of  the  upright  is  raised  up. 
 '"  A  wise  son  rejoiceth  a  father. 
 
 And  a  foolish  man  is  despising  his  mother. 
 "^  FoUy  is  joy  to  one  lacking  heart,  [ing. 
 
 And  a  man  of  intelligence  directeth  his  go- 
 "-  Without  couusel  is  the    making    void  of 
 purposes, 
 
 And  in  a  midtitude  of  counsellors  it  is  estab- 
 lished. 
 '^  Joy  is  to  a  man  in  the  answer  of  his  mouth, 
 
 And  a  word  in  its  season — how  good! 
 ^  A  path  of  life  is  on  high  for  the  wise, 
 
 To  turn  aside  from  Sheol  beneath. 
 ^  The  house  of  the  proud  Jehovah  puUeth 
 down, 
 
 And  He  setteth  up  the  border  of  the  widow. 
 '^  An  abomination  to  Jehovah  are  thoughts 
 of  wickedness, 
 
 And  iiure  are  sayings  of  pleasantness. 
 ^  A  disnonest  gainer  is  troubling  his  house, 
 
 And  whoso  is  hating  gifts  liveth. 
 **  The  heart  of  the  righteous  meditateth  to 
 answer, 
 
 And  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  uttereth  evil 
 things. 
 "  Far  is  Jehovah  from  the  wicked. 
 
 And  the  prayer  of  the  righteous  He  heareth. 
 ^"  The  light  of  the  eyes  rejoiceth  the  lieart, 
 
 A  good  report  maketh  fat  the  bone. 
 ''  An  ear  that  is  hearing  the  reproof  of  life 
 
 Doth  lodge  among  the  wise. 
 ^^  Whoso  is  refusing  instruction  is  despising 
 liis  soul. 
 
 And  whoso  is  hearing  reproof 
 
 I.s  getting  understanding. 
 '^  Tlie  fear  of  Jehovah  is  the  instruction  of 
 
 And  before  honour  is  humility !     [^visdom, 
 
 XVI.  '  Of  man  are  arrangements  of  the  heart. 
 
 And  from  Jehovah  an  answer  of  the  tongue. 
 '  All  the  ways  of  a  man  are  pure  in  his  own 
 
 And  Jehovah  is  pondering  tne  spirits,  [eyes, 
 '  Roll  unto  Jehovah  tliy  worlcs. 
 
 And  established  are  tny  purposes,        [self, 
 *  All  tilings  hath  Jehovah  wrought  forHim- 
 
 And  also  the  wicked  worketh  for  a  day  of 
 
 evil.  [one  of  lieart, 
 
 '  An  abomination  to  Jehovah  is  every  ])rou(l 
 
 Hand  to  hand  he  is  not  acquitted. 
 '  In  kindness  and  truth  pardoned  is  iniquity, 
 
 And  in  tlio  fear  of  Jehovah 
 
 Turn  thou  aside  from  evil. 
 406 
 
 ^  When  a  man's  ways  please  Jehovah,  even 
 his  enemies. 
 
 He  causetli  to  be  at  peace  with  him. 
 8  Better  is  a  little  \vith  righteousness, 
 
 Thau  abundance  of  increase  without  justice. 
 ®  The  heart  of  man  deviseth  his  way, 
 
 And  Jehovah  establisheth  his  step. 
 '"  An  oath  is  on  the  lips  of  a  king. 
 
 In  judgment  his  mouth  trespasseth  not. 
 ^1  A  just  beam  and  balances  are  Jehovah's, 
 
 His  work  are  all  the  stones  of  the  bag. 
 1-  An  abomination  to  kings  is  doing  wicked- 
 ness, [lished. 
 
 For  by  righteousness  is  a  throne    estab- 
 ^^  The  delight  of  kings  are  righteous  lips. 
 
 And  whoso  is  speaking  uprightly  he  loveth, 
 '^  The  fury  of  a  king  is  messengers  of  death, 
 
 And  a  wise  man  jiacifieth  it. 
 ^'  In  the  light  of  a  king's  face  is  life,        [rain. 
 
 And  his  good-will  is  as  a  cloud  of  the  latter 
 ^^  To  get  wisdom — how  much  better  than  gold. 
 
 And  to  get  understanding  to  be  chosen  than 
 
 silver !  [evil,' 
 
 ^^  A  highway  of  the  upright  is,  '  Turn  from 
 
 Whoso  is  preserving  his  soul  is  watching 
 his  way. 
 ^^  Before  destruction  is  pride. 
 
 And  before  stumbling — a  haughty  spirit.' 
 1®  Better  is  humility  of  spirit  with  the  poor, 
 
 Than  to  apportion  spoil  with  the  proud. 
 ""  The  wise  in  any  matter  findeth  good. 
 
 And  whoso  is  trusting  in  Jehovah,  0  his 
 happiness. 
 21  To  the  wise  in  heart  is  called,  '  Intelligent,' 
 
 And  sweetness  of  lips  increaseth  learning. 
 *-  A  fountain  of  life  is  understanding  to  its 
 possessors. 
 
 The  instruction  of  fools  is  folly. 
 -^  The  heart  of  the  %\ase  causeth  his  mouth  to 
 act  \visely. 
 
 And  by  his  lips  he  increaseth  learning, 
 ^  Sayings  of  pleasantness  are  a  honeycomb, 
 
 Sweet  to  the  soul,  and  healing  to  the  bone. 
 ^  There  is  a  way  right  before  a  man. 
 
 And  its  latter  end — ways  of  death. 
 ^  A  labouring  man  hath  laboured  for  himself, 
 
 For  his  mouth  liath  caused  him  to  bend  over 
 ^  A  worthless  man  is  preparing  evil,  [it. 
 
 And  on  his  lips— as  a  burning  fire. 
 '^  A  froward  man  sendeth  forth  contention, 
 
 A  tale-bearer  is  sejiarating  a  familiar  friend. 
 -8  A  ^'^olent  man  enticeth  his  neighbour, 
 
 Andhatli  causeth  liim  to  go  in  a  way  not  good. 
 3"  Oonsultinghis  eyes  to  devise  froward  tilings, 
 
 Moving  his  lips  he  hath  accomplished  cvU. 
 3'  A  crown  of  beauty  are  grey  hairs. 
 
 In  the  way  of  righteousness  it  is  found. 
 ^^  Better  is  the  slow  to  anger  than  the  mighty, 
 
 And  the  ruler  over  his  spirit  than  he  who 
 is  taking  a  city. 
 *'  Into  the  centre  is  the  lot  cast. 
 
 And  from  Jehovali  is  all  its  judgment! 
 
 XVII.  1  Better  w  a  dry  morsel,  and  rest  with  it, 
 'JTian  a  house  full  of  the  sacrifices  of  strife. 
 -  A  \vise  servant  ruleth  over  a  sou  causing 
 shame. 
 And  in  the  midst  of  brethren 
 He  apportioueth  an  inheritance. 
 *  A  rehniug  pot  is  for  silver,  and  a  furnace  for 
 I      And  the  trier  of  hearts  ia  Jehovah,      [gold. 
 
Moral  virtues,  and 
 
 XVII.  4.— PROVERBS— XIX.  12, 
 
 their  contrary  vices. 
 
 *  An  evil  doer  is  attentive  to  lips  of  vanity, 
 Falsehood  is  giving  ear  to  a  miscliievoiis 
 
 '  Whoso  is  mocking  at  the  xjoor         [tongue. 
 
 Hath  reproached  his  Maker,  [quitted. 
 
 Whoso  IS  rejoicing  at  calamity  is  not  ac- 
 ^  Sons'  sons  are  the  crown  of  old  men, 
 
 And  the  glory  of  sons  are  their  fathers. 
 '  Not  comely  for  a  fool  is  a  lip  of  excellency, 
 
 Much  less  for  a  noble  a  lip  of  falsehood. 
 '  A  stone  of  grace  is  the  bribe  in  the  eyes  of 
 its  possessors. 
 
 Whithersoever  it  turneth,  it  prospereth. 
 8  Whoso  is  covering  transgression  is  seeking 
 
 And  whoso  is  repeating  a  matter         [love, 
 
 Is  sejiarating  a  familiar  friend. 
 '"  Rebuke  cometh  down  on  the  intelligent 
 
 More  than  a  hundred  stripes  on  a  fool. 
 ^^  An  evil  man  seeketh  only  rebellion. 
 
 And  a  fierce  messenger  is  sent  against  him. 
 '^  The  meeting  of  a  bereaved  bear  by  a  man. 
 
 And — not  a  fool  in  his  folly. 
 '3  Whoso  is  returning  evil  for  good, 
 
 Evil  moveth  not  from  his  house,  [of  waters, 
 '*  The  beginning  of  contention  is  a  letting  out 
 
 And  before  it  is  meddled  with  leave  the 
 "  Whoso  is  justifying  the  wicked,         [strife. 
 
 And  condemning  the  righteous. 
 
 Even  both  of  these  are  an  abomination  to 
 
 Jehovah.  [to  buy  wisdom, 
 
 16  wiiy  is  this — a  price  in  the  hand  of  a  fool 
 
 And  a  heart  there  is  none  ? 
 '^  At  all  times  is  the  friend  loving. 
 
 And  a  brother  for  adversity  is  born. 
 '8  A  man  lacking  heart  is  striking  hands, 
 
 A  surety  he  becometh  before  his  friend. 
 "  Whoso  is  loving  transgression  is  loving  de- 
 bate, [ing  destruction. 
 
 Whoso  is  making  high  his  entrance  is  seek- 
 ^^  The  perverse  of  heart  findeth  not  good,  [evil. 
 
 And  the  turned  in  his  tongue  falleth  into 
 '^  Whoso  is  begetting  a  fool  hath  affliction  for 
 
 Yea,  the  father  of  a  fool  rejoiceth  not.      [it, 
 "'  A  rejoicing  heart  doth  good  to  the  body, 
 
 And  a  smitten  spirit  drieth  the  bone. 
 "3  A  bribe  from  the  bosom  the  wicked  taketh. 
 
 To  turn  aside  the  paths  of  judgment. 
 '^  The  face  of  the  intelligent  is  to  wisdom,  [earth. 
 
 And  the  eyes  of  a  fool — at  the  end  of  the 
 -'  A  provocation  to  his  father  is  a  foolish  son, 
 
 And  bitterness  to  her  that  bare  him. 
 ^^  Also,  to  fine  the  righteous  is  not  good. 
 
 To  smite  nobles  for  uprightness. 
 '"  One  acquainted  with  Knowledge  is  sparing 
 his  words,  [standing. 
 
 And  the  cool  of  temper  is  a  man  of  under- 
 -*  Even  a  fool  keeping  silence  is  reckoned  wise. 
 
 He  who  is  shutting  his  lips  intelligent ! 
 
 XVIII.  1  For  an  object  of  desire  he  who  is 
 separated  doth  seek, 
 With  all  wisdom  he  intermeddleth. 
 ^  A  fool  dehghteth  not  in  understanding, 
 
 But — in  uncovering  his  heart. 
 '  With  the  coming  of  the  wicked  come  also 
 hath  contempt. 
 And  with  shame — reproach.  [mouth, 
 
 *  Deep  waters   are  the   words  of    a    man's 
 The  fountain  of  wisdom  is  a  flowing  brook. 
 
 "  Acceptance  of  the  face  of  the  wicked  is  not 
 good. 
 To  turn  aside  the  righteous  in  judgment. 
 
 *  Tlie  lips  of  a  fool  enter  into  strife, 
 And  his  mouth  for  strijies  caUeth. 
 
 '  The  mouth  of  a  fool  is  ruin  to  him. 
 And  his  lips  are  the  snare  of  his  soul. 
 
 8  The  words  of  a  tale-bearer  are  as  self-inflict- 
 ed wounds,  [of  the  heart. 
 And  they  have  gone  down  to  the  inner  parts 
 
 '  He  also  that  is  remiss  in  his  work, 
 A  brother  he  is  to  a  destroyer. 
 
 10  A  tower  of  strength  is  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 Into  it  the  righteous  runneth,  and  is  set  on 
 
 high.  [strength, 
 
 11  The  wealth  of  the  rich  is  the  city  of  his 
 And  as  a  waU  set  on  high  in  his  own  ima- 
 gination. 
 
 12  Before  destruction  the  heart  of  man  is  high, 
 And  before  honour  is  humility. 
 
 13  Whoso  is  answering  a  matter  before  he  hear- 
 Folly  it  is  to  him  and  shame.  [eth, 
 
 I'*  The  spirit  of  a  man  sustaineth  his  sickness, 
 
 And  a  smitten  spirit  who  doth  bear  ?    [ledge, 
 1^  The  heart  of  the  intelligent  getteth  know- 
 
 And  the  ear  of  the  wise  seeketh  knowledge. 
 1®  The  gift  of  a  man  maketh  room  for  him. 
 
 And  before  the  great  it  leadeth  him. 
 1^  Righteous  is  the  first  in  his  own  cause, 
 
 His  neighbour  cometh  and  hath  searched 
 18  The  lot  causeth  contentions  to  cease,   [him. 
 
 And  between  the  mighty  it  separateth. 
 1^  A  brother   transgressed   against   is    as  a 
 strong  city, 
 
 And  contentions  as  the  bar  of  a  palace. 
 -"  From  the  fruit  of  a  man's  mouth  is  his  belly 
 satisfied. 
 
 From,  the  increase  of  his  lips  he  is  satisfied. 
 "1  Death  and  life  are  in  the  powerof  the  tongue. 
 
 And  those  loving  it  eat  its  fruit. 
 --  Whoso  hath  found  a  wife  hath  found  good, ' 
 
 And  bringeth  out  good-wUl  from  Jehovah. 
 "•'  With  supplications  doth  the  poor  speak, 
 
 And  the  rich  answereth  fierce  things.  _ 
 -•*  A  man  with  friends  is  to  show  himself 
 friendly,  [brother ! 
 
 And  there  is  a  lover  adhering  more  than  a 
 
 XIX.  1  Better  is  the  poor  walking  in  his  in- 
 tegrity, 
 Than  the  perverse  ih  his  lips,  who  is  a  fool. 
 
 2  Also,  without  knowledge  the  soul  is  not 
 And  the  hasty  in  feet  is  sinning.  [good, 
 
 3  The  folly  of  man  perverteth  his  way. 
 And  against  Jehovah  is  his  heart  wroth. 
 
 *  Wealth  addeth  many  friends. 
 
 And  the  poor  from  his  neighbour  is  separated- 
 '  A  false  witness  is  not  acquitted. 
 
 Whoso  breatheth  out  lies  is  not  delivered. 
 ^  Many  entreat  the  face  of  the  noble,     [gifts. 
 And  all  have  made  friendship  to  a  man  of 
 ^  All  the  brethren  of  the  poor  have  hated  him. 
 Surely  also  his  friends  have  been  far  from 
 He  is  pursuing  words — they  are  not!    [him, 
 8  Whoso  is  getting  heart  is  loving  his  soul. 
 He  is  keeping  imderstauding  to  find  good. 
 "  A  false  witness  is  not  acquitted, 
 
 And  whoso  breatheth  out  lies  perisheth. 
 1'  Luxury  is  not  comely  for  a  fool, 
 
 Much  less  for  a  servant  to  rule  among  princes. 
 
 11  The  wisdom  of  a  man  hath  deferred  his  anger, 
 
 And  his  glory  is  to  pass  over  transgression. 
 
 1-  The  wrath  of  a  king  is  a  growl  as  of  a  young 
 
 lion, 
 
 407 
 
Falsehood  condemned. 
 
 XIX.  13.— PROVERBS. -XXI.  11. 
 
 Domestic  grievances. 
 
 And  as  dew  ou  the  herb  his  good-M'ill. 
 '3  A  calamity  to  his  father  is  a  foolish  sou, 
 
 And  the  contentious  of  a  wife  ai'e  a  con- 
 tinual dropping.  [fathers, 
 "  House  and  wealth  are  the  inheritance  of 
 
 And  from  Jehovah  is  an  understanding  wife. 
 ^'  Sloth  causeth  deep  sleep  to  fall. 
 
 And  an  indolent  soul  doth  hunger. 
 '*  Wlioso  is  keeping  the  command  is  keeping 
 his  soul. 
 
 Whoso  is  despising  His  ways  dieth. 
 '^  Whoso  is  lending  to  Jehovah  is  favouring 
 the  poor, 
 
 And  his  deed  He  repaveth  to  him. 
 '8  Chastise  thy  son,  for  there  is  hope. 
 
 And  to  put  him  to  death  lift  not  up  thy  soul. 
 '^  A  man  of  great  \vrath  is  bearing  punishment, 
 
 For,  if  thou  dost  deliver,  yet  again  thou  dost 
 •"  Hear  coimsel  and  receive  instruction,  [add. 
 
 So  that  thou  art  wise  in  thy  latter  end. 
 ^'  Many  are  the  purposes  in  a  uiau's  heart, 
 
 And  the  counsel  of  Jehovah  it  standeth. 
 ^-  The  desirableness  of  a  man  i.s  his  kindness, 
 
 And  better  is  the  poor  than  a  liar. 
 -^  The  fear  of  Jehovah  is  to  life. 
 
 And  satislied  he  remaineth— he  is  not  charged 
 with  evil. 
 '♦  The  slothful  hath  hidden  his  hand  in  a  dish. 
 
 Even  unto  his  mouth  he  bringeth  it  not  back. 
 ^  A  scorner  smite,  and  the  simple  acts  pru- 
 
 And  give  reproof  to  the  intelligent,  [dently. 
 
 He  uuderstandeth  knowledge. 
 '^  Wlioso  is  spoiling  a  father  causeth  a  mother 
 to  flee,  [sion. 
 
 A  son  causing  shame,  and  bringing  confu- 
 *^  Cease,  my  son,  to  hear  instruction — 
 
 To  err  from  sayings  of  knowledge. 
 ''^  A  worthless  witness  scorneth  judgment. 
 
 And  the  mouth  of  the  wicked  swallowetli 
 iniquity. 
 ^  Judgments  have  been  prepared  for  scorucrs, 
 
 And  stripes  for  the  back  of  fools ! 
 
 XX.  1  Wine  is  a  scornei^strong  drink  is  noisy. 
 
 And  any  going  astray  in  it  is  not  wise. 
 "^  The  fear  of  a  lung  is  a  growl  as  of  a  young 
 lion. 
 He  who  is  causing  him  to  be  wroth  ia  wrong- 
 ing his  souL 
 '  An  honour  to  a  man  is  cessation  from  strife, 
 And  every  fool  intermeddleth. 
 
 *  Because  of  winter  theslothfulplougheth  not. 
 He  asketh  in  harvest,  and  there  is  nothing. 
 
 *  Counsel  in  the  heart  of  a  man  is  deep  water, 
 And  a  man  of  understanding  draweth  it  up. 
 
 *  A  multitude  of  men  proclaim  each  his  kind- 
 
 ness, 
 And  a  man  of  stedf  astness  who  doth  liud  ? 
 7  The  righteous  is  walking  habitually  in  his 
 integrity, 
 
 0  the  hapi)iness  of  his  sous  after  him! 
 
 '  A  king  sitting  on  a  throne  of  judgment. 
 
 Is  scattering  with  his  eyes  all  evil, 
 5  Who  saith,  '  I  have  purilied  my  heart, 
 
 1  have  been  cleansed  from  my  sin?' 
 
 '"  A  stone  and  a  stone,  an  e))hah  and  an  ejdiali, 
 
 Even  bfitli  of  them  are  an  abominjition  to 
 
 Jeliovali.  [self  known, 
 
 "  Even  by  his  actions  a  youth  makcth  him- 
 
 Whethcr  his  work  l)e  pure  or  upright. 
 ^  A  hearing  ear,  and  a  seeing  eye, 
 408 
 
 Jehovah  hath  made  even  both  of  them. 
 '^  Love  not  sleep,  lest  thou  become  poor. 
 
 Open  thine  eyes — be  satislied  with  bread. 
 ^*  '  Bad,  bad,'  saith  the  buyer. 
 
 And  going  his  way  then  he  boasteth  himself. 
 '^  Substance,  gold,  and  a  multitude  of  rubies, 
 
 Yea,  a  precious  vessel,  are  lips  of  know- 
 ledge, [been  surety, 
 1^  Take  his  garment  when  a  stranger  hath 
 
 And  for  strangers  pledge  it. 
 ^"^  Sweet  to  a  man  is  the  bread  of  falsehood, 
 
 And  afterwards  is  his  mouth   filled  with 
 graveL 
 '8  Puri)ose3  by  counsel  thou  dost  establish, 
 
 Ancf  with  plans  make  thou  war. 
 '9  A  revealer  of  secret  counsels  is  the  busy- 
 body, [thyself  surety. 
 
 And  for  a  deceiver  with  his  lips  make  not 
 ^^  Whoso  is  vilifying  his  father  and  his  mother. 
 
 Extinguished  is  his  lamp  in  blackness  of 
 darkness. 
 "1  An  inheritance  gotten  wrongly  at  first, 
 
 Even  its  latter  end  is  not  blessed. 
 ^■-  Do  not  say,  '  I  recompense  evil,' 
 
 Wait  for  Jehovah,  and  He  deUvereth  thoo. 
 *^  An  abomination  to  Jehovah  are  a  stone  and 
 a  stone. 
 
 And  balances  of  deceit  are  not  good. 
 -^  From  Jehovah  are  the  steps  of  a  man, 
 
 And  man— how  imderstandeth  he  his  way  ? 
 "^  A  snare  to  a  man  is  he  hath  swallowed  a 
 holy  thing. 
 
 And  after  vows  to  make  inquiry. 
 ■''  A  wise  kin^  is  scattering  the  wicked, 
 
 And  turnetn  back  on  them  the  wheel. 
 "^^  The  breath  of  man  is  a  lamp  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Searching  all  the  inner  parts  of  the  heart. 
 -^  Kindness  and  truth  keeji  a  king,      [throne. 
 
 And  he  hath   supported  by  kindness    his 
 ^''  The  beauty  of  young  men  is  their  strength, 
 
 And  the  honour  of  old  men  is  grey  hairs. 
 3"  The  bandages  of  a  wound  thou  removest 
 with  the  evil,  [lieart ! 
 
 Also  the  plagues  of  the  inner  parts  of  the 
 
 XXI.  1  Rivulets  of  waters  is  the  heart  of  a  king 
 in  the  hand  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Wherever  He  plcaseth  Ho  inclineth  it. 
 ^  Everyway  of  a  man  is  right  in  his  own  eyes, 
 
 And  Jehovah  is  pondering  hearts. 
 8  To  do  righteousness  and  judgment, 
 
 Is  chosen  of  Jehovah  rather  than  sacritice. 
 ^  Ijoftiness  of  eyes,  and  breadth  of  heart, 
 
 Tillage  of  the  wicked  is  sin. 
 "  The  purposes  of  the  diligent  are  only  to 
 advantage, 
 
 And  of  every  hasty  one,  only  to  want. 
 "  The  making  of  treasures  by  a  lying  tougiie. 
 
 Is  a  vanity  diiven  away  of  those  seeking 
 death. 
 ^  The  spoil  of  the  wicked  catcheth  them. 
 
 Because  they  have  refused  to  do  judgment. 
 ^  Froward  is  the  way  of  a  man  whoas  vile. 
 
 And  the  pm-e- upright  ij>  his  work. 
 *  Better  to  sit  on  a  corner  of  the  roof, 
 
 Thau  with  a  woman  of  contentions  and  a 
 house  of  company. 
 '"  The  soul  of  the  wicked  hath  desired  evil. 
 
 Not  gracious  in  his  eyes  is  his  neighbour. 
 ''  When  the  scorner  is  punished,   the  simple 
 bccomcth  wise, 
 
Justice  and  dUige7ice. 
 
 XXI.  12.— PROVERBS.— XXIII.  12. 
 
 Charity  and  humilitp. 
 
 And  in  giving  imderstandiug  to  the  wise 
 
 He  receivetb  knowledge. 
 1'  Tlie  Rigliteous  One  is  acting  wisely 
 
 Towards  the  lioiise  of  the  wicked,         [ness. 
 
 He  is  overthrowing  the  wicked  for  wicked- 
 '^  Whoso  is  shutting  his  ear  from  the  cry  of  the 
 
 He  also  doth  cry,  andisnotanswei'ed.  [poor, 
 '•*  A  gift  in  secret  x>acilieth  anger, 
 
 And  a  bribe  in  the  bosom  strong  fury. 
 ^^  To  do  justice  is  joy  to  the  righteous, 
 
 But  ruin  to  workers  of  iniquity. 
 ^^  A  man  who  is  waudei'ing  from  the  way  of 
 understanding, 
 
 In  an  assembly  of  Rephaim  resteth. 
 1"  Whoso  is  loving  mirth  is  a  poor  man, 
 
 Wlioso  is  loving  wine  and  oil  maketh  no 
 
 wealth.  [eous, 
 
 18  The  wicked  is  an  atonement  for  the  right- 
 
 And  for  the  upright  the  treacherous  dealer. 
 1^  Better  to  dwell  in  a  wilderness  land, 
 
 Thamvith  a  woman  of  contentions  and  anger. 
 ^°  A  treasure  to  be  desired,  and  oil. 
 
 Is  in  the  habitation  of  the  wise. 
 
 And  a  foolish  man  swalloweth  it  up.  [ness, 
 -1  Whoso  is  pursuing  righteousness  and  Kind- 
 
 Findeth  Hie,  righteousness,  and  honour. 
 ^^  A  city  of  the  mighty  hath  the  wise  gone  up, 
 
 And  bringeth  down  the  strength  of  its  con- 
 fidence. 
 '•'^  Whoso  is  keeping  his  mouth  and  his  tongue, 
 
 Is  keeping  from  adversities  his  soul. 
 **  Proud,  haughty,  scorner  is  his  name, 
 
 Who  is  working  in  the  Avrath  of  pride. 
 ^'  Tke  desire  of  the  slothful  slayeth  him. 
 
 For  his  hands  have  refused  to  work. 
 '^  All  the  day  desiring  he  hath  desired,    [not. 
 
 And  the  righteous  giveth  and  withholaeth 
 '"  The  sacritice  of  the  wucked  is  abomination. 
 
 Much  mors  when  in  wickedness  he  briug- 
 °8  A  false  witness  doth  perish,  [eth  it. 
 
 And  an  attentive  man  for  ever  speaketh. 
 ^  A  wicked  man  hath  hardened  by  his  face. 
 
 And  the  upright — he  prepareth  his  way. 
 ^^  There  is  no  wisdom,  nor  understanding. 
 
 Nor  counsel,  over-against  Jehovah. 
 '1  A  horse  is  prepared  for  a  day  of  battle. 
 
 And  the  deliverance  is  of  Jehovah  ! 
 
 XXII.  1 A  name  is  chosen  rather  than  much 
 wealth, 
 
 Than  silver  and  than  gold — good  grace. 
 "  Rich  and  poor  have  met  together. 
 
 The  Maker  of  them  all  is  Jehovah. 
 
 *  The  prudent  hath  seen  the  evil,  and  is  hid- 
 
 den, [punished. 
 
 And  the  simple  have  passed  on,  and  are 
 
 *  The  end  of  humility  is  the  fear  of  Jehovah, 
 Riches,  and  honour,  and  life.  [verse, 
 
 "  Thorns— snares  a?'e  in  the  way  of  the  per- 
 Whoso  is  keeping  his  soul  is  far  f roin  them. 
 
 *  Give  instruction  to  a  youth  about  his  way. 
 Even  when  he  is  old  he  turneth  not  from  it. 
 
 '  The  rich  over  the  poor  ruleth. 
 And  a  servant  is  the  borrower  to  the  lender. 
 
 *  Whoso  is  sowing  perverseness  reapeth  sor- 
 And  the  rod  of  his  anger  weareth  out.  [row, 
 
 *  The  good  of  eye — he  is  blessed. 
 
 For  he  hath  given  of  liis  bread  to  the  poor. 
 '"  Castout  ascorner — and  contention  goeth  out. 
 
 And  strife  and  ah.ime  cease. 
 ^  Whoso  is  loving  cleanness  of  heart, 
 
 Grace  are  his  lips,  a  king  is  his  friend. 
 
 12  The  eyes  of  Jehovah  have  kept  knowledge, 
 And  He  overthroweth  the  words  of  the 
 
 treacherous. 
 
 13  The  slothful  hath  said,  '  A  lion  is  without. 
 In  the  midst  of  the  broad  places  I  am  slain.' 
 
 !■*  A  deep  pit  is  the  mouth  of  strange  women. 
 The  abhorred  of  Jehovah  falleth  there. 
 
 1^  Folly  is  bound  up  in  the  heart  of  a  youth, 
 
 The  rod  of  chastisement  putteth  it  far  from 
 
 him.  [Tiim, 
 
 1^  He  is  oppressing  the  poor  to  multiply  to 
 He  is  giving  to  the  rich — only  to  want. 
 
 I''  INCLINE  thine  ear,  and  hear  words  of  the 
 wise,  and  thy  heart  set  to  my  knowledge, 
 18  For  they  are  pleasant  when  thou  dost  keep 
 them  in  thy  heart. 
 They  are  prepared  together  for  thy  lips. 
 1^  That  thy  trust  may  be  in  Jehovah, 
 
 I  caused  thee  to  know  to-day,  even  thou. 
 ^^  Have  I  not  written  to  thee  three  Cimea 
 
 With  counsels  and  knowledge  ? 
 "1  To  cause  thee  to  know  the  certainty  of  say- 
 ings of  truth,  [thee. 
 To  return  sayings  of  truth  to  those  sending 
 
 ^^  Rob  not  the  poor  because  he  is  poor, 
 
 And  bruise  not  the  afflicted  in  the  gate. 
 ^  For  Jehovah  pleadeth  their  cause, 
 
 And  hath  spoiled  the  soul  of  their  spoilers. 
 '^  Shew  not  thyself  friendly  with  an  angry 
 
 And  %vith  a  man  of  fury  go  not  in,      [man, 
 ^  Lest  thou  learn  his  paths, 
 
 And  have  received  a  snare  to  thy  soul. 
 ^®  Be  not  thou  among  those  striking  hands, 
 
 Among  sureties  for  burdens. 
 -'  If  thou  hast  nothing  to  pay. 
 
 Why  doth  he  take  thy  bed  from  imder  thee? 
 '8  Remove  not  a  border  of  olden  times, 
 
 That  thy  fathers  have  made.  [ness  ? 
 
 ""  Hast  thou  seen  a  man  speedy  in  his  busi- 
 
 Before  lungs  he  doth  station  himself. 
 
 He  stations  not  himself  before  obscure  men ! 
 
 XXin.   1  When   thou  sittest  to  eat  with   « 
 ruler,  [before  thee. 
 
 Thou  considerest  diligently  that  which  is 
 "  And  thou  hast  put  a  knife  to  thy  throat, 
 
 If  thou  art  a  man  of  appetite. 
 3  Have  no  desire  to  his  dainties,  seeing  it  is 
 *  Labour  not  to  make  wealth,       [lying  food. 
 From  thine  own  understanding  cease. 
 Dost  thou  cause  thine  eyes  to  fly  upon  it  ? 
 Then  it  is  not. 
 ^  For  wealth  maketh  to  itself  vvdngs. 
 As  an  eagle  it  fheth  to  the  heavens. 
 "  Eat  not  the  bread  of  an  evil  eye. 
 
 And  have  no  desire  to  his  dainties, 
 ''  For  as  he  hath  thought  in  his  soul,  so  is  he, 
 '  Eat  and  drink,'  saith  he  to  thee. 
 And  his  heart  is  not  with  thee.  [up, 
 
 8  Thy  morsel  thou  hast  eaten  thou  dost  vomit 
 And  hast  marred  thy  words  that  aj-e  sweet. 
 ^  In  the  ears  of  a  fool  speak  not. 
 
 For  he  treadeth  on  the  wisdom  of  thy  words. 
 1"  Remove  not  a  border  of  olden  tmies. 
 
 And  into  fields  of  the  fatherless  enter  not, 
 11  For  their  Redeemer  is  str(jug. 
 
 He  doth  plead  their  cause  with  thee. 
 1'  Bring  in  to  instruction  thy  heart, 
 409 
 
Temperance  enjoined. 
 
 XXIII.  13.— PROVERBS.— XXV.  3. 
 
 Wisdom^  8  workings. 
 
 And  thine  ear  to  sayings  of  knowledge. 
 "  Withhold  not  from  a  youth  chastisement. 
 
 When  thou  smitest  him  with  a  rod  he  dieth 
 ^*  Thou  with  a  rod  smitest  him,  [not. 
 
 And  his  soul  from  Sheol  thou  deliverest. 
 "*  My  son,  if  thy  heart  hath  been  wise, 
 
 My  heart  rejoiceth,  even  mine,  [rightly. 
 "  And  my  reins  exult  when  thy  lips  speak  up- 
 '^  Let  not  thy  heart  be  envious  af  sinners, 
 
 But— in  the  fear  of  Jehovah  all  the  day. 
 "  For,  is  there  a  posterity? 
 
 Then  thy  hope  is  not  cut  ofiF. 
 '*  Hear  thou,  my  son,  and  be  wise. 
 
 And  make  happy  in  the  way  tliy  heart, 
 '•'  Be  not  thou  among  quaffers  of  wiue. 
 
 Among  gluttonous  ones  of  flesh, 
 '^  For  the  quaffer  and  glutton  become  poor. 
 
 And  drowsiness  clotheth  with  rags. 
 -^  Hearken  to  thy  father,  who  begat  thee. 
 
 And  despise  not  thy  mother  when  she  hath 
 become  old. 
 ^  Truth  buy,  and  sell  not,  [ing. 
 
 Wisdom,  and  instruction,  and  understand- 
 ^  The  father  of  the  righteous  rejoiceth  greatly. 
 
 The  begetter  of  the  wise  rejoiceth  in  him. 
 ^  Rejoice  doth  thy  father  and  thy  mother, 
 
 Yea,  she  that  bare  thee  is  joyful. 
 •*  Give,  my  son,  thy  heart  to  me, 
 
 And  let  thine  eyes  watch  my  ways. 
 "  For  a  harlot  is  a  deep  ditch, 
 
 And  a  strange  woman  is  a  strait  pit. 
 "^  She  also,  as  catching  prey,  lieth  in  wait, 
 
 And  the  treacherous  among  men  she  in- 
 '"'  Who  hath  wo?  who  hath  sorrow?  [creaseth. 
 
 Who  hath  contentions  ?  who  hath  plaint  ? 
 
 Who  hath  wounds  without  cause  ? 
 
 Who  hath  redness  of  eyes  ? 
 **  Those  tarrying  by  the  wine. 
 
 Those  going  in  to  search  out  mixed  mne. 
 "  See  not  wine  when  it  showeth  itself  red. 
 
 When  it  giveth  in  the  cup  its  colour, 
 
 It  goeth  up  and  down  through  the  upright. 
 "  Its  latter  end— as  a  serpent  it  biteth, 
 
 And  as  a  basilisk  it  stingeth. 
 ^3  Thine  eyes  see  strange  women, 
 
 And  thy  heart  speakcth  perverse  things. 
 '^*  And  thou  hast  been  as  one  lying  down  in  the 
 heart  of  the  sea, 
 
 And  as  one  lying  down  on  the  top  of  a  mast. 
 ^■■^  'They  smote  me,  I  liave  not  been  sick, 
 
 Tliey  beat  me,  I  have  not  known. 
 
 Wlien  I  awake — I  seek  it  yet  again !' 
 
 XXIV.  1  Be  not  envious  of  evil  men, 
 
 And  desire  not  to  be  wth  them. 
 "  For  destruction  doth  their  heart  meditate, 
 
 And  pcrverseness  do  their  lijis  speak. 
 ^  By  wisdom  is  a  house  buildcd, 
 
 And  by  uiulerstaiKling  it  e.stal)lisheth  itself. 
 
 *  And  by  knowledge  the  inner  i)arts  are  filled. 
 
 With  all  precious  and  pleasant  wealth. 
 
 *  Miglity  IS  the  wise  in  stren^h,  [power. 
 And  a  man  of  knowledge  is  strengthening 
 
 "  For  by  i)lans  thou  makest  for  tliyself  war, 
 
 And  deliverance  is  in  a  multitude  of  coun- 
 ^  Wisdom  is  high  for  a  fool,  [sellors. 
 
 In  the  gate  he  openeth  not  his  mouth. 
 "  Wlioso  is  devising  to  do  evil, 
 
 Him  they  call  a  master  of  wicked  thoughts. 
 »  The  thought  of  folly  is  sin, 
 
 Ajud  an  abomination  tu  man  is  a  scorucr. 
 410 
 
 1"  Thou  hast  shewed  thyself  weak  in  a  day  of 
 
 Straitened  is  thy  jiower,  [adversity, 
 
 1'  H/rom,  delivering  those  taken  to  death. 
 
 And  those  slipping  to  the  slaughter — thou 
 keepest  back. 
 1*  When  thou  sayest,  '  Lo,  we  knew  not  this.' 
 
 Is  not  the  Ponderer  of  hearts  He  who  un- 
 derstandeth?  [knoweth? 
 
 And    the    Keeper  of    thy    soul    He    who 
 
 And  He  hath  rendered  to  man  according  to 
 his  work 
 13  Eat  my  son,  honey  that  is  good. 
 
 And  the  honeycomb — sweet  to  thy  palate. 
 "  So  is  the  knowledge  of  wisdom  to  thy  soul. 
 
 If  thou  hast  found  that  there  is  a  posterity 
 
 And  thy  hope  is  not  cut  off. 
 1'  Lay  not  wait,  0  wicked  one. 
 
 At  the  habitation  of  the  righteous. 
 
 Do  not  spoil  his  resting-place. 
 1*  For  seven  times  doth  the  righteous  fall  and 
 
 And  the  wicked  stumble  in  evil.  [rise, 
 
 1^  In  the  falling  of  thine  enemy  rejoice  not. 
 
 And  in  his  stumbling  let  not  thy  heart  be 
 joyful, 
 '8  Lest  Jehovah  see,  and  it  be  evil  in  His  eyes, 
 
 And  He  hath  turned  from  ofif  him  His  anger. 
 ^^  Fret  not  thyself  at  evil  doers, 
 
 Be  not  envious  at  the  wicked, 
 '"  For  there  is  not  a  posterity  to  the  evil. 
 
 The  lamp  of  the  wicked  is  extinguished. 
 -1  Fear  Jehovah,  my  son,  and  the  king. 
 
 With  changers  mix  not  up  thyself, 
 ^  For  suddenly  doth  their  calamity  rise. 
 
 And  the  ruin  of  them  both — who  knoweth  ? 
 
 -3  THESE  also  are  for  the  wise  :— 
 
 To  discern  faces  in  judgment  is  not  good. 
 ^  Whoso  is  saying  to  the  wicked,  '  Thou  art 
 righteous, 
 
 Peoples  execrate  him — nations  abhor  him. 
 ^  And  to  those  reproving  it  is  pleasant. 
 
 And  on  them  cometh  a  good  blessing. 
 ^  Lips  he  kisseth  who  is  returning  straight- 
 forward words. 
 ^  Prepare  in  an  out-place  thy  work. 
 
 And  make  it  ready  in  the  field — go  after- 
 Then  thou  hast  built  thy  house.        [wards, 
 ^  Be  not  a  witness  for  noughtagainstthyneigh- 
 bour, 
 
 Or  thou  hast  enticed  with  thy  lips. 
 '-'■>  Say  not,  '  As  he  cUd  to  me,  so  I  do  to  him, 
 
 I  render  to  each  according  to  his  work.' 
 3"  Near  the  field  of  a  slothful  man  I  passed  by, 
 
 And  near  the  vineyard  of  aman  lacking  heart. 
 31  And  lo,  it  hath  gone  up— all  of  it— tliorns! 
 
 Covered  its  face  have  nettles, 
 
 And  its  stone  wall  liatli  been  broken  down. 
 3-  And  I  see — I — I  do  set  my  heart, 
 
 I  have  seen — I  have  received  instruction, 
 33  A  little  sleej)- a  little  slumber — 
 
 A  little  folding  of  the  hands  to  lie  down. 
 3*  And  thy  poverty  hath  come  as  a  traveller, 
 
 And  thy  want  as  an  armed  man ! 
 
 XXV.  1  Also  these  are  Proverbs  of  Solomon, 
 that  men  of  Hezekiah  king  of  Judah  trans- 
 cribed : — 
 -  1'lie  honour  of  God  w  to  hide  a  thing. 
 And  the  lionour  of  kings  to  search  out  a 
 matter.  [depth, 
 
 '  'l"ho  heavens  for  height,  and  the  earth  for 
 
Vineyard  of  the  slothful. 
 
 XXV.  4.— PROVERBS.— XXVII.  3. 
 
 Of  jit  speech. 
 
 And  the  heart  of  kings — are  unsearchable. 
 
 *  Take  away  dross  from  silver, 
 
 And  a  vessel  for  the  refiner  goeth  forth, 
 "  Take  awav  the  wicked  before  a  king. 
 
 And   estaolished   in  righteousness  is  his 
 throne. 
 ^  Honour  not  thyself  before  a  king, 
 
 And  in  the  place  of  the  great  stand  not. 
 7  For  better  that  he  hath  said  to  thee, 
 
 'Come  thou  up  hither,' 
 
 Than  tluithe  humble  thee  before  a  noble. 
 
 Whom  thine  eyes  have  seen. 
 
 *  Go  not  forth  to  strive,  haste,  turn. 
 What  dost  thou  in  its  latter  end, 
 
 When  thy  neighbour  causeth  thee  to  blush  ? 
 '  Thy  cause  plead  with  thy  neighbour. 
 And  the  secret  coimsel  of  another  reveal 
 not, 
 1"  Lest  the  hearer  put  thee  to  shame. 
 
 And  thine  evil  report  turn  not  back. 
 11  Apples  of  gold  in  imagery  of  silver, 
 
 Is  the  word  spoken  at  its  fit  times. 
 1*  A  ringof  gold,  and  an  ornament  of  pure  gold. 
 
 Is  the  wise  reprover  to  an  attentive  ear. 
 "  As  a  vessel  of  snow  in  a  day  of  harvest, 
 So  is  a  faithful  ambassador  to  those  send- 
 ing him, 
 And  the  soul  of  his  masters  he  refresheth. 
 '^  Clouds  and  wind,  and  rain  there  is  none, 
 Is  a  man  boasting  himself  in  a  false  gift. 
 By  long-suffering  is  a  ruler  persuaded, 
 And  a  soft  tongue  breaketh  a  bone. 
 1^  Honey  thou  hast  found — eat  thy  sufficiency. 
 Lest  thou  be  satiated  with  it,  and  hast  vo- 
 mited it. 
 1^  Withdraw  thy  foot  from  thy  neighbour's 
 house. 
 Lest  he  be  satiated  with  thee,  and  have 
 hated  thee. 
 1^  A  maul,  and  a  sword,  and  a  sharp  arrow, 
 Is  the  man  testifying  against  his  neighbour 
 a  false  testimony. 
 18  A  bad  tooth,  and  a  tottering  foot, 
 Is  the  confidence  of  the  treacherous  in  a 
 day  of  adversity. 
 -*  Whoso  is  taking  away  a  garment  in  a  cold 
 Is  as  vinegar  on  nitre,  [day. 
 
 And  a  singer  of  songa  on  a  sad  heart. 
 '1  If  he  who  is  hating  tnee  doth  hunger,  cause 
 him  to  eat  bread. 
 And  if  he  thirst,  cause  him  to  drink  water. 
 ''"  For  coals  thou  art  putting  on  his  head. 
 
 And  Jehovah  givetn  recompense  to  thee. 
 ^'  A  north  wind  bringeth  fortn  rain. 
 
 And  a  secret  tongue — indignant  faces. 
 ^  Better  to  sit  on  a  comer  oit  a  roof. 
 Than  with  a  woman  of  contentions,  and  a 
 house  of  company. 
 ^  As  cold  waters  for  a  weary  soul. 
 
 So  i«  a  good  report  from  a  far  country. 
 "•'  A  spring  troubled,  and  a  fountain  corrupt, 
 _  Is  the  righteous  falling  before  the  wicked. 
 '^  The  eating  of  much  honey  is  not  good, 
 Nor  a  searching  out  of  one's  own  honour — 
 honour. 
 '^  A  city  broken  down  without  walla, 
 Is  a  man  without  restraint  over  his  spirit ! 
 
 XXVI.  1  As  snow  in  summer,  and  as  rain  in 
 harvest, 
 8o  honour  is  not  comely  for  a  fool. 
 
 '^  As  a  bird  by  wandering,  as  a  swallow  by 
 flying. 
 
 So  reviling  without  cause  doth  not  come. 
 =*  A  whip  is  for  a  horse,  a  bridle  for  an  ass, 
 
 And  a  rod  for  the  back  of  fools. 
 ••  Answer  not  a  fool  according  to  his  folly, 
 
 Lest  thou  be  like  to  him — even  tliou. 
 '  Answer  a  fool  according  to  his  folly, 
 
 Lest  he  be  wise  in  his  own  eyes. 
 ^  He  is  cutting  off  feet,  he  is  dxiuking  injury, 
 
 Who  is  sendmg  things  by  the  hand  of  a  fool. 
 
 7  Weak  have  been  the  two  legs  of  the  lame, 
 And  a  parable  in  the  mouth  of  fools. 
 
 8  As  one  who  is  binding  a  stone  in  a  sling, 
 So  is  he  who  is  giving  honour  to  a  fool. 
 
 "  A  thorn  hath  gone  up  into  the  hand  of  a 
 drunkard. 
 
 And  a  parable  in  the  mouth  of  fools. 
 1"  Great  is  the  Former  of  all. 
 
 And  He  is  rewarding  a  fool. 
 
 And  is  rewarding  transgressors. 
 "  As  a  dog  hath  returned  to  its  vomit, 
 
 A  fool  is  repeating  his  f oUy. 
 1'  Thou  hast  seen  a  man  wiae  in  his  own  eyes, 
 
 More  hope  of  a  fool  than  of  him  ! 
 13  The  slotMul  hath  said,  'A  lion  is  in  the  way, 
 
 A  lion  is  in  the  broad  places.' 
 1*  The  door  turneth  round  on  its  hinge, 
 
 And  the  slothful  on  his  bed. 
 1'  The  slothful  hath  hid  his  hand  in  a  dish. 
 
 He  is  weary  of    bringing  it  back  to  iiis 
 mouth. 
 1'  Wiser  is  the  slothful  in  his  own  eyes, 
 
 Than  seven  men  returning  a  reason. 
 '^  Laying  hold  on  the  ears  of  a  dog. 
 
 Is  a  passer-by  making  himself  wrath  for 
 !  strife  not  his  own. 
 
 1**  As  one  pretending  to  be  feeble. 
 
 Who  is  casting  sparks,  arrows,  and  death, 
 18  So  hath  a  man  deceived  his  neighbour, 
 
 And  hath  said,  'Am  not  I  playing?' 
 ■-"  Without  wood  is  fire  going  out. 
 
 And    without   a   tale-bearer,    contention 
 ceaseth, 
 -1  Coal  to  burning  coals,  and  wood  to  fire. 
 
 And  a  man  of  contentions  to  kindle  strife. 
 -"  The  words  of  a  tale-bearer  are  as  self-in- 
 flicted wounds. 
 
 And  they  have  gone  down  to  the  inner  parts 
 of  the  heart. 
 -3  Silver  of  dross  spread  over  potsherd, 
 
 Are  burning  lips  and  an  evil  heart. 
 -■•  By  his  lijjs  doth  a  hater  dissemble, 
 
 And  in  his  heart  he  placeth  deceit, 
 "''  When  his  voice  is  gracious  trust  not  in  him. 
 
 For  seven  abominations  are  in  his  heart. 
 -®  Hatred  is  covered  by  deceit. 
 
 Revealed  is  its  wickedness  in  an  assembly. 
 ^  Whoso  is  digging  a  pit  falleth  into  it. 
 
 And  the  roller  of  a  stone,  to  him  it  turneth. 
 -^  A  lying  tongue  hateth  its  bruised  ones, 
 
 And  a  flattering  mouth  worketh  an  over- 
 throw ! 
 
 XXVII.  1  Boast  not  thyself  of  to-morrow. 
 For  thou  knowest  not  what  a  day  bringeth 
 forth.  [mouth, 
 
 "  Let  another  praise  thee,  and  not  thme  own 
 
 A  stranger,  and  not  thine  own  lips. 
 '  A  stone  is  heavy,  and  the  sand  is  heavy, 
 And  the  anger  of  a  fool 
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Slolhfulness,  strife,  dkc. 
 
 XXVII.  4.— PROVERBS.— XXIX.  1. 
 
 The  reward  of  prudence 
 
 Is  heavier  tliau  tliey  both. 
 
 *  Fury  is  iierce,  and  auger  is  overflowing, 
 And  who  standeth  before  jealousy? 
 
 *  Better  is  open  reproof  than  hidden  love. 
 
 *  Faithful  are  the  wounds  of  a  lover, 
 And  abundant  the  kisses  of  an  enemy. 
 
 7  A  satiated  soultreadeth  down  a  honeycomb. 
 And  to  a  hungry  soul  every  bitter  thing  is 
 sweet. 
 
 '  As  a  bird  wanderiuj;  from  her  nest, 
 So  is  a  man  wandering  from  his  place, 
 
 *  Ointment  and  perfume  rejoice  the  heart, 
 And  the  sweetness  of  one's  friend — from 
 
 counsel  of  the  soul. 
 w  Thine  own  friend,  and  the  friend  of  thy 
 father,  forsake  not, 
 
 And  the  house  of  thy  brother  enter  not 
 
 la  a  day  of  thy  calamity,  [afar  off. 
 
 Better  is  a  near  ueiglibour  than  a  brother 
 ^1  Be  vdse,  my  son,  aud  rejoice  my  heart. 
 
 Aud  1  return  my  reproacher  a  word. 
 "  The  prudent  hath  seen  the  evil,  he  is  hidden, 
 
 The  simple  have  passed  on,  they  are  pun- 
 ished. 
 "  Take  his   garment,  when  a  stranger  hath 
 been  surety, 
 
 Aud  for  a  strange  woman  pledge  it. 
 **  Whoso  is  saluting  his  friend  mth  a  loud 
 
 lu  the  morning  rising  early,  [voice, 
 
 A  light  thing  it  is  reckoned  to  him. 
 "  A  continual  drojjping  in  a  day  of  ra,in, 
 
 And  a  woman  ot  contentious  are  alike, 
 '8  Whoso  is  hiding  her  hath  hidden  the  wind, 
 
 Aud  the  ointment  of   his  right  hand  call- 
 eth  out. 
 "  Iron  by  iron  is  sharpened. 
 
 And  a  man  sharpens  the  face  of  his  friend. 
 '*  The  keeper  of  a  lig-tree  eateth  its  fruit, 
 
 And  the  preserver  of  his  ma«ter  is  honoured. 
 "*  Afl  in  water  the  face  is  to  face, 
 
 So  the  heart  of  mau  to  man. 
 '*  Sheol  and  destruction  are  not  satisfied, 
 
 And  the  eyes  of  man  are  not  satisfied. 
 *'  A  refining  pot  is  for  silver,  and  a,  furnace  for 
 
 And  a  man  according  to  his  praise,      [gold, 
 '^  If  thou  dost  beat  the  foolish  in  a  mortar. 
 
 Among  washed  things — \vith  a  pestle, 
 
 His  folly  turneth  not  aside  from  off'  him. 
 ^  ICuow  well  the  face  of  thy  flock. 
 
 Set  thy  heart  to  the  droves, 
 ^  For  riches  are  not  to  the  age. 
 
 Nor  a  crown  to  generation  and  generation. 
 '*  Revealed  was  the  liay,  aud  seeu  the  tender 
 grass. 
 
 And  gathered  the  herbs  of  mountains. 
 -*  Lambs  are  for  thy  clotliing. 
 
 And  the  price  of  the  field  are  he-goats, 
 "  And  a  sufficiency  of  goats'  milk  is  for  thy 
 bread,  [sels ! 
 
 For  bread  to  thy  house,  and  life  to  thy  dam- 
 
 KXVIII.  1  The  wicked  have  fled  and  there  is 
 
 no  pursuer.  [dent. 
 
 Aud  the  righteous  as  a  young  lion  is  confi- 
 
 *  By  the  transgression  of  a  land  many  are  itij 
 Aud  by  an  intelligent  man,  [heads. 
 Who  knowctli  right — it  is  prolonged. 
 
 '  A  man— poor  aud  op])res8ing  the  weak, 
 Js  a  sweeping  rain,  autl  there  is  no  bread. 
 
 *  'I'hose  forsakiug  tlio  law  praise  the  wicked. 
 Those  keeping  the  law  plead  against  them. 
 
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 ^  Evil  men  understand  not  judgment. 
 
 And  those  seeking  Jehovah  understand  all 
 *  Better  is  the  poor  walking  in  liis  integrity. 
 
 Than  the  perverse  of  ways  who  is  rich. 
 '^  Whoso  is  keeping  the  law  is  an  intelligent 
 And  a  friend  of  gluttons,  [son. 
 
 Doth  cause  his  father  to  blush. 
 8  Whoso  is  multiplying  his  wealth  by  biting 
 and  usury, 
 For  one  favouring  the  poor  doth  gather  it. 
 "  Whoso  is  turning  his  ear  from  hearing  thelaw, 
 
 Even  his  ])rayer  is  an  abomination, 
 i"  Whoso  is  causing  the  upright  to  err  in  an 
 evil  way. 
 Into  liis  own  pit  he  doth  fall. 
 And  the  perfect  do  inherit  good. 
 "  A  rich  man  is  wise  iu  his  own  eyes, 
 
 Aud  the  intelligent  ])Oor  searcheth  hiiu. 
 1-  Iu  the  exulting  of  the  rigliteous  the  glory  is 
 abundant. 
 And  in  the  rising  of  the  wicked  mau  is  ap- 
 
 Worehensive. 
 hoso  is  covering  his  transgressions  pros- 
 pereth  not. 
 And  he  who  is  confessing  and  forsaking  hath 
 mercy.  [ally, 
 
 '*  0  the  haijpiness  of  a  man  fearing  continu- 
 And  whoeo  is  hardening  his  heart  falleth 
 into  evil. 
 1^  A  growling  lion,  and  a  ranging  bear, 
 
 Js  the  wicked  rider  over  a  poor  peo^ile. 
 ^^  A  leader  lacking  understanding  multiplieth 
 oppressions, 
 Whoso  is  hating  dishonest  gain  prolongeth 
 days. 
 1^  A  man  oppressed  with  the  blood  of  a  soul, 
 Unto  the  pit  lleeth,  none  taketh  hold  on  him. 
 18  Whoso  is  walking  uprightly  is  saved. 
 
 And  the  perverted  of  ways  falleth  at  once. 
 18  Whoso  is  tilling  his  ground  is  satisfied  with 
 And  whoso  is  pursuing  vanity,  [bread. 
 
 Is  filled  with  poverty. 
 -"  A  stedfast  man  hath  multiplied  blessings. 
 
 And  whoso  is  hasting  to  be  rich  is  not  ac- 
 21  To  discern  faces  is  not  good,  [quitted 
 
 And  for  a  piece  of  bre£id  doth  a  man  trans- 
 gress, [eye, 
 --  Troubled  for  wealth  is  tlie  man  with  an  evil 
 Aud  he  knoweth  not  that  want  doth  meet 
 him. 
 -'  Whoso  is  reproving  a  mau  afterwards  find- 
 eth  grace. 
 More  than  a  flatterer  with  the  tougue. 
 "■*  Whoso  is  robbing  his  father,  or  his  mother, 
 Aud  is  saying,  '  It  is  not  transgression,' 
 A  companion  he  is  to  a  destroyer. 
 ^  Whoso  is  proud  in  soid  stirreth  up  conten- 
 tion, [fat. 
 And  whoso  is  trusting  on  Jehovah  is  made 
 5*'  Whoso  is  trusting  in  his  heart  is  a  fool. 
 
 And  whoso  is  walking  in  wisdom  is  delivered. 
 ^  AVhoso  is  giving  to  the  poor  hath  no  lack. 
 And  whoso  is  hiding  his  eyes  multiplied 
 curses. 
 -*  In  the  rising  of  the  wicked  a  man  is  hidden. 
 And  iu  their    destruction    the    righteous 
 nudtiply ! 
 
 XXIX.  1 A  mau  often  reproved,  hardening  the 
 
 neck,  t"iK' 
 
 Is  suddenly  broken,  aiv)  there  is  no  heal- 
 
Oovetoumess  censured. 
 
 XXIX.  3.— PROVERBS.— XXX.  32.  Parental  discipline,  <&c. 
 
 '  la  tlie  multiplying  of  the  righteous  the 
 people  rejoice,  [sigh. 
 
 And  in  the  ruling  of  the  wicked  the  people 
 '  A  man  loving  ^visdom  rejoiceth  his  father, 
 
 And  a  friend  of  harlots  destroyeth  wealth. 
 
 *  A  king  by  judgment  establisheth  a  land, 
 And  one  receiving  gifts  throweth  it  down. 
 
 '  A  man  taking  a  portion  above  his  neighbour, 
 Spreadeth  a  net  for  his  own  steps. 
 
 '  In  the  transgression  of  the  evil  is  a  snare. 
 And  the  righteous  doth  sing  and  rejoice. 
 
 '  The  righteous  knoweth  the  plea  of  the  poor, 
 The  wicked  understandeth  not  knowledge. 
 
 *  Men  of  scorning  ensnare  a  city. 
 And  the  wise  turn  back  anger. 
 
 ^  A  wise  man  is  judged  by  the  foolish  man, 
 
 And  he  hath  been  angry, 
 
 And  he  hath  laughed,  and  there  ia  no  rest. 
 '"  Men  of  blood  hate  the  jjerfect, 
 
 And  the  upright  seek  his  soul. 
 11  A  fool  bringeth  out  all  his  mind. 
 
 And  the  wise  till  afterwards  restraineth  it. 
 1"  A  ruler  who  is  attending  to  lying  words. 
 
 All  his  ministers  are  wiuked.  [together, 
 13  The  poor  and  the  man  of  frauds  have  met 
 
 Jehovah  is  enlightening  the  eyes  of  them 
 "  A  king  that  is  judging  truly  the  poor,  [both. 
 
 His  throne  for  ever  is  established. 
 1^  A  rod  and  reproof  give  wisdom. 
 
 And  a  youth  let  away  is  shaming  his  mother. 
 1®  In  the  multiplying  of  the  wicked  transgres- 
 sion multipKeth, 
 
 And  the  righteous  on  their  fall  do  look. 
 '^  Chastise  thy  son,  and  he  giveth  thee  com- 
 
 Yea,  he  giveth  delights  to  thy  soul,  [fort, 
 '8  Without  a  Vision  is  a  people  made  naked. 
 
 And  whoso  is  keeping  the  law,  0  his  happi- 
 ness !  [he  understand, 
 '3  By  words  a  servant  is  not  instructed  though 
 
 And  there  is  nothing  answering. 
 ■^  Thou  hast  seen  a  man  hastjr  in  his  words  ! 
 
 More  hope  of  a  fool  than  of  him.  [from  youth, 
 ^1  Whoso  is  bringing  up  his  servant  delicately, 
 
 A  t  his  latter  end  also  he  is  his  continuator. 
 ^^  An  angry  man  stirreth  up  contention. 
 
 And  a  f urioiis  man  is  multiplying  transgres- 
 ^*  The  pride  of  man  humbleth  him,         [sion. 
 
 And  humiUty  of  spirit  upholdeth  honour. 
 *"  Whoso  is  sharing  with  a  thief  is  hating  his 
 own  soul. 
 
 Execration  he  heareth.  and  telleth  not. 
 *^  Fear  of  man  causeth  a  snare. 
 
 And  the  confident  in  Jehovah  is  set  on  high. 
 ^  Many  are  seeking  the  face  of  a  ruler. 
 
 And  from  Jehovah  i.?  the  judgment  of  each. 
 ''An  abomination  to  the  righteous  is  the  per- 
 verse man,  [upright  in  the  way! 
 
 And  an  abomination  to  the  wicked  is  the 
 
 XXX.  1  Words  of  a  Gatherer,  son  of  an  obe- 
 dient one,  the  declaration,  an  affirmation  of  the 
 man: — 
 
 I  have  wearied  myself  for  God,         [sumed. 
 
 I  have  wearied  myself  for  God,  and  am  con- 
 "^  For  I  am  more  brutish  than  any  one. 
 
 And  have  not  the  understanding  of  a  man. 
 3  Nor  have  I  learned  wisdom. 
 
 Yet  the  knowledge  of  Holy  Ones  I  know. 
 '  Who  went  up  to  heaven,  and  cometh  down  ? 
 
 Who  hath  gathered  the  wind  in  his  fists  ? 
 
 Who  hath  bound  waters  in  a  garment? 
 
 Wlio  established  all  ends  of  the  earth? 
 
 Wliat  is  His  name?  and  what  His  sou's 
 
 Surely  thou  knowest !  [name  ? 
 
 ^  Every  saying  of  God  is  tried, 
 
 A  shield  He  is  to  those  trusting  in  Him. 
 ^  Add  not  to  His  words,  lest  He  reason  with 
 
 And  thou  hast  been  found  false.  [theo, 
 
 7  Two  things  I  have  asked  from  Thee, 
 Withhold  not  from  me  before  I  die. 
 
 8  Vanity  and  a  lying  word  put  far  from  me, 
 Poverty  or  wealth  give  not  to  me. 
 Cause  me  to  eat  the  bread  of  my  portion, 
 
 ^  Lest  I  become  satiated,  and  have  denied, 
 And  have  said,  'Who  is  Jehovah?' 
 And  lest  I  be  poor,  and  have  stolen. 
 And  have  laid  hold  of  the  name  of  my  God. 
 
 1"  Accuse  not  a  servant  unto  his  lord,  [guilty. 
 Lest  he  disesteem  thee,  and  tliou  be  found 
 
 "  A  generation  is,  that  lightly  esteemeth  their 
 And  their  mother  doth  not  bless,     [father, 
 
 1^  A  generation — pure  in  their  own  eyes, 
 But  from  their  own  filth  not  washed. 
 
 13  A  generation — how  high  are  their  eyes, 
 Yea,  their  eyelids  are  lifted  up. 
 
 I'l  A  generation — swords  are  their  teeth. 
 And  knives— their  jaw-teeth. 
 To  consume  the  poor  from  earth. 
 And  the  needy  from  among  men. 
 
 15  To  the  leech  are  two  daughters,  'Give,  give,' 
 Lo,  three  things  are  not  satisfied. 
 Four  have  not  said  '  Sufficiency;' 
 
 1^  Sheol,  and  a  restrained  womb. 
 Earth — it  is  not  satisfied  with  water. 
 And  fire — it  hath  not  said,  'Sufficiency,' 
 
 i""  An  eye  that  mocketh  at  a  father. 
 And  despiseth  to  obey  a  mother. 
 Dig  it  out  do  ravens  of  the  valley. 
 And  eat  it  do  young  eagles. 
 
 1^  Three  things  have  been  too  wonderful  for 
 Yea,  four  that  I  have  not  known:         [me, 
 
 19  The  way  of  the  eagle  in  the  heavens. 
 The  way  of  a  serpent  on  a  rock. 
 The  way  of  a  ship  in  the  heart  of  the  sea. 
 And  the  -way  of  a  man  in  youth. 
 
 -"  So— the  way  of  an  adulterous  woman. 
 She  hath  eaten  and  hath  wiped  her  mouth, 
 And  hath  said,  'I  have  not  done  iniquity.' 
 
 ''I  For  three  things  hath  earth  been  troubled, 
 And  for  four — it  is  not  able  to  bear : 
 
 ^^  For  a  servant  when  he  reigueth. 
 And  a  fool  when  he  is  satisfied  -with  bread, 
 
 ^3  For  a  hated  one  when  she  ruleth, 
 And  a  maid-servant  when  she  succeedeth 
 
 ^^  Four  are  little  ones  of  earth,  [her  mistress. 
 And  they  are  made  vdser  than  the  wise: 
 
 ^  The  ants  are  a  people  not  strong, 
 And  they  prepare  in  summer  their  food, 
 
 ^®  Conies  are  a  people  not  strong, 
 And  they  place  in  a  rock  their  house, 
 
 ^  A  king  there  is  not  to  the  locust. 
 And  it  goeth  out — each  one  shouting, 
 
 '^  A  spider  with  two  hands  taketh  hold. 
 And  is  in  the  palaces  of  a  king. 
 
 ^9  Three  there  are  going  well. 
 Yea,  four  are  good  in  going: 
 
 3"  An  old  lion — mighty  among  beasts. 
 That  tumeth  not  back  from  the  face  of  any, 
 
 31  A  gii-t  one  of  the  loins,  or  a  he-goat. 
 And  a  king— no  rising  up  with  him. 
 
 32  If  thou  hast  been  foolish  in  lifting  up  thy- 
 
 self, 
 
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fTorda  of  a  Oatherer. 
 
 XXX.  33.— PROVERBS.— xxxT.  51. 
 
 The  virtuotu  woman. 
 
 And  if  thou   liaat  devi.sed  evil— hand  to 
 
 mouth  ! 
 "  Fortliechurningof  milk  bringeth  out  butter, 
 And  the  wringing  of  the  uose  brin;^'cth  out 
 
 blood. 
 And  the  forcing  of  anger  bringeth  out  strife! 
 
 XXXI.— ^  Words  of  Lemuel  a  king,  a  decla- 
 ration that  his  mother  taught  him : 
 »  'What,  my  son?  and  what,  son  of  my  womb? 
 
 And  what,  son  of  my  vows  ? 
 '  Give  not  to  women  thy  strength. 
 
 And  thy  ways  to  wiping  away  of  kings. 
 
 *  Not  for  kings,  O  Lemuel, 
 Not  for  kings,  to  drink  wine. 
 
 And  for  princes  a  desire  of  strong  drink. 
 
 *  licst  he  drink,  and  forget  the  decree, 
 
 And  change  the  judgment  of  any  of   the 
 sons  of  affliction. 
 
 *  Give  strong  drink  to  the  perishing, 
 And  wine  to  the  bitter  in  soul, 
 
 7  He  drinketh,  and  forgetteth  his  poverty. 
 And  his  misery  he  rcTuembereth  not  again. 
 
 8  Open  thy  mouth  for  the  dumb. 
 For  the  right  of  all  sons  of  change. 
 
 »  Open  thy  mouth,  judge  righteously. 
 Both  the  cause  of  the  poor  and  needy !' 
 
 "  A  woman  of  worth  who  doth  find? 
 
 Yea,  far  above  rubies  is  her  price. 
 11  The  heart  of  her  husband  hath  trusted  in 
 
 And  spoil  he  lacketh  not.  [her, 
 
 "  She  hath  done  him  good,  and  not  evil, 
 
 All  days  of  her  life. 
 ^  She  hath  sought  wool  and  flax,         [hands. 
 
 And  with  delight  she  worketh  with  her 
 I*  She  hath  been  as  ships  of  the  merchant. 
 
 From  afar  she  bringeth  in  her  bread. 
 ••  Yea.  she  riseth  while  yet  uight, 
 414 
 
 And  givetli  food  to  her  household. 
 
 And  a  jwrtion  to  her  damsels. 
 
 She  hath  considered  a  tield,  and  taketh  it, 
 
 From  the  fruit  of  herhaudsslichath  planted 
 a  vineyarcL 
 
 She  hath  girded  with  might  her  loins. 
 
 And  doth  strengthen  her  arms. 
 '  She  hath  perceived  when  her  merchandise 
 is  good. 
 
 Her  lamp  is  not  extinguished  in  the  night. 
 '  Her  hands  she  hath  sent  forth  on  a  spindle, 
 
 And  her  hands  have  held  a  distaff. 
 '  Her  hand  she  hath  spread  f  ortli  to  the  poor. 
 
 Yea,  her  hands  she  sent  forth  to  the  needy. 
 
 She  is  not  afraid  of  her  household  from  snow. 
 
 For  all  her  household  are  clothed  vnth  scarlet. 
 '  Ornamental  coverings  she  hath  made  for 
 
 Silk  and  purple  are  her  clothing,     [herself, 
 '  Known  in  the  gates  is  her  husband. 
 
 In  his  sitting  with  elders  of  the  land. 
 '  Linen  garments  she  hath  made,  and  selleth. 
 
 And  a  girdle  she  hath  given  to  the  merchant. 
 '  Strength  and  honour  are  her  clothing,    . 
 
 And  she  rejoiceth  at  a  latter  day.  ^    • 
 '  Her  mouth  she  hath  opened  in  wisdom. 
 
 And  the  law  of  kindness  is  on  her  tongue. 
 '  She  is  watching  the  ways  of  her  hojisehold. 
 
 And  bread  of  sloth  she  eateth  not. 
 '  Her  sons  have  risen  up,  and  pronounce  her 
 happy, 
 
 Her  husband,  and  he  praiseth  her, 
 '  '  Many  are  the  daughters  who  have  done 
 worthily. 
 
 Thou  hast  gone  up  above  them  aU.' 
 <*  The  grace  ^s  false,  and  the  beauty  is  vain, 
 
 A  woman  fearing  Jehovah,  she  may  boast 
 herseU. 
 '  Give  ye  to  her  of  the  fruit  of  her  hands, 
 
 And  nei  works  do  praise  her  in  the  gates! 
 
ECCLESIASTES. 
 
 CHAP.  1.  '  Words  of  a  preacher,  son  of  David, 
 king  in  Jenisalem : 
 
 "Vanity  of  vanities,  said  the  Preacher, 
 Vanity  of  vanities:  the  whole  is  vanity. 
 '  What  advantage  is  to  man  by  all  his  labour 
 that  he  laboureth  at  under  the  sun?  ^A  gen- 
 eration is  going,  and  a  generation  is  coming, 
 and  the  earth  to  the  a^e  is  standing.  ^  Also, 
 the  sun  hath  risen,  and  the  sun  hath  gone  in, 
 and  unto  its  place  panting  it  is  rising  there. 
 '  Going  unto  the  south,  and  turning  round 
 unto  the  north,  turning  round,  turning  round, 
 the  wind  is  going,  and  by  its  circuits  the  wind 
 hath  returned.  ■^  All  the  streams  are  going 
 unto  the  sea,  and  the  sea  is  not  full ;  imto  a 
 place  whither  the  streams  are  going,  thither 
 they  are  turning  back  to  go. 
 
 *  All  these  things  are  wearying ;  a  man  is 
 not  able  to  speak,  the  eye  is  not  satisfied  by 
 seeing,  nor  filled  is  the  ear  from  hearing. 
 *What  is  that  which  hath  been?  it  is  that 
 which  is,  and  what  is  that  which  hath  been 
 done  ?  it  is  that  which  is  done,  and  there  is 
 not  an  entirely  new  thing  under  the  sun. 
 1"  There  is  a  thing  of  which  one  saith':  '  See 
 this,  it  is  new  ! '  already  it  hath  been  in  the 
 ages  that  were  before  us  !  ^^  There  is  not  a 
 remembrance  of  former  generations ;  and 
 also  of  the  latter  that  are,  there  is  no  re- 
 membrance of  tliem  with  those  that  are  at 
 the  last. 
 
 ^^  I,  a  preacher,  have  been  king  over  Israel 
 in  Jerusalem.  "  And  I  have  given  my  heart 
 to  seek  and  to  search  out  by  wisdom  concern- 
 ing all  that  hath  been  done  under  the  heavens. 
 It  is  a  sad  travail  God  hath  given  to  the  sons 
 of  man  to  be  humbled  by  it.  '•*  I  have  seen 
 all  the  works  that  have  been  done  iinder  the 
 sun,  and  lo,  the  whole  is  vanity  and  vexation 
 of  spirit !  ^^  A  crooked  thing  one  is  not  able 
 to  make  straight,  and  a  lacking  thing  is  not 
 able  to  be  numbered.  ^®  I — I  spake  with  my 
 heart,  saying,  '  I,  lo,  I  have  magnified  and 
 added  wisdom!above  every  one  who  hath  been 
 before  me  at  Jerusalem,  and  my  heart  hath 
 seen  abundantly  wisdom  and  knowledge. 
 ^'  And  I  give  my  heart  to  know  wisdom,  and 
 to  know  madness  and  folly:  I  have  known 
 that  even  this  is  vexation  of  spirit;  ^^for,  in 
 abundance  of  wisdom  is  abimdance  of  sad- 
 ness, and  he  who  addeth  knowledge  addeth 
 pain.' 
 
 II.  ^  I  SAID  in  my  heart,  '  Pray,  come,  1  try 
 thee  with  mirth,  and  look  thou  on  gladness  ;' 
 and  lo,  even  it  is  vanity.  -Of  laughter  I  said, 
 *  Foolish  1 '  and  of  mirth,  '  What  is  this  it  is 
 doing?'  'I  have  sought  in  my  heart  to  draw 
 out  with  wine  my  appetite,  (and  my  heart, 
 leading  in  wisdom),  and  to  take  hold  on  foUy 
 till  that  I  see  where  is  this — the  good  to  the 
 sons  of  man  of  that  which  they  do  under  the 
 heavens,  the  number  of  the  days  of  their 
 lives.     *  I  made  great  my  works,  I  ^'uilded 
 
 for  me  houses,  I  planted  for  me  vineyards. 
 "  I  made  for  me  gardens  and  paradises,  and  1 
 planted  in  them  trees  of  every  fruit.  *  i 
 made  for  me  pools  of  water,  to  water  from 
 them  a  forest  shooting  forth  trees.  "  I  got 
 men-servants,  and  maid-servants,  and  sons 
 of  the  house  were  to  me  ;  also,  I  had  much 
 substance — herd  and  flock— above  all  who 
 had  been  before  me  in  Jerusalem.  ^  I  gathered 
 for  me  also  silver  and  gold,  and  the  peculiar 
 treasure  of  kings  and  of  the  provinces.  I 
 prepared  for  me  men-singers  and  women- 
 singers,  and  the  luxuries  of  the  sons  of  man 
 — a  wife  and  wives.  ^  And  I  became  great, 
 and  increased  above  every  one  who  had  been 
 before  me  in  Jerusalem;  also,  my  wisdom 
 stood  with  me.  i*And  all  that  mine  eyes 
 asked  I  kept  not  back  from  them ;  I  withheld 
 not  my  heart  from  any  joy,  for  my  heart  re- 
 joiced because  of  all  my  labour,  and  this 
 hath  been  my  portion,  from  aU  my  labour, 
 '^  and  I  have  looked  on  all  my  works  that  my 
 hands  have  done,  and  on  the  labour  that  I 
 have  laboured  to  do,  and  lo,  the  whole  is 
 vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit,  and  there  is  no 
 advantage  tmder  the  sun ! 
 
 ^^  And  I  turned  to  see  wisdom,  and  mad- 
 ness, and  folly,  but  what  is  the  man  who 
 Cometh  after  the  long?  that  which  is  already 
 —they  have  done  it !  ^'  And  I  saw  that  there 
 is  an  advantage  to  wisdom  above  folly,  like 
 the  advantage  of  the  light  above  the  dark- 
 ness. ^^ The  wise! — his  eyes  are  in  his  head, 
 and  the  fool  in  darkness  is  walking,  and  I 
 tilso  knew  that  one  event  happeneth  with 
 them  all;  '^and  I  said  in  my  heart,  'As  it 
 happeneth  with  the  fool,  it  happeneth  also 
 with  me,  and  why  am  I  then  more  wise?' 
 And  I  spake  in  my  heart,  that  also  this  m 
 vanity:  ^^That  there  is  no  remembrance  to 
 the  wise — with  the  fool — to  the  age,  for  that 
 which  is  already,  in  the  days  that  are  coming 
 is  all  forgotten,  and  how  dieth  the  wise?  with 
 the  fool !  ^^  And  I  have  hated  life,  for  sad  to 
 me  is  the  work  that  hath  been  done  under  the 
 sun,  for  the  whole  is  vanity  and  vexation  of 
 spirit.  iSji^d  I  have  hated  all  my  labour 
 that  I  labour  at  tmder  the  sun,  because  I 
 leave  it  to"a  man  who  is  after  me.  ^  And 
 who  knoweth  whether  he  is  wise  or  foolish  ? 
 yet  he  doth  rule  over  all  my  labour  that  I 
 have  laboured  at,  and  that  I  have  done  wisely 
 under  the  sun !  this  also  is  vanity. 
 
 '"'  AND  I  turned  round  to  cause  my  heart 
 to  despair  concerning  all  the  labour  tha,t  1 
 laboured  at  under  the  sun.  -"'  For  there  is  a 
 man  whose  labour  is  in  wisdom,  and  in  know- 
 ledge, and  in  equity,  and  to  a  man  who  hath 
 pot  laboured  therein  he  giveth  it— his  por- 
 tion !  Even  this  is  vanity  and  a  great  eviL 
 ^-  For  what  hath  been  to  a  man  by  all  his  la- 
 bour, and  by  the  thought  of  his  heart  that  he 
 laboured  at  under  the  sun?  '^=*For  all  his 
 days  are  sorrows,  and  his  travail  sadness; 
 415 
 
Ood  the  judge  ofalL 
 
 n.  24.-ECCLESIASTES.-v.  2. 
 
 Vanity  of  human  wishes. 
 
 even  at  iii>,'l>t  liis  licart  liatli  not  lain  down  ; 
 this  also  in  vanity.  '-"' There  is  nothing  good 
 in  a  man  wlio  eateth,  and  hath  dnink,  and 
 hath  shewn  his  sonl  good  in  his  labour.  This 
 also  I  have  seen  that  it  w  from  the  hand  of 
 God.  -^  For  who  eateth  and  who  hasteth  out 
 more  than  I?  -''For  to  a  man  who  is  j^'ood 
 before  Him,  lie  hath  given  wisdom,  and 
 knowledge,  and  joy;  and  to  a  sinner  He  hath 
 given  travail,  to  gather  and  to  heap  up,  to 
 give  to  the  good  before  God.  Even  this  is 
 vanity  and  vexation  of  spirit. 
 
 III.  ^  TO  everything — a  season,  and  a  time 
 to  every  delight  under  the  heavens : 
 ''  A  time  to  bring  forth, 
 
 And  a  time  to  die. 
 
 A  time  to  plant, 
 
 And  a  time  to  eradicate  the  planted. 
 ^  A  time  to  slay. 
 
 And  a  time  to  heal, 
 
 A  time  to  break  down. 
 
 And  a  time  to  build  up. 
 
 *  A  time  to  weej), 
 And  a  time  to  lau;-,'h. 
 A  time  to  mourn, 
 And  a  time  to  skip. 
 
 ^  A  time  to  cast  away  stones. 
 And  a  time  to  heaj)  up  stones. 
 A  time  to  embrace, 
 And  a  time  to  be  far  from  embracing. 
 
 *  A  time  to  seek. 
 
 And  a  time  to  destroy. 
 
 A  time  to  keep, 
 
 And  a  time  to  cast  away. 
 ^  A  time  to  rend. 
 
 And  a  time  to  sew. 
 
 A  time  to  be  silent. 
 
 And  a  time  to  speak. 
 ^  A  time  to  love, 
 
 And  a  time  to  hate. 
 
 A  time  of  war. 
 
 And  a  time  of  i)eace. 
 "What  advantage  hath  the  doer  in  that 
 which  he  is  labouring  at?  '"I  have  seen  the 
 travail  that  God  hath  given  to  the  sons  of 
 man  to  be  humbled  by  it.  ''  The  whole  He 
 hath  made  beautiful  in  its  season ;  also,  that 
 knowledge  He  hath  put  in  their  heart  without 
 which  man  findeth  not  out  the  work  that  God 
 hath  done  from  the  beginning  even  unto  the 
 end.  1*  I  have  known  that  there  is  no  good 
 for  them  except  to  rejoice  and  to  do  good  dur- 
 ing their  life,  '^  yea.  even  every  man  who 
 eateth  and  hath  drunk  and  seen  good  by  all 
 nia  labour,  it  w  a  gift  of  God.  '■*  I  have  known 
 that  all  that  God  doth  is  to  the  age,  to  it  no- 
 thing is  to  be  added,  and  from  it  nothing  is  to 
 be  withdrawn  :  and  God  hath  wrought  that 
 they  do  fear  before  flim.  '^  What  is  that 
 which  hath  been  ?  already  it  is,  and  that  which 
 is  to  be  hath  already  been,  and  God  requireth 
 that  which  is  pursued. 
 
 '*  And  again,  1  have  seen  under  the  sun  the 
 place  of  judgment — there  is  the  ^vicked;  and 
 the  place  of  righteousness — there  is  the  \vicked. 
 '^  I  said  in  my  heart,  '  The  rigliteous  and  the 
 wicked  doth  God  judge,  for  a  time  is  to  every 
 inatter  and  for  every  work  there.'  "*  I  said 
 in  my  heart  concerning  the  matter  of  the  sons 
 of  man  that  God  might  cleanse  them,  so  as  to 
 410 
 
 see  that  they  themselves  arc  beasts.  '"For 
 an  event  is  to  the  sons  of  man,  and  an  event 
 is  to  the  beasts,  even  one  event  is  to  them ;  as 
 the  death  of  tliis,  so  is  the  death  of  that ;  and 
 one  spirit  it  to  all,  and  the  advantage  of  man 
 above  the  beast  is  notliing,  for  the  whole  is 
 vanity.  "-"Tlie  whole  are  goingunto  one  place, 
 the  whole  have  been  from  the  dust,  and  the 
 whole  are  turning  back  xmto  the  dust.  -'  Wlio 
 knoweth  the  spirit  of  the  sons  of  man  that  is 
 going  up  on  high,  and  the  spirit  of  the  beast 
 that  is  going  down  below  to  the  earth  ?  2-  And 
 I  have  seen  that  there  is  nothing  better  than 
 that  man  rejoice  in  his  works,  for  it  is  his  por- 
 tion ;  for  who  doth  bring  him  in  to  look  on  that 
 which  is  after  him? 
 
 IV.  1  AND  I  have  turned,  and  I  see  all  the 
 op])ressions  that  are  done  imder  the  sun,  and 
 lo,  the  tear  of  the  oppressed,  and  they  have 
 no  comforter ;  and  at  the  hand  of  their  op- 
 pressors is  power,  and  they  have  no  comforter. 
 
 -  And  I  am  x)raising  the  dead  who  have  al- 
 ready died  above  the  living  who  are  yet  alive. 
 
 ^  And  better  than  both  of  them  is  he  who 
 hath  not  yet  been,  in  that  he  hath  not  seen 
 the  evil  work  that  hath  been  done  under  the 
 sun.  ■*  And  I  have  seen  all  the  labour,  and 
 all  the  benefit  of  the  work,  because  for  it  a 
 man  is  the  envy  of  his  neighbour.  Even  this 
 is  vanity  and  vexation  of  sf)irit.  '  The  fool  is 
 clasping  his  hands,  and  eating  his  own  flesh : 
 " '  Better  is  a  handful  with  quietness,  than 
 two  handiula  with  labour  and  vexation  of 
 spirit. ' 
 
 '  And  I  have  turned,  and  I  see  a  vain  thing 
 imder  the  sim :  ^  There  is  one,  and  there  is  not 
 a  second;  even  son  or  brother  he  hath  not, 
 and  there  is  no  end  to  all  his  laboxir !  His 
 eye  also  is  not  satisfied  with  riches,  and  lie 
 saith  not,  '  For  whom  am  I  labouring  and  be- 
 reaving my  soul  of  good?'  This  also  is  vanity, 
 it  is  a  sad  travail.  '^  The  two  are  better  than 
 the  one,  in  that  they  have  a  good  reward  by 
 their  labour.  '*  For  if  they  faU,  the  one  rais- 
 eth  up  his  companion,  but  wo  to  the  one  who 
 f  aUetn  and  there  is  not  a  second  to  raise  him 
 up  !  ^'Also,  if  two  lie  down,  then  they  have 
 heat,  but  how  hath  one  heat?  1- And  if  the 
 one  strengthen  himself,  the  two  stand  against 
 him;  and  the  threefold  cord  is  not  hastily 
 broken.  '^  Better  is  a  poor  and  wise  youth 
 than  an  old  and  foolish  king,  who  hatli  not 
 known  to  be  warned  any  more.  '^  For  from  a 
 house  of  prisoners  he  hath  come  out  to  reign, 
 for  even  in  his  own  kingdom  he  hath  been 
 poor.  "*  I  have  seen  all  the  living,  who  are 
 walking  imder  the  sun,  with  the  second  youth 
 who  doth  stand  in  his  place;  '^there  is  no 
 end  to  all  the  pcoiile,  to  all  who  were  before 
 them ;  also,  the  latter  rejoice  not  in  him. 
 Surely  this  also  is  vanity  and  vexation  of 
 spirit 
 
 V.  ^  KEEP  thy  feet  when  thou  goest  unto  a 
 house  of  God,  and  draw  near  to  liear  rather 
 than  to  give  of  fools  the  sacrifice,  for  they  do 
 not  know  tlicy  do  evil.  -  Cause  nut  thy  mouth 
 to  hasten,  and  let  not  thy  heart  liastento  bring 
 out  a  word  before  (4od,  for  God  is  in  the  hea- 
 vens, and  thou  on  the  earth,  therefore  let  thy 
 
rhe  vanity  of  riches. 
 
 V.  3.-ECCLESIASTES.-VII.  18.  Miseries  of  covetousnets. 
 
 words  be  few.  ^  poj.  tjjg  dream  hath  come  by 
 .ibimdance  of  business,  and  the  voiceof  a  fool 
 by  abxmdanceof  words.  •'When  thou  vowest 
 a  vow  to  God,  delay  not  to  complete  it,  for 
 there  is  no  pleasure  in  fools ;  that  which  thou 
 vowest — complete.  ^  Better  that  thou  do  not 
 vow,  than  that  thou  dost  vow  and  dost  not 
 complete.  ^Suffer  not  thy  mouth  to  cause 
 thy  flesh  to  sin,  nor  say  before  the  messenger, 
 that  'it  is  an  error,'  why  is  God  wroth  be- 
 cause of  thy  voice,  and  hath  destroyed  the 
 work  of  thy  hands?  ''For,  in  the  abimdance 
 of  dreams  both  vanities  and  words  abound ; 
 but  fear  thou  God. 
 
 *  If  oppression  of  the  poor,  and  violent  tak- 
 ing away  of  judgment  and  righteousness  thou 
 seest  in  a  province,  do  not  marvel  at  the  mat- 
 ter, for  a  higher  than  the  high  is  observing, 
 and  high  ones  UTe  over  them.  "  And  the 
 abundance  of  a  land  is  for  all.  A  king  for  a 
 field  is  served,  i"  Whoso  is  loving  silver  is 
 not  satisfied  with  silver,  nor  he  who  is  in  love 
 with  stores  with  increase.  Even  this  is  vanity. 
 '*  In  the  multiplying  of  good  have  its  consum- 
 ers been  multiplied,  and  what  benefit  is  to  its 
 possessor  except  the  sight  of  his  eyes  ?  i-  Sweet 
 is  the  sleep  of  the  labourer  whether  he  eat 
 little  or  much;  and  the  sufficiency  of  the 
 wealthy  is  not  suffering  him  to  sleep.  ^^  There 
 is  a  painful  evil  I  have  seen  under  the  sun : 
 wealth  kept  for  its  possessor,  for  his  evil. 
 1'*  And  that  wealth  hath  been  lost  in  an  evil 
 biisiness,  and  he  hath  begotten  a  son  and 
 there  is  nothing  in  his  hand!  ^^As  became 
 out  from  the  belly  of  his  mother,  naked  he 
 turneth  back  to  go  as  he  came,  and  he  taketh 
 not  away  anything  of  his  labour,  that  doth  go 
 in  his  hand.  ^^And  this  also  w  a  painful  evil, 
 just  as  he  came,  so  he  goeth,  and  what  ad- 
 vantage is  to  him  who  laboureth  for  wind? 
 '^  Also  all  his  days  in  darkness  he  consumeth, 
 and  sadness,  and  wrath,  and  sickness  abound. 
 '*  Lo,  that  which  I  have  seen:  It  is  good,  be- 
 cause beautiful,  to  eat,  and  to  drink,  and  to 
 see  good  in  all  one's  labour  that  he  laboureth 
 at  under  the  sun,  the  number  of  the  days  of 
 his  life  that  God  hath  given  to  him,  for  it  is 
 his  portion.  '^  Every  man  also  to  whom  God 
 hath  given  wealth  and  riches,  and  hath  given 
 him  power  to  eat  of  it,  and  to  accept  his  por- 
 tion, and  to  rejoice  in  his  labour,  this  is  a  gift 
 of  God.  ^^  For  he  doth  not  much  remember 
 the  days  of  his  life,  for  God  is  answering 
 through  the  joy  of  his  heart. 
 
 VI.  1  THERE  is  an  evil  that  I  have  seen 
 under  the  sun,  and  it  is  great  on  man :  "  A 
 man  to  whom  God  giveth  wealth,  and  riches, 
 and  honour,  and  there  is  no  lack  to  his  soul 
 of  all  that  he  desireth,  and  God  giveth  him 
 not  power  to  eat  of  it,  but  a  stranger  eateth 
 it;  this  is  vanity,  and  it  is  an  evil  disease. 
 ^  If  a  man  doth  beget  a  hundred,  and  live 
 many  years,  and  is  great,  because  they  are  the 
 days  of  his  years,  and  his  soul  is  not  satisfied 
 from  the  goodness,  and  also  he  hath  not  had 
 a  grave,  I  have  said,  '  Better  than  he  is  the 
 untimely  birth.'  ■'For  in  vanity  he  came  in, 
 and  in  darkness  he  goeth,  and  in  darkness  his 
 name  is  covered,  ^Even  the  sun  he  hath  not 
 seen  nor  known,  more  rest  hath  this  than  that. 
 2r- 
 
 «  And  though  lie  had  lived  a  thousand  years 
 twice  over,  yet  good  he  hatli  not  seen ;  to  the 
 same  nlace  doth  not  every  one  go? 
 
 7  All  the  labour  of  man  is  for  his  mouth, 
 and  yet  the  soul  is  not  filled.  » For  what  ad- 
 vantage is  to  the  ^vise  above  the  fool?  What 
 to  the  poor  who  kuoweth  to  walk  before  the 
 living?  9  Better  is  the  sight  of  the  eyes  than 
 the  going  of  the  soul.  This  also  is  vanity  and 
 vexation  of  spirit.  i»What  is  that  which 
 hath  been?  already  is  its  name  called,  and  it 
 is  known  that  it  is  man,  and  he  is  not  able  to 
 contend  with  him  who  is  stronger  than  he. 
 "  For  there  are  many  things  multiplying 
 vanity;  what  advantage  is  to  man?  ^^For 
 who  knoweth  what  is  good  for  a  man  in  life, 
 the  number  of  the  days  of  the  life  of  his 
 vanity,  and  he  maketh  them  as  a  shadow? 
 for  who  declareth  to  man  what  is  after  him 
 under  the  sun  ? 
 
 VIL  1  Better  is  a  name  than  good  perfume. 
 
 And  the  day  of  death  than  the  day  of  birth. 
 ^  Better  to  go  unto  a  house  of  mourning, 
 
 Than  to  go  unto  a  house  of  banqueting. 
 
 For  that  is  the  end  of  all  men. 
 
 And  the  living  layeth  it  unto  his  heart. 
 ^  Better  is  sorrow  than  laughter, 
 
 For  by  the  sadness  of  the  face  the  heart 
 
 becometh  better.  [mourning, 
 
 ••  The   heart  of  the  wise  is  in  a  house  of 
 
 And  the  heart  of  fools  in  a  house  of  mirth. 
 '  Better  to  hear  a  rebuke  of  a  wise  man. 
 
 Than  for  a  man  to  hear  a  song  of  fools, 
 ^  For  as  the  noise  of  thorns  under  the  pot, 
 
 So  is  the  laughter  of  a  fool,  even  this  is 
 vanity. 
 ''  Surely  oppression  maketh  the  wise  mad. 
 
 And  a  gift  destroyeth  the  heart. 
 
 8  Better  is  the  latter  end  of  a  thing  than  its 
 
 beginning. 
 Better  is  the  patient  of  spirit,   than  the 
 haughty  of  spirit. 
 
 9  Be  not  hasty  in  thy  spirit  to  be  angry,         i 
 For  anger  m  the  bosom  of  fools  resteth. 
 
 i*>  Say  not  thou,  'What  was  it. 
 
 That  the  former  days  were  better  than  these?' 
 
 For  thou  hast  not  asked  wisely  of  this. 
 ^1  Wisdom  is  good  with  an  inheritance. 
 
 And  an  advantage  it  is  to  those  beholding 
 the  sun. 
 1-  For  wisdom  is  a  defence,  money  is  a  defence, 
 
 And  the  advantage  of  the  knowledge  oi 
 
 She  reviveth  her  possessors.  [wisdom  is, 
 '3  See  the  work  of  God, 
 
 For  who  is  able  to  make  straight  that  which 
 He  made  crooked? 
 ^*  In  a  day  of  prosperity  be  in  gladness. 
 
 And  in  a  day  of  evil  consider. 
 
 Also  this  over-against  that  hath  God  made. 
 
 To  the  intent  that  man  doth  not  find  any- 
 thing after  him. 
 
 1^  The  whole  I  have  considered  in  the  days 
 of  my  vanity. 
 
 There  is  a  righteous  one  perishing  in  his 
 righteousness,  and  there  is  a  wrong-doer  pro- 
 longing hiinself  in  his  wrong.  '*  Be  not  over- 
 righteous,  nor  show  thyseK  too  wise,  why  art 
 thou  desolate?  ^'  Do  not  much  wrong,  neither 
 be  thou  a  fool,  why  dost  thou  die  within  thy 
 time?  ^^It  is  good  that  thou  dost  lay  hold  OD 
 417 
 
Advantages  of  wisdom.         vii.  19.— ECCl.ESIASTES— ix.  12.         Mysteries  of  Providence. 
 
 been  done  upon  the  earth,  tliat  there  are 
 ri^chtfoiis  ones  unto  whom  it  is  coniinji  accord.- 
 inj5  to  the  work  of  the  wicked,  and  there  are 
 wicked  ones  unto  whom  it  is  coming  according 
 to  tlie  work  of  the  rightinjus.  T  have  said 
 tliat  this  also  is  vanity.  '°  And  I  hd,ve  praised 
 mirth  because  there  is  no  good  to  man  imder 
 the  sun  except  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  to  re- 
 joice, and  it  remaineth  with  him  of  his  labour 
 the  days  of  his  life  that  God  hath  given  to  him 
 under  the  sun. 
 
 this,  and  also,  from  that  withdrawest  not  tliy 
 hand,  for  whoso  is  fearing  God  goeth  out 
 with  them  all.  '"  The  wisdom  givcth  strength 
 to  a  wise  mar ,  more  than  wealth  the  rulers 
 who  have  been  in  a  city.  -"  Because  there  is 
 not  a  righteous  man  on  earth  that  doth  good 
 and  sinneth  not.  -'  Also  to  all  the  words 
 that  they  speak  give  not  thy  heart,  that  thou 
 hear  not  thy  servant  reviling  thee.  '-For 
 many  times  also  hath  thy  heart  known  that 
 thou  thyself  also  hast  reviled  others. 
 
 =^  ALL  this  I  have  tried  by  wisdom ;  I  have 
 said,  'I  am  wise,'  and  it  is  far  from  me. 
 -•'  Far  off  is  that  which  hath  been,  and  deep, 
 deep,  who  doth  find  it?  -^  1  have  turned 
 round,  also  my  heart,  to  know  and  to  search, 
 and  to  seek  out  wisdom,  and  reason,  and  to 
 know  the  wrong  of  folly,  and  of  foolishness 
 the  madness.  -^  And  I  am  finding  more  bitter 
 than  death,  the  woman. whose  heart  is  nets 
 and  snares,  her  hands  an-  bands ;  the  good 
 before  God  escapeth  from  her,  but  the  sinner 
 is  captured  by  her.  -"  See,  this  1  have  found, 
 said  the  Preacher,  one  to  one,  to  find  out  the 
 reason  P  that  still  my  soul  had  sought,  and  I 
 had  not  found).  One  man,  a  teacher,  I  have 
 found,  and  a  woman  among  all  these  I  have 
 not  found.  ^  See,  this  alone  I  have  found, 
 that  God  made  man  upright,  and  they — they 
 have  souglit  out  many  devices. 
 
 VIII.  'Who  is  as  the  wise?  and  who  know 
 eth  the  interpretation  of  a  thing?  The  ws- 
 dom  of  man  causeth  his  face  to  shine,  and 
 the  hardness  of  his  face  is  changed.  *  I  pray 
 thee,  the  commandment  of  a  king  keep,  even 
 for  tl;e  sake  of  the  oath  of  God.  ^Be  not 
 troubled  at  his  presence,  thou  mayest  go, 
 stand  not  in  an  evil  thing,  for  all  that  he 
 pleaseth  he  doth.  ■•  Where  the  word  of  a  king 
 is  power  is.  and  who  saith  to  him,  '  What 
 dost  thou  ?  °  Whoso  is  keeping  a  command 
 knoweth  no  evil  thing,  and  time  and  judg- 
 ment the  heart  of  the  wise  knoweth.  "For 
 to  every  delight  there  is  a  time  and  a  judg- 
 ment, for  the  misfortune  of  man  is  great  up- 
 on him.  "For  he  knoweth  not  that  which 
 shall  be,  for  when  it  shall  be  who  declareth  to 
 him?  •*  There  is  no  man  ruling  over  the  spirit 
 to  restrain  the  spirit,  and  there  is  no  autnor- 
 ity  over  the  day  of  death,  and  there  is  no  dis- 
 charge in  battle,  and  wickedness  delivereth 
 not  its  possessors.  "All  this  1  have  seen  so 
 as  to  give  my  heart  to  every  work  that  hath 
 been  done  under  the  sun;  a  time  that  man 
 hath  nded  over  man  to  his  own  e\'il.  '"  And 
 HO  I  have  seen  the  wicked  buried,  and  they 
 went  in,  even  from  the  Holy  Place  they  go, 
 and  they  are  forgotten  in  the  city  whether  they 
 liad  so  ilone.     This  also  is  vanity. 
 
 "  Because  sentence  hath  not  been  done  on 
 an  evil  work  speedily,  therefore  the  heart  of 
 the  sons  of  man  is  full  within  tliem  to  do  Q\n\. 
 '-  Though  a  sinner  is  doing  evil  a  hundred 
 times,  and  prolonging /iiwwc/f  for  it,  surely  also 
 1  know  that  there  is  good  to  those  fearing 
 God,  who  fear  before  Him.  '^  And  good  is 
 not  to  the  wicked,  and  he  doth  not  i)rolong 
 days  as  a  shadow,  because  he  is  not  fearing 
 before  (Jod.  '■'There  is  »  vanity  that  hath 
 418 
 
 '8  WHEN  I  gave  my  heart  to  know  wisdom 
 and  to  see  the  business  that  hath  been  done 
 on  the  earth,  (for  there  is  also  a  spectator  in 
 whose  eyes  sleep  is  not  by  day  and  by  night), 
 ''then  I  considered  all  tlie  work  of  God,  that 
 man  is  not  able  to  find  out  the  work  that  hath 
 been  done  under  the  sun,  because  though  man 
 labour  to  seek,  yet  he  doth  not  find  ;  and  even 
 though  the  wise  man  speak  of  knowing  he  is 
 not  able  to  find. 
 
 IX.  1  But  all  this  I  have  laid  unto  my  heart, 
 so  as  to  clear  up  the  whole  of  this,  that  the 
 righteous  and  the  wise,  and  their  works,  are 
 in  thehandof  God,  neither  love  nor  hatred  doth 
 man  know,  the  whole  is  before  them.  -  The 
 whole  is  as  to  the  whole ;  one  event  is  to  the 
 righteous  and  to  the  wicked,  to  the  good,  and 
 to  the  clean,  and  to  the  unclean,  and  to  him 
 who  is  sacrificing,  and  to  him  who  is  not  sac- 
 rificing ;  as  is  the  good,  so  is  the  sinner,  he 
 who  is  swearing  as  he  who  is  fearing  an  oath. 
 ^  This  is  an  evil  among  all  that  hathoeen  done 
 under  the  sun,  that  one  event  is  to  all,  and 
 also  the  heart  of  the  sons  of  man  is  full  of  evil, 
 and  madness  is  in  their  heart  during  their  life, 
 and  after  it — unto  the  dead.  *  But  to  him  who 
 is  joined  unto  all  the  living  there  is  confidence, 
 for  to  a  living  dog  it  is  better  than  to  the  dead 
 lion.  ^  For  the  living  know  that  they  die, 
 and  the  dead  know  not  anything,  and  there 
 is  no  more  to  them  a  reward,  for  their  remem- 
 brance hath  been  forgotten.  ^  Their  love  also, 
 their  hatred  also,  their  envy  also,  hath  al- 
 ready perished,  and  they  have  no  more  a  por- 
 tion to  the  age  in  all  that  hath  been  done  un- 
 der the  sun.  "  Go,  eat  with  joy  thy  bread, 
 and  drink  with  a  glad  heart  tliy  wine,  for 
 already  hath  God  been  pleased,  with  thy 
 works.  "^At  all  times  let  thy  garments  bo 
 white,  and  let  not  jierfume  be  lacking  on  thy 
 head.  "  See  life  with  the  wife  whom  thou 
 hast  loved,  all  the  days  of  the  life  of  thy  van- 
 ity, that  He  liath  given  to  thee  under  tlie  sun, 
 all  the  days  of  thy  vanity,  for  it  is  tliy  por- 
 tion in  life,  even  of  thy  labour  tliat  thou  art 
 labouring  at  under  the  sun.  "^All  that  thy 
 hand  findeth  to  do,  with  thy  jiower  do,  for 
 there  is  no  work,  and  device,  and  knowledge, 
 and  wisdom  in  Sheol  whither  thou  art  going. 
 
 "I  have  turned  so  as  to  see  under  the  sun, 
 that  not  to  the  swift  is  the  race,  nor  to  the 
 mighty  the  battle,  nor  even  to  the  wise  bread, 
 nor  even  to  tlie  intelligent  wealth,  nor  eveu 
 to  the  skilful  grace,  for  time  and  chance  hap- 
 jien  with  them  all.  '-  For  even  man  knoweth 
 not  liis  time;  as  tish  that  are  taken  hold  of 
 liy  an  evil  net,  and  as  birds  that  are  taken 
 hold  of  l)v  a  snare,  like  these  are  the  sons  of 
 
SxeeUeney  of  wisdom. 
 
 IX.  13.-ECCLESIASTES.— xn.  5. 
 
 Liberality  commended. 
 
 man  snared  at  an  evil  time,  when  it  falletli 
 upon  them  suddenly. 
 
 '3  Tliis  also  I  have  seen:  wisdom  under  the 
 snn,  and  it  is  great  to  me.  ^•*  A  little  city,  and 
 few  men  in  it,  and  a  great  kin^  hath  come 
 imto  it,  and  hath  surrounded  it,  and  hath 
 built  against  it  great  bulwarks ;  ^^  and  there 
 hath  been  found  in  it  a  poor  wise  man,  and 
 he  hath  delivered  the  city  by  his  wisdom,  and 
 men  have  not  remembered  that  poor  man! 
 1^  And  I  said,  '  Better  is  wisdom  than  might, 
 and  the  wisdom  of  the  poor  is  despised,  and 
 his  words  are  not  heard." — 
 1^  The  words  of  the  wise  in  quiet  are  heard. 
 
 More  than  the  cry  of  a  ruler  over  fools. 
 18  Better  is  wisdom  than  weapons  of  conflict, 
 
 And  one  sinner  destroyeth  much  good  ! 
 
 X.  1  Dead  flies  cause  a  perfumer's  perfimie 
 
 To  send  forth  a  stink ; 
 
 The  precious  by  reason  of  wisdom — 
 
 By  reason  of  honour — a  little  folly ! 
 "  The  heart  of  the  wise  is  at  his  right  hand, 
 
 And  the  heart  of  a  fool  at  his  left. 
 3  And  also,  when  he  that  is  a  fool 
 
 Is  walking  in  the  way,  his  heart  is  lacking, 
 
 And  he  hath  said  to  every  one,  '  He  is  a  fool.' 
 *  If  the  spirit  of  the  ruler  go  up  against  thee, 
 
 Thy  i)lace  leave  not. 
 
 For  yielding  quieteth  great  sinners. 
 ^  There  ia  an  evil  I  have  seen  under  the  sun, 
 
 As  an  error  that  goeth  out  from  the  ruler, 
 ^  He  hath  set  the  fool  in  many  high  places. 
 
 And  the  rich  in  a  low  place  do  sit. 
 "  I  have  seen  servants  on  horses. 
 
 And  princes  walking  as  servants  on  the  earth. 
 8  Whoso  is  digging  a  pit  falleth  into  it, 
 
 And  whoso  is  breaking  a  hedge,  a  serpent 
 biteth  him. 
 ^  Whoso  is  removingstones  is  grieved  by  them. 
 
 Whoso  is  cleaving  trees  endangered  by  them. 
 
 10  If  the  iron  hath  been  blunt, 
 
 And  he  the  face  hath  not  sharpened, 
 
 Then  doth  he  increase  strength. 
 
 And  wisdom  is  advantageous  to  make  right. 
 
 11  If  the  serpent  biteth  without  enchantment, 
 Then  there  is  no  advantage  to  a  master  of 
 
 the  tongue. 
 1"  Words  of  the  mouth  of  the  wise  are  gracious. 
 
 And  the  lips  of  a  fool  swallow  him  up. 
 13  The  beginning  of  the  words  of  his  mouth  is 
 
 And  the  latter  end  of  his  mouth         [folly. 
 
 Is  mischievous  madness. 
 1*  And  the  fool  multiplieth  words : 
 
 '  Man  knoweth  not  that  which  is. 
 
 And  that  which  is  after  him,  who  doth  de- 
 clare to  hirh  ? ' 
 1*  The  labour  of  the  foolish  wearieth  him. 
 
 In  that  he  hath  not  known  to  go  unto  the 
 city. 
 1^  Wo  to  thee,  0  land,  when  thy  king  is  ayouth, 
 
 And  thy  princes  do  eat  in  the  morning. 
 
 17  Happy  art  thou,  0  land, 
 
 When  thy  king  is  a  son  of  freemen. 
 And  thy  princes  do  eat  in  due  season, 
 For  might,  and  not  for  drunkenness. 
 
 18  By  slothfulness  is  the  wall  brought  low, 
 And  by  idleness  of  the  hands  doth  the 
 
 house  drop. 
 '*  For  mirth  they  are  making  a  feast. 
 A  nd  wine  maketh  life  joyf id. 
 
 And  the  silver  answereth  with  all. 
 "0  Even  in  thy  mind  a  king  revile  not, 
 And  in  the  inner  parts  of  thy  bed-chamber 
 Revile  not  the  rich  : 
 For  a  fowl  of  the  heavens  causeth  the  voice 
 
 to  go. 
 And  a   possessor  of  wings   dolareth  the 
 
 word. 
 
 XI.  1  SEND  forth  thy  bread  on  the  face  of  the 
 waters, 
 For  in  the  multitude  of  the  days  thou  dost 
 find  it. 
 ^  Give  a  portion  to  seven,  and  even  to  eight. 
 For  thou  knowest  not  what  evil  is  on  the 
 earth. 
 3  If  the  thick  clouds  are  full  of  rain. 
 On  the  earth  they  empty  themselves; 
 And  if  a  tree  doth  fall  in  the  south  or  to 
 
 the  north. 
 The  place  where  the  tree  faUeth,  there  it  is. 
 
 *  Whoso  is  observing  the  wind  soweth  not. 
 And  whoso  is  looking  on  the  thick  clouds 
 
 reapeth  not. 
 ^  As  thou  knowest  not  what  is  the  way  of  the 
 spirit, 
 How — bones  in  the  womb  of  the  full  one, 
 So  thou  knowest  not  the  work  of  God  who 
 maketh  the  whole. 
 "  In  the  morning  sow  thy  seed, 
 And  at  even  withdraw  not  thy  hand, 
 For  thou  knowest  not  which  is  right,  this  or 
 
 that, 
 Or  whether  both  of  them  alike  are  good, 
 "^  Sweet  also  is  the  light. 
 
 And  good  for  the  eyes  to  see  the  sun. 
 8  But,  if  man  liveth  many  years. 
 In  all  of  them  let  him  rejoice. 
 And  remember  the  days  of  darkness,    [ity. 
 For  they  are  many !  all  that  is  coming  is  van- 
 ®  Rejoice,  0  young  man,  in  thy  childhood. 
 And  let  thy  heart  gladden  thee  in  days  of 
 
 thy  youth, 
 And  walk  in  the  ways  of  thy  heart. 
 And  in  the  sight  of  thine  eyes, 
 And  know  thou  that  for  all  these. 
 Doth  God  bring  thee  into  judgment. 
 1"  And  turn  aside  anger  from  thy  heart, 
 And  cause  evil  to  pass  from  thy  flesh. 
 For  the  childhood  and  the  age  are  vanity  I 
 
 xn.  1  Remember  also  thy  Creators  in  days  of 
 thy  youth. 
 While  that  the  evil  days  come  not. 
 Nor  the  years  have  arrived,  that  thou  say- 
 ' I  have  no  pleasure  in  them.'  [est, 
 
 2  While  that  the  sun  is  not  darkened,  and  the 
 
 n^ht. 
 
 And  the  moon,  and  the  stars. 
 
 And  the  thick  clouds  retmned  after  the  rain. 
 
 3  In  the  day  that  keepers  of  the  house  tremble. 
 And  menof  strength  have  bowed  themselves, 
 And  grinders  have  ceased,  because  they 
 
 have  become  few. 
 And  those  looking  out  at  the  windows  have 
 become  dim, 
 
 *  And  doors  have  been  shut  in  the  street. 
 When  the  noise  of  the  grinding  is  low, 
 And  one  riseth  at  the  voice  of  the  bird. 
 And  all  daughters  of  song  are  bowed  down. 
 
 *  Also  of  that  which  is  high  they  are  afraid, 
 
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Infirmities  of  old  age. 
 
 xn.  6.  —SONG  OF  SONGS.— ii.  17. 
 
 Description  of  Bride, 
 
 And  of  tlie  low  places  in  the  way, 
 
 And  the  almond-tree  is  despised, 
 
 And  the  grasshopper  is  become  a  burden. 
 
 And  want  is  increased, 
 
 For  man  is  going  unto  his  home  age-diiring. 
 
 And  the  mourners  have  gone  round  through 
 
 the  street. 
 *  Wliile  that  the  silver  cord  is  not  removed. 
 And  the  golden  bowl  broken. 
 And  the  pitcher  broken  by  the  fountain. 
 And  the  wheel  broken  at  the  welL 
 '  And  the  dust  returneth  to  the  earth  as  it 
 
 was. 
 And  the  spirit  returneth  to  God  who  gave  it. 
 
 8  Vanity  of  vanities,  said  the  preacher,  the 
 whole  is  vanity. 
 
 'And  further,  because  the  preacher  was 
 wise,  he  still  taught  the  people  knowledge, 
 and  gave  ear,  and  sought  out — he  made  ri^ht 
 many  similes.  i'*The  preacher  sought  to  hnd 
 out  pleasing  words,  and,  written  by  the  up- 
 right, words  of  truth.  ^^  Words  of  the  wise 
 are  as  goads,  and  as  fences  planted  fcythe 
 masters  of  collections,  they  have  been  given 
 by  one  shepherd.  ^-And  further,  from  these, 
 my  son,  be  warned;  the  making  of  many 
 books  hath  no  end,  and  much  study  is  a 
 weariness  of  the  flesh. 
 
 '^  The  end  of  the  whole  matter  let  us  hear: 
 — 'Fear  God,  and  keep  His  commands,  for 
 this  is  the  whole  of  man.  i*  For  every  work 
 doth  God  bring  into  judgment,  with  every 
 hidden  thing,  whether  good  or  l)ad.' 
 
 SONG  OF  SONGS. 
 
 I.  1  The  Song  of  Songs,  that  is  Solomon's. 
 
 '■^  Let  him  kiss  me  with  kisses  of  his  mouth. 
 For  better  are  thy  loves  than  wine. 
 
 '  For  fragrance  are  thy  perfumes  good. 
 Perfimie  emptied  out — thy  name, 
 Therefore  have  virgins  loved  thee ! 
 
 *  Draw  me :  after  thee  we  rim, 
 
 The  king  hath  brought  me  into  his  inner 
 
 chambers, 
 We  do  joy  and  rejoice  in  thee. 
 We  mention  thy  loves  more  than  wine, 
 Uprightly  they  have  loved  thee !       [salem, 
 '  Dark  am  I,  and  comely,  daughters  of  Jeru- 
 As  tents  or  Kedar,  as  curtains  of  Solomon. 
 
 *  Fear  me  not,  because  I  am  very  dark, 
 Because  the  sun  hath  scorched  me. 
 
 The  sons  of  my  mother  were  angry  with  me. 
 They  made  me  keeper  of  the  vineyards, 
 My  vineyard — my  own — I  have  not  kept. 
 ^  Declare  to  me,  thou  whom  my  soul  hath 
 Where  thou  delightest,  [loved, 
 
 Where  thou  liest  down  at  noon. 
 For  why  am  I  as  one  veiled, 
 By  the  ranks  of  thy  companions? 
 
 *  If  thou  knowest  not,  0  fair  among  women, 
 Get  thee  forth  by  the  traces  of  the  flock. 
 And  feed  thy  kids  by  the  shepherds'  dwell- 
 ings! 
 
 *  To  my  joyous  one  in  chariots  of  Pharaoh, 
 I  have  compared  thee,  my  friend, 
 
 "  Comely  have   been  tny  cheeks  with   gar- 
 
 Thy  neck  with  chains.  [lands, 
 
 "  Garlands  of  gold  we  do  make  for  thee, 
 
 With  studs  of  silver ! 
 "      While  the  king  w  in  his  circle, 
 
 My  spikenard  hath  given  its  fragance. 
 "  A  bundle  of  myrrh  is  my  beloved  to  me. 
 
 Between  my  breasts  it  lodgeth. 
 1*  A  cluster  or  cypress  is  my  beloved  to  me. 
 
 In  the  vineyards  of  En-Gedi ! 
 ^^     Lo,  thou  art  fair,  my  friend. 
 
 Ix),  tliou  art  fair,  thine  eyes  are  doves ! 
 '*      Lo,  thou  art  fair,  my  love,  yea,  pleasant, 
 
 Yea,  our  couch  is  green, 
 ''  The  beams  of  our  nouses  are  cedars. 
 
 Our  rafters  are  firs, 
 I  am  a  rose  of  Sharon,  a  lily  of  the  valleys  ! 
 420 
 
 II.  1  As  a  lily  among  the  thorns, 
 '^  So  is  my  friend  among  the  daughters ! 
 3     As  a  citron  among  trees  of  the  forest, 
 
 So  its  my  beloved  among  the  sons. 
 
 In  his  shade  I  delighted,  and  sat  down, 
 
 And  his  fruit  is  sweet  to  my  palate. 
 *  He  hath  brought  me  in  unto  a  house  of  wine, 
 
 And  his  banner  over  me  is  love, 
 '  Sustain  me  with  grape-cakes. 
 
 Support  me  with  citrons,  for   I  am  sick 
 ^  His  left  hand  is  under  my  liead,  [with  love. 
 
 And  his  right  doth  embrace  me.        [salem, 
 ^     I  have  adjured  you,  daughters  of  Jeru- 
 
 By  the  roes  or  by  the  hinds  of  the  Held, 
 
 Stir  not  up  nor  wake  the  love  till  she  please ! 
 8     The  voice  of  my  beloved !  lo,  this— he  is 
 coming, 
 
 Leaping  on  the  mountains,  skipping  on  the 
 "^  My  Deloved  is  like  to  a  roe,  [liills. 
 
 Or  to  a  young  one  of  the  harts. 
 
 Lo,  this — he  is  standing  behind  our  wall. 
 
 Looking  from  the  windows. 
 
 Blooming  from  the  lattice. 
 '"  My  beloved  hath  answered  and  said  to  me, 
 
 '  Rise  u]),  my  friend,  my  fair  one,  and  come 
 1'  For  lo,  the  winter  hath  passed  by,     [away. 
 
 The  rain  liath  passed  away — it  hath  gone. 
 '^  The  flowers  have  appeared  in  the  earth, 
 
 The  time  of  the  singing  hath  come,      [land. 
 
 And  the  voice  of  the  turtle  was  heard  in  our 
 '3  The  fig-tree  hath  ripened  her  green  figs. 
 
 And  the  sweet-smelling  vines  have  given 
 forth  fragrance,  [away. 
 
 Rise,  come,  my  friend,  my  fair  one,  yea,  come 
 1'     My  dove,  in  clefts  of  the  rock. 
 
 In  a  secret  place  of  tiie  ascent. 
 
 Cause  me  to  see  thine  appearance, 
 
 Cause  me  to  hear  thy  voice. 
 
 For  thy  voice  is  sweet,  and  thy  appearance 
 '^     Seize  ye  for  us  foxes,  [comely. 
 
 Little  foxes — destroyers  of  vineyards, 
 
 Even  our  sweet-smelling  vineyards. 
 '"  My  beloved  is  mine,  and  I  am  his, 
 
 Who  is  delighting  among  the  lilies, 
 >7  Till  the  day  doth  l)reak  forth. 
 
 And  the  shadows  have  tied  away, 
 
 Turn,  be  like,  my  beloved, 
 
Description  of  Bride, 
 
 ni.  l.-SONG  OP  SONGS.— V.  la 
 
 and  of  Bridegroom. 
 
 To  a  roe,  or  to  a  young  one  of  the  harts, 
 ,  On  the  mountains  of  separation! 
 
 III.  1  On  my  couch  by  night, 
 
 I  sought  him  whom  my  soul  hath  loved ; 
 I  sought  him,  and  I  foimd  him  not ! 
 
 *  — Pray,  let  me  rise,  and  go  round  the  city, 
 In  the  streets  and  in  the  broad  places, 
 
 I  seek  him  whom  my  soul  hath  loved ! 
 —I  sought  him,  and  I  found  him  not. 
 '  The  watchmen  have  found  me, 
 (Who  are  going  round  about  the  city), 
 'Him  whom  my  soul  hath  loved  saw  ye?' 
 
 *  But  a  little  I  passed  on  from  them, 
 
 Till  I  found  him  whom  my  soul  hath  loved  ! 
 I  seized  him,  and  let  him  not  go,  [mother — 
 Till  I  brought  him  in  unto  the  house  of  my 
 And  the  chamber  of  her  that  conceived  me. 
 
 *  I  have  adjured  you,  daughters  of  Jerusa- 
 By  the  roes  or  by  the  hinds  of  the  field,  [lem, 
 Stir  not  up  nor  wake  the  love  till  she  please ! 
 
 "     Who  is  this  coming  up  from  the  wilder- 
 Like  palm-trees  of  smoke,  [ness. 
 Perfumed  toith  myrrh  and  frankincense, 
 From  every  powder  of  the  merchant? 
 
 '     Lo,  his  couch,  that  is  Solomon's, 
 Sixty  mighty  ones  are  around  it, 
 Of  the  mighty  of  Israel, 
 
 '  All  of  them  holding  sword,  taught  of  battle, 
 Each  his  sword  byhisthign,  for  fear  at  night. 
 
 '  A  palanquin  king  Solomon  made  for  mm- 
 Of  the  wood  of  Lebanon,  [self, 
 
 ^^  Its  pillars  he  made  of  silver, 
 Its  bottom  of  gold,  its  seat  of  purple. 
 Its  midst  lined  tvith  love, 
 By  the  daughters  of  Jerusalem. 
 
 "  Go  forth,  and  look,  ye  daughters  of  Zion, 
 On  king  Solomon,  with  the  crown. 
 With  which  his  mother  crowned  him. 
 In  the  day  of  his  espousals, 
 And  in  the  day  of  the  joy  of  his  heart ! 
 
 IV.  '  Lo,  thou  art  fair,  my  friend,  lo,  thou  art 
 Thine  eyes  are  doves  behind  thy  veil,  [fair. 
 Thy  hair  as  a  row  of  the  goats 
 
 That  have  shone  from  mount  Gilead, 
 ^  Thy  teeth  as  a  row  of  the  shorn  ones 
 That  have  come  up  from  the  washing, 
 For  all  of  them  are  forming  twins, 
 And  a  bereaved  one  is  not  among  them. 
 '  As  a  thread  of  scarlet  are  thy  lips. 
 And  thy  speech  is  comely. 
 As  the  work  of  the  pomegranate  is  thy 
 temple  behind  thy  veil,  [an  armoury, 
 
 *  As  the  tower  of  David  is  thy  neck,  built  for 
 The  chief  of  the  shields  are  hung  on  it, 
 
 AU  shields  of  the  mighty. 
 "  Thy  two  breasts  are  as  two  fawns. 
 Twins  of  a  roe,  that  are  feeding  among  lilies. 
 
 *  Till  the  day  doth  break  forth. 
 And  the  shadows  have  fled  away, 
 
 I  will  get  me  unto  the  mountain  of  myrrh, 
 -And  unto  the  hill  of  frankincense. 
 '  Thou  art  all  fair,  my  friend. 
 And  a  blemish  there  is  not  in  thee. 
 Come  from  Lebanon,  O  spouse, 
 
 *  Come  from  Lebanon,  come  thou  in. 
 Look  from  the  top  of  Amana, 
 From  the  top  of  Shenir  and  Hermon, 
 From  the  habitations  of  lions. 
 From  the  mountains  of  leopards. 
 
 ^  Thou  hast  emboldened  me,  my  sister-spouse, 
 
 Emboldened  me  with  one  of  thine  eyes. 
 
 With  one  chain  of  thy  neck, 
 i"  How  wonderful  have  been  thy  loves,  my 
 sister-spouse,  [wine. 
 
 How  much  better  have  been  thy  loves  than 
 
 And  the  fragrance  of  thy  perfumes  than  all 
 ^1  Thy  lips  drop  honey,  0  spouse,  [spices. 
 
 Honey  and  milk  are  under  thy  tongue, 
 
 And  the  fragrance  of  thy  garments 
 
 Is  as  the  fragrance  of  Lebanon. 
 12  A  garden  shut  up  is  my  sister-spouse, 
 
 A  spring  shut  up— a  fountain  sealed. 
 1^  Thy  shoots  a  paradise  of  pomegranates, 
 
 With  precious  fruits, 
 1*  Cypresses  with  nard — nard  and  saflfron, 
 
 Cane  and  cinnamon. 
 
 With  all  trees  of  frankincense. 
 
 Myrrh  and  aloes,  with  all  chief  spices. 
 1^  A  fount  of  gardens,  a  well  of  living  waters, 
 
 And  flowings  from  Lebanon ! 
 i"     Awake,  0  north  wind,  and  come,  0  south, 
 
 Cause  my  garden  to  breathe  forth,  its  spices 
 let  flow, 
 
 Let  my  beloved  come  in  to  his  garden, 
 
 And  eat  its  pleasant  fruits ! 
 
 [spouse, 
 V.    1 1  have  come  in  to  my  garden,  my  sister- 
 
 I  have  plucked  my  myrrh  with  my  spice, 
 
 I  have  eaten  my  comb  with  my  honey, 
 
 I  have  drunk  my  wine  with  my  milk. 
 
 Eat,  0  friends,  drink, 
 
 Yea,  drink  abundantly,  0  beloved  ones ! 
 
 *  I  am  sleeping,  but  my  heart  waketh: 
 The  sound  of  my  beloved  knocking! 
 
 '  Open  to  me,  my  sister,  my  friend, 
 My  dove,  my  perfect  one. 
 For  my  head  is  filled  with  dew. 
 My  locks  with  drops  of  the  night.' 
 ^  I  nave  put  off  my  coat,  how  do  I  put  it  on  ? 
 I  have  washed  my  feet,  ho  w  do  I  defile  them  ? 
 
 *  My  beloved  sent  his  hand  from  the  net-work, 
 And  my  bowels  were  moved  for  him. 
 
 *  I  rose  to  open  to  my  beloved, 
 And  my  hands  dropped  myrrh, 
 Yea,  my  finders  flowing  myrrh. 
 On  the  handles  of  the  lock. 
 
 ®  I  opened  to  my  beloved. 
 
 But  my  beloved  withdrew — he  passed  on. 
 
 My  soul  went  forth  when  he  spake, 
 
 I  sought  him,  and  found  him  not. 
 
 I  called  him,  and  he  answered  me  not. 
 ''  The  watchmen  who  go  round  about  the  city, 
 
 Found  me,  smote  me,  wounded  me,  [off  me. 
 
 Keepers  of  the  walls  lifted  up  my  veU  from 
 ^  I  have  adjured  you,  daughters  of  Jerusalem, 
 
 If  ye  find  my  beloved —  [love ! 
 
 What  do  ye  tell  him?  that  I  am  sick  with 
 
 *  What  is  thy  beloved  above  any  beloved, 
 0  fair  among  women  ? 
 
 What  is  thy  beloved  above  any  beloved. 
 
 That  thus  thou  hast  adjured  us? 
 10      My  beloved  is  clear  and  ruddy. 
 
 Conspicuous  above  a  myriad ! 
 "  His  head  is  pure  gold — tine  gold. 
 
 His  locks  flowing,  dark  as  a  raven, 
 1*  His  eyes  as  doves  by  streams  of  water, 
 
 Washing  in  milk,  sitting  in  fulness. 
 ^  His  cheeks  as  a  bed  of  the  spice,  towers  of 
 perfumes, 
 
 Hia  lips  aj-e  lilies,  dropping  flowing  myrrh, 
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The  virgin's  clionis. 
 
 V.  14— SONG  OF  SONGS.— VIII.  14. 
 
 The  little,  aitter. 
 
 "  His  liauds  rings  of  gold,  set  with  beryl, 
 His  heart  bright  ivory,  covered  with  saji- 
 
 "  His  limbs  pillars  of  marble,  [phires, 
 
 Founded  on  sockets  of  fine  gold, 
 His  appearance  as  Lebanon,  choice  as  the 
 cedars.  [sirable, 
 
 '"  His  mouth  is  sweetness — and  all  of  him  de- 
 This  is  my  beloved,  and  this  my  friend, 
 0  daughters  of  Jerusalem  ! 
 
 VI.  ^  Whither  hath  thy  beloved  gone, 
 0  fair  among  women? 
 
 Whither  hath  thy  beloved  turned, 
 And  we  seek  him  with  thee? 
 
 *  My  beloved  went  down  to  his  garden, 
 To  the  beds  of  the  spice. 
 
 To  delight  himself  in  the  gardens,  and  to 
 
 gather  lilies.  [mine, 
 
 '  1  am  my  beloved's,    and    my  beloved   is 
 
 Who  is  delighting  himself  among  the  lilies. 
 ■•     Fair  art  tnou,  my  friend,  as  Tirzah, 
 
 Comely  as  Jerusalem, 
 
 Awe-inspiring  as  bannered  hosts. 
 '  Turn  round  thine  eyes  from  before  mc, 
 
 Because  they  have  made  me  proud. 
 
 Thy  hair  w  as  a  row  of  the  goats. 
 
 That  have  shone  from  Gilead, 
 
 *  Thy  teeth  as  a  row  of  the  lambs, 
 That  have  come  up  from  the  washing. 
 Because  all  of  them  are  forming  twins, 
 And  a  bereaved  one  is  not  among  them. 
 
 ^  As  the  work  of  the  pomegranate  w  thy  temple 
 behind  thy  veil. 
 
 '  Sixty  are  queens,  and  eighty  concubines, 
 And  virgins  without  number. 
 
 '  One  is  my  dove,  my  perfect  one. 
 One  she  is  of  her  mother. 
 The  choice  one  she  is  of  her  that  bare  her. 
 Daughters  saw,  and  pronounce  her  happy. 
 Queens  and  concubines,  and  they  ])raiae  lier. 
 
 "  'Who  is  this  that  is  looking  forth  as  morning. 
 Fair  as  the  moon — clear  as  the  sun, 
 .\we-inspiring  as  bannered  hosts?' 
 
 "     Unto  a  garden  of  nuts  I  went  down. 
 To  look  on  the  buds  of  the  valley, 
 To  see  whither  the  vine  had  flourished, 
 The  pomegranates  had  blossomed — 
 
 '"  I  knew  not  my  soul, 
 It  made  me— chariots  of  my  people  Nadib. 
 
 "      Return,  return,  0  Shulammith ! 
 Return,  return,  and  we  look  ujjon  thee. 
 What  do  ye  see  in  Shulammith? 
 
 VII.  'As  the  chorus  of  '  Mahanaim.' 
 
 How  beautiful  were  thy  feet  with  sandals, 
 O  daughter  of  Nadib. 
 
 The  turnings  of  thy  sides  are  as  ornaments. 
 Work  of  the  hands  of  an  artificer. 
 
 *  Thy  waist  is  a  basin  of  roundness. 
 
 It  lacketh  not  the  mixture,  [lilies. 
 
 Thy  body  a  heap  of  wheat,   fenced  with 
 
 *  Thy  two  breasts  as  two  young  ones,  twin.s 
 
 *  Thy  neck  as  a  tower  of  the  ivory,  [of  a  roc, 
 Thme  eyes  pools  in  Heshbon,  near  the  gate 
 
 of  Bath-Rabbim, 
 Thy  face  as  a  tower  of  Lebanon  looking  to 
 
 *  Thy  head  ujiou  thee  as  Caniiol,  [  Dani;iscus, 
 And  the  locks  of  thy  head  as  jiurpile, 
 
 The  king  is  bound  with  the  Mowings  I 
 
 *  How  fair  andhow  i)lca3anthastthouVjecn. 
 O  lovo,  in  delights. 
 
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 ^  This  thy  stature  hath  been  like  to  a  palm, 
 And  thy  breasts  to  clusters. 
 
 8 1  said,  '  Let  me  go  up  on  the  palm, 
 Let  me  lay  hold  on  its  boughs, 
 Yea,  let  thy  breasts  be,   I  pray  thee,   as 
 
 clusters  of  the  vine. 
 And  the  fragrance  of  thy  face  as  citrons, 
 
 ^  And  thy  palate  as  the  good  wine—' 
 Flowmg  to  my  beloved  in  uprightness, 
 Strengthening  tne  lips  of  the  aged  ! 
 
 1"  I  am  my  beloved's,  and  on  me  is  his  desire. 
 
 ^^  Come,  my  beloved,  we  go  forth  to  the  field, 
 
 ^^  We  lodge  in  the  villages,  we  go  early  to  the 
 vineyards. 
 We  see  if  the  vine  hath  flourished. 
 The  sweet  smelling-flower  hath  opened, 
 The  pomegranates  have  blossomed. 
 There  do  I  give  to  thee  my  loves ; 
 
 1'  The  mandrakes  have  given  fragrance. 
 And  at  our  openings  all  pleasant  things, 
 New,  yea,  old,  my  beloved,  I  laid  up  for  thee ! 
 
 VIIL  1  Who  doth  make  thee  as  a  brother  to 
 Sucking  the  breasts  of  my  mother  ?      [me, 
 I  find  thee  without,  I  kiss  thee, 
 Yea,  they  do  not  despise  me, 
 '  I  lead  thee,  I  bring  thee  in  imto  my  mother's 
 She  doth  teach  me,  [house, 
 
 I  cause  thee  to  drink  of  the  perfumea  wine, 
 Of  the  juice  of  my  pomegranate, 
 3  His  left  hand  w  under  my  head, 
 And  his  right  doth  embrace  me. 
 ■*     I  have  adjured  you,  daughters  of  Jeru- 
 How  ye  stir  up,  [salem. 
 
 And  now  ye  wake  the  love  till  she  please ! 
 '     Who  is  this  coming  from  the  wilderness. 
 Hasting  heraeK  for  her  beloved  ? 
 
 Under  the  citron-tree  I  have  waked  thee, 
 There  did  thy  mother  pledge  thee, 
 There  she  gave  a  pled"e  that  bare  thee. 
 *     Set  me  as  a  seal  on  thy  heart,  as  a  seal  on 
 For  strong  as  death  is  love,         [thine  arm. 
 Sharp  as  Sheol  is  jealousy,  [Jah  ! 
 
 Its  burnings  are  burnings  of  fire,  a  flame  of 
 ^      Many  waters  are  not  able  to  quench  the 
 And  floods  do  not  wash  it  away.  [love. 
 
 If  one  give  all  the  wealth  of  his  bouse  for 
 Ti-eadiug  down— they  tread  upon  it.  [love, 
 '  We  have  a  little  sister,  and  breasts  she 
 What  do  we  do  for  our  sister,  [hath  not. 
 In  the  day  that  it  is  told  of  her? 
 ^  If  she  is  a  wall,  we  build  by  her  a  palace 
 And  if  she  is  a  door,  [of  silver. 
 
 We  fashion  by  her  board- work  of  cedar. 
 '"      I  am  a  wall,  and  my  breasts  as  towers. 
 Then  I  have  been  in  liia  eyes  as  one  finding 
 peace. 
 ^^  Solomon  hath  a  vineyard  in  Baal-Hamou, 
 He  hath  given  the  vineyard  to  keej)ers. 
 Each  bringeth  for  its  fruit  a  thousand  sil- 
 verlinga  ; 
 "  My  vineyard — my  own — is  before  me, 
 The  thousand  is  for  thee,  0  Solomon. 
 And  the  two  hundred  for  those  keeping  ita 
 fruit. 
 
 0  dweller  in  gardens ! 
 *3  The  companions  are  attending  to  tiiy  voice. 
 Cause  me  to  hear. 
 Flee,  my  beloved,  and  be  like  to  a  roe, 
 "  Or  to  a  young  one  of  the  harts  on  mouD 
 tains  of  spices ! 
 
VISIONS  OF  ISAIAH. 
 
 CHAP.  1.  '  THE  Visions  of  Isaiah  son  of 
 Amoz,  that  he  hath  seenconcernini^Judah  and 
 Jerusalem,  in  the  days  of  Uzziah,  Jotham, 
 Ahaz,  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Judah. 
 
 *  Hear,  0  heavens,  and  give  ear,  0  earth, 
 For  Jehovah  hath  spoken  : 
 
 Sons  I  have  nourished  and  brought  up, 
 And  they — they  transgressed  against  Me. 
 '  An  ox  hath  known  its  owner, 
 And  an  ass  the  crib  of  its  master, 
 Israel  hath  not  known, 
 My  people  hath  not  understood.         [quity, 
 
 *  Ah,  sinning  nation,  a  people  heavy  with  ini- 
 A  seed  of  evil  doers,  sons — corrupters  ! 
 They  have  forsaken  Jehovah, 
 
 They  have  despised  the  Holy  One  of  Israel, 
 
 They  have  gone  away 'backward. 
 '  Wherefore  are  ye  stricken  any  more  ? 
 
 Ye  do  add  apostacy !  [heart  is  sick. 
 
 Every  head  is  become  diseased,  and  every 
 '  From  the  sole  of  the  foot — unto  the  head. 
 
 There  is  no  soundness  in  it. 
 
 Wound,  and  bruise,  and  fresh  smiting ! 
 
 They  have  not  been  closed  nor  bound. 
 
 Nor  have  they  softened  with  ointment. 
 '  Your  laud  is  a  desolation,  your  cities  burnt 
 with  fire,  [suming  it. 
 
 Your  ground,  before  you  strangers  are  con- 
 
 And  a  desolation  as  overthrown  by  strangers ! 
 
 *  And  left  hath  been  the  daughter  of  Zion, 
 As  a  booth  in  a  vineyard,  [besieged. 
 As  a  lodge  in  a  place  of  cucumbers — as  a  city 
 
 "  Unless  Jehovah  of  Hosts  had  left  to  us  a 
 
 Shortly — as  Sodom  we  had  been,  [remnant, 
 
 To  Gromorrah  we  had  been  likel 
 ^o     Hear  the  word  of  Jehovah,  ye  rulers  of 
 Sodom,  [Gomorrah, 
 
 Give  ear  to  the  law  of  our  God,  ye  people  of 
 ^1  '  Why  to  Me  the  abundance  of  your  sacri- 
 fices? saith  Jehovah, 
 
 I  have  been  satiated  with  biu-nt-ofiferings  of 
 
 And  fat  of  f atlings ;  [rams, 
 
 And  blood  of  bullocks,  and  lambs. 
 
 And  he-goats  I  have  not  desired. 
 12  When  ye  come  in  to  appear  before  Me, 
 
 Who  hath  required  this  of  your  hand, 
 
 To  trample  My  courts  ? 
 '^  Add  not  to  bring  in  a  vain  present. 
 
 Incense — an  abomination  it  is  to  Me,  [tion ! 
 
 New  moon,  and  sabbath,  calling  of  convoca- 
 
 R endure  not  iniquity — and  a  restraint ! 
 '*  \our  new  moons  and  your  set  seasons  hath 
 My  soul  hated, 
 
 They  have  been  upon  me  for  a  burden, 
 
 I  have  been  weary  of  bearing. 
 '"  And  in  your  spreading  forth  your  hands, 
 
 I  hide  mine  ej^es  from  you. 
 
 Also  when  ye  increase  prayer,  I  do  not  hear. 
 
 Your  hands  of  blood  have  been  full. 
 1^  Wash  ye,  make  ye  pure. 
 
 Turn  aside  the  evil  of  your  doings,  from  be- 
 fore Mine  eyes, 
 
 Cease  to  do  evil,  learn  to  do  good. 
 '^  Seek  judgment,  make  happy  the  oppressed. 
 
 Judge  the  fatherless,  strive  for  the  widow. 
 
 18  Come,  I  pray  you,  and  wo  reason,  saith  Je- 
 hovah, [shall  be  white. 
 
 If  your  sins  are  as  scarlet,   as  snow  they 
 
 If  they  are  red  as  crimson,  as  wool  they  shall 
 18  If  ye  are  willing,  and  have  hearkened,  [be  ! 
 
 The  ^ood  of  the  land  ye  consume, 
 2"  And  if  ye  refuse,  and  have  rebelled, 
 
 By  the  sword  ye  are  consumed. 
 
 For  the  mouth  of  Jehovah  hath  spoken. 
 -1      How  hath  a  faithful  city  become  a  harlot  ? 
 
 I  have  filled  it  with  judgment, 
 
 Righteousness  lodgeth  in  it— now  murderers. 
 ^2  Thy  silver  hath  become  dross. 
 
 Thy  drink  polluted  with  water,  [of  thieves, 
 '^  Thy  princes  are  apostates,  and  companions 
 
 Every  one  loving  a  bribe,  and  pursuing  re- 
 
 The  fatherless  they  judge  not,  [wards, 
 
 And  theplea  of  thewidowcometh  nottotliem. 
 "■*     Therefore — the  afiirmation  of  the  Lord — 
 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts,  the  Mighty  One  of  Israel: 
 
 Ah,  I  am  eased  of  Mine  adversaries. 
 
 And  I  am  avenged  of  Mine  enemies, 
 2^  And  I  tirrn  back  My  hand  upon  thee. 
 
 And  I  refine  as  punty  thy  dross. 
 
 And  I  turn  aside  all  thy  tin, 
 '''  And  I  give  back  thy  judges  as  at  the  first, 
 
 And  thy  counsellors  as  in  the  beginning, 
 
 After  tnis  thou  art  called, 
 
 '  A  city  of  righteousness — a  faithful  city.' 
 -''  Zion  in  judgment  is  redeemed. 
 
 And  her  captivity  in  righteousness. 
 -8  And  the  destruction  of  transgressors  and 
 sinners  is  together. 
 
 And  those  forsaking  Jehovah  are  consumed. 
 "8  For  men  are  ashamed  because  of  the  oaks 
 
 That  ye  have  desired, 
 
 And  ye  are  confounded  because  of  the  gar- 
 
 That  ye  have  chosen.  [dens 
 
 2°  For  ye  are  as  an  oak  whose  leaf  is  fading, 
 
 And  as  a  garden  that  hath  no  water. 
 ^1  And  the  strong  hath  been  for  tow, 
 
 And  his  work  for  a  spark. 
 
 And  burned  have  botn  of  them  together, 
 
 And  there  is  none  quenching ! 
 
 IL  iTHE  thing  that  Isaiah  son  of  Amoz 
 
 hath  seen  concerning  Judah  and  Jerusalem : 
 
 ^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass. 
 In  the  latter  end  of  the  days. 
 Established  is  the  moimtof  Jehovah's  house. 
 Above  the  top  of  the  mounts. 
 And  it  hath  been  lifted  up  above  the  heights. 
 And  flowed  unto  it  have  all  the  nations. 
 
 ^  And  gone  have  many  peoples  and  said, 
 '  Come,  and  we  go  up  imto  the  mount  of  Je- 
 Unto  the  house  of  the  God  of  Jacob,  [hovah. 
 And  He  doth  teach  us  of  His  ways, 
 And  we  walk  in  His  paths, 
 For  from  Zion  goeth  forth  a  law. 
 And  a  word  of  Jehovah  from  Jerusalem. 
 
 ■*  And  He  hath  judged  between  the  nations. 
 And  hath  given  a  decision  to  many  peoples, 
 And  they  have  beat  their  swords  to  plough- 
 And  their  spears  to  pruning-hooks,  [shares. 
 Nation  doth  not  lift  up  sword  unto  nation, 
 423 
 
Doom  of  idolaters. 
 
 n.  5.— ISAiAfl.— IV.  1. 
 
 lion's  dawjhtera  humiliated. 
 
 Nor  do  they  learn  auy  more — war. 
 '     O  house  of  Jacob,  come, 
 
 And  we  walk  in  tlie  light  of  Jehovah.'  [cob. 
 '  ForThoii  hastleftThy]ieople,the  house  of  Ja- 
 
 For  they  have  been  filled  from  the  east, 
 
 And  are  sorcerers  like  the  Philistines, 
 
 And  with  the  children  of  strangers  strike 
 ^  And  its  land  is  full  of  silver  and  gold,  [hands. 
 
 And  there  is  no  end  to  its  treasures, 
 
 And  its  land  is  full  of  horses, 
 
 And  there  is  no  end  to  its  chariots, 
 '  And  its  laud  is  full  of  idols. 
 
 To  the  work  of  its  hands  it  boweth  itself. 
 
 To  tliat  which  its  lingers  have  made, 
 '  And  the  low  bowetli  down,  and  the  high  is 
 
 And  Thou  acceptest  them  not.      [liumbled, 
 '0  Enter  into  a  rock,  and  be  hidden  in  dust, 
 
 Because  of  the  fear  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  becatise  of  the  honour  of  His  excellency. 
 '1  The  haughty  eyes  of  man  have  beenhumbled, 
 
 And  bowed  down  hath  been  the  loftiness  of 
 men,  [in  that  day. 
 
 And  set  on  high  hath  Jehovah  alone  been 
 '^     For  a  day  is  to  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 For  every  proud  and  high  one. 
 
 And  I'or  every  lifted  ini  and  low  one, 
 ^^  And  for  all  cedars  of  Lebanon, 
 
 The  high  and  the  exalted  ones, 
 
 And  for  all  oaks  of  Bashan, 
 1*  And  for  all  the  high  mountains, 
 
 And  for  all  the  exalted  heights, 
 ^^  And  for  every  high  tower. 
 
 And  for  every  fenced  wall, 
 ^*  And  for  all  snips  of  Tarshish, 
 
 And  for  all  desirable  pictures. 
 '^  And  bowed  down  hath  been  the  haughtiness 
 
 And  humbled  the  loftiness  of  men,  [of  man, 
 
 An<l  set  on  high  hath  Jehovah  alone  been 
 in  that  day. 
 '*  And  the  idols — they  completely  pass  away. 
 ^*  And  men  have  entered  into  caverns  of  rocks. 
 
 And  into  caves  of  dust. 
 
 Because  of  the  fear  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Andljecause  of  the  honour  of  His  excellency, 
 
 In  His  rising  to  terrify  the  earth. 
 '"  In  that  day  doth  man  cast  his  idols  of  silver, 
 
 And  his  idols  of  gold. 
 
 That  they  have  made  for  him  to  worship, 
 
 To  moles,  and  to  bats, 
 '^  To  enter  into  cavities  of  the  rocks, 
 
 And  into  clefts  of  the  higli  ])lacea, 
 
 Because  of  the  fear  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  because  of  the  honour  of  His  excellency. 
 
 In  His  rising  to  terrify  the  earth. 
 ^  Cease  for  you  from  man, 
 
 Wliose  breath  is  in  his  nostrils, 
 
 For — in  what  is  he  esteemed? 
 
 m.  1  For,  lo,  the  Lord,  .Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 Is  turning  aside  from  Jerusalem, 
 And  from  Judah,  stay  and  staff. 
 Every  stay  of  bread,  and  every  stay  of  water. 
 
 *  Hero  and  man  of  war,  judge  and  prophet. 
 And  diviner  and  elder, 
 
 *  Head  of  fifty,  and  accepted  of  faces. 
 And  counsellor,  and  the  wise  of  artilicers, 
 And  the  intelligent  of  charmers. 
 
 *  And  1  have  mtule  youths  their  heads, 
 And  sucklings  rule  over  theni.  [man, 
 
 '  And  the  pcoi)le  hath  exacted— man  upon 
 Even  a  man  on  his  ncighboui', 
 4-'l 
 
 Enlarge  themselves  do  the  youths  against 
 the  aged,  [oured. 
 
 And  the  lightly  esteemed  against  the  hon- 
 ^  When  one  layeth  hold  on  his  brother. 
 
 Of  the  house  of  his  father,  by  the  garment, 
 
 '  Come,  a  ruler  thou  art  to  us, 
 
 And  this  ruin  is  under  thy  hand.'  [binderup, 
 ^  Heliftethup,inthatday,  saying:   lamnota 
 
 And  in  myhouse  is  neither  bread  norgarraent, 
 
 Ye  do  not  make  me  a  ruler  of  the  people.' 
 8  For  stumbled  hath  Jerusalem,  and  Judah 
 hath  fallen,  [Jehovah, 
 
 For  their  tongue  and  theirdoings  are  against 
 
 To  provoke  the  eyes  of  His  glory. 
 ^  The  api)earance  of  their  faces    witnessed 
 ajrainst  them. 
 
 And  their  sin,  as  Sodom,  they  declared. 
 
 They  have  not  hidden ! 
 
 Wo  to  their  soul, 
 
 For  they  have  done  to  themselves  evil. 
 '"  Say  ye  to  the  righteous,  that  it  is  good. 
 
 Because  the  fruit  of  their  doings  they  eat. 
 ^^  Wo  to  the  wicked — evil. 
 
 Because  the  deed  of  his  handis  done  to  him 
 '^  My  people — its  exactors  are  sucklings, 
 
 And  women  have  ruled  over  it. 
 
 My  people — thy  eulogists  are  causing  to  err. 
 
 And  the  way  of  thy  paths  swallowed  up. 
 ^^     Jehovah  hath  stood  up  to  plead. 
 
 And  He  is  standing  to  judge  the  peoples. 
 ^*  Jehovah  into  judgment  doth  enter 
 
 With  elders  of  His  people,  and  its  heads : 
 
 '  And  ye,  ye  have  consumed  the  vineyard. 
 
 Plunder  of  the  poor  is  in  your  houses. 
 1*  What — ^to  you?  ye  bruise  My  people. 
 
 And  the  faces  of  the  poor  ye  grind.' 
 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord,  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 And  Jehovah  saith:  [haughty, 
 
 ^^  '  Because  that  daughters  of  Zion  have  been 
 
 And  they  walk  stretching  out  the  neck, 
 
 And  deceiving  with  the  eyes. 
 
 Walking  and  mincing  they  go. 
 
 And  with  their  feet  they  make  a  tinkling, 
 ^"  The  Lord  also  hatli  scaobed 
 
 The  crown  of  the  head  of  daughters  of  Zion, 
 
 And  Jehovah  their  simplicity  exposcth. 
 ^8  In  that  day  doth  the  Lord  turn  aside 
 
 The  beauty  of  the  tinkling  ornaments, 
 
 And  of  the  embroidered  works. 
 
 And  of  the  round  tires  like  moons,  [mufllcrs, 
 ''••  Of  the  drops,  and  the  bracelets,  and  the 
 ""  Of  the  bonnets,  and  the  ornanieuta  of  the 
 
 And  of  the  bauds,  [legs. 
 
 And  of  the  perfume  boxes,  and  the  amulets, 
 "'  Of  the  seals,  and  of  the  nose-rings, 
 ''^  Of  the  costly  apparel,  and  of  the  mantles, 
 
 Aud  of  the  coverings,  and  of  the  purses, 
 "'  Of  the  mirrors,  and  of  the  linen  garments, 
 
 And  of  the  hoods,  and  of  the  vails, 
 -'  Aud  it  hath  been,  instead  of  spice  is  muck, 
 
 Aud  instead  of  a  girdle,  a  rope, 
 
 Aud  instead  of  curled  work,  baldness,  [cloth. 
 
 And  instead  of  a  stomacher  a  girdle  of  sack 
 •'■'  For  instead  of  glory,  thy  men  bysword  do  fall. 
 
 And  thy  juight  iu  battle.  [iugs, 
 
 -•■  And  lamented  and  mourned  liave  her  open- 
 Yea,  she  hath  been  emptied,  on  the  earth 
 she  sitteth ! 
 
 1  \'.  '  And  taken  hold  have  seven  women  od 
 111  that  day,  saying,  [one  : 
 
Jehovah's  vi7ieyard. 
 
 IV.  2.— ISAIAH.— V.  .iO. 
 
 Denunciations  against  sin. 
 
 'Our  owu  bread  we  do  eat. 
 
 And  our  own  raiment  we  put  on, 
 
 Only,  let  thy  name  be  called  over  us, 
 
 Remove  thou  our  reproach.' 
 "     In  that  day  is  tlie  Shoot  of  Jehovah  for 
 desire  and  for  honour. 
 
 And  the  fruit  of  the  earth  [of  Israel. 
 
 For  excellence  and  for  beauty  to  the  escaped 
 3  And  it  hath  been,  he  who  is  left  in  Zion, 
 
 And  he  who  is  remaining  in  Jerusalem, 
 
 'Holy'  is  said  of  him. 
 
 Of  every  one  who  is  written  for  life  in  Jeru- 
 
 *  If  the  Lord  hath  washed  away  [salem. 
 The  tilth  of  daughters  of  Zion,  [her  midst. 
 And  the  blood  of  Jerusalem  purgeth  from 
 By  the  spirit  of  judgment,  and  by  the  spirit 
 
 *  Then  hath  Jehovah  prepared     [of  burning. 
 Over  every  fixed  place  of  Mount  Zion, 
 And  over  her  convocations, 
 
 A  cloud  by  day,  and  smoke. 
 And  the  snining  of  a  flaming  tire  by  night, 
 That,  over  all  honour  a  safe-guard, 
 ®  And  a  covering  may  be. 
 For  a  shadow  by  day  from  drought, 
 And  for  a  refuge,  and  for  a  hiding  place. 
 From  inundation  and  from  rain ! 
 
 V.  1  LET  me  sing,  1  pray  you,  for  my  beloved, 
 A  song  of  my  beloved  as  to  his  vineyard  : 
 My  belovedhath  a  vineyard  in  afruitful  hill, 
 
 ^  And  he  fenceth  it,  and  casteth  out  its  stones. 
 And  planteth  it  with  a  choice  vine. 
 And  buildeth  a  tower  in  its  midst. 
 And  also  a  wine  press  hath  hewn  out  in  it. 
 And  he  waiteth  for  the  yielding  of  grapes. 
 And  it  yieldeth  bad  ones ! 
 
 3  And  now,  0  inhabitant  of  Jerusalem,  and 
 
 man  of  Judah,  [vineyard. 
 
 Judge,  I  pray  you,   between  me  and  my 
 
 ■*  What— to  do  still  to  my  vineyard, 
 That  I  have  not  done  in  it! 
 Wherefore,  I  waited  to  the  yielding  of  grapes. 
 And  it  jdeldeth  bad  ones  ! 
 
 *  And  now,  pray,  let  me  cause  you  to  know, 
 That  which  I  am  doing  to  my  vineyard. 
 To  turn  aside  its  hedge, 
 
 And  it  hath  been  for  consumption. 
 
 To  break  down  its  wall, 
 
 And  it  hath  been  for  a  treading-place. 
 
 *  And  I  make  it  a  waste. 
 
 It  is  not  pruned,  nor  arranged. 
 And  gone  up  have  brier  and  thorn, 
 And  on  the  thick  clouds  I  lay  a  charge, 
 From  raining  upon  it  rain. 
 '  Because  the  vineyard  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts 
 Is  the  house  of  Israel, 
 And  the  man  of  Judah  His  pleasant  plant. 
 And  He  waiteth  for  judgment,  and  lo,  op- 
 For  righteousness,  and  lo,  a  cry.   [pression, 
 
 *  Wo  to  those  joining  house  to  house,  [place. 
 Field  to  field  theybrin^  near,  tiU  there  is  no 
 And  ye  have  been  settled  by  yourselves 
 Li  the  midst  of  the  land! 
 
 '  By  the  weapons  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts 
 
 Do  not  many  houses  a  desolation  become  ? 
 
 Great  and  good  without  inhabitant ! 
 '"  For  ten  acres  of  vineyard  do  yield  one  bath. 
 
 And  an  homer  of  seed  yieldeth  an  ephah. 
 ^     Wo  to  those  rising  early  in  the  morning, 
 
 Strong  drink  they  pursue ! 
 
 Tarrying  in  twilight,  wine  inflameth  theml 
 
 ^2  And  harp,  and  psaltery,  tabret,  and  pipe, 
 And  wine,  have  been  their  banquets. 
 And  the  work  of  Jehovah  they  behold  not, 
 Yea,  the  work  of  His  hands  tney  have  not 
 seen.  [ledge, 
 
 13  Therefore  my  people  removed  without  know  - 
 And  its  honourable  ones  are  famished. 
 And  its  multitude  dried  up  of  thirst. 
 
 !■*  Therefore  hath  Sheol  enlarged  herself, 
 And  hath  opened  her  mouth  without  limit. 
 And  gone  down  hath  its  honour,   and  its 
 
 multitude, 
 And  its  noise,  audits  exulting  one — into  her. 
 
 15  And  bowed  down  is  the  low,  and  himibled 
 the  high. 
 And  the  eyes  of  the  haughty  become  low, 
 
 1''  And  Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  high  in  judgment, 
 An  d  th  e  HolyGod  sanctified  iurighteousness, 
 
 1'  And  fed  have  lambs  according  to  their  lead- 
 And  waste  places  of  the  fat  ones  [ing, 
 
 Do  sojourners  consume. 
 
 18     Wo  to  those  drawing  out  iniquity  with 
 cords  of  vanity. 
 And  as  with  thick  ropes  of  the  cart — sin. 
 
 1"  Wlio  are  saying,  '  Let  Him  hurry, 
 Let  Him  hasten  His  work,  that  we  may  see, 
 Andletthe  counsel  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel 
 Draw  near  and  come,  and  we  know.' 
 
 -"     Wo  to  those  saying  to  evil  'good,' 
 And  to  good  'evil,'  [darkness. 
 
 Putting  darkness  for  light,  and  light  for 
 Putting  bitter  for  sweet,  and  sweet  for  bitter. 
 
 -1     Wo  to  the  wise  in  their  own  eyes. 
 And — before  their  own  faces — intelligent ! 
 
 --     Wo  to  the  mighty  to  drink  wine. 
 And  men  of  strength  to  mingle  strong  drink. 
 
 "^  Declaring  righteous  the  wicked  for  a  briba 
 And  the  righteousness  of  the  righteous 
 They  turn  aside  from  him. 
 
 ^  Therefore,  as  a  tongue  of  fire  devoureth 
 And  flaming  hay  falleth,  [stubble, 
 
 Their  root  is  as  muck. 
 And  their  flower  as  dust  goeth  up. 
 Because  they  have  rejected  the  law  of  Je- 
 hovah of  Hosts,  [despised. 
 And  the  saying  of  the  Holy  One  of  Israel 
 
 -*  Therefore  hath  the  anger  of  Jehovah  burned 
 
 among  His  people. 
 
 And  He  stretcheth  out  His  hand  against  it. 
 
 And  smiteth  it,  and  the  mountains  tremble. 
 
 And  their  carcase  is  as  filth  in  the  midst  of 
 
 the  out-places. 
 With  all  this  His  anger  did  not  turn  back. 
 And  still  His  hand  is  stretched  out !      [off, 
 
 ''•'  And  He  lifted  up  an  ensign  to  nations  afar 
 And  hissed  to  it  from  the  end  of  the  earth, 
 And  lo,  vnth  haste,  swift  it  cometh. 
 
 '''  There  is  none  weary,  nor  stumbling  in  it, 
 It  doth  not  slumber,  nor  sleep. 
 Nor  opened  hath  been  the  girdle  of  its  loins. 
 Nor  drawn  away  the  latchet  of  its  sandals. 
 
 "8  Whose  arrows.are  sharp,andallits  bows  bent. 
 Hoofs  of  its  horses  as  flint  have  been  reck- 
 And  its  wheels  as  a  hurricane !  [oned, 
 
 *3  Its  roaring  is  like  a  lioness. 
 It  roareth  like  young  lions. 
 And  it  howleth,  and  seizeth  prey, 
 And  carrieth  away  safely,  and  there  is  none 
 delivering.  [howling  of  a  sea, 
 
 ^^  And  it  howleth  against  it  in  that  day  as  the 
 And  it  hath  looked  attentively  to  the  land, 
 423 
 
ftaiah's  viskm. 
 
 V.  30.— ISAIAH.— VII.  23. 
 
 Tlie  promise  of  Immanv^L 
 
 Aud  lo,  darkness — distress,  [dauce  ! 
 
 And  light  hatli  been  darkened  by  its  abiui- 
 
 VI.  1  IN  the  year  of  the  death  of  king  Uz- 
 ziah — I  see  the  Lord,  sitting  on  a  throne, 
 high  and  lifted  up,  and  His  train  is  filling  the 
 temple.  '■'Serapns  are  standing  above  it: 
 six  wings  hath  each  one  ;  with  two  each  cover- 
 eth  its  face,  and  with  two  tack  covereth  its 
 feet,  aud  with  two  each  flieth.  *And  this 
 one  hath  called  unto  that,  and  hath  said : 
 
 '  Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  is  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 The  fulness  of  all  the  earth  is  His  glory.' 
 
 *  And  the  posts  of  the  thresholds  are  moved 
 by  the  voice  of  him  who  is  calling,  and  the 
 house  is  full  of  smoke. 
 
 *  And  1  say,  '  Wo  to  me,  for  I  have  been 
 For  a  man — unclean  of  lips  am  I,  [silent, 
 And  in  midst  of  a  people  unclean  of  lips  I 
 
 am  dwelling,  [eyes  seen. ' 
 
 Because  the  King,  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  have  my 
 
 *  And  flee  unto  me  doth  one  of  the  seraphs, 
 and  in  his  hand  a  burning  coal,  (with  tongs 
 he  hath  taken  it  from  oif  the  altar,)  •'  and  he 
 striketh  against  my  mouth,  and  saith  : 
 
 '  Lo,  this  hath  stricken  against  thy  lips, 
 And  turned  aside  is  thine  iniquity, 
 And  thy  sin  is  covered. ' 
 
 *  And  I  hear  the  voice  of  the  Lord,  saying  : 
 
 '  Whom  do  I  send?  aud  who  doth  go  for  Us  f 
 
 And  I  say,  '  Here  am  I,  send  me.' 
 ^  And  He  saith,  'Go,  and  thou  hast  said   to 
 this  people. 
 
 Hear  ye — to  hear,  and  ye  do  not  understand. 
 
 And  see  ye — to  see,  and  ye  do  not  know. 
 ''  Declare  fat  the  heart  of  this  people, 
 
 Aud  its  ears  declare  heavy, 
 
 And  its  eyes  declare  dazzled, 
 
 Lest  it  see  with  its  eyes,  [sider. 
 
 And  with  its  ears  hear,  and  its  heart  cou- 
 
 And  it  hath  turned  back,  and  hath  health.' 
 "  And  I  say,  'TUl  when,  0  Lord?' 
 
 And  He  saith,  '  Surely  till  cities  have  been 
 wasted  without  inhabitant, 
 
 And  houses  without  man. 
 
 And  the  ground  be  wasted — a  desolation, 
 '*  And  Jehovah  hath  put  man  far  off, 
 
 Aud  great  is  the  forsaken  part  in  the  heart 
 of  the  land. 
 '^  Aud  yet  in  it  a  tenth,  and  it  hath  turned, 
 
 And  hath  been  for  a  burning, 
 
 As  a  teil-tree,  aud  as  an  oak,  that  iu  falling. 
 
 Have  substance  iu  them. 
 
 The  holy  seed  is  its  substance ! ' 
 
 VII.  '  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass  in  the  days 
 of  Ahaz,  son  of  Jotham,  son  of  Uzziah,  king 
 of  Judah,  gone  up  hath  Rezin  king  of  Aram, 
 and  Pekah,  son  of  Remaliah,  king  of  Israel, 
 to  Jerusalem,  to  battle  agaiust  it,  and  he  is 
 not  able  to  tight  against  it.  '■'And  it  is  de- 
 clared to  the  house  of  David,  saying,  '  Aram 
 hath  been  led  towards  Ephraim.'  And  his 
 heart  aud  the  heart  of  his  i)eople  is  moved, 
 like  the  moving  of  trees  oi  a  forest  by  the 
 presence  of  wind. 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Isaiah,  'Gofortli, 
 I  pray  thee,  to  meet  Ahaz,  thou,  aud  Shear- 
 Jashub  thy  son,  unto  tlie  end  of  the  conduit 
 of  the  II) (per  ])()ol,  unto  the  higliway  of  the 
 f uller'a  lield,  •»  aud  thou  haat  said  imto  him: 
 426 
 
 '  Take  heed,  aud  be  ijuiet,  fear  not. 
 And  let  not  thy  heart  be  timid. 
 Because  of  these  two  tails  of  smoking  brands, 
 For  the  fierceness  of  the  anger  of  Rezin  and 
 And  the  son  of  Remaliah.  [Aram, 
 
 *  Because  that  Aram  counselled  agaiust  thee 
 
 evil, 
 
 Ephraim  and  the  son  of  Remaliah,  saying : 
 ^  We  go  up  into  Judah,  and  we  vex  it, 
 
 And  we  rend  it  unto  oiirselves. 
 
 And  we  cause  a  lung  to  reign  in  its  midst — 
 
 The  son  of  Tabeal. 
 ^     Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 It  doth  not  stand,  nor  shall  it  be! 
 8  For  the  head  of  Aram  is  Damascus, 
 
 And  the  head  of  Damascus  is  Rezin, 
 
 And  within  sixty  and  live  years 
 
 Is  Ephraim  broken  from  heiny  a  people. 
 
 *  And  the  head  of  Ephraim  is  Samaria, 
 And  the  head  of  Samaria  is  the  son  of  Ile- 
 If  ye  do  not  give  credence,  [maliah. 
 Surely  ye  are  not  stedfast.' 
 
 1"  And  Jehovah  addeth  to  speak  unto  Ahaz, 
 saying: 
 ^1  '  Ask  for  thee  a  sign  from  Jehovah  thy  God, 
 
 Make  deep  the  request,  or  make  it  high  up- 
 wards.' [hovah.' 
 1-  Aud  Ahaz  saith,   '  I  do  not  ask  nor  try  Je- 
 ^3  And  he  saith,  '  Hear,  I  pray  you,  0  house 
 of  David, 
 
 Is  it  a  little  thing  for  you  to  weary  men. 
 
 That  ye  weary  also  my  God? 
 "  Therefore  the  Lord  Himself  giveth  to  you  a 
 
 Lo,  the  Virgin  is  conceiving,  [sign. 
 
 And  is  bringing  forth  a  son, 
 
 And  hath  called  his  name  Immanuel, 
 1^  Butter  and  honey  he  doth  eat, 
 
 When  he  knoweth  to  refuse  evil,  and  to  fix 
 's  For  before  the  youth  doth  know    [on  good. 
 
 To  refuse  evil,  and  to  fix  on  good. 
 
 Forsaken  is  the  land  thou  art  vexed  with, 
 because  of  her  two  kings. 
 ^^  Jehovah  bringeth  on  thee,  aud  on  thy  people, 
 
 Aud  on  the  house  of  thy  father, 
 
 Days  that  have  not  come, 
 
 *  Even  from  the  Aax  of  the  turning  aside  of 
 
 Ephraim  from  Jiidah, 
 
 By  the  king  of  Asshur. 
 ^^     And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day, 
 
 Jehovah  doth  hiss  for  a  fly  that  is  in  the  ex- 
 tremity of  the  brooks  ot  Egypt, 
 
 And  for  a  bee  that  is  in  the  land  of  Asshiu-. 
 '*  And  they  have  come,  aud  rested  all  of  them 
 in  the  desolate  valleys,  [thorns, 
 
 And  in  holes  of  the  rocks,  and  on  all  the 
 
 And  on  all  the  commendable  things. 
 ^  In  that  day  doth  the  Lord  shave, 
 
 Jiy  a  razor  that  is  hiretl  beyond  the  river, 
 
 By  the  lung  of  Assliur, 
 
 The  head,  aud  the  hair  of  the  feet, 
 
 Yea,  also  the  beard  it  consumeth. 
 '■''      And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day, 
 
 A  man  keepeth  alive  a  heifer  of  the  herd. 
 
 And  two  ot  the  flock, 
 -^  Aud  it  liatii  come  to  ])a8s,  [he  eateth  butter. 
 
 From  the  abundance  of  the  yielding  of  milk 
 
 For  butter  and  honey  doth  every  one  cat 
 
 Wlio  is  left  iu  the  heart  of  the  land. 
 -•'  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  tliat  day, 
 
 Ever>'  place  where  tliere  are   a   thon.sand 
 
 At  a  thousand  silverlings,  [viueu, 
 
Fate  of  Samaria  and  Damascus.\\ii.  24. — ISAIAH.— ix.  14. 
 
 The  Child  horn. 
 
 Is  for  briers  and  for  tliorns. 
 ^*  With  arrows  and  with  bowlie  cometh  thither, 
 
 Because  all  the  land  is  brier  and  thorn. 
 ^  And  all  the  hills  that  with  a  mattock  are 
 kept  in  order,  £thoru, 
 
 Thither  cometh  not  the  fear  of  brier  and 
 
 Andit  hath  been  for  the  sending  forth  of  ox, 
 
 And  for  the  treading  of  sheep ! ' 
 
 Vni.  ^AND  Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  'Take 
 to  thee  a  great  tablet,  and  write  upon  it  with 
 a  graving  tool  of  man,  To  haste  spoil,  enjoy 
 prey.'  ''And  I  cause  faithful  witnesses  to 
 testify  to  me,  Uriah  the  priest,  and  Zechariah 
 son  01  Jeberechiah.  ^  And  I  draw  near  unto 
 the  prophetess,  and  she  conceiveth,  and  bear- 
 eth  a  son ;  and  Jehovah  saith  imto  me,  '  Call 
 his  name  Maher-shalal-hash-baz,  *  for  be- 
 fore the  youth  doth  know  to  cry,  My  father, 
 and  My  mother,  one  taketh  away  the  wealth 
 of  Damascus  and  the  spoil  of  Samaria,  before 
 the  king  of  Asshur.' 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  addeth  to  speak  unto  me 
 again,  saying: 
 
 *  '  Because  that  this  people  hath  refused 
 The  waters  of  Shiloah  that  go  softly. 
 
 And  is  rejoicing  with  Rezin  and  the  son  of 
 Remaliah,  [them, 
 
 '  Therefore,  lo,  the  Lord  is  bringing  up  on 
 The  waters  of  the  river,  the  mighty,  and  the 
 ThekingofAsshur,  and  all  his  glory,)  [great, 
 And  it  hath  gone  uj)  over  all  its  streams. 
 And  hath  gone  on  over  all  its  banks. 
 
 8  And  it  hath  passed  on  into  Judah, 
 It  hath  overflown  and  passed  over. 
 Unto  the  neck  it  cometh. 
 And  the  stretching  out  of  its  wings 
 Hath  been  the  fulness  of  the  breadth  of  thy 
 land,  0  Emmanu-El ! 
 
 *  Be  friends,  0  nations,  and  be  broken, 
 And  give  ear,  all  ye  far  off  ones  of  earth. 
 Gird  yourselves,  and  be  broken, 
 
 Gird  yourselves,  and  be  broken. 
 ^^  Take  counsel,  and  it  is  broken. 
 
 Speak  a  word,  and  it  doth  not  stand. 
 
 Because  of  Emmanu-El ! ' 
 
 ^1  For  thus  hath  Jehovah  si)oken  unto  me 
 with  strength  of_  hand,  and  instructeth  me 
 against  walking  in  the  way  of  this  people, 
 saying, 
 ^^  '  Ye  do  not  say,  A  confederacy. 
 
 To  all  to  whom  this  people  saith,  A  coufed- 
 
 And  its  fear  ye  do  not  fear,  [eracy, 
 
 Nor  declare  fearful. 
 !■*  Jehovah  of  Hosts — Him  ye  do  sanctify. 
 
 And  He  is  your  Fear,  and  He  your  Dread, 
 1*  And  He  hath  been  for  a  sanctuary. 
 
 And  for  a  stone  of  stumbling,  and  for  a  rock 
 
 To  the  two  houses  of  Israel,  [of  falling, 
 
 For  a  gin  and  for  a  snare  to  the  inhabitants 
 
 of  Jerusalem.  [fallen, 
 
 ^*  And  many  among  them  have  stumbled  and 
 
 And  been  broken,  and  snared,  and  captured. 
 1*     Bind  up  the  testimony. 
 
 Seal  the  law  among  My  disciples. 
 ^'  And  I  have  waited  for  Jehovah, 
 
 Who  is  hiding  His  face  from  the  nouse  of 
 
 And  I  have  looked  for  Him.  [.Jacob, 
 
 18  Lo,  I,  and  the  children  whom  Jehovah  hath 
 given  to  me. 
 
 Are  for  signs  and  for  wonders  in  Israel 
 
 From  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  who  is  dwelling  in 
 1^  And  when  they  say  unto  you,    [Mount  Zion. 
 
 '  Seek  unto  those  having  familiar  spirits. 
 
 And  unto  wizards,  who  chatter  and  mutter, 
 
 Doth  not  a  people  seek  ujito  its  God? 
 
 —For  the  living  unto  the  dead ! 
 *"  To  the  law  and  to  the  testimony  ! 
 
 If  not,  let  them  say  after  this  manner, 
 
 '  That  there  is  no  dawn  to  it.' 
 "'  — And  it  hath  passed  over  into  it,  hardened 
 
 And  it  hath  come  to  pass,        [and  hungry. 
 
 That  it  is  himgry,  and  hath  been  wroth. 
 
 And  made  light  of  its  king,  and  of  its  God 
 
 And  hath  looked  upwards. 
 ^2  And  imto  the  land  it  looketh  attentively 
 
 And  lo,  adversity  and  darkness ! 
 
 — Dimness,  distress,  and  thick  darkness  is 
 driven  away,  [tress ! 
 
 But  not  the  dimness  for  which  she  is  in  dis- 
 
 IX.  1  AS  the  former  time  made  light 
 The  land  of  Zebulim  and  the  land  of  Naph- 
 taH,  [sea, 
 
 So  the  latter  hath  honoured  the  way  of  the 
 Beyond  the  Jordan,  Galilee  of  the  nations. 
 *  The  people  who  are  walking  in  darkness 
 Have  seen  a  great  light. 
 Dwellers  in  a  land  of  death-shade. 
 Light  hath  shone  upon  them. 
 3  Thou  hast  multiplied  the  nation. 
 Thou  hast  made  great  its  joy,  [harvest, 
 
 They  have  joyed  before  Thee  as  the  joy  in 
 As  men  rejoice  in  their  apportioning  spoil. 
 •*  Because  the  yoke  of  its  burden,      [exactor. 
 And  the  staff  of  its  shoulder,  the  rod  of  its 
 Thou  hast  broken  as  in  the  day  of  Midian. 
 '^  For  every  battle  of  a  warrior  is  with  rush- 
 ing, and  raiment  rolled  in  blood. 
 And  it  hath  been  for  burning — fuel  of  fire. 
 ^  For  a  Child  hath  been  born  to  us, 
 A  Son  hath  been  given  to  us. 
 And  the  princely  power  is  on  his  shoulder, 
 And  He  doth  caU  his  name 
 Wonderful,  Counsellor,  Mighty  God, 
 Father  of  Eternity,  Prince  of  Peace. 
 ^  To  the  increase  of  the  princely  power. 
 And  of  peace,  there  is  no  end. 
 On  the  throne  of  David,  and  on  his  king- 
 To  establish  it,  and  to  support  it,       [dom, 
 In  judgment  and  in  righteousness, 
 Henceforth,  even  imto  the  age. 
 The  zeal  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts  doth  this. 
 ^     A  word  hath  the  Lord  sent  into  Jacob, 
 
 And  it  hath  fallen  in  Israel. 
 ^  And  the  people  have  known — all  of  it, 
 Ephraim,  and  the  inhabitant  of  Samaria, 
 In  jjride  and  in  greatness  of  heart,  saying, 
 ^^  'Brickshavefallen,  and  hewn  work  we  build. 
 Sycamores  have  been  cut  down,  and  cedars 
 we  renew.'  [zin  on  high  above  him, 
 
 '1  And  Jehovah  setteth  the  adversaries  of  Re- 
 
 And  his  enemies  he  joineth  together, 
 1"  Aram  from  before,  and  Philistia  from  behind, 
 Andtheydevourlsraelwiththewholemouth. 
 With  all  this  not  turned  back  hath  His  anger. 
 And  still  His  hand  is  stretched  out. 
 1*  And  the  people  hath  not  turned  back  unto 
 Him  who  is  smiting  it. 
 And  Jehovah  of  Hosts  they  have  not  sought. 
 1*     And  Jehovah  cutteth  off  from  Israel  head 
 Branch  and  reed— the  same  day,    [and  tail, 
 427 
 
Wo  to  Asahur 
 
 IX.  15. -ISAIAH. —X.  30. 
 
 for  his  pride. 
 
 "  Elder,  aud  accepted  of  face,  hd  is  the  head. 
 Prophet,  teacher  of  falsehood,  he  is  the  tail. 
 
 ^8  Anatheeiilogistsof  this  people  are  causing  to 
 And  its  eulogised  ones  are  consumed,    [err, 
 
 17  Therefore,  over  its  young  men  the  Lord  re- 
 
 joiceth  not,  [pot, 
 
 And  its  orphans,  and  its  widows  He  pitieth 
 For  every  one  is  profane,  and  an  evil  doer, 
 And  every  mouth  is  speaking  foUy. 
 With  all  this  not  turned  back  hath  His  anger. 
 And  still  His  hand  is  stretched  out. 
 
 18  For  buraed  as  a  fire  hath  wickedness, 
 Brier  and  thorn  it  devoureth, 
 
 And  it  kindleth  in  thickets  of  the  forest, 
 And  they  lift  themselves  up,  an  exaltation  of 
 
 ^     In  the  wrath  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts  [smoke ! 
 Hath  the  land  been  consumed, 
 And  the  i^eoplc  is  as  fuel  of  tire ; 
 A  man  on  his  brother  hath  no  pity, 
 
 *"  And  cutteth  down  on  the  right,  and  hath  been 
 ^Vnd  he  devoureth  on  the  left,  [hungry, 
 
 And  they  have  not  been  satisfied. 
 Each  the  flesh  of  his  own  arm  they  devour. 
 
 -'  Manaaseh— Ephraim,  and  Ephraim — Man- 
 Together  they  are  against  Judah,  [asseh. 
 With  all  this  not  turned  back  hath  His 
 And  still  His  hand  is  stretched  out !  [anger. 
 
 X.  1  WO  to  those  decreeing  decrees  of  iniquity. 
 And  writers  who  have  jirescribed  perverse- 
 "  To  turn  aside  from  judgment  the  poor,  [ness. 
 And  to  take  violently  away  the  judgment 
 Of  the  afflicted  of  My  people. 
 That  widows  may  be  their  prey. 
 That  the  fatherless  they  may  spoil. 
 
 *  And  what  do  ye  at  a  day  of  inspection? 
 And  at  desolation?— from  afar  it  cometh. 
 Near  whom  do  ye  flee  for  help  ? 
 
 And  where  do  ye  leave  your  honour? 
 
 *  Without  Me  it  hath  bowed  down 
 In  the  place  of  a  bound  one. 
 
 And  in  the  place  of  the  slain  they  fall. 
 With  all  this  not  turnedbackhath  His  auger. 
 And  still  His  hand  is  stretched  out. 
 
 ^     Wo  to  Asshur,  a  rod  of  Mine  anger, 
 And  a  staff  in  their  hand  is  Mine  indi;,'ua- 
 
 8  Against  a  profane  nation  I  send  him,  [tiou. 
 And  concerning  a  people  of  My  wrath  I 
 To  spoil  spoil,  and  to  seize  prey,  [charge  him, 
 Aud  to  make  it  a  treading-place  as  the  clay 
 
 7  And  he— he  thinketh  not  so,  [of  out-places. 
 And  his  heart  reckoneth  not  so. 
 
 For— to  destroy  vi  in  his  heart, 
 And  to  cut  off  nations  not  a  few. 
 
 8  For  he   saith,    'Are  not  my  princes  alto- 
 »  Is  not  Calno  as  Carchemish?  [gether  kings  ? 
 
 Is  not  Hamath  as  Arpad  ? 
 
 Is  not  Samaria  as  Damascus  ? 
 »•  As  my  hand  hath  got  to  the  kingdoms  of  a 
 worthless  thing,  and  their  graven  images, 
 
 Greater  than  Jerusalem  and  than  Samaria. 
 11  Do  I  not— as  I  have  done  to  Samaria, 
 
 And  to  her  worthless  things. 
 
 So  do  to  Jerusalem  and  to  her  urievous 
 1"  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  [things  ? 
 
 When  the  Lord  doth  fuUil  all  His  work 
 
 In  mount  Zion  aud  in  Jerusalem, 
 
 I  see  concerning  the  fruit  of  the  greatness 
 
 Of  the  heart  of  the  king  of  Assluir. 
 
 And  concerning'  the  glory  of  the  height  of 
 13  For  Lo  hath  said,  [his  eyes. 
 
 '128 
 
 '  By  the  power  of  my  hand  I  have  wrought, 
 And  by  my  wisdom,  for  I  have  been  intelli- 
 And  I  remove  borders  of  the  peoples,  [gent, 
 And  their  chief  ones  I  have  spoiled. 
 And   !  put  down  as  a  mighty  one  the  in- 
 
 '*  And  my  hand  as  to  a  nest  [habitants, 
 
 Getteth  to  the  wealth  of  the  peoples, 
 And  as  a  gathering  of  forsaken  eggs 
 AU  the  earth  I — I  have  gathered. 
 And  there  hath  not  been  one  moving  wing. 
 Or  oijening  mouth,  or  whispering.' 
 
 15  — Doth  the  axe  glorify  itself 
 Against  him  who  is  hewing  with  it? 
 Doth  the  saw  magnify  itself 
 Against  him  who  is  shaking  it? 
 As  a  rod  waving  those  lifting  it  up  ! 
 As  a  staff  lifting  up  that  which  is  nut  wood ! 
 
 IS  Therefore  doth  the  Lord,  the  Lord  of  Hosts, 
 Send  among  his  fat  ones  leanness. 
 And  under  his  honour  He  kindleth  aburniug 
 As  the  burning  of  a  fire. 
 
 17  And  the  light  of  Israel  hath  been  for  a  Are, 
 And  his  Holy  One  for  a  flame, 
 
 Aud  it  hath  burned,  and  devoured  his  thorn 
 And  his  brier  in  one  day.  [ful  field, 
 
 18  And  the  honour  of  his  forest,  and  his  fruit- 
 From  soul  even  unto  flesh  He  doth  consume. 
 And  it  hath  been  as  the  fainting  of  a  stan- 
 dard-bearer. 
 
 18  And  the  rest  of  the  trees  of  his  forest  arc 
 
 And  a  youth  doth  write  them.  [few, 
 
 2°  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day. 
 
 The  remnant  of  Israel, 
 
 And  the  escaped  of  the  house  of  Jacob, 
 
 Do  not  add  any  more  to  lean  on  its  smiter. 
 
 And  have  leant  on  Jehovah, 
 
 The  Holy  One  of  Israel,  in  truth. 
 -1  A  remnant  returneth — a  remnant  of  Jacob, 
 
 Unto  the  Mighty  God. 
 --  For  though  thy  people  Israel  be  as  the  sand 
 
 A  remnant  doth  return  of  it,       [of  the  sea, 
 
 A  consumption  determined, 
 
 Overflowing  with  righteousness. 
 -^  For  a  consumjition  that  is  determined. 
 
 The  Lord,  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 Is  making  in  the  midst  of  all  the  land. 
 "-*     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord,  Jehovah  of 
 Hosts,  [because  of  Asshur, 
 
 '  Be  not  afraid,  my  people,  inhabiting  Zion, 
 
 With  a  rod  he  doth  smite  thee. 
 
 And  his  staff  lifteth  up  against  thee,  in  the 
 •^  li'or  yet  a  very  little,  [way  of  Egyut 
 
 And  the  indignation  hath  been  completed. 
 
 And  Mine  auger  by  their  wearing  out. 
 '-'■  And  awaking  for  him  is  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 A  scourge  like  the  smiting  of  Midian  at  the 
 
 And  his  rod  is  over  the  sea,         [rock  Oreb, 
 
 And  he  hath  lifted  it  in  the  way  of  Egypt. 
 '-'  And  it  hath  come  to  puss,  in  that  day. 
 
 Turned  is  his  biu-den  from  off  thy  shoulder. 
 
 And  his  yoke  from  ofl'  thy  neck. 
 
 And  destroyed  hath  been  the  yoke,  becaus* 
 of  prosperity. 
 ^  He  hath  come  iu  against  Aiath, 
 
 He  hath  passed  over  into  Migron, 
 
 At  Michmash  ho  looketh  after  his  vessels. 
 ^  They  have  gone  over  the  passage, 
 
 Geba  tlicy  have  made  a  lodging  i^lace. 
 
 Trembled  hath  llama,  Gibeah  of  Saul  fled. 
 ^"  Cry  aloud M')7/t  thy  voice,  daughtorof  GalJim, 
 
 G  ive  attention ,  Laish !  answer  her,  AuathotL 
 
The  government  of  Messiah. 
 
 X.  31.— ISATAH.— xiji.  11. 
 
 The  doom  of  Bahylon- 
 
 •'  Fieri  away  hath  Madmenah, 
 
 The  inliabitauts   of  the  higli  places   have 
 hardened  themselves. 
 ^-  Yet  to-day  in  Fob  to  remain, 
 
 Wave    its  hand   doth  the   mount  «>f    tlic 
 
 The  hill  of  Jerusalem.      [daughter  of  Zion. 
 ^     Lo,  the  Lord,  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 Is  lopping  a  branch  with  violence, 
 
 And  tne  high  of  stature  are  cut  down. 
 
 And  the  lofty  are  become  low, 
 ^*  And  He  hath  gone  round  the  thickets  of  the 
 forest  with  iron. 
 
 And  Lebanon  by  a  mighty  one  falleth  ! 
 
 XI.  ^  AND  a  rod  hath  come  out  from  the  stock 
 of  Jesse, 
 And  a  branch  from  his  roots  is  fruitful. 
 
 *  Rested  on  him  hath  the  Spirit  of  Jehovah, 
 The  spirit  of  wisdom  and  understanding. 
 The  spirit  of  counsel  and  might. 
 
 The  spirit  of  knowledge  and  fear  of  Jehovah. 
 '  To  refresli  him  in  the  fear  of  Jehovah, 
 And  by  the  sight  of  his  eyes  he  judgeth  not, 
 Nor  by  the  hearing  of  his  ears  decideth. 
 
 *  And  he  hath  judged  in  righteousness  the 
 
 poor,  _  [of  earth, 
 
 And  decided  in  uprightness  for  the  humble 
 And  hath  smitten  earth  with  the  rod  of  his 
 
 mouth,  [the  wicked  to  death. 
 
 And  with  the  breath  of  his  lips  he  putteth 
 
 '  And  righteousness  hath  been  the  girdle  of 
 
 his  loins. 
 And  faithfulness — the  girdle  of  his  reins. 
 '  And  a  wolf  hath  sojourned  with  a  lamb, 
 And  a  leopard  with  a  kid  doth  lie  down, 
 And  calf,  and  young  lion,  and  fatling  are 
 
 together. 
 And  a  little  youth  is  leader  over  them. 
 '  And  cow  and  bear  do  feed. 
 Together  lie  down  their  young  ones, 
 And  a  lion  as  an  ox  eateth  straw. 
 
 *  And  played  hath  a  suckling  by  the  hole  of 
 And  on  the  den  of  a  cockatrice  [an  asp, 
 Hath  the  weaned  one  put  his  hand. 
 
 '  Evil  they  do  not,  nor  destroy  in  a]l  My  holy 
 mountain,  [led.ge  of  Jehovah, 
 
 For  full  hath  been  the  earth  with  the  know- 
 As  the  waters  are  covering  the  sea. 
 
 '"  And  there  hath  been,  in  that  day, 
 A  root  of  Jesse  that  is  standing  for  an  ensign 
 Unto  him  do  nations  seek,  [of  peoples, 
 
 And  his  rest  hath  been — honour ! 
 
 "      And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day. 
 The  Lord  addeth  a  second  time  his  power. 
 To  get  the  remnant  of  His  people  that  is 
 From  Asshur,  and  from  Egypt,  [left. 
 
 And  from  Pathros,  and  from  Cush, 
 And  from  Elam,  and  from  Shinar, 
 And  from  Hamath,  and  from  isles  of  the  sea, 
 
 '*  And  He  hath  lifted  \ip  an  ensign  to  nations, 
 And  gathereth  the  driven  away  of  Israel, 
 And  the  scattered  of  Judah  He  assembleth. 
 From  the  four  wings  of  the  earth. 
 
 '3  And  turned  aside  hath  the  envy  of  Ephraim, 
 And  the  adversaries  of  Judah  are  cut  ofT, 
 Ephraim  doth  not  envy  Judah, 
 And  Judah  doth  not  distress  Ejiliraim. 
 
 '*  And  they  have  tiown  on  the  shoulder  of  the 
 Philistines  westward. 
 Together  they  spoil  the  sons  of  the  east, 
 Edom  and  Moab  sending  forth  their  hand. 
 
 And  sons  of  Ammon  obeying  tlicm. 
 
 15  And  Jehovah  Iiath  devoted  to  destruction 
 The  tongue  of  the  sea  of  Egypt, 
 And  hath  waved  His  liand  over  the  river, 
 111  the  terror  of  his  wind. 
 And  hath  smitfcf^n  it  at  the  seven  streams, 
 And  hath  caused  men  to  tread  it  with  shoes. 
 
 "^  And therehatb been ahighway,[fromAsshur 
 For  the  remnant  of  His  people  that  is  left, 
 As  there  was  for  Israel  in  the  day  of  his 
 coming  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt ! 
 
 XII.  1  AND  thou  hast  said  in  that  day: 
 
 I  thank  thee,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 Though  Thou  hast  been  angry  with  me, 
 
 Turn  back  dotli  Thine  anger, 
 
 And  Thou  dost  comfort  me. 
 ^  Lo,  God  is  my  salvation,  Itrust,  andfearnot. 
 
 For  my  strength  and  song  is  Jah  Jehovah, 
 
 And  He  is  to  me  for  salvation. 
 ^  And  ye  have  drawn  waters  with  joy 
 
 Out  of  the  fountains  of  salvation, 
 •*  And  ye  have  said  in  that  day. 
 
 Give  ye  praise  to  Jehovah,  call  in  His  name. 
 
 Make  known  among  the  peoples  His  acts. 
 
 Make  mention  that  set  on  high  is  His  name. 
 5  Praise  ye  Jehovah,  for  excellence  He  hath 
 
 Known  is  this  in  all  the  earth.  [done, 
 
 "  Cry  aloud,  and  sing,  0  inhabitant  of  Zion, 
 
 For  great  in  thy  nudst  is  the  Holy  One  of 
 Israel ! ' 
 
 Xm.  1  THE  burden  of  Babylon  that  Isaiah 
 son  of  Amoz  hath  seen: 
 
 -  '  On  a  high  mountain  lift  ye  up  an  ensim. 
 Raise  the  voice  to  them,  wave  the  hand. 
 And  they  go  in  to  the  openings  of  nobles. 
 
 3 1  have  given  charge  to  My  sanctified  ones. 
 Also  Uhave  called  My  mighty  ones  for  Mine 
 Those  rejoicing  at  Mine  excellency.'  [anger, 
 
 *  A  voice  of  a  multitude  in  the  mountains, 
 A  likeness  of  a  numerous  people, 
 A  voice  of  noise  from  the  kingdoms   of 
 
 nations  who  are  gathered, 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts  inspecting  a  host  of  battle ! 
 
 5  They  are  coming  in  from  a  land  afar  ofit', 
 From  the  end  of  the  heavens, 
 Jehovah  and  the  instruments  of  His  indig- 
 To  destroy  all  the  land.  [nation, 
 
 "  Howl  ye,  for  near  is  the  day  of  Jehovah, 
 As  destruction  from  the  Mighty  it  cometh. 
 
 7  Therefore,  all  hands  do  fail. 
 
 And  every  heart  of  man  doth  melt. 
 
 8  And  they  have  been  troubled, 
 Pains  and  pangs  they  take. 
 
 As  a  travailing  woman  they  are  pained, 
 A  man  at  his  friend  they  marvel. 
 The  appearance  of  flames— their  faces ! 
 
 3  Lo,  the  day  of  Jehovah  doth  come. 
 Fierce,  with  wrath,  and  heat  of  anger, 
 To  make  the  land  become  a  desolation, 
 Yea,  its  sinning  ones  He  destroyeth  from  it. 
 
 ^»  For  the  stars  of  the  heavens,  and  their  con- 
 Cause  not  their  light  to  shine,    [stellations. 
 Darkened  hath  been  the  sun  in  its  going  out. 
 And  the  moon  causeth  not  its  light  to  come 
 forth. 
 
 J'  And  I  have  appointed  on  the  world  evil. 
 And  on  the  wicked  their  iniquity. 
 And  have  caused  to  cease  the  excellency  of 
 the  proud, 
 
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Promisfx  to  Israel. 
 
 XTii.  12.— ISA  [AH. —XIV.  27. 
 
 Tlie  fate  of  Babylon. 
 
 And  tlie  excellency  of  the  terrible  f  make 
 
 ''  1  make  man  more  rare  than  tine  gold,  [low. 
 And  a  common  man  than  pure  gold  of  Oi)hir. 
 
 *^  Therefore  the  heaven.s  I  cause  to  tremble, 
 Anrl  the  eartli  doth  sliake  from  its  place, 
 In  the  wrath  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 And  in  a  day  of  the  heat  of  his  anger. 
 
 '^  And  it  hath  been,  as  a  roe  driven  away, 
 And  as  a  flock  that  hath  no  gatherer. 
 Each  nnto  his  people — they  turn, 
 And  each  imto  his  land— they  flee. 
 
 1"  Every  one  who  is  found  is  thrust  through. 
 And  every  one  who  is  added  falleth  by 
 sword.  [before  their  eyes, 
 
 ^^  And  their  sucklings  are  dashed  to  pieces 
 Sjjoiled  are  their  houses,  and  their  wives 
 lain  with. 
 
 '^  Lo,  I  am  stirring  up  against  them  the  Medes, 
 Who  silver  esteem  not, 
 And  gold — they  delight  not  in  it. 
 
 18  And  bows  dash  young  men  to  pieces, 
 And  the  fruit  of  the  womb  they  pity  not, 
 On  sons  their  eye  hath  no  pity. 
 
 "  And  Babylon,  the  beauty  of  king(loms, 
 The  glory,  the  excellency  of  the  Chaldeans, 
 Hath  been  as  overthrown  by  God, 
 With  Sodom  and  with  Gomorrah. 
 
 -'"  She  doth  not  sit  for  ever, 
 .Nor  continueth  unto  many  generations, 
 Nor  doth  Arab  pitch  tent  there, 
 
 .  And  shepherds  lie  not  down  there. 
 
 "  And  Ziim  have  lain  down  there,  [ings, 
 
 And  full  have  been  their  houses  of  howl- 
 And  dwelt  there  have  daughters  of  an  ost- 
 And  goats  do  skip  there.  [rich, 
 
 --  And  Aiim  have  responded  in  his  forsaken 
 habitations, 
 And  dragons  in  palaces  of  delight, 
 And  near  to  come  is  her  time, 
 And  her  days  are  not  drawn  out! 
 
 XIV.  1  BECAUSE  Jehovah  loveth  Jacob, 
 And  hath  fixed  again  on  Israel, 
 And  given  them  rest  on  their  own  land, 
 And  joined  hath  been  the  sojourner  to  them, 
 And  they  have  been  admitted  to  the  house 
 
 '  And  i)eo])les  have  taken  them,      [of  Jacob. 
 And  have  brought  them  in  unto  their  place, 
 And  the  house  of  Israel  have  inherited  them, 
 On  the  land  of  Jehovah, 
 For  men-servants  and  for  maid -servants, 
 And  they  have  been  captors  of  their  captors, 
 And  have  ruled  over  their  exactors. 
 '•*  And  it  hath  come  to  pass, 
 [n  the  day  of  Jehovah's  giving  rest  to  thee, 
 From  thy  grief,  and  from  thy  trouble, 
 And  from  the  sharp  bondage, 
 That  hath  been  served  ujion  thee, 
 
 *  That  thou  hast  taken  up  this  simile 
 Concerning  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  said, 
 How  hath  the  exactor  ceased, 
 
 '■'  Ceased  hath  the  golden  one. 
 
 Broken  hath  Jehovah  the  stafTof  the  wicked. 
 
 The  sceptre  of  rulers. 
 '  He  who  is  smiting  peo])les  in  wrath, 
 
 A  smiting  without  intermission, 
 
 He  who  is  ruling  in  anger  nations, 
 
 Pursuing  Avithout  restraint ! 
 '  At  rest  -  quiet  hath  been  all  tlic  earth. 
 
 They  have  broken  fortli  inlo  siugiug. 
 
 •  Even  firs  have  rejoiced  over  thee 
 
 43fi 
 
 Cedars  of  Lebanon — f<ny'm{i  : 
 
 Since  thou  hast  lain  down, 
 
 The  hewer  cometli  not  up  against  us. 
 '  Sheol  beneath  hath  been  troulded  at  thee, 
 
 To  meet  thy  coming  in, 
 
 It  is  waking  up  for  thee  Reijhaim, 
 
 All  chiefs  ones  of  earth, 
 
 It  hath  raised  up  from  their  thrones 
 
 All  kings  of  nations. 
 '  All  of  them  answer  and  say  unto  thee, 
 
 Even  thou  hast  become  weak  like  us ! 
 
 Unto  us  thou  hast  become  like! 
 
 Brought  down  to  Sheol  hath  been  thine  ex- 
 
 The  noise  of  thy  i)saltery,  [cellency, 
 
 Under  thee  spread  out  hath  been  the  worm, 
 
 Yea,  covering  thee  is  the  worm. 
 '  How  hast  thou  fallen  from  the  heavens, 
 
 O  shining  one,  son  of  the  dawn  ! 
 
 Thou  hast  been  cut  down  to  earth, 
 
 0  weakener  of  nations.  [go  iip. 
 And  thou  saidst  in  thy  heart:  the  heavens  I 
 Above  stars  of  God  I  raise  my  throne. 
 And  I  sit  in  the  mount  of  meeting  in  the 
 
 sides  of  the  north. 
 
 1  go  ivp  above  the  heights  of  a  thick  cloud, 
 I  am  nke  to  the  Most  High. 
 
 '  Only — unto  Sheol  thou  art  lirought  down, 
 Unto  the  sides  of  the  pit.  [attend, 
 
 '  Thy  beholders  look  to  thee,  to  thee  they 
 Is  this  the  man  causing  the  earth  to  tremble. 
 Shaking  kinjjdoms? 
 
 ■  He  hath  made  the  world  as  a  wilderness. 
 And  his  cities  he  hatli  broken  down. 
 
 Of  his  bound  ones  he  opened  not  the  house. 
 
 '  All  kings  of  nations — all  of  them. 
 Have  lain  down  in  honour,  each  in  his  house, 
 
 '  And — thou  hast  been  cast  out  of  thy  grave. 
 As  an  abominable  branch,  raiment  of  the 
 Thrust  through  ones  of  the  sword,      [slain. 
 Going  down  unto  the  sons  of  the  pit. 
 As  a  carcase  trodden  down. 
 
 '  Thou  art  not  united  with  them  in  burial. 
 For  thy  land  thou  hast  destroyed. 
 Thy  people  thou  hast  slain,  [doers. 
 
 Not  named  to  the  age  is  the  seed  of  evil 
 Prepare  ye  for  his  sous  slaughter  ; 
 Because  of  the  iniquity  of  their  fathers. 
 They  rise  not,  nor  have  possessed  the  land, 
 Nor  filled  the  face  of  the  world  loith  cities. 
 
 '  And  I  have  risen  up  against  them, 
 (The  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts,) 
 And  have  cut  ofl',  in  reference  to  Babylon, 
 Name  and  remnant,  and  contiuuator  and 
 The  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [successor, 
 
 '  And  have  made  it  for  a  possession  of  a  bit- 
 And  ponds  of  waters,  [tern. 
 
 And  daubed  it  with  the  mire  of  destruction, 
 The  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts  ! 
 
 '     Sworn  hath  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  saying, 
 'As  I  thought — so  hath  it  not  been? 
 And  as  I  counselled — it  standeth; 
 
 '  To  break  Asshur  in  My  land, 
 And  on  My  mountains  I  tread  him  down. 
 And  turned  from  oft"  them  hath  his  yoke. 
 Yea,  his  burden  from  off  their  shoulder 
 tnrneth  aside.  [the  earth, 
 
 '  Tliia  is  the  counsel  that  is  counselled  for  all 
 And  tliis  w  the  hand  that  is  stretched  out 
 for  all  the  nations. 
 
 ■  For  Jehovah  of  Hosts  hath  ])urpo3ed 
 And  who  doth  make  void? 
 
The  hurcUn  of  Moah. 
 
 XIV.  28.— ISAlAH.-xvii.  7. 
 
 Exhortations  to  Moah. 
 
 And  His  liaiul  that  is  stretched  out, 
 Who  doth  turn  it  l)ack?' 
 
 "^  IN  the  year  of  the  death  of  king  Ahaz  wa.s 
 
 this  l)urden : 
 
 '8  Rejoice  not  thou,  Philistia,  all  of  thee, 
 That  broken  hath  been  the  rod  of  thy  smiter. 
 For  from  the  root  of  a  serpent  cometh  out  a 
 And  its  fruit  is  a  flying  saraph.  [viper, 
 
 '"  And  delighted  have  the  tirst-born  of  the  poor, 
 And  the  needy  in  confidence  lie  down. 
 And  I  have  put  to  death  with  famine  thy 
 And  thy  remnant  it  slayeth.  [root, 
 
 ^'  Howl,  0  gate ;  cry,  0  city. 
 
 Melted  art  thou,  Philistia,  all  of  thee. 
 For  from  the  north  smoke  liath  come, 
 A  nd  there  is  none  alone  in  his  set  places. 
 
 '-  And  what  doth  one  answer  the  messengers 
 of  a  nation  ? 
 "Cli  at  Jehovah  hath  founded  Zion, 
 And  in  it  do  the  poor  of  His  people  trust! ' 
 
 XV.  1  THE  burden  of  Moab. 
 
 Because  in  a  night  destroyed  was  Arof  Moab 
 
 — Tt  hath  been  cut  ofl^'. 
 
 Because  in  a  night  destroyed  was  Kir  of  Moab 
 
 — It  hath  been  cut  off. 
 '  He  hath  gone  tip  to  Bajith  and  Dibon, 
 
 The  high  places— to  weeij, 
 
 On  Nebo  and  on  Medeba  Moab  howleth,  [off. 
 
 On  all  its  heads  is  baldness,  every  beard  cut 
 ^  In  its  out-places  they  girded  on  sackcloth, 
 
 On  its  pinnacles,  and  in  its  broad  places, 
 
 Every  one  howleth— going  down  with  weep- 
 
 *  And  cry  doth  Heshbon  and  Elealeh,     [ing. 
 Unto  Jahaz  heard  hath  been  their  voice, 
 Therefore  the  armed  ones  of  Moab  do  shout. 
 His  life  hath  been  grievous  to  him. 
 
 '  My  heart  is  toward  Moab, 
 Cry  do  her  fugitives  unto  Zoar,  a  heifer  of  the 
 For— the  ascent  of  Luhith —      [third  year. 
 With  weeping  he  goeth  up  in  it, 
 For,  in  the  way  of  Horonaim, 
 A  ciy  of  destruction  they  wake  up. 
 
 '  For,  the  waters  of  Nimrim  are  desolations. 
 For,  withered  hath  been  the  hay. 
 Finished  hath  been  the  tender  grass, 
 A  green  thing  there  hath  not  been,     [store, 
 
 ^  Therefore  the  abundance  he  made,  and  their 
 Unto  the  brook  of  the  willows  they  carry. 
 
 8  For  gone  round  hath  the  cry  the  border  of 
 Unto  Eglaim  is  its  howling,  [Moab, 
 
 And  to  Beer-Elim  is  its  howling. 
 
 ^  For  the  waters  of  Dimon  have  been  full  of 
 For  I  set  on  Dimon  additions,  [blood, 
 
 For  the  escaped  of  Moab  a  Uon, 
 And  for  tlie  rernnant  of  Adamah ! 
 
 XVI.  1  SEND  ye  a  lamb  to  the  riUer  of  the 
 From  Selah  in  the  wilderness,  |]land, 
 Unto  the  mount  of  the  daughter  of  Ziou. 
 
 "^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass, 
 As  a  wandering  bird,  a  nest  cast  out, 
 Are  daughters  of  Moab,  at  fords  of  Arnon. 
 
 ^  Bring  ye  in  counsel,  do  judgment,  [noon. 
 Make  as  night  thy  shadow  in  the  midst  of 
 Hide  outcasts,  the  wanderer  reveal  not. 
 
 *  Sojourn  in  thee  do  My  outcasts,  0  Moab, 
 Be  a  secret  hiding-place  to  them, 
 
 From  the  face  of  a  destroyer. 
 For  ceased  hath  the  extortioner. 
 
 Finished  hath  been  a  destroyer, 
 ("onsumed thetreaders dowuout of  tlie land. 
 '■"      And  established  in  kindness  is  the  throne. 
 And  one  hath  sat  on  it  in  truth,  in  the  tent 
 of  David,  [righteousness. 
 
 Judging  and  seeking  judgment,  and  hasting 
 "  We  have  heard  of  the  pride  of  Moab — very 
 proud. 
 His  pride,  and  his  arrogance,  and  his  wrath, 
 Not  right  are  his  devices. 
 ^  Therefore  howl  doth  Moab  for  Moab,  all  of  it 
 doth  howl, 
 For  the  grape-cakes  of  Kir-Hareseth  it  me- 
 Surely  they  are  smitten.  [ditateth, 
 
 8  Because  lields  of  Heshbon  languish, 
 The  vine  of  Sibmah, 
 
 Lords  of  nations  did  beat  her  choice  vines, 
 Unto  Jazer  they  have  come. 
 They  have  wandered  in  a  wilderness. 
 Her  plants  have  spread  themselves. 
 They  have  passed  over  a  sea. 
 3  Therefore  I  weep  with  the  weeping  of  Jazer, 
 The  vine  of  Sibmah,  [Elealeli, 
 
 I  water  thee  tuith  my  tear,  O  Heshbon  and 
 For— for  thy  summer  fruits,  and  for  thy 
 The  shouting  hath  fallen.  [harvest, 
 
 '"  And  removed  have  been  gladness  and  joy 
 from  the  fruitful  field. 
 And  ill  vineyards  they  sing  not,  nor  shout, 
 Wine  in  the  presses  treadeth  not  the  treader, 
 Shouting  I  have  caused  to  cease.       [sound, 
 ^1  Therefore  my  bowels  for  Moab  as  a  harp  do 
 
 And  mine  inward  parts  for  Kir-Haresh. 
 
 '-  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  when  it  hath 
 
 been  seen,  [place, 
 
 That  weary  hath  been  Moab  on  the  high 
 
 And  he  hath  come  unto  his  sanctuary  to 
 
 And  is  not  able.  [pray, 
 
 ^'  This  is  the  word  tliat  Jehovah  hath,  spoken 
 
 unto  Moab  from  that  time, 
 '■•  And  now  hath  Jehovah  spoken,  saying, 
 '  In  three  years,  as  years  of  an  hireling. 
 Lightly  esteemed  is  the  honour  of  Moab, 
 With  all  the  great  multitude. 
 And  the  remnant  is  little,  small,  not  mighty !' 
 
 XVII.  iTHE  burden  of  Damascus. 
 Lo,  Damascus  is  taken  away  from  being  a 
 And  it  hath  been  a  heaj) — a  ruin.  [city, 
 
 ^  Forsaken  are  the  cities  of  Aroer, 
 For  droves  they  are,  and  they  have  lain 
 And  there  is  none  troubling.  [down, 
 
 ^  And  ceased  hath  the  fortress  from  Ephraim, 
 And  the  kingdom  from  Damascus, 
 And  the  remnant  of  Aram  are  as  the  hon 
 
 our  of  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 The  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts ! 
 
 And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day, 
 Wax  poor  doth  the  honour  of  Jacob, 
 And  tne  fatness  of  his  flesh  doth  wax  lean. 
 
 ^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass. 
 As  the  gathering  by  the  reaper  of  thestand- 
 And  his  arm  tlie  ears  reapeth,      [ing  corn, 
 And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  [Rephaim, 
 
 As  the  gathering  of  the  ears  in  the  valley  of 
 
 "  And  left  in  him  nave  been  gleanings, 
 As  the  compassing  of  an  olive. 
 Two — three  berries  on  the  top  of  a  branch. 
 Four — five  on  the  fruitful  boughs. 
 The  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel! 
 
 "  In  that  day  dotli  man  look  to  His  Maker, 
 4S1 
 
The  burden  of  Damancxs. 
 
 XVII.  8.— ISAIAH.-  XIX.  18. 
 
 The  burden  of  Egypt, 
 
 Yea,  hia  eyes  to  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  look, 
 
 «  And  he  looketli  not  unto  the  altars, 
 The  work  of  his  own  hands. 
 And  that  which  his  own  lingers  made 
 He  seeth  not— the  shrines  and  the  images. 
 
 »     In  that  day  are  the  cities  of  his  strength 
 As  tlie  forsaken  thing  of  the  forest, 
 And  the  branch  that  they  have  left, 
 Because  of  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 It  also  hath  been  a  desolation. 
 
 "•  Because  thou  hast  forgotten  the  God  of  thy 
 
 salvation,  [membered, 
 
 And  the  rock  of  thy  strength  hast  not  re- 
 
 Therefor(>  thou  plantest  plants  of  ])leasant- 
 
 And  witli  a  strange  slip  sowest  it,         [ness, 
 
 '>  In  the  day  thy  plant  thou  causest  to  become 
 
 oreat  [flourish , 
 
 And  in  the  morning  thy  seed  makest  to 
 
 A  heap  is  the  harvest  in  a  day  of  overflow- 
 
 And  01  mortal  pain.  [ing> 
 
 "     Wo  to  the  multitude  of  many  peoples, 
 As  the  sounding  of  seas  they  sound  ; 
 And  to  the  wasting  of  nations,         [wasted. 
 As  the  wasting  of  mighty  waters  they  are 
 
 '3  Nations  as  the  wasting  of  many  waters  are 
 And  Ho  hath  pushed  against  it,  [wasted. 
 And  it  hath  fled  afar  ott'.  [^i"<i' 
 
 And  been  pursued  as  chafT  of  hills  before 
 And  as  a  rolling  thing  before  a  hiuricane. 
 
 '<  At  even-time,  lo,  terror,  before  morning  it  is 
 This  M  the  portion  of  our  spoilers,  [not, 
 And  the  lot  of  our  plunderers  ! 
 
 XVIII.  1  Ho,  land  shadowed  roith  wings. 
 
 That  is  beyond  the  rivers  of  Gush, 
 -  That  is  sending  by  sea  ambassadors, 
 Even  with  implements  of  reed  on  the  face  of 
 —Go,  ye  light  messengers, "        [the  waters. 
 Unto  a  nation  drawn  out  and  peeled. 
 Unto  ',a  people  fearful  from  its  beginning 
 
 and  onwards, 
 A  nation  meting  out  by  line,   and  treading 
 Whose  land  floods  have  si)oiled.        [down, 
 3  All  ye  inhabitants  of  the  world, 
 And  ye  dwellers  of  earth. 
 At  the  lifting  up  of  an  ensign  on  hills  ye  look, 
 And  at  the  blowing  of  a  trumpet  lye  hear. 
 ■'     For  thus  said  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 '  I  rest,  and  I  look  on  My  settled  place, 
 Asa  clear  heat  on  an  herb. 
 Asa  thick  cloud  of  dew  in  the  heat  of  har- 
 vest, [feet, 
 »  For  before  harvest,  when  the  flower  is  per- 
 And  the  blossom  is  producing  unripe  fruit, 
 Then  hath  one  cut  the  sprigs  with  pruning 
 hooks,                                                  [down. 
 And  the  branches  he  hath  turned  aside,  cut 
 "  They  are  left  together  to  the  ravenous  fowl 
 of  the  mountains, 
 And  to  the  beast  of  the  earth. 
 And  summered  on  them  hath  the  ravenous 
 fowl,                                                     [them. 
 And  every  beast  of  the  e.arth  wintercth  on 
 '  At  that  time  brought  is  a  presentto  Jehovah 
 A  nation  drawn  out  and  peeled,    [of  Hosts, 
 Even  of  a  people  fearful  from  the  beginning 
 liitherto,                                               [down, 
 A  nation  meting  out  by  line,  and  treading 
 Wliose  land  floods  have  spoiled. 
 Unto  the  place  of  the  name  of  Jehovah  of 
 HoBta— mount  Zion ! ' 
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 XIX.  1  The  burden  of  Egypt. 
 
 Lo,  Jehovah  is  riding  on  a  swift  thick  cloud, 
 
 And  He  liath  entered  Egyjit, 
 
 And  moved  have  been  the  idols  of  Egypt  at 
 
 His  presence. 
 And  the  heart  of  Egypt  melteth  in  its  midst. 
 
 *  And  I  armed  Egyptians  against  Egyptians, 
 And  they  fought,  eacli  against  his  brother, 
 And  eacU  against  his  neighbour. 
 
 City  against  city,  kingdom  against  kingdom. 
 3  And  emptied  out  hath  been  in  its  midst  the 
 spirit  of  Egypt. 
 And  its  counsel  I  swallow  up, 
 And  they  have  sought  unto  the  idols, 
 And  unto  the  charmers, 
 And  unto  those  having  familiar  spirits. 
 And  unto  the  wizards. 
 
 *  And  I  have  delivered  the  Egyptians 
 Into  the  hand  of  a  hard  lord. 
 
 And  a  strong  king  doth  rule  over  them. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord,  Jehovah  of  H  osts. 
 '•'  And  failed  have  waters  from  the  sea, 
 And  a  river  is  wasted  and  dried  up. 
 ^  And  they  have  turned  away  the  flowings, 
 Weak  and  dried  up  have  been  brooks  of  the 
 Reed  and  flag  have  withered.         [bulwark, 
 "  Exposed  things  by  the  brook,  by  the  edge 
 of  the  brook,  [withered. 
 
 And  every  sown  thing  of  the  brook,  hath 
 It  hath  been  driven  away,  and  is  not. 
 ^  And  lamented  have  the  fishers, 
 And  mourned  have  all  casting  angle  into  a 
 
 brook, 
 And  those  spreading  nets  on  the  face  of  tin 
 waters  have  languished. 
 ^  And  ashamed  have  been  makers  of  fine  flax, 
 
 And  weavers  of  networks. 
 1"  And  its  foundations  have  been  smitten. 
 All  making  wages  are  afflicted  in  soul. 
 "  Only,  fools  are  the  princes  of  Zoan, 
 The  counsel  of  the  wise  ones  of  the  coun 
 sellers  of  Pharaoh  hath  become  brutish. 
 How  say  ye  unto  Pharaoh ,         [antiquity  ? ' 
 '  A  son  of  the  M-ise  am  I,  a  son  of  kings  of 
 '-  Where  are  they  now,  thy  wise  ones? 
 Yea,  let  them  tell  to  thee,  I  pray  thee, 
 And  tliey  know  what  Jehovah  of  Hosts  hath 
 counselled  against  Egjrpt ! 
 13  Foolish  have  been  princes  of  Zoan, 
 Lifted  up  have  been  princes  of  Noph, 
 And  they  have  caused  Egypt  to  err, 
 The  chief  of  her  tribes, 
 i*  Jehovah  hath  mingled  in  her  midst 
 A  spirit  of  perverseness,  [work. 
 
 And  they  have  caused  Egypt  to  err  in  all  its 
 As  a  drunkard  erreth  in  his  vomit. 
 •5  And  there  is  no  work  to  Egypt, 
 
 That  head  or  tail,  branch  or  reed,  may  do. 
 1*     In  that  day  is  Egypt  like  women, 
 And  it  hath  mournecl,  and  been  afraid, 
 Because  of  the  waving  of  the  hand  of  Jeho- 
 That  He  is  waving  over  it.      [  vah  of  Hosts, 
 '^  And  the  land  of  Judah  hath  been  to  Egypt 
 for  a  cause  of  stajigering,  [fearetn. 
 
 Every  one  who  doth  mention  it,  for  himself 
 Because  of  the  counsel  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 Tliat  He  is  counselling  against  it. 
 '8  In  that  day  there  are  five  cities  in  the  land 
 S]H;aking  the  lip  of  Canaan,  [of  Egypt. 
 
 And  swearing  to  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 The  city  of  destruction,'  is  said  oi  onet 
 
Promises  to  Egypt, 
 
 XIX.  19.— ISAlAfl,— XXII.  6.       The  ivatchman  mtttrogdtid. 
 
 '*      lu  that  day  there  is  au  altar  to  Jehovah 
 la  the  midst  of  the  laad  of  Egypt,    [hovah, 
 Aud  a  standing  pillar  near  its  border  to  Je- 
 
 ^  And  it  hath  been  for  a  sign  and  for  a  testi- 
 mony, 
 To  Jehovah  of  Hosts  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 For  they  cry  iinto  Jehovah  from  thtTiace 
 
 of  oppressors. 
 And  He  sendeth  to  them  a  saviour. 
 Even  a  ^reat  one,  and  hath  delivered  them. 
 
 '1  And  known  hath  been  Jehovah  to  Egypt, 
 And  the  EgjT)tiaus  have  known  Jehovaa  in 
 And  done  sacrifice  and  present,    [that  day, 
 And  vowed  a  vow  to  Jehovah,  and  com- 
 pleted it.  [and  healing, 
 
 "  And  Jehovah  hath  smitten  Egypt,  smiting 
 And  they  have  turned  back  unto  Jehovah, 
 And  He  hath  been  entreated  of  them, 
 Aud  hath  healed  them.  [Asshiir, 
 
 ^'     In  that  day  is  a  highway  out  of  Egypt  to 
 And  come  in  have  the  Assyrians  to  Egyj)t, 
 And  the  Egyptians  into  Asshur, 
 And  the  Egyptians  have  served  with  the 
 
 **     In  that  day  is  Israel  third,       [Assyrians. 
 After  Egypt,  and  after  Asslmr, 
 A  blessing  in  the  heart  of  the  earth. 
 
 •*  In  that  Jenovahof  Hosts  did  bless  it,  saying, 
 '  Blessed  is  My  people — Egypt, 
 And  the  work  of  My  hands — Asshur, 
 And  Mine  inheritance — Israel ! ' 
 
 XX.  ^  IN  the  year  of  the  coming  in  of  Tar- 
 tan to  Ashdod,  when  Sargon  king  of  Asshur 
 sendeth  him,  and  he  fighteth  against  Ashdod, 
 and  captureth  it,  -  at  that  time  spake  Jehovah 
 by  the  hand  of  Isaiah  son  of  Amoz,  saying, 
 *  Go,  and  thou  hast  loosed  the  sackcloth  from 
 off  thy  loins,  and  thy  sandal  thou  dost  draw 
 from  off  thy  foot,'  and  he  doth  so,  going  naked 
 and  barefoot. 
 
 3  And  Jehovah  saith,  '  As  My  servant 
 Isaiah  hath  gone  naked  and  barefoot  three 
 years,  a  sign  and  a  wonder  for  Egypt  and  for 
 Cush,  *  80  doth  the  king  of  Asshur  lead  the 
 captivity  of  Egypt,  and  the  removal  of  Cush, 
 young  and  old,  naked  and  barefoot,  with  seat 
 uncovered — the  nakedness  of  Egypt;  *  and  they 
 have  been  affiighted  and  ashamed  of  Cush 
 their  confidence,  and  of  Egy]it  their  beauty, 
 "  and  the  inhabitant  of  this  isle  hath  said  m 
 that  day — 
 
 Lo,  thus  is  our  trust, 
 
 Whither  we  have  fled  for  help. 
 
 To  be  delivered  from  the  king  of  Asshur, 
 
 And  how  do  we  escape — we?' 
 
 XXI.  1  THE  burden  of  the  wilderness  of  the 
 sea.  [tlirough, 
 
 '  Like  hurricanes  in  the  south  for  passing 
 From  the  wilderness  it  hath  come, 
 From  a  fearful  land. 
 
 '  A  hard  vision  hath  been  declared  to  me. 
 The  treacherous  dealer  is  dealing  treacher- 
 And  the  destroyer  is  destroying.         [oualy. 
 Go  up,  0  Elam,  besiege,  0  Media, 
 All  its  sighing  I  have  caused  to  cease. 
 
 ■  Therefore  fUled  have  been   my  loins  loith 
 great  pain,  [vailing  woman, 
 
 Paugs  have   seized  me  as  pangs  of  a  tra- 
 I  have  been  bent  down  by  hearing, 
 I  have  been  troubled  by  seeing. 
 
 *  Wandered  hath  my  lieart,  trembling  hath 
 
 territied  me,  [fear  to  me. 
 
 The  twilight  of  my  desire  He  hath  made  a 
 
 ^  Arrange  the  table,  watch  in  the  watch-tower, 
 
 Eat,  diink,  rise,  ye  heads,  anoint  the  shield, 
 
 *  For  thus  said  the  Lord  unto  me  : 
 '  Go,  station  the  watchman. 
 
 That  which  he  seeth  let  him  declare.' 
 ^  And  he  hath  seen  a  chariot — a  couple  of 
 horsemen. 
 The  rider  of  an  ass,  the  rider  of  a  camel, 
 And  he  hath  given  attention — 
 He  hath  increased  attention ! 
 
 8  And  he  crieth — a  lion, 
 
 '  On  a  watch-tower  my  lord,  I  am  standing 
 
 continually  by  day,  [nights. 
 
 And  on  my  ward  I  am  stationed  whole 
 
 9  And  lo,  this,  the  chariot  of  a  man  is  coming, 
 A  couple  of  horsemen.' 
 
 And  he  answereth  and  saith  : 
 '  Fallen,  fallen  hath  Babylon, 
 And  all  the  graven  images  of  her  gods 
 He  hath  broken  to  the  earth. 
 '"  0  my  threshing,  and  the  son  of  my  floor, 
 That  which  I  heard  from  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 God  of  Israel,  I  have  declared  to  you  ! ' 
 
 "  TETE  burden  of  Dumah. 
 Unto  me  is  one  calling  from  Seir 
 '  Watchman,  what  of  the  night  ? 
 Watchman,  what  of  the  night?' 
 
 1^  The  watchman  hath  said, 
 
 '  Come  hath  morning,  and  also  night. 
 
 If  ye  inquire,  inquire  ye,  turn  back,  come.' 
 
 1'  THE  burden  on  Arabia.  [of  Dedanim. 
 
 In  a  forest  in  Arabia  ye  lodge,  0  travellers 
 
 *■*  To  meet  the  thirsty  brought  water  have 
 Inhabitants  of  the  land  of  Tema, 
 With  his  bread  they  came  before  a  fugitive. 
 
 ^^  For  from  the  face  of  destructions  they  fled, 
 From  the  face  of  a  stretched-out  sword, 
 And  from  the  face  of  a  trodden  bow. 
 And  from  the  face  of  the  grievousness  of 
 
 1^      For  thus  said  the  Lord  unto  me :  [battle. 
 '  Within  a  year,  as  years  of  a  hireling, 
 Consumed  hath  been  all  the  honour  of  Kedar. 
 
 1"  And  the  remnantof  the  nmnber  of  bow-men, 
 The  mighty  of  the  sons  of  Kedar  are  few, 
 For  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  hath  spoken  ! ' 
 
 XXII.  1  THE  burden  of  the  Valley  of  Vision. 
 
 What — to  thee,  now,  that  thou  hast  gone  up. 
 
 All  of  thee— to  the  roofs? 
 '^  Fidl  of  stirs — a  noisy  city — an  exulting  city. 
 
 Thy  pierced  are  not  pierced  of  the  sword. 
 
 Nor  dead  in  battle. 
 '  All  thy  rulers  fled  together  from  the  bow, 
 
 Boimd  have  been  all  foimd  of  thee, 
 
 They  have  been  kept  bound  together, 
 
 Afar  off  they  have  fled. 
 
 *  Therefore  I  said,  '  Look  ye  from  me, 
 I  am  bitter  in  my  weeping, 
 
 Haste  not  to  comfort  me,  [people.' 
 
 For  the  destruction  of  the  daughter  of  my 
 '  For  a  day  of  noise,  and  of  treading  down. 
 And  of  perplexity,  is  to  the  Lord,  Jehovah 
 
 of  Hosts, 
 In  the  valley  of  vision,  digging  down  a  wall. 
 And  crying  unto  the  mountain. 
 •*  .^ud  Elam  hath  borne  a  quiver, 
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Bvrden  oftlie  valley  of  vision.       xxii.  7.— ISAIAH.— xxrv.  1. 
 
 Tyre's  overthroto. 
 
 In  a  chariot  of  ineu — horsemen, 
 And  Kir  hath  exposed  a  shield. 
 T  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  [chariots, 
 
 The  choice  of  thy  valleys  have  been  full  of 
 And  the  horsemen  place  themselves  dili- 
 gently at  the  gate. 
 
 •  And  one  removeth  the  covering  of  Judah, 
 And  thou  lookest  in  that  day 
 
 Unto  the  armour  of  the  house  of  the  forest, 
 
 •  And  tlie  breaches  of  the  city  of  David  ye 
 For  they  have  become  many,  [have  seen. 
 And  ye  gather  the  waters  of  the  lower  pool, 
 
 1"  And  the  houses  of  Jerusalem  ye  did  inmiber. 
 And  ye  break  down  the  houses  to  fence 
 the  wall. 
 
 ^  And  a  ditch  ye  made  between  the  two  walls. 
 For  the  waters  of  the  old  pool, 
 And  ye  have  not  looked  unto  its  Maker, 
 And  its  Framer  of  old  ye  have  not  seen. 
 
 ^  And  call  doth  the  Lord,  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 In  that  day,  to  weeping  and  to  lamentation. 
 And  to  baldness  &  to  girding  on  of  sackclotli, 
 
 "  And  lo,  joy  and  gladness,  slaying  of  oxen, 
 And  slaughtering  of  sheeii, 
 Eating  of  flesh,  and  drinking  of  wine. 
 Eat  and  drink,  for  to-morrow  we  die. 
 
 "  And  revealed  it  hath  been  in  mine  ears, 
 i?2/ Jehovah  of  Hosts: 
 Not  pardoned  is  this  iniquity  to  you. 
 Till  ye  die,  said  the  Lord,  Jeliovah  of  Hosts. 
 
 1'     Thus  said  the  Lord,  Jehovah  of  Hosts  : 
 '  Go,  enter  in  unto  this  steward. 
 Unto  Shebna,  who  is  over  the  house  : 
 
 '6  What— to  thee  here  ? 
 And  wlio — to  thee  here?  [sepulchre  ? 
 
 That  thou  hast  hewn  out  to  thee  here— a 
 Hewing  on  high  his  sepulchre, 
 Graving  in  a  rock  a  dwelling  for  himself. 
 
 '"  Lo,  Jehovah  is  casting  thee  n\}  and  down, 
 A  casting  up  and  down,  0  mighty  one, 
 
 '8  And  thy  coverer  covering,  wraptiiug  roiuid, 
 Wrappetli  thee  round,  0  babbler. 
 On  a  land  broad  of  sides — tiicre  thou  diest, 
 And  there  the  chariots  of  thine  honour 
 A7-e  the  shame  of  the  house  of  thy  lord 
 
 "^  And  I  have  thrust  thee  from  tliy  station, 
 Andf  rom  thine  ofhcehethroweth  thee  down. 
 
 '-"     And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day. 
 That  I  have  called  to  my  servant. 
 To  Eliakim  son  of  Hilkiah. 
 
 ^^  And  1  have  clothed  him  witli  thy  coat, 
 And  with  thy  girdle  I  strengthen  him. 
 And  thy  garment  1  give  into  his  hand. 
 And  he  hath  been  for  a  father  to  the  in- 
 habitant of  Jerusalem. 
 And  to  the  house  of  Ju(lah. 
 
 -*  And  I  have  placed  the  key 
 
 Of  the  house  of  David  on  his  shoulder, 
 And  he  hatli  opened,  and  none  is  shutting, 
 And  hatli  shut,  and  none  is  oi)oning. [place. 
 
 ^  And  I  have  (ixed  him  a  nail  in  a  stedfast 
 And  he  hath  been  for  a  throne  of  honour 
 To  the  house  of  his  father. 
 
 **  And  they  have  hanged  on  him 
 All  tlie  lionour  of  the  house  of  his  father, 
 The  oH'sj^ring  and  the  issue, 
 All  vessels  of  small  quality. 
 From  vessels  of  basins  to  all  vcsselsofilagcnis. 
 
 ••  In  that  day-  an  aflirmation  of  .fehovah  of 
 Moved  is  the  nail  that  is  fixed  [Hosts, 
 
 111  a  stctlfast  place, 
 
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 Yea,  it  hath  been  cut  down,  and  hath  fallen. 
 And  cut  off  hath  been  the  biu-den  that  ison  it. 
 For  Jehovah  hath  spoken !' 
 
 XXIII.  iTHE  Burden  of  Tyre. 
 Howl,  ye  ships  of  Tarshish, 
 For  it  hath  been  destroyed, 
 
 Without  house,  without  entrance,      [them. 
 From  the  land  of  Chittim  it  was  revealed  to 
 -  Be  silent,  ye  inhabitants  of  the  isle,    [thee. 
 Trader  of  Zidon,  passing  the  sea,  they  filled 
 ^  And  in  many  waters  is  the  seed  of  bib  or. 
 The  harvest  of  the  brook  is  her  increase. 
 And  she  is  a  mart  of  nations. 
 *  Be  ashamed,  0  Zidon;  for  the  sea  spake, 
 The  strength  of  the  sea,  saying :         [forth, 
 '  I  have  not  been  jiained,  nor  have  I  brought 
 Nor  have  I    nourished   young    men,    nor 
 broui^ht  up  virgins.' 
 ^  As  at  the  report  of  Egypt  they  are  ))aiued, 
 So  at  the  report  of  Tyre.  [of  tlie  isle, 
 
 "  Pass  over  to  Tarshish,  howl,  ye  inhabitants 
 
 '  Is  this  your  exulting  one  ? 
 From  the  days  of  old  i.s  her  antiquity. 
 Carry  her  do  her  own  feet  afar  off  to  sojourn. 
 8  Who  hath  counselled  this  against  Tyre, 
 Thecrowning  one,  whose  traders  are  princes. 
 Her  merchants  the  honoured  of  earth?' 
 
 '■*  Jehovah  of  Hosts  hath  counselled  it, 
 To  ]iollute  the  excellency  of  all  beauty. 
 To  make  light  all  the  honoured  of  earth. 
 
 1"      Pass  through  thy  laud  as  a  brook,  [girdlft 
 Daughter  of  Tarshish,  there  is  no  more  a 
 
 1^  His  hand  He  hath  stretched  out  over  the  sea. 
 He  hath  caused  kingdoms  to  tremble, 
 Jehovah  hath  charged  concerning  the  mer- 
 To  destroy  her  strong  places.       [chant  one; 
 
 ^'-  And  He  saith,  '  Thou  dost  not  add  any  more 
 to  exult, 
 0  oppressed  one,  \'irgin  daughter  of  Zidon, 
 To  Chittim  arise,  pass  over. 
 Even  there— there  is  no  rest  for  thee.' 
 
 ^^  Lo,  the  laud  of  the  Chaldeans— this  jieoplo 
 Asshur  founded  it  for  the  Ziim,     [was  not, 
 They  raised  its  watch-towers. 
 They  lifted  uj)  her  ]ialaces, 
 — He  hath  appointed  her  for  a  ruin! 
 
 ^•'  Howl,  ye  ships  of  Tarshish, 
 For  your  strength  hath  been  destroyed, 
 
 '^     And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day. 
 That  forgotten  is  Tyre  seventy  years, 
 According  to  the  days  of  one  uing. 
 At  the  end  of  seventy  years  there  is  to  Tyre 
 as  the  song  of  the  harlot. 
 
 '^  Take  a  harp,  go  round  the  city, 
 0  forgotten  harlot,  ]ilay  well, 
 Multiply  song  that  thou  mayest  be  remem- 
 
 '^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  [bored. 
 
 At  the  end  of  seventy  vcars  Jehovah  iuspect- 
 And  she  hath  reiiented  of  her  gift,  [eth  lyre, 
 Thatshe  coinniittcd  fornication  [theground. 
 With  all  kingdoms  of  the  earth  on  the  face  of 
 
 '*  And  her  merchandise  and  her  gift  have  been 
 
 holy  to  Jehovah, 
 
 Not  treasured  up  nor  stored,  fniorchandi.se, 
 
 For  to  those  sitting  before  Jehovah  is  her 
 
 To  eat  to  satiety,  and  for  a  lasting  covering ! 
 
 XXIV.  '  LO,  Jehovah  is  emptying  the  land. 
 And  is  making  it  waste. 
 
 And  hath  overtui'ned  it  on  its  face, 
 
Oeneral  desolation  announced,     xxiv.  2. — ISAIAH. — xxvi.  4 
 
 Blessings  of  tJie  OospeL 
 
 Aiid  hath  scattered  its  inhabitants. 
 
 *  And  it  hath  been — as  a  people  so  a  priest, 
 As  the  servant  so  his  master, 
 
 As  the  maid-servant  so  her  mistress, 
 As  the  buyer  so  the  seller, 
 As  the  lender  so  the  borrower,  Tself. 
 
 As  the  usurer  so  he  who  is  lifting  it  on  nim- 
 '  Utterly  emptied  is  the  land,  and  utterly 
 spoiled, 
 For  Jehovah  hath  spoken  this  word: 
 
 *  Mourned,  faded  hath  the  laud. 
 Languished,  faded  hath  the  world, 
 Languished  have  they — the  high  place  of  the 
 
 people  of  the  land.  [habitants, 
 
 '  A.nd  the  land  hath  been  defiled  under  its  in- 
 
 Because  they  have  transgressed  laws, 
 
 They  have  changed  a  statute. 
 
 They  have  made  void  a  covenant  age-during. 
 ®  Therefore  a  curse  hath  consumed  the  land, 
 
 And  the  inhabitants  in  it  are  become  deso- 
 late, [of  the  land, 
 
 Therefore  consumed  have  been  inhabitants 
 
 And  few  men  have  been  left. 
 ^  Mourned  hath  the  new  wine,  languished  the 
 
 Sighed  have  all  the  joyful  of  heart,      [vine, 
 8  Ceased  hath  the  joy  of  tabrets, 
 
 Ceased  hath  the  noise  of  exulting  ones. 
 
 Ceased  hath  the  joy  of  a  harp. 
 
 *  With  a  soug  they  drink  not  wine, 
 Bitter  is  strong  drink  to  those  drinking  it. 
 
 '"  It  was  bi'oken  down — a  city  of  emptiness, 
 Shut  hath  been  every  house  from  entrance. 
 
 ^1  A  cry  over  the  wine  is  in  out-places. 
 Darkened  hath  been  all  joy. 
 Removed  hath  been  the  joy  of  the  land. 
 
 ^^  Left  in  the  city  is  desolation. 
 And  with  wasting  is  the  gate  smitten. 
 
 "  When  thus  it  is  in  the  heart  of  the  land. 
 In  the  midst  of  the  peoples. 
 As  the  compassing  of  the  olive. 
 As  gleanings  when  harvest  hath  been  tin- 
 
 '•*  They— they  lift  up  their  voice,  [ished, 
 
 They  sing  of  the  excellency  of  Jehovah, 
 They  have  cried  aloud  from  the  sea. 
 
 '*  Therefore  in  prosperity  honour  ye  Jehovah, 
 In  isles  of  the  sea,  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 God  of  Israel. 
 
 '^  From  the  skirt  of  the  earth  we  heard  songs, 
 The  desire  of  tlie  righteous. 
 And  I  say,  '  Leanness  is  to  me, 
 Leanness  is  to  me,  wo  is  to  me.' 
 Treacherous  dealers  dealt  treacherously, 
 Yea,   treachery,   treacherous  dealers  dealt 
 treacherously. 
 
 ''  Fear,  and  a  snare,  and  a  gin. 
 Are  on  thee,  0  inhabitant  of  the  land. 
 
 '8  And  it  hath  come  to  pass. 
 He  who  is  fleeing  from  the  noise  of  the  fear 
 Doth  fall  into  the  snare. 
 And  he  who  is  coming  up  from  the  midst  of 
 Is  captured  by  the  gin,  [the  snare, 
 
 For  windows  on  high  have  been  opened, 
 And  shaken  are  foundations  of  the  land. 
 
 1^  Utterly  broken  down  hath  been  the  land. 
 Utterly  broken  hath  been  the  land, 
 Utterly  moved  hath  been  the  land. 
 
 '<>  Stagger  greatly  doth  the  land  as  a  drunkard. 
 And  it  hath  been  moved  as  a  lodge. 
 And  heavy  on  it  hath  been  its  transgression. 
 And  it  hath  fallen,  and  addeth  not  to  rise. 
 
 *^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day. 
 
 Jehovah  layeth  a  charge  ou  the  host  of  the 
 
 high  place  in  the  high  jilace. 
 And  on  the  kin^s  of  the  land  on  the  laud. 
 
 -2  And  they  have  been  gathered — 
 A  gathering  of  bound  ones  in  a  pit, 
 And  shut  up  they  have  been  in  a  prison. 
 And  after  a  multitude  of  days  are  insi^ected, 
 
 ^  And  conf  oimded  hath  been  the  moon, 
 And  ashamed  hath  been  the  sun, 
 For  reigned  hath  Jehovah  of  Hosts 
 In  mount  Zion,  and  in  Jerusalem, 
 And  over-against  His  elders — honour ! 
 
 XXV.  1  0  Jehovah,  my  (xod  art  Thou, 
 I  exalt  Thee,  I  confess  Thy  name. 
 For  Thou  hast  done  a  wonderfid  thing. 
 Counsels  of  old,  stedfastness,  0  stedfastOne. 
 
 '  For  Thou  didst  make  of  a  city  a  heap. 
 
 Of  a  fenced  city  a  ruin, 
 
 A  high  place  of  strangers  from  being  a  city, 
 
 To  the  age  it  is  not  biiilt. 
 3  Therefore  honour  Thee  do  a  strong  people, 
 
 A  city  of  the  terrible  nations  fearetu  liee. 
 
 *  ForThouhastbeenastrongholdforthe poor, 
 A  stronghold  for  the  needy  in  his  distress, 
 A  refuge  from  storm,  a  shadow  from  heat, 
 When  the  sj^irit  of  the  terrible  is  as  a  storm 
 
 *  As  heat  in  a  diy  place,  [ — a  wall. 
 The  noise  of  strangers  Thou  humblest. 
 Heat  with  the  shadow  of  a  thick  cloucl. 
 The  singing  of  the  terrible  is  humbled. 
 
 ^      And  made  hath  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 For  all  the  peoples  in  this  mount, 
 A  banquet  of  fat  things,  a  banquet  of  pre- 
 served things,  [refined. 
 Fat  things  full  of  marrow,  preserved  things 
 ^  And  swallowed  up  hath  He  in  this  mountain 
 The  face  of  the  wrapping  that  is  wrapped 
 over  all  the  peoples,                [the  nations. 
 And  of  the  covering  that  is  spread  over  all 
 
 *  He  hath  swallowed  up  death  in  victory. 
 And  wiped  hath  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 The  tear  from  off  all  faces. 
 
 And  the  reproach  of  His  people 
 
 He  turneth  aside  from  off  all  the  earth. 
 
 For  Jehovah  hath  sjjoken.  [our  God, 
 
 **      And  one  hath  said  m  that  day,  '  Lo,  this  is 
 We  waited  for  Him,  and  He  saveth  us. 
 This  is  Jehovah,  we  have  waited  for  Him, 
 We  joy  and  rejoice  in  His  salvation.' 
 
 ^'*  For  rest  doth  the  hand  of  Jehovah  on  this 
 moimtain. 
 And  trodden  downi  is  Moab  under  Him, 
 As  trodden  down  is  straw  on  a  dunghill. 
 
 ^^  And  he  spread  out  his  hands  in  its  midst. 
 As  spread  out  doth  the  swimmer  to  swim  ; 
 And  He  hath  humbled  his  excellency 
 With  the  machinations  of  his  hands. 
 
 '^  And  thefortressof  thehighplaceof  thy  walls 
 He  hath  bowed  down— He  hath  made  low. 
 He  hath  caused  it  to  come  to  the  earth, — 
 unto  dust, 
 
 XXVI.  '  IN  that  day  sung  is  this  song  in  the 
 '  We  have  a  strong  city,  [land  of  Judah : 
 Salvation  He  doth  make  walls  andbidwark. 
 
 ^  Open  ye  the  gates,  that  enter  may  a  right- 
 Preserving  stedfastness.  [eous  nation, 
 
 •*  An  imagination  sup];>orted  Thou  fortifiest 
 For  in  Thee  it  is  conhdcnt.  [ijcace — peace! 
 
 ••  Trust  ye  in  Jehovah  for  ever 
 435 
 
The  sure  refuge. 
 
 XXVT.  5. — iSAlAH- — xmii.  a.       Correction  and  compassion. 
 
 For  in  Jah  Jehovah  is  a  rock  of  ages, 
 
 •  For  He  bowed  down  the  dwellers  ou  high, 
 A  city  set  on  high  He  maketh  low. 
 He  maketh  it  low  unto  the  earth, 
 He  causeth  it  to  come  unto  the  dust, 
 
 '  Tread  it  down  doth  a  foot, 
 Feet  of  the  j)oor — steps  of  the  weak. 
 
 ''  The  path  for  the  righteous  is  uprightness, 
 O  upright  One, 
 The  path  of  the  righteous  Thou  dost  ponder. 
 
 8  Also,  in  the  path  of  Thy  judgments, 
 O  Jehovah,  we  have  waited /or  Thee, 
 To  Thy  name  and  to  Thy  remembrance 
 /.s  the  desire  of  the  soul. 
 
 8  With  my  soul  I  desired  Thee  in  the  night. 
 Also,  with  my  spirit  within  me  I  seek  Thee 
 
 earnestly. 
 For  when  Thy  judgments  are  on  the  earth, 
 The  inhabitants  of  the  world  have  learned 
 
 "*  The  wicked  findeth  favour,  [righteousness. 
 He  hath  not  learned  righteousness, 
 [n  a  land  of  straightforwardness  he  dealeth 
 
 lierversely, 
 And  seeth  not  the  excellency  of  Jehovah. 
 
 "      O  Jehovah,  high  is  Thy  hand — theyseenot. 
 
 They  see  the  zeal  of  the  people,  and  are 
 
 ashamedj  [eth  them. 
 
 Also,  the  hro — Thine  adversaries,  consum- 
 
 ^-      0  Jehovah,  Thou  apjiointest  peace  to  us. 
 
 For,  all  oiu*  works  also  Thou  hast  wrought 
 
 for  us.  [sides  Thee, 
 
 '3  0  Jehovah  our  God,  lords  have  ruled  us  be- 
 Only,  by  Thee  we  mak  e  mention  of  Thy  name. 
 
 '*  Dead — they  live  not,  Kephaim,  theyrisenot, 
 Therefore  Thou  hast  inspected  and  dost  de- 
 stroy them. 
 Yea,  thou  destroyest  all  their  memory. 
 
 "  Thou  hast  added  to  the  nation,  0  Jehovah, 
 Thou  hast  added  to  tlie  nation, 
 Thou  hast  been  honoiu-ed. 
 Thou  hast  put  far  off  all  the  ends  of  earth. 
 
 '®  O  Jehovah,  in  distress  they  missed  Thee, 
 They  have  poured  out  a  whisper, 
 Thy  chastisement  is  on  them.  [birth, 
 
 '7  When  a  pregnant  woman  cometh  near  to  the 
 She  is  pained — she  crieth  in  her  pangs. 
 So  we  have  been  from  Thy  face,  O  Jehovah. 
 
 '*  We  have  conceived,  we  have  been  pained. 
 We  have  brouglit  forth  as  it  were  wind, 
 Salvation  we  do  not  work  in  the  earth. 
 Nor  do  the  inhabitants  of  the  world  fall. 
 
 1*  'Thy  dea<l  live— My  dead  body  tliey  rise. 
 Awake  and  sing,  ye  dwellers  in  the  dust. 
 For  the  dew  of  herbs  is  thy  dew, 
 Andthelaudof  Rc]ihaimthoucauscstto  fall. 
 
 ^  Come,  Mypcoi)le,  enter  into  thy  iuuereliam- 
 And  shut  thy  doors  behind  thee,  [bers, 
 
 Plide  thyself  shortly  a  moment  till  the  in- 
 dignation pass  over. 
 
 '1  For,  lo,  Jehovah  is  coming  out  of  His  i)lace, 
 To  charge  the  iniquity  of  the  inliabitant  of 
 
 the  earth  uiion  him, 
 And  revealecl  hath  the  earth  her  blood. 
 Nor  doth  she  cover  any  more  her  slain !' 
 
 XXVn.  »IN  that  day  lay  a  charge  doth  Je- 
 hovah, 
 With  his  svvord^thc  sharp,  and  the  great, 
 
 and  tlic  strong. 
 On  leviathan — a  fleeing  serpent. 
 And  ou  leviathan— a  crooked  serpent, 
 436 
 
 And  He  hath  slain  the  dragon  tliat  is  in 
 
 the  sea.  Tyc  to  her. 
 
 -  In  that  day,  'A  desirable  vineyard,' respond 
 
 ^  I,  Jehovah,  am  its  keeper,  every  moment  I 
 
 Lest  any  lay  a  charge  against  it,    [water  it. 
 
 Night  and  day  I  keep  it ! 
 
 *  Fury  is  not  in  Me ; 
 
 Who  giveth  Me  a  biier — a  thorn  in  battle? 
 
 I  step  into  it,  I  burn  it  at  once. 
 ^  Or— he  doth  take  hold  on  My  strength, 
 
 He  doth  make  peace  with  Me, 
 
 Peace  he  doth  make  with  Me. 
 "  Those  coming  in  He  causeth  to  take  root, 
 
 Jacob  doth  blossom,    and  flourished  hath 
 Israel,  [with  increase. 
 
 And  they  have  filled  the  face  of  the  world 
 ^     As  the  smiting  of  his  smiter  hath  He  smit- 
 ten him? 
 
 As  the  slaying  of  his  slain  doth  He  slay  ? 
 
 *  In  measure,  in  sending  it  forth,  thou  striv- 
 
 cst  with  it. 
 He  hath  taken  away  by  His  sharp  wind. 
 In  the  day  of  an  east  wind, 
 
 "  Therefore  by  this  is  the  iniquity  of  Jacob 
 And  this  is  all  the  fruit —  [covered, 
 
 To  take  away  his  sin,  in  His  setting  all  the 
 
 stones  of  an  altar. 
 As  chalkstones  beaten  in  pieces. 
 They  rise  not — shrines  and  images. 
 
 "^  For  tlie  fenced  city  is  alone, 
 
 A  habitation  cast  out  and  forsaken  as  a 
 There  doth  the  calf  delight,        [wilderness. 
 And  there  it  lieth  down. 
 And  hath  consumed  its  branches. 
 
 '1  In  the  withering  of  its  branch  it  is  broken 
 Women  are  commg  in  setting  it  on  tire,  [off, 
 For  it  is  not  a  ]"ieople  of  understanding. 
 Therefore  pity  it  not  doth  its  Maker, 
 And  its  Former  doth  not  favour  it. 
 
 12  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day. 
 Beat  out  doth  Jehovah  from  the  branch  of 
 Unto  the  sti-eam  of  Egypt,  [the  river. 
 And  ye  are  gathered  one  by  one,  0  sons  of 
 
 Israel. 
 
 13  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day. 
 It  is  blown  \Wth  a  great  trumpet. 
 
 And  come  in  have  those  perishing  in  the 
 
 land  of  Asshur, 
 And  those  cast  out  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 And  have  bowed  themselves  to  Jehovah, 
 In  the  holy  mount— in  Jerusalem  ! 
 
 XXVIII.   'WO   to  the  proud  crown  of  the 
 drunkards  of  Ephraim. 
 And  the  fading  Hower  of  the  beauty  of  his 
 glory,  n^roken  down  of  wine. 
 
 That  is  on  the  h<^ad  of  the  fat  valley  of  the 
 ^  Lo,  a  mighty  and  strong  one  is  to  the  Lortl, 
 As  a  storm  of  hail— a  destructive  shower. 
 As  an  inundation  of  mighty  waters  over- 
 flowing, 
 He  cast  down  to  tlic  earth  with  the  hand. 
 3  By  feet  trodden  down  is  the  ]iroud  crown 
 of  the  drunkards  of  Ephraim,  [glory 
 
 ••  And  the  fading  flower  of  the  Iwauty  of  his 
 That  M  on  the  head  of  the  fat  valley. 
 Hath  been  as  its  tirst-fruit  before  summer, 
 That  its  beliolder  sceth. 
 While  it  i.v  yet  in  hishaiul  hcewallowethit. 
 "  In  that  day  is  Jehovah  of  Hosts  [glory. 
 For  a  crown  of  beauty  and  for  a  diadem  of 
 
Degimerafy  of  Judah. 
 
 xxnn.  G, — ISAIAH. — xxix.  10.      Accusatiam  against  JvdaK 
 
 To  tlie  remnant  of  His  people. 
 
 *  And  foi'  a  spirit  of  judgment 
 
 To  him  who  is  sitting  in  the  judgment, 
 And  for  nii^ht  to  those  turning  back  the 
 battle  to  the  gate. 
 '  And  even  these  through  wine  have  erred. 
 And  through  strong  drink  have  wandered, 
 Priest  and  prophet  erred  through  strong 
 
 drink. 
 They  have  been  swallowed  up  of  the  wiue, 
 They  wandered  because  of  the  strong  drink. 
 They  have  erred  in  seeing. 
 They  have  stumbled  judicially. 
 
 *  For  all  tables  have  been  full  of  vomit. 
 Filth — without  place! 
 
 *  By  whom  doth  He  teach  knowledge? 
 And  by  whom  doth  He  cause  to  understand 
 
 the  report?  [breasts. 
 
 The  weaned  from  milk,  the  removed  from 
 
 10  Pqp  i-ule  J5on  rule,  rule  on  rule,  line  on  line, 
 A  little  here,  a  little  there,       [line  on  line, 
 
 '^  For  by  scorned  lip,  and  by  another  tongue. 
 Doth  He  speak  unto  this  people. 
 
 '-  Unto  whom  He  hath  said, 
 '  This  is  the  rest,  give  ye  rest  to  the  weary, 
 And  this — the  refreshing : ' 
 And  they  have  not  been  willing  to  hear, 
 
 '•'  And  to  whom  a  word  of  Jehovah  hath  been. 
 Rule  on  rule,  rule  on  rule,  line  on  line,  line 
 A  little  here,  a  little  there,  [on  line. 
 
 So  thattheygo  andhave  stumbled  backward, 
 And  been  broken,  and  snared,  and  captured. 
 
 '■*     Therefore,  hear  a  word  of  Jehovah,  ye  men 
 of  scorning, 
 Ruling  this  people  that  is  in  Jerusalem. 
 
 "  Because  ye  have  said : 
 '  We  have  made  a  covenant  with  death. 
 And  with  Sheol  we  have  made  a  provision. 
 An  overflowing  scourge,  when  it  passeth 
 Doth  not  meet  us,  [over, 
 
 Though  we  have  made  a  lie  our  refuge. 
 And  in  falsehood  have  been  hidden.' 
 
 '•'     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 '  Lo,  I  am  laying  a  foundation  in  Zion, 
 A  stone— a  tried  stone,  a  corner  stone  pre- 
 cious, a  settled  foundation, 
 He  who  is  believing  doth  not  make  haste. 
 
 "  And  I  have  put  judgment  for  a  line. 
 And  righteousness  for  a  plummet. 
 And  sweep  away  doth  hail  the  refuge  of  lies, 
 And  the  secret  hiding-place  do  waters  over- 
 flow, [with  death, 
 
 '^  And  disannulled  hath  been  your  covenant 
 
 And  your  provision  with  Sheol  doth  not 
 
 stand,  [over. 
 
 An  overflowing  scourge,  when  it  passeth 
 
 Then  ye  have  been  to  it  for  a  treading-place. 
 
 ''■•  From  the  ftdness  of   its  passing  over  it 
 taketh  you, 
 For  morning  by  morning  it  passeth  over. 
 By  day  and  by  night,  [sider  the  report. 
 
 And  it  hath  been  only  a  trembling  to  con- 
 
 "*  For  shorter  hath  been  the  bed 
 Than  to  stretch  one's  self  out  in. 
 And  the  covering  hath  been  narrower 
 Than  to  wrap  one's  self  up  in. 
 
 ^^  For  as  at  mount  Perazim  rise  doth  Jehovah, 
 As  at  the  valley  in  Gibeon  He  is  troubled, 
 To  do  His  work — strange  is  His  work. 
 And  to  do  His  deed — strange  is  flis  deed.' 
 
 ®  And  now,  show  not  yourselves  scorners. 
 
 Lest  strong  be  your  bands, 
 
 For  a  consumption,  that  is  determined, 
 
 I  have  heard,  by  the  Lord,  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 Is  for  all  the  land. 
 ^     Give  ear,  and  hear  my  voice, 
 
 Attend,  and  hear  my  saying :  [sow  ? 
 
 "■*  The  whole  day  plougheth  the  ploughman  to 
 
 He  openeth  and  harroweth  his  ground ! 
 "*  Hath  he  not,  if  he  have  made  level  its  face, 
 
 Then  scattered  fitches,  and  cummin  sprinkle. 
 
 And  hath  placed  the  principal  wheat, 
 
 And  the  appointed  barley. 
 
 And  the  rie  in  its  own  border  ? 
 2®  And  instruct  him  for  judgment  doth  his 
 
 He  doth  direct  him.  [God, 
 
 2^  For  not  with  a  sharp-pointed  thing  thresh- 
 ed kre  fitches,  [roimd. 
 
 And  the  wheel  of  a  cart  on  cummin  turned 
 
 For  with  a  staff  beaten  out  are  fitches. 
 
 And  cummin  with  a  rod. 
 "8  Bread-cor7i  is  beaten  small. 
 
 For  not  for  ever  doth  he  sorely  thresh  it. 
 
 Nor  crushed  it  hath  a  wheel  of  his  cart. 
 
 Nor  do  his  hoofs  beat  it  small,      [gone  out, 
 29  Even    this  from  Jehovah  of    Hosts    hatli 
 
 He  liatli  made  counsel  wonderful. 
 
 He  hath  made  wisdom  great ! 
 
 XXLX.  iWO  to  Ariel,  Ariel, 
 
 The  city  of  the  encampment  of  David ! 
 
 Add  year  to  year,  let  festivals  go  round. 
 ^  And  I  have  sent  distress  to  Ariel, 
 
 And  it  hath  been  lamentation  and  mourn- 
 
 And  it  hath  been  to  me  as  Ariel.  [ing, 
 
 ^  And  I  encamped,  0  babbler,  against  thee, 
 
 And  T  laid  siege  against  thee — a  camp. 
 
 And  I  raised  up  against  thee  bulwarks. 
 *  And  thou  hast  been  low, 
 
 From  the  earth  thou  speakest, 
 
 And  from  the  dust  makest  thy  saying  low. 
 
 And  thy  voice  hath  been  from  the  earth. 
 
 As  one  having  a  familiar  spirit, 
 
 And  from  the  dust  thy  saying  whisperest, 
 '  And  as  small  dust  hath  oeen 
 
 The  multitude  of  those  scattering  thee, 
 
 And  as  chaff  passing  on  the  multitude  ot 
 the  terrible. 
 
 And  it  hath  been  at  an  instant — suddenly. 
 ®  By  Jehovah  of  Hosts  thou  art  inspected, 
 
 With  thunder,  and  with  an  earthqixake. 
 
 And  great  noise,  hurricane,  and  whirlwind. 
 
 And  flame  of  devouring  fire. 
 ^  And  as  a  dream,  a  vision  of  night,  hath 
 
 The  multitude  of  aU  the  nations  [been 
 
 Who  are  warring  against  Ariel, 
 
 And  aU  its  warriors,  and  its  bulwark, 
 
 Even  of  those  distressing  her. 
 
 8  And  it  hath  been,  as  when  the  hungry 
 And  lo,  he  is  eating,  [dreameth. 
 And  he  hath  waked,  and  empty  is  his  soul, 
 And  as  when  the  thirsty  dreameth. 
 
 And  lo,  he  is  drinking,  and  he  hath  waked, 
 And  lo,  he  is  weary,  and  his  soul  is  longing, 
 So  is  the  multitude  of  all  the  nations 
 Who  are  warring  against  mount  Zion. 
 
 9  Tarry  and  wonder,  look  ye,  yea,  look. 
 Be  drunk,  and  not  with  wine. 
 Stagger,  and  not  with  strong  drink. 
 
 "*  For  poured  out  on  you  hath  Jehovah  a  spirit 
 of  deep  sleep. 
 And  He  closeth  your  eyes — the  prophets, 
 437 
 
Judah^s  recovery. 
 
 XXTX.  11.— ISAIAH.— XXX.  20. 
 
 Folly  of  trust  in  Egypt 
 
 And  your  licada  -tlie  seers — He  covered. 
 
 "  And  the  visiou  of  tlie  whole  is  to  you, 
 As  words  of  tlie  sealed  book, 
 That  they  t^rve  unto  one  knowing  books, 
 Saying,  'Read  this,  we  pray  thee,' 
 And  he  hath  said,  '  I  am  not  able,  for  it  is 
 sealed;'  [known  books, 
 
 '"  And  the  book  is  ftiven  to  him  who  hath  not 
 Sa3ring,  '  Read  this,  we  pray  thee,' 
 And  he  hath  said,  '  I  have  not  known  books.' 
 
 '^     And  the  Lord  saith : 
 Because  drawn  near  hath  this  people,  with 
 
 its  mouth, 
 And  with  its  lips  they  have  honoured  Me, 
 And  its  heart  it  hath  put  far  ofi'  from  Me, 
 A  ud  their  fear  of  Me  is — 
 A  precept  of  men  is  taudit !  * 
 
 1*  Therefore,  lo,  I  am  addinj^  to  do  wonder- 
 fully with  this  people, 
 A  wonder,  and  a  marvel,  [ones, 
 
 And  perished  hath  the  wisdom  of  its  wise 
 And  the  understanding  of  its  intelligent 
 ones  hideth  itself.' 
 
 "     Wo  to  those  going  deep  from  Jeliovah  to 
 hide  counsel, 
 And  whose  works  have  been  in  darkness. 
 And  they  say,  '  Who  is  seeing  us  ? 
 And  who  is  knowing  us?'  [teemed? 
 
 ""  Your  perversion !  as  clay  is  the  potter  es- 
 That  the  work  saith  of  its  maker, 
 'He  hath  not  made  me?' 
 And  the  framed  thing  said  of  its  framer, 
 '  He  did  not  understand?' 
 
 '''  Is  it  not  yet  a  very  little. 
 And  turned  liath  Lebanon  to  a  fruitful  field,. 
 And  the  fruitful  field  foraforest  is  reckoned? 
 
 '^  And  heard  in  that  day  have  the  deaf  the 
 words  of  a  book. 
 And  out  of  thick  darkness,  and  out  of  dark- 
 The  eyes  of  the  blind  do  see.  [ness, 
 
 '■'  And  the  humble  have  added  joy  in  Jehovah, 
 And  the  poor  among  men 
 In  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  rejoice. 
 
 "^  For  ceased  hath  the  terrible  one, 
 And  consumed  hath  been  the  scorner, 
 And  cut  off  have  been  all  watching  for  ini- 
 
 -'  Causing  men  to  sin  in  word,  [quity, 
 
 And  for  a  reprover  in  the  gate  lay  a  snare. 
 And  turn  aside  into  emptiness  the  righteous. 
 
 "     Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Who  ransomed  Abraham, 
 (Concerning  the  house  of  .Jacob  : 
 '  Not  now  ashamed  is  Jacob, 
 Nor  now  doth  his  face  become  pale, 
 
 ^  For  in  his  seeing  his  children, 
 The  work  of  My  hand,  in  his  midst, 
 Thev  sanctify  My  name, 
 Ana  have  sanctitied  the  Holy  One  of  Jacob, 
 And  the  God  of  Israel  they  declare  fearful. 
 
 °*  And  the  erring  in  spirit  have  known  uuder- 
 And  murmurers  learn  doctrine ! '   [standing, 
 
 XXX.  1  WO  to  apostate  sons. 
 The  affirmation  of  Jehovah  ! 
 To  do  counsel,  and  not  from  Me, 
 And  to  spread  out  a  covering,  and  not  of  My 
 So  as  to  add  sin  to  sin.  [spirit. 
 
 *  Who  are  walking  to  go  down  to  Egypt, 
 And  My  mouth  have  not  .asJced, 
 To  be  strong  in  the  strength  of  Pharaoh, 
 ^Bd  to  truat  in  the  shadow  of  Egypt. 
 
 ^  And  the  .strength  of  Pharaoh 
 Hath  been  to  you  for  shame,  [sion 
 
 And  the  trust  in  the  shadow  of  Egypt  confu- 
 
 ■■  For  in  Zoan  were  his  princes. 
 And  his  messengers  reach  Hanes. 
 
 '  All  he  made  ashamed  of  a  people  that  prO" 
 Neither  for  help,  not  for  profit,  [fit  not. 
 But  for  shame,  and  also  for  reproach,! 
 
 ®  THE  burden  of  the  beasts  of  the  south. 
 Into  a  land  of  adversity  and  distress. 
 Of  young  lion  and  of  old  lion. 
 Whence o?e  vipsr  and  Hying  sara])h,  [wealth, 
 Thev  carry  on  the  shoulder  of  asses  their 
 And  on  the  hiuiip  of  camels  their  treasures, 
 Unto  a  people  tiot  i)rotitable.  [help, 
 
 ^  Yea,  Egyptians  a»'e  vanity,  and  in  va'iu  do 
 Therefore  I  have  cried  concerning  this: 
 'Their  strength  is  to  sit  still.' 
 *  Now,  go  in,  wi-ite  it  on  a  tablet  with  them. 
 And  on  a  book  engrave  it,  [the  age, 
 
 Aud  it  is  for  a  latter  day,  for  a  witness  unto 
 "  That  a  rebellious  people  is  this,  sons — liars. 
 Sons  not  willing  to  hear  the  law  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^^  WTio  have  said  to  seers,  'Ye  do  not  see,' 
 And  to  prophets, '  Ye  do  not  prophesy  to  us 
 Straightforward  things. 
 Speak  to  us  smooth  things,  prophesy  deceits, 
 
 11  Turn  aside  from  the  way,  decline  from  tho 
 
 path,  [of  Israel. ' 
 
 Cause  to  cease  from  before  us  the  Holy  One 
 
 1-  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Holy  One  of  Israel, 
 Because  of  your  kicking  against  this  word. 
 And  ye  trust  in  oppression. 
 And  perverseuess,  and  rely  on  it,     [falling, 
 
 '^  Therefore  is  this  iniquity  to  you  as  a  breach 
 Swelled  out  in  a  wall  set  on  nigh. 
 Whose  destruction  suddenly,  at  an  instant 
 
 •^  And  He  hath  broken  it  [cometh. 
 
 As  the  brealdn"  of  the  potters'  bottle. 
 Beaten  down — ^He  doth  not  spare. 
 Nor  is  there  foimd,  in  its  beating  down, 
 A  potsherd  to  take  tire  from  the  burning, 
 And  to  draw  out  waters  from  a  ditch. 
 
 "      For  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 The  Holy  One  of  Israel: 
 '  In  returning  and  rest  ye  are  saved, 
 In  keeping  quiet  and  in  confidence  is  your 
 And  ye  have  not  been  willing.  [might, 
 
 '^  And  ye  say.  No,  for  on  a  horse  we  flee  ? 
 Therefore  ye  tiee, 
 And  on  the  swift  we  ride ! 
 Therefore  swift  are  your  pursuers. 
 
 1^  One  thousand  because  of  the  rebuke  of  one, 
 Because  of  the  rebuke  of  five  ye  flee. 
 Till  ye  have  been  surely  left  as  a  pole 
 On  the  top  of  the  mountain, 
 Aud  as  an  ensign  on  the  height.  [you, 
 
 1^  Aud  therefore  doth  wait  Jehovah  to  favour 
 And  therefore  He  is  exalted  to  pity  you, 
 For  a  God  of  judgment  w  Jehovah, 
 O  the  blessedness  of  all  waiting  for  Him. 
 
 1"  For  the  people  in  Zion  dw(!ll  in  .Jerusalem, 
 Weep  thou  not,  weeping,  ['^'"Vi 
 
 Pityiu'',  He  jiitieth  tnee  at  the  voice  of  thy 
 When  He  hearoth  He  answereth  thee. 
 
 '"'  And  the  Lord  hath  given  to  you  bread  of 
 And  water  of  opjiression.  [adversity, 
 
 And  thy  directors  remove  no  more. 
 And  thine  eyes  have  seen  thy  flirectora, 
 And  thine  ear  heareth  a  word  behind  thee, 
 
PvnisJimfnt  and  promises.  xxx.  22.— ISAIAH. —xxxTi.    12.  Confidence  in  Efji/pt  reproved. 
 
 Saving?  'This  is  the  way,  go  ye  in  it,' 
 Wiien  ye  turn  to  the  right. 
 And  wlieu  ye  turn  to  the'left. 
 
 •"  And  ye  have  defiled  the  covering  of  Thy 
 graven  images  of  silver. 
 And  the  ephod  of  thy  molten  image  of  gold, 
 Thou  scatterest  them  as  a  sickening  thing, 
 '  Go  out,'  thou  sayest  to  it. 
 
 ^  And  He  hath  given  rain /or  thy  seed. 
 With  wliich  thou  dost  so  v.'  the  ground, 
 And  bread,  the  increase  of  the  ground. 
 And  it  hath  been  fat  and  plenteous. 
 Enjoy  do  thy  cattle  in  that  day  an  enlarged 
 pasture. 
 
 "  And  the  oxen  and  the  young  asses  serving 
 Fermented  provender  do  eat,  [the  ground, 
 That  one  is  winnowing  with  shovel  and  fan. 
 
 "^  And  there  hath  been  on  every  high  moiint. 
 And  on  every  exalted  hill, 
 Rividets— streams  of  waters, 
 In  a  day  of  much  slaughter,  in  the  falling 
 of  towers. 
 
 *'  And  the  light  of  the  moon  hath  been  as  the 
 light  of  the  sun. 
 And  the  light  of  the  sun  is  sevenfold, 
 As  the  light  of  seven  days. 
 In  the  day  of  Jehovah's  binding  uf)  the 
 
 breach  of  His  people, 
 Wlien  the  stroke  of  its  wound  He  healetli. 
 
 ^     Lo,  the  name  of  Jehovah  is  coming  from  far, 
 Burning  is  His  anger,  and  great  the  flame. 
 His  lips  have  been  full  of  indignation, 
 And  His  tongue  is  as  a  devoiiring  fire. 
 
 ■^  And  His  breath  is  as  an  overflowing  stream, 
 Unto  the  neck  it  divideth, 
 To  sift  nations  with  a  sieve  of  vanity. 
 And  a  bridle  causing  to  eiT, 
 Is  on  the  jaws  of  the  peoples. 
 
 ^  Singing  is  to  you  as  in  a  night  sanctified  for 
 a  festival,  [a  pipe, 
 
 And  joy  of  heart  as  he  who  is  going  with 
 To  go  in  to  the  mountain  of  Jehovah, 
 Unto  the  rock  of  Israel. 
 
 ^  And  caused  to  be  heard  hath  Jehovah 
 The  honour  of  His  voice, 
 And  the  coming  down  of  His  arm 
 He  doth  shew  with  the  raging  of  anger, 
 And  the  flame  of  a  consuming  fire. 
 Scattering,  and  inundation,  and  hailstone. 
 
 '1  For  from  the  voice  of  Jehovah  broken  down 
 With  a  rod  He  smiteth.  [is  Asshur, 
 
 '*  And  every  passage  of  the  settled  staff. 
 That  Jehovah  causeth  to  rest  on  him. 
 Hath  been  with  tabrets,  and  with  harps, 
 And  in  battles  of  shaking  he  hath  fought 
 with  it. 
 
 "  For,  arranged  from  former  time  is  Tophet, 
 Even  it  for  the  king  is  prepared. 
 He  hath  made  deep.  He  hath  made  large. 
 Its  pile  is  fire  and  much  wood. 
 The  breath  of  Jehovah, 
 As  a  stream  of  brim  stone,  is  burning  in  it ! 
 
 XXXI.  iWO  to  those  going  down  to  Egypt 
 And  on  horses  lean,  [for  help. 
 
 And  trust  on  chariots,  because  many, 
 And  on  horsemen,  because  very  strong, 
 And  liave  not  looked  on  the  Holy  One  of 
 And  Jehovah  liave  not  sought.  [Israel, 
 
 '  And  He  also  is  wise,  and  bringeth  in  evil. 
 And  His  words  He  hath  not  turned  aside. 
 
 And  He  hatli  risen  against  a  house  of  evil 
 
 doers. 
 And  against  the  help  of  workers  of  iniquity. 
 
 ■'  And  the  Egyptians  are  men,  and  not  God, 
 And  their  horses  are  flesh,  and  not  spirit. 
 And  Jehovah  stretcheth  out  His  hand. 
 And  stumbled  hath  the  helper. 
 And  fallen  hath  the  helped  one, 
 And  together  aU  of  them  are  consumed. 
 
 ■*     For  thus  said  Jehovah  unto  me : 
 '  A.s  growl  doth  the  lion  and  the  young  lion 
 over  his  prey,  [shepherds, 
 
 Called    against  whom  is   a    multitude    of 
 From  their  voice  he  is  not  affrighted, 
 And  from  their  noise  he  is  not  humbled ; 
 So  come  down  doth  Jehovah  of  Hosts 
 To  war  on  moimt  Ziou,  and  on  her  lieight. 
 
 ^  As  birds  flying,  so  doth  Jehovah  of  Hosts 
 Cover  over  Jerusalem,  covering  and  deliver- 
 Passing  over,  and  causing  to  escape. '     [ing, 
 
 "  Turn  back  to  Him  from  whom  sons  of  IsraeL 
 Have  deepened  apostacy. 
 
 ^  For  in  that  day  despise  doth  each 
 His  idols  of  silver,  and  his  idols  of  gold, 
 That  your  hands  made  to  you — a  sin.  [high, 
 
 8  And  fallen  hath  Asshur  by  sword,  not  of  the 
 
 Yea,  a  sword — not  of  the  low,  doth  consume 
 
 him,  [of  a  sword, 
 
 And  he  hath  fled  for  himself  from  the  face 
 
 And  his  young  men  become  tributary. 
 
 *  And  to  his  rock  from  fear  he  passeth  on. 
 And  affrighted  by  the  ensign  have  been  his 
 
 princes — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 AVno  hath  a  light  in  Ziou, 
 And  who  hath  a  furnace  in  Jerusalem  ! 
 
 XXXII.  1  LO,  for  righteousness  doth  a  king 
 As  to  princes,  forjudgment  they  rule,  [reign, 
 -  And  each  hath  been  as  a  hiding-place  fro7n 
 wind,  ["tion. 
 
 And  as  a  secret  hiding-place  from  inunda- 
 As  rivulets  of  waters  in  a  dry  place. 
 As  a  shadow  of  a  heavy  rock  in  a  weary  land. 
 '  And  not  dazzled  are  the  eyes  of  beholders. 
 And  the  ears  of  hearers  do  attend. 
 
 *  And  the  heart  of  those  hastened 
 Understandeth  to  know,        [speak  clearly. 
 And  the  tongue  of  stammerers  hasteth  to 
 
 °  A  fool  is  no  more  called  '  noble,' 
 And  to  a  miser  it  is  not  said,  '  rich ;' 
 
 "  For  a  fool  speaketh  folly, 
 
 .    And  his  heart  doth  iniqiutv,  to  do  profanity. 
 And  to  speak  concerning  Jehovah  error. 
 To  empty  the  soul  of  the  hungry. 
 Yea,  drink  of  the  thirsty  he  causeth  to  lack. 
 
 ^  And  the  miser — his  instruments  are  evil, 
 He  hath  counselled  wicked  devices, 
 To  corrupt  the  poor  with  lying  sayings, 
 Even  when  the  needy  speaketh  justly. 
 
 *  And  the  noble  counselled  noble  things. 
 And  he  for  noble  things  riseth  up. 
 
 "      Women,  easy  ones,  rise,  hear  my  voice. 
 Daughters,  confident  ones,  give  ear  to  my 
 saying,  [ones, 
 
 '^  Days  and  a  year  ye  are  troubled,  0  confident 
 For  consumed  hath  been  harvest, 
 The  gathering  cometh  not. 
 "  Tremble  ye  women,  ye  easy  ones, 
 Be  troubled,  ye  confident  ones, 
 Stri]>  and  make  bare,  with  a  girdle  on  the 
 '-  For  breasts  they  are  lamenting,  [loins, 
 
 439 
 
Wo  to  tTie  apoiUr. 
 
 xxxn.  13.— TSATAH.— XXXIV.  7. 
 
 PrivUrgcM  of  the  godly. 
 
 For  fields  of  desire,  for  the  fruitful  vine. 
 '3  Over  the  ground  of  my  people  thorn— brior 
 goeth  nji, 
 
 Surely  over  all  house.s  of  joy  of  the  exulting 
 "  Surely  the  palace  hatli  been  left,  [city, 
 
 The  multitude  of  the  city  forsaken. 
 
 Fort  and  watch-tower  hath  been  for  dens 
 unto  the  age, 
 
 A  joy  of  wild  asses — a  pasture  of  herds  ; 
 "  Till  emptied  out  on  us  is  the  Spirit  from  on 
 high,  [Held, 
 
 And  a  wilderness  hath  become  a  fruitful 
 
 And  thefruitful  field  for  a  forest  is  reckoned. 
 '"  And  dwelt  in  the  wilderness  hath  judijment, 
 
 And  righteousness  in  the  fruitful  field  re- 
 
 maineth.  fpeace, 
 
 '"  And  a  work  of  the  righteousness  hatli  been 
 
 And  a  service  of  the  righteousness — 
 
 Keeping  quiet  and  confidence  unto  the  age. 
 '*  And  dwelt  hath  My  people  in  a  peaceful 
 
 Aud  in  stedfast  tabernacles,       [haVjitation, 
 
 And  in  nuiet  resting-places.         [the  forest, 
 "•  And  it  nath  hailed  in  the  going  down  of 
 
 And  in  the  valley  is  the  city  low. 
 ^  Happy  nre  ye  sowing  by  all  waters. 
 
 Sending  forth  the  foot  of  the  ox  and  the  ass! 
 
 XXXITT.  '  WO,  spoiler!  and  thou  not  spoiled, 
 And  treacherous !  and  they  dealt  not  treach- 
 erously with  thee, 
 Wlien  thou  dost  finish,  0  spoiler,  thou  art 
 8T)oilcd,  [ously. 
 
 When  thou  dost  finish  dealing  treacher- 
 They  deal  treacherously  with  thee. 
 -     O  Jehovah,  favour  us,  for  Thee  we  have 
 Be  their  arm,  in  the  mornings,         |  waited. 
 Yea,  our  salvation  in  time  of  adversity. 
 '  From  the  voice  of  a  multitude  tied  have 
 jieoplcs,  [nations. 
 
 From  thine  exaltation  scattered  have  been 
 
 *  And  gathered  hath  been  your  spoil, 
 
 A  gathering  of  the  caterpillar,     [ning  on  it. 
 As  a  running  to  and  fro  of  locusts  is  he  lun- 
 
 *  Set  on  high  is  Jehovah,  for  He  is  dwelling 
 
 on  high,  [ness, 
 
 He  filled  Zion  jwV/t  judgment  and  righteous- 
 "  And  hath  been  the  stediastness  of  thy  times, 
 
 The  strength  of  salvation,    wisdom,    and 
 knowledge, 
 
 Fear  of  Jehovah — it  w  His  treasure. 
 "      IjO,  'Their  Ariel,'  tliey  have  cried  without, 
 
 Messengers  of  peace  do  weep  bitterly. 
 '  Desolated  have  been  highways, 
 
 Ceased  hath  he  who  pasaeth  along  the  path, 
 
 He  liath  broken  covenant. 
 
 He  liath  despised  enemies. 
 
 He  hath  not  esteemed  a  man. 
 '  Mourned,  languished  hath  the  land. 
 
 Confounded  hath  been  Lebanon, 
 
 Witiiered  hath  been  Sharon  as  a  wilderness. 
 
 And  shaking  are  Bashan  and  ( 'armel. 
 '*  Now,  do  L  arise,  saith  Jehovah, 
 
 Now  I  am  exalted,  now  1  am  lifted  up. 
 '•  Ye  conceive  chaff,  ye  bear  stublde, 
 
 Your  spirit!— fire  devoureth  you. 
 ^^  And  peoples  have  been  as  burnings  of  lime. 
 
 Thorns,  as  swecxungs,  witli  fire  they  burn. 
 •'      Hear,  ye  far  ott",  that  which  I  have  done, 
 
 AikI  know,  ye  near  ones,  My  might. 
 '♦  Afraid  in  Zion  have  been  sinners. 
 
 Seized  hath  trembling  the  profane : 
 44() 
 
 Who  doth  dwell  for  us — consuming  fire, 
 \Vlio  doth  dwell  for  us— burnings  of  the  age? 
 
 ^*  Whoso  is  walking  righteously, 
 And  is  speaking  uprightly. 
 Kicking  against  gain  of  oppressions,  [bribe. 
 Shaking  his  hands  from  taking  hold  on  a 
 Stopping  his  ear  from  hearing  of  blood, 
 And  shutting  his  eyes  from  looking  on  evil, 
 
 '*  He  liigh  nlaces  doth  inliabit. 
 Strongholds  of  rock  arf  his  high  tower,  [fast 
 His  bread  hath  been  given,  his  waters  sted- 
 
 '^  A  king  in  his  beauty,  see  do  thine  eyes. 
 They  see  a  land  afar  of!'. 
 
 '8  Thy  heart  doth  meditate  terror, 
 Wliere  is  he  who  is  counting* 
 Where  is  he  who  is  weighing 
 Where  is  he  who  is  counting  the  towers  ? 
 
 ^^  The  strong  people  thou  seest  not, 
 A  peoi)le  (^eper  of  lip  than  to  be  understood, 
 Of^a  scorned  tongue,  there  is  no  under.stand- 
 
 ""  See  Zion,  the  city  of  our  meetings,         [ing. 
 Thine  eyes  see  Jerusalem  a  quiet  liabitation, 
 A  tent  not  taken  down, 
 Not  removed  are  its  pins  for  ever, 
 A  nd  none  of  its  cords  are  broken . 
 
 "  But  there  mighty  is  Jehovah  for  us, 
 A  place  of  rivers — streams  broad  of  sides, 
 No  ship  with  oars  doth  go  into  it. 
 And  a  mighty  ship  doth  not  pass  over  it. 
 
 *"  For  Jehovah  our  judge,  Jehovah  our lawgiv- 
 Jehovah  our  king — He  doth  save  us.       [er, 
 
 ^  Left  have  been  thy  ropes. 
 They  strengthen  not  nglitly  their  mast. 
 They  have  not  spread  out  a  sail,         [spoil, 
 Then  apportioned  hath  been  a  prey  of  much 
 The  lame  have  taken  spoil. 
 
 ^^  Nor  doth  an  inhabitant  say,  *  T  was  sick,' 
 The  peoxjle  that  is  dwelling  in  it,  is  forgiven 
 of  iniquity ! 
 
 XXXIV.  i  COME  near,  ye  nations,  to  hear, 
 And  ye  peoples,  give  attention. 
 Hear  doth  tne  earth  and  its  fulness, 
 The  world,  and  all  its  productions. 
 
 -  For  wrath  is  to  Jehovan  against  all  the  na- 
 And  fury  against  all  their  host,  [t-ions, 
 
 He  hath  devoted  them  to  destruction, 
 He  hath  given  them  to  slaughter. 
 
 '  And  their  wounded  are  cast  out. 
 And  their  carcases  cause  their  stench  to 
 ascend,  [IjlootL 
 
 And  melted  have  been  mountains  from  their 
 
 *  And  consumed  have  been  all  the  host  of  the 
 
 heavens,  \t\\e  heavens, 
 
 And  rolled  together  as  a  booK  have  been 
 And  all  their  hosts  do  fade. 
 As  the  fading  of  a  leaf  of  a  vine. 
 And  as  the  fading  one  of  a  fig-tree. 
 
 *  For  soaked  in  the  heavens  was  My  sword, 
 Lo,  on  Edom  it  cometh  down. 
 
 On  the  peoi)le  of  My  curse  for  judgment. 
 
 "  A  Bworcl  isio  Jehovah — it  hath  been  full  of 
 It  hath  been  made  fat  with  fatness,     [blood. 
 With  blood  of  lambs  and  he^oats. 
 With  fat  of  kidneys  of  rams, 
 For  a  sacrifice  is  to  Jehovah  in  Bozrah, 
 And  a  great  slaughter  in  the  land  of  Edom. 
 
 ^  And  come  down  have  reems  with  them. 
 And  bullocks  with  bulls, 
 Andsoaked  hath  been  their  land  from  blooil 
 And  their  dust  from  fatness  is  made  fat. 
 
Judgments  upon  Edom. 
 
 xxxTV.  8.— TSATAIT.— xxxn.  16. 
 
 Sennach^Vk  invasion. 
 
 *  (Foi-  a  day  of  vengeance  ?'.?  to  Jehovah, 
 A  year  of  rocompences  for  Zioii's  strife,) 
 
 *  And  turned  have  been  her  streams  topitcli, 
 And  lier  dust  to  brimstone, 
 
 And  her  laud  hath  become  burning  pitch. 
 
 '"  By  niglit  and  by  day  she  is  not  quenched, 
 To  the  age  go  up  doth  her  smoke, 
 From  generation  to  generation  she  is  waste, 
 For  ever  and  ever,  none  is  passing  into  her. 
 
 "  And  possess  her  do  ])elican  aun  hedge-hog, 
 And  owl  and  raven  dwell  in  her. 
 And  He  hath  stretched  out  over  her 
 A  line  of  vacancy,  and  stones  of  emptiness. 
 
 '-  7'o  tlie  kingdom  her  freemen  they  call. 
 But  there  are  none  there. 
 And  all  her  princes  are  at  an  end. 
 
 '^  And  gone  up  her  palaces  have  thorns, 
 Nettle  and  bramble  are  in  her  fortresses. 
 And  it  hath  been  a  halutation  of  dragons, 
 A  court  for  daughters  of  an  ostrich. 
 
 '^  And  met  have  Ziim  with  Aiim, 
 And  the  goat  for  its  companion  calleth. 
 Only  there  rested  hath  the  night-owl. 
 And  hath  found  for  herself  a  place  of  rest. 
 
 '^  There  made  her  nest  hath  the  bittern, 
 Yea,  she  layeth,  and  hath  hatched, 
 And  hath  gathered  under  her  shadow, 
 Only  there  gathered  have  been  vultures, 
 Each  with  its  companion. 
 
 '"  Seek  out  of  the  book  of  Jehovah,  and  read, 
 One  of  these  hath  not  been  lacking, 
 None  hath  missed  its  companion, 
 For  My  mouth — it  hath  commanded, 
 And  His  spirit — He  hath  gathered  them. 
 
 '"  And  He  hath  cast  for  them  a  lot. 
 And  His  hand  hath  apportioned  it  to  them 
 Unto  the  age  they  ])osses3  it,  [by  line, 
 
 To  all  generations  they  dwell  in  it ! 
 
 .\XXV.  ^  THEY  joy  from  the  wilderness  and 
 dry  place,  [the  rose, 
 
 And  rejoice  doth  the  desert,  and  flourish  as 
 ^  Flourishing  it  doth  flourish,  and  rejoice, 
 
 Yea,  with  joy  and  singing. 
 
 The  honour  of  Lebanon  hath  been  given  to 
 
 The  beauty  of  Carmel  and  Sharon,  [it. 
 
 They— they  see  the  honour  of  Jehovah, 
 
 The  majesty  of  our  God. 
 ^  Strengthen  ye  the  feeble  hands. 
 
 Yea,  the  stumbling  knees  strengthen. 
 
 *  Say  to  the  hastened  of  heart,  '  Be  strong, 
 Fear  not,  lo,  your  God :  vengeance  cometh, 
 The  recompence  of  God, 
 
 He  Himself  doth  come  and  save  you.' 
 '  Then  opened  are  eyes  of  the  blind, 
 
 And  ears  of  the  deaf  are  unstopped, 
 ®  Then  leap  as  a  hart  doth  the  lame. 
 And  sing  doth  the  tongue  of  the  dumb. 
 For  broken  up  in  a  wilderness  have  been 
 And  streams  in  a  desert.  [watcis, 
 
 '  And  the  mirage  hath  become  a  pond. 
 And  the  thirsty  land  fountains  of  waters, 
 In  the  habitation  of  dragons,        [and  rush. 
 Its  place  of  couching  down,  a  court  for  reed 
 
 *  And  a  highway  hath  been  there,  and  a  way, 
 And  the  '  way  of  holines.s'  is  called  to  it. 
 Not  ])ass  over  it  doth  the  unclean, 
 
 And  He  Himself  is  by  them,  [not. 
 
 Whoso  is  going  in  the  way — even  fools  err 
 '  No  lion  is  there,  yea,  a  destructive  beast 
 Ascendoth  it  not,  it  is  not  found  there, 
 
 And  walked  have  the  redeemed, 
 '"  And  the  ransomed  of  Jehovah  return, 
 An>.  have  entered  Zion  with  .«inging. 
 And  joy  age-during  on  theii  head, 
 Joy  and  gladness  they  attain, 
 And  fled  away  have  sorrow  and  sighing! 
 
 XXXVI.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the 
 fourteenth  year  of  king  Hezekiah,  come  u]i 
 hath  Sennacherib  king  of  Asshur  against  all 
 the  fenced  cities  of  Judah,  and  seizeth  them. 
 ^  And  the  king  of  Asshur  sendeth  Rabshakeh 
 from  Lachish  to  Jerusalem,  unto  the  king 
 Hezekiali,  with  a  heavy  force,  and  he  standeth 
 by  the  conduit  of  the  upper  pool,  in  the  high- 
 way of  the  fuller's  field,  ^  and  go  forth  unto 
 him  doth  Eliakim  son  of  Hilkiah,  who  w  over 
 the  house,  and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  Joah 
 son  of  Asaph,  the  remembrancer. 
 
 ••  And  Rabshakeh  saith  unto  them,  '  Say 
 ye,  I  pray  you,  unto  Hezekiah,  '  Thus  said  the 
 great  king,  the  king  of  Asshur,  What  is  this 
 confidence  in  which  thou  hast  confided?  ^I 
 have  said:  Only,  a  word  of  the  lips!  counsel 
 and  might  are  for  battle:  now,  on  whom  hast 
 thou  trusted,  that  thou  hast  rebelled  against 
 me? 
 
 ^ '  Lo,  thou  hast  trusted  on  the  staff  of  this 
 broken  reed — on  Egypt — which  a  man  leaneth 
 on,  and  it  hath  gone  into  his  hand,  and  pierced 
 it — so  is  Pharaoh  king  of  Egjqit  to  all  those 
 trusting  on  him. 
 
 ^  'And  dostthou  say  unto  me,  Unto  Jehovah 
 our  God  we  have  trusted  ?  is  it  not  He,  whoso 
 high  places  and  whose  altars  Hezekiah  hath 
 turned  aside,  and  saith  to  Judah  and  to  Jeru- 
 salem, Before  this  altar  ye  do  bow  your- 
 selves? 
 
 8  '  And  now,  negotiate,  1  pray  thee,  with 
 my  lord  the  king  of  Asshur,  and  I  give  to 
 thee  two  thousand  horses,  if  thoii  art  able  to 
 put  for  thee  riders  on  them.  "  And  how  dost 
 thou  turn  back  the  face  of  one  captain  of 
 the  least  of  the  servants  of  my  lord,  and 
 dost  trust  for  thee  on  Egypt,  for  chariot  and 
 for  horsemen  ?  ^^  And  now,  without  Jehovah 
 have  I  come  up  against  this  land  to  destroy  it  ? 
 Jehovah  said  unto  me.  Go  up  unto  this  land, 
 and  thou  hast  destroyed  it.' 
 
 "And  Eliakim  saith  —  and  Shebna  and 
 Joah — imto  Rabshakeh,  'Speak,  we  pray 
 thee,  unto  thy  servants  in  Aramaean,  for  we 
 are  understanding;  and  do  not  speak  unto 
 us  in  Jewish,  in  the  ears  of  the  people  who 
 are  on  the  wall.'  ^-And  Rabshakeh  saith, 
 '  Unto  thy  lord,  and  unto  thee,  hath  my 
 lord  sent  me  to  speak  these  words?  is  it  not 
 for  the  men — those  sitting  on  the  wall  to  eat 
 their  own  dung  and  to  drink  their  own  water 
 with  you?' 
 
 '^And  Rabshakeh  standeth  and  eaUeth 
 with  a  great  voice  i7i  Jewish,  and  saith, 
 'Hear  ye  the  words  of  the  great  king,  the 
 king  of  Asshur:  i* Thus  said  the  king.  Let 
 not  Hezeldah  lift  you  up,  for  he  is  not  able 
 to  deliver  you ;  '^  and  let  not  Hezekiah  make 
 you  trust  unto  Jehovah,  saying,  Jehovah 
 doth  certainly  deliver  us,  this  city  is  not 
 given  into  the  hand  of  the  kin^  of  Asshur. 
 
 1^ '  Do  not  hearken  unto  Hezekiah,  for  thus 
 said  the  king  of  Asshur,  Make  ye  with  me  a 
 441 
 
Sennnchmb's  mesmgp. 
 
 XXXVI.  17.— ISAIAH.— XXXVII.  29. 
 
 Spnnadierih  thrratened. 
 
 blcssiiit^,  and  come  out  unto  me,  and  eat  ye 
 eacli  of  liis  vine,  and  each  of  his  fig-tree, 
 and  drink  ye  each  the  waters  of  liis  own 
 well,  '^  till  ray  CO  mi  ny  in,  and  I  have  taken 
 you  unto  a  land  like  your  own  land,  a  land 
 of  com  and  wine,  a  land  of  bread  and  vine- 
 yards; Idlest  Hezekiah  doth  persuade  you, 
 saying,  Jehovah  doth  deliver  iis. 
 
 Have  the  gods  of  the  nations  delivered 
 each  his  land  out  of  the  hand  of  the  king  of 
 Asshur?  IS  Where  ai-e  the  gods  of  Haraath 
 and  Arpad?  Where  the  gods  of  Sepharvaim, 
 that  they  have  delivered  Samaria  out  of  my 
 hand?  ™Wlio  among  all  the  gods  of  these 
 lands  are  they  who  have  delivered  their  laud 
 out  of  my  hand,  that  Jehovah  doth  deliver 
 Jerus.alem  out  of  my  hand?' 
 
 "'  And  they  kee]i  silent,  and  have  not  an- 
 swered liim  a  word,  for  a  command  of  the 
 king  is,  saying,  '  Do  uot  answer  him.' 
 
 '^And  Eliakim  son  of  Hilkiah,  who  is  over 
 the  house,  cometh  in,  and  Shebna  the  scribe, 
 and  Joah  son  of  Asai)li,  the  remcmlirancer, 
 unto  Hezekiah  with  rent  garments,  and  they 
 declare  to  him  the  words  of  Rabshakeh. 
 
 XXXVII.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the 
 kiug  Hezekiah's  liearing,  that  he  rendethiiis 
 garments,  and  covereth  himself  with  sack- 
 cloth, and  entereth  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 "  and  sendeth  Eliakim,  who  is  over  the  house, 
 and  Shebna  the  scribe,  and  the  elders  of  the 
 priests,  covering  themselves  with  sackcloth, 
 unto  Isaiah  son  of  Amoz  the  prophet,  ^  and 
 they  say  unto  him,  '  Thns  said  Hezekiah,  A 
 day  of  distress,  and  rebuke,  and  despising, 
 is  this  day ;  for  come  have  sons  unto  the  birth, 
 aud  power  there  is  not  to  bear. 
 
 *  '  It  may  be  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  hear  the 
 words  of  Rabshakeh  with  which  the  king  of 
 Asshur  his  lord  hath  sent  him  to  reproach 
 the  living  God,  and  hath  decided  concerning 
 the  words  that  Jehovah  thy  God  hath  heard, 
 and  thou  hast  lifted  up  prayer  for  the  rem- 
 nant that  is  found.' 
 
 "  And  the  servants  of  king  Hezekiah  come 
 in  unto  Isaiah,  "  and  Isaiah  saith  \into  them, 
 '  Thus  do  ye  say  \mto  your  lord,  Tlius  said 
 Jehovah,  Be  not  afraid  because  of  the  words 
 tliat  thou  hast  heard,  with  which  the  servants 
 of  the  king  of  Asshiu-  have  reviled  Me.  ''  Lo, 
 I  am  giving  in  him  a  spirit,  and  he  hath  heard 
 a  report,  and  hath  turned  back  xmto  his  land, 
 and  I  have  caused  him  to  fall  by  the  sword  iu 
 liis  land.' 
 
 "  And  Rabshakeh  turneth  baclt  and  findeth 
 the  kiug  of  Asshur  fighting  against  Libnah, 
 for  lie  hath  heard  that  he  hath  journeyed  from 
 Lacliish. 
 
 "  And  he  hearcth  concerning  Tirhakah  king 
 of  Gush,  sa3an^,  'He  hath  come  out  to  fight 
 with  thee;'  and  he  hearcth,  and  sendeth  mes- 
 sengers unto  Hezekiah,  saying,  ^"'Thus  do  ye 
 speak  unto  Hezekiah  king  or  Judali,  saying. 
 Let  not  tliy  (iod  lift  thee  up  iu  wliom  tliou 
 art  trusting,  saying,  Jerusalem  is  not  given 
 into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Asshur.  ''  Lo, 
 tliou  ha.st  heard  that  which  the  kings  of  As- 
 shur have  done  to  all  the  lands-— to  devote 
 them— and  thou  art  delivered!  '"Did  the 
 jjods  of  tlie  nations  deliver  them  Avliom  my 
 442 
 
 fathers  destroyed  -Gozan,  and  llaran,  .and 
 Rezeph,  and  the  sons  of  Eilen,  who  are  in 
 Telassar?  '^  Where  is  tlie  king  of  Hamath, 
 and  the  king  of  Arpad,  and  the  king  of  the 
 city  of  Sepharvaim,  Hena,  and  Iv\'ah?' 
 
 '*  And  Hezekiah  taketh  the  letters  out  of 
 the  hand  of  the  messengers,  and  readeth  them, 
 and  Hezekiah  goeth  up  to  tlie  house  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  Hezekiah  spreadeth  it  before 
 Jehovah. 
 
 '^  Aud  Hezekiah  prayeth  unto  Jehovah, 
 saying,  -^ '  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel, 
 inhabiting  the  cherubs,  Thoii  art  God  Him- 
 self—Tliyself  alone— to  all  kingdoms  of  the 
 earth.  Thou  hast  made  the  heavens  and  the 
 earth.  '^  Incline,  0  Jehovah,  Thine  ear,  and 
 hear;  open,  0  Jehovah,  Thine  eyes  and  see; 
 aud  liear  Thou  all  the  words  of  Sennacherib 
 that  he  hatli  sent  to  reproach  the  living  God. 
 
 18  '  Truly,  0  Jehovah,  kings  of  Asshur  have 
 laid  waste  all  the  lands  and  their  land,  '"so 
 as  to  put  their  gods  into  fire — for  they  are  no 
 gods,  but  work  of  the  hands  of  man,  wood 
 and  stone — and  they  destroy  them.  -"  And 
 now,  Jehovah  our  God,  save  us  from  his  hand, 
 and  all  kingdoms  of  the  eartli  do  know  that 
 Thou  a7-t  Jehovah,  Thyself  alone.' 
 
 ■■''And  Isaiah  son  of  Amoz  sendeth  unto 
 Hezekiah,  saying,  '  Thus  said  Jehovah,  God 
 of  Israel,  That  wnich  thou  hast  prayed  unto 
 me  concerning  Sennacherib  king  of  Asshur — 
 "'-  tliis  is  the  word  that  Jehovah  spake  con- 
 cerning him: 
 
 Trampled  on  thee,  laughed  at  thee. 
 
 Hath  the  virgin  daughter  of  Zion, 
 
 Behind  thee  shaken  the    head    hatli  tha 
 daughter  of  Jerusalem. 
 "^  Whom  hast  thou  reproached  and  reviled  ? 
 
 And  against  whom  lifted  up  the  voice  ? 
 
 Yea,  thou  dost  lift  up  on  high  thine  eyes 
 
 Against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 
 "^  By  the  hand  of  thy  servants 
 
 Tuou  hast  reviled  the  Lord,  and  sayest: 
 
 In  the  multitude  of  my  chariots 
 
 I  have  come  up  to  a  high  place  of  liills. 
 
 The  sides  of  Lebanon, 
 
 A  nd  I  cut  down  the  heiglit  of  its  cedars, 
 
 The  choice  of  its  firs. 
 
 And  I  enter  the  liigh  place  of  its  extremity, 
 
 The  forest  of  its  Carmel. 
 -^  I — I  have  dug  and  drunk  waters. 
 
 And  I  dry  up  with  the  sole  of  my  steps 
 
 All  Hoods  of  a  bulwark. 
 -"  Hast  thou  not  heard  from  afar? — it  I  did, 
 
 l^'rom  days  of  old — tJiat  I  formed  it. 
 
 Now,  I  have  brought  it  in. 
 
 And  it  is  to  make  desolate, 
 
 Ruinous  heaps— fenced  cities, 
 -'  And  tlieir  inhabitants  are  feeble-handod, 
 
 Tliey  were  broken  down,  and  are  dried  up. 
 
 They  have  been  the  herb  of  tlie  field, 
 
 Ancl  the  greenness  of  the  tender  grass. 
 
 Grass  of  the  roofs. 
 
 And  blasted  corn,  before  it  hath  risen  up. 
 "''  Aud  thy  sitting  down,  and  thy  going  out. 
 
 And  thy  coming  in,  I  have  known, 
 
 And  thy  anger  towards  Me. 
 -^  Because  of  tliy  anger  tosv.ards  Me, 
 
 And  thy  noise — it  came  up  into  Mine  earn, 
 
 I  liavn  i)ut  My  liook  in  thy  nose. 
 
 And  My  bridle  in  thy  lips. 
 
Sennacherib's  army  smitten,     xxxvii.  30.  — ISAIAH. — xxxix.  5. 
 
 TTczeMaKs  siehnesa. 
 
 And  I  have  caused  thee  to  turn  back 
 In  the  way  ia  which  thou  earnest. 
 
 *"  — And  this  to  thee  is  the  sign, 
 Food  of  the  year  is  self-sown  grain, 
 And  in  the  second  year  the  spontaneous 
 
 growth, 
 And  in  tne  third  year,  sow  ye  and  reap. 
 And  plant  vineyards,  and  eat  their  fruit. 
 
 "  And  it  hath  continued — the  escaped 
 
 Of  the  house  of  Judah  that  hath  been  left — 
 
 To  take  root  beneath. 
 
 And  it  hath  made  fruit  upward. 
 
 ^  For  from  Jerusalem  goeth  forth  a  remnant, 
 And  an  escape  from  mount  Zion, 
 The  zeal  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts  doth  this. 
 
 ^      Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Concerning  the  king  of  Asshur  : 
 He  doth  not  come  in  unto  this  city. 
 Nor  doth  he  shoot  there  an  arrow, 
 Nor  doth  he  come  before  it  tcith  shield, 
 Nor  doth  he  pour  out  against  it  a  mount. 
 
 '^  Intthe  way  that  he  came,  mitheturnethhack. 
 And  unto  this  city  he  doth  not  come  in, 
 An  afiirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 ^  And  I  have  covered  over  this  city, 
 To  save  it,  for  Mine  own  sake, 
 And  for  the  sake  of  David  My  servant.' 
 •***  And  a  messenger  of  Jehovah  goeth  out, 
 
 and  smiteth  in  the  camp  of  Asshur  a  hundred 
 
 and  eighty  and  five  thoiisand;  and  men  rise 
 
 early  in  the  morning,   and  lo,  all  of  them  are 
 
 dead  corpses. 
 ^  And  journey,  and  go,  and  turn  back  doth 
 
 Sennacherib  king  of  Asshiu-,  and  dweUeth  in 
 
 Nineveh,    ^s^^fj.  it  cometh  to  pass,  he  is 
 
 bowing  himself  in  the  house  of  Nisroch  his 
 
 fod,  and  Adrammelech  and  Sharezer  his  sons 
 ave  smitten  him  with  the  sword,  and  they 
 have  escaped  to  the  land  of  Ararat,  andEsar- 
 Haddon  his  gon  reigneth  in  his  stead. 
 
 XXXVni.  iIN  those  days  hath  Hezekiah 
 been  sick  unto  death,  and  come  in  unto  him 
 doth  Isaiah  son  of  Amoz,  the  prophet,  and 
 saith  unto  him,  '  Thus  said  Jehovah :  Give 
 a  charge  to  thy  house,  for  thou  art  dying, 
 and  dost  not  live.' 
 
 ^And  Hezekiah  turneth  round  his  face 
 unto  the  wall,  and  prayeth  unto  Jehovah, 
 
 *  and  saith,  '  I  pray  thee,  fO  Jehovah,  re- 
 member, I  pray  Thee,  how  I  have  walked 
 habitually  before  Thee  in  truth,  and  with  a 
 perfect  heart,  and  that  which  is  ^jood  in  thine 
 eyes  I  have  done; '  and  Hezekiah  weepeth — 
 a  great  weeping. 
 
 ••And  a  word  of  Jehovah  is  unto  Isaiah, 
 saying,  ^Go,  and  thou  hasfsaid  to  Hezekiah, 
 Thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  David  thy  father, 
 '  I  have  heard  thy  prayer,  I  have  seen  thy 
 tear,  lo,  1  am  adding  to  thy  days  fifteen  years, 
 
 *  and  out  of  the  iiand  of  the  king  of  Asshur 
 I  deliver  thee  and  this  city,  and  have  covered 
 over  this  city.  ^  And  this  is  to  thee  the  sign 
 from  Jehovah,  that  Jehovah  doth  this  thing 
 that  He  hath  spoken.  ^  Lo,  I  am  bringing 
 back  the  shadow  of  the  degrees  that  it  hath 
 gone  down  on  the  degrees  of  Ahaz,  by  the 
 sun,  backward  ten  degrees:'  and  the  sun 
 turneth  back  ten  degrees  in  the  degrees  tliat 
 it  had  gone  down. 
 
 *  A   writing  of  Hezekiah  king  o£  Judah 
 
 concerning  his  being  sick,  when  lie  reviveth 
 
 from  his  sickness : 
 
 10  '  I — J  ^^[^  jjj  ^;jjg  cutting  off  of  my  days, 
 
 I  go  in  to  the  gates  of  Sheol, 
 
 I  have  numbered  the  remnant  of  mine  years. 
 1-  I  said,  I  do  not  see  Jah— Jah ! 
 
 In  the  land  of  the  living, 
 
 I  do  not  behold  man  any  more. 
 
 With  the  inhabitants  of  the  world. 
 '^  My  sojourning  hath  departed,  [tent, 
 
 And  been  removed  from  me  as  a  shepherd's 
 
 I  have  drawn  together,  as  a  weaver,  my  life. 
 
 By  weakness  it  cutteth  me  off, 
 
 From  day  unto  night  Thou  dost  end  me. 
 1^  1  have  set  Him  till  morning  as  a  lion, 
 
 So  doth  He  break  all  my  bones. 
 
 From  day  unto  night  Thou  dost  end  me. 
 1*  As  a  crane — a  swallow — so  I  chatter, 
 
 1  mourn  as  a  dove, 
 
 Drawn  up  have  been  mine  eyes  on  high, 
 
 0  Jehovah,  oppression  is  on  me,be  my  surety. 
 15  —What  do  I  say?  seeing  He  said  to  me. 
 
 And  He  Himself  hath  wrought, 
 
 1  go  softly  all  my  years  for  the  bitterness 
 of  my  souL 
 
 "■  Lord,  by  these  do  mew  live, 
 
 And  by  all  in  them  is  the  life  of  my  spirit, 
 
 And  Thou  savest  me,  make  me  also  to  live, 
 1^  Lo,  to  peace  He  changed  for  me  bitterness, 
 
 And  Thou  hast  delighted  in  my  soul  Avith 
 out  corruption,  [my  sins 
 
 For  Thou  hast  cast  behind  Thy  back  all 
 1^  For  Sheol  doth  not  confess  Thee, 
 
 Death  doth  not  praise  Thee,      [Thy  truth. 
 
 Those  going  down  to  the  pit  hope  not  foj 
 ^^  The  living,  the  living,  he  d!bth  confess  Thee. 
 ^^  Like  myself  to-day — a  father  to  sons 
 
 Doth  make  known  of  Thy  faithfulness, 
 
 0  Jehovah — ^to  save  me : 
 
 And  my  songs  we  sing  all  days  of  our  lives 
 
 In  the  house  of  Jehovah.' 
 
 -1  And  Isaiah  saith,  '  Let  them  take  a  bunch 
 of  figs,  and  plaster  over  the  ulcer,  and  he 
 liveth.'  And  Hezekiah  saith,  'What  is  the 
 sign  that  I  go  up  to  the  house  of  Jehovah  V 
 
 XXXIX.  lAT  that  time  hath  Merodach- 
 Baladan,  son  of  Baladan,  king  of  Babylon, 
 sent  letters  and  a  present  imto  Hezekiah,  when 
 he  heareth  that  he  hath  been  sick,  and  is  be- 
 come strong.  ^  And  Hezekiah  rejoiceth  over 
 them,  and  sheweththemthe  house  of  his  spices, 
 the  silver,  and  the  gold,  and  the  spices,  and  the 
 good  ointment,  and  all  the  house  of  his  vessels, 
 and  all  that  hath  been  found  in  his  treasures ; 
 there  hath  not  been  a  thing  in  his  house,  and 
 in  all  his  dominion,  that  Hezekiah  hath  not 
 shewed  them. 
 
 ^And  Isaiah  the  prophet  cometh  in  unto 
 king  Hezekiah,  and  saith  unto  him,  '  What 
 said  these  men  ?  and  whence  come  they  imto 
 thee?'  And  Hezekiah  saith,  'From  a  land 
 afar  oflp  they  have  come  unto  me — from  Baby- 
 lon.' *  And  he  saith,  '  What  saw  they  in  thy 
 house?'  and  Hezekiah  saith,  'AH  that  is  in 
 my  house  they  saw;  there  hath  not  been  a 
 thing  that  I  have  not  shewed  them  among  my 
 treasures.' 
 
 '  And  Isaiah  saith  unto  Hezekiah,  '  Hear  a 
 word  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts :    ^  Lo,   days  are 
 coming,  and  borne  hath  been  all  that  is  in  thy 
 443 
 
Comfort  offered. 
 
 xxxTX.  fi.— ISATAH.— XLi.  4. 
 
 Folly  ofidoJA 
 
 house,  and  tliat  thy  fatliors  have  treasured  up 
 till  this  day,  to  Babylon ;  tlicrc  is  not  left  a 
 thing,  said  Jehovah;  "and  of  thy  sons  who 
 come  forth  from  thee,  whom  thou  be^ettest, 
 they  take,  and  they  have  been  eunucns  in  a 
 palace  of  the  king  of  Babylon.' 
 
 *  And  Hezekiah  saith  unto  Isaiah,  '  Good  is 
 the  word  of  Jehovah  that  thou  hast  spoken ; ' 
 and  he  saith,  'Because  thire  is  peace  and 
 truth  in  my  days.' 
 
 XL.  1  COMFORT  ye,  comfort  ye.  My  people, 
 saith  your  God.  [to  her. 
 
 *  Speak  to  the  heart  of  Jerusalem,  and  call 
 That  her  warfare  hath  been  comiileted, 
 That  accepted  hath  been  her  punishment, 
 That  she  liath  received  from  the  hand  of 
 Double  for  all  her  sins.  [Jehovah 
 
 '      A  voice  is  crying — in  a  wilderness — 
 Prepare  ye  the  way  of  Jeliovah, 
 Make  straight  in  a  desert  a  highway  to  our 
 
 *  Every  valley  is  raised  up,  [God. 
 And  every  mountain  and  hill  become  low. 
 And  the  crooked  place  hath  become  a  plain. 
 And  the  entangled  places  a  valley. 
 
 '  And  revealed  hath  been  the  honour  of  Je- 
 And  seen  it  have  all  flesli  together,  [hovah. 
 For  the  mouth  of  Jehovah  hath  spoken. 
 
 **      A  voice  is  saying,  '  Call,' 
 And  he  said,  'What  do  I  call?' 
 All  flesh  is  grass,  and  all  its  goodliness  is 
 As  a  flower  of  the  fiold : 
 
 ^  Withered  hath  grass,  faded  the  flower. 
 For  the  Spirit  of  Jehovah  blew  upon  it. 
 Surely  the  people  is  grass  ; 
 
 •*  Withered  hath  grass,  faded  the  flower, 
 But  a  word  of  our  God  risetli  for  ever. 
 
 *  On  a  high  mountain  get  thee  up,  0  Zion, 
 Proclaiming  tidings,  [proclaiming  tidings, 
 Lift  up  with  power  thy  voice,  0  Jerusalem, 
 Lift  up,  fear  not,  say  to  cities  of  Judah, 
 
 '  Lo,  your  God.' 
 '"  Lo,  theLord  Jehovah  with  strength  Cometh, 
 
 And  His  arm  is  ruling  for  Him, 
 
 Lo,  His  hire  is  with  Him,  and  His  wage 
 before  Him. 
 "  As  a  shepherd  His  flock  He  feedeth, 
 
 With  His  arm  He  gathereth  lambs, 
 
 And  in  His  bosom  He  carrieth  them: 
 
 Suckling  ones  He  leadeth. 
 '-     Who  hath  measured  in  the  hollow  of  his 
 hand  the  waters? 
 
 And  the  heavens  by  a  span  hath  meted  out. 
 
 And  comprehended  in  a  measure  the  dust 
 of  the  earth. 
 
 And  hath  weighed  in  scales  the  mountains. 
 
 And  the  hills  in  a  balance? 
 "  Who  hath  meted  out  the  Spirit  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And,  beinc;  His  counsellor,  doth  teach  Him  ! 
 '*  With  whom  consulted  He, 
 
 That  he  causeth  Him  to  understand? 
 
 And  teacheth  Him  iu  the  path  of  judgment. 
 
 And  teacheth  Him  knowledge? 
 
 And  the  way   of    understanding    causeth 
 Him  to  know  ? 
 "*  Lo,  nations  as  a  drop  from  a  bucket, 
 
 And  as  small  dust  of  the  balance,  have 
 been  reckoned, 
 
 Lo,  isles  as  a  small  thing  He  takcth  u]i. 
 *•  And  Lebanon  is  not  sufiicicnt  to  burn, 
 
 ^or  its  beasts  sufficient  for  a  burnt-ofreriug. 
 444 
 
 '"  All  the  nations  are  as  nothing  before  Him, 
 Less  tlian  nothing  and  emptiness, 
 'I'hey  have  been  reckoned  to  Him. 
 
 13  And  unto  whom  do  ye  liken  God, 
 And  what  likeness  do  ye  compare  to  Him? 
 
 ^"  The  graven  image  poured  out  hath  a  artizau, 
 And  a  refiner  with  gold  spreadeth  it  over, 
 And  chains  of  silver  he  is  refining. 
 
 -"  He  who  is  poor  by  heave-oflerings. 
 A  tree  not  rotten  doth  choose, 
 A  skilful  artizan  he  seeketh  for  it, 
 To  establish  a  graven  image — not  moved. 
 
 -1  Do  ye  not  know — do  ye  not  hear? 
 Hath  it  not  ])een  declared  from  the  first  to 
 Have  ye  not  imderstood  [yon? 
 
 Frovi  the  foundations  of  the  earth  ? 
 
 "  He  who  is  sitting  on  the  circle  of  the  earth, 
 And  its  inhabitants  are  as  grasshoppers. 
 He  who  is  stretching  out  as  a  thin  thing  the 
 
 heavens, 
 And  spreadeth  them  as  a  tent  to  dwell  in. 
 
 -^  He  who  is  making  princes  become  nothing, 
 Judges  of  earth  as  emptiness  hath  made  ; 
 
 ^  Yea,  they  have  not  been  planted. 
 Yea,  they  have  not  been  sown,  [stock. 
 
 Yea,  not  taking  root  in  the  earth  is  their 
 And  also  He  hath  blown  upon  them,   and 
 they  wither,  [away. 
 
 And  a  whirlwind  as  stubble  taketh  thei» 
 
 -^  And  unto  whom  do  ye  liken  Me, 
 And  am  I  equal  ?  saith  the  Holy  One. 
 
 "^^  Lift  up  on  high  your  eyes, 
 And  see — who  hath  prepared  these  ? 
 He  who  is  bringing  out  by  number  thei» 
 To  all  of  them  by  name  He  calleth,  [liost, 
 By  abundance  of  strength  [iug- 
 
 (And  he  is  strong  in  power)  not  one  is  lack- 
 
 -''     Why  sayest  thou,  0  Jacob?  and  speakest 
 thou,  0  Israel  ? 
 '  My  way  hath  been  hid  from  Jehovah, 
 AudfrommyGodmyjudgmentpassethover.' 
 
 -^  Hastthou  not  known  ?  hast  thou  not  beard' 
 The  God  of  the  age— Jehovah, 
 Preparer  of  the  ends  of  the  earth. 
 Is  not  wearied  nor  fatigued. 
 There  is  no  searching  of  His  understanding. 
 
 ^  He  is  giving  power  to  the  weary. 
 And  to  those  not  strongHeincreaseth  might. 
 
 ^^  Even  youths  are  wearied  and  fatigued. 
 And  young  men  utterly  stumble, 
 
 '"  But  those  ex])ecting  Jehovah  pass  to  power. 
 They  raise  up  the  pinion  as  eagles, 
 They  run  and  are  not  fatigued. 
 They  go  on  and  do  not  faint! 
 
 XLI.  I  KEEP  silent  towards  Me,  0  isles. 
 And  the  peoples  pass  on  to  power. 
 They  come  nigh,  then  they  speak, 
 '  Together — to  judgment  we  draw  near.' 
 
 -  Who  stirred  up  from  the  east  .a  righteous 
 He  calleth  him  to  His  foot,  [one  ? 
 
 He  giveth  before  liim  nations. 
 And  kings  He  causetli  him  to  rule. 
 He  givetli  them  as  dust  to  his  sword, 
 As  driven  .stubble  to  his  bow. 
 
 ^  Hepursuctlitlicm,  hepassethover  in  safety 
 Ajiath  with  liis  feet  he  entereth  not. 
 
 "  Wlio  liath  wrought  and  done, 
 ( 'ailing  tlie  gpiicrations  from  tlie  iirst? 
 i,  Jiliovali,  tlie  first,  and  with  the  last  I 
 am  He, 
 
OocHs  protection  oj  Israel 
 
 XLi.  5.— ISAIAE.— XLiL  IS 
 
 Jehovah's  servant. 
 
 *  Seen  have  isles  and  fear,  ends  of  the  earth 
 
 tremble, 
 They  have  drawn  near,  yea,  they  come. 
 
 •  Each  his  neighbour  they  help, 
 
 And  to  his  brother  he  saith,  '  Be  strong.' 
 
 7  And  strengthen  doth  an  artizan  the  refiner, 
 A  smoother  with  a  hammer. 
 Him  who  is  beating  on  an  anvil, 
 Saying,  '  For  joining  it  is  good,' 
 And  fie  strengtheneth  it  with  nails,  it  is 
 not  moved ! 
 
 ^  — And  thou,  0  Israel,  My  servant, 
 Jacob,  whom  I  have  chosen. 
 Seed  of  Abraham,  My  lover, 
 
 '  Whom  I  have  taken  hold  of,  from  the  ends 
 of  the  earth, 
 And  from  its  near  places  I  have  called  tliee. 
 And  I  say  to  thee,  My  servant  Thou  art, 
 I  have  chosen  thee,  and  not  rejected  thee. 
 
 10  Be  not  afraid,  for  with  thee  I  a77i, 
 Look  not  around,  for  I  am  thy  God, 
 I  have  strengthened  thee, 
 Yea,  I  have  helped  thee,  yea,  I  upheld  thee, 
 With  the  right  hand  of  My  righteousness. 
 
 "  Lo,  all  those  displeased  with  thee, 
 They  are  ashamed  and  blush, 
 They  are  as  nothing,  yea,  perish 
 Do  the  men  who  strive  with  thee. 
 
 '*  Thou  seekest  them,  and  findest  them  not. 
 The  men  who  debate  with  thee. 
 They  are  as  nothing,  yea,  as  nothing. 
 The  men  who  war  with  thee. 
 
 13  For  I,  Jehovah  thy  God, 
 Am  strengthening  thy  right  hand. 
 He  who  is  saying  to  thee,  '  Fear  not,  I  have 
 helped  thee.' 
 
 "      Fear  not,  0  worm  Jacob,  ye  men  of  Israel, 
 I  helped  thee,  an  affirmation  of  Jeho'^^ah, 
 Even  thy  redeemer,  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 
 
 1'  Lo,  I  have  set  thee  for  a  new  sharp  thresh- 
 ing instriiment. 
 Possessing  teeth,  thoii  threshest  mountains. 
 And  beatest  small,  and  hills  as  chaff  thou 
 makest.  [them  up, 
 
 1^  Thou  winnowest  them,  and  a  wind  lifteth 
 And  a  whirlwind  scattereth  them. 
 And  thou — thou  reioicest  in  Jehovah, 
 In  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  dost  boast  thyself. 
 
 I''     The  poor  and  the  needy  are  seeking  water, 
 And  there  is  none. 
 Their  tongue  with  thirst  hath  failed, 
 I,  Jehovah  do  answer  them. 
 The  God  of  Israel— I  forsake  them  not. 
 
 ''  I  open  on  high  places  rivers. 
 And  in  midst  of  valleys  fountains, 
 I  make  a  wilderness  become  a  pond  of  water. 
 And  a  dry  land  become  springs  of  water. 
 
 1*  I  give  in  a  wilderness  the  ced.ir, 
 Shittah,  and  myrtle,  and  oil-tree, 
 I  set  in  a  desert  the  fir  pine  and  box-wood 
 
 *"  So  that  they  see,  and  know,  [together. 
 
 And  regard,  and  act  wisely  together. 
 For  the  hand  of  Jehovah  hath  done  this. 
 And  the  Holy  One  of  Israel  liath  prepared 
 
 *'      Bring  near  your  cause,  saith  Jehovah,  [it. 
 
 Bring  nigh  your  mighty  ones,  saith  the  king 
 
 of  Jacob.  [which  doth  happen, 
 
 "  They  bring  nigh,   and  declare  to  tis  that 
 The  first  things — what  they  a7r  declare  ye. 
 And  we  set  our  heart,  and  know  their  lat- 
 ter end, 
 
 Or  the  coming  things  cause  us  to  hear 
 
 "3  Declare  the  things  that  are  coming  hereafter, 
 And  we  know  that  ye  a?T  gods. 
 Yea,  ye  may  do  good  or  do  evil. 
 And  we  look  aroimd  and  see  it  together. 
 
 "■*  Lo,  ye  are  of  nothing,  and  your  work  of 
 An  abomination — it  fixeth  on  you.  [nought, 
 
 "'  I  have  stirred  up  one  from  the  north, 
 And  he  cometh,  [My  name, 
 
 From  the  rising  of  the  sun  he  calleth  in 
 And  he  cometh  in  on  prefects  as  on  clay, 
 And  as  a  potter  treadeth  down  mire. 
 
 ^'5  Wlio  hath  declared  from  the  first,  and  we 
 And  beforetime,  and  we  say,  [know? 
 
 '  Righteous  ?'  j^ea,  there  is  none  declaring, 
 Yea,  there  is  none  proclaiming. 
 Yea,  there  is  none  hearing  your  sayings. 
 
 -''  First  to  Zion,  Behold,  behold  them. 
 And  to  Jerusalem  one  proclaiming  tidings  J 
 
 ^8  And  I  see  that  there  is  no  man,  [give, 
 
 Yea,  of  these  that  there  is  no  coimsellor, 
 And  I  ask  them,  and  they  return  word : 
 
 2'  '  Lo,  all  of  them  are  vanity. 
 Nought  are  their  works. 
 Wind  and  emptiness  their  molten  images!' 
 
 XLIL  1  LO,  My  servant,  I  take  hold  on  him, 
 My  chosen  one — My  soul  hath  accepted, 
 I  have  put  My  Spirit  upon  him. 
 Judgment  to  nations  he  bringeth  forth. 
 
 2  He  doth  not  cry,  nor  lift  up. 
 
 Nor  cause  his  voice  to  be  heard,  in  the  street, 
 
 3  A  bruised  reed  he  breaketh  not, 
 And  dim  flax  he  quencheth  not. 
 
 To  truth  he  bringeth  forth  judgment. 
 
 *  He  doth  not  become  weak  nor  bruised. 
 Till  he  setteth  judgment  in  the  earth, 
 And_  for  his  law  isles  wait  with  hope. 
 
 ^      Thus  said  God.  Jehovah,  preparing 
 The  heavens,  and  stretching  them  out, 
 Spreading  out  the  earth  and  its  i productions. 
 Giving  breath  to  the  people  on  it. 
 And  spirit  to  those  walking  in  it. 
 
 ^  I,  Jehovah,  did  call  thee  in  righteousness, 
 And  I  lay  hold  on  thy  hand,  and  keep  thee, 
 And  I  give  thee  for  a  covenant  of  a  people. 
 And  a  light  of  nations.  * 
 
 7  To  open  the  eyes  of  the  blind. 
 To  bring  forth  from  prison  the  bound  onej 
 From  the  hoxise  of  restraint  those  sitting  id 
 darkness. 
 
 8 1  am  Jehovah,  this  is  My  name. 
 And  Mine  honour  to  another  I  give  not. 
 Nor  My  praise  to  graven  images. 
 
 ^  The  former  things,  lo,  have  come. 
 And  new  things  I  am  declaring. 
 Before  they  sprin,^  v.p  I  cause  you  to  hear. 
 
 '"      Sing  to  Jehovah  a  new  song. 
 His  praise  from  the  end  of  the  earth. 
 Ye  who  are  going  down  to  the  sea,  and  it» 
 Isles,  and  their  inhabitants.  [fulness, 
 
 11  The  wilderness  and  its  cities  do  lift  up  t/ie 
 The  villages  Kedar  doth  inhabit,        [voice. 
 Sing  do  the  inhabitants  of  Sela, 
 From  the  top  of  mountains  they  cry. 
 
 '"  They  ascribe  to  Jehovah  honour. 
 And  His  praise  in  the  isles  they  declare, 
 
 1'  Jehovah  as  a  mighty  one  goeth  forth. 
 As  a  man  of  war  He  stirreth  up  zeal, 
 He  crietb,  yea.  He  shrieketh,  [mighty. 
 
 Against  His  enemies  He  showeth  Himseli 
 445 
 
Blindness  of  t/ie  Jews. 
 
 xjLii.  14.— iSAI^H.— XLiu.  24 
 
 God's  people  encouraged 
 
 **     I  have  kept  silent  from  of  old, 
 1  keep  sileut,  I  refrain  myself, 
 As  a  travailing  woman  I  cry  out, 
 I  desolate  and  swallow  up  together. 
 
 "  I  make  waste  mountains  and  hills. 
 And  all  their  herbs  I  di-y  up, 
 And  I  have  made  rivers  become  isles. 
 And  ponds  I  dry  up. 
 
 '^  And  I  have  caused  the  blind  to  go, 
 In  a  way  they  have  not  known,  [to  tread, 
 In  paths  they  have  not  known  I  cause  them 
 I  make  a  dark  place  before  them  become 
 And  unlc  veiled  places  become  a  plain,  [light. 
 These  are  the  things  I  have  done  to  them, 
 And  I  have  not  forsaken  them. 
 
 ^'  Removed  backward — utterly  ashamed. 
 Are  those  trusting  in  a  graven  image,  [gods.' 
 Those  saying  to  a  molten  image,  '  Ye  are  our 
 
 '8     Ye  deaf,  hear ;  and  ye  blind,  look  to  see. 
 
 *®  Who  is  blind  but  My  servant? 
 And  deaf  as  My  messenger  I  send  ? 
 Who  is  blind  as  he  who  is  at  peace, 
 Yea,  blind,  as  the  servant  of  Jehovah? 
 
 '°  Seeing  many  things,  and  thou  observest  not. 
 Opening  ears,  and  he  heareth  not. 
 
 *i  Jehovah  hath  delight  for  the  sake  of  His 
 righteousness, 
 He  ma^nifieth  law,  audmaketh  honourable. 
 
 ^  And  this  is  a  people  seized  and  spoiled. 
 Snared  in  holes — all  of  them, 
 And  in  houses  of  restraint  they  were  hid- 
 Thev  have  been  for  a  prey,  [den, 
 
 And  there  is  no  deliverer, 
 A  spoil,  and  none  is  saying,  '  Restore.' 
 
 ^  Who  among  you  giveth  ear  to  this  ? 
 Attendeth,  and  heareth  afterwards. 
 
 '•*  Who  hath  given  Jacob  for  a  spoil. 
 And  Israel  to  the  spoilers? 
 Is  it  not  Jehovah  —  He  against  whom  we 
 sinned?  [to  walk, 
 
 Yea,  they  have  not  been  willing  in  His  ways 
 Nor  have  they  hearkened  to  His  law. 
 
 **  And  He  i)Ouretli  on  him  fury. 
 
 His  anger,  and  the  strength  of  battle, 
 And  it  sctteth  him  on  fire  round  about, 
 And  he  hath  not  known,         [not  to  heart ! 
 And  it  burneth  against  him,  and  he  layeth  it 
 
 XLIII.  ^  AND  now,  thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Tliy  Creator,  0  Jacob,  and  thy  Fashioner, 
 
 0  Israel, 
 Be  not  afraid,  for  I  have  redeemed  thee, 
 I  have  called  on  thy  name — thou  art  Mine. 
 '  When  thou  passcst  into  waters,  I  am  with 
 thee. 
 And  into  floods,  they  do  not  overflow  thee, 
 When  thou  goest  into  tire,  thou  art  not  burnt, 
 And  a  flame  doth  not  burn  against  thee. 
 '  For  I— Jehovah  tliy  God, 
 Tiie  Holy  One  of  Israel,  thy  Saviour, 
 I  have  a])]>ointed  Egyjjt  thine  atonement, 
 Cxish  and  Scl)a  in  thy  stead. 
 
 *  Since  thou  wast  i)recious  in  Mine  eyes, 
 Thou  wast  honoured,  audi  have  loved  tlice. 
 And  I  appoint  men  in  thy  stead, 
 
 And  i)Cople3  instead  of  tliy  life. 
 
 *  Be  not  afraid,  for  1  am  witli  thee, 
 From  the  cast  i  l)iing  in  tliy  seed, 
 And  from  the  west  I  gather  thoc. 
 
 "  I  am  saying  to  the  north,  'Give  uji,' 
 And  U)  the  south,  '  Restrain  not.' 
 446 
 
 Bring  in  My  sons  from  afar. 
 
 And  My  daughters  from  the  end  of  theeai-th. 
 
 ^  Every  one  who  is  called  by  My  name. 
 Even  for  My  honour  I  have  created  him, 
 I  have  formed  him,  yea,  I  have  made  him. 
 
 8  He  brought  out  a  blind  people  who  have  eyes, 
 And  deaf  ones  who  have  ears. 
 
 ^  All  the  nations  have  been  gathered  together, 
 And  the  peoples  are  assembled. 
 Who  among  them  declareth  this. 
 And  former  things  causeth  us  to  hear? 
 They  give  their  witnesses. 
 And  they  are  declared  righteous, 
 And  they  hear  and  say,  '  Truth.' 
 
 ^"  Yeare  My  witnesses,  an  afhrmation  of  Jeho- 
 And  My  servant  whom  I  have  chosen,  [vah, 
 So  that  ye  know  and  give  credence  to  Me, 
 And  understand  that  I  am  He, 
 Before  Me  there  was  no  God  formed, 
 And  after  Me  there  is  none. 
 
 ^1      I — I  ain  Jehovah, 
 And  besides  Me  there  is  no  saviour. 
 
 '*  I— I  declared,  and  saved,  and  proclaimed. 
 And  there  is  no  stranger  with  you. 
 And  ye  are  My  witnesses,  an  aflirmation  of 
 And  I  am,  God.  [Jehovah, 
 
 '3  Even  from  the  day  I  am  He, 
 And  there  is  no  deliverer  from  My  hand, 
 I  work,  and  who  doth  turn  it  back  ? 
 
 1*     Thus  said  Jehovah,  yoiu-  Redeemer, 
 The  Holy  One  of  Israel : 
 '  For  your  sake  1  have  sent  to  Babylon, 
 And  caused  Ijars  to  descend— all  of  them, 
 And  the  Chaldeans,  whose  song  is  in  the 
 
 ■^  I  am  Jehovah,  your  Holy  One,  [shijis. 
 
 Creator  of  Israel,  your  King.' 
 
 ^6     Thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Who  is  giving  in  the  sea  a  way. 
 And  in  the  strong  waters  a  path. 
 
 ^''  Who  is  bringing  forth  chariot  and  horse, 
 A  force,  even  a  strong  one : 
 '  Together  they  lie  down — they  rise  not. 
 They  have  been  extinguished. 
 As  fiax  they  have  been  quenched.' 
 
 18  Remember  not  former  things. 
 And  ancient  things  consider  not. 
 
 ^^  Lo,  I  am  doing  a  new  thing,  now  it  spring- 
 Do  ye  not  know  it?  [eth  up. 
 
 Yea,  I  put  in  a  wilderness  a  way, 
 In  a  desolate  place — floods. 
 
 ""  Honour  me  doth  the  beast  of  the  field. 
 Dragons  and  daughters  of  an  ostrich, 
 For  I  have  given  in  a  wilderness  waters. 
 Floods  in  a  desolate  place. 
 To  give  drink  to  My  people — My  chosen. 
 
 '1  This  pco]ile  I  have  formed  for  Myself, 
 My  praise  they  recount. 
 
 "-  And  Me  thou  tiast  not  called,  0  Jacob, 
 For  thou  hast  been  wearied  of  me,  0  Israel, 
 
 -3  Thou  hast  not  brought  in  to  Me, 
 The  lamb  of  thy  burnt-ofleriugs, 
 And  with  thy  sacrifices  thou  hast  not  hon- 
 oured Me,  [sent, 
 I  have  not  caused  thee  to  serve  with  a  pre- 
 Nor  wearied  thee  with  frankincense. 
 
 ■•*  Thou  liast  not  bought  for  Me  with  money 
 
 sweet  cane,  [filled  Me, 
 
 And  v)ith  the  fat  of  thy  sacrifices  hast  not 
 
 Only — thou  hast  caused  Me  to  serve  with 
 
 thy  sins. 
 Thou  hast  wearied  Me  with  thine  iniquities. 
 
Idolatry  ridiculed. 
 
 XLiii.  25.— ISAIAH.— XL V.  1. 
 
 Ood^s  people  encouraged. 
 
 "  I — I  am  He  who  is  blotting  out 
 Thy  transgressions  for  Mine  own  sake, 
 And  thy  sins  I  do  not  remember,      [gether, 
 
 ^  Cause  me  to  remember — we  are  judged  to- 
 Declare  thou  that  thou  mayest  be  justified. 
 
 ^  Thy  first  father  sinned,  [me, 
 
 And  thine  interpreters  transgressed  against 
 
 ^  And  I  pollute  princes  of  the  sanctuary. 
 And  I  give  Jacob  to  destruction,  and  Israel 
 to  revilings ! 
 
 XLrV,  ^AND  now,  heai-,  0  Jacob,  My  servant, 
 And  Israel,  whom  I  have  fixed  on : 
 
 ^.Thus  said  Jehovah,  thy   Maker,  and  thy 
 From  the  womb  He  doth  help  thee;  [Former, 
 Fear  not,  my  servant  Jacob, 
 And  Jeshurun,  whom  I  have  fixed  on. 
 
 ^  For  I  pour  waters  on  a  thirsty  one. 
 And  floods  on  a  dry  laud, 
 I  pour  My  Spirit  on  thy  seed, 
 And  My  blessing  on  thine  offspring. 
 
 *  And  they  have  sprung  up  as  among  grass, 
 As  willows  by  streams  of  water. 
 
 ^  This  one  saith,  For  Jehovah  I  am. 
 And  this  calleth  himself  hy  the  name  of  Ja- 
 And  this  one  writeth  with  his  hand,       [cob, 
 'For  Jehovah,'  and  by  the  name  of  Israel 
 surnameth  himself. 
 
 "     Thus  said  .lehovah,  king  of  Israel, 
 And  his  Redeemer,  Jehovah  of  Hosts : 
 '  I  am  the  first,  and  I  the  last. 
 And  besides  Me  there  is  no  God. 
 
 ^  And  who  as  I,  doth  call  and  declare  it, 
 And  arrange  it  for  Me, 
 Since  My  placing  the  i)eople  of  antiquity, 
 And  things  that  are  coming. 
 And  those  that  do  come,  declare  they  to  them? 
 
 8  Fear  not,  uor  be  afraid. 
 Have  I  not  from  that  time  caused  thee  to 
 
 hear,  and  declared? 
 And  ye  are  My  witnesses. 
 Is  there  a  God  besides  Me  ?  yea,  there  is  none, 
 A  Rock  I  have  not  known. 
 
 ^  Framers  of  a  graven  image  «?"e  all  of  them 
 emptiness, 
 And  their  desirable  things  do  not  profit. 
 And  their  own  vritnesses  they  are, 
 They  see  not,  nor  know,  that  they  may  be 
 '"  Who  hath  formed  a  god,  [ashamed. 
 
 And  a  molten  imajje  poured  out — not  profit- 
 11  Lo,  all  his  companions  are  ashamed,  [able  ? 
 As  to  artizans — they  a?'e  of  men, 
 All  of  them  gather  together,  they  stand  up. 
 They  fear,  they  are  ashamed  together. 
 '2  He  hath  wrought  iron  u^ifh  an  axe. 
 And  hatli  wr.ouglit  with  coals. 
 Ami  with  hammers  doth  form  it, 
 And  doth  work  it  by  his  powerful  arm. 
 Yea,  he  is  hungry,  and  there  is  no  power. 
 He  dotli  not  drink  water,  and  he  is  wearied. 
 "  He  hath  wrought  xvith  wood. 
 He  hath  stretched  out  a  rule. 
 He  doth  mark  it  out  with  a  line. 
 He  makcth  it  with  carving  tools, 
 And  with  a  compass  he  marketh  it  out, 
 And  maketh  it  according  to  the  form  of  a 
 According  to  the  beauty  of  a  man,       [man. 
 To  remain  in  tiie  house. 
 
 '♦  <  'ntting  down  to  himself  cedars. 
 He  taketli  also  a  cypress,  and  an  oak. 
 And  lie  streugtheueth  it  for  himself 
 
 Among  the  trees  of  a  forest, 
 He  hath  planted  an  ash,  and  the  shower 
 doth  nourish  it. 
 
 15  And  it  hath  been  for  man  to  burn, 
 And  he  takethof  them,  and  becometh  warm. 
 Yea,  he  kindleth  it,  and  hath  baked  bread. 
 Yea,  he  maketh  a  god,  and  boweth  himself, 
 He  hath  made  it  a  graven  image, 
 And  he  falleth  down  to  it. 
 
 1^  Half  of  it  he  hath  burnt  in  the  fire, 
 By  this  half  of  it  he  eateth  flesli. 
 He  roasteth  a  roasting,  and  is  satisfied. 
 Yea,  he  is  warm,  and  saith: 
 'Aha,    I  have  become  warm,  I  have  en- 
 joyed the  light. 
 
 1"  And  its  remnant  for  a  god  he  hath  made— 
 For  his  graven  image. 
 He  falleth  down  to  it,  and  worshippeth. 
 And  prayeth  unto  it,  and  he  saith, 
 '  Deliver  me.  for  my  god  thou  art.'    [stand, 
 
 18  They  have  not  known,  nor  do  they  under- 
 For  He  hath  daubed  their  eyes  from  seeing. 
 Their  heart  from  acting  wisely. 
 
 i-"*  And  uoue  doth  turn  it  back  unto  his  heart. 
 Nor  hath  knowledge  nor  understanding  to 
 '  Half  of  it  I  have  burned  in  the  fire,  [say. 
 Yea,  also,  I  have  baked  bread  over  its  coals, 
 I  roast  flesh  and  I  eat, 
 And  its    remnant    for    an    abomination   I 
 
 make. 
 To  the  stock  of  a  tree  I  fall  down.' 
 
 ^^  Feeding  on  ashes,  the  heart  is  deceived. 
 It  hath  turned  him  aside. 
 And  he  delivereth  not  his  soul,  nor  saith : 
 'Is  there  not  a  lie  in  my  right  hand?' 
 
 21      Remember  these,  0  Jacob,  and  Israel, 
 For  My  servant  thou  art, 
 I  formed  thee,  a  servant  to  Me  thou  art, 
 0  Israel,  thou  dost  not  forget  Me. 
 
 "^  I  have  blotted  out,  as  by  a  thick  cloud. 
 Thy  transgressions. 
 And  as  by  a  cloud  thy  sins. 
 Return  unto  Me,  for  I  have  redeemed  thee. 
 
 '^  Sing,  0  heavens,  for  Jehovah  hath  wrought. 
 Shout,  0  lower  parts  of  earth. 
 Break  forth,  0  mountains,  with  singing, 
 Forest,  and  every  tree  in  it, 
 For  Jehovah  hath  redeemed  Jacob, 
 And  in  Israel  He  doth  beautify  Himself. 
 
 ^*  Thus  said  Jehovah,  thy  redeeuier. 
 And  thy  framer  from  the  womlj : 
 '  I  am  Jehovah,  doing  all  things. 
 Stretching  out  the  heavens  by  Myself, 
 Spreading  out  the  earth — who  is  with  Me! 
 
 "^  Making  void  the  tokens  of  devisers. 
 And  diviners  it  maketh  mad. 
 Turning  the  wise  backward, 
 And  their  knowledge  it  maketh  foolish. 
 
 "^  Confirming  the  word  of  His  servant. 
 The  counsel  of  His  messengers  it  perfecteth, 
 Who  is  saying  of  Jerusalem,  She  is  inha- 
 And  of  cities  of  Judah,  [bited. 
 
 They  shall  be  built,  and  her  wastes  I  raise 
 
 ""  Who  is  saying  to  the  deep,  [up, 
 
 Be  dry,  and  thy  rivers  I  cause  to  dry  up, 
 
 •**  Who  is  saying  of  Cyrus,  My  shepherd. 
 And  all  my  delight  He  doth  perfect, 
 So  as  to  say  of  Jerusalem,  Thou  art  built, 
 And  of  the  temple.  Thou  art  founded. 
 
 XLV.  1  THUS  said  Jehovah. 
 447 
 
prophecies  conceitilng  Cyi"us. 
 
 XLV.  "^.-ISALIH.— XLVi.  10. 
 
 The  divine  dominion. 
 
 To  His  anointed,  to  Cyrus, 
 
 Whose  riglit  liand  I  have  laid  hold  on, 
 
 To  subdue  nations  before  him, 
 
 Yea,  loins  of  kin^s  I  loose, 
 
 To  open  before  him  two-leaved  doors, 
 
 Yea,  gates  are  not  shut :  [straight, 
 
 '  '  I  go  before  thee,  and  crooked  places  make 
 Two-leaved  doors  of  brass  I  shiver. 
 And  bars  of  iron  I  cut  asunder, 
 
 '  And  have  given  to  thee  treasures  of  dark- 
 Even  treasures  of  secret  places,  [ness, 
 So  that  thou  knowest  that  I,  Jehovah, 
 Who  am  calling  on  thy  name — am  the  God  of 
 
 *  For  the  sake  of  my  servant  Jacob,  [Israel. 
 And  of  Israel  My  chosen, 
 
 I  call  also  thee  by  thy  name,  I  surname  thee, 
 
 And  thou  hast  not  known  Me. 
 ^  I  am  Jehovah,  and  there  is  none  else, 
 
 Except  Me  there  is  no  God, 
 
 I  gird  thee,  and  thou  hast  not  known  Me. 
 '  So  that  they  know  from  the  rising  of  the  sun, 
 
 And  from  the  west,  that  there  is  none  be- 
 sides Me, 
 
 I  am  Jehovah,  and  there  is  none  else, 
 '  Forming  light,  and  preparing  darkness, 
 
 Making  peace,  and  preparing  evil, 
 
 I  am,  Jehovah,  doing  all  these  things.' 
 
 *  Drop,  ye  heavens,  from  above. 
 
 And  clouds  do  cause  righteousness  to  flow, 
 Earth  openeth,  and  they  are  fruitful, 
 Salvation  and  righteousness  spring  up  to- 
 I,  Jehovah,  have  prepared  it.  [gether, 
 
 ^  Wo  to  him  who  is  stnving  with  his  Former, 
 (A  potsherd  with  potsherds  of  the  ground!) 
 Doth  clay  say  to  its  Framer,  'What  dost 
 And  thy  work,  'He  hath  no  hands?'  [thou?' 
 
 •"     Wo  to  him  who  is  saying  to  a  father, 
 'What  dost  thou  beget?'  — ; 
 
 Or  to  a  wife,  'What  dost  thou  bring  forth  ? 
 
 •^     Thus  said  Jehovah, 
 The  Holy  One  of  Israel,  and  liis  Former : 
 Ask  Me  of  the  things  coming  concerning 
 
 My  sons. 
 Yea,  concerning  the  work  of  My  hands,  ye 
 command  Me.' 
 
 ^"^  I  made  earth,  and  man  on  it  prei)arcd, 
 I — My  hands  stretched  out  the  heavens. 
 And  all  their  host  I  have  commanded. 
 
 '3 1  have  stirred  him  up  in  righteousness. 
 And  all  his  ways  I  make  straight. 
 He  doth  build  My  city,  and  My  captivity 
 doth  send  out,  [ilosts. 
 
 Not  for  price,  nor  for  bribe,  said  Jehovah  of 
 
 '*  Thus  said  Jehovah,  'The  labour  of  Egypt, 
 And  the  merchandise  of  Gush, 
 And  of  tlie  Sebaim— men  of  measure, 
 Unto  tliee  pass  over,  and  tliiuc  they  arc, 
 After  thee  they  go,  in  fetters  they  i)ass  over, 
 And  unto  thee  they  bow  themselves, 
 Unto  thee  they  pray  :  Only  in  thee  is  God, 
 And  there  is  none  else,  no  ntlier  God. 
 
 1^  Surely  Thou  art  a  God  hiding  Thyself, 
 God  of  Israel— Saviour! 
 
 1"  They  have  been  ashamed. 
 
 And  they  have  even  bluslmd    all  of  tlicni, 
 Togethcrgoneinconfusionhavcthosecarving 
 
 '7  Israel  hatli  been  saved  in  Jcliovali,  [images. 
 A  salvation  agc-during ! 
 Yc  arc  not  ashamed  nor  confounded 
 U'lto  the  ages  of  eternity  ! 
 
 "      For  thus  said  Jehovah,  Creator  of  heaven, 
 448 
 
 He  is  God,  Former  of  earth,  and  its  Maker, 
 He  established  it— not  empty  He  prepared  it, 
 For  inhabiting  He  formed  it: 
 '  I  am  Jehovah,  and  there  is  none  else. 
 
 19  Not  in  secret  have  I  spoken,  in  a  dark  place 
 of  the  earth, 
 I  have  not  said  to  the  seed  of  Jacob, 
 In  vain  seek  ye  Me, 
 I  am  Jehovah,  speaking  righteousness, 
 Declaring  uprigfitness. 
 
 "^  Be  gathered,  and  come  in,  » 
 
 Come  nigh  together,  ye  escaped  of  the  nations, 
 They  have  not  known,  [image. 
 
 Who  are  lifting  up  the  wood  of  their  graven 
 And  praying  unto  a  god  that  saveth  not. 
 
 ^1  Declare  ye,  and  bring  near. 
 Yea,  they  take  counsel  together. 
 Who  hath  proclaimed  this  from  of  old? 
 From  that  time  hath  declared  it? 
 Is  it  not  I — Jehovah  ? 
 And  there  is  no  other  god  besides  Me, 
 A  God  righteous  and  saving,  there  is  none 
 save  Me.  [earth, 
 
 2"  Turn  to  Me,  and  be  saved,  all  ends  of  the 
 For  I  am  God,  and  there  is  none  else. 
 
 ^'^  By  Myself  I  have  sworn,  [hath  a  word. 
 Gone  out  from  my  mouth  in  righteousness 
 And  it  turneth  not  back,  [tongue  swear. 
 That  to  Me,  bow  doth  every  knee,  every 
 
 ^  Only  in  Jehovah,  said  hath  one, 
 Have  I  righteousness  and  strength, 
 Unto  Him  he  cometh  in,  [Him. 
 
 And  ashamed  are  all  those  displeased  with 
 
 -5  In  Jehovah  are  all  the  seed  of  Israel  justi- 
 And  they  boast  themselves.'  [fied, 
 
 XLVI.  1  BOWED  down  hath  Bel,  stooping  is 
 
 Nebo,  [cattle, 
 
 Their  idols  have  been  for  the  beast  and  for 
 
 Your  burdens  are  loaded,  a  burden  to  the 
 
 weary. 
 
 ^  They  have  stooped,  they  have  bowed  to- 
 gether, [burden. 
 They  have  not  been  able  to  deliver  the 
 And  themselves  into  captivity  have  gone. 
 
 3      Hearken  unto  Me,  0  house  of  Jacob, 
 And  all  the  remnant  of  Isi'ael, 
 Who  are  borne  from  the  belly. 
 Who  are  carried  from  the  womb,    [I  carry, 
 
 •*  Even  to  old  age  I  am  He,  and  to  grey  hairs 
 I  made,  and  n>oar,  yea,  1  carry  and  deliver. 
 
 ^  To  whom  do  ye  liken  Me,  and  make  equal? 
 And  compare  Me,  that  we  may  be  like? 
 
 ^  — Tiiey  are  pouring  out  gold  from  a  bag, 
 Aud  silver  on  the  beam  they  weigh. 
 They  hire  a  rcHner,  and  he  raaketh  it  a  god. 
 They  fall  down,  yea,  they  bow  themselves. 
 
 '  They  lift  him  nj)  on  the  shoulder,      [place. 
 They  carry  him,  and  cause  him  to  rest  in  his 
 And  he  standeth,  from  his  place  he  moveth 
 not,  [eth  not, 
 
 Yea,  one  crieth  unto  him,  and  he  auswer- 
 From  his  adversity  he  saveth  him  not. 
 
 ^  Remember  this,  and  shew  yoiu'selves  men. 
 Turn  it  back,  O  transgressors,  to  the  heart. 
 
 ^  Remember  former  things  of  old. 
 For  I  am.  Miglity,  and  there  is  none  else, 
 God — and  there  is  none  like  Me. 
 
 '"  Declaring  from  the  beginning  the  lattereud, 
 And  from  of  old  that  whicli  hath  not  been 
 Saying,  'My  counsel  doth  stand,        [done. 
 
Babylon  threatened. 
 
 XLVi.  11.— ISAIAH.— XLVin.  16. 
 
 Qod  pleads  with  Israel 
 
 And  all  My  delight  1  do.' 
 "  Calling  from  the  oast  a  ravenous  bird, 
 
 From  a  far  land  the  man  of  My  counsel. 
 
 Yea,  I  have  spoken,  yea,  I  bring  it  in, 
 
 I  have  formed  it,  yea,  I  do  it. 
 ^*      Hearken  unto  Me,  ye  mighty  in  heart, 
 
 Who  are  far  from  righteousness. 
 '"^  I  have  brought  near  My  righteousness, 
 
 It  is  not  far  off, 
 
 And  My  salvation — it  doth  not  tarry, 
 
 And  I  have  given  in  Zion  salvation. 
 
 To  Israel  My  glory ! 
 
 XLVII.  ^  COME  down,  and  sit  on  the  dust, 
 0  virgin  daughter  of  Babylon, 
 Sit  on  the  earth,  there  is  uo  throne, 
 0  daughter  of  the  Chaldeans, 
 For  no  more  do  they  cry  to  thee, 
 '  0  tender  and  delicate  one.' 
 
 -  Take  millstones,  and  grind  flour. 
 Remove  thy  veil,  draw  up  the  skirt. 
 Uncover  the  leg,  pass  over  the  floods. 
 
 '  Revealed  is  thy  nakedness,  yea,  seen  is  thy 
 reproach. 
 Vengeance  I  take,  and  I  meet  not  a  man. 
 
 *      Our  redeemer  is  Jeliovah  of  Hosts, 
 His  name  is  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 
 
 °  Sit  silent,  and  go  into  darkness, 
 
 0  daughter  of  the  Chaldeans,      [kingdoms.' 
 For  no  moi-e  do  they  cry  to  thee, '  Mistress  of 
 
 8 1  have  been  wroth  against  My  people, 
 
 1  have  polluted  Mine  inheritance 
 And  I  give  them  into  thy  hand. 
 
 Thou  hast  not  appointed  for  them  mercies. 
 On  the  aged  thou  hast  made  thy  yoke  very 
 
 heavy, 
 '  And  thou  sayest,  '  To  the  age  I  am  mistress,' 
 "While  thou  hast  not  laid  these  things  to 
 
 thy  heart. 
 Thou  hast  not  remembered  the  latter  end  of 
 
 And  now,  hear  this,  0  luxurious  one,  [it. 
 Who  is  sitting  confidently —  [else, 
 
 Who  is  saying  in  her  heart,  'I  am,  and  none 
 I  sit  not  a  widow,  nor  know  bereavement.' 
 "  And  come  in  to  thee  do  these  two  things. 
 In  a  moment,  in  one  day,  childlessness  and 
 
 widowhood,  [upon  thee. 
 
 According  to  their  perfection  they  have  come 
 In  the  miiltitude  of  thy  sorceries. 
 In  the  exceeding  might  of  thy  charms. 
 '"  And  thou  art  confident  in  thy  wickedness. 
 Thou  hast  said,  'There  is  none  seeing  me,' 
 Thy  wisdom  and  thy  knowledge. 
 It  IS  turning  thee  back. 
 And  thou  sayest  in  thy  heart,  '  I  am,  and 
 "  And  come  in  on  thee  hath  evil,  [none  else.' 
 Thou  knowest  not  its  rising. 
 And  fall  on  thee  doth  mischief. 
 Thou  art  not  able  to  pacify  it, 
 And  come  on  thee  suddenly  doth  desolation. 
 Thou  knowest  not. 
 '*  Stand,  I  pray  thee,  in  thy  charms. 
 And  in  the  multitude  of  thy  sorceries. 
 In  which  thou  hast  laboured  from  thy  j'^outh. 
 It  may  be  thou  art  able  to  profit. 
 It  may  be  thou  dost  terrify !    [thy  counsels, 
 '2  Thou  hast  been  wearied  in  the  multitude  of 
 Stand  up,  I  pray  thee,  and  save  thee, 
 Let  the  charmers  of  the  heavens. 
 Those  looking  on  the  stars. 
 Those  teaching  concerning  the  months, 
 
 From  those  things  tliat  come  on  thee! 
 
 ^*  Lo,  they  have  been  as  stubble ! 
 
 Fire  hath  burned  them,  [of  the  fiame. 
 
 They  deliver  not  themselves  from  the  power 
 
 There  is  not  a  coal  to  warm  them,  a  light  to 
 
 sit  before  it.  [hast  laboured, 
 
 '^  So  have  they  been  to  thee  with  whom  thou 
 Thy  merchants  from  thy  youth. 
 Each  to  his  fjassage  they  have  wandered, 
 Thy  saviour  is  not! 
 
 XLVm.  ^HEAR  ye  this,  0  house  of  Jacob, 
 Who  are  called  by  the  name  of  Israel, 
 And  from  the  waters  of  Judah  came  out. 
 Who  are  swearing  by  the  name  of  Jehovali, 
 And  of  the  God  of  Israel  make  mention. 
 Not  in  truth  nor  in  righteousness. 
 
 2  Forfrom  the  Holy  City  they  have  been  called, 
 And  on  the  God  of  Israel  been  supported, 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  His  name. 
 
 *  The  former  things  from  that  time  I  declared, 
 And  from  my  mouth  they  have  gone  forth, 
 And  1  proclaim  them. 
 
 Suddenly  I  have  done,  and  it  cometh. 
 
 *  From  my  knowing  that  thou  art  obstinate. 
 And  a  sinew  of  iron  thy  neck. 
 
 And  thy  forehead  brass, 
 ^  And  I  declare  to  thee  from  that  time. 
 Before  it  cometh  I  liave  caused  thee  to  hear, 
 Lest  thou  say,  '  Mine  idol  hath  done  them, 
 And  my  graven  image, 
 And  my  molten  image  did  command  them. 
 
 *  Thou  hast  heard,  see  the  whole  of  it. 
 And  ye,  do  ye  not  declare?  [this  time) 
 I  have  caused  thee  to  hear  new  things  from 
 And  things  reserved  that  ye  knew  not. 
 
 ^  Now  they  have  been  produced  and  not  from 
 that  time,  [heard  them. 
 
 Yea,   before  the  day,   and  thou  hast  not 
 Lest  thou  say,  'Lo,  I  have  known  them.' 
 
 8  Yea,  thou  hast  not  heard, 
 Yea,  thou  hast  not  known,  [ear, 
 
 Yea,  from  that  time  not  opened  hath  thine 
 For  I  have  known  thou  dealest  treacherously. 
 And  'Transgressor  from  the  belly,' 
 One  is  crying  to  thee. 
 
 3  For  My  name's  sake  I  defer  Mine  anger, 
 And  My  praise  I  restrain  for  thee, 
 
 So  as  not  to  cut  thee  off. 
 '*  Lo,  I  have  refined  thee,  and  not  with  silver, 
 
 I  have  chosen  thee  in  a  furnace  of  affliction. 
 ^1  For  My  sake,  for  Mine  own  sake,  I  do  if. 
 
 For  how  is  it  polluted? 
 
 And  Mine  honour  to  another  I  give  not. 
 1-     Hearken  to  me,  0  Jacob,  and  Israel,  My 
 called  one, 
 
 I  am  He,  I  am  first,  and  I  am  last ; 
 13  Also,  My  hand  hath  founded  earth,     [vens. 
 
 And  My  right  hand  stretched  out  the  hea- 
 
 I  am  calling  unto  them,  they  stand  together. 
 "  Be  gathered  all  of  you,  and  hear. 
 
 Who  among  them  did  declare  these  things! 
 
 Jehovah  hath  loved  him, 
 
 He  doth  His  pleasure  on  Babylon, 
 
 And  His  arm  is  on  the  Chaldeans. 
 '5  i— I  have  spoken,  yea,  I  have  called  him, 
 
 I  have  brought  him  in. 
 
 And  he  hath  made  prosperous  his  way. 
 '^  Come  ye  near  unto  me,  hear  this. 
 
 Not  from  the  beginning  in  secret  sijake  L 
 
 From  the  time  of  its  being,  there  am  I, 
 449 
 
 /^ 
 
rhe  Gentiles  encouraged. 
 
 XLVTii.  17.— TSAIAH.— XLix.  26. 
 
 Promises  of  remevihranee. 
 
 And  now  the  Lord  Jehovah  hath  sent  me, 
 and  His  Sjurit. 
 
 "     Thus  said  Jehovah,  thy  redeemer. 
 The  Holy  One  of  Israel,  [profit, 
 
 'lam  Jehovah  thy  God,  teaching  thee  to 
 Causing  thee  to  tread  in  the  way  thou  goest. 
 
 '*  0  that  thou  hadst  attended  to  My  commands, 
 Then  as  a  river  is  thy  peace. 
 And  thy  righteousness  as  billows  of  the  sea, 
 
 '"  And  as  sand  is  thy  seed, 
 And  the  offspring  of  thy  bowels  as  its  gravel. 
 Not  cut  off  nor  destroyed  his  name  oef ore 
 Me.  [deans, 
 
 -<'      Go  out  from  Babylon,  flee  from  the  Chal- 
 With  a  voice  of  singing  declare. 
 Cause  ye  this  to  be  heard. 
 Bring  it  forth  unto  the  end  of  the  earth, 
 Say,  Redeemed  hath  Jehovah  His  servant 
 Jacob. 
 
 -^  And  they  have  not  thirsted  in  waste  places, 
 
 He  hath  caused  them  to  go  on,  [them, 
 
 Waters  from  a  rock  hehatli  caused  to  flow  to 
 
 Yea,  he  cleaveth  a  rock,  and  flow  do  waters. 
 
 There  is  no  peace,  said   Jehovah,  to  the 
 
 wicked! 
 
 XLIX.  1  HEARKEN,  0  isles,  unto  me. 
 And  attend.  0  peoples,  from  afar, 
 Jehovah  from  the  womb  hath  called  me, 
 From  the  bowels  of  my  mother 
 He  hath  made  mention  of  my  name. 
 
 -  And  he  maketh  my  mouth  as  a  sharp  sword. 
 In  the  shadow  of  His  hand  He  hath  hid  me, 
 And  He  maketh  me  for  a  clear  arrow. 
 In  His  quiver  He  hath  hid  me. 
 
 •^  And  He  saith  to  me,  '  My  servant  Thou  art. 
 In  whom  I  beautify  Myself.'  [0  Israel, 
 
 *  And  I  said,  '  For  a  vain  thing  I  laboured. 
 For  emptiness  and  vanity  my  power  I  con- 
 But  my  judgment  is  with  Jehovah,  [sumed, 
 Aud  my  wage  with  my  God. 
 
 '  *And  now,  said  Jehovah,  who  is  forming 
 me  from  the  belly  for  a  sers'ant  to  Him, 
 To  bring  back  Jacob  unto  Him, 
 (Though  Israel  is  not  gathered, 
 Yet  1  am  honoured  in  the  eyes  of  Jehovah, 
 And  my  God  hath  been  my  strength.) 
 
 |r  And  He  saith,  '  It  hath  been  a  light  thing 
 That  thou  art  to  Me  for  a  servant 
 To  raise  up  the  tribes  of  Jacob, 
 And  the  preserved  of  Israel  to  bring  back. 
 And  I  have  given  thee  for  a  light  of  nations. 
 To  be  My  salvation  unto  the  end  of  the  eartL' 
 
 '     Thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Redeemer  of  Israel,  His  Holy  One, 
 To  the  despised  in  soul, 
 To  the  abominated  of  a  nation. 
 To  the  serv'ant  of  rulers :  _  [worship, 
 
 '  Kings  see,  and  have  risen,  princes,  and 
 For  the  sake  of  Jehovah,  wlio  is  faithful, 
 The  Holy  of  Israel,  and  He  chooseth  thee.' 
 
 '     Thus  said  Jehovah  : 
 '  In  a  time  of  good  pleasure  I  answered  thee, 
 And  in  a  day  of  salvation  I  heljjed  thee 
 And  I  keep  thee,  and  give  thee, 
 For  a  covenant  of  the  i)cople, 
 'I'o  establish  the  earth. 
 To  cause  to  inherit  desolate  inheritances. 
 
 •  To  say  to  the  bound.  Go  out. 
 
 To  those  in  darkness.  Be  uncovered. 
 On  tlie  ways  they  feed, 
 4.7) 
 
 And  in  all  liigh  places  is  their  pasture. 
 '"  They  do  not  hunger,  nor  thirst. 
 
 Nor  smite  them  doth  mirage  and  sun. 
 
 For  He  who  is  pitying  them  doth  lead  them. 
 
 And  by  fountains  of  waters  doth  tend  them. 
 1'  And  I  have  made  all  My  mountains  for  a 
 
 And  My  highways  are  lifted  up.  [way, 
 
 ^^  Lo,  these  from  afar  come  in,  [sea, 
 
 And  lo,  these  from  the  north,  and  from  the 
 
 Ajid  these  from  the  land  of  Sinim. 
 ^^  Sing,  0  heavens,  and  joy,  0  earth. 
 
 And  break  forth,  0  mountains, with  singing. 
 
 For  comfoi-ted  hath  Jehovah  His  people, 
 
 And  His  aiflicted  ones  He  doth  pity. 
 '■*  And  Ziou saith,  'Jehovah  hath  forsaken  me, 
 
 And  my  Lord  hath  forgotten  me.' 
 ^'  Forget  doth  a  woman  her  suckling. 
 
 The  loved  one — the  son  of  her  womb  ? 
 
 Yea,  these  forget — but  I — I  forget  not  thee. 
 '"  Lo,  on  the  palms  of  the  hand  I  have  graven 
 
 Thy  walls  are  before  Me  continually,  [thee, 
 1^  Hastened  have  those  building  thee. 
 
 Those    destroying    thee,    and  laying  thee 
 waste,  go  out  from  thee. 
 ^^  Lift  up  round  about  thine  eyes  and  see, 
 
 AU  of  them  have  been  gathered, 
 
 They  have  come  to  thee. 
 
 I  live,  an  aflirmation  of  Jehovah  ! 
 
 Surely  all  of  them  as  an  ornament  thou 
 puttest  on, 
 
 Aud  thou  bindest  them  on  like  a  bride. 
 1"  Because  thy  wastes,  and  thy  desolate  places, 
 
 And  the  land  of  thy  ruins, 
 
 Surely  now  are  straitened  because  of  in- 
 habitants, [thee. 
 
 And  far  off   have  been  those  consuming 
 ""  Again  do  the  sons  of  thy  bereavement  say 
 m  thine  ears : 
 
 'The  place  is  too  strait  for  me, 
 
 Come  nigh  to  me — and  I  dwell.' 
 '1  And  thou  hast  said  in  thy  heart: 
 
 'Who  hath  begotten  for  me — these? 
 
 And  I  bereaved  and  gloomy, 
 
 A  captive,  and  turned  aside, 
 
 And  these — who  liath  nourished? 
 
 Lo,  I — I  was  left  by  myself,  these — whence 
 --     Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :    [are  they  ? 
 
 '  Lo,  I  lift  up  unto  nations  My  hand. 
 
 And  unto  peoples  I  raise  up  Mine  ensign, 
 
 And  they  have  brought   thy  sons  in  the 
 
 bosom. 
 
 [carried. 
 
 And  thy  daughters  on  the   shoulder  are 
 
 '^  And  kings  have  been  thy  nursing  fathers, 
 And  their  princesses  thy  nursing  mothers ; 
 Face  to  the  earth — they  bow  down  to  thee, 
 And  the  dust  of  thy  feet  they  lick  up, 
 And  thou  hast  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 That  those  exjiecting  Me  are  not  ashamed. 
 
 "'*      Is  prey  taken  from  the  mighty? 
 And  the  captive  of  the  righteous  delivered? 
 
 '-"'  For  thus  said  Jehovah  : 
 
 Even  the  captive  of  the  mighty  is  taken, 
 And  the  prey  of  the  terrible  is  delivered. 
 And  with  thy  striver  I  strive,  and  thy  sons 
 I  save. 
 
 **  And  I  have  caused  thine  oppressors  to  eat 
 their  own  flesh,  [blood. 
 
 And  as   new  wine    they  drink   their  owu 
 Aud  known  ha^c  all  flesh  that  1,  Jehovah, 
 Tliy  saviour,  and  thy  redeemer, 
 A m  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob! ' 
 
Deliverance  to  Zion. 
 
 1.  1.— ISAIAH. -LI.  21. 
 
 OocCs  people  encouraged. 
 
 L.  1  THUS  said  Jehovcah  : 
 'Wliere  is  this— the  bill  of  your  mother's 
 Whom  I  sent  away?  [divorce, 
 
 Or  to  which  of  My  creditors  have  I  sold  you? 
 Lo,  for  yoitr  iniquities  ye  have  been  sold, 
 And  for  your  transgressions 
 Hath  your  mother  been  sent  away. 
 
 "^  Wherefore  have  I  come,  and  there  is  no  one? 
 I  called,  and  there  is  none  answering,  [tion  ? 
 Hath  My  hand  been  at  all  short  of  redemp- 
 And  is  there  not  in  me  power  to  deliver? 
 Lo,  by  My  rebuke  I  dry  up  a  sea, 
 I  malte  rivers  a  wilderness. 
 Their  fish  stinketh,  for  there  is  no  water, 
 And  dieth  vsdth  thirst. 
 
 ^  I  clothe  the  heavens  with  blackness. 
 And  sackcloth  I  make  their  covering. 
 
 ^  i/^he  Lord  Jehovah  hath  given  to  me 
 rhe  tongue  of  taught  ones, 
 To  know  to  aid  the  weary  hy  a  word, 
 He  waketh  morning  by  morning,         [ones. 
 ^He  waketh  for  me  an  ear  to  hear  as  taught 
 
 *  The  Lord  Jehovah  opened  for  me  the  ear, 
 ^  And  I  rebelled  not — ^backward  I  moved  not. 
 
 •^  My  back  I  have  given  to  those  smiting, 
 And  my  cheeks  to  those  pliicking  out, 
 
 . ,  My  face  I  hid  not  from  shame  and  spitting. 
 ^J^d  the  Lord  Jehovah  giveth  help  to  me. 
 Therefore  1  have  not  been  ashamed. 
 Therefore  I  have  set  my  face  as  a  flint, 
 
 i    And  I  know  that  I  am  not  ashamed. 
 8  Near  is  He  who  is  justifying  me, 
 Wlio  doth  contend^ with  me? 
 We  stand  together,  who  is  mine  opponent? 
 
 »*  Let  him  come  nigh  unto  me. 
 '  Lo,  the  Lord  Jehovah  giveth  help  to  me. 
 Who  is  he  that  declareth  me  wicked? 
 Lo,  all  of  them  as  a  garment  wear  out, 
 A  moth  doth  eat  them. 
 
 "     Wlio  is  among  you,  fearing  Jehovah, 
 Hearkening  to  the  voice  of  His  servant. 
 That  hath  walked  in  dark  places. 
 And  there  is  no  brightness  for  him? 
 Let  him  trust  in  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 And  lean  upon  his  God. 
 
 "  Lo,  all  ye  kindling  a  fire,  girding  on  sparks. 
 Walk  ye  in  the  light  of  your  fire, 
 And  in  the  sparks  ye  have  caused  to  burn, 
 From  my  hand  hath  this  been  to  yoii. 
 In  grief  ye  lie  down! 
 
 LI.  1  HEARKEN  unto  Me,  ye  pursuing  right- 
 Seeking  Jehovah,  [eousness, 
 Look  attentively  unto  the  rock— ye  have 
 been  hewn,  [digged. 
 And  unto  the  hole  of  the  pit — ye  have  been 
 
 '  Look  attentively  unto  Abraham  your  father, 
 And  imto  Sarah — she  bringeth  you  forth, 
 For — one — I  have  called  him, 
 And  I  bless  him,  and  multiply  him. 
 
 ^  For  Jehovah  hath  comforted  Zion, 
 He  hath  comforted  all  her  wastes. 
 And  He  setteth  her  wilderness  as  Eden, 
 And  her  desert  as  a  garden  of  Jehovah, 
 Joy,  yea,  gladness  is  found  in  her, 
 Oonfession,  and  the  voice  of  song. 
 
 *  Attend  imto  Me,  0  My  people, 
 And,  0  My  nation,  unto  Me  give  ear. 
 For  a  law  from  Me  goeth  out, 
 
 And  My  judgment  to  the  light. 
 Peoples  I  do  cause  to  rest. 
 
 '  Near  is  My  righteousness, 
 Gone  out  hath  My  salvation  and  Mine  arms, 
 Peoples  they  judge,  on  Me  isles  do  wait. 
 Yea,  on  Mine  arm  they  do  wait  with  hope. 
 ^  Lift  ye  up  to  the  heavens  your  eyes, 
 ,.  And  look  attentively  unto  the  earth  beneath, 
 For  the  heavens  as  smoke  have  vanished, 
 And  the  earth  as  a  garment  weareth  out. 
 And  its  inhabitants  as  gnats  do  die, 
 And  My  salvation  is  to  the  age, 
 And  My  righteousness  is  not  broken. 
 
 7  Hearken  unto  Me,  ye  who  know  righteous- 
 A  people,  in  whose  heart  is  My  law,  [ness, 
 Fear  ye  not  the  reproach  of  men, 
 
 And  for  their  reviling  be  not  affrighted, 
 
 8  For  as  a  garment  eat  them  doth  a  moth, 
 And  as  wool  eat  them  doth  a  worm, 
 And  My  righteousness  is  to  the  age. 
 And  My  salvation  to  all  generations. 
 
 ^     Awake,  awake,  put  on  strength.  0  arm  of 
 
 Jehovah,  [the  ages. 
 
 Awake,  as  in  days  of  old,  generations  of 
 
 Art  not  Thou  it  that  is  hewing  down  Rahab, 
 
 Piercing  a  dragon ! 
 
 1"  Art  not  Thou  it  that  is  drying  up  a  sea, 
 Waters  of  a  great  deep  ? 
 That  hath  made  deep  places  of  a  sea 
 A  way  for  the  passing  of  the  redeemed  ? 
 
 11  And  the  ransomed  of  Jehovah  turn  back. 
 And  they  have  come  to  Zion  with  singing. 
 And  joy  age-during  is  on  their  head. 
 Gladness  and  joy  they  attain. 
 Fled  away  have  sorrow  and  sighing, 
 
 1-  I — I  am  He — your  comforter,  [he  dieth ! 
 Who  art  thou — and  thou  art  afraid  of  man  ? 
 And  of  the  son  of  man — grass  he  is  made ! 
 
 15  And  thou  dost  forget  Jehovah  thy  maker. 
 Who  is  stretching  out  the  heavens,   and 
 
 founding  earth, 
 And  thou  dost  fear  continually  all  the  day, 
 Because  of  the  fury  of  the  oppressor, 
 As  he  hath  prepared  to  destroy. 
 And  where  is  the  fury  of  the  oppressor  ? 
 
 i*  Hastened  hath  a  wanderer  to  be  loosed, 
 And  he  doth  not  die  at  the  pit. 
 And  his  bread  is  not  lacking. 
 
 1'  And  I  am  Jehovah  thy  God, 
 Quieting  the  sea,  when  its  billows  roar, 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  His  name. 
 
 1^  And  I  put  My  words  in  thy  mouth,  [ed  thee, 
 AndwiththeshadowofMyhandhave  cover- 
 To  plant  the  heavens,  and  to  found  earth, 
 And  to  say  to  Zion,  'My  people  art  thou.' 
 
 1^  Stir  thyself,  stir  thyself,  rise,  Jerusalem, 
 Wlio  hast  drunk  from  the  hand  of  Jehovah 
 The  cup  of  His  fury. 
 
 The  goblet,  the  cup  of  trembling,  thou  hast 
 Thou  hast  wrung  out.  [drunk, 
 
 '8  There  is  not  a  leader  to  her 
 Out  of  all  the  sons  she  hath  borne. 
 And  there  is  none  laying  hold  on  her  hand 
 Out  of  all  the  sons  she  hath  nourished. 
 
 19  These  two  are  meeting  thee,  who  is  moved 
 Spoiling  and  destruction —  [for  thee  ? 
 
 Famine  and  sword,  who — I  comfort  thee? 
 
 '"'  Thy  sons  have  been  wrapt  up,  they  have 
 lain  down,  [in  a  net, 
 
 At  the  head  of  all  out-places,  as  a  wild  ox 
 They  are  full  of  the  fury  of  Jehovaii, 
 The  rebuke  of  Thy  God. 
 
 *i  Therefore,  hear,  I  pray  thee,  thi«, 
 451 
 
Cimfort  to  Jerusalem. 
 
 LI.  22.-TSATAH.— Liv.  2. 
 
 Messiah's  humiliation. 
 
 O  afflicted  and  drunken  one,  and  not  wath 
 wine, 
 
 "     Thus  said  thy  Lord  Jehovah,  and  thy  God, 
 He  pleadeth  for  his  people :     fof  trembling, 
 '  Lo,  I  have  taken  out  of  thy  hand  the  cup 
 The  goblet,  the  cup  of  My  fury. 
 Thou  dost  not  add  to  drink  it  any  more. 
 
 ^  And  I  have  put  it  into  the  hand  of  those 
 afflicting  thee, 
 Who  have  said  to  thy  soul. 
 Bow  down,  and  we  pass  over. 
 And  thou  makest  as  the  earth  thy  body. 
 And  as  the  street  to  tliose  passing  by ! ' 
 
 LIT.  1  AWAKE,  awake,  put  on  thy  strength, 
 0  Zion, 
 
 Put  on  the  garments  of  thy  beaiity, 
 
 Jerusalem— the  Holy  City ; 
 
 For  enter  no  more  into  thee  again, 
 
 Do  the  uncircumciscd  and  unclean,  fsalem, 
 -  Shake  thyself  from  dust,  arise,  sit,  0  Jeru- 
 
 Bands  of  thy  neck  have  loosed  themselves, 
 
 0  captive,  daugliter  of  Zion. 
 ^     For  thus  said  Jehovah  : 
 
 '  For  nought  ye  have  been  sold. 
 
 And  not  by  money  are  ye  redeemed.' 
 ''     For  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 
 '  To  Egyiit  My  people  went  down  at  first 
 to  so.ioum  there. 
 
 And  Asshur— for  nought  he  hath  oppressed 
 '  And  now,  what— to  Me  here,  [it. 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 That  taken  is  My  people  for  nought?  _ 
 
 Its  rulers  cause  howling, — an  affirmation  of 
 Jehovah,  [despised. 
 
 And  continually  all  the  day  My  name  is 
 8  Therefore  doth  My  people  know  My  name. 
 
 Therefore,  in  that  day, 
 
 Surely  I  am  He  who  is  speaking,  behold  Me.' 
 ^     How  comely  on  the  mountains,    [tidings, 
 
 Have  been    the  feet  of    one   proclaiming 
 
 Sounding  peace._  proclaiming  good  tidings, 
 
 Sounding  salvation. 
 
 Saying  to  Zion,  '  Keigned  hath  thy  God.' 
 8  The  voice  of  thy  watchmen  !        [cry  aloud. 
 
 They  have  lifted  up  the  voice,  together  they 
 
 Because  eve  to  eye  they  see,  in  Jehovah's 
 
 turning  back  to  Zion.  [salem, 
 
 *  Break  forth,  sing  together,  0  wastes  of  Jem- 
 
 For  Jehovah  hath  comforted  His  people. 
 
 He  hath  redeemed  Jerusalem. 
 "  Jehovah  hath  made  bare  His  holy  arm 
 
 Before  the  eyes  of  all  the  nations. 
 
 And  seen  have  all  the  ends  of  the  earth, 
 
 The  salvation  of  our  God. 
 "     Turn  aside,  turn  aside,  go  out  thence. 
 
 The  unclean  touch  not,  goout  fromhermidst, 
 
 Be  ye  pure,  who  are  bearing  tlie  weapons 
 of  Jen  oval). 
 '-  For  not  in  haste  do  ye  go  out. 
 
 Yea,  with  flight  ye  go  not  on. 
 
 For  going  before  you  is  Jehovah, 
 
 And  gathering  you  is  the  God  of  Israel ! 
 '    "     Lo,  My  servant  doth  act  wisely. 
 
 He  is  high,  and  hath  been  lifted  up, 
 ,       And  hath  been  very  high. 
 •   "  As  astonished  at  thee  have  been  many, 
 
 (So  marred  by  man  liis  aiipearance, 
 
 And  his  form  by  sons  of  men.) 
 '*  So  doth  he  sprinkle  many  nations. 
 Concerning  him  kings  shut  their  mouth, 
 452 
 
 For  that  which  was  not  recounted  to  them 
 
 tliey  have  seen,  [have  understood.' 
 
 And  that  whicli  they  had  not  heard  they 
 
 Tlin.  1  WHO   hath  given  credence  to  that 
 which  we  heard? 
 And  tlie  arm  of  Jehovah, 
 On  whom  hath  it  been  revealed? 
 *  Yea,  he  cometh  up  as  a  tender  plant  before 
 And  as  a  root  out  of  a  dry  land,  [Him, 
 
 He  hath  no  form,  nor  honour,   when  we 
 observe  him, 
 >    Nor  appearance,  when  we  desire  him. 
 '  He  is  despised,  and  left  of  men,  [ness, 
 
 A  man  of  pains,  and  acquainted  with  sick- 
 And  as  one  hiding  the  face  from  us. 
 He  is  despised,  and  we  esteemed  him  not. 
 ■•  Surely  our  sicknesses  he  hath  borne. 
 And  our  pains  -he  hath  carried  them. 
 And  we — we  have  esteemed  him  ])lagued. 
 Smitten  of  God,  and  afflicted. 
 ^  And  he  is  pierced  for  our  transgressions. 
 Bruised  for  our  iniquities. 
 The  chastisement  of  our  peace  is  on  him, 
 J    And  by  his  bruise  there  is  healing  to  us. 
 •^  All  of  us  like  sheep  have  wandered. 
 Each  to  his  own  way  we  have  turned. 
 And  Jehovah  hath  caused  to  meet  on  him, 
 I,    The  punishment  of  us  all. 
 "  It  hath  been  exacted,  and  he  hath  answered, 
 And  he  openeth  not  his  mouth. 
 As  a  lamb  to  the  slaughter  he  is  brought. 
 And  as  a  sheep  before  its  shearers  is  dumb, 
 r    And  he  openeth  not  his  mouth.         [taken. 
 8  By  restraint  and  by  judgment  he  hath  been 
 And  of  his  generation  who  doth  meditate. 
 That  he  hath  been  cut  off  from  the  land  of 
 
 the  living  ? 
 By  the  transgression  of  My  people  he  is 
 plagued,  [grave, 
 
 ^  And   it  appointeth   with   the  wicked   his 
 And  with  the  rich  are  his  high  places. 
 Because  he  hath  done  no  violence. 
 Nor  is  deceit  in  his  mouth. 
 1"  And  Jehovah  hath  delighted  to  bruise  him, 
 lie  hath  made  him  sick, 
 If  his  soul  doth  make  an  offering  for  guilt, 
 He  seeth  seed — he  prolongeth  days, 
 J  And  the  pleasure  of  Jehovah  in  his  hand 
 doth  Yjrosper.  [satisfied, 
 
 "  Of  the  labour  of  his  soul  he  seeth— he  is 
 Through  his  knowledge  give  righteousness 
 Doth  the  righteous  one,  My  servant,  to  many, 
 •    And  their  iniciuities  he  doth  bear,     [many, 
 '-  Therefore  I  give  a  portion  to  him  among  the 
 And  vvith  the  mighty  he  apportioneth  spoil. 
 Because  that  lie  exposed  to  death  his  soul, 
 And  with  transgressors  he  was  numbered. 
 And  he  the  sin  of  many  hath  borne. 
 And  for  transgressors  ne  intercedeth 
 
 LIV.  1  SING,  0  barren,  she  hath  not  borne ! 
 
 Break  forth  with  singing,  and  cry  aloud, 
 
 She  hath  not  brought  forth ! 
 
 For  more  are  the  sons  of  the  desolate. 
 
 Than  the  sons  of  the  married  one,  said  Je- 
 "  Enlarge  the  place  of  thy  tent,  [hovah. 
 
 And  the  curtains  of  tliy  tabernacles  they 
 stretch  out. 
 
 Restrain  not- lengthen  thy  cords, 
 
 And  thy  pins  make  dtrong. 
 
Prosperity  of  the  church. 
 
 Liv.  3.— ISAIAH.— Lvi.  7. 
 
 Gracious  invitatloK.i. 
 
 ^  For  right  aucl  left  thou  breakest  forth. 
 And  thy  seed  doth  nations  possess,    [bited. 
 
 *  And  desolate  cities  they  cause  to  be  inha- 
 Fear  not,  for  thou  art  not  ashamed, 
 
 Nor  blush,  for  thou  art  not  confounded, 
 For  the  shame  of  thy  youth  thou  forgettest, 
 And  the  reproach  of  thy  widowhood 
 Thou  dost  not  remember  any  more. 
 
 '  For  thy  Maker  is  thy  husband, 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  His  name. 
 And  thy  Redeemer  is  the  Holy  One  of  Israel, 
 'God  of  all  the  earth,'  He  is  called. 
 
 "  For,  as  a  woman  forsaken  and  grieved  in 
 Called  thee  hath  Jehovah,  [spiiit, 
 
 Even  a  youthful  wife  when  she  is  refused, 
 said  thy  God. 
 
 '  In  a  small  moment  I  have  forsaken  thee, 
 And  in  great  mercies  I  do  gather  thee, 
 
 8  In  overflowing  wrath  I  hid  my  face  for  a 
 moment  from  thee, 
 And  in  kindness  age-during  1  have  loved 
 Said  thy  Redeemer — Jehovah !  [thee, 
 
 "     For,  the  waters  of  Noah  is  this  to  Me, 
 In  that  I  have  sworn — the  waters  of  Noah 
 Do  not  pass  again  over  the  earth — 
 So  I  have  sworn.  Wrath  is  not  upon  thee. 
 Nor  rebuke  against  thee.  [move, 
 
 '*  For  the  mountains  depart,  and  the  hills  re- 
 And  My  kindness  from  thee  departeth  not, 
 And  the  covenant  of  My  peace  removeth  not, 
 Said  hath  thy  loving  one— Jehovah. 
 
 '1     0  afflicted,  storm-tossed,  not  comforted, 
 Lo,  I  am  laying  with  cement  thy  stones, 
 And  have  founded  thee  with  sapphires, 
 
 '"  And  have  made  of  agate  thy  pinnacles, 
 And  thy  gates  of  carbuncle  stones. 
 And  all  thy  border  of  stones  of  delight, 
 
 "  And  all  thy  sons  are  taught  of  Jehovah, 
 And  abundant  is  the  peace  of  thy  sons. 
 
 '*  In  righteousness  thou  establishest  thyself. 
 Be  far  from  oppression,  for  thou  fearest  not. 
 And  from  rum,  for  it  cometh  not  near  unto 
 thee. 
 
 1'  Lo,  he  doth  diligently  assemble  without  My 
 Who  hath  assembled  near  thee  ?  [desire, 
 Bytheehefalleth! 
 
 ^^  Lo,  I — 1  have  prepared  an  artizan, 
 Blowing  on  a  fire  ot  coals,  [work, 
 
 And  bringing  out  an  instrument  for  his 
 And  I  have  prepared  a  destroyer  to  destroy. 
 
 *.^  No  weapon  formed  against  thee  prospereth, 
 And  every  tongue  rising  against  thee, 
 In  judgment  thou  condemnest.  [liovah. 
 
 This  is  the  inheritance  of  the  servants  of  Je- 
 And  their  righteousness  from  me,  an  affirma- 
 tion of  Jehovah ! 
 
 LV.  '  HO,  every  thirsty  one,  come  ye  to  the 
 And  he  who  hath  no  money,  [waters. 
 
 Come  ye,  buy  and  eat,  yea,  come,  buy  [millt. 
 '  Without  money  and  without  price,  wine  and 
 
 *  Why  do  ye  weigh  money  for  that  which  is 
 
 not  bread  ?  [satiety  ? 
 
 And  your  labour  for  that  which  is  not  for 
 Hearken  diligently  unto  me,  and  eat  good. 
 And  your  soul  doth  delight  itself  in  fatness. 
 '  Incline  your  ear,  and  come  unto  mc, 
 Hear,  and  your  soul  doth  live, 
 And  I  make  for  you  a  covenant  age-during^ 
 Tin:  kind  acts  of  David — that  are  stedfast. 
 iJAjo,  a  witness  to  peoples  I  have  given  him. 
 
 A  leader  and  commander  to  peonies, 
 
 '  Lo,  a  nation  thou  knowest  not,  tnou  callest, 
 And  a  nation  who  know  thee  not  unto  then 
 For  the  sake  of  .Jehovah  thy  God,    [do  run, 
 And  for  the  Holy  One  of  Israel, 
 Because  He  hath  beautified  thee. 
 
 *     Seek  ye  Jehovah,  while  He  is  found. 
 Call  ye  Him,  while  He  is  near, 
 
 "  Forsake  doth  the  wicked  his  way, 
 And  the  man  of  iniqiiity  his  thoughts,  [him, 
 And  hereturneth  to  Jehovah,  and  He  pitieth 
 And  unto  our  God  for  He  multiplieth  to  par- 
 
 8  FornotMythoughtsaveyourthoughts,  [don. 
 
 Nor  your  ways  My  ways,— an  affirmation  of 
 
 Jehovah,  [earth, 
 
 "  For  high  have  the  heavens  been  above  the 
 So  high  have  been  My  ways  above  your  ways. 
 And  My  thoughts  above  your  thoughts. 
 1"  For,  as  come  down  doth  the  shower, 
 And  the  snow  from  the  heavens, 
 And  thither  returneth  not. 
 But  hath  watered  the  earth, 
 And  hath  caused  it  to  yield,  and  to  spring  up. 
 And  hath  given  seed  to  the  sower,  and 
 bread  to  tne  eater, 
 "  So  is  My  word  that  goeth  out  of  My  mouth, 
 It  turneth  not  back  unto  Me  emjity, 
 But  hath  done  that  which  I  desired. 
 And  prosperously  efi'ected  that /or  which  1 
 '^  For  with  joy  ye  go  forth,  [sent  it. 
 
 And  with  peace  ye  are  brought  in, 
 The  mountains  and  the  hills 
 Break  forth  before  you  with  singing. 
 And  all  trees  of  the  field  clap  the  hand. 
 "  Instead  of  the  thorn  come  up  doth  fir, 
 Instead  of  the  brier  come  up  doth  myrtle. 
 And  it  hath  been  to  Jehovah  for  a  name, 
 For  a  sign  age-during — it  is  not  cut  off ! 
 
 LVL  1  THUS  said  Jehovah : 
 '  Keep  ye  judgment,  and  do  righteousness, 
 For  near  is  My  salvation  to  come. 
 And  My  righteousness  to  be  revealed.' 
 
 ^  0  the  happiness  of  a  man  who  doth  this. 
 And  of  a  son  of  man  who  keepeth  hold  on  it, 
 Keeping  the  sabbath  from  polluting  it, 
 And  keeping  his  hand  from  doing  any  evil. 
 
 3  Nor  speak  let  a  son  of  the  stranger. 
 Who  is  joined  nnto  Jehovah,  saying  : 
 'Jehovah  doth  certainly  separate  me  from 
 His  people.'  [dried  up,' 
 
 Nor  say  let  the  eunuch,  '  Lo,  I  am  a  tree 
 
 ^      For  thus  said  Jehovah  of  the  eunuchs, 
 Who  do  keep  My  sabbaths. 
 And  have  fixed  on  that  which  I  desired, 
 And  are  keeping  hold  on  My  covenant: 
 
 '  I  have  given  to  them  in  My  house, 
 And  within  My  walls  a  station  and  a  name, 
 Better  than  sons  and  than  daughters, 
 A  name  age-during  I  give  to  him 
 That  is  not  cut  off.  [Jehovah, 
 
 ^  And  son  s  of  the  stranger,  who  are  joined  to 
 To  serve  Him,  and  to  love  tlie  name  of  Je- 
 To  be  to  Him  for  servants,  [hovah, 
 
 Every  keejier  of  the  sabliath  from  poUut- 
 
 iug  it, 
 And  those  keeping  hold  on  My  covenant. 
 
 ^  I  have  brought  them  unto  My  holy  moun- 
 tain, [of  prayer, 
 And  caused  them  to  rejoice  in  My  house 
 Their  burnt-oU'criugs  and  their  aacriticcs 
 453 
 
Observation  of  the  sabbath. 
 
 LVi.  8.— ISAIAH.— L VIII.  8.     God's  forbearance  and  merc!/. 
 
 Are  for  a  pleasing  thing  on  Mine  altar, 
 For  My  house,  '  A  house  of  prayer,' 
 Is  called  for  all  the  peoples. 
 
 *  An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 Who  is  gathering  the  outcasts  of  Israel : 
 'Again  1  gather  to  him — to  his  gatheicd 
 
 9  EVERY  beast  of  the  field,  [ones. ' 
 
 Come  to  devour,  every  beast  in  the  forest. 
 
 '"  Blind  are  his  watchmen — all  of  them. 
 They  have  not  known,  [to  bark, 
 
 All  of  them  are  dumb  dogs,  they  are  not  able 
 Dozing,  lying  down,  loving  to  slumber. 
 
 '^  And  the  dogs  are  strong  of  desire. 
 They  have  not  known  sufficiency. 
 And  they  are  shepherds ! 
 They  have  not  known  understanding;. 
 All  of  them  to  their  own  way  they  did  turn. 
 Each  to  his  dishonest  gain  from  his  quarter : 
 
 '"  '  Come  ye,  I  take  wine, 
 And  we  drink,  quaff  strong  drink, 
 And  as  this  day  hath  been  to-morrow. 
 Great — exceeding  abundant ! ' 
 
 LVII.  I-  THE  righteous  hath  perished. 
 And  there  is  none  laying  it  to  heart, 
 And  men  of  kindness  are  gathered. 
 Without  any  considering  that  from  the  face 
 Gathered  is  the  righteous  one.  [of  evil 
 
 -  He  entereth  into  peace,  they  rest  on  their 
 Each  is  going  straightforward.  [beds, 
 
 ^     And  ye,  come  near  hither, 
 0  sons  of  a  sorceress,  seed  of  an  adulterer, 
 Even  thou  dost  commit  whoredom. 
 
 •*  Against  whom  do  ye  sport  yourselves? 
 Against  whom  enlarge  ye  the  mouth  ? 
 Prolong  ye  the  tongue?  [seed? 
 
 Are  not  ye  children  of  transgression  ?  a  false 
 
 *  ^Vlio  are  inflamed  among  oaks,  under  every 
 
 RTeen  tree, 
 
 Slaughtering  the  children  in  valleys. 
 
 Under  clefts  of  the  rocks. 
 '  Among  the  smooth  things  of  a  brook  is  thy 
 
 They — they  are  thy  lot,  [portion, 
 
 Also  to  them  thou    hast  poured   out  an 
 oblation. 
 
 Thou  hast  caused  a  present  to  ascend, 
 _  For  these  things  am  I  comforted? 
 "  On  a  mountain,  high  and  exalted, 
 
 Thou  hast  set  thy  couch,  [rifice. 
 
 Also  thither  thouhast  gone  up  tomake  asac- 
 
 *  And  behind  the  door,  and  the  post, 
 Thou  hast  set  uj)  thy  memorial. 
 
 For  from  Me  thou  hast  removed,  and  goest 
 Thou  hast  enlarged  thy  couch,  [up. 
 
 And  dost  covenant  for  thyself  among  them, 
 Thou  hast  loved  their  couch,  the  station 
 thou  sawest, 
 
 '  And  goest  joyfuUy  to  the  king  in  ointment, 
 And  dost  multiply  thy  perfumes. 
 And  sendest  thine  ambassadors  afar  ofT, 
 And  humblest  thyself  unto  Shcol.    [boured, 
 
 '"  In  the  greatness  of  thy  way  thou  hast  la- 
 Thou  hast  not  said,  '  It  is  desperate.' 
 The  life  of  thy  hand  thou  l)a8t  found. 
 Therefore  thou  hast  not  been  sick. 
 
 '-  And  of  whom  hast  thou  been  afraid,  and 
 fearest,  [bered? 
 
 That  thou  liest,  and  Me  hast  not  remem- 
 Thou  hast  not  laid  it  to  thy  heart. 
 Am  not  1  silent,  even  from  of  old  ? 
 And  Me  thou  fearest  not? 
 464 
 
 '- 1  declare  thy  righteousness,  and  thy  works, 
 And  they  do  not  profit  thee.  [thee, 
 
 ^3  When  thou  criest,  let  thy  gatherings  deliver 
 And  all  of  them  carry  away  doth  wind, 
 Take  away  doth  vanity. 
 And  whoso  is  trusting  in  Me  inheriteth  the 
 And  doth  possess  My  holy  mountain,  [land, 
 
 ^*  And  he  hath  said,  '  Kaise  up,  raise  up,  pre- 
 pare a  way,  [My  people.' 
 Lift  a  stumbling-block  out  of  the  way  of 
 
 ^^     For  thus  said  the  high  and  exalted  One, 
 Inhabiting  eternity,  and  holy  is  His  name  : 
 '  In  the  high  and  holy  place  I  dweU, 
 And  with  the  bruised  and  humble  of  spirit, 
 To  revive  the  spirit  of  the  hvmible, 
 And  to  revive  the  heart  of  bruised  ones,' 
 
 ^^  For,  not  to  the  age  do  I  strive,  nor  for  ever 
 am  I  wroth, 
 For  the  spirit  from  before  Me  is  feeble, 
 And  the  souls  I  have  made. 
 
 1'  For  the  iniquity  of  his  dishonest  gain, 
 I  have  been  wroth,  and  I  smite  him. 
 Hiding — and  am  wroth,  [his  heart. 
 
 And  be  goeth  on  turning  back  in  the  way  of 
 
 ^8  His  ways  I  have  seen,  and  I  heal  liim,  yea, 
 
 I  lead  him,  [mourning  ones. 
 
 And  recompense  comforts  to  him  and  to  his 
 
 '3  Producing  the  fruit  of  the  lips, 
 
 '  Peace,  peace,'  to  the  far  off,  and  to  the  near. 
 And  I  have  healed  him,  said  Jehovah. 
 
 "°  And  the  wicked  are  as  the  driven  out  sea, 
 For  to  rest  it  is  not  able. 
 And  its  waters  cast  out  filth  and  mire. 
 
 "1  There  is  no  peace,  said  my  God,  to  the  wicked! 
 
 LVIIL  ^  CALL  with  the  throat,  restrain  not. 
 As  a  trumpet  lift  up  thy  voice,  [tion. 
 
 And  declare  to  My  people  their  transgres- 
 And  to  the  house  of  Jacob  their  sins ; 
 
 -  Seeing— Me  day  by  day  they  seek, 
 And  the  knowledge  of  My  ways  they  desire. 
 As  a  nation  that  righteousness  hath  done, 
 And  the  judgment  of  its  God  hath  not  for- 
 saken, 
 They  ask  of  me  judgments  of  righteousness. 
 The  drawing  near  of  God  they  desire : 
 
 3  '  Wliy  have  we  fasted,  and  Thou  hast  not 
 
 seen?  [est  not.' 
 
 We  have  afflicted  our  soul,  and  Thou  know- 
 
 Lo,  in  the  day  of  your  fast  ye  find  pleasiu-c, 
 
 And  all  your  labours  ye  exact. 
 
 *  Lo,  for  strife  and  debate  ye  fast. 
 And  to  smite  with  the  fist  of  wickedueaa. 
 Ye  fast  not  as  ici-day, 
 To  sound  in  the  high  place  your  voice. 
 
 '  Like  this  is  tlie  fast  that  I  choose? 
 'The  day  of  a  man's  afllictiug  his  soul? 
 To  bow  as  a  reed  his  head. 
 And  sackcloth  and  ashes  spread  out? 
 This  dost  thou  call  a  fast. 
 And  a  desirable  day — to  Jehovah  ? 
 
 ^  Is  not  this  the  fast  that  I  chose — 
 To  loose  the  bands  of  wickedness, 
 To  shake  off  the  bmdens  of  the  yoke, 
 And  to  send  out  the  ojipressed  free. 
 And  every  yoke  ye  draw  off? 
 
 ■^  Is  it  not  to  deal  to  the  hungry  thy  bread, 
 And  the  mourniug  ])oor  bring  home. 
 That  thou  seest  the  naked  and  cover  him. 
 And  from  tliine  own  flesh  hide  not  thyself? 
 
 ^  Then  broken  up  as  the  dawn  is  thy  light. 
 
The  patlLs  of  the  perverse. 
 
 Lvni.  9.— ISAIAH.— LX.  4. 
 
 Blessings  of  the  Gospel 
 
 And  thy  health  in  haste  springeth  up, 
 Gone  before  thee  hath  thy  righteousness, 
 The  honour  of  Jehovah  doth  gather  thee. 
 
 9  Then  thou  callestLand  Jehovah  answereth. 
 Thou  criest,  and  He  saith,  'Behold  Me.' 
 If  thou  turn  aside  from  thy  midst  the  yoke. 
 The  sending  forth  of  the  finger, 
 And  the  speaking  of  vanity, 
 
 '"  And  dost  bring  out  to  the  hungry  thy  soul, 
 And  the  afflicted  soul  dost  satisfy. 
 Then  risen  in  the  darkness  hath  thy  light, 
 And  thy  thick  darkness  is  as  noon. 
 
 '1  And  Jehovah  doth  lead  thee  continually. 
 And  hath  satisfied  in  drought  thy  soul, 
 And  thy  bones  He  armeth. 
 And  thou  hast  been  as  a  watered  garden, 
 And  as  an  outlet  of  waters,  whose  waters  lie 
 not.  [of  old, 
 
 '"  And  they  have  built  out  of  thee  tlie  wastes 
 The  foundations  of  many  generations  thou 
 
 raisest  up, 
 And  one  calleth  thee, '  Repairer  of  the  breach. 
 Restorer  of  paths  to  rest  in.' 
 
 '*  If  thou  dost  turn  from  the  sabbath  thy  foot. 
 Doing  thine  own  pleasure  on  My  holy  day, 
 And  hast  cried  to  the  sabbath,  'A  delight,' 
 To  the  holy  of  Jehovah,  '  Honoured,' 
 And  hast  honoured  it,  without  doing  thine 
 
 own  ways, 
 Without  finding  thine  own  pleasure. 
 And  speaking  a  word. 
 
 ''■*  Then  dost  thou  delight  thyself  on  Jehovah, 
 And  I  have  caused  thee  to  ride  on  high 
 
 places  of  earth, 
 And  have  caused  thee  to  eat  the  inheritance 
 
 of  Jacob  thy  father. 
 For  the  mouth  of  Jehovah  hath  spoken  ! 
 
 LIX.  1  LO,  the  hand  of  Jehovah 
 Hath  not  been  shortened  from  saving, 
 Nor  heavy  his  ear  from  hearing. 
 
 ^  But  your  iniquities  have  been  separating 
 Between  you  and  your  God, 
 And  your  sins  have  hidden 
 The  rresence  from  you — from  hearing. 
 
 ^  For  your  hands  have  been  polluted  with 
 And  your  fingers  with  iniquity,         [blood. 
 Your  lips  have  spoken  falsehood, 
 Your  tongue  perverseness  doth  mutter. 
 
 •*  There  is  none  calling  in  righteousness, 
 And  there  is  none  pleading  in  faithfulness. 
 Trusting  on  emptiness,  and  speaking  false- 
 hood, [quity. 
 Conceiving  perverseness,  and  bearing  iui- 
 
 *  Eggs  of  a  viper  they  have  hatched. 
 And  webs  of  a  spider  they  weave, 
 Whoso  is  eating  their  eggs  doth  die. 
 And  the  crushed  hatcheth  a  viper. 
 
 "^  Their  webs  become  not  a  garment, 
 
 Nor  do  they  cover  themselves  with  their 
 i   Their  works  are  works  of  iniquity,  [works, 
 And  a  deed  of  violence  is  in  their  hands. 
 
 ^  Their  feet  to  evil  do  run, 
 And  they  haste  to  shed  innocent  blood, 
 Their  thoughts  are  thoughts  of  iniquity. 
 Spoiling  and  destruction  are  in  their  higli- 
 
 *  A  way  of  peace  they  have  not  known,  [ways. 
 And  there  is  no  judgment  in  their  paths. 
 Their  paths  they  have  made  perverse  for 
 
 themselves, 
 No  treader  in  it  hath  known  peace. 
 
 ■'  Therefore  hath  judgment  been  far  from  us, 
 And  righteousness  reacheth  us  not, 
 We  wait  for  light,  and  lo,  darkness, 
 For  brightness— in  thick  darkness  we  go, 
 
 10  We  feel  like  the  bUnd/o>-  the  wall. 
 Yea,  as  without  eyes  we  feel. 
 
 We  have  stumbled  at  noon  as  at  twilight. 
 In  desolate  places  as  the  dead. 
 
 11  We  make  a  noise  as  bears— aU  of  us, 
 And  as  doves  we  coo  sorely; 
 
 We  wait  for  judgment,  and  there  is  none, 
 
 ^  For  salvation— it  hath  been  far  from  us. 
 
 1"  For  our  transgressions  have  been  midtiplied 
 before  Thee, 
 And  our  sins  have  testified  against  us. 
 For  our  transgressions  are  with  us. 
 And  our  iniquities — we  have  known  them. 
 
 1'  Transgressing,  and  lying  against  Jehovah, 
 And  removing  from  after  our  God, 
 Speaking  oppression  and  apostacy. 
 Conceiving  and  uttering  from  the  heart 
 Words  of  falsehood. 
 
 1*  And  removed  backward  is  judgment, 
 And  righteousness  afar  off  standeth. 
 For  truth  hath  been  feeble  in  the  street, 
 And  straightforwardness  is  notable  to  enter, 
 
 1^  And  the  truth  is  lacking. 
 And  whoso  is  turning  aside  from  evil. 
 Is  making  himseK  a  spoil. 
 And  Jehovah  seeth,  and  it  is  evil  in  His  eyes, 
 That  there  is  no  judgment. 
 
 1^  And  He  seeth  that  there  is  no  man, 
 Andis  astonished  thatthere  is  no  intercessor. 
 And  His  own  arm  giveth  salvation  to  Him, 
 And  His  righteousness — it  sustained  Him. 
 
 1^  And  He  putteth  on  righteousness  as  a  breast- 
 plate. 
 And  an  helmet  of  salvation  on  His  head. 
 And  He  putteth  on  garments  of  vengeance 
 for  clothing,  [witli  zeal. 
 
 And  is  covered,   as  with  an   upper-robe, 
 
 18  According  to  deeds— so  He  repayeth. 
 Fury  to  His  adversaries,  their  deed  to  His 
 To  the  isles  their  deed  He  repayeth.  [enemies, 
 
 13  And  they  fear  from  the  west  the  name  of 
 
 Jehovah, 
 
 And  from  the  rising  of  the  sun — His  honour. 
 
 When  come  in  as  a  flood  doth  an  adversary. 
 
 The  Spirit  of  Jehovah  hath  raised  an  ensign 
 
 against  him. 
 
 -"  And  come  to  Zion  hath  a  redeemer. 
 Even  to  captives  of  transgression  in  Jacob, 
 An  aflirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 "1  And  I — this  is  My  covenant  with  them,  said 
 My  Spirit  that  is  on  thee,  [Jehovah, 
 
 And  My  words  that  I  have  put  in  thymouth, 
 Depart  not  from  thy  mouth. 
 And  from  the  moutn  of  thy  seed. 
 And  from  the  mouth  of  thy  seed's  seed,  said 
 From  henceforth  unto  the  age!     [Jehovah, 
 
 LX.  1  ARISE,  be  bright,  for  come  hath  thy 
 light,  [thee. 
 
 And  the  lionom-  of  Jehovah  hath  risen  on 
 -  For,  lo,  the  darkness  doth  cover  the  earth, 
 
 And  thick  darkness  the  peoples. 
 
 And  on  thee  rise  doth  Jehovah, 
 
 And  His  honour  on  thee  is  seen. 
 ^  And  come  have  nations  to  thy  light. 
 
 And  kings  to  the  brightness  of  thy  rising. 
 •*  Lift  up  round  about  thine  eyes  and  see, 
 455 
 
Enlargement  of  the  Church. 
 
 LX.  5.— ISAIAH.— LXii.   1. 
 
 Office  of  the  Messiah 
 
 All  of  them  have  been  gathered,  they  have 
 
 come  to  thee, 
 Thy  sons  from  afar  do  come,  [ported. 
 
 And   thy  daughters  on  the  side  are  sup- 
 '  Then  tlioii  seest,  and  hast  become  bright, 
 And  thine  heart  hath  been  afraid  and  en- 
 larged, [^the  sea, 
 For  turn  unto  thee  doth  the  multitude  of 
 The  forces  of  nations  do  come  to  thee. 
 ''  A  company  of  camels  covereth  thee, 
 Dromedaries  of  Midian  and  Ephah, 
 AD  of  them  from  Sheba  do  come, 
 Gold  and  frankincense  they  bear, 
 And  of  the  praises  of  Jehovah  they  pro- 
 claim the  tidings. 
 
 "All  the  flock  of  Kedar  are  gathered  to  thee. 
 The  rams  of  Nebaioth  do  serve  thee, 
 They  ascend  for  acceptance  Mine  altar, 
 And  the  house  of  My  beauty  I  beautify. 
 
 8  Who  are  these — as  a  thick  cloud  they  Jly, 
 And  as  doves  unto  tlieir  windows  ? 
 
 ^  Surely  foi  Me  isles  do  wait, 
 And  ships  of  Tarshish  first, 
 To  bring  thy  sous  from  afar, 
 Their  silver  and  their  gold  with  them. 
 To  the  name  of  Jehovah  thy  God, 
 And  to  the  Holy  One  of  Israel, 
 Because  He  hath  beautified  thee. 
 
 "  And  sons  of  a  stranger  have  liuilt  thy  walls. 
 And  their  kings  do  serve  thee, 
 For  in  My  wrath  I  have  smitten  thee. 
 And  in  My  good  pleasure  I  have  pitied  thee. 
 
 ^1  And  opened  have  thy  gates  continually, 
 By  day  and  by  night  they  are  not  shut, 
 To  bring  unto  thee  the  force  of  nations, 
 Even  their  kings  are  led. 
 
 "  For  the  nation  and  the  kingdom  that  do 
 not  serve  thee  perish. 
 Yea,  the  nations  are  utterly  wasted. 
 
 ^  Thehonourof  Lebanon  unto  thee  doth  come. 
 Fir,  pine,  and  box  together. 
 To  beautify  the  place  of  My  sanctuary, 
 And  the  place  of  My  feet  I  make  honourable. 
 
 '*  And  come  unto  thee,  bowing  down. 
 Have  sons  of  those  afllicting  thee. 
 And  bowed  themselves  to  the  soles  of  thy 
 Have  all  despising  thee,  [feet 
 
 And  they  have  cned  to  thee:  [Israel.' 
 
 '  City  of  Jehovah,  Ziou  of  the  Holy  One  of 
 
 "  Instead  of  thy  being  forsaken  and  hated. 
 And  none  i)assiug  through, 
 I  have  made  thee  for  an  excellency  age-dur- 
 A  joy  of  generation  and  generation,      [ing, 
 
 1*  And  thou  hast  sucked  the  milk  of  nations, 
 Yea,  the  Ijreast  of  kings  tliou  suckest. 
 And  thou  hast  known  that  I,  Jehovah, 
 Thy  Saviour,  and  Thy  Redeemer, 
 Am  the  Mighty  One  of  Jacob. 
 
 "  Instead  of  the  orass  I  bring  in  gold, 
 And  instead  of  the  iron  I  bring  in  silver. 
 And  instead  of  the  wood  brass. 
 And  instead  of  tlie  stone  iron. 
 And  I  have  made  thy  inspection  peace. 
 And  thy  exactors  righteousness. 
 
 '*  Violence  is  not  heard  any  more  in  thy  land. 
 Spoiling  and  destruction  in  thy  borders. 
 And  thou  hast  called  'Salvation'  thy  walls. 
 And  thy  gates,  '  Praise.' 
 
 '"  To  tiH;e  no  more  is  tiie  sun  for  a  light  by 
 day.  [light  to  thee, 
 
 And  for  brightness  the  moon  givcth   not 
 456 
 
 And  Jehovah  hath  become  to  thee 
 
 A  light  age  during,  and  thy  God  thy  beauty. 
 -"  Thy  sun  goeth  no  more  in, 
 
 And  thy  moon  is  not  removed, 
 
 For  Jehovah  becometh  to  thee  a  light  age- 
 during.  [completed. 
 
 And  the  days  of  thy  mourning  have  been 
 -^  And  thy  people  are  all  of  them  righteous. 
 
 To  the  age  they  possess  the  earth, 
 
 A  branch  of  My  planting, 
 
 A  work  of  My  hands,  to  be  beautified. 
 '-  The  little  one  doth  become  a  chief. 
 
 And  the  small  one  a  mighty  nation, 
 
 I,  Jehovah,  in  its  own  time  do  hasten  it! 
 
 LXI.  ^THE  Spirit  of  the  Lord  Jehovah  is  on 
 Because  Jehovah  did  anoint  me  [me. 
 
 To  proclaim  tidings  to  the  himible, 
 He  sent  me  to  bind  the  broken  of  heart, 
 To  proclaim  to  captives  liberty, 
 Aud  to  bound  ones  an  opening  of  bands. 
 
 ^  To  proclaim  the  year  of  the  good  pleasui'e 
 of  Jehovah, 
 And  the  day  of  vengeance  of  our  God, 
 To  comfort  all  mourners. 
 
 ^  To  appoint  to  mourners  in  Zion, 
 To  give  to  them  beauty  instead  of  ashes. 
 The  oil  of  joy  instead  of  mourning,      [ness, 
 A  covering  of  praise  for  a  spirit  of  weak- 
 And  He  is  calling  to  them,  '  'Trees  of  righte- 
 ousness, 
 The  planting  of  Jehovah — to  be  beautified.' 
 
 *  And  they  have  built  the  wastes  of  old, 
 The  desolations  of  the  ancients  they  raise 
 And  they  have  renewed  waste  cities,     |up, 
 Thedesolations  of  generation  and  generation. 
 
 ^  Aud  strangers  have  stood  aud  fed  your  flock, 
 Sons  of  a  foreigner  are  your  husbandmen. 
 And  your  vine-dressers. 
 
 ^  And  ye  are  called  '  Priests  of  Jehovah,' 
 '  Ministers  of  oiu  God,'  is  said  of  you, 
 The  strength  of  nations  ye  consume, 
 And  in  their  honour  ye  do  boast  yourselves. 
 
 ''  Instead  of  your  shame  aud  confusion, 
 A  second  time  they  sing  of  their  portion, 
 Therefore  in  their  land 
 A  second  time  do  they  take  possession, 
 Joy  age-during  is  for  them. 
 
 ^  For  I  am  Jehovah,  loving  judgment, 
 Hating  plunder  for  a  burnt-oflering. 
 And  I  have  given  their  wage  in  truth, 
 And  a  covenant  age-during  I  make  for  them. 
 
 ^  Aud  known  among  nations  hath  been  their 
 seed,  [peoples, 
 
 Aud  their  offspring  in  the  midst  of  the 
 All  their  beholders  ackuowledge  them. 
 For  they  arr  a  seed  Jehovah  hath  blessed. 
 '**  I  greatly  rejoice  in  Jehovah, 
 Joy  doth  my  soul  in  my  God,  [tion. 
 
 For  He  clothed  me  with  garments  of  salva- 
 With  a  robe  of  righteousness  covereth  Me, 
 As  a  bridegroom  jtroparetli  ornanu'uts. 
 And  as  a  bride  putteth  on  lu'r  jewels. 
 "  For,  as  the  earth  bringcth  foitli  her  shoots, 
 Aud  as  a  garden  causeth  its  sown  things  to 
 shoot  up,  [and  praise 
 
 So  the  Lord  Jehovah  causeth  righteousucss 
 To  shoot  up  before  all  the  nations  ! 
 
 LXII.  '  FOR  Zion's  sake  I  am  not  silent. 
 And  for  Jerusalem's  sake  I  do  not  rest. 
 
The  conquests  of  Messiah.  lxii.  2.— ISAIAH.— lxiv.  3. 
 
 Earnest  pleadings 
 
 Till  her  righteousness  go  out  as  brightness, 
 And  her  salvation,  asa  toi'ch  that  burneth. 
 
 ^  And  nations  have  seen  thy  righteousness. 
 And  all  kings  thine  honour. 
 And  He  is  giving  to  thee  a  new  name. 
 That  the  mouth  of  Jehovah  doth  define. 
 
 ^  And  thou  hast  been  a  crown  of  beauty  in  the 
 
 hand  of  Jehovah,  [tlay  God, 
 
 And  a  diadem  of  royalty  in  the  hand  of 
 
 ■*  It  is  not  said  of  thee  any  more,  '  Forsaken ! ' 
 And  of  thy  land  it  is  not  said  any  more, 
 
 'Desolate,' 
 For  to  thee  is  cried,  '  My  delight  is  in  her,' 
 And  to  thy  land,  '  Married,' 
 For  Jehovah  hath  delighted  in  thee, 
 And  thy  land  is  married. 
 
 '  For  £iyoung  man  doth  marry  a  virgin, 
 Thy  Builders  do  marry  thee, 
 With  the  joy  of  a  bridegroom  over  a  bride. 
 Rejoice  over  thee  doth  thy  God. 
 
 ^  '  On  thy  walls,  0  Jerusalem,  I  have  appointed 
 All  the  day,  and  all  the  night,   [watchmen. 
 Continually,  they  are  not  silent.' 
 0  ye  remenibrancers  of  Jehovah, 
 Keep  not,  silence  for  yourselves, 
 
 '  And  give'  not  silence  to  Him, 
 TiU  He  establish,  and  till  He  make  Jeru- 
 A  praise  in  the  earth.  [salem 
 
 *  Sworn  hath  Jehovah  by  His  right  hand, 
 Even  by  the  arm  of  His  strength : 
 
 '  1  give  not  thy  corn  any  more  as  food  for 
 thine  enemies,  [wine, 
 
 Nor  do  sons  of  a  stranger  drink  thy  new 
 
 For  which  thou  hast  laboured. 
 
 For,  those  gathering  it  do  eat  it,  and  have 
 pi'aised  Jehovah,  [courts.' 
 
 And  those  coUectiug  it  do  di-ink  itin  My  holy 
 '"  Pass  ye  on,  pass  on  through  the  gates. 
 
 Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  people, 
 
 Raise  up,  raise   up  the  highway,  clear  it 
 from  stones, 
 
 Lift  up  an  ensign  over  the  peoples. 
 '^  Lo,  Jehovah  hath  proclaimed  unto  the  end 
 of  the  earth: 
 
 '  Say  ye  to  the  daughter  of  Zion, 
 
 Lo,  thy  salvation  hath  come,' 
 
 Lo,  his  hire  is  with  him,  aud  his  wage  be- 
 '"  And  they  have  cried  to  them,        [fore  him. 
 
 '  People  of  the  Holy  One,  Redeemed  of  Je- 
 
 Yea,  to  thee  is  called,  [hovah,' 
 
 '  Sought  out  one,  a  city  not  forsaken ! ' 
 
 LXm.  1  'WHO  is  this  coming  from  Edom? 
 With  dyed  garments  from  Bozrah  ? 
 This  that  is  honourable  in  his  clothing. 
 Travelling  in  the  abundance  of  his  power?' 
 — '  L  speaking  in  righteousness,  mighty  to 
 
 ^  '  Wherefore  is  thy  clothing  red?  [save.' 
 
 And  thy  garments  as  treading  in  a  wine 
 fat?' 
 
 ^  — 'A  wine-press  I  have  trodden  by  myself, 
 Aud  of  the  peoples  there  is  no  one  with  me, 
 And  I  tread  them  in  mine  anger. 
 And  I  trample  them  in  my  fury. 
 Sprinkled  is  their  strength  on  my  garments. 
 And  all  my  clothing  I  have  polluted. 
 
 *  For  the  day  of  vengeance  is  in  my  heart. 
 And  the  year  of  my  redeemed  hath  come. 
 
 *  And  I  look  attentively,  and  there  is  none 
 
 helping,  _  [supporting. 
 
 And  1  am   astonished  that  tliere  is  aone 
 
 And  give  salvation  to  me  doth  mine  own 
 
 And  my  wrath— it  hath  supported  me.  [arm. 
 ^  And  I  tread  down  peoples  m  mine  anger, 
 
 And  I  make  them  drunk  in  my  fury, 
 
 And  I  bring  down  to  earth  their  strength. 
 ■'  The  kind  acts  of  Jehovah  I  make  mention  of, 
 
 The  praises  of  Jehovah, 
 
 According  to  all  that  Jehovah  hath  done 
 .  for  us,  [house  of  Israel, 
 
 And  the  abundance  of  the  goodness  to  the 
 
 That  He  hath  done  for  them, 
 
 According  to  His  mercies,  [Tdnd  acts. 
 
 And  according  to  the  abundance  of  Hia 
 8  And  He  saith.  Only  My  people  they  are, 
 
 bons— they  lie  not,  and  He  is  to  them  for  a 
 saviour. 
 "  IiaU  their  distress  ZTe  is  no  adversary, [them. 
 
 And  the  messenger  of  His  presence  saved 
 
 A    r^  ^''^^  ^^'^^  ^^  ^3  pity  He  redeemed 
 And  He  doth  lift  them  up,  [them 
 
 And  beareth  them  all  the  days  of  old.         ' 
 
 10  And  they  have  rebelled  and  gi-ieved  His 
 Holy  Spirit, 
 And  He  turneth  to  them  for  an  enemy 
 He  ffimself  hath  fought  against  them. 
 
 1'  And  He  remembereth  the  days  of  old 
 Moses— his  people. 
 
 Where  w  He  who  is  bringing  them  up  fronj 
 i  he  shepherd  of  his  flock  ?  [the  sea, 
 
 Where  is  He  who  is  putting  in  its  midst  His 
 
 ,„  T  ^5-y  ^P""',*^-    .  ,  lof  His  glory. 
 
 Leading  by  the  right  hand  of  Moses,  the  arm 
 Cleaving  waters  from  before  them. 
 To  make  to  Himself  a  name  age-during. 
 
 «  Leading  them  through  the  depths, 
 As  a  horse  in  a  plain  they  stumble  not. 
 
 ^^  As  a  beast  into  a  valley  goeth  down. 
 The  Spirit  of  Jehovah  causeth  him  to  rest, 
 bo  hast  Thou  led  Thy  people, 
 To  make  to  Thyself  a  glorious  name. 
 
 1*  Look  attentively  from  the  heavens, 
 And  see  from  Thy  holy  and  beauteous  habi- 
 Where  is  Thy  zeal  and  Thy  might?  [tation, 
 i  he  multitude  of  Thy  bowels  and  Thymercies 
 
 ,^  J- o wards  me  have  refrained  themselves. 
 
 15  For  Thou  art  our  Father, 
 For  Abraham  hath  not  known  us. 
 And  Israel  doth  not  acknowledge  us. 
 Thou,  O  Jehovah,  art  our  Father, 
 Our  redeemer  from  the  age,  is  Thy  name. 
 Why  causest  Thou  us  to  wander,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 from  Thy  ways? 
 Thou  hardenest  our  heart  from  Thy  fear. 
 Turn  back  for  Thy  servants'  sake. 
 The  tribes  of  Thine  inheritance. 
 
 18  For  alittle  while  did  Thy  holy  people  possess, 
 
 ,„^ur  adversaries  have  trodden  down  Thy 
 We  have  been  from  of  old,  [sanctuary. 
 
 Ihou  hast  not  ruled  over  them, 
 Not  called  is  Thy  name  upon  them ! 
 
 LXIV.  1  DIDST  Thou  not  rend  the  heavens? 
 Thou  didst  come  down, 
 
 ^  From  thy  presence  did  mountains  flow, 
 
 "  (As  fire  kindleth  stubble- 
 Fire  causeth  water  to  boil,)  [saries, 
 To  make  known  Thy  name  to  Thine  adver- 
 
 _^  From  Thy  presence  do  nations  tremble. 
 
 '  In  Thy  doing  fearful  things— we  expect  not, 
 Thou  didst  come  down, 
 From  Thy  presence  did  mountains  How. 
 457 
 
Promises  of  mercy. 
 
 LXIV.  4.— ISAIAH.— Lxv.  25. 
 
 Predictions  of  tutppineis. 
 
 *  Even  from  antiquity  men  have  not  heard, 
 They  have  not  given  ear, 
 
 Eye  hath  not  seen  a  God  save  Thee, 
 
 He  doth  work  for  those  waiting  for  Him. 
 
 '  Thou  hast  met  with  the  rejoicer 
 And  the  doer  of  righteousness. 
 In  Thy  ways  they  remember  Thee, 
 Lo,  Thou  hast  been  wroth  when  we  sin. 
 By  them  is  continuance,  and  we  are  saved. 
 
 ^  And  we  are  as  \inclean — all  of  us. 
 And  as  a  garment  passing  away,  all  our 
 
 righteous  acts ; 
 And  we  fade  as  a  leaf— all  of  us. 
 And  our  iniquities  as  wind  do  take  us  away. 
 
 'And  there  is  none  calling  in  Thy  name, 
 i    Stirring  up  himself  to  lay  hold  on  Thee, 
 For  Thou  nast  hid  Thy  face  from  us. 
 And  thou  meltest  us  away  by  our  iniquities. 
 
 8  And  now,  0  Jehovah,  thou  art  our  Father, 
 We  are  the  clay,  and  Thou  our  Framer, 
 And  the  work  of  Thy  hand — all  of  us. 
 
 *  Be  not  wroth,  0  Jehovah,  very  sore, 
 Nor  for  ever  remember  iniquity, 
 
 Lo,  look  attentively,  we  beseech  Thee, 
 
 Tliy  people  are  we  all. 
 '  Thy  holy  cities  have  been  a  wilderness, 
 
 Zion  a  wilderness  hath  been,  Jerusalem  a 
 desolation. 
 "  Our  holy  and  our  beautiful  house. 
 
 Where  praise  Thee  did  our  fathers, 
 
 Hath  become  burnt  with  lire,         [a  waste. 
 
 And  aU  our  desirable  things  have  become 
 '^  ForthesedostThourefrainThyself,  Jehovah? 
 
 Thou  art  silent,  and  dost  afflict  us  very  sore ! ' 
 
 Lxv.  ^I  HAVE  been  inquired  of  by  those 
 who  asked  not,  [not, 
 
 I  have  been  found  by  those  who  sought  Me 
 I  have  said,  '  Behold  Me,  behold  Me,' 
 Unto  a  nation  not  calling  in  My  name. 
 
 ^  I  have  spread  out  My  hands  all  the  day 
 Unto  an  apostate  people,       [own  thoughts. 
 Who  are  going  intne  way  not  good  after  their 
 
 ^  Tlie  people  who  are  jirovoking  Me  to  anger, 
 To  My  face  continually,  [on  the  bricks  : 
 Sacrificing  in  gardens,  and  making  iierfume 
 
 *  Who  are  dwelling  among  sepulchres, 
 And  lodge  in  reserved  places. 
 
 Who  are  eating  flesh  of  the  sow,  [vessels. 
 And  a  piece  of  abominable  things — their 
 -  Wlio  are  saying,  '  Keep  to  thyself,  come  not 
 For  I  have  declared  tliee  unlioly.'[nightomc, 
 These  are  a  smoke  in  Mine  anger. 
 A  fire  burning  all  the  day. 
 
 *  Lo,  it  is  written  before  Me: 
 
 '  I  am  not  silent,  but  have  recompensed  ; 
 And  I  have  recompensed  into  their  bosom, 
 7  Your  iniquities,  and  the  iniquities  of  your 
 fathers  together,  said  Jehovah, 
 Who  have  made  perfume  on  the  mountains. 
 And  on  the  heights  have  reproached  Me, 
 And  I  have  measured  their  former  work  iu- 
 
 *  Thus  said  Jehovah  :  [to  their  bosom.' 
 As  tlie  new  wine  is  found  in  the  cluster, 
 And   one  liath  said,    '  Destroy  it  not  for  a 
 
 blessing  is  in  it,'  [stroy  the  wht)Ie. 
 
 So  I  do  for  My  servants'  sake,  not  to  de- 
 
 *  And  I  have  brotiglit  out  from  Jacob  a  seed. 
 And  from  Judah  a  pas.sessor  of  My  mount. 
 And  possess  it  do  My  chosen  ouca, 
 
 And  My  servants  do  dwell  there. 
 458 
 
 i"  And  Sharon  hath  been  for  the  habitation 
 of  a  flock,  [of  a  herd, 
 
 And  the  vaUey  of  Achor  for  the  lying  down 
 For  My  people  who  have  sought  Me. 
 
 1^  And  ye  are  those  forsaking  Jehovah, 
 Who  are  forgetting  My  holy  mountain. 
 Who  are  setting  in  array  for  Gad  a  table, 
 And  who  are  filling  for  Meni  a  mixture. 
 
 I''  And  I  have  numbered  you  for  the  sword. 
 And  all  of  you  fonslaughter  bow  down, 
 Because  I  called,  and  ye  have  not  answered, 
 I  have  spoken,  and  ye  have  not  hearkened. 
 And  ye  do  the  evil  thing  in  Mine  eyes, 
 And  on  that  which  I  desired  not — fixed. 
 
 '^  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 Lo,  My  servants  do  eat,  and  ye  do  hunger, 
 Lo,  My  servants  do  drink,  and  ye  do  thirst, 
 Lo,  My  servants  rejoice,  and  ye  are  ashamed, 
 
 '■*  Lo,  My  servants  sing  from  joy  of  heart, 
 And  ye  cry  from  pain  of  heart, 
 And  from  breaking  of  spirit  ye  do  howl. 
 
 1^  And  ye  have  left  your  name 
 For  an  oath  for  My  chosen  ones,        [death. 
 And  the  Lord  Jehovah  hath  put  ftiee  to 
 And  to  His  servants  He  giveth  anoth  er  name. 
 
 ^^  So  that  he  who  is  blessing  himself  in  the 
 Doth  bless  himself  [earth, 
 
 In  the  God  of  faithfulness. 
 And  he  who  is  swearing  in  the  earth. 
 Doth  swear  by  the  God  of  faithfulness. 
 Because  the  former   distresses  have  been 
 
 forgotten, 
 And  because   they  have    been   hid  from 
 Mine  eyes. 
 
 '^  For,  lo,  I  am  creating  new  heavens,  and  a 
 new  earth. 
 And  the  former  things  are  not  remembered. 
 Nor  do  they  ascend  on  the  heart. 
 
 '^  But  joy  ye,  and  rejoice  for  ever,  that  I  am 
 Creator, 
 For,  lo,  I  am  creating  Jerusalem  a  rejoicing, 
 And  her  people  a  joy. 
 
 ^^  And  I  have  rejoiced  in  Jerusalem, 
 And  have  joyed  in  My  people. 
 And  not  heard  in  her  any  more        [crying. 
 Is  the  voice  of  weeping,  and  the  voice  of 
 
 -"  There  is  not  thence  any  more  a  suclding  of 
 
 days,  [his  days. 
 
 And  an  aged  man  who  doth  not  complete 
 
 For  the  youth  a  hundred  years  old  dieth. 
 
 And  the  sinner,   a  hundred  years  old,  is 
 
 lightly  esteemed. 
 
 "'  And  they  have  built  houses,  and  inhabited, 
 Audx)lanted  vineyards,  and  eaten  their  fruit. 
 
 --  They  do  not  build,  and  another  inhabit. 
 They  do  not  plant,  and  another  eat. 
 For  as  tlie  days  of  a  tree  are  the  days  of  My 
 people,  [chosen  ones. 
 
 And  the  work  of  their  hands  wear  out  do  My 
 
 "^  They  labour  not  for  a  vain  thing. 
 Nor  do  they  bring  forth  for  trouble, 
 For  the  seed  of  tlie  blessed  of  Jehovali  are 
 And  their  offspring  with  them.  [they, 
 
 -■'  Aud  it  hath  come  to  pass, 
 They  do  not  yet  call,  and  I  answer. 
 They  are  yet  3])oakiiig,  and  I  hear. 
 
 "'•'  Wolf  and  lamb  do  feed  as  one. 
 And  a  lion  as  an  ox  eateth  straw. 
 As  to  the  scr))cnt — dust  is  its  food, 
 Tliev  do  no  evil,  nor  destroy. 
 In  all  My  holy  mountain,  said  Jehovah! 
 
The  peace  of  Jerusalem. 
 
 Lxvi.  1.— ISAIAH.— Lxvi.  24.        Enlargement  of  tlie  Church 
 
 LXVI.  1  THUS  said  Jehovah : 
 The  heavens  are  My  throne, 
 And  the  earth  My  footstool,  [Me? 
 
 Where  is  this — tlfe  house  that  ye  biiild  for 
 And  where  is  this — the  place — My  rest? 
 
 *  And  all  these  My  hand  hath  made, 
 And  all  these  things  are. 
 
 An  aifirmatiou  of  Jehovah ! 
 And  iinto  this  one  I  look  attentively. 
 Unto  the  humble  and  bruised  in  spirit, 
 And  wlio  is  trembling  at  My  word. 
 
 *  Whoso  slaughtereth  the  ox  sraiteth  a  man. 
 Whoso  sacriticeth  the  lamb  beheadetli  a 
 Whoso  is  bringing  up  a  present —  [dog, 
 The  blood  of  a  sow, 
 
 Whoso  is  making  mention  of  frankincense, 
 Is  blessing  iniquity. 
 
 Yea,  they  have  fixed  on  their  own  ways, 
 And  in  their  abominations  their  soul  hath 
 delighted. 
 
 *  I  also — I  fix  on  their  vexations. 
 And  their  fears  I  brin^  in  to  them. 
 Because  I  have  called,  and  there  is  none 
 
 answering, 
 
 I  spake,  and  they  have  not  hearkened, 
 
 And  they  do  the  evil  things  in  Mine  eyes, 
 
 And  on  that  which  I  desired  not — fixed. 
 '  Hear  a  word  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Ye  who  are  trembling  unto  His  word, 
 
 Said  have  j^our  brethren  who  are  hating  you, 
 
 Who  are  driving  you  out,  for  My  name's  sake : 
 
 'Honoured  is   Jehovah,   and  we  look  on 
 your  joy,' 
 
 But  they  are  ashamed. 
 '  A  voice  of  noise  is  from  the  city,  a  voice 
 from  the  temple, 
 
 The  voice  of  Jehovah,  giving  recornpence 
 to  His  enemies. 
 '  Before  she  is  pained  she  hath  brought  forth, 
 
 Before  a  pang  cometh  to  her. 
 
 She  hath  delivered  a  male. 
 8  Who  hath  heard  anything  like  this? 
 
 Who  hath  seen  anything  like  these? 
 
 Is  earth  caused  to  bring  forth  in  one  day  ? 
 
 Born  is  a  nation  at  once? 
 
 For  she  hath  been  pained, 
 
 Zion  also  hath  borne  her  sons. 
 '  '  Do  I  bring  to  the  birth, 
 
 Anduot  cause  to  bringforth?'  saith  Jehovah, 
 
 '  Am  not  I  He  who  is  causing  to  beget  ? 
 
 I  have  also  restrain'^d,'  said  thy  God. 
 ^*  Rejoice  ye  with  Jerusalem, 
 
 And  be  glad  in  her,  all  ye  loving  her, 
 
 Rejoice  ye  with  her  for  joy. 
 
 All  ye  are  mourning  for  her, 
 '^  So  that  ye  suck,  and  have  been  satisfied, 
 
 From  the  breast  of  her  consolations, 
 
 So  that  ye  vning  out,  and  have  delighted 
 yourselves 
 
 From  the  abundance  of  her  honour. 
 '^  For  thus  said  Jehovah  :  [river, 
 
 '  Lo,  I  am  stretching  out  to  her  peace  as  a 
 
 And  as  an  overflowing  stream  the  honour 
 of  nations, 
 
 And  ye  have  sucked,  on  the  side  ye  are  car- 
 
 And  on  the  knees  ye  are  dandled.        fiied, 
 ^2  As  one  wliom  his  mother  comforteth,  so  do 
 I  comfort  you. 
 
 Yea,  in  Jerusalem  ye  are  comforted. 
 ^*  And  ye  have  seen,  and  rejoiced  hath  your 
 heart, 
 
 And  your  bones  as  tender  grass  do  flourish. 
 
 And  the  hand  of  Jehovah  hath  been  known 
 unto  His  servants. 
 
 And  He  hath  been  indignant  with  His  ene- 
 '^  For,  lo,  Jehovah  in  Are  cometh,  [mies. 
 
 And  as  a  hurricane  His  chariots, 
 
 To  refresh  in  fury  His  anger, 
 
 And  His  rebuke  in  flames  of  fire. 
 1'  For  by  Are  and  by  His  sword, 
 
 Doth  Jehovah  do  judgment  with  all  flesh. 
 
 And  many  have  been  Jehovah's  pierced  ones. ' 
 1'  Those  sanctifying  and  cleansing  themselves 
 at  the  gardens, 
 
 After  Ahad  in  the  midst. 
 
 Eating  flesh  of  the  sow, 
 
 And  of  the  abomination,  and  of  the  mouse. 
 
 Together  are  consumed, 
 
 An  aflBLrmation  of  Jehovah. 
 ■8  And  I — their  works  and  their  thoughts, 
 
 I  come  to  gather  all  the  nations  and  tongues, 
 
 And  they  have  come  and  seen  My  honour. 
 1^  And  I  have  set  among  them  a  sign. 
 
 And  have  sent  out  of  them  those  escaping 
 unto  the  nations, 
 
 (Tarshish,  Pul,  and  Lud,  drawing  bow. 
 
 Tubal  and  Javan,  the  isles  that  are  far  ofl^,) 
 
 Who  have  not  heard  My  fame,  nor  seen 
 Mine  honour. 
 
 And  they  have  declared  Mine  honour  among 
 nations. 
 ""  And  they  have  brought  all  your  brethren 
 out  of  all  the  nations, 
 
 A  present  to  Jehovah, 
 
 On  horses,  and  on  chariot,  and  on  litters, 
 
 And  on  mules,  and  on  dromedaries, 
 
 Unto  My  holy  mountain   Jerusalem,   said 
 Jehovah, 
 
 As  the  sons  of  Israel  bring  the  present  in  a 
 clean  vessel. 
 
 Into  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 ^^  And  also  of  them  I  take  for  priests. 
 
 For  Levites,  said  Jehovah. 
 -^  For,  as  the  new  heavens  and  tlie  new  earth 
 that  1  am  making. 
 
 Are  standing  before  Me, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah ! 
 
 So  remain  doth  your  seed  and  your  name. 
 -^  And  it  hath  been  from  month  to  month. 
 
 And  from  sabbath  to  sabbath, 
 
 Come  do  all  flesh  to  bow  themselves  before 
 
 Said  Jehovah,  [Me, 
 
 -•*  And  they  have  gone  forth, 
 
 And  looked  on  the  carcases  of  the  men 
 
 Who  are  transgressing  against  me. 
 
 For  their  worm  dieth  not. 
 
 And  their  tire  is  not  quenched,  [flesh  ! 
 
 And  they  have  been  an  abhorrence  to  aU 
 459 
 
WORDS  OF  JEREMIAH. 
 
 .CHAP.tl.  1  WORDS  of  Jeremiah  son  of 
 Hilkiab,  of  the  priests  who  are  iu  Auathoth, 
 in  the  land  of  Beujamiu,  "  unto  whom  the 
 word  of  Jehovah  hath  been  iu  the  days  of 
 Josiah  son  of  Amon,  king  of  Judah,  in  the 
 thii-teenth  year  of  his  reign,  ^  and  it  is  in  the 
 days  of  Jehoiakim  son  of  Josiah,  king  of 
 Jndah,  till  the  completion  of  the  eleventh 
 year  of  Zedekiah  son  of  Josiah,  king  of  Jndah, 
 till  the  removal  of  Jerusalem  in  the  fifth  month. 
 
 *  And  tliere  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 saying,  ^  'Befor'i  1  form  thee  in  the  belly,  I 
 bave  known  thee;  and  before  thou  comest 
 forth  from  the  womb  I  have  separated  thee, 
 a  prophet  to  nations  1  have  made  thee.' 
 « And  I  say,  'Ah,  Lord  Jehovah!  lo,  I  have 
 not  known — to  speak,  for  I  am  a  youth.' 
 ^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  '  Do  not  say,  I 
 am  a  youth,  for  to  all  to  whom  I  send  thee  thou 
 goest,  and  all  that  I  command  thee  thou 
 speakest.  *  Be  not  afraid  of  their  faces,  for 
 with  theeaw  I  to  deliver  thee, — an  affirmation 
 of  Jehovah.' 
 
 "  And  Jehovah  putteth  forth  His  hand,  and 
 striketh  against  my  mouth,  and  Jehovah 
 saith  unto  me,  '  Lo,  I  have  put  my  words  in 
 thy  mouth.  "  See,  I  have  charged  thee  this 
 day  concerning  the  nations,  and  concerning 
 the  kingdoms,  to  pluck  up,  and  to  break  downi, 
 and  to  destroy,  and  to  throw  down,  to  build, 
 lind  to  plant.' 
 
 ^'  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 saying,  '  Wbat  art  thou  seeing,  Jeremiah?' 
 And  I  say,  'A  rod  of  an  almond  tree  I  am 
 seeing.'  '^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  *Thou 
 hast  well  seen :  for  I  am  watching  over  My 
 word  to  do  it.' 
 
 '^  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me 
 a  second  time,  saying,  'What  art  thou  see- 
 ing?' And  1  say,  'A  blown  pot  1  am  seeing, 
 and  its  face  is  from  the  north.'  ^-^  And  Jeho- 
 vah saith  imto  me,  '  From  the  north  is  the 
 evil  loosed  against  all  inhabitants  of  the  land. 
 '^  For,  lo,  I  am  calling  for  all  families  of  the 
 kingdoms  of  the  north, — an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 hovah— and  tlicy  have  come,  and  put  each  his 
 throne  cat  the  opening  of  the  gates  of  Jeru- 
 salem, and  by  its  walls  round  about,  and  by 
 all  cities  of  Judah.  ^^  And  I  have  sTioken 
 My  judgments  with  them  concerning  all  their 
 evil,  in  that  they  have  forsaken  Me,  and  make 
 perfimie  to  other  gods,  and  bow  themselves 
 to  the  works  of  their  own  han<ls. 
 
 17 '  And  thou,  thou  dost  gird  up  thy  loins, 
 and  hast  arisen,  and  spoken  unto  them  all 
 that  I  command  thee:  be  not  affrighted  be- 
 cause of  them,  lest  I  affright  thee  before  them. 
 '*  And  I,  lo,  I  have  given  thee  this  day  for  a 
 fenced  city,  and  for  an  iron  pillar,  and  for 
 1)razen  walls  over  all  the  land,  to  the  kings 
 of  Judah,  to  its  heads,  to  its  priests,  and  to 
 the  peo])le  of  the  land;  i"  and  they  have 
 fouglit  againi-t  thee,  and  they  prevail  not 
 against  thee;  for  with  thee  am  1,— an  affirma- 
 tion of  Jehovah— to  deliver  thee. 
 4GU 
 
 IL  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto 
 
 me,  saying,  '^ '  Go,   and  thou  hast  called  in 
 
 the  ears  of  Jerusalem,  saying.  Thus  said  Je- 
 hovah : 
 I  have  remembered  for  thee 
 The  kindness  of  thy  youth,  the  love  of  thine 
 
 espousals. 
 Thy  going  after  Me  in  a  wilderness,  in  a  laud 
 not  sown. 
 
 3  Holy  is  Israel  to  Jehovah, 
 The  first-fruit  of  His  increase, 
 All  consuming  him  are  guilty, 
 Evil  Cometh  in  unto  them,  au  affirmation 
 of  Jehovah. 
 
 *  Hear  a  word  of  Jehovah,  0  house  of  Jacob, 
 And  all  ye  families  of  the  house  of  Israel. 
 
 ^  Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 What — have  your  fathers  found  in  Me  per- 
 versity. 
 That  they  have  gone  far  off  from  Me, 
 And  go  after  the  vanity,  and  become  vain. 
 
 "  And  have  not  said,  Where  is  Jehovah, 
 Wlio  bringeth  us  up  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 Wlio  leadeth  us  in  a  wilderness. 
 In  a  land  of  deserts  and  pits, 
 In  a  dry  land,  and  of  death-shade, 
 In  a  land — none  hath  passed  through  it. 
 Nor  dwelt  hath  man  there?' 
 
 '  Yea,  I  bring  you  in  to  a  land  of  fruitful 
 To  eat  its  fruit  and  its  goodness,        [fields, 
 And  ye  come  iu  and  defile  My  land. 
 And  Mine  inheritance  have  made  an  abom- 
 ination, 
 
 8  The  priests  have  not  said,   'Where  is  Je- 
 hovah?' 
 And  those   handling  the   law    have   not 
 known  Me.  [Me, 
 
 And   the  shepherds  transgressed  against 
 And  the  prophets  have  prophesied  by  Baal, 
 And  after  those  who  profit  not  have  gone. 
 ^  Therefore,  yet  I  plead  with  you, 
 Au  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  with  your  sons'  sons  I  plead. 
 
 '"  For,  pass  to  the  isles  of  Chittim,  and  see. 
 And  to  Kedar  send,  and  consider  well, 
 And  see  if  there  hath  been  like  this: 
 
 '•  Hath  a  nation  changed  gods? 
 (And  they  are  no  gods !) 
 And  My  people  hath  changed  its  honour 
 For  that  which  doth  not  profit. 
 
 '-  Be  astonished,  ye  heavens,  at  this, 
 Yea,  be  frightened,  be  greatly  wasted. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 '^  For  two  evils  hath  My  people  done,  [waters, 
 Me  they  have  forsalcen,  a  fountain  of  living 
 To  hew  out  for  themselves  wells — broken 
 That  contain  not  the  waters.  [wells, 
 
 '^  A  servant  is  Israel?  Is  he  a  child  of  the 
 house? 
 Wherefore  hath  he  been  for  a  prey? 
 
 '^  Against  him  roar  do  young  lions. 
 They  have  given  forth  their  voice. 
 And  make  his  land  become  a  desolation, 
 His  cities  have  been  burnt  without  inhabi- 
 tant. 
 
Pxposfutation  with  Israel. 
 
 II.  16.— JEREMIAH.— III.  12. 
 
 The  wicledness  of  Israel. 
 
 ^  Also  sons  of  Nopli  and  Tahapanes 
 (Jonsiime  thee — tlie  crown  of  the  head  ! 
 
 ^  Dost  thou  not  do  this  to  thyself? 
 By  thy  forsaking  Jehovah  thy  God, 
 At  the  time  He  is  leading  thee  in  the  way? 
 
 '  And  now,  what — to  thee  in  the  way  of  Egypt, 
 To  drink  the  waters  of  Sihor? 
 And  what — to  thee  in  the  way  of  Asshur, 
 To  drink  the  waters  of  the  River? 
 
 '  Instruct  thee  doth  thy  wickedness. 
 And  thy  backslidings  reprove  thee. 
 Know  and  see  that  an  eVil  and  a  bitter  thing 
 Is  thy  forsaking  Jehovah  thy  God, 
 And  My  fear  not  being  on  thee,        [Hosts. 
 An  affirmation   of    the   Lord  Jehovah    of 
 
 '  For  from  of  old  thou  hast  broken  thy  yoke, 
 Drawn  away  thy  bands,  and  sayest,   '  I  do 
 
 not  serve,' 
 For,  on  every  high  height,  and  under  every 
 Thou  art  wandering — a  liarlot.    [green  tree. 
 And  I  planted  thee  a  choice  vine,  wholly  a 
 
 tnie  seed, 
 And  how  hast  thou  been  tiimed  to  Me, 
 To  the  degenerate  shoots  of  a  strange  vine  ? 
 
 •  But  though  thou  dost  wash  with  nitre, 
 And  dost  multiply  to  thyself  soap. 
 Marked  is  thine  iniquity  before  Me, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 '  How  sayest  thou,  '  I  have  not  been  defiled. 
 After  the  Baalim  T  have  not  gone?'    [done, 
 See  thy  wayin  a  valley,  know  what  thou  haat 
 A  swift  dromedary  winding  her  ways, 
 A  wild  ass  accustomed  to  a  wilderness. 
 In  the  desire  of  her  soul  she  hath  swallowed 
 
 up  wind. 
 Her  meeting — who  doth  turn  her  back? 
 None  seeking  her  do  weary  themselves, 
 In  her  month  they  find  her. 
 Withhold  thy  foot  from  being  unshod, 
 And  thy  throat  from  thirst. 
 And  thou  sayest,  '  It  is  incurable,       [1  go.' 
 No,  for  I  have  loved  stran  gers,  and  after  them 
 
 '  As  the  shame  of  a  thief  when  he  is  found. 
 So  put  to  shame  have  been  the  house  of 
 They,  their  kings,  their  heads,  [Israel, 
 
 And  their  priests,  and  their  prophets, 
 Saying  to  wood,  '  My  father  art  thou ! ' 
 Andtoastone,  'Thou  hast  brought  me  forth,' 
 For  they  turned  unto  me  the  back  and  not 
 And  in  the  time  of  their  vexation,  [the  face. 
 They  say,  'Arise  Thou,  and  save  us.' 
 
 '  And  where  are  thy  gods,  that  thou  hast 
 
 made  to  thyself? 
 Let  them  arise,  if  they  may  save  thee, 
 In  the  time  of  thy  vexation, 
 For — the  number  of  thy  cities  have  been  thy 
 
 '  Why  do  ye  strive  with  Me?  [gods,  0  Judah, 
 All  of  you  have  transgressed  against  Me, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 '  In  vain  I  have  smitten  your  sons. 
 Instruction  they  have  not  accepted. 
 Devoured  hath  your  sword  your  prophets. 
 As  a  destroying  lion. 
 
 '  0  generation,  see  ye  the  word  of  Jehovah  : 
 A  wilderness  have  I  been  to  Israeli? 
 A  land  of  thick  darkness?  [mourned, 
 
 Wherefore   have    My  people    said,    '  We 
 We  come  not  in  again  unto  Thee.' 
 
 -  Doth  a  virgin  forget  her  ornaments  ? 
 A  bride  her  bands?  [outnumber. 
 
 And  My  people  have  forgotten  Me  days  with- 
 
 3'  What — dost  thou  make  pleasing  tliy  way  to 
 
 seek  love?  [thy  ways. 
 
 Therefore  even  the  wicked  thou  hast  taught 
 
 ^•'  Also  in  thy  skirts  hath  been  found  the 
 blood  of  innocent  needy  souls. 
 Not  by  digging  have  I  found  them,  but 
 upon  all  £hese.  [innocent, 
 
 ^^  And  thou  sayest,    '  Because  I  have  been 
 Surely  turned  back  hath  His  anger  from  me  ?' 
 Lo,  I  have  been  judged  with  thee. 
 Because  of  thy  saying,  '  I  have  not  sinned.' 
 
 ^'^  What?  thou  art  very  vile  to  repeat  thy  way. 
 Even  of  Egypt  thou  art  ashamed, 
 As  thou  hast  been  ashamed  of  Asshur, 
 
 ^'  Also  from  this  thou  goest  out. 
 And  thy  hands  on  thy  head, 
 For  Jehovah  hath  kicked  at  thy  confidences. 
 And  thou  dost  not  give  i^rosperity  to  them ! 
 
 III.  1— SAYING,  '  Lo.  one  sendeth  away  his 
 And  she  hath  gone  from  him,  [wife, 
 
 And  she  hath  been  to  another  man, 
 Doth  he  turn  back  imto  her  again?' 
 Greatly  defiled  is  not  that  land? 
 And  thou  hast  committed  whoredom  with 
 many  lovers,  [hovah. 
 
 And  turn  again  to  Me,  an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 
 -  Lift  thine  eyes  to  the  l.igh  places,  and  see. 
 Where  hast  thou  not  been  Jain  with  ? 
 On  the  ways  thou  hast  sat  for  them. 
 As  an  Arab  in  a  wilderness, 
 And  thou  defilest  the  land. 
 By  thy  fornications,  and  by  thy  wickedness. 
 
 ^  And  withheld  are  showers,  and  gathered 
 rain  hath  not  been. 
 The  forehead  of  a  whorish  woman  thou  hast, 
 Thou  hast  refused  to  be  ashamed. 
 
 ■*  Hast  thou  not  henceforth  called  to  Me, 
 'My  Father,  Thou  art  the  leader  of  my  youth' 
 
 '  Doth  He  keep  to  the  age?  watch  for  ever?' 
 Lo,  these  things  thou  hast  spoken,  [est 
 And  thou  dost  the  evil  things,  and  prevail- 
 
 "  AND  Jehovah  saith  imto  me,  in  the  days 
 of  Josiah  the  king,  '  Hast  thou  seen  that 
 which  backsliding  Israel  hath  done?  She  is 
 going  on  every  high  mountain,  and  unto  the 
 place  of  every  green  tree,  and  comnaitteth 
 lornication  there.  ^  And  I  say,  after  her  do- 
 ing all  these,  Unto  Me  thou  dost  turn  back, 
 and  she  hath  not  turned  back,  and  see  it  doth 
 her  treacherous  sister  Judah.  ^  And  I  see 
 when  (for  all  the  causes  whereby  backsliding 
 Israel  committed  adultery)  I  have  sent  her 
 away,  and  I  give  the  bill  of  her  divorce  imto 
 her,  that  treacherous  Judah  her  sister  hath 
 not  feared,  and  goeth  and  committeth  forni- 
 cation— she  also.  "And  it  hath  come  to  pass, 
 from  the  vileness  of  her  fornication,  that  the 
 land  is  deiiled,  and  she  committeth  fornica- 
 tion with  stone  and  with  wood,  i*  And  even 
 in  all  this  her  treacherous  sister  Judah  hath 
 not  turned  back  unto  Me  with  all  her  heart, 
 but  with  falsehood,  an  affirmation  of  Jehovah.' 
 '^  And  Jehovah  saith  imto  me : 
 
 '  Justified  herself  hath  backsliding  Israel, 
 
 More  than  treacherous  Judah. 
 ^"  Go,  and  thou  hast  proclaimed  these  words 
 toward  the  north,  and  hast  said, 
 
 Turn  back,  0  backsliding  Israel, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah ! 
 461 
 
Promises  of  mercy. 
 
 rii.  13.— JEREMIAH.- IV.  18. 
 
 Judgment  denounced. 
 
 I  cause  not  Mine  ann;er  to  fall  upon  yon, 
 For  1  am  kind,  an  affirmation  or  Jehovah, 
 I  watch  not  to  the  a;,'o. 
 
 '3  Only,  know  thine  iniquity,  [transgressed. 
 For  against  Jehovah  thy  God  thou  hast 
 And  thou  dost  scatter  thy  ways  to  strangers, 
 Under  every  green  tree, 
 And  to  My  voice  thou  hast  not  hearkened, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 "  Turn  back,  0  backsliding  sods, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 For  I  have  ruled  over  you, 
 And  taken  you  one  of  a  city,  and  two  of  a 
 Aud  have  brought  you  to  Zion,        [family, 
 
 '"  And  I  have  given  to  yon  shejiherds 
 According  to  Mine  own  heart. 
 And  they  have  fed  yon  with  knowledj^e  and 
 imderstanding.  [multiplied, 
 
 "  And  it  hath   come  to  pass,   when  ye  are 
 And  have  been  fruitful  in  the  land, 
 In  those  days— an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 They  say  not  any  more, 
 'The  ark  of  the  covenant  of  Jehovah,' 
 Nor  doth  it  go  up  on  the  lieart, 
 Nor  do  they  remember  concerning  it, 
 Nor  do  they  inspect,  nor  is  it  made  agaiu. 
 
 "  At  that  time  they  cry  to  Jerusalem, 
 
 '  O  throne  of  Jehovah,'  [nations. 
 
 And  gathered  Ttnto  her  hath  been  all  the 
 For  the  name  of  Jehovah,  to  Jerusalem, 
 Nor  do  they  go  any  more  after  the  stubborn- 
 ness of  their  evil  heart. 
 
 '8  In  those  days  do  the  house  of  Judah 
 Go  unto  the  house  of  Israel, 
 And  they  come  together  from  the  land  of 
 
 €he  south,  unto  the  land 
 That  I  caused  your  fatliers  to  inherit. 
 
 '*  And  I  have  said.  How  do  I  put  thee  among 
 the  sons. 
 And  give  to  thee  a  desirable  land,  [nations, 
 A  beauteous  inheritance  of  the  hosts   of 
 And  I  say,  My  Father— ye  do  call  to  Me, 
 And  from  after  Me  ye  do  not  turn  Ijack. 
 
 '"  But — a  woman  hath  deceived  her  friend. 
 So  ye  have  dealt  treacherously  with  Me, 
 
 0  house  of  Israel,  an  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 -'  A  voice  on  high  i)lace3  is  heard — weeping. 
 
 Supplications  of  tlie  sons  of  Israel, 
 For  they  liave  made  perverse  their  way. 
 They  have  forgotten  Jehovah  their  God. 
 "^^  Turn  l)ack,  0  backsliding  sons, 
 
 1  cause  your  backslidiugs  to  ceAse. 
 — Behold  us,  we  have  come  to  Thee, 
 For  Thou  art  Jehovah  o)ir  God. 
 
 '■'  Surely  in  vain  from  the  heights. 
 The  multitude  of  mountains —       [of  Israel. 
 Surely  in  Jehovah  our  God  is  the  salvation 
 
 "  And  the  shameful  thing  hath  devoured 
 The  labour  of  our  fathers  from  our  youth. 
 Their  ilock  and  their  herd. 
 Their  sons  and  their  daughters. 
 
 "^  We  have  lain  down  in  our  shame, 
 And  cover  us  dotli  our  confusion, 
 For  against  Jehovah  ourGod  wchavesiuned. 
 We,  and  our  fathers,  from  our  youtli  even 
 unto  this  day,  [hovah  our  God ! 
 
 Nor  have  we  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Je- 
 
 IV.  '  IF  thou  dost  turn  back,  0  Israel, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  unto  Me  turn 
 And  if  thou  dost  turn  aside  [back, 
 
 402 
 
 Thine  abominations  from  My  face. 
 Then  thou  dost  not  })cmoan. 
 "  Aud  thou  hast  sworn — Jehovali  liveth, 
 In  truth,  in  judgment,  and  in  righteousness, 
 And  blessed  themselves  in  Him  have  ua- 
 And  in  Him  they  boast  themselves,   [tions, 
 ^  For  thus  said  Jehovah, 
 To  the  man  of  Judah,  and  to  Jerusalem: 
 Till  for  yourselves  tillage. 
 And  do  not  sow  unto  the  thorns. 
 *  Be  circumcised  to  Jehovah, 
 And  turn  aside  the  foresldns  of  your  heart. 
 U  man  of  Judah,    and  ye  inhabitants  of 
 
 Jerusalem, 
 Lest  My  fury  go  out  as  firCj  and  hath  burned, 
 And  there  is  none  quenching, 
 Because  of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 
 ^  Declare  in  Judah,  and  in  Jerusalem  sound. 
 And  say  ye,  '  Blow  a  trumpet  in  the  land," 
 Call  ye  fully,  and  say  ye : 
 '  Be  gathered,   and  we  go  in  to  the  fenced 
 "  Lift  up  an  ensign  Zionward,  [city. 
 
 Strengthen  yourselves,  stand  not  still. 
 For  evil  I  am  bringing  in  from  the  north, 
 And  a  great  destruction. 
 ''  Gone  up  hath  a  lion  from  his  thicket. 
 And  a  destroyer  of  nations  hath  journeyed, 
 He  hath  come  forth  from  his  place 
 To  make  thy  land  become  a  desolation. 
 Thy  cities  arelaidwaste,  without  inhabitant. 
 8  For  this,  gird  on    sackcloth,    lament   and 
 howl,  [turned  back  from  us. 
 
 For  the  fierce  anger  of  Jehovah  hath  not 
 "  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  : 
 '  Perish  doth  the  heart  of  the  king, 
 And  the  heart  of  the  princes, 
 And  astonialied  have  been  the  priests, 
 And  the  prophets  do  wonder.' 
 
 1"  And  I  say,     Ah,  Lord  Jehovah, 
 Surely  thou  hast    entirely  forgotten  this 
 
 people  and  Jerusalem,  saying. 
 Peace  is  for  you. 
 And  struck  hath  a  sword  unto  the  soul ! ' 
 
 "  At  that  time  it  is  said  of  this  people. 
 And  of  Jerusalem :  [ness,' 
 
 '  A  dry  wind  of  high  places  in  the  wilder- 
 The  way  of  the  daughter  of  My  people, 
 (Not  for  winnowing,  nor  for  cleansing,) 
 
 '-  A  full  wind  from  these  doth  come  for  Me, 
 Now,  also,  I  speak  judgments  with  them. 
 
 "  Lo,  as  clouds  he  cometh  up. 
 And  as  a  hurricane  his  chariots. 
 Lighter  than  eat^les  liave  been  his  horses, 
 Wo  to  us,  for  we  have  been  siJoilecL 
 
 '■•  Wash  from  evil  thy  heart,  0  Jerusalem, 
 That  thou  mayest  be  saved. 
 Till  wlicn  dost  thou  lodge  in  thy  heart 
 Tlunights  of  thy  strength  ? 
 
 "  For  a  voice  is  declaring  from  Dan, 
 And  sounding  sorrow  from  mount  Epiiraira. 
 
 "*  Make  ye  mention  to  the  nations, 
 Lo,  soimd  ye  to  Jerusalem  : 
 '  Besiegers  are  coming  from  the  land  afar 
 off,  [their  voice. 
 
 And  they  give  forth  against  cities  of  Judah 
 
 '"  As  the  keepers  of  a  field 
 They  have  oecn  against  her  round  about. 
 For  with  Me  she  hath  been  rebellious, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovali.'  [to  thee, 
 
 "*  Thy  way  and  thy  doings  have  done  these 
 
Desolations  of  Jerusalem. 
 
 IV.  19.— JEREMIAH. -V.  21. 
 
 Punishment  predicted. 
 
 Til  is  is  thy  vexation,  for  it  is  bitter. 
 For  it  hath  struck  uuto  tliy  heart. 
 
 '*     My  bowels,  my  bowels ! 
 I  am  pained  at  the  walls  of  my  heart,  [sileut, 
 Make  a  noise  for  me  doth  My  heart,  I  am  not 
 For  the  voice  of  a  trumpet  I  have  heard, 
 0  my  soul— a  shout  of  battle  ! 
 
 '"  Destruction  on  destruction  is  proclaimed. 
 For  spoiled  hath  been  all  the  land, 
 Suddenly  spoiled  have  been  my  tents, 
 In  a  moment — my  curtains. 
 
 ^^  Till  when  do  I  see  an  ensign  ? 
 Do  I  hear  the  voice  of  a  trumpet?  [known, 
 
 '^  For  my  people  are  foolish,  me  they  have  not 
 Foolish  sons  are  they,  yea,  they  a?'e  not  in- 
 Wise  are  they  to  do  evil,  [telligent, 
 And  to  do  good  they  have  not  known. 
 
 -^  I  looked  to  the  land,  and  lo,  waste  and  void. 
 And  unto  the  heaveas,  and  their  light  is  not. 
 
 "■•  I  have  looked  to  the  mountains. 
 And  lo,  they  are  trembling. 
 And  all  the  hills  moved  themselves  lightly. 
 
 *  I  have  looked,  and  lo,  man  is  not. 
 And  all  fowls  of  the  heavens  have  fled. 
 
 "•^  I  have  looked,  and  lo. 
 The  fruitful  place  is  a  wilderness. 
 And  all  its  cities  have  been  broken  down. 
 Because  of  Jehovah, 
 Because  of  the  fierceness  of  His  anger. 
 
 ■'      For  thus  said  Jehovah  :  [I  make  not. 
 
 All  the  land  is  a  desolation,  but  a  completion 
 
 -8      For  this  doth  the  land  mourn. 
 And  black  have  been  the  heavens  above. 
 Because  1  have  spoken — I  have  purposed. 
 And  1  have  not  repented. 
 Nor  do  1  turn  back  from  it. 
 
 ^*     From  the  voice  of  the  horseman. 
 And  of  him  shooting  with  the  bow,  all  the  city 
 They  have  come  into  thickets,     [is  fleeing, 
 And  on  cliffs  they  have  gone  up. 
 All  the  city  is  forsaken, 
 And  there  is  no  one  dwelling  in  them. 
 
 ^^  And  thou,  0  spoiled  one,  what  dost  thou? 
 For  thou  puttest  on  scarlet,  [of  gold. 
 
 For  thou  adornest  thyself  ivith  ornaments 
 For  thou  reudest  with  paint  thineeyes, 
 In  vaiu  thou  dost  make  thyself  fair, 
 Kicked  ajiaiust  thee  have  doting  ones. 
 Thy  life  they  do  seek. 
 
 ^^  For  a  voice  as  of  a  sick  woman  I  have  heard, 
 Distress,  as  of  one  bringing  forth  a  flrst-born, 
 The  voice  of  the  daughter  of  Zion, 
 She  bewaileth  herself,  she  spreadeth  out 
 her  hands,  [slayers ! ' 
 
 '  Wo  to  me  now,  for  weary  is  my  soul  of 
 
 V.  1  GO  to  and  fro  in  streets  of  Jerusalem, 
 And  see,  I  pray  you,  and  know,  [mau, 
 
 And  seek  in  her  broad  places,  if  ye  And  a 
 If  there  be  one  doing  judgment,  seeking  sted- 
 Then  am  I  propitious  to  her.        [fastness — 
 
 ^  And  if  they  say,  '  Jehovah  liveth,' 
 Surely  to  a  falsehood  they  swear. 
 
 3  Jehovah,  Thine  eyes,  are  they  not  on  sted- 
 fastness  ?  [grieved. 
 
 Thou  hast  smitten  them,  and  they  have  not 
 Thou  hast  consumed  them, 
 They  have  refused  to  receive  instruction. 
 They  made  their  faces  harder  than  a  rock. 
 They  have  refused  to  turn  back. 
 
 *  And  I— I  said,  '  Surely  these  are  poor. 
 
 They  have  been  foolish. 
 For  they  have  not  known  the  way  of  Je- 
 The  judgment  of  their  God.  [hovah, 
 
 ^  I  get  me  to  the  great,  and  I  speak  with  them, 
 For  they  have  known  the  way  of  Jehovah, 
 The  judgment  of  their  God.' 
 Siirely  they  together  have  broken  the  yoke, 
 They  have  drawn  away  the  bands. 
 *  Therefore  smitten  them  hath  a  Hon  out  of 
 the  forest, 
 A  wolf  of  the  deserts  doth  spoil  them, 
 A  leopard  is  watching  over  their  cities. 
 Every  one  who  is  going  oiit  of  them  is  torn, 
 For  many  have  been  their  transgressions. 
 Mighty  have  been  their  backslidings. 
 ^  For  tms  I  am  not  propitious  to  thee, 
 Thy  sons  have  forsaken  Me, 
 And  are  satisfied  by  that  which  is  not  god, 
 I  satisfy  them,  and  they  commit  adultery, 
 And  at  the  house  of  a  harlot 
 They  gather  themselves  together. 
 ^  Fed  horses — they  have  been  eai'ly  risers. 
 
 Each  to  the  wife  of  his  neighbour  they  neigh. 
 ^  For  these  do  I  not  lay  a  charge? 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  on  a  nation  such  as  this, 
 Doth  not  My  soul  avenge  itself  ? 
 ^^      Go  ye  up  on  her  walls,  and  destroy. 
 And  a  completion  make  not,       [Jehovah's, 
 Turn  aside  her  branches,  for  they  are  not 
 "  For  dealt  teacherously  against  Me  have  the 
 house  of  Israel,  [Jehovah. 
 
 And  the  house  of  Judah,  an  affirmation  of 
 '-  They  have  lied  against  Jehovah, 
 And  they  say,  '  It  is  not  He, 
 Nor  come  in  against  us  doth  evil, 
 Yea,  sword  and  famine  we  do  not  see. 
 1^  And  the  prophets  become  wind. 
 And  the  word  is  not  in  them,' — thus  it  is 
 done  by  them. 
 1^    Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts, 
 Because  of  your  speaking  this  word, 
 Lo,  I  am  making  My  words  in  thy  mouth 
 become  fire,  [them. 
 
 And  this  people  wood,  and  it  hath  devoured 
 ^^  Lo,  I  am  bringing  against  you  a  nation  from 
 afar, 
 
 0  hout^e  of  Israel,  an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 A  nation — strong  it  is,  a  nation — from  of 
 
 old  it  is, 
 A  nation— thou  knowest  not  its  tongue, 
 Nor  understandest  what  it  speaketh. 
 
 '^^  Its  quiver  is  as  an  open  sepulchre, 
 AU  of  them— mighty  oues.  [bread, 
 
 '''  And  it  hath  consumed  thy  harvest  and  thy 
 They  consume  thy  sous,  and  thy  daughters. 
 It  consumeth  thy  flock,  and  thy  herd. 
 It  consumeth  thy  vine,  and  thy  fig-tree. 
 It  maketh  poor  thy  fenced  cities, 
 lu  which  thou  art  trusting— by  the  sword. 
 
 '3  And  even  in  those  days,  an  affirmation  of 
 
 1  do  not  make  you  a  completion.   [Jehovali, 
 '3  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  when  ye  say, 
 
 '  For  what  hath  Jehovah  our  God  done  to  us 
 That  thou  hast  said  unto  them,  [all  these?' 
 '  As  ye  have  forsaken  Me,  [land. 
 
 And  serve  the  gods  of  a  foreigner  in  your 
 So  do  ye  serve  strangers  in  a  land  not  yours.' 
 
 -"    Declare  ye  this  in  the  house  of  Jacob, 
 And  soimd  ye  it  in  Judah,  saying, 
 
 -'  Hear  ye,  I  pray  vow,  this, 
 463 
 
Expostulation  with  Israel. 
 
 V.  22.— JEREMIAH. ~vi.  24. 
 
 Punishment  predicted. 
 
 0  people,  foolish  and  without  heart, 
 Eyes  tliey  liave,  and  they  see  not. 
 Ears  they  have,  and  they  hear  not. 
 
 ^  Me  do  ye  not  fear,  an  affirmation  of  Jehovah? 
 From  My  presence  are  ye  not  pained? 
 Who  hath  made  sand  the  border  of  the  sea, 
 A  limit  age-during,  anditpasseth  not  over  it. 
 They  shake  themselves,  and  they  are  not  able. 
 Yea,  sounded  have  its  billovrs,  and  they 
 pass  not  over.  [bellioiis  heart, 
 
 ^  And  this  people  hath  an  apostate  and  re- 
 Tliey  have  turned  aside,  and  they  go  on. 
 
 ^*  And  they  have  not  said  in  their  heart, 
 '  Let  us  rear,  we  pray  you, 
 Jehovah  our  God,  who  is  giving  rain,    [son. 
 The  sprinkling  and  the  gathered,  in  its  sea- 
 The  appointed  weeks  oJ  harvest  He  keepetli 
 for  us.' 
 
 •'  Your  iniquities  have  turned  these  away, 
 And  your  sins  have  kept  the  good  from  you. 
 
 *®  For  the  wicked  have  been  found  among 
 My  peojjle. 
 It  looketh  about  the  covering  of  snares, 
 They  have  set  up  a  trap— men  they  capture. 
 
 '^  As  a  cage  full  of  fowls. 
 So  their  houses  are  full  of  deceit. 
 Therefore  they  have  been  great,  and  are  rich. 
 
 "8  They  have  been  fat,  they  have  shone. 
 Yea,  they  have  overpassed  the  acts  of  the  evil. 
 Judgment  they  have  not  judged,  [prosper, 
 The  judgment  of  the  fatherless — and  they 
 And  the  judgment  of  the  needy  they  have 
 not  j  adged.  [Jehovah, 
 
 -■■*  For  these  do  not  I  inspect,  an  affirmation  of 
 On  a  nation  such  as  this. 
 Doth  not  My  soul  avenge  itself? 
 
 *"      An  astonishing  and  horrible  thing  hath 
 been  in  the  land. 
 
 •1  The  prophets  have  prophesied  falsely, 
 And  the  priests  bear  rule  by  their  means, 
 And  My  people  have  loved  it  so. 
 And  what  do  they  at  its  latter  end  ? 
 
 VI.  1  STRENGTHEN  yourselves,  sons  of  Ben- 
 From  the  midst  of  Jerusalem,  [jamin, 
 
 And  in  Tekoa  blow  ye  a  trumpet, 
 And  over  Beth-Haccerem  lift  ye  up  a  flame, 
 For  evil  hath  been  seen  from  the  north, 
 And  great  destruction. 
 
 ^  The  comely  and  the  delicate  one  I  have  cut 
 The  daughter  of  Zion.  [of^, 
 
 '  Unto  her  come  do  shepherds  and  theirdroves. 
 They  have  stricken  tents  by  her  roundabout, 
 They  have  fed  each  in  his  own  station. 
 
 *  Sanctify  ye  against  her  the  battle. 
 Rise,  and  we  go  up  at  noon. 
 
 Wo  to  us,  for  turned  hath  the  day, 
 
 For  stretched  out  are  the  shades  of  evening, 
 
 *  '  Rise,  and  we  go  up  by  night, 
 And  we  destroy  her  palaces.' 
 
 "     For  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts : 
 Cut  down  her  wood, 
 
 And  pour  out  against  Jerusalem  a  mount. 
 She  is  the  city  to  be  inspected, 
 Wholly — she  is  oppression  in  her  midst. 
 
 7  As  the  digging  of  a  well  is  for  its  waters. 
 So  she  hath  digged  for  her  wickedness, 
 Violence  and  spoil  is  heard  in  her. 
 Before  My  face  continually  rt?'e sickness  and 
 Be  instructed,  0  Jerusalem,  [smiting. 
 
 .    Lest  My  soul  be  alienated  from  t)iee, 
 464 
 
 j      Lest  I  make  thee  a  desolation,   a  land  not 
 
 I    5     Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts :  [inhabited. 
 
 I      They  surely  glean,  as  a  vine,  the  remnant 
 
 of  Israel,  [baskets. 
 
 Put  back  thy  hand,  as  a  gatherer  to  the 
 '"  To  whom  do  I  speak,  and  testify,  and  they 
 
 Lo,  their  ear  is  uncircumcised,  [liear? 
 
 And  they  are  not  able  to  attend. 
 
 Lo,  a  word  of  Jehovah  hath  been  to  them 
 for  a  reproach, 
 
 They  delight  not  in  it.  [filled, 
 
 11  Ancf  with  the  fury  of  Jehovah  I  have  been 
 
 (1  have  been  weary  of  containing,) 
 
 To  pour  it  on  the  suckling  in  the  street, 
 
 And  on  the  assembly  of  youths  together. 
 
 For  even  husband  witli  wife  are  captured, 
 
 An  elder  with  one  full  of  days, 
 ^^  And  their  houses  have  been  tixrned  to  others. 
 
 Fields  and  wives  together. 
 
 For  I  stretch  out  My  hand  against  the  in- 
 habitants of  the  land, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 '3  For  from  their  least  unto  their  greatest, 
 
 Every  one  is  gaining  dishonest  gain. 
 
 And  from  prophet  even  imto  priest, 
 
 Every  one  is  dealing  falsely, 
 1*  And  they  heal  the  breach  of  the  daughter 
 of  my  people  slightly, 
 
 Saying,    'Peace,   peace!'   and  there  is  no 
 
 peace.  [nation! 
 
 1"  They  were  ashamed  when  they  did  abomi- 
 
 Yea,  they  are  not  at  all  ashamed, 
 
 Yea,  blushing  they  have  not  known. 
 
 Therefore  they  do  fall  among  those  tailing, 
 
 In  the  time  I  have  inspected  them, 
 
 They  stumble,  said  Jehovah. 
 1^     Thus  said  Jehovah :  [paths  of  ol(\ 
 
 Stand  ye  by  the  ways  and  see,  and  ask  for 
 
 Where  is  this — the  good  way?  and  go  ye  in  it, 
 
 And  find  rest  for  yourselves. 
 
 And  they  say,  'We  do  not  go.' 
 1''  And  I  have  raised  up  for  you  watchmen. 
 
 Attend  ye  to  the  voice  of  the  trumpet. 
 
 And  they  say,  'We  do  not  attend.' 
 
 18  Therefore  hear,  0  nations,  and  know,  0 
 That  which  is  upon  them.  [company, 
 
 19  Hear,  0  earth,  lo,  I  am  bringing  evil  on  this 
 The  fruit  of  their  devices,  [people, 
 For  to  My  words  they  gave  no  attention, 
 And  My  law — they  kick  against  it.  [cometh, 
 
 20  Why  i.s'  this  to  Me?  frankincense  from  Sheba 
 And  the  sweet  cane  from  a  laud  afar  oft', 
 Your  burnt-offerings  are  not  for  acceptance. 
 And  your  sacrifices  have  not  been  sweet  to 
 
 *'  Therefore  thus  said  Jehovah  :  [Me. 
 
 Lo,  I  do  give  to  this  iioople  stumbling  blocks, 
 And  stumbled  against  them  have  fathers  and 
 
 sons  together. 
 The  neighbour  and  his  friend  do  perish. 
 
 "^"^     Thus  said  Jehovah :  [try, 
 
 Lo,  a  people  hath  come  from  a  north  coun- 
 And  a  great  nation  is  stirred  up  from  the 
 sides  of  the  earth. 
 
 -^  Bow  and  javelin  they  take  hold  of. 
 Fierce  it  is,  and  tlicy  have  no  mercy, 
 Their  voice  as  a  sea  doth  sound, 
 And  on  horses  they  ride,  set  in  array  as  a  man 
 Against  thee,  0  daughter  of  Zion.    [of  war, 
 
 '■*  '  We  liavc  heard  its  .sound,  feeble  have  been 
 
 our  hands,  (ing  woman. 
 
 Distress  hatli  seized  us,  pain  a.s  of  a  travail- 
 
Calb  to  repentance. 
 
 VI.  25.— JEREMIAH.— VII.  31. 
 
 Judah's  idoiainij. 
 
 «  r.o  not  fortli  to  the  field, 
 
 And  in  the  way  walk  not, 
 
 For  a  sword  hatli  the  enemy,  fear  is  round 
 »•>  0  daughter  of  My  people.  [about. 
 
 Gird  on  sackcloth,  and  roll  thyself  in  ashes, 
 
 The  mourning  of  an  only  one  make  for  thee, 
 
 A  lamentation  most  bitter. 
 
 For  suddenly  come  doth  the  spoiler  against 
 ^  A  watch-tower  I  have  given  thee,  [us. 
 
 Among  My  people  a  fortress, 
 
 And  thou  knowest,  and  hast  tried  their  way. 
 ^  All  of  them  are  turned  aside  by  apostates, 
 
 Walking  slanderously — brass  and  iron, 
 
 All  of  them  are  corrupters. 
 29  The  bellows  have  been  burnt. 
 
 By  fire  hath  the  lead  been  consimied. 
 
 In  vain  hath  a  refiner  refined. 
 
 And  the  wicked  have  not  been  drawn  away. 
 "*  '  Silver  rejected,'  they  have  called  to  them. 
 
 For  Jehovah  hath  kicked  against  them ! 
 
 Vn.  iTHE  word  that  hath  been  unto 
 Jeremiah  from  Jehovah,  saying,  ^  Stand  in 
 the  gate  of  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  thou 
 hast  proclaimed  there  this  word,  and  hast 
 said.  Hear  a  word  of  Jehovah,  all  ye  of  Judah, 
 who  are  coming  in  at  these  gates,  to  bow  be- 
 fore Jehovah : 
 
 3  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel, 
 Amend  your  ways,  and  yoiir  doings, 
 And  I  cause  you  to  dwell  in  this  place. 
 
 *  Do  not  trust  for  yourselves 
 
 Unto  the  words  of  falsehood,  saying, 
 The  temj^le  of  Jehovah,  the  temple  of  Jeho- 
 The  temple  of  Jehovah  are  they !  [vah, 
 
 '  For,  if  ye  do  thoroughly  amend  yoitr  ways 
 and  your  doings, 
 If  ye  do  judgment  thoroughly 
 Between  a  man  and  his  neighbour,        [not, 
 
 *  Sojourner,  fatherless,  and  widow,  ye  oppress 
 And  innocent  blood  do  not  shed  in  this  place. 
 And  after  other  gods  do  not  walk,  for  evil 
 
 to  yoiu"selves,  [place, 
 
 '  Then  I  have  caused  you  to  dwell  in  this 
 In  the  land  that  I  gave  to  your  fathers. 
 From  age  even  unto  age. 
 
 8  Lo,  ye  are  trusting  for  yoiirselves  [fit. 
 On  the  words  of  falsehood,  so  as  not  to  pro- 
 
 9  Stealing,  murdering,  and  committing  adul- 
 
 tery, [fimie  to  Baal, 
 
 And  swearing  to  falsehood,  and  giving  per- 
 Andgoing  after  othergodswhom  ye  knew  not. 
 
 '"  And  ye  have  come  in  and  stood  before  Me, 
 In  this  house  on  which  My  name  is  called. 
 And  have  said,  'We  have  been  delivered,' 
 In  order  to  do  all  these  abominations. 
 
 "  A  den  of  burglars  hath  this  house,  [eyes  ? 
 On  which  My  name  is  called,  been  in  your 
 Even  I,  lo,  I  have  seen,  an  affirmation  of 
 
 '-  But  go  ve,  I  pray  you,  [Jehovah. 
 
 Unto  my  place  that  is  in  Sbiloh, 
 Where  I  caused  My  name  to  dwell  at  first, 
 And  see  that  which  I  have  done  to  it, 
 For  the  wickedness  of  My  people  Israel. 
 
 ^  And  now,  because  of  your  doing  all  these 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  [works. 
 
 And  I  speak  imto  you,  rising  early  and 
 And  ye  have  not  hearkened,  [speaking. 
 And  I  call  you,  and  ye  have  not  answered, 
 
 "  I  also  to  the  house  on  which  My  name  is 
 La  which  yc  are  trusting,  [called. 
 
 And  to  the  place  that  I  gave  to  you,  and  to 
 
 your  fathers, 
 Have  done,  as  I  have  done  to  Shiloh. 
 
 15  And  I  have  cast  you  from  before  My  face, 
 As  I  have  cast  out  all  your  brethren. 
 The  whole  seed  of  Ephraim. 
 
 ^''  ^j^^^  ^^°'^  *iost  not  pray  for  this  people, 
 Nor  lift  up  for  them  crying  and  prayer. 
 Nor  intercede  with  Me,  for  I  hear  thee  not. 
 
 !'■  Art  thou  not  seeing  what  they  are  doing 
 In  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  streets  of  Jeru- 
 
 18  The  sons  are  gathering  wood,  [salem  ? 
 
 And  the  fathers  are  causing  the  fire  to  burn. 
 And  the  women  are  kneading  dough, 
 'f 'o  make  cakes  to  the  queen  of  the  heavens. 
 And  to  pour  out  libations  to  other  gods. 
 So  as  to  provoke  Me  to  anger. 
 
 1*  Mc  are  they  provoking  to  anger?  an  aflarma- 
 Is  it  not  themselves,  [tion  of  Jehovah, 
 
 For  the  shame  of  their  own  faces  ? 
 
 2"     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 Lo,  Mine  anger  and  My  fury  is  poured  out 
 
 on  this  place. 
 On  man,  and  Ijeast,  and  on  tree  of  the  field, 
 And  on  fruit  of  the  ground, 
 And  it  hath  burned,  and  it  is  not  quenched. 
 
 21  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel, 
 Your  burnt-offerings  add  to  your  sacrifices. 
 And  eat  ye  fiesh. 
 
 --'  For  I  did  not  speak  with  your  fathers. 
 Nor  did  I  command  them  in  the  day  of  My 
 bringing  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 Concerning  the  matters  of  burnt-offering 
 and  sacrifice, 
 
 -^  But  this  thing  1  commanded  them,  saying : 
 1  learken  to  My  voice. 
 And  I  have  been  to  you  for  God, 
 And  ye — ye  are  to  Me  for  a  people. 
 And  have  walked  in  all  the  way  that  I  corn- 
 So  that  it  is  well  for  you.  [mand  you, 
 
 -'  And  they  have  not  hearkened,  nor  inclined 
 And  they  walk  in  the  counsels,    [their  ear, 
 In  the  stubbornness,  of  their  evil  heart. 
 And  are  for  backward,  and  not  for  forward 
 
 25  Even  from  the  day  when  your  fathers 
 Went  out  of  the  laud  of  Egypt  tiU  this  day, 
 I  send  to  you  all  my  servants  the  prophets. 
 Daily  rising  early  and  sending, 
 
 2"  And  they  have  not  hearkened  imto  Me, 
 Nor  inclined  their  ear,  and  harden  their  neck. 
 They  have  done  evil  above  their  fathers. 
 
 -"  And  thou  hast  spoken  unto  them  all  these 
 And  they  do  not  hearken  to  thee,     [words. 
 And  thou  hast  called  imto  them, 
 And  they  do  not  answer  thee. 
 
 28  And  thou  hast  said  unto  them  : 
 This  is  the  nation  that  hath  not  hearkened. 
 To  the  voice  of  Jehovah  its  God, 
 Nor  have  they  accepted  instruction. 
 Perished  hath  stedfastness, 
 Yea,  it  hath  been  cut  off  from  their  mouth- 
 
 "^  Cut  off  thy  crown,  and  cast  it  away, 
 And  lift  up  on  high  places  lamentation, 
 For  Jehovah  hath  rejected, 
 AndHeleaveth  the  generation  of  His  wrath. 
 
 ^''  For  the  sons  of  Judah 
 Have  done  the  evil  thing  in  Mine  eyes, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  [house 
 
 They  have  sec  their  abominations  in  the 
 On  which  My  name  is  caUed — to  defile  it, 
 
 21  And  have  built  the  high  places  of  Tophet, 
 465 
 
Predictions  of  the  punishment    vii.  32.— JEREMIA3.— IX.  4  and  desolations  of  Judak 
 
 That  are  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom, 
 
 To  bum  their  sous  and  their  daughters  with 
 
 Which  I  did  not  command,  [fire, 
 
 Nor  did  it  come  up  on  My  heart. 
 "     Therefore,  lo,  days  are  coming, 
 
 Aji  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  it  is  not  said  any  more,  'The  Tophet,' 
 
 And  'Valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom,' 
 
 But  '  VaUey  of  the  slaughter,'  [place. 
 
 And  they  have  buried  in  Tophet— without 
 
 •3  And  the  carcase  of  this  people  hath  been 
 
 for  food  [the  earth. 
 
 To  a  fowl  of  the  heavens,  and  to  a  beast  of 
 
 And  there  is  none  troubling. 
 **  And  I  have  caused  to  cease  from  cities  of 
 
 And  from  streets  of  Jerusalem,        [Judah, 
 
 Tlie  voice  of  joy,  and  the  voice  of  gladness, 
 
 Voice  of  bridegroom,  and  voice  of  bride, 
 
 For  the  laud  doth  become  a  desolation  ! 
 
 Vni.  ^AT  that  time,  an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 They  bring  the  bones  of  the  kings  of  Judah, 
 
 And  the  bones  of  its  princes, 
 
 And  the  bones  of  the  jiriests. 
 
 And  the  bones  of  the  prophets. 
 
 And  the  bones  of  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
 
 Out  of  their  graves, 
 '  And  have  spread  them  to  sun,  and  to  moon, 
 
 And  to  all  the  host  of  the  heavens,  that 
 they  have  loved. 
 
 And  that  they  have  served. 
 
 And  that  they  have  walked  after, 
 
 And  that  they  have  sought. 
 
 And  to  which  they  haveTaowed  themselves. 
 
 They  are  not  gathered,  nor  buried, 
 
 They  are  for  dung  on  the  face  of  the  grovmd. 
 
 *  And.  chosen  is  death  rather  than  life 
 By  all  the  remnant  who  are  left  of  this  evil 
 
 family,  [driven  them, 
 
 In  all  the  remaining  places,  wnither  I  have 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 
 *  And  thou  hast  said  unto  them : 
 Thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Do  they  fall,  and  not  rise? 
 Doth  he  turn  back,  and  not  return? 
 
 '  Wherefore  hath  this  people  of  Jerusalem 
 
 Turned  back — a  perpetual  backsliding? 
 
 They  have  kept  liold  on  deceit, 
 
 They  have  refused  to  turn  back. 
 "  I  have  given  attention,  yea,  I  hearken, 
 
 They  do  not  speak  right, 
 
 No  man  hath  repented  of  his  wickedness, 
 
 Saying,  Wliat  have  I  done? 
 
 Every  one  hath  turned  to  liis  courses, 
 
 As  a  horse  is  rushing  into  battle. 
 ^  Even  a  stork  iu  the  heavens  hath  known 
 her  seasons, 
 
 And  turtle,  and  swallow,  and  crane. 
 
 Have  watched  the  time  of  their  coming. 
 
 And— My  peo[)le  have  not  known  the  judg- 
 ment of  Jehovah. 
 '  How  do  ye  say.  Wo  arc  wise. 
 
 And  the  law  or  Jehovah  is  with  us? 
 
 Surely,  lo,  falsely  it  hath  wrouglit. 
 
 The  false  pen  of  scribes. 
 
 *  Ashamed  nave  been  tlie  wise, 
 They  have  been  affrighted,  and  are  cap- 
 tured, 
 
 Lo,  agamst  a  word  of  Jehovah  they  kicked, 
 And  the  wisdom  of  what— have  they? 
 "  Therefore,  I  give  their  wives  to  others, 
 466 
 
 Their  fields  to  dispossessors, 
 For  from  the  least  even  unto  the  greatest, 
 Every  one  is  gaining  dishonest  gain. 
 From  prophet  even  unto  priest,  every  one 
 is  dealing  falsely.         [my  people  slightly, 
 
 "  And  they  heal  the  breach  of  the  daughter  oi 
 
 Saying,     Peace,   peace!    and    there   is   no 
 
 peace.  [nation  I 
 
 *^  They  were  ashamed  when  they  did  abomi- 
 Yea,  they  are  not  at  all  ashamed, 
 And  blushing  they  have  not  known, 
 Therefore,  they  do  fall  among  falling  ones, 
 In  the  time  of  their  inspection  they  stumble, 
 said  Jehovah. 
 
 ^^     I  utterly  consume  them,  an  affirmation  of 
 There  are  no  grapes  iu  the  vine,    [Jehovah, 
 Yea,  there  are  no  figs  in  the  fig-tree. 
 And  the  leaf  hath  faded. 
 And  the  strength  they  have  passeth  from 
 
 1^  Wherefore  are  we  sitting  still?  [them. 
 
 Be  gathered,  and  we  go  in  to  the  fenced 
 And  we  are  silent  there,  [cities, 
 
 For  Jehovah  our  God  hath  made  us  silent, 
 Yea,  He  causeth  us  to  drink  water  of  gall. 
 For  we  have  sinned  against  Jehovah. 
 
 ^■'  Looking  for  peace— and  there  is  no  good. 
 For  a  time  of  healing,  and  lo,  terror. 
 
 '^  From  Dan  hath  been  heard  the  snorting  of 
 his  horses,  [mighty  ones, 
 
 From  the  voice  of  the  neighings  of  hio 
 Trembled  hath  all  the  land,  [its  fulness, 
 And  they  come  in  and  consume  the  land  and 
 The  city  and  the  inhabitants  in  it. 
 
 i"  For,  lo,  I  am  sending  among  yoii  serpents. 
 Vipers  that  have  no  charmer. 
 And  they  have  bitten  you,  an  affirmation  of 
 
 18    My  refreshing  for  me  is  sorrow,  [Jehovah. 
 For  me  my  heart  is  sick. 
 
 '*  Lo,  the  voice  of  a  cry  of  the  daughter  of  my 
 
 people  from  a  land  afar  off,  [her? 
 
 Is  Jehovah  not  in  Zion  ?  is  her  king  not  in 
 
 Wherefore   have  they  provoked  Me  with 
 
 their  graven  images, 
 With  the  vanities  of  a  foreigner  ? 
 
 -"  Harvest  hath  passed,  summer  hath  ended, 
 And  we— we  have  not  been  saved. 
 
 '^  For  a  breach  of  the  daughter  of  my  people 
 have  I  been  broken, 
 I  have  been  black,  astonishment  hath  seized 
 
 "^"^  Is  there  no  balm  in  Gilead  ?  [me. 
 
 Is  there  no  physician  there? 
 For  wherefore  hath  not  the  health  of  the 
 daughter  of  my  people  gone  up  ? 
 
 IX.  1  WHO  doth  make  my  head  waters, 
 
 And  mine  eye  a  fountain  of  tears? 
 
 And  I  weep  by  day  and  by  night,     [people. 
 
 For  the  wounded  of  the  daughter  of  my 
 "  Wlio  doth  give  me  in  a  wilderness 
 
 A  lodging-place  of  travellers? 
 
 And  I  leave  my  people,  and  go  from  them, 
 
 For  all  of  them  are  adulterers. 
 
 An  assembly  of  treacherous  ones.  [lie, 
 
 '  And  they  bend  their  tongue,  their  bow  is  a 
 
 And  not  for  stedfastness  have  they  been 
 mighty  in  the  laud. 
 
 For  from  evil  unto  qwW  they  have  gone  forth. 
 
 And  Me  they  have  not  known. 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah! 
 *      Each  of  his  friend — beware  ye. 
 
 And  on  any  brother,  do  not  truat, 
 
Lamentation. 
 
 IX.  5. -JEREMIAH. —X.  12. 
 
 Sins  and  punishment 
 
 For  every  brother  doth  utterly  supplant, 
 For  every  friend  slanderously  doth  walk, 
 
 *  And  each  at  his  friend  they  mock, 
 
 And  truth  they  do  not  speak,  [hood. 
 
 They  taught  their  tongiie  to  speak  false- 
 To  commit  iniquity  they  have  laboui-ecL 
 
 *  Thy  dwelling  is  in  the  midst  of  deceit, 
 Through  deceit  they  refused  to  know  Me, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 '     Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts  : 
 Lo,  I  am  refining  them,  and  have  tried  them, 
 For  how  do  I  do  because  of  the  daughter  of 
 My  people  ? 
 
 *  A  slaughtering  arrow  is  their  tongue, 
 Deceit  it  hath  spoken  in  its  moutn, 
 Peace  with  its  neighbour  it  speaketh, 
 And  in  its  heart  it  layeth  its  ambush, 
 
 '  For  these  things  do  not  I  see  after  them  ? 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Against  a  nation  such  as  this  doth  not  My 
 
 soul  avenge  itself?  [wailing, 
 
 '"     For  the  mountains  I  lift  x'p  weeping  and 
 
 And  for  the  habitations  of  the  violderness 
 a  lamentation,  [passing  over, 
 
 For  they  have  been  burnt  up  without  any 
 
 Nor  have  they  heard  the  voice  of  cattle, 
 
 From  the  fowl  of  the  heavens  unto  the  beast 
 they  have  fled,  they  have  gone. 
 ^1  And  I  make  Jerusalem  become  heaps, 
 
 A  habitation  of  dragons. 
 
 And  the  cities  of  Judah  I  make  a  desolation, 
 
 Without  inhabitant.  ("eth  this, 
 
 '2     Who  is  the  wise  man  ?  and  he  imderstand- 
 
 Andheto  whom  the  mouth  of  Jehovah  spake? 
 
 And  he  doth  declare  it, 
 
 For  what  hath  the  land  perished? 
 
 It  hath  been  burnt  up  as  a  wilderness. 
 
 Without  any  passing  through. 
 B  And  Jehovah  saith :  [before  them. 
 
 Because  of  their  forsaking  My  law  that  I  set 
 
 And  they  have  not  hearkened  to  My  voice 
 
 nor  walked  in  it,  [their  heart, 
 
 '*  And  they  walk  after  the  stubbornness  of 
 
 And  after  the  Baalim,   that  their  fathers 
 
 taught  them,  [of  Israel : 
 
 '*     Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God 
 
 Lo,  I  am  causing  them — this  people — to  eat 
 wormwood,  LgaU, 
 
 And  I  have  caused  them  to  drink  water  of 
 •'  And  I  have  scattered  them  among  nations 
 
 Which  they  knew  not,  they  and  their  fa- 
 
 And  have  sent  after  them  the  sword,  [thers, 
 
 Till  I  have  consumed  them. 
 "     Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts : 
 
 Consider  ye,  and  call  for  mourning  women. 
 
 And  they  come, 
 
 And  to  thewise  women  send,  and  they  come, 
 18  And  they  hasten,  and  lift  up  for  us  a  waU- 
 
 And  run  down  our  eyes  do  tears,  [ing. 
 
 And  from  om*  eyelids  do  waters  flow. 
 1*  For — a  voice  of  wailing  is  heard  from  Zion : 
 
 How  have  we  been  spoiled ! 
 
 We  have  been  greatly  ashamed. 
 
 Because  we  have  forsaken  the  land. 
 
 Because  they  have  cast  down  our  taberu  acles. 
 '^  But  hear,  ye  women,  a  word  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  your  ear  receiveth  a  word  of  His  mouth. 
 
 And  teach  ye  your  daughters  wailing, 
 
 And  each  her  neighbour  lamentation. 
 '*  For  death  hath  come  up  into  our  windows. 
 
 It  hath  come  into  our  palaces. 
 
 To  cut  off  the  suckling  from  without. 
 Young  men  from  the  broad  places. 
 
 ^^  Speak  thus — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  fallen  hath  the  carcase  of  man. 
 As  dimg  on  the  face  of  the  field, 
 And  as  a  handful  after  the  reaper. 
 And  there  is  none  gathering. 
 
 -•*     Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Let  not  the  wise  boast  himself  in  his  wisdom, 
 Nor  let  the  mighty  boast  himself  in  his  might. 
 Let  not  the  rich  boast  himself  in  his  riches, 
 
 ^^  But— in  this  let  the  boaster  boast  himself. 
 In  understanding  and  knowing  Me, 
 For  I  am  Jehovah,  doing  kindness. 
 Judgment,  and  righteousness,  in  the  earth. 
 For  in  tkese  I  have  delighted, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [hovah, 
 
 ^      Lo,  days  are  coming — an  affirmation  of  Jc- 
 And  I  have  laid  a  charge  on  all  circumcised 
 in  the  foreskin, 
 
 2^  On  Egypt,  and  on  Judah,  and  on  Edom, 
 And  on  the  sons  of  Ammon,  and  on  Moab, 
 And  on  all  cutting  the  corner  of  the  heard. 
 Who  are  dwelling  in  the  wilderness. 
 For  all  the  nations  are  uncircumcised. 
 And  all  the  house  of  Israel  are  imcircuni« 
 cised  in  heart ! 
 
 X.  1  HEAR  ye  the  word,  0  house  of  Israel, 
 That  Jehovah  hath  spoken  for  you. 
 
 ^  Thus  said  Jehovah  :  [yourselves, 
 
 Unto  the  way  of  the  nations  accustom  not 
 And  by  the  signs  of  the  heavens  be  not 
 
 affrighted. 
 For  the  nations  are  affrighted  by  them. 
 
 '  For  the  statutes  of  the  peoples  are  vanity, 
 For  a  tree  from  a  forest  hath  one  cut,  [axe, 
 Work  of  the  hands  of  an  artificer,  with  an 
 
 *  With  silver  and  with  gold  they  beautify  it, 
 With  nails  and  with  liammers  they  fix  it, 
 And  it  doth  not  stumble. 
 
 '  As  a  palm  they  are  stiff,  and  they  speak  not, 
 They  are  surely  borne,  for  they  step  not, 
 Be  not  afraid  of  them,  for  they  do  no  e\^l, 
 Yea,  also  to  do  good  is  not  in  them. 
 
 "  Becausethere  is  none  like  Thee,  0  Jehovah, 
 Great a?-i Thou,  and  great Thynameinmight. 
 
 7  Who  doth  not  fear  Thee,  king  of  the  nations '! 
 For  to  Thee  it  is  becoming, 
 
 For  among  all  the  wise  of  the  nations, 
 And  in  all  their  Idngdom  there  is  none  lika 
 Thee. 
 
 8  And  in  one  they  are  brutish  and  foolish. 
 An  instruction  of  vanities  is  the  tree  itself, 
 
 9  Spread-out  sUver  from  Tarshish  is  brought. 
 And  gold  from  Uphaz,  [refiner, 
 Work  of  an  artizan,  and  of  the  hands  of  a 
 Blue  and  purple  is  their  clothing. 
 
 Work  of  the  skilful— all  of  them. 
 
 i"  And  Jehovah  is  a  God  of  truth, 
 He  is  a  living  God,  and  a  king  age-during. 
 From  His  wrath  shake  doth  the  earth. 
 And  nations  endure  not  His  indignation. 
 
 "     Thus  do  ye  say  to  them.  The  gods 
 Who  the  heavens  and  earth  have  not  made, 
 They  do  perish  from  the  eartli, 
 And  from  under  these  heavens. 
 
 12     The  maker  of  the  earth  by  His  power. 
 The  estabhsher  of  the  world  by  His  wisdom, 
 Who,  by  His  understanding,  stretched  forth 
 the  heavens, 
 
 467 
 
Oo<JC8  covenant  with  Israel. 
 
 X.  13. -JEREMIAH. —XI.  20. 
 
 Charges  against  Jvdah. 
 
 '3  At  the  voice  He  giveth  forth, 
 A  multitude  of  waters  is  in  the  heaveus, 
 And  He  causeth  vapours  to  come  up  from 
 
 the  end  of  the  earth, 
 Lightnings  for  rain  He  hath  made, 
 And  bringetli  out  wind  from  His  treasures. 
 
 "  Brutish  is  every  man  by  knowledge, 
 Put  to  shame  is  every  refiner  by  a  graven 
 For  false  is  his  molten  image.  [image. 
 
 And  there  is  no  breath  in  them. 
 
 '*  Vanity  are  they,  work  of  erring  ones, 
 In  the  time  of  their  inspection  they  perish. 
 
 '®  Not  like  these  is  the  Portion  of  Jacob, 
 For  framer  of  all  things  is  He, 
 And  Israel  is  the  rod  of  His  inheritance, 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  His  name. 
 
 '^     Gather  from  the  land  thy  merchandise, 
 0  dweller  in  the  bulwark, 
 
 ^8  For  thus  said  Jehovah ;    [land  at  this  time, 
 Lo,  I  am  slinging  out  the  inhabitants  of  the 
 And  have  been  an  adversary  to  them, 
 So  that  they  are  found  out. 
 
 '^     Wo  to  me  for  my  breaking, 
 Grievious  hatli  been  my  smiting. 
 And  I  said,  Only,  this  is  my  sickness,  and 
 
 '"  My  tent  hath  been  spoiled,  [I  bear  it. 
 
 And  all  my  cords  have  been  broken,  [not. 
 My  sons  have  gone  out  from  me,  and  they  are 
 There  is  none  stretching  out  any  more  my 
 And  raising  up  my  curtains.  [tent, 
 
 ^^  For  the  shepherds  liave  become  brutish, 
 And  Jehovah  they  have  not  sought. 
 Therefore  they  have  not  acted  wisely, 
 And  all  their  flock  is  scattered. 
 
 ^  A  voice  of  a  report,  lo,  it  hath  come,    [try. 
 Even  a  great  shaking  from  the  north  coun- 
 To  make  the  cities  of  Judah  a  desolation, 
 A  habitation  of  dragons. 
 
 ^'  I  have  known,  0  Jehovah,  that  not  of  man 
 
 is  his  way,  [his  step. 
 
 Not  of  man  the  going  and  establishing  of 
 
 '■•  Chastise  me,  0  Jehovah,  only  in  judgment. 
 
 Not  in  Thine  anger,  lest  Thou  make  me 
 
 small.  [have  not  known  Thee, 
 
 ■"  Pour  out  Thy  fiuy  on  the  nations  that 
 And  on  the  families  that  have  not  called  in 
 For  they  have  eaten  up  Jacob,  [Thy  name, 
 Yea,  they  have  eaten  him  up,  yea,  they 
 
 consimie  him. 
 And  his  habitation  they  have  made  desolate! 
 
 XI.  ^THE  word  that  hath  been  unto  Jere- 
 miah from  Jehovah,  saying:  *'Hear  ye  the 
 words  of  this  covenant,  and  ye  have  spoken 
 imto  the  men  of  Judah,  and  imto  the  inhabi- 
 tants of  Jerusalem,  ^  and  thou  hast  said  unto 
 them.  Thus  said  Jehovah  God  of  Israel  : 
 
 Cursed  is  the  man  who  doth  not  obey  the 
 words  of  this  covenant, 
 
 *  That  I  commanded  your  fathers. 
 
 In  the  day  of  My  bringing  them  out  from 
 
 the  land  of  Egyijt, 
 Out  of  the  iron  furnace,  saying,         [them, 
 Hearken  to  My  voice,  and  ye  have  done 
 ,    According  to  all  that  I  command  you. 
 And  ye  have  been  to  Me  for  a  people, 
 And  I  am  to  you  for  God, 
 
 •  In  order  to  establish  the  oath  that  1  have 
 
 Bworn  to  your  fathers, 
 To  ijive  to  toem  a  land  flowing  with  milk 
 and  honey,  as  this  day. 
 468 
 
 And  I  answer  and  say,  'Amen,  0  Jehovah.' 
 ^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  '  Proclaim  all 
 these  words  in  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  in  the 
 streets  of  Jerusalem,  saying: 
 Hear  ye  the  words  of  this  covenant. 
 And  ye  have  done  them. 
 ^  For  I  certainly  testified  against  your  fathers, 
 In  the  day  of  My  bringing  them  up  out  of 
 
 the  land  of  Egypt— till  this  day, 
 Rising  early  and  testifying,  saying,  Hearken 
 to  My  voice,  [their  ear, 
 
 ^  And  they  have  not  hearkened  nor  inclined 
 And  they  walk  each  in  the  stubbornness  of 
 their  evil  heart,  [covenant. 
 
 And  I  bring  on  them  all  the  words  of  this 
 That  I  commanded  to  do,  and  they  did  not.' 
 '     And  Jehovah  saith  unto  me : 
 '  A  conspiracy  is  f oimd  in  the  men  of  Judah, 
 And  in  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem. 
 i"  They  have  turned  back  to  the  iniquities  of 
 their  first  fathers, 
 Who  refused  to  hear  My  words,         [them. 
 And  they  have  gone  after  other  gods  to  serve 
 The  house  of  Israel,  and  the  house  of  Judah, 
 Have  made  void  My  covenant,  that  I  made 
 with  their  fathers. 
 11     Therefore  thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  I  am  bringing  in  imto  them  evil, 
 That  they  are  not  able  to  go  out  from, 
 And  they  have  cried  unto  Me, 
 And  I  do  not  hearken  unto  them. 
 1^  And  the  cities  of  Judah,  and  inhabitants  of 
 Jerusalem  have  gone. 
 And  they  have  cried  imto  the  gods. 
 To  whom  they  are  making  perfume. 
 And  they  give  no  deliverance  at  all  to  them, 
 In  the  time  of  their  vexation. 
 13  For — the  number  of  thy  cities  have  been 
 thy  gods,  0  Judah,  [salem 
 
 And — the  number  of  the  streets  of  Jeru. 
 Ye  have  placed  altars  to  a  shameful  thing, 
 Altars  to  make  perfume  to  Baal. 
 1*  And  thou,  thou  dost  not  pray  for  this  people, 
 Nor  dost  thou  lift  up  for  them  cry  and  prayer. 
 For  I  do  not  hearken  in  the  time  of  their 
 calling  unto  Me  for  their  vexation. 
 1'      What— to  My  beloved  in  My  house, 
 Her  doing  wickedness  with  many. 
 And  the  holy  flesh  do  pass  over  from  thee? 
 When  thou  dost  evil,  tueu  thou  exidteat. 
 1^ '  An  olive,  green,  fair,  of  goodly  fruit, ' 
 Hath  Jehovah  called  thy  name. 
 At  the  noise  of  a  great  tumult  He  hath 
 
 Idndled  fire  against  it. 
 And  broken  have  been  its  thin  branches. 
 1'  And  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  who  is  planting  thee. 
 Hath  spoken  evil  concerning  thee. 
 For  the  evil  of  the  house  of  Israel,  and  of 
 
 the  house  of  Judah, 
 That  they  have  done  to  themselves,    [BaaL 
 To  provoke  Me  to  auger,  to  make  perfume  to 
 18     And,  0  Jehovah,  cause  me  to  know,  and  I 
 know. 
 Then  Thou  hast  showed  me  their  doings. 
 1*  And  I  am  as  a  trained  lamb  brought  to 
 And  I  have  not  known  [slaughter. 
 
 That  against  me  they  have  devised  devices : 
 Wc  destroy  the  tree  with  its  food,  and  cut 
 From  the  land  of  the  living,  [him  off 
 
 And  his  name  is  notxemembered  again,  [uess, 
 *"  And  0  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  judging  righteous- 
 
Predictions  of  punishmevt. 
 
 XI.  21.— JEREMIAH.— xiii.  13. 
 
 Promises  of  mercy. 
 
 Trying  reins  aucl  heart, 
 
 I  do  see  Thy  v^engeance  against  thera, 
 
 For  nnto  Thee  1  have  revealed  my  cause.' 
 
 "'  Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah  concerning 
 the  men  of  Anathoth,  who  are  seeking  thy 
 life,  saying: 
 
 Do  not  prophesy  in  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  thou  dost  not  die  by  our  hands. 
 ™     Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts : 
 
 '  Lo,  I  am  seeing  after  them, 
 
 The  chosen  ones  die  by  sword, 
 
 Their  sons  and  their  daughters  die  by  famine, 
 "3  And  they  have  no  remnant, 
 
 For  I  bring  evil  imto  the  men  of  Anathoth, 
 
 The  year  of  their  inspection ! ' 
 
 XII.  1  RIGHTEOUS  art  Thou,  0  Jehovah, 
 When  I  plead  towards  thee, 
 Only,  judgments  do  I  speak  with  Thee,  [per  ? 
 Wherefore  did  the  way  of  the  wicked  pros- 
 At  rest  have  been  all  treacherous  dealers. 
 '  Thou  hast  planted  them,  yea,  they  have 
 
 taken  root, 
 They  go  on,  yea,  they  have  made  fruit, 
 Near  art  Thou  in  their  mouth. 
 And  far  off  from  their  reins. 
 3  And  Thou,  0  Jehovah,  Thoii  hast  known  me. 
 Thou  seest  me,  and  hast  tried  my  heart  with 
 
 Thee, 
 Draw  them  away  as  sheep  to  slaughter. 
 And  separate  them  for  a  day  of  slaughter. 
 
 *  Till  when  doth  the  earth  mourn, 
 And  the  herb  of  the  whole  field  wither  ? 
 For  the  wickedness  of  those  dwelling  in  it, 
 Consumed  have  been  beast  and  fowl. 
 Because  they  said,  'He  doth  not  see  our  latter 
 
 '  For — with  footmen  thou  hast  run,       [end.' 
 And  they  weary  thee. 
 And  how  dost  thou  fret  thyself  with  horses ! 
 Even  in  the  land  of  peace, 
 In  which  thou  art  confident — 
 And  how  dost  thou  in  the  rising  of  Jordan ! 
 
 *  For  even  thy  brethren  and  the  house  of  thy 
 
 father, 
 Even  they  dealt  treacherously  against  thee, 
 Even  they — they  called  after  thee  fully, 
 Trust  not  in  them,  when  they  speak  to  thee 
 
 '     I  have  forsaken  My  house,    [good  things. 
 I  have  left  Mine  inheritance, 
 I  have  given  the  beloved  of  My  soul 
 Into  the  hand  of  her  enemies,     [in  a  forest, 
 
 ^  Mine  inheritance  hath  been  to  Me  as  a  lion 
 She  gave  forth  against  Me  with  her  voice, 
 Therefore  I  have  hated  her. 
 
 '■'  A  speckled  fowl  is  Mine  inheritance  to  Me  ? 
 Is  the  fowl  round  about  against  her  ? 
 Come,  assemble,  every  beast  of  the  field, 
 Come  ye  for  food. 
 
 '*  Many  shepherds  did  destroy  My  vineyard. 
 They  have  trodden  down  My  portion. 
 They  have  made  My  desirable  portion 
 Become  a  wilderness — a  desolation, 
 
 '^  He  hath  made  it  become  a  desolation. 
 The  desolation  hath  mourned  unto  Me, 
 Desolated  hath  been  all  the  land. 
 But  there  is  no  one  laying  it  to  heart. 
 
 1-  On  all  high  places  in  the  plain  have  spoilers 
 come  in, 
 For  the  sword  of  Jehovah  is  consimiing, 
 From  the  end  of  the  land  even  unto  the  end 
 There  is  no  peace  to  any  flesh,  [of  the  land, 
 
 '^     They  sowed  wheat,  and  liave  thorns  reaped, 
 They  have  become  sick— they  profit  not. 
 And  tliey  have  been  ashamea  of  your  in- 
 creases, [hovah. 
 Because  of  the  fierceness  of  the  anger  of  Je- 
 !•*  Thus  said  Jehovah  concerning  all  my  evil 
 neighbours,  who  are  striking  against  the  in- 
 heritance that  I  caused  my  people — Israel — 
 to  inherit: 
 
 '  Lo,  I  ampluckingthemfromofiftheir  ground. 
 And  the  house  of  Judah  I  pluck  out  of  their 
 midst.  [out, 
 
 '^  And  it  hath  been,  after  My  plucking  them 
 I  turn  back,  and  have  pitied  them. 
 And  I  have  brought  them  back. 
 Each  to  his  inheritance,  and  each  to  his  land. 
 '"  And  it  hath  come  to  pass, 
 If  they  learn  well  the  ways  of  My  people. 
 To  swear  by  My  name,  '  Jehovah  liveth,' 
 As  they  taught  My  people  to  swear  by  Baal, 
 Then  they  have  been  built  up  in  the  midst  of 
 '^  And  if  they  do  not  hearken,       [My  peojile. 
 Then  I  have  plucked  up  that  nation. 
 Plucking  up  and  destroying, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah ! ' 
 
 XIII.  i  THUS  said  Jehovah  unto  me,  '  Go, 
 and  thou  hast  got  for  thee  a  girdle  of  linen, 
 and  hast  placed  it  on  thy  loins,  and  into  water 
 thou  dost  not  cause  it  to  enter:'  ^ and  I  get 
 the  girdle,  according  to  the  word  of  Jehovah, 
 and  I  place  it  on  my  loins. 
 
 3  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me  a 
 second  time,  saying,  *  '  Take  the  girdle  that 
 thou  hast  got,  that  is  on  thy  loins,  and  rise, 
 go  to  Phrat,  and  hide  it  there  in  a  hole  of  the 
 rock :  ^  and  I  go  and  hide  it  by  Phrat,  as  Je- 
 hovan  commanded  me. 
 
 ^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  end  of  many 
 days,  that  Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  *  Rise,  go 
 to  Phrat,  and  take  thence  the  girdle,  that  I 
 commanded  thee  to  hide  there ; '  ''  and  I  go  to 
 Phrat,  and  dig,  and  take  the  girdle  from  the 
 place  where  I  had  hid  it ;  and  lo,  the  girdle 
 hath  been  marred,  it  is  not  profitable  for  any- 
 thing. 
 
 *  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 saying,  '  Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 ^  Thus  do  I  mar  the  excellency  of  Judah, 
 And  the  great  excellency  of  Jerusalem. 
 '°  This  evil  people,  who  refuse  to  hear  My  words, 
 Who  walk  in  the  stubbornness  of  their  heart, 
 And  go  after  other  gods  to  serve  them. 
 And  to  bow  themselves  to  them. 
 Yea  it  is— as  this  girdle,  that  is  not  profit- 
 able for  anything. 
 "  For,  as  the  girdle  cleaveth  unto  the  loins  of 
 So  I  caused  to  cleave  unto  Me  [a  man. 
 
 The  whole  house  of  Israel,         [of  Jehovah, 
 And  the  whole  house  of  Judah.  an  affirmation. 
 To  be  to  Me  for  a  people,  and  for  a  name, 
 And  for  praise,  and  for  beauty, 
 And  they  have  not  hearkened. 
 1-  And  thou  hast  said  unto  them  this  word, 
 Thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 '  Every  bottle  is  full  of  wine,' 
 And  they  have  said  unto  thee :  [full  of  wine  ? ' 
 '  Do  we  not  certainly  kn  ow  that  every  bottle  is 
 *^     And  thou  hast  said  unto  them, 
 
 '  Thus  said  Jehovah  :  [land, 
 
 Lo,  I  am  filling  all  the  inhabitants  of  this 
 
Calls  to  repentance. 
 
 xiii.  14.— JEREMIAH.— xrv.  18. 
 
 Of  the  grievous  famine. 
 
 And  the  kinys  who  sit  for  David  on  his  throne, 
 And  the  priests,  and  the  prophets. 
 And  all  tue  inhabitants  of  Jenisalem, 
 With  drunkenness, 
 
 I''  And  have  dashed  them  one  against  another. 
 And  the  fathers  and  the  sons  together. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 I  do  not  pity,  nor  spare,  nor  have  1  mercy, 
 So  as  not  to  destroy  them. 
 
 '5  Hear,  and  give  ear — be  not  hanghty, 
 For  Jehovah  hath  spoken. 
 
 i^  Give  ye  to  Jehovah  your  God  honour, 
 Before  He  doth  cause  darkness,  [tains, 
 
 And  before  your  feet  stumble  on  dark  moun- 
 And  ye  have  waited  for  light, 
 And  He  hath  made  it  for  death-shade. 
 And  hath  appointed  it  for  thick  darkness. 
 
 '^  And  if  ye  do  not  hear  it, 
 In  secret  places  doth  my  soul  weep,  because 
 Yea,  it  weepeth  sore,  [of  pride. 
 
 And  the  tear  cometh  down  mine  eyes. 
 For  the  H  ock  of  Jehovah  hath  been  taken  cap- 
 
 ^  Say  to  the  king  and  to  the  mistress :    [tive. 
 Make  yourselves  low— sit  still. 
 For  come  down  have  your  principalities. 
 The  crown  of  your  beauty. 
 
 '5  The  cities  of  the  south  have  been  shut  up, 
 Ajid  there  is  none  opening, 
 Judah  hath  been  removed— all  of  her, 
 She  hath  been  removed  completely — 
 
 •"  Lift  up  your  eyes,  and  see  tnose  coming  in 
 
 from  the  north,  [flock? 
 
 Where  isthedrove  given  to  thee,thybeautiful 
 
 "  What  dost  thou  say,  when  He  looketh  after 
 
 thee?  [thee— leaders  for  head? 
 
 And  thou — thou  hast  taught  them  to  be  over 
 
 Do  not  pangs  seize  thee  as  a  travailing  wo- 
 
 ■-  And  when  thou  dost  say  in  thy  heart,  [man? 
 '  Wherefore  have  these  met  me?' 
 For  the  abundance  of  thine  iniquity 
 Have  thy  skirts  been  imcovered, 
 Have  thy  heels  suffered  violence. 
 
 -3  Doth  a  Cuahite  change  his  skin?  and  a  leo- 
 pard his  spots?  [.tomed  to  do  eviL 
 Ye  also  are  able  to  do  good,  who  are  accus- 
 
 '^  And  I  scatter  them  as  stubble. 
 Passing  away,  by  a  wind  of  tlie  wilderness. 
 
 ''  Til  is  is  thy  lot,  the  portion  of  thy  measures 
 from  Me — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 Because  thou  hast  forgotten  me. 
 And  dost  trust  in  falsehood. 
 
 •*  I  also  have  made  bare  thy  skirts  before  thy 
 And  thy  shame  hath  been  seen.  [face, 
 
 '^  Thine  adulteries,  and  thy  neighings, 
 The  wickedness  of  thy  whoredom,  on  heights 
 I  have  seen  thine  abominations,  [in  a  field. 
 Wo  to  thee,  0  Jerusalem, 
 Thou  art  not  cleansed,  after  when  is  it  again  ? 
 
 XIV.  1  THAT  which  hath  been  the  word  of 
 Jehovah  imto  Jeremiah  concerning  the  mat- 
 ters of  the  dearths : 
 ■■'  Mourned  hath  Judah,  and  her  gates  havelau- 
 
 They  have  mourned  to  the  eartli,  fguished. 
 
 And  the  cry  of  Jerusalem  hath  gone  \ip. 
 *  And  their  honourable  ones  have  sent  their 
 little  ones  to  the  water. 
 
 They  have  come  unto  ditches. 
 
 They  have  not  found  water. 
 
 They  have  turned  back— their  vessels  empty! 
 
 They  liave  been  ashamed, 
 470 
 
 And  have  blushed  and  covered  their  head. 
 *  Because  the  ground  hath  been  broken, 
 
 For  there  hath  been  no  rain  in  the  laud, 
 
 Ashamed  have  been  husbandmen. 
 
 They  have  covered  their  head. 
 '  For  even  the  hind  in  the  field  hath  brought 
 forth — to  forsake  it ! 
 
 For  there  hath  been  no  grass. 
 8  And  wild  asses  have  stood  on  high  places, 
 
 They  have  swallowed  up  wind  like  dragons, 
 
 Consumed  have  been  their  eyes,  for  there  is 
 
 no  herb.  [us, 
 
 ^  Surely  our  iniquities  have  testified  against 
 
 0  Jehovah,  work  for  Thy  name's  sake. 
 For  many  have  been  our  backslidings. 
 Against  Thee  we  have  sinned.        [trouble, 
 
 8  0  Hope  of  Israel — its  savioxir  in  time  of 
 Why  art  Thou  as  a  sojourner  in  the  land? 
 And  as  a  traveller  turned  aside  to  lodge  ? 
 
 3  Why  art  Thou  as  one  dumb? 
 As  a  mighty  one  not  able  to  save  ? 
 And  Thou  art  in  our  midst,  0  Jehovah, 
 And  Thy  name  over  lis  is  called,  leave  us  not. 
 
 1°  Thus  said  Jehovah  concerning  this  people: 
 Well  they  have  loved  to  wander, 
 Their  feet  they  have  not  restrained, 
 And  Jehovah  hath  not  accepted  them, 
 Now  doth  He  remember  their  iniquity, 
 And  inspect  their  sin. 
 
 "     And  Jehovah  saith  unto  me: 
 Thou  dost  not  pray  for  this  people  for  good, 
 
 ^"^  When  they  fast,  I  hearken  not  unto  their  cry. 
 And  when  they  cause  to  ascend  burnt-offer- 
 ing and  present,  I  accept  them  not. 
 For  by  sword,  and  by  famine. 
 And  by  pestUence,  I  am  consuming  them. 
 
 "  And  I  say,  '  Ah,  Lord  Jehovah, 
 Lo,  the  prophets  are  saying  to  them :  [you. 
 Ye  do  not  see  a  sword,  yea,  famine  is  not  to 
 For  true  peace  I  give  to  you  in  this  place.' 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  saith  imto  me :      [My  name. 
 Falsehood  the  prophets  are  propnesying  in 
 
 1  did  not  send  them,  nor  command  them. 
 Nor  have  I  spoken  unto  them : 
 
 A  false  vision,  and  divination,  and  vanity, 
 And  the  deceit  of  their  own  heart,  they  are 
 prophesying  to  you. 
 15  Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah  concerning 
 the    prophets  who  are  prophesying  in  My 
 name,  and  I  have  not  sent  them,  and  they 
 are  saying.  Sword  and  famine  is  not  in  this 
 land: 
 By  sword  and  by  famine  are  these  pro- 
 phets consumed.  .  [ing, 
 IS  And  the  people  to  whom  they  are  prophesy- 
 Are  cast  into  out-places  of  Jerusalem, 
 Because  of  the  famine,  and  of  the  sword, 
 And  they  have  none  burying  them. 
 Them,   tneir  wives,   and  their  sons,   and 
 
 their  daughters, 
 And  I  have  poured  out  upon  them  this  eviL 
 1^  And  thou  hast  said  unto  them  this  word : 
 Tears  come  down  mine  eyes  night  and  day, 
 And  they  do  not  cease. 
 For,  with  a  great  breach,  [people. 
 
 Broken  hath  been  the  virgin  daughter  of  my 
 A  very  grievous  stroke. 
 '8  If  I  have  gone  forth  to  the  field. 
 Then,  lo,  the  iiierccd  of  the  sword! 
 And  if  1  have  entered  the  city. 
 Then,  lo,  the  diseased  of  famine ! 
 
Desotations  of  Jent^alem. 
 
 XTV.  19. -JEREMIAH.— XVI.  5. 
 
 Jeremiah  encouraged. 
 
 For  both  proi)Uet  and  x^ricst  have  gone  up 
 
 Unto  a  laud  that  they  knew  not.  [and  down 
 "^     Hast  Thovi  utterly  rejected  Judah? 
 
 Zion  hath  Thy  soul  loathed? 
 
 Wherefore  hast  Thou  smitten  us, 
 
 And  there  is  no  healing  to  us  ? 
 
 Looking  for  peace,  and  there  is  no  good, 
 
 And  for  a  time  of  healing,  and  lo,  terror. 
 '"  Wehave known,  0  Jehovah,  our  wickedness, 
 
 The  iniquity  of  our  fathers, 
 
 For  we  have  sinned  against  Thee. 
 '1  Do  not  despise,  for  Thy  name's  sake. 
 
 Dishonour  not  the  throne  of  Thine  honour, 
 
 Remember,  break  not  Thy  covenant  with  us. 
 ^'  Are  there  among  the  vanities  of  the  nations 
 any  causing  rain? 
 
 And  do  the  heavens  give  showers? 
 
 Art  not  Thou  He,  0  Jehovah  our  God  ? 
 
 And  we  wait  for  thee,  for  Thou — Thou  hast 
 done  all  these! 
 
 XV.  ^  AND  Jehovah  saith  unto  me : 
 Though  Moses  and  Samuel  should  stand 
 
 before  Me, 
 My  soul  is  not  toward  this  people, 
 Send  from  before  My  face,  and  they  go  out. 
 
 °  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  when  they  say  to 
 
 thee.  Whither  do  we  go  out?  that  thou  hast 
 
 said  unto  them.  Thus  said  Jehovah  : 
 Those  who  are  for  death — to  death,  [sword, 
 And  those  who  are  for  the  sword,  to  the 
 And  those  who  are  for  famine,  to  famine, 
 And  those  who  are  for  captivity,  to  captivity. 
 
 ^  And  I  have  appointed  over  them  four  kinds, 
 an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 The  sword  to  slay,  and  the  dogs  to  drag. 
 And  the  fowl  of  the  heavens,      [to  devour. 
 And  the  beast  of  the  earth,  to  consume  and 
 
 *  And  I  have  given  them  for  a  trembling 
 To  all  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 
 Because  of  Manasseh  son  of  Hezekiah  king 
 
 of  Judah, 
 For  that  which  he  did  in  Jerusalem. 
 
 '  For  who  hath  pity  on  thee,  0  Jerusalem? 
 And  who  doth  bemoan  for  thee?  [fare? 
 
 And  who  turneth  aside  to  ask  of  thy  wel- 
 
 ^  Thou — thou  hast  left  Me — an  affirmation  of 
 Backward  thou  goest,  [Jehovah, 
 
 And  I  stretch  out  My  hand  against  thee, 
 And  1  destroy  thee, 
 I  have  been  weary  of  repenting,    [the  land, 
 
 ''  And  I  scatter  them  with  a  fan,  in  the  gates 
 I  bereaved,  I  have  destroyed  My  people, 
 From  their  ways  they  turned  not  back. 
 
 ^  Its  widows  have  been  more  to  Me  than  the 
 sand  of  the  seas, 
 I  brought  in  to  them — against  the  mother — 
 A  young  man — a  spoUer — at  noon. 
 I  caused  to  fall  upon  her  suddenly,  wrath 
 and  trouble. 
 
 '  Languished  hath  the  bearer  of  seven. 
 She  nath  breathed  out  her  spirit, 
 Gone  in  hath  her  sim  while  yet  day. 
 It  hath  been  ashamed  and  confounded. 
 And  their  residue  to  the  sword  I  give  up 
 
 before  their  enemies, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 <*^    Wo  to  me,  my  mother, 
 For  thou  hast  borne  me  a  man  of  strife, 
 And  a  man  of  contention  to  all  the  land, 
 I  have  not  lent  on  usuj^r, 
 
 Nor  have  they  lent  on  usury  to  me — 
 All  of  them  are  revilins  me. 
 
 11  Jehovah  said.  Did  I  not  direct  thee  for  good  1 
 Did  not  I  intercede  for  thee  in  a  time  of  evil, 
 And  in  a  time  of  adversity,  with  the  enemy  ? 
 
 1^  Doth  one  break  iron — northern  iron,  and 
 
 "  Thy  strength  and  thy  treasures         [brass! 
 For  a  prey  I  do  give— not  for  price. 
 Even  for  all  thy  sins,  and  in  all  thy  borders. 
 
 1^  And  I  have  caused  thine  enemies  [known, 
 To  pass  over  into  the  land — Thou  hast  not 
 For  a  fire  hath  been  kindled  in  Mine  anger, 
 Against  you  it  doth  burn. 
 
 "     Thou,  Thou  hast  known,  0  Jehovah, 
 Remember  me,  and  inspect  me, 
 And  take  vengeance  forme  of  my  pursuers. 
 In  Thy  long-suffering  take  me  not  away. 
 Know — I  have  borne  for  Thee  reproach. 
 
 1^  Thy  words  have  been  found,  and  I  eat  them, 
 And  Thy  word  is  to  me  for  a  joy. 
 And  for  the  rejoicing  of  my  heart. 
 For  Thy  name  is  called  on  me,  0  Jehovah, 
 God  of  Hosts. 
 
 1'  I  have  not  sat  in  an  assembly  of  deriders. 
 Nor  do  I  exidt,  because  of  thy  hand, — 
 Alone  I  have  sat. 
 For  mth  indignation  Thou  hast  filled  me. 
 
 18  Why  hath  my  pain  been  perpetual? 
 And  my  wound  incurable? 
 It  hath  refused  to  be  healed, 
 Thou  art  surely  to  me  as  a  failing  stream. 
 Waters  not  stedfast. 
 
 1^     Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah : 
 If  thou  turn  est  back,  then  I  bring  thee  back. 
 Before  Me  thou  dost  stand. 
 And  if  thou  bringest  out  the  precious  from 
 As  My  mouth  thou  art !  [the  vile, 
 
 They — they  turn  back  unto  thee. 
 And  thou  dost  not  turn  back  unto  them. 
 
 20  And  I  have  made  thee  to  this  people 
 For  a  wall — brazen — fenced,  ' 
 
 And  they  have  fought  against  thee. 
 And  they  do  not  prevail  against  thee. 
 For  with  thee  am  I  to  save  thee,      [hovah. 
 And  to  deliver  thee — an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 
 2'  And  I  have  delivered  thee  from  the  hand  of 
 And  I  have  ransomed  thee  [evil-doers, 
 From  the  hand  of  the  terrible! 
 
 XVL  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  un- 
 to me,  saying : 
 
 "  Thou  dost  not  take  to  thee  a  wife,  fplace. 
 Nor  hast  thou  sons  and  daughters  in  this 
 
 3     For  thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Of  the  sons  and  of  the  daughters  who  are 
 
 bom  in  this  place. 
 And  of  their  mothers — those  bearing  them. 
 And  of  their  fathers — those  begetting  them 
 
 *  Of  painful  deaths  they  die,  [m  this  land : 
 They  are  not  lamented,  nor  are  they  buried. 
 For  dung  on  the  face  of  the  ground  they  are. 
 And  by  sword  and  by  f  anune  are  consumed. 
 And  their  carcase  hath  been  for  food 
 To  the  fowl  of  the  heavens. 
 And  to  the  beast  of  the  earth. 
 
 '     For  thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Do  not  enter  the  house  of  a  mourning-feast. 
 Nor  go  to  lament  nor  bemoan  for  them. 
 For  I  have  removed  My  peace  from  this 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  [people, 
 
 The  kindness  and  the  mercies. 
 
 m 
 
Judgment  and  merq/. 
 
 XVI.  6.— JEREMIABL— XVII.  19.        True  and  false  eonfidenee. 
 
 '  And  died  have  great  and  small  in  this  land, 
 
 They  are  not  buried,  and  none  lament  for 
 
 them,  [for  them. 
 
 Nor  doth  any  cut  himself,  nor  become  bald 
 
 '  Nor  do  they  deal  out  to  them  for  mourning. 
 
 To  comfort  him  concerning  the  dead, 
 
 Nor  cause  them  to  drink  a  cup  of  consola- 
 
 For  his  father  and  for  his  motner.       [tions 
 
 '  A  house  of  banqueting  thou  dost  not  enter, 
 
 To  sit  with  them,  to  eat  and  to  drink. 
 '  For  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel : 
 Lo,  I  am  causing  to  cease  from  tliis  place, 
 Before  your  eyes,  and  in  your  days, 
 The  voice  of  joy,  and  the  voice  of  rejoicing, 
 The  voice  of  bridegroom  and  voice  of  bride. 
 ^*  And  it  hath  come  to  pass  when  thou  de- 
 olarest  to  this  people  all  these  words,  and  they 
 have  said  unto  thee,  '  For  what  hath  Jehovah 
 spoken  against  us  all  this  great  evil?  yea, 
 what  is  our  iniquity,  and  what  our  sin,  tliat  we 
 have  sinned  against  Jehovah  our  God?' 
 "  Then  thou  hast  said  unto  them: 
 Because  that  your  fathers  have  forsaken  Me, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  go  after  other  gods,  and  serve  them. 
 And  they  bow  themselves  to  them. 
 And  Me  have  forsaken,  and  My  law  not  kei)t, 
 •'  Ye  also  have  done  evil  above  your  fathers. 
 And  lo,  ye  are  walking  each  after  the  stub- 
 bornness of  his  evil  heart. 
 So  aa  not  to  hearken  unto  Me. 
 '"  And  I  have  cast  you  from  off  this  land, 
 On  to  a  land  that  ye  have  not  known. 
 Ye  and  your  fathers,  [and  by  night, 
 
 And  yo  nave  served  there  other  gods  by  day 
 Where  I  do  not  give  to  you  grace. 
 '*     Therefore,  lo,  days  are  coming, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  it  is  not  said  any  more : 
 '  Jehcvah  liveth,  who  brought  up 
 The  sons  of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt,' 
 "  But,  '  Jehovah  liveth,  who  brought  uiJ 
 The  sons  of  Israel  out  of  theland  of  the  north. 
 And  out  of  all  the  lands  whither  He  drove 
 
 them,' 
 And  1  have  brought  them  back  to  their  land. 
 That  I  gave  to  their  fathers. 
 '^      Lo,  I  am  sending  for  many  fishers, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  they  have  fished  them. 
 And  after  this  I  send  for  many  hunters, 
 And  they  have  hunted  them  from  off  every 
 mountain,  [the  rocks. 
 
 And  from  off  every  hill,  and  from  lioles  of 
 *'  For  Mine  eyes  ai-e  upon  all  their  ways. 
 They  have  not  been  hidden  from  My  face, 
 Nor  hath  their  iniquity  been  concealed  from 
 before  Mine  eyes. 
 "  And  I  have  recompensed  a  first — 
 A  second  time— their  iniquity  and  theu-  sin. 
 Because  of  their  polluting  My  land. 
 With  the  carcase  of  their  detestable  things, 
 Yea,   their  abominable  things  have  filled 
 Mine  inheritance. 
 "     0  Jehovah,  my  strengtli,  and  my  foi'tress. 
 And  my  refuge  in  a  day  of  adversity. 
 Unto  Thee  nations  do  come  from  the  ends 
 of  earth,  (lierit, 
 
 And  say,  Only  falsehood  did  our  fathers  in- 
 Vaiiity,  and  none  among  them  is  profitable. 
 '"  Doth  man  make  for  himself  gods, 
 472 
 
 And  they— no  gods?  [this  time, 
 
 ''  Therefore,  lo,  I  am  causing  them  to  know  at 
 I  cause  them  to  know  My  hand  and  My  might. 
 And  they  have  known  that  My  name  is  Je- 
 hovah ! 
 
 XVn.  ^THE  sin  of  Judah  is  \vritten  with  a 
 With  the  point  of  a  diamond,      {pen  of  iron. 
 Graven  on  the  tablet  of  their  heart. 
 And  on  the  horns  of  your  altars,     [shrines, 
 
 "  Astheirsonsremembertheir  altars  and  their 
 By  the  green  tree,  by  the  high  hills. 
 
 3  O  My  mountain  in  the  field — thy  strength, 
 All  thy  treasures — for  a  prey  I  give, 
 Thy  high  places  for  sin  in  all  thy  borders. 
 
 *  And  thou  Iiast  let  go — even  through  thyself. 
 Of  thine  inheritance  that  I  gave  to  thee. 
 And  I  have  caused  thee  to  serve  thine  ene- 
 In  a  land  that  thou  hast  not  known,  [mies, 
 For  a  fire  ye  have  kindled  in  Mine  anger. 
 Unto  the  age  it  doth  burn. 
 
 '     Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Cursed  is  the  man  who  doth  trust  in  man, 
 And  hath  made  flesh  his  arm. 
 And  from  Jehovah  whose  heart  turneth. 
 
 ^  And  he  hath  been  as  a  naked  thing  in  a  de- 
 And  doth  not  see  when  good  cometli,  [sert, 
 And  hath  inhabited  parched  places  in  a  wil- 
 A  salt  land,  and  not  inhabited.      [(leruess, 
 
 ^  Blessed  is  the  man  who  truateth  in  Jehovah, 
 And  whose  confidence  hath  been  Jehovah. 
 
 8  And  hath  been  as  a  tree  planted  by  waters, 
 And  by  a  rivulet  he  sendeth  forth  nis  roots, 
 And  he  doth  not  see  when  heat  cometh. 
 And  his  leaf  hath  been  green. 
 And  in  a  year  of  dearth  he  is  not  sorrowful, 
 Nor  doth  he  cease  from  making  fruit. 
 
 ^  Crooked  is  the  heart  above  all  things. 
 
 And  it  is  incurable — who  doth  know  it? 
 '"  I  Jehovah  do  search  the  heart,  try  the  reins. 
 Even  to  give  to  each  according  to  liis  way. 
 According  to  the  fruit  of  his  doings. 
 '*  A  partridge  hatching,  andnotbringingforth. 
 Is  one  making  wealth,  and  not  by  right. 
 In  the  midst  of  his  days  he  doth  forsake  it, 
 And  in  his  latter  end — he  is  a  fool. 
 '-  A  throne  of  honour  on  high  from  the  begin- 
 The  place  of  our  sanctuary,  [mng, 
 
 '^  The  nope  of  Israel  is  Jehovah, 
 All  forsaking  Thee  are  ashamed. 
 And  'My apostates'  in  the  earth  arc  written, 
 For  they  have  forsaken  Jehovah, 
 A  fountain  of  liA^ng  waters. 
 '^     Heal  me,  0  Jehovah,  and  I  am  healed. 
 Save  me,  and  I  am  saved,  for  my  praise  a7-l 
 Thou. 
 ^^  Lo,  they  are  saying  unto  me:  [it  come.' 
 
 'Where  is  the  word  of  Jehovah?  pray,  let 
 ^^  And  1  hastened  not  from  feeding  after  Ihee, 
 And  the  desperate  day  I  have  not  desired. 
 Thou — Thou  hast  known,  (_hath  been. 
 
 The  ]iroduce  of  my  lips,  before  Thy  face  it 
 '^  Bo  not  Thou  to  me  for  a  terror. 
 
 My  hope  art  Thou  in  a  day  of  evil. 
 '^  Let  my  pursuers  bo  ashamed,  and  let  not 
 me  be  ashamed— me!      [affrighted — mel 
 
 Let  them  be  affrighted,  and  let  not  me  be 
 
 Bring  in  on  them  a  day  of  evil,  [them. 
 
 And  a  second  time  with  destruction  destroy 
 
 '^  Thus  said  Jehovah  unto  me:  'Go,  and  thou 
 
 hast  stood  in  the  gate  of  the  sons  of  the  peo' 
 
The  sabbath  to  he  sanctified.    xviT.  20. — JEREMIAH.  — xix.  1.       God's  righteoits prerogative. 
 
 pie,  by  wliicli  Icings  of  Jiulali  come  in,  and  by 
 which  they  go  out,  ami  in  all  gates  of  Jeni- 
 salem,  ""  aud  thou  hast  said  uuto  them :  Hear 
 a  word  of  Jehovah,  ye  kings  of  Judah,  and  all 
 Judah,  aud  all  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  who 
 are  coming  in  by  these  gates,    -'  Thus  said 
 Jehovah, 
 Take  ye  heed  to  yourselves, 
 And  ye  bear  not  a  burden  on  the  day  of  rest. 
 Nor  have  ye  brought  it  in  by  the  gates  of 
 Jerusalem.  [on  the  day  of  rest, 
 
 "2  Nor  do  ye  take  out  a  burden  from  your  houses 
 Yea,  any  work  ye  do  not  do, 
 Aud  ye  have  sanctified  the  day  of  rest, 
 As  I  nave  commanded  your  fathers. 
 "3  And  they  have  not  hearkened  nor  inclined 
 their  ear. 
 And  they  stiflFen  their  neck  not  to  hear, 
 And  not  to  receive  instruction. 
 ^  And  it  hath  been,  if  ye  certainly  hearken 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  [unto  Me, 
 
 So  as  not  to  brin^  in  a  burden 
 By  the  gates  of  this  city  on  the  day  of  rest, 
 And  to  sanctify  the  day  of  rest, 
 So  as  not  to  do  in  it  any  work — 
 ^  Then  entered  by  the  gates  of  this  city  have 
 kings  and  princes, 
 Sitting  on  the  throne  of  David, 
 Riding  in  a  chariot,  and  on  horses. 
 They,  and  their  princes,  the  man  of  Judah, 
 And  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
 And  this  city  hath  remained  to  the  a^e. 
 '"  x^jnd  they  have  come  in  from  cities  of  Judah, 
 And  from  suburbs  of  Jerusalem, 
 And  from  the  land  of  Benjamin, 
 And  from  the  low  country,  [south. 
 
 And  from  the  hill-country,  and  from  the 
 Bringing  in  burnt-offering,  and  sacrifice, 
 And  present,  and  frankincense, 
 And  bringing  praise  to  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 ^  And  if  ye  do  not  hearken  unto  me  to  sauc- 
 tify  the  day  of  rest, 
 And  so  as  not  to  bear  a  burden. 
 And  to  come  in  at  the  gates  of  Jerusalem  on 
 
 the  day  of  rest, 
 Then  I  have  kindled  a  fire  in  its  gates. 
 And  it  hath  consumed  the  high  places  of  Jer- 
 And  it  is  not  quenched! '  [usalem, 
 
 XVIIL  iTHE  word  that  hath  been  unto 
 Jeremiah  from  Jehovah,  saying,  ^Rise,  and 
 thou  hast  gone  down  to  the  potter's  house, 
 and  there  I  cause  thee  to  hear  My  words ; 
 ^  and  I  go  down  to  the  potter's  house,  and  lo, 
 he  is  doing  a  work  on  the  stones,  *  and  mar- 
 red is  the  vessel  that  he  is  making,  as  clay  in 
 the  hand  of  the  potter,  and  he  hath  turned 
 and  he  maketh  it  another  vessel,  as  it  was 
 right  in  the  eyes  of  the  potter  to  make. 
 '  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  to  me, 
 
 saying: 
 *  As  this  potter  am  I  not  able  to  do  to  you  ? 
 
 0  house  of  Israel,  an  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 Lo,  as  clay  in  the  nand  of  the  potter, 
 
 So  are  ye  in  My  hand,  0  house  of  Israel. 
 '     The  moment  I  speak  concerning  a  nation, 
 
 And  concerning  a  kingdom, 
 
 To  pluck  up  and  to  break  down,  and  to  de- 
 stroy, 
 ^  And  tnat  nation  hath  turned  from  its  evil. 
 
 Because  I  have  spoken  against  it. 
 
 Then  I  have  repented  of  the  evil  that  1 
 
 thought  to  do  to  it.  [tiou, 
 
 ^  And  the  moment  I  speak  concerning  a  na- 
 
 And  concerning  a  kingdom,  to  build,  and 
 to  plant, 
 
 10  And  it  hath  done  the  evil  thing  in  Mine 
 So  as  not  to  hearken  to  My  voice,  [eyes, 
 Then  I  have  repented  of  the  good 
 
 That  I  have  spoken  of  doing  to  it.     [Judah, 
 
 11  And  now,  speak,  I  pray  thee,  unto  men  of 
 And  against  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
 Saying:  Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 
 Lo,  I  am  framing  against  you  evil. 
 And  devising  against  you  a  device,        [way 
 Turn  back,  I  pray  you,  each  from  his  evil 
 And  amend  your  ways  and  your  doings. 
 
 1^  And  they  have  said.  It  is  incurable. 
 For  after  our  own  devices  we  do  go. 
 And  each  the  stubbornness  of  his  evil  heart 
 
 1^     Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah :       [we  do. 
 Ask,  I  pray  you,  among  the  nations. 
 Who  hath  heard  like  these? 
 A  very  horrible  thing  hath  the  virgin  of 
 
 !■*  Doth  snow  of  Lebanon  [Israel  done. 
 
 Cease  from  the  rock  of  the  field  ? 
 Failed  are  the  cold  strange  waters   that 
 
 1^  But  My  peojDle  have  forgotten  Me,      [flow  ? 
 To  a  vain  thing  they  make  perfume. 
 And  they  cause  them  to  stumble  in  their 
 
 ways — paths  of  old, 
 To  walk  in  paths— a  way  not  raised  up, 
 
 1"  To  make  their  land  become  a  desolation, 
 A  hissing  age-during. 
 Every  passer  by  it  is  astonished. 
 And  hemoaneth  with  his  head.         [enemy, 
 
 1''  As  an  east  wind  I  scatter  them  before  an 
 The  neck,  and  not  the  face,  I  shew  them. 
 In  the  day  of  their  calamity. ' 
 
 18     And  they  say,  Come, 
 Aud  we  devise  against  Jeremiah  devices, 
 For  law  doth  not  perish  from  the  priest. 
 Nor  counsel  from  the  wise. 
 Nor  the  word  from  the  ftrophet. 
 Come,  and  we  smite  liim  with  the  tongue, 
 And  we  do  not  attend  to  any  of  his  words. 
 
 13  Give  attention,  0  Jehovah,  unto  me. 
 And  hearken  to  the  voice  of  those  contend- 
 ing with  me. 
 
 2"  Is  eAril  recompensed  instead  of  good. 
 That  they  have  dug  a  pit  for  my  soul  ? 
 Remember  my  standing  before  Thee  to  speak 
 
 good  of  them. 
 To  turn  back  Thy  wrath  from  them. 
 
 ^1  Therefore,  give  up  their  sons  to  famine, 
 And  cause  them  to  run  on  the  sides  of  the 
 
 sword. 
 And  their  wives  are  bereaved  and  widows. 
 And  their  men  are  slain  by  death. 
 Their  young  men  smitten  by  sword  in  battle, 
 
 ^^  A  ciy  IS  heard  from  their  houses. 
 For  Thou  bringest  against  them  suddenly  a 
 For  they  dug  a  pit  to  capture  me,      [troop, 
 And  snares  they  have  hidden  for  my  feet. 
 
 -3  And  Thou,  0  Jehovah,  Thou  hast  known, 
 All  their  coimsel  against  me  if  for  death. 
 Thou  dost  not  cover  over  their  iniquity, 
 Nor  their  sin  from  before  Thee  blottestout, 
 And  they  are  made  to  stumble  before  Thee, 
 In  the  time  of  Thine  anger  work  against  them! 
 
 XIX.  1  THUS  aaid  Jehovah,  '  Go,  and  tho« 
 473 
 
Prophetic  imprecations. 
 
 XIX.  2. -JEREMIAH. -XX.  15. 
 
 Desolation  of  Jerusalem. 
 
 hast  got  a  potter's  earthen  vessel,  and  of 
 the  elders  oi  tlie  i)eople,  and  of  the  elders 
 of  the  priests,  "and  thou  hast  gone  forth 
 unto  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hinnom, 
 that  is  at  the  opening  of  the  gate  of  the  pot- 
 tery, and  hast  proclaimed  there  the  words 
 that  I  speak  unto  thee,  ^  and  hast  said.  Hear 
 a  word  of  Jehovah,  ye  kings  of  Judah,  and 
 inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  Thus  said  Jehovah 
 of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel : 
 
 '  Lo,  I  am  bringing  in  evil  on  this  place,  at 
 which  the  ears  of  every  one  who  is  hearing  it 
 do  tingle,  *  because  that  thev  have  forsaken 
 Me,  and  make  known  this  place,  and  make 
 perfume  in  it  to  other  gods,  that  they  knew 
 not,  they  and  their  fathers,  and  the  kings  of 
 Judah,  and  they  have  filled  this  place  with 
 innocent  blood,  'and  have   built   the   high 
 
 E laces  of  Baal  to  burn  their  sons  with  fire, 
 urnt-oflferings  to  Baal,  that  I  commanded 
 not,  nor  spake  of,  nor  did  it  come  up  on  My 
 heart. 
 
 ^  '  Therefore,  lo,  days  are  coming — an  affir- 
 mation of  Jehovah  —  and  this  place  is  not 
 called  any  more,  Tophet,  and  Valley  of  the 
 son  of  Hinnom,  but,  Valley  of  slaughter. 
 "  And  I  have  made  void  the  counsel  of  Judah 
 and  Jerusalem  in  this  place,  and  have  caused 
 them  to  fall  by  the  sword  before  their  ene- 
 mies, and  l)y  the  hand  of  those  seeking  their 
 life,  and  I  have  given  their  carcase  for  food 
 \o  the  fowl  of  the  heavens,  and  to  the  beast 
 of  the  earth,  ^  and  I  have  made  this  city  for  a 
 desolation,  and  for  a  hissing,  every  imsser  by 
 it  is  astonished,  and  doth  hiss  for  all  its  plagues. 
 "  And  I  have  caused  them  to  eat  the  flesh  of 
 their  sons,  and  the  flesh  of  their  daughters, 
 and  each  the  flesh  of  his  friend  they  do  eat, 
 in  the  siege  and  in  the  straitness  with  which 
 straiten  them  do  their  enemies,  and  those 
 seeking  their  life. 
 
 ^*  '  And  thou  hast  broken  the  bottle  before 
 the  eves  of  the  men  who  are  going  with  thee, 
 1'  ana  hast  said  unto  them:  Thus  said  Jeho- 
 vah of  Hosts,  Thus  do  I  break  this  people  and 
 this  city,  as  one  breaketh  the  potter's  vessel, 
 that  is  not  able  to  be  repaired  again,  and  in 
 Tophet  they  bury — witliout  place  to  bury; 
 ''■•so  I  do  to  this  place— an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 hovah— and  to  its  inhabitants,  so  as  to  make 
 this  city  as  Tophet  ;  '^  and  the  houses  of 
 Jerusalem,  and  the  houses  of  the  kings  of 
 Judah,  have  been — as  the  place  of  Tophet— 
 defiled,  even  all  the  houses  on  whose  roofs 
 they  have  made  perfume  to  all  the  host  of 
 the  heavens,  so  as  to  pour  out  oblations  to 
 other  gods.' 
 
 '*  And  Jeremiah  cometh  in  from  Tophet, 
 whither  Jehovah  had  sent  him  to  prophesy] 
 and  he  standeth  in  the  court  of  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  and  he  saith  unto  all  tlie  people  : 
 '* '  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel : 
 Lo,  I  am  bringing  in  unto  tliis  city,  and  on 
 all  its  cities,  all  the  evil  that  I  liave  spoken 
 against  it,  for  they  have  liardened  their  neck 
 —not  to  bear  My  words ! ' 
 
 XX.    •  AND  Pashhiir  son  of  Immer  the 
 
 Eriest  —  who  also  is  overseer,  leader  in  the 
 ouse  of    Jehovali  —  heareth  Jeremiali   pro- 
 phesying these  things,  "and  Paslihursmiteth 
 474 
 
 Jeremiah  the  prophet,  and  pntteth  him  unto  the 
 stocks,  that  are  by  the  higii  gate  of  Benjamin, 
 that  is  by  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^Aud  it  cometh  to  pass  on  the  morrow, 
 that  Pashhur  bringeth  out  Jeremiah  from  the 
 stocks,  and  Jeremiah  saith  imto  him,   '  Not 
 Pashhur  hath  Jehovah  called  thy  name,  but— 
 Magor-Missabib. 
 *  For  thus  said  Jehovah  : 
 Lo,  I  am  making  thee  for  a  fear  to  thyself, 
 And  to  all  loving  thee. 
 And  they  have  fallen  by  the  sword  of  their 
 And  thine  eyes  are  beholding,        [enemies, 
 And  all  Judah  I  give  into  the  hand  of  the 
 
 king  of  Babylon, 
 And  he  hath  removed  them  to  Babylon, 
 And  he  hath  smitten  them  with  the  sword. 
 '  And  1  have  given  all  the  strength  of  this 
 city,  [things, 
 
 And  all  its  labour,  and  all  its  precious 
 Yea,  all  the  treasures  of  the  kings  of  Judah 
 I  do  give  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies, 
 And  they  have  spoiled  them,  and  taken 
 Andhavebrought;tnem  into  Babylon,  [them, 
 ^  And  thoii,  Pashhur,  and  all  dwelling  in  thy 
 Do  go  into  captivity.  [house, 
 
 And  Babylon  thou  dost  enter,  [buried. 
 
 And  there  thou  diest,  and  there  thou  art 
 Thou  and  all  loving  thee, 
 To  whom  thou  hast  prophesied  falsely.' 
 ^     Thou  hast  persuaded  me,  0  Jehovah,  and 
 I  am  persuaded; 
 Thou  hast  hardened  me,  and  dost  prevail, 
 I  have  been  for  a  laughter  all  the  day, 
 Every  one  is  mocking  at  me, 
 ^  Because  from  the  time  I  speak  I  cry  out, 
 '  Violence  and  destruction,'  I  cry, 
 Eor  the  word  of  Jehovah  hath  been  to  me 
 For  reproach  and  for  derision  all  the  day. 
 ^  And  I  said,  'I  do  not  mention  Him, 
 Nor  do  I  speak  any  more  in  His  name,' 
 And  it  hatn  been  in  my  heart 
 As  a  burning  fire  shut  up  in  my  bones. 
 And  I  have  been  weary  of  containing. 
 And  I  am  not  able. 
 1"  For  I  have  heard  the  evil  report  of  many. 
 Fear   is  roimd  about :    '  Declare,   and  we 
 
 declare  it,' 
 AU  mine  allies  are  watching/or  my  halting, 
 'Perhaps  he  is  enticed,  and  we  prevail  over 
 
 him, 
 And  we  take  our  vengeance  out  of  him.' 
 1^  And  Jehovah  is  with   me,    as  a    terrible 
 mighty  one,  [vail  not, 
 
 Tlierefore  my  persecutors  stumble  and  pre- 
 They  have  been  exceedingly  ashamed, 
 For  they  have  not  acted  wisely. 
 Confusion  age-during  is  not  forgotten. 
 1-  And,  0  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  trier  of  the  right- 
 Beholder  of  reins  and  heart,  [coua, 
 I  do  see  Thy  vengeance  out  of  them. 
 For  unto  Thee  I  have  revealed  my  cause. 
 '3     Sing  ye  to  Jehovah,  praise  Jehovah, 
 For  He  hath  delivered  the  soul  of  the  needy 
 From  the  hand  of  evil  doers. 
 '*     Cursed  is  the  day  in  which  1  was  bom, 
 
 The  day  that  my  mother  bare  me, 
 _  Let  it  not  be  ble.ssed !  [father,  saying, 
 
 '^  Cursed  is  the  man  who  bore  tidings  to  my 
 '  Born  to  thee  iiath  been  a  cliild— a  male,' 
 Making  him  very  glad  I 
 
The  prophefs  appeal. 
 
 "  Then  hath  that  man  been  as  the  cities, 
 That  Jehovah  overthrew,  and  repented  not, 
 And  he  hath  heard  a  cry  at  morning, 
 And  a  shout  at  time  of  noon.       [the  womb, 
 
 '^  Because  he  hath  _  not  put  me  to  death  from 
 And  my  mother  is  to  me — my  grave, 
 And  her  womb  a  pregnancy  age-during. 
 
 13  Why  is  this  ?  from  the  womb  I  have  come 
 To  see  labour  and  sorrow,  [out. 
 
 Yea,  consumed  in  shame  are  my  days ! 
 
 XXI.  iTHE  word  that  hath  been  unto 
 Jeremiah  from  Jehovah,  in  the  king  Zede- 
 kiah's  sending  unto  him  Pashhur  son  of  Mal- 
 chiah,  and  Zephaniah  son  of  Maaseiah  the 
 priest,  saying,  ^ '  Inquire,  we  pray  thee,  for  us 
 at  Jehovah,  for  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Ba- 
 by lonliath  fought  against  us ;  perhaps  Jehovah 
 doth  deal  with  us  according  to  all  His  won- 
 ders, and  doth  cause  him  to  go  up  from  off 
 us.' 
 
 ^  And  Jeremiah  saith  unto  them,  '  Thus  do 
 ye  say  unto  Zedekiah,  *Thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Grod  of  Israel : 
 Lo,  I  am  turning  round  the  weapons  of  battle 
 That  are  in  your  hand^ 
 With  which  ye  do  fight  the  king  of  Babylon, 
 And  the  Chaldeans,  who  are  lajdng  siege 
 
 against  you. 
 At  the  outside  of  the  wall,        [of  this  city, 
 '  And  I  have  gathered  them  into  the  midst 
 '  And  I — I  have  fought  against  you,       [arm. 
 With  astretched-outhand,  and  with  a  strong 
 And  in  anger,  and  in  fury,  and  in  great 
 ■ftTath,  ,  [city, 
 
 *  And  I  have  smitten  the  inhabitants  of  this 
 Both  man  and  beast, 
 By  a  great  pestilence  do  they  die. 
 '  And  after  this — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 I  give  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah, 
 And  his  servants,  and  the  people, 
 And  those  left  in  this  city. 
 From  the  pestilence,  from  the  sword,  and 
 from  the  famine,  [Babylon, 
 
 Into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
 And  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies,  [life, 
 And  into  the  hand  of  those  seeking  their 
 And  he  hath  smitten  them  by  the  mouth  of 
 He  hath  no  pity  on  them,  [the  sword, 
 
 Nor  doth  he  spare,  nor  hath  he  mercy. 
 ^  And  unto  this  people  thou  dost  say, 
 Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 
 Lo,  I  am  setting  before  you  the  way  of  life, 
 And  the  way  of  death ! 
 '  Whoso  is  abiding  in  this  city^dieth, 
 By  sword,  and  by  famine,  and  by  pestilence. 
 And  whoso  is  going  forth. 
 And  hath  fallen  unto  the  Chaldeans, 
 Who  are  laying  siege  against  you — liveth, 
 And  his  life  hath  been  to  him  for  a  spoil. 
 "*  For  I  have  set  My  face  against  this  city 
 for  evil. 
 And  not  for  good — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 Into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon  it  is 
 And  he  hath  burned  it  with  fire.        [given, 
 '1  And  as  to  the  house  of  the  king  of  Judah, 
 
 Hear  ye  a  word  of  Jehovah ; 
 '^  0  house  of  David,  thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Decide  ye  judgment  at  morning. 
 And  deliver  the  plundered  from  the  hand  of 
 the  oppressor, 
 
 XX.  16.--JEREMTAH.— xxii.  14.   A  dvke  to  the  king  and  people. 
 
 Lest  My  fury  go  forth  as  fire, 
 
 And  hath  burned,  and  none  is  quenching, 
 
 Because  of  the  evil  of  your  doings. 
 
 "  Lo,  I  am  against  thee — an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 hovah, 
 0  inhabitant  of  the  valley,  rock  of  the  plain. 
 Who  are  saying,  Who  cometh  down  against 
 And  who  cometh  into  our  habitations?  [us? 
 
 ^■*  And  I  have  laid  a  charge  against  you, 
 According  to  the  fruit  of  your  doings, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  I  have  kindled  a  fire  in  its  forest. 
 And  it  hath  consimied — all  its  suburbs ! 
 
 XXIL  1  THUS  said  Jehovah,  'Go  down  to 
 the  house  of  the  king  of  .Judah,  and  thou  hast 
 spoken  there  this  word,  and  hast  said,  ^  Hear 
 a  word  of  Jehovah,  0  king  of  Judah,  who  art 
 sitting  on  the  throne  of  David,  thou,  and  thy 
 servants,  and  thy  people,  who  are  coming  in 
 at  these  gates,  ^  thus  said  Jehovah  : 
 
 Do  ye  judgment  and  righteousness, 
 
 And  deliver  the  plundered  from  the  hand 
 of  the  oppressor, 
 
 And  sojourner,  orphan,  and  widow,  ye  do 
 not  oppress  nor  wrong. 
 
 And  innocent  blood  ye  do  not  shed  in  this 
 
 *  For,  if  ye  certainly  do  this  thing,        [place. 
 Then  come  in  by  the  gates  of  this  house 
 Have  kings  sitting  for  David  on  his  throne, 
 Riding  on  chariot,  and  on  horses. 
 
 He,  and  his  servants,  and  his  people. 
 
 5  And  if  ye  do  not  hear  these  words, 
 By  myself  1  have  s  worn — an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 That  this  house  is  for  a  desolation,    [hovah, 
 
 5     For  thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Concerning  the  house  of  the  king  of  Judah : 
 Gilead  art  thou  to  Me — head  of  Lebanon,  , 
 If  not — I  make  thee  a  wilderness, 
 Cities  not  inhabited, 
 
 ^  And  I  have  separated  for  thee  destroyers. 
 Each  with  his  weapons. 
 And  they  have  cut  down  the  choice  of  thy 
 And  have  cast  them  on  the  fire.        [cedars, 
 
 8  And  many  nations  have  passed  by  this  city. 
 
 And  they  have  said,  each  to  his  neighbom-. 
 
 For  what  hath  Jehovah  done  thus  to  this 
 
 great  city?  [forsaken 
 
 *  And  they  have  said,  '  Because  that  they  have 
 The  covenant  of  Jehovah  their  God,  [them.' 
 And  bow  themselves  to  other  gods,  and  serve 
 
 ^^     Ye  do  not  weep  for  the  dead,  nor  bemoan 
 Weep  ye  sore  for  the  traveller,        [for  him. 
 For  he  doth  not  return  again. 
 Nor  hath  he  seen  the  land  of  his  birth. 
 
 11  For  thus  said  Jehovah  concerning  Shallum 
 son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  who  is  reigning 
 instead  of  Josiah  his  father,  who  hath  gone 
 forth  from  this  place: 
 
 He  doth  not  turn  back  hither  again ; 
 
 12  For  in  the  place  whither  they  have  removed 
 
 him  he  dieth. 
 And  this  land  he  doth  not  see  again. 
 "     Wo  to  him  who  is  building  his  house  by 
 unrighteousness. 
 And  his  upper  chambers  by  injustice, 
 On  his  neignbourhe  layeth  service  for  nought, 
 And  his  wage  he  doth  not  give  to  him. 
 '^  Who  is  saying,  '  I  build  for  myself  a  large 
 And  airy  upper  chambers,'  [house, 
 
 And  he  hath  cut  out  for  himself  its  windows, 
 475 
 
The  latter  end  of  Coniah.         xxii.  15.— JEREMIAH.  — xxiii.  16.       Ouilt  of  the  prophets,  dxu 
 
 Ceiled  with  cedar,  and  painted  with  Vermil- 
 lion, [thy.self  in  cedar  ? 
 "  Dost  thou  reii^n,  because  tlion  art  fretting 
 
 Thy  father— did  he  not  eat  and  drink  ? 
 
 Yea,  he  did  judgment  and  righteousness. 
 
 Then  it  is  well  with  him. 
 "  He  decided  the  cause  of  the  poor  and  needy, 
 
 Then  it  is  well — is  it  not  to  know  Me  ? 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 "  But  thine  eyes  and  thy  heart  are  not, 
 
 Except  on  tny  dishonest  gain. 
 
 And  on  shedding  of  innocent  blood. 
 
 And  on  oppression,  and  on  doing  of  violence. 
 
 ^*  Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah  concerning 
 Jehoiakim  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah : 
 
 They  do  not  lament  for  him. 
 
 Ah,  my  brother,  and  Ah,  sister. 
 
 They  do  not  lament  for  him. 
 
 Ah,  lord,  and  Ah,  liis  honour. 
 '8  The  burial  of  an  ass — he  is  buried. 
 
 Dragged  and  cast  out  thence  to  the  gates  of 
 '"     Go  up  to  Lebanon,  and  cry,     [Jerusalem. 
 
 And  in  Bashan  give  forth  thy  voice. 
 
 And  cry  from  Aijarim, 
 
 For  destroyed  have  been  all  loving  thee. 
 '*  I  have  spoken  unto  thee  in  thine  ease. 
 
 Thou  hast  said,  '  I  do  not  hearken,' 
 
 This  is  thy  way  from  thy  youth, 
 
 For  thou  nast  not  hearkened  to  My  voice. 
 **  All  thy  friends  consimie  doth  wind, 
 
 And  thy  lovers  into  captivity  do  go. 
 
 Surely  then  thou  art  ashamed, 
 
 And  hast  blushed  for  all  thy  vdckedness. 
 "  0  dweller  in  Lebanon,  making  a  nest  among 
 cedars,  [come  to  thee. 
 
 How  gracious  hast  thou  been  when  pangs 
 
 Pain— as  of  a  travailing  woman. 
 **  I  live — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Though  Coniah  son  of  Jehoiakim  king  of 
 
 Were  a  seal  on  My  right  hand,  [Judah 
 
 Surely  thence  I  draw  thee  away, 
 **  And  I  have  given  thee  into  the  hand  of  those 
 seeking  thy  life, 
 
 And  into  hands  of  which  thou  art  afraid. 
 
 Into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadi-ezzar  king  of 
 Babylon, 
 
 And  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans. 
 *«  And  I  have  cast  thee,  [country, 
 
 And  thymother  who  bore  thee,  unto  another 
 
 Where  ye  were  not  born,  and  there  do  ye  die. 
 "  And  to  the  land  whither  they  are  lifting  up 
 their  soul  to  return. 
 
 Thither  they  do  not  return,  [man  Coniah? 
 "     A  grief — a  despised  broken  thing — is  this 
 
 A  vessel  in  which  there  is  no  pleasure  ? 
 
 Wherefore  have  they  been  cast  up  and  down. 
 
 He  and  his  seed,  [knew  not? 
 
 Yea,  they  were  cast  on  to  a  land  that  they 
 **  Earth,  earth,  earth,  hear  a  word  of  Jehovah, 
 •«  Thus  said  Jehovah  : 
 
 Write  ye  this  man  childless, 
 
 A  man — he  doth  not  prosper  in  his  days. 
 
 For  none  of  his  seed  doth  prosper. 
 
 Sitting  on  the  throne  of  David, 
 
 And  ruling  again  in  Judah  ! 
 
 X  XIII.  1  WO  to  shepherds  destroying, 
 And  scattering  the  flock  of  My  pasture. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 *  Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 Against  the  shepherds  who  feed  My  people. 
 476 
 
 Ye  have  scattered  My  flock,  and  drive  them 
 And  have  not  inspected  them,  [away, 
 
 Lo,  I  am  chargini;  on  you  the  evil  ot  your 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [domgs, 
 
 ^  And  1  do  gather  the  remnant  of  My  flock 
 Out  of  all  the  lands  whither  I  drove  them. 
 And  have  brought  them  back  unto  their  fold, 
 And  they  have  been  fruitful,  and  multiplied. 
 
 ••  And  I  have  raised  for  them  shepherds, 
 And  they  have  fed  them. 
 And  they  fear  no  more,  nor  are  affrighted. 
 Nor  are  they  lacking — an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 hovah, [hovah, 
 
 ^      Lo,  days  are  coming — an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 
 And  I  have  raised  toDavid  a  righteous  shoot. 
 
 And  a  king  hath  reigned  and  acted  wiselj', 
 
 And  done  judgment  and  righteousness  in 
 
 the  earth.  [eth  confidently, 
 
 '  In  his  days  is  Judah  saved,  and  Israel  dwell- 
 And  this  his  name  that  Jehovah  proclaim- 
 '  Our  Righteousness.'  [eth  him, 
 
 ^     Therefore,  lo,  days  are  coming, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  they  do  not  say  any  more, 
 Jehovah  liveth  who  brought  up 
 The  sons  of  Israel  out  of  the  land  of  Egyjjt, 
 
 8  But — Jehovah  liveth,  who  brought  up. 
 And  who  brought  in,  the  seed  of  the  house 
 From  the  land  of  the  north,  [of  Israel, 
 
 And  from  all  the  lands  whither  I  drove  them. 
 And  they  have  dwelt  on  their  own  ground  I 
 
 8  IN  reference  to  the  prophets : 
 Broken  hath  been  my  heart  in  my  midst, 
 Fluttered  have  all  my  bones, 
 I  have  been  as  a  man — a  drimkard, 
 And  as  a  man — wine  hath  passed  over  him, 
 Because  of  Jehovah,  and  of  His  holy  words. 
 
 '"  For  of  adulterers  hath  the  land  been  full. 
 For  because  of  these  hath  the  land  mourned. 
 Dried  up  hath  been  the  pleasant  places  of 
 
 the  wilderness. 
 And  their  course  is  evil,  and  their  might— 
 not  right.  [fane, 
 
 1^  For  both  prophet  and  priest  have  been  pro- 
 Yea,  in  My  house  I  found  their  wickedness. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [places, 
 
 1"  Therefore  is  their  way  to  them  as  slippery 
 Into  thick  darkness  they  are  driven, 
 And  they  have  fallen  in  it, 
 For  I  bring  in  against  them  evil, 
 The  year  of  their  inspection. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [folly, 
 
 13      And  in  prophets  of  Samaria  I  have  seen 
 They  have  prophesied  by  Baal, 
 And  cause  my  people — Israel — to  err. 
 
 1*  And  in  prophets  of  Jerusalem  I  have  seen 
 a  horrible  thing. 
 Committing  adultery,  and  walking  falsely, 
 Yea,  they  strengthened  the  hands  of  evil 
 So  that  they  have  not  turned  back  [doers, 
 Each  from  liis  wickedness, 
 They  have  been  to  me — all  of  them — as 
 And  its  inhabitants  as  Gomorrah.  [Sodom, 
 1' Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 concerning  the  prophets: 
 
 Lo,  I  am  causing  them  to  eat  wormwood. 
 And  have  caused  them  to  drink  water  of  gall. 
 For,  from  prophets  of  Jerusalem 
 Hath  profanity  gone  forth  to  all  the  land 
 
 "     Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts: 
 
The  false  prophets. 
 
 xxiii.  17.— JEREMIAH.— XXIV.  9. 
 
 The  vision  of  figs. 
 
 Ye  do  not  hearken  unto  the  words 
 
 Of  the  prophets  who  are  propliesying  to  you, 
 
 They  are  making;  you  vain  tilings, 
 
 A  vision  of  their  own  heart  they  speak, 
 
 Not  from  the  mouth  of  Jehovah. 
 
 1^  Saying  diligently  to  those  despising 
 The  word  of  Jehovah :  Peace  is  for  you, 
 And  to  every  one  walking  in  the  stubborn- 
 ness of  his  heart  they  have  said : 
 Evil  doth  not  come  in  unto  you. 
 
 1*  For  who  hath  stood  in  the  counsel  of  Jeho- 
 And  seeth  and  heareth  His  word?  [vah. 
 Who  hath  regarded  My  word,  and  hearken- 
 
 '"     Lo,  a  whirlwind  of  Jehovah —  [eth? 
 
 Fury  hath  gone  out,  even  a  piercing  whirl- 
 On  the  head  of  the  wicked  it  stayeth.  [wdnd, 
 
 ""  The  anger  of  Jehovah  doth  not  turn  back 
 Till  His  doing,  and  till  His  establishing, 
 The  thoughts  of  His  heart. 
 In  the  latter  end  of  the  days  ye  attend  to  it 
 With  understanding.  [liave  nm, 
 
 '1 1  have  not  sent  tne  prophets,   and  they 
 I  have  not  spoken  unto  them,  and  they  have 
 prophesied. 
 
 -^  But— if  they  stood  in  My  coimsel,  [words, 
 Then  they  cause  My  people  to  hear  My 
 And  they  turn  them  back  from  their  evil  way, 
 And  from  the  e\nl  of  their  doings. 
 
 '>'  A  God  near  am  I — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  not  a  God  afar  off? 
 
 ^  Is  any  one  hidden  in  secret  places,       [vah, 
 And  I  see  him  not  ?  an  affirmation  of  Jeho- 
 Do  not  I  fill  the  heavens  and  the  earth  ? 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 -'  I  have  heard  that  which  the  prophets  said, 
 Who  prophesy  in  My  name  falsehood,  saying, 
 '  I  have  dreamed,  I  have  dreamed.' 
 
 ^  TiU  when  is  it  in  the  heart  of  the  prophets? 
 The  prophets  of  falsehood, 
 ^ea,  prophets  of  the  deceit  of  their  heart, 
 
 ^  Who  are  devising  to  cause  My  people 
 To  forget  My  name  by  their  dreams, 
 Tbat  they  recount  each  to  his  neighbour, 
 As  their  fathers  forgot  my  name  for  Baal. 
 
 ^  The  prophet  with  whom  is  a  dream. 
 Let  him  recount  the  dream, 
 And  he  with  whom  is  My  word. 
 Let  him  truly  speak  My  word. 
 Wliat — to  the  straw  with  the  com? 
 An  afErmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  Is  it  not  thus  ?  My  word  is  as  a  fire, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  (  rock. 
 
 And  as  a  hammer — it  break  eth  in  pieces  a 
 
 3'  Therefore,  lo,  I  am  against  the  prophets, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 Stealing  My  words  each  from  hia  neighbour. 
 
 ''  Lo,  I  am  against  the  prophets. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 Who  are  making  smooth  their  tongue. 
 And  they  affirm — an  affirmation. 
 
 *-  Lo,  1  am  against  the  prophets  of  false  dreams, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  [to  err, 
 
 And  they  recount  them,  and  cause  mypeople 
 By  their  falsehoods,  and  by  their  instability. 
 And  I — I  have  not  sent  them. 
 Nor  have  I  commanded  them. 
 And  they  are  not  at  all  profitable  to  this 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [people, 
 
 *3  And  when  this  people,  or  the  prophet. 
 Or  a  priest,  doth  ask  then,  saying. 
 What  is  the  burden  of  Jehovah  ? 
 
 Then  thou  hast  said  unto  them  : 
 
 Ye  are  the  burden,  and  I  have  left  you, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^-J  And  the  prophet,  and  the  priest,  and  the 
 That  saith.  The  burden  of  Jenovah,  [peojde, 
 I  have  seen  after  that  man,   and  after  hia 
 house. 
 
 ^  Thus  do  ye  say  each  unto  his  neighbour. 
 And  each  unto  his  brother  : 
 Wbat  hath  Jehovah  answered  ? 
 And  what  hath  Jehovah  spoken? 
 
 3^  And  the  burden  of  Jehovah  ye  do  not  men- 
 tion any  more. 
 For  the  burden  to  each  is— His  word. 
 And  ye  have  overturned  the  words  of  the 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts,  our  God.        [living  God, 
 
 ^''  Thus  dost  thou  say  unto  the  prophet 
 ^Vhat  hath  Jehovah  answered  thee  ? 
 And  what  hath  Jehovah  spoken  ? 
 
 ^^  And  if  the  burden  of  Jehovah  ye  say, 
 Therefore  thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Because  of  your  sajdng  this  word. 
 The  burden  of  Jehovah, 
 And  I  do  send  unto  you,  saying. 
 Ye  do  not  say,  The  burden  of  Jehovah. 
 
 39  Therefore,  lo,  I — I  have  taken  you  utterly 
 And  I  have  sent  you  out,  [away, 
 
 And  the  city  that  I  gave  to  you, 
 And  to  your  fathers,  from  before  My  face, 
 
 ***  And  1  have  put  on  you  reproach  age-during. 
 And  shame  age-during  that  is  not  forgotten ! 
 
 XXTV.  1  JEHOVAH  hath  shewed  me,  and 
 lo,  two  baskets  of  figs,  appointed  before  th« 
 temple  of  Jehovah, — after  the  removing  bj 
 Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  of  Jeconi^h. 
 son  of  Jehoiakim king  of  Judah,and  the  heads  ol 
 J  udah,  and  the  artizan,  and  the  smith,  from  Jer- 
 usalem, when  he  bringeth  them  in  to  Babylon— 
 *in  the  one  basket  are  figs  very  good,  like 
 the  first-ripe  tigs,  and  in  the  other  basket  are 
 fiws  very  bad,  that  are  not  eaten  for  badness. 
 '  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  '  What  art  thou 
 seeing,  Jeremiah?'  and  I  say,  'Figs,  the  good 
 ligs  are  very  good,  and  the  bad  are  very  bad, 
 that  are  not  eaten  for  badness.'  ^  And  there 
 is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me,  saying : 
 *  Thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel, 
 Like  these  good  figs  so  do  I  acknowledge 
 The  removed  of  Judah — that  I  sent  from 
 
 this  place. 
 To  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans — for  good. 
 ^  And  1  have  set  Mine  eyes  on  them  for  good, 
 And  have  brought  them  back  to  this  land, 
 And  built  them  up,  and  I  threw  not  down. 
 And  have  ;)lanted  them,  and  pluck  not  iip. 
 ^  And  have  given  to  them  a  heart  to  know  Me, 
 For  I  am  Jehovah, 
 
 And  they  have  been  to  Me  for  a  people. 
 And  I  am  to  them  for  God,  [lieart. 
 
 For  they  turned  back  unto  Me  with  all  their 
 
 8  AndliKe  the  bad  figs,  that  are  not  eaten  for 
 Surely  thus  said  Jehovah  :  [badness. 
 So  do  I  make  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah, 
 And  his  heads,  and  the  remnant  of  Jeinisa- 
 Who  are  left  in  this  land,  [lem, 
 And  who  are  dwelling  in  the  laud  of  Egypt, 
 
 9  And  I  have  given  them  for  a  trembling, 
 For  evil — to  all  kingdoms  of  the  earth. 
 For  a  reproach,  and  for  a  simile, 
 
 For  a  byword,  and  for  a  reviling, 
 477 
 
Ttit  people  warned. 
 
 XXIV.  10. -JEREMIAH— XXV.  33. 
 
 Desolation  predicted. 
 
 In  all  the  places  whitlier  I  drive  them. 
 ^"  Aud  I  have  sent  against  them  the  sword, 
 The  famine  aud  the  pestilence. 
 Till  their  consumption  from  off  the  groimd, 
 That  I  gave  to  them  and  to  their  fathers ! 
 
 XXV.  1  THE  word  that  hath  been  unto  Jere- 
 miah concerning  all  the  people  of  Judah,  in 
 the  fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  son  of  Josiah 
 king  of  Judah, — it  is  the  first  year  of  Nebuc- 
 hadrezzar king  of  Babylon,— ^  which  Jere- 
 miah the  prophet  hath  spoken  concerning  all 
 the  people  of  Judah,  even  unto  all  the  inha- 
 bitants of  Jerusalem,  saying: 
 
 3 '  From  the  thirteenth  year  of  Josiah  son  of 
 Amon  king  of  Judah,  and  imto  this  day — 
 this  three  and  twentieth  year — hath  the  word 
 of  Jehovah  been  unto  me,  and  I  speak  unto 
 you,  rising  early  and  speaking,  and  ye  have 
 not  hearkened;  *and  Jehovah  hath  sent  un- 
 to you  all  His  servants,  the  prophets,  rising 
 early  and  sending,  aud  ye  have  not  hearkened, 
 nor  inclined  your  ear  to  hear,  saying : 
 
 •  '  Turn  back,  I  pray  you,  each  from  his  evil 
 way,  aud  from  the  evil  of  your  doiuM,  and 
 dwell  on  the  ground  that  Jenovah  hath  given 
 to  you  and  to  your  fathers  from  age  unto  age, 
 ^  aud  ye  do  not  go  after  other  gods  to  serve 
 them,  and  to  bow  yourselves  to  them,  nor  do 
 ye  provoke  Me  to  anger  with  the  work  of 
 your  hands,  aud  I  do  no  evil  to  you ;  •^  and  ye 
 nave  not  hearkened  unto  Me — an  affirmation 
 of  Jehovah — so  as  to  provoke  Me  to  anger 
 witli  tlie  work  of  your  hands  for  evil  to  you. 
 
 *  '  Therefore  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  Be- 
 cause that  ye  have  not  obeyed  My  words,  ^  lo, 
 I  am  sending,  and  have  taken  all  the  families 
 of  the  north — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah — even 
 unto  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  My 
 servant,  aud  have  brought  them  in  against 
 this  land,  and  agaiust  its  inhabitants,  and 
 against  all  these  nations  round  about,  and 
 have  devoted  them,  aud  appointed  them  for 
 an  astoiiishmeut,  and  for  a  hissing,  and  for 
 wastes  age-duriug.  ^'^  And  I  have  destroyed 
 from  them  the  voice  of  rejoicing,  and  the 
 voice  of  joy,  voice  of  bridegroom  and  voice  of 
 bride,  noise  of  millatoues,  aud  the  light  of 
 lamps.  ^^And  all  this  laud  hath  becu  for  a 
 waste,  for  an  astonishment,  aud  these  nations 
 have  served  the  king  of  Babylon  seventy 
 years. 
 
 1*  '  Aud  it  hath  come  to  jjass,  at  the  fidness 
 of  seventy  years,  I  charge  agaiust  the  king  of 
 Babylon,  and  against  that  nation — an  atiinua- 
 tion  of  Jehovah— their  iniquity,  and  against 
 the  laud  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  have  appoint- 
 ed it  for  desolations  age-diu"iug.  i^  And  I 
 have  brought  in  on  that  laud  all  My  words 
 that  I  have  spoken  agaiust  it,  all  that  is  writ- 
 ten in  this  boolc,  that  Jeremiah  hath  pro- 
 phesied concerning  all  the  nations.  ''•For 
 laid  service  on  tliem — also  them — have  many 
 nations  and  great  kings,  and  1  liave  given  re- 
 compence  to  them  accordiug  to  their  doing, 
 and  according  to  the  work  of  their  bauds. 
 
 '^ '  For  thus  said  Jehovah  God  of  Isriiel  uu- 
 to  me,  Take  the  wine  cup  of  this  fury  out  of 
 My  hand,  aud  thou  hast  caused  all  the  nations 
 to  drink  it  unto  wlioin  1  am  seudiug  thee; 
 *^  and  they  have  diniuk,  aud  shaken  themselves 
 478 
 
 and  shewn  themselves  foolish,  because  of  the 
 
 sword  that  I  am  sending  among  them. 
 ^''  'And  I  take  the  cup  out  ot  the  hand  of 
 
 Jehovah,  and  cause  all  the  nations  to  drink 
 
 unto  whom  Jehovah  sent  me : 
 
 18  Jerusalem^  and  the  cities  of  Judah, 
 And  its  kmgs,  its  heads, 
 To  give  them  to  waste,  to  astonishment. 
 To  hissing,  and  to  reviling,  as  at  this  day. 
 
 ■5  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  his  servants, 
 And  his  heads,  and  juI  his  people, 
 
 ^'^  And  all  the  mixed  people. 
 And  aU  the  lungs  of  the  laud  of  Uz,  [tinea, 
 And  all  the  kings  of  the  land  of  the  Philia- 
 And  Ashkelon,  and  Gazzah,  ajid  Ekron, 
 And  the  remnant  of  Ashdod, 
 
 21  Edom,  aud  Moab,  aud  the  sons  of  Ammon, 
 
 "2  And  aU  the  kings  of  TjTe, 
 Aud  aU  the  kings  of  Zidon, 
 And  the  kings  of  the  isle  that  is  beyond  the 
 
 ^  Dedan,  and  Tema,  and  Buz,  [sea, 
 
 And  all  cutting  the  corners  of  tlie  beard, 
 
 ^*  And  all  the  kings  of  Arabia, 
 And  all  the  kings  of  the  mixed  people, 
 Who  are  dwelling  in  the  wilderness, 
 
 -5  And  aU  the  kings  of  Zimri, 
 And  all  the  kings  of  Elam, 
 And  all  the  kings  of  Media, 
 
 '■**  And  aU  the  kings  of  the  north. 
 The  near  and  the  far  off,  one  unto  another. 
 And  all  the  kingdoms  of  tlie  earth, 
 That  ai'e  on  the  face  of  the  ground. 
 And  king  Sheshach  drinketh  after  them. 
 
 *'■  And  thou  hast  said  unto  them : 
 Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts  God  of  Israel, 
 Drink  ye,  yea  drink  abundantly. 
 And  vomit,  and  fall,  and  rise  not, 
 Becauseof  theswordthatlamsendingamong 
 
 "^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  [you. 
 
 When  they  refuse  to  receive  the  cup  out  of 
 
 thy  hand  to  drink, 
 That  thou  hast  said  unto  them : 
 Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 Ye  do  certainly  drink. 
 
 "^  For  lo,  in  the  city  over  which  My  name  is 
 I  am  beginning  to  do  evil,  [called. 
 
 And  ye — ye  are  entirely  acqiutted ! 
 Ye  are  not  acquitted,  for  a  sword  I  am  pro 
 For  all  inhabitants  of  the  land,     [claiming, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 
 3"  And  thou,  thou  dost  prophesy  imto  them 
 all  these  words,  and  hast  said  unto  them : 
 Jehovali  from  the  high  place  doth  roar. 
 And  from  His  holy  habitation  giveth  forth 
 
 His  voice. 
 He  surely  roareth  for  His  habitation, 
 A  shout  as  of  treaders  down,  [land, 
 
 (iod  answereth  all  the  inhabitants  of  the 
 
 31  Wastinghath  comeuntotheeudof  thcoarth. 
 For  a  controversy  hath  Jehovah  with  na- 
 tions. 
 He  hatn  executed  judgment  for  all  tlesh, 
 The  wicked!  He  hath  given  them  to  the 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovali.  [sword, 
 
 •*'*     Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts : 
 
 Lo,  evil  is  going  out  from  nation  to  nation. 
 And  a  gi-eat  wliirlwiud  is  stirred  up  from 
 the  sides  of  the  earth. 
 
 '^  Aud  the  pierced  of  Jehovah  liave  been  in 
 ^  that  day,  [of  the  earth, 
 
 From  the  end  of  the  eailh  even  unto  theeuJ 
 
Jeremuth's  solemn  address.      xxv.  34.— JEREMIAH.— xxvir.  5. 
 
 Urijah. 
 
 They  are  not  lamented,  nor  gathered,  nor 
 
 buried. 
 For  dung  on  the  face  of  the  ground  they  are. 
 
 ^*  flowl,  ye  shepherds,  and  cry, 
 And  roll  yourselves,  ye  honourable  of  the 
 For  full  have  been  your  days,  [flock. 
 
 For  slaughtering,  and/o?"  your  scatterings. 
 And  ye  have  fallen  as  a  desirable  vessel. 
 
 ^  And  perished  hath  refuge  from  the  shep- 
 herds, 
 And  escape  from  the  honourable  of  the  flock. 
 
 ^  A  voice  w>  of  the  cry  of  the  shepherds, 
 And  ahowling  of  thehonourable  of  theflock. 
 For  Jehovah  is  spoiling  their  pasture. 
 
 "  And  the  peaceable  habitations  have  been 
 cut  down. 
 Because  of  the  fierceness  of  the  anger  of  Je- 
 hovah, [covert, 
 
 '8  He  hath  forsaken,  as  a  young  lion,   His 
 Surely  their  land  hath  become  a  desolation, 
 Because  of  the  oppressing  fierceness. 
 And  because  of  the  fierceness  of  His  anger! 
 
 XXVI.  ^  IN  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Je- 
 hoiakim  sou  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah,  hath 
 this  word  been  from  Jehovah,  saying :  ^  'Thus 
 said  Jehovah,  Stand  thou  in  the  court  of  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  and  thou  hast  spoken  unto 
 all  those  o/the  cities  of  Judah  who  are  coming 
 in  to  bow  themselves  in  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 bU  the  words  that  I  have  commanded  thee  to 
 ipeak  unto  them,  thou  dost  not  diminish  a 
 word.  3  If  so  be  they  hearken,  and  turn  back 
 each  from  his  evil  way,  then  I  have  repented 
 concerning  the  evil  that  I  am  thinking  of  do- 
 ing to  them,  because  of  the  evil  of  their  doings. 
 
 ^  'And  thou  hast  said  unto  them :  Thus  said 
 Jehovah,  If  ye  do  not  hearken  unto  Me,  to 
 walk  in  My  law,  that  I  set  before  you,  ^  to 
 hearken  to  the  words  of  My  servants  the  pro- 
 phets, whom  I  am  sending  unto  you,  yea,  ris- 
 mg  early  and  sending,  and  ye  have  not  heark- 
 ened, ^then  I  have  given  up  this  house  as 
 Shiloh,  and  this  city  I  give  up  for  a  reviling 
 to  all  nations  of  the  earth.' 
 
 '  And  the  priests,  and  the  prophets,  and  all 
 the  people,  near  Jeremiah  speaking  these 
 words  in  the  house  of  Jehovah,  ^  and  it  Com- 
 eth to  pass,  at  the  completion  of  Jeremiah's 
 speaking  all  that  Jehovah  hath  commanded 
 him  to  speak  unto  all  the  people,  that  the 
 priests,  and  the  prophets,  and  all  the  people 
 catch  him,  saying.  Thou  dost  surely  die, 
 ^  wherefore  hast  tbou  prophesied  in  the  name 
 of  Jehovah,  saying,  'As  Shiloh  this  house 
 shall  be,  and  this  city  is  wasted,  without  in- 
 habitant?' and  all  the  people  are  assembled 
 unto  Jeremiah  in  tlie  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^°  And  the  heads  of  Judah  hear  these  things, 
 and  they  go  up  from  the  house  of  the  king  to 
 the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  sit  in  the  opening 
 of  the  new  gate  of  Jehovah.  ^^  And  the  priests 
 and  the  prophets  speak  unto  the  lieads,  and 
 unto  all  the  j)eople,  saying,  'Judgment  of 
 death  is  for  this  man,  for  he  hath  prophesied 
 against  this  city,  as  ye  have  heard  with  your 
 ears.' 
 
 1^  And  Jeremiah  speaketh  imto  all  the  heads, 
 and  uuto  all  the  people,  sajdng,  'Jehovah  sent 
 mo  to  j)rophesy  concerning  this  house,  and 
 concerning  this  city,   all  the  words  that  ye 
 
 have  heard;  i^^mj  now,  amend  your  ways, 
 and  your  doiu^,  and  hearken  to  the  voice  of 
 Jehovah  your  God,  and  Jehovah  doth  repent 
 concerning  the  evil  that  He  hath  spoken 
 against  you. 
 
 1^ '  And  I,  lo,  I  am  in  your  hand,  do  to  me 
 as  is  good  and  as  is  right  in  your  eyes ;  *^  only, 
 know  ye  certainly,  that  if  ye  are  putting  me 
 to  death,  surely  innocent  blood  ye  are  putting 
 on  j^ourselves,  and  on  this  city,  and  on  its  in- 
 habitants; for  truly  hath  Jehovah  sent  me 
 unto  you  to  speatrj  in  your  ears  all  these 
 words.' 
 
 IS  And  the  heads  and  aU  the  people  say  unto 
 the  priests  and  unto  the  prophets,  '  There  ir 
 not  tor  this  man  a  judgment  of  death,  for  in 
 the  name  of  Jehovah  our  God  he  hath  spoken 
 xmto  lis.*  i-"  And  certain  of  the  elders  of  the 
 land  rise  up,  and  speak  unto  all  the  assembly 
 of  the  people,  sayin^^,  is  '  Micah  the  Morash- 
 tite  hath  been  proimesying  in  the  days  of 
 Hezekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  Jie  saith  imto 
 all  the  people  of  Judah,  saying  : 
 
 Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts : 
 
 Zion  is  a  plowed  field,  and  Jerusalem  is 
 heaps,  [places  of  a  forest. 
 
 And  the  mountain  of  the  house  is  for  high 
 '3  'Put  him  at  all  to  death  did  Hezekiah  king 
 of  Judah,  and  all , Judah?  Did  he  not  fear 
 Jehovah?  yea,  he  appeaseth  the  face  of  Jeho- 
 vah, and  Jehovah  repenteth  concerning  the 
 evil  that  He  spake  against  them ;  and  we  are 
 doing  great  evil  against  our  souls. 
 
 -^  '  And  also  there  hath  been  a  man  prophe- 
 sying in  the  name  of  Jehovah,  Urijah  son  of 
 Sliemaiah,  of  Kirjath-Jearim,  and  he  prophe- 
 sieth  against  this  city,  and  against  this  land 
 according  to  aU  the  words  of  Jeremiah,  -^  and 
 the  king  Jehoiakim,  and  all  his  mighty  ones, 
 and  all  the  heads,  hear  his  words,  and  tht 
 king  seeketh  to  put'him  to  death,  and  Urijah 
 heareth,  and  feareth,  and  fleeth,  and  goeth 
 in  to  Egypt.  ""  And  the  king  Jehoiakim  send- 
 eth  men  to  Egypt — Elnathan  son  of  Achbor, 
 and  men  with  him  unto  Egypt — -*and  they 
 bring  out  Urijah  from  Egypt,  and  bring  him 
 in  unto  the  king  Jehoiakim,  and  he  smiteth 
 htm  with  a  sword,  and  casteth  his  corpse 
 unto  the  graves  of  the  sons  of  the  people.' 
 ^  Only,  the  hand  of  Ahikam  son  of  Snaplian 
 hath  been  with  Jeremiah  so  as  not  to  give 
 him  up  into  the  hand  of  the  people  to  put  hira 
 to  death. 
 
 XXVIL  1  IN  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of 
 Jehoiakim  sou  of  Josiah,  king  of  Judah,  bath 
 this  word  been  unto  Jeremiah  from  Jehovah, 
 saying,  "  'Thus  said  Jehovah  unto  me,  Make 
 to  thee  bands  and  yokes,  ^  and  thou  hast  put 
 them  on  thy  neck,  and  hast  sent  them  unto 
 the  king  of  Edom,  and  unto  the  king  of  Moab, 
 and  unto  the  king  of  the  sons  of  Ammon,  and 
 unto  the  king  of  Tyre,  and  unto  the  king  of 
 Zidon,  by  the  hand  of  messenfjers  who  are 
 coming  in  to  Jerusalem,  unto  Zedekiah  king 
 of  Judah;  *and  thou  hast  commanded  them 
 for  their  lords,  saying.  Thus  said  Jehovah  of 
 Hosts,  God  of  Israel,  "  Thus  do  ye  say  unto 
 your  lords,  I — I  have  made  the  earth  with 
 man,  and  the  cattle  that  are  on  the  face  of 
 the  earth,  by  My  great  power,  and  by  My 
 479 
 
Message  to  Edom,  ikc. 
 
 XXVII.  6.— JEREMIAH.— XXVIII.  14. 
 
 Hananiah's  proplvecy. 
 
 stretched-out  arm,  and  I  have  given  it  to  whom 
 it  hath  been  right  in  Mine  eyes. 
 
 *  '  And  now,  I — I  have  given  all  these  lands 
 into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
 Babylon,  My  servant,  and  also  the  beast  of 
 the  iield  I  have  given  to  him  to  serve  him ; 
 '  and  served  him  have  all  the  nations,  and  his 
 son,  and  his  son's  son,  till  the  coming  in  of 
 the  time  of  his  land,  also  it ;  and  done  ser- 
 vice for  him  have  many  nations  and  great 
 kings.  *  And  it  hath  come  to  jjass,  the  na- 
 tion and  the  kingdom  that  do  not  serve  him 
 — Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon — and  that 
 which  putteth  not  its  neck  into  the  yoke  of 
 the  king  of  Babylon,  with  sword,  and  with 
 famine,  and  with  pestilence,  I  lay  a  charge  on 
 that  nation — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah — till  I 
 consume  them  by  his  hand. 
 
 '  'And  ye,  ye  do  not  hearken  unto  your 
 proi^hets,  and  unto  your  diviners,  and  unto 
 your  dreamers,  and  unto  your  observers  of 
 clouds,  and  unto  your  sorcerers  who  are  speak- 
 ing unto  you,  saying,  Ye  do  not  serve  the 
 king  of  Babylon, — ^^for  falsehood  they  are 
 prophesying  to  you,  so  as  to  remove  you  far 
 from  off  your  ground,  and  I  have  driven  you 
 out,  and  ye  have  perished.  ^^  And  the  nation 
 that  causeth  its  neck  to  enter  into  the  yoke 
 of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  hath  served  him 
 — I  have  left  it  on  its  ground — an  affirmation 
 of  Jehovah — and  it  hath  tilled  it,  and  dwelt 
 in  it.' 
 
 ^^  And  unto  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  I  have 
 spoken  according  to  all  these  words,  saying, 
 '  Cause  your  necks  to  enter  into  the  yoke  of 
 the  king  of  Babylon,  and  serve  him  and  his 
 people,  and  live.  ^^  Why  do  ye  die,  thou  and 
 thy  people,  by  sword,  by  famine,  and  by  pes- 
 tilence, as  Jehovah  hatn  spoken  concerning 
 the  nation  that  doth  not  serve  the  king  oi 
 Babylon  ? 
 
 1*  'And  ye  do  not  hearken  untothe  words  of 
 the  prophets  who  are  speaking  unto  you,  say- 
 ing, le  do  not  serve  the  king  of  Babylon, — 
 for  falsehood  they  are  prophesying  to  you. 
 ^^  For  I  have  not  sent  them — an  affirmation  of 
 Jehovah — and  they  are  prophesying  in  My 
 name  falsely,  so  as  to  drive  you  out,  and  ye 
 have  perished,  ye,  and  the  prophets  who  are 
 prophesying  to  you.' 
 
 J*  And  unto  tne  priests,  and  unto  all  this 
 people,  I  have  spoken,  sajdug,  'Thus  said 
 Jehovah,  Ye  do  not  hearken  unto  the  words 
 of  your  prophets,  who  are  prophesying  to  you, 
 saying,  Lo,  the  vessels  of  tlie  house  of  Jeho- 
 vah are  brought  back  from  Babylon  now  in 
 liaste,  for  falsehood  they  are  jirophcsying  to 
 you.  '^Ye  do  not  hearken  unto  thcnij  serve 
 the  king  of  Babylon,  and  live.  Why  is  this 
 city  a  waste? 
 
 '"'And,  if  they  be  projjlieta,  and  if  a  word 
 of  Jehovah  be  with  them,  let  tliem  intercede, 
 I  pray  you,  with  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  so  that 
 the  vessels  that  are  left  in  the  hou.se  of  Jeho- 
 vah, and  in  the  house  of  the  king  of  Judah, 
 and  in  Jerusaleni,  have  not  gone  into  Babylon. 
 ''  For  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts  concerning 
 the  pillars,  and  concerning  the  sea,  and  con- 
 ceniiiig  the  bases,  and  concerning  the  rest  of 
 the  vessels  that  arc  left  in  this  city,  ^^  that 
 Nebuchadnezzar  kin?  of  Babylon  hath  not 
 4S0 
 
 taken,  in  his  removing  Jeconiah  son  of  Je- 
 hoiakim  king  of  Judah  from  Jerusalem  to 
 Babylon  with  all  the  freemen  of  Judah  and 
 Jerusalem,  ^^  surely  thus  said  Jehovah  of 
 Hosts,  God  of  Israel,  concerning  the  vessels 
 that  are  left  of  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  of 
 the  house  of  the  king  of  Judah,  and  in  Jeru- 
 salem :  ^^  To  Babylon  they  are  broiight,  and 
 there  they  are  till  the  day  of  My  inspecting 
 them — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah :  then  I  have 
 brought  them  up,  and  have  brougnt  them  back 
 unto  this  place, 
 
 XXVIII.  1  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  that 
 year,  in  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Zede- 
 kiah king  of  Judah,  in  the  fourth  year,  in  the 
 fifth  month,  spoken  unto  me  hath  Hananiah 
 son  of  Azur  the  prophet,  who  is  of  Gibeon, 
 in  the  house  of  Jehovah,  before  the  eyes  of 
 the  priests,  and  all  the  people,  saying,  * '  Thus 
 spake  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel,  saying, 
 1  have  broken  the  yoke  of  the  king  of  Baby- 
 lon: 3  within  two  years  of  days  I  am  bringing 
 back  unto  this  place  all  the  vessels  of  the 
 house  of  Jehovah  that  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
 of  Babylon  hath  taken  from  this  place,  and 
 doth  carry  to  Babylon,  *  and  Jeconiah  son  of 
 Jehoiakim,  king  of  Judah,  and  aU  the  re- 
 moved  of  Judah,  who  are  entering  Babylon, 
 I  am  bringing  back  unto  this  place — an  affirma- 
 tion of  Jehovah  ;  for  I  do  break  the  yoke  of 
 the  king  of  Babylon.' 
 
 ^And  Jeremiah  the  prophet  saith  unto 
 Hananiah  the  prophet,  before  the  eyes  of  the 
 priests,  and  before  the  eyes  of  all  tne  people 
 who  are  standing  in  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 "  yea,  Jeremiah  the  prophet  saith,  '  Amen  ! 
 so  may  Jehovah  do;  Jehovah  establish  thy 
 words  that  thou  hast  prophesied,  to  bring 
 back  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  Jehovah  and 
 all  the  removal  from  Babylon,  unto  this  place. 
 
 ' '  Only,  hear,  I  pray  thee,  this  word  that  I 
 am  speaking  in  thine  ears,  and  in  the  ears  of 
 all  the  people,  ^xhe  prophets  who  have  been 
 before  me,  and  before  thee,  from  of  old,  even 
 they  prophesy  coucerning  many  lands,  and 
 concerning  great  kingdoms,  of  battle,  and  of 
 evil,  and  of  pestUence.  "The  prophet  who 
 doch  prophesy  of  peace — by  the  coming  in'of 
 the  word  of  the  prophet,  known  is  the  prophet 
 that  Jehovah  liath  truly  sent  him.' 
 
 '0  And  Hananiah  the  prophet  taketh  the 
 yoke  from  off  the  neck  of  Jeremiah  the 
 prophet,  and  breaketh  it,  '-  and  Hananiah 
 speaketh  before  the  eyes  of  all  the  people, 
 saying,  'Thus  said  Jehovah,  Thus  I  break  thi 
 yoke  of  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon, 
 within  two  years  of  days,  from  off  the  neck 
 of  all  the  nations  ;'  and  Jereuiiali  the  prophet 
 gocth  on  his  way. 
 
 ^'And  there  is  a  \v(ird  of  Jehovah  unto 
 J  oremiah  after  the  breaking,  by  Hananiah  the 
 jirophet,  of  the  yoke  from  off  the  neck  of 
 .Jeremiah  the  prophet,  saying,  '^ '  Go,  and 
 thou  hast  spoken  unto  Hananiah,  saying, 
 '111 us  said  Jehovah,  Yokes  of  wood  thou  hast 
 broken,  and  I  have  made  instead  of  them 
 yokes  of  iron;  '•'for  thus  said  Jehovah  of 
 Hosts,  God  of  Israel.  A  yoke  of  iron  I  have 
 )>ut  on  the  neck  of  all  these  nations  to  serve 
 Nebuchadnezzar  king  of  Babylon,  and  they 
 
Advice  to  the  captives. 
 
 xxviii.  15.— JEREMIAH.— XXX.  2. 
 
 Doom  of  false  prophets. 
 
 have  served  him,  and  also  the  beast  of  tlie 
 Held  I  have  given  to  him.' 
 
 15  And  Jeremiah  the  prophet  saitli  unto 
 Hananiah  the  prophet,   '  Hear,  I  pray  thee, 
 
 0  Hananiah;  Jehovah  hath  not  sent  thee, 
 and  thou  hast  caused  this  people  to  trust  on 
 falsehood,  i"  Therefore  thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Lo,  I  am  casting  thee  from  off  the  face  of  the 
 ground;  this  year  thou  diest,  for  apostacy 
 thou  hast  spoken  concerning  Jehovah.'  ^^  And 
 Hananiah  the  prophet  dieth  in  that  year,  in 
 the  seventh  moutu. 
 
 XXIX.  1 AJSTD  these  are  words  of  the  letter 
 that  Jeremiah  the  prophet  sent  from  Jeru- 
 salem unto  the  rem.nant  of  the  elders  of  the 
 removal,  and  \into  the  priests,  and  unto  the 
 prophets,  and  unto  all  the  people  —  whom 
 Nebucliadnezzar  removed  from  Jerusalem  to 
 Babylon,  -  after  the  going  forth  of  Jeconiah 
 the  king,  and  the  mistress,  and  the  officers, 
 heads  of  Judah  and  Jerusalem,  and  the  arti- 
 ficer, and  the  smith,  from  Jerusalem — ^by 
 the  hand  of  Eleasah  son  of  Shaphan,  and 
 Gemariah  son  of  Hilldjah,  whom  Zedekiah 
 king  of  Judah  sent  unto  Nebuchadnezzar  king 
 of  Babylon — to  Babylon,  saying,  •*' Thus  said 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel,  to  all  the 
 removal  that  I  removed  from  Jerusalem  to 
 Babylon,  ^  Build  ye  houses,  and  abide ;  and 
 plant  ye  gardens,  and  eat  their  fruit;  •'take 
 ye  wives,  and  beget  sons  and  daughters ;  and 
 take  for  your  sons  wives,  and  your  daughters 
 give  to  husbands,  and  they  bear  sons  and 
 daughters;  and  miiltiply  there,  and  ye  are  not 
 few ;  7  and  seek  the  peace  of  the  city  whither 
 
 1  have  removed  you,  and  pray  for  it  imto  Je- 
 hovah, for  in  its  peace  ye  have  peace. 
 
 8 '  For  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of 
 Israel,  Let  not  your  prophets  who  a?-e  in  your 
 midst,  and  your  diviners,  lift  you  up,  nor 
 hearken  ye  imto  their  dreams,  that  ye  are 
 causing  them  to  dream ;  ^  for  with  falsehood 
 they  are  prophesying  to  you  in  My  name  ;  I 
 have  not  sent  them,  an  afl&rmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 1" '  For  thus  said  Jehovah,  Surely  at  the 
 fulness  of  Babylon — seventy  years — I  inspect 
 you,  and  have  established  towards  you  My 
 good  word,  to  bring  you  back  unto  this  place. 
 ^1  For  I  have  known  the  thoughts  that  I  am 
 thinking  towards  you — an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 hovah ;  thoughts  01  peace,  and  not  of  evil,  to 
 give  to  you  posterity  and  hope. 
 
 1" '  And  ye  have  called  Me,  and  have  gone, 
 and  have  prayed  unto  Me,  and  I  have  hear- 
 kened unto  you,  ^^  and  ye  have  sought  Me, 
 and  have  found,  for  ye  seek  Me  with  all  your 
 heart ;  i'*  and  I  have  been  found  of  you — an 
 affirmation  of  Jehovah;  and  I  have  turned 
 back  to  your  captivity,  and  have  gathered 
 you  out  of  all  the  nations,  and  out  of  all  the 
 places  whither  1  have  driven  you — an  affirma- 
 tion of  Jehovah — and  I  have  brought  you  back 
 unto  the  place  whence  I  removed  you. 
 
 15  'Because  ye  have  said,  Jehovah  hath 
 raised  up  to  us  prophets  in  Babylon,  '^  surely 
 thus  said  Jehovah  concerning  the  king  who  is 
 sitting  on  the  throne  of  Da\nd,  and  concern- 
 ing all  the  people  that  is  dwelling  in  this  city, 
 your  brethren  who  went  not  forth  with  you 
 in  the  removal ;  i^'thus  said  Jehf-'rD.h  of  Hosts, 
 2h 
 
 Lo,  I  am  sending  among  them  the  sword,  the 
 famine,  and  tlie  i)cstilence,  and  I  have  given 
 them  up  as  ligs  that  are  vile,  that  are  not  eat- 
 en for  badness,  i^  jYikI  I  have  pursued  after 
 them  with  sword,  with  famine,  and  with  pes- 
 tilence, and  have  given  them  for  a  trembling 
 to  all  kingdoms  of  the  earth,  for  a  curse  and 
 for  an  astonishment,  and  for  a  hissing,  and  for 
 a  reproach  among  all  the  nations  whither  I 
 have  driven  them,  ^^  because  that  they  have 
 not  hearkened  unto  My  words — an  affirmation 
 of  Jehovah — that  I  sent  unto  them  by  My  ser- 
 vants the  prophets,  rising  early  and  sending, 
 and  ye  hearkened  not — an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 ■'" '  And  ye,  hear  ye  a  word  of  Jehovah,  all 
 ye  of  the  captivity  that  I  have  sent  from  Jeru- 
 salem to  Babylon,  '1  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 God  of  Israel,  concerning  Ahab  son  of  Kola- 
 iah,  and  concerning  Zedekiah  son  of  Maaseiah, 
 who  are  prophesying  to  you  in  My  name  false- 
 hood :  Lo,  I  am  giving  them  into  the  hand  of 
 Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  hath 
 smitten  them  before  your  eyes,  --and  taken 
 from  them  hath  been  a  reviling  by  all  the  re- 
 moved of  Judah  that  are  in  Babylon,  saying, 
 Jehovah  doth  set  thee  as  Zedekiah,  and  as 
 Ahab,  whom  the  king  of  Babylon  roasted  with 
 tire;  ^^  because  that  they  have  done  folly  in 
 Israel,  and  commit  adultery  with  the  wives 
 of  their  neighbours,  and  speak  a  word  in  My 
 name  falsely  that  I  have  not  commanded 
 them,  and  I  am  He  who  knoweth  and  a  wit- 
 ness—an affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^ '  And  unto  Shemaiah  the  Nehelamite 
 thou  dost  speak,  sayin^j,  "S  Thus  said  Jehovah 
 of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel,  saying.  Because  that 
 thou  hast  sent  in  thy  name  letters  unto  all 
 the  people  who  are  in  Jerusalem,  and  imto 
 Zephamah  son  of  Maaseiah  the  priest,  and 
 imto  all  the  priests,  saying,  -^  Jehovah  hath 
 made  thee  priest  instead  of  Jehoiada  the  priest, 
 for  there  being  inspectors  of  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah, for  every  one  mad  and  making  himself 
 a  prophet,  and  thou  hast  put  him  unto  the 
 torture  and  unto  the  stocks.  -^And  now, 
 why  hast  thou  not  pushed  against  Jeremiah 
 of  Anathoth,  who  is  making  himself  a  prophet 
 to  you?  28  because  that  he  hath  sent  unto  us 
 to  Babylon,  saying.  It  is  long,  build  ye  houses, 
 and  abide;  and  plant  ye  gardens,  and  eat  their 
 fruit.' 
 
 '^And  Zephaniah  the  ijriest  readeth  thiy 
 letter  in  the  ears  of  Jeremiah  the  prophet. 
 
 ^^  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto 
 Jeremiah,  saying,  ^^ '  Send  imto  all  the  re- 
 moval, saying,  Thus  said  Jehovah  concerning 
 Shemaiah  the  Nehelamite,  Becaiise  that  She- 
 maiah prophesied  to  you,  and  I— I  have  not 
 sent  him,  and  he  doth  caiise  you  to  trust  on 
 falsehood,  ^'^  therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah,  Lo, 
 I  am  seeing  after  Shemaiah  the  Nehelamite, 
 and  after  his  seed,  he  hath  none  dwelling  in 
 the  midst  of  this  people,  nor  doth  he  look  on 
 the  good  that  I  am  doing  to  My  people— an 
 affirmation  of  Jehovah — for  apostacy  he  hath 
 spoken  against  Jehovah.' 
 
 XXX.  iTHE  word  that  hath  been  unto 
 Jeremiah    from    Jehovah,    saying,     ^  '  Thus 
 spake  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  saying,  Write 
 481 
 
Promises  of  restoration  xxx.  3.— JEREMIAH.— xxxi.  12. 
 
 to  Judah  and  Israel. 
 
 for  thee  all  the  words  that  I  have  spoken  un- 
 to thee  on  a  book.  ^  For,  lo,  days  are  coming 
 —an  affirmation  of  Jehovah— and  I  have  turn- 
 ed back  to  the  captivity  of  My  people  Israel 
 and  Jadah,  said  Jehovah,  and  I  have  caused 
 them  to  turn  back  unto  the  land  that  I  gave 
 to  their  fathers,  and  they  do  possess  it.' 
 
 *And  these  are  the  words  that  Jehovah 
 hath  spoken  concerning  Israel  and  concerning 
 Judah : 
 5  Surely  thus  said  Jehovah : 
 
 A  voice  of  trembling  we  have  heard. 
 
 Fear— and  there  is  no  peace. 
 *  Ask,  I  pray  you,  and  see,  is  a  male  bringing 
 
 Wherefore  have  I  seen  every  man,     [forth  ? 
 
 His  hands  on  his  loins,  as  a  travailing  woman. 
 
 And  all  faces  have  been  turned  to  paleness  ? 
 "  Wo !  for  great  is  that  day,  without  any  like 
 
 Yea,  a  time  of  adversity  it  Is  to  Jacob,     [it, 
 
 Yet  out  of  it  he  is  saved. 
 ^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 I  break  his  yoke  from  off  thy  neck. 
 
 And  thy  bands  I  draw  away. 
 
 And  lay  no  more  service  on  him  do  strangers. 
 9  And  they  have  served  Jehovah  their  God, 
 
 And  David  their  king  whom  I  raise  up  to 
 them. 
 1"  And  thou,  be  not  afraid.  My  servant  Jacob, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 Nor  be  aftrighted,  0  Israel, 
 
 For,  lo,  I  am  saving  thee  from  afar. 
 
 And  thy  seed  from  the  land  of  their  captivity , 
 
 And  Jacob  hath  turned  back  and  rested. 
 
 And  is  quiet,  and  there  is  none  troubling. 
 '  For  with  thee  am  I, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah — to  save  thee, 
 
 For  I  make  an  end  of  all  the  nations 
 
 Whither  I  have  scattered  thee. 
 
 Only,  of  thee  I  do  not  make  an  end. 
 
 And  I  have  chastised  thee  in  judgment, 
 
 And  do  not  entirely  acquit  thee. 
 J-     For  thus  said  Jehovah : 
 
 Incurable  is  thy  breach,  grievous  thy  stroke, 
 ^  There  is  none  judging  thy  cause  to  bind  up, 
 
 Healing  medicines  there  are  none  for  thee. 
 '*  All  lo\nng  thee  have  forgotten  thee, 
 
 Tliee  they  do  not  seek, 
 
 For  with  the  stroke  of  an  enemyl  smote  thee, 
 
 The  chastisement  of  a  tierce  one,  _ 
 
 Because  of  the  abundance  of  thy  iniquity. 
 
 Mighty  have  been  thy  sins  ! 
 '^  What?— thou  criest  concerning  thy  breach  I 
 
 Incurable  is  thy  pain. 
 
 Because  of  the  abundance  of  thy  iniquity. 
 
 Mighty  have  been  thy  sins! 
 
 I  have  done  these  to  thee. 
 '"  Therefore  all  consuming  thee  are  consumed, 
 
 And  all  thine  adversaries— all  of  them— 
 
 Into  captivity  do  go. 
 
 And  thy  spoilers  have  been  for  a  spoil, 
 
 A  nd  all  thy  plunderers  I  give  up  to  plunder. 
 "  Vov  I  increase  health  to  thee, 
 
 And  from  thy  strokes  I  do  heal  thee, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 For  'Outcast'  they  have  called  to  thee, 
 
 '  Zion  it  is,  there  is  none  seeking  for  her.' 
 '8     Thus  said  Jehovah: 
 
 Ix),  I  turn  back  to  the  captivity  of  the  tents 
 
 And  his  dwelling  places  I  \)ity,      [of  Jacob, 
 
 And  the  city  hath  been  built  on  its  henp, 
 482 
 
 And  the  palace  according  to  its  ordinance 
 remaineth.  [giving, 
 
 "  And  gone  forth  from  them  hath  thanks- 
 And  the  voice  of  playful  ones,  [few. 
 
 And  I  have  multiplied  tliem  and  they  arc  not 
 And  made  them  honourable,  andthey  are  not 
 
 "'  And  his  sons  have  been  as  aforetime,  [small. 
 And  his  company  before  Me  is  established, 
 And  I  have  seen  after  all  his  oppressors. 
 
 ^*  And  his  honourable  one  hath  been  of  himself, 
 And  his  ruler  from  his  midst  goeth  forth, 
 And  I  have  caused  him  to  draw  near, 
 And  he  hath  drawn  nigh  unto  Me, 
 For  who  is  he  who  hath  pledged  his  heart 
 To  draw  nigh  unto  Me  ? 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^^  And  ye  have  been  to  Me  for  a  people, 
 And  I  am  to  you  for  God. 
 
 ^^     Lo,  a  whirlwind  of  Jehovah — 
 Fury  hath  gone  forth — a  cutting  whirlwind, 
 On  the  head  of  the  wicked  it  stayeth. 
 
 "*  The  fierceness  of  the  an^er  of  Jehovah 
 Doth  not  turn  back  till  His  doing. 
 Yea,  till  His  establishing  the  devices  of  His 
 
 heart. 
 In  the  latter  end  of  the  days  we  consider  it ! 
 
 XXXI.  1  AT  that  time,  an  affirmation  of  Jeho- 
 I  am  for  God  to  all  families  of  Israel,  [vah. 
 And  they — they  are  to  Me  for  a  people. 
 
 "^      Thus  said  Jehovah: 
 Found  grace  in  the  wilderness 
 Hath  a  people  remaining  from  the  sword 
 Going  to  cause  it  to  rest — Israel 
 
 2  From  afar  Jehovah  hath  aiipeared  to  me, 
 With  love  age-during  I  have  loved  thee. 
 Therefore  I  nave  drawn  thee  with  kindness. 
 
 *  Again  do  I  build  thee, 
 And  thou  hast  been  Ijuilt,  0  virgin  of  Israel, 
 Again  thou  pnttest  on  thy  tabrets. 
 And  hast  gone  out  in  the  chorus  of  the  play- 
 
 ^  Again  thou  dost  plant  vineyards  [ful. 
 
 In  mountains  of  Samaria, 
 Planters  have  planted,  and  made  common. 
 
 8  For  there  is  a  day. 
 Cried  have  watchmen  on  mount  Ephraim, 
 '  E-ise,  and  we  go  up  to  Zion,  unto  Jehovah 
 
 7  For  thus  said  Jehovah:  [our  God; 
 Sing,  0  ye  to  Jacob,  with  joy. 
 
 And  cry  aloud  at  the  head  of  the  nations, 
 Sound  ye,  praise  yc,  and  say,  [Israel. 
 
 Save,  0  Jehovah,  thy  people,  the  remnant  of 
 
 8  Lo,  I  am  bringing  them  in  from  the  north 
 
 country,  [the  earth, 
 
 And  have  gathered  them  from  the  sides  of 
 Amonp  them  are  blind  and  lame, 
 Concenang  and  travailing  one — together, 
 A  great  assembly— they  turn  back  hither. 
 
 ^  With  weeping  they  come  in. 
 And  with  supplications  I  bring  them, 
 I  cause  them  to  go  unto  streams  of  waters, 
 In  a  right  way— they  stumble  not  in  it, 
 For  I  have  been  to  Israel  for  a  father. 
 And  Ephraim— My  first-born  Is  he. 
 
 1"  Hear  a  word  of  Jehovah,  0  nations. 
 And  declare  ye  among  isles  afar  off,  and  eay : 
 He  who  is  scatteringlsrael  doth  gather  him. 
 And  hath  kept  him  as  a  shepherd  doth 
 his  Hock, 
 
 "  For  Jehovah  hath  ransomed  Jacob,  [he. 
 A  ndredeemed  him  from  ahand  strongertnan 
 
Bphraim's  repentance. 
 
 xxxT.  12.— JEEEMTAH.— xxxn.  2, 
 
 The  new  covenant. 
 
 '-  And  tlieyliave  come  in, 
 And  liave  sung  in  the  hiftli  place  of  Zion, 
 And  riowed  unto  the  goodness  of  Jehovah, 
 For  wheat,  and  for  new  wine,  and  for  oil. 
 And  for  the  young  of  the  flock  and  herd, 
 And  their  soul  hath  been  as  a  watered  gar- 
 And  they  add  not  to  iprieve  any  more,  [den, 
 
 1'  Then  rejoice  doth  a  virgin  in  a  chorus. 
 Both  young  men  and  old  men — together. 
 And  I  have  turned  their  mourning  to  joy, 
 And  have  comforted  them, 
 And  gladdened  them  above  their  sorrow, 
 
 '*  And  satisfied  the  soiU  of  the  priests  with 
 fatness,  [fied. 
 
 And  My  people  with  My  goodness  are  satis- 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 '-^     Thus  said  Jehovah,  [most  bitter, 
 
 A  voice  in  Ramah  is  heard,  wailing,  weeping 
 Rachel  is  weeping  for  her  sons, 
 yhe  hath  refused  to  be  comforted  for  her 
 sons,  because  they  are  not. 
 
 ^'      Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Withhold   thy  voice    from   weeping,    and 
 
 thine  eyes  from  tears, 
 For  there  is  a  reward  for  thy  work, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,     [of  the  enemy. 
 And  they  have  turned  back  from  the  land 
 
 ^^  And  there  is  hope  for  thy  latter  end. 
 An  aflSrmation  of  Jehovah,  [border. 
 
 And  the  sons  have  turned  back  to  their 
 
 18  I  have  surely  heard  Ephraim  bemoaning 
 '  Thou  hast  chastised  me,  [himself. 
 
 And  I  am  chastised,  as  a  heifer  not  taught. 
 Turn  me  back,  and  I  turn  back, 
 For  thou  art  Jehovah  my  God. 
 
 '8  For  after  my  turning  back  I  repented, 
 And  after  my  being  instructed  I  struck  on 
 
 the  thigh, 
 I  have  been  ashamed,  I  have  also  blushed. 
 For  I  have  borne  the  reproach  of  my  youth. 
 
 "*  A  precious  son  is  Ephraim  to  Me  ? 
 A  child  of  delights? 
 For  since  My  speaking  against  him, 
 I  do  thoroughly  remember  him  still. 
 Therefore  have  My  bowels  been  moved  for 
 I  do  greatly  love  him,  [him, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 -'  Set  up  for  thee  signs,  make  for  thee  heaps. 
 Set  thy  heart  to  the  highway,  the  way  thou 
 Turn  back,  0  virgin  of  Israel^,  [wentest. 
 Turn  back  unto  these  thy  cities. 
 
 "-  Till  when  dost  thou  withdraw  thyself, 
 0  backsliding  daughter? 
 For  Jehovah  hath  prepared  a  new  thing  in 
 Woman  doth  compass  man.  [the  land, 
 
 ^  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel, 
 Still  they  say  this  word  in  the  land  of  Judah, 
 And  in  its  cities. 
 
 In  My  turning  back  to  their  captivity, 
 Jehovah  doth  bless  thee,  habitation  of  right- 
 Mountain  of  holiness.  [eousness, 
 
 ^  And  dwelt  in  Judah   have  husbandmen, 
 and  in  all  its  cities  together. 
 And  they  have  journeyed  in  order. 
 
 ^  For  I  have  satiated  the  weary  soul, 
 And  every  grieved  soul  I  have  filled.' 
 
 ^'^  On  this  I  have  awaked,  and  I  behold,  and 
 my  sleep  hath  been  sweet  to  me. 
 
 ^  Lo,  days  are  coming,  an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 And  I  have  sown  the  house  of  Israel,  [hovah. 
 And  the  house  of  Judab, 
 
 With  seed  of  man,  and  seed  of  beast. 
 
 -*  And  it  hath  been,  as  I  watched  over  them 
 to  pluck  up. 
 And  to  break  down,  aiid  to  throw  down, 
 And  to  destroy,  and  to  afllict ; 
 So  do  1  watch  over  them  to  build,  and  to 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [plant, 
 
 -8  In  those  days  they  do  not  say  any  more : 
 Fathers  have  eaten  unripe  fruit. 
 And  the  sons'  teeth  are  blunted. 
 
 ^^  But — each  for  his  own  iniquity  doth  die, 
 Every  man  who  is  eating  the  imripe  fruit, 
 Blunted  are  his  teeth.  [vah, 
 
 31  Lo,  days  are  coming,  an  affirmation  of  Jeho- 
 And  I  nave  made  with  the  house  of  Israel 
 And  with  the  house  of  Judah  anew  covenant, 
 
 3-  Not  like  the  covenant  that  I  made  with 
 their  fathers. 
 In  the  day  of  My  laying  hold  on  their  hand, 
 To  bring  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 In  that  they  made  void  My  covenant, 
 And  I  ruled  over  them — an  affirmation  of 
 Jehovah. 
 
 ^3  For  this  is  the  covenant  that  I  make, 
 With  the  house  of  Israel,  after  those  days. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 I  have  given  My  law  in  their  inward  part. 
 And  on  their  heart  I  do  writo  it. 
 And  I  have  been  to  them  for  God, 
 And  they  are  to  me  for  a  people. 
 
 •**  And  they  do  not  teach  any  more 
 
 Each  his  neighbour,  and  each  his  brother, 
 
 i^aying.  Know  ye  Jehovah, 
 
 For  they  all  know  Me,  from  their  least  unto 
 
 An  affinnation  of  Jehovah ;  [their  greatest, 
 
 For  I  pardon  their  iniquity, 
 
 And  of  their  sin  I  make  mention  no  more. 
 
 ^^  Thus  said  Jehovah, 
 Who  is  giving  the  sun  for  a  light  by  day. 
 The  statutes  of  moon  and  stars  for  a  light 
 
 by  night. 
 Quieting  the  sea  when  its  billows  roar, 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  His  name  : 
 
 3^  If  these  statutes  depart  from  before  Me, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 Even  the  seed  of  Israel  doth  cease 
 From  being  a  nation  before  Me  all  the  days. 
 
 2^     Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 If  the  heavens  above  be  measured. 
 And  the  foundations  of  earth  below  searched. 
 Even  I  kick  against  all  the  seed  of  Israel, 
 For  all  that  they  have  done, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [yah, 
 
 3^  Lo,  days  are  cominq,  an  affirmation  of  Jeho- 
 And  the  city  hath  been  built  to  Jehovah, 
 From  the  tower  of  Hananeel  to  the  gate  of 
 the  corner. 
 
 3^  And  gone  out  again  hath  the  measuring  line 
 Over-against  it,  imto  the  height  of  Gareb, 
 And  it  nath  compassed  to  Goah.        [ashes, 
 
 *o  And  all  the  valley  of  the  carcases  and  of  the 
 And  all  the  fields  unto  the  brook  Kidron, 
 Unto  the  comer  of  the  horse-gate  eastward. 
 Are  holy  to  Jehovah,  it  is  not  plucked  up. 
 Nor  is  it  thrown  down  any  more  to  the  age ! 
 
 XXXIL  1  THE  word  that  hath  been  unto 
 Jeremiah  from  Jehovah,  in  the  tenth  year  of 
 Zedekiah  king  of  Judah — it  is  the  eighteenth 
 year  of  Nebuchadrezzar,  ^  and  then  the  forces 
 cf  the  king  of  Babylon  are  laying  siege  against 
 483 
 
Siege  of  Jerusalem, 
 
 XXXII.  3.— JEREMIAH.— XXXII.  37. 
 
 JeremmTCs  prayer. 
 
 .IcniHalem,  and  Jeremiah  the  prophet  hath 
 been  sliut  up  in  the  court  of  the  prison  that 
 is  in  tlic  liouse  of  the  king  of  Jiidah,  ^  where 
 Zedekiah  kinjr  of  Jiidah  hath  shut  him  up, 
 sayinir,  'Wherefore  art  thou  prophesying,  say- 
 ing, Thus  said  Jehovah,  Lo,  I  am  giving  this 
 city  into  the  hand  of  the  kin"  of  Babylon, 
 and  he  hath  captured  it;  '*and  Zedekiah  king 
 of  Judah  doth  not  escape  out  of  the  hand  of 
 the  Chaldeans,  but  is  certainly  given  into  the 
 hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  his  mouth 
 hath  spoken  with  his  mouth,  and  his  eyes  see 
 his  eyes,  *and  to  Babylon  he  leadeth  Zede- 
 kiah. and  there  he  is  tOl  My  inspecting  him, 
 —an  affirmation  of  Jehovah — because  ye  fight 
 with  the  Chaldeans,  ye  do  not  prosper.' 
 
 "  And  Jeremiah  saith,  '  A  word  of  Jehovah 
 hath  been  unto  me  saying,  ^Lo,  Hanameel 
 son  of  Shallum,  thine  uncle,  is  coming  imto 
 thee,  saying,  Buy  for  thee  my  field  that  is  in 
 Anathoth,  for  thine  is  the  right  of  redemp- 
 tion— to  buy.  *Ajid  Hanameel,  my  imcle's 
 son,  cometh  in  unto  me,  according  to  the 
 word  of  Jehovah,  unto  the  court  of  the  pri- 
 son, and  saith  unto  me,  'Buy,  I  pray  thee, 
 my  field  that  is  in  Anathoth,  that  is  in  the 
 land  of  Benjamin,  for  thine  is  the  right  of 
 possession,  and  thine  of  redemption — buy  for 
 thee.' 
 
 And  I  know  that  it  is  the  word  of  Jehovah, 
 5  and  I  buy  the  field,  that  is  in  Anathoth, 
 from  Hanameel,  my  uncle's  son,  and  I  weigh 
 to  him  the  money — seventeen  shekels  of  silver. 
 
 '"And  I  write  in  a  book,  and  seal,  and 
 cause  witnesses  to  testify,  and  weigh  the 
 silver  in  balances ;  ^^  and  I  take  the  pur- 
 chase-book, the  sealed  one,  according  to  law 
 and  custom,  and  the  open  one.  ^^  And  I  give 
 the  purchase-book  unto  Baruch  son  of  Neriah, 
 son  of  Maaseiah,  before  the  eyes  of  Hanameel, 
 my  uncle's  sow,  and  before  the  eyes  of  the 
 witnesses,  those  writing  in  the  purchase-book, 
 before  the  eyes  of  all  the  Jews  who  are  sitting 
 in  the  court  of  the  prison.  ^^  And  I  charge 
 Baruch  before  their  eyes,  saying,  i^'Thus  said 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel,  Take  these 
 books,  this  purchase-book,  both  the  sealed 
 one  and  the  open  one,  and  thou  hast  put 
 them  in  an  earthen  vessel,  that  they  may  re- 
 main many  days ;  '*  for  thus  said  Jehovah  of 
 Hosts,  God  of  Israeh  Again  are  houses  and 
 fields  and  vineyards  bought  in  this  land.' 
 
 I'And  I  pray  unto  Jehovah  —  after  my 
 giving  the  purchase-book  unto  Baruch  son  of 
 Nerian  —  saying,  ^^'Ah,  Lord  Jehovah,  lo. 
 Thou  hast  made  the  heavens  and  the  earth 
 by  Thy  great  power,  and  by  Thy  stretched- 
 out  arm  ;  there  is  nothing  too  wonderful  for 
 Thee:  '^ doing  kindness  to  thousands,  and 
 recompensing  iniquity  of  fathers  into  the 
 bosom  of  their  sons  after  them:  God,  the 
 great,  the  mighty,  Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  His 
 name,  '*  great  in  counsel,  and  mighty  in  act, 
 in  that  Thine  eyes  are  open  on  all  the  ways  of 
 the  sons  of  Adam,  to  give  to  each  according 
 to  his  ways,  and  according  to  the  fruit  of  his 
 doings :  -''  in  that  thou  hast  done  signs  and 
 wonders  in  the  land  of  Egypt  unto  this  day, 
 and  in  Israel,  and  among  men,  and  Thou 
 do8t  make  for  Thee  a  name  as  at  this  day. 
 
 ** '  And  Thou  bringest  forth  Thy  people 
 
 Israel  from  the  land  of  Egypt,  with  signs  and 
 with  wonders,  and  by  a  strong  hand,  and  by 
 a  stretched-out  arm,  and  by  great  fear,  *-and 
 thou  givest  to  tliem  this  land  that  thou 
 didst  swear  to  their  fathers  to  give  to  them, 
 a  land  flowing  with  milk  and  honey,  '-^and 
 they  come  in,  and  possess  it,  and  they  have 
 not  hearkened  to  Thy  voice,  and  in  Thy  law 
 have  not  walked,  all  that  which  Thou  didst 
 lay  a  charge  on  them  to  do  they  have  not 
 done,  and  Thou  dost  proclaim  to  them  all  this 
 evil. 
 
 "*  '  Lo,  the  mounts— they  have  come  in  to 
 the  city  to  capture  it,  and  the  city  hath  been 
 given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans  who  are 
 fighting  against  it,  because  of  the  sword,  and 
 the  famine,  and  the  pestilence;  and  that 
 which  Thou  hast  spoken  hath  come  to  pass, 
 and  lo,  Thou  art  seeing;  -^yet  Thou  hast  said 
 unto  me,  O  Lord  Jehovah,  Buy  for  thee  the 
 field  with  money,  and  cause  witnesses  to 
 testify — and  the  city  hath  been  given  into  the 
 hand  of  the  Chaldeans !' 
 
 ^^And  the  word  of  Jehovah  is  unto  Jere- 
 miah, saying: 
 
 ^^  '  Lo,  lam  Jehovah,  God  of  all  flesh : 
 For  Me  is  anything  too  wonderful? 
 "8_  'Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah,  Lo,  I  am 
 giving  this  city  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans, 
 and  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  Idng  of 
 Babylon,  and  he  hath  captured  it ;  ^  and 
 come  in  have  the  Chaldeans  who  are  fighting 
 against  this  city,  and  they  have  set  this  city 
 on  tire,  and  have  burned  it,  and  the  houses 
 on  whose  roofs  they  made  perfume  to  Baal, 
 and  poured  out  libations  to  other  gods,  so  as 
 to  provoke  Me  to  anger,  ^o  Yot  the  sons  of 
 Israel  and  the  sons  of  Judah  have  been  only 
 doing  e^^l  in  Mine  eyes,  from  their  youth  ,• 
 for  the  sons  of  Israel  are  only  provoking  Me 
 with  the  work  of  their  hands — an  affirmation 
 of  Jehovah. 
 
 31  '  For  a  cause  of  !Mine  anger,  and  a  cause  of 
 My  fury,  hath  this  city  been  to  Me,  even  from 
 the  day  that  they  built  it,  and  unto  this  day 
 — to  turn  it  aside  from  before  My  face,  ^s  be- 
 cause of  all  the  evil  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 of  the  sons  of  Judah  that  they  have  done,  so  as 
 to  provoke  Me — they,  their  kings,  their  heads, 
 their  priests,  and  their  prophets,  and  the  men 
 of  Judah,  and  the  inhjibitants  of  Jerusalem. 
 3''  And  they  turn  unto  Me  the  neck,  and  not 
 the  face,  and  teaching  them,  rising  early  and 
 teaching,  and  they  are  not  hearkening  to  ac- 
 cept instruction. 
 
 •**•' And  they  set  their  abominations  in  the 
 house  over  which  My  name  is  called,  so  as  to 
 defile  it;  •'^and  they  build  the  high  places  of 
 Baal,  that  are  in  the  valley  of  the  son  of  Hin- 
 nom,  to  cause  their  sons  and  their  daughters 
 to  pass  through  to  Molech,  which  I  did  not 
 command  them,  nor  did  it  come  up  on  my 
 heart  to  do  this  abomination,  so  as  to  cause 
 Judah  to  sin. 
 
 38  '  And  now,  therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah, 
 God  of  Israel,  concerning  this  city,  of  which 
 ye  are  saying.  It  hath  been  given  into  the 
 hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon  by  sword,  and  by 
 famine,  and  by  pestilence,  3'  Lo,  I  am  gather- 
 ing them  out  of  all  the  lands  whither  I  have 
 driven  them  in  Mine  anger,  and  in  My  fury, 
 
God's  chaslisement,  and       xxxii.  38.— JEREMIAH,— xxxiii.  26.     returning  mercy  to  Imael 
 
 and  in  great  wrath,  and  i  have  brought  them 
 back  unto  this  place,  and  have  caused  them 
 to  dwell  confidently  ;  ^^  and  they  have  been  to 
 Me  for  a  people,  and  I  am  to  them  for  God ; 
 *'  and  I  have  given  to  them  one  heart,  and 
 one  way,  to  fear  Me  all  the  days,  for  good  to 
 them,  and  to  their  sous  after  them :  *"  and  I 
 have  made  for  them  a  covenant  age-during,  in 
 that  I  turn  not  back  from  after  them  for  My 
 doing  them  good,  and  My  fear  I  put  in  their 
 heart,  so  as  not  to  turn  aside  from  me ;  *^  and 
 I  have  rejoiced  over  them  to  do  them  good, 
 and  have  planted  them  in  this  land  in  truth, 
 with  all  My  heart,  and  with  all  My  soul 
 
 ^  '  For  thus  said  Jehovah :  As  I  brought  in 
 unto  this  people  all  this  great  evil,  so  I  am 
 bringing  in  on  them  all  the  good  that  I  am 
 speaking  concerning  them;  ^  and  bought  hath 
 been  the  field  in  this  land  of  which  ye  are  say- 
 ing, A  desolation  it  is,  without  man  and  beast, 
 it  hath  been  given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chal- 
 deans. *^  Fields  with  money  they  buy,  so  as 
 to  write  in  a  book,  and  to  seal,  and  to  caiise 
 witnesses  to  testify,  in  the  land  of  Benjamin, 
 and  in  suburbs  of  Jerusalem,  and  in  cities 
 of  Judah,  and  in  cities  of  the  hill-country,  and 
 in  cities  of  the  low  country,  and  in  cities  of 
 the  south,  for  I  turn  back  their  captivity — an 
 affirmation  of  Jehovah.' 
 
 XXXIIL  1 AKD  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 unto  Jeremiah  a  second  time— and  he  is  yet 
 detained  in  the  court  of  the  prison — saying : 
 
 ^  Thus  said  Jehovah  its  maker,  Jehovah  its 
 former,  at  establishing  it,  Jehovah  is  His 
 name :  ^  Call  unto  Me,  and  I  do  answer  thee, 
 yea,  I  declare  to  thee  great  and  fenced  tilings 
 — thou  hast  not  known  them.  *  For  thus  said 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  concerning  the  houses 
 of  this  city,  and  concerning  the  houses  of 
 the  kings  of  Judah,  that  are  broken  down 
 for  the  mounts,  and  for  the  tool ;  *  they  are 
 coming  in  to  fight  with  the  Chaldeans,  and  to 
 fill  them  with  the  carcases  of  men,  whom  I 
 have  smitten  in  Mine  anger,  and  in  My  fury, 
 and  for  whom  I  have  hidden  My  face  from 
 this  city,  because  of  all  their  evil : 
 ^  Lo,  I  am  increasing  to  it  health  and  cure. 
 And  have  healed  them,  and  revealed  to  them 
 The  abundance  of  peace  and  truth. 
 '  And  I  have  turned  back  the  captivity  of 
 And  the  captivity  of  Israel,  [Judah, 
 
 And  I  have  built  them  as  at  the  first, 
 s  And  cleansed  them  from  all  their  iniquity. 
 That  they  have  sinned  against  Me, 
 And  I  have  pardoned  all  their  iniquities, 
 That  they  have  sinned  against  Me, 
 And  that  they  transgressed  against  Me. 
 3  And  it  hath  been  to  Me  for  a  name  of  joy, 
 For  praise,  and  for  beauty,  to  all  nations  ol 
 
 the  earth. 
 Who  hear  of  all  the  good  that  I  am  doing 
 And  they  have  feared,  [them. 
 
 And  they  have  trembled  for  all  the  good, 
 And  for  all  the  peace,  that  I  am  doing  to  it. 
 "     Thus  said  Jehovah:  [saying, 
 
 Again  heard  in  this  place  of  which  ye  are 
 Waste  it  is,  without  man  and  without  beast. 
 In  cities  of  Judali,  and  in  streets  of  Jeru- 
 That  are  desolated,  without  man,  [salem, 
 And  without  inhabitant,  and  without  beast, 
 
 j  "  Is  a  voice  of  joy  and  a  voice  of  gladness, 
 Voice  of  bridegroom,  and  voice  of  bride, 
 The  voice  of  those  saying. 
 Thank  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  for  Jehovah  is  good. 
 For  His  kindness  is  to  the  age. 
 Who  are  bringing  in  thanksgiving  to  the 
 
 house  of  Jehovah, 
 For  I  turn  back  the  captivity  of  the  land. 
 As  at  the  first,  said  Jehovah. 
 
 12  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts : 
 
 Again  there  is  in  this  place — that  is  waste. 
 Without  man  and  beast. 
 And  in  all  its  cities — a  habitation  of  shep- 
 Causing  the  flock  to  lie  down.  [her(h, 
 
 13  In  the  cities  of  the  hill-country, 
 In  the  cities  of  the  low  country. 
 And  in  the  cities  of  the  south. 
 And  in  the  land  of  Benjamin, 
 And  in  the  suburbs  of  Jerusalem, 
 And  in  the  cities  of  Judah, 
 
 Again  doth  the  flock  pass  by  under  the 
 hands  of  the  numberer,  said  Jehovah. 
 1^  Lo,  days  are  coming,  an  aflSrmation  of  Jeho- 
 
 And  I  have  established  the  good  word  [vah. 
 
 That  I  spake  imto  the  house  of  Israel, 
 
 And  concerning  the  house  of  Judah. 
 -*  In  those  days,  and  at  that  time, 
 
 I  cause  to  shoot  up  to  David  a  shoot  of  right- 
 eousness, [ness  in  the  earth. 
 
 And  he  hath  done  judgment  and  righteous- 
 ly In  those  days  is  Judah  saved. 
 
 And  Jerusalem  doth  dwell  confidently, 
 
 And  this  is  he  whom  Jehovah  proclaimeth 
 
 '  Our  Righteousness.'  [to  her : 
 
 1^      For  thus  said  Jehovah : 
 
 '  Not  cut  ofl"  to  David  is  one  sitting  on  the 
 throne  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
 '8  And  to  the  priests— the  Levites, 
 
 Not  cut  off  from  before  Me  is  one. 
 
 Causing  a  burnt-offering  to  ascend, 
 
 And  perfuming  a  present,  and  making  sac- 
 rifice— all  the  days.' 
 
 '8  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  imto  Je- 
 remiah, saying,  -<> '  Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 
 If  ye  do  break  My  covenant  of  the  day, 
 
 And  My  covenant  of  the  night, 
 
 So  that  they  are  not  dailyand  nightly  in  their 
 
 season,  [servant, 
 
 "1  Also  My  covenant  is  broken  with  David  My 
 
 So  that  he  hath  not  a  son  reigning  on  his 
 throne,  [isters. 
 
 And  with  the  Levites  the  priests,  mv  min- 
 -^  As  the  host  of  the  heavens  is  not  numbered. 
 
 Nor  the  sand  of  the  sea  measured. 
 
 So  I  multiply  the  seed  of  David  My  servant, 
 
 And  the  Levites  My  ministers. ' 
 
 -3  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  Je- 
 remiah, saying: 
 
 '^  '  Hast  thou  not  considered  what  this  people 
 have  spoken,  saying: 
 
 The  two  families  on  which  Jehovah  fixed. 
 
 He  doth  reject  them. 
 
 And  ray  people  they  despise — 
 
 So  that  they  are  no  more  a  people  before 
 25      Thus  said  Jehovah :  [them ! 
 
 If  My  covenant  is  not  daily  and  nightly. 
 
 The  statutes  of  heaven  and  earth  I  have  not 
 appointed — 
 "^  Also  the  seed  of  Jacob,  and  David  My  ser- 
 vant, 1  reject, 
 
 Against  taking  from  Ms  seed  rulers 
 485 
 
The  captivity  predicted. 
 
 XXXIV.  1.— JEREMIAH.— XXXV.  8. 
 
 Transient  reformcUion. 
 
 For  the  seed  of  Abraham,  Isaac,  and  Jacob, 
 For  I  turn  back  to  their  captivity,  and  have 
 pitied  them. ' 
 
 XXXIV.  1  THE  word  that  hath  beeu  unto 
 Jeremiah  from  Jehovah — and  Nebuchadnez- 
 zar king  of  Babylon,  and  all  his  force,  and  all 
 kingdoms  of  the  land  of  the  dominion  of  his 
 hand,  and  all  the  peo])les  are  fighting  against 
 Jerusalem,  and  against  all  its  cities — saying : 
 '  'Thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel:  Go,  and 
 thou  hast  spoken  unto  Zedekiah  king  of  Ju- 
 dah,  and  hast  said  unto  him.  Thus  said  Je- 
 hovah: Lo,  I  am  giving  this  city  into  the 
 hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  he  hath 
 burned  it  with  fire,  ^  and  thou,  thou  dost  not 
 escape  out  of  his  hand,  for  thou  art  certainly 
 caught,  and  into  his  hand  thou  art  given,  and 
 thine  eyes  see  the  eyes  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
 and  his  mouth  with  thy  mouth  speaketh,  and 
 Babylon  thou  enterest. 
 
 ■* '  Only,  hear  a  word  of  Jehovah,  0  Zede- 
 kiah king  of  Judah,  Thus  said  Jehovah  un- 
 to thee:  Thou  dost  not  die  by  sword,  ^iu 
 peace  thou  dicst,  and  with  the  burnings  of 
 thy  fathers,  the  former  kings  who  have  been 
 before  thee,  so  they  make  a  bui'ning  for  thee; 
 and  Ah,  lord,  they  lament  for  thee,  for  the 
 word  I  have  spoken — an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 hovah.' 
 
 "  And  Jeremiah  the  prophet  speaketh  imto 
 Zedekiah  king  of  Judah  all  these  words  in 
 Jerusalem,  ^  and  the  forces  of  the  king  of 
 Babylon  are  fighting  against  Jerusalem,  and 
 against  all  the  cities  of  Judah  that  are  left — 
 against  Lachish,  and  against  Azekah,  for 
 these  have  been  left  among  the  cities  of  Judah, 
 cities  of  fortresses. 
 
 *  THE  word  that  hath  been  unto  Jeremiah 
 from  Jehovah,  after  the  making  by  the  king 
 Zedekiah  of  a  covenant  with  all  the  people 
 who  are  in  Jerusalem,  to  proclaim  to  them 
 liberty,  "to  send  out  each  his  man-servant, 
 and  each  his  maid-servant — the  Hebrew  and 
 the  Hebrewess— free,  so  as  not  to  lay  service 
 on  them,  any  on  a  Jew  his  brother;  '"and 
 hearken  do  all  the  heads,  and  all  the  people 
 who  have  come  in  to  the  covenant  to  send 
 forth  each  his  man-servant  and  each  his  maid- 
 servant free,  so  as  not  to  lay  service  on  them 
 any  more,  yea,  they  hearken,  and  send  them 
 away;  *'  and  they  turn  afterwards,  and  cause 
 the  men-servants  and  the  maid-servants  to 
 return,  whom  they  had  sent  forth  free,  and 
 they  subdue  them  for  men-servants  and  for 
 maid-ser^'ants. 
 
 '-  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  Jere- 
 miah from  Jehovah,  saying:  ""Jhus  said 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  1 — I  made  a  covenant 
 with  your  fathers  in  the  day  of  My  bringing 
 them  forth  from  the  land  of  EgyT)t,  from  a 
 house  of  servants,  saying,  '■'At  tne  eud  of 
 seven  years  ye  do  send  forth  each  his  brother, 
 the  Hebrew,  who  ia  sold  to  thee,  and  hatli 
 served  thee  six  years,  yea,  thou  hast  sent  him 
 forth  free  from  thee :  and  your  fathers  hear- 
 kened not  xmto  Me,  nor  inclined  their  ear. 
 
 '^  'And  ye  turn  back,  ye  to-day,  and  ye  do 
 
 that  wliich  is  right  in  Mmo  eyes,  to  proclaim 
 
 liberty  each  to  his  neighbour,  and  ye  make  a 
 
 covenant  before  Me  in  the  house  over  which 
 
 486 
 
 My  name  is  called.  '*And — ye  turn  back, 
 and  pollute  My  name,  and  ye  cause  each  hia 
 man-servant  and  each  his  maid-servant,  whom 
 he  had  sent  forth  free,  (at  their  pleasure,) 
 to  return,  and  ye  subdue  them  to  be  to  you 
 for  men-servants  and  for  maid-servants. 
 
 '^  '  Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah :  Ye  have 
 not  hearkened  unto  Me  to  proclaim  freedom, 
 each  to  his  brother,  and  each  to  his  neighbour ; 
 lo,  I  am  proclaiming  to  you  liberty — an  affirma- 
 tion of  Jehovah — imto  the  sword,  unto  the 
 pestilence,  and  unto  the  famine,  and  I  have 
 given  you  for  a  trembling  to  all  kingdoms  of 
 the  earth. 
 
 '^ '  And  I  have  given  the  men  who  are  trans- 
 gressing My  covenant,  who  have  not  esta- 
 blished the  words  of  the  covenant  that  they 
 have  made  before  Me,  by  the  caK,  that  they 
 have  cut  in  two,  and  pass  through  between 
 its  pieces — '"heads  of  Judah,  and  heads  of 
 Jerusalem,  the  officers,  and  the  priests,  and 
 all  the  people  of  the  land  those  passing  through 
 between  the  pieces  of  the  calf — ^^  yea,  I  have 
 given  them  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies, 
 and  into  the  hand  of  those  seeking  their  soul, 
 and  their  carcase  hath  been  for  food  to  the 
 fowl  of  the  heavens,  and  to  the  beast  of  the 
 earth. 
 
 -' '  And  Zedekiah  king  of  Judah,  and  his 
 heads,  I  give  into  the  hand  of  their  enemies, 
 and  into  the  hand  of  those  seeking  their  soul, 
 and  into  the  hand  of  the  forces  of  the  king  oi 
 Babylon,  that  are  going  up  from  off  you 
 -^  Lo,  I  am  commanding — an  affirmation  o. 
 Jehovah^and  have  brought  them  back  unto 
 this  city,  and  they  have  fought  against  it, 
 and  captured  it,  and  burned  it  with  tire,  and 
 the  cities  of  Judah  I  do  make  a  desolation — 
 without  inhabitant.' 
 
 XXXV.  'THE  word  that  hath  beeu  unto 
 Jereniiah  from  Jehovah,  in  the  days  of  Je- 
 hoiakim  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judali,  saying : 
 - '  Go  unto  the  house  of  the  Rechabites,  and 
 thou  hast  spoken  with  them,  and  brought 
 them  into  the  house  of  Jehovah,  iiuto  one  of 
 the  chambers,  and  caused  them  to  diink 
 wine.' 
 
 ^  And  I  take  Jaazaniah  son  of  Jeremiali, 
 son  of  Habazziniah,  and  his  brethren,  and  all 
 his  sons,  and  all  the  house  of  the  Rechabites, 
 ■*  and  bring  them  into  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 imto  the  chamber  of  the  sous  of  Hanan  sou 
 of  Igdaliah,  a  man  of  God,  that  is  near  to  the 
 chamber  of  the  princes,  that  is  above  the 
 chamber  of  Maaseiah  son  of  Shallum,  keeper 
 of  the  threshold;  *  and  I  put  before  the  sons 
 of  the  house  of  the  Rechaoites  goblets  full  of 
 wine,  and  cups,  and  I  say  unto  them,  Drink 
 ye  wine. 
 
 •^  And  they  say,  'We  do  not  drink  wine:  for 
 Jonadab  son  of  Rechab,  our  father,  charged 
 us,  saying.  Ye  do  not  drink  wine,  ye  and  your 
 sous — unto  the  age :  "  and  a  house  ye  do  not 
 build,  and  seed  ye  do  not  sow,  and  a  vineyard 
 ye  do  not  jilant,  nor  have  ye  any;  for  in 
 tents  do  ye  dwell  :dl  your  days,  tliat  ye  may 
 live  many  days  on  the  face  of  the  ground 
 whither  ye  are  soiourniug. 
 
 8  'And  we  hearken  to  the  voice  of  Jonadab 
 sou  of  Rechab  our  father  to  all  that  ho  com- 
 
PunisTlment  o/Judah. 
 
 XXXV.  9.— JEREMIAH.— XXXVI.  20. 
 
 Jeremiah's  roll  burnt. 
 
 mandecl  us,  not  to  drink  wine  all  our  days, 
 we,  our  wives,  our  sons,  and  our  daughters; 
 ^  nor  to  build  houses  for  our  dwelling ;  and 
 vineyard,  and  field,  and  seed,  we  have  none  ; 
 '"  and  we  dwell  in  tents,  and  we  hearken, 
 and  we  do  according  to  all  that  Jonadab  our 
 father  commanded  us;  ^' and  it  cometh  to 
 pass,  in  the  coming  up  of  Nebuchadrezzar 
 Ring  of  Babylon  unto  the  land,  that  we  say, 
 Come,  and  we  enter  J  erusalem,  because  of  the 
 force  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  because  of  the 
 force  of  Aram — and  we  dwell  in  Jerusalem.' 
 
 ^^And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  imto 
 Jeremiah,  saying:  'Thus  said  Jehovah  of 
 Hosts,  God  of  Israel : 
 
 ^^ '  Go,  and  thou  hast  said  to  the  men  of 
 Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  : 
 Do  ye  not  receive  instruction? — to  hearken 
 unto  My  words — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 !■*  Perfoi-med  have  been  the  words  of  Jonadab 
 «on  of  Rechab,  when  he  commanded  his  sons 
 not  to  drink  wine,  and  they  have  not  drunk 
 unto  this  day,  for  they  have  obeyed  the  com- 
 mand of  their  father ;  and  I — I  have  spoken 
 unto  you,  rising  early  and  speaking,  and  ye 
 have  not  hearkened  imto  Me.  ^*  And  I  send 
 unto  you  aU  My  servants  the  prophets,  rising 
 early  and  sending,  saying :  Turn  back,  I  pray 
 you,  each  from  his  evil  way,  and  amend  your 
 ioings,  yea,  ye  do  not  walk  after  other  gods, 
 to  serve  them,  and  dwell  ye  on  the  ground 
 that  I  have  given  to  you  and  to  your  fathers ; 
 and  ye  have  uot  inclined  your  ear,  nor  hear- 
 kened unto  Me. 
 
 ^•^ '  Because  the  sons  of  Jonadab  son  of  Re- 
 chab have  performed  the  command  of  their 
 father,  that  he  commanded  them,  and  this 
 people  have  not  hearkened  imto  Me,  ^"^  there- 
 fore thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts,  God  of 
 Israel:  Lo,  I  am  bringing  in  unto  Judah,  and 
 unto  all  inhabitants  of  Jenisalem,  all  the 
 evil  that  I  have  spoken  against  them,  because 
 I  have  spoken  unto  them,  and  they  have  not 
 hearkened,  yea,  I  call  to  them,  and  they  have 
 not  answered.* 
 
 ^*  And  to  tbe  house  of  the  Rechabites  said 
 Jeremiah :  '  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God 
 of  Israel,  Because  that  ye  have  hearkened 
 unto  the  conmiand  of  Jonadab  your  father, 
 and  ye  observe  all  his  commands,  and  do 
 according  to  all  that  he  commanded  you; 
 1^  therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God 
 of  Israel,  Of  Jonadab  son  of  Rechab  one 
 standing  before  me  is  not  cut  off  aU  the 
 days.' 
 
 XXXVI.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the 
 fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  son  of  Josiah  king 
 of  Judah,  this  word  hath  been  unto  Jeremiah 
 from  Jehovah,  saying: 
 
 *  '  Take  to  thee  a  roll  of  a  book,  and  thou 
 hast  wiitten  on  it  all  the  words  that  I  have 
 spoken  unto  thee  concerning  Israel,  and  con- 
 cerning Judah,  and  concerning  all  the  nations, 
 from  the  day  I  spake  unto  thee,  from  the 
 days  of  Josiah,  even  unto  this  day ;  ^  if  so  be 
 the  house  of  Israel  do  hear  all  the  evil  that  I 
 am  thinking  of  doing  to  them,  so  that  they 
 turn  back  each  from  his  evil  way,  and  I  have 
 been  propitious  to  their  iniquity,  and  to  their 
 Bin.' 
 
 Z' And  Jeremiah  caUeth  Baruch  son  of  Ne- 
 riah,  and  Baruch  writeth  from  the  mouth  of 
 Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  Jehovah,  that  He 
 hath  spoken  unto  him,  on  a  roll  of  a  book. 
 ^  And  Jeremiah  commandeth  Baruch,  saying, 
 '  I  am  restrained,  I  am  not  able  to  enter  the 
 house  of  Jehovah :  ^  but  thou  hast  entered— 
 and  thou  hast  read  in  the  roll  that  thou  hast 
 written  from  my  mouth,  the  words  of  Jeho- 
 vah, in  the  ears  of  the  people,  in  the  house  of 
 Jehovah,  in  the  day  of  the  fast,  and  also  in 
 the  ears  of  all  Judah  who  are  coming  in  from 
 their  cities  thou  dost  read  them;  "if  so  be 
 their  supplication  doth  fall  before  Jehovah, 
 and  they  turn  back  each,  from  his  evil  way, 
 for  great  is  the  anger  and  the  fury  that  Jeho- 
 vah hath  spoken  concerning  this  people.' 
 
 ^  And  Baruch  son  of  Neriah  doth  according 
 to  all  that  Jeremiah  the  prophet  commanded 
 him,  to  read  in  the  book  the  words  of  Jehovah 
 in  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  Ajid  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  fifth  year  of 
 Jehoiakim  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah,  in 
 the  ninth  month,  proclaimed  a  fast  before  Je- 
 hovah have  all  the  people  in  Jerusalem,  and 
 all  the  people  who  are  coming  in  from  cities 
 of  Judah  to  Jerusalem;  ^''and  Baruch  read- 
 eth  in  the  book  the  words  of  Jeremiah  in  the 
 hoxise  of  Jehovah,  in  the  chamber  of  Gemar- 
 iah  son  of  Shaphan  the  scribe,  in  the  higher 
 court,  at  the  opening  of  the  new  gate  of 
 the  house  of  Jehovah,  in  the  ears  of  all  the 
 people. 
 
 ^1  And  Michaiah  son  of  Gemariah,  son  of 
 Shaphan,  heareth  all  the  words  of  Jehovah 
 from  off  the  book,  '^  and  he  goeth  down  to  the 
 house  of  the  king,  unto  the  chamber  of  the 
 scribe,  and  lo,  there  are  all  the  heads  sitting : 
 Elishama  the  scribe,  and  Delaiah  son  of  She- 
 maiah,  and  Elnathan  son  of  Acbor,  and  Ge- 
 mariah son  of  Shaphan,  and  Zedekiah  son  of 
 Hananiah,  and  aU  the  heads.  ^'■*  And  declare 
 to  them  doth  Micaiah  all  the  words  that 
 he  hath  heard,  when  Baruch  readeth  in  the 
 book  in  the  ears  of  the  people ;  i*  and  all  the 
 heads  send  unto  Baruch,  Jedhudi  son  of  Ne- 
 thaniah,  son  of  Shelemiah,  son  of  Cushi,  say- 
 ing, 'The  roll  in  which  thou  hast  read  in 
 the  ears  of  the  people  take  in  thy  hand,  and 
 come.' 
 
 And  Baruch  son  of  Neriah  taketh  the  roll 
 in  his  hand  and  cometh  in  unto  them,  ^*  and 
 they  say  unto  him,  '  Sit  down,  we  pray  thee, 
 and  read  it  in  our  ears,'  and  Baruch  readeth 
 in  their  ears,  ^^  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  when 
 they  hear  all  the  words,  they  have  been  afraid 
 one  at  another,  and  say  imto  Baruch,  'We 
 do  surely  declare  to  the  king  all  these  words.' 
 1^  And  they  asked  Baruch,  saying,  '  Declare, 
 we  pray  thee,  to  us,  how  didst  thou  write  all 
 these  words — from  his  mouth?'  is^jyi  Ba- 
 ruch saith  to  them,  '  From  his  mouth,  he  pro- 
 nounceth  imto  me  all  these  words,  and  I  am 
 writing  on  the  book  with  ink.' 
 
 18  And  the  heads  say  unto  Baruch,  '  Go,  be 
 hidden,  thou  and  Jeremiah,  and  let  no  one 
 know  where  ye  are.'  -"  And  they  go  in  unto 
 the  king,  to  the  court,  and  the  roll  they  have 
 laid  up  in  the  chamber  of  Elishama  the  scribe, 
 and  they  declare  in  the  ears  of  the  king  all 
 the  words. 
 
 487 
 
Further  threatenings. 
 
 XXXVI.  21. — JEREMIAH. — xxxviii.  1.         Jeremiah  imprisoned. 
 
 -1  And  the  king  sendeth  Jehndi  to  take  the 
 roll,  and  he  taketh  it  out  of  the  chamber  of 
 Elisharaa  the  scribe,  and  .Tehudi  readeth  it 
 in  the  ears  of  the  king,  and  in  the  ears  of  all 
 the  heads  who  are  standing  by  the  king; 
 --and  the  king  is  sitting  in  the  winter-house, 
 in  the  ninth  month,  and  the  stove  before  him 
 is  burning,  ^^  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  Je- 
 hudi  readeth  three  or  four  leaves,  he  cutteth 
 it  out  with  the  scribe's  knife,  and  hath  cast 
 unto  the  lire,  that  is  on  the  stovo,  till  the 
 consumption  of  all  the  roll  by  the  fire  that  is 
 on  the  stove. 
 
 ^  And  the  king  and  all  his  servants  who 
 are  hearing  all  tliese  words  have  not  been 
 afraid,  nor  rent  their  garments.  -^  And  also 
 Elnathan,  and  Delaiah,  and  Gemariah  have 
 interceded  with  the  king  not  to  burn  the 
 roll,  and  he  hath  not  hearkened  unto  them. 
 ^  AJid  the  king  commandeth  Jerahmeel  son 
 of  Hammelek,  and  Seraiah  son  of  Azriel,  and 
 Shelemiah  sou  of  Abdeel,  to  take  Baruch  the 
 scribe,  and  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  and  Jeho- 
 vah doth  liide  them. 
 
 '"  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto 
 Jeremiah— after  the  king's  burning  the  roll, 
 even  tlie  words  that  Baruch  hath  written  from 
 the  mouth  of  Jeremiah — saying: 
 
 -8 '  Turn,  take  to  thee  another  roll,  and 
 'vrite  on  it  all  the  former  words  that  were  on 
 the  first  roll,  that  Jelioiakim  king  of  Judah 
 burnt,  -^  and  imto  Jehoiakim  Idng  of  Judah 
 thou  dost  say:  Thus  said  Jehovah,  Thou  hast 
 burnt  this  roll,  saying,  Wherefore  hast  thou 
 written  on  it,  saying,  Tlie  king  of  Babylon 
 surely  cometh  in,  and  hath  destroyed  this 
 land,  and  caused  to  cease  from  it  man  and 
 beast? 
 
 3" '  Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah,  concern- 
 ing Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  :  He  hath  none 
 sitting  on  the  throne  of  David,  and  his  car- 
 case is  cast  out  to  heat  by  day,  and  to  cold  by 
 night ;  ^^  and  I  haye  charged  on  him,  and  on 
 his  seed,  and  on  his  sen-^ants,  their  iniquity ; 
 and  I  have  brought  in  on  them,  and  on  the 
 inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  and  unto  the  men 
 of  Judah,  all  the  evil  that  I  have  spoken  un- 
 to them,  and  they  hearkened  not.' 
 
 ^^  And  Jeremiah  hath  taken  another  roll, 
 and  giveth  it  unto  Baruch  son  of  Neriah  the 
 scribe,  and  ho  writeth  on  it  from  the  mouth 
 of  Jeremiah  all  the  words  of  the  book  that 
 Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah  hath  burnt  in  the 
 fire ;  and  again  there  were  added  xmto  them 
 many  words  like  these. 
 
 XXXVn.  1  AND  reign  doth  king  Zedekiah 
 son  of  Josiah  instead  of  Coniah  son  of  Jehoia- 
 kim whom  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon 
 had  caused  to  reign  in  the  land  of  Judah, 
 '  and  he  hath  not  hearkened,  he,  and  his  ser- 
 vants, and  the  people  of  the  laid,  unto  the 
 words  of  Jehovah,  tnat  He  spake  by  the  hand 
 of  Jeremiah  the  prophet. 
 
 ^  And  Zedekian  the  king  sendeth  Jeliucal 
 son  of  Shelemiah,  and  Zephaniah  son  of  Maase- 
 iah  the  priest,  unto  Jeremiah  the  propliet. 
 Baying,  '  Pray,  we  beseech  thee,  for  us  unto  Je- 
 hovah our  God.'  *And  Jeremiah  is  coming 
 in  and  going  out  in  tlie  midst  of  the  people, 
 (and  they  have  not  put  him  in  the  prison- 
 488 
 
 house),  ^  and  the  force  of  Pharaoh  hath  come 
 out  of  Egpyt,  and  the  Chaldeans,  who  are  lay- 
 ing siege  against  Jerusalem,  liear  their  report, 
 and  go  up  from  off  Jerusalem. 
 
 •^  Aiid  tliere  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  imto  Jere- 
 miah the  prmihet,  saying :  "  '  Thus  said  Jeho- 
 vah, God  of  Israel,  Thus  do  ye  say  imto  the 
 king  of  Judah,  who  is  sending  you  unto  Me, 
 to  seek  Me  :  Lo,  the  force  of  Pharaoh  tliat  is 
 coming  out  to  you  for  help  hath  turned  back 
 to  its  land,  to  Egypt,  ^  and  the  Chaldeans 
 have  turned  back,  and  fought  against  this  city, 
 and  captiu'ed  it,  and  burnt  it  with  hre. 
 
 " '  Thus  said  Jehovah :  Lift  not  up  yoxu:  souls 
 saying,  The  Chaldeans  surely  go  from  off  us, 
 for  they  do  not  go  ;  ^''  for  though  ye  had  smit- 
 ten all  the  force  of  the  Chaldeans  who  are 
 fighting  with  you,  and  there  were  left  of  them 
 wounded  men — each  in  his  tent — they  rise, 
 and  have  burnt  this  city  with  fire.' 
 
 ^^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  the  going  up 
 of  the  force  of  the  Chaldeans  from  off  Jeru- 
 salem, because  of  the  force  of  Pharaoh,  i^  that 
 Jeremiah  goeth  out  from  Jerusalem  to  go  to 
 the  land  of  Beniamiu,  to  receive  a  poi-tion 
 thence  in  the  miist  of  the  people.  ^'  And  it 
 cometh  to  jiass,  he  is  at  the  gate  of  Benjamin, 
 and  there  is  a  master  of  the  ward — and  his 
 name  is  L-iiah  sou  of  Shelemiah,  son  of  Hana- 
 niah — and  he  catcheth  Jeremiah  the  prophet, 
 saying,  '  Unto  the  Chaldeans  thou  art  falling.' 
 ^*  And  Jeremiah  saith,  '  Falsehood — I  am  not 
 falling  unto  the  Chaldeans ; '  and  he  hath  not 
 hearkened  unto  him,  and  Irijah  layeth  hold  on 
 Jeremiah,  and  bringeth  him  in  unto  the  heads, 
 1'  and  the  heads  are  wroth  against  Jeremiah, 
 and  have  smitten  him,  and  put  him  in  the 
 prison-house — the  houseof  Jonathan  the  scribe, 
 for  it  they  had  made  for  a  prison-house. 
 
 ^^When  Jeremiah  hath  entered  into  the 
 houseof  the  dungeon,  and  unto  the  cells,  then 
 Jeremiah  dwelleth  there  manj'  days,  ^'and 
 the  king  Zedekiali  sendeth,  and  taketh  him, 
 and  the  king  asketh  him  in  his  house  in  secret, 
 and  saith,  'Is  there  a  word  from  Jehovah?' 
 And  Jeremiah  saith,  'Tliere  is,'  and  he  saith, 
 '  Into  the  hand  of  the  king  of  Babylon  thou 
 art  given.' 
 
 ^8  And  Jeremiah  saith  unto  the  king  Zede- 
 kiah, 'What  liave  I  sinned  against  thee,  and 
 against  thy  servants,  and  against  this  people, 
 that  ye  have  given  me  imto  a  prison -liouse? 
 ^^  And  where  are  your  prophets  who  pro- 
 phesied to  you,  saying.  The  king  of  Babjdon 
 doth  not  come  in  against  you,  and  against 
 this  land?  ""And  now,  hearken,  I  pray  thee, 
 my  lord,  0  king,  let  my  supplication  fall,  1 
 pray  thee,  before  thee,  and  cause  me  not  to 
 return  tu  the  house  of  Jonathan  the  scribe, 
 that  I  die  not  there.' 
 
 "'  And  the  king  Zedekiah  commandeth,  and 
 they  commit  Jeremiah  into  the  court  of  the 
 prison,  also  to  give  to  him  a  cake  of  bread 
 daily  from  the  bakers'  street,  till  the  consump- 
 tion of  all  the  bread  of  the  city,  and  JeremiiUi 
 dwelleth  in  the  court  of  the  yirisou. 
 
 XXXVIII.  \AND  Sliephatiah  son  of  Mat- 
 tan,  and  Gedaliah  son  of  rashhur,  and  .lucal 
 sou  of  Shelemiah,  and  Pashhur  son  of  Mal- 
 chiah,  hear  the  woads  that  Jeremiah  is  speak- 
 
He  speaks  with  the  king.       xxxviii.  2.— JEREMIAH.— xxxix.  4. 
 
 Jerusalem  taken. 
 
 ing  uuto  all  tlie  people,  sayiug,  - '  Thus  said 
 Jehovah:  He  who  is  remaiuiuK  in  this  city 
 dieth,  by  sword,  by  famiue,  aud  by  pestilence, 
 aud  he  who  is  going  forth  unto  the  Chaldeans 
 liveth,  and  his  soul  hath  been  to  him  for  a 
 prey,  and  he  liveth.  ^  Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 This  city  is  certainly  given  into  the  hand  of 
 the  force  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  aud  he  hath 
 captured  it.' 
 
 *  And  the  heads  say  uuto  the  king,  '  Let, 
 we  pray  thee,  this  man  be  put  to  death,  be- 
 cause that  he  is  making  feeble  the  hands  of 
 the  men  of  war,  who  are  left  in  this  city,  and 
 the  hands  of  all  the  jjeople,  by  sijeaking  unto 
 them  according  to  these  words,  for  this  man 
 is  not  seeking  for  the  peace  of  this  people, 
 but  for  its  evil.' 
 
 ^  And  the  king  Zedekiah  saith,  'Lo,  he  is 
 in  your  hand :  for  the  king  is  not  able  for  you 
 in  anything.'  ^  And  they  take  Jeremiah,  and 
 cast  him  into  the  pit  of  Malchiah  son  of  the 
 king,  that  is  in  the  court  of  the  prison,  and 
 they  send  down  Jeremiah  with  cords;  aud  in 
 the  pit  there  is  no  water,  but  mire,  and  Jere- 
 Tiiah  sinketh  in  the  mire. 
 
 ^  And  Ebed-Melech  the  Cushite,  a  eunucli 
 who  is  in  the  king's  house,  hearetli  that  they 
 have  put  Jeremiah  into  the  pit ;  and  the  king 
 is  sitting  at  the  gate  of  Benjamin,  ^and 
 Ebed-Mel  ech  goeth  forth  from  the  king's  house, 
 and  speaketh  unto  the  king,  saying,  " '  My 
 lord,  0  king,  these  men  have  done  evil  in  all 
 ihat  they  have  done  to  Jeremiah  the  ]3rophet, 
 whom  they  have  cast  into  the  pit,  and  he  dieth 
 in  his  place  because  of  the  famine,  for  there 
 is  no  more  bread  in  the  city.'  ^'•And  the 
 Icing  commandeth  Ebed-Melech  the  Cushite, 
 saying,  'Take  with  thee  from  this  thirty  men, 
 and  thou  hast  brought  up  Jeremiah  the  pro- 
 phet from  the  pit,  before  he  dieth.' 
 
 ^^^  And  Ebed-Melech  taketh  the  men  with 
 him,  and  entereth  the  house  of  the  king,  unto 
 the  place  of  the  treasiiry,  and  taketh  thence 
 worn-out  clouts,  and  worn-out  rags,  and 
 sendeth  them  unto  Jeremiah  ujito  the  pit  by 
 cords.  1'^  And  Ebed-Melech  the  Cushite  saith 
 unto  Jeremiah,  '  Put,  I  pray  thee,  the  worn- 
 out  clouts  aud  rags  under  thine  arm-holes,  at 
 the  place  of  the  cords,'  and  Jeremiah  doth  so, 
 '*and  they  draw  out  Jeremiah  with  cords, 
 and  bring  him  up  out  of  the  pit,  and  Jeremiah 
 dwelleth  in  the  court  of  the  prison. 
 
 ^*And  the  king  Zedekiah  sendeth,  and 
 taketh  Jeremiah  the  prophet  unto  him,  imto 
 the  third  entrance  that  is  in  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  the  king  saith  unto  Jeremiah,  '  I 
 am  asking  thee  a  thing,  do  not  hide  from  me 
 anything. ' 
 
 ^*  And  Jeremiah  saith  unto  Zedekiah, '  When 
 I  declare  to  thee,  dost  thou  not  surely  put  me 
 to  death  ?  and  when  I  counsel  thee,  tnou  dost 
 not  hearken  unto  me.' 
 
 i^And  the  king  Zedekiah  swearetb  unto 
 Jeremiah  in  secret,  saying,  'Jehovah  liveth. 
 He  who  made  for  us  this  soul,  1  do  not  put 
 thee  to  death,  nor  give  thee  unto  the  hand  of 
 these  men  who  are  seeking  thv  soul.' 
 
 Y  And  Jeremiah  saith  unto  2edekiah,  '  Thus 
 said  Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel  : 
 If  thou  dost  certainly  go  forth  imto  the  heads 
 of  the  kintj  of  Babylon,  then  hath  thy  soul 
 
 lived,  and  this  city  is  not  burned  with  fire, 
 yea,  thou  hast  lived,  thou  and  thy  house. 
 18  And  if  thou  dost  not  go  forth  unto  the  heads 
 of  the  king  of  Babylon,  then  hath  this  city 
 been  given  into  the  hand  of  the  Chaldeans, 
 and  they  have  burnt  it  with  fire,  and  thou 
 dost  not  escape  from  their  hand.' 
 
 1^  And  the  Icing  Zedekiah  saith  imto  Jere- 
 miah, '  I  am  fearing  the  Jews  who  have  fallen 
 unto  the  Chaldeans,  lest  they  give  me  into 
 their  hand,  and  they  have  insulted  me.' 
 ""  And  Jeremiah  saith,  '  They  do  not  give  thee 
 up;  hearkeu,  1  pray  thee,  to  the  voice  of  Je- 
 hovah, to  that  which  I  am  speaking  unto 
 thee,  and  it  is  well  for  thee,  and  thy  soul 
 doth  live. 
 
 "1  '  And  if  thou  art  refusing  to  go  forth,  this 
 is  the  thing  that  Jehovah  hath  shewn  me: 
 2- That,  lo,  all  the  women  who  liave  been  left 
 in  the  house  of  the  king  of  Judah  are  brought 
 forth  unto  the  heads  of  the  king  of  Babylon, 
 and  lo,  they  are  saying : 
 Persuaded  thee,  and  prevailed  against  thee. 
 Have  thine  allies, 
 Simk  into  mire  have  thy  feet. 
 They  have  been  turned  backward. 
 ^  '  Andall  thy  wives,  and  thy  sons,  are  brought 
 forth  unto  the  Chaldeans,  and  thou  dost  not 
 escape  from  their  hand,  for  by  the  liiand  of 
 the  king  of  Babylon  thou  art  caught,  and  this 
 city  is  burnt  with  fire.' 
 
 ^•^  And  Zedekiah  saith  imto  Jeremiah,  '  Let 
 no  man  know  of  these  words,  and  thou  dost 
 not  die;  "^ and  when  the  heads  hfar  that  1 
 have  spoken  with  thee,  and  they  have  come 
 in  unto  thee,  and  have  said  nnto  thee,  l)e- 
 clare  to  us,  we  pray  thee,  what  thou  didst 
 speak  unto  the  king,  do  not  hid<j  it  from  us, 
 and  we  do  not  'jDut  thee  to  death,  and  what 
 the  king  spake  unto  thee,  ''^tlien  thou  hast 
 said  unto  them,  I  am  causinj;  my  supplica- 
 tion to  fall  before  the  king,  nut  to  cause  me 
 to  return  to  the  house  of  Jonathan,  to  die 
 there. ' 
 
 -''  And  all  the  heads  come  in  unto  Jeremiah, 
 and  ask  him,  and  he  declareth  to  them  ac- 
 cording to  all  these  words  that  tlm  king  com- 
 manded, and  they  keep  silent  from  him,  for 
 the  matter  was  not  heard;  -^a.nd  Jeremiah 
 dwelleth  in  the  court  of  the  prison  tiU  the 
 day  that  Jerusalem  hath  been  captured,  and 
 he  was  there  when  Jerusalem  was  captured. 
 
 XXXLX.  ^  IN  the  ninth  year  of  Zedekiah 
 king  of  Judah,  in  the  tenth  month,  come  hath 
 Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  and  all  his 
 force  unto  Jeinisalem,  and  they  lay  siege 
 against  it ;  ^  in  the  eleventh  year  of  Zedekiah, 
 in  the  foiu-th  month,  in  the  ninth  of  the 
 month,  hath  the  city  been  broken  up;  ^and 
 come  in  do  all  the  heads  of  the  king  of  Baby- 
 lon, and  they  sit  at  the  middle  gate,  Nergal- 
 Sharezer,  Samgar-Nebo,  Sarsecmm,  chief  of 
 the  eunuchs,  Nergal-Sharezer,  chief  of  the 
 Mages,  and  all  the  rest  of  the  heads  of  the 
 king  of  Babylon. 
 
 *And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  when  Zedekiah 
 liing  of  Judah,  and  all  the  men  of  war,  have 
 seen  them,  that  they  flee  and  go  forth  by 
 night  from  the  city,  the  way  of  the  king's 
 garden,  through  the  gate  between  the  two 
 489 
 
Freaervation  of  Jeremiah.      xxxix.  5.— JEREMIAH.— XL.  16. 
 
 Murder  of  Oedaliah, 
 
 walls,  and  he  goetli  forth  the  way  of  the 
 plain.  '  And  the  forces  of  the  Chaldeans 
 pursue  after  them,  and  overtake  Zedekiah  in 
 the  plains  of  Jericho,  and  they  take  him,  and 
 bring  him  up  unto  Nebuchadnezzar  king  of 
 Babylon,  to  Riblah,  in  the  land  of  Hamath, 
 and  he  speaketh  with  him— judgments. 
 
 « And  the  kin^  of  Babylon  slaughtereth  the 
 sons  of  Zedekian,  in  Riblah,  before  his  eyes, 
 yea,  all  the  freemen  of  Judah  hath  the  king  of 
 Babylon  slaughtered.  ''  And  the  eyes  of  Zede- 
 kiah he  hath  blinded,  and  he  bindethhim  with 
 brazen  fetters,  to  bring  him  in  to  Babylon. 
 
 8  Ajid  the  house  of  the  king,  and  the  house 
 of  the  people,  have  the  Chaldeans  burnt 
 with  fire,  and  the  walla  of  Jerusalem  they 
 have  broken  down.  ^  And  the  remnant  of  the 
 people  who  are  left  in  the  city,  and  those  faU- 
 mg  who  have  fallen  to  him,  and  the  remnant 
 of  the  people  who  are  left,  hath  Nebuzar-Adau, 
 chief  of  the  executioners,  removed  to  Baby- 
 lon. 
 
 1"  And  of  the  poor  people,  who  have  nothing, 
 hath  Nebiizar-Adan,  chief  of  the  executioners, 
 left  in  the  land  of  Judah,  and  he  giveth  to 
 them  vineyards  and  fields  on  the  same  day. 
 '1  And  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon  giveth 
 a  charge  concerning  Jeremiah,  by  the  hand  of 
 Nebuzar-Adan,  chief  the  executioners,  saying, 
 ^* '  Take  him,  and  place  thine  eyes  upon  him, 
 «vnd  do  no  evil  thing  to  him,  but  as  he  speak- 
 eth unto  thee,  so  do  with  him.' 
 
 13  And  Nebuzar-Adan,  chief  of  the  execu- 
 tioners sendeth,  and  Nebushazban,  chief  of 
 the  eunuchs,  and  Nergal-Sharezer,  chief  of 
 the  Mages,  and  all  the  chiefs  of  the  king  of 
 Babylon ;  i*  yea,  they  send  and  take  Jeremiah 
 out  of  the  court  of  the  prison,  and  give  him 
 unto  GedaUah  son  of  Ahikam,  son  of  bhaphan, 
 to  carry  him  home,  and  he  dwelleth  in  the 
 midst  of  the  people. 
 
 1*  And  unto  Jeremiah  hath  a  word  of  Jeho- 
 vah been — in  his  being  detained  in  the  court 
 of  the  prison — saying :  i^ '  Go,  and  thou  hast 
 »poken  to  Ebed-Melech  the  Cushite,  saying : 
 rhus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel : 
 Lo,  I  am  bringing  in  My  words  unto  this  city 
 for  evil,  and  not  for  good,  and  they  have  been 
 before  thee  in  that  day.  ^^  And  I  have  deliv- 
 ered thee  in  that  day — an  affirmation  of  Jeho- 
 vah— and  thou  art  not  given  into  tlie  hand  of 
 the  men  of  whose  face  thou  art  afraid,  i**  for 
 I  do  certainly  deliver  thee,  and  by  sword  thou 
 fallest  not,  and  thy  life  hath  been  to  thee  for 
 a  spoil,  for  thou  hast  trusted  in  Me — an  affir- 
 mation of  Jehovah.' 
 
 XL.  1  THE  word  that  hath  been  unto  Jere- 
 miah from  Jehovah,  after  Nebuzar-Adan,  chief 
 of  the  executioners,  hath  sent  him  from  Ramah, 
 in  his  taking  him — and  he  a  prisoner  iu  chains 
 — in  the  midst  of  all  the  removal  of  Jerusalem 
 and  of  Judah,  who  are  removed  to  Babylon. 
 'And  the  chief  of  the  executioners  taketh 
 Jeremiah,  and  saith  unto  him,  'Jehovah  thy 
 God  hath  spoken  this  evil  couccrniug  this 
 place,  ^and  Jehovah  briugeth  itiu,  and  dotli 
 as  He  spake,  because  ye  nave  sinned  against 
 Jehovali,  andhave  not  hearkened  to  His  voice, 
 even  this  thing  hatli  Ijeeu  to  you. 
 
 *  '  And  now,  lo,  I  have  loosed  thee  to-day 
 490 
 
 from  the  chains  that  are  on  thy  hand ;  if  good 
 in  thine  eyes  to  come  with  me  to  Babylon, 
 come,  and  1  keep  mine  eye  upon  thee:  and 
 if  evil  in  thine  eyes  to  come  with  me  to  Baby- 
 lon, forbear ;  see,  all  the  land  is  before  thee, 
 whither  it  be  good,  and  whither  it  be  right  in 
 thine  eyes  to  go — go.' — ^  and  while  he  doth 
 not  reply — 'Or  turn  back  unto  Gedaliah  son 
 of  Ahikam,  son  of  Shaphan,  whom  the  king 
 of  Babylon  hath  appointed  over  the  cities  of 
 Judah,  and  dwell  with  him  in  the  midst  of 
 the  people,  or  whithersoever  it  is  right  in 
 thine  eyes  to  go— go.'  And  the  chief  of  the 
 executioners  giveth  to  him  for  the  way, 
 and  a  gift,  and  seudeth  him  away,  ^  and  Jere- 
 miah cometh  in  unto  Gedahah  son  of  Ahikam, 
 to  Mizpah,  and  dwelleth  with  him,  in  the 
 midst  of  the  people  who  axe  left  in  the  land,  i 
 
 '  And  all  the  heads  of  the  forces  that  a?-e  in 
 the  field  hear,  they  and  their  men,  that  the 
 king  of  Babylon  hath  appointed  Gedaliah  son 
 of  Ahikam  over  the  land,  and  that  he  hath 
 charged  him  with  men,  and  women,  and  in- 
 fants, and  of  the  poor  of  the  land,  of  those  who 
 have  not  been  removed  to  Babylon ;  ^  and  they 
 come  in  unto  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah,  even  Ish- 
 mael  son  of  Nethaniah,  and  Johanan  and  Jo- 
 nathan sons  of  Kareah,  and  Seraiah  son  of 
 Tanhumeth,  and  the  sons  of  Ephai  the  Netop- 
 hathite,  and  Jezaniah  son  of  the  Maachathite, 
 they  and  their  men. 
 
 8  And  swear  to  them  doth  Gedaliah  son  of 
 Ahikam,  son  of  Shaphan,  and  to  their  men, 
 saying,  'Be  not  afraid  of  serving  the  Chal- 
 deans, abide  in  the  land,  and  serve  the  king 
 of  Babylon,  .and  it  is  weU  for  you ;  '"  and  I,  lo, 
 I  am  dwelling  in  Mizpah,  to  stand  before  the 
 Chaldeans  who  are  come  in  imto  us,  and  ye, 
 gather  ye  wine,  and  summer  fruit,  and  oil, 
 and  put  in  your  vessels,  and  dwell  in  your  cities 
 that  ye  have  taken.' 
 
 11  And  also  all  the  Jews  who  are  iu  Moab, 
 and  among  the  sons  of  Ammon,  and  in  Edom, 
 and  who  are  in  all  the  lands,  have  heard  that 
 the  king  of  Babylon  hath  given  a  remnant  to 
 Judah,  and  that  he  hath  appointed  over  them 
 Gedaliah  son  of  Ahikam,  son  of  Shaphan, 
 1"  and  all  the  Jews  from  all  the  places  whither 
 they  have  been  driven,  turn  back  and  enter 
 the  land  of  Judah,  unto  Gedaliah,  t  >  Mizi^ah, 
 and  they  gather  wine  and  summer  fruit— very 
 much. 
 
 13  And  Johanan  sou  of  Kareah,  and  all  the 
 heads  of  the  forces  that  are  in  the  field,  have 
 come  in  unto  Gedaliah  to  Mizpah,  i-*  and  they 
 say  unto  him,  '  Dost  thou  reaUy  know  that 
 Baalis  king  of  the  sons  of  Ammon  hath  sent 
 Ishmael  son  of  Nethaniah  to  smite  thy  soul?' 
 And  Gedaliah  son  of  Ahikam  hath  not  given  to 
 them  credence. 
 
 I''  And  Johanan  son  of  Kareah  hath  spoken 
 unto  Gedaliah  in  secret,  in  Mizpah,  saying, 
 '  Let  me  go,  I  pray  thee,  and  I  smite  Ishmael 
 son  of  Nethaniah,  and  no  one  doth  know; 
 why  doth  ho  smite  thy  soul?  and  scattered 
 have  l)een  all  Judah  who  arc  gathered  unto 
 thee,  and  perished  hath  the  remnantof  Judah.' 
 1"  And  Gedaliah  son  of  Ahikam  saith  unto 
 Joliaiiau  son  of  Kareah,  'Thou  dost  not  do 
 this  thing,  for  falsehood  thou  art  speaking 
 concerning  IshmaeL' 
 
Johanan  rescues  the  captives,      xli.  1.— JEREMIAH. — xlii,  15. 
 
 Jeremiah's  address. 
 
 XLI.  1  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass,  iuthe  seventh 
 month,  come  hath  Ishmael  son  of  Nethaniah, 
 son  of  Elishama,  of  the  seed  royal,  and  of  the 
 chiefs  of  the  king,  and  ten  men  with  him,  un- 
 to Gedaliah  son  of  Ahikam,  to  Mizpah,  and 
 they  eat  there  bread  together  in  Mizpah.  "^  And 
 Ishmael  sou  of  Nethaniah  riseth,  and  the 
 ten  men  who  have  been  with  him,  and  they 
 smite  Gedaliah  son  of  Ahikam,  son  of  Shap- 
 han,  with  the  sword,  and  he  putteth  him  to 
 death  whom  the  king  of  Babylon  hath  ap- 
 pointed over  the  land.  ^^^(J  ^n  t^ie  Jews 
 who  have  been  with  him,  with  Gedaliah,  in 
 Mizpah,  and  the  Chaldeans  who  have  been 
 found  there — the  men  of  war — hath  Ishmael 
 smitten. 
 
 *  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  on  the  second  day 
 of  the  putting  of  Gedaliah  to  death,  (and  no 
 one  hath  known,)  ^that  men  come  in  from 
 Shechem,  from  Shiloh,  and  from  Samaria — 
 eighty  men — with  shaven  beards,  and  rent 
 garments,  and  cutting  themselves,  and  an 
 offering  and  frankincense  in  their  hand,  to 
 bring  in  to  the  house  of  Jehovah.  ^And 
 Ishmael  son  of  Nethaniah  goeth  forth  to  meet 
 them,  from  Mizpah,  going  on  and  weeping, 
 and  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  meeting  them,  that 
 he  saith  unto  them,  '  Come  in  unto  Gedaliah 
 son  of  Ahikam.' 
 
 ^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  their  coming  in 
 unto  the  midst  of  the  city,  that  Ishmael  sou 
 of  Nethaniah  doth  slaughter  them,  at  the 
 midst  of  the  pit,  he  and  the  men  who  are 
 with  him.  ^  And  ten  men  have  been  found 
 among  them,  and  they  say  imto  Ishmael,  '  Do 
 not  put  us  to  death,  for  we  have  things  hidden 
 in  the  field — wheat,  and  barley,  and  oil,  and 
 honey.'  And  he  forbeareth,  and  hath  not 
 put  them  to  death  in  the  midst  of  their 
 brethren. 
 
 ^  And  the  pit  whither  Ishmael  hath  cast  all 
 the  carcases  of  the  men  whom  he  hath  smitten 
 along  with  Gedaliah,  is  that  which  the  king 
 Asa  made  because  of  Baasha  king  of  Israel — 
 it  hath  Ishmael  son  of  Nethaniah  filled  with 
 the  pierced. 
 
 ^^  And  Ishmael  taketh  captive  all  the  rem- 
 nant of  the  people  who  are  in  Mizpah,  the 
 daughters  of  the  king,  and  all  the  people  who 
 are  left  in  Mizpah,  whom  Nebuzar-Adan, 
 chief  of  the  executioners,  hath  committed  to 
 Gedaliah  son  of  Ahikam,  and  Ishmael  son  of 
 Nethaniah  taketh  them  captive,  and  goeth  to 
 pass  over  imto  the  sons  of  Ammon. 
 
 -^  And  hear  doth  Johanan  son  of  Kareah, 
 and  all  the  heads  of  the  forces  that  are  with 
 him,  of  all  the  evil  that  Ishmael  son  of  Ne- 
 thaniah hath  done,  ^^and  they  take  all  the 
 men,  and  go  to  fight  with  Ishmael  son  of 
 Nethaniah,  and  they  find  him  at  the  great 
 waters  that  are  in  Gibeon. 
 
 ^'  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  when  all  the  people 
 who  are  with  Ishmael  see  Johanan  son  of 
 Kareah,  and  all  the  heads  of  the  forces  who 
 are  with  him,  that  they  rejoice.  ^'•And  all 
 the  people  whom  Ishmael  hath  taken  captive 
 from  Mizpah  turn  round,  yea,  thw  turn 
 back,  and  go  unto  Johanan  son  of  Kareah. 
 '^  And  Ishmael  son  of  Nethaniah  hath  escaped, 
 with  eight  men,  from  the  presence  of  Johanan, 
 and  he  goeth  unto  the  sons  of  Ammon. 
 
 IS  And  Johanan  son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the 
 heads  of  the  forces  who  are  with  him,  take 
 all  the  remnant  of  the  people  whom  he  hath 
 brought  back  from  Ishmael  son  of  Nethaniah, 
 from  Mizpah— after  he  Iiad  smitten  Gedaliah 
 son  of  Ahikam— mighty  ones,  men  of  war, 
 and  women,  and  infants,  and  eunuchs,  whom 
 he  had  brought  back  from  Gibeon,  i^and 
 they  go  and  abide  in  the  habitations  of  Chim- 
 ham,  that  are  near  Beth-Lehem,  to  go  to  enter 
 Egypt,  i^from  the  presence  of  the  Chaldeans, 
 forthey  have  been  afraid  of  them,  for  Ishmael 
 son  of  Nethaniah  had  smitten  Gedaliah  son 
 of  Ahikam,  whom  the  king  of  Babylon  had 
 appointed  over  the  land. 
 
 XLII.  ^  AND  they  come  nigh— aU  the  heads 
 of  the  forces,  and  Johanan  son  of  Kareah, 
 and  Jezaniah  son  of  Hoshaiah,  and  all  the 
 people  from  the  least  even  imto  the  greatest 
 — "  and  they  say  unto  Jeremiah  the  jjrophet, 
 '  Let,  we  pray  thee,  our  supplication  fall 
 before  thee,  and  pray  for  us  unto  Jehovah 
 thy  God,  for  all  this  remnant ;  for  we  have 
 been  left  a  few  out  of  many,  as  thine  eyes  do 
 see  us ;  ^  and  Jehovah  thy  God  doth  declare 
 to  us  the  way  in  which  we  walk,  and  the 
 thing  that  we  do.' 
 
 ^And  Jeremiah  the  prophet  saith  unto 
 them,  'I  have  heard:  lo,  iam  praying  unto 
 Jehovah  your  God  according  to  your  words, 
 and  it  liath  come  to  pass,  the  whole  word  that 
 Jehovah  answereth  you,  I  declare  to  you — I 
 do  not  withhold  from  you  a  word.' 
 
 ^  And  they  have  said  to  Jeremiah,  'Jehovah 
 is  against  us  for  a  witness  true  and  faithful, 
 if — according  to  all  the  word  with  which  Je- 
 hovah thy  God  doth  send  thee  unto  us — we 
 do  not  so.  ^  Whether  good  or  evil,  to  the 
 voice  of  Jehovah  our  God,  to  whom  we  are 
 sending  thee,  we  do  hearken;  because  it  is 
 good  for  us  when  we  hearken  to  the  voice  of 
 Jehovah  our  God. ' 
 
 ^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  end  of  ten 
 days,  that  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto 
 Jeremiah,  ^  and  he  calleth  unto  Johanan  son 
 of  Kareah,  and  unto  all  the  heads  of  the 
 forces  that  are  with  him,  and  to  all  the  people, 
 from  the  least  even  unto  the  greatest,  ^  and 
 he  saith  unto  them,  'Thus  said  Jehovah,  God 
 of  Israel,  unto  whom  ye  sent  me,  to  cause 
 your  supplication  to  faU  before  Him : 
 
 1* '  If  ye  do  certainly  dwell  in  this  land, 
 then  I  have  builded  you  up,  and  I  throw 
 not  down ;  and  I  have  planted  you,  and  I 
 pluck  not  up;  for  I  have  repented  con- 
 cerning the  evil  that  I  have  done  to  you. 
 "  Be  not  afraid  of  the  king  of  Babylon,  whom 
 ye  are  afraid  of  ;  be  not  afraid  of  him — an 
 affirmation  of  Jehovah — for  with  you  am  I, 
 to  save  you,  and  to  deliver  you  from  his  hand. 
 ^'^  And  I  give  to  you  mercies,  and  he  hath 
 pitied  you,  and  caused  you  to  turn  back  unto 
 your  own  ground. 
 
 13 '  And  if  ye  are  saying.  We  do  not  dwell  in 
 this  land — not  to  hearlicn  to  the  voice  of  Je- 
 hovah your  God,  i*  saying,  No ;  but  the  land 
 of  Egypt  we  enter,  that  we  see  no  war,  and 
 the  sound  of  a  trumpet  do  not  hear,  and  for 
 bread  be  not  hungry  ;  and  there  do  we  dwell. 
 i^And  now,  therefore,  hear  ye  a  word  of 
 491 
 
The  people' a  reply. 
 
 XLii.  16— JEREMIAH.— XMv.  10. 
 
 JeremialCa  remonstranct. 
 
 Jehovah,  O  remnant  of  Judah:  Thus  said 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel :  If  ye  really 
 set  your  faces  to  enter  Egypt,  and  have  gone 
 in  to  sojourn  there,  ^"then  it  hath  come  to 
 pass,  the  sword  that  ye  are  afraidof.  doth  there 
 overtake  you,  in  the  land  of  Egypt ;  and  the 
 hunger,  because  of  which  ye  are  sorrowful, 
 doth  there  cleave  after  you  in  Egy|3t,  and 
 there  ye  die. 
 
 1^ '  T^hus  are  all  the  men  who  have  set  their 
 faces  to  enter  Egypt  to  sojourn  there ;  they 
 die — by  sword,  by  hunger,  and  by  pestilence, 
 and  there  is  not  to  them  a  remnant  and  an 
 escaped  one,  because  of  the  evil  that  I  am 
 bringing  in  upon  them ;  ^^  for  thus  said  Je- 
 hovah of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel :  As  poured 
 out  hath  been  Mine  anger  and  My  fury  on  the 
 inhabitants  of  Jerusalem,  so  poured  out  is 
 My  fury  upon  you  in  your  entering  Egypt, 
 and  ye  nave  been  for  an  execration,  and  for 
 an  astonishment,  and  for  a  reviling,  and  for 
 a  reproach,  and  ye  do  not  see  any  more  this 
 place. 
 
 ^9  '  Jehovah  hath  spoken  against  you,  0  rem- 
 nant of  Judah,  do  not  enter  Egyi)t:  know 
 'lertainly  that  I  have  testified  against  you  to- 
 day; ^"for  ye  have  shewed  yourselves  per- 
 verse in  your  souls,  for  ye  sent  me  unto  Je- 
 hovah your  God,  saying.  Pray  for  us  unto 
 Jehovah  our  God,  and  according  to  all  that 
 Jehovah  our  God  saitli,  so  declare  to  us,  and 
 we  have  done  it ;  '■'^  and  I  declare  to  you  to- 
 day, and  ye  have  not  hearkened  to  the  voice 
 of  Jehovah  your  God,  and  to  anything  with 
 which  He  hath  sent  me  unto  you.  -^And 
 now,  know  ye  certainly  that  by  sword,  by 
 famine,  and  by  pestilence  ye  die,  in  the  place 
 that  ye  have  desired  to  go  in  to  sojourn 
 there. 
 
 XLIII.  1  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass,  when  Jere- 
 miah doth  finish  to  speak  imto  all  the  people 
 all  the  words  of  Jeliovah  their  God,  with 
 which  Jehovah  their  God  hath  sent  him  unto 
 them— all  these  words — "that  Azariah  son  of 
 Hoshaiah,  and  Johanan  son  of  Kareah,  and 
 all  the  proud  men,  speak  imto  Jeremiah,  say- 
 ing, '  Falsehood  thou  art  speaking ;  Jehovah 
 our  God  hath  not  sent  thee  to  say,  Do  not 
 enter  Egyjit  to  sojourn  tliere;  ^for  Baruch 
 son  of  Neriah  is  moving  thee  against  us,  in 
 order  to  give  us  up  into  the  liand  of  the 
 Chaldeans,  to  put  us  to  death,  and  to  remove 
 us  to  Babylon. 
 
 *  And  Johanan  son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the 
 heads  of  the  forces,  and  all  the  people,  have 
 not  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Jehovah,  to 
 dwell  in  the  land  of  Judah;  ^and  Johanan 
 son  of  Kareah,  and  all  the  heads  of  the  forces, 
 take  all  the  remnant  of  Judah  who  have 
 turned  from  all  the  nations  whither  they  were 
 driven  to  sojourn  in  tlie  laud  of  Judah,  '  the 
 men,  and  the  women,  and  the  infant,  and 
 the  daughters  of  the  king,  and  every  jjerson 
 that  Nebuzar-Adan,  chief  of  the  executioners, 
 had  left  with  Gedahah  son  of  Ahikam,  son 
 of  Sha]ilian,  and  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  and 
 Baruch  son  of  Neriah,  'and  they  enter  the 
 land  of  Egyjit,  for  they  have  not  liearkencd 
 to  the  voice  of  Jehovah,  and  they  cuter  imto 
 Tahpanhes. 
 
 492 
 
 *  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  Jere- 
 miah in  Tahpanhes,  saying,  '-^  'Take  in  thy 
 hand  p-eat  stones,  and  thou  hast  hidden 
 them,  in  the  clay,  in  the  brick-kiln,  that  is  at 
 the  opening  of  the  house  of  Pharaoh  in  Tah- 
 panhes, before  the  eyes  of  the  men  of  Judah, 
 '"and  thou  hast  said  unto  them:  Thus  said 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel :  '  Lo,  I  am 
 sending,  and  I  have  taken  Nebuchadrezzar 
 king  of  Babylon,  My  servant,  and  I  have  set 
 his  throne  above  these  stones  that  I  liave  hid, 
 and  he  hath  stretched  out  his  pavilion  over 
 them,  ^'  and  he  hath  come,  and  smitten  the 
 land  of  Egy]it — those  who  are  for  deatli  to 
 death,  and  those  who  are  for  captivity  to 
 captivity,  and  those  who  are  for  the  sword  to 
 the  sword.  '^  And  I  have  kindled  a  fire  in 
 the  houses  of  the  gods  of  Egypt,  and  it  hath 
 burned  them,  and  he  hath  taken  them  cap- 
 tive, and  covered  himself  with  the  land  of 
 Ecrypt.  as  cover  himself  doth  the  shepherd 
 with  his  garment,  and  he  hath  goue  forth 
 thence  in  peace;  '^and  he  hath  broken  the 
 standing  pillars  of  the  house  of  the  sun,  that 
 is  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  the  houses  of  the 
 gods  of  EgyiDt  he  doth  burn  with  fire.' 
 
 XLIV.  iTHE  word  that  hath  been  unto 
 Jeremiah  concerning  all  the  Jews  who  are 
 dwelUng  in  the  land  of  Egypt — who  are  dwell- 
 ing in  Migdol,  and  in  Tahpanhes,  and  in 
 Noph,  and  in  the  land  of  Pathros  —  saying, 
 ^ '  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel : 
 Ye — ye  have  seen  all  the  evil  that  I  have 
 brought  in  on  Jerusalem,  and  on  all  the  cities 
 of  Judah,  and  lo,  they  are  a  waste  this  day, 
 and  there  is  none  dwelling  in  them,  ^  be- 
 cause of  their  wickedness  that  they  have 
 done,  by  provoking  Me  to  anger,  by  going 
 to  make  perfume,  by  serving  other  gods, 
 that  they  knew  not,  they,  ye,  and  your 
 fathers. 
 
 *  'And  I  send  unto  you  all  my  servants, 
 the  prophets,  rising  early  and  sending,  say- 
 ing: I  ])ray  vou,  do  not  this  abomination  that 
 I  have  hated — ^  and  they  have  not  hearkened 
 nor  inclined  their  ear,  to  turn  back  from 
 their  wickedness,  not  to  make  perfume  to 
 other  gods,  "  and  poured  out  is  ISIy  furv,  and 
 Mine  anger,  and  it  burnetii  in  cities  of  Judah, 
 aud  in  streets  of  Jerusalem,  and  they  are  for 
 a  waste,  for  a  desolation,  as  at.  this  day. 
 
 ^  'And,  now,  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 God  of  Israel :  Wliy  are  ye  doing  great  evil 
 unto  your  own  souls,  to  cut  off  to  you  man 
 and  woman,  infant  and  suckling,  from  the 
 midst  of  Judah,  so  as  not  to  leave  to  you  a 
 remnant:  *by  provoking  Me  to  anger  by  the 
 works  of  your  liands,  by  making  perfume  to 
 other  gods  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  wliither  ye 
 are  going  in  to  sojourn,  so  as  to  cut  yoiirselves 
 off,  and  so  as  to  your  being  for  a  reWliug  and 
 for  a  reproach  among  all  nations  of  tlie  earth  ? 
 
 " '  Have  ye  forgotten  tlie  wickedness  of  your 
 fathers,  and  the  wckedness  of  the  kin ^  of 
 Jndah,  and  the  wickedness  of  their  wives, 
 aud  your  own  wickedness,  and  the  wickedness 
 of  your  wives,  that  they  liave  done  in  tlie  land  of 
 Judah,  and  in  streets  of  Jenisaleni?  '"They 
 liave  not  been  humbled  unto  this  day,  nor 
 have  they  been  afraid,  nor  have  they  walked 
 
Tlie  people's  stuhhomness.      XLiv.  II.— JEREMIAH.— xlvi.  4. 
 
 Address  to  BarucK 
 
 iu  My  law,  and  iu  My  statutes,  that  T  have 
 set  before  you  and  before  your  fathers. 
 
 1^ '  Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 Godof  Israel:  Lo,  I  am  setting  my  face  against 
 you  for  evil,  even  to  cut  off  all  Judah,  '-  and 
 I  have  taken  the  remnant  of  Judah,  who  have 
 set  their  faces  to  enter  the  land  of  Egypt  to 
 sojourn  there,  and  they  have  all  been  con- 
 siimed  iu  the  land  of  Egypt;  they  fall  by  sword, 
 by  famine  they  are  consumed,  "from  tne  least 
 even  unto  the  greatest,  by  sword  and  by  fa- 
 mine they  die,  and  they  have  been  for  an  exe- 
 cration, for  an  astonishment,  and  for  a  revil- 
 ing, and  for  a  reproach. 
 
 '^ '  And  I  have  seen  after  those  dwelling  in 
 the  land  of  Egypt,  as  I  saw  after  Jerusalem, 
 witli  sword,  with  famine,  and  with  pestilence, 
 '''  and  there  is  not  an  escaped  and  remaining 
 one  of  the  remnant  of  Judah,  who  are  enter- 
 ing into  the  land  of  Egypt  to  sojourn  there, 
 even  to  turn  back  to  the  land  of  Judah,  whi- 
 ther they  are  lifting  iip  their  soul  to  retm-n  to 
 dwell,  for  they  do  not  turn  back,  except  those 
 escaping.' 
 
 '5  And  they  answer  Jeremiah— all  the  men 
 who  are  knowing  that  their  wives  are  making 
 perfume  to  other  gods,  and  all  the  women  who 
 are  remaining,  a  great  assembly,  even  all  the 
 people  who  are  dwelling  in  the  land  of  Egyjjt, 
 in  Pathros — saying :  '^^ '  The  word  that  thou 
 hast  spoken  unto  us  in  the  name  of  Jehovah 
 — we  are  not  hearkening  unto  thee ;  ^''  for  we 
 certainly  do  everything  that  hath  gone  out  of 
 our  mouth,  to  make  perfume  to  the  queen  of 
 the  heavens,  and  to  pour  out  to  her  libations, 
 as  we  have  done,  we,  and  om*  fathers,  our 
 kings,  and  our  heads,  in  cities  of  Judah,  and 
 in  streets  of  Jerusalem,  and — we  are  satisfied 
 Avith  bread,  and  we  are  well,  and  evil  we  have 
 not  seen. 
 
 1^  'And  from  the  time  we  have  ceased  to  make 
 perfume  to  the  queen  of  the  heavens,  and  to 
 pour  out  to  her  libations,  we  have  lacked  all, 
 and  by  sword  and  by  famine  we  have  been 
 consumed,  ^^  and  when  we  are  making  per- 
 fume to  the  queen  of  the  heavens,  and  pour- 
 ing out  to  her  libations — without  our  husbands 
 have  we  made  for  her  cakes  to  idolize  her,  and 
 to  pour  out  to  her  libations?' 
 
 *"  And  Jeremiah  saith  unto  all  the  people, 
 concerning  the  men  and  concerning  the  women, 
 and  concerning  all  the  people  who  are  answer- 
 ing him,  saying:  ^^ '  The  perfume  that  ye  made 
 in  the  cities  ot  Judah,  and  in  the  streets  of 
 Jerusalem,  ye,  and  your  fathers,  your  kings, 
 and  your  heads,  and  the  people  of  the  land, 
 hath  not  Jehovah  remembered  it  ?  yea,  it  Com- 
 eth up  on  His  heart.  -'-And  Jehovah  is  not 
 able  any  more  to  accept  you,  because  of  the 
 evil  of  your  doings,  because  of  the  abomina- 
 tions that  ye  have  done,  and  your  land  is  for 
 a  waste,  and  for  an  astonishment,  and  for  a 
 reviling,  without  inhabitant,  as  at  this  day. 
 
 -^  'Because  that  ye  have  made  perfume,  and 
 because  ye  have  sinned  against  Jehovah,  and 
 have  not  hearkened  to  the  voice  of  Jehovah, 
 and  in  His  law,  and  in  His  statutes,  and  in 
 His  testimonies  ye  have  not  walked,  therefore 
 hath  this  evil  met  you  as  at  this  day.' 
 
 '*'*  And  Jeremiah  saith  unto  all  the  people, 
 and  unto  all  the  women,  '  Hear  ye  a  word  of 
 
 Jehovah,  all  Judah  who  are.  iu  the  land  of 
 Egypt,  -^Thus  spake  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God 
 of  Israel,  saying:  Ye  and  your  wives  both 
 speak  with  your  mouth,  and  with  your  hands 
 have  fiUhlled,  saying:  We  certainly  execute 
 our  vows  that  we  have  vowed,  to  make  per- 
 fume to  the  queen  of  the  heavens,  and  to  pour 
 out  to  her  libations,  ye  do  certainly  establish 
 your  vows,  and  certainly  execute  your  vows. 
 
 -^  'Therefore,  hear  ye  a  word  of  Jehovah,  all 
 Judah  who  are  dwelling  in  the  land  of  Egypt : 
 Lo,  I— I  have  sworn  by  My  great  name,  said 
 Jehovah,  My  name  is  no  more  proclaimed  by 
 the  mouth  of  any  man  of  Judah,  saying,  Live 
 doth  the  Lord  Jehovah— in  all  the  land  of 
 Egypt.  ^^  Lo,  I  am  watching  over  them  for 
 evil,  and  not  for  good,  and  consumed  have  been 
 all  the  men  of  Judah  who  are  in  the  land  of 
 Egypt,  by  sword  and  by  famine,  till  their  con- 
 sumption. 
 
 -8  '  And  the  escaped  of  the  sword  turn  back 
 out  cif  the  land  of  Egyjjt  to  the  land  of  Judah, 
 few  in  number,  and  known  have  all  the  rem- 
 nant of  Judah  who  are  coming  into  the  land 
 of  Egypt  to  sojourn  there,  whose  word  is  es- 
 tablished. Mine  or  theirs. 
 
 "''  '  And  this  is  to  you  the  sign — an  affirma- 
 tion of  Jehovah — that  I  am  seeing  after  you 
 in  this  place,  so  that  ye  know  that  My  words 
 are  certainly  established  against  you  for  evil ; 
 ^"  Thus  said  Jehovah,  Lo,  I  am  giving  Pha- 
 raoh-Hophra  king  of  Egypt  into  the  hand  of 
 his  enemies,  and  into  the  hand  of  those  seek- 
 ing his  life,  as  I  have  given  Zedekiah  king  of 
 Judah  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king 
 of  Babylon,  his  enemy,  and  who  is  seeking 
 his  life.' 
 
 XLV.  1  THE  word  that  Jeremiah  the  pro- 
 phet hath  spoken  untoBaruch  sou  of  Neriah, 
 in  his  writing  these  words  on  a  book  from 
 the  mouth  of  Jeremiah,  in  the  fourth  year 
 of  Jehoiakim  son  of  Josiah  king  of  Judah, 
 saying : 
 
 -  '  Thus  said  Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  con- 
 cerning thee,  0  Baruch : 
 
 ■*  '  Thou  hast  said.  Wo  to  me,  now,  for  Je 
 hovah  hath  added  sorrow  to  my  pain,  I  have 
 been  wearied  with  my  sighing,  and  rest  I  have 
 not  found.  ■*  Thus  dost  thou  say  unto  him  : 
 Thus  said  Jehovah :  Lo,  that  wkich  I  have 
 built  I  am  throwing  down,  and  that  which  I 
 have  planted  I  am  plucking  up,  even  the 
 whole  land  itself.  ^  And  thou — thou  seekest 
 for  thee  great  things — do  not  seek,  for  lo,  I 
 am  bringing  in  evil  on  all  flesh — an  affirma- 
 tion of  Jehovah — and  I  have  given  to  thee  thy 
 life  for  aspoil,  in  all  places  whither  thou  goest' 
 
 XLVL  1  THAT  which  hath  been  the  word 
 of  Jehovah  unto  Jeremiah  the  prophet  con- 
 cerning the  nations, 
 
 ■■^  For  Egypt,  concerning  the  force  of  Pha- 
 raoh-Necho  king  of  Egypt,  that  hath  been  by 
 the  river  Phrat,  in  C'archemish,  that  Nebu- 
 chadrezzar king  of  Babylon  hath  smitten,  in  the 
 fourth  year  of  Jehoiakim  son  of  Josiah  king 
 of  Judah : 
 ^  '  Set  ye  in  array  shield  and  buckler, 
 
 And  draw  nigh  to  battle. 
 ^  Gird  the  horses,  and  go  up,  ye  horsemen, 
 493 
 
The  judgment  of  Egypt 
 
 XLVT.  5.— JEREMIAH.— XLvii.  7. 
 
 and  of  the  Philst'inea, 
 
 And  station  yourselves  with  helmets, 
 -Polish  the  javelins,  ])ut  on  the  coats  of  mail. 
 
 *  Wherefore  have  I  seen  them  dismayed — 
 They  are  turned  backward. 
 
 And  their  mighty  ones  are  beaten  down, 
 And  to  a  refuge  they  have  tied,  and  not 
 turned  the  face?  [hovah. 
 
 Fear  is  round  about— an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 
 *  The swiftdo not flee,nor dothemightyescape, 
 Northward,  by  the  side  of  the  river  Phrat, 
 They  have  stumbled  and  fallen. 
 
 ^  Who  is  this  ?  as  a  flood  he  cometh  up, 
 As  rivers  do  his  waters  shake  themselves ! 
 
 ^  Egypt,  as  a  flood  cometh  up. 
 And  as  rivers  the  waters  shake  themselves. 
 And  he  saith,  I  go  up;  I  cover  the  land, 
 I  destroy  the  city  and  the  inhabitants  in  it. 
 
 *  Go  up,  ye  horses ;  and  boast  yourelves,  ye 
 ■    And  go  fortli,  ye  mighty,  [chariots. 
 
 Gush  and  Phut  handling  the  shield. 
 And  Lud  handling — treading  the  bow. 
 
 '"  And  that  day  is  to  the  Lord  Jehovah  of 
 A  day  of  vengeance,  [Hosts 
 
 To  be  avenged  of  His  adversaries,  [tisfied. 
 And  the  sword  hath  devoured,  and  been  sa- 
 And  it  hath  been  watered  from  their  blood, 
 For  a  sacrifi  ce  is  to  the  Lord  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 In  the  land  of  the  north,  by  the  river  Phrat. 
 
 "  Go  up  to  Gilead,  and  take  balm, 
 0  virgin  daughter  of  Egypt, 
 In  vam  thou  hast  multiplied  medicines, 
 Healing  there  is  none  for  thee. 
 
 '"  Nations  have  heard  of  thy  shame, 
 And  thy  cry  hath  filled  the  land. 
 For  the  mighty  on  the  mighty  did  stumble. 
 Together  they  have  fallen— both  of  them ! ' 
 
 ^3  THE  word  that  Jehovah  hath  spoken 
 
 unto  Jeremiah  the  prophet  concerning  the 
 
 coming  in  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon, 
 
 to  smite  the  land  of  EgyiJt : 
 
 "  'Declare  ye  in  Egypt,  and  sound  in  Migdol, 
 Yea,  soimd  in  Noph,  and  in  Tahpanhes  say: 
 Station  thyself,  yea,  prepare  for  thee, 
 For  a  sword  hath  devoured  around  thee. 
 
 "  Wherefore  hath  thy  bull  been  swept  away? 
 He  hath  not  stood,  because  Jehovah  thrust 
 him  away. 
 
 '^  He  hath  multiplied  the  stumbling. 
 Yea  one  hath  fallen  upon  his  neighbour. 
 And  they  say :  Rise,  and  we  turn  back  to  our 
 
 people, 
 And  imto  the  land  of  our  birth. 
 Because  of  the  oppressing  sworcL 
 
 '•^  They  have  cried  there: 
 
 Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt  is  a  desolation. 
 Passed  by  hath  the  appointed  time. 
 
 '*  I  live — an  affirmation  of  the  King, 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  His  name, 
 Surely  as  Tabor  is  among  mountains, 
 And  as  Carmel  by  the  sea — he  cometh  in, 
 
 '*  Goods  for  removal  make  for  thee, 
 0  inhabitant,  daughter  of  Egypt, 
 For  Noph  becometh  a  desolation, 
 And  liathbeeu  burnt  up,  without  inhabitant. 
 
 **     A  heifer  very  fair  is  Egjqit, 
 Rending  from  tlie  north  cloth  come  into  her. 
 
 "  Even  her  hired  ones  in  her  midst  are  as 
 calves  of  the  stall. 
 For  even  they  have  turned, 
 They  Jbavf  fled  togetlier,  they  have  not  stood, 
 494 
 
 For  the  day  of  their  calamity  liath  come  on 
 The  time  of  tlieir  inspection.  [them, 
 
 --  Its  voice  as  a  serpent  goeth  on, 
 For  with  a  force  they  go, 
 And  with  axes  they  have  come  in  to  her, 
 As  hewers  of  trees. 
 -^  They  have  cut  down  her  forest,    [searched, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah — for  it  is  not 
 For  they  have  been  more  than  the  grass- 
 And  they  have  no  numbering.  (hopper, 
 
 "*  Ashamed  hath  been  the  daughter  of  Egypt, 
 She  hath  been  given  into  the  hand  of  the 
 people  of  the  north. 
 "^  Said  hath  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel : 
 Lo,  I  am  seeing  after  Amon  of  No, 
 And  after  Pharaoh,  and  after  Egypt, 
 And  after  her  gods,  and  after  her  kings, 
 And  after  Pharaoh,  and  after  those  trusting 
 in  him,  [those  seeking  their  life, 
 
 -"  And  I  have  given  them  into  the  hand  of 
 And  into  the  hand  of  Nebuchadrezzar  king 
 
 of  Babylon, 
 And  into  the  hand  of  his  servants. 
 And  afterwards  it  is  inhabited. 
 As  in  days  of  old — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 '^     And  thou,  thou  dost  not  fear,  my  servant 
 Nor  art  thou  dismayed,  0  Israel,      [Jacob, 
 For  lo,  I  am  saving  thee  from  afar, 
 And  thy  seed  from  the  land  of  their  caj)- 
 And  Jacob  hath  turned  back,  [tivity, 
 
 And  hath  been  at  rest,  and  been  at  ease, 
 And  there  is  none  disturbing. 
 "^  Thou,  thou  dost  not  fear.  My  servant  Jacob, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah — for  with  thee  1 
 For  I  make  an  end  of  all  the  nations    [am. 
 Whither  I  have  driven  thee. 
 And  of  thee  I  do  not  make  an  end. 
 And  I  have  reproved  thee  in  judgment, 
 And  do  not  entirely  acquit  thee ! ' 
 
 XLVII.  iTHAT  which  hath  been  the  word 
 of  Jehovah  unto  Jeremiah    concerning   the 
 Philistines,  before  Pharaoh  smiteth  Gaza : 
 ^  '  Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  waters  are  coming  up  from  the  north. 
 And  have  been  for  an  overflowing  stream. 
 And  they  overflow  the  land  and  its  fulness. 
 The  city,  and  the  inhabitants  in  it. 
 And  men  have  cried  out,  [land. 
 
 And  howled  hath  every  inhabitant  of  the 
 3  From  the  sound  of  the  stamping  of  the 
 hoofs  of  his  mighty  ones, 
 From  the  rushing  of  his  chariot,  the  noise 
 
 of  his  wheels. 
 Fathers  have  not  turned  unto  sons. 
 From  feebleness  of  hands. 
 
 *  Because  of  the  day  that  hath  come  to  spoil 
 
 all  the  Philistines,  [ing  remnant. 
 
 To  cut  ofi'  to  Tyre  and  to  Zidou  every  help- 
 For  Jehovah  is  spoiling  the  Philistines, 
 The  remnant  of  the  isle  of  Caphtor. 
 ^  Come  hath  baldness  unto  Gaza, 
 Cut  off"  hath  been  Ashkelon, 
 0  remnant  of  their  valley, 
 Till  when  dost  thou  cut  thyself?  [not  quiet? 
 
 *  Ho,  sword  of  Jehovah,  till  when  art  thou 
 Be  removed  unto  thy  sheath,  rest  and  cease. 
 
 ^  How  shall  it  be  quiet. 
 And  Jehovah  hatli  given  a  charge  to  it, 
 Against  Ashkelon,  andagainstthesea shore? 
 There  hath  He  appointed  it  1 ' 
 
Judgment  ofMoab 
 
 XLViii.  1.— .JEREMIAH.— XLVTii.  38. 
 
 for  her  pride, 
 
 XLVIII.  '  Concerning  Moab : 
 '  Thus  said  Jeliovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel  : 
 Wo  imto  Nebo,  for  it  is  spoiled,  [aim, 
 
 Put  to  shame,  captured  hath  been  Kiriath- 
 Put  to  shame  hath  been  the  higli  tower, 
 Yea,  it  hath  been  broken  down. 
 
 '  There  is  no  more  praise  of  Moab, 
 In  Heshbon  they  devised  against  it  evil : 
 Come,  and  we  cut  it  off  from  being  a  nation, 
 Also,  0  Madmen,  thou  art  cut  off, 
 After  tliee  goeth  a  sword. 
 
 2  A  voice  of  a  cry  is  from  Horonaim, 
 Spoiling  and  great  destruction. 
 
 *  Destroyed  hath  been  Moab, 
 
 Caused  a  cry  to  be  heard  have  her  little  ones. 
 "*  For  the  ascent  of  Luhith  with  weeping, 
 Go  up  doth  weeping. 
 For  in  the  descent  of  Horonaim 
 Advei-saries  a  cry  of  desolation  have  heard. 
 
 *  Flee  ye,  deliver  yourselves. 
 
 Ye  are  as  a  naked  thing  in  a  wilderness. 
 ■^  For,  because  of  thy  trusting  in  thy  works, 
 Andinthy  treasiires,  even  thou  art  captured. 
 And  gone  out  hath  Chemosh  in  a  removal. 
 His  priests  and  his  heads  together. 
 ^  And  come  in  doth  a  spoiler  unto  every  city. 
 And  no  city  doth  escape, 
 And  perished  hath  the  valley,  [said. 
 
 And  destroyed  been  the  plain,  as  Jehovah 
 ^  Give  wings  to  Moab,  for  she  utterly  goeth  out. 
 And  her  cities  are  for  a  desolation. 
 Without  an  inhabitant  in  them. 
 
 1°  Cursed  is  he  who  is  doing  the  work  of  Jeho- 
 And  cursed  is  he  [vah  slothfully. 
 
 Who  is  withholding  his  sword  from  blood. 
 
 1^  Secure  is  Moab  from  his  youth, 
 
 And  at  rest  is  he  for  his  preserved  things. 
 And  he  hath  not  been  emptied  out  from 
 
 vessel  unto  vessel. 
 And  into  captivity  he  hath  not  gone, 
 Therefore  hath  his  taste  remained  in  him. 
 And  his  fragrance  hath  not  been  changed. 
 
 1'     Therefore,  lo,  days  are  coming. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  I  have  sent  to  him  wanderers. 
 And  they  have  caused  him  to  wander. 
 And  his  vessels  they  empty  out. 
 And  his  bottles  they  dash  in  pieces. 
 
 '^  And  ashamed  hath  been  Moab  because  of 
 Chemosh, 
 As  the  house  of  Israel  have  been  ashamed 
 Because  of  Beth-El  their  confidence. 
 
 1*  How  do  ye  say,  We  are  mighty. 
 And  men  of  strength  for  battle? 
 
 ^^  Spoiled  is  Moab,  and  her  cities  hath  one  gone 
 And  the  choice  of  its  young  men  [up, 
 
 Have  gone  down  to  slaughter. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  King, 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  His  name. 
 
 *'  .Near  is  the  calamity  of  Moab  to  come. 
 And  his  affliction  hath  hasted  exceedingly. 
 
 *^  Bemoan  for  him,  all  ye  round  about  him, 
 And  all  knowing  his  name,  say  ye : 
 How  hath  it  been   broken,    the    staff  of 
 The  rod  of  beauty.  _       [strength, 
 
 *^  Come  down  from  honour,  sit  in  thirst, 
 O  inhabitant,  daughter  of  Dibon, 
 For  a  spoiler  of  Moab  hath  come  up  to  tiiee, 
 He  hath  destroyed  thy  fenced  places. 
 
 '^  On  the  way  stand,  and  watch,  0  inhabitant 
 Ask  the  fugitive  and  escaped,        [of  Aroer, 
 
 Say,  What  hath  happened? 
 "0  Put  to  shame  hath  been  Moab, 
 For  it  hath  been  broken  down. 
 Howl  and  cry,  declare  ye  in  Arnon, 
 For  spoiled  is  Moab, 
 "'  And  judgment  hath  come  in  unto  the  land 
 of  the  plain — unto  Holon, 
 And  vmto  Jahazah,  and  on  Mephaath, 
 "-  And  on  Dibon,  and  on  Nebo, 
 
 And  on  Beth-Diblathaim,  and  on  Kirathaim, 
 '3  And  on  Beth-Gamul,  and  on  Beth-Meon, 
 "^■^  And  on  Kerioth,  and  on  Bozrah, 
 And  on  all  cities  of  the  land  of  Moab, 
 The  far  off  and  the  near. 
 ^  Cut  down  hath  been  the  horn  of  Moab, 
 And  his  arm  hath  been  broken, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 ^^  Declare  ye  him  drunk, 
 For  against  Jehovah  he  made  himself  great 
 And  Moab  hath  stricken  in  his  vomit. 
 And  he  hath  been  for  a  derision — even  he. 
 -"  And  was  not  Israel  the  derision  to  thee  ? 
 Aanong  thieves  was  he  found? 
 For  since  thy  words  concerning  him. 
 Thou  dost  bemoan  thyself. 
 ^  Forsake  cities,  and  dwell  in  a  rock, 
 Ye  inhabitants  of  Moab, 
 And  be  as  a  dove  making  a  nest  in  the  pas- 
 sages of  a  pit's  mouth. 
 -^  We  have  heard  of  the  arrogance  of  Moab, 
 Exceeding  proud ! 
 His  haughtiness,  and  his  arrogance, 
 And  his  pride,  and  the  height  of  his  heart, 
 ^^  I — I  have  known,  an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 His  wrath,  and  it  is  not  right. 
 His  devices — not  right  they  have  done. 
 ^'  Therefore  for  Moab  I  bowl,  even  for  Moab — 
 all  of  it, 
 I  cry  for  men  of  Kir-Heres,  it  doth  mourn, 
 ^^  With  the  weeping  of  Jazer,  I  weep  for  thee, 
 0  vine  of  Sibmah, 
 
 Thy  branches  have  passed  over  a  sea. 
 Unto  the  sea  of  Jazer  they  have  come. 
 On  thy  summer  fruits,  and  on  thy  harvest, 
 A  spoiler  hath  fallen. 
 ^^  And  removed  hath  been  joy  and  gladness 
 From  the  fruitful  field. 
 Even  from  the  land  of  Moab, 
 And  wine  from  wine-presses  I  have  caused 
 Shouting  doth  not  proceed,  [to  cease. 
 
 The  shouting  is  no  shouting  ! 
 ^^  Because  of  the  cry  of  Heshbon  unto  Elealeh, 
 Unto  Jahaz  they  have  given  their  voice. 
 From  Zoar  unto  Horonaim, 
 A  heifer  of  the  third  year. 
 For  even  waters  of  Nimrim  become  deso- 
 lations. 
 2^  And  I  have  caused  to  cease  to  Moab, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 Him  who  is  offering  in  a  high  place. 
 And  him  who  is  making  perfume  to  his  god. 
 ="'  Therefore  my  heart  for  Moab  as  pipes  dotb 
 soimd. 
 And  my  heart  for  men  of  Kir-Heres 
 As  pipes  doth  sound. 
 
 Therefore  the  abundance  he  made  did  perish. 
 ^~  For  every  head  is  bald,  and  every  beard  di- 
 minished, [sackcloth. 
 On  all  hands  cuttings,  and  on  the  loins — 
 ^^  On  all  roofs  of   Moab,  and  in  her  broad- 
 All  of  it— is  lamentation,  [places, 
 495 
 
The  destruction  of  Moah,       xlviii.  39.-JEREMrAH.— xlix.  22. 
 
 Ammon,  and  Edom, 
 
 For  I  Lave  broken  Moab  as  a  vessel  ia  wliioli 
 
 there  is  no  pleasure, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [liowled, 
 
 *^  How  hath  it  been  broken  down !  they  have 
 How  hath  Moab  turned  the  neck  ashamed, 
 And  Moab  hath  been  for  a  derision. 
 And  for  a  terror  to  all  round  about  her. 
 «"     For  thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  as  an  eagle  he  doth  flee. 
 And  hath  spread  his  wings  unto  Moab. 
 *i  Captured  have  been  the  cities, 
 And  the  strongholds  are  caught, 
 And  the  heart  of  the  mighty  of  Moab 
 Hath  been  in  that  day  as  the  heart  of  a  dis- 
 tressed woman.  [a  people, 
 "  And  Moab  hath  been  destroyed  from  hei7ig 
 
 For  against  Jehovah  he  exerted  himself. 
 *■''  Fear,  and  a  snare,  and  a  gin,  are  for  thee, 
 0  inhabitant  of  Moab — an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 hovah, 
 "  Whoso  is  fleeing  because  of  the  fear  falleth 
 into  the  snare, 
 And  whoso  is  coming  up  from  the  snare  is 
 
 captured  by  the  gin, 
 For  1  bring  in  unto  her— unto  Moab— 
 The  year  of  their  inspection. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  [have  fugitives, 
 *^  In  the  shadow  of  Heshbon  stood  powerless 
 For  fire  hath  gone  forth  from  Heslibon, 
 And  a  flame  from  within  Sihou, 
 And  it  consumeth  the  corner  of  Moab, 
 And  the  crown  of  the  sons  of  Shaon. 
 ««  Wo  to  thee,  0  Moab, 
 
 Perished  hath  the  people  of  Chemosh,  _ 
 For  thy  sons  were  taken  with  the  captives, 
 And  thy  daughters  with  the  captivity. 
 *7  And  I  have  turned  back  to  the  captivity  of 
 In  the  latter  end  of  the  days,  [Moab, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  ! 
 Hitherto  is  th'^.  judgment  of  Moab. 
 
 XLIX.  1  Concerning  the  sons  of  Ammon  : 
 ' Thus  said  Jehovah: 
 
 Sons — hath  Israel  none?  heir— hathhe  none? 
 Wherefore  hath  Malcam  possessed  Gad? 
 And  his  people  in  its  cities  have  dwelt  ? 
 
 *  Therefore,  lo,  days  are  coming. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  I  havesounded  unto  Kabbah  of  the  sons 
 
 of  Ammon  a  shout  of  battle. 
 And  it  hath  been  for  a  lieap— a  desolation. 
 And  her  daughters  with  tire  are  burnt, 
 And  Israel  hath  succeeded  its  heirs. 
 Said  hath  Jehovah. 
 '  Howl,  Heshbon,  for  spoiled  is  Ai, 
 Ory,  tlaughtersof  Rabbali,  gird  on  sackcloth. 
 Lament,  and  go  to  and  fro  by  tlie  hedges. 
 For  Malcam  into  captivity  doth  go. 
 His  priests  and  his  princes  together. 
 
 *  What— dost  thou  boast  tliyself  in  valleys? 
 Flowed    hath    thy    valley,    0    backsliding 
 Who  is  trusting  in  her  treasures:  [daughter, 
 Wlio  doth  come  in  unto  me? 
 
 *  Lo,  I  am  bringing  in  upon  thee  a  fear. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 From  all  round  about  thee. 
 
 And  ye  have  been  driven  out  each  before  it. 
 And  there  is  no  gatherer  of  the  wandering. 
 
 *  And  after  this  I  turn  back  the  captivity  of 
 
 the  sons  of  Ammon, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.' 
 490 
 
 7      Concerning  Edom: 
 
 '  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts  : 
 
 Is  wisdom  no  more  in  Tenian? 
 
 Perislied  hath  counsel  from  the  intelligent? 
 
 Vanished  hath  their  wisdom?  [Dedan, 
 
 *  Flee, turn,  go  deep  to  dwell,  ye  inhabitants  of 
 
 For  the  calamity  of  Esau  I  brought  in  upon 
 
 The  time  I  inspected  him.  [him, 
 
 '  If  gatherers  have  come  in  to  thee. 
 
 They  do  not  leave  gleanings. 
 
 If  thieves  in  the  night. 
 
 They  have  destroyed  their  sufficiency ! 
 1"  For  I — I  have  made  Esau  bare, 
 
 I  have  uncovered  his  secret  places. 
 
 And  to  be  hidden  he  is  not  able. 
 
 Spoiled  is  his  seed,  and  his  bretiiren, 
 
 And  his  neighbours,  and  he  is  not. 
 ''  Leave  thine  orphans — I  do  keep  alive, 
 
 And  thy  widows — on  Me  trust  ye, 
 1-     For  thus  said  Jehovah  : 
 
 They  whose  judgment  is  not  to  drink  of  the 
 
 Do  certainly  drink,      _  [cup, 
 
 And  thou  art  he  that  is  entirely  acquitted! 
 
 Thou  art  not  acquitted,  for  thou  certainly 
 '3  Foi",  by  Myself,  I  have  sworn,       [drinkest 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 That  for  a  desolation,  for  a  reproach. 
 
 For  a  waste,  and  for  a  reviling — is  Bozrah, 
 
 And  all  her  cities  are  for  wastes  age-during. 
 1*  A  rejjort  I  have  heard  from  Jehovah, 
 
 And  an  ambassador  among  nations  is  sent. 
 
 Gather  yourselves  and  come  in  against  her. 
 
 And  rise  ye  for  battle. 
 1^  For,  lo,  little  I  have  made  thee  among  na- 
 
 Despised  among  men.  [tions 
 
 18  Thy  terribleness  hath  lifted  thee  up, 
 
 The  pride  of  thy  heart, 
 
 0  dweller  in  clefts  of  the  rock. 
 
 Holding  the  high  place  of  the  height, 
 
 For  thou  makest  high  as  an  eagle  thy  nest, 
 
 From  thence  I  bring  thee  down. 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 17  And  Edom  hath  been  for  a  desolation, 
 Every  passer  by  her  is  astonished, 
 
 And  doth  hiss  because  of  all  her  plagues. 
 
 18  As  the  overthrow  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah, 
 And  its  neighbours,  said  Jehovah, 
 
 No  one  doth  dwell  there. 
 
 Nor  sojourn  in  her  doth  a  son  of  man. 
 1^  Lo,  as  a  lion  he  cometh  up. 
 
 Because  of  the  rising  of  the  Jordan, 
 
 Unto  the  enduring  habitation. 
 
 But  1  cause  to  rest,  I  cause  him  to  run  from 
 off  her. 
 
 And  who  is  chosen?  concerning  her  I  lay  a 
 charge,  [Me? 
 
 For  who  is  like  Me?  and  who  convcneth 
 
 And  who  t.s-  this  shepherd  who  standeth  be- 
 fore Me?  ,    ,  .  , 
 ^«  Therefore,  hear  ye  the  counsel  of  Jehovah, 
 
 That  He  hath  counselled  concerning  Edom, 
 
 And  His  devices  that  He  hath  devised 
 
 Concerning  the  inhabitants  of  Teman  : 
 
 Drag  them  out  do  not  little  ones  of  the 
 iiock,  (habitation  ? 
 
 Make  desolate  over  them  doth  he  not  their 
 "'  From  the  noise  of  their  fall  hath  the  earth 
 shaken,  .         .     ,        , 
 
 Thucry— at  theseaof  Su]ih  is  its  voiceheard. 
 -=  Lo,  as  an  eagle  he  cometh  up,  and  flieth. 
 
 And  he  sprcadetli  his  wiugs  over  Bozrah, 
 
Concerning  Damascus, 
 
 XLix.  23.— JEREMIAH.— L.  13.         Kedar,  Elam,  and  Babylon. 
 
 And  the  lieart  of  the  mighty  of  Edom  hath 
 
 been  in  that  day, 
 As  the  heart  of  a  distressed  woman ! ' 
 
 ''^      Concerning  Damascus : 
 Ashamed  hatli  been  Hamath  and  Arpad, 
 For  an  e^^l  report  they  have  heard, 
 Ttey  have  been  melted,  in  the  sea  is  sorrow, 
 To  be  quiet  it  is  not  able. 
 
 *  Feeble  hath  been  Damascua, 
 She  turned  to  flee,  and  fear  strengthened  her, 
 Distress  and  pangs  have  seized  her,  as  a 
 travailing  woman. 
 
 ''  How  is  it  not  left — the  city  of  praise, 
 The  city  of  my  joy  !  [broad  places, 
 
 '^  Therefore  fall  do  her  j'oimg  men  in  her 
 And  all  the  men  of  war  are  cut  off  in  that 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts,     [day, 
 
 ''^  And  I  have  kindled  a  fire  against  the  wall 
 of  Damascus, 
 And  it  consumed  palaces  of  Ben-Hadad! ' 
 
 ^     Concerning   Kedar,    and  concerning  the 
 kingdoms  of  Hazor,   that  Nebuchadrezzar 
 king  of  Babylon  hath  smitten : 
 '  Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Arise  ye,  go  ye  up  unto  Kedar, 
 And  spoil  the  sons  of  the  east. 
 
 ^'^  Their  tents  and  their  flock  they  do  take, 
 Their  curtains,  and  aU  their  vessels. 
 And  their  camels,  they  bear  away  for  them- 
 selves, [round  about. 
 And  they  called  concerning  them.  Fear  is 
 
 '*•  Flee,  bemoan  mightily,  go  deep  to  dwell, 
 Ye  inhabitants  of  Hazor — an  affirmation  of 
 Jehovah,        [chadrezzar  king  of  Babvlon, 
 For  given  counsel  against  you  hath  Nebu- 
 Yea,  he  deviseth  against  them  a  device. 
 
 '1  Rise  ye,  go  up  unto  a  nation  at  rest,     [vah, 
 Dwelling  confidently,  an  affirmation  of  J  eho- 
 It  hath  no  two-leaved  doors  nor  bar, 
 Alone  they  do  dwell. 
 
 ''^  And  their  camels  have  been  for  a  prey, 
 And  the  multitude  of  their  cattle  for  a  spoil, 
 Audi  have  scattered  them  to  every  wind, 
 Who  cut  off  the  corner  of  the  heard. 
 And  from  all  its  passages  I  brinjj  in  their 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  ^calamity, 
 
 '3  And  Hazor  hath  been  for  a  habitation  of 
 A  desolation — unto  the  age,  [dragons. 
 
 No  one  doth  dwell  there,  nor  sojourn  in  it 
 doth  a  son  of  man ! ' 
 
 8*  THAT  which  hath  been  the  word  of  Je- 
 ftovah  unto  Jeremiah  the  prophet  concerning 
 Elam,  in  the  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Zede- 
 kiah  king  of  Judah,  saying: 
 ^  '  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  JEosts : 
 
 Lo,  I  am  breaking  the  bow  of  Elam, 
 
 The  beginning  of  their  might. 
 ♦^  And  1  have  brought  in  to  Elam  four  winds. 
 
 From  the  four  ends  of  the  heavens. 
 
 And  have  scattered  them  to  all  these  winds, 
 
 And  there  is  no  nation  whither  outcasts  of 
 
 Elam  come  not  in.  [enemies, 
 
 ^  And  I  have  afi'righted  Elam  before  their 
 
 And  before  those  seeking  their  life, 
 
 And  I  have  brought  in  against  them  evil. 
 
 The  heat  of  Mine  anger. 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  I  have  sent  after  them  the  sword, 
 2i 
 
 Till  I  have  consumed  them ; 
 ^  And  I  have  set  My  throne  in  Elam, 
 
 And  I  have  destroyed  thence  [vah. 
 
 King  and  princes — an  affirmation  of  Jeho- 
 3'  And  it  hatli  come  to  pass,  in  the  latter  end 
 of  the  days, 
 
 I  turn  back  )!o  the  captivity  of  Elam, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  ! ' 
 
 L.  1  THE  word  that  Jehovah  hath  spoken 
 concerning  Babylon,  concerning  the  land  ot 
 the  Chaldeans,  by  the  hand  of  Jeremiah  the 
 prophet : 
 
 -  '  Declare  ye  among  nations,  and  sound. 
 And  lift  up  an  ensign,  sound,  do  not  hide, 
 Say  ye :  Captured  hath  been  Babylon, 
 Put  to  shame  hath  been  Bel, 
 Broken  hath  been  Merodach, 
 Put  to  shame  have  been  her  gi-ievous  things, 
 Broken  have  been  her  idols.         [the  north, 
 
 ^  For  come  up  against  her  hath  a  nation  from 
 It  maketh  her  land  become  a  desolation, 
 And  there  is  not  an  inhabitant  in  it. 
 From  man  even  unto  beast. 
 They  have  moved,  they  have  gone. 
 
 ■*  In  those  days,  and  at  that  time. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 Come  in  do  sons  of  Israel, 
 They  and  sons  of  Judah  togetlier. 
 Going  on  and  weeping  they  go, 
 And  Jehovah  their  God  they  seek. 
 
 '  To  Zion  they  ask  the  way. 
 Thitherward  are  their  faces  : 
 Come  in,  and  we  are  joined  unto  Jehovah, 
 A  covenant  age-during — not  forgotten. 
 
 ^      A  perishing  flock  hath  My  people  been, 
 Their  shepherds  have  caused  them  to  err. 
 To  the  mountains  causing  them  to  go  back 
 From  mountain  unto  hill  they  have  gone. 
 They  have  forgotten  theii"  crouching-place. 
 
 '  All  finding  them  have  devoured  them, 
 And  their  adversaries  have  said  : 
 We  are  not  guilty, 
 
 Because  that  they  sinned  against  Jehovah, 
 The  habitation  of  righteousness, 
 And  the  hope  of  their  fathers— Jehovah. 
 
 8  Move  ye  from  the  midst  of  Babylon, 
 And  from  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  go  out. 
 And  be  as  he-goats  before  a  flock. 
 
 ^  For,  lo,  I  am  stirring  up. 
 And  am  causing  to  come  up  against  Babylon, 
 An  assembly  of  great  nations  from  a  land 
 
 of  the  nortn, 
 And  they  have  set  in  array  against  her. 
 From  thence  she  is  caijtured. 
 Its  arrow- as  a  skilful  hero — returneth  not 
 ^^  And  Chaldea  hath  been  for  a  spoil,  [empty, 
 All  her  spoilers  are  satisfied. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 '1  Because  thou  rejoicest,  because  thou  exult- 
 0  spoilers  of  Mine  inheritance,  [est. 
 
 Because  thou  increasest  as  a  heifer  at  the 
 And  dost  cry  aloud  as  bulls,     [tender  grass, 
 i-  Ashamed  hath  been  your  mother  greatly. 
 Confounded  hath  she  been  that  bare  you, 
 Lo,  the  liiudermost  of  nations  is  a  wilder- 
 A  dry  land,  and  a  desert.  [ness, 
 
 '^  Because  of  the  wrath  of  Jehovah  it  is  not 
 inhabited, 
 And  it  hath  been  a  desolation — aU  of  it. 
 Every  passer  by  at  Babylon  is  astonished, 
 497 
 
The  land  of  Merathahn. 
 
 L.  14,— JEREMIAK.— L.  45. 
 
 The  redemption  of  Israel 
 
 And  doth  liiss  because  of  all  her  plasxues. 
 
 ^*  Set  yourselves  in    array  against  Babylon 
 All  ye  treading  a  bow,  [round  about, 
 
 Shoot  at  her,  have  no  ])ity  on  the  arrow, 
 For  against  Jeliovah  she  hath  sinned. 
 
 "  Shout  against  her  roxind  about. 
 She  hath  given  forth  her  hand. 
 Fallen  have  her  foundations, 
 Thrown  down  have  been  her  walls. 
 For  it  is  the  vengeance  of  Jehovah, 
 Be  avenged  of  her,  as  she  did — do  ye  to  her. 
 
 •'  Cut  off'  the  sower  from  Babylon, 
 And  him  handling  the  siclvie  in  the  tijne  of 
 Because  of  the  oppressing  sword,   [harvest, 
 Each  unto  his  jjeople — they  turn, 
 And  each  to  his  land — they  flee.         [away, 
 
 '■^     Ascatteredshee]iislsrael, lions  Iiave  driven 
 At  first,  devour  liim  did  the  king  of  Asshnr, 
 And  now,  at  last,  broken  his  bone 
 Hath  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon. 
 
 ^8     Therefore  thus  said  Jehovah  of  H  osts,  God 
 of  Israel : 
 Lo,  I  am  seeing  after  the  king  of  Babylon, 
 And  after  his  land. 
 As  I  have  seen  after  the  kinij  of  Asshur ; 
 
 ''  And  I  have  brought  back  Israel  unto  his 
 habitation, 
 And  he  hath  fed  on  Cannel.  audonBashan. 
 And  in  mount  Ephraim,  and  on  Gilead  is  his 
 
 ^^  luthosedays,  and  at  that  time,  [soul  satisfied. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 Sought  is  the  iniquity  of  Israel,  and  it  is  not, 
 And  the  sin  of  Judah,  and  it  is  not  foimd, 
 For  1  am  propitious  to  those  whom  I  leave! 
 
 *^     Against  the  land  of  Merathaim : 
 
 Go  up  against  it,  and  uuto  the  inhabitants  of 
 
 Waste  and  devote  their  posterity,    [Pekod, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovali, 
 
 And  do  according  to  all  that  I  have  com- 
 manded thee.        _  [destruction. 
 *"  A  noise  of  battle  is  in  the  land,  and  of  gi'eat 
 '•'^  How  hath  it  been  cut  and  broken, 
 
 'I'he  hammer  of  the  whole  earth ! 
 
 How  hath  Babylon  been  for  a  desolation 
 among  nations ! 
 ^  I  have  laid  a  snare  for  thee, 
 
 7\jid  also — thou  art  ca])tm-ed,  0  Babylon, 
 
 And  thou — thou  hast  known, 
 
 Thou  hast  been  found,  and  also  .art  caught, 
 
 For  against  Jehovah  thou  Iiast  stirred  thy- 
 **  .Jehovah  hatli  opened  His  treasury,  [self  up. 
 
 And  He  bringetli  out  tlie  weapons  of  His 
 indignation, 
 
 For  a  work  is  to  the  Lord  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 In  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans. 
 '®  Come  ye  in  to  her  from  the  extremity, 
 
 Open  ye  her  st(n-ehouses, 
 
 liaise  her  up  as  heaps,  and  devote  her, 
 
 Let  her  have  no  remnant. 
 ^  Slay  all  her  kine,  tliey  go  down  to  slaughter. 
 
 Wo  is  on  them,  for  come  hath  their  day. 
 
 The  time  of  tlieir  inspection. 
 '"  A  voice  of  fugitives  and  escaped  ones 
 
 /*■  from  the  land  of  Babylon,  [vah  our  God, 
 
 To  declare  in  Zion  the  vengeance  of  Jelio- 
 
 The  vengeance  of  His  temiJe.        [the  bow, 
 •"'  Summon  uuto  Babylon  arcliers,  all  treading 
 
 Eucamj)  against  licr  round  about, 
 
 Let  her  have  no  escape; 
 
 Kccom>jcnse  to  her  according  to  her  worli, 
 49S 
 
 According  to  all  that  she  did— do  to  her, 
 For  unto  Jehovah  sheliath  been  proud, 
 Unto  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  [broad  ^Jaces, 
 
 ^^  Therefore  fall  do  her  young  men  in  her 
 And  all  her  men  of  war  are  cut  off  in  that 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [day, 
 
 "  Lo,  I  avi  against  thee,  0  pride,  [Hosts, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah  of 
 For  thy  day  hath  come,  the  time  of  thy_  in- 
 
 *^  And  stumbled  hath  pride,  [spection. 
 
 And  he  hath  fallen,  and  hath  no  raiser  up, 
 And  I  have  kindled  a  iire  in  his  cities. 
 And  it  hath  devoured  all  round  about  him. 
 
 ^^     Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts: 
 Opijressed  are  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 And  the  sons  of  Judah  together,       [them, 
 And  all  their  cayitors   have  kept  hold  on 
 They  have  refused  to  send  them  away. 
 
 ^■^  Their  Iledeemer  is  strong, 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  His  name, 
 He  doth  thoroughly  ])lead  their  cause. 
 So  as  to  cause  the  land  to  rest, 
 AndHehath  given  trouble  to  the  inhabitants 
 
 ^^  A  sword  is  for  the  Chaldeans,   [of  Babylon. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  it  is  on  the  inhabitants  of  Babylon, 
 And  on  her  heads,  and  on  her  wise  men ; 
 
 '"'  A  sword  is  on  the  princes, 
 And  they  have  become  foolish  ; 
 A  sword  is  on  her  mighty  ones. 
 And  they  have  been  broken  down ; 
 
 '^  A  sword  is  on  his  horses  and  on  his  chariot. 
 And  on  all  the  rabble  who  are  in  her  midst, 
 And  they  have  become  women ; 
 A  sword  is  on  her  treasuries. 
 And  they  have  been  spoiled  ; 
 
 ^^  A  sword  is  on  her  waters,  and  they  liave  been 
 For  it  is  a  land  of  graven  images,  [dried  up. 
 And  in  idols  they  do  boast  themselves. 
 
 ^^  Therefore  dwell  do  Ziim  with  lim,      [trich, 
 Yea,  dwelt  in  her  have  daughters  of  the  os- 
 And  it  is  not  inhabited  any  more  for  ever, 
 Nor  dwelt  in  imto  all  generations. 
 
 ^  As  overthrown  by  God  with  Sodom, 
 And  withG  omorrah,  and  with  its  neiglibours. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  none  doth  dwell 
 Nor  sojourn  in  her  doth  a  son  of  man.  [there, 
 
 ^^  Lo,  a  people  hath  come  from  the  uortn, 
 Even  a  great  nation. 
 And  many  kings  are  stirred  up  from  the  sides 
 
 *■-  Bow  and  halbert  they  seize,     [of  the  earth. 
 Cruel  are  they,  and  they  have  no  mercy. 
 Their  voice  as  a  sea  soundeth,  and  on  horses 
 Set  in  array  as  a  man  for  battle,  [they  ride, 
 Against  tlice,  0  daughter  of  Babylon. 
 
 '^  Heard  hath  the  king  of  Babylon  their  report. 
 And  feeble  liave  been  his  hands. 
 Distress  hath  seized  him;  pain  as  a  travailing 
 
 ■"■^  Lo,  as  a  lion  lie  comctli  up,  [woman. 
 
 Because  of  the  rising  of  the  Jordan, 
 Unto  the  enduring  habitation,  [off'  her. 
 
 But  I  cause  t«  rest,  I  cause  them  to  run  from 
 And  who  is  chosen?  on  her  1  lay  a  charge. 
 For  who  is  like  Me  ? 
 
 And  who  doth  convene  Me?  [fore  Me? 
 
 And  who  is  this  shepherd  who  standeth  be- 
 
 *^  Therefore,  hear  ye  the  counsel  of  Jehovah, 
 'J'liat  He  counselled  concerning  Babylon, 
 And  His  devices  that  Ho  hath  devised 
 Concerning  the  land  of  the  Chaldeans  ; 
 Drag  them  out  do  not  little  ones  of  the  liock, 
 
Judgments  on  Babylon 
 
 L.  46.— JEREMIAH.— LL  33. 
 
 avenging  Israel, 
 
 Doth  He  not  make  desolate  over  them  the 
 habitation  ? 
 *^  From  the  voice :  Captured  was  Babylon, 
 Hath  the  earth  been  shaken, 
 And  a  cry  among  nations  hath  been  heard ! 
 
 LI.  1  THUS  said  Jehovah: 
 Lo,  I  am  stirring  up  against  Babylon, 
 And  the  inhabitants  of  Leb— My  withstand- 
 A  destroying  wind,  [ers, 
 
 '  And  I  have  sent  to  Babylon  fanners, 
 And  they  have  fanned  it,  and  they  empty 
 For  they  have  been  against  it,        [its  laud. 
 Round  about — in  the  day  of  eviL 
 
 *  Let  not  the  treader  tread  his  bow, 
 Nor  lift  himself  up  in  his  coat  of  mail, 
 Nor  have  ye  pity  on  her  young  men, 
 Devote  ye  to  destruction  all  her  host. 
 
 *  And  faUen  have  the  wounded  in  the  land 
 
 of  the  Chaldeans, 
 And  the  pierced-through  in  her  streets. 
 '  For,  not  forsaken  is  Israel  and  Judah, 
 By  its  God — by  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 For  their  land  hath  been  full  of  guilt. 
 Against  the  Holy  One  of  Israel. 
 
 *  Flee  ye  from  the  midst  of  Babylon, 
 And  deliver  ye  each  his  soul. 
 
 Be  not  cut  off  in  its  iniquity, 
 
 For  a  time  of  vengeance  it  is  to  Jehovah, 
 
 Recompence  He  is  rendering  to  her. 
 '  A  golden  cup  is  Babylon  in  the  hand  of  Je- 
 
 Making  drunk  all  the  earth,  [hovah, 
 
 Of  its  wine  drunk  have  nations, 
 
 Therefore  boast  themselves  do  nations. 
 8  Suddenly  hath  Babylon  fallen, 
 
 Yea,  it  is  broken,  howl  ye  for  it,       [healed. 
 
 Take  balm  for  her  pain,  if  so  be  it  may  be 
 8  We  healed  Babylon,  and  she  was  uot;healed, 
 
 Forsake  her,  and  we  go,  each  to  his  land, 
 
 For  come  unto  the  heavens  hath  its  judg- 
 ment, 
 
 And  it  hath  been  lifted  up  unto  the  clouds. 
 ^^  Jehovah  hath  brought  forth  our  righteous- 
 nesses, [Jehovah  our  God. 
 
 Come,  and  we  recount  in  Zion  the  work  of 
 11  Cleanse  ye  the  arrows,  fill  the  shields. 
 
 Stirred  up  hath  Jehovah  the  spirit  of  the 
 kings  of  Madia,  [it, 
 
 For  against  Babylon  His  device  is  to  destroy 
 
 For  the  vengeance  of  Jehovah  it  is. 
 
 The  vengeance  of  His  temple. 
 ^^  Unto  the  walls  of  Babylon  lift  up  an  ensign, 
 
 Strengthen  the  watch. 
 
 Establish  the  watchers,  prepare  the  ambush. 
 
 For  Jehovah  hath  both  devised  and  done 
 that  which  He  spake, 
 
 Concerning  the  inhabitants  of  Babylon. 
 1'  0  dweller  on  many  waters,  abundant  in 
 treasures,  [dishonest  gain. 
 
 Come  in  hath  thine  end,  the  measure  of  thy 
 I''  Sworn  hath  Jehovah  of  Hosts  by  Himself, 
 
 That,  Surely  I  have  filled  thee  with  men  as 
 the  cankerworm. 
 
 And  they  have  cried  against  thee — shouting. 
 '^      The  maker  of  earth  by  His  power, 
 
 The  establisher  of  the  world  by  His  wisdom. 
 
 Who  by  His  understanding  stretched  out  the 
 1^  At  the  voice  He  giveth  forth         fheavens, 
 
 A  naultitude  of  waters  are  in  the  heavens. 
 
 And  He  causeth  vapours  to  come  up  from 
 the  end  of  the  earth, 
 
 Lightnings  for  rain  He  hath  made,     [sures. 
 And  He  bringeth  out  wind  from  His  trea- 
 
 '  Brutish  hath  been  every  mau  by  knowledge. 
 Put  to  shame  hath  been  every  refiner  by  a 
 For  false  is  his  molten  image,  [graven  image. 
 And  there  is  no  breath  in  them. 
 
 '  Vanity  are  they — work  of  errors, 
 In  the  time  of  their  inspection  they  perish. 
 
 '  Not  like  these  is  the  portion  of  Jacob, 
 For  He  is  former  of  all  things, 
 And  Israel  is  the  rod  of  His  inheritance, 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  His  name. 
 
 '  An  axe  art  thou  to  me — weapons  of  war. 
 And  I  have  broken  in  pieces  by  thee  nations. 
 And  I  have  destroyed  by  thee  kingdoms, 
 
 '  And  I  have  broken  in  pieces  by  thee  horse 
 
 and  its  rider,  [and  its  charioteer. 
 
 And  I  have  broken  in  pieces  by  thee  chariot 
 
 ^  And  I  have  broken  in  pieces  by  thee  man 
 
 and  woman. 
 
 And  I  have  broken  in  pieces  by  thee  old  and 
 
 young,  [man  and  virgin, 
 
 And  I  have  broken  in  pieces  by  thee  young 
 
 '  And  I  have  broken  in  pieces  by  thee  shep- 
 herd and  his  drove,      [man  and  his  team, 
 Andl  have  broken  in  pieces  by  thee  husband- 
 And  I  have  broken  in  pieces  by  thee  gover- 
 nors and  prefects. 
 
 '  And  I  have  recompensed  to  Babylon, 
 And  to  all  inhabitants  of  Chaldea, 
 All  the  evil  that  they  have  done  in  Ziou, 
 Before  your  eyes — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 '      Lo,  I  am  against  thee,  0  destroying  mount. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 That  is  destroying  all  the  earth,  [thee. 
 
 And  I  have  stretched  out  My  hand  against 
 And  I  have  rolled  thee  from  the  rocks, 
 And  given  thee  for  a  bm-nt  mountain. 
 
 '  And  they  take  not  out  of  thee  a  stone  for  a 
 And  a  stone  for  foundations,  [corner. 
 
 For  desolations  age-during  art  thou, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 Lift  ye  up  an  ensign  in  the  land. 
 Blow  a  trumpet  among  nations. 
 Sanctify  against  it  nations. 
 Summon  against  it  the  kingdoms  of  Ararat, 
 Minni,  and  Ashkenaz, 
 Appoint  against  it  an  infant  head. 
 Cause  the  horse  to  ascend  as  the  rough  can 
 kerworm.  [of  Media, 
 
 '  Sanctify  against  it  the  nations  with  the  kings 
 Its  governors  and  all  its  prefects, 
 And  all  the  land  of  its  dominion. 
 
 '  And  shake  doth  the  land,  and  it  is  pained. 
 For  stood  against  Babylon  have  tne  pur- 
 poses of  Jehovah,       [without  inhabitant. 
 To  make  the  land  of  Babylon  a  desolation 
 
 '  Ceased  have  the  mighty  of  Babylon  to  fight. 
 They  have  remained  in  strongholds. 
 Failed  hath  their  might,  they  have  become 
 They  have  burnt  her  tabernacles,   [woman. 
 Broken  have  been  her  bars. 
 Runner  to  meet  runner  doth  run. 
 And  announcer  to  meet  announcer. 
 To  announce  to  the  king  of  Babylon, 
 For,  captured  hath  been  his  city — at  the 
 extremity. 
 
 ■  Aiid  the  passages  have  been  captured, 
 And  the  reeds  they  have  burnt  with  fire. 
 And  the  men  of  war  have  been  troubled. 
 
 '  Forthus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of  Israel, 
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Prophecy  srnt  to  the  captives       li.  34. — JEREMIAH.— lii.  4.  in  the  Babylonish  captivity. 
 
 ^-     Therefore,  lo,  days  arc  coming, 
 Au  affirmation  of  .Iciiovali, 
 And  I  have  seen  after  its  graven  images. 
 And  in  all  its  land  groan  dotli  the  wounded. 
 
 ^'  Because  Babylon  goetli  nj)  to  the  heavens, 
 And  because  it  fenceth  the  high  place  of  its 
 From  Me  come  into  it  do  .spoilers,  [strength, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^^  A  voice  of  a  cry  is  from  Babylon, 
 And  of  great  destruction  from  the  land  of 
 the  Chaldean. 
 
 ^^  For  Jehovah  is  spoiling  Babylon, 
 And  hath  destroyed  out  of  it  a  great  voice. 
 And  sounded  have  its  l)illo\vs  as  many  wa- 
 Given  forth  a  noise  hath  their  voice,     [ters, 
 
 *8  For  come  in  against  it — against  Babylon — 
 hath  a  spoiler. 
 And  captured  have  been  its  mighty  ones. 
 Broken  have  been  their  bows. 
 For  the  God  of  recompences — 
 Jehovah — doth  certainly  repay. 
 
 ^^  And  I  have  caused  its  princes  to  drink, 
 And  its  wise  men,  its  governors, 
 And  its  prefects,  and  its  mighty  ones, 
 And  they  have  slept  a  sleep  age-duriug, 
 And  they  awake  not — an  affii-matiou  of  the 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts  is  His  name.  [I<iug, 
 
 '*  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  the  wall    of 
 Babylon — 
 The  broad  one— is  utterly  made  bare, 
 And  her  high  gates  with  lire  are  burnt. 
 And  peoples  labour  in  vain. 
 And  nations  in  fire,  and  have  been  weary ! 
 
 The  daughter  of  Babylon  is  as  a  threshing- 
 floor, 
 The  time  of  her  threshing — yet  a  little, 
 And  come  hath  the  time  of  her  harvest. 
 
 "  Devoured  us,  crushed  us,  hath  Nebuchad- 
 rezzar king  of  Babylon, 
 He  hath  set  us  as  an  empty  vessel. 
 He  hath  swallowed  us  as  a  dragon, 
 He  liath  tilled  his  belly  with  my  dainties, 
 He  hath  driven  us  away.  [Babylon, 
 
 **  My  wrong,    and    tJiat   of  my  flesh   is  on 
 Say  doth  the  inhabitant  of  Ziou, 
 And  my  blood  is  on  the  inhabitants  of  Chal- 
 
 .   Say  doth  Jerusalem.  [dea, 
 
 3^     Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  I  am  pleading  thy  cause. 
 And  I  have  avenged  thy  vengeance, 
 And  dried  up  its  sea,  and  made  its  fountains 
 
 3^  And  Babylon  hath  been  for  heaps,  [dry. 
 A  habitation  of  dragons,  [[inhabitant. 
 
 Au  a.stonishment,  and  a  hissing,  without 
 
 '^  Together  as  young  lions  they  roar,  [whelps. 
 Thev  have    shaken    themselves    as    lions' 
 
 ''8  In  their  heat  I  make  their  banquets. 
 And  I  have  caused  them  to  drink,  so  that 
 
 they  exult. 
 And  have  slept  a  sleep  age-during, 
 And  awake  not— an  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 '"'  I  cause  them  to  go  down  as  lambs  to  slaugh- 
 As  rams  with  he-goats.  [ter, 
 
 "  How  hath  Shesliach  been  captured, 
 Yea,  cauirht  is  the  praise  of  the  whole  earth. 
 How  hatli  Babylon  been  for  an  astonish- 
 ment among  nations. 
 
 *''  Come  up  against  Babylon  hath  the  sea, 
 With  a  nuiltitude  of  its  billows  it  hath  been 
 
 *^  Its  cities  have  been  for  a  desolation,  [covered. 
 A  dry  land,  and  a  wilderness, 
 A  laud— none  doth  dwell  in  them, 
 Nor  pass  over  into  them  doth  a  son  of  man. 
 
 ^  And  I  have  seen  after  Bel  in  Babylon, 
 And  I  have  brought  forth  that  which  he 
 
 swallowed — from  his  mouth. 
 And  flow  no  more  unto  him  do  nations, 
 ^  Also  the  wall  of  Babylon  hath  fallen. 
 
 *^  Go  forth  from  its  midst,  0  My  people. 
 And  deliver  ye,  each  his  soul,  [hovah. 
 
 Because  of  the  fierceness  of  the  anger  of  Je- 
 
 *^  And  lest  your  heart  be  tender,  [in  the  land, 
 And  ye  be  afraid  of  the  report  that  is  heard 
 And  come  in  a  year  hath  the  report. 
 And  after  it  in  a  year  the  report, 
 And  violence  it  in  the  land,  ruler  against 
 
 *^  Therefore,  lo,  days  are  coming,  [ruler; 
 
 And  I  have  seen  after  the  graven  images  of 
 And  all  its  land  is  ashamed,  (Babylon. 
 
 And  all  its  pierced  ones  do  fall  in  its  midst. 
 
 **  And  cried  aloud  against  Babylon  [them, 
 Have  heavens  and  earth,  and  all  tiiat  is  in 
 For,  from  the  north  come  to  it  do  the  spoilers, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ''  Even  Babylon  wto  fall,  ye  pierced  of  Israel, 
 Even  they  of  Babylon  have  fallen, 
 Yo  pierced  of  all  the  earth. 
 
 •*"  Ye  escaped  of  the  sword,  go  on,  stand  not. 
 Remember  ye  from  afar  Jehovah, 
 And  let  <lcrusalem  come  uj)  on  your  heart. 
 
 "  We  have  been  ashamed,  for  we  heard  re- 
 covered hath  shame  o\ir  faces,         |proach. 
 For  come  in  have    strangers,   against  the 
 aaactuaricB  of  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 600 
 
 BD'pfjE  word  that  Jeremiah  the  prophet 
 hath  commanded  Seraiah  son  of  Noriah,  soil 
 of  Maaseiah,  in  his  going  with  Zedckiah  king  of 
 Judah  to  Babylon,  in  the  fourth  year  of  his 
 reign — and  Seraiah  is  a  quiet  prince;  ^"auc? 
 Jeremiah  writeth  all  the  evil  that  cometh 
 unto  Babylon  on  one  book — all  these  words 
 that  are  written  concerning  Babylon. 
 
 ^^  And  Jeremiah  saith  unto  Seraiah,  '  When 
 thou  dost  enter  Babylon,  then  thou  hast  seen, 
 and  hast  read  all  these  words,  "-and  hast  said : 
 Jehovah,  Thou,  Thou  hast  spoken  concerning 
 this  place,  to  cut  it  oS,  that  there  is  none 
 dwelling  in  it,  from  man  even  unto  cattle,  for 
 it  is  a  desolation  age-during.  "^  And  it  hath 
 come  to  pass,  when  thou  dost  liuish  reading 
 this  book,  thou  dost  bind  to  it  a  stone,  and 
 hast  cast  it  into  the  midst  of  Phrat,  "■*  and 
 said.  Thus  sink  doth  Babylon,  and  it  doth 
 not  arise,  because  of  the  evil  that  I  am  bring- 
 ing in  against  it,  and  they  have  been  weary.' 
 
 Hitherto  are  words  of  Jeremiah. 
 
 LU.  1 A  SON  of  twenty  and  one  years  is  Ze- 
 dekiah  in  his  reigning,  and  eleven  years  he 
 hath  reigned  in  Jerusalem,  and  the  name  of 
 his  mother  is  Hamutal  daugliter  of  Jeremiah 
 of  Libnah,  '^  and  he  doth  tlie  evil  tiling  in  the 
 eyes  of  Jehovah,  according  to  all  that  Jchoia- 
 kim  hath  done.  ^  for,  because  of  the  anger  of 
 Jehovah,  it  hath  been  in  Jerusalem  and  Judah 
 till  He  hath  cast  them  from  before  His  face, 
 and  Zedekiah  doth  rebel  against  the  king  of 
 Babylon. 
 
 *  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  ninth  year  of 
 nis  reign,  in  tlie  tenth  month,  in  the  tenth  of 
 tho  month,  come  hath  Ncbuchadi'ezzar  king 
 
Zedekiah  imprisoned. 
 
 LIT.  5.— JEREMIAH.— LTi.  34. 
 
 Jehoiachin  treated  kindly. 
 
 of  Babylon — he  and  all  his  force — against  Jeru- 
 salem, and  they  encamp  against  it,  and  build 
 against  it  a  fortification  round  about ;  ^  and  the 
 city  Cometh  into  siege  till  the  eleventh  year  of 
 king  Zedekiah. 
 
 "  In  the  fourth  month,  in  the  ninth  of  the 
 mouth,  when  the  famine  is  severe  in  the  city, 
 and  there  hath  been  no  bread  for  the  people 
 of  the  land,  ^  then  is  the  city  broken  up,  and 
 all  the  men  of  war  flee,  and  go  forth  from  the 
 city  by  night,  the  way  of  the  gate  between  the 
 two  walls,  that  is  by  the  king's  garden — and 
 the  Chaldeans  are  by  the  city  round  about— 
 and  they  go  the  way  of  the  plain. 
 
 8  And  the  forces  of  the  Chaldeans  pursue 
 after  the  king,  and  overtake  Zedekiah  in  the 
 plains  of  Jericho,  and  all  his  forces  have  been 
 scattered  from  him,  ^  and  they  capture  the 
 king,  and  bring  him  up  imto  the  king  of  Ba- 
 bylon to  Riblah,  in  the  land  of  Hamath,  and 
 he  s])eaketh  with  him— judgments. 
 
 ^"  And  the  king  of  Babylon  slaugh{;ereth  the 
 sons  of  Zedekiah  before  his  eyes,  and  also  all 
 the  princes  of  Judah  hath  he  slaughtered  in 
 Riblah  ;  i'  and  the  eyes  of  Zedekiah  he  hath 
 blinded,  and  he  bindeth  him  in  brazen  fet- 
 ters, and  the  king  of  Babylon  bringeth  him  to 
 Babylon,  and  putteth  him  in  the  house  of  in- 
 spection unto  the  day  of  his  death. 
 
 1-  And  in  the  fifth  month,  in  the  tenth  of  the 
 month  —  it  is  the  nineteenth  year  of  king 
 Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Babylon — come  hath 
 Nebuzar-Adan,  chief  of  the  executioners ;  he 
 hath  stood  before  the  king  of  Babylon  in  Jeru- 
 salem, 1^  and  he  burneth  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 and  the  house  of  the  king,  and  all  the  houses 
 of  Jerusalem,  even  every  great  house  he  hath 
 burned  with  fire,  ^■'and  all  the  walls  of  Jeru- 
 salem round  about  broken  down  have  all  the 
 forces  of  the  Chaldeans  that  are  with  the  chief 
 of  the  executioners. 
 
 1^  And  of  the  poor  of  the  people,  and  the 
 remnant  of  the  people  who  are  left  m  the  city, 
 and  those  who  are  falling  away,  who  have 
 fallen  \mto  the  king  of  Babylon,  and  the  rem- 
 nant of  the  multitude,  hath  Nebuzar-Adan 
 chief  of  the  executioners,  removed;  '^ and  of 
 the  poor  of  the  land  hath  Nebuzar-Adan, 
 chief  of  the  executioners,  left  for  vinedressers 
 and  for  husbandmen. 
 
 ^^  And  the  pillars  of  brass  that  are  to  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  and  the  bases,  and  the  bra- 
 zen sea  that  is  in  the  house  of  Jehovah,  have 
 theChaldeansbroken,andtheybearawayallthe 
 brass  of  them  to  Babylon ;  ^^  and  the  pots,  and 
 the  shovels,  and  the  snuffers,  and  the  bowls, 
 and  the  spoons,  and  all  the  vessels  of  brass 
 with  which  they  minister,  they  have  taken 
 away;  i^and  the  basins,  and  the  firepans, 
 and  the  bowls,  and  the  pots,  and  the  candle- 
 sticks, and  the  spoons,  and  the  cups,  the  gold 
 of  that  which  is  gold,  and  the  sUver  oi  fcVat 
 
 which  is  silver,  hath  the  chief  of  the  execu- 
 tioners taken.  ^  The  two  pillars,  the  one  sea, 
 and  the  twelve  brazen  oxen  that  are  beneath 
 the  bases,  that  king  Solomon  made  for  the 
 house  of  Jehovah,  there  was  no  weighing  of 
 the  brass  of  all  these  vessels.  -^  As  to  the 
 pillars,  eighteen  cubits  is  the  height  of  the  one 
 pUlar,  ana  a  cord  of  twelve  cubits  doth  com- 
 pass it,  and  its  thickness  is  four  fingers  hol- 
 low. "'^  And  the  chapiter  upon  it  is  of  brass, 
 and  the  height  of  the  one  chapiter  is  five  cu- 
 bits, and  network  and  pomegranates  are  on  the 
 chapiter  round  about,  the  whole  is  of  brass  ; 
 and  like  these  have  the  second  pillar,  and 
 pomegranates.  ^^  And  the  pomegranates  are 
 ninety  and  six  on  a  side,  all  the  pomegran- 
 ates are  a  hundred  on  the  net-work  round 
 about. 
 
 ^  And  the  chief  of  the  executioners  taketh 
 Seraiah  the  head  priest,  and  Zephaniah  the 
 second  priest,  and  the  three  keepers  of  the 
 threshold,  ^  and  out  of  the  city  he  hath  taken 
 a  certain  eunuch,  who  hath  been  inspector 
 over  the  men  of  war,  and  seven  men  of  those 
 seeing  the  king's  face,  who  have  been  found 
 in  the  city,  and  the  head  scribe  of  the  host, 
 who  mustereth  the  people  of  the  land,  and 
 sixty  men  of  the  people  of  the  land,  who  are 
 found  in  the  midst  of  the  city;  -^and  Ne- 
 buzar-Adan, chief  of  the  executioners,  taketh 
 them,  and  bringeth  them  unto  the  king  of 
 Babylon  to  Riblah,  ^^  and  the  king  of  Baby- 
 lon smiteth  them,  and  putteth  them  to  death 
 in  Riblah,  iu  the  land  of  Hamath,  and  he  re- 
 moveth  Judah  from  off  its  own  ground. 
 
 ^  This  is  the  people  whom  Nebuchadrezzar 
 hath  removed:  in  the  seventh  year,  of  Jews, 
 three  thousand  and  twenty  and  three;  ^^in 
 the  eighteenth  year  of  Nebuchadrezzar — from 
 Jerusalem,  sovus,  eight  hundred  thirty  and 
 two;  ^"in  the  three  and  twentieth  year  of 
 Nebuchadrezzar,  hath  Nebuzar-Adan  chief  of 
 the  giiard  removed  of  Jewish  souls,  seven 
 hundred  forty  and  five ;  all  the  souls  are  four 
 thousand  and.  six  hundred. 
 
 ^1  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  thirty  and 
 seventh  year  of  the  removal  of  Jehoiachin 
 king  of  Judah,  in  the  twelfth  month,  in  the 
 twenty  and  fifth  of  the  month,  hath  Evil-Me- 
 rodach  king  of  Babylon  lifted  up,  in  the  year 
 of  his  reign,  the  head  of  Jehoiachin  king  of 
 Judah,  and  bringeth  him  out  from  the  house 
 of  restraint,  ^^  and  speaketh  with  him  good 
 things,  and  setteth  his  throne  above  the 
 throne  of  the  kings  who  are  with  him  in  Ba- 
 bylon, 33  and  he  hath  changed  his  prison  gar- 
 ments, and  he  hath  eaten  bread  oefore  him 
 continually,  all  the  days  of  his  life.  ^*  And 
 his  allowance — a  continual  allowance — hath 
 been  given  to  him  by  the  king  of  Babylon, 
 the  matter  of  a  day  in  its  day,  till  the  day  of 
 his  death — all  days  of  his  life. 
 501 
 
LAMENTATIONS. 
 
 I.  1  HOW  liath  she  sat  alone, 
 Tlie  city  al)ounding  with  people ! 
 She  hatli  been  as  a  widow, 
 The  mighty  among  nations ! 
 Princes  among  provinces, 
 She  hath  become  tributary! 
 
 '  She  weepeth  sore  in  the  night, 
 And  her  tear  is  on  her  checks,  [lovers, 
 
 There  is  no  comforter  for  lier  ont  of  all  her 
 All  her  friends  dealt  treacherously  by  her. 
 They  have  been  to  her  for  enemies. 
 Removed  hath  Judah  because  of  afiliction. 
 And  because  of  the  abundance  of  her  service ; 
 She  hath  dwelt  among  nations. 
 She  hath  not  foimd  rest,  [the  straits. 
 
 All  her  piirsuers  have  overtaken  her  between 
 
 '  The  ways  of  Ziou  are  mourning, 
 Without  any  coming  at  the  appointed  time. 
 All  her  gates  are  desolate,  her  priests  sigh, 
 Her  virgins  are  afSicted — and  she  hath  bit- 
 
 •  Her  adversaries  have  become  chief,  [terness. 
 Her  enemies  have  been  at  ease. 
 For  Jehovah  hath  afHicted  her, 
 For  the  abundance  of  her  transgressions, 
 Her  infants  have  gone  captive  before  ithe 
 adversary.  [all  her  honour, 
 
 '  And  go  out  from  the  daughter  of  Zion  doth 
 Her  princes  have  been  as  harts — 
 They  have  not  found  pasture. 
 And  they  go  powerless  before  a  pursuer. 
 
 '  Remembered  hath  Jerusalem  [ings, 
 
 Jn  the  days  of  her  afiliction  and  her  moiirn- 
 AU  her  desirable  things  that  were  from  the 
 •    days  of  old. 
 
 In  the  falling  of  her  people  into  the  hand  of 
 And  she  hath  no  helper ;         [an  adversary, 
 Seen  her  have  adversaries. 
 They  have  laughed  at  her  cessation. 
 
 '  A  sin  hath  Jerusalem  sinned. 
 Therefore  impure  she  hath  become, 
 All  who  honoured  her  have  esteemed  her 
 For  they  have  seen  her  nakedness,  [lightly, 
 Yea,  she  herself  hath  sighed  and  turneth 
 
 ^  Her  uncleanness  win  her  skirts,  [backward. 
 She  hath  not  remembered  her  latter  end. 
 And  she  cometli  down  wonderfully. 
 There  is  no  comforter  for  her. 
 See,  0  Jehovah,  mine  affliction. 
 For  exerted  himself  hath  an  enemy. 
 *'  His  hand  spread  out  hath  an  adversary 
 On  all  her  desirable  things, 
 For  she  hath  seen — 
 .Nations  have  entered  her  sanctuary. 
 Concerning  which  Thou  didst  command, 
 '  They  do  not  come  into  the  assembly  to  thee.' 
 
 "  All  her  people  are  sighing— seekin^j  bread. 
 They  have  given  their  desirable  thmgs 
 For  food  to  refresh  the  body; 
 See,  O  Jehovah,  and  behold  attentively. 
 For  I  have  been  lightly  esteemed. 
 
 '"  fa  it,  notiiing  to  you,  all  ye  passing  by  the 
 Look  attejitively,  and  see,  [way? 
 
 If  there  is  any  jaiu  like  my  jiain, 
 'Hint  He  is  rollmg  to  me? 
 W'liom  Jehovah  hath  afflicted 
 602 
 
 In  the  day  of  the  fierceness  of  His  anger. 
 
 13  From  above  He  hath  sent  fire  into  my  bone. 
 And  it  subdueth  it. 
 He  hath  spread  a  net  for  my  feet. 
 He  hath  turned  me  backward. 
 He  hath  made  me  desolate— all  theday  sick. 
 
 ^*  Bound  hath  been  the  yoke  of  my  transgres- 
 sions by  His  hand, 
 They  are  wrapped  together. 
 They  have  gone  up  on  my  neck. 
 He  hath  caused  my  power  to  stumble. 
 The  Lord  hath  given  me  into  hands, 
 I  am  not  able  to  rise.       [Lord  in  my  midst, 
 
 '5  Trodden  down  all  my  mighty  ones  hath  the 
 Heproclaimed  against  me  an  appointed  time, 
 To  destroy  mv  young  men, 
 A  wine-press  hath  the  Lord  trodden, 
 To  the  virgin  daughter  of  Judah. 
 
 ^^  For  these  I  am  weeping, 
 My  eye,  my  eye,  is  running  down  with  waters. 
 For,  far  from  me  hath  been  a  comforter. 
 Refreshing  my  soiil, 
 My  sons  have  been  desolate. 
 For  mighty  hath  been  an  enemy. 
 
 "  Spread  forth  hath  Zion  her  hands. 
 There  is  no  comforter  for  her, 
 Jehovah  hath  charged  concerning  Jacob, 
 His  neighbovirs  are  his  adversaries, 
 Jerusalem  hath  become  imjjure  among  them. 
 
 ^8  Righteous  is  Jehovah, 
 
 For  His  mouth  I  have  provoked,   [my  pain, 
 
 Hear,  I  pray  you,  all  ye  peoples,  and  see 
 
 My  virgins  and  my  young  men  have  gone 
 
 into  captivity.  [ceived  me, 
 
 1"  I  called  for  my  lovers,  they — they  have  de- 
 My  priests  and  my  elders  in  the  city  have 
 
 expired ; 
 When  they  have  sought  food  for  themselves. 
 Then  they  give  back  their  soul. 
 
 -"  See,  0  Jenovah,  for  distress  is  to  me. 
 My  bowels  have  been  troubled, 
 Turned  hath  been  my  heart  in  my  midst. 
 For  I  have  greatly  provoked. 
 From  without  bereaved  hath  the  sword. 
 In  the  house  it  is  as  death. 
 
 -1  They  have  heard  that  I  have  sighed, 
 There  is  no  comforter  for  me. 
 All  my  enemies  have  heard  of  my  calamity, 
 They  have  rejoiced  that  Thou  hast  done  it, 
 Thou  hast  brought  in  the  day  Thou  hast 
 And  they  are  like  to  me.  [called, 
 
 ^  Come  in  doth  all  their  evil  before  Thee, 
 And  one  is  doing  to  them  as  Thou  hast 
 For  all  my  transgressions,  [done  to  me. 
 
 For  many  are  my  sighs,  and  my  heart  is  sick ! 
 
 n.  1  HOW  doth  the  Lord  cloud  in  His  anger 
 
 the  daughter  of  Zion,      [beauty  of  Israel, 
 
 He   hath  cast   from  heaven  to  earth  the 
 
 And  liath  not  remembered  His  footstool  in 
 
 the  day  of  His  anger. 
 
 -  Swallowed  up  hath  the  Lord, 
 
 He  hath   not  ]iitied  any  of  the  pleasant 
 
 places  of  Jacob, 
 He  hath  broken  down  in  His  wrath. 
 
The  miseries  of  Jerusalem,     ii.  3.— LAMENTATIONS.— in.  10.     OotVs  threatenings  fulfiUea, 
 
 The  fortresses  of  the  daugliter  of  Judah, 
 He  hath  caused  to  come  to  the  earth, 
 He  polluted  the  kingdom  and  its  princes. 
 '  He  hath  cut  off  in  the  heat  of  anger  every 
 
 horn  of  Israel, 
 He  hath  turned  backward  Hia  right  hand 
 From  the  face  of  the  enemy,  [fire, 
 
 And  He  bnrneth  against  Jacob  as  a  flaming 
 It  hath  devoured  ronnd  fibout. 
 *  He  hath  trodden  His  hdw  as  an  enemy, 
 Stood  liath  His  right  hand  as  an  adversary. 
 And  He  slayeth  all  the  desirable  ones  of 
 
 the  eye. 
 In  the  tent  of  the  i  laughter  of  Zion, 
 He  hath  poured  out  as  fire  His  fury. 
 '  The  Lord  hath  been  as  an  enemy. 
 He  hath  swalluvred  up  Israel, 
 He  hath  swallowed  up  all  her  palaces. 
 He  hath  destroyed  His  fortresses. 
 And  He  miUtiplieth  in  the  daughter  of  Judah 
 Mourning  and  moaning. 
 ®  And  He  ihaketh  as  a  garden  His  tabernacle. 
 He  hatli  destroyed  His  appointed  place, 
 Jehovah  hath  forgotten  in  Zion  the  appointed 
 
 time  and  sabbath. 
 And  despiseth,  in  the  indignation  of  His 
 
 anwer,  king  and  priest. 
 ^  The  Lord  hath  cast  off  His  altar, 
 He  hath  rejected  His  sanctuary. 
 He  hath  shiit  up  into  the  hand  of  the  enemy 
 The  walls  of  her  jialaces, 
 A  noise  they  have  made  in  the  house  of  Je- 
 Like  a  day  of  appointment.  [hovah 
 
 '  Devised  hath  Jehovah  to  destroy  the  wall 
 
 of  the  daughter  of  Zion, 
 He  hath  stretched  out  a  line,         [stroying. 
 He  hath  not  turned  His  hand  from  de- 
 And  He  causeth  bulwark  and  wall  to  mourn. 
 Together— they  have  been  weak. 
 Sunk  into  the  earth  have  her  gates. 
 He  hath  destroyed  and  broken  her  bars, 
 Her  king  and  her  princes  are  among  the 
 
 nations, 
 There  is  no  law,  also  her  prophets 
 Have  not  found  vision  from  Jehovah. 
 '"  Sit  on  the  earth — keep  silent  do  the  elders 
 
 of  the  daughter  of  Zion, 
 They  have  caused  dust  to  go  up  on  their 
 They  have  gii'ded  on  sackcloth,  [head, 
 
 Put  down  to  the  earth  their  head  have  the 
 
 virgins  of  Jerusalem. 
 1'  Consumed  by  tears  have  been  my  eyes,_ 
 Troubled  have  been  my  bowels,  [liver, 
 
 Poured   out    to  the  earth  hath  been  my 
 For  the  breach  of  the  daughter  of  my  people ; 
 In  infant  and  suckling  being  feeble. 
 In  the  broad  places  of  the  city,  [and  wine  ? 
 '^  To  their  mothers  they  say,  '  Where  are  com 
 In  their  becoming  feeble  as  a  pierced  one 
 In  the  broad  places  of  the  city. 
 In  their  soul  pouring  itself  out  into  the 
 
 bosom  of  their  mothers. 
 '3  What  do  I  testify  to  thee,  what  do  I  liken 
 0  daughter  of  J  erusalem  ?  [to  thee, 
 
 What  do  I  equal  to  thee^  and  I  comfort  thee, 
 0  virgin  daughter  of  Zion  ? 
 For  great  as  a  sea  is  thy  breach, 
 Who  doth  give  healing  to  thee? 
 **  Thy  prophets  have  seen  for  thee  a  false  and 
 
 insipid  thing,  [iniquity. 
 
 And  have  not  revealed  concernmg  thine 
 
 To  turn  back  thy  captivity. 
 And  they  see  for  thee  false  burdens  and 
 causes  of  expulsion.  [the  way, 
 
 '^  Clapped  liands  at  thee  have  all  passing  by 
 They  have  hissed— and  they  shake  the  head 
 At  the  daughter  of  Jerusalem : 
 '  Is  this  the  city  of  which  they  said : 
 The  perfection  of  beauty,  a  joy  to  all  the 
 land?'  [tlnne  enemies, 
 
 '^  Opened  against  thee  their  mouth  have  all 
 They  have  hissed,  yea,  they  gnash  the  teeth. 
 They  have  said :  'We  haveswallowed  /te?-up, 
 Surely  this  is  the  day  that  we  looked  for, 
 We  have  foxmd — we  have  seen.' 
 
 '^  Jehovah  hath  done  that  which  He  devised. 
 He  hath  fulfilled  His  saying 
 That  He  commanded  from  the  days  of  old. 
 He  hath  broken  down  and  hath  not  pitied. 
 And  causeth  an  enemy  to  rejoice  over  thee. 
 He  lifted  up  the  horn  of  thine  adversaries. 
 
 ^^  Cried  hath  their  heart  unto  the  Lord ; 
 0  wall  of  the  daugliter  of  Zion, 
 Cause  to  go  down  as  a  stream  tears  daily 
 Give  not  rest  to  thyself,  [and  nightly, 
 
 Let  not  the  daughter  of  thine  eye  stand  still 
 
 '3  Arise,  cry  aloud  in  the  night, 
 At  the  beginning  of  the  watches. 
 Pour  out  as  water  thy  heart, 
 Over-against  the  face  of  the  Lord, 
 Lift  up  unto  Him  thy  hands,  for  the  soul  of 
 
 thine  infants. 
 Who  are  feeble  with  hunger  at  the  head  of 
 all  out-places. 
 
 -''  See,  0  Jehovah,  and  look  attentively, 
 To  whom  Thou  hast  acted  thus,    [breadth? 
 Do  women  eat  their  fruit,  infants  of  a  hand- 
 Slain  in  the  sanctuary  of  the  Lord  are  priest 
 and  prophet?  [and  old, 
 
 ^1  Lain  on  the  earth  in  out-places  have  yoimg 
 My  virgins  and  my  yoimg  men  have  fallen 
 
 by  the  sword, 
 Thou  hast  slain  in  a  day  of  Thine  anger, 
 Thou  hast  slaughtered — Thouhast  not  pitied. 
 
 --  Thou  dost  call,  as  at  a  day  of  appointment. 
 My  fears  from  round  about. 
 And  there  hath  not  been  in  the  day  of  the 
 
 anger  of  Jehovah, 
 An  escaped  and  remaining  one, 
 They  whom  I  stretched  out  and  nourished, 
 My  enemy  hath  consumed! 
 
 III.  ^  I  am  the  man  who  hath  seen  affliction 
 
 By  the  rod  of  His  wrath. 
 -  Me  He  hath  led,  and  causeth  to  go  in  dark- 
 ness, and  without  light. 
 ^  Surely  against  me  He  turueth  back, 
 
 He  turneth  His  hand  all  the  day. 
 ■*  He  hath  worn  out  my  flesh  and  my  skin. 
 
 He  hath  broken  my  bones. 
 ^  He  hath  built  up  against  me, 
 
 And  setteth  round  poverty  and  weariness. 
 ^  In  dark  places  He  hath  caused  me  to  dwell, 
 
 As  the  dead  of  old. 
 ^  He  hath  hedged  me  about,  and  I  go  not  out, 
 
 He  hath  made  heavy  my  fetter 
 ^  Also  when  I  call  and  cry  out, 
 
 He  hath  shut  out  my  prayer. 
 ^  He  hath  hedged  my  ways  with  licAvn  work, 
 
 My  paths  He  hath  made  crooked. 
 '"  A  bear  lying  in  wait  He  is  to  me, 
 
 A  lion  in  secret  hifling-places. 
 503 
 
The  prophet's  affliction.         in.  11.— LAMENTATIONS.— iv.  10.  T he  Unefit  of  affliction. 
 
 "  My  ways  He  is  turning  aside,  and  He  pull- 
 eth  nieiu])ieccs, 
 
 He  liath  made  nie  a  desolation. 
 '"  He  hatli  trodden  His  bow, 
 :  Aud  setteth  me  np  as  a  mark  for  an  arrow. 
 '^  He  liatli  caused  to  enter  into  my  reins 
 
 Tiie  sons  of  His  quiver. 
 '■•  I  have  been  a  derision  to  all  my  people, 
 
 Their  song  all  the  day. 
 1'  He  hath  filled  me  with  bitter  things, 
 
 He  hath  filled  me  with  wormwood. 
 1^  And  He  bi'caketh  with  gravel  my  teeth, 
 
 He  hath  covered  me  with  ashes. 
 ^^  And  Thou  castest  off  from  peace  my  soul, 
 
 I  have  forgotten  prosperity. 
 '8  And  I  say.  Perished  hath  my  strength  aud 
 
 my  hope  from  Jehovah. 
 "  Remember  my  affliction  and  my  mourning, 
 
 Wormwood  and  gall !  [in  me. 
 
 "0  Remember  well,  and  bow  down  doth  my  soul 
 -1  This  I  turn  to  my  lieart — therefore  I  hope. 
 ^-  The  kindnesses  of  Jehovah  ! 
 
 For  we  have  not  been  consumed. 
 
 For  not  ended  have  His  mercies,  [fulness. 
 ^  New  every  morning,  abimdant  is  thy  faith- 
 -■*  My  portion  is  Jehovah,  hath  my  soul  said. 
 
 Therefore  I  hope  for  Him. 
 -^  Good  is  Jeliovah  to  those  waiting  for  Him, 
 
 To  the  soul  tliat  seeketh  Him. 
 '-"  Good  !  when  one  doth  stay  and  stand  still 
 
 For  the  salvation  of  Jehovah. 
 -'  Good  for  a  man  that  he  bcareth  a  yoke  in  his 
 28  Pie  sittetli  alone,  aud  is  silent,  [youth. 
 
 For  He  hath  laid  it  upon  him. 
 2**  He  puttetli  in  the  dust  his  mouth,  if  so  be 
 there  is  hope. 
 
 30  He  giveth  to  his  smiter  the  cheek, 
 He  is  filled  with  reproach. 
 
 31  For  the  Lord  dotli  not  cast  off  to  the  age. 
 
 *'^  For  though  He  afflicted,  yet  He  hath  pitied. 
 According  to  the  abundance  of  His  kindness. 
 
 33  For  He  hath  not  afflicted  with  His  heart, 
 Nor  doth  He  grieve  the  sous  of  men. 
 
 3'  To  bruise  under  one's  feet  any  bound  ones  of 
 
 3°  To  turn  aside  the  judgment  of  a  man,  [earth, 
 Over-against  the  face  of  the  Most  High, 
 
 ^s  To  subvert  a  man  in  his  cause,  the  Lord  hath 
 not  approved. 
 
 37  Who  is  this— he  hath  said,  and  it  is, 
 And  the  Lord  hath  not  commanded  it  ? 
 
 38  From  the  mouth  of  the  Most  High 
 Go  not  forth  the  evils  and  the  good. 
 
 30  What — sigh  habitually  doth  a  living  man, 
 
 A  man  for  his  sin  ? 
 •">  We  search  our  ways,  and  investigate, 
 
 And  turn  back  unto  Jehovah. 
 ^1  Wc  lift  up  our  heart  on  the  hands  unto  God 
 
 in  the  heavens. 
 *-  We — wo  have  transgressed  and  rebelled. 
 
 Thou — Thou  hast  not  forgiven. 
 ^3  Thou  hast  covered  Thyself  with  anger, 
 
 And  dost  ])ursue  us; 
 
 Thou  hast  slain — Thou  hast  not  pitied. 
 "  Tliou  liast  covered  Thyself  with  a  cloud. 
 
 So  that  ])rayer  doth  not  pass  through. 
 ■»*  Oflsconring  and  refuse  Thou  dost  make  iis 
 
 \\\  the  midst  of  the  peoples. 
 ^'  Opened  against  us  tiieir  mouth  have  all  our 
 "  F'earand  a  snare  hatli  l)een  for  us,  [enemies. 
 
 Desolation  and  destruction. 
 *3  Rivulets  of  water  go  down  my  eye, 
 504 
 
 For  the  destruction  of  the  daughter  of  my 
 ^  Mine  eye  is  jioured  out,  [people. 
 
 And  doth  not  cease — without  intermission, 
 ^"  Till  Jehovah  looketh  and  seeth  from  the 
 ^1  My  eye  att'ecteth  my  soul,  [heavens. 
 
 Because  of  all  the  daughters  of  my  city. 
 5'  Hunted  me  sore  as  a  bird  have  my  enemies 
 
 without  cause. 
 ''3  They  have  cut  off  in  a  pit  my  life, 
 
 And  they  cast  a  stone  against  me. 
 ^^  Flowed  have  waters  over  my  head, 
 
 I  have  said,  I  have  been  cut  oS'.  [lower  pit. 
 ''^  I  called  Thy  name,  0  Jehovah,  from  the 
 66  ]y[y  voice  Thou  hast  heard,  [my  cry. 
 
 Hide  not  Thine  ear  at  my  breathing — at 
 '■"^  Thou  hast  drawn  near  in  the  day  I  call  Thee, 
 
 Thou  hast  said,  Fear  not. 
 ^^  Thou  hast  pleaded,  0  Lord,  the  pleadings 
 
 Thou  hast  redeemed  my  life,  [of  my  soul, 
 ^^  Thou  hast  seen,  0  Jehovah,  my  overthrow. 
 
 Judge  Thou  my  cause. 
 ^  Thou  hast  seen  all  their  vengeance. 
 
 All  their  thoughts  of  me. 
 "1  Thou  hast  heard  their  reproach,  0  Jehovah, 
 
 All  their  thoughts  against  me, 
 *'-  The  lips  of  my  withstanders,  [day. 
 
 Even  their  meditation  against  me  all  the 
 ^3  Their  sitting  down,  and  their  rising  uj). 
 
 Behold  attentively,  I  am  their  song,  ['vah, 
 8^  Thou  returnest  to  them  the  deed,   0  Jeho- 
 
 According  to  the  work  of  their  hands. 
 *5  Thou  givest  to  them  a  covered  heart, 
 
 Thy  curse  to  them.  [them, 
 
 ''''  Thou  pursuest  in    anger,   and    destroyest 
 
 From  under  the  heavens  of  Jehovah ! 
 
 IV.  ^  How  is  the  gold  become  dim. 
 Changed  the  best— the  pure  gold? 
 Poured  out  ai-e  stones  or  the'.sanctuary 
 At  the  head  of  all  out-places. 
 
 ^  The  precious  sons  of  Zion, 
 Who  are  comi>arable  with  fine  gold, 
 
 .  How  have  they  been  reckoned  earthen 
 Work  of  the  hands  of  a  potter.         [bottles, 
 
 3  Even  dragons  have  drawn  out  the  breast. 
 They  have  suckled  their  young  ones. 
 The  daughter  of  my  people  is  become  cruel. 
 Like  the  ostriches  in  a  wilderness. 
 
 ^  Cleaved  hath  the  tongue  of  a  suckling  unto 
 
 his  palate  with  thirst,  [none. 
 
 Infants  asked  bread,  a  dealer  out  they  have 
 
 '  Those  eating  of  dainties  have  been  desolate 
 
 in  out-places,  [dunghills. 
 
 Those  supported  on  scarlet  have  embraced 
 
 "  And  greater  is  the  iniqxiity  of  the  daughter 
 Than  the  sin  of  Sodom,  [of  my  people. 
 
 That  was  overturned  as  in  a  moment. 
 And  no  hands  were  stayed  on  her. 
 
 7  Purer  were  her  Nazarites  than  snow,'[rubies. 
 Whiter  than  milk,  ruddier  of  body  than 
 Of  sapphire  their  form.  [visage, 
 
 8  Darker   than    blackness    li.ath    been  theii 
 They  have  not  been  known  in  out-iilaces, 
 Cleaved  hath  their  skin  unto  their  bone, 
 
 It  hath  withered— it  hath  been  as  wood. 
 
 8  Better  have  been  the  i)ierced  of  a  sword 
 Than  the  pierced  of  famine. 
 For  these  liow  away,  pierced  through, 
 Without  the  increase  of  the  field. 
 
 '"  'I'he  hands  of  merciful  women  have  boiled 
 their  own  children, 
 
Complicated  sorrown. 
 
 IV.  ll.-LAMENTATIONS.-v.  22. 
 
 Appeal  to  Ood 
 
 Tlicy  have  beeu  for  food  to  them, 
 In  the  destruction  of  the  daughter  of  my 
 jieople. 
 
 "  Completed  bath  Jehovah  His  fury, 
 He  hath  poured  out  the  fierceness  of  His 
 And  he  kindletli  a  fire  in  Zion,  [anger, 
 
 And  it  devoureth  her  foundations. 
 
 1*  Believe  not  did  the  Idngs  of  eartli, 
 And  any  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  world. 
 That  come  would  an  adversary  and  enemy 
 Into  the  gates  of  .1  erusalem. 
 
 ^'  Because  of  tlie  sins  of  her  prophets, 
 The  iniquities  of  her  priests, 
 Who  are  shedding  in  her  midst  the  blood  of 
 the  righteous, 
 
 '*  They  have  wandered  naked  in  out-places. 
 They  liave  been  polluted  with  blood,     [ing, 
 Without  awy  being  able  to  touch  their  cloth- 
 
 ^'  '  Turn  aside — unclean, '  they  called  to  them, 
 'Turn  aside,  turn  aside,  touch  not,' 
 For  they  fled — yea,  they  have  wandered, 
 They  have  said  among  nations  : 
 '  They  do  not  add  to  sojourn.' 
 
 ^^  The  face  of  Jehovah  hath  divided  them, 
 He  doth  not  add  to  behold  them. 
 The  face  of  priests  they  have  not  lifted  up, 
 Elders  they  have  not  favoured. 
 
 ^'  While  we  exist — consumed  are  our  eyes  for 
 our  vain  help. 
 In  our  watch-tower  we  have  watched  for  a 
 nation  that  saveth  not. 
 
 ^8  They  have  hxmted  our  steps  from  going  in 
 our  broad-places, 
 Near  hath  been  our  end,  fulfilled  our  days. 
 For  come  hath  our  end. 
 
 '**  Swifter  have  been  our  pursuers. 
 Than  the  eagles  of  the  lieavens. 
 On  the  mountains  they  have  biirned  after  us. 
 In  the  wilderness  they  have  laid  wait  for  us. 
 
 ™  The  breath  of  our  nostrils— the  anointed  of 
 Jehovah,  [we  said : 
 
 Hath  been  captured  in  their  pits,  of  whom 
 '  In  his  shadow  we  do  live  among  nations.' 
 
 '■  Joy  and  rejoice,  0  daughter  of  Edom. 
 Dwelling  in  the  land  of  Uz, 
 Even  unto  thee  pass  over  doth  a  cup, 
 Thou  art  drunk,  and  makest  thyself  naked. 
 
 ^  Completed  ?s- thy  iniquity,  daughter  of  Zion, 
 He  doth  not  add  to  remove  thee, 
 
 He  hath  inspected  tliy  iniquity,  0  daughter 
 
 of  Edoni, 
 He  hath  removed  tliee  because  of  thy  sins  ! 
 
 V.  1  REMEMBER,  0  Jehovah,  what  hath  be- 
 fallen us. 
 
 Look  attentively,  and  see  our  reproach. 
 2  Our  inheritance  hath  been  turned  to  strang- 
 
 Our  houses  to  foreigners.  [ers, 
 
 ^  Orphans  we  have  been — wathout  a  father. 
 
 Our  mothers  are  as  widows. 
 ^  Our  water  for  money  we  have  drunk. 
 
 Our  wood  for  a  price  doth  come. 
 ^  For  our  neck  we  have  been  piirsued. 
 
 We  have  laboured — there  hath  been  no  rest 
 ®  To  Egypt  we  have  given  a  hand,        [for  us. 
 
 To  A^shur,  to  be  satisfied  with  bread. 
 ^  Our  fathers  have  sinned — they  are  not. 
 
 We  their  iniquities  have  borne. 
 ^  Servants  have  ruled  over  us, 
 
 A  deliverer  there  is  none  from  their  hand. 
 "  With  oiu"  lives  we  bring  in  our  bread, 
 
 Because  of  the  sword  of  the  wilderness. 
 1"  Our  skin  as  an  oven  hath  been  burning, 
 
 Because  of  the  raging  of  the  famine. 
 11  Wives  in  Zion  they  liave  humbled. 
 
 Virgins — in  cities  of  Judah. 
 1"  Princes  by  their  hand  have  been  hanged. 
 
 The  faces  of  elders  have  not  been  honoured. 
 13  Young  men  to  grind  they  have  taken, 
 
 And  youths  with  wood  have  stumbled, 
 i'*  The  aged  from  the  gate  have  ceased, 
 
 Young  men  from  their  song. 
 1^  Ceased  hath  the  joy  of  our  heart. 
 
 Turned  to  mourning  hath  been  our  dancing. 
 !•'  Fallen  hath  the  crown  from  our  head. 
 
 Wo  is  now  to  \va,  for  we  have  sinned. 
 I''  For  this  hath  our  heart  been  sick. 
 
 For  these  have  our  eyes  been  dim. 
 18  For  the  mount  of  Zion — that  is  desolate. 
 
 Foxes  have  gone  up  on  it. 
 I''  Thou,  0  Jehovah,  to  the  age  remainest. 
 
 Thy  throne  to  generation  and  generation, 
 20  "Why  for  ever  dost  Thou  forget  us  ? 
 
 Thou  forsakest  us  for  length  of  days ! 
 "1  Turn  us  back,  0  Jehovah,  unto  Thee, 
 
 And  we  tiirn  back,  renew  our  days  as  of  old. 
 22  For  hast  Thou  utterly  rejected  us?    [ingly ! 
 
 Thf'u  hast  been  wroth  against  us — exceed- 
 505 
 
VISIONS   OF   EZEKIEL. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  ^  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the 
 thirtieth  year,  in  the  fourth  inonth,  in  the  fifth 
 of  the  month,  and  I  am  in  the  midst  of  the 
 Removed  by  the  river  Chebar,  the  heavens 
 have  been  opened,  and  I  see  visions  of  God. 
 
 -  In  the  lifth  of  the  month — it  is  the  tiftn 
 year  of  the  removal  of  the  king  Jeboiachin 
 — *  hath  the  word  of  Jehovah  certainly  been 
 unto  Ezekiel  son  of  Buzi  the  priest,  in  the 
 land  of  the  Chaldeans,  by  the  river  Chebar, 
 and  there  is  on  him  there  a  hand  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ■*  And  I  loolt,  and  lo,  a  tempestuous  wind 
 is  coming  from  the  north,  a  great  cloud,  and 
 lire  catching  itself,  and  brightness  to  it  round 
 about,  and  out  of  its  midst  as  the  colour  of 
 copper,  out  of  the  midst  of  the  fire. 
 
 °  And  oiit  of  its  midst  w  a  likeness  of  four 
 living  creatures,  andthis  wtlieir  a])])earance;  a 
 likeness  of  man  Is  to  them, ''  and  four  faces  are 
 to  each,  and  four  wings  are  to  each  of  them, 
 ''  and  their  feet  are  straight  feet,  and  the  sole 
 of  their  feet  w  as  a  sole  of  a  calf's  foot,  and 
 they  are  sparkling  as  the  colour  of  bright 
 brass ;  **  and  hands  of  man  under  their  wings 
 — on  their  four  sides,  and  their  faces  and  their 
 winjrs — are  to  them  four;  ^joining  one  unto 
 another  are  their  wings,  they  turn  not  round 
 in  their  going,  each  straight  forward  they  go. 
 
 i*"  As  to  the  likeness  of  their  faces,  the  face 
 of  a  man,  and  the  face  of  a  lion,  toward  the 
 right  are  to  them  four,  and  the  face  of  an  ox 
 on  tlie  left  are  to  them  four,  and  the  face  of 
 an  ea^le  are  to  them  four.  '^  And  their  faces 
 and  their  wings  are  separate  from  above,  to 
 each  are  two  joining  together,  and  two  are 
 covering  their  bodies.  ^-And  each  straight 
 forward  they  go,  whither  the  spirit  is  to  go, 
 they  go,  they  turn  not  roiind  in  their  going. 
 •^  As  to  the  likeness  of  the  living  creatures, 
 their  appearances  are  as  coals  of  fire — burning 
 as  the  apfjearance  of  lamps ;  it  is  going  up  and 
 down  between  the  living  creatures,  and  bright- 
 ness is  to  the  lire,  and  out  of  the  fire  is  going 
 forth  lightning.  '■'And  the  living  creatures 
 are  running,  and  turning  back,  as  the  appear- 
 ance of  the  flash. 
 
 "And  1  see  the  living  creatures,  and  lo, 
 one  wlieel  w  in  the  earth,  near  the  living 
 creatures,  at  its  four  faces.  "The  appear- 
 ance of  the  wheels  and  their  works  is  as  the 
 colour  of  beryl,  and  one  likeness  w  to  them 
 four,  and  their  appearances  and  their  works 
 are  as  it  were  the  wheel  in  the  midst  of  the 
 wheel.  *"  On  their  four  sides,  in  their  going 
 they  go,  they  turn  not  round  in  their  going. 
 '8  As  to  their  rings,  they  are  both  high  and 
 fearful,  and  their  rings  are  full  of  eyes  round 
 a])Out  tliem  four. 
 
 "•And  in  the  going  of  the  living  creatures, 
 the  wheels  go  beside  them,  and  in  the  living 
 creatures  being  lifted  up  from  oil"  the  earth, 
 lifted  up  are  the  wheels.  '-'"Whither  the  spirit 
 is  to  go,  they  go,  tliither  the  spirit  is  to  go, 
 and  the  wheels  are  lifted  up  over-against 
 them,  for  a  living  spirit  it  in  the  wheels, 
 506 
 
 -1  In  their  going,  they  go ;  and  in  their  stand, 
 ing,  they  stand;  and  in  their  being  lifted  up 
 from  off  the  earth,  lifted  up  are  the  wheels 
 over-against  them ;  for  a  living  spirit  is  in  the 
 wheels. 
 
 ^  And  a  likeness  is  over  the  heads  of  the 
 living  creatures  of  an  expanse,  as  the  colour 
 of  the  fearful  ice,  stretched  out  over  their 
 heads  from  above.  -^  And  under  the  expanse 
 their  wings  are  straight,  one  toward  the  other, 
 to  each  are  two  covering  on  this  side,  and  to 
 each  are  two  covering  on  that  side— their 
 bodies.  ^  And  I  hear  the  noise  of  their 
 wings,  as  the  noise  .of  many  waters,  as  the 
 noise  of  the  Mighty  One,  in  their  going — the 
 noise  of  tumult,  as  the  noise  of  a  camp,  in 
 their  standing  they_  let  fall  their  wings. 
 -'*And  there  is  a  voice  from  above  the  ex- 
 panse; that  is  above  their  head:  in  their 
 standing  they  let  fall  their  wings. 
 
 ""And  above  the  expanse  that  is  over  their 
 head,  as  an  appearance  of  a  sapphire  stone, 
 is  the  likeness  of  a  throne,  and  on  the  likeness 
 of  the  throne  a  likeness,  as  the  appearance  of 
 man  upon  it  from  above.  -''  And  1  see  as  the 
 colour  of  copper,  as  the  ajjpearance  of  fire 
 within  it  round  about,  from  the  appearance 
 of  his  loins  and  upward,  and  from  the  ap- 
 pearance of  his  loins  and  downward,  I  have 
 seen  as  the  appearance  of  fire,  and  brightness  is 
 to  it  round  aoout.  -^  As  the  appearance  of  tlie 
 bow  that  is  in  a  cloud  in  a  day  of  rain,  so  is  the 
 apiiearance  of  the  brightness  round  about. 
 
 II.  1  IT  Is  the  appearance  of  the  likeness  of 
 the  honour  of  Jehovah,  and  I  see,  and  fall  on 
 my  face,  and  I  hear  a  voice  speaking,  and  He 
 saith  unto  me  '  Son  of  man,  stand  on  thy 
 feet,  and  I  speak  with  thee.'  -  And  there  dotli 
 come  into  me  a  spirit,  when  He  hath  spoken 
 untome,  andit  causeth  me  to  stand  on  my  feet, 
 and  I  hear  Him  who  is  speaking  unto  me. 
 
 ■*  And  He  saith  unto  Me,  '  Sou  of  man,  I  am 
 sending  thee  unto  the  sons  of  Israel,  unto  na- 
 tions who  are  rebels,  who  have  rebelled  against 
 Me  J  they  and  their  fathers  have  transgressed 
 against  Me,  unto  this  self-same  day.  •'And 
 the  sons  are  brazen-faced  and  hard-hearted  to 
 whom  I  am  sending  thee,  and  thou  hast  said 
 unto  them:  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah:  'and 
 tliey — whether  they  hear,  or  whether  they  for- 
 bear, for  a  rebellious  house  they  are— nave 
 known  that  a  prox)het  hath  been  in  their 
 midst. 
 
 " '  And  thou,  son  of  man,  thou  art  not  afraid 
 of  them,  yea,  of  their  words  thou  art  not 
 afraid,  for  Driers  and  thorns  are  with  thee,  and 
 near  scorpions  thou  art  dwelling,  of  their 
 words  thou  art  not  afraid,  and  of  their  faces 
 thou  art  not  atfrig'ntcd,  for  they  are  a  rebelli- 
 ous house,  ^  And  thou  hast  spoken  My  words 
 unto  them,  whether  they  hearor  wbetherthey 
 forbear,  for  they  are  rebellious. 
 
 "  '  And  thou,  son  of  man,  liear  that  which  I 
 am  speaking  unto  thee:  Thou  art  not  rebelli- 
 
The  propheVa  roll. 
 
 0113  like  the  rebellious  lionse,  open  thy  mouth, 
 and  eat  that  which  T  am  givilig  unto  thee.' 
 •  And  I  look,  and  lo,  a  hand  Us  sent  forth 
 imto  me,  and  lo,  in  it  a  roll  of  a  book, 
 i^and  He  spreadeth  it  before  me,  and  it 
 is  written  in  front  and  behind,  and  ^^Tit- 
 ten  on  it  are  lamentations,  and  mourning, 
 and  wo ! 
 
 ni.  ^  AND  He  saith  unto  me,  '  Son  of  man, 
 that  which  thou  findest  eat,  eat  this  roll,  and 
 go,  speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel.'  -  And  T 
 open  my  mouth,  and  He  causeth  me  to  eat 
 this  roll.  3 And  He  saith  unto  me,  'Son  of 
 man,  thy  belly  thou  dost  feed,  and  thy  bowels 
 thou  dost  fill  with  this  roll  that  I  am  giving 
 unto  thee ;'  and  I  eat  it,  and  it  is  in  my  mouth 
 as  honey  for  sweetness. 
 
 *  And  He  saith  unto  me,  '  Son  of  man,  go, 
 enter  in  unto  the  hoTise  of  Israel,  and  thou 
 hast  spoken  with  My  words  unto  them. 
 '  For,  not  unto  a  people  deep  of  lip  and  heavy 
 of  tongue  art  thou  sent — unto  the  house  of 
 Israel;  ^not  imto  many  peoples,  deep  of  lip 
 and  heavy  of  tongue,  wiiose  words  thou  dost 
 not  understand.  If  I  had  not  sent  thee  unto 
 them— they,  they  do  hearken  unto  thee,  ^  but 
 the  house  of  Israel  are  not  -willing  to  hearken 
 unto  thee,  for  they  are  not  willing  to  hearken 
 unto  Me,  for  all  the  house  of  Israel  are  bra- 
 zen-faced and  strong-hearted. 
 
 8  '  Lo,  I  have  made  thy  face  strong  against 
 their  face,  and  thy  forehead  strong  against 
 their  forehead.  ^  As  an  adamant  harder  than 
 t,  rock  I  have  made  thy  forehead ;  thou  dost 
 not  fear  them,  nor  art  thou  affrighted  before 
 them,  for  a  reDellioiis  house  are  tney.' 
 
 '•*  And  He  saith  unto  me,  '  Son  of  man,  all 
 My  words,  that  I  speak  tmto  thee,  receive 
 with  thy  heart,  ana  with  thine  ears  hear; 
 1'  and  go,  enter  iniintothe  Removed,  unto  the 
 sons  of  thy  people,  and  thou  hast  spoken  unto 
 them,  and  hast  said  unto  them :  Thus  said  the 
 Lord  Jehovah :  whether  they  hear,  or  whether 
 they  forbear.' 
 
 ^'^  And  lift  me  up  doth  a  spirit,  and  I  hear 
 behind  me  a  noise,  a  great  rushing — '  Blessed 
 is  the  honour  of  Jehovah  from  His  place ! ' — 
 '•'even  a  noise  of  the  wings  of  the  liv'ng 
 creatures  touching  one  another,  and  a  noise 
 of  the  wheels  over-against  them,  even  a  noise 
 of  a  great  rushing,  i''  And  a  spirit  hath  lifted 
 me  up,  and  doth  take  me  away,  and  I  go  bit- 
 terly, in  the  heat  of  my  spirit,  and  the  hand 
 of  Jehovah  on  me  is  strong.  ^^  And  I  come  in 
 unto  the  Removed,  at  Tel-Ahib,  who  are  dwel- 
 ling at  the  river  Chebar,  and  where  they  are 
 dwelling  I  also  dwell  seven  days,  causing  as- 
 tonishment in  their  midst. 
 
 1*^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  at  the  end  of  seven 
 days,  ^^  that  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto 
 me,  saying,  'Son  of  man,  a  watchman  1 
 have  given  thee  to  the  house  of  Israel,  and 
 thou  hast  heard  from  My  mouth  a  word,  and 
 hast  warned  them  from  Me.  ^^  In  My  saying 
 to  the  wicked:  Thou  dost  surely  die;  and 
 thou  bast  not  warned  him,  nor  hast  spoken 
 to  warn  the  wicked  from  his  wicked  way, 
 80  that  he  doth  live ;  he — the  wicked— in  his 
 iniqxiity  dieth,  and  his  blood  from  thy  hand 
 I  require.     ^*  And  thou,   because  thou  hast 
 
 II.  9.— EZEKIEL.— IV.  8.  Charge  given  to  the  prophet. 
 
 warned  the  wicked,  and  he  hath  not  turned 
 back  from  his  wickedness,  and  from  his  wicked 
 way,  he  in  his  iniquity  dieth,  and  thou  thy 
 soul  hast  delivered. 
 
 -"  '  And  in  the  turning  back  of  the  righteous 
 from  his  righteousness,  and  he  hath  done 
 perversity,  and  I  have  put  a  stumbling-block 
 before  him,  he  dieth ;  because  thou  hast  not 
 warned  him,  in  his  sin  he  dieth,  and  not  re- 
 membered is  his  righteousness  that  he  hath 
 done,  and  his  blood  from  thy  hand  I  require. 
 "^  And  thou,  because  thou  hast  warned 
 him— the  righteous— that  the  righteous  sin 
 not,  and  he  hath  not  sinned,  he  surely  liveth, 
 because  he  hath  been  warned ;  and  thou  thy 
 soul  hast  delivered.' 
 
 "And  there  is  on  me  there  a  hand  of  Jeho- 
 vah, and  He  saith  to  me,  '  Rise,  go  forth  to 
 the  valley,  and  there  I  do  speak  with  thee.' 
 '-"•*  And  I  rise  and  go  forth  unto  the  valley,  and 
 lo,  there  the  honour  of  Jehovah  is  staucling 
 as  the  honour  that  I  had  seen  by  the  river 
 Chebar,  and  I  fall  on  my  face.  ^"^And  come 
 into  me  doth  a  spirit,  and  causeth  me  to  stand 
 on  my  feet,  and  He  speaketh  with  me,  and 
 saith  unto  me,  '  Go  in,  be  shut  up  in  the  midst 
 of  thy  house. 
 
 "^  '  And  thou,  son  of  man,  lo,  they  have  put 
 on  thee  thick  bands,  and  have  bound  thee 
 with  them,  and  thou  goest  not  forth  in  their 
 midst;  "^and  thy  tongue  I  cause  to  cleave 
 unto  thy  palate,  and  thou  hast  been  dumb, 
 and  art  not  to  them  for  a  reprover,  for  a  re- 
 bellious house  are  they.  '^'^  And  in  My  speak- 
 ing with  thee,  I  do  open  thy  mouth,  and  thou 
 hast  said  imto  them :  Thus  said  the  Lord 
 Jehovah ;  the  hearer  doth  hear,  and  the 
 forbearer  doth  forbear ;  for  a  rebellious  house 
 are  they. 
 
 IV.  1  '  AND  thou,  son  of  man,  take  to  thee 
 a  brick,  and  thou  hast  put  it  before  thee,  and 
 hast  graven  on  it  a  city— Jerusalem,  ^and 
 hast  placed  against  it  a  siege,  and  builded 
 against  it  a  fortification,  and.  poured  out 
 against  it  a  mount,  and  placed  against  it 
 camps,  yea,  set  thou  against  it  battering-raras 
 round  about.  ^And  thou,  take  to  thee  an 
 iron  pan,  and  tliou  hast  made  it  a  wall  of  iron 
 between  thee  and  the  city ;  and  thou  hast  pre- 
 pared thy  face  against  it,  and  it  hath  been  in 
 a  sie§e,  yea,  thou  hast  laid  siege  against  it.  A 
 sign  it  is  to  the  house  of  Israel. 
 
 ■*  '  And  thou,  lie  on  thy  left  side,  and  thou 
 hast  placed  the  iniquity  of  the  house  of  Israel 
 on  it ;  the  number  of  the  days  that  thou  liest 
 on  it,  thou  bearest  their  iniquity.  '  And  I — I 
 have  laid  on  thee  the  years  of  their  iniquity, 
 the  number  of  days,  three  hundred  and  ninety 
 days ;  and  thou  hast  borne  the  iniquity  of  the 
 house  of  Israel.  ''  And  thou  hast  completed 
 these,  and  hast  lain  on  thy  right  side,  a  second 
 time,  and  hast  borne  the  iniquity  of  the  house 
 of  Judah  forty  days — a  day  for  a  year— a  day 
 for  a  year  I  have  appointed  to  thee. 
 
 ^  'And  unto  the  siege  of  .Jerusalem  thou 
 dost  prepare  thy  face,  and  thine  ami  is  un- 
 covered, and  thou  hast  prophesied  concerning 
 it.  8  And  lo,  I  have  put  on  thee  thick  band.s, 
 and  thou  dost  not  turn  from  side  to  side  till 
 thy  completing  the  days  of  thy  siege. 
 507 
 
Hepresentatlon  of  the  siege  and       iv.  9.— EZEKIEL.— vi.  6. 
 
 ruin  of  Jerusalem, 
 
 *  '  And  thou,  take  to  thee  wheat,  and  bar- 
 ley, and  beans,  and  lentiles,  and  millet,  and 
 spelt,  and  thou  hast  put  them  in  one  vessel, 
 and  made  them  to  thee  for  bread ;  the  number 
 of  the  days  that  thou  art  lying  on  thy  side — 
 three  himdred  and  ninety  days — tliou  dost 
 eat  it.  _  ^^  And  thy  food  that  thou  dost  eat  is 
 by  weight,  twenty  shekels  daily ;  from  time 
 to  time  thou  dost  eat  it.  ^^  And  water  by 
 measure  thou  dost  drink,  a  sixth  part  of  the 
 bin ;  from  time  to  time  thou  dost  drink  it. 
 '^'^  A.  barley-cake  thou  dost  eat  it,  and  it  with 
 dung— the  filth  of  man — thou  dost  bake  be- 
 fore their  eyes. 
 
 ^' And  Jehovah  saith,  '  Thus  do  the  sous  of 
 Israel  eat  their  defiled  bread  among  tlie  na- 
 tions whither  I  drive  them.'  I'^And  I  say, 
 'Ah,  Lord  Jehovah,  lo,  my  soul  is  not  defiled, 
 and  carcase,  and  torn  thing,  I  have  not  eaten 
 from  my  youth,  even  till  now ;  nor  come  into 
 my  mouth  hath  abominable  flesh.' 
 
 1^  And  He  saith  unto  me,  'See,  I  have  given 
 to  thee  bullock's  dun^  instead  of  man's  dung, 
 and  thou  hast  made  thy  bread  by  it.' 
 
 ^^  And  He  saith  unto  me,  '  Son  of  man,  lo, 
 I  am  breaking  the  staff  of  bread  in  Jerusalem, 
 and  they  have  eaten  bread  by  weight  and 
 with  fear;  and  water  by  measure  and  with 
 astonishment,  they  do  drink ;  i*"  so  that  they 
 lack  bread  and  water,  and  have  been  astonished 
 one  with  another,  and  been  consumed  in  their 
 iniquity. 
 
 V.  ^ '  AND  thou,  son  of  man,  take  to  thee 
 a  sharp  weapon,  the  barber's  razor  thou  dost 
 take  to  thee,  and  thoii  hast  caused  it  to  pass 
 over  thy  head,  and  over  thy  beard,  and  thou 
 hast  taken  to  thee  ■weighing  scales,  and  ap- 
 portioned them.  ^  A  third  part  with  fire  thou 
 dost  burn  in  the  midst  of  the  city,  at  the 
 fulness  of  the  days  of  the  siege;  and  thou 
 hast  taken  the  third  part,  thou  dost  smite 
 with  a  weapon  round  about  it ;  and  the  third 
 part  thou  dost  scatter  to  the  wind,  and  a 
 weapon  I  draw  out  after  them.  ^  And  thou 
 hast  taken  thence  a  few  in  number— and  hast 
 bound  them  in  thy  skirts  ;  •*  and  of  them 
 thou  dost  take  again,  and  hast  cast  them  unto 
 the  midst  of  the  fire,  and  hast  burned  them 
 in  the  fire — out  of  it  cometh  forth  a  fire  unto 
 all  the  house  of  Israel. 
 
 *  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah:  this  is  Jeru- 
 
 salem, 
 In  the  midst  of  the  nations  I  have  set  her. 
 And  round  about  her  are  the  lands. 
 
 *  And    she    changeth    My   judgments    into 
 
 wickedness  more  than  the  nations, 
 And  My  statutes  more  than  the  lands  tliat 
 
 are  round  about  her, 
 For  against  Myjudgments  they  have  kicked, 
 A.nd  My  statutes — they  have  not  walked  in 
 them. 
 '  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Because  of  your  multiplying  above  the  na- 
 tions that  are  around  you, 
 In  Mv  statutes  ye  have  not  walked. 
 And  My  judgments  ye  have  not  done, 
 According  to  the  judgments  of  the  nations 
 That  nrr  round  a1)out  you  ye  have  not  done. 
 8  Thercioro,  tlius  said  tlic  Lord  Jcliovah: 
 Lo,  1  am,  against  thee,  even  I, 
 
 And  I  have  done  in  thy  midst  judgments. 
 Before  the  eyes  of  the  nations,      [not  done, 
 ^  And  I  have  done  in  thee  that  which  1  have 
 And  that  which  I  do  not  its  like  again, 
 Because  of  all  thine  abominations. 
 
 '"  Therefore  fathers  do  eat  sons  in  thy  midst, 
 And  sons  eat  their  fathers, 
 And  I  have  done  in  thee  judgments,  [wind. 
 And  have  scattered  all  thy  remnant  to  every 
 
 11  Therefore,  I  live — an  affirmation  of  the  Lord 
 Jehovah : 
 Because  My  sanctuary  thou  hast  defiled, 
 With  all  thy  detestable  things. 
 And  with  all  thine  abominations, 
 Mine>eye  pitieth  not,  and  I  also  spare  not. 
 Do  not  even  1  also  diminish? 
 
 1^  Thy  third  part — by  pestilence  they  die. 
 And  by  famine  are  consumed  in  thy  midst, 
 And  the  third  part,  by  sword  they  faU  round 
 
 about  thee. 
 And  the  third  part,  to  every  \vind  I  scatter. 
 And  a  sword  I  draw  out  after  them. 
 
 13  And  completed  hath  been  Mine  anger, 
 And  I  have  caused  My  fury  to  rest  on  them. 
 And  1  have  been  comforted, 
 And  they  have  known  that  I,  Jehovah,  have 
 
 spoken  in  My  zeal. 
 In  My  completing  My  fury  on  them. 
 
 !•*  And  I  give  the<^  for  a  waste, 
 And  for  a  reproach  among  nations  that  art 
 
 round  about  thee, 
 Before  the  eyes  of  every  passer  by. 
 
 1^  And  it  hath  been  a  reproach  and  a  reviling, 
 An  instruction  and  an  astonishment. 
 To  nations  that  are  round  about  thee, 
 In  My  doing  in  thee  judgments. 
 In  anger  and  fury,  and  in  furious  reproofs, 
 I,  Jehovah,  have  spoken.         [among  them, 
 
 1'  In  My  sending  the  evil  arrows  of  famine 
 That  have  been  for  destruction, 
 That  I  send  to  destroy  you. 
 And  famine  I  am  adding  upon  you, 
 And  I  have  broken  to  you  the  staff  of  bread, 
 
 1^  And  I  have  sent  on  you  famine  and  evil 
 And  they  have  bereaved  thee,  ["beasts, 
 
 And  pestilence  and  blood  pass  over  on  thee, 
 And  a  sword  I  do  bring  in  against  thee, 
 I,  Jehovah,  have  spoken ! ' 
 
 VI.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto 
 
 me,  saying:  "^  'Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  unto 
 mountains  of  Israel,  and  prophesy  concern- 
 ing them: 
 
 3  And  thou  hast  said :  Mountains  of  Israel, 
 Hear  ye  a  word  of  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah 
 To  the  mountains,  and  to  the  hills, 
 To  the  streams,  and  to  the  valleys, 
 Lo,  I,  I  am  bringing  in  against  you  a  sword, 
 And  I  have  destroyed  your  high  places. 
 
 *  And  desolated  have  been  your  altars. 
 And  broken  your  images,     [fore  your  idols. 
 And  I  have  caused  your  wounded  to  fall  be- 
 
 ^  And  put  the  carcases  of  the  sons  of  Israel 
 
 before  their  idols,  [your  altars. 
 
 And   scattered    your   bones   round  about 
 
 ^  In  all  your  dwellings  thecities  are  laid  waste, 
 And  tlie  higli  jdaces  are  desolate. 
 So  that  waste  and  desolate  arc  your  altars, ' 
 And  l)n)keu  an<l  ceased  have  your  idols, 
 And  cut  down  have  been  your  images 
 
Destructton  of  idolah-y. 
 
 VI.  7.— EZEKIEL.— VII.  25. 
 
 Desolation  of  Israel, 
 
 And  blotted  out  have  been  your  works. 
 '  And  fallen  hath  the  wounded  in  your  midst, 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 *  And  1  have  caused  some  to  remain, 
 
 In  their  being  to  you  the  escaped  of  the 
 
 sword  among  nations, 
 la  your  being  scattered  through  lands. 
 
 *  And  remembered  Me  have  your  escaped 
 
 among  nations. 
 Whither  they  have  been  taken  captive, 
 Because  I  have  been  broken  with    their 
 
 heart  that  is  going  a-whoring. 
 That  hath  turned  aside  from  off  Me, 
 And  Avith  their  eyes  they  are  going  a-whor- 
 
 ing  after  their  idols. 
 And  they  have  been  loathsome  in  their  omti 
 
 faces, 
 For  the  evils  that  they  have  done — all  their 
 
 abominations. 
 1"  And  they  have  known  that  I  avi  Jehovah, 
 
 Not  for  nought  have  I  spoken  to  do  to  them 
 
 "      Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :     [this  evil. 
 
 '  Smite  with  thy  palm,  and  stamp  with  thy 
 
 foot. 
 And  say :  Alas,  for  all  the  evil  abominations 
 
 of  the  house  of  Israel, 
 Who  by  sword,  by  famine,  and  by  pestilence 
 "  The  far-oft'  by  pestilence  dieth,        [do  fall. 
 And  the  near  by  sword  falleth, 
 And  the  left  and  the  besieged  by  famine  dieth , 
 And  I  have  completed  my  fury  upon  them. 
 "  And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 In  their  wounded  being  in  the  midst  of  their 
 Round  about  their  altars,  [idols, 
 
 On  every  high  hill,  on  all  tops  of  moimtains, 
 And  under  every  green  tree,  and  under  every 
 
 thick  oak. 
 The  place  where  they  gave  sweet  fragrance 
 
 to  all  their  idols. 
 **  And  I  have  stretched  out  my  hand  against 
 Andhavemadethe  land  a  desolation,  [them. 
 Even  a  desolation  from  the  wilderness  to 
 In  all  their  dwellings,  [Diblath, 
 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah ! ' 
 
 VII.   ^AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 unto  me.   saying,  'And  thou,  son  of  man. 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  to  the  ground  of 
 Israel : 
 ^  An  end,  come  hath  the  end  on  the  four  corners 
 
 of  the  land. 
 '  Now  is  the  end  unto  thee, 
 And  I  have  sent  Miu^  anger  upon  thee. 
 And  judged  thee  according  to  thy  ways, 
 And  set  against  thee  all  thine  abomiuations. 
 
 *  And  no  pity  on  thee  hath  Mine  eye,  nor  do 
 For  thy  ways  against  thee  I  do  set,  [I  spare, 
 And  thine  abominations  are  in  thy  midst, 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am,  Jehovah. 
 
 *  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah: 
 Evil,  a  single  evil,  lo,  it  hathtcome. 
 
 *  An  end  hath  come,  come  hath  the  end. 
 It  hath  waked  for  thee,  lo,  it  hath  come. 
 
 ^  Come  hath  the  morning  unto  thee, 
 0  inhabitant  of  the  land  ! 
 Come  hath  the  time,  near  is  a  day  of  trouble, 
 And  not  the  shouting  of  mountains. 
 
 *  Now,  shortly  I  pour  out  My  fury  on  thee. 
 And  have  completed  Miu  e  auger  agaiust  thee. 
 And  judged  thee  according  to  thy  ways, 
 And  set  against  thee  all  thine  abominations. 
 
 8  And  not  pity  doth  Mine  eye,  nor  do  I  spare, 
 According  to  thy  ways  imto  thee  I  give, 
 And  thine  abominations  are  in  thy  midst. 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah  the 
 
 i*"  Lo,  the  day,  lo,  it  hath  come,  [smiter. 
 
 Gone  forth  hath  the  morning. 
 Blossomed  hath  the  rod,  flourished  the  pride. 
 
 -1  The  violence  hath  risen  to  a  rod  of  wicked- 
 ness, [tude. 
 There  is  none  of  them,  nor  of  their  multi- 
 Nor  of  their  noise,  nor  is  there  wailing  for 
 them. 
 
 1^  Come  hath  the  time,  arrived  hath  the  day. 
 The  buyer  doth  not  rejoice. 
 And  the  seller  doth  not  become  a  mourner, 
 For  wrath  is  unto  all  its  multitude. 
 
 1^  For  the  seller  to  the  sold  thing  turneth  not. 
 And  yet  among  the  living  is  their  Life, 
 For  the  vision  is  imto  all  its  multitude, 
 It  doth  not  turn  back. 
 
 And  none  by  his  iniquity  doth  strengthen 
 his  life. 
 
 !•*  Theyhave  blown  with  a  trumpet  to  prepare 
 And  none  is  going  to  battle,  [the  whole. 
 For  My  wrath  is  imto  all  its  miUtitude. 
 
 1^  The  sword  Is  without, 
 And  the  pestilence  and  the  famine  within. 
 He  who  is  in  a  field  by  sword  dieth, 
 And  he  who  is  in  a  city. 
 Famine  and  pestilence  devour  him. 
 
 •s  And  escaped  away  have  their  fiigitives, 
 And  they  have  been  on  the  mountains 
 As  doves  of  the  valleys,  [quitj. 
 
 All  of  them  make  a  noising — each  for  his  iui- 
 
 ^^  All  the  hands  are  feeble,  and  all  knees  go—' 
 
 ^8  And  they  have  girded  on  sackcloth,  [waters. 
 And  covered  them  hath  trembling, 
 And  unto  all  faces  is  sliame. 
 And  on  all  their  heads — baldness. 
 
 ^^  Their  silver  into  out-places  they  cast. 
 And  their  gold  impurity  becometh. 
 Their  silver  and  their  gold  is  not  able  to 
 
 deliver  them, 
 In  a  day  of  the  wrath  of  Jehovah, 
 Their  sold  they  do  not  satisfy. 
 And  tlieir  bowels  they  do  not  fill. 
 For  the  stumbling-block  of  their  iniquity  it 
 hath  been. 
 
 ^^  As  to  the  beauty  of  his  ornament. 
 For  excellency  He  set  it, 
 And  the  images  of  their  abominations. 
 Their  detestable  things — they  made  in  it, 
 Therefore  I  have  given  it  to  them  for  im- 
 purity, 
 
 "1  And  I  have  given  it  into  the  hand  of  the 
 strangers  for  a  prey, 
 And  to  the  wicked  of  the  land  for  a  sjjoil. 
 And  they  have  polluted  it. 
 
 ^-  And  I  have  turned  My  face  from  them. 
 And  they  have  polluted  My  hidden  place. 
 Yea,  come  into  it  have  destroyers,  and  pol- 
 
 ^  Make  the  chain ;  for  the  land         [luted  it. 
 Hath  been  full  of  bloody  judgments. 
 And  the  city  hath  been  full  of  violence. 
 
 ^  And  I  have  brought  in  the  wicked  of  the 
 
 nations. 
 
 And  they  have  possessed  their  houses. 
 
 And  I  have  caused  to  cease  the  excellency  of 
 
 the  strong,  [thorn. 
 
 And  polluted  have  been  those  sanctifying 
 
 ^*  Destruction  hath  come, 
 609 
 
Chambers  of  imagery. 
 
 VII.  26.— EZEKIEK— IX.  11. 
 
 The  righteous  marked. 
 
 And  they  have  sought  peace,  and  there  is 
 none. 
 ^  Mischief  on  mischief  cometh,  and  report  is 
 on  report. 
 And  they  have  sought  a  vision  from  a  pro- 
 And  law  doth  perish  from  the  priest,  [phet, 
 And  counsel  from  the  elders, 
 ^  The  king  doth  become  a  mourner, 
 And  a  prince  putteth  on  desolation, 
 And  the  hands  of  the  people  of  the  land  are 
 
 troubled. 
 From  their  own  way  I  deal  with  them. 
 And  with  their  own  judgments  I  judge  them, 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah! ' 
 
 VIIL  ^  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  sixth 
 year,  in  the  sixth  month,  in  the  fifth  of  the 
 month,  I  am  sitting  in  my  house,  and  elders 
 of  Judah  are  sitting  before  me,  and  fall  on  me 
 there  doth  a  liaud  of  the  Lord  Jehovah,  -  and 
 I  look,  and  lo,  a  likeness  as  the  appearance  of 
 fire,  from  the  appearance  of  His  loins  and 
 downward — fire,  and  from  His  loins  and  up- 
 ward, as  the  aTjpearance  of  brightness,  as  the 
 colour  of  copper. 
 
 3  And  He  putteth  forth  a  form  of  a  hand, 
 and  taketh  me  by  a  lock  of  my  head,  and  lift 
 me  up  doth  a  spirit  between  the  earth  and  the 
 hea,vens,  and  it  bringeth  me  in  to  Jerusalemin 
 visions  of  God,  unto  the  opening  of  the  inner 
 gate  that  is  facing  the  north,  where  is  the  seat 
 of  thefigureof  jealousythatis  making  jealous, 
 *  and  lo,  there  the  honour  of  the  God  of 
 Israel,  as  the  appearance  that  I  saw  in  the 
 I  alley. 
 
 *  And  He  saith  unto  me,  '  Son  of  man,  lift 
 up,  I  pray  thee,  thine  eyes  the  way  of  the 
 north.'  And  I  lift  un  ndne  eyes  the  way  of 
 the  north,  and  lo,  on  tne  north  of  the  gate  of 
 the  altarthis  figure  of  jealousy,  at  the  entrance. 
 
 ^  And  He  saith  unto  me,  '  Son  of  man,  art 
 thou  seeing  what  they  are  doing;  the  great 
 abominations  that  the  liouse  of  Israel  are  do- 
 ing liere,  to  keep  far  off  from  My  sanctuary  ; 
 and  again  thou  dost  turn,  thou  dost  see  great 
 abominations.' 
 
 '  And  He  bringeth  me  in  imto  an  opening 
 of  the  court,  and  I  look,  and  lo,  a  hole  in  the 
 wall:  *and  He  saith  unto  me,  'Son  of  man, 
 dig,  I  pray  thee,  through  the  wall ;'  and  I  dig 
 through  tlie  wall,  and  lo,  an  opening.  "  And 
 He  saith  to  me,  '  Go  in,  and  see  the  evil  abo- 
 minations thatithey  are  doing  here.'  ^oAnd 
 I  go  in,  and  look,  and  lo,  every  form  of 
 creeping  thing,  and  detestable  beast— and  aU 
 the  idols  of  the  house  of  Israel — gi-aved  on 
 the  waU,  all  round  about,  ^^  and  seventy  men 
 of  the  eldera  of  the  house  of  Israel— and  Jaa- 
 zaniah  son  of  Shaphan  standing  in  their  midst 
 — are  standing  before  them,  and  each  his  cen- 
 ser in  liis  hand,  and  the  abundance  of  the 
 cloud  of  perfume  is  going  up. 
 
 '''And  He  saith  luito  me.  '  Hast  thou  seen, 
 sou  of  man,  that  which  elders  of  the  house  of 
 Israel  are  doiug  in  darkness,  each  in  the  inner 
 chambers  of  his  imagery,  for  they  are  saying, 
 Jehovali  is  not  seeing  us,  Jehovah  hath  for- 
 saken the  land?' 
 
 '•^  And  He  saitli  unto  mo,  '  A^aiu  thou  liost 
 turn,  tliou  (lost  see  great  al)omiuatiou.s  that 
 they  are  doiug.'  '•'And  He  bringeth  mo  in 
 510 
 
 unto  the  opening  of  the  gate  of  the  house  of 
 Jehovah  that  is  at  the  north,  and  lo,  there  the 
 women  are  sitting  weeping  for  Tammuz. 
 
 '^  Aud  He  saith  unto  me,  '  Hast  thou  seen, 
 son  of  man  ?  again  thou  dost  turn,  thou  dost 
 see  greater  abominations  than  these.' 
 
 "'And  He  bringeth  me  in  unto  the  inner 
 court  of  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  lo,  at  the 
 opening  of  the  temple  of  Jehovah,  between 
 the  porch  and  the  altar,  about  twenty-five 
 men,  their  backs  toward  the  temple  of 
 Jehovah,  and  their  faces  eastward,  and  they 
 are  bowing  themselves  eastward  to  the  sun. 
 
 '^  And  He  saith  unto  me,  '  Hast  thou  seen, 
 son  of  man?  hath  it  been  a  light  thing  to  the 
 house  of  Judah  to  do  the  abomination  that 
 they  have  done  here,  that  they  have  tilled  the 
 land  with  violence,  and  turn  back  to  provoke 
 Me  to  auger?  and  lo,  they  are  putting  forth 
 the  branch  imto  their  nose  !  ^^  And  I  also  deal 
 in  fury,  Miue  eye  doth  not  pity,  nor  do  I  spare, 
 and  they  have  cried  in  Mine  ears — a  loud  voice 
 — and  I  do  not  hear  them.' 
 
 IX.  1  AND  He  crieth  in  mine  ears — a  loud 
 voice — saying,  'Drawn  near  have  inspectors 
 of  the  city,  and  each  his  destroying  weapon 
 in  his  hand.'  *  And  lo,  six  men  are  coming 
 from  the  way  of  the  upper  gate,  that  is  facing 
 the  north,  and  each  his  slaughter-weapon  in 
 his  hand,  and  one  man  in  their  midst  is 
 clothed  with  linen,  aud  a  scribe's  inkJborn  at 
 his  loins,  and  they  come  in,  and  stand  near 
 the  brazen  altar.  ^^^^  ^he  honour  of  the 
 God  of  Israel  hath  gone  up  from  oft"  the 
 cherub,  on  which  it  hath  oeen,  unto  the 
 threshold  of  the  house. 
 
 *  And  He  calleth  unto  the  man  who  is  clothed 
 with  linen,  who  hath  the  scribe's  inkhorn  at 
 his  loins,  and  Jehovah  saith  iinto  him,  '  Pass 
 on  into  the  midst  of  the  city,  into  the  midst 
 of  Jerusalem,  and  thou  hast  made  a  mark  on 
 the  foreheads  of  the  men  who  are  sighing  and 
 who  are  groaning  for  all  the  abominations 
 that  are  done  in  its  midst.'  *And  to  the 
 others  he  said  in  mine  ears,  'Pass  on  into  the 
 city  after  him,  and  smite ;  your  eye  doth  not 
 ]iity,  nor  do  ye  spare;  ^aged,  young  man,  aud 
 virgiD,  aud  infant,  and  women,  ye  do  slay- 
 to  destruction ;  and  against  any  man  on  whom 
 Is  the  mark  ye  do  not  go  nigh,  and  from  My 
 sanctuary  ye  begin.' 
 
 ^  And  they  begin  among  the  aged  men  who 
 a?'e  before  the  house,  and  He  saith  uuto 
 them,  '  Deiile  the  house,  and  fill  the  courts 
 wdth  the  wounded,  go  forth.'  And  tliey  have 
 gone  forth  and  have  smitten  in  the  city. 
 
 ^  Aud  it  cometh  to  ])ass,  as  they  are  smit- 
 ing, and  I — 1  am  left — that  I  fall  on  my  face, 
 and  cry,  and  say,  '  Ah,  Lord  Jehovah,  art 
 Thou  destroying  all  the  remnant  of  Israel,  in 
 Thy  pouring  out  Thy  wrath  on  Jerusalem?' 
 "  And  He  saith  unto  me,  '  The  iniquity  of  the 
 house  of  Israel  aud  Judah  is  very  very  great, 
 and  the  laud  is  full  of  blood,  and  the  city 
 hath  been  full  of  jierverseness,  for  they  have 
 yaid :  Jehovah  hatli  forsaken  the  laud,  aud 
 Jehovah  is  not  seeing.  '"And  1  also.  Mine 
 eye  (iotli  not  pity,  nor  do  I  spare;  their  way 
 un  their  own  ncaii  I  have  put. 
 
 "  Aud  lo    the  man  clotncd  with  linen,  at 
 
Vision  of  tJie  cherubs. 
 
 X.  1.— EZEKIEL.— XI.  16. 
 
 Wici:ed7iess  of  the  princes. 
 
 whose  loins  is  the  inkhoru,  is  bringing  back 
 word,  saying,  '  1  have  done  as  Thou  hast  com- 
 manded me.' 
 
 X.  1  AND  I  look,  and  lo,  on  the  expanse 
 that  is  above  the  head  of  the  cherubs,  as  a 
 sapjihire  stone,  as  the  appearance  of  the  like- 
 ness of  a  throne,  He  hath  been  seen  over 
 them.  ^  And  He  speaketh  unto  the  man 
 clothed  with  linen,  and  saith,  '  Go  in  irnto  the 
 midst  of  the  wheel,  unto  the  place  of  the 
 cherub,  and  fill  thy  hands  with  coals  of 
 fire  from  between  the  cherubs,  and  scatter 
 over  the  city.'  And  he  goeth  in  before 
 mine  eyes. 
 
 ^  And  the  cherubs  are  standing  on  the  right 
 side  of  the  house,  at  the  going  in  of  the  man, 
 and  the  cloud  hath  filled  the  inner  court, 
 *  and  become  high  doth  the  honour  of  Jehovah 
 above  the  cherub,  over  the  threshold  of  the 
 house,  and  the  house  is  filled  witli  the  cloiid, 
 and  the  court  hath  been  filled  with  the  bright- 
 ness of  the  honour  of  Jehovah.  'And  a 
 noise  of  the  wings  of  the  cherubs  hath  been 
 heard  unto  the  oiiter  court,  as  the  voice  of 
 God — the  Mighty  One — in  His  speaking. 
 
 ®  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  His  commanding 
 the  man  clothed  with  linen,  saying,  'Take 
 fire  from  between  the  wlieel,  from  iDetween 
 the  cherubs,'  and  he  goeth  in  and  standeth 
 near  the  wheel,  ^that  the  one  cherub  putteth 
 forth  his  hand  from  between  the  cherubs  unto 
 the  fire  that  is  between  the  cherubs,  and 
 lifteth  up,  and  giveth  into  the  hands  of 
 him  who  is  clothed  with  linen,  and  he  re- 
 ceiveth,  and  cometh  forth. 
 
 8  And  there  appeareth  in  the  cherubs  the 
 form  of  a  hand  of  man  under  their  wings, 
 ^and  I  look,  and  lo,  four  wheels  near  the 
 cherubs,  one  wheel  near  the  one  cherub,  and 
 another  wheel  near  the  other  cherub,  and  the 
 appearance  of  the  wheels  is  as  the  colour  of 
 a  beryl  stone,  i"  As  to  their  appearances, 
 one  likeness  is  to  them  four,  as  it  were  the 
 wheel  in  the  midst  of  the  wheel.  ^^  In  their 
 going,  on  their  four  sides  they  go ;  they  turn  not 
 round  in  their  going,  for  to  the  place  whither 
 the  head  turneth,  after  it  they  go,  they  turn 
 not  round  iu  their  going. 
 
 1"  And  all  their  flesh,  and  their  backs,  and 
 their  hands,  and  tlieir  wings,  and  the  wheels, 
 are  full  of  eyes  round  about;  to  them  four 
 are  tlieir  wheels.  -^  To  the  wheels— to  them 
 is  one  calling  in  mine  ears,  '  0  wheel ! '  ^*  And 
 four  faces  are  to  each :  the  face  of  the  one  is 
 the  face  of  the  cherub,  and  the  face  of  the 
 second  the  face  of  man,  and  of  the  third  the 
 face  of  a  Hon,  and  of  the  fourth  the  face  of 
 an  eagle.  _  ^^  And  the  cherubs  are  lifted  up,  it 
 is  the  living  creature  that  I  saw  by  the  river 
 Ohebar. 
 
 i^Aiid  in  the  going  of  the  cherubs,  the 
 wheels  go  beside  them ;  and  in  the  cherubs 
 lifting  up  their  wings  to  be  high  above  the 
 earth,  the  wheels  turn  not  round,  even  they, 
 from  being  beside  them.  ^"  In  their  standing 
 they  stand,  and  in  their  exaltation  they  are 
 exalted  with  them :  for  the  living  spirit  is  in 
 tliem. 
 
 '*  And  go  forth  doth  the  honour  of  Jehovah 
 from  ofi'  the  threshold  ofi"  the  house,  and 
 
 staudeth  over  the  cherubs,  ^^  and  the  cherubs 
 lift  up  their  wings,  and  are  lifted  up  from  the 
 earth  before  mine  eyes ;  iu  their  goiup  forth, 
 the  wheels  also  a?-e  over-against  them,  and 
 he  staudeth  at  the  opening  of  the  east  gate 
 of  the  house  of  Jehovah,  and  the  hououi-  of 
 the  God  of  Israel  is  over  them  from  above. 
 ^^  It  is  the  living  creature  that  I  saw  under 
 the  God  of  Israel  by  the  river  Chebai,  and  1 
 know  that  they  are  cherubs.  ^iFour  faces 
 are  to  each,  and  four  wings  to  each,  and  the 
 likeness  of  the  hands  of  man  is  under  their 
 wings.  ^■■'As  to  the  likeness  of  their  faces, 
 they  a?-e  the  faces  that  1  saw  by  the  river 
 Chebar,  their  appearances  and  themselves  ; 
 each  straight  forward  they  go. 
 
 XI.  1  AND  lift  me  up  doth  a  spirit,  and  it 
 bringeth  me  in  unto  the  east  gate  of  the  house 
 of  Jehovah,  that  is  facing  the  east,  aud  lo,  at 
 the  opening  of  the  gate  twenty  and  five  men, 
 and  I  see  in  their  midst  Jaazauiah  son  of 
 Azzur,  and  Pelatiah  son  of  Benaiah,  heads  of 
 the  people.  -  And  He  saith  unto  me,  '  Son  of 
 man,  these  a»-e  the  men  who  are  devising 
 iniquity,  and  who  are  giving  evil  counsel  in 
 this  city ;  ^  who  are  saying.  It  is  not  near — 
 to  build  houses,  it  is  the  pot,  and  we  the  flesh. 
 ^Therefore  prophesy  coneeruiug  them,  pro- 
 phesy, son  of  man.'  ^  And  fall  upon  me  doth 
 the  Spirit  of  Jehovah,  and  He  saith  unto  me, 
 '  Say :  Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Rightly  ye  have  said,  0  house  of  Israel, 
 And  the  steps  of  your  spirit  I  have  known. 
 ^  Ye  multiplied  your  wounded  in  this  city. 
 
 And  filled  its  out-))laces  with  the  wounded. 
 ^  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Your  wounded  whom  ye  placed  in  its  midst. 
 They  are  the  flesh,  and  it  is  the  i3ot. 
 And  you  he  hath  brought  out  from  its  midst. 
 8  A  sword  ye  have  feared. 
 And  a  sword  I  bring  in  against  you. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 8  And  I  have  brought  you  out  of  its  midst, 
 And  given  you  into  tne  hand  of  strangers, 
 And  I  have  done  among  you  judgments, 
 1"  By  the  sword  ye  do  fall, 
 
 On  the  border  of  Israel  I  do  judge  you. 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah 
 11  It  is  not  to  you  for  a  pot. 
 Nor  are  ye  iu  its  midst  for  flesh. 
 At  the  border  of  Israel  I  do  judge  you. 
 1"  Aud  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 For  in  My  statutes  ye  have  not  walked. 
 And  My  judgments  ye  have  not  done. 
 And  accordingto  the  judgments  of  the  nations 
 Who  are  round  about  you — ye  have  doue ! ' 
 13  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  at  my  jirophesying, 
 that  Pelatiah  son  of  Benaiah  is  dying,  and  I 
 fall  on  my  face,  and  cry — a  loud  voice — aud 
 say,  'Ah,  Lord  Jehovah,   an  end  Thou  art 
 maldng  of  the  remnant  of  Israel.' 
 
 !•*  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 saying,  i^  'Son  of  man,  thy  brethren,  thy 
 brethren,  men  of  thy  kindi-ed,  aud  all  the 
 house  of  Israel — all  of  it.  are  they  to  whom 
 inhabitants  of  Jerusalem  have  said,  Keep  far 
 off  from  Jehovah ;  I'Mt  is  ours,  tlie  laud  hath 
 been  given  for  an  iuheritance  ;  therefore  say  : 
 Thus  said  tlie  Lord  Jehovah: 
 
 Because  I  put  them  afar  off  among  nations, 
 511 
 
Mercy  awaiting  captives. 
 
 XI.  17.— EZEKIEL.— XII.  28.        ZedekkUC s  captivity  foretold. 
 
 And  because  I  scattered  them  through  lands, 
 I  also  am  to  them  for  a  little  sanctuary, 
 In  lands  whither  they  have  gone  in. 
 '^  Therefore  say:  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 And  I  have  assembled  you  from  the  peoples, 
 And  I  have  gathered  you  from  the  lands. 
 Into  which  ye  have  been  scattered, 
 And  I  have  given  to  you  the  ground  of  Israel. 
 '8  And  they  have  gone  in  thither. 
 And  turned  aside  all  its  detestable  things. 
 And  all  its  abominations— out  of  it. 
 '"  And  I  have  given  to  them  one  heart. 
 And  a  new  spirit  I  do  give  in  your  midst, 
 And  I  have  turned  the  heart  of  stone  out 
 
 of  their  flesh. 
 And  I  have  given  to  them  a  heart  of  flesh. 
 "  So  that  in  My  statutes  they  walk. 
 And  My  judgments  they  keep,  and  have 
 
 done  them. 
 And  they  have  been  to  me  for  a  people. 
 And  I  am  to  them  for  God. 
 '^  As  to  those  whose  heart  is  going  unto  the 
 heart  [things. 
 
 Of  their  detestable  and  their  abominable 
 Their  way  on  their  head  I  have  put. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah.' 
 "'^  And  the  cherubs  lift  up  their  wings,  and 
 the  wheels  are  over-against  them,  and  the 
 honour  of  the  God  of  Israel  is  over  them 
 above.  ^  And  the  honour  of  Jehovah  goeth 
 up  from  off  the  midst  of  the  city,  and  stand- 
 oth  on  the  mountain,  that  is  on  the  east  of 
 the  city. 
 
 **  And  a  spirit  hath  lifted  me  up,  and  bring- 
 eth  me  in  to  Chaldea,  unto  the  Removed,  in 
 a  vision,  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  and  go  up  from 
 off  me  doth  the  vision  that  I  have  seen ;  "'and 
 I  speak  unto  the  Removed  all  the  matters  of 
 Jehovah  that  He  hath  shewed  me. 
 
 XII.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 imto  me,  saying,  ^ '  Son  of  man,  in  the  midst 
 of  the  rebellious  house  thou  art  dwelling,  that 
 have  eyes  to  see,  and  they  have  not  seen ; 
 ears  they  have  to  hear,  and  they  have  not 
 heard ;  for  a  rebellious  house  are  they.  ^  And 
 thou,  son  of  man,  make  to  thee  vessels  of 
 removal,  and  remove  by  day  before  their  eyes, 
 and  thou  liast  removed  from  thy  place  unto 
 another  |ilace  before  their  eyes,  it  may  be 
 they  consider,  for  a  rebellious  house  they  are. 
 *  And  thou  hast  brouglit  fortli  thy  vessels  as 
 vessels  of  removal  by  day  l)efore  their  eyes, 
 and  thou,  thou  dost  go  forth  at  even  before 
 their  eyes,  as  the  goings  forth  of  a  removal. 
 'Before  tlicir  eyes  dig  for  thee  through  the 
 wall,  and  thou  hast  brought  forth  by  it.  "  Be- 
 fore their  eyes  on  the  shoulder  thou  dost  bear, 
 in  the  darkness  thou  dost  bring  forth,  thy  face 
 tliou  dost  cover,  and  tliou  doat  not  sec  the 
 earth,  for  a  type  I  have  given  thee  to  the  house 
 of  Israel.' 
 
 ^  And  I  do  so,  as  I  have  been  commanded ; 
 my  vessels  I  have  brought  forth  as  vessels  of 
 removal  by  day,  and  at  even  I  have  dug  for 
 me  throudi  the  wall  with  the  hand;  in  the 
 darkness  I  have  brought  forth,  on  the  shoulder 
 I  have  borne  away,  before  their  eyes. 
 
 ^  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 in  the  morning,  saying,  " '  Son  of  man,  have 
 they  not  said  unto  thee— the  house  of  Israel 
 512 
 
 — the  rebellious  house — What  art  thou  doing? 
 '"say  unto  them,  Thus  said  the  Lord  Je- 
 hovah : 
 
 'The  prince  is  this  burden  in  Jerusalem, 
 and  all  the  house  of  Israel  who  are  in  their 
 midst.  ^'  Say:  I  am  your  type ;  as  I  have  done 
 so  it  is  done  to  them,  into  a  removal,  into  a 
 captivity,  they  do  go.  ^^  As  to  the  prince  who 
 is  m  their  midst,  on  the  shoulder  he  beareth 
 in  the  darkness,  and  he  goeth  forth,  through 
 the  wall  they  dig  to  bring  forth  by  it,  his  face 
 he  covereth,  that  he  may  not  look  on  the  very 
 surface  of  the  land.  "  And  I  have  spread 
 My  net  for  him,  and  he  hath  been  caugnt  in 
 My  snare,  and  I  have  broiight  him  in  to  Ba- 
 bylon, the  land  of  the  Chaldeans,  and  it  he 
 doth  not  see — and  there  doth  he  die. 
 
 !■* '  And  all  who  are  round  about  him  to  help 
 him,  and  all  his  bands,  I  do  scatter  to  every 
 wind,  and  a  sword  I  draw  out  after  them. 
 ^'  And  they  havTS  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 in  My  scattering  them  among  nations,  and  I 
 have  spread  them  through  lands ;  ^^  and  I 
 have  left  of  them,  a  few  in  number,  from  the 
 sword,  from  the  famine,  and  from  the  pesti- 
 lence, so  that  they  recount:all  their  abomina- 
 tions among  the  nations  whither  they  have 
 come,  and  they  have  known  that  I  am  Je- 
 hovah.' 
 
 1^  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 sajdng,  18 '  Son  of  man,  thy  bread  ;in  haste 
 thou  dost  eat,  and  thy  water  with  trembling 
 and  with  fear  thou  dost  drink ;  ^^  and  thou 
 hast  said  unto  the  people  of  the  land.  Thus 
 said  the  Lord  Jehovah  concerning  the  inhabi- 
 tants of  Jerusalem,  concerning  the  land  of 
 Israel :  Their  bread  with  fear  they  do  eat,  and 
 their  water  with  astonishment  drink,  because 
 its  land  is  desolate,  because  of  its  fulness,  be- 
 cause of  the  violence  of  all  who  are  dwelling 
 in  it.  ^<*  And  the  cities  that  are  inhabited  are 
 laid  waste,  and  the  land  is  a  desolation,  and 
 ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah.' 
 
 ^1  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 saying,  -- '  Son  of  man,  what  is  this  simile  to 
 you,  concerning  the  land  of  Israel,  saying,  Pro- 
 longed are  the  days,  and  perished  hath  every 
 vision?  "*  therefore  say  unto  them: 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 I  have  caused  tliis  simile  to  cease,      [Israel, 
 And  they  iise  it  not  as  a  simile  again  in 
 But  speak  to  them :  Drawn  near  have  the 
 And  spoken  hath  every  vision.       _  _    [days, 
 ^  For  there  is  no  more  any  vain  vision,  and 
 flattering  divination. 
 In  the  midst  of  the  liouse  of  Israel. 
 '-'''  For  I  avi  Jehovah,  I  speak. 
 The  word  that  I  speak — it  is  done. 
 It  is  not  prolonged  any  more. 
 For,  in  your  days,  0  rc.l)elliou3  house, 
 I  speak  a  word,  and  I  liave  done  it. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah.' 
 -•'  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  mc, 
 saying:  "^  'Son  of  man,  lo,  the  house  of  Israel 
 are  saying,  The  vision  that  lie  is  seeing  is  for 
 many  days,  and  of  times  far  off  he  is  prophe- 
 sying, -"therefore  say  unto  them: 
 Tlius  said  the  L(ird  .Tehovali: 
 I^nc  of  my  wordw  are  jii-olongod  any  more, 
 When  I  speak  a  word  — it  is  done. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah  1* 
 
CerUciniy  of  the  prophetic  word.    xiri.  1.— EZEKIEL.— xiv.  7.      Reproof  of  the  false  prophets. 
 
 Xlll.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 unto  me,  saying,  - '  Son  of  man.  Prophesy  con- 
 crrning  the  proi diets  of  Israel  who  are  pro- 
 phesying, and  thou  hast  said  to  those  prox)he- 
 aying  from  their  own  hjart : 
 
 Hear  ye  a  word  of  Jehovah  : 
 ^  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 
 Wo  unto  the  prophets  who  are  foolisli, 
 
 Who  arc  going  after  their  own  spirit, 
 
 And  they  have  seen  nothing. 
 
 *  As  foxes  in  the  wastes. 
 
 Thy  prophets,  0  Israel,  have  been. 
 
 ^  Ye  have  not  gone  up  into  breaches. 
 Nor  do  yemakeafence  for  the  house  of  Israel, 
 To  stand  in  battle  in  a  day  of  Jehovah. 
 
 "  They  have  seen  vanity,  and  lying  divination. 
 Who  are  saying:  An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  Jehovah  hath  not  sent  them, 
 And  they  have  hoped  to  establish  a  word. 
 
 ^  A  vain  vision  have  ye  not  seen, 
 And  a  lying  divination  spoken. 
 When  ye  say  :  An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  I  have  not  spoken? 
 
 8     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 Because  ye  have  spoken  vanity,  and  seen  a 
 Therefore,  lo,  I  am  against  you,  [lie, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 •  And  My  hand  hath  been  on  the  prophets. 
 Who  are  seeing  vanity,  and  who  are  divin- 
 ing a  lie, 
 
 In  the  assembly  of  My  people  they  are  not, 
 And  in  the  writing  of  the  house  of  Israel 
 
 they  are  not  written. 
 And  unto  the  ground  of  Israel  they  come  not, 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  the  Lord  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 '"  Because,  even  because,  they  did  cause  My 
 people  to  err, 
 Saying,  Peace  !  and  there  is  no  peace. 
 And  that  one  is  building  a  wall. 
 And  lo,  they  are  daubing  it  with  chalk. 
 
 '1  Say  to  those  daubing  witn  chalk — It  falleth. 
 There  hath  been  an  overflowing  shower, 
 And  ye,  0  hailstones,  do  fall. 
 And  a  tempestuous  wind  doth  rend, 
 
 "^  And  lo,  fallen  hath  the  wall ! 
 Doth  not  one  say  unto  vou. 
 Where  is  the  daubing  that  ye  daubed? 
 
 >3     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 I  have  rent  with  a  tempestuous  wind  in 
 
 My  fury. 
 And  an  overflowing  shower  is  in  Mine  anger, 
 And  liailstones  in  My  fiuy — to  consume. 
 
 "  And  I  have  broken  down  the  wall  that  ye 
 daubed  with  chalk. 
 And  have  caused  it  to  come  unto  the  earth, 
 And  revealed  hath  been  its  foundation, 
 And  it  hath  fallen. 
 
 And  ye  have  been  consimied  in  its  midst. 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 '"  And  i  have  completed  My  wrath  on  the  wall, 
 And  on  those  daubing  it  with  chalk. 
 And  I  say  to  you  :  The  wall  is  not, 
 And  those  daubing  it  are  not ; 
 
 '^  The  prophets  of  Israel  who  are  prophesying 
 concerning  Jerusalem, 
 And  who  are  seeing  for  her  a  vision  of  peace. 
 And  there  is  no  peace. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 ^'  And  thou,  son  of  man,  set  thy  face  against 
 
 the  daughters  of  thy  people,   who  are  pro- 
 2k 
 
 phesying  out  of  their  own  heart,   and  pro- 
 phesy conceruiug  them,  '^aud  thou  liast  said: 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah: 
 Wo  to  those  sowing  ijillows  for  all  joints  of 
 
 the  arm, 
 And  to  those  making  the  kerchiefs 
 For  the  head  of  every  stature— to  hunt  souls, 
 The  souls  do  ye  hunt  of  My  people  ? 
 And  the  souls  ye  have  do  ye  keep  alive? 
 ^3  Yea,  ye  pierce  Me  concerning  My  people. 
 For  handfuls  of  barley. 
 And  for  pieces  of  bread,  to  put  to  deatn 
 Souls  that  should  not  die. 
 And  to  keep  alive  soids  that  should  not  live. 
 By  your  lying  to  My  people— hearkening 
 to  lies. 
 -°     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  I  am  against  your  pillows, 
 With  which  ye  are  himting  there  the  souls 
 
 of  the  flourishing. 
 And  I  have  rent  them  from  off  your  arms. 
 And  have  sent  away  the  souls  that  ye  are 
 The  souls  of  the  flourishing.  [hunting, 
 
 -'  And  I  have  torn  your  kerchiefs. 
 And  delivered  My  people  out  of  your  hand. 
 And  they  are  no  more  in  your  hand  for  a 
 
 prey, 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 ^^  Because  of  paining  the  heart  of  the  right- 
 eous with  falsehood, 
 And  I  have  not  pained  it, 
 And  strengthening  the  hands  of  the  wicked, 
 So  as  not  to  turn  back  from  his  evil  way. 
 To  keep  him  alive, 
 -3  Therefore,  vanity  ye  do  not  see. 
 And  divination  ye  do  not  divine  again. 
 And  I  have  delivered  My  people  out  of 
 
 your  hand. 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah  !' 
 
 XIV.  1  AND  come  in  unto  me  do  certain  oi 
 the  elders  of  Israel,  and  sit  before  me.  ^And 
 there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me,  saying, 
 ^  '  Son  of  man,  these  men  have  caused  their 
 idols  to  go  up  on  their  heart,  and  the  stiim- 
 bUng-block  of  their  iniquity  they  have  put 
 over-against  their  faces ;  am  I  inquired  of  at 
 all  by  them? 
 
 ■* '  Therefore,  speak  with  them,  and  thou 
 hast  said  unto  them :  Thus  said  the  Lord  Je- 
 hovah :  Every  one  of  the  house  of  Israel  who 
 causeth  his  idols  to  go  up  unto  his  heart,  and 
 the  stumbling-block  of  his  iniquity  setteth 
 over-against  his  face,  and  hath  gone  in  iinto 
 the  prophet — I  Jehovah  have  given  an  answer 
 to  him  for  this,  for  the  abundance  of  his  idols, 
 ®in  order  to  catch  the  house  of  Israel  by 
 their  heart,  in  that  they  have  become  es- 
 tranged from  off'  me  by  their  idols — aU  of 
 them. 
 
 ^'Therefore  say  unto  the  house  of  Israel: 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  Turn  ye  back, 
 yea,  turn  ye  back  from  your  idols,  and  from  all 
 your  abominations  turn  back  your  faces,  ^  for 
 every  one  of  the  house  of  Israel,  and  of  the 
 sojourners  who  doth  sojomn  in  Israel,  who  is 
 separated  from  after  Me,  and  doth  cause  his 
 idols  to  go  up  imto  his  heart,  and  the  stum- 
 bling-block of  his  iniquity  setteth  over-against 
 his  face,  and  hath  come  in  unto  the  prophet 
 to  inquire  of  him  concerning  Me,  I,  Jehovah, 
 513 
 
Jerusalem  condemned  for  sin.        xiv.  8.— EZEKTEL.— xvi.  11, 
 
 Divine  compastion. 
 
 have  answered  him  for  Myself  ;  ^  and  I  have 
 set  My  face  against  that  man,  and  made  him 
 for  a  sign,  and  for  similes,  and  I  have  cut  him 
 off  from  the  midst  of  My  people,  and  ye  have 
 known  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 ^ '  And  the  prophet,  when  he  is  enticed, 
 and  hath  spoken  a  word — I,  Jehovah,  I  have 
 enticed  that  prophet,  and  have  stretched  out 
 My  hand  a^inst  him,  and  have  destroyed 
 hirn  from  the  midst  of  My  people  Israel. 
 1°  And  they  have  borne  their  iniquitj^ :  as  the 
 iniquity  of  the  inquirer,  so  is  the  iniquity  of 
 the  prophet ;  ^'  so  that  the  house  of  Israel 
 do  not  wander  any  more  from  after  Me,  nor 
 are  defiled  any  more  with  all  their  transgres- 
 sions, and  they  have  been  to  Me  for  a  people, 
 and  I  am  to  them  for  God — an  affirmation  of 
 the  Lord  Jehovah.' 
 
 ^^  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 saying,  ^^'gon  Qf  man,  the  land — when  it 
 sinneth  against  Me  to  commit  a  trespass,  and 
 I  have  stretched  out  My  hand  against  it,  and 
 broken  for  it  the  staff  of  bread,  and  sent  into 
 it  famine,  and  cut  off  from  it  man  and  beast — 
 ^*  and  these  three  men  have  been  in  its  midst, 
 Noah,  Daniel,  and  Job — they  by  their  righte- 
 ousness deliver  their  own  soul — an  afl&rmation 
 of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 ^^  '  K  an  evil  beast  I  caxise  to  pass  through 
 the  land,  and  it  hath  bereaved,  and  it  hath 
 been  a  desolation,  without  any  passing  through 
 because  of  the  beast — ^^  these  three  men  in 
 its  midst :  I  live— an  affirmation  of  the  Lord 
 Jehovah — neither  sons  nor  daughters  do  they 
 deliver ;  they  alone  are  delivered,  and  the 
 land  is  a  desolation. 
 
 ^'' '  Or— a  sword  I  bring  in  against  that  land, 
 and  T  have  said :  Sword,  thou  dost  pass  over 
 through  the  land,  and  I  have  cut  off  from  it 
 man  and  beast — ^^  and  these  three  men  in  its 
 midst :  I  live — an  afiirmation  of  the  Lord  Je- 
 hovah—they deliver  not  sons  and  daughters, 
 for  they  alone  are  delivered. 
 
 ^8 'Or — pestilence  I  send  unto  that  land, 
 and  I  have  poured  out  My  fiiry  against  it  in 
 blood,  to  cut  off  from  it  man  and  beast — 
 -^  and  Noah,  Daniel,  and  Job,  in  its  midst :  I 
 live — an  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jeliovah — 
 neither  son  nor  daugliter  do  they  deliver ; 
 they,  by  their  righteousness,  deliver  their 
 own  soul. 
 
 ^^ '  For  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  Although 
 My  four  sore  judgments— sword,  and  famine, 
 and  wild  beast,  and  pestilence — I  have  sent 
 unto  Jerusalem,  to  cut  off  from  it  man  and 
 beast,  -^  yet,  lo,  there  hath  been  left  in  it  an 
 escape,  who  are  brought  forth,  sons  and  daugh- 
 ters, lo,  they  are  coming  forth  unto  you,  and 
 ye  have  seen  their  way,  and  their  doings,  and 
 nave  been  comforted  concerning  the  evil  that 
 I  have  brought  in  against  Jerusalem,  all  that 
 which  I  have  brought  in  against  it.  '^  And 
 they  have  comforted  you,  for  ye  see  their  way 
 and  their  doings,  and  ye  have  kn^wu  that  not 
 for  nought  have  I  done  all  that  wliich  I  have 
 done  in  her — an  aflSrmation  of  the  Lord  Je- 
 hovah.' 
 
 XV.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  un- 
 to me,  saying:  [than  any  tree? 
 ■■*  'Son  of  man.  What  is  the  vine-tree  more 
 514 
 
 The  vine-brancli  tliat  hath  been, 
 Among  trees  of  the  forest  ? 
 
 ^  Is  wood  taken  from  it  to  use  for  work  ?  [on  it? 
 Do  they  take  of  it  a  pin  to  hang  any  vessel 
 
 ^  Lo,  to  the  fire  it  hath  been  given  for  fuel. 
 Its  two  ends  hath  the  fire  eaten. 
 And  its  midst  hath  been  scorched ! 
 
 ^  Is  it  profitable  for  work?  [work, 
 
 ^  Lo,  in  its  being  j^erfect  it  is  not  used  for 
 How  much  less,  when  fire  hath  eaten  of  it, 
 And  it  is  scorched, 
 Hath  it  been  used  yet  for  work? 
 
 ^     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 As  the  vine-tree  among  trees  of  the  forest, 
 That  I  have  given  to  the  fire  for  fuel, 
 So  I  have  given  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
 
 ^  And  I  have  set  My  face  against  them. 
 From  the  fire  they  have  gone  forth, 
 And  the  fire  doth  consume  them. 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 In  My  setting  My  face  against  them. 
 
 8  And  I  have  made  the  land  a  desolation, 
 Because  they  have  committed  a  trespass. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah !' 
 
 XVI.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  un- 
 to me,  saying,  - '  Son  of  man,  cause  Jerusalem 
 to  know  her  abominations,  and  thou  hast 
 said: 
 
 3  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  to  Jerusalem  : 
 Thy  birth  and  thy  nativity 
 Are  of  the  land  of  the  Canaanite, 
 Thy  father  the  Amorite,  and  thy  mother  a 
 Hittite. 
 
 *  As  to  thy  nativity,  in  the  daythou  wast  born. 
 Thou— thy  navel  hath  not  been  cut, 
 
 Aud  in  water  thou  wast  not  washed  for  ease, 
 And  thou  hast  not  been  salted  at  all, 
 And  thou  hast  not  been  swaddled  at  all. 
 
 *  No  eye  hath  had  pity  on  thee,  to  do  to  thee 
 To  have  compassion  on  thee,  [any  of  these, 
 And  thou  art  cast  on  the  face  of  the  field, 
 With  loathing  of  thy  person. 
 
 In  the  day  thou  hast  been  born — thou ! ' 
 
 ''  And  I  do  pass  over  by  thee. 
 And  I  see  thee  trodden  down  in  thy  blood. 
 And  I  say  to  thee  in  thy  blood,  Live, 
 And  I  say  to  thee  in  thy  blood.  Live. 
 
 ^  A  myriad — as  the  shoot  of  the  field  I  have 
 made  thee, 
 And  thou  art  multiplied,  and  art  great, 
 And  comest  in  with  an  excellent  adornment, 
 Breasts   have  been  formed,  and  thy  haii 
 
 hath  grown — 
 And  thou,  naked  and  bare ! 
 
 8  And  I  pass  over  by  thee,  and  I  see  thee. 
 And  lo,  thy  time  is  a  time  of  loves. 
 And  I  spread  My  sldrt  over  thee. 
 And  I  cover  thy  nakedness. 
 And  I  swear  to  thee,  and  come  in  to  a  cove- 
 nant with  thee, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 And  thou  dost  become  Mine. 
 
 "  And  I  do  wash  thee  with  water. 
 And  I  wash  away  thy  blood  from  off'  thee, 
 And  I  anoint  thee  with  perfume. 
 
 '"  And  I  clothe  thee  with  embroidery. 
 And  I  shoe  thee  with  badger's  skin. 
 And  I  gird  thee  ^^'ith  fine  linen, 
 And  I  cover  thee  witli  figured  silk. 
 
 "  And  I  adorn  thee  with  adornments, 
 
Judaic s  sin  and  ingratitude.       xvi.  12.— EZEKIEL.— xn.  44. 
 
 JudaKs  punishment. 
 
 And  I  give  bracelets  for  thy  hands, 
 And  a  chain  for  thy  neck. 
 
 '^  And  I  give  a  rin^  for  thy  nose, 
 And  rings  for  thine  ears. 
 And  a  crown  of  beauty  on  tliy  head. 
 
 1^  And  thou  dost  put  on  gold  and  silver. 
 And  thy  clothing  is  fine  linen, 
 And  figured  silk  and  embroidery. 
 Fine  flour,  and  honey,  and  oil  thou  hast 
 And  thou  art  very  very  beautiful,      [eaten. 
 And  dost  go  prosperously  to  the  kingdom. 
 
 ^*  And  go  forth  doth  thy  name  among  nations, 
 Because  of  thy  beauty — for  it  is  complete, 
 In  My  honour  that  I  have  set  upon  thee, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 '^  And  thou  dost  trust  in  thy  beauty, 
 And  goest  a-whoring  because  of  thy  renown, 
 And  dost  pour  out  thy  w^horedoms 
 On  every  passer  by — to  him  it  is. 
 
 18  And  thou  dost  take  of  thy  garments, 
 And  dost  make  to  thee  spotted  high-places. 
 And  dost  go  a-whoring  upon  them, 
 Thej  are  not  coming  in — nor  shall  it  be  I 
 
 1^  And  thou  dost  take  thy  beauteous  vessels 
 Of  My  gold  and  My  silver  that  I  gave  to  thee. 
 And  dost  make  to  thee  images  of  a  male, 
 And  dost  go  a-whoiing  with  them, 
 
 '8  And  dost  take  the  garments  of  thy  embroid- 
 And  thou  dost  cover  them,  [ery. 
 
 And  My  oil  and  My  perfume  thou  hast  set 
 before  them. 
 
 18  And  My  bread,  that  I  gave  to  thee. 
 Fine  floiifr,  and  oil,  and  honey,  that  I  caused 
 
 thee  to  eat. 
 Thou  hast  even  set  it  before  them, 
 For  a  sweet  fragrance — thus  it  is. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  And  thou  dost  take  thy  sons  and  thy  daugh- 
 Whom  thou  hast  born  to  Me,  [ters 
 
 And  dost  sacrifice  them  to  them  for  food. 
 Is  it  a  little  thing  because  of  thy  whore- 
 
 "  That  thou  dost  slaughter  My  sons,     [doms. 
 
 And  dost  give  them  up  in  causing  them  to 
 
 pass  over  to  them?  [whoredoms, 
 
 "  And  with  all  thine  abominations  and  thy 
 Thou  hast  not   remembered  the   days  of 
 
 thy  youth. 
 When  thou  wast  naked  and  bare, 
 Trodden  down  in  thy  blood  thoii  wast ! 
 
 ^  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  after  all  thy  wick- 
 edness, 
 (Wo,   wo,   to  thee— an  affirmation  of  the 
 Lord  Jehovah), 
 
 °*  That  thou  dost  build  to  thee  an  arch, 
 4.nd  dost  make  to  thee  a  high  place  in 
 every  broad  place. 
 
 "  At  every  head  of  the  way  thou  hast  built 
 thy  high  place. 
 And  thou  dost  make  thy  beauty  abominable, 
 And   dost  open  wide   thy  feet   to   every 
 
 passer  by. 
 And  dost  multiply  thy  whoredoms, 
 
 "8  And  dost  go  a-whoring  unto  sons  of  Egypt, 
 Thy  neighbours — CTeat  of  appetite ! 
 And  thoix  dost  mmtiply  thy  whoredoms. 
 To  provoke  Me  to  anger. 
 
 *^  And  lo,  I  have  stretched  out  My  hand 
 And  I  diminish  thy  portion,  [against  thee. 
 And  give  thee  to  the  desire  of  those  hating 
 The  daughters  of  the  Philistines,  [thee, 
 Who  are  ashamed  of  thy  wicked  way. 
 
 "^  And  thou  goest  a-whoring  unto  .sons  of  As. 
 Without  thy  being  satisfied,  [shiir. 
 
 And  thou  dost  go  a-whoriug  with  them, 
 And  also — thou  hast  not  been  satisfied. 
 
 -3  And  thou  dost  multiply  thy  whoredoms 
 On  the  land  of  Canaan — toward  Chaldea, 
 And  even  with  this  tliou  hast  not  been  sa- 
 
 30  How  weak  is  thy  hearb,  [tisfiedL 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 
 In  thy  doing  all  these, 
 
 The  work  of  a  domineering  whorish  woman. 
 
 31  In  thy  building  thine  arch  at  the  head  of 
 
 every  way,  [broad  place. 
 
 Thy  high  place  thou  hast  made  in  every 
 And — hast  not  been  as  a  whore  deriding  a 
 
 32  The  wife  who  committeth  adultery —  [gift. 
 Under  her  husband — doth  receive  strangers. 
 
 33  To  all  whores  they  give  a  gift,  [lovers. 
 And — thou  hast  given  thy  gifts  to  all  thy 
 And  dost  bribe  them  to  come  in  unto  thee, 
 From  round  about— in  thy  whoredoms. 
 
 3^  And  the  contrary  is  in  thee  from  women  in 
 thy  whoredoms, 
 That  after  thee  none  doth  go  a-whoring ; 
 And  in  thy  giving  a  gift, 
 And  a  gift  hath  not  been  given  to  thee; 
 And  thou  art  become  contrary. 
 
 35  Therefore,  0  whore,  hear  a  word  of  Jehovah: 
 
 3"  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 Because  of  thy  brass  being  poirred  forth. 
 And  thy  nakedness  is  revealed  in  thy  wliore- 
 
 doms  near  thy  lovers. 
 And  near  all  the  idols  of  thy  abominations, 
 And  according  to  the  blood  of  thy  sons, 
 Whom  thou  hast  given  to  them ; 
 
 37  Therefore,  lo,  I  am  assembling  all  thy  lov- 
 To  whom  thou  hast  been  sweet,  [ers, 
 And  all  whom  thou  hast  loved. 
 
 Besides  all  whom  thou  hast  hated ;  [about, 
 And  I  have  assembled  them  by  thee  round 
 And  have  revealed  thy  nakedness  to  them, 
 And  they  have  seen  all  thy  nakedness. 
 
 38  And  I  have  judged  thee — judgments    of 
 
 adultresses. 
 And  of  women  shedding  blood,  [ousy. 
 
 And  have  given  thee  blood,  fiiry,  and  jeal- 
 
 39  And  I  have  given  thee  into  their  hand. 
 And  they  have  thrown  down  thine  arch. 
 And  they  have  broken  down  thy  high  places. 
 And  they  have  stript  thee  of  thy  garments, 
 And  they  have  taken  thy  beauteous  vessels, 
 And  they  have  left  thee  naked  and  bare. 
 
 *o  And  have  caused  an  assembly  to  come  up 
 And  stoned  thee  with  stones,  [against  thee. 
 And  thrust  thee  through  with  their  swords, 
 
 *i  And  burnt  thy  houses  with  fire. 
 And  done  in  thee  judgments  before  the  eyes 
 of  many  women,  [a-whoring. 
 
 And  I  have  caused  thee  to  cease  from  going 
 And  also  a  gift  thou  givest  no  more. 
 
 *2  And  I  have  caused  My  fury  against  thee 
 
 to  rest,  [thee, 
 
 And  My  jealousy  hath  turned  aside  from 
 
 And  I  have  been  quiet,  and  I  am  not  angry 
 
 any  more.  [of  thy  youth, 
 
 *3  Because  thou  hast  not  remembered  the  days 
 And  dost  give  trouble  to  Me  in  aU  these, 
 Lo,  even  I  also  thy  way  at  first  gave  up, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 And  I  did  not  this  thought  for  all  thine 
 
 **  Lo,  every  one  using  a  simile,  [abominations. 
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Mercy  in  reserve. 
 
 XVI.  45.— EZEKIEL.— xvTi.  13. 
 
 Simile  of  the  eaglet. 
 
 Doth  use  a  simile  concerning  thee,  sayint; : 
 As  the  mother — her  dauRliter  ! 
 **  Thy  mother's  daiij,'hterthou  art. 
 Loathing  her  liiisband  and  her  sons. 
 And  thy  sisters'  sister  thou  art. 
 Who  loathed  their  husbands  and  their  sons, 
 Your  mother  is  a  Hittite,  and  your  father 
 an  Amorite.  [her  daughters, 
 
 ♦*  And  thine  elder  sister  is  Samaria,  she  and 
 Who  is  dwelling  at  thy  left  hand, 
 And  thy  younger  sister,  who  is  dwelling  on 
 Is  Sodom  and  her  daughters,  [thy  right  hand, 
 "  And— in  their  ways  thou  hast  not  walked. 
 And  according  to  their  abominations  done, 
 As  a  little  thing  it  hath  been  loathed. 
 And  thou  dost  more  corruptly  than  they  in 
 all  thy  ways. 
 *'*  I  live — an  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 Sodom  thy  sister  hath  not  done — she  and 
 
 her  daughters— 
 As  thou  hast  done — thou  and  thy  daughters. 
 *^  Lo,  this  hath  been  the  iniquity  of  Sodom 
 thy  sister, 
 Arrogancy,  fulness  of  bread,  and  quiet  ease, 
 Have  been  to  her  and  to  her  daughters, 
 And  the  hand  of  the  afflicted  and  needy 
 She  hath  not  strengthened.         [before  Me, 
 ">  And  they  are  haughty  and  do  abomination 
 
 And  I  turn  them  aside  when  I  have  seen. 
 "'  As  to  Samaria,  as  the  half  of  thy  sins— she 
 hath  not  sinned,  [more  than  they. 
 
 And  thou  dost  multiply  thine  abominations 
 And  dost  justify  tliy  sisters  by  all  thy  abo- 
 minations that  thou  hast  done. 
 '-  Thou  also — bear  thy  shame. 
 That  thou  hast  adjudged  to  thy  sisters, 
 Because  of  thy  sins  that  thou  hast  done  more 
 
 abominably  than  they, 
 They  are  more  righteous  than  thou,  [shame, 
 And  thou,  also,  be  ashamed  and  bear  thy 
 In  thy  iustifying  thy  sisters. 
 '^  And  I  have  turned  back  to  their  captivity. 
 The  captivity  of  Sodom  and  her  daughters. 
 And   the   captivity   of    Samaria  and   her 
 daughters,  [midst. 
 
 And  the  captivity  of  thy  captives  in  their 
 *  So  that  thou  dost  bear  thy  shame. 
 And  hast  been  ashamed  of  all  that  thou 
 In  thy  comforting  them.  [hast  done, 
 
 "  And  thy  sisters,  Sodom  and  her  daughters, 
 Do  turn  back  to  their  former  state, 
 And  Samaria  and  her  daughters 
 Do  tiim  back  to  their  former  state, 
 And  thou  and  thy  daughters  do  turn  back  to 
 your  former  state. 
 ""  And  thy  sister  Sodom  hath  not  been  for  a 
 report  in  thy  mouth, 
 In  the  day  of  thine  arrogancy, 
 *^  Before  thy  wickedness  is  revealed. 
 As  at  the  time  of  the  reproach  of  the  daugh- 
 ters of  Aram,  [.the  Philistines, 
 And  of  aU  her  neighbours,  the  daughters  of 
 Who  are  despising  thee  round  about. 
 ^  Thy  devices  and  tnine  abominations. 
 
 Thou  hast  borne  them,  an  affirmation  of  Jc- 
 •'     For  tints  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  [hovah. 
 1  hove  dealt  with  thee  as  thou  hast  done, 
 In   that   thou  hast  despised  an  oath— to 
 break  covenant. 
 '*'  And  I — I  have  remembered  My  covenant 
 In  the  days  of  thy  youth,  [with  thee, 
 
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 And  I  have  established  for  thoe  a  covenant 
 age-during. 
 "'  And  thou  hast  remembered  thy  ways. 
 
 And  thou  hast  been  ashamed. 
 
 In  tliy  receiving  thy  sistei-s— 
 
 Thine  elder  with  thy  younger. 
 
 And  I  have  given  them  to  thee  for  daughters. 
 
 And  not  by  thy  covenant.  [with  thee, 
 
 ^^  And  I — I  have   established  My  covenant 
 
 And  thou  hast  known  that  I  am  Jeliovah. 
 ^^  So  that  thou  dost  remember, 
 
 And  thou  hast  been  ashamed. 
 
 And  there  is  not  to  thee  any  more  an  open- 
 ing of  the  mouth  because  of  thy  shame. 
 
 In  My  receiving  atonement  for  thee, 
 
 For  all  that  thou  hast  done. 
 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah ! ' 
 
 XVn.  ^AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 unto  me,  sajdng,  -  *  Son  of  man,  put  forth  a 
 riddle,  and  use  a  simile  unto  the  house  of  Is- 
 rael, ^  and  thou  hast  said :  Thus  said  the  Lord 
 Jehovah : 
 The  great  eagle,  great- winged,  long-pinioned, 
 Full  of  feathers,  that  hath  diverse  colours, 
 Hath  come  in  unto  Lebanon, 
 And  it  taketh  the  foliage  of  the  cedar, 
 
 *  The  top  of  its  tender  twigs  it  hath  cropped, 
 And  it  bringeth  it  in  to  the  land  of  Canaan, 
 In  a  city  of  merchants  it  hath  placed  it. 
 
 '  And  it  taketh  of  the  seed  of  the  land, 
 And  doth  put  it  in  a  held  of  seed, 
 To  take  by  many  waters. 
 In  a  conspicuous  place  it  hath  set  it. 
 
 *  And  it  springeth  up,  and  becometh  a  spread- 
 
 ing vine,  humble  of  stature. 
 To  turn  its  thin  shoots  toward  itself, 
 And  its  roots  are  under  it. 
 And  it  becometh  avine,  and  maketh  boughs, 
 And  sendeth  forth  beauteous  branches. 
 ^  And  there  is  another  great  eagle. 
 Great- winged,  and  abounding  with  feathers. 
 And  lo,  this  vine  hath  bent  its  roots  toward 
 him,  [him, 
 
 And  its  thin  shoots  it  hath  sent  out  toward 
 To  water  it  from  the  furrows  of  its  planting, 
 ®  On  a  good  field,  by  many  waters,  it  is  planted. 
 To  make  branches,  and  to  bear  fruit, 
 To  be  for  an  goodly  vine. 
 3  Say:  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 It  prospereth — its  roots  doth  he  not  draw  out. 
 And  its  fruit  cut  off,  and  it  is  withered? 
 /wall  the  leaves  of  its  springing  it  withereth. 
 And  not  by  great  strength,  and  by  a  nume- 
 To  lift  it  up  oy  its  roots.  [reus  people. 
 
 "  And  lo,  the  planted  thing— doth  it  prosper! 
 When  come  against  it  doth  the  east  wind. 
 Doth  it  not  utterly  wither? 
 On  the  furrows  of  its  sjiringing  it  withereth.' 
 
 ^^  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 
 saying : 
 
 ''•^  '  Say,  I  pray  thee,  to  the  I'cbellious  house, 
 Have  ye  not  Icnown  what  these  are  ? 
 Say,  Lo,  come  hath  the  king  of  Babylon  to 
 
 Jerusalem, 
 And  he  taketh  its  king,  and  its  princes. 
 And  bringeth  them  to  himself  to  Babvlon. 
 
 "  And  he  taketh  of  the  seed  of  the  kingdom. 
 And  maketh  with  h  iin  a  covenan  t. 
 And  bringeth  liini  in  to  an  o.ith. 
 And  the  mighty  of  the  land  he  nath  taken, 
 
God's  vindication  of  himself.        xvii.  14.— EZEKIEL.  -xviii.  22.        Equity  of  Oods  dealings 
 
 1*  That  the  kingdom  may  be  hiunble, 
 That  it  may  not  lift  itself  iip, 
 To  keep  his  covenant — that  it  may  stand. 
 
 '*  And  he  rebelleth  against  him, 
 To  send  his  messengers  to  Egypt, 
 To  give  to  him  horses,  and  much  people, 
 Doth  he  prosper?  doth  he  escape  who  is  do- 
 ing these  things? 
 And  hath  he  broken  covenant  and  escaped? 
 
 '^  I  live — an  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 Doth  he  not — in  the  place  of  the  king  who 
 
 is  causing  him  to  reign, 
 Whose  oath  he  hath  despised, 
 And  whose  covenant  he  hath  broken. 
 With  him— in  the  midst  of  Babylon — die? 
 
 ''  And  not  with  a  great  force,   and  with  a 
 numerous  assembly. 
 Doth  Pharaoh  maintain  him  in  battle. 
 By  j)ouring  out  a  mount,  and  in  building  a 
 To  cut  off  many  souls.  [fortification, 
 
 18  Andjbe  despised  the  oath — to  break  covenant, 
 And  lo,  he  hath  given  his  hand. 
 And  all  these  he  hath  done,  he  escapeth  not. 
 
 13     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 I  live — Mine  oath  that  he  hath  despised, 
 And  My  covenant  that  he  hath  broken. 
 Have  I  not  put  it  on  his  head? 
 
 "0  And  1  have  spread  out  for  him  My  snare. 
 And  he  hath  been  caught  in  My  net, 
 And  I  have  brought  hun  in  to  Babylon, 
 And  pleaded  with  him  there  his  trespass. 
 That  he  hath  trespassed  against  Me. 
 
 "1  And  aU  his  fugitives,  with  all  his  bands. 
 By  sword  do  fall,  and  those  remaining. 
 To  every  wind  they  are  spread  out, 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I,  Jehovah,  have 
 
 "  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  [spoken. 
 I  have  taken  of  the  foliage  of  the  high  cedar, 
 A.nd  I  have  set  it,  [one  I  crop. 
 
 From  the  top  of  its  tender  shoots  a  tender 
 And  T — I  have  planted  it  on  a  mountain 
 high  and  lofty.  [I  plant  it, 
 
 '3  In  a  mountain— the  high  place  of  Israel. 
 And  it  hath  borne  boughs,  and  yielded  fruit. 
 And  become  a  goodly  cedar,  [wing, 
 
 And  dwelt  imder  it  have  all  birds  of  every 
 In  the  shade  of  its  thin  shoots  they  dwell. 
 
 '■*  And  known  have  all  trees  of  the  field 
 That  I,  Jehovah,  have  made  low  the  high 
 I  have  set  on  high  the  low  tree,  [tree, 
 
 I  have  dried  up  the  moist  tree. 
 And  I  have  caused  the  dry  tree  to  flourish, 
 I,  Jehovah,  have  spoken,  and  have  done  it!^ 
 
 XVni.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 unto  me,  saying : 
 ^  '  What— to  you,  ye— using  this  simile 
 
 Concerning  the  ground  of  Israel,  saying : 
 
 Fathers  do  eat  unripe  fruit, 
 
 And  the  sons'  teeth  are  blunted? 
 ^  I  live — an  afiirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 
 Ye  have  no  more  the  use  of  this  simile  in 
 •*  Lo,  all  the  souls  are  Mine,  [Israel. 
 
 As  the  soul  of  the  father, 
 
 fSo  also  the  soul  of  the  son— thev  are  Mine, 
 
 The  soul  that  is  sinning— it  doth  die. 
 ^    And  a  man,  when  he  is  righteous, 
 
 And  hath  done  judgment  and  righteousness, 
 *  On  the  mountains  he  hath  not  eaten. 
 
 And  his  eyes  he  hath  not  lifted  up 
 
 Unto  idols  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
 
 And  the  wife  of  his  neighbour  defiled  not, 
 And  to  a  separated  woman  cometh  not  near, 
 
 ^  A  man — he  doth  not  oppress. 
 His  pledge  to  the  debtor  he  doth  return, 
 Plunder  he  doth  not  take  away, 
 His  bread  to  the  himgry  he  doth  give. 
 And  the  naked  doth  cover  with  a  garment, 
 
 *  In  usury  he  doth  not  give,  and  increase  tak- 
 eth  not, 
 From  perversity  he  turneth  back  his  hand. 
 True  judgment  he  doth  between  man  and 
 
 8  In  My  statutes  he  doth  walk,  [man. 
 
 And  My  judgments  he  hath  kept— to  deal 
 Righteous  is  he,  he  surely  livetn,  [truly, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 1°  And — he  hath  begotten  a  son, 
 A  burglar — a  shedder  of  blood, 
 And  he  hath  made  a  brother  of  one  of  these, 
 
 11  And  he— all  those  hath  not  done. 
 For  even  on  the  mountains  he  hath  eaten, 
 And  the  wife  of  his  neighbour  he  hath  defiled, 
 
 1^  The  afflicted  and  needy  he  hath  oppressed. 
 Plunder  he  hath  taken  violently  away, 
 A  pledge  he  doth  not  return. 
 And  imtothe  idols  he  hath  lifted  up  his  eyes, 
 Abomination  he  hath  done  ! 
 
 13  In  usury  he  hath  given,  and  increase  taken, 
 And  he  liveth :  he  doth  not  live. 
 All  these  abominations  he  hath  done. 
 He  doth  siirely  die,  his  blood  is  on  him. 
 
 1*     And — lo,  he  hath  begotten  a  son. 
 And  he  seeth  all  the  sins  of  his  father. 
 That  he  hath  done,  and  he  feareth. 
 And  doth  not  do  like  them, 
 
 1^  On  the  mountains  he  hath  not  eaten. 
 And  his  eyes  he  hath  not  lifted  up 
 Unto  idols  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
 The  wife  of  his  neighbour  he  hath  not  defiled, 
 
 IS  A  man — he  hath  not  oppressed, 
 A  pledge  he  hath  not  bound. 
 And  plunder  he  hath  not  taken  away. 
 His  bread  to  the  hungry  he  hath  given. 
 And  the  nakod  he  covered  with  a  garment, 
 
 1^  From  the  afiUcted  he  hath  turned  Back  his 
 Usury  and  increase  he  hath  not  taken,  [hand. 
 My  judgments  he  hath  done, 
 In  My  statutes  he  hath  walked, 
 He  doth  not  die  for  the  iniquity  of  his  fa- 
 He  doth  surely  live.  [ther, 
 
 18     His  father — because  he  used  oppression. 
 Did  violentljr  plunder  a  brother. 
 And  that  which  is  not  good  did  in  the  midst 
 
 of  his  people. 
 And  lo,  he  is  dying  in  his  iniquity.        [son, 
 
 13  And  ye  have  said.  Wherefore  hath  not  the 
 Borne  of  the  iuiqiiity  of  the  father? 
 And — the  son  judgment  and  righteousness 
 AU  My  statutes  he  hath  kept,   [hath  done, 
 And  he  doeth  them,  he  surely  liveth. 
 
 ""      The  soul  that  doth  sin— it  doth  die. 
 A  son  doth  not  bear  of  the  iniqiiity  of  the 
 father,  [of  the  son, 
 
 And  a  father  doth  not  bear  of  the  iniquity 
 The  righteousness  of  the  righteous  is  on  him. 
 And  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked  is  on  him. 
 
 -1      And  the  wicked— when  he  turneth  back 
 From  all  his  sins  that  he  hath  done, 
 And  he  hath  kept  all  My  statiites. 
 And  hath  done  judgment  and  righteousness, 
 He  doth  smely  live,  he  doth  not  die. 
 
 '^  All  his  transgressions  that  he  hath  done 
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Exhortation  to  repentance.       xviii.  23.— EZEKIEL.— xx.  9. 
 
 Fall  of  the  royal  faintly . 
 
 Are  not  remembered  to  him,  Qiveth. 
 
 lu  his  righteousness  that  he  hath  done  he 
 
 "3  Do  I  at  £ul  desire  the  death  of  the  wicked  ? 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 la  it  not  in  his  turning  back  from  bis  way — 
 And  he  hath  lived? 
 
 »♦     And  in  the  turning  back  of  the  lighteous 
 from  liis  righteousness, 
 And  lie  hath  done  perversity,  _ 
 According  to  all  the  abominations 
 That  the  wicked  bath  done,  be  doth — thus 
 be  liveth,  [are  not  remembered, 
 
 'All  his  righteousnesses  that  he  hath  done 
 For  his  trespass  that  he  hath  trespassed. 
 And  for  his  sin  that  he  hath  sinned, 
 For  them  he  doth  die.  [of  the  Lord- 
 
 **  And  ye  have  said.  Not  pondered  is  the  way 
 Hear,  I  pray  you,  0  house  of  Israel, 
 My  way — is  it  not  pondered? 
 Are  not  your  ways  unpondered  ? 
 
 "^  In  the  turning  back  of  the  righteous  from 
 his  righteousness. 
 And  he  bath  done  perversity. 
 And  he  is  dying  by  them,  for  his  perversity 
 That  he  hath  done  he  dieth. 
 
 '^     And  in  the  turning  back  of  the  wicked 
 From  bis  wickedness  that  he  hath  done, 
 And  be  doth  judgment  and  righteousness. 
 He  his  soul  doth  k.eep  alive. 
 
 ^  And  he  seetb  and  turneth  back. 
 From  all  his  transgressions  that  he  hath 
 He  doth  surely  live,  he  doth  not  die,  [done, 
 
 ^  And  the  house  of  Israel  have  said. 
 Not  viondered  is  the  way  of  the  Lord, 
 My  ways — are  they  not  pondered  ? 
 0  bouse  of  Israel — are  not  yoiu-  ways  un- 
 pondered? [you,  0  bouse  of  Israel  ? 
 
 •"  Therefore,  each  according  to  his  ways  I  judge 
 An  aflirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 Turn  ye  back,  yea,  turn  yourselves  back, 
 From  all  your  transgressions,  [block. 
 
 And  iniquity  is  not  to  you  for  a  stiunbling- 
 
 •1  Cast  from  off  you  all  your  transgressions, 
 By  which  ye  have  transgi-essed,  [spirit. 
 
 And  make  to  you  a  new  heai-t,  and  a  new 
 And  why  do  ye  die,  0  house  of  Israel? 
 
 ''  For  1  have  no  pleasure  in  the  death  of  the 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah,  [dying, 
 And  turn  ye  back  and  live  ! 
 
 XIX.  ^  AND  thou,  lift  up  a  lamentation  un- 
 to princes  of  Israel,  -  and  thou  hast  said : 
 Wliat  is  thy  mother? — a  lioness. 
 Among  lions  she  hath  crouched  down, 
 In  the  midst  of  young  lions  she  hath  multi- 
 jjlied  her  whelps. 
 '  And  she  bringetn  up  one  of  her  whelps, 
 A  young  lion  it  bath  been,  [devoured. 
 
 And  it  learnetb  to  tear  prey,  man  it  bath 
 
 •  And  hear  of  it  do  nations. 
 
 In  their  pit  it  bath  been  caught. 
 And  they  bring  it  in  with  chains  unto  the 
 land  of  Egypt. 
 
 •  Andshe  seetb, that  stayed — perishedhathher 
 Ajid  she  taketh  one  of  her  whelps,  [hope, 
 A  young  lion  she  bath  made  it. 
 
 •  And  it  goetb  up  and  down  in  the  midst  of 
 A  young  lion  it  hath  been,  [lions, 
 A  nd  it  learnctli  to  tear  prey,  man  it  bath 
 
 devoured. 
 '  And  it  knoweth  bis  forsaken  habitations, 
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 And  their  cities  it  bath  laid  waste, 
 And  desolate  is  the  land  and  its  fulness, 
 Because  of  the  voice  of  his  roaring 
 
 8  And  set  against  it  do  nations 
 Round  about  from  the  province" 
 And  they  spread  out  for  it  their  net. 
 In  their  pit  it  bath  been  caught. 
 
 *  And  they  put  it  in  prison — in  chains. 
 And  they  bring  it  unto  the  king  of  Babylon, 
 They  bring  it  in  unto  bulwarks. 
 So  that  its  voice  is  not  heard  any  more 
 On  mountains  of  Israel.       [waters  planted, 
 
 1"     Thy  mother  w*  as  a  vine  in  thy  blood  by 
 Fruitful  and  full  of  boughs  it  bath  been, 
 Because  of  many  waters. 
 
 "  And  it  bath  strong  rods  for  sceptres  of  rulers, 
 And  high  is  its  stature  above  thick  branches, 
 And  it  appeareth  in  its  height 
 In  the  multitude  of  its  thin  shoots. 
 
 1-  And  it  is  plucked  up  in  fury. 
 To  the  earth  it  bath  been  cast, 
 And  the  east  wind  hath  dried  up  its  fruit, 
 Broken  and  withered  hath  been  the  rod  of 
 Fire  bath  consumed  it.  [its  strength, 
 
 ^3  And  now — it  is  planted  in  a  wudemess, 
 In  a  land  dry  and  thirsty. 
 
 '■'And  go  forth  doth  lire  from  a  rod  of  its  boughs. 
 Its  fruit  it  bath  devoured,  [to  rule. 
 
 And  it  bath  no  rod  of  strength — a  sceptre 
 Lamentation  it  is — and  it  isf  or  a  lamentation!' 
 
 XX.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  seventh 
 year,  in  the  fifth  month,  in_  the  tenth  of  the 
 month,  come  in  have  certain  of  the  elders  of 
 Israel  to  seek  Jehovah,  and  they  sit  before 
 me;  ^and  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto 
 me,  saying,   ^ '  Son  of  man,   speak  with  the 
 elders  of  Israel,   and  thou   bast  said  vmto 
 them.  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  To  seek 
 Me  are  ye  coming  in  ?    I  live — I  am  not  souglit 
 by  you— an  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 ^ Dost  thou  judge  them?     Dost  thou  judge, 
 son  of  man  ?    The  abominations  of  their  fa- 
 thers cause  them  to  know,  ^  and  thou  bast 
 said  unto  them :  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 In  the  day  of  My  fixing  on  Israel,  I  bft  up 
 To  the  seed  of  the  house  of  Jacob,  [My  band, 
 And  am  known  to  them  in  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 And  I  lift  up  My  hand  to  them. 
 Saying,  I  am  Jehovah  your  God. 
 "  In  that  day  I  did  lift  up  My  band  to  them, 
 I'o  bring  them  forth  from  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 Unto  a  land  that  I  sxjied  out  for  them. 
 Flowing  with  milk  and  honey, 
 A  beauty  it  is  to  all  the  lands, 
 ''  And  I  say  unto  them,  Let  each  cast  away 
 the  detestable  things  of  his  eyes. 
 And  with  the  idols  of  Egypt  be  not  defiled, 
 I  am  Jehovah  your  God. 
 8  And — they  rebel  against  Me, 
 And  have  not  been  willing  to  hearken  to  Me, 
 Each,  the  detestable  things  of  their  eyes, 
 They  have  not  cast  away, 
 Anci  the  idols  of  Egypt  have  not  forsaken, 
 And  I  say— to  pour  out  My  fury  on  them. 
 To  complete  Mine  anger  against  them. 
 In  the  midst  of  the  laud  of  E^jypt. 
 '•*  And  I  do  i^  for  My  name's  sake. 
 Not  to  pollute  it  befoi-c  the  eyes  of  the  na- 
 In  whose  midst  tliey  are,  ftions. 
 
 Before  whose  eyes  I  became  known  to  tbeiu. 
 
Privileges,  sins. 
 
 XX.  10.— EZEKIEL.— XX.  41. 
 
 and  punishments  of  Israel. 
 
 To  briug  them  out  from  the  land  of  E«ypt. 
 
 ^^  And  I  bring  them  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 And  I  bring  them  in  unto  the  wilderness, 
 
 '^  And  I  give  to  them  My  statutes, 
 And  my  judgments  I  caused  them  to  know, 
 Which  the  man  who  doth — livcth  by  them. 
 
 "^  And  also  My  sabbaths  I  have  given  to  them, 
 To  be  for  a  sign  between  Me  and  them, 
 To  know  that  I  am  Jehovah  their  sanctifier. 
 
 '*  And — rebel  against  me  do  the  house  of  Israel 
 in  the  wilderness. 
 In  My  statutes  they  have  not  walked, 
 And  My  judgments  they  have  despised. 
 Which  the  man  who  doth — liveth  by  them. 
 And  My  sabbaths  they  have  greatly  polluted. 
 And  I  say  to  pour  out  My  fury  on  them  in 
 the  wilderness,  to  consume  them. 
 
 1*  And  I  do  it  for  My  name's  sake, 
 Not  to  pollute  it  before  the  eyes  of  the  nations, 
 Before  whose  eyes  I  brought  them  forth. 
 
 ^^  And  also,  I,  1  have  lifted  up  My  hand  to 
 them  in  the  wilderness,  f^ven. 
 
 Not  to  bring  them  in  to  the  land  that  I  had 
 Flowing  with;milk  and  honey, 
 A  beauty  it  is  to  all  the  lands, 
 
 '*  Because  against  My  judgments  they  did  kick, 
 And  in  My  statutes  they  have  not  walked, 
 And  My  sabbaths  they  nave  polluted. 
 For  after  their  idols  their  heart  is  going. 
 
 "  And  Mine  eye  hath  pity  on  them — against 
 
 destroying  them,  [wilderness. 
 
 And  I  have  not  made  of  them  an  end  in  the 
 
 '*  And  I  say  to  their  sons  in  the  wilderness : 
 In  the  statutes  of  your  fathers  ye  walk  not, 
 And  their  judgments  ye  do  not  observe, 
 And  with  their  idols  ye  are  not  defiled. 
 
 "  I  am  Jehovah  your  God,  in  My  statutes  walk, 
 And  My  judgments  observe,  and  do  them, 
 
 '">  And  My  sabbaths  sanctify,  [and  you, 
 
 And  they  have  been  for  a  sign  between  Me 
 To  know  that  I,  Jehovah,  am  your  God. 
 
 '1  And— the  sons  rebel  against  Me, 
 In  My  statutes  they  have  not  walked. 
 And  My  judgments  they  have  not  observed 
 
 — ^^to  do  them, 
 Which  the  man  who  doth— liveth  by  them. 
 My  sabbaths  they  have  polluted. 
 And  I  say  to  pour  out  My  fury  upon  them, 
 To  complete  Mine  anger  against  them  in  the 
 
 ""  And  Ihaveturned  backMynand,[ wilderness. 
 And  I  do  it  for  My  name's  sake. 
 Not  to pollutei< before  theeyesof  thenations, 
 Before  whose  eyes  1  brought  them  out. 
 
 ^  I  also,  I  have  lifted  up  'Nbf  hand  to  them  in 
 the  wilderness, 
 To  scatter  them  among  nations. 
 And  to  spread  them  through  lands. 
 
 ^  Because  My  judgments  they  have  not  done, 
 And  My  statutes  they  have  despised, 
 And  My  sabbaths  they  have  polluted, 
 And  after  idols  of  their  fathers  have  their 
 eyes  been.  [not  good, 
 
 ^^  And  I  also,  I  have  given  to  them  statutes 
 And  judgments  by  which  they  do  not  live, 
 
 '"  And  I  defile  them  by  their  own  gifts, 
 
 By  causing  to  jjass  away  every  opener  of  a 
 So  that  I  make  them  desolate,  [womb, 
 
 So  that  tlicy  know  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  Therefore,  speak  unto  the  house  of  Israel, 
 son  of  man,  and  thou  hast  said  unto  them, 
 Thua  Baid  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 Still  in  this  have  your  fathers  reviled  Me, 
 In  their  committing  against  Me  a  trespass. 
 
 *8  And  1  bring  them  in  unto  the  land. 
 That  I  did  lift  up  My  hand  to  give  to  them, 
 And  they  see  every  high  hill,  and  every 
 
 thick  tree, 
 And  they  sacrifice  there  their  sacrifices. 
 And  give  there  the  provocation  of  their 
 
 offering, 
 And  make  there  their  sweet  fragrance, 
 And  they  pour  out  there  their  libations. 
 
 ''"  And  I  say  unto  them : 
 What  is  the  high  place  whither  ye  are  going 
 in?  [day. 
 
 And  its  name  is  called  '  high  place'  to  this 
 
 ^^     Therefore,  say  unto  the  house  of  Israel : 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 In  the  way  of  your  fathers  are  ye  defiled? 
 And  after  their  detestable  things  go  a-whor- 
 
 3'  And  in  the  offering  of  your  gifts,  [ing? 
 
 In  causing  your  sons  to  pass  through  fire, 
 .  Ye  are  defiled  by  aU  your  idols  to  this  day, 
 And  I  am  sought  by  you,  0  house  of  Israel ! 
 I  live — an  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 I  am  not  sought  by  you. 
 
 ^^  And  that  which  is  going  up  on  your  mind, 
 It  is  not  at  all — in  that  ye  are  saying: 
 We  wiU  be  as  the  nations,  as  the  families  of 
 To  serve  wood  and  stone.  [the  lands, 
 
 3^  I  live — an  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 Do  not  I,  with  a  strong  hand. 
 And  with  a  stretched-out  arm. 
 And  with  fury  poured  out— rule  over  you  ? 
 
 ■"  And  I  have  brought  you  forth  from  the  peo- 
 And  assembled  you  from  the  lands      [plea. 
 In  which  ye  have  been  scattered. 
 With  a  strong  hand  and  with  a  stretched- 
 And  with  fury  poured  out.  [out  arm, 
 
 ^^  And  1  have  brought  you  in  unto  the  wilder- 
 ness of  the  peoples,  [face  to  face. 
 And    have  been  judged   with   you  there 
 
 3"  As  I  was  judged  with  your  fathers. 
 In  the  wilderness  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 So  I  am  judged  with  you, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 ^^  And  I  have  caused  you  to  pass  under  the  rod, 
 And  brought  you  into  the  bond  of  the  cove- 
 
 '^^  And  cleared  out  from  you  the  rebels,  [nant, 
 And  them  transgressing  against  Me, 
 From  the  land  of  their  sojournings  I  bring 
 
 them  out. 
 And  unto  the  land  of  Israel  they  come  not. 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 33  And  ye,  0  house  of  Israel,  thus  said  the  Lord 
 
 Jehovah : 
 
 Each  his  idols— go— serve  ye,  [me. 
 
 And,  afterwards,  if  ye  are  not  hearkening  to 
 
 And  My  holy  name  ye  do  not  pollute  any 
 
 more  by  your  gifts,  and  by  your  idols. 
 
 *"  For,  in  My  holy  mountain, 
 In  the  mountain  of  the  height  of  Israel, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 There  serve  Me  do  aU  the  house  of  Israel, 
 All  of  it,  in  the  land — there  1  accept  them. 
 And  there  I  do  seek  your  heave-onerings, 
 And  with  the  rirst-fruit  of  your  gifts. 
 With  all  your  holy  things. 
 
 *^      With  sweet  fragrance  I  do  accept  you. 
 In  My  bringing  you  out  from  the  peoples, 
 And  I  have  assembled  you  from  the  lands 
 In  which  ye  have  been  scattered, 
 519 
 
Promises  of  mercy. 
 
 XX,  42.— EZEKIEL.— XXI,  20. 
 
 Threatehings. 
 
 And  1  have  been  sanctified  in  j'ou 
 
 Before  the  eyes  of  the  nations. 
 *'  And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 
 In  My  bringing  you  to  the  ground  of  Israel, 
 
 Unto  the  land  that  I  did  lift  up  My  hand 
 
 To  give  it  to  your  fathers, 
 •^  And  ye  have  remembered  there  your  ways, 
 
 And  all  your  doings. 
 
 In  which  ye  have  been  defiled, 
 
 And  ye  have  been  loathsome  in  your  own 
 
 For  all  your  evils  that  ye  have  done,  [faces, 
 **  And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 
 In  My  dealing  with  you  for  My  name's  sake. 
 
 Not  according  to  your  evil  ways, 
 
 And  according  to  your  corrupt  doings, 
 
 0  house  of  Israel, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah.' 
 
 *'  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 saying,  *"  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  the  way  of 
 Teman,  and  prophesy  unto  the  south,  and 
 prophesy  unto  the  forest  of  the  field — the 
 south ;  ''^  and  thou  hast  said  to  the  forest  of 
 the  south:  Hear  a  word  of  Jehovab:  Thus 
 said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 Lo,  I  am  kindling  in  thee  a  lire. 
 
 And  it  hath  devoiired  in  thee  every  moist 
 tree,  and  eveiy  dry  tree. 
 
 Not  quenched  is  the  glowing  flames, 
 
 And  burnt  by  it  have  been  all  faces  from 
 south  to  north. 
 *^  Andseen  have  all  flesh,  that  I,  Jehovah,  have 
 
 kindled  it — it  is  not  quenched.' 
 **  And  I  say,  '  Ah,  Lord  Jehovah, 
 
 They  are  saying  of  me,  Ishenotusiugsimiles? 
 
 XXI.  ^AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 imto  me,  saying,  ^  '  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face 
 unto  Jerusalem,  and  prophesy  unto  the  holy 
 places,  and  prophesy  unto  the  ground  of 
 Israel ;  ^  and  thou  hast  said  unto  the  ground 
 of  Israel :  Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  I  am  against  thee,  [scabbard, 
 
 And  have  brought  out  My  sword  from  its 
 A.nd  have  cut  off  from  thee  righteous  and 
 wicked. 
 *  Because  that  I  have  cut  off  from  thee  right- 
 eous and  wicked,  [scabbard, 
 Therefore  go  out  doth  My  sword  from  its 
 Unto  all  flesh,  from  south  to  north. 
 "  And  known  have  all  flesh  that  1,  Jehovah, 
 Have  brought  out  My  sword  from  its  scab- 
 It  doth  not  turn  back  an^  more.  [bard, 
 "  And  thou,  son  of  man,  sigh  with  breaking 
 of  loins,  yea,  with  bitterness  thou  dost  sigh 
 before  their  eyes,  ^  and  it  hath  come  to  pass, 
 when  they  say  unto  thee.  For  what  art  thoa 
 sirfiing?  that  thou  hast  said: 
 Because  of  the  report,  for  it  is  coming, 
 And  melted  hath  every  heart. 
 And  feeble  hath  been  all  hands, 
 And  weak  is  every  spirit, 
 And  all  knees  go— waters, 
 Lo,  it  is  coming,  yea,  it  hath  been. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah.' 
 '  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 saying,  " '  Son  of  man,    jirophesv,  and  thou 
 hast  said.  Thus  said  Jeliovah,  say: 
 A  sword,  a  sword  is  sharpened,  and  also 
 polished.                                               [ened. 
 '"  So  as  to  slaughter  a  slaughter  it  is  sharp- 
 620 
 
 So  as  to  have  brightness  it  is  polished, 
 Desire  hath  rejoiced  the  sceptre  of  my  son, 
 It  is  despising  every  tree. 
 ^^  And  he  giveth  it  for  polishing. 
 For  laying  hold  of  by  the  hand. 
 It  is  sharpened — the  sword — and  polished. 
 To  give  it  into  the  hand  of  a  slayer. 
 '^  Cry  and  howl,  son  of  man, 
 For  it  hath  been  among  My  people. 
 It  is  among  all  the  princes  of  Israel, 
 Cast  unto  the  sword  have  been  My  people. 
 Therefore  strike  on  thy  thigh, 
 ^^  Because  it  is  a  trier. 
 And  what  if  even  the  sceptre  it  is  despising? 
 It  shall  not  be,  an  afiirmation  of  the  Lord 
 ^^  And  thou,  son  of  man,  prophesy,  [Jehovah. 
 And  smite  hand  on  hand. 
 And  bent  is  the  sword  a  third  time, 
 The  sword  of  the  wounded  !  [one, 
 
 It  is  the  sword  of  the  wounded — the  great 
 That  is  entering  the  inner  chamber  to  them. 
 ■^  To  melt  the  heart,  and  to  multiply  the  ruins, 
 Bv  all  their  gates  I  have  set  the  point  of  a 
 All,  it  is  made  for  brightness,  [sword. 
 
 Wrapt  up  for  slaughter. 
 IS  Take  possession  of  the  right,  place  thyself 
 Whither  thy  face  is  appointed,  [at  the  left, 
 ^''  And  I  also,  I  smite  My  hand  on  my  hand. 
 And  have  caused  My  fury  to  rest ; 
 I,  Jehovah,  have  spoken.' 
 ^^  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 saying,  ^^ '  And  thou,  son  of  man,  appoint  for 
 thee  two  ways,  for  the  coming  in  of  the  sword 
 of  the  king  of  Babylon ;  from  one  land  they 
 come  forth,  both  of  them,  and  a  station  pre- 
 pare thou,  at  the  top  of  the  way  of  the  city 
 prepare  it. 
 
 -"  A  way  appoint  for  the  coming  of  the  sword. 
 Unto  Kaobath  of  the  sons  of  Ammon, 
 And  to  Judah,  in  Jerusalem — the  fenced, 
 -'^  For  stood  hath  the  king  of  Babylon  at  the 
 head  of  the  way. 
 At  the  top  of  the  two  ways,  to  use  divination, 
 He  hath  moved  lightly  with  the  arrows, 
 He  hath  asked  at  the  teraphim, 
 He  hath  looked  on  the  liver. 
 ^"  At  his  right  hath  been  the  divination — Jem- 
 To  place  battering-rams,  [salem, 
 
 To  open  the  mouth  with  slaughter, 
 To  lift  up  a  voice  with  shouting, 
 To  place  battering-rams  against  the  gates. 
 To  pour  out  a  mount,  to  build  a  fortification 
 "'  And  it  hath  been  to  them  as  a  false  divina- 
 tion in  their  eyes. 
 Who  have  sworn  oaths  to  them, 
 And  he  is  causing  iniquity  to  be  remember- 
 ed to  be  caught. 
 "*     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Becaiise  of  your  causing  your  iniquity  to  be 
 
 remembered. 
 In  your  transgressions  being  revealed, 
 For  your  sins  being  seen,  in  all  your  doings, 
 Because  of  your  being  remembered. 
 By  the  hand  ye  are  caught. 
 '*     And  thou,  wounded,  wicked  one. 
 Prince  of  Israel,  whose  day  hath  come. 
 In  the  time  of  the  iniquity  of  the  end! 
 ■"     Thus  said  the  Lord  .leliovah : 
 Turn  aside  the  mitre,  and  boar  away  the 
 Tliis— not  this — the  low  make  high,  fcrowu. 
 And  the  high  make  low. 
 
Judgments  against 
 
 XXI.  27.— EZEKIEL.— XXII.  »). 
 
 Jvdah  and  Jerusalem, 
 
 "^  An  overturn,  overturn,  overturn,  I  make  it, 
 
 Also  this  hath  not  beentill  thecoming  of  Him. 
 
 Whose  is  the  judgment,  and  I  have  given  it. 
 ^  And  thou,  son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  thou 
 hast  said :  Thus  said  the  Lord  J  ehovah  con- 
 cerning the  sons  of  Ammon,  and  concerning 
 their  reproach:  and  thou  hast  said: 
 
 A  sword,  a  sword,  open  for  slaughter, 
 
 Polished  to  the  utmost  for  brightness  ! 
 ^  In  the  seeing  for  thee  of  a  vain  thing, 
 
 In  the  divining  for  thee  of  a  lie, 
 
 To  put  thee  on  the  necks  of  the  wounded  of 
 the  wicked,  whose  day  hath  come, 
 
 In  the  time  of  the  iniquity  of  the  end. 
 3"  Turn  it  back  unto  its  scabbard, 
 
 In  the  place  where  thou  wast  produced, 
 
 In  the  land  of  thy  birth  I  do  judge  thee. 
 '^  And  I  have  poured  on  thee  Mine  indignation. 
 
 With  fire  of  My  wrath  I  blow  against  thee, 
 
 And  have  given  thee  into  the  hand  of  brut- 
 ish men — artificers  of  destruction. 
 '-  To  the  fire  thou  art  for  fuel, 
 
 Thy  blood  is  in  the  midst  of  the  land, 
 
 Thou  art  not  remembered, 
 
 For  I,  Jehovah,  have  spoken!' 
 
 XXn.  ^And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 «nto  me,  saying,  ^ '  And  thou,  son  of  mau, 
 dost  thou  judge?  dost  thou  judge  the  city  of 
 blood?  then  thou  hast  caused  it  to  know  aU 
 its  abominations,  ■^  and  thou  hast  said : 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 The  city  is  shedding  blood  in  its  midst. 
 For  the  coming  in  of  its  time. 
 And  it  hath  made  idols  on  it  for  defilement. 
 *  By  thy  blood  that  thou  hast  shed  thou  hast 
 been  guilty, 
 And  by  thine  idols  that  thou  hast  made 
 
 thou  hast  been  defiled. 
 And  thou  causest  thy  days  to  draw  near. 
 And  art  come  in  unto  thine  years, 
 Therefore  I  have  given  thee  a  reproach  to 
 And  a  derision  to  all  the  lands.       [nations, 
 ^  The  near  and  the  f  ar-ofl'f  rom  th  ee  scofTatthee, 
 
 0  defiled  of  name — abounding  in  ti'ouble. 
 •*  Lo,  princes  of  Israel — each  according  to  his 
 Have  been  in  thee  to  shed  blood.  [arm 
 
 7  Father  and  mother  made  light  of  in  thee,  _ 
 To  a  sojourner  they  dealt  oppressively  in 
 
 thy  nndst,  [thee. 
 
 Fatherless  and  widow  they  oppressed  in 
 
 8  My  holy  things  thou  hast  despised, 
 And  My  sabbaths  thou  hast  polluted. 
 
 3  Men  of  slander  have  been  in  thee  to  shed 
 
 blood,  [thee, 
 
 And  on  the  mountains  they  have  eaten  in 
 
 Wickedness  they  have  done  in  thy  midst. 
 
 1"  The  nakedness  of  a  father  hath  one  imcov- 
 
 ered  in  thee,  [thee. 
 
 The  defiled  of  impurity  they  humbled  in 
 
 "  And  each  with  the  wife  of  his  neighboiu- 
 
 hath  done  abomination. 
 
 And  each  his  daughter-in-law  hath  defiled 
 
 through  wickedness, 
 And  each  his  sister,  his  father's  daughter, 
 hath  himibled  in  thee. 
 ^  A  bribe  they  have  taken  in  thee  to  shed  blood, 
 Usiuy  and  increase  thou  hast  taken, 
 And  cuttest  oil'  thy  neighbour  by  oppression, 
 And  Me  thou  hast  forgotten. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah! 
 
 13  And  lo,  I  have  smitten  My  hand,  [gained. 
 Because  of  thy  dishonest  gain  that  thou  hast 
 And  for  thy  blood  that  hath  been  in  thy  midst. 
 
 "  Doth  thy  heart  stand— are  thy  hands  strong. 
 For  the  days  that  I  am  dealing  with  thee? 
 I,  Jehovah,  have  spoken  and  have  done  it. 
 
 1^  And  I  have  scattered  thee  among  nations, 
 And  have  spread  thee  out  among  landa. 
 And  consumed  thy  uncleanness  out  of  thee. 
 
 "^  And  thou  hast  been  polluted  in  thyself 
 Before  the  eyes  of  nations, 
 And  thou  hast  known  that  I  am  Jehovah.' 
 
 I''  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 
 saying, '  Son  of  man, 
 
 18  The  house  of  Israel  hath  been  to  Me  for  dross. 
 
 All  of  them  are  brass,  and  tin,  and  iron, 
 
 and  lead,  [been, 
 
 In  the  midst  of  a  furnace— dross  hath  silver 
 
 ""3  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Because  of  your  aU  becoming  dross, 
 Therefore,  lo,  I  am  gathering  you  unto  the 
 midst  of  Jerusalem, 
 
 -°  A  gathering  of  silver,  and  brass,  and  iron, 
 and  lead,  and  tin, 
 Unto  the  midst  of  a  furnace — to  blow  on  it 
 
 fire,  to  melt  it. 
 So  do  I  gatherin  Mine  anger  and  in  My  fury, 
 And  I  have  let  rest,  and  have  melted  you. 
 
 ^1  And  I  have  heaped  you  up. 
 And  blown  on  you  in  the  fire  of  My  wrath. 
 And  ye  have  been  melted  in  its  midst. 
 
 22  As  the  melting  of  silver  in  the  midst  of  a 
 So  are  ye  melted  in  its  midst,  [furnace, 
 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I,  Jehovah, 
 I  have  poured  out  My  fury  upon  you.' 
 
 -3  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 
 saying: 
 
 '^  '  Son  of  man,  say  to  it,  Thou  art  a  land, 
 It  is  not  cleansed  nor  rained  on  in  a  day 
 of  indignation. 
 
 -^  A  conspiracy  of  its  prophets  is  in  its  midst, 
 as  a  roaring  lion  tearing  prey ; 
 The  soul  they  have  devoured, 
 Wealth  and  glory  they  have  taken, 
 Its  widows  have  multiplied  in  its  midst. 
 
 -^  Its  priests  have  wronged  My  law, 
 And  tliey  pollute  My  holy  things, 
 Between  holy  and  common  they  have  not 
 
 made  separation, 
 And  between  the  unclean  and  the  clean 
 
 they  have  not  made  known, 
 And  from  my  sabbaths  they  have  hidden 
 
 their  eyes. 
 And  I  am  pierced  in  their  midst. 
 
 -^  Its  princes  in  its  midst  are  as  wolves, 
 Tearing  prey,  to  shed  blood,  to  destroy  souls, 
 For  the  sake  of  gaining  dishonest  gam. 
 
 -8  And  its  prophets  have  daubed  for  them 
 
 with  chalk,  [a  lie, 
 
 Seeing  a  vain  thing,  and  divining  for  them 
 
 Saying,  'Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :' 
 
 And  Jehovah  hath  not  sijoken.  [sion, 
 
 '^  The  people  of  the  land  nave  used  oppres- 
 And  have  taken  plunder  violently  away, 
 And  humble  and  needy  have  oppressecl, 
 And  the  sojourner  oppressed — without  judg- 
 ment. 
 
 ^^  And  I  seek  of  them  a  man  making  a  fence, 
 And  standing  in  the  breach  before  Me, 
 In  behalf  of  the  land — not  to  destroy  it, 
 And  I  have  not  found. 
 521 
 
Abominable  idolatries  of 
 
 XXII.  31.— EZEKIEL.— xxiii.  34 
 
 Sa/maria  and  Jerusalem. 
 
 "  And  I  ])our  out  on  them  mine  indignation, 
 By  fire  of  My  Avrath  I  have  consumed  them, 
 Tneir  way  on  their  own  head  I  have  put, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah ! ' 
 
 XXIII.  >  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 unto  me,  saying,  '  Son  of  man, 
 
 *  Two  women  were  daughters  of  one  mother, 
 '  And  they  go  a-whoring  in  Egypt, 
 
 In  their  youth  they  have  gone  a-whoring. 
 There  they  have  bruised  their  breasts. 
 And  there  they  have  dealt  with  the  loves  of 
 their  virginity. 
 
 *  And  their  names  are  Aholah  the  elder. 
 And  Aholibah  her  sister,  [daughters. 
 And  they  are  Mine,   and  bear  sons  and 
 As  to  their  names— Samaria  in  AJiolah, 
 And  Jerusalem  is  Aholibah. 
 
 '  And  go  a-whoring  doth  Aholah  under  Me, 
 
 And  she  doteth  on  her  lovers. 
 
 On  the  neighbouring  Assyrians, 
 ^  Clothed  with  blue— governors  and  prefects, 
 
 Desirable  young  men  all  of  them, 
 
 HorsemeUj  riding  on  horses, 
 ^  And  she  giveth  her  whoredoms  on  them, 
 
 The  choice  of  the  sons  of  Asshur, 
 
 All  of  them — even  all  on  whom  she  doted. 
 
 By  all  their  idols  she  hath  been  defiled. 
 
 *  And  her  whoredoms  out  of  Egypt  she  hath 
 
 not  forsaken. 
 For  with  her  they  lay  in  her  youth,       [ity, 
 And  they  dealt  with  the  loves  of  her  virgin- 
 And  they  pour  out  their  whoredoms  on  her. 
 
 *  Therefore  I  have  given  her  into  the  hand  of 
 
 her  lovers,  [she  doted. 
 
 Into  the  hand  of  sons  of  Asshur  on  whom 
 
 ••  They  have  uncovered  her  nakedness, 
 Her  sons  and  her  daughters  they  have  taken, 
 And  her  by  sword  they  have  slain. 
 And  she  is  a  name  for  women. 
 And  judgments  they  have  done  with  her. 
 
 '1  And  see  doth  her  sister  Aholibah, 
 And  she  maketh  her  doting  love  more  cor- 
 nipt  than  she,  [her  sister. 
 
 And  her  whoredoms  than  the  whoredoms  of 
 
 '-  On  sons  of  Asshiir  she  hath  doted, 
 (ioyernors  and  prefects. 
 Neighbouring  ones — clothed  in  perfection. 
 Horsemen,  riding  on  horses. 
 Desirable  yoimg  men  all  of  them. 
 
 '^  And  I  see  that  she  hath  been  defiled. 
 One  way  is  to  them  both. 
 
 '*  And  she  doth  add  unto  her  whoredoms, 
 And  she  seeth  graved  men  on  the  wall. 
 Pictures  of  Chaldeans,  graved  with  red  lead, 
 
 "  Girded  with  a  girdle  on  their  loins. 
 Dyed  attire  spread  out  on  their  heads. 
 The  anpearauce  of  rulers— all  of  them. 
 The  liKeness  of  sons  of  Babylon, 
 Chaldea  is  the  land  of  their  birth. 
 
 '*  And  she  doteth  on  them  at  the  sight  of  her 
 eyes, 
 Andsendeth  messengers  to  them,  to  Chaldea. 
 
 ^  And  come  in  unto  her  do  sons  of  Babylon, 
 To  the  bed  of  loves. 
 
 And  they  delile  her  with  their  whoredoms. 
 And  she  is  delilcd  with  them. 
 And  lier  soul  i.s  alienated  from  them. 
 
 "  And  she  revealeth  her  whoredoms. 
 And  she  rovealctli  her  nakedness. 
 And  alienated  is  My  soul  from  off  her, 
 622 
 
 As  alienated  was  My  soul  from  off  her  sister, 
 
 '  And  she  multiplieth  her  whoredoms, 
 To  remember  tlie  days  of  her  youth. 
 When  she  went  a-whoring  in  the  land  of 
 
 '  And  she  doteth  on  their  jiaramours,  [Egypt. 
 Whose  flesh  is  the  flesh  of  asses. 
 And  the  issue  of  horses — their  issue. 
 
 '  Thou  lookest  after  the  wickedness  of  thy 
 In  dealing  out  of  Egypt  thy  loves,  [youth, 
 For  the  sake  of  the  breasts  of  thy  youth. 
 
 '     Therefore,  0  Aholibah,  thus  said  the  Lord 
 
 Jehovah : 
 Lo,  I  am  stirring  up  thy  lovers  against  thee. 
 From  whom  thy  soul  hath  been  alienated. 
 And  have  brought  them  in  against  thee  from 
 round  about. 
 
 '  Sons  of  Babylon,  and  of  all  Chaldea, 
 Pekod,  and  Shoa,  and  Koa, 
 All  the  sons  of  Asshur  with  them. 
 Desirable  young  men,  governors  an  1  prefects. 
 All  of  them — rulers  and  proclaimed  ones, 
 Riding  on  horses,  all  of  tnem. 
 
 '  And  they  have  come  in  against  thee. 
 With  arms,  rider,  and  wheel. 
 And  with  an  assembly  of  peoples  ; 
 Target,  and  shield,  and  helmet. 
 They  do  set  against  thee  round  about. 
 And  I  have  set  before  them  judgment, 
 They  have  judged  thee  in  their  judgments. 
 
 '  And.  I  have  set  My  jealousy  against  thee. 
 And  they  have  dealt  with  thee  in  fury. 
 Thy  nose  and  thine  ears  they  turn  aside, 
 And  thy  posterity  by  sword  falleth,  [away. 
 They,  thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  do  take 
 And  thy  posterity  is  devoured  by  fire. 
 
 '  And  they  hare  stripped  thee  of  thy  garments, 
 And  have  taken  thy  beauteous  jewels. 
 And  I  have  caused  thy  wickedness  to  cease 
 from  thee,  [Egypt, 
 
 And  thy  whoredoms  out  of  the  land  of 
 And  thou  liftest  not  up  thine  eyes  imto  them, 
 Ajid  Egypt  thou  dost  not  remember  again. 
 
 '     For  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  I  am  giving  thee  into  a  hand  tliat  thou 
 
 hast  hated. 
 Into  a  hand  from  which  thou  wast  alienated. 
 
 '  And  they  have  dealt  with  thee  in  hatred, 
 And  they  have  taken  all  thy  labour. 
 And  they  have  left  thee  naked  and  bare. 
 And  revealed  hath  been  the  nakedness  of 
 
 thy  whoredoms, 
 And  the  wickedness  of  thy  whoredoms. 
 
 '  To  do  these  things  to  thee. 
 In  thy  going  a-whoring  after  nations, 
 Because  thou  hast  been  defiled  with  their 
 
 idols. 
 In  the  way  of  thy  sister  thou  hast  walked. 
 And  I  have  given  her  cup  into  thy  hand. 
 
 '     Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 The  cup  of  thy  sister  thou  dost  drink, 
 The  deep  and  the  wide  one, 
 (Thou  art  for  laughter  and  for  scorn,) 
 Abundant  to  contain. 
 
 '  Witli  drunkenness  and  sorrow  thouert  filled, 
 A  cup  of  astonishment  and  desolation, 
 The  cup  of  thy  sister  Samaria. 
 
 '  And  thou  hast  drunk  it,  and  hast  drained  it. 
 And  its  earthen  ware  thou  dost  gnaw. 
 And  thine  own  breasts  thou  pluckest  off, 
 For  I  have  spoken. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 
Simile  of  the  boiling  pot. 
 
 XXIII.  35.-  EZEKIEL.— XXIV,  22.      Death  of  the  prophet's  wife. 
 
 '*     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Because  thou  hast  forgotten  Me, 
 And  thou  dost  cast  Me  behind  thy  back, 
 Even  thou  also  bear  thy  wickedness  and 
 thy  whoredoms.' 
 
 '^     And  Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  'Son  of  man, 
 Dost  thou  judge  Aholah  and  Aholibah  ? 
 Declare  then  to  them  their  abominations. 
 
 ^  For  they  have  committed  adultery, 
 And  blood  is  in  their  hands. 
 With  their  idols  they  committed  adultery, 
 And  also  their  sons  whom  they  bore  to  Me, 
 They  caused  to  pass  over  to  them  for  food. 
 
 ^  Agam,  this  they  have  done  to  Me, 
 They  defiled  My  sanctuary  in  that  day, 
 A  nd  My  sabbaths  they  have  polluted,  [idols 
 
 33  And  in  their  slaughtering  their  sons  to  their 
 
 They  also  come  in  unto  My  sanctuary  in  that 
 
 day  to  pollute  it,  [My  house. 
 
 And  lo,  thus  they  have  done  in  the  midst  of 
 
 *"  And  also  that  they  send  to  men  coming  from 
 Unto  whom  a  messenger  is  sent,  [afar, 
 
 And  lo,  they  have  come  in  for  whom  thou 
 
 hast  washed, 
 Painted  thine  eyes,  and  put  on  adornment. 
 
 *^  And  thou  hast  sat  on  a  couch  of  honour, 
 And  a  table  arrayed  before  it, 
 And  My  perfume  and  My  oil  placed  on  it. 
 
 *2  And  the  voice  of  a  multitude  at  ease  is  with. 
 her, 
 And  unto  men  of  the  common  people  are 
 brought  in  Sabeans  from  the  wilderness, 
 And  they  put  bracelets  on  their  hands. 
 And  a  beauteous  crown  on  their  heads. 
 
 *3  And  I  say  of  the  worn-out  one  in  adulteries. 
 Now  they  commit  her  whoredoms— she  also! 
 
 ^  And  they  come  in  imto  her. 
 As  the  coming  in  unto  a  whorish  woman. 
 So  they  have  come  in  imto  Aholah, 
 And  unto  Aholibah — the  wicked  women. 
 
 *^  As  to  righteous  men,  they  judge  them  with 
 the  judgment  of  adulteresses, 
 And  the  judgment  of  women  shedding  blood, 
 For  they  are  adulteresses, 
 And  blood  is  in  their  hands. 
 
 *^  For  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 Bring  up  against  them  an  assembly. 
 And  give  them  to  trembling  and  to  spoiling. 
 
 *''  And  they  have  cast  at  them  the  stone  of  the 
 assembly, 
 And  cut  them  with  their  swords, 
 Their  sons  and  tlieir  daughters  they  do  slay, 
 And  their  houses  with  fire  they  burn. 
 
 ♦^  And  I  have  caused  wickedness  to  cease  from 
 the  land. 
 And  instructed  have  been  all  the  women, 
 And  they  do  not  according  to  your  wicked- 
 ness, [you, 
 
 *3  And  they  have  put  your  wickedness  on 
 And  the  sins  of  your  idols  ye  bear,  [Jehovah ! 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  the  Lord 
 
 XXIV.  ^  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 auto  me,  in  the  ninth  year,  in  the  tenth  month, 
 in  the  tenth  of  the  month,  saying,  ^ 'Son  of 
 man,  write  for  thee  the  name  of  the  day— this 
 self-same  day  leaned  hath  the  king  of  Baby- 
 lon toward  Jerusalem  in  this  self-same  day — 
 3  and  use  unto  the  rebellious  house  a  simile, 
 and  thou  hast  said  unto  them : 
 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 To  set  on  the  pot,  to  set  it  on,  and  also  to 
 
 pour  into  it  water,  [piece, 
 
 ■*  To  gather  its  pieces  unto  it,  every  good 
 
 Thigh  and  shoulder,  the  choice  of  the  bones 
 ^  The  choice  of  the  flock  to  take,      [to  fill  in. 
 
 And  also  to  pile  of  the  bones  under  it, 
 
 Boil  it  thoroughly,  yea,  cook  its  bones  in 
 its  midst. 
 •^     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 Wo  to  the  city  of  blood, 
 
 A  pot  whose  sc\mi  is  in  it. 
 
 And  its  scirm  hath  not  come  out  of  it, 
 
 By  piece  of  it,  by  piece  of  it  bring  it  out. 
 
 Not  fallen  on  it  hath  a  lot. 
 ^  For  her  blood  in  her  midst  hath  been, 
 
 On  a  clear  place  of  a  rock  she  hath  set  it, 
 
 She  hath  not  poured  it  on  the  earth, 
 
 To  cover  it  over  with  dust. 
 8  To  cause  fury  to  come  up  to  take  vengeance, 
 
 I  have  put  her  blood  on  a  clear  place  of  a 
 rock — not  to  be  covered. 
 3     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 Wo  to  the  city  of  blood,  yea,  I — I  make  great 
 1"  Make  abundant  the  wood,  [the  pile. 
 
 Kindle  the  fire,  consume  the  flesh, 
 
 And  make  the  compound. 
 
 And  let  the  bones  be  burnt. 
 
 11  And  cause  it  to  stand  on  its  coals  empty. 
 So  that  its  brass  is  hot  and  burning. 
 Melted  hath  been  in  its  midst  its  unclean- 
 Consumed  is  its  scum.  [ness, 
 
 12  lYith  sorrows  she  hath  wearied  herself, 
 And  the  abundance  of  her  scimi  goeth  not 
 In  the  fire  is  her  scum.  [out  of  her, 
 
 '^  In  thine  uncleanness  is  wickedness. 
 Because  I  have  cleansed  thee, 
 And  thou  hast  not  been  cleansed,      [again. 
 From  thine  uncleanness  thoix  art  not  cleansed 
 Till  I  have  caused  My  fury  to  rest  on  thee. 
 1*  I,  Jehovah,  hath  spoken. 
 It  hath  come,  and  I  have  done  it, 
 I  do  not  free,  nor  do  I  spare,  nor  do  I  repent. 
 According  to  thy  ways,  and  according  to 
 
 thine  actj,  they  have  judged  thee, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah.' 
 1^  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  imto  me, 
 saying,  i®  '  Son  of  man,  lo,  I  am  taking  from 
 thee  the  desire  of  thine  eyes  by  a  stroke,  and 
 thou  dost  not  mourn,  nor  weep,  nor  let  thy 
 tear  come,  i''  Cease  to  p-oan,  fo7-  the  dead 
 thou  dost  make  no  moiu"ning,  thy  bonnet  bind 
 on  thee,  and  thy  shoes  thou  dost  put  on  thy 
 feet,  and  thou  dost  not  cover  over  the  upper 
 lip,  and  bread  of  men  thou  dost  not  eat.' 
 
 18  And  I  speak  unto  the  people  in  the  morn- 
 ing, and  my  wife  dieth  in  the  evening,  and  I 
 do  in  the  morning  as  I  have  been  commanded. 
 
 13  And  the  people  say  unto  me,  '  Dost  thou 
 not  declare  to  us  what  these  are  to  us,  that 
 thou  art  doing? '    ^°  And  I  say  unto  thern,  'A 
 word  of  Jehovah  hath  been  imto  me,  sajing: 
 -1  Say  to  the  house  of  Israel : 
 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 Lo,  I  am  polluting  My  sanctuary. 
 
 The  excellency  of  your  strength. 
 
 The  desire  of  your  eyes,  and  the  pitied  of 
 
 yoiu"  soul. 
 And  yoiirsous  and  your  daughters  whom  y© 
 
 have  left,  by  sword  they  do  fall. 
 "*  And  ye  have  done  as  I  liave  done, 
 On  the  upper  lip  ye  are  not  covered, 
 523 
 
Various  nations  threatened,     xxiv.  23.— EZEKIEL.— xxvi,  iO. 
 
 Judgment  of  Tyre. 
 
 And  bread  of  men  ye  do  not  eat. 
 -3  And  your  bonnets  are  on  your  heads, 
 
 And  your  shoes  are  on  your  feet, 
 
 Ye  do  not  mourn  nor  do  ye  weep, 
 
 And  ye  have  wasted  away  for  your  iniquities, 
 
 And  ye  have  howled  one  unto  another. 
 **  And  Ezekiel  hath  been  to  you  for  a  type, 
 
 According  to  all  that  he  hath  done  ye  do ; 
 
 In  its  coming  in — ye  have  known  that  I  am 
 the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 **     And  thou,  sou  of  man, 
 
 Is  it  not  in  the  day  of  My  taking  from  them 
 their  strength,  [eyes, 
 
 The  joy  of  their  beauty,  the  desire  of  their 
 
 And  the  song  of  their  soul, 
 
 Their  sons  and  their  daughters?  [thee, 
 
 *'»  In  that  day  come  doth  the  escaped  one  to 
 
 To  cause  the  ears  to  hear.  [escaped, 
 
 ^  In  that  day  opened  is  thy  mouth  with  the 
 
 And  thou  speakest,  and  art  not  silent  any 
 more, 
 
 And  thou  hast  been  to  them  for  a  type. 
 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah.' 
 
 XXV.  ^  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 
 unto  me,  saying,  "  '  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face 
 
 unto  the  sous  of  Ammou,  and  prophesy  against 
 
 them;  *and  thou  hast  said  to  the  sons  of 
 
 Ammon: 
 Hear  ye  a  word  of  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Because  of  thysajdng,  Aha,  to  My  sanctuary, 
 Because  it  hath  been  polluted. 
 And  unto  the  gi'ound  of  Israel, 
 Because  it  hath  been  desolate, 
 And  unto  the  house  of  Judah, 
 Because  they  have  gone  into  a  removal: 
 
 '  Therefore,  lo,  I  am  giving  thee  to  sons  of 
 the  cast  for  a  possession. 
 And  they  set  their  towers  in  thee, 
 And  have  placed  in  thee  their  tabernacles. 
 They  eat  thy  fruit,  and  they  drink  thy  milk, 
 
 '  And  I  have  given  Rabbah  for  a  habitation 
 of  camels,  [of  a  flock. 
 
 And  the  sons  of  Ammon  for  the  crouching 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am,  .fehovah. 
 
 •^      For  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 Because  of  thy  clapping  the  hand. 
 And  of  thy  stamping  with  the  foot. 
 And  thou  rejoicest  with  all  thy  despite  in 
 Against  the  ground  of  Israel,  [soul 
 
 ^  Therefore,  lo,  I — I  have  stretched  out  My 
 hand  against  thee. 
 And  have  given  thee  for  a  iiortiou  to  nations, 
 And  I  have  cut  thee  off  from  the  peoples. 
 And  caused  thee  to  jjerish  from  the  lands ; 
 1  destroy  tliee,  and  thou  hast  known  that  I 
 am  Jehovah. 
 
 ■*      Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Because  of  the  saying  of  Moab  and  Seir  : 
 Lo,  as  all  the  nations  is  the  house  of  Judah ; 
 
 •  Therefore,  lo,  1  am  opening  the  shoulder  of 
 
 Moab —  [frontier. 
 
 From  the  cities — from  his  cities — from  his 
 
 The  beauty  of  the  land,  [aim, 
 
 Bctli-Jcshimoth,  Baal-Meou,  and   Kiriath- 
 
 '"  To  the  sous  of  tlic  east,  with  the  sons  of 
 Amnion, 
 And  1  have  given  it  for  a  possession, 
 SSo  that  the  sons  of  Ammon  are  not  remem- 
 bered among  nations. 
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 ^'  And  in  Moab  I  do  judgments. 
 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 '-     Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Because  of  the  doings  of  Edom, 
 In  taking  vengeance  on  the  house  of  Judah, 
 Yea,  they  are  very  guilty. 
 And  they  have  taken  vengeance  on  them. 
 
 ^*  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 I  have  stretched  out  My  hand  against  Edom, 
 And  I  have  cut  off  from  it  man  and  beast. 
 And  given  it  up — a  waste,  from  Teman  even 
 By  sword  they  do  fall.  [to  Dedan, 
 
 1'*  And  I  have  given  My  vengeance  on  Edom. 
 By  the  hand  of  My  people  Israel, 
 And  they  have  done  in  Edom,       [My  fury, 
 According  to  My  anger,  and  according  to 
 And  they  have  known  My  vengeance, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 ^^  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  [vengeance, 
 Because  of  the  doings  of  the  Philistines  in 
 And  they  take  vengeance  with  despite  in  soul. 
 To  destroy — the  enmity  age-during ! 
 
 1"  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  I  am  stretching  out  My  hand  against 
 
 the  Philistines, 
 And  I  have  cut  off  the  Cherethim,  [the  sea. 
 And  destroyed  the  remnant  of  the  haven  of 
 
 ^^  And  done  upon  them  great  vengeance  with 
 furious  reproofs. 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 In  My  giving  out  My  vengeance  on  them ! ' 
 
 XXVI.   ^AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the 
 
 eleventh  year,  in  the  first  of  the  month,  there 
 
 hath  been  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me,  saying: 
 
 '  Son  of  man, 
 
 ^  Because  that  Tyre  hath  said  of  Jerusalem: 
 Aha,  she  hath  been  broken,  the  doors  of  the 
 She  hath  turned  round  unto  me,  [peoples, 
 I  am  tilled — she  hath  been  laid  waste, 
 
 ^  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah: 
 Lo,  I  am  against  thee,  0  Tyre, 
 And  have  caused  to  come  up  against  thee 
 
 many  nations, 
 As  the  sea  causeth  its  billows  to  come  up. 
 
 ^  And  they  have  destroyed  the  walls  of  Tyre, 
 And  they  have  broken  down  her  towers. 
 And  I  have  scraped  her  dust  from  her. 
 And  made  h^  for  a  clear  place  of  a  rock. 
 
 '  A  spreading    'Nice  of  nets  she  is  in  the  midst 
 of  the  sea,  [Lord  Jehovah, 
 
 For  I — I  have  spoken — an  affirmation  of  the 
 And  she  hath  been  for  a  spoil  to  nations. 
 
 •■  And  her  daughters  who  are  in  the  field,  by 
 sword  they  are  slain, 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 
 ^      For,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  I  am  bringing  in  unto  Tyre  Nebuchad- 
 rezzar king  of  Babylon, 
 From  the  north — a  king  of  kings,        [men, 
 With  horse,  and  with  chariot,  andwnth  horse- 
 Even  an  assembly,  and  a  numerous  i^eople. 
 
 8  Thy  ^daughters  in  the  field  by  sword  he  slay- 
 And  he  hath  made  against  thee  a  fort,  [etn. 
 And  hath  poured  out  against  thee  a  mount. 
 And  hath  raised  against  thee  a  buckler. 
 
 "  And  a  battering-ram  before  him  he  placeth 
 against  thy  walls. 
 And  thy  towers  he  breaketh  by  his  weaiwiis. 
 
 '"  From  the  abundance  of  his  horses  cover 
 thee  doth  their  dust, 
 
The  advantages,  beauty. 
 
 XXVI.  11.— EZEKIEL.— xxvTi.  22.        riches,  and  traffic  of  Tyre. 
 
 From  the  noise  of  horseman,  and  wheel,  and 
 
 rider. 
 Shake  do  tliy  walls,  in  his  coming  in  to  thy 
 As  the  coming  in  to  a  city  broken-up.  [gates, 
 
 1-  With  hoofs  of  his  horses  he  treadeth  all 
 thine  oiit-places, 
 Thy  people  by  sword  he  doth  slay. 
 And  the  pillars  of  thy  strength  to  the  earth 
 come  down. 
 
 I''  And  they  have  spoiled  thy  wealth. 
 And  they  have  iiliindered  thy  merchandise, 
 And  they  have  thrown  down  thy  walls, 
 And  thy  desirable  houses  they  break  down, 
 And  thy  stones,  and  thy  wood,  and  thy  dust. 
 In  the  midst  of  the  waters  they  place. 
 
 '^  And  I  have  caiisedthe  noise  of  thy  songs  to 
 
 cease,  [more. 
 
 And  the  voice  of  thy  harps  is  heard  no 
 
 1*  And  I  have  given  thee  up  for  a  clear  place  of 
 a  rock, 
 A  spreading-place  of  nets  thou  art, 
 Thou  art  not  built  up  any  more. 
 For  I,  Jehovah,  I  have  spoken. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 '^     Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  to  Tyi-e  : 
 Do  not — from  the  noise  of  thy  fall. 
 In  the  groaning  of  the  woimded. 
 In  the  slaying  of  the  slaughter  in  thy  midst. 
 The  isles  shake  ?        [all  princes  of  the  sea, 
 
 '^  And  come  down  from  off  their  thrones  have 
 And  they  have  turned  aside  their  robes. 
 And  their  embroidered  garments  strip  off. 
 Trembling  they  put  on,  on  the  earth  they  sit, 
 And  they  have  trembled  every  moment. 
 And  they  have  been  astonished  at  thee^ 
 
 '^  And  have  lifted  up  for  thee  a  lamentation. 
 And  said  to  thee:  How  hast  thou  perished, 
 That  art  inhabited  from  the  seas. 
 The  praised  citj',  that  was  strong  in  the  sea. 
 She  and  her  inhabitants, 
 Who  put  their  terror  on  all  her  inhabitants ! 
 
 '8  Now  they  tremble,  is  it  not  the  day  of  thy 
 
 fall?  [sea,  at  thine  outtjoing. 
 
 Troubled  have  been  the  isles  that  are  in  the 
 
 '^     For  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 In  my  making  thee  a  city  wasted, 
 Like  cities  that  have  not  been  inhabited. 
 In  bringing  up  against  thee  the  deep, 
 Then  covered  thee  have  the  great  waters. 
 
 '"  And  I  have  caused  thee  to  go  down. 
 With  those  going  down  to  the  pit, 
 Unto  the  people  of  old, 
 And  I  have  caused  thee  to  dwell  in  the  land. 
 The  lower  parts — in  wastes  of  old. 
 With  those  going  down  to  the  pit. 
 So  that  thou  art  not  inhabited.  Riving. 
 
 And  I  have  given  beauty  in  the  land  of  the 
 
 ^  Wastes  I  do  make  thee,  and  thou  art  not. 
 And  thou  art  sought,  and  art  not  found  any 
 
 more — to  the  age. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah  ! ' 
 
 XXVn.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 unto  me,  saying :  " '  And  thou,  son  of  man, 
 lift  up  concernmg  Tyre  a  lamentation,  and 
 thou  hast  said  to  Tyre  : 
 '  0  dweller  on  the  entrances  of  the  sea. 
 
 Merchant  of  the  peoples  unto  many  isles, 
 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 0  Tyre,  thou — thou  hast  said : 
 
 J  am  the  perfection  of  beauty. 
 
 *  In  the  heart  of  the  seas  are  thy  borders, 
 Tliy  builders  have  iierfected  thy  beauty. 
 
 ^  Of  firs  of  Senir  they  have  built  to  thee  all 
 thy  double-boarded  ships. 
 Of  cedars  of  Lebanon  they  have  taken  to 
 make  a  mast  for  thee, 
 
 ^  Of  oaks  of  Bashan  they  made  thine  oars, 
 Thy  bench  they  have  made  of  ivory, 
 A  branch  of  Ashurim  from  isles  of  Chittim. 
 
 ''  Of  fine  linen  with  embroidery  from  Egypt 
 hath  been  thy  sail. 
 To  be  to  thee  for  an  ensign. 
 Of  blue  and  purple  from  isles  of  Elishah 
 hath  been  thy  covering. 
 
 ^  Inhabitants  of  Zidon  and  Arvad  have  been 
 rowers  to  thee, 
 Thy  wise  men,  0  Tyre,  have  been  in  thee, 
 They  are  thy  pilots. 
 
 ^  Elders  of  Gebal  and  its  wise  men  have  been 
 Strengthening  thy  breach ;  [in  thee, 
 
 All  ships  of  the  sea  and  their  mariners. 
 Have  been  in  thee,  to  trade  with  thy  mer- 
 
 1*  Persian  and  Lud  and  Phut  [chandise. 
 
 Have  been  in  thy  forces— thy  men  of  war. 
 Shield  and  helmet  they  hung  up  in  thee. 
 They — they  have  "iven  out  thine  honour. 
 
 '1  The  sons  of  Arvad,  and  thy  force. 
 Are  on  thy  walls  round  about,  [been. 
 
 And  short  swordsmen  in  thy  towers  have 
 Their  shields  they  have  hung  up  on  thy 
 
 walls  round  about, 
 They — they  have  perfected  thy  beauty. 
 
 '-  Tarshish  is  thy  merchant. 
 Because  of  the  abimdance  of  all  wealth, 
 For  silver,  iron,  tin,  and  lead. 
 They  have  given  out  thy  remnants. 
 
 ^3  Javan,  Tubal,  and  Meshech — they  are  th^ 
 merchants. 
 For  persons  of  men,  and  vessels  of  brass, 
 They  have  given  out  thy  merchandise. 
 
 ^*  They  of  the  house  of  Togarmah, 
 For  horses,  and  riding  steeds,  and  mules. 
 They  have  given  out  thy  remnants. 
 
 ^'  Sons  of  Dedan  are  thy  merchants. 
 Many  isles  are  the  mart  of  thy  hand. 
 Horns  of  ivory  and  ebony  they  sent  back- 
 
 ^®  Aram  is  thy  merchant,  [thy  reward. 
 
 Because  of  the  abundance  of  thy  works, 
 For  emerald,  purple,  and  embroidery. 
 And  fine  linen,  and  coral,  and  agate. 
 They  have  given  out  thy  remnants. 
 
 -^  Judah  and  the  land  of  Israel— they  are  thy 
 merchants. 
 For  wheat  of  Minnith,  and  Pannag, 
 And  honey,  and  oil,  and  balm. 
 They  have  given  out  thy  merchandise. 
 
 IS  Damascus  is  thy  merchant, 
 For  the  abundance  of  thy  works, 
 Because  of  the  abundance  of  all  wealth, 
 For  wine  of  flelbon,  and  white  wool 
 
 ^3  Vedan  and  Javan  go  aboutwith  thyremnants. 
 They  have  given  shining  iron,  cassia,  and 
 In  thy  merchandise  it  hath  been.         [cane, 
 
 "*  Dedan  is  thy  merchant. 
 For  clothes  of  freedom  for  riding. 
 
 ''^  Arabia,  and  all  princes  of  Kedar, 
 They  are  the  traders  of  thy  hand. 
 For  lambs,  and  rams,  and  he-goats, 
 In  these  thy  merchants. 
 
 ''■"-  Merchants  of  Sheba  and  Baamah — they  are 
 For  the  chief  of  all  spices,    [thy  merchants, 
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Merchandise  of  Tyre. 
 
 XXVII.  23.— EZEKIEL.— xxviii.  22. 
 
 Destruction  of  Tyre, 
 
 And  for  every  precious  stoue,  and  gold, 
 1'hey  liave  given  out  thy  remnants. 
 
 "  Haran,  and  Canneh,  and  Eden,  merchants 
 of  Sheba, 
 Asshur— Chilmad — are  thy  merchants, 
 
 ''*  They  are  thy  merchants  for  perfect  things, 
 For  wrappings  of  blue,  and  embroidery, 
 And  for  treasuries  of  rich  apparel, 
 With  cords  bound  and  girded,  for  thy  mer- 
 chandise, [thv  merchandise, 
 
 "  Ships  of  Tarshish  are  thy  double  walls  of 
 And  thou  art  filled  and  honoured  greatly, 
 In  the  heart  of  the  seas. 
 
 "^  Into  great  waters  have  they  brought  thee, 
 Those  rowing  thee, 
 The  east  wind  hath  broken  thee  in  the  heart 
 
 '"'  Thy  wealth  and  thy  remnants,  [of  the  seas. 
 Thy  merchandise,  thy  mariners, 
 And  thy  pilots,  strengtheners  of  thy  breach, 
 And  the  traders  of  thy  merchandise, 
 And  all  thy  men  of  war,  who  are  in  thee, 
 And  in  all  tnine  assembly  that  is  in  thy  mid.st, 
 Fall  into  the  heart  of  the  seas  in  the  day  of 
 thy  fallj  [the  suburbs. 
 
 ^  At  tne  voice  of  the  cry  of  thy  pilots  shake  do 
 
 ^  And  come  down  from  their  ships  have  all 
 
 handling  an  oar,  Hand  they  stand, 
 
 Mariners,  all  the  pilots  of  the  sea,  on  the 
 
 '^  And  have  sounded  for  thee  with  their  voice, 
 And  cry  bitterly,  and  cause  dust  to  go  up 
 
 on  their  heads, 
 In  ashes  they  do  roll  themselves. 
 
 ^1  And  they  have  made  for  thee  baldness, 
 And  they  have  girded  on  sackcloth, 
 And  they  have  wept  for  thee, 
 In  bitterness  of  soul — a  bitter  mourning. 
 
 '^  And  lifted  up  for  thee  have  their  sons  a 
 lamentation,  [as  Tyre  ? 
 
 And  they  have  lamented  over  thee,  who  is 
 As  the  cut-ofF  one  in  the  midst  of  the  sea  ? 
 
 *3  With  the  out-going  of  thy  remnants  from  the 
 Thou  hast  filled  many  peoples,  [seas. 
 
 With  the  abundance  of  thy  riches,  and  thy 
 
 merchandise, 
 Thou  hast  made  rich  kings  of  earth. 
 
 '■*  The  time  of  thy  being  broken  by  the  seas  in 
 the  depths  of  the  waters, 
 Thy  merchandise  and  all  thy  assembly  in 
 thy  midst  have  fallen. 
 
 ^  AU  inhabitants  of   the   isles    have    been 
 astonished  at  thee, 
 And  their  kings  liave  been  sore  afraid. 
 They  have  been  troubled  in  countenance. 
 
 *^  Merchants  among  the  peoples  have  shrieked 
 
 for  thee,  [to  the  age  ! ' 
 
 Wastes  thou  hast  been,  and  thou  art  not — 
 
 XXVIII.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jeho- 
 vah unto  me,  saying: 
 ^  ' Son  of  man,  say  to  the  leader  of  Tyre: 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Because  thy  heart  hath  been  high, 
 And  thou  aost  say:  A  god  I  am. 
 The  habitation  of  God  I  have  inhabited. 
 In  the  heart  of  the  seas, 
 And  thou  art  man,  and  not  God,      [of  God, 
 And  thou  givest  out  thy  heart  as  the  heart 
 »  Lo,  thou  art  wiser  than  Daniel,  [thee. 
 
 No  hidden  thing  have  they  concealed  from 
 *  By  thy  wisdom  and  by  thine  understanding 
 Thou  Ixast  made  for  thee  wealth, 
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 And  makest  gold  and  silver  in  thy  treasu- 
 
 °  By  the  abundance  of  tliy  wisdom,         [ries. 
 Through  thy  merchandise. 
 Thou  hast  multiplied  thy  wealth, 
 And  high  is  thy  heart  through  thy  wealth. 
 
 "     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Because  of  thy  giving  out  thy  heart  as  the 
 heart  of  God, 
 
 ^  Therefore,  lo,  I  am  bringing  in  against  thee 
 The  terrible  of  the  nations,  [strangers. 
 
 And  they  have  drawn  out  their  swords 
 Against  the  beauty  of  thy  wisdom, 
 And  they  have  pierced  thy  brightness. 
 
 8  To  destruction  they  bring  thee  down,  ' 
 Thou  diest  by  the  deaths  of  the  wounded, 
 in  the  heart  of  the  seas. 
 
 ®  Dost  thou  really  say,  '  I  am  God,' 
 Before  him  who  is  slaying  thee? 
 And  thou  art  man,  and  not  God, 
 In  the  hand  of  him  who  is  piercing  thee. 
 
 ^*  The  deaths  of  the  uncircumcised  thou  diest, 
 By  the  hand  of  strangers,  for  I  have  spoken, 
 An  aflBrmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 '^  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 
 saying : 
 
 '^ '  Son  of  man,  lift  up  a  lamentation  for  the 
 And  thou  hast  said  to  him :    [king  of  Tyre, 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Thou  art  sealing  up  a  measurement, 
 Full  of  wisdom,  and  perfect  in  beauty. 
 
 '^  In  Eden,  the  garden  of  God,  thou  hast  been, 
 Every  precious  stone  thy  covering. 
 Ruby,  topaz,  and  diamond,  beryl,  oynx,  aud 
 
 jasper. 
 Sapphire,  emerald,  and  carbuncle,  and  gold. 
 The  workmanship  of  thy  tabrets,  and  of 
 
 thy  pipes. 
 In  thee  in  the  day  of  thy  being  produced, 
 have  been  prejjared. 
 
 ^*  Thou  art  an  anointed  cherub  who  is  cover- 
 And  I  have  set  thee  in  the  holy  mount,  [ing, 
 God  thou  hast  been,  [walked  up  and  down. 
 In  the  midst  of  stones  of  lire  thou  hast 
 
 1^  Perfect  art  thou  in  thy  ways. 
 From  the  day  of  thy  being  produced, 
 Till  perversity  hath  been  found  in  thee. 
 
 "'  By  the  abundance  of  thy  merchandise 
 They  have  filled  thy  midst  with  violence, 
 And  thou  dost  sin, 
 
 And  I  thrust  thee  from  the  mount  of  God, 
 And  I  destroy  thee,  0  covering  cherub. 
 From  the  midst  of  the  stones  of  tire. 
 
 ^"^  High  hath  been  thy  heart,  because  of  thy 
 
 beauty,  [thy  brightness, 
 
 Thou  hast  corrupted  thy  wisdom  because  of 
 
 On  the  earth  I  have  cast  thee. 
 
 Before  kings  I  have  set  thee,  to  look  on  thee, 
 
 18  From  the  abimdance  of  thy  iniquity. 
 By  the  perversity  of  thy  traffic, 
 Thou  hast  polluted  thy  sanctuaries. 
 And  I  bring  forth  fire  from  thy  midst. 
 It  hath  devoured  thee. 
 And  I  make  thee  become  ashes  on  the  earth. 
 Before  the  eyes  of  all  beholding  thee. 
 
 '"  All  knowing  tlice  among  the  peoples 
 Have  been  astonished  at  thee,        [the  age.' 
 Wastes  thou  hast  been,  and  thou  art  not—to 
 
 -"  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 
 saying,   -'  '  Son  of  man,  set  thy  face  unto  Zi- 
 
 don,  and  prophesy  concerning  it;  "-and  thou 
 
 hast  said: 
 
Judgment  of  Zidon. 
 
 XXVIII.  23.— EZEKIEL.— XXX.  5. 
 
 Desolation  of  Egypt. 
 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah: 
 
 Lo,  1  aril  against  thee,  0  Zidou, 
 
 And  T  have  been  honoured  in  tliy  midst, 
 
 And  they  have  Icnown  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 
 In  My  doing  in  her  judgments, 
 
 And  I  have  been  sanctified  in  her. 
 
 ^  And  I  have  sent  into  her  pestilence, 
 And  blood  into  her  out-places, 
 The  wounded  hath  been  judged  in  her  midst. 
 By  the  sword  upon  her  roun4  about. 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 '*  And  there  is  no  more  to  the  house  of  Israel 
 A  pricking  brier,  and  paining  thorn, 
 Of  all  round  about  them— despising  them, 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  tlie  Lord 
 
 ^  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :        [Jehovah. 
 In  My  gathering  the  house  of  Israel, 
 Out  of  the  peoples  among  whom  they  were 
 I  have  been  sanctified  in  them,     [scattered, 
 Before  the  eyes  of  the  nations. 
 And  they  have  dwelt  on  their  ground. 
 That  I  gave  to  My  servant,  to  Jacob, 
 
 -"  And  they  have  dwelt  on  it  confidently. 
 And  builded  houses,  and  planted  vineyards. 
 And  dwelt  confidently — m  My  doing  judg- 
 ments. 
 On  all  those  despising  them  round  about, 
 And  they  have  known  that  I,  Jehovah,  am, 
 their  God!' 
 
 XXIX.  1  IN  the  tenth  year,  in  the  tenth 
 
 month,  in  the  twelfth  of  the  month,  hath  a 
 
 word  of  Jehovah  been  unto  me,  saying,  ^  'Son 
 
 of  man,  set  thy  face  against  Pharaoh  king  of 
 
 Egypt,   and  prophesy  concerning   him,   and 
 
 concerning  Egypt— all  of  it.    ^  Speak,  and  thou 
 
 hast  said : 
 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  [Egypt ! 
 
 Lo,  I  am,  against  thee,   Pharaoh  king  of 
 
 The  great  dragon  that  is  crouching  in  the 
 
 midst  of  his  floods. 
 Who  hath  said,  My  flood  is  my  own. 
 And  I — I  have  made  it/or  myself. 
 
 *  And  I  have  put  hooks  in  thy  jaws. 
 
 And  I  have  caused  the  fish  of  thy  floods  to 
 
 cleave  to  thy  scales, 
 And  I  have  caused  thee  to  come  up  from 
 
 the  midst  of  thy  floods,  [doth  cleave. 
 
 And  every  fish  of  thy  floods  to  thy  scales 
 ^  And  I  have  left  thee  in  the  wilderness. 
 Thou  and  every  fish  of  thy  floods. 
 On  the  face  of  the  field  thou  dost  fall. 
 Thou  art  not  gathered  nor  assembled. 
 To  the  beast  of  the  earth  and  to  the  fowl  of 
 I  have  given  thee  for  food.         [the  heavens 
 
 *  And  known  have  all  inhabitants  of  Egypt 
 That  I  am,  Jehovah,  Piouse  of  Israel. 
 Because  of  their  being  a  staff  of  reed  to  the 
 In  their  taking  hold  of  thee  by  thy  hand, — 
 
 thou  art  crushed. 
 And  hast  rent  to  them  all  the  shoulder. 
 And  in  their  1  eaniug  on  thee  thou  art  broken, 
 And  hast  caused  all  their  thighs  to  stand. 
 8  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  1  am  bringing  in  against  thee  a  sword, 
 And  have  cut  off  from  thee  man  and  beast. 
 '  And  the  land  of  Egypt  hath  been  for  a  de- 
 solation and  a  waste. 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 Because  he  said :  The  flood  is  mine,  and  I 
 made  it. 
 
 1°  Therefore,  lo,  I  am  against  thee,  and  against 
 thy  floods. 
 And  have  given  the  land  of  E^yjit  for  wastes, 
 A  waste,  a  desolation,  from  Migdol  to  Syene, 
 And  unto  the  border  of  Gush. 
 
 1^  Not  pass  over  into  it  doth  a  foot  of  man, 
 Yea,  the  foot  of  beast  doth  not  pass  into  it. 
 Nor  is  it  inhabited  forty  years. 
 
 1-  And  I  have  made  the  land  of  Egypt  a  deso- 
 In  the  midst  of  desolate  lands,  [lation, 
 
 And  its  cities,  in  the  midst  of  waste  cities. 
 Are  a  desolation  forty  years,  [nations. 
 
 And  I  have  scattered  the  Egyptians  among 
 And  I  have  dispersed  them  through  lands. 
 
 13  But  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :         [tians 
 
 At  the  end  of  forty  years  I  gather  the  Egyp- 
 
 Out  of  the  peoples  whither  they  have  been 
 
 scattered,  [Egypt, 
 
 1^  And  I  have  turned  back  to  the  captivity  of 
 And  I  have  brought  them  back  [birth, 
 
 To  the  land  of  Pathros,  to  the  land  of  their 
 And  they  have  been  there  a  low  kingdom. 
 
 15  Of  the  kingdoms  it  is  lowest. 
 And  it  lifteth  not  up  itself  any  more  above 
 And  I  have  made  them  few,     [the  nations. 
 So  as  not  to  rule  among  nations,  [confidence, 
 
 1^  And  it  is  no  more  to  the  house  of  Israel  for  a 
 Bringing  iniquity  to  remembrance. 
 By  their  turning  after  them,         [Jehovah.' 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am,  the  Lord 
 
 1^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the  twenty  and 
 
 seventh  year,  in  the  first  month,  in  the  first 
 
 of  the  month,  hath  a  word  of  Jehovah  been 
 
 imto  me,  sa3dng: 
 
 18  '  Son-of  man,  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of  Baby- 
 lon, 
 Hath  caused  his  force  to  serve  a  great  ser- 
 vice against  Tyre, 
 Every  head  is  bald — every  shoulder  peeled, 
 And  reward  he  had  none,  nor  his  force, 
 
 out  of  Tyre, 
 For  the  service  that  he  served  against  it. 
 
 1^  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 Lo,  I  am  givinf'  to  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
 
 Babylon  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 And  he  hath  taken  away  its  store, 
 And  hath  taken  its  spoil,  and  taken  its  prey, 
 And  it  hath  been  a  reward  to  his  force. 
 
 -"  His  wage  for  which  he  laboured  I  have 
 given  to  him,  [for  Me, 
 
 The  land  of  Egypt — in  that  they  wrought 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 ^1  In  that  day  I  cause  to  shoot  up  a  horn  to 
 
 the  house  of  Israel,  [in  their  midst. 
 
 And  to  thee  I  give  an  opening  of  the  mouth 
 
 And  they  have  known  that  1  am  Jehovah !;' 
 
 XXX.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 unto  me,  saying : 
 ' '  Son  of  man,  prophesy,  and  thou  hast  said: 
 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 Howl  ye,  ha !  for  the  day ! 
 *  For  near  is  a  day,  near  Is  a  day  to  Jehovah  I 
 
 A  day  of  clouds,  the  time  of  nations  it  is. 
 ■*  And  come  in  hath  a  sword  to  Egypt, 
 
 And  there  hath  been  great  pain  in  Gush, 
 
 In  the  falling  of  the  woimded  in  Egypt, 
 
 And  they  have  taken  its  store,  _         [tions. 
 
 And  broken  down  have  been  its  founda- 
 ■*  Gush,  and  Phut,  and  Lud,  and  all  the  mix 
 ture,  and  Chub, 
 
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Egypt  deliveredinto  the  hand      xxx.  6.— EZEKIEL.— xxxi.  12. 
 
 of  the  king  of  Babylon. 
 
 And  thesons  of  tlic  land  of  the  covenant  with 
 them  by  sword  do  fall, 
 
 *     Tluis  said  Jehovah  : 
 And— fallen  have  supporters  of  Egjq^it, 
 And  come  down  hath  the  arrogance  of  her 
 
 strength, 
 From  Migdol  to  Syene,  by  sword  they  fall 
 
 in  her, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 '  And  they  have  been  desolated  in  the  midst 
 
 of  desolate  lands,  [cities. 
 
 And  its  cities  are  in  the  midst  of  wasted 
 
 '  And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 In  My  giving  fire  against  Egypt, 
 And  Droken  have  been  all  her  helpers. 
 
 '  In  that  day  go  forth  do  messengers  from 
 before  Me  in  ships, 
 To  trouble  confident  Cush, 
 And  there  hath  been  great  pain  among  them. 
 As  the  day  of  Egypt,  for  to,  it  hath  come. 
 
 '"  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  [cease, 
 
 I  have  caused  the  multitude  of  Egypt  to 
 
 By  the  hand   of  Nebuchadrezzar  king  of 
 
 Babylon^  [of  nations, 
 
 ' '  He  and  his  people  with  him — the  terrible 
 Are  brought  in  to  destroy  the  land,  [Egypt, 
 And  they  have  drawn  their  swords  against 
 And  have  filled  the  land  with  the  wounded. 
 
 '-  And  1  have  made  floods  a  dry  idace. 
 And  I  have  sold  the  land  into  the  hand  of 
 
 evil  doers. 
 And  I  have  made  desolate  the  land. 
 And  its  fulness,  by  the  hand  of  strangers, 
 I,  Jehovah,  have  spoken. 
 
 •3  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 And — I  have  destroyed  idols, 
 And  caused  vain  things  to  cease  from  Noph, 
 And  a  prince  of  the  land  of  Egypt  there  is 
 
 no  more. 
 And  I  give  fear  in  the  land  of  Egypt. 
 
 •■•  And  I  nave  made  Pathros  desolate, 
 And  I  have  given  fire  against  Zoan, 
 And  I  have  done  judgments  in  No, 
 
 '*  And  I  have  poured  out  My  fury  on  Sin,  the 
 stronghold  of  Egypt, 
 And  I  have  cut  off  the  multitiide  of  No. 
 
 '•'  And  I  have  given  fire  against  Egypt, 
 Greatly  pained  is  Sin,  and  No  is  to  be  rent. 
 And  N  oph  hath  daily  distresses.      [do  fall, 
 
 '^  The  youths  of  Aven  and  Pi-Beseth  by  sword 
 And  these  into  captivity  do  go. 
 
 '8  And  in  Tehaphneheshath  the  day  been  dark, 
 In  My  breaking  there  the  yokes  of  Egypt, 
 And  ceased  in  her  hath  the  excellency  of  her 
 She— a  cloud  doth  cover  her,         [strength, 
 And  her  daughters  into  captivity  do  go. 
 
 ^^  And  I  have  done  judgments  in  Egvi)t, 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah.' 
 
 '"  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  eleventh  year, 
 
 in  the  first  month,   in   the  seventh  of   the 
 
 month,  hath  a  word  of  Jehovah  been  unto  me, 
 
 saying:  'Son  of  man, 
 
 "'  The  arm  of  Pharaoh,  king  of  Egypt,  I  have 
 
 broken, 
 
 And  lo,  it  hath  not  been  bound  u])  to  {jive 
 
 To  put  a  bandage  to  bind  it,  [healing, 
 
 To  strengthen  it— to  lay  hold  on  the  sword. 
 
 ^  Tlieref  ore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jeliovah : 
 Ix),  I  avi  against  Pharaoh,  king  of  Egypt, 
 And  I  have  broken  his  arms, 
 The  strong  one  and  the  broken  one, 
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 And  have  caused  the  sword  to  fall  out  of  his 
 hand, 
 -^  And  scattered  the  Egj'ptians  among  nations. 
 
 And  I  have  spread  them  through  lands, 
 -''  And  strengthened  the  arms  of  the  king  of 
 Babylon, 
 And  I  have  given  My  sword  into  his  hand, 
 And  I  have  broken  the  arms  of  Pharaoh, 
 And  he  hath  groaned  the  groans  of  a  pierced 
 one — before  him. 
 -■''  And  1  have  strengthened  the  arms  of  the 
 king  of  Babylon, 
 And  the  arms  of  Pharaoh  do  fall  down. 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 In  My  giving  My  sword  into  the  hand  of 
 
 the  king  of  Babylon, 
 
 And  he  hath  stretched  it  out  toward  the 
 
 land  of  Egypt.  [nations, 
 
 ^^  And  I  have  scattered  the  Egyptians  among 
 
 And  I  have  spread  them  through  lands. 
 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah  !' 
 
 XXXI.  1  AND  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the 
 eleventh  year,  in  the  third  month,  in  the  first 
 of  the  month,  hath  a  word  of  Jehovah  been 
 unto  me,  saying :  ^ '  Son  of  man,  say  unto 
 Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and  unto  his  multi- 
 tude : 
 
 To  whom  hast  thou  been  like  in  thy  great- 
 
 ^  Lo,  Asshur,  a  cedar  in  Lebanon,         [ness  ? 
 
 Fair  in  branch,  and  shading  bough,  and  high 
 
 in  stature. 
 And  between  thickets  hath  its  foliage  been. 
 ■*  Waters  have  made  it  great. 
 The  deep  hath  exalted  him  with  its  flowings. 
 Going  round  about  its  planting. 
 And  its  conduits  it  hatli  sent  forth  unto  all 
 trees  of  the  field. 
 ^  Therefore  higher  hath  been  his  stature  than 
 all  trees  of  the  field,  [his  branches, 
 
 And  multiplied  are  his  boughs,  and  long  are 
 Because  of  many  waters  in  his  shooting  forth, 
 ^  In  his  boughs  made  a  nest  hath  every  fowl 
 of  the  heavens, 
 And  under  his  branches  brought  forth  hath 
 
 every  beast  of  the  field. 
 And  in  his  shade  dwell  do  all  great  nations. 
 ''  And  he  is  fair  in  his  greatness. 
 In  the  length  of  his  thin  shoots. 
 For  his  root  hath  been  by  great  waters. 
 "  Cedarshave  nothidhiminthegardenof  God, 
 Firs  have  not  been  like  unto  his  boughs, 
 And  chesuut-trees   have  not   been  as  his 
 
 branches. 
 No  tree  in  the  garden  of  God  hath  been  like 
 unto  him  in  his  beauty, 
 "  Fair  I  have  made  him  in  the  multitude  of 
 his  thin  shoots, 
 And  envy  him  do  all  trees  of  Eden  that 
 are  in  the  garden  of  God. 
 ^^  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Because  that  thou  hast  been  high  in  stature, 
 Andheyieldeth  hisfoliage  between  thickets, 
 And  high  is  his  heart  in  his  haughtiness, 
 1*  I  give  him  into  the  liand  of  a  god  of  nations, 
 He  dealeth  sorely  with  him, 
 In  his  wickedness  I  have  cast  him  out. 
 1-  And  cut  him  off  do  strangers. 
 The  terrible  of  nations,  and  they  leave  him, 
 On  the  mountains  and  in  all  valleys  hav» 
 his  thin  shoots  fallen. 
 
Greatness  of  Asshur. 
 
 XXXI.  13.— EZEKIEL.— xxxa.  23. 
 
 Overthrow  of  Egypt. 
 
 And  broken  arc  his  boughs  at  all  streams 
 
 of  the  land, 
 And  po  down  from  his  shade  do  all  peoples 
 
 of  tne  land,  and  they  leave  him.  [heavens, 
 
 "  On    his    riiin    dwell  do  all  fowls  of    the 
 
 And  OD  his  boughs  have  been  all  the  beasts 
 
 of  the  field, 
 "  In  order  that  none  of  the  trees  of  the  waters 
 Maybecome  haughty  because  of  their  statixre, 
 Nor  give  their  foliage  between  thickets, 
 Nor  any  drinking  waters  stand   up  unto 
 
 them  in  their  haughtiness. 
 For  all  of  them  are  given  up  to  death, 
 Unto  the  earth — the  lower  part. 
 In  the  midst  of  the  sons  of  men, 
 Unto  those  going  down  to  the  pit. 
 '*      Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 In  the  day  of  his  going  down  to  sheol  I  have 
 
 caused  mourning,  [its  flowings, 
 
 [havecovered  for  him  the  deep,  and  diminish 
 And  restrained  are  many  waters. 
 And  I  make  Lebanon  black  for  him. 
 And  all  trees  of  the  field  have  been  covered 
 
 for  him. 
 ^*  From  the  sound  of  his  fall  I  have  caused 
 
 nations  to  shake, 
 In  My  causing  him  to  go  down  to  sheol. 
 With  those  going  down  to  the  pit. 
 And  comforted  in  the  earth — the  lower  part, 
 
 are  all  trees  of  Eden, 
 The  choice  and  the  good  of  Lebanon, 
 All  drinking  waters. 
 '^  Also  they  with  him  have  gone  down  to  sheol, 
 Unto  the  pierced  of  the  sword, 
 And — his  arm — they  dwelt  in  his  shade  in 
 
 the  midst  of  nations. 
 ''  Unto  whom  hast  thou  been  thus  like. 
 In  honour  and  in  greatness  among  the  trees 
 
 of  Eden,  [trees  of  Eden, 
 
 And  thou  hast  been  brought  down  with  the 
 Unto  the  earth — the  lower  part. 
 In  the  midst  of  the  uncircumcised  thou  liest, 
 With  the  pierced  of  the  sword? 
 It  is  Pharaoh,  and  all  his  mvdtitude. 
 An  afiBrmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah ! ' 
 
 XXXII.  1  AND  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the 
 twelfth  year,    in  the  twelfth  month,  in  the 
 first  of  the  month,  hath  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 been  unto  me,  saving,  ^ '  Son  of  man,  lift  up  a 
 lamentation  for  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and 
 thou  hast  said  unto  him: 
 A  yoimg  lion  of  nations  thou  hast  been  like, 
 And  thou  art  as  a  dragon  in  the  seas. 
 And  thou  coniest  forth  with  thy  flowings. 
 And  dost  trouble  the  waters  with  thy  feet, 
 And  thou  dost  foul  their  flowings. 
 
 *  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 And — I  have  spread  out  for  thee  My  net. 
 
 With  an  assembly  of  many  peoples. 
 
 And  they  have  brought  thee  up  in  My  net. 
 
 *  And  I  have  left  thee  in  the  land, 
 
 On  the  face  of  the  field  I  do  cast  thee  out, 
 And  have  caused  to  dwell  upon  thee  every 
 fowl  of  the  heavens,  [the  whole  earth. 
 And  have  satisfied  out  of  thee  the  beasts  of 
 '  And  I  have  put  thy  flesh  on  the  mountains. 
 And  flUed  the  valleys  with  thy  hugeness, 
 
 *  And  watered  the  land  with  thy  flowing. 
 From  thy  blood — unto  the  mountains, 
 And  streams  are  flUed  from  thee. 
 
 2l 
 
 ''  And  in  quenching  thee  I  have  covered  the 
 And  have  made  black  their  stars,  [heavens, 
 The  sun  with  a  cloud  I  do  cover, 
 And  the  moon  causeth  not  its  light  to  shine 
 8  All  luminaries  of  light  in  the  heavens, 
 I  make  black  over  thee. 
 And  I  have  given  darkness  over  thy  land. 
 An  afiBrmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 
 3  And  I  have  vexed  the  heart  of  many  peoples. 
 In  My  bringing  in   thy  destruction  among 
 
 nations. 
 Unto  lands  that  thou  hast  not  known. 
 
 '"  And  I  have  made  many  peoples  astonished 
 
 at  thee,  [trembling. 
 
 And  their  kings  are  afraid  at  thee  with 
 
 [n  My  brandishing  My  sword  before  their 
 
 faces, 
 And  they  have  trembled  every  moment, 
 Each  for  his  Ufe— in  the  day  of  thy  fall. 
 
 "  For  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah:  [thee, 
 A  sword  of  the  king  of  Babylon  entereth 
 
 1-  By  swords  of  the  mighty  I  cause  thy  multi- 
 tude to  fall. 
 The  terrible  of  nations — all  of  them, 
 Andtheyhave  spoiledthe  excellencyof  Egypt, 
 And  destroyed  hath  been  all  her  multitude. 
 
 1^  And  I  have  destroyed  all  her  beasts. 
 From  beside  many  waters,  [more, 
 
 And  trouble  them  not  doth  a  foot  of  man  any 
 Yea,  the  hoofs  of  beasts  trouble  them  not. 
 
 ^*  Then  do  I  cause  their  waters  to  sink. 
 And  their  rivers  as  oil  1  cause  to  go, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 '^  In  My  making  the  landof  Egypt  a  desolation, 
 And  desolated  hath  been  the  land  of  its 
 
 fulness. 
 In  My  smiting  all  the  inhabitants  in  it. 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 
 '8  A.  lamentation  it  is,  and  they  have  lamented 
 Daughters  of  the  nations  do  lament  her,  [her. 
 For  Egypt,  and  for  all  her  miUtitude,  they 
 
 lament  her, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah.' 
 1^  And  it  Cometh  to  pass,  in  the  twelfth  year, 
 
 in  the  fifteenth  of  the  mouth,  hath  a  word  of 
 
 Jehovah  been  unto  me,  saying,  ^^ '  Son  of  man. 
 Wail  for  the  multitude  of  Egypt, 
 And  cause  it  to  go  down. 
 It — and  the  daughters  of  honourable  nations, 
 ■  Unto  the  eai-th — the  lower  parts, 
 With  those  going  down  to  the  pit. 
 
 13  Than  whom  hast  thou  been  more  pleasant? 
 Go  down,  and  belaid  with  theuncircimicised. 
 
 '•>  In  the  midst  of  the  pierced  of  the  sword 
 they  fall, 
 To  the  sword  she  hath  been  given, 
 They  drew  her  out,  and  all  her  multitude. 
 
 °'  Speak  to  him  do  the  gods  of  the  mighty 
 out  of  the  midst  of  sheol. 
 With  his  helpers — the-y  have  gone  down, 
 They  have  lain  with  the  uncia'cumcised. 
 The  pierced  of  the  sword. 
 
 ^^  There  is  Asshur,  and  all  her  assembly, 
 Round  about  him  are  his  graves. 
 All  of  them  are  wounded,  who  are  falling  by 
 sword,  _  [the  pit, 
 
 "'  Wliose  graves  are  appointed  in  the  sides  of 
 And  her  assembly  is  round  about  her  grave, 
 All  of  them  wounded,  falling  by  sword. 
 Because  they  gave  terror  in  the  land  of  the 
 living. 
 
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Wailing  for  several  nations,     xxxir.  24.— EZEKIEL.— xxxiii.  17. 
 
 The  watchman's  office. 
 
 **  There  is  Elam,  aud  all  lier  multitude, 
 Round  about  is  her  grave,  [sword. 
 
 All   of  them  wounded,  who  are  fallint^  by 
 Who  liave  gone  down  uncircumcised  unto 
 
 the  earth — the  lower  parts. 
 Because  they  gave  their  terror  in  the  laud 
 
 of  the  living,  [down  to  the  pit. 
 
 And  they  bear  their  shame  witli  those  going 
 
 *  In  the  midst  of  the  wounded  they  have  a]5- 
 
 pointed  a  bed  for  her  with  all  her  multi- 
 Round  about  him  are  her  graves,  [tude, 
 All  of  them  uncircumcised,  pierced  of  the 
 
 sword,  [the  living. 
 
 For  their  terror  was  given  in  the  land  of 
 And  they  bear  their  shame  with  those  going 
 
 down  to  the  pit,  [put. 
 
 In  the  midst  of  the  inerced  he  hath  been 
 
 **  There  is  Meshech,  Tubal,  and  all  her  multi- 
 
 Eoxmd  about  him  are  her  graves,         [tude, 
 
 All  of  them  uncircumcised,  pierced  of  the 
 
 sword,  [living. 
 
 For  they  gave  their  terror  in  the  land  of  the 
 ^  And  they  lie  not  with  the  mighty. 
 Who  are  falling  of  the  uncircumcised, 
 Who  have  gone  down  to  sheol  with  their 
 
 weajpons  of  war. 
 And  they  put  their  swords  under  their  heads, 
 And  their  iniquities  are  on  their  bones. 
 For  the  terror  of  the  mighty  is  in  the  laud 
 
 of  the  living.  [art  broken, 
 
 **  AndtJiou,  in  the  midst  of  the  iincircumcised 
 And  dost  lie  with  the  pierced  of  the  sword. 
 **  There  i«  Edom,  her  kings,  and  allher  princes, 
 Who  have  been  given  up  in  their  might, 
 With  the  pierced  of  the  sword, 
 They  with  the  imcirciuncised  do  lie. 
 And  with  those  going  down  to  the  pit. 
 '"  There  are  princes  of  the  north. 
 All  of  them,  and  evei-y  Zidonian, 
 Who  have  ^one  down  with  the  pierced  iutheir 
 Of  their  might  they  are  ashamed,     [terror, 
 And  they  lie  uncircumcised  with  the  pierced 
 
 of  the  sword,  [down  to  the  pit. 
 
 And  they  l)ear  their  shame  with  those  going 
 
 31  Then  doth  Pharaoh  see,  [tude, 
 
 Andhe  hath  been  comforted  for  all  his  multi- 
 
 The  pierced  of  the  sword — Pharaoh  and  all 
 
 his  force. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 *-  For  I  liave  given  his  terror  in  the  land  of 
 
 the  living,  [the  uncircumcised. 
 
 And  he  hath  been  laid  down  in  tlie  midst  of 
 With  tlie  pierced  of  the  sword — 
 Pharaoh,  and  all  his  multitude, 
 An  affirmation  of  tlie  Lord  Jehovah ! ' 
 
 XXXIII.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jeho- 
 vah unto  me,  saying,  - '  Sou  of  man,  speak 
 unto  the  sons  of  thy  people,  and  thou  hast 
 said  unto  them: 
 
 A  laud — when  I  bring  in  against  it  a  sword. 
 
 And  the  y)eople  of  the  land  have  taken  one 
 man  out  of  their  borders. 
 
 And  made  him  to  them  for  a  watchman. 
 3  And  he  hath  seen  the  sword  coming  against 
 the  land,  [warned  the  i)eople, 
 
 And  hath  blown  with  a  trumjiet,  and  hath 
 
 *  And  the  hearer  hath  heard  the  voice  of  the 
 
 truin)iet,  and  ho  hath  iK)t  taken  warning, 
 Aud  (;onie  in  doth  the  sword,  and  taketh 
 His  blood  is  on  his  head.  [him  away, 
 
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 ^  The  voice  of  the  trumpet  he  heard, 
 And  he  hath  not  taken  warning,  his  blood  is 
 on  him,  [delivered. 
 
 And  he  who  took  warning  his  soul  hatli 
 
 ^  And  the  watchman,  when  he  seetli  the  sword 
 coming  in, 
 And  he  hath  not  blown  Avith  a  trumpet. 
 And  the  people  hath  not  been  warned. 
 And  come  in  doth  a  sword. 
 And  taketh  away  of  them — a  soul. 
 He  in  his  iniquity  is  taken  away. 
 And  his  blood  from  the  hand  of  the  watch- 
 man I  require. 
 
 '■      Aud  thou,  sou  of  man,  [Israel, 
 
 A  watchman  I  gave  thee  to  the  house  of 
 And  thou  hast  heard  from  My  mouth  a  word, 
 And  thou  hast  warned  them  from  Me. 
 
 s  In  My  saying  to  the  wicked, 
 
 0  wicked  one — thou  dost  surely  die. 
 
 And  thou  hast  not  spoken  to  warn  the  wick- 
 ed from  his  way, 
 He— the  wicked — in  his  iniquity  doth  die, 
 And  his  blood  from  thy  hand  I  require. 
 ^  And  thou,  when  thou  hast  warned  the  wick- 
 ed of  his  way,  to  turn  back  from  it. 
 And  he  hath  not  turned  back  from  his  way, 
 He  in  his  iniquity  doth  die, 
 And  thou  thy  soul  hast  delivered. 
 '"     And  thou,  son  of  man,  say  unto  the  nouse 
 of  Israel : 
 Rightly  ye  have  spoken,  saying :        ||on  us. 
 Surely  our  transgressions  and  our  sins  are 
 And  in  them  we  are  wasting  away. 
 How,  then,  do  we  live  ? 
 ^'  Say  imto  them,  I  live — an  affirmation  of  the 
 Lord  Jehovah, 
 
 1  delight  not  in  the  death  of  the  wicked. 
 But — in  the  turning  of  the  wicked  from  his 
 And  he  hath  Lived,  [way, 
 Turn  back,  turn  back,  from  your  evil  ways. 
 Yea,  why  do  ye  die,  0  house  of  Israel  ? 
 
 1"     And  thou,  son  of  man,  say  unto  the  sons  of 
 
 thy  people: 
 
 The  righteousness  of  the  righteous  doth  not 
 
 deliver  him  in  the  day  of  his  transgression, 
 
 And  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked. 
 
 He  doth  not  stumble  for  it  in  the  day  of  his 
 
 turning  from  his  wickedness, 
 And  the  righteous  is  not  able  to  live  in  it  in 
 the  day  of  his  sinning.  [liveth, 
 
 1*  In  My  saying  of  the  righteous :  He  surely 
 And — he  hath  trusted  on  his  righteousness. 
 And  he  hath  done  perversity. 
 All  his  righteous  acts  are  not  remembered, 
 And  for  his  perversity  that  he  hath  done. 
 For  it  he  doth  die.  [diest, 
 
 '^  And  in  My  saving  to  the  wicked:  'i'housurely 
 Aud — he  liat'li  turned  back  f loni  his  sin. 
 And  hath  done  judgment  and  righteousness, 
 
 1^  (The  pledge  the  wicked  restoreth,  iilunder 
 he  repayeth,) 
 In  the  statutes  of  life  he  hath  walked. 
 So  as  not  to  do  perversity. 
 He  surelv  liveth — he  doth  not  die. 
 
 "^  None  of  his  sin  that  he  hath  sinned  is  re- 
 membered to  him. 
 Judgment  and  righteousness  he  hath  done, 
 He  doth  surely  live. 
 
 "'  And  the  sons  of  thy  people  have  said: 
 The  way  of  the  lx)rd  is  not  ])()n(lered. 
 As  to  them — their  way  is  not  pondered. 
 
God's  justice  vindicated.        xxxiii.  18.— EZEKIEL.— xxxiv.  17. 
 
 The  shepherds  reproved. 
 
 18  In  the  turniujc  back  of  the  righteous  from 
 his  righteousness, 
 Aud  he  hath  done  perversity — he  diethforit. 
 "  And  in  the  turning  back  of  the  wicked  from 
 his  wickedness, 
 And  he  hath  done  judgment  and  righteous- 
 "^^  And  ye  have  said :     [ness,  by  them  he  liveth. 
 The  way  of  the  Lord  is  not  pondered. 
 Each  according  to  his  ways  do  I  judge  you, 
 0  house  of  Israel.' 
 '1  And  it  conieth  to  pass,  in  the  twelfth  year 
 — in  the  tenth  month,  in  the  fifth  of  the  month 
 — of  our  removal,  come  in  unto  me  doth  one 
 who  is  escaped  from  Jerusalem,  saying,  '  The 
 city  hath  been  smitten.'    ^^Aud  the  hand  of 
 Jehovah  hath  been  unto  me  in  the  evening, 
 before  the  coming  in  of  the  escaped  one,  and 
 He  openeth  my  mouth  till  the  coming  in  unto 
 me  in  the  morning,  and  opened  is  my  mouth, 
 and  I  have  not  been  silent  again. 
 
 '■'•^  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 saying,  -*  'Son  of  man,  the  inhabitants  of  these 
 wastes  on  the  ground  of  Israel  are  speaking, 
 saying:  Alone  hath  been  Abraham — and  he 
 possesseth  the  laud,  and  we  are  many — to  us 
 hath  the  land  been  given  for  a  possession. 
 ^^  Therefore  say  unto  them: 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 With  the  blood  ye  do  eat. 
 And  your  eyes  ye  lift  up  unto  your  idols, 
 And  blood  ye  shed,  and  the  laud  ye  inherit  1 
 ''  Ye  have  stood  on  joux  sword, 
 Ye  have  done  abomination. 
 Each  the  wife  of  his  neighbour  ye  have  de- 
 And  the  land  ye  possess !  [filed, 
 
 '''  Thus  dost  thou  say  unto  them: 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  [the  sword  fall? 
 I  live— do  not  they  who  are  in  the  wastes  by 
 And  they  who  are  on  the  face  of  the  field, 
 To  the  beast  I  have  given  for  food. 
 And  they  who  are  in  strongholds  and  in 
 caves  by  pestilence  die.  [an  astonishment, 
 ^  And  I  have  made  the  land  a  desolation  and 
 And  ceased  haththe  excellencyof  its  strength. 
 And  desolated  have  beenmountains  of  Israel, 
 Without  any  one  passing  through. 
 ^^  And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 In  My  making  the  land  a  desolation  and  an 
 astonishment,  [done. 
 
 For  all  their  abominations  that  they  have 
 ^^      And  thou,  son  of  man,  the  sons  of  thy  peo- 
 ple who  are  spealdng  about  thee. 
 By  the  walls,  and  in  oi^enings  of  the  liouses. 
 Have  spoken  one  with  another,  each  with 
 Saying :  Come  in,  I  pray  you,  [his  brother, 
 Aud  hear  what  is  the  word  that  cometh 
 out  from  Jehovah.  [of  a  people, 
 
 ^'  And  they  come  in  unto  thee  as  the  coming  in 
 And  they  sit  before  thee — My  people,  [not, 
 And  have  heard  thjr  words,  and  they  do  them 
 For  doting  loves  with  their  mouth  they  are 
 making,  [going. 
 
 After  their  dishonest  gain  their  heart  is 
 2-  And  lo,  thou  art  to  them  as  a  singer  of 
 doting  loves,  [instrument, 
 
 A  pleasant  voice,   aud  playing  well  on  an 
 And  they  have  heard  thy  words,  and  they 
 are  not  doing  them. 
 ^^  Aud  in  its  coming  iu — lo,  it  hath  come, 
 Aud  they  have  known  that  a  prophet  hath 
 been  iu  their  midst  I ' 
 
 XXXIV.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 unto  me,  saying,  ^  'Son  of  man,  prophesy  con- 
 cerning shepherds   of  Israel,  prophesy,    aud 
 thou  hast  said  imto  them : 
 To  the  shepherds,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jeho- 
 Wo  to  the  shepherds  of  Israel,  [vah  : 
 
 Who  have  been  feeding  themselves ! 
 The  flock  do  not  the  shepherds  feed  ? 
 2  The  fat  ye  do  eat,  and  the  wool  ye  put  on, 
 
 The  fed  one  ye  slaughter,  the  fiock  ye  feed 
 ■*  The  weak  ye  have  not  strengthened,     [not. 
 And  the  sick  one  ye  have  not  healed. 
 And  the  broken  ye  have  not  bound  up, 
 And  the  driven  away  have  not  brought  back. 
 And  the  lost  ye  have  not  sought. 
 And  with  might  ye  have  ruled  them  and 
 with  rigour.  [shepherd, 
 
 ^  And  they  are  scattered  from  want  of  a 
 And  are  for  food  to  every  beast  of  the  field, 
 Yea,  they  are  scattered. 
 8  Go  astray  do  My  flock  on  all  the  mountains, 
 And  on  every  high  hill. 
 And  on  all  ithe  face  of  the  land  have  My 
 flock  been  scattered,  [seeking. 
 
 And   there    is    none   inquiring,    and  none 
 ^  Therefore,  shepherds.hearaword  of  Jehovah: 
 *  I  live — an  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 If  not,  because  of  My  flock  being  for  a  prey. 
 Yea,  My  flock  is  for  food  to  every  beast  of 
 
 the  field. 
 Because  there  is  no  shepherd,  [flock. 
 
 And  My  shepherds  have  not  sought  My 
 And  the  shepherds  do  feed  themselves, 
 And  My  flock  they  have  not  fed. 
 ^  Therefore,  O  shepherds,  hear  a  word  of  Je- 
 '"  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  [ho vah : 
 
 Lo,  I  am  against  the  shepherds. 
 And  have  required  My  flock  from  their  hand. 
 And  caused  them  to  cease  from  feeding  the 
 flock,  [selves, 
 
 And  no  more  do  the  shepherds  feed  them- 
 And  I  have  delivered  My  flock  from  their 
 And  they  are  not  to  them  for  food,  [mouth, 
 11      For  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  I— even  I,  have  required  My  flock. 
 And  I  have  sought  it  out. 
 1^  As  a  shepherd's  searching  of  his  drove. 
 In  the  day  of  his  being  in  the  midst  of  his 
 
 scattered  flock,  so  I  do  seek  My  flock. 
 And  have  delivered  them  out  of  all  places. 
 Whither  they  have  been  scattered, 
 In  a  day  of  cloud  and  thick  darkness. 
 13  And  brought  them  out  from  the  peoples, 
 And  have  gathered  them  from  the  lands, 
 And  brought  them  unto  their  own  ground, 
 And  have  fed  them  on  mountains  of  Israel, 
 By  streams,  and  by  all  dwellings  of  the  land. 
 '••1  With  good  pasture  I  do  feed  them. 
 And  on  mountains  of  the  high  place  of  Israel 
 
 is  their  habitation. 
 
 There  do  they  lie  down  in  a  good  habitation. 
 
 And  fat  pastures  they  enjoy  on  mountains 
 
 of  Israel. 
 
 1^  I  feed  My  flock,  and  cause  them  to  lie  down. 
 
 An  affirmation  of  tlie  Lord  Jehovah,  [back, 
 
 1^  The  lost  I  seek,  and  the  driven  away  bring 
 
 And  the  broken  I  bind  up,  and  the  sick  I 
 
 strengthen, 
 And  the  fat  aud  the  strong  I  destroy, 
 I  feed  it  with  judgment.  [hovah  : 
 
 1^  And  you,  My  flock,  thus  said  the  Lord  Je- 
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OoiC scare  of  kis flock.  xxxiv.  18.— EZEKIEL.— xxxvi.  4.  Propltccy  against  Edom. 
 
 Lo,  I  am  judgin.f,'  between  sheep  and  sheep, 
 Between  rams  and  he-goats.  [ve  enjoy, 
 
 *  Is  it  a  little  thing  for  you — the  good  i)asture 
 And  the  remnant  of  your  pasture  ye  tread 
 
 down  with  your  feet, 
 And  a  depth  of  waters  ye  do  drink. 
 And  the  remainder  with  your  feet  ye  trample, 
 
 1*  And  My  flock  the  trodden  thing  of  your 
 
 feet  consimieth,  [cth? 
 
 And  tlic  trampled  thing  of  your  feet  drink- 
 
 ^     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  to 
 
 them :  [and  lean  sheep. 
 
 Fjo,  I — even  I,  have  judged  between  fat  sheep 
 
 •'  Because  with  side  and  with  shoulder  ye 
 thrust  away. 
 And  with  your  horns  push  all  the  diseased, 
 Till  ye  have  scattered  them  to  the  out-place, 
 
 "^  And  I  have  given  safety  to  My  flock, 
 And  they  are  not  any  more  for  prey. 
 And  I  h ave  j udged  between  sheep  and  sheep. 
 
 ^  And  have  raised  up  over  them  one  shepherd, 
 And  he  liath  fed  them — my  servant  David, 
 He  doth  feed  them,  ami  lie  is  their  shepherd, 
 
 ^*  And  I,  Jehovah,  I  am  their  God, 
 And  My  servant  David  prince  in  their  midst, 
 I,  Jeliovah,  have  spoken.  [peace, 
 
 -^  And  1  have  made  for  them  a  covenant  of 
 
 And  caused  evil  beasts  to  cease  out  of  the 
 
 land,  [fidently. 
 
 And  they  have  dwelt  in  a  wilderness  con- 
 
 And  they  have  slept  in  forests. 
 
 *"  And  I  have  given  them,  and  the  suburbs  of 
 my  hill,  a  blessing,  [season, 
 
 And  caused  the  shower  to  come  down  in  its 
 Showers  of  blessing  they  are. 
 
 ^  And  given  hath  the  tree  of  the  field  its  fruit, 
 And  the  land  doth  give  her  increase. 
 And  they  have  been  on  their  land  confident. 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah, 
 In  My  breaking  the  bands  of  their  yoke. 
 And  I  have  delivered  them  from  the  hand 
 of  those  laying  service  on  them. 
 
 ^  And  tiiey  are  no  more  a  prey  to  nations. 
 And  the  beast  of  the  earth  devoureth  them 
 And  they  have  dwelt  confidently,  [not, 
 
 And  there  is  none  troubling.  [nown, 
 
 •8  A  nd  I  have  raised  for  them  a  plant  for  re- 
 
 Aud  they  arc  no  more  consumed  by  hunger 
 
 in  the  laud,  (nations. 
 
 And  they  bear  no  more  the  shame  of  the 
 
 3^  And  tlieyhave  known  that  I,  Jehovah,  their 
 (jod,  am  with  them. 
 And  thoy — the  house  of  Israel —My  people, 
 An  attirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 ''  And  ye,  My  flock,  the  liock  of  My  pasture, 
 Men  ye  are— I  am  your  God, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah ! ' 
 
 XXXV.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 unto  me,  saying:  -  '8on  of  man,  set  thy  face 
 against  mount  Seir,  and  prophesy  against  it, 
 '  and  thou  hast  said  to  it : 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah: 
 Lo,  I  am  against  thee,  0  mount  Seir.  [thee. 
 And  have  stretched  out  My  haiul  against 
 And  made  thee  a  desolation  and  an  astonish- 
 ment, [desolation, 
 *  Thy  cities  a  waste  I  make,  and  thou  art  a 
 
 And  thou  hast  known  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 "  Because  of  tliy  having  an  cniuity  agc-duriug, 
 And  thou  dost  saw  the  sons  ot  Israel, 
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 By  the  hands  of  the  swoi'd. 
 In  the  time  of  their  calamity. 
 In  the  time  of  the  iniquity  of  the  end: 
 •^  Therefore,   I  live  —  an  affirmation  of   tha 
 Lord  Jehovah, 
 Surely  for  blood  I  do  appoint  thee, 
 And  blood  doth  pursue  thee. 
 If  blood  thou  hast  not  hated. 
 Blood  also  doth  pursue  thee. 
 ^  And  I  have  given  mount  Seir  for  a  desola- 
 tion and  an  astonishment. 
 And  have  cut  off  from  it  him  who  is  passing 
 over  and  him  who  is  returning, 
 8  And  filled  his  mountains  with  his  wounded, 
 Thyhills,  andthyvalleys,aud  all  thystreams. 
 The  pierced  of  the  sword  fall  into  them. 
 ^  Desolations  age-during  I  make  thee. 
 And  thy  cities  do  not  return. 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am,  Jehovah. 
 1"  Because  of  thy  saying: 
 The  two   nations  and  the  two  lands  are 
 
 mine,  and  we  have  possessed  it. 
 And  Jehovah  hath  been  there; 
 1^  Therefore,   I  live  —  an  affirmation  of  the 
 Lord  Jehovah, 
 And  I  have  done  according  to  thine  anger, 
 And  according  to  thine  envy. 
 With  which  thou  hast  wrought. 
 Because  of  thy  hatred  against  them, 
 And  I  have  been  known  among  them  when 
 I  judge  thee. 
 '2  And  thou  hast  known  that  I — Jehovah, 
 I  have  heard  all  thy  despisings  that  thou 
 
 hast  spoken 
 Against  mountains  of  Israel,  saying : 
 A  desolation,  to  us  they  were  given  for  food. 
 *3  And   ye    magnify  yourselves  against  Mc 
 with  your  mouth. 
 And  have  made  abundant  against  Me  your 
 words,  I — I  have  heard. 
 '■*     Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 According  to  the  rejoicing  of  the  whole  land, 
 A  desolation  I  make  of  thee. 
 '''  According  to  thy  joy  at  the  inheritance  of 
 the  house  of  Israel  because  of  desolation. 
 So  I  do  to  thee — a  desolation  thou  art, 
 O  mount  Seir,  and  all  Edom — all  of  it. 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah  I ' 
 
 XXXVI.  1  AND  thou,  son  of  man,  prophesy 
 unto  mountains  of  Israel,  and  thou  hast  said. 
 0  mountains  of  Israel,  hear  a  word  of  Je- 
 hovah.    -Thus  bald  the  Lord  Jehovah:  Be- 
 cause the  enemy  said  against  you.  Aha,  and 
 the  high  places  of  old  for  a  possession  have 
 been  to  us,  ^therefore,  prophesy,   and  thou 
 hast  said : 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Because,  even  because,  of  desolating, 
 A  nd  of  swallowing  you  u  p  from  round  about. 
 For  your  being  a  possession  to  the  remuant 
 
 of  the  nations, 
 And  ye  are  taken  upon  the  tip  of  the  tongue, 
 And  are  an  evil  report  of  the  people. 
 ■"  Therefore,  0  mountains  of  Israel 
 Hear  a  word  of  the  Lord  Jehovah: 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah,  to  mouutaiiui, 
 
 and  to  hills. 
 To  streams,  and  to  valleys, 
 And  to  wastes  that  are  cU'solate, 
 And  to  cities  that  are  forsaken, 
 
Mercy  for  Israel. 
 
 xxxvT.  5.— EZEKTEL.— XXXVI.  a*).  Promise  of  a  new  heart. 
 
 Th;it  have  been  for  a  prey, 
 Aiul  for  a  sooru,  to  the  remnant  of  tlie  na- 
 tions who  are  round  about. 
 
 *  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovali : 
 Have  1  not,  in  the  lire  of  My  jealousy, 
 Spoken  against  the  remnant  of  the  nations, 
 And  against  Edom— all  of  it,  [session. 
 Who  gave  My  land  to  themselves  for  a  pos- 
 With  the  joy  of  the  whole  heart— with  de- 
 spite of  soul. 
 
 For  the  sake  of  casting  it  out  for  a  prey  ? 
 
 *  Therefore,  prophesy  concerning  the  ground 
 
 of  Israel, 
 
 And  thou  hast  said  to  mountains,  and  to  hills. 
 
 To  streams,  and  to  valleys, 
 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 
 Lo,  I,  in  My  jealousy,  and  in  My  fury,  I 
 have  spoken,  [borne. 
 
 Because   the    shame   of    nations  ye  have 
 ^     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 [—1  have  lifted  up  My  hand, 
 
 Do  not — the  nations  who  are  with  you  from 
 round  about — they  their  own  shame  bear  ? 
 8  And  ye,  0  mountains  of  Israel, 
 
 Your  branch  ye  give  out,  and  your  fruits  ye 
 bear  for  My  people  Israel, 
 
 For  they  have  drawn  near  to  come. 
 '  For,  lo,  I  a7n  for  you,  and  have  turned  to  you, 
 
 And  ye  have  been  tilled  and  sown. 
 '"  And  I  have  miiltiplied  on  you  men. 
 
 All  the  house  of  Israel — all  of  it. 
 
 And  the  cities  have  been  inhabited. 
 
 And  the  wastes  are  built. 
 '1  And  I  have  multiplied  on  you  man  and  beast, 
 
 And  they  have  multiplied  and  been  fruitful, 
 
 And  I  have  caused  you  to  dwell  according 
 to  jour  former  states,  [nings. 
 
 And  I  have  done  better  than  at  your  begin- 
 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 "^  And  I  have  caused  man  to  walk  over  you, 
 
 —My  people  Israel, 
 
 And  they  possess  thee,  and  thou  hast  been 
 to  them  for  an  inheritance, 
 
 And  thou  dost  add  no  more  to  bereave  them. 
 '3     Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 Because  they  are  saying  to  you : 
 
 A  devourer  of  men  art  thou, 
 
 And  a  bereaverof  thy  nations  thou  hast  been, 
 '*  Therefore,  man  thou  devourest  no  more, 
 
 And  thy  nations  thou  causest  not  to  stumble 
 any  more. 
 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 "  And  I  proclaim  not  unto  thee  any  more  the 
 shame  of  the  nations. 
 
 And  the  reproach  of  peoples  thou  bearest 
 no  more, 
 
 And  thy  nations  stumble  not  any  more. 
 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah.' 
 ^'  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me. 
 Baying,  i^ '  Son  of  man,  [land, 
 
 The  house  of  Israel  are  dwelling  on  their 
 
 And  they  defile  it  by  their  way  and  by  their 
 doings,  [their  way  been  before  Me. 
 
 As  the  uncleanness  of  a  separated  one  hath 
 1*  And  I  do  pour  out  My  fury  upon  them 
 
 For  the  blood  that  they  shed  on  the  land, 
 
 And  with  their  idols  they  have  defiled  it. 
 "  And  I  scatter  them  among  nations. 
 
 And  they  are  spread  throiigh  lands, 
 
 According  to  their  way,  and  according  to 
 their  doings,  I  have  judged  them. 
 
 '  And  one  goeth  in  unto  the  nations  wliither 
 they  have  gone,  [to  thcni. 
 
 And  they  pollute  My  holy  name  by  saying 
 The  peoi)le  of  Jehovah  are  these. 
 And  from  His  land  they  have  gone  forth. 
 ^  And  I  have  pity  on  My  holy  name, 
 Thatthe  houseof  Israelhave  polluted  among 
 nations  whither  they  have  gone  in. 
 
 ■  Therefore,  say  to  the  house  of  Israel, 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 
 Not  for  your  sake  am  I  working,  0  house  of 
 But— for  My  holy  name,  [Israel, 
 
 That    ye    have    polluted    among   nations 
 whither  ye  have  gone  in. 
 
 *  And  I  have  sanctified  My  great  name, 
 That  is  profaned  among  nations. 
 That  ye  have  polluted  in  your  midst, 
 And  known   have  the   nations  that  I  am 
 
 Jehovah, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah,  [eyes. 
 
 In  My  being  sanctified  in  you  before  your 
 '  And  I  have  taken  you  out  of  the  nations. 
 
 And  have  gathered  you  out  of  all  the  lands. 
 
 And  I  have  brought  you  in  unto  your  land, 
 '  And  I  have  sprinkled,  over  you  clean  water. 
 
 And  ye  liavo  been  clean ; 
 
 From  all  your  imcleannesses,  and  from  all 
 your  idols,  I  do  cleanse  you. 
 '  And  I  have  giveu  to  you  a  new  heart. 
 
 And  a  new  spirit  I  give  in  your  midst, 
 
 And  I  have  turned  aside  the  heart  of  stone 
 out  of  your  flesh, 
 
 And  I  have  given  to  you  a  heart  of  flesh. 
 '  And  My  Spirit  I  give  in  your  midst, 
 
 And  I  have  done  this,  so  that  in  My  statutes 
 ye  walk,  [them. 
 
 And  My  judgments  ye  keep,  and  have  done 
 '  A  nd  ye  have  dwelt  in  the  land  that  I  have 
 given  to  your  fathers, 
 
 And  ye  have  been  to  Me  for  a  people. 
 
 And  I — I  am  to  you  for  God.  [nesses, 
 
 '  And  I  have  saved  you  from  aU  your  imclean- 
 
 And  I  have  callecl  unto  the  corn,  and  mul- 
 tiplied it. 
 
 And  I  have  put  no  famine  upon  you. 
 '  And  I  have  multiplied  the  fruit  of  the  tree, 
 
 And  the  increase  of  the  field, 
 
 So  that  ye  receive  not  any  more  a  rejiroach 
 of  famine  among  nations. 
 
 And  ye  have  remembered  your  ways  that  are 
 
 And  your  doings  that  are  not  good,      [evil. 
 
 And  have  been  loathsome  in  your  own  faces. 
 
 For  your  iniquities,  and  for  yoiu-  abomina 
 
 ■  Not  for  your  sake  am  I  working,        [tions. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 
 Be  it  known  to  you, 
 
 Be  ashamed  and  confoimded,   because  of 
 
 your  ways,  0  hoiise  of  Israel. 
 '  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah:       [iniquities. 
 In  the  day  of  My  cleansing  you  from  all  your 
 I  have  caused  the  cities  to  be  inhabited, 
 And  the  wastes  have  been  built, 
 
 •  And  the  desolate  land  is  tilled. 
 
 Instead  of  which  it  was  a  desolation  before 
 
 the  eyes  of  every  passer  by. 
 And  they  have  said:  This  land,  that  was 
 
 desolated. 
 Hath  been  as  the  garden  of  Eden, 
 And  the  cities — the  wasted. 
 And  the  desolated,  and  the  broken  down, 
 Fenced  places  have  remained. 
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Vision  of  dry  bones. 
 
 XXXVI,  36. — EZEKIEL.— xxxviii.  S.  Ephraim  and  Judah  united. 
 
 '"'  Aud  luiown  have  the  nations  who  are  left 
 round  about  you, 
 That  1  Jehovali  have  built  the  thrown  down, 
 J  liave  phinted  the  desolated: 
 I  Jehovah  have  spoken,  and  I  have  done  it. 
 37     Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  Yet  this  I 
 am  required, 
 By  the  house  of  Israel  to  do  to  them, 
 
 I  multiply  them  as  a  flock  of  men, 
 
 '*  As  a  Hock  of  holy  ones,  as  a  flock  of  Jerusa- 
 In  her  appointed  seasons,  [lem. 
 
 So  are  the  waste  cities  full  of  flocks  of  men, 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah ! ' 
 
 XXXVII.  1  THERE  hath  been  upon  me  a 
 hand  of  Jehovali,  and  He  taketh  me  forth  in 
 the  Spirit  of  Jehovah,  and  doth  place  me  in  the 
 midst  of  the  valley,  and  it  is  full  of  bones, 
 -  and  He  causeth  me  to  pass  over  by  them, 
 all  round  about,  and  lo,  very  many  ai-e  on  the 
 face  of  the  valley,  and  lo,  very  dry. 
 
 ■^  And  He  saith  unto  me,  '  Son  of  man,  do 
 these  bones  live?'  And  I  say,  '0  Lord  Je- 
 hovah, Thou — Thou  hast  known.'  •*  And  He 
 saith  imto  me,  'Prophesy  concerning  these 
 bones,  and  thou  hast  said  unto  them :  0  dry 
 bones,  hear  a  word  of  Jehovah :  ^  Thus  said 
 the  Lord  Jehovah  to  these  bones :  Lo,  I  am 
 bringing  into  you  a  spirit,  and  ye  have  lived, 
 '  and  I  have  given  on  you  sinews,  and  caused 
 flesh  to  come  up  upon  you,  and  covered  you 
 over  with  skin,  and  given  in  you  a  spirit,  and 
 
 Je  have  lived,  and  ye  have  known  that  I  am 
 ehovah.' 
 
 '  And  I  have  prophesied  as  I  have  been 
 commanded,  and  there  is  a  noise,  as  I  am  pro- 
 phesying, and  lo,  a  rushing,  and  draw  near  do 
 the  bones,  bone  imto  its  bone.  ^  ^.nd  I  be- 
 held, and  lo,  on  them  ai-e  sinews,  and  flesh 
 hath  come  up,  and  cover  them  doth  skin  over 
 above— and  spirit  there  is  none  in  them. 
 
 ^  And  He  saith  imto  me :  '  Prophesy  unto 
 the  Sjiirit,  prophesy,  son  of  man,  and,  thou 
 hast  said  unto  the  Spirit:  Thus  said  the  Lord 
 Jehovah:  From  the  four  winds  come  in,  0 
 Spirit,  and  breathe  on  these  slain,  and  they 
 do  live.'  ^"And  I  have  prophesied  as  He 
 conmianded  me,  and  the  Spirit  cometh  into 
 them,  and  they  live,  and  stand  on  their  feet — 
 a  very  very  gi-eat  force. 
 
 II  And  He  saith  unto  me,  '  Son  of  man,  these 
 bonea  are  the  whole  house  of  Israel ;  lo,  they 
 are  saying: 
 
 Dried  wp  have  our  bones, 
 And  perished  hath  our  hope. 
 We  have  been  cut  off'  by  ourselves. 
 '-  Therefore,   prophesy,   and  thou  hast  said 
 unto  them.  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah: 
 Lo,  I  am  opening  your  graves,  ( 0  My  people, 
 And  have  brought  you  up  out  of  your  graves. 
 And  brought  you  in  unto  the  land  of  Israel. 
 '3  And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  Jeliovah, 
 In  My  opening  your  graves,   [0  My  people. 
 And  in  Mybringingyouupoutof  your  graves, 
 '*  And  I  have  given  My  Spirit  in  you,  and  ye 
 have  lived. 
 And  I  have  caused  you  to  rest  on  your  land. 
 And  ye  have  known  that  I  Jehovali, 
 I  have  spoken,  and  I  liavo  done  il, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.' 
 '•  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  me, 
 534 
 
 saying,  '^  '  And  thou,  son  of  man,  take  to 
 thee  one  stick,  and  write  on  it.  For  Judah, 
 and  for  the  sons  of  Israel,  his  companions; 
 and  take  another  sticli,  and  write  on  it,  For 
 Joseph,  the  stick  of  Ephraim,  and  all  the 
 liouse  of  Israel,  his  companions,  '^  and  bring 
 them  near  one  unto  another,  to  thee,  for  one 
 stick,  and  they  have  become  one  in  thy  hand. 
 'S  'And  when  sons  of  thy  people  speak 
 unto  thee,  saying,  Dost  thou  not  declare  to  us 
 what  these  ai-e  to  thee  ?  ''^  Speak  unto  them, 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  Lo,  I  am  tak- 
 ing the  stick  of  Joseph,  that  is  in  the  hand  of 
 Ephraim,  and  the  tribes  of  Israel  his  com- 
 panions, and  have  given  them  unto  liim,  with 
 the  stick  of  Judah,  and  have  made  them  be- 
 come one  stick,  and  they  have  been  one  in  My 
 hand.  -"  And  the  sticks  on  which  thou  writ- 
 est  have  been  in  thy  hand  before  thine  eyes, 
 -1  and  speak  thou  unto  them : 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  I  am  taking  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 From  among  the  nations  whither  they  have 
 
 gone. 
 And  have  gathered  them  from  round  about. 
 And  I  have  brought  them  in  unto  their  land. 
 -'^  And  I  have  made  them  become  one  nation 
 in  the  land,  on  mountains  of  Israel, 
 And  one  king  is  to  them  all  for  king. 
 And  they  are  no  more  as  two  nations. 
 Nor  are  they  divided  any  more  into  two 
 kingdoms  again.  [idols, 
 
 23  Nor  are  they  deflled  any  more  with  their 
 And  with  their  abominations. 
 And  with  any  of  their  transgressions. 
 And  I  have  saved  them  out  of  all  their 
 In  which  they  have  sinned,  [dwellings, 
 
 Ajid  I  have  cleansed  them, 
 And  they  have  been  to  Me  for  a  people, 
 And  I — I  am  to  them  for  God. 
 -*  And  My  servant  David  is  king  over  them, 
 And  one  shepherd  have  they  all. 
 And  in  My  judgments  they  go,  [them. 
 
 And  My  statutes  they  keej),  and  have  done 
 2^  And  they  have  dwelt  on  the  land  that  I  gave 
 to  My  servant,  to  Jacob, 
 In  which  your  fathers  have  dwelt,      [sons. 
 And  they  have  dwelt  on  it,  they  and  their 
 And  their  son's  sons — unto  the  age, 
 And  David  My  servant  is  their  prince — to 
 the  age.  [peace, 
 
 -^  And  I  have  made  to  them  a  covenant  of 
 A  covenant  age-during  it  is  with  them. 
 And  I  have  placed  them,  and  multiplied 
 them,  [to  the  age. 
 
 And  placed  My  sanctuary  in  their  midst — 
 -'  And  My  tabernacle  hath  been  over  them, 
 And  I  have  been  to  them  for  God, 
 And  they  have  been  to  Me  for  a  people, 
 "8  And  known  havetlie  nations  that  I  Jehovah 
 am  sanctifying  Israel,  [tlieagel' 
 
 In  My  sanctuary  being  in  their  midst — to 
 
 XXXVin.  » AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jeho- 
 vah unto  me,  saying:  -'Son  of  man,  set  thy 
 face  unto  Gog,  of  the  land  of  Magog,  prince  of 
 Rosli,  Meshecli,  and  Tubal,  and  prophesy  con- 
 cerning him,  3  and  thou  hast  said  : 
 
 Tims  saith  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 
 Lo,  1  am  against  thee,  0  Gog, 
 
 Prince  of  Kosli,  Meshech,  and  l^lbal, 
 
Prophecy  against  Gog. 
 
 xxxviiT.  4— EZEKIEL.— XXXIX.  8. 
 
 Jvxlgment  of  Qog. 
 
 *  And  I  }>avc  turned  tliee  back, 
 And  1  have  put  liooks  in  thy  jaws. 
 And  liave  brought  thee  out,  and  all  thy  force. 
 Horses  and  horsemen, 
 Clothed  in  perfection  all  of  them, 
 A  numerous  assembly,   with  buckler  and 
 Handling  swords — all  of  them.  [shield, 
 
 ^  Persia,  Gush,  and  Phut,  with  them. 
 All  of  them  %oith  shield  and  helmet. 
 
 "  Gomer  and  all  its  bands,  [north, 
 
 The  house  of  Togarmah  of  the  sides  of  the 
 And  all  its  bands,  many  peoples  with  thee, 
 
 ^  Be  i)repared,  yea,  prepare  for  thee, 
 Thou  and  all  thine  assemblies  who  are  as- 
 sembled imto  thee, 
 And  thou  hast  been  to  them  for  a  guard. 
 
 8  After  many  days  thou  art  appointed. 
 
 In  the  latter  end  of  the  years  thou  comest 
 in  unto  a  land  brought  back  from  sword, 
 A  people  gathered  out  of  many  peoples, 
 Upon  mountains  of  Israel, 
 That  have  been  for  a  perpetiial  waste, 
 And  it  from  the  peoples  hath  been  brought 
 And  dwelt  safely  have  aU  of  them.       [out, 
 
 9  And  thou  hast  gone  up— as  wasting  thou 
 
 comest  in. 
 As  a  cloud  to  cover  the  land  art  thou, 
 Thou  and  all  thy  bands,  and  many  peoples 
 ><*     Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  [with  thee. 
 And  it  hath  come  to  pass  in  that  day. 
 Come  up  do  things  on  thy  heart, 
 And  thou  hast  thought  an  evil  thought, 
 '1  And  thou  hast  said : 
 I  go  up  against  a  land  of  unwalled  villages, 
 I  go  in  to  those  at  rest,  dwelling  confidently, 
 All  of  them  are  dwelling  without  walls, 
 And  bar  and  doors  they  have  not. 
 ^^  To  take  a  spoil,  and  to  take  a  prey, 
 To  turn  back  thy  hand  on  inhaoited  wastes, 
 And  on  a  people  gathered  out  of  nations, 
 Making  cattle  and  substance. 
 Dwelling  on  a  high  part  of  the  land. 
 "  Sheba,  and  Dedan,  and  merchants  of  Tar- 
 And  aU  its  young  lions  say  to  thee :  [shish. 
 To  take  a  spoil  art  thou  come  in  ? 
 To  take  a  prey  assembled  thine  assembly? 
 To  bear  away  silver  and  gold? 
 To  take  away  cattle  and  substance  ? 
 To  take  a  great  spoU? 
 1*  Therefore,  prophesy,  son  of  man,  and  thou 
 hast  said  to  Gog: 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 In  that  day,  in  the  dwelling  of  My  people 
 Dost  thou  not  know?  [Israel  safely, 
 
 ''  And  thou  hast  come  in  out  of  thy  place, 
 From  the  sides  of  the  north, 
 Thou  and  many  peoples  with  thee, 
 Riding  on  horses — all  of  them, 
 A  great  assembly,  and  a  numeroiis  force. 
 18  And  thou  hast  come  up  against  My  people 
 Israel, 
 As  a  cloud  to  cover  the  land. 
 In  the  latter  end  of  the  days  it  is, 
 And  I  have  brnight  thee  in  against  My  land. 
 In  order  that  '.he  nations  may  know  Me, 
 In  My  being  sanctified  in  thee  before  their 
 eyes,  0  Gog. 
 ^     Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Art  thou  he  of  whom  I  spake  in  former  days. 
 By  the  hand  of  My  servants,  prophets  of 
 Israel, 
 
 Wlio  are  prophesying  in  those  days — years, 
 To  bring  thee  in  against  them  ? 
 '3  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day. 
 In  the  day  of  the  coming  in  of  Gog  against 
 
 the  land  of  Israel, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 Come  up  doth  My  fury  in  My  face, 
 '3  And  in  My  zeal,  in  the  fire  of  My  wrath,  1 
 have  spoken : 
 Is  there  not  in  that  day  a  great  rushing  on 
 the  land  of  Israel  ? 
 "0  And  rushed  from  My  presence  have  fishes 
 And  the  fowl  of  the  heavens,     [of  the  sea. 
 And  the  beast  of  the  field, 
 And  every  creeping  thing  that  is  creeping 
 
 on  the  ground, 
 And  all  men  who  are  on  the  face  of  the  ground, 
 And  thrown  down  have  been  the  mountains, 
 And  fallen  have  the  ascents, 
 And  every  wall  to  the  earth  falleth. 
 "^  And  I  have  called  against  him,  to  all  My 
 mountains  a  sword, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 The  sword  of  each  is  against  his  brother. 
 -^  And  I  have  been  judged  with  him, 
 With  pestilence  and  with  blood, 
 And  an  overflowing  rain  and  hail-stonea, 
 Fire  and  brimstone  I  rain  on  him,  and  on 
 
 his  bands. 
 And  on  many  peoples  who  are  with  him. 
 "3  And  I  have  magnified  Myself,  and  sanctified 
 Myself, 
 And  I  have  been  known  before  the  eyes  of 
 
 many  nations. 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah  ! 
 
 XXXIX.  1  AND  thou,  son  of  man,  prophesy 
 concerning  Gog,  and  thou  hast  said : 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Lo,  1  aTti  against  thee,  0  Gog, 
 Prince  of  Rosh,  Meshech,  and  Tubal, 
 
 2  And  have  turned  thee  back,   and  enticed 
 
 thee. 
 And  caused  thee  to  come  up  from  the  sides 
 
 of  the  north. 
 And  brought  thee  in  against  mountains  of 
 
 Israel, 
 
 3  And  have  smitten  thybowoutof  thy  left  hand. 
 Yea,  thine  arrows  out  of  thy  right  I  cause 
 
 to  fall. 
 ■*  On  moxmtains  of  Israel  thou  fallest, 
 Thou,  and  aU  thy  bands,  and  the  peoples 
 
 who  are  with  thee, 
 To  ravenous  fowl— a  bird  of  evei-y  wing. 
 And  to  a  beast  of  the  field, 
 1  have  given  thee  for  food. 
 "  On  the  face  of  the  field  thou  fallest,  for  1 
 have  spoken. 
 An  aflBrmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 «  And  I  have  sent  a  fire  against  Magog, 
 And  against  the  confident  inhabitants  of 
 
 the  isles. 
 And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah. 
 "^  And  My  holy  name  T  make  known  in  the 
 midst  of  My  people  Israel, 
 And  1  pollute  not  My  holy  name  any  more, 
 And  known  have  the  nations  that  I,  Jeho- 
 vah, the  Holy  One,  am  in  Israel. 
 8  Lo,  it  hath  come,  and  it  hath  been  done, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 It  is  the  day  of  which  I  spake. 
 535 
 
Judgment  of  Gog. 
 
 XXXIX.  9.— EZEKTEL.— XL.  10. 
 
 Promises  to  Israel. 
 
 •  Aud  .1,'oue  out  Lave  the  inhabitants  of  cities 
 of  isniel, 
 Aud  they  liave  bunied  aud  kindled  afire, 
 With  armour,  aud  shield,  and  buckler, 
 With  bow,  and  with  arrows, 
 And  with  hand-staves,  aud  with  javelins, 
 And  they  have  caused  a  fire  to  mirn  with 
 them  seven  years, 
 *•  And  they  do  not  take  wood  out  of  the  field, 
 Nor  do  they  hew  out  of  the  forests. 
 For  with  armour  they  catise  the  fire  to  burn, 
 And  they  have  spoiled  their  spoilers. 
 And  tliey  have  plundered  their  plunderers, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 1'  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day,  I 
 give  to  Gog  a  place  there — a  grave  iu  Israel, 
 the  valley  of  those  passing  by,  east  of  the  sea, 
 and  it  is  stopping  those  passing  by,  and  they 
 have  buried  there  Gog,  and  all  his  multitude, 
 and  have  cried,  0  valley  of  the  multitude  of 
 Gog !    ^-  And  the  house  of  Israel  have  buried 
 them — in  order   to  cleanse  the  land— seven 
 months.     "  Yea,  all  the  people  of  the  land 
 have  buried  them,  and  it  hath  been  to  them 
 for  a  name — the  day  of  My  being  honoured — 
 an  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah.     ^^  And 
 men  for  continual  employment  they  separate, 
 paasing  on  through  the  land,   burying  with 
 those  passing   by  those  who  are  left  on  the 
 face  of  the  earth,  to  cleanse  it:  at  the  end  of 
 seven  months  they  search. 
 
 1'  And  those  passing  by  have  passed  through 
 the  land,  and  seen  a  bone  of  man,  and  one 
 hath  constructed  near  it  a  sign  till  those  bury- 
 ing have  buried  it  in  the  valley  of  the  multi- 
 tude of  Gog.     i^And  also  the  name  of  the 
 city  is  The  multitude ;  and  they  have  cleansed 
 the  I  and.     ^ ''  And  thou,  son  of  man,  thus  said 
 the  Lord  Jehovah :   Say  to  the  bird — every 
 wing,  and  to  every  beast  of  the  field: 
 Be  assembled  and  come  in. 
 Be  gathered  from  round  about, 
 For  Mysacrilicethat  I  amsacriticiug  for  you, 
 A  great  sacrifice  on  mountains  of  Israel, 
 And  ye  have  eaten  flesh,  and  drunk  blood. 
 ^  Flesh  of  the  mighty  ye  do  eat, 
 And  blood  of  princes  of  the  earth  ye  drink, 
 Of  rams,  of  lambs,  and  of  he-goats. 
 Of  calves,  fatlings  of  Bashan — all  of  them. 
 ^  And  ye  have  eaten  fat  to  satiety. 
 And  ye  have  drunk  blood — to  drunkenness. 
 Of  My  sacrifice  that  I  sacrificed  for  you. 
 *  And  ye  have  been  satisfied  at  My  table  with 
 horse  and  rider, 
 Michty  man,  and  every  man  of  war. 
 An  alnrmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 ■■"  And  I  have  given  My  honour  among  nations. 
 And  seen  have  all  the  nations  My  judgment 
 
 that  I  have  done, 
 And  My  hand  that  I  have  laid  on  them. 
 *^  And  known  have  the  house  of  Israel  that  I 
 am  Jehovah  their  God, 
 From  that  day  and  henceforth. 
 '^  And  known  have  the  nations  that  for  their 
 iniquity, 
 Reraoved  have  the  house  of  Israel, 
 Because  they  have  trespassed  against  Me, 
 And  I  do  liide  My  face  from  them, 
 And  give  them  :nto  the  hand  of  their  ad- 
 versaries, 
 A  nd  they  fall  by  sword— all  of  them. 
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 ^*  According  to  their  iincleanness. 
 And  .according  to  their  transgressions, 
 1  have  done  with  tlieni, 
 And  I  do  hide  My  face  from  them. 
 
 ^     Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 Now  do  I  bring  back  the  captivity  of  Jacob, 
 And  I  have  pitied  all  the  house  of  Israel, 
 And  have  been  zealous  for  My  holy  name. 
 
 "^  And  they  have  forgotten  their  shame, 
 And  all  their  trespass  that  they  trespassed 
 
 against  Me, 
 In  their  dwelling  on  their  land  confidently 
 and  none  troubling. 
 
 "^  In  My  bringing  them  back  from  the  peoples, 
 
 1  have  assembled  them  from  the  lands  of 
 their  enemies, 
 
 And  I  have  been  sanctified  in  them  before 
 
 the  eyes  of  the  many  nations, 
 "8  And  they  have  known  that  I  am  Jehovah 
 
 their  God, 
 In  My  removing  them  unto  the  nations. 
 And  I  have  gathered  them  unto  their  land, 
 And  I  leave  none  of  them  any  more  there. 
 -'  And  I  hide  not  any  more  My  face  from  them, 
 In  that  I  have  poured  out  My  spirit  on  the 
 
 house  of  Israel, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah! ' 
 
 XL.  '  IN  the  twenty  and  fifth  year  of  our 
 removal,  in  the  beginning  of  the  year,  in  the 
 tenth  of  the  month,  in  the  fourteenth  year 
 after  that  the  city  was  smitten,  in  this  self- 
 same day  hath  a  hand  of  Jehovah  been  upon 
 me,  and  He  bringeth  me  in  thither;  -in 
 visions  of  God  He  hath  brought  me  in  unto 
 the  land  of  Israel,  and  causeth  me  to  rest  on 
 a  very  high  mountain,  and  upon  it  is  as  the 
 frame  of  a  city  on  the  south. 
 
 2  And  He  bringeth  me  in  thither,  and  lo,  a 
 man,  his  appearance  as  the  appearance  of 
 brass,  and  a  thread  of  flax  in  his  hand,  aud  a 
 measuring-reed,  and  he  is  standing  at  the 
 gate,  ^  aud  the  man  speaketh  unto  me : 
 
 '  Son  of  man,  see  with  thine  eyes. 
 
 And  with  thine  ears  hear. 
 
 And  set  thy  heart  to  all  that  I  am  shewing 
 
 For,  in  order  to  shew  it  thee,  [thee, 
 
 Thou  hast  beeu  brought  in  hither. 
 
 Declare  all  that  thou  art  seeing  to  the  house 
 
 of  Israel.' 
 "  And  lo,  a  wall  on  the  outside  of  the  house 
 all  round  about,  and  in  the  hand  of  the  man 
 a  measuring-reed,  six  cubits  by  a  cubit  and 
 a  handbreadth,  and  he  measureth  the  breadth 
 of  the  building  one  reed,  and  the  height  one 
 reed. 
 
 ^  And  he  cometh  in  unto  the  gate  whose 
 front  is  eastward,  and  he  goetli  up  by  its 
 steps,  and  he  measureth  the  threshold  of  the 
 gate  one  reed  broad,  even  the  one  threshold 
 one  reed  broad,  "^  and  the  little  chamber  one 
 reed  long  and  one  reed  broad,  and  between 
 the  little  chambers  five  cubits,  and  the  thres- 
 hold of  the  gate,  from  the  side  of  the  porch  of 
 the  gate  from  within,  one  reed. 
 
 8  And  he  measureth  the  porch  of  the  gate 
 from  within  one  reed,  "  and  he  measureth  the 
 porch  of  the  gate  eight  cubits,  and  its  posts 
 two  cubits,  and  the  porch  of  the  gates  from 
 within,  '"and  the  little  chambers  of  the  gate 
 eastward,  three  on  this  side,  and  tlirec  on 
 
Vision  of  the  temple. 
 
 XL.  11.— EZEKTEL.— XL.  49. 
 
 Its  cJiambers  described. 
 
 that  side ;  one  measure  is  to  them  tliree,  and 
 one  measure  is  to  the  i^osts,  on  this  side  and 
 on  that  side. 
 
 ■'1  And  he  measureth  tlie  breadth  of  the 
 opening  of  the  gate  ten  cubits,  the  length  of 
 the  gate  thirteen  cubits;  ^^and  a  border  be- 
 fore the  little  chambers,  one  cubit,  and  one 
 cubit  is  the  border  on  this  side,  and  the  little 
 chamber  is  six  cubits  on  this  side,  and  six 
 cubits  on  that  side. 
 
 i^  And  he  measureth  the  gate  from  the  roof 
 of  the  one  little  chamber  to  the  roof  of  an- 
 other; the  breadth  twenty  and  live  cubits, 
 opening  over-against  opening.  '^  And  he  mak- 
 eth  the  posts  of  sixty  cubits,  even  unto  the 
 post  of  the  court,  the  gate  all  rouud  about ; 
 "  and  by  the  front  of  the  gate  of  the  entrance, 
 by  the  front  of  the  porch  of  the  inner  gate, 
 fifty  ciibits ;  ^^  and  narrow  windows  are  unto 
 the  little  chambers,  and  unto  their  posts  at 
 the  inside  of  the  gate  all  round  about — and 
 so  to  the  arches  —  and  windows  all  round 
 about  a7-e  at  the  inside,  and  at  the  post  a7'e 
 palm-trees. 
 
 '^  And  he  bringeth  me  in  unto  the  outer 
 court,  and  lo,  chambers  and  a  pavement 
 made  for  the  court  all  round  about— thirty 
 chambers  on  the  pavement — ^^  and  the  pave- 
 ment unto  the  sid!e  of  the  gates  over-against 
 the  length  of  the  gates  is  the  lower  pavement ; 
 ^^  and  he  measureth  the  breadth  from  before 
 <ihe  lower  gate,  to  the  front  of  the  inner  court, 
 "•n  the  outside,  a  hundred  cubits,  eastward 
 and  northward. 
 
 ""  As  to  the  gate  of  the  outer  court  whose 
 front  is  northward,  he  hath  measured  its 
 length  and  its  breadth  ;  ^i  and  its  little  cham- 
 bers, three  on  this  side,  and  three  on  that 
 side,  and  its  posts  and  its  arches  have  been 
 according  to  the  measure  of  the  first  gate, 
 fifty  cubits  its  length,  and  the  breadth  five 
 and  twenty  by  the  cubit ;  "'^  and  its  windows, 
 and  its  arches,  and  its  palm-trees  are  accord- 
 ing to  the  measure  of  the  gate  whose  face  is 
 eastward,  and  by  seven  steps  they  go  up  on 
 it,  and  its  arches  are  before  them.  -•'And 
 the  gate  of  the  inner  court  is  over-against 
 the  gate  at  the  north  and  at  the  east ;  and 
 he  measureth  from  gate  unto  gate,  a  hundred 
 cubits. 
 
 ^  And  he  causeth  me  to  go  southward,  and 
 lo,  a  gate  southward,  and  he  hath  measured 
 its  posts  and  its  arches  according  to  these 
 measures ;  -^  and  windows  are  to  it  and  to  its 
 arches  all  roimd  about,  like  these  windows, 
 fifty  cubits  the  length,  and  the  breadth  five 
 and  twenty  cubits ;  -*'  and  seven  steps  are  its 
 ascent,  and  its  arches  are  before  tnem,  and 
 palm-trees  «?•«  to  it,  one  on  this  side,  and  one 
 on  that  side,  at  its  posts  ;  -''  and  the  gate  of 
 the  inner  court  is  southward,  and  he  measur- 
 eth from  gate  unto  gate  south svard,  a  himdred 
 cubits. 
 
 ''''And  he  bringeth  me  in  unto  the  inner 
 court  by  the  south  gate,  and  he  measureth  the 
 south  gate  according  to  these  measures ;  ^^  and 
 its  little  chambers,  and  its  posts,  and  its 
 arches  a7-e  according  to  these  measures,  and 
 windows  are  to  it  and  to  its  arches  all  round 
 about ;  fifty  cubits  the  length,  and  the  breadth 
 twenty  and  five  cubits.     ^^  As  to  the  arches 
 
 all  round  about,  the  length  is  hve  and  twenty 
 cubits,  and  the  breadth  live  cubits ;  •*'  and  its 
 arches  are  unto  the  outer  court,  and  i)alm- 
 trees  are  unto  its  posts,  and  eight  ste^JS  aix 
 its  ascent. 
 
 ^^And  he  bringeth  me  in  unto  the  inner 
 court  eastward,  and  he  measureth  the  gate  ac- 
 cording to  these  measures ;  ^^  and  its  little 
 chambers,  and  its  posts,  and  its  arches  ai-e 
 according  to  these  measures:  and  windows 
 are  to  it  and  to  its  arches  all  rouud  about, 
 the  length  fifty  cubits,  and  the  breadth  live 
 and  twenty  cubits;  ^■'and  its  arches  are 
 toward  the  outer  court,  and  palm-trees  are 
 toward  its  posts,  on  this  side  and  on  that  side, 
 and  eight  steps  are  its  ascent. 
 
 ^^And  he  bringeth  me  in  unto  the  north 
 gate,  and  hath  measured  according  to  these 
 measures;  ^''its  little  chambers,  its  posts, 
 and  its  arches;  and  windows  are  to  it  all 
 roundabout:  the  leny;th  fifty  cubits,  and  the 
 breadth  five  and  twenty  cubits ;  •*''  and  its 
 posts  a7'e  to  the  outer  court,  and  palm-trees 
 are  unto  its  posts,  on  this  side  and  on  that 
 side,  and  eight  steps  a7-e  its  ascent. 
 
 ^  Aud  the  chamber  and  its  opening  is  bj 
 the  posts  of  the  gates,  there  they  purge  tlie 
 burnt-offering.  ^^And  in  the  porch  of  the 
 gate  are  two  tables  on  this  side,  and  two 
 tables  on  that  side,  to  slaughter  on  them  the 
 burnt-offering,  and  the  sin-offering,  and  the 
 guilt-offering;  ^" and  at  the  side  without,  at 
 the  going  up  to  the  opening  of  the  north  gate, 
 are  two  tables ;  and  at  the  other  side  that  is 
 at  the  porch  of  the  gate,  are  two  tables; 
 *^  four  tables  a?'e  on  this  side,  and  four  tables 
 on  that  side,  at  the  side  of  the  gate,  eight 
 tables  on  which  they  slaughter.  *^  And  the 
 four  tables  for  burnt-offering  aj-e  of  hewn 
 stone:  the  length  one  cubit  and  a  half,  and  the 
 breadth  one  cubit  and  a  half,  audtheheight  one 
 cubit:  on  them  they  place  the  instruments 
 with  which  they  slaughter  the  burnt-offering 
 and  the  sacrifice.  ^  And  the  boundaries  a7-e 
 one  handbreadth,  prepared  within  all  roxmd 
 about :  and  on  the  tables  is  the  flesh  of  the 
 offering. 
 
 •"  And  on  the  outside  of  the  inner  gate  are 
 chambers  of  the  singers,  in  the  inner  court, 
 that  are  at  the  side  of  the  north  gate,  and 
 their  fronts  are  southward,  one  at  the  side  of 
 the  east  gate  hath  the  front  northward. 
 *^  And  he  speaketh  unto  me :  '  This  chamber, 
 whose  front  is  southward,  is  for  priests  keep- 
 ing charge  of  the  house ;  *"  and  tne  chamber, 
 whose  front  is  northward,  is  for  jjriests  keep- 
 ing charge  of  the  altar:  they  are  sons  of 
 Zadok,  who  are  drawing  near  of  the  sons  of 
 Levi  vmto  Jehovah,  to  serve  Him.' 
 
 *''  And  he  measureth  the  court :  the  length 
 a  hujadred  cubits,  and  the  breadth  a  hundred 
 cubits,  square,  and  the  altar  is  before  the 
 house. 
 
 **  And  he  bringeth  me  in  imto  the  porch  of 
 the  house,  and  he  measureth  the  post  of  the 
 porch,  five  cubits  on  this  side,  and  five  cubits 
 on  that  side,  and  the  breadth  of  the  gate, 
 three  cubits  on  this  side,  and  three  cubits  on 
 that  side;  ^^the  length  of  the  porch  twenty 
 cubits,  and  the  breadth  eleven  cubits;  and 
 by  the  steps  whereby  they  go  up  imto  it :  and 
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Mea.<niremen(s 
 
 XLi.  1,— EZEKIEL,— XLii.  11. 
 
 of  the  temple. 
 
 pillars  are  ,it  the  posts,  one  on  this  side,  and 
 one  on  that  side. 
 
 XLI.  '  AND  he  hringetli  me  in  unto  the 
 temple,  and  lie  measureth  the  posts,  sixcnbits 
 the  Dreadth  on  this  side,  and  six  cubits  the 
 breadtli  on  that  side  —  the  breadth  of  the 
 tent.  -  And  the  breadth  of  the  opening  is  ten 
 cubits ;  and  the  sides  of  the  opening  are  five 
 cubits  on  this  side,  and  five  cubits  on  that 
 side ;  and  he  measureth  its  length  forty  cubits, 
 and  the  breadth  twenty  cubits. 
 
 3  And  heliath  gone  inward,  and  measureth 
 the  post  of  the  oj)ening  two  cubits,  and  the 
 opening  six  cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  the 
 opening  seven  cubits.  ■'And  he  measureth 
 its  length  twenty  cubits,  and  the  breadth 
 twenty  cubits,  unto  the  front  of  the  temple, 
 and  he  saith  unto  me,  '  Tiiis  is  the  holy  of 
 holies.' 
 
 ^  And  he  measureth  the  wall  of  the  house 
 six  cubits,  and  the  breadth  of  the  side- 
 chamber  four  cubits,  all  round  the  house 
 round  about.  ^And  the  side-chambers  are 
 side-chamber  by  side-chamber,  three  and 
 thirty  times ;  and  tliey  are  entering  into  the 
 wall — which  the  house  hath  for  the  side- 
 chambers  all  round  about — to  be  taken  hold 
 of,  and  they  are  not  taken  hold  of  by  the 
 wall  of  the  house.  ''  And  a  broad  place  and 
 l  turning  place  still  upwards  are  to  the  side- 
 chambers,  for  the  turning  round  of  the  house 
 is  .still  upwards  all  round  about  the  house : 
 therefore  the  breadth  of  the  house  t«  ujiwards, 
 and  so  the  lower  one  goeth  up  unto  the 
 higher  by  the  midst.  "  And  I  have  looked  at 
 the  house,  the  height  all  round  about:  the 
 foundations  of  the  side-chambers  are  the 
 fulness  of  the  reed,  six  cubits  by  the  joining. 
 
 ^  The  breadth  of  the  wall  that  is  to  the 
 side-chamber  at  the  outside  is  five  cubits; 
 and  that  which  is  left  is  the  place  of  the  side- 
 chambers  that  rt?-e  to  the  house.  "*  And 
 between  the  chambers  is  a  breadth  of  twenty 
 cubits  round  about  the  house,  all  round 
 about.  '1  And  the  opening  of  the  side- 
 chamber  is  to  the  place  left,  one  opening 
 northward,  and  one  opening  southward,  and 
 the  breadth  of  the  place  that  is  left  is  five 
 cubits  all  round  about.  '-  As  to  the  biiilding 
 ♦•.hat  is  at  the  front  of  the  separate  place  at 
 the  corner  westward,  the  breadth  is  seventy 
 cubits,  and  the  wall  of  the  building  live 
 cubits  broad  all  round  about,  and  its  length 
 ninety  cubits. 
 
 '^  And  he  hath  measured  the  house,  the 
 length  is  a  hundred  cubits;  and  the  separate 
 place,  and  the  building,  and  its  walls,  the 
 length  is  a  hundred  cubits ;  "  and  the  breadth 
 of  the  front  of  the  house,  and  of  the  separate 
 place  eastward,  a  hundred  cubits. 
 
 "*  And  he  hath  measured  the  length  of  the 
 building  unto  the  front  of  the  separate  place 
 that  M  at  its  hinder  part,  and  its  galleries  on 
 this  side  and  on  that  side,  a  hundred  cubits, 
 and  the  inner  temple  and  the  porches  of  the 
 court,  '^the  thresholds,  ancl  the  narrow 
 windows,  and  the  galleries  round  about  them 
 tlirce,  ovcr-against  the  threshold,  a  ceiling  of 
 wood  all  round  aliout,  and  tlie  ground  unto 
 the  windows  and  the  covered  windows,  '^  over 
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 above  the  opening,  and  unto  the  inner-house, 
 and  atthe  outside,  and  by  all  the  wall  all  round 
 about  within  and  without  hij  measure. 
 
 '*  And  it  is  made  trUh  cherubs  and  palm- 
 trees,  and  a  palm-tree  is  between  cherub  and 
 cherub,  and  two  faces  are  to  the  cherub; 
 '^  and  the  face  of  man  is  unto  the  palm-tree 
 on  this  side,  and  the  face  of  a  young  lion  unto 
 the  palm-tree  on  that  side ;  it  is  made  unto  all 
 the  house  all  round  about.  '"^  From  the  earth 
 unto  above  the  opening  are  the  cherubs  and 
 the  palm-trees  made,  and  on  the  wall  of  the 
 temple.  ^^  Of  the  temple  the  side  post  is 
 square,  and  of  the  front  of  the  sanctuary,  the 
 appearance  is  as  the  aiipearance. 
 
 '^  Of  the  altar,  the  wood  is  three  cubits  in 
 height,  and  its  length  two  cubits ;  and  its 
 corners  are  to  it,  and  its  length,  and  its  walls 
 are  of  wood,  and  he  speaketh  unto  me,  '  This 
 J5  the  table  that  is  before  Jehovah.'  "^And 
 two  doors  a7-e  to  the  temple  and  to  the  sanc- 
 tuary ;  "^  and  two  leaves  are  to  the  doors, 
 two  turning  leaves  are  to  the  doors,  two  to 
 the  one  door,  and  two  leaves  to  the  other, 
 '^^  And  made  on  them,  on  the  doors  of  the 
 temple,  are  cherubs  and  palm-trees  as  are 
 made  on  the  walls,  and  a  tnickness  of  wood 
 is  at  the  front  of  the  porch  on  the  outside. 
 '■'SAnd  narrow  vmidows  and  palm-trees  ar 
 on  this  side,  and  on  that  side,  at  the  sides  ol 
 the  porch,  and  the  side-chambers  of  the  house, 
 and  the  thick  places. 
 
 XLII.  ^AND  he  bringeth  me  forth  unto 
 the  outer  court,  the  way  northward,  and  he 
 bringeth  me  in  unto  the  chamber  that  is  over- 
 against  the  separate  place,  and  that  is  over- 
 against  the  building  at  the  north.  -  At  the 
 front  of  the  length  is  a  hundred  cubits  at  the 
 north  opening,  and  the  breadth  fifty  cubits. 
 ^  Over-against  the  twenty  cubits  that  are  to 
 the  inner  court,  and  over-against  the  pave- 
 ment that  is  to  the  outer  court,  is  gallery 
 over-against  gallery,  in  the  three  storeys. 
 
 *  And  at  the  front  of  the  chambers  is  a  walk 
 of  ten  cubits  in  breadth  unto  the  inner  part, 
 a  way  of  one  cubit,  and  their  openings  are  at 
 the  north.  ^  And  the  upper  chambers  are 
 short,  for  the  galleries  contain  more  than 
 these,  than  the  lower,  and  than  the  middle 
 one^  of  the  building  ;  « for  they  are  threefold, 
 and  they  have  no  pillars  as  the  pillars  of  the 
 court,  therefore  it  hath  been  kept  back — more 
 than  the  lower  and  than  the  middle  one — 
 from  the  ground. 
 
 ^  As  to  the  wall  that  is  at  the  outside,  over- 
 against  the  chamljers,  the  way  of  the  outer- 
 court  at  the  front  of  the  chambers,  its  length 
 is  fifty  cubits ;  »  for  the  length  of  the  cham- 
 bers that  are  to  the  outer  court  is  fifty  cubits, 
 and  of  those  on  the  front  of  the  temple  a  hun- 
 dred cubits. 
 
 *  And  under  these  chambers  is  the  entrance 
 from  the  east,  in  one's  going  into  them  from 
 the  outer  court.  '"  In  the  breadth  of  the  wall 
 of  the  coiu-t  eastward,  unto  the  front  of  the 
 separate  place,  and  unto  the  front  of  the 
 building,  are  cliambers.  '^  And  the  way  be- 
 fore them  is  as  the  appearance  of  the  cnam- 
 bers  that  are  northward,  according  to  their 
 length  80  is  their  breadth,  and   all  their  out- 
 
Vision  of  the  temple. 
 
 XLii.  12.— KZEKFEL.— XLiir.  26.       and  return  of  Goers  glory. 
 
 lets,  and  according  to  their  fashions,  and  ac- 
 cording to  their  openings.  ^"  And  according 
 to  the  openings  of  tlie  chambers  that  are  south- 
 ward is  an  ojiening  at  the  head  of  the  way, 
 the  way  directly  in  the  front  of  the  wall  east- 
 ward in  entering  them. 
 
 ^3  And  he  saith  nnto  me,  '  The  north  cham- 
 bers, the  south  chambers,  that  are  at  the 
 front  of  the  separate  place,  they  are  holy 
 cliambers,  where  the  priests  (who  are  near  to 
 Jehovah)  eat  the  most  holy  things,  there  they 
 place  the  most  holy  things,  and  the  present, 
 and  the  sin-offering,  and  the  guilt-offering, 
 for  the  place  is  holy.  !■*  In  the  priests'  going 
 in,  they  come  not  out  from  the  sanctuary  unto 
 the  outer  court,  and  there  they  place  their  gar- 
 ments with  which  they  minister,  for  they  are 
 holy,  and  have  put  on  other  garments,  a7id 
 have  drawn  near  imto  that  which  is  for  the 
 lieople.' 
 
 i^  And  he  hath  finished  the  measurements 
 of  the  inner  house,  and  hath  brought  me  forth 
 the  way  of  the  gate  whose  front  is  eastward, 
 and  he  hath  measured  it  all  round  about.  ^^  He 
 hath  measured  the  east  side  with  the  measur- 
 ing-reed, five  hundred  reeds,  with  the  mea- 
 suring-reed round  about.  1''  Hehath  measured 
 the  north  side,  five  hundred  reeds,  with  the 
 measuring  reed  round  about.  ^*The  south 
 side  he  hath  measured,  five  hundred  reeds, 
 with  the  measuring-reed.  ^'^  He  hath  tiirned 
 round  unto  the  west  side,  he  hath  measured 
 five  hundred  reeds  with  the  measuring- reed. 
 ■■"  At  the  four  sides  he  hath  measured  it,  a  wall 
 is  to  it  all  round  about,  the  length  five  hun- 
 dred, and  the  breadth  five  hundred,  to  separate 
 between  the  holy  and  the  profane  place. 
 
 XLHI.  1  AND  he  causeth  me  to  go  to  the 
 gate,  the  gate  that  is  looking  eastward.  ^  Ajid 
 lo,  the  honour  of  the  God  of  Israel  hath  come 
 from  the  way  of  the  east,  and  His  voice  is  as 
 the  noise  of  many  waters,  and  the  earth  hath 
 shone  from  His  honour.  ^  And  according  to 
 the  appearance  is  the  appearance  that  I  saw, 
 as  the  appearance  that  I  saw  in  my  coming  in 
 to  destroy  the  city,  and  the  appearances  are  as 
 the  appearance  that  I  saw  at  the  river  Chebar, 
 and  I  fall  on  my  face. 
 
 *  And  the  honour  of  Jehovah  hath  come  in 
 unto  the  house,  the  way  of  the  gate  whose 
 face  is  eastward.     ^  And  take  me  iip  doth  the 
 Spirit,  and  bringeth  me  in  unto  the  inner  coiirt, 
 and  lo,  the  honour  of  Jehovah  hath  filled  the 
 house.     ''And  I  hear  one  speaking  unto  me 
 from  the  house,  and  a  man  hath  been  standing 
 near  me,  ''and  He  saith  unto  me : 
 '  Son  of  man,  the  place  of  My  throne, 
 And  the  place  of  the  soles  of  My  feet. 
 Where  I  dwell  in  the  midst  of  the  sons  of 
 
 Israel  to  the  age. 
 Defile  no  more  do  the  house  of  Israel  My 
 
 holy  name, 
 They,  and  their  kings,  by  their  whoredom. 
 And  by  the  carcases  of  their  kings — their 
 high  places. 
 8  In  their  putting  their  threshold  with  My 
 threshold. 
 And  their  door-post  near  My  door-post. 
 And  the  wall  between  Me  and  them. 
 And  they  have  defiled  My  holy  name. 
 
 By  tlieir  abominations  that  they  have  done, 
 And  I  consume  them  in  Mine  anger. 
 •'  Now  do  they  put  far  off  their  whoredom. 
 And  the  carcases  of  their  kings — from  Me, 
 And  I  have  dwelt  in  their  midst  to  the  age. 
 ^"  Thou,  son  of  man. 
 Shew  the  house  of  Israel  the  hotxse. 
 And  they  are  ashamed  of  their  iniquities, 
 And  they  have  measured  the  measurement. 
 "  And  since  they  have  been  ashamed  of  all 
 that  they  have  done. 
 The  form  of  the  house,  and  its  measurement, 
 And  its  outlets,  and  its  inlets,  and  all  its 
 
 forms. 
 And  all  its  statutes,  even  all  its  forms, 
 And  all  its  laws  cause  them  to  know, 
 And  write  it  before  their  eyes, 
 And  they  observe  all  its  forms, 
 And  all  its  statutes,  and  have  done  them. 
 1^  This  is  a  law  of  the  house :  on  the  top  of  the 
 mountain,   all  its  border  all  round  about  is 
 most  holy ;  lo,  this  is  a  law  of  the  house. 
 
 13  'And  these  are  measures  of  the  altar  by 
 cubits :  The  cubit  is  a  cubit  and  a  handbreadth, 
 and  the  centre  is  a  cubit,  and  a  cubit  the 
 breadth ;  and  its  border  on  its  edge  round 
 about  is  one  span,  and  this  is  the  upper  part 
 of  the  altar.  '^^  And  from  the  centre  of  the 
 ground  unto  the  lower  border  is  two  cubits, 
 and  the  breadth  one  cubit,  and  from  the  les- 
 ser border  unto  the  greater  border  four  cubits, 
 and  the  breadth  a  cubit. 
 
 1^  '  And  the  altar  is  four  cubits,  and  from 
 the  altar  and  upward  are  four  horns.  ^®  And 
 the  altar  is  twelve  long  by  twelve  broad, 
 square  in  its  four  squares.  ^''  And  the  border 
 is  fourteen  long  by  fourteen  broad,  at  its  four 
 squares,  and  the  border  round  about  it  is  half 
 a  cubit,  and  the  centre  to  it  is  a  cubit  round 
 about,  and  its  steps  are  looking  eastward.' 
 
 18  And  He  saith  unto  me,  'Son  of  man.  Thus 
 said  the  Lord  Jehovah  :  These  are  statutes  of 
 the  altar  in  the  day  of  its  being  made  to  cause 
 burnt-offering  to  go  up  on  it,  and  to  sprinkle 
 on  it  blood.  '*^  And  thou  hast  given  imto  the 
 priests,  the  Levites,  who  are  of  the  seed  of 
 Zadok — who  are  near  imto  Me,  an  affirmation 
 of  the  Lord  Jehovah,  to  serve  Me — a  caK  from 
 the  herd,  for  a  sin-offering.  -"  And  thou  hast 
 taken  of  its  blood,  and  hast  put  it  on  its  four 
 horns,  and  on  the  four  corners  of  its  border, 
 and  on  the  border  round  about,  and  hast 
 cleansed  it,  and  purified  it.  ^^  And  thou  haat 
 taken  the  bullock  of  the  sin-offering,  and  hast 
 burnt  it  in  the  appointed  place  of  the  house 
 at  the  outside  of  the  sanctuary.  '^"^  And  on 
 the  second  day  thou  dost  bring  near  a  kid  of 
 the  goats,  a  perfect  one,  for  a  sin-ofi'ering,  and 
 tliey  have  cleansed  the  altar,  as  they  cleansed 
 it  for  the  bullock.  -^  In  thy  finishing  cleans- 
 ing, thou  dost  bring  near  a  calf,  a  son  of  the 
 herd,  a  perfect  one,  and  a  ram  out  of  the  flock, 
 a  perfect  one.  '^*  And  thou  hast  brought  them 
 near  before  Jehovah,  and  the  priests  have 
 cast  upon  them  salt,  and  have  caused  them  to 
 go  up,  a  burnt-offering  to  Jehovah.  ^  Seven 
 days  thou  dost  prepare  a  goat  for  a  sin-offer- 
 ing daily,  and  a  biillock,  a  son  of  the  herd, 
 and  a  ram  out  of  the  flock,  perfect  ones,  do 
 they  prepare.  ^  Seven  days  they  purify  the 
 altar,  and  have  cleansed  it,  and  filled  their 
 539 
 
Ordinances  of  the.  altar. 
 
 XLiii.  27.— EZEKIEL.— XLV.  4. 
 
 Ordinances  of  the  priests. 
 
 hand.  ""  And  the  days  are  completed,  and  it 
 bath  come  to  ]iass  on  the  eighth  day,  and 
 heucefortli,  the  priests  prepare  on  the  altar 
 your  burnt-ofterings  and  yoiir  peaoe-offerings, 
 and  I  have  accepted  you— an  affirmation  of 
 the  Lord  Jehovali.' 
 
 XLIV.  1  AND  he  causeth  me  to  turn  back 
 the  way  of  the  gate  of  the  outer  sanctuary 
 that  is  looking  eastward,  and  it  is  shut.  "  And 
 Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  '  This  gate  is  shut,  it 
 is  not  opened,  and  none  doth  go  in  by  it,  for 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Israel,  hath  come  in  by  it, 
 and  it  hath  been  shut.  ^The  prince,  who  is 
 prince,  he  sitteth  by  it  to  eat  bread  before  Je- 
 hovah, by  the  way  of  the  porch  of  tlie  gate  he 
 Cometh  in,  and  by  its  way  he  goeth  out.' 
 
 ^And  he  bringeth  me  in  the  way  of  the 
 north  gate  unto  the  front  of  the  house,  and  I 
 look,  and  lo,  filled  hath  the  honour  of  Jeho- 
 vah the  house  of  Jehovah,  aud  I  fall  on  my 
 face. 
 
 ^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  '  Son  of  man, 
 set  thy  heart,  and  see  with  thine  eyes,  and 
 with  thine  ears  hear,  all  that  1  am  speaking 
 with  thee,  of  all  the  statutes  of  the  house  of  Je- 
 hovah, and  of  all  its  laws ;  and  thou  hast  set  thy 
 heart  to  the  entrance  of  the  house,  with  a,ll 
 the  outlets  of  the  sanctuary,  "  and  hast  said 
 unto  the  rebellious,  unto  the  house  of  Israel : 
 Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  :  Enough  to  you 
 — of  all  your  abominations,  0  house  of  Israel. 
 ^  In  your  bringing  in  sons  of  a  stranger,  uncir- 
 cumcised  of  heart,  and  uncircumcised  of  flesh, 
 to  be  in  My  sanctuary,  to  pollute  it,  even  My 
 house,  in  your  bringing  near  My  bread,  fat, 
 lind  blood,  and  they  break  My  covenant  by 
 all  your  abominations,  *and  ye  have  not  kept 
 the  charge  of  My  holy  things,  and  ye  set  them 
 for  keepers  of  My  charge  in  My  sanctuary  for 
 you, 
 
 *  '  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  No  son  of 
 a  stranger,  uncircumcised  of  heart,  and  un- 
 circumcised of  flesh,  Cometh  in  iinto  My  sanc- 
 tuary, even  anv  sou  of  a  stranger,  who  is  in 
 the  midst  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  ^^  but— the 
 Levites  who  have  gone  far  off  from  me,  in  the 
 wandering  of  Israel  when  they  went  astray 
 from  Mo  after  tlieir  idols,  and  they  have 
 borne  their  iniquity.  ^^  And  they  have  been 
 in  My  sanctuary  miuistrants,  overseers  at  the 
 gates  of  the  house,  and  ministrants  atthe  house ; 
 they  slay  the  burnt-otl'ering  and  the  sacrifice 
 for  the  people,  aud  they  stand  before  them  to 
 serve  them.  ^'^  Because  that  tliey  serve  them 
 before  their  idols,  and  liave  been  to  the  house 
 of  Israel  for  a  stumbling-block  of  iniquity, 
 therefore  I  have  lifted  up  my  hand  against 
 them — an  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah — 
 and  they  have  borne  their  iniquity.  ^^  Aud 
 they  draw  not  nigh  unto  Me  to  act  as  My 
 ])riest,  and  to  draw  uigh  unto  any  of  My  holy 
 things,  unto  the  holy  of  holies,  and  they  have 
 borne  their  shame  and  their  abominations 
 that  they  have  done,  '•'and  I  made  them 
 keepers  of  the  charge  of  the  house,  for  all  its 
 service  and  for  all  tliat  is  done  in  it, 
 
 "' '  And  the  i)riests,  the  Levites,  sons  of 
 Zadok,  who  have  Ivcpt  tlie  charge  of  My 
 eanctuary  in  the  wandering  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel  from  oil"  Me,  they  draw  near  unto  Me 
 
 to  serve  Me,  and  have  stood  before  Me,  to 
 bring  near  to  Me  fat  and  blood — an  affirmation 
 of  tiie  Lord  Jehovah :  'f'  they  come  in  unto 
 My  sanctuary,  and  they  draw  near  uuto  My 
 table  to  serve  Me,  and  they  have  kept  My 
 charge.  '^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  their 
 going  in  unto  the  gates  of  the  inner  court, 
 linen  garments  they  put  on;  and  no  wool 
 cometn  up  on  them  in  their  ministering  in 
 the  gates  of  the  inner  court  and  within. 
 '8  Linen  bonnets  are  on  their  head,  and  linen 
 troiisers  are  on  their  loins,  they  are  not  re- 
 strained with  sweat.  '^And  in  their  going 
 forth  unto  the  outer  court — unto  the  outer 
 court  unto  the  people  —  they  strip  off  their 
 garments,  in  which  they  are  ministering,  and 
 have  placed  them  in  the  holy  chambers,  and 
 have  put  on  other  garments;  and  they  do  not 
 sanctify  the  people  in  their  own  garments. 
 -"  And  their  head  they  do  not  shave,  and  the 
 lock  they  do  not  .send  forth ;  they  certainly 
 poll  their  heads.  ^'  And  no  priest  doth  drink 
 wine  in  their  coming  in  unto  the  inner  court. 
 ^^  And  a  widow  and  divorced  woman  they  do 
 not  take  to  them  for  wives :  but— virgins  of 
 the  seed  of  the  house  of  Israel,  and  the  widow 
 who  is  widow  of  a  priest,  do  they  take. 
 
 "^ '  And  My  people  they  direct  between 
 holy  and  common,  and  between  unclean  and 
 clean  they  cause  them  to  discern.  -■'And 
 concerning  controversy,  they  stand  up  for 
 judgment;  with  My  judgments  they  judge  it; 
 and  My  law  and  My  statutes  in  all  My  ap- 
 pointed places  they  keep ;  and  My  sabbaths 
 they  sanctify.  ^And  imto  any  dead  man 
 they  come  not  for  uncleanness,  but  for  father, 
 and  for  mother,  and  for  son,  and  for  daughter, 
 for  brother,  for  sister  who  hath  not  been  to 
 a  man,  they  defile  themselves. 
 
 ■■"* '  And  after  his  cleansing,  seven  days  they 
 number  to  him.  ^''  And  in  the  day  of  his 
 coming  in  unto  the  sanctuary,  unto  the  inner 
 court,  to  minister  in  the  sanctuary,  he  bring- 
 eth near  his  sin-offering — an  affirmation  of  the 
 Lord  Jehovah.  -^  And  it  hath  been  to  them 
 for  an  inheritance;  I  am  their  inheritance: 
 and  a  possession  ye  do  not  give  to  them  in 
 Israel ;  I  am  their  possession.  '^  The  present, 
 and  the  siu-ofl'ering,  and  the  guilt-offering, 
 they  do  eat,  and  every  devoted  thing  in  Israel 
 is  theirs.  ^"  And  the  first  of  all  the  first-fruits 
 of  all,  and  every  heave-oft'ering  of  all,  of  all 
 your  heave-offermgs,  are  the  priests':  and  the 
 first  of  your  dough  ye  give  to  the  priest,  to 
 cause  a  blessing  to  rest  on  thy  house.  3' Any 
 carcase  and  torn  thing,  of  the  fowl,  aud  of  the 
 beasts,  the  prie*  ts  do  not  eat. 
 
 XLV.  1 '  AND  in  your  causing  the  laud  to 
 fall  in  inheritance,  ye  lift  up  a  heave-ofl'ering 
 to  Jehovah,  a  holy  portion  of  the  land :  the 
 length  —  live  and  twenty  thousand  is  the 
 length,  and  the  breadth  ten  thousand ;  it  is 
 holy  iu  all  its  border  round  about.  -There  is 
 of  this  for  the  sanctuaiy  live  hundred  by  five- 
 Jmudred,  square, round  about;  and  lifty  cubits 
 of  suburb  is  to  it  round  about.  •*  And  by  this 
 measure  thou  dost  measure:  theleugtii  is  live 
 aud  twenty  thousand,  aud  the  breadth  ten 
 thousand :  and  iu  it  is  the  sanctuary,  the  holy 
 of  holies.  *  The  holy  portion  of  the  land  it  is  ; 
 540 
 
Ordinances  of  justice. 
 
 XLV.  5.— EZEKIEL.— XLVI.  12. 
 
 Rules  for  public  worship. 
 
 for  priests,  miuistrants  of  the  sanctuary,  it 
 is,  who  are  drawing  near  to  serve  Jehovah  ; 
 and  it  hath  been  to  them  a  place  for  houses, 
 and  a  holy  place  for  a  sanctuary. 
 
 *  '  And  of  the  five  and  twenty  thousand  of 
 length,  and  of  the  ten  thousand  of  breaidth, 
 there  is  to  the  Levites,  ministrants  of  the 
 house,  for  them — for  a  possession  —  twenty 
 chambers. 
 
 ^  '  And  of  the  possession  of  the  city  ye  give 
 five  thousand  of  breadth,  and  of  length  hve 
 and  twenty  thousand,  over-against  the  heave- 
 offering  of  the  holy  portion :  to  all  the  house 
 of  Israel  it  is.  ^As  to  the  prince,  on  this 
 side,  and  on  that  side,  of  the  heave-oJBFering 
 of  the  holy  place,  and  of  the  possession  of  the 
 city,  at  the  front  of  the  heave-offering  of  the 
 holy  place,  and  at  the  front  of  the  possession 
 of  the  city,  from  the  west  corner  westward, 
 and  from  the  east  corner  eastward — and  the 
 length  is  over-against  one  of  the  portions 
 from  the  west  border  unto  the  east  border — 
 ^  of  the  land  there  is  to  him  for  a  possession 
 in  Israel,  and  My  princes  do  not  oppress  any 
 more  My  people,  and  the  land  tney  give 
 to  the  house  of  Israel  according  to  their 
 tribes. 
 
 ^  '  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  :  Enough  to 
 you — princes  of  Israel ;  violence  and  spoil 
 turn  aside,  and  judgment  and  righteous- 
 ness do ;  lift  up  your  exactions  from  oflF  My 
 people — an  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 '"Just  balances,  and  a  just  ephah,  and  a  just 
 bath — ye  have.  '^  The  ephah  and  the  bath  is 
 of  one  measure,  for  the  bath  to  bear  a  tenth 
 of  the  homer,  and  the  ephah  a  tenth  of  the 
 homer:  according  to  the  homer  is  its  measure- 
 ment, '-And,  the  shekel  is  twenty  gerah: 
 twenty  shekels,  five  and  twenty  shekels, 
 fifteen  shekels — is  your  maneh. 
 
 '^  '  This  is  the  heave-offering  that  ye  lift  up; 
 a  sixth  part  of  the  ephah  of  a  homer  of  wheat, 
 also  ye  nave  given  a  sixth  part  of  the  ephah 
 of  a  homer  of  barley,  ''^and  the  portion  of 
 oil,  the  bath  of  oil,  a  tentli  part  of  the  bath 
 out  of  the  cor,  a  homer  of  ten  baths — for  ten 
 baths  are  a  homer ;  '^  and  one  lamb  oitt  of 
 the  flock,  out  of  two  himdred,  out  of  the 
 watered  country  of  Israel,  for  a  present,  and 
 for  a  burnt-offering,  and  for  peace-offerings, 
 to  make  atonement  by  them — an  affirmation 
 of  the  Lord  Jehovah.  ^^All  the  people  of 
 the  land  are  at  this  heave-ofl'ering  for  the 
 
 Erince  in  Israel.  '^  And  on  the  prince  are  the 
 urnt-offerings,  and  the  present,  and  the  liba- 
 tion, in  feasts,  and  in  new  moons,  and  in  sab- 
 baths, in  all  appointed  times  of  the  house  of 
 Israel:  he  doth  make  the  sin-ofifering,  and  the 
 present,  and  the  burnt-offering,  and  the  peace- 
 offerings,  to  make  atonement  for  the  house  of 
 Israel. 
 
 '8 '  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  In  the 
 first  month,  in  the  first  of  the  month,  thou 
 dost  take  a  bullock,  a  son  of  the  herd,  a  per- 
 fect one,  and  hast  cleansed  the  sanctuary : 
 ''  and  the  priest  hath  taken  of  the  blood  of 
 the  sin-offering,  and  hath  put  on  the  door- 
 post of  the  house,  and  on  the  four  corners  of 
 the  border  of  the  altar,  and  on  the  post  of  the 
 gate  of  the  inner  court.  ^*  And  so  thou  dost 
 do  on  the  seventh  of  the  month,  because  of 
 
 each  erring  one,  and  because  of  the  simple 
 one — and  ye  have  purified  the  house. 
 
 -'  '  In  the  first  month,  in  the  fourteenth  day 
 of  the  month,  ye  have  the  passover,  a  feast  of 
 seven  days,  unleavened  food  is  eaten.  -^  And 
 the  prince  hath  prepared  on  that  day,  for  him- 
 self, and  for  all  the  people  of  the  land,  a  bul- 
 lock, a  sin-offering.  ^^  ^jjd  h^q  seven  days  of 
 the  feast  he  prepareth  a  burnt-offering  to  Je- 
 hovah, seven  bullocks,  and  seven  rams,  per- 
 fect ones,  daily  seven  days,  and  a  sin-offermg, 
 a  kid  of  the  goats,  daily.  -■*  And  a  present  of 
 an  ephah  for  a  bullock,  and  an  ephah  for  a 
 ram,  he  doth  prepare,  and  of  oil  a  hin  for  an 
 ephah,  ^^  In  the  seventh  month,  in  the  fif- 
 teenth day  of  the  month,  in  the  feast,  he  doth 
 according  to  these  things  seven  days :  as  the 
 sin-offering  so  the  burnt-offering,  and  as  the 
 present  so  also  the  oil. 
 
 XLVI.  1 '  THUS  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  : 
 The  gate  of  the  inner  court  that  is  looking 
 eastward  is  shut  the  six  days  of  work,  and  on 
 the  day  of  rest  it  is  opened,  and  in  the  day  of 
 the  new  moon  it  is  opened ;  -  and  come  in 
 hath  the  prince  the  way  of  the  porch  of  the 
 gate  at  the  outside,  and  he  hath  stood  by  the 
 post  of  the  gate,  and  the  priests  have  made 
 his  burnt-offering,  and  his  peace-offeringa. 
 and  he  hath  bowed  himself  by  the  opening  ol 
 the  gate,  and  hath  gone  forth,  and  the  gate  is 
 not  shut  till  the  evening.  ^  And  bowed  them- 
 selves have  the  people  of  the  land  at  the  open- 
 ing of  that  gate,  onsabbaths,andonnewmoon8, 
 before  Jehovah. 
 
 *  '  And  the  burnt-offering  that  the  prince 
 bringeth  near  to  Jehovah  on  the  day  of  rest  is 
 six  lambs,  perfect  ones,  and  a  ram,  a  perfect 
 one.  ^  And  the  present  is  an  ephah  for  a  ram, 
 and  for  the  lambs  a  present,  the  gift  of  his 
 hand,  and  of  oil  a  hin  for  an  ephah.  ^  And 
 on  the  day  of  the  new  moon  a  bidlock,  a  son 
 of  the  herd,  a  perfect  one,  and  six  lambs  and 
 a  ram,  they  are  perfect.  "  And  with  an  ephah 
 for  a  bullock,  and  an  ephah  for  a  ram,  he  pre- 
 
 Eareth  a  present,  and  for  the  lambs  as  his 
 and  attaineth,  and  of  oil  a  hin  for  an  ephah. 
 " '  And  in  the  coming  in  of  the  prince,  the 
 way  of  the  porch  of  the  gate  he  cometh  in, 
 and  by  its  way  he  goeth  out.  ^  And  in  the 
 coming  in  of  the  people  of  the  land  before  Je- 
 hovah at  appointed  times,  he  who  hath  come 
 in  the  way  of  the  north  gate  to  bow  himself, 
 goeth  out  the  way  of  the  south  gate,  and  he 
 who  hath  come  in  the  way  of  tlie  south  gate, 
 goeth  out  by  the  way  of  the  north  gate :  he 
 doth  not  tiirn  back  the  way  of  the  gate  by 
 which  he  came  in,  but  over-against  it  he  go- 
 eth out.  '"And  the  prince  in  their  midst  in 
 their  coming  in  cometh  in,  and  in  their  going 
 out  he  goeth  out. 
 
 ^' '  And  in  feasts,  and  in  appointed  times, 
 the  present  is  an  epnah  for  a  bullock,  and  an 
 ephah  for  a  ram,  and  for  lambs  the  gift  of  his 
 hand,  and  of  oil  a  hin  for  an  ephah.  '"  And 
 when  the  prince  maketh  a  free-will  burnt- 
 offering,  or  free-wiU  peace-offerings,  to  .leho- 
 hovah,  then  he  hath  opened  for  himself  the 
 gate  that  is  looking  eastward,  and  he  hath 
 made  his  burnt-offering  and  his  peace-offerings 
 as  he  doth  in  the  day  of  rest,  and  1«  hath  gone 
 541 
 
Vision  of  the  holy  waters. 
 
 XLVi.  13.— EZEKIEL.— XLVii.  22. 
 
 Borders  of  the  land. 
 
 out,  and  lie  hatli  shut  the  gate  after  his  going 
 out. 
 
 '^ '  And  a  lamb,  sou  of  a-year,  a  perfect  one, 
 thou  dost  make  a  burnt-ofFering  daily  to  Jeho- 
 vah ;  morning  by  morning  thou  dost  make  it. 
 ^*  And  a  present  thou  dost  make  for  it  morn- 
 ing by  morning,  a  sixth  part  of  the  ephah, 
 and  of  oil  a  third  part  of  the  hin,  to  temper 
 with  the  fine  flour,  a  i)resent  to  Jehovah,  by  a 
 statute  age-during — continually;  ^^  and  pre- 
 pare ye  the  lamb,  and  the  present,  and  the 
 oil,  morning  by  morning,  a  continual  burnt- 
 offering. 
 
 ^^  '  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  Wlicn  the 
 
 Erince  giveth  a  gift  to  any  of  liis  sons,  his  in- 
 eritance  it  is,  to  his  sons  it  is;  their  posses- 
 sion it  is  by  inheritance.  ^^Aud  when  he 
 giveth  a  gift  out  of  his  inheritance  to  one  of 
 his  servants,  then  it  hath  been  to  him  till  the 
 year  of  freedom,  and  it  hath  turned  back  to 
 the  prince,  only  the  inheritance  of  his  sons  is 
 theirs,  i*  And  the  prince  doth  not  take  of  the 
 inheritance  of  the  people  to  oppress  them,  out 
 of  their  possession,  out  of  his  own  possession 
 he  doth  cause  his  sons  to  inherit,  so  that  My 
 people  are  not  scattered  each  from  his  pos- 
 session.' 
 
 ^*  And  he  bringeth  me  in  through  the  en- 
 trance that  is  by  the  side  of  the  gate,  unto 
 the  holy  chambers,  unto  the  priests,  that  are 
 looking  northward,  and  lo,  there  is  a  place  in 
 their  two  aides  westward.  '"  And  he  saith 
 unto  me,  '  This  is  the  place  where  the  priests 
 do  boil  the  guilt-offering  and  the  sin-offering, 
 where  they  bake  the  present,  so  as  not  to  bring 
 it  out  unto  the  outer  court,  to  sanctify  the 
 people.' 
 
 *i  And  he  bringeth  me  out  unto  the  outer 
 court,  and  causeth  me  to  pass  over  unto  the 
 four  comers  of  the  court,  and  lo,  a  court  in 
 a  corner  of  the  court,  a  court  in  a  corner  of 
 the  corner.  '^'^  In  the  four  corners  of  the  court 
 are  perfume  courts,  forty  long,  and  thirty 
 broad,  one  measure  is  to  the  four  corners. 
 ^3  And  a  row  is  roimd  about  in  them,  round 
 about  to  them  four,  and  made  with  boilers 
 under  the  rows  round  about.  -^  And  he  saith 
 unto  me,  '  These  are  the  houses  of  those  boil- 
 ing where  the  ministrauts  of  the  house  boil 
 the  sacrifice  of  the  people.' 
 
 XLVII.  '  AND  he  causeth  mo  to  turn  back 
 unto  tlie  opening  of  the  house;  and  lo,  water 
 is  coming  forth  from  under  the  threshold  of 
 the  Jiouse  eastward,  for  the  front  of  the  house 
 is  eastward,  and  the  water  is  coming  down 
 from  beneath,  from  the  right  side  of  the  house, 
 from  the  south  of  the  altar. 
 
 "  And  he  causeth  me  to  go  out  the  way  of 
 the  gate  northward,  and  causeth  me  to  turn 
 round  the  way  witliout,  unto  the  gate  that 
 is  without,  the  way  that  is  looking  eastward, 
 and  lo,  water  is  coming  forth  from  the  right 
 side. 
 
 *  In  the  going  out  of  the  man  eastward,  and 
 a  line  in  his  hand,  then  he  measiireth  a  thou- 
 sand by  the  cubit,  and  he  causeth  mc  to  jiass 
 over  into  water— water  to  the  ancles.  ""And 
 he  mcasureth  a  thousand,  and  causeth  mc  to 
 ])as3  over  into  water — water  to  the  knees. 
 And  he  measureth  a  thousand,  and  causeth 
 642 
 
 me  to  pass  over — water  to  the  loins.  ^  And 
 he  measureth  a  thousand — a  stream  that  I 
 am  not  able  to  pass  over ;  for  risen  have  the 
 waters — waters  to  swim  in— a  stream  that  is 
 not  passed  over. 
 
 ^  And  he  saith  unto  me,  '  Hast  thou  seen, 
 sou  of  man  ? '  and  he  leadeth  me,  and  bring- 
 eth me  back  unto  the  edge  of  the  stream. 
 ^  In  my  turning  back,  then,  lo,  at  the  edge  of 
 the  stream  are  very  many  trees,  on  this  side 
 and  on  that  side.  ^  And  he  saith  unto  me, 
 '  These  waters  aie  going  forth  unto  the  east 
 circuit,  and  have  gone  down  imto  the  desert, 
 and  have  entered  the  sea;  unto  the  sea  they 
 are  brought  forth,  and  the  waters  have  been 
 healed.  ^  Aud  it  hath  come  to  pass,  every 
 living  creature  that  teemeth,  whithersoever 
 the  streams  come,  doth  live :  and  there  hath 
 been  great  abundance  of  lish,  for  these  waters 
 have  come  thither,  and  they  are  healed ;  and 
 every  thing  whither  the  stream  cometh  hath 
 lived. 
 
 ^"  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  fishers  do  stand 
 by  it,  from  En-Gedi  even  unto  En-Eglaim  ;  a 
 spreading  j^lace  of  nets  they  are  ;  according 
 to  their  own  kind  is  their  fish,  as  the  fish  of 
 the  great  sea,  very  many.  "  Its  miry  and  its 
 marshy  places — tliey  are  not  healed;  to  salt 
 they  have  been  given  up.  ^^And  by  the 
 stream  there  cometh  up  on  its  edge,  on  this 
 side  and  on  that  side,  every  kind  of  fruit-tree 
 whose  leaf  fadeth  not,  and  not  consumed  is 
 its  fruit,  according  to  its  months  it  yieldeth 
 first-fruits,  because  its  waters  from  the  sanc- 
 tuary are  comingforth ;  and  its  fruits  hath  been 
 for  food,  and  its  leaf  for  medicine. 
 
 ^^ '  Thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah :  This  is  the 
 border  whereby  ye  inherit  the  land,  according 
 to  the  twelve  toibes  of  Israel;  Joseph  hath 
 portions,  i*  And  ye  have  inherited  it,  one  as 
 well  as  another,  in  that  I  have  lifte  d  up  My 
 hand  to  give  it  to  your  fathers  ;  and  this  land 
 hath  fallen  to  you  in  inheritance. 
 
 '^  'And  this  is  the  border  of  the  land  at  tlie 
 north  quarter;  from  the  great  sea,  the  way 
 of  Hethlon,  at  the  coming  in  to  Zedad:  ^^Ha- 
 math,  Berothah,  Sibraim,  that  is  between 
 the  border  of  Damascus  and  the  border  of 
 Hamath ;  Hazar-Hatticon,  that  is  at  the 
 coast  of  Havrau.  ^''And  the  border  from 
 the  sea  hath  been  Hazar-Enan,  the  border  of 
 Damascus,  and  Zaphou  at  the  north,  and  the 
 border  of  Hamath:  aud  this  is  the  north 
 quarter. 
 
 1* '  Aud  the  east  quarter  w  from  between 
 Ilavran,  aud  Damascus,  and  Gilead.  and  the 
 laud  of  Israel,  to  the  Jordan  ;  from  the  border 
 over-agaiust  the  eastern  sea  ye  measure :  and 
 this  is  the  east  quarter. 
 
 ''• '  A  ud  the  soutli  quarter  southward  is 
 from  Tamar  unto  the  waters  of  Meriboth- 
 Kadesh,  the  stream  unto  the  great  sea :  aud 
 this  w  the  south  quarter  southward. 
 
 ^^  '  And  the  west  quarter  is  the  ,m-eat  sea, 
 from  the  border  till  ovcr-against  the  coming 
 in  to  Hamath  :  this  is  the  west  quarter. 
 
 "^ '  And  ye  have  divided  this  land  to  you, 
 according  to  the  tribes  of  Israel;  ^-'aud  it 
 hath  come  to  i)ass,  ye  separate  it  for  an  in- 
 heritance to  yourselves,  aud  to  the  soiouruera 
 who  are  sojourning  in  your  midst,  wlio  have 
 
Borders  of  the  land. 
 
 XLvii.  23.— EZEKIEL.— XLviii.  35. 
 
 Division  of  the  land. 
 
 begotten  sons  in  your  midst,  and  they  have 
 been  to  you  as  native,  with  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 with  you  they  are  separated  for  an  inheritance 
 in  the  midst  of  the  tribes  of  Israel.  -•*And 
 it  hath  come  to  jiass,  in  the  tribe  with  which 
 the  sojourner  sojourueth,  there  ye  give  his 
 inheritance — an  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 XLVIII.  1  AND  these  are  the  names  of  the 
 tribes:  From  the  noi'th  end  unto  the  side  of 
 the  way  of  Hethlou,  at  the  coming  in  to  Ha- 
 math,  Hazar-Enan,  the  border  of  Damascus 
 northward,  unto  the  side  of  Hamath,  and 
 they  have  Ijeen  his — side  east  and  west,  Dan 
 one,  "and  by  the  border  of  Dan,  from  the 
 east  side  iinto  the  west  side,  Asher  one,  ^and 
 by  the  border  of  Asher,  from  the  east  side 
 even  imto  the  west  side,  Najjhtali  one,  ^  and 
 by  the  border  of  Naphtali,  from  the  east  side 
 unto  the  west  side,  Manasseh  one,  ^  and  by 
 the  border  of  Manasseh,  from  the  east  side 
 unto  the  west  side,  Ephraim  one,  ^and  by  the 
 border  of  Ephraim,  from  the  east  side  even 
 unto  the  west  side,  Keuben  one,  ''  and  by  the 
 border  of  Reuben,  from  the  east  side  unto 
 the  west  side,  Judah  one,  ^  and  by  the  border 
 of  Judah,  from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
 side  is  the  heave-offering  that  ye  lift  up,  five 
 and  twenty  thousand  broad  and  long,  as  one 
 of  the  parts,  from  the  east  side  unto  the  west 
 side :  and  the  sanctuary  hath  been  in  its  midst. 
 8  The  heave-oflt'ering  that  ye  lift  up  to  Jeho- 
 vah is  five  and  twenty  thousand  long,  and 
 broad  ten  thousand.  ^^Aud  of  these  is  the 
 holy  heave-offering  for  the  priests,  northward 
 five  and  twenty  thousand,  and  westward  in 
 breadth  ten  thousand,  and  eastward  in  breadth 
 ten  thousand,  and  southward  iri  length  five 
 and  twenty  thousand:  and  the  sanctuary  of 
 Jehovah  hath  been  in  its  midst.  I'^For  the 
 priests  who  are  sanctified  of  the  sons  of  Zadok, 
 who  have  kept  My  charge,  who  erred  not  in 
 the  erring  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  as  the  Levites 
 erred,  ^^  even  the  heave-offering  hath  been  to 
 them,  out  of  the  heave-ofi'ering  of  the  land, 
 most  holy,  by  the  border  of  the  Levites. 
 
 ^^ '  And  to  the  Levites  over-against  the  bor- 
 der of  the  priests  are  five  and  twenty  thou- 
 sand in  length,  and  in  breadth  ten  thousand, 
 all  the  length  is  five  and  twenty  thousand, 
 and  the  breadth  ten  thousand,  i'*  And  they 
 do  not  sell  of  it,  nor  exchange,  nor  cause  to 
 
 Eass  away  the  first-fruit  of  the  land :  for  it  is 
 oly  to  Jehovah.  i^a^jkI  the  five  thousand 
 that  is  left  in  the  breadth,  on  the  front  of  the 
 five  and  twenty  thousand,  is  common — for  the 
 city,  for  dwelling,  and  for  suburb,  and  the 
 city  hath  been  in  its  midst.  ^^  And  these  are 
 its  measures:  the  north  side  five  hundred, 
 and  four  thousand,  and  the  south  side  five 
 hundred,  and  four  thousand,  and  on  the  east 
 side  five  hundred,  and  four  thousand,  and  the 
 west  side  five  hundred,  and  four  thousand. 
 ^'' And  the  suburb  to  the  city  hath  been  north- 
 ward, fifty  and  two  hundred,  and  southward, 
 
 fifty  and  two  hundred,  and  eastward,  fifty 
 and  two  hiindred,  and  westward,  fifty  and  two 
 hundred. 
 
 18 'And  the  residue  in  length  over-against 
 the  heave-offering  of  the  holy  portion  is  ten 
 thousand  eastward,  and  ten  thousand  west- 
 ward, audit  hath  been  over-against  the  heave- 
 ofiering  of  the  holy  portion,  and  its  increase 
 hath  been  for  food  to  the  servants  of  the  city, 
 1*  even  to  him  who  is  serving  the  city,  they 
 serve  it  out  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel  ^"All 
 the  heave- offering  is  five  and  twenty  thousand 
 by  five  and  twenty  thousand,  square  do  ye  lift 
 up  the  heave-offering  of  the  holy  portion  with 
 the  possession  of  the  city. 
 
 -1 '  And  the  residue  is  for  the  prince,  on 
 this  side  and  on  that  side  of  the  heave-offering 
 of  the  holy  portion,  and  of  the  possession  of 
 the  city,  on  the  front  of  the  five  and  twenty 
 thousand  of  the  heave-offering  imto  the  east 
 border,  and  westward,  on  the  front  of  the 
 five  and  twenty  thousand  on  the  west  border, 
 over-against  the  portions  of  the  prince ;  and 
 the  heave-offering  of  the  holy  portion,^  and 
 the  sanctuary  of  the  house,  hath  been  in  its 
 midst.  ^^Ajid  from  the  possession  of  the 
 Levites,  from  the  possession  of  the  city,  in 
 the  midst  of  that  wnich  is  to  the  prince,  be- 
 tween the  border  of  Judah  and  the  border  of 
 Benjamin,  there  is  to  the  prince. 
 
 -^'As  to  the  rest  of  the  tribes,  from  the 
 east  side  imto  the  west  side,  Benjamin  one, 
 ^•*and  by  the  border  of  Benjamin,  from  the 
 east  side  imto  the  west  side,  Simeon  one, 
 ^'  and  by  the  border  of  Simeon,  from  the  east 
 side  unto  the  west  side,  Issachar  one,  ^*  and 
 by  the  border  of  Issachar,  from  the  east  side 
 unto  the  west  side,  Zebulun  one,  ^^  and  by  the 
 border  of  Zebulun,  from  the  east  side  unto 
 the  west  side.  Gad  one,  "^  and  by  the  border 
 of  Gad,  at  the  south  side  southward,  the 
 border  hath  been  from  Tamar  to  the  waters 
 of  Meriboth-Kadesh,  the  stream  by  the  great 
 sea.  "^This  is  the  land  that  ye  separate  by 
 inheritance  to  the  tribes  of  Israel,  and  these 
 are  their  portions — an  affirmation  of  the  Lord 
 Jehovah. 
 
 ^^ '  And  these  are  the  outgoings  of  the  city 
 on  the  north  side,  five  hundred,  and  four 
 thousand  measures.  ^^  And  the  gates  of  the 
 city  are  according  to  the  names  of  the  tribes 
 of  Israel;  three  gates  northward :  the  gate  of 
 Reuben  one,  the  gate  of  Judah  one,  the  gate 
 of  Levi  one.  ^^And  on  the  east  side  five 
 hundred,  and  four  thousand,  and  three  gates : 
 the  gate  of  Josepli  one,  the  gate  of  Benjamin 
 one,  the  gate  of  Dan  one.  ^^  And  the  south 
 side  five  hundred,  and  four  thousand  measiu-es, 
 and  three  gates :  the  gate  of  Simeon  one,  the 
 gate  of  Issachar  one,  the  gate  of  Zebulun  ono. 
 ^■*  The  west  side  five  hundred,  and  four  thou- 
 sand, their  gates  three :  the  gate  of  Gad  one, 
 the  gate  of  Asher  one,  the  gate  of  Naphtali 
 one.  ^*  Round  about  is  eighteen  thousand, 
 and  the  renown  of  the  city  is  from  the  daj 
 Jehovah  is  there.' 
 
 543 
 
DANIEL. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  -  IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of 
 Jehoialdm  king  of  Judah,  come  hath  Nebu- 
 chadnezzar king  of  Babylon  to  Jerusalem,  and 
 layeth  siege  against  it;  -  and  the  Lord  giveth 
 into  his  hand  Jehoiakim  king  of  Judah,  and 
 some  of  the  vessels  of  the  house  of  God,  and 
 he  bringeun  them  in  to  the  land  of  Shinar,  to 
 the  house  of  his  god,  and  the  vessels  he 
 hath  brought  in  to  the  treasure-house  of  his 
 god. 
 
 3  And  the  king  saith,  to  Ashpenaz  master 
 of  his  eunuchs,  to  bring  in  out  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  (even  of  the  royal  seed,  and  of  the 
 chiefs,)  ■* lads  in  whom  there  is  no  blemish, 
 and  of  good  appearance,  and  skilful  in  all 
 wisdom,  and  possessing  knowledge,  and  teach- 
 ing thought,  and  who  have  ability  to  stand  in 
 the  paiace  of  the  king,  and  to  teach  them  the 
 literature  and  language  of  the  Chaldeans. 
 ^  And  the  king  doth  appoint  for  them  a  rate, 
 day  by  day,  of  the  king's  XJortion  of  food,  and 
 of  the  wine  of  his  drinking,  so  as  to  nourish 
 them  three  years,  that  at  the  end  thereof  they 
 may  stand  before  the  king. 
 
 ^  And  there  are  amoug  them  out  of  the  sons 
 of  Judah,  Daniel,  Hanauiah,  Mishael,  and 
 Azariah,  ''  and  the  chief  of  the  eunuchs  setteth 
 names  on  them,  and  he  setteth  on  Daniel, 
 Belteshazzar ;  and  on  Hananiah,  Shadrach ; 
 and  on  Mishael,  Meshach;  and  on  Azariah, 
 Abed-Nego. 
 
 *  And  Daniel  puriJoseth  in  his  heart  that  he 
 will  not  poUute  himself  with  the  king'u  por- 
 tion of  food,  and  with  the  wine  of  his  drink- 
 ing, and  he  seeketh  of  the  chief  of  the  eunucha 
 that  he  may  not  pollute  himself.  **  And  God 
 giveth  Daniel  for  kindness  and  for  mercies  be- 
 Fore  the  chief  of  the  eunuchs ;  "^  and  the  chief 
 of  the  eunuchs  saith  to  Daniel,  '  I  am  fearing 
 my  lord  the  king,  who  hath  appoiuted  your 
 food  and  your  drink,  for  why  dotn  he  see  your 
 faces  sadder  than  tliose  of  the  lads  which  are 
 of  your  circle?  then  ye  have  made  my  head 
 indebted  to  the  Idug,' 
 
 ^^  And  Daniel  saitli  unto  the  Meltzar,  whom 
 the  chief  of  the  eunuchs  hath  appointed  over 
 Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah, 
 12  '  Try,  I  pray  thee,  thy  servants,  ten  days ; 
 and  they  give  to  us  of  the  vegetables,  and  we 
 eat,  and  water,  and  we  drink ;  ^'  and  our  ap- 
 pearance is  seen  before  thee,  and  the  appear- 
 ance of  the  lads  who  are  eating  the  king's  por- 
 tion of  food,  and  as  tliou  seest— -deal  wth  thy 
 servants.' 
 
 -■*  And  he  hearkeueth  to  them,  to  tliis  word, 
 and  trieth  them  ten  days :  '^  aud  at  the  end  of 
 ten  days  their  appearance  hath  appeared  bet- 
 ter and  fatter  in  flesh  then  any  of  the  lads 
 who  are  eating  the  king's  portion  of  food. 
 '^  And  the  Meltzar  is  taking  away  their  por- 
 tion of  food,  and  the  wine  of  their  drink,  and 
 is  giving  to  them  vegetables. 
 
 '''  As  to  these  four  lads,  God  liath  given  to 
 them  knowledge  and  understanding  in  every 
 kind  of  literature,  and  wisdom ;  aud  Daniel 
 544 
 
 hath  given  instruction  about  every  kinci  of 
 vision  and  dreams. 
 
 '>*  And  at  the  end  of  the  days  that  the  king 
 had  said  to  bring  them  in,  bring  them  in  doth 
 the  chief  of  the  eunuchs  before  Nebuchadnez- 
 zar. ^''And  the  king  speaketh  with  them, 
 and  there  hath  none  been  found  among  them 
 all  like  Daniel,  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Aza- 
 riah, aud  they  stand  before  the  king ;  '"  and 
 in  any  matter  of  wisdom  and  understanding 
 that  the  king  hath  sought  of  them,  he  findeth 
 them  ten  hands  above  all  the  scribes,  the  en- 
 chanters, who  are  in  all  his  kingdom.  -'  And 
 Daniel  is  unto  the  first  year  of  Cyrus  the  king. 
 
 IL  1  AND  in  the  second  year  of  the  reign 
 of  Nebuchadnezzar,  dreamed  hath  Nebucnad- 
 nezzar  dreams,  and  his  spirit  doth  move  itself, 
 and  his  sleep  hath  been  against  him;  ^  and 
 the  king  saith  to  call  for  scribes,  and  for  en- 
 chanters, and  for  sorcerers,  and  for  Chaldeans, 
 to  declare  to  the  king  his  dreams.  And  they 
 come  in  and  stand  before  the  king;  ^and  the 
 king  saith  to  them,  '  A  dream  I  have  dreamed, 
 and  moved  is  my  spirit  to  know  the  dream.' 
 
 ^  And  the  Chaldeans  speak  to  the  king  in 
 Aramaean,  '  0  king,  to  the  ages  live,  tell  the 
 dream  to  thy  servants,  and  the  interpretation 
 we  do  shew.'  ^The  king  hath  answered  and 
 said  to  the  Chaldeans,  '  The  thing  from 
 me  is  gone :  if  ye  do  not  cause  me  to  know  the 
 dream  and  its  interpretation,  pieces  ye  are 
 made,  and  your  houses  are  made  dunghills ; 
 ^  and  if  the  dream  and  its  interpretation  ye  do 
 shew,  gifts,  and  fee,  and  great  glory  ye  receive 
 from  before  me,  therefore  the  dream  and  its 
 interpretation  shew  ye  me.' 
 
 ^They  have  answered  a  second  time,  and 
 are  saying,  '  Let  the  king  tell  the  dream  to  his 
 servants,  and  the  interpretation  we  do  shew.* 
 8  The  king  hath  answered  and  said,  '  Of  a 
 truth  I  know  that  time  ye  are  gaining,  be- 
 cause that  ye  have  seen  that  the  thing  is  gone 
 from  me,  '^  so  that,  if  the  dream  ye  do  not  cause 
 me  to  know — one  is  your  sentence,  seeing  a 
 word  lying  and  corrujjt  ye  have  prepared  to 
 speak  before  me,  till  that  the  time  is  changed, 
 therefore  the  dream  tell  ye  to  me,  then  do  I 
 know  that  its  interpretation  ye  do  shew  me.' 
 
 '"The  Chaldeans  have  answered  before  the 
 king,  and  are  saying,  '  There  is  not  a  man  on 
 the  earth  who  is  able  to  shew  the  king's  mat- 
 ter ;  therefore,  no  king,  chief,  and  ruler,  hath 
 asked  such  a  thing  as  this  of  any  scribe,  and 
 enchanter,  and  Chaldean ;  '^  and  the  thing 
 that  the  king  is  aslcing  is  precious,  and  others 
 are  tliere  not  that  do  shew  it  before  the  king, 
 save  the  gods,  whose  dwelling  isnot^vithflesh.' 
 
 ''■'  Therefore  the  king  hath  been  angry  and 
 very  wroth,  and  hath  said  to  destroy  all  the 
 wise  men  of  Babylon  ;  '■'  and  the  sentence  hath 
 gone  forth,  and  the  wise  men  arebeing  slain,  and 
 they  have  sought  Daniel  and  his  companions 
 to  be  slain. 
 
 ^*  Theu  Daniel  hath  replied  wt/A counsel  and 
 
Daniel  interprets 
 
 II.  15.— DANIEL.— II.  48. 
 
 Nchucliadnezzar's  dream. 
 
 discretion  to  Ariocli  chief  of  the  execiitiorers 
 of  the  king,  who  hath  gone  forth  to  slay  the 
 wise  nien  of  Babylon.  '*  He  hath  answered 
 andsaidtoAriochthe  king's  captain,  'Where- 
 fore is  the  sentence  so  urgent  from  before  the 
 king?'  Then  Arioch  hath  made  the  thing 
 known  to  Daniel,  ^^  and  Daniel  hath  gone  up, 
 and  sought  of  the  king  that  he  would  give 
 him  time  to  shew  the  interpretation  to  the  king. 
 
 ^^  Then  Daniel  to  his  hoxise  hath  gone,  and 
 to  Hananiah,  Mishael,  and  Azariah,  his  com- 
 panions, he  hath  made  the  thing  known,  ^^and 
 to  seek  mercies  from  before  the  God  of  the 
 heavens  concerning  this  secret,  tliat  they  de- 
 stroy not  Daniel  and  his  companions  with  the 
 rest  of  the  wise  men  of  Babylon.  ^^  Then  to 
 Daniel,  in  a  vision  of  the  night,  the  secret  hath 
 been  revealed. 
 
 Then  hath  Daniel  blessed  the  God  of  the 
 heavens.  '^"  Daniel  hath  answered  and  said, 
 'Let  the  name  of  God  be  blessed  from  age 
 even  unto  age,  for  wisdom  and  might — for 
 they  are  His.  -^  And  He  is  changing  times 
 and  seasons.  He  is  causing  kings  to  pass 
 away,  and  He  is  raising  up  kings ;  He  is  giv- 
 ing wisdom  to  the  wise,  and  knowledge  to 
 those  possessing  understanding.  -"He  is  re- 
 vealing deep  and  hidden  things;  He  hath 
 known  what  is  in  darkness,  and  light  with 
 Him  hath  dwelt.  'SThee,  O  God  of  my  fa- 
 thers, I  am  thanking  and  praising,  for  wisdom 
 and  might  Thoii  hast  given  to  me ;  and  now. 
 Thou  hast  caused  me  to  know  that  which  we 
 liave  sought  from  Thee,  for  the  king's  matter 
 Thou  hast  caused  us  to  know.' 
 
 ^Therefore  Daniel  hath  gone  up  unto  Ari- 
 och, whom  the  king  hath  appointed  to  destroy 
 the  wise  men  of  Babylon ;  he  hath  gone,  and 
 thus  hath  said  to  him,  '  The  wise  men  of  Ba- 
 bylon thou  dost  not  destroy,  bring  me  up  be- 
 fore the  king,  and  the  interpretation  to  the 
 king  I  do  shew.' 
 
 -^  Then  Arioch  in  haste  hath  brought  up 
 Daniel  before  the  king,  and  thus  hath  said  to 
 him — '  I  have  found  a  man  of  the  sons  of  the 
 Removed  of  Judah,  who  the  interpretation  to 
 the  king  doth  make  known. '  "^  The  king  hath 
 answered  and  said  to  Daniel,  whose  name  is 
 Belteshazzar,  '  Art  thou  able  to  cause  me  to 
 know  the  dream  that  I  have  seen,  and  its  in- 
 terpretation?' 
 
 ^''  Daniel  hath  answered  before  the  king  and 
 said,  'The  secret  that  the  king  is  asking,  the 
 wise  men,  the  enchanters,  the  scribes,  the 
 soothsayers,  are  not  able  to  shew  to  the  king; 
 **but  there  is  a  God  in  the  heavens,  arevealer 
 of  secrets,  and  He  hath  made  known  to  king 
 Nebuchadnezzar  that  which  is  to  be  in  the 
 latter  end  of  the  days. 
 
 '  Thy  dream  and  the  visions  of  thy  head  on 
 thy  bed  are  these :  ^^  Thou,  0  king,  thy  thoughts 
 on  thy  bed  have  come  up  conceiTimg  that  which 
 is  to  be  after  this,  and  the  Bevealer  of  secrets 
 hath  caused  thee  to  know  that  which  is  to  be. 
 ■"'  As  to  me — not  for  any  wisdom  that  is  in  me 
 above  any  living  hath  this  secret  been  revealed 
 to  me;  but  for  the  intent  that  the  interpreta- 
 tion to  the  king  they  make  known,  and  the 
 thoughts  of  thy  heart  thou  dost  know. 
 
 ^^''Thou,  0  king,  wast  looking,  and  lo,  a 
 certain  great  image.  This  image  is  mishty, 
 2  m 
 
 and  its  brightness  excellent;  it  is  standing 
 over-against  thee,  and  its  ai)pearance  is  ter- 
 rible. 3-  This  image !  its  head  is  of  good  gold, 
 its  breasts  and  its  arms  of  silver,  its  belly 
 and  its  thighs  of  brass  j  ^^  its  legs  of  iron,  its 
 feet,  part  of  them  of  iron,  and  part  of  them 
 of  clay.  ^"'Thou  wast  looking  till  that  a  stone 
 hath  taeen  cvit  out  without  hands,  and  it  hath 
 smitten  the  image  on  its  feet,  that  are  of  iron 
 and  of  clay,  and  it  hath  broken  them  small ; 
 'f  then  broken  small  together  have  been  the 
 iron,  the  clay,  the  brass,  the  silver,  and  the 
 gold,  and  they  have  been  as  chafi'  from  the 
 summer  threshing-floor,  and  carried  them 
 away  hath  the  wind,  and  no  place  hath  been 
 found  for  them :  and  the  stone  that  smote  the 
 image  hath  become  a  great  mountain,  and  hath 
 filled  all  the  land.  ^6  'phis  is  the  dream,  and 
 its  interi^retatiou  we  do  tell  before  the  king. 
 
 ^'' '  Thoii,  0  king,  art  a  king  of  kings,  for 
 the  God  of  the  heavens  a  kingdom,  strength, 
 and  might,  and  glory,  hath  given  to  thee; 
 •*8  and  whithersoever  sons  of  men  are  dwelling, 
 the  beast  of  the  field,  and  the  fowl  of  the 
 heavens,  He  hath  given  into  thy  hand,  and 
 hath  caused  thee  to  rule  over  them  all;  thou 
 art  this  head  of  gold.  ^'^  And  after  thee  doth 
 rise  lip  another  kingdom  lower  than  those, 
 and  another  tliird  kingdom  of  brass,  that 
 doth  rule  over  all  the  earth.  ^^  And  the  fourth 
 kingdom  is  strong  as  iron,  because  that  iron 
 isbreakingsmall,  and  making  feeble,  all  things, 
 even  as  iron  that  is  breaking  all  these,  it 
 beateth  small  and  breaketh.  ^^  As  to  that 
 which  thou  hast  seen :  the  feet  and  toes,  part 
 of  them  potter's  clay,  and  part  of  them  iron, 
 the  kingdom  is  divided:  and  some  of  the 
 standing  of  the  iron  is  to  be  in  it,  because 
 that  thou  hast  seen  the  iron  mixed  with  miry 
 clay.  *"  As  to  the  toes  of  the  feet,  part  of 
 them  iron,  and  part  of  them  clay :  some  part 
 of  the  kingdom  is  strong,  and  some  part  of  it 
 is  brittle.  ^  Because  thou  hast  seen  iron 
 mixed  with  miry  clay,  they  are  mixing  them- 
 selves with  the  seed  of  men:  and  they  are 
 not  adhering  one  with  another,  even  as  iron  is 
 not  mixed  with  clay. 
 
 '^ '  And  in  the  days  of  these  kings  raise  up 
 doth  the  God  of  the  heavens  a  kingdom  that 
 is  not  destroyed — to  the  age,  and  its  kingdom 
 to  another  people  is  not  left:  it  beateth  small 
 and  endeth  all  these  kingdoms,  and  it  stand- 
 eth  to  the  age.  ■'^Because  that  thou  hast  seen 
 that  out  of  the  mountain  cut  hath  been  a  stone 
 without  hands,  and  it  hath  beaten  small 
 the  iron,  the  brass,  the  clay,  the  silver,  and 
 the  gold ;  the  great  God  hath  made  known  to 
 the  king  that  which  is  to  be  after  this ;  and  the 
 dream  is  true,  and  its  interpretation  stedfast.' 
 
 ■'^Then  hath  king  Nebuchadnezzar  fallen  on 
 his  face,  and  to  Daniel  he  hath  done  obeisance, 
 and  present,  and  sweet  things,  he  hath  said 
 to  pour  out  to  him.  •*'  The  king  hath  answered 
 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,  since  thou  hast  been 
 able  to  reveal  this  secret.' 
 
 •^  Then  the  king  hath  made  Daniel  great, 
 and  many  great  gifts  he  hath  given  to  him, 
 and  hath  caused  him  to  rule  over  all  the  pro- 
 vince of  Babylon,  and  chief  of  the  perfects 
 545 
 
Nchuchadne'.zar'a  golden  image,    ii.  49.— DANIEL.—  ill.  29.      DanieVs  companions  delivered. 
 
 over  all  the  wise  men  of  Babylon.  ^''Aud 
 Daiu'cl  hath  sought  from  the  king,  and  he  hatli 
 appointed  over  the  work  of  the  pro\ance  of 
 Babylon,  Shadrach,  Meshacli,  and  Abed-Nei,'o, 
 and  Daniel  is  in  the  gate  of  the  king. 
 
 III.  J  NEBUCHADNEZZAR  the  king  hath 
 made  an  imat,'e  of  gold,  its  heiglit  sixty  cubits, 
 its  breadth  six  cubits ;  he  hath  raised  it  up  in 
 the  valley  of  Dura,  in  the  province  of  Baby- 
 lon; ■•' and  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  hath  sent 
 to  gather  the  satraps,  the  prefects,  and  the 
 governors,  the  honoiirable  judges,  the  trea- 
 sxirers,  the  counsellors,  the  slierilFs,  and  all 
 the  rulers  of  the  province,  to  come  to  the 
 dedicatiou  of  the  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar 
 the  king  hath  raised  up. 
 
 ^Theu  are  gathered  the  satraps,  the  prefects, 
 and  the  governors,  the  honourable  judges, 
 the  treasurers,  the  counsellors,  the  sheriffs, 
 and  all  the  rulers  of  the  province,  to  the  de- 
 dicatiou of  the  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar 
 the  king  hath  raised  up :  and  they  are  stand- 
 ing before  the  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar 
 hath  raised  up. 
 
 *  And  a  crier  is  calling  mightily :  '  To  you 
 they  are  saying :  0  peoples,  nations,  and  lan- 
 guages !  2  at  the  time  that  ye  hear  the  voice  of 
 the  cornet,  the  flute,  the  harp,  the  sackbut, 
 the  psaltery,  the  symphony,  and  all  kinds  of 
 music,  yc  fall  down  and  do  obeisance  to  the 
 golden  image  that  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king 
 hath  raised  up :  '''  and  whoso  doth  not  fall 
 down  and  do  obeisance,  in  that  hour  he  is 
 cast  into  the  midst  of  a  burning  fiery  furnace.' 
 ''  Therefore  at  that  time,  when  all  the  peoples 
 are  hearing  the  voice  of  the  cornet,  the  flute, 
 the  harp,  the  sackbut,  the  psaltery,  and  all 
 kinds  of  music,  falling  down  are  all  the 
 peoples,  nations,  and  languages,  doing  obei- 
 sance to  the  golden  image  that  Nebuchad- 
 nezzar the  king  hath  raised  up. 
 
 ^Therefore  at  that  time  drawn  near  have 
 certain  Chaldeans,  and  accused  the  Jews; 
 "  they  have  answered,  yea,  they  are  saying  to 
 Nebuchadnezzar  the  king,  '  0  king,  to  the  ages 
 live !  i**  Thou,  0  king,  hast  made  a  decree  that 
 every  man  who  doth  hear  the  voice  of  the 
 cornet,  the  flute,  the  harp,  the  sackbut,  the 
 psaltery,  and  the  symphony,  and  all  kinds  of 
 music,  doth  fall  down  and  do  obeisance  to  the 
 goMen  image ;  "  and  whoso  doth  not  fall  down 
 and  do  obeisance,  is  cast  into  the  midst  of  a 
 burning  fiery  furnace.  '-There  are  certain 
 Jews  whom  thou  hast  appointed  over  the 
 work  of  the  province  of  Babylon— Shadrach, 
 Meshach,  and  Abed-Nego,  these  men  have  not 
 made  of  thee,  O  king,  any  regard ;  thy  gods 
 they  are  not  serving,  and  to  the  golden  image 
 thou  hast  raised  up — are  not  making  obeisance.' 
 !•*  Then  Nebuchadnezzar,  in  anger  and  fury, 
 hath  said  to  bring  in  Shadrach,  Mesliach,  and 
 Abed-Nego.  Then  these  men  have  been 
 brought  in  before  the  king.  '*  Nebiichadnez- 
 zar  hath  answered  and  said  to  them,  '  Is  it  a 
 laid  jilan,  0  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed- 
 Nc-^'o  -my  gods  yc  are  not  serving,  and  to  the 
 golden  image  that  1  have  raised  up  ye  are  not 
 doing  obeisance?  '^  Now,  lo,  ye  are  ready,  so 
 that  at  the  time  that  ye  liear  the  voice  of  the 
 cornet,  the  flute,  tlie  harp,  th«  sackbut,  the 
 54G 
 
 psaltery,  and  the  sjrm]ihony,  and  all  kinds  of 
 music,  ye  fall  down  and  do  obeisance  to  the 
 image  that  I  have  made!— and  lo,  ye  do  no 
 obeisance — in  that  hour  ye  are  cast  into  the 
 midst  of  a  burning  fiery  furnace ;  who  is  that 
 God  who  doth  deliver  you  out  of  my  hands?' 
 
 '•'Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-Nego  have 
 answered,  yea,  they  are  saying  to  the  king 
 Nebuchadnezzar,  '  We  have  no  need  concern- 
 ing this  matter  to  answer  thee.  '''  Lo,  it  is ; 
 our  God  whom  we  are  serving,  is  able  to  de- 
 liver us  from  a  burning  fiery  furnace  ;  and 
 from  thy  hand,  0  king,  He  doth  deliver. 
 '8  And  lo — not !  be  it  known  to  thee,  0  king, 
 that  thy  gods  wo  are  not  serving,  and  to  the 
 golden  image  thou  hast  raised  up  we  do  no 
 obeisance.' 
 
 '^Then  Nebuchadnezzar  hath  been  full  of 
 fury,  and  the  expression  of  liis  face  hath  been 
 changed  concerning  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
 Abed-Nego ;  he  answered  and  said  to  heat  the 
 furnace  seven  times  above  that  which  it  is 
 seen  to  be  heated;  "°and  to  certain  mighty 
 men  who  are  in  his  force  he  hath  said  to  bind 
 Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-Nego,  to  cast 
 into  the  burning  fiery  furnace. 
 
 -'  Then  these  men  nave  been  bound  in  their 
 coats,  their  tunics,  and  their  turbans,  and 
 their  clothing,  and  have  been  cast  into  the 
 midst  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace.  —There- 
 fore, because  that  the  word  of  the  kin^  is  ur- 
 gent, and  the  furnace  heated  exceedingly, 
 those  men  who  have  taken  up  Shadrach,  Me- 
 shach, and  Abed-Nego— killed  them  hath  the 
 spark  of  the  fire.  -^  And  these  three  men, 
 Sliadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-Xego,  have  fall- 
 en down  in  the  midst  of  the  burning  fiery  fur- 
 nace— bound. 
 
 -■*  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king  hath  been 
 astonished,  and  hath  risen  in  haste ;  he  hath 
 answered  and  said  to  his  counsellors,  '  Have 
 we  not  cast  three  men  into  the  midst  of  the 
 fire — bound?'  They  have  answered  and  are 
 sasdng  to  the  king,  '  Certainly,  0  king. '  '^  He 
 answered  and  hath  said,  '  Lo,  lam  seeing  four 
 men  loose,  walking  in  the  midst  of  the  fire, 
 and  tlicy  have  no  liurt;  and  the  appearance 
 of  the  fourth  is  like  to  a  son  of  the  gods.' 
 
 -''  Then  Nebuchadnezzar  hath  drawn  neai 
 to  the  gate  of  the  burning  fiery  furnace ;  he 
 hath  answered  and  said,  '  Snadrach,  Meshach, 
 and  Abed-Nego,  servants  of  God  Most  High, 
 come  forth,  yea,  come ; '  then  come  forth  do 
 Shadrach,  Meshach,  and  Abed-Nego,  from  the 
 midst  of  the  fire  ;  -''and  gathered  together,  the 
 satraps,  the  prefects,  and  the  governors,  and 
 the  counsellors  of  the  king,  are  seeing  these 
 men,  that  the  fire  hath  no  power  over  their 
 bodies,  and  the  hair  of  their  liead  hath  not 
 been  singed,  and  their  coats  have  not  changed, 
 and  the  smell  of  fire  hath  not  jiassed  on  tliem. 
 
 ^8  Nebuchadnezzar  hath  answered  and  hath 
 said,  '  Blessed  is  the  God  of  Shadrach,  Me- 
 shach, and  Abed-Nego,  who  hath  sent  Hia 
 messenger,  and  hath  delivered  His  servants 
 who  trusted  on  Him,  and  the  word  of  the  king 
 clianged,  and  gave  up  their  bodies  that  they 
 might  not  serve  nor  do  obeisance  to  any  god 
 except  to  their  own  God.  -'••  And  by  me  a  de- 
 cree is  made,  that  any  j)eople,  nation,  and 
 language,  that  doth  speak  erroneously  con- 
 
N'chuc'hadneTZttrs  wcond  dream,     iii.  30.— DANIEL.— iv.  32, 
 
 Daniel  interprcicth  it. 
 
 cerninw  the  God  of  Sliadrach,  Mesliach,  and 
 Abcd-Kcgo,  i>ieces  he  is  made,  and  its  lioivsc  is 
 made  a  dun;,diill,  because  that  there  is  uo 
 other  ,i;od  who  is  ahle  thus  to  deliver.'  ^^  Then 
 the  king  hath  caused  Shadrach,  Meshach,  and 
 Abed-Nei,'o,  to  x>rosi)er  in  the  province  of 
 Babylon. 
 
 IV.  1 '  NEBUCHADNEZZAR  the  king  to 
 all  peoples,  nations,  and  lanicuages,  who  are 
 dwelling  in  all  the  earth :  Your  peace  be  great ! 
 -  The  signs  and  wonders  that  God  Most  High 
 hath  done  with  me,  it  is  good  before  me  to 
 shew.  2  His  signs  how  great !  and  His  won- 
 ders how  mighty !  His  kingdom  is  a  kingdom 
 age-diiring,  and  His  rule  is  with  generation 
 and  generation. 
 
 ■*  'I,  Nebuchadnezzar,  have  been  at  rest  in 
 my  house,  and  flourishing  in  my  palace :  ^  a 
 dream  I  have  seen,  and  it  maketh  me  afraid, 
 and  the  conceptions  on  my  bed,  and  the  visions 
 of  my  head,  do  trouble  me.  ^  And  by  me  a 
 decree  is  made,  to  cause  all  the  wise  men  of 
 Babylon  to  come  up  before  me,  that  the  in- 
 terpretation of  the  dream  they  may  cause  me 
 to  know.  "  Then  coming  up  are  the  scribes,  the 
 enchanters,  the  Chaldeans,  and  the  sooth- 
 sayers, and  the  dream  I  have  told  before  them, 
 and  its  interpretation  they  are  not  making 
 known  to  me.  ^  And  at  last  come  up  before 
 me  hath  Daniel,  whose  name  is  Belteshazzar 
 — according  to  the  name  of  my  god — and  in 
 whom  is  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods,  and  the 
 dream  before  him  I  have  told: 
 
 ^ '  0  Belteshazzar,  master  of  the  scribes,  as 
 I  have  known  that  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods 
 is  ia  thee,  and  no  secret  doth  press  thee,  the 
 visions  of  my  dream  that  I  have  seen,  and  its 
 interpretation,  telL  '"As  to  the  visions  of 
 my  head  on  my  bed,  I  was  looking,  and  lo, 
 a  tree  in  the  midst  of  the  earth,  and  its  height 
 is  great:  ^^  become  great  hath  the  tree,  yea, 
 strong,  and  its  height  doth  reach  to  the  hea- 
 vens, and  its  vision  to  the  end  of  the  whole 
 land ;  ^-  its  leaves  are  fair,  and  its  budding 
 great,  and  food  for  all  is  in  it :  under  it  take 
 shade  doth  the  beast  of  the  tield,  and  in  its 
 boughs  dwell  do  the  birds  of  the  heavens,  and 
 of  it  fed  are  all  flesh. 
 
 1^  '  I  was  looking,  in  the  visions  of  my  head 
 on  my  bed,  and  lo,  a  sifter,  even  a  holyone, 
 from  the  heavens  is  coming  down.  ^*H.e  is 
 calling  mightily,  and  thus  hath  said,  Cut 
 down  the  tree,  and  cut  off  its  branches,  shake 
 off  its  leaves,  and  scatter  its  budding,  move 
 away  let  the  beast  from  under  it,  and  the 
 birds  from  off  its  branches ;  ^^  but  the  stump 
 of  its  roots  leave  in  the  earth,  even  with  a 
 band  of  iron  and  brass,  in  the  tender  grass  of 
 the  field,  and  with  the  dew  of  the  heavens  is 
 it  wet,  and  with  the  beasts  is  his  portion  in 
 the  herb  of  the  earth ;  i^  his  heart  from  man's 
 is  changed,  and  the  heart  of  a  beast  is  given 
 to  him,  and  seven  times  pass  over  him ;  ^^  by 
 the  decree  of  the  sifters  is  the  sentence,  and 
 by  the  saying  of  the  holy  ones  the  require- 
 ment, to  the  intent  that  the  living  may  know 
 that  the  Most  High  is  ruler  in  the  kingdom  of 
 men,  and  to  whom  He  -willeth  He  giveth  it, 
 and  the  lowest  of  men  He  doth  raise  up  over 
 it. 
 
 '8  'This  dream  I  have  seen,  Iking  Nebuc- 
 hadnezzar; and  tliou,  0  Helti.shazzar,  the  in- 
 terpretation tell,  because  tliat  all  the  wise 
 men  of  my  kingdom  are  not  able  to  cause  me 
 to  know  the  interpretation,  and  thou  art  able, 
 for  the  spirit  of  the  holy  gods  is  in  tliee. 
 
 1^ '  Then  Daniel,  whose  name  is  Belteshaz- 
 zar, hath  been  astonished  about  one  hour,  and 
 his  thoughts  do  trouble  him;  the  king  hath 
 answered  and  said,  0  Belteshazzar,  let  not 
 the  dream  and  its  interpretation  trouble  thee. 
 Belteshazzar  hath  answered  and  said.  My  lord, 
 the  dreara — to  those  hating  thee,  and  its  in- 
 terpretation— to  thine  enemies  !  -^The  tree 
 that  thou  hast  seen,  that  hath  become  great 
 and  strong,  and  its  height  doth  reach  to  the 
 heavens,  and  its  ^^sion  to  all  the  laud,  '-'  and 
 its  leaves  are  fair,  and  its  budding  great,  and 
 food  for  all  is  in  it,  under  it  dwell  doth  the 
 beast  of  the  field,  and  on  its  boughs  sit  do  the 
 birds  of  the  heavens. 
 
 -- '  Thou  it  is,  0  king,  for  thou  hast  become 
 great  and  mighty,  and  thy  greatness  hath  be- 
 come great,  and  hath  reached  to  the  heavens, 
 and  thy  dominion  to  the  end  of  the  earth ; 
 '^  and  that  which  the  king  hath  seen — a  sifter, 
 even  a  holy  one,  coming  down  from  the  hea- 
 vens, and  he  hath  said.  Cut  down  the  tree, 
 and  destroy  it;  but  the  stump  of  its  roots 
 leave  in  the  earth,  even  with  a  band  of  iron 
 and  brass,  in  the  tender  grass  of  the  field,  and 
 with  the  dew  of  the  heavens  it  is  wet,  and 
 with  the  beast  of  the  field  is  his  portion,  till 
 that  seven  times  pass  over  him. 
 
 -•* 'This  is  the  interpretation,  0  king,  and 
 the  decree  of  the  Most  High  it  is  that  hath 
 come  against  my  lord  the  king:  ^and  they  are 
 driving  thee  away  from  men,  and  with  the 
 beast  of  the  tield  is  thy  dwelling,  and  the 
 herb  as  oxen  they  do  cause  thee  to  eat,  and 
 by  the  dew  of  the  heavens  they  are  wetting 
 thee,  and  seven  times  do  pass  over  thee,  tul 
 that  thou  knowest  that  the  Most  High  is 
 ruler  in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  to  whom  He 
 willeth  He  giveth  it.  '*^  And  that  which  they 
 said — to  leave  the  stump  of  the  roots  of  the 
 tree;  thy  kingdom  for  thee  abideth,  after  that 
 thou  knowest  that  the  heavens  are  ruling. 
 
 '^  '  Therefore,  0  king,  let  my  counsel  be  ac- 
 ceptable unto  thee,  and  thy  sins  by  righteous- 
 ness break  ofl",  and  thy  perversity  by  pitying 
 the  poor,  lo,  it  is  a  lengthening  of  thine  ease. 
 
 ^  'AH — hath  come  on  Nebuchadnezzar  the 
 king. 
 
 ■^^  'At  the  end  of  twelve  mouths,  on  the 
 palace  of  the  kingdom  of  Babylon  he  hath 
 been  walking ;  3"  the  king  hath  answered  and 
 said,  Is  not  this  that  great  Babylon  that  I 
 have  built,  for  the  house  of  the  kingdom,  in  the 
 might  of  my  strength,  and  for  the  glory  of  mine 
 honour? 
 
 3^  'While  the  word  is  i?t  the  king's  mouth  a 
 voice  from  the  heavens  hath  fallen :  To  thee 
 they  are  saying :  0  Nebuchadnezzar  the  king, 
 the  kingdom  hath  passed  from  thee,  ^-  and 
 from  men  they  are  driving  thee  away,  and 
 with  the  beast  of  the  field  is  thy  dwelling,  the 
 herb  as  oxen  they  do  cause  thee  to  eat,  and 
 seven  times  do  pass  over  thee,  till  that  thou 
 knowest  that  tne  Most  High  is  ruler  in  the 
 547 
 
The  king  driven  among  beasts.        rv.  33.— DANIEL.— v.  22.   Belshazzar's  feast  and  confusion. 
 
 kingdom  of  men,  and  to  whom  He  willeth  He 
 ^vetli  it. 
 
 ^■'  '  lu  that  hour  the  thiug  hath  been  fulfill- 
 ed on  Nebuchadnezzar,  and  from  men  he  is 
 driven,  and  the  herb  as  oxen  he  eateth,  and 
 by  the  dew  of  the  heavens  his  body  is  wet, 
 till  that  his  hair  as  eagles'  hath  become  great, 
 and  his  nails  as  birds.' 
 
 '^  'And  at  the  end  of  the  days  I,  Nebuchad- 
 nezzar, mine  eyes  to  the  heavens  have  lifted 
 up,  and  mine  understanding  unto  me  return- 
 eth,  and  the  Most  High  I  have  blessed,  and 
 the  Age-during  Living  One  I  have  praised  and 
 honoured,  whose  dominion  ?.s  a  dominion  age- 
 during,  and  His  kingdom  with  generation  and 
 generation ;  ^s  mul  all  who  are  dwelling  on  the 
 eartli  as  nothino;  are  reckoned,  and  according 
 to  his  will  He  is  doing  among  the  forces  of 
 the  heavens  and  those  dwelling  on  the  earth, 
 and  there  is  nonethatdoth  clan  with  his  hand, 
 and  saith  to  Him,  Wliat  hast  Thou  done? 
 
 2''  '  At  that  time  my  understanding  doth  re- 
 turn unto  me,  and  forthegloryof  my  kingdom, 
 my  honour  and  my  brightness  doth  return  un- 
 to me,  and  to  me  my  counsellors  and  my  great 
 men  do  seek,  and  over  my  kingdom  I  have 
 been  made  right,  and  abimdant  greatness  hath 
 been  added  to  me. 
 
 '*'■  '  Now,  I,  Nebuchadnezzar,  am  praising 
 and  exalting  and  honouring  the  King  of  the 
 heavens,  for  all  His  works  a7-e  truth,  and  His 
 paths  judgment,  and  those  walking  in  pride 
 He  is  able  to  humble.' 
 
 V.  1  BELSHAZZAR  the  king  hath  made  a 
 great  feast  to  a  thousand  of  his  great  men, 
 and  before  the  thousand  he  is  drinking  wine; 
 "  Belshazzar  hatb  said — wliile  tasting  the  wine 
 —to  bring  in  the  vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver 
 that  Nebuchadnezzar  his  father  had  taken 
 from  the  temple  that  is  in  Jerusalem,  that 
 drink  with  them  may  the  king,  and  his  great 
 men.  his  wives,  and  his  concubines. 
 
 ^  Then  they  have  brought  in  the  vessels  of 
 gold  that  had  been  taken  out  of  the  temple 
 of  the  house  of  God  that  is  in  Jerusalem,  and 
 drunk  with  them  have  the  king  and  his  great 
 men,  his  wives  and  his  concubines ;  *  they 
 have  drunk  wine,  and  have  praised  the  gods 
 of  gold,  and  of  silver,  of  brass,  of  iron,  of 
 wood,  and  of  stone. 
 
 ^  In  that  hoxu"  come  forth  have  fingers  of  a 
 man's  hand,  and  they  are  writing  over-against 
 the  candlestick,  on  the  plaster  of  the  wall  of 
 the  king's  palace :  and  the  king  is  seeing  the 
 extremity  of  the  hand  tliat  is  writing;  ''then 
 the  king's  countenance  hatli  clian^ed,  and  his 
 thoughts  do  trouble  hina,  and  the  joints  of  his 
 loins  are  loosed,  and  his  knees  are  smiting  one 
 against  another. 
 
 7  Call  doth  the  king  mightily,  to  bring  up 
 the  enclianters,  the  Chaldeans,  and  the  sooth- 
 sayers. Answered  hath  the  l^ing,  and  said  to 
 the  wise  men  of  Babylon,  that,  'Any  man 
 who  doth  read  this  writing,  and  its  interpre- 
 tation doth  shew  me,  purple  he  initteth  on, 
 and  a  bracelet  of  gold  is  on  his  neck,  and  third 
 in  the  kingdom  he  doth  rule.' 
 
 8  Then  coming  up  are  all  the  vnse  men  of  the 
 king,  and  they  are  not  able  to  read  the  writing, 
 and  the  interpretation  to  make  known  to  the 
 
 648 
 
 king  ;  "  then  the  king  I'elshazzar  is  greatly 
 troubled,  and  his  countenance  is  changing  in 
 him,  and  Jiis  great  men  are  perplexed. 
 
 ^"The  queen,  on  account  of  the  words  of 
 the  king  and  his  great  men,  to  the  banquet- 
 house  hath  come  up.  Answered  hath  the 
 queen,  and  said,  '  0  king,  to  the  ages  live ;  let 
 not  tliy  thoughts  trouble  thee,  nor  thy  count- 
 enance be  changed:  ^^ there  is  a  man  in  thy 
 kingdom  in  whom  is  the  spirit  of  the  holy 
 gods :  and,  in  the  days  of  thy  father,  light, 
 and  understanding,  and  wisdom  —  as  the 
 wisdom  of  the  gods — was  found  in  him ;  and 
 Idug  Nebuchadnezzar  thy  father,  chief  of  the 
 scribes,  enchanters,  Chaldeans,  soothsayers, 
 established  him  — thy  father,  0  king — '^  be- 
 cause that  an  excellent  spirit,  and  knowledge, 
 and  understanding,  interpreting  of  dreams, 
 and  showing  of  enigmas,  and  loosing  of  knots 
 was  found  in  him,  in  Daniel,  whose  name  the 
 king  made  Belteshazzar :  now  let  Daniel  be 
 called,  and  the  interpretation  he  doth  show.' 
 
 ^■^  Then  Daniel  hath  been  caused  to  come 
 up  before  the  king  ;  answered  hath  the  king, 
 and  said  to  Daniel,  '  Thou  art  that  Daniel 
 who  art  of  the  sons  of  the  Eemoved  of  Judah, 
 whom  the  king  my  father  brought  in  out  of 
 Judah  ?  ^•'  And  I  have  heard  of  thee,  that 
 the  spirit  of  the  gods  is  in  thee,  and  light, 
 and  understanding,  and  excellent  wisdom  have 
 been  found  in  thee. 
 
 ^*'And  now.  caused  to  come  up  before  me 
 have  been  the  wise  men,  the  enchanters,  that 
 this  wTiting  they  may  read,  and  its  interpre- 
 tation to  cause  me  to  Itnow :  and  they  are  not 
 able  to  shew  the  interpretation  of  the  thing : 
 i^and  I — I  have  heard  of  thee,  that  thou  art 
 able  to  give  interpretations,  and  to  loose  knots : 
 now,  lo — thou  art  able  to  read  the  writing,  and 
 its  interpretation  to  cause  me  to  know — purple 
 thou  dost  put  on,  and  a  bracelet  of  gold  is  on 
 thy  neck,  and  third  in  the  kingdom  thou  dost 
 rule.' 
 
 i^Then  hath  Daniel  answered  and  said  be- 
 fore the  liing,  'Thy  gifts  be  to  thyself,  and 
 thy  fee  to  another  give;  nevertheless,  the 
 Avriting  I  do  read  to  the  king,  and  the  inter- 
 pretation I  cause  him  to  know;  i^thou,  0  king, 
 God  Most  High,  a  kingdom,  and  greatness, 
 and  glory,  andhonour,  gaveto  Nebuchadnezzar 
 thy  father :  ^^  and  because  of  the  greatness 
 that  He  gave  to  him,  all  peoples,  nations,  and 
 languages  were  trembling  and  fearing  before 
 him:  whom  he  willed  he  was  slaying,  and 
 whom  he  willed  he  was  keeping  alive,  and 
 whom  he  willed  he  was  raising  up,  and  whom 
 he  Avilled  he  was  making  low  ;  ^°  and  when  his 
 heart  was  high,  and  his  spirit  was  strong  to 
 act  proudly,  he  hath  been  caused  to  come  down 
 from  the  throne  of  his  kingdom,  and  his  glory 
 they  have  caused  to  iiass  away  from  nim, 
 -'  and  from  the  sons  of  men  he  is  driven,  and 
 his  heart  with  the  beasts  hath  been  like,  and 
 with  the  wild  asses  is  his  dwelling;  the  herb 
 like  oxen  they  cause  him  to  eat,  and  by  the 
 dew  of  the  heavens  is  his  body  wet,  till  that 
 he  hatli  known  that  God  Most  High  is  ruler 
 in  the  kingdom  of  men,  and  whom  He  willetli 
 He  raiseth  up  over  it. 
 
 '^ '  And  thou,  his  son,  Belshazzar,  hast  not 
 
Death  of  Belshazzar. 
 
 V.  23.— DANIEL— VI.  24 
 
 Daniel  in  the  lions'  den. 
 
 humbled  thy  heart,  though  all  this  thou  hast 
 kuowu  ;  -3  and  against  the  Lord  of  the  heavens 
 thou  hast  lifted  up  thyself ;  and  the  vessels  of 
 His  house  they  have  brought  in  before  tliee, 
 and  thou,  and  thy  great  men,  thy;wives,  and 
 thy  concubines,  are  drinking  wine  with  them, 
 and  gods  of  silver,  and  of  gold,  of  brass,  of 
 iron,  of  wood,  and  of  stone,  that  are  not  see- 
 ing, nor  hearing,  nor  knowing,  thou  hast 
 praised :  and  the  God  in  whose  hand  is  thy 
 breath,  and  all  thy  ways.  Him  thou  hast  not 
 honoured. 
 
 ^■^ '  Then  from  before  Him  sent  is  the  ex- 
 tremity of  the  hand,  and  the  writing  is  noted 
 down  ;  "^  and  this  is  the  waiting  that  is  noted 
 down:  Numbered,  Nimibered,  Weighed,  and 
 Divided.  ^^  This  is  the  interpretation  of  the 
 thing:  Niunbered — God  hath  numbered  thy 
 kingdom,  and  hath  finished  it.  ^  Weighed — 
 Thou  art  weighed  in  the  balances,  and  hast 
 been  foimd  lacking.  '^Divided — Divided  is 
 thy  kingdom,  and  it  hath  been  given  to  the 
 Medes  and  Persians.' 
 
 -3  Then  hath  Belshazzar  said,  and  they  have 
 clothed  Daniel  with  purple,  and  a  bracelet  of 
 gold  is  on  his  neck,  and  fliey  have  proclaimed 
 concerning  him  that  he  is  the  third  ruler  in 
 the  kingdom.  2"  In  that  night  Belshazzar 
 king  of  the  Chaldeans  is  slain,  and  Darius  the 
 Mede  hath  received  the  kingdom,  when  a  son 
 of  sixty  and  two  years. 
 
 VI.  ^  IT  hath  been  good  before  Darius,  and 
 he  hath  established  over  the  kingdom  satraps 
 — a  hundred  and  twenty — that  they  may  be 
 throughoiit  the  whole  kingdom,  ^  and  higher 
 than  they  three  presidents,  of  \vhom  Daniel 
 is  first,  that  these  satraps  may  give  to  them 
 an  account,  and  the  king  have  no  loss.  ^Then 
 this  Daniel  hath  been  overseer  over  the  pre- 
 sidents and  satraps,  because  that  an  excellent 
 sjiirit  is  in  him,  and  the  king  hath  thought  to 
 establish  him  over  the  whole  kingdom. 
 
 *Then  the  presidents  and  satraps  have  been 
 seeking  to  find  a  cause  of  complaint  against 
 Daniel  concerning  the  kingdom,  and  any 
 cause  of  complaint  and  corruption  they  are 
 not  able  to  find,  because  that  he  is  faithful, 
 and  any  error  and  corruption  have  not  been 
 found  in  him.  ^  Then  these  men  are  saying, 
 '  We  do  not  find  against  this  Daniel  any  cause 
 of  complaint,  except  we  have  found  it  against 
 him  in  the  law  of  his  God.' 
 
 ''Then  these  presidents  and  satraps  have 
 assembled  near  the  king,  and  thus  they  are 
 saying  to  him :  '  0  king  Darius,  Ito  the  ages 
 live !  '■  Taken  counsel  have  all  the  presidents 
 of  the  kingdom,  the  prefects,  and  the  satraps, 
 thecounsellors,  and  the  governors,  to  establisli 
 a  royal  statute,  and  to  strengthen  an  interdict, 
 that  any  who  seeketh  a  petition  from  any  god 
 and  man  imtil  thirty  days,  save  of  thee,  O 
 king,  is  cast  into  a  den  of  lions.  ^Now,  0 
 king,  thou  dost  establish  the  interdict,  and 
 sign  the  writing,  that  it  is  not  to  be  changed, 
 as  a  law  of  Media  and  Persia,  that  doth  not 
 pass  away.' 
 
 "Therefore  king  Darius  hath  signed  the 
 writing  and  interdict. 
 
 i^Aud  Daniel,  when  he  hath  known  that 
 the  writing  is  signed,   hath  gone  up  to  his 
 
 house,  and  the  window  being  opened  for  him, 
 in  his  upper  chamber,  over-against  Jerusalem, 
 three  tmies  in  a  day  he  is  kneeling  on  his 
 knees,  and  praying,  and  confessing  before  his 
 God,  because  that  he  was  doing  it  before  this. 
 
 11  Then  these  men  have  assembled,  and 
 found  Daniel  praying  and  entreating  grace 
 before  his  God ;  i-  then  they  have  come  near, 
 yea,  they  are  saying  before  the  king  concern- 
 ing the  king's  interdict :  '  Hast  thou  not  signed 
 an  interdict,  that  any  man  who  seeketh  from 
 any  god  and  man  until  thirty  days,  save  of 
 thee,  0  king,  is  cast  into  a  den  of  lions?' 
 Answered  hath  the  king,  and  said,  '  The  thing 
 is  certain  as  a  law  of  Media  and  Persia,  that 
 doth  not  pass  away.'  ^^  Then  they  have  an- 
 swered, yea,  they  are  saying  before  the  king, 
 that,  '  Daniel,  who  is  of  the  sons  of  the  Re- 
 moved of  Judah,  hath  not  placed  on  thee,  0 
 king,  a7iy  regard,  nor  on  the  interdict  that 
 thou  hast  signed,  and  three  times  in  a  day  he 
 is  seeking  his  petition.' 
 
 "  Then  the  king,  when  he  hath  heard  the 
 matter,  is  greatly  displeased  at  himself,  and 
 on  Daniel  he  hath  set  the  heart  to  deliver 
 him,  and  till  the  going  up  of  the  sim  he  was 
 arranging  to  deliver  him.  ^^  Then  these  men 
 have  assembled  near  the  Idng,  and  are  saying 
 to  the  king,  '  Know,  0  king,  that  the  law  of 
 Media  and  Persia  is :  That  any  interdict  and 
 statute  that  the  king  doth  establish  is  not  to 
 be  changed.' 
 
 1"^  Then  the  king  hath  said,  and  they  have 
 brought  Daniel,  and  have  cast  him  into  a  den 
 of  Kons.  The  king  hath  answered  and  said 
 to  Daniel,  '  Thy  God,  whom  thou  art  serving 
 continually,  Himself  doth  deliverthee.'  ^''And 
 a  stone  hath  ,been  brought  and  placed  at  the 
 mouth  of  the  den,  and  the  king  hath  sealed 
 it  with  his  signet,  and  with  the  signet  of  his 
 great  men,  that  the  purpose  be  not  changed 
 concerning  Daniel. 
 
 18  Then  hath  the  king  gone  to  his  palace, 
 and  he  hath  passed  the  night  fasting,  and 
 dahavan  have  not  been'brought  up  before  him, 
 and  his  sleep  hath  fled  fro77i  off  him. 
 
 18  Then  doth  the  king  rise  in  the  early  morn- 
 ing, at  the  light,  and  in  haste  to  the  den  of 
 lions  he  hath  gone ;  -"  and  at  his  coming  near 
 to  the  den,  to  Daniel,  with  a  grieved  voice,  he 
 crieth.  The  king  hath  answered  and  said  to 
 Daniel,  0  Daniel,  servant  of  the  living  God, 
 thy  God,  whom  thou  art  serving  continually, 
 is  He  able  to  deliver  thee  from  the  lions?' 
 
 '■''  Then  Daniel  hath  spoken  with  the  king: 
 '  0  king,  to  the  ages  live :  -^my  God  hath  sent 
 Hismessenger,  andhath  shutthe  lions'  mouths, 
 and  they  have  not  injured  me:  because  that 
 before  Him  purity  hath  been  found  in  me; 
 and  also  before  thee,  0  king,  injury  I  have 
 not  done.'  -^Then  was  the  lung  very  glad 
 for  him,  and  he  hath  commanded  Daniel  to  be 
 taken  up  out  of  the  den,  and  Daniel  hath 
 been  taken  up  out  of  the  den,  and  no  injurv 
 hath  been  found  in  him.  because  he  hatn 
 believed  in  his  God.  -''Aud  the  king  hath 
 said,  and  they  have  brought  those  men  who 
 had  accused  Daniel,  and  to  the  den  of  Uon.s 
 they  have  cast  them,  they,  their  sons,  and 
 their  wives ;  aud  they  have  not  come  to  tlie 
 lower  part  of  the  den  tiU  that  the  lions  have 
 MO 
 
DanieCs  vision 
 
 VI.  25.— DANIEL.— VIII.  2. 
 
 of  the  four  beasts. 
 
 Eower  over  them,  and  all  their  boues  they  have 
 roken  small. 
 
 '^^Theu  Darius  the  king  hath  writteu  to  all 
 the  peoples,  nations,  and  languages,  who  are 
 dwelling  in  all  the  land:  'Your  peace  be 
 great !  -®  From  before  me  is  made  a  decree, 
 that  in  every  dominion  of  my  kingdom  they 
 are  trembling  and  fearing  before  the  God  of 
 Daniel,  for  He  is  the  living  God,  and  abiding 
 to  the  ages,  and  His  kingdom  that  which  is  not 
 destroyed,  and  His  dominion  is  unto  the  end. 
 '"'  A  deliverer,  and  rescuer,  and  doer  of  signs 
 and  wonders  in  the  heavens  and  in  earth  is 
 He  who  hath  delivered  Daniel  from  the  paw 
 of  the  lions.'  -^And  this  Daniel  hath  pros- 
 pered in  the  reign  of  Darius,  and  in  the  reign 
 of  Cyrus  the  Persian. 
 
 VII.  iLN  the  first  year  of  Belshazzar  king 
 of  Babylon,  Daniel  hath  seen  a  dream,  and 
 the  visions  of  his  head  on  his  bed,  then  the 
 dream  he  hath  \vritten,  the  chief  of  the  things 
 he  hath  said.  ^Answered  hatn  Daniel  and 
 said,  '  I  was  seeing  in  my  vision  by  night,  and 
 lo,  the  four  \vinds  of  the  heavens  are  coming 
 f oi-th  to  the  great  sea ;  ^  and  four  great  beasts 
 are  coming  up  from  the  sea,  diverse  one  from 
 another.  ■•  Tho  first  is  like  a  lion,  and  it  hath 
 an  eagle's  wings.  I  was  seeing  till  that  its 
 Avings  have  been  plucked,  and  it  hath  been 
 lifted  up  from  the  earth,  and  on  feet  as  a  man 
 it  hath  been  caused  to  stand,  and  a  heart  of 
 man  is  given  to  it.  ^  And  lo,  another  beast,  a 
 second,  like  toabear,  andtothesame  authority 
 it  hath  been  raised,  and  three  ribs  are  in  its 
 mouth,  between  its  teeth,  and  thus  they  are 
 saying  to  it.  Rise,  consume  much  flesh. 
 
 "'After  this  I  was  seeing,  and  lo,  another 
 like  a  leopard,  and  it  hath  four  wings  of  a  fowl 
 on  its  back,  and  four  heads  hath  the  beast, 
 and  dominion  is  given  to  it. 
 
 "  '  After  this  I  was  seeing  in  the  visions  of 
 the  night,  and  lo,  a  fourth  beast,  terrible  and 
 fearful,  and  exceedingly  strong ;  and  it  hath 
 iron  teeth  very  great,  it  hath  consumed,  yea, 
 it  doth  break  small,  and  the  remnant  witli  its 
 feet  it  hath  trampled  ;  and  it  is  diverse  from 
 all  the  beasts  that  are  before  it ;  and  it  hath 
 ten  horns. 
 
 ** '  I  was  considering  about  the  horns,  and  lo, 
 another  horn,  a  little  one,  hath  come  uj)  be- 
 tween them,  and  tliree  of  the  first  horns  have 
 been  eradicated  from  before  it,  and  lo,  eyes 
 as  the  eyes  of  man  are  iu  tliis  horn,  aud  a 
 mouth  si)eaking  great  things. 
 
 "  '  I  was  seeing  till  that  thrones  have  been 
 tlirown  down,  aud  tho  Ancient  of  Days  is 
 seated.  His  garment  as  snow  is  white,  and 
 the  hair  of  his  head  is  as  pure  wool,  His  throne 
 Hames  of  lire,  its  wheels  burning  lire,  ^o  A 
 flood  of  lire  is  i)rocecding  aud  coming  forth 
 from  before  Him,  a  thousand  thousands  do 
 serve  Him,  and  a  myriad  of  myriads  before 
 Him  do  rise  up,  the  Judge  is  seated,  aud  the 
 books  have  been  oi)eued. 
 
 "  'I  was  seeing,  then,  because  of  the  voice 
 of  the  great  words  that  the  horn  is  speaking 
 I  was  seeing  till  that  the  beast  is  slain,  and 
 his  body  hatli  been  destroyed,  and  given  to 
 the  burning  lire  ;  ^"  and  the  rest  of  the  beasts 
 have  caused  theii- dominion  to  pass  away,  and 
 660 
 
 a  prolongation  in  life  is  given  to  them,  till  a 
 season  and  a  time. 
 
 13  '  I  was  seeing  in  the  visions  of  the  night, 
 and  lo,  with  the  clouds  of  the  heavens  as  a 
 son  of  man  was  one  coming,  and  imto  the  An- 
 cient of  Days  he  hath  come,  and  before  Him 
 they  have  brought  him  near,  i''  And  to  him 
 is  given  dominion,  and  glory,  and  a  kingdom, 
 and  all  peoples,  nations,  and  languages  do 
 serve  him,  his  dominion  is  a  dominion  age- 
 during,  that  passeth  not  away,  and  his  king- 
 dom that  which  is  not  destroyed. 
 
 ^^  'Pierced  hath  been  my  spirit— I,  Daniel — 
 in  the  midst  of  the  sheath,  aud  the  visions  of 
 my  head  trouble  me  ;  ^^  I  have  drawn  near  un- 
 to one  of  those  standing,  and  the  certainty  I 
 seek  from  him  of  all  this ;  and  he  hath  said  to 
 me,  yea,  the  interpretation  of  the  things  he 
 hath  caused  me  to  know: 
 
 1^  '  These  great  beasts,  that  are  foiir,  are 
 four  kings,  they  rise  np  from  the  earth ;  -8 and 
 receive  the  kingdom  do  the  saints  of  the  Most 
 High,  and  they  strengthen  the  kingdom  imto 
 the  age,  even  unto  the  age  of  the  ages. 
 
 13  'Then  I  wished  for  certainty  concerning 
 the  foiu'th  beast,  that  was  diverse  from  them 
 all,  fearful  exceedingly;  its  teeth  of  iron,  and 
 its  nails  of  brass,  it  hath  devoured,  it  doth 
 break  small,  and  the  remnant  with  its  feet  it 
 hath  trampled ;  -"  and  concerning  the  ten 
 horns  that  are  in  its  heads,  and  of  the  other 
 that  came  up,  and  before  which  three  have 
 fallen,  even  of  that  horn  that  hath  eyes,  and 
 a  mouth  speaking  gi-eat  things,  aud  whose  ap- 
 pearance is  great  above  its  companions. 
 
 -1 '  I  was  seeing,  and  this  horn  is  making 
 war  with  the  saints,  aud  hath  prevailed  over 
 them,  -'^till  that  the  Ancient  of  Days  hath 
 come,  and  judgment  is  given  to  the  saints  of 
 the  Most  High,  and  the  time  hath  come,  aiid 
 the  saints  have  strengthened  the  kingdom. 
 
 -3 '  Thus  he  said :  The  fourth  beast  is  the 
 fom-th  kingdom  in  the  earth,  that  is  diverse 
 from  all  kingdoms,  aud  it  consumeth  all  the 
 earth,  and  treadeth  it  down,  and  breaketh  it 
 small.  -•*  And  the  ten  horns  out  of  the  king- 
 dom are  ten  kings,  they  rise,  and  another  doth 
 rise  after  them,  and  it  is  diverse  from  the  for- 
 mer, and  tliree  kings  ithunibleth :  ^  and  words 
 as  an  adversaiy  of  the  Most  High  it  doth 
 speak,  and  the  saints  of  tlie  Most  High  it  doth 
 wear  out,  audit  hopeth  to  change  seasons  and 
 law;  and  they  are  given  into  its  hand,  till  a 
 time,  and  times,  and  a  division  of  a  time. 
 
 '-"  'And  the  Judge  is  seated,  and  its  do- 
 minion they  cause  to  pass  away,  to  cut  off, 
 aud  to  destroy — unto  the  end ;  -^  and  the  king- 
 dom, aud  the  dominion,  even  the  gi-eatness  of 
 the  Idngdora  under  the  whole  heavens,  is 
 giyeu  to  the  people— the  saints  of  tho  Most 
 High,  Hisikinf^dom  is  a  kingdom  age-during, 
 and  all  dominions  do  serve  and  obey  Him. 
 
 ^ '  Hitherto  is  the  end  of  the  matter.  I, 
 Daniel,  greatly  do  my  thoughts  trouble  me, 
 and  my  countenance  is  changed  ou  me,  aud 
 the  matter  iu  my  heart  1  have  kept. 
 
 VIII.  1 '  IN  the  third  year  of  the  reign  of 
 Belshazzar  the  king,  a  vision  hath  appeared 
 uuto  me- -I  Dauiel— after  that  which  liad  ap- 
 peared uuto  mo  ai  the  1  icginuing.    '•'  Aud  I  see 
 
DanieVa  vision  of  the 
 
 VIII.  3.— DANIEL.— IX.  10. 
 
 ram  and  tie-goat. 
 
 in  a  vision,  and  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  my  see- 
 ing, and  I  am  in  Shushan  the  palace  that  is 
 in  Elam  the  pro\'iuce,  and  I  see  in  a  vision, 
 and  I  have  been  by  the  stream  Ulai.  ^  And 
 1  lift  up  mine  eyes,  and  look,  and  lo,  a  certain 
 ram  is  standing  before  the  stream,  and  it  hath 
 two  horns,  and  the  two  horns  are  hifih ;  and 
 the  one  is  higher  than  the  other,  and  the  hif^h 
 one  is  coming  up  last.  ■*!  have  seen  the 
 ram  pushing  westward,  and  northward,  and 
 southward,  and  no  living  creatures  do  stand 
 before  it,  and  there  is  none  delivering  out  of 
 its  hand,  and  it  hath  done  according  to  its 
 pleasure,  and  hath  exerted  itsell 
 
 ^ '  And  I  have  been  considering,  and  lo,  a 
 youu"  he-goat  hath  come  from  the  west,  over 
 the  face  of  the  whole  earth,  whom  none  is 
 touching  in  tlie  earth ;  as  to  the  young  he- 
 goat,  a  conspicuous  horn  is  between  its  eyes. 
 ^  And  it  cometh  unto  the  ram  possessing  the 
 two  horns,  that  I  had  seen  standing  before  the 
 stream,  and  rimneth  unto  it  in  the  fury  of  its 
 power.  "  .And  I  have  seen  it  coming  near  the 
 ram,  and  it  becometh  embittered  at  it,  and 
 smiteth  the  ram,  and  breaketh  its  two  horns, 
 and  there  hath  been  no  power  in  the  ram  to 
 stand  before  it,  and  it  casteth  it  to  the  earth, 
 and  trampleth  it  down,  and  there  hath  been 
 no  deliverer  to  the  ram  out  of  its  power. 
 
 8  '  And  the  young  he-goat  hath  exerted  it- 
 self very  much,  and  when  it  is  strong,  broken 
 hath  been  the  great  horn ;  and  come  up  doth 
 a  vision  of  four  in  its  place,  at  the  four  winds 
 of  the  heavens.  ^  And  from  the  one  of  them  come 
 forth  hath  a  little  horn,  and  it  exerteth  itself 
 greatly  toward  the  south,  and  toward  the 
 east,  and  toward  the  beauteous  land  ;  ^^  yea, 
 it  exerteth  unto  the  host  of  the  heavens,  and 
 causeth  to  fall  to  the  earth  of  the  host,  and  of 
 the  stars,  and  trampleth  them  down.  ^^  And 
 unto  the  prince  of  the  host  it  exerteth  itself, 
 and  by  it  taken  away  hath  been  the  continual 
 sacrifice,  and  thrown  down  the  base  of  his 
 sanctuary.  ^"  And  the  host  is  given  up,  with 
 the  continual  sacrifice,  through  transgression, 
 and  it  throweth  down  truth  to  the  eai-th,  and 
 it  hath  worlced,  and  prospered. 
 
 ^^  '  And  1  hear  a  certain  holy  one  speaking, 
 and  a  certain  holy  one  saith  to  the  wonderful 
 numberer  who  is  speaking :  Till  when  is  the 
 vision  of  the  continual  sacrifice,  and  of  the 
 transgression,  an  astonishment,  to  make  both 
 sanctuary  and  host  a  treading  down  ?  ^''And 
 he  saith  unto  me.  Till  evening — morning  two 
 thousand  and  three  hundred,  then  is  the  holy 
 place  declared  right. 
 
 ^^  '  And  it  cometh  to  pass  in  my  seeing — I, 
 Daniel — the  vision,  that!  require  understand- 
 ing, and  lo,  standing  over-agaiust  me  is  as  the 
 appearance  of  a  mighty  one.  ^^  And  I  hear  a 
 voice  of  man  between  tlie  hanks  o/Ulai,  and 
 he  calleth  and  saith :  Gabriel,  cause  this  one 
 to  understand  the  appearance.  '"  And  he  com- 
 eth in  near  my  station,  and  at  his  coming  in  I 
 have  been  afraid,  and  I  fall  on  my  face,  and 
 he  saith  imto  me :  Understand,  son  of  man, 
 for  at  the  time  of  the  end  is  the  vision.  ^^  And 
 in  his  .speaking  with  me,  I  have  been  in  a 
 trance  on  my  face,  on  the  earth ;  and  he  com- 
 eth against  me,  and  causeth  me  to  stand  on 
 my  station,  '^  and  saith :  Lo,  1 — i  am  causing 
 
 thee  to  know  that  which  is  in  the  latter  end 
 of  the  indignation;  for,  at  the  appointed  time 
 is  the  end. 
 
 ""  '  The  ram  that  thou  hast  seen  possessing 
 two  horns,  are  the  kings  of  Media  and  Persia. 
 "\And  the  young  he-goat,  the  hairy  one,  is  the 
 king  of  Javan;  and  tlie  great  horn  that  is  be- 
 tween its  eyes  is  the  first  king;  -'-'and  that 
 being  broken,  stand  up  do  four  in  its  place, 
 four  kingdoms  from  the  nation  do  stand  up, 
 and  not  in  its  power. 
 
 "^^  '  And  in  the  latter  end  of  their  kingdom, 
 about  the  perfecting  of  the  transgressors,  stand 
 up  doth  a  king,  fierce  of  face,  and  understand- 
 ing hidden  things ;  '-■*  and  his  power  hath  been 
 mighty,  and  not  by  his  own  power;  and  won- 
 derful things  he  destroyeth,  and  he  hath  pros- 
 pered, and  wrought,  and  destroyed  mighty 
 ones,  and  the  people  of  the  Holy  Ones. 
 
 "5  '  And  by  his  imderstanding  he  hath  also 
 caused  deceit  to  prosper  in  his  hand,  and  in 
 his  heart  he  exerteth  himself,  and  by  ease*he 
 destroyeth  many;  and  against  the  prince  of 
 
 Erinces  he  standeth — and  without  hand  he  is 
 roken.  "^  And  the  appearance  of  the  evening 
 and  of  the  morning,  that  is  told,  is  true ;  and 
 thou,  hide  thou  the  vision,  for  it  is  after  many 
 days.' 
 
 ■-'''  And  I,  Daniel,  have  been,  yea,  I  becam* 
 sick  for  days,  and  I  rise,  and  do  the  king's 
 work,  and  am  astonished  at  the  appearance, 
 and  there  is  none  imderstanding. 
 
 IX..  1  IN  the  first  year  of  Darius,  son  of 
 Ahasuerus,  of  the  seed  of  the  Medes,  who  hath 
 been  made  king  over  the  kingdom  of  the  Chal- 
 deans, ^  in  the  first  year  of  his  reign,  I,  Daniel, 
 have  understood  by  books  the  number  of  the 
 years,  (in  that  a  word  of  Jehovah  hath  been 
 unto  Jeremiah  the  prophet,)  concerning  the 
 fulfilling  of  the  wastes  of  Jerusalem— seventy 
 years ;  ^  and  I  set  my  face  unto  the  Lord  God, 
 to  seek  hy  prayer  and  supplications,  with  fast- 
 ing, and  sackcloth,  and  ashes. 
 
 *  And  I  pray  to  Jehovah  my  God,  and  con- 
 fess, and  say :  '  I  beseech  Thee,  0  Lord  God, 
 the  great  and.  the  fearful,  keeping  the  cove- 
 nant and  the  kindness  to  those  loving  Him, 
 and  to  those  keeping  His  commands;  ^we 
 have  sinned,  and  done  perversely,  and  done 
 wickedly,  and  rebelled,  to  turn  aside  from  Thy 
 commands,  and  from  Thy  judgments:  ''and  we 
 have  not  hearkened  uuto  Thy  servants,  the 
 prophets,  who  have  spoken  in  Thy  name  unto 
 our  kings,  our  heads,  and  our  fathers,  and  to 
 all  the  people  of  the  land. 
 
 '' '  To  Thee,  O  Lord,  is  the  righteousness, 
 and  to  us  the  shame  of  face,  as  at  this  day,  to 
 the  men  of  Judah,  and  to  the  inhabitants  of 
 Jerusalem,  and  to  all  Israel,  who  are  near, 
 and  who  are  far  off,  in  all  the  lands  whither 
 Thou  hast  diiven  them,  in  their"  trespass  that 
 they  have  trespassed  agaiust  Thee. 
 
 ^0  Lord,  to  us  is  the  shame  of  face,  to  our 
 kin^s,  to  our  heads,  and  to  our  fathers,  in  that 
 we  have  sinned  against  Thee. 
 
 ^  '  To  the  Lord  our  God  are  the  mercies  and 
 the  forgivenesses,  for  we  have  rebelled  against 
 Him,  ^"and  have  not  hearkened  to  the  voice 
 of  Jehovah  our  God,  to  walk  in  His  laws,  that 
 He  hath  set  before  us  by  the  hand  of  His  ser- 
 551 
 
t)anieVs  confession  and  prayer.       ix.  11. — DANIEL.— x.  14. 
 
 Coming  of  Messiah. 
 
 vants  tlie  f)ropliets;  "  aud  <all  Israel  have 
 transgressea  Thy  law,  to  turu  aside  so  as  not 
 to  hearken  to  Thy  voice ;  aud  poiired  on  us  is 
 the  execration,  and  the  oath,  that  is  written 
 in  the  law  of  Moses,  servant  of  God,  because 
 we  have  sinned  against  Him. 
 
 1"  'And  He  confirmeth  His  words  that  He 
 hath  spoken  against  us,  and  against  our  judges 
 ■who  have  judged  us,  to  bring  in  upon  us  great 
 evil,  in  that  it  hath  not  been  done  under  the 
 whole  heavens  as  it  hath  been  done  in  Jeru- 
 salem, 1-*  as  it  is  written  in  the  law  of  Moses, 
 all  this  evil  hath  come  upon  us,  and  we  have 
 not  appeased  the  face  of  Jehovah  our  God  to 
 turn  back  from  our  iniquities,  and  to  act  wise- 
 ly in  Thy  truth.  "  And  Jehovah  doth  watch 
 for  the  evil,  and  bringeth  it  upon  us,  for  righte- 
 ous is  Jehovah  our  God  concerning  all  His 
 works  that  He  hath  done,  aud  we  nave  not 
 hearkened  to  His  voice.  ^^  And  now,  0  Lord 
 our  God,  who  hast  brought  forth  Thy  people 
 from  the  land  of  Egypt  by  a  strong  hand,  aud 
 dost  make  for  Thee  a  name  as  at  tliis  day,  we 
 have  sinned,  we  have  done  wickedly. 
 
 ^8  '  0  Lord,  according  to  all  Thy  righteous 
 acts,  let  turn  back,  I  pray  Thee,  Thine  auger 
 and  Thy  fury  from  Thy  city  Jerusalem,  Thy 
 
 holy  mount,  for  by  our  sins,  and  by  the  ini 
 qmties  of  our  fathers,  Jerusalem  and  Thy 
 people  are  for  a  reproach  to  all  our  neighbours ; 
 1^  and  now,  hearken,  0  our  God,  unto  the 
 prayer  of  Thy  servant,  aud  unto  his  supi^lica- 
 tions,  aud  cause  Thy  face  to  shine  on  Thy 
 sauctuary  that  is  desolate,  for  the  Lord's 
 sake. 
 
 18 '  Incline,  0  my  God,  Thine  ear,  and  hear, 
 open  Tliine  eyes  aud  see  our  desolations,  and  the 
 city  on  which  Thy  name  is  called ;  for  not  for 
 our  righteous  acts  are  we  causiuf;  our  suxjpli- 
 catious  to  fall  before  Thee,  but  for  Thy  mer- 
 cies that  are  many.  '^  0  Lord,  hear,  0  Lord, 
 forgive ;  0  Lord,  attend  and  do ;  do  not  delay, 
 for  Thine  own  sake,  0  my  God,  for  Thy  name 
 is  called  on  Thy  city,  and  on  Thy  people.' 
 
 '"  And  while  I  am  siicakiug,  and  praying, 
 and  confessing  my  sin,  aud  tlic  sin  of  my  x»eo- 
 ple  Israel,  and  causing  my  supnlicatiou  to  fall 
 Defore  Jehovah  my  God,  for  tlie  holy  mount 
 of  my  God,  -lyea,  wliile  I  am  sneaking  in 
 prayer,  then  that  one  Gabriel,  wnom  1  had 
 seen  in  vision  at  the  commencement,  being 
 caused  to  liy  swiftly,  is  coining  unto  me  at  the 
 time  of  the  evening  present. 
 
 '-'■  And  he  giveth  uudei'standing,  and  speak- 
 eth  with  me,  and saith,  ' 0  Daniel,  now  Ihave 
 come  forth  to  cause  thee  to  consider  under- 
 standing wisely;  -■'at  the  commencement  of  thy 
 supplications  hath  the  word  come  forth,  and 
 I  have  come  to  declare  it,  for  thou  art  greatly 
 desired,  and  understand  thou  concerning  the 
 matter,  and  consider  concerning  the  appear- 
 ance. 
 
 ^ '  Seventy  ■weeks  arc  determined  for  thy 
 people,  and  for  thy  holy  city,  to  shut  up  the 
 transgression,  and  to  seal  up  sins,  aud  to 
 cover  iniquity,  aud  to  bring  in  righteousness 
 age-during,  and  to  seal  up  vision  aud  propliet, 
 and  to  anoint  the  holy  ot  holies.  -''Aud  thou 
 dost  know,  aud  dost  consider  wisely,  from  the 
 going  fortli  of  the  word  to  restore  aud  to  build 
 Jerusalem  till  Messiah  the  Leader  is  seven 
 552 
 
 weeks,  aud  sixty  aud  two  weeks:  the  broad 
 place  hath  been  built  again,  and  the  ram))art, 
 even  in  the  distress  of  the  times.  '■^''And 
 after  the  sixty  and  two  weeks,  cut  off  is  Mes- 
 siah, aud  the  city  and  the  holy  place  are  not 
 his,  the  Leader  who  hath  come  doth  destroy 
 the  people ;  and  its  end  is  with  a  Hood,  ana 
 till  the  end  is  war,  determined  are  desolations. 
 "''  Aud  he  hath  strengthened  a  covenant  with 
 many — one  week,  aud  in  the  midst  of  the  week 
 he  causeth  sacrifice  and  present  to  cease,  and 
 by  the  wing  of  abominations  he  is  making 
 desolate,  even  till  the  consummation,  and 
 that  which  is  determined  is  poured  on  the 
 desolate  one.' 
 
 X.  ^LN  the  third  year  of  Cyrus  king  of 
 Persia,  a  thing  is  revealed  to  Daniel,  whose 
 name  is  called  Belteshazzar,  aud  the  thing  is 
 true,  and  the  warfare  is  great :  and  he  hath 
 understood  the  thing,  and  hath  understanding 
 about  tlie  appearance. 
 
 -'In  those  days,  I,  Daniel,  have  been  mourn- 
 ing three  weeks  of  days ;  ^  desirable  bread  I 
 have  not  eaten,  and  Hesh  and  wine  hath  not 
 come  in  unto  my  mouth,  and  I  have  not  an- 
 ointed myself  at  all,  till  the  completion  of 
 three  weeks  of  days. 
 
 *  '  And  in  tlie  twenty  and  foiu-th  day  of  the 
 first  month,  I  have  been  by  the  side  of  the 
 great  river,  that  is  Hiddekel :  ^  aud  I  lift  up 
 mine  eyes,  aud  look,  and  lo,  a  certain  one 
 clothed  in  linen,  aud  his  loins  girt  with  \)\v:e 
 gold  of  U]:)haz,  '"'  and  his  body  as  a  beryl,  and 
 his  face  as  the  appearance  of  lightning,  and 
 his  eyes  as  lamps  of  tire,  and  his  arms  and 
 his  feet  as  the  aspect  of  bright  brass,  and 
 the  voice  of  his  words  as  the  voice  of  a  multi- 
 tude. 
 
 '' '  And  I  have  seen — I,  Daniel,  by  myself — 
 the  appearance :  and  the  men  who  nave  been 
 Avith  me  have  not  seen  the  appearance,  but  a 
 great  trembling  hath  fallen  on  them,  and  they 
 flee  to  be  hidden ;  "  and  I  have  been  left  by 
 myself,  and  I  see  this  great  appearaucc,  and 
 there  hath  been  no  power  left  in  me,  and  my 
 honour  hath  been  turned  in  me  to  corruption, 
 yea,  I  have  not  retained  i^ower. 
 
 " '  Aud  I  hear  the  voice  of  his  words,  and 
 when  1  hear  the  voice  of  his  words,  then  I 
 have  been  in  a  trance  on  my  face,  and  my 
 face  is  to  the  earth ;  i"  and  lo,  a  hand  hath 
 come  against  me,  and  shaketh  me  on  my  Icnees 
 and  the  palms  of  my  hands. 
 
 11 '  And  he  saith  unto  me :  Daniel,  man 
 greatly  desired,  attend  to  the  words  that  I  am 
 speaking  unto  thee,  and  stand  on  thy  station, 
 for  now  I  have  been  sent  unto  thee. 
 
 '  And  when  he  speaketh  \Wth  me  this  word, 
 I  have  stood  trembling,  i-  And  he  saith  imto 
 me :  Do  not  fear,  Daniel,  for  from  the  first  day 
 that  thou  didst  give  thy  heart  to  uuderstaud!, 
 aud  to  humble  thyself  before  thy  God,  thy 
 words  have  been  heard,  and  I  have  come  be- 
 cause of  thy  words. 
 
 1^  '  And  tne  head  of  the  kingdom  of  Persia 
 is  standing  over-against  me  twcuty  and  one 
 days,  and  lo,  Michael,  first  of  the  chief  heads, 
 liath  come  in  to  help  mc,  aud  1  have  rcmainea 
 there  near  the  kings  of  I'dsia;  i"*  and  I  have 
 come  to  cause  thee  to  uudcr stand  that  which 
 
Daniel  comforted. 
 
 X.  15.— DANIEL. -XI.  27. 
 
 Reign  of  an  exactor 
 
 doth  happen  to  thy  people  in  the  latter  end  of 
 the  days,  for  yet  the  vision  /.s-  aftci-  days. 
 
 '^  '  And  when  he  speakcth  with  me  about 
 these  things,  I  have  set  my  face  toward  the 
 earth,  and  have  been  silent;  ^^and  lo,  as  the 
 manner  of  thesonsofmen,  heis  strikin^^  against 
 my  lijis,  and  I  open  my  mouth,  and  I  speak, 
 and  say  unto  him  who  is  standing  over-against 
 me:  My  lord,  by  the  appearance  turned  have 
 been  my  pangs  against  me,  and  I  have  re- 
 tained no  power.  ^''And  how  is  the  servant 
 of  this  my  lord  able  to  speak  with  this  my 
 lord  ?  as  fox  me,  hencefortli  there  remaineth 
 in  me  no  power,  yea,  breath  hath  not  been 
 left  in  me. 
 
 ^^  '  And  he  addeth,  and  striketh  against  me, 
 as  the  appearance  of  a  man,  and  strengthen- 
 eth  me,  ^^  and  he  saith :  Do  not  fear,  0  man 
 greatly  desired,  peace  to  thee,  be  strong,  yea, 
 be  strong ;  and  when  he  speaketh  with  me,  I 
 have  strengthened  myself,  and  I  say.  Let  my 
 lord  speak,  for  thou  hast  strengthened  me. 
 ""  And  he  saith.  Hast  thou  known  why  I  have 
 come  unto  thee  ?  and  now  I  turn  back  to  fight 
 with  t?ie  head  of  Persia;  yea,  I  am  going  forth, 
 audio,  the  head  of  Javau  hath  come;  ^^but 
 I  declare  to  thee  that  which  is  noted  down  in 
 the  Writing  of  Truth,  and  there  is  not  one 
 Btreugthening  himseK  with  me,  concerning 
 these,  except  Michael  your  head. 
 
 XL  1  '  AND  I,  in  the  first  year  of  Darius 
 the  Mede,  my  standing  is  for  a  strengtheuer, 
 andfor  a  stronghold  to  him ;  "  and,  now,  truth 
 I  declare  to  thee,  Lo,  yet  three  kings  are 
 standing  for  Persia,  and  the  fourth  doth  be- 
 come far  richer  than  all,  and  according  to  his 
 strength  by  his  riches  he  stirreth  up  the  whole, 
 with  the  kingdom  of  Javan.  ^  And  a  mighty 
 king  hath  stood,  and  he  hath  ruled  a  great  do- 
 minion, and  hath  done  according  to  his  will ; 
 *  and  according  to  his  standing  is  his  kingdom 
 broken,  and  divided  to  the  four  winds  of  the 
 heavens,  and  not  to  his  posterity,  nor  accord- 
 ing to  his  dominion  that  he  ruled,  for  his 
 kingdom  is  plucked  up — and  for  others  apart 
 from  these. 
 
 ^ '  And  a  king  of  the  south — even  of  his 
 princes — doth  become  strong,  and  doth  prevail 
 against  him,  and  hath  ruled ;  a  great  dominion 
 is  his  domirdon. 
 
 ^  '  And  at  the  end  of  years  they  do  join  them- 
 selves together,  and  a  daughter  of  the  king  of 
 the  south  doth  come  in  unto  the  king  of  the 
 north  to  do  upright  things ;  and  she  doth  not 
 retain  the  power  of  the  arm ;  and  he  doth  not 
 stand,  nor  his  arm ;  and  she  is  given  up,  she, 
 and  those  bringing  her  in,  and  her  child,  and 
 he  who  is  strengthening  her  in  these  times. 
 
 '' '  And  one  hath  stood  up  from  a  branch  of 
 her  roots,  in  his  station,  and  he  cometh  in  un- 
 to the  bulwark,  yea,  he  cometh  into  a  strong- 
 hold of  the  king  of  the  south,  and  hath  wrought 
 against  them,  and  hath  done  mightily  ;  ^  and 
 also  their  gods,  with  tlieir  princes,  with  their 
 desirable  vessels  of  silver  and  gold,  into  cap- 
 tivity he  bringeth  into  Egypt;  and  he  doth 
 stand  more  years  than  the  king  of  the  north. 
 
 '■* '  And  the  king  of  the  south  natli  come  into 
 the  kingdom,  and  turned  back  unto  his  own 
 land  ;  ^"  and  his  aoiis  stir  themselves  up,  and 
 
 have  gathered  a  multitude  of  great  forces,  and 
 he  hath  certainly  come  in,  and  overflowed,  and 
 passed  through,  and  he  turneth  back,  and 
 they  stir  themselves  up  unto  his  stronghold. 
 "  And  the  king  of  the  south  doth  become  em- 
 bittered, and  hath'gone  forth  and  fought  with 
 hiin,  with  the  lung  of  the  north,  and  hath 
 caused  a  great  multitude  to  stand,  and  the 
 multitude  hath  been  givenintohis  hand,  ^^  and 
 he  hath  carried  away  the  midtitude,  his  heart 
 is  high,  and  he  hath  caused  myriads  to  fall, 
 and  he  doth  not  become  strong. 
 
 13  '  And  the  king  of  the  north  hath  turned 
 back,  and  hath  caused  a  multitude  to  stand, 
 greater  than  the  first,  and  at  the  end  of  the 
 times  a  second  time  he  doth  certainly  come  in 
 with  a  great  force,  and  with.much  substance ; 
 1*  and  in  those  times  many  do  stand  up  against 
 thekingof  the  south,  and  sonsof  thedestroyers 
 of  thy  people  do  lift  themselves  up  to  estab- 
 lish the  vision — and  they  have  stumbled. 
 
 1^ '  And  the  king  of  the  north  cometh  in,  and 
 poureth  out  a  mount,  and  hath  captured  fenced 
 cities  ;  and  the  arms  of  the  south  do  not  stand, 
 nor  the  people  of  his  choice,  yea,  there  is  no 
 power  to  stand,  i"  And  he  who  is  coming  im- 
 to  him  doth  according  to  his  vnU,  and  there  is 
 none  standing  before  him ;  and  he  standeth  in 
 the  desirable  land,  and  it  is  wholly  in  his  hand. 
 1^  And  he  setteth  his  face  to  go  in  with  the 
 strength  of  his  whole  kingdom,  and  upright 
 ones  with  him;  and  he  hath  wrought,  and 
 the  daughter  of  women  he  giveth  to  him,  to 
 corrupt  her ;  and  she  doth  not  stand,  nor  is  for 
 him. 
 
 1*  'And  he  turneth  back  his  face  to  the 
 isles,  and  hath  captured  many ;  and  a  prince 
 hath  caused  his  reproach  of  himself  to  cease  ; 
 without  his  reproach  he  tiu-neth  it  back  to 
 him.  1^  And  he  turneth  back  his  face  to  the 
 strongholds  of  his  land,  and  hath  stumbled 
 and  fallen,  and  is  not  found. 
 
 '■'**  'And  stood  up  on  his  station  hath  one 
 causing  an  exactor  to  pass  over  the  honour  of 
 the  kingdom,  and  in  a  few  days  he  is  destroyed, 
 and  not  in  auger,  nor  in  battle. 
 
 -^  'And  stood  up  on  his  station  hath  a  des- 
 picable one,  and  they  have  not  given  unto 
 htm  the  honour  of  the  kingdom,  and  he  hath 
 come  in  quietly,  and  hath  strengthened  the 
 kingdom  by  flatteries.  -'  And  the  aims  of  the 
 flood  are  overflowed  from  before  him,  and  are 
 broken ;  and  also  the  leader  of  the  covenant. 
 "3  And  after  they  join  themselves  unto  him, 
 he  worketh  deceit,  and  hath  increased,  and 
 hath  been  strong  by  a  few  of  the  nation. 
 -*  Peaceably  even  into  the  fertile  places  of  the 
 province  He  cometh,  and  he  hatn  done  that 
 which  his  fathers  did  not,  nor  his  fathers 
 fathers;  prey,  and  spoil,  and  substance,  to 
 them  he  scattereth,  and  against  fenced  places 
 he  deviseth  his  devices,  even  for  a  time. 
 
 -'  'And  he  stirreth  up  his  power  and  his 
 heart  against  the  king  of  the  south  with  a 
 great  force,  and  the  king  of  the  south  stirreth 
 himself  up  to  battle  with  a  very  great  and 
 mighty  force,  and  standeth  not,  for  they  de- 
 vise devices  against  him,  -'■  and  those  eating 
 his  portion  of  food  destroy  him,  and  his  force 
 overfloweth,  and  fallen  have  many  >voimdcd. 
 
 -'  '  And  both  of  the  kings'  hearts  are  to  do 
 663 
 
Invasion  of  an  enemy. 
 
 evil,  and  at  one  table  they  speak  lies,  and  it 
 doth  not  prosper,  for  yet  the  end  is  at  a  time 
 appointed.  "''"Aud  he  tiirneth  back  to  his 
 land  ^vith  great  substance,  and  his  heart  is 
 against  the  holycovenant,  and  he  hath  wrought, 
 and  turned  back  to  his  land.  -^  At  the  ap- 
 pointed time  he  turneth  back,  and  hath  come 
 against  the  south,  and  it  is  not  as  the  former, 
 and  as  the  latter. 
 
 ^  And  ships  of  Chittim  have  come  in 
 against  him,  and  he  hatli  been  ipained,  and 
 hath  turned  back,  and  hath  been  insolent  to- 
 ward the  holy  covenant,  and  hath  wrought, 
 and  turned  back,  and  he  understaudeth  con- 
 cerning those  forsaking  the  holy  covenant. 
 ^1  And  strong  ones  out  of  him  stand  up,  and 
 have  polluted  the  sanctuary,  the  stronghold, 
 and  have  tamed  aside  the  continual  sacrifice, 
 and  appointed  the  desolating  abomination. 
 '*  And  those  acting  wickedly  ar/amai  the  cove- 
 nant, he  defileth  by  flatteries ;  and  the  people 
 knowing  their  God  are  strong,  and  have 
 wrought.  2^  And  the  teachers  of  the  people 
 give  understanding  to  many ;  and  they  have 
 stumbled  by  sword,  and  by  flame,  by  capti- 
 vity, and  by  spoil  —  days.  '^^And  in  their 
 stumbling,  they  are  helped — a  little  help,  and 
 joined  to  themhave  been  many  with  flatteries. 
 **  And  some  of  the  teachers  do  stumble  for  re- 
 fining by  them,  and  for  purifying,  and  for 
 making  white — till  the  end  of  the  time,  for  it 
 is  yet  for  a  time  ap^jointed. 
 
 'f^  '  And  the  king  hath  done  according  to  his 
 will,  and  exalteth  himself,  and  magnifieth 
 himself  against  every  god,  and  against  the 
 God  of  gods  he  speakcth  woudcrhil  things, 
 and  hath  prospered  till  the  indignation  hath 
 been  completed,  for  that  which  is  determined 
 hath  been  done.  ^'  And  imto  the  God  of  his 
 fathers  he  doth  not  attend,  nor  to  the  desire 
 of  women,  yea,  to  any  god  he  doth  not  attend, 
 for  against  all  he  magnifieth  liimself.  38^^^! 
 to  the  god  of  strongholds,  on  his  station,  he 
 giveth  honour;  yea,  to  a  god  whom  his  fathers 
 knew  not  he  giveth  honour,  with  gold,  and 
 with  silver,  and  with  precious  stone,  and  with 
 desirable  things.  '^'■>  And  lie  hath  dealt  in  the 
 fortresses  of  the  strongholds  with  a  strange 
 god  whom  he  hatli  acknowledged;  he  mul- 
 tiplieth  honour,  and  hath  caused  them  to  rule 
 over  many,  and  the  ground  he  apportioneth 
 at  a  price. 
 
 *^  '  And  at  the  time  of  the  end,  push  himself 
 forward  with  liim  doth  a  king  of  the  south, 
 and  storm  against  him  doth  a  king  of  the 
 north,  with  chariot,  and  with  horsemen,  and 
 with  many  ships ;  and  he  hath  come  in  to  tlie 
 lands,  and  hath  overflowed,  and  iiassed  over, 
 *i  and  hath  come  into  the  desirable  land,  and 
 many  do  stumble,  and  these  escape  from  his 
 hand :  Edom,  and  Moab,  and  the  cliief  of  the 
 sons  of  Ammou. 
 
 ■'^ '  And  he  sendeth  forth  his  hand  upon  the 
 564 
 
 XL  28.— DANIEL.— XII.  13.       Daniel  informed  of  the  limes, 
 
 lands,  and  the  land  of  Egypt  is  not  for  an 
 escape ;  ^  and  he  hath  ruled  over  treasures  of 
 gold  and  of  silver,  and  over  all  the  desirable 
 things  of  Egypt,  and  Lubim  and  Cushim  are 
 at  his  steps. 
 
 ** '  And  reports  trouble  him  out  of  the  east 
 and  out  of  the  north,  and  he  hath  gone  forth 
 in  great  fury  to  destroy,  and  to  devote  many 
 to  destruction ;  ^^  and  he  plantetli  the  tents 
 of  his  jialace  betvyeen  the  seas  and  the  holy 
 desirable  mountain,  and  hath  come  unto  his 
 end,  and  there  is  no  hel])er  to  him. 
 
 XII.  ^'AND  at  that  time  stand  up  doth 
 Michael,  the  great  head,  who  is  standing  up 
 for  the  sons  of  thy  i^eople,  and  thei-e  hath 
 been  a  time  of  distress,  such  as  hath  not  been 
 since  there  hath  been  a  nation  till  tliat  time, 
 and  at  that  time  do  thy  people  escape,  every 
 one  who  is  foimd  wiitten  in  the  book. 
 
 ^ '  And  the  midtitude  of  those  sleeping  in 
 the  dust  of  the  groimd  do  awake,  some  to  life 
 age-during,  and  some  to  reproaches — to  abhor- 
 rence age-diu-ing.  ^And  those  teaching  do 
 shine  as  the  brightness  of  the  expanse,  and 
 those  justifying  the  multitude  as  stars  to  the 
 age  and  for  ever.  'And  thou,  O  Daniel,  hide 
 the  things,  and  seal  the  book  till  the  time  of 
 the  end,  many  do  go  to  and  fro,  and  knowledge 
 is  multiplied.' 
 
 ^  And  I  have  looked — I,  Daniel— and  lo,  two 
 others  are  standing,  one  here  at  the  edge  of 
 the  flood,  and  one  there  at  the  edge  of  the 
 flood,  ®and  he  saith  to  the  one  clothed  in 
 linen,  who  is  upon  the  waters  of  the  flocl, 
 '  Till  when  is  the  end  of  these  wonders?' 
 
 ^And  I  hear  the  one  clothed  in  linen,  who 
 is  upon  the  waters  of  the  flood,  and  he  doth 
 lift  up  his  right  hand  and  his  left  imto  the 
 heavens,  and  sweareth  by  Him  who  is  li\-ing 
 to  the  age,  that,  '  After  a  time,  times,  and  a 
 half,  and  at  the  completion  of  the  scattering 
 of  the  power  of  the  holy  people,  finished  are 
 all  these.'  ^  And  I  have  neard,  and  I  do  not 
 imderstand,  and  I  say,  '  0  my  lord,  what  is 
 the  latter  end  of  these?' 
 
 "  And  he  saith,  '  Go,  Daniel ;  for  hidden 
 and  sealed  are  the  things  till  the  time  of  the 
 end;  i" purify  themselves,  yea,  make  them- 
 selves white,  yea,  refined  are  many:  and  the 
 wicked  have  done  wickedly,  and  none  of  the 
 udcked  understand,  and  tliose  acting  wisely 
 do  understand ;  '^  and  from  the  time  of  the 
 turuiug  aside  of  the  iiei-petual  sacrifice,  and 
 tothegiviug  out  of  the  desolating  abomination, 
 arc  days  a  thousand,  two  hundred,  and  ninety. 
 ^-0  the  blessedness  of  him  who  is  waiting 
 earnestly,  and  doth  come  to  the  days,  a  thou- 
 sand, three  hundred,  thirty  and  five.  ^*  And 
 thou,  go  on  to  the  end,  then  thou  dost  rest, 
 and  dost  stand  in  thy  lot.  at  the  end  of  the 
 days.' 
 
WORDS  OF  HOSEA. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1 A  WORD  of  Jeliovali  that  hath 
 been  imto  Hosea,  sou  of  Beeri,  iu  the  days  of 
 Uzziah,  Jotham,  Ahaz,  Hezekiah,  kings  of 
 Judah,  and  iu  the  days  of  Jeroboam  son  of 
 Joash,  king  of  Israel: 
 
 "  The  commencement  of  Jehovah's  speaking 
 by  Hosea. 
 
 And  Jehovah  saith  unto  Hosea,  '  Go,  take 
 to  thee  a  woman  of  whoredoms,  and  children 
 of  whoredoms,  for  utterly  go  a- whoring  doth 
 tlie  land  from  after  Jehovali.' 
 
 ^  And  he  goeth  and  taketh  Gomer  daughter 
 of  Diblaim,  and  she  conceiveth  and  beareth 
 to  him  a  son ;  ^  and  Jehovah  saith  unto  him, 
 '  Call  his  name  Jezreel,  for  yet  a  little,  and  I 
 have  charged  the  blood  of  Jezreel  on  the 
 house  of  Jehu,  and  have  caused  to  cease  the 
 kingdom  of  the  house  of  Israel ;  ^  and  it  hath 
 come  to  pass  in  that  day  that  I  have  broken 
 the  bow  of  Israel,  in  the  valley  of  Jezreel.' 
 
 ®  And  she  conceiveth  again,  and  beareth  a 
 daiigliter,  and  He  saith  to  him,  'Call  her 
 name  Lo-E.uhamah,  for  I  add  no  more  to  pity 
 the  house  of  Israel,  for  I  do  utterly  take  them 
 away ;  ^  and  the  house  of  Judah  I  pity,  and 
 have  saved  them  by  J  ehovah  their  God,  and 
 do  not  save  them  by  bow,  and  by  sword,  and 
 by  battle,  by  horses,  and  by  horsemen.' 
 
 ^  And  she  weaueth  Lo-Ruhamah,  and  con- 
 oeiveth,  and  beareth  a  son;  "and  He  saith, 
 *  Call  his  name  Lo- Ammi,  for  ye  are  not  My 
 people,  and  I  am  not  for  you ;  i"  and  the 
 number  of  the  sous  of  Israel  hath  been  as  the 
 sand  of  the  sea.  that  is  not  measured  nor 
 numbered,  and  it  hath  come  to  pass  in  the 
 place  where  it  is  said  to  them,  Ye  are  not  My 
 people,  it  is  said  to  them.  Sons  of  the  Living 
 God;  1^  and  gathered  have  been  the  sons  of 
 Judah  and  the  sons  of  Israel  together,  and 
 they  have  appointed  to  themselves  one  head, 
 and  have  gone  up  from  the  land,  for  great  is 
 the  day  of  Jezieel. 
 
 II.  ^ '  SAY  ye  to  your  bretliren — Ammi, 
 And  to  yoiir  sisters — Ruhamah. 
 
 "  Plead  ye  with  your  mother — plead, 
 
 (For  she  is  not  My  wife,  and  I  am  not  her 
 
 husband,)  [her, 
 
 And  she  turueth  her  whoredoms  from  before 
 
 And  her  adulteries  from  between  her  breasts, 
 
 ^  Lest  I  strip  her  naked. 
 And  have  set  her  up  as  in  the  day  of  her  birth, 
 And  have  made  her  as  a  wilderness. 
 And  have  set  her  as  a  dry  land. 
 And  have  put  her  to  death  with  thirst. 
 
 *  And  her  sons  I  do  not  pity. 
 For  sons  of  whoredoms  are  they, 
 
 "  For  gone  a-wlioring  hath  their  mother, 
 Acted  shamefully  hath  their  couceiver, 
 For  she  hath  said,  I  go  after  my  lovers. 
 Those  giving  my  bread  and  my  water, 
 My  wool  and  my  flax,  my  oil  and  my  drink. 
 
 '  Therefore,  lo,  I  am  hedging  up  thy  way  with 
 And  I  have  made  for  her  a  wall,  [ttiorns, 
 And  her  paths  she  doth  not  tiud 
 
 <■  And  she  hath  pursued  her  lovers, 
 And  she  doth  not  overtake  them, 
 And  hath  sought  them,  and  doth  not  find. 
 And  she  hath  said : 
 
 I  go,  and  I  turn  back  unto  My  first  husband, 
 For — better  to  me  then  than  now. 
 
 '  And  she  knew  not  that  I  had  given  to  her, 
 The  corn,  and  the  new  wine,  and  the  oil. 
 Yea,  silver  I  did  multiply  to  her. 
 And  the  gold  they  prepared  for  Eaal. 
 Therefore  do  I  turn  back. 
 And  I  have  taken  My  corn  iu  its  season. 
 And  My  new  wine  in  its  appointed  time. 
 And  I  have  taken  away  My  wool  and  My 
 flax,  covering  her  nakedness. 
 
 '  And  now  do  I  reveal  her  dishonour  before 
 
 the  eyes  of  her  lovers. 
 And  none  doth  deliver  her  out  of  My  hand. 
 And  I  have  caused  to  cease  all  her  joy. 
 Her  festival,  hernew  moon, andher sabbath, 
 Even  all  her  appointed  times, 
 
 '  And  made  desolate  her  vine  and  her  fig-tree. 
 Of  which  she  said,  A  gift  they  are  to  me. 
 That  my  lovers  have  given  to  me. 
 And  I  have  made  them  for  a  forest. 
 And  consumed  them  hath  a  beast  of  the  field. 
 
 '  And  I  have  charged  on  her  the  days  of  the 
 To  whom  she  maketh  perfume,       [Baalim, 
 And  putteth  on  her  ring  and  her  ornament, 
 Aud  goeth  after  her  lovers. 
 And  Me  forgat — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 '  Therefore,  lo,  I  am  enticing  her. 
 And  have  caused  her  to  go  to  the  wilderness. 
 And  I  have  spoken  unto  her  heart, 
 
 '  And  given  to  her  her  vineyards  from  thence. 
 
 And  the  valley  of  Achor  for  an  opening  of 
 
 hope,  .  [of  her  youth. 
 
 And  she  hatJi  responded  there  as  in  the  days 
 
 And  as  in  the  day  of  her  coming  xx]}  out  of 
 
 the  land  of  Egypt. 
 
 '  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 Thou  dost  call  Me— My  husband, 
 And  dost  not  call  Me  any  more — My  lord. 
 
 '  Aud  I  have  turned  aside  the  names  of  the 
 
 lords  from  her  mouth,  [their  name. 
 
 And  they  are  not  remembered  any  more  by 
 
 '  Aud  I  have  made  to  them  a  covenant  iu  that 
 day,  with  the  beast  of  tlie  field, 
 And  with  the  fowl  of  the  heavens. 
 And  the  creeping  thing  of  the  ground. 
 And  bow,  and  sword,  and  war  I  break  from 
 off  the  land,  [deutly. 
 
 And  have  caused  them  to  lie  down  conifi- 
 
 '  And  I  have  betrothed  thee  to  Mc  to  the  age. 
 And  betrothed  thee  to  Me  in  righteousness, 
 And  in  judgment,  and  kindness,  and  mercies, 
 
 '  And  betrothed  thee  to  Me  iu  faithfulness. 
 And  thou  hast  known  Jehovah. 
 And  it  hath  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
 I  answer — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 1  answer  the  heavens,  aud  they  answer  the 
 
 ■  And  the  earth  doth  answer  the  corn,  [earth. 
 And  the  new  wine,  and  the  oil, 
 And  they  answer  Jezreel. 
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Wickedness  of  the  people. 
 
 II.  23— HOSEA.— V.  15. 
 
 Threatening  of  judgment. 
 
 '^  And  I  liave  sowed  her  to  Me  in  tlie  land, 
 And  I  have  pitied  Lo-Ruhamah, 
 And  I  have  said  to  Lo-Ammi^ 
 My  people  thou  art,  and  it  saith,  My  God ! ' 
 
 in.  1  AND  Jehovah  saith  iinto  me :  'Again, 
 Ro,  love  a  woman,  loved  of  a  friend,  and  an 
 adulteress,  like  the  loved  of  Jehovah,  the  sons 
 of  Israel,  and  they  are  turning  unto  other 
 gods,  and  are  lovers  of  grape-cakes.'  "  And  I 
 buy  her  to  me  for  fifteen  silverlings,  and  a  ho- 
 mer and  a  letech  of  barley ;  ^  and  I  say  unto 
 her,  '  Many  days  thou  dost  remain  for  Me, 
 thou  dost  not  go  a-whoring,  nor  become  any 
 one's;  and  I  also  am  for  thee.'  *For  many 
 days  remain  do  the  sons  of  Israel  without  a 
 king,  and  there  is  no  prince,  and  there  is  no 
 sacrifice,  and  there  is  no  standing-pillar,  and 
 there  is  no  ephod  and  terajihim.  *  Afterwards 
 turned  back  have  the  sons  of  Israel,  and  sought 
 Jehovah  their  God,  and  David  their  king,  and 
 have  hastened  unto  Jehovah,  and  unto  His 
 goodness,  in  the  latter  end  of  the  days. 
 
 IV.  I'HEARawordof  Jehovah,  sonsof  Israel, 
 For  a  strife  is  to  Jehovah  with  inhabitants  of 
 For  there  is  no  truth,  nor  k  indness,  [the  land, 
 Nor  knowledge  of  God,  in  the  land, 
 -  Swearing,  and  lying,  and  murdering. 
 And  stealing,  and  committing  adultery — 
 
 have  increased. 
 And  blood  against  blood  hath  touched. 
 
 *  Therefore  mourn  doth  the  land, 
 And  weak  is  every  dweller  in  it, 
 With  the  beast  of  the  field. 
 
 And  with  the  fowl  of  the  heavens. 
 
 And  the  fishes  of  the  sea^they  are  removed. 
 
 *  Only,  let  no  one  strive,  nor  reprove  a  man. 
 And  thy  people  are  as  those  stri\aug  with  a 
 
 *  And  thou  hast  stumbled  in  the  day,  [priest. 
 And  stumbled  hath  also  a  propuet  with 
 
 thee  in  the  night, 
 And  I  have  cut  off  thy  mother,  [knowledge, 
 
 "  Cut  off  have  been  My  people  for  lack  of 
 Because  thou  knowledge  hast  rejected, 
 I  reject  thee  from  being  priest  to  Me, 
 And  thou  forgettest  the  law  of  thy  God, 
 I  forget  thy  sons,  I  also !  [agaiust  Me, 
 
 ^  According  to  their  abundance  so  they  sinned 
 Tiieir  honour  into  shame  I  cliauge. 
 
 *  The  sin  of  My  people  they  do  eat. 
 
 And  imto  their  iniquity  lift  up  their  soul. 
 
 ^  And  it  hath  been,  like  people,  like  priest. 
 And  I  have  charged  on  it  its  ways. 
 And  its  habitual  doings  I  return  to  it. 
 
 '"  And  they  have  catcu,  and  are  not  satisfied, 
 They  have  gone  a-whoring,  and  increase  not. 
 For  they  have  left  off  taking  heed  to  Jehovah . 
 
 '1  Whoredom,  and  wine,  and  new  wine,  take 
 the  heart,  [clareth  to  it, 
 
 ^"^  My  people  at  its  staff  asketh  and  its  rod  de- 
 For  a  sjjiritof  whoredoms  liath  caused  to  err, 
 And  they  go  a-whoriug  from  under  their  God. 
 
 "  On  tops  of  the  mountains  they  do  sacrifice. 
 And  on  the  hills  they  make  i)crfnrae. 
 Under  oak,  and  poplar,  and  terebinth. 
 For  good  ia  its  shade. 
 
 "  Therefore  commit  whoredom  do  your  daugh- 
 And  your  spouses  commit  adultery,     [tors, 
 I  do  not  sec  after  your  daughters  wlieii  they 
 commit  whoredom. 
 
 And  after  your  spouses  when  they  commit 
 
 adultery. 
 For  they  with  the  harlots  are  separated, 
 Ajid  with  the  whores  they  do  sacrifice, 
 A  people  that  doth  not  understand  kicketh. 
 
 15  Thougn  a  harlot  thou  art,  0  Israel, 
 Let  not  Judah  become  guilty. 
 And  come  not  ye  in  to  Gilgal,  nor  go  up  to 
 Nor  swear  ye,  Jehovah  liveth.  [Beth-Aven, 
 
 1^  For  as  a  refractory  heifer  hath  Israel  turned 
 
 aside,  [a  large  place. 
 
 Now  doth  Jehovah  feed  them  as  a  lamb  in 
 
 1^  Joined  to  idols  is  Ephraini,  let  him  alone. 
 
 18  Sour  is  their  drink, 
 They  have  gone  diligently  a-whoring. 
 Her  protectors  have  loved  shame  thoroughly . 
 
 1^  Distressed  her  hath  wind  with  its  wings, 
 And  they  are  ashamed  of  their  sacrifices ! 
 
 V.  1 '  HEAR  this,  0  priests,  and  attend,  0 
 house  of  Israel, 
 And,  0  house  of  the  king,  give  ear, 
 For  the  judgment  is  for  you. 
 For.  a  snare  ye  have  been  on  Mizpah, 
 And  a  net  spread  out  on  Tabor. 
 
 ^  And  to  slaughter  sinners  have  gone  deep. 
 And  I  am  a  fetter  to  them  all. 
 
 3  I  have  known  Ephraim, 
 And  Israel  hath  not  been  hid  from  me, 
 For  now  thou  hast  gone  a-whoring,   Eph- 
 Defiled  is  Israel.  [raim, 
 
 *  They  give  not  up  their  habitual  doings. 
 To  turn  back  unto  their  God, 
 For  a  spirit  of  whoredoms  is  in  their  midst. 
 And  Jehovah  they  have  not  known. 
 
 "  And  humbled  hath  been  the  excellcncj'  of 
 Israel  to  his  face,  [iniquity. 
 
 And  Israel  and  Ephraim  stumble  by  their 
 Stumbled  also  hath  Judah  \vith  them. 
 
 ^  With  their  flock  and  with  their  herd. 
 They  go  to  seek  Jehovah,  and  do  not  find. 
 He  hath  withdrawn  from  them. 
 
 ''  Against  Jehovah  they  dealt  treacherously. 
 For  strange  sons  they  have  begotten, 
 Now  consume  them  doth  a  month  ivith  their 
 portions.  [Ramah, 
 
 >*  Blow  ye  a  cornet  in  Gibeah,  a  trumpet  in 
 Shout,  0  Beth-Aven,  after  thee,  0  Benjamin. 
 
 ^  Ephraim  is  for  a  desolation  in  a  day  of  re- 
 proof, [known  a  sure  thing. 
 Among  the  tribes  of  Israel  I  have  made 
 
 '"  Princes  of  Judah  have  been  as  those  remov- 
 ing a  border. 
 On  them  I  do  pour  out  as  water  My  wrath. 
 
 '1  Oppressed  is  Ephraim,  broken  in  judgment, 
 "\Vhen  he  pleased  he  went  after  the  com- 
 
 1-  And  I  am  as  a  moth  to  Ephraim,  [mand. 
 And  as  a  rotten  thing  to  the  house  of  Judah. 
 
 1^  And  see  doth  Ejihraim  his  sickness,  and  ifu- 
 dah  his  wound. 
 And  Ephraim  goeth  imto  Asshur, 
 And  sendeth  unto  a  warlike  king, 
 Aud  he  is  not  able  to  give  heaUng  to  you. 
 Nor  doth  he  remove  from  you  a  scar. 
 
 1^  For  I  am  as  a  lion  to  Ephraim, 
 And  as  a  young  lion  to  the  house  of  Judah, 
 I— I  tear  and  go,  I  bear  away,  and  there  is 
 no  deliverer. 
 
 "  1  go— I  turn  back  unto  My  place,  [My  face. 
 Till  that  they  are  desolate,  and  have  sought 
 In  their  diatress  they  do  seek  Me  speedily  I ' 
 
Crimea  of  the  people. 
 
 VI.  1.— HOSEA— IX.  1. 
 
 Denundationr  of  judgment. 
 
 VI.  ^  'COME,  and  we  turn  back  unto  Jehoval), 
 For  He  hath  torn,  and  He  doth  heal  ns, 
 He  doth  smite,  and  Ho  bindeth  ns  up. 
 
 '  He  doth  revive  us  after  two  days, 
 Tn  the  third  day  He  doth  raise  us  up, 
 And  we  live  before  Him. 
 
 3  And  we  know — we  pursue  to  know  Jehovah, 
 As  the  dawn  prepared  is  His  going:  forth, 
 And  He  cometh  lu  as  a  shower  to  us. 
 As  gathered  rain— sprinkling  earth.' 
 
 *  What  do  I  do  to  thee,  0  Ephraim  ? 
 What  do  I  do  to  thee,  0  Judah  ? 
 
 Your  goodness  is  as  a  cloud  of  the  morning. 
 And  as  dew  rising  early — going. 
 
 *  Therefore  I  have  hewed  by  prophets, 
 
 I  have  slain  them  by  sayings  of  My  mouth. 
 And  My  judgments  to  the  light  goeth  forth. 
 
 *  For  kindness  I  desired,  and  not  sacrifice, 
 And  a  knowledge  of  God  above  burnt-offer- 
 ings, [nant, 
 
 '  And  they,  as  Adam,  transgressed  a  cove- 
 There  they  dealt  treacherously  against  me. 
 
 *  Gilead  is  a  city  of  workers  of  iniquity, 
 Slippery  from  blood. 
 
 '  And  as  bands  do  wait  for  a  man, 
 
 A  company  of  priests  do  murder — the  way  to 
 
 For  wickedness  they  have  done.   [Shechem, 
 
 '"  In  the  house  of  Israel  I  have  seen  a  horrible 
 
 thing,  [is  Israel. 
 
 There  is  the  whoredom  of  Ephraim — defiled 
 
 '^  Also,  0  Judah,  appoiuted  is  a  harvest  to  thee, 
 
 In  My  turning  back  to  the  captivity  of  My 
 
 people ! 
 
 VII.  1 '  WHEN  I  give  healing  to  Israel, 
 Then  revealed  is  the  iniqiiity  of  Ephraim, 
 And  the  wickedness  of  Samaria, 
 For  they  have  wrought  falsehood, 
 And  a  thief  doth  come  in, 
 Stript  off  hatli  a  troop  in  the  street, 
 '  And  they  do  not  say  to  their  heart, 
 That  all  their  evil  t  have  remembered, 
 Now  compassed  them  have  their  doings, 
 Over-against  My  face  they  have  been. 
 ^  With  their  wickedness  they  make  glad  a 
 And  with  their  lies — princes.  [king, 
 
 *  All  of  them  are  adulterers. 
 Like  a  burning  oven  of  a  baker. 
 He  ceaseth  from  stirring  up  after  kneading 
 the  dough,  till  its  leavening. 
 '  A  day  of  our  king ! 
 Princes  have  polluted  themselves  with  the 
 
 poison  of  wine. 
 He  hath  drawn  out  his  hand  with  scorners. 
 ^  For  they  have  drawn  near, 
 As  an  oven  is  theu-  heart,  [their  balcer, 
 
 In  their  lying  in  wait  all  the  night  sleep  doth 
 Morning!  he  is  burning  as  a  flaming  tire. 
 '  All  of  them  are  warm  as  an  oven, 
 And  they  have  devoured  their  judges, 
 All  their  kings  have  fallen. 
 There  is  none  calling  unto  Me  among  thena. 
 
 *  Ephraim !  among  peoples  he  mixeth  himself, 
 Ephraim  hath  been  a  cake  imturned. 
 
 *  Devoured  have  strangers  his  power. 
 And  he  hath  not  known. 
 
 Also  old  age  hath  sprinkled  itself  on  him. 
 And  he  hath  not  known. 
 
 *  .\nd  hiimbled  hath  been  the  excellency  of 
 
 Israel  to  his  face,  [their  God, 
 
 i    And  they  have  not  turned  back  unto  Jehovah 
 
 Nor  have  they  sought  Him  for  all  this. 
 "  And  Ephraim  is  as  a  simi)le  dove  without 
 heart,  [gone. 
 
 Egypt  they  called  on — to  Asshur  they  have 
 '-  When  they  go  I  spread  over  them  My  net. 
 
 As  the  fowl  of  theheavens  I  bring  them  down, 
 
 I  chastise  them  as  their  company  hath  heard. 
 1'  Wo  to  them,  for  they  wandered  from  Me, 
 
 Destruction  to  them,  for  they  transgressed 
 against  Me,  [lies  against  Me, 
 
 And  I — I  ransom  them,  and  they  have  spoken 
 ^^  And  have  not  cried  unto  Me  with  their  heai-t, 
 but  howl  on  their  beds. 
 
 For  corn  and  new  wine  they  assemble  them- 
 
 They  turn  aside  against  Me.  [selves, 
 
 ^^  And  I  instructed — 1  strengthened  their  arms, 
 
 And  concerning  Me  they  think  evil! 
 I*'  They  turn  back — not  to  the  Most  High, 
 
 They  have  been  as  a  deceitful  bow, 
 
 Fall  by  sword  do  their  princes. 
 
 From  the  insolence  of  their  tongue, 
 
 This  is  their  derision  in  the  land  of  Egypt! 
 
 Vin.  1  'UNTO  thy  mouth— a  tnrmpet, 
 As  an  eagle  against  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 Because  they  transgressed  My  covenant. 
 And  against  My  law  they  have  rebelled. 
 
 -  To  Me  they  cry.  My  God,  we — Israel — have 
 known  Thee.'  [him. 
 
 3  Cast  off  good  hath  Israel,  an  enemy  pursuetk 
 
 ■*  They  have  made  kings,  and  not  by  Me, 
 They  have  made  princes,  and  I  have '  not 
 known,  [to  them  idols. 
 
 Their  silver  and  their  gold  they  have  made 
 So  that  they  are  cut  off. 
 
 ^  Cast  off  hath  thy  calf,  0  Samaria, 
 Biu"ned  hath  Mine  anger  against  them, 
 Till  when  are  they  not  capable  of  purity? 
 
 ®  For  even  it  is  of  Israel ;  an  artificer  made  it. 
 And  it  is  not  God, 
 For  the  calf  of  Samaria  is  fragments  ! 
 
 ''  Forwindthey  sow,  and  a  hurricane  theyreap, 
 Stalk  ithath  none— ashootnotyielding  grain. 
 If  so  be  it  yield— strangers  do  swallow  it  up 
 
 8  Israel  hath  been  swallowed  up. 
 Now  they  have  been  among  nations. 
 As  a  vessel  in  which  is  no  delight. 
 
 ^  For  they — they  have  gone  up  to  Asshxir, 
 A  wild  ass  alone  by  himself  is  Ephraim, 
 They  have  hired  lovers  ! 
 
 10  Also  though  they  hire  among  nations. 
 Now  I  gather  them,  and  they  are  pamed  a 
 From  the  burden  of  a  kin^  of  princes,  [little, 
 
 '1  Because  Ephraim  did  mmtiply  altars  to  sin 
 They  have  been  to  him  altars  to  sin. 
 
 1"  I  write  for  him  numerous  things  of  My  law 
 As  a  strange  thing  they  have  been  reckoned 
 
 13  The  sacrifices  of  Mine  offerings ! 
 They  sacrifice  flesh,  and  they  eat, 
 Jehovah  hath  not  accepted  them. 
 Now  doth  He  remember  their  iniquity, 
 And  inspect  their  sin. 
 They— to  Egypt  they  turn  back. 
 
 !■*  And  forget   doth   Israel  his   Maker,   and 
 buildeth  temples, 
 And  Judah  hath  multiplied  cities  of  defence 
 And  I  have  sent  a  fire  into  his  cities. 
 And  it  hath  consumed  their  palaces ! 
 
 IX.  1 '  REJOICE  not,  0  Israel,  be  not  joyful 
 like  the  peoples, 
 
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Fniquity  abounding. 
 
 IX.  2.— HOSE  A. -XI.  5. 
 
 Punishment  of  Israel. 
 
 For  thou  liast  gone  <a- whoring  from  thy  God, 
 Thou  hast  loved  a  gift  near  all  floors  of  corn. 
 
 *  Floor  and  wiue-press  do  not  delight  them, 
 And  new  wine  doth  fail  in  her, 
 
 *  They  do  not  abide  in  the  land  of  Jehovah, 
 And  turned  back  hath  Ephraim  to  Egypt, 
 And  in  Asshur  an  unclean  thing  they  eat. 
 
 *  They  poiir  not  out  wine  to  Jehovah, 
 Nor  are  they  sweet  to  Him, 
 
 Their  sacrihces  are  as  bread  of  mourners  to 
 All  eating  it  are  unclean:  [them, 
 
 For  their  bread  Is  for  themselves, 
 It  doth  not  come  into  the  house  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  What  do  ye  at  the  day  appointed? 
 And  at  the  day  of  Jehovah's  festival  ? 
 
 '  For,lo,theyhave  gone  because  of  destruction, 
 Egypt  gathereth  them,  Moph  burieth  them, 
 The  desirable  things  of  their  silver, 
 Nettles  Dossess  them — a  thorn  is  in  their 
 
 '  Come  in  nave  the  days  of  inspection,  [tents. 
 Come  in  have  the  days  of  recompence, 
 Israel  doth  know !  a  fool  is  the  prophet. 
 Mild  is  the  man  of  the  Spirit, 
 Because  of  the  abundance  of  thine  iniquity. 
 And  great  is  the  hatred. 
 
 8  Ephraim  is  looking  away  from  My  God, 
 The  prophet !  a  snare  of  a  fowler  is  over  all 
 Hatred  is  in  the  house  of  his  God.  [his  ways, 
 
 ^  They  have  gone  deej)— have  done  corruptly. 
 As  ni  the  days  of  (iiibeah. 
 He  doth  remember  their  iniquity. 
 He  doth  inspect  their  sins. 
 
 **  As  grapes  in  a  wilderness  I  found  Israel, 
 As  the  first-fruit  in  a  fig-tree,  at  its  begin- 
 I  have  seen  your  fathers,  [ning. 
 
 They — they  have  gone  in  to  Baal-Peor, 
 And  are  separated  to  a  shameful  thing. 
 And  are  become  abominable  like  their  love. 
 
 '^.Ephraim  is  as  a  fowl. 
 Fly  away  doth  their  honour,  without  birth. 
 And  without  womb,  and  without  conception. 
 
 "  For  though  they  nourish  their  sons, 
 I  have  made  them  childless — without  man. 
 Surely  also,  wo  to  them,  when  I  turn  aside 
 from  them. 
 
 ^  Ephraim !  when  I  have  looked  to  the  rock. 
 Is  planted  in  comeliness,  [his  sons. 
 
 And  Ejiliraim  It  to  bring  out  unto  a  slayer 
 
 ''•  Give  to  them,  Jehovah— what  dostThou  give? 
 Give  to  them  miscarrjang  womb,  and  dry 
 
 "  All  their  evil  is  in  Gilgal,  [breasts. 
 
 Surely  there  I  have  hated  tliem, 
 Because  of  the  evil  of  tlieir  doings, 
 Out  of  My  house  I  do  drive  them, 
 I  add  not  to  love  them,  all  their  heads  are 
 
 "  Ephraim  hath  been  smitten,  [apostates. 
 Their  root  hath  dried  up,  fruit  they  yield 
 Yea,  though  they  bring  forth,  [not, 
 
 I  have  put  to  death  the  desired  of  their  womb. 
 
 "  Reject  them  doth  my  God, 
 Because  they  have  not  hearkened  to  Him, 
 And  they  are  wanderers  among  nations  ! 
 
 X.  ' '  AN  empty  vine  is  Israel, 
 Fruit  he  maketh  like  to  himself, 
 According  to  the  abundance  of  his  fruit, 
 He  hath  multiplied  for  the  altars. 
 According  to  the  goodness  of  his  land, 
 They  have  made  goodly  standing  jjillars. 
 '  Their  heart  hath  been  divided,  now  they  arc 
 He  doth  break  down  their  altars,      [guilty, 
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 He  doth  destroy  their  standing-pillars. 
 3  For  now  they  say :  We  have  no  king. 
 Because  we  have  not  feared  Jehovah, 
 And  the  king — what  doth  he  for  us? 
 
 *  They  have  spoken  words. 
 
 To  swear  falsehood  in  making  a  covenant. 
 And  flourished   as  a  poisonous  herb  hath 
 judgment,  on  the  furrows  of  a  Held. 
 
 "  For  the  calves  of  Beth-Aven  fear  do  inhaVji. 
 
 tants  of  Samaria,  _     [people. 
 
 Surely  mourned  on  account  of  it  hath  its 
 
 And  its  priests  on  account  of  it  leap  about. 
 
 Because  of  its  honour,  for  it  hath  removed 
 
 from  it,  _        [warlike  king, 
 
 "  Also  it  to  Asshur  is  carried,  a  present  to  a 
 Shame  doth  Ephraim  receive, 
 And  ashamed  is  Israel  of  its  own  counsel. 
 
 ^  Cut  off  is  Samaria ! 
 Its  king  is  as  a  chip  on  the  face  of  the  waters. 
 
 8  And  destroyed  have  been  high  places  of 
 Aven,  the  sin  of  Israel. 
 Thorn  and  bramble  go  up  on  their  altars. 
 And  they  liave  said  to  hiUs,  Cover  us. 
 And  to  heights,  Fall  upon  us. 
 
 3  From  the  days  of  Gibeah  thou  hast  sinned. 
 There  they  have  stood,  [0  Israel, 
 
 Not  overtake  them  in  Gibeah  doth  battle. 
 Because  of  sons  of  perverseness. 
 
 '"  When  I  desire,  then  I  do  bind  them. 
 And  gathered  against  them  have  peoples. 
 When  they  bind  themselves  to  their  two 
 iniqiiities.  _  _  [thresh, 
 
 '1  And  Ephraim  is  a  trained  heifer — loving  to 
 And  1— I  have  passed  over  on  the  goodness 
 I  cause  one  to  ride  Ephraim,  [of  its  neck. 
 Plough  doth  Judah,  harrow  for  him  doth 
 
 '"  Sow  for  yourselves  in  righteousness,  [Jacob. 
 Reap  according  to  loving-kindness. 
 Till  for  yourselves  tillage  of  knowledge, 
 To  seek  Jehovah, 
 Till  He  come  and  shew  righteousness  to  you. 
 
 '^  Ye  have  plouj'hed  wickedness. 
 Perversity  ye  have  reaped. 
 Ye  have  eaten  the  fruit  of  lying, 
 For  thou  hast  trusted  in  thy  way, 
 In  the  abundance  of  thy  might. 
 
 ^■*  And  rise  doth  a  tumult  among  thy  people, 
 And  all  thy  fortresses  are  spoiled, 
 As  the  spoiling  by  Shalman  of  Retli-Arbel, 
 In  a  day  of  battle. 
 Mother  against  sons  dashed  in  ijieces. 
 
 1=  Thus  hath  Beth-El  done  to  you, 
 Because  of  the  evil  of  your  wickedness. 
 In  the  dawn  cut  off  utterly  is  a  king  of  Israel  I 
 
 XI.   1  BECAUSE  Israel  is  a  youth,  and  1 
 love  him. 
 
 Out  of  Egypt  I  have  called  for  My  Son. 
 "  They  have  called  to  them  rightly. 
 
 They  have  gone  from  before  them. 
 
 To  lords  they  do  sacrifice, 
 
 And  to  graven  images  they  make  perfume. 
 '  And  I  have  caused  Ephraim  to  go  on  foot. 
 
 Taking  them  by  their  arms,  [ed  tlieiru 
 
 And  they  have  not  known  that  I  strengthen- 
 
 *  With  cords  of  man  I  do  draw  them. 
 With  thick  cords  of  love,      [on  their  jaws, 
 And  I  am  to  them  as  a  raiser  up  of  a  yoke 
 And  1  incline  unto  him — I  feed  liim. 
 
 "  He  turneth  not  back  unto  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 And  Asshur— he  is  his  king, 
 
Divine  goodness  to  Israel. 
 
 XI.  6.— HOSEA.— XIV.  2. 
 
 Crimea  of  Israel, 
 
 For  they  have  refused  to  return. 
 
 *  (:!rieyous  hatli  beeu  the  sword  iu  his  cities, 
 And  it  hath  ended  his  bars,  and  consunied 
 
 —from  their  own  counsels. 
 7  And  My  people  are  hanging  in  suspense, 
 
 about  My  returning, 
 And  unto  the  Most  High  they  do  call. 
 Together  they  exalt  not. 
 
 *  How  do  I  give  thee  up,  0  Ephraim  ? 
 Do  I  deliver  thee  up,  0  Israel  ? 
 How  do  I  make  thee  as  Admah  ? 
 Do  I  set  thee  as  Zeboim  ? 
 
 Turned  in  Me  is  My  heart. 
 
 Kindled  together  have  been  My  repentings. 
 
 *  I  do  not  the  fierceness  of  My  anger, 
 
 I  turn  not  back  to  destroy  Ephraim, 
 
 For  God  I  am,  and  not  a  man.     [in  enmity, 
 
 In  thy  midst  the  Holy  One,  and  I  enter  not 
 
 '"  After  Jehovah  they  go — as  a  lion  He  roareth, 
 When  He  doth  roar,  then  tremble  do  the 
 sons  from  the  west. 
 
 "  They  tremble  as  a  sparrow  out  of  Egypt, 
 And  as  a  dove  out  of  the  land  of  Asshur, 
 And  I  have  caused  them  to  dwell  in  their 
 An  afErmation  of  Jehovah.       [own  houses, 
 
 "^  Compassed  Me  with  feigning  hath  Ephraim, 
 And  with  deceit  the  house  of  Israel. 
 And  Judah  again  is  ruling  with  God, 
 And  with  the  Holy  Ones  is  faithful ! 
 
 XII.  1  EPHRAIM  is  enjoying  wind. 
 And  is  pursuing  an  east  wind, 
 AU  the  day  lying  and  spoiling  hemidtiplieth, 
 And  a  covenant  with  Asshur  they  make, 
 And  oil  to  Egypt  is  carried. 
 
 *  And  acontroversy  hath  Jehovah  with  Judah, 
 To  lay  a  charge  on  Jacob  according  to  his 
 
 ways, 
 According  to  his  doings  He  returnethtohim. 
 
 *  In  the  womb  he  took  his  brother  by  the  heel. 
 And  by  his  strength  he  was  a  prince  with  G  od, 
 
 *  Yea,  he'is  a  prince  unto  the  Messenger, 
 And  he  overcometh  hy  weeping. 
 
 And  he  maketh  supplication  to  Him, 
 At  Bethel  He  doth  iind  him. 
 And  there  He  doth  speak  with  us, 
 
 *  Eveu  Jehovah,  God  of  the  Hosts,  JehoA'^ah 
 
 is  His  memorial. 
 
 ^  And  thou,  through  thy  God,  dost  turn, 
 Kindness  and  judgment  keep  thou. 
 And  wait  on  thy  God  continually. 
 
 ^  Canaan !  in  his  hand  are  balances  of  deceit ! 
 To  o|>press  he  hath  loved. 
 
 *  And  Ephraim  saith:  'Siusly  I  have  become 
 I  have  found  wealth  for  myself,  [rich. 
 All  my  labours — they  find  not  against  me 
 
 iniquity  that  is  sin.'  I  Egypt, 
 
 ^  And  I — Jehovah  thy  God  from  the  land  of 
 Again  do  I  turn  thee  back  into  tents, 
 As  in  the  days  of  the  appointed  time. 
 
 '"  And  I  have  spoken  unto  the  prophets, 
 And  I  have  multiplied  vision. 
 And  by  the  hand  of  the  prophets  I  use  sim- 
 
 "  Surely  Gilead  is  iniquity,  [iles. 
 
 Only,  vanity  they  have  been. 
 In  Gilead  bullocks  they  have  sacrificed. 
 Also  their  altars  are  as  heaps,  on  the  fur- 
 rows of  a  field. 
 
 ^  And  Jacob  doth  flee  to  the  country  of  Aram, 
 And  Israel  doth  serve  for  a  wife, 
 Yea,  for  a  wife  he  hath  kept  watch. 
 
 '3  And  by  a  prophet  hath  Jehovaii  brouglit  up 
 Israel  out  of  Egypt, 
 And  by  a  projihct  it  l)ath  been  watched. 
 '•«  Ephraim  hath  provoked  most  bitterly, 
 And  his  blood  on  himself  he  leaveth, 
 And  his  reproach  turn  back  to  him  doth 
 his  Lord ! 
 
 XIH.  1  WHEN  Ephraim  speaketh  tremblingly. 
 He  hath  beeu  lifted  up  in  Israel, 
 When  he  becometh  guilty  in  Baal  he  dieth. 
 *  And  now  do  they  add  to  sin,  [silver, 
 
 And  iriake  to  them  a  molten  image  of  their 
 By  their  own  understanding— idols, 
 A  work  of  artizaus— aU  of  it. 
 Of  them  they  say,  who  are  sacrificers  among 
 '  The  calves  let  them  kiss.'  [men, 
 
 3  Therefore  they  are  as  a  cloud  of  the  morning. 
 And  as  dew,  rising  early,  going  away. 
 As  chaff  tossed  about  out  of  a  floor, 
 Aud  as  smoke  out  of  a  window.        [Egyjit, 
 •*  And  1  am  Jehovah  thy  God  from  the  land  of 
 And  a  God_  besides  Me  thou  dost  not  know. 
 And  a  Saviour — there  is  none  save  Me. 
 ^  I — I  have  known  thee  in  a  wilderness, 
 
 In  a  land  of  droughts. 
 "  According  to  their  feedings  they  are  satiated. 
 They  have  been  satiated. 
 And  their  heart  is  lifted  up, 
 Therefore  they  have  forgotten  Me, 
 ^  And  I  am  to  them  as  a  lion, 
 
 As  a  leopard  by  the  way  I  look  out. 
 8  I  do  meet  them  as  a  bereaved  bear. 
 
 And  I  rend  the  enclosure  of  their  heart. 
 ®  And  I  consume  them  there  as  a  lioness, 
 
 A  beast  of  the  field  doth  rend  them. 
 1°  Thou  hast  destroyed  thyself,  0  Israel, 
 But  in  Me  is  thy  help. 
 Where  is  thy  king  now — 
 And  he  doth  save  thee  in  all  thy  cities  ? 
 And  thy  judges  of  whom  thou  didst  say, 
 '  Give  to  me  a  king  and  heads? ' 
 ^^  I  give  to  thee  a  king  in  Mine  anger, 
 
 And  I  take  away  in  My  wrath. 
 1^      Bound  up  is  the  iniquity  of  Ephraim, 
 
 Hidden  is  his  sin, 
 ^^  Pangs  of  a  travailing  woman  come  to  him. 
 He  is  a  sou  not  wise,  [ing  forth  of  sons. 
 
 For  he  remaineth  not  the  time  for  the  break- 
 "'*  From  the  hand  of  Sheol  I  do  ransom  them. 
 From  death  I  redeem  them. 
 Where  is  thy  plague,  0  death  ? 
 Where  thy  destruction,  0  Sheol  ? 
 Repentance  is  hid  from  Mine  eyes. 
 ''  Though  he  among  brethren  produceth  fruit, 
 Comeindothaneastwind,  a  wind  of  Jehovah, 
 From  a  wilderness  it  is  coming  up. 
 And  it  drieth  up  his  fountain. 
 And  become  dry  doth  his  spring, 
 It — it  spoileth  a  treasure — every  desirable 
 1"  P^ecome  desolate  doth  Samaria,         [vessel. 
 ij6cause  she  hath  rebelled  against  her  God, 
 By  sword  they  do  fall. 
 Their  sucklings  are  dashed  in  pieces. 
 And  its  pregnant  ones  are  ripped  up ! 
 
 XrV.  1  TURN  back,  0  Israel,  unto  Jehovah 
 thy  God, 
 For  thou  hast  stumbled  by  thine  iniquity. 
 2  Take  with  you  words,  and  turn  to  Jehovah, 
 Say  ye  unto  Him : 
 
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Threateninffs-and  merct/. 
 
 xiT.  3.— JOEL.— Ti.  b. 
 
 Prophecies  ofcalamitieti. 
 
 'Take  away  all  iniquity,  and  ^jve  good, 
 
 And  we  do  render  the  fruit  of  our  lips. 
 ^  Asshur  doth  not  save  us,  on  a  horse  we  ride 
 not, 
 
 Vor  do  we  say  any  more,  Our  God,  to  the  work 
 of  our  hands. 
 
 For  in  Thee  find  mercy  dotli  the  fathei'less.' 
 *  I  heal  their  backsliding,  I  love  them  freely. 
 
 For  titmed  back  hath  Mine  anger  from  him. 
 ^  I  am  as  dew  to  Israel,  he  flourisheth  as  a  lily, 
 
 Ajid  he  striketh  forth  his  roots  as  Lebanon. 
 °  Gro  on  do  his  sucklings, 
 
 And  his  beauty  is  as  an  olive, 
 
 And  he  hath  fragrance  as  Lebanon. 
 *■  Return  do  the  dwellers  under  his  sliadow. 
 
 They  revive  as  corn,  and  flourish  as  a  vine, 
 
 His  memorial  is  as  wine  of  Lebanon. 
 ^  0  Ephraim,  what  to  Me  any  more  with  idols? 
 
 I — I  afflicted,  and  I  cause  him  to  sing: 
 
 '  I  a7n  as  a  green  fir-ti'ee,' 
 
 From  Me  is  thy  friiit  found. 
 •^  Who  is  wise,  and  doth  understand  these? 
 
 Prudent,  and  knoweth  them  ? 
 
 For  upright  are  the  ways  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  the  righteous  go  on  in  them. 
 
 And  the  transgressors  stumble  therein ! 
 
 WOEDS  OF  JOEL. 
 
 GHAP.  I.  1  A  WORD  of  Jehovah  that  hath 
 been  unto  Joel,  son  of  Pethuel : 
 -  Hear  this,  ye  a^ed  ones, 
 
 And  give  ear,  all  ye  inhabitants  of  the  land. 
 
 Hath  this  been  in  your  days? 
 
 Or  in  the  days  of  your  fathers  ? 
 ^  Concerning  it  to  your  sons  talk  ye. 
 
 And  your  sons  to  their  sons. 
 
 And  their  sons  to  another  generation. 
 
 *  \Vhat  is  left  of  the  palmer- worm,  eaten  hath 
 AJnd  what  is  left  of  the  locust,  [the  locust, 
 Eaten  hath  the  cankcrworm. 
 
 And  what  is  left  of  the  cankerworm, 
 Eaten  hath  the  caterpillar. 
 
 ^  Awake,  ye  drunkards,  and  weep,  [juice, 
 And  howl  all  drinking  wine,  because  of  the 
 For  it  hath  been  cut  off  from  your  mouth. 
 
 s  For  a  nation  hath  come  up  on  my  land, 
 Strong,  and  there  is  no  nimiber, 
 Its  teeth  ai'e  the  teeth  of  a  lion, 
 And  it  hath  the  jaw-teeth  of  a  lioness. 
 
 '  It  hath  made  my  vine  become  a  desolation. 
 And  my  tig-tree  become  a  chip,  [down, 
 
 Ithathmadeitthoroughlybare,  andhath  cast 
 Made  -white  have  been  its  branches. 
 
 *  Wail,  as  a  virgin  girdeth  with  sackcloth, 
 For  the  husband  of  her  youth. 
 
 8  Cut  off  hath  been  present  and  libation  from 
 
 the  house  of  Jehovah,  _  [hovah. 
 
 Mourned  have  the  ])riests,  ministrants  of  Je- 
 
 1"  Spoiled  ]s  thefield,  mourned  hath  the  ground. 
 For  spoiled  is  the  corn,  _       I  oil. 
 
 Dried  up  hath  been  new  wine,  languish  doth 
 
 "  Be  ashamed,  ye  husbandmen. 
 Howl,  vinedressers,  forwheatand  for  barley, 
 For  perished  liath  the  harvest  of  the  Held. 
 
 '-  The  vine  hath  been  dried  up, 
 And  the  fig-tree  doth  langmsh. 
 Pomegranate,  also  palm,  and  apple-tree, 
 AU  trees  of  the  field  have  ^vithered, 
 For  dried  up  hath  been  joy  from  the  sons  of 
 
 "  Gird,  and  lament,  ye  jinests,  [men. 
 
 Howl,  ye  ministrants  of  tlie  altar,  [my  God, 
 
 Come  in,  lodge  in  sackcloth,  ministrants  of 
 
 For  withheld  from  the  house  of  your  Godhath 
 
 been  present  and  libation. 
 
 <♦  Sanctify  a  fast,  proclaim  a  restraint,  [land, 
 Gather  the  elders— all  the  iuliabitants  of  the 
 Into  the  house  of  Jehovah  your  fk)d, 
 
 >*  And  cry  unto  Jehovah.  'Alas  for  the  day ! 
 For  near  is  a  day  of  Jehovah, 
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 Andasdestructionfromthemightyitcometh. 
 
 '"  Is  not  before  our  eyes  food  cut  off? 
 From  the  house  of  oxir  God  joy  and  rejoicing? 
 
 '■''  Rotted  have  scattered  things  under  then 
 Desolated  have  been  store-houses,      [clods, 
 Broken  down  have  been  granaries, 
 For  withered  hath  the  corn. 
 
 1*  How  have  cattle  sighed  ! 
 Perplexed  have  been  droves  of  oxen. 
 For  there  is  no  pasture  for  them. 
 Also  droves  of  sheep  have  been  desolated. 
 
 13  Unto  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  I  do  call. 
 For  tire  hath  consumed  comely  places  of  a 
 wilderness,  [field. 
 
 And  a  flame  bath  set  on  fire  all  trees  of  the 
 
 -"  Also  the  cattle  of  the  field  long  for  Thee, 
 For  dried  up  have  been  streams  of  water. 
 And  fire  hath  consirmed  comely  places  of  a 
 wilderness ! ' 
 
 IT.  1  BLOW  ye  a  trampet  in  Zion, 
 And  shout  ye  in  My  holy  hill. 
 Tremble  do  all  inhabitants  of  the  earth, 
 For  coming  is  the  day  of  Jehovah,  for  it  is 
 
 '  A  day  of  darkness  and  thick  darkness,  [near! 
 A  day  of  cloud  and  tliick  darkness, 
 As  darkness  spread  on  the  mountains, 
 A  people  numerous  and  mighty. 
 Like  it  thei-e  hath  not  been  from  of  old, 
 AikI  after  it  there  is  not  again — till  the  years 
 of  generation  and  generation. 
 
 3  Before  it  consumed  hath  lire, 
 And  after  it  burn  doth  a  Hame, 
 As  the  garden  of  Eden  is  the  land  before  it, 
 Ancl  after  it  a  wilderness  -a  desolation ! 
 And  also  an  escape  there  hath  not  been  to  it, 
 
 ••  As  the  appearance  of  horses  is  its  appear- 
 Aud  as  horsemen,  so  they  run.  [ance, 
 
 5  As  the  noise  of  chariots,  on  the  top>a  of  the 
 mountains  they  skip, 
 As  the  noise  of  a  tiame  of  fire  devouring 
 
 stubble, 
 As  a  mighty  pcoj)le  set  in  array  for  battle. 
 
 "  From  its  face  pained  are  pco]>les, 
 iVll  faces  have  gathered  paleness. 
 
 "  As  mighty  ones  they  run. 
 As  men  of  'var  they  go  up  a  wall. 
 And  each  in  his  own  ways  they  do  go, 
 Anil  they  embarrass  not  their  paths. 
 
 8  And  each  his  brother  they  press  not, 
 Each  in  his  way  they  go  on. 
 
Promise  of  the  Teacher. 
 
 II.  9.— JOEL.— III.  9. 
 
 Israel's  enemies  threatened. 
 
 '    If  by  the  missiletheyfall,  they  are  uot  cut  ofi'. 
 
 '  In  the  city  they  run  to  aucl  fro, 
 On  the  wall  they  run, 
 Into  houses  they  go  up  by  the  windows, 
 They  go  in  as  a  thief. 
 
 '"  At  their  face  trembled  hath  the  earth, 
 Shaken  have  the  heavens, 
 Sim  and  moon  have  been  black. 
 And  stars  have  gathered  up  their  shining. 
 
 "  And  Jehovah  hath  given  forth  His  voice  be- 
 For  very  great  is  His  camp,  [fore  His  force. 
 For  mighty  is  the  doer  of  His  word. 
 For  great  is  the  day  of  Jehovah — very  fear- 
 And  who  doth  bear  it  ?  [ful, 
 
 ^^  And  also  now — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 Turn  ye  back  unto  Me  with  all  your  heart, 
 And  with  fasting,  and  with  weeping, 
 And  with  lamentation. 
 
 "  And  rend  your  heart,  and  not  your  garments, 
 And  turn  Tback  unto  Jehovah  your  God, 
 For  gracious  and  merciful  is  He, 
 Slow  to  anger,  and  abundant  in  kindness. 
 And  He  hath  i-epented  concerning  the  evil. 
 
 '  *  Who  knoweth— He  doth  turn  back. 
 Yea — He  hath  repented, 
 And  He  hath  left  behind  Him  a  blessing, 
 A  present  and  libation  of  Jehovah  your  God? 
 "     Blow  ye  a  trumpet  in  Zion, 
 Sanctify  a  fast — proclaim  a  restraint. 
 
 *'  Gather  the  people,  sanctify  an  assembly, 
 Assemble  the  aged, 
 
 Gather  infants  and  sucklings  of  the  breasts. 
 Go  out  let  a  bridegroom  from  his  inner 
 And  a  bride  out  of  her  closet.       [chamber, 
 
 1^  Between  the  porch  and  the  altar  weep  let 
 the  priests,  ministrants  of  Jehovah, 
 And  let  them  say : 
 
 '  Have  pity,  0  Jehovah,  on  Thy  people, 
 And  give  not  Thy  inheritance  to  reproach, 
 To  the  ruling  over  them  of  nations, 
 Why  do  they  say  among  peoples. 
 Where  is  their  God?' 
 
 ^  And  let  Jehovah  be  zealous  for  His  land. 
 And  have  pity  on  His  people. 
 
 ^  Let  Jehovah  answer  and  say  to  His  people, 
 '  Lo,  I  am  sending  to  you  the  corn, 
 And  the  new  wine,  and  the  oil. 
 And  ye  have  been  satisfied  with  it,  [nations. 
 And  1  make  you  no  more  a  reproach  among 
 
 '"  And  the  northern  I  put  far  olf  from  you, 
 And  have  driven  him  unto  a  land  dry  and 
 
 desolate. 
 With  his  face  unto  the  eastern  sea. 
 And  his  rear  unto  the  western  sea. 
 And  come  up  hath  his  stink. 
 And  come  up  doth  his  stench, 
 For  he  hath  exerted  himself  to  work. 
 
 '1  Do  not  fear,  0  land!  joy  and  I'ejoice, 
 
 For  Jehovah  hath  exerted  Himself  to  work. 
 
 **  Do  not  fear,  O  cattle  of  the  field ! 
 For  sprung  foi-th  have  pastures  of  a  wil- 
 For  the  tree  hath  borne  its  fruity    [derness. 
 Fig-tree  and  vine  have  given  their  strength ! 
 
 '3  And  ye  sons  of  Zion,  joy  and  rejoice. 
 In  Jehovah  your  God,  [righteousness. 
 
 For  He  hath  given  to  you  the  Teacher  for 
 And  causeth  to  come  down  to  you  a  shower. 
 Sprinkling  and  gathered — in  the  beginning. 
 
 •*  And  fullhave  been  the  floors  with  pure  corn. 
 And  overtiowa  have  the  presses  ivith  new  ' 
 wine  and  oil. 
 
 2k 
 
 -5  And  I  have  recompensed  to  you  the  years 
 Tliat  consimie  did  the  locust,  the  canker- 
 worm, 
 And  the  caterpillar,  and  the  palmer- worm. 
 My  great  force  that  I  did  send  against  you. 
 
 -**  Andyehaveeaten.  eatingand  being  satisfied. 
 And  have  praised  the  name  of  Jehovah  your 
 Who  hath  dealt  with  you  wonderfully,  [God, 
 And  not  ashamed  are  My  people  to  the  age. 
 
 27  And  ye  have  known  that  in  the  midst  of 
 
 Israel  am  I,  [none  else. 
 
 And  I  am  Jehovah  your  God,  and  there  is 
 And  not  ashamed  are  My  people  to  the  age. 
 
 28  And  it  hath  come  to  pass  afterwards, 
 I  do  pour  out  My  Spirit  on  all  flesh, 
 
 And  prophesied  have  your  sons  and  your 
 Your  old  men  do  dream  dreams, [daughters, 
 Your  young  men  do  see  visions. 
 
 29  And  also  on  the  men-servants,  and  on  the 
 
 maid-servants. 
 In  those  days  I  do  pour  out  My  Spirit. 
 3"  And  I  have  given  wonders  in  the  heavens, 
 
 and  in  the  earth, 
 Blood  and  tire,  and  colimms  of  smoke. 
 ^1  The  sim  is  turned  to  darkness,  and  the  moon 
 
 to  blood, 
 Before  the  coming  of  the  day  of  Jehovah, 
 The  great  and  the  fearful. 
 ^^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  [vah  is  delivered, 
 Every  one  who  calleth  in  the  name  of  Jeho- 
 For  in  mount  Zion  and  in  Jerusalem  there 
 As  Jehovah  hath  said,  [is  an  escape. 
 
 And  among  the  remnants  whom  Jehovah  ia 
 
 calling! 
 
 III.  ^  FOR  lo,  in  those  days,  and  in  that  time. 
 When  I  turn  back  to  the  captivity  of  Judah 
 
 and  Jerusalem, 
 "  Then  I  have  gathered  all  the  nations, 
 And  caused  them  to  go  down  unto  the  vallej 
 
 of  Jehoshaphat, 
 And  I  have  been  judged  with  them  there, 
 Concerning  My  people  and  Mine  inheritance 
 
 — Israel, 
 Wliom  they  scattered  among  nations, 
 And  My  land  they  have  apportionecL 
 '  And  for  My  people  they  do  cast  a  lot. 
 And  they  give  the  young  man  for  an  harlot, 
 And  the  young  woman  have  sold  for  vnno. 
 That  they  may  drink. 
 
 *  And  also,  what  are  ye  to  Me,  0  Tyre  and 
 A  nd  aU  circuits  of  Philistia  ?  [Zidon, 
 Recompence  are  ye  rendering  unto  Me  ? 
 And  if  ye  are  giving  recompence  to  Me, 
 Swiftly,  hastily,   1  turn  back  your  recom- 
 pence on  your  head. 
 
 '  In  that  My  silver  and  My  gold  ye  took, 
 And  My  desirable  things  that  are  good. 
 Ye  have  brought  in  to  your  temples. 
 
 *  And  sons  of  Judah,  and  sons  of  Jerusalem, 
 Ye  have  sold  to  the  sons  of  Javan, 
 
 To  put  them  far  off  from  their  border. 
 
 7  Lo,  I  am  stirring  them  up  out  of  the  place 
 Whither  ye  have  sold  them,        [your  head, 
 And  I  have  turned  back  your  recompence  on 
 
 '  And  have  sold  your  sous  and  your  daughters 
 Into  the  liand  of  the  sons  of  Judah, 
 And  they  have  sold  them  to  Shabeaus, 
 Unto  a  nation  far  off,  for  Jehovah    hath 
 
 '•'      Proclaim  ye  this  among  nations,  [spoken. 
 
 Sanctify  a  war,  stir  up  the  mighty  ones, 
 
 561 
 
Prophecies  concerning  Damascus,  iii.  10.— AMOS.— ii.  4.    Gaza,  Tyre,  Edom,  Moah,  JudaK 
 
 Come  nigli,  come  up,  let  all  the  men  of  war. 
 "•  Beat  your  ijloughsliares  to  swords, 
 
 And  your  pruning-hooks  to  javelins, 
 
 Let  the  weak  say,  '  I  am  mighty.' 
 »i  Haste,  and  come  in,  all  ye  nations  roxmd. 
 
 And  be  gathered  together. 
 
 Thither  cause  to  come  down,  0  Jehovah,  Thy 
 
 mighty  ones.  I  valley  of  Jehoshaphat, 
 
 >^  Wake  and  come  up  let  the  nations  imto  the 
 
 For  there  I  sit  to  judge  all  the  nations  around. 
 'S  Send  ye  forth  a  sickle, 
 
 For  ripened  hath  harvest, 
 
 Comein,  come  down,  for  tiUed  hath  been  the 
 
 Overflowed  hath  winepresses,  [press, 
 
 For  great  in  their  wickedness.        [decision, 
 '*  Multitudes,  multitudes  are  in  the  valley  of 
 
 For  near  is  the  day  of  Jehovah  in  the  valley 
 J""  Sun  and  moon  have  been  black,  [of  decision. 
 
 And  stars  have  gathered  up  their  shining. 
 1^  And  Jehovah  from  Zion  doth  roar, 
 
 And  from  Jerusalem  giveth  forth  His  voice, 
 
 And  shaken  have  the  heavens  and  earth. 
 
 And  Jehovah  is  a  refuge  to  his  people, 
 
 And  a  stronghold  to  sons  of  Israel. 
 1''  And  ye  have  known  that  I  am  .Jehovah  your 
 
 Dwelling  in  Zion,  My  holy  mountain,  [God, 
 
 And  Jerusalem  hath  been  holy. 
 
 And  strangers  do  not  pass  over  into  it  again. 
 18      And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day, 
 
 Drop  down  do  the  mountains  juice. 
 
 And  the  hills  do  flow  vnth  milk. 
 
 And  all  streams  of  Judah  do  go  with  water. 
 
 And  a  fountain  from  the  house  of  Jehovah 
 goeth  forth. 
 
 And  hath  watered  the  valley  of  Shittim. 
 1^  Egypt  a  desolation  becometh,  [eth. 
 
 And  Edom  adesolation,  awilderness,  becom- 
 
 For  violence  to  sons  of  Judah, 
 
 AVTiose  innocent  blood  theyshed  in  theirlaud, 
 2"  And  Judah  to  the  age  doth  dwell, 
 
 And  Jerusalem  to  generation  and  generation. 
 -1  And  I  have  declared  their  blood  innocent, 
 lluxt  1  did  not  declare  innocent, 
 
 A  nd  Jehovah  is  dwelling  in  Zion ! 
 
 WORDS  OF  AMOS. 
 
 CHAP.    I.    *  WORDS  of  Amos— who  hath 
 been  among  herdsmen  of    Tekoa — that  he 
 hath  seen  concerning  Israel,  in  the  days  of 
 Uzziah  king  of  Judah,  and  in  the  days  of 
 Jeroboam  son  of  Joash  king  of  Israel,  two 
 years  before  the  shaking :  -  and  he  saith  : 
 Jehovah  from  Zion  doth  roar, 
 And  from  Jerusalem  giveth  forth  His  voice. 
 And  mourned  have  pasturesof  the  shepherds, 
 And  withered  hath  the  top  of  Carmel ! 
 3     Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 For  three  transgressions  of  Damascus. 
 And  for  four,  I  do  not  reverse  it, 
 Because  of   their  threshing   Gilead   with 
 sharp-pointed  irons,  [Hazael, 
 
 *  And  I  nave  sent  a  fire  against  the  house  of 
 And  it  hath  consumed  the  palaces  of  Ben- 
 
 Hadad. 
 
 *  And  I  have  broken  the  bar  of  Damascus, 
 And  cut  off  the  inhabitant  from  Bilvat-Aven, 
 And  a  holder  of  a  scejitre  from  Beth-Eden, 
 And  removed  have  been  the  people  of  Aram 
 
 *  Thus  said  Jehovah :  [to  Kir,  said  Jehovah. 
 For  three  transgressions  of  Gaza, 
 
 And  for  four,  I  do  not  reverse  it. 
 Because  of  their  removing  a  comjjlete  cap- 
 To  deliver  ui^  to  Edom,      _  [tivity, 
 ■^  And  1  have  sent  a  lire  against  the  wall  of 
 And  it  hath  consumed  her  palaces  ;   [Gaza, 
 8  And   1    have  cut  off  the  inhabitant  from 
 Ashdod, 
 And  a  holder  of  ascej)trefroni  Ashkelon, 
 And  have  turned  back  My  hand  against 
 
 Ekron, 
 And  ])erished  have  the  rcmnnBt  of  the  Phil- 
 Said  the  Lord  Jehovah.  [istines, 
 '     Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 For  three  transgressions  of  Tyre, 
 And  for  four,  1  do  not  reverse  it. 
 Because  of  their  delivering  up  a  conii)lcte 
 captivity  to  Edom,                       (covenant, 
 And  they  remembered  not  the  brotherly 
 562 
 
 *"  And  I  have  sent  a  fire  against  the  wall  of 
 And  it  hath  consumed  her  palaces.     [Tjtc, 
 
 11      Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 For  three  transgressions  of  Edom, 
 And  for  four,  I  do  not  reverse  it,    [brother, 
 Because  of  his  pursuing  with  a  sword  his 
 And  he  hath  destroyed  his  mercies. 
 And  tear  perpetually  doth  his  auger. 
 And  his  WTatii— he  hath  kept  it  for  ever, 
 
 1-  And  I  have  sent  a  fire  against  Teman, 
 And  it  hath  consumed  palaces  of  Bozrah. 
 
 13     Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 For    three   transgressions  of   the  sons  of 
 And  for  four,  I  do  not  reverse  it,  [Ammou, 
 Because  of  their  ripping  up  the  pregnant 
 To  enlarge  their  border,       [ones  of  Gilead, 
 
 1*  And  I  have  kindled  a  fire  against  the  wall 
 of  E-abbah, 
 And  it  hath  consumed  her  palaces. 
 With  a  shout  in  a  day  of  battle. 
 With  a  whirlwind  in  a  day  of  hurricane, 
 
 1*  And  gone  hath  their  king  in  a  removal. 
 He  and  bis  heads  together,  said  Jehovah  ! 
 
 n.  iTHUS  said  Jehovah: 
 For  three  transgressions  of  Mqab, 
 And  for  four,  I  do  not  reverse  it. 
 Because  of  his  burning  the  bones  of  the 
 king  of  Edom  to  lime, 
 
 -  And  I  have  sent  a  lire  against  Moal), 
 Andithath  consumed  the  palaces  of  Kerioth, 
 And  dying  with  noise  is  Moab, 
 With  shouting,  with  voice  of  a  trumjiet. 
 
 »  And  I  have  cut  off  a  judge  from  her  midst, 
 And  all  its  heads  I  slay  Avith  him,  said  Je- 
 
 *      Thus  said  Jehovah  :  [hovaL 
 
 For  three  transgressions  of  Judah, 
 And  for  foui-,  I  do  not  reserve  it. 
 Because  of  theirloathiug  the  law  of  Jehovah 
 And  His  statutes  they  have  not  kept. 
 And  their  lies  do  cause  them  to  err, 
 Aftc'  which  their  fathers  did  walk. 
 
Threatenings  of  judgment 
 
 IL  5.— AMOS.— IV.  9. 
 
 against  Judah  and  Israel. 
 
 *  And  1  have  sent  a  fire  against  Judab, 
 And  it  hath  consumed  palaces  of  Jerusalem. 
 
 *  Thus  said  Jeliovah : 
 
 For  three  transgressions  of  Israel, 
 And  for  four,  I  do  not  reverse  it, 
 ;■   Because  of  their  selling  for  silver  the  righte- 
 And  the  needy  for  a  pair  of  sandals,      [ous, 
 '  Who  are  panting  for  the  dust  of  the  earth  on 
 the  head  of  the  poor, 
 And  the  way  of  the  humble  they  turn  aside, 
 And  a  man  and  his  father  go  imtothe  damsel. 
 So  as  to  pollute  My  holy  name. 
 8  And  on  pledged  garments  they  stretch  them- 
 selves near  every  altar. 
 And  the  wine  of  fined  ones  they  drink  in  the 
 house  of  theii-  gods.  [before  them, 
 
 *  And  I — I  have  destroyed  the  Amorite  from 
 Whose  height  is  as  the  height  of  cedars, 
 And  strong  he  is  as  the  oaks, 
 
 And  I  destroy  his  fruit  from  above, 
 
 And  his  roots  from  beneath.  [of  Egypt, 
 
 '"  And  I — I  have  brought  you  up  from  the  land 
 
 And  cause  you  to  go  in  a  -wilderness  forty 
 
 To  possess  the  land  of  the  Amorite.   [years, 
 "  And  I  raise  of  your  sons  for  prophets. 
 
 And  of  your  choice  ones  for  Nazarites, 
 
 Is  not  this  true,  0  sons  of  Israel  ? 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 1"  And  ye  cause  the  Nazarites  to  drink  wine, 
 
 And  on  the  prophets  ye  have  laid  a  charge, 
 
 Sajang,  '  Do  not  prophesy ! ' 
 ^3  Lo,  I  am  pressing  you  under, 
 
 As  the  full  cart  doth  press  for  itself  a  sheaf. 
 "  And  perished  hath  refuge  from  the  swift. 
 
 And  the  strong  strengtheneth  not  his  power, 
 
 And  the  mighty  delivereth  not  his  soul. 
 ^*  And  the  handler  of  tlie  bow  standeth  not. 
 
 And  the  swift  with  his  feet  delivereth  not 
 Idtnself,  [liis  souL 
 
 And  the  rider  of  the  horse  delivereth  not 
 *^  And  the  courageous  of  heart  among  the 
 
 Naked  doth  flee  in  that  day,  [mighty, 
 
 A.n  afiirmation  of  Jehovah  1 
 
 IlL  ^HEAR  ye  this  word  that  Jehovah 
 hath  spoken  concerning  you,  0  sons  of  Israel, 
 concerning  all  the  family  that  1  brought  up 
 from  the  land  of  Egypt,  saying: 
 ^  Only  you  I  have  kxiown  of  all  families  of  the 
 land, 
 Therefore  I  charge  on  you  all  your  iniquities. 
 '  Do  two  walk  together  if  they  have  not  met? 
 
 *  Roar  doth  a  lion  in  a  forest  and  prey  he  hath 
 
 none  ? 
 Give  out  doth  a  young  lion  his  voice  from 
 If  he  hath  not  caught  ?  [his  liabitation, 
 
 '  Doth  a  bird  fall  into  a  snare  of  the  earth, 
 .  And  there  is  no  gin  for  it  ? 
 Doth  a  snare  go  up  from  the  ground. 
 And  prey  it  captureth  not  ? 
 '  Is  a  tnimpet  blown  in  a  city, 
 ,    And  do  people  not  tremble  ? 
 Is  there  affliction  in  a  city, 
 And  Jehovah  hath  not  done  it  ? 
 '  For  the  Lord  Jehovah  doth  nothing, 
 Except  He  hath  revealed  His  counsel  unto 
 His  servants  the  prophets. 
 8  A  lion  hath  roared — who  doth  not  fear  ? 
 The  Lord  Jehovah  hath  spoken — who  doth 
 not  prophesy  ? 
 B  Sound  ye  unto  palaces  in  Ashdod, 
 
 And  to  palaces  in  the  land  of  Egypt,  and  say: 
 Be  ye  gathered  on  mountains  or  Samaria, 
 And  see  many  troubles  mthin  her. 
 And  oppressed  ones  in  her  midst. 
 
 1"  And  they  have  not  known  to  act  straightfor- 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [wardly, 
 
 Who  are  treasuring  up  violence  and  spoil  in 
 their  palaces. 
 
 ^1  Therefore,  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 An  adversary — and  surrounding  the  land, 
 And  he  hath  brought  down  from  thee  thj 
 
 strength, 
 And  spoiled  have  been  thy  palaces. 
 
 1*  Thus  said  Jehovah  : 
 As  the  shepherd  delivereth  from  the  lion'o 
 Two  legs,  or  a  piece  of  an  ear,  [mouth 
 
 So  delivered  are  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 Who  are  sitting  in  Samaria  on  the  corner  of 
 And  in  Damascus  on  that  of  a  couch,  [a  bed, 
 
 "  Hear  ye  and  testify  to  the  house  of  Jacob, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah,  God  of 
 Hosts.  [sions  of  Israel  on  him, 
 
 i*  For  in  the  day  of  My  charging  the  transgres- 
 I  have  laid  a  charge  on  the  altars  of  Beth-El, 
 And  cut  oft'  have  been  the  horns  of  the  altar. 
 And  they  have  fallen  to  the  earth. 
 
 1^  And  I  have  smitten  the  winter-house  with 
 the  summer-house, 
 And  perished  have  houses  of  ivory, 
 And  consumed  have  been  many  houses. 
 An  afiirmation  of  Jehovah ! 
 
 IV.  1  HEAR  this  word,  ye  kine  of  Bashan, 
 Who  are  in  the  mountain  of  Samaria, 
 Who  are  ojipressing  the  poor. 
 Who  are  bruising  the  needy, 
 Who  are  saying  to  their  lords : 
 '  Bring  in,  and  we  do  drink.' 
 
 ^  Sworn  hath  the  Lord  Jehovah  by  His  holi- 
 That  lo,  days  are  coming  upon  you,     [ness. 
 And  he  hath  taken  you  away  with  hooks. 
 And  your  posterity  with  tish-hooks. 
 
 '  And  by  breaches  ye  go  forth, 
 A  woman  at  tliat  over-against  her. 
 And  ye  have  cast  down  the  high  place, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 *  Enter  ye  Beth-El,  and  transgress. 
 At  Gilgal  midtiply  transgression, 
 
 And  bring  in  every  morning  your  sacrifices. 
 Every  third  year  your  tithes. 
 
 *  And  perfume  with  leaven  a  thank-offering, 
 And  proclaim  willing  gifts,  sound  ye  ! 
 For  so  ye  have  loved,  0  sons  of  Israel, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  And  I  also — I  have  given  to  you  cleanness 
 of  teeth  in  all  your  cities, 
 And  lack  of  bread  in  all  your  places, 
 And  ye  have  not  turned  back  unto  Me, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 ^  And  I  also— I  have  withheld  from  you  the 
 While  yet  three  months  to  harvest,     [rain. 
 And  I  have  sent  rain  on  one  city, 
 And  on  another  city  I  do  not  send  rain. 
 One  portion  is  rained  on,  [withereth. 
 
 And  the  portion  on  which  it  raineth  not 
 
 ^  And  wandered  have  two  or  three  cities. 
 Unto  the  same  city  to  drink  water, 
 And  they  are  not  satisfied. 
 And  ye  have  not  turned  back  unto  Me, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [mildew, 
 
 ^  I  have  smitten  you  with  blasting  and  witk 
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Invitations  and  warnings. 
 
 IV.  10.— AMOS.— VI.  7. 
 
 Danger  of  false  security. 
 
 The  abundance  of  your  gardens  and  of  your 
 vineyards, 
 
 And  of  your  figs,  and  of  your  olives, 
 
 Eat  dotli  the  yalmerworm, 
 
 And  ye  have  not  turned  back  unto  Me, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 10 1  have  sent  among  you  pestilence  by  the 
 way  of  Ej,'ypt, 
 
 I  have  slain  by  sword  your  choice  ones. 
 
 With  your  captive  horses. 
 
 And  I  cause  the  stink  of  your  camps  to  come 
 up — even  into  your  nostrils, 
 
 Aud  ye  have  not  tiu-ned  back  unto  Me, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 11 1  have  overturned  among  you. 
 
 Like  the  overturn  by  God  of  Sodom  and 
 Gomorrah,  [burning, 
 
 And  ye  are  as  a  brand  delivered  from  a 
 
 And  ye  have  not  turned  back  unto  Me, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 1*     Therefore,  llhus  I  do  to  thee,  O  Israel,  at 
 
 Because  this  I  do  to  thee,  [last, 
 
 Prepare  to  meet  thy  God,  0  Israel,  [of  wind, 
 13  ^or,  lo,  the  former  of  mountains,  and  creator 
 
 And  the  declarer  to  man  what  is  His  thought, 
 
 He  is  making  dawn  obscurity, 
 
 And  is  treading  on  high  places  of  eai-th, 
 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts,  is  His  name! 
 
 V.  1  HEAR  this  word  that  1  am  bearing  to 
 A  lamentation,  0  house  of  Israel:        [you, 
 
 "  '  Fallen,  not  again  to  rise,  hath  the  virgin 
 of  Israel, 
 Left  on  her  land — she  hath  no  raiser  up.' 
 
 '     For  thus  said  the  Lord  Jehovah : 
 The  city  that  is  going  out  a  thousand. 
 Doth  leave  an  hundi-ed. 
 And  that  which  is  going  out  an  hundred. 
 Doth  leave  ten  to  the  house  of  Israel. 
 
 *  For  thus  said  Jehovah  to  the  house  of  Israel : 
 Seek  ye  Me,  and  live, 
 
 ^  And  seek  not  Beth-El,  and  Gilgal  enter  not. 
 And  Beer-Sheba  pass  not  through, 
 For  GUgal  doth  utterly  remove. 
 And  Beth-El  doth  become  vanity. 
 
 '  Seek  ye  Jehovah,  and  live, 
 Lest  He  prosper  as  fire  against  the  house  of 
 And  it  hath  consumed,  [Joseph, 
 
 And  there  is  no  quenclier  for  Beth-El. 
 
 '  Ye  who  are  turning  to  wormwood  judgment, 
 And  righteousness  to  the  earth  have  put 
 
 *  The  maker  of  Kimah  and  Kesil,  [down, 
 And  the  turner  to  morning  of  death-shade. 
 And  day  as  night  He  hath  made  dark, 
 
 '    Who  is  calling  to  the  waters  of  the  sea. 
 And  poureth  them  on  the  face  of  the  earth, 
 Jehovah  is  His  name ;  [the  strong, 
 
 *  Who  is  brightening  up  the  spoiled  against 
 And  the  spoiled  against  a  fortress  conieth. 
 
 1"  They  have  hated  a  reprover  in  the  gate. 
 And  a  plain  speaker  they  abominate,  [poor, 
 
 11  Therefore,  because  of  your  trampling  on  the 
 And  the  tribute  of  corn  ye  take  from  him, 
 Houses  of  hewn  work  ye  have  built, 
 And  ye  do  not  dwell  in  them, 
 Desirable  vineyards  ye  have  planted, 
 And  ye  do  not  drink  their  wine. 
 
 "  For  1  have  known— many  are  your  trans- 
 
 Aud  mighty  your  sins,  [gressions. 
 
 Adversaries  of  the  righteous,  taking  ransoms, 
 
 And  the  needy  in  the  gate  ye  turned  aside. 
 
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 12      Therefore  is  the  wise  at  that  time  silent, 
 For  an  evil  time  it  is. 
 
 1'*  Seek  good,  and  not  e\il,  that  ye  may  live. 
 And  it  is  so; 
 Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts,  is  with  you,  as  ye 
 
 1^  Hate  evTl,  and  love  good,  [said. 
 
 Aud  set  up  judgment  in  the  gate, 
 It  may  be  Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts,  doth  jnty 
 the  remnant  of  Joseph.  [the  Lord, 
 
 1"  Therefore,  thus  said  Jeliovah,  God  of  Hosts, 
 In  all  broad  places  is  lamentation. 
 And  in  all  out-places  they  say,  '  Alas,  alas,' 
 And  called  the  liusbandman  to  mourning, 
 And  to  lamentation  the  skilful  of  wailing. 
 
 1'  And  in  all  vineyards  is  lamentation. 
 For  I  pass  into  thy  midst,  said  Jehovah. 
 
 i**  Ho,  ye  who  are  desiring  the  day  of  Jehovah, 
 Why  is  this  to  you — the  day  of  Jehovah  ? 
 It  is  darkness,  and  not  light, 
 
 1^  As  w1y.n  one  fieeth  from  the  face  of  the  lion. 
 And  the  bear  hath  met  him, 
 And  he  hath  come  in  to  the  house. 
 And  hath  leant  his  hand  on  the  wall. 
 And  the  serpent  hath  bitten  him.  [not  light, 
 
 ""  Is  not  the  day  of  Jehovah  darkness  and 
 Even  thick  darkness  that  hath  no  bright- 
 ness? 
 
 ^1 1  have  hated — I  have  loathed  your  festivals. 
 And  I  am  not  refreshed  by  your  restraints. 
 
 "■■^  For  tliough  ye  cause  burnt-offerings  and 
 
 your  presents  to  ascend  to  Me,  I  am  not 
 
 pleased,  [[behold  not. 
 
 And  the  peace-offering  of  your  fatlings  I 
 
 ^3  Turn  aside  from  Me  the  noise  of  thy  songs- 
 Yea,  the  praise  of  thy  psaltery  I  hear  not. 
 
 ^  And  roll  on  as  waters  doth  judgment. 
 And  righteousness  as  a  perennial  stream. 
 
 ^  Sacrifices  and  oflering  did  ye  bring  nigh 
 to  Me, 
 In  a  wilderness  forty  years,  Ohouse  of  Israel  ? 
 
 28  And  ye  bare  Succoth  your  king,  and  Chiun 
 
 your  images,  [selves. 
 
 The  star  of  your  god,  that  ye  made  for  your- 
 
 "^  And  I  removed  you  beyond  Damascus, 
 Said  Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts  is  His  name. 
 
 VL  1  WO  to  those  secure  in  Zion, 
 
 And  those  confideu  t  i  n  the  mount  of  Samaria, 
 The  marked  of  the  chief  of  the  nations. 
 And  come  to  them  have  the  house  of  Israel. 
 
 ^  Pass  ye  over  to  Calneh  and  see. 
 And  go  thence  to  Hamath  the  great. 
 And  go  down  to  Gath  of  the  Philistines, 
 Are  tliey  better  than  these  kingdoms? 
 Greater  is  their  border  than  your  border? 
 
 '  Who  are  putting  away  the  day  of  evil. 
 And  ye  bring  nigh  the  seat  of  violence, 
 
 *  Who  are  lying  down  on  beds  of  ivory. 
 And  are  spread  out  on  their  couches. 
 And  are  eating  lambs  from  tlie  flock. 
 And  calves  from  the  midst  of  the  stall,  [ery, 
 
 '  Who  are  taking  iiart  according  to  the  psalt- 
 Like  David  they  invented  for  themselves 
 instruments  of  music; 
 
 "  Who  are  drinking  with  bowls  of  wine. 
 And  with  chief  ijcrfumes  anoint  themselves. 
 And  have  not  oeou  pained  for  tlie  breach 
 of  Josejjh.  [the  captives, 
 
 '  Therefore  now  they  remove  at  the  liead  of 
 And  turned  aside  js  the  moiiTHiugfeast  of 
 etretched-out  ones. 
 
Threatenings  of  judgment. 
 
 VI.  8.— AMOS.— viir.  12. 
 
 Punishment  of  opprestora. 
 
 '     Sworn  hatli  the  Lord  Jehovah  by  Himself,  | 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts  : 
 I  am  abominating  the  excellency  of  Jacob,     ! 
 And  his  higli  places  I  have  hated,  ' 
 
 And  I  ha\e  delivered  np  the  city  and  its 
 fulness. 
 
 '  And  if  there  are  left  ten  persons  in  one  house, 
 It  hath  come  to  pass — that  they  have  died. 
 
 '"  And  lifted  him  up  hath  his  loved  one,  even 
 his  biirner. 
 To  bring  forth  the  bones  from  the  house. 
 And  he  said  to  him  who  is  in  the  sides  of  the 
 '  Is  there  yet  with  thee?'  [house, 
 
 And  he  said,  'None,'  then  he  said,  'Hush  ! 
 Save  to  make  mention  of  the  name  of  Jeho- 
 
 ^'  For  lo,  Jehovah  is  commanding  [vah.' 
 And  He  hath  smitten  the  great  house  witli 
 And  the  little  house  with  clefts,    [breaches, 
 
 *-  Do  horses  run  on  a  rock  ? 
 Doth  one  plough  it  with  oxen  ? 
 For  ye  have  turned  to  gall  judgment. 
 And  the  fruit  of  righteousness  to  wormwood. 
 
 ^  0  ye  who  are  rejoicing  at  nothing. 
 Who  are  saying,  'Have  we  notby  our  strength 
 taken  to  ourselves  horns?' 
 
 '■*  Surely,  lo,  I  am  raising  against  you  a  nation, 
 
 0  house  of  Israel, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  God  of  Hosts, 
 And  they  have  oppressed  you  from  the  com- 
 ing in  to  Hamath, 
 Unto  the  stream  of  the  desert, 
 
 VII.  J  THUS  hath  the  Lord  Jehovah  shewed 
 me,  and  lo.  He  is  forming  locusts  at  the  begin- 
 ning of  the  ascending  of  the  latter  growth,  and 
 lo,  the  latter  growth  is  after  the  mowings  of 
 the  king ;  ^  and  it  hath  come  to  pass,  when  it 
 hath  finished  to  consume  the  herb  of  the  land, 
 that  I  say : 
 
 '  Lord  Jehovah,  forgive,  I  pray  Thee, 
 How  doth  Jacob  arise^or  he  is  small  ?' 
 '  Jehovah  hath  repented  of  this, 
 'It  shall  not  be,'  said  Jehovah. 
 *  Thus  hath  the  Lord  Jehovah  shewed  me, 
 and  lo,  the  Lord  Jehovah  is  calling  to  contend 
 by  fire,  and  it  consumeth  the  great  deep,  yea, 
 it  hath  consumed  the  portion,  and  I  say : 
 ^  Lord  Jehovah,  cease,  I  pray  Thee, 
 
 How  doth  Jacob  arise — for  he  is  small?' 
 "  Jehovah  hath  repented  of  this, 
 
 '  It  also  shall  not  be,'  said  the  Lord  Jehovah. 
 '  Thus  hath  He  shewed  me,  and  lo,  the  Lord 
 is  standing  by  a  wall  made  according  to  a 
 
 Plumb-line,  and  in  His  hand  a  plumb-line; 
 and  Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  '  What  art  thou 
 seeing,  Amoa?'  And  I  say,  'A  plumb-line;' 
 and  the  Lord  saith : 
 
 '  Lo,  I  am  setting  a  plumb-line  in  the  midst 
 of  My  people  Israel, 
 
 1  do  not  add  any  more  to  pass  over  to  it. 
 
 ^  And  desolated  have  been  high  places  of  Isaac, 
 And  sanctuaries  of  Israel  are  wasted. 
 And  I  have  risen  against  the  house  of  Jero- 
 boam with  a  sword.' 
 1'  And  Amaziah  priest  of  Beth-El  sendeth  imto 
 Jeroboam  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,  "  for  thus  said  Amos : 
 By  sword  die  doth  Jeroboam,  [land.' 
 
 And  Israel  certainly  removeth  from  off  its 
 
 >"  And  Amaziah  saith  unto  Amos,  '  Seer,  go 
 flee  for  thee  unto  the  land  of  Judah,  and  eat 
 there  bread,  and  there  thou  dost  prophesy; 
 ^^  and  at  Beth-El  do  not  add  to  prophesy  any 
 more,  for  it  is  the  king's  sanctuary,  and  it  is 
 the  royal  house.' 
 
 1^  And  Amos   answereth   and    saith    unto 
 Amaziah,  '  I  am  no  prophet,  nor  a  prophet's 
 son  am  I,  but  a  herdsman  I  am,  and  a  culti- 
 vator of  sycamores,  ^^  and  Jehovah  taketh  me 
 from  after  the  flock,  and  Jehovah  saith  imto 
 me.   Go,   prophesy  unto  My  people   Israel. 
 ^^And  now,  hear  a  word  oi  Jehovah:  thou 
 art  saying,   Do  not  ijrophesy  against  Israel, 
 nor  drop  any  thing  against  the  house  of  Isaac, 
 '^therefore  th\is  said  Jehovah  : 
 Thy  wife  in  the  city  doth  go  a- whoring, 
 And  thy  sons  and  thy  daughters  by  sword  do 
 And  thy  land  by  line  is  apportioned,    [fall. 
 And  thou  on  an  iinclean  land  diest,   [land.' 
 And  Israel  certainly  removeth  from  off  its 
 
 VIII.  1  THUS  hath  the  Lord  Jehovah 
 shewed  me,  and,  lo,  aliasketof  summer-fruit. 
 '•'And  He  saith,  'What  art  thou  seeing,  Amos  ?' 
 and  T  say,  'A  basket  of  summer-fruit.' 
 
 Aud  Jehovah  saith  unto  me  : 
 
 '  The  end  hath  come  unto  My  people  Israel, 
 
 I  do  not  add  any  more  to  pass  over  to  it. 
 '  And  howled  have  songstresses  of  a  palace 
 in  that  day, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah,  [hush ! 
 
 Many  are  the  carcases,  into  any  place  throw — 
 
 *  Hear  this,  ye  who  are  swallowing  up  the 
 needy, 
 
 To  cause  to  cease  the  poor  of  the  land, 
 
 *  Saying,  Wlien  doth  the  new  moon  pass. 
 And  we  sell  ground  corn  ? 
 
 And  the  sabbath,  and  we  open  oxit  pure  corn  ? 
 
 To  make  little  the  ephah. 
 
 And  to  make  great  the  shekel. 
 
 And  to  use  perversely  balances  of  deceit. 
 
 ^  To  purchase  with  money  the  poor. 
 And  the  needy  for  a  pair  of  sandals. 
 Yea,  the  refuse  of  the  pure  corn  we  sell. 
 
 '  Sworn  hath  Jehovah  by  the  excellency  of 
 Jacob: 
 *  I  forget  not  for  ever  any  of  their  works. 
 
 ^  For  this  doth  not  the  land  tremble. 
 And  mourned  hath  every  dweller  in  it  ? 
 And  come  up  as  a  flood  nath  all  of  it. 
 And  it  hath  Deen  cast  out,  and  hath  sunk, 
 Like  the  flood  of  Egypt. 
 
 '     And  it  hath  come  to  pass  in  that  day, 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 I  have  caused  the  sun  to  go  in  at  noon. 
 And  caused  darkness  on  the  land  in  a  day 
 of  light, 
 
 '"  And  have  turned  your  festivals  to  mourning. 
 And  all  your  songs  to  lamentation. 
 And  caused  sackcloth  to  come  up  on  all  loins. 
 And  on  every  head — baldness. 
 And  made  it  as  a  mourning  of  an  only  one, 
 And  its  latter  end  as  a  day  of  bitterness. 
 
 11     Lo,  days  are  coming. 
 An  affirmation  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 And  I  have  sent  a  famine  into  the  land, 
 Not  a  famine  of  bread,  nor  a  thirst  of  water 
 But  of  hearing  the  words  of  Jehovah. 
 
 1'^  And  they  have  wandered  from  sea  unto  sea, 
 And  from  north  even  unto  east, 
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Threatenings  ofvrrath. 
 
 virr.  13.-0BADIAH.— I.  11. 
 
 Promises  of  mercy. 
 
 Tliev  go  to  and  fro  to  seek  the  word  of  Je- 
 And  tliey  do  not  find.  [hovah, 
 
 '3  In  that  day  faint  do  the  fair  virgins, 
 And  the  young  men,  with  thirst. 
 
 '*  Those  swearing  by  the  guilt  of  Samaria, 
 And  have  said.  Live  doth  thy  god,  0  Dan, 
 And,  Live  doth  the  way  of  Beer-Sheba, 
 And  they  have  fallen— and  rise  not  again !' 
 
 IX.  '  I  HAVE  seen  the  Lord  standing  by 
 
 the  altar,  and  He  saith: 
 
 '  Smite  the  knob,  and  the  thresholds  shake. 
 And  cut  them  off  by  the  head— all  of  them, 
 And  their  posterity  with  a  sword  1  do  slay, 
 Not  flee  to  them  doth  the  fleer. 
 Nor  escape  to  them  doth  a  fugitive. 
 
 -  If  they  dig  through  into  sheol, 
 From  thence  doth  My  hand  take  them, 
 And  if  they  go  up  the  heavens. 
 From  thence  1  cause  them  to  come  down. 
 
 3  And  if  they  be  hid  in  the  top  of  Carmel, 
 From  thence  I  search  out,  and  have  taken 
 them,  [bottom  of  the  sea. 
 
 And  if  they  be  hid  from  Mine  eyes  in  the 
 From  thence  I  command  the  serpent. 
 And  it  hath  bitten  them.  [enemies, 
 
 *  And  if  they  go  into  captivity  before  their 
 From  thence  I  command  the  sword. 
 
 And  it  hath  slain  them. 
 And  I  have  set  Mine  eye  on  them  for  evil. 
 And  not  for  good. 
 '  And  it  is  the  Lord,  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 Who  is  striking  against  the  land,  and  it 
 
 melteth. 
 And  mourned  have  all  the  inhabitants  in  it. 
 And  come  up  as  a  flood  hath  all  of  it. 
 And  it  hath  sunk— like  the  flood  of  Egypt. 
 
 *  Who  is  building  in  the  heavens  His  upper 
 As  to  Hia  troop,  _  [chambers  ; 
 Upon  earth  He  hath  founded  it, 
 
 Wno  is  calling  for  the  waters  of  the  sea, 
 Ajid  poureth  them  cut  oa  bne  face  of  the  land, 
 Jehovah  is  His  name. 
 
 7  As  sons  of  Cushim  are  ye  not  to  Me? 
 
 0  sons  of  Israel — an  aflirmation  of  Jeliovah. 
 
 Israel  did  I  not  bring  up  out  of  the  land  of 
 
 E^t?  [from  Kir? 
 
 And  the  Philistines  from  Caphtor,  and  Aram 
 
 8  Lo,  the  eyes  of  the  Lord  Jehovah  are  on  the 
 
 sinfitl  kingdom,  [of  the  ground, 
 
 And  1  have  destroyed  it  from  off  the  face 
 Only,  I  destroy  not  utterly  the  house  of 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.  [Jacob, 
 
 '  For  lo,  I  am  commanding. 
 And  I  have  shaken  among  all  the  nations 
 
 the  house  of  Israel, 
 As  one  doth  shake  with  a  sieve. 
 And  there  falleth  not  a  grain  to  the  earth. 
 '<*  By  sword  die  do  all  sinners  of  My  people, 
 Who  are  saying,  'Not  overtake,  or  go  before, 
 For  our  sakes,  doth  evil.'        [that  is  fallen, 
 "  In  that  day  I  raise  the  tabernacle  of  David, 
 And  I  have  repaired  their  breaches. 
 And  its  ruins  I  do  raise  up. 
 And  I  have  built  it  up  as  in  days  of  old. 
 '"  So  that  they  possess  the  remnant  of  Edom, 
 And  all  the  nations  on  whom  My  name  is 
 
 called. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah— doer  of  this,  [vab , 
 ^^  Lo,  days  are  coming — an  affirmation  of  Jeho- 
 And  come  nigh  hath  the  ploughman  to  the 
 reaper,  [of  seed, 
 
 And  the  treader  of  grapes  to  the  scatterer 
 And  the  mountains  have  dropt  juice. 
 And  all  the  hiUs  do  melt. 
 '4  And  I  have  tiirned  back  to  the  captivity  of 
 My  people  Israel,  [inhabited. 
 
 And  they  have  built  desolate  cities,  and 
 And    have  planted  vineyards,  and  drunk 
 
 their  wine. 
 And  made  gardens,  and  eaten  their  fruit. 
 ''  And  I   have  planted  them  on  their  own 
 ground,  [off  their  own  groimd. 
 
 And  they  are  not  plucKed  up  any  more  from 
 That  I  nave  given  to  them,  said  Jehovah 
 thy  God! 
 
 VISION  OF  OBADIAH. 
 
 '  THUS  said  the  Lord  Jehovah  to  Edom, 
 A  report  we  have  heard  from  Jehovah, 
 And  an  ambassador  among  nations  was  sent, 
 '  Rise,  yea,  let  us  rise  against  her  for  battle.' 
 
 '  Lo,  little  I  have  made  thee  among  nations. 
 Despised  art  thou  exceedingly. 
 
 3  The  pride  of  thy  heart  hath  hfted  thee  up, 
 O  dweller  in  clifts  of  a  rock, 
 (A  high  place  is  his  habitation, 
 He  is  saying  in  his  heart, 
 'Who  doth  bring  me  down  to  earth?') 
 
 *  If  thou  dost  go  up  high  as  an  eagle. 
 
 And  if  between  stars  thou  dost  set  thy  nest. 
 From  thence  I  bring  thee  down. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 *  If  thieves  have  come  in  to  thee. 
 If  spoilers  of  the  night. 
 
 How  hast  thou  been  cut  off ! 
 Do  they  not  steal  their  sufficiency  ? 
 If  gatherers  have  come  in  to  thee. 
 Do  they  not  leave  gleanings  ? 
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 8  How  hath  Esau  been  searched  out: 
 Flowed  out  have  his  hidden  things, 
 
 7  Unto  the  border  sent  thee  have  all  thine 
 
 allies,  [thy  friends. 
 
 Forgotten  thee,  prevailed  over  thee,  liave 
 Thy  bread  they  make  a  snare  under  thee. 
 There  is  no  understanding  in  him  !  [hovah, 
 
 8  Is  it  not  in  that  day — an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 Thatl  have  destroyed  the  wise  out  of  Edom, 
 And  understanding  out  of  the  mount  of  Esau  ? 
 
 "  And  broken  down  have  been  thy  mighty 
 
 ones,  0  Teman,  [cut  o&. 
 
 So  that  every  one  of  the  mount  of  Esau  is 
 
 '"  For  slaughter,  for  violence  to  thy  brother 
 Cover  thee  doth  shame,  [Jacob, 
 
 And  thou  hast  been  cut  off— to  the  age. 
 
 1^  In  the  day  of  thy  standing  over- against. 
 In  the  day  of  strangers  taking  captive  hia 
 And  foreigners  have  enteredhis  gates,[force, 
 And  for  Jerusalem  have  cast  a  lot, 
 Even  thou  art  as  one  of  them ! 
 
Vision  of  Ohadiah. 
 
 1-  Autl— thou  dost  not  look  on  the  day  of  thy 
 On  the  day  of  his  alienation,  [brotlier, 
 
 Nor  dost  thou  rejoice  over  sons  of  Judah, 
 In  the  day  of  their  destruction,  [tress. 
 
 Nor  make  great  thy  mouth  in  a  day  of  dis- 
 
 "  Nor  conie  into  a  gate  of  My  people  in  a  day 
 
 of  their  calamity,       [day  ot  its  calamity, 
 
 Nor  look,  even  thou,  on  its  misfortune  in  a 
 
 Nor  send  forth  against  its  force  in  a  day  of 
 
 its  calamity, 
 
 "  Nor  stand  by  the  breach  to  cut  off  its  escaped, 
 Nor  deliver  iip  its  remnant  in  a  day  of  dis- 
 tress, [nations, 
 
 '^  For  near  is  the  day  of  Jeliovah,  on  all  the 
 As  thou  hast  done,  it  is  done  to  thee, 
 Thy  deed  doth  turn  back  on  thine  own  head. 
 
 '*  For — as  ye  have  drunk  on  My  holy  moimt, 
 Drink  do  all  the  nations  continually. 
 And  they  have  drunk  and  have  swallowed. 
 And  they  have  been  as  they  have  not  been. 
 
 "  And  in  mount  Zion  there  is  an  escape. 
 And  it  hath  been  holy,  [possessions. 
 
 And  the  house  of  JacoD  have  possessed  their 
 
 I.  12.— JONAH.— II.  6.      Jonah  flees  from  God's  presence. 
 
 '8  And  the  house  of  Jacob  hath  been  a  fire. 
 And  the  house  of  Josepli  a  flame, 
 And  the  Jiouse  of  Esau  for  stubble, 
 And  they  have  burned  among  them, 
 And  they  have  consiuned  them. 
 And  there  is  not  a  remnant  to  the  house  of 
 
 Esau, 
 For  Jehovah  hath  spoken. 
 
 18  And  they  have  possessed  the  south  with  the 
 mount  of  Esau, 
 And  the  low  country  with  the  Philistines, 
 And  they  have  possessed  the  field  of  Eph- 
 And  the  lield  of  Samaria,  [rami, 
 
 And  Benjamin  with  Gilead. 
 
 ■^"  And  the  removed  of  this  force  of  the  sona 
 of  Israel, 
 That  is  with  the  Canaanites  unto  Zarephat, 
 And  the  removed  of  Jerusalem  that  is  with 
 
 the  Sepharad, 
 Possess  the  cities  of  the  south. 
 
 -1  And  gone  up.have  saviours  on  mount  Zion, 
 To  judge  the  mount  of  Esau, 
 And  the  kingdom  hath  been  to  Jehovah  1' 
 
 JONAH. 
 
 CHAP.  L  *  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 unto  Jonah  son  of  Amittai,  saying:  " '  Rise, 
 go  unto  Nineveh,  the  great  city,  and  proclaim 
 against  it  that  their  wickedness  hath  come  up 
 before  Me.' 
 
 ^  And  Jonah  riseth  to  flee  to  Tarshish  from 
 the  face  of  Jehovah,  and  goeth  down  to  Joppa, 
 and  findeth  a  ship  going  to  Tarshish,  and  he 
 giveth  its  fare,  and  goeth  down  into  it,  to  go 
 with  them  to  Tarshish  from  the  face  of  Je- 
 hovah. 
 
 *  And  Jehovah  hath  cast  a  great  wind  on 
 the  sea,  and  there  is  a  great  tempest  in  the 
 sea,  and  the  ship  hath  reckoned  to  be  broken ; 
 ^  and  the  mariners  are  afraid,  and  cry  each 
 unto  his  god,  and  cast  the  goods  that  are  in 
 the  ship  into  the  sea,  to  make  it  light  of  them,; 
 and  Jonah  hath  gone  down  unto  the  sides  of 
 the  vessel,  and  he  lieth  down,  and  is  fast 
 asleep.  ®  And  the  chief  of  the  company  draw- 
 eth  near  to  him,  and  saith  to  him,  '  What— 
 to  thee,  0  sleeper  ?  rise,  call  unto  thy  God,  it 
 may  be  God  doth  bethink  himself  oi  us,  and 
 we  do  not  perish.' 
 
 ''And  they  say  each  unto  his  neighbour, 
 '  Come,  and  we  cast  lots,  and  we  know  on 
 whose  account  this  evil  is  on  us.'  And  they 
 cast  lots,  and  the  lot  falleth  on  J  onah. 
 
 8  And  they  say  unto  him,  '  Declare  to  xis, 
 we  pray  thee,  on  what  account  this  evil  is  on 
 us?  what  is  thine  occupation,  and  whence 
 comest  thou?  what  is  thy  country,  seeing 
 thou  art  not  of  this  people?'  ®  And  he  saith 
 unto  them,  '  A  Hebrew  I  am,  and  Jehovah, 
 God  of  the  heavens,  I  am  reverencing,  who 
 made  the  sea  and  the  dry  land,' 
 
 1"  And  the  men  fear  a  great  fear,  and  say 
 unto  him,  '  What  is  this  thou  hast  done !'  for 
 the  men  have  known  that  fi-om  the  face  of 
 Jehovah  he  is  fleeing,  for  he  hath  told  them. 
 "  A  nd  they  say  unto  him,  '  What  do  we  do  to 
 
 thee  that  the  sea  may  cease  from  us,  for  the 
 sea  is  more  and  more  tempestuous  ? '  ^-  And 
 he  saith  unto  them,  '  Lift  me  up,  and  cast  me 
 into  the  sea,  and  the  sea  doth  cease  from  you; 
 for  I  know  that  on  my  accoimt  this  great  tem- 
 pest is  upon  you. ' 
 
 13  And  the  men  row  to  turn  back  imto  the 
 dry  land,  and  are  not  able,  for  the  sea  is  more 
 and  more  tempestuous  against  them. 
 
 !■*  And  they  cry  unto  Jehovah,  and  say,  '  We 
 pray  Thee,  0  Jehovah,  let  us  not,  we  pray 
 Thee,  perish  for  this  man's  Hfe,  and  do  not 
 lay  on  us  innocent  blood,  for  Thou,  Jehovah, 
 as  Thou  hast  pleased,  Thou  hast  done.' 
 15  And  they  lift  up  Jonah,  and  cast  him  into 
 the  sea,  and  the  sea  ceaseth  from  its  raging ; 
 I'^and  the  men  fear  Jehovah — a  great  fear, 
 and  sacrifice  a  sacrifice  to  Jehovah,  and  vow 
 vows. 
 
 1^  And  Jehovah  appointeth  a  great  fish  to 
 swallow  up  Jonah,  and  Jonah  is  in  the  bowels 
 of  the  fish  three  days  and  three  nights. 
 
 n,  1  AND  Jonah  prayeth  imto  Jehovah  his 
 God  from  the  bowels  of  the  fish. 
 '  And  he  saith : 
 
 I  called,  because  of  my  distress,  to  Jehovah, 
 
 And  He  doth  answer  me. 
 
 From  the  belly  of  sheol  I  have  cried. 
 
 Thou  hast  heard  my  voice. 
 3  When  Thou  dost  cast  me  into  the  deep, 
 
 Into  the  heart  of  the  seas. 
 
 Then  the  flood  doth  compass  me. 
 
 All  Thy  breakers  and  Thy  billows  have 
 
 passed  over  me.  [before  Thine  eyes, 
 
 *  And  I— I  said :  I  have  been  cast  out  from 
 
 (Yet  1  add  to  look  unto  Thy  holy  temple ! ) 
 '  Compassed  me  have  waters  unto  the  soul. 
 
 The  deep  doth  compass  me, 
 
 The  weed  is  bound  to  my  head,  [down, 
 
 ^  To  the  cuttings  of  mountains  I  have  come 
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Jonah  in  the  fishes  belly. 
 
 Ti.  7.— MIC  AH. -I.  9. 
 
 MicalCs  tnessage. 
 
 The  earth,  her  bars  are  behind  me  to  the  age. 
 And  Thou  bringest  xip  from  the  pit  my  life, 
 
 0  Jehovah  my  God. 
 
 "In  the  feebleness  within  me  of  my  soul 
 Jehovah  I  have  rememljered. 
 And  come  in  unto  Thee  doth  my  prayer, 
 Onto  Thy  holy  temi)]& 
 
 8  Those  observing  lying  vanities  their  own 
 mercy  forsake. 
 
 8  And  I — with  a  voice  of  thanksgiving— 
 
 1  sacrifice  to  Thee, 
 
 That  which  I  have  vowed  I  complete. 
 
 Salvation  is  of  Jehovah. 
 '»  Ajid  Jehovah  saith  to  the  fish,  and  it  vo- 
 miteth  out  Jonah  on  the  dry  land. 
 
 III.  ^  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto 
 Jonah  a  second  time,  saying,  ^ '  Eise,  go  unto 
 Nineveh,  the  ^eat  city,  and  proclaim  unto  it 
 the  proclamation  that  I  am  speaking  unto 
 thee;'  ^ and  Jonah  riseth,  and  he  goeth  unto 
 Nineveh,  according  to  the  word  of  Jehovah. 
 And  Nineveh  hath  been  a  great  city  before 
 God,  a  journey  of  three  days.  ^  And  Jonah 
 beginneth  to  go  in  to  the  city  a  journey  of  one 
 day,  and  proclaimeth,  and  saith,  '  Yet  forty 
 days— and  Nineveh  is  overturned.' 
 
 ^  And  the  men  of  Nineveh  believe  in  God, 
 and  proclaim  a  fast,  and  put  on  sackcloth, 
 from  their  greatest  even  unto  their  least, 
 8  seeing  the  word  doth  come  unto  the  king  of 
 Nineveh,  and  he  riseth  from  his  throne,  and 
 removeth  his  honoiirable  robe  from  off  him, 
 and  spreadeth  out  sackcloth,  and  sitteth  ou 
 the  asn(!s,  '  and  he  crieth  and  saith  in  Nineveh 
 by  a  decree  of  the  king  and  his  great  ones, 
 saying,  '  Man  and  beast,  herd  and  Hock — let 
 them  not  taste  anything,  let  them  not  feed, 
 even  water  let  them  not  drink ;  ^  and  cover 
 themselves  with  sackcloth  let  man  and  beast, 
 and  let  them  call  unto  God  mightily,  and  let 
 them  turn  back  each  from  his  evil  way,  and 
 from  the  violence  that  is  in  their  hands.  ^  Who 
 kuoweth  ?  He  doth  turn  back,  and  God  hath 
 repented,  and  hath  turned  back  from  the  heat 
 of  His  anger,  and  we  do  not  perish.'    i"  And 
 
 God  seeth  their  works,  that  they  have  turned 
 back  from  their  evil  way,  and  God  repenteth 
 
 ;  of  the  evil  that  He  spake  of  doing  to  them, 
 
 I  and  he  hath  not  done  it. 
 
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 IV.  ^AND  it  is  grievous  unto  Jonah— a 
 great  evil — and  he  is  displeased  at  it ;  -and  he 
 prayeth  unto  Jehovah,  and  he  saith,  *  I  pray 
 Thee,  0  Jehovah,  is  not  this  ray  word  while  1 
 was  in  mine  own  land — therefore  I  was  before- 
 hand to  flee  to  Tarshish — that  I  have  known 
 that  Thou  art  a  God,  gracious  and  merciful, 
 slow  to  anger,  and  abundant  in  kindness,  and 
 repenting  of  evil  ?  ^  And  now,  0  Jehovah, 
 take,  I  pray  Thee,  my  soul  from  me,  for  better 
 is  my  death  than  my  life. '  *  And  Jehovah 
 saith,  '  Is  doing  good  displeasing  to  thee?' 
 
 ^  And  Jonah  goeth  forth  from  the  city,  and 
 sitteth  on  the  east  of  the  city,  and  maketh 
 to  himself  there  a  booth,  and  sitteth  under  it 
 in  the  shade,  till  that  he  seeth  what  is  in 
 the  city.  "  And  Jehovali  God  appointeth  a 
 gourd,  and  causeth  it  to  come  up  over  Jonah, 
 to  be  a  shade  over  his  head,  to  give  deliver- 
 ance to  him  from  his  affliction,  and  Jonah  re- 
 joiceth  because  of  the  gourd  with  great  joy. 
 
 ■^  And  God  appointeth  a  worm  at  the  going 
 up  of  the  dawn  on  the  morrow,  and  it  smiteth 
 the  gourd,  and  it  drieth  up.  *  And  it  cometh 
 to  pass,  about  the  rising  of  the  sun,  that  God 
 appointeth  a  cutting  east  wind,  and  the  sun 
 smiteth  on  the  head  of  Jonah,  and  he  wrap- 
 peth  himself  up,  and  asketh  his  soul  to  die,  and 
 saith,  '  Better  is  my  death  than  my  life.' 
 
 ^  And  God  saith  unto  Jonah :  *■  Is  doing  good 
 displeasing  to  thee,  because  of  the  gourd?' 
 and  he  saith,  '  To  do  good  is  displeasing  to  me 
 — unto  death.'  i"  And  Jehovah  saith,  '  Thou 
 hast  had  pity  on  the  gotrrd,  for  which  thou 
 didst  not  labour,  neither  didst  thou  uoiirish 
 it,  which  a  son  of  a  night  was,  and  a  son  of  a 
 night  perished,  "  and  I — have  not  I  pity  on 
 Nineveh,  the  great  city,  in  which  there  are 
 more  than  twelve  myriads  of  human  beings, 
 who  have  not  known  between  their  right  hand 
 and  their  left— and  much  cattle ! 
 
 WORDS  OF  MICAH. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1 A  WORD  of  Jeh9vah  tliat  hath 
 been  unto  Micah  the  Morashite  in  the  days 
 of  Jotham,  Ahaz,  Hezekiah,  kings  of  Judah, 
 that  he  hath  seen  concerning  Samaria  and 
 Jerusalem : 
 
 ^  Hear,  O  peoples,  all  of  them! 
 Attend,  0  earth,  and  its  fulness. 
 And  the  Lord  Jeliovah  is  against  you  for  a 
 The  Lord  from  His  holy  temple,     [witness, 
 3  For  lo,  Jehovah  is  going  out  from  His  place, 
 And  He  hath  come  down. 
 And  hath  trodden  on  high  places  of  earth. 
 *  Melted  have  been  the  mountains  imderHim, 
 And  the  valleys  do  rend  themselves. 
 As  wax  from  the  i)rcsence  of  fire, 
 As  waters  cast  down  by  a  slope. 
 '  For  the  transgression  of  Jacob  is  all  this, 
 And  for  the  sins  of  the  house  of  Israel. 
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 What  is  the  transgression  of  Jacob? 
 Is  it  not  Samaria? 
 
 And  what  the  high  places  of  Judah? 
 Is  it  not  Jerusalem? 
 
 "  And  I  liave  set  Samaria  for  a  heap  of  the 
 For  plantations  of  a  vineyard,  [field, 
 
 And  poured  out  into  a  valley  her  stones. 
 And  her  foundations  1  uncover. 
 
 ^  And  all  her  graven  images  are  beaten  down, 
 And  all  her  gifts  are  burnt  with  fire. 
 And  all  her  idols  I  make  a  desolation. 
 For,  from  the  hire  of  a  harlot  she  gathered, 
 And  uTito  the  hire  of  a  harlot  they  return. 
 
 **  For  this  I  lament  and  howl, 
 I  go  spoiled  and  naked, 
 1  make  a  lamentation  like  dragons, 
 And  a  mouminglike  daughtersof  an  ostrich, 
 
 ■'  For  mortal  are.  her  wounds. 
 
Oppressors  denounced. 
 
 I.  10.— MICAH.— IV.  2. 
 
 Warnings  and  predictions. 
 
 For  it  liatli  come  unto  Judah.     [Jerusalem. 
 
 It  hath  come  to  a  gate  of  My  people — to 
 '"  In  Gath  tell  ye  not — in  Acco  weep  not, 
 
 In  Beth-Aphrah,  in  dnst  roll  thyself. 
 1^  Pass  over  tor  thee,  0  inhabitant  of  Shaphir, 
 
 Naked  one  of  shame. 
 
 Not  gone  out  hath  the  inliabitant  of  Zaanan, 
 
 The  lamentation  of  Beth-Ezel  doth  take  from 
 
 you  its  standing.  [Maroth, 
 
 '^  For  stayed  for  good  hath  the  inhabitant  of 
 
 For  evil  hath  come  down  from  Jehovah  to 
 the  gate  of  Jerusalem. 
 "  Bind  the  chariot  to  a  swift  beast, 
 
 0  inhabitant  of  Lachish,  [of  Zion, 
 
 The  beginning  of  sin  is  she  to  the  daughter 
 
 For  in  thee  have  been  found  the  transgres- 
 sions of  Israel.  [Gath, 
 '■*  Therefore  thou  givest  presents  to  Moresheth- 
 
 The  houses  of  Achzib  become  a  lying  thing 
 to  the  kings  of  Israel. 
 ^'  Yet  the  possessor  I  do  bring  in  to  thee, 
 
 O  inhabitant  of  Mareshah,  [Israel. 
 
 To  Adullam  come  in  doth  the  honour  of 
 1''  Make  bald  and  shave,  for  thydelightfiil  sons. 
 
 Enlarge  thy  baldness  as  an  eagle, 
 
 For  they  have  removed  from  thee  ! 
 
 II.  1  WO  to  those  devising  iniquity. 
 And  working  evil  on  their  beds. 
 In  the  light  of  the  morning  they  do  it. 
 For  their  hand  is— to  God. 
 
 "  And  they  have  desired  fields. 
 And  they  have  taken  violently. 
 And  houses,  and  they  have  taken  away. 
 And  have  oppressed  a  man  and  his  house, 
 Even  a  man  and  his  inheritance. 
 
 3      Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah  : 
 Lo,  I  am  devising  against  this  family  evil. 
 From  which  ye  do  not  remove  your_  necks. 
 Nor  walk  loftily,  for  a  time  of  evil  it  is. 
 
 *  In  that  day  doth  one  take  up  for  you  a  simile, 
 And  he  hath  wailed  a  waiLLng  of  wo, 
 He  hath  said,  We  have  been  utterly  spoiled. 
 The  portion  of  my  people  He  doth  change. 
 How  doth  He  move  toward  me !  [eth. 
 
 To  the  backslider  our  fields  He  apportion- 
 
 '  Therefore,  thou  hast  no  caster  of  a  line  by 
 In  the  assembly  of  Jehovah.  [lot 
 
 8  Ye  do  not  prophesy — ^they  do  prophesy, 
 They  do  not  prophesy  to  these, 
 It  doth  not  remove  shame. 
 
 7  Doth  the  house  of  Jacob  say, 
 
 'Hath  the  Spirit  of  Jehovah  been  shortened? 
 Are  these  His  doings?'  [walliing  unrightlj^? 
 Do  not  My  words  benefit  the  people  that  is 
 
 8  And  yesterday  My  people  for  an  enemy 
 
 doth  raise  himself  up. 
 From  the  outer  garment  the  honourable 
 
 ornament  ye  strip  ofif. 
 From  the  confident  passers  by, 
 Ye  who  are  turning  oack  from  war. 
 "  The  women  of  My  people  ye  cast  out  from 
 
 its  delightful  house,  fto  the  age. 
 
 From  its  sucklings  ye  take  away  My  honour 
 i"  Rise  and  go,  for  this  is  not  the  rest. 
 Because  of  uncleanness  it  doth  corrupt, 
 And  corruption  is  powerful. 
 11  If  one  is  going  loith  the  wind. 
 And  with  falsehood  hath  lied :  [drink,' 
 
 '  I  prophesy  to  thee  of  wine,  and  of  strong 
 He  nath  been  the  prophet  of  this  people! 
 
 1- 1  do  surely  gather  tliee,  0  Jacob,  all  of  thee, 
 I  surely  bring  together  the  remnant  of  Israel, 
 Together  I  do  set  it  as  the  flock  of  Bozrah. 
 As  a  drove  in  the  midst  of  its  pasture, 
 It  maketh  a  noise  because  of  man. 
 
 13  Gone  up  hath  the  breaker  before  them, 
 They  have  broken  through. 
 Yea,  they  pass  through  the  gate, 
 Yea,  they  go  out  through  it, 
 And  pass  on  doth  their  king  before  them. 
 And  Jeliovah  at  their  head ! 
 
 ni.  1  AND  I  say,  '  Hear,  I  pray  you,  heads  of 
 And  ye  judges  of  the  house  of  Israel,  [Jacob. 
 Is  it  not  for  you  to  know  the  judgment? 
 
 ^  Ye  who  are  hating  good,  and  loving  evil. 
 Taking  \'iolently  their  skin  from  off  them, 
 And  their  flesh  from  ofl'  their  bones, 
 
 ^  And  who  have  eaten  the  flesh  of  My  people, 
 And  their  skin  from  off  them  have  stript. 
 And  their  bones  they  have  broken, 
 And  they  have  spread  them  out  as  in  a  pot. 
 And  as  flesh  in  the  midst  of  a  caldron. 
 
 *  Then  do  they  cry  unto  Jehovah, 
 And  He  doth  not  answer  them. 
 
 And  hideth  His  face  from  them  at  that  time. 
 As  they  have  made  e\al  their  doings. 
 
 ^  Thus  said  Jehovah  concerning  the  prophets 
 Who  are  causing  My  people  to  err. 
 Who  are  biting  with  their  teeth, 
 And  have  cried  '  Peace,' 
 And  he  who  doth  not  give  unto  their  mouth. 
 They  have  sanctified  against  him  war. 
 
 ^  Therefore  a  night  ye  have  -without  vision. 
 And  darkness  ye  have  without  divination. 
 And  gone  in  hath  the  sun  on  the  prophets, 
 And  black  over  them  hath  been  the  day. 
 
 7  And  ashamed  have  been  the  seers. 
 And  confounded  have  been  the  diviners, 
 And  covered  their  lip  have  all  of  them, 
 For  there  is  no  answer,  0  God. 
 
 *  And  yet  I  have  been  full  of  power  by  the 
 
 Spirit  of  Jehovah, 
 And  of  judgment,  and  of  might. 
 To  declare  to  Jacob  his  transgression. 
 And  to  Israel  his  sin,  [Jacob, 
 
 9  Hear  this,  I  pray  you,  heads  of  the  house  of 
 And  ye  judges  of  the  house  of  Israel, 
 Who  are  making  judgment  abominable. 
 And  all  uprightness  do  pervert. 
 
 10  Building  up  Zion  with  blood. 
 And  Jerusalem  with  iniquity, 
 
 11  Her  heads  for  a  bribe  do  judge, 
 Ajid  her  priests  for  hire  do  teach. 
 And  her  prophets  for  silver  divine. 
 And  on  Jehovah  they  lean,  saying, 
 '  Is  not  Jehovah  in  our  midst? 
 Evil  doth  not  come  in  upon  us,' 
 
 1^2  Therefore,  for  your  sake, 
 Zion  is  ploughed  a  field,  and  Jerusalem  is 
 heaps,  [of  a  forest ! 
 
 And  tne  mount  of  the  house  is  for  high  places 
 
 IV.  1  AND  it  hath  come  to  pass. 
 In  the  latter  end  of  the  days. 
 The  mount  of  the  house  of  Jehovah 
 Is  established  above  the  top  of  the  mounts. 
 And  it  hath  been  lifted  up  above  the  hUls. 
 And  flowed  imto  it  have  peoples. 
 
 "  And  gone  have  many  nations  and  said. 
 Come  and  we  go  up  to  the  mount  of  Jehovah, 
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BirtJi  of  a  Ruler  foretold. 
 
 IV.  3.— MICAH.— VT.  6.     Ood  expostulates  with  Jiis  people. 
 
 And  unto  the  bouse  of  the  God  of  Jacob, 
 And  [](i  doth  teach  U3  of  His  ways, 
 And  we  do  walk  in  His  paths, 
 For  from  Zion  doth  j^o  forth  a  law. 
 And  a  word  of  Jehovah  from  Jerusalem. 
 
 '  And  He  hath  judged  between  many  peo- 
 ples, _  _  .  lott", 
 And  given  a  decision  to  mighty  nations  afar 
 They  nave  beaten  their  swords  to  plough- 
 And  their  spears  to  pnining-hooka,  [shares, 
 Nation  lifteth  not  iqj  sword  unto  nation, 
 Nor  do  they  learn  war  any  more. 
 
 *  And  they  have  sat  cacli  under  his  vine. 
 And  under  his  fig-tree, 
 And  there  is  none  troubling, 
 For  the  mouth  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts  liath 
 
 '^  For  all  the  peoples  do  walk,  [spoken. 
 
 Each  in  the  name  of  its  god — and  we, 
 We  do  walk  in  the  name  of  Jehovah  our  God, 
 To  the  age  and  for  ever. 
 
 8     In  that  day— an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 [  do  gather  the  halting  one, 
 And  the  driven  away  one  I  bring  together. 
 And  she  whom  I  have  afflicted. 
 
 7  And  I  have  set  the  halting  for  a  remnant, 
 And  the  far-off  for  a  mighty  nation, 
 And  reigned  hath  Jehovah  over  them   in 
 
 mount  Zion, 
 From  henceforth,  and  unto  the  age. 
 
 "^     And  thou,  0  tower  of  Eder, 
 Fort  of  the  daughter  of  Zion,  unto  thee  it 
 Yea,  come  in  hath  the  former  rule,  [cometh, 
 The  kingdom  to  the  daughter  of  Jerusalem. 
 
 "  Now,  why  dost  thou  shout  aloud? 
 A  king — 13  there  none  in  thee? 
 Hath  thy  counsellor  perished, 
 That  taken  hold  of  thee  hath  pain  as  a  tra- 
 vailing woman  ? 
 
 '"  Be  pained,  and  bring  forth,  0  daughter  of 
 As  a  travailing  woman,  [Zion, 
 
 For  now,  thou  goest  forth  from  the  city. 
 And  thou  hast  dwelt  in  the  field, 
 And  thou  hast  gone  unto  Babylon, 
 There  thou  art  delivered. 
 There  redeem  thee  doth  Jehovah  from  the 
 hand  of  thine  enemies. 
 
 1  And  now,  gathered  against  thee  have  been 
 
 many  nations,  who  are  saying  :       [Zion.' 
 
 '  Let  her  be  defiled,  and  our  eyes  look  on 
 
 "  They  have  not  known  the  thoughts  of  Jeho- 
 Nor  have  they  iinderstood  His  counsel,  [vah, 
 For  He  hath  gathered  them  as  a  sheaf  into  a 
 threshing-floor. 
 
 "  Arise,  and  thresh,  0  daughter  of  Zion, 
 For  thy  horn  I  make  iron, 
 And  thy  hoofs  I  make  brass, 
 And  thou  hast  beaten  small  many  peoples. 
 And  I  have  devoted  to  Jehovah  tneir  gain. 
 And  their  wealth  to  the  Lord  of  the  whole 
 earth! 
 
 V.  1  NOW  gather  thyself  together,  0  daughter 
 A  siege  he  hath  laid  against  us,    [of  troops. 
 With  a  rod  they  smite  on  the  cheek  the 
 judge  of  Israel. 
 »  And  thou,  Beth-Lchem  Ephratah, 
 Little  to  be  among  the  chiefs  of  Judah ! 
 From  thee  to  Me  he  cometh  forth— to  be 
 
 ruler  in  Israel, 
 A  nd  his  comings  forth  are  of  old. 
 From  the  days  of  antiquity. 
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 3  Tlierefore  he  doth  give  them  out  till  the  time 
 
 She  whobringeth  forth  hath  broui^'ht  forth. 
 
 And  tlie  remnant  of  liis  brethren  return  to 
 
 the  sons  of  Israel,     [strength  of  Jehovah, 
 
 *  And  he  hath  stood  and  delighted  in  the 
 In  the  excellency  of  the  name  of  Jehovah 
 And  they  have  remained,  Piis  God, 
 
 For  now  he  is  great  unto  the  ends  of  earth. 
 
 '  And  this  one  hath  been  peace, 
 Asshur  !  when  he  doth  come  into  our  land, 
 And  when  he  doth  tread  in  our  palaces. 
 We  have  raised  against  him  seven  shepherds, 
 And  eight  anointed  of  man. 
 
 '  And  they  have  afflicted  the  land  of  Asshur 
 with  the  sword, 
 And  the  land  of  Nimrod  at  its  opening's. 
 And  he  hath  delivered  from  Asshur  when 
 
 he  doth  come  into  our  land. 
 And  when  he  treadetli  in  our  borders. 
 
 ^  And  the  remnant  of  Jacob  hath  been  in  the 
 
 midst  of  many  peoples,  [herb. 
 
 As  dew  from  Jehovah — as  showers  on  the 
 
 That  waiteth  not  for  man,  nor  stayeth  for 
 
 the  sons  of  men.  [nations, 
 
 8  Yea,  the  remnant  of  Jacob  hath  been  among 
 In  the  midst  of  many  peoples. 
 As  a  lion  among  beasts  of.  a  forest. 
 As  a  young  lion  among  ranks  of  a  flock, 
 Which  if  it  hath  passed  through. 
 Hath  both  trodden  down  and  hath  torn, 
 And  there  is  no  deliverer. 
 
 ^  High  is  thy  hand  above  thine  adversaries, 
 And  all  thine  enemies  are  cut  off. 
 
 1"     And  it  hath  come  to  pass  in  that  day. 
 An  affirmation  of  J  ehovah, 
 I  have  cut  off  thy  horses  from  thy  midst. 
 And  I  have  destroyed  thy  chariots, 
 
 11  And  I  have  cut  off  the  cities  of  thy  land. 
 And  I  have  thrown  down  all  thy  fortresses, 
 
 '^  And  have  cut  off  sorcerers  out  of  thy  hand, 
 And  observers  of  clouds  thou  hast  none. 
 
 '3  And  1  have  cut  off  thy  graven  images. 
 And  thy  standing-piUars  out  of  thy  midst. 
 And  thou  dost  not  bow  thyself  any  more 
 To  the  work  of  thy  hands.  [thy  midst, 
 
 "  And  I  have  plucked  up  thy  shrines  out  of 
 And  I  have  destroyed  thine  enemies,  [fury, 
 
 1^  And  I  have  done  vengeance  in  anger  and  m 
 With  the  nations  who  have  not  hearkened! 
 
 VI.  iHEAR,  I  pray  you.  that  which  Jehovah 
 is  saying : 
 'Rise — strive  thou  with  the  mountains. 
 And  cause  thou  the  hills  to  hear  thy  voice.' 
 
 '  Hear,  0  mountains,  the  strife  of  J  enovah. 
 Ye  strong  ones— foundations  of  earth  ! 
 For  a  strife  is  to  Jehovah,  with  His  people, 
 And  with  Israel  He  doth  reason. 
 
 ^  0  My  people,  what  have  I  done  to  thee? 
 And  wnat — have  I  wearied  thee? 
 Testify  against  Me. 
 
 ■•  For  1  brought  thee  up  from'the  land  of  Egypt, 
 
 And  from  the  house  of  servants  I  have 
 
 ransomed  thee,  [Miriam. 
 
 And  I  send  before  thee  Moses,  Aaron,  and 
 
 ^  O  My  people,  remember,  I  pray  you, 
 What  counsel  did  Balak  king  of  Moab, 
 What  answer  him  did  Balaam  son  of  Beor, 
 (I'Vom  Shitim  unto  Gilgal,)  [hovah.' 
 
 in  order  to  know  the  riglitcous  acts  of  Je- 
 
 "  With  what  do  I  come  before  Jehovah?; 
 
Wickedness  abounding. 
 
 VI.  7.— MTCAH.— VTT.  20. 
 
 Encouraging  prospect-v 
 
 Do  I  bow  to  God  Most  Hii;h? 
 
 Do  I  come  before  Him  with  burnt  offerings  ? 
 
 With  calves — sons  of  a  year? 
 ^  Is  Jehovah  ]ileased  with  thousands  of  rams? 
 
 With  myriads  of  streams  of  oil  ? 
 
 Do  I  give  my  tirst-born/o?-  my  transgression? 
 
 The  fruit  of-  my  body/or  the  siu  of  my  soul? 
 ^  He  hath  declafed  to  thee,  0  man,  what  is 
 good ; 
 
 Yea,  what  is  Jehovah  requiring  of  thee, 
 
 Except — to  do  judgment,  and  love  kindness. 
 
 And  lowly  to  walk  with  thy  God? 
 '      A  voice  of  Jehovah  to  the  city  calleth. 
 
 And  wisdom  doth  fear  Thy  name, 
 
 1  tear  ye  the  rod,  and  Him  who  appointed  it. 
 '*>  Are  there  yet  in  the  house  of  the  wicked 
 
 Treasures  of  wickedness. 
 
 And  the  abhorred  scanty  ephali  ?        [ness  ? 
 '1  Do  I  reckon  it  pure  with  balances  of  \vicked- 
 
 And  with  a  bag  of  deceitful  stones  ? 
 '-  Whose  rich  ones  have  been  full  of  violence, 
 
 And  its  inhabitants  have  spoken  falsehood, 
 
 And  their  tongue  is  deceitful  in  their  mouth. 
 '3  And  I  also,  I  have  begim  to  smite  thee. 
 
 To  make  desolate,  because  of  thy  sins. 
 '*  Thou— thou eatest,  andthouartnotsatisfied, 
 
 And  thy  pit  is  in  thy  midst, 
 
 Asudtliou  removest,  and  dost  not  deliver, 
 
 And  that  which  thou  deliverest,  to  a  sword 
 I  give. 
 '5  Thou — thou  sowest,  and  thou  dost  not  reap, 
 
 Thoii — thou  treadest  the  olive, 
 
 And  thmi  pourest  not  out  oil. 
 
 And  new  wine — and  thou  drinkest  not  wine. 
 '*  Andkepthabituallyare  thestatutesof  Omri, 
 
 And  all  the  work  of  the  house  of  Ahab, 
 
 And  ye  do  walk  in  their  counsels, 
 
 For  My  giving  tliee  for  a  desolation, 
 
 And  its  inhabitants  for  a  hissing. 
 
 And  the  reproach  of  My  people  ye  do  bear! 
 
 'n.  "^  MY  wo  15  to  me,  for  I  have  been 
 
 As  gatherings  of  summer-fruit, 
 
 As  gleanings  of  harvest. 
 
 There  is  no  cluster  to  eat. 
 
 The  first-ripe  fruit  desired  hath  my  soul. 
 "  Perished  hath  the  kind  out  of  the  land. 
 
 And  upright  among  men— there  are  uone, 
 
 All  of  them  for  blood  lie  in  wait, 
 
 Each  his  brother  they  hunt  with  a  net. 
 ^  On  the  evil  are  both  hands  to  do  it  well, 
 
 The  prince  is  asking — also  the  judge— for  re-  ' 
 compence,  I 
 
 And  the  great — he  is  speaking  the  mischief 
 
 And  they  wrap  it  up.  [of  his  soul, 
 
 *  Their  best  one  is  as  a  brier, 
 
 The  upright  one — than  a  thorn-hedge,  j 
 
 The  dajr  of  thy  watchmen —  , 
 
 Thy  visitation — hath  come. 
 Now  is  their  perplexity.  ' 
 
 *  Believe  not  in  a  friend,  trust  not  in  a  leatler, 
 
 From  her  who  is  lying  in  thy  bosom  iieej)  tha 
 openings  of  thy  mouth. 
 ''  For  a  son  is  dishonouring  a  father, 
 A  daughter  hath  stood  against  her  mother, 
 A  daugnter-iu-law  against  her  mother-in-law, 
 Theenenues  of  each  are  the  men  of  his  house. 
 '  And  I— in  Jehovah  I  do  watch, 
 I  do  wait  for  the  God  of  my  salvation, 
 Hear  me  doth  my  God. 
 ^  Thoudostnotrejoice  over  me, 0 mine  enemy, 
 When  I  have  fallen,  I  have  risen,  [me. 
 
 When  I  sit  in  darkness  Jehovah  is  a  light  to 
 *     The  indignation  of  Jehovah  I  do  bear, 
 For  I  have  sinned  against  Him, 
 Till  that  He  doth  plead  my  cause, 
 And  hath  executed  my  judgment. 
 He  doth  bring  me  forth  to  the  light, 
 I  look  on  His  righteousness. 
 '"  And  see  doth  mine  enemy, 
 And  cover  her  doth  shame. 
 Who  saith  unto  me,  '  Where  is  Jehovah  thy 
 Mine  eyes  do  look  on  her,  [God  ? ' 
 
 Now  she  is  for  a  treading-place, 
 As  mire  of  the  out-places. 
 '1  The  day  to  buOd  thjr  walls  ! 
 
 That  day — removed  is  the  limit, 
 1-  That  day— even  unto  thee  it  doth  come  in, 
 From  Asshur  and  the  cities  of  the  fortress. 
 And  from  the  fortress  even  unto  the  river. 
 And  from  sea  to  sea,  and  mount  to  mount. 
 '3  And  the  land  hath  been  for  a  desolation, 
 Because  of  its  inhabitants. 
 Because  of  the  fruit  of  their  doings. 
 !■»     Rule  Thou  Thy  people  with  Thy  rod, 
 The  flock  of  Thine  inheritance,        [Carmel, 
 Dwelling  alone  in  a  forest  in  the  midst  of 
 They  enjoy  Bashan  and  Gilead  as  in  days 
 of  old. 
 1'  According  to  the  days  of  thy  coming  forth 
 out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
 I  do  shew  it  wonderful  things.  Ttheir  might, 
 ^*  See  do  nations,  and  they  are  asnamed  of  all 
 They  lay  a  hand  on  the  mouth,  their  ears 
 are  deaf.  [of  earth, 
 
 ^"^  They  lick  dust  as  a  serpent,  as  fearful  things 
 They  tremble  from  their  enclosures. 
 Of  Jehovah  our  God  they  are  afraid,^^ 
 Yea,  they  are  afraid  of  Thee.  [quity, 
 
 '3  Who  is  a  God  like  Thee?  taking  away  ini- 
 And  passing  by  the  transgression  of  the 
 
 remnant  of  His  inheritance. 
 He  hath  not  retained  for  ever  HQs  anger, 
 Because  He — He  delighteth  in  kindness. 
 '■'  He  doth  turn  back,  He  pitieth  us. 
 He  doth  subdue  our  iniquities, 
 And  Thou  castest  into  the  dei)th3  of  the  sea 
 all  their  sins. 
 -"  Thou  givest  truth  to  Jacob,  kindness  to 
 Abrjuiam, 
 That  thou  hast  sworn  to  our  fathers,  from 
 the  days  of  antiqiiity! 
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VISION  OF  NAHUM. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  BURDEN  OF  NINEVEH. 
 
 The  Book  of  the  Vision  of  Nahum  the  El- 
 koshite. 
 
 -  A  God  zealous  and  avenging  is  Jehovah, 
 An  avenger  is  Jehovah,  andpossessing  fury. 
 An  avenger  is  Jehovah  on  His  adversaries, 
 And  He  is  watching  for  His  enemies. 
 
 '  Jehovah  is  slow  to  anger,  andgreat  in  power. 
 And  Jehovah  doth  not  entirely  acquit. 
 In  a  hurricane  and  in  a  tempest  is  His  way, 
 And  a  cloud  is  the  dust  of  His  feet. 
 
 *  He  is  pushing  against  a  sea,  and  drieth  it  up, 
 Yea,  all  the  iloods  He  hath  made  dry, 
 Languishing  are  Bashan  and  Oarmel, 
 Yea,  the  flower  of  Lebanon  is  languishing. 
 
 '  Mountains  have  shaken  because  of  Him, 
 
 And  the  hills  have  been  melted ; 
 
 And  lifted  up  is  the  earth  at  His  presence, 
 
 And  the  world  and  all  dwelling  in  it. 
 "  Before  His  indignation  who  doth  stand  ? 
 
 And  who  riseth  iip  in  the  heat  of  His  anger  ? 
 
 His  fury  hath  been  poured  out  like  fire. 
 
 And  the  roclcs  have  been  broken  by  Him. 
 ^  Good  Is  Jehovah  for  a  strong  place  in  a  day 
 of  distress. 
 
 Aid  He  knoweth  those  trusting  in  Him. 
 8  Ajid  with  a  flood  passing  over. 
 
 An  end  He  maketh  of  its  place. 
 
 And  His  enemies  doth  darkness  pursue. 
 ^  What  dove  devise  against  Jehovah  ? 
 
 An  end  He  is  making,  arise  not  twice  doth 
 •*  For  while  princes  are  perplexed,    [distress. 
 
 And  with  their  drink  are  drunken,    [dried. 
 
 They  have  been  consumed  as  stubble  fi;lly 
 "  From  thee  hath  come  forth  a  deviser  of  evil 
 
 Against  Jehovah — a  worthless  counsellor. 
 •^     Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 
 Though  complete,  and  thus  many, 
 
 Yet  thus  they  liave  been  cut  off, 
 
 And  he  hath  passed  away. 
 
 And  I  aflflicted  thee,  I  afflict  thee  no  more 
 ^^  And  now  I  break  his  rod  from  off  thee. 
 
 And  thy  bands  I  do  draw  away.        [hovah, 
 '■*  And  commanded  concerning  tnee  hath  Je- 
 
 'No  more  of  thy  name  doth  spread  abroad. 
 
 From  the  house  of  thy  gods  I  cut  off  graven 
 and  molten  image, 
 
 T  apijoint  thy  grave,  for  thou  hast  been  vile. 
 "  Lo,  on  the  mountains  the  feet  of  one  pro- 
 claiming tidings,  sounding  peace! 
 
 Celebrate,  0  Judah,  thy  festivals,  complete 
 thy  vows,  [doth  the  worthless. 
 
 For  add  no  more  to  pass  over  into  thee 
 
 He  hath  Ijeen  completely  cut  oft! 
 
 IL  ^  COME  up  hath  a  scatterer  to  thy  face, 
 Keep  the  bulwark,  watch  the  way, 
 Strenfjthen    the    loins,    .strengthen    power 
 mightily.  [lency  of  Jacob, 
 
 *  For  turned  back  hatli  Jehovah  to  the  excel- 
 As  to  the  excellency  of  Israel, 
 
 For  emptied  them  out  have  emjitiers. 
 And  their  branches  they  have  marred. 
 
 *  The  shield  of  his  mighty  ones  is  become  red. 
 Men  of  miglit  are  in  scarlet, 
 
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 With  fiery  torches  is  the  chariot  in  a  day  of 
 
 his  preparation, 
 And  the  firs  have  been  caused  to  tremble. 
 
 *  In  out-places  shine  do  the  chariots. 
 They  go  to  and  fro  in  broad  places. 
 Their  appearances  are  like  torches, 
 As  lightnings  they  run. 
 
 '  He  doth  remember  his  honourable  ones, 
 They  stumble  in  their  goings,         [covering. 
 They  hasten  to  its  wall,  and  prepared  is  tha 
 
 "  Gates  of  the  rivers  have  been  opened, 
 And  the  palace  is  dissolved. 
 
 ''  And  it  is  established — she  hath  removed 
 She  hath  been  brought  up, 
 And  her  handmaids  are  leading  as  the  voice 
 Tabering  on  their  hearts.  [of  doves, 
 
 8  And  Nineveh  i«  as  a  pool  of  waters. 
 From  of  old  it  is — and  they  are  fleeing ! 
 '  Stand  ye,  stand ; '  and  none  is  turning  ! 
 
 ^  Seize  ye  silver,  seize  ye  gold. 
 And  there  is  no  end  to  the  prepared  things, 
 To  the  abundance  of  all  desirable  vessels. 
 '"  She  is  empty,  yea,  emptiness  and  waste. 
 And  the  heart  hath  melted. 
 And  the  knees  have  smitten  together. 
 And  great  pain  is  in  all  loins,        [paleness. 
 And  the  faces  of  all  of  them  have  gathered 
 "  Where  is  the  habitation  of  lionesses? 
 And  a  feeding-place  it  is  for  young  lions 
 Where  walked  nath  a  lion,  an  old  lion, 
 A  lion's  whelp,  and  there  is  none  troubling. 
 12  The  lion  is  tearing  parts  for  his  whelps, 
 And  is  strangling  for  his  lionesses. 
 And  he  doth  fill  with  prey  his  holes, 
 And  his  habitations  with  rapine. 
 '3  Lo,  I  am  against  thee. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 And  I  have  burned  in  smoke  its  chariot. 
 And  thy  young  lions  consume  doth  a  sword. 
 And  I  have  cut  off  from  the  land  thy  prey, 
 And  not  heard  any  more  is  the  voice  of  thy 
 messengers  ! 
 
 III.  1  WO  to  the  city  of  blood, 
 She  is  all  with  lies— burglary — full. 
 Prey  doth  not  depart. 
 
 2  The  sound  of  a  whip. 
 
 And  the  sound  of  the  rattling  of  a  wheel. 
 And  of  a  prancing  horse,  and  of  a  bounding 
 Of  a  horseman  mounting.  [^chariot, 
 
 3  And  the  flame  of  a  sword,  and  the  bghtning 
 
 of  a  spear. 
 And  the  abundance  of  the  wounded. 
 And  the  weight  of  carcases. 
 Yea,  there  is  no  end  to  the  bodies. 
 They  stumble  over  their  bodies. 
 
 ■•  Because  of  tlie  abundance  of  the  fornica- 
 tions of  an  harlot,  [witchcrafts. 
 The  froodness  of  the  grace  of  the  lady  of 
 Wlio  is  selling  nations  oy  her  fornications, 
 And  families  by  lier  wtchciafts. 
 
 '  Lo,  I  am  against  thee, 
 All  affirmation  of  Jeliovah  of  Hosts, 
 And  liave  removed  thy  skirts  licfore  thy  face, 
 And  have  shewed  nations  thy  nakedness, 
 
Jvdgvient  of  Nineveh. 
 
 III.  6.-HABAKKUK.-II.  3. 
 
 Judgment  of  nations. 
 
 And  kingdoms  thy  shame, 
 '  And  I  have  cast  upon  thee  abominations, 
 
 And  dishononred  thee,  and  made  thee  as  a 
 '  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  [sight. 
 
 Each  of  thy  beholders  fleeth  from  thee, 
 
 And  hath  said:  'Spoiled  is  Nineveh, 
 
 Who  doth  bemoan  for  her?' 
 
 Whence  do  I  seek  comforters  for  thee? 
 *  Art  thou  better  than  No-Ammon, 
 
 That  is  dwelling  among  brooks? 
 
 Waters  she  hath  round  about  her, 
 
 Wliose  bulwark  is  the  sea,  waters  her  wall. 
 ^  Gush  her  might,  and  Egypt,  and  there  is  no 
 
 Put  and  Lubim  have  been  for  thy  help.  [end. 
 '"  Even  she  doth  become  an  exile, 
 
 She  hath  gone  into  captivity, 
 
 Even  her  sucklings  are  dashed  to  pieces 
 
 At  the  top  of  all  out-places, 
 
 And  for  her  honoured  ones  they  cast  a  lot. 
 
 And  all  her  great  ones  have  been  bound  in 
 fetters. 
 "  Even  thou  art  drunken,  thou  art  hidden. 
 
 Even  thou  dost  seek  a  strong  place,  because 
 
 of  an  enemy.  [fruits, 
 
 *-  All  thy  fortresses  are  fig-trees  with  first- 
 
 If  they  are  shaken. 
 
 They  have  fallen  into  the  mouth  of  the  eater. 
 *3  Lo,  thy  people  are  women  in  thy  midst, 
 
 To  thine  enemies  thoroughly  opened 
 
 Have  been  the  gates  of  thy  land, 
 
 Consumed  hath  lire  thy  bars. 
 '*  Waters  of  a  siege  draw  for  thyself, 
 
 Strengthen  thy  fortresses. 
 
 Enter  into  mire,  and  tread  on  clay. 
 
 Make  strong  a  brick-kiln. 
 1^  There  consume  thee  doth  a  fire. 
 
 Cut  thee  off  doth  a  sword. 
 
 It  doth  consume  thee  as  a  cankerworm ! 
 
 Make  thyself  heavy  as  the  cankerworm. 
 
 Make  thyself  heavy  as  the  locust. 
 IS  Multiply  thy  merchants  above  the  stars  ol 
 the  heavens,  [flee  away. 
 
 The  cankerworm  hath  stripped  off,  and  doth 
 I''  Thy  crowned  ones  are  as  a  locust, 
 
 And  thy  princes  as  great  grasshoppers, 
 
 That  encamp  in  hedges  in  a  day  of  cold. 
 
 The  sun  hath  risen,  and  it  doth  flee  away, 
 
 And  not  known  is  its  place  where  they  are. 
 ^8  Slumbered  have  thy  friends,  king  of  Asshur, 
 
 Kest  do  thine  honourable  ones. 
 
 Scattered  have  been  thy  people  on  the  moun- 
 
 And  there  is  none  gathering.  [tains, 
 
 1^  There  is  no  weakening  of  thy  destruction. 
 
 Grievous  is  thy  smiting, 
 
 All  hearing  thy  fame  have  clapped  the  hand 
 at  thee. 
 
 For  over  whom  did  not  thy  wickedness  pass 
 continually  ? 
 
 BURDEN  OF  HABAKKUK. 
 
 I.  1  THE  burden  that  Habakkuk  the  prophet 
 hath  seen : 
 
 "  Till  when,  0  Jehovah,  have  I  cried, 
 And  Thou  dost  not  hear  ? 
 I  cry  unto  Thee — '  Violence,'  and  Thou  dost 
 
 3  Why  dost  Thou  shew  me  iniquity,  [not  save. 
 And  perversity  dost  cause  to  behold  ? 
 And  spoiling  and  violence  are  before  me. 
 And  there  is  strife,  and  contention  doth  lift 
 
 *  Therefore  doth  law  cease,  [itself  up. 
 
 And  judgment  doth  not  go  forth  for  ever, 
 For  the  ^vicked  is  compassing  the  righteous. 
 Therefore  wrong  judgment  goeth  forth. 
 
 '  Look  ye  on  nations,  and  behold  and  marvel 
 greatly. 
 For  a  work  He  is  working  in  your  days. 
 Ye  do  not  believe  though  it  is  declared. 
 
 '  For,  lo,  I  am  raising  up  the  Chaldeans, 
 The  bitter  and  hasty  nation, 
 That  is  going  to  the  broad  places  of  earth. 
 To  occupy  tabernacles  not  its  own. 
 
 '  Terrible  and  fearful  it  is,  [go  forth. 
 
 From  itself  its  judgment  and  its  excellency 
 
 8  Swifter  than  leopards  have  been  its  horses, 
 And  sharper  than  evening  wolves. 
 And  increased  have  its  horsemen. 
 Even  its  horsemen  from  afar  come  in, 
 They  fly  as  an  eagle,  hasting  to  consume. 
 
 '  Wholly  for  violence  it  doth  come  in. 
 Their  faces  swallowing  up  the  east  wind. 
 And  it  doth  gather  as  the  sand  a  captivity. 
 
 '*  And  at  kings  it  doth  scoff. 
 And  princes  are  a  laughter  to  it. 
 At  every  fenced  place  it  doth  laugh. 
 And  it  neapeth  up  dust,  and  captuieth  it. 
 
 *i  Then  passed  on  hath  the  spirit, 
 Yea,  he  doth  transgress. 
 And  doth  ascribe  this  his  power  to  his  god. 
 
 1^  Art  not  Thou  of  old,  0  Jehovah,  my  God, 
 We  do  not  die,  0  Jehovah,   [my  Holy  One  1 
 For  judgment  Thou  hast  appointed  it. 
 And,  0  Rock,  for  reproof  Thou  hast  founded 
 
 13  Purer  of  eyes  than  to  behold  evi\,  [it. 
 
 To  look  onperveraeness  Thou  art  not  able. 
 Why  dost  "rhou  behold  the  treacherous? 
 Thou  keepest  silent  when  the  wicked 
 Doth  swallow  the  more  righteous  than  he, 
 
 1*  And  Thou  makest  man  as  fishes  of  the  sea, 
 As  a  creeping  thing — none  ruling  over  him. 
 
 1^  Each  of  them  with  a  hook  he  hath  brought  up. 
 He  doth  catch  it  in  his  net,  and  gathereth  it 
 
 in  his  drag. 
 Therefore  he  doth  joy  and  rejoice. 
 
 1"  Therefore  he  doth  sacrifice  to  his  net, 
 And  doth  make  perfume  to  his  drag. 
 For  by  them  is  his  portion  fertile,  and  his 
 
 ^^  Doth  he  therefore  empty  his  net,    [food  fat. 
 And  continually  to  slay  nations  spare  not? 
 
 II.  1  ON  my  charge  I  stand,  and*  I  station  my- 
 self on  a  bulwark,  and  I  watch  to  see  what 
 He  doth  speak  against  me,   and  what  I  do 
 reply  to  my  reproof.    "  And  Jehovah  answer- 
 eth  me  and  saith : 
 *  Write  a  vision,  and  explain  on  the  tables. 
 That  he  may  run  who  is  reading  it. 
 2  For  yet  the  vision  is  for  a  season. 
 And  it  breatheth  for  the  end,  and  doth  not 
 If  it  tarry,  wait  for  it,  [lie, 
 
 For  surely  it  cometh,  it  is  not  late. 
 573 
 
Prayer  ajf  Habakkuk. 
 
 II.  4. -HABAKKUK. —III.  19. 
 
 Judgment  predicted. 
 
 *  Lo,  a  presumptuous  one ! 
 
 Not  upright  is  his  soul  within  him, 
 
 And  the  rij'hteous  bv  his  stedfastuess  liveth. 
 
 *  And  also,  because  tno  wine  v>  treacherous, 
 A  man  is  haughty,  and  remaineth  not  at 
 Who  hath  enlarged  as  sheol  his  soul,  [home, 
 AiiU  is  as  death  that  is  not  satisfied. 
 
 And  doth  gather  iiuto  itself  all  the  nations. 
 And  doth  assemble  unto  itself  all  the  peoples, 
 
 *  Do  not  these — all  of  them — agaiust  him  a 
 
 simile  taken  up. 
 And  a  moral  of  acute  sayings  for  him. 
 And  say.  Wo  to  him  who  is  multiplying  what 
 
 in  not  his  ? 
 Till  when  also  is  he  multiplying  to  himself 
 
 heavy  pledges  1 
 '  Do  not  thy  usurers  instantly  rise  up, 
 And  those  shaking  thee  awake  up, 
 And  thou  hast  beeu  for  a  spoil  to  them  ? 
 
 *  Because  thou  hast  spoiled  many  nations, 
 Spoil  thee  do  all  the  remnant  of  the  peoples, 
 Because  of  man's  blood,  and  of  violence  to  the 
 To  the  city,  and  to  all  dwelling'  in  it.  [land, 
 
 "  Wo  to  him  who  is  gaining  evil  gain  for  his 
 To  set  on  high  his  nest,  [house. 
 
 To  be  delivered  from  the  hand  of  evu, 
 
 "  Thou  hast  counselled  a  shameful  thing  to 
 .   thy  house,  [soiiL 
 
 To  out  oft'  many  peoples,  and  sinful  is  thy 
 
 1^  For  a  stone  from  the  wall  doth  cry  out. 
 And  a  holdfast  from  the  wood  an.swereth  it. 
 
 *'  Wo  to  him  wlio  is  buildiuf;  a  city  by  blood, 
 And  estabhshing  a  city  by  iQiqiiity. 
 
 1'  Lo,  is  it  not  from  Jehovah  of  Hosts 
 And  peoples  are  fatigued  for  fire, 
 And  nations  for  vanity  are  weary  ? 
 
 "  For  full  is  the  earth  of  the  knowledge  of  the 
 honour  of  Jehovah, 
 As  waters  cover  tfie  hottoin  of  a,  sea.     [bour, 
 
 "  Wo  to  him  who  is  giWng  dj-ink  to  his  neigh- 
 Pouring  out  thy  bottle,  and  also  making 
 In  order  to  look  on  their  nakedness,  [drunk, 
 
 '*  Thou  hast  been  filled — shame  without  hon- 
 Drink  thou  also,  and  be  uncircumcised,  [our. 
 Turn  round  unto  thee  doth  the  -cup  of  the 
 
 right  hand  of  Jehovah, 
 And  shameful  spewing  is  on  thine  honour. 
 
 "  For  violence  to  Lebanon  doth  cover  thee, 
 And  spoil  of  beasts  doth  aflright  them. 
 Because  of  man's  blood,  and  of  violence  to 
 
 the  land. 
 To  the  city,  and  to  all  dwelling  in  it. 
 
 "  What  prout  hath  a  graven  image  given 
 That  its  former  hath  graven  it  ? 
 A  molten  image  and  teacher  of  falsehood, 
 That  trusted  hath  the  former  on  his  own 
 formation— to  make  dumb  idols  ? 
 
 1^     Wo  to  him  who  is  saying  to  wood,  'Awake,' 
 'Stir  up,'  to  a  dumb  stone, 
 It  a  teacher!  lo,  it  is  overlaid — gold  and  silver, 
 And  there  is  no  spii-it  iu  its  midst. 
 
 '*  And  Jehovah  is  in  His  holy  tc^mple, 
 Be  silent  before  Him,  all  the  earth  I 
 
 III.  1 A  PRAYER  of  Habakkuk  the  pro- 
 phet concerning  erritg  ones: 
 
 *  0  Jehovah,  1  hoard  Thy  report,  I  have  been 
 
 afraid, 
 0  Jehovah,  Thy  work  !  in  midst  of  years  re- 
 vive it, 
 
 674 
 
 In  the  midst  of  years  Thou  makest  knowa 
 In  anger  Thou  dost  remember  mercy. 
 
 *  God  from  Teman  doth  come, 
 
 The  Holy  One  from  mount  Paran.     Pause! 
 Covered  the  heavens  hath  His  majesty, 
 And  His  praise  hath  filled  the  earth. 
 
 *  And  the  brightness  is  as  the  light. 
 He  hath  rays  out  of  His  hand, 
 
 And  there — the  hiding  of  His  strength. 
 
 ^  Before  Him  goeth  pesfiilouce, 
 And  a  burning  flame  goeth  forth  at  His  feet. 
 
 8  He  hath  stood,  and  He  measurcth  earth. 
 He  hath  seen,  and  He  shaketh  off  nations, 
 And  scatter  themselves  do  mountains  of  an- 
 Bowed  have  the  hills  of  old,  [tiquity. 
 
 The  ways  of  old  are  His. 
 
 7  Under  sorrow  I  have  seen  tents  of  Cushan, 
 Tremble  do  cin-tains  of  the  land  of  Midian. 
 
 8  Against  rivers  hath  Jehovah  been  wroth  1 
 Against  rivers  is  Thine  anger? 
 
 Against  the  sea  is  Thy  wrath  ? 
 For  Thou  dost  ride  on  Thy  horses — 
 Thy  chariots  of  salvation? 
 
 s  Utterly  naked  Thou  dost  make  Thy  bow. 
 Sworn  are  the  tribes — saying,  '  Pause  1 ' 
 With  rivers  Thou  dost  cleave  the  earth. 
 
 1"  Seen  thee — pained  are  mountains. 
 An  inundation  of  waters  hath  passed  over, 
 Given  forth  hath  the  deep  its  voice, 
 High  its  hands  it  hath  lifted  un. 
 
 "  Sun — moon — hath  stood — a  habitation. 
 At  the  light  thine  arrows  go  on. 
 At  the  brightness,   the    glittering  of    thy 
 spear. 
 
 I''  In  indignation  Thou  dost  tread  earth, 
 In  anger  Thou  dost  thresh  nations. 
 
 13  Thou  hast  gone  forth  for  the  salvation  of 
 Thy  people. 
 For  salvation  \\ith  Thine  anointed. 
 Thou  hast  smitten  the  head  of  the  house  of 
 
 the  wicked. 
 Laying  bare  the  foundation  unto  the  neck. 
 Pause ! 
 
 1*  Thou  hast  pierced  with  his  staves  the  head 
 of  his  leaders. 
 They  are  tempestuous  to  scatter  me. 
 Their  exultation  is  as  to  consume  the  poor 
 in  secret. 
 
 1*  Thou  hast  iiroceeded  through  the  sea  \vith 
 Thy  horses — the  clay  of  many  waters. 
 
 1^  I  have  heard,  and  my  belly  trembleth, 
 At  the  noise  nave  my  lips  quivered. 
 Rottenness  doth  come  into  my  bones. 
 And  in  my  i)laco  I  do  tremble. 
 That  I  rest  for  a  day  of  distress. 
 At  the  coming  up  of  the  people,  he  orer- 
 cometh  it. 
 
 "  Though  the  fig-tree  doth  not  flourish. 
 And  there  is  no  i)roduce  araonir  vines. 
 Failed  liath  the  work  of  the  olive. 
 And  fields  liavc  not  yielded  food. 
 Cut  off  from  the  fold  hath  been  the  flock, 
 And  there  is  no  lierd  in  the  stalls. 
 
 18  Yet  I,  in  Jehovah  I  exult, 
 I  do  joy  iu  the  (iod  of  my  salvation. 
 
 13  Jehovah  the  Lord  is  my  strength, 
 And  He  doth  make  my  feet  like  binds. 
 And  on  my  higli-placcs  causethmcto  traml. 
 
 To   the    overseer  with   my  stringed   instru- 
 ments 1 
 
WORDS   OF   ZEPHANIAH. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1 A  WORD  of  Jehovah  that  hath 
 been  unto  Zephauiah  soa  of  Cushi,  son  of  Ge- 
 daliah,  sou  of  Amariah,  sod  of  Hezikiah,  iu 
 the  days  of  Josiah  son  of  Amoz,  king  of 
 Judah : 
 
 ^  I  utterly  consume  all  from  off  the  face  of 
 An  afErmatiou  of  Jehovah.        [the  ground, 
 3  I  consume  man  and  beast,  [of  the  sea, 
 
 I  consume  fowl  of  the  heavens,  and  fishes 
 And  the  stumblingr-blocks — the  wicked, 
 And  I  have  cut  off  man  from  the  face  of  the 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  [ground, 
 
 *  And  stretched  out  My  hand  against  Judah, 
 And  against  all  inhabiting  Jerusalem,  [Baal, 
 And  cut  off  from  this  place  the  remnant  of 
 The  name  of  the  idolatrous  priests,  with  the 
 
 '  And  those  bowing  themselves  [pj'issts. 
 
 On  the  roofs  to  the  host  of  the  heavims. 
 And  those  bowing  themselves,    [Malcham, 
 Swearing  to   Jehovah,    and    swearing   by 
 
 *  And  those  removing  from  after  .1  ehovah. 
 And  who  have  not  sought  Jehovah,  nor  be- 
 sought Him. 
 
 '  Hush !  because  of  the  Lord  Jehovah, 
 For  near  is  a  day  of  Jehovah, 
 For  prepared  hath  Jehovah  a  sacrifice, 
 He  hath  sanctified  His  invited  ones. 
 
 8     And  it  hath  come  to  pass. 
 In  the  day  of  the  sacrifice  of  Jehovah, 
 That  I  have  laid  a  charge  on  the  heads, 
 And  on  sons  of  the  king. 
 And  on  all  putting  on  strange  clothing. 
 
 *  And  I  have  laid  a  charge  on  every  one  [day. 
 Who  is  leajjing  over  the  thre-sl.'.old  in  that 
 Who  are  filUng  the  house  of  th^iir  masters 
 With  violence  and  deceit. 
 
 "^     And  there  hath  been  in  thac  day, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 The  noise  of  a  cry  from  the  fish-gate. 
 And  of  a  howling  from  the  Second, 
 And  of  great  destruction  from  the  hills. 
 
 '^  Howl,  ye  inhabitants  of  the  hollow  place. 
 For  cut  off  hath  been  all  the  merchant  people. 
 Cut  off  have  been  all  bearing  silver. 
 
 ''     And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  at  that  time, 
 I  search  Jerusalem  with  lights. 
 And  I  have  laid  a  cliarge  on  the  men 
 Who  are  hardened  on  their  preserved  things, 
 Who  are  saying  iu  their  heart: 
 Jehovah  doth  no  ^ood,  nor  doth  He  evil. 
 
 '^  And  then-  wealtli  hath  been  for  a  spoil. 
 And  their  houses  for  desolation,     [inhabit, 
 And  they  have  built  houses,  and  do  not 
 And  they  have  planted  vineyards, 
 And  they  d(j  not  drink  their  wine. 
 
 ^*  Near  is  the  great  day  of  Jehovah, 
 Near,  and  hasting  exceedingly. 
 The  noise  of  the  day  of  Jehovah, 
 Bitterly  sliriek  there  doth  a  miglity  one. 
 
 '^  A  day  of  wrath  is  that  day, 
 A  day  of  adversity  and  distress, 
 A  day  of  waste  and  desolation, 
 A  day  of  darkness  and  gloominess, 
 A  day  of  cloud  and  thick  darkness. 
 
 1''  A  day  of  trumpet  and  shouting  against  the 
 fenced  cities, 
 And  against  the  high  corners. 
 
 1''  And  I  have  sent  distress  to  men, 
 And  they  Uave  walked  as  the  blind. 
 For  against  Jehovah  they  have  sinned. 
 And  poll  red  out  is  their  blood  as  dust. 
 And  thcjir  flesh  is  as  dung. 
 
 ^8  Even  tiieir  silver,  even  their  gold. 
 
 Is  not  able  to  deliver  them  in  a  day  of  the 
 wrath  of  Jehovah,        [is  the  whole  land. 
 And  iu  the  fire  of  His  jealousy  consumed 
 For  only  a  hastened  end  doth  He  make 
 Of  ail  tlie  inhabitants  of  the  land  ! 
 
 II.  '  BEKD  yourselves,  yea,  bend  ye, 
 0  nation  not  desired, 
 
 ^  >iefore  the  bringing  forth  of  a  statute. 
 As  chaff  hath  the  day  passed  on, 
 While  yet  not  come  in  upon  you  doth   the 
 
 heat  of  the  anger  of  Jehovah, 
 Wliile  yet  not  come  in  upon  you  doth  a  day 
 of  the  anger  of  Jehovah, 
 
 ^  Seek  Jehovah,  all  ye  humble  of  the  land. 
 Who  His  judgment  have  done. 
 Seek  ye  righteousness,  seek  hiunility. 
 It  may  be  ye  are  hidden  in  a  day  of  the  anger 
 
 ^  For  Gaza  is  forsaken,  [of  Jehovah. 
 
 And  Ashkelon  is  for  a  desolation, 
 Ashdod !  at  noon  they  do  cast  her  forth, 
 And  Ekron  is  rooted  up. 
 
 ^     Ho  !  0  inhabitants  of  the  sea-coast, 
 Nation  of  the  Cherethites, 
 A  word  of  Jehovah  is  against  you, 
 Canaan,  land  ot  the  Philistines,   [habitant 
 And  I  have  destroyed  thee  without  an  in- 
 
 ^  And  the  sea-coast  hath  been  habitations, 
 Cottages  for  shepherds,  and  folds  for  a  flock. 
 
 '  And  the  coast  hath  been  for  the  remnant  of 
 the  house  of  Judah, 
 By  tliem  they  have  pleasiu-e. 
 In  houses  of  Ashkelon  at  even  they  lie  down, 
 For  inspect  them  doth  Jehovah  their  God, 
 And  He  hath  turned  back  to  their  captivity. 
 
 8  I  have  heard  the  reproach  of  Moab, 
 And  the  revilings  oi  the  sons  of  Ammon, 
 Wherewith  they  reproached  My  people. 
 And  maguihr  themselves  against  their  border. 
 
 "  Therefore,  I  live, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  God  of 
 Siu-ely,  Moab  is  as  Sodom,  [Israel, 
 
 And  the  sons  of  Ammon  as  Gomorrah, 
 An  overrunning  of  nettles  and  salt-pits, 
 And  a  desolation — unto  the  age. 
 A  residue  of  My  people  do  seize  them. 
 And  a  remnant  ot  My  nation  inherit  them. 
 '0  This  is  to  them  for  their  arrogancy, 
 Because  they  have  reproached. 
 And  they  magnify  themselves  against  the  peo- 
 ple of  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 11  Fearful  is  Jehovah  against  them. 
 For  He  made  bare  all  gods  of  the  land, 
 And  bow  themselves  to  Him,  each  from  his 
 Do  all  islanders  of  the  nations.  [place, 
 
 575 
 
Mercy  to  Israel. 
 
 11.  12.-HAGGAI.-i.  6. 
 
 Building  of  the  second  teniple. 
 
 "  Also  ye,  0  Cushim,  pierced  of  My  sword 
 
 are  they. 
 "  And   He   stretcheth  His  hand  against  the 
 
 Aud  doth  destroy  Asshiir,  [north, 
 
 And  He  setteth  Nineveh  for  a  desolation, 
 
 A  dry  land  like  a  wilderness. 
 '*  And  crouched  in  her  midst  have  droves. 
 
 Every  beast  of  the  nation, 
 
 Both  pelican  and  hedge-hog  in  her  knobs 
 
 A  voice  doth  siug  at  the  window,        [lodge, 
 
 '  Destruction  is  at  the  threshold. 
 
 For  the  cedar- work  is  exposed.' 
 "  This  is  the  exulting  city  that  is  dwelling 
 
 That  is  saying  in  her  heart,       [confidently, 
 
 '  I  am,  and[  beside  me  there  is  none,' 
 
 How  hath  she  been  for  a  desolation, 
 I''  A  crouchiug-place  for  beasts, 
 
 Every  one  passing  by  her  doth  hiss. 
 
 Be  doth  shake  his  hand ! 
 
 III.  ^  WO  to  the  rebellious  and  polluted, 
 The  oppressing  city! 
 
 *  She  hath  not  hearkened  to  the  voice. 
 She  hath  not  accepted  instruction, 
 In  Jehovah  she  hath  not  trusted, 
 Onto  her  God  she  hath  not  drawn  near. 
 
 '  Her  heads  in  her  midst  are  roaring  liona, 
 Her  judges  are  evening  wolves,  [ing. 
 
 They  have  not  gnawn  the  bone  in  the  mom- 
 
 *  Her  prophets  unstable — men  of  treachery. 
 Her  priests  have  polluted  the  sanctuary. 
 They  have  violated  law. 
 
 *  Jehovah  is  righteous  in  her  midst. 
 He  doth  not  do  perverseness, 
 
 Morning  by  morning  His  judgment  he  giveth 
 It  hath  noib  been  lacking,  [to  the  light, 
 
 And  the  perverse  doth  not  know  shame. 
 
 '  1  have  cut  off  nations, 
 Desolated  have  been  their  chief  ones, 
 I  have  laid  waste  their  out-places  without 
 
 any  passing  by, 
 Destroyed  have  been  their  cities, 
 Without  man,  without  inhabitant. 
 
 ^  I  have  said :  Only,  ye  do  fear  Me, 
 Ye  do  accept  instruction. 
 And  her  habitation  is  not  cut  off, 
 All  that  I  have  appointed  for  her. 
 But  they  have  risen  early, 
 They  have  corrupted  all  their  doings. 
 
 8  Therefore,  wait  for  Me— an  affirmation  of 
 For  the  day  of  My  rising  for  prey,  [Jehovah, 
 For  My  judgment  is  to  gather  nations. 
 To  assemble  kingdoms, 
 
 To  pour  out  on  them  Mine  indignation. 
 
 All  the  heat  of  Mine  anger,     [all  the  earth. 
 
 For  by  the  fire  of  My  jealousy  consumed  ia 
 *  For  then  do  I  turn  unto  peoples  a  pure  lip, 
 
 To  call  all  of  them  by  the  name  of  Jehovah, 
 
 To  serve  Him  with  one  shoulder. 
 ^^  From  beyond  the  rivers  of  Gush,  my  suppli- 
 
 The  daughter  of  My  scattered  ones,    [ants, 
 
 Do  bring  My  present. 
 ^^  In  that  day  thou  art  not  ashamed  because 
 of  any  01  thine  actions,  "'        [Me, 
 
 Wherewith  thou  hast  transgressed  against 
 
 For  then  do  1  turn  aside  from  thy  midst 
 
 The  exulting  ones  of  thine  excellency, 
 
 And  thou  dost  add  no  more  to  be  haughty, 
 
 In  My  holy  mountain. 
 ^-  And  I  have  left  in  thy  midst  a  people 
 humble  and  poor, 
 
 And  they  have  trusted  in  the  name  of  Je- 
 hovah, [nor  speak  lies, 
 ^*  The  remnant  of  Israel   do  no  perversity. 
 
 Nor  foimd  in  their  mouth  ia  a  deceitful 
 tongue. 
 
 For  they  have  delight,  and  have  lain  down, 
 
 And  there  is  none  troubling.  [Israel, 
 
 **      Cry  aloud,  0  daughter  of  Zion,  shout,  0 
 
 Rejoice  and  exult  with  the  whole  heart, 
 
 0  daughter  of  Jerusalem. 
 ^'  Jehovah  hath  turned  aside  thy  judgments, 
 
 He  hath  faced  thine  enemy. 
 
 The  king  of  Israel,  Jehovan,  is  in  thy  midst, 
 
 Thou  seest  evil  no  more. 
 ^®  In  that  day  it  is  said  to  Jerusalem,  *  Fear 
 
 0  Zion,  let  not  thy  hands  be  feeble,      [not, 
 ^^  Jehovah  thy  God  is  in  thy  midst, 
 
 A  mighty  one  doth  save. 
 He  rejoiceth  over  thee  with  joy, 
 He  doth  work  in  His  love, 
 He  joyeth  over  thee  with  singing.' 
 18  Mine  afflicted  from  the  appointed  place 
 
 1  have  gathered,  from  thee  they  have  been. 
 Bearing  for  her  sake  reproach,     [that  time, 
 
 1^  Lo,  I  am  dealing  with  all  afflicting  thee  at 
 And  I  have  saved  the  halting  one. 
 And  the  driven  out  ones  I  do  gather, 
 And  have  set  them  for  a  praise  and  for  a 
 In  all  the  land  of  their  shame.  [name, 
 
 -•'  At  that  time  I  bring  you  in. 
 Even  at  the  time  of  My  assembling  you, 
 For  I  give  you  for  a  name,  and  for  a  praise. 
 Among  all  peoples  of  the  land. 
 In  My  turmng  back  <o  your  captivity  before 
 your  eyes,  said  Jehovah  1 
 
 WORDS  OF  HAGGAI. 
 
 CHA1\  1.  '  IN  the  second  year  of  Darius  the 
 king,  in  the  sixth  month,  in  the  first  day  of 
 the  month,  hath  a  word  of  Jehovah  been  by 
 the  hand  of  Haggai  the  prophet,  unto  Zcrub- 
 babel  son  of  Shealticl,  governor  of  Judah,  and 
 unto  Joshua  son  of  Josedech,  the  high  priest, 
 saying : 
 ^  Thus  spake  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  saying : 
 
 Tliis  people !— they  have  said,  'Thetimc  hath 
 not  come. 
 
 The  time  the  house  of  Jehovah  is  to  be  built. ' 
 576 
 
 *  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  by  the  hand 
 
 of  Haggai  the  prophet,  saying : 
 
 *  Is  it  time  for  you — you ! 
 
 To  dwell  in  your  covered  houses, 
 Aud  this  house  to  He  waste? 
 
 *  And  now,  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 Set  your  heart  to  your  ways. 
 
 ^  Ye  have  sown  much,  and  brought  in  little, 
 To  cat,  ail''  not  to  satiety, 
 1^1  drink,  and  uut  to  drunkenness. 
 To  clothe,  aud  none  hath  heat. 
 
Olory  of  the  latter  temple. 
 
 Aud  he  who  is  hiring  himself  out, 
 Is  hiring  himself  for  a  bag  pierced  through. 
 ^     Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts: 
 
 Set  your  heart  to  your  ways.  [in  wood, 
 
 '  Go  up  thf!  mountain,  and  ye  have  brought 
 And  build  the  house,  and  I  am  pleased  with 
 And  I  am  honoured,  said  Jehovali.  [it. 
 
 ^  Looking  for  much,  and  lo,  little, 
 And  y  J  brought  it  home,  and  I  blew  on  it. 
 Wherefore  ? — an  affirmation  of  Jehovali  of 
 
 Hosts, 
 Because  of  My  house  that  is  waste, 
 And  ye  are  rimning — each  to  his  house, 
 '"  Therefore,  over  you  refrained  have  the  hea- 
 vens from  dew, 
 Aud  the  land  hath  refrained  its  increase. 
 '^  And  I  proclaim  draught  on  the  land. 
 And  ou  the  mountains,  aud  on  the  corn. 
 And  on  the  new  wine,  and  on  the  oil. 
 And  on  what  the  ground  doth  bring  forth. 
 And  on  man,  and  on  beast. 
 And  on  all  labour  of  the  hands.' 
 ^  And  Zerubbabel  son  of  Shealtiel,  and  Joshua 
 son  of  Josedech,  the  high  priest,  and  all  tlie 
 remnant  of  the  people,  do  hearken  to  the  voice 
 of  Jehovah  their  God,  and  tmto  the  words  of 
 Haggai  the  prophet,  as  Jehovah  their  God  had 
 sent  him,  and  the  people  are  afraid  of  the  face 
 of  Jehovah. 
 
 '^And  Haggai,  messenger  of  Jehovah,  in 
 messages  of  Jehovah,  speaketh  to  the  people, 
 saying: 
 '  1  am  with  you,  an  affirmation  of  Jehovah.' 
 "  And  Jehovah  doth  stir  up  the  spirit  of 
 Zerubbabel  son  of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Ju- 
 dah,  and  the  spirit  of  Joshua  son  of  Josedech, 
 the  high  priest,  and  the  spirit  of  all  the  rem- 
 nant of  the  people,  and  they  come  in,  and  do 
 work  in  the  house  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts  their 
 God,  1*  in  the  twenty  and  fourth  day  of  the 
 sixth  month,  in  the  second  year  of  Darius 
 the  king. 
 
 IT.  ^  EN"  the  seventh  month,  in  the  twenty 
 and  first  of  the  month,  hath  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 been  by  the  hand  of  Haggai  the  prophet,  say- 
 ing: ^  'Speak,  I  pray  thee,  unto  Zerubbabel 
 son  of  Shealtiel,  governor  of  Judah,  and  unto 
 Joshua,  son  of  Josedech,  the  high  priest,  and 
 unto  the  remnant  of  the  people,  saying: 
 
 *  Who  among  you  hath  been  left  that  saw 
 
 this  house  iu  its  former  honour  ? 
 And  what  are  ye  seeing  it  now  ? 
 Is  it  uot,  compared  with  it,  as  nothing  in 
 
 your  eyes? 
 
 *  And  now,  be  strong,  0  Zerubbabel, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  be  strong,  O  Joshua,  son  -of  Josedech, 
 
 the  high  priest. 
 And  be  strong,  all  ye  people  of  the  land. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  do  ye — (for  I  am  with  you, 
 Au  affii-mation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts)— 
 '  The  thing  that  I  covenanted  with  you, 
 In  your  coming  forth  from  Egypt, 
 And  My  Spirit  is  remaining  in  your  midst, 
 
 fear  not. 
 For  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts : 
 Yet  once  more — it  is  a  little. 
 And   I  am  shaking  the   heavens  aud  the 
 And  the  sea.  and  the  dry  land,  [earth, 
 
 20 
 
 I.  7.-HAGGA1.— II.  23. 
 
 Promises  to  ZeruhhahiL 
 
 "^  And  I  have  shaken  all  the  nations. 
 And  they  have  come  to  the  desire  of  all  the 
 
 nations. 
 And  I  have  filled  this  house  with  honour. 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 8  Mine  is  the  silver,  and  Mine  the  gold. 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 8  Greater  is  the  honour  of  this  latter  house, 
 Than  of  the  former,  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 And  in  this  place  do  I  give  peace. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts.' 
 *"  On  the  twenty  and  fourth   of  the  ninth 
 month,  in  the  second  year  of  Darius,  hath  a 
 word  of  Jehovah  been  by  the  hand  of  Haggai 
 the  prophet,  saying:  '^Thus  said  Jehovah  of 
 Hosts:  'Ask,  1  pray  thee,  the  priests  o/ the 
 law,  saying:  i-Lo,  one  doth  carry  holy  flesh 
 in  the  skirt  of  his  garment,  and  he  hath  come 
 with  his  skirt  against  the  bread,  or  against 
 the  pottage,  or  against  the  wine,  or  against 
 the  oil,  or  against  any  food — is  it  holy?'    And 
 the  priests  answer  and  say,  'No.' 
 
 '3  And  Haggai  saith,  '  If  the  unclean  of  body 
 doth  come  against  any  of  these,  is  it  tinclean?' 
 And  the  priests  answer  and  say,  *  It  is  im- 
 clean.' 
 
 "  And  Haggai  answereth  and  saith,  '  So  is 
 this  people,  and  so  is  this  nation  before  Me — 
 an  affirmation  of  Jehovah — and  so  is  every 
 work  of  their  hands,   and  that  which  they 
 bring  near  there — it  is  unclean. 
 '*  And  now,  lay  it,  I  pray  you,  to  your  heart. 
 From  this  day,  and  onwards. 
 Before  the  laying  of  stone  to  stone  in  the 
 temple  of  Jehovah. 
 1^  From  that  time  one  hath  come  to  a  heap  of 
 And  it  hath  been  ten,  [twenty, 
 
 He  hath  come  unto  the  wine-fat  to  draw  out 
 
 fifty  purahs. 
 And  it  nath  been  twenty. 
 1^  I  have  smitten  you  vdth  blasting. 
 And  with  mildew,  and  with  hail — 
 All  the  work  of  your  hands. 
 And  there  is  none  of  you  with  Me, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 ^'  Set  it,  I  itv&Y  you,  to  your  heart,  from  this 
 day  and  onwards,  from  the  twenty  and  fourth 
 day  of  the  ninth  month,  even  from  the  day 
 that  the  temple  of  Jehovah  hath  been  foimded, 
 set  It  to  your  heart. 
 1^  Is  the  seed  yet  in  the  barn  ? 
 And  hitherto  the  vine  and  the  fig. 
 And  the  pomegranate,  and  the  olive-tree, 
 Have  not  borne — from  this  day  1  bless.' 
 ^®  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  a  second 
 time  unto  Haggai,  on  the  twenty  aud  fourth 
 of  the  mouth,  saying:  "I'Speak  unto  Zerubbabel 
 governor  of  Judah,  saying: 
 
 I  am  shaking  the  heavens  and  the  earth, 
 2-  And  have  overturned  the  throne  of  kingdoms, 
 And  I  have  destroyed  the  strength  of  king- 
 doms of  the  nations. 
 And  overturned  chariot  and  its  charioteers. 
 And  come  down  have  horses  and  their  riders. 
 Each  by  the  sword  of  his  brother.      [Hosts, 
 ^2  In  that  day — au  affirmation  of  J  ehovah  of 
 I  take  thee,  Zerubbabel,  son  of  Shealtiel, 
 My  .servant— an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  have  set  thee  as  a  signet,  for  ou  tliee  I 
 
 have  fixed, 
 Au  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts ! 
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WORDS  OF  ZECHARIAH. 
 
 CHAP.  1. 1  IN  the  ei-hth  month,   in  the 
 jecoud  year  of  Darius,  hath  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 been  unto  Zechariah,  son  of  Berechiah,  son  of 
 Iddo,  the  prophet,  saying : 
 '^  '  Jehovah  was  wroth  against  your  fathers — 
 
 *  And  thou  hast  said  unto  them,  [wrath! 
 Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  turn  back  unto 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  [Me, 
 And  I  turn  back  unto  you,  said  Jehovah  of 
 
 ^  Ye  shall  not  be  as  your  fathers,  [Hosts. 
 To  whom  the  former  prophets  called,  saying: 
 Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  Turn  back  I 
 
 pray  you, 
 From  your  evil  ways  and  from  your  evil 
 And  they  did  not  hearken,  [doings, 
 
 NorattendtoMe — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 
 *  Your  fathers — where  art  they  ? 
 
 And  the  prophets — to  the  age  do  they  live? 
 
 *  Only,  My  words,  and  My  statutes. 
 
 That  I  commanded  My  servants  the  prophets. 
 
 Have  they  not  overtaken  your  fathers, 
 
 And  they  turn  back  and  Bay : 
 
 As  Jehovah  of  Hosts  designed  to  do  to  us. 
 
 According  to  our  ways,  and  according  to  our 
 
 So  He  hath  done  with  us?'  [doings, 
 
 ''On  the  twenty  and  fourth  day  of  the 
 eleventh  mouth,  (it  is  the  month  of  Sebat,)  in 
 the  second  year  of  Darius,  hath  a  word  of  Je- 
 hovah beeu  unto  Zechariah,  son  of  Berechiah, 
 son  of  Iddo,  the  prophet,  saying : 
 
 '  I  have  seen  by  night,  and  lo,  one  riding  on 
 a  red  horse,  and  he  is  standing  between  the 
 myrtles  thataj-ein  the  shade,  and  behind  him 
 are  horses,  red,  bay,  and  white. 
 
 *  And  I  say,  '  ^Vnat  are  these,  my  lord?' 
 And  the  messenger  who  is  speaking  with  me 
 saith  unto  me,  '  I — I  do  shew  thee  what  these 
 are.'  ^^  And  the  one  who  is  standing  between 
 the  myrtles  doth  answer  and  say,  'These  are 
 they  whom  Jehovah  hath  sent  to  walk  up  and 
 down  in  the  land.' 
 
 11  And  they  answer  the  messenger  of  Jeho- 
 vah who  is  staDdiug  between  the  myrtles,  and 
 say,  '  We  have  walked  up  and  down  in  the 
 hind,  and  lo,  all  the  land  is  sitting  still,  and 
 at  rest.' 
 
 '■•^  And  the  messenger  of  Jehovah  ausworcth 
 ami  saith,  'Jehovah  of  Hosts!  till  when  dost 
 Thou  not  ))ity  Jerusalem,  audtlie  cities  of  Ju- 
 dah,  that  Thou  hast  abhorred  these  seventy 
 years?'  ^^  And  Jehovah  answereth  the  mes- 
 senger, who  is  speaJcing  with  me,  good  words, 
 comfortable  words.  ^^  And  the  messenger  who 
 is  speaking  with  me,  saith  unto  me,  'Call, 
 saying : 
 
 Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts  : 
 
 I  have  been  zealous  for  Jerusalem,  and  for 
 Ziou  with  great  zeal. 
 '*  And  vo'iih  great  wrath  I  am  wroth  against 
 the  nations  who  are  at  ease, 
 
 For  I  was  a  little  wroth,  and  they  assisted — 
 '^     Therefore,  thus  said  Jehovah:      [for  evil. 
 
 1  have  turned  to  Jerusalem  with  mercies. 
 
 My  liouse  is  built  in  it, 
 
 An  ailirmatiou  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts 
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 And  a  line  is  stretched  over  Jerusalem. 
 1^  Again  call,  saying:  Tims  said  Jehovah  ol 
 Hosts, 
 Again  do  my  cities  overflow  from  good. 
 And  Jehovah  hath  again  comforted  Zion, 
 And  He  hath  fixed  again  ou  Jerusalem.' 
 1^  And  I  lift  up  mine  eyes,  aud  look,  and  lo, 
 four  horns.     ^^  And  I  say  unto  the  messenger 
 who  is  speaking  with  me,  '  What  are  these?  ' 
 And  he  saith  unto  me,  '  These  arc  the  horns 
 that  have  scattered  Judah,  Israel,  aud  Jeru- 
 salem.' 
 
 -"  And  Jehovah  doth  shew  me  four  artizans. 
 -1  Andlsay,  'Whata?-etliesecomingintodo?' 
 And  He  speaketh,  sayiug:  'These  are  the  horns 
 that  have  scattered  Judah,  so  that  no  one  hath 
 lifted  up  his  head,  and  these  come  in  to 
 trouble  them,  to  cast  down  the  horns  of  the 
 nations  who  are  lifting  up  a  horn  against  the 
 land  of  Judah — to  scatter  it.' 
 
 II.  1  AND  I  lift  up  mine  eyes,  and  look,  and 
 lo,  a  man,  and  in  his  hand  a  measuring  line. 
 -  And  I  say,  '  Whither  art  thou  going  ? '  And 
 he  saith  unto  me,  'To  measure  Jerusalem,  to 
 see  how  much  is  its  breadth,  and  how  much 
 its  length.'  ^And  lo,  the  messenger  who  is 
 speaking  with  me  is  going  out,  and  another  mes- 
 senger is  going  out  to  meet  him,  *  aud  he  saitb 
 unto  him,  '  Run,  speak  unto  this  yoimg  man, 
 saying: 
 
 Unwalled  villages  inhabit  doth  Jerusalem, 
 
 From  the  abundance  of  man  aud  beast  in 
 her  midst. 
 *  And  I — I  am  to  her — an  affirmation  of  Je- 
 
 A  wall  of  tire  round  about,  [Tiovab 
 
 And  for  honour  I  am  in  lier  midst. 
 8    Ho,  ho,  and  flee  from  tht  lend  of  the  north 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 
 For,  as  the  four  winds  of  the  heavens, 
 
 I  have  spread  you  abroad, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah. 
 ^  Ho,  Zion,   be  delivered  who  art  dwelling 
 
 with  the  daughter  of  Babylon. 
 8     For  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts : 
 
 After  honour  He  hatli  sent  me  unto  the 
 nations  who  are  spoiling  you, 
 
 For  he  who  is  comiug  against  you. 
 
 Is  coming  against  the  daughter  of  His  eye. 
 ^  For  lo,  1  am  waving  my  hand  against  them, 
 
 A  ud  they  have  been  a  spoil  to  their  servants. 
 
 Aud  ye  have  known  that  Jehovah  of  Hosts 
 hath  sent  me. 
 '"  Sing,  and  rejoice,  0  daughter  of  Zion, 
 
 For  lo.  I  am  coming,  and  have  dwelt  in  thy 
 
 An  afiirmation  of  Jehovah.  [midst, 
 
 '1  And  joined  have  been  many  nations  unto 
 Jehovah  in  that  day, 
 
 And  they  have  been  to  Me  for  a  people, 
 
 And  I  have  d\\  elt  in  thy  midst, 
 
 And  thou  hast  known  that  Jehovah  of  Hostf 
 hath  sent  me  unto  thee. 
 "^  And  Jehovah  hath  inlierited  Judah, 
 
 His  portion  on  the  holy  grouud, 
 
 Aud  He  hath  lixed  again  on  Jorusalenc 
 
Buildbi'j  of  the  temple 
 
 II.  13.— ZECHARIAH.-v.  11. 
 
 Vision  ofajlying  toll. 
 
 12  Hush,  all  flesL,  because  of  Jehovah, 
 For  He  hath  been  roused  up  from  His  holy 
 habitation ! ' 
 
 III.  1  AND  he  sheweth  me  Joshua  the  high 
 priest  standing  before  the  messenger  of  Jeho- 
 vah, and  the  Adversary  standing  at  his  right 
 hand,  to  be  an  adversary  to  him.  -  And  Je- 
 hovah saith  unto  the  Adversaiy:  [sary, 
 
 ■  Jehovah  doth  push  against  thee,  0  Adver- 
 Yea,  push  against  thee  deth  Jehovah, 
 Who  is  fixing  on  Jerusaleju. 
 Is  not  this  a  brand  delivered  from  fire  ? ' 
 ^  And  Joshua  was  clothed  with  filthy  gar- 
 ments, and  is  standing  before  the  messenger. 
 *  And  he  answereth  and  speaketh  unto  those 
 standing  before  him,  saying:  'Turn  aside  the 
 filthy  garments  from  off  him.'    And  he  saith 
 unto  him,  '  See,  I  have  caused  thine  iniquity 
 to  pass  away  from  off  thee,   so  as  to  clotlie 
 tliee  with  costly  apparel.'    ^He  also  said,  '  Let 
 them  set  a  pure  diadem  on  his  head.     And 
 they  set  the  pure  diadem  on  his  head,  and  clothe 
 him  with  garments.     And  the  messenger  of 
 Jehovah  is  standing,  ^  and  the  messenger  of 
 Jehovah  doth  ])rotest  to  Joshua,  saying  : 
 " '  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts  : 
 If  in  My  ways  thou  dost  walk. 
 And  if  My  charge  tiiou  dost  keep, 
 Then  also  thou  dost  judge  My  house, 
 And  also  thou  dost  keep  INIy  courts. 
 And  I  have  given  to  thee  conductors  among 
 these  standing  by. 
 8  Hear,  I  pray  thee,  Joshua,  the  high  priest, 
 Thou  and  thy  companions  sitting  before  thee, 
 (For  men  of  type  are  they,)  [Shoot. 
 
 For  lo,  I  am  bringing  in  My  servant — A 
 '  For  lo,  the  stone  that  I  put  before  Joshua, 
 On  one  stone  are  seven  eyes, 
 Lo,  I  am  gra\'ing  its  graving, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 And  I  have  removed  the  iniquity  of  that 
 land  in  one  day. 
 "  In  that  day — an  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of 
 Ye  do  call,  each  unto  his  neighbour,  [Hosts, 
 Unto  the  place  of  the  vine, 
 And  unto  the  place  of  the  fig-tree!' 
 
 IV.  1  AND  the  messenger  who  is  speaking 
 with  me  doth  turn  back,  and  stir  me  up  as 
 one  who  is  stirred  up  out  of  his  sleep,  -and 
 he  saith  unto  me,  '  What  art  thcu  seeing  ? ' 
 And  I  say,  '  I  have  looked,  and  lo,  a  candle- 
 stick of  gold — all  of  it,  and  its  bowl  is  on  its 
 top,  and  its  seven  lamps  are  upon  it,  and 
 twice  seven  pipes  are  to  the  lights  that  are  on 
 its  top,  •*and  two  olive-trees  are  by  it,  one  on 
 the  right  of  the  bowl,  and  one  on  its  left.' 
 
 ■^And  I  answer  and  speak  unto  the  mes- 
 senger who  is  speaking  with  me,  saying, 
 '^\'ilat  are  these,  my  lord?'  *  And  the  mes- 
 senger who  is  speaking  with  me  answereth 
 and  saith  imto  me,  '  Hast  thou^  not  known 
 what  these  are? '  And  I  say,  ' No,  my  lord.' 
 ^  And  he  answereth  and  speaketh  unto  me, 
 Bayipg:  'This  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto 
 Zerubbabel,  saying: 
 
 Not  by  a  force,  nor  by  power. 
 
 But— ijy  My  Spirit,  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 7  Who  art  thou,  0  great  mountain 
 
 Before  Zerubbabel— for  a  plain  ! 
 
 And  he  hath  brought  forth  the  top-stone. 
 
 Cries  of  Grace,  grace — are  to  it. '  Liug» 
 
 8  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  to  me,  say- 
 ^  Hands  of  Zerubbabel  did  found  this  house. 
 
 And  his  hands  do  linish  ifc. 
 
 And  thou  hast  known  that  Jehovah  of  Hosts 
 
 Hath  sent  me  unto  you. 
 ic  For  who  trampled  on  the  day  of  small  things, 
 
 They  have  rejoiced. 
 
 And  seen   tl'ie  tin  weight  in  the  hand  of 
 Zerubbabel, 
 
 These  seven  are  the  eyes  of  Jehovah, 
 
 They  are  going  to  and  fro  iu  all  the  laud.' 
 ^1  And  I  answer  and  say  unto  him,  '  What 
 are  these  two  olive-trees,  on  the  right  of  the 
 candlestick,  and  on  its  left  ?'  i-  And  I  answer 
 a  second  time,  and  say  unto  him,  '  What  are 
 the  two  branches  of  the  olive-trees  that,  by 
 means  of  the  two  golden  pipes,  are  emptying 
 out  of  themselves  the  oil?' 
 
 13  And  he  speaketh  unto  me,  saying,  '  Hast 
 thou  not  known  what  these  are  V  Audi  say, 
 'No,  my  lord.'  i-*Aud  he  saith,  'These  are 
 tlie  two  sons  of  the  oil,  who  are  standing  by 
 the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth.' 
 
 V.  lAND  I  turn  back,  and  lift  up  mine 
 eyes,  and  look,  and  lo,  a  flying  roll.  "And  he 
 saith  unto  me,  'What art  thou  seeing?'  And 
 I  say,  '  I  am  seeing  a  flying  roll,  its  length 
 twenty  by  the  cubit,  and  its  breadth  ten  by 
 the  cubit.' 
 
 ^  ^  nd  he  saith  unto  me,  '  This  is  the  exe- 
 cration that  is  going  forth  over  the  face  of  all 
 the  land,  for  every  one  who  is  stealing,  on  the 
 one  side,  according  to  it,  hath  been  declared 
 innocent,  and  every  one  who  hath  sworn,  on 
 the  other  side,  according  to  it,  hath  been  de- 
 clared innocent. 
 
 •* '  I  have  brought  it  out— an  affii-matiou  ol 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts — and  it  hath  come  in  unto 
 the  house  of  the  thief,  and  unto  the  house  of 
 him  who  hath  sworn  in  My  name  to  a  false- 
 hood, and  it  hath  remained  in  the  midst  of 
 his  house,  and  hath  consumed  it,  both  its 
 wood  and  its  stones.' 
 
 *Aud  the  messenger  who  is  speaking  with 
 me  goeth  forth,  and  saith  unto  me,  '  Lift  up, 
 I  pray  thee,  thine  eyes,  and  see  what  is  this 
 that  is  coming  forth  ? '  ^  And  I  say,  '  What  is 
 it?' 
 
 And  he  saith,  'This— the  ephah  that  is 
 coming  forth.'  And  he  saith,  'This  is  their 
 aspect  in  all  the  land.  ^  ^^j  \q^  ^  cake  of 
 lead  lifted  up;  and  this  is  a  w-oman  sitting  in 
 themidst  of  the  ephah.'  ^And  he  saith,  'This 
 is  the  \j'icked  woman.'  And  he  casteth  her 
 unto  the  midst  of  the  ephah,  and  casteth  the 
 weight  of  lead  on  its  mouth. 
 
 ^  And  I  lift  up  mine  eyes,  and  see,  and  lo, 
 two  women  are  coming  forth,  and  wind  in 
 tlieir  wings ;  and  tliey  have  wings  like  wings 
 of  the  stork,  and  they  lift  up  the  ephah 
 between  the  earth  and  the  heavens. 
 
 i^And  I  say  unto  the  messenger  who  is 
 speaking  with  me,  '  Whither  are  they  caus- 
 ing the  ephah  to  go?'  "And  he  saith  unto 
 "me,  'To  build  to  it  a  house  in  the  land  of 
 Shinar.  * 
 
 And  it  hath  been  prepared  and  hath  beeu 
 placed  there  on  its  base. 
 579 
 
Prophfcy  of  a  '  Shool,' 
 
 VI.  1.— ZtOHAlllAH.— vixi.  9. 
 
 Judgments  and  mercits 
 
 VI.  1  AND  I  turn  back,  and  lift  up  mine  1 
 eyes,  and  look,  and  lo,  four  chariots  are  com- 
 ing forth  from  between  two  of  the  mountains, 
 and  the  mountains  are  mountains  of  brass. 
 "lu  the  first  chariot  are  red  horses,  and  in  the 
 second  chariot  brown  horses,  *and  in  the 
 third  chariot  white  horses,  and  in  the  fourth 
 chariot  strong  grisled  horses.  ■•  And  I  answer 
 and  say  unto  the  messenger  who  is  speaking 
 with  me,  ' \VTiat  are  these,  my  lord?' 
 
 5  And  the  messenger  answereth  and  saith 
 unto  me,  '  These  are  four  spirits  of  the  heavens 
 coming  forth  from  presenting  themselves  be- 
 fore the  Lord  of  the  whole  earth.  ^  The  brown 
 horses  that  are  therein,  are  coming  forth  unto 
 y\e  land  of  the  north;  and  the  white  have 
 come  forth  unto  their  hinder  part ;  and  the 
 grisled  have  come  forth  unto  the  land  of  the 
 south ;  ^  and  the  strong  ones  have  come  forth, 
 and  thev  seek  to  go  to  walk  up  and  down  iu 
 the  earth;'  and  he  saith,  'Go,  walk  up  and 
 down  iu  the  earth;'  and  they  walk  up  and 
 down  in  the  earth. 
 
 8  And  he  calleth  me,  a,nd  speak eth  unto  me, 
 saying,  '  See,  those  coming  forth  imto  the  land 
 of  the  north  have  caused  My  Spirit  to  rest  iu 
 the  land  of  the  north.' 
 
 9  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  imto  me, 
 sajdng,  "to  take  of  the  captivity  (who  came 
 from  Babylon)  from  Heldai,  from  Tobijah, 
 and  from  Jedaiah,  '  aud  thou  hast  come  in— 
 yaou,  iu  that  day,  yea,  thou  hast  come  into 
 the  house  of  Josiah  son  of  Zephaniah,  i'  and 
 thou  hast  taken  silver  and  gold,  and  hast  made 
 a  crown,  and  hast  placed  on  the  head  of  Joshua 
 son  of  Josedech,  the  high  priest,  i-  and  hast 
 spoken  uuto  him,  saying:  Thus  spake  Jehovah 
 of  Hosts,  saying: 
 
 Lo.  a  man  !  A  Shoot— is  his  name, 
 And  from  his  place  he  doth  shoot  up, 
 And  he  hath  built  the  temple  of  Jehovah. 
 '3  Yea,  he  doth  build  the  temple  of  Jehovah, 
 And  he  doth  bear  away  honour. 
 And  he  hath  sat  and  ruled  on  His  throne. 
 And  hath  been  a  priest  on  His  throne. 
 And  a  counsel  of^peace  is  between  both. 
 1*  Aud  the  crown  is  to  Helem,  and  to  Tobijah, 
 and  to  Jedaiah,  and  to  Hen  son  of  Zephaniah, 
 for  a  memorial  in   the  temple  of  Jehovah. 
 "  And  the  far-off  come  in,  and  they  have  built 
 in  the  temple  of  Jehovah,  and  ye  have  known 
 that  Jehovah  of  Hosts  hath  sent  mo  unto  you, 
 yea,  it  liath  come  to  pass,  if  ye  do  certainly 
 hearken  to  the  voice  of  Jehovah  your  God.' 
 
 Vn.  ^  ANp  it  cometh  to  pass,  in  the  fourth 
 year  of  Darius  the  king  hath  a  word  of  Jeho- 
 vah been  unto  Zechariah,  in  the  fourth  of  the 
 ninth  month,  iu  Chisleu.  "  And  Betli-El  send- 
 eth  Sherezer  and  Regem-Melech,  and  its  meu, 
 to  appease  the  face  of  Jehovah,  =*  speaking 
 unto  the  priests  who  are  at  the  house  of  Je- 
 liovah  of  Hosts,  and  unto  the  projihets,  say- 
 ing, '  Do  I  weep  in  the  lifth  month— being  se- 
 parated—as I  have  done  these  so  many  years  ?' 
 
 *  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts 
 unto  me,  sajang:  *' Speak  imto  all  the  peo-, 
 pie  of  the  land,  and  unto  the  priests,  saying: 
 *  Wlien  ye  fasted  with  mourning  in  the  fifth 
 and  in  the  seventh  montlis — even  these  seventy 
 years— did  ye  keer  the  fast  to  Me— Me?  And 
 580 
 
 when  ye  eat,  aud  when  yc  drink,  is  it  not  ye 
 who  are  eating,  and  ye  who  are  drinking'? 
 
 "  '  Are  not  these  the  words  that  Jehovah 
 proclaimed  by  the  hand  of  the  former  pro- 
 phets, iu  Jerusalem's  being  inhabited,  and  in 
 safety,  and  its  cities  round  about  it,  and  the 
 south  and  the  plain — abiding?' 
 
 8  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  unto  Ze- 
 chariah, saying: 
 3  '  Thus  spake  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  saying: 
 
 True  judgment  judge  ye, 
 
 And  kindness  and  mercy  do  one  with  another. 
 1**  And  widow,  and  fatherless, 
 
 Sojourner,  and  poor,  ye  do  not  oppress, 
 
 And  the  calamity  of  one  another  ye  do  no^ 
 de\'ise  in  your  heart. 
 ^*  And  they  refuse  to  attend. 
 
 And  tliey  give  a  refractory  shoulder,     [ing. 
 
 And  their  ears  have  made  heavy  against  hear- 
 ^^  And  their  heart  they  have  made  adamant, 
 
 Against  hearing  the  law,  and  the  words, 
 
 That  Jehovah  of  Hosts  sent  by  His  Spirit, 
 
 By  the  hand  of  the  former  prophets. 
 
 And  there  is  great  wrath  from  Jehovah  of 
 ^3  And  it  cometh  to  pass,  as  He  called,  [Hosts. 
 
 And  they  have  not  hearkened, 
 
 So  do  they  call,  and  I  do  not  hearken. 
 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 1*  And  I  toss  them  on  all  the  natiouc, 
 
 That  they  have  not  known. 
 
 The  land  hath  been  desolate  behind  them, 
 
 Of  any  passing  by  and  turning  back,  [tion! 
 
 And  they  set  a  desirable  land  for  a  desola- 
 
 VIII.  1  AND  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  ot 
 Hosts,  saying :  - '  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts : 
 I  have  been  zealous  for  Zion  with  great  zeaJ, 
 With  great  heat  I  have  been  zealous  for  her 
 3  Thus  said  Jehovah : 
 I  have  turned  back  unto  Zion, 
 And  I  have  dwelt  in  the  midst  of  Jerusalen\ 
 And  Jerusalem  hath  been  called 
 '  The  city  of  truth,' 
 
 Aud  the  mountain  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 '  The  holy  mountain.' 
 
 *  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts  : 
 
 Again  dwell  do  old  men  and  old  women, 
 In  broad  places  of  Jerusalem, 
 Aud  each  his  staff  in  his  hand. 
 Because  of  abimdauce  of  days. 
 
 *  And  broad  places  of  the  city  are  full  of  boys 
 Playing  in  its  broad  places.  [and  girls, 
 
 "      Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts : 
 Surely  it  is  wonderful  in  the  eyes  of  the  rem- 
 nant of  this  people  in  those  days. 
 Also  iu  Mine  eyes  it  is  wonderful, 
 An  alErmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 
 7  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Ifosts:  [the  rising, 
 Lo,  I  am  savi;iK  My  ix'o]ile  from  the  land  of 
 And  from  the  land  of  the  going  in,  of  the  sun, 
 
 8  And  I  have  brought  them  in, 
 
 They  have  dwelt  in  the  midst  of  Jerusalem, 
 And  they  have  been  to  Me  for  a  people, 
 And  I  am  to  them  for  Gud, 
 In  truth  and  in  righteousness. 
 
 *  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts: 
 Lot  your  hands  be  strong, 
 
 Te  who  are  hearing  in  these  days  these  words 
 Fiom  the  mouth  of  the  prophets. 
 That  in  the  day  the  houseof  Jehovali  of  Hosts 
 Hath  been  founded,  the  temple  !*■  to  be  built 
 
Oood  prospects. 
 
 viir.  10.— ZECPIARIAH.— X.  2. 
 
 Entry  to  Zion  foretold- 
 
 '*  For,  before  those  clays  there  hatli  been  no 
 hiring  of  man, 
 Yea,  a  hiring  of  beasts  there  is  none ; 
 And  to  him  who  is  going  out, 
 And  to  him  who  is  coming  in, 
 There  is  no  peace  because  of  the  adversary, 
 And  I  send  all  men — each  against  his  neigh- 
 bour, [the  remnant  of  this  people, 
 
 "  And  now,  not  as  in  the  former  days  avi  I  to 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 
 '■'  Because  of  the  sowing  of  peace. 
 The  vine  doth  give  her  fruit, 
 And  the  earth  doth  give  her  increase, 
 And  the  heavens  do  give  their  dew, 
 And  I  have  caused  the  remnantof  this  people 
 To  inherit  all  these. 
 
 1'  And  it  hath  come  to  pass. 
 As  ye  have  been  a  reviling  among  nations, 
 
 0  house  of  Judah,  and  house  of  Israel, 
 
 So  I  save  you,  and  ye  have  been  a  blessing. 
 Do  not  fear,  let  your  hands  be  strong. 
 
 '^  For,  thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 As  I  did  purpose  to  do  evil  to  you, 
 When  your  fathers  made  Me  wroth. 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts,  and  I  did  not  repent, 
 
 '^  So  I  have  turned  back, 
 
 1  have  puTOosed,  in  these  days. 
 To  do  §ooa  with  Jerusalem, 
 
 And  with  the  house  of  Judah — fear  not ! 
 '*'  These  are  the  things  that  ye  do: 
 
 Speak  ye  truth  each  with  liis  neighbour, 
 
 Truth  and  peaceful  judgment  judge  in  your 
 
 gates,  _  [devise  in  your  heart, 
 
 ^  And  each  the  evil  of  his  neighboiu*  ye  do  not 
 
 And  a  false  oath  ye  do  not  love. 
 
 For  all  these  are  things  that  I  have  hated, 
 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah.' 
 '8  And  there  is  a  word  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts 
 unto  me,  saying:  ^^'Thus  said  Jehovah  of 
 Hosts  :  The  fast  of  the  fourth,  and  the  fast  of 
 the  fifth,  and  the  fast  of  the  seventh,  and  the 
 fast  of  the  tenth  months,  are  to  the  house  of 
 Judah  for  joy  and  forrejoicing,  and  for  pleasant 
 appointed  seasons,  and  the  truth  and  the  peace 
 they  have  loved. 
 "<•  Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts :     [many  cities. 
 
 Yet  come  do  peoples,  and  inhabitants  of 
 ^^  Yea,  gone  have  inhabitants  of  one 
 
 To  another,  saying :  We  go  diligently. 
 
 To  appease  the  face  of  Jehovah, 
 
 To  seek  Jehovah  of  Hosts — I  go,  even  I. 
 '"  Yea,  come  in  have  manypeoples,  and  mighty 
 nations. 
 
 To  seek  Jehovah  of  Hosts  in  -Jerusalem, 
 
 And  to  appease  the  face  of  Jehovah. 
 ^     Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts : 
 
 In  those  days  take  hold  do  ten  men  of  all 
 languages  of  the  nations. 
 
 Yea,  they  have  taken  hold  on  the  skirt  of  a 
 man,  a  Jew,  saying :  [you ! 
 
 We  go  with  you,  for  we  heard  God  is  with 
 
 IX.  ^  THE  burden  of  a  word  of  Jehovah 
 against  the  land  of  Hadrach,  and  Demmeseh 
 — his  place  of  rest : 
 
 (Wlien  to  Jehovah  is  the  eye  of  man, 
 
 And  of  all  the  tribes  of  Israel.) 
 '  And  also  Hamath  doth  border  thereon. 
 
 Tyre  and  Zidon,  for— very  wise ! 
 '  And  Tyre  doth  build  a  bulwark  to  herself, 
 
 And  doth  heap  silver  as  dust. 
 
 And  gold  as  mire  of  out-places. 
 *  Lo,  the  Lord  doth  dis]iossess  her. 
 And  He  hatli  smitten  in  the  sea  licr  force, 
 And  she  with  tire  is  consumed. 
 ^      See  doth  Ashkelon  and  fear. 
 Also  Gaza,  and  she  is  exceedingly  pained, 
 Also  Ekrou — for  her  expectation  dried  up. 
 And  perished  hath  a  king  from  Gaza, 
 And  Ashkelon  doth  not  remain, 
 ^  And  dwelt  hath  a  foreigner  in  Ashdod, 
 And  I  have  cut  off  the  excellency  of  the 
 Philistines. 
 ^  And  turned  aside  his  blood  from  his  mouth. 
 His  abominations  from  between  his  teeth. 
 And  he  hath  remained,  even  he,  to  our  God, 
 And  he  hath  been  as  a  leader  in  Judah, 
 And  Ekron  as  a  Jebueite. 
 ^  And  I  have  pitched  for  My  house  a  camp. 
 Because  of  the  passer  through,  and  of  the  re- 
 turner, [doth  an  exactor. 
 And  pass  not  through  against   them  again 
 For,  now,  I  have  seen  with  My  eyes. 
 
 ^  Rejoice  exceedingly,  0  daughter  of  Zion, 
 Shout,  O  daughter  of  Jerusalem, 
 Lo,  thy  King  doth  come  to  thee, 
 Righteous— and  saved  is  He, 
 Afflicted — and  riding  on  an  ass. 
 And  on  a  colt — a  son  of  shc-asses. 
 
 '"  And  Ihavecut  off  the  chariotfrom  Ephraim, 
 And  the  horse  from  Jerusalem, 
 Yea,  cut  oflf  hath  been  the  bow  of  battle. 
 And  he  hath  spoken  peace  to  nations, 
 Ajad  his  rule  is  from  sea  unto  sea, 
 And  from  the  river  unto  the  ends  of  earth. 
 
 ^1  Also  thou — by  the  blood  of  thy  covenant, 
 I  have  sent  thy  prisoners  out  of  the  pit, 
 There  is  no  water  in  it. 
 
 ^-  Turn  back  to  a  fenced  place. 
 Ye  prisoners  of  the  hope, 
 Even  to-day  a  second  announcer  I  restore  to 
 
 '3  For  I  have  trodden  for  Me  Judah,       [thee. 
 A  bow  I  have  filled  with  Ephraim, 
 And  I  have  stirred  up  thy  sons,  O  Zion, 
 Against  thy  sons,  0  Javan, 
 And  I  have  set  thee  as  the  sword  of  a  hero. 
 
 ^*  And  Jehovah  doth  appear  for  them. 
 
 And  gone  forth  as  lightning  hath  His  arrow, 
 
 And  the  Lord  Jehovah   with   a   trumpet 
 
 bloweth,  [south. 
 
 And  He  hath  gone  with  whirlwinds  of  the 
 
 ^^  Jehovah  of  Hosts  doth  cover  them  over, 
 Andtheyconsumed,  and  subduedsling-stones, 
 Yea,  they  have  drunk. 
 They  have  made  a  noise  as  wine. 
 And  they  have  been  full  as  a  bowl. 
 As  corners  of  an  altar. 
 
 1"  And  saved  them  hath  Jehovah  their  God 
 In  that  day,  as  a  flock  of  His  people. 
 For  stones  of  a  crown  are  disxuaymg  them- 
 selves over  His  ground. 
 
 17  For  what  His  goodness  !  and  what  Hia 
 Corn  the  young  men,  [beauty  ! 
 
 And  new  wine  the  virgins — make  fruitful ! 
 
 X.  1  THEY  asked  of  Jehovah  rain  in  a  time  of 
 Jehovah  is  making  lightnings,  [latter  rain, 
 And  rain  in  showers  He  doth  give  to  them. 
 To  each — the  herb  in  the  field. 
 
 -  Because  the  teraphim  did  speak  inif(uity, 
 And  the  diviners  have  seen  a  falsehood. 
 And  dreams  of  the  vanity  tliey  speali, 
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JudaKs  restoration  foretold.        x.  3.— ZECHARIAH.— xir.  6. 
 
 Judgments  predicted. 
 
 With  vauity  they  give  coDifort, 
 Therefore  they  have  jourueyed  as  a  flock, 
 They  are  afHicteci,  for  there  is  do  shex)herd. 
 
 '  Apainst  the  shepherds  did  Mine  anger  buru, 
 And  against  the  he-goats  I  Lay  a  charge, 
 For  inspected  hath  Jehovah  of  Hosts  His 
 
 flock,  the  house  of  Judah, 
 And  set  them  as  His  beauteous  horse  in 
 
 ■•  From  him  is  a  corner-stone,  [battle. 
 
 From  him  a  nail,  from  him  a  battle-bow. 
 From  him  goeth  forth  every  exactor  toge- 
 
 '  And  they  have  been  as  heroes,  [ther. 
 
 Treading  iu  mire  of  out-places  in  battle, 
 And  they  have  fought,  for  Jehovah  is  with 
 
 them. 
 And  have  put  to  shame  riders  of  horses. 
 
 ^  And  I  havemade  mighty  the  house  of  .Tudah, 
 And  the  house  of  Joseph  I  do  save, 
 And  I  have  caused  them  to  dwell,  for  I  have 
 
 loved  them, 
 And  they  have  been  as  j/l  had  not  cast  them 
 For  I  am  .fehovah  their  God,  [ofT, 
 
 And  I  answer  them. 
 
 ^  And  Ephraim  hath  been  as  a  hero. 
 And  rejoiced  hath  their  heart  as  wine. 
 And  their  sons  see,  and  they  have  rejoiced, 
 Rejoice  doth  their  heart  in  Jehovah. 
 
 8  [  hist  for  them,  and  I  gather  them. 
 For  I  have  redeemed  them, 
 And  they  have  multiplied  as  they  did  mul- 
 
 ^  And  I  sow  them  among  peoples,         [tiply. 
 And  in  far-off  places  they  remember  Me, 
 And  they  have  lived  with  their  sons. 
 And  they  have  turned  back.         [of  Egypt, 
 '0  Andl  have  brought  them  back  from  the  land 
 And  from  Asshur  I  do  gather  thena. 
 And  unto  the  land  of  Gilead  and  Lebanon 
 I  do  bring  them  in, 
 
 And  there  is  not  found  for  them  space. 
 '^  And  He  hath  passed  over  through  the  sea, 
 And  hath  pressed  and  smitten  billows  in 
 the  sea,  [flood. 
 
 And  dried  \ip  have  been  all  depths  of  a 
 And  brought  down  hath  been  the  excellency 
 
 of  Asshur, 
 And  the  rod  of  Egy^jt  doth  turn  aside. 
 '-  And  I  have  made  them  mighty  in  Jehovah, 
 And  in  His  name  they  walk  up  and  down, 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  ! 
 
 XI.  1  OPEN,  0  Lebanon,  thy  doors. 
 
 And  fire  doth  devour  among  thy  cedars. 
 2  Howl,  0  fir,  for  fallen  hath  the  cedar. 
 
 For  their  honourable  ones  were  destroyed. 
 
 Howl,  ye  oaks  of  Bashan, 
 
 For  come  down  hath  the  fenced  forest, 
 '  A  voice  of  the  howling  of  the  shepherds! 
 
 For  destroyed  was  their  robe  of  honour, 
 
 A  voice  of  the  roaring  of  young  lions  ! 
 
 For  destroyed  was  the  excellency  of  Jordan. 
 
 •  Thus  said  Jehovali  my  God  : 
 
 '  Feed  the  flock  of  the  slaughter, 
 '  Whose  buyers  slay  them,  and  are  not  guilty. 
 And  their  sellers  say.  Blessed  /s  Jehovah, 
 
 and  I  am  rich, 
 And  their  shepherds  have  no  pity  on  them. 
 
 *  For  I  have  pity  no  more  on  inhabitants  of 
 
 the  land. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 And  lo,  I  am  causing  man  to  come  forth, 
 Each  into  the  hand  of  his  neighbour, 
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 And  into  the  hand  of  his  king, 
 And  they  have  beaten  down  the  land. 
 And  I  do  not  deliver  out  of  their  hand.' 
 ^  And  I  feed  the  flock  of  slaughter,  even  you, 
 ye  afflicted  of  the  flock;  and  I  take  to  me 
 two  staves,  the  one  I  have  called  Pleasaot- 
 ness,  and  the  other  I  have  called  Bands,  and 
 I  feed  the  flock,  ^And.  I  cut  off  the  three 
 shepherds  in  one  month,  and  my  soul  is  grieved 
 with  them,  and  also  their  soul  hath  abliorred 
 me.  '■*  And  I  say,  '  I  do  not  feed  you,  the  dy- 
 ing, let  die  ;  and  the  cut  off,  let  be  cut  off ; 
 and  the  remaining  ones,  let  each  eat  the  flesh 
 of  its  neighbour.'  ^*And  I  take  My  staff 
 Pleasantness,  and  cut  it  asunder,  to  make 
 void  My  covenant  that  I  had  made  with  all 
 the  peoples  :  ^^  and  it  is  broken  in  that  day, 
 and  know  well  do  the  afflicted  of  the  flock  who 
 are  observing  me,  that  it  Is  a  word  of  Jehovah. 
 i^And  I  say  unto  them:  'If  good  in  your 
 eyes,  give  my  hire,  and  if  not,  forbear ; '  and 
 they  weigh  out  my  hire — thirty  silverlings. 
 
 *^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  'Cast  it  unto 
 the  potter ;'  the  goodly  price  that  I  have  been 
 prized  at  by  them,  and.  Itake  the  thirty  silver- 
 lings,  and  cast  them  to  the  house  of  Jehovah, 
 Tinto  the  potter.  '^  And  I  cut  asunder  my 
 second  staff.  Bands,  to  break  the  imity  between 
 Judah  and  Israel. 
 
 ^^  And  Jehovah  saith  unto  me,  '  Again  take 
 to  theo  the  instrument  of  a  foolish  shepherd. 
 1*  For  lo,  I  am  raising  wy  a  shepherd  in  the 
 The  cut  off  he  doth  not  inspect,  [land. 
 
 The  shaken  off  he  doth  not  seek. 
 And  the  broken  he  doth  not  heal, 
 The  standing  he  doth  not  sustain. 
 And  the  flesh  of  the  fat  he  doth  eat. 
 And  their  hoofs  he  doth  Ijreak  off.      [flock, 
 ^^  Wo  to  the  worthless  shejAerd,  forsaking  the 
 A  sword  is  on  his  ann,  and  on  his  right  eye, 
 His  arm  is  iitterly  dried  up. 
 And  his  right  eye  is  very  dim  ! ' 
 
 Xn.  1  THE  Burden  of  a  word  of  Jehovah  on 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah,  [Israel. 
 
 Stretching  out  heaven,  and  founding  earth, 
 Ajid  forming  the  spirit  of  man  in  his  midst. 
 
 ^  Lo,  I  am  mjiking  Jerusalem  a  cup  of  reeling 
 To  all  the  peoples  round  about. 
 And  also  against  Judah  it  is. 
 In  the  siege  against  Jerusalem. 
 
 3  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day, 
 I  make  Jerusalem  a  burdensome  stone  to 
 
 all  the  peoples, 
 All  loading  it  are  completely  pressed  down, 
 And  gathered  against  it  have  been  all  na- 
 tions of  the  earth. 
 
 *  In  that  day— an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 I  do  smite  every  horse  with  astonishment. 
 And  its  rider  with  madness. 
 And  on  the  house  of  Judah  I  open  My  eyes. 
 And  every  horse  of  the  peoples  I  smite  with 
 blindness.  ,     ,  [heart, 
 
 '  And  leaders  of  Judah  have  said  in  their 
 '  Strength  to  me  are  the  inhabitants  of  Jem- 
 In  Jehovah  of  Hosts  their  God.'        [salem, 
 
 «  In  that  day  I  make  the  leaders  of  Judah 
 Asa  hearth  of  Are  among  trees. 
 And  as  a  torch  of  fire  in  a  sheaf. 
 And  they  have  consumed— on  the  right  and 
 on  the  left— all  the  peoples  round  about, 
 
Outpo^ing  of  the  Spirit. 
 
 XII.  7.— ZECHARIAH.— XTv.  12. 
 
 biitauruging  prospects. 
 
 And  .lerusalem  liath  inhabited  again  her 
 place  in  Jernaalem.  [first, 
 
 "  And  saved  hath  Jehovah  the  tents  of  Jiidah 
 So  that  become  not  great  against  Judah 
 Doth  the  beauty  of  the  house  of  David, 
 And  the  beauty  of  the  inhabitant  of  Jeru- 
 salem, [habitant  of  Jerusalem, 
 8  In  that  day  cover  over  doth  Jehovah  the  in- 
 And  the  stumbling  among  them  hath  been 
 
 in  that  day  as  David, 
 And  the  house  of  David  as  God — 
 As  a  messenger  of  Jehovah — before  them. 
 
 "  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day, 
 I  seek  to  destroy  all  the  nations 
 Who  are  coming  in  against  Jerusalem, 
 
 '°  And  I  have  poured  on  the  house  of  David, 
 And  on  the  inhabitant  of  Jerusalem, 
 A  spirit  of  grace  and  supx^lications, 
 And  they  have  looked  imto  Me  whom  they 
 And  they  have  mourned  over  it,     [pierced. 
 Like  a  mourning  over  the  only  one. 
 And  they  have  been  in  bitterness  for  it, 
 Like  a  bitterness  over  the  first-born. 
 
 "  In  that  day,  great  is  the  mourning  in  Jeru- 
 salem, 
 As  the  mourning  of  Hadadrimmon  in  the 
 valley  of  Megiddon,  [apart, 
 
 ''  And  mourned  nath  the  land — everj'  family 
 The  family  of  the  house  of  David  apart. 
 And  their  women  apart ; 
 The  family  of  the  house  of  Nathan  apart. 
 And  their  v^omen  apart ; 
 
 ^  The  family  of  the  house  of  Levi  apart, 
 And  their  women  apart ; 
 The  family  of  Shemei  apart. 
 And  their  women  apart, 
 
 **  All  the  families  that  are  left. 
 Every  family  apart,  and  their  women  apart ! 
 
 XIIL  ^IN  that  day  there  is  a  fountain  opened 
 To  the  house  of  David 
 And  to  the  inhabitants  of  Jerusalem, 
 For  sin  and  for  impurity. 
 
 ^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts,    [land, 
 I  cut  off  the  names  of  the  idols  from  the 
 And  they  are  not  remembered  any  more. 
 And  also  the  prophets  and  the  spirit  of  un- 
 
 cleanness 
 I  cause  to  pass  away  from  the  land. 
 
 3  And  it  hath  been,  when  one  prophesieth 
 again,  [mother,  his  parents, 
 
 That  said  unto  him  have  his  fatlier  and  his 
 'Thou  dost  not  live,  [of  Jehovah,' 
 
 For  falsehood  thou  hast  spoken  in  the  name 
 And  pierced  him  through  have  his  father  and 
 hismother,  liis  parents,  in  his  prophesying, 
 
 *  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day, 
 Ashained  are  the  ^jropnets,  each  of  his  vision, 
 
 in  his  prophesying, 
 And  they  put  not  on  a  hairy  robe  to  deceive. 
 
 '  And  one  hath  said,  'I  am  not  a  prophet, 
 A  man,  a  tiller  of  ground  1  am. 
 For  ground  is  my  possession  from  my  youth. ' 
 
 ^  And  one  hath  said  imto  him, 
 '  What  are  these  wounds  in  thy  hands?' 
 And  he  hath  said,  '  Because  I  was  smitten 
 at  home  by  my  lovers.' 
 
 7     Sword,  awake  against  My  shepherd, 
 And  against  a  hero — My  fellow. 
 An  affirmation  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 Smite  the  shepherd,  and  scattered  is  thcf  1  ock , 
 And  I  have  put  back  My  hand  on  the  little 
 
 "  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  [ones. 
 
 In  all  the  land,  an  affirmation  of  Jehovah, 
 Two  parts  in  it  are  cut  off— they  expire, 
 And  the  third  is  left  in  it. 
 
 "  And  I  have  brought  the  third  into  fire. 
 And  refined  them  like  a  refining  of  silver, 
 And  have  tried  them  like  a  trying  of  gold, 
 It  doth  call  in  My  name,  and  1  answer  it, 
 I  have  said,  'My  people  it  is,'' 
 And  it  saith, '  Jehovah  is  my  God ! ' 
 
 XIV.  1 LO,  a  day  hath  come  to  Jehovah, 
 
 And  divided  hath  been  thy  spoil  in  thy  midst. 
 -  And  I  have  gathered  all  the  nations  unto 
 Jerusalem  to  battle, 
 And  captured  hath  been  the  city, 
 And  spoiled  have  been  the  houses, 
 And  the  women  are  lain  vrith. 
 Gone  forth  hath  half  the  city  in  a  removal, 
 And  the  remnant  of  the  people  are  not  cut 
 off  from  the  city. 
 3  And  gone  forth  hath  Jehovah, 
 Ajid  He  hath  fought  against  those  nations, 
 As  in  the  day  of  His  fighting  in  a  day  of  con- 
 
 *  And  stood  have  His  feet,  in  that  day,  [flict. 
 On  the  mount  of  Olives, 
 
 That  is  before  Jerusalem  eastward, 
 
 And  cleft  hath  been  the  mount  of  Olives  at 
 
 its  midst,  [valley. 
 
 To  the  east,  and  to  the  west,  a  very  great 
 And  removed  hath  the  haK  of  the  mount 
 
 towards  the  north. 
 And  its  half  towards  the  south,  [mountains, 
 ^  And    ye    have  fied  to  the  valley  of    My 
 For  .join  doth  the  valley  of  the  mountains 
 
 to  Azal,  [shaking. 
 
 And  ye  have  fled   as  ye  fled  before  the 
 In  the  days  of  Uzziah  king  of  Judah, 
 And  come  in  hath  Jehovah  my  God, 
 All  holy  ones  arc  with  Thee, 
 
 *  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day. 
 The  precious  light  is  not,  it  is  dense  dark- 
 
 '  And  there  hath  been  one  day,  [ness, 
 
 It  is  known  to  Jehovah,  not  day  nor  night, 
 And  it  hath  been  at  evening-time — there  is 
 ^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day,  [light. 
 Go  forth  do  living  waters  from  Jerusalem, 
 Half  of  them  unto  the  eastern  sea, 
 And  half  of  them  unto  the  western  sea. 
 In  summer  and  in  winter  it  is.  [laud, 
 
 3  And  Jehovah  hath  become  king  overall  the 
 In  that  day  there  is  one  Jehovah,  and  His 
 name  one. 
 ^^  Changed  is  all  the  land  as  a  plain. 
 From  Gebo  to  Rimmon,  south  of  Jerusalem, 
 And  she  hath  been  high,  and  hath  dwelt  in 
 Even  from  the  gate  of  Benjamin  [her  place. 
 To  the  place  of  the  first  gate,  unto  the  front 
 And  from  the  tower  of  Hananeel,         [gate, 
 Unto  the  wine-vats  of  the  king. 
 1^  And  they  have  dwelt  in  her, 
 And  destruction  is  no  more, 
 And  Jerusalem  hath  dwelt  confidently. 
 12  And  this  is  the  plague  with  which  Jehovah 
 Doth  plague  all  the  peoples  who  have  warred 
 
 against  Jerusalem, 
 He  hath  consumed  away  its  flesh. 
 And  it  is  standing  on  its  feet. 
 And  its  eyes  are  consumed  in  their  holes, 
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Mercies  and  judgments. 
 
 XTV.  13.-MALACHI.-II.  3. 
 
 Punishment  of  Egypt. 
 
 And  its  tongtie  is  consumed  in  their  moutb. 
 
 '3  And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  in  that  day, 
 
 A  great  destruction  from  Jehovah  is  among 
 
 them,  [neighbour, 
 
 And  they  have  seized  each  the  hand  of  his 
 
 And  gone  up  hath  his  hand  against  the  hand 
 
 of  his  neighbour.  [lem, 
 
 "  And  also  Jud.ah  is  fought  with  in  Jerusa- 
 
 And  gathered  liath  been  the  force  of  all  the 
 
 nations  round  about,  [abundance. 
 
 Gold,  and    silver,   and    apparel,   in  great 
 
 "  And  so  is  the  plague  of  the  horse,  of  the 
 Of  the  camel,  and  of  the  ass,  [mule, 
 
 And  of  all  the  cattle  that  are  in  these  camps, 
 As  this  plague. 
 
 18     And  it  hath  come  to  pass,  fuations. 
 
 Every  one  who  hath  been  left  of  all  the 
 Who  are  coming  in  against  Jerusalem, 
 They  have  also  gone  up  from  year  to  year, 
 To  bow  thfcmseives  to  the  King,  Jehovah 
 
 of  Hosts, 
 And  to  celebrate  the  feast  of  the  booths. 
 
 '^  And  it  hath  come  to  pass. 
 
 That  he  who  doth  not  go  up  of  the  farailica 
 
 of  the  land  unto  Jerusalem, 
 To  bow  himself  to  the  King,  Jehovah  of 
 Even  on  them  there  is  no  shower.     [Hosts, 
 
 '8  And  if  the  family  of  Egypt  go  not  up,  nor 
 
 Then  not  on  them  is  the  plague     [come  in, 
 
 With  which  Jehovah  doth  plagiiethe  nations 
 
 That  go  not  up  to  celebrate  the  feast  of 
 
 bootns. 
 
 "*  This  is  the  punishment  of  the  sin  of  Egypt, 
 
 And  the  punishment  of  the  sin  of  all  the 
 
 cations,  [booths. 
 
 That  go  not  up  to  celebrate  the  feast  of 
 
 2"  In  that  day  there  is  on  bells  of  the  horse, 
 '  Holy  to  Jehovah,' 
 
 And  the  pots  in  the  house  of  Jehovah 
 Have  been  as  bowls  before  the  altar. 
 
 ''I  And  every  pot  in  Jerusalem,  and  in  Judah, 
 Have  been  holy  to  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 And  all  those  sacrificing  have  come  in. 
 And  have  taken  of  them,  and  boiled  in  them. 
 And  there  is  no  merchant  any  more  in  the 
 house  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts  in  that  day ! 
 
 BURDEN  OF  MALACHI. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  THE  burden  of  a  word  of  Jeho- 
 vah unto  Israel  by  the  hand  of  Malachi: 
 "  I  have  loved  you,  said  Jehovah, 
 And  ye  have   said,   'In  what  hast  Thou 
 loved  us  ?'  [tion  of  Jehovah, 
 
 3  Is  not  Esau  Jacob's  brother?— an  affirma- 
 And  I  love  Jacob,  and  Esau  I  have  hated. 
 And  1  make  his  mountains  a  desolation. 
 And  his  inheritance  for  dragons  of  a  wilder- 
 ness, [poor, 
 
 *  Because  Edom  saith,  '  We  have  been  made 
 And  we  turn  back  and  we  build  the  wastes,' 
 Thus  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts  : 
 
 They  do  build,  and  I  do  destroy. 
 
 And  men  have  called  to  them,  '0  region  of 
 wickedness,' 
 
 '  0  people  whom  Jehovah  defied  to  the  age.' 
 '  And  your  eyes  do  see,  and  ye  say,  [of  Israel, 
 
 '  Magnified  is  Jehovah  beyond  the  border 
 8  A  son  honoureth  a  father,  and  a  servant  his 
 master. 
 
 And  if  I  am  a  father,  where  is  Mine  honour  ? 
 
 And  if  I  am  a  master,  where  is  My  fear? 
 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts  to  you, 
 
 O  priests,  despising  My  name ! 
 
 And  ye  have  said: 
 
 '  In  what  have  we  despised  Thy  name?' 
 ">  Ye  are  bringing  nigh  on  Mine  altar  polluted 
 
 And  ye  have  said  :  [bread, 
 
 '  In  what  have  we  polluted  Thee  ?' 
 
 In  your  saying: 
 
 '  The  table  of  .Jehovah— it  ia  despicable,' 
 
 *  And  when  ye  bring  nigh  the  bhnd  for  sac- 
 '  There  is  no  evil,'  [^rifice, 
 And  when  ye  bring  nigh  the  lame  and  sick, 
 'There  is  no  evil;' 
 
 Bring  it  near,  I  pray  thee,  to  thy  governor- 
 Doth  he  accept  thee?  or  doth  he  lift  up  thy 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts.  [face? 
 
 "  And  now,  appease,  I  pray  thee,  the  face  of 
 And  He  doth  favour  us ;  I  God, 
 
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 From  your  own  hand  hath  this  been, 
 Doth  He  accept  of  you  appearances  ? 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 
 1"  Who  is  even  among  you. 
 
 And  he  shutteth  the  two-leaved  doors? 
 Yea,  ye  do  not  kindle  ]\Iine  altar  for  nought, 
 I  have  no  pleasure  in  you,  said  Jehovah  of 
 
 Hosts, 
 And  a  present  I  do  not  accept  of  your  hand. 
 
 "  For,  from  the  rising  of  the  sun  to  its  going  in. 
 Great  is  My  name  among  nations. 
 And  in  every  place  perfume  is  brought  nigh 
 
 to  My  name,  and  a  pure  present, 
 For  great  is  My  name  among  nations. 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 
 1-  And  ye  are  polluting  it  in  your  saying, ' 
 '  The  table  of  Jehovah — it  is  polluted, 
 As  to  its  fniit — despicable  is  its  food.' 
 
 1''  And  ye  have  said,  '  Lo,  what  a  weariness,' 
 And  ye  have  puffed  at  it,   said  Jehovah  of 
 And  ye  have  brought  in  plunder,       [Hosts, 
 And  the  lame  and  the  sick. 
 And  ye  have  brought  in  the  present ! 
 Do  I  accept  it  from  your  hand?  said  Jehovah. 
 
 1*  And  cursed  is  a  deceiver,  vvho  hath  in  hia 
 
 drove  a  male,  [thing  to  the  Lord, 
 
 And  is  vowing,  and  is  sacrificing  a  marred 
 
 Foragreat  king  am,  I,  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 And  Sly  name  is  revered  among  nations  ! 
 
 II.  1  AND  now,  to  you  is  this  charge,  0  priests, 
 "  If  ye  hearken  not,  and  if  ye  lay  it  not  to 
 heart. 
 To  give  honour  to  My  name,  said  Jehovah 
 I  have  sent  against  you  the  curse,  [of  Hosts, 
 And  I  have  cursed  your  blessings, 
 Yea,  I  have  also  cursed  it. 
 Because  ye  are  not  laying  it  to  heart. 
 3  Lo,  I  am  pushing  away  before  you  the  seed. 
 And  have  scattered  dung  before  your  faces, 
 Dung  of  your  festivals, 
 
Sins  of  the  people. 
 
 II.  4.— MALACHl.-ni.  16. 
 
 Coming  of  the  Loi-d, 
 
 And  it  bath  taken  you  away  witli  it. 
 
 *  And  ye  have  known  that  I  have  sent  unto 
 
 you  this  charge, 
 For  My  covenant  being  with  Levi, 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 '  My  covenant  hath  been  with  him  of  life 
 and  of  peace, 
 And  I  make  them  to  him  a  fear,  and  he 
 doth  fear  Me,  [frighted. 
 
 And  because  of  My  name  he  hath  been  af- 
 '  The  law  of  truth  hath  been  in  his  mouth, 
 And  perverseuess  hath  not  been  found  in 
 his  lips,  [Me, 
 
 In  peace  and  in  upric^htness  he  walked  with 
 And  many  he  brougnt  back  from  iniquity. 
 
 7  For  the  lips  of  a  priest  preserve  knowledge. 
 And  law  they  do  seek  from  his  mouth, 
 For  a  messenger  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts  he  is. 
 
 8  And  ye,  ye  have  turned  from  the  way. 
 
 Ye  have  caused  many  to  stumble  in  the  law. 
 Ye  have  corrupted  the  covenant  of  Levi, 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 
 ^  And  I  also,  I  have  made  you  despised  and 
 low  before  all  the  people. 
 Because  ye  are  not  keeping  My  ways, 
 And  are  accepting  persons  in  the  law. 
 
 '"  Have  we  not  all  one  father? 
 Hath  not  our  God  prepared  us  ? 
 Wherefore  do  we  deal  treacherously, 
 Each  against  his  brother. 
 To  pollute  the  covenant  of  our  fathers  ? 
 
 '1  Dealt  treacherously  hath  Judah, 
 
 And  abomination  hath  been  done  in  Israel, 
 
 and  in  Jerusalem,  [Jehovah, 
 
 For  polluted  hath  Judah  the  holy  thing  of 
 
 That  He  hath  loved,  and  hath  married  the 
 
 daughter  of  a  strauge  god. 
 
 '^  Cut  on  doth  Jehovah  the  man  who  doth  it, 
 Tempter  and  tempted — from  the  tents  of 
 
 Jacob, 
 Even  he  who  is  bringing  nigh  a  present  to 
 Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 
 '^  And  this  a  second  time  ye  do, 
 Covering  with  tears  the  altar  of  Jehovah, 
 With  weeping  and  groaning,  [present, 
 
 Because  there  is  no  more  txirning  unto  the 
 Or  receiving  of  a  pleasing  thing  from  yovir 
 
 *  And  ve  have  said,  '  Wherefore?'  [hand. 
 Because  Jehovah  hath  testified  between  thee 
 And  the  wife  of  thy  youth,  [her. 
 That  thou  hast  dealt  treacherously  against 
 And  she  thy  companion,  and  thy  covenant- 
 
 1*  And  He  did  not  make  one  only,  [wife. 
 
 And  He  hath  the  renanant  of  the  Spirit. 
 
 And  what  is  the  one  alone  ! 
 
 He  is  seeking  a  godly  seed. 
 
 And  ye  have  been  watchful  over  your  spirit, 
 
 And  with  the  wife  of  thy  youth. 
 
 None  doth  deal  treacherously.       [of  Israel. 
 '^  For  /  hate  sending  away,  said  Jehovah,  Goa 
 
 And  He  who  hath  covered  violence  with  his 
 clothing,  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 And  ye  have  been  watchful  over  yotir  spirit, 
 
 And  ye  do  not  deal  treacherously. 
 '"  Ye  have  wearied  Jehovah  with  your  words, 
 
 And  ye  have  said: 
 
 '  In  what  have  we  wearied  Him?' 
 
 In  your  saying :  '  Every  evil-doer  is  good  in 
 tlie  eyes  of  Jehovah, 
 
 And  ia  them  He  is  delighting,' 
 
 Or,  'Where  is  the  God  of  judgment?' 
 
 III.  1  LO,  I  am  sending  My  messenger. 
 And  he  hath  prepared  a  way  before  Me, 
 And  suddenly  come  in  unto  his  temple 
 Doth  the  Lord  whom  ye  are  seeking. 
 Even  the  messenj^er  or  the  covenant, 
 Wliom  ye  are  desiring, 
 Lo,  he  is  coming,  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 ^  And  who  is  bearing  the  day  of  his  coming? 
 And  who  is  standing  in  his  appearing  ? 
 For  he  is  as  fire  of  a  refiner. 
 And  as  soap  of  a  fuller. 
 ^  And  he  hath  sat,  a  refiner  and  purifier  ol 
 And  he  hath  purified  the  sons  of  Levi,  [silver, 
 And  hath  refined  them  as  gold  and  as  silver. 
 And  they  have  been  to  Jehovah  bringing 
 nigh  a  present  in  righteousness. 
 ■*  And  sweet  to  Jehovah  hath  been  the  present 
 of  Judah  and  Jerusalem, 
 As  in  days  of  old,  and  as  in  former  years. 
 ^  And  I  have  drawn  near  to  you  for  judgment. 
 And  I  have  been  a  witness. 
 Making  haste  against  sorcerers. 
 And  against  adulterers. 
 And  against  swearers  to  a  falsehood. 
 And  against  oppressors  of  the  hire  of  an  hire- 
 Of  a  widow,  and  of  a  fatherless  one,     [ling, 
 And  those  turning  aside  a  sojourner. 
 And  who  fear  Me  not,  said  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 ^  For  I  am  Jehovah,  I  have  not  changed. 
 And  ye,  the  sons  of  Jacob, 
 Ye  have  not  been  consumed. 
 ^  Even  from  the  days  of  your  fathers 
 Ye  have  turned  aside  from  My  statutes, 
 And  ye  have  not  taken  heed. 
 THirn  back  unto  Me,  and  I  turn  back  to  you, 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 And  ye  have  said, '  In  what  do  we  turn  back?' 
 8  Doth  man  deceive  God  ?  but  ye  are  deceiv- 
 And  ye  have  said :  [ing  Me, 
 
 '  In  what  have  we  deceived  Thee?' 
 The  tithe  and  the  heave-offering! 
 ^  With  a  ciu-se  ye  are  cursed  I  _   [of  it. 
 
 And  Me  ye  are  deceiving — this  nation — all 
 1"  Bring  in  all  the  tithe  unto  the  treasiu-e-house, 
 And  there  is  food  in  My  house ; 
 When  ye  have  tried  Me,  now,  with  thia, 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 Do  not  I  open  to  you  the  windows  of  heaven? 
 Yea,  I  have  emptied  on  you  a  blessing  till 
 there  is  no  space. 
 ^  And  I  have  pushed  for  you  against  the  con 
 sumer,  (.the  ground. 
 
 And  He  doth  not  destroy  to  you  the  fruit  of 
 Nor  miscarry  to  you  doth  the  vine  in  the  field, 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 1^  And  declared  you  happy  have  all  the  nations, 
 For  ye  are  a  delightful  land,  said  Jehovah 
 of  Hosts. 
 ^'     Hard  against  Me  have  been  your  words. 
 Said  Jehovah,  and  ye  have  said : 
 'What  have  we  spoken  against  Thee?' 
 ^*  Ye  have  said,  '  A  vain  thing  to  serve  God ! 
 And  what  gain  when  we  kept  His  charge  ? 
 And  when  we  have  gone  in  black, 
 Because  of  Jehovah  of  Hosts  ? 
 ^^  Andnow,  we  are  declaring  the  proud  happy. 
 Yea,  built  up  have  been  those  doing  wick- 
 edness. 
 Yea  they  have  tempted  God,  and  escape.' 
 1^  Then  have  those  fearing  Jehovah  spoken 
 one  to  another, 
 
 585 
 
Ood  reasons  until.  His  people.       iii.  17. — MALACHI.— iv.  G.    Ilis  pity  on  them  who  fear  Him. 
 
 And  Jeliovali  doth  attend  and  hear, 
 And  wT-itten  is  a  book  of  memorial  before 
 Of  those  fearing  Jehovah,  [Him 
 
 And  of  those  esteeming  His  name. 
 *^  And  they  have  been  to  Me,  said  Jehovah 
 of  Hosts, 
 In  the  day  that  I  am  appointing — a  peculiar 
 And  I  have  had  pity  on  them,       [treasure, 
 As  one  hath  pity  on  his  son  who  is  serv- 
 ing him. 
 '8  And  ye  have  turned  back  and  considered, 
 "Between  the  righteous  and  the  wicked. 
 Between  the  servant  of  God  and  him  who 
 is  not  His  servant. 
 
 IV.  1  FOR,  lo,  the  day  hath  come,  burning 
 
 as  a  furnace. 
 And  all  the  j^roud,  and  every  wicked  doer, 
 
 have  been  stubble, 
 And  burnt  them  hath  the  day  that  came. 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts, 
 
 That  there  is  not  left  to  them  root  or  branch, 
 '  And  risen  to  you,  ye  who  fear  My  name, 
 
 Hath  the  sun  of  righteousness — and  healing 
 in  its  wings, 
 
 And  ye  have  gone  forth,  and  have  increased 
 as  calves  of  a  stall. 
 ^  And  ye  have  trodden  down  the  wicked. 
 
 For  they  are  ashes  under  the  soles  of  yoiir 
 
 In  the  day  that  I  am  appointing,  [feet. 
 
 Said  Jehovah  of  Hosts. 
 ■•  Remember  ye  the  law  of  Moses  My  servant, 
 
 That  I  did  command  him  in  Horeb, 
 
 For  all  Israel — statutes  and  judgments, 
 ^  Lo,  I  am  sending  to  you  Elijah  the  prophet, 
 
 Before  the  coming  of  the  day  of  Jenovah, 
 
 The  great  and  the  fearful. 
 •"  And  he   hath  turned  back  the  heart  of 
 fathers  to  sons. 
 
 And  the  heart  of  sons  to  their  fathers. 
 
 Before  I  come  and  have  utterly  smitten  the 
 land! 
 
 CHRONOLOGICAL  ORDER  OF  THE  BOOKS  OF  THE 
 OLD  AND  NEW  COVENANTS. 
 
 B.C. 
 
 1491 
 
 Genesis 
 
 Job 
 
 1491 
 
 Exodus 
 
 1490 
 
 Leviticus 
 
 1451 
 
 Numbers 
 
 1451 
 
 Deuteronomy 
 
 1427 
 
 Joshua 
 
 1406 
 
 Judges 
 Ruth 
 
 1312 
 
 1055 
 
 First  Samuel 
 
 1018 
 
 Second  Samuel 
 
 1015 
 
 First  Chronicles 
 
 Psalms 
 
 1013 
 
 Song  of  Solomon 
 
 1004 
 
 First  Kings,  I.— XL 
 
 1004 
 
 Second  Chronicles,  I.— IX. 
 
 1000 
 
 Proverbs 
 
 975 
 
 Ecclesiastes 
 
 897 
 
 First  Kings,  XIL  &c. 
 
 862 
 
 Jonah 
 
 800 
 
 Joel 
 
 B.C. 
 
 787  Amos 
 
 750  Micah 
 
 740  Hosea 
 
 713  Nahum 
 
 698  Isaiah 
 
 630  Zephaniah 
 
 626  Habakkuk 
 
 623  Second  Chronicles,  X.  to  the  end 
 
 590  Second  Kings 
 
 588  Jeremiah 
 
 588  Lamentations 
 
 587  Obadiah 
 
 574  Ezekiel 
 
 534  Daniel 
 
 520  Haggai 
 
 520  Zechariah 
 
 609  Esther 
 
 457  Ezra 
 
 434  Nehemiah 
 
 397  Malachi. 
 
 A.D. 
 
 38    Matthew-     -     -    Jtulea 
 
 Galatians     -     -     Corinth,  or  Macedonia 
 Ist  Thessaloniaus  Corinth 
 2d  Tliessalonians  Corinth 
 1st  Corinthians     Eplbesu^ 
 
 52 
 52 
 52 
 56 
 57 
 58 
 61 
 61 
 62 
 62 
 62 
 63 
 63 
 
 2d  Corinthians 
 
 Romans  - 
 
 Ephesians 
 
 James 
 
 Philippians 
 
 Colossiana 
 
 Philemon 
 
 Tjuke  -     - 
 
 Hebrews 
 
 Macedonia 
 
 Corinth 
 
 Rome, 
 ■    Jerusalem 
 
 Borne 
 
 Rome 
 -    Rome 
 
 Greece 
 
 Rome 
 586 
 
 A.D. 
 
 64 
 64 
 64 
 64 
 65 
 65 
 65 
 69 
 69 
 69 
 70 
 96 
 97 
 
 Acts    -    -     -     Greece 
 
 1st  Timotheus  Macedojiia 
 
 1st  Peter  -    -    Rome 
 
 Titus  -    -    -    Macedonia  or  Greece 
 
 Mark  -    -     ■     Ro7ne 
 
 2d  Timotheus  Rome 
 
 2d  Peter  - 
 1st  John  - 
 2d  John  - 
 3d  John  - 
 Jude  -  ■ 
 Revelation 
 John    -    - 
 
 Rome 
 
 Judea 
 
 Ephesus 
 
 Epliesus 
 
 Unknown  ' 
 
 Patmos 
 
 Asia  Minir. 
 
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MATTHEW. 
 
 CHAP.  I.   1  A  ROLL  of  the  birth  of  Jesus 
 Christ,  son  of  David,  son  of  Abraham. 
 
 '  Abraham  begat  Isaac,  and  Isaac  begat 
 Jacob,  and  Jacob  begat  Judah  and  his  breth- 
 ren, ^and  Judah  begat  Pharez  and  Zarah  of 
 Tamar,  and  Pharez  l3egat  Hezrou,  and  Hezron 
 begat  Ram,  ■*  and  Ram  begat  Amminadab, 
 and  Amminadab  begat  Nahshon ,  and  Nahshon 
 begat  Salmon,  ^and  Salmon  begat  Boaz  of 
 Rahab,  and  Boaz  begat  Obed  of  Ruth,  and 
 Obed  begat  Jesse,  ®  and  Jesse  begat  David  the 
 king. 
 
 And  David  the  king  begat  Solomon,  of  her 
 tvho  had  been  Uriah's,  ^and  Solomon  begat 
 Rehoboam,  and  Rehoboam  begat  Abijah,  and 
 Abiiah  begat  Asa,  *and  Asa  begat  Jehos- 
 haphat,  and  Jehoshaphat  begat  Joram,  and 
 Joram  begat  Uzziah,  *  and  Uzziah  begat 
 Jotham,  and  Jotliam  begat  Ahaz,  and  Ahaz 
 begat  Hezekiah,  ^"  and  Hezekiah  begat  Man- 
 asseh,  and  Manasseh  begat  Amon,  and  Amon 
 begat  Josiah,  '^and  Josiah  begat  Jeconiah  and 
 his  brethren,  at  the  Babylonian  removal. 
 
 ^^And  after  the  Babylonian  removal,   Je- 
 coniah bej^at  Shealtiel,   and  Shealtiel  begat 
 Zerubbabel,  ^^  and  Zerubbabel  begat  Abiud, 
 and  Abiud  begat  Eliakim,  and  Eliakim  begat 
 Azor,   '^and  Azor  begat  Sadok,   and  Sadok 
 begat  Achim.  and  Achim  begat  Eliud,  '^  and 
 Eliud  begat  Eleazar,  and  Eleazar  begat  Mat-  j 
 fchan,  and  Matthan  begat  Jacob,  '^  and  Jacob  ' 
 begat  Joseph,  the  husband  of  Mary,  of  whom  I 
 was  begotten  Jesus,  who  is  named  Christ. 
 
 -^All  the  generations,  therefore,  from  Abra-  j 
 ham  unto  David  are  fourteen  generations,  ! 
 and  from  David  unto  the  Babylonian  removal 
 fotirteen  generations,  and  from  the  Babylon- 
 ian removal  unto  the  Christ,  fourteen  genera- 
 tions. 
 
 '8  And  of  Jesus  Christ,  the  birth  was  thus  : 
 For  his  mother  Mary  having  been  betrothed 
 to  Joseph,  before  their  coming  together  she 
 was  found  to'have  conceived  from  the  Holy 
 Spirit,  13  and  Joseph  her  husband  being  righte- 
 ous, and  not  willing  to  make  Her  an  example, 
 did  wish  privately  to  send  her  away. 
 
 '■^<'  And  on  his  thinking  of  these  things,  lo,  a 
 messenger  of  the  Lord  in  a  dream  appeared 
 to  him,  saying,  '  Joseph,  son  of  David,  thou 
 mayest  not  fear  to  receive  Mary  thy  wife,  for 
 that  which  in  her  was  begotten  Is  of  the  Holy 
 Spirit,  ^-  and  she  shall  bring  forth  a  son,  and 
 thou  shalt  call  his  name  Jesus,  for  he  shall 
 save  his  people  from  their  sins.' 
 
 "^^  And  all  this  hath  come  to  pass,  that  it 
 may  be  fulfilled  that  was  spoken  by  the  Lord 
 through  the  prophet,  saying,  ''^  '  Lo,  the  virgin 
 shall  conceive,  and  she  shall  bring  forth  a  son, 
 and  they  shall  call  his  name  Emmanuel,' 
 which  is,  being  interpreted  'With  \x%heis  God.' 
 
 ''*  And  Joseph,  having  risen  from  the  sleep, 
 did  as  the  messengerof  the  Lord  directed  him, 
 2p 
 
 and  received  his  wife,  ^  and  did  not  know  her 
 tUl  she  brought  forth  her  son— the  first-ljom, 
 and  he  called  his  name  Jesiis. 
 
 n.  ^  AJND  Jesus  having  been  born  in  Beth- 
 Lehem  of  Judea,  in  the  days  of  Herod  the 
 king,  lo,  mages  from  the  east  came  to  Jerusa- 
 lem, 2 saying,  'Where  is  he  who  was  bom 
 king  of  the  Jews  ?  for  we  saw  his  star  in  the 
 east,  and  we  came  to  bow  to  him.' 
 
 f  And  Herod  the  king  having  heard,  was 
 stirred,  and  all  Jerusalem  with  him,  *  and 
 having  gathered  aU  the  chief  priests  and  scribes 
 of  the  people,  he  was  inquiring  from  them 
 where  tne  Christ  is  born. 
 
 ^  And  they  said  to  him,  '  In  Beth-Lehem  of 
 Judea,  for  thus  it  hath  been  written  through 
 the  prophet,  ^And  thou,  Beth-Lehem,  the 
 land  of  Judah,  thou  art  by  no  means  the  least 
 among  the  leaders  of  Judah,  for  out  of  thee 
 shall  come  one  leading,  who  shall  feed  My 
 people  Israel.' 
 
 ^  Then  Herod,  privately  having  called  the 
 mages,  did  inquire  exactly  from  them  the  time 
 of  the  appearing  star,  8  and  having  sent  them 
 to  Beth-Lehem,  he  said,  'Having  gone — in- 
 quire ye  exactly  for  the  child,  ana  whenever 
 ye  may  have  found,  bring  me  back  word,  that 
 I  also  having  come  may  bow  to  him.' 
 
 ^  And  they,  having  heard  the  king,  departed, 
 and  lo,  the  star,  that  they  did  see  in  the  east, 
 did  go  before  them,  till,  having  come,  it  stood 
 over  where  the  child  was. 
 
 10  And  having  seen  the  star,  they  rejoiced 
 uith  exceeding  great  joy,  ^^  and  having  come 
 to  the  house,  they  found  the  child  with  Mary 
 his  mother,  and  having  fallen  down  they 
 bov/ed  to  him,  and  haAing  opened  their  trea- 
 sures,_  they  presented  to  him  gifts,  gold,  and 
 frankincense,  and  myi'rh,  '"  and  having  been 
 divinely  warned  in  a  dream  not  to  turn  back 
 unto  Herod,  through  another  way  they  with- 
 drew to  their  own  region. 
 
 ^■^  And  on  their  having  withdravifn,  lo,  ames 
 senger  of  the  Lord  doth  appear  in  a  dream  to 
 Joseph,  saying,  '  Having  risen,  take  the  child 
 and  his  mother,  and  flee  to  Egypt,  and  be  thou 
 there  tiU  I  may  speak  to  thee,  for  Herod  is 
 about  to  seek  the  child  to  destroy  him. ' 
 
 1*  And  he,  having  risen,  took  the  child  and 
 his  mother  by  night,  and  withdrew  to  Egypt, 
 I'and  he  was  there  till  the  death  of  Herod, 
 that  it  might  be  fulfilled  that  was  spoken  by 
 the  Lord  through  the  prophet,  saying,  '  Out 
 of  Egypt  I  did  call  My  Son.' 
 
 1^  Then  Herod,  having  seen  that  he  was  de- 
 ceived by  the  mages,  was  very  wroth,  and 
 having  sent  forth,  he  slew  all  the  male  child- 
 ren in  Beth-Lehem,  and  in  all  its  borders, 
 from  two  years  and  imder,  according  to  the 
 time  that  he  inquired  exactly  from  the  mages. 
 
 1^  Then  was  fiufilled  that  which  was  spoken 
 by  Jeremiah  the  prophet,  saying,  '^  '  A  voice 
 
John  the  Baptist. 
 
 II.  19.— MATTHEW. -IV.  23. 
 
 Chrisfs  temptation. 
 
 in  Rama])  was  heard — lamentation  and  weep- 
 ing and  mncli  mourning — Rachel  weeping /or 
 her  children,  and  she  wonld  not  be  comforted 
 because  they  are  not.' 
 
 ^^  And  Herod  having  died,  lo,  a  messenger 
 of  the  Lord  in  a  dream  doth  appear  to  Joseph 
 in  Egypt,  ^^  saying,  '  Having  risen,  take  the 
 child  and  his  mother,  and  be  going  to  the  land 
 of  Israel,  for  they  have  died — tnose  seeking  the 
 life  of  the  child.' 
 
 ■■''  And  he,  having  risen,  took  the  child  and 
 his  mother,  and  came  to  the  land  of  Israel, 
 ^^  and  having  heard  that  Archelaiis  doth  reign 
 over  Judea  instead  of  Herod  his  father,  he 
 was  afraid  to  go  thither,  and  having  been  di- 
 vinely warned  in  a  dream,  he  withdrew  to  the 
 parts  of  Galilee,  ^^  and  coming,  he  dwelt  in  a 
 city  named  Nazareth,  that  it  might  be  fulfilled 
 that  was  spoken  through  the  prophets,  that 
 '  A  Nazarene  he  shall  be  called.' 
 
 III.  ^  AND  in  those  days  cometh  John  the 
 Baptist,  proclaiming  in  the  wilderness  of 
 Judea,  -  and  saying,  '  Reform,  for  come  ni^h 
 hath  the  reign  of  the  heavens,'  ^  for  this  is  he 
 who  was  spoken  of  by  Isaiah  the  prophet, 
 saying,  '  A  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilder- 
 ness, Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  straight 
 make  ye  His  paths.' 
 
 *  And  this  John  had  his  clothing  of  camel's 
 hair,  and  a  girdle  of  skin  round  his  loins,  and 
 his  nourishment  was  locusts  and  honey  of  the 
 field. 
 
 ^Then  were  going  forth  unto  him  Jeru- 
 salem, and  all  Judea,  and  all  the  region  round 
 about  the  Jordan,  ®  and  they  were  baptized 
 in  the  Jordan  by  him,  confessing  their  sins. 
 
 7  And  having  seen  many  of  the  Pharisees 
 and  Sadducees  coming  about  his  baptism,  he 
 said  to  them,  'Brood  of  vipers  !  who  did  shew 
 you  to  flee  from  the  coming  wrath  ?  ^  bear, 
 therefore,  fruits  worthy  of  the  reformation, 
 "  and  do  not  think  to  say  in  yourselves,  A 
 father  we  have — Abraham,  for  I  say  to  you, 
 that  God  is  able  out  of  these  stones  to  raise 
 children  to  Abraham,  i*and  now  also,  the  axe 
 unto  the  root  of  the  trees  is  laid,  every  tree 
 therefore  not  bearing  good  fruit  is  hewn  down, 
 and  to  fire  is  cast. 
 
 "  '  I  indeed  do  baptize  you  with  water  to 
 reformation,  but  he  who  after  me  is  coming  is 
 mightier  than  I,  of  whom  I  am  not  worthy  to 
 bear  the  sandals,  he  shall  baptize  you  with  the 
 Holy  Spirit  and  with  lire,  '^  whose  fan  is  in 
 his  hand,  and  he  wiU  thoroughly  cleanse  his 
 floor,  and  will  gather  his  wheat  to  the  store- 
 house, but  the  chafi  he  will  burn  with  fire  un- 
 quenchable.' 
 
 ^'  Then  cometh  Jesus  from  Galilee  upon  the 
 Jordan,  unto  John  to  bo  baptized  by  him,  ^^but 
 John  was  forbidding  him,  saying,  'I  have  need 
 by  thee  to  be  baptized— and  thou  dost  come  un- 
 to me ! '  ''  But  Jesua  answering  said  to  him, 
 '  Suffer  now,  for  thus  it  is  becoming  to  us  to  fid- 
 fil  all  rigliteousness,'  tlicn  he  doth  sufTer  him. 
 
 '"And  liaving  been  baptized,  Jesus  went 
 up  immediately  from  the  water,  and  lo,  open- 
 ed to  him  were  the  heavens,  and  he  saw  the 
 2 
 
 Spirit  of  God  descending  as  a  dove,  and  com- 
 ing upon  him,  *^  and  lo,  a  voice  out  of  the 
 heavens,  saying,  '  This  is  My  Son — the  Be- 
 loved, in  whom  I  did  delight.' 
 
 TV.  1  THEN  Jesus  was  led  up  to  the  wilder- 
 ness by  the  Spirit,  to  be  tempted  by  the  Devil, 
 -  and  having  fasted  forty  days  and  forty  nights, 
 afterwards  he  did  hunger. 
 
 ^  And  the  Tempter  having  come  to  him 
 said,  'If  Son  thou  art  of  God— speak  that 
 these  stones  may  become  loaves.'  ^But  he 
 answering  said,  'It  hath  been  written,  Not 
 upon  bread  alone  doth  man  live,  but  upon 
 every  word  coming  forth  from  the  mouth  of 
 God.' 
 
 *  Then  doth  the  Devil  take  him  to  the  holy 
 city,  and  doth  set  him  on  the  pinnacle  of  the 
 temple,  ^  and  saith  to  him,  '  If  Son  thou  art 
 of  God — cast  thyself  down,  for  it  hath  been 
 written,  that,  His  messengers  He  shall  charge 
 concerning  thee,  and  on  hands  they  shall  bear 
 thee  up,  that  thou  mayest  not  dash  on  a  stone 
 thy  foot.'  ^  Jesus  said  to  him  again,  'It  hath 
 been  written,  Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the  Lord 
 thy  God.' 
 
 8  Again  doth  the  Devil  take  him  to  a  very 
 high  mount,  and  doth  shew  to  him  all  the 
 kinj'doms  of  the  world  and  the  glory  of  them, 
 ^and  saith  to  him,  'All  these  to  thee  I  will 
 give,  if  falling  down  thou  mayst  bow  to  me.' 
 1"  Then  saith  Jesus  to  him,  '  Go — Adversary, 
 for  it  hath  been  written.  The  Lord  thy  God 
 thou  shalt  bow  to,  and  Him  only  thou  shalt 
 serve.' 
 
 "  Then  doth  the  Devil  leave  him,  and  ;lo. 
 messengers  came  and  were  ministering  to 
 him. 
 
 *'  And  Jesus  having  heard  that  John  was 
 delivered  up,  did  withdraw  to  Galilee,  ^'  and 
 having  left  Nazareth,  having  come,  he  dwelt 
 at  Capernaum  that  is  by  the  sea,  in  the  bor- 
 ders of  Zebidun  and  Naphtalim,  i*that  it 
 might  be  fulfilled  that  was  spoken  through 
 Isaiah  the  prophet,  saying,  ^^  'Land  of  Zebu- 
 lun  and  land  of  Naphtali,  way  of  the  sea,  be- 
 vond  the  Jordan,  Galilee  of  the  nations ! — 
 ^8  the  people  that  is  sitting  in  darkness  saw 
 a  great  light,  and  to  those  sitting  in  a  region 
 and  shadow  of  death — light  arose  to  them.'_ 
 
 '^  From  that  time  began  Jesus  to  proclaim 
 and  to  say,  '  Reform  ye,  for  come  nigh  hath 
 the  reign  of  the  heavens.' 
 
 ^8  And  Jesus,  walking  by  the  sea  of  Galilee, 
 saw  two  brothers,  Simon  named  Peter  and 
 Andrew  his  brother,  casting  a  drag  into  the  sea 
 — forthey  were  fishers— '^and  he  saith  to  them, 
 '  Come  ye  after  me,  and  I  will  make  you  fish- 
 ers of  men,'  -"and  they,  immediately,  having 
 left  the  nets,  did  follow  him. 
 
 "1  And  having  advanced  thence,  he  saw  other 
 two  brothers,  James  of  Zebedee.  and  John 
 his  brother,  in  the  boat  with  Zeoedee  their 
 father,  refitting  their  nets,  and  he  called  them, 
 "■-  and  they,  immediately,  having  left  the  boat 
 and  their  father,  did  follow  him. 
 
 ''^And  Jesus  was  going  about  all  Galilee 
 teaching  in  their  synagogues,  and  proclaim- 
 
Christ's  address  on  the  mount,     iv.  24.— MATTHEW.— v.  43. 
 
 Tlie  law  expounded 
 
 iiig  the  good  news  of  the  reign,  and  healing 
 overy  disease,  and  every  malady  among  the 
 jieoi»le,  "^  and  his  fame  went  forth  to  all  Syria, 
 and  they  brought  to  him  all  having  ailments, 
 pressed  with  manifold  sicknesses  and  uaina,  • 
 and  demoniacs,  and  lunatics,  and  para^^cs, 
 and  he  liealed  them. 
 
 '^  And  there  followed  him  many  multitudes 
 from  Galilee,  and  Decapolis,  and  Jerusalem, 
 and  Judea,  and  beyond  the  Jordan. 
 
 V.  1  AND  having  seen  the  multitudes,  he 
 went  up  to  the  mount,  and  he  having  sat 
 down,  his  disciples  came  to  him,  ^  and  hav- 
 ing opened  his  mouth,  he  was  teaching  them, 
 sayiim: 
 
 ^  '  Ha|)py  the  poor  in  spirit — because  theirs 
 is  the  reign  of  the  heavens. 
 
 *  '  Happy  the  mourning — because  they  shall 
 be  comforted. 
 
 *  '  Happy  the  meek — because  they  shall  in- 
 herit the  land. 
 
 *  '  Happy  those  hungering  and  thirsting  for 
 righteousness — because  they  shall  be  filled. 
 
 J  '  Happy  the  kind — because  they  shall  find 
 kindness. 
 
 ^  '  Happy  the  clean  in  heart — because  they 
 shall  see  God. 
 
 "  '  Happy  the  peacemakers — because  they 
 shall  be  called  Sons  of  God. 
 
 ^•^  '  Happy  those  persecuted  for  righteous- 
 ness' sake — because  theirs  is  the  reign  of  the 
 heavens. 
 
 ^^  'Happy  are  ye  whenever  they  may  re- 
 proach you,  and  may  persecute,  and  may  say 
 any  evil  thing  against  you  falsely  for  my  sake 
 — 1-  rejoice  ye  and  be  glad,  because  your  re- 
 ward is  great  in  the  heavens,  for  thus  did 
 they  persecute  the  prophets  who  were  before 
 you. 
 
 '^  '  Ye  are  the  salt  of  the  land,  but  if  the 
 salt  may  lose  savour,  in  what  shall  it  be 
 salted  ?  for  nothing  is  it  good  henceforth,  ex- 
 cept to  be  cast  without,  and  to  be  trodden 
 down  by  men. 
 
 ^*  'Ye  are  the  light  of  the  world,  a  city  set 
 upon  a  mount  is  not  able  to  be  hid ;  '^  nor  do 
 they  light  a  lamp,  and  put  it  under  the  mea- 
 sure, but  on  the  lamp-stand,  and  it  shineth 
 to  all  those  in  the  house;  i^so  let  your  light 
 shine  before  men,  that  they  mav  see  your 
 good  works,  and  may  glorify  your  Father  who 
 is  in  the  heavens. 
 
 1^  '  Do  not  suppose  that  I  came  to  throw 
 down  the  law  or  the  prophets — I  did  not  come 
 to  throw  down,  but  to  fulfil;  ^^for,  verily  I 
 say  to  you,  tiU  that  the  heaven  and  the  earth 
 may  pass  away,  one  iota  or  one  tittle  may  not 
 pass  away  from  the  law,  till  that  all  may 
 come  to  pass. 
 
 ^^  '  Whoever  therefore  may  loose  one  of 
 these  commands — the  least— and  may  teach 
 men  so,  least  he  shall  be  called  in  the 
 reign  of  the  heavens,  but  whoever  may  do 
 and  may  teach  them,  he  shall  be  called  great 
 in  the  reign  of  the  heavens. 
 
 -"  '  For  1  say  to  you,  that  if  your  righteous- 
 ness may  not  abound  above  that  of  the  scribes 
 and  Pharisees,  ye  may  not  enter  to  the  reign 
 of  the  heavens. 
 
 -1  '  Ye  heard  that  it  was  said  to  the  an- 
 cients :  Thou  shalt  not  kill,  and  whoever 
 may  kill  shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgment; 
 ^'■'but  I — I  say  to  you,  that  every  one  who 
 is  angry  at  his  brother  without  cause,  shall 
 be  in  danger  of  the  judgment,  and  whoever 
 may  say  to  his  brother,  Empty  fellow !  shall 
 be  m  danger  of  the  sanhedrim,  and  whoever 
 may  say,  Eebel!  shall  be  in  danger  of  the 
 gehenna  of  the  fire. 
 
 ^  '  K,  therefore,  thou  mayest  bring  thy  gift 
 to  the  altar,  and  there  mayest  remember  that 
 thy  brother  hath  anything  against  thee, 
 ^  leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar,  and  go 
 — first  be  reconciled  to  thy  brother,  and  then 
 having  come  bring  thy  gift. 
 
 ^  '  Be  agreeing  with  thy  opponent  quickly, 
 while  thou  art  in  the  way  with  him,  tnat  the 
 opponent  may  not  deliver  thee  to  the  judge, 
 aod  the  judge  may  deliver  thee  to  the  officer, 
 and  to  prison  thou  mayest  be  cast,  -^  verily  I 
 say  to  thee,  thou  mayest  not  come  forth  thence 
 till  that  thou  mayest  pay  the  last  farthing. 
 
 '^^ '  Ye  heard  that  it  was  said  to  the  ancients : 
 Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery ;  ^  but  I — I 
 say  to  you,  that  every  one  who  is  looking  on 
 a  woman  to  desire  her,  did  already  commit 
 adultery  with  her  in  his  heart. 
 
 -^  '  But,  if  thy  right  eye  doth  cause  thee  to 
 stumble,  pluck  it  out  and  cast  from  thee,  for 
 it  is  good  to  thee  that  one  of  thy  members 
 may  perish,  and  not  thy  whole  body  be  cast 
 to  gehenna. 
 
 ^*  '  And,  if  thy  right  hand  doth  cause  thee 
 to  stumble,  cut  it  off,  and  cast  from  thee,  for 
 it  is  good  to  thee  that  one  of  thy  members 
 may  perish,  and  not  thy  whole  body  be  cast 
 to  gehenna. 
 
 3^ '  And  it  was  said,  That  whoever  may 
 put  away  his  wife,  let  him  give  to  her  a  writ- 
 ing of  divorce ;  ^'^  but  I — I  say  to  you,  that 
 whoever  may  put  away  his  wire,  save  for  the 
 matter  of  wnoredom,  doth  make  her  to  com- 
 mit adultery;  and  whoever  may  marry  her 
 who  hath  been  put  away  doth  commit  adultery. 
 
 3^  '  Again,  ye  heard  that  it  was  said  to  the 
 ancients:  Thou  shalt  not  swear  falsely,  but 
 thou  shalt  pay  to  the  Lord  thine  oaths ; 
 3*  but  I — I  say  to  you,  not  to  swear  at  all ; 
 neither  by  the  neaven,  because  it  is  the  throne 
 of  God,  35  nor  by  ttie  earth,  because  it  is 
 His  footstool,  nor  by  Jerusalem,  because  it  is 
 a  city  of  a  great  king,  *^  nor  by  thy  head  may- 
 est thou  swear,  because  thou  art  not  able  one 
 hair  to  make  white  or  black ;  ^'^  but  let  your 
 word  be.  Yes,  Yes,  No,  No,  and  that  which  is 
 more  than  these  is  of  the  evil. 
 
 38  ' "Ye  heard  that  it  was  said :  Eye  for  eye, 
 and  tooth  for  tooth  ;  ^9  but  I — I  say  to  you, 
 not  to  resist  the  evU,  but  whoever  shall  slap 
 thee  on  thy  right  cheek,  turn  to  him  also  the 
 other;  ^'^and  whoever  is  willing  to  take  thee  to 
 law,  and  thy  coat  to  take — suffer  to  him  also 
 the  cloak. 
 
 ^  'And  whoever  shall  impress  thee  one 
 mile,  go  with  him  two,  *^  to  him  who  is  ask- 
 ing of  thee  be  giving,  and  him  who  is  willing 
 to  borrow  from  thee  thou  mayest  not  turn 
 away. 
 
 *3  'Ye  heard  that  it  was  said:  Thou  shalt 
 3 
 
Prayer  and  fasting. 
 
 V.  44.— MATTHEW.-VM.  G. 
 
 Heavenly  treasitrc 
 
 love  thy  neighbour,  and  shalt  hate  thine 
 enemy ;  •"  but  T — I  say  to  you,  Love  your  ene- 
 mies, bless  those  cursing  you,  do  good  to  those 
 hating  you,  and  prajr  for  those  accusing  you 
 falsely,  and  persecuting  you,  ^that  ye  maybe 
 sons  of  your  Father  in  the  heavens,  becruse 
 His  sun  He  doth  cause  to  rise  on  evil  and 
 good,  and  He  doth  send  rain  on  righteous  and 
 unrighteous. 
 
 ^  '  For,  if  ye  may  love  those  loving  you, 
 what  reward  have  ye?  do  not  also  the  tax- 
 gatherers  the  same?  ■*^and  if  ye  may  salute 
 your  brethren  only,  what  do  ye  abundant? 
 do  not  also  the  tax-gatherers  so?  ^ye  shall 
 therefore  be  perfect,  as  your  Father  who  is  in 
 the  heavens  is  perfect. 
 
 VI.  1  '  TAKE  heed  your  kindness  not  to  do 
 before  men,  to  be  seen  by  them,  and  if  not — 
 reward  ye  have  not  from  your  Father  who  is 
 in  the  heavens  ;  ^  whenever,  therefore,  thou 
 mayest  do  kindness,  thou  mayest  not  sound  a 
 trumpet  before  thee  as  the  h3rpocrite3  do,  in 
 the  synagogues,  and  in  the  streets,  that  they 
 may  have  glory  from  men ;  verily  I  say  to  you 
 — they  have  their  reward ! 
 
 *  '  But  thou,  doing  kindness,  let  not  thy  left 
 hand  know  what  thy  right  hand  doth,  ''  that 
 thy  kindness  may  be  in  secret,  and  thy  Father 
 who  is  seeing  in  secret  Himself  shall  reward 
 thee  manifestly. 
 
 *  '  And  when  thou  mayest  pray,  thou  shalt 
 not  be  as  the  hypocrites,  because  they  love  in 
 the  synagogiies,  and  in  the  corners  of  tne  broad 
 places— standing — to  pray,  that  they  may  be 
 seen  of  men ;  verily  I  say  to  you,  that  they  have 
 their  reward. 
 
 *  'But  thou,  when  thou  mayest  pray,  go  in- 
 to thy  chamber,  and  having  shut  thy  door, 
 pray  to  thy  Father  who  is  in  secret,  and  thy 
 Father  who  is  seeing  in  secret,  shall  reward 
 thee  manifestly. 
 
 ^ '  And — praying — ye  may  not  use  vain  re- 
 petitions like  the  nations,  for  they  think  that 
 in  their  much  speaking  they  shall  be  heard, 
 '  be  ye  not  therefore  like  to  them,  for  your 
 Father  doth  know  those  things  that  ye  have 
 need  of  before  your  asking  him  ;  ^  thus  there- 
 fore pray  ye : 
 
 '  Our  Father  who  ari  in  the  heavens !  hal- 
 lowed be  Thy  name. 
 
 10  '  Thy  reign  come  :  Thy  will  come  to  pass, 
 as  in  heaven  also  on  the  earth. 
 
 "  '  Our  appointed  bread  give  us  to-day. 
 
 ^* '  And  forgive  us  our  debts,  as  also  we  for- 
 give our  debtors. 
 
 13  '  And  mayest  Thou  not  lead  us  to  tempta- 
 tion, but  dehver  us  from  the  evil,  because 
 Thine  is  the  reign,  and  the  power,  and  the 
 glory — to  the  ages.     Amen, 
 
 '*  '  For,  if  ye  may  forgive  men  their  tres- 
 passes He  also  will  forgive  you — your  Father 
 who  is  in  the  heavens;  ''biitif  ye  may  not 
 forgive  men  their  trespasses,  neither  will  your 
 Father  forgive  your  trespasses. 
 
 ^'  '  And  when  ye  may  fast,  be  ye  not  as  the 
 hypocrites,  of  sour  countenances,  for  they  dis- 
 figure their  faces,  that  they  may  appear  to 
 men  fasting ;  verily  I  say  to  you,  that  they 
 have  their  reward. 
 
 4 
 
 1'' '  But  thou,  fasting,  anoint  thy  head, 
 and  wash  thy  face,  '^  that  thou  mayest  not 
 appear  to  men  fasti nt,',  Init  to  thy  Father 
 who  is  in  secret,  and  thy  Father,  who  is  seeing 
 in  secret,  shall  reward  thee  manifestly. 
 
 13  '  Treasure  not  up  to  yourselves  treasures 
 on  the  earth,  where  moth  and  rust  disfigure, 
 and  where  thieves  break  through  and  steal, 
 -•'but  treasure  up  to  yourselves  treasures  in 
 heaven,  where  neither  moth  nor  rust  doth 
 disfigure,  and  where  thieves  do  not  break 
 through  nor  steal,  "^  for  where  your  treasure 
 is,  there  will  be  also  your  heart. 
 
 ^-  '  The  lamp  of  tne  body  is  the  eye,  if, 
 therefore,  thine  eye  may  be  perfect,  all  thy 
 body  shall  be  enlightened,  "^  but  if  thine  eye 
 maybe  evil,  all  thy  body  shall  be  dark;  if, 
 therefore,  the  light  that  is  in  thee  is  darkness 
 — the  darkness,  now  great ! 
 
 ^  '  None  is  able  to  serve  two  lords,  for 
 either  he  will  hate  the  one  and  love  the 
 other,  or  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and  de- 
 spise the  other;  ye  are  not  able  to  serve  God 
 and  Mammon. 
 
 -'  'Because  of  this  I  say  to  you,  be  not 
 anxious  for  your  life,  what  ye  may  eat,  and 
 what  ye  may  drink,  nor  for  your  body,  what 
 ye  may  put  on.  Is  not  the  life  more  than 
 the  nourishment,  and  the  body  than  the 
 clothing  ?  -^  look  to  the  fowls  of  the  heaven, 
 for  they  do  not  sow,  nor  reap^  nor  gather 
 into  storehouses,  and  your  heavenly  Father 
 doth  nourish  them ;  are  not  ye  much  bettel 
 than  they  ? 
 
 ^  '  And  who  of  you,  being  anxious,  is  able 
 to  add  to  his  age  one  cubit?  ^^and  about 
 clothing  why  are  ye  anxious?  consider  well 
 the  lilies  of  the  held;  how  do  they  grow? 
 they  do  not  labour,  nor  do  they  spin ;  ^  and  I 
 say  to  you,  that  not  even  Solomon  iu  all  his 
 glory  was  arrayed  as  one  of  these. 
 
 3"  I  And  if  the  herb  of  the  field,  that  to- 
 day is,  and  to-morrow  is  cast  to  the  furnace, 
 God  doth  so  clothe — not  much  more  you,  0 
 ye  of  little  faith?  ^i therefore  ye  may  not 
 be  anxious,  saying.  What  may  we  eat?  or, 
 Wliat  may  we  drink?  or.  What  may  we 
 put  round  ?  ^-  for  all  these  do  the  nations 
 seek  for,  for  your  heavenly  Father  doth  know 
 that  ye  have  need  of  all  these;  ^^but  seek 
 ye  first  the  reign  of  God  and  His  righteous- 
 ness, and  all  these  shall  be  added  to  you. 
 '■•  Be  not  tlierefore  anxious  for  the  morrow, 
 for  the  morrow  shall  be  anxious  for  its  own 
 things ;  sufficient  for  the  day  is  the  evil  of  it. 
 
 VII.  1 '  JUDGE  not,  that  ye  may  not  be 
 judged,  -  for  in  what  judgment  ye  judge,  ye 
 shall  be  judged,  and  in  what  measure  ye  mea- 
 sure, it  shall  be  measured  to  you. 
 
 3  '  And  why  dost  thou  behold  the  mote 
 that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  and  the  beam 
 that  is  in  thine  own  eye  dost  not  consider? 
 ■^  or,  how  wilt  thou  say  to  thy  brother.  Suffer 
 I  may  cast  out  the  mote  from  thine  eye, 
 and  lo,  the  beam  is  in  tliine  own  eye?  ' Hy- 
 pocrite, cast  out  first  the  beam  out  of  thine 
 own  eye,  and  then  thou  shalt  see  clearly  to 
 cast  out  the  mote  out  of  thy  brother's  eye. 
 
 ^  '  Ye  may  not  give  that  which  is  holy  to  the 
 dogs,  nor  cast  youi*  pearls  before  the  swine, 
 
Broad  and  narrow  vxiy. 
 
 VII.  7— MATTHEW. -viii.  26. 
 
 Heavenly  treasure. 
 
 that  they  may  not  trample  them  among  their 
 feet,  and  having  turned — may  rend  you. 
 
 ' '  Ask,  and  it  shall  be  riven  to  you  ;  seek, 
 and  ye  shall  find ;  knock,  and  it  shall  be 
 opened  to  you ;  ^  for  every  one  who  is  asking 
 doth  receive,  and  he  who  is  seeking  doth 
 find,  and  to  him  who  is  knocking  it  shall  be 
 opened. 
 
 " '  Or  what  man  is  of  you,  of  whom,  if  his 
 son  may  ask  a  loaf — a  stone  will  he  present  to 
 him  ?  1*  and  if  a  fish  he  may  ask — a  serpent 
 will  he  present  to  him?  ^^if,  therefore,  ye  be- 
 ing evil,  have  known  good  gifts  to  rive  to 
 vour  children,  how  much  more  shall  your 
 Father  who  is  in  the  heavens  give  good  things 
 to  those  asking  Him? 
 
 1" '  All  things,  therefore,  whatever  ye  may 
 will  that  men  may  be  doing  to  you,  so  also  do 
 to  them,  for  this  is  the  law  and  the  prophets. 
 
 ^^  '  Go  ye  in  through  the  strait  gate,  because 
 wide  js  the  gate,  and  broad  the  way  that  is 
 leading  to  the  destruction,  and  many  are  those 
 going  in  through  it ;  ^*  how  strait  is  the  gate, 
 and  compressed  the  way  that  is  leading  to  the 
 life,  and  few  are  those  finding  it ! 
 
 ^^ '  But,  take  heed  of  the  false  prophets, 
 who  come  unto  you  in  sheep's  clothing,  and 
 inwardly  are  ravening  wolves.  ^^From  their 
 fruits  ye  shall  know  them;  do  men  gather 
 from  thorns  grapes?  or  from  thistles  figs? 
 '^  so  every  good  tree  doth  yield  good  fruits, 
 but  the  bad  tree  doth  yield  evil  fruits.  ^^  A 
 good  tree  is  not  able  to  yield  evil  fruits,  nor 
 a  bad  tree  to  jdeld  good  fruits.  ^^  Every  tree 
 not  yielding  good  fruit  is  cut  down  and  is  cast 
 to  fire :  '-"  therefore  from  their  fruits  ye  shall 
 know  them. 
 
 -1 '  Not  every  one  who  is  sajang  to  me 
 Lord,  lord,  shall  come  into  the  reign  of  the 
 heavens;  but  he  who  is  doing  the  will  of 
 my  Father  who  is  in  the  heavens.  -"  Many 
 will  say  to  me  in  that  day.  Lord,  lord,  have 
 we  not  in  thy  name  prophesied?  and  in  thy 
 name  cast  out  demons?  and  in  thy  name 
 done  many  mighty  things?  "^  and  then  I  will 
 acknowledge  to  them,  that — I  never  knew 
 you,  depart  from  me  ye  who  are  working  law- 
 lessness. 
 
 -*  '  Therefore,  every  one  who  doth  hear  of 
 me  these  words,  and  doth  do  them,  I  will 
 liken  him  to  a  wise  man  who  built  his  house 
 upon  the  rock ;  "^  and  the  rain  did  descend, 
 and  the  streams  came,  and  the  winds  blew, 
 and  they  beat  on  that  house,  and  it  fell  not, 
 for  it  had  been  founded  on  the  rock. 
 
 ■'' '  And  every  one  who  is  hearing  of  me 
 these  words,  and  is  not  doing  them,  shall  be 
 likened  to  a  foolish  man  who  built  his  house 
 upon  the  sand ;  -^  and  the  rain  did  descend, 
 and  the  streams  came,  and  the  winds  blew, 
 and  they  beat  on  that  house,  and  it  fell,  and 
 its  fall  was  great.' 
 
 ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  ended 
 these  words,  the  multitudes  were  astonished 
 at  his  teaching,  -"  for  he  was  teaching  them 
 as  having  authority,  and  not  as  the  scribes. 
 
 V  III.  ^  AND  when  he  came  down  from  the 
 mount,  great  multitudes  did  follow  him,  -and 
 lo,  a  leper  having  come,  was  bowing  to  him, 
 
 saying,  '  Sir,  if  thou  art  willing,  thou  art  able 
 to  cleanse  me;'  ^and  having  stretched  forth 
 the  hand,  Jesus  touched  him,  saying,  '  I  will, 
 be  thou  cleansed,'  and  immediately  his  leprosy 
 was  cleansed. 
 
 *  And  Jesus  saith  to  him,  'See,  thou  mayest 
 tell  no  one,  but  go,  thyself  shew  to  the  priest, 
 and  bring  the  gift  that  Moses  commanded  for 
 a  testimony  to  them.' 
 
 ^  And  Jesus  having  entered  into  Capernaum, 
 there  came  to  him  a  centurion  calling  upon 
 him,  ®  and  saying,  '  Sir,  my  young  man  hath 
 been  laid  in  tne  house  a  paralytic,  fearfully 
 afflicted,'  ^  and  Jesus  saith  to  him,  '  I,  having 
 come,  will  heal  him.' 
 
 8  And  the  centurion  aniweriug  said,  '  Sir,  1 
 am  not  worthy  that  thou  mayest  enter  under 
 my  roof,  but  only  say  a  word,  and  my  servant 
 shall  be  healed;  ^  for  I  also  am  a  man  under 
 authority,  having  under  myself  soldiers,  and 
 
 I  say  to  this  one.  Go,  and  he  goeth,  and  to 
 another,  Be  coining,  and  he  cometh,  and  to 
 my  servant.  Do  this,  and  he  doth  it.' 
 
 J"  And  Jesus  having  heard,  did  wonder,  and 
 said  to  those  following,  '  Verily  I  say  to  you, 
 not  even  in  Israel  so  great  faith  have  1  found ; 
 
 II  and  I  say  to  you,  that  many  from  east  and 
 west  shall  come  and  recline  (at  meat)  with 
 Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  in  the  reign 
 of  the  heavens,  i^bxit  the  sons  of  the  reign 
 shall  be  cast  forth  to  the  outer  darkness- 
 there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  the  gnashing 
 of  the  teeth.' 
 
 i^And  Jesus  said  to  the  centurion,  'Go, 
 and  as  thou  didst  believe  let  it  be  to  thee ; ' 
 and  his  young  man  was  healed  in  that  hour. 
 
 ^*  And  Jesus  having  come  into  the  house  of 
 Peter,  saw  his  mother-in-law  laid,  and  fevered, 
 1*  and  he  touched  her  hand,  and  the  fever  left 
 her,  and  she  arose,  and  was  ministering  to  them. 
 
 i^And  evening  having  come,  they  brought 
 to  him  many  demoniacs,  and  he  did  cast  out 
 the  spirits  with  a  word,  and  did  heal  all  who 
 were  ill,  ^^  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  that  was 
 spoken  through  Isaiah  the  prophet,  saying, 
 'Himself  took  our  infirmities,  and  the  sick- 
 nesses he  did  bear.'_ 
 
 i*"  And  Jesus  ha\ang  seen  great  multitudes 
 about  him,  did  command  to  depart  to  the 
 other  side;  ^^and  a  certain  scnbe  having 
 come,  said  to  him,  '  Teacher,  I  will  follow 
 thee  wherever  thou  mayest  go ; '  ""  aud  Jesus 
 saith  to  him,  '  The  foxes  have  holes,  and  the 
 birds  of  the  heaven  places  of  rest,  but  the 
 Son  of  Man  hath  not  where  he  may  lay  the 
 head.' 
 
 ^1  And  another  of  his  disciples  said  to  him, 
 '  Sir,  permit  me  first  to  depart  and  to  bury 
 my  father; '  ^^  and  Jesus  said  to  him,  'Follow 
 me,  and  suffer  the  dead  to  bury  their  own 
 dead.' 
 
 "'  And  when  he  entered  into  the  boat  his 
 disciples  did  follow  him,  "*  and  lo,  a  great 
 tempest  arose  in  the  sea,  so  that  the  Doat 
 was  being  covered  by  the  waves,  but  he  was 
 sleeping,  ^  and  his  disciples  having  come  to 
 him,  awoke  him,  saying,  '  Sir,  save  us ;  we 
 are  iierishing.' 
 
 -*  And  he  saith  to  them,  '  Why  are  ye  fear- 
 ful, 0  ye  of  little  faith  ? '  Then  having  risen, 
 5 
 
Matthew  called. 
 
 viii.  27.— MATTHEW.— X.  1. 
 
 Ruler's  daughter  raised. 
 
 he  rebuked  the  winds  aud  the  sea,  and  there 
 was  a  great  calm  j  ''  aud  the  men  wondered, 
 sayinj::;,  'What  land— is  this,  that  even  the 
 wind  and  the  sea  do  obey  him  ? ' 
 
 ^  And  he  having  came  to  the  other  side,  to 
 the  region  of  the  Gergesenes,  there  met  nim 
 two  demoniacs,  coming  forth  out  of  the  tombs, 
 very  tierce,  so  that  no  one  was  able  to  pass 
 over  by  that  way,  '^^  and  lo,  they  cried  out, 
 aajang,  '  What— to  us  and  to  thee,  Jesus,  Son 
 of  God  ?  didst  thou  come  hither,  before  the 
 time,  to  afflict  us  ?' 
 
 ^*  And  there  was  far  off  from  them  a  herd 
 of  many  swine  feeding,  ^i  and  the  demons 
 were  calling  on  him,  saying,  '  If  thou  dost 
 cast  us  forth,  permit  us  to  go  away  to  the 
 herd  of  the  swine;'  ^^and  he  saith  to  them, 
 '  Go.'  And  having  come  forth,  they  went  to 
 the  herd  of  the  swine,  and  lo,  the  whole  herd 
 of  the  swine  rushed  down  the  steep,  to  the 
 sea,  and  died  in  the  waters,  ^^  and  those  feed- 
 ing did  flee,  and,  having  gone  to  the  city,  they 
 declared  all,  and  the  matter  of  the  demoniacs. 
 ^*  And  lo,  all  the  city  came  forth  to  meet 
 Jesus,  and  having  seen  him,  they  called  on 
 him  that  he  might  depart  from  their  borders. 
 
 IX.  ^  AJND  having  gone  to  the  boat,  he 
 passed  over,  and  came  to  his  own  city,  -  and 
 lo,  they  were  bringing  to  him  a  paralytic, 
 laid  upon  a  couch,  and  Jesos  having  seen  their 
 faith,  said  to  the  paralytic,  '  Be  of  good  cour- 
 age, child,  thy  sins  have  been  forgiven  thee.' 
 
 ^  And  lo,  certain  of  the  scribes  said  within 
 themselves,  'This  one  doth  speak  evil.'  *  And 
 Jesus,  having  known  their  thoughts,  said, 
 '  Why  think  ye  evil  in  your  hearts  ?  *  for 
 which  is  easier  ?  to  say.  The  sins  have  been 
 forgiven  to  thee ;  or  to  say,  Rise,  and  walk  ? 
 
 •^  '  But,  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of 
 Man  hath  power  upon  the  earth  to  forgive 
 sins— (then  saith  he  to  the  paralytic) — hav- 
 ing risen,  take  up  thy  couch,  and  go  to  thy 
 house.'  ^  And  he,  having  risen,  went  to  his 
 house,  ^  and  the  multitudes  having  seen,  wou- 
 dered,  and  glorified  God,  who  did  give  such 
 power  to  men. 
 
 ^  And  Jesus  passing  by  thence,  saw  a  man 
 sitting  at  the  tax-office,  named  Matthew,  and 
 saith  to  him,  '  Be  following  me,'  and  he,  hav- 
 ing risen,  did  follow  him. 
 
 ^'And  it  came  to  pass,  he  reclining  (at 
 meat)  in  the  house,  that  lo,  many  tax-gather- 
 ers and  sinners  having  come,  were  lying  (at 
 meat)  with  Jesus  aud  his  disciples,  "  and  the 
 Pharisees  having  seen,  said  to  his  disciples, 
 '  Wherefore  witli  the  tax-gatherers  and  sin- 
 ners doth  your  teacher  eat  ?' 
 
 1^  And  Jesus  having  heard,  said  to  them, 
 '  They  who  are  whole  have  no  need  of  a  phy- 
 sician, but  they  who  are  ill ;  ^^  but  having 
 gone,  learn  ye  what  is,  Kindness  1  will,  and 
 not  sacrifice,  for  I  did  not  come  to  call  righte- 
 ous men,  but  sinners,  to  reformation.' 
 
 "  'I'hen  come  to  him  do  tlie  disciples  of  ' 
 John,    saying,  'Wherefore  do  we    and    the 
 Pharisees  fast  much,  and  thy  discijjles  fast 
 not?' 
 
 "  Aud  Jesus  said  to  them,  '  Can  the  sons  of 
 the  bride-chamber   mourn,    so   long  as  the 
 bride-groom  is  with  them?  but  days  shall 
 6 
 
 come  when  the  bride-groom  may  be  taken 
 from  them,  and  then  they  shall  fast. 
 
 i** '  And  no  one  doth  put  a  patch  of  un- 
 dressed cloth  on  an  old  garment,  for  its  filling 
 up  doth  take  from  the  garment,  and  a  worse 
 rent  is  made. 
 
 1/  '  Nor  do  they  put  new  wine  into  old 
 skins,  and  if  nofi— the  skins  burst,  and  the 
 wine  doth  run  out,  and  the  skins  are  de- 
 stroyed, but  they  put  new  wine  into  new 
 skins,  and  both  are  preserved  together.' 
 
 18  While  he  is  speaking  these  things  to 
 them,  lo,  a  ruler  having  come,  was  bowing 
 to  him,  saying  that  '  My  daughter  just  now 
 died,  but,  having  come,  lay  thy  hand  upon 
 her,  and  she  shall  hve.' 
 
 -^  And  Jesus  having  risen,  did  follow  him, 
 also  hia  disciples,  '*  and  lo,  a  woman  hav- 
 ing an  issue  of  blood  twelve  years,  having 
 come  to  him  behind,  did  touch  the  fringe  of 
 his  garments,  ^'for  she  said  within  herself, 
 '  If  only  I  may  touch  his  garment,  I  shall 
 be  saved.'  ^'■^  And  Jesus  having  turned  about, 
 and  having  seen  her,  said,  '  Be  of  good 
 courage,  daughter,  thy  faith  hath  saved  thee,' 
 and  the  woman  was  saved  from  that  hour. 
 
 ^^  And  Jesus  having  come  to  the  house 
 of  the  ruler,  and  having  seen  the  minstrels 
 and  the  multitude  making  tumult,  ^  he  saith 
 to  them,  '  Withdraw,  for  the  damsel  did  not 
 die,  but  doth  sleep,'  and  they  were  deriding 
 him ;  ^*  but,  when  the  multitude  was  put 
 forth,  having  gone  in,  he  took  hold  of  ner 
 handj  and  the  damsel  arose,  ^  and  the  fame 
 of  this  went  forth  to  aU  the  land. 
 
 ^  And  Jesus  passing  on  thence,  two  blind 
 men  followed  hini,  calling  and  saying,  '  Deal 
 kindly  with  us,  Sor  of  David.'  ^And  he 
 having  come  to  the  house,  the  blind  men 
 came  to  him,  and  Jesus  saith  to  them,  '  Be- 
 lieve ye  that  I  am  able  to  do  this?'  They 
 say  to  him,  '  Yes,  sir.' 
 
 -3  Then  touched  he  their  eyes,  saying,  '  Ac- 
 cording to  your  faith  let  it  be  to  you,  =*<•  and 
 their  eyes  were  opened,  and  Jesus  strictly 
 charged  them,  saying,  '  See,  let  no  one  know  • ' 
 3^  but  thev,  having  gone  forth,  did  spread  his 
 fame  in  all  that  land. 
 
 ^''And  as  they  are  coming  forth,  lo,  they 
 brought  to  him  a  man  dumb,  a  demoniac, 
 33  and  the  demon  ha\'ing  been  cast  out,  the 
 dumb  spake,  and  the  miutitude  did  wonder, 
 saying  that  '  It  was  never  so  seen  in  Israel : ' 
 ^^  but  the  Pharisees  said,  '  By  the  ruler  of  the 
 demons  he  doth  cast  out  the  demons.' 
 
 ^''And  Jesus  was  going  up  and  down  all 
 the  cities  and  the  \'illage3,  teaching  in  their 
 synagogues,  and  proclaiming  the  good  news 
 of  the  reign,  and  healing  every  sickness  aud 
 every  malady  among  the  people. 
 
 **  And  having  seen  the  multitudes,  he  was 
 moved  with  com])assion  for  them,  that  they 
 were  faint  and  cast  aside,  as  sheep  not  hav- 
 ing a  shenherd,  '^~  then  saith  he  to  his  dis- 
 ciples, '  Tne  han'cst  indeed  is  abundant,  but 
 the  workmen  few;  ^^ beseech  ye  therefore  tlio 
 Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  he  may  put  forth 
 workmen  to  His  harvest' 
 
 X.  ^  AND  having  called  to  hmi  his  tWfllT* 
 
Mission  of  the  tioelvi:. 
 
 X.  2.— MATTHEW.— XI.  8. 
 
 Comfort  in  persecution. 
 
 disciples,  lie  gave  to  them  power  over  unclean 
 spirits,  so  as  to  be  casting  them  out,  and  to  be 
 healing  every  sickness,  and  every  malady. 
 
 '•'And  of  the  tvrelve  apostles  the  names  are 
 these :  first,  Simon,  who  is  called  Peter,  and 
 Andrew  his  brother;  James  of  Zebedee,  and 
 John  his  brother;  ^  Philip,  and  Bartholomew; 
 Thomas,  and  Matthew  the  tax-gatherer ; 
 James  of  Alpheus,  and  Lebbeus  who  was 
 surnamed  Thaddeus ;  *  Simon  the  Cananite, 
 and  Judas  Iscariot,  who  did  also  deliver  him 
 up. 
 
 ®  These  twelve  did  Jesus  send  forth,  having 
 jfiven  command  to  them,  saying,  'To  the 
 vvay  of  the  nations  go  not  away,  and  into  a 
 city  of  the  Samaritans  go  not  in,  "^  and  be  going 
 rather  unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the  house  of 
 Israel. 
 
 I  *  And,  going  on,  proclaim  saying  that,  the 
 reign  of  the  heavens  nath  come  nigh ;  ^  infirm 
 ones  be  healing,  lepers  be  cleansing,  dead  be 
 raising,  demons  be  casting  out — freely  ye  did 
 receive,  freely  give. 
 
 8  '  Provide  not  gold,  nor  sUver,  nor  brass  in 
 your  girdles,  i*  no  scrip  for  the  way,  nor  two 
 coats,  nor  sandals,  nor  staff — for  the  workman 
 is  worthy  of  his  noiu-ishment. 
 
 ^1  '  And  into  whatever  city  or  village  ye  may 
 inter,  inquire  ye  who  in  it  is  worthy,  and 
 there  abide,  till  ye  may  go  forth.  ^'^  And 
 coming  to  the  house  salute  it,  '^  and  if  indeed 
 the  house  be  worthy,  let  your  peace  come  up- 
 on it ;  and  if  it  be  not  worthy,  let  your  peace 
 turn  back  to  you. 
 
 1^ '  And  whoever  may  not  receive  you  nor 
 hear  your  words,  coming  forth  from  that  house 
 or  city,  shake  off  the  dust  of  your  feet,  ^*  verily 
 I  say  to  you,  It  shall  be  more  tolerable  for 
 the  land  of  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  in  the  day 
 of  judgment  than  for  that  city. 
 
 '  ^®  '  Lo,  I  do  send  you  forth  as  sheep  in  the 
 midst  of  wolves  J  be  ye  therefore  wise  as  the 
 serpents,  and  simple  as  the  doves.  ^  And, 
 take  ye  heed  of  men,  for  they  will  give  you 
 up  to  sanhedrims,  and  in  their  synagogues 
 they  will  scourge  you,  ^^and  before  governors 
 and  kings  ye  shall  be  brought  for  my  sake, 
 for  a  testimony  to  them  and  to  the  nations. 
 
 ^*  '  And  whenever  they  may  deliver  you  up, 
 be  not  anxious  how  or  what  ye  may  speak, 
 for  it  shall  be  given  you  in  that  hour  what  ye 
 shall  speak  J  '^"^for  ye  are  not  the  speakers, 
 but  the  Spirit  of  your  Father  that  is  speaking 
 in  you. 
 
 ^'^ '  And  brother  shall  deliver  up  brother  to 
 death,  and  father  child,  andchildrenshallrise 
 up  against  i^arents,  and  shall  put  them  to  death, 
 *^  and  ye  shall  be  hated  by  all  because  of  my 
 name,  but  he  who  hath  endured  to  the  end, 
 he  shall  be  saved. 
 
 ^  '  And  whenever  they  may  persecute  you 
 in  this  city,  tlee  to  the  other,  for  verily  I  say 
 to  you,  ye  may  not  have  completed  the  cities 
 of  Israel  till  the  Son  of  Man  may  come. 
 
 ^  '  A  disciple  is  not  above  the  teacher,  nor 
 a  servant  above  his  lord ;  ^  sufficient  to  the 
 disciple  that  he  may  be  as  his  teacher,  and 
 the  servant  as  his  lord ;  if  the  master  of  the 
 house  they  did  call  Beelzeboul,  how  much 
 more  those  of  his  household? 
 
 "^  *  Ye  may  not,  therefore,  fear  them,  for 
 there  is  nothmj;  covered,  that  shall  not  be  re- 
 vealed, and  hid.  that  shall  not  be  known; 
 "J  that  which  I  tell  you  in  the  darkness,  speak 
 in  the  light,  and  that  which  you  hear  at  the 
 ear,  proclaim  on  the  house-tops. 
 
 -8  '  And  be  not  afraid  of  tnose  killing  the 
 body,  and  are  not  able  to  kill  the  soul,  but 
 fear  rather  Hina  who  is  able  both  soul  and 
 body  to  destroy  in  gehenna. 
 
 ^  'Are  not  two  sparrows  sold  for  an  assar? 
 and  one  of  them  shall  not  fall  on  the  ground 
 without  your  Father;  ^Oand  of  you— even  the 
 hairs  of  the  head  are  aU  numbered;  '^^  be  not 
 therefore  afraid,  than  many  sparrows  ye  are 
 better. 
 
 32  <■  Every  one,  therefore,  who  shall  confess 
 in  me  before  men,  I  also  will  confess  in 
 him  before  my  Father  who  is  in  the  heavens ; 
 ^^and  whoever  shall  deny  me  before  men, 
 I  also  wiU  deny  him  before  my  Father  who  is 
 in  the  heavens. 
 
 ^  '  Ye  may  not  suppose  that  I  came  to  put 
 peace  on  the  earth ;  I  did  not  come  to  put 
 peace,  but  a  sword ;  ^^  for  I  came  to  set  a 
 man  at  variance  against  his  father,  and  a 
 daughter  against  her  mother,  and  a  daugh- 
 ter-in-law against  her  mother-in-law,  ^^and 
 the  enemies  of  a  man  are  those  of  his  house- 
 hold. 
 
 ^^  '  He  who  is  loving  father  or  mother  above 
 me,  is  not  worthy  of  me,  and  he  who  is  loving 
 son  or  daughter  above  me,  is  not  worthy 
 of  me,  ^and  whoever  doth  not  receive  his 
 cross  and  follow  after  me,  is  not  worthy  of 
 me. 
 
 ^^  '  He  who  found  his  life  shall  lose  it,  and 
 he  who  lost  his  life  for  my  sake  shall  find  it. 
 
 **  '  He  who  is  receiving  you  doth  receive  me, 
 and  he  who  is  receiving  me  doth  receive  Him 
 who  sent  me,  *^  he  who  is  receiving  a  pro- 
 phet in  the  name  of  a  prophet,  shall  receive  a 
 prophet's  reward,  and  he  who  is  receiving  a 
 righteous  man  in  the  name  of  a  righteous 
 man,  shall  receive  a  righteous  man's  reward, 
 *'  and  whoever  may  give  to  drink  to  one  of 
 these  little  ones  a  cup  of  cold  water  only  in 
 the  name  of  a  disciple,  verily  I  say  to  you,  he 
 may  not  lose  his  reward.' 
 
 XI.  ^  ANI)  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus 
 ended  directing  his  twelve  disciples,  he  de- 
 parted thence  to  teach  and  to  preach  in  their 
 cities. 
 
 -  And  John  having  heard  in  the  prison  the 
 works  of  the  Christ,  having  sent  two  of  hia 
 disciples,  ^  said  to  him,  '  Art  thou  He  who  is 
 coming,  or  for  another  do  we  look?' 
 
 ■*  And  Jesus  answering  said  to  them,  '  Hav- 
 ing gone,  declare  to  John  the  things  that  ye 
 hear  and  see,  ^  blind  receive  sight,  and 
 lame  walk,  lepers  are  cleansed,  and  deaf  hear, 
 dead  are  raised,  and  poor  have  good  news 
 proclaimed,  ^  and  happy  is  he  who  may  not 
 be  stumbled  in  me.' 
 
 '  And  as  they  are  going.  Jesus  began  to  say 
 to  the  multitudes  concerning  John,  'What 
 went  ye  out  to  the  wilderness  to  view? — a 
 reed  shaken  by  the  wind  ? 
 
 '  *  But  what  went  ye  out  to  see  ? — a  man 
 7 
 
Ciii-ist^s  testimony  to  John. 
 
 XI.  9. -MATTHEW.— XII.  27. 
 
 i'harite.fs  refuted. 
 
 clothed  in  soft  garments?  lo,  those  wearing 
 the  soft  things  are  in  the  kings'  houses. 
 
 ^  '  But  what  went  ye  out  to  see  ?— a  pro- 
 phet ?  yes,  I  say  to  you,  and  more  than  a 
 Erophet,  i"for  tiiis  is  he  of  whom  it  hath 
 eeu  written,  Lo,  I  do  send  My  messenger 
 before  thy  face,  who  shall  prepare  thy  way 
 before  thee,  i' "Verily  I  say  to  you,  there 
 hath  not  risen,  among  those  born  of  women, 
 a  greater  than  John  the  Baptist,  but  he  who 
 is  least  in  the  reign  of  the  heavens  is  greater 
 than  he. 
 
 12  •  And,  from  the  days  of  John  the  Bap- 
 tist till  now,  the  reign  of  the  heavens  do£h 
 suffer  violence,  and  violent  men  do  take  it 
 by  force,  ^^  for  all  the  prophets  and  the  law 
 till  John  did  projjhesy,  "and  if  ye  are  willing 
 to  receive  it,\e  is  Elijah  who  was  about  to 
 come ;  i'  he  who  is  having  ears  to  hear — let 
 him  hear. 
 
 16  '  And  to  what  shall  I  liken  this  genera- 
 tion? it  is  like  little  children  in  market-places, 
 sitting  and  calling  to  their  comrades,  ^^  and 
 saying.  We  piped  unto  you,  and  ye  did  not 
 dance,  we  lamented  to  you,  and  ye  did  not 
 smite  the  breast. 
 
 18  '  For  John  came  neither  eating  nor  drink- 
 ing, and  they  say.  He  hath  a  demon  ;  i^  the 
 Son  of  Man  came  eating  and  drinking,  and 
 they  say,  Lo,  a  man,  a  glutton,  and  a  wine- 
 drinker,  a  friend  of  tax-gatlierera  and  sin- 
 ners, and  wisdom  was  justified  of  her  chil- 
 dren.' 
 
 ""  Then  be^an  he  to  reproach  the  cities  in 
 which  were  done  most  of  his  mighty  works, 
 because  they  did  not  reform. 
 
 ^1  '  Wo  to  theCj  Chorazin !  wo  to  thee,  Beth- 
 saida !  because,  if  in  Tyre  and  Sidon  had  been 
 done  the  mighty  works  that  were  done  in 
 you,  long  ago  in  sackcloth  and  ashes  they  had 
 reformed ;  ^^  but  I  say  to  you,  to  Tyre  and 
 Sidon  it  shall  be  more  tolerable  in  a  day  of 
 judgment  than  for  you. 
 
 -3  '  And  thou,  Capernaum,  which  unto  the 
 heaven  wast  exalted,  imto  hades  shalt  be 
 brought  down,  because  if  in  Sodom  had  been 
 done  the  mighty  works  that  were  done  in 
 thee,  it  had  remained  unto  this  day;  -*but 
 I  say  to  you,  to  the  land  of  Sodom  it  shall 
 be  more  tolerable  in  a  day  of  judgment  than 
 to  thee.' 
 
 ^  At  that  time  Jesus  answering  said,  'I  do 
 confess  to  Thee,  Father,  Lord  of  the  heavens 
 and  of  the  earth,  that  thou  didst  hide  these 
 things  from  wise  and  understanding  ones,  and 
 didst  reveal  them  to  babes.  -*'Yes,  Father, 
 because  so  it  was  good  pleasure  before  Thee. 
 
 -''  '  All  things  were  delivered  to  me  by  my 
 Father,  and  none  doth  know  the  Son,  except 
 the  Father,  nor  doth  any  know  the  Fatlier, 
 except  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom  the  Sou  may 
 wish  to  reveal  Him. 
 
 '■^  '  Come  unto  me,  all  ye  labouring  and  bur- 
 dened ones,  and  I  will  give  you  rest,  ^  take 
 up  my  yoke  upon  you,  and  learn  from  me, 
 because  I  am  meek  and  humble  in  lieart,  and 
 ye  shall  find  rest  to  your  souls,  =*"  for  my  yoke 
 is  easy,  and  my  burden  is  light.' 
 
 XIL  ^AT  that  time  did  Jesus  go  on  the 
 8 
 
 sabbaths  through  the  corn,  and  his  disciples 
 were  hungry,  and  they  began  to  pluck  ears, 
 and  to  eat,  -  and  the  Pharisees  having  seen, 
 said  to  him,  '  Lo,  thy  disciples  do  that  which 
 it  is  not  lawful  to  do  on  a  sabbath.' 
 
 ^  And  he  said  to  them,  '  Did  ye  not  read 
 what  David  did,  when  he  was  hungry,  him- 
 self and  those  with  him — *  how  he  went  into 
 the  house  of  God,  and  the  loaves  of  the  pre- 
 sentation did  eat,  which  it  was  not  lawfiu  to 
 him  to  eat,  nor  to  those  with  him,  except  to 
 the  priests  alone? 
 
 ^  '  Or  did  ye  not  read  in  the  Law,  that  on 
 the  sabbaths  the  priests  in  the  temple  do  pro- 
 fane the  sabbath,  and  are  blameless?  'and 
 I  say  to  you,  that  a  greater  than  the  teniple 
 is  here ;  ^  and  if  ye  had  known  what  is :  Kind- 
 ness I  will,  and  not  sacrifice — ye  had  not  con- 
 demned the  blameless,  ^  for  the  son  of  man  is 
 lord  even  of  the  sabbath.' 
 
 8  And  having  departed  thence,  he  went  to 
 their  synagogue,  i"  and  lo,  there  was  a  man 
 having  the  hand  withered,  and  they  ques- 
 tioned him,  saying,  '  Is  it  lawful  to  lieal 
 on  the  sabbaths?'  that  they  might  accuse 
 him. 
 
 "  And  he  said  to  them,  '  What  man  shall 
 be  of  you,  who  shall  have  one  sheep,  and  if 
 this  may  fall  on  the  sabbaths  into  a  ditch, 
 will  not  lay  hold  on  it  and  raise  it?  ^^  How 
 much  better,  therefore,  is  a  man  than  a  sheep? 
 — so  that  it  is  lawful  on  the  sabbaths  to  do 
 good.'  13  Then  saith  he  to  the  man,  '  Stretch 
 forth  thy  hand,'  and  he  stretched  i(  forth,  and 
 it  was  restored  whole  as  the  other. 
 
 1''  And  the  Pharisees  haying  gone  forth,  held 
 a  consultation  against  him,  how  they  might 
 destroy  him,  i^andJesus  having  known,  with- 
 drew thence,  and  there  followed  him  great 
 multitudes,  and  he  healed  them  all,  i'  and  did 
 charge  them  that  they  might  not  make  him 
 manifest,  '^  that  it  might  be  fulfiled  that  was 
 spoken  through  Isaiah  the  prophet,  saying, 
 ■8  '  Lo,  My  servant,  whom  I  did  chose.  My  be- 
 loved, in  whom  My  soul  did  delight,  I  will 
 put  My  Spirit  upon  him,  and  judgment  to  the 
 nations  he  shall  declare,  i^  he  shall  not  strive 
 nor  cry,  nor  shall  any  hear  in  the  broad  places 
 his  voice,  '^"a  bruised  reed  he  shall  not  break, 
 and  smoking  Hax  he  shall  not  quench,  till  he 
 may  put  forth  judgment  to  victory,  "i  and  in 
 his  name  shall  nations  hope. ' 
 
 2- Then  was  brought  to  him  a  demoniac, 
 blind  and  dumb,  and  he  healed  him,  so  that 
 the  blind  and  dumb  both  spake  and  saw. 
 -•^And  all  the  multitudes  were  amazed,  and 
 said,  'Is  this  the  Son  of  David?'  -•'but  the 
 Pharisees  having  heard,  said,  '  This  one  doth 
 not  cast  out  demons,  except  by  Beelzeboid, 
 ruler  of  the  demons. ' 
 
 ^  And  Jesus,  knowing  their  thoughts,  said 
 to  them,  'Every  kingdom  having  been  divided 
 against  itself  is  desolated,  and  no  city  or 
 house  liaving  been  divided  against  itself,  doth 
 stand,  ^''and  if  the  Adversary  doth  cast  out 
 the  Adversary,  afjainsthimselt  hewas  divided, 
 how  then  doth  his  kingdom  stand? 
 
 ^  '  And  if  I,  by  Beelzeboid,  do  cast  out  the 
 
Pharisees  wish  a  sign. 
 
 XII.  28.— MATTHEW.— xin.  20. 
 
 hitention  of  similes. 
 
 demons,  your  sons— by  whom  do  they  cast 
 out?  because  of  this  they — they  shall  be  your 
 judges. 
 
 "8 '  But  if  1,  by  the  Spirit  of  God,  do  cast 
 out  the  demons,  then  come  already  unto  you 
 did  the  reign  of  God. 
 
 ^  '  Or  how  is  one  able  to  go  into  the  house 
 of  the  strong  man,  and  to  plunder  his  goods, 
 if  first  he  may  not  bind  the  strong  man?  and 
 then  his  house  he  will  plunder. 
 
 ^"'He  who  is  not  with  me  is  against  me, 
 and  he  who  is  not  gathering  with  me,  doth 
 scatter.  ^^  Because  of  this  I  say  to  you,  all 
 sin  and  evil  speaking  shall  be  for^ven  to  men, 
 but  the  evil  speaking  of  the  Spirit  shall  not 
 be  forgiven  to  men.  32^q(J  whoever  mav 
 speak  a  word  against  the  Son  of  Man  it  shall 
 be  forgiven  to  nim,  but  whoever  may  si)eak 
 against  the  Holy  Spirit,  it  shall  not  be  forgiven 
 him,  neither  in  this  age,  nor  in  that  which  is 
 coming. 
 
 ^ '  Either  make  the  tree  good,  and  its  fruit 
 good,  or  make  the  tree  bad.  and  its  fruit  bad, 
 for  from  the  fruit  is  the  tree  known. 
 
 3< '  Brood  of  vipers  !  how  are  ye  able  to 
 speak  good  things — being  evil?  for  out  of  the 
 abundance  of  the  heart  doth  the  mouth  speak. 
 ^  The  good  man  out  of  the  good  treasure  of 
 the  heart  doth  put  forth  the  good  things,  and 
 the  evil  man  out  of  the  evil  treasure  doth  put 
 forth  evil  things. 
 
 ^®  '  And  I  say  to  you,  that  every  idle  word 
 that  men  may  speak,  they  shall  give  for  it  a 
 reckoning  in  a  day  of  judgment:  ^^for  from 
 thy  words  thou  shalt  be  declared  righteous, 
 and  from  thy  words  thou  shalt  be  declared 
 unrighteous.' 
 
 '8  Then  answered  certain  of  the  scribes  and 
 Pharisees,  saying,  '  Teacher,  we  will  to  see  a 
 sign  from  thee.'  39^u,j  j^e  answering  said  to 
 them,  'A  generation,  evil  and  adulterous, 
 doth  seek  a  sign,  and  a  sign  shall  not  be  given 
 to  it,  except  the  sign  of  Jonah  the  prophet ; 
 ■•"  for,  as  J  onah  was  in  the  belly  of  the  fish 
 three  days  and  three  nights,  so  shall  the  Son 
 of  Man  be  in  the  lieart  of  the  earth  three  days 
 and  three  nights. 
 
 ^^ '  Men  of  Nineveh  shall  stand  up  in  the 
 judgment  with  this  generation,  and  shall  con- 
 demn it.  for  they  reformed  at  the  proclama- 
 tion of  Jonah,  and  lo,  a  greater  than  Jonah 
 here! 
 
 ^ '  A  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up  in  the 
 judgment  with  this  generation,  and  shall  con- 
 demn it,  for  she  came  from  the  ends  of  the 
 earth  to  hear  the  wisdom  of  Solomon,  and  lo, 
 a  greater  than  Solomon  here  1 
 
 ^  '  And,  when  the  unclean  spirit  may  go 
 forth  from  the  man,  it  doth  walk  through 
 dry  places  seeking  rest,  and  doth  not  find ; 
 **  then  it  saith,  I  will  turn  back  to  my  house 
 whence  I  came  forth;  and  having  come,  it 
 findeth  it  unoccupied,  swept,  and  adorned: 
 ^^  then  doth  it  go,  and  take  with  itself  seven 
 other  spirits  more  evil  than  itseK,  and  hav- 
 ing gone  in  they  dwell  there,  and  the  last  of 
 that  man  doth  become  worse  than  the  first; 
 so  shall  it  be  also  to  this  evil  generation.' 
 
 ^^And  wliile  he  was  yet  speaking  to  the 
 multitudes,  lo,  his  mother  and  brethren  had 
 
 stood  without,  seeking  to  speak  to  him,  ^''and 
 one  said  to  him,  '  Lo,  thy  mother  and  thy 
 brethren  do  stand  without,  seeking  to  speak 
 to  thee.' 
 
 *8  And  he  answering  said  to  him  who  spake 
 to  him,  '  Who  is  my  mother  ?  and  who  are 
 iny  brethren?'  ^  And  having  stretched  forth 
 his  hand  toward  his  disciples,  he  said,  '  Lo, 
 my  mother  and  my  brethren !  '*'  for  whoever 
 may  do  the  will  of  my  Father  who  is  in  the 
 heavens,  he  is  my  brother,  and  sister,  and 
 mother.' 
 
 XIII.  ^  AND  in  that  day  Jesus,  having  gone 
 forth  from  the  house,  was  sitting  by  the  sea, 
 ^  and  gathered  together  unto  him  were  many 
 multitudes,  so  that  he  having  gone  into  the 
 boat  did  sit  down,  and  all  the  midtitude  on  the 
 beach  did  stand,  ^and  he  spake  to  them  many 
 things  in  similes,  saying: 
 
 '  Lo,  the  sower  went  forth  to  sow,  *  and  in 
 his  sowing,  some  indeed  feU  by  the  way.  and 
 the  fowls  did  come  and  devour  them,  ^and 
 others  fell  upon  the  rocky  places,  where  they 
 had  not  mifth  earth,  and  immediately  they 
 sprang  forth,  through  not  having  depth  of 
 earth,  ^  and  the  sun  having  risen  they  were 
 scorched,  and  through  not  having  root,  they 
 withered,  ^and  others  fell  upon  the  thorns, 
 and  the  thorns  did  come  up  and  choke  them, 
 8  and  others  feU  upon  the  good  groimd,  and 
 were  giving  fruit,  some  indeed  a  hundred-fold, 
 and  some  sixty,  and  some  thirty.  *  He  who 
 is  having  ears  to  hear — let  him  hear.' 
 
 1"  And  the  disciples  having  come  near,  said 
 to  him,  '  Wherefore  in  similes  dost  thou  speak 
 to  them?'  "  And  he  answering  said  to  them 
 that — 'To  you  it  hath  been  given  to  know 
 the  secrets  of  the  reign  of  the  heavens,  and 
 to  these  it  hath  not  been  given,  ^-  for  whoever 
 hath,  it  shall  be  given  to  him,  and  he  shall 
 have  over-abundance,  and  whoever  hath  not, 
 even  that  which  he  hath  shall  be  taken  from 
 him. 
 
 1^  '  Because  of  this,  in  similes  do  I  speak  to 
 them,  because  seeing  they  do  not  see,  and  hear- 
 ing they  do  not  hear,  nor  understand,  ^*  and 
 fiutiUed  on  them  is  the  prophecy  of  Isaiah, 
 that  saith.  With  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and 
 ye  shall  not  understand,  and  seeing  ye  shall 
 see,  and  ye  shall  not  perceive,  ^*for  made 
 gross  was  the  heart  of  tnis  people,  and  with 
 the  ears  they  heard  heavily,  and  their  eyes 
 they  did  close,  lest  they  might  see  with  the 
 eyes,  and  with  the  ears  might  hear,  and  with 
 the  heart  imderstand,  and  turn  back,  and  I 
 might  heal  them. 
 
 1^  '  And  happy  are  your  eyes  because  they 
 see,  and  your  ears  because  they  hear,  i^for 
 verily  I  say  to  you,  that  many  prophets  and 
 righteous  men  did  desire  to  see  that  which 
 ye  look  on,  and  they  did  not  see,  and  to  hear 
 that  which  ye  hear,  and  they  did  not  hear. 
 
 '*  '  Ye,  therefore,  hear  ye  the  simile  of  the 
 sower :  ^^  Every  one  hearing  the  word  of  the 
 reign,  and  not  understanding — the  evil  one 
 doth  come,  and  doth  catch  that  which  hath 
 been  sown  in  his  heart ;  this  is  that  sown  by 
 the  way. 
 
 -"  'And  that  sown  on  the  rocky  places,  this 
 is  he  who  is  hearing  the  word,  and  immedi 
 9 
 
Christ  preaches  in  similes.         xiii.  21.— MATTHEW. — xiv.  6.      Despised  in,  his  own  country. 
 
 ately  with  joy  is  receiving  it,  -^  and  he  hath 
 not  root  in  himself,  but  is  temporary,  and 
 persecution  or  tribulation  having  happened  be- 
 cause of  the  word,  immediately  he  is  stumbled. 
 
 -^  '  And  that  sown  toward  the  thorns,  this 
 is  he  who  is  hearing  the  word,  and  the  anxiety 
 of  this  age,  and  the  deceitfulness  of  the  riches, 
 do  choke  the  word,  and  it  becometh  unfruitful 
 
 "^  'And  that  sown  on  the  good  ground:  this 
 is  he  who  is  hearing  the  word,  and  is  imder- 
 standing,  wlio  indeed  doth  bear  fruit,  and 
 doth  make,  some  indeed  a  hundredfold,  and 
 some  sixty,  and  some  thirty.' 
 
 "^  Another  simile  he  set  before  them,  say- 
 ing :  '  The  reign  of  the  heavens  was  lilieued  to 
 a  man  sowing  good  seed  in  his  field,  ^^  and, 
 while  men  are  sleeping,  his  enemy  came 
 and  sowed  darnel  in  the  midst  of  the  wheat, 
 and  went  away,  -^  and  when  the  herb  sprang 
 up,  and  yielded  fruit,  then  appeared  also  the 
 darneL 
 
 ^  'And  the  servants  of  the  householder, 
 having  come  near,  said  to  him.  Sir,  good 
 seed  didst  thou  not  sow  in  thy  field  ?  whence 
 then  hath  it  the  darnel?  '-^^  And  he  saith  to 
 them,  A  man,  an  enemy,  did  this;  and  the 
 servants  said  to  him,  Wilt  thou,  then,  that 
 having  gone  away  we  may  gather  it  uj)  ? 
 
 '^*  '  And  he  said,  No^  lest — gathering  up  the 
 darnel — ye  root  up  with  it  the  wheat,  3"  suf- 
 fer both  to  grow  together  till  the  harvest,  and 
 in  the  time  of  the  harvest  I  will  say  to  the 
 reapers.  Gather  up  first  the  darnel,  and  bind 
 it  in  bundles,  to  burn  it,  and  the  wheat  gather 
 up  into  my  storehouse.' 
 
 *'  Another  simile  he  set  before  them,  say- 
 ing:  '  The  reign  of  the  heavens  is  like  to  a 
 grain  of  mustard,  which  a  man  having  taken, 
 did  sow  in  his  field,  ^ -  which  less,  indeed,  is 
 than  all  the  seeds,  but  when  it  maybe  grown, 
 is  greatest  of  the  herbs,  and  becometh  a  tree, 
 so  that  tlie  birds  of  the  heaven  do  come  and 
 rest  in  its  branches.' 
 
 ^^  Another  simile  spake  he  to  them:  'The 
 reign  of  the  heavens  is  like  to  leaven,  which 
 a  woman  having  taken,  hid  in  three  measures 
 of  meal,  till  the  whole  was  leavened.' 
 
 ^  All  these  things  spake  Jesus  in  similes  to 
 the  multitudes,  and  without  a  simile  he  was 
 not  speaking  to  them,  ^^  that  it  might  be  ful- 
 filled that  was  spoken  through  the  prophet, 
 saying,  '  I  wiU  open  in  similes  my  mouth,  I 
 will  utter  things  liaving  been  hidden  from  the 
 foundation  of  the  world.' 
 
 3"  Then  ha\nng  let  away  the  multitudes, 
 Jesus  came  to  the  house,  and  his  disciples 
 came  near  to  him,  sajang,  'Exi)laiu  to  us  the 
 simile  of  the  darnel  of  the  field.' 
 
 *' And  he  answering  said  to  them,  'He who 
 ia  sowing  the  good  sued  is  the  Son  of  Man, 
 "*  and  the  field  is  the  world,  and  the  good  seed, 
 these  are  the  sons  of  the  reign,  and  the  darnel 
 are  the  sous  of  the  evil  one,  ^''  and  the  enemy 
 who  sowed  them  is  the  devil,  and  the  harvest 
 is  a  full  end  of  the  age,  and  the  reapers  are 
 messengers. 
 
 ***  'As,  then,  the  darnel  is  gathered  up, 
 and  is  bui'ucd  with  fire,  so  shall  it  be  in  ttte 
 10 
 
 full  end  of  this  age,  *'  the  Son  of  Man  shall 
 send  forth  his  messengers,  and  they  shall 
 gather  up  out  of  his  kingdom  all  the  stumbling- 
 blocks,  and  those  doing  the  uulawlessness, 
 *-_  and  shall  cast  them  to  the  furnace  of  the 
 fire;  there  shall  be  the  weeijing  and  the  gnash- 
 ing of  the  teeth. 
 
 ^^  '  Then  shall  the  righteous  shine  forth  as 
 the  sun  in  the  reign  of  their  Father.  He  who 
 is  having  ears  to  ear — let  him  hear. 
 
 ^  '  Again,  the  reign  of  the  heavens  is  like  to 
 treasure  hid  in  the  Held,  which  a  man  hav- 
 ing foimd  did  hide,  and  from  his  joy  goeth, 
 and  all,  as  much  as  he  hath,  he  selleth,  and 
 buyeth  that  field. 
 
 '^ '  Again,  the  reign  of  the  heavens  is  like  to 
 a  man,  a  merchant,  seeking  goodly  pearls, 
 '*''  who  having  foimd  one  pearl  of  great  price, 
 having  gone  away,  hath  sold  all,  as  nniuh  as 
 he  had,  and  bought  it. 
 
 *^ '  Again,  the  reign  of  the  heavens  is  like  to 
 a  net  that  was  cast  into  the  sea,  and  did  gather 
 together  of  every  kind,  •*"  which,  when  it  was 
 filled,  having  drawn  up  again  upon  the  beach, 
 and  having  sat  down,  they  gathered  the  good 
 into  vessels,  and  the  bad  they  did  cast  out, 
 ""^  so  shall  it  be  in  the  full  end  of  the  age,  the 
 messengers  shall  come  forth  and  separate  the 
 evil  out  of  the  midst  of  the  righteous,  ^"  and 
 shall  cast  them  to  the  furnace  of  the  fire, 
 there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  the  gnashing 
 of  the  teeth.' 
 
 ^1  Jesus  saith  to  them,  '  Did  ye  understand 
 all  these?'  They  say  to  him,  'Yes,  sir.'  ^-And 
 he  said  to  them,  'Because  of  this  every  scribe 
 having  been  discipled  in  regard  to  the  reign  of 
 the  heavens,  is  like  to  a  man,  a  householder, 
 who  doth  bring  forth  out  of  his  treasure  thing? 
 new  and  old.' 
 
 ^■*  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus  finished 
 these  similes,  he  removed  thence,  ^-"and  hav- 
 ing come  to  his  own  country,  he  was  teaching 
 them  in  their  synagogue,  so  that  they  were 
 astonished,  and  were  saying,  '  Whence  to  this 
 one  this  wisdom  and  the  mighty  works  ?  "  is 
 not  this  the  carpenter's  son?  is  not  his  mother 
 called  Mary,  and  his  brethren  James,  and 
 Joses,  and  Simon,  and  Judas  ?  ^^  and  his  sis- 
 ters— are  they  not  all  with  us  ?  whence,  then, 
 to  this  one  all  these  ?'  ^''and  they  were  stum- 
 bled at  him. 
 
 And  Jesus  said  to  them,  '  A  prophet  is  not 
 without  honour  except  in  his  own  country, 
 and  in  Ids  own  house : '  '^  and  he  did  not  there 
 many  mighty  works,  because  of  their  unbelief. 
 
 XIV.  i  AT  that  time  did  Herod  the  tetrarch 
 hear  the  fame  of  Jesus,  -  and  said  to  his  ser- 
 vants, ' This  is  John  the  Baptist,  he  did  rise 
 from  the  dead,  and  because  of  this  the  mighty 
 energies  are  working  in  him.' 
 
 J*  For  Herod  ha\'iug  laid  hold  on  John,  did 
 bind  him,  and  did  put  in  prison,  because  of 
 Herodias  his  brother  Philip's  wife,  ■•  for  John 
 was  saying  to  him,  *  It  is  not  lawful  to  thee  to 
 have  her,'  'and,  willing  to  lull  liim,  he  feared 
 the  uudtitude,  because  aa  a  prophet  they  were 
 holding  him. 
 *  But  the  birth-day  of  Herod  being  kept, 
 
John  the  Ba2otist  beheaded.        xiv.  7.— MATTHEW.— xv.  23.        Hypocrisy  of  the  PlvariaeM. 
 
 the  daughter  of  Herodias  danced  in  the  midst, 
 and  did  please  Herod,  'whereupon  with  an 
 oath  he  professed  to  give  her  whatever  she 
 might  ask. 
 
 8  And  she  having  been  instigated  by  her 
 mother — '  Give  me  (says  she)  here  upon  a 
 plate  the  head  of  John  the  Baptist ;  ^  and  the 
 long  was  grieved,  but  because  of  the  oaths 
 and  of  those  recHning  with  him,  he  command- 
 ed i<  to  be  given ;  i"  and  having  sent,  he  be- 
 headed John  in  the  prison,  ^^  and  his  head  was 
 brought  upon  a  plate,  and  was  given  to  the 
 damsel,  and  she  brought  it  nigh  to  her  mother. 
 
 ^^And  his  disciples  having  come,  took  up 
 the  body,  and  buried  it,  and  having  come, 
 they  told  Jesus,  ^^  and  Jesus  having  heard, 
 witndrew  thence  in  a  boat  to  a  desolate  place 
 by  himself,  and  the  multitudes  having  heard 
 did  follow  him  on  land  from  the  cities. 
 
 ^^  And  Jesus  having  come  forth,  saw  a  great 
 multitude,  and  was  moved  with  compassion 
 upon  them,  and  did  heal  their  infirm  ;  ^*  and 
 evening  having  come,  his  disciples  came  to 
 him,  saying,  'The  place  is  desolate,  and  the 
 hour  hath  now  past,  let  away  the  multitudes 
 that,  having  gone  to  the  villages,  they  may  buy 
 to  themselves  food.' 
 
 ^^  And  Jesus  said  to  them,  '  They  have  no 
 need  to  go  away — rive  ye  them  to  eat. '  ^'  And 
 they  say  to  him.  We  have  not  here  except 
 five  loaves,  and  two  fishes.'  i^^d^  he  said, 
 'Bring  ye  them  to  me  hither.'  ^^  And  having 
 commanded  the  multitudes  to  recline  upon 
 the  grass,  and  having  taken  the  five  loaves 
 and  the  two  fishes,  having  looked  up  to  the 
 heaven,  he  did  bless,  and  having  broken,  he 
 gave  the  loaves  to  the  disciples,  and  the  dis- 
 ciples to  the  multitudes,  -'^and  they  did  all 
 eat,  and  were  tilled,  and  they  took  up  what 
 was  over  of  the  broken  pieces  twelve  hand- 
 baskets  fuU  ;  ^^  and  those  eating  were  about 
 five  thousand  men,  apart  from  women  and 
 children. 
 
 ^^And  immediately  Jesus  constrained  his 
 disciples  to  go  into  the  boat,  and  to  go  before 
 him  to  the  other  side,  till  he  might  let  away 
 the  multitudes;  -^aud  having  let  away  the 
 multitudes,  he  went  up  to  the  mountain  by 
 himself  to  pray,  and  evening  having  come,  he 
 was  there  a^one,  -'*and  the  boat  was  now  in  the 
 midst  of  the  sea,  distressed  by  the  waves,  for 
 the  wind  was  contrary. 
 
 '^And  in  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night 
 J  esus  went  away  to  them,  walking  upon  the 
 sea,  ^^  and  the  disciples  having  seen  him  walk- 
 ing upon  the  sea,  were  troubled  saying — '  It 
 is  an  apparition,'  and  from  the  fear  they  cried 
 out ;  ^  and  immediately  Jesus  spake  to  tliem, 
 saying,  '  Be  of  good  courage,  I  am  he,  be  not 
 afraid.' 
 
 -"  And  Peter  answering  h\vn  said,  '  Sir,  if 
 it  is  thou,  bid  me  come  to  thee  upon  the  wa- 
 ters ;'  ^  and  he  said,  '  Come ; '  and  having  gone 
 down  from  the  boat,  Peter  walked  upon  the 
 waters  to  come  unto  Jesus,  ^^  but  seeing  the 
 wind  veheraent,  he  was  afraid,  and  having 
 begun  to  sink,  he  cried  out,  saying,  'iSir, 
 save  me.' 
 
 3'  And  immediately  Jesus,  having  stretched 
 forth  the  hand,  laid  hold  of  him,  and  saith 
 
 to  him,  '  Little  faith !  for  what  didst  thou 
 waver?'  ^Sand  they  having  gone  to  the  boat 
 the  wind  lulled,  '^^  and  those  in  the  boat  hav- 
 ing come,  did  bow  to  him,  sajang,  '  Truly— 
 God's  Son  art  thou.' 
 
 s^  And  having  passed  over,  they  came  to  the 
 land  of  G«nnesaret,  ^^  and  having  recognized 
 him,  the  men  of  that  place  sent  forth  to  all 
 that  region  roimd  about,  and  they  brought  to 
 him  all  who  were  ill,  ^^  and  were  calling  ou 
 him  that  they  might  only  touch  the  fringe  of 
 his  garment,  and  as  many  as  did  touch  were 
 saved. 
 
 XV.  ^  THEN  come  unto  Jesus  do  they  from 
 Jerusalem — scribes  and  Pharisees — saying, 
 - '  Wherefore  do  thy  disciples  transgress  the 
 tradition  of  the  elders?  for  they  do  not  wash 
 their  hands  when  they  may  eat  bread.' 
 
 *  And  he  answering  said  to  them,  '  Where- 
 fore also  do  ye  transgress  the  command  of 
 God  because  of  your  tradition?  *for  God  did 
 command,  saying.  Honour  thy  father  and 
 mother;  and.  He  wno  is  speaking  evil  of  father 
 or  mother— let  him  die  the  death ;  '  but  ye 
 say.  Whoever  may  say  to  father  or  mother, 
 An  oflFering  ia  whatever  thou  mayest  be  pro- 
 fited by  me; — ^and  he  may  not  honour  his 
 father  or  his  mother,  and  ye  did  set  asi(?  ■».  the 
 command  of  God  because  of  your  tradif  on. 
 
 ' '  Hypocrites,  well  did  Isaiah  prophesy  of 
 you,  saying,  ^  This  people  doth  draw  nigh  to 
 Me  with  their  mouth,  and  with  the  hps  it 
 doth  honour  Me,  but  their  heart  is  far  off 
 from  Me ;  ^  and  in  vain  do  they  worship  Me, 
 teaching  teachings — commands  of  men.' 
 
 i**And  having  called  near  the  multitude, 
 he  said  to  them,  'Hear  and  understand: 
 "  not  that  which  is  coming  into  the  mouth 
 doth  defile  the  man,  but  that  which  is  coming 
 forth  from  the  mouth,  this  defileth  the  man.' 
 
 ^-Then  his  disciples  having  come  near, 
 said  to  him,  '  Hast  thou  known  that  the 
 Pharisees,  having  heard  the  word,  were  stum- 
 bled?' i3^yj([  \q  answering  said,  'Every 
 plant  that  my  heavenly  Father  did  not  plant 
 shall  be  rooted  up :  ^^  let  them  alone,  gmdes 
 they  are — blind  of  blind;  and  if  blijid  may 
 guide  blind,  both  into  a  ditch  shaU  fall. 
 
 '^  And  Peter  answering  said  to  him,  '  Ex- 
 plain to  us  this  simile.'  i^And  Jesus  said, 
 "Are  ye  also  yet  without  understanding? 
 y  do  ye  not  imderstand  that  all  that  is  goin^ 
 into  the  mouth  doth  pass  into  the  belly,  and 
 into  the  drain  is  cast  forth?  '*  but  the  things 
 coming  forth  from  the  mouth  from  the  heaxt 
 do  come  forth,  and  these  defile  the  man; 
 '^for  out  of  the  heart  come  forth  evil  thoughts, 
 murders,  adulteries,  whoredoms,  thefts,  false 
 vntnessings,  exi\  speakings:  -"these  are  the 
 things  defiling  the  man ;  but  to  eat  with  im- 
 washen  hands  doth  not  defile  the  man.' 
 
 ^1  And  Jesus  having  come  forth  thence, 
 withdrew  to  the  parts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon, 
 -^  and  lo,  a  woman,  a  Canaanitess,  from  those 
 borders  having  come  forth,  did  call  to  biTn, 
 saying,  'Deal  kindly  with  me,  Sir — Son  of 
 Davia;  my  daughter  is  miserably  demonized.* 
 
 ^  And  he  did  not  answer  her  a  word ;  and 
 his  disciples  having  come  to  him,  were  asking 
 
Tlic  multitude  fed. 
 
 XV.  24.— MATTHEW. -XVI.  28. 
 
 Petei^s  testimony. 
 
 him,  saying — 'Let  her  away,  because  she 
 crieth  atter  us ; '  "''  and  he  answering  said,  '  I 
 was  not  sent  except  to  the  lost  sheep  of  the 
 house  of  Israel.' 
 
 ^  And  having  come,  she  was  bowing  to  him, 
 saying,  '  Sir,  help  me ; '  "^  and  he  answering 
 said,  '  It  is  not  good  to  take  the  children's 
 bread,  and  to  cast  to  the  Uttle  dogs.' 
 
 ^  And  she  said,  'Yes,  sir,  for  even  the  little 
 dogs  do  eat  of  the  crumbs  that  are  falling 
 from  their  lords'  table ; '  ^  then  answering, 
 Jesus  said  to  her,  '  0  woman,  great  is  thy 
 faith,  let  it  be  to  thee  as  thou  wilt ; '  and  her 
 daughter  was  healed  from  that  hour. 
 
 ^And  Jesus  having  passed  thence,  came 
 nigh  imto  the  sea  of  Galilee,  and  having  gone 
 up  to  the  mountain,  he  was  sitting  there, 
 ^"and  there  came  to  him  great  multitudes, 
 having  with  themlame,  blind,  dumb,  maimed, 
 and  manj'  others,  and  they  did  cast  them  at 
 the  feet  of  Jesus,  and  he  healed  them,  ^^  so 
 that  the  multitudes  did  wonder,  seeing  dumb 
 ones  speaking,  maimed  whole,  lame  walking, 
 and  blind  seeing ;  and  they  glorified  the  God 
 of  Israel. 
 
 3- And  Jesus  having  called  near  his  dis- 
 ciples, said,  '  I  have  compassion  upon  the 
 multitude,  because  now  three  days  they  con- 
 tinue with  me,  and  they  have  not  what  they 
 may  eat ;  and  to  let  them  away  fasting  I  will 
 not,  lest  they  faint  in  the  way. 
 
 3*  And  his  disciples  say  to  him,  '  Whence  to 
 us,  in  a  wilderness,  so  many  loaves,  as  to  fill 
 so  great  a  multitude?' 
 
 ^And  Jesus  saith  to  them,  'How  many 
 loaves  have  ye?'  and  they  said,  'Seven,  and 
 a  few  little  fishes.'  ^s  j^q(J  i^q  commanded  the 
 multitudes  to  sit  down  upon  the  ground, 
 ^*and  having  taken  the  seven  loaves  and  the 
 fishes,  having  given  thanks,  he  did  break,  and 
 gave  to  liis  disciples,  and  the  disciples  to  the 
 multitude. 
 
 *'  And  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled,  and 
 they  took  up  what  was  over  of  the  broken 
 pieces  seven  uaskets  full,  ^^and  those  eating 
 were  four  thousand  men,  a^iart  from  women 
 and  children. 
 
 ^^  And  having  let  away  the  multitudes,  he 
 went  into  the  boat,  and  did  come  to  the  bor- 
 ders of  Magdala. 
 
 XVI.  1  AND  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees 
 having  come,  tempting,  did  question  him,  to 
 shew  to  them  a  sign  from  the  heaven,  '■^and 
 he  answering  said  to  them,  'Evening  having 
 come,  ye  say.  Fair  weather,  for  the  heaven  is 
 red,  ^aud  at  morning,  Foul  weather  today, 
 for  the  heaven  is  red — gloomy;  hjrpocrites, 
 the  face  of  the  heavens  indeed  ye  do  know 
 to  discern,  but  the  signs  of  the  times  ye  are 
 not  able ! 
 
 *  '  A  generation  evil  and  adulterous  doth 
 seek  a  sign,  and  a  sign  shall  not  be  given  to  it, 
 except  the  sign  of  Jonah  the  prophet;'  and 
 having  left  them  he  went  away. 
 
 ^  And  his  disciples  having  come  to  the  other 
 
 side,  forgot  to  take  loaves,  ®  and  Jesus  said  to 
 
 them,  '  Beware,  and  take  heed  of  the  leaven 
 
 of  the  Pharisees  and  S.idducees;'  ''and  they 
 
 12 
 
 were  reasoning  in  themselyes,  saying,  'Be- 
 cause we  took  no  loaves.' 
 
 8  And  Jesus  having  known,  said  to  them, 
 'Why  reason  ye  in  yourselves,  ye  of  little 
 faith,  because  ye  took  no  loaves  ?  '  do  ye  not 
 yet  understand,  nor  remember  the  five  loaves 
 of  the  live  thousand,  and  how  many  hand-bas- 
 kets ye  took  up  ?  ^^  nor  the  seven  loaves  of  the 
 four  thousand,  and  how  many  baskets  ye  took 
 up  ?  "  how  do  ye  not  understand  that  I  did 
 not  speak  to  you  of  bread — to  take  heed  of  the 
 leaven  of  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees?' 
 
 ^-  Then  they  understood  that  he  did  not  say 
 to  take  heed  of  the  leaven  of  the  bread,  but  of 
 the  teaching,  of  the  Pharisees  and  Sadducees. 
 
 ^  And  Jesus,  having  come  to  the  parts  of 
 Cesarea  Philippi,  was  asking  his  disciples, 
 saying,  '  Who  do  men  say  me  to  be — the  Son  of 
 Man?'  "and  they  said,  'Some,  John  the 
 Baptist,  and  others,  Elijah,  and  others,  Jere- 
 miah, or  one  of  the  prophets.' 
 
 ^' He  saith  to  them,  'And  ye— who  do  ye 
 say  me  to  be?'  ^^and  Simon  Peter  answering 
 said,  '  Thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  liv- 
 ing God,' 
 
 1^  And  Jesus  answering  said  to  him,  '  Happy 
 art  thou,  Simon  Bar-Jona,  because  flesh  and 
 blood  did  not  reveal  i^othee,  but  my  Father 
 who  is  in  the  heavens. 
 
 1**  '  And  I  also  say  to  thee,  that  thou  art  a 
 rock,  and  upon  this  rock  I  will  build  my  as- 
 sembly, and  gates  of  Hades  shall  not  prevail 
 against  it ;  ^  and  I  will  give  to  thee  the  keys 
 of  the  reign  of  the  heavens,  and  whatever  thou 
 mayest  bind  upon  the  earth  shall  be  having 
 been  bound  in  the  heavens,  and  whatever  thou 
 mayest  loose  upon  the  earth  shall  be  having 
 been  loosed  in  tne  heavens.' 
 
 -<*  Then  did  he  charge  his  disciples  that  they 
 may  say  to  no  one  that  he  is  Jesus  the  Christ. 
 
 ^^  From  that  time  began  Jesus  to  shew  to 
 his  disci^Jes  that  it  is  necessary  for  him  to 
 go  awav  to  Jerusalem,  and  to  suffer  many 
 things  from  the  elders,  and  chief  priests,  and 
 scribes,  and  to  be  put  to  death,  and  the  third 
 day  to  rise. 
 
 -^  And  having  taken  him  aside,  Peter  began 
 to  rebuke  him,  saying,  '  Be  kind  to  thyself, 
 sir;  this  shall  not  be  to  thee;'  -'and  he  hav- 
 ing turned,  said  to  Peter,  '  Get  thee  behind 
 me,  adversary !  thou  art  a  stumbling-block  to 
 me,  for  thou  dost  not  mind  the  things  of  God, 
 but  the  things  of  men.' 
 
 -^ Then  said  Jesus  to  his  disciples,  'If  any 
 one  doth  will  to  come  after  me,  let  him  dis- 
 own himself,  and  take  up  his  cross,  and 
 follow  me,  "-^for  whoever  may  will  to  save 
 his  life,  shall  lose  it,  and  whoever  may  lose 
 bis  life  for  my  sake  shall  find  it,  '■'^  for  what 
 is  a  man  prohted  if  he  may  gain  the  whole 
 world,  but  of  his  life  sutter  loss?  or  what 
 shall  a  man  give  as  an  exchange  for  his  life? 
 
 ■■'^  '  For,  the  Son  of  Man  is  about  to  come 
 in  the  glory  of  his  Father,  with  his  messen- 
 gers, and  then  he  will  reward  each,  accord- 
 ing to  liis  work.  ^  Verily  1  say  to  you,  there 
 are  certain  of  those  gtaudiug  hero  who  shall 
 not  taste  of  <leath  till  they  may  see  the  Son 
 of  Man  coming  in  his  reign.' 
 
Transfiguration  of  Christ. 
 
 XVII.  1,— MATTHEW.— xvni.  17.     Humility  and  forbearance 
 
 XVII.  1  AND  after  six  days  Jesus  taketh 
 Peter,  aud  James,  and  Johu  his  brother, 
 and  doth  bring  them  up  to  a  high  mount 
 by  themselves,  "  aud  he  was  transfigured  be- 
 fore them,  and  his  face  shone  as  the  sun,  aud 
 his  garments  did  become  white  as  the  light, 
 ^and  lo,  appear  to  them  did  Moses  and  Elijah, 
 talking  together  with  him. 
 
 *  And  Peter  answering  said  to  Jesus,  '  Sir, 
 it  is  good  to  us  to  be  here ;  if  thou  wilt,  we 
 may  make  here  three  booths — for  thee  one, 
 and  for  Moses  one,  and  one  for  EUjah.' 
 
 5  While  he  is  yet  speaking,  lo,  a  bright 
 cloud  overshadowed  them,  aud  lo,  a  voice 
 out  of  the  cloud,  saying,  'This  is  My  Son, — 
 the  Beloved,  in  whom  I  did  delight ;  hear  him.' 
 
 *  And  the  disciples  having  heard,  did  fall 
 upon  their  face,  and  were  exceedingly  afraid, 
 ^  and  Jesus  having  come  near,  touched  them, 
 and  said,  '  Rise,  be  not  afraid,'  ^  and  having 
 lifted  up  their  eyes,  they  saw  no  one,  except 
 Jesus  only. 
 
 ^And  as  they  are  coming  down  from  the 
 mount,  Jesus  cnarged  them,  saying,  *  Say  to 
 no  one  the  vision,  till  the  Son  of  Man  out  of 
 the  dead  may  rise.' 
 
 ^"And  his  disciples  questioned  him,  say- 
 ing, 'Why  then  do  the  scribes  say  that 
 Elijah  it  behoveth  to  come  first?'  ^^And 
 Jesus  answering  said  to  them,  'Eb'jah  doth 
 indeed  come  first,  and  shall  restore  all  things, 
 '-and  I  say  to  you — Elijah  did  already  come, 
 /ind  they  did  not  know  him,  but  did  with  him 
 whatever  they  would,  so  also  the  Son  of  Man 
 is  about  to  suffer  by  them.' 
 
 i^Then  imderstood  the  disciples  that  con- 
 cerning John  the  Baptist  he  spake  to  them. 
 
 "  And  when  they  came  unto  the  multitude, 
 there  came  to  him  a  man,  kneeling  down  to 
 him,  ^'  and  sajdng,  '  Sir,  deal  kindly  with  my 
 son,  for  he  is  lunatic,  and  doth  suffer  miser- 
 ably, for  often  he  doth  fall  into  the  fire,  and 
 often  into  the  water,  ^^  and  I  brought  him 
 near  to  thy  disciples,  and  they  were  not  able 
 to  heal  him.' 
 
 ^'  And  Jesus  answering  said,  '  0  genera- 
 tion, unstedfast  and  perverse,  till  when  shall 
 I  be  with  you?  till  when  shall  I  bear  you? 
 bring  him  to  me  hither ; '  '^  and  Jesus  rebuked 
 him,  and  the  demon  went  out  of  him,  and  the 
 lad  was  healed  from  that  hour. 
 
 13  Then  the  disciples  having  come  to  Jesus 
 by  himself,  said,  'Wherefore  were  we  not 
 able  to  cast  him  out?'  ^*'And  Jesus  said  to 
 them,  '  Through  your  want  of  faith ;  for  verily 
 I  say  to  you,  if  ye  may  have  faith  as  a  grain 
 of  mustard,  ye  shall  say  to  this  mount.  Re- 
 move hence  to  yonder  place,  and  it  shall  re- 
 move, and  nothing  shall  be  impossible  to  you, 
 '1  and  this  kind  doth  not  go  forth  except  in 
 prayer  and  fasting.' 
 
 ^2  And  while  they  are  living  in  Galilee, 
 Jesus  said  to  them,  '  The  Son  of  Man  is  about 
 to  be  delivered  up  to  the  hands  of  men, 
 ^  and  they  shall  kill  him,  and  the  third  day 
 he  shall  nse,'  and  they  were  exceeding  sorry. 
 
 ''^And  they  having  come  to  Capernaum, 
 those  receiving  the  didrachms  came  near 
 to  Peter,  and  said,   '  Your  teacher— doth  he 
 
 not  pay  the  didrachms?'  He  saith,  'Yes. 
 ^"i  And  when  he  came  into  the  house,  Jesus  an. 
 ticipated  him,  sayiu'',  'What  thinkest  thou. 
 Simon?  the  kings  of  the  earth — from  whom 
 do  they  receive  custom  or  poll-tax?  from  their 
 sons  or  from  the  sti-angers?' 
 
 -"Peter  saith  to  him,  'From  the  strangers.' 
 Jesus  said  to  him,  'Then  are  the  sons  free; 
 ^^  but,  that  we  may  not  cause  them  to  stum- 
 ble, having  gone  to  the  sea,  cast  a  hook,  and 
 the  fish  that  hath  come  up  first  take  thou  up, 
 and  having  opened  its  mouth,  thou  shalt  find 
 a  stater,  that  having  taken,  give  to  them  for 
 me  aud  thee. ' 
 
 XVIIl.  1  AT  that  hour  came  the  disciples 
 near  to  Jesus,  saying,  '  Who,  now,  is  greater 
 in  the  reign  of  the  heavens?' 
 
 ^  And  Jesus  having  called  near  a  child,  did 
 set  him  in  the  midst  of  them,  ^  and  said, 
 '  Verily  I  say  to  you,  if  ye  may  not  be  turned 
 and  become  as  the  children,  ye  may  not  enter 
 into  the  reign  of  the  heavens ;  *  whoever  then 
 may  humble  himself  as  this  child,  he  is  the 
 greater  in  the  reign  of  the  heavens. 
 
 ^  '  And  he  who  may  receive  one  such  child 
 in  my  name,  doth  receive  me,  ®and  whoever 
 may  cause  to  stumble  one  of  those  little  ones 
 who  .are  believing  in  me,  it  is  better  for  him 
 that  a  weighty  mill-stone  may  be  hanged 
 upon  his  neck,  and  he  may  be  sunk  in  the 
 depth  of  the  sea. 
 
 ^  'Wo  to  the  world  from  the  stumbling- 
 blocks  !  for  there  is  a  necessity  for  the  stum- 
 bling-blocks to  come,  but  wo  to  that  man 
 through  whom  the  stirmbling-block  doth  come! 
 
 8  '  And  if  thy  hand  or  thy  foot  doth  cause 
 thee  to  stumble,  cut  them  off  and  cast  from 
 thee';  it  is  good  for  thee  to  enter  into  the  life 
 lame  or  maimed,  rather  than  having  two 
 hands  or  two  feet,  to  be  cast  to  the  fire  the 
 age-during. 
 
 3  '  And  if  thine  eye  doth  cause  thee  to  stum- 
 ble, pluck  it  out  and  cast  from  thee;  it  is 
 good  for  thee  one-eyed  to  enter  into  the  life, 
 rather  than  having  two  eyes  to  be  cast  to 
 the  gehenna  of  the  fire. 
 
 1"' Beware! — ye  may  not  despise  one  of 
 these  little  ones,  for  I  say  to  you,  that  their 
 messengers  in  the  heavens  do  always  behold 
 the  face  of  my  Father  who  is  in  the  heavens, 
 11  for  the  Son  of  Man  did  come  to  save  the  lost. 
 
 1-  'What  think  ye?  if  a  man  may  have  an 
 hundred  sheep,  and  there  may  go  astray  one 
 of  them,  doth  he  not — having  left  the  ninety- 
 nine,  having  gone  on  the  moimtains — seek 
 that  which  is  gone  astray?  i^and  if  it  may 
 come  to  pass  that  he  doth  find  it,  verily  I  say 
 to  you,  that  he  doth  rejoice  over  it  more  than 
 over  the  ninety  nine  that  have  not  gone  astray ; 
 1*  so  it  is  not  will  in  presence  of  your  Father 
 who  is  in  the  heavens,  that  one  oi  these  little 
 ones  may  perish. 
 
 1^ '  And  if  thy  brother  may  sin  against  thee, 
 go  and  show  him  his  fault  oetween  thee  and 
 him  alone,  if  he  may  hear  thee,  thou  didst 
 gain  thy  brother ;  i®  and  if  he  may  not  hear, 
 take  with  thee  yet  one  or  two,  that  by  the 
 mouth  of  two  witnesses  or  three  every  word 
 may  stand. 
 
 1^  '  And  if  he  may  not  hear  them,  say  it  to 
 13 
 
Christ  teaches  forgiveness.       xviii,  18.— MATTHEW.— xix.  2G. 
 
 Rich  ruler's  inquiry. 
 
 the  assembly,  and  if  also  the  assembly  he 
 may  not  hear,  let  him  be  to  thee  as  the  hea- 
 then man  and  the  tax-gatherer. 
 
 18  'Verily  I  say  to  yon,  Whatever  things  ye 
 may  bind  upon  tlie  earth  sli all  be  having  oecn 
 bound  in  the  heaven,  and  whatever  things  ye 
 may  loose  on  the  earth  shall  be  having  been 
 loosed  in  the  heavens. 
 
 1"  '  Again,  1  say  to  you,  that,  if  two  of  you 
 may  agree  on  the  earth  concerning  anything, 
 whatever  they  may  ask — it  shall  be  done  to 
 them  from  my  Father  who  is  in  the  heavens, 
 ""  for  where  there  are  two  or  three  gathered 
 together — to  my  name,  there  am  I  in  the  midst 
 of  them.' 
 
 "1  Then  Peter  having  come  near  to  him,  said, 
 '  Sir,  how  often  shall  my  brother  sin  against 
 me,  and  1  forgive  him — till  seven  times?' 
 "'  Jesus  saith  to  him,  '  I  do  not  say  to  thee  till 
 seven  times,  but  till  seventy  times  seven. 
 
 2^  '  Because  of  this  was  the  reign  of  the  hea- 
 vens likened  to  a  man,  a  king,  who  did  will 
 to  take  reckoning  with  his  servants,  ^  and  he 
 having  begun  to  take  account,  there  was 
 brought  near  to  him  one  debtor  of  a  myriad 
 of  talents,  ^and  he  haAring  nothing  to  pay, 
 his  lord  did  comnaand  him  to  be  sold,  and  his 
 wife,  and  the  children,  and  all,  whatever  he 
 had,  and  payment  to  be  made.  ""  The  servant 
 then,  having  fallen  down,  was  bowing  to  him, 
 saying.  Sir,  have  patience  with  me,  and  I 
 will  pay  thee  all ;  -^  and  the  lord  of  that  servant 
 having  been  moved  with  compassion  did  re- 
 lease him,  and  the  debt  he  forgave  him. 
 
 -s  '  And,  that  servant  having  come  forth, 
 found  one  of  his  fellow-servants  who  was 
 owing  him  an  hundred  denaries,  and  having 
 laid  hold,  he  took  him  by  the  throat,  saying, 
 Pay  me  that  which  thou  owest.  ^  His  fellow- 
 servant  then,  having  fallen  down  at  his  feet, 
 was  calling  on  him,  saying,  Have  patience 
 with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all;  ^"and  he 
 would  not,  but  having  gone  away,  he  cast 
 him  into  prison,  till  he  might  pay  that  which 
 was  owing. 
 
 ^'  'And  his  fellow-servants  having  seen  the 
 things  that  were  done,  were  grieved  exceed- 
 ingly, and  having  come,  shewed  fidly  to  their 
 lord  all  the  things  that  were  donej  3- then 
 having  called  him,  his  lord  saith  to  him.  Evil 
 servant !  all  that  debt  I  did  forgive  thee,  see- 
 ing thou  didst  call  upon  me,  ^3  (ij^j  j^;  ^^^  j^g. 
 lio  ve  also  thee  to  have  dealt  kindly  with  thy  fel- 
 low-servant, as  I  also  dealt  kindly  with  thee  ? 
 
 •*'*  '  And  having  been  wroth,  his  lord  deliver- 
 ed him  to  the  inqiusitors,  till  he  might  pay 
 aU  that  was  owing  to  him  ;  ^^  so  also  my  hea- 
 venly Father  will  do  to  you,  if  ye  may  not 
 for^ve  each  one  his  brother  from  your  hearts 
 their  trespassea' 
 
 XIX.  1  AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus 
 finished  these  words,  he  removed  from  Gali- 
 lee, and  did  come  to  the  borders  of  Judca, 
 beyond  the  Jordan,  "  and  great  multitudes 
 followed  him,  and  he  healed  them  there. 
 
 ^And    the    Pharisees  came  near  to  him, 
 
 tempting  him,  and  saying  to  him,  '  Is  it  lawful 
 
 for  a  man  to  put  away  his  wife  for  every 
 
 cause?'    *  And  he  answering  said  to  them, 
 
 14 
 
 '  Did  ye  not  read,  that  He  who  made  them, 
 from  the  beginning  a  male  and  a  female  made 
 tiiem,  ^  and  said.  For  this  cause  shall  a  man 
 leave  father  and  mother,  and  cleave  to  his 
 vnie,  and  they  shall  be  —the  two — for  one  flesh  ? 
 ^  so  that  they  are  no  more  two,  but  one  liesh ; 
 what  therefore  God  did  join  together,  let  no 
 man  put  asunder. ' 
 
 'They  say  to  him,  'Why  then  did  Moses 
 command  to  give  a  roll  of  divorce,  and  to 
 put  her  away?  *  He  saith  to  them — 'Moses 
 for  your  stiffness  of  heart  did  suffer  you  to 
 put  away  your  wives,  but  from  the  beginning 
 it  hath  not  been  so. 
 
 ®  'And  I  say  to  you,  that,  whoever  may  put 
 away  his  wife,  if  not  for  whoredom,  and  may 
 marry  anothei*,  doth  commit  adxdtery ;  and  he 
 who  did  marry  her  that  hath  been  put  away, 
 doth  commit  adultery. ' 
 
 1"  His  disciples  say  to  him,  '  If  the  case  of 
 the  man  with  the  woman  is  so,  it  is  not  good 
 to  marry.' 
 
 ''  And  he  said  to  them,  '  All  do  not  receive 
 this  word,  but  those  to  whom  it  hath  been 
 given  ;  ^^  for  there  are  eunuchs  who  from  the 
 mother's  womb  were  so  born ;  and  there  are 
 eunuchs  who  were  made  eunuchs  by  men; 
 and  there  are  eunuchs  who  kept  themselves 
 eunuchs  because  of  the  reign  of  the  heavens : 
 he  who  is  able  to  receive  it — let  him  receive.' 
 
 '3  Then  were  brought  near  to  him  children 
 that  he  might  put  hands  on  them  and  pray, 
 and  the  disciples  rebuked  them.  '•'But  Jesus 
 said,  '  Suffer  the  chUdren,  and  forbid  them 
 not,  to  come  unto  me,  for  of  such  is  the  reign 
 of  the  heavens;'  i*  and  having  laid  on  them 
 his  hands,  he  departed  thence. 
 
 ^®And  lo,  one  having  come  near,  said  to 
 him,  '  Good  teacher,  what  good  thing  shall  I 
 do,  that  I  may  have  life  age-during  ? ' 
 
 1''  And  he  said  to  him,  '  WTiy  me  dost  thou 
 call  good?  no  one  is  good  except  One — God  ; 
 but  if  thou  dost  will  to  enter  into  the  life, 
 keepthe  commands.' 
 
 i8He  saith  to  him,  'What  kind?'  And 
 Jesus  said,  '  Tliou  shalt  not  kill,  thou  shalt 
 not  commit  adultery,  thou  shalt  not  steal, 
 thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness,  i"  honour 
 thy  father  and  motlier,  and,  thou  shalt  love 
 thy  neighbour  as  thyself.' 
 
 -"The  young  man  saith  to  him,  'All  these 
 did  I  keep  from  my  youth;  what  vet  do  I 
 lack  ? '  -'  Jesus  said  to  him,  '  [f  thou  dost 
 will  to  be  perfect,  go  away,  sell  what  thou 
 hast,  and  give  to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt 
 have  treasure  in  heaven,  aud  come,  follow  me.' 
 
 ^''And  the  young  man,  having  heard  the 
 word,  went  away  sorrowful,  for  he  had  many 
 possessions;  ^and  Jesus  said  to  his  disciples, 
 '  Veiily  1  say  to  you,  that  hardly  shall  a  ricn 
 man  enter  into  the  reign  of  the  heavens; 
 ■■^  and  again  I  say  to  you,  it  is  easier  for  a 
 camel  throu  ,h  the  eye  of  a  needle  to  go,  than 
 for  a  rich  man  to  enter  into  the  reign  of  God.' 
 
 "■^And  his  disciples  having  iieard.  were 
 amazed  exceedingly,  saying,  '  Who,  then,  is 
 able  to  be  saved  ? '  •"  Aud  Jesus  having  earn- 
 estly beheld,  said  to  them,  '  With  meu  this 
 is  impossible,  but  with  God  all  things  aro 
 possible.' 
 
Vineyard  workmen. 
 
 XIX.  27.— MATTHEW.— XXI.  9. 
 
 A  mhition  reproved. 
 
 ^  Tlien  Peter  answering  said  to  him,  '  Lo, 
 we  did  leave  all,  and  follow  thee,  what  then 
 ehall  we  have?'  "^^jj^ijegyg  ^^\^  t<,  them, 
 'Verily  I  say  to  you,  that  ye  who  did  follow 
 me,  in  the  regeneration,  when  the  Son  of  Man 
 may  sit  ux^on  a  throne  of  his  glory,  shall  sit 
 — ye  also — upon  twelve  thrones,  judging  the 
 twelve  trihes  of  Israel ;  ^and  every  one  who 
 left  houses,  or  brothers,  or  sisters,  or  father, 
 or  mother,  or  wife,  or  children,  or  fields,  for 
 my  name's  sake,  an  hundredfold  shall  receive, 
 and  life  age-during  shall  inherit ;  ^^  and  many 
 first  shall  be  last,  and  last  first. 
 
 XX.  1 '  FOR  the  reign  of  the  heavens  is 
 like  to  a  man,  a  householder,  who  went  forth 
 with  the  morning  to  hire  workmen  for  his  vine- 
 yard, ^  and  having  agreed  with  the  workmen  for 
 a  denary  a  day,  he  sent  them  into  his  vine- 
 yard. 
 
 3 '  And  having  gone  forth  about  the  third 
 xiour,  he  saw  others  standing  in  the  market- 
 place idle,  ^  and  to  these  he  said.  Go  ye— also 
 ye — to  the  vineyard,  and  whatevermay  be  right- 
 eous I  will  give  you ;  *  and  they  went  away. 
 
 '  Again,  having  gone  forth  about  the  sixth 
 and  the  ninth  hour,  he  did  in  like  manner. 
 ^  And  about  the  eleventh  hour,  having  gone 
 forth,  he  found  others  standing  idle,  and  saith 
 to  them.  Why  here  have  ye  stood  all  the  day 
 idle  ?  "  they  say  to  him.  Because  no  one  did 
 hire  us ;  he  saith  to  them.  Go  ye — ye  also— to 
 the  vineyard,  and  whatever  may  be  righteous 
 ye  shall  receive, 
 
 ^ '  And  evening  having  come,  the  lord  of 
 the  vineyard  saith  to  his  steward,  Call  the 
 workmen,  and  pay  them  the  reward,  having 
 begun  from  the  last — unto  the  first.  *And 
 they  of  about  the  eleventh  hour  having  come, 
 did  receive  each  a  denary. 
 
 ^'^ '  And  the  first  having  come,  did  suppose 
 that  they  shall  receive  more,  and  they  re- 
 ceived, they  also,  each  a  denary,  ^^  and  having 
 received  it,  they  were  murmuring  against  the 
 householder,  saying,  '^  that  These,  the  last, 
 wrought  one  hour,  and  thou  didst  make  them 
 equal  to  us,  who  were  bearing  the  burden  of 
 the  day — and  the  heat. 
 
 1^ '  And  he  answering  said  to  one  of  them, 
 Comrade,  I  do  no  unrighteousness  to  thee ;  for 
 a  denary  didst  not  thou  agree  with  me?  '■*take 
 that  which  is  thine,  and  go  ;  and  I  will  to  give 
 to  this,  the  last,  also  as  to  thee;  ^*  is  it  not 
 lawful  to  me  to  do  what  I  will  in  mine  own  T 
 is  thine  eye  evil  because  I  am  good?  ^^ So  the 
 last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first  last,  for  many 
 are  called,  and  few  chosen.' 
 
 ^''And  Jesus  going  up  to  Jerusalem,  took 
 the  twelve  disciples  by  themselves  in  the  way, 
 and  said  to  them,  ^^  'X,o,  we  go  up  to  Jeru- 
 salem, and  tbe  Son  of  Man  shall  be  delivered 
 to  the  chief  priests  and  scribes,  '^  and  they 
 shall  condemn  him  to  deatn,  and  shall  deliver 
 him  to  the  nations  to  mock,  and  to  scourge, 
 and  to  crucify,  and  the  third  day  he  will  nse 
 again.' 
 
 ^^  Then  came  near  to  him  the  mother  of  the 
 sons  of  Zebedee,  with  her  sons,  bowing  and 
 asking  something  from  him,  ^^and  he  said  to 
 her,    'What  wilt  thou?'    She  saith  to  him. 
 
 'Say,  that  they  may  sit — theje  my  two  sons 
 —one  on  thy  right  hand,  and  one  on  the  left, 
 in  thy  reim. ' 
 
 --  And  Jesus  answering  said,  '  Ye  have  not 
 known  what  ye  ask  for  yourselves!;  are  ye 
 able  to  drink  of  the  cup  that  I  am  about  to 
 drink?  and  with  the  baptism  that  T  am  bap- 
 tized with,  to  be  baptized  ? '  They  say  to  him, 
 '  We  are  able.' 
 
 -^  And  he  saith  to  them,  '  Of  my  cup  indeed 
 ye  shall  drink,  and  with  the  baptism  that  1 
 am  baptized  w-ith  ye  shall  be  baptized ;  but  to 
 sit  on  my  right  hand  and  on  my  left  is  not 
 mine  to  give,  but — to  those  for  whom  it  hath 
 been  prepared  by  my  Father.' 
 
 j^  And  the  ten  having  heard,  were  much 
 displeased  with  the  two  brothers,  ^and  Jesus 
 having  called  them  near,  said,  'Ye  have 
 known  that  the  rulers  of  the  nations  do  exer- 
 cise lordship  over  them,  and  those  great  do 
 exercise  authority  over  them,  "^but  not  so 
 shall  it  be  among  you,  but  whoever  may  will 
 among  you  to  become  great,  let  him  be  your 
 ministi  ant ;  ^^and  whoever  may  will  amongyou 
 to  be  first,  let  him  be  your  servant ;  "^J  even  as 
 the  Son  of  Man  did  not  come  to  be  ministered 
 to,  but  to  minister,  and  to  give  his  life  a  ran- 
 som for  many.' 
 
 ^  And  they  going  forth  from  Jericho,  there 
 followed  him  a  great  multitude,  ^*  and  lo,  two 
 blind  men  sitting  by  the  way,  having  heard 
 that  Jesiis  doth  ^ass  by,  cried,  saying,  '  Deal 
 kindly  with  us,  sir— Son  of  David. '  '^  And  the 
 multitude  charged  them  that  they  might  be 
 silent,  and  they  cried  out  the  more,  saying, 
 'Deal  kindly  with  us,  sir — Son  of  Davii 
 
 *^  And  having  stood,  Jesus  called  them,  and 
 said,  '  What  will  ye  that  I  may  do  to  you?;* 
 ^  they  say  to  him,  '  Sir,  that  our  eyes  may  b« 
 opened ;'  ^  and  having  been  moved  with  com- 
 passion, Jesus  touched  their  eyes,  and  im- 
 mediately their  eyes  received  sight,  and  they 
 followed  him. 
 
 XXI.  1  AND  when  they  came  nigh  to  Jeru- 
 salem, and  came  to  Bethphage,  unto  the  mount 
 of  the  Olives,  then  Jesus  sent  two  disciples, 
 '^  saying  to  them,  '  Go  on  to  the  village  over- 
 against  you,  and  immediately  ye  shall  find  an 
 ass  bound,  and  a  colt  with  her — having  loosed, 
 bring  ye  to  me ;  ^  and  if  any  one  may  say  any- 
 thing to  you,  ye  shall  say,  that  the  lord  hath 
 need  of  them,  and  immediately  he  will  send 
 them.' 
 
 ''  And  all  this  came  to  pass,  that  it  might  be 
 fulfilled  that  was  spoken  through  theprophet, 
 saying,  ^ '  Tell  ye  the  daughter  of  Zion,  Lo, 
 thy  king  doth  come  to  thee,  meek,  and  moimted 
 on  an  ass,  and  a  colt,  a  foal  of  a  beast  of 
 burden.' 
 
 •^  And  the  disciples  havdng  gone  and  having 
 done  as  Jesus  commanded  them,  ^  brought  the 
 ass  and  the  colt,  and  did  put  on  them  their 
 garments,  and  set  him  upon  them;  ^  and  the 
 very  great  multitude  spread  their  own  gar- 
 ments in  the  way,  and  others  were  cutting 
 branches  from  the  trees,  and  were  strewing 
 in  the  way,  ^  and  the  multitudes  who  were 
 going  before,  and  who  were  following,  were 
 crying,  saying,  '  Hosanna  to  the  Son  of  David, 
 15 
 
Christ  enters  Jerusalem. 
 
 XXI.  10— MATTHEW.— XXII.  5. 
 
 Wicked  husbandmen. 
 
 blessed  is  he  who  is  coming  iu  the  name  of 
 the  Lord;  Hoaanna  in  the  highest.' 
 
 '"  And  hehaving  entered  into  Jerusalem,  all 
 the  city  was  moved,  saying,  'Who  is  this?' 
 '•  And  the  multitudes  said,  This  is  Jesus  the 
 prophet,  who  is  from  Nazareth  of  Galilee.' 
 
 '^  And  Jesus  entered  into  the  temple  of 
 God,  and  did  cast  forth  all  those  selling  and 
 buying  in  the  temple,  and  the  tables  of  the 
 money-changers  he  overturned,  and  the  seats 
 of  those  selfing  the  doves,  ^^  and  he  saith  to 
 them,  'It  hath  been  written,  My  house  a 
 house  of  prayer  shall  be  called,  but  ye  did 
 make  it  a  den  of  robbers.' 
 
 I'' And  there  came  to  him  blind  and  lame 
 men  in  the  temple,  and  he  healed  them,  ^^and 
 the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  having  seen 
 the  wonderful  things  that  he  did,  and  the 
 children  crying  in  the  temple,  and  saying, 
 '  Hosanna  to  the  Son  of  David,'  were  much 
 displeased ;  ^^  and  they  said  to  him,  '  Hearest 
 thou  what  these  say  ? '  And  Jesus  saith  to 
 them,  '  Yes,  did  ye  never  read,  that.  Out  of 
 the  mouth  of  babes  and  sucklings  Thou  didst 
 prepare  praise?' 
 
 ^^  And  having  left  them,  he  went  forth  out 
 l>f  the  city  to  Bethany,  and  did  lodge  there, 
 "•^  and  in  the  morning  turning  back  to  the  city, 
 ]ie  hungered,  ^^  and  liaving  seen  a  certain  fig- 
 tree  on  the  way,  he  came  to  it,  and  found  no- 
 thing in  it  except  leaves  only,  and  he  saith  to 
 it,  '  No  more  from  thee  may  fruit  be — to  the 
 age;'  and  forthwith  the  fig-tree  withered. 
 
 '"  And  the  disciples  having  seen,  did  won- 
 der, saying,  '  How  did  the  fig-tree  forthwith 
 wither?'  ^i  And  Jesus  answering  said  to  them, 
 '  Verily  I  say  to  you,  K  ye  may  have  faith, 
 and  may  not  doubt,  not  only  this  of  the  fig- 
 tree  shall  ye  do,  but  even  if  to  this  mount  ye 
 may  say.  Be  lifted  up  and  be  cast  into  the 
 sea,  it  shall  come  to  pass ;  ^^  and  all — as  much  as 
 ye  may  ask  in  the  prayer,  believing,  ye  shall 
 receive.' 
 
 -3  And  he  having  come  to  the  temple,  there 
 came  to  him  when  teaching  the  chief  priests 
 and  the  elders  of  the  people,  saying,  '  By  what 
 authority  dost  thou  do  these  things  ?  and  who 
 gave  thee  this  authority?' 
 
 -■*  And  Jesus  answering  said  to  them,  '  I  will 
 ask  you— I  also — one  word,  which  if  ye  may 
 tell  me,  I  also  will  teU  you  oy  what  authority 
 [  do  these  things ;  "^  the  baptism  of  John, 
 whence  was  it? — from  heaven,  or  from  men?' 
 
 And  they  were  reasoning  with  themselves, 
 saying,  '  If  we  should  say.  From  heaven ;  he 
 wUl  say  to  us.  Wherefore,  then,  did  ye  not  be- 
 lieve him  ?  '-''  and  if  we  should  say.  From  men, 
 we  fear  the  multitude,  for  all  hold  John  as  a 
 prophet.' 
 
 ^  And  answering  Jesus  they  said,  'We  have 
 not  known.'  He  said  to  them— he  also — 
 '  Neither  do  I  tell  you  by  what  authority  I  do 
 these  things. 
 
 '^'And  what  think  ye?  A  man  had  two 
 children,  and  having  come  to  the  first,  he  said. 
 Child,  go,  to-day  be  working  in  my  vineyard.' 
 '9  And  he  answering  said,  '  I  wUl  not,'  but  at 
 last,  having  repented,  lie  went. 
 Iti 
 
 3"  '  And  having  come  to  the  second,  he  said 
 iu  the  same  manner,  and  he  answering  said,  I 
 go,  sir,  and  went  not;  ^'  which  of  the  two  did 
 the  will  of  the  father?'  They  say  to  him, 
 '  The  first.' 
 
 Jesus  saith  to  them,  '  Verily  I  say  to  you, 
 that  the  tax-gatherers  and  the  harlots  do  go 
 before  you  into  the  reign  of  God,  ^'-  for  John 
 came  unto  you  in  the  way  of  righteousness, 
 and  ye  did  not  believe  him,  and  the  tax- 
 gatherers  and  the  harlots  did  believe  him,  and 
 ye,  having  seen,  repented  not  at  last— to  be- 
 lieve him. 
 
 ^^ '  Hear  ye  another  simile :  There  was  a 
 certain  man,  a  householder,  who  planted  a 
 vineyard,  and  did  put  a  hedge  round  it,  and 
 digged  in  it  a  wine-press,  and  built  a  tower, 
 and  gave  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and  went 
 abroad. 
 
 ^^  '  And  when  the  season  of  the  fruits  came 
 nigh,  he  sent  his  servants  unto  the  husband- 
 men, to  receive  the  fruits  of  it,  '^^  and  the  hus- 
 bandmen having  taken  his  servants,  one  they 
 scourged,  and  one  they  killed,  and  one  they 
 stoned. 
 
 3* '  Again  he  sent  other  servants  more  than 
 the  first,  and  they  did  to  them  in  the  same 
 manner. 
 
 ^'' '  And  at  last  he  sent  unto  them  his  son, 
 saying,  They  will  reverence  my  sou ;  ''^  and  the 
 husbandmen  liaving  seen  the  son,  said  among 
 themselves.  This  is  the  heir,  come,  we  may 
 kill  him,  and  may  possess  his  inheritance  • 
 ^^  and  having  taken  him,  they  cast  him  out  ov 
 the  vineyard,  and  killed  him ;  ■•"  whenever 
 therefore  the  lord  of  the  vineyard  may  come, 
 what  wUl  he  do  to  these  husbandmen?' 
 
 *'They  say  to  him,  'E\al  men— he  iviU  evilly 
 destroy  them,  and  the  vineyard  will  give  out 
 to  other  husbandmen,  who  will  give  oack  ta 
 him  the  fruits  in  their  seasons.' 
 
 •*2  Jesus  saith  to  them,  '  Did  ye  never  read 
 in  the  Writings,  A  stone  that  the  builders 
 disallowed,  it  became  head  of  a  corner ;  from 
 the  Lord  hath  this  come  to  pass,  and  it  is 
 wonderful  in  our  eyes. 
 
 *3  '  Because  of  tuis  I  say  to  you,  that  the 
 reign  of  God  shall  be  taken  from  you,  and 
 given  to  a  nation  bringing  forth  its  fruit ;  *^and 
 he  who  is  falling  on  this  stone  shall  be  broken, 
 and  on  whomsoever  it  may  fall  it  will  crush 
 him  to  pieces.' 
 
 *^  Ana  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees 
 having  heard  his  similes,  knew  that  of  them 
 he  speaketh,  and  seeking  to  lay  hold  on  him, 
 they  feared  the  multitudes,  seeing  they  were 
 holding  him  as  a  prophet. 
 
 XXII.  1  AND  Jesus  answering,  again  spake 
 to  them  in  similes,  saying,  -'The  reign  of  the 
 heavens  was  likened  to  a  man,  a  king,  who 
 made  marriage-feasts  for  his  son,  ^  and  he  sent 
 forth  his  servants  to  call  those  having  been 
 called  to  the  marriage-feasts,  and  they  were 
 not  willing  to  come. 
 
 * '  Again  he  sent  forth  other  servants,  say- 
 ing. Say  to  those  who  have  been  called :  Lo, 
 my  dinner  I  prepared,  my  oxen  and  the  fat- 
 lings  have  been  killed,  and  all  things  are 
 ready,  come  ye  to  the  marriage-feasts ;  *  and 
 
Simile  of  a  marriage-feast. 
 
 XXII.  6.— MATTHEW.— XXIII.  15. 
 
 Substance  of  the  latn 
 
 they,  having  disrecrarded  it,  went  away,  the 
 one  to  his  own  field,  and  the  other  to  his  mer- 
 chandise ;  ^  and  tlie  rest,  having  laid  hold  on 
 his  servants,  did  insiilt  and  slay  them. 
 
 ^  'And  the  king  having  heard,  was  wroth, 
 and  having  sent  forth  his  soldiers,  he  destroyed 
 those  munlerers,  and  their  city  he  set  on  fire ; 
 8  then  saitli  he  to  his  servants,  The  marriage- 
 feast  indeed  is  ready,  and  those  called  were 
 not  worthy,  ^  be  going,  then,  on  to  the  cross- 
 ways,  and  as  many  as  ye  may  find,  call  ye  to 
 the  marriage-feasts. 
 
 1"  '  And  those  servants,  having  gone  forth  to 
 the  ways,  did  gather  all,  as  many  as  they 
 foimd,  both  bad  and  good,  and  the  marriage- 
 feast  apartment  was  filled  with  those  reclining. 
 
 i>  'And  the  king  having  come  in  to  view 
 those  reclining,  saw  there  a  man  not  clothed 
 with  clothing  of  the  m.arriage-feast,  ^"  and  he 
 saith  to  him.  Comrade,  how  didst  thou  come 
 in  hither,  not  having  clothing  of  the  mar- 
 riage-feast? and  he  was  speechless. 
 
 ^■'  'Then  isaid  the  king  to  the  ministrants, 
 Having  bound  his  feet  and  hands,  take  him 
 np  and  cast  forth  to  the  onter  darkness,  there 
 shall  be  the  weeping  and  the  gnasliing  of  the 
 teeth ;  !■*  for  many  are  called,  and  few  chosen.' 
 
 ^^  Then  the  Pharisees  ha\nng  _  gone,  took 
 counsel  how  they  might  ensnare  him  in  words, 
 '"  and  they  send  to  him  their  disciples  with 
 the  Herodians,  saying,  '  Teacher,  we  have 
 known  that  thou  art  trne,  and  the  way  of  God 
 in  truth  thon  dost  teach,  andthou  art  not  caring 
 for  any  one,  for  thon  dost  not  look  to  the  face 
 of  men^  i^  tell  us,  therefore,  what  dost  thou 
 think  ?  13  it  lawful  to  give  tribute  to  Caesar 
 or  not?' 
 
 '8  And  Jesus  having  known  their  wicked- 
 ness, said,  '  Why  me  do  ye  tempt,  hypocrites  ? 
 '^  show  me  the  tribute-coin?'  and  they  brought 
 to  him  a  denary;  ''"and  he  saith  to  them, 
 '  Whose  is  this  image  and  the  inscription?' 
 ^1  they  say  to  him,  '  Caesars ;'  then  saith  he  to 
 them,  '  Render  therefore  the  things  of  Caesar 
 to  Caesar,  and  the  things  of  God  to  God;' 
 ^■'and  having  heard  they  wondered,  and  having 
 left  him  they  went  away. 
 
 "^  In  that  day  there  came  near  to  him  Sad- 
 ducees,  who  are  saying  there  is  not  a  rising 
 again,  and  they  questioned  him,  saying, 
 ^-^ '  Teacher,  Moses  said.  If  any  one  may  die 
 not  having  children,  his  brother  shall  marry 
 hia  wife,  and  shall  raise  up  seed  to  his  brother. 
 
 ^  '  And  there  were  with  us  seven  brothers, 
 and  the  first  having  married  did  die,  and  not 
 having  seed,  he  left  his  wife  to  his  brother; 
 5^  in  like  manner  also  the  second,  and  the 
 third,  unto  the  seventh,  "''  and  last  of  all  died 
 also  the  woman;  '^® therefore  in  the  rising 
 again,  of  which  of  the  seven  shall  she  be  wife 
 —for  all  had  her?' 
 
 !  -"And  Jesus  answering  said  to  them,  'Ye 
 go  astray,  not  knowing  the  Writings,  nor  the 
 power  of  God ;  2"  for  in  the  rising  again  they 
 do  not  marry,  nor  are  they  given  in  marriage, 
 but  are  as  messengers  of  God  in  heaven. 
 
 ^i  '  And  concerning  the  rising  again  of  the 
 dead,  did  ye  not  read  that  which  was  spoken 
 to  you  by  God,  saying,  ^- 1  am  the  God  of 
 2q 
 
 Abraham,  and  the  God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God 
 of  Jacob?  God  is  aot  a  God  of  dead  men,  but 
 of  living.' 
 
 3*  And  having  heard,  the  multitudes  were 
 astonished  at  his  teaching ;  ^^  and  the  Phari- 
 sees, having  heard  that  he  did  silence  the 
 Sadducees,  were  gathered  together  unto  him ; 
 3'  and  _  one  of  them,  a  lawyer,  did  question, 
 tempting  him,  and  saying,  *" '  Teacher,  which 
 is  the  great  command  in  the  Law?' 
 
 ^'' And  Jesus  said  to  him,  'Thou  shalt  love 
 the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with 
 aU  thy  sold,  and  with  all  thine  understand- 
 ing— 38  this  is  a  first  and  great  command ; 
 '^^  and  the  second  is  like  to  it.  Thou  shalt  love 
 thy  neighbour  as  thyself;  ^^  on  these— the  two 
 commands — all  the  law  and  the  prophets  do 
 hang.' 
 
 *^  And  the  Pharisees  having  been  gathered 
 together,  Jesus  did  question  them,  ^^  saying, 
 '  What  do  you  think  concerning  the  Christ  ? 
 of  whom  is  he  son?'  They  say  to  him,  'Of 
 David.' 
 
 *^  He  saith  to  them,  '  How  then  doth  David 
 in  the  Spirit  call  him  lord,  saying,  ^*  The 
 Lord  said  to  my  lord.  Sit  at  my  right  hand, 
 till  I  may  make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool? 
 ^^  If  then  David  dgth  call  him  lord,  how  is  he 
 his  son?'  '•''  And  no  one  was  able  to  answer 
 him  a  word,  nor  durst  any  from  that  day 
 question  him  any  more. 
 
 XXm.  1  THEN  Jesus  spake  to  the  mul- 
 titudes, and  to  his  disciples,  ^  saying,  '  On  the 
 seat  of  Moses  sat  down  the  scribes  and  the 
 Pharisees ;  ^  all,  then,  as  much  as  they  may  say 
 to  you  to  observe,  observe  and  do,  but  accord- 
 ing to  their  works  do  not,  for  they  say,  and 
 do  not ;  ^  for  they  bind  together  burdens  heavy 
 and  grievous  to  be  borne,  and  lay  upon  the 
 shoulders  of  men,  but  with  their  finger  they 
 will  not  move  them. 
 
 ^  '  And  all  their  works  they  do  to  be  seen 
 by  men,  and  they  make  broad  their  i)hylac- 
 teries,  and  enlarge  the  fringes  of  their  gar- 
 ments, ^thi*y  love  also  the  chief  couches  in  the 
 supper,  and  the  chief  seats  in  the  synagogues, 
 'and  the  salutations  in  the  market-places, 
 and  to  be  called  by  men.  Rabbi,  Rabbi. 
 
 8  'And  ye-yye  may  not  be  called  Rabbi,  for 
 one  is  your  director— the  Christ,  and  all  ye  are 
 brethren ;  "and  ye  may  not  call  anp  your  father 
 on  the  earth,  for  one  is  your  Father,  who  is  in 
 the  heavens,  i"  nor  may  ye  be  called  directors, 
 for  one  isyour  director — tne  Christ.  '^  And'the 
 greater  of  you  shall  be  your  ministrant,  ^^  and 
 whoever  shall  exalt  himself  shall  be  humbled, 
 and  whoever  shall  humble  himself  shall  be 
 exalted. 
 
 '3  '  Wo  to  you.  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  hy- 
 pocrites !  because  ye  shut  up  the  reign  or  the 
 heavens  before  men,  for  ye  do  not  go  in,  nor 
 those  going  in  do  ye  suffer  to  enter. 
 
 ^*  'Wo  to  you.  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  hy- 
 pocrites !  because  ye  eat  up  the  houses  of  the 
 widows,  and  for  a  pretence  make  long  prayers, 
 because  of  this  ye  shall  receive  more  arAin- 
 dant  judgment. 
 
 '5  '  Wo  to  you.  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  hy- 
 17 
 
Ouilt  of  Janisalem. 
 
 xxiTi.  IG  -MATTHEW.— x-xiv.  2fi. 
 
 7^5  destruction  foretold. 
 
 pocrites!  because  ye  go  round  the  sea  and  tlio 
 dry  land  to  make  one  jiroselyte,  and  wlien- 
 ever  it  may  happen— ye  make  liim  a  son  of 
 gehcnna  twofold  more  than  yourselves. 
 
 '•^  '  Wo  to  you,  blind  guides,  who  are  say- 
 ing, Wlioever  may  swear  by  the  sanctuary,  it 
 is  nothing,  but  whoever  may  swear  by  the 
 gold  of  the  sanctuary— is  debtor !  '^  Fools  and 
 blind !  for  which  is  greater,  the  gold,  or  the 
 sanctuary  that  is  sanctifying  the  gold  ? 
 
 '8  '  And,  whoever  may  swear  by  the  altar, 
 it  is  nothing;  but  whoever  may  swear  by  the 
 gift  that  is  upon  it — is  debtor!  ^^  Fools  and 
 blind!  for  which  is  greater,  the  gift,  or  the 
 altar  tliat  is  sanctifying  the  gift? 
 
 -"  '  He  therefore  wlio  did  swear  by  the  altar, 
 dotli  swear  by  it,  and  by  all  things  on  it ;  -^  and 
 he  who  did  swear  by  the  sanctuary,  doth 
 swear  by  it,  and  by  Him  who  is  dwelling  in 
 it;  --and  he  who  did  swear  by  the  heaven, 
 doth  swear  by  the  throne  of  Grod,  and  by  Him 
 who  is  sitting  upon  it. 
 
 -^  '  Wo  to  you.  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
 crites !  because  ye  give  tithe  of  the  mint,  and 
 the  dill,  and  the  cumin,  and  did  neglect  the 
 weightier  things  of  the  Law— the  judgment, 
 and  the  kindness,  and  the  faith;  these  it  be- 
 hoved j/ou  to  do,  and  those  not  to  neglect. 
 
 ^  '  Blind  guides  !  who  aj-e  straining  out  the 
 gnat,  and  the  camel  are  swallowing. 
 
 ^  '  Wo  to  you.  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
 crites !  because  ye  make  clean  the  outside  of 
 the  cup  and  the  plate,  and  within  they  are 
 full  of  rapine  and  incontinence. 
 
 ""  '  Blind  Pharisee !  cleanse  first  the  inside 
 of  the  cup  and  the  plate,  that  the  outside  of 
 them  also  may  become  clean. 
 
 ^  '  Wo  to  you.  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  hyY>o- 
 crites !  because  yc  are  lil^e  to  whitewashed 
 sepulchres,  which  outwardly  indeed  do  jvppear 
 beautiful,  and  within  are  full  of  bones  of  dead 
 men.  and  of  all  imcleanness;  ^so  also  ye  out- 
 wardly indeed  do  appear  to  men  righteous, 
 and  within  ye  are  full  of  hypocrisy  and  law- 
 lessness. 
 
 •J9  '  Wo  to  you,  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  hypo- 
 crites !  because  ye  build  the  sepulchres  of 
 the  prophets,  and  adorn  the  tombs  of  the 
 righteous,  •'"'and  say.  If  we  had  been  in  the 
 days  of  our  fathers,  we  would  not  have  been 
 ])artakers  with  them  in  the  blood  of  the  pro-. 
 ])hets.  ^'  So  that  ye  testify  to  yourselves, 
 that  ye  are  sons  of  them  who  did  murder  the 
 ]iropTiets ;  ^'-  and  yc— ye  fill  up  the  measure  of 
 your  fathers. 
 
 33  '  Scnients !  brood  of  vipers !  how  may  ye 
 escape  from  the  judiancnt  of  the  gehcnna? 
 
 ^  'Because  of  this,  lo,  1  send  to  you  jiro- 
 phets,  and  wise  men,  and  scribes,  and  of 
 them  ye  will  kill  and  crucify,  and  of  them 
 yc  will  scourge  in  your  synagogues,  and  will 
 pursue  from  city  to  city;  ^'that  on  you  may 
 come  all  tlie  righteous  blood  being  poured  out 
 on  the  earth  from  tlie  blood  of  Abel  the  riglit- 
 cous,  unto  the  blood  of  Zacharias  son  of  Bara- 
 chias,  wliom  ye  slew  between  the  sanctuary 
 and  tlie  altar:  8"  verily  1  say  to  you^  all  these 
 tilings  shall  come  upon  this  generation. 
 
 ^" 'Jcnisalcm,  Jerusah'm,  that  art  killing 
 the  ])roii]ict3,  and  stoning  tliose  sent  unto. thee, 
 how  often  did  I  will  to  gather  thy  children 
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 together,  as  a  hen  doth  gather  her  own  chick- 
 ens under  the  wings,  and  ye  did  not  will. 
 ^^  Lo,  left  desolate  to  yon  is  your  house ;  ^^  for 
 T  say  to  you,  ye  may  not  see  me  henceforth, 
 till  ye  may  say.  Blessed  /,■*  he  who  is  coming 
 in  the  name  of  the  Lord.' 
 
 XXIV.  '  AND  havnug  goue  forth,  Jesus  de- 
 parted from  the  temple,  and  his  disciples 
 came  near  to  show  hiin  the  buildings  of  the 
 temple,  "  and  Jesus  said  to  them,  '  Do  ye  not 
 see  all  these  ?  verily  I  say  to  you,  There  may 
 not  be  left  here  a  stone  upon  a  stone,  that 
 shall  not  be  thrown  down.' 
 
 ^And  when  he  is  sitting  on  the  mount  of 
 the  Olives,  the  disciples  came  near  to  him  by 
 himself,  saying,  '  Tell  us,  when  shall  these 
 be?  and  wliat  is  the  sign  of  thy  presence,  and 
 of  the  full  end  of  the  age?' 
 
 *  And  Jesus  answering  said  to  them,  'Take 
 heed  that  no  one  may  lead  you  astray,  ^for 
 many  shall  come  in  my  name,  saying,  I  am 
 the  Clirist,  and  they  shall  lead  many  astray, 
 "  and  ye  shall  begin  to  hear  of  wars,  and  re- 
 ports of  wars ;  see,  be  not  troubled,  for  it  be- 
 iioveth  all  these  to  come  to  pass,  but  the  end 
 is  not  yet. 
 
 ^  'For  nation  shall  rise  against  nation,  and 
 kingdom  against  kingdom,  and  there  shall  be 
 famines,  and  pestilences,  and  earthquakes,_in 
 divers  places ;  ^  and  all  these  are  tlio  begin- 
 ning of  sorrows;  "then  they  shall  deliver  you 
 up  to  tribulation,  and  shall  kill  you,  and  ye 
 shall  be  liated  l)y  all  the  nations  because  o. 
 my  name; '"  and  tlien  shall  many  be  stumbled, 
 and  they  shall  deliver  up  one  another,  and 
 shall  liate  one  another. 
 
 '^ '  And  many  false  prophets  shall  arise,  and 
 shall  lead  many  astray ;  '-  and  because  of  the 
 abounding  of  the  lawlessness,  the  love  of  the 
 many  shall  become  cold ;  '^  but  he  who  did 
 endure  to  the  end,  he  shall  be  saved  ;  ^*  and 
 this  good  news  of  the  reign  shall  be  proclaimed 
 in  all  the  world,  for  a  testimony  to  all  the 
 nations:  and  then  shall  the  end  arrive. 
 
 '5 '  ^Vhenever,  therefore,  ye  may  see  the 
 abomination  of  the  desolation,  that  was 
 spoken  of  tlirough  Daniel  the  prophet,  stand- 
 ing in  the  holy  place  (whoever  is  reading  let 
 him  observe)  i*'then  tliose  in  Judea — let  tliem 
 (lee  to  the  mounts;  '^he  on  the  house-top — 
 let  him  not  come  down  to  take  up  any  thing 
 out  of  his  house  :  '^  and  he  in  the  field— let 
 him  not  turn  back  to  take  his  garments. 
 
 "  '  And  wo  to  those  with  child,  and  to  those 
 giving  suck  in  those  days;  ""and  pray  ye  that 
 your  Uiglit  may  not  be  in  winter,  nor  on  a 
 sabbath  ;  *>  for  there  sliall  be  then  great  tribu- 
 lation, such  as  was  not  from  tlie  beginning  of 
 the  world  till  now,  no,  nor  may  be.  -^  And  if 
 those  days  were  not  shortened,  no  flesh  would 
 have  been  saved  •  but  because  of  the  chosen, 
 shall  tliose  days  be  shortened. 
 
 '^  '  Tlien  if  any  one  may  say  to  you,  Lo,  here 
 M  the  Christ!  or  "littrclyemaynot  believe  ;  '-^for 
 there  shall  arise  false  Christs,  and  false  pro- 
 phets, and  thoy  shall  give  great  signs  and 
 wonders,  bo  as  to  lead  .astray,  if  possiule,  also 
 the  chosen.     **  Ix),  I  did  tell  you  beforehand. 
 
 -"  'If  therefore  they  may  say  to  you,  Lo,  in 
 the  wihlerness  he  is,  ye  may  not  go  forth;  lo, 
 
Various  predictions. 
 
 XXIV.  27.— MATTHEW.— XXV.  26. 
 
 Simile  of  the  ten  virgins. 
 
 in  the  inner  chambers,  ye  may  not  believe; 
 ^  for  as  the  liKhtniuji  doth  come  forth  from 
 the  east,  and  doth  appear  unto  the  west,  so 
 shall  be  also  the  i)resence  of  the  Son  of  Man ; 
 "8  for  wherever  tlie  carcase  may  be,  there  shall 
 the  eagles  be  gathered  together. 
 
 "'■>  'And  immediately  after  the  tribulation 
 of  those  days,  the  sun  shall  be  darkened,  and 
 the  moon  shall  not  give  her  light,  and  the 
 stars  shall  fall  from  the  heaven,  and  the 
 powers  of  the  heavens  shall  be  shaken ;  ^^  and 
 then  shall  appear  the  sign  of  the  Son  of  Man 
 in  the  heaven ;  and  then  shall  all  the  tribes 
 of  the  earth  smite  the  breast,  and  they  shall 
 see  the  Son  of  Man  coming  upon  the  clouds 
 of  the  heaven,  with  power  and  much  glory; 
 ^1  and  he  shall  send  his  messengers  with  a 
 great  sound  of  a  trumpet,  and  they  shall 
 gather  together  his  chosen  from  the  four 
 winds,  from  the  ends  of  the  heavens  unto  the 
 ends  thereof. 
 
 ^^  '  And  from  the  fig-tree  learn  ye  the  simile: 
 When  already  its  branch  may  have  become 
 tender,  and  the  leaves  it  may  put  forth,  ye 
 know  that  the  summer  is  nigh,  ^^  so  also  ye, 
 when  ye  may  see  all  these,  ye  know  that  it  is 
 nigh — at  the  doors.  ^*  Verily  I  say  to  you, 
 tliis  generation  may  not  pass  away  till  all 
 these  may  come  to  pass.  ^^  The  heaven  and 
 the  earth  shall  pass  away,  but  my  words  shall 
 not  pass  away. 
 
 2^  '  And  concerning  that  day  and  the  hoiir 
 no  one  hath  known — not  even  the  messengers 
 of  the  heavens — except  my  Father  only ;  "■  and 
 as  the  days  of  Noah — so  shall  be  also  the  pre- 
 sence of  tne  Son  of  Man ;  ^^  for  as  they  were, 
 in  the  days  before  the  Hood,  eating,  and  drink- 
 ing, marrying,  and  ^ving  in  marriage,  till  the 
 day  Noah  entered  into  the  ark,  ^''and  they 
 did  not  know  till  the  flood  came  and  took  all 
 away;  so  shall  be  also  the  presence  of  the 
 Son  of  Man.  •**  Then  two  men  shall  be  in  the 
 field,  the  one  is  received,  and  the  one  is  left; 
 *^  two  women  shall  be  ^nding  in  the  mill, 
 one  is  received,  and  one  is  left. 
 
 *'-  '  Watch  ye  therefore,  because  ye  have  not 
 known  in  what  hour  your  Lord  doth  come; 
 *^  and  this  know,  that  if  the  master  of  the 
 house  had  known  in  what  watch  the  thief 
 doth  come,  he  had  watched,  and  not  suffered 
 his  house  to  be  broken  through ;  ■"  because  of 
 this  also  ye,  become  ye  ready,  because  in 
 what  hour  ye  do  not  think,  the  Son  of  Man 
 doth  come. 
 
 45  « "W}jo,  then,  is  the  servant,  faithful  and 
 wise,  whom  his  lord  did  set  over  his  house- 
 hold, to  give  them  the  nourishment  in  season  ? 
 ^  Happy  that  servant,  whom  his  lord,  having 
 come,  shall. find  doing  so;  *^ verily  I  say  to 
 you,  that  over  all  his  substance  he  will  set 
 him. 
 
 *  '  And,  if  that  evil  servant  may  say  in  his 
 heart,  My  Lord  doth  delay  to  come,  ^  and 
 may  begin  to  beat  the  fellow-servants,  and 
 to  eat  and  to  drink  with  the  drunken,  '"  the 
 lord  of  that  servant  will  arrive  in  a  day  when 
 he  doth  not  expect,  and  in  an  hour  of  which 
 he  doth  not  know,  ^'  and  will  cut  him  off,  and 
 his  portion  with  the  hypocrites  will  appoint ; 
 there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  the  gnashing 
 of  the  teeth. 
 
 XXV.  '  '  THEN  shall  tlie  reign  of  the  hea- 
 vens be  likened  to  ten  virgins,  who,  having 
 taken  tlieir  lamps,  went  fortli  to  meet  the 
 bridegroom ;  "and  five  of  them  were  prudent, 
 and  live  foolish ;  ^  they  who  were  foolish 
 having  taken  their  lamps,  did  not  take  with 
 themselves  oil ;  *  and  the  jirudeut  took  oil  in 
 their  vessels,  with  their  lamps. 
 
 ^  '  And  the  bridegi-oom  tarrying,  they  all 
 nodded  and  were  sleeping,  ^  and  in  the  middle 
 of  the  night  a  cry  was  made,  Lo,  the  bride- 
 groom doth  come ;  go  ye  forth  to  meet  him. 
 
 " '  Then  rose  all  those  virgins,  and  trimmed 
 their  lamps,  ^and  the  foolish  said  to  the  pru- 
 dent. Give  us  of  your  oil,  because  our  lamps 
 are  going  out;  ^and  the  prudent  answered, 
 sajring — ^Lest  there  may  not  be  sufficient  for 
 us  and  you,  go  ye  rather  unto  those  selling,, 
 and  buy  for  yourselves. 
 
 1** '  And  while  they  are  going  away  to  buy, 
 the  bridep-oom  came,  and  those  ready  went 
 in  with  him  to  the  marriage-feasts,  and  the 
 door  was  shut;  ^^  and  afterwards  come  also  do 
 the  rest  of  the  virgins,  saying.  Sir,  sir,  open 
 to  us ;  1-  and  he  answering  said.  Verily  I  say 
 to  you,  I  have  not  known  you. 
 
 ^  '  Watch  therefore,  for  ye  have  not  known 
 the  day  nor  the  hour  in  which  the  Son  of  Man 
 doth  come. 
 
 ^*  '  For — as  a  man  going  abroad  did  call  his 
 own  servants,  and  did  deliver  to  them  his 
 substance,  ^*  and  to  one  he  gave  five  talents, 
 and  to  another  two,  and  to  another  one,  to 
 each  according  to  his  several  ability,  wen^ 
 abroad  immediately. 
 
 1^ '  And  he  who  did  receive  the  five  talents, 
 having  gone,  wrought  with  them,  and  made 
 other  five  talents!;  '''  in  like  manner  also  he 
 who  received  the  two,  he  gained,  also  he,  other 
 two ;  ^8  and  he  who  did  receive  the  one,  hav- 
 ing gone  away,  digged  in  the  earth,  and  hid 
 his  lord's  money. 
 
 •^ '  And  after  a  long  time  cometh  the  lord 
 of  those  servants,  and  taketh  reckoning  with 
 them ;  '"  and  he  who  did  receive  the  five  tal- 
 ents having  come,  brought  other  five  talents, 
 saying,  '  Sir,  five  talents  thou  didst  deliver 
 to  me ;  lo,  other  five  talents  did  I  gain  besides 
 'them. 
 
 ^1 '  And  his  lord  said  to  him,  Well  done, 
 servant,  good  and  faithful,  over  a  fe-vi 
 things  thou  wast  faithful,  over  many  things  I 
 will  set  thee;  enter  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord. 
 
 ^^ '  And  he  who  also  did  receive  the  two  tal- 
 ents having  come,  said.  Sir,  two  talents  thou 
 didst  deliver  to  me ;  lo,  other  two  talents  I 
 did  gain  besides  them. 
 
 ^  '  His  lord  said  to  him.  Well  done,  servant, 
 good  and  faithful,  over  a  few  things  thou  wast 
 faithful,  over  many  things  I  will  set  thee; 
 enter  into  the  joy  of  thy  lord 
 
 ^  '  And  he  also  who  hath  received  the  one 
 talent  having  come,  said.  Sir,  I  knew  thee, 
 that  thou  art  a  hard  man,  reaping  where  thou 
 didst  not  sow,  and  gathering  from  whence 
 thou  didst  not  scatter;  '^and  having  been 
 afraid,  having  gone  away,  I  hid  thy  talent  in 
 the  earth ;  lo,  thou  hast  thine  own ! 
 
 *' '  And  his  lord  answering  said  to  him,  Evil 
 servant,  and  slothful,  thou  nadst  known  that 
 I  reap  where  1  did  not  sow,   and  I  gather 
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Process  of  judgment. 
 
 XXV.  27.— MATTHEW.— XXVI.  29. 
 
 The  Supper  institutea. 
 
 whence  I  did  not  scatter !  ^'^  it  behoved  thee 
 then  to  put  my  money  to  the  money-lenders, 
 and  having  come  I  had  received  mine  own 
 with  increase. 
 
 ^  '  I'alse  therefore  from  him  the  talent,  and 
 give  to  him  having  the  ten  talents,  -^  for  to 
 every  one  having  shall  be  given,  and  he  shall 
 have  over-abundance,  and  from  him  who  is 
 not  having,  even  that  which  he  hath  shall  be 
 taken  from  him ;  ^^  and  the  unprotitable  ser- 
 vant cast  ye  forth  to  the  outer  darkness ; 
 there  shall  be  the  weeping  and  the  gnashing 
 of  the  teeth. 
 
 ^' '  And  whenever  the  Son  of  Man  may  come 
 in  his  glory,  and  all  the  holy  messengers  with 
 him,  then  he  shall  sit  upon  a  throne  of  his 
 glory ;  ^^  and  gathered  together  before  him 
 shall  be  all  the  nations,  and  he  shall  separate 
 them  from  one  another,  as  the  shepherd  doth 
 separate  the  sheep  from  the  goats,  ^^  and  he 
 shall  set  the  sheep  indeed  on  his  right  hand, 
 and  the  goats  on  the  left. 
 
 3* '  Then  shall  the  king  say  to  those  on  his 
 right  hand,  Come  ye,  the  blessed  of  my  Father, 
 iimerit  the  reign  that  hath  been  prepared  for 
 you  from  the  foundation  of  the  world ;  ^s  for 
 I  did  hunger,  and  ye  gave  me  to  eat;  I  did 
 thirst,  and  ye  gave  me  to  drink ;  I  was  a 
 stranger,  and  ye  received  me ;  ^'^  naked, 
 and  ye  put  around  me ;  I  was  infirm,  and  ye 
 looked  after  me ;  in  prison  I  was,  and  ye  came 
 unto  me. 
 
 27 '  Then  shall  the  righteous  answer  him, 
 saying,  Lord,  when  did  we  see  thee  hungering, 
 and  wc  nourished?  or  thirsting,  and  we  gave 
 to  drink?  '•^^and  when  did  we  see  thee  a 
 stranger,  and  we  received?  or  naked,  and  we 
 put  around?  ^^and  when  did  we  see  thee  in- 
 tirm,  or  in  prison,  and  we  came  unto  thee  ? 
 
 *" '  And  the  king  answering,  shall  say  to 
 them,  Verily  I  say  to  you.  Inasmuch  as  ye 
 did  it  to  one  of  these  my  brethren — the  least 
 — to  me  ye  did  it. 
 
 *^  '  Then  shall  he  say  also  to  those  on  the 
 left  hand.  Go  ye  from  me,  the  cursed,  to  the 
 fire,  the  age-during,  that  hath  been  prepared 
 for  the  Devil  and  his  messengers ;  •*-  for  I  did 
 hunger,  and  ye  gave  me  not  to  eat ;  I  did  thirst, 
 and  ye  gave  me  not  to  drinlv ;  ^^  a  stranger  I 
 was,  and  ye  did  not  receive  me ;  naked,  and 
 ye  put  not  around  me ;  infirm,  and  in  prison, 
 and  ye  did  not  look  after  me. 
 
 •"  '  Then  shall  they  answer,  they  also,  say- 
 ing, Lord,  when  did  we  see  thee  hungering,  or 
 thirsting,  or  a  stranger,  or  naked,  or  infirm, 
 or  in  prison,  and  we  did  not  minister  to  thee  ? 
 
 *'' '  Tlien  shall  he  answer  them,  saying. 
 Verily  I  say  to  you.  Inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  not 
 to  one  of  these,  the  least,  ye  did  it  not  to  me. 
 ^•'And  these  shall  go  away  to  punishment 
 age-diiriug,  but  the  righteous  to  life  age- 
 during.' 
 
 XXVI.  1  AND  it  came  to  pass,  when  Jesus 
 finished  all  these  words,  he  said  to  his  dis- 
 ciples, ^  '  Ye  have  known  that  after  two 
 days  the  passover  cometh,  and  the  Son  of  Man 
 is  delivered  up  to  be  crucified.' 
 
 3  Then  were  gathered  together  the  chief 
 priests,  and  the  scribes,  and  the  elders  of  tlie 
 people,  to  the  court  of  the  chief  priest  who 
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 was  called  Caiaphas ;  *  and  they  consulted 
 together  that  they  might  take  Jesus  by  guile, 
 and  kill  him,  ^and  they  said,  'Not  in  the 
 feast,  tliat  there  may  not  be  a  tumult  among 
 the  people.' 
 
 ^  And  Jesiis  having  been  in  Bethany,  in  the 
 house  of  Simon  the  leper,  ''  there  came  to  him 
 a  woman  having  an  alabaster  box  of  ointment, 
 very  precious,  and  she  poured  on  his  head 
 as  he  is  reclining  (at  meat).  ^And  having 
 seen  it,  his  disciples  were  much  displeased, 
 saying,  '  To  what  purpose  is  this  waste?  ^  for 
 this  ointment  could  have  been  sold  for  much, 
 and  given  to  the  poor.' 
 
 '"  And  Jesus  having  known,  said  to  them, 
 'Why  do  ye  give  trouble  to  the  woman?  for 
 a  good  work  she  wrought  for  me;  ^' for  the 
 
 Eoor  always  ye  have  with  you,  and  me  ye 
 ave  not  always;  ^^for  she  having  put  this 
 ointment  on  my  body — for  my  burial  she  did 
 it.  12  Verily  I  say  to  you.  Wherever  this  good 
 news  may  be  proclaimed  in  the  whole  world, 
 what  this  one  did  shall  also  be  spoken  of — for 
 a  memorial  of  her.' 
 
 i^Then  one  of  the  twelve,  who  is  called 
 Judas  Iscariot,  having  gone  unto  the  chief 
 priests,  said,  ^^ '  What  are  ye  willing  to  give 
 me,  and  I  will  deliver  him  up  to  j^ou?"  and 
 they  weighed  out  to  him  thirty  sUverlings, 
 1*  and  from  that  time  he  was  seeking  a  con- 
 venient season  to  deliver  him  up. 
 
 17  And  on  the  first  day  of  the  unleavened 
 food  came  the  disciples  near  to  Jesus,  saying 
 to  him,  '  Where  wilt  thou  that  we  may  pre- 
 pare for  thee  to  eat  the  passover?'  ^^and  he 
 said,  '  Go  away  to  the  city,  unto  such  a  one, 
 and  say  to  him.  The  Teacher  saith.  My  time 
 is  nigh ;  near  thee  I  keep  the  passover,  with 
 my  disciples  ; '  ^^  and  the  disciples  did  as  Jesus 
 appointed  them,  and  prepared  the  passover. 
 
 '■^^  And  evening  having  come,  he  was  reclin- 
 ing (at  meat)  with  the  twelve,  -^  and  while  they 
 are  eating,  he  said,  '  Verily  I  say  to  you,  that 
 one  of  you  shall  deliver  me  up.'  "-  And  being 
 grieved  exceedingly,  they  began  to  say  to  him, 
 each  of  them,  '  Is  it  I,  Sir? ' 
 
 -2  And  he  answering  said,  '  He  who  did  dip 
 with  me  the  hand  in  the  dish,  he  will  deliver 
 me  up ;  ^  the  Son  of  Man  doth  indeed  go,  as 
 it  hath  been  written  concerning  him,  but  wo 
 to  that  man  through  whom  the  Sou  of  Man 
 is  delivered  up  !  good  it  were  for  him  if  that 
 man  had  not  been  born.' 
 
 *5  And  Judas— he  who  delivered  him  up- 
 answering  saicl,  '  Is  it  I,  Rabbi  ? '  He  saith  to 
 him,  '  Thou  hast  said.' 
 
 =•'  And  while  they  are  eating,  Jesus  having 
 taken  the  bread,  and  having  blessed,  did 
 brake,  and  was  giving  to  the  disciples,  and 
 said,  '  Take,  eat,  this  is  my  body ; '  -^  and 
 haviogtaken  the  cup,  and  having  given  thanks, 
 he  gave  to  them,  saying,  '  Drink  ye  of  it — all ; 
 "3  for  this  is  my  blood  of  the  new  cove- 
 nant, that  for  many  is  being  poured  out — 
 to  remission  of  sins  ;  "^  and  I  saj'  to  you,  that 
 I  may  not  drink  hencefortli  on  this  produce 
 of  the  vine,  till  tliat  day  when  I  may  drink  it 
 with  you  new  in  the  reign  of  my  Father.' 
 
Agony  In  the  garden. 
 
 xxvi.  30.— MATTHEV\  .— xxvii.  1. 
 
 Christ  denied  by  Peter 
 
 2"  And  having  sung  a  hymn,  tliey  went  forth 
 to  the  mount  of  the  Olives ;  •*'  then  saith  Jesus 
 to  them,  '  All  ye  shall  be  stumbled  at  me  this 
 night ;  for  it  hath  been  written,  I  will  smite 
 the  shepherd,  and  the  sheep  of  the  flock  shall 
 be  scattered  abroad ;  ^-  but,  after  my  having 
 risen,  I  wiU  go  before  you  to  GalUee.' 
 
 ^^  And  Peter  answering  said  to  him,  '  Even 
 if  all  shall  be  stumbled  at  thee,  I  will  never 
 be  stumbled.'  ^^  Jesus  said  to  him,  '  Verily  I 
 say  to  thee,  that,  this  night,  before  cock -crow- 
 ing, thrice  thou  wUt  deny  me. '  ^^  Peter  saith 
 to  1dm,  '  Even  if  it  may  be  necessary  for  me 
 to  die  with  thee,  I  will  not  deny  thee; '  in  like 
 manner  also  said  all  the  disciples. 
 
 3^  Then  come  with  them  doth  Jesus  to  a 
 place  called  Gethsemane,  and  he  saith  to  the 
 disciples,  '  Sit  ye  here,  till  having  gone  away,  I 
 shall  pray  yonder.' 
 
 ^''And  having  taken  Peter,  and  the  two 
 sons  of  Zebedee,  he  began  to  be  sorrowful, 
 and  to  be  very  heavy ;  ^^  then  saith  he  to  them, 
 'Exceedingly  sorrowful  is  my  soul  —  unto 
 death;  abide  ye  here,  and  watch  with  me.' 
 
 ^^  And  having  gone  forward  a  little,  he  fell 
 on  his  face,  praying,  and  saying,  'My  Father, 
 if  it  be  possible,  let  this  cup  pass  from  me ; 
 nevertheless,  not  as  I  will,  but  as  Thou.' 
 
 ^"And  he  cometh  unto  the  disciples,  and 
 findeth  them  sleepiug,  and  he  saith  to  Peter, 
 '  So !  ye  were  nox  able  one  hour  to  watch 
 with  m,e !  *i  watch,  and  pray,  that  ye  may  not 
 outer  into  temptation:  the  spirit  indeed  is 
 forward,  but  the  flesh  weak.' 
 
 "*'- Again,  asecondtime,  having  gone  away,  he 
 prayed,  saying,  'MyFather,  if  this  cup  cannot 
 pass  away  from  me  exceijt  I  drink  it,  Thy 
 Avill  be  done;'  ^and  having  come,  he  findeth 
 them  again  sleeping,  for  their  eyes  were  heavy. 
 
 **  And  having  left  them,  having  gone  away 
 again,  he  prayed  a  third  time,  saying  the  same 
 word;  '^ then  cometh  he  imto  his  disciples, 
 and  saith  to  them,  '  Sleep  on  henceforth,  and 
 rest !  lo,  the  hour  hath  come  nigh,  and  the 
 Son  of  Man  is  delivered  up  to  the  hands  of 
 sinners.  ^^Rise,  let  us  go;  lo,  he  hath  come 
 nigh  who  is  delivering  me  up.' 
 
 ^''  And  while  he  is  yet  speaking,  lo,  Judas, 
 one  of  the  twelve  dia  come,  and  with  him  a 
 great  multitude,  with  swords  and  sticks,  from 
 the  chief  priests  and  elders  of  the  people. 
 
 ■*^  And  he  who  did  deliver  him  up  did  give 
 them  a  sign,  saying,  'Whomsoever  I  wiUkiss, 
 it  is  he:  lay  hold  on  him ;'  *"and  immediately, 
 having  come  to  Jesus,  he  said,  '  Hail,  Rabbi,' 
 and  Idssed  him;  ^''and  Jesus  said  to  him, 
 'Comrade,  for  what  art  thou  present?'  Then 
 having  come  near,  they  laid  hands  on  Jesus, 
 and  took  hold  on  him. 
 
 ^1  And  lo,  one  of  those  with  Jesus,  having 
 stretched  forth  the  hand,  drew  his  sword, 
 and  having  struck  the  servant  of  the  chief 
 priest,  he  took  off  his  ear. 
 
 *■-  Then  saith  Jesus  to  him,  '  Turn  back  thy 
 sword  to  its  place ;  for  all  who  did  take  the 
 sword,  by  the  sword  shall  perish ;  ^^  dost 
 thou  think  that  I  am  not  able  now  to  call 
 upon  my  Father,  and  He  will  ])lace  beside 
 me  more  than  twelve  legions  of  messengers? 
 
 5*  how  then  may  the  Writings  be  fulfilled, 
 that  thus  it  behoveth  to  happen?' 
 
 '^  In  that  horn-  said  Jesus  to  the  multitudes, 
 '  As  against  a  robber  ye  did  come  forth,  with 
 swords  and  sticks,  to  take  me !  daily  with 
 you  I  was  sitting  teaching  in  the  temple,  and 
 ye  did  not  lay  hold  on  me :  °^  but  all  this  hath 
 come  to  pass,  that  the  Writings  of  the  pro- 
 phets may  be  fulfilled;'  then  afl  the  disciples, 
 having  left  him,  fled. 
 
 ^'^  Aid  those  laying  hold  on  Jesus  led  him 
 away  unto  Caiaphas  the  chief  priest,  where 
 the  scribes  and  the  elders  were  gathered  to- 
 gether, 53  and  Peter  was  following  him  afar 
 off,  unto  the  court  of  the  chief  priest,  and 
 having  gone  in  within,  he  was  sitting  with 
 the  officers,  to  see  the  end. 
 
 *^  And  the  chief  priests,  and  the  elders,  and 
 all  the  council,  were  seeking  false  witness 
 against  Jesus,  that  they  might  put  hiTii  to 
 death,  *<*and  they  did  not  hnd;  and  many 
 false  witnesses  having  come  near,  they  did 
 not  find;  and  at  last  two  false  witnesses  hav- 
 ing come  near,  ^^  said,  '  This  one  said,  I  am 
 able  to  throw  down  the  sanctuary  of  God, 
 and  after  tliree  days  to  build  it.' 
 
 ^^  And  the  chief  priest  having  stood  up, 
 said  to  him, '  Nothing  thou  dost  answer !  what 
 do  these  witness  against  thee?'  ^^and  Jesus 
 was  silent.  And  the  chief  priest  answering 
 said  to  him,  '  1  adjure  thee,  by  the  living  God, 
 that  thou  mayest  say  to  us,  if  thou  art  the 
 Christ— the  Son  of  God.' 
 
 ^  Jesus  saith  to  him,  '  Thou  hast  said  ;  ne- 
 vertheless I  say  to  you,  hereafter  ye  shall  see 
 the  Son  of  Man  sitting  on  the  right  hand  of 
 the  power,  and  coming  upon  the  clouds,  of  the 
 heaven. ' 
 
 •^^  Then  the  chief  priest  rent  his  garments, 
 saying, — 'He  hath  spoken  evil;  w'hat  need 
 have  we  yet  of  witnesses  ?  lo,  now  ye  heard 
 his  evil  speaking ;  '^^  what  think  ye  ?'  and  they 
 answering  said,  'He  is  worthy  of  death.' 
 
 ^''  Then  did  they  spit  in  his  face  and  buffet 
 him,  and  others  did  slap,  ^^ saying,  'Declare  to 
 us,  0  Christ,  who  he  is  that  struck  thee?' 
 
 ^3 And  Peter  without  was  sitting  in  the  court, 
 and  there  came  near  to  him  a  certain  maid, 
 saying,  '  And  thou  wast  with  Jesus  of  Gali- 
 lee!' '"'*  And  he  denied  before  all,  saying,  'I 
 have  not  known  what  thou  sayest.' 
 
 ''^  And  he  having  gone  , forth  to  the  porch, 
 another  female  saw  him,  and  saith  to  those 
 therCj  '  And  this  one  was  with  Jesus  of  Na- 
 zareth;' ''^and  again  did  he  deny  with  an 
 oath — 'I  have  not  known  the  man. 
 
 '^And  after  a  little  those  standing  near 
 having  come,  said  to  Peter,  '  Truly  thou  also 
 art  of  them,  for  even  thy  speech  doth  make 
 thee  manifest.'  ^■*Then  began  he  to  anathe- 
 matise, and  to  swear — '  I  have  not  known  the 
 man;'  and  immediately  did  a  cock  crow, 
 '■''  and  Peter  remembered  the  saying  of  Jesus, 
 he  having  said  to  him — 'Before  cock-crowing, 
 thrice  thou  wilt  deny  me;'  and  having  gone 
 without,  he  did  weep  bitterly. 
 
 XXVII.  1  AND  morning  having  come,  all 
 the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  of  the  people 
 21 
 
Remorse  <fe  death  of  Judas.       xxvir.  2. — MATTHEW.— xxvil.  51. 
 
 The  crucifixion. 
 
 took  counsel  against  Jesus,  so  as  to  put  him 
 to  death ;  -  and  having  bound  him,  they  did 
 lead  away,  and  delivered  him  up  to  Pontius 
 Pilate,  the  governor. 
 
 '  Then  Judas — he  who  delivered  him  up — 
 having  seen  that  he  was  condemned,  having 
 repented,  brought  back  the  thirty  silverlings 
 to  the  chief  priests,  and  to  the  elders^  saying, 
 *  'I  did  sin,  having  delivered  up  innocent 
 blood;'  and  they  said,  'Wliat — to  us?  thou 
 shalt  see !'  *  and  having  cast  down  the  silver- 
 lings  in  the  sanctuary,  he  departed,  and  hav- 
 ing gone  away,  he  did  strangle  himself. 
 _ "And  the  chief  priests  having  taken  the 
 silverlings,  said,  '  It  is  not  lawful  to  put  them 
 to  the  treasury,  seeing  it  is  the  price  of  blood :' 
 ^  and  having  taken  counsel,  they  bought  with 
 them  the  field  of  the  potter,  for  the  burial  of 
 strangers;  ^therefore  was  that  field  called, 
 '  Field  of  blood,'  unto  this  day. 
 
 ®Then  was  fulfilled  that  spoken  through 
 Jeremiah  the  prophet,  saying,  'And  I  took 
 the  thirty  silverlings,  the  price  of  him  who 
 hath  been  priced,  whom  they  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel  did  price,  i"  and  gave  them  for  the  field 
 of  the  potter,  as  the  Lord  did  appoint  to  me.' 
 
 ^^  And  Jesus  stood  before  the  governor,  and 
 the  governor  did  question  him,  saying,  '  Art 
 thou  the  king  of  the  Jews ! '  And  Jesus  said 
 to  him,  'Thou  sayest.' 
 
 *^And  in  his  being  accused  by  the  chief 
 priests  and  the  elders,  he  did  not  answer  any 
 thing,  13  then  saith  Pilate  to  him,  '  Dost  thou 
 not  hear  how  many  things  they  witness  against 
 thee?'  ^*Aud  he  did  not  answer  him,  not 
 even  to  one  word,  so  that  the  governor  did 
 wonder  greatly. 
 
 1"  And  at  the  feast  the  governor  had  been 
 accustomed  to  release  one  to  the  multitude, 
 a  prisoner,  whom  they  willed,  ^^and  they 
 had  then  a  noted  prisoner,  called  Barabbas, 
 I'they  therefore  having  been  gathered  to- 
 gether, Pilate  said  to  them,  '  Whom  will  ye 
 I  shall  release  to  you  ?  Bai'abbas  or  Jesus  who 
 is  called  Christ?'  ^^for  he  had  known  that 
 because  of  en\'y  they  had  delivered  him  up. 
 
 _^'And  as  he  is  sitting  on  the  tribunal,  his 
 wife  sent  unto  him,  saying,  '  Nothing — to  thee 
 and  to  that  righteous  one,  for  many  things 
 did  I  suflFer  to-day  in  a  dream  because  of 
 him.' 
 
 '"And  the  chief  priests  and  the  elders  did 
 persuade  the  multitudes  that  they  might  ask 
 tor  themselves  Barabbas,  and  might  destroy 
 Jesus;  -*  and  the  governor  answering  said  to 
 them,  '  Which  of  the  two  will  ye  tlmt  I  shall 
 release  to  you?'    And  they  said,  'Barabbas.' 
 
 ^^  Pilate  saitli  to  them,  '  What  then  shall  I 
 do  with  Jesus  who  is  called  Christ?'  They 
 all  say  to  him,  'Let  be  crucified!'  -^And 
 the  governor  said,  'Why,  what  evil  did  he?' 
 and  they  were  crying  out  the  more,  saying, 
 '  Let  be  crucified.' 
 
 -*  And  Pilate  having  Been  that  it  profiteth 
 nothing,  but  rather  a  tumult  is  made,  having 
 taken  water,  he  did  wash  the  handa  before 
 the  multitude,  saying, '  I  am  innocent  from 
 the  blood  of  this  rigliteous  one;  ye — ye  shall 
 Boe;'  ^*and  all  the  people  answering  said, 
 
 '  His  blood  is  upon  us,  and  upon  our  children ! ' 
 "^Then  did  ho  release  to  them  Barabbas, 
 and  having  scourged  Jesus,  he  delivered  him 
 up  that  he  maybe  crucified ;  ^then  the  soldiers 
 of  the  governor  having  taking  Jesus  to  the 
 Praetorium,  did  gather  to  him  all  the  band ; 
 "^  and  having  unclothed  him,  they  put  around 
 him  a  crimson  cloak,  ^and  having  plaited  him 
 a  crown  out  of  thorns  they  put  it  on  his  head, 
 and  a  reed  in  his  right  hand,  and  having 
 kneeled  before  him,  they  were  mocking  him, 
 saying,  ' Hail,  the  king  of  the  Jews.' 
 
 ^t"  And  having  spit  on  him,  they  took  the 
 reed,  and  were  smiting  on  his  head ;  ^i  and 
 when  they  had  mocked  him,  they  took  off 
 from  him  the  cloak,  and  put  on  him  his  own 
 garments,  and  led  him  away  to  crucify  him. 
 
 2^  And  coming  forth,  they  found  a  man,  a 
 Cyrenian,  byname  Simon :  him  they  impressed 
 that  he  miglit  bear  his  cross ;  ^^  and  havnng 
 come  to  a  place  called  Golgotha,  that  is  caDed 
 Place  of  a  Skull,  ^^they  gave  him  to  drink 
 vinegar  mixed  with  gall,  and  having  tasted, 
 he  would  not  drink. 
 
 2^  And  having  crucified  him,  they  divided 
 his  garments,  casting  a  lot,  that  it  might  be 
 fulfilled  that  was  spoken  by  the  prophet, 
 '  They  divided  my  garments  to  themselves, 
 and  over  my  vesture  they  cast  a  lot ; '  ^^  and 
 sitting  down,  they  were  watching  him  there, 
 •*^  and  they  put  up  over  his  head,  his  accusa- 
 tion written,  '  This  is  Jesus,  the  king  of  the 
 Jews.' 
 
 3^  Then  crucified  with  him  are  two  robbers, 
 one  on  the  right  hand,  and  one  on  the  left, 
 ^^  and  those  passing  by  were  speaking  evil  of 
 him,  wagging  their  neads,  *" and  saying,  'Thou 
 that  art  throwing  down  the  sanctuary,  and  in 
 three  days  building  it,  save  thyself;  if  Son 
 thou  art  of  God,  come  down  from  the  cross.' 
 
 ■*!  And  in  like  manner  also  the  chief  priests 
 mocking,  with  the  scribes  and  elders,  said, 
 ■*- '  Others  he  saved ;  himself  he  is  not  able  to 
 save  !  If  he  be  King  of  Israel,  let  him  come 
 down  now  from  the  cross,  and  we  will  believe 
 him ;  ^'^  he  hath  trusted  on  God,  let  Him  now 
 deliver  him,  if  He  wish  him,  because  he  said 
 —Son  of  God  I  am; '  *^with  the  same  also  the 
 robbers,  who  were  crucified  with  him,  were 
 reproaching  him. 
 
 ■*^  And  from  the  sixth  hour  darkness  came 
 over  all  the  land  unto  the  ninth  hour,  ^  and 
 about  the  ninth  hoiu-  Jesus  cried  out  with  a 
 great  voice,  saying,  '  Eli,  Eli,  lama  sabach- 
 thani  ? '  that  is,  '  My  God,  my  God,  why  didst 
 Thou  forsake  me  ? ' 
 
 '"'  And  certain  of  those  standing  there  hav- 
 ing heard,  said — '  Elijah  he  doth  caU  ;'  ^^and 
 immediately,  one  of  them  having  run,  and 
 having  taken  a  spunge,  having  filled  it  with 
 vinegar,  and  having  put  it  on  a  reed,  was 
 giving  him  to  drink.  ''^  out  the  rest  said,  '  Let 
 alone,  let  us  see  it  Elijah  doth  come— about 
 to  save  him.' 
 
 '"  And  Jesus  having  agaiu  cried  with  a 
 great  voice,  yielded  the  spirit ;  *'  and  lo,  the 
 vail  of  the  sanctuary  was  rout  in  two  from 
 top  imto  bottom,  aud  the  earth  did  quake, 
 
The  resurrection. 
 
 XXVII.  52.— MATTHEW.— xxviiL  20, 
 
 The  last  commission: 
 
 and  the  rocks  were  rent,  ^-  and  the  tombs  were 
 opened,  and  many  bodies  of  the  saints  who 
 have  fallen  asleep,  arose,  ^^  and  having  come 
 forth  out  of  the  tombs  after  his  rising,  they 
 went  into  the  holy  city,  and  appeared  to  many. 
 
 ^•*Aud  the  centurion,  and  those  with  him 
 watching  Jesus,  having  seen  the  earthquake, 
 and  the  things  that  were  done,  were  exceed- 
 ingly afraid,  saying,  'Truly  this  was  God's 
 Son.' 
 
 "  And  there  were  there  many  women  be- 
 holding from  afar,  who  did  follow  Jesus  from 
 Galilee,  ministering  to  him,  ^^  among  whom 
 was  Mary  the  Magdalene,  and  Mary  the 
 mother  of  James  and  of  Joses,  and  the  mother 
 of  the  sons  of  Zebedee. 
 
 "^  And  evening  having  come,  there  came  a 
 rich  man,  from  Arimathea,  named  Joseph, 
 «rho  also  himself  was  discipled  to  Jesus,  ^^he 
 having  gone  near  to  Pilate,  asked  for  himself 
 the  body  of  Jesus;  then  Pilate  commanded 
 the  body  to  be  given  back. 
 
 ^^And.  having  taken  the  body,  Joseph 
 wrapped  it  in  clean  linen,  ^  and  laid  it  in  his 
 new  tomb,  that  he  hewed  in  the  rock,  and 
 having  rolled  a  great  stone  to  the  door  of  the 
 tomb,  he  went  away ;  ®^  and  there  were  there 
 Mary  the  Magdalene,  and  the  other  Mary, 
 sitting  over-against  the  sepulchre. 
 
 ®^  And  on  the  morrow  that  is  after  the  pre- 
 paration, were  gathered  together  the  ohief 
 priests,  and  the  Pharisees,  unto  Pilate,  ^  say- 
 mg,  '  Sir,  we  have  remembered  that  that  de- 
 ceiver said  while  yet  living.  After  three  days 
 I  do  rise ;  "  command,  then,  the  sepulchre  to 
 be  made  secure  till  the  third  day,  lest  his  dis- 
 ciples, having  come  by  night,  may  steal  him 
 away,  and  may  say  to  the  people.  He  rose  from 
 the  dead,  and  the  last  deceit  shall  be  worse 
 than  the  first.' 
 
 ^  And  Pilate  said  to  them,  'Ye  have  a  watch, 
 go  away,  make  secure — as  ye  have  known:' 
 ^^  and  they,  having  gone,  did  make  the  sepul- 
 chre secure,  having  sealed  the  stone,  together 
 with  the  watch. 
 
 XXVni.  lAKD  on  the  eve  of  the  sab- 
 baths, at  the  dawn,  toward  the  first  of  the 
 sabbaths,  came  Mary  the  Magdalene,  and 
 the  other  Mary,  to  see  the  sepulchre,  "and 
 lo,  there  came  a  great  earthquake,  for  a  mes- 
 
 senger of  the  Lord,  having  come  down  out  of 
 heaven,  having  come,  did  roll  away  the  stone 
 from  the  door,  and  was  sitting  upon  it,  ^  and 
 his  countenance  was  as  lightning,  and  his 
 clothin"  white  as  snow,  ■*  and  from  the  fear 
 of  him  did  the  keepers  shake,  and  they  became 
 as  dead  men. 
 
 *  And  the  messenger  answering  said  to  the 
 women,  '  Fear  not  ye,  for  I  have  known  that 
 Jesus,  who  hath  been  crucified,  ye  seek ;  ^  he 
 is  not  here,  for  he  rose,  as  he  said ;  come,  see 
 the  place  where  the  Lord  was  lying;  ''and 
 having  gone  quickly,  say  ye  to  his  disciples, 
 that  he  rose  from  the  dead;  and  lo,  he  doth 
 go  before  you  to  Galilee,  there  ye  shall  see 
 him ;  lo,  I  have  told  you.' 
 
 8  And  having  gone  forth  quickly  from  the 
 tomb,  with  fear  and  great  joy,  they  ran  to  tell 
 to  his  disciples ;  ^  and  as  they  were  going  to 
 tell  to  his  disciples,  then  lo,  Jesus  met  them, 
 saying,  '  Hail !  and  they  having  come  near, 
 laid  bold  of  his  feet,  and  did  bow  to  him. 
 '**  Then  saith  Jesus  to  them,  '  Fear  ye  not,  go 
 away,  tell  to  my  brethren  that  they  may  go 
 away  to  Galilee,  and  there  they  shall  see  me.' 
 
 ^1  And  while  they  are  going  on,  lo,  certain  of 
 the  watch  having  come  to  the  city,  told  to 
 the  chief  |)riests  all  the  things  that  happen  ea, 
 ^'^  and  having  been  gathered  together  with  the 
 elders,  counsel  also  having  taken,  they  gave 
 much  money  to  the  soldiers,  ^^  saying,  '  Say 
 ye,  that  his  disciples  haAdng  come  by  night, 
 stole  him — we  being  asleep;  ^''and  if  this  be 
 heard  by  the  "overnor,  we  will  persuade  him, 
 and  you  keep  free  from  anxiety.  ^^  And  they, 
 having  received  the  money,  did  as  they  were 
 taught,  and  this  account  was  spread  abroad 
 among  Jews  tUl  this  day. 
 
 ^*  And  the  eleven  disciples  went  to  Galilee, 
 to  the  mount  where  Jesus  appointed  them, 
 '^  and  having  seen  him,  they  Dowed  to  him, 
 but  some  did  waver. 
 
 ^^  A  nd  having  come  near,  Jesus  spake  to 
 them,  saying,  '  Given  to  me  was  all  authority 
 in  heaven  and  on  earth ;  i^  having  gone,  then, 
 disciple  all  the  nations,  (baxjtizing  them — to 
 the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and 
 of  the  Holy  Spirit,  *"  teaching  them  to  observe 
 all,  whatever  I  did  command  you,)  and  lo,  I 
 am  with  you  all  the  days — till  the  full  end  of 
 the  age.' 
 
 23 
 
MARK. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  '  A  beginning  of  the  good  news  of 
 Jesus  Christ,  Son  of  God. 
 
 ^Asit  hath  been  written  in  the  prophets, 
 '  Lo,  I  send  My  messenger  before  thy  face, 
 who  shall  prepare  thy  way  before  thee,' — 
 ' '  A  voice  of  one  calling  in  the  wilderness, 
 Prepare  ye  the  way  of  the  Lord,  strai§;ht 
 make  ye  his  paths,' — ''John  came  baptizing 
 in  the  wilderness,  and  proclaiming  a  baptism 
 of  reformation— to  remission  of  sins,  ^  and 
 there  were  going  fortli  to  him  all  the  region  of 
 Judea,  and  they  of  Jerusalem,  and  they  were 
 all  baptized  by  him  in  the  river  Jordan,  con- 
 fessing their  sms. 
 
 ^  And  John  was  clothed  with  camel's  hair, 
 and  a  girdle  of  skin  arotind  his  loins,  and 
 eating  locusts  and  honey  of  the  field,  ''and 
 he  proclaimed,  sjiying,  'He  doth  come— who 
 is  mightier  than  1— after  me,  of  whom  I  am 
 not  worthy — having  stooped  down — to  loose 
 the  latchet  of  his  sandals;  ^I  indeed  did 
 baptize  you  with  water,  but  he  shall  baptize 
 you  with  the  Holy  Spirit.' 
 
 ^  And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  Jesus 
 came  from  Nazareth  of  Galilee,  and  was  bap- 
 tized by  John  at  the  Jordan ;  ^**  and  immedi- 
 ately coming  up  from  the  water,  he  saw  the 
 heavens  dividing,  and  the  Spirit  as  a  dove 
 coming  down  upon  him ;  '^  and  a  voice  came 
 out  of  the  heavens,  '  Thou  art  My  Son — the 
 Beloved,  in  whom  I  did  delight.' 
 
 '"And  immediately  doth  the  Spii'it  put 
 him  forth  to  the  wilderness,  ^^  and  he  was 
 there  in  the  wilderness  forty  days,  being 
 tempted  by  the  Adversarj',  and  he  was  with 
 the  beasts,  and  the'messengers  were  minister- 
 ing to  him. 
 
 ^*  And  after  the  delivering  up  of  John,  Jesus 
 came  to  Galilee,  proclaiming  the  good  news  of 
 the  reign  of  God,  '*and  saying— 'Fulfilled  liath 
 been  the  time,  and  the  reif'u  of  God  hath 
 come  nigh,  reform  yc,  and  believe  in  the  good 
 news.' 
 
 '^  And,  walking  by  the  sea  of  Galilee,  he 
 saw  Simon,  and  Andrew  his  brother,  casting 
 a  drag  into  the  sea,  for  they  were  fishei-s, 
 '''and  Jesus  said  to  them,  'Come  ye  after  me, 
 and  I  shall  make  you  to  become  lishers  of 
 men;'  ii^and  immediately,  having  left  their 
 nets,  they  followed  him. 
 
 '"  And  having  gone  on  thence  a  little,  he 
 saw  James  of  Zebedee,  and  John  his  brother, 
 and  they  were  in  the  boat  refitting  the  nets, 
 ^*  and  immediately  he  called  them,  and,  hav- 
 ing left  their  father  Zebedee  in  the  boat  with 
 tbe  hired  servants,  they  went  away  after 
 him. 
 
 *'And  they  go  on  to  Capernaum,  and  im- 
 mediately, on  thesabbaths,  liaving  gone  into 
 the  syuajiogufc.  he  was  teaching,  '^  and  they 
 24 
 
 were  astonished  at  his  teaching,  for  he  was 
 teaching  them  as  having  authority,  and  not 
 as  tlic  scribes. 
 
 -■'  And  there  was  in  their  synagogue  a  man 
 with  an  unclean  spirit,  and  he  cried  out, 
 -■*  saying,  '  Away  !  what— to  us  and  to  thee, 
 Jesus  the  Nazarcue?  thou  didst  come  to  de- 
 stroy us;  I  have  known  thee  who  thou  art — 
 the  Holy  One  of  God.' 
 
 -^  And  Jesus  rebuked  him,  saying,  '  Be  si- 
 lenced, and  come  forth  out  of  hini,'  -^  and  the 
 unclean  spirit  having  torn  him,  and  having 
 cried  with  a  great  voice,  came  fortli  out  of  him, 
 '^  and  they  were  all  amazed,  so  as  to  reason 
 among  themselves,  saying,  '  What  is  this  ? 
 what  new  teaching  is  this?  that  with  autho- 
 rity also  the  unclean  spirits  he  commandeth, 
 and  they  obey  him! '  '^  And  the  fame  of  him 
 went  forth  immediately  to  all  the  region, 
 round  about,  of  Galilee. 
 
 ^^  And  immediately,  having  come  forth  oub 
 of  the  synagogue,  they  went  to  the  house  of 
 Simon  and  Andrew,  with  James  and  John, 
 '"'  and  the  mother  in-law  of  Simon  was  lying 
 fevered,  and  immediately  they  tell  him  about 
 her,  3'  and  having  come  near,  ho  raised  her 
 up,  having  laid  hold  of  her  hand,  and  the 
 fever  left  her  immediately,  and  she  was  mi- 
 nistering to  theuL 
 
 ^'^  And  evening  having  come,  when  the  sun 
 did  set,  they  brought  unto  him  all  who  were 
 ill,  and  who  were  demoniacs,  ^■*  and  the  whole 
 city  was  gathered  together  near  the  door, 
 '^  and  he  healed  many  who  were  ill  of  mani- 
 fold diseases,  and  many  demons  he  cast  forth, 
 and  was  not  sufleriug  the  demons  to  speak, 
 because  they  knew  him. 
 
 35  And  very  early,  it  being  yet  night,  haNTing 
 risen,  he  went  forth,  and  went  away  to  a 
 desert  place,  and  was  there  praying;  ^'"'aud 
 Simon  and  those  with  him  went  in  quest  of 
 him,  3^  and  having  found  him,  they  say  to 
 him, — '  All  do  seek  thee:'  ^^aud  he  saith  to 
 them,  'We  may  go  to  tlie  next  towns,  that 
 there  also  I  may  preach,  for  for  this  I  came 
 forth.' 
 
 3'  And  he  was  i)reachi«i{^  in  their  synagogues, 
 in  all  Galilee,  and  is  casting  out  the  demons, 
 '"'  and  there  doth  come  to  liim  a  leijer,  calling 
 on  him,  and  kneeling  to  him,  and  saying  to 
 him— 'If  thou  mayest  will,  thou  art  able  to 
 cleanse  raLC.' 
 
 ^'  And  Jesus  having  been  moved  M-itli  com- 
 passion, having  stretched  forth  the  hand, 
 touched  him,  and  saith  to  him,  '  1  will ;  be 
 thou  cleansed ;'  ■*'-  and  he  having  spoken,  im- 
 mediately the  lejirosy  wont  away  from  him, 
 and  ho  was  cleansed.  ■•'  And  liaving  sternly 
 charged  him,  immediately  he  put  liim  forth, 
 *»  and  saith  to  him,  '  Sec  thou  mayest  say  no- 
 thing to  any  one,  but  go  away,  thyself  shew  to 
 the  prieat,  and  bring  near  for  thy  cleansing 
 
Matthew  called. 
 
 II.  45. -MARK.— in.  11. 
 
 A  withered  lixind  restored. 
 
 the  tliiugs  Moses  directed,  for  a  testimouy  to 
 them. 
 
 "•^  Aud  he,  having  gone  forth,  began  to  pro- 
 claim much,  and  to  spread  abroad  the  thing, 
 so  that  uo  more  he  was  able  openly  to  enter 
 into  the  city,  but  he  was  without  in  desert 
 places,  and  they  were  coming  unto  him  from 
 every  quarter. 
 
 II.  1  AND  again  he  entered  into  Capernaum, 
 after  some  days,  aud  it  was  heard  tliat  he  is 
 in  the  house,  '^  aud  immediately  many  were 
 gathered  together,  so  tliat  there  was  no  more 
 room,  not  even  at  the  door,  and  he  was  speak- 
 ing to  them  the  word. 
 
 ^  And  they  come  unto  him,  bringing  a  para- 
 lytic, borue  by  four,  *  and  not  being  aBle  to 
 come  near  to  him  because  of  the  multitude, 
 thejr  uncovered  the  roof  where  he  was,  and, 
 having  broken  it  uj),  they  let  down  the  couch 
 on  which  the  paralytic  was  lying,  ^  and  Jesus 
 having  seen  their  faith,  saith  to  the  para- 
 lytic, '  Child,  thy  sins  have  been  forgiven 
 thee.' 
 
 ^  And  there  were  certain  of  the  scribes  there 
 sitting,  and  reasoning  in  their  hearts,  ' '  Why 
 doth  this  one  thus  speak  evil  words?  who  is 
 able  to  forgive  sins  except  one — God?' 
 
 s  Aud  immediately  Jesus,  having  kuowu  in 
 liis  spirit  that  they  thus  reason  in  tliemselves, 
 said  to  them,  'Why  these  tliiugs  reason  ye  in 
 your  hearts?  "which  is  easier,  to  say  to  the 
 |)aralytic.  The  sins  have  been  forgiven  to  thee  ? 
 or  to  say.  Rise,  and  take  up  thy  couch,  aud 
 walk? 
 
 ^" '  Aud,  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of 
 Man  hath  authority  on  the  earth  to  forgive  sins 
 —(he  saith  to  the  paralytic) — ^^  I  say  to  thee, 
 Rise,  aud  take  up  thy  couch,  and  go  away  to 
 thy  house : '  i-  and  he  rose  immediately,  and 
 having  taken  up  the  couch,  he  went  forth 
 before  all,  so  that  all  are  astonished,  and 
 do  glorify  God,  saying — 'Never  thus  did  we 
 see.' 
 
 "  And  he  went  forth  again  by  the  sea,  and 
 aU  the  multitude  was  coming  unto  him,  and 
 he  was  teaching  them,  i*  and  passing  by,  he 
 saw  Levi  of  Alpheus  sitting  at  the  tax- 
 ofEce,  and  saith  to  him,  '  Be  following  me,' 
 aud  he,  having  risen,  did  follow  him. 
 
 ^^  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  his  reclining  (at 
 meat)  in  his  house,  that  many  tax-gatherers 
 aud  sinners  were  _  reclining  (at  meat)  with 
 Jesus  and  his  disciples,  for  there  were  many, 
 aud  they  followed  him. 
 
 ^®  And  the  scribes  and  the  Phai'isees,  having 
 seen  him  eating  with  the  tax-gatherers  and  sin- 
 ners, said  to  his  discipiles,  '  Why — that  with 
 the  tax-gatherers  and  sinners  he  doth  eat  and 
 drink?'  i'' And  Jesus,  having  heard,  saith  to 
 them,  '  They  who  are  strong  have  no  need  of 
 a  physician,  but  they  who  are  ill  j  I  came  not 
 not  to  call  righteous  men,  but  sinners  to  re- 
 formation.' 
 
 ^*  And  the  disciples  of  John  and  those  of  the 
 Pliarisees  v;ere  fasting,  and  they  come  and  say 
 to  him,  '  Wherefore  do  the  disciples  of  John 
 and  those  of  the  Pharisees  fast,  and  thy 
 disciples  do  not  fast?'    ^^  And  Jesus  said  to 
 
 tiiem,  'Are  the  sons  of  the  bride-chamber 
 able,  while  the  bridegroom  is  with  them,  to 
 fast?  so  long  time  as  they  have  the  bride- 
 groom with  them  they  are  not  able  to  fast; 
 *•'  but  days  shall  come  when  the  l)i-idegroom 
 may  be  taken  from  them,  and  then  they  shall 
 fast — in  those  days. 
 
 ^1  '  And  no  one  a  patch  of  undressed  cloth 
 doth  sew  on  an  old  garment,  and  if  not — the 
 new  filling  it  up  doth  take  from  the  old  aud  the 
 rent  doth  become  worse :  --  aud  no  one  doth 
 put  new  wine  into  old  skins,  aud  if  uot — the 
 new  wine  doth  burst  the  skins,  and  the  wine 
 is  poured  out,  and  the  skins  will  be  de- 
 stroyed ;  but  new  wine  into  new  skins  is  to 
 be  put.' 
 
 '^  And  it  came  to  pass— he  is  going  along 
 on  the  sabbaths  tlirough  the  corn-fields — and 
 his  disciples  began  to  make  a  Avay,  plucking 
 the  ears,  "■'  and  the  Pharisees  said  to  him,  '  Lo, 
 why  do  they  on  the  sabbaths  that  which  is 
 not  lawful?' 
 
 ^^  '  And  he  said  to  them,  '  Did  ye  never 
 read  what  David  did,  when  he  had  need  and 
 was  hungry,  he  and  those  with  him  ?  ^^  how 
 he  went  into  the  house  of  God,  (at  '  Abiathar 
 the  chief  priest,')  and  the  loaves  of  the  pre- 
 sentation did  eat,  which  it  is  not  lawful  to 
 eat,  except  to  the  priests,  aud  he  gave  also  to 
 those  who  were  with  him?' 
 
 ^''  And  he  said  to  them,  '  The  sabbath  for 
 man  was  made,  uot  man  for  the  sabbath, 
 ■^8  so  that  the  son  of  man  is  lord  also  of  the 
 sabbath.' 
 
 III.  1  AND  he  entered  again  into  the  syna- 
 gogue, and  there  was  there  a  man  having  the 
 hand  withered,  ^  and  they  were  watching  him, 
 whether  on  the  sabbaths  he  will  heal  him, 
 that  they  might  accuse  him.  ^  Aud  he  saith 
 to  the  man  having  the  hand  withered,  '  Rise 
 up  in  the  midst.' 
 
 *And  he  saith  to  them,  'Is  it  lawfid  on 
 the  sabbaths  to  do  good,  or  to  do  evil  ?  life 
 to  save,  or  to  kill?'  but  they  were  sileut. 
 ^  And  having  looked  round  upon  them  with 
 anger,  being  grieved  for  the  hardness  of  their 
 heart,  he  saith  to  the  man,  '  Stretch  forth  thy 
 hand ; '  and  he  stretched  forth,  aud  his  hand 
 was  .restored  whole  as  the  other;  "and  the 
 Pharisees  having  gone  forth,  immediately, 
 with  the  Herodians,  were  taldng  counsel 
 against  him  how  they  might  destroy  him. 
 
 ^And  Jesus  withdrew  with  his  disciples 
 unto  the  sea,  and  a  great  multitude  from  Ga- 
 lilee followed  him,  and  from  Judea,  ^  and 
 from  Jerusalem,  and  from  Idimiea  and  be- 
 yond the  Jordan ;  and  they  about  Tyre  and 
 bidon  —  a  great  multitude  —  having  heard 
 how  great  things  he  was  doing,  came  imto 
 him. 
 
 *  And  he  said  to  his  disciples  that  a  little 
 boat  may  wait  on  him,  because  of  the  multi- 
 tude, that  they  may  not  press  upon  him, 
 1"  for  he  did  heal  many,  so  that  they  threw 
 themselves  on  him,  in  order  to  touch  him — 
 as  many  as  had  plagues ;  '^  and  the  uuclean 
 spuits,  when  they  were  seeing  him,  were 
 falling  down  before  him,  and  were  crying, 
 "25 
 
Call  of  the  twelve. 
 
 in.  12.— MARK.— IV.  27. 
 
 Simile  of  tlic  sower. 
 
 sayinj;— ' Thou  art  the  Sou  of  God;'  i^amj 
 many  times  ho  was  charjang  them  that  they 
 might  not  make  him  manifest. 
 
 ^3  And  he  goeth  up  to  the  mountain,  and 
 doth  call  near  whom  lie  willed,  and  they  went 
 away  to  him;  "and  he  appointed  twelve, 
 that  they  may  be  with  him,  and  that  he  may 
 send  them  forth  to  preach,  ^*and  to  have 
 jiower  to  heal  the  sicknesses,  and  to  cast  out 
 the  demons. 
 
 18 And  he  jmt  on  Simon  the  name  Peter; 
 1^  and  James  of  Zebedee,  and  John  the  brother 
 of  James,  and  he  put  on  them  names — Boan- 
 erges, that  is,  '  Sons  of  thunder ; '  ^^  and  An- 
 drew, and  Philip,  and  Bartholomew,  and 
 Mattliew,  and  Thomas,  and  James  of  Alpheus, 
 and  Thaddeus,  and  Simon  the  Cananite,  ^^  and 
 Judas  Iscariot,  who  did  also  deliver  him  up ; 
 and  they  come  into  a  house. 
 
 ""And  come  togetlier  again  doth  a  multi- 
 tude, so  that  they  are  not  able  even  to  eat 
 bread ;  ^^  and  his  friends  having  heard,  went 
 foiih  to  lay  hold  on  him,  for  they  said  that 
 he  was  beside  himself,  "'-  and  the  scribes  who 
 are  from  Jerusalem  having  come  down,  said — 
 '  He  hath  Beelzeboul,'  and — '  By  the  rider  of 
 the  demons  he  doth  cast  out  the  demons.' 
 
 "^  And,  having  called  them  near,  in  similes 
 he  said  to  them,  '  How  is  the  Adversary  able 
 to  cast  out  the  Adversary  ?  "^  and  if  a  kingdom 
 against  itself  be  divided,  that  kingdom  cannot 
 be  made  to  stand ;  ^  and  if  a  house  against 
 itself  be  divided,  tnat  house  cannot  be  made 
 to  stand;  -^and  if  the  Adversary  did  rise 
 against  himself,  and  hath  been  divided,  he 
 cannot  be  made  to  stand,  but  hath  an  end. 
 
 ^'^  '  No  one  is  able  the  vessels  of  the  strong 
 man— having  entered  into  his  house — to  spoil, 
 if  first  he  may  not  bind  the  strong  man,  and 
 then  his  house  he  will  spoil. 
 
 -8  '  Verily  I  say  to  you,  that  all  the  sins  shall 
 be  forgiven  to  the  sons  of  men,  and  evil  speak- 
 ings with  which  they  mipht  speak  evil,  -''but 
 whoever  may  speak  evil  in  regard  to  the  Holy 
 Spirit  hath  not  forgiveness — to  the  age,  but 
 is  in  danger  of.age-during  judgment ;'  ^"because 
 they  said,  '  He  hath  an  unclean  spirit.' 
 
 "^  Then  come  do  his  brethren  and  mother, 
 and  standing  without,  they  sent  unto  him, 
 calling  him,  ^"  and  a  multitude  was  sitting 
 about  him,  and  they  said  to  him,  'Lo,  thy 
 mother  and  thy  brethren  without  do  seek 
 thee.' 
 
 33  And  he  answered  them,  saying,  '  Who  is 
 my  mother,  or  my  brethren?'  ^•*  And  having 
 looked  round  in  a  circle  to  those  sitting  about 
 him,  he  saith,  '  Lo,  my  mother  and  my  breth- 
 ren !  38  for  whoever  may  do  the  will  of  God, 
 he  is  my  brother,  and  my  sister,  and  mother.' 
 
 IV.  1  AND  again  he  began  to  teach  by  the 
 sea,  and  there  was  gathered  unto  him  a  great 
 multitude,  so  that  he,  having  gone  into  the 
 boat,  sat  in  the  sea,  and  all  the  multitude  was 
 near  the  sea,  on  the  laud,  -and  he  tauglit 
 them  many  things  in  similes,  and  he  said  to 
 them  in  his  teaching : 
 
 •*  '  Hearken,  lo,  the  sower  went  forth  to  sow ; 
 26 
 
 ■*  and  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  sowing,  some  fell 
 by  the  way,  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  did 
 come  and  devour  it;  ^  and  other  fell  upon  the 
 rocky  ground,  where  it  had  not  much  earth, 
 and  immediately  it  sprang  forth,  because  of 
 not  having  depth  of  earth,  ^  and  the  sun  hav- 
 ing risen,  it  was  scorched,  and  because  of  not 
 having  root  it  did  wither;  'and  other  fell 
 toward  the  thorns,  and  the  thorns  did  come 
 up,  and  choke  it,  and  fruit  it  gave  not;  ^ and 
 other  fell  to  the  good  ground,  and  was  giving 
 fruit,  coming  up  and  increasing,  and  it  bare, 
 one  thirty-fold,  and  one  sixty,  and  one  an 
 hundred.  "And  he  said  to  them,  'He  who 
 is  having  ears  to  hear — let  him  hear.' 
 
 1"  And  when  he  was  alone,  those  about  him, 
 with  tlie  twelve,  did  ask  him  of  the  simile, 
 1'  and  he  said  to  them,  '  To  you  it  hath  been 
 given  to  know  the  secret  of  the  reign  of  God, 
 but  to  those  who  are  without,  in  similes  are 
 all  the  things  done;  ^-that  seeing  they  may 
 see  and  not  perceive,  and  hearing  they  may 
 hear  and  not  imderstand,  lest  they  may  turn, 
 and  the  sins  may  be  forgiven  them.' 
 
 '3  And  he  saith  to  them,  '  Have  ye  not 
 known  this  simile?  and  how  shall  ye  know 
 all  the  similes?  '*He  who  is  sowing  doth  sow 
 the  word  ;  ^^  and  these  are  they  by  the  way 
 where  the  word  is  sown :  and  whenever  they 
 may  hear,  immediately  cometh  the  Adversary, 
 and  he  taketh  away  the  word  that  hath  been 
 sown  in  their  hearts. 
 
 1" '  And  these  are  they,  in  like  manner,  who 
 on  the  rocky  groimd  are  sown :  who,  when- 
 ever they  may  hear  the  word,  immediately 
 with  joy  do  receive  it,  '''  and  have  not  root  in 
 themselves,  but  are  temporary;  afterward 
 tribulation  or  persecution  having  come  be- 
 cause of  the  word,  immediately  they  are 
 stumbled. 
 
 18  •  And  these  are  they  who  toward  the 
 thorns  are  sown :  these  are  they  who  are  hear- 
 ingtheword,  1=*  and  the  anxieties  of  this  age,  and 
 the  deceitfulness  of  the  riches,  and  the  desires 
 concerningthe  other  things,  entering  in,  choke 
 the  word,  and  it  becometn  unfruitful. 
 
 "" '  And  these  are  they  who  on  the  good 
 groimd  have  been  sown:  who  do  hear  the 
 word,  and  receive,  and  do  bear  fruit,  oue 
 thirty-fold,  and  one  sixty,  and  one  an  hun- 
 dred.' 
 
 *•  And  he  said  to  them,  'Doth  the  lamp 
 come  that  under  the  measure  it  may  be  put, 
 or  under  the  couch — not  that  it  may  be  put 
 on  the  lamp-stand?  "'-for  there  is  not  anything 
 hid  that  may  not  be  manifested,  uor  was  any- 
 thing kept  hid  but  that  it  may  come  to  light. 
 -3  If  any  nath  ears  to  hear — let  him  ear.' 
 
 -^And  he  said  to  them,  'Take  heed  what 
 ye  hear;  in  what  measure  ye  measure,  it  shall 
 be  measured  to  you ;  and  to  you  who  hear  it 
 shall  be  added ;  "for  whoever  may  have,  there 
 shall  1)6  given  to  him,  and  whoever  hath  not, 
 also  that  which  he  hath  shall  be  taken  from 
 him.' 
 
 -"  And  he  said,  '  Thus  is  the  reign  of  God  : 
 as  if  a  man  may  cast  the  .seed  on  the  earth, 
 '-'  and  may  sleep,  and  may  rise  night  and  day, 
 
Storm  calmed. 
 
 IV.  28.— MARK.— V.  35, 
 
 Demons  cast  out. 
 
 and  the  seed  spring  up  and  grow,  lie  hath  not 
 known  liow;  -^for  of  itself  doth  the  earth 
 bear  fruit,  first  a  blade,  afterwards  an  ear, 
 afterwards  full  corn  in  the  ear ;  -^  and  when- 
 ever the  fruit  may  yield  itself,  immediately 
 he  doth  send  forth  the  sickle,  because  the 
 harvest  hath  come.' 
 
 ^^  And  he  said,  '  To  what  may  we  liken  the 
 reign  of  God,  or  in  what  sinaile  may  we  com- 
 pare it  ?  ^'  As  a  grain  of  mustard,  which, 
 whenever  it  may  be  sown  on  the  earth,  is  less 
 than  any  of  the  seeds  that  are  on  the  earth ; 
 '^^and  wnenever  it  may  be  sown,  it  cometh 
 up,  and  doth  become  greater  than  any  of  the 
 herbs,  and  doth  make  great  branches,  so  that 
 under  its  shade  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  are 
 able  to  rest.' 
 
 ^  And  with  many  such  similes  he  was  speak- 
 ing to  them  the  word,  as  they  were  able  to 
 hear,  ^*  and  without  a  simile  he  was  not  speak- 
 ing .to  them,  and  by  themselves,  to  his  disciples 
 he  was  expounding  all. 
 
 ^'  And  he  saith  to  them  on  that  day,  evening 
 having  come,  '  We  may  pass  over  to  the  other 
 side;'  3'' and  having  let  away  the  multitude, 
 they  take  him  up  as  he  was  in  the  boat,  and 
 other  little  boats  also  were  with  him. 
 
 ^'^  And  there  cometh  a  great  storm  of  wind, 
 and  the  waves  were  beating  on  the  boat,  so 
 that  it  is  now  being  filled,  ^  and  he  himself 
 •vas  upon  the  stern,  upon  the  pillow  sleeping, 
 and  tliey  wake  him  up,  and  say  to  nim, 
 'Teacher,  art  thou  not  caring  that  we  perish?' 
 
 '■^'■'  And  having  waked  up,  he  rebuked  the 
 wind,  and  said  to  the  sea,  Peace,  be  stilled;' 
 and  the  wind  did  lull,  and  there  was  a  great 
 calm :  ■*"  and  he  said  to  them,  '  Why  are  ye  so 
 fearful  ?  how  have  ye  not  faith  ? '  ^i  and  they 
 feared  a  great  fear,  and  said  one  unto  another, 
 '  Wbo,  then,  is  this,  that  even  the  wind  and 
 the  sea  do  obey  him?' 
 
 V.  '  AND  they  came  to  the  other  side  of 
 the  sea,  to  the  region  of  the  Gadarenes,  "  and 
 he  having  come  forth  out  of  the  boat,  im- 
 mediately there  met  him  out  of  the  tombs  a 
 man.  "with  an  unclean  spirit,  •*  who  had  his 
 dwelling  in  the  tombs,  and  not  even  with 
 chains  was  any  one  able  to  bind  hiui,  •*  be- 
 cause that  he  many  times  with  fetters  and 
 chains  had  Jjeen  bound,  and  pulled  in  pieces 
 by  him  had  been  the  chains,  and  the  fetters 
 broken  in  ]iieces,  and  none  was  able  to  tame 
 him,  "and  always,  night  and  day,  in  the  moun- 
 tain^, and  in  the  tombs  he  was,  crying  and 
 cutting  himself  with  stones. 
 
 "  And,  having  seen  J  esus  from  afar,  he  ran 
 and  bowed  before  him,  "  and  liaving  called 
 with  a  loud  voice,  he  said,  'What— to  me  and 
 to  tliee,  Jesus.  Son  of  God  the  Most  H^h  ? 
 I  adjmie  thee  by  Goc!«  mayest  thou  not  afflict 
 me!'  8 (for  he  said  to  him,  'Come  forth, 
 spirit  unclean,  out  <>f  the  man,')  "and  he  was 
 questioning  him,  '  What  is  thy  name  ? '  and 
 he  answered,  saying,  'Legion  is  my  name, 
 because  we  are  many;'  ^"aud  he  was  calling 
 on  him  much,  that  he  may  not  send  them  out 
 of  the  region. 
 
 "And  there  was  there,   near  the  moun- 
 
 tains, a  great  herd  of  swine  feeding,  '^  and  all 
 the  demons  did  call  upon  him,  saying,  '  Send 
 us  to  the  swine,  that  into  them  we  may 
 enter;'  ^^  and  immediately  Jesus  gave  them 
 leave,  and  having  come  forth,  the  unclean 
 spirits  did  enter  into  the  swine,  and  the  herd 
 did  rush  down  the  steep  place  to  the  sea — and 
 they  wer*^.  about  two  thousand — and  they  were 
 choked  iu  the  sea. 
 
 ^*And  those  feeding  the  swine  did  flee,  and 
 told  in  the  city,  and  in  the  fields,  and  they 
 came  forth  to  see  what  it  is  that  hath  been 
 done ;  i'  and  they  come  unto  Jesus,  and.  see 
 the  demoniac,  sitting,  and  clothed,  and  right- 
 minded — him  having  had  the  legion — and 
 they  were  afraid;  "^  and  those  having  seen  it, 
 declared  to  them  how  it  had  come  to  pass  to 
 the  demoniac,  and  about  the  swine;  ^^and 
 they  began  to  call  upon  him  to  go  away  from 
 their  borders. 
 
 1**  And  he  having  gone  into  the  boat,  the 
 demoniac  was  calling  on  him  that  he  may  be 
 with  him,  ^^  and  Jesus  did  not  suffer  him,  but 
 saith  to  him,  '  Go  away  to  thy  house,  unto 
 thiue  own  friends,  and  tell  them  how  great 
 things  the  Lord  did  to  thee,  and  dealt  kindly 
 w-ith  thee ; '  -'•  and  he  went  away,  and  began 
 to  proclaim  iu  the  Decapolis  how  great  things 
 Jesus  did  to  him,  and  all  were  wondering. 
 
 -\And  Jesus  having  passed  over  in  the  boat 
 again  to  the  other  side,  there  was  gathered  a 
 great  multitude  to  him,  and  he  was  near  the 
 sea,  ^'-  and  lo,  there  doth  come  one  of  the  chiefs 
 of  the  synagogue,  by  name  Jairus,  and  hav- 
 ing seen  him,  he  doth  fall  at  his  feet,  -•'  and 
 he  was  calling  ui)on  him  much,  saying — '  My 
 little  daughter  is  at  the  last  extremity — that 
 having  come,  thou  mayest  lay  on  her  thy 
 hands,  so  that  she  may  be  saved,  and  she 
 shall  live;'  -*  and  he  went  away  with  him. 
 
 And  there  was  foUo^ving  him  a  great  multi- 
 tude, and  they  were  thronging  him,  -''  and  a 
 certain  woman,  having  an  issue  of  blood 
 twelve  years,  -''  and  many  things  having  suf- 
 fered under  many  physicians,  and  having 
 spent  all  that  she  had,  and  havinj'  profited 
 nothing,  but  rather  having  come  to  the  worse, 
 -^  having  heard  about  Jesus,  having  come  in 
 the  multitude  behind,  she  touched  his  garment, 
 -8  for  she  said — '  If  even  his  garments  I  may 
 touch,  I  shall  be  saved;'  ^aud  immediately 
 was  the  fountain  of  her  blood  dried  up,  and 
 she  knew  in  the  body  that  she  hath  been 
 healed  of  the  plague. 
 
 ^"  And  immediately  Jesus  having  known  in 
 himself  that  out  of  him  power  had  gone  forth, 
 lia\'ing  turned  about  iu  the  multitude,  said, 
 '  Who  did  touch  my  garments?'  ^^and  his 
 disciples  said  to  him,  '  Thou  seest  the  multi- 
 tude thronging  thee,  and  thou  sayest,  '  Who 
 did  touch  me ! ' 
 
 22  And  he  was  looking  round  to  see  her  who 
 did  this,  ^^  and  the  woman,  having  been  afraid, 
 and  trembling,  knowing  what  was  done  on 
 her,  came,  and  fell  down  before  him,  and  told 
 him  all  the  truth,  s^.and  he  said  to  her, 
 '  Daughter,  thy  faith  hath  saved  thee ;  go 
 away  iu  peace,  and  be  whole  from  thy  plague.' 
 
 35  As  he  is  yet  speaking,  there  come  from 
 27 
 
Jairu^  daughter  restored  to  Ufe.      V.  30. — MARK. — vi,  34 
 
 Death  of  John  the  Baptist. 
 
 the  chief  of  the  syuago^ue's  house,  certain, 
 sayint; — '  Tliy  daughter  did  die,  wliy  still  dost 
 thou  harass  the  Teacher  ? '  ^s  ^.nd  Jesus  im- 
 mediately, haviuK  heard  the  word  that  is 
 spoken,  saith  to  the  chief  of  the  synagogue, 
 '  Be  not  afraid,  only  believe.' 
 
 •*''  And  he  did  not  suQ'er  any  one  to  follow 
 with  him,  except  Peter,  and  James,  and  John 
 the  brother  of  James;  ^*  and  he  cometh  to  the 
 house  of  the  chief  of  the  synagogue,  and  seeth 
 a  tumult,  much  weepin"  and  wailing  •  •*'*  and 
 having  gone  in  he  saith  to  them,  '  Wliy  do 
 ye  make  a  tumult,  and  wee]i  ?  the  child  did 
 not  die,  but  doth  sleep ; '  ■"*  and  they  were 
 laughing  at  him. 
 
 And  he,  having  put  all  forth,  doth  take  the 
 father  of  the  child,  and  the  mother,  and  those 
 with  him,  and  goeth  in  where  the  child  is 
 lying,  •'1  and,  having  taken  the  hand  of  the 
 child,  he  saith  to  her,  '  Talitha  cumi ; '  which 
 is,  being  interpreted,  '  Damsel  (I  say  to  thee), 
 arise.' 
 
 ■•-  And  immediately  the  damsel  arose,  and 
 was  walking,  for  she  was  twelve  years  old; 
 and  they  were  amazed  with  a  great  ainaze- 
 ment,  ^^  and  he  charged  them  much,  that  no 
 one  may  know  this  thing,  and  he  said  that 
 there  be  given  to  her  to  eat. 
 
 VL  ^  AND  he  went  forth  tlience,  and  came 
 to  his  own  country,  and  his  disciples  do  fol- 
 low him,  ^  and  sabbath  having  come,  lie  be^an 
 in  the  syna^gogue  to  teach,  and  many  hearing 
 were  astonished,  saying,  '  Whence  nath  this 
 one  these  things  ?  and  what  the  wdsdom  that 
 was  given  to  him,  that  also  such  mighty  works 
 through  his  hands  are  done?'  ^Is  not  this 
 the  can^enter,  the  son  of  Mary,  and  brother 
 of  James,  and  Joses,  and  Judas,  and  Simon  ? 
 and  are  not  his  sisters  here  with  us  ? ' — and 
 they  were  being  stumbled  at  him. 
 
 ^  And  Jesus  said  to  them — 'A  prophet  is  not 
 without  honour,  except  in  his  own  country, 
 and  among  his  kindred,  and  in  his  own  house ; ' 
 ^and  he  was  not  able  there  any  mighty  work 
 to  do,  except  on  a  few  infirm  jieople  liaving 
 put  hands  he  did  heal  them;  ''and  he  Won- 
 dered  because  of  their  unbelief. 
 
 And  he  was  going  round  the  villages,  in  a 
 circle,  teacliing,  ^and  he  dotli  call  near  the 
 twelve,  and  he  began  to  send  them  forth  two 
 by  two,  and  he  was  giving  them  power  over 
 the  unclean  spirits,  "and  he  commanded 
 tliera  that  they  may  take  nothing  for  the 
 way,  excciit  a  staff  only — no  scrip,  no  bread, 
 no  brass  in  the  girdle,  ^  but  having  been  shod 
 with  sandals,  and  ye  may  not  put  on  two 
 coats. 
 
 ^^  And  he  said  to  them,  '  Whenever  ye  may 
 enter  into  a  house,  there  remain  till  ye  may 
 depart'  thence,  ^^  and  as  many  as  may  not 
 receive  you,  nor  liear  you,  going  out  thence, 
 shake  ofFtlie  dust  that  is  under  your  feet  for 
 a  testimony  to  them;  verily  I  say  to  you.  It 
 shall  be  more  tolerable  for  Sodom  or  Go- 
 morrah in  a  day  of  judgment  than  for  that 
 city.' 
 
 '-  And  having  gone  forth  they  wore  jn-each- 
 ing  that  wen  might  reform,  '■'  and  many  de- 
 mons they  were  casting  out,  and  they  were 
 28 
 
 anointing  with  oil  many  infirm,  and  they  were 
 healing  them. 
 
 ^*  And  the  king  Herod  heard,  (for  his  name 
 became  jiublic,)  and  he  said — 'John  the  Bap- 
 tist out  of  the  dead  was  raised,  and  because  of 
 this  the  mighty  powers  are  working  in  him.' 
 ^'  Others  said — '  it  is  Elijah,'  and  others  said 
 — '  It  is  a  prophet,  or  as  one  of  the  prophets.' 
 '^  And  Herod  having  heard,  said— 'He  whom 
 I  did  behead — John— this  is  he ;  he  was  raised 
 out  of  the  dead.' 
 
 ^''For  Herod  himself,  having  sent  forth, 
 did  lay  hold  on  John,  and  bound  him  in  the 
 prison,  because  of  Herodias  the  wife  of  Philip 
 his  brother,  because  he  married  her,  '*for 
 John  said  to  Herod — '  It  is  not  lawful  to  thee 
 to  have  the  wife  of  thy  brother ; '  i"  and 
 Herodias  was  having  a  quarrel  with  him,  and 
 was  willing  to  kill  him,  and  was  not  able, 
 '"'  for  Herod  was  fearing  John,  knowing  him 
 a  man  righteous  and  holy,  and  was  keeping 
 wa,tch  over  him,  and  having  heard  him.  was 
 doing  many  things,  and  hearing  him  gladly. 
 
 ^'  And  a  seasonable  day  having  come,  when 
 Herod  on  his  birth-day  was  maldng  a  supper 
 to  his  great  men,  andto  the  chiefs  of  thousands, 
 and  to  the  first  men  of  Galilee,  ^-  and  the 
 daughter  of  that  Herodias  having  come  in, 
 and haWng  danced,  and  having  pleased  Herod 
 and  those  reclining  (at  meat)  with  him,  the 
 king  said  to  the  damsel,  '  Ask  of  me  whatever 
 thou  wilt,  and  I  will  give  to  thee,'  --^and  he 
 sware  to  her — 'Whatever  thou  mayest  ask 
 me,  I  will  give  to  thee — unto  the  half  of  my 
 Idngdom-' 
 
 "■*And  she,  having  gone  forth,  said  to  her 
 mother,  'What  shall  I  ask  for  myself?'  and 
 she  said,  'The  head  of  John  the  Baptist;' 
 "^  and  having  come  in  immediately  with  haste 
 unto  the  king,  she  asked,  saying,  '  I  will  that 
 thou  mayest  give  me  presently,  upon  a  plate, 
 the  head  of  John  the  Baptist. ' 
 
 ^''  And  the  king — made  very  sorrowful— be- 
 cause of  the  oaths  and  of  those  reclining  (at 
 meat)  \vith  him,  would  not  put  her  away, 
 -''  and  immediately  the  king  having  sent  a 
 guardsman,  did  command  Ids  head  to  be 
 brou^'ht,  ^^and  he  ha\dug  gone,  beheaded 
 him  m  the  prison,  and  brought  his  head  upon 
 a  plate,  and  did  give  it  to  the  damsel,  and 
 the  damsel  did  give  it  to  her  mother ;  ^  and 
 having  heard,  his  disciples  came  and  took  up 
 his  cor])so,  and  laid  it  in  the  tomb. 
 
 '**  And  the  apostles  are  gathered  together 
 imto  Jesus,  and  they  told  him  all.  and  how 
 many  things  theydid,  and  liowmanytnings  they 
 tauglit,  ^^  and  he  said  to  them, '  (.Jome  ye  your- 
 selves apai'tto  a  desert  place,  and  rest  a  little,' 
 for  those  coming  and  those  going  were  many, 
 and  not  even  to  eat  had  they  opportunity, 
 •*-  and  they  went  away  to  a  desert  place,  in 
 the  boat,  by  themselves. 
 
 •'s  And  the  multitudes  saw  them  going  away, 
 and  many  recognised  him,  and  by  land  from 
 all  the  cities  they  ran  thither,  and  went  before 
 them,  and  came  together  to  him,  ^^  and  having 
 come  forth,  Jesus  saw  a  great  multitude,  ana 
 was  moved  with  comiiassion  on  them,  that 
 they  were  as  sheep  not  havin;^  a  shepherd, 
 and  he  began  to  teach  many  things. 
 
Christ  calms  the  sea. 
 
 VI.  35.— MARK.— VII.  26. 
 
 Traditions  of  the  ciders. 
 
 '''  And  now  the  liour  beinc;  advanced,  his 
 disciples  having  come  near  to  liim,  say, — 'The 
 place  is  desolate,  and  the  hour  is  now  ad- 
 vanced, 38  let  them  away,  that,  having  gone 
 away  to  the  surrounding  fields  and  villages, 
 they  may  buy  to  themselves  loaves,  for  what 
 they  may  eat  they  have  not. ' 
 
 ^'  And  he  answering  said  to  them,  '  Give  ye 
 them  to  eat,'  and  they  say  to  him,  '  Having 
 gone  away,  may  we  b\iytwo  hundred  denaries' 
 worth  of  loaves,  and  give  to  them  to  eat  ? ' 
 38  And  he  saith  to  them,  '  How  many  loaves 
 have  ye  ?  go  and  see ; '  and  having  known, 
 they  say,  '  Five,  and  two  fishes.'  ^9  ^n^  jjg 
 commanded  them  to  make  all  recline  in  com- 
 panies upon  the  green  grass,  ■'"and  they  sat 
 down  in  squares,  by  hundreds,  and  by  fifties. 
 
 ■*'  And  having  taken  the  five  loaves  and  the 
 two  fishes,  haWng  looked  up  to  the  heaven, 
 he  blessed,  and  brake  the  loaves,  and  was 
 giving  to  his  disciples,  that  they  may  set  be- 
 fore them,  and  the  two  fishes  divided  he  to 
 all,  ••-  and  they  did  all  eat,  and  were  filled, 
 ^and  they  took  up  of  broken  pieces  twelve 
 hand-baskets  full,  and  of  the  fishes,  **and 
 those  eating  of  the  loaves  were  about  five 
 thousand  men. 
 
 *'  And  immediately  he  constrained  his  dis- 
 ciples to  go  into  the  boat,  and  to  go  before  to 
 the  other  side,  unto  Bethsaida,  till  he  may  let 
 the  multitude  away,  ^  and  having  taken  leave 
 of  them,  he  went  away  to  the  mountain  to 
 pray. 
 
 *~  And  evening  having  come,  the  boat  was 
 in  the  midst  of  the  sea,  and  he  alone  upon  the 
 land ;  ■^^  and  he  saw  them  harassed  in  the 
 rowing,  for  the  wind  was  against  them,  and 
 about  the  fourth  watch  of  the  night  he  doth 
 come  to  them  walking  on  the  sea,  and  wished 
 to  pass  by  them. 
 
 '^  And  they  having  seen  him  walking  on  the 
 sea,  thought  it  to  be  an  apparition,  and  cried 
 out,  ^"for  they  all  saw  him,  and  were  troubled, 
 and  immediately  he  spake  with  them,  and 
 saith  to  them,  'Take  courage,  I  am  he,  be 
 not  afraid.' 
 
 ^'  And  he  went  up  unto  them  to  the  boat, 
 and  the  wind  lulled,  and  greatly  out  of  mea- 
 sure were  they  amazed  in  themselves,  and 
 were  wondering,  ^-for  they  imderstood  not 
 concerning  the  loaves,  for  their  heart  hath 
 been  hard. 
 
 53  And  having  passed  over,  they  came  upon 
 the  land  of  Gennesaret,  and  drew  to  the  shore, 
 5*  and  they  having  come  forth  out  of  the  boat, 
 immediately  having  recognised  him,  ^^  having 
 rim  about  through  aD  that  region  round  about, 
 they  began  iipon  the  couches  to  carry  about 
 those  iU,  where  they  were  hearing  that  he  is, 
 •^  and  wherever  he  was  goin^,  to  villages,  or 
 cities,  or  fields,  in  the  market-places  they 
 were  laying  the  infirm,  and  were  calling  upon 
 him,  that  they  may  touch  if  it  were  but  the 
 fringe  of  his  garment,  and  as  many  as  were 
 touching  him  were  saved. 
 
 Vll.  1  AND  gathered  together  unto  him  are 
 the  Pharisees,  and  certain  of  the  scribes, 
 haxTJig  come  from  Jerusalem,  -  and  having 
 
 seen  certain  of  liis  disciples  with  defiled  hands 
 — that  is,  unw.ashed— eatint;  bread,  they 
 foimd  fault ;  ^  for  the  Pharisees,  and  all 
 the  Jews,  if  they  do  not  wash  the  hands  to 
 the  wrist,  do  not  eat,  holding  the  tradition  of 
 the  elders,  ^and,  coming  from  the  market- 
 place, if  they  do  not  baptize  themselves,  they 
 do  not  eat ;  and  many  other  things  there  are 
 that  they  received  to  hold,  baptisms  of  cups, 
 and  pots,  and  brazen  vessels,  and  couches. 
 
 ^Then  question  him  do  the  Pharisees  and 
 the  scribes,  '  Wherefore  do  thy  disciples  not 
 walk  according  to  the  tradition  of  the  elders, 
 but  with  unwashed  hands  do  eat  the  bread?' 
 •^  and  he  answering  said  to  them — '  Well  did 
 Isaiah  prophesy  concerning  you,  hypocrites, 
 as  it  hath  been  written.  This  people  with  the 
 lips  doth  honour  Me,  and  their  heart  is  far 
 from  Me ;  ^  and  in  vain  do  they  worship  Me, 
 teaching  teachings,  commands  of  men;  *for, 
 having  put  away  the  command  of  God,  ye 
 hold  the  tradition  of  men,  baptisms  of  pots 
 and  cups ;  and  many  other  such  like  things 
 ye  do.' 
 
 ^And  he  said  to  them,  'Well  do  ye  jrat 
 away  the  command  of  God  that  your  tradi- 
 tion yo  may  keep ;  i"  for  Moses  said,  Honour 
 thy  father  and  thy  mother;  and.  He  who  is 
 speaking  evil  of  rather  or  mother— let  him 
 die  the  death;  ^^and  ye  say.  If  a  man  may 
 say  to  father  or  to  mother,  Korban  (that  is, 
 a  gift),  is  whatever  thou  mayest  be  profited 
 out  of  mine,  ^-  and  no  more  do  ye  suffer  hini 
 to  do  anything  for  his  father  or  for  his  mother , 
 '3  setting  aside  the  word  of  God  for  your  tra- 
 dition that  ye  delivered;  and  many  such  like 
 things  ye  do.' 
 
 1*  And  having  called  near  all  the  multitude, 
 he  said  to  them,  '  Hearken  to  me,  ye  all,  and 
 understand ;  ^^  there  is  nothing  from  without 
 the  man  entering  into  him  that  is  able  to  de- 
 file him,  but  the  things  coming  out  from  him, 
 those  are  the  things  defiling  the  man.  ^^  If 
 any  hath  ears  to  hear — let  him  hear.' 
 
 ^^  And  when  he  entered  into  a  house  from 
 the  multitude,  his  disciples  were  questioning 
 him  about  the  simile,  ^^  and  he  saith  to  them, 
 'So^so  ye  are  without  understanding!  Do 
 ye  not  perceive  that  nothing  from  without 
 entering  into  the  man  is  able  to  defile  him? 
 ^  because  it  doth  not  enter  into  his  heart,  but 
 into  the  belly,  and  into  the  drain  it  doth  go 
 out,  purifying  all  the  meats.' 
 
 -"  And  he  said — '  That  which  is  coming  out 
 from  the  man,  that  doth  defile  the  man ;  "i  for 
 from  within,  out  of  the  heart  of  men,  the  evil 
 reasonings  do  come  forth,  adulteries,  whore- 
 doms, murders,  ^-thefts,  covetous  desires, 
 wickedness,  deceit,  arrogance,  an  evil  eye, 
 evil  speaking,  pride,  foobshness ;  "3  all  these 
 evils  do  come  forth  from  within,  and  they 
 defile  the  man.' 
 
 ^And  from  thence  having  risen,  he  went 
 away  to  the  borders  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  and 
 having  entered  into  the  house,  lie  wished  none 
 to  know,  and  he  was  not  able  to  be  hid,  "^  for 
 a  woman  having  heard  about  him,  whose 
 little  daughter  had  an  unclean  spirit,  having 
 come,  fell  at  his  feet, — -'*'  and  the  woman  was 
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Christ  feeds  the  multitude. 
 
 viT.  27.— MARK.— VTir.  34. 
 
 Peter  a  confession  of  Christ 
 
 a  Greek,  a  Syro-Plienician  by  nation — and 
 was  asking  liim,  that  tlie  demon  he  may  cast 
 forth  out  of  her  daughter. 
 
 -"'' And  .Tesus  said  to  lier,  'Suffer  fii-st  the 
 childrcti  to  be  filled,  for  it  is  not  good  to  take 
 the  children's  bread,  and  to  cast  it  to  the 
 little  dogs.'  -8  And  she  answered  and  saith 
 to  him,  '  Yes,  sir ;  for  the  little  dogs  also  under 
 the  table  do  eat  of  tlie  children's  crumbs.' 
 '^  And  he  said  to  her,  'Because  of  this  word 
 go;  the  demon  hath  gone  forth  out  of  thy 
 daughter;'  •^''and  having  come  away  to  her 
 house,  she  found  the  demon  gone  forth,  and 
 the  daughter  laid  upon  the  couch. 
 
 *^And  again,  having  gone  forth  from  the 
 coasts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  he  came  unto  the 
 sea  of  Galilee,  through  the  midst  of  the  coasts 
 of  Decapolis,  ^-  and  they  bring  to  him  a  deaf, 
 stuttering  man,  and  they  call  on  him  that  he 
 may  put  the  hand  on  him. 
 
 ^'  And  havinjj  taken  liira  away  from  the 
 multitude  by  himself,  he  put  his  fingers  to 
 his  ears,  and  ha\ang  spit,  he  touched  his 
 tongue,  34  and  having  looked  to  the  heaven, 
 he  sighed,  and  saitli  to  him,  '  Ephphatha,' 
 that  is,  '  Be  thou  opened ; '  '^^  and  imnaediately 
 were  his  ears  opened,  and  the  string  of  his 
 tongue  was  loosed,  and  he  was  speaking 
 plain. 
 
 3'J  And  he  charged  them  that  they  may  tell 
 no  one,  but  the  more  he  was  charging  them, 
 the  more  abundantly  they  were  proclaiming 
 it,  •'■'and  they  were  being  beyond  measure 
 astonislied,  saying,  'Well  hath  he  done  all 
 things ;  both  the  deaf  he  doth  make  to  hear, 
 and  the  dumb  to  speak.' 
 
 VIII.  '  IN  those  days  the  multitude  being 
 very  great,  and  not  having  what  they  may 
 eat,  Jesus  having  called  near  his  disciples, 
 saith  to  them,  '■^ '  1  have  compassion  upon  the 
 multitude,  because  now  three  days  they  do 
 continue  with  me,  and  they  have  not  what 
 they  may  eat ;  ^  and  if  I  shall  let  them  away 
 fasting  to  their  home,  they  wiU  faint  in  the 
 way,  for  certain  of  them  are  come  from  far.' 
 
 ■*  And  his  disciples  answered  him,  '  Wlience 
 shall  any  one  be  able  these  here  to  feed  with 
 bread  in  a  wilderness?'  ''And  he  was  ques- 
 tioning them,  'How  many  loaves  have  ye?' 
 and  they  saia,  '  Seven.' 
 
 "  And  he  commanded  the  multitude  to  sit 
 down  upon  the  ground,  and  ha^ang  taken  the 
 seven  loaves,  having  given  thanks,  he  brake, 
 and  was  giving  to  his  disciples  that  they  may 
 set  before  them;  and  they  did  set  before  the 
 multitude. 
 
 ^  And  they  had  a  few  small  fishes,  and 
 having  blessed,  he  said  to  set  them  also  be- 
 fore them;  ^  and  they  did  eat  and  were  filled, 
 iind  they  took  up  that  which  was  over  of 
 broken  pieces  — seven  baskets:  ^and  those 
 eating  were  about  four  thousand. 
 
 And  he  let  them  away,  ^^  and  immediately 
 ha^^ng  entered  into  the  boat  with  his  dis- 
 ciples, he  came  to  the  parts  of  Dalmanutha, 
 "  and  the  Pharisees  came  forth,  and  began 
 to  dispute  with  him,  seekinj;  from  him  a  sign 
 froxQ  theieaven,  tempting  lum ;  i-  and  ha^'^ng 
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 sighed  deeply  in  his  spirit,  he  saith,  *Wliy 
 doth  this  generation  seek  after  a  sign  ?  Ver- 
 ily I  say  to  you,  no  sign  shall  be  given  to  this 
 generation.' 
 
 '3  And  having  left  them,  having  entered 
 again  into  the  boat,  he  went  away  to  tlie  other 
 side;  ^*and  they  forgot  to  take  loaves,  and 
 except  one  loaf  they  had  nothing  witli  them 
 iu  the  boat,  ^^  and  he  was  charging  tliem,  say- 
 ing, 'Take  heed,  beware  of  the  leaven  of  the 
 Pharisees,  and  of  the  leaven  of  Herod,'  ^^  and 
 they  were  reasoning  ^vith  one  another,  saying 
 — '  Because  we  have  no  loaves.' 
 
 1^  And  Jesus  having  known,  saith  to  them, 
 '  Wbydo  ye  reason,  because  ye  have  no  loaves? 
 do  ye  not  yet  perceive,  nor  understand,  yet 
 have  ye  your  heart  hardened?  ^^  Having 
 eyes,  do  ye  not  see?  and  having  ears,  do  ye 
 not  hear  ?  and  do  ye  not  remember  ?  ^^  When 
 the  five  loaves  I  did  brake  to  the  five  thou- 
 sand, how  many  hand-baskets  full  of  broken 
 pieces  took  ye  up?'  they  say  to  him,  '  Twelve.' 
 '*  '  And  when  the  seven  to  the  four  thousand, 
 how  many  hand-baskets  full  of  broken  pieces 
 took  ye  up?'  and  they  said,  'Seven.'  *'And 
 he  said  to  them,  '  How  do  ye  not  understand?' 
 
 ^-And  he  cometh  to  Bethsaida,  and  they 
 bring  to  him  one  blind,  and  call  upon  him 
 that  he  may  touch  him,  ^  and  having  taken 
 the  hand  of  the  blind  man,  he  led  him  forth 
 without  the  village,  and  having  spit  on  hia 
 eyes,  having  jnit  Ais  hands  on  him,  he  _wa? 
 questioning  him  if  he  doth  behold  anything : 
 ^and  he,  Iiaviug  looked  up,  said,  I  behold 
 men,  as  I  see  trees,  walking.' 
 
 ^  Afterwards  again  he  put  hh  hands  on  his 
 eyes,  and  made  him  look  up,  and  he  was  re- 
 stored, and  discerned  all  things  clearly,  ^'^  and 
 he  sent  him  away  to  his  house,  sajdng, 
 '  Neither  to  the  village  mayest  thou  go,  nor 
 tell  it  to  any  in  the  village.' 
 
 "7  And  Jesus  went  forth,  and  his  disciples, 
 to  the  villages  of  Cesarea  Philippi,  and  in  the 
 way  he  was  questioning  his  disciples,  saying 
 to  them,  'Who  do  men  aay  me  to  be?'  "^  And 
 they  answered,  '  John  the  Bajitist,  and  others 
 Elijah,  but  others  one  of  the  prophets.' 
 
 "''And  he  saith  to  them,  'And  ye— who  do 
 ye  say  me  to  be?'  and  Peter  answering  saith 
 to  him,  'Thou  art  the  Christ.'  3" And  he 
 strictly  charged  tliem  that  they  may  tell  no 
 one  about  it,  ^'  and  began  to  teach  them,  that 
 it  behoveth  the  Son  of  Man  to  suffer  many 
 things,  and  to  be  rejected  by  the  elders,  and 
 chief  priests,  and  scribes,  and.  to  be  killed,  and 
 after  three  days  to  rise  again  ;'  ^-  and  openly 
 he  was  speaking  the  word. 
 
 And  Peter  ha\nng  taken  him  aside,  began 
 to  rebuke  him,  ^''and  he,  ha\ang  turned,  and 
 having  looked  on  his  disciples,  rebuked  Peter, 
 saying,  'Get  behind  me,  adversary,  because 
 thou  dost  not  mind  the  things  of  God,  but  the 
 things  of  men.' 
 
 3^  And  having  called  near  the  multitude, 
 with  his  disciiucs,  he  said  to  them,  '  Who- 
 ever dotli  will  to  come  after  me— let  him 
 disown  himself,  and  take  up  his  cross,  and 
 
The  t)'an.<tfiguration. 
 
 VIII.  35.— MARK.— IX.  42. 
 
 Unclean  spirit  east  oniJU 
 
 follow  me  ;  ^^for  whoever  may  will  to  save 
 his  life  sliall  lose  it;  and  whoever  m.ay  lose 
 liis  life  for  my  sake  and  for  the  good  news' 
 sake,  he  shall  save  it;  ^^  for  what  shall  it  pro- 
 fit a  man,  if  he  may  gain  the  whole  world, 
 and  forfeit  his  life  ?  ^^  Or  what  shall  a  man 
 give  as  an  exchange  for  his  life?  ^^for  whoever 
 may  be  ashamed  of  me,  and  of  my  words,  in 
 this  adulterous  and  sinful  generation,  the  Son 
 of  Man  also  shall  be  ashamed  of  him,  when 
 he  may  come  in  the  glory  of  his  Father,  with 
 the  holy  messengers.' 
 
 IX  '  AND  he  said  to  them,  '  Verily  I  say 
 to  you,  That  there  are  certain  of  those  stand- 
 ing here,  who  may  not  taste  of  death  till  they 
 see  the  reign  of  God  having  come  in  power.' 
 
 "  And  after  six  days  doth  Jesus  take  Peter, 
 and  James,  and  John,  and  bringeth  them  up 
 to  a  high  mount  by  themselves,  alone,  and  he 
 was  transfigured  before  them,  ^  and  his  gar- 
 ments became  glittering,  white  exceedingly, 
 as  snow,  so  as  a  fuller  upon  the  earth  is  not 
 able  to  whiten  tlievti. 
 
 *  And  there  appeared  to  them  Elijah  with 
 Moses,  and  they  were  talking  with  Jesus. 
 ^  And  Peter  answering  saith  to  Jesus,  '  Rabbi, 
 it  is  good  to  us  to  be  here ;  and  we  may  make 
 three  booths,  for  thee  one,  and  for  Moses  one, 
 and  for  Elijah  one:'  ^for  he  was  not  knowing 
 what  he  might  say,  for  they  were  greatly 
 afraid. 
 
 ^And  there  came  a  cloud  overshadowing 
 them,  and  there  came  a  voice  out  of  the  cloud, 
 saying,  '  This  is  My  Son — the  Beloved,  hear 
 ye  him ;'  ^and  suddenly,  havinglooked  aroimd, 
 they  saw  no  one  any  more,  but  Jesus  only 
 with  themselves. 
 
 ^  And  as  they  are  coming  down  from  the 
 mount,  he  charged  them  that  they  may  de- 
 clare to  no  one  the  things  that  they  saw,  ex- 
 cept when  the  Sou  of  Man  may  rise  out  of 
 the  dead ;  '"  and  the  thing  they  kept  to  them- 
 selves, questioning  together  what  the  rising 
 out  of  the  dead  is. 
 
 1*  And  they  were  questioning  him,  saying, 
 that  the  scribes  say  that  Elijah  it  behoveth 
 to  come  first.  _  ^^  And  he  answering  said  to 
 them,  '  Elijah  indeed,  having  come  hrst,  doth 
 restore  all  things ;  and  how  hath  it  been 
 written  concerning  the  Son  of  Man,  that 
 many  things  he  may  suffer,  and  be  set  at 
 nought?  ^^  But  I  say  toyou.  That  also  Elijah 
 hath  come,  and  they  did  to  him  wliat  they 
 willed,  as  it  hath  been  written  of  him.' 
 
 "  And  having  come  unto  the  disciples,  he 
 saw  a  great  multitude  about  them,  and  scribes 
 questioning  with  them,  ^^  and  immediately, 
 all  the  multitude  having  seen  him,  were 
 amazed,  and  running  near,  were  salutinghim. 
 
 ^^ And  he  questioned  the  scribes,  'What 
 dispute  ye  with  them?'  i^and  one  out  of  the 
 multitude  answering  said,  'Teacher,  I  brought 
 my  son  unto  thee,  liaving  a  dumb  spirit ; 
 '8  and  wherever  it  doth  seize  him,  it  doth  tear 
 him,  and  he  foameth,  and  gnasheth  his  teeth, 
 and  pineth  away;  and  I  spake  to  thy  disciples 
 that  they  may  cast  it  out,  and  they  were  not 
 able.' 
 
 18  And  he  answering  him,  said,    '  0  genera- 
 
 tion unbelieving,  till  when  shall  I  be  with 
 you?  till  when  shall  I  suffer  you?  bring  him 
 unto  me;'  -"  and  they  broiight  him  unto  him, 
 and_  he  ha\ang  seen  him,  immediately  the 
 spirit  tare  him,  and  he,  having  fallen  upon 
 the  earth,  was  wallowing — foaming. 
 
 "'  And  he  questioned  his  father,  '  How  long 
 time  is  it  since  this  came  to  him? '  and  he  said, 
 'From  childhood,  "^and  many  times  also  it 
 cast  him  into  fire,  and  into  water,  that  it  might 
 destroy  him ;  but  if  thou  art  able  to  do  any- 
 thing, help  us,  having  compassion  on  us.' 
 
 -^  And  Jesus  said  to  him,  '  If  thou  art  able 
 to  believe !  all  things  are  possible  to  the  one 
 that  is  believing;'  ''^and  immediately  the 
 father  of  the  child,  having  cried  out,  with 
 tears  said,  '  1  believe,  sir ;  be  helping  mine 
 unbelief.' 
 
 ^  Jesus  having  seen  that  a  multitude  doth 
 run  together,  rebuked  the  unclean  spirit,  say- 
 ing to  it,  'Spirit — dumb  and  deaf — I  charge 
 tliee,  come  forth  out  of  him,  and  no  more  thou 
 mayest  enter  into  him;'  -"and  having  cried, 
 and  rent  him  much,  it  came  forth,  and  he  be- 
 came as  dead,  so  that  many  said  that  he  was 
 dead,  "^  but  Jesus,  having  taken  him  by  the 
 hand,  lifted  him  up,  and  he  arose. 
 
 ^^  And  he  having  come  into  the  house,  his 
 disciples  were  questioning  him  by  himself— 
 'Why  were  we  not  able  to  cast  it  forth.' 
 -^  And  he  said  to  them,  '  This  kind  is  able  to 
 come  forth  with  nothing  except  with  prayer 
 and  fasting.' 
 
 ^^  And  having  gone  forth  thence,  they  were 
 passing  through  Galilee,  and  he  did  not  wish 
 that  any  may  know,  ^^  for  he  was  teaching  his 
 disciijles,  and  he  said  to  them,  '  The  Son  of 
 Man  is  being  delivered  to  the  hands  of  men, 
 and  they  shall  kill  him,  and  having  been  killed 
 the  third  day  he  shall  rise,'  '^  but  they  were 
 not  understanding  the  saying,  and  they  were 
 afraid  to  question  him. 
 
 2^  And  he  came  to  Capernaum,  and  being  in 
 the  house,  he  was  questioning  them,  'What 
 were  ye  reasoning  in  the  way  among  your- 
 selves?' ^''and  they  were  silent,  for  with  one 
 another  they  did  reason  in  the  way  who  is 
 greater;  ^^and  having  sat  down  he  called  the 
 twelve,  and  he  saith  to  them,  '  If  any  doth 
 will_  to  be  first,  he  shall  be  last  of  all,  and 
 minister  of  all.' 
 
 '8  And  having  taken  a  child,  he  set  him  in 
 the  midst  of  them,  and  having  taken  him  in 
 his  arms,  said  to  them,  '^ '  Whoever  may  re- 
 ceive one  of  such  children  in  my  name,  doth 
 receive  me,  and  whoever  may  receive  me,  doth 
 not  receive  me,  but  Him  who  sent  me.' 
 
 38  And  John  did  answer  him,  saying, 
 '  Teacher,  we  saw  a  certain  one  in  thy  name 
 casting  out  demons,  who  doth  not  follow  us, 
 and  we  forbade  him,  becauso  lie  doth  not  fol- 
 low us.'  s^And  Jesus  said,  'Forbid  him  not, 
 for  there  is  no  one  who  shall  do  a  mighty  work 
 in  my  name,  and  shall  be  able  readily  to  speak 
 evil  of  me :  *"  for  he  who  is  not  against  us  is 
 for  us ;  *i  for  whoever  may  give  you  to  drink 
 a  cup  of  water  in  my  name,  because  ye  are 
 Christ's,  verily  I  say  to  you,  he  may  not  lose 
 his  reward ;  ^^  and  whoever  may  cause  to 
 stumble  one  of  the  little  ones  believing  in  me, 
 31 
 
Children  brought  to  Jesus, 
 
 IX.  43.— MARK.— X.  3S. 
 
 He  foretels  his  death. 
 
 betteris  itfor  liim  if  .amillstoiie  is  hanged  aboiit 
 his  neck,  and  lie  hat1i  been  cast  into  the  sea. 
 
 ••3 '  And  if  thy  liand  may  cause  thee  to 
 stumble,  cut  it  oit' ;  it  is  better  for  thee  maimed 
 to  enter  into  the  life,  than  having  tlie  two 
 hands,  to  go  away  to  the  gehenna,  to  the  fire 
 —the  unquenchable—**  where'  their  worm  is 
 nob  dying,  and  the  fire  is  not  being  quenched. 
 
 **  '  And  if  thy  foot  may  cause  thee  to 
 stumble,  cut  it  off ;  it  is  better  for  thee  to  enter 
 into  the  life  lame,  than  having  the  two  feet 
 to  be  cast  to  the  gehenna,  to  the  tire — the 
 unquenchable — ■*'^  where  their  worm  is  not  dy- 
 ing, and  the  fire  is  not  being  quenched. 
 
 •"  '  And  if  thine  eye  may  cause  thee  to 
 stumble,  cast  it  out ;  it  is  better  for  thee  one- 
 eyed  to  enter  into  the  reign  of  God,  than  hav- 
 ing two  eyes,  to  be  cast  to  the  gehenna  of  the 
 fire — '*s  where  their  worm  is  not  dying,  and 
 the  fire  is  not  being  quenched  ;  *^  for  every  one 
 with  fire  shall  be  salted,  and  every  sacrifice 
 with  salt  shall  be  salted.  '^^  The  salt  is  good, 
 but  if  the  salt  may  become  saltless,  in  what 
 will  ye  season  it  ?  Have  in  yourselves  salt, 
 and  have  peace  in  one  another.' 
 
 X.  1  AND  having  risen  thence,  he  doth  come 
 to  the  coasts  of  Judea,  through  the  other  side 
 of  the  Jordan,  and  again  do  multitudes  come 
 together  unto  him,  and,  as  he  had  been  accus- 
 tomed, again  he  was  teaching  them.  ^And 
 the  Pharisees,  having  come  near,  questioned 
 him,  if  it  is  lawful  for  a  husband  to  piit  away 
 a  wife,  tempting  him,  ^  and  he  answering  said 
 to  them,  'What  did  Moses  command  you?' 
 •  and  they  said,  '  Moses  suffered  to  write  a 
 bill  of  divorce,  and  to  put  away.' 
 I'  "And  Jesus  answering  said  to  them,  'For 
 the  stiffness  of  your  heart  he  wrote  you  tliis 
 command,  *but  from  the  beginning  of  the 
 creation,  a  male  and  a  female  God  dad  make 
 them  ;  ''  on  this  account  shall  a  man  leave  his 
 father  and  mother,  and  shall  cleave  unto  his 
 wife,  Sand  they  shall  be— the  two— for  one 
 flesh ;  so  that  they  are  no  more  two,  but  one 
 flesh  ;  ''what  therefore  God  did  join  together, 
 let  not  man  put  asunder.' 
 
 i^And  in  the  house  again  his  disciples  of 
 the  same  thiiig  questioned  him,  *^  and  he  saith 
 to  them,  '  wlioever  may  ])ut  away  his  w^fe, 
 and  may  many  auotherj  doth  commit  adul- 
 tery against  her ;  i-  and  if  a  woman  may  put 
 away  her  husband,  and  is  married  to  another, 
 she  committeth  adultery.' 
 
 1'  And  they  were  bringing  to  him  children, 
 that  he  might  touch  them,  and  the  disciples 
 vere  rebuking  tliose  bringing  them,  i'  and 
 Jesus  having  seen,  was  much  displeased,  and 
 he  said  to  them,  '  Suffer  the  chihiren  to  come 
 unto  me,  and  forbid  them  not,  for  of  such  is 
 the  reign  of  God;  "verily  I  say  to  you,  who- 
 evw  may  not  receive  the  reign  of  God,  as  a 
 child— he  may  not  enter  into  it ; '  ^"  and  having 
 taken  them  in  his  arms,  having  put  Ids  hands 
 upon  them,  he  was  blessing  them. 
 
 17  And  as  he  is  going  forth  into  the  way,  one 
 having  run  and  having  kneeled  to  him,  was 
 questioning  him,  'Good  teacher,  what  may  I 
 do,  that  life  a^-during  I  may  inherit?' 
 3*2 
 
 '3  And  Jesus  said  to  him,  '  Why  me  dost 
 thou  call  good?  no  one  is  good  excojit  One — 
 (jod ;  ''-'the  commands  thou  hast  known: 
 Thou  mayest  not  commit  adultery.  Thou 
 mayest  do  no  murder.  Thou  mayest  not  steal. 
 Thou  mayest  not  bear  false  witness,  Thou 
 mayest  not  defraud,  Honour  thy  father  and 
 mother.'  -"  And  he  answering  said  to  him, 
 '  Teacher,  all  these  did  I  keep  from  my  youth.' 
 
 ^1  And  Jesus  having  looked  upon  him,  did 
 love  him,  and  said  to  him,  '  One  thing  thou 
 dost  lack  ;'go  away,  whatever  thou  hast— sell, 
 and  give  to  the  poor,  and  thou  shalt  have 
 treasure  in  heaven,  and  come,  be  following 
 me,  having  taken  up  the  cross.'  --And  he — 
 gloomy  at  the  word — went  away  sorrowing, 
 for  he  was  having  many  possessions. 
 
 ''And  Jesus  having  looked  round,  saith  to 
 his  disciples,  '  How  nardly  shall  they  who 
 have  riches  enter  into  the  reign  of  God ! ' 
 
 '^*  And  the  disciples  were  astonished  at  his 
 words,  and  Jesus  again  answering  saith  to 
 them,  '  Children,  how  hard  is  it  to  those  trust- 
 ing on  the  riches  to  enter  into  the  reign  of 
 God  !  ^  It  is  easier  for  a  camel  through  the 
 eye  of  the  needle  to  enter,  than  for  a  rich  man 
 to  enter  into  the  reign  of  God.' 
 
 -^  And  they  were  astonished  beyond  measure, 
 saying  unto  themselves,  'And  who  is  able  to 
 be  saved  ?'  -^  And  Jesus,  having  looked  upon 
 them,  saith,  'With  men  it  is  impossible,  but 
 not  with  God ;  for  all  things  are  possible  with 
 God' 
 
 "8  And  Peter  began  to  say  to  him,  '  Lo,  we 
 left  aD,  and  we  followed  thee.'  -''And  Jesus 
 answering  said,  '  Verily  I  say  to  you,  there  is 
 no  one  who  left  house,  or  brothers,  or  sisters, 
 or  father,  or  mother,  or  wife,  or  children,  or 
 fields,  for  my  sake,  and  for  the  good  news', 
 2"  who  may  not  receive  an  himdred-fold  now 
 in  this  time,  houses,  and  brothers,  and  sisters, 
 and  mothers,  and  children,  and  fields,  \vith 
 persecutions,  and  in  the  ago  that  is  coming, 
 life  a";c-during;  '^'and  many  first  shall  be  last, 
 and  the  last  first.' 
 
 3- And  they  were  in  the  way  going  up  to 
 Jerusalem,  and  Jesus  was  going  before  them, 
 and  they  were  amazed,  and  following  they 
 were  afraid. 
 
 And  having  again  taken  the  twelve,  he 
 be^an  to  tell  them  the  things  about  to  happen 
 to  him,  33_'Lo,  we  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and 
 the  Son  of  Man  shall  l)e  delivered  to  the  chief 
 priests,  and  to  the  scribes,  and  they  shall  con- 
 demn him  to  death,  and  shall  deliver  him  to 
 the  nations,  ^*  and  they  shall  mock  him,  and 
 scourge  him,  and  spit  on  him,  and  kill  him, 
 and  the  third  day  he  shall  rise  again.' 
 
 3'  And  there  come  near  to  him  James  and 
 John,  the  sons  of  Zcbedee,  saying,  '  Teacher, 
 we  wisli  that  whatever  we  may  ask  for  our- 
 selves, thou  mayest  do  for  us;'  ''^and  he  said 
 to  them,  '  Wliat  do  yc  wish  me  to  do  for  you?' 
 37  and  they  said  to  liim,  '  Grant  to  us  that,  one 
 on  thy  right  hand  aTul  one  on  thy  left,  we  may 
 sit  in  tiiy  glory;'  ■'■'*and  Jesus  said  to  them, 
 '  Ye  have  not  luiown  what  ye  ask ;  are  ye  able 
 to  drink  of  the  cup  that  I  drink  of,  and  with 
 
tJyes  of  Bartinuexis  opened. 
 
 X.  39.— MARK.-xi.  31. 
 
 Christ  enters  Jerusalem. 
 
 tbe  baptism  that  I  am  baptized  with — to  be 
 baptized?' 
 
 •*•' Aud  they  said  to  him,  'We  are  able;' 
 aud  Jesus  said  to  them,  '  Of  the  cup  indeed 
 that  I  di'iuk  of,  ye  shall  drink,  aud  with  the 
 baptism  that  1  am  baptized  with,  ye  shall  be 
 baptized;  ■"*  but  to  sit  ou  my  right  and  on  my 
 left,  is  not  mine  to  give,  but — to  those  for 
 whom  it  hath  been  prepared.' 
 
 ■*!  And  the  ten  haviug  heard,  be<jau  to  be 
 much  displeased  at  James  aud  John,  ^'^  but 
 Jesus  having  called  them  near,  saith  to  them, 
 '  Ye  have  known  that  they  who  are  considered 
 to  rule  the  nations  do  exercise  lordship  over 
 them,  and  their  great  ones  do  exercise  autho- 
 rity upon  them;  •'^but  not  so  shall  it  be 
 among  you ;  but  whoever  may  Avill  to  become 
 great  among  you,  he  shall  be  i^our  minister, 
 ■'^and  whoever  of  you  maj'  will  to  become 
 first,  he  shall  be  servant  of  all ;  ■'^  for  even  the 
 Son  of  Man  came  not  to  be  ministered  to,  but 
 to  minister,  and  to  give  his  life  a  ransom  for 
 many.' 
 
 ■•^  And  they  come  to  Jericho,  and  as  he  is 
 going  forth  from  Jericho,  with  his  disciples 
 and  a  great  multitude,  a  son  of  Timaeus — 
 Bartimseus  the  blind — was  sitting  beside  the 
 way  begging,  '"'  aud  haviug  heard  that  it  is 
 Jesus  the  Nazarene,  he  began  to  cry  out,  aud 
 to  say,  'The  Son  of  David — Jesus !  deal  kindly 
 w'ith  me;'  •**and  many  were  rebuking  him, 
 that  he  might  keep  silent,  but  the  more  abun- 
 dantly he  cried  out,  'Sou  of  David,  deal  kindly 
 with  me.' 
 
 *'*  And  Jesus  having  stood,  he  commanded 
 bim  to  be  called,  and  they  call  the  blind  man. 
 Baying  to  him,  'Take  courage,  rise,  he  doth 
 call  thee;'  ^"and  he,  haviug  cast  away  his 
 garment,  having  risen,  did  come  unto  Jesus. 
 
 ^^And  answering,  Jesus  saith  to  him,  'What 
 wilt  thou  I  may  do  to  thee?'  and  the  blind 
 man  said  to  him,  'Rabboui,  that  I  may  see 
 again;'  °'^aud  Jesus  said  to  him,  'Go,  thy 
 faith  hath  saved  thee : '  and  immediately  he 
 saw  again,  and  was  following  Jesus  in  the 
 way. 
 
 XL  '  AND  when  they  come  nigh  to  Jeru- 
 salem, to  Bethphage,  and  Bethany,  unto  the 
 mount  of  the  Olives,  he  seudeth  forth  two  of 
 his  disciples,  ^and  saith  to  them,  'Go  away  to 
 the  village  that  is  over-against  you,  and  im- 
 naediateiy,  entering  into  it,  ye  shall  find  a  colt 
 tied,  on  which  no  one  of  men  hath  sat,  having 
 loosed  it,  bring  it:  ^aud  if  any  one  may  say  to 
 you.  Why  do  ye  this?  say  ye  that  the  lord 
 hath  need  of  it,  and  immediately  he  will  send 
 it  hither.' 
 
 *  And  they  went  away,  and  found  the  colt 
 tied  at  the  door  without,  by  the  two  ways, 
 and  they  loose  it,  ^and  certain  of  those  stand- 
 ing there  said  to  them,  'What  do  ye— loosing 
 the  colt?'  8 and  they  said  to  them  as  Jesus 
 commanded,  and  they  suffered  them. 
 
 ^  And  they  brought  the  colt  unto  Jesus,  and 
 did  cast  upon  it  their  garments,  and  he  sat 
 upon  it,  ^and  many  did  spread  their  garments 
 in  the  way,  and  others  were  cutting  down 
 branches  from  the  trees,  and  were  strewiug  in 
 the  way. 
 
 2r 
 
 **  Aud  those  goiug  before  and  those  follow- 
 ing were  crying  out,  saying,  'Hosanna!  blessed 
 is  he  who  is  coming  in  tlie  name  of  the  Lord  ; 
 -"blessed  is  tlie  coming  reign,  in  the  name  of 
 the  Lord,  of  our  father  David  ;  Hosanna  in 
 the  highest.'  ^^And  Jesus  entered  into  Jeru- 
 salem, and  into  the  temple,  and  having  looked 
 round  on  all  things,  it  being  now  evening,  he 
 went  forth  to  Bethany  with  tbe  twelve. 
 
 •-  And  on  the  morrow,  they  haviug  come 
 forth  from  Bethany,  he  hungered,  '^  and  hav- 
 ing seen  a  fig-tree  afar  off  having  leaves,  lie 
 came,  if  perhaps  he  shall  find  anything  in  it, 
 aud  having  come  to  it,  lie  found  nothing  ex- 
 cept leaves,  for  it  was  not  a  time  of  figs, 
 ^*  and  Jesus  answering  said  to  it,  '  No  more 
 from  thee — to  the  age — may  any  eat  fruit ; '  and 
 his  disciples  were  hearing. 
 
 ^'^  And  they  come  to  Jerusalem,  and  Jesus 
 having  gone  into  the  temple,  began  to  cast 
 forth  those  selling  and  buying  in  the  temple, 
 and  the  tables  of  the  money-changers  and 
 the  seats  of  those  selling  the  doves,  he  over- 
 threw, ^^  aud  he  did  not  suffer  that  any  might 
 bear  a  vessel  through  the  temple.  "■  and  he 
 was  teaching,  saying  to  them,  '  Hath  it  not 
 been  written— My  house  a  house  of  prayer 
 shall  be  called  for  all  the  nations,  and  ye  did 
 make  it  a  den  of  robbers  ?' 
 
 "^  And  the  scribes  and  the  chief  priests 
 heard,  and  they  were  seeking  how  they  shall 
 destroy  him,  for  they  were  afraid  of  him,  be- 
 causeall  the  multitude  was  astonished  at  his 
 teaching ;  ^^  and  when  evening  came,  he  was 
 going  forth  without  the  city. 
 
 ""  And  in  the  morning,  passing  by,  they  saw 
 the  fig-tree  having  been  dried  up  from  the 
 roots,  -'  and  Peter  having  remembered  saith 
 to  him,  '  Rabbi,  lo,  the  fig-tree  that  thou  didst 
 curse  is  dried  up.' 
 
 ^'-  And  Jesus  answering  saith  to  them,  '  Have 
 faith  of  God ;  -^  for  verily  I  say  to  you,  that 
 whoever  may  say  to  this  mount.  Be  takei^ 
 up,  and  be  cast  into  the  sea,  and  may  not 
 doubt  in  his  heart,  but  may  believe  that  the 
 things  that  he  saith  do  come  to  pass,  it  shall 
 be  to  him  whatever  he  may  say.  -■*  Because 
 of  this  I  say  to  you,  all  whatever-  -praying — ye 
 do  ask,  believe  that  ye  receive,  and  it  shall 
 be  to  you. 
 
 -^  '  And  whenever  ye  may  stand  praying, 
 forgive,  if  ye  have  anything  against  any  one, 
 that  your  Father  also  who  is  in  the  heavens 
 may  forgive  you  your  trespasses ;  -''  aud,  if 
 ye  do  not  forgive,  neither  will  your  Father 
 who  is  in  the  heavens  forgive  your  trespasses.' 
 
 -^  And  they  come  again  to  Jerusalem,  and 
 in  the  temple,  as  he  is  walking,  there  come 
 unto  him  the  chief  priests,  and  the  scribes, 
 and  the  elders,  '-*  and  they  say  to  him,  '  By 
 what  authority  dost  thou  these  things?  and 
 who  gave  thee  this  authority  that  these  things 
 thou  mayest  do  ? ' 
 
 "^  And  Jesus  answering  said  to  them,  '  I 
 will  question  you— 1  also — one  word ;  aud 
 answer  me,  and  I  will  tell  you  by  what 
 authority  I  do  these  things;  ^^  the  baptism 
 of  John — from  heaven  was  it?  or  from  men? 
 answer  me.' 
 
 ^'  Aud  they  were  reasoning  with  themselves, 
 33 
 
Vineyard  and  husbandmen. 
 
 XI.  32.— MARK.— XII.  41. 
 
 Hopeful  scribe. 
 
 Bayinj;,  '  If  we  may  say.  From  lieaveu,  he  will 
 say,  Wherefore,  then,  did  ye  not  believe  him? 
 '-  But  if  we  may  say,  From  men,' — they  were 
 feariuK  the  ipeople,  for  all  were  holding  John 
 that  he  was  indeed  a  prophet;  ^'and  answer- 
 ing they  say  to  Jesus,  '  We  have  not  knowni ;' 
 and  Jesus  answering  saith  to  them,  '  Neither 
 do  I  tell  you  by  what  authority  I  do  these 
 things.' 
 
 XII.  1  AND  he  began  to  speak  to  them  in 
 similes  :  '  A  man  planted  a  vineyard,  and  put 
 a  hedge  around,  and  di;,'ged  an  under- \\nne- 
 vat,  and  built  a  tower,  and  gave  it  out  to 
 husbandmen,  and  went  abroad;  ^  and  he  sent 
 unto  the  husbandmen  at  the  due  time  a  ser- 
 vant, that  from  tlie  husbandmen  he  may  re- 
 oeive  from  the  fruit  of  the  \aneyard,  ^  and 
 tney,  having  taken  him,  did  severely  beat 
 htm,  and  did  send  him  away  empty. 
 
 *  '  And  again  he  sent  unto  ^tnem  another 
 servant,  and  at  that  one  having  cast  stones, 
 they  wounded  him  in  the  head,  and  sent  away 
 — dishonoured. 
 
 *  '  And  again  he  sent  another,  and  that  one 
 they  killed ;  and  many  others,  some  beating, 
 and  some  killing. 
 
 '  '  Having  yet  therefore  one  son— his  be- 
 loved— he  sent  also  him  unto  them  last,  say- 
 ing— ^They  will  reverence  my  son ;  ^  and  those 
 husbandmen  said  among  themselves — This  is 
 the  heir,  come,  we  may  kill  him,  and  ours 
 shall  be  the  inheritance;  ^and  having  taken 
 him,  they  did  kill,  and  cast  him  forth  without 
 the  vineyard. 
 
 *  '  What  therefore  shall  the  lord  of  the  vine- 
 vard  do  ?  he  will  come  and  destroy  the  hus- 
 bandmen, and  will  give  the  vineyard  to  others. 
 '*  And  this  Writing  did  ye  not  read :  A  stone 
 that  the  builders  rejected,  it  did  become  the 
 head  of  a  corner:  'i  from  the  Lord  was  this, 
 and  it  is  wonderful  in  our  eyes.' 
 
 ^^And  they  were  seeking  to  lay  hold  on 
 him,  and  they  feared  the  multitude,  for  they 
 knew  that  against  them  he  spake  the  simile, 
 and  having  left  him,  they  went  away ;  '^  and 
 they  send  unto  him  certain  of  the  rharisees 
 and  of  the  Herodians,  that  tliey  may  ensnare 
 him  in  discourse,  '•'and  they  having  come, 
 say  to  him,  'Teacher,  we  have  known  that 
 thou  art  true,  and  thou  art  not  caring  for  any 
 one,  for  thou  dost  not  look  to  the  face  of  men, 
 but  in  truth  the  way  of  God  dost  teach ;  is  it 
 lawful  to  give  tribute  to  Caisar  or  not?  may 
 we  give,  or  may  we  not  give?' 
 
 ^^  And  lie,  knowing  their  liy])ocrisy,  said  to 
 them,  '  Wliy  me  do  ye  tempt  ?  bring  me  a 
 denary,  that  I  may  see:'  ""and  they  brought, 
 and  lie  saith  to  them,  'Whose  is  tliis  image, 
 and  the  inscription?'  and  they  said  to  him, 
 'Csesar's;'  '"aud  Jesus  answering  said  to 
 them,  '  Give  back  the  things  of  Ciesar  to 
 Caesar,  and  the  things  of  God  to  God;'  and 
 they  did  wonder  at  him. 
 
 *8  And  the  Sadducces  come  unto  him,  who 
 say  tlicrc  is  not  a  risinj'  .again,  and  they  ques- 
 tioned him,  saying,  '"  '  readier,  Moses  wrote 
 to  Us,  that  if  any  one's  brother  may  die,  and 
 may  leave  a  wife,  and  may  leave  no  children. 
 34 
 
 that  his  brother  may  take  his  wife,  and  raise 
 up  seed  to  his  brother. 
 
 -" '  There  were  then  seven  brothers,  and  the 
 first  took  a  wife,  and  dying,  he  left  no  seed; 
 -^  and  the  second  took  her,  and  died,  neither 
 left  he  seed,  and  the  third  in  like  manner, 
 ^-and  the  seven  took  lier,  and  left  no  seed, 
 last  of  all  died  also  the  woman ;  -^  in  the  rising 
 again,  then,  whenever  they  may  rise,  of  which 
 of  them  shall  she  be  wife— for  the  seven  had 
 her  as  wife?' 
 
 ^  And  Jesus  answering  said  to  them,  '  Do 
 ye  not  because  of  this  go  astray,  not  knowing 
 the  Writings,  nor  the  power  of  God?  '^  for 
 when  they  may  rise  out  of  the  dead,  they 
 neither  marry  nor  arc  they  given  in  marriage, 
 but  are  as  messcnr^ers  who  are  in  the  heavens. 
 
 -'' '  And  concerning  the  dead,  that  they  rise : 
 have  ye  not  read  in  the  Book  of  Moses  (at 
 The  Bush),  how  God  spake  to  him,  saving,  I 
 am  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God  of 
 Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob ;  -''  he  is  not  the 
 God  of  dead  men,  but  a  God  of  living  men ;  ye 
 then  go  greatly  astray.' 
 
 ^  And  one  of  the  scribes  having  come  near, 
 haA-iug  heard  them  disputing,  knowing  that 
 he  answered  them  well,  questioned  him, 
 'Which  is  the  first  command  of  all?'  -"and 
 Jesus  answered  him—'  The  first  of  all  the 
 commands  is,  Hear,  0  Israel,  the  Lord  is  our 
 God,  the  Lord  is  one ;  ^^  and  thou  shalt  love 
 the  Lord  thy  God  out  of  all  thv  heart,  and 
 out  of  thy  soul,  and  out  of  all  tliine  under 
 standing,  and  out  of  all  thy  streu.gth — this  U 
 the  first  command ;  ^^  and  the  second  is  like  it, 
 this.  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as  thy- 
 self;— greater  than  these  there  is  no  other 
 command.' 
 
 ^2  And  tlie  scribesaid  to  him,  'Well,  Teacher, 
 in  truth  thou  hast  spoken  that  there  is  one 
 God,  and  there  is  none  other  but  He ;  ^^  and 
 to  love  Him  out  of  all  the  heart,  and  out  of 
 all  the  understanding,  and  out  of  all  the  soul, 
 and  out  of  all  the  streugth,  and  to  love  one's 
 neighbour  as  one's  self,  is  more  than  all  the 
 whole  burnt-offerings  and  the  sacrifices.' 
 
 •**And  Jesus,  having  seen  him  that  he  an- 
 swered with  uiiderstaudiug,  said  to  him, 
 'Thou  art  not  far  from  the  reign  of  God;' 
 and  no  one  any  more  durst  question  him. 
 
 ^^  And  Jesus  answering  said,  teaching  in  the 
 temple,  '  How  say  the  scribes  that  the  Christ 
 is  son  of  David?  •'"for  David  himself  said  in 
 the  Holy  Spirit,  The  Lord  said  to  my  lord. 
 Sit  thou  on  My  riglit  hand,  till  1  jilace  thine 
 enemies— thy  footstool;  ^^  therefore  David 
 himself  saith  of  him  Lord,  and  whence  is  he 
 his  son?' 
 
 And  the  great  multitude  were  hearing  him 
 gladly,  ''^and  he  was  sayini:  to  them  in  his 
 teaching,  '  Beware  of  the  scribes,  ^\■ho  will  in 
 long  robes  to  walk,  and  love  saluations  in  the 
 market-places,  ^'  and  first  seats  in  the  syna- 
 gogues, and  first  couches  in  suppers,  •'''who 
 are  devouring  the  widows'  houses,  aud  for  a 
 ])retence  are  making  long  prayers;  these  shall 
 receive  more  abundant  .iungment.' 
 
 ■"And  Jesus  lia\iiig  sat  down  ovcr-aL;ainst 
 the  treasury,  was  lieholding  liowtliemultitude 
 do  put  brass  into  the  treasury,  aud  many  rich 
 
Calamities  foretold. 
 
 XII.  42.— MARK.— XIV.  8. 
 
 Christ  anointed  at  Bethany. 
 
 were  putting  in  miicli,  *^  and  having  come,  a 
 poor  widow  did  put  in  two  mites,  w^hicb  are  a 
 rartliing. 
 
 *=*And  having  called  near  his  disciples,  he 
 saith  to  them.  Verily  I  say  to  you,  that  this 
 poor  wdow  hath  put  in  more  than  all  those 
 putting  into  the  treasury;  ^*for  all,  out  of 
 their  abundance,  put  in,  but  she,  out  of  her 
 want,  all  that  she  had  put  in — all  her  living.' 
 
 XIIL  ^  AND  as  he  is  going  forth  out  of  the 
 temple,  one  of  his  disciples  saith  to  him, 
 '  Teacher,  see !  what  stones !  and  what  build- 
 ings ! '  "  and  Jesus  answering  said  to  him, 
 'Seest  thou  these  great  buildings?  there  may 
 not  be  left  a  stone  upon  a  stone,  that  may  not 
 be  thrown  down.' 
 
 ^  And  as  he  is  sitting  at  the  mount  of  the 
 Olives,  over-against  the  temple,  Peter,  and 
 James,  and  John,  and  Andrew,  were  question- 
 ing him  by  himself,  ■*'Tell  us  when  these  things 
 shall  be?  and  what  is  the  sign  when  all  these 
 may  be  about  to  be  fulfilled?' 
 
 ®  And  Jesus  answering  them,  began  to  say, 
 '  Take  heed  lest  any  one  may  lead  you  astray, 
 ^  for  many  shall  come  in  my  name,  saying — 
 I  am  he,  and  many  they  shall  lead  astray ; 
 '  and  when  ye  may  hear  of  wars  antl  reports 
 of  wars,  be  not  troubled,  for  these  behove  to 
 be,  but  the  end  is  not  yet ;  ^  f  or  nation  shall 
 rise  against  nation,  and  Idngdom  against 
 kingdom,  and  there  shall  be  earthquakes  in 
 divers  i^laces,  and  there  shall  be  famines  and 
 troubles  ;  beginnings  of  sorrows  are  these. 
 
 "  '  And  take  ye  heed  to  yom-selves,  for  they 
 shall  deliver  you  up  to  sanhedrims,  and  to 
 synagogues,  ye  shall  be  beaten,  and  before 
 governors  and  kings  ye  shall  be  set  for  my  sake, 
 for  a  testimony  to  them ;  ^^  and  to  all  the  nations 
 it  behoveth  first  that  the  good  news  be  pro- 
 claimed. 
 
 ^'  'And  when  they  may  lead  you,  deliver- 
 ing up,  be  not  anxious  beforehand  what  ye 
 may  speak,  norpremeditate,  but  whatever  may 
 be  given  to  you  in  that  hour,  that  speak  ye, 
 for  it  is  not  ye  who  are  speaking,  but  the  Holy 
 Spirit. 
 
 ^^ '  And  brother  shall  deliver  up  brotlier  to 
 deatli,  and  father  child,  and  children  shall 
 rise  up  against  parents,  and  shall  put  them  to 
 death,  ^^  and  ye  shall  be  hated  by  all  because 
 of  my  name,  but  he  who  hath  endured  to  the 
 end — he  shall  be  saved. 
 
 1* '  And  when  ye  may  see  the  abomination 
 of  the  desolation,  that  was  spoken  of  by  Daniel 
 the  prophet,  standing  where  it  ought  not, 
 (whoever  is  reading  let  him  understand),  then 
 those  in  Judea,  let  them  flee  to  the  mountains ; 
 ^^  and  he  upon  the  house-top,  let  him  not  come 
 down  to  the  house,  nor  come  iu  to  take  any- 
 thing out  of  his  house ;  ^^  and  he  who  is  in  the 
 field,  let  him  not  turn  to  the  things  behind, 
 to  take  up  his  gai'ment. 
 
 "  '  And  wo  to  tliose  with  child,  and  to  those 
 giving  suck,  in  those  days  ;  ^^  and  pray  ye  that 
 your  Might  may  not  be  in  winter,  ^^for  those 
 (lays  shall  be  tribulation,  such  as  hath  not 
 been  from  the  beginning  of  the  creation  that 
 God  created,  till  now,  and  may  not  be ;  -"and 
 if  the  Lord  did  not  shorten  the  days,  no 
 flesh  had  been  saved ;  but  because  of  the  cho- 
 
 sen, whom  He  did  choose  to  Himself,  He  did 
 shorten  the  days. 
 
 ^^  '  And  then,  if  any  may  say  to  you,  Lo, 
 here  is  the  Christ,  or,  Lo,  there,  ye  may  not 
 believe;  -for  there  shall  rise  false  Christs 
 and  false  prophets,  and  they  shall  give  signs 
 and  wonders,  to  seduce,  if  possible,  also  the 
 chosen ;  ^^  and  ye,  take  heed;  lo,  I  have  fore- 
 told you  all  things. 
 
 '*  '  But  in  those  days,  after  that  tribulation, 
 the  sun  shall  be  darkened,  and  the  moon 
 shall  not  give  her  light,  ^^  and  the  stars  of  the 
 heaven  shall  be  falling,  and  the  powers  that 
 are  in  the  heavens  shall  be  shaken. 
 
 "^  _'  And  then  they  shall  see  the  Son  of  Man 
 coming  in  clouds  with  much  power  and  glory, 
 ^  and  then  he  shall  send  his  messengers,  and 
 gather.together  his  chosen  from  the  four  winds, 
 from  the  end  of  the  earth  imto  the  end  of 
 heaven. 
 
 -8  '  And  from  the  fig-tree  learn  ye  the  simile: 
 when  the  branch  may  already  become  tender, 
 and  may  put  forth  the  leaves,  ye  know  that 
 nigh  is  the  summer ;  ^  so  ye,  also,  Avhen  these 
 ye  may  see  coming  to  pass,  ye  know  that  it  is 
 nigh,  at  the  doors,  ^oyerily  I  say  to  you, 
 that  this  ^neration  may  not  pass  away  till 
 all  these  things  may  come  to  pass ;  ^'  the  heaven 
 and  the  earth  shall  pass  away,  but  my  words 
 shall  not  pass  away. 
 
 32  'And  concernmg  that  day  and  the  hour 
 no  one  hath  known — not  even  the  messengers 
 who  are  in  the  heaven,  not  even  the  Son — 
 except  the  Father.  ^^  Take  heed,  watch  and 
 pray,  for  ye  have  not  known  when  the  time 
 13 ;  3^  as  a  man  who  is  gone  abroad,  having 
 left  his  house,  and  given  tohis  servants  the 
 authority,  and  to  each  one  his  work,  did  com- 
 mand also  the  porter  that  lie  may  watch; 
 3^  watch  ye,  therefore,  for  ye  have  not  knows 
 when  the  lord  of  the  house  doth  come,  at  even, 
 or  at  midnight,  or  at  cock-crowing,  or  at  the 
 morning;  ^""lest,  having  come  suddenly,  he 
 may  find  you  sleeping;  ^''aud  what  I  say  to 
 you,  I  say  to  all,  Watch.' 
 
 XIV.  ^AND  the  passover  and  the  unlea- 
 vened food  were  after  two  days,  and  the  chief 
 priests  and  the  scribes  were  seeking  how,  by 
 guile,  having  taken  hold  of  him,  they  might 
 kill  him;  '^ and  they  said,  '  Not  in  the  feast, 
 lest  there  shall  be  a  tumult  of  the  people.' 
 
 3  And  he,  being  in  Bethany,  in  the  house  of 
 Simon  the  leper,  at  his  reclining  (at  meat), 
 there  came  a  woman  having  an  alabaster  box 
 of  ointment,  of  spikenard,  very  ]irecious,  and 
 having  broken  the  alabaster  box,  did  poui"  on 
 his  head ;  *  and  there  were  certain  much  dis- 
 pleased within  themselves,  and  saying,  '  For 
 what  hath  this  waste  of  the  ointment  been 
 made  ?  *  for  this  could  have  been  sold  for 
 more  than  three  hundred  denaries,  and  given 
 to  the  poor;'  and  they  were  murmuring  at 
 her. 
 
 ®  And  Jesus  said,  '  Let  her  alone ;  why  are  ye 
 giving  her  trouble  ?  a  good  work  she  wroujjht 
 on  me ;  ''  for  the  poor  always  ye  have  with 
 you,  and  whenever  ye  may  will  ye  are  able  to 
 do  them  good,  but  me  ye  have  not  always ; 
 '^  what  she  could  she  did,  she  anticipated  tc 
 35 
 
Institution  of  the  Supper. 
 
 XIV.  9.— MARK.— XIV.  55. 
 
 Agony  iri  the  garden. 
 
 anoint  my  body  for  the  embalming.  ^  Verily 
 1  say  to  you,  wherever  tliis  good  news  may 
 be  yiroclaimed  iu  the  whole  world,  what  also 
 this  woman  did  shall  be  spoken  of— for  a 
 memorial  of  her.' 
 
 i»  And  Judas  the  Iscariot,  one  of  the  twelve, 
 went  away  unto  the  chief  priests  that  he  might 
 deliver  him  up  to  them,  i'  and  havinjj;  heard, 
 they  were  glad,  and  promised  to  give  him 
 money,  and  he  was  seeking  how,  conveniently, 
 he  might  deliver  him  up. 
 
 1-  And  the  first  day  of  the  unleavened  food, 
 when  they  were  killmg  the  passover,  his  dis- 
 ciples say  to  him,  '  Where  wilt  thou,  that, 
 having  gone,  we  may  prepare,  that  thou  may- 
 est  eat  the  passover? ' 
 
 13  And  he  sendeth  forth  two  of  his  disciples, 
 and  saith  to  them,  '  Go  ye  away  to  the  city, 
 and  there  shall  meet  you  a  man  bearing  a 
 pitcher  of  water,  follow  him;  "and  wherever 
 lie  may  go  in,  say  ye  to  the  master  of  the 
 house— The  Teacher  saith.  Where  is  the  guest- 
 chamber,  where  the  passover,  with  my  dis- 
 ciples, I  may  eat  ?  '^  and  he  will  shew  you  a 
 large  upper  room,  furnished,  prepared — there 
 make  ready  for  us.'  i^And  his  disciples 
 went  forth,  and  came  to  the  city,  and  found 
 as  he  said  to  them,  and  they  made  ready  the 
 passover. 
 
 '7  And  evening  having  come,  he  cometh 
 with  the  twelve,  i^  and  as  they  are  reclining, 
 and  eating,  Jesus  said,  '  Verily  1  say  to  you— 
 one  of  you,  who  is  eating  with  me— shall  de- 
 liver me  u]).' 
 
 1"  And  they  began  to  be  sorrowful,  and  to 
 say  to  him,  one  by  one.  'Is  it  i?'  and  another, 
 '  Is  it  1  ?'  -"  Aud  he  answering  said  to  them, 
 '  One  of  the  twelve  who  is  flipping  with  me 
 in  the  dish ;  -'  the  Son  of  Man  doth  indeed 
 go,  as  it  hath  been  written  concerning  him, 
 but  wo  to  that  man  through  whom  the  Son  of 
 Man  is  delivered  up ;  good  were  ;t  to  him  if 
 that  man  had  not  been  born.' 
 
 "And  as  they  are  eating,  Jesus  having 
 taken  bread,  having  blessed,  brake,  aud 
 gave  to  them,  and  said,  'Take,  eat ;  this  is  my 
 body.' 
 
 -^  And  having  taken  the  cup,  having  given 
 thanks,  he  gave  to  them,  and  they  drank  of 
 it— all ;  '^  and  he  said  to  tliem,  '  This  is  my 
 blood  of  the  new  covenant,  which  for  many  is 
 being  poui-ed  out;  -^  verily  I  say  to  you,  that 
 no  more  may  I  drink  of  the  xiroduce  of  the 
 vine  till  that  day  when  I  may  drink  it  new 
 iu  the  reign  of  God.' 
 
 -'*And  having  sung  an  hymn,  they  went 
 forth  to  tlie  mount  of  the  Olives,  -^  and  Jesus 
 saith  to  them— 'All  ye  shall  be  stumbled  at 
 me  this  night,  because  it  hath  been  written, 
 I  will  smite  the  shepherd,  aud  the  sheer)  shall 
 be  scattered  abroad,  '-*  but  after  my  ha\dng 
 risen  I  will  go  before  you  to  Galilee. 
 
 '^  Aud  Peter  said  to  him,  '  And  if  all  shall 
 be  stimibled,  yet  not  1 ; '  ^"  and  Jesus  said  to 
 him,  '  Verily  I  say  to  thee,  that  to-day,  this 
 night,  before  a  cock  shall  crow  twice,  thrice 
 thou  shalt  deny  mc.'  ^I'And  he  spake  the 
 more  vehemently,  '  If  it  may  be  necessary  for 
 me  to  die  with  thee— I  will  in  nowise  deny 
 36 
 
 thee ;'  and  iu  like  manner  also  said  they  all. 
 
 ^■-  Aud  they  come  to  a  spot,  the  name  of 
 which  is  Gethsemane,  and  he  saith  to  his  dis- 
 ciples, '  Sit  ye  here  till  I  may  pray  ; '  '^'^  and  he 
 talceth  Peter,  and  James,  and  John  with  him, 
 and  began  to  be  amazed,  a))d  to  be  very  heavy, 
 ■'•'  and  he  saith  to  them,  '  Exceeding  sorrowful 
 is mysoul — to  death ;  remain  here,  and  watch.' 
 
 '^^  And  having  gone  forward  a  little,  he  fell 
 upon  the  earth,  and  was  praying,  that,  if  it  be 
 possible  the  hour  may  pass  from  liim,  ■*''  and 
 he  said,  'Abba,  Father;  all  things  are  pos- 
 sible to  Thee ;  make  this  cup  pass  from  me ; 
 but,  not  what  1  will,  but  wliat  Tliou.' 
 
 •*'  And  he  cometh,  and  iindeth  them  sleep- 
 ing, and  saith  to  Peter,  'Simon,  thou  dost 
 sleep !  thou  wast  not  able  to  watch  one  hour ! 
 ^8  Watch  ye  aud  pray,  that  ye  may  not  enter 
 into  temptation ;  the  spirit  indeed  is  forward, 
 but  the  flesh  weak.' 
 
 ^"  And  again  having  gone  away,  he  prayed, 
 the  same  word  saying;  *  andhaviug  returned, 
 lie  found  them  again  sleeping,  for  their  eyes 
 were  heavy,  and  they  had  not  known  what 
 they  might  answer  him. 
 
 ^'  Aud  he  cometh  the  third  time,  and  saith 
 to  them,  '  Sleep  on  henceforth,  aud  rest — it  is 
 over ;  the  hour  did  come  ;  lo,  the  Son  of  Man 
 is  delivered  up  to  the  hands  of  the  sinful; 
 •*■-  rise,  we  may  go,  lo,  he  who  is  delivering  mo 
 up  hath  come  nigh.' 
 
 *'^  And  immediately— while  he  is  yet  speak- 
 ing— cometh  uear  Judas,  one  of  tlie  twelve, 
 and  with  him  a  great  multitude,  with  swords 
 and  sticks,  from  the  chief  priests,  and  the 
 scribes,  and  the  elders  j  ■*■'  and  he  who  is  de- 
 livering him  up  had  given  a  token  to  them, 
 saying,  '  Whomsoever  I  shall  kiss,  he  it  is,  laj 
 hold  on  him,  and  lead  away  safely,'  **and 
 having  come,  immediately,  having  gone  near 
 him,  he  saith,  '  Rabbi,  Rabbi,'  and  kissed 
 him. 
 
 ^'^  And  they  laid  on  him  their  liands,  and 
 kept  hold  on  him;  ■'"and  a  certain  one  of 
 those  standing  by,  having  drawn  the  sword, 
 struck  tlie  servant  of  the  chief  priest,  and  took 
 off  his  ear. 
 
 ^8 Aud  Jesus  answering  said  to  them,  'As 
 against  a  robber  ye  came  out,  with  swords  and 
 sticks,  to  take  me !  ■*•'  daily  I  was  witli  you  in 
 the  temple  teaching,  and  ye  did  not  lay  hold 
 on  me— but  that  the  Writings  maybe  fullilled.' 
 
 ^0  And  having  left  him  they  all  lied  ;  "^  and 
 a  certain  young  man  was  following  him,  hav- 
 ing put  a  linen  cloth  about  his  naked  body, 
 and  the  young  men  lay  hold  on  him,  *'-  and 
 lie,  having  left  the  linen  cloth,  did  flee  from 
 them  naked. 
 
 ■''■'  And  they  led  away  Jesus  iinto  the  chief 
 priest,  and  come  together  to  him  do  all  the 
 chief  priests,  and  the  elders,  aud  the  scribes  ; 
 ''*  and  Peter  afar  off  did  follow  him,  to  the  in- 
 side of  the  hall  of  the  chief  priest,  and  lie  was 
 sitting  with  the  officers,  and  warming  liimself 
 near  the  fire. 
 
 '''  And  the  chief  priests  and  all  the  sanhe- 
 drim were  seeking  against  Jesus  testimony — 
 to  put  him  to  death,  and  they  were  not  find 
 
Christ  arraigned, 
 
 XIV.  56.— M  AUK.— XV,  33. 
 
 and  crucified. 
 
 ing,  ^^  for  many  were  beariiip;  false  testimony 
 against  him,  and  tlieir  testimonies  were  not 
 alike. 
 
 ^^And  certain  having  risen  up,  were  bear- 
 ing false  testimony  against  him,  saying — 
 'S'We  heard  him  saying — I  will  throw  down 
 this  sanctuary  made  with  hands,  and  by  three 
 days,  another  made  without  hands  I  will 
 build;'  *^and  neither  so  was  their  testimony 
 alike. 
 
 ^  And  the  chief  priest,  having  risen  ivp  in 
 the  midst,  questioned  Jesus,  saying,  'Thou 
 dost  not  answer  anything !  what  do  these 
 testify  against  thee  ?  ^'  and  he  was  keeping 
 silent,  and  did  not  answer  anything. 
 
 Again  the  chief  priest  was  questioning  him, 
 and  saith  to  him,  '  Art  thou  the  Christ— the 
 Son  of  the  Blessed? '  ^  and  Jesus  said,  'I  am ; 
 and  ye  shall  see  the  Son  of  Man  sitting  on  the 
 right  hand  of  the  power,  and  coming  with  the 
 clouds,  of  the  heaven.' 
 
 ^  And  the  chief  priest,  having  rent  his  gar- 
 ments, saith,  'What  need  have  we  yet  of 
 witnesses?  ^^Ye  heard  the  evil  speaking, 
 what  appeareth  to  you?'  and  they  all  con- 
 demned nim  to  be  worthy  of  death,  ^'  and 
 certain  began  to  spit  on  him,  and  to  cover  his 
 face,  and  to  buffet  him,  and  to  say  to  him, 
 '  Prophesy ;'  and  the  officers  were  striking 
 him  with  their  palms. 
 
 ^^  And  Peter  being  in  the  hall  beneath,  there 
 doth  come  one  of  the  maids  of  the  chief 
 priest,  '^"and  having  seen  Peter  wanning  him- 
 self, having  looked  on  him,  she  said,  'And 
 thou  wast  with  Jesus  of  Nazareth  ! '  ^  and 
 he  denied,  saying,  '  I  have  not  known  him, 
 neither  do  I  understand  what  thou  sayest ; ' 
 and  he  went  forth  without  to  the  porch,  and 
 a  cock  crew. 
 
 ^''And  the  maid  having  seen  him  again, 
 began  to  say  to  those  standing  near — '  This  is 
 of  them ; '  ""  and  he  was  again  denying. 
 
 And  after  a  little  again,  those  standing  near 
 said  to  Peter,  'Truly  thou  art  of  them,  for 
 thou  also  art  a  Galilean,  and  thy  speech  is 
 alike  ; '  '''  and  he  began  to  anathematize,  and 
 to  swear — '  I  have  not  known  this  man  of 
 whom  ye  speak  ; '  ^-and  a  second  time  a  cock 
 crew,  and  Peter  remembered  the  saying  that 
 Jesus  said  to  him — 'Before  a  cock  crow  twice, 
 thou  mayest  deny  me  thrice ; '  and  having 
 thought  thereon — he  was  weeping. 
 
 XV.  1  AND  immediately,  in  the  morning, 
 the  chief  priests  having  made  a  consultation, 
 with  the  elders,  and  scribes,  and  the  whole 
 sanhedrim,  having  bound  Jesus,  did  lead 
 away,  and  delivered  him  to  Pilate :  -  and 
 Pilate  questioned  him,  '  Art  thou  the  King  of 
 the  Jews  ? '  and  he  answering  said  to  him, 
 'Thou  dost  sa^  iV 
 
 ^  And  the  chief  priests  were  accusing  him 
 of  many  things,  [but  he  answered  nothing.] 
 *  And  Pilate  again  questioned  him,  saying, 
 '  Thou  dost  nob  answer  anything !  lo,  how 
 many  things  they  do  testify  against  thee  ! ' 
 ^and  Jesus  did  no  more  answer  anything,  so 
 that  Pilate  wondered. 
 
 ^Aud  at  every  feast  he  was  releasing  to 
 
 them  one  prisoner,  whomsoever  they  were 
 asking;  "and  there  was  one  named  Barabbas, 
 bound  with  those  making  insurrection  with 
 him,  who  had  in  the  insurrection  committed 
 murder. 
 
 8  And  the  multitude  having  cried  out,  be- 
 gan to  ask  for  themselves  as  he  was  always 
 doing  to  them,  ^  and  Pilate  answered  them, 
 saying,  '  Will  ye  that  I  shall  release  to  you 
 the  king  of  the  Jews  ?'  ^'^  for  he  knew  that  be- 
 cause of  envy  the  chief  priests  had  delivered 
 him  up ;  ^^  and  the  chief  priests  did  move  the 
 multitude,  that  he  might  rather  release  Bar- 
 abbas to  tnem. 
 
 ^^  And  Pilate  answering,  again  said  to  them, 
 '  Wliat,  then,  will  ye  that  I  shall  do  to  him 
 whom  ye  call  king  of  the  Jews?'  ^^  and  they 
 again  cried  out,  '  Crucify  him.' 
 
 '^And  Pilate  said  to  them,  'Wliy — what 
 evil  did  he?'  and  they  cried  out  the  more 
 vehemently,  'Crucify  him;'  ^^  and  Pilate, 
 wishing  to  content  the  multitude,  released 
 to  them  Barabbas,  and  delivered  up  Jesus — 
 having  scourged  him — that  he  might  be  cruci- 
 lied. 
 
 1' And  the  soldiers  led  him  away  into  the 
 hall,  which  is  Prastorium,  and  call  togetheJ 
 the  whole  band,  ^^  and  clothe  him  with  pur- 
 ple, and  shaving  plaited  a  crown  of  thorns, 
 they  put  it  on  him,  ^*  and  began  to  salute  him, 
 '  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews.' 
 
 ]^  And  they  were  smiting  him  on  the  head 
 with  a  reed,  and  were  spitting  on  him,  and 
 having  bent  the  knee,  were  bowing  to  him, 
 "•^  and  when  they  Imd  mocked  him,  they  took 
 the  purple  from  off  him,  and  clothed  him  in 
 his  own  garments,  and  they  lead  him  forth, 
 that  they  may  crucify  him. 
 
 -^  And  they  impress  a  certain  one  passing 
 by — Simon,  a  CjTenian,  coming  from  the  field, 
 the  father  of  Alexander  and  Rufus — that  he 
 may  bear  his  cross,  ""  and  they  bring  him  to 
 the  place  Golgotha,  which  is,  being  interpret- 
 ed, '  Placeof  a  skidl ; '  ^  and  they  were  giving 
 him  to  drink  wine  mingled  with  myrrh,  and 
 he  did  not  receive. 
 
 ^  And  having  crucified  him,  they  were  di- 
 viding his  garments,  casting  a  lot  upon  them, 
 what  each  may  take ;  ^  and  it  was  the  third 
 hour,  and  they  crucified  him;  -^and  the  in- 
 scription of  his  accusation  was  written  above 
 — '  The  King  of  the  Jews.' 
 
 -"  And  with  him  they  crucify  two  robbers, 
 one  on  the  right  hand,  and  one  on  his  left, 
 -^  and  the  writing  was  fulfilled  that  is  saying, 
 '  And  wibh  lawless  ones  he  was  numbered.' 
 
 "3  And  those  passing  by  were  speaking  evil 
 of  him,  shaking  their  heads,  and  sajdng,  'Ah, 
 the  thrower  down  of  the  sanctuary,  and  in 
 three  days  the  builder!  3" save  thyself,  and 
 come  down  from  the  cross ! ' 
 
 31  And  in  lilie  manner  also  the  chief  priests, 
 mocking  with  one  another,  with  the  scribes, 
 said,  '  Others  he  saved ;  himself  he  is  not  able 
 to  save.  2-  The  Christ !  the  king  of  Israel — 
 let  him  come  down  now  from  the  cross,  that 
 we  may  see  and  believe ; '  and  those  crucified 
 with  him  were  reproaching  him. 
 
 33  And  the  sixth  hour  having  come,  dark- 
 37 
 
Chrisfs  death  and  burial. 
 
 XV.  34.— MARK.—xvi.  20. 
 
 Resurrection  and  ascenstoru 
 
 ness  came  ovci*  the  whole  land  till  the  ninth 
 hour,  '^^  and  at  the  ninth  hour  Jesns  cried 
 with  a  ^reat  voice,  saying,  '  Eloi,  Eloi,  lamnia 
 sabachthaui  ? '  which  is,  being  interpreted, 
 '  My  God,  my  God,  why  didst  Thou  forsaUe 
 me?' 
 
 ^^  And  certain  of  those  standing  by,  havin;T 
 heard,  said,  '  Lo,  Elijah  he  doth  call ;'  ^^  and 
 one  having  run,  and  having  tilled  a  spunge 
 with  \'inegarj  having  put  it  also  on  a  reed, 
 was  giving  him  to  drink,  saying,  '  Let  alone, 
 let  us  see  if  Elijah  doth  come  to  take  him 
 down.' 
 
 37  And  Jesus  having  Tittered  a  loud  cry, 
 yielded  the  spirit,  ^*  and  the  veil  of  the  sanc- 
 tuary was  rent  in  two,  from  top  to  bottom, 
 ^  and  the  centurion  who  was  standing  over- 
 against  him,  having  seen  that,  having  so  cried 
 out,  he  yielded  the  spirit,  said,  '  Truly  this 
 man  was  Son  of  God.' 
 
 *"  And  there  were  also  women  afar  off  be- 
 holding, among  whom  was  also  Mary  the 
 Magdalene,  and  Maiy  of  James  the  less,  and 
 of  Joses,  and  Salome,  •"  (who  also,  when 
 he  was  in  Galilee,  were  following  him,  and 
 were  ministering  to  him,)  and  many  other 
 women  who  came  up  with  him  to  Jerusa- 
 lem. 
 
 <^  And  now  evening  ha^ang  come,  seeing  it 
 was  the  preparation,  that  is,  the  fore-sabbath, 
 **  Joseph  of  Arimathea,  an  honourable  coun- 
 sellor, who  also  himself  was  waitinj^  for  the 
 reign  of  God,  came,  boldly  entered  in  unto 
 Pilate,  and  asked  the  body  of  Jesus. 
 
 •"  And  Pilate  wondered  if  he  were  already 
 dead,  and  having  called  near  the  centurion, 
 did  question  him  if  he  were  long  dead,  •^  and 
 having  known  it  from  the  centurion,  he  grant- 
 ed the  body  to  Joseph. 
 
 *^  And  he,  having  brought  fine  linen,  and 
 having  taken  him  down,  wrapped  him  in  the 
 linen,  and  laid  him  in  a  sepulchre  that  had 
 been  hewn  out  of  a  rock,  and  he  rolled  a  stone 
 unto  the  door  of  the  sepulchre,  '*''  and  Mary 
 the  Magdalene,  and  Mary  of  Joses,  were  be- 
 holding where  he  is  laid. 
 
 XVI.  1  AND  the  sabbath  havin^past,  Mary 
 the  Magdalene,  and  Mary  of  James,  and 
 Salome,  bought  sj)ices,  that  having  come, 
 they  may  anoint  him^  -  and  early  in  the  morn- 
 ing of  the  first  of  tne  sabbaths,  they  come 
 unto  the  sepulchre,  at  the  rising  of  the  sim. 
 *  and  they  said  among  themselves, '  Who  shall 
 
 roll  away  for  us  the  stone  out  of  the  door  of 
 the  sepulchre?' 
 
 •■  And  liaving  looked,  they  see  that  the  stone 
 hath  been  rolled  awav — for  it  was  very  great, 
 ''  and  having  entered  loto  the  sepulchre,  they 
 saw  a  young  man  sitting  on  the  right  han(C 
 arrayed  in  a  long  white  robe,  an<l  they  wero 
 amazed. 
 
 "  And  he  saith  to  them,  '  Be  not  amazed,  ye 
 seek  Jesus  the  Nazarene,  the  crucified :  he 
 did  rise— he  is  not  here  ;  lo,  the  jilace  where 
 they  laid  him!  ^and  go,  say  to  Ids  disciples, 
 and  Peter,  that  he  doth  go  before  you  to 
 Galilee ;  thei-e  ye  shall  see  him,  as  he  said  to 
 you.' 
 
 ^  And,  having  come  forth  quickly,  they  fled 
 from  the  sepulchre,  and  trembling  and  amaze- 
 ment liad  seized  them,  and  to  no  one  said  they 
 anything,  for  they  were  afraid. 
 
 ^And  he,  having  risen  in  the  morning  of 
 the  first  of  the  sabbaths,  did  appear  first  to 
 Mary  the  Magdalene,  out  of  whom  he  had 
 cast  seven  demons  ;  ^"  she  having  gone,  told 
 those  who  had  been  with  him,  mourning  and 
 weeping  ;  ^^  and  they,  having  heard  that  he  is 
 alive,  and  was  seen  by  her,  did  not  believe. 
 
 ^■^  And  after  these  things,  to  two  of  them, 
 as  they  are  j^oing  into  a  field,  walking,  he  was 
 manifested  m  another  form,  ''  and  they  hav- 
 ing gone,  told  to  the  rest ;  not  even  them  did 
 they  believe. 
 
 '^  Afterwards,  as  they  are  reclining  (at 
 meat),  he  was  manifested  to  the  eleven,  and 
 did  reproach  their  ^unbelief  and  stiffness  ot 
 heart,  oecause  they  believed  not  those  hav- 
 ing seen  him  being  raised  ;  ^*  and  he  said  to 
 them,  '  Having  gone  to  .all  the  world,  pro- 
 claim the  good  news  to  all  the  creation  ;  ^^  he 
 who  hath  believed,  and  hath  been  baptized, 
 shall  be  saved  ;  and  he  who  hath  not  believed, 
 shall  be  condemned. 
 
 1'' '  And  signs  shall  accompany  tliosc  believ- 
 ing these  things ;  in  my  name  demons  they 
 shall  cast  out ;  with  new  tongues  they  shall 
 speak  ;  '*  serpents  they  shall  take  up  :  and  if 
 any  deadly  thin"  they  may  drink,  it  shall  not 
 hurt  them-  on  the  ailing  they  shall  lay  hands, 
 and  they  sliall  be  well.' 
 
 '"The  Lord,  then,  indeed,  after  speaking  to 
 them,  was  received  up  to  the  heaven,  and 
 sat  on  the  ri^ht  hand  of  God ;  '-<*  and  they, 
 having  gone  forth,  did  preach  eveiywhere, 
 the  Lord  working  with  them^  and  confirming 
 the  word,  through  the  signs  following.  Amen. 
 
LUKE. 
 
 CHAP.  L  1  SEEING-  that  many  did  take  in 
 hand  to  set  in  order  a  narration  of  the  matters 
 that  have  been  fully  assured  among  ns,  -  as 
 they  did  deliver  to  ns,  who  from  the  begin- 
 ning became  eye-wituesses,  and  officers  of  the 
 Word, — ^  it  seemed  good  also  to  me,  having 
 followed  from  the  first  after  all  things  exactly, 
 to  write  to  thee  in  order,  most  noble  Theo- 
 philus,  ■*  that  thou  mayest  know  the  certainty 
 of  the  things  wherein  thoii  wast  instructed. 
 
 ^  There  was  in  the  days  of  Herod,  the  king 
 of  Judea,  a  certain  priest,  by  name  Zacharias, 
 of  the  course  of  Abijah,  and  his  wife  of  the 
 daughters  of  Aaron,  and  her  name  Elisabeth ; 
 ^and  they  were  both  righteous  before  God, 
 going  on  in  all  the  commands  and  righteous- 
 nesses of  the  Lord  blameless,  ^  and  they  had 
 no  child,  because  that  Elisabeth  was  barren, 
 and  both  were  advanced  in  their  days. 
 
 *  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  his  acting  as  priest, 
 in  the  order  of  his  coixrse  before  God,  ^  accord- 
 ing to  the  custom  of  the  priesthood,  his  lot 
 was  to  make  perfume,  having  gone  into  the 
 sanctuary  of  the  Lord,  '"  and  all  the  multitude 
 of  the  people  were  praying  without,  at  the 
 hour  of  the  perfume. 
 
 ^1  And  there  appeared  to  him  a  messenger 
 of  the  Lord  standing  on  the  right  side  of  the 
 altar  of  the  perfume,  '^  and  Zacliarias,  having 
 seen,  was  troubled,  and  fear  fell  on  him ;  '^  and 
 the  messenger  said  unto  him,  '  Fear  not,  Za- 
 charias, for  thy  supplication  was  heard,  and 
 thy  wife  Elisabeth  snail  bear  a  son  to  thee, 
 and  thou  shalt  call  his  name  Johu,  ^*  and  there 
 shall  be  joy  to  thee,  and  gladness,  and  many 
 at  his  birth  shall  joy,  ^^  for  he  shall  be  great 
 before  the  Lord,  and  wine  and  strong  drink 
 he  may  not  drinlt,  and  of  the  Holy  Spirit  he 
 shall  be  fiill,  even  from  his  mother's  womb ; 
 '"  and  many  of  the  sons  of  Israel  he  shall  turn 
 to  tho  Lord  their  God,  "  and  he  shall  go  be- 
 fore Him,  in  the  spirit  and  power  of  Elijah, 
 to  turn  hearts  of  fathers  unto  children,  and 
 disobedient  ones  to  the  wisdom  of  righteous 
 ones,  to  make  ready  for  the  Lord,  a  people 
 lirepared.' 
 
 ^"^And  Zacharias  said  unto  the  messenger, 
 '  Wliereby  shall  I  know  this  ?  for  I  am  aged, 
 and  my  wife  is  advanced  in  her  days?' 
 
 ^^  And  the  messenger  answering  said  to  him, 
 '  I  am  Gabriel,  who  have  been  standing  near 
 before  God,  and  I  was  sent  to  speak  unto  thee, 
 and  to  proclaim  these  good  news  to  thee, 
 -**  and  lo,  thoii  shalt  be  silent,  and  not  able  to 
 speak,  till  the  day  that  these  things  shall 
 come  to  ]iass,  because  thou  didst  not  believe 
 my  words,  that  shall  be  fulfilled  in  their 
 season.' 
 
 ^'And  the  people  were  waiting  for  Zacha- 
 rias, and  v'ondering  at  his  tarrying  in  the 
 sanctiiary,  ^  and  having  come  out,  he  was  not 
 able  to  speak  to  them,  and  they  perceived  that 
 
 a  vision  he  had  seen  in  the  sanctuary,  and  lie 
 was  beckoning  to  them,  and  did  remain 
 dumb. 
 
 ^'^  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  the  days  of 
 his  service  were  fulfilled,  he  went  away  to  his 
 house,  -•'and  after  those  days,  his  wife  Elisa- 
 beth conceived,  and  hid  herself  five  months, 
 saying — "^ '  Thus  hath  the  Lord  done  to  me, 
 in  days  in  which  He  looked  upon  me,  to  take 
 away  my  reproach  among  men.' 
 
 -^  And  in  the  sixth  month  was  the  messenger 
 Gabriel  sent  by  God,  to  a  city  of  Galilee,  the 
 name  of  which  is  Nazareth,  "^  to  a  virgin,  be- 
 trothed to  a  man,  whose  name  is  Joseph,  of 
 the  house  of  David,  and  the  name  of  the  virgin 
 is  Mary. 
 
 ^^  And  the  messenger  having  come  in  unto 
 her,  said,  '  Hail,  favoured  one,  the  Lord  is 
 with  thee ;  blessed  art  thou  among  women ; ' 
 ""and  she,  having  seen,  was  troiibled  at  his 
 word,  and  was  reasoning  of  what  kind  this 
 salutation  may  be. 
 
 ^'' And  the  messenger  said  to  her,  'Fear  not, 
 Mary,  for  thou  hast  found  favour  with  God ; 
 ^^  and  lo,  thou  shalt  conceive  in  the  womb, 
 and  shalt  bring  forth  a  son,  and  call  his  name 
 Jesus;  3^ he  shall  be  great,  and  Son  of  the 
 Highest  he  shall  be  called,  and  the  Lord  God 
 shall  give  him  the  throne  of  David  his  father, 
 •^■'  and  he  shall  reign  over  the  house  of  Jacob 
 to  the  ages  ;  and  of  his  reign  there  shall  be 
 no  end.' 
 
 ^^  And  Mary  said  unto  the  messenger,  '  How 
 shall  this  be,  seeing  a  husband  I  do  not  know  ? ' 
 3'  And  tlie  messenger  answering  said  to  her, 
 '  The  Holy  Spirit  shall  come  tijpon  thee,  and 
 the  power  of  the  Highest  shall  over-shadow 
 thee,  therefore  also  the  holy-begotten  thing 
 shall  be  called  Son  of  God  •  ^6  and  lo,  Elisa 
 beth,  thy  kinswoman,  she  also  hath  conceived 
 a  son  in  her  old  age,  and  this  is  the  sixth 
 month  to  her  who  was  called  barren ;  ^^  be- 
 cause nothing  shall  be  impossible  with  God.' 
 
 28 And  Mary  said,  'Lo,  the  maid-servant 
 of  the  Lord ;  let  it  be  to  me  according  to  thy 
 saying,'  and  the  messenger  went  away  from 
 her. 
 
 28  And  Mary  having  arisen  in  those  days, 
 went  to  the  hill-country,  with  haste,  to  a  city 
 of  Judea,  ^'^  and  entered  into  the  house  of 
 Zacharias,  and  saluted  Elisabeth. 
 
 ^1  And  it  came  to  pass,  when  Elisabeth 
 heard  the  salutation  of  Mary,  the  babe  did 
 lean  in  her  womb ;  and  Elisabeth  was  filled 
 witn  the  Holy  Spirit,  *^  and  spake  out  with  a 
 loud  voice,  and  said,  'Blessed  art  thou 
 among  women,  and  blessed  is  the  fruit  of  thj 
 womb ;  ^  and  whence  is  this  to  me,  that 
 the  mother  of  my  Lord  might  come  unto  me  ? 
 ■"for,  lo,  when  the  voice  of  thy  salutation 
 came  to  my  ears,  leap  in  gladness  did  the 
 babe  in  my  womb;  ^^and  happy  jV  she  who 
 39 
 
Birth  of  John  the  Baptist, 
 
 I.  4G.— LUKE.-ir.  19. 
 
 Birth  of  Christ. 
 
 did  beliovo,  for  there  shall  be  a  completion 
 to  the  things  si^okeu  to  her  from  tho  Lord.' 
 
 *^  And  Mary  said,  '  My  soul  doth  magnify 
 the  Lord, 
 *"^  And  my  spirit  was  glad  ou  God  my  Savionr, 
 ♦8  Because  He  looked  on  the  lowliness  of  His 
 maidservaut, 
 
 For,  lo,  hencefortli  call  me  happy  shall  all 
 the  generations, 
 ■*  For  He  who  is  mighty  did  to  me  great  things, 
 
 And  holy  is  His  name, 
 *"  And  His  kindness  is  to  generations  of  gen- 
 
 To  those  fearing  Him,  [orations, 
 
 '^  He  did  powerfully  with  His  arm, 
 
 He  scattered  abroad  the  proud  in  tliethouglit 
 of  their  heart, 
 '-  He  brought  down  the  mighty  from  thrones. 
 
 And  He  exalted  the  lowly, 
 "  Tiie  hungry  He  did  fill  with  good. 
 
 And  the  rich  He  sent  away  empty, 
 ^^  He  received  again  Israel  his  servant. 
 
 To  remember  kindness, 
 '^  As  He  spake  imto  our  fathers, 
 
 To  Abraham  and  to  his  seed — to  the  age.' 
 
 ^^  And  Mary  remained  Avith  her  about  three 
 mouths,  and  turned  back  to  her  house. 
 
 ^'' And  to  Elisabeth  was  the  time  fulfilled 
 for  her  bringiu;^  forth,  and  she  bare  a  son, 
 *^  and  the  neighbours  and  her  kindred  heard 
 that  the  Lord  was  making  His  kindness  great 
 with  her,  and  they  were  rejoicing  with  lier. 
 
 ^"^  And  it  came  to  pass,  on  the  eighth  day, 
 they  came  to  circumcise  the  child,  and  tliey 
 were  calling  him  by  the  name  of  his  father, 
 Zacliarias,  ^^  and  Ins  mother  answering  said, 
 '  No,  but  lie  shall  be  called  John.' 
 
 "'  And  they  said  unto  her — '  There  is  none 
 anion^  thy  kindred  who  is  _  called  by  this 
 name,  " '  and  they  were  making  signs  to  his 
 fatlier,  what  he  would  wish  him  to  be  called, 
 ^^  and  haATijg  asked  for  a  tablet,  he  wrote, 
 saying,  'John  is  his  name;'  and  they  did  all 
 wonder;  "■^  and  his  mouth  was  opened  pre- 
 sently, and  his  tongue,  and  he  was  speaking, 
 praisinf'  God. 
 
 ^^  And  fear  came  upon  all  those  dwellinjj 
 around  them,  and  in  all  the  hill-country  of 
 Judea  were  all  these  sayings  spoken  of,  ''^and 
 all  who  heard  did  lay  them  up  in  their  hearts, 
 sajang,  '  What  then  shall  this  child  be?'  ana 
 the  hand  of  the  Lord  was  witli  him. 
 
 '■''  And  Zacharias  liis  father  was  filled  with 
 the  Holy  Spirit,  and  did  prophesy,  saying, 
 "*  '  Blessed  is  the  Lord,  the  God  of  Israel, 
 
 Because  He  did  look  upon, 
 
 And  wrought  redemption  for  His  iieople, 
 *'  And  did  raise  an  horn  of  salvation  to  us, 
 
 In  the  house  of  David  His  servant, 
 ^^  As  He  spake  by  the  mouth  of  His  holy  pro- 
 
 Which  have  been  from  the  age;  [phets, 
 '^  Salvation  from  our  enemies. 
 
 And  out  of  the  hand  of  all  liatiug  us, 
 ^  To  do  kindness  witli  our  fathers. 
 
 And  to  be  mindful  of  His  holy  covenant, 
 '*'An   v?at.h  that  He  swarc  to  Abraham  our 
 
 father, 
 '*  To  give  to  us,  without  fear,  [deliverer". 
 
 Out  of  the  lian  1  of  our  enemies  having  been 
 40 
 
 "''  To  serve  Him,  in  holiness  and  righteous- 
 ness 
 
 Before  Him,  all  the  days  of  our  life. 
 ""And  thou,  child,  Propliet  of  the  Highest 
 
 Shalt  thou  be  called: 
 
 For  thou  shalt  go  before  the  face  of  tho 
 
 To  prepare  His  ways.  [Lord, 
 
 "  To  give  knowledge  of  salvation  to  His  people 
 
 In  remission  of  their  sins, 
 ^8  Through  the  tender  mercies  of  our  God, 
 
 In  which  the  rising  from  on  high  did  look 
 upon  us, 
 ^  To  give  light  to  those  sitting  in  darkness 
 and  _  death-shade, 
 
 To  guide  our  feet  to  a  way  of  peace.' 
 ^"  And  the  child  grew,  and  was  strengthened 
 in  spirit,  and  he  was  in  the  deserts  till  the 
 day  of  his  shewing  unto  Israel, 
 
 II.  '  AND  it  came  to  ijass  in  tliose  days, 
 there  went  forth  a  decree  from  Caesar  Au- 
 gustus, tliat  all  the  world  be  enrolled — ^  this 
 enrolment  first  came  to  pass  when  Cyrenius 
 was  governor  of  Syria — ■*  and  all  were  going 
 to  be  enrolled,  eacli  to  his  jiroper  city,  '*and 
 Joseph  also  went  up  from  Galilee,  out  of  the 
 city  of  Nazareth,  to  Judea,  to  the  city  of 
 David,  that  is  called  Bethlehem,  because  of 
 his  being  of  the  house  and  family  of  David, 
 *  to  enrol  himself  with  Mary  his  betrothed 
 wife,  being  with  child. 
 
 ^  And  it  came  to  i^ass,  in  their  being  there, 
 the  days  were  fulfilled  for  her  bringing  forth, 
 •"and  she  brought  forth  her  son— the  first-born, 
 and  wrapped  him  up,  and  laid  him  down  in 
 the  manger,  because  there  was  not  for  them 
 a  place  in  the  guest-chamber. 
 
 8  And  there  were  shepherds  in  the  same 
 region,  lodging  in  the  field,  and  keeping  the 
 night-watches  over  their  Hock,  "and  lo,  a 
 messenger  of  tlie  Lord  stood  over  them,  and 
 the  glory  of  the  Lord  shone  around  them,  and 
 they  feared  a  great  fear. 
 
 1"  Ajid  the  messenger  said  to  them,  '  Fear 
 not,  for  lo,  I  bring  you  good  news  of  great 
 joy,  that  shall  be  to  all  the  people — '' because 
 there  was  born  to  you  to-day  a  Saviour— who 
 is  Christ  the  Lord — in  the  city  of  David,  '-and 
 this  is  to  you  the  sign :  Ye  shall  find  a  babe 
 wrapped  up,  lying  in  the  manger.' 
 
 ^^  And  suddenly  tliere  came  with  the  mes- 
 senger a  multitude  of  the  heavenly  host, 
 praising  God,  and  saying,  '"''Glory  in  the 
 liighest  to  God,  and  upon  earth  peace,  among 
 men — good  wilL' 
 
 '^  And  it  came  to  jjass,  wlien  the  messengers 
 were  gone  away  from  them  to  tlie  heavens, 
 that  tlie  men.  tlie  shepherds,  said  unto  one 
 another,  '  We  may  go  over  indeed  unto  Beth- 
 lehem, and  see  this  thing  that  liatb  come  to 
 pass,  that  the  Lord  did  make  known  to  us.' 
 ^^  And  they  came,  having  hasted,  and  found 
 both  Mary,  and  Joseph,  and  the  babe  lying  iu 
 the  manger,  "'and  uaviug  seen,  they  made 
 known  abroad  concerning  the  saying  spoken 
 to  them  concerning  the  child. 
 
 '8  And  all  who  hoard,  did  wonder  concorning 
 iihe  things  spoken  by  tho  shcjiherds  nnto 
 them;  i'';ind  Mary  was  preserving  all  tliesr 
 
JJin  presentation  at  the  temple. 
 
 IT.  20.— LUKE— iir.  13. 
 
 Ministry  of  John  the  Baptist, 
 
 tliinfjR,  pondering  in  her  heart;  -"  aiul  tlie 
 .sliepherds  turned  l^ack,  glorifying  and  prais- 
 ing God,  for  all  those  things  they  heard  and 
 saw,  as  it  was  spoken  unto  tliem. 
 
 -'And  when  eight  days  w^ere  fulfilled  to 
 circumcise  the  child,  then  was  his  name  called 
 Jesixs,  having  been  so  called  by  the  messenger 
 before  his  being  conceived  in  the  womb. 
 
 "-  And  when  the  days  of  their  purification 
 were  fulfilled,  according  to  the  law  of  Moses, 
 tliey  brought  him  up  to  Jerusalem,  to  present 
 to  the  Lord,  ^^as  itliath  been  written  in  the 
 Law  of  the  Lord, — 'Every  male  opening  a 
 womb  shall  be  called  holy  to  the  Lord,'  -^  and 
 to  give  a  sacrifice,  according  to  that  said  in 
 tlie  Law  of  the  Lord, '  A  pair  of  turtle-doves, 
 or  two  young  pigeons.' 
 
 "5  And  lo,  there  was  a  man  in  Jerusalem, 
 whose  name  w  Simeon,  and  this  man  is  right- 
 eous and  devout,  looking  for  the  comforting 
 of  Israel,  and  the  Holy  Spirit  was  upon  him, 
 -"  and  it  hath  been  divinely  told  him  by  the 
 Holy  Si)irit — not  to  see  death  before  he  may 
 see  the  Christ  of  the  Lord. 
 
 ■^^  And  he  came  in  the  Spirit  to  the  temple, 
 and  in  the  iparents  bringing  in  the  child 
 Jesus,  for  their  doing  according  to  the  custom 
 of  the  law  regarding  aim,  -^then  he  took  him 
 in  his  arms,  and  blessed  God,  and  he  said, 
 '-''  'Now  Thou  dost  send  away  thy  servant. 
 Lord,  according  to  Thy  word,  in  peace,  ^^  be- 
 cause mine  eyes  did  see  Thy  salvation,  ^^  which 
 Thou  didst  prepare  before  the  face  of  all  the 
 peoples,  ^^  a  light  to  the  uncovering  of  nations, 
 and  the  glory  of  Thy  people  Israel' 
 
 ^'■*  And  Joseph  and  his  mother  were  wonder- 
 ing at  the  things  spoken  concerning  him, 
 3*  and  Simeon  blessed  them,  and  said  unto 
 Mary  his  mother,  '  Lo,  this  one  is  set  for  the 
 falling  and  rising  again  of  many  in  Israel,  and 
 for  a  sign  spoken  against  — ^^  (and  also  thine 
 own  soul  shall  a  sword  pass  through) — that 
 the  reasonings  of  many  hearts  may  be  re- 
 vealed.' 
 
 3^  And  there  was  Anna,  a  iiroi^hetess,  daugh- 
 ter of  Plianuel,  of  the  tribe  of  Asher,  she  was 
 much  advanced  in  days,  having  lived  with 
 an  husband  seven  years  from  her  virginity, 
 ^"and  she  is  a  widow  of  about  eighty -four 
 years,  who  did  depart  not  from  the  temple, 
 with  fasts  and  supplications  serving,  night 
 and  day,  '^  and  she,  at  that  hour,  having 
 come  in,  was  confessing,  likewise,  to  the  Lord, 
 and  was  speaking  concerning  him,  to  all  those 
 looking  for  redemption  in  Jerusalem. 
 
 ^And  when  they  finished  all  things,  ac- 
 cording to  the  Law  of  the  Lord,  they  turned 
 back  to  Galilee,  to  their  city  Nazareth ;  ■*•'  and 
 tlie  child  grew  and  was  strengthened  in  spirit, 
 iieing  filled  with  wisdom,  and  the  grace  of 
 God  was  upon  him. 
 
 *'  And  his  parents  were  going  yearly  to  Je- 
 rusalem, at  the  feast  of  the  passover,  *"-  and 
 when  he  l)ecame  twelve  years  old,  they  hav- 
 ing gone  up  to  Jerusalem,  according  to  the 
 custom  of  the  feast,  ^  and  havinj^  finished  the 
 days,  in  their  returning  the  child  Jesus  re- 
 
 mained behind  in  Jerusalem,  and  .Joseph  and 
 his  mother  did  not  know,  -"and,  having  sup- 
 posed him  to  be  in  the  com]>any,  they  went  a 
 day's  journey,  and  were  seeking  him  among 
 the  kindred  and  among  the  acquaintances, 
 ■»•'  and  not  having  found  him,  they  turned  back 
 to  Jerusalem  seeking  him. 
 
 ■*"  And  it  came  to  pass,  after  three  days, 
 t'ley  found  him  in  the  temple,  sitting  in  the 
 nudst  of  the  teachers,  both  liearing  them  and 
 questioning  them,  *"  and  all  those  hearing  him 
 were  astonished  at  his  understanding  and 
 answers. 
 
 ^*  And,  having  seen  him,  they  were  amazed, 
 and  his  mother  said  unto  him,  '  Child,  why 
 didst  thou  thus  to  lis  ?  lo,  thy  father  and  I, 
 sorrowing,  were  seeking  thee.' 
 
 *"  And  he  said  imto  them,  '  Why  is  it  that 
 ye  were  seeking  me?  did  ye  not  know  that  in 
 the  things  of  my  Father  it  behoveth  me  to 
 be?'  ^°  and  they  did  not  understand  the  say- 
 ing that  he  spake  to  them,  ^'  and  he  went 
 down  with  them,  and  came  to  Nazareth,  and 
 he  was  subject  to  them,  and  his  mother  was 
 keeping  all  these  sayings  in  her  heart,  ^-  and 
 Jesus  was  advancing  in  wnsdom,  and  in  stature, 
 and  in  favour  with  God  and  men. 
 
 III.  ^  AND  in  the  fifteenth  year  of  the  go- 
 vernment of  Tiberius  Caesar— rontius  Pilate 
 being  governor  of  .Judea,  and  Herod  tetrarch 
 of  Galilee,  and  PhUip  his  brother,  tetrarch 
 of  Ituraea  and  of  the  region  of  Trachonitis, 
 and  Lysanias  tetrarch  of  Abilene — '^Annae 
 and  Caiaphas  being  chief  priests — there  came 
 a  word  of  God  unto  John  the  son  of  Zacharias, 
 in  the  wilderness,  ^and  he  canie  to  all  the 
 region  round  the  Jordan,  proclaiming  a  bap- 
 tism of  reformation — to  remission  of  sins, 
 *  as  it  hath  been  written  in  the  scroll  of  the 
 words  of  Isaiah  the  prophet,  saying,  '  A  voice 
 of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness,  Prepare  ye 
 the  way  of  the  Lord,  straiglit  make  ye  His 
 paths ;  *  every  valley  shall  be  tiUed,  and  every 
 mountain  and  hill  shall  be  made  low,  and  the 
 crooked  shall  become  straightuess,  and  the 
 rough  become  smooth  ways ;  ^  and  all  flesh 
 shall  see  the  salvation  of  God.' 
 
 7  Then  said  he  to  the  multitudes  coming 
 forth  to  be  baptised  by  him,  '  Brood  of  vipers ! 
 who  did  prompt  you  to  flee  from  the  coming 
 wrath?  8  make,  therefore,  fruits  worthy  of  the 
 reformation,  and  begin  not  to  say  within  your- 
 selves. We  have  a  father — Aliraham;  for  I 
 say  to  you,  that  God  is  able  out  of  these  stones 
 to  raise  children  to  Abraham  ;  ^and  already 
 also  the  axe  unto  the  root  of  the  trees  is  laid, 
 every  tree,  therefore,  not  making  good  fruit  ia 
 cut  dowu,  and  to  fire  it  is  cast.' 
 
 i"  And  the  multitudes  were  questioning  him, 
 saying,  'What,  then,  shall  we  do?'  "  and  he 
 answering  saith  to  them,  'He  having  two 
 coats — let  him  impart  to  him  having  none, 
 and  he  having  victuals— in  like  manner  let 
 him  do.' 
 
 12  And  there  came  also  tax-gatherers  to  be 
 baptised,  and  they  said  unto  him,  '  Teacher, 
 what  shall  we  do  ? '  '■^  and  he  said  unto  them, 
 '  Exact  no  more  than  that  directed  you.' 
 41 
 
Oenealogy  of  Jesus. 
 
 in.  14.— LUKE.— IV.  18. 
 
 Temptation  in  tlie  wilderness. 
 
 '■'  And  (lucstioning  liim  also  were  those  war- 
 ring, saying,  'And  we,  Wiat  shall  we  do?' 
 and  he  said  unto  them,  'Do  violence  to  no 
 one,  nor  accuse  falsely,  ami  bo  content  with 
 your  wages.' 
 
 1*  And  the  x)eople  are  looking  forward,  and 
 all  are  reasoning  in  their  hearts  coi)ccri)iug 
 John,  whether  or  not  he  may  be  the  Christ ; 
 IS  John  answered,  saying  to  all,  'I  indeed 
 with  water  do  baptise  you,  but  he  cometh 
 who  is  mightier  than  I,  of  whom  I  am  not 
 worthy  to  loose  the  latchet  of  his  sandals — he 
 shall  baptise  you  with  the  Holy  Spirit  and 
 with  lire;  i^ whose  winnowing  shovel  is  in 
 his  hand,  and  he  will  thoroughly  cleanse  his 
 floor,  and  will  gatlier  the  wheat  to  his  store- 
 house, and  the  chaff  he  will  burn  with  tire  un- 
 quenchable.' 
 
 '8  And,  therefore,  indeed  with  many  other 
 things,  exhorting,  he  was  proclaiming  good 
 news  to  the  j^eople,  ^^  and  Herod  the  tetrarch, 
 being  reproved  by  him  concerning  Herodias 
 the  wife  of  Philip  his  brother,  and  concern- 
 ing all  the  evils  that  Herod  did,  -"added 
 also  this  to  all,  that  he  shut  ui)  John  in  the 
 prison. 
 
 "^And  it  camo  to  pass,  in  all  the  people 
 being  baptised,  Jesus  also  being  baptised,  and 
 praying,  the  heaven  was  opened,  '--  and  the 
 Holy  Spirit  came  down  in  a  bodily  appear- 
 ance, as  if  a  dove,  upon  him,  and  a  voice  came 
 out  of  heaven,  saying,  '  Thou  art  My  Son — 
 the  Beloved,  in  thee  1  did  delight.' 
 
 "^  And  Jesus  himself  was  beginning  to  be 
 about  thirty  years  of  age,  being,  as  was  sup- 
 posed, son  of  Joseph, 
 *■*  the  son  of  Eli,  the  son  of  Matthat, 
 
 the  son  of  Levi,  the  son  of  Melchi, 
 
 the  son  of  J  anna,  the  son  of  Joseph, 
 "'  the  son  of  Mattathias,  the  son  of  Amos, 
 
 the  son  of  Naum,  the  so7i  of  Esli, 
 *^  the  son  of  Naggai.  the  so7i  of  Maath, 
 
 the  son  of  Mattatnias,  the  son  of  Semei, 
 
 the  S071  of  Joseph,  the  son  of  Juda, 
 ^^  the  son  of  .Toanna.  the  son  of  Rhesa, 
 
 the  S071  of  Zerubbabel,  the  son  of  Shealtiel, 
 ^^  the  S071  of  Nerij  the  son  of  Melchi, 
 
 the  son  of  Addi,  the  son  of  Cosam, 
 
 the  son  of  Elmodam,  the  son  of  Er, 
 '^  tlie  son  of  Jose,  the  son  of  Eliezer, 
 
 the  son  of  Jorim,  the  son  of  Matthat, 
 ^^  the  son  of  Levi,  the  so7i  of  Simeon, 
 
 the  son  of  Juda,  the  son  of  Joseph, 
 
 the  sow  of  Jonan,  the  son  of  Eliakira. 
 3'  the  son  of  Melea,  the  son  of  Mainan, 
 
 the  S071  of  Mattatha,  the  son  of  Nathan, 
 ^^  the  sow  of  David,  the  son  of  Jesse, 
 
 the  son  of  Obed,  the  sow  of  Booz, 
 
 the  son  of  Salmon,  the  S07i  of  Nahshon, 
 ^  the  son  of  Amminadab,  the  son  of  Aram, 
 
 the  son  of  Esrom,  the  sow  of  Pharez, 
 ^  the  sow  of  Judah,  the  sow  of  Jacob, 
 
 the  sow  of  Isaac,  the  son  of  Abraham. 
 
 the  S071  of  Terah,  tlie  son  of  Nahor, 
 "  the  sow  of  Scnig,  the  son  of  Reu, 
 
 the  sow  of  Peleg,  the  son  of  Eber, 
 ••  the  sow  of  Salah,  the  son  of  Cainan, 
 
 the  son  of  Arj)hax;id,  the  son  of  Shorn, 
 42 
 
 the  «ow  of  Noah,  the  sow  of  Lamech, 
 ^^  the  sow  of  Methuselah,  the  sow  of  Enoch, 
 
 the  so7t  of  Jared,  the  sow  of  JNlahalaleel, 
 3^  the  sow  of  Cainan,  the  sow  of  Enos, 
 
 the  S07J  of  Seth,  the  sow  of  Adam, 
 
 the  sow  of  God. 
 
 rV.  1  AND  Jesus,  full  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
 turned  back  from  the  Jordan,  and  was  brought 
 in  the  Spirit  to  the  wilderness,  ^  forty  days 
 being  tempted  by  the  Devil,  and  he  did  not 
 eat  anything  in  those  days,  and  they  having 
 been  ended,  he  afterward  hungered,  ^  and 
 tlie  Devil  said  to  him,  '  If  Sou  thou  art  of 
 God,  speak  to  this  stone  that  it  may  become 
 bread.' 
 
 *  And  Jesus  answered  him,  saying,  '  It  hath 
 been  wintten,  that,  not  on  bread  only  sliall 
 man  live,  but  on  every  saying  of  God.' 
 
 '  And  the  Devil  having  brought  him  up  to 
 an  high  mountain,  shewed  to  him  all  the 
 kingdoms  of  the  world  in  a  moment  of  time, 
 *  and  the  Devil  said  to  him,  '  To  thee  I  will 
 give  all  this  authority,  and  their  glory,  because 
 to  me  it  hath  been  delivered,  and  to  whom- 
 soever I  will,  I  do  give  it;  ^thou,  then,  if 
 thou  mayest  bow  before  me — all  shall  be 
 thine.' 
 
 8  And  Jesus  answering  him  said,  '  Get  thee 
 behind  me.  Adversary,  for  it  hath  been  WTit- 
 ten,  Thou  shalt  bow  before  the  Lord  thy  God, 
 and  Him  only  thou  shalt  serve.' 
 
 ^  And  he  brought  him  to  Jerusalem,  ana  set 
 him  on  the  pinnacle  of  the  temple,  and  said 
 to  him,  '  If  the  Son  thou  art  of  God,  cast 
 thyself  down  hence,  '"  for  it  hath  been  writ- 
 ten— To  Hia  messengers  He  will  give  charge 
 concerning  thee,  to  guard  over  thee,  '^  and — 
 On  hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up,  lest  at  any 
 time  thou  mayest  dash  against  a  stone  thy 
 foot.' 
 
 ^'-  And  Jesus  answering  said  to  him  — '  It 
 hath  been  said.  Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the 
 Lord  thy  God.' 
 
 i^And  having  ended  all  temptation,  the 
 Devil  departed  from  him  till  a  convenient 
 season. 
 
 ^*  And  Jesus  turned  back  in  the  power  of 
 the  Spirit  to  Galilee,  and  a  fame  went  forth 
 through  all  the  region  round  about  concerning 
 him,  1"  and  he  was  teaching  in  their  syna- 
 gogues, being  gloritied  by  all. 
 
 's  And  ho  came  to  Nazareth,  where  he  hath 
 been  brought  up,  and  he  went  in,  according 
 to  his  custom,  on  the  sabbath-day,  to  the 
 synagogue,  and  stood  up  to  read;  '^and  there 
 was  given  over  to  him  a  roll  of  Isaiah  the 
 prophet,  and  having  unfolded  the  roll,  he 
 found  the  place  where  it  hath  been  written : 
 '8  'The  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is  upon  me. 
 
 Because  He  did  anoint  me ; 
 
 To  proclaim  good  news  to  the  poor. 
 
 Sent  me  to  heal  the  broken  of  lieart. 
 
 To  itroclaim  to  ca])tivc3  deliverance. 
 
 Ana  to  blind  receiving  of  sight, 
 
 To  send  away  the  bruised  witli  deliverance, 
 '"  To  proclaim  the  acceptable  year   of    the 
 Lord. ' 
 
Christ  at  Nazareth. 
 
 IV.  20.— LUKE.— V,  17. 
 
 Miraculous  draught  offishe*. 
 
 -"And  having  folclefl  the  roll,  having  given  it 
 ))ack  to  the  officer,  lie  sat  down,  and  the  eyes 
 of  all  in  the  synagogue  were  gazing  on  him. 
 -^And  he  began  to  say  unto  them — 'To-day 
 hath  this  writing  been  fnltilled  in  your  ears;' 
 "^  and  all  were  bearing  testimony  to  him,  and 
 were  wondering  at  the  gracious  words  that 
 are  coming  forth  out  of  his  mouth,  and  they 
 said,  '  Is  not  this  the  son  of  Joseph  V 
 
 -•'  And  he  said  unto  them,  '  Certainly  ye 
 will  say  to  me  this  simile,  Physician,  heal 
 thyself;  as  great  things  as  we  heard  done  in 
 Capernaum,  do  also  here  in  thy  country;' 
 ^^  and  he  said,  '  Verily  I  say  to  you — No  pro- 
 phet is  accepted  in  his  own  country;  ^^and 
 of  a  truth  I  say  to  you.  Many  widows  were 
 in  the  days  of  Elyah,  in  Israel,  when  the 
 heaven  was  shut  for  three  years  and  six 
 months,  when  great  famine  came  on  all  the 
 land,  -®and  unto  none  of  them  was  Elijah 
 sent,  but — to  Sarepta  of  Sidon,  unto  a  woman, 
 a  widow ;  "''  and  many  lepers  were  in  the 
 time  of  Elisha  the  prophet,  in  Israel,  and 
 none  of  them  was  cleansed,  but — Naaman  the 
 Syrian.' 
 
 ^  And  all  in  the  synago<^ie  were  filled  with 
 wrath,  hearing  these  things,  -^and.  having 
 risen,  they  put  him  forth  without  the  city, 
 and  brought  him  imto  the  brow  of  the  hill 
 on  which  their  city  had  been  built-^to  cast 
 liim  down  headlong,  ■*"  and  he,  having  gone 
 through  the  midst  of  them,  went  away. 
 
 ^1  And  he  came  down  to  Capernaum,  a  city 
 of  Galilee,  and  was  teaching  them  on  the 
 sabbaths,  ^-  and  they  were  astonished  at  his 
 teaching,  because  his  word  was  with  author- 
 ity. 
 
 33  And  in  the  synagogue  was  a  man,  having 
 a  spirit  of  an  unclean  demon,  and  he  cried 
 out  with  a  great  voice,  ^^saying,  'Away,  what 
 — to  us  and  to  thee,  Jesus,  0  Nazarene  ?  thou 
 didst  come  to  destroy  us ;  1  have  known  thee 
 who  thou  art — the  Holy  One  of  God.'_ 
 
 3' And  Jesus  did  rebuke  him,  saying,  'Be 
 silenced,  and  come  forth  out  of  him ; '  and  the 
 demon  having  cast  him  into  the  midst,  came 
 forth  from  him,  having  hurt  him  nought; 
 3"  and  amazeraenb  came  upon  all,  and  they 
 were  sjieaking  together,  with  one  another, 
 saying,  '  What  is  this  word,  that  with  author- 
 ity and  power  he  doth  command  the  unclean 
 spirits,  and  they  come  forth?'  ■'7  and  there 
 was  going  forth  a  fame  concerning  him  to 
 every  place  of  the  region  round  about. 
 
 38  And  having  risen  out  of  the  sjraagogue, 
 he  entered  into  the  house  of  Simon,  and  the 
 mother-in-law  of  Simon  was  pressed  ■with  a 
 great  fever,  and  they  did  ask  him  about  her, 
 ^  and  having  stood  over  her,  he  rebuked  the 
 fever,  and  it  left  her,  and  presently,  having 
 risen,  she  was  ministering  to  them. 
 
 ^^And  at  the  setting  of  the  sun,  all,  as 
 many  as  had  any  ailing  with  manifold  sick- 
 nesses, brought  them  unto  him,  and  he  on 
 each  one  of  them  his  hands  having  put,  did 
 heal  them. 
 
 ■*'  And  demons  also  were  coming  forth  from 
 many,  crying  out  and  sayings' Thou  art  the 
 Christ,  the  Son  of  God;'  and  rebuking,  he 
 
 did  not  suffer  them  to  speak,  because  they 
 knew  iiim  to  be  the  Christ. 
 
 •*'-  A  ad  day  having  come,  having  gone  forth, 
 he  went  on  to  a  desert  place,  and  the  mul- 
 titudes were  seekingjhim,  and  they  came  unto 
 him,  and  were  staying  him— not  to  go  on  from 
 them,  ^3  and  he  said  imto  them— 'Also  to  the 
 other  cities  it  behoveth  me  to  proclaim  good 
 news  of  the  reign  of  God,  because  for  this  I 
 have  been  sent ; '  **audhe  was  preaching  in 
 the  synagogues  of  Galilee. 
 
 V.  1  AND  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  multitude 
 pressing  on  him  to  hear  the  word  of  God, 
 that  he  was  standing  beside  the  lake  of  Gen- 
 nesaret,  "  and  he  saw  two  boats  standing 
 beside  the  lake,  and  the  fishers,  having  gone 
 away  from  them,  were  washing  the  nets, 
 3  and  having  entered  into  one  of  the  boats, 
 that  was  Simon's,  he  asked  him  to  put  back 
 a  little  from  the  land,  and  having  sat  down, 
 was  teaching  the  multitudes  out  of  the  boat. 
 
 ■*And  when  he  left  off  speaking,  he  said 
 unto  Simon,  '  Put  back  to  the  deep,  and  let 
 down  your  nets  for  a  draught ; '  ^  and  Simon 
 answering  said  to  him,  '  Master,  through  the 
 whole  night,  having  laboured,  we  have  taken 
 nothing,  out  at  thy  saying  I  will  let  down  the 
 net.' 
 
 ^And  having  done  this,  they  enclosed  a 
 great  multitude  of  fishes,  and  their  net  was 
 breaking,  "  and  they  beckoned  to  the  part- 
 ners, who  are  in  the  other  boat,  having  come, 
 to  help  them ;  and  they  came,_  and  filled  both 
 the  boats,  so  that  they  were  sinking. 
 
 *And  Simon  Peter  having  seen,  fell  down 
 at  the  knees  of  Jesus,  saying,  'Depart  from 
 me,  because  I  am  a  sinful  man,  0  lord ; '  ^  for 
 astonishment  seized  him,  and  all  those  with 
 him,  at  the  draught  of  the  fishes  that  they 
 took,  i^and  in  like  manner  also  James  and 
 John,  sons  of  Zebedee,  who  were  partners 
 witli  Simon ;  and  Jesus  said  unto  Simon, 
 *  Fear  not,  henceforth  thou  shalt  be  catching 
 men;'  ^^ and  they,  having  brought  the  boats 
 upon  the  land,  having  left  all,  did  follow  him. 
 
 ^-  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  his  being  in  one 
 of  the  cities,  that  lo,  a  man  full  of  leprosy, 
 and  ha\ang  seen  Jesus,  having  fallen  on  his 
 face,  he  besought  him,  saying,  '  Sir,  if  thou 
 mayest  will,  thou  art  able  to  cleanse  me;' 
 ^3  and  having  stretched  forth  his  hand,  he 
 touched  him,  having  said,  '  I  will ;  be  thou 
 cleansed;'  and  immediately  the  leprosy  went 
 away  from  him- 
 
 ^*  And  he  charged  him  to  tell  no  one,  '  But, 
 having  gone  away,  shew  thyself  to  the  priest, 
 and  bring  near  for  thy  cleansing  according  as 
 Moses  directed,  for  a  testimony  to  them;' 
 '^  but  the  more  was  the  report  going  abroad 
 concerning  him,  and  great  multitudes  were 
 coming  together  to  hear,  and  to  be  healed  by 
 him  of  their  infirmities,  ^''and  he  was  with- 
 drawing himself  in  the  desert  places,  and 
 was  praying. 
 
 1"  And  it  came  to  pass,  on  one  of  the  days, 
 that  he  was  teaching,  and  there  were  sitting 
 by  Pharisees  and  teachers  of  the  Law,  who 
 were  come  out  of  every  village  of  Galilee,  and 
 
 43 
 
Call  of  Matthew. 
 
 V.  18.— LUKE.— VI.  22. 
 
 Twelve  chosen. 
 
 Judea,  and  Jeriisalom,  and  the  power  of  the 
 Lord  was— to  lieal  tliem. 
 
 18  And  lo,  men  bearing  upon  a  couch  a  man, 
 wlio  hath  been  struck  with  palsy,  and  they 
 were  seeking  to  bring  him  in,  and  to  place 
 before  liim,  '^and  not  having  found  by  what 
 way  they  may  bring  him  in  because  of  the 
 multitude,  lia\ang  gone  up  ou  the  house-top, 
 through  the  tiles  they  let  nim  down,  with  the 
 little  couch,  into  the  midst  before  Jesus, 
 ^"  and  he  having  seen  their  faith,  said  to  him, 
 'Man,  thy  sins  have  been  forgiven  thee.' 
 
 -1  And  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  began 
 to  reason,  saying,  '  Who  is  this  that  doth 
 speak  evil  words  ?  who  is  able  to  forgive  sins, 
 except  God  only  ? ' 
 
 ^-And  Jesus  having  known  their  reason- 
 ings, answering,  said  unto  them,  'What  rea- 
 son ye  in  your  hearts  ?  "■'  which  is  easier — to 
 say,  Thy  sins  have  been  forgiven  thee?  or  to 
 say,  Arise,  and  walk? 
 
 '^* '  And  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of 
 Man  hath  authority  upon  the  earth  to  forgive 
 sins — (he  said  to  the  one  struck  ^vith  palsy) — 
 I  say  to  thee,  Arise,  and  having  taken  up  thy 
 little  couch,  be  going  on  to  thy  house.' 
 
 "^  And  presently  having  risen  before  them, 
 having  taken  up  tJiat  on  which  he  was  lying, 
 he  went  away  to  his  house,  glorifying  God, 
 -s  and  astonishment  took  all,  and  they  were 
 glorifying  God,  and  were  filled  ^vith  fear, 
 sa3dng— '  We  saw  strange  Uiings  today.' 
 
 ^  And  after  these  thinga  he  went  forth,  and 
 beheld  a  tax-gatherer,  by  name  Levi,  sitting 
 at  the  tax-office,  and  said  to  him,  '  Be  follow- 
 ing me ; '  -*  and  he,  having  left  all,  having 
 arisen,  did  follow  him. 
 
 "^  And  Levi  made  a  great  entertainment  to 
 him  in  his  house,  and  there  was  a  great  mul- 
 titude of  tax-gatherers  and  others  who  were 
 with  them  reclining  (at  meat),  ^^  and  the  scribes 
 and  the  Pharisees  among  them  were  murmur- 
 ing at  his  disciples,  saying,  '  Wlierefore  with 
 tax-gatherers  and  sinners  do  ye  eat  and  drink?' 
 
 ^1  And  Jesus  answering  said  imto  them, 
 '  They  who  are  well  have  no  need  of  a  phy- 
 sician, but  they  that  are  ill :  ^"  I  came  not  to 
 callrighteousmen,  but  sinners,  to  reformation.' 
 
 3'*  And  they  said  unto  him,  '  Wlierefore  do 
 the  disciples  of  John  fast  often,  and  make 
 supplications — in  like  manner  also  those  of 
 the  Pharisees — but  thine  do  eat  and  drink  ?' 
 3^  And  he  said  unto  them,  'Are  ye  able  to 
 make  the  sons  of  the  bride-chamber— in  the 
 bridegroom  being  with  them — to  fast?  ^^ but 
 days  will  come,  and,  when  the  bridegroom 
 may  be  taken  away  from  them,  then  they 
 shall  fast  in  those  days.' 
 
 ^^  And  he  spake  also  a  simile  unto  them — 
 'No  one  a  patch  of  new  clothing  doth  put  on 
 old  clothing,  and  if  otherwise,  the  new  also 
 doth  make  a  rent,  and  with  the  old  the  iiatch 
 dotli  not  agree,  that  in  from  the  new. 
 
 •'" '  And  no  one  doth  put  new  wine  into  old 
 skins,  and  if  otherwise,  the  new  wine  will 
 burst  tlie  skins,  and  itself  will  be  poured  out, 
 and  the  skins  will  be  destroyed;  •^'^but  new 
 wine  into  new  skins  is  to  bo  put,  and  botli  are 
 preserved  together;  ^'■'and  no  one  liaving 
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 drunk  old  ^ww*?,  doth  immediately  wish  new, 
 for  he  saith,  The  old  is  better.' 
 
 VT.  1  And  it  came  to  pass,  on  the  second- 
 first  sabbath,  as  he  is  going  through  the  corn 
 fields,  that  his  disciples  were  plucking  the 
 ears,  and  were  eating,  rubbing  with  the  hands, 
 '-' and  certain  of  the  Pharisees  said  to  them, 
 '  Why  do  ye  that  which  it  is  not  lawful  to  do 
 on  the  sabbaths  ? ' 
 
 ■*  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  them,  '  Did 
 ye  not  read  even  this  that  David  did,  when 
 he  hungered,  himself  and  those  who  are  with 
 him,  ■•  how  he  went  into  the  house  of  God, 
 and  the  loaves  of  the  presentation  did  take, 
 and  did  eat,  and  "gave  also  to  those  -with  him, 
 which  it  is  not  lawful  to  eat,  except  only  to 
 the  priests?'  ^  and  he  said  to  them. — 'The  son 
 of  man  is  lord  also  of  the  sabbath.' 
 
 ''  And  it  came  to  pass  also,  on  another  sab- 
 bath, that  he  goeth  into  the  synagogue,  and 
 teacheth,  and  there  was  there  a  man,  and  his 
 right  hand  was  withered,  "  and  the  scribes 
 and  the  Pharisees  were  watching  him,  if  on  the 
 sabbath  he  wiU  heal,  that  they  might  find  an 
 accusation  against  him. 
 
 ^  And  he  himself  had  known  their  reason- 
 ings, and  said  to  the  man  having  the  withered 
 hand,  '  Rise,  and  stand  in  the  midst;'  and  he 
 having  risen,  stood. 
 
 **  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them,  '  I  ^vill  ques- 
 tion you  something :  Is  it  lawful  on  the  sab- 
 baths to  do  good,  or  to  do  evil  ?  life  to  save 
 or  to  kill?'  i^And  having  looked  round  on 
 them  all,  he  said  to  the  man,  '  Stretch  forth 
 thy  hand ; '  and  he  did  so,  and  his  hand  was 
 restored  whole  as  the  other;  ^^and  they  were 
 filled  with  madness,  and  were  speaking  with 
 one  another  what  they  might  do  to  Jesus. 
 
 ^-And  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days,  he 
 went  forth  to  the  mountain  to  pray,  and  was 
 passing  the  night  in  the  prayer  of  God,  '^  and 
 when  it  became  day,  he  called  near  his  dis- 
 ciples, and  having  chosen  from  them  twelve, 
 whom  also  he  named  apostles,  i*  (Simon, 
 whom  also  he  named  Peter,  and  Andrew  his 
 brother,  James  and  John,  Philip  and  Bartho- 
 lomew, '5  Matthew  and  Thomas,  James  of 
 Alphaeus,  and  Simon  called  Zelotes,  i"  Judas 
 of  James,  and  Judas  Iscariot,  who  also  be- 
 came betrayer;)  '''and  having  come  down 
 with  them,  he  stood  upon  a  level  spot,  and  a 
 crowd  of  his  disciples,  and  a  great  multitude 
 of  the  people  from  all  Judea.  and  .Jerusalem, 
 and  the  maritime  Tyre  and  Sidon,  who  came 
 to  hear  him,  and  to  be  healed  of  their  sick- 
 nesses, i^and  those  harassed  by  unclean  spirits, 
 and  they  were  healed,  i^and  all  the  multi- 
 tude were  seeking  to  touch  him,  because 
 power  from  him  was  going  forth,  and  ho  was 
 healing  all. 
 
 '-"  And  he,  having  lifted  up  his  eyes  to  his 
 disciples,  said:  'Happy  the  poor — because 
 yours  is  the  reign  of  God. 
 
 -1  '  Hajipy  those  hungering  now— because 
 ye  shall  oe  tillecL 
 
 'Hapjiy  those  weeping  now— because  ye 
 shall  laugh. 
 
 '-'-'Hai)i)y  are  yc  when  men  shall  hate 
 yon,  and  when  thoy  shall  separate  you,  and 
 
Exhortations  to  ivell-Uoing. 
 
 vw.  23.— LUKE.— VII.  17. 
 
 tVidoivs  son  raised. 
 
 shall  reproach,  and  shall  cast  forth  your  name 
 as  evil,  for  the  Son  of  Man's  sake — -•'rejoice 
 in  that  clay,  and  leap,  for  lo,  your  reward  is 
 great  in  the  heaven,  for  according  to  these 
 thin;,'S  were  their  fathers  doing  to  the  pro- 
 phets. 
 
 2*  '  But  wo  to  you — the  rich,  because  ye  have 
 got  your  comfort. 
 
 -^ '  Wo  to  you  who  have  been  filled— because 
 ye  shall  hunger. 
 
 '  Wo  to  you  who  are  laughing  now — because 
 ye  shall  mourn  and  weep. 
 
 -" '  Wo  to  you  when  all  men  shall  speak 
 well  of  you — for  according  to  these  things 
 were  their  fathers  doing  to  false  prophets. 
 
 -" '  But  I  say  to  you  who  ai-e  hearing,  Love 
 your  enemies,  do  good  to  those  hating  you, 
 "^  bless  those  cursing  you,  and  pray  for  those 
 accusing  you  falsely ;  -^  and  to  him  smiting 
 thee  upon  the  cheek,  give  also  the  other,  and 
 from  him  taking  away  from  thee  the  mantle, 
 also  the  coat  thou  mayest  not  keep  back. 
 
 ^^ '  And  to  every  one  who  is  askinjj  of  thee, 
 be  gi\'iug;  and  from  him  who  is  taking  away 
 thy  goods,  be  not  asking  again ;  ^^  and  as  ye 
 wish  that  men  may  do  to  you,  do  ye  also  to 
 them  in  like  manner;  -'-and — if  ye  love  those 
 loving  you,  what  grace  have  ye?  for  also  the 
 sinful  love  those  loving  them  ;  ^■^  and  if  ye  do 
 good  to  those  doing  good  to  you,  what  grace 
 have  ye?  for  also  the  sinful  do  the  same; 
 ^^  aud  if  ye  lend  to  those  of  whom  ye  hope  to 
 receive  back,  what  grace  have  ye?  for  also  the 
 sinful  lend  to  sinners— that  they  may  receive 
 agaia  as  much. 
 
 '^^ '  But  love  your  enemies,  and  do  good,  and 
 lend,  hoping  for  nothing  again,  and  your  re- 
 ward will  be  great,  ana  ye  shall  be  sons  of 
 the  Highest,  because  He  is  kind  unto  the  un- 
 gracious and  evil ;  ^"^  be  ye  therefore  merciful, 
 as  also  your  Father  is  merciful. 
 
 ^''  *  Aud  judge  not,  and  ye  may  not  be  judged ; 
 condemu  not,  aud  ye  may  not  be  condemned ; 
 i-elease,  and  ye  shall  be  released. 
 
 ^8 '  Give,  and  it  shall  be  given  to  you  ;  good 
 measure,  pressed,  and  shaken,  aud  runuiug 
 over,  they  shall  give  iuto  your  bosom.;  for 
 with  that  measure  with  which  ye  measure,  it 
 sliall  be  measured  to  you  again.' 
 
 ^3  And  he  spake  a  simile  to  them,  '  Is  blind 
 able  to  lead  blind?  shall  they  not  both  faU  in- 
 to a  pit?  *"  A  disciple  is  not  above  his  teacher, 
 but  everyone  perfected  shall  be  as  his  teacher. 
 
 *}  '  And  why  dost  thou  behold  the  mote  that 
 is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  and  the  beam  that  is 
 in  thine  own  eye  dost  not  consider?  ••'-  or  how 
 art  thou  able  to  say  to  thy  brother.  Brother, 
 suffer,  I  may  take  out  the  mote  that  is  in  thine 
 eye — thyself  the  beam  in  thine  own  eye  not 
 beholding?  Hypocrite,  take  first  the  beam 
 out  of  thine  own  eye,  and  then  thou  shalt  see 
 clearly  to  take  out  the  mote  that  is  in  thy 
 brother's  eye. 
 
 *'^ '  For  there  is  not  a  good  tree  making  bad 
 fruit,  uor  a  bad  tree  making  good  fruit ;  •"  for 
 each  tree  from  its  own  fruit  is  known,  for  not 
 from  thorns  do  they  gather  figs,  nor  from  a 
 bramble  do  they  crop  a  grape. 
 
 *°  'The  good  man  out  of  the  good  treasure 
 of  his  heart  doth  bring  forth  +''T,t  which  ia 
 
 good  ;aud  the  evil  man  out  of  the  evil  treasure 
 of  his  heart  dotli  biing  forth  that  which  is 
 evil ;  for  out  of  the  abounding  of  the  heart 
 doth  his  mouth  speak. 
 
 ^^  'And  why  do  ye  call  me,  Lord,  Lord,  aud 
 do  not  what  1  say  ?  ■*'  Every  one  who  is  coming 
 unto  me,  and  is  hearing  my  words,  and  is  do- 
 ing them,  I  will  shew  you  to  whom  he  is  like; 
 **  he  is  like  to  a  man  building  a  house,  who 
 did  dig,  and  deepen,  and  laid  a  foundation 
 upon  the  rock,  aud  a  flood  having  come,  the 
 stream  broke  forth  on  that  house,  and  was 
 not  able  to  shake  it,  for  it  had  been  founded 
 upon  the  rock. 
 
 *3  'Aud  he  who  heard  aud  did  not,  is  like  to 
 a  man  having  builded  a  liouse  upon  the  earth, 
 without  a  foundation,  against  which  the  stream 
 brake  forth,  and  immediately  it  fell,  and  the 
 ruin  of  that  house  became  great.' 
 
 VII.  '  AND  when  he  completed  all  his  say- 
 ings in  the  ears  of  the  people,  he  went  into 
 Capernaum;  -  and  a  certain  centurion's  ser- 
 vant being  ill,  was  about  to  die,  who  was 
 much  valued  by  him,  ^and  having  heard  al^out 
 Jesus,  he  sent  unto  him  elders  of  the  Jews, 
 beseeching  him,  that  ha\dng  come  he  might 
 thoroughly  save  his  servant. 
 
 *  And  they,  having  come  near  unto  Jesus, 
 were  calling  upon  him  earnestly,  sayiug — 'He 
 is  worthy  to  wnom  thou  shalt  do  this,  "for  he 
 doth  love  our  nation,  and  the  syjiagogue  he 
 did  build  to  us.' 
 
 ^  And  Jesus  was  going  on  with  them,  and  now 
 when  he  is  not  far  distant  from  the  house  the 
 centurion  sent  unto  him  friends,  saying  to 
 him,  'Sir,  be  nottroubled,  fori  am  uot worthy 
 that  under  my  roof  thou  mayest  enter ;  "where- 
 fore not  even  myself  thought  I  worthy  to  come 
 unto  thee,  but  say  in  a  word,  and  my  lad  shall 
 be  healed;  ^for  i  also  am  a  man  placed  under 
 authority,  haAdng  under  myself  soldiers,  and 
 I  say  to  this  one.  Go,  and  he  goeth ;  and  to 
 another.  Be  coining,  and  he  cometh;  aud  to 
 my  servant.  Do  this,  and  he  doth  it.' 
 
 ^  And  having  heard  these  things  Jesus 
 wondered  at  him,  and  having  turned  to  the 
 midtitude  f ollowinc;  him,  he  said,  '  I  say  to 
 you,  not  even  in  Israel  so  much  faith  did  I 
 find  ;'  1"  and  those  sent,  having  tiu-ned  back  to 
 the  house,  found  the  ailing  servant  in  health. 
 
 11  And  it  came  to  pass,  ou  the  morrow,  he 
 was  going  on  to  a  city  called  Naiu,  and  there 
 were  going  with  him  many  of  his  tlisciples, 
 aud  a  great  multitude,  ^"aud  as  he  came  nigh 
 to  tlie  gate  of  the  city,  then,  lo,  one  dead  was 
 being  cairied  forth,  an  only  son  of  his  mother, 
 aud  she  a  widow,  and  a  gi'cat  multitude  of  the 
 city  was  with  her. 
 
 1*  And  the  Lord  having;  seen  her,  was  moved 
 witli  comijassion  towarcis  her,  and  said  to  her, 
 'Bo  not  weeping;'  ^^and  having  come  near, 
 he  touched  the  bier,  and  those  bearing  it  stood 
 still,  and  he  said,  '  Young  man,  to  thee  I  say, 
 Arise ; '  ''  and  the  dead  sat  up,  aud  began  to 
 speak,  and  he  gave  him  to  his  mother;  ^^  and 
 fear  took  hold  of  all,  and  they  were  glorifying 
 God,  saying — 'A  gi-eat  jiropliet  hath  risen 
 among  us,'  and — 'God  did  look  upon  His 
 people.'  i^iVudthe  account  of  this  went  forth 
 45 
 
Chrises  testimony  of  John. 
 
 VII.  la— LUKE.— VMI.  11. 
 
 ChrisSsfeel  anointed. 
 
 in  all  Jiidea  about  liim,  and  in  all  the  region 
 around. 
 
 '8  And  the  disciples  of  John  told  him  about 
 all  these  things,  i"  and  John  having  called  near 
 a  certain  two  of  his  disciples,  sent  unto  Jesus, 
 saying,  '  Alt  thou  he  who  is  coming,  or  for 
 another  do  we  look?'  -"And  having  come 
 near  to  him,  the  men  said,  '  John  the  Baptist 
 sent  us  unto  thee,  saying.  Art  thou  he  who  is 
 coming,  or  for  another  do  we  look?'  ^''  And  in 
 that  hour  he  cured  many  from  sicknesses,  and 
 plagues,  and  evil  spirits,  and  to  many  blind 
 he  gi-anted  sight. 
 
 -"  And  Jesus  answering  said  to  them,  '  Hav- 
 ing gone  on,  report  to  John  wliat  ye  saw  and 
 heard,  that  blind  men  do  see  again,  lame  do 
 walk,  lepers  are  cleansed,  deaf  do  hear,  dead 
 are  raised,  iioor  have  good  news  proclaimed ; 
 "'*  and  hapjiy  is  he  whoever  may  not  be 
 stumVjled  in  me.' 
 
 -■*  And  the  messengers  of  John  having  gone 
 away,  he  began  to  say  unto  the  multitudes 
 concerning  John:  'What  have  ye  gone  forth 
 to  the  wilderness  to  look  on?  a  reed  by  the 
 wiud  shaken?  -^  but  what  have  ye  gone  forth 
 to  see  ?  a  man  in  soft  garments  clothed  ?  lo, 
 they  in  splendid  apparellings,  and  living  in 
 luxury,  are  in  the  houses  of  kings  ! 
 
 -" '  But  what  liave  ye  gone  forth  to  see  ?  a 
 prophet  ?  Yes,  I  say  to  you,  and  much  more 
 than  a  prophet :  '''  this  is  he  concerning  whom 
 it  hath  been  written,  Lo,  I  send  my  messenger 
 before  thy  face,  who  sliall  jjrepare  thy  way 
 before  thee;  "^  for  I  say  to  you,  a  greater  pro- 
 phet, among  those  born  of  women,  than  John 
 the  Baptist  there  is  not ;  but  the  least  iu  the 
 reiga  of  God  is  greater  than  lie.' 
 
 -''  And  all  the  people  having  heard,  and  the 
 tax-gatherers,  declared  God  righteous,  having 
 been  baptized  vnth.  the  baptism  of  John, 
 ^••but  the  Pharisees,  and  the  lawyers,  the 
 couQsel  of  God  did  jnit  away  for  themselves, 
 not  Laving  been  ba]itized  by  him. 
 
 ^'  And  the  Lord  said,  '  To  what,  then,  shall 
 I  liken  the  men  of  this  generation  ?  and  to 
 what  are  they  like  ?  '^-  they  are  like  to  child- 
 ren, to  those  sitting  iu  a  market-place,  and 
 calling  one  to  another,  and  saying.  We  piped 
 to  you,  and  ye  did  not  dance,  we  mourned  to 
 you,  and  ye  did  not  wee])! 
 
 33  '  For  John  the  Baittist  came  neither  eat- 
 ing bread  nor  drinking  wine,  and  ye  say,  He 
 hath  a  demon ;  ^^  the  Sou  of  Man  came  eating 
 and  drinlcing,  and  ye  say,  Lo,  a  man,  a  glut- 
 ton, and  a  wine  drinker,  a  friend  of  tax-ga- 
 therers and  sinners;  ^^aud  the  wisdom  was 
 justified  from  all  her  children.' 
 
 ■*"  And  a  certain  one  of  the  Pharisees  was 
 asking  him  that  he  might  cat  with  him,  and 
 having  gone  into  the  house  of  the  Pharisee  he 
 reclined  (at  meat),  ^^  and  lo,  a  woman  iu  the 
 city,  who  was  a  sinner,  having  known  that 
 he  reclineth  (at  meat)  in  the  house  of  the 
 Pharisee,  having  provided  an  alabaster  box 
 of  ointment,  •"*aud  having  stood  behind,  be- 
 side liis  feet,  weeping,  she  began  to  wet  liis 
 feet  with  the  tears,  and  with  the  hairs  of  her 
 bead  slic  was  wiping,  and  was  liissing  his  feet, 
 and  was  anointing  witli  the  ointment. 
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 3*  And  the  Pharisee  who  did  call  him,  having 
 seen,  spake  within  himself ,  saying,  'This  one, 
 if  he  were  a  propliet,  would  have  known  who 
 and  of  what  kind  is  the  woman  who  doth 
 touch  him,  that  she  is  a  siimer.' 
 
 ^  And  Jesus  answering  said  unto  him,  'Si- 
 mon, 1  have  something  to  say  to  thee;'  and 
 he  saith,  'Teacher,  say  on.'  *^  'Two  debtors 
 were  to  a  certain  creditor;  the  one  was  ow- 
 ing five  hundred  denaries,  and  the  other  lifty; 
 •*-  and  they  not  having  tuherewith  to  give  back, 
 he  forgave  both;  which  then  of  them,  say 
 thou,  will  love  him  more?'  ^  And  Simon 
 answering  said,  '  I  suppose  that  to  whom  he 
 forgave  the  more ; '  and  he  said  to  him,  'Rightly 
 tlioii  didst  judge.' 
 
 ^^And  ha^dng  turned  unto  the  woman,  lit 
 said  to  Simon,  '  Seest  thou  this  woman  ?  I 
 entered  into  thy  lioiise ;  water  for  my  feet 
 thou  didst  not  give,  but  this  woman  with 
 tears  did  wet  my  feet,  and  with  the  hairs  of 
 her  head  did  wipe ;  ^^  a  kiss  to  me  thou  didst 
 not  give,  but  this  woman,  from  what  time  1 
 came  in,  did  not  cease  kissing  my  feet;  '"'with 
 oil  my  head  thou  didst  not  anoint,  but  this 
 woman  with  ointment  did  anoint  my  feet; 
 •*'  therefore  I  say  to  thee,  her  many  sins  have 
 been  forgiven,  because  she  did  love  much ;  but 
 to  whom  little  is  forgiven,  little  he  doth  love.' 
 
 ■*^  And  he  said  to  her,  'Thy  sins  have  been 
 forgiven ;'  '^^  and  those  reclining  with  him  (at 
 meat)  began  to  say  within  themselves,  '  Who 
 is  this,  who  also  doth  forgive  sins?'  ^"  and  he 
 said  unto  the  woman,  '  Thy  faith  have  saved 
 thee,  be  going  on  to  peace, 
 
 Vni.  '  AND  it  came  to  pass  thereafter,  tha 
 
 he  was  going  through  every  city  and  village, 
 preaching  and  proclaiming  good  news  of  the 
 I'eigu  of  God,  and  the  twelve  are  with  him, 
 -  and  certain  women,  who  were  healed  of  evil 
 spirits  and  infirmities,  Mary  who  is  called 
 Magdaleue,  from  whom  seven  demons  had 
 gone  forth,  "  and  Joanna  Avife  of  Chuza,  stew- 
 ard of  Herod,  and  Susanna,  and  many  others, 
 wlio  were  ministering  to  him  from  tueir  sub- 
 stance. 
 
 ""And  a  great  multitude  having  gathered, 
 and  those  who  from  city  and  city  were  com- 
 ing unto  him,  he  spalvc  by  a  simile:  '''The 
 sower  went  forth  to  sow  his  seed,  and  iu  his 
 sowing  some  indeed  fell  beside  the  way,  and  it 
 was  trodden  down,  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven 
 did  devour  it. 
 
 "  '  And  other  fell  upon  the  rock,  and  liaving 
 sprung  \\\\  it  did  wither,  through  not  having 
 moisture. 
 
 "  'And  other  fell  amidst  the  thorns,  and 
 the  thorns  having  siirimg  uj)  with  it,  did 
 choke  it. 
 
 8  '  And  other  fell  ujiou  the  good  ground,  and 
 haAdug  spioiug  up,  it  made  fruit  an  hundred- 
 fold.' 'Jneso  things  sayiu'',  he  was  calling, 
 '  He  having  ears  to  hear— let  him  hear.' 
 
 "And  his  disci  ides  were  questioning  him, 
 saying,  'What  may  this  simile  be?'  "And 
 lie  said,  'To  you  it  hatli  been  given  to  knov/ 
 the  secrets  of  the  reign  of  God,  and  to  the  rest 
 iu  similes;  that  seeing  they  may  not  sec,  and 
 hearing  they  may  not  understand. 
 
 !•  '  A  ud  this  is  the  simile  :  The  seed  is  the 
 
Parable  of  the  sower. 
 
 VIII.  12.— LUKE.— VIII.  51. 
 
 Issue  of  btood  healed. 
 
 word  of  God,  ^^  and  those  beside  the  v/ay  are 
 those  hearing,  then  cometh  the  Devil,  and 
 taketh  up  the  word  froori  their  heart,  lest 
 having  believed,  they  may  be  saved. 
 
 ^'^'And  those  iipon  the  rock:  They  who, 
 when  they  may  hear,  with  joy  do  receive  the 
 word,  and  these  have  no  root,  who  for  a  time 
 believe,  and  in  time  of  temptation  fall  away. 
 
 I'* '  And  that  which  fell  to  the  thorns :  These 
 are  they  who  have  heard,  and  going  forth, 
 through  anxieties,  and  riches,  and  iileasures  of 
 life,  are  choked,  and  bear  not  to  completion. 
 
 1^ '  And  that  in  the  good  ground:  These  are 
 they,  who  in  an  upright  and  good  heart,  hav- 
 ing heard  the  word,  do  retain  it,  and  bear  fruit 
 in  continuance. 
 
 ^^  '  And  no  one  having  lighted  a  lamp  doth 
 cover  it  with  a  vessel,  or  under  a  couch  doth 
 put  it;  but  upon  a  lampstaud  he  doth  put  it, 
 that  those  coming  in  may  see  the  light,  ^^  for 
 nothing  is  secret,  that  shall  not  become  mani- 
 fest, nor  hid,  that  shall  not  be  known,  and  be- 
 come manifest. 
 
 ■**  '  See,  therefore,  how  ye  hear,  for  whoever 
 may  have,  there  shall  be  given  to  him,  and 
 whoever  may  not  have,  also  what  he  seemeth 
 to  have,  shall  be  taken  from  him.' 
 
 '"  And  tliere  came  unto  him  his  mother  and 
 brethren,  and  they  were  not  able  to  get  to 
 him  because  of  the  multitude,  ^"  and  it  was 
 told  liim,  saying,  '  Thy  mother  and  thy  breth- 
 ren do  stand  without,  wishing  to  see  thee ; ' 
 "^  and  he  answering  said  unto  them,  '  My 
 mother  and  my  brethren !  they  are  those  who 
 the  word  of  God  are  hearing,  and  doing.' 
 
 -^  And  it  came  to  pass,  on  one  of  the  days, 
 tliat  he  himself  went  into  a  boat  with  liis 
 disciples,  and  he  said  imto  them,  '  We  may 
 go  over  to  the  other  side  of  the  lake;'  and 
 they  set  forth,  "^and  as  they  are  sailing  he 
 fell  deeply  asleep,  and  there  came  down  a 
 storm  of  wind  to  the  lake,  and  they  were  fill- 
 ing, and  were  in  peril. 
 
 '^^  And  having  come  near,  they  awoke  him, 
 saying,  '  Master,  master,  we  perish ; '  and  he, 
 having  arisen,  rebuked  the  wind  and  the 
 raging  of  the  water,  and  they  ceased,  aud 
 tliere  came  a  calm,  "^  and  he  said  to  them, 
 '  Where  is  your  faith?'  and  they  being  afraid 
 did  wonder,  saying  unto  one  another,  '  Who, 
 then,  is  this,  that  even  the  winds  lie  doth  com- 
 mand, aud  the  water,  aud  they  obey  him?' 
 
 ^  And  they  sailed  down  to  the  region  of  the 
 Gadarenes,  that  is  over-against  Galilee,  '■'^and 
 he  haviug  gone  forth  upon  the  land,  thei'emet 
 him  a  certain  man,  out  of  the  city,  who  had 
 demons  for  a  long  time,  and  with  a  garment 
 was  not  clothed,  and  in  a  house  was  not  abid- 
 ing, but  in  thetombs,  -^and  liaving  seen  Jesus, 
 aud  having  cried  out,  he  fell  before  him,  and 
 with  a  loud  voice,  said,  'Wliat — to  me  and 
 to  thee,  Jesus,  Sou  of  God  Most  High?  1  be- 
 seech thee,  mayest  thou  not  alllict  me!' 
 
 -y  Por  he  commanded  the  uucleau  spirit  to 
 come  forth  from  tlic  man,  for  mauy  times  it 
 had  caught  him.  and  he  was  being  boimd  with 
 chains  aud  fetters — guaixled,  aud  breaking 
 asunder  the  bonds  he  was  driven  by  the  de- 
 mons to  the  deserts. 
 
 '^^  Aud  Jesus  questioned  him,  sayiug,  '  What 
 
 is  thy  name?'  and  he  said,  'Legion,'  (because 
 mauy  demons  were  entered  into  him,)  ^^  and 
 he  was  calling  ou  him,  that  he  may  not  com- 
 mand them  to  go  away  to  the  abyss,  ^'^  and 
 there  was  there  a  herd  of  many  swine  feed- 
 ing in  the  mountain,  aud  they  were  calling  on 
 him,  that  he  might  siiffer  them  to  enter  into 
 these,  and  he  suffered  them,  *■*  aud  the  demons 
 having  gone  forth  from  the  man,  did  enter  in- 
 to the  swine,  and  the  herd  rushed  down  the 
 steep  to  the  lake,  and  were  choked. 
 
 3^  And  those  feeding  them,  having  seen  what 
 was  come  to  pass,  fled,  aud  having  gone,  told  j< 
 to  the  city,  aud  to  the  fields ;  ^^  and  they  came 
 forth  to  see  what  was  come  to  yiass,  and  they 
 came uuto Jesus,  andfound\hemau  sitting,  out 
 of  whom  the  demons. had  gone  forth,  clothed, 
 and  right-minded,  at  the  feet  of  Jesus,  and 
 they  were  afraid  j  •*''  and  those  also  having  seen 
 it,  told  them  how  the  demoniac  was  saved. 
 
 ^''  And  the  whole  multitude  of  the  region  of 
 the  Gadarenes  round  about  asked  him  to  go 
 away  from  them,  because  with  great  fear  they 
 were  pressed,  and  he  having  entered  into  the 
 boat,  did  tui'u  back. 
 
 ^8  And  the  mau  from  whom  the  demons  had 
 gone  forth  was  beseeching  of  him  to  be  with 
 him,  and  Jesus  sent  him  away,  saying, 
 ^" '  Turn  back  to  thy  house,  and  tell  how  great 
 things  God  did  to  thee ; '  and  ke  went  away 
 throvigh  all  the  city  jiroclaiming  how  great 
 things  Jesus  did  to  him. 
 
 *"  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  turning  back 
 of  Jesus,  the  midtitude  received  him,  for  they 
 were  all  looking  for  him,  '^^  aud  lo,  there  came 
 a  man,  whose  name  in  Jairus,  aud  he  was  a 
 chief  of  the  synagogue,  and  having  fallen  at 
 the  feet  of  Jesus,  was  calling  on  him  to  come 
 tohis  house ;  ^^becausehehadan  only  daughter 
 about  twelve  years  old,  and  she  was  dying. 
 
 And  ill  his  going  away,  the  multitudes  were 
 thronging  him,  ^^  aud  a  woman,  having  an 
 issue  of  blood  for  twelve  years,  who,  having 
 spent  on  physicians  all  lier  living,  was  not 
 able  to  be  healed  by  any,  "'■'  having  come  near 
 behind,  touched  the  fringe  of  his  garment, 
 and  presently  the  issue  of  her  blood  stood. 
 
 ■*^  And  Jesus  said,  '  Who  is  it  that  touched 
 me?'  and  all  denying,  Peter  aud  those  with 
 him  said,  'Master,  the  multitudes  press  thee, 
 aud  throng  thee,  aud  thou  dost  say.  Who  is  it 
 that  touched  me  ! '  '"'A  nd  Jesus  said,  '  Some 
 one  did  touch  me,  for  1  knew  power  having 
 gone  forth  from  me  ' 
 
 •*''  And  the  womau,  having  seen  that  she  was 
 uot  hid,  trembling,  came,  and  having  fallen 
 before  him,  for  what  cause  she  touched  him 
 declared  to  him  before  all  the  ]  )eoi  )le,  and  how 
 she  was  healed  ]jreseutly ;  ^^^ud  he  said  to  her, 
 '  Take  courage,  daughter,  thy  faith  hath  saved 
 thee,  be  going  on  to  peace.' 
 
 ^  While  he  is  yet  speaking,  there  doth  come 
 a  certain  one  from  the  chief  of  the  synagogue's 
 house,  sayiug  to  him — '  Thy  daughter  hath 
 died,  harass  not  the  Teacher;'  ''"aud  Jesus 
 having  heard,  answered  him,  saying,  'Be  not 
 afraid,  only  believe,  and  she  shall  be  saved.' 
 
 ^^  Aud  having  come  to  the  house,  lie  suiFered 
 no  one  to  go  in,  except  Peter,  and  James,  and 
 John,  and  the  father  of  the  child,  and  tht 
 47 
 
Mission  of  the  ttvelve. 
 
 VIII.  52.— LUKE.— IX.  42. 
 
 mother;  '-and  tlicy  were  all  weeping,  and 
 heatinji  tliemselves  for  her,  and  he  said, 
 'Weep  not,  she  did  not  die,  but  doth  sleep  ; 
 *^  and  thcv  were  deriding  him,  knowing  that 
 she  did  die ;  ^*  and  he  having  put  all  forth 
 without,  and  having  taken  hold  of  her  hand, 
 called,  saying,  '  Child,  arise ; '  ^'  and  her  spirit 
 came  back,  and  she  arose  ijrcsently,  and  he 
 directed  that  there  be  given  to  her  to  eat; 
 ■*"  and  her  parents  were  amazed,  but  he  charged 
 them  to  say  to  no  one  what  was  come  to  pa.s8. 
 
 TX.  '  AND  having  called  together  his  twelve 
 disciples,  he  gave  them  power  and  autliority 
 over  all  the  demons,  and  to  cure  sicknesses, 
 -  and  he  sent  them  to  proclaim  the  reign  ul 
 God,  and  to  lieal  the  ailing. 
 
 ■'  And  he  said  unto  them,  '  Take  nothing  for 
 the  way,  neither  staff,  nor  sci"ip,  nor  bread, 
 nor  money  ;  neither  have  two  coats  each  ; 
 ^and  into  wliatever  house  ye  may  enter,  there 
 remain,  and  thence  de])art ;  ^  and  as  many  as 
 may  not  receive  you,  going  forth  from  that 
 city,  even  the  dust  from  your  feet  shake  oft, 
 for  a  testimony  against  them.' 
 
 •'  And  going  forth  they  were  going  through 
 the  several  villages,  proclaiming  good  news, 
 and  healing  everywhere. 
 
 7  And  Herod  the  tetrarcli  heard  of  all  the 
 things  being  done  by  him,  and  was  perplexed, 
 because  it  was  said  by  certain,  that  John 
 liatli  been  raised  out  of  tlie  dead  ;  ^  and  by  cer- 
 tain, that  Elijali  difl  appear,  and  by  others, 
 that  a  prophet,  one  of  the  ancients,  was  risen  ■. 
 "and  Herod  said,  'John  I  did  behead,  but 
 who  is  tliis  concerning  whom  1  hear  such 
 things?'  and  he  M'as  seeking  to  see  him. 
 
 ^^  And  the  apostles  having  turned  back,  de- 
 clared to  him  how  great  things  they  ditl,  and 
 having  taken  them,  he  withdrew  by  himself 
 to  a  desert  place  of  a  city  called  Bethsaida. 
 "  and  the  multitudes  having  known  did  fol- 
 low him,  and  having  received  them,  he  was 
 speaking  to  them  concerning  the  reign  of  God, 
 and  those  having  need  of  service  he  cured. 
 
 i"And  the  day  began  to  decline,  and  the 
 twelve  having  come  near,  said  to  him,  '  Let 
 away  the  multitude,  that  having  gone  to  the 
 villages  and  the  fields  round  about,  they  may 
 lodge  and  may  find  provision,  because  here 
 we  are  in  a  desert  place.'  ^'^  And  lie  said  unto 
 them,  'Give  ye  them  to  eat;'  and  they  said, 
 '  We  have  no  more  than  live  loaves,  and  two 
 fishes :  except,  having  gone,  we  may  buy  for 
 all  this  pco])le  victuals;'  ^^  for  they  were 
 about  five  thousand  men. 
 
 And  he  said  unto  his  disciples,  '  Cause  them 
 to  recline  in  companies,  in  each  fifty  ; '  ^'and 
 t!icy  did  so,  and  made  all  to  recline  ;  i''  and 
 having  taken  tlic  five  loaves,  and  tlie  two 
 tislies,  having  looked  u])  to  the  heaven,  he 
 blessed  tliem,  and  brake,  and  was  giving  to 
 tlie  discii)les  to  set  before  the  multitude ;  '^  and 
 they  di(l  cat,  and  were  all  filled,  and  there 
 was  talvcn  up  what  was  over  to  them  of  broken 
 pieces,  twelve  baskets. 
 
 '^  And  it  came  to  pass,   as  lie   is   jiraying 
 iloni!,  tlio  disciples  were  witli  Intn,   an<l  lie 
 questioned  them,  saying,  '  Who  do  the  niul- 
 48 
 
 Chi'ist's  transfiguration. 
 
 titudes  say  me  to  be?'  "And  they  answer- 
 ing said,  '  John  the  Baptist ;  and  others, 
 Elijah ;  and  others,  that  a  prophet,  one  of 
 the  ancients,  was  risen ; '  ^and  he  said  to 
 them,  '  And  ye — who  do  ye  say  me  to  be?'  and 
 Peter  answering  said,  '  'rhe  Christ  of  God.' 
 
 "'And  having  charged  them,  he  commanded 
 them  to  say  this  to  no  one,  '''saying — '  It  be- 
 hoveth  the  Son  of  Man  to  suffer  many  things, 
 and  to  be  rejected  by  the  elders,  and  chief 
 priests,  and  scribes,  and  to  be  killed,  and  the 
 third  day  to  be  raised.' 
 
 ■"And  he  said  unto  all,  'If  any  one  doth 
 will  to  come  after  me,  let  him  disown  himself, 
 and  take  up  his  cross  daily,  and  follow  me ; 
 "for  whoever  may  wdl  to  save  his  life,  shall 
 lose  it,  and  whoever  may  lose  his  life  for  my 
 sake,  he  shall  save  it  ;  '"for  what  is  a  man 
 profited,  having  gained  the  whole  world,  and 
 having  lost  or  having  forfeited  himself  ? 
 
 '"'' '  For  whoever  may  be  ashamed  of  me, 
 and  of  my  words,  of  this  one  shall  the  Son  of 
 Man  be  ashamed,  when  he  may  come  in  his 
 glory,  and  the  Father's,  and  the  only  messen- 
 gers' ;  ^'and  I  say  to  you,  truly,  there  are  cer- 
 tain of  those  here  standing,  who  shall  not  taste 
 of  death  till  they  may  see  the  reign  of  God.' 
 
 ■®And  it  came  to  pass,  after  these  words, 
 as  it  were  eight  days,  that  having  taken  Peter, 
 and  John,  and  James,  he  went  up  to  the 
 mountain  to  pray,  '■"and  it  came  to  pass,  in 
 his  praying,  the  appearance  of  his  face  became 
 altered,  and  his  garment  white — sparkling. 
 
 ^'And  lo,  two  men  were  speaking  together 
 with  him,  who  were  Moses  and  Elijah,  ^'who 
 having  appeared  in  glory,  spake  of  his  out- 
 going that  he  was  about  to  fulfil  in  Jerusalem, 
 ^'but  Peter  and  those  \\ith  him  were  heavy 
 \v\i\\  sleep,  and  having  waked,  they  saw  his 
 glory,  and  the  two  men  standing  with  him. 
 
 ^And  it  came  to  pass,  in  their  parting  from 
 him,  Peter  said  unto  Jesus,  '  Master,  it  is 
 good  to  us  to  be  here ;  and  we  may  make 
 three  booths,  one  for  thee,  and  one  for  Moses, 
 and  one  for  Elijah,'  not  knowing  what  he 
 saith  :  *'and  as  ho  was  speaking  these  things, 
 there  came  a  cloud,  and  over-shadowed  them, 
 and  they  feared  in  their  entering  into  the 
 cloud,  ^''and  a  voice  came  out  of  the  cloud 
 saying,  '  This  is  My  Son— the  Beloved  ;  hear 
 ye  him  ;'  *^and  when  the  voice  was  jjast,  Jesus 
 was  found  alone ;  and  they  were  silent,  and 
 declared  to  no  one  in  those  days  anything  of 
 what  they  have  seen. 
 
 ^And  it  came  to  pass  on  the  next  day, 
 they  having  come  down  from  the  mount, 
 there  met  him  a  great  multitude,  ^and  lo,  a 
 man  from  the  multittido  cried  out,  saying, 
 'Teacher,  I  beseech  thee,  look  upon  my  son, 
 because  he  is  my  only  begotten  ;  •'*'and  lo,  a 
 sjiirit  doth  take  him,  and  suddenly  he  doth 
 cry  out,  and  itteareth  him,  with  foaming,  and 
 it  hardly  departeth  from  him,  bruising  him, 
 '"and  I  besought  thy  disci]ilcs  that  they  might 
 cast  it  out,  and  they  were  not  able.' 
 
 *'And  Jesus  answering  said,  '  O  generation, 
 unstcdfast  and  jierverse,  till  when  shall  I  be 
 with  you,  and  suffer  you?  bring  near  hither 
 thy  son  ; '  '■'and  as  he  is  yet  coming  near,  the 
 
Zical  of  the  apostles. 
 
 IX.  43.— LUKJa.— X  25. 
 
 Mission  of  the  sevcntg. 
 
 demon  rent  him,  aad  tore  him  sore,  and  Jesus 
 rebuked  the  unclean  spirit,  and  healed  the 
 youth,  and  t;ave  him  back  to  his  father. 
 
 ••■^  And  they  were  all  amazed  at  the  greatness 
 of  _  God,  and  while  all  are  wondering  at  all 
 things  that  Jesus  did,  he  said  unto  his  dis- 
 ciples, ■*' '  Lay  ye  to  your  ears  these  words, 
 for  the  Son  of  Man  is  about  to  be  delivered 
 up  to  the  hands  of  men.' 
 
 ■"^  And  they  were  not  knowing  this  saying, 
 and  it  was  veiled  from  them,  that  they  might 
 not  perceive  it,  and  they  were  afraid  to  ask 
 him  about  this  saying. 
 
 ■'''And  there  entered  a  reasoning  among 
 them,  this.  Who  may  be  greater  of  them?  ^''and 
 Jesiia  ha^'iug  seen  the  reasoning  of  their  heart, 
 having  taken  hold  of  a  cliild,  set  him  beside 
 himself,  ■'^  and  said  to  them,  '  Whoever  may 
 receive  this  child  in  my  name,  doth  receive 
 me,  and  whoever  may  receive  me,  doth  re- 
 ceive Him  who  sent  me,  for  he  who  is  least 
 among  you  all— he  shall  be  great.' 
 
 ^  Aid  John  answering  said,  '  Master,  we 
 saw  a  certain  one  in  thy  name  casting  forth 
 the  demons,  and  we  forbade  him,  because  he 
 doth  not  follow  ^vith  us ; '  ^^  aud  Jesus  said 
 unto  him,  '  Forbid  not,  for  he  who  ip  not 
 against  us,  is  for  us.' 
 
 '1  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  the  completing  of 
 the  days  of  his  beini^  taken  up,  that  he  fixed 
 his  face  to  go  on  to  Jerusalem,  ''-  and  he  sent 
 messengers  before  his  face,  and  having  gone 
 on,  tliey  went  into  a  village  of  Samaritans,  to 
 niake  ready  for  him,  ^*  and  they  did  not  receive 
 him,  because  his  face  was  going  on  to  Jerusalem. 
 
 *'  And  his  disciples  James  and  John  having 
 seen,  said,  '  Sir,  wilt  thou  that  we  may  com- 
 mand tire  to  come  down  from  the  heaven,  and 
 to  consume  them,  as  also  Elijah  did?'  ^and 
 ha\T.ng  turned,  he  rebuked  them,  and  said, 
 '  Ye  have  not  known  of  what  sj^iiit  ye  are ; 
 '^  for  the  Son  of  Man  did  not  come  to  destroy 
 men's  lives,  but  to  save;'  and  they  went  on 
 to  another  village. 
 
 '^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  they  are  going 
 on  in  the  way,  a  certain  one  said  unto  him, 
 'I  will  follow  thee  wherever  thou  mayest  go, 
 sir;'  ^8  and  Jesus  said  to  him,  '  The  foxes  have 
 holes,  and  the  fowls  of  the  heaven  places  of  rest, 
 but  the  Sou  of  Man  hath  not  wnere  he  may 
 recline  the  head.' 
 
 ^^  And  he  said  unto  another,  '  Be  following 
 me;'  and  he  said,  'Sir,  permit  me,  having 
 "one  away,  tirst  to  bury  my  father ; '  ^^and 
 Jesus  said  to  him,  '  Suffer  the  dead  to  biu-y 
 their  own  dead,  aud  thou,  having  gone  away, 
 l)ublish  the  reign  of  God.' 
 
 ^'  And  another  also  said,  '  I  will  follow  thee, 
 .sir,  but  first  permit  me  to  take  leave  of  those 
 in  my  house  ; '  ^'-aud  Jesus  said  unto  him,  '  No 
 one  ha»ing  put  his  hand  on  a  ]jlough,  and 
 looking  back,  is  fit  for  the  reign  ot  God.' 
 
 X.  '  AND  after  these  things,  the  Lord  did 
 appoint  also  other  seventy,  and  sent  them  by 
 twos  before  his  face,  to  every  city  and  place 
 whither  he  himself  was  about  to  come,  -  then 
 said  he  imto  them,   'The  harvest  indeed  is 
 
 abundant,  but  the  workmen  few  ;  beseech  ye 
 then  the  Lord  of  the  harvest,  that  He  may 
 put  forth  workmen  to  His  harvest. 
 
 *  '  Go  away ;  lo,  I  send  you  forth  as  lambs 
 in  the  midst  of  wolves ;  •*  carry  no  bag,  no 
 scrip,  nor  sandals  ;  and  salute  no  one  on  the 
 way ;  *  and  into  whatever  house  ye  do  enter, 
 first  say.  Peace  to  this  house ;  ''  aud  if  indeed 
 there  may  be  there  the  son  of  peace,  rest  on  it 
 shall  -your  peace;  and  if  not  so,  upon  you  it 
 shall  tiu"n  back. 
 
 ^'A.nd  in  that  house  remain,  eating  and 
 drinking  the  things  they  have,  for  worthy  is 
 the  workman  of  his  hire ;  go  not  from  house 
 to  house,  ^and  into  whatever  city  ye  enter,  and 
 they  may  receive  you,  eat  the  things  set  before 
 you,  "and  heal  the  aUing  in  it,  andsaytothem, 
 The  reign  of  God  hath  come  nigh  to  you. 
 
 ^" '  And  into  whatever  city  ye  do  enter,  and 
 they  may  not  receive  you,  having  gone  forth 
 to  its  broad  places,  say,  ^^  Aud  the  dust  that 
 hath  cleaved  to  us,  from  your  city,  we  do 
 wipe  off  against  you,  but  this  know  ye,  that 
 the  reign  of  God  nath  come  nigh  to  you ;  '-and 
 I  say  to  you,  that  for  Sodom  in  that  day  it 
 shall  be  more  tolerable  than  for  that  city. 
 
 ^•*  '  Wo  to  thee,  Chorazin  ;  wo  to  thee, 
 Bethsaida ;  for  if  in  Tyre  and  Sidon  laad  been 
 done  the  mighty  works  that  were  done  in  you, 
 long  ago,  sitting  in  sackcloth  aud  ashes,  they 
 had  reformed ;  ^^  but  for  Tyre  aud  Sidon  it 
 shall  be  more  tolerable  in  the  judgment  than 
 for  you. 
 
 ^^ '  And  thou,  Capernaum,  which  unto  the 
 heaven  wast  exalted,  imto  hades  thou  sbalt 
 be  brought  down. 
 
 "•  ■  Jntj  who  is  hearing  you,  doth  hear  me ; 
 and  lie  who  is  putting  you  away,  doth  put  me 
 away;  and  he  who  is  ijutting  me  away,  doth 
 put  away  Him  who  sent  me.' 
 
 1"  And  the  seventy  turned  back  with  joy, 
 saying,  '  Sir,  and  the  demons  are  being  sub- 
 jected to  us  in  thy  name;'  '^  and  he  said  to 
 them, _ 'I  was  beholding  the  Adversary,  as 
 lightning  from  the  heaven  having  fallen;  ^^lo, 
 I  give  to  you  the  authority  to  tread  upon  ser- 
 pents and  scorpions,  aud  on  all  the  power  of 
 the  enemy,  and  nothing  by  any  means  shall 
 hurt  you;  '-''but,  in  this  rejoice  not,  that  the 
 spirits  are  subjected  to  you,  but  rejoice  rather 
 that  your  names  were  written  in  the  heavens.' 
 
 -'  lu  that  hoiu"  Jesus  was  glad  in  the  Spirit, 
 aud  said,  '  I  do  confess  to  thee,  Father,  Lord 
 of  the  heaveu  and  of  the  eartli,  that  Thou 
 didst  hide  these  things  from  wise  men  and 
 uuderstanding,  and  didst  reveal  them  to  babes ; 
 yes.  Father,  because  so  it  became  good  plea- 
 sm-e  before  Thee. 
 
 -'-  '  All  things  were  delivered  up  to  me  by 
 my  Father,  aud  uo  one  doth  know  who  the 
 Sou  is,  except  the  Father,  aud  who  the  Father 
 is,  except  the  Son,  and  he  to  whom  the  Son 
 may  wish  to  reveal  Him. ' 
 
 ^^  Aud  haxang  turned  imto  the  disciples,  he 
 said,  by  themselves,  'Happy  the  eyes  that 
 are  perceiving  what  ye  perceive;  -'for  I  say 
 to  you,  that  many  ijrophets  and  kings  did 
 wish  to  see  what  ye  perceive,  aud  did  not  see, 
 and  to  hear  what  ye  hear,  and  did  not  hear.* 
 
 -^  And  lo  a  certain  lawyer  stood  up,  tryinc 
 48 
 
Oood  Samaritan. 
 
 X.  26.— LUKE.— XI.  27. 
 
 Christ  teaches  to  irray. 
 
 him,  au(l  sayiug,  'Teaclier,  what  having  done, 
 life  agediiring  sliall  I  inherit  ? ' 
 
 -''And  lie  said  unto  him,  '  In  the  law  what 
 hath  been  written?  how  dost  thou  read?' 
 '^and  he  answering  said,  'Thou  shalt  love  the 
 Lord  thy  God  out  of  all  thy  lieart,  and  out  of 
 all  thy  soul,  and  out  of  all  thy  strength,  and 
 out  of  all  thy  understanding,  and  thy  neigh- 
 bour as  thyself.' 
 
 "8  And  he  said  to  him,  '  Eightly  thou  didst 
 answer :  this  do,  and  thou  shalt  live. ' 
 
 ^  And  he,  willing  to  declare  himself  ri;jht- 
 eous,  said  unto  Jesus,  'And  who  is  my  neigh- 
 bour ? '  '^'^  and  Jesus  having  taken  up  the  word, 
 said,  '  A  certain  man  was  going  down  from 
 Jerusalem  to  Jericho,  and  fell  among  robbers, 
 and  having  stripped  him  and  iuliicted  blows, 
 they  went  away,  leaving  hh>i  half  dead. 
 
 ^^  'And  by  a  coincidence  a  certain  priest  was 
 going  down  in  that  way,  and  having  seen  him, 
 he  passed  over  on  the  opposite  side ;  ^'-  and  in 
 like  manner  also,  aLevite,  having  been  about 
 the  place,  having  come  and  seen,  i^assed  over 
 on  the  opposite  side. 
 
 33 '  But  a  certain  Samaritan,  journeying, 
 came  along  him,  and  having  seen  hirn,  he  was 
 moved  with  compassion,  34 and  having  come 
 near,  he  bound  up  his  wounds,  xjouring  on  oil 
 and  wine,  and  having  lifted  him  up  on  his  owu 
 beast,  he  brought  him  to  an  inn,  and  was 
 carefid  of  him ;  35  and  on  the  morrow,  going 
 forth,  taking  out  two  denaries,  he  gave  to  the 
 innkeeper,  and  said  to  him.  Be  careful  of  him, 
 and  whatever  thou  mayest  spend  more,  I,  in 
 my  coming  again,  will  give  back  to  thee. 
 
 36 '  Who,  then,  of  these  three,  seerneth  to 
 thee  to  have  become  neighbour  of  him  who 
 fell  among  the  robbers?'  37  and  he  said,  '  He 
 who  did  the  kindness  with  him,'  then  Jesus 
 Baid  to  him,  '  Be  going  on,  and  thou  be  doing 
 in  like  manner.' 
 
 38  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  tlieir  going  on,  that 
 he  entered  into  a  certain  village,  and  a  certain 
 woman,  by  name  Martha,  did  receive  him  into 
 her  house,  3i*  and  she  had  also  a  sister,  called 
 Mary,  who  also,  having  seated  herself  beside 
 the  feet  of  Jesus,  was  hearing  the  word,  ■'"and 
 Martha  was  distracted  about  much  serving, 
 and  having  stood  by  him,  she  said,  '  Sir,  dost 
 thou  not  care  that  my  sister  left  me  alone  to 
 serve?  say  then  to  her,  that  she  may  partake 
 along  witli  me.' 
 
 ■*' And  Jesus  answeringsaidtoher,  'Martha, 
 Martha,  thou  art  anxious  and  disquieted  about 
 many  things,  ''-but  of  one  thing  tliere  is  ueed, 
 and  Mary  the  good  part  did  choose,  that  shall 
 not  be  taken  away  from  her.' 
 
 XL  1  AjSID  it  came  to  pass,  in  his  being  in  a 
 certain  ])lace  praying,  as  ho  ceased,  a  certain 
 one  of  his  disciples  said  xinto  him,  'Sir,  teach 
 us  to  pray,  as  also  John  taught  his  disciples.' 
 
 "  And  he  said  to  them,  '  When  ye  may  pray, 
 say  ye:  Our  Father  who  art  in  the  heavens; 
 hallowed  be  Thy  name:  Thy  reign  come  ;  Thy 
 will  come  to  ijass,  as  in  heaven  also  on  earth 
 3  our  appointed  bread  be  giving  us  daily ;  'and 
 forgive  us  our  sius,  for  also  we  ourselves  for- 
 Rive  every  one  indebted  to  lis ;  and  mayest 
 Thou  not  bring  us  into  temptation ;  but  do 
 Thou  deliver  us  from  the  evil.' 
 60 
 
 '  And  he  said  unto  them,  '  WTio  of  you  shall 
 have  a  friend,  and  sliall  go  on  unto  him  at 
 midniglit,  and  may  say  to  him,  Friend,  lend 
 me  three  loaves,  ''seeing  a  friend  of  mine 
 came  out  of  the  way  unto  me,  and  I  have  not 
 what  I  shall  set  before  him,  ^and  he  from 
 within  answering  may  say.  Do  not  give  me 
 trouble,  already  the  door  hath  been  shut,  and 
 my  children  with  me  are  in  the  bed,  I  am  not 
 able,  having  risen,  to  give  to  thee. 
 
 " '  I  say  to  you,  even  if  he  will  uot  give  to 
 liim,  having  risen,  because  of  his  being  his 
 friend,  yet  because  of  his  importunity,  having 
 risen,  he  vidll  give  him  as  many  as  he  doth 
 need ;  "  and  I  say  to  you,  Ask,  and  it  shall  be 
 given  to  you ;  seek,  and  ye  shall  llnd  ;  knock, 
 and  it  shall  be  opened  to  you  ;  '"  for  every  one 
 who  is  asking  doth  receive;  and  he  who  is 
 seeking  doth  find  ;  and  to  him  who  is  knock- 
 ing it  shall  be  opened. 
 
 ^' '  And  of  which  of  you — the  father— if  the 
 son  shall  ask  a  loaf,  a  stone  will  he  present 
 to  him?  and  if  a  fish,  will  he  instead  oi  a  fish, 
 a  serpent  present  to  him  ?  ^-  and  if  he  may  ask 
 an  egg,  will  he  present  to  him  a  scori)ion  ?  '3  If, 
 then,  ye,  beiug  evil,  have  known  good  gifts 
 to  be  gi\dng  to  your  children,  how  much  more 
 shall  the  Father  who  is  from  heaven  give 
 the  Holy  Spirit  to  those  asking  Him  I ' 
 
 '^  And  he  was  casting  forth  a  demon, 
 and  it  was  dumb,  and  it  came  to  pass,  thi 
 demon  having  gone  forth,  the  dumb  man 
 spake,  and  the  multitudes  wondered,  ^^and 
 certain  of  them  said,  '  By  Beelzeboul,  ruler  of 
 the  demons,  he  doth  cast  forth  the  demons  ; 
 '"and  others,  tempting,  a  sign  out  of  heaven 
 from  him  were  asking. 
 
 "  And  he,  knowing  their  thoughts,  said  to 
 them,  '  Every  kingdom  having  been  divided 
 against  itself  is  desolated  ;  and  house  against 
 house  doth  fall;  '^audif  also  the  Adversary 
 a§:ainst  himself  was  divided,  how  shall  his 
 kingdom  bo  made  to  stand  ?  for  ye  say,  by 
 Beelzeboul  is  my  casting  forth  the  demons. 
 
 '" '  But  if  I  by  Beelzeboul  cast  forth  the  de- 
 mons—your sons,  by  whom  do  they  cast  forth? 
 because  of  this  your  judges  they  shall  be; 
 ''"'  but  if  by  the  finger  of  God  I  cast  forth  the 
 demons,  then  come  unawares  upon  you  did 
 the  rei^n  of  God. 
 
 -'  'When  the  strong  man  armed  may  keep 
 his  hall,  in  ])cace  are  his  goods ;  -'-  but  when 
 the  stronger  than  he,  having  come  upon  hi7n, 
 may  overcome  him,  his  whole-armom-hedoth 
 take  away  in  wjiieh  he  had  trusted,  and  his 
 spoils  he  distributeth ;  -3  he  who  is  uot  Nvith 
 me  is  agaiust  me,  and  he  who  is  not  gathering 
 with  me  doth  scatter. 
 
 "•' '  When  the  unclean  siiirit  may  go  forth 
 from  the  man  it  walketh  through  waterless 
 places  seeking  rest,  and  not  finding,  it  saith, 
 I  will  turn  back  to  my  house  whence  I  came 
 forth  ;  -•'  and  having  come,  it  lindeth  it  swept 
 and  adorned  ;  -"  then  doth  it  go,  and  t.ake  to 
 it  seveu  other  spirits  more  evil  than  itself,  and 
 having  entered,  they  dwell  there,  and  the  last 
 of  that  man  becometh  woi-st  than  the  lirst.' 
 
 "^  And  it  came  to  ))ass,  in  his  saying  these 
 things,  a  cei'taiu  woman  having  lifted  up  the 
 voice   out  of    the  multitude,    said  to  bim. 
 
Pharisees  reproved. 
 
 XI.  28.— LUKE.— XII.  15. 
 
 Chrlsfs  charge. 
 
 '  Happy  the  womb  that  carried  thee,  and  the 
 paps  that  thou  didst  suck  !'    "^  Aud  ho  said. 
 Yea,  ratlier,  happy  those  hearing  the  word 
 of  God,  aud  keepiu-g-  if/' 
 
 -8  Aud  the  multitudes  croAvding  together 
 upon  him,  he  begau  to  say,  '  This  generation 
 is  evil,  a  sign  it  doth  seek  after,  and  a  sign 
 shall  not  be  given  to  it,  except  the  sign  of 
 Jonah  the  prophet,  3"  for  as  Jonah  became  a 
 sign  to  the  Ninevites,  so  also  shall  the  Son  of 
 Man  be  to  this  generation. 
 ^1 '  A  queen  of  the  south  shall  rise  up  in  the 
 judgment  with  the  men  of  this  generation, 
 and  shall  condemn  them,  because  she  came 
 from  the  ends  of  the  earth  to  hear  the  wisdom 
 of  Solomoa;  and  lo,  greater  than  Solomon 
 here! 
 
 ^- '  Men  of  Nineveh  shall  stand  up  in  the 
 judgment  with  this  generation,  aud  shall  con- 
 demn it,  because  they  reformed  at  the  pro- 
 clamation of  Jonah;  and  lo,  greater  than 
 Jonah  here ! 
 
 ^^ '  And  no  one  having  lighted  a  lamp,  doth 
 put  it  in  a  secret  place,  nor  under  the  measure, 
 but  on  the  lampstaud,  that  those  coming  in 
 may  behold  the  light. 
 
 '^"^ '  The  lamp  of  the  body  is  the  eye,  when 
 then  thine  eye  may  be  simple,  thy  whole  body 
 ulso  is  lightened;  and  when  it  may  be  evil, 
 thy  body  also  is  darkened;  ^^  take  heed,  then, 
 lest  the  light  that  is  in  thee  be  darkness ;  ^^  if 
 then  thy  whole  body  is  lightened,  not  ha^nug 
 any  part  darkened,  the  whole  shall  be  light- 
 ened, as  when  the  lamp  by  the  brightness  may 
 give  thee  light.' 
 
 3'  And  in  his  speaking,  a  certain  Pharisee 
 was  asking  him  that  he  might  dine  with  him, 
 and  having  gone  in,  he  reclined  (at  meat), 
 ^^  and  the  Pharisee  having  seen,  did  wonder 
 that  he  did  not  first  baptize  himself  before 
 the  dinner. 
 
 ■*''  And  the  Lord  said  unto  him,  'Now  do  ye, 
 the  Pharisees,  the  outside  of  the  cup  and  of 
 the  plate  make  clean,  but  your  inward  part  is 
 full  of  rapine  and  wickedness ;  ■*"  unthinking  ! 
 did  not  He  who  made  the  outside  also  the  in- 
 side make?  •'^  But  what  ye  have  give  ye  as 
 alms,  and,  lo,  all  things  are  clean  to  you. 
 
 *^ '  But  wo  to  yon,  the  Pharisees,  jjecause  ye 
 tithe  the  mint,  and  the  rue,  and  evei-y  herb, 
 and  ye  jiass  by  the  judgment,  and  the  love  of 
 God ;  these  things  it  behoveth  to  do,  and  those 
 not  to 'be  neglecting. 
 
 ■*^ '  Wo  to  you,  the  Pharisees,  because  ye 
 love  the  first  seats  in  the  synagogues,  and  the 
 salutations  in  the  market-places. 
 
 *^ '  Wo  to  you,  scribes  aud  Pharisees,  hypo- 
 crites, because  ye  are  as  the  unseen  tombs, 
 and  the  men  walking  above  have  not  known.' 
 
 '^  And  one  of  the  lawyers  answering,  saith 
 to  him,  '  Teacher,  these  things  saying,  us  also 
 thou  dost  insult ; '  '^  and  he  said,  'And  to  you, 
 the  lawyers,  wo!  because  ye  biu-den  men  with 
 burdens  grievous  to  be  l^rne,  and  ye  your- 
 selves with  one  of  your  tmgers  do  not  touch 
 the  bufdeus. 
 
 '''' '  Wo  to  you,  because  ye  build  the  tombs 
 of  the  prophets,  and  your  fathers  killed  them. 
 
 •^'^Then  do  ye  testify,  and  are  well  pleased 
 with  the  works  of  your  fathers,  because  they 
 indeed  killed  them,  and  ye  do  build  theii 
 tombs  ;  ""^  because  of  this  also  the  wisdom  of 
 God  said :  I  will  send  to  them  ijrophets,  and 
 apostles,  and  some  of  them  they  sliall  kill  and 
 persecute,  ^^  that  the  blood  of  all  the  prophets, 
 that  is  being  poured  forth  from  the  founda- 
 tion of  the  world,  may  be  required  from  this 
 generation ;  *'  from  the  blood  of  Abel  unto  the 
 blood  of  Zacharias,  who  perished  between  the 
 altar  and  the  house ;  yes,  I  say  to  you.  It  shall 
 be  reqiiired  from  this  generation. 
 
 ^^ '  Wo  to  you,  the  lawyers,  because  ye  took 
 away  the  key  of  the  knowledge ;  yourselves 
 ye  did  not  enter  ;  and  those  coming  in,  ye  did 
 ninder.' 
 
 ^■*  And  in  his  speaking  these  things  unto 
 them,  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees  began 
 fearfully  to  urge  and  to  press  him  to  speak 
 about  many  things,  ^'^  laying  wait  for  him,  and 
 seeking  to  catch  something  out  of  his  toouth, 
 that  they  might  accuse  him. 
 
 XII.  1  AT  which  time  the  myiiads  of  the 
 midtitude  having  been  gathered  together,  so 
 as  to  tread  upon  one  another,  he  began  to  say 
 imto  his  disciples,  first,  '  Take  heed  to  your- 
 selves of  the  leaven  of  the  Pharisees,  which 
 is  hypocrisy ;  ^  and  there  is  nothing  covered, 
 that  shall  not  be  revealed ;  and  hid,  that  shall 
 not  be  known ;  ^  because  whatever  in  the  dark- 
 ness ye  said,  in  the  light  shall  be  heard  :  and 
 what  to  the  ear  ye  spake  in  the  inner-cham- 
 bers, shall  be  proclaimed  upon  the  house-tops. 
 
 ■*  'And  I  say  to  you,  my  friends,  be  not 
 afraid  of  those  killing  the  bodj',  and  after 
 these  things  are  not  having  anything  over  to 
 do ; '^  but  I  will  show  to  you,  whom  ye  may 
 fear ;  Fear  him  who,  after  the  killing,  is  hav- 
 ing authority  to  cast  to  the  gehenna  ;  yes,  I 
 say  to  you.  Fear  ye  Him. 
 
 ^ '  Are  not  five  sparrows  sold  for  two  assars  ? 
 and  one  of  them  is  not  forgotten  before  God, 
 ^  l)ut  even  the  hairs  of  your  head  have  been 
 .all  numbered;  therefore  fear  ye  not,  than 
 many  sparrows  ye  are  of  more  value. 
 
 ■* '  And  I  say  to  you.  Every  one — whoever 
 may  confess  with  me  before  men,  the  Son  of 
 Man  also  shall  confess  with  him  before  the 
 messengers  of  God,  ^  aud  he  who  hath  denied 
 me  before  men,  shall  be  denied  before  the  mes- 
 sengers of  God,  ^^  aud  eveiy  one  whoever  shall 
 say  a  word  to  the  Sou  of  Man,  it  shall  be  for- 
 given to  him,  but  to  him  who  to  the  Holy 
 Sv)irit  did  speak  evil,  it  shall  not  be  forgiven. 
 
 ^1 '  Aud  when  they  bring  you  before  the 
 synagogues,  aud  the  rulers,  aud  the  autho- 
 rities, be  not  anxious  how  or  what  ye  may  re- 
 ply, or  what  ye  may  say,  ^^  for  the  Holy  Spirit 
 shall  teach  you  in  that  hour  what  it  benoveth 
 you  to  say.' 
 
 ^^  And  a  certain  one  said  to  him,  out  of  the 
 multitude,  '  Teacher,  say  to  my  brother  to 
 divide  with  me  the  inheritance.'  ^^And  he 
 said  to  him,  '  Man,  who  set  me  a  judge  or  a 
 divider  over  you?'  '^  And  he  said  unto  them, 
 '  Observe,  and  beware  of  the  covetousness, 
 because  not  in  the  abundance  of  one's  goods  ia 
 his  life.' 
 
 61 
 
Worldly-mindedness  reproved.      xn.  16.— LUKE. — xiu.  4. 
 
 Vigilance  inculcated. 
 
 16  And  lie  spake  a  simile  unto  them,  saying, 
 '  Of  a  certain  rich  man  the  tield  brought  forth 
 well;  ^^  and  he  was  reasoning  within  himself, 
 saying,  What  shall  1  do,  because  I  have  not 
 where  1  shall  gather  together  my  fruita  ?  '^and 
 he  said,  This!  will  do,  I  wiU  take  down  mv 
 store-houses,  and  greater  ones  I  will  build, 
 and  I  will  gather  together  there  all  itiy  pro- 
 ducts and  my  good  things,  i"  and  I  will  say  to 
 my  souL  Soul,  thou  hast  many  good  things 
 laid  up  for  many  years,  be  resting,  eat,  drink, 
 
 be  merry.  ,  .  ,  . 
 
 20  '  And  (}od  said  to  him,  Unthinlung  one  ! 
 this  nigiit  thy  soul  they  shall  require  from 
 thee,  and  what  things  thou  didst  prepaie— to 
 whom  shall  they  be?  -iso  is  he  vvho  is  treasur- 
 ing up  to  himself,  and  is  not  rich  toward  God.' 
 
 '■^'^  And  he  said  unto  his  disciples,  '  Because 
 of  this,  to  you  1  say.  Be  not  anxious  for  your 
 life,  what  ye  may  eat ;  nor  for  the  body,  what 
 ye  may  put  on ;  '^  the  life  is  more  than  the 
 nourishment,  and  the  body  than  the  clothing. 
 
 ■■'•' '  Consider  the  ravens,  that  they  sow  not, 
 nor  reap,  to  which  there  is  no  barn  nor  store- 
 house, and  God  doth  nourish  theui ;  how  much 
 better  are  ye  than  the  fowls?  -°  and  who  of 
 you,  being  anxious,  is  able  to  add  to  his  age 
 one  cubit?  -^If,  then,  ye  are  not  able  for  the 
 least — why  for  the  rest  are  ye  anxious  ? 
 
 2'' '  Consider  the hlies,  ho  w  do  they  grow?they 
 labour  not,  nor  do  they  spin,  and  I  say  to  you, 
 not  even  Solomon  in  all  his  glory  was  arrayed 
 aa  one  of  these  ;  "-*  and  if  the  herbage  in  fehe 
 field,  that  to-day  is,  and  to-moiTow  int»  an 
 oven  is  cast,  God  doth  so  clothe,  how  much 
 more  you — ye  of  little  faith  ? 
 
 ^  '  And  ye — seek  not  what  ye  may  eat,  or 
 what  ye  may  drink,  and  be  not  in  suspense, 
 *>  for  all  these  things  do  the  nations  of  the 
 world  seek  after,  and  your  Father  hath  known 
 that  ye  have  need  of  these  things ;  ^^  but, 
 seek  ye  the  reign  of  God,  and  all  these  things 
 shall  "be  added  to  you. 
 
 3" 'Fear  not,  little  flock,  because  your 
 Father  did  delight  to  give  you  the  reign; 
 '^aell  your  goods,  and  give  alms,  make  to 
 yourselves  bags  that  become  not  old,  a  trea- 
 sure anfadiug  in  the  heavens,  where  thief  doth 
 not  come  near,  nor  moth  destroy  :  •*''  for  vdiere 
 your  treasure  is,  there  also  your  neait  will  be. 
 
 3» '  Let  your  loins  be  girded,  and  the  lanms 
 burning,  2'' and  ye  like  to  men  waiting  for 
 th  ^ir  lord,  when  he  shall  return  out  of  the 
 vvedding  feasts,  that  he  having  come  and 
 iinocked,  immediately  they  may  open  to  him. 
 
 ^  '  Happy  those  servauts,  whom  the  lord, 
 haTing  come,  shall  find  watching;  verdy  I  say 
 &o  you,  that  he  will  gird  himself,  and  will 
 oause  them  to  recline  (at  meat),  and  having 
 ^jome  near,  will  minister  to  them;  ''^aud  if  he 
 inay  come  in  the  second  watch,  and  iu  the 
 ^iiiird  watch  he  may  come,  and  may  find  it  so, 
 aappy  are  those  servants. 
 
 »"  And  this  know,  that  if  the  master  of  tlio 
 !LOUse  had  known  what  hour  the  thief  doth 
 iome,  he  would  have  watched,  and  woidd  not 
 have  suffered  his  house  to  be  broken  through ; 
 '''and. ye,  then,  become yc  ready,  because  at  the 
 hour  ye  think  not,  the  Son  of  Man  doth  come.' 
 
 *^And  Peter  said  to  him,  '  Sir.  unto  ua  this 
 52 
 
 simile  dost  thou  speak,  or  also  unto  all?' 
 ^"  And  the  Lord  said,  'Who,  then,  is  the  faith- 
 ful and  prudent  steward  whom  the  lord  shall 
 set  over  nis  household,  to  give  in  season  the 
 wheat  measiu-e?  •'^  Happy  that  servant,  whom 
 his  lori  having  come,  shall  find  doing  so; 
 ^  truly  I  say  to  you,  that  over  all  his  goods 
 he  will  set  him. 
 
 ■*^ '  And  if  that  servant  may  say  in  his  heart. 
 My  lord  doth  delay  to  come,  and  may  begin 
 to  beat  the  men-servants  and  the  maid-ser- 
 vants, to  eat  also,  and  to  drink,  and  to  be 
 drunken ;  ^^the  lord  of  that  servant  will  come 
 in  a  day  in  which  he  doth  not  look  for  him, 
 and  in  an  hour  that  he  doth  not  know,  and 
 \yill  cut  him  oil',  and  his  portion  with  the  un- 
 faithful he  will  appoint. 
 
 ■''' '  And  that  servant,  who  having  known  his 
 lord's  will,  and  not  having  prepared,  nor  hav- 
 ing gone  according  to  his  will,  shall  be  beaten 
 with  many  stripes,  '^^aud  he  who,  not  having 
 known,  and  having  done  things  worthy  of 
 stripes,  shall  be  beaten  with  few;  and  to  every 
 one  to  whom  much  was  given,  much  shall  be 
 required  from  him;  and  to  whom  they  did 
 commit  much,  more  abundantly  they  will  ask 
 of*him. 
 
 *  '  Fire  I  came  to  cast  to  the  earth,  and 
 what  will  I  if  already  it  was  kindled?  ^"but 
 I  have  a  baptism  to  be  baptized  with,  and 
 how  am  I  pressed  till  it  may  be  completed ! 
 
 ^'  'Think  ye  that  peace  1  came  to  give  in  the 
 earth  ?  no,  I  say  to  you,  but  rather  division  ; 
 ^'-for  thereshall  be  henceforth  five  iu  one  house 
 divided — three  against  two,  and  two  against 
 three ;  ^^  a  father  shall  be  divided  against  a  sou, 
 and  a  son  against  a  father,  a  mother  against  a 
 daughter,  and  a  daughter  against  a  mother,  a 
 mother-in-law  against  her  daughter-in-law, 
 and  a  daughter-in-law  against  her  mother-in- 
 law.' 
 
 ^^  And  he  said  also  to  the  multitudes,  '  When 
 ye  may  see  the  cloud  rising  from  the  west,  im- 
 mediately ye  say,  A  shower  doth  come,  and  it 
 is  so;  *^  and  when — a  south  wind  blowing, 
 ye  say,  that  there  will  be  heat,  and  it  is;  *'•  hy- 
 pocrites !  the  face  of  the  earth  aud  of  the 
 heaven  ye  have  known  to  make  proof  of,  but 
 this  time — how  do  ye  not  make  proof  of  it  ? 
 
 ^'^ '  Aud  why,  also,  of  yourselves,  judge  ye 
 not  what  is  righteous  ?  '^"for,  as  thou  art  going 
 away  with  thy  opponent  to  the  ruler,  iu  the 
 way  give  diligence  to  bo  released  from  him, 
 lest  he  may  drag  thee  unto  the  judge,  and  the 
 judge  may  deliver  thee  to  the  othcer,  and  the 
 ofhcer  may  cast  thee  into  prison;  ''''1  say  to 
 thee,  thou  mayest  not  come  forth  thence  till 
 even  tlie  last  mite  thou  mayest  give  back.' 
 
 XIII.  '  AND  there  were  present  certain  at 
 that  time,  telling  him  about  the  Galileans, 
 wliose  blood  Pilate  did  mingle  witli  their  sac- 
 rilices ;  "and  Jesus  answering  said  to  them, 
 'Think  ye  thatthcso  Galileans  became  sinners 
 beyond  all  the  Galileans,  because  they  have 
 Buffered  such  things?  ^No— i  say  to  you,  but. 
 if  ye  may  not  reform,  all  ye  even  so  shall 
 l)crish. 
 
 *  '  Or  tlu)se  eighteen,  on  whom  the  tower  in 
 Siloam  fell,  aud  kiUed  them;  think  yo  that 
 
Fruitless  Jig-tree. 
 
 XIII.  5. —LUKE.  —XIV.  12, 
 
 ChrisCs  message  to  Herod. 
 
 these  became  debtors  beyond  all  men  who  are 
 dwelling  iu  Jerusalem?  ^No— I  say  to  yon, 
 but,  if  j'e  may  not  reform,  all  ye  in  like  manner 
 shall  perish.* 
 
 ^  And  he  spake  this  simile :  '  A  certain  one 
 had  a  lig-tree  planted  in  his  vineyard,  and  he 
 came  seeking  fruit  in  it,  and  he  did  not  find ; 
 ^and  he  said  unto  the  vine-dresser,  Lo,  three 
 years  I  come  seeking  fruit  in  this  fig-tree, 
 and  do  not  find,  cut  it  off,  why  also  the  ground 
 doth  it  render  useless? 
 
 ^  '  And  he  answering  saith  to  him,  Sir,  suffer 
 it  also  this  year,  till  that  I  may  dig  about  it, 
 and  cast  in  dung;  ^  and  if  indeed  it  may  bear 
 fruit — ;  and  if  not  so,  thereafter  thou  shalt 
 cut  it  off. ' 
 
 1"  And  he  was  teaching  in  one  of  the  syna- 
 gogues on  the  sabbath,  "  and  lo,  there  was  a 
 woman  having  a  spirit  of  infirmity  eighteen 
 years,  and  she  was  bowed  together,  and  not 
 able  to  bend  back  at  all,  ^-  and  Jesus  having 
 seen  her,  did  call  her  near,  and  said  to  her, 
 'Woman,  thou  hast  been  loosed  from  thy 
 infirmity;'  ^^ and  he  laid  on  her  his  hands, 
 and  presently  she  was  set  upright,  and  was 
 glorifying  GocL  _ 
 
 ^*  And  the  chief  of  the  synagogue  answer- 
 ing— much  displeased  that  on  the  sabbath 
 Jesus  healed — said  to  the  miiltitude,  '  Six 
 days  there  are  in  which  it  behoveth  us  to  be 
 working;  in  these,  then,  coming,  be  healed, 
 and  not  on  the  sabbath-day.' 
 
 1^  Then  the  Lord  answered  him  and  said, 
 '  Hvpocrite,  doth  not  each  of  you  on  the  sab- 
 bath loose  his  ox  or  ass  from  the  stall,  and 
 having  led  away,  doth  water  it  ?  ^®  and  this 
 one,  being  a  daughter  of  Abraham,  whom  the 
 Adversary  bound,  lo,  eighteen  years,  did  it 
 not  behove  to  be  loosed  from  this  bond  on  the 
 sabbath-day  ? ' 
 
 1''  And  he  saying  these  things,  all  who  were 
 opposed  to  him  were  being  ashamed,  and  all 
 the  miiltikide  were  rejoicing  over  all  the 
 glorious  things  that  are  being  done  by  him. 
 
 '*And  he  said,  'To  what  is  the  reign  of 
 God  like  ?  and  to  what  shall  I  liken  it?  ^^  It 
 is  like  to  a  grain  of  mustard,  which  a  man 
 having  taken,  did  cast  into  his  garden,  and  it 
 increased,  and  came  to  a  great  tree,  and  the 
 fowls  of  the  heavens  did  rest  in  its  branches.' 
 
 ^^  And  again  he  said,  'To  what  shall  I  liken 
 the  reign  of  God  ?  "^  It  is  like  leaven,  which 
 a  woman,  having  taken,  did  hide  in  three 
 measures  of  meal,  till  that  all  was  leavened.' 
 
 "-  And  he  was  going  through  cities  and  vill- 
 ages, teaching,  and  making  progress  toward 
 Jerusalem ;  ^^  and  a  certain  one  said  to  him, 
 '  Sir,  are  those  saved  few  ? '  and  he  said  unto 
 them,  ^  'Be  striving  to  go  in  through  the  strait 
 gate,  because  many,  I  say  to  you,  will  seek  to 
 go  in,  and  shall  not  be  able;  -^  from  the  time 
 the  master  of  the  house  may  have  risen  up, 
 and  may  have  shut  the  door,  and  ye  may 
 begin  without  to  stand,  and  to  knock  at  the 
 door,  saying.  Lord,  lord,  open  to  us,  and  he 
 answering  shall  say  to  you,  I  have  not  known 
 you  whence  ye  are,  -''  then  ye  may  begin  to 
 
 say,  We  did  eat  before  thee,  and  did  drink, 
 and  in  our  broad  places  thou  didst  teach; 
 ^and  he  shall  say,  1  say  to  you,  I  have  not 
 known  you  whence  ye  are;  depart  from  me. 
 all  ye  workers  of  the  unrighteousness. 
 
 -^ '  There  shall  be  there  the  weeping  and  the 
 gnashing  of  the  teeth,  when  ye  may  see  Abra- 
 ham, and  Isaac,  and  Jacob,  and  all  the  pro- 
 phets, in  the  reign  of  God,  and  yourselves 
 being  cast  out  without ;  ""and  they  shall  come 
 from  east  and  west,  and  from  north  and  south, 
 and  shall  recline  in  the  reign  of  God,  3*' and  lo, 
 thei  e  are  last  who  shall  be  first,  and  there  are 
 first  who  shall  be  last.' 
 
 ^'  On  that  day  there  came  near  certain  Phar- 
 isees, saying  to  him,  '  Go  forth,  and  be  going 
 on  hence,  for  Herod  doth  wish  to  kill  thee  ; 
 ^-  and  he  said  to  them,  '  Having  gone,  say  to 
 this  fox,  Lo,  I  cast  forth  demons,  and  perfect 
 cures  to-day  and  to-morrow,  and  the  third  day 
 I  am  being  perfected ;  33  but  it  behoveth  me 
 to-day,  and  to-morrow,  and  the  day  following, 
 to  go  on,  because  it  is  not  possible  for  a  pro- 
 phet to  perish  out  of  Jerusalem. 
 
 ^  '  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  that  is  killing  the 
 prophets,  Rnd  stoning  those  sent  unto  her, 
 how  often  did  1  will  to  gather  together  thy 
 children,  as  a  hen  her  brood  under  the  wings, 
 and  ye  did  not  vnl\. 
 
 3^ '  Lo,  your  house  is  being  left  to  you  deso- 
 late, and  verily  I  say  to  you — ye  may  not  see 
 me,  till  it  may  come,  when  ye  may  say.  Bless- 
 ed is  he  who  is  coming  in  the  name  of  the 
 Lord.' 
 
 XTV.  '  AND  it  came  to  pass,  on  his  going 
 into  the  house  of  a  certain  one  of  the  chiefs 
 of  the  Pharisees,  on  a  sabbath,  to  eat  bread, 
 that  they  were  watching  him,  ^  and  lo,  there 
 was  a  certain  dropsical  man  before  him ;  ^and 
 Jesus  answering  spake  to  the  lawyers  and 
 Pharisees,  saying,  'Is  it  lawful  on  the  sabbath- 
 day  to  heal?  •'and  they  were  silent,  and  hav- 
 ing taken  hold  of  Mm,  he  healed  him,  and  let 
 him  go;  ^and  answering  them  he  said,  'Of 
 which  of  you  shall  an  ass  or  ox  fall  into  a  pit, 
 and  he  will  not  immediately  draw  it  up  on  the 
 sabbath-day?'  ^and  they  were  not  able  to 
 answer  him  again  unto  these  things. 
 
 ^  And  he  spake  a  simile  unto  those  callecL 
 marking  how  they  were  choosing  out  the  first 
 couches,  saying  unto  them,  ^  'When  thou  may- 
 est  be  called  by  any  one  to  mamage-feasts, 
 thou  mayest  not  recline  on  the  first  couch, 
 lest  a  more  honourable  than  thou  may  have 
 been  called  by  him,  ^and  he  who  did  call  thee 
 and  him  having  come  shall  say  to  thee,  'Give 
 to  this  one  place,  and  then  thou  mayest  begin 
 with  shame  to  occupy  the  last  place. 
 
 1"  '  But,  when  thou  mayest  be  called,  having 
 gone  on,  recline  in  the  last  place,  that  when 
 he  who  called  thee  may  come,  he  may  say  to 
 thee,  Friend,  come  up  higher ;  then  thou  shalt 
 have  glory  before  those  reclining  with  thee; 
 ^^  because  every  one  who  is  exalting  himself 
 shall  be  humbled,  and  he  who  is  humbling 
 himself  shall  be  exalted.' 
 
 '^  And  he  said  also  to  him  who  did  call  him, 
 'When  thou  mayest  make  a  dinner  or  a 
 53 
 
Simile  of  the  marnage-supper,        xiv.  13. — LUKE. — xv.  23.        and  of  the  repentant  prodigal. 
 
 supper,  bo  not  calling  thy  friends,_  nor  thy 
 brethren,  nor  tliy  kindred,  nor  rich  neiL^hbours, 
 lest  they  .ilso  may  call  thee  a.^ain,  and  a  re- 
 compense may  come  to  thee  j  '^  bnt  wJien  thou 
 mayest  make  a  feast,  be  callmg  poor,  maimed, 
 lame,  blind,  '^  and  happy  thou  shalt  be,  be- 
 cause they  have  not  to  recompense  thee,  for  it 
 shall  be  recompensed  to  thee  in  the  rising 
 again  of  the  rignteous.' 
 
 1'  And  one  of  those  reclining  with  him,  hav- 
 ing heard  these  things,  said  to  him,  '  Happy 
 isaQ  who  shall  eat  bread  in  the  reign  of  God ;' 
 1®  and  he  said  to  him,  '  A  certain  man  made 
 a  great  supper,  and  called  many,  ^-"aud  he 
 sent  his  servant  at  the  hour  of  the  supper  to 
 say  to  those  having  been  called.  Be  coming, 
 because  now  are  all  things  ready. 
 
 1** '  And  they  began  with  one  consent  all  to 
 excuse  themselves :  The  first  said  to  him,  A 
 field  I  bought,  and  I  have  need  to  go  forth  and 
 see  it;  I  beg  of  thee,  have  me  excused. 
 
 1"  '  And  another  said.  Five  yoke  of  oxen  I 
 bought,  and  I  go  on  to  prove  them  ;  I  beg  of 
 thee,  have  me  excused:  ^"and  another  said, 
 &.  wife  1  married,  and  because  of  this  I  am 
 not  able  to  come. 
 
 ^1 '  And  that  servant  having  come,  told  to 
 his  lord  these  things,  then  the  master  of  the 
 house,  having  been  angry,  said  to  his  servant. 
 Go  forth  quickly  to  the  broad  places  and  lanes 
 of  the  city,  and  the  poor,  and  maimed,  and 
 lame,  and  blind,  bring  in  hither. 
 
 -'' '  And  the  servant  said,  Sir,  it  hath  been 
 done  as  thou  didst  command,  and  still  there 
 is  room. 
 
 ^  '  And  the  lord  said  unto  the  serv^ant,  Go 
 forth  to  the  ways  and  hedges,  and  constrain 
 to  come  in,  that  my  house  may  be  filled ;  -■'for 
 I  say  to  you,  that  none  of  those  men  who  have 
 been  called  shall  taste  of  my  supper.' 
 
 ^  And  there  were  going  on  with  him  great 
 multitudes,  and  having  turned,  he  said  unto 
 them,  -^ '  If  any  one  doth  come  unto  me,  and 
 doth  not  hate  his  own  father,  and  mother, 
 and  wife,  and  children,  and  brothers,  and 
 sisters,  and  yet  even  his  own  life,  he  is  not 
 able  to  be  my  disciple ;  ^''  and  whoever  doth 
 not  bear  his  cross,  and  come  after  me,  is  not 
 able  to  be  my  disciple. 
 
 ^'For  who  of  you,  willing  to  build  a  tower, 
 doth  not  first,  having  sat  down,  count  the  ex- 
 pense, whether  he  have  the  things  for  com- 
 pleting? -'■'lest  that  he  having  laid  a  founda- 
 tion, and  not  being  able  to  finish,  all  who  are 
 beholding  may  begin  to  mock  him,  ^Osaying— 
 This  man  began  to  build,  and  was  not  able  to 
 finish. 
 
 SI '  Or  what  king  going  on  to  engage  with 
 another  king  in  war,  doth  not,  having  sat 
 down,  first  consult  if  be  be  able  with  ten 
 thousand  to  meet  him  who  with  twenty  thou- 
 sand is  coming  agaiiist  him?  •^- and  if  not  so 
 — he  bein^  yet  a  long  way  off — having  sent  an 
 ambassy,  lie  doth  ask  the  things  for  peace. 
 
 '' '  So,  then,  every  one  of  you  who  doth  not 
 take  leave  of  all  that  he  himself  hath,  is  not 
 able  to  be  my  disci ])le. 
 
 ** '  The  salt  w  good,  Ijut  if  the  salt  doth  l>e- 
 oomo  tasteless,  with  wliat  shall  it  bo  seasoned  ? 
 54 
 
 ^'^  neither  for  land  nor  for  manure  is  it  fit— 
 they  cast  it  without.  He  who  is  having  ears 
 to  hear — let  him  hear.' 
 
 _  XV.  1  AND  all  the  tax-gatherers  and  the 
 sinners  were  coming  nigh  to  him,  to  hear  him, 
 "  and  the  Pharisees  and  the  scribes  were  mur- 
 muring, saying — This  one  doth  receive  sinners, 
 and  doth  eat  with  them.' 
 
 3  And  he  spake  unto  them  this  simile,  say- 
 ing, * '  What  man  of  you  having  a  hundred 
 sheep,  and  having  lost  one  out  of  them,  doth  not 
 leave  behind  the  ninety -nine  in  the  wilderness, 
 and  go  on  after  the  lost  one,  till  he  may  find 
 it?  ^  and  having  found,  he  doth  lay  it  on  his 
 shoulders  rejoicing,  ^  and  having  come  to  the 
 house,  he  doth  call  together  tlie  friends  and 
 the  neighbours,  saying  to  them.  Rejoice  with 
 me,  because  I  foimd  my  sheeij — the  lost  one. 
 
 '' '  I  say  to  you,  that  so  joy  shall  be  in  the 
 heaven  over  one  sinner  reforming,  rather  than 
 over  ninety-nine  righteous  men,  who  have  no 
 need  of  reformation. 
 
 ®  '  Or  what  woman  ha\nng  ten  drachms,  if 
 she  may  lose  one  drachm,  doth  not  light  a 
 lamp,  and  sweep  the  house,  and  seek  care- 
 fully till  that  she  may  find?  "and  having 
 found,  she  doth  call  together  the  female 
 friends  and  the  neighbours,  saying.  Rejoice 
 with  me,  for  I  found  the  drachm  that  I  lost. 
 
 '" '  So  I  say  to  you,  joy  doth  come  before 
 the  messengers  of  God  over  one  sinner  re- 
 forming.' 
 
 ^1  And  he  said,  '  A  certain  man  had  two 
 sons,  I'^and  the  younger  of  them  said  to  the 
 father.  Father,  give  me  the  portion  of  the 
 substance  falling  to  me,  and  he  divided  to 
 them  the  living. 
 
 1^ '  And  not  many  days  after,  having  ga- 
 thered all  together,  the  younger  son  went 
 abroad  to  a  far  country,  and  there  he  scattered 
 his  substance,  living  riotously  ;  ■•*and  he  hav- 
 ing spent  all,  there  came  a  mighty  famine  on 
 that  country,  and  himself  began  to  be  in  want ; 
 '^  and  having  gone  on,  he  joined  himself  to 
 one  of  the  citizens  of  that  country,  and  he 
 sent  him  to  the  fields  to  feed  swine,  '^  and  he 
 was  desirous  to  fill  his  belly  from  the  husks 
 that  the  swine  were  eating,  and  no  one  was 
 giving  to  him. 
 
 1'' '  And  having  come  to  himself,  he  said, 
 How  many  hirelings  of  my  father  have  a 
 superabimdance  of  brearl,  and  I  here  ^vith 
 hunger  am  perishing!  '^ having  risen,  I  will 
 go  on  unto  my  father,  and  will  say  to  him. 
 Father,  I  did  sin — to  the  heaven,  and  before 
 thee,  '^  and  no  more  am  I  worthy  to  be  called 
 thy  son;  make  me  as  one  of  thy  hirelings. 
 
 '*  '  And  having  risen,  ho  went  unto  his  own 
 father,  and  he  being  yet  far  distant,  his 
 father  saw  him,  and  was  moved  with  conijias- 
 sion,  and  having  ran  he  fell  upon  his  neck  and 
 kissed  him ;  *'  and  the  son  said  to  him.  Father. 
 I  did  sin — to  the  heaven,  and  before  thee,  ana 
 no  more  am  I  worthy  to  lie  called  thy  son. 
 
 22 '  And  the  father  said  unto  his  servants, 
 Bring  fortli  the  first  robe,  and  clothe  him, 
 and  give  a  ring  for  liis  hand,  and  sandals  for 
 the  feet;  "•i  and  having  brought  the  fatted 
 
Unjust  steinard. 
 
 XV.  24.— LUKE.— XTir.  4. 
 
 Rich  man  and  Lazarua. 
 
 calf,  kill  U,  and  having  eaten,  we  may  be 
 merry,  -•*  because  this  my  son  was  dead,  and 
 did  live  again,  and  he  was  lost,  and  was  fonnd; 
 and  they  began  to  be  merry. 
 
 -^ '  And  his  elder  son  was  in  a  field,  and  as, 
 coming,  he  drew  nigh  to  the  house,  he  heard 
 music  and  dancing,  "^  and  having  called  near 
 one  of  the  young  men,  he  was  inquiring  what 
 these  things  might  be,  ^  and  he  said  to  him— 
 Thy  brother  is  arrived,  and  thy  father  did 
 kill  the  fatted  calf,  because  in  health  lie  did 
 receive  him  back. 
 
 -8  '  And  he  was  angry,  and  would  not  go  in, 
 therefore  his  father,  having  come  forth,  was 
 entreating  him;  -^and  he  ansM'cring  said  to 
 the  father,  Lo,  so  many  years  I  do  serve  thee, 
 and  never  thy  command  did  I  transgress,  and 
 to  me  thou  didst  never  give  a  kid,  that  with 
 my  friends  I  might  make  merry ;  ^^  but  when 
 thy  son — this  one  who  did  devour  thy  living 
 with  harlots — came,  thou  didst  kill  to  him  the 
 fatted  calf. 
 
 ^i '  And  he  said  to  him,  Child,  thou  art  al- 
 ways with  me,  and  all  my  things  are  thine  ; 
 ^'■^but  to  be  merry,  and  to  be  glad,  it  was 
 needful,  because  this  thy  brother  was  dead,^ 
 aud  did  live  again,  he  was  lost,  and  was  found.' 
 
 XVL  1  AND  he  said  also  unto  his  disciples, 
 '  A  certain  man  was  rich,  who  had  a  steward, 
 and  he  was  accused  to  him  as  scattering  his 
 goods ;  2  and  having  called  hira,  he  said  to  him. 
 What  is  this  1  hear  about  thee?  render  the 
 account  of  thy  stewardship,  for  thou  mayest 
 not  any  longer  be  steward. 
 
 3 '  And  the  steward  said  in  himself.  What 
 shall  I  do,  because  my  lord  doth  take  away 
 the  stewardship  from  me  ?  to  dig  I  am  Bot 
 able,  to  beg  I  am  ashamed : — •*  I  have  known 
 what  I  shall  do,  that,  when  I  may  be_ removed 
 from  the  stewardship,  they  may  receive  me  to 
 their  houses. 
 
 ' '  And  having  called  near  each  one  of  his 
 lord's  debtors,  he  said  to  the  first.  How  much 
 dost  thou  owe  to  my  lord  ?  ''  and  he  said,_  A 
 hundred  baths  of  oil ;  and  he  said  to  him, 
 Take  thy  bill,  and  having  sat  down  write  fifty. 
 
 7  '  Afterward  to  another  he  said.  And  thou, 
 hoAV  much  dost  thou  owe?  and  he  said,  A 
 hundred  cors  of  wheat ;  and  he  saith  to  him, 
 Take  thy  bill,  and  write  eighty. 
 
 8  '  And  the  lord  commended  the  unrighteous 
 steward  that  he  did  prudently,  because  the 
 sous  of  this  age  are  more  prudent  than  the 
 sons  of  the  light,  in  respect  to  their  generation. 
 *  and  I  say  to  you,  Make  to  yourselves  friends 
 out  of  the  mammon  of  unrighteousness,  that 
 when  ye  may  fail,  they  may  receive  you  to 
 the  aae-during  tabernacles. 
 
 1"  'He  who  is  faithful  in  the  least,  is  also 
 faithful  in  much  ;  and  he  who  in  the  least  is 
 unrighteous,  is  also  unrighteous  in  much ;  ^^  if, 
 then,  in  the  unrighteous  mammon  ye  became 
 not  faithful— the  true  who  will  entrust  to  you? 
 1'  and  if  in  the  other's  ye  became  not  faithful 
 — your  own,  who  shall  give  to  you? 
 
 ^^  '  No  domestic  is  able  to  serve  two  lords, 
 for  either  the  one  he  will  hate,  and  the  other 
 he  will  love;  or  one  he  will  hold  to,  andof  the 
 other  he  will  be  heedless  ;  ye  are  not  able  to 
 Korve  God  aud  mammon.' 
 
 "And  also  the  Pharisees,  being  lovers  of 
 money,  were  hearing  all  these  things,  and  were 
 deriding  him,  ^^  and  he  said  to  them,  '  Ye  are 
 those  declaring  yourselves  righteous  before 
 men,  but  God  doth  know  your  hearts ;  because 
 that  which  among  men  is  high,  is  abomina- 
 tion before  God  ;  i"  the  law  and  the  prophets 
 are  till  John  ;  since  then  the  reign  of  God  is 
 proclaimed  good  news,  and  every  one  doth 
 press  into  it ;  ^^  and  it  is  easier  to  the  heaven 
 and  the  earth  to  pass  away,  than  of  the  law 
 one  tittle  to  fall. 
 
 ^8  '  Every  one  who  is  sending  away  his  wife, 
 and  marrying  another,  doth  commit  adultery ; 
 and  every  one  who  is  marrying  her  sent  away 
 from  a  husband  doth  commit  adultery. 
 
 ^^  *  And — a  certain  man  was  rich,  and  was 
 clothed  in  purple  and  fine  linen,  making  merry 
 sumptuously  every  day,  -"  and  there  was  a 
 certain  poor  man,  by  name  Lazarus,  who  was 
 laid  at  his  porch,  full  of  sores,  -^  and  desiring 
 to  be  filled  from  the  crumbs  that  are  falling 
 from  the  table  of  the  rich  man  ;  yea,  also  the 
 dogs,  coming,  were  licking  his  sores. 
 
 "- '  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  the  poor  man 
 died,  and  that  he  was  carried  away  by  the 
 messengers  to  the  bosom  of  Abraham — and 
 the  rich  man  also  died,  and  was  buried ;  ^^  and 
 in  the  hades  having  lifted  up  his  eyes,  being 
 in  torments,  he  doth  see  Abraham  afar  ofi", 
 and  Lazarus  in  his  bosom,  ^"'and  having  cried, 
 he  said,  Father  Abraham,  deal  kindly  with 
 me,  and  send  Lazarvxs,  that  he  may  dip  the 
 tip  of  his  finger  in  water,  and  may  cool  my 
 tongue,  because  I  am  distressed  in  this  flame. 
 
 "^  '  And  Abraham  said.  Child,  remember 
 that  thou  did  receive— thou— thy  good  things 
 in  thy  life,  and  Lazarus  in  like  manner  the 
 evil  things,  and  now  he  is  comforted,  and 
 thou  art  distressed ;  -^  and  besides  all  these 
 things,  between  us  and  you  a  great  chasm  is 
 hxea,  so  that  they  who  are  willing  to  go  over 
 from  hence  unto  you  are  not  able,  nor  do  they 
 from  thence  to  us  pass  through. 
 
 -7  '  And  he  said,  I  pray  thee,  then,  father, 
 that  thou  mayest  send  him  to  the  house  of 
 my  father,  '^^  for  I  have  five  brothers,  so  that 
 he  may  thoroughly  testify  to  them,  that  they 
 also  may  not  come  to  this  place  of  torment. 
 
 29  '  Abraham  saith  to  him.  They  have  Moses 
 and  the  prophets,  let  them  hear  them ;  ^^  and 
 he  said,  iio,  father  Abraham,  but  if  any  one 
 from  tne  dead  may  go  unto  them,  they  will 
 reform,  ^i  And  he  said  to  him,  If  Moses  and 
 the  prophets  they  do  not  hear,  neither  if  one 
 may  rise  out  of  the  dead  will  they  be  per- 
 suaded.' 
 
 XVII.  ^AND  he  said  unto  the  disciples, 
 '  It  is  impossible  for  the  stumbling  blocks  not 
 to  come,  but  wo  to  him  through  whom  they 
 come ;  2  it  is  more  profitable  to  him  if  a  weighty 
 millstone  is  pub  round  about  his  neck,  and  he 
 hath  been  cast  into  the  sea,  than  that  he  may 
 cause  one  of  these  little  ones  to  stumble. 
 
 3  'Take  heed  to  yourselves,  and,  if  thy  bro- 
 ther may  sin  in  regard  to  thee,  rebuke  hina, 
 and  if  he  may  reform,  forgive  hirn,  *and  if 
 seven  times  in  the  day  he  may  sin  against 
 thee,  and  seven  times  in  the  day  may  turn 
 55 
 
Prepress  of  Chrisfs  kingdom. 
 
 XVII.  5.— LUKE.— xvni.  16. 
 
 Simile  of  the.  unjust  judge- 
 
 back  to  thee,  sayiug,   I  reform;  thou  slinlt 
 forgive  him.' 
 
 '  Autl  the  apostles  said  to  the  Lord,  '  Add 
 to  us  faith;'  "^and  the  Lord  said,  '  If  ye  had 
 faith  as  a  grain  of  mustard,  ye  would  have  said 
 to  this  sycamine,  Be  uprooted,  and  be  planted 
 in  the  sea,  and  it  would  have  obeyed  you. 
 
 7  '  But,  who  is  lie  of  you — ha\'ing  a  servant 
 ploughing  or  feeding — who,  to  him  having 
 come  in  out  of  the  field,  will  say,  Having  come 
 near,  recline  at  meat?  ^but  ■will  not  rathe?- 
 say  to  him,  Prepare  what  I  may  sup,  and 
 having  girded  thyself  about,  minister  to  me, 
 till  I  eat  and  drink,  and  after  these  things 
 thou  shalt  eat  and  drink?  ^Hath  he  favour 
 to  that  servant  because  lie  did  the  things  di- 
 rected ?  I  think  not. 
 
 '" '  So  also  ye,  when  yc  may  have  done  all 
 the  things  directed  you,  say — 'We  are  unpro- 
 fitable servants,  because  that  which  we  owed 
 to  do— we  have  done.' 
 
 "  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  his  going  on  to 
 Jerusalem,  that  he  passed  through  the  midst 
 of  Samaria  and  Galilee,  i-  and  he  entering  in- 
 to a  certain  village,  there  met  him  ten  leprous 
 men,  who  stood  afar  off,  ^'^  and  they  lifted  up 
 the  voice,  sajring,  '  Jesus,  master,  deal  kindly 
 with  us;'  i^and  having  seen  them,  he  said  to 
 them,  '  Having  gone  on,  shew  yourselves  to 
 the  priests ; '  and  it  came  to  pass,  in  their  go- 
 ing, they  were  cleansed,  ^^and  one  of  them 
 having  seen  that  he  was  healed  did  turn  back, 
 with  a  loud  voice  glorifying  God,  ^^and  he  fell 
 upon  his  face  at  his  feet,  gi'v'ing  thanks  to  him, 
 and  he  was  a  Samaritan. 
 
 1^  And  Jesus  answering  said,  'Were  not  the 
 ten  cleansed,  and  the  nine — where  ?  ^^  There 
 were  not  found  who  did  turn  back  to  give 
 glory  to  God,  except  this  alien;'  i^and  he  said 
 to  him,  '  Having  risen,  be  going  on,  thy  faith 
 hath  saved  thee.' 
 
 ""  And  having  been  questioned  by  the  Pha- 
 risees, when  the  reign  of  God  doth  come,  he 
 answered  them,  and  said,  'The reign  of  God 
 doth  cot  come  with  observation ;  -i  nor  shall 
 they  say,  Lo,  here ;  or  lo,  there ;  for  lo,  the 
 reign  or  God  is  within  you.' 
 
 ^^  And  he  said  imto  his  disciples,  '  Days  will 
 come,  when  ye  shall  desire  to  see  one  of  the 
 days  of  the  Son  of  Man,  and  ye  shall  not  be- 
 hold it-  "■*  and  they  shall  say  to  you,  Lo,  here ; 
 or  lo,  tnere ;  ye  may  not  go  away,  nor  foUow; 
 "•'  for  as  the  lightning  that  is  lightening  out  or 
 the  one  part  under  lieaveu,  to  the  other  part 
 under  heaven  doth  shine,  so  shall  be  also  the  Son 
 of  Man  in  his  day ;  '■*  and  first  it  belioyeth  him 
 to  suffer  many  things,  and  to  be  rejected  by 
 this  generation. 
 
 -*' '  And,  as  it  came  to  pass  in  the  days  of 
 Noah,  so  shall  it  be  also  in  the  days  of  the 
 Son  of  Man;  -"they  were  eating,  they  were 
 drinking,  they  were  marrying,  they  were 
 given  in  marriage,  till  the  day  that  Noah 
 entered  into  the  ark,  and  the  dclnge  came, 
 and  destroyed  all ;  '^  in  like  manner  also,  as 
 it  came  to  pass  in  tlie  days  of  Lot ;  they  were 
 eating,  they  were  drinking,  they  were  buying, 
 they  were  selling,  they  were  planting,  they 
 5() 
 
 were  building;  -"and  on  the  day  Li^t  went 
 forth  from  Sodom,  He  rained  fire  and  brim- 
 stone from  heaven,  and  destroyed  all. 
 
 •*" '  According  to  these  things  it  shall  be,  in 
 the  day  the  Son  of  Man  is  revealed ;  ^'  in  that 
 day,  he  who  shall  be  on  the  house  top,  and 
 liis  vessels  in  the  house,  let  him  not  come 
 down  to  take  them  away;  and  he  in  the  field, 
 in  like  manner,  let  him  not  turn  backward; 
 ^-  remember  the  wife  of  Lot.  ^^  Whoever 
 may  seek  to  save  his  life,  shall  lose  it;  and 
 whoever  may  lose  it,  shall  preserve  it. 
 
 3* '  1  say  to  you.  In  that  night,  there  shall 
 be  two  men  on  one  couch,  the  one  shall  be 
 taken,  and  the  other  shall  be  left;  -^"two 
 women  shall  be  grinding  at  the  same  place 
 tonether,  the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  tlie  other 
 shall  be  left;  '"'two  men  sliall  be  in  the  field, 
 the  one  shall  be  taken,  and  the  other  left.' 
 
 ^'' And  they  answering  say  to  him,  'Where, 
 sir?'  and  he  said  to  them,  'Wliere  the  body 
 is,  there  will  the  eagles  be  gathered  together.' 
 
 XVIII.  ^AND  he  spake  also  a  simile  to 
 them,  that  it  behovetu  us  always  to  pray, 
 and  not  to  faint,  -saying,  'A  certain  judge 
 was  in  a  certain  city — God  he  is  not  fearing, 
 and  man  he  is  not  regarding — ^  and  a  widow 
 was  in  that  city,  aud  she  was  coming  imto 
 him,  saying.  Do  me  justice  on  my  opponent, 
 •*and  he  M'ould  not  for  a  time,  but  after  these 
 things  he  said  in  himself,  Even  if  God  I  do 
 not  fear,  and  man  do  not  regard,  "yet  because 
 this  widow  doth  give  me  trouble,  I  will  do 
 her  justice,  lest,  perpetually  coming,  she  may 
 l>lague  me.' 
 
 ''Aud  the  Lord  said,  'Hear  ye  what  the 
 unrighteous  judge  saith  :  ^  and  shall  not  God 
 execute  the  justice  to  His  choice  ones,  who  are 
 crying  unto  Him  day  and  night — bearing  long 
 in  regard  to  them?  ^I  say  to  you,  that  He 
 will  execute  the  justice  to  them  quickly ;  but 
 the  Son  of  Man  having  come,  shall  he  find  the 
 faith  upon  the  earth  ? ' 
 
 *  And  he  spake  also  unto  certain  who  have 
 been  trusting  in  themselves  that  they  were 
 righteous,  and  have  been  desiiising  the  rest, 
 this  simile :  i"  'Two  men  went  up  to  the  temple 
 to  pray,  the  one  a  Pharisee,  aud  the  other  a 
 tax-gatherer ;  ^^  the  Pharisee  having  stood  by 
 himself,  thus  prayed:  God,  I  thank  Thee 
 that  I  am  not  as  the  rest  of  men,  rapacious, 
 unrighteous,  adulterers,  or  even  as  tiiis  tax- 
 gatherer;  '- 1  fast  twice  in  the  week,  I  give 
 tithes  of  all  things — as  many  as  I  possess. 
 
 13 '  And  the  tax-gatherer,  na\'ing  stood  Jifat 
 off,  would  not  even  the  eyes  lift  up  to  the 
 heaven,  Ijut  was  smiting  on  liis  breast,  sayiug, 
 God  be  iiropitious  to  me — the  sinner  !  ''I  say 
 to  you,  this  one  went  down  declared  right- 
 eous, to  his  liouse,  rather  than  that  one  :  for 
 every  one  who  is  exalting  himself  shall  be 
 humbled,  aud  he  who  is  humbling  himself 
 shall  be  exalted.' 
 
 ">  And  they  were  bringing  near  also  the 
 babes,  that  he  may  touch  them,  and  the 
 disciples  having  scon  did  rebuke  thorn,  '"ana 
 Jesus  having  called  tlicm  near,  said,  'Sufler 
 the  little  cliildren  to  come  unto  me,  and  forbid 
 
Je/ru9  forcteh  htJi  death. 
 
 xvm.  17.— LUKE.— XTx.  23. 
 
 Zaechauk 
 
 them  not,  for  of  such  is  the  reign  of  God ; 
 ''  verily  I  say  to  yoii,  Whoever  may  not  re- 
 ceive the  reign  of  God  as  a  little  child,  may 
 not  enter  into  it.' 
 
 ^'And  a  certain  ruler  questioned  him,  say- 
 ing, '  Good  teacher,  what  having  done — shall 
 I  inherit  life  age-during  ? '  ^^  j^^^  Jesus  said 
 to  him,  'Why  me  dost  thou  call  good?  no  one 
 is  good,  except  One — God;  -"the  commands 
 thou  hast  known:  Thou  mayest  not  commit 
 adultery.  Thou  mayest  do  no  murder,  Thou 
 mayest  not  steal,  Thou  mayest  not  bear  false 
 witness,  Honour  thy  father  and  thy  mother." 
 
 -'  And  he  said,  '  All  these  I  did  keep  from 
 my  youth;'  --and  having  heard  these  things, 
 Jesus  said  to  him,  '  Yet  one  thing  to  thee  is 
 lacking;  all  things — as  many  as  thou  hast — 
 sell,  and  distribute  to  the  poor,  and  thou 
 shalt  have  treasure  in  heaven,  and  come,  be 
 following  me  ; '  -^and  he,  having  heard  these 
 things,  became  very  sorrowful,  for  he  was  ex- 
 ceeding rich. 
 
 -^  And  Jesus  having  seen  him  become  very 
 sorrowful,  said,  'How  hardly  shall  those  hav- 
 ing riches  enter  into  the  reign  of  God  !  ^^  for 
 it  is  easier  for  a  camel  through  the  eye  of  a 
 needle  to  enter,  than  for  a  rich  man  into  the 
 reign  of  God  to  enter.' 
 
 -^  And  those  who  heard,  said,  'And  who  is 
 able  to  be  saved?'  ^''and  he  said,  'The  things 
 impossible  with  men  are  possible  with  God.' 
 
 -^  And  Peter  said,  '  Lo,  we  left  all,  and  did 
 follow  thee  ;'  -"  and  he  said  to  them,  '  Verily 
 I  say  to  you,  that  there  is  not  one  who  left 
 house,  or  parents,  or  brothers,  or  wife,  or 
 children,  for  the  sake  of  the  reign  of  God, 
 ^"who  may  not  receive  back  manifold  more 
 in  this  time,  and  in  the  coming  age,  life  age- 
 during.' 
 
 ^'  And  having  taken  the  twelve  aside,  he 
 eaid  vmto  them,  '  Lo,  we  go  up  to  .Jerusalem, 
 and  all  things  shall  be  completed — that  have 
 been  written  through  the  prophets — to  the 
 Son  of  Man,  ^-  for  he  shall  be  delivered  up  to 
 the  nations,  and  shall  be  mocked,  andinsidted, 
 and  spit  upon,  ^s^nd  having  scourged  they 
 shall  put  him  to  death,  and  on  the  third  day 
 he_  shall  rise  again.'  34^mj  they  none  of  these 
 things  understood,  and  this  saying  was  hid 
 from  them,  and  they  were  not  knowing  the 
 things  said. 
 
 3"  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  his  coming  nigh 
 to  Jericho,  a  certain  blind  man  was  Bitting 
 beside  the  way_  begging,  ^^  and  haying  heard 
 a  multitude  going  by,  he  was  inquiring  what 
 this  may  be,  ^^  and  they  brought  him  word 
 that  Jesus  the  Nazarene  doth  x^ass  by,  ^^  and 
 he  cried  out,  sajang,  'Jesus,  Sou  of  David, 
 deal  kindly  with  me  ; '  ^^and  those  going  be- 
 fore were  rebuking  him,  that  he  might  be 
 silent,  but  he  was  much  more  crying  out, 
 'Son  of  David,  deal  kindly  with  me.* 
 
 *"  And  Jesus  having  stood,  commanded  him 
 to  be  brought  unto  himj  and  he  having  come 
 nigh,  he  questioned  him,  ^^  saying,  *  What 
 wilt  thou  I  shall  do  to  thee?'  and  he  said,  'Sir, 
 that  I  may  receive  sight.' 
 
 *^  And  Jesus  said  to  him,  'Receive  thy  sight; 
 
 thy  faith  hath  saved  thee ; '  ^'  and  presently 
 he  did  receive  sight,  aud  was  following  him, 
 glorifying  God;  and  all  the  people,  having 
 seen,  did  give  praise  to  God. 
 
 XIX.  1  AND  having  entered,  he  was  pass- 
 ing through  Jericho,  '^  and  lo,  a  man,  by  name 
 called  Zaccheus,  aud  he  was  a  chief  tax- 
 gatherer,and  he  was  rich,  -^andhe  was  seeking 
 to  see  Jesus,  who  he  is,  and  was  not  able  for 
 the  multitude,  because  in  stature  he  was  small, 
 ■•  and  having  run  forward  before,  he  went  up 
 on  a  scyamore,  that  he  may  see  him,  because 
 through  that  ivay  he  was  about  to  pass  by. 
 
 ^  And  as  J  esus  came  up  to  the  place,  having 
 looked  up,  he  saw  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
 '  Zaccheus,  having  hastened,  come  down,  for 
 to-day  in  thy  house  it  behoveth  me  to  remain ;' 
 •"and  he  having  hastened  did  come  down,  and 
 did  receive  him  rejoicing;  ''and  having  seen 
 it,  they  were  all  murmuring,  saying — '  With 
 a  sinful  man  he  went  in  to  lodge ! ' 
 
 8  And  Zaccheus  having  stood,  said  unto  the 
 Lord,  'Lo,  the  half  of  my  goods,  sir,  I  give  to 
 the  poor,  aud  if  of  any  one  anything  I  did  taka 
 by  false  accusation,  I  give  back  four-fold.' 
 
 8  And  Jesus  said  unto  him — 'To-day  salva- 
 tion did  come  to  this  house,  inasmuch  as  he 
 also  is  a  son  of  Abraham ;  i"  for  the  Son  of 
 Man  came  to  seek  and  to  save  the  lost.' 
 
 ^1  And  while  they  are  hearing  these  things, 
 having  added  he  spake  a  simile,  because  of 
 his  being  nigh  to  Jerusalem,  and  of  their 
 thinking  that  the  reign  of  God  is  about  pre- 
 sently to  be  made  manifest.  ^-  He  said  there- 
 fore, '  A  certain  man  of  birth  went  on  to  a 
 far  country,  to  take  to  himself  a  kingdom,  and 
 to  return,  '^  and  having  called  ten  servants  of 
 his  own,  he  gave  to  them  ten  pounds,  and  said 
 unto  them.  Do  business — till  I  come;  ^^and 
 his  citizens  were  hating  him,  and  did  send  an 
 embassy  after  him,  saying,  We  do  not  wish 
 this  one  to  reign  over  us. 
 
 •^ '  And  it  came  to  pass,  on  his  coming  back, 
 having  taken  the  kingdom,  that  he  commanded 
 these  servants  to  be  called  to  him,  to  whom 
 he  gave  the  money,  that  he  might  know  what 
 any  one  had  done  in  business. 
 
 '^ '  And  the  first  came  near,  saying.  Sir,  thy 
 
 Eound  did  gain  ten  pounds  ;  ^^  and  he  said  to 
 im.  Well  done,  good  servant,  because  in  a 
 very  little  thou  didst  become  faithful,  be  hav- 
 ing authority  over  ten  cities. 
 
 •8 '  And  the  second  came,  saying.  Sir,  thy 
 pound  made  five  pounds  ;  ^^  and  he  said  also 
 to  this  one.  And  thou,  become  thou  over  five 
 cities. 
 
 -" '  And  another  came,  saying.  Sir,  lo,  thy 
 pounds  that  1  had  lying  away  in  a  naijkin  ; 
 '^forlwas  afraid  of  thee,  because  thou  art 
 an  austere  man ;  thou  takest  up  what  thou 
 didst  not  lay  down,  and  reapest  what  thou 
 didst  not  sow. 
 
 -'^ '  And  be  saith  to  him.  Out  of  thy  mouth 
 I  wiU  judge  thee,  evil  servant:  thou  knewest 
 that  I  am  an  austere  man,  talving  up  what  1 
 did  not  lay  down,  and  reaping  what  I  did  not 
 sow !  -'■*  and  wherefore  didst  thou  not  give  my 
 money  to  the  bank,  and  I,  having  come,  witn 
 interest  might  have  received  it? 
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Christ  enters  Jerusalem. 
 
 XIX.  24.— LUKE.— XX.  24. 
 
 Simile  of  tha  vineyard. 
 
 '•*  '  And  to  those  staniling  hy  he  said,  Take 
 from  him  the  pound,  and  give  to  him  havinj; 
 the  ten  jiminds— (-°  and  they  said  to  him,  Sir, 
 he  hath  ten  pounds) — -''  for  I  say  to  yon,  that 
 to  every  one  navin^  shall  be  given,  and  from 
 him  not  having,  also  what  he  hath  shall  be 
 taken  from  him,  -^  but  those  my  enemies,  who 
 did  not  wish  me  to  reign  over  them,  bring 
 hither  and  slay  before  me. '  "^  And  having  said 
 these  things,  he  went  on  before,  going  up  to 
 Jerusalem- 
 
 ^  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  came  nigh  to 
 Bethphage  and  Bethany,  unto  the  mount 
 called  of  the  Olives,  he  sent  two  of  his  dis- 
 ciples, ^^  having  said.  Go  away  to  the  village 
 over-against,  in  which,  entering  into,  ye  shall 
 find  a  colt  bound,  on  which  no  one  of  men  did 
 ever  sit,  having  loosed  it,  Vmng  it;  ^i  and  if 
 any  one  doth  question  you.  Wherefore  do  ye 
 loose  it  ?  thus  ye  shall  say  to  him — The  lord 
 hath  need  of  it.' 
 
 ^"  And  those  sent,  having  gone  away,  found 
 according  as  he  said  to  them,  ^^and  while  they 
 are  loosing  the  colt,  its  owners  said  unto  them, 
 'Why  loose  ye  the  ccjt?'  ^•'and  they  said, 
 'Thelord  hath  need  of  it ;'  ^'  and  they  brought 
 it  unto  Jesus,  and  having  cast  their  garments 
 npon  the  colt,  they  did  set  Jesus  upon  it. 
 
 2^  And  as  he  is  going,  they  were  spreading 
 their  garments  in  the  way,  ^' and  as  he  is  com- 
 ing nigh  now.  at  the  descent  of  the  mount  of 
 the  Olives,  tlie  whole  multitude  of  the  dis- 
 ciples began  rejoicing  to  praise  God  with  a 
 great  voice  for  all  the  mighty  works  they  had 
 seen,  ^^  saying,  '  Blessed  is  he  who  is  commg,  a 
 king  in  the  name  of  the  Lord ;  peace  in  heaven, 
 and  glory  in  the  highest.' 
 
 •'^And  certain  of  the  Pharisees  from  the 
 multitude  said  unto  him,  '  Teacher,  rebuke 
 thy  disciples ; '  '*•'  and  he  answering  said  to 
 them,  '  I  say  to  you,  that,  if  these  shall  be 
 silent,  the  stones  will  cry  out !' 
 
 *^  And  when  he  came  nigh,  having  seen  the 
 city,  he  wept  over  it,  ■*'-  saying  —'  If  thou  didst 
 know,  even  thou,  at  least  in  this  thy  day,  the 
 things  for  thy  peace ;  but  now  they  were  hid 
 from  thine  eyes. 
 
 *^ '  Because  days  shall  come  upon  thee,  and 
 thine  enemies  shall  cast  around  thee  a  ram- 
 part, and  compass  thee  round,  and  press  thee 
 on  every  side,  ^  and  lay  thee  low,  and  thy 
 children  within  thee,  and  they  shall  not  leave 
 in  thee  a  stone  upon  a  stone,  because  thou 
 didst  not  know  the  time  of  thy  inspection.' 
 
 ^'  And  having  entered  into  the  temple,  he 
 began  to  cast  forth  those  selling  in  it,  and 
 those  buying,  *^  saying  to  them,  '  It  hath  been 
 written,  My  house  is  a  house  of  prayer— but 
 ye  made  it  a  den  of  robbers.' 
 
 *^And  he  was  teaching  daily  in  the  tem- 
 ple, but  the  chief  x'riests  and  the  scribes 
 were  seeking  to  destroy  him — also  the  chiefs 
 of  the  iieoplc — ''^and  they  were  not  finding 
 what  they  shall  do,  for  a\\  the  peoplo  were 
 hanging  on  him,  hearing  him. 
 
 XX.  '  AND  it  came  to  pass,  on  one  of  those 
 days,    as  ho  is  teaching  the  people  in  tl\e 
 58 
 
 tem])le,  and  proclaiming  good  news,  the  chief 
 priests  and  tne  scribes,  with  the  elders,  came 
 upon  /(J7/(,  "and  spake  unto  him,  saying,  'Tell 
 us  by  what  authority  thou  dost  these  things? 
 or  who  is  he  that  gave  to  thee  this  authority  ?' 
 
 ^  And  he  answering  said  unto  tliem,  'I  will 
 question  you — I  also — one  thing,  and  tell  me: 
 ■'the  baptism  of  John,  from  heaven  was  it, 
 or  from  men?' 
 
 *  And  they  reasoned  with  themselves,  say- 
 ing— 'If  we  may  saj%  From  heaven,  he  will 
 say.  Wherefore,  then,  didye  not  believe  him? 
 *  a,nd  if  we  may  say.  From  men,  all  the  people 
 will  stone  us,  for  they  are  having  been  per- 
 suaded John  to  be  a  projihet.' 
 
 '  And  they  answered,  that  they  knew  not 
 whence  it  was,  "and  Jesus  said  to  them, 
 '  Neither  do  I  say  to  you  by  what  authority  I 
 do  these  things.' 
 
 '-•And  he  began  to  speak  unto  the  people 
 this  simile:  'A  certain  man  planted  a  vine- 
 yard, and  gave  it  out  to  husbandmen,  and 
 went  abroad  for  a  long  time,  ^"and  at  the 
 season  he  sent  unto  the  husbandmen  a  servant, 
 that  from  the  fruit  of  the  vineyard  they  may 
 give  to  him,  but  the  husbandmen  having  beat 
 him,  did  send  him  away  empty. 
 
 ^^ '  And  he  added  to  send  another  servant, 
 and  they  that  one  also  having  beaten  and 
 dishonoured,  did  send  away  empty ;  '^  and  ha 
 added  to  send  a  third,  and  this  one  also,  hav- 
 ing wounded,  they  did  cast  out._ 
 
 '^ '  And  the  owner  of  the  vineyard  said, 
 Wliat  shall  I  do?  I  will  send  my  son — the 
 beloved,  perhaiis  having  seen  this  one,  they 
 will  do  reverence ;  '■*  and  having  seen  him, 
 the  husbandmen  reasoned  among  themselves, 
 sajring.  This  is  the  heir;  come,  we  may  kill 
 him,  that  the  inheritance  may  become  ours; 
 '^  and  having  cast  him  outside  of  the  vineyard, 
 they  killed  him ;  what,  then,  shall  the  owner 
 of  the  vineyard  do  to  them?  ^^  He  will  come, 
 and  destroy  these  husbandmen,  and  ^vill  give 
 the  ^^neyard  to  others.' 
 
 And  having  heard,  they  said,  '  Let  it  not 
 be!'  1^  and  he,  ha\ang  looked  upon  them, 
 said,  '  What,  then,  is  this  that  nath  been 
 written:  A  stone  that  the  builders  rejected — 
 this  became  head  of  a  corner?  '^ every  one 
 who  hath  fallen  on  that  stone  shall  be  broken, 
 and  on  whom  it  may  fall,  it  will  crush  him  to 
 pieces.' 
 
 '^And  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes 
 sought  to  lay  hands  on  him  in  that  hour,  and 
 they  feared  the  ]ieople,  for  they  knew  that 
 against  them  he  spake  this  simile. 
 
 -"And,  having  watched  liim,  they  sent  forth 
 liers  in  wait,  feigning  themselves  to  be  right- 
 eous, that  they  might  take  hold  of  his  word, 
 to  deliver  him  up  to  the  rule  and  to  the  au- 
 thority of  the  w)vernor,  -'andthcv  questioned 
 him,  saying,  'Teacher,  we  have  Icnown  that 
 thou  dost  say  and  teach  rightly,  and  dost  not 
 .accejit  a  i^erson,  but  in  truth  tlie  way  of  Grod 
 dost  tcacli ;  -  Is  it  lawful  to  us  to  give  tribute 
 to  Cffisar  or  not  ? ' 
 
 -'  And  he,  having  perceived  their  craftiness, 
 said  unto  them,  'Wliy  me  do  yo  tempt? 
 -•'  shew  me  a  denary  ;  of  whom   hath  it   an 
 
Wklow's  two  mitea. 
 
 XX.  25.— LUKE.— XXI.  31. 
 
 Judgments  predicted. 
 
 image  and  superscription?'  and  they  answer- 
 ing said,  '  Of  Csesar  : '  "'  and  he  said  to  them, 
 'Give  back,  therefore,  the  things  of  Csesar  to 
 Csesar,  and  tho  things  of  God  to  God;'  "''and 
 they  were  not  able  to  take  hold  on  his  saying 
 before  the  people,  and  having  wondered  at 
 his  answer,  they  were  silent. 
 
 ^^And  certain  of  the  Sadducees,  who  are 
 denying  that  there  is  a  rising  again,  having 
 come  near,  questioned  him,  ^saying,  'Teacher, 
 Moses  wrote  to  ns.  If  any  one's  brother  may 
 die,  having  a  wife,  and  he  may  die  childless — 
 that  his  brother  may  take  the  wife,  and  may 
 raise  up  seed  to  his  brother. 
 
 'iu '  Tuere  were,  then,  seven  brothers,  and 
 the  first  having  taken  a  wife,  died  childless, 
 •"^  and  the  second  took  the  wife,  and  he  died 
 childless,  ^'  and  the  third  took  her,  and  in 
 like  manner  also  the  seven — they  left  not 
 children,  and  they  died ;  ^"  and  last  of  all  died 
 also  the  woman:  ^^in  the  rising  again,  then, 
 of  which  of  them  doth  she  become  wife? — for 
 the  seven  had  her  as  wife.' 
 
 2-'  And  Jesus  answering  said  to  them,  '  The 
 sons  of  this  age  do  marry  aud  are  given  in 
 marriage,  ^^but  those  accounted  worthy  to 
 obtain  that  age,  and  the  rising  again  that  is 
 out  of  the  dead,  neither  marry,  nor  are  they 
 eiven  in  marriage ;  ^''for  neither  are  they  able 
 to  die  any  more — for  they  are  like  messengers 
 — and  they  are  sons  of  God,  being  sons  of  the 
 rising  again. 
 
 2" '  And  that  the  dead  are  raised,  even 
 Moses  shewed  at  the  Bush,  since  he  doth  call 
 the  Lord,  the  God  of  Abraham,  and  the  God 
 of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob  ;  ^^and  He  is 
 not  a  God  of  dead  men,  but  of  living,  for  all 
 live  to  Him.' 
 
 ^'^  And  certain  of  the  scribes  answering  said, 
 '  Teacher,  thou  didst  say  well ;'  ^^  and  no  more 
 durst  they  question  him  anything. 
 
 ^-  And  he  said  unto  them,  'How  do  they  say 
 the  Christ  to  be  son  of  David,  "*"  and  David 
 himself  sajth  in  the  Book  of  Psalms,  The 
 Lord  said  -to  my  lord.  Sit  thou  on  my  right 
 hand,  ■'^  till  I  shall  make  thine  enemies  thy 
 footstool;  *^ David,  then,  doth  call  him  lorci, 
 and  how  is  he  his  son  ? ' 
 
 *^And,  all  the  people  hearing,  he  said  to  his 
 disciples,  '^ '  Take  heed  of  the  scribes,  who 
 are  wisliing  to  walk  in  long  robes,  and  are 
 loving  salutations  in  the  markets,  and  first 
 seats  in  the  s3Tiagogues,  and  first  couches  in 
 the  suppers,  ''^who  devour  the  houses  of  the 
 widows,  and  for  a  pretence  make  long  prayers, 
 these  shall  receive  more  abundant  judgment.' 
 
 XXI.  ^AKD  having  looked  up,  he  saw 
 those  who  did  cast  their  gifts  to  the  treasury 
 — rich  men,  '^  and  he  saw  also  a  certain  poor 
 widow  casting  there  two  mites,  ^  and  he  said, 
 '  Triily  I  say  to  you,  that  this  poor  widow  did 
 cast  in  more  than  all ;  *  for  all  these  out  of 
 their  superabundance  did  cast  into  the  gifts 
 to  God,  but  this  one  out  of  her  want,  all  the 
 living  that  she  had,  did  cast  in.' 
 
 '  And  certain  saying  about  the  temple,  that 
 with  goodly  stones  and  devoted  things  it  hath 
 
 been  adorned,  he  said,  ^  'Tliese  things  tliat  ye 
 behold — days  will  come,  in  which  there  shall 
 not  be  left  a  stone  upon  a  stone,  that  shall  not 
 be  thrown  down.' 
 
 '  And  they  questionedhim,  saying,  'Teacher, 
 when,  then,  shall  these  things  be?  and  what 
 is  the  sign  when  these  things  may  be  aboiit  to 
 happen?' 
 
 ^And  he  said,  'See — ye  may  not  be  led 
 astray,  for  many  shall  come  in  my  name,  say- 
 ing— I  am  he,  and  the  time  hath  come  nigh ; 
 go  not  ou  then  after  them ;  ^and  when  ye  may 
 hear  of  wars  and  uprisings,  be  not  terrified, 
 for  it  behoveth  these  things  to  happen  first, 
 but  the  end  is  not  immediately.' 
 
 "Then  said  he  to  them,  'I^ation  shall  rise 
 against  nation,  and  kingdom  against  kingdom, 
 '^  great  shakings  also  in  every  place,  and 
 famines,  and  pestilences,  there  shall  be;  fear- 
 ful things  also,  and  great  signs  from  heaven 
 there  shall  be;  ^"and  before  all  these,  they 
 shall  lay  on  you  their  hands,  and  persecute, 
 delivering  up  to  synagogues  and  prisons,  be- 
 ing brought  before  kings  and  governors  for 
 my  name's  sake  ;  ^^  and  it  shall  become  to  you 
 for  a  testimony. 
 
 '••* '  Settle,  then,  to  your  hearts,  not  to  medi- 
 tate before  hand  to  reply,  '*  for  I  will  give  to 
 you  a  mouth  aud  wisdom  that  all  your  op« 
 posers  shall  not  be  able  to  refute  or  resist. 
 
 18 '  And  ye  shall  be  delivered  up  also  by 
 parents,  and  brothers,  and  kindred,  and 
 friends,  and  they  shall  put  of  you  to 
 death ;  ^^  and  ye  shall  be  liated  by  all  because 
 of  my  name— ^'^  and  a  hair  out  of  your  head 
 shall  not  perish ;  ^^  in  your  patience  possess 
 ye  your  souls. 
 
 ^ '  And  when  ye  may  see  Jerusalem  sur- 
 rounded by  encampments,  then  know  that 
 come  nigh  did  her  desolation ;  -^  then  those  in 
 Judea,  let  them  flee  to  the  mountains;  and 
 those  in  her  midst,  let  them  depart  out ;  and 
 those  in  the  countries,  let  them  not  come  in 
 to  her ;  ^"  because  these  are  days  of  vengeance, 
 to  fulfil  all  things  that  have  been  written. 
 
 _  ^_ '  And  wo  to  those  with  child,  and  to  those 
 giving  suck,  in  those  days ;  for  there  shall  be 
 great  distress  on  the  land,  and  wrath  on  this 
 people ;  ^  and  they  shall  fall  by  the  mouth  of 
 the  sword,  and  shall  be  led  captive  to  all  the 
 nations,  and  Jerusalem  shall  be  trodden  down 
 by  nations,  tiU  the  times  of  nations  be  ful- 
 filled. 
 
 ^ '  And  there  shall  be  signs  in  sun,  and 
 moon,  and  stars,  and  on  the  land  is  distress 
 of  nations  with  perplexity,  sea  and  billow 
 roaring;  -^men  fainting  at  heart  from  fear, 
 and  expectation  of  the  things  coming  on  the 
 world,  for  the  powers  of  the  heavens  shall  be 
 shaken. 
 
 -''  I  And  then  they  shall  see  the  Son  of  Man, 
 coming  in  a  cloud,  with  power  and  much  glory: 
 -^  and  these  things  beginning  to  happen  bend 
 yourselves  back,  and  lift  up  your  neads,  be- 
 cause your  redemption  doth  draw  nigh.' 
 
 -"  And  he  spake  a  simile  to  them  :  '  See  the 
 fig-tree,  and  aU  the  trees,  2"  when  they  may 
 now  cast  forth,  having  seen,  of  yourselves  ye 
 know  that  now  is  the  summer  nigh ;  ^i  so  also 
 ye,  when  ye  may  see  these  things  happening, 
 59 
 
Keeping  of  the  passover. 
 
 XXI.  32.— LUKE.— XXII.  44. 
 
 Disciples  admonished. 
 
 ye  know  tliat  near  is  the  reign  of  God ; 
 ^-  verily  I  say  to  you — 'J'iiis  generation  may 
 not  pass  away  till  all  may  have  come  to  pass  ; 
 ^'^  the  heaven  and  the  earth  shall  pass  away, 
 but  my  words  may  not  pass  away. 
 
 *■* '  And  take  heed  to  yourselves,  lest  your 
 hearts  may  be  weighed  down  with  surfeiting, 
 and  drunkenness,  and  anxieties  of  life,  and 
 suddenly  that  day  may  come  on  you,  ^  for  as 
 a  snare  it  shall  come  on  all  those  dwelling  on 
 the  face  of  all  the  land,  ^^  watch  ye,  then,  in 
 every  season,  praying  that  ye  may  be  ac- 
 counted worthy  to  escape  all  these  thin<^s  that 
 are  about  to  come  to  pass,  and  to  stand  before 
 the  Son  of  Man.' 
 
 37  And  he  was  during  the  days  in  the  temple 
 teaching,  and  during  tbe  nights,  going  forth, 
 he  was  lodging  at  the  mount  called  of  Olives; 
 38  and  all  the  x^eople  were  coming  early  unto 
 him  in  the  temple  to  hear  him. 
 
 XXTI.  1  AND  the  feast  of  the  unleavened 
 food  was  coming  nigh,  that  is  called  Passover, 
 ^  and  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  were 
 seeking  how  they  may  talvc  him  up,  for  they 
 were  afraid  of  the  people. 
 
 3  And  the  Adversary  entered  into  Judas, 
 who  is  surnamed  Iscariot,  being  of  the  num- 
 her  of  the  twelve,  *  and  he,  having  gone  away, 
 spake  with  the  cliief  priests  and  the  magis- 
 trates, how  he  might  deliver  him  up  to  them, 
 ^  and  they  rejoiced,  and  covenanted  to  give 
 Vim  money,  ''and  he  agreed,  and  was  seeking 
 a  favourable  season  to  deliver  him  up  to  them 
 withoiit  tumiUt. 
 
 7  And  the  day  of  the  unleavened  food  came, 
 in  which  it  was  behovin<'  the  passover  to  be 
 sacrificed,  *  and  he  sent  reter  and  John,  say- 
 ing, 'Having  gone  on,  prepare  to  us  the  pass- 
 over,  that  we  may  eat ; '  "  and  they  said  to 
 him,  '  Where  wilt  thou  that  we  might  pre- 
 pare ?  * 
 
 '"  And  he  said  to  them,  '  Lo,  in  your  enter- 
 ing into  the  city,  there  shall  meet  you  a  man, 
 bearing  a  pitcher  of  water,  follow  him  to  the 
 house  where  he  doth  go  in,  "  and  ye  shall  say 
 to  the  master  of  the  house.  The  Teacher  saith 
 to  thee,  Wliere  is  the  guest-chamber  where  the 
 passover  with  my  disciples  1  may  eat  ?  ^"  and 
 he  shall  show  you  a  large  upper  room  furnish- 
 ed, there  make  ready  ; '  ^^  and  they,  having 
 gone  away,  found  as  he  hath  said  to  them, 
 and  they  made  ready  the  passover. 
 
 "  And  when  the  hour  come,  lie  reclined  (at 
 meat),  and  the  twelve  apostles  with  him, 
 *^  and  he  said  unto  them,  'With  desire  I  did 
 desire  to  eat  this  passover  with  you  before 
 my  suffering,  "'  for  I  say  to  you,  that  no  more 
 may  I  eat  of  it  till  it  may  be  fulfilled  in  the 
 reign  of  God.' 
 
 ^''  And  having  taken  a  cup,  having  given 
 thanks,  he  said,  'Take  this  and  divide  to  your- 
 selves, '8  for  1  say  to  you  that  I  may  not  drink 
 of  the  produce  of  the  vine  till  the  reign  of  God 
 may  come.' 
 
 '"  And  having  taken  bread,  having  given 
 thanks,  he  brake  and  gave  to  them,  saying, 
 '  This  is  my  body,  that  for  you  is  being  given, 
 this  do  ye — to  remcniljraucc  of  me.' 
 60 
 
 -"  In  like  manner,  also,  the  cup  after  the 
 sui)ping,  saying,  '  This  cup  w  the  new  cove- 
 nant in  my  blood,  that  for  you  is  being  poured 
 forth. 
 
 ^^  '  But,  lo,  the  hand  of  him  delivering  me 
 up  is  with  me  on  the  table,  -^  and  indeed  the 
 Son  of  Man  doth  "o  according  to  what  hath 
 been  determined ;  but  wo  to  that  man  through 
 whom  he  is  being  delivered  up.'  ^  And  they 
 began  to  reason  among  themselves,  who  then 
 of  them  it  may  be,  who  is  about  to  do  this 
 thing. 
 
 '"And  there  happened  also  a  strife  among 
 them — who  of  them  is  accounted  to  be  greater. 
 "^And  he  said  to  them,  'The  kings  of  the 
 nations  do  exercise  lordship  over  them,  and 
 those  exercising  authority  upon  them  are 
 called  benefactors ;  "'•  but  ye  are  not  so,  but 
 he  who  is  greater  among  you — let  him  be  as 
 the  younger;  and  he  who  is  leading,  as  he 
 who  is  ministering ;  -"^  for  who  is  greater?  he 
 who  is  reclining  (at  meat),  or  he  who  is  minis- 
 tering? is  it  not  he  who  is  reclining  (at  meat)? 
 and  I— 1  am  in  your  midst  as  he  who  is  min- 
 istering. 
 
 -^  'And  ye — ye  are  those  who  have  remain- 
 ed with  me  in  my  temptations,  -"  and  I  ap 
 point  to  you,  as  my  Father  did  appoint  to  me, 
 a  kingdom,  ^o  that  ye  may  eat  and  may  drink 
 at  my  table,  in  my  kingdom,  and  may  sit  on 
 thrones,  judging  the  twelve  tribes  of  Israel.' 
 
 31  And  the  Lord  said,  '  Simon,  Simon,  lo, 
 the  Adversary  did  ask  you  for  himself  to  sift 
 as  the  wheat,  *-  and  I  besought  for  thee,  that 
 thy  faith  may  not  fail ;  and  thou,  when  thou 
 didst  turn,  strengtlien  thy  brethren.' 
 
 33  And  he  said  to  him,  '  Sir,  with  thee  I  am 
 ready  both  to  prison  and  to  death  to  go;' 
 3^ and  he  said,  'I  sav  to  thee,  Peter,  a  cock 
 shall  not  crow  to  day,  before  thrice  thou 
 may  est  disown  knowing  me.' 
 
 35  And  he  said  to  them,  '  When  I  sent  yoo 
 without  bag,  and  scrip,  and  sandals,  did  yo 
 lack  anything?'  and  they  said,  'Nothing.' 
 
 3"  Then  said  he  to  them,  '  But,  now,  he  who 
 is  having  a  bag,  let  him  take  it  up,  and  in  like 
 manner  also  a  scrip;  and  he  who  is  not  hav- 
 ing, let  him  sell  his  garment,  and  buy  a  sword, 
 37  for  I  say  to  you,  that  yet  this  that  hath 
 been  written  it  behoveth  to  be  fulfilled  in  me: 
 And  with  lawless  oneo  he  was  reckoned,  for 
 also  the  tilings  concerning  me  have  an  end-' 
 
 38  And  they  said,  '  Sir,  lo,  here  are  two 
 swords;'  and  he  said  to  them,  '  It  is  sufli- 
 cient.' 
 
 3'  And  having  gone  forth,  he  went  on,  ac- 
 cording to  custom,  to  the  mount  of  the  Olives, 
 and  his  disciples  also  followed  him,  ■'"and 
 having  come  to  the  place,  he  said  to  them, 
 '  Pray  ye  not  to  enter  into  temptation.'  ■"  And 
 he  was  withdrawn  from  them,  as  it  were  a 
 stone's  cast,  and  having  fallen  on  the  knees 
 he  was  ])raying,  ■'"saying,  'Father,  if  Thou 
 be  counselling  to  make  this  cup  pass  from  mo 
 — :  but,  not  my  will,  but  Thine  be  done.' 
 
 ^'  And  there  ai)peared  to  him  a  messenger 
 from  heaven  strengthening  him  ;  ""  and  hav- 
 
Peter  denies  his  Master. 
 
 XXII.  45.— LUKE.— xxiii.  24. 
 
 Christ  before  Pilate, 
 
 ing  been  in  agouy,  he  was  more  earnestly 
 praying,  and  his  sweat  became,  as  it  were, 
 great  drops  of  blood  falling  upon  the  ground. 
 
 ^And  having  i-isen  up  from  the  prayer, 
 having  come  unto  the  disciples,  he  found 
 them  sleeping  from  the  sorrow,  ^^  and  he  said 
 to  them,  'Why  do  ye  sleep?  having  risen, 
 pray  that  ye  may  not  enter  into  temptation.' 
 
 ■'''  And  while  he  is  sceaking,  lo,  a  multitude, 
 and  he  who  is  called  Judas,  one  of  the  twelve, 
 was  coming  before  them,  and  he  came  nigh 
 to  J  esus  to  kiss  him,  •'^  and  Jesus  said  to  him, 
 '  Judas,  with  a  kiss  the  Son  of  Man  dost  thou 
 deliver  up?' 
 
 *^Aud  those  about  him,  having  seen  what 
 was  about  to  be,  said  to  him,  '  Sir,  shall  we 
 smite  with  a  sword?'  ^"  And  a  certain  one  of 
 them  smote  the  servant  of  the  chief  priest, 
 and  took  off  his  right  ear,  ^^  and  Jesus  an- 
 swering said,  '  Suffer  ye  thus  far,'  and  having 
 touched  his  ear,  he  healed  him. 
 
 *-And  Jesus  said  to  those  having  come 
 upon  him — chief  priests,  and  magistrates  of 
 the  temple,  and  elders — 'As  upon  a  robber 
 have  ve  come  forth,  with  swords  and  sticks? 
 ^'^  while  daily  1  was  with  you  in  the  temple, 
 ye  did  stretch  forth  no  hands  against  me :  out 
 this  is  your  horn-  and  the  power  of  the  dark- 
 ness.' ^^  And  having  taken  him,  they  led  and 
 brought  him  to  the  house  of  the  chief  priest. 
 
 And  Peter  was  following  afar  off,  '•'^  aud 
 they  having  kindled  a  fire  in  the  midst  of  the 
 court,  and  having  sat  down  together,  Peter 
 was  sitting  in  the  midst  of  them,  ^^  and  a  cer- 
 tain maid  having  seen  him  sittangat  the  light, 
 and  liaving  earnestly  ioxjked  at  Eim,  she  said, 
 'And  this  one  was  witKlliim!'  ^''and  he  dis- 
 owned him,  saying,  '  Woman,  I  have  not 
 known  him.' 
 
 =^  And  after  a  little,  another  having  seen 
 him,  said, '  Aud  thou  art  of  them ! '  and  Peter 
 said,  '  Man,  I  am  not.' 
 
 ■■■'^And  one  hour,  as  it  were,  having  inter- 
 vened, a  certain  other  was  confidently  affirm- 
 ing, saying,  '  Of  a  truth  this  one  also  was 
 with  him,  for  he  is  also  a  Galilean;'  ^"and 
 Peter  said,  '  Man,  I  have  not  known  what 
 thou  sayest ; '  and  presently,  while  he  is  speak- 
 ing, a  cock  crew. 
 
 •^'  And  the  Lord  having  turned  did  look  on 
 Peter,  and  Peter  remembered  the  word  of  the 
 Lord,  how  he  said  to  him — '  Before  a  cock 
 ohall  .crow,  thou  may  est  disown  me  thrice;' 
 ^- and  Peter  having  gone  without,  wept  bitterly. 
 
 ^Aud  the  men  who  were  holding  Jesus 
 were  mocking  him,  beating  him ;  ^^  and  hav- 
 ing blindfolded  him,  they  were  striking  him 
 on  the  face,  and  were  questioning  him,  say- 
 ing, 'Prophesy  who  he  is  who  smote  thee?' 
 ''^and  many  other  things,  speaking  evilly,  they 
 spake  in  regard  to  him. 
 
 ^^  And  when  it  became  day  there  was  ga- 
 thered together  the  eldership  of  the  people, 
 chief  priests  also,  and  scribes,  and  they  led 
 him  up  to  their  own  sanhedrim,  "^  saying,  '  If 
 thou  be  the  Christ,  tell  us.' 
 
 And  ho  said  to  them,  '  If  I  may  tell  you, 
 ye  will  not  believe ;  •'^  and  if  I  also  question 
 you,  ye  will  not  answer  me  or  send  me  away; 
 
 ^^  henceforth,  there  shall  Ije  the  Son  of  Man 
 sitting  on  the  right  hand  of  the  power  of  Goi' 
 ^"Aud  they  all  said,  'Thou,  then,  art  the 
 Son  of  God?'  and  he  said  unto  them,  'Yo 
 say  it,  because  I  am ; '  ''^  and  they  said,  'What 
 need  yet  have  we  of  testimony  ?  for  we  our- 
 selves did  hear  it  from  his  mouth.' 
 
 XXIIL  1  AND  having  risen,  the  whole  mul- 
 titude of  them  did  lead  him  to  Pilate,  ^  and 
 began  to  accuse  him,  saying,  '  This  one  we 
 found  perverting  the  nation,  and  forbidding 
 to  give  tribute  to  Csesar,  saying  himself  to  be 
 Christ  a  king. ' 
 
 ^  And  Pilate  questioned  him,  saying,  'Thou 
 art  the  king  of  the  Jews?'  and  he  answering 
 him,  said,  '  Thou  dost  say  it.'' 
 
 •*  And  Pilate  said  unto  the  chief  priests,  and 
 the  multitude,  '  I  find  no  fault  in  this  man  ; ' 
 '•'  and  they  were  the  more  urgent,  saying — '  He 
 doth  stir  up  the  people,  teaching  throughout 
 the  whole  of  Judea — having  begun  from  Gali- 
 lee— unto  this  place.' 
 
 ®  And  Pilate  having  heard  of  Galilee,  ques- 
 tioned if  the  man  is  a  Galilean,  ^and  having 
 known  that  he  is  from  the  jurisdiction  of 
 Herod,  he  sent  him  back  unto  Herod,  he  being 
 also  in  Jerusalem  in  those  days. 
 
 ^  And  Herod  having  seen  Jesus  did  rejoice 
 exceedingly,  for  he  was  wishing  for  a  long 
 time  to  see  him,  because  of  hearing  many 
 things  about  him,  and  he  was  hoping  some 
 sign  to  see  done  by  him,  *and  was  questioning 
 him  in  many  words,  and  he  answered  him 
 nothing. 
 
 ^^  And  the  chief  priests  and  the  scribes  stood 
 vehemently  accusmg  him,  ^^  and  Herod  with 
 his  soldiers  having  set  him  at  nought,  and 
 having  mocked,  having  put  around  him  gorge- 
 ous apparel,  did  send  him  back  to  Pilate, 
 '-and  both  Pilate  and  Herod  became  friends 
 on  that  day  with  one  another,  for  they  were 
 before  at  enmity  between  themselves. 
 
 13  And  Pilate  having  called  together  the 
 chief  priests,  and  the  rulers,  and  the  people, 
 1^  said  imto  them,  '  Ye  brought  to  me  this  man 
 as  pei"verting  the  people,  and  lo,  I  before  you 
 having  examined,  found  in  this  man  no  fault 
 in  those  things  ye  bring  forward  against  him ; 
 1^  no,  nor  yet  Herod,  for  I  sent  you  back  unto 
 him,  and  lo,  nothing  worthy  of  death  is  hav- 
 ing been  done  by  him ;  ^'^  having  chastised, 
 therefore,  I  will  release  him,'  '^for  it  was 
 necessary  for  him  to  release  to  them  one  at 
 every  feast,  '^  and  they  cried  out — the  whole 
 multitude — saying,  'Away  with  this  one,  and 
 release  to  us  Barabbas,'  '^who  had  been, 
 because  of  a  certain  sedition  made  in  the  city, 
 aud  murder,  cast  into  prison. 
 
 -"Pilate  again  then — wishing  to  release  Jesus 
 — called  to  them,  ^'  but  they  were  calling  out, 
 saying,  'Crucify,  crucify  him.' 
 
 --  And  he  athird  time  saiduntothem.  'Why, 
 what  evil  did  he?  no  cause  of  death  did  I  find 
 in  him;  having  chastised  him,  then,  I  will 
 release  Idm.^ 
 
 -3  Aud  they  were  pressing  with  loud  voices 
 
 asking  him  to  be  crucified,  aud  their  voices, 
 
 and  those  of  the  chief  jjriests,  were  prevailing, 
 
 -■*  and  Pilate  gave  judgment  for  their  request 
 
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The  crucifixion. 
 
 XXIII.  25.— LUKE.— XXIV.  18. 
 
 Burial  and  resurrection. 
 
 being  done,  -'and  he  released  hina  who  because 
 of  sedition  and  murder  hath  been  cast  into  the 
 prison,  whom  they  were  asking,  and  Jesus  he 
 gave  up  to  their  will. 
 
 *^  And  as  they  led  him  away,  having  taken 
 hold  on  Simon,  a  certaiu  Cj^reniau,  coming 
 from  the  field,  they  put  on  him  the  cross,  to 
 bear  it  behind  Jesus. 
 
 ^  And  there  was  f  ollo\ving  him  a  great  mul- 
 titude of  the  people,  and  of  women,  who  also 
 were  beating  themselves  and  lamenting  him, 
 '^and  Jesus  having  turned  unto  them,  said, 
 'Daughters  of  Jerusalem,  weep  not  for  me, 
 but  for  yoiirselves  weep  ye,  and  for  your 
 children ;  ""  for,  lo,  days  do  come,  in  wiiich 
 they  shall  say,  Happy  the  barren,  and  wombs 
 that  did  not  bare,  and  paps  that  did  not  give 
 suck ;  ^^  then  they  shall  begin  to  say  to  the 
 mountains,  Fall  on  us,  and  to  the  hills.  Cover 
 usj— ^'  for,  if  in  the  green  tree  they  do  these 
 things — in  the  dry  what  may  happen?' 
 
 5^  And  there  were  also  others — two  evil- 
 doers— with  him,  to  be  put  to  death ;  ^  aud 
 when  they  came  to  the  place  that  is  called 
 Skull,  there  they  crucified  him  and  the  evil- 
 doers, one  on  tlie  right  hand  and  one  on  the 
 left. 
 
 ^^And  Jesus  said,  'Father,  forgive  them, 
 for  they  have  not  known  what  they  do; '  and 
 parting  his  garments  they  cast  a  lot. 
 
 ^^  And  the  people  were  standing,  looldug  on, 
 and  the  rulers  also  were  sneering  with  them, 
 saying,  'Others  he  saved, let  him  save  himself, 
 if  this  be  the  Clirist,  the  choice  one  of  God.' 
 
 ^^  And  mocking  him  also  were  the  soldiers, 
 coming  near  aud  offering  vinegar  to  him, 
 ^^  and  saying,  '  If  thou  be  the  king  of  the  Jews, 
 save  thyseli.' 
 
 *8  And  there  was  also  a  superscription  writ- 
 ten over  him,  in  letters  of  Greek,  and  Roman, 
 and  Hebrew,  '  This  is  the  King  of  the  Jews.' 
 
 ^'^  And  one  of  the  evil-doers  who  werehanged, 
 was  speaking  evil  of  him,  saying.  '  If  thou  be 
 the  Christ,  save  thyself  and  us.'  ^**  And  the 
 other  answering,  was  rebuking  him,  saying, 
 '  Dost  thou  not  even  fear  God,  that  thou  art 
 in  the  same  judgment  ?  •"  aud  we  indeed  righte- 
 ously, for  things  woi-thy  of  what  we  did  we 
 receive  back,  but  this  one  did  nothing  out  of 
 place;'  ^^and  he  said  to  Jesus,  '  Rernember 
 me,  lord,  when  thou  mayest  come  in  thy 
 reign ; '  ^^  and  Jesus  said  to  liim,  '  Verily  I  say 
 to  thee,  To-day  \\4th  me  thou  shalt  be  in  the 
 paradise.' 
 
 **And  it  was,  as  it  were,  the  sixth  hour, 
 and  darkness  came  over  all  the  land  till  the 
 ninth  hour,  *^  and  the  sun  was  darkened,  aud 
 the  vail  of  the  sanctuary  was  rent  in  the 
 midst,  ■"'  and  having  cried  with  a  loud  voice, 
 Jesus  said,  '  Father,  to  Thy  hands  I  com- 
 mit my  spirit ;'  and  these  things  having  said, 
 he  breathed  forth  the  spirit. 
 
 *"  And  the  ceutimon  liaving  seen  what  was 
 done,  did  glorify  God,  saying,  'Really  this  man 
 was  righteous;'  '"^aud  all  tucniultitudca  who 
 were  come  together  to  this  sight,  beholding 
 the  things  that  came  to  pass,  smiting  their 
 62 
 
 breasts  did  turn  back  ;  ^  aud  all  his  acquaint- 
 ances stood  afar  off,  and  women  who  did  fol- 
 low him  from  Galilee,  beholding  these  things. 
 
 '"And  lo,  a  man,  by  name  Joseph,  being  a 
 counsellor,  a  man  good  and  righteous,  "^ — he 
 was  not  consenting  to  their  counsel  and  deed 
 — from  Arimathea,  a  city  of  the  Jews,  who 
 also  himself  was  expectiug  the  reign  of  God, 
 ^'-he,  having  gone  near  to  Pilate,  asked  the 
 body  of  Jesus,  ®^and  having  taken  it  down, 
 he  wrafped  it  in  fine  linen,  and  placed  it  in 
 a  tomb  hewn  out,  where  no  one  was  yet  laid. 
 
 ^  And  the  day  was  a  preparation,  and  sab- 
 bath was  approachiug,  '^and  the  women  also 
 who  have  come  ^vith  him  out  of  Galilee  hav- 
 ing followed  after,  beheld  the  tomb,  and  how 
 his  body  was  placed,  '"and  having  turned 
 back,  they  made  ready  spices  and  ointments, 
 and  on  the  sabbath,  indeed,  they  rested,  ac- 
 cording to  the  command. 
 
 XXIV.  1  AND  on  the  first  of  the  sabbaths, 
 at  early  dawn,  they  came  to  the  tomb,  bear- 
 ing the  sitices  they  made  readj',  and  certain 
 others  with  them,  -  and  they  found  the  stone 
 having  been  rolled  away  from  the  tomb,  ^  and 
 having  gone  in,  they  found  not  the  body  oi 
 the  Lord  J  esus. 
 
 ••  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  they  are  per- 
 plexed about  this,  that  lo,  two  men  stood  by 
 them  in  glittering  apparel,  '  and  on  their 
 having  become  afraid,  and  having  inclined 
 the  face  to  the  earth,  they  said  to  them, 
 '  Why  do  ye  seek  the  living  mth  the  dead? 
 ''he  is  not  here,  but  was  raised;  remember 
 how  he  spake  to  you,  being  yet  in  Galilee 
 ^  saying—It  behoveth  the  Son  of  Man  to  be  de 
 livered  up  to  the  hands  of  sinful  men,  and  to 
 be  crucified,  and  the  thii-d  day  to  rise  again.' 
 
 ^  And  they  remembered  his  sayings,  ^  and 
 having  turned  back  from  the  tomb  told  all 
 these  things  to  the  eleven,  and  to  all  the  rest. 
 
 i^And  it  was  the  Magdalene  Mary,  and 
 Joanna,  and  Mary  of  James,  and  the  other 
 women  with  them,  who  told  unto  the  apostles 
 these  things,  '^  and  their  sayings  appeared 
 before  them  as  idle  talk,  and  they  were  not 
 believing  them. 
 
 ^'-  Aud  Peter  having  nscn,  did  run  to  the 
 tomb,  and  having  stoo])ed  down  he  seeth  the 
 liuen  clothes  lying  aloue,  and  he  went  away  to 
 his  own  home,  wondering  at  that  which  was 
 come  to  pass. 
 
 '*  And,  lo,  two  of  them  were  going  on  dur- 
 ing that  day  to  a  village,  distant  sixty  f»ir- 
 longs  from  Jerusalem,  the  name  of  which  is 
 Emmaus,  ^*aud  thev  were  conversiug  with 
 one  another  about  all  these  things  that  have 
 happened. 
 
 I''  And  it  came  to  pass  in  their  conversing 
 aud  reasoning  together,  that  Jesus  himself, 
 having  come  nigh,  was  going  on  with  them, 
 "^  and  their  eyes  were  hoi  den  so  as  not  to  know 
 him,  ^''and  lie  said  unto  them,  '  What  are 
 these  words  that  ye  exchange  with  one  an- 
 other, walking,  and  ve  are  sad?' 
 
 "*  And  the  oue,  whose  name  was  Cleopas, 
 answering,  said  unto  him,  'Art  thou  alone 
 such  a  stranger  in  Jerusalem,  that  thou  hast 
 
Christ  at  Emmau*. 
 
 XXIV.  19,— LUKE.— XXIV.  5a 
 
 The  aacensio'n. 
 
 not  known  the  things  that  came  to  pass  in  it 
 in  these  days?'  ^^Aud  he  said  to  them, 
 '^\'Tiat  things?' 
 
 And  they  said  to  him,  '  The  things  about 
 Jesus  of  Nazareth,  who  became  a  man— a  i^ro- 
 phet — powerful  in  deed  and  word,  before  God 
 and  all  the  people,  ^"  how  also  the  chief  priests 
 and  our  rulers  did  deliver  him  up  to  a  judg- 
 ment of  death,  and  crucified  him;  -^  and  we 
 were  hoping  that  he  it  is  who  is  about  to  re- 
 deem Israel,  and  also  with  all  these  things, 
 this  third  day  is  passing  to-day,  since  these 
 things  happened. 
 
 ^^  '  And!^  certain  women  of  ours  also  asto- 
 nished us,  coming  early  to  the  tomb,  '■^  and 
 not  having  found  uis  body,  they  came,  saying 
 also  to  have  seen  an  apparition  of  messengers, 
 who  say  he  is  alive,  "*  and  certain  of  tnose 
 with  us  went  away  unto  the  tomb,  and  found 
 as  even  the  women  said,  and  him  they  saw 
 not.' 
 
 '^  And  he  said  unto  them,  '  0  inconsiderate 
 and  slow  in  heart,  to  believe  on  all  that  the 
 prophets  spake !  "^  Was  it  not  behoving  the 
 Uhnst  these  things  to  suffer,  and  to  enter  into 
 his  glory?'  ^aud  having  begun  from  Moses, 
 and  from  all  the  prophets,  he  was  expoimding 
 to  them  in  all  the  Writings  the  things  about 
 himself. 
 
 ^  And  they  came  nigh  to  the  village  whither 
 ihey  were  going,  and  he  made  an  appearance 
 of  going  on  fm-ther,  -'■>  and  they  constrained 
 him,  saying,  'Remain  with  us,  for  it  is  to- 
 ward evening,'  and  the  day  did  decline,  and 
 he  went  in  to  remain  wdth  them. 
 
 3"  And  it  came  to  pass,  in  his  reclining  (at 
 meat)  with  them,  having  taken  the  bread,  he 
 blessed,  and  having  broken,  he  was  giving  to 
 them,  ^^  and  their  eyes  were  opened,  and  they 
 recognized  him,  and  he  became  unseen  by 
 them. 
 
 ^^  And  they  said  one  to  another,  '  Was  not 
 our  heart  burning  within  us,  as  he  was  speak- 
 ing to  us  in  the  way,  and  as  he  was  opening 
 up  to  us  the  Writings  ? ' 
 
 ^■*  And  they,  having  risen  up  the  same  hom% 
 turned  back  to  Jerusalem,  and  found  gathered 
 together  the  eleven,  and  those  with  them, 
 **  saying — '  The  Lord  was  raised  indeed,  and 
 
 was  seen  by  Simon ;'  ^*  and  they  were  telling 
 the  things  in  the  woy,  and  how  he  was  made 
 known  to  them  in  the  breaking  of  the  bread, 
 '^^  and  as  they  are  speaking  these  things,  Jesus 
 himself  stood  in  the  midst  of  thein,  and  saith 
 to  them,  'Peace — to  you ;'  •*''and  being  amazed, 
 and  becoming  affrignted,  they  were  thinking 
 themselves  to  see  a  spirit. 
 
 ^'  And  he  said  to  them,  '  Why  are  ye  trou- 
 bled ?  and  wherefore  do  reasonings  come  up 
 in  yoiu"  hearts?  ^^ see  my  hands  and  my  feet, 
 that  I  am  he ;  handle  me  and  see,  because  a 
 spirit  hath  not  flesh  and  bones,  as  ye  see  me 
 having.' 
 
 *"  And  having  said  this,  he  shewed  to  them 
 the  hands  and  the  feet,  ^'  and  while  they  are 
 not  believing  from  the  joy,  and  wondering,  he 
 said  to  them,  '  Have  ye  anything  here  to  eat? ' 
 ^'^  and  they  gave  to  him  part  of  a  broiled  fish, 
 and  of  an  honey-comb,  ^'•^aud  having  taken, 
 he  did  eat  before  them,  **  and  he  said  to  them, 
 '  These  are  the  words  that  I  spake  unto  you, 
 being  yet  with  you,  that  it  behoveth  to  be 
 fultilled  all  the  things  that  are  wintten  in 
 the  Law  of  Moses,  and  the  Prophets,  and  the 
 Psalms,  about  me.' 
 
 ^  Then  opened  he  up  their  underetanding 
 to  imderstand  the  Writings,  ^^  and  he  said  to 
 them — '  Thus  it  hath  been  written,  and  thus 
 it  was  behoving  the  Christ  to  suffer,  and  to 
 rise  out  of  the  dead  the  third  day,  *''  and  re- 
 formation and  remission  of  sins  to  be  pro- 
 claimed in  his  name  to  all  the  nations,  begin- 
 ning from  Jerusalem:  ^^and  ye — ye  are  wit- 
 nesses of  these  things. 
 
 ^" '  And,  lo,  1  do  send  the  promise  of  my 
 Father  upon  you,  but  ye— abide  ye  in  the  city 
 of  Jerusalem  till  ye  be  clothed  with  power 
 from  on  high.' 
 
 S'^And  be  led  them  forth  without  — unto 
 Bethany,  and  haAang  lifted  up  his  hands  he 
 did  bless  them,  ®^  and  it  came  to  pass,  in  his 
 blessing  them,  he  was  parted  from  them,  and 
 was  borne  up  to  the  heaven:  ''"^and  they, 
 having  bowed  before  him,  did  turn  back  to 
 Jerusalem  wdth  gi-eat  joy,  f^^nd  were  con- 
 tinually in  the  temple,  ]3raising  and  blessing 
 God.     Amen 
 
 63 
 
JOHN. 
 
 CHAP,  L  1  IN  the  befdnnint;  was  the  Word, 
 and  the  Word  was  with  God,  and  the  Word 
 was  God ;  ^  this  one  was  in  the  bejrinuing  with 
 God;  ^all  things  through  him  did  happen, 
 and  without  him  happened  not  even  one  thing 
 that  hath  liappened. 
 
 *  In  him  was  life,  and  the  life  was  the  light 
 of  men,  *  and  the  light  in  the  darkness  did 
 shine,  and  the  darkness  did  not  perceive  it. 
 
 "  There  came  a  man — having  been  sent  from 
 God — whose  name  is  John,  ''  this  one  came  for 
 testimony,  that  he  might  testify  about  the 
 Light,  that  all  might  believe  through  him ; 
 ^  that  one  was  not  the  Light,  but — that  he 
 might  testify  about  the  Light. 
 
 8  He  was  the  true  Light,  which  doth  en- 
 lighten every  man,  coming  to  the  world  ;  ^*  in 
 the  world  he  was,  and  the  world  tlirough  him 
 was  made,  and  the  world  did  not  know  him  : 
 ''  to  his  own  things  he  came,  and  his  own  peo- 
 ple did  not  receive  him ;  '■"  but  as  many  as  did 
 receive  him  to  them  he  gave  authority  to  be- 
 come sons  of  God — to  those  believing  in  his 
 name,  ^^  who — not  of  blood  nor  of  a  will  of 
 flesh,  nor  of  a  will  of  man  but— of  God  were 
 begotten. 
 
 1^  And  the  Word  became  flesh,  and  did  taber- 
 nacle among  us,  and  we  beheld  his  glory, 
 glory  as  of  an  only  begotten  of  a  father,  full 
 of  grace  and  truth. 
 
 ^^John  doth  testify  concerning  him,  and  hath 
 cried,  saying,  '  This  was  he  of  whom  I  said. 
 He  who  after  me  is  coming,  hath  come  before 
 me,  for  he  was  before  me  ;'  '^and  out  of  his 
 fulness  did  we  all  receive,  and  grace  over- 
 against  grace;  '^for  the  law  through  Moses 
 was  given,  the  grace  and  the  truth  through 
 Jesus  Christ  did  come ;  '^God  no  one  hath  ever 
 seen  ;  the  only  begotten  Sou,  who  is  on  the 
 bosom  of  the  Father — he  did  declare. 
 
 i**  And  this  is  the  testimony  of  John,  when 
 the  Jews  sent  out  of  Jerusalem  prieets  and 
 Levites,  that  they  might  question  him,  'Who 
 art  thou  ? ' ""  and  he  confessed  and  did  not  deny, 
 and  confessed — '  I  am  not  the  Christ.' 
 
 "\  And  they  questioned  him,  '  Wliat  then  ? 
 Klijah  art  thou?'  and  he  saith,  'I  am  not.' — 
 '  The  prophet  art  thou  ? '  and  he  answered, '  No.' 
 
 "  Tney  said  then  to  him,  'Who  art  thou, 
 that  we  may  give  an  answer  to  tliose  sending 
 us?  what  d.ost  thou  say  conceruiug  thyself?' 
 '-'■'Hesaid,  'I  am  a  voice  of  one  cryingin  the 
 wilderness:  Make  straiglit  the  way  of  the 
 Lord,  as  said  Isaiah  tlie  ])rophet.' 
 
 ^  Andthosesent  were  of  tlie  Pharisees,  ^and 
 they  questioned  him  and  s.aid  to  him,  '  Wliy, 
 then,  dost  thou  baptize,  if  thou  art  not  the 
 Christ,  nor  Elijah,  nor  tlie  prophet  ?' 
 
 j^'Mohn  answered  them,  saying,    'I  bajitize 
 
 with  water,  but  in  midst  of  you  he  hatli  st'jcicl 
 
 whom^e  have  not  kuowii,  this  one  it  is  who 
 
 is  coming  after  me,  who  hath  been  before  mc, 
 
 64 
 
 ■-■^of  whom  I  am  not  worthy  that  1  may  loose 
 the  cord  of  his  sandal.' 
 
 ^  These  things  came  to  pass  in  Bethabara, 
 beyond  the  Jordan,  where  John  was  baptizing ; 
 -^  on  the  morrow  John  seeth  Jesus commg  unto 
 him,  and  saith,  'Lo,  the  lamb  of  God,  who 
 is  taking  away  the  sin  of  the  world ;  •'*'  thia 
 is  he  concerning  whom  I  said.  After  me  doth 
 come  a  man,  who  hath  come  before  me,  be- 
 causehe  was  before  me :  3'  and  I  knew  him  not, 
 but,  that  he  might  be  manifested  to  Israel,  be- 
 cause of  this  I  came  with  the  water  baptizing. 
 
 ■'-And  John  testified,  saying — '1  have  seen 
 the  Spirit  coming  down,  as  a  dove,  oiit  of  hea- 
 ven, and  it  remained  on  him ;  ^^  and  I  did  not 
 know  him,  but  he  who  sent  me  to  baptize  with 
 water.  He  said  to  me.  On  whomsoever  thou 
 maystsee  the  Spirit  coming  down,  and  remain- 
 ing on  him,  this  is  he  who  is  baptizing  with 
 the  Holy  Spirit ;  ■'^  and  I  have  seen,  and  have 
 testified,  that  this  is  the  Son  of  God.' 
 
 •*^  On  the  morrow,  aj^ain,  John  was  standing, 
 and  two  of  his  disciples,  '^^  and  having  lookeo 
 on  Jesus  walking,  he  saith,  '  Lo,  the  Lamb  of 
 God:'  3' and  the  two  disciples  heard  him 
 speaking,  and  they  followed  Jesus. 
 
 38  And  Jesus  having  turned,  aud  having  be 
 held  them  following,  saith  to  them,  '  What 
 seek  ye  ? '  aud  they  said  to  them,  '  Kabbi, 
 (which  is,  being  interpreted.  Teacher,)  where 
 remainest  thou?'  ^ajJe  saith  to  them,  'Come 
 and  see ; '  they  came,  and  saw  where  lie  doth 
 remain,  and  with  him  they  remained  that  day ; 
 and  the  hour  was  about  the  tenth. 
 
 ^^  Andrew,  the  brother  of  Simon  Peter,  was 
 one  of  the  two  who  heard  from  John,  and 
 followed  him;  "'ithis  one  doth  first  find  his 
 own  brother  Simon,  and  saith  to  him,  '  We 
 have  found  the  Messiah,'  (which  is,  being  in- 
 terpreted, The  Anointed,)  •'^and  he  brought 
 him  imto  Jesus:  and  having  looked  upon  him, 
 Jesus  saith,  'Thou  art  Simon,  the  son  of 
 Jonas,  thou  shalt  be  called  Cephas,'  (which  is 
 interi>rotcd,  A  rock.) 
 
 ■^*  On  the  morrow,  he  willed  to  go  forth  to 
 Galilee,  and  he  findeth  Philip,  and  saith  to 
 him,  'Be  following  me.' 
 
 ^■^  And  Philip  was  from  Bethsaida,  of 
 the  city  of  Andrew  and  Peter;  ^'Philiji  find- 
 eth Nathauael,  and  saith  to  him,  'Him  of 
 whom  Moses  wrote  in  the  Law,  and  the  pro- 
 phets, we  have  found,  Jesus  theson  of  Joseph, 
 who  Is  from  Nazareth-'  ■'•'and  Nathauael 
 said  to  him,  '  Out  of  Nazareth  is  any  good 
 tliiug  able  to  be? '  Philip  said  to  him,  '  Come 
 and  see.' 
 
 •'''Jesus  saw  Nathauael  coming  unto  him, 
 and  he  saith  concerning  him,  '  Lo,  truly  au 
 Israelite,  in  whom  guile  is  not;'  ■"'Nathanael 
 paith  to  him,  '^V^lCIlco  mo  dost  thou  know? 
 Jesus  answered  and  said  to  liiin,  '  Bo.fore 
 Pliilii)fl  calling  tliee — thou  liciug  uudor  the  fig- 
 tree— 1  saw  thee.'    ■*■'  Nathauael  answered  and 
 
Water  turned  into  wine. 
 
 I.  50.— JOHN— III.  20. 
 
 Discourse  with  Nicodemus. 
 
 saith  to  him,  '  Kabbi,  tboii  art  the  Son  of  God, 
 
 thou  art  the  king  of  Israel.' 
 
 ^''  Jesus  auswered  and  said  to  him,  'Because 
 I  said  to  thee,  I  saw  thee  under  the  lig-tree, 
 thou  dost  believe ;  greater  things  than  these 
 thou  shalt  see;'  ^^and  he  saith  to  him, 
 '  Verily,  verily,  I  say  to  yoii,  henceforth  ye 
 shall  see  the  heaven  opened,  and  the  mes- 
 sengers of  God  going  up  and  coming  down  up- 
 on the  Son  of  Man.' 
 
 II.  ^  AND  the  third  day  a  marriage  hap- 
 pened in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and  the  mother  of 
 Jesus  was  there,  "  and  also  J  esus  was  called, 
 and  his  disciples,  to  the  marriage  ;  ■^and  wine 
 having  failed,  the  mother  of  Jesus  saith  unto 
 him,  'Wine  they  have  not;'  ■*  Jesus  saith  to 
 her,  '  What — to  me  and  to  thee,  woman  ?  not 
 yet  is  mine  hour  come'  ''  His  mother  saith  to 
 the  ministrants,  '  Whatever  he  may  say  to 
 you — do.' 
 
 '^  And  there  were  there  six  water-jugs  of 
 stone,  placed  according  to  the  purifying  of 
 the  Jews,  holding  each  two  or  three  measiires. 
 "  Jesus  saith  to  them,  '  Fill  the  water -jugs 
 with  water  ; '  and  they  filled  them — unto  the 
 brim ;  ^  and  he  saith  to  them,  '  Draw  out, 
 now,  and  bear  to  the  director  of  the  apart- 
 ment ; '  and  they  bare. 
 
 ^And  as  the  director  of  the  apartment 
 tasted  the  water  become  wine,  and  knew  not 
 whence  it  is,  (but  the  ministrants  knew,  who 
 liave  drawn  the  water,)  the  director  of  the 
 feast  doth  call  the  bridegroom,  ^'^  and  saith  to 
 him,  'Every  man,  at  first,  the  good  wine  doth 
 set  fortli ;  and  when  they  may  have  drunk 
 freely,  then  the  inferior;  thou  didst  keep  the 
 good  wine  till  now.' 
 
 11  This  beginning  of  the  signs  did  Jesus 
 in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and  manifested  his  glory, 
 and  his  disciples  believed  in  him ;  '^  after 
 this  he  went  down  to  Capernaimi,  he,  and  his 
 mother,  and  his  brethren,  and  his  disciples ; 
 and  there  they  remained  not  many  days. 
 
 1'^  And  the  passover  of  the  Jews  was  nigh, 
 and  Jesus  went  iip  to  Jerusalem,  ^^and  he 
 found  in  the  temple  those  selling  oxen,  and 
 sheep,  and  doves,  and  the  money-changers 
 sitting,  '^and  having  made  a  whip  of  small 
 cords,  he  put  all  forth  out  of  the  temple,  also 
 the  sheep,  and  the  oxen;  and  of  the  money- 
 changers he  poured  out  the  coins,  and  the 
 tables  he  overthrew,  i^and  to  those  selling 
 the  doves  he  said,  '  Take  these  things  hence ; 
 make  not  the  house  of  my  Father  a  house  of 
 merchandise.' 
 
 ^'  And  his  disciples  remembered  that  it  is 
 written,  '  The  zeal  of  Thy  house  did  eat  me 
 up ; '  1*  Uie  Jews  then  answered  and  said  to 
 him,  '  What  sign  dost  thou  shew  to  us — that 
 thou  dost  these  things?'  ^^  Jesus  auswered  and 
 said  to  them,  '  Destroy  this  sanctuary,  and  in 
 three  days  I  will  raise  it  up.' 
 
 -"  The  Jews,  therefore,  said,  '  Forty  and  six 
 years  was  this  sanctuary  building,  and  wilt 
 thou  in  three  days  raise  it  up?'  ^^  but  he  spake 
 concerning  the  sanctuary  of  his  body ;  ^- when, 
 then,  he  was  raised  out  of  the  dead,  his  dis- 
 liples  remembered  that  he  said  this  to  them, 
 and  they  believed  the  Writing,  and  the  word 
 2  T 
 
 that  Jesus  said.  "^And  as  he  was  in  Jeru- 
 salem, in  the  passover,  in  tlie  feast,  many  be- 
 lieved in  his  name,  beholding  his  signs  that  he 
 was  doing ;  -*  and  Jesus  himself  was  not  trust- 
 ing himself  to  them,  because  cS.  his  knowing 
 all  men,  -^  and  because  he  had  no  need  that 
 any  shoiild  testify  concerning  man,  for  he 
 himself  was  knowing  what  was  in  man. 
 
 nX  \  AND  there  was  a  man  of  the  Phari- 
 sees, Nicodemus  his  name,  a  rider  of  the  Jews, 
 -  this  one  came  unto  him  by  night,  and  said 
 to  him,  '  Rabbi,  we  have  known  that  from 
 God  thou  hast  come — a  teacher,  for  no  one 
 these  signs  is  able  to  do  that  thou  dost,  if 
 God  maj'  not  be  with  him.' 
 
 •^  Jesvis  answered  and  said  to  him,  '  Verily, 
 verily,  I  say  to  thee.  If  any  one  may  not  be 
 born  from  above,  he  is  not  able  to  see  the 
 rekm  of  God  ; '  **  Nicodemus  saith  unto  him, 
 '  How  is  a  man  able  to  be  bom,  being  old?  is 
 he  able  into  the  womb  of  his  mother  a  second 
 time  to  enter,  and  to  be  born?' 
 
 ^  .lesus  answered,  '  Verily,  verily,  I  say  to 
 thee,  If  any  one  may  not  be  born  of  water,  and 
 the  Spirit,  he  is  not  able  to  enter  into  the 
 reign  of  God ;  ^  that  which  hath  been  born  of 
 the  flesh  is  flesh,  and  that  which  hath  been 
 bom  of  the  Spirit  is  spirit. 
 
 '' '  Thou  mayest  not  wonder  that  I  said  to 
 thee.  It  behoveth  you  to  be  born  from  above: 
 ^  the  Spirit  where  he  willeth  doth  blow,  and 
 his  voice  thou  dost  hear,  but  thou  hast  not 
 known  whence  he  cometh,  and  whither  he 
 goeth;  thiis  is  every  one  who  hath  been  bom 
 of  the  Spirit.' 
 
 "Nicodemus  answered  and  said  to  him, 
 '  How  are  these  thiugs  able  to  happen  ? ' 
 1"  Jesus  answered  and  said  to  him,  '  Thou  art 
 the  teacher  of  Israel — and  these  things  thou 
 dost  not  know ! 
 
 11 '  Verily,  verily,  I  say  to  thee — What  we 
 have  known  we  speak,  and  what  we  have 
 seen  we  testify,  and  our  testimony  ye  do 
 not  receive ;  i-  if  the  earthly  things  I  said  to 
 you,  and  ye  do  not  believe,  how,  if  I  shall 
 say  to  you  the  heavenly  things,  will  ye  believe? 
 i'^  and  no  one  hath  gone  up  to  the  heaven,  ex- 
 cept he  who  out  of  the  heaven  came  down— 
 the  Son  of  Man  who  is  in  the  heaven. 
 
 '■* '  And  as  Moses  did  lift  up  the  serpent  in 
 the  wilderness,  so  it  behoveth  the  Son  of  Man 
 to  be  lifted  up,  i^  that  every  one  who  is  be- 
 lieving in  him  may  not  perish,  but  may  have 
 life  age-during,  i^for  God  did  so  love  the 
 world,  that  His  Son — the  only  begotten — He 
 gave,  that  every  one  who  is  believing  in  him 
 may  not  perish,  but  may  have  Life  age-during. 
 
 1' '  For  God  did  not  send  His  Son  to  the 
 world  that  he  may  judge  the  world,  but  that 
 the  world  maybe  saved  through  him;  I'^he 
 who  is  believing  in  him  is  not  judged,  but  he 
 who  is  not  beUeving  hath  been  judged  already, 
 because  he  hath  not  believed  in  the  name  of 
 the  only  begotten  Son  of  God. 
 
 1^ '  And  this  is  the  judgment,  that  the  light 
 hath  come  to  the  world,  and  men  did  love 
 the  darkness  rather  than  the  light,  for  their 
 works  were  evil;  "•'for  every  one  who  is  do- 
 ing wicked  things  hateth  the  light,  and  doth 
 not  come  unto  the  light,  that  his  works  may 
 65' 
 
John's  testimonj/  to  Christ. 
 
 HI.  21.-^0HN.— IV.  36. 
 
 Christ  at  the  weli. 
 
 not  lie  detected ;  -'  but  he  who  is  doing  the 
 truth  doth  come  to  the  hght,  that  his  works 
 maj'  be  manifested,  that  in  God  they  are  hav- 
 ing been  wrought.' 
 
 ^  After  these  things  came  Jesus  aud  his 
 disciples  to  the  land  of  Judea,  and  there  he 
 did  tarry  with  them,  and  was  baptizing;  -'and 
 Jolin  was  also  baptizing  in  Aenon,  ni;,'h  to 
 Salem,  because  there  were  many  waters  there, 
 and  they  were  coming  and  were  being  bap- 
 tized— ~*  for  John  was  not  yet  cast  into  the 
 prison — '^  there  arose  then  a  question  from  the 
 disciples  of  John  with  some  Jews  about  puri- 
 fying, ""  and  they  came  unto  John,  and  said  to 
 him,  '  Rabbi,  lie  who  was  with  thee  beyond  the 
 Jordan,  to  whom  thou  didst  testify,  lo,  this 
 one  is  baptizing,  aud  all  are  coming  unto  him.' 
 
 *^John  answered  and  said,  'A  man  is  not 
 able  to  receive  anything,  if  it  may  not  have 
 been  given  him  from  the  heaven ;  -^  ve  your- 
 selves do  testify  to  me  that  I  said,  I  am  not 
 the  Christ,  but.  that  1  am  having  been  sent 
 before  him;  ^''lie  who  is  having  the  bride  is 
 bridegroom,  and  the  friend  of  the  bridegroom, 
 who  is  standing  and  hearing  him,  witli  joy 
 doth  rejoice  because  of  the  voice  of  the  bride- 
 groom; this,  then,  my  joy  hath  been  fulfilled. 
 
 ^^ '  Him  it  behoveth  to  increase,  and  me  to 
 become  less ;  ^'  he  who  from  above  is  coming 
 is  above  all ;  he  who  is  from  the  earth,  from 
 the  earth  he  is,  and  from  the  earth  he  speak- 
 eth;  he  who  from  the  heaven  is  coming  is 
 above  all. 
 
 3" '  Aud  what  he  hath  seen  and  heard  this 
 he  doth  testify,  and  his  testimony  none  re- 
 ceiveth  ;  •*■*  he  who  is  receiving  his  testimony 
 did  seal  tliat  God  is  true;  ^'^ for  he  whom  God 
 sent,  the  sayings  of  God  he  speaketh ;  for  not 
 by  measure  doth  God  give  the  Spirit ;  ^^  the 
 Father  doth  love  the  Son,  and  all  things  hath 
 given  into  his  hand ;  ^^  he  who  is  believing  in 
 tlie  Son,  hath  life  aj^e-during;  and  he  who  is 
 not  believing  the  Son,  sliall  not  see  life,  but 
 the  MTath  of  God  doth  remain  upon  him.' 
 
 IV.  1  WHEN  therefore  the  Lord  knew  that 
 the  Pharisees  heard  that  Jesus  more  disciples 
 doth  make  and  baptize  than  John,  ^  (though 
 indeed  Jesus  himself  was  not  baptizing,  but 
 his  disciples.)  ^  he  left  Judea  and  went  away 
 again  to  Galilee,  ^  and  it  was  behoving  him  to 
 go  through  Samaria. 
 
 ^  He  Cometh,  therefore,  to  a  city  of  Samaria, 
 called  Sychar,  near  to  the  i)lace  that  Jacob 
 gave  to  Joseph  his  son ;  "  and  there  was  there 
 a  well  of  Jacob.  Jesus  therefore  having  been 
 weary  from  the  journeying,  was  sitting  thus 
 on  the  well ;  it  was  as  it  were  the  sixth  hour ; 
 ^  there  cometh  a  woman  out  of  Samaria  to 
 draw  water. 
 
 Jesus  saitli  to  lier,  'Give  mc  to  drink;' 
 *  for  ])is  disciples  were  gone  away  to  the  city, 
 that  they  may  buy  victuals ;  "  the  Samaritan 
 woman  therefore  saith  to  him,  '  How  dost 
 thou,  being  a  Jew,  ask  drink  from  me,  being 
 a  Samaritan  woman  ?'  for  Jews  have  no  deal- 
 ing with  Samaritans. 
 
 '"  Jesus  answered  and  said  to  her,  'If  tliou 
 hadst  known  tlie  gift  of  God,  andwlioitis 
 wlio  is  saying  to  tliee.  Give  me  to  diinlc,  thou 
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 wouldest  have  asked  him,  and  he  would  have 
 given  thee  living  water.' 
 
 '*  The  woman  saith  to  him,  '  Sir.  thou  hast 
 not  even  a  vessel  to  draw  witli,  and  the  well 
 is  deep ;  whence,  then,  hast  thou  tlie  living 
 water?  ^"Art  thou  greater  than  our  father 
 Jacob,  who  did  give  us  the  well,  and  himself 
 out  of  it  did  drink,  and  his  sons,  and  his 
 cattle?' 
 
 "  Jesus  answered  and  said  to  her,  '  Every 
 one who  is  drinking  of  this  water  shall  thirst 
 again  •  '''but  whoever  may  drink  of  the  water 
 that  I  will  give  him,  may  not  thirst— to  the 
 age  ;  and  the  water  that  I  will  give  him  shall 
 become  in  him  a  well  of  water,  springing  up 
 to  life  age-during.' 
 
 \^  The  woman  saith  imto  him,  '  Sir,  give  me 
 this  water,  that  I  may  not  thii-st,  nor  come 
 hither  to  draw.'  '"Jesus  saith  to  her,  'Go, 
 call  thy  husband,  and  come  hither;'  ^^the 
 woman  answered  and  said,  'I  have  not  a 
 husband.' 
 
 Jesus  saith  to  her,  '  WeU  didst  thou  say — 
 A  husband  I  have  not;  '^for  five  husbands 
 thou  hast  had,  and,  now,  he  whom  thou  hast 
 is  not  thy  husband  ;  this  hast  thou  said  truly.' 
 
 ^''Tlie  woman  saith  to  him,  'Sir,  1  jierceive 
 that  thou  art  a  prophet;  -"our  fathers  in  this 
 mountain  did  worship,  and  ye— ye  say  that  in 
 Jerusalem  is  the  place  where  it  behoveth  to 
 worship.' 
 
 -'  Jesus  saith  to  her,  '  Woman,  believe  me, 
 that  there  doth  come  an  hour,  when  neithei 
 in  this  mountain,  nor  in  Jerusalem,  shall  ye 
 worship  the  Father ;  -"  ye  worship  what  ye 
 have  not  known  ;  we  worshi]i  what  we  have 
 known,  because  the  salvation  is  of  the  Jews ; 
 "^  but,  there  cometh  an  hour,  and  it  now  is, 
 when  the  true  wors])i])pers  will  worship  the 
 Father  in  spirit  and  truth,  for  the  Father  also 
 doth  seek  such  to  worship  him;  ^■'God  is  a 
 Spirit,  aud  those  worshipping  Him,  in  spirit 
 and  truth  it  doth  behove  to  worshijj.' 
 
 "^  The  woman  saitli  to  liim,  '  I  have  known 
 that  Messiah  doth  come,  wlio  is  called  Christ, 
 when  that  one  may  come,  he  will  tell  us  all 
 things ; '  -"  Jesus  saith  to  her,  '  I  am  he,  who 
 am  speaking  to  thee. ' 
 
 '-'■  And  upon  this  came  his  disciples,  and 
 were  wondering  that  with  a  woman  lie  was 
 speaking,  no  one,  however,  said,  'Wiiat  seek- 
 est  thou?'  or  'Wliy  speakcst  thou  with  her?* 
 
 -^The  woman  then  left  her  water-jug,  and 
 went  away  to  the  city,  aud  saith  to  the  men, 
 "^ '  Come,  see  a  man,  who  told  me  all  tilings — 
 as  many  as  I  did:  is  this  the  Christ?'  ^"Ijiey 
 went  foitli  therefore  out  of  the  city,  aud  were 
 coming  unto  him. 
 
 3'  And  in  the  meanwhile  his  disciples  were 
 asking  liim,  saying,  'Rabbi,  eat;'  ''-and  he 
 said  to  them,  'I  liave  food  to  eat  that  ye  have 
 not  known.'  ^^The  disciples  then  said  one  to 
 another,  'Did  any  one  bring  him  anything  to 
 eat?'  ^^ Jesus  saith  to  them,  'My  food  is, 
 that  I  may  do  the  will  of  Him  who  sent  me, 
 and  may  linisli  His  work;  ^^do  not  say  that 
 it  is  yet  four  montlis,  and  tlie  harvest  cometh ; 
 lo,  I  say  to  you.  Lift  uji  your  eyes,  and  see  the 
 fields,  thattliey  arc  whiteuntoh.arvestalready. 
 
 ^"^ '  And  he  who  is  reaping  doth  receive  a  re- 
 
Impotent  man  healed. 
 
 IV.  37— JOHN.— V.  29. 
 
 Christ  asserts  his  power. 
 
 ward,  anddotli  gather  friiit  to  life  ase-durins;, 
 that  both  he  who  is  sowing  and  lie  who  is  reap- 
 ing may  rejoice  together;  '^^  for  in  this  the 
 saying  is  the  true  one,  that  one  is  the  sower 
 and  another  the  reaper.  -^^I  sent  you  to  reaij 
 that  on  which  ye  have  not  laboured ;  others 
 laboured,  andyeinto  their  labour  have  entered^ 
 3'*  And  from  that  city  many  believed  in  him, 
 of  the  Samaritans,  because  of  the  word  of  the 
 woman  testifying, — 'He  told  me  all  things — as 
 many  as  I  did.'  *"  When,  then,  the  Samaritans 
 came  imto  him,  they  were  asking  him  to  re- 
 main with  them,  and  he  remained  there  two 
 days ;  ^^  and  many  more  did  believe  because 
 of  his  word,  "-and  said  to  the  woman — 'No 
 more  because  of  thy  speaking  do  we  believe ; 
 for  we  ourselves  have  heard  and  known  that 
 this  is  truly  the  Saviour  of  the  Trorld — the 
 Christ. ' 
 
 "'And  after  the  two  days  he  went  forth 
 thence,  and  went  away  to  Galilee,  ""  for  Jesus 
 himself  testified  that  a  prophet  in  his  own 
 country  shall  not  have  honour;  "^when  then, 
 he  came  to  Galilee,  the  Galileans  received  him, 
 having  seen  all  things  that  he  did  in  Jerusalem 
 in  the  feast — for  they  also  went  to  the  feast. 
 
 "^  Jesus  came,  therefore,  again  to  Cana  of 
 Galilee,  where  he  made  the  water  wine,  and 
 there  was  a  certain  courtier,  whose  son  was 
 ailing  in  Capernaum,  "^  he,  having  heard  that 
 Jesus  is  come  out  of  Judea  to  Galilee,  went 
 away  unto  him,  and  was  asking  him  that  he 
 may  come  down  and  may  heal  his  son,  for  he 
 was  about  to  die.  _ 
 
 "8  Jesus  then  said  unto  him,  'If  signs  and 
 wonders  ye  may  not  see,  ye  will  not  believe.' 
 ""  The  courtier  saith  unto  him,  '  Sir,  come  down 
 before  my  child  die ; '  *"  Jesus  saith  to  him, 
 '  Be  going  on ;  thy  son  doth  live.' 
 
 And  the  man  believed  the  word  that  Jesus 
 said  to  him,  and  was  going  on,  ^^  and  he  now 
 going  down,  his  servants  met  him,  and  told, 
 saying — 'Thy  child  doth  live  ;'  ^'^  he  inqitired 
 then  of  them  the  hour  in  which  he  became 
 better,  and  they  said  to  him — '  Yesterday  at 
 the  seventh  hour  the  fever  left  him ; '  ^'^  then 
 the  father  knew  that  it  was  in  that  hour  in 
 which  Jesus  said  to  him — 'Thy  son  doth  live,' 
 and  he  himself  believed,  and  his  whole  house; 
 ^"  this  again  a  second  sign  did  Jesus,  having 
 come  out  of  Judea  to  Galilee. 
 
 V.  ^  AFTER  these  things  there  was  a  feast 
 of  the  Jews,  and  Jesus  went  up  to  .Jerusalem, 
 ''and  there  is  in  .Jerusalem  by  the  sheep-g'ate 
 a  pool  that  is  called  in  Hebrew  Bethesda,  hav- 
 ing five  porches,  ^in  these  were  lying  a  great 
 multitude  of  the  ailing,  blind,  lame, withered, 
 waiting  for  the  moving  of  the  water,  "  for 
 a  messenger  at  a  set  time  was  going  down  in 
 the  pool,  and  was  troubling  the  water,  the 
 first  then  having  gone  in  after  the  troubling 
 of  the  water,  became  whole  of  whatever  sick- 
 ness he  was  held. 
 
 'And  there  was  a  certain  man  there  being 
 in  ailment  thirty  and  eight  years,  ®  him  Jesus 
 having  seen  lying,  and  having  known  that 
 he  is  already  a  long  time,  he  saith  to  him, 
 '  Dost  thou  wish  to  become  whole?'  _ 
 
 '  The  ailing  man  answered  him,  '  Sir,  I  have 
 
 no  man,  th.it,  when  the  water  may  be  troub- 
 led, he  ni.ay  put  me  into  the  jiool,  and  while  I 
 am  coming,  another  doth  go  down  before  me.' 
 
 8  Jesus  saith  to  liim,  'llise,  take  up  thy 
 couch,  and  be  walking;'  "and  immediately 
 the  man  became  whole,  and  he  took  up  his 
 couch,  and  was  walking,  and  it  was  a  sabbath 
 on  that  day,  ^^  the  Jews  then  said  to  him  that 
 hath  been  healed,  '  It  is  a  sabbath ;  it  is  not 
 lawful  to  thee  to  take  up  the  couch.' 
 
 1^  He  answered  them,  '  He  who  made  me 
 whole — that  one  said  to  me.  Take  up  thy 
 couch,  and  be  walking;'  ^-they  questioned 
 him,  then,  '  Who  is  the  man  who  is  saying  to 
 thee,  Take  up  thy  couch  and  be  walking?' 
 '2  But  he  that  was  healed  had  not  known  who 
 he  is,  for  Jesus  did  move  away,  a  multitude 
 bein^  in  the  place. 
 
 ^*  After  these  things,  Jesus  findeth  him  in 
 the  temple,  and  said  to  him,  '  Lo,  thou  hast 
 become  whole;  sin  no  more,  lest  something 
 worse  may  happen  to  thee.' 
 
 1'  The  man  went  away,  and  told  the  Jews 
 that  it  is  Jesus  who  made  him  whole,  ^^  and 
 because  of  this  were  the  .Jews  persecuting 
 Jesus,  and  seeking  to  kill  him,  because  these 
 things  he  was  doing  on  a  sabbath. 
 
 ^"  And  Jesus  answered  them,  '  My  Father 
 till  now  doth  work,  and  I  work;'  '°  because 
 of  this,  then,  were  the  Jews  seeking  the  more 
 to  kill  him,  because  not  only  was  he  breaking 
 the  sabbath,  but  he  also  called  God  his  own 
 Father,  making  himself  equal  to  God. 
 
 1"  .Jesus  therefore  responded  and  said  to 
 them,  'Verily,  verily,  I  say  to  you.  The  Son 
 is  not  able  to  do  anything  of  himself,  if  he 
 may  not  see  the  Father  doing  anything;  for 
 whatevei  things  He  may  do,  these  also  the 
 Son  in  like  manner  doth ;  -"  for  the  Father 
 doth  love  the  Son,  and  doth  shew  to  him  all 
 things  that  He  himself  doth;  and  greater 
 works  than  these  He  wiU  shew  him,  that  ye 
 may  wonder. 
 
 2^  '  For,  as  the  Father  doth  raise  the  dead, 
 aud  doth  make  alive,  so  also  the  Son  doth 
 makt  alive  whom  he  willeth ;  --  for  neither 
 doth  the  Father  judge  any  one,  but  all  the 
 judgment  He  hath  given  to  the  Son,  '-'  that 
 all  may  honour  the  Son  according  as  they 
 honour  the  Father ;  he  who  is  not  honouring 
 the  Son,  doth  not  honour  the  Father  who 
 sent  him. 
 
 -"  'Verily,  verily,  I  say  to  you— He  who  is 
 hearing  my  word,  and  is  believing  Him  who 
 sent  me,  hath  life  age-during,  and  to  judg- 
 ment he  doth  not  come,  but  hath  passed  out 
 of  the  death  to  the  life. 
 
 -^  '  Verily,  verily,  I  say  to  you — There  Com- 
 eth an  hour,  and  it  now  is,  when  the  dead  shall 
 hear  the  voice  of  the  Son  of  God,  and  those 
 having  heard  shall  live;  -^for,  asthe  Father 
 hath  life  in  himself,  so  He  gave  also  to  the 
 Son  to  have  life  in  himseK,  ^^  and  authority 
 He  gave  him  also  to  do  judgment,  because  he 
 is  Son  of  Man. 
 
 •23  'Wonder  not  at  this,  because  there  doth 
 come  an  hour  in  which  aU  those  in  the  tombs 
 sliall  hear  his  voice,  ^Sand  they  shall  come 
 forth;  those  who  did  the  good  things  to  a 
 rising  again  of  life,  and  those  who  practised 
 the  evil  things  to  a  rising  again  of  judgment. 
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Five  thousand  fed. 
 
 V.  30.— JOHN,— VI.  31. 
 
 Christ  walks  on  tlie  water. 
 
 ^"  '  I  am  not  able  of  myself  to  do  anything; 
 acconlini;  as  I  liear  I  judge,  and  my  judg- 
 ment is  lugliteous,  because  1  seek  not  my  own 
 will,  but  the  will  of  the  Father  who  sent  me. 
 
 ^'  '  If  1  testify  concerning  myself,  my  testi- 
 mony is  not  true ;  ^"  another  there  is  who  is 
 testifying  concerning  me,  and  I  have  known 
 that  the  testimony  that  he  doth  testify  con- 
 cerning me  is  true ;  ^^  ye  have  sent  unto  Jolm, 
 and  he  hath  testified  to  the  truth. 
 
 ^  'But  I  do  not  receive  testimony  from 
 man,  but  these  things  I  say  that  ye  may  be 
 saved ;  ^'  lie  was  the  burning  and  sliining 
 lamp,  and  ye  did  will  to  be  glad,  for  an  hour, 
 in  his  light. 
 
 36  '  But  I  have  the  testimony  greater  than 
 John's,  for  the  works  that  the  Father  gave 
 me,  that  I.  might  tinish  them,  the  works  them- 
 selves that  I  do,  they  testify  concerning  me, 
 that  the  Father  hath  sent  me. 
 
 •■'^ '  And  the  Father  who  sent  me  Himself 
 hath  testified  concerning  me ;  ye  have  neither 
 heard  His  voice  at  any  time,  nor  His  appear- 
 ance have  ye  seen ;  ^  and  His  word  ye  have 
 not  remaining  in  you,  becaiise  whom  He  sent, 
 him  ye  do  not  believe. 
 
 '^^  '  Ye  search  the  Writings,  because  ye  think 
 in  them  to  have  life  age-during,  and  these  are 
 they  that  are  testifying  concerning  me ;  '"'  and 
 ye  do  not  will  to  come  nnto  me,  that  ye  may 
 nave  life;  •'^  glory  from  man  I  do  not  receive, 
 *-  but  I  have  known  you,  that  the  love  of  God 
 ye  have  not  in  yourselves. 
 
 *^  '  I  have  come  in  the  name  of  my  Father, 
 and  ye  do  not  receive  me;  if  another  may 
 come  in  his  own  name,  him  ye  will  receive ; 
 **  how  are  ye  able — ye — to  believe,  glory  from 
 one  another  receiving,  and  the  glory  that  is 
 from  God  alone  ye  seek  not? 
 
 ^5  '  Do  not  think  that  I  will  accuse  you  unto 
 the  Father;  there  is  who  is  accusing  you, 
 Moses — in  whom  ye  have  hoped ;  '"'  for  if  ye 
 were  believing  Moses,  ye  would  have  been 
 believing  me,  for  he  wrote  concerning  me; 
 *^  but  if  his  writings  ye  believe  not,  how  shall 
 ye  believe  my  sayings?' 
 
 VI.  1  AFTER  these  things  Jesus  went  away 
 beyond  the  sea  of  Galilee  (of  Tiberias),  -  and 
 there  was  following  him  a  grea,t  multitude, 
 because  they  were  seeing  his  signs  that  h3 
 was  doing  on  the  ailing;  -^  and  Jesus  went  up 
 to  the  mount,  and  he  was  there  sitting  with 
 his  disciples,  *  and  the  passover  was  nigh,  the 
 feast  of  the  Jews. 
 
 '  Jesus  then  having  lifted  up  his  eyes  and 
 having  seen  that  a  great  multitude  doth  come 
 to  him,  saith  unto  Philip,  'Whence  shall  we 
 buy  loaves,  that  these  may  eat?' — •>  and  this  he 
 said,  trying  him,  for  he  himself  had  known 
 what  he  was  about  lo  do. 
 
 7 Philip  answered  him,  'Two  hundred  de- 
 naries'  worth  of  loaves  are  not  sufficient  to 
 them,  that  each  of  them  may  receive  some 
 little;'  ^one  of  his  disciples— Andrew,  the 
 brother  of  Simon  Peter— saith  to  him, " '  There 
 is  one  little  lad  here  who  hath  five  barley 
 loaves,  and  two  fishes,  but  these — what  are 
 they  to  so  many?' 
 
 ^*And  Jesus  said,  'Make  the  men  to  sit 
 down ;'  and  there  was  much  grass  in  the 
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 place,  the  men  then  sat  down,  in  number,  as 
 it  were,  five  thousand,  "and  .lesus  took  the 
 loaves,  and  having  given  thanks  he  distributed 
 to  the  disciples,  and  tlie  disciples  to  those  re- 
 clining, in  like  manner,  also  of  the  little  fishes 
 as  much  as  they  wished. 
 
 '^  And  when  they  were  filled,  he  saith  to 
 his  disciples,  '  Gather  together  the  broken 
 pieces  that  are  over,  that  nothing  may  be  lost ; ' 
 ^3  they  gathered  together,  therefore,  and  filled 
 twelve  hand-baskets  with  broken  pieces,  from 
 the  five  barley  loaves  that  were  over  to  those 
 having  eaten. 
 
 ^*  The  men,  then,  ha\'ing  seen  the  sign  that 
 Jesus  dia,  said — 'This  is  truly  the  Prophet, 
 who  is  coming  to  the  world;'  ^' Jesus,  there- 
 fore, having  known  that  they  are  about  to 
 come,  and  to  take  him  by  force  that  they 
 may  make  him  king,  retired  again  to  the 
 mountain  himself  alone. 
 
 ^^And  when  evening  came,  his  disciples 
 went  down  to  the  sea,  i''  and  having  entered 
 into  the  boat,  they  were  going  over  the  sea  to 
 Capernaum,  and  darkness  had  already  come, 
 and  Jesus  had  not  come  unto  them,  '**  the  sea 
 also— a  great  wind  blowdng — was  being  raised, 
 ^^  having  pushed  onwards,  therefore,  about 
 twenty-five  or  thirty  furlongs,  they  behold 
 Jesus  walking  on  the  sea,  and  coining  nigh  to 
 the  boat,  and  they  were  afraid ;  '^'^  and  he 
 saith  to  them,  '  I  am  he,  be  not  afraid;'  -'  they 
 were  willing  then  to  receive  him  into  the  boat, 
 and  immediately  the  boat  came  unto  the  land 
 to  which  they  were  going. 
 
 -"  On  the  morrow,  the  multitude  that  was 
 standing  on  the  other  side  of  the  sea,  having 
 seen  that  there  was  no  other  little  boat  there 
 except  one — that  into  which  his  disciples  en- 
 tered— and  that  Jesus  went  not  in  with  his 
 disciples  into  the  little  boat,  but  his  disciples 
 went  away  alone,  -•*  (and  other  little  boats 
 came  from  Tiberias,  nigh  the  place  where 
 they  did  eat  the  bread,  the  Lord  having  given 
 thanks),  -■*  when  therefore  the  multitude  saw 
 that  Jesus  is  not  there,  nor  his  disciples,  they 
 also  themselves  did  enter  into  the  boats,  and 
 came  to  Capernaum  seeking  Jesus;  '^aud 
 having  found  him  on  the  other  side  of  the  sea, 
 they  said  to  him,  '  Rabbi,  when  hast  thou 
 come  hither?' 
 
 's  Jesus  answered  them  and  said,  'Verily, 
 verily,  I  say  to  you,  Ye  seek  me,  not  because 
 ye  saw  signs,  but  because  ye  did  eat  of  the 
 loaves,  and  were  satisfied ;  '-''  work  not  for  the 
 food  that  is  perishing,  but  for  the  food  that 
 is  remaining  to  life  age-during,  which  the  Son 
 of  Man  will  give  to  you,  ior  him  did  the 
 Father  seal — even  God-' 
 
 ^  They  said  therefore  unto  him,  '  What  may 
 we  do  that  we  may  work  the  works  of  God?' 
 '■^  Jesus  answered  and  said  to  them,  '  This_  is 
 the  work  of  God,  that  ye  may  believe  in  him 
 whom  He  did  send.' 
 
 ^^  They  said  therefore  to  him,  '  Wliat  sign, 
 then,  dost  thoiu  that  we  may  see  and  may  be- 
 lieve thee?  what  dost  thou  work?  "'our 
 fathers  the  manna  did  eat  m  the  wilderness, 
 according  as  it  is  having  been  \vritten,  Bread 
 out  of  the  heaven  He  gave  them  to  eat.' 
 
Christ  the  hi-ead  of  life. 
 
 VI.  32.— JOHN.— VII.  13. 
 
 Peter  confesseth  him. 
 
 ^"  Jesus,  therefore,  said  to  them,  '  Verily, 
 verily,  I  say  to  you,  Moses  did  not  give  you 
 the  bread  out  of  the  heaven ;  but  my  Father 
 doth  give  you  the  true  bread  out  of  the  hea- 
 ven; ^3  for  the  bread  of  God  is  that  which  is 
 coming  down  out  of  the  heaven,  and  giving 
 life  to  the  world.'  ^■•They  said,  therefore, 
 unto  him,  '  Sir,  always  give  us  this  bread.' 
 
 3*  And  Jesus  said  to  them,  '1  am  the  bread 
 of  the  life;  he  who  is  coming  uuto  me  may 
 not  hunger,  and  he  who  is  believing  in  me 
 may  not  thirst — at  any  time;  ^^but  I  said  to 
 you,  that  ye  also  have  seen  me,  and  ye  believe 
 not;  3" all  that  the  Father  doth  give  to  me 
 will  come  unto  me ;  and  him  who  is  coming 
 unto  me,  I  may  in  no  wise  cast  without, 
 ^3  because  I  have  come  down  out  of  the  hea- 
 ven, not  that  I  may  do  my  will,  but  the  will 
 of  Him  who  sent  me. 
 
 3^  '  And  this  is  the  will  of  the  Father  who 
 sent  me,  that  all  that  He  hath  given  to  me 
 I  may  not  lose  of  it,  but  may  raise  it  up  in 
 the  last  day ;  *°  and  this  is  the  will  of  Him  who 
 sent  me,  that  every  one  who  is  beholding  the 
 Son,  and  is  believing  in  him,  may  have  iif  eage- 
 during,  and  I  will  raise  him  up  in  the  last  day . ' 
 
 •*^The  Jews,  therefore,  were  murmuring  at 
 him,  because  he  said,  '  I  am  the  bread  that 
 came  down  out  of  the  heaven ; '  *-  and  they 
 said,  '  Is  not  this  Jesus,  the  son  of  Joseph, 
 whose  father  and  mother  we  have  known? 
 how  then  saith  this  one — Out  of  the  heaven  I 
 have  come  down  ? ' 
 
 *^  Jesus  answered,  therefore,  and  said  to 
 them,  '  Murmur  not  one  with  another ;  **  no 
 one  is  able  to  come  unto  me,  if  the  Father 
 who  sent  me  may  not  draw  him,  and  I  wiU 
 raise  him  up  in  the  last  day ;  ''^  it  is  ha^dng  been 
 \vritten  in  the  prophets.  And  they  shall  he  all 
 taught  of  God ;  every  one  therefore  who  heard 
 from  the  Father,  and  learned,  cometh  to  me ; 
 ^''not  that  anyone  hath  seen  the  Father,  except 
 he  who  is  from  God,  he  hath  seen  the  Father. 
 
 *^  '  Verily,  verily,  1  say  to  you.  He  who  is 
 believing  in  me,  hath  life  age-during ;  ^^  I  am 
 the  bread  of  the  life ;  ^  your  fathers  did  eat 
 the  manna  in  the  wilderness,  and  they  died; 
 ^"  this  is  the  bread  that  out  of  the  heaven  is 
 coming  down,  that  any  one  may  eat  of  it,  and 
 not  die. 
 
 ^'  '  I  am  the  living  bread  that  came  down 
 out  of  the  heaven;  if  any  one  may  eat  of  this 
 bread  he  shall  live — to  tne  age ;  and  the  bread 
 also  that  I  will  give  is  my  flesh,  that  I  will 
 give  for  the  life  of  the  world.' 
 
 ^2  The  Jews,  therefore,  were  striving  with 
 one  another,  saying,  *  How  is  this  one  able  to 
 give  us  his  flesh  to  eat  ? '  ^'^  Jesus,  therefore, 
 said  to  them,  '  Verily,  verily,  1  say  to  you.  If 
 ye  may  not  eat  the  tiesh  of  the  Son  of  Ma,n, 
 and  may  not  drink  his  blood,  ye  have  no  life 
 in  yourselves ;  ^*  he  who  is  eating  my  flesh, 
 and  is  drinking  my  blood,  hath  life  age-dur- 
 ing, and  I  will  raise  him  up  in  the  last  day ; 
 *^for  my  flesh  truly  is  food,  and  my  blood 
 truly  is  drink ;  ^^  he  who  is  eating  my  flesh, 
 and  is  drinking  my  blood,  doth  remain  in  me, 
 and  I  in  him. 
 
 67  « According  as  the  living  Father  sent  me, 
 
 and  I  live  because  of  the  Father,  he  also  who 
 is  eating  me,  even  that  one  shall  live  because 
 of  me ;  ^^  this  is  the  bread  that  came  down 
 out  of  the  heaven  •  not  as  your  fathers  did  eat 
 the  manna,  and  died;  he  who  is  eating  this 
 bread  shall  live — to  the  age.' 
 
 ^^  These  things  he  said  in  a  synagogue, 
 teaching.in  Capernaum ;  s"  many,  therefore,  of 
 his  disciples  having  heard,'  said,  '  This  word 
 is  hard ;  who  is  able  to  hear  it  ? ' 
 
 J^-  And  Jesus  having  known  in  himself  that 
 his  disciples  are  murmuring  about  this,  said 
 to  them,  '  Doth  this  stumble  you  ?  ^-  if  then 
 ye  may  behold  the  Son  of  Man  going  uj 
 where  he  w^as  before?  "^the  spirit  it  is  that 
 is  giving  life;  the  flesh  doth  not  profit  any- 
 thing; the  sayings  that  I  speak  to  you  are 
 spirit,  and  they  are  life ;  ^  but  there  are  cer- 
 tain of  you  who  do  not  believe ; '  for  Jesus 
 had  known  from  the  beginning  who  they  are 
 who  are  not  believing,  and  who  is  he  who  wilJ 
 deliver  him  uj),  ^^  and  he  said,  '  Because  oi 
 this  I  have  said  to  you — No  one  is  able  to 
 come  imto  me,  if  it  may  not  have  been  given 
 him  from  my  Father. ' 
 
 ^^  From  this  time  many  of  his  disciples  went 
 away  backward,  and  were  no  more  walking 
 with  him,  ^^  Jesus,  therefore,  said  to  the 
 twelve,  '  Do  ye  also  wish  to  go  away  ? '  ^^  Si- 
 mon Peter,  therefore,  answered  him,  'Sir,  uu- 
 to whom  shall  we  go  ?  thou  hast  sayings  of 
 life  age-during ;  ''^  and  we  have  believed,  and 
 we  have  known,  that  thou  art  the  Christ,  the 
 Son  of  the  living  God.' 
 
 ^•^  Jesus  answered  them,  '  Did  not  I  choose 
 you— the  twelve?  and  of  you — one  is  a  devil.' 
 '^\  And  he  spake  of  Judas,  Simon's  son,  Isca- 
 riot,  for  he  was  about  to  deliver  him  up,  being 
 one  of  the  twelve. 
 
 Vn.  1  AND  Jesus  was  walking  after  these 
 things  in  Galilee,  for  he  did  not  wish  to  walk 
 in  Judea,  because  the  Jews  were  seeking  to 
 kill  him,  -  and  the  feast  of  the  Jews  was  nigh 
 — that  of  tabernacles — ^  his  brethren,  there- 
 fore, said  uuto  him,  '  Remove  hence,  and  go 
 away  to  Judea,  that  thy  disciples  also  may 
 behold  thy  works  that  thou  dost ;  •*  for  no 
 one  in-secret  doth  anything,  and  himself  seek- 
 eth  to  be  in  public ;  if  thou  dost  these  things 
 — manifest  thyself  to  the  world;'  ^for  not 
 even  were  his  brethren  believing  iu  him. 
 
 8  Jesus,  therefore,  saith  to  them,  '_My  time 
 is  not  yet  present,  but  your  time  is  always 
 ready;  ''the  world  is  not  able  to  hate  you, 
 but  me  it  doth  hate,  because  I  testify  concern- 
 ing it  that  its  works  are  evik  ^  Ye — ^o  ye  up 
 to  this  feast ;  I  do  not  yet  go  up  to  this  feast, 
 because  my  time  hath  not  yet  been  fulfilled ;' 
 9  and  saying  these  things  to  them,  he  remained 
 in  Galilee. 
 
 '"  And  when  his  brethren  went  up,  then  also 
 he  himself  went  up  to  the  feast,  not  mani- 
 festly, but  as  in  secret;  "the  Jews,  there- 
 fore, were  seeking  him,  in  the  feast,  and  said, 
 'Where  is  that  one?'  '-and  there  was  much 
 murmuring  about  him  among  the  multitudes, 
 some  indeed  said — 'He  is  good;'  and  others 
 said,  '  No,  but  he  leadeth  astray  the  multi- 
 tude ; '  13  no  one,  however,  was  speaking  freely 
 about  him,  through  fear  of  the  Jews. 
 
Christ  at  the  feast. 
 
 VII.  14.— JOHN.— viiL  13. 
 
 A  dvZteresa  exhorted. 
 
 1*  And  it  being  uow  the  middle  of  the  feast, 
 Jesus  went  up  to  the  temple,  and  he  was  teach- 
 ing, '^  and  the  Jews  were  wondering,  saying, 
 How  hath  this  one  known  letters — not  hav- 
 ing learned?' 
 
 1^  Jesus  answered  them  and  said,  'My  teach- 
 ing is  not  mine,  but  His  who  sent  me ;  ^^  if 
 any  one  may  wiU  to  do  His  will,  he  shall  know 
 concerning  the  teaching,  whether  it  is  of  God, 
 or — I  do  speak  from  myself. 
 
 18 '  He  who  is  speaking  from  liimself  his 
 own  glory  doth  seek,  but  he  who  is  seeking 
 the  glory  of  him  who  sent  him,  this  one  is 
 true,  and  unrighteousness  is  not  in  him; 
 ^hath  not  Moses  given  you  the  law?  and 
 none  of  you  doth  the  law ;  why  me  do  ye  seek 
 to  kill?' 
 
 "<'  The  multitude  answered  and  said,  '  Thou 
 hast  a  demon,  who  doth  seek  to  kill  thee?' 
 ^'  Jesus  answered  and  said  to  them,  '  One 
 work  I  did,  and  ye  all  wonder,  -"-  because  of 
 this,  Moses  hath  given  to  you  the  circumcis- 
 ion— not  that  it  is  of  Moses,  but  of  the  fathers 
 — and  on  a  sabbath  ye  circumcise  a  man ; 
 "^  if  a  man  doth  receive  circumcision  on  a  sab- 
 bath that  the  law  of  Moses  may  not  be  broken, 
 are  ye  wroth  with  me  that  I  made  a  man  all 
 whole  on  a  sabbath ?_  -*  judge  not  according  to 
 appearance,  but  the  righteous  j  udgment  judge. ' 
 
 -^  Certain,  therefore,  of  the  Jerusalemites 
 said,  '  Is  not  this  he  whom  they  are  seeking 
 to  kill?  '"and,  lo,  he  doth  speak  freely,  and 
 they  say  nothing  to  him;  did  the  rulers  at  all 
 know  truly  that  this  is  truly  the  Christ? 
 ^^but  this  one — we  have  known  whence  he  is; 
 and  the  Christ,  when  he  doth  come,  no  one 
 doth  know  whence  he  is.' 
 
 '8  Jesus  cried,  therefore,  in  the  temple, 
 teaching  and  saying,  '  Ye  have  both  known 
 me,  and  ye  have  known  whence  I  am;  and  1 
 have  not  come  of  myself,  but  He  who  sent 
 me  is  true,  whom  ye  have  not  known ;  "^  and 
 I  have  known  Him,  because  I  am  from  Him, 
 and  He  did  send  me.' 
 
 ^"They  were  seeking,  therefore,  to  seize 
 him,  and  no  one  laid  the  hand  on  him,  because 
 his  liour  had  not  yet  come,  '^^  and  many  out 
 of  the  multitude  did  believe  in  him,  and  said 
 —'The  Christ — when  he  may  come — will  he 
 do  more  signs  than  these  that  this  one  did?" 
 
 ^"The  Pharisees  heard  the  multitude  mur- 
 muring these  things  concerning  him,  and  the 
 Pharisees  and  the  chief  ])riests  sent  officers 
 that  they  may  take  him  ;  '-^^  Jeans,  therefore, 
 said  to  them,  'Yet  a  little  time  [  am  with  you, 
 and  I  go  away  unto  Him  who  sent  me  ;  ^^  ye 
 will  seek  me,  and  ye  shall  not  find;  and  where 
 1  am,  ye  are  not  able  to  come.' 
 
 ^The  Jews,  therefore,  said  among  them- 
 selves, '  Whither  is  this  one  about  to  go  that 
 we  shall  not  find  him?^to  the  dispersion  of 
 the  Greeks  is  he  about  to  go  ?  and  to  teach 
 the  Greeks ;  '^^  what  is  this  word  that  he  said. 
 Ye  will  seek  me,  and  ye  shall  not  tind  ?  and. 
 Where  I  am,  ye  are  not  able  to  come  ? ' 
 
 ••^And  in  the  last,  the  great  day  of  the 
 feast,  Jesus  stood  and  cried,  saying,  '  If  any 
 one  dotli  thirst,  lot  him  como  unto  me  and 
 drink  ;  3** he  who  is  believing  in  me,  according 
 as  the  Writing  said,  Rivers  out  of  his  belly 
 70 
 
 shall  flow  of  living  water;'  ^Sand  this  he  said 
 of  theSpirit,  which  those  believing  in  him  were 
 about  to  receive ;  for  not  yet  was  the  Holy 
 Spirit,  because  Jesus  was  not  yet  glorified. 
 
 ^"Many,  therefore  out  of  the  multitude, 
 having  heard  the  word,  said,  '  This  is  truly 
 the  Prophet ; '  ^'  others  said,  '  This  is  the 
 Christ ;'  and  others  said,  '  Why,  out  of  Galilee 
 doth  the  Christ  come  ?  ^"-  Did  not  the  Writing 
 say,  that  out  of  the  seed  of  David,  and  from 
 Bethlehem — the  village  where  David  was — 
 the Chiist doth  come?'  '*^  A  division,  therefore, 
 arose  among  the  multitude  because  of  him. 
 
 **  And  certain  of  them  were  willing  to  seize 
 him,  but  no  one  laid  hands  on  him;  **the 
 officers  came,  therefore,  unto  the  chief  priests 
 and  Pharisees,  and  they  said  to  them,  'Where- 
 fore did  ye  not  bring  liim  ? '  *>'  The  officers 
 answered,  'Never  so  spake  man — as  this  man.' 
 
 *^The  Pharisees,  therefore,  answered  them, 
 '  Have  ye  also  been  led  astray?  ^  did  any  one 
 out  of  the  riders  believe  in  him?  or  out  of  the 
 Pharisees  ?  ^^  but  this  multitude,  that  is  not 
 knowing  the  law,  is  accursed.' 
 
 ^^  Nicodemus  saith  unto  them — he  who  came 
 by  night  unto  him — being  one  of  them,  '^  'Doth  ' 
 our  law  judge  the  man,  if  it  may  not  hear 
 from  him  first,  and  know  what  he  doth  ?' 
 
 ^'^  They  answered  and  said  to  him,  '  Art 
 thou  also  out  of  Galilee  ?  search  and  see,  that 
 a  prophet  out  of  Galilee  hath  not  risen ;'  ^'  and 
 each  one  went  on  to  his  house,  but  Jesus  went 
 on  to  the  mount  of  the  Olives. 
 
 VIIL  ^  AND  at  dawn  he  came  again  to  the 
 temple,  ^  and  all  the  people  were  coming  unto 
 him,  and  having  sat  down,  he  was  teaching 
 them  ;  ^  and  the  scribes  and  the  Pharisees 
 bring  unto  him  a  woman  having  been  taken 
 in  adultery,  and  having  set  her  in  the  midst, 
 ^  they  say  to  him,  '  Teacher,  this  woman  was 
 taken  in  the  very  crime — committing  adul- 
 tery, ^  and  in  the  law,  Moses  did  command 
 us  that  such  be  stoned  ;  thou,  therefore,  what 
 dost  thou  say  V  ''  and  this  they  said,  trying 
 him,  that  they  might  have  to  accuse  him. 
 
 And  Jesus,  having  stooped  down,  with  the 
 finger  he  was  writing  on  the  ground,  ^  and 
 when  they  continued  asking  him,  having  bent 
 himseK  back,  he  said  unto  them,  '  The  sinless 
 of  you  —  let  him  first  cast  the  stone  at 
 her;'  ^  and  again  having  stooped  down,  he  was 
 \vriting  on  the  ground,  ^  and  they  ha\'ing  heard, 
 and  by  tlie  conscience  being  convicted,  were 
 goiug  forth  one  by  one,  having  be;;uii  from  the 
 cldei-s — unto  the  last ;  and  Jesus  was  left  alone, 
 and  the  woman  standing  in  the  midst. 
 
 1"  And  Jesus  havin";  bent  himself  back,  and 
 having  seen  no  one  but  the  woman,  said  to 
 her,  '  Woman,  wliere  are  those — thine  ac- 
 cusers? did  no  one  jiass  sentence  ujion  thee?' 
 '1  and  she  said,  '  No  one.  Sir;'  and  Jesus  said 
 to  her,  '  Neither  do  I  pass  sentence  on  thee ; 
 be  going  on,  and  no  more  sin.' 
 
 1-  Again,  tlicjcfore,  Jesus  spake  to  them, 
 saying,  '  I  am  the  lii^ht  of  the  world  ;  he  who 
 is  following  mc  shall  not  walic  in  the  darknesa, 
 but  ho  shall  have  the  light  of  tiio  life.' 
 
 '•'Tlie  Pharisees,  therefore,  said  to  him, 
 '  Thou  of  thyself  dost  testify,  thy  tcslimouy  ii 
 
Ghriat  justifies  his  doctrine. 
 
 VIII.  14.— JOHN.— IX.  4. 
 
 Jews  reproved  f 07'  boasting. 
 
 not  true ;'  i*  Jesus  answered  and  said  to  them, 
 '  And  if  I  testify  of  myself — my  testimony  is 
 true,  because  I  have  known  whence  1  came, 
 and  whither  I  go,  and  ye — ye  have  not  known 
 whence  I  come,  or  whither  I  go. 
 
 ^^  'Ye  according  to  the  flesh  do  judge ;  I  do 
 not  judge  any  one,  ^^  and  even  if  I  do  judge 
 my  judgment  is  true,  because  I  am  not  alone, 
 but  I  and  the  Father  who  sent  me ;  ^^  and  also 
 in  your  law  it  hath  been  written,  that  the 
 testimony  of  two  men  are  true ;  ^^  I  am  one 
 who  is  testifying  of  myself,  and  the  Father 
 who  sent  me  doth  testify  of  me.' 
 
 ^^  They  said,  therefore,  to  him,  '  Where  is 
 thy  father?'  Jesus  answered,  '  Ye  have  neither 
 known  me  nor  my  Father:  if  me  ye  had 
 known,  my  Father  also  ye  had  known. ' 
 
 ^  These  sayings  spake  Jesus  in  the  treasury, 
 teaching  in  the  temple,  and  no  one  seized  him, 
 because  his  hour  had  not  yet  come ;  -^  therefore 
 said  Jesus  again  to  them,  '  I  go  away,  and  ye 
 will  seek  me,  and  in  yoixr  sin  ye  shall  die; 
 whither  I  go  away,  ye  are  not  able  to  come.' 
 
 -"The  Jews,  therefore,  said,  'Will  he  kill 
 himself,  because  he  saith.  Whither  I  go  away, 
 ye  are  not  able  to  come?'  "*and  he  said  to 
 them,  '  Ye  are  from  beneath,  1  am  from  above ; 
 ye  are  of  this  world,  I  am  not  of  this  world; 
 -^  I  said,  therefore,  to  you,  that  ye  shall  die  in 
 your  sins,  for  if  ye  may  not  believe  that  I  am 
 >''£,  ye  shall  die  in  your  sins.' 
 
 -"  They  said,  therefore,  to  him,  '  Thou — who 
 irt  thou?'  and  Jesus  said  to  them,  'Even 
 what  1  did  speak  of  to  you  at  the  beginning; 
 -s  many  things  I  have  to  speak  concerning  you 
 and  to  judge,  but  Ho  who  sent  me  is  true, 
 and  I — what  things  I  heard  from  Him— these 
 I  say  to  the  world.' 
 
 -^  They  knewnot  that  of  the  Father  he  spake 
 to  them;  '''Jesus,  therefore,  said  to  them, 
 '  When  ye  may  lift  up  the  Sou  of  Man  then  ye 
 will  know  that  I  am  he;  and  of  myself  I  do 
 nothing,  but  according  as  my  Father  did  teach 
 me,  these  things  I  speak  ;  "'^  and  He  who  sent 
 me  is  with  me;  the  Father  did  not  leave  me 
 alone,  because  I,  the  things  pleasing  to  Him, 
 do  always.' 
 
 30  As  he  is  speaking  these  things,  many  be- 
 lieved in  him ;  ^^  Jesus,  therefore,  said  unto 
 the  Jews  who  believed  in  him,  '  if  ye  may  re- 
 main in  my  word,  truly  my  disciples  ye  are, 
 and  ye  shall  know  the  truth,  "-  and  the  truth 
 shall  make  you  free.' 
 
 ^•*They  answered  him,  'Seed  of  Abraham 
 we  are ;  and  to  no  one  have  we  been  servants 
 at  any  time ;  how  dost  thou  say — Ye  shall  be- 
 come free?' 
 
 2* Jesus  answered  them,  'Verily,  verily,  I 
 say  to  you — Every  one  who  is  committing  sin, 
 is  a  servant  of  the  sin,  ^^  and  the  servant  doth 
 not  remain  in  the  house — to  the  age,  the  son 
 doth  remain— to  the  age;  ^''if  then  the  son  may 
 make  you  free,  in  reality  ye  shall  be  free. 
 
 ^" '  I  have  known  that  ye  are  seed  of 
 Abraham,  but  ye  seek  to  kill  me,  because 
 my  word  hath  no  place  in  you;  ^I — that 
 which  I  have  seen  with  my  Father  do  speak, 
 and  ye,  therefore,  that  whicli  yc  have  seen 
 with  your  father — ye  do. ' 
 
 38  They  answered  and  said  to  him,  '  Our 
 father  is  Abraham ; '  Jesus  saith  to  them,  '  If 
 chUdreu  of  Abraham  ye  were,  the  works  of 
 Abraham  ye  were  doing ;  *"  and  now,  ye  seek 
 to  lull  me — a  man  who  hath  spoken  to  you 
 the  truth  I  heard  from  God;  this  Abraham 
 did  not ;  *}  ye  do  the  works  of  your  father,' 
 
 They  said,  therefore,  to  him,  '  We  of  whore- 
 dom have  not  been  born;  one  Father  we  have 
 — God;'  ^" Jesus  then  said  to  them,  'If  God 
 were  your  father,  ye  were  loving  me,  for  I 
 came  foi"th  from  God,  and  am  come;  for 
 neither  have  I  come  of  myself,  but  He  sent 
 me ;  ''■*  wherefore  do  ye  not  know  my  speech  ? 
 because  ye  are  not  able  to  hear  my  word. 
 
 **  '  Ye  are  of  a  father — the  devU,  and  the 
 desires  of  your  father  ye  will  to  do ;  he  was 
 a  manslayer  from  the  beginning,  and  in  the 
 truth  he  hath  not  stood,  because  there  is  no 
 truth  in  him;  when  one  may  speak  the  false- 
 hood, of  his  own  he  speaketn,  because  he  is  a 
 liar — also  his  father. 
 
 *^  ^  And  because  I  say  the  truth,  ye  do  not 
 believe  me.  •*''Who  of  you  doth  convict  me 
 of  sin  ?  and  if  I  speak  truth,  wherefore  do  ye 
 not  believe  me  ?  *''  he  who  is  of  God,  the  say- 
 ings of  God  he  doth  hear ;  because  of  this  ye 
 do  not  hear,  because  of  God  ye  are  not.' 
 
 '*'^The  Jews,  therefore,  answered  and  said 
 to  him,  '  Do  we  not  say  well,  that  thou  art 
 a  Samaritan,  and  hast  a  demon?'  ^^  Jesus 
 auswei-ed,  '  I  have  not  a  demon,  but  I  honour 
 my  Father,  and  ye  dishonour  me ;  ^^  and  I 
 do  not  seek  my  own  glory;  there  is  who  is 
 seeking  and  is  judging;  *^  verily,  verily,  I  say 
 to  you,  If  any  one  may  keep  my  word,  death 
 he  may  not  see — to  the  age.' 
 
 ^"  The  Jews,  therefore,  said  to  him,  '  Now 
 we  have  known  that  thou  hast  a  demon; 
 Abraham  did  die,  and  the  prophets,  and  thou 
 dost  say,  If  any  one  may  keep  my  word,  he 
 shall  not  taste  of  death — to  the  age !  ^^  ^^t 
 thou  greater  than  our  father  Abraham,  who 
 died  ?  and  the  prophets  died ;  whom  dost  thou 
 make  thyself  ? 
 
 ^^ Jesus  answered,  'If  I  glorify  myself, 
 my  glory  is  nothing ;  it  is  my  Father  who  is 
 glorifying  me,  of  whom  ye  say  that  He  is  your 
 God;  ^*and  ye  have  not  known  Him,  and  I 
 have  known  Him,  and  if  I  say  that  I  have  not 
 known  Him,  I  shall  be  like  you— speaking 
 falsely ;  but  I  have  known  Him,  and  His 
 word  I  keep;  ^'^  Abraham,  yoiu-  father,  was 
 glad  that  he  might  see  my  day ;  and  he  saw, 
 and  did  rejoice.' 
 
 ^5'  The  Jews,  therefore,  said  unto  him, '  Thou 
 art  not  yet  fifty  years  old,  and  Abraham  hast 
 thou  seen  ? '  ^'^  Jesus  said  to  them,  '  Verily, 
 verdy,  I  say  to  you.  Before  Abraham's  com- 
 ing—I  am;  ^''they  took  up,  therefore,  stones 
 that  they  may  cast  at  him,  but  Jesus  hid  him- 
 self, and  went  forth  out  of  the  temple,  going 
 through  the  midst  of  them,  and  so  passed  by. 
 
 IX.  ^  AND  passing  by,  he  saw  a  man  blind 
 from  bu-th,  -  and  his  disciples  asked  hiin, 
 saying,  '  Rabbi,  who  did  sin,  this  one  or  his 
 parents,  that  he  should  be  born  blind?'  ^  Je- 
 sus answered,  '  Neither  did  this  one  sin  nor 
 his  parents,  but  that  the  works  of  God  may 
 be  manifested  in  him ;  ■•  it  behoveth  me  to  be 
 71 
 
Siffhi  given  to  one  horn  blind. 
 
 IX.  5.— JOHN.— X.  13. 
 
 Christ  tlvc  good  shepherd. 
 
 workin;;  the  works  of  Him  who  sent  me  while 
 it  is  day ;  iiii^lit  doth  come,  ^y]len  no  one  is 
 able  to  work: — ^wheu  1  am  in  the  world,  I 
 am  a  li^lit  of  the  world.' 
 
 *  Tliese  things  saying,  he  spat  on  the  ground, 
 and  made  clay  of  the  spittle,  and  rubbed  the 
 clay  on  the  eyes  of  the  blind  man,  and  said  to 
 him,  ' '  Go  away,  wash  at  the  pool  of  Siloam,' 
 which  is,  interpreted.  Sent. 
 
 He  went  away,  therefore,  and  did  wash, 
 and  came  seeing ;  ^  the  neighDours,  therefore, 
 and  those  seeing  him  before,  that  he  was 
 blind,  said,  '  Is  not  this  he  who  is  sitting  and 
 begging?'  ^ others  said — 'This  is  he:'  and 
 others — '  He  is  like  to  him ; '  he  himself  said, 
 — '  I  am  lie.' 
 
 '^^  They  said,  therefore,  to  him,  '  How  were 
 thine  eyes  opened  ? '  '^  he  answered  and  said, 
 '  A  man  called  Jesus  made  clay,  and  rubbed 
 my  eyes,  and  said  to  me.  Go  away  to  the 
 pool  of  Siloam,  and  wash ;  and  having  gone 
 away  and  having  washed,  I  received  sight ; ' 
 1^  they  said,  therefore,  to  him,  '  Where  is  that 
 one  ? '  he  saith,  '  I  have  not  known.' 
 
 '^  They  bring  him  to  the  Pharisees  who  once 
 was  blind,  '^  and  it  was  a  sabbath  when  Jesus 
 made  the  clay,  and  opened  his  eyes.  ^^  Again, 
 therefore,  the  Pharisees  also  were  asking  him 
 how  he  received  sight,  and  he  said  to  them, 
 '  Clay  he  did  put  upon  my  eyes,  and  I  did  wash 
 — and  I  see.' 
 
 1"  Of  the  Pharisees,  therefore,  certain  said, 
 'This  man  is  not  from  God,  because  the  sab- 
 bath he  doth  not  keei);'  others  said,  'How  is 
 a  man— a  sinful  one — able  to  do  such  signs?' 
 and  there  was  a  division  among  them. 
 
 ^^  They  said  to  tl^e  blind  man  again,  '  Thou 
 — what  dost  thou  say  of  him — that  he  opened 
 thine  eyes  ?'  i^aud  he  said — 'He  is  a  prophet.' 
 
 The  Jews,  therefore,  did  not  believe  con- 
 cerning him  that  he  was  blind  and  did  receive 
 sight,  till  that  they  called  the  parents  of  him 
 who  received  sight,  '^  and  they  asked  them, 
 saying,  '  Is  your  son,  of  whom  ye  say  that  he 
 was  born  blind?  how  then  now  doth  lie  see?' 
 
 '^^  His  parents  answered  them  and  said,  '  We 
 have  known  that  this  is  our  sou,  and  that  he 
 was  born  blind ;  -'  and  how  he  now  seeth,  we 
 have  not  kno^vu  ;  or  who  o]3ened  his  eyes,  we 
 have  not  known ;  himself  is  of  age,  ask  him  ; 
 he  himself  shall  speak  concerning  himself.' 
 
 --  These  things  said  his  parents,  because 
 they  were  afraid  of  the  Jews,  for  already  had 
 the  Jews  agreed  together,  that  if  any  one  may 
 confess  him — Christ,  he  may  bo  put  out  of  the 
 syna^oijue;  "^because  of  this  his  parents  said 
 — '  He  is  of  age,  ask  him.' 
 
 **  They  called,  therefore,  a  second  time  the 
 man  who  was  blind,  and  they  said  to  him, 
 '  Give  glory  to  God,  we  have  known  that  tliis 
 man  is  a  sinner ; '  '^  he  answered,  therefore, 
 and  said,  '  If  he  be  a  sinner— I  have  not  known, 
 one  tiling  I  have  known,  that,  being  blind, 
 now  I  see.' 
 
 -"And  they  said  to  him  again,  'Wbatdid 
 he  to  thee?'  liow  did  he  open  thine  eyes?' 
 '-''He  answered  them,  '  Itold  you  already,  and 
 ye  did  not  hear ;  wdiy  again  do  yc  wish  to  hear? 
 do  yc  also  wish  to  become  his  disciples?' 
 72 
 
 ^They  reviled  him,  therefore,  and  said, 
 'Tliou  art  his  disciple,  and  we  are  Moses'  dis- 
 ciples; '-"■'we  have  known thatGod  hath  spoken 
 to  Moses,  but  this  one — we  have  not  known 
 whence  he  is.' 
 
 ^"The  man  answered  and  said  to  them, 
 '  Why,  in  this  is  a  wonderful  thing,  that  ye 
 have  not  known  whence  he  is,  and  he  opened 
 my  eyes !  ^^  and  we  have  known  that  God 
 doth  not  hear  sinners,  but,  if  any  one  may  be 
 a  worshipper  of  God,  and  may  do  His  will, 
 him  He  doth  hear  ;  ■*-  from  the  age  it  was  not 
 heard,  that  any  one  did  open  eyes  of  one  who 
 hath  been  born  bliud;  ^^if  this  one  were  not 
 from  God,  he  were  not  able  to  do  anything.' 
 
 '^*  They  answered  and  said  to  him,  '  In  sins 
 thou  wast  born  altogether,  and  thou  dost 
 teach  us ! '  and  they  cast  him  forth  without. 
 
 ■*^  Jesus  heard  that  they  cast  him  forth  with- 
 out, and  ha\ang  found  him,  he  said  to  him, 
 '  Dost  thou  beUeve  in  the  Son  of  God  ? '  ^^  he 
 answered  and  said,  'Who  is  he,  sir,  that  I  may 
 believe  in  him?'  ^'And  Jesus  said  to  him, 
 'Thou  hast  both  seen  him,  and  he  who  is 
 speaking  with  thee  is  he ; '  ^'^  and  he  said,  '  ] 
 beheve,  sir,'  and  bowed  before  him. 
 
 •*'' And  Jesus  said,  'For  judgment  I  to  this 
 world  did  come,  that  those  not  seeing  may 
 see,  and  tJiose  seeing  may  become  blind.' 
 
 ■'"And  those  of  the  Pharisees  who  were 
 with  him  heard  these  things,  and  they  said  to 
 him,  '  Are  we  also  bliud  ? '  *'  Jesus  said  to 
 them,  '  If  ye  were  blind,  ye  were  not  having 
 had  sin,  but  now  ye  say — We  see,  therefore 
 doth  your  sin  remain. 
 
 X.  1  '  VEEILY,  verUy,  I  say  to  you.  He 
 who  is  not  entering  through  the  door  to  tlio 
 fold  of  the  sheep,  but  is  going  up  from  another 
 side,  that  one  is  a  thief  and  a  robber;  '-and 
 he  who  is  entering  through  the  door  is  shep- 
 herd of  the  sheep ;  •*  to  this  one  the  door- 
 keeper doth  open,  and  the  sheep  hear  his 
 voice,  and  his  own  sheep  he  doth  call  by 
 name,  and  doth  lead  them  forth  ;  ••  and  when 
 his  own  sheep  he  may  put  forth,  before  them 
 he  goeth  on,  and  the  sheep  follow  him,  be- 
 cause they  have  known  his  voice;  ^and  a 
 stranger  they  will  not  follow,  but  will  ilce 
 from  Jiim,  because  they  have  not  known  the 
 voice  of  strangers.' 
 
 ''  This  similitude  spake  Jesus  to  them,  and 
 they  knew  not  what  tlie  things  were  that 
 he  was  speaking  to  them  ;  'Jesus  said  there- 
 fore au'ain  to  them,  'Verily,  verily,  1  say  to  you 
 — I  am  the  door  of  the  sheep  ;  **  all,  as  many 
 as  came  before  me,  are  thieves  and  robbers, 
 but  the  sheep  did  not  hear  them ;  "  I  am  the 
 door,  through  me  if  any  one  may  come  in,  he 
 shall  be  saved,  and  he  shall  come  in,  and  go 
 out,  and  find  pasture. 
 
 1" '  The  thief  doth  not  come,  except  that  he 
 may  steal,  and  kill,  and  destroy;  I  came  that 
 they  may  have  life,  audmayhaveif  abundantly. 
 
 ''  '  I  am  the  good  shepherd;  the  good  shep- 
 herd his  life  laycth  down  for  the  sheep  ;  ^-  and 
 the  hireUng,  and  not  being  a  shepherd,  whoso 
 own  the  sheep  arc  not,  doth  behold  the  wolf 
 coming,  and  doth  leave  tlie  sheo\i,  and  doth 
 ilee  ;  and  the  wolf  catcheth  them,  and  scat- 
 tercth  the  sheep ;  "  and  the  hii-elinjj  doth  lice 
 
Safety  of  the  slieep. 
 
 X.  14— JOHN.-xi.  28. 
 
 Death  of  Lazarus. 
 
 becaxise  he  is  an  hireling,  and  is  not  caring 
 for  the  sheep. 
 
 1^ '  I  am  the  good  shepherd,  and  I  know  my 
 sheep,  and  am  kuowu  by  mine,  ^^  accoi'ding  as 
 the  Father  doth  know  me,  and  I  know  the 
 Father,  and  my  life  I  lay  down  for  the  sheep, 
 '"and  other  sheep  1  have  that  are  not  of  this 
 fold,  these  also  it  behoveth  me  to  bring,  and 
 my  voice  tliev  will  hear,  and  there  shaD  be- 
 come one  flock — one  shepherd. 
 
 '^ '  Because  of  this  doth  the  Father  love  me, 
 because  I  lay  down  my  life,  that  again  I  may 
 take  it ;  ^*  no  one  doth  take  it  from  me,  but  1 
 lay  it  down  of  myself  j  authority  I  have  to 
 lay  it  down,  and  authority  1  have  again  to  take 
 it;  this  command  I  received  from  my  Father.' 
 
 1^  Therefore,  again,  there  came  a  division 
 among  the  Jews,  because  of  these  words, 
 -"  and  many  of  them  said,  '  He  hath  a  demon, 
 and  is  mad,  why  do  ye  hearliim? '  -^  others  said, 
 '  These  sayings  are  not  those  of  a  demoniac ; 
 is  a  demon  able  blind  men's  eyes  to  open  ? ' 
 
 ^^And  the  dedication  in  Jerusalem  came, 
 and  it  was  winter,  '^  and  Jesus  was  walking 
 in  the  temple,  in  the  porch  of  Solomon,  -^  the 
 Jews,  therefore,  came  round  about  him,  and 
 said  to  him,  '  Till  when  our  soul  dost  thou 
 hold  in  susiiense  ?  if  thou  art  the  Christ,  tell 
 us  freely.' 
 
 "5  Jesus  answered  them,  '  I  told  you,  and 
 ye  do  not  believe ;  the  works  that  I  do  in  the 
 name  of  my  Father,  these  testify  concerning 
 me ;  ""  but  ye  do  not  believe,  for  ye  are  not 
 of  my  sheep,  -''  according  as  I  said  to  you :  My 
 sheep  my  voice  do  hear,  and  I  know  them, 
 and  they  follow  me,  -^  and  life  age-during  I 
 give  to  them,  and  they  shall  not  i^erish — to 
 the  age,  and  no  one  shall  i^luck  them  out  of 
 my  hand;  -^my  Father,  who  hath  given  to 
 me,  is  gi'eater  than  all,  and  no  one  is  able  to 
 pluck  out  of  the  hand  of  my  Father  ;  ^^  I  and 
 the  Father  are  one.' 
 
 21  Therefore,  again,  did  the  Jews  take  up 
 stones  that  they  may  stone  htm:  ^'-^ Jesus 
 answered  them,  '  Many  good  works  did  1  shew 
 you  from  my  Father ;  because  of  which  work 
 of  them  do  ye  stone  me?'  ^^The  Jews  answered 
 him,  saying,  'For  a  good  work  we  do  not 
 stone  tliee,  but  for  evil  speaking,  and  because 
 thou,  being  a  man,  dost  make  thyself  God.' 
 
 ^  Jesus  answered  them,  '  Is  it  not  having 
 been  written  in  your  law :  I  said,  ye  are  gods  ? 
 •'^if  them  he  did  call  gods  unto  whom  the  word 
 of  God  came,  (and  the  Writing  is  not  able  to  be 
 broken,)  ^^  of  him  whom  the  Father  did  sanc- 
 tify, and  send  to  the  world,  do  ye  say — Thou 
 speakest  evil,  because  I  said,  Son  of  God  I 
 am?  ^'if  I  do  hot  the  works  of  my  Father,  do 
 not  believe  me ;  ^s  and  if  I  do,  e.ven  if  me  ye 
 may  not  believe,  the  works  believe,  that  ye 
 may  know  and  may  believe  that  in  me  is  the 
 Fatlier,  and  I  in  Hiiru' 
 
 _2^  TTierefore  were  they  seeking  again  to  seize 
 l)im,  and  he  went  forth  out  of  their  hand, 
 **  and  went  away  again  to  the  other  side  of  the 
 .FordaUj.to  the  place  where  John  was  at  first 
 baptizing,  and  remained  there,  **i  and  nuuiy 
 came  unto  him,  and  said — 'John,  indeed,  did 
 ^o  sign,  and  all  things,  as  many  as  John  said 
 
 about  this  one  were  true ;'  ■*-  and  many  did  be- 
 lieve in  him  there. 
 
 XI.  1  AND  there  was  a  certain  one  ailing, 
 Lazarus,  from  Bethany,  of  the  villageof  Mary 
 and  Martha  her  sist-  r — -  and  it  was  Mary  who 
 did  anoint  the  Lord  with  ointment,  and  did 
 wipe  his  feet  with  her  hair,  whose  brother 
 Lazarus  was  ailing — ^  therefore  sent  the  sisters 
 unto  him,  saying,  '  Sir,  lo,  he  whom  thou  dost 
 love  is  aUing;'  *  and  Jesus  having  heard,  said, 
 '  This  ailment  is  not  unto  death,  but  for  the 
 glory  of  God,  that  the  Son  of  God  may  be 
 glorified  through  it.' 
 
 °  And  Jesus  was  lo\'iug  Martha,  and  her 
 sister,  and  Lazarus,  "when,  therefore,  he 
 lieard  that  he  is  ailing,  then  indeed  he  re- 
 mained in  the  place  in  wliich  he  was  two  days, 
 '^then  after  this,  he  saith  to  the  disciples, 
 'Wercaygo  to  Judea  again;'  "the  disciples 
 say  to  him,  '  Kabbi,  now  were  the  Jews  seek- 
 ing to  stone  thee,  and  again  thou  dost  go 
 thither!' 
 
 "  Jesus  answered,  '  Are  there  not  twelve 
 hours  in  the  day?  if  any  one  may  walk  in  the 
 day,  he  doth  not  stumble,  because  the  light 
 of  this  world  he  doth  see ;  i"  and  if  any  one 
 may  walk  in  the  night,  he  stumbleth,  because 
 the  light  is  not  in  him.' 
 
 |i  These  things  he  said,  and  after  this  he 
 saith  to  them,  'Lazarus  our  friend  hath  fallen 
 asleep,  but  I  go  6n  that  I  may  awake  him ; ' 
 '■■^  therefore  said  his  disciples,  '  Sir,  if  he  hath 
 fallen  asleep,  he  will  be  saved  ;'  ^^but  Jesus 
 had  spolien  about  his  death,  but  they  thought 
 that  about  the  repose  of  sleep  he  speaketh. 
 
 "  Then,  therefore,  Jesus  said  to  them  freely, 
 'Lazarus  hath  died;  ^^and  I  rejoice,  for 
 your  sake,  (that  ye  may  believe,)  that  I  was 
 not  there ;  but  we  may_  go  to  him ; '  ^^  there- 
 fore said  Thomas,  who  is  called  Didymus,  to 
 the  fellow-disciples,  'We  may  go — we  also, 
 that  we  may  die  with  him,'  ^''  Jesus,  therefore, 
 having  come,  found  him  having  been  four 
 days  already  in  the  tomb. 
 
 ^8  And  Bethany  was  nigh  to  Jerusalem, 
 about  fifteen  furlongs  of}',  i**  and  many  of  the 
 Jews  had  come  unto  Martha  and  Mary,  that 
 they  might  comfort  them  concerning  their 
 brother  ;  -°  Martha,  therefore,  when  she  heard 
 that  Jesus  doth  come,  met  him,  and  Mai7 
 kept  sitting  in  the  house. 
 
 -1  Martha,  therefore,  said  unto  Jesus,  '  Sir, 
 if  thou  hadst  been  here,  my  brother  had  not 
 died;  --bub  even  now,  I  have  known  that 
 whatever  thou  mayest  ask  of  God,  God  will 
 give  to  thee;'  -'Jesus  saith  to  her,  'Thy 
 brother  shall  rise  again.' 
 
 "■'Martha  saith  to  him,  '  I  have  known  that 
 lie  will  rise  again,  in  the  rising  again  in  the  last 
 day ; '  -^  Jesus  said  to  her,  '  I  am  the  rising 
 again,  and  the  life ;  he  who  is  believing  in  me, 
 even  if  he  may  die,  shall  live  ;  ^"  and  every 
 one  who  is  li\ang  and  believing  in  me  shall 
 not  die — to  the  age;  "^believest  thou  this?' 
 she  saith  to  him,  '  Yes,  sir,  I  have  believed 
 that  thou  art  the  Christ,  the  Sou  of  God,  who 
 is  coming  to  the  world.' 
 
 ^  And  these  things  ha^-ing  said,  she  went 
 away,  and  called  Mary  her  sister  privately, 
 73 
 
Hesurrection  of  Lazarus, 
 
 XI.  29.— JOHN.— xiL  18. 
 
 Ghriet  anointed  by  Mary. 
 
 saying,  '  The  Teacher  is  prcaeut,  and  doth  call 
 thee;'  "^she,  wheu  she  heard,  riseth  up  quick- 
 ly, and  doth  come  to  him ;  ^^  and  Jesus  had 
 not  yet  come  to  the  village,  but  was  in  the 
 place  where  Martha  met  him ;  ^'  the  Jews, 
 therefore,  who  were  with  her  in  the  house, 
 and  were  comforting  her,  having  seen  Mary 
 that  she  rose  up  quickly  and  went  forth, 
 followed  her,  saying — '  She  doth  go  away  to 
 the  tomb,  that  she  may  weep  there.' 
 
 '^Mary,  therefore,  when  she  came  where 
 Jesus  was,  having  seen  him,  fell  at  his  feet, 
 Baying  to  him,  '  Sir,  if  thou  hadst  been  here, 
 my  bi'other  had  not  died ; '  ^^  Jesus,  therefore, 
 when  he  saw  her  weeping,  and  the  Jews  who 
 came  with  her  weeping,  did  groan  in  the  spirit, 
 and  troubled  himself,  and  he  said,  ^ 'Where 
 have  ye  laid  him?'  they  say  to  him,  ''Sir,  come* 
 and  see;'  ^^  Jesus  wept. 
 
 2^  The  Jews,  thereiore,  said,  'Lo,  bow  he 
 was  lo^ang  him!'  ^^and  certain  of  them  said, 
 '  "Was  not  this  one,  who  did  open  the  eyes  of 
 the  blind  man,  able  to  cause  that  also  this 
 one  might  not  have  died  ? ' 
 
 2*  Jesus,  therefore,  again  groaning  in  him- 
 self, Cometh  to  the  tomb,  and  it  was  a  cave, 
 and  a  stone  was  lying  upon  it,  ^^  Jesus  saith, 
 '  Take  ye  away  the  stone ; '  the  sister  of  him 
 who  hath  died — Martha — saith  to  him,  '  Sir, 
 already  he  stinketh,  for  he  is  four  days  dead ;' 
 *"  Jesus  saith  to  her,  '  Said  I  not  to  thee,  that 
 if  thou  mayest  believe,  thou  shalt  see  the 
 glory  of  God?' 
 
 ■*^  Thev  took  away,  _  therefore,  the  stone 
 where  the  dead  was  laid,  and  Jesus  lifted  his 
 eyes  upwards,  and  said,  'Father,  I  thank 
 Thee,  that  Thou  didst  hear  me  ;  '^  and  I  knew 
 that  Thou  always  dost  hear  me,  but,  because 
 of  the  multitude  that  is  standing  by,  J  said  it, 
 that  they  may  believe  that  Thou  didst  send 
 me.' 
 
 ^'And  these  things  saying,  with  a  loud 
 voice  he  cried  out,  '  Lazarus,  come  forth  ; ' 
 ■"  and  he  who  died  came  forth,  being  bound 
 feet  and  hands  with  grave-clothes,  and  his 
 visage  with  a  napkin  was  bound  about ;  Jesus 
 saith  to  them,  '  Loose  him,  and  suffer  to  go.' 
 
 *"  Many,  therefore,  of  the  Jews  who  came 
 unto  Mary,  and  beheld  what  Jesus  did,  be- 
 lieved in  him;  ■*''but  certain  of  tliem  went 
 away  imto  the  Pharisees,  and  told  them  what 
 Jesus  did;  *''the  chief  priests,  therefore,  and 
 the  Pharisees,  gathered  together  a  sanhedrim, 
 and  said,  'Wlaat  may  we  do?  because  this 
 man  doth  many  signs?  ^if  we  may  let  him 
 alone  thiis,  all  will  believe  in  him ;  and  the 
 Romans  will  come,  and  will  take  away  both 
 our  place  and  nation.' 
 
 ^  And  a  certain  one  of  them,  Caiaphas,  be- 
 ing chief  priest  of  that  year,  said  to  them, 
 'Ye  have  not  known  anything,  ■'"nor  reason 
 that  it  is  good  for  us  that  one  man  may  die  for 
 the  people,  and  not  the  whole  nation  perisli.' 
 
 *'  And  this  he  said  not  of  himself,  but  being 
 chief  iiriest  oi  that  year,  he  did  prophesy  that 
 Jesus  was  about  to  die  for  the  nation,  ''-  and 
 not  for  the  nation  only,  but  that  also  the 
 children  of  God,  who  havo  been  scattered 
 abroad,  he  may  gather  together  into  one. 
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 *3  From  that  day,  therefore,  they  took  counsel 
 together  that  they  may  kill  him;  ^^ Jesus, 
 therefore,  was  no  more  freely  walking  among 
 the  Jews,  but  went  away  thence  to  the  region 
 uigh  the  wilderness,  to  a  city  called  Ephraim, 
 and  there  he  tarried  with  his  disciples. 
 
 55  And  the  passover  of  the  Jews  was  nigh, 
 and  many  went  up  to  .Jerusalem  out  of  tne 
 countrj'  before  the  passover,  that  they  might 
 purify  themselves ;  °^they  were  seeking,  there- 
 fore, Jesus,  and  said  one  with  another,  stand- 
 ing in  the  temple,  'What  doth  appear  to  you 
 — that  he  may  not  come  to  the  feast  ?  *  ^7  and 
 both  the  chief  priests  and  the  Pharisees  had 
 given  a  command,  that  if  any  one  may  know 
 where  he  is,  he  may  shew  it,  so  that  they  may 
 seize  him, 
 
 Xn.  '  JESUS,  therefore,  six  days  before 
 the  passover,  came  to  Bethany,  where  was 
 Lazarus,  who  had  died,  whom  he  raised  out  ol 
 the  dead;  -they  made,  therefore,  to  him  a  sup- 
 per there,  and  Martha  was  ministering,  and 
 Lazarus  was  one  of  those  reclining  together 
 (at  meat)  with  him ;  ^  Mary,  therefore,  having 
 taken  a  pound  of  ointment  of  spikenard,  of 
 great  price,  anointed  the  feet  of  Jesus  and  did 
 wipe  with  her  hair  his  feet,  and  the  house  was 
 filled  from  the  fragrance  of  the  ointment. 
 
 ■*  Therefore  saith  one  of  his  disci]3les— Judas 
 Iscariot,  of  Simon,  who  is  about  to  deliver  hin? 
 up — 5  'Wherefore  was  not  this  ointment  sold 
 for  three  hundred  denaries,  and  given  to  the 
 poor?' "  and  he  said  this,  not  because  he  \yas 
 caring  for  the  poor,  but  because  he  was  a  thief, 
 and  had  the  bag,  and  what  things  were  put  in 
 he  was  carrying. 
 
 ^  Jesus,  therefore,  said,  '  Suffer  her ;  for  the 
 day  of  my  embalming  she  hath  kept  it,  ^for  the 
 poor  ye  have  always  with  yourselves,  and  me 
 ye  have  not  always.' 
 
 3  A  great  multitude,  therefore,  of  the  Jews 
 Icnew  that  he  is  there,  and  they  came,  not  be- 
 cause of  Jesus  only,  but  that  Lazarus  also 
 thej'  may  see,  whom  he  raised  out  of  the  dead ; 
 ^"^  and  the  chief  priests  took  counsel,  that  also 
 Lazarus  they  may  kill,  ''  because  on  ac- 
 count of  bim  manv  of  the  Jews  were  going 
 away,  and  were  believing  in  Jesus. 
 
 1-  On  the  morrow,  a  great  multitude  that 
 came  to  the  feast,  ha\an''  heard  that  Jesus 
 doth  come  to  Jerusalem,  ^^  took  the  branches 
 of  the  palms,  and  went  forth  to  meet  him,  and 
 were  crying,  '  Hosanua,  blessed  w  he  who  is 
 coming  in  the  name  of  the  Lord — the  king  of 
 Israel;'  '■'and  Jesus  having  found  a  young 
 ass  di(l  sit  upon  it,  according  as  it  is  \vi-itten, 
 1"  'Fear  not,  daughter  of  Sion,  lo,  thy  king 
 doth  come,  sitting  on  an  ass'  colt.' 
 
 ^^And  these  tilings  his  disciples  did  not 
 know  at  the  first,  but  when  Jesus  was  glorified, 
 then  they  remembered  that  these  things  were 
 having  l)een  written  about  him,  and  thesb 
 things  they  did  to  him. 
 
 ^"  The  multitude,  therefore,  who  are  with 
 him,  were  testifying  that  he  called  Lazarus 
 out  of  the  tomb,  and  did  raise  him  out  of  the 
 dead  ;  '^  because  of  this  also  did  the  iiiultitudo 
 meet  him,  because  they  heard  of  his  having 
 
Appikation  of  certain  Greeks.  xu.  19.— JOHN.— xiiT.  17.    Christ  washes  tkt  disciples^  feet. 
 
 done  this  sign,  ^^the  Pharisees,  therefore,  said 
 among  themselves,  '  Ye  see  that  ye  do  not 
 gain  anything,  lo,  the  world  did  go  after  him.' 
 
 ^^  And  there  were  certain  Greeks  out  of  those 
 coming  up  that  they  may  worship  in  the  feast, 
 ^1  these  then  came  near  to  Philip,  who  is  from 
 Bethsaida  of  Galilee,  and  were  asking  him, 
 saying,  'Sir,  we  wish  to  see  Jesus;'  -'-'Philip 
 Cometh  and  telleth  Andrew,  and.again  Andrew 
 and  Philm  tell  Jesus. 
 
 ^And  Jesus  responded  to  them,  saying,  'The 
 hour  hath  come  tnat  the  Son  of  Man  may  be 
 glorified ;  -■*  verily,  verily,  I  say  to  you,  if  the 
 grain  of  the  wheat,  having  fallen  to  the  earth, 
 may  not  die,  itself  remaineth  alone ;  and  if  it 
 may  die,  it  doth  bear  much  fruit ;  ^  ne  who  is 
 loving  his  life  shall  lose  it,  and  he  who  is  hat- 
 ing his  life  in  this  world — to  life  age-during 
 shall  keep  it ;  -''  if  any  one  may  minister  to  me, 
 let  him  follow  me,  and  where  I  am,  there  also 
 my  ministrant  shall  be ;  and  if  any  one  may 
 minister  to  me — honour  him  will  the  Father. 
 
 ^ '  Now  hath  my  soul  been  troubled,  and 
 what  ?  shall  I  say — Father,  save  me  from  this 
 hour? — but  because  of  this  I  came  to  this  hour ; 
 -8  Father,  glorify  Thy  name.' 
 
 There  came,  therefore,  a  voice  out  of  the 
 heaven,  'I  both  glorified,  and  again  I  will 
 glorify  it;'  "^the  multitude,  therefore,  having 
 stood  and  heard,  were  saying  that  there 
 hath  been  thunder ;  others  said,  A  messenger 
 hath  spoken  to  him.' 
 
 ^'^  Jesus  answered  and  said,  'Not  because 
 of  me  hath  this  voice  come,  but  because  of 
 you :  31  now  is  a  judgment  of  this  world,  now 
 shall  the  ruler  of  this  world  be  cast  forth; 
 2-  and  I,  if  I  may  be  lifted  up  from  the  earth, 
 will  draw  all  men  unto  myself.' 
 
 3*  And  this  he  said  signifying  by  what  death 
 he  was  about  to  die ;  **  the  multitude  answered 
 him,  'We  heard  cut  of  thelaw  that  the  Christ 
 doth  remain- -to  the  age;  and  how  dost  thou 
 say.  That  it  .sehoveth  the  Son  of  Man  to  be 
 lifted  up?  who  is  this— the  Son  of  Man?' 
 _  ^' Jesus,  therefore,  said  to  them,  'Yet  a  little 
 time  is  the  light  with  you;  walk  while  ye 
 have  the  light,  that  darkness  may  not  over- 
 take you;  and  he  who  is  walking  in  the 
 darkness  hath  not  known  where  he  goeth; 
 3S  while  ye  have  the  light,  believe  in  the  light, 
 that  sons  of  light  ye  may  become.' 
 
 These  things  spake  Jesus,  and  having  gone 
 away,  he  was  hid  from  them,  ^7  yet  he  hav- 
 ing done  so  many  signs  before  them,  they 
 were  not  belie\'ing  in  him,  ^^  that  the  word 
 of  Isaiah  the  prophet  might  be  fulfilled,  which 
 he  said,  'Lord,  who  gave  credence  to  our  re- 
 port ?  and  the  arm  of  the  Lord — to  whom  was 
 it  regjealed  ? ' 
 
 ^'JxJecause  of  this  they  were  not  able  to 
 Mieve,  that  again  Isaiah  said,  '"' '  He  hath 
 blind^  their  eyes,  and  hardened  their  heart, 
 tliat  they  might  not  see  with  the  eyes,  and  un- 
 derstand with  the  heart,  and  turnback,  and  I 
 might  heal  them;'  •*'  these  things  said  Isaiah, 
 when  he  saw  his  glory,  and  spake  of  him. 
 
 *^  Still,  however,  also  out  of  the  rulers  did 
 many  believe  in  him,  but  because  of  the  Pha- 
 risees they  were   not  confessing,    that  they 
 
 might  not  be  put  out  of  the  synagogue,  *'^ior 
 they  loved  the  glory  of  men  more  than  the 
 glory  of  God. 
 
 ■"  And  Jesus  cried  and  said,  '  He  who  is 
 believing  in  me,  doth  not  believe  in  me,  but 
 in  Him  who  sent  me  ;  ^^  and  he  who  is  behold- 
 ing me,  doth  behold  Him  who  sent  me  ;  ^^  I  a 
 light  to  the  world  have  come,  that  every  one 
 who  is  believing  in  me— in  the  darkness  may 
 not  remain;  ■*''and  if  any  one  may  hear  my 
 sayings,  and  not  believe,  I— I  do  not  judge 
 him,  for  I  came  not  that  I  might  judge  the 
 world,  but  that  I  mij^ht  save  the  world. 
 
 *^'He  who  is  rejecting  me,  and  not  receiving 
 my  sayings,  hath  one  who  is  judging  him,  the 
 word  that  I  spake,  that  will  judge  him  in  the 
 last  day,  -^  because  I  spake  not  from  myself, 
 but  the  Father  who  sent  me,  He  did  give  me 
 a  command,  what  I  may  say,  and  what  I  may 
 speak,  ^°  and  I  have  known  that  His  com- 
 mand is  life  age-during;  what,  therefore,  1 
 speak,  according  as  the  Father  hath  said  to 
 me,  so  I  speak.' 
 
 XIII.  1  AND  before  the  feast  of  the  pass- 
 over,  Jesus  knowing  that  his  hour  hath  come, 
 that  he  may  remove  out  of  this  world  unto 
 the  Father,  having  loved  his  own  who  are  in 
 the  world— to  the  end  he  loved  them. 
 
 -And  supper  being  come,  the  devil  already 
 haAing  put  it  into  the  heart  of  Judas  of  Simon, 
 Iscariot,  that  he  may  deliver  him  up,  ^  Jesus 
 Imowing  that  all  things  the  Father  hath  given 
 to  him— into  his  hands,  and  that  from  God  he 
 came  forth,  and  unto  God  he  goeth,  ^doth  rise 
 from  the  supper,  and  doth  lay  down  his  gar- 
 ments, and  having  taken  a  towel,  he  girded 
 himself;  ^ afterward  he  putteth  water  into 
 the  basin,  and  began  to  wash  the  feet  of  his 
 disciples,  and  to  wipe  with  the  towel  with 
 which  he  was  being  girded. 
 
 "  He  oometh,  therefore,  unto  Simon  Peter, 
 and  that  one  saith  to  him,  '  Sir,  thou — dost 
 thou  wash  my  feet?'  ''Jesus  answered  and 
 said  to  him,  '  That  which  I  do  thou  hast  not 
 known  now,  but  thou  shalt  know  after  these 
 things ; '  »  Peter  saith  to  him,  '  Thou  mayest 
 not  wash  my  feet — to  the  age.' 
 
 Jesus  answered  him,  '  If  I  may  not  wash 
 tliee,  thou  hast  no  part  with  me;'  ^ Simon 
 Peter  saith  to  him,  '  Sir,  not  my  feet  only,  but 
 also  the  hands  and  the  head.'  i"  Jesus  saith 
 to  him,  'He  who  hath  been  bathed  hath  no 
 need  save  to  wash  his  feet,  but  he  is  clean 
 altogether;  and  ye  are  clean,  but  not  all;' 
 ^'  for  he  kne^v  him  who  is  delivering  him  up  ; 
 because  of  this  he  said,  '  Ye  are  not  all  clean. 
 
 '^  When,  therefore,  he  washed  their  feet, 
 and  took  his  garments,  having  reclined  (at 
 meat)  again,  he  said  to  them,  '  Do  ye  know 
 what  I  have  done  to  you  ?  ^^  ye  call  me,  The 
 Teacher  and  The  Lord,  and  ye  say  well,  for  I 
 am ;  !•*  if  then  I  did  wash  your  feet — the  Lord 
 and  the  Teacher — ye  also  ought  to  wash  one 
 another's  feet. 
 
 *°  ■  For  an  example  I  gave  to  you,  that,  ac- 
 cording as  I  did  to  you,  ye  also  may  do; 
 ^^  verily,  verily,  I  say  to  you,  a  servant  is  not 
 greater  than  his  lord,  nor  an  a])ostle  greater 
 thau  he  who  sent  him  ;  ^^  if  these  things  ye 
 76 
 
Peter's  self-conMence. 
 
 XIII.  18.— JOHN. — XIV.  27.        Ghrisfs  consolatory  discourses. 
 
 have  known,  happy  are  ye,  if  ye  may  do  them ; 
 '8  not  couceruioL;  you  all  do  I  speak  ;  I  have 
 known  whom  I  chose  for  niyself ;  but  that  the 
 Writing  may  be  fulfilled:  He  \vho  is  eating  the 
 bread  with  me,  did  lift  up  against  me  his  heel. 
 i9 '  From  this  time  I  tell  you,  before  its 
 coming  to  laass,  that,  when  it  may  come  to 
 pass,  ye  may  believe  that  I  am  he  ;  -"  verily, 
 verily,  I  say  to  you,  he  who  is  receiving 
 whomsoever  I  may  send,  doth  receive  me  ; 
 aud  he  M'ho  is  receiving  me,  doth  receive  Him 
 who  sent  me.' 
 
 -1  These  things  having  said,  Jesus  was  trou- 
 bled in  the  s^iiirit,  and  did  testify,  and  said, 
 '  Verily,  verily,  I  say  to  you,  that  one  of  you 
 will  deliver  me  up;'  "the  disciples  were 
 looking,  therefore,  one  at  another,  doubting 
 couceruiug  whom  he  speaketh. 
 
 "3  And  there  was  one  of  his  disciples  reclin- 
 ing (at  meat)  iu  the  bosom  of  Jesus,  whom 
 Jesus  was  loving  ;  -*  Simon  Peter,  then,  doth 
 beckon  to  this  one,  to  inquire  who  he  may  be 
 concerning  whom  he  speaketh,  -'and  that 
 one  having  leant  back  on  the  breast  of  Jesus, 
 respondeth  to  him,  'Sir,  who  is  it?'  -^  Jesus 
 auswereth,  'That  one  it  is  to  whom  I,  having 
 dix^ped  the  morsel,  shall  give  it ; '  and  having 
 dipped  the  morsel,  he  giveth  it  to  Judas  of 
 Simon,  Iscariot. 
 
 "'■  And  after  the  morsel,  then  the  Adversary 
 ".ntered  into  that  one,  Jesus,  therefore,  saith 
 to  him,  'What  thou  dost — do  quickly j'  ^^and 
 none  of  those  reclining  at  meat  knew  for  what 
 intent  he  said  this  to  him,  ^  for  certain  were 
 thinking,  since  Judas  had  the  bag,  that  Jesus 
 saith  to  him,  'Buy  what  we  have  need  of  for 
 the  feast ; '  or  that  he  may  give  something  to 
 the  poor;  ^"having  received,  therefore,  the 
 morsel,  that  one  immediately  went  forth,  and 
 it  was  night. 
 
 ^^  When,  therefore,  he  went  foi-thj  Jesus 
 saith,  'Now  was  the  Son  of  Man  glorihed,  aud 
 God  was  glorified  iu  him;  •^-if  God  was  glori- 
 fied iu  him,  God  also  will  glorify  him  in  Him- 
 self ;  yea,  immediately  He  will  glorify  him. 
 
 ^•^ '  Little  children,  yet  a  little  am  1  with 
 you ;  ye  wll  seek  me,  aud,  accordiug  as  I  said 
 to  the  Jews— Whither  1  go  away,  ye  are  uot 
 able  to  come,  to  you  also  1  do  say  it  now. 
 
 ■'•' '  A  new  commandment  I  give  to  you, 
 that  ye  love  one  auother  ;  accordiug  as  1  did 
 love  you,  that  ye  also  love  one  another;  ^^iu 
 tliis  shall  all  kuow  that  ye  are  my  disciples, 
 if  ye  may  have  love  one  to  another.' 
 
 i""  Simou  Peter  saith  to  him,  '  Sir,  whither 
 dost  thou  go  away  ? '  .Fesus  answered  him, 
 '  Whither  1  go  away,  thou  art  uot  able  now  to 
 follow  ine,  but  afterward  thou  shalt  followme.' 
 
 ■*''  Peter  saith  to  him,  '  Sir,  wherefore  am  I 
 not  able  to  follow  thee  now?  my  life  for  thee 
 I  will  lay  down;'  ^^ Jesus  answ'ercd  him, 
 'Thy  life  for  jne  thou  wilt  lay  down  !  verily, 
 verily,  1  say  to  thee,  a  cock  will  not  crow  till 
 thou  maycst  deny  me  thrice.' 
 
 XIV.  '  '  LE'J!"  uot  your  heart  be  troubled, 
 
 believe  in  (jod,   also  iu  me  believe;  -  iu  the 
 
 house  of  my  Father  are  many  mansions  ;  and 
 
 if  not,  I  would  liave  told  you;  1  go  on  to  prc- 
 
 76 
 
 pare  a  place  for  you  ;  ^  and  if  I  go  on  and  pre- 
 pare for  you  a  place,  again  do  I  come,  and 
 will  receive  you  ujito  myself,  that  where  I  am 
 ye  also  may  be  ;  •*  and  whither  I  go  away  ye 
 have  known,  and  the  way  ye  have  known.' 
 
 5  Thomas  saith  to  him,  '  Sir,  we  have  not 
 known  whither  thou  goest  away,  aud  how  are 
 we  able  to  know  the  way  ? '  ^  Jesus  saith  to 
 him,  '  I  am  the  way,  and  the  truth,  and  the 
 life,  no  one  doth  come  unto  the  Father,  if  uot 
 through  me ;  ^if  ye  had  known  me,  my  Father 
 also  ye  would  have  known,  and  from  this  time 
 ye  have  known  Him,  and  have  seen  Him.' 
 
 ^  Philip  saith  to  him,  '  Sir,  shew  to  us  the 
 Father,  and  it  is  enough  for  us  ; '  ^  Jesus  saith 
 to  him,  '  So  long  time  am  I  with  you,  and  thou 
 hast  not  known  me,  Philip?  he  who  hath  seen 
 me,  hath  seen  the  Father  ;  and  how  dost  thou 
 say,  Shew  to  us  the  Father?  ^^Believest  thou 
 not  that  I  am  in  the  Father,  and  the  Father 
 is  in  me?  the  sayings  that  I  speak  to  you, 
 from  myself  I  speak  not,  and  the  Father  who 
 is  abiding  in  me,  Himself  doth  the  works: 
 1'  believe  me,  that  I  am  in  the  Father,  aud 
 the  Father  in  me ;  and  if  not,  because  of  the 
 works  themselves,  believe  me. 
 
 '■- '  Verily,  verily,  I  say  to  you,  he  who  is 
 believing  in  me,  the  works  that  I  do — that 
 one  also  shall  do,  and  gi-eater  than  these  he 
 shall  do,  because  I  go  on  to  my  Father;  i-^and 
 whatever  ye  may  ask  in  my  name,  I  will  do, 
 that  the  Father  may  be  glorified  in  the  Son  ; 
 i*if  ye  ask  anything  in  my  name  I  will  do  it. 
 
 ^'^ '  If  ye  love  me,  my  commands  keep,  ^^and 
 I  will  ask  the  Father,  and  auother  Comforter 
 He  will  give  to  you,  that  he  may  remain  with 
 you — to  the  age ;  ^^  the  Spirit  of  truth,  whom 
 the  world  is  uot  able  to  receive,  because  it 
 doth  not  behold  him,  nor  know  him,  aud  ye 
 kuow  him,  because  he  doth  remain  with  you, 
 aud  shall  be  in  you. 
 
 '^  '  1  will  uot  leave  you  bereaved,  I  come 
 uuto  you;  ^'•'  yet  a  little,  and  the  world  doth  no 
 more  behold  me,  aud  ye  behold  me,  because 
 I  live,  aud  ye  shall  live;  -"iuthatday  ye  shall 
 Icuow  that  I  am  in  my  Father,  and  ye  iu  me, 
 and  I  iu  you;  -Uiewho  is  haviug  my  com- 
 mands, and  is  keeping  them,  that  one  it  is 
 who  is  loving  me,  aud  he  who  is  loving  me 
 shall  be  loved  by  my  Father,  aud  I  will  love 
 him,  aud  will  manifest  myself  to  him.' 
 
 --Judas  saith  to  him,  (uot  the  Iscariot), 
 '  Sir,  what  hath  come  to  pass,  that  to  us 
 thou  are  about  to  manifest  thyself,  and  uot  to 
 the  world?' 
 
 -2  Jesus  answered  and  said  to  him,  '  If  any 
 oue  may  love  me,  my  wonl  he  will  keep,  and 
 my  Father  will  love  him,  and  uuto  him  we  will 
 come,  aud  abode  with  him  we  will  make ;  "*  ha 
 who  is  uot  loving  me,  my  words  doth  uot  keep; 
 aud  the  word  that  ye  hear  is  uot  mine,  but 
 the  Father's  who  seut  me. 
 
 ^'' These  things  I  have  spoken  to  you,  re- 
 maiuiug  with  you,  '-^  aud  the  Comforter,  tlie 
 Holy  Spirit,  wliom  the  Father  will  scud  iu 
 my  name,  ho  will  teach  vou  all  things,  aud  re- 
 uiind  you  of  all  thiugs  tliat  I  said  to  you. 
 
 -^ '  I'eace  I  leave  to  you ;  my  peace  i  give  to 
 you.  not  accordiug  as  the  woiid  doth  give  do 
 
Christ  tlie  true  vine. 
 
 XIV.  28.— JOHN.— XVI.  19. 
 
 The  Comforter. 
 
 I  give  to  you ;  let  not  your  heart  be  troubled, 
 nor  let  it  be  afraid ;  "^  ye  lieard  that  I  said  to 
 yon— I  go  away,  and  I  come  unto  you ;  if  ye 
 did  love  me,  ye  would  liave  rejoiced  that  I 
 said— T  go  on  to  the  Father,  because  my 
 Father  is  greater  than  I. 
 
 "9 '  And  now  I  have  said  it  to  you  before  it 
 come  to  pass,  that  when  it  may  come  to  pass, 
 ye  may  believe ;  ^o  I  will  no  more  talk  much 
 with  you,  for  the  ruler  of  this  world  doth 
 come,  and  in  me  he  hath  nothing;  ^^  but  that 
 the  world  may  know  that  I  love  the  Father, 
 and  according  as  the  Father  gave  me  command 
 so  I  do;  arise,  we  may  go  hence. 
 
 XV.  ^ '  I  AM  the  true  vine,  and  my  Father 
 is  the  husbandjnan;  "  every  branch  in  me  not 
 bearing  fruit.  He  doth  take  it  away,  and  every 
 one  bearing  fruit,  He  doth  cleanse  by  pruning 
 it,  that  it  may  bear  more  fruit ;  ^  already  ye 
 are  clean,  because  of  the  M'ord  that  I  have 
 spoken  to  you ;  •*  remain  in  me,  and  I  in  you, 
 as  the  branch  is  not  able  to  bear  fruit  of  itself, 
 if  it  may  not  remain  in  the  vine,  so  neither  ye, 
 if  ye  may  not  remain  in  me. 
 _  *  '  I  am  the  vine,  ye  the  branches;  he  who 
 is  remaining  in  me,  and  I  in  him,  this  one  doth 
 bear  much  fruit,  because  apart  from  me  ye  are 
 not  able  to  do  anything ;  » if  any  one  may  not 
 remain  in  me,  he  was  cast  forth  without  as 
 the  branch,  and  was  withered,  and  they  gather 
 them,  and  cast  to  fire,  and  they  are  burned; 
 ^  if  ye  may  remain  in  me,  and  mj'  sayings  in 
 you  may  remain,  whatever  ye  may  wish  ye 
 shall  ask,  and  it  shall  be  done  to  you. 
 
 8 '  In  this  was  my  Father  glorified,  that  ye 
 may  bear  much  fruit,  and  ye  shall  become  my 
 disciples.  ^  According  as  the  Father  did  love 
 me,  I  also  loved  you,  remain  in  my  love ;  ^*'  if 
 my  commandments  ye  may  keep,  ye  shall  re- 
 main in  my  love,  according  as  I  tne  commands 
 of  my  Father  have  kept,  and  do  remain  in  His 
 love;  ^^ these  things  I  have  spoken  to  you, 
 that  my  joy  in  you  may  remain,  and  j'our  joy 
 may  be  full. 
 
 1- '  This  is  my  command,  that  ye  love  one 
 another,  according  as  I  did  love  you  ;  ^^  greater 
 love  than  this  hath  no  one,  that  any  one  his 
 life  may  lay  down  for  his  friends;  ^*  ye  are  my 
 friends,  if  ye  may  do  whatever  I  command 
 you;  1^  no  more  do  I  call  you  servants,  because 
 the  servant  hath  not  known  what  his  lord 
 doth,  and  you  I  have  called  friends,  because 
 all  things  that  1  heard  from  my  Father,  I  did 
 make  known  to  you. 
 
 1"  'Ye  did  not  choose  oixt  me,  but  I  chose 
 out  you,  and  did  appoint  you,  that  ye  might  go 
 away,  and  might  bear  fruit,  and  your  fruit 
 might  remain,  that  whatever  ye  may  ask  of 
 tlie  Father  in  my  name.  He  may  give  you. 
 
 ^^ '  These  things  I  command  you,  that  ye 
 love  one  another;  ^^if  the  world  doth  hate 
 you,  ye  know  that  it  hath  hated  me  before 
 you ;  ^"  if  of  the  world  ye  were,  tlie  world  its 
 own  would  have  been  loving,  and  because  of 
 the  world  ye  are  not — biit  I  chose  out  of  the 
 world — because  of  this  the  world  hateth  you. 
 
 -•' '  Remember  the  word  that  I  said  to  you, 
 A  servant  is  not  greater  than  his  lord ;  if  me 
 they  did  persecu  te,  you  also  they  will  perse- 
 cute ;  if  my  word  they  did  keep,   yours  also 
 
 they  will  keep ;  ^^  but  all  these  things  will 
 they  do  to  you,  because  of  my  name,  because 
 they  have  not  known  Him  who  sent  me  ;  -"if  1 
 had  not  come  and  spoken  to  them,  they  were 
 not  having  sin ;  but  now  jiretext  they  have 
 not  for  their  sin. 
 
 '^  '  He  who  is  hating  me,  doth  hate  also  my 
 Father;  "-^ii  I  did  not  do  among  them  the 
 works  that  no  other  hath  done,  they  were  not 
 having  sin,  and  now  they  have  both  seen  and 
 hated  both  me  and  my  Father;  ^but — that 
 the  word  may  be  fulfilled  that  was  written  in 
 their  law — They  hated  me  without  a  cause. 
 
 -^ '  And  when  the  Comforter  may  come, 
 whom  I  will  send  to  you  from  the  Father — 
 the  Spirit  of  truth,  who  from  the  Father  doth 
 come  forth,  he  will  testify  of  me ;  -''  and  ye 
 also  do  testify,  because  from  the  beginning 
 ye  are  with  me. 
 
 XVI.  1  'THESE  things  I  have  spoken  to 
 you,  that  ye  may  not  be  stumbled, "  out  of  the 
 s5magogues  they  will  iDut  you ;  but  an  hour 
 doth  come,  that  every  one  who  hath  killed 
 you,  may  think  to  offer  service  unto  God ; 
 •^  and  these  things  they  will  do  to  you,  because 
 they  did  not  know  the  Father,  nor  me. 
 
 ^  '  But  these  things  I  have  spoken  to  you, 
 that  when  the  hour  may  come,  ye  may  remem- 
 ber them,  that  I  said  them  to  you,  and  these 
 things  to  you  from  the  beginning  1  did  not 
 say,  because  I  was  with  you ;  ^  and  now  I  go 
 away  to  Him  who  sent  me,  and  none  of  you 
 doth  ask  me.  Whither  dost  thou  go?  "but  be- 
 cause these  things  I  have  said  to  you,  the  sor- 
 row hath  filled  your  heart. 
 
 '' '  But  I  tell  you  the  truth ;  it  is  better  fol" 
 you  that  I  go  away,  for  if  I  may  not  go  away, 
 the  Comforter  will  not  come  unto  you,  and  if 
 I  go  on,  I  will  send  him  unto  you;  ^  and  hav- 
 ing come.  He  will  convict  the  world  concern 
 ing  sin,  and  concerning  righteousness,  and 
 concerning  judgment ;  ^  concerning  sin  indeed, 
 because  tiiey  do  not  believe  in  me ;  i"  and  con- 
 cerning righteousness,  because  unto  my  Father 
 I  go  away,  and  no  more  do  ye  behold  me ;  ^^  and 
 concerning  judgment,  because  the  ruler  of  this 
 world  hath  been  judged. 
 
 1- '  I  have  yet  many  things  to  say  to  you, 
 but  'ye  are  not  able  to  bear  thevi  now ;  ^^  and 
 when  he  may  come — the  Spirit  of  truth — he 
 will  guide  you  to  all  the  truth,  for  he  will  not 
 speak  from  himself,  btit  as  many  things  as  he 
 may  hear  he  will  speak,  and  the  comiu"  things 
 he  will  tell  you;  ^^  lie  will  glorify  me,  because 
 of  mine  he  will  take,  and  will  tell  to  you. 
 
 ^^ '  All  things,  as  many  as  the  Father  hath, 
 are  mine ;  because  of  this  I  said,  That  of  mine 
 he  will  take,  and  will  tell  to  you  ;  ^^  a  little 
 while,  and  ye  do  not  behold  me,  and  again  alittle 
 while,  and  ye  shall  see  me,  becaiise  I  go  away 
 iiuto  the  Father.' 
 
 ^''  Therefore  said  some  of  his  disciples  one 
 to  another,  '  What  is  this  that  he  saith  to  us, 
 A  little  while,  and  ye  do  not  behold  me,  and 
 again  a  little  while,  and  ye  shall  see  me,  and, 
 Because  I  go  away  unto  the  Father  ? '  ^^  they 
 said  then,  '  What  is  this  he  saith — the  little 
 while?  we  have  not  known  what  he  saith.' 
 
 1^  Jesus,  therefore,  knew  that  they  were 
 77 
 
^couraffemcnt  to  prayer. 
 
 XVI.  20.— JOHN.— XVIII,  3. 
 
 ChrisCs  intercessory  praj/er 
 
 wiabing  to  ask  him,  and  ho  said  to  them, 
 '  Concerniui;  this  do  ye  seek  one  with  another, 
 because  I  said,  A  little  while,  and  you  do  not 
 behold  me,  and  aj^ain  a  little  while,  and  ye 
 shall  see  me?  -"verily,  verily,  I  say  to  you, 
 that  ye  shall  weep  and  lament,  and  the  world 
 will  rejoice;  and  ye  shall  be  sorrowful,  but 
 your  sorrow  joy  will  become. 
 
 -1 '  The  woman,  when  she  may  bear,  hath 
 sorrow,  because  her  hour  did  come,  and  when 
 she  may  bear  the  child,  no  more  doth  she  re- 
 member the  anguish,  because  of  the  joy  that 
 a  man  was  born  to  the  world. 
 
 -- '  And  ye,  therefore,  now,  indeed,  have 
 sorrow;  and  again  I  will  see  you,  and  your 
 heart  shall  rejoice,  and  your  joy  no  one  doth 
 taJvC  from  you,  -^  and  in  that  day  ye  will 
 question  me  nothing  ;  verily,  verily,  I  say  to 
 you,  as  many  things  as  ye  may  ask  of  the 
 Father  in  my  name,  He  will  give  you  ;  -^till 
 now  ye  did  ask  nothing  in  my  name  :  ask,  and 
 ye  shall  receive,  that  your  joy  may  be  full. 
 
 ^  'These  things  in  similitudes  I  have  spoken 
 to  you,  but  there  cometh  an  hour  when  no 
 more  in  similitudes  will  I  speak  to  you,  but 
 freely  of  the  Father,  will  tell  yoit. 
 
 -^  '  In  that  day,  in  my  name  ye  will  make 
 request,  and  I  do  not  say  to  you  that  I  will 
 ask  the  Father  for  you,  -''  for  the  Father  him- 
 self doth  love  you,  because  me  ye  have  loved, 
 and  ye  have  believed  that  I  from  God  came 
 forth ;  -^  I  came  forth  from  the  Father,  and 
 have  come  to  the  world ;  again  I  leave  the 
 world,  and  go  on  unto  the  Father.' 
 
 -'^  His  disciples  say  to  him,  '  Lo,  now  freely 
 thou  dost  speak,  and  no  similitude  speakest 
 thou;  30 now  we  have  known  that  thou  hast 
 known  all  things,  and  hast  no  need  that  any 
 one  do  question  thee;  in  this  we  believe  that 
 from  God  thou  didst  come  forth.' 
 
 ^1  Jesus  answered  them,  'Now  do  ye  believe? 
 lo,  there  doth  come  an  hour,  ^-  and  now  it 
 hath  come,  that  ye  may  be  scattered,  each  to 
 his  own  things,  and  me  ye  may  leave  alone, 
 and  I  am  not  alone,  because  the  Father  is 
 with  me  ;  ^^  these  things  I  have  sj^oken  to  you, 
 that  in  me  ye  may  have  peace,  in  the  world 
 ye  shall  have  tribulation  but  take  coiirage — 
 I  have  overcome  the  world.' 
 
 XVII.  1  THESE  things  spake  Jesus,  and 
 lifted  up  his  eyes  to  the  heaven,  and  said — 
 '  Father,  the  hour  hath  come,  glorify  Thy  Sou, 
 that  Thy  Son  also  may  glorify  Thee,  "accord- 
 ing as  Thou  didst  give  to  him  authority 
 ever  all  flesh,  that— all  that  Thou  hast  given 
 to  him— he  may  give  to  them  life  age-during; 
 ^  and  this  is  the  me  age-during,  that  they  may 
 know  Thee,  the  only  true  God,  and  him  whom 
 Thou  didst  send — Jeaus  Christ;  *  I  did  glorify 
 Thee  on  the  earth,  the  work  I  did  finiali  that 
 Thou  hast  ,L,dven  me,  that  I  may  do  it. 
 
 "  '  And  now,  glorify  me.  Thou  Father,  with 
 Thyself,  with  the  glory  that  I  had  before  the 
 world  was,  with  Thee ;  "  I  did  manifest  Thy 
 name  to  the  men  whom  Thoxi  hast  given  to 
 me  out  of  the  world;  Thine  they  were,  and 
 to  me  Thou  hast  given  them,  and  Thy  word 
 they  have  kept;  "  now  they  have  known  that 
 all  things,  as  many  as  Thou  hast  given  to  me, 
 78 
 
 are  from  Thee,  *  because  the  sayings  that 
 Thou  hast  given  to  me,  I  have  given  to  them, 
 and  they  tliemsolves  received,  and  have  known 
 truly,  that  from  Tliee  1  camci  forth,  and  they 
 did  believe  that  Thou  didst  send  me. 
 
 ^  '  I  ask  in  regard  to  them;  not  in  regard 
 to  the  world  do  I  ask,  but  in  regard  to  those 
 whom  Thou  hast  given  to  me,  because  Thine 
 they  are,  ^°  and  all  mine  are  Thine,  and 
 Thine  are  mine,  and  I  have  been  glorified  in 
 them;  ^^  and  no  more  am  T  in  the  world,  and 
 these  are  in  the  world,  and  I  come  unto  Thee. 
 
 '  Holy  Father,  keep  them  in  Thy  name 
 whom  Thou  hast  given  to  me,  that  they  may 
 be  one  as  we;  '-when  I  was  with  them  in 
 the  world,  I  was  keeping  them  in  Thy  name; 
 those  whom  Thou  hast  given  to  me  I  didguard, 
 and  none  of  them  was  destroyed,  except  the 
 son  of  the  destruction,  that  the  Writing  may 
 be  fulfilled. 
 
 '■'  '  And  now  unto  Thee  I  come,  and  these 
 things  I  speak  in  the  world,  that  they  may 
 have  my  joy  fulfilled  in  themselves;  '■*  t  have 
 given  to  them  Thy  word,  and  the  world  did 
 hate  them,  because  they  are  not  of  the  world, 
 as  1  am  not  of  the  world ;  '^  I  do  not  ask  that 
 Thou  mayest  take  them  out  of  the  world,  but 
 that  Thou  mayest  keep  them  out  of  the  evil. 
 
 ^^  '  Of  the  world  they  are  not,  as  I  of  the 
 world  am  not;  '''sanctify  them  in  Thy  tnith. 
 Thy  word  is  truth ;  '^  as  Thou  didst  send  ma 
 to  the  world,  I  also  did  send  them  to  the 
 world;  '^ and  for  them  do  I  sanctify  myself, 
 that  they  also  themselves  may  be  sanctified 
 in  truth. 
 
 '^o  '  And  not  in  regard  to  these  alone  do  I 
 ask,  but  also  in  regard  to  those  who  shall  be 
 believing,  through  their  word,  in  me  ;  -^  that 
 they  all  may  be  one,  as  Thou  Father  art  in 
 me,  and  I  in  Thee ;  that  they  also  in  us  may 
 be  one,  that  the  world  may  believe  that  Thou 
 didst  send  me. 
 
 ^'-  'And  I,  the  glory  that  thou  hast  given 
 to  me,  have  given  to  them,  that  they  may  be 
 one  as  we  are  one ;  "^  I  in  them,  and  Thou  in 
 me,  that  they  may  be  perfected  into  one,  and 
 that  the  world  may  know  that  thou  didst 
 send  me,  and  didst  love  them  as  TTiou  didst 
 love  me. 
 
 -•*  '  Father,  those  whom  Thou  hast  given  to 
 me,  I  will  that  where  I  am  they  also  may  be 
 with  me,  that  they  may  behold  my  glory  that 
 Thou  didst  give  to  me,  because  Thou  didst 
 love  me  before  the  foundation  of  the  world. 
 
 2'''  '  Righteous  Father,  also  the  world  did 
 not  know  Thee,  and  I  knew  Thee,  .and  these 
 have  known  that  Tiiou  didst  send  me,  -•>  and 
 I  made  known  to  them  Thy  name,  and  will 
 make  known,  that  the  love  with  which  Thou 
 lovedst  me  in  them  may  be,  and  I  in  them.' 
 
 XVIII.  '  THESE  things  having  said,  Jesua 
 went  forth  with  his  disciples  beyond  the 
 brook  of  Kedron,  where  was  a  garden,  into 
 which  he  entered,  himself  and  his  disciples. 
 -  and  Judas  also,  who  delivered  him  up,  haa 
 known  the  place,  because  many  times  did 
 Jesus  assemble  there  with  his  disciples. 
 
 3  Judas,  therefore,  having  taken  the  band 
 and  officers  out  of  the  chief  priests  and  Pha- 
 
Examined  by  the  high  priest.         xvni.  4. — JOHN. — xix.  8. 
 
 Arraigned  before  Pilate. 
 
 risees,  doth  come  thither  with  torclies  aud 
 lamps,  and  weapons;  '•Jesus,  therefore,  know- 
 ing all  things  that  are  coming  upon  him,  hav- 
 ing gone  forth,  said  to  them,  'Whom  do  ye 
 seek?'  ^they  answered  him,  'Jesus  the  Naza- 
 rene;'  Jesus  saith  to  them,  'lam  //e;' — and 
 Judas  who  delivered  him  up  was  standing 
 with  them; — ^when,  therefore,  he  said  to 
 them — '  I  am  Ae,'  they  went  away  backward, 
 and  fell  to  the  groimd. 
 
 ^  Again,  therefore,  he  questioned  them, 
 '  Whom  do  ye  seek  ? '  and  they  said,  '  Jesus 
 the  Nazarene ; '  ^  Jesus  answered,  '  I  said  to 
 you  that  I  am  lie;  if,  then,  me  ye  seek,  suffer 
 these  to  go  away ; '  "  that  the  word  might  be 
 fidfilledthathe  said — 'Those  whom  Thou  hast 
 given  to  me,  I  did  not  lose  of  them  even  one.' 
 
 '"  Simon  Peter,  therefore,  having  a  sword, 
 drew  it,  and  struck  the  chief  priest's  servant, 
 and  cut  off  his  right  ear — and  the  name  of 
 the  servant  was  Malchus — ^^  Jesus,  therefore, 
 said  to  Peter,  '  Put  the  sword  into  the  sheath ; 
 the  cup  that  the  Father  hath  given  to  me, 
 may  I  not  drink  it  1 ' 
 
 ^-  The  band,  therefore,  and  the  captain,  and 
 the  officers  of  the  Jews,  took  hold  on  Jesus, 
 and  bound  him,  ^^  and  they  led  him  away  to 
 Aunas  first,  for  he  was  father-in-law  of  Caia- 
 phas,  who  was  chief  priest  of  that  year,  "and 
 Caiaphas  was  he  who  gave  counsel  to  the 
 Jews,  that  it  is  good  for  one  man  to  perish 
 for  the  peoijle. 
 
 '^And  following  Jesus  was  Simon  Peter, 
 and  the  other  disciple,  and  that  disciple  was 
 known  to  the  chief  priest,  and  he  entered 
 with  Jesus  to  the  hall  of  the  chief  priest, 
 ^^  and  Peter  was  standing  at  the  door  with- 
 out, therefore  went  forth  the  other  disciple 
 who  was  known  to  the  chief  priest,  and  he 
 spake  to  the  female  keeping  the  door,  and  he 
 brought  in  Peter. 
 
 1''  Then  said  the  maid  keeijing  the  door  to 
 Peter,  '  Art  thou  also  of  the  disciples  of  this 
 man?'  he  saith,  'I  am  not;'  i*and  the  ser- 
 vants and  the  officers  were  standing,  having 
 made  a  tire  of  coals,  because  it  was  cold,  and 
 they  were  warming  themselves,  and  Peter  was 
 standing  with  them,  and  warming  himself. 
 
 '^  The  chief  priests,  therefore,  questioned  Je- 
 sus concerning  his  disciples,  and  concerning 
 his  teaching;  ^''  .Jesus  answered  him,  '  I  sjiake 
 freely  to  the  world,  I  did  always  teach  in  a 
 synagogue,  and  in  the  temple,  where  the  Jews 
 do  always  come  together;  and  in  secret  I 
 spake  nothing ;  -^  why  me  dost  thou  question  ? 
 qiiestion  those  having  heard  what  I  spake  to 
 tnem;  lo,  these  have  Known  what  I  said.' 
 
 '^  Ajjd  he  ha\'ing  said  these  things,  one  of 
 the  officers  standing  by  did  give  Jesus  a  slap, 
 saying,  'Thus  dost  thou  answer  the  chief 
 priest?'  "■^ Jesus  answered  him,  'If  I  spake 
 ill,  testify  concerning  the  ill ;  and  if  well,  why 
 me  dost  thou  smite  ?'  "^  Annas  then  sent  him 
 bound  to  Caiaphas  the  chief  priest. 
 
 -'  And  Simon  Petei-  was  standing  and  warm- 
 ing himself,  they  said  then  to  him,  '  Art  thou 
 also  of  his  disciples  "  he  denied  and  said,  '  1 
 am  not.' 
 
 -^  One  of  the  servants  of  the  chief  priest, 
 being  kinsman  of  him  whose  ear  Peter  cut  off, 
 saith,  'Did  not  I  see  thee  in  the  garden  with 
 him  ? '  'f  again,  therefore,  Peter  denied,  and 
 immediately  a  cock  crew. 
 
 ^They  led,  therefore,  Jesus  from  Caiaphas 
 to  the  praetorium,  and  it  was  early,  and  they 
 themselves  did  not  enter  to  the  prsetorium, 
 that  they  might  not  be  defiled,  but  that  they 
 might  eat  the  ijassover;  "^Pilate,  therefore, 
 went  forth  imto  them,  and  said,  '  What  accu- 
 sation do  ye  bring  against  this  man  ? '  ^o  they 
 answered  and  said  to  him,  '  If  he  were  not  an 
 evil  doer,  we  had  not  delivered  him  to  thee.' 
 
 J*^  '  Pilate,  therefore,  said  to  them,  '  Take  ye 
 him — ye — and  according  to  your  law  judge 
 him  ; '  the  Jews,  therefore,  said  to  him,  '  It  is 
 not  lawful  to  us  to  put  any;  one  to  death ; ' 
 3-  that  the  word  of  Jesus  might  be  fulfilled 
 which  he  said,  signifying  by  what  death  he 
 was  about  to  die. 
 
 _  ^^  Pilate,  therefore,  entered  into  the  praeto- 
 riimi  again,  and  called  Jesus,  and  said  to  him, 
 'Thou  art  the  King  of  the  Jews?'  2'' Jesus 
 answered  him,  '  From  thyself  dost  thou  say 
 this?  or  did  otners  say  it  to  thee  about  me?' 
 
 ^■'Pilate  answered,  'Am  I  a  Jew?  thy  na- 
 tion, and  the  chief  priests  did  deliver  thee  up 
 to  me ;  what  didst  thou  ? '  ^^  Jesus  answered, 
 'My  kingdom  is  not  of  this  world;  if  my 
 kingdom  were  of  this  world,  my  officers  had 
 struggled  that  I  might  not  be  delivered  up  to 
 Jews ;  but  now  my  kingdom  is  not  from  hence. 
 ^^ Pilate,  therefore,  said  to  him^  'Art  thou 
 then  a  king?'  Jesus  answered,  Thou  dost 
 say  it;  because  a  king  I  am,  I  for  this  have 
 been  born,  and  for  this  I  have  come  to  the 
 world,  that  I  may  testify  to  the  truth ;  every 
 one  who  is  of  the  truth,  doth  hear  my  voice. 
 .  38  Pilate  saith  to  him,  '  What  is  truth  ?'  and 
 this  having  said,  again  he  went  forth  unto 
 the  Jews,  and  saith  to  them,  '  I  do  find  no 
 fault  in  him ;  ^^  and  ye  have  a  custom  that  1 
 shall  release  to  you  one  in  the  passover;  will 
 ye,  therefore,  tfiat  I  shall  release  to  you  the 
 king  of  the  Jews?  '•^therefore  they  ail  cried 
 out  again,  saying,  '  Not  this  one — but  Barab- 
 bas  ; '  and  Barabbas  was  a  robber. 
 
 XIX  1  THEN,  therefore,  did  Pilate  take 
 Jesus  and  scourge  him,  .^and  [the  soldiers 
 having  plaited  a  crown  of  thorns,  did  place  it 
 on  his  head,  and  a  purple  garment  they 
 put  arnund  him,  ^  and  said,  '  HaU !  the  king 
 of  the  Jews ; '  and  they  were  giving  him  slaps. 
 
 ^  Pilate,  therefore,  again  went  forth  with- 
 out, and  saith  to  them,  '  Lo,  I  do  bring  him 
 to  you  without,  that  ye  may  know  that  in 
 him  I  find  no  fault ; '  ^  Jesus,  therefore,  came 
 forth  without,  bearing  the  thorny  crown  and 
 tibe  purple  garment;  and  he  saith  to  them, 
 '  Lo,  the  man ! ' 
 
 ^  When,  therefore,  the  chief  priests  and  the 
 officers  did  see  him,  they  cried  out,  saying, 
 '  Crucify,  crucify ; '  Pilate  saith  to  them, 
 '  Take  ye  him — ye,  and  crucify ;  for  I  find  no 
 fault  in  him ; '  ^  the  Jews  answered  him,  '  We 
 have  a  law,  and  according  to  our  law  he  ought 
 to  die.  for  he  made  himself  Son  of  God.' 
 
 8  When,  therefore,  Pilate  heard  this  word, 
 79 
 
Christ's  condemnation. 
 
 XIX.  9.— JOHN.- -XX.  8. 
 
 death,  and  buricu, 
 
 he  was  tlie  more  afraid,  '  aud  etitered  again 
 to  the  prrotorium,  and  saith  to  Jesns,  'Whcuco 
 art  tlion  V '  and  Jcsns  gave  him  uo  answer. 
 
 "^  Pilate,  therefore,  saith  to  hiin,  '  To  Jiie 
 dost  thou  not  sneak  ?  hast  thou  not  known 
 that  I  have  authority  to  crucify  thee,  and  I 
 have  authority  to  release  thee?'  ^^  Jesus  an- 
 swered, 'Thou  wouldst  have  no  authority 
 against  me,  if  it  were  not  having  been  given 
 thee  from  above ;  because  of  this,  he  who  is 
 delivering  me  up  to  tliee  hath  greater  sin.' 
 
 '-  From  this  time  was  Pilate  seeking  to  re- 
 lease him,  and  the  Jews  were  crying  out,  say- 
 ing, '  If  this  one  thou  mayest  release,  thou  art 
 not  a  friend  of  Csesar;  every  one  making 
 himself  a  king,  doth  speak  against  Cfesar.' 
 
 '^  Pilate,  therefore,  having  heard  this  word, 
 brought  Jesus  without — and  he  sat  down 
 upon  the  tribunal — to  a  place  called,  '  Pave- 
 ment,' and  in  Hebrew,  Gabbatha;  i-*and  it 
 was  the  preparation  of  the  passover,  and  as 
 it  were  the  sixth  hour,  and  he  saith  to  the 
 Jews,  '  Lo,  your  king! '  ^^  and  they  cried  out, 
 '  "Take  away,  take  away,  crucify  him ; '  Pilate 
 saith  to  them,  '  Your  king  shall  I  crucify  ? ' 
 the  chief  priests  answered,  '  We  have  no  king 
 except  Caesar.' 
 
 '®  Then,  therefore,  he  delivered  him  up  to 
 them,  that  he  may  be  crucified,  and  they  took 
 Jesus  and  led  Mm  away,  i"  and  bearing  his 
 cross,  he  went  forth  to  the  place  called  Place 
 of  a  Skull,  which  is  called  in  Hebrew  Gol- 
 gotha; '8  where  they  crucified  him,  and  with 
 him  two  others,  on  this  side,  and  on  that  side, 
 and  Jesus  in  the  midst. 
 
 ^9  And  Pilate  also  wi'ote  a  title,  and  put  it 
 on  the  cross,  and  it  was  written,  '  Jesus  the 
 Nazarene,  the  king  of  the  Jews ; '  -"  this  title, 
 therefore,  read  many  of  the  Jews,  because 
 the  place  was  nigh  to  the  city  where  Jesus  was 
 crucified,  and  it  was  having  been  written  in 
 Hebrew,  in  Greek,  in  Roman. 
 
 -1  The  chief  priests  of  the  Jews  said,  there- 
 fore, to  Pilate,  '  Write  not — The  king  of  the 
 Jews,  but  that  one  said,  I  am  king  of  the 
 Jews;'  -'-Pilate  answered,  'What  I  have 
 written,  I  have  written.' 
 
 -'  The  soldiers,  therefore,  when  they  did 
 crucify  Jesus,  took  his  garments,  and  made 
 four  parts,  to  each  soldier  a  part,  also  tlie 
 coat,  aud  the  coat  was  seamless,  from  the  top 
 woven  throughout,  -"'they  said,  therefore,  to" 
 one  another,  'We  may  not  rend  it,  but 
 cast  a  lot  for  it,  whose  it  shall  be; '  that  tlie 
 Writing  might  be  fulfilled,  tiiat  is  saying, 
 'They  divided  my  garments  to  themselves, 
 and  upon  my  raiment  they  did  cast  a  lot;' 
 thesoldiers,  therefore,  indeed,  did  these  things, 
 
 -5  And  there  stood  by  the  cross  of  Jesus  his 
 mother,  and  his  mother's  sister,  Mary  of 
 Cleopas,  and  Mary  the  Magdalene;  -^ Jesus, 
 therefore,  having  seen  his  mother,  and  the 
 disciple  standing  by,  whom  he  was  loving,  he 
 saith  to  his  mother,  'Woman,  lo,  thv&on;' 
 ^  afterward  he  saith  to  the  disciple,  '  Lo,  tliy 
 mother;'  and  from  that  hour  the  disciple 
 took  her  to  his  own  home. 
 
 '-^8  After  this,  Jesus  luiowing  that  all  things 
 now  have  been  finished,  that  the  Writing 
 80 
 
 maybe  fulfilled,  saith,  'I  thirst;'  -"a  vessel, 
 therefore,  was  placed  full  of  vinegar,  ami  they 
 having  filled  a  sponge  witli  vinegar,  and  hav- 
 ing put  it  around  a  liyssop  stalk,  did  juit  it  to 
 his  mouth  ;  3o  when,  therefore,  Jesus  received 
 the  vine.gar,  he  said,  '  It  liath  been  finished;' 
 and  having  bowed  the  head,  gave  up  the  spirit. 
 
 f^  The  Jews,  therefore,  that  the  bodies 
 might  not  remain  on  the  cross  on  the  sabbath, 
 since  it  was  the  preparation,  (for  that  sabbath- 
 day  was  a  great  one,)  asked  of  Pilate  that  their 
 legs  may  be  broken,  and  they  taken  away. 
 
 ■*"  The  soldiers,  therefore,  came,  aud  of  the 
 first  indeed  they  did  break  the  legs,  and  of 
 the  other  who  was  crucified  with  him,  ^^  aud 
 ha\nng  come  to  Jesus,  when  they  saw  him 
 already  having  been  dead,  they  did  not  break 
 his  legs  ;  '^*  but  one  of  the  soldiers  with  a  spear 
 did  pierce  his  side,  and  immediately  there 
 came  forth  blood  and  water ;  ^s  and  he  who 
 hath  seen  hath  testified,  and  his  testimony  is 
 true,  and  that  one  hath  known  that  true 
 things  he  speaketh,  that  ye  also  may  believe. 
 
 ^^  JFor  these  things  came  to  ijass,  that  the 
 Writing  may  be  fulfilled,  'A  bone  of  him 
 shall  not  be  broken;'  ^''and  again  another 
 Writing  saith,  'They  shall  look  to  him  whom 
 they  did  iiierce.' 
 
 23  And  after  these  thinj^s  did  Joseph  of  Aii- 
 mathea— being  a  disciple  of  Jesus,  but  con- 
 cealed, through  the  fear  of  the  Jews — ask 
 of  Pilate,  that  he  may  take  away  the  body  of 
 Jesus,  and  Pilate  gave  leave ;  he  came,  there- 
 fore, and  took  away  the  body  of  Jesus,  ^''and 
 Nicodemus  also  came — who  came  unto  Jesus 
 by  night  at  the  first — bearing  a  mixture  of 
 myrrh  and  aloes,  as  it  were,  a  hundred  pounds. 
 
 •^"  They  took,  therefore,  the  body  of  Jesus, 
 and  bound  it  with  linen  clothes  with  the 
 spices,  according  as  it  was  the  custom  of  the 
 Jews  to  prepare  for  burial ;  •*!  and  there  Avas 
 in  the  place  where  he  was  crucified  a  garden, 
 aud  in  the  garden  a  new  tomb,  in  which  no 
 one  was  yet  laid  ;  •*-  there,  therefore,  because 
 of  the  preparation  of  the  Jews,  because  the 
 tomb  was  nigh,  they  laid  Jesus. 
 
 XX.  lAND  on  the  first  of  the  sabbaths, 
 Mary  the  Magdalene  doth  come  early  (there 
 being  yet  darkness)  to  the  tomb,  and  she  seeth 
 the  stone  having  been  taken  away  out  of  the 
 tomb,  -she  runneth,  therefore,  and  cometh 
 unto  Simon  Peter,  aud  unto  the  other  disciple 
 whom  Jesus  was  loving,  aud  saith  to  them, 
 '  They  took  away  the  Lord  out  of  the  tomb, 
 and  we  have  not  known  where  they  laid  him.' 
 
 ^  Peter,  therefore,  weut  forth,  and  the  other 
 disciple,  and  they  were  coming  to  the  tomb, 
 ■*  and  the  two  were  running  together,  and  the 
 other  disciple  did  run  forward  more  quickly 
 than  Peter,  aud  came  first  to  the  tomb.  •''  and 
 having  stooped  down,  sceth  the  linen  clotlies 
 lyiii^,  yet,  indeed,  he  entered  not. 
 
 "bimon  Peter,  therefore,  cometli,  following 
 him,  and  he  entered  into  the  tomb,  and  be- 
 holdoth  the  linen  clothes  lying,  <■  and  tho 
 napl<in  thatowas  upon  his  head,  not  lying  with 
 tlie  linen  clothes,  but  apart,  having  been 
 folded   up,  in  one  place;  *then,   therefore, 
 
Christ's  resurrection. 
 
 XX. 
 
 9.— JOHN.— XXI.  17.  He  appears  to  his  disciples. 
 
 entered  also  the  other  disciple  who  came  first 
 unto  the  tomb,  and  he  saw,  and  did  believe  ; 
 ^  for  not  yet  did  they  know  the  Writing,  that 
 it  behoveth  him  out  of  the  dead  to  rise  again. 
 
 1"  The  disciples  therefore  went  away  again 
 unto  their  own  friends,  '''and  Mary  was  stand- 
 ing near  the  tomb,  weeping  without ;  as  she 
 was  weeping,  then,  she  stooped  down  to  the 
 tomb,  and  benoldeth  tw  /  messengers  in  white, 
 sitting,  ^-one  at  the  head,  and  one  at  the  feet, 
 where  the  body  of  Jesus  had  been  laid. 
 
 '^  And  they  say  to  her,  'Woman,  why  dost 
 thou  weep?  she  saith  to  them,  'Because  they 
 took  away  my  Lord,  and  I  have  not  known 
 were  they  laid  him ; '  '"*  and  these  things  hav- 
 ing said,  she  turned  backward,  and  seeth 
 Jesus  standing,  and  she  had  not  known  that 
 it  is  Jesus. 
 
 15  Jesus  saith  to  her,  'Woman,  why  dost 
 thou  weep?  whom  dost  thou  seek  ;'  she,  sup- 
 posing that  he  is  the  gardener,  saith  to  him, 
 *  Sir,  if  thou  didst  carry  him  away,  teU  me 
 where  thou  didst  lay  him,  and  I  will  take 
 bim  away;'  '^  Jesus  saith  to  her,  'Mary!'  hav- 
 ing turned,  she  saith  to  him,  'Kabbouni ;'  that 
 is  to  say,  'Teacher.' 
 
 1^  Jesus  saith  to  her,  '  Be  not  touching  me, 
 for  I  have  not  yet  ascended  unto  my  Father ; 
 and  be  going  on  to  my  brethren,  and  say  to 
 them,  I  ascend  unto  my  Father,  and  your  Fa- 
 ther, and  to  my  God,  and  your  God.'  i8^ai.y 
 the  Magdalene  cometh,  telling  to  the  disciples 
 that  she  hath  seen  the  liOrd,  and  tlcat  these 
 things  he  said  to  her. 
 
 *9  It  being,  therefore,  evening,  on  tliat  day, 
 the  lirst  of  the  sabbaths,  and  the  doors  hav- 
 ing been  shut  where  the  disciples  were  as- 
 sembled, through  fear  of  the  Jews,  Jesus  came 
 and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  saitii  to  them, 
 'Peace  to  you;'  2'' and  this  having  said,  he 
 shewed  them  his  hands  and  side;  the  disciples, 
 therefore,  rejoiced,  having  seen  the  Lord. 
 
 ^1  Jesus,  therefore,  said  to  them  again, 
 '  Peace  to  you ;  according  as  the  Father  hath 
 sent  me,  I  also  send  you ; '  '^'^  and  this  hav- 
 ing said,  he  breathed  on  them,  and  saith  to 
 them,  'Receive  the  Holy  Spirit;  -'if  of  any  ye 
 may  loose  the  sins,  they  are  loosed  to  them  ; 
 if  of  an  y  ye  may  retain,  theyiave  been  retained. ' 
 
 "*  And  Thomas,  one  of  the  twelve,  who  is 
 caUed  Didymus,  was  not  with  them  when 
 Jesus  came  ;  -^  the  other  disciples,  therefore, 
 said  to  him,  '  We  have  seen  the  Lord ; '  and  he 
 said  to  them,  '  If  I  may  not  see  in  his  hands 
 the  mark  of  the  nails,  and  may  piit  my  finger 
 to  the  mark  of  the  nails,  and  may  put  my 
 hand  to  his  side,  I  will  not  believe.' 
 
 -8  And  after  eight  days,  again  were  his  dis- 
 ciples within,  and  Thomas  with  them ;  Jesus 
 Cometh,  the  doors  having  been  shut,  and  he 
 stood  in  the  midst,  and  said,  '  Peace  to  you  ! ' 
 ''^  then  he  saith  to  Thomas,  '  Bring  thy  finger 
 hither,  and  see  my  hands,  and  bring  thy  hand, 
 and  put  it  to  my  side,  and  become  not  unbe- 
 lieving, but  believing.' 
 
 ^3  And  Tliomas  answered  and  said  to  him, 
 '  My  Lord  and  my  God ; '  "'■'  Jesus  saith  to  him, 
 'Because  thou  hast  seen  me,  Tliomas,  thou 
 2  o 
 
 hast  believed ;  happy  those  not  having  seen, 
 and  having  believed.' 
 
 3"  Many  indeed,  therefore,  other  signs  also 
 did  Jesus  before  his  disciples,  that  are  not 
 written  in  this  book ;  ^^  and  these  have  been 
 written  that  ye  may  believe  that  Jesus  is  the 
 Christ,  the  Sou  of  God,  and  that  believing  ye 
 may  have  life  in  his  name.' 
 
 XXI.  1  AFTER  these  tilings  did  Jesus 
 manifest  himself  again  to  the  disciples  on  the 
 sea  of  Tiberias,  and  he  did  manifest  himseK 
 thus :  ^  There  were  together  Simon  Peter,  and 
 Thomas  who  is  called  Didymus,  and  Na- 
 thauael  from  Caua  of  Galilee,  and  the  sons  of 
 Zebedee,  and  two  others  of  his  disciples. 
 
 ^ Simon  Peter  saith  to  them,  'I  go  away 
 to  tish;'  they  say  to  him,  'We  go— we  also 
 — with  thee;  they  went  forth  and  entered  in- 
 to the  boat  immediately,  and  on  that  night 
 they  caught  nothinsj. 
 
 ^  And  morning  being  now  come,  Jesus  stood 
 at  the  shore,  yet  indeed  the  disciples  did  not 
 know  that  it  is  Jesus ;  ^  Jesus,  therefore,  saith 
 to  them,  '  Lads,  have  ye  any  meat  ? '  ^  they 
 answered  him,  'No;'  and  he  said  to  them, 
 'Cast  the  net  at  the  right  side  of  the  boat, 
 and  ye  shall  find;'  they  cast,  therefore,  and 
 no  longer  were  they  able  to  draw  it,  from  the 
 multitude  of  the  fishes. 
 
 ^  That  disciple,  therefore,  whom  Jesus  was 
 loving  saith  to  Peter,  '  The  Lord  it  is !'  Simon 
 Peter,  therefore,  having  heard  that  it  is  the 
 Lord,  did  gird  on  the  outer  coat,  (for  he  was 
 naked,)  and  did  cast  himself  into  the  sea; 
 ®  and  the  other  disciples  came  by  the  little 
 boat,  for  they  were  not  far  from  the  land,  but 
 as  it  were  about  two  hundred  cubits  off,  drag- 
 ging the  neli  of  the  fishes :  **  when,  therefore, 
 they  came  to  the  land,  tuey  behold  a  fire  of 
 coals  lying,  and  a  fish  lyingon  it,  and  bread. 
 
 1*  Jesus  saith  to  them,  'Bring  ye  from  the 
 fishes  that  ye  caught  now;'  ^^ Simon  Peter 
 went  up,  and  drew  the  net  up  on  the  land, 
 full  of  great  fishes,  an  hundred  fifty  and 
 three,  and  though  they  were  so  many,  the 
 net  was  not  rent. 
 
 1-  Jesus  saith  to  them,  '  Come  ye,  dine ; ' 
 and  none  of  the  disciples  was  venturing  to 
 inquire  of  him,  '  Who  art  thou  ? '  knowing 
 that  it  is  the  Lord ;  '^  Jesus,  therefore,  doth 
 come  and  take  the  bread  and  give  to  them, 
 and  the  fish  in  like  manner ;  ^'^  this  is  now  a 
 third  time  Jesus  was  manifested  to  his  disci- 
 ples, having  been  raised  from  the  dead. 
 
 '^  When,  therefore,  they  dined,  Jesus  saith 
 to  Simon  Peter,  '  Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  dost 
 thou  love  me  moi'e  than  these?'  he  saith  to 
 him,  '  Yes,  Lord ;  thou  hast  known  that  I 
 dearly  love  thee;'  he  saith  to  him,  '  Feed  my 
 lambs.' 
 
 '••He  saith  to  him  again,  a  second  time, 
 'Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  dost  thou  love  me?' 
 he  saith  to  him,  'Yes,  Lord ;  thou  hast  known 
 that  I  dearly  love  thee;'  he  saith  to  him, 
 'Tend  my  sheep.' 
 
 '^  He  saith  to  him  the  third  time,  '  Simon, 
 
 son  of  Jonas,  dost  thou  dearly  love  me?'  Peter 
 
 was  grieved  that  he  said  to  him  the  third 
 
 time,  '  Dost  thou  dearly  love  me  ?'  and  he  said 
 
 SI 
 
Chrises  address  to  Peter 
 
 XXI.  18.— JOHN.— XXI.  25. 
 
 The  conclusion. 
 
 to  him,  "  Lord,  tlioii  hast  knovvu  all  things ; 
 thou  dost  know  that  I  dearly  love  thee.' 
 
 Jesus  saith  to  him,  'Fecdmyshec]); '» verily, 
 verily,  I  say  to  thee,  When  thou  wast  younger, 
 thou  wast  girding  thyself  and  wast  walking 
 whither  thou  didst  will,  but  when  thou  may- 
 est  be  old,  thou  shalt  stretch  fortli  thy  hands, 
 and  another  will  gird  thee,  and  shall  cany 
 thee  whither  thou  dost  not  will;'  '"  and  this 
 he  said,  signifying  by  what  death  he  shall 
 glorify  God;  and  having  said  this,  he  saith  to 
 him,  '  Be  following  me.' 
 
 ^^  And  Peter  having  turned  aboiit  doth  see 
 the  disciple  whom  Jesus  was  loving  follo^ving, 
 (who  also  reclined  in  the  supper  on  his  breast, 
 and  said,  '  Sir,  who  is  he  who  is  delivering 
 thee  up?')  -^  Peter  having  seen  this  one,  saith 
 82 
 
 to  Jesus,  '  LoitI,  and  what  of  this  one?' 
 --  Jesus  saith  to  liirn,  '  If  hira  I  will  to  remain 
 till  I  come,  what— to  thee  ?  be  thou  follow- 
 ing me. ' 
 
 This  word,  therefore,  went  forth  to  the 
 brethren  that  that  disciple  doth  not  die,  -^yet 
 Jesus  did  not  sav  to  liim,  tliat  he  doth  not 
 die,  but,  '  If  him  1  will  to  rcmaiu  till  I  come, 
 what — to  thee?'  -^  this  is  the  disciple  who  is 
 testifying  concerning  these  things,  and  he 
 wrote  these  things,  and  we  have  known  that 
 his  testimony  is  tiiie. 
 
 ^  And  there  are  also  many  otlier  things — 
 as  many  as  Jesus  did— which,  if  they  may  be 
 written  one  by  one,  not  even  the  world  itself 
 I  think  to  have  place  for  the  books  written. 
 Amen. 
 
ACTS. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  iTHE  former  account,  indeed,  1 
 made  concerning  all  things,  0  Theophihis, 
 tliat  Jesus  began  both  to  do  and  to  teach, 
 -till  the  day  in  which,  having  given  command, 
 through  the  Holy  Spirit,  to  the  apostles  whom 
 he  did  choose  out,  he  was  taken  up,  ^  to  whom 
 also  he  did  present  himself  alive  after  his 
 suffering,  in  many  certain  proofs,  through 
 forty  days  being  seen  by  them,  and  speaking 
 the  things  concerning  the  reign  of  Goa. 
 
 ^  And  being  assembled  together  with  them, 
 he  commanded  them  not  to  depart  from  Jeru- 
 salem, but  to  wait  for  the  promise  of  the 
 Father,  which,  saith  he,  '  Ye  did  hear  of  me  ; 
 ^  because  John,  indeed,  bajitized  with  water, 
 and  ye  shall  be  baptized  with  the  Holy  Spirit 
 — after  not  many  days.' 
 
 ®  They,  therefore,  indeed,  having  come  to- 
 gether, were  qiiestioning  him,  saying,  'Lord, 
 dost  thou  at  this  time  restore  the  reign  to 
 Israel?'  ''and  he  said  unto  them,  '  It  is  not 
 youi's  to  know  times  or  seasons  that  the 
 Father  did  appoint  in  His  own  authority  ; 
 ^  but  ve  shall  receive  power  at  the  coming  of 
 tlie  Holy  Spirit  upon  you,  and  ye  shall  be 
 witnesses  to  me  both  m  Jerusalem,  and  in 
 all  Judea,  and  Samaria,  and  unto  the  end  of 
 the  earth.' 
 
 ^And  these  things  having  said — they  be- 
 holding— he  was  talvcn  up,  and  a  cloud  did 
 receive  him  up  from  their  sight ;  '"  and  as 
 they  were  looking  stedfastly  to  the  heaven  in 
 his  going  on,  then,  lo,  two  men  sjbood  by  thejn 
 in  white  apparel,  ^^  who  also  said,  '  Men,  Gali- 
 leans, why  do  ye  stand  gazing  into  the  heaven? 
 this  Jesus  who  was  received  up  from  you  into 
 the  heaven,  shall  so  come  in  what  manner  ye 
 saw  liim  going  on  to  the  heaven.' 
 
 ^"  Then  did  they  return  to  Jerusalem  from 
 the  mount  that  is  calledof  Olives,  that  is  near 
 Jerusalem,  a  sabbath's  journey;  I'and  wJien 
 they  came  in,  they  went  up  to  the  upper  room, 
 wherp  were  abiding  both  Peter,  and  James, 
 and  John,  and  Andrew,  Philip,  and  Thomas, 
 Bartholomew,  and  Matthew,  James,  of  Al- 
 phaeus,  and  Simon  the  Zelotes,  and  Judas,  of 
 James  ;  "  these  all  were  continuing  with  one 
 accordin prayer andsupplicatiou,  with  women, 
 and  Mary  the  mother  of  Jesus,  and  vdtYv  his 
 brethren. 
 
 ^■' And  in  these  days,  Peter  having  risen  up 
 in  the  midst  of  the  disciples,  said,  (the  multi- 
 tude also  of  the  names  at  the  same  place  v;as, 
 as  it  were,  an  hundred  and  twenty,)  >^  '  Men, 
 brethren,  it  behoved  this  Writing  that  it  be 
 fidtilled  that  beforehand  the  Holy  Spirit  spake 
 through  the  mouth  of  David,  concerning 
 Judas,  who  became  guide  to  those  who  took 
 Jesus.  ^^  because  he  was  numbered  among  us, 
 and  did  receive  the  share  in  this  ministration. 
 
 lathis  one,  indeed,  incu,  purchased  a  field,  out 
 of  the  reward  of  unrighteousness,  and  falling 
 headlong,  burst  asunder  in  the  midst,  and  all 
 his  bowels  gushed  forth,  ^^and  it  became 
 known  to  all  those  dwelling  in  Jerusalem,  in- 
 somuch that  that  place  is  called,  in  their  pro- 
 per dialect,  Aceldama,  that  is.  Field  of  blood, 
 ^**for  it  hath  been  written  in  the  book  of 
 Psalms:  Let  his  lodging-place  become  desolate, 
 and  let  no  one  be  dweUiug  in  it,  and  his  over- 
 sight let  another  take. 
 
 "'  'It  behoveth,  therefore,  of  the  men  who 
 did  go  with  us  during  all  the  time  in  which 
 the  Lord  Jesus  went  in  and  went  out  among 
 us,  -'■^beginning  from  the  baptism  of  John, 
 imto  the  day  in  which  he'  was  received  uj) 
 from  us,  one  of  these  to  become  with  us  a 
 witness  of  his  rising  again.' 
 
 "^  And  they  set  two,  Joseph  called  Barsabas, 
 who  was  surnamed  Justus,  and  Matthias, 
 ^•*and  having  prayed,  they  said,  '  Thoii,  Lord, 
 who  art  knowing  the  heart  of  all,  shew  which 
 one  thou  didst  choose  of  these  two  '-^to  re- 
 ceive the  share  of  this  ministration  and 
 apostleship,  from  which  Judas,  by  transgres- 
 sion, did  fall,  to  go  on  to  his  proper  place ; ' 
 '-"  and  they  gave  their  lots,  and  the  lot  fell  up- 
 on Matthias,  and  he  was  numbered  with  the 
 eleven  apostles. 
 
 II.  1  AND  in  the  day  of  the  Pentecost  be- 
 ing fullilled,  they  were  all  with  one  accord  at 
 the  same  place,  -  and  there  came  suddenly  out 
 of  the  heaven  a  sound  as  of  a  bearing  violent 
 breath,  and  it  filled  all  the  house  where  they 
 were  sitting,  -^and  there  appeared  to  them 
 divided  tongues,  as  it  were  of  fire ;  it  sat  also 
 upon  each  one  of  them,  *and  they  were  all 
 filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  began  to  speak 
 with  other  tongues,  according  as  the  Spirit 
 was  gi\'ing  them  to  declare. 
 
 ^And  there  were  dwelling  in  Jerusalem 
 Jews,  devout  men  from  every  nation  of  those 
 under  the  heaven,  ^  and  the  rumour  of  this 
 having  come,  the  multitude  came  together, 
 and  was  confounded,  because  they  were  each 
 one  hearing  them  speaking  in  his  proper  dia- 
 lect, ^  and  they  were  all  amazed,  and  did  won- 
 der, saying  one  unto  another,  '  Lo,  are  not 
 all  these  who  are  speaking  Galileans  ?  **  and  how 
 do  we  hear,  each  in  our  proper  dialect,  in 
 which,  we  were  born?  ^  Parthians,  and  Medes, 
 and  Elamites,  and  those  dwelling  in  Mesopo- 
 tamia, in  Judea  also,  and  Cappadocia,  Poutus, 
 and  Asia,  '"Phrygia  also,  and  Pamphylia, 
 Egypt,  and  the  i^arts  of  Libya,  that  are  along 
 Gyrene,  and  the  strangei-a  of  Rome,  both  Jews 
 and  proselytes,  ^'  Cretes  and  Arabians,  we  did 
 hear  them  speaking  in  our  tongues  the  great 
 things  of  God.' 
 
 1"  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  were  iu 
 
Peler'  s  address. 
 
 II,  13.— ACTS.— HI.  10. 
 
 Effects  it  produced. 
 
 doubt,  say iuj?  one  unto  anotlier,  *  What  would 
 this  ^vish  to  be?'  '■'  and  others  mocking  said. 
 — '  They  are  full  of  sweet  wine ;'  '■*  and  Peter 
 having  stood  up  with  the  eleven,  lifted  u]i  his 
 voice  and  declared  to  them,  '  Men,  Jews ! 
 and  all  those  dwelling  in  Jerusalem,  let  this 
 be  known  to  you,  and  hearken  to  my  sayings, 
 ^^  for  these  are  not  drunken,  as  ye  take  it  up, 
 for  it  is  the  third  hour  of  the  day. 
 
 1* '  But  this  is  that  which  hath  been  spoken 
 through  the  prophet  Joel :  ^^  And  it  shall  be 
 in  the  last  days,  saith  God,  I  will  pour  out  of 
 My  Spirit  upon  all  flesh,  and  your  sous  and 
 your  daughters  shall  prophesy,  and  your 
 young  men  shall  see  visions,  and  your  old  men 
 shall  dream  dreams ;  "*  and  also  upon  My  men- 
 servants,  and  upon  My  maid-servants,  in  those 
 days,  I  will  ]wur  out  of  My  Spirit,  and  they 
 shall  prophesy ;  •'*  and  I  will  give  wonders  in 
 the  heaven  above,  and  signs  upon  the  earth 
 beneath — bloody  and  fire,  and  vapour  of  smoke, 
 -"  the  sun  shall  be. turned  to  darkness,  and  the 
 moon  to  blood,  before  the  coming  of  the  day 
 of  the  Lord — the  great  and  illustrious ;  -i  and 
 it  shall  be,  every  one — whoever  shall  call  up- 
 on the  name  of  the  Lord,  he  shall  be  saved. 
 
 '^- '  Men,  Israelites  !  hear  these  words,  Jesus 
 the  Nazareue,  a  man  approved  of  God  among 
 you  by  mighty  works,  and  wonders,  and 
 sijins,  that  God  did  through  liim  in  the 
 midst  of  you,  according  as  also  ye  your- 
 selves have  known  ;  -^  this  one,  by  the  deter- 
 minate counsel  and  foreknowledge  of  God, 
 being  given  out,  having  taken  by  lawless 
 hands,  having  crucified — ye  did  slay ;  ^  whom 
 God  did  raise  up^  having  loosed  the  pains  of 
 the  death,  because  it  was  not  possible  for  him 
 to  be  held  by  it,  -°  for  David  saith  in  regard 
 to  him :  I  f orsaw  the  Lord  always  before  me 
 — because  He  is  on  my  right  hand — that  I  may 
 not  be  moved;  -''  because  of  this  was  my  heart 
 cheered,  and  my  tongue  was  glad,  and  yet — 
 my  llesh  also  shall  rest  on  hoj^e,  -"because 
 Thou  wilt  not  leav  e  my  soul  to  hades,  nor 
 wilt  Thou  give  Thy  Kind  One  to  see  corrup- 
 tion ;  ^^  Thou  didst  make  known  to  me  wavs 
 of  life,  Thou  shalt  till  me  with  joy  with  Thy 
 countenance. 
 
 -^  '  Men,  brethren  !  it  is  permitted  to  speak 
 with  freedom  unto  you  concerning  the  patri- 
 arch David,  that  he  both  died  and  was  buried, 
 and  his  tomb  is  amOng  us  unto  this  day ; 
 ""a  prophet,  thei-efore,  being,  and  knowing 
 that  with  an  oath  God  did  swear  to  liim,  out 
 of  the  fruit  of  his  loins,  according  to  the  llesh, 
 to  raise  up  the  Christ,  to  sit  upon  his  throne, 
 ^'having  foreseen,  he  did  speak  concerning 
 the  rising  again  of  the  Christ,  that  his  soul 
 was  not  left  to  hades,  nor  did  his  Hesh  see 
 corruption. 
 
 ^'" '  This  Jesus  did  God  raise  up,  of  which 
 we  are  all  witnesses;  ^''at  the  right  liaud  then 
 of  God  having  been  exalted — also  the  promise 
 of  the  Holy  Spirit  having  received  from  the 
 Father — he  was  shedding  forth  this,  which 
 now  ye  see  and  hear;  ^^for  David  did  not 
 u'o  up  to  tlie  lieavens,  and  he  saith  himself : 
 The  Lord  saith  to  my  lord.  Sit  thou  at  my 
 right  hand,  ^^  till  I  make  thy  foes  thy  foot- 
 84 
 
 stool ;  ^^  assuredly,  therefore,  let  all  the  house 
 of  Israel  know,  that  both  Lord  and  Christ 
 did  God  make  liim— this  Jesus  whom  ye  did 
 crucify.' 
 
 I 
 
 ^^  And  having  heard,  they  were  pricked  to  ! 
 the  heart ;  they  say  also  to  Peter,  and  to  the 
 rest  of  the  apostles,  '  What  shall  we  do,  men, 
 brethren  ? '  •"*  and  Peter  said  unto  them,  '  Re- 
 form, and  be  baptized  each  of  you  on  the 
 name  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  remission  of  sins, 
 and  ye  shall  receive  the  gift  of  the  Holy 
 Spirit,  ^^for  to  you  is  the  promise,  and  to 
 your  children,  and  to  all  those  afar  off,  aa 
 many  as  the  Lord  our  God  shall  call.' 
 
 *"  Also  with  many  more  other  words  he  was 
 testifying  and  exhoi-ting,  sa>-ing,  'Be  saved 
 from  this  pcrvei-se  generation ; '  '^^  then  those, 
 indeed,  who  did  gladly  receive  his  word  were 
 baptized,  and  tiiere  were  atlded  on  that  day, 
 as  it  were,  three  thousand  souls,  *-  and  they 
 were  continuing  stedfastly  in  the  teaching  of 
 the  apostles,  and  the  fellowship,  and  the 
 breaking  of  the  bread,  and  the  pi-ayers. 
 
 *^  And  fear  came  on  everj'  soul,  many  won- 
 ders also  and  signs  were  being  done  through 
 the  apostles,  **  and  all  those  believing  were 
 at  the  same  place,  and  had  all  things  com- 
 mon, ^5  and  the  possessions  and  the  goods 
 they  were  selling,  and  were  parting  them  to 
 all,  according  as  any  one  had  need. 
 
 *'  Daily  also  continuing  with  one  accord  in 
 the  temple,  brealdng  also  at  every  house  bread, 
 they  were  partaldng  of  food  in  gladness  and 
 simplicity  of  heart,  ■*''  praising  God,  and  hav- 
 ing favour  with  all  the  people,  and  the  Lord 
 was  adding  those  being  saved  every  day  to 
 the  assembly, 
 
 ill.  I  AND  Peter  and  John  were  going  up  at 
 the  same  time  to  the  temple,  at  the  hour  of 
 the  prayer,  the  ninth  how,  "  and  a  certain 
 man,  being  lame  from  the  womb  of  his  mother, 
 was  being  cai-ried,  whom  they  were  laying 
 eveiy  day  at  the  gate  of  the  temple,  called 
 Beautiful,  to  ask  a  kindness  from  those  en- 
 tering into  the  temple,  ^who,  ha\'ing  seen 
 Peter  and  John  about  to  go  into  the  temple, 
 was  begging  to  jvceive  a  kindness. 
 
 'And  Peter,  having  looked  stedfastly  to- 
 ward him  with  J  ohn,  said,  '  Look  toward  us ; ' 
 ^  and  he  was  giving  heed  to  them,  looking  to 
 receive  something  from  them ;  "  and  Peter 
 said,  '  Silver  and  gohl  I  have  none,  but  what 
 I  have,  that  I  give  to  thee ;  in  the  name  of 
 Jesus  Christ  of  Nazareth,  rise  up  and  be 
 walking.' 
 
 ^  And  having  seized  him  by  the  right  liand, 
 he  raised  him  up,  and  presently  his  feet  and 
 ankles  were  strengthened,  *  and  springing  up, 
 he  stood,  and  was  walking,  and  did  enter  witli 
 them  into  the  temple,  walkii^s^  and  springing, 
 and  i)raising  God  ;  "  and  all  the  people  saw 
 him  walking  and  praising  God,  '"they  were 
 knowing  him  also  that  this  it  was  who  for  a 
 kindness  was  sitting  at  the  Beautiful  gate  of 
 the  temple,  and  tliey  were  lillcd  with  wonder 
 and  amazement  at  what  hath  happened  to 
 him. 
 
Peter  heals  a  lame  man. 
 
 m.  11.— ACTS.— TV.  28. 
 
 Opposition  of  the  priests. 
 
 "  Aucl  .at  the  l.amo  man  who  was  healed 
 holding  Peter  and  Jolin,  all  the  people  ran  to- 
 f;etlier  unto  them  in  the  porch  called  Solo- 
 mon's— greatly  amazed,  ^-  and  Peter  having 
 seen,  answered  nuto  the  people,  'Men,  Israel- 
 ites !  why  wonder  ye  at  this  ?  or  on  us  why  look 
 ye  so  earnestly,  as  if  by  our  own  power  or 
 piety  we  have  made  him  to  walk? 
 
 !•* '  The  God  of  Abraham,  and  of  Isaac,  and 
 of  .lacob,  the  God  of  our  fathers,  did  glorify 
 His  child  Jesus,  whom  ye  delivered  up,  and 
 denied  him  in  the  presence  of  Pilate,  he  hav- 
 ing given  judgment  to  release  him,  "and ye 
 the  Holy  and  Righteous  One  did  deny,  and  de- 
 sired a  man — a  murderer— to  be  granted  to 
 you,  i^and  the  Prince  of  the  life  ye  did  kill, 
 whom  God  did  raise  out  of  the  dead,  of  which 
 we  are  witnesses ;  ^'^  and  on  the  faith  of  his 
 name,  this  one  whom  ye  see  and  have  known, 
 liis  name  made  strong,  even  the  faith  that  is 
 through  liim  did  give  to  him  this  perfect  sound- 
 ness before  you  all. 
 
 I''  *  And  now,  brethren,  I  have  known  that 
 through  ignorance  ye  did  it,  as  also  your  ru- 
 lers ;  '8  and  God,  what  things  before  He  had 
 declared  through  the  mouth  of  all  His  prophets, 
 that  the  Christ  should  suffer.  He  did  thus 
 fulHl ;  1"  reform  ye,  therefore,  and  turn  back, 
 for  your  sins  being  blotted  out,  that  times  of 
 refreshing  may  come  from  the  presence  of  the 
 Lord,  ""and  He  may  send  Jesus  Christ  who 
 before  hath  been  preached  to  yoii,  -^  whom  it 
 behoveth  heaven,  indeed,  to  receive  till  tidies 
 of  a  restitution  of  all  things,  of  whicli  God 
 sjiake  through  the  mouth  of  all  flis  holy  pro- 
 ohets  irom  the  age. 
 
 -" '  !For  Moses,  indeed,  unto  the  fathers  said 
 —A  i)rophet  to  you  shall  the  Lord  your  God 
 raise  up  out  of  your  brethren,  liketo  me ;  him 
 shall  ye  hear  in  all  things,  as  many  as  he  may 
 speak  unto  you ;  -•*  and  it  sliall  be,  every  soiu 
 that  may  not  hear  tliat  prophet  shall  be  utterly 
 destroyed  out  of  the  people ;  ^  and  also  all 
 the  prophets  from  Samuel  and  those  follow- 
 ing in  order,  as  many  as  spake,  did  also  fore- 
 tell of  ihese  days. 
 
 "^  '  Te  are  sons  of  the  prophets,  and  of  the 
 covenant  that  God  made  unto  our  fathers, 
 saying  imto  Abraham:  And  in  thy  seed  shall 
 be  blessed  all  the  families  of  the  earth ;  -^  to 
 A'ou  first,  God,  having  raised  up  His  child 
 Jesus,  did  send  him,  blessing  yoii,  in  the  turn- 
 ing away  of  each  one  from  your  evil  ways.' 
 
 rV.  ^  AND  as  they  are  speaking  unto  the 
 people,  there  came  on  them  the  priests,  and 
 the  magistrate  of  the  temple,  and  the  Sad- 
 ducees — '-'  being  grieved  becaiise  of  their  teach- 
 ing the  people,  and  preaching  in  Jesus  the 
 rising  again  out  of  the  dead — '*  and  they  laid 
 hands  upon  them,  and  did  put  them  in  cus- 
 tody iinto  the  morrow,  for  it  was  evening  al- 
 r^iady ;  "^  and  many  of  those  hearing  the  word 
 did  believe,  and  the  number  of  the  men  be- 
 came, as  it  were,  five  thousand. 
 
 ^And  it  came  to  pass  upon  the  morrow, 
 there  were  gathered  together  of  them  the 
 rulers,  and  elders,  and  scribes,  to  Jerusalem, 
 "  and  Annas  the  chief  priest,  and  Caiaphas, 
 and  John,  and  Alexander,  and  as  many  as 
 
 were  of  the  kindred  of  the  chief  priest, 
 I  and  having  set  them  in  the  midst,  they  were 
 inquiring,  'In  what  power,  or  in  what  name 
 did  ye  do  this?' 
 
 sihen  Peter,  having  been  filled  with  the 
 Holy  Spirit,  said  unto  them  :  '  Rulers  of  the 
 people,  and  elders  of  Israel,  "  if  we  to-day  are 
 examined  concerning  the  good  deed  to  the 
 ailing  man,  by  whom  he  hath  been  saved, 
 1"  be  it  known  to  all  of  you,  and  to  all  the 
 people  of  Israel,  that  in  the  name  of  Jesua 
 Christ  of  Nazareth,  whom  ye  did  crucify, 
 whom  God  did  raise  out  of  the  dead,  in  him 
 hath  this  one  stood  by  before  you  whole. 
 
 '1  '  This  is  the  stone  that  was  set  at  nought 
 by  you— the  builders,  that  became  head  of  a 
 corner ;  i^  and  there  is  not  salvation  in  any 
 other,  for  there  is  no  other  name  under  the 
 heaven  that  hath  been  j^iven  among  men,  in 
 which  it  behoveth  us  to  be  saved.' 
 
 "  And  beholding  the  openness  of  Peter  and 
 John,  and  having  perceived  that  they  are 
 men  unlettered  and  plebeian,  they  were  won- 
 dering—they were  taking  knowledge  also  of 
 them  that  with  Jesus  they  had  been— i* and 
 seeing  the  man  standiun  witli  them  who  hath 
 been  healed,  they  had  nothiug  to  say  against 
 it,  1''  and  having  commanded  them  to  go  away 
 out  of  the  sanhedrim,  they  took  counsel  with 
 one  another,  i"  saying,  '  What  shall  we  do  to 
 these  men?  because  that,  indeed,  a  notable 
 sign  hath  been  done  throui^h  them,  to  all  those 
 dwelling  in  Jerusalem  is  manifest,  and  we  are 
 not  able  to  deny  it ;  i''  but  that  it  may  spread 
 no  further  toward  the  people,  let  us  strictly 
 threaten  them  no  more  to  speak  in  this  name 
 to  any  man.' 
 
 18  And  having  called  them,  they  charged 
 them  not  to  speak  at  all,  nor  to  teach,  in 
 the  name  of  Jesus,  ^^and  Peter  and  John 
 answering  unto  them  said,  'Whether  it  is 
 righteous  before  God  to  hearken  to  you  rather 
 ■than  to  God,  judge  ye;  -"  for  we  cannot  but 
 speak  what  we  did  see  and  hear.'        _ 
 
 -1  And  they  having  further  threatened  them, 
 let  them  go,  finding  nothing  how  they  may 
 luinish  them,  because  of  the  people,  because 
 all  were  glorifying  God  for  that  which  hath 
 been  done,  "-  for  above  forty  years  of  age  was 
 the  man  ujion  whom  had  been  done  this  sign 
 of  the  healing. 
 
 ^  And  being  let  go,  they  went  imto  their 
 own  friends,  and  declared  whatever  the  chief 
 priests  and  the  elders  said  unto  them,  -''  and 
 they  having  heard,  with  one  accord  did  lift 
 up  the  voice  unto  God,  and  said,  '  Lord,  thou 
 art  God,  who  didst  make  the  heaven,  and  the 
 earth,  and  the  sea,  and  all  that  are  in  them, 
 -'  who,  through  the  moutn  of  David  thy  ser- 
 vant, did  say.  Why  did  nations  rage,  and 
 peoples  meditate  vain  things  ?  "^  the  kings  of 
 the  earth  stood  up,  and  the  rulers  were  ga- 
 thered together  against  the  Lord  and  against 
 Has  Christ  ^  for  gathered  togetlier  of  a  truth 
 against  Thy  holy  child  Jesus,  whom  Thon 
 didst  anoint,  were  both  Herod  and  Pontius 
 Pilate,  with  nations  and  peoples  of  Israel, 
 *  to  do  whatever  Tliy  hand  and  Thy  counsel 
 did  determine  before  to  come  to  paes. 
 85 
 
Ananias  and  Sapphira. 
 
 IV.  29.— ACTS.-V.  35. 
 
 Apostles  before  the  eounciL 
 
 ^  '  Aud  now.  Lord,  look  upon  their  tlireat- 
 enings,  and  grant  to  Thy  servants  with  all 
 freedom  to  sipcak  Thy  word,  ■'"  in  the  stretch- 
 ing forth  of  Thy  hand,  for  healing,  and  signs, 
 and  wonders,  to  come  to  pass  through  the 
 name  of  Thy  holy  child  Jesus.' 
 
 ^'  And  they  haNang  prayed,  the  place  was 
 shaken  in  which  they  were  gathered  together, 
 and  they  were  all  filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit, 
 and  were  speaking  the  word  of  God  with  free- 
 dom, ^-  and  of  the  multitude  of  those  who  did 
 believe  the  heart  and  the  soul  was  one,  and 
 not  one  was  saying  that  anything  of  the 
 things  he  had  was  his  own,  but  all  things 
 were  to  them  in  common. 
 
 _*^  And  with  great  power  were  the  apostles 
 giving  the  testimony  to  the  rising  again  of 
 the  Lord  Jesus,  great  grace  also  was  on  them 
 all,  '^^  for  there  was  not  any  one  among  them 
 who  did  lack,  for  as  many  as  were  possessors 
 of  fields,  or  hoiises,  selling  them,  were  bring- 
 ing the  prices  of  the  thing  sold,  '■^^  aud  were 
 laying  them  at  the  feet  of  the  apostles,  and 
 distribution  was  being  made  to  each  accord- 
 ing as  any  one  had  need. 
 
 ^"And  Joses,  who  was  surnamed  by  the 
 apostles  Barnabas  —  which  is,  having  been 
 interpreted.  Sou  of  Comfort — a  Levite,  of 
 Cyprus  by  birth,  ^"  a  iield  being  his,  ha-vang 
 sold  it,  brought  the  money  and  laid  it  at  the 
 feet  of  the  apostles. 
 
 V.  ^  AND  a  certain  man,  Ananias  by  name, 
 with  Sapphira  his  wife,  sold  a  possession, 
 -and  did  keep  back  of  the  price — his  wife 
 also  knowing — and  having  brought  a  certain 
 part,  at  the  feet  of  the  apostles  he  laid  it. 
 
 ■*  And  Peter  said,  'Ananias,  wherefore  did 
 the  Adversary  till  thy  heart,  for  thee  to  lie  to 
 the  Holy  Spirit,  and  to  keep  back  of  the 
 price  of  the  place?  *  while  it  remained,  did 
 it  not  remain  thine?  and  having  been  sold, 
 in  thy  authority  was  it  not?  why  is  it  that 
 thou  didst  put  in  thy  heart  this  thing?  thou 
 didst  not  lie  to  men,  but  to  God ; '  *  and 
 Ananias  hearing  these  words,  having  fallen 
 down,  did  expire,  and  great  fear  came  upon 
 all  who  heard  these  things,  ^  and  having  risen, 
 the  younger  men  wound  him  uy>,  and  having 
 earned  forth,  they  buried  him. 
 
 ''  And  it  came  to  ])ass,  about  three  hours 
 after,  that  his  wife,  not  knowing  what  hath 
 happened,  came  in,  ^  and  Peter  answered  her, 
 'Tell  me  if  for  so  much  ye  sold  the  place;' 
 and  she  said,  '  Yes,  for  so  much.' 
 
 *And  Peter  said  unto  her,  'How  was  it 
 agreed  by  you,  to  tempt  the  Spirit  of  the 
 Lord?  lo,  the  feet  of  those  who  did  bury  thy 
 husband  are  at  the  door,  and  they  shall  carry 
 thee  forth ;'  i"  and  she  fell  down  presently  at 
 iiis  feet,  and  expired,  and  the  young  men 
 having  come  in,  found  her  dead,  and  having 
 carried  forth,  they  buried  Iter  by  her  .hus- 
 band; "and  great  fear  came  upon  all  the 
 assembly,  and  upon  all  who  heard  those 
 things. 
 
 '^And  through  the  liands  of  the  apostles 
 came  many  signs  and  wonders  among  tlie 
 people,    and  they  were  with   one  accord  all 
 
 in  the  porch  of  Solomon ;  '^  and  of  the  rest  no 
 one  was  daring  to  join  himself  to  them,  but 
 the  people  were  magnifying  them,  '^  (and  the 
 rnore  were  believers  added  to  the  Lord,  mul- 
 titudes both  of  men  and  women.)  ^^so  ;is  into 
 the  broad  places  to  bring  forth  the  ailing,  and 
 to  lay  them  upon  couches  and  mats,  that  at 
 the  coming  of  Peter,  even  his  shadow  might 
 overshadow  some  one  of  them ;  ^^  and  there 
 were  coming  together  also  the  people  of  the 
 cities  round  about  to  Jerusalem,  bearing  ail- 
 ing persons,  and  those  harassed  by  unclean 
 spirits — who  were  all  healed. 
 
 '^And  having  risen,  the  chief  priest,  and 
 all  those  with  him— beinj'  the  sect  of  the 
 Sadducees — were  filled  witli  zeal,  ^^  and  laid 
 their  hands  upon  the  apostles,  aud  did  put 
 them  in  a  public  prison ;  ^^  and  a  messenger  of 
 the  Lord  through  the  night  opened  the  doors 
 of  the  prison,  having  also  brought  them  forth, 
 he  said,  -'• '  Go  on,  and  standing,  speak  in  the 
 temple  to  the  people  all  the  sayings  of  this  life ; ' 
 '-'  and  having  neard,  they  did  enter  at  the  dawn 
 into  the  temple,  and  were  teaching. 
 
 And  the  chief  priest  having  come,  and  those 
 with  him,  they  called  together  the  sanhedrim 
 and  all  the  senate  of  the  sons  of  Israel,  and 
 they  sent  to  the  prison  to  have  them  brought, 
 '--and  the  officers  havingcome,  did  not  find 
 themin  the  prison,  and  having  tumedback,  they 
 told,  ^  saying — '  The  prison  indeed  we  found 
 shut  in  all  safety,  and  the  keepers  standing 
 without  before  the  doors,  and  ha\'ing  oviened 
 — within  we  found  no  one.' 
 
 ^  Aud  as  the  priest,  and  the  magistrate  of 
 the  temple,  and  the  chief  priests,  heard  these 
 words,  they  were  doubting  concerning  them 
 to  what  this  would  come  ;  "•*  and  coming  near, 
 a  certain  one  told  them,  sajdng — 'Lo,  the  men 
 whom  ye  did  i)ut  in  the  prison  are  in  the 
 tgnple  standing?  and  teaching  the  people;' 
 -i^hen  the  magistrate  having  gone  away  with 
 officers,  brought  them  ^^-ithout  violence,  for 
 they  were  fearing  the  people,  lest  they  shquld 
 be  stoned ;  -'  and  having  brought  them,  they 
 set  t/iein  in  the  sanhedrim,  and  the  chief  priest 
 questioned  them,  "-^  saying,  '  Did  not  we  strict- 
 ly command  you  not  to  teach  in  this  name? 
 and  lo,  ye  have  tilled  Jerusalem  with  your 
 teaching,  and  ye  intend  to  bring  upon  us  the 
 blood  of  this  man.' 
 
 '-"  And  Peter  and  the  apostles  answering, 
 said,  '  To  obey  God  it  behoveth,  rather  than 
 men ;  ^'^  the  God  of  our  fathei-s  did  raise  up 
 Jesus,  whom  ye  slew,  having  hanged  up- 
 on a  tree;  ^^this  one  God,  a  Prince  and  a 
 Saviour,  hath  exalted  with  His  right  hand,  to 
 give  reformation  to  Israel,  and  forgiveness 
 of  sins ;  ^'-  and  we  arc  His  witnesses  of  tliese 
 sayings,  and  the  Holy  Spirit  also,  whom  God 
 gave  to  those  obeying  him.' 
 
 ^'And  they  having  heard,  were  cut  to  tht 
 luart,  and  were  taking  counsel  to  slay  tliem, 
 ^  but  a  certain  one,  having  risen  up  in  the 
 sanhedrim — a  Pharisee,  by  name  Gamaliel, 
 a  teacher  of  law  honoured  by  all  the  people — 
 commanded  to  ]iut  the  apostles  forth  a  little. 
 ■'^  and  said  unto  them.  '  Alen,  Israelites,  tako 
 heed  to  yoiu-selves  about  these  men,  what  ye 
 
Tlie  apostles  beatev. 
 
 V.  36.— ACTS.— VII.  21. 
 
 Stephen's  address. 
 
 arc  about  to  do,  ^^  for  before  tliese  days  rose 
 up  Tlieiidas,  saj'iug,  that  himself  was  some 
 otie,  to  whom  a  number  of  men  did  join  them- 
 selves, as  it  were  four  hundred,  who  was 
 slain,  and  all,  as  many  as  were  obeying  him, 
 were  scattered,  and  came  to  nought. 
 
 3'' '  After  this  one  rose  up,  Judas  the  Gali- 
 lean, in  the  days  of  the  enrolment,  and  drew 
 away  miich  people  after  him,  and  that  one 
 perished,  and  all,  as  many  as  were  obejang  him, 
 were  scattered ;  ^^  and  now  I  say  to  you.  Re- 
 frain from  these  men,  and  let  them  alone,  be- 
 cause if  this  counsel  or  this  work  may  be  of 
 men,  it  will  be  overthrown,  ^n  and  if  it  be  of 
 God,  ye  are  not  able  to  overthrow  it,  lest 
 perhaps  also  ye  be  found  fighting  against 
 God.' 
 
 •'*  And  to  him  they  agreed,  and  having  called 
 near  the  apostles,  having  lieaten  them,  they 
 commanded  them  not  to  speak  in  the  name  of 
 Jesus,  and  let  them  go ;  ^'  they,  indeed,  then, 
 departed  from  the  presence  of  the  sanhedrim, 
 rejoicing  that  for  his  name  they  were  counted 
 worthy  to  suffer  dishonour,  *-  every  day  also 
 in  the  temple,  and  in  every  house,  they  were 
 not  ceasing  teachino;  and  proclaiming  good 
 news — Jesus  the  Christ. 
 
 VI.  •  AND  in  these  days,  the  disciples  mul- 
 tiplying, there  came  a  murmuring  of  the  Hel- 
 lenists at  the  Hebrews,  because  tlieir  widows 
 were  being  overlooked  in  the  daily  ministra- 
 tion, '  and  the  twelve,  having  called  near  the 
 multitude  of  the  disciples,  said,  'It  is  not 
 pleasing  that  we,  having  left  the  word  of  God, 
 do  minister  at  tables  ;  ^  look  out,  therefore, 
 brethren,  seven  men  of  you  who  ai'e  well  testi- 
 fied of,  full  of  the  Holy  Spirit  and  wisdom, 
 whom  we  may  set  over  this  necessity,  ■*  and 
 we  to  prayer,  and  to  the  ministration  of  the 
 word,  will  give  ourselves  continually.' 
 
 ^  And  the  thing  was  pleasing  before  all  the 
 multitude,  and  they;did  choose  Stephen,  a  man 
 full  of  faith  and  tne  Holy  Spirit,  and  Philip, 
 and  Prochorus,  and  Nicanor,  and  Timon,  and 
 Parmeuas,  and  Nicolaus,  a  proselyte  of  Anti- 
 och,  ^  whom  they  did  set  before  the  apostles, 
 and  they,  having  jarayed,  laid  on  them  theh' 
 hands. 
 
 '  Aud  the  word  of  God  did  increase,  and  the 
 number  of  the  disciples  did  multiply  in  Jeru- 
 salem exceedingly ;  a  great  multitude  also  of 
 the  priests  were  obedient  to  the  faith. 
 
 8  And  Stephen,  full  of  faith  aud  power,  was 
 doing  great  wonders  and  signs  among  the 
 people,  8  and  there  arose  certain  of  those  of 
 the  synagogue,  called  of  the  Libertines,  and 
 Cyreniaus,  and  Alexandrians,  and  of  those 
 from  Cilicia,  and  Asia,  disputing  with  Ste- 
 phen, 1"  and  they  were  not  able  to  resist  the 
 wisdom  and  the  spirit  with  which  he  was 
 speaking;  I'then  they  suborned  men,  saying 
 — '  We  have  heard  him  speaking  evil  sayings 
 in  regard  to  Moses  and  God.' 
 
 ^^  They  did  stir  up  also  the  people,  and  the 
 elders,  aud  the  scribes,  and  having  come  upon 
 him,  they  caught  him,  and  brought  him,  to 
 the  sanhedrim;  ^^  they  set  up  also  false  \nt- 
 nesses,  saying,  'This  one  doth  not  cease  to 
 speak  evil  sayings  against  this  holy  place  and 
 
 the  law,  "  for  we  have  heard  him  saying,  Tliat 
 this  Jesus  the  Nazareau  shall  overthrow  this 
 place,  and  shall  change  the  customs  that 
 Moses  delivered  to  us; '  ^^  and  gazing  at  him, 
 all  those  sitting  in  the  sanhedrim  saw  his 
 face  as  it  were  the  face  of  a  messenger. 
 
 VII.  1  AND  the  chief  priest  said,  '  Are  then 
 these  things  so?'  "and  he  said,  'Men,  breth- 
 ren, and  fathers,  hearken :  The  God  of  the 
 glorj[  did  appear  to  our  father  Abraham,  be- 
 ing in  Mesopotamia,  before  his  dwelling  in 
 Haran,  ^  and  He  said  to  him.  Go  forth  out  of 
 thy  land,  and  out  of  thy  kindred,  and  come 
 to  a  land  that  I  shall  shew  thee. 
 
 ■* '  Then  having  come  forth  out  of  the  laud 
 of  the  Chaldeans,  he  dwelt  in  Haran,  and 
 from  thence,  after  the  death  of  his  father.  He 
 did  remove  him  to  this  land  wherein  ye  now 
 dwell,  ^  aud  He  gave  him  no  inheritance  in 
 it,  not  even  a  footstep,  and  did  promise  to 
 give  it  to  him  for  a  possession,  and  to  his  seed 
 after  him — he  having  no  child. 
 
 •* '  And  God  spake  thus.  That  his  seed  shall 
 be  sojourning  m  a  strange  land,  and  they 
 shall  cause  it  to  serve,  and  shall  do  it  evil 
 four  hundred  years,  ^  and  the  nation  whom 
 they  shall  serve  I  will  judge,  said  God;  and 
 after  these  things  they  shall  come  forth  and 
 shall  do  Me  service  in  this  place. 
 
 8  'And  He  gave  to  him  a  covenant  of  cir 
 fiumcision,  and  so  he  begat  Isaac,  and  did  cir 
 s^umcise  him  on  the  eighth  day,  and  Isaac 
 begat  Jacob,  and  Jacob— the  twelve  patri- 
 archs ;  ''and  the  patriarchs,  having  been  moved 
 with  jealousy,  sold  Joseph  to  Egypt,  and  God 
 was  with  him,  '°  and  did  deliver  him  out  of 
 all  his  tribulations,  and  gave  him  favour  and 
 wisdom  before  Pharaoh  king  of  Egypt,  and 
 he  did  set  him — governor  over  Egyjit  and  aU 
 his  house. 
 
 "'And  there  came  a  dearth  upon  all  the 
 land  of  Egyjit  and  Canaan,  and  great  tribula- 
 tion, and  our  fathers  were  not  finding  susten- 
 ance, 1-  and  Jacob  having  heard  that  there 
 was  corn  in  Egypt,  sent  forth  our  fathers  a 
 first  time ;  i-^  and  at  the  second  time  was 
 Joseph  made  known  to  his  brethren,  and 
 Joseph's  kindred  became  manifest  to  Pha- 
 raoh, i-*  and  Joseph  having  sent,  did  call  for 
 his  father  Jacob,  and  all  his  kindred — with 
 seventy  and  five  souls— ^^  and  Jacob  went 
 down  to  Egypt,  and  died,  himself  and  our 
 fathers,  "^  and  they  were  carried  over  into 
 Sychem,  and  were  laid  in  the  tomb  that  Abra- 
 ham bought  for  a  price  in  money  from  the 
 sous  of  Emmor,  of  Sychem. 
 
 '^  '  And  according  as  the  time  of  the  i^romise 
 was  drawing  nigh,  which  God  did  swear  to 
 Abraham,  tne  people  increased  and  multi- 
 plied in  Egypt,  ^^  till  another  king  rose,  who 
 had  not  known  Joseph;  ^^this  one,  having 
 dealt  subtilely  with  our  kindred,  did  evil  to 
 our  fathers,  causing  to  expose  their  babes, 
 that  they  might  not  live;  ^''in  which  time 
 Moses  was  born,  and  he  was  fair  to  God,  and 
 he  was  brought  up  three  months  in  the  house 
 of  his  father;  -^and  he  having  been  exposed, 
 the  daughter  of  Pharaoh  took  him  up,  and 
 87 
 
Stephen^  8  address. 
 
 vTi.  22— ACTS.— viii.  4. 
 
 His  martyrdom. 
 
 did  rear  him  to  herself  for  a  son ;  -"  and  Moses 
 was  taught  in  all  wisdom  of  the  Egyptians, 
 and  he  was  powerful  in  words  and  in  works. 
 
 -■^ '  And  wlien  forty  years  were  fulfilled  to 
 him,  it  came  upon  his  heart  to  look  after  his 
 brethren,  the  sons  of  Israel  ;-'*  and  having 
 seen  a  certain  one  suffering  injustice,  he  did 
 defendj  and  did  nistice  to  the  oppressed,  hav- 
 ing smitten  the  Egyptian ;  "'^  and  he  was  sup- 
 posing his  brethren  to  understand  that  God 
 through  his  hand  doth  give  salvation ;  and 
 they  did  not  understand. 
 
 _-*  '  On  the  succeeding  day,  also,  he  shewed 
 himself  to  them  as  they  are  striving,  and 
 urged  them  to  peace,  saying,  Men,  brethren 
 are  ye,  wherefore  do  ye  injustice  to  one  an- 
 other? -^and  he  who  is  doing  injustice  to  the 
 neighbour,  did  thrust  him  away,  saying,  Who 
 set  thee  a  ruler  and  a  judge  over  us  ?  *"  to  kill 
 me  dost  thou  wish,  as  thou  didst  kill  yester- 
 day the  Egyptian  ? 
 
 '^ '  And  Moses  fled  at  this  word,  and  be- 
 came a  sojourner  in  the  land  of  Midian,  where 
 he  begat  two  sons,  ^^  and  forty  years  having 
 been  fulfilled,  there  appeared  to  him  in  the 
 wilderness  of  mount  Sinai  a  messenger  of  the 
 Lord,  in  a  flame  of  fire  of  a  bush,  '^^  and 
 Moses  having  seen  did  wonder  at  the  sight ; 
 and  he  drawing  near  to  behold,  there  came  a 
 voice  of  the  Lord  unto  him,  ■*"  I  am  the  God 
 of  thy  fathers ;  tlie  God  of  Abraham,  and  the 
 God  of  Isaac,  and  the  God  of  Jacob. 
 
 '  And  Moses  having  become  terrified,  durst 
 not  behold,  =*^and  the  Lord  said  to  him.  Loose 
 the  sandal  of  thy  feet,  for  the  place  in  which 
 thou  hast  stood  is  holy  ground;  ^■'seeing  I 
 have  seen  the  aliliction  of  My  people  that  is 
 in  Egypt,  and  their  groaning  I  did  hear,  and 
 came  down  to  deliver  them;  and  now  come, 
 1  will  send  tliee  to  Egypt. 
 
 35  '  This  Moses,  whom  they  did  refuse,  say- 
 ing, Who  did  set  thee  a  ruler  and  a  judge  ? 
 this  one  God  a  ruler  and  a  redeemer  did  send, 
 in  the  hand  of  a  messenger  who  appeared  to 
 him  in  the  bush ;  ^"^  this  one  did  bring  them 
 forth,  liaviug  done  wonders  and  signs  in  the 
 land  of  Egypt,  and  in  the  Red  Sea,  and  in  the 
 wilderness  forty  years ;  •^''  this  is  the  Moses 
 who  did  say  to  the  sons  of  Israel :  A  prophet 
 to  you  shall  the  Lord  your  God  raise  up  out 
 of  your  brethren,  like  to  me,  him  shall  ye 
 bear. 
 
 ^  '  This  is  he  who  was  in  the  assembly  in 
 the  wilderness,  with  the  messenger  who  is 
 speaking  to  him  in  the  mount  Sinai,  and  with 
 our  fathers  who  did  receive  the  living  oracles 
 to  give  to  us ;  ^^  to  whom  our  fathers  did  not 
 wish  to  become  obedient,  but  did  thrust  away, 
 and  turned  back  in  their  hearts  to  Egyjit, 
 *"  saying  to  Aaron,  Make  to  us  gods  who  shall 
 go  on  before  us,  for  this  Moses,  who  brought 
 lis  forth  out  of  tlie  land  of  Egypt,  we  have 
 not  known  wliat  hath  liappened  to  him. 
 
 ^1 '  And  they  made  a  calf  in  those  days,  and 
 brought  a  sacrifice  to  tlie  idol,  and  wore  re- 
 joicing in  the  works  of  their  hands,  ^'-  and 
 God  did  turn,  and  did  give  them  up  to  do  ser- 
 vice to  the  host  of  the  heaven,  according  as  it 
 hath  been  written  iu  tlie  scroll  of  tlie  jiro- 
 phets :  iSlain  beasts  and  sacrifices  did  ye  olfer 
 
 to  Me  forty  years  in  the  wilderness,  0  house 
 of  Israel?  -^''and  ye  took  up  the  tabernacle  of 
 Moloch,  and  the  star  of  your  god  Remphan — 
 the  figures  that  ye  made  to  bow  before  them, 
 and  I  will  remove  your  dwelling  beyond  Ba- 
 bylon. 
 
 *^ '  The  tabernacle  of  the  testimony  was 
 among  our  fathers  in  the  wilderness,  accord- 
 ing as  He  did  direct,  who  is  speaking  to 
 Moses,  to  make  it  according  to  the  figure  that 
 he  had  seen  ;  ^^which  also  our  fathers  having 
 in  succession  received,  did  bring  in  with  Jo- 
 shua, into  the  possession  of  the  nations  whom 
 God  did  drive  out  from  the  presence  of  our 
 fathers,  till  the  days  of  David,  *^  who  found 
 favour  before  God,  and  requested  to  find  a 
 tabernacle  for  the  God  of  Jacob  ;  ^''  and  Solo- 
 mon built  Him  an  house. 
 
 ^  '  But  the  Most  High  in  sanctuaries  made 
 with  hands  doth  not  dwell,  according  as  the 
 prophet  saith:  ^The  heaven  is  My  throne, 
 and  the  earth  My  footstool ;  what  house  will 
 ye  build  to  Me?  saith  the  Lord,  or  what  i-' 
 the  place  of  My  rest?  '"hath  not  My  hand 
 made  all  these  things  ? 
 
 ^^  '  Ye  stiff-necked  and  uncircumcised  in 
 lieart  and  in  ears !  ye  do  always  the  Holy 
 Spirit  resist ;  as  your  fathers  —  also  ye 
 ^"  which  of  the  propliets  did  not  your  fathers 
 persecute?  and  they  killed  those  who  declared 
 before  about  the  coming  of  the  Righteous 
 One,  of  whom  now  ye  betrayers  and  murder- 
 ers have  become,  ^^  who  received  the  law  by 
 arrangement  of  messengers,  and  did  not  keep 
 
 it: 
 
 ^■'  And  hearing  these  things,  they  were  cut 
 to  their  hearts,  and  did  gnash  the  teeth  at 
 him;  ^'and  being  full  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
 having  looked  stedfastly  to  the  heavea,  he 
 saw  the  glory  of  God,  and  Jesus  standing  on 
 the  right  hand  of  God,  ^  and  he  said,  '  Lo,  I 
 see  the  heavens  having  been  opened,  and  the 
 Son  of  Man  standing  on  the  right  hand  of 
 God.' 
 
 ^'^  And  they,  having  cried  out  with  a  loud 
 voice,  stopped  their  ears,  and  did  rush  with 
 one  accord  upon  him,  ^*  and  having  cast  him 
 forth  outside  of  the  city,  they  were  stoning 
 ]dm — and  the  witnesses  did  put  down  their 
 garments  at  the  feet  of  a  young  mau  called 
 Saul — ^**  and  they  were  stoning  Stejdieu,  call- 
 ing and  saying,  'Lord  Jesus,  receive  my 
 spirit;'  '•'' and  liaving  bowed  the  knees,  he 
 cried  with  a  loud  voice,  'Lord,  mayest  thou 
 not  lay  to  them  this  sin;'  and  this  having 
 said,  he  fell  asleep. 
 
 VIII.  ^AND  Saul  was  assenting  to  his 
 death,  and  there  came  iu  that  day  a  great 
 persecution  upon  the  assembly  in  Jerusalem, 
 all  also  were  scattered  abroad  iu  tlie  regions 
 of  Judea  and  Samaria,  except  tlie  a[)ostles: 
 -  and  devout  men  carried  away  Stejihen,  and 
 made  great  lamentation  over  him  ;  ^and  Saul 
 was  making  havoc  of  the  assembly,  into  every 
 house  entering,  and  lialing  men  and  women, 
 was  giving  them  up  to  prison;  -"they  then 
 indeed,  li.uing  been  scattered,  went  abjoad 
 proclaiming  good  news — tlie  word. 
 
Philqi  preaches  in  Samaria. 
 
 viii.  5.— ACTS— IX.  9. 
 
 Philip  and  the  eunuc/i. 
 
 ^  Aud  Pliilip  having  goue  down  to  a  city  of 
 Samaria,  was  preaching  to  them  the  Christ, 
 "the  multitudes  also  were  giving  heed  to  the 
 things  spoken  by  Philip,  with  one  accord,  in 
 their  hearing  and  seeing  the  signs  that  he  was 
 doing,  "for  imclean  spii-its  came  forth  from 
 many  who  were  possessed,  ci-ying  with  aloud 
 voice,  and  many  who  have  been  i^aralytic  and 
 lame  were  healed,  ^and  there  was  great  joy 
 in  that  city. 
 
 ^  Aud  a  certain  man,  by  name  Simon,  was 
 before  in  the  city  using  magic,  and  amazing 
 the  nation  of  Samaria,  saying  himself  to  be  a 
 certain  great  one,  i"  to  whom  they  were  all 
 giving  lieed,  from  small  unto  great,  saying, 
 'This  one  is  the  great  power  of  God;'  '^  and 
 they  were  giving  heed  to  him,  because  of  his 
 liaving  for  a  long  time  amazed  them  with 
 deeds  of  magic. 
 
 1"  And  when  they  believed  Philip,  xjroclaim- 
 ing  good  news,  the  things  concerning  the  reign 
 of  God  and  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  they 
 were  baptized  both  meu  and  women  ;  '^  a^nd 
 Simou  also  himself  did  believe,  and,  having 
 been  baptized,  he  was  continuing  with  Philip, 
 beholding  also  signs  and  mighty  acts  being 
 done,  he  was  amazed. 
 
 '*And  the  ajjostles  in  Jerusalem  having 
 heard  that  Samaria  hath  received  the  word 
 of  God,  did  send  imto  them  Peter  aud  John, 
 ■'^  who  having  come  down  did  i)ray  concerning 
 them,  that  they  may  receive  the  Holy  Spirit, 
 — i*'for  as  yet  he  was  fallen  upon  none  of 
 them,  and  only  they  have  been  baptized — to 
 the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus;  ^''then  were 
 they  laying  hands  on  them,  and  they  received 
 the  Holy  Spirit. 
 
 ^^  And  Simon,  having  beheld  that  through 
 the  laying  on  of  the  hands  of  the  apostles, 
 the  Holy  Spirit  is  given,  brought  before 
 them  money,  ^^  saying,  '  Give  also  to  me  this 
 authority,  that  on  whomsoever  I  may  lay  the 
 hands,  he  may  receive  the  Holy  Spirit.' 
 
 -''Aud  Peter  said  unto  him,  'Thy  silver 
 with  thee — may  it  be  to  destruction !  because 
 the  gift  of  God  thou  didst  think  to  possess 
 through  money;  '^^  thou  hast  neither  part  nor 
 lot  iu  this  thing,  for  thy  heart  is  not  right 
 before  God;  -reform,  therefore,  _ from  this 
 thy  wickedness,  aud  beseech  God,  if  then  the 
 purpose  of  thy  heart  may  be  forgiven  thee, 
 ■^for  in  the  gall  of  bitterness,  and  bond  of  un- 
 righteoiisness,  I  perceive  thee  l^ein^.' 
 
 -■^  Aud  Simon  answering,  said,  'Beseech  ye 
 for  me  imto  the  Lord,  that  nothin^  may  come 
 upon  me  of  the  things  ye  have  spolien. 
 
 -5  They  indeed,  therefore,  having  testified 
 fully,  and  spoken  the  word  of  the  Lord,  did 
 turn  back  to  Jerusalein ;  in  many  villages  also 
 of  the  Samaritans  they  did  proclaim  good 
 
 -"  And  a  messenger  of  the  Lord  spake  unto 
 Philip,  saying,  'Arise,  and  go  on  toward  the 
 soutli,  on  the  way  that  is  going  down  from 
 Jerusalem  to  Gaza,' — this  is  desert.  -''Aud 
 having  arisen,  he  went  on,  aud  lo,  a  man  of 
 Ethiopia,  a  eunuch,  a  man  of  rank,  of  Candace 
 the  queon  of  the  Ethiopians,  who  was  over 
 all  her  treasure,  who  had  come  to  worshij)  to 
 
 Jerusalem;  "^he  was  also  returning,  and  is 
 sitting  on  his  chariot,  and  he  was  reatling  the 
 prophet  Isaiah. 
 
 -"  And  the  Spirit  said  to  Philip,  '  Go  near, 
 and  be  joined  to  this  chariot;'  ^"^and  Philip 
 having  run  near,  heard  him  reading  the  i^ro- 
 phet  Isaiah,  and  said,  '  Dost  thou  tlieu  know 
 what  thou  dost  read  ?'  ^^  and  he  said,  '  Why, 
 how  am  I  able,  if  some  one  may  not  guide 
 me?'  he  called  Philip  also,  having  come  up, 
 to  sit  with  him. 
 
 3-  And  the  contents  of  the  Writing  that  he 
 was  reading  was  this :  '  As  a  sheep  unto 
 slaughter  he  was  led,  and  as  a  lamb  before  his 
 shearer  dumb,  so  he  doth  not  open  his  mouth  ; 
 ^'^  in  his  humiliation  his  judgment  was  taken 
 away,  and  his  generation — w^uo  shall  declare  ? 
 because  taken  from  the  eai'th  is  his  life.' 
 
 2^  And  the  eunuch  answering  Philip  said, 
 '  I  pray  thee,  about  whom  doth  the  prophet 
 say  this?  about  himself,  or  about  some  other 
 one?'  ^'  and  Philip  having  opened  his  mouth, 
 and  ha\dng  begun  from  this  Writing,  pro- 
 claimed good  news  to  him — Jesus. 
 
 •^^  And  as  they  were  going  on  the  way,  they 
 came  upon  a  certain  water,  and  the  eunuch 
 said,  'Lo," water;  what  doth  hinder  me  to  be 
 baptized?'  ^''And  Philip  said,  'If  thou  dost 
 believe  out  of  all  the  heart,  it  is  lawful ; '  and 
 he  answering  said,  '  I  believe  Jesus  Christ  to 
 be  the  Son  of  God;']  ^^and  he  commanded 
 the  chariot  to  stand  still,  and  they  both  went 
 down  to  the  water,  both  Philip  aud  the  eunuch, 
 and  he  baptized  him  ;  ^^  ancf  when  they  came 
 up  out  of  the  water,  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord 
 caught  away  Philip,  and  the  eunuch  saw  him 
 no  more,  for  he  was  going  on  his  way  rejoic- 
 ing ;  *''  and  Philip  was  found  at  Azotus,  and 
 passing  through,  he  was  proclaiming  good 
 news  to  all  the  cities,  till  his  coming  to 
 Cesarea. 
 
 TK.  1 AXD  Saul,  yet  breathing  of  threaten- 
 ing aud  slaughter  to  the  disciples  of  the  Lord, 
 having  gone  to  the  chief  priest,  -  did  ask  from 
 him  letters  to  Damascus,  unto  the  synagogues, 
 that  if  he  may  find  any  bein.g  of  the  way,  ooth 
 men  and  women,  he  may  bring  them  bound  to 
 Jerusalem. 
 
 ^  And  in  the  going,  he  came  nigh  to  Dam  • 
 ascus,  and  suddenly  there  shone  round  about 
 him  a  light  from  the  heaven,  ■^  and  having 
 fallen  upon  the  earth,  he  heard  a  voice  saying 
 to  him,  '  Saul,  Saul,  why  me  dost  thou  perse- 
 cute?' 
 
 ^  And  he  said,  'Wlioart  thou,  Lord?'  and 
 the  Lord  said,  '  I  am  Jesus  whom  thou  dost 
 persecute ;  hard  for  thee  at  the  pricks  to  kick  • ' 
 ^  trembling  also,  and  astouislied,  he  said, '  Lonl, 
 what  dost  thou  wish  me  to  do?'  and  the  Lord 
 said  unto  him,  '  Arise,  and  enter  into  the  city, 
 and  it  shall  be  told  thee  what  it  behovetli 
 thee  to  do.' 
 
 ^  And  the  men  who  are  journeying  with 
 him  stood  speechless,  hearing  indeed  the 
 voice  but  seeing  no  one,  ^  and  Saul  arose  from 
 the  earth,  and  his  eyes  haviug  been  opened, 
 he  beheld  no  one,  aud  leadiug  him  by  the 
 hand  they  brought  him  to  Damascus,  "  and 
 he  was  three  days  without  seeing,  aud  he  did 
 neither  eat  nor  drink. 
 S9 
 
SauFs  coni^ersion. 
 
 IX.  10.— ACTS. -X.  9. 
 
 Dorcas  raised  to  life. 
 
 1"  And  there  was  a  certain  disciple  in  Dam- 
 ascus, by  name  Ananias,  and  the  Lord  said 
 unto  him  in  a  vision,  'Ananias; '  and  he  said, 
 'Behohl  me.  Lord; '  'i  and  the  Lord  saith  un- 
 to him,  '  Having  risen,  go  on  nnto  the  street 
 that  is  called  Straight,  and  seek  in  the  house 
 of  Judas,  one  by  name  Saul  of  Tarsus,  for.  lo, 
 he  doth  pray,  ^-  and  he  saw  in  a  vision  a  man, 
 by  name  Ananias,  coming  in,  and  putting  a 
 hand  on  hi»,  that  he  may  see  again.' 
 
 '^  And  Ananias  answered,  '  Lord,  I  have 
 heard  from  many  about  this  man,  how  many 
 evils  he  did  to  Thy  s.aints  in  Jerusalem,  '"'  and 
 here  he  liath  authority  from  the  chief  priests, 
 to  bind  all  those  calling  on  Tliy  n.ame.'  ^^  And 
 the  Lord  said  unto  him,  '  Be  going  on,  because 
 a  choice  vessel  to  Me  is  this  one,  to  bear  My 
 name  before  nations  and  kings — the  sons  also 
 of  Israel:  ^''for  I  Avill  shew  him  how  many 
 things  it  Dehoveth  him  for  My  name  to  suffer.' 
 
 1^  And  Ananias  went  away,  and  did  enter 
 into  the  house,  and  having  put  niton  him  his 
 hands,  said,  '  S.aul,  brother,  the  Lord  hath 
 sent  me— Jesus  who  did  appear  to  thee  in  the 
 way  in  which  thou  wast  coming — that  thou 
 mayest  see  agaiu,  and  mayest  be  filled  with 
 the  Holy  Spirit.' 
 
 '8  And  immediately  there  fell  from  his  eyes 
 as  it  were  scales,  he  saw  again  also  presently, 
 and  having  risen,  was  baptized,  I'-'and  hav- 
 ing received  nourishment,  was  strengthened, 
 and  Saul  was  with  the  disciples  in  Damascus 
 certain  days,  ""  and  immediately  in  the  syna- 
 [;ogues  lie  was  preaching  the  Christ,  that  he 
 is  the  Son  of  God. 
 
 -1  And  all  those  hearing  were  amazed,  and 
 said,  'Is  not  this  he  who  laid  w^aste  in  Jeru- 
 salem those  calling  on  this  name,  and  hither 
 to  this  intent  had  come,  that  he  Tuight  hrin<^ 
 them  bound  to  the  chief  priests  ?'  -'-  And  Saul 
 was  still  more  strengthened,  and  he  was  con- 
 founding the  Jews  dwelling  iu  Damascus, 
 proving  that  this  is  the  Christ. 
 
 -^And  when  many  days  were  fulfilled,  the 
 Jews  took  counsel  together  to  kill  him,  -■*and 
 their  counsel  against  /dm  was  known  to  Saul ; 
 they  were  also  watching  the  gates  l)oth  day 
 and  night,  that  they  may  kill  him,  "■'  and  the 
 disciples  having  taken  him,  by  night  did  let 
 him  down  by  the  wall,  letting  down  iu  a 
 basket. 
 
 -^  And  Saul,  having  come  to  .Ternsalem,  did 
 try  to  join  himself  to  the  disciides,  and  they 
 were  all  afraid  of  him,  not  believing  that  he 
 is  a  disciple,  "''  and  Barnabas  having  taken 
 him,  brought  hijn  unto  the  apostles,  and  did 
 declare  to  them  how  in  the  way  he  saw  tiie 
 Lord,  and  that  he  spake  to  him,  and  how  in 
 Damascus  he  was  speaking  boldly  in  the  name 
 of  Jesus. 
 
 ■-^8  And  he  was  with  them,  coming  in  and 
 going  out  in  Jerusalem,  -"and  speaking  boldly 
 in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  he  was  both 
 sjjeaking  and  disputing  with  tlie  Hellenists, 
 and  they  were  taking  iu  liand  to  kill  him, 
 ■"'and  the  brethren  having  knoAvn,  brought 
 him  down  to  Cesarca,  and  sent  him  forth  to 
 Tarsus. 
 
 *^  Then,  indeed,  the  assemblies  throughout 
 90 
 
 all  Judea,   and  Galilee,   and  Samaria,   had 
 
 peace,  being  built  ur>,  and,  going  on  in  the 
 fear  of  the  Lord,  and  in  tlie  comfort  of  the 
 Holy  Spirit,  they  were  multiplied. 
 
 ^'■^  And  it  came  to  pass  that  Peter  passing 
 throughout  all  quarters,  came  down  also  unto 
 the  saints  who  were  dwelling  atLydda,  ^-'and 
 he  found  there  a  certain  man,  iEueas  by  name 
 —for  eight  years  laid  upon  a  couch— who  was 
 paralytic,  '-^^  and  Peter  said  to  him,  ' Ji^neas, 
 heal  thee  dotli  Jesus  the  Christ ;  arise  and 
 spread  for  thyself;'  and  immediately  he  rose, 
 ^'' and  all  those  dwelling  at  Lydda  and  Saron 
 saw  him,  and  did  turn  to  the  Lord. 
 
 ■"'And  iu  Joppa  there  was  a  certain  female 
 disciple,  byname  Tabitha,  (which interpreted, 
 is  called  Dorcas,)  this  woman  was  full  of  good 
 works  and  kind  acts  that  she  was  doing; 
 'f  and  it  came  to  pass  in  those  days  she,  hav- 
 ing ailed,  died,  and  having  bathed  her,  they 
 laid  her  in  an  upper  chamber,  -'^  and  Lydda 
 being  nigh  to  Joppa,  the  disciples  having 
 heard  that  Peter  is  in  that  ^^^ctcr,  sent  two 
 men  unto  him,  calling  on  him- not  to  delay  to 
 come  through  unto  them. 
 
 ■'■'And  Peter  having  risen,  went  with  them, 
 whom  having  come,  they  brought  into  the 
 upper  chamber,  and  all  the  widows  stood  by 
 him  weeping,  and  shewing  coats  and  garments, 
 as  many  as  Dorcas  was  making  while  she  was 
 with  them. 
 
 '"' And  Peter  having  put  them  all  forth  with- 
 out, havim^  bowed  the  knees,  did  \>va,y,  and 
 having  turned  unto  the  body  said,  '  Tabitha, 
 arise;'  and  she  opened  her  eyes,  aud_  having 
 seen  Peter,  she  sat  iip,  ■^^  and  having  given  her 
 his  hand,  he  lifted  her  up,  and  having  called 
 the  saints  and  the  widows,  he  presented  hei 
 alive,  ■*-  and  it  became  known  throughout  all 
 Joppa,  and  many  believed  on  the  Lord;  ■'^aud 
 it  came  to  pass,  that  he  remained  many  days 
 iu  Joppa,  with  a  certain  one,  Simon  a  tanner. 
 
 X.  ^  AND  there  was  a  certain  man  in 
 Cesarea,  by  name  Cornelivis,  a  ceutixrion  from 
 a  band  called  Italian,  -pious,  and  fearing 
 God  with  all  his  house,  doing  also  many  kind 
 acts  to  the  people,  and  beseeclung  God  always, 
 ■*  he  saw  in  a  vision  manifestly,  as  it  were  the 
 ninth  hour  of  the  day,  a  messenger  of  God 
 coming  in  unto  him,  and  saying  to  him,  'Cor- 
 nelius;' •'and  he  having  looked  earnestly  on 
 him,  and  becoming  afraid,  said,  'What  is  it, 
 Lord  ■!' 
 
 And  he  said  to  him,  '  Thy  prayers  and  thy 
 kind  acts  came  up  for  a  memorial  before  God, 
 ^  and  now  send  men  to  Jojipa,  and  send  for  a 
 certain  one  Simon,  who  is  surnamed  Peter, 
 "this  one  doth  lodge  with  a  certain  Simon 
 a  tanner,  whose  house  is  by  the  sea ;  this  one 
 £hall  speak  to  thee  what  it  behovcth  thee  to 
 do.' 
 
 "And  when  the  messenger  who  is  sjicaking 
 to  Cornelius  went  away,  having  called  two  of 
 his  domestics,  and  a  ])ious  soldier  of  those 
 waiting  on  him  continually,  **  and  having 
 declared  to  them  all  things,  he  sent  them  to 
 Jojipa. 
 
 "  And  on  the  morrow,  as  these  are  proceed- 
 
Peter's  vision. 
 
 X.  10.— ACTS— XI.  6. 
 
 His  address  at  Ccsarca. 
 
 ing  on  tho.  way,  and  are  drawiuc;  nigh  to  the 
 city,  reter  went  up  ui)on  the  house-top  to 
 l)ray,  about  the  sixtli  hour,  '"  and  he  became 
 very  huugry,  and  wished  to  eat;  and  they 
 making  itady,  there  fell  upon  him  a  tmnce, 
 I'nud  he  doth  behold  the  heaven  opened,  and 
 descending  unto  him  a  certain  vessel,  as  a 
 great  sheet,  bound  at  the  four  comers,  and  let 
 down  upon  the  earth,  '"in  which  were  all  the 
 four-footed  beasts  of  the  earth,  and  the  wild 
 beasts,  and  the  creeping  things,  and  the  fowls 
 of  the  heaven,  '-^  and  there  came  a  voice  unto 
 liini :  'Jiaviug  risen,  Peter,  slay  and  eat.' 
 
 '■*And  Peter  said,  'Not  so.  Lord;  becaitse 
 at  no  time  did  I  eat  anything  common  or  un- 
 clean;' '^  and  there  is  a  voice  again  a  second 
 time  unto  him :  '  What  God  did  cleanse,  thou, 
 declare  not  thou  common  ; '  i"  and  this  was 
 (lone  thrice,  and  again  was  the  vessel  received 
 up  to  the  heaven. 
 
 '7  And  as  Peter  was  perplexed  in  himself 
 what  the  vision  that  he  saw  might  be,  then,  lo, 
 the  men  who  have  been  sent  from  Cornelius, 
 having  made  inquiry  for  the  house  of  Simon, 
 stootl  at  tlie  gate,  '^  and  having  called,  they 
 were  asking  if  Simon,  who  is  surnamed  Peter, 
 doth  lodge  here? 
 
 '3  And  Peter  thinking  about  the  vision,  the 
 Spirit  said  to  him,  '  Lo,  three  men  do  seek 
 thee ;  -*'  but  having  risen,  go  down  and  go  on 
 with  them,  nothing  doubting,  because  I  have 
 sent  them ; '  ^'  and  Peter  having  come  down 
 unto  the  men  who  have  been  sent  from  Corne- 
 lius imto  him,  said,  'Lo,  lam  he  whom  ye  seek, 
 what  is  the  cause  for  which  ye  are  present?' 
 
 "And  they  said,  'Cornelius,  a  centurion,  a 
 man  righteous  and  fearing  God,  well  testified 
 to,  also,  by  all  the  nation  of  the  Jews,  was 
 di^-inely  warned  by  a  holy  messenger  to  send 
 for  thee,  to  his  house,  and  to  hear  sa5ring3  from 
 thee.' 
 
 "3  Having  called  them  in,  therefore,  he 
 lodged  them,  and  on  the  morrow  Peter  went 
 forth  with  them,  and  certain  of  the  brethren 
 from  Joppa  went  with  him,  ^  and  on  the  mor- 
 row they  did  enter  into  C«sarea;  andCornelius 
 was  waiting  for  them,  having  called  together 
 his  kindred  and  near  friends,  ^^'  and  as  it  came 
 that  Peter  entered  in,  Cornelius  having  met 
 him,  having  fallen  at  his  feet,  did  bow  before 
 him;  ^  and  Peter  raised  him,  saying,  'Stand 
 iv[);  I  also  myself  am  a  man;'  -'''and  talking 
 with  him  he  went  in,  and  doth  find  many 
 having  come  together. 
 
 '■^  And  he  said  unto  them,  'Ye  know  how  it 
 is  unlawful  for  a  man,  a  Jew,  to  keep  com- 
 pany with,  or  to  come  unto,  one  of  another 
 race,  but  to  me  God  did  shew  to  call  no  man 
 common  or  imckan  ;  "^  therefore  also  without 
 gainsaying  I  came,  having  been  sent  for ;  I 
 ask,  therefore,  for  what  matter  ye  did  send  for 
 me?' 
 
 30  And  Cornelius  said,  '  Pour  days  ago  till 
 this  hour,  I  was  fasting,  and  at  the  ninth  hoirr 
 praying  in  my  hoiise,  and,  lo,  a  man  stood  be- 
 fore me  in  bright  clothing,  ■*'  and  he  said,  Cor- 
 nelius, thy  prayer  was  heard,  and  thy  kind 
 acts  were  remembered  before  God ;  '^'-  send, 
 therefore,  to  Joppa,  and  call  for  Simon,  who  is 
 
 surnamed  Peter  ;  this  one  doth  lodge  in  the 
 house  of  Simon  a  taunei",  by  the  sea,  who  hav- 
 ing come,  shall  speak  to  tlice  ;  ■'■*  at  once,  there- 
 fore, I  sent  to  thee ;  thou  also  didst  do  well, 
 having  come;  now,  therefore,  are  we  all  before 
 God  present  to  hear  all  things  that  have  been 
 commanded  thee  by  God.' 
 
 ^  And  Peter  haAang  opened  his  mouth,  said, 
 '  Of  a  truth,  I  perceive  that  God  is  no  respecter 
 of  persons,  ^^but  in  every  nation  he  who  is 
 fearing  Him,  and  is  working  righteousness,  is 
 acceptable  to  Him  ;  '^^  the  word  that  he  sent 
 to  the  sons  of  Israel,  proclaiming  good  news — 
 jieace  through  Jesus  Christ  (this  one  is  Lord 
 of  all,)  3''  ye — ye  have  known  ; — the  word  that 
 came  throughout  all  Judea,  having  begim 
 from  Galilee,  after  the  baptism  tliat  John 
 preached ;  ^^  Jesus  who  is  from  Nazareth- 
 how  Grod  did  anoint  him  with  the  Holy  Spirit 
 and  power;  who  went  through,  doing  good, 
 and  healing  all  those  oppressed  by  the  devil, 
 because  God  was  with  mm ;  '■^^  and  we — we  are 
 witnesses  of  all  things  that  he  dick  both  in  the 
 country  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jerusalem, — 
 whom  they  did  slay,  having  hanged  upon  a 
 tree. 
 
 ■*"  '  This  one  did  God  raise  up  the  third  day, 
 and  gave  him  to  become  manifest.  ^^  not  to  all 
 the  people,  but  to  witnesses,  to  those  having 
 been  chosen  before  by  God — to  us  who  did  eat 
 with  him,  and  did  drink  with  him,  after  his 
 rising  out  of  the  dead;  •*-and  he  commanded 
 us  to  preach  to  the  people,  and  to_  testify 
 fully  that  it  is  he  who  hath  been  ordained  by 
 God  judge  of  living  and  dead — ■^■*  to  this  one  do 
 all  the  prophets  testify,  that  through  his  name 
 every  one  that  is  believing  in  him  cloth  receive 
 remission  of  sins.' 
 
 ^  While  Peter  is  yet  speaking  these  saying, 
 the  Holy  Spirit  fell  upon  all  those  hearing  the 
 word,  •**  and  those  ot  the  circumcision  be- 
 lieving were  astonished — as  many  as  came 
 with  Peter — because  also  upon  the  nations  the 
 gift  of  the  Holy  Spirit  hath  been  poured  out, 
 "^  for  they  were  hearing  them  speaking  with 
 tongues  and  magnifying  God. 
 
 ■*'■  Then  answered  Peter,  'The  water  is  any 
 one  able  to  forbid,  that  these  may  not  be 
 baptized,  who  the  Holy  Spirit  did  receive — 
 even  as  also  we  ?'  ^^  he  commanded  them  also 
 to  be  baptized  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  ;  then 
 they  besought  him  to  remain  certain  days. 
 
 XL  ^  AND  the  apostles  and  the  brethren 
 who  are  in  Judea  heard  that  also  the  nations 
 did  receive  the  word  of  God,  "  and  when  Peter 
 came  up  to  Jerusalem,  those  of  the  circum- 
 cision were  contending  with  him,  ^  saying — 
 'Unto  men  uncircumcised  thou  didst  go  in, 
 and  didst  eat  with  them  I ' 
 
 ^  And  Peter  having  betnm,  did  expound  to 
 them  in  order  saying,  '  'I  was  in  the  city  of 
 Joppa  praying,  and  I  saw  in  a  trance  a  vision, 
 a  certain  vessel  coming  down,  as  a  great  sheet 
 by  four  corners  being  let  down  out  of  the  hea- 
 ven, and  it  came  unto  me ;  *•  at  which  having 
 looked  stedfastly,  I  was  considering,  and  1 
 saw  the  four-footed  beasts  of  the  earth,  and 
 the  wild  beasts,  and  the  creeping  things,  and 
 91 
 
Preachivg  in  Antioch. 
 
 XI.  7.— ACTS.-xiT.  10. 
 
 Peter  delivered  from  prison. 
 
 the  fowls  of  heaven ; ''  aiul  I  heard  a  voice  say- 
 ing to  me,  Haviiii;  risen,  Peter,  slay  and  eat ; 
 8  and  1  said,  Not  so,  Ijord  ;  because  anything 
 commoner  nncleanhath  at  no  time  entered 
 into  my  mouth  ;  '■'and a  voice  did  answer  me 
 a  second  time  ont  of  the  heaven,  What  God 
 did  cleanse,  thou— declare  not  thou  common. 
 
 '"  '  And  this  happened  thrice,  and  again  was 
 all  drawn  up  to  the  heaven,  '^  and,  lo,  imme- 
 diately, three  men  stood  at  the  house  in  which 
 I  was,  having  been  sent  from  Cesareaunto  me, 
 1-  and  the  Spirit  said  to  me  to  go  with  them, 
 nothing  doubting,  and  these  six  brethren  also 
 went  with  me,  and  we  did  enter  into  the 
 house  of  the  man,  ^'he  declared  also  to  us 
 how  he  saw  the  messenger  in  his  house  stand- 
 ing, and  saying  to  him.  Send  men  to  Joppa, 
 and  call  for  Simon,  wlio  is  snrnamed  Peter, 
 '••who  shall  speak  sayings  by  which  tliou 
 shalt  be  saved,  thou  and  all  thy  house. 
 
 '5 '  And  in  my  beginning  to  speak,  the  Holy 
 Spirit  did  fall  i;pon  them,  even  as  also  upon 
 us  in  the  beginning,  '*and  I  remembered  the 
 saying  of  the  Lord,  how  he  said,  John  in- 
 deed did  bai^tize  with  water,  and  ye  shall  be 
 baptized  with  the  Holy  Spirit;  '''if  then  the 
 equal  gift  God  did  give  to  them  as  also  to  us, 
 having  believed  upon  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
 I — how  was  I  able  to  withstand  God?' 
 
 '*And  they,  having  heard  these  things, 
 were  silent,  and  were  glorifying  God,  saying, 
 '  Then,  indeed,  also  to  the  nations  did  God 
 give  the  reformation  to  life.' 
 
 '3  Those,  indeed,  therefore,  having  been 
 scattered  abroad,  from  the  tribulation  that 
 came  after  Stephen,  went  through  unto 
 Phenice,  and  Cyprus,  and  Antioch,  speaking 
 the  word  to  none  except  to  Jews  only ;  ""  and 
 there  were  certain  of  them  men  of  Cyprus 
 and  Cyrene,  who  having  entered  into  Antioch, 
 were  speaking  unto  the  Hellenists,  proclaim- 
 ing good  news — the  Lord  Jesus,  -'and  the 
 hand  of  the  Lord  was  with  them,  a  gi'eat 
 number  also,  having  believed,  did  turn  unto 
 the  Lord. 
 
 ""-  And  the  account  was  heard  in  the  ears  of 
 tlie  assembly  that  is  in  Jerusalem  concerning 
 them,  and  they  sent  forth  Barnabas  to  go 
 through  unto  Antioch,  -^  who,  having  come, 
 and  having  seen  the  grace  of  God,  was  glad, 
 and  was  exhorting  all  with  piu-pose  of  heart 
 to  cleave  to  tlie  Lord,  -^because lie  was  a  good 
 man,  and  full  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  of  faith, 
 and  a  great  multitude  was  added  to  the  I^ord. 
 
 -'^And  Barnabas  went  forth  to  Tarsus,  to 
 seek  for  Saul,  -''  and  having  found  him,  he 
 brought  him  to  Antioch,  and  it  came  to  pass 
 that  they  a  whole  year  did  assemble  together 
 in  the  assembly,  and  taught  a  gi-eat  multitude, 
 the  disciples  also  were  divinely  called  first  in 
 Antioch  Christians. 
 
 "'  And  in  those  days  there  came  from  Jeru- 
 salem prophets  to  Antioch,  -^  and  one  of  them, 
 by  name  Agabus,  having  stood  up,  did  signify 
 tlii-oii^'li  llio  Sjiirit  a  great  dearth  is  about  to  be 
 tliri»n;^h<>ut  all  the  world— which  also  came  to 
 pass  in  the  time  of  Claudius  Cicsai-- -^aud  the 
 disciples,  according  as  any  one  was  prosper- 
 ing,  determined  each  of  them  to  send  tor  inini- 
 9-2 
 
 stration  to  the  brethren  dwelling  in  Judea, 
 ■"'wliich  also  they  did.  having  sent  unto  tlie 
 eldei's  by  the  hand  of  Barnabas  and  Saul. 
 
 XIL  '  AND  about  -that  time,  Herod  tlie 
 king  put  forth  his  hands,  to  do  evil  to  certain 
 of  those  of  the  assembly,  -  and  he  killed  James, 
 the  brother  of  John,  with  the  sword,  ^and 
 Jiaving  seen  that  it  is  pleasing  to  the  Jews, 
 he  added  to  lay  hold  of  Peter  also — and  they 
 were  the  days  of  the  unleavened  fowl — '•whom 
 also  liaving  seized,  he  did  put  in  prison,  hav- 
 ing delivered  hi/m  to  four  quaternions  of  sol- 
 diers to  guard  him,  intending  after  the  pass- 
 over  to  bring  him  forth  to  the  people. 
 
 ''Peter,  therefore,  indeed,  was  kept  in  the 
 ]>rison,  and  fervent  prayer  was  being  made  by 
 the  assembly  unto  God  for  him,  ^  and  when 
 Herod  was  alxn^.t  to  bring  him  forth,  tlie  same 
 night  wa-s  Peter  sleeping  Iietween  two  soldiers, 
 having  been  bound  with  two  chains,  guards 
 also  l>efore  the  door  were  keeping  the  prison, 
 "  and  lo,  a  messenger  of  the  Lord  stood  by, 
 and  a  li^ht  shone  in  the  buildings,  and  hav- 
 ing smitten  Peter  on  the  side,  he  raised  him 
 up,  saying,  'Rise  in  haste,'  and  his  chains  fell 
 from  ofl'  his  hands. 
 
 8  The  messenger  also  said  to  him,  '  Gird  thy- 
 self, and  bind  on  thy  sandals ; '  and  he  did  so; 
 and  he  saith  to  Lim,  '  Put  thy  ^'arment  round 
 andbefollo%viugme;'  ^and  having  gone  forth, 
 he  was  following  him,  and  he  knew  not  that  it 
 is  true  that  which  is  done  through  the  mes- 
 senger, and  was  thinking  he  saw  a  vision, 
 '"  and  having  passed  through  a  tii-st  ward,  and 
 a  second,  they  came  unto  the  iron  gate  that  i" 
 Jeading  to  the  city,  which  of  its  own  accord 
 did  open  to  them,'and  having  gone  forth,  they 
 went  on  through  one  street,  and  immediately 
 the  messenger  departed  from  him. 
 
 "  And  Peter  having  come  to  himself,  said, 
 '  Now  1  have  known  of  a  truth  that  the  Lord 
 did  sent  forth  His  messenger,  and  did  deliver 
 me  out  of  the  hand  of  Herod,  and  all  the  ex- 
 pectation of  the  peox)le  of  the  Jews;'  '-also, 
 having  considered,  he  came  unto  the  house  of 
 Mary,  the  mother  of  John,  who  is  surnajna' 
 Mark,  where  there  were  many  thronged  to- 
 gether and  praying. 
 
 '■*  And  Peter  having  knocked  at  the  door  of 
 the  porch,  there  came  a  damsel  to  hearken, 
 l)y  name  Rhoda,  '-"and  having  known  the 
 voice  of  Peter,  from  the  joy  she  did  not  o\ien 
 the  porch,  but  liaving  run  in,  tolil  of  the 
 standing  of  Peter  lx;fore  the  jiorch,  '''and  they 
 said  unto  her,  '  Thou  art  mad ;'  and  she  w;ib 
 conlidently  afiirming  it  to  be  so,  and  they 
 said,  'It  is  his  messenger;'  '"and  Peter  was 
 continuing  knocking,  and  having  opened,  they 
 saw  him,  and  were  astonished,  '"  and  ha^^ng 
 beckoned  to  them  witli  the  hand  to  be  silent, 
 he  declared  to  them  how  the  Lord  brought 
 him  out  of  the  prison,  and  he  said,  'Declare 
 to  James  and  to  the  brethren  these  thinj'S;' 
 and  having  gone  forth,  he  went  on  to  another 
 ])lace. 
 
 "*And  day  having  come,  there  was  not  a 
 little  stir  among  the  soldiers  what  then  was 
 become  of  Peter,  '"and  Herod  having  sought 
 
Elymas  struck  with  blindness. 
 
 XII.  20.— ACTS.— XIII.  36. 
 
 Paul  at  Antioch  in  Piaidia. 
 
 for  him,  and  not  having  found,  having  exa- 
 mined the  guards,  did  command  them  to  be 
 led  away  to  punishment,  and  having  gone 
 down  from  Judea  to  Ccsarea,  he  was  abiding 
 tfiere. 
 
 ""And  Herod  was  highly  displeased  with 
 the  Tyrians  and  Sidonians,  and  with  one  ac- 
 coi'd  they  came  unto  him,  and  having  made 
 a  friend  of  Blastus,  who  is  over  the  bed- 
 chambers of  the  king,  they  were  asking  peace, 
 because  of  their  country  being  nourished  from 
 the  kincj's ;  "'  and  ou  a  set  day,  Herod  having 
 arrayed  himself  in  kingly  ajjparel,  and  having 
 sat  down  upon  the  tribunal,  was  making  an 
 oration  unto  them,  --  and  the  populace  were 
 shouting,  '  The  voice  of  a  god,  and  not  of  a 
 man;'  ^and  presently  there  smote  him  a  mes- 
 senger of  the  Lord,  because  he  did  not  give 
 the  glory  to  God,  and  having  been  eaten  of 
 worms,  he  expired. 
 
 -"'  And  the  word  of  God  did  grow  and  did 
 multiply,  -^  and  Barnabas  and  &aul  did  turn 
 back  out  of  Jerusalem,  having  fulfilled  the 
 ministration,  having  taken  also  with  them 
 John,  who  was  surnamed  Mai'k. 
 
 XIII.  1  AND  there  were  certain  in  Antioch, 
 in  the  assembly  there,  prophets  and  teachers: 
 botli  Barnabas,  and  Simeon  who  is  called 
 Niger,  and  Lucius  the  Cyrenian,  Manaen  also 
 — Herod  the  tetrarch's  foster-brother — and 
 Saul;  -and  in  their  ministering  to  the  Lord 
 and  fasting,  the  Holy  Spirit  said,  '  Se])arate 
 ye  to  me  both  Barnabas  and  Said  to  the  work 
 to  which  I  have  called  them,'  ^tlieu  having 
 fasted,  and  having  prayed,  and  having  laid  the 
 hands  on  them,  they  sent  t/iem  away. 
 
 •*  These,  indeed,  then,  haxdng  been  sent  foi-th 
 by  the  Holy  Spirit,  went  down  to  Seleucia, 
 thence  also  they  sailed  to  Cyprus,  "  and  hav- 
 ing come  unto  Salamis,  they  declared  the 
 word  of  God  in  the  synagogues  of  the  Jews, 
 and  they  had  also  John  as  a  ministrant;  "  and 
 having  gone  through  the  island  unto  Paphos, 
 they  found  a  certain  magian,  a  false  prophet, 
 a  -Jew,  whose  name  is  Bar-Jesus  ;  ^  who  was 
 with  the  i^rocousul  Sergius  Paulus,  an  in- 
 telligent man ;  this  one  having  called  for  Bar- 
 nabas and  Saul,  did  desire  to  hear  the  word 
 of  God,  8  and  there  withstood  them  Elymas 
 the  magian — for  so  is  his  name  interpreted — 
 seeking  to  pervert  the  proconsul  from  the 
 faith. 
 
 ^  And  Saul— v/lio  also  is  Paul — having  been 
 filled  with  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  having  looked 
 stedfastly  on  him,  i"  said,  '  0  full  of  all  guile, 
 and  all  profligacy,  son  of  a  devil,  enemy  of  all 
 righteousness,  wilt  thou  not  cease  perverting 
 the  right  ways  of  the  Lord?  '^  and  now,  lo,  a 
 hand  of  the  Lord  is  ujjon  thee,  and  thou  shalt 
 be  blind,  not  seeing  the  sun  for  a  season ;'  and 
 presently  there  felTupon  him  a  mist  and  dark- 
 ness, and  he,  going  about,  was  seeking  some 
 to  lead  him  by  the  hand;  ^-then  the  i)rocon- 
 sul  having  seen  what  hath  come  to  pass,  did 
 believe,  being  astonished  at  the  teaching  of 
 the  Lord. 
 
 ^*And  those  about  Paul  having  set  sail 
 from  Paphos,  came  to  Perga  of  Pamphylia, 
 
 and  John  having  departed  from  them,  did 
 turn  back  to  Jerusalem,  ^*  and  they  having 
 gone  through  from  Perga,  came  to  Antioch  of 
 Pisidia,  and  having  gone  into  the  synagogue 
 on  the  sabbath-day,  they  sat  down,  ^^  and  after 
 the  reading  of  the  law  and  of  the  prophets, 
 the  chief  men  of  the  synagogue  sent  unto 
 them,  saying,  '  Men,  brethren,  if  there  be  a 
 word  in  you  of  exhortation  unto  the  people — 
 say  on.' 
 
 ^f*  And  Paul  having  risen,  and  having  beck- 
 oned with  the  hand,  said,  '  Men,  Israelites, 
 and  those  fearing  God,  hearken  :  i''  the  God  of 
 this  people  Israel  did  choose  our  fathers,  and 
 the  people  He  did  exalt  in  their  sojourning  in 
 the  land  of  Egypt,  and  with  an  high  arm  did 
 He  bring  them  out  of  it ;  ^^  and  about  a  period 
 of  forty  years  He  did  suffer  their  manners  in 
 the  wilderness,  ^^  and  having  destroyed  seven 
 nations  in  the  land  of  Canaan,  He  ^id  divide 
 by  lot  to  them  tlieir  laud. 
 
 -" '  And  after  these  things,  about  four  hun- 
 dred and  fifty  years,  He  gave  judges — till 
 Samuel  the  prophet ;  ^i  and  thereafter  they 
 asked  for  a  king,  and  God  did  give  to  them 
 Said,  son  of  iCish,  a  man  of  the  tribe  of  Ben- 
 jamin, for  forty  years;  "-and  having  removed 
 him.  He  did  raise  up  to  them  David  for  king, 
 to  whom  also  having  testified,  he  said,  I  found 
 David,  the  son  of  Jesse,  a  man  according  to 
 My  heart,  who  shall  do  all  My  will. 
 
 '3 '  Of  this  one's  seed  God,  according  to 
 promise,  did  raise  to  Israel  a  Saviour — Jesus, 
 ;•*  John  having  first  preached,  before  his  com- 
 ing, a  baptism  of  reformation  to  all  the  people 
 of  Israel;  -^and  as  John  was  fulfilling  the 
 course,  he  said,  Wliom  me  do  ye  suppose  to 
 be?  I  am  not  he,  but,  lo,  he  doth  come  after 
 me,  of  whom  I  am  not  worthy  to  loose  the 
 sandal  of  his  feet. 
 
 -*" '  Men,  brethren,  sons  of  the  race  of  Abra- 
 ham, and  those  among  you  fearing  God,  to 
 you  was  the  word  of  this  salvation  sent,  '-'''for 
 those  dwelling  in  Jerusalem,  and  their  chiefs, 
 this  one  not  having  known,  also  the  voices  of 
 the  prophets,  which  every  sabbath  are  being 
 read!— having  judged  him — did  fulfil,  '-^aud 
 no  cause  of  death  having  found,  they  did  ask 
 of  Pilate  that  he  should  be  slain,  -"and  when 
 they  did  complete  all  the  things  written  about 
 him,  having  taken  him  down  from  the  tree, 
 they  laid  him  in  a  tomb  ;  ^^and  God  did  raise 
 him  out  of  the  dead,  ■^^  and  he  was  seen  for 
 many  days  of  those  who  did  come  up  with 
 him  from  Galilee  to  Jerusalem,  who  are  his 
 witnesses  unto  the  people. 
 
 ^- '  And  we  to  you  do  proclaim  good  news — 
 that  the  promise  made  unto  the  fathers,  -^^God 
 hath  in  full  completed  this  to  us  their  children, 
 having  raised  up  Jesus,  as  also  in  the  second 
 Psalm  it  hath  been  written.  My  Son  thou  art 
 — I  to-day  have  begotten  thee. 
 
 ** '  And  that  He  did  raise  him  up  out  of  the 
 dead,  no  more  to  return  to  corruption,  he  hath 
 said  thus— I  will  give  to  you  the  faithful 
 kindnesses  of  Davad ;  •'^  wherefore  also  in 
 another  place  he  saitb.  Thou  shalt  not  give 
 Thy  kind  One  to  see  corruption,  '^^  for  David, 
 indeed,  his  own  generation  having  served  by 
 the  will  of  God,  did  fall  asleep,  and  was 
 added  unto  his  fathers,  and  saw  corruption, 
 93 
 
Persecution  from  Jews. 
 
 XIII.  37.— ACTS.— XIV.  28. 
 
 Miraele  at  Lystreu 
 
 87  but  he  whom  God  did  raise  iip,  did  not  see 
 corruption. 
 
 38 '  Let  it  therefore  be  known  to  yon,  men, 
 brethren,  that  through  this  one  to  yon  is  the 
 forgiveness  of  sins  declared,  ^Sand  from  all 
 things  from  which  ye  were  not  able  iu  the 
 law  of  Moses  to  be  declared  righteous,  iu  this 
 one  every  one  who  is  belie\ang  is  declared 
 righteous  ;  *'see,  therefore,  it  may  not  come 
 upon  you  that  hath  been  six)ken  in  the  pro- 
 phets: •*' See,  ye  despisers,  and  wonder,  and 
 perish,  because  a  work  I — I  do  work  iu  your 
 days,  a  work  in  which  ye  may  not  beheve, 
 though  any  one  may  declare  it  to  you.' 
 
 '2  And  having  gone  forth  out  of  the  svna- 
 gogue  of  the  Jews,  the  nations  were  calling 
 upon  them  that  on  the  next  sabbath  these  say- 
 ings may  be  spoken  to  them,  ■^^  and  the  syna- 
 gogue having  been  dismissed,  many  of  the 
 Jews  and  of  the  devout  proselytes  did  follow 
 Faul  and  Barnabas,  who,  speaiking  to  them, 
 were  persuading  them  to  remain  in  the  grace 
 of  God, 
 
 **  And  on  the  coming  sabbath,  almost  all 
 the  city  was  gathered  together  to  hear  the 
 word  of  God,  ^^and  the  Jews  having  seen  the 
 multitudes,  were  filled  with  zeal,  and  did  con- 
 tradict the  things  spoken  by  Paul — contra- 
 dicting and  speaking  evil. 
 
 '"' And  speaking  boldly,  Paul  and  Barnabas 
 said,  '  To  j^ou  it  was  necessary  that  first  the 
 word  of  God  be  sj^oken,  and  seeiug  ye  do 
 thrust  it  away,  and  do  not  judge  yourselves 
 worthy  of  the  life  age-during,  lo,  we  do  turn 
 to  the  nations ;  •*"  for  so  hatli  the  Lord  com- 
 manded us :  I  have  set  tliee  for  a  liglit  of  na- 
 tions— for  thy  being  for  salvation  unto  the 
 end  of  the  earth.' 
 
 ^  And  the  nations  hearing  were  glad,  and 
 were  glorifying  the  word  of  the  Lord,  and  did 
 believe — as  many  as  were  appointed  to  life 
 age-dui-ing;  ■^"and  the  woi-d  or  the  Lord  was 
 spread  abroad  through  all  the  region. 
 
 ^^  And  the  Jews  stirred  up  the  devout  and 
 honourable  women,  and  the  tii-st  men  of  tlie 
 city,  and  did  raise  i^rsecution  against  Paul 
 and  Barnabas,  and  did  put  them  out  from 
 their  borders;  ^^and  they  liaving  shaken  oil' 
 the  dust  of  their  feet  against  them,  came  to 
 Iconium,  ^-  and  the  disciples  were  filled  -with 
 joy  and  the  Holy  Spirit. 
 
 XIV.  ^  AND  it  came  to  pass  in  Tconium, 
 that  they  did  enter  together  into  the  syna- 
 gogue of  the  Jews,  and  spake,  so  that  there 
 believed  both  of  Jews  and  Greeks  a  great 
 multitude-  -and  the  unbelie\nug  Jews  did 
 stir  up  and  made  evil  the  souls  of  the  nations 
 against  the  brethren;  ^loug  time,  indeed, 
 therefore,  did  they  abide  speaking  boldly  in 
 the  Lord,  who  is  testifying  to  the  word  of  His 
 grace,  and  granting  signs  and  wonders  to 
 come  to  pass  through  their  hands. 
 
 *  And  the  multitude  of  the  city  was  di\'idcd, 
 and  some  were  w'ith  tlie  .Jews,  and  some 
 with  the  apostles,  ^  and  when  tlicrc  was  a 
 piirposc  boUi  of  the  nations  and  of  the  Jews 
 with  their  rnlers  to  use  them  dcs]ntefully, 
 ftud  to  stone  them,  ^  they  having  become 
 94 
 
 aware,  did  flee  to  the  cities  of  Lycaonia,  Lystra, 
 and  Derbe,  and  to  the  region  i-onnd  about, 
 •■  and  there  they  were  proclaiming  good 
 news. 
 
 8  And  a  certain  man  in  Lystra,  impotent  in 
 the  feet,  was  sitting,  being  lame  from  the 
 womb  of  his  mother — who  never  had  walked, 
 "this  one  was  hearing  Paul  speaking,  who, 
 having  stedfastly  beheld  him,  and  having  seen 
 that  he  hath  faith  to  be  saved,  ^^  said  with  a 
 loud  voice,  'Stand  up  on  thy  feet  upright;' 
 and  he  was  springing  and  walking,  "  and  the 
 multitudes  having  seen  what  Paid  did,  did 
 lift  up  their  A'oice,  in  the  speech  of  Lycaonia, 
 saying,  '  The  gods,  having  become  like  men, 
 did  come  down  unto  us  •'  i-  they  were  calling 
 also  Barnabas  Zeus,  and  Paul  Hermes,  since 
 he  was  tlie  leader  in  speaking. 
 
 ^3  And  tbe  jmest  of  the  Zeus  that  is  before 
 their  city,  oxen  and  garlands  unto  the  porches 
 having  Drought,  with  the  multitudes  did 
 wish  to  sacrifice,  i'*  and  ha\'ing  heard,  the 
 apostles  Barnabas  and  Paul,  having  rent  their 
 garments,  did  spring  into  the  multitude,  cry- 
 ing ^^  and  saying,  '  Men,  why  these  things  do 
 ye?  and  we  are  men  like-affected  with  you, 
 proclaiming  good  news  to  you,  from  these 
 vanities  to  turn  unto  the  living  God,  who 
 made  the  heaven,  and  the  earth,  and  the  sea, 
 and  all  the  things  in  them;  ^^  who  in  tlie  past 
 generations  did  suffer  all  the  nations  to  go  on 
 iu  their  ways,  ^''  though,  indeed,  without  wit 
 ness  He  did  not  leave  himself,  doing  good— 
 from  heaven  giving  rains  to  us,  and  fruitful 
 seasons,  filling  our  heai-ts  with  food  and  glad- 
 ness;' '^and  tliese  thiu.gs  saying,  scarcely  did 
 they  restrain  the  multitudes  from  sacrificing 
 to  them. 
 
 i^Aud  there  came  thither,  from  Antioc? 
 and  Iconium,  Jews,  and  they  having  per 
 suaded  the  multitudes,  and  having  stoned 
 Paul,  drew  him  outside  of  the  city,  having 
 supposed  him  to  be  dead;  -''and  the  disciples 
 having  surrounded  him,  having  risen  he  en- 
 tered into  the  city,  and  on  the  morrow  he 
 went  forth  with  Barnabas  to  Derbe. 
 
 -'  Having  proclaimed  good  news  also  to  that 
 city,  and  having  discipled  many,  they  turned 
 back  to  Lystra,  and  Iconium,  and  Antioch, 
 "  confirming  thesouls  of  the  disciples,  exhort- 
 ing to  remain  iu  tlie  faith,  and  that  through 
 many  tribulations  it  behovcth  us  tt>  enter  into 
 the  reign  of  God,  -^aud  having  apiwintcd  to 
 tliem  by  vote  elders  in  every  assembly,  hav- 
 ing prayed  wdth  fastings,  they  commended 
 them  to  the  Lord  in  wliom  they  had  be- 
 lieved. 
 
 -^  And  liaviug  passed  through  Pisidia,  they 
 came  to  Pamphylia,  -■''and  liaving  spoken  in 
 Perga  the  word,  they  went  down  to  Attalia, 
 "*"'  and  thence  did  sail  to  Antioch,  whence  they 
 ha<l  been  given  by  the  gra^e  of  God  for  the 
 work  that  they  fulHllcd ;  '-'^and  having  come 
 and  gathered  together  tlic  assembly,  they  de- 
 clared as  many  things  as  (Jod  did  with  them, 
 and  that  He  clid  open  to  the  nations  a  door  of 
 faith ;  '-*  and  they  abode  there  not  a  littlo 
 time  with  the  disciples. 
 
Dissension  aho'd  circumcision. 
 
 XV.  1.— ACTS. -XVI.  4 
 
 Paul  circumcises  Timotkeus, 
 
 XV.  1  AND  ccrtaiu having  come  clown  from 
 Jiidea,  were  teaching  the  brethren — '  If  ye  be 
 not  circumcised  after  the  custom  of  Moses, 
 ye  are  not  able  to  be  saved  ; '  -  there  having 
 been,  therefore,  not  a  little  dissension  and  dis- 
 jiutation  to  Paul  andBarnabas  with.them,  they 
 arranged  for  Paul  and  Barnabas,  and  certain 
 others  of  them,  to  go  up  unto  the  apostles  and 
 elders  to  Jerusalem  about  this  q^uestion,  ^they 
 indeed,  then,  having  been  sent  forward  by  the 
 assembly,  werepassing  through  Pheuice  and 
 Samaria,  declaring  the  conversion  of  the  na- 
 tions, and  they  were  causing  great  joy  to  all 
 the  brethren. 
 
 *  And  having  come  to  Jerusalem,  they  were' 
 received  by  the  assembly,  and  the  apostles, 
 and  the  elders,  they  declared  also  as  many 
 tilings  as  God  did  witli  them ;  ^  and  there  rose 
 uji  certain  of  those  of  the  sect  of  the  Pharisees 
 who  believed,  saying — '  It  behovetli  to  cir- 
 cumcise them,  to  command  them  also  to  keep 
 the  law  of  Moses.' 
 
 "  And  there  were  gathered  together  the 
 apostles  and  the  elders,  to  see  about  this 
 matter,  "and  there  having  been  much  dis- 
 puting, Peter  having  risen  up  said  unto  them, 
 '  Men,  brethren,  ye  know  tliat  from  former 
 days,  God  among  us  did  make  choice,  through 
 my  mouth,  for  the  nations  to  hear  the  word 
 of  the  good  news,  and  to  believe;  ^and  the 
 heart-knowing  G^d  did  bare  them  testimony, 
 having  given  to  them  the  Holy  Spirit,  even 
 as  also  to  tis,  ^and  did  init  no  difference  also 
 between  us  and  them,  by  the  faith  having 
 purified  their  hearts  ;  ^^  now,  therefore,  why 
 do  ye  tempt  God,  to  put  a  yoke  upon  the  neck 
 of  the  disciples,  which  neither  our  fathers  nor 
 we  were  able  to  bear?  i^  but,  through  the 
 grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  we  believe  to 
 be  saved,  even  as  also  they.' 
 
 ^"And  all  the  multitude  did  keep  silence, 
 and  were  hearkening  to  Barnabas  and  Paul, 
 declaring  as  many  signs  and  wonders  as  God 
 did  among  the  nations  through  them ;  ^^  and 
 after  they  are  silent,  James  answered,  saying, 
 '  Men,  brethren,  hearken  to  me ;  ^■'  vSimeon 
 did  declare  how  at  first  God  did  look  after 
 to  take  out  of  the  nations  a  people  for  His 
 name,  ^'  and  to  this  agi-ee  the  words  of  the 
 prophets,  as  it  hath  oeen  written :  ^'^  After 
 these  things  I  will  turn  back,  and  I  will 
 build  again  the  tabernacle  of  Daxad,  that  is 
 fallen  down,  and  its  ruins  I  will  build  again, 
 and  will  set  it  upright — I'that  the  residue  of 
 men  may  seek  after  the  Lord,  and  all  the 
 nations,  upon  whom  My  name  hath  been 
 called,  saith  the  Lord,  who  is  doing  all  tliese 
 things. 
 
 ^8 '  Known  from  the  ages  to  God  are  all  His 
 works;  ^"wherefore  I  judge:  not  to  trouble 
 those  who  from  the  nations  do  turn  back  to 
 God,  -"but  to  write  to  them  to  abstain  from 
 the  pollutions  of  the  idols,  and  the  whoredom, 
 and  the  strangled  thing,  and  the  bloo<l ;  -^  for 
 Moses  from  former  generations  in  every  city 
 hath  those  preaching  him — in  the  synagogues 
 every  sabbath  being  read.' 
 
 --Then  it  seemed  good  to  the  apostles  and  the 
 elders,  with  tlie  whole  assembly,  chosen  men 
 out  of  themselves  to  send  to  Antioch  with 
 
 Paul  and  Barnabas — Judas  surnamed  Barsa- 
 bas,  and  Silas,  leading  men  among  the  breth- 
 ren— ^  having  written  through  their  hand 
 thus : 
 
 '  The  apostles,  and  the  elders,  and  the 
 bi-ethren,  to  those  in  Antioch,  and  Syria,  and 
 Cilicia,  brethren,  who  are  of  the  nations, 
 greeting ;  -^  seeing  we  have  heard  that  certain 
 having  gone  forth  from  us  did  trouble  you 
 with  words,  subverting  your  souls,  saying 
 to  be  circumcised  and  to  keep  the  law,  to 
 whom  we  did  give  no  charge,  "^it  seemed 
 good  to  lis,  having  come  together  with  que 
 accord,  chosen  men  to  send  unto  you,  with 
 our  l>eloved  Barnabas  and  Paul— ^^  men  who 
 have  given  iii)  their  lives  for  the  name  of  our 
 Lord  Jesus  Clirist — -''we  have  sent,  therefore, 
 Jiidas  and  Silas,  and  they  by  word  are  telling 
 the  same  things. 
 
 ^ '  For  it  seemed  good  to  the  Holy  Spirit,  and 
 to  us,  no  more  burden  to  lay  upon  you,  except 
 these  necessai-y  things:  "■'to  abstain  from 
 things  offered  to  idols,  and  blood,  and  a  strang- 
 led thing,  and  whoredom  ;  from  which  keep- 
 ing yourselves,  ye  shall  do  well;  be  strong !' 
 
 3" They  then,  indeed,  having  been  let  go, 
 went  to  Antioch,  and  having  brought  the 
 multitude  together,  did  deliver  _  the  epistle, 
 ^'  and  they  having  read,  did  rejoice  for  the 
 consolation;  ^- Judas  also  and  Silas,  being 
 themselves  also  i)rophets,  through  much  dis- 
 course did  exhort  the  brethren,  and  confirm, 
 ■•^■'  and  having  passed  some  time,  they  were  let 
 go  with  peace  from  the  brethren  unto  the 
 apostles;  ^'and  it  seemed  good  to  Silas  to 
 remain  there  still. 
 
 ^■'And  Paul  and  Barnabas  continued  in 
 Antioch,  teaching  and  proclaiming  good  news 
 — with  many  others  also — the  word  of  the 
 Lord;  ^6  and  after  certain  days,  Paul  said  unto 
 Barnabas,  '  Having  turned  back  again,  we 
 may  look  after  our  orethren,  in  every  city  in 
 which  we  have  preached  the  word  of  the  Lord 
 — how  they  are.' 
 
 ■*''And  Barnabas  counselled  to  take  with 
 Ihevi  John  called  Mark,  ^  and  Paul  was  not 
 thinking  it  good  to  take  him  with  them  who 
 withdrew  from  them  from  Pamphylia,  and 
 did  not  go  witli  them  to  the  work ;  3"  there 
 came,  therefore,  a  sharp  contention,  so  that 
 they  were  parted  from  one  another,  and  Bar- 
 nabas having  taken  Mark,  did  sail  to  Cyprus, 
 '"'  and  Paul  having  chosen  Silas,  went  forth, 
 having  been  given  up  to  the  grace  of  God  l)y 
 the  brethren ;  ■*'  and  he  went  through  Syria 
 and  Cilicia,  confirming  the  assemblies. 
 
 XVI.  1  AlSiD  he  came  to  Derbe  and  Lyetrti, 
 and  lo,  a  certain  disciple  was  there,  by  name 
 Timotheus  son  of  a  certain  woman,  a  believing 
 Jewess,  but  of  a  father,  a  Greek,  -  who  was 
 well  testified  to  by  the  brethren  in  Lystra  and 
 Iconium  ;  >*  this  one  did  Paul  wish  to  go  forth 
 ■with him,  and  havingtaken /m?i,  he  circumcised 
 him,  because  of  the  Jews  who  are  in  those 
 places,  for  they  all  knew  his  father — that  he 
 was  a  Greek. 
 
 ■1  And  as  they  were  going  on  through  the 
 95 
 
Paul  and  SUas  at  PkUippi. 
 
 XVI.  5.— ACTS. — XVII.  5. 
 
 Conversion  of  the  jailor. 
 
 cities,  they  were  delivering  to  them  the  de- 
 crees to  keep,  that  have  been  jud<;ed  by  the 
 apostles  and  the  elders  who  are  in  Jerusalem, 
 *then,  i'uleed,  were  the  assemblies  established 
 in  the  faith,  and  were  abounding  in  number 
 every  day ;  ®  and  having  gone  through  Phrygia 
 and  the  region  of  Galatia,  ha\'ing  been  for- 
 bidden by  the  Holy  Spiiit  to  speak  the  word 
 in  Asia,  ^having  gone  toward  Mysia,  they 
 were  trying  to  go  on  toward  Bithynia,  and  the 
 Spirit  did  not  suffer  them,  ^aud  having  passed 
 by  Mysia,  they  came  down  to  Troas. 
 
 '  And  a  vision  through  the  night  appeared 
 to  Paul— a  certain  man  of  Macedonia  was 
 standing,  calling  upon  him,  and  saving,  "Hav- 
 ing passed  through  to  Macedonia,  nelp  us ;' — 
 ^*'  and  when  he  saw  tlie  vision,  immediately 
 we  endeavoured  to  go  forth  to  Macedonia, 
 assuredly  g.>tliering  that  tlie  Lord  hath  called 
 us  to  preach  good  news  to  them,  "havin<^  set 
 sail,  therefore,  from  Troas,  we  came  \vith  a 
 straight  course  to  Samothracia,  on  the  morrow 
 also  to  Neapolis,  ^-thence  also  to  P>iiliijpi, 
 which  is  a  principal  city  of  the  part  of  Mace- 
 donia— a  colony. 
 
 And  we  were  in  this  city  abiding  certain 
 days,  ^^  on  tlie  sabbath-day  aJso  we  went  forth 
 outside  of  the  city,  by  a  river,  where  there 
 used  to  be  prayer,  and  having  sat  down,  wo 
 were  speaking  to  the  women  who  came  to- 
 gether, '^  and  a  certain  woman,  by  name  Lydia, 
 a  seller  of  i>urple,  of  the  city  of  Thyatira, 
 worshipping  God,  was  hearing,  whose  heart 
 the  Lord  did  open  to  attend  to  the  things 
 spoken  by  Paid;  ^^and  when  she  was  bap- 
 tized, and  lier  household,  sliedid  call  ivp9n  us, 
 saying,  'If  ye  have  judged  me  to  be  faithful 
 to  the  Lord,  having  entered  into  my  house, 
 remain ; '  and  slie  constrained  us. 
 
 '  ^*  And  it  came  to  pass  in  our  going  on  to 
 prayer,  a  certain  maid,  having  a  spirit  of 
 Python,  did  meet  us,  who  brought  much  em- 
 ployment to  her  masters  by  soothsaying,  -"she 
 liaviuf^oUowed  Paul  and  us,  was  crying,  say- 
 ing, '  These  men  are  servants  of  the  Most 
 High  God,  who  declare  to  us  a  way  of  salva- 
 tion '  '^and  this  slie  was  doing  for  many  days, 
 but  Paul  having  been  grieved,  and  Laving 
 turned,  said  to  the  spirit.  '  I  command  thee, 
 in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  come  forth 
 from  her ; '  and  it  came  forth  the  same  hour. 
 '  ^"  And  her  masters  having  seen  that  the 
 hope  of  tlieir  employment  was  gone,  having 
 caught  Paul  and  Silas,  drew  them  to  tho 
 market-place,  unto  the  rulers,  -"and  having 
 brought  them  to  the  magistrates,  they  said, 
 '  These  men  do  exceedingly  trouble  our  city, 
 being  Jews ;  -i  and  they  proclaim  customs 
 that  are  not  lawfid  for  us  to  receive  nor  to  do, 
 being  Pomaus.' 
 
 "■-'  And  the  multitude  rose  up  together 
 against  them,  and  the  mafdstrates  having 
 torn  their  garments  from  them,  were  com- 
 manding to  beat  tJievi  with  rods,  -^  many 
 blows  also  having  laid  upon  tliem,  they  cast 
 them  to  prison,  having  given  chai'gc  to  tlic 
 iailor  to  kecj)  them  safely,  -'  wiio  such  a chargo 
 liaviug  received,  did  jnit  them  to  tlie  inner 
 prison,  and  their  feet  made  fast  in  the  stocks. 
 96 
 
 -•'And  at  midnight  Paul  and  Silas  praying, 
 were  singing  hymns  to  God,  and  the  prison- 
 ers were  hearing  them,  -"  and  suddenly  a 
 great  earthquake  came,  so  that  the  founda- 
 tions of  the  prison  were  shaken,  opened  also 
 presently  were  all  the  doors,  and  of  all — the 
 bands  were  loosed;  ^aud  the  jailor  having 
 come  out  of  sleep,  and  having  seen  the  doors 
 of  the  prison  open,  having  drawn  a  sword, 
 was  about  to  kill  himself,  supposing  the  pri- 
 soners to  be  He<l,  -^  and  Paul  cried  out  witn  a 
 loud  voice,  saying,  '  Thou  mayest  not  do  thy- 
 self any  harm,  for  we  are  all  here.' 
 
 ■-^^  And,  having  asked  for  a  light,  he  sprang 
 in,  and  trembling  he  fell  down  before  Paul 
 and  Silas,  ■*"  and  having  brought  them  forth, 
 s;ud,  '  Sii-s,  what  must  I  do — that  I  may  be 
 saved?'  ^'  and  they  said,  '  Believe  on  the  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ,  and  thou  shalt  be  saved — thou 
 and  thy  house :'  ^"  and  tliey  spake  to  him  the 
 woixl  of  the  Lord,  and  to  all  those  in  his 
 household  •  ^-^  and  having  taken  them,  in  that 
 hour  of  the  night,  he  did  bathe  them  from 
 the  blows,  and  was  baptized,  himself  and  all 
 his  presently,  '^^  having  brought  them  also 
 into  his  house,  he  set  food  before  tlicm,  and 
 was  glad  with  all  the  household,  he  having 
 believed  in  God. 
 
 35  And  day  having  come,  the  magistrates 
 sent  the  rod-bearers,  saying,  '  Let  those  mei. 
 go;'  3'' and  the  jailor  told  tliese  words  iinti 
 Paul — 'The  magistrates  have  sent,  that  ye 
 may  be  let  go ;  now,  therefore,  haWng  gone 
 forth  go  on  in  ]>eace;'  •'^and  Paul  said  to 
 them,  'Having  beaten  up  publicly  uncon 
 demned — men,  Romans  being — they  did  cast 
 u^  to  prison,  and  now  privately  do  they  cast 
 us  forth !  why  no !  but  having  come  them- 
 selves, let  them  bring  us  forth.' 
 
 ^8 And  the  rod-bearers  told  to  the  magis- 
 trates these  sayings,  and  they  were  afraid, 
 having  heard  that  thej"^  are  Pomans,  ^^and 
 having  come,  they  besought  them,  and  having 
 brought  them  forth,  they  were  asking  thevi  to 
 go  forth  from  the  city;  """and  they,  having 
 gone  forth  out  of  the  prison,  entered  into  the 
 house  o/ Lydia,  and  having  seen  the  brethren, 
 they  comforted  them,  and  went  forth. 
 
 XVII.  1  AND  liaving  passed  through  Am- 
 lihipolis,  and  Apollouia,  they  came  to  Tliessa- 
 ionica,  where  was  the  synagogue  of  the  Jews, 
 -  and  according  to  the  custom  of  Paul,  lie  went 
 in  unto  them,  and  for  three  sabbaths  he  was 
 reasoning  with  them  from  the  Writings, 
 3  opening  and  alleging,  '  That  the  Christ  it 
 l)ehovcd  to  sidler,  and  to  rise  again  out  of  the 
 dead,  and  that  this  is  the  Christ — Jesus  whom 
 I  jiroclaim  to  you.' 
 
 ••And  certain  of  them  did  believe,  and  at- 
 tached themselves  to  Paul  and  to  Silas,  also 
 of  the  worshipping  Grccl^s  a  great  multitude, 
 of  the  x)rincipal  women  also  not  a  few. 
 
 ■'And  the  iinbelievinp  Jews,  having  been 
 moved  with  envy,  and  liaving  taken  to  them 
 of  the  loungers  certain  e\-il  men,  and  having 
 made  a  crowd,  were  setting  tlie  city  in  an  uj)- 
 roar  ;  having  assailed  also  the  house  of  Ja.son, 
 they  were  seeking  them  to  bring  them  to  th3 
 
Paul  at  A  thens, 
 
 xxij.  6.— ACTS.— xvni.  13. 
 
 and  at  Corinth. 
 
 poinilace,  ^  and  not  having  found  them,  they 
 drew  Jasou  and  certain  brethren  nnto  tlie  city 
 rulers,  calling  aloud — '  These,  having  put  the 
 world  in  commotion,  are  also  here  present, 
 '■  whom  Jason  hath  received ;  and  these  all  do 
 contrary  to  the  decrees  of  Csesar,  saying 
 another  to  be  king — Jesiis. ' 
 
 ^And  they  troxibled  the  multitude  and  the 
 city  rulers,  hearing  these  things,  ^and  having 
 taking  security  from  Jason  and  the  reyt,  they 
 let  them  go. 
 
 •"  And  the  brethren  immediately,  through 
 the  night,  sent  forth  both  Paul  and  Silas  to 
 Berea,  who  having  come,  went  to  the  syna- 
 gogue of  the  Jews ;  ^^  and  these  were  more 
 noble  than  those  in  Thessalonica,  they  re- 
 ceived the  word  with  all  readiness  of  mind, 
 every  day  examining  the  Writings  whether 
 those  things  were  so ;  ^-  many,  indeed,  there- 
 fore, of  them  did  believe,  and  of  the  honour- 
 able Greek  women  and  men  not  a  few. 
 
 '■*  And  when  the  Jews  from  Thessalonica 
 knew  that  also  in  Berea  was  the  word  of  God 
 declared  by  Paul,  they  came  thither  also, 
 agitating  the  multitudes;  ^''and  then  imme- 
 diately the  brethren  sent  forth  Paul,  to  go  on 
 as  it  were  to  the  sea,  but  both  Silas  and 
 Timothy  were  remaining  there. 
 
 '^  And  those  conducting  Paul,  brought  him 
 nnto  Athens,  and  having  received  a  command 
 unto  Silas  and  Timotlieus  that  with  all  speed 
 they  may  come  unto  him,  they  departed; 
 1®  and  Paul  waiting  for  them  in  Athens,  his 
 spirit  was  stirred  in  him,  beholding  the  city 
 wholly  given  to  idolatry,  ^'therefore,  indeed, 
 he  was  reasoning  in  the  synagogue  with  the 
 Jews,  and  with  the  worshipping  persons,  and 
 in  the  market-i^lace  every  ilay  with  those  who 
 met  with  him. 
 
 '8  And  certain  of  the  Epicurean  and  of  the 
 Stoic  philosophers,  were  meeting  together  to 
 see  him,  and  some  were  saying,  'What  would 
 this  seed  picker  wish  to  say?'  and  others,  'Of 
 strange  demons  he  doth  seem  to  be  an  an- 
 nouncer ; '  because  Jesus  and  the  rising  again 
 he  did  proclaim  to  them  as  good  news,  i"  hav- 
 ing also  taken  him,  unto  the  Areopagus  they 
 brought  him,  saying,  '  Are  we  able  to  know 
 what  is  this  new  teaching  that  is  spoken  by 
 thee,  -"  for  certain  strange  things  thou  dost 
 bring  to  our  ears?  we  wish,  then,  to  know 
 what  these  things  would  wish  to  be ; '  '^^  and 
 all  Athenians,  and  the  strangers  sojourning, 
 for  nothing  else  were  at  leisure  but  to  say 
 something,  and  to  hear  some  newer  thing. 
 
 -^  And  Paul,  havin^^  stood  in  the  midst  of 
 the  Areopagus,  said,  'Men,  Athenians,  in  all 
 things  I  perceive  you  as  over-religious;  ~*for 
 passing  through  and  contemplating  your 
 objects  of  worship,  I  found  also  an  erection 
 on  which  had  been  inscribed:  To  God — un- 
 known ;  whom,  therefore — not  knowing — ye 
 do  worship,  this  One  I  announce  to  you. 
 
 '^*  '  God,  who  did  make  the  world,  and  all 
 things  in  it,  tliis  One,  of  heaven  and  of  earth 
 being  Lord,  in  temples  made  with  hands 
 doth  not  dwell,  -^neither  by  the  hands  of 
 men  is  He  served — needing  anything.  He 
 Hiving  to  all  life,  and  breath,  and  all  things ; 
 2x 
 
 -^He  made  also  of  one  blood  every  nation  of 
 men,  to  dwell  upon  all  the  face  of  the  earth- 
 having  ordained  times  before  appointed,  and 
 the  bounds  of  their  dwellings—-"  to  seek  the 
 Lord,  if  perhaps  they  did  feel  after  Him  and 
 ^nd, — though,  indeed.  He  is  not  far  from  each 
 one  of  us,  -'*  for  in  Him  we  live,  and  move, 
 and  are;  as  also  certain  of  your  poets  have 
 said :  For  of  Him  also  we  are  offspring. 
 
 "^ '  Being,  therefore,  offspring  of  God,  we 
 ought  not  to  think  the  Godhead  to  be  like  to 
 gold,  or  silver,  or  stone,  graving  of  art  and  de- 
 vice of  man;  ^othe  times,  indeed,  therefore, 
 of  the  ignorance  God  having  overlooked,  doth 
 now  command  all  men  everywhere  to  reform, 
 3' because  He  did  set  a  day  in  which  He  is 
 about  to  judge  the  world  in  righteousness,  by 
 a  man  whom  He  did  ordain,  having  given 
 assurance  to  all,  having  raised  him  out  of  the 
 dead.' 
 
 32  And  having  heard  of  a  rising  again  of  the 
 dead,  some,  irideed,  were  mocking,  but  others 
 said,  '  We  will  hear  thee  again  concerning 
 this ; '  33  and  so  Paul  went  forth  from  the  midst 
 of  them,  34  and  certain  men  having  cleaved  to 
 him,  did  believe,  among  whom  is  also  Diony- 
 sius  the  Areopagite,  and  a  woman,  by  name 
 Damaris,  and  others  with  them. 
 
 Xyill.  1  AND  after  these  things,  Paul 
 having  departed  out  of  Athens,  came  to  Cor- 
 inth, '^  and  having  found  a  certain  Jew,  by 
 name  Anuilas,  of  Pontus  by  birth,  lately  come 
 from  Italy,  and  Priscilla  his  wife— because  of 
 Claudius  having  directed  all  the  Jews  to  de- 
 part oiit  of  Rome— he  came  to  them,  3  and  be- 
 cause of  being  of  the  same  craft,  he  did  re- 
 main with  them,  and  was  working,  for  they 
 were  tent-makers  as  to  craft;  ^and  he  was 
 reasoning  in  the  synagogue  every  sabbath, 
 persuading  both  Jews  and  Greeks. 
 
 *  And  when  both  Silas  and  Timotheus  camo 
 down  from  Macedonia,  Paul  was  pressed  ic 
 the  Spirit,  testifying  fully  to  the  Jews  Jesus 
 the  Christ ; '°  and  on  their  resisting  and  speak- 
 ing evil,  having  snaken  his  garments,  ne  said 
 unto  them,  "  Your  blood  is  ujion  your  head — I 
 am  clean ;  henceforth  to  the  nations  I  will  go 
 on.' 
 
 ^  And  having  departed  thence,  he  went  to 
 the  house  of  a  certain  one,  by  name  Justus,  a 
 worshipper  of  God,  whose  house  was  adjoin- 
 ing the  synagogue,  ^  and  Crispus,  the  ruler  of 
 the  synagogue  did  believe  in  the  Lord  with 
 all  his  house,  and  many  of  the  Corinthians 
 hearing  were  believing,  and  they  were  being 
 baptized. 
 
 "And  the  Lord  said  throvigh  a  vision  in  the 
 night  to  Paul,  '  Be  not  afraid,  but  be  speaking 
 and  thou  mayest  be  not  silent ;  -"  because  I 
 am  with  thee,  and  no  one  shall  set  on  thee  to 
 do  thee  evil ;  because  I  have  much  people  in 
 this  city  ; '  ^^  and  he  continued  a  year  and  six 
 months,  teaching  among  them  the  word  of 
 God. 
 
 1-  And  Gallio  being  proconsul  of  Achaia,  the 
 
 Jews  made  a  rush  with  one  accord  upon  Paul, 
 
 and  brought  him  unto  the  tribunal,  ^3  saying 
 
 — 'Against  the  law  this  one  doth   persuade 
 
 97 
 
Labours  of  ApoUos. 
 
 xviTi.  14.— ACTS.— XIX.  27. 
 
 The  exowiaU. 
 
 men  to  worship  God ; '  '^  and  Paid  being  about 
 to  open  his  month,  Gallio  said  unto  the  Jews, 
 'If,  indeed,  then,  it  was  anythiuj;;  unrighte- 
 ous, or  an  act  of  wicked  I'rofligaoy,  0  Jews,  ac- 
 cording to  reason  I  had  borne  with  yon,  '^  but 
 if  it  is  a  question  concerning  words  and  names, 
 and  of  your  law,  look  ye  yourselves  to  it,  for  a 
 judge  of  these  things  I  do  not  wish  to  be,' 
 "^  and  he  drave  them  from  the  tribunal ;  '"  and 
 all  the  Greeks  haviug  taken  Sosthenes,  the 
 chief  man  of  the  synagogue,  were  beating  him 
 before  the  tribunal,  and  not  even  for  these 
 things  was  Gallio  caring. 
 
 '8  And  Paul  having  remained  yet  a  good 
 many  days,  having  taken  leave  of  the  brethren, 
 was  sailing  to  Syria— and  with  him  are  Pris- 
 oilla  and  Aquilas — haviug  sliorn  his  head  in 
 Cenchera,  for  he  had  a  vow;  ^^  and  he  came 
 down  to  Ephesus,  and  did  leave  them  there, 
 and  he  himself  having  entered  into  the  syna- 
 gogue did  reason  with  the  Jews :  '-'*'  and  they 
 having  requested  him  to  remain  a  longer  time 
 with  them,  he  did  not  consent,  '^but  took 
 leave  of  them,  saying,  'It  behoveth  me  by  all 
 means  the  coming  feast  to  keep  at  Jerusalem, 
 and  again  I  will  return  unto  you — God  will- 
 ing.' And  he  sailed  from  Ephesus,  ^"  and 
 having  come  down  to  Cesarea,  having  gone 
 up,  and  having  saluted  the  assembly,  he  went 
 down  to  Antioch. 
 
 -^  AND  having  made  some  stay  he  went 
 forth,  goin^  through  in  order  the  region  of 
 Galatia  and  Phrygia,  strengthening  all  the 
 disciples. 
 
 ^  And  a  certain  Jew,  Ai)ollos  by  name,  an 
 Alexandrian  by  birth,  a  man  of  eloquence, 
 being  mighty  in  the  Writings,  came  to  Ephesus, 
 -'this  one  was  instructed  in  the  way  of  the 
 Lord,  and  being  fervent  in  the  Spirit,  was 
 speaking  and  teaching  exactly  the  things  about 
 the  Lord,  knowing  only  the  baiitism  of  John ; 
 -^this  one  also  began  to  si>eak  boldly  in  the 
 synagogue,  and  Aquillas  and  Priscilla  having 
 heard  of  him,  took  him  to  them,  and  did  more 
 exactly  expound  to  him  the  way  of  God, 
 -7  and  he  being  mindetl  to  go  through  into 
 Achaia,  the  brethren  wrote  to  the  disciples, 
 having  exhorted  them  to  receive  him,  who  nav- 
 ing  come,  did  help  them  much  who  have  be- 
 lieved through  the  grace,  '-^  for  powerfully  the 
 Jews  he  was  refuting  publicly,  shewing 
 through  the  Writings  Jesus  to  be  the  Christ. 
 
 XIX.  ^  AND  it  came  to  pass,  in  ApoUos' 
 being  in  Corinth,  Paul  having  gone  through 
 the  upper  parts,  came  to  Ephesus,  and  hav- 
 ing found  certain  disciples,  -  he  said  unto 
 them,  '  The  Holy  Spirit  did  ye  receive— hav- 
 ing believed?'  and  they  said  unto  him,  'But 
 we  did  not  even  hear  whether  there  is  any 
 Holy  Spirit;'  ^and  he  said  unto  them,  'To 
 what,  then,  were  ye  baptized?'  and  they  said, 
 '  To  John's  baptism.' 
 
 •*  And  Paul  said,  '  John,  indeed,  did  bai)tize 
 with  a  baptism  of  reformation,  saying  to  the 
 people  that  in  him  who  is  coming  after  him 
 they  should  believe — that  is,  in  the  Cln-ist 
 -—Jesus;'  ''and  they,  haviug  heard,  were  baj)- 
 tized— to  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  ''  and 
 98 
 
 Paul  having  laid  on  them  his  hands,  the  Holy 
 Spirit  came  upon  them,  tlrey  were  speaking 
 also  with  tongues,  and  prophesying,  ^  and 
 all  the  men  were,  as  it  were,  twelve. 
 
 8  And  ha,vinr;  gone  into  the  synagogue,  he 
 was  speaking  boldly  for  three  months,  rea- 
 soning and  persuading  the  things  concerning 
 the  reign  of  God,  ^and  when  certain  were 
 hardened  and  were  disbelieving,  speaking 
 evil  of  the -way  before  the  multitude,  having 
 departed  from  them,  he  did  separate  the  dis- 
 ciples, every  day  reasoning  in  the  school  of  a 
 certain  Tyrannus. 
 
 '"  And  this  happened  for  two  years  so  that 
 all  those  dwelling  in  Asia  did  hear  the  word 
 of  the  Lord  Jesus,  both  Jews  and  Greeks. 
 Almighty  works  also — not  common — was  God 
 working  through  the  hands  of  Paul,  '"  so  that 
 even  imto  the  ailing  were  brought  from  his 
 body  handkerchiefs  or  aprons,  and  the  sick- 
 nesses departed  from  therm;  the  evil  spirits 
 also  went  forth  from  them. 
 
 i"*  And  certain  of  the  wandering  exorcist 
 Jews,  took  upon  them,  to  name  over  those  hav- 
 ing the  evil  spirits  the  name  of  the  Lord 
 Jesus,  saying,  '  We  adjure  you  by  .Jesus, 
 whom  Paid  doth  preach;'  ^^and  there  were 
 certain — seven  sons  of  Sceva,  a  Jew,  a  chief 
 priest — who  are  doing  this  thing;  ''and  the 
 evil  spirit,  answering,  said,  'Jesus  I  know, 
 and  Paid  I  am  acquainted  with ;  and  ye — who 
 are  ye?' 
 
 '^  And  the  man,  in  whom  was  the  evil  spirit, 
 leaping  iqwn  them,  and  having  overcome 
 tbem,  prevailed  against  them,  so  that  naked 
 and  wounded  they  did  tloe  out  of  that  house, 
 '■'and  this  became  known  to  all,  both  Jews 
 and  Greeks,  who  are  dwelling  at  Ephesus, 
 and  fear  fell  upon  them  all,  and  the  name  of 
 the  Lord  Jesus  M'as  being  magnified,  '^  many 
 also  of  those  who  did  believe  were  coming, 
 confessing  and  declaring  their  acts,  '^  and ' 
 many  of  those  who  had  jjractised  the  curious 
 arts,  having  brought  the  books  together,  were 
 burning  them  before  all ;  and  they  reckoned 
 together  the  jirices  of  them,  and  found  it  five 
 myriads  of  silverliugs ;  'f  so  ixiwerfuUy  was 
 the  word  of  God  increasing  and  prevaihng. 
 
 -1  And  when  these  things  were  fulfilled, 
 Paul  pui-posed  in  the  Spirit,  having  gone 
 througii  Macedonia  and  Achaia,  to  go  on  to 
 Jernsalem,  saying — 'After  my  being  there,  it 
 behoveth  me  also  to  soe  Rome; '  --and  having 
 sent  to  Macedonia  two  of  thase  ministering 
 to  him — Timotheus  and  Erastus — he  himself 
 stayed  a  time  in  Asia. 
 
 -^  And  there  came,  at  that  time,  not  a  little 
 stir  about  the  way,  "■*  for  a  certain  one,  De- 
 metrius by  name,  a  worker  in  silver,  making 
 silver  sanctuaries  of  Artemis,  was  bringing 
 to  the  artificers  gain  not  a  littk,  -•''whom, 
 haviug  brought  in  a  crowd  together,  and  those 
 who  did  work  about  such  things,  he  said, 
 'Men,  ye  know  that  by  this  work  wc  have 
 our  wealth;  ^aud  ye  aee  and  hear,  that  not 
 only  at  Ephesus,  but  almost  in  all  Asia,  this 
 Paul,  haviug  persuaded,  did  turn  away  a  gi-eat 
 multitude,  saying,  that  they  are  not  gods  who 
 are  made  by  hands;  '-'and  not  only  is  this 
 
Tumult  at  Evhesus. 
 
 XIX.  2a— ACTS.— XX.  28. 
 
 Recovery  of  Eutychua. 
 
 department  in  fLinser  for  us  of  coming  into 
 disregard,  but  also,  that  of  the  great  goddess 
 Ai'temis  the  temple  is  to  be  reckoned  for 
 nothing,  and  also  her  greatness  is  about  to  be 
 brought  down,  whom  all  Asia  and  the  world 
 doth  worship.' 
 
 -^  And  they  having  heard,  and  ha\'ing  be- 
 come full  of  wrath,  were  crying  out,  saying, 
 'Great  is  the  Artemis  of  the  Ephesians!' 
 ^  and  the  whole  city  was  filled  with  confusion, 
 they  rushed  also  with  one  accord  into  the 
 theatre,  havingcaught Gaius and  Aristarchus, 
 Macedonians,  Paul  s  fellow-travellers. 
 
 ^^  And  on  Paul's  purposing  to  enter  in  unto 
 the  populace,  the  disciples  were  not  suffering 
 him,  ^'  and  certain  also  of  the  chief  men  oi 
 Asia,  being  his  friends,  having  sent  unto  him, 
 were  entreating  him  not  to  venture  himself 
 into  the  theatre. 
 
 ^"  Some  indeed,  therefore,  were  calling  out 
 one  thing,  and  some  another,  for  the  assembly 
 was  confused,  and  the  greater  part  did  not 
 know  for  what  they;  were  come  together; 
 3^  and  out  of  the  multitude  they  put  forward 
 Alexander — the  Jews  thrusting  liim  forward 
 — and  Alexander  having  beckoned  with  the 
 hand,  wished  to  make  defence  to  the  populace, 
 ^  and  having  known  that  he  is  a  Jew,  one 
 voice  came  out  of  all,  for  about  two  hours, 
 crying,  '  Great  is  the  Artemis  of  the  Ephe- 
 sians ! ' 
 
 3^  And  the  public  clerk  having  quieted  the 
 multitude,  saith,  '  Men,  Ephesians,  why,  who 
 is  the  man  that  doth  not  know  that  the  city 
 of  the  Ei)hesiaus  is  a  devotee  of  the  great 
 goddess  Artemis,  and  of  that  which  fell  down 
 from  Zeus?  ^*' these  things,  then,  not  being  to 
 be  gainsaid,  it  is  necessary  for  yon  to  be  quiet, 
 and  to  do  nothing  rashly. 
 
 ^^  '  For  ye  broiight  these  men,  who  are  nei- 
 ther temijle-robbers  nor  speaking  evil  of  your 
 goddess ;  ^'^  if  indeed,  thei-efore,  Demetrius 
 and  the  artificers  with  him  with  any  one  have 
 a  matter,  court  days  are  held,  and  there  are 
 proconsuls;  let  them  accuse  one  another. 
 
 ^'-'  *  And  ii  ye  seek  after  anything  concerning 
 other  matters,  in  the  legal  assembly  it  shall 
 be  determined ;  ■*"  for  we  are  also  in  peril  of 
 being  accused  of  insurrection  in  regard  to  this 
 day,  there  being  no  occasion  by  which  we 
 shall  be  able  to  give  an  account  of  this  con- 
 course;' ■*!  and  these  things  having  said,  he 
 dismissed  the  assembly. 
 
 XX.  ^  AND  after  the  ceasing  of  the  tujnult, 
 Paul  having  called  near  the  disciiiles,  and 
 haviuo;  embraced  them,  went  forth  to  go  on  to 
 Macedonia;  -  and  having  gone  through  those 
 parts,  and  having  exhorted  them  with  many 
 words,  he  came  to  Greece;  ^  having  made  also 
 three  months'  slay — a  counsel  of  the  Jews 
 having  been  against  him — being  about  to  set 
 forth  to  Syria,  there  came  to  him  a  resolution 
 of  returning  through  Macedonia. 
 
 *  And  there  were  accompanying  him  unto 
 Asia,  Sopater  of  Berea,  and  of  Thessalonians 
 Aristarchus  andSecundus,  and  Gains  of  Derbe, 
 and  Timotheus,  aud  of  Asiatics  Tychicus  and 
 Trophimus ;  ^  these,  having  gone  before,  did 
 remain  for  us  in  Troas,  ^  and  we  sailed,  after 
 the  days  of  theunleavenedfood,  from  Philippi, 
 
 and  came  unto  them  to  Troas  in  five  days, 
 where  we  abode  seven  days. 
 
 ^  And  on  the  first  of  the  week,  the  discip- 
 les having  been  gathered  together  to  break 
 bread,  Paul  was  discoursing  to  them,  about 
 to  depart  on  the  morrow,  he  was  also  continu- 
 ing tne  discourse  till  midnight,  ^  aud  there 
 were  many  lamps  in  the  upper  chamber  where 
 they  were  gathered  together,  "  and  there  was 
 sitting  a  certain  youth,  by  name  Eutychus, 
 xipon  the  window — bein^  borne  down  by  a 
 deep  sleep,  Paul  discoursing  long — he  having 
 sunk  down  from  the  sleep,  fell  down  from  the 
 third  story,  and  was  liftetl  up  dead.  ■ 
 
 ^''Aud  Paul,  having  gone  down,  fell  upon 
 him,  and  having  embraced  him,  said,  '  Make 
 no  tumult,  for  his  life  is  in  him ;'  ^'  and  hav- 
 ing come  up,  and  having  broken  bread,  and 
 ha\dng  tasted,  for  a  long  time  also  having 
 talked — till  daylight,  so  he  went  forth,  ^"  and 
 they  brought  up  the  lad  alive,  and  were  com- 
 forted in  no  ordinary  measure. 
 
 ^3  And  we  having  gone  before  unto  the  ship, 
 did  sail  to  Assos,  thence  intending  to  take  in 
 Paul,  for  so  he  had  arranged,  intending  him- 
 self to  go  on  foot ;  '•*  and  when  he  met  with  us 
 at  Assos,  having  taken  him  up,  we  came  to 
 Mitylene,  ^^  and  thence  having  sailed,  on  the 
 morrow  we  came  over-ao:ainst  Chios,  and  the 
 next  day  we  arrived  at  Samos,  and  having  re- 
 mained in  TrogyUium,  on  the  following  day 
 we  came  to  Miletus,  ^^  for  Paul  decided  to 
 sail  past  Ephesus,  that  there  may  not  be  to 
 him  a  loss  of  time  in  Asia,  for  he  hasted,  if  it 
 were  possible  for  him,  on  tlie  day  of  the  Pente- 
 cost to  be  at  Jerusalem. 
 
 ^''  And  from  Miletus,  having  sent  to  Ephe- 
 sus, he  called  for  the  elders  or  the  assembly, 
 1^  and  when  they  were  come  unto  him,  he  said 
 to  them,  'Ye — ye  know  from  the  first  day 
 in  which  I  came  to  Asia,  how,  with  you  at  all 
 times  I  was ;  ^^  serving  the  Lord  with  all 
 humility,  and  many  tears,  and  temptations, 
 that  befell  me  in  the  counsels  of  tne  Jews 
 against  me;  "''how  nothing  I  did  keep  back  of 
 what  things  are  profitablej  not  to  cleclare  to 
 you,  and  to  teach  you  publicly,  and  in  every 
 house,  -1  testifying  fully  both  to  Jews  and 
 Greeks,  toward  God  retormation,  and  faith 
 toward  our  Lord  Jesus  Clirist. 
 
 ^  '  And  now,  lo,  I — bound  in  the  Spirit — 
 go  on  to  Jerusalem,  the  things  that  shall  be- 
 fall me  in  it  not  knowing,  -■^save  that  the 
 Holy  Spirit  in  every  city  doth  testify  fully, 
 saying,  that  for  me  bonds  and  tribulations 
 remain;  ^but  1  make  account  of  none  of 
 these,  neither  do  T  count  my  life  precious  to 
 myself,  so  that  I  finish  iny  course  with  joy, 
 and  the  ministration  that  I  received  from  the 
 Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  fully  the  good  news  of 
 the  grace  of  God. 
 
 "^ '  And  now,  lo,  I  have  known  that  no  more 
 shall  ye  see  my  face, — ye  all  among  whom  J 
 did  go  preaching  the  reign  oi  God ;  -''  where- 
 fore I  take  you  to  witness  this  day,  that  I  am 
 clear  from  tlie  blood  of  all,  -^  for  I  did  not  keep 
 back  from  declaring  to  you  all  the  counsel  of 
 God. 
 
 28  '  Take  heed,  therefore,  to  yourselves,  aud 
 99 
 
Prophecy  of  Agahus. 
 
 XX.  29.— ACTS.— xxT.  30. 
 
 PauVs  visit  to  Jerusaltm. 
 
 to  all  the  flock,  among  wliich  the  Holy  Spirit 
 mailc  you  overseers,  to  feed  the  assembly  of 
 God,  that  He  acquired  thro\ij^h  His  own  blood, 
 -8  for  I  liave  known  this,  that  there  shall  enter 
 in,  after  my  departiuLC,  yTievoxis  wolves  unto 
 you,  not  sparing  the  flock,  ■^*' and  of  your  own 
 selves  there  shall  ai'ise  men,  speaking  perverse 
 things,  to  draw  away  the  disciples  aifter  them. 
 
 ^^  '  Therefore,  watch,  remembering  that 
 three  years,  night  and  day,  I  did  not  cease 
 with  tears  warning  each  one  ;  ■*"  and  now,  I 
 commend  you,  brethren,  to  God,  and  to  the 
 word  of  His  grace,  that  is  able  to  build  u]), 
 and  to  give  you  an  inheritance  among  all  those 
 sanctified. 
 
 33 '  The  silver  or  gold  or  garments  of  no  one 
 did  I  covet ;  ^•^  and  ye  yourselves  know  that 
 to  my  necessities,  and  to  those  who  were  with 
 me,  minister  did  these  hands ;  ^^  all  things  I 
 did  shew  you,  that,  thus  labouring,  it  behov- 
 eth  us  to  partakQ  with  the  ailing,  to  be  mind- 
 ful also  of  the  words  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  that 
 lie  himself  said.  It  is  more  blessed  to  give 
 than  to  receive.' 
 
 ^^  And  these  things  ha-ving  said,  having 
 bowed  his  knees,  with  them  all,  he  did  pray, 
 ^"  and  there  came  a  gi-eat  weeping  to  all,  and 
 ha\ang  fallen  upon  the  neck  of  Paul,  they 
 were  kissing  him,  ^^sorrowing  most  of  all  for 
 the  word  that  he  had  said— that  they  are  about 
 no  moi-e  to  see  his  face ;  and  they  were  ac- 
 companying him  to  the  ship. 
 
 XXI.  ^  AND  it  came  to  pass,  at  our  sailing, 
 having  been  parted  from  them,  having  run  di- 
 rect, we  came  to  Coos,  and  the  succeeding 
 day  to  Rhodes,  and  thence  to  Patara,  -  and 
 ha\'ing  found  a  ship  passing  over  to  Phenicia, 
 having  gone  on  board,  we  sailed,  ^  and  having 
 discovered  Cyprus,  and  having  left  it  on 
 tlie  left,  we  were  sailing  to  Syria,  and  did  land 
 at  Tyre,  for  there  was  the  shijj  discharging  the 
 lading. 
 
 *And  Iiaving  found  out  the  disciples,  we 
 tarried  there  seven  days,  and  they  said  to 
 Paul,  through  the  Spirit,  not  to  go  up  to  Jeru- 
 salem ;  ■''  l)ut  when  it  came  that  we  completed 
 the  days,  having  gone  forth,  we  went  on,  all 
 bringing  us  on  the  way,  with  women  and 
 children,  unto  the  outside  of  the  city,  and 
 having  liowed  tlie  knees  upon  the  shoi-e,  we 
 prayed,  "  and  Jiaving  embraced  one  another, 
 we  embarked  in  the  ship,  and  they  returned 
 to  their  own  friends. 
 
 ^  And  we,  having  finished  the  course,  from 
 l^re  came  down  to  Ptolemais,  and  having 
 saluted  the  brethren,  we  remained  one  day 
 with  them;  ^and  on  the  morrow  Paul  and  his 
 company  havin^^  gone  forth,  we  came  to  Cc- 
 sarea,  and  having  entered  into  the  house  of 
 Philip  the  evangelist — who  is  of  the  seven — 
 we  remained  with  him,  "and  this  one  had  four 
 daughters,  virgins,  prophesying. 
 
 •"  And  we  remaining  many  more  days,  there 
 came  down  a  certain  one  from  Judea,  a  pro- 
 phet, by  name  Acabus,  I'and  ho  liaving  come 
 unto  us,  and  having  taken  up  the  girdle  of 
 Paul,  having  bound  also  liis  own  hands  and 
 feet,  said,  'Thus  saith  the  Holy  Spirit,  The 
 man  whose  is  this  girdle — so  shall  the  Jews 
 100 
 
 in  Jerusalem  bind,  and  they  shall  deliver  /am 
 up  to  the  hands  of  nations.' 
 
 I'-And  when  we  heard  these  things,  we 
 called  upon  hi7n — both  we,  and  those  of  that 
 place — not  to  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  *''  and  Paul 
 answered,  '  What  do  ye — weeping,  and  crush- 
 ing mine  heart  ?  for  I,  not  only  to  be  bound, 
 but  also  to  die  at  Jerusalem,  am  ready,  for 
 the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus ; '  '^  and  he  not 
 being  persuaded,  we  were  silent,  saying,  "  The 
 will  of  the  Lord  be  done.' 
 
 1^  And  after  these  days,  having  taken  our 
 vessels,  we  were  going  up  to  .Jerusalem,  '^and 
 there  went  also  of  the  disciples  from  Cesarea 
 with  us,  bringing  ^vith  them  him  with  whom 
 we  may  lodge,  a  certain  Muason  of  Cyprus, 
 an  aged  disciple. 
 
 1''  And  we  having  come  to  Jerusalem,  the 
 brethren  did  gladly  receive  us,  '^and  on  the 
 morrow  Paul  was  going  in  with  us  unto 
 James,  all  the  elders  also  came,  '^  and  having 
 saluted  them,  he  was  declaring,  one  by  one, 
 each  of  the  things  God  did  among  the  nations 
 through  his  ministration,  ^"and  they  having 
 heard,  were  glorifying  the  Lord.  They  said 
 also  to  him,  '  Thou  seest,  brother,  how  many 
 myriads  there  are  of  Jews  who  have  believed, 
 and  all  are  zealoixs  of  the  law,  "^  and  they  are 
 instructed  concerning  thee,  that  apostacy 
 from  Moses  thou  dost  teacli  to  all  Jews 
 among  the  nations,  saying — Not  to  circum- 
 cise the  children,  nor  after  the  customs  t 
 walk  ;  --  what  then  is  it  ?  cei-tainly  the  miL 
 titude  it  behoveth  to  come  together,  for  thej 
 Avill  hear  that  thou  hast  come. 
 
 •-3 '  This,  therefore,  do  that  we  say  to  thee: 
 We  have  four  men  having  a  vow  on  them- 
 selves, -4  these  having  taken,  be  purified  with 
 them,  and  be  at  expeuce  with  them,  that  they 
 may  shave  the  head,  and  all  may  know  that 
 the  things  of  which  they  have  been  instructed 
 concerning  thee  are  nothing,  but  thou  dost 
 walk — thyself  also — the  law  keeping. 
 
 -5 '  And  concerning  those  of  the  nations  who 
 have  believed,  we  have  written,  having  given 
 judgment,  that  they  observe  no  such  thin", 
 except  to  keep  themselves  both  from  idol- 
 sacrifices,  and  blood,  and  a  strangled  thing, 
 and  .whoredom.' 
 
 -''Then  Paul,  ha\Tng  taken  the  men,  on 
 the  following  day,  with  them  ha\'ing  purified 
 himself,  was  entering  into  the  temple,  announc- 
 ing the  fulfilment  of  the  days  of  the  purifica- 
 tion, till  the  ofi'eriug  was  offered  for  each  one 
 of  them. 
 
 -'  And,  as  the  seven  days  were  about  to  be 
 fully  ended,  the  Jews  from  Asia  having  be- 
 held him  in  the  temple,  were  stirring  uu  all 
 the  multitude,  and  they  laid  hands  upon  niin, 
 •js  crying  out,  '  Men,  Israelites,  help  !  this  is 
 the  man  who,  against  the  ])eoi)le,  and  the  law, 
 and  this  iilace,  all  everywhere  is  teaching; 
 and  further,  also,  Greeks  he  brought  into  the 
 the  temple,  and  Jiath  defiled  this  holy  place ; ' 
 i^for  they  had  seen  before  Trophimus,  the 
 Ephesian,  in  the  city  with  him,  whom  they 
 were  supposing  that  Paul  brought  into  the 
 temple. 
 
 ■"'All  the  city  also  was  moved,  and  there 
 
Paul  rescued  from  the  Jews.         x.xji.  31.— ACTS. — xxiii.  1. 
 
 His  defaioc 
 
 was  a  running  together  of  the  people,  and 
 having  laid  hold  on  Paul,  they  were  drawing 
 liini  out  of  the  temple,  and  immediatelv  were 
 the  doors  shut,  ^'and  they  seeking  to  Idll  liim, 
 a  rumour  came  to  the  chief  captain  of  the 
 band  that  all  Jerusalem  hath  been  thrown 
 into  confusion,  -^-who,  at  once,  having  taken 
 soldiers  and  ceutmions,  ran  down  upon  them, 
 and  they  having  seen  the  chief  captain  and 
 the  soldiers,  did  leave  off  beating  Paul 
 
 2^  Then  the  chief  captain,  having  come  nigh, 
 took  him,  and  commanded  /tM?i  to  be  bound 
 \vith  two  chains,  and  was  inquiring  who  he 
 may  be,  and  what  it  is  he  hath  been  doing, 
 ^  and  some  were  crying  out  one  thing,  and 
 some  another,  among  the  multitude,  and  not 
 being  able  to  know  the  certainty  because  of 
 the  tumult,  he  commanded  him  to  be  carried 
 to  the  castle,  •'^  and  when  he  came  uj^on  the 
 Bteps,  it  happened  he  was  borne  by  the  sol- 
 diers, because  of  the  violence  of  the  multitude, 
 ^•^  for  the  crowd  of  the  peoj)le  was  following 
 after,  crying,  'Away  with  him.' 
 
 3^  And  Paul  being  about  to  be  led  into  the 
 castle,  saith  to  the  chief  captain,  '  Is  it  per- 
 mitted to  me  to  say  anything  unto  thee?'  and 
 he  said,  'Greek  dost  thou  l^now?  ^^art  not 
 thou,  then,  the  Egyptian  who  befoi-e  these 
 days  made  an  uprising,  and  did  lead  into  the 
 desert  the  four  thousand  men  of  the  assassins  ? ' 
 
 3^  And  Paul  said,  '  I,  indeed,  am  a  man,  a 
 Jew,  of  Tarsus  of  Cilicia,  of  no  mean  city  a 
 citizen ;  and  I  beseech  thee,  suffer  me  to  speak 
 unto  the  people. ' 
 
 ■*"  And  he  having  given  him  leave,  Paul 
 having  stood  upon  the  stairs,  did  beckon  with 
 the  hand  to  the  people,  and  there  having  been 
 a  great  silence,  he  spake  unto  them  in  the 
 Hebrew  dialect,  saying : 
 
 XXn.  1 '  MEN,  brethren,  and  fathers,  hear 
 my  defence  now  unto  you ; ' — ^  and  they  hav- 
 ing heard  that  in  the  Hebrew  dialect  he  was 
 speaking  to  them,  gave  the  more  silence,  and 
 he  saith, — ^  'I,  indeefL  am  a  man,  a  Jew, 
 having  been  born  in  Tarsus  of  Cilicia,  and 
 brought  up  in  this  city  at  the  feet  of  Gama- 
 liel, having  been  taught  according  to  the  ex- 
 actitude of  a  law  of  the  fathers,  being  zealous 
 of  God,  as  all  ye  are  to-day. 
 
 * '  And  this  way  I  persecuted  imto  death, 
 binding  and  delivering  up  to  prisons  both 
 men  and  women,  ^as  also  the  chief  priest  doth 
 testify  to  me,  and  all  the  eldership  ;  from 
 whom  also  having  received  letters  imto  the 
 brethren,  to  Damascus,  I  was  going  on,  to 
 bring  also  those  there  bound  to  Jerusalem 
 that  they  might  be  punished,  ^  and  it  came  to 
 pass,  in  my  going  on  and  coming  nigh  to 
 Damascus,  about  noon,  suddenly  out  of  the 
 heaven  there  shone  a  great  light  round  about 
 me,  ''  I  fell  also  to  the  ground,  and  I  heard  a 
 voice  saying  to  me,  Saul,  Said,  why  me  dost 
 thou  persecute  ? 
 
 8  '  And  1  answered.  Who  art  thou,  Lord  ? 
 and  he  said  unto  me,  I  am  Jesus  the  Nazareue 
 wliom  thou  dost  persecute — "  and  they  who 
 are  witli  me  tlie  light  indeed  did  see,  and  be- 
 came afraid,  and  the  voice  they  heard  not  of 
 him  who  is  speaking  to  me — ^^  and  I  said, 
 
 What  shall  I  do.  Lord  ?  and  the  Lord  said  un- 
 to me.  Having  risen,  go  on  to  Damascus,  and 
 there  it  shall  be  told  thee  concerning  all  things 
 that  have  been  appointed  for  thee  to  do. 
 
 11  'And  when  J  aid  not  see  from  the  glory 
 of  that  light,  being  led  by  the  hand  by  those 
 who  are  with  me,  I  came  to  Damascus,  i"  and 
 a  certain  one,  Ananias,  a  ]jious  man  accord- 
 ing to  the  law,  being  testified  to  by  all  the 
 Jews  dwelling  there,  ^^  having  come  unto  me 
 and  stood  by  me,  said  to  me,  Saul,  brother, 
 look  up;  and  I  the  same  hour  did  look  up  to 
 him;  !■*  and  he  said,  The  God  of  our  fathers 
 did  choose  thee  beforehand  to  know  His  will, 
 and  to  see  the  Righteous  One,  and  to  hear  a 
 voice  out  of  his  mouth,  '^  because  thou  shalt 
 be  his  witness  unto  all  men  of  what  thou  hast 
 seen  and  heard ;  i''  and  now,  why  tarriest  thou  ? 
 having  risen,  baptize  thyself,  and  wash  away 
 thy  sins,  calling  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord, 
 
 1'' '  And  it  came  to  pass  when  I  returned 
 to  Jerusalem,  and  while  1  was  praying  in  the 
 temple,  I  came  into  a  trance,  ^^  and  I  saw  him 
 saying  to  me.  Haste  and  go  forth  in  haste  out 
 of  Jerusalem,  because  they  Avill  not  receive 
 thy  testimony  concerning  me  ;  i"  and  I  said. 
 Lord,  they — they  know  that  I  was  imprison- 
 ing and  was  scourging  in  every  synagogue 
 those  believing  on  thee ;  -"  and  when  the 
 blood  of  thy  witness  Stephen  was  being  poured 
 forth,  I  also  was  standing  by  and  assenting  to 
 his  death,  and  keeping  the  garments  of  those 
 
 gutting  him  to  death ;  -^  and  he  said  unto  me, 
 ro,  because  to  nations  far  off  I  will  send  thee. 
 
 -"And  tliey  were  hearing  him  unto  this 
 word,  and  thev  lifted  up  their  voice,  saying, 
 _'  Away  from  the  earth  with  such  an  one ;  for 
 it  is  not  tit  for  him  to  live.' 
 
 "^  And  they  crying  out  and  casting  up  their 
 garments,  and  throwing  dust  into  the  air, 
 -^the  chief  captain  commanded  him  to  be 
 brought  into  the  castle,  saying,  '  By  scourges 
 let  him  be  examined ; '  that  he  might  know  for 
 what  cause  they  were  crying  so  against  him. 
 
 ■•^  And  as  he  was  stretching  him  with  the 
 thongs,  Paid  said  unto  the  centurion  who  was 
 standing  by,  'A  man,  a  Roman,  uncondem- 
 ned — is  it  lawful  to  you  to  scourge ; '  ""  and 
 the  centurion  having  heard,  havinggone  near 
 to  the  chief  captain,  told,  saying,  'Take  heed 
 what  thou  art  about  to  do,  for  this  man  is  a 
 Roman  ^ '  -^  and  the  chief  captain  having  come 
 near,  said  to  him,  'Tell  me,  art  thoiia  Roman?' 
 and  he  said,  '  Yes  ; '  "^  and  the  chief  captain 
 answered,  '  I,  with  a  great  sum,  did  obtain 
 tills  citizenship;'  but  Paul  said,  'But  I  have 
 been  even  born  so.' 
 
 "3  Immediately,  therefore,  they  departed 
 from  him  who  are  about  to  examine  him,  and 
 the  chief  captain  also  was  afraid,  having  learn- 
 ed that  he  is  a  Roman,  and  because  he  had 
 bound  him,  ^^  and  on  the  morrow,  intending 
 to  know  the  certainty  wherefore  he  is  accused 
 by  the  Jews,  he  did  loose  him  from  the  bonds, 
 and  commanded  the  chief  priests  and  all  their 
 sanhedrim  to  come,  and  having  brought  down 
 Paul,  he  set  hhn  before  them. 
 
 XXIII.  lAND  Paul  having  earnestly  beheld 
 the  sanhedrim,  said,  'Men,  bretliren,  I  in  all 
 101 
 
Conspiracy  against  Paid. 
 
 XXIII.  2.— ACTS.— XXIV.  7. 
 
 Speech  of  Terlullus. 
 
 good  couscience  have  lived  to  God  unto  this 
 day : '  -  and  the  chief  ])riest  Auanias  command- 
 ed those  standing  by  liim  to  smite  him  on  the 
 mouth,  ^then  Paul  said  unto  him,  'God  is 
 about  to  smite  thee,  thou  white-washed  wall, 
 and  thou — thou  dost  sit  judging  me  according 
 to  the  law,  and,  violating  law,  dost  order  me 
 to  be  smitten ! ' 
 
 *  And  those  who  stood  by  said,  'The  chief 
 priest  of  God  dost  thou  revile?'  ^and  Paul 
 said,  'I  did  not  know,  brethren,  that  he  is 
 chief  priest:  for  it  hatli  been  written,  Of  the 
 ruler  of  thy  people  thou  shalt  not  speak  evil ;' 
 ®and  Paul  having  known  that  the  one  part 
 are  Sadducees,  and  the  other  Pharisees,  cried 
 out  in  the  sanhedrim,  'Men,  brethren,  I  am  a 
 Pharisee— son  of  a  Pharisee— concerning  hope 
 and  rising  again  of  dead  meni  am  judged.' 
 
 _^And  he  having  spoken  this,  there  came  a 
 dissension  of  the  Pharisees  and  of  the  Sad- 
 ducees, and  the  crowd  was  divided,  ®for  Sad- 
 ducees, indeed,  say  there  is  no  rising  again, 
 nor  messenger,  nor  spirit,  but  Pharisees  con- 
 fess both.  ^  And  there  came  a  great  cry,  and 
 the  scribes  of  the  Pharisees'  jjart having  arisen, 
 were  striving,  saying,  '  jSTo  evil  do  we  find  in 
 this  man;  and  if  a  spirit  spake  to  him,  or  a 
 messenger,  we  may  not  fight  against  God ; ' 
 ^'^  and  a  great  dissension  having  come,  the 
 chief  captain  having  been  afraid  lest  Paul  may 
 be  pulled  to  pieces  by  them,  commanded  the 
 soldiery,  jiavmg  gone  down,  to  take  him  by 
 force  out  of  the  midst  of  them,  and  to  bring 
 him  to  the  castle. 
 
 ^1  And  on  the  following  night,  the  Lord  hav- 
 ing stood  by  him,  said,  '  Take  courage,  Paul, 
 for  as  thou  didst  fully  testify  the  things  con- 
 cerning me  at  Jerusalem,  so  it  behoveth  thee 
 also  at  Rome  to  testify.' 
 
 '-  And  day  having  come,  certain  of  the  Jews 
 having  made  a  concourse,  did  anathematize 
 themselves,  sayin^neither  to  eat  nor  to  drink 
 till  they  may  kill  Paul ;  i^and  they  were  more 
 than  forty  who  made  this  conspiracy  by  oath, 
 ^*  who  having  come  near  to  the  chief  priests 
 and  to  the  elders  said,  '  With  an  anathema  we 
 did  anathematize  ourselves — to  taste  nothing 
 till  we  have  killed  Paul;  ^''now,  therefore, 
 ye,  signify  ye  to  the  chief  captain,  with  the 
 sanhedrim,  that  to-morrow  he  may  bring  him 
 down  imto  you,  as  being  about  to  know  more 
 exactly  the  things  concerning  him  ;  and  we, 
 before  his  coming  nigh,  are  ready  to  put  him 
 to  death.' 
 
 1^  And  the  son  of  Paul's  sister  having  heard 
 of  the  lying  in  wait,  haviu";  gone  and  entered 
 into  the  castle,  told  Paul,  ^''  and  Paul  having 
 called  near  one  of  the  centurions,  said,  '  This 
 young  man  lead  unto  the  chief  captain,  for  he 
 nath  something  to  tell  him.'  ^^Hc  indeed, 
 then,  having  taken  him,  brouglit  him  unto 
 the  chief  captain,  and  saith,  'The  prisoner 
 Paul,  having  called  me  near,  asked  me  this 
 young  man  to  bring  unto  thee,  having  some- 
 thing to  say  to  thee.' 
 
 '"And  the  cliief  captain  having  taken  him 
 by  the  hand,  and  having  witlidrawii  by  tlicm- 
 selves,  inouired,  'What  is  that  which  thcni 
 hast  to  tell  me?'  -"and  he  said— 'The  Jews 
 agreed  to  request  thee,  that  to-morrow  to  the 
 102 
 
 sanliedrim  thou  mayest  bring  down  Paul,  as 
 being  about  to  enquire  something  more  ex- 
 actly concerning  him;  -'thou,  therefore,  may- 
 est thou  not  yield  to  them,  for  there  lie  in 
 wait  for  him  of  them  more  than  forty  men, 
 who  did  anathematize  themselves — not  to  eat 
 nor  to  drink  till  they  kill  him,  and  now  they 
 are  ready,  waiting  for  the  promise  from  thee.' 
 
 ^-The  chief  captain,  then,  indeed,  let  the 
 yoimg  man  go,  having  charged  him  to  tell  no 
 one,  '  that  these  things  thou  didst  shew  unto 
 me ;'  ^^  and  having  called  near  a  certain  two 
 of  the  centmions,  he  said,  '  ^Make  ready 
 soldiers  two  hundred,  that  they  may  go  on 
 unto  CsBsarea,  and  horsemen  seventy,  and 
 spearmen  two  hundred,  from  the  third  hour 
 01  the  night ;  ^  beasts  also  provide,  that,  hav- 
 ing set  Paul  on,  they  may  bring  him  safe  unto 
 Felix  the  governor;'  ^he  having  written  a 
 letter  after  this  description : 
 
 *•* '  Claudius  Lysias,  to  the  most  noble 
 governor  Felix,  hail :  '•^  This  man  having  been 
 taken  by  the  Jcms,  and  being  about  to  be 
 killed  by  them — having  come  with  the  soldiery, 
 I  rescued  him,  having  learned  that  he  is  a 
 Roman  ;  "^  and,  intending  to  know  the  cause 
 for  which  they  were  accusing  him,  I  brought 
 him  down  to  their  sanhedrim,  ^  whom  I  found 
 accused  concerning  questions  of  their  law,  and 
 having  no  accusation  worthy  of  death  or  bonds ; 
 ^"and  a  plot  having  been  intimated  to  me 
 against  this  man — about  to  be  of  the  Jews — 
 at  once  I  sent  unto  thee,  having  given  com- 
 mand also  to  the  accusers  to  say  the  things 
 against  him  before  thee ;  be  strong.' 
 
 ^'  Then,  indeed,  the  soldiers  according  to 
 that  directed  them,  Iiaving  taken  up  Paul, 
 brought  him  through  the  night  to  Antipatris, 
 ^"  and  on  the  morrow,  having  suffered  the 
 horsemen  to  go  on  with  him,  they  returned 
 to  the  castle ;  ^^  those  having  entered  into 
 Csesarea.  and  delivered  the  letter  to  the  go- 
 vernor, did  present  also  Paul  to  him. 
 
 *•*  And  the  governor  having  read  it,  and  in- 
 quired of  what  province  he  is,  and  understood 
 that  he  is  from  Cilicia ;  ■^^ '  I  will  hear  thee — 
 said  lie — when  thine  accusers  also  may  have 
 come;'  he  also  commanded  him  to  be  kept  in 
 the  praetorium  of  Herod. 
 
 XXIV.  1  AND  after  five  days  came  down 
 the  chief  priest  Ananias,  with  the  elders,  and 
 a  certain  orator — Tertullus,  and  tliey  made 
 manifest  to  the  governor  tlie  things  against 
 Paul ;  -  and  he  having  been  called,  Tertullus 
 began  to  accuse  him,  saying,  'Much  peace 
 enjoying  through  thee,  and  worthy  deeds  be- 
 ing done  to  this  nation  tlirough  thy  fore- 
 thought, ^always,  also,  and  everywhei-e  we 
 receive  it,  most  noble  Felix,  A\'ith  all  thank- 
 fulness ;  *  and  that  I  may  not  l)c  further 
 tedious  to  thee,  I  pray  thee  to  hear  us  con- 
 cisely in  thy  gentleness;  ''for  having  found 
 this  man  a  pestilence,  and  moving  a  dissension 
 to  all  the  Jews  tlirough  the  world — a  ring- 
 leader also  of  tlie  sect  of  the  Nazareucs — 
 •■'  who  also  the  temjjle  did  try  to  profane, 
 whom  also  we  took,  aud  according  to  our  law 
 did  wish  to  judge,  ^  and  Lysiaa  the  chief  cap- 
 
Paul's  defence. 
 
 XXIV.  a— ACTS.— XXV.  20. 
 
 He  appeals  to  Cceaar. 
 
 tain  having  come  near,  witli  much  violence, 
 out  of  our  hands  did  take  away,  ^  having 
 commanded  his  accusers  to  come  to  thee, 
 from  whom  thou  mayest  be  able,  thyself  hav- 
 ing examined,  to  know  concerning  all  these 
 things  of  which  we  accuse  him ; '  ^  and  the 
 Jews  also  agreed,  professing  these  things  to 
 be  so. 
 
 ^^  And  Paul  answered — the  governor  having 
 beckoned  to  him  to  speak — 'Knowing  that 
 for  many  years  thou  hast  been  a  judge  to  this 
 nation,  the  more  cheerfiilly  the  things  con- 
 cerning myself  I  do  answer;  I'thou  being 
 able  to  know  that  it  is  not  more  than  twelve 
 days  to  me  since  I  went  up  to  worship  in  Jeru- 
 salem, ^^  and  neither  in  the  temple  did  they 
 tind  me  reasoning  with  any  one,  or  making  a 
 dissension  of  the  multitiide,  nor  in  the  syna- 
 gogues, nor  in  the  city ;  ^^  nor  are  they  able 
 to  prove  against  me  the  things  concerning 
 vhich  they  now  accuse  me. 
 
 •^ '  And  I  confess  this  to  thee,  that,  accord- 
 ing to  the  way  that  they  call  a  sect,  so  serve 
 I  the  God  of  the  fathers,  believing  all  things 
 that  in  the  law  and  the  prophets  have  been 
 written,  ^^  having  hope  toward  God,  which 
 they  themselves  also  wait  for,  that  there  is 
 about  to  be  a  rising  again  of  the  dead,  both 
 of  righteous  and  unrighteous ;  ^^  and  in  this  I 
 do  exercise  myself,  to  have  a  conscience  void 
 of  offence  toward  God  and  men  always. 
 
 1^  '  And  after  many  years  I  came,  about  to 
 do  kind  acts  to  my  nation,  and  ofi'erings,  ^^iu 
 which  cei'tain  Jews  from  Asia  did  find  me 
 purified  in  the  temple,  not  with  multitude, 
 nor  with  tumult,  ^^  whom  it  behoveth  to  be 
 present  before  thee,  and  to  accuse,  if  they  had 
 anything  against  me,  -"or  let  these  same 
 say  if  they  found  any  unrighteousness  in  me 
 in  my  standing  before  the  sanhedrim,  "^  except 
 concerning  this  one  voice,  in  which  I  cried, 
 standing  among  them — Concerning  a  rising 
 again  of  the  dead  I  am  judged  to-day  by 
 you.' 
 
 -2  And  having  heard,  these  things,  Felix  de- 
 layed them — having  known  more  exactly  of 
 thethiugs  concerning  the  way — saying,  'Wnen 
 Lysias  the  chief  captain  may  come  down,  I 
 will  know  fully  the  things  concerning  you  ; ' 
 -•*  having  given  also  a  direction  to  the  ■centu- 
 rion to  keep  Paul,  to  let  him  also  have  liberty, 
 and  to  forbid  none  of  his  own  friends  to  min- 
 ister or  to  come  near  to  him. 
 
 ^^  And  after  certain  days,  Felix  having 
 come  with  Drusilla  his  wife,  being  a  Jewess, 
 he  sent  for  Paul,  and  heard  him  concerning 
 the  faith  toward  Christ,  -*  and  he  reasoning 
 concerning  righteousness,  and  temperance, 
 andthe  judgment  that  is  about  to  be,  Felix, 
 having  become  afraid,  answered,  'For  the 
 ]iresent  be  going,  and  having  got  time,  I  will 
 call  for  thee;'  -'^and  at  the  same  time  also 
 hoping  that  money  shall  be  given  to  him  by 
 Paul,  that  he  may  release  him,  therefore,  also 
 sending  for  him  the  oftener,  he  was  convers- 
 ing with  him;  ""  and  two  years  having  been 
 fultilled,  Felix  received  a  stxccessor,  Porcius 
 Festus ;  Felix  also  willing  to  lay  a  favour  on 
 the  Jews,  left  Paul  bound. 
 
 XXV.  1  FESTUS,  therefore,  having  come 
 into  the  province,  after  three  days  went  up  to 
 Jerusalem  from  Caesarea,  "  and  the  chief  priest 
 and  the  principal  men  of  the  Jews  made  mani- 
 fest to  him  the  things  against  Paid,  and  were 
 calling  on  him,  ^asking  favour  against  him, 
 that  he  may  send  for  him  to  Jerusalem,  mak- 
 ing an  ambush  to  put  him  to  death  in  the 
 way. 
 
 ^  Then,  indeed,  Festus  answered  that  Paul 
 is  kept  in  Caesarea,  and  himself  is  about 
 speedily  to  go  on  thither,  ^  '  Therefore  those 
 able  among  you — saith  he — having  come  down 
 together,  if  there  be  anything  in  this  man — let 
 them  accuse  him ; '  ^  and  having  tarried  among 
 them  more  than  ten  days,  having  gone  down 
 to  Caesarea,  on  the  morrow  having  sat  upon 
 the  tribunal,  he  commanded  Paul  to  be 
 brought ;  ^  and  he  having  come,  there  stood 
 round  about  the  Jews  who  have  come  down 
 from  Jerusalem — many  and  weighty  charges 
 they  are  bringing  against  Paul,  which  they 
 were  not  able  to  prove,  ^  he  making  defence 
 —  'Neither  in  regard  to  the  law  of  the  Jews, 
 nor  in  regard  to  the  temple,  nor  in  regard  to 
 CiBsar— did  I  commit  any  sin.' 
 
 ^  And  Festus  willing  to  lay  on  the  Jews  a 
 favoui",  answering  Paul,  said,  '  Art  thou  will- 
 ing, to  Jerusalem  having  gone  up,  there  con- 
 cerning these  things  to  be  judged  before  me?' 
 1*^  and  Paul  said,  '  At  the  tribunal  of  Caesar  I 
 am  standing,  where  it  behoveth  me  to  be 
 judged  ;  to  Jews  I  did  no  unrighteousness,  as 
 thou  dost  also  very  well  know ;  ^^  for  if  indeed 
 I  am  unrighteous,  and  anjiihing  worthy  of 
 death  have  done,  I  deprecate  not  to  die ;  and 
 if  there  is  none  of  the  things  of  which  these 
 accuse  me,  no  one  is  able  to  make  a  favour  of 
 me  to  them ;  to  Caesar  I  appeal ! '  i-  then  Fes- 
 tus, having  communed  with  the  council,  an- 
 swered, 'To  Caesar  thou  hast  appealed;  to 
 Caesar  thou  slialt  go.' 
 
 ^'  And  certain  days  having  passed,  Agrippa 
 the  king,  and  Bernice,  came  down  to  Caesarea 
 saluting  Festus,  i-*  and  as  they  were  continu- 
 ing there  more  days,  Festus  submitted  to  the 
 king  the  things  concerning  Paul,  saying, 
 '  There  is  a  certain  man,  left  by  Felix,  a  pii- 
 soner,  ^^  about  whom,  in  my  being  at  Jeru- 
 salem, the  chief  priests  and  tlie  elders  of  the 
 Jews  laid  information,  asking  a  decision 
 against  him,  ^^  unto  whom  I  answered,  that  it 
 is  not  a  custom  ot  Komans  to  make  a  favour  of 
 any  man  to  die,  before  that  he  who  is  accused 
 may  have  the  accusers  face  to  face,  and  may 
 receive  place  of  defence  in  regwd  to  the  charge 
 laid  against  him. 
 
 ^^  '  They,  therefore,  having  come  together 
 — I,  making  no  delay,  on  the  succeeding  day 
 having  sat  upon  the  tribunal,  did  command  the 
 man  to  be  brought,  ^^  concerning  whom  the 
 accusers,  having  stood  ui),  were  bringing 
 against  him  no  accusation  of  the  things  I  was 
 thinking  of,  '^  but  certain  questions  concern- 
 ing their  own  religion  they  had  against  him, 
 and  concerning  a  certain  Jesus  who  was  dead, 
 whom  Paul  affirmed  to  be  alive;  -"and^  I, 
 doubting  in  regard  to  the  question  concerning 
 this,  said.  If  he  would  wish  to  go  onto  Jeru- 
 salem, and  there  to  be  judged  concerning  these 
 103 
 
Paul  pleads 
 
 XXV.  21.— ACTS.— XXVII.  2.  before  Agrippa  and  Festuf. 
 
 things-''  l)ut  Paul  having  appealed  to  be  kept 
 to  the  hearing  of  Sebastiis,  I  did  command 
 him  to  be  kept  till  I  might  send  him  unto 
 Cffisar. ' 
 
 -2  And  Agrippa  said  unto  Festus,  '  I  was 
 wishing  also  myself  to  liear  the  man  ;'  and  he 
 said,  'To-morrow  thou  sbalt  hear  him;'  -^  on 
 the  _  morrow,  therefore— on  the  coming  of 
 Agrippa  and  Bernice  with  miich  display.  L,nd 
 they  having  entered  into  the  audience  cham- 
 ber, with  the  chief  captains  also,  and  the 
 principal  men  of  the  city,  and  Festus  having 
 ordered — Paul  was  brought  forth. 
 
 -''  And  Festus  said,  '  King  Agrippa,  and  all 
 men  who  are  present  with  us,  ye  see  this  one, 
 about  whom  all  the  multitude  of  the  Jews  did 
 deal  with  me,  both  in  .Jerusalem  and  here, 
 crying  out.  He  ought  not  to  live  any  longer  ; 
 ^  and  I,  having  found  him  to  have  done  no- 
 thing worthy  of  death,  and  he  also  himself 
 having  appealed  to  Sebastus,  T  decided  to 
 seud  him,  '^  concerning  whom  I  have  no  cer- 
 tain thing  to  write  to  my  lord,  wherefore  T 
 brought  him  forth  liefore  you,  and  specially 
 before  thee,  king  Agrippa,  tliat  the  examina- 
 tion having  been  made,  1  may  have  something 
 to  write  ;  ^  for  it  doth  seem  to  me  irrational, 
 sending  a  prisoner,  not  also  to  signify  the 
 charges  against  him.' 
 
 XXVI.  1  AND  Agrippa  said  unto  Paul,  '  It 
 is  permitted  to  thee  to  speak  for  thyself;' 
 then  Paul  having  sbretched  forth  the  hand, 
 was  making  a  defence :  * '  Concerning  all  things 
 of  which  I  am  accused  by  Jews,  king  Agrippa, 
 I  have  thought  myself  happy,  being  about  to 
 make  a  defence  before  thee  to-day,  ^  especially 
 knowing  thee  to  be  acquainted  with  all  things 
 —both  customs  and  questions— among  Jews ; 
 wherefore,  I  beseech  tliee,  patiently  to  hear 
 me. 
 
 ■*  'The  manner  of  my  life  tlien,  indeed,  from 
 youth — which  from  the  beginning  was  among 
 my  nation,  in  Jerusalem— know  do  all  the 
 Jews,  '  knowing  me  before  from  the  fii"st,  (if 
 they  may  be  willing  to  testify,)  that  after  the 
 most  exact  sect  of  our  worship,  I  lived  a 
 Pharisee :  "  and  now  for  the  hope  of  the  pro- 
 mise made  to  the  fathers  by  God,  I  have  stood 
 j  udged,  "  to  wliich  our  twelve  tribes,  intently 
 night  and  day  serving,  do  hope  to  come,  con- 
 cerning which  ho])e  I  am  accused,  king 
 Agrippa,  bjf  the  Jews ;  *  why  is  it  judged  in- 
 credible with  you,  if  God  doth  raise  tlie 
 dead? 
 
 " '  I,  indeed,  therefore,  thought  with  my- 
 self, that  against  the  name  of  Jesus  of  Naza- 
 reth it  behovedjnc  many  things  to  do,  '"which 
 also  1  did  in  .Jerusalem,  and  many  of  the  saints 
 1  in  prison  did  shut  up,  from  the  cliief  priests 
 having  received  the  authority;  they  also  being 
 put  to  death,  I  gave  my  vote  against  them, 
 "  and  in  every  synagogue,  often  punishing 
 them,  I  was  constraining  tiLtm  to  speak  evil, 
 being  also  exceedingly  mad  against  them,  1 
 was  also  persecuting  theTii  even  unto  strange 
 cities. 
 
 '■^  'In  whicli  things,  also,  going  on  to  Damas- 
 cus—with authority  aud  commission  from  the 
 chief  prie-sts    '^  at  mid-day,  1  saw  in  the  ivay, 
 O  king,  out  of  heaven,  above  the  brightness  of  I 
 1U4 
 
 the  sun,  shining  round  about  me  a  light— and 
 those  going  on  with  me ;  '^  and  we  all  having 
 fallen  to  the  earth,  I  heard  .a  voice  speaking 
 unto  me,  and  saying  in  the  Hebrew  dialect, 
 Saul,  Saul,  why  me  dost  tliou persecute?  hard 
 for  thee  against  pricks  to  kick  ! 
 
 1'  'And  I  said,  Who  art  thou.  Lord?  and 
 he  said,  I  am  Jesus  whom  thou  dost  perse- 
 cute ;  18  but  rise,  and  stand  upon  thy  feet,  for 
 for  this  I  appeared  to  thee,  to  appoint  thee 
 an  officer  aud  a  witness  both  of  the  things 
 thou  didst  see,  and  of  the  things  in  which  I 
 will  appear  to  thee,  '^deliveriug  thee  from 
 the  people,  and  the  nations,  to  whom  now  I 
 send  thee,  '^  to  open  their  eyes,  to  turn  them 
 from  darkness  to  light,  and /rom  the  author- 
 ity of  the  Adversary  imto  God,  for  their  re- 
 ceiving forgiveness  of  sins,  and  a  lot  among 
 those  ha^^ng  been  sanctified,  by  faith  that  is 
 toward  me. 
 
 '"'Whereupon,  king  Agrippa,  I  was  not 
 disobedient  to  the  heavenly  vision,  "<•  but  to 
 those  iu  Damascus  first,  and  to  those  in  Jeru- 
 salem, to  all  the  region  also  of  Judea,  and  to 
 the  nations,  I  was  preaching  to  reform,  and  to 
 turn  back  uuto  God,  doing  works  worthy  of 
 reformation ;  ^i  because  of  tliese  things  the 
 Jews — having  caujjht  me  in  the  temple — were 
 endeavouring  to  kill  me. 
 
 '"  'Having  obtained,  therefore,  help  from 
 God,  till  this  day,  I  have  stood  witnessing 
 both  to  small  and  to  great,  saying  nothing 
 besides  the  things  that  botli  the  proi)hets  and 
 Moses  spake  of  as  about  to  come,  -^  that  the 
 Christ  is  to  suffer,  whether  first  by  a  rising 
 from  the  dead,  he  is  about  to  proclaim  light 
 to  the  people  and  to  the  nations.' 
 
 "^And,  he  thus  making  a  defence,  Festus 
 with  a  loud  voice  said,  '  Thou  art  mad,  Paul ; 
 much  learning  doth  turn  thee  mad;'  ^and 
 he  saith,  '  I  am  not  mad,  most  noble  Festus, 
 but  of  truth  and  soberness  the  sayings  I  speak 
 forth ;  2^  for  the  king  doth  know  concerning 
 these  things,  before  w^iom  also  I  speak  boldly, 
 for  none  of  these  things,  I  am  persuaded,  are 
 hidden  from  him;  for  this  thing  hath  not  been 
 done  in  a  corner;  ''thou  dost  believe,  king 
 Agriima,  the  prophets?  I  have  known  that 
 thou  dost  believe! ' 
 
 "8 Aud  Agrippa  said  uuto  Paul,  'Iu  a  little 
 thou  dost  persuade  me  to  become  a  Chris- 
 tian ! '  "^  aud  Paul  said,  '  I  would  have  wished 
 to  God,  both  in  a  little,  and  in  much,  not 
 only  thee,  but  also  all  those  hearing  me  to- 
 day, to  become  such  as  I  also  am — except 
 these  bonds.' 
 
 J*"  And,  he  having  spoken  these  things,  the 
 king  rose  up,  and  the  governor,  Bernice  also, 
 and  those  sitting  with  them,  ■*'  aud  having 
 withdrawn,  they  vere  speaking  unto  one 
 anotlier,  saying — '  This  man  doth  nothing 
 worthy  of  death  or  of  bonds ; '  •*-  aud  Agrippa 
 said  to  Festus,  'This  man  might  have  been 
 releaafid   if  he  had  not  appealed  to  Caesar.' 
 
 XXVII.  1  AND  when  our  sailing  to  Italy 
 was  determined,  they  were  delivering  up  both 
 J'aul  and  certain  otliers,  prisoners,  to  a  cen- 
 turion, by  uame  Jidius,  ot  the  band  of  SeDas- 
 tus,  -  and  having  embarked  iu  a  ship  of  Ad- 
 
His  journey  towards  Rome. 
 
 XXVII.  3.— ACTS.— XXVIII.  1. 
 
 His  shipwreck  at  Melita. 
 
 ramyttiiini,  we,  being  about  to  sail  by  the 
 coasts  of  Asia,  did  set  sail,  there  being  with 
 lis  Aristarchus,  a  Macedoaiau  of  Thessalon- 
 ica,  3  ou  the  next  day  also  we  touched  at 
 Sidon,  and  Julius,  courteously  treating  Paul, 
 did  permit  liivi,  having  gone  on  unto  friends, 
 to  receive  their  care. 
 
 *  And  thence,  having  set  sail,  we  sailed  un- 
 der Cyprus,  because  of  the  winds  being  con- 
 trary, °  and  having  sailed  over  the  sea  over- 
 against  Cilicia  and  Paniphylia,  we  came  to 
 Myria  of  Lycia,  ^  and  there  the  centurion  hav- 
 ing found  a  ship  of  Alexandria,  sailing  to 
 Italy,  did  put  us  into  it,  ^aud  having  sailed 
 slowly  many  days,  and  with  difficulty  coming 
 over  against  Cnidiis,  the  wind  not  suffering  us, 
 we  sailed  under  Crete,  over-against  Salmoue, 
 ^and  hardly  passing  it,  we  came  to  a  certain 
 placecalled  'Fair Havens,'  nigh  to  which  was 
 the  city  of  Lasaea. 
 
 ^And  much  time  being  spent,  and  the 
 sailing  being  now  dangerous — because  of  the 
 fast  also  being  already  past — Paul  was  ad- 
 monishing, i^saying  tothem,  'Men,  I  perceive 
 that  with  hurt,  and  much  damage,  not  only  of 
 the  lading  and  of  the  shiij,  but  also  of  our 
 lives — the  voyage  is  about  to  be;'  ^^but  the 
 centurion  to  the  pilot  and  to  the  shipowner 
 gave  credence  more  than  to  the  things  spoken 
 by  Paul ;  ^"  and  the  haven  being  incommodious 
 to  winter  in,  the  more  part  gave  counsel  to 
 sail  thence  also,  if  by  any  means  they  might 
 be  able,  having  attained  to  Phenice,  tliere  to 
 winter,  which  is  a  haven  of  Crete,  looking  to 
 the  south-west  and  north-west,  ^'^  and  a  south 
 M'ind  blowing  softly,  having  thought  they  had 
 obtained  their  jjurpose,  having  lifted  anchor, 
 they  sailed  close  by  Crete,  ^'*and  not  long 
 after  there  arose  against  it  a  tempestuous 
 wind,  that  is  called  Euroclydon,  i=and  the 
 ship  being  caught,  and  not  being  able  to  bear 
 up  against  the  wind,  having  given  her  up,  we 
 were  borne  on,  ^^and  having  run  under  a 
 certain  little  isle,  called  Clauda,  we  were 
 hardly  able  to  become  masters  of  the  boat, 
 ^' which  having  taken  up,  they  were  using 
 helps,  iiudergirding  the  ship,  and  fearing  lest 
 they  may  fall  on  the  quicksand,  having  let 
 down  the  mast — so  were  borne  on. 
 
 '8  And  we,  being  exceedingly  tempest-tossed, 
 the  succeeding  day  they  were  making  a  clear- 
 ing, '"  and  ou  the  third  day  with  our  own  hands 
 the  tackling  of  the  ship  we  cast  out,  -"  and 
 neither  sun  nor  stars  appearing  for  more  days, 
 and  not  a  httle  tempest  lying  upon  us,  thence- 
 foiiJi  all  hope  was  taken  away  of  our  being 
 saved. 
 
 '^  And  there  having  been  long  fasting,  then 
 £aul  having  stood  in  the  midst  of  them,  said, 
 'it  behoved  you,  indeed,  0  men— ha\'iug  hear- 
 kened to  me-ruot  to  set  sail  from  Crete,  and 
 to  save  this  hurt  and  damage;  -*and  now  I 
 exhort  you  to  be  of  good  cheer,  for  there  shall 
 be  no  loss  of  life  among  you — but  of  the  ship ; 
 ^  for  there  stood  by  me  this  night  a  messenger 
 of  God- — whose  I  ani,  and  whom  I  serve — 
 "*  saying.  Be  not  afraid  Paul ;  before  Ciesar  it 
 boho\eth  thee  to  stand;  and,  lo,  God  hath 
 
 granted  to  thee  all  those  sailing  with  thee; 
 ^  wherefore  be  of  good  cheer,  men !  for  I  be- 
 lieve God,  that  so  it  shall  be,  even  as  it  hath 
 been  spoken  to  me,  -"  and  on  a  certain  island 
 it  bchoveth  us  to  be  cast.' 
 
 ^  And  when  the  fourteenth  night  came — we 
 being  borne  up  and  down  in  the  Adria — 
 toward  the  middle  of  the  night  the  sailors 
 were  supposing  that  some  country  drew  nigh 
 to  them;  -^and  having  sounded  they  found 
 twenty  fathoms,  and  having  gone  a  little 
 farther,  and  again  having  sounded,  they  found 
 fifteen  fathoms,  -'•'  and  fearing  lest  on  rough 
 places  we  may  fall,  out  of  the  stern  having 
 cast  four  anchors,  they  were  wishing  day  to 
 come. 
 
 ^^  And  the  sailors  seeking  to  flee  out  of  the 
 ship,  aud  having  let  down  the  boat  to  the  sea, 
 in  pretence  as  if  out  of  the  foreship  they  are 
 about  to  cast  anchors,  ^^  Paul  said  to  the  cen- 
 turion aud  to  the  soldiers,  '  If  these  do  not 
 remain  in  the  ship — ye  are  not  able  to  be 
 saved;'  ^'Hhen  the  soldiers  did  cut  off  the 
 ro]3es  of  the  boat,  and  suffered  it  to  fall  off. 
 
 3^  And  till  the  day  was  about  to  be,  Paul 
 was  calling  upon  all  to  partake  of  nourish- 
 ment, saying,  'Fourteen  days  to-day,  waiting, 
 ye  continue  fasting,  having  taken  nothing, 
 ^^  wherefore  I  call  iixjou  you  to  take  nourish- 
 ment, for  this  is  for  your  safety,  for  of  not  one 
 of  you  shall  a  hair  from  the  head  fall ; '  '"^^  and 
 having  said  these  things,  and  having  taken 
 bread,  he  gave  thanks  to  God  before  all,  and 
 ha^'ing  broken  it,  he  began  to  eat ;  ^^  and  all 
 having  become  of  good  cheer,  themselves  also 
 took  food,  ^^  (aud  we  were — all  the  souls  in 
 the  ship -^  two  hundred,  seventy  and  six), 
 ■''"and  having  eaten  sufficient  nourishment, 
 they  were  lightening  the  ship,  casting  forth 
 the  wheat  into  the  sea. 
 
 33  And  when  the  day  came,  they  were  not 
 discerning  the  land,  but  a  certain  creek  were 
 perceiving  ha\ang  a  beach,  into  which  they 
 took  counsel,  if  possible,  to  thrust  forward 
 the  ship,  ^^  aud  the  anchors  having  taken  up, 
 they  were  committing  it  to  the  sea,  at  the 
 same  tinie^having  loosed  the  bands  of  the 
 rudders,  and  having  hoisted  up  the  mainsail 
 to  the  \vind — they  were  makiug  for  the  shore, 
 ■*^  and  having  fallen  into  a  i)lace  of  two  seas, 
 they  ran  the  ship  aground,  and  the  fore-part, 
 indeed^  having  stuck  fast,  did  remain  immove- 
 able, but  the  hinder-part  was  broken  by  the 
 violence  of  the  waves. 
 
 ^  And  the  soldiers'  counsel  was  that  they 
 should  Idll  the  prisoners,  lest  any  one  having 
 swam  out  should  escape,  ^^but  the  centurion, 
 wishing  to  save  Paul,  hindered  them  from  the 
 counsel,  and  did  command  those  able  to  swim, 
 having  cast  themselves  out  first — to  get  unto 
 the  land,  ^  and  the  rest,  some  indeed  upon 
 boards,  aud  some  upon  certain  things  of  the 
 ship ;  and  thus  it  came  to  pass  that  all  came 
 safe  unto  the  land. 
 
 XXVIII.  1  AND  having  been  saved,  then 
 they  knew  that  the  island  is  called  Melita, 
 105 
 
Paid  at  Alelita. 
 
 XXVIII.  2.— ACTS,— XXVIII.  31. 
 
 He  jyreacliea  at  Rome, 
 
 *  and  the  foreijraers  were  shewing  us  no  ordi- 
 nary kindness,  for  having  kindled  a  fire,  they 
 received  us  all,  because  of  the  pressing  rain, 
 and  because  of  the  cold ;  ^  but  Paul  having 
 gathered  together  a  quantity  of  sticks,  and 
 having  laid  tliem  upon  the  fire,  a  viper — out 
 of  the  heat  having  come — did  fasten  on  his 
 hand. 
 
 ■•And  when  the  foreigners  saw  the  beast 
 lianging  from  his  hand,  they  said  unto  one 
 another,  '  Certainly  this  man  is  a  murderer, 
 whom,  having  been  saved  out  of  the  sea,  the 
 justice  did  not  suffer  to  live ; '  ^he  then,  in- 
 deed, having  shaken  off  tlie  beast  into  the 
 fire,  suffered  no  evil,  ••  and  they  were  expect- 
 ing him  to  be  about  to  be  inflamed,  or  to  fall 
 down  suddenly  dead,  and  they,  expecting  it  a 
 long  time,  and  seeing  nothing  uncommon 
 happening  to  him,  changing  their  minds,  said 
 he  was  a  god. 
 
 ^And  in  the  neighbourhood  of  that  place 
 were  lands  of  the  principal  man  of  the  island, 
 by  name  Publius,  who,  having  received  us, 
 three  days  did  courteously  lodge  us  ;  ^  and  it 
 came  to  pass,  the  fatlier  of  Publius  with 
 feverish  heats  and  dysentery  pressed,  was  laid, 
 unto  whom  Paul  having  entered,  and  having 
 
 grayed,  having  laid  his  hands  on  him,  healed 
 im;  ^this,  therefore,  being  done,  the  others 
 also  in  the  island  having  infirmities  were  com- 
 ing and  were  healed ;  '^^  who  also  with  many 
 honours  did  honour  us,  and  we  setting  sail — 
 they  were  lading  us  witli  the  things  that  were 
 necessary. 
 
 1'  And  after  three  months,  we  set  sail  in  a 
 ship  (that  had  wintered  in  the  isle)  of  Alex- 
 andria, with  the  sign  Dioscuri,  '"  and  having 
 landed  at  Syracuse,  we  remained  three  days, 
 ^^  thence  having  gone  round,  we  came  to  E.he- 
 gium,  and  after  one  day,  a  south  wind  having 
 sprung  up,  the  second  day  we  came  to  Puteoli ; 
 ^*where,  having  found  brethren,  we  were  called 
 upon  to  I'emaiu  with  them  seven  days,  and 
 thus  to  Rome  we  came ;  ^^  and  thence,  the 
 brethren  having  heard  the  things  concerning 
 us,  came  forth  to  meet  us,  unto  Appii  Forum, 
 and  Three  Taverns— whom  Paul  having  seen, 
 having  given  thanks  to  God,  took  courage. 
 
 i**  And  when  we  came  to  Kome,  the  centu- 
 rion delivered  up  the  pi'isoners  to  the  captain 
 of  the  barrack,  but  Paul  was  suU'orcd  to  re- 
 main by  himself,  with  the  soldier  guarding 
 him. 
 
 '^And  it  came  to  pass  after  three  days, 
 106 
 
 Paul  called  together  those  who  are  the  prin- 
 cipal men  of  the  Jews,  and  they  having  come 
 together,  he  said  unto  them :  '  Men,  brethren, 
 I  —  having  done  nothing  contrary  to  the 
 people,  or  to  the  customs  of  the  fathers— a 
 prisoner  from  Jerusalem,  was  delivered  up  to 
 the  han'ls  of  the  Romans ;  ^^  who,  having 
 examined  me,  were  wishing  to  release  me, 
 because  of  their  being  no  cause  of  death  in 
 me,  1^  and  the  Jews  having  spoken  against  it, 
 I  was  constrained  to  appeal  unto  Caesar — not 
 as  having  anything  to  accuse  my  nation  of ; 
 -°  for  this  cause,  therefore,  I  called  for  you 
 to  see  and  to  speak  with  you,  for  because 
 of  the  hope  of  Israel  with  this  chain  I  am 
 bound.' 
 
 "^  And  they  said  unto  him,  '  We  did  neither 
 receive  letters  concerning  thee  from  Judea, 
 nor  did  any  one  who  came  of  the  brethren 
 declare  or  speak  any  evil  concerning  thee, 
 -"  and  we  think  it  good  from  thee  to  hear 
 what  thou  dost  think,  for,  indeed,  concern- 
 ing this  sect  it  is  known  to  us  that  every- 
 where it  is  spoken  against ; '  -^  and  having 
 appointed  him  a  day,  thej[  came,  more  of 
 them  unto  him,  to  the  lodging,  to  whom  he 
 was  expounding,  testifying  fully  the  reign  of 
 God,  persuading  them  also  of  the  things  con- 
 cerning Jesus,  both  from  the  law  of  Moses, 
 and  the  prophets,  from  morning  till  evening, 
 -^  and,  some,  indeed,  were  belie\aug  the  things 
 spoken,  and  some  were  not  beheving. 
 
 -^  And  not  being  agreed  with  one  another, 
 they  were  going  away,  Paul  having  spoken 
 one  word — '  Well  did  the  Holy  Spirit  siicak 
 through  Isaiah  the  prophet  unto  our  fathers, 
 ^0  saying.  Go  on  unto  this  people  and  say. 
 With  hearing  ye  shall  hear,  and  ye  shall  not 
 understand,  and  seeing  ye  shall  see,  and  ye 
 shall  not  perceive,  '^  for  made  gross  was  the 
 heai't  of  this  people,  and  with  the  ears  they 
 heard  heavily,  and  their  eyes  they  did  close, 
 lest  they  may  see  with  the  eyes,  and  with  tlie 
 heart  may  understand,  and  be  turned  back, 
 and  I  may  heal  them. 
 
 "8  '  Be  it  known,  therefore,  to  you,  that  to 
 the  nations  was  sent  the  salvation  of  God, 
 these  also  will  hear  it;'  -■'  and  he  having  said 
 these  things,  the  Jews  went  away,  ha\'iug 
 much  disputation  among  themselves ;  •'"  and 
 Paul  remained  an  entire  two  yeaus  in  his  own 
 hired  liouse,  and  was  receiving  all  those  com- 
 ing in  tinto  him,  ^^  preaching  the  reign  of 
 God,  and  teaching  the  thiucs  couccfuing  the 
 Lord  Jesus  Christ  with  all  oolduess — uufor- 
 biddeu. 
 
EPISTLE  TO  THE  ROMANS. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  PAUL,  a  servant  of  Jesiis  Clirist, 
 a  called  apostle,  ha^•i^g  beeo  separated  to  the 
 fcood  news  of  Gpd — -  which  He  announced  be- 
 fore through  His  prophets  in  holy  writings — 
 3  concerning  His  Son,  (who  is  come  of  the 
 seed  of  David  according  to  the  flesh,  ''  who  is 
 marked  out  Son  of  God  in  power,  according  to 
 the  Spirit  of  sanctihcation,  by  the  rising  again 
 from  the  dead,)  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord; 
 ^  through  whom  we  did  receive  grace  and 
 apostleship,  for  obedience  of  faith  among  all 
 the  nations,  in  behalf  of  his  name ;  '^  among 
 ivhom  are  also  ye,  the  called  of  Jesus  Christ ; 
 ^to  all  who  are  in  Rome,  beloved  of  God, 
 called  saints ;  Grace  to  you,  and  peace,  from 
 God  our  Father,  and  froin  the  Lord  Jesus 
 Christ! 
 
 8  First,  indeed,  i  tnank  my  God  through 
 Jesus  Christ  for  you  all,  that  your  faith  is 
 proclaimed  iu  the  whole  world;  ^for  God  is 
 my  Avitness,  whom  I  serve  in  my  spirit  in  the 
 good  news  of  His  Son,  how  imceasiugly  I 
 make  mention  of  yoii,  ^^  always  in  my  prayers 
 beseeching,  if  by  any  means  uow^  at  length  I 
 shall  have  a  prosperous  jovirney,  by  the  will 
 of  God,  to  come  unto  you,  ^^for  I  long  to  see 
 you,  that  I  may  impart  to  you  some  spiritual 
 gift,  that  ye  may  be  established ;  '-  and  that 
 is,  that  I  may  be  comforted  together  among 
 you,  through  the  faith  in  one  another,  both 
 yours  and  mine. 
 
 ^^Aud  I  do  not  wish  you  to  be  ignorant, 
 brethren,  that  many  times  I  did  purpose  to 
 come  unto  you — and  was  hindered  till  the 
 present  time — that  some  fruit  I  might  have 
 also  among  you,  even  as  also  among  the  other 
 nations. 
 
 1^  Both  to  Greeks  aud  to  foreigners,  both  to 
 wise  and  to  thoughtless,  I  am  a  debtor,  ^^  so, 
 as  much  as  in  me  is,  I  am  ready  also  to  you 
 who  are  in  Eome  to  proclaim  good  news, 
 ^^  fo«I  am  not  ashamed  of  the  good  news  of 
 the  Christ,  for  it  is  the  ]iovver  of  God  to  salva- 
 tion to  every  one  who  is  believing,  both  to 
 Jew  first,  and  to  Greek. 
 
 1^  For  the  righteousness  of  God  in  it  is  re- 
 vealed from  faith  to  faith,  according  as  it 
 hath  been  written,  *  And  the  righteous  one 
 by  faith  shall  live,'  ^^ior  revealed  is  the 
 wrath  of  God  from  heaven  upon  all  impiety 
 and  unrighteousness  of  men,  holding  down  the 
 truth  in  unrighteousness. 
 
 ^3  Piecause  that  which  is  known  of  God  is 
 manifest  among  them,  for  God  did  manifest 
 ti  to  them,  ^"for  the  invisible  things  of  Him 
 from  the  creation  of  the  world,  by  the  things 
 made  being  understood,  ajre  plainly  seen,  both 
 His  eternal  power  and  Godhead — to  their  be- 
 iiur  iuexcusablc ;  "^  because,  having  known 
 God  they  tlid  not  glorify  Ilim  as  God,  nor 
 gave  thanks,   but  were  made  vaia  in  their 
 
 reasonings,  and  their  unintelligent  heart  was 
 darkened,  -"  professing  to  be  wise,  they  were 
 made  fools,  -^  and  changed  the  glory  of  the 
 incoiTuptible  God  into  the  likeness  of  an 
 image  of  corruptible  man,  and  of  fowls,  and 
 of  quadrupeds,  aud  of  reptiles. 
 
 -■*  Wherefore  also  God  did  give  them  up,  in 
 the  desires  of  their  hearts,  to  uncleanness,  to 
 dishonour  their  bodies  among  themselves ; 
 "''who  did  change  the  truth  of  God  into  a 
 falsehood,  and  did  honour  and  serve  the  crea- 
 tm-e  rather  than  the  Creator,  who  is  blessed 
 to  the  ages.     Ameu. 
 
 -•^  Because  of  this  did  God  give  them  up  to 
 dislionourable  affections,  for  even  their  fe- 
 males did  change  the  natural  use  into  that 
 against  nature;  ^"and  in  like  manner  also 
 the  males  having  left  the  natural  use  of  the 
 female,  did  burn  in  their  longing  toward  one 
 another;  males  with  males  working  shame, 
 and  the  recompense  of  their  error  that  was 
 fit,  in  themselves  receiving. 
 
 ■■^And,  according  as  they  did  not  approve 
 of  haAdng  God  in  knowledge,  God  gave  them 
 up  to  a  disapproved  mind,  to  do  the  things 
 not  seemly;  ^having  been  tilled  with  all  un- 
 righteousness, whoredom,  wickedness,  covet- 
 ousness,  malice;  full  of  envy,  murder,  strife, 
 deceit,  evil  dispositions;  whisperers,  •*" evil- 
 speakers,  God-haters,  insulting,  proud,  boast- 
 ers, inventors  of  evil  things,  disobedaent  to 
 parents,  ^^  unintelligent,  faithless,  without 
 natui-al  affection,  implacable,  unmerciful; 
 2"  who  the  righteous  judgment  of  God  having 
 known  —  that  those  practising  such  things 
 are  worthy  of  death — not  only  do  them,  but 
 also  have  delight  with  those  practising 
 them. 
 
 II.  1  THEREFORE,  thou  art  inexcusable, 
 0  man — every  one  who  is  judging — for  in  that 
 in  which  thou  dost  jiidge  the  other,  thyself 
 thou  dost  condemn,  for  the  same  things  thou 
 dost  practise  who  art  judging,  "  and  we  have 
 Itnowu  that  the  judgment  of  God  is  accord- 
 ing to  truth,  upon  those  practising  such 
 things. 
 
 3  And  dost  thou  think  this,  0  man,  who  art 
 judging  those  who  such  things  are  practising, 
 and  art  doing  them,  that  thou  shalt  escape 
 the  judgment  of  God?  *or  the  liches  of  His 
 goodness,  and  forbearance,  and  long-suffer- 
 ing, dost  thou  despise?— not  knowing  that 
 the  goodness  of  God  doth  lead  thee  to  refor- 
 mation !  ^  biit,  according  to  thy  hardness  and 
 impenitent  heart,  thou  dost  treasure  iip  to 
 thyself  wrath,  in  a  day  of  wrath  and  of  the 
 revelation  of  the  righteous  judgment  of  God, 
 "who  shall  render  to  each  according  to  liis 
 works ;  ^  to  those,  indeed,  wlio  in  continuance 
 of  a  good  work,  do  seek  glory,  and  honoitr, 
 and  incorruptibility— life  age-duringj  ^aud 
 to  those  contentious,  and  disobedient,  indeed, 
 107 
 
Equity  of  God. 
 
 II.  9.— liOMANS.— lu.  30. 
 
 Depravity  of  all. 
 
 to  the  truth,  and  obeying  the  unrighteous- 
 ness—  indii,aKi,tion  and  wi-.ath,  "tribulation 
 and  distress,  upon  every  soul  of  man  that  is 
 working  the  evil,  both  of  Jew  first,  and  of 
 Greek ;  ^°  and  glory,  and  honour,  and  peace, 
 to  every  one  who  is  working  the  good,  both 
 to  Jew  first,  and  to  Greek. 
 
 "  For  there  is  no  acceptance  of  faces  with 
 God,  12  for  as  many  as  without  law  did  sin, 
 without  law  also  shall  perish,  and  as  many 
 as  did  sin  in  law,  through  law  shall  be  judged, 
 '^  for  not  the  liearers  of  the  law  a?-e  righteous 
 before  God,  but  the  doers  of  the  law  shall  be 
 declared  righteous : — 
 
 '■*  For,  when  nations  that  have  not  a  law,  by 
 nature  may  do  the  things  of  the  law,  these 
 not  having  a  law — to  themselves  are  a  law ; 
 1^  who  do  shew  the  work  of  the  law  written 
 in  their  liearts,  their  conscience  also  witness- 
 ing with  them,  and  between  one  another  the 
 thoughts  accusing  or  else  dcfeudiug,  ^^  in 
 the  day  when  God  shall  judge  the  secrets  of 
 men,  according  to  my  good  news,  through 
 Jesus  Christ. 
 
 ^^  Lo,  thou  art  named  a  Jew,  and  dost  rest 
 upon  the  law,  and  dost  boast  in  God,  '^  and 
 dost  know  the  will,  and  dost  approve  the 
 distinctions,  being  instructed  out  of  the  law, 
 "*  and  hast  confidence  that  thou  thyself  art  a 
 leader  of  blind  ones,  a  light  of  those  in  dai'k- 
 ness,  -"  an  instructor  of  foolish  ones,  a  teacher 
 of  babes,  having  the  form  of  the  knowledge 
 and  of  the  truth  in  the  law. 
 
 -•TJiou,  then,  who  art  teaching  anothei-, 
 thyself  dost  thou  not  teach  ?  -"  thou  who  art 
 preaching  not  to  steal,  dost  thou  steal  ?  thou 
 who  art  saying  not  to  commit  adultery,  dost 
 thou  commit  adultery  ?  thou  who  art  abhor- 
 ring the  idols,  dost  thou  rob  temples  ?  -■*  thou 
 who  in  law  dost  boast,  through  the  transgres- 
 sion of  the  law  God  dost  thou  dishonour? 
 -*  for  the  name  of  God.  because  of  you  is  evil 
 spoken  of  among  the  nations,  according  as  it 
 hath  been  written. 
 
 -^  For  circumcision,  inrleed,  doth  i)rofit,  if 
 law  thou  mayest  practise,  but  if  a  trans- 
 gressor of  law  thou  mayest  be,  thy  circumci- 
 sion liath  become  uncircumcision.  '-'' If,  there- 
 fore the  iincircunicisiou  the  uui-ighteousness 
 of  tlie  law  may  keep,  shall  not  liis  uncircum- 
 cision for  circumcision  be  reckoned?  '-'' and 
 tlic  uncircumcision,  by  nature,  fulfilling  tlie 
 kiw,  shall  judge  thee  who,  througli  letter  and 
 circumcision,  art  a  transgressor  of  law. 
 
 28  Yov  ho  is  not  a  Jew  wlio  is  so  outwardly, 
 neither  is  circumcision  tliat  which  is  outward 
 in  flesh ;  -^  but  a  Jew  is  he  who  is  so  inwardly, 
 and  circumcision  is  of  the  lieart,  in  spirit,  not 
 in  letter,  of  which  the  praise  is  not  of  men, 
 but  of  God. 
 
 III.  1  WHAT,  then,  is  the  su))eriority  of  the 
 Jew?  or  what  the  profit  of  the  circumcision? 
 -mucli  in  every  way;  for  fii-st,  indeed,  tliat 
 they  were  intrusted  with  the  oracles  of  God  ; 
 ^  for  what,  if  certain  were  faithless?  shall 
 their  faitldessncss  the  faithfulness  of  God 
 make  useless?  •*  let  it  not  be !  and  let  God  be- 
 106 
 
 come  true,  and  every  man  false,  according  aa 
 it  hath  been  written,  '  Tliat  Thou  mayest  be 
 declared  righteous  in  Thy  words,  and  mayest 
 overcome  in  Thy  being  judged.' 
 
 •'  And,  if  our  unrighteousness  God's  right- 
 eousness doth  establish,  what  shall  we  say? 
 is  God  xinrighteous  who  is  inflicting  the  wrath  ? 
 (after  the  manner  of  a  man  I  speak)  "^  let  it 
 not  be !  since  how  shall  God  judge  the  world  ? 
 "  for  if  the  truth  of  God  in  my  falsehood  did 
 more  abound  to  His  glory,  why  yet  am  1  also 
 as  a  sinner  judged?  ^and  not,  as  we  are  evil 
 spoken  of,  and  as  certain  affirm  us  to  say — 
 '  We  may  do  the  evil  things,  that  the  good 
 ones  may  come?'  whose  judgment  is  righte- 
 ous. 
 
 ^What,  then?  are  we  better?  not  at  all! 
 for  we  did  before  charge  both  Jews  and  Greeks 
 with  being  all  under  sin,  i"  according  as  it 
 hath  been  written — 
 
 '  There  is  none  righteous,  not  even  one : 
 
 '1  There  is  none  who  is  understanding,  there 
 is  none  who  is  seeking  after  God. 
 
 1"  All  did  go  out  of  the  way,  together  they 
 became  unprofitable,  there  is  none  doing  good, 
 there  is  not  even  one. 
 
 1^  A  sepulchre  opened,  is  their  throat ;  with 
 their  tongues  they  used  deceit ;  poison  of  asps 
 is  under  their  lips. 
 
 1^  Whose  mouth  is  full  of  cursing  and  bitter- 
 ness. 
 
 '^  Swift  are  their  feet  to  shed  blood. 
 
 i"  Ruin  and  misery  are  in  their  ways. 
 
 1^  And  a  way  of  peace  they  did  not  know. 
 
 ^8  There  is  no  fear  of  God  before  their 
 eyes.' 
 
 1^  And  we  have  known  that  as  many  things  as 
 the  law  saith,  to  those  in  the  law  it  doth  sjicak, 
 that  every  mouth  may  be  stopped,  and  all  the 
 world  may  come  under  judgment  to  God; 
 -"  wherefore  by  works  of  law  shall  no  flesh  be 
 declared  righteous  before  Him,  for  through 
 law  is  a  knowledge  of  sin. 
 
 -'  And  now  apart  from  law  hath  the  right- 
 eousness of  God  been  manifested,  testified  to 
 by  the  law  and  the  prophets,  "'-and  the  rigdite- 
 ousness  of  God  is  through  the  faith  of  Jesus 
 Christ  to  all,  and  u])ou  all  those  believing, 
 — for  there  is  no  difference,  -^  for  all  did  sin, 
 and  are  come  short  of  the  glory  of  God — 
 -*  being  declared  righteous  freely  by  His  grace 
 through  the  redemption  that  is  in  Christ 
 Jesus,  -^  whom  God  did  set  forth  a  mercy- 
 seat,  through  the  faith  in  his  blood,  for  the 
 shewing  forth  of  His  righteousness,  because 
 of  the  passing  over  of  the  bygone  sins  in  the 
 foi'bcarauce  of  God — '•"for  the  shewing  forth  of 
 His  righteousness  in  the  present  time,  for  His 
 being  righteous,  and  declaring  him  righteous 
 who  is  of  the  faith  of  Jesus. 
 
 ''Where  then  is  the  boasting?  it  was  ex- 
 cluded; by  wliat  law?  of  works?  no,  but  by 
 a  law  of  faith:  -^ therefore  do  we  reckon  a 
 man  to  be  declared  righteous  by  faith,  apart 
 from  works  of  law. 
 
 '■^'Tlie  God  of  Jews  only  is  JIc,  and  not 
 also  of  nations?  ^^ yes.  also  of  nations;  since 
 one  is  God  who  shall  declare  righteous  tho 
 
liighteousneaa  of  faith. 
 
 ni.  31. -ROMANS. -V.  19. 
 
 Reconciliation  by  Christ. 
 
 circumcision  by  faith,  and  the  iincircnmci- 
 sion  through  the  faith.  '"  Law  then  do  we 
 make  useless  through  the  faith?  let  it  not  be ! 
 yea,  we  do  establish  law. 
 
 IV.  ^  WHAT,  then,  shall  we  say  Abraham 
 our  father,  to  have  found,  according  to  flesh  ? 
 *  for  if  Abraham  by  works  was  declared  right- 
 eous, he  hath  to  boast — but  not  before  God; 
 3  for  what  doth  the  writing  say?  'And  Abra- 
 ham did  believe  God,  and  it  was  reckoned  to 
 him— to  righteousness;'  "'and  to  him  who  is 
 working,  the  reward  is  not  reckoned  of  grace, 
 but  of  debt ;  ^  and  to  him  who  is  not  working, 
 and  is  believing  upon  Him  who  is  declaring 
 righteous  the  impious,  his  faith  is  reckoned — 
 to  righteousness:  ^even  as  David  also  doth 
 speak  of  thehappiness  of  the  man  to  whom  God 
 doth  reckon  righteousness  apart  from  works': 
 ^ '  Happy  they  whose  lawless  acts  were  for- 
 given, and  whose  sins  were  covered;  ^  happy 
 the  man  to  whom  the  Lord  may  not  reckon 
 sin.' 
 
 ^7*  this  happiness,  then,  upon  the  circum- 
 cision, or  also  iipon  the  uncii'cumcision — for 
 we  say  that  the  faith  was  reckoned  to  Abra- 
 ham— to  righteoiisness  ?  ^^how  then  was  it 
 reckoned?  he  being  in  circumcision,  or  in 
 uncircimicision?  not  in  circumcision,  but  in 
 uncircunicision ;  '^and  a  sign  he  did  receive 
 of  circumcision,  a  seal  of  the  righteousness 
 of  the  faith  in  the  uncircumcision,  for  his 
 being  father  of  all  those  believing  through 
 uncircumcision,  for  the  righteousness  also 
 being  reckoned  to  them,  ^'-'  and  father  of  cir- 
 cumcision to  those  not  of  circumcision  only, 
 but  who  also  walk  in  the  steps  of  the  faith, 
 that  is  in  the  uncircumcision  of  our  father 
 Abraham. 
 
 ^^For  not  througli  law  is  the  promise  to 
 Abraham,  or  to  his  seed,  of  his  being  heir  of  the 
 world,  but  through  the  righteousness  of  faith; 
 "for  if  they  who  are  of  law  are  heirs,  the 
 faith  hath  been  made  void,  and  the  promise 
 kath  been  made  useless;  i^for  the  law  doth 
 work  wrath ;  for  where  law  is  not,  neither  is 
 transgression. 
 
 ^^  Because  of  this  it  is  of  faith,  that  it  may  be 
 according  to  grace,  for  the  promise  being  sure 
 to  all  the  seed,  not  to  that  which  is  of  the  law 
 only,  but  also  to  that  which  is  of  the  faith  of 
 Abraham,  i^  who  is  father  of  us  all  (according 
 as  it  hath  been  written — 'A  father  of  many 
 nations  I  have  set  thee,')  before  Him  whom 
 he  did  believe — God,  who  is  quickening  the 
 dead,  and  is  calling  the  things  that  be  not  as 
 bein^. 
 
 ^^  Wlio,  against  hope  in  hope  did  believe, 
 for  his  becoming  father  of  many  nations  accord- 
 ing to  that  spoken:  'So  shall  thy  seed  be;' 
 ^^  and  not  having  been  weak  in  the  faith,  he 
 did  not  consider  his  own  body,  already  be- 
 come dead,  (being  about  a  hundred  years 
 old,)  and  the  deadness  of  Sarah's  womb,  '■'•'and 
 at  the  promise  of  God  did  not  staggerin  imbelief, 
 but  was  strengthened  in  faith,  having  given 
 glory  to  God,  -i  and  having  been  fully  per- 
 suaded that  what  He  hath  promised  He  is  able 
 also  to  do :  -"  wherefore  also  it  was  reckoned 
 to  him  -  to  righteousness. 
 
 ^  And  it  was  not  written  on  his  account 
 alone,  that  it  was  reckoned  to  him,  -•*  but  also 
 on  ours,  to  whom  it  is  about  to  be  reckoned 
 — to  us  believing  on  Him  who  did  raise  up 
 Jesus  our  Lord  out  of  the  dead,  "^  who  was 
 delivered  up  because  of  our  ofi'ences,  and  was 
 raised  up  because  of  our  being  declared 
 righteous. 
 
 V.  1  HAVING  been  declared  righteous, 
 then,  by  faith,  we  have  peace  toward  God 
 through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  "through 
 whom  also  wehave  the  access  by  the  faith 
 into  this  grace  in  which  we  have  stood,  and 
 we  boast  on  the  hope  of  the  glory  of  God. 
 
 3  And  not  only  so,  but  we  also  boast  in  the 
 tribulations,  knowing  that  the  tribulation 
 doth  work  endurance;  ''and  the  endurance, 
 exiierience ;  and  the  experience,  hope ;  ^  and 
 the  hope  doth  not  make  ashamed,  because  the 
 love  of  God  hath  been  j^oured  forth  in  our 
 hearts  through  the  Holy  Spirit  that  hath  been 
 given  to  us. 
 
 ••For  in  our  being  still  ailing,  Christ  in  due 
 time  did  die  for  the  impious;  ''for  scarcely 
 for  a  righteous  man  will  any  one  die,  for  for 
 the  good  man  perhaps  some  one  also  doth 
 dare  to  die;  ^and  God  doth  commend  His 
 own  love  to  us,  that,  in  our  being  still  sinners, 
 Christ  did  die  for  us ;  "much  more,  then,  hav- 
 ing been  declared  righteous  now  in  his  blood, 
 we  shall  be  saved  through  him  from  the 
 wrath ;  1°  for  if,  being  enemies,  we  have  been 
 reconciled  to  God  through  the  death  of  His 
 Son,  much  more,  having  been  reconciled,  w« 
 shall  be  saved  in  his  life. 
 
 ^'  And  not  only  so,  but  we  are  also  boasting 
 in  God,  through  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
 through  whom  now  we  did  receive  the  recoa 
 ciliation ;  '^  because  of  this,  even  as  througli 
 one  man  the  sin  did  enter  into  the  world,  and 
 through  the  sin  the  death;  and  thus  to  all 
 men  the  death  did  pass  through,  for  that  all 
 did  sin ;  '^  for  till  law  sin  was  in  the  world : 
 and  sin  is  not  reckoned  when  there  is  not  law ; 
 ^^but  the  death  did  reign  from  Adam  till 
 Moses,  even  upon  those  not  having  sinned  in 
 the  likeness  oi  Adam's  transgression,  who  is 
 a  type  of  him  who  is  coming. 
 
 '*  But,  not  as  the  offence  so  also  is  the  free 
 gift;  for  if  by  the  offence  of  the  one  the 
 many  did  die,  much  more  did  the  grace  of 
 God,  and  the  free  gift  in  grace  of  the  one  man 
 Jesus  Christ,  abound  to  the  many;  ^^and  not 
 as  through  one  who  did  sin  is  the  free  gift, 
 for  the  judgment  indeed  is  of  one  to  condem- 
 nation, but  the  gift  is  of  many  offences  to  a 
 declaration  of  'Righteous,'  ^''for  if  by  the 
 offence  of  the  one  the  death  did  reign  through 
 the  one,  much  more  those,  who  the  abund- 
 ance of  the  grace  and  of  the  free  gift  of  the 
 righteousness  are  receiving,  in  life  shall  reign 
 through  the  one — Jesus  Christ. 
 
 18  So,  then,  as  through  one  ofiFence  to  all 
 men  it  is  to  condemnation,  so  also  through 
 one  declaration  of  'Righteous'  it  is  to  all  men  to 
 justification  of  life;  ^''for  as  through  the  dis- 
 obedience of  the  one  man.  the  many  were 
 109 
 
The  state  of  grace. 
 
 V.  20.— ROMANS. -VTi.  20. 
 
 Use  of  the  lata. 
 
 constituted  sinners:  so  also  tliroii;.':h  the  obedi- 
 ence of  the  one,  shall  the  many  be  constituted 
 righteous.  -"And  law  came  in,  that  the 
 offence  might  abound,  and  where  the  sin  did 
 abound,  tlie  grace  did  over-aboxmd,  '^^  that 
 even  as  the  sin  did  reign  in  the  ileath,  so  also 
 the  grace  majr  reign,  through  righteousness, 
 to  life  age-during,  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
 Lord. 
 
 VI.  "WHAT,  then,  shall  we  say?  shall  we 
 continue  in  the  sin  that  the  grace  may  abound? 
 "  let  it  not  be !  we  who  died  to  the  sin — how 
 shall  we  still  live  in  it?  ^are  ye  ignorant  that 
 we,  as  many  as  were  baptized  to  Christ  Jesus, 
 to  his  death  were  baptized?  '*we  were  buried 
 together,  then,  with  himthrougli  the  baptism 
 to  the  death,  that  even  as  Christ  was  raised 
 up  out  of  the  dead  through  the  glory  of  the 
 Father,  so  also  we  in  newness  of  life  might 
 walk. 
 
 ^  For,  if  we  have  become  planted  together 
 to  the  likeness  of  his  death,  so  also  we  shall 
 be  of  the  rising  again;  "this  knowing,  that 
 our  old  man  was  crucihed  with  hiTn,  that  the 
 body  of  the  sin  may  be  made  useless,  for  our 
 no  longer  serving  the  sin;  ''  for  he  who  hath 
 died  hath  been  set  free  from  the  sin.  ^  ^m^j 
 if  we  died  with  Christ,  we  believe  that  we 
 also  shall  live  with  him,  ^knowing  that  Christ, 
 having  been  raised  up  out  of  the  dead,  doth 
 no  more  die,  death  over  him  hath  no  more 
 lordship;  ""for  in  that  he  died,  to  the  sin  he 
 died  once,  and  in  that  he  liveth,  he  liveth  to 
 God;  ""so  also  ye,  reckon  yoiirselves  to  be 
 dead  indeed  to  the  sin,  and  living  to  God  in 
 Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
 
 "^  Let  not  then  the  sin  reign  in  your  mortal 
 body,  to  obey  it  in  its  desires ;  !•'  neither 
 present  ye  your  members  instruments  of  un- 
 righteousness to  the  sin,  but  present  your- 
 selves to  God  as  living  out  of  the  dead,  and 
 your  members  instruments  of  righteousness 
 to  God;  "*for  sin  over  yoii  shall  not  have 
 lordship,  for  ye  are  not  under  law,  but  under 
 ^;race. 
 
 1^  What  then  ?  shall  we  sin  because  we  are 
 not  under  law  but  under  grace?  let  it  not  be ! 
 "''  have  ye  not  known  that  to  whom  ye  present 
 yourselves  servants  for  obedience,  servants 
 ye  are  to  him  to  whom  ye  obey,  whether  of 
 sin  to  death,  or  of  ol^edience  to  righteous- 
 ness? "''and  thanks  to  God,  that  ye  were  ser- 
 vants of  the  sin,  and — were  obedient  from 
 the  heart  to  the  form  of  teaching  to  wliich  ye 
 were  delivered  up ;  "^  and  having  been  freed 
 from  the  sin,  ye  became  servants  to  the  righte- 
 ousness. 
 
 "^  In  the  manner  of  men  I  speak,  because 
 of  the  weakness  of  your  flesh,  for  even  as  ye 
 did  present  your  members  servants  to  the 
 uncleanness  and  to  the  lawlessness — to  tlic 
 lawlessness,  so  now  in'esent  your  members 
 servants  to  the  righteousness— to  sanctitica- 
 tion,  -*for  when  ye  were  servants  of  the  sin, 
 ye  were  free  from  the  righteousness,  ""  wliat 
 fruit,  therefore,  were  ye  liaving  then,  in  the 
 things  of  which  ye  arc  now  ashamed?  for  the 
 end  of  those  is  death. 
 
 110 
 
 -'-'And  now,  having  been  freed  from  the  sin, 
 and  having  become  servants  to  God,  ye  have 
 your  fruit — to  sanctilicatiou,  and  the  end  life 
 age-during ;  -^for  the  wages  of  the  sin  is  death, 
 and  the  gift  of  God  i-s  life  age-during  in  Christ 
 Jesus  our  Lord. 
 
 VTL  ^  ARE  ye  ignorant,  brethren — for  to 
 those  knowing  law  I  speak — that  the  law  hath 
 lordship  over  the  man  as  long  as  he  liveth? 
 -  for  the  married  woman  to  the  living  husband 
 hath  been  bound  by  law,  and  if  the  hu-sband 
 may  die,  she  hath  been  free  from  the  law  of 
 the  husband ;  ■*  so,  then,  the  husband  being 
 alive,  an  adulteress  she  shall  be  called  if  she 
 may  become  another  man's ;  and  if  the  hus- 
 band may  die,  she  is  free  from  the  law,  so  as 
 not  to  be  an  adulteress,  having  l)ecome  an- 
 other man's. 
 
 ^  So  that,  my  brethren,  ye  also  were  made 
 dead  to  the  law  through  the  body  of  the  Christ, 
 for  your  becoming  another's,  who  out  of  the 
 dead  was  raised  ui),  that  we  might  bear  fruit 
 to  God;  ^  for  when  we  were  in  the  flesh,  the 
 passions  of  the  sins,  that  are  through  the  lg,w, 
 were  working  in  our  members,  to  bear  fruit  to 
 the  death  ;  '^  and  now  we  have  ceased  from 
 the  law,  that  being  dead  in  which  we  were 
 held,  so  that  we  may  serve  in  newness  of 
 spirit,  and  not  in  oldness  of  letter. 
 
 ^  What,  then,  shall  we  say?  the  law  is  sin? 
 let  it  not  be  !  but  the  sin  I  did  not  know  ex- 
 cept through  law,  for  also  the  covetousness  1 
 had  not  known  if  the  law  had  not  said : 
 8  '  Thou  shalt  not  covet ;'  and  the  sin  having 
 received  an  opportunity,  through  the  com- 
 mand, did  work  in  me  all  covetousness— for 
 apart  from  law  sin  is  dead. 
 
 ^  And  I  was  alive  apart  from  law  once,  ana 
 the  command  haWng  come,  the  sin  revived, 
 and  I  died;  ""and  the  command  that  is  for 
 life,  this  was_ found  by  me  for  death;  ""for 
 the  sin,  having  received  an  oppoi'tunity, 
 through  the  command,  did  deceive  me,  and 
 through  it  did  slay  me;  "-  so  that  the  law,  in- 
 deed, is  holy,  and  the  command  holy,  and 
 righteous,  and  good. 
 
 "',That  which  is  good  then,  to  me  hath  it  be- 
 come death  ?  let  it  not  be  !  but  tiie  sin,  that 
 it  might  appear  sin,  thi-ough  the  good,  work- 
 ing death  to  me,  that  the  sin  might  become 
 exceeding  sinfiJ  through  the  command,  "*  for 
 we  have  known  that  tlic  law  is  spiritual,  and 
 I  am  fleshly,  sold  by  the  sin  ;  "^  for  that  which 
 I  work,  I  do  not  acknowledge ;  for  not  what 
 1  will,  this  I  practise,  but  what  I  hate,  this  I 
 do. 
 
 "<"  And  if  what  I  do  not  will,  this  I  do,  1 
 consent  to  the  law  that  it  is  good,  '^  and  now 
 it  is  110  longer  1  that  work  it,  but  the  sin 
 dwelling  in  me,  '^for  I  have  known  th.it  there 
 (loth  not  dwell  in  mc,  that  is,  in  my  ilesh, 
 good  :  for  to  will  is  i)resent  with  me,  and  to 
 work  that  which  is  ri'dit  1  do  not  iind,  ""  for 
 the  good  that  1  will,  I  do  not ;  but  the  evil 
 that  I  do  not  will,  tiiis  I  practise.  '■'"  And  if 
 what  I  do  not  will,  this  I  (lo,  it  is  no  longerl 
 that  work  it,  but  the  sin  that  is  dwelling  in 
 mc. 
 
Believer's  privileges, 
 
 VTT.  21.— ROMANS-TX.  1. 
 
 infirmities,  and  triumph. 
 
 -^  I  find,  tlieu.  the  law,  that  when  I  desire 
 to  do  wliat  is  right,  with  me  the  evil  is  present, 
 ""  for  I  delight  in  the  law  of  God  according  to 
 the  inward  man,  "^  and  I  behold  another  law 
 in  mjr  members,  warring  against  the  law  of 
 my  mind,  and  bringing  me  into  captivity  to 
 ,  the  law  of  the  sin  that  is  in  my  members. 
 "^A  wretched  man  I  am!  who  shall  deliver 
 me  oiit  of  the  body  of  this  death  ?  -^I  thank 
 God — through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord ;  so  then, 
 I  myself  indeed  with  the  mind  do  serve  the 
 law  of  God,  and  with  the  flesh,  the  law  of 
 sin. 
 
 Vlir.  1  THERE  is,_  then,  now  no  condem- 
 nation to  those  in  Christ  Jesus,  who  walk  not 
 according  to  the  flesh,  but  according  to  the 
 Spirit ;_  -  for  the  law  of  the  Spirit  of  tlie  life 
 in  Christ  Jesus  did  set  me  free  from  the  law 
 of  the  sin  and  of  the  death;  ^for  what  the 
 law  was  not  able  to  do,  in  that  it  was  weak 
 through  the  flesh,  God,  His  own  Son  having 
 sent  in  the  likeness  of  sinful  flesh,  and  for 
 sin,  did  condemn  the  sin  in  the  flesh,  ''that  the 
 righteousness  of  the  law  may  be  fulfilled  in 
 lis,  who  do  not  walk  according  to  the  flesh, 
 but  according  to  the  Spirit. 
 
 ^  For  those  who  are  according  to  the  flesh, 
 the  things  of  the  flesh  do  mind;  and  those 
 according  to  the  Spirit,  the  things  of  the 
 Spirit;  "for  the  mind  of  the  flesh  is  death, 
 and  the  mind  of  the  Spirit— life  and  peace; 
 ''  because  the  mind  of  the  flesh  is  enmity  to 
 God,  for  to  the  law  of  God  it  doth  not  sub- 
 ject itself.  8  for  neither  is  it  able ;  and  those 
 who  are  in  the  flesh  are  not  able  to  please 
 God. 
 
 ^  And  jre  are  not  in  the  flesh,  but  in  the 
 Spirit,  if  indeed  the  Spirit  of  God  doth  dwell 
 in  ypu ;  and  if  any  one  hath  not  the  Spirit  of 
 Christ— this  one  is  not  His ;  '"  and  if  Christ 
 is  in  you,  the  body,  indeed,  is  dead  because 
 of  sin,  and  the  Spirit  is  life  iDecause  of  righte- 
 ousness, 11  and  if  the  Spirit  of  Him  who  did 
 raise  xxp  Jesus  out  of  the  dead  doth  dwell  in 
 you,  He  who  did_  raise  uj)  the  Christ  out  of 
 the  dead  .shall  quicken  also  your  dying  bodies, 
 through  His  Spirit  dwelling  in  you. 
 
 I''  So,  then,  brethren,  we  are  debtors,  not 
 to  the  flesh,  to  live  according  to  the  flesh ; 
 1*  for  if  according  to  the  flesh  ye  do  live,  ye 
 are  about  to  die ;  and  if,  by  the  Spirit,  the 
 deeds  of  the  body  ye  put  to  death,  ye  shall 
 liv^  1*  for  as  many  as  are  led  by  the  Spirit  of 
 God,  these  are  sons  of  God ;  '^  for  ye  did  not 
 receive  a  sx)irit  of  bondage  a^ain  for  fear,  but 
 ye  did  receive  a  spirit  of  adoption  in  which 
 we  cry,  '  Abba — Father.' 
 
 ^  The  Spirit  himself  doth  testify  with  our 
 spirit,  that  we  are  children  of  God;  '^and 
 if  children,  also  heirs,  heirs,  indeed,  of  God, 
 and  heirs  together  of  Christ — if,  indeed,  we 
 suffer  together,  that  we  may  also  be  glorified 
 tosftther. 
 
 ^''For  I  reckon  that  the  sufi'erings  of  the 
 present  time  rme  not  worthy  to  he  compared 
 with  tTie  glory  about  to  be  revealed  in  us; 
 '8  for  the  earnest  looking  out  of  the  creation 
 doth  expect  the  revelation  of  the  sons  of  God ; 
 
 ""  for  to  vanity  was  the  creation  made  sub- 
 ject— not  of  its  will,  but  because  of  Him  who 
 did  subject  it— in  liope,  -'  that  also  the  crea- 
 tion itself  shall  be  set  free  from  tlie  servi- 
 tude  of  the  corruption  to  the  liberty  of  the 
 glory  of  the  children  of  God ;  '-  for  we  have 
 known  that  all  the  creation  doth  groan  to- 
 gether, and  doth  travail  in  pain  together  till 
 now. 
 
 ^  And  not  only  so,  but  also  we  ourselves, 
 having  the  first-fruit  of  the  Spirit,  we  also 
 ourselves  in  ourselves  do  groan,  adoption  ex- 
 pecting—the redemption  of  our  body;  "*for 
 in  hope  we  were  saved,  and  hope  beheld  ia 
 not  hope;  for  what  any  one  doth  behold, 
 why  also  dotli  he  hope  for  it  ?  "^  and  if  what 
 we  do  not  behold  we  hope  for,  through  con- 
 tinuance we  expect  it. 
 
 ^  And,  in  like  manner  also,  the  Spirit  doth 
 help  our  weaknesses ;  for,  what  we  may  pray 
 for,  as  it  behoveth  us,  we  have  not  known, 
 but  the  Spirit  himself  doth  make  intercession 
 for  us  with  groanings  unutterable,  "^  and  He 
 who  is  searching  the  hearts  hath  known  what 
 is  the  mind  of  the  Spirit,  because  according 
 to  God  he  doth  intercede  for  saints. 
 
 -8  And  we  have  known  that  to  those  loving 
 God  all  things  do  work  together  for  good,  to 
 those  who  are  called  according  to  puriiose ; 
 "^because  whom  He  did  foreknow,  He  also 
 did  fore-appoint,  conformed  to  the  image  of 
 His  Son,  tnat  he  might  be  first-born  amon* 
 many  brethren;  ^Oand  whom  He  did  fore- 
 appoint,  these  also  He  did  call ;  and  whom 
 He  did  call,  these  also  He  declared  righteous ; 
 and  whom  He  declared  righteous,  these  also 
 He  did  glorify. 
 
 ^'What,  then,  shall  we  say  unto  these 
 things  ?  if  God  is  for  us,  who  is  against  us  ? 
 '^'  He  who  indeed  His  own  Son  did  not  spare, 
 but  for  us  all  did  deliver  him  up,  how  shall 
 He  not  also  with  him  the  all  things  grant  to 
 us? 
 
 ^3  Who  shall  lay  a  charge  against  the  choice 
 ones  of  God?  God  ?sHe  that  is  declaring  right- 
 eous, 3'*  who  is  he  that  is  condemning?  Christ 
 is  He  that  died,  yea,  rather  also,  was  raised 
 up ;  who  is  also  on  the  right  hand  of  God— 
 who  also  doth  intercede  for  us. 
 
 ^^  Who  shall  separate  us  from  the  love  of 
 the  Christ  ?  tribulation,  or  distress,  or  perse- 
 cution, or  famine,  or  nakedness,  or  peril,  or 
 sword  ?  30  {according  as  it  hath  been  wi-itteu 
 —  'For  Thy  sake  we  are  put  to  death  all 
 the  day  lon^,  we  vyere  reckoned  as  sheep  of 
 slaughter,')  ^^  but  in  all  these  we  more  than 
 conquer,  through  him  who  loved  lis;  ^sfor  i 
 am  persuaded  that  neither  death,  nor  life, 
 nor  messengers,  nor  principalities,  nor  pow- 
 ers, nor  things  present,  ^Snor  things  aoout 
 to  be,  nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any  other 
 created  thing,  shall  be  able  to  separate  us 
 from  the  love  of  God,  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus 
 our  Lord. 
 
 IX.  1  TRUTH  I  say  in  Christ,  I  lie  not, 
 my  conscience  bearing   testimony  Avith  me 
 lU 
 
Divine  sovereignty. 
 
 IX.  2.— ROMANS.— X.  15. 
 
 Errors  of  the  Jews. 
 
 in  the  Holy_  Spirit,  -  that  1  have  fcreat  grief 
 and  nnceasiiiK  pain  in  my  heart— ■*  for  I  was 
 wishing,  I  myself,  to  be  anathema  from  the 
 Christ—  for  my  brethren,  my  kindred,  ac- 
 cording to  the  flesh,  ''  who  are  Israelites, 
 whose  is  the  adoption,  and  the  glory,  and  tlie 
 covenants,  and  the  law-jriving,  and  the  ser- 
 vice, and  the  promises,  ^  whose  «?-e  the  fa- 
 thers, and  of  whom  is  the  Christ,  according 
 to  the  flesh,  who  is  over  all,  God  blessed  to 
 the  ages.     Amen. 
 
 ^  And  it  is  not  possible  that  the  word  of 
 God  hath  failed;  for  not  all  who  are  of  Israel 
 are  these  Israel ;  ^  nor  because  they  are  seed 
 of  Abraham  are  all  children,  but — '  in  Isaac 
 shall  a  seed  be  called  to  thee ; '  ^  th.at  is,  the 
 children  of  the  flesh — these  are  not  children 
 of  God ;  bnt  the  children  of  the  promise  are 
 reckoned  for  seed ;  "  for  the  word  of  promise 
 is  this;  '  According  to  this  time  I  will  come, 
 and  there  shall  be  to  Sarah  a  son.' 
 
 ^•^  And  not  only  so,  but  also  Rebecca,  hav- 
 ing conceived  by  one  —  Isaac  our  father — 
 ^^  (for  they  being  not  yet  born,  neither  hav- 
 ing done  anything  good  or  evil,  that  the  pur- 
 pose of  God,  according  to  clioice,  might  re- 
 main j  not  of  works,  but  of  Him  who  is  call- 
 ing,) it  was  said  to  her — ^"  'The  greater  sliall 
 serve  the  less ; '  ^^  according  as  it  hath  been 
 written,  'Jacob  I  did  love,  and  Esau  I  did 
 hate.' 
 
 '■•What,  then,  shall  we  say?  unrighteous- 
 ness eswith  God?  let  it  not  be !  i'  for  to  Moses 
 He  saith,  '  1  will  do  kindness  to  whom  I  do 
 kindness,  and  I  will  have  compassion  on 
 Hrhom  I  have  compassion;'  i''so,  then— not 
 nf  him  who  is  willing,  nor  of  him  who  is  run- 
 ning, but  of  God  who  is  doing  kindness: 
 '^  for  the  "Writing  saith  to  Pharaoh — '  For 
 this  veiy  thing  I  did  raise  thee  uj),  that  I 
 might  shew  in  thee  My  powex-,  and  that  My 
 name  might  be  declared  in  all  the  land;' 
 18  so,  then,  to  whom  He  willeth,  He  doth 
 kindness,  and  whom  He  willeth.  He  doth 
 harden. 
 
 '8  Thou  wilt  say,  then,  to  me,  Why  yet 
 doth  He  find  fault?  for  His  counsel  who 
 hath  resisted?'  -**uay,  but,  0  man,  who  art 
 thou  that  art  answering  again  to  God?  shall 
 the  thing  formed  say  to  Him  who  did  form  it. 
 Why  me  didst  thou  make  thus  ?  -^  hath  not 
 the  potter  authority  over  the  clay,  out  of  the 
 same  lump  to  make  the  one  vessel  to  honour, 
 and  the  one  to  dishonour? 
 
 "-  And  if  God,  willinj^  to  shew  tlie  wrath 
 and  to  make  known  His  i^ower.  did  endure, 
 in  much  long  sufi'ering,  vessels  of  wrath  fitted 
 for  destruction,  "^  and  that  lie  might  make 
 known  the  riches  of  His  glory  on  vessels  of 
 kindness,  that  Ho  before  [n-epared  for  gloi-y, 
 whom  also  He  .did  call— us — -■'  not  only  out 
 of  Jews,  but  also  out  of  nations,  -''as  also 
 in  Hosea  He  saith,  'I  will  call  wliat  i.s'  not 
 My  people— My  people ;  and  her  not  beloved 
 — Beloved,  '-"and  it  shall  be — in  the  place 
 where  it  was  said  to  them,  Ye  are  not  My 
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 le  •  there  they  shall  be  called  sons  of  the 
 living  God.' 
 
 '■'"And  Isaiah  doth  cry  concern iuii;  Israel, 
 '  If  the  number  of  the  sons  of  Israel  may  be 
 as  the  sand  of  the  sea,  tlie  remnant  shall  be 
 saved;  -^ for  a  matter  He  is  flnishing,  and  is 
 cutting  short  in  righteousness,  because  a  mat- 
 ter cut  short  will  the  Lord  do  upon  the  land. 
 "^  and  according  as  Isaiah  saith  before,  '  Ex- 
 cept the  Lord  of  Sabaoth  did  leave  to  us  a 
 seed,  as  Sodom  we  had  become,  and  as  Go- 
 morrah we  had  been  made  like.' 
 
 ^''Wliat,  then,  shallwe  say?  that  nations 
 who  are  not  pursuing  riuhteousuess  did  attain 
 to  righteousness,  and  righteousness  that  is  of 
 faith,  -^^  and  Israel,  pursuing  a  law  of  righte- 
 ousness, at  a  law  of  righteousness  did  not 
 ai-rive;  -''^  wherefore?  because — not  by  faith, 
 but  as  by  works  of  law ;  for  they  did  stumble 
 at  the  stone  of  stumbling,  ■•*■'  according  as  it 
 hath  been  written,  '  Lo,  I  place  in  Sion  a  stone 
 of  stumbling  and  a  rock  of  offence;  and  every 
 one  who  is  believing  thereon  shall  not  be 
 ashamed.' 
 
 X.  1  BRETHREN,  the  pleasure  indeed  of 
 my  heart,  and  my  supplication  that  is  to  God 
 for  Israel,  is — for  salvation ;  "-for  I  bear  them 
 testimony  tliat  they  have  a  zeal  of  God,  but 
 not  according  to  knowledge,  •*  for  not  know- 
 ing the  righteousness  of  God,  and  their 
 own  righteousness  seeking  to  establisli,  to 
 the  righteousness  of  God  they  did  not 
 submit. 
 
 ''For  Christ  is  an  end  of  law  for  righteous- 
 ness to  every  one  who  is  believing,  '  for  Moses 
 doth  describe  the  righteousness  that  is  of  the 
 law,  that,  '  The  man  who  did  them  shall  live 
 in  them,'  ''  and  the  righteousness  of  faith  doth 
 thus  speak  :  'Thou  mayest  not  say  in  thine 
 heart.  Who  shall  go  up  to  the  licaveu,'  that 
 is,  Christ  to  bring  down  ?  "  or,  '  Who  shall  go 
 down  to  the  abyss,'  that  is,  Christ  out  of  the 
 dead  to  bring  up. 
 
 *  But  what  doth  it  say?  'Nigh  thee  is  the 
 saying — in  thy  mouth,  and  in  thy  heart: '  that 
 is,  the  saying  of  the  faith,  that  we  preach ; 
 ^  that  if  thou  mayest  confess  with  thy  mouth 
 the  Lord  Oesus,  and  mayest  believe  in  thy 
 heart  that  God  did  raise  him  out  of  the  dead, 
 thou  shalt  be  saved,  ^"for^vith  the  heart  doth 
 07ie  believe  to  righteousness,  and  with  the 
 mouth  is  confession  made  to  salvation ;  ^'  for 
 the  Writing  saith,  '  Every  one  wlio  is  believ- 
 ing on  liim  shall  not  be  ashamed,'  ''-'  for  there 
 .s  no  difl'erence  between  Jew  and  Greek  for 
 the  same  Lord  of  all  is  rich  to  all  those  calling 
 uiion  Him,  ^•^  for  every  one- — whoever  shall 
 call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord,  he  sliall  be 
 saved.' 
 
 '^  How  then  shall  tliey  call  upon  him  in 
 whom  they  did  not  believe?  and  how  shall 
 they  believe  onhim  of  whom  they  did  not  hear? 
 anci  how  shall  tlicy  licar  apart  from  one 
 preaching?  '^and  how  shall  they  jn-each,  if 
 they  may  not  be  sent?  according  as  it  hath 
 been  written,  '  How  beautiful  the  feet  of  those 
 proclaiming  good  tidings  of  peace,  of  those 
 liroclaiming  good  tidings  of  the  good  things  I' 
 
leraet  and  the  Natioiis. 
 
 X.  16.— ROMANS.— XII.  5. 
 
 Conversion  of  Israel. 
 
 "5  But  they  were  not  all  obedient  to  the 
 good  tidings,  for  Isaiah  saith,  '  Lord,  who  did 
 give  credence  to  our  repoi-t? '  ^"  so  tlieu  the 
 laith  is  by  a  report,  and  the  report  through  a 
 saying  of  God,  '^  but  I  say.  Did  they  not  hear? 
 yes,  indeed — '  to  all  the  earth  their  voice  went 
 forth,  and  to  the  ends  of  the  habitable  world 
 their  sayings.' 
 
 i^But  I  say.  Did  not  Israel  know?  first 
 Moses  saith,  '  I  will  provoke  you  to  jealousy 
 by  tlmt  which  is  not  a  nation ;  by  an  unintelli- 
 gent nation  I  will  anger  you,'  -"and  Isaiah  is 
 very  bold,  and  saith,  '  I  was  found  by  those 
 not  seeking  Me ;  I  became  manifest  to  those 
 not  inquiring  after  Me ; '  -^  and  unto  Israel 
 He  saith,  '  All  the  day  I  did  stretch  out  My 
 hands  unto  a  people  unbelieving  and  gain- 
 saying.' 
 
 XI.  II  SAY,  then,  Did  God  cast  away  His 
 people?  let  it  not  be !  for  I  also  am  an  Israel- 
 ite, of  the  seed  of  Abraham,  of  the  tribe  of 
 Benjamin :  -God  did  not  cast  away  His  people 
 whom  He  knew  before ;  have  ye  not  known — 
 in  Elijah — what  tlie  Writing  saith?  how  he 
 doth  plead  with  God  concerning  Israel,  say- 
 ing, ^ '  Lord,  Thy  prophets  they  did  kill,  and 
 Thy  altars  they  dug  down,  and  I  was  left 
 alone,  and  they  seek  my  life;'  ■'but  what 
 saith  the  divine  answer  to  him?  'I  left  to 
 Myself  seven  thousand  men,  who  did  not 
 bow  a  knee  to  Baal.'  ^  So  then  also  in  the 
 present  time  a  remnant  according  to  the 
 choice  of  grace  there  hath  been ;  ''  and  if  by 
 grace,  no  more  of  works,  otherwise  the  grace 
 pecometh  no  more  gi-ace ;  and  if  of  works,  it 
 is  no  more  grace,  otherwise  the  work  is  no 
 more  work. 
 
 ^  What  then?  What  Israel  doth  seek  after, 
 this  it  did  not  obtain,  and  the  chosen  did 
 obtain,  and  the  rest  were  hardened,  ^ accord- 
 ing as  it  hath  been  written,  'God  gave  to 
 them  a  spirit  of  deep  sleep,  eyes  not  to  see, 
 and  ears  not  to  hear,' — unto  this  very  day, 
 "  and  David  saith,  '  Let  their  table  become 
 for  a  snare,  and  for  a  trap,  and  for  a  stum- 
 bling-block, and  for  a  recompense  to  them  ; 
 i**let  their  eyes  be  darkened — not  to  behold, 
 and  their  back  do  Thou  always  bow  down.' 
 
 ^^  I  say,  then.  Did  they  stumble  that  they 
 might  fall?  let  it  not  be !  but  by  their  fall  the 
 salvation  is  to  the  nations,  to  arouse  them  to 
 jealousy;  '"and  if  the  fall  of  them  is  the 
 riches  of  a  world,  and  the  diminution  of  them 
 the  riches  of  nations,  how  much  more  the 
 fulness  of  them? 
 
 !•*  For  to  you  I  speak — to  the  nations — inas- 
 much as  I  am.  indeed  an  apostle  of  nations, 
 my  ministration  I  do  glorify ;  ^^  if  by  any 
 means  I  shall  arouse  to  jealousy  mine  own 
 flesh,  and  shall  save  some  of  them,  ^^  for  if 
 the  casting  away  of  them  is  a  reconciliation  of 
 the  world,  what  the  reception — if  not  life  out 
 of  the  dead?  i**  and  if  the  first-fruit  is  holy, 
 the  lump  also;  and  if  the  root  is  holy,  the 
 branches  also. 
 
 i^And  if  certain  of  the  brauches  were 
 broken  off',  and  thou,  being  a  wild  olive  tree, 
 wast  grafted  in  among  them,  and  a  fellow- 
 partaker  of  the  root  and  of  the  fatness  of  tho 
 2T 
 
 olive  tree  didst  become  —  '^  ^q  ^gt  boast 
 against  the  brauches;  and  if  thou  dost  boast, 
 thou  ciost  not  bear  the  root,  but  the  root 
 thee! 
 
 '"••Thou  wilt  say,  then,  'The  branches  were 
 broken  off,  that  I  might  be  grafted  in  ;'  right ! 
 -0  by  unbelief  they  were  broken  off,  and  thou 
 hast  stood  by  faith;  be  not  high-minded,  but 
 be  fearing;  "'for  if  God  the  natural  branches 
 did  not  spare— lest  perhaps  He  also  shall  not 
 spare  thee.  -"Lo,  then,  goodness  and  severity 
 of  God — upon  those  indeed  who  fell,  severity; 
 and  upon  thee,  goodness,  if  thou  mayest  re- 
 main in  the  goodness,  otherwise,  tliou  also 
 shalt  be  cut  off.  "^^And  those  also,  if  they 
 may  not  remain  in  unbelief,  shall  be  grafFed 
 in,  for  God  is  able  again  to  graff  them  in; 
 "^  for  if  thou,  out  of  the  olive  tree,  wild  by 
 nature,  wast  cut  out,  and,  contrary  to  nature, 
 wast  graffed  into  a  good  olive  tree,  how  much 
 rather  shall  they,  who  are  according  to  nature, 
 be  graffed  into  their  own  olive  tree? 
 
 -^  For  I  do  not  wish  you  to  be  ignorant, 
 brethren,  of  this  secret — that  ye  may  not  be 
 wise  in  your  own  conceits— that  hardness  in 
 part  to  Israel  hath  happened  till  the  fulness 
 of  the  nations  may  come  in;  -•'and  so  all 
 Israel  shall  be  saved,  according  as  it  hath 
 been  written,  'There  shall  come  forth  out  of 
 Sion  he  who  is  delivering,  and  he  shall  turn 
 away  imiiiety  from  Jacob,  -'  and  this  to  them 
 is  the  covenant  from  Me,  when  I  may  take 
 away  their  sins.' 
 
 "8  As  regards,  indeed,  the  good  tidings,  they 
 are  enemies  on  your  account ;  and  as  regards 
 the  choice — beloved  on  account  of  the  fathers ; 
 ^  for  unrepented  of  are  the  gifts  and  the  call- 
 ing of  God;  30 for  as  ye  also  once  did  nol 
 believe  in  God,  and  now  did  find  kindness  by 
 the  unbelief  of  these :  •'^  so  also  these  now 
 did  not  believe,  that  in  your  kindness  they 
 also  may  find  kindness;  •*-for  God  did  shut 
 up  together  the  whole  to  unbelief,  that  to  the 
 whole  He  might  do  kindness. 
 
 3*0  depth  of  riches,  and  wisdom  and  know- 
 ledge of  God!  how  unsearchable  His  judg- 
 ments, and  untraceable  His  ways !  '■*■*  for  who 
 did  know  the  mind  of  the  Lord?  or  who  did 
 become  His  counsellor?  ^s  or  who  did  first  give 
 to  Him,  and  it  shall  be  given  back  to  Him 
 again  ?  -^s  because  of  Him,  and  through  Him, 
 and  to  Him  are  the  all  things ;  to  Him  is  the 
 glory — to  the  ages.     Amen. 
 
 XII.  ^  I  CALL  upon  you,  therefore,  breth- 
 ren, through  the  compassions  of  God,  to  pre- 
 sent your  bodies  a  sacrifice — living,  sanctified, 
 acceptable  to  God — your  intelligent  service; 
 -and  be  not  conformed  to  this  age,  but  be 
 transformed  by  the  renewing  of  your  mind, 
 for  your  ])roviug  what  is  the  will  of  God — the 
 good,  and  acceptable,  and  perfect. 
 
 3  For  I  say,  through  the  grace  that  was 
 given  to  me,  to  every  one  who  is  among  you, 
 not  to  think  above  what  it  behoveth  to  think; 
 but  to  thiuk  so  as  to  think  wisely,  as  to  each 
 God  did  deal  a  measure  of  faith,  ^for  as  in 
 one  body  we  have  many  members,  and  all  the 
 members  have  not  the  same  office,  ^  so  we,  the 
 113 
 
Obedience  to  civil  power. 
 
 XII.  6. — ROMANS.— XIV.  15.     Christian  liberty  and  cliaray. 
 
 many,  oue  body  are  in  Christ,  and  members 
 each  one  of  one  another. 
 
 "And  having  gifts,  different  according  to 
 the  grace  that  was  given  to  us;  whether 
 prophecy — 'According  to  the  proportion  of 
 faitli ! '  "  or  ministration — '  In  the  ministra- 
 tion ! '  or  he  who  is  teaching—'  In  the  teach- 
 ing!' ^or  he  who  is  _  exhorting — 'In  the 
 exhortation ! '  he  who  is  sharing— 'In  sim- 
 plicity!' he  who  is  leading — 'In  diligence?' 
 he  who  is  doing  kindness  —  *  In  cheerful- 
 ness.' 
 
 "The  love  unfeigned:  abhorring  the  evil; 
 cleaving  to  the  good  ;  ^"in  the  love  of  breth- 
 ren, to  one  another  kindly  affectioned :  in  the 
 honour  going  before  one  another;  ^Hn  the 
 diligence  not  slothful;  in  the  spirit  fervent; 
 the  Lord  serving;  ^^in  the  hojje  reioicing;  in 
 the  tribulation  enduring ;  in  the  prayer 
 ])ersevering  ;  ''^  to  the  necessities  of  the  saints 
 communicating ;  the  hospitality  pursuing. 
 
 ^*  Bless  those  persecuting  j'ou  ;  bless,  and 
 curse  not ;  ^'to  rejoice  with  the  rejoicing,  and 
 to  weex)  with  the  weeping,  ^^  of  the  same 
 mind  one  toward  another,  not  minding  the 
 high  things,  but  with  the  lowly  going  along  ; 
 become  not  wise  in  your  own  conceit ;  '''giving 
 l>ack  to  no  one  evil  for  evil ;  providing  right 
 things  before  all  men. 
 
 "*  If  possible — so  far  as  in  you— with  all  men 
 being  in  peace;  '^not  avenging  yourselves, 
 beloved,  but  give  place  to  the  wrath,  for  it 
 hath  been  written,  'Vengeance  is  Mine,  ^^  I 
 will  recom]iense  again,  saith  the  Lord ; '  if, 
 then,  thine  enemy  doth  hunger,  feed  him  ;  if 
 lie  doth  thirst,^  give  him  drink ;  for  this 
 doing,  coals  of  tire  thou  shalt  heap  upon  his 
 head ;  ^-  be  not  overcome  by  the  evil,  but 
 overcome,  in  the  good,  the  evil. 
 
 XIII.  '  LET  every  soul  to  the  higher  author- 
 ities be  subject,  for  there  is  no  authority 
 except  from  God,  and  the  authorities  existing 
 are  appointed  by  God,  ''so  that  he  who  is  set- 
 ting himself  against  the  authority,  against 
 God's  ordinance  hath  resisted  ;  and  those  re- 
 sisting, to  themselves  shall  receive  judg- 
 ment. 
 
 •*  For  those  ruling  are  not  a  terror  to  the 
 good  workb,  but  to  the  evil ;  and  dost  thou 
 wish  not  to  be  afraid  of  the  authority  ?  that 
 which  is  good  be  doing,  and  thou  shalt  have 
 praise  from  it,  ^  for  of  God  it  is  a  ministrant 
 to  thee  for  good ;  and  if  that  which  is  evil 
 thou  mayest  do,  be  fearing,  for  not  in  vain 
 doth  it  bear  the  sword ;  for  of  God  it  is  a 
 ministrant,  au  avenger  for  wrath  to  him  who 
 is  doing  that  which  is  evil. 
 
 ^  Wherefore  it  is  necessarj'  to  be  subject, 
 not  only  because  of  the  wrath,  but  also  be- 
 cause of  the  conscience,  "  for  because  of  this 
 also  pay  ye  tribute;  for  .servants  of  God  they 
 are,  on  this  very  thing  attending  continually  ; 
 ^render,  therefore,  to  all  their  dues;  to  whom 
 tribute,  the  tribute;  to  whom  custom,  the 
 custom;  to  whom  fear,  the  fear;  to  whom 
 honour,  the  honour. 
 
 '   '  To  no  one  owe  anything,  except  to  love  one 
 
 another ;  for  he  who  is  loving  the  other — law 
 
 111 
 
 he  hath  fulfilled,  "  for,  '  Thou  shalt  not  com- 
 mit adultery.  Thou  shalt  do  no  murder.  Thou 
 shalt  not  steal.  Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  testi- 
 mony. Thou  shalt  not  covet;'  and  if  there  is 
 any  other  command,  in  this  word  it  is  summed 
 up,  in  this :  '  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbour  as 
 thyself ;'_  1"  the  love  to  the  neighbour  doth 
 work  no  ill;  the  love,  therefore,  is  the  fulness 
 of  law. 
 
 ^^  And  this,  knowing  the  time,  that  for  us, 
 the  hour  already  is  to  be  aroused  out  of  sleep, 
 for  now  nearer  is  our  salvation  than  when  we 
 did  believe ;  ^"  the  night  did  advance,  and  the 
 day  came  nigh ;  let  us  lay  aside,  therefore, 
 the  works  of  the  darkness,  and  let  us  put  on 
 the  armour  of  the  light ;  '^  as  in  day-time, 
 let  us  walk  becomingly  ;  not  in  re  veilings  and 
 drunkennesses,  not  in  chaniberings  andlascivi- 
 ousnesses,  not  in  strife  and  emulation  ;  i-*  but 
 put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  for  the 
 flesh  take  no  forethought — for  desires. 
 
 XIV.  1  AND  him  who  is  weak  in  the  faith 
 receive  ye — not  to  determinations  of  reason- 
 ings ;  -one  doth  believe  that  he  may  eat  all 
 things— and  he  who  is  weak  doth  eat  herbs  ; 
 ^  let  not  him  who  is  eating  despise  him  who 
 is  not  eating :  and  let  not  him  who  is  not  eat- 
 ing judge  him  who  is  eating,  for  God  did  re- 
 ceive him.  ^  Thou— who  art  thou  that  art 
 judging  another's  domestic?  to  his  own 
 master  he  doth  stand  or  fall ;  and  he  shall  be 
 made  to  stand,  for  God  is  able  to  make  him 
 stand. 
 
 ®  One  doth  judge  one  day  above  anothei', 
 and  another  doth  judge  every  day  alike  ;  let 
 each  in  his  own  mind  be  fully  assured.  ^Ha 
 who  is  regarding  the  day,  to  the  Lord  he  dotlj 
 regard  it,  and  he  who  is  not  regarding  thu 
 day,  to  the  Lord  he  doth  not  regard  it. 
 
 He  who  is  eating,  to  the  Lord  he  doth  eat, 
 for  he  doth  give  thanks  to  God ;  and  he  who 
 is  not  eating,  to  the  Lord  he  doth  not  eat, 
 and  doth  give  thanks  to  God. 
 
 ^  For  none  of  us  to  himself  doth  live,  and 
 none  to  himself  doth  die;  *for  both,  if  we 
 may  live,  to  the  Lord  we  live;  if  also  we  may 
 die,  to  the  Lord  we  die  ;  both  then  if  we  may 
 live,  also  if  we  may  die,  we  arc  the  Lord's  ; 
 "for  because  of  this  Christ  both  died  and  rose 
 again,  and  lived  again,  that  both  of  dead  and 
 of  li^'ing  he  may  be  Lord. 
 
 1°  And  thou,  why  dost  thou  judge  thy 
 brother?  or  again,  thou,  why  dost  thou  set 
 at  nought  thy  orother?  for  we  shall  all  stand 
 at  the  tribunal  of  the  Christ ;  ^'  for  it  hath 
 been  written,  '  I  live !  saith  the  Lord— to  Me 
 bow  shall  every  knee,  and  every  tongue  shall 
 confess  to  God;'  ^'-so,  then,  each  of  us  con- 
 cerning himself  shall  give  reckoning  to  God ; 
 13  uo  longer,  therefore,  may  we  judge  one 
 another,  but  this  judge  ye  rather,  not  to  put 
 a  stumbling-stone  before  the  brother,  or  an 
 offence. 
 
 ^*  I  have  known,  and  am  persuaded,  in  the 
 Lord  .Jesus,  that  nothing  is  unclean  of  itself, 
 exceiit  to  him  who  is  reckoning  anything  to 
 be  unclean— to  that  one  it  ia  unclean;  ^''and 
 if  through  victuals  Lhy  brutlior  is  grieved,  no 
 
Various  duties. 
 
 XIV.  16.— ROMANS.— x\a.  5. 
 
 PauVs  labours. 
 
 more  dost  thou  walk  accordiug  to  love  ;  do 
 not  with  thy  victuals  destroy  that  one  for 
 whom  Christ  died. 
 
 IS  Let  not,  then,  your  good  be  evil  spoken 
 of,  "'  for  the  reisn  of  God  is  not  eating  and 
 drinking,  but  ri<?hteousness,  and  peace,  and 
 joy  in  the  Holy  bpirit :  '^  for  he  who  in  these 
 things  is  serving  the  Christ,  is  acceptable  to 
 God  and  apj^roved  of  men. 
 
 ^^So,  then,  the  things  of  peace  may  we 
 pursue,  and  the  things  of  building  up  one  an- 
 other; -"for  the  sake  of  victuals  cast  not 
 down  the  work  of  God ;  all  things,  indeed, 
 are  pure,  but  evil  is  to  the  man  who  is  eating 
 through  stumbling.  ^^  Right  It  is  not  to  eat 
 flesh,  nor  to  drink  wine,  nor  to  do  anytlung 
 in  which  thy  brother  doth  stumble,  oris  made 
 to  fall,  or  is  weak. 
 
 =2  Thou  hast  faith!  to  thyself  have  it  before 
 God;  happy  is  he  who  is  not  judging  himself 
 in  what  he  doth  approve,  "^  and  he  who  is 
 making  a  difference,  if  he  may  eat,  hath  been 
 condemned,  becaiise  it  is  not  of  faith ;  and  all 
 that  is  not  of  faith  is  sin. 
 
 XV.  ^  AND  we  ought— we  who  are  stroug 
 —to  bear  the  infirmities  of  the  weak,  and  not 
 to  please  ourselves;  ^for  let  each  one  of  us 
 please  the  neighbour  for  good,  imto  edification, 
 *  for  even  the  Christ  did  not  please  himself, 
 but,  according  as  it  hath  been  written,  '  The 
 reproaches  of  those  reproaching  Thee  fell  up- 
 on me ;'  ^  for,  as  many  things  as  were  written 
 before,  for  our  instruction  were  written  before, 
 that  through  the  endurance,  and  the  exhor- 
 tation of  the  Writings,  we  might  have  the 
 hope. 
 
 ^  5  And  may  the  God  of  the  endurance,  and  of 
 the  exhortation,  give  to  you  to  have  the  same 
 mind  toward  one  another,  according  to  Christ 
 Jesus ;  ®  that  with  one  accord — with  one 
 mouth — ye  may  glorify  the  God  and  Father 
 of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  ^  wherefore  receive 
 ye  one  another,  according  as  also  the  Christ 
 did  receive  us,  to  the  glorj'  of  God. 
 
 ^  And  1  say  Jesus  Christ  to  have  become  a 
 miuistraut  of  circumcision  for  the  truth  of 
 God,  to  confirm  the  promises  to  the  fathers, 
 'J  and  the  nations  for  kindness  to  glorify  God, 
 according  as  it  hath  been  written,  '  Because  of 
 this  I  will  confess  to  Thee  among  nations,  and 
 to  Thy  name  I  will  sing  praise,*  i"  and  again 
 it  saith,  '  Rejoice  ye  nations,  with  His  people;' 
 11  and  again,  '  Praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  nations; 
 and  laud  Him,  all  ye  peoples  ; '  ^^  and  again, 
 Isaiah  saith,  '  There  shall  be  tlie  root  of  Jesse, 
 and  he  who  is  rising  to  rule  nations— upon 
 him  shall  nations  hope ; '  ^^  and  the  God  of  the 
 hope  shall  fill  you  with  all  joy  and  peace  in 
 the  believing,  for  your  abounding  in  tlie  hope 
 in  power  of  the  Holy  Spirit. 
 
 ^^  And  1  am  persuaded,  my  brethren — I  my- 
 self also— concerning  you,  that  ye  yourselves 
 also  are  full  of  goodjiess,  having  been  filled 
 with  all  knowledge,  able  also  one  another  to 
 admonish ;  ^■'  and  the  more  boldly  I  did  write 
 to  you,  brethren,  in  part,  as  i)uttiug  you  in 
 mind,  because  of  the  grace  that  is  given  to  me 
 
 by  God,  1'^  for  my  being  a  servant  of  Jesus 
 Christ  to  the  nations,  acting  as  priest  in  the 
 good  news  of  God,  that  the  offering  up  of  the 
 nations  may  become  acceptable,  sanctified  by 
 the  Holy  Spirit. 
 
 1^  I  have,  then,  a  boasting  in  Christ  Jesus, 
 in  the  things  pertaining  to  God,  '^  for  I  -will 
 not  dare  to  speak  anything  of  the  things  that 
 Christ  did  not  work  through  me,  to  obedience 
 of  nations,  by  word  and  deed,  i^in  power  of 
 signs  and  wonders,  in  power  of  the  Spirit  of 
 God;  so  that  L  from  Jerusalem,  and  in  a 
 circle  as  far  as  Illyricum,  have  fully  preached 
 the  good  news  of  the  Christ  ;  ""  and  so  count- 
 ing it  honour  to  proclaim  good  news,  not  where 
 Christ  was  named  —  that  upon  another's 
 foundation  I  might  not  build — "'  but  accord- 
 ing as  it  hath  been  written,  '  To  whom  it 
 was  not  told  concerning  him,  they  shall  see  ; 
 and  thej'  who  have  not  heard,  shall  under- 
 stand.' 
 
 "Wherefore,  also,  I  was  hindered  many 
 times  from  coming  unto  you,  ^^  and  now,  no 
 longer  having  place  in  these  iiarts,  and  having 
 a  longing  to  come  unto  you  for  many  years, 
 "^  when  I  may  go  on  to  Spain  I  will  come  unto 
 j'ou,  for  I  hope  in  going  through,  to  see  you, 
 and  by  you  to  be  set  forward  thither,  if  of 
 you  first,  in  part,  I  shall  be  filled. 
 
 "^And,  now,  T  go  on  to  Jerusalem,  minis- 
 tering to  the  saints;  "^for  it  pleased  Mace- 
 donia and  Achaia  well  to  make  a  certain  con- 
 tribution for  the  xioor  of  the  saints  who  are 
 in  Jerusalem;  °^for  it  pleased  well,  and  their 
 debtors  they  are,  for  if  in  their  spiritual 
 things  the  nations  did  participate,  they  ought 
 also,  in  the  fleshly  things,  to  minister  to 
 them. 
 
 ^This,  then,  having  finished,  and  having 
 sealed  to  them  this  fruit,  1  will  retm-n 
 through  you,  to  Spain;  ^and  I  have  known 
 that  coming  unto  you— in  the  fulness  of  the 
 blessing  of  the  good  news  of  Christ  I  shall 
 come. 
 
 ^"And  I  call  upon  you,  brethren,  through 
 our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  through  the  love 
 of  the  Spirit,  to  strive  together  with  me  in 
 the  prayers  for  me  unto  God,  ^Hhat  I  may 
 be  delivered  from  those  not  believing  in 
 Judea,  and  that  my  ministration,  that  is  for 
 Jerusalem,  may  become  acceptable  to  the 
 saints;  ^^that  in  joy  I  may  come  unto  you, 
 through  the  will  of  God,  anci  may  be  refreshed 
 with  you,  33  and  the  God  of  the  peace  be  with 
 you  all.    Amen. 
 
 XVT.  1  AND  I  commend  to  you  Phebe  our 
 sister— being  a  ministrant  of  the  assembly 
 that  is  in  Cenchrea — ^  that  ye  may  receive  her 
 in  the  Lord,  as  doth  become  saints,  and  may 
 assist  her  in  whatever  matter  she  may  have 
 need  of  you — for  she  also  became  a  leader  of 
 many,  and  of  myself. 
 
 3  Salute  Priscilla  and  Aquilas,  my  fellow- 
 workmen  in  Christ  Jesus — •*  who  for  my  life 
 their  own  neck  did  lay  down,  to  whom  not 
 only  I  give  thanks,  but  also  all  the  assemblies 
 of  the  nations — ^  aud  the  assembly  at  their 
 115 
 
Salutations. 
 
 XVI.  6.— ROMANS.— XVI,  27. 
 
 Paul's  prayer. 
 
 house ;  salute  Epaenetus,  my  beloved,  who  is 
 first-fruit  of  Achaia  to  Christ. 
 
 *  Salute  Mary,  who  did  labour  much  for 
 us;  ''salute  Andronious  and  Junias,  my  kin- 
 dred, and  my  fellow-captives,  who  are  of  uote 
 among  the  apostles,  wno  also  have  been  in 
 Christ  before  me. 
 
 8 Salute  Amplias,  my  beloved  in  the  Lord; 
 ®  salute  Arbanus,  our  fellow-workman  in 
 Christ,  and  Stachys,  my  beloved ;  i"  salute 
 Apelles,  the  approved  iu  Christ ;  salute  those 
 of  the  household  of  Aristobulus ;  ^^  salute 
 Herodion,  my  kinsman ;  salute  those  of  the 
 household  of  Narcissus,  who  are  in  the  Lord  ; 
 ^-salute  Tryphaena,  and  Tryphosa,  who  are 
 labouring  in  the  Lord;  salute  Persis,  the  be- 
 loved, who  did  labour  much  in  the  Lord. 
 
 1^  Salute  Ruf us,  the  choice  one  in  the  Lord, 
 and  his  mother  and  mine,  ^'^  salute  Asyncri- 
 tus,  Phlegou,  Hermas,  Patrobas,  Hermes,  and 
 the  brethren  %vitli  them ;  ^^  salute  Philologus, 
 and  Julias,  Nereus,  and  his  sister,  and  Olym- 
 pas,  and  all  the  saints  with  them;  i"  salute 
 one  another  in  a  holy  kiss ;  the  assemblies  of 
 Christ  do  salute  you. 
 
 1^  And  I  call  upon  you,  brethren,  to  mark 
 those  who  the  divisions  and  the  stumbling- 
 blocks,  contrary  to  the  teaching  that  ye  did 
 learn,  are  causing,  and  turn  ye  away  from 
 them ;  ^*  for  such  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  do 
 
 lie 
 
 not  sei-ve,  but  their  own  belly ;  and  through 
 the  good  word  and  fair  speech  they  deceive 
 the  hearts  of  the  harmless,  '^  for  your  obedi- 
 ence did  reach  to  all ;  I  rejoice,  therefore,  as 
 regards  you,  and  I  wish  you  to  be  wise,  in- 
 deed, as  to  the  good,  and  harmless  as  to  the 
 evil;  -" and  the  God  of  the  peace  shall  bruise 
 the  Adversary  under  your  feet  quickly ;  the 
 grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you. 
 Ameu ! 
 
 ^1  Salute  you  do  Timotheus,  my  fellow- work- 
 man, and  Lucius,  and  Jason,  and  Sosipater, 
 my  kindred ;  ^'^  I  Tertius  salute  you  (who 
 wrote  the  letter)  in  the  Lord ;  -^  salute  you 
 doth  Gaius,  my  host,  and  of  the  whole  as- 
 sembly ;  salute  you  doth  Erastus,  tlie  steward 
 of  the  city,  and  Quartua  the  brother,  -^  the 
 grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you 
 all.     Amen. 
 
 -*  And  to  Him  who  is  able  to  establish  you, 
 according  to  my  good  news,  and  the  ijreaching 
 of  Jesus  Christ,  according  to  the  revelation  of 
 the  secret,  in  the  times  of  the  ages  having 
 been  kept  silent,  "^  and  now  having  been 
 made  manifest,  also,  through  prophetic  writ- 
 ings, according  to  a  command  of  the  age- 
 during  God,  having  been  made  known  to  all 
 the  nations  for  obedience  of  faith — ^  to  the 
 only  wise  God,  through  Jesus  Christ,  to  him 
 be  glory  to  the  ages.     Amen. 
 
FIRST  EPISTLE  TO  THE  COEINTHIANS. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  ^  PAUL,  a  caUed  apostle  of  Jesus 
 Christ,  thronsh  the  will  of  God,  and  Sosthe- 
 nes  the  brother,  -  to  the  assembly  of  God  that 
 is  iu  Coriuth,  to  those  sanctified  in  Christ 
 Jesus,  called  saints,  with  all  those  calling 
 upon  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  in 
 every  place— both  theirs  and  ours :  ^  Grace  to 
 you  and  peace  from  God  our  Father  and  the 
 Lord  Jesus  Christ! 
 
 ■*  I  give  thanks  to  my  God  always  concern- 
 ing you  for  tlie  grace  of  God  tliat  was  given 
 to  you  iu  CJirist  Jesus,  ^  that  in  every  thing 
 ye  were  enriched  in  him,  in  all  discourse  and 
 all  knowledge,  ''according  as  the  testimony 
 of  the  Christ  was  confirmed  in  you,  ''  so  that 
 ye  are  not  behind  in  any  gift,  waiting  for  the 
 revelation  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  ^who 
 also  shall  confirm  you  unto  the  end — unblam- 
 able in  the  day  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ; 
 "faithful  is  God,  through  whom  ye  were 
 called  to  the  fellowship  of  His  Son  Jesus 
 Christ  our  Lord. 
 
 If*  And  I  call  upon  you,  brethren,  through 
 the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  the 
 same  thing  ye  may  all  say,  and  there  may  not 
 be  divisions  among  yoxi,  and  ye  may  be  per- 
 fected in  the  same  mind,  and  in  the  same 
 judgment,  '^for  it  was  signified  to  me  con- 
 cerning you,  my  brethren,  by  those  of  Chloe, 
 that  contentions  are  among  you ;  ^'^  and  I  say 
 this,  that  each  one  of  you  saith,  'L  indeed, 
 am  of  Paul' — 'and  I  of  Apollos,'— '  and  I  of 
 Cephas,' — '  and  I  of  Christ.' 
 
 1^  Hath  the  Christ  been  di\nded  ?  was  Paul 
 crucified  for  you  ?  or  to  the  name  of  Paul  were 
 ye  baptized;  ^^T  give  thanks  to  God  that  no 
 one  of  you  did  I  bapbize,  except  Crisxjus  and 
 Gains  —  '^  that  no  one  may  say  that  to  my 
 own  name  I  did  baptize ;  '•'  and  I  did  baptize 
 also  Stephanas'  household — further,  I  have 
 not  known  if  I  did  baptize  any  other. 
 
 ^^For  Christ  did  not  send  me  to  baptize, 
 but — to  proclaim  good  news ;  not  in  wisdom 
 of  discourse,  that  the  cross  of  the  Christ  may 
 not  be  made  of  none  effect ;  '*  for  the  word  of 
 the  cross  to  those  indeed  perishing  is  foolish- 
 ness, and  to  us — those  being  saved— it  is  the 
 power  of  God,  ^^for  it  hath  been  written, 
 '  I  will  destroy  the  wisdom  of  the  wise,  and 
 the  intelligence  of  the  intelligent  I  will  bring 
 to  noiight ; '  ""  where  is  the  wise  ?  where  the 
 scribe?  where  a  disputer  of  this  age?  did 
 not  God  make  foolish  the  wisdom  of  this 
 world?  '•^^for,  seeing  in  the  wisdom  of  God 
 the  world  through  the  wisdom  knew  not  God, 
 it  did  please  God  through  the  foolishness  of 
 the  preaching  to  save  those  believing. 
 
 ^-  Since  also  .Jews  ask  a  sign,  and  Greeks 
 .seek  wisdom,  "■'  also  we — we  preach  Christ 
 crucified,  to  Jews,  indeed,  a  stumbling-block, 
 
 and  to  Greeks  foolishness,  -^and  to  those  call- 
 ed—both Jews  and  Greeks— Christ  the  power 
 of  God,  and  tlie  wisdom  of  God,  "^  because  the 
 foolishness  of  God  is  wiser  than  men,  and  the 
 weakness  of  God  is  stronger  than  men;  -"for 
 see  your  calling,  brethren,  that  not  many  are 
 wise  according  to  the  flesh,  not  many  mighty, 
 not  many  noble ;  -"  but  the  foolish  things  of 
 the  world  did  God  choose,  that  the  wise  He 
 may  put  to  shame ;  and  the  weak  things  of 
 the  world  did  God  choose  that  he  may  put 
 to  shame  the  strong;  "8 and  the  base  tilings 
 of  the  world,  and  the  things  despised  did  God 
 choose,  and  the  things  that  are  not,  that  the 
 things  that  are  He  may  make  useless — "^  that 
 no  flesh  may  glory  before  Him ;  ^u  and  of  Him 
 ye — ye  are  in  Christ  Jesus,  who  became  to 
 us  from  God  wisdom,  righteousness  also,  and 
 sanctification,  and  redemption,  ^ithat,  accord- 
 ing as  it  liath  been  written,  '  He  who  is  glory- 
 ing— in  the  Lord  let  him  glory.' 
 
 n.  ^  AND  I,  having  come  unto  you,  breth- 
 ren, came — not  in  superiority  of  discourse  or 
 wisdom — declaring  to  you  the  testimony  of 
 God,  -  for  1  decided  not  to  know  any  tning 
 among  you,  except  Jesus  Christ,  and  him 
 crucified;  '^  and  I,  in  weakness,  and  in  fear, 
 and  in  much  trembling,  was  with  you ;  *  and 
 my  word  and  my  preaching  was  not  in  per- 
 suasive words  of  human  wisdon\,  but  in  de- 
 monstration of  the  Spirit  and  of  power — ^  that 
 your  faith  may  not  be  in  the  wisdom  of  men, 
 but  in  the  power  of  God. 
 
 ^  And  wisdom  we  speak  among  the  perfect, 
 and  wisdom  not  of  this  age,  nor  of  the  rulers 
 of  this  age — of  those  becoming  useless,  "  but 
 we  speaic  the  hidden  wisdom  of  God  in  a 
 secret,  that  God  foreordained  before  the  ages 
 to  our  glory,  ^  which  no  one  of  the  rulers  of 
 this  age  did  know,  for  if  they  had  known,  the 
 Lord  of  the  glory  they  would  not  have  cruci- 
 fied ;  "  but,  according  as  it  hath  been  written, 
 '  What  eye  did  not  see,  and  ear  did  not  bear, 
 and  upon  the  heart  of  man  came  not  up, 
 what  God  did  prepare  for  those  loving  Him — ' 
 I'^but  to  us  did  God  reveal  them  through 
 His  Spirit,  for  the  Spirit  all  things  doth  search, 
 even  the  depths  of  God,  ^ifor  who  of  men  hath 
 known  the  things  of  the  man,  except  the 
 spirit  of  the  man  that  is  in  him  ?  so  also  the 
 things  of  God  no  one  hath  known,  except  the 
 Spirit  of  God. 
 
 '"  And  we  the  spirit  of  the  world  did  not 
 receive,  but  the  Spirit  that  is  of  God,  that  we 
 may  know  the  things  conferred  by  God  on  us, 
 '^  which  things  also  we  speak,  not  in  words 
 taught  by  human  wisdom,  but  in  those  taught 
 by  the  Holy  Spirit,  with  spiritual  things 
 spiritual  things  comparing,  ^^  and  the  natural 
 man  doth  not  receive  the  things  of  the  Spirit 
 of  God,  for  to  him  they  are  foolishness,  and 
 he  is  not  able  to  know  them,  because  spiritu- 
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spiritual  foundation. 
 
 TT.  15.— 1  CORINTH.— V.  4. 
 
 Sleicarthhip  of  the  mhihtj-i/. 
 
 ally  they  are  discerned;  '^aiul  he  who  is 
 spiritual,  doth  discern  indeed  all  things,  and 
 lie  himself  is  by  no  one  discerned;  '"for who 
 did  know  the  mind  of  the  Lord  that  he  shall 
 instruct  Him  ?  and  we — we  have  the  mind  of 
 Christ. 
 
 in.  ^AND  I,  brethren,  was  not  able  to 
 speak  to  you  as  to  spiritual,  but  as  to  fleshly 
 —as  to  babes  in  Christ ;  -  with  milk  I  fed  you, 
 and  not  with  meat,  for  ye  were  not  yet  able, 
 but  not  even  yet  are  ye  now  able,  ^  for  yet  ye 
 are  fleshly,  for  where  thei'n  is  among  you  envy- 
 ing, and  strife,  and  divisions,  are  ye  not  flesh- 
 ly, and  in  the  manner  of  men  do  walk?  *for 
 ^vhen  one  may  say,  '  I,  indeed,  am  of  Paul ; ' 
 and  another.  'I— of  Apollos;'  are  ve  not 
 fleshly  ? 
 
 ^  Who,  then,  is  Paul,  and  who  Apollos,  but 
 ministrauts  through  whom  ye  did  believe,  and 
 to  each  as  the  Lord  gave  ?  ^'I  planted,  Apollos 
 watered,  but  God  was  giving  growth ;  ''  so  that 
 neither  is  he  who  is  planting  anything,  nor  he 
 who  is  watering,  but  He  who  is  giving  growth 
 —God ;  f  and  he  who  is  planting  and  he  who 
 is  watering  are  one,  and  each  his  own  reward 
 shall  receive,  according  to  his  own  labour, 
 ''for  of  God  we  are  fellow-workmen;  God's 
 tillage,  God's  building  ye  are. 
 
 _ '"  According  to  the  grace  of  God  that  was 
 given  to  me,  as  a  wise  master-builder,  a 
 foundation  I  have  laid,  and  another  doth 
 build  on  it,  ^^for  other  foundation  no  one 
 is  able  to  lay  except  that  which  is  laid,  which 
 is  Jesus  the  Christ ;  ^'^  and  if  any  one  doth 
 build  upon  this  foundation  gold,  silver,  preci- 
 ous stones,  wood,  hay,  straw— i^  of  eacli  the 
 woik  shall  become  manifest,  for  the  day  shall 
 declare  it,  because  in  fire  it  is  revealed,  and 
 the  work  of  each,  what  kind  it  is,  tiie  Are 
 shall  prove  •  ^*  if  of  any  one  the  work  doth  re- 
 main that  he  built  on  it,  a  wage  he  shall  re- 
 ceive; ^^if  of  any  the  work  is  burned  up,  he 
 shall  suffer  loss;  and  himself  shall  be  saved, 
 but  so  as  through  Are. 
 
 '*Have  ye  not  known  that  ye  are  a  sanctu- 
 ary of  God,  and  the  Spirit  of  God  doth  dwell 
 in  you?  ^^if  any  one  the  sanctuary  of  God 
 doth  waste,  him  shall  God  waste;  for  the 
 sanctuary  of  God  is  holy,  the  which  ye  are. 
 
 ^^  Let  no  one  deceive  himself ;  if  any  one 
 doth  seem  to  be  wise  among  you  in  this  age — 
 let  him  become  a  fool,  that  he  may  become 
 wise,  ^*  for  the  wisdom  of  this  world  is  foolish- 
 ness with  God,  for  it  hath  been  written, 
 'Who  is  taking  the  wise  in  their  craftiness  ;' 
 ""  and  again,  '  The  Lord  doth  know  the  rea- 
 sonings of  the  wise,  that  they  are  vain.' 
 
 ■-]'  So  then,  let  no  one  glory  in  men,  for  all 
 things  are  yours,  ^^whether  Paul,  or  Apollos, 
 or  Cephas,  or  the  world,  or  life,  or  death,  or 
 things  present,  or  thin";s  about  to  be  aU  are 
 yours,  '■^^  and  ye  are  Christ's,  and  Christ  is 
 God's. 
 
 ly.  ^  LET  a  man  so  reckon  us  as  oflicers  of 
 
 Christ,  and  stewards  of  the  secrets  of  God, 
 
 '■^  and  as  to   the   rest,    it   is   re(iuired   in    tlie 
 
 stewards   that  one   may   be   found   faithful, 
 
 118 
 
 'and  to  me  it  is  for  a  very  little  tiling  that  by 
 you  I  may  be  judged,  or  by  man's  day,  but 
 not  even  myself  do  1  judge,  •'for  of  nothing 
 to  myself  have  I  been  conscious,  but  not  in 
 this  have  1  been  declared  riglit — and  he  who 
 is  discerning  me  is  the  Lord :  ''  so,  then, 
 nothing  before  the  time  judge  ye,  till  the 
 Lord  may  come,  who  will  ooth  bring  to  light 
 the  hidden  things  of  the  darliness,  and  will 
 manifest  the  counsels  of  the  hearts,  and  then 
 the  praise  shall  come  to  each  from  God, 
 
 ^  And  these  things,  brethren,  I  did  transfer 
 to  myself  and  to  Apollos  because  of  you,  that 
 in  us  ye  may  learn  not  to  think  above  that 
 which  hath  been  Avritten,  that  ye  may  not  be 
 piiff'ed  up  one  for  one  against  the  other,  "  for 
 who  doth  make  thee  to  differ?  and  what  hast 
 thou,  that  thou  didst  not  receive  ?  and  if  thou 
 didst  also  receive,  why  dost  thou  glory  as  not 
 having  received  ? 
 
 *  Already  ye  are  having  been  filled,  already 
 ye  were  rich,  apart  from  us  ye  did  reign,  and 
 I  would  also  ye  did  reign,  tnat  we  also  with 
 you  may  reign  together,  ''for  I  think  that 
 God  did  set  forth  us  the  apostles  last — as  ap- 
 pointed to  death,  because  a  spectacle  we  be- 
 came to  the  world,  and  messengers,  and  men ; 
 J"  we  are  fools  because  of  Christ,  and  ye  wise 
 in  Christ;  we  are  ailing,  and  ye  strong;  ye 
 glorious,  and  we  dishonoured;  '^uuto  the 
 present  hour  we  both  hunger,  and  thirst, 
 and  are  naked,  and  are  bufl'eted,  and  wander 
 about,  '"and  labour,  working  with  our  own 
 hands ;  being  reviled,  we  bless ;  being  perse- 
 cuted, we  suffer;  '^  being  spoken  evil  of,  we 
 entreat ;  as  filth  of  the  world  we  did  become 
 — of  all  things  an  oflscouriug- till  now. 
 
 '■*  Not  as  putting  you  to  shame  do  I  write 
 these  things,  but  as  ray  beloved  children  1 
 do  admonish,  ^^  for  if  a  myriad  of  child-con- 
 ductors ye  may  have  in  (Jhrist,  yet  not  many 
 fathers;  for  in  Christ  Jesus,  through  the 
 good  news,  I — I  did  beget  you ;  ''■  I  call  upon 
 you,  therefore,  become  ye  followers  of  me; 
 '■''because  of  this  I  sent  to  you  Timotheus, 
 who  is  my  child,  beloved  and  faithful  in  the 
 Lord,  who  shall  remind  you  of  my  ways  iu 
 Christ,  according  as  everywhere  in  every  as- 
 sembly I  teach. 
 
 1*  And  as  if  I  were  not  coming  unto  you  cer 
 tain  were  puffed  up;  ^'■'  but  I  will  come  quickly 
 iinto  you,  if  the  ,Lonl  may  will,  and  I  will 
 know  not  the  word  of  those  jniffed  up,  but 
 the  power;  -"for  not  in  word  is  the  reign  of 
 God,  but  in  power?  -^  what  do  ye  wish?  witji 
 a  rod  shall  I  come  unto  you,  or  in  love,  with 
 a  spirit  also  of  meekness  ? 
 
 V.  1  WHOREDOM  is  actually  heard  of 
 among  you,  and  such  whoredom  as  is  not 
 even  named  among  the  nations- as  that  one 
 liath  the  wife  of  the  father! — -and  ye  are  hav- 
 ing been  puft'ed  up,  ami  did  not  rather  mouru, 
 that  he  may  be  removed  out  of  the  midst  of 
 you  who  did  this  work,  •'  for  I  indeed,  as  be- 
 ing absent  as  to  the  body,  and  ])resent  as  to 
 the  spirit,  liave  alreaay  judged,  as  beiivg 
 jnesent,  him  who  so  wrougnt  tliis  thing:  "fin 
 the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ— ye  boiiu; 
 
CJiriatian  purity  cnforc(d. 
 
 V.  5.-1  COJlINTH.-vit.  16. 
 
 Laws  of  marriage^ 
 
 t;atherecl  togethei-,  also  my  spirit— with  the 
 power  of  on r  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  ^to  deliver 
 lip  such  a  one  to  the  Adversary  for  the  de- 
 struction of  the  tiesh,  that  the  spirit  may  he 
 saved  in  the  day  of  the  Lord  Jesus. 
 
 ^  Not  good  is  -your  glorying ;  have  ye  not 
 known  that  a  little  leaven  the  whole  lump 
 doth  leaven  ?  ^  cleanse  out,  therefore,  the  old 
 leaven,  that  ye  may  be  a  new  lump,  accord- 
 ing as  ye  are  unleavened,  for  also  our  pass- 
 over  for  us  was  sacriticed — Christ,  "so  that 
 we  may  keep  the  feast,  not  with  old  leaven, 
 nor  with  the  leaven  of  evil  and  wickedness, 
 but  with  unleavened  food  of  sincerity  and 
 truth. 
 
 3 1  did  write  to_  you  in  the  epistle,  not  to 
 keep  company  with  whoremongers — ^^  and 
 not  certainly  ^vith  the  whoremongers  of  this 
 world,  or  with  the  covetous,  or  extortioners, 
 or  idolaters,  seeing  ye  ought  then  to  go  forth 
 out  of  the  world — ^^  and  now,  I  did  write  to 
 you  not  to  keep  company  with  Mm,  if  any 
 one,  being  named  a  brother,  may  be  a  whore- 
 monger, or  covetous,  or  an  idolater,  or  a  railer, 
 or  a  drunkard,  or  an  extortioner — with  such 
 a  one  not  even  to  eat  together ;  -^  for  what 
 have  1  also  those  without  to  judge?  those 
 within  do  ye  not  judge  ?  "  and  those  without 
 God  doth  judge;  and  put  ye  away  the  evil 
 from  among  yourselves. 
 
 VI.  1  DARE  any  one  of  you,  having  a 
 matter  with  the  other,  go  to  be  judged  before 
 the  unrighteous,  and  not  before  the  saints? 
 "have  ye  not  known  that  the  saints  shall 
 .judge  the  world?  and  if  by  you  the  world  is 
 judged,  are  ye  unworthy  of  the  smaller  judg- 
 ments? 3  have  ye  not  known  that  we  shall 
 judge  messengers  ?  why  not  then  the  things 
 of  life?  ^of  the  things  of  life,  indeed,  then, 
 if  ye  may  have  judgment,  those  despised  in 
 the  assembly — these  cause  ye  to  sit;  ^unto 
 your  shame  I  speak  :  so  there  is  not  among 
 you  one  wise  man,  not  even  one,  who  shall  be 
 able  to  discern  in  the  midst  of  his  brethren ! 
 ^but  brother  with  brother  doth  go  to  be 
 judged,  and  this  before  unbelievers  ! 
 
 '  Already,  indeed,  then,  there  is  altogether 
 a  fault  among  you,  that  ye  have  judgments 
 with  one  another;  wherefore  do  ye  not  rather 
 suffer  injustice?  wherefore  beye  not  rather 
 defrauded?  ^ but  ye— ye  do  injustice,  and  ye 
 defraud,  and  these — brethren  !  ^  have  ye  not 
 known  that  the  imrighteous  the  reign  of  God 
 shall  not  inherit?  be  not  led  astray;  neither 
 whoremongers,  nor  idolaters,  nor  adulterers, 
 nor  effeminate,  nor  sodomites,  '"nor  thieves, 
 nor  covetous,  nor  drunkards,  nor  revilers, 
 nor  extortioners,  the  reign  of  God  shall  in- 
 herit. 
 
 '^And  certain  of  you  were  these!  but  ye 
 were  washed,  but  ye  were  sanctified,  but  ye 
 were  declared  righteous,  in  the  name  of  the 
 Lord  Jesus,  and  in  the  Spirit  of  our  God. 
 
 I'' AU  things  are  lawful  to  me,  but  all  things 
 are  not  profitable ;  all  things  are  lawful  to  me, 
 but  I— i  will  not  be  under  authority  by  any; 
 '^  the  meats  are  for  the  belly,  and  the  belly 
 for  the  meats. 
 
 And  God  both  this  and  these  shall  raalce 
 119 
 
 useless;  and  the  body  is  not  for  whoredom, 
 but  for  the  Lord,  and  the  Lord  for  the  body ; 
 '^and  God  both  the  Lord  did  raise,  and  us 
 will  raise  up  through  His  power.  '^  Have  ye 
 not  known  that  your  bodies  are  members  of 
 Christ?  having  taken,  then,  the  members  of 
 the  Christ,  shall  I  make  them  members  of  an 
 harlot?  let  it  not  be!  i^Have  ye  not  known 
 that  he  who  is  joined  to  the  harlot  is  one 
 body?  'for  they  shall  be — saith  He — the  two 
 for  one  flesh.'  '^  And  he  who  is  joined  to  the 
 Lord  is  one  spirit ;  '^  flee  the  whoredom ;  every 
 sin — whatever  a  man  may  commit — is  without 
 the  body,  and  he  who  is  committing  whore- 
 dom, against  his  own  body  doth  sin.  '^Have 
 ye  not  known  that  your  body  is  a  sanctuary  of 
 the  Holy  Spirit  in  you,  which  ye  have  from 
 God?  and  ye  are  not  your  own,  -"  for  ye  were 
 bought  with  a  price ;  glorify,  then,  God  in  your 
 body  and  in  your  spirit,  which  are  God's. 
 
 VII.  ^AND  concerning  the  things  of  which 
 ye  wrote  to  me :  good  it  is  for  a  man  not  to 
 touch  awoman,  "andbecauseof  the  whoredom 
 let  each  man  have  his  own  wife,  and  let  each 
 woman  have  her  proper  husband;  ^to  tha 
 wife  let  the  husband  the  due  benevolence  ren- 
 der, and  in  like  manner  also  the  wife  to  the 
 husband  ;  *  the  wife  over  her  own  body  hath 
 not  authority,  but  the  husband ;  and,  in  like 
 manner  also,  the  husband  over  his  own  body 
 hath  not  authority,  but  the  wife. 
 
 ^  Defraud  not  one  another,  except  by  con- 
 sent for  a  time,  that  ye  may  be  free  for  fasting 
 and  prayer,  and  again  may  come  together,  that 
 the  Adversary  may  not  tempt  you  because  of 
 your  incontinence;  ''  and  this  I  say  by  way  of 
 concurrence — not  of  command,  "  for  I  wish  all 
 men  to  be  even  as  I  myself  am ;  biit  each  his 
 own  gift  hath  of  Grod,  one  indeed  thus,  and 
 one  thus, 
 
 8  And  I  say  to  the  unmarried  and  to  the 
 widows:  it  is  good  for  them  if  they  may 
 remain  even  as  I  am ;  ^  and  if  they  have  not 
 continence — let  them  marry,  for  it  is  better  to 
 marry  than  to  burn;  i" and  to  the  married  I 
 announce— not  I,  but  the  Lord — let  not  a 
 wife  separate  from  a  husband:  ^  but  and  if 
 she  may  separate,  let  her  remain  unmarried, 
 or  to  the  husband  let  her  be  reconciled,  and 
 let  not  a  hiisband  send  away  a  wife. 
 
 '-  And  to  the  rest  1  speak— not  the  Lord — 
 if  any  brother  hath  a  wife  unbelieving,  and 
 she  is  pleased  to  dwell  with  him,  let  him  not 
 send  her  away;  ^^and  a  woman  who  hath  a 
 husband  unbelieving,  and  he  is  pleased  to 
 dwell  with  her,  let  her  not  send  him  away; 
 1*  for  the  unbelieving  husband  hath  been 
 sanctified  in  the  wife,  and  the  unbelieving 
 wife  hath  been  sanctified  in  the  husband ; 
 otherwise  your  children  are  unclean,  but  now 
 they  are  holy. 
 
 1^  And,  if  the  unbelieving  doth  separate 
 himself — let  him  separate  himself:  the  bro- 
 ther or  the  sister  is  not  under  servitude  in 
 such  cases,  and  in  peace  hath  God  called  us ; 
 '"for  what,  hast  thou  known,  0  wife,  whether 
 the  husband  thou  shalt  save  ?  or  what,  hast 
 
Laws  of  marriage. 
 
 VII.  17.— 1  CORTNTH.-ix.  8. 
 
 Food  offered  to  idols. 
 
 tboii  known,  O  husband,  wliether  the  wife 
 thou  shalt  save?  '''if  not,  as  God  did  distri- 
 bute to  each,  as  the  Lord  hatli  called  each — 
 so  let  hiin  walk  ;  and  thus  in  all  the  assem- 
 blies do  I  direct :  '^  being  uucircumcised — 
 was  any  one  called?  let  him  not  become  un- 
 circumcised;  in  imcircumcision  was  anyone 
 called  ?  let  him  not  be  circumcised ;  '^  the 
 circumcision  is  nothing,  and  the  uncircum- 
 cision  is  nothing — but  a  keeping  of  the  com- 
 mands of  God. 
 
 ^"Each  in  the  calling  in  which  he  was  called 
 — in  this  let  him  remain  ;  -i  a  servant — wast 
 thou  called  ?  be  not  anxious  ;  but  if  also  thou 
 art  able  to  become  free — use  it  rather  ;  ^-  for  he 
 who  ?\s  in  the  Lord — having  been  called  a  ser- 
 vant— is  the  Lord's  freedmau:  in  like  manner 
 also  he  the  freeman,  having  been  called,  is 
 servant  of  Christ :  '•*  with  a  price  ye  were 
 bought,  become  not  servants  of  men ;  "''each, 
 in  that  in  which  he  was  called,  brethren,  in 
 this  let  him  remain  with  God. 
 
 ^^  And  concerninf^  the  virgins,  a  command 
 of  the  Lord  I  have  not ;  and  I  give  judgment 
 as  having  obtained  kindness  from  the  Lord 
 to  be  faithful :  -''I  suppose,  therefore,  this'to 
 be  good  because  of  the  present  necessity,  that 
 it  is  good  for  a  man  that  the  matter  be  thus  : 
 — -^  Hast  thou  been  bound  to  a  wife  ?  seek 
 not  to  be  loosed  ;  hast  thou  been  loosed  from 
 a  wife  ?  seek  not  a  wife.  -^  But  and  if  thou 
 mayest  marry,  thou  didst  not  sin  ;  and  if  the 
 virgin  may  marry,  she  did  not  sin  ;  and  such 
 shall  have  tribulation  in  the  flesh  :  and  I  spare 
 you. 
 
 -"J  And  this  I  say,  brethren,  the  time  hence- 
 forth is  having  been  shortened — that  both 
 those  having  wives  may  be  as  not  having  • 
 3"  and  those  weeping,  as  not  weeping ;  and 
 those  rejoicing,  as  not  rejoicing;  and  those 
 buying,  as  not  possessing ;  ^'  and  those  using 
 this  world,  as  not  using  it  up:  for  passing 
 away  is  the  fashion  of  this  world. 
 
 3- And  I  wish  you  to  be  without  anxiety; 
 the  unmarried  is  anxious  for  the  things  of  the 
 Loi'd,  how  he  shall  please  the  Lord ;  ^^  and 
 the  married  is  anxious  for  the  things  of  the 
 world,  how  he  shall  please  the  wife.  3*  The 
 wife  and  the  virgin  have  been  distinguished: 
 the  unmarried  is  anxioiis  for  the  things  of  the 
 Lord,  that  she  may  be  holy  both  in  body  and 
 in  spirit,  and  the  married  is  anxious  for  the 
 things  of  the  world,  how  she  shall  please  the 
 husband. 
 
 ^^  And  this  for  your  own  profit  I  say :  not 
 that  1  may  casta  noose  upon  you,  but  for  the 
 seemliness  and  devotedness  to  the  Lord, 
 undistractedly,  '•"'  and  if  anj^  one  doth  think 
 it  to  be  unseemly  to  his  virgin,  if  she  may  be 
 beyond  the  bloom  of  age,  and  it  ought  so  to 
 be,  M'liat  he  willcth  let  him  do;  he  doth  not 
 sin— let  them  marry.  ^''And  he  who  liatli 
 stood  stedfast  in  the  heart— not  having  ne- 
 cessity—  and  hatli  authority  over  his  own 
 will,  and  this  he  hath  determined  in  his  heart 
 — to  keep  his  own  virgin — doth  well;  -'^so 
 that  botli  he  who  is  iriving  in  mariiage  doth 
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 well,  and  he  who  is  not  giving  in  marriage 
 doth  better. 
 
 3u  A  wife  hath  been  bound  by  law  as  long 
 time  as  her  husband  may  live,  and  if;,lier 
 husband  may  sleep,  she  is  free  to  be  married 
 to  whom  she  will — only  in  the  Lord;  •'"and 
 she  is  happier  if  she  may  so  remain — accord- 
 ing to  my  judgment;  and  I  think  1  also  have 
 the  Spirit  of  God. 
 
 VIII.  ^  AND  concerning  the  things  sacri- 
 ficed to  idols,  we  have  known  that  we  all 
 have  knowledge:  knowledge  pufl'eth  u)i,  but 
 lovebuildethup;  -and  if  any  one  doth  think  to 
 know  anything,  he  hath  not  yet  known  any- 
 tliing  according  as  it  behoveth  him  to  know ; 
 ^  and  if  any  one  doth  love  God,  this  one  hath 
 been  known  by  Him. 
 
 *  Concerning  the  eating  then  of  the  things 
 sacrificed  to  idols,  we  have  known  that  aji 
 idol  is  nothin"  in  the  world,  and  that  there 
 is  no  other  God  except  one ;  ^  for  even  if  there 
 are  those  called  gods,  whether  in  heaven, 
 whether  upon  earth — as  there  are  gods  many 
 and  lords  many — "  yet  to  us  is  one  God,  the 
 Father,  of  whom  are  the  all  things,  and  we 
 to  Him ;  and  one  Lord,  Jesus  Christ,  through 
 whom  are  the  all  things,  and  we  through 
 him;  "but  not  in  all  men  ?6' the  knowledge, 
 and  certain  with  conscience  of  the  idol,  till 
 now,  as  a  thing  sacrificed  to  an  idol  do  eat 
 it,  and  their  conscience,  being  weak,  is  de- 
 filed. 
 
 ^  But  victuals  do  not  commend  us  to 
 God,  for  neither  if  we  may  eat  are  we  in  ad- 
 vance; nor  if  we  may  not  eat,  are  we  behind  ; 
 ^  but  see,  lest  this  ijrivilege  of  yours  may  be- 
 come a  stumbling-block  to  the  infirm,  i'^for  if 
 any  one  may  see  thee  that  hast  knowledge  in 
 an  idol's  temple  reclining  at  meat— shall  not 
 his  conscience — he  1)eiug  infirm — be  embold- 
 ened to  eat  the  things  sacrificed  to  idols, 
 ''  and  the  brother  who  is  iutirm  shall  peiish 
 by  thy  knowledge,  because  of  whom  Christ 
 died?  '"and  thus  sinning  in  regaixl  to  the 
 brethren,  and  smiting  tlieir  weak  conscience — 
 in  regard  to  Christ  ye  sin ;  '•*  wherefore,  if 
 victuals  cause  my  brother  to  st\imble,  I  may 
 eat  no  flesh — to  the  age — that  my  brother  I 
 may  not  cause  to  stumble. 
 
 IX.  '  AM  not  I  an  apostle?  am  not  I  free? 
 Jesus  Christ  our  Lord  have  I  not  seen?  my 
 work  arc  not  ye  in  tlie  Lord  ?  -  if  to  others  i 
 am  not  an  apostle — yet  doubtless  to  you  I  am ; 
 for  the  seal  of  my  a])Ostlesliii:)  are  ye  in  the 
 Lord. 
 
 •'  My  defence  to  those  who  examine  me 
 in  this;  *  have  we  not  authority  to  eat  and  to 
 drink?  ^have  we  not  authority  a  sister— a 
 wife — to  lead  about,  as  also  the  other  ajiostles, 
 and  the  brethren  of  tlie  Lord,  and  Ceplias? 
 "  or  only  I  and  Barnabas,  have  we  not  author- 
 ity—not  to  work? ''  who  doth  serve  as  a  soldier 
 at  his  own  charges  at  any  time?  who  doth 
 jilant  a  vineyard,  and  of  its  fruit  doth  not  eat? 
 or  who  doth  feed  a  flock,  and  of  the  milk  of 
 the  flock  dofli  not  oat? 
 
 ^  According  to  man  do  I  speak  these  things  ? 
 or  doth  not  also  the  law  say  ■tJiesc  things? 
 
Biff  Jits  of  a  pastor. 
 
 IX.  9.-1  CORINTH.— X.  30. 
 
 Admonitions  d-  warnings. 
 
 '■>  for  in  the  law  of  Moses  it  hath  been  written, 
 '  Thou  shalt  not  muzzle  an  ox  treading  out 
 corn  ;'  for  tlie  oxen  doth  God  care?  ^"  or  be- 
 cause of  us  by  all  means  dotli  He  say  it  ?  yes, 
 because  of  us  it  was  written,  because  in  ho]5e 
 ought  the  plower  to  X'low,  and  he  who  is 
 treading  ought  of  his  hope  to  partake  in 
 hope. 
 
 ^1  If  we  to  you  the  spiritual  things  did  sow 
 — great  in  it  if  we  your  fleshly  things  do  reap  ? 
 '=if  others  do  partake  of  the  authority  over 
 you — not  we  more  ?  but  we  did  not  use  this 
 authority,  but  all  things  we  bear,  that  we 
 may  give  no  hindrance  to  the  good  news  of 
 the  Christ.  ^'^Have  ye  not  known  that  those 
 working  about  the  things  of  the  temple— of 
 tlie  temple  do  eat,  and  those  waiting  at  the 
 altar — with  the  altar  are  partakers  ?  '^  so  also 
 did  the  Lord  direct  to  those  proclaiming  the 
 good  news  :  of  the  good  news  to  live. 
 
 ^5  And  I  have  used  none  of  these  things  ; 
 neither  did  I  write  these  things  that  it  may  be 
 so  done  in  my  case,  for  it  is  good  for  me  rather 
 to  die,  than  that  anyone  may  make  my  glory- 
 ing void;  ^'' for  if  I  may  proclaim  good  news, 
 it  is  no  glorying  for  me,  for  necessity  is  laid 
 upon  me,  and  wo  is  to  me  if  I  may  not  pi*o- 
 claim  good  news ;  ^"^  for  if  willing  1  do  this,  I 
 have  a  reward;  and  if  unwillingly — with  a 
 stewardship  I  have  been  entrusted ! 
 
 ^'^What,  then,  is  my  reward?- that  pro- 
 claiming good  news,  without  charge  I  shall 
 make  the  good  news  of  the  Christ,  not  to 
 abuse  my  authority  in  the  good  news ;  ^^  for 
 being  free  from  all  men,  to  all  men  I  made 
 myself  servant,  that  the  more  I  might  gain  ; 
 -"  and  I  became  to  the  Jews  as  a  Jew,  that 
 Jews  I  might  gain ;  to  those  under  law  as 
 under  law,  that  those  under  law  I  might  gain  ; 
 -1  to  those  without  law,  as  without  law — (not 
 being  without  law  to  Ood,  but  within  law  to 
 Clirist)— that  I  might  gain  those  without  law ; 
 -- 1  became  to  the  infirm  as  infirm,  that  the 
 infirm  I  might  gain ;  to  all  men  I  have  become 
 all  things,  that  by  all  means  I  may  save 
 some. 
 
 -^  And  this  I  do  because  of  the  good  news, 
 that  a  fellow-partaker  of  it  I  may  become ; 
 -^  have  ye  not  known  that  those  running  in  a 
 race— all  indeed  run,  but  one  doth  receive 
 the  prize?  so  run  ye,  that  ye  may  obtain; 
 ^^  and  every  one  who  is  striving,  is  in  all  things 
 temperate ;  these,  indeed,  then,  that  a  cor- 
 ruptible crown  they  may  receive,  but  we  an 
 incorruptible  ;  -''  I,  therefore,  thus  run,  not  as 
 uncertainly,  thus  I  fight,  as  not  beating  air ; 
 *'  but  I  chastise  my  body,  and  bring  it  into 
 servitude,  lest  by  any  means,  having  preached 
 to  others— I  myself  may  become  disapproved. 
 
 X.  ^  AND  I  do  not  wish  you  to  be  igno- 
 rant, brethren,  that  all  our  fatners  were  imder 
 the  cloud,  and  all  passed  through  the  sea, 
 -  and  all  to  Moses  were  baptized  in  the  cloud, 
 and  in  the  sea;  •^  and  all  the  same  spiritual 
 food  did  eat,  ■^and  all  the  same  spiritual 
 drink  did  drink,  for  they  were  drinking  of  a 
 spiritual  rock  following  them,  and  the  rock 
 was  the  Christ;  ^but  in  the  most  of  them 
 
 God  was  not  well  iileased,  for  they  were 
 strewn  in  the  wilderness,  ''  and  those  things 
 became  types  of  us,  for  our  not  passionately 
 desiring  evil  things,  as  also  these  did  desire. 
 
 ''  Neither  become  ye  idolaters,  as  certain  of 
 them,  as  it  hath  been  written,  '  The  people 
 sat  down  to  eat  and  to  drink,  and  stood  up 
 to  play;'  ^ neither  may  we  commit  whore- 
 dom, as  certain  of  them  did  commit  whore- 
 dom, and  there  fell  in  one  day  twenty-three 
 thousand ;  "  neither  may  we  tempt  the  Christ, 
 as  also  certain  of  them  did  tempt,  and  by  the 
 serpents  did  perish ;  '"  neither  murmur  ye,  as 
 also  some  of  them  did  murmur,  and  did  perish 
 by  the  destroyer. 
 
 "  And  all  these  things  as  types  did  hai)i3en 
 to  those  persons,  and  they  were  written  for 
 our  admonition,  to  whom  the  end  of  the  ages 
 did  come,  ^-so  that  he  who  is  thinking  to 
 stand — let  him  observe,  lest  he  fall,  i^  No 
 temptation  hath  taken  you — except  human ; 
 and  God  is  faithful,  who  will  not  suffer  you 
 to  be  tempted  above  what  ye  are  able,  but  He 
 will  make,  with  the  temptation,  also  the  out- 
 let, for  your  being  able  to  bear  it. 
 
 ^*  Wherefore,  my  beloved,  flee  from  the 
 idolatry;  ^^  as  to  vrise  men  I  speak— ^.judge  ye 
 what  I  say :  ^^  The  cup  of  the  blessing  that 
 we  bless — is  it  not  the  fellowship  of  the 
 blood  of  the  Christ  ?  the  bread  that  we  break 
 — is  it  not  the  fellowship  of  the  body  of  the 
 Christ  ?  ^''  because  one  bread,  one  body,  are 
 we  the  many — for  we  all  of  the  one  bread  do 
 partake. 
 
 ^8  See  Israel  according  to  the  flesh !  are  not 
 those  eating  the  sacrifices  in  the  fellowship 
 of  the  altar  ?  '^  what  then  do  I  say  ?  that  an 
 idol  is  anything?  or  that  a  sacrifice  offered 
 to  an  idol  is  anything? — -^^no,  but  that  the 
 things  that  the  nations  sacrifice — they  sac- 
 rifice to  demons  and  not  to  God;  ancl  I  do 
 not  wish  you  to  come  into  the  fellowship  of 
 the  ^demons.  -^  Ye  are  not  able  the  cup  of 
 the  Lord  to  drink,  and  the  cup  of  demons; 
 ye  are  not  able  of  the  table  of  the  Lord  to 
 I)artake,  and  of  the  table  of  demons;  --do  we 
 arouse  the  Lord  to  jealousy  ?  are  we  stronger 
 than  He? 
 
 ^  All  things  to  me  are  lawful,  but  all  things 
 are  not  profitable ;  all  things  to  me  are  law- 
 ful, but  all  things  do  not  build  tip;  -■'let  no 
 one  seek  his  own — but  each  another's. 
 
 ^'Whatever  in  the  meat-mai'ket  is  sold  eat 
 ye,  not  inquiring,  because  of  the  conscience, 
 -''  for  the  Lord's  is  the  earth,  and  its  fulness ; 
 -"  and  if  any  one  of  the  unbelieving  do  call 
 you,  and  ye  wish  to  go,  all  that  is  set  before 
 you  eat,  nothing  inquiring,  because  of  the 
 conscience;  -^  and  if  any  one  may  say  to  you, 
 '  This  is  a  thing  sacrificed  to  an  idol,' — do 
 not  eat,  because  of  that  one  who  shewed  it, 
 and  of  the  conscience,  for  the  Lord's  is  the 
 earth  and  its  fulness:  ^^  and  conscience,  1  say, 
 jiot  of  thyself,  but  of  the  other,  for  why  is  it 
 that  my  liberty  is  judged  by  another's  con- 
 science ?  3** and  if  I  thankfully  do  partake,  why 
 am  I  evil  spoken  of,  for  that  for  which  t  give 
 thanks? 
 
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Concemfnff  attire. 
 
 X.  31.— 1  COETNTH.— XII.  Ifi. 
 
 0/  tJie  Lord's  supper. 
 
 ^^Wlictlicr,  then,  yo  cat,  or  drink,  or  do 
 auythincr,  do  all  to  the  glory  of  God ;  ^^  be- 
 come ofFenceless,  both  to  Jews  and  Greeks, 
 aud  to  the  assembly  of  (iod  ;  ^'^  as  1  also  in  all 
 things  do  i>lease  all,  not  seeking  my  own 
 profit,  but  that  of  many— that  they  may  be 
 saved. 
 
 XI.  1  FOLLOWERS  of  me  become  ye,  as  I 
 also  am  of  Christ. 
 
 2  And  I  praise  you,  brethren,  that  in  all 
 things  ye  remember  me,  and  according  as 
 I  did  deliver  to  you,  the  deliverances  ye 
 keep,  •*  and  I  wish  you  to  know  that  of  every 
 man  the  head  is  the  Christ,  and  the  head  of 
 a  woman  is  the  husband,  and  the  head  of 
 Christ  is  God. 
 
 ••  Everyman  praying  or  prophesying,  having 
 the  head  covered,  dotii  dishonour  his  head, 
 ^  and  every  woman  praying  or  prophesying 
 with  the  head  uncovered,  doth  dishonour  her 
 own  head,  for  it  is  one  and  the  same  thing 
 with  her  being  shaven,  "  for  if  a  woman  is  not 
 covered — then  let  her  be  shorn,  aud  if  it  is  a 
 shame  for  a  woman  to  be  shorn  or  shaven — 
 let  her  be  covered  ;  ^  for  a  man,  indeed,  ought 
 not  to  cover  the  head,  being  the  image  and 
 glory  of  God,  and  a  woman  is  the  glory  of  a 
 man,  ^  for  a  man  is  not  of  a  woman,  but  a 
 woman  is  of  a  man,  ^  for  a  man  also  was  not 
 created  because  of  the  woman,  but  a  woman 
 because  of  the  man  ;  i"  because  of  this  the 
 woman  ought  to  have  a  token  of  authority 
 upon  the  head,  because  of  the  messengers ; 
 '^but  neither  is  a  man  apart  from  a  woman, 
 nor  a  woman  apart  from  a  man,  in  the  Lord, 
 '^  for  as  the  woman  is  of  the  man,  so  also  the 
 man  is  througli  the  woman,  and  the  all  things 
 are  of  God. 
 
 '■*  In  your  own  selves  judge  ye ;  is  it  seemly 
 for  a  woman  uncovered  to  yiray  to  God? 
 '•^  doth  not  even  nature  itself  teach  you,  that 
 if  a  man  indeed  have  long  hair,  a  dishonour 
 it  is  to  him  ?  ^'  and  a  woman,  if  she  have  long 
 liair,  a  glory  it  is  to  her,  because  the  hair 
 instead  of  a  covering  hath  been  given  to  her; 
 '"  and  if  any  one  doth  think  to  be  contentious, 
 we  have  no  such  custom,  neither  the  assem- 
 blies of  God. 
 
 ^'  And  this  declaring,  I  give  no  praise,  be- 
 cause not  for  the  better,  but  for  the  worse  ye 
 come  together ;  '*  for  first,  indeed,  ye  coming 
 together  in  an  assembly,  I  hear  of  divisions 
 bemg  among  you,  and  partly  I  believe  it, 
 '"for  it  behoveth  sects  also  to  be  among  you, 
 that  those  approved  may  become  manifest 
 among  you;  -"ye,  then,  coming  together  at 
 the  same  place — it  is  not  to  eat  the  Lord's 
 supper^  ''  for  each  his  own  supper  doth  take 
 before  in  the  eating,  aud  one  is  hungry,  and 
 another  is  drunk;  -"why,  have  ye  not  houses 
 to  eat  and  to  drink  in?  or  the  assembly  of 
 God  do  ye  despise,  and  shame  those  not  hav- 
 ing? what  may  I  say  to  you?  shall  I  praise 
 you  in  this  ?   I  do  not  praise ! 
 
 ''For  I — I  received  from  the  Lord  that 
 
 which  also  I  did  deliver  to  you,  that  the  Lord 
 
 Jesus  in  the  night  in  which  he  was  delivered 
 
 up,  took  bread,  "^and  having  friveu  thanks, 
 
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 he  brake,  and  said,  'Take  ye,  oat  yc,  this  ia 
 my  body,  tliat  for  you  is  being  broken  ;  this 
 do  ye— to  the  remembrance  of  me.' 
 
 -^  In  like  manner  also  the  cup  after  the 
 su])ping,  saying,  '  This  cup  is  the  new  cove- 
 nant in  my  blood;  this  do  ye,  as  often  as  ye 
 may  drink  i7— to  the  remembrance  of  me ; ' 
 -^  for  as  often  as  ye  may  eat  this  bread,  and 
 this  cup  may  drink,  the  death  of  the  Lord  ye 
 do  shew  forth — till  he  may  come ;  -''  so  that 
 whoever  may  eat  this  bread  or  may  drink  the 
 cup  of  the  Lord  unworthily,  guilty  he  shall 
 be  of  the  body  and  blood  of  the  Lord :  -^  and 
 let  a  man  be  proving  himself,  and  so  of  the 
 bread  let  him  eat,  and  of  the  cup  let  him 
 drink  ;  '-**  for  he  who  is  eating  and  drinking 
 unworthily,  judgment  to  himself  he  doth  eat 
 and  drink— not  discerning  the  body  of  the 
 Lord. 
 
 ^"Because  of  this,  among  you  many  are 
 weak  and  sickly,  and  slee])  do  many ;  ^'  for  if 
 ourselves  we  were  discerning,  we  would  not 
 be  being  judged,  -^"and  being  judged  by  the 
 Lord,  we  are  chastened,  that  with  the  world 
 we  may  not  be  condemned;  ■''so  then,  my 
 brethren,  coming  together  to  eat,  for  one 
 another  wait  ye ;  ^  and  if  any  one  is  hungry, 
 at  home  let  him  eat,  that  to  judgment  ye  may 
 not  come  together;  and  the  rest,  whenever  I 
 may  come,  I  shall  arrange. 
 
 XII.  ^AND  concerning  the  spiritual  things, 
 brethren,  I  do  not  wish  you  to  be  ignorant; 
 ^ye  have  known  that  ye  were  nations,  unto 
 the  dumb  idols — as  ye  were  led — being  carried 
 away ;  '  wherefore,  I  give  you  to  understand 
 that  no  one,  in  the  Spirit  of  God  speaking, 
 saith  Jesus  is  anathema,  and  no  one  is  able 
 to  say  Jesus  is  Lord,  except  in  the  Holy 
 Spirit. 
 
 ■*  Aud  there  are  diversities  of  gifts,  and  the 
 same  Spirit ;  ^  and  there  are  diversities  of 
 ministrations,  and  the  same  Lord  ;^and  there 
 are  diversities  of  workings,  and  it  is  the  same 
 God — who  is  working  the  all  in  all 
 
 '^And  to  each  hath  been  given  the  mani- 
 festation of  the  Spirit  for  profit ;  **  for  to  one 
 through  tlie  Spirit  hath  been  given  a  word  of 
 wisdom,  and  to  another  a  word  of  knowledge, 
 according  to  the  same  Spirit;  ^  and  to  another 
 faith  in  the  same  Spirit,  and  to  another  gifts 
 of  healings  in  the  same  Spirit;  ^"and  to  an- 
 other in- workings  of  mighty  deeds ;  and  to 
 another  prophecy ;  aud  to  another  discernings 
 of  spirits;  and  to  another _  divers  kinds  of 
 tongues ;  and  to  another  interpretation  of 
 tongues :  *'  and  all  these  doth  work  the  one 
 and  the  same  Spirit,  dividing  to  each  seve- 
 rally as  he  intenaeth. 
 
 '-  For,  even  as  the  body  is  one,  and  hath 
 many  members,  and  all  the  members  of  the 
 one  body,  being  many,  are  one  body,  so  also 
 is  the  Christ,  "  for  also  in  one  Spirit  wc  all 
 to  one  body  were  ba))tize(l,  whether  Jews  or 
 Greeks,  whether  servants  or  freemen,  and  all 
 into  one  Spirit  were  made  to  drink,  '■'for  also 
 the  body  is  not  one  member,  but  many;  "if 
 the  foot  may  say,  'Becai'.se  I  am  not  a  hand, 
 I  am  not  of  the  body;'  it  is  not,  because  of 
 this,  not  of  the  body ;  '*  and  if  the  ear  may 
 
Spiritual  gifts. 
 
 xn.  17.-1  CORINTH.-xiv.  20 
 
 Praise  of  love. 
 
 say,  '  Because  I  am  not  an  oyc,  I  am  not  of 
 the  body;'  it  is  not,  beeauso  of  this,  not  of 
 tlie  body? 
 
 ^^  If  the  whole  body  we7-e  an  eye,  where  the 
 hearing?  if  the  whole  liearing,  where  the 
 smelling?  '^  and  now,  God  did  set  the  mem- 
 bers each  one  of  them  in  the  body,  according 
 as  He  willed,  i"  and  if  all  were  one  member, 
 where  the  body?  ""and  now,  indeed,  are  many 
 members,  and  one  body ;  -'  and  an  eye  is  not 
 able  to  say  to  the  hand,  '  I  have  no  need  of 
 thee  ;*  nor  again  the  head  to  the  feet,  'I  have 
 no  need  of  yon.' 
 
 ""But  much  more  the  members  of  the  body 
 which  seem  to  be  more  infirm  are  necessary, 
 **  and  those  that  we  think  to  be  less  honour- 
 able of  the  body,  around  these  we  put  more 
 abundant  honour,  and  our  unseemly  things 
 have  seemliness  more  abundant,  '^  and  our 
 seemly  things  have  no  need;  but  God  did 
 temper  the  body  together,  to  tlie  lacking  part 
 having  given  more  abundant  honour,  -^that 
 there  may  be  no  di\asion  in  the  body,  but  that 
 the  members  may  have  the  same  anxiety  for 
 one  another,  ^*and  whether  one  member  doth 
 suffer,  suffer  with  it  do  all  the  members,  or 
 one  member  is  glorified,  rejoice  with  it  do  all 
 the  members ;  "^and  ye  are  the  body  of  Christ, 
 and  members  in  particular. 
 
 ^And  some,  indeed,  did  God  set  in  the 
 assembly,  first  apostles,  secondly  prophets, 
 thirdly  teachers,  afterwards  powers,  after- 
 wards gifts  of  healings,  helpings,  governings, 
 divers  kinds  of  tongues;  ""are  all  apostles? 
 are  all  prophets?  are  all  teachers?  are  all 
 powers?  30 have  all  gifts  of  healings?  do  all 
 speak  with  tongues?  do  all  interpret?  '^^and 
 desire  earnestly  the  better  gifts ;  and  yet  a  far 
 excelling  way  do  I  shew  to  you: 
 
 XIII.  1  IF  with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of 
 messengers  I  speak,  and  have  not  love,  I  have 
 become  brass  sounding,  or  a  cymbal  tinkling; 
 "  and  if  I  have  prophecy,  and  know  all  the 
 secrets,  and  all  the  knowledge,  and  if  I  have 
 all  tlie  faith,  so  as  to  remove  mountains,  and 
 have  not  love,  I  am  nothing ;  ^  and  if  I  give 
 away  to  feed  others  all  my  goods,  and  if  I 
 give  up  my  body  that  I  may  be  burned,  and 
 have  not  love,  I  am  profited  nothing. 
 
 ■*  Tlie  love  is  long-suffering,  it  is  kind,  the 
 love  doth  not  envy,  the  love  doth  not  vaunt 
 itself,  is  not  pufied  up,  'doth  not  act  unseemly, 
 doth  not  seek  its  own  things,  is  not  provoked, 
 doth  not  impute  evil,  ''rejoiceth  not  over  the 
 unrighteousness,  and  rejoiceth  with  the  truth ; 
 7  all  things  it  beareth,  all  it  believeth,  all  it 
 hopath,  all  it  endureth. 
 
 *The  love  doth  never  fail;  and  whether 
 there  be  prophecies,  they  shall  become  useless ; 
 whether  tongues,  they  shall  cease ;  whetlier 
 knowledge,  it  shall  become  useless ;  ^  for  in 
 part  we  know,  and  in  part  we  prophesy ; 
 '"  and  when  that  which  is  perfect  may  come, 
 thea  that  which  is  in  part  shall  become  use- 
 less 
 
 ^'Wlien  I  was  a  l)abe,  as  a  babe  I  was 
 speaking,  as  a  babe  I  was  thiokiug,  as  a  babe 
 I  was  reasoning,  and  when  I  have  become  a 
 man,  I  have  made  useless  the  things  of  the  | 
 
 babe;  '"for  we  see  now  througli  a  mirror  ob- 
 scurely, and  then  face  to  face ;  now  [  know  in 
 I)art,  and  then  I  shall  fully  know,  as  also  I 
 was  known ;  '■'  and  now  there  doth  remain 
 faith,  hope,  love — these  three;  and  the  greatest 
 of  these  is  love. 
 
 XIV.  iPUESUEthe  love,  and  seek  earnestly 
 the  spiritual  tilings,  and  rather  that  ye  may 
 prophesy,  "  for  he  who  is  speaking  in  au  un- 
 /cnovm  tongue— to  men  he  doth  not  speak,  but 
 to_  God,  for  no  one  doth  hearken,  and  iu 
 spirit  he  doth  speak  secrets ;  ^  and  he  who 
 is  prophesying  to  men  doth  speak  edifica- 
 tion, and  exhortation,  and  comfort ;  ■•  he  who 
 is  speaking  in  an  unknown  tongue,  himself 
 doth  edify,  and  he  who  is  prophesying,  an  as- 
 sembly doth  edify;  ''and  I  wish  you  all  to 
 speak  with  tongues,  and  more  that  ye  may 
 prophesy,  for  greater  is  he  who  is  propnesying 
 than  he  who  is  speaking  with  tongues,  except 
 one  may  interpret,  that  the  assembly  may  re- 
 ceive edification. 
 
 ^  And  now,  brethren,  if  I  may  come  unto 
 you  speaking  tongues,  what  shall  I  profit  you, 
 except  I  shall  speak  to  you  either  in  revela- 
 tion, or  in  knowledge,  or  in  prophesying,  or  in 
 teaching?  ^yet  the  things  without  life  giving 
 sound — whether  pipe  or  harp — if  a  difference 
 in  the  sounds  they  may  not  give,  how  shall  be 
 known  that  which  is  piped  or  that  which  is 
 harped?  ^for  if  also  an  uncertain  sound  a 
 trumpet  may  give,  who  shall  prepare  himself 
 for  battle?  "  so  also  ye,  if  through  the  tongue, 
 speech  easily  understood  ye  may  not  give — 
 how  shall  that  which  is  spoken  be  known  ? 
 for  ye  shall  be  speaking  to  air. 
 
 1"  There  are,  it  may  be,  so  many  kinds  of 
 voices  in  the  world,  and  none  of  them  is  un- 
 meaning, _  ^i  if,  then,  I  do  not  know  the  power 
 of  the  voice,  I  shall  be  to  him  who  is  speaking 
 a  foreigner,  and  he  who  is  speaking,  is  to  me  a 
 foreigner;  i"  so  also  ye,  since  ye  are  earnestly 
 desirous  of  spiritual  gifts,  for  the  building  up 
 of  the  assembly  seek  that  ye  may  abound  ; 
 '■*  wherefore  he  who  is  speaking  in  an  xmknown 
 tongue — let  him  pray  that  he  may  interpret ; 
 •■*for  if  I  jjray  in  an  unknown  tongue,  my 
 spirit  doth  pray,  and  my  understanding  is  un- 
 fruitful. 
 
 '^  Wliat  then  is  it  ?  I  will  pray  with  the 
 spirit,  and  I  will  pray  also  with  the  under- 
 standing ;  I  will  sing  psalms  with  the  spirit, 
 and  I  will  sing  jisalnis  also  with  the  under- 
 standing ;  i**  since,  if  thou  mayest  bless  with 
 the  spirit,  he  who  is  filling  the  place  of  the 
 unlearned,  how  shall  he  say  the  Amen  at  thy 
 giving  of  thanks,  since  what  thou  dost  say  he 
 liath  not  known?  i'  for  thou,  indeed,  dost  give 
 thanks  well,  but  the  other  is  not  built  up ! 
 '**  I  give  thanks  to  my  God — more  than  you  all 
 with  tongues  speaking — '"  but  in  an  assembly 
 I  wish  to  speak  five  words  through  my  under- 
 standing, that  others  also  I  may  instruct,  ra 
 ther  tlian  myriads  of  words  in  an  unhnoum 
 tongue. 
 
 -^  Brethren,    become    not    children  in  the 
 understanding,  but  iu  the  eWl  be  ye  babes, 
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Use  of  spiritual  gifts. 
 
 XTv.  21.— 1  CORINTn.— XV.  35. 
 
 Of  the  resurrection. 
 
 and  in  the  iindcrstandiuK  become  ye  perfect ; 
 -'  in  the  law  it  liatli  been  written,  that,  'With 
 other  tongues  and  with  other  lips  1  will  speak 
 to  this  i)eoi)le,  and  not  even  so  will  they  hear 
 Me,  saith  the  Lord;'  -so  that  the  tongues 
 are  for  a  sign,  not  to  the  believing,  but  to  the 
 unbelieving  ;  and  the  prophecy  is  not  for  the 
 unbelieving,  but  for  the  believing, 
 
 "•*  If,  therefore,  the  whole  assembly  may 
 come  together,  to  the  same  place,  and  all  may 
 speak  with  tongues,  and  there  may  come  in 
 unlearned  or  unbelievers,  will  they  not  say 
 that  ye  are  mad?  ^  and  if  all  may  prophecy, 
 and  any  one  may  come  in,  an  iinbeliever  or 
 imlearned,  he  is  convicted  by  all,  he  is  dis- 
 cerned by  all,  -^  and  so  the  secrets  of  his 
 heart  become  manifest,  and  so  having  fallen 
 upon  Ms  face,  he  will  bow  before  God,  declar- 
 ing that  God  really  is  among  you. 
 
 ""  Wliat  then  is  it,  brethren  ?  whenever  ye 
 may  come  together,  each  of  you  hath  a  psalm, 
 hath  a  teaching,  hath  a  tongue,  hath  a  revela- 
 tion, hath  an  interpretation?  let  all  tilings  be 
 for  building  up ;  ^^  if  an  unknoivn  tongue  any 
 one  do  speak,  by  two,  or  at  the  most,  by  three, 
 and  in  turn,  and  let  one  interpret;  -**and  if 
 there  may  be  no  interpreter,  let  him  be  silent 
 in  an  assembly,  and  to  himself  let  him  speak, 
 and  to  God. 
 
 -''And  prophets— let  two  or  three  speak, 
 and  let  the  others  discern,  ■'"and  if  to  another 
 sitting  anythi.nfj  may  be  revealed,  let  the  fir.st 
 be  silent ;  ^^  for  ye  are  able,  one  by  one,  all  to 
 prophesy,  that  all  may  learn,  and  all  may  be 
 exhorted,  ^"  and  the  spiritual  gift  of  prophets 
 to  |)rophets  are  subject,  ■'^  for  God  is  not  a 
 <Tod  of  tumult,  but  of  peace,  as  in  all  the 
 assemblies  of  the  saints. 
 
 3-' Your  women  in  the  assemblies  let  them  be 
 silent,  for  it  hath  not  been  permitted  to  them 
 to  speak,  but  to  be  subject,  as  also  the  law 
 saith ;  •'^  and  if  they  wish  to  learn  anything, 
 at  home  their  own  husbands  let  them  ques- 
 tion, for  it  is  a  shame  to  women  to  speak  in 
 an  assembly. 
 
 ^•'  From  you  did  the  word  of  God  come  forth? 
 or  to  you  alone  did  it  come?  '^'^  if  any  one  doth 
 think  to  be  a  prophet,  or  spiritual,  let  him 
 acknowledge  the  things  that  I  write  to  you— 
 that  of  the  Lord  they  are  commands ;  '^^  and  if 
 any  one  is  ignorant — let  him  bo  ignorant ; 
 •'"  so  that,  brethren,  earnestly  desire  to  pro- 
 phesy, and  to  speak  with  tongues  do  not  for- 
 bid; let  all  things  be  done  decently  and  in 
 order. 
 
 XV.  1  AND  I  maKc  known  to  you,  breth- 
 ren, the  good  news  that  I  proclaimed  to  you, 
 which  also  ye  did  receive,  in  which  also  ye 
 have  stood,  -through  wliich  also  ye  are  being 
 saved,  in  what  words  I  i)roclaimed  good  news 
 to  you,  if  ye  hold  fast,  except  ye  did  believe 
 in  vain,  ^  for  I  delivered  to  you  lirst,  what 
 also  I  did  receive,  that  Clirist  died  for  our 
 sins,  according  to  the  Writings,  •*and  that  lie 
 was  buried,  and  that  lie  hath  risen  on  the 
 third  day,  according  to  the  Writings,  '"'and 
 tliat  he  a]ipearedto  Ce]ihas,thentothetwclve, 
 *  afterwards  he  appeared  to  above  five  hun- 
 dred brethren  at  once,  of  whom  the  greater 
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 part  remain  till  now,  and  certain  also  did  fall 
 asleeji;  ''afterwards  he  appeared  to  James, 
 tlicn  to  all  the  apostles. 
 
 ^  And  last  of  all — as  to  the  untimely  birth — 
 he  appeared  also  to  me,  'J  for  I  am  the  least  of 
 the  apostles,  who  am  not  worthy  to  be  called 
 an  apostle,  because  I  did  persecute  the  as- 
 sembly of  God,  !•'  and  by  the  grace  of  God  I 
 am  what  I  am,  and  His  grace  that  is  towards 
 me  came  not  in  vain,  but  more  abundantly 
 than  they  all  did  1  labour,  yet  not  I,  but  the 
 grace  of  God  that  is  with  me ;  ^"^  whether, 
 then,  I  or  they,  so  we  preach,  and  so  ye  did 
 believe. 
 
 ^"  And  if  Christ  is  ))reachcd,  that  out  of  the 
 dead  he  hath  risen,  how  say  certain  among 
 you,  that  there  is  no  rising  again  of  dead 
 persons?  i-' and  if  there  be  no  rising  again  of 
 dead  persons,  neither  hath  Christ  risen;  ^''and 
 if  Christ  liath  not  risen,  then  void  is  our 
 ])reachiug,  and  void  also  your  faith,  '^and  we 
 also  are  found  false  witnesses  of  God,  because 
 we  did  testify  of  God  that  He  raised  up  the 
 Christ,  whom  He  did  not  raise  if  then  dead 
 ])ersons  do  not  rise ;  ^^'  for  if  dead  persons  do 
 not  rise,  neither  hath  Christ  risen,  i''  and  if 
 Christ  hath  not  risen,  vain  is  your  faith,  ye 
 are  yet  in  your  sins ;  "^  then,  also,  those  hav- 
 ing fallen  asleep  iu  Christ  did  [lerish;  '^if 
 in  this  life  we  have  hope  in  Christ  only,  of  all 
 men  we  are  most  to  be  pitied. 
 
 -^  And  now,  Christ  hath  risen  out  of  the 
 dead — the  first-fruits  of  those  sleeping  he 
 became,  -'  for  since  through  man  is  the  death, 
 also  through  man  is  a  rising  again  of  the  dead, 
 -■-for  even  as  in  Adam  all  die,  so  also  in  the 
 Christ  all  shall  be  made  alive,  -■'  and  each  in 
 his  proper  order,  a  first-fruit  Christ,  after- 
 wards those  who  are  the  Christ's,  in  his  pre- 
 sence, "■*  then — the  end,  when  he  may  dehver 
 up  the  reign  to  God,  even  the  Father,  when 
 he  may  have  made  useless  all  rule,  and  all 
 authority  and  power — "^  for  it  behoveth  him 
 to  reign  till  he  may  have  put  all  the  enemies 
 under  his  feet— "^  the  last  enemy  is  done  away 
 — <leath;  -''for  all  things  He  did  put  under 
 his  feet,  and,  when  one  may  say  that  all 
 things  have  been  subjected,  it  is  evident  that 
 He  is  excepted  who  did  subject  the  all  things 
 to  him,  ■■'8  and  when  the  all  thiugs  may  be 
 subjected  to  him,  then  the  Son  also  himself 
 shall  be  subject  to  Him  who  did  subject  to 
 him  the  all  things,  that  God  may  be  the  all 
 in  all. 
 
 -"  Seeing  what  shall  they  do  who  arc  bap- 
 tized for  the  dead,  if  the  dead  do  not  rise  at 
 all  ?  why  also  are  they  baptized  for  the  dead? 
 ^"why  also  do  we  stand  iu  peril  every  liour? 
 3'  Every  day  do  I  die,  by  the  glorying  of  you 
 that  I  have  in  Christ  .Jesus  our  Lord:  ^-if 
 after  the  manner  of  a  man  with  wild  beasts  1 
 fought  in  Ephesus,  what  the  advantage  to  me 
 if  the  dead  do  not  rise?  lot  us  eat  and  drink, 
 for  to-morrow  we  die ! 
 
 '•*  Be  not  led  astray ;  evil  communications 
 corrupt  good  manners ;  ^^  awake  u)i,  as  is 
 riglit,  and  sin  not;  for  certain  have  an  ij<uo- 
 rancc  of  (!od;  for  shame  to  ymi  1  say  it. 
 
 ^■'  JJut  some  one  will  say,  '  How  do  the  dead 
 
The  Bceunxction. 
 
 XV.  36.— 1  CORINTH.— XVI.  24. 
 
 Contributions  for  the  poor. 
 
 rise?  '^uuvvise!  thou— what  thou  dost  sow 
 is  not  quickened  except  it  may  die;  '^''aud 
 that  Avhich  thou  dost  sow,  not  the  body  that 
 shall  be  dost  thou  sow,  but  bare  grain,  it  may 
 be  of  wheat,  or  of  some  one  of  the  others, 
 ^*  and  God  doth  give  to  it  a  body  according  as 
 He  willed,  and  to  each  of  the  seeds  its  proper 
 body. 
 
 ^^  All  flesh  is  not  the  same  flesh,  but  there 
 is  one  flesh  of  men,  and  another  flesh  of 
 beasts,  and  another  of  flshes,  and  another  of 
 birds ;  '"'  and  tliere  are  heavenly  bodies,  and 
 earthly  bodies;  but  one  Is  the  glory  of  the 
 heavenly,  and  another  that  of  the  earthly; 
 *'  one  glory  of  sun,  and  another  glory  of  moon, 
 and  another  glory  of  stars,  for  star  from  star 
 doth  difler  in  glory. 
 
 ^  So  also  is  the  rising  again  of  the  dead:  it 
 is  sown  in  corruption,  it  is  raised  in  incorrup- 
 tion ;  *^  it  is  sown  in  dishonour,  it  is  raised  in 
 glory;  it  is  sown  in  weakness,  it  is  raised  in 
 power ;  **  it  is  sown  a  natural  body,  it  is  raised 
 a  spiritual  body;  there  is  a  natural  body, 
 and  there  is  a  spii-itual  body;  ■^^so  also  it 
 hath  been  written,  '  The  first  man  Adam  be- 
 came a  living  creature,'  the  last  Adam  is  for  a 
 life-giving  spirit,  ■*"  but  that  which  is  spiritual 
 is  not  fli-st,  but  that  which  was  natural,  after- 
 wards that  which  is  spiritual.  *^The  first 
 man  is  out  of  the  earth,  earthy ;  the  second 
 man  is  the  Lord  out  of  heaven ;  **  as  is  the 
 earthy,  such  are  also  the  earthy;  and  as  is 
 the  heavenly,  such  are  also  the  heavenly; 
 *^  and,  according  as  we  did  bear  the  image  of 
 the  earthy,  we  shall  bear  also  the  image  of 
 the  heavenly. 
 
 ^^  And  this  I  say,  brethren,  that  flesh  and 
 blood  the  reign  of  God  is  not  able  to  inherit, 
 nor  doth  the  corruption  inherit  the  incorrup- 
 tiou ;  51  lo,  I  tell  you  a  secret ;  we  indeed  shall 
 not  all  sleep,  and  we  all  shall  be  changed ; 
 *-in  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  in 
 the  last  trumpet,  for  it  shall  sound,  and  the 
 dead  shall  be  raised  incorruptible,  and  we — 
 we  shall  be  changed:  ''^for  it  behoveth  this 
 con'uptible  to  put  on  incoiTuption,  and  this 
 mortal  to  put  on  immortality;  ^■^and  when 
 this  con-uptible  may  have  put  on  incomip- 
 tion,  and  this  mortal  may  have  put  on  im- 
 mortality, then  shall  be  brought  to  pass  the 
 word  that  hath  been  written,  '  The  Death  was 
 swallowed  uj) — to  victoiy;  ^^  where,  0  death, 
 thy  sting?  where,  0  hades,  thy  victory?' 
 ^  and  the  sting  of  the  death  is  the  sin,  and 
 the  power  of  the  sin  the  law ;  ^^  and  to  God — 
 thanks,  to  Him  who  is  giving  us  the  victory 
 through  our  Lord  Jesus  Chnst ;  ^  so  that,  my 
 brethren  beloved,  become  ye  stedfast,  immov- 
 able, abounding  in  the  work  of  the  Lord  at 
 all  times,  knowing  that  your  laboui*  is  not 
 vain  in  the  Lord. 
 
 XVI.  1  AND  concerning  the  collection  that 
 is  for  the  saints,  as  I  directed  to  the  assem- 
 blies of  Galatia,  so  also  ye — do  ye ;  -  on  every 
 first  day  of  the  week,  let  each  one  of  you  lay 
 by  liirn,  treasuring  up  whatever  he  may  have 
 prospered,  that  when  I  may  come  then  collec- 
 tions may  not  be  made ;  ^  and  whenever  1 
 may  come,  whomsoever  ye  may  approve, 
 through  letters,  these-  I  will  send  to  carry 
 your  favour  to  Jerusalem ;  ■•  and  if  it  be 
 meet  for  me  also  to  go,  with  me  they  shall 
 go. 
 
 ^  And  I  will  come  unto  you,  when  I  pass 
 through  Macedonia — for  Macedonia  I  do  pass 
 through — 8  and  with  you,  it  may  be,  I  wiU 
 abide,  or  even  winter,  that  ye  may  send  me 
 forward  whithersoever  I  go,  ''for  I  do  not 
 wish  to  see  you  now  in  the  passing,  but  I 
 hope  to  remain  a  certain  time  with  you,  if 
 the  Lord  may  permit;  *  and  I  will  remain  in 
 Ephesus  till  the  Pentecost,  ^  for  a  door  to  me 
 hath  been  opened— gi-eat  and  effectual— and 
 withstanders  are  many. 
 
 1"  And  if  Timotheus  may  come,  see  that  he 
 may  become  without  fear  with  you,  for  the 
 work  of  the  Lord  he  doth  work,  even  as  I  •, 
 
 11  no  one,  then,  may  despise  him ;  and  send 
 ye  him  forward  in  peace,  that  he  may  come 
 to  me,  for  I  expect  him  with  the  brethren ; 
 
 12  and  concerning  Apollos  our  brother,  much 
 I  did  entreat  him  that  he  may  come  imto  you 
 with  the  brethren,  and  it  was  not  at  all  his 
 will  that  he  may  come  now,  and  he  will  come 
 when  he  may  find  convenient. 
 
 1'  Watch  ye.  stand  in  the  faith;  be  men,  be 
 strong;  "let  all  your  things  be  done  in  love. 
 15  And  I  entreat  you,  brethren,  yehaveknowia 
 the  household  of  Stephanas,  that  it  is  the 
 first-fruit  of  Achaia,  and  to  the  ministration 
 to  the  saints  they  did  set  themselves — i^  that 
 ye  also  be  subject  to  such,  and  to  every  one 
 who  is  working  with  us  and  labouring;  i^  and 
 I  rejoice  over  the  presence  of  Stephanas,  and 
 Fortunatus,  and  Achaicus,  because  the  lack 
 of  you  did  these  fill  up ;  i^  for  they  did  refresh 
 my  spirit  and  yours ;  acknowledge  ye,  there- 
 fore, those  who  are  such. 
 
 1^  Salute  you  do  the  assemblies  of  Asia ; 
 salute  you  much  in  the  Lord  do  Aquilas  and 
 Friscilla,  with  the  assembly  in  their  house ; 
 -"salute  you  do  all  the  brethren;  salute  ye 
 one  another  in  an  holy  kiss. 
 
 ^^  -1  The  salutation  of  nie  Paid  with  my  hand ; 
 -*if  any  one  doth  not  love  the  Lord  Jesus 
 Christ — let  him  be  anathema !  The  Lord  hath 
 come!  ^The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ 
 is  with  you;  ^''my  love  is  with  you  aU  in 
 Chiist  Jesus.     Amen. 
 
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SECOND  EPISTLE  TO  THE  COEINTHIANS. 
 
 CHAP.  L  1  PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jeaua  Christ, 
 through  the  will  of  God,  and  Timotheiis  the 
 brother,  to  the  assembly  of  God  that  is  in 
 Corinth,  with  all  the  saints  who  are  in  all 
 Achaia.:  "Grace  to  you  and  peace  from  God  j 
 our  Father,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ ! 
 
 *  Blessed  is  God,  even  the  Father  of  our 
 Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  the  mercies, 
 and  God  of  all  comfort,  *who  is  comforting 
 us  in  all  our  tribulation,  for  our  beiuy;  able  to 
 comfort  those  in  any  tribulation  throu,^h  the 
 comfort  with  which  we  are  comforted  our- 
 selves by  God ;  ^  because,  as  the  sufferings  of 
 the  Christ  do  abound  to  us,  so  through  the 
 Christ  doth  abound  also  our  comfort ;  "  and 
 whether  we  be  in  tribulation,  it  is  for_  your 
 comfort  and  salvation,  that  is  wrought  in  the 
 enduring  of  the  same  sufferings  that  we  also 
 suffer;  whether  we  are  comforted,  it  is  for 
 your  comfort  and  salvation :  •'  and  our  hope  is 
 stedfast  for  you,  knowing  that  even  as  ye  are 
 partakers  of  the  sufferings — so  also  of  the 
 comfort. 
 
 8  For  we  do  not  wish  you  to  be  ignorant, 
 brethren,  of  our  tiibulatiou  that  happened  to 
 us  in  Asia,  that  we  were  exceedingly  burdened 
 above  our  ))ower,  so  that  we  despaired  even  of 
 life;  *  but  we  ourselves  in  oui-selves  the  sen- 
 tence of  the  death  have  had,  that  we  may  not 
 be  trusting  on  ourselves,  but  on  God,  who  is 
 raising  the  dead,  i"  who  out  of  so  great  a  death 
 did  deliver  us,  and  doth  deliver,  in  whom  we 
 have  hoped  that  even  yet  He  will  deliver ; 
 J^ye  working  together  _  also  for  us  by  your 
 supplication,  that  the  gift  through  many  per- 
 sons to  us,  through  many  may  be  thankfully 
 acknowledged  for  us. 
 
 ^^  For  our  glorying  is  this :  the  testimony 
 of  our  conscience,  that  in  simplicity  and  sin- 
 cerity of  God,  not  in  fleshly  wisdom,  but  in 
 the  grace  of  God,  we  did  conduct  ourselves  in 
 the  world,  and  more  abundantly  toward  you; 
 ^3  for  no  other  things  do  we  write  to  you,  but 
 what  ye  either  do  read  or  also  acknowledge, 
 and  I  hope  that  also  imto  the  end  ye  shall 
 acknowledge,  '^according  as  also  ye  did  ac- 
 knowledge us  in  part,  that  your  glory  we  are, 
 even  as  also  ye  are  ours,  lu  the  day  of  the 
 Lord  Jesus;  '"and  in  this  confidence  I  was 
 purposing  to  come  unto  you  before,  that  a 
 second  favour  ye  might  have,  '"  and  through 
 you  to  iiass  to  Macedonia,  and  again  from 
 Macedonia  to  come  unto  you,  and  by  you  to 
 be  sent  forward  to  Judea. 
 
 '^This,  therefore,  counselling,  did  1  then 
 use  the  lightness ;  or  the  things  that  I  counsel, 
 according  to  the  flesh  do  I  counsel,  that  it 
 may  be  witli  me  Yes,  yes,  and  No,  no?  '^aud 
 God  is  faithful,  that  our  word  unto  you  be- 
 came not  Yes  and  Ino,  '^for  the  Son  of  God, 
 Jesus  Christ,  among  you  through  us  having 
 been  preached — through  me  and  SUvanus  and 
 126 
 
 Timotheus — did  not  become  Yes  and  No,  but 
 in  him  it  hath  become  Yes;  -"for  as  many  as 
 are  j^romises  of  God,  in  him  are  the  Yes,  and 
 in  him  the  Amen,  for  glory  to  God  through 
 us ;  ^^  and  He  who  is  confirming  you  with  us 
 into  Christ,  and  did  anoint  us,  is  God,  ^'^  who 
 also  sealed  us,  and  gave  the  earnest  of  the 
 Spirit  in  our  hearts. 
 
 '-^  And  I  for  a  witness  on  God  do  call  upon 
 my  soul,  that  sparing  you,  1  came  not  yet  to 
 Corinth ;  ^'^  not  that  we  are  lords  over  your 
 faith,  but  we  are  workers  together  with  your 
 joy,  for  by  the  faith  ye  stand. 
 
 II.  'AND  I  decided  this  to  myself,  not 
 again  to  come  in  sorrow  unto  you,  ^  for  if  I 
 make  you  sorry,  then  who  is  he  who  is  mak- 
 ing me  glad,  except  he  who  is  made  sorry  l)y 
 me?  ^and  I  wrote  to  you  this  same  thing,  that 
 having  come,  I  may  not  have  sorrow  from 
 them  of  whom  it  behoved  me  to  have  joy, 
 having  confidence  in  you  all,  that  my  joy  is  of 
 you  all,  ■*for  out  oi  much  tribulation  and 
 pressure  of  heart  I  wrote  to  you  through  many 
 tears,  not  that  ye  might  be  made  sorry,  but 
 that  ye  might  know  the  love  that  I  have  more 
 abundantly  toward  you. 
 
 "  And  if  any  one  hath  caused  sorrow,  he  hath 
 not  caused  sorrow  to  me,  but  in  jjart,  that  I 
 may  not  burden  you  all ;  *  sufficient  to  such  a 
 one  is  this  punishment,  that  is  by  the  more 
 part,  ^  so  that,  on  the  contrary,  it  is  rathel 
 for  you  to  forgive  and  to  comfort,  lest  by  ovei 
 abundant  sorrow  such  a  one  may  be  swallowed 
 up;  ^wherefore,  I  call  upon  you  to  confirm 
 love  to  him,  ^  for,  for  this  also  did  I  write, 
 that  I  might  know  the  proof  of  you,  whether 
 in  regard  to  all  things  ye  are  obedient. 
 
 '<•  And  to  wliom  ye  forgive  anything — I  also; 
 for  I  also,  if  I  have  forgiven  anything,',  to  whom 
 I  have  forgiven  it,  because  of  you — in  the  per- 
 son of  Christ— I  forgive  it,  '^  that  we  may  not 
 bo  over-reached  by  the  Adversary,  for  of  his 
 devices  we  are  not  ignorant. 
 
 '^  And  having  come  to  Troas  for  the  good  news 
 of  the  Christ,  and  a  door  to  me  having  been 
 opened  in  the  Lord,  "  I  have  not  had  rest  to 
 my  spirit,  on  my  not  finding  Titus  my  brother, 
 but  ha\'ing  taken  leave  of  them,  I  went  forth 
 to  Macedonia ;  '^  and  to  God  are  thanks,  who 
 at  all  times  is  leading  us  in  triumph  in  the 
 Christ,  and  the  fragrance  of  His  knowledge  He 
 is  manifesting  through  us  in  every  place, 
 "  because  of  Christ  a  sweet  fragrance  we  are 
 to  God,  in  those  being  saved,  and  in  those  be- 
 ing lost ;  '^  to  the  one,  indeed,  a  fragrance  of 
 death  to  death,  and  to  the  other,  a  fragrance 
 of  life  to  life;  and  for  these  things  who  is 
 sufficient?  '^for  we  are  not  as  the  many, 
 adulterating  the  word  of  God,  but  as  of  sin- 
 cerity— but  as  of  God ;  in  the  presence  of  God, 
 in  Ciirist  we  do  speak. 
 
Paul's  sincerity, 
 
 III.  1.— 2  CORINTH.— V.  12. 
 
 zeal,  and  integrity. 
 
 HI.  1  DO  we  begin  again  to  recommend  our- 
 selres,  except  we  need,  as  some,  letters  of  re- 
 commendation unto  you,  or  from  you?  "our 
 letter  ye  are,  lia\dng  been  written  iu  our 
 liearts,  known  and  read  by  all  men,  ^  mani- 
 fested that  ye  are  a  letter  of  Christ  ministered 
 by  \is,  written  not  with  ink,  but  with  the 
 Spirit  of  the  living  God,  not  in  the  tablets  of 
 stone,  but  in  fleshly  tablets  of  the  heart,  •*  and 
 such  trust  we  have  through  the  Christ  toward 
 God,  ^  not  that  we  are  sufficient  of  ourselves 
 to  think  auything,  as  of  ourselves,  but  our 
 sufficiency  is  of  God,  *  who  also  made  us  suffi- 
 cient to  be  ministrants  of  a  new  covenant,  not 
 of  letter,  but  of  spirit;  for  the  letter  doth  kill, 
 and  the  spirit  doth  make  alive. 
 
 ''And  if  the  ministration  of  the  death,  iu 
 letters,  engraved  in  stones,  came  in  glorj',  so 
 that  the  sons  of  Israel  were  not  able  to  look 
 stedfastly  to  the  face  of  Moses,  because  of  the 
 glory  of  his  face  —  which  was  being  made 
 useless,  ^how  shall  the  ministration  of  the 
 Spirit  not  be  more  in  glory  ?  *  for  if  the  minis- 
 tration of  the  condemnation  is  glory,  much 
 more  doth  the  ministration  of  the  righteous- 
 ness abound  in  glory;  '"for  also  even  that 
 which  hath  been  glorious,  hath  not  been  glori- 
 ous--in  this  respect,  because  of  the  superior 
 glory;  i-  for  if  that  which  is  being  made  use- 
 less is  through  glory,  much  more  that  which 
 is  remaining  is  iu  glory. 
 
 ^"Having,  then,  such  hope,  we  use  much 
 freedom  of  speech,  '■'  and  a7'e  not  as  Moses, 
 who  was  x'utting  a  vail  upon  his  own  face, 
 for  the  sons  of  Israel  not  stedfastly  to  look  to 
 the  end  of  that  which  is  being  made  useless, 
 '^but  their  minds  were  hardened,  for  unto 
 this  day  tlie  same  vail  at  the  reading  of  the 
 Old  Covenant  doth  remain  unwithdrawu — 
 which  iu  Christ  is  being  made  useless— 
 '^  but  till  to-day,  when  Moses  is  read,  avail 
 upon  their  heart  doth  lie,  ''^  and  whenever 
 they  may  turn  unto  the  Lord,  the  vail  is  taken 
 away.  ^^  And  the  Lord  is  the  Spirit ;  and 
 where  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord  is,  there  is  liberty; 
 ^8  and  we  all,  with  tmvailed  face,  the  glory  of 
 the  lyord  beholding  in  a  mirror,  to  the  same 
 image  are  being  transformed,  from  glory  to 
 glory,  even  as  by  the  Spirit  of  the  Lord. 
 
 IV.  1  BECAUSE  of  this,  having  this  minis- 
 tration, according  as  we  did  receive  kindness, 
 we  do  not  faint,  -  but  did  renounce  for  om*- 
 selves  the  hidden  things  of  shame,  not  walk- 
 ing in  craftiness,  nor  deceitfidly  using  the 
 word  of  God,  biit  by  the  manifestation  of  the 
 truth  recommending  ourselves  unto  every 
 conscience  of  men,  before  God;  ■^aud  if  also 
 our  good  news  is  vailed,  iu  those  perishing  it 
 is  vailed,  ■'in  whom  the  god  of  this  age  did 
 blind  the  minds  of  the  unbelieving,  that  there 
 doth  not  shine  forth  to  them  the  enlightening 
 of  the  good  news  of  the  glory  of  the  Christ, 
 who  is  the  image  of  God ;  ^  for  not  ourselves 
 do  we  preach,  but  Christ  Jesus — Lord,  and 
 ourselves  your  servants  because  of  Jesus; 
 *  because  it  in  God  who  said.  Out  of  darkness 
 light  is  to  shiue,  who  did  shine  in  our  hearts, 
 for  the  enlightening  of  the  knowledge  of  the 
 glory  of  God  in  the  face  of  Jesus  Christ. 
 
 ^  And  we  have  this  treasure  in  earthen 
 vessels,  that  the  excellency  of  the  power 
 may  ha  of  God,  and  not  of  us ;  ^  on  every  side 
 being  iu  tribulation,  but  not  straitened;  per- 
 ]ilexed,  but  not  in  despair ;  "  persecuted,  but 
 not  forsaken ;  cast  down,  but  not  destroyed ; 
 "*at  all  times  the  dying  of  the  Lord  Jesus 
 bearing  about  iu  the  body,  that  the  life  also 
 of  Jesus  in  our  body  may  be  manifested,  i'  for 
 always  are  we  who  are  living  delivered  up  to 
 death  because  of  Jesus,  that  the  life  also  of 
 Jesus  may  be  manifested  in  our  dying  flesh, 
 ^-  so  that,  the  death  indeed  in  us  doth  work 
 and  the  life  in  you. 
 
 "  And  having  the  same  spirit  of  the  faith, 
 according  to  that  which  hatii  been  written,  '1 
 believed,  therefore  I  did  speak ; '  we  also  do 
 believe,  therefore  also  do  we  speak;  ^^ know- 
 ing that  He  who  did  raise  up  the  Lord  Jesus, 
 us  also  through  Jesus  shall  raise  up,  and 
 shall  present  with  you,  '^for  the  all  things 
 aj'e  because  of  you,  that  the  grace  having 
 been  multiplied,  because  of  the  thanksgiving 
 of  the  more,  may  abound  to  the  glory  of  God; 
 '''wherefore,  we  faint  not,  but  if  also  our 
 outward  man  doth  decay,  yet  the  inward  is 
 renewed  day  by  day;  ''for  the  momentary 
 light  matter  of  our  tribidation,  more  and 
 more  exceedingly  an  age-during  weight  of 
 glory  doth  work  out  for  us — ^8  -^^  Qot  looking 
 to  the  things  seen,  but  to  the  things  not  seen ; 
 for  the  things  seen  are  temporary,  but  the 
 things  not  seen  are  age-during. 
 
 V.  '  FOR  we  have  known  that  if  our  earthly 
 house  of  the  tabernacle  may  be  thrown  down, 
 a  building  from  God  we  have,  an  house  not 
 made  with  hands — age-during — in  the  hea- 
 vens, -  for  also  iu  this  we  groan,  with  our 
 dwelling  that  is  from  heaven  earnestly  desir- 
 ing to  clothe  ourselves,  ^  if  so  be  that,  bavin? 
 clothed  ourselves,  we  shall  not  be  found 
 naked,  *  for  we  also  who  are  in  the  tabernacle 
 do  groan,  being  burdened,  seeing  we  wish  not 
 to  imclothe  ourselves,  but  to  clothe  ourselves, 
 that  the  mortal  may  be  swallowed  up  of  the 
 life. 
 
 ^  And  He  who  did  work  us  to  this  self  same 
 thing  is  God,  who  also  did  give  to  \is  the 
 earnest  of  the  Spirit;  "having  courage,  then, 
 at  all  times,  and  knowing  that  being  at  home 
 in  the  body,  we  aie  away  from  home  from 
 the  Lord,— ''for  through  faith  we  walk,  not 
 through  sight— 8  we  have  courage,  and  are 
 well  i)leased  rather  to  be  away  from  the 
 home  of  the  body,  and  to  be  at  home  with 
 the  Lord. 
 
 ^  Wherefore  also  we  are  ambitious,  whether 
 at  home  or  away  from  home,  to  be  well  pleas- 
 ing to  him,  '"  for  all  of  us  it  behoveth  to  be 
 manifested  before  the  tribunal  of  the  Christ, 
 that  each  one  may  receive  the  things  done 
 through  the  body,  in  reference  to  the  things 
 that  ho  did,  whether  good  or  evil;  "having 
 known,  therefore,  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  we 
 peisuade  men,  and  to  God  we  are  manifested, 
 and  i  hope  also  iu  your  consciences  to  have 
 been  manifested;  ''-^for  not  again  ourselves 
 do  we  recommend  to  you,  but  we  are  giving 
 127 
 
Ministration  of  Paul. 
 
 V.  13.-2  COKINTH.-VIT.  16. 
 
 Efftct  of  godly  sorrow. 
 
 occasion  to  you  of  glorifying  in  our  behalf, 
 that  ye  may  have  sometldrKj  in  reference  to 
 those  glorifying  in  face  and  not  in  heart; 
 ^^for  whether  we  were  beside  ourselves,  it 
 was  to  God ;  whether  we  be  of  sound  mind— 
 it  is  to  you,  '^for  the  love  of  the  Christ  doth 
 constrain  us,  having  judged  thus  :  that  if  one 
 for  all  died,  then  the  wliole  died,  ^^  and  for 
 all  he  died,  that  those  living,  no  more  to 
 themselves  may  live,  but  to  him  who  died  for 
 them,  and  was  raised  again. 
 
 ^^  So  that  we  henceforth  have  known  no 
 one  according  to  the  flesh,  and  even  if  we 
 have  known  Christ  according  to  the  flesh,  yet 
 now  we  know  him  no  more ;  '^  so  that  if  any 
 one  is  in  Christ — lie  is  a  new  creature;  the 
 old  things  did  pass  away,  lo,  become  new 
 have  the  all  things.  '**  And  the  all  things  a?-e 
 of  God,  who  reconciled  us  to  Himself  through 
 Jesus  Christ,  and  did  give  to  us  the  ministra- 
 tion of  the  reconciliation,  ^^how  that  God 
 was  in  Christ— a  world  reconciling  to  Him- 
 self, not  reckoning  to  them  their  trespasses  ; 
 and  having  put  in  us  the  word  of  the  recon- 
 ciUation,  -''  in  behalf  of  Clirist,  then,  we  are 
 ambassadors,  as  if  God  were  calling  through 
 us,  we  beseech,  in  behalf  of  Christ,  '  Be  ye 
 reconciled  to  God;'  "'-for  him  who  did  not 
 know  siu,  in  our  behalf  He  did  make  sin, 
 that  we  may  become  the  righteousness  of  God 
 in  him. 
 
 VI.  1  AND  working  together  also  we  call 
 upon  you  that  ye  receive  not  in  vain  the  grace 
 of  God — -  for  He  saith,  '  In  an  acceptable  time 
 I  did  hear  thee,  and  in  a  day  of  salvation  1 
 did  help  thee,  lo,  now  is  a  weU-accepted 
 time;  lo,  now,  a  day  of  salvation,' — '^in  nothing 
 giving  any  cause  of  oii'ence,  that  the  minis- 
 tration may  be  not  blamed,  -^but  in  every- 
 thing recommending  ourselves  as  God's  min- 
 istrants ;  in  much  patience,  in  tribulations, 
 in  necessities,  in  distresses,  ^iu  stripes,  in 
 imprisonments,  in  insurrections,  iu  labours, 
 in  watchings,  iu  fastings,  ''in  pureness,  in 
 knowledge,  in  long-suffering,  in  kindness,  in 
 the  Holy  Spirit,  in  love  unfeigned,  "iu  the 
 word  of  truth,  iu  the  power  of  God,  through 
 the  armour  of  the  righteousness,  on  the  right 
 and  on  the  left,  ^  through  glory  and  dishon- 
 our, through  evil  report  and  good  report,  as 
 leading  astray,  and  true ;  "  as  uuknovvn,  and 
 recognized  ;  as  dying,  and  lo,  we  live ;  as 
 chastened,  and  not  put  to  death;  i" as  sor- 
 rowful, and  always  rejoicing;  as  poor,  and 
 making  many  rich ;  as  having  notniug,  and 
 possessing  all  things. 
 
 ^^  Our  mouth  hath  been  open  uuto  you,  0 
 Corinthians,  our  heart  hath  been  enlarged! 
 i-ye  are  not  straitened  in  us,  and  yc  are  strait- 
 ened in  your  own  bowels,  '•*  and  as  a  recom- 
 pense of  the  same  kind,  {as  to  cliildren  I  say 
 it,)  be  ye  enlarged— also  ye ! 
 
 "Become  not  yoked  with  others — unbeliev- 
 ers, for  what  partaking  is  there  to  righteous- 
 ness and  lawlessness  ?  '■''  and  wluit  fellowship 
 to  light  with  darkness?  and  what  concord  to 
 Christ  with  Belial'.'  or  what  part  tu  a  believer 
 128 
 
 with  an  unbeliever?  "'and  what  agreement 
 to  the  sanctuary  of  God  with  idols  ?  for  ye 
 arc  a  sanctuary  of  the  living  God,  according 
 as  God  said — '  I  will  dwell  in  them,  and  will 
 walk  among  lliem,  and  I  will  be  their  God, 
 and  they  shall  be  My  people,  ''  wherefore, 
 come  ye  forth  out  of  the  midst  of  them,  and 
 be  separated,  saith  the  Lord,  and  an  unclean 
 thing  do  not  touch,  and  I — I  will  receive  you, 
 ^'*  and  I  will  be  to  you  for  a  Father,  and  ye — 
 ye  shall  be  to  Me  for  sous  and  daughters, 
 saith  the  Lord  Almighty.' 
 
 VII.  1  HAVING,  then,  these  promises,  be- 
 loved, may  wo,  cleanse  ourselves  from  every 
 pollution  of  llesh  and  spirit,  perfecting  sanc- 
 titication  in  the  fear  of  God ;  -  receive  us ;  no 
 one  did  we  wrong ;  no  one  did  we  waste;  no 
 one  did  we  defraud ;  •*  not  to  condemn  you  do 
 I  say  it,  for  I  have  said  before  that  in  our 
 hearts  ye  are  to  die  with  and  to  live  with ; 
 '  great  is  my  freedom  of  speech  uuto  you, 
 great  my  glory  on  your  behalf;  I  have  been 
 HUed  with  the  comfort,  I  overabound  with 
 the  joj'  on  all  our  tribulation,  ^  for  also  we, 
 having  come  to  Macedonia,  no  relaxation 
 hath  our  flesh  had,  but  on  every  side  we  are 
 iu  tribulation,  without  are  fightings,  within 
 — fears ;  "^  but  He  who  is  comforting  the  cast- 
 down— God — He  did  comfort  us  in  the  pre- 
 sence of  Titus;  ''and  not  only  in  his  presence, 
 but  also  in  the  comfort  with  which  he  was 
 comforted  over  you,  declaring  to  us  you. 
 longing  desire,  your  lamentation,  your  zeal 
 for  me,  so  that  the  more  I  did  rejoice,  **  be- 
 cause eve/1  if  I  made  you  sorry  iu  the  letter, 
 1  do  not  repent— if  even  I  did  repent— for  I 
 perceive  that  the  letter,  even  if  for  an  hour, 
 did  make  you  sorry. 
 
 ^I  now  do  rejoice,  not  that  ye  were  made 
 sorry,  but  that  ye  were  made  sorry  to  re- 
 formation, for  ye  were  made  sorry  toward 
 God,  that  in  nothing  ye  might  receive  damage 
 from  us;  i^for  the  sorrow  toward  God  re- 
 formation to  salvation  not  to  be  repeuted  of 
 doth  work,  and  the  sorrow  of  the  world  doth 
 work  death,  '^  for,  lo,  this  same  thing— your 
 being  made  sorry  toward  God — how  much 
 diligence  it  doth  work  in  you!  but  defence, 
 but  displeasure,  but  fear,  but  longing  desire, 
 but  zeal,  but  revenge;  in  every  thing  ye 
 did  approve  yoiuselves  to  be  pure  iu  the 
 matter. 
 
 i'''  If,  then,  I  also  wrote  to  you— not  for  his 
 cause  who  did  wrong,  nor  for  his  caiise  who 
 did  suUer  wrong,  but  for  our  diligence  iu 
 your  behalf  being  manifested  unto  vou  before 
 God — ''because  of  this  we  have  been  com- 
 forted iu  your  comfort,  and  more  abundantly 
 the  more  did  we  i-ejoice  in  the  joy  of  Titus, 
 that  his  spirit  hath  been  refreshed  from  you 
 all ;  "  because  if  anything  to  him  in  your  be- 
 half I  have  boasted,  I  was  not  put  to  shame ; 
 but  as  all  things  in  truth  \,vjr  did  speak  to  you, 
 so  also  our  boasting  before  Titus  became  truth, 
 ^'•'  and  his  tender  affection  is  more  abundantly 
 toward  you,  remembering  the  obedience  of 
 you  all,  how  with  fear  and  trembling  ye  did 
 receive  liim ;  '"  I  rejoice,  therefore,  that  in 
 everything  I  have  courage  ir,  you. 
 
Exhortation  to  liltrality.  vtit.  1.— 2  CORINTH.— x.  7. 
 
 Chanty  urged. 
 
 VIIT.  '  AND  we  make  l/.inwn  to  you, 
 brethren,  tlie  gi\ice  of  God,  that  hath  been 
 given  in  the  assemblies  of  Macedonia,  -be- 
 cause iu  much  trial  of  tribulation  the  abun- 
 dance of  their  joy,  and  their  deep  poverty, 
 did  abound  to  tne  riches  of  their  liberality ; 
 2  because,  according  to  tlieir  power,  I  testify, 
 and  above  their  power,  they  were  willing  of 
 themselves,  •*witii  much  entreaty  calling  on 
 us  to  receive  tJie  favour  and  the  fellowship  of 
 the  ministration  to  the  saints,  ^and  not  ac- 
 cording as  we  expected,  but  themselves  they 
 did  give  first  to  the  Lord,  and  to  us,  through 
 the  will  of  God,  ^  so  that  -vse  exhorted  Titus, 
 that,  according  as  he  did  bSgiu  before,  so  also 
 he  may  finish  to  you  also  this  favour,  ''bnt 
 even  as  in  every  thing  ye  do  abound,  in  faith, 
 and  word,  and  knowledge,  and  all  diligence, 
 and  iu  your  love  to  us,  that  also  in  this  grace 
 ye  may  abound;  ''not  according  to  command 
 do  I  speak,  but  because  of  the  diligence  of 
 others,  and  of  your  love  proving  the  genuine- 
 ness, *for  ye  know  the  grace  of  our  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ,  that  because  of  you  he  became 
 
 Eoor — being  rich,  that  ye  by  that  poverty  may 
 ecome  rich. 
 
 ^' And  an  opinion  in  this  do  I  give:  for  this 
 to  you  is  expedient,  who  not  only  to  do,  but 
 also  to  will,  did  begin  before — a,  year  ago, 
 ^1  and  now  also  finish  doing  it,  that  even  as 
 there  is  the  readiness  of  the  will,  so  also  the 
 finishing,  out  of  that  which  ye  have,  ^^  for  if 
 the  willing  mind  is  present,  according  to  that 
 uliich  anyone  may  have  it  is  well-accepted, 
 not  according  to  that  which  he  hath  not ; 
 1'  for  not  that  for  others  release,  and  ye  pres- 
 sured, do  I  speak,  ^"'  but  by  eq^uality,  at  the 
 present  time  your  abundance — tor  their  want, 
 that  also  their  abundance  may  be  for  your 
 want,  that  there  may  be  equality,  '^  according 
 as  it  hath  been  written,  'He  who  did  gather 
 much,  had  nothing  over ;  and  he  who  did 
 gather  little,  had  no  lack.' 
 
 ^^And  thanks  to  God,  who  is  putting  the 
 same  diligence  for  you  in  the  heart  of  Titus, 
 1^  because  indeed  the  exhortation  he  accepted, 
 and  being  more  diligent,  of  his  own  accord 
 he  went  forth  unto  you,  ^^  and  we  sent  with 
 him  the  brother,  whose  praise  in  the  good 
 news  is  through  all  the  assemblies,  '^  and  not 
 only  so,  but  who  was  also  appointed  by 
 vote  by  the  assemblies,  our  fellow-traveller, 
 with  this  favour  that  is  ministered  by  us, 
 unto  the  glory  of  the  same  Lord,  and  your 
 ^villing  mind;  '"'avoiding  this,  lest  any  one 
 may  blame  us  in  this  abundance  that  is 
 ministered  by  us,  -'  Droviding  right  things, 
 not  only  before  the  Lord,  but  also  before 
 men ;  "^'^  and  we  sent  with  them  our  brother, 
 whom  we  proved  in  many  things  many  times 
 being  diligent,  and  now  much  more  diligent, 
 by  the  great  confidence  that  is  toward  you, 
 '''•'whether  —  about  Titus  —  my  partner  and 
 towards  you  fellow-worker,  whether  —  our 
 brethren,  apostles  of  assemblies  —  glory  of 
 Christ ;  -■*  the  shewing  therefore  of  your 
 love,  and  of  our  boasting  on  your  behalf, 
 to  them  shew  ye,  even  in  the  face  of  the  as- 
 semblies. 
 
 2z 
 
 IX.  1  FOR,  indeed,  concerning  the  minis- 
 tration tliat  is  for  tiie  saints,  it  is  superfluous 
 for  me  to  write  to  you,  "  for  I  have  known 
 your  readiness  of  mind,  which  in  your  behalf 
 I  boast  of  to  Macedonians,  that  Achaia  hath 
 been  prepared  a  year  ago,  and  the  zeal  of  you 
 did  stir  up  the  more  part,  •*  and  I  sent  the 
 brethren,  that  our  boasting  on  your  behalf 
 may  not  be  made  vain  in  this  respect ;  that, 
 according  as  I  said,  ye  may  be  ready,  ^  lest  if 
 Macedonians  may  come  with  me,  and  find  you 
 unprepared,  we — we  may  be  put  to  shame 
 (that  we  say  not — ye)  in  this  same  confidence 
 of  boasting. 
 
 ^  Necessary,  therefore,  I  thought  it  to  exhort 
 the  brethren,  that  they  may  go  before  to  you, 
 and  may  make  up  before  your  formerly  an- 
 nounced blessing,  that  this  be  ready,  as  a 
 blessing,  and  not  as  covetousness.  ®  And 
 this :  He  who  is  sowing  sparingly,  sparingly 
 also  shall  reap ;  and  he  who  is  sowing  in  bless- 
 ings, in  blessings  also  shall  reap  ;  ''  each  one, 
 according  as  he  doth  purpose  in  heart,  not 
 out  of  sorrow  or  out  of  necessity,  for  a  cheer- 
 ful giver  doth  God  love,  ^  and  God  is  able  all 
 grace  to  cause  to  abound  to  you,  that  in  every 
 thing  always  all  sufficiency  having,  ye  may 
 abound  to  every  good  work,  "  (according  as  it 
 hath  been  vsTitten,  '  He  dispersed  abroad,  he 
 gave  to  the  poor,  his  righteousness  doth  re- 
 main to  the  age,')  i"  and  may  He  who  is 
 supplying  seed  to  the  sower,  and  bread  for 
 food,  supply  and  multiply  your  seed  sown, 
 and  increase  the  fruits  of  your  righteousness, 
 ^^  in  every  thing  being  enriched  to  all  liber- 
 ality, which  doth  work  through  us  thanksgiv- 
 ing to  God,  ^'^  because  the  ministration  of  this 
 service  not  only  is  supplying  the  wants  of  the 
 saints,  but  is  also  abounding  through  many 
 thanksgivings  to  God,  "  through  the  proof  of 
 this_  ministration  glorifying  God  for  tne  sub- 
 jection of  your  confession  to  the  good  news  of 
 the  Christ,  and/o/'  the  liberality  of  the  fellow- 
 ship to  them  and  to  all,  ^''  and  by  their  sup- 
 plication in  your  behalf,  longing  after  you 
 because  of  the  exceeding  grace  of  Gcd  upon 
 you;  15  thanks  also  to  God  for  His  unspeakable 
 gift! 
 
 X  1  AND  I,  Paul,  myself,  do  call  upon 
 you — through  the  meekness  and  gentleness 
 of  the  Christ — who  in  presence,  indeed  am 
 humble  among  you,  and  being  absent,  have 
 courage  toward  you,  "and  I  beseech  you,  that, 
 being  present,  1  may  not  have  courage,  with 
 the  confidence  with  which  I  reckon  to  be 
 bold  against  certain  reckoning  us  as  walking 
 according  to  the  flesh ;  ^  for  walking  in  the 
 flesh,  not  according  to  the  flesh  do  we  war, 
 *  for  the  weapons  of  our  warfare  are  not 
 fleshly,  but  powerful  to  God  for  bringing 
 down  of  strongholds,  ^  reasonings  bringing 
 down,  and  every  high  thing  lifted  up  against  the 
 knowledge  of  God,  and  bringing  into  captivity 
 every  thought  to  the  obedience  of  the  Christ, 
 ^  and  being  in  readiness  to  avenge  every  dis- 
 obedience, whenever  yovir  obedience  may  be 
 fulfilled. 
 
 ^  The  things  in  presence  do  ye  see  ?  if  any 
 one  hath  trusted  iu  himself  to  be  Christ's, 
 129 
 
PauFs  authority. 
 
 X.  8.-2  CORINTH.— xiT.  4. 
 
 His  sufferings  and  labours. 
 
 this  let  him  reckon  a^ain  from  lumself,  that 
 acconiiug  as  he  is  Christ's,  so  also  we  are 
 Christ's;  ^for  even  if  also  anything  more 
 abundantly  I  shall  boast  concerning  onr  au- 
 thority, that  the  Lord  gave  lis  for  building 
 up,  and  not  for  casting  you  down,  I  shall  not 
 be  ashamed;  ^that  I  may  not  seem  as  if  I 
 would  terrify  you  through  the  letters,  ^« '  be- 
 cause the  letters  indeed  —  saith  one  —  are 
 weighty  and  strong,  and  the  bodily  presence 
 weak,  and  the  speech  despicable.'  ^i  This 
 one — let  him  reckon  thus:  that  such  as  we 
 are  in  word,  through  letters,  being  absent, 
 such  also,  being  present,  we  are  in  deed. 
 
 1'  For  we  do  not  make  bold  to  rank  or  to 
 compare  ourselves  with  certain  of  those  com- 
 mending themselves,  but  they,  among  them- 
 selves measuring  themselves,  and  comparing 
 themselves  with  themselves,  are  not  wise, 
 ^^  and  we  in  regard  to  the  unmeasured  things 
 will  not  boast  ourselves,  but  after  the  mea- 
 sure of  the  line  that  the  God  of  measure  did 
 appoint  to  us— to  reach  even  unto  you ;  i**  for 
 not  as  not  reaching  to  you  do  we  stretch  our- 
 selves overmuch,  for  even  unto  you  did  we 
 come  in  the  good  news  of  the  dhrist,  ^^  not 
 boasting  of  the  things  not  measured,  in  other 
 men's  labours,  and  having  hope— your  faith 
 increasing — in  you  to  be  enlarged,  accoi-ding 
 to  our  line — into  abundance,  ^''in  the  places 
 beyond  you  to  proclaim  good  news,  not  in 
 another's  line  in  regard  to  the  things  made 
 ready,  to  boast;  ^'and  he  who  is  boasting— 
 in  the  Lord  let  him  boast ;  ^^  for  not  he  who 
 is  commending  himself  is  approved,  but  he 
 whom  the  Lord  doth  commend. 
 
 XL  ^  0  THAT  ye  were  bearing  with  me  a 
 /ittle  of  the  folly,  but  ye  also  do  bear  with  me : 
 -  for  I  am  zealous  for  you  with  zeal  of  God, 
 for  I  did  betroth  you  to  one  husband,  a  pure 
 virgin,  to  ])resent  to  Christ,  '■*  and  I  fear,  lest, 
 as  the  serpent  did  beguile  Eve  in  his  subtilty, 
 so  your  minds  may  be  corrupted  from  the 
 simplicity  that  is  in  the  Christ;  '*for  if,  in- 
 deed, he  who  is  coming  doth  preach  another 
 Jesus  whom  we  did  not  preach,  or  another 
 Spirit  ye  receive  which  ye  did  not  receive, 
 or  other  good  news  which  ^e  did  not  accept 
 — well  were  ye  bearing  it,  •'  for  I  reckon  that 
 I  have  been  nothing  behind  the  very  chiefest 
 apostles,  ^  and  even  if  unlearned  in  word — 
 yet  not  in  knowledge,  but  iu  every  thing 
 we  were  made  manifest  in  all  things  to 
 you. 
 
 ''The  sin  did  I  do— myself  humbling  that 
 ye  might  be  exalted,  because  freely  the  good 
 news  of  God  I  did  i^roclaim  to  you?  *  other 
 assemblies  I  did  rob,  having  taken  wages,  for 
 your  ministration;  ''and  being  present  with 
 you,  and  havin^'  been  in  want,  I  was  charge- 
 able to  no  one,  for  my  lack  did  the  brethren 
 supply — having  come  from  Macedonia — and 
 in  everything  burdeuless  to  you  I  did  keep 
 myself,  and  will  keep. 
 
 ^''The  truth  of  Christ  is  in  me,  because 
 this  boasting  shall  not  be  stopped  in  regard 
 to  me  in  the  regions  of  Achaia  ;  i'  wlierefore? 
 because  I  do  not  love  you?  God  hath  known ! 
 '-and  what  I  do,  I  also  will  do,  that  I  may 
 130 
 
 cut  off  the  occasion  of  tliose  wishing  au 
 occasion,  that  in  that  which  they  boast  they 
 may  be  found  according  as  we  also ;  '^  for 
 those  sucli  are  false  apostles,  deceitful  work- 
 ers, transforming  themselves  into  apostles  of 
 Christ,  '^  and  no  wonder — for  eren  the  Ad- 
 versary doth  transform  himself  into  a  mes- 
 senger of  light ;  '^  no  great  thing,  then,  if  also 
 his  ministrants  do  transform  themselves  as 
 ministrants  of  righteousness — whose  end  shall 
 be  according  to  their  works. 
 
 ^^  Again  I  say,  may  no  one  think  me  to  be 
 a  fool;  and  if  otherwise,  even  as  a  fool  re- 
 ceive me,  that  I  also  a  little  may  boast. 
 1''  That  which  1  speak,  I  speak  not  according 
 to  the  Lord,  but  as  in  foolishness,  iu  this  the 
 confidence  of  boasting-  ^^gJQce  many  boast 
 according  to  the  flesh,  I  also  will  boast:  '^for 
 gladly  do  ye  bear  with  the  fools— being  wise, 
 ^^  for  ye  bear,  if  any  one  is  bringing  you  under 
 bondage,  if  any  one  doth  devour,  if  any  one 
 doth  take  away,  if  any  one  doth  exalt  him- 
 self, if  any  one  on  the  face  doth  smite  you ; 
 ^^  in  reference  to  dishonour  I  speak,  how  that 
 we  were  weak,  and  in  whatever  any  one 
 is  bold — in  foolishness  1  say  it — 1  also  am 
 bold. 
 
 "Hebrews  are  they?  I  also!  Israelites  are 
 they?  I  also!  seed  of  Abraham  are  they?  I 
 also!  -^ministrants  of  Christ  are  they?— as 
 beside  myself  I  speak — I  more ;  in  labours 
 more  abundantly,  iu  stripes  above  measure, 
 in  prisons  more  frequently,  in  deaths  manj- 
 times;  ^'*from  Jews  Ave  times  forty  stripes 
 save  one  I  did  receive ;  ^^  thrice  was  I  beaten 
 with  rods,  once  was  I  stoned,  thrice  was  I 
 shipwi-ecked,  a  night  and  a  day  in  the  deep 
 I  have  passed;  -^journeyings  many  times, 
 perils  of  rivers,  perils  of  robbers,  perils  from 
 kindred,  perils  from  nations,  perils  in  city, 
 perils  in  Avilderness,  jierils  iu  sea,  perils  among 
 false  brethren  ;  '^  in  laboriousness  and  pain- 
 fulness,  in  watchings  many  times,  in  hunger 
 and  thirst,  in  fastings  many  times,  in  cold 
 and  nakedness  ;  -'*  apart  from  the  thiugs  with- 
 out— the  crowding  upon  me  that  is  daily — the 
 care  of  all  the  assemolies. 
 
 •J9  Wl^o  is  infirm,  and  I  am  not  infirm?  who 
 is  stumbled,  and  I  am  not  fired ;  ^'*  if  to  boast 
 it  behoveth  me,  of  the  things  of  my  infirmity 
 I  win  boast;  3' the  God  and  Father  of  our 
 Lord  Jesus  Christ— who  is  blessed  to  the  ages 
 —hath  known  that  1  do  not  lie ! — *-  In  Damas- 
 cus tlie  cthnarch  of  Aretas  the  kinjj  was 
 watching  the  city  of  the  Damascenes,  wishing 
 to  seize  me,  '*and  through  a  window  in  a 
 rope  basket  I  was  let  down,  through  the  wall, 
 and  fled  out  of  his  hands. 
 
 Xn.  '  TO  boast,  really,  is  not  profitable  for 
 me,  for  I  will  come  to  visions  and  revelations 
 of  the  Lord,  -i  have  known  a  man  iu  Christ, 
 fourteen  years  ago — whether  in  the  body  1 
 have  not  known,  whether  out  of  the  boay  I 
 have  not  known,  God  hath  knowri — such  an 
 one  l)eing  caught  away  unto  the  third  heaven; 
 •'  and  I  hnvo  known  such  a  man — whether  iu 
 the  body,  whether  out  of  the  body,  I  have 
 have  not  known,  God  hath  known, — *  that  he 
 was  caught  away  to  tlic  paradise,  and  heard 
 
Etttraordinary  revelations.         xn.  5.-2  CORINTH.— xiii,  14, 
 
 Apostolic  prayers. 
 
 unutterable  sayings,  that  it  is  not  possible  for 
 man  to  speak. 
 
 ^  Of  such  an  oue  I  will  boast,  and  of  myself 
 I  will  not  boast,  except  in  my  infirmities, 
 ''for  if  1  may  wish  to  boast,  I  shall  not  be  a 
 fool,  for  truth  I  will  say ;  but  I  forbear,  lest 
 any  one  in  regard  to  me  may  think  anything 
 above  what  he  doth  see  me,  or  doth  hear  any- 
 thing of  me;  ^and  that  by  the  exceeding 
 greatness  of  the  revelations  I  might  not  be 
 exalted  overmuch,  there  was  given  to  me  a 
 thorn  in  the  flesh,  a  messenger  of  the  Adver- 
 saiy,  that  he  might  buffet  me,  that  I  might 
 not  be  exalted  overmuch. 
 
 ^  Concerning  this  thing  thrice  the  Lord  did 
 I  call  upon,  that  it  might  depart  from  me, 
 " and  He  said  to  me,  'Sufficient  for  thee  is 
 My  grace,  for  My  power  in  infirmity  is  per- 
 fected;' most  gladly,  therefore,  will  I  rather 
 boast  in  my  infirmities,  that  the  power  of  the 
 Christ  may  rest  on  me  :  ^^  wherefore  I  am  well 
 pleased  in  infirmities,  in  damages,  in  neces- 
 sities, in  persecutions,  in  distresses — for  Christ; 
 for  Avheuever  I  am  infirm,  then  1  am  power- 
 ful ;  ^1 1  have  become  a  fool — boasting ;  ye — ye 
 did  compel  me ;  for  I  ought  by  you  to  have 
 been  commended,  for  in  nothing  was  I  behind 
 the  very  chiefest  apostles — even  if  I  am  no- 
 thing. ^"The  signs,  indeed,  of  the  apostle 
 were  wrought  among  yoii  in  all  patience,  in 
 signs,  and  wonders,  and  mighty  deeds,  i'*  for 
 what  is  there  in  which  ye  were  inferior  to  the 
 rest  of  the  assemblies,  except  that  I  myself 
 was  not  a  burden  to  you?  forgive  me  this  iu- 
 jtistice ! 
 
 '■*  Lo,  a  third  time  I  am  ready  to  come  unto 
 yoifl,  and  I  will  not  be  a  biirden  to  you,  for  I 
 seek  uot  yours,  but  you,  for  the  children 
 ought  not  for  the  parents  to  lay  up,  but  the 
 parents  for  the  children,  ^^  and  I  most  gladly 
 will  spend  and  be  entirely  spent  for  your  souls, 
 even  if,  more  abundantly  loving  you,  less  I 
 am  loved.  ^'^  And  be  it  so,  I — I  did  not  bur- 
 den you,  but  being  crafty,  with  guUe  I  did 
 take  you ;  ^'^  any  one  of  those  whom  I  have 
 sent  unto  you — by  him  did  I  take  advantage 
 of  you  ?  ^8  J  entreated  Titus,  and  did  send  with 
 hiTni  the  brother ;  did  Titus  take  advantage  of 
 you?  in  the  same  spirit  did  we  not  walk? — 
 did  we  not  in  the  same  steps  ? 
 
 '8  Again,  think  ye  that  to  you  we  are  making 
 defence  ?  before  God  in  Christ  do  we  speak ; 
 
 and  the  all  things,  beloved,  are  for  your  up- 
 building, -''  for  I  fear  lest,  having  come,  not 
 such  as  I  wish  I  may  find  you,  and  I — I  may 
 be  found  by  you  such  as  ye  do  not  wish,  lest 
 there  be  strifes,  envyings,  wraths,  revelries, 
 evil-speakinM,  whisperings,  puffings  up,  in- 
 surrections, ^^  lest  again  having  come,  my  God 
 may  humble  me  in  regard  to  you,  and  I  may 
 bewail  many  of  those  having  sinned  before, 
 and  not  having  reformed  concerning  the  un- 
 cleanness,  and  whoredom,  and  lasciviousness, 
 that  they  did  practise. 
 
 XIII.  1  THIS  third  time  do  I  come  unto  you; 
 on  the  mouth  of  two  witnesses  or  three  shall 
 every  saying  be  established ;  - 1  have  said  be- 
 fore, and  I  say  it  before,  as  being  present,  the 
 second  time,  and  being  absent,  now,  do  I  write 
 to  those  having  sinned  before,  and  to  all  the 
 rest,  that  if  I  come  again,  I  will  not  spare, 
 ^  since  a  proof  ye  seek  of  the  Christ  speaking 
 in  me,  who  to  you  is  not  infirm,  but  is  power- 
 ful in  you,  •*  for  even  if  he  was  crucified  from 
 infirmity,  yet  he  doth  live  from  the  power  of 
 God ;  for  we  also  are  weak  in  him,  biit  we  shall 
 live  with  him  from  the  power  of  (rod  toward 
 you. 
 
 p  Your  ownselves  try  ye,  if  ye  are  in  the 
 faith;  your  ownselves  prove  ye;  do  ye  not 
 know_  your  ownselves,  that  Jesus  Christ  is  in 
 you,  if  ye  be  not  in  some  respect  disapproved 
 of?  ^and  I  hope  that  ye  shall  know  that  we 
 — we  are  not  disapproved  of ;  "  and  I  pray  be- 
 fore God  that  ye  do  no  evil,  not  that  we  may 
 apjjear  approved,  but  that  ye  may  do  that 
 which  is  right,  and  we  may  be  as  disapproved; 
 ^  for  we  are  not  able  to  do  anything  against 
 the  truth,  but  for  the  truth ;  "  for  we  rejoice 
 when  we  may  be  infirm,  and  ye  may  be  power- 
 fiil ;  and  this  also  we  pray  for — your  perfec- 
 tion !  ^"because  of  this,  these  things — being 
 absent — I  write,  that  being  present,  I  may 
 not  treat  any  sharply,  according  to  the  autho- 
 rity that  the  Lord  did  give  me  for  building 
 up,  and  not  for  casting  down. 
 
 '1  Henceforth,  brethren,  rejoice  ;  be  made 
 
 Eerfect,  be  comforted,  be  of  the  same  mind, 
 e  at  peace,  and  the  God  of  the  love  and  peace 
 shall  be  with  you ;  ^-  salute  one  another  in  an 
 holy  kiss ;  ^^  salute  you  do  all  the  saints  ;  '*  the 
 grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love 
 of  God,  and  the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
 is  with  you  all !  Amen. 
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EPISTLE  TO  THE  GALATIANS. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  iPAUL,  an  apostle — not  from  men, 
 nor  tlirou,t;h  man,  but  through  Jesus  Christ, 
 and  God  the  Father,  who  did  raise  him  out  cf 
 the  dead — 'and  all  the  brethren  with  me,  to 
 the  assemblies  of  Galatia :  ^  Grace  to  yon,  and 
 peace  from  God  the  Father,  and  our  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ,  ^  who  did  give  himself  for  our 
 sins,  tliat  he  might  deliver  us  out  of  the  pre- 
 sent evil  age,  according  to  the  will  of  God  even 
 our  Father,  ^  to  whom  is  the  glory  to  the  ages 
 of  the  ages.     Amen. 
 
 *  I  wonder  that  ye  are  so  quickly  removed 
 from  Him  who  did  call  you  in  the  grace  of 
 Christ  to  another  good  news ;  ^  that  is  not 
 another,  except  there  be  certain  who  are 
 troubling  you.  and  wishing  to  pervert  the  good 
 news  of  the  Christ ;  ^  but  even  if  we  or  a  mes- 
 senger out  of  heaven  may  proclaim  good  news 
 to  you  different  from  what  we  did  proclaim  to 
 you — anathema  let  him  be !  ^  as  we  have  said 
 oefore,  and  now  say  again,  If  any  one  to  you 
 may  proclaim  good  news  different  from  what 
 ye  did  receive — anathema  let  him  be!  ^"for 
 now  men  do  I  persuade,  or  God  ?  or  do  I  seek 
 to  please  men  ?  for  if  yet  men  I  did  please — 
 Christ's  servant  I  should  not  be. 
 
 "  And  I  make  known  to  you,  brethren,  the 
 good  news  that  were  proclaimed  by  me,  that 
 it  is  not  according  to  man,  '-  for  neither  did  I 
 from  man  receive  it,  nor  was  I  taught  it,  but 
 through  a  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ,  ^^for 
 ye  did  hear  of  my  behaviour  once  in  Judaism, 
 that  exceedingly  I  was  persecuting  the  as- 
 sembly of  God,  and  wasting  it,  ^*  and  I  was 
 advancing  in  Judaism  above  many  equals 
 in  age  in  mine  own  race,  being  more  aoun- 
 dantly  zealous  of  my  fathers'  deliverances, 
 '•''and  when  God  was  well  pleased— having 
 separated  me  from  the  womb  of  my  mother, 
 and  having  called  me  through  His  grace — 
 '"io  reveal  His  Son  in  me,  that  I  migh.t  pro- 
 claim him  good  news  among  the  nations, 
 immediately  I  confen-ed  not  with  flesh  and 
 blood,  1^  nor  did  I  go  up  to  Jerusalem  unto 
 those  who  were  apostles  before  me,  biit  I 
 went  away  to  Arabia,  and  again  returned  to 
 Damascus,  ^^  then,  after  three  years  I  went 
 up  to  Jerusalem  to  enquire  about  Peter,  and 
 remained  with  him  fifteen  days,  ^^  and  other 
 of  the  apostles  I  did  not  see,  except  James, 
 the  brother  of  the  Lord. 
 
 '» And  the  things  that  I  write  to  you,  lo, 
 before  God — I  lie  not;  -^then  I  came  to  the 
 regions  of  Ss^ia  and  of  Cilicia,  '--and  was 
 unknown  by  face  to  tlie  assemblies  of  Judea, 
 that  are  in  Christ,  "^  and  only  they  were 
 hearing,  that  '  he  who  is  persecuting  us  then, 
 doth  now  proclaim  good  news — the  faith 
 that  then  he  was  wasting;'  and  they  were 
 glorifying  God  in  me. 
 
 132 
 
 n.  ^  THEN,  after  foiirteen  years  again  1 
 went  up  to  Jerusalem  with  Barnabas,  having 
 taken  witli  me  also  Titus;  "and  I  went  up 
 liy  revelation,  and  did  submit  to  them  the 
 good  news  that  I  preach  among  the  nations, 
 andprivately  to  those  esteemed,  lest  in  vain 
 I  might  run  or  did  run;  ^ but  not  even  Titus, 
 who  is  with  me,  being  a  Greek,  was  com- 
 pelled to  be  circumcised— *•  and  that  because 
 of  the  false  brethren  brought  in  unawares, 
 who  did  come  in  privily  to  spy  out  our  liberty 
 that  we  have  in  Christ  Jesus,  that  us  they 
 might  bring  under  bondage,  *to  whom  not 
 even  for  an  hour  we  gave  xilace  by  subjection, 
 that  the  truth  of  the  good  news  might  remain 
 to  you. 
 
 *  And  from  those  who  were  esteemed  to 
 be  something — whatever  they  were  then,  it 
 maketli  no  difference  to  me — the  face  of  man 
 God  accepteth  not,  for — to  me  those  esteemed 
 did  add  nothing,  "but,  on  the  contrary,  hav- 
 ing seen  that  I  have  been  entrusted  with  the 
 good  news  of  the  iiucircumcision,  as  Peter 
 with  that  oi  the  circumcision,  "^for  He  wlio 
 did  work  with  Peter  to  the  apostleshi]>  of 
 the  circumcision,  did  work  also  in  me  in  re- 
 gard to  the  nations,  ^  and  having  known  the 
 grace  that  was  given  to  me,  James,  and  Ce- 
 phas, and  John,  who  were  esteemed  to  be 
 pillars,  a  right  hand  of  fellowship  they  did 
 give  to  me,  and  to  Barnabas,  that  we  to  the 
 nations,  and  they  to  the  circumcision  may  go, 
 ^"  only,  of  the  poor  that  we  should  be  mind- 
 ful, which  also  I  was  diligent  —  this  very 
 thing — to  do. 
 
 1'  And  when  Peter  came  to  Antioch,  to  the 
 face  1  stood  up  against  him,  because  he  was 
 blameworthy,  ^'^  for  before  the  coming  of  cer- 
 tain from  James,  witli  the  nations  he  was 
 eating,  and  when  they  came,  he  was  with- 
 drawing and  separating  himself,  fearing  those 
 of  the  circumcision,  '^  and  dissemble  witli 
 him  also  did  the  other  Jews,  so  that  also 
 Barnabas  was  carried  away  by  their  dissimu- 
 lation. 
 
 "  But  when  I  saw  that  they  are  not  walk- 
 ing uprightly  to  the  truth  of  the  good  news, 
 I  said  to  Peter  before  all,  '  If  thou,  being  a 
 Jew,  in  the  manner  of  the  nations  dost  live, 
 and  not  in  the  manner  of  the  Jews,  how  the 
 nations  dost  thou  compel  to  Judaize?  ''we 
 by  nature  Jews,  and  not  sinners  of  the  na- 
 tions, 1''  having  known  also  that  a  man  is  not 
 declared  righteous  by  works  of  law,  if  not 
 through  the  faith  of  Jesus  Christ,  also  we  in 
 Christ  Jesus  did  believe,  that  we  might  be  de- 
 clared righteous  by  the  faith  of  Christ,  and  not 
 by  works  of  law,  wherefore  declared  righteoua 
 by  works  of  law  shall  be  no  flesh.' 
 
 "■  And  if,  seeking  to  be  declared  righteoua 
 in  Christ,  we  ourselves  also  were  found  Bin- 
 
Rialiteousntss  by  faiih. 
 
 II.  la-GALATIANS.— IV.  20. 
 
 Heirship  of  believers. 
 
 ners,  is  thcu  Christ  a  mioistrant  of  siu  ?  let 
 it  not  be!  '*for  if  the  things  I  threw  down, 
 these  again  1  build  up,  a  transgressor  I  set 
 myself  forth;  ^^for  I  through  law,  did  die, 
 that  to  God  I  may  live ;  -'^  with  Christ  I  have 
 been  crucified,  and  live  no  more  do  I,  and 
 Christ  doth  live  in  me ;  and  that  which  I  now 
 live  in  the  flesh — in  the  faith  I  live  of  the  Son 
 of  God,  who  did  love  me  and  did  give  himself 
 for  me ;  ^'I  do  not  make  void  the  grace  of  God, 
 for  if  righteousness  be  through  law  —  then 
 Christ  died  in  vain. 
 
 LTI.  ip  THOUGHTLESS  Galatians,  who 
 (lid  bewitch  you,  not  to  obey  the  truth — be- 
 fore whose  eyes  Jesus  Christ  was  described 
 before  among  you  crucified  ?  -  this  only  do  I 
 wish  to  learn  from  you — by  works  of  law  the 
 Spirit  did  ye  receive,  or  by  the  hearing  of 
 faith  ?  ^  so  thoughtless  are  ye !  having  begun 
 in  the  Spirit,  now  in  the  flesh  do  ye  end  ?  *  so 
 many  things  did  ye  siifi"er  in  vain !  if,  indeed, 
 even  in  vain. 
 
 ^He,  therefore,  who  is  supplying  to  you 
 the  Spirit,  and  working  mighty  acts  among 
 you — by  works  of  law  or  by  tlae  hearing  of 
 faith  isit?^  according  as  Abraham  did  be- 
 lieve God,  and  it  was  reckoned  to  him — to 
 righteousness;  ^kuow  ye,  then,  that  those  of 
 faith— these  are  sons  of  Abraham,  ^and  the 
 Writing  having  foreseen  that  by  faith  God 
 doth  declare  righteous  the  nations  did  pro- 
 claim before  the  good  news  to  Abraham — 
 ^  'Blessed  in  thee  shall  be  all  the  nations;' 
 so  that  those  of  faith  are  blessed  with  the 
 faithful  Abraham,  ^"  for  as  many  as  are  of 
 works  of  law  are  imder  a  curse,  for  it  hath 
 been  written,  '  Cursed  is  every  one  who  is  not 
 remaining  in  all  things  that  have  been  writ- 
 ten in  the  Book  of  the  Law — to  do  them,' 
 ^1  and  that  in  law  no  one  is  declared  right- 
 ous  with  God,  is  evident,  because  '  The  righte- 
 ous by  faith  shall  live ; '  ^"  and  the  law  is  not 
 by  faith,  but—'  The  man  who  did  them  shall 
 live  in  them.' 
 
 !•*  Christ  did  redeem  us  from  the  curse  of 
 the  law,  having  become  for  us  a  curse,  for 
 it  hath  been  written,  '  Cursed  is  every  one 
 who  is  hanging  on  a  tree,'  I'^that  to  the  ua- 
 tipus  the  blessing  of  Abraham  may  come  in 
 Christ  Jesus,  that  the  promise  of  the  Spirit 
 we  may  receive  through  the  faith.  ^'Breth- 
 ren, as  a  man  I  say  it,  even  of  man  a  confirmed 
 covenant  no  one  doth  niake  void  or  doth  add 
 to,  i"  and  to  Abraham  were  the  promises 
 spoken,  and  to  his  seed ;  He  doth  not  say, 
 'And  to  seeds,'  as  of  many,  but  as  of  one, 
 'And  to  thy  seed,'  which  is  Christ;  ^'and 
 t]iis  I  say,  A  covenant  couflrmed  before  by 
 God  to  Christ,  the  law,  that  came  four  hun- 
 dred and  thirty  years  after,  doth  not  set 
 aside,  to  make  void  the  promise,  ^^  for  if  by 
 law  be  the  inheritance,  it  is  uo  more  by  pro- 
 mise, but  to  Abraham  through  jiromise  did 
 God  gi-ant  it. 
 
 19  Why,  then,  tlic  law?  on  account  of  the 
 ti'ansgressions  it  was  added,  till  tlie  seed 
 miKht  come  to  which  the  promise  hath  been 
 made,  ha^iQtJ  been  set  in  order  through  mes- 
 
 sengers in  the  hand  of  a  mediator — -'•  and  the 
 mediator  is  not  of  one,  and  God  is  one — "'  the 
 law,  then,  is  against  the  promises  of  God? — let 
 it  not  be !  for  if  a  law  was  given  that  was  able 
 to  make  alive,  truly  by  law  there  would  have 
 been  the  righteousness,  --but  the  Writing  did 
 shut  up  the  whole  under  sin.  that  the  promise 
 by  faith  of  Jesus  Christ  may  be  given  to  those 
 believing. 
 
 -^  And  before  the  coming  of  the  faith,  imder 
 law  we  were  being  kept,  shut  up  to  the  faith 
 about  to  be  revealed,  ^^  so  that  the  law  be- 
 came our  child-conductor — to  Christ,  that  by 
 faith  we  may  be  declared  righteous,  -^  and  the 
 faith  having  come,  no  more  under  a  child- 
 conductor  are  we,  -"  for  ye  are  all  sons  of  God 
 through  the  faith  in  Christ  Jesus,  "''  for  as 
 many  as  to  Christ  were  baptized  did  put  on 
 Christ;  -** there  is  not  here  Jew  or  Greek, 
 there  is  not  here  servant  nor  freeman,  there 
 is  not  here  male  and  female,  for  all  ye  are  one 
 in  Christ  Jesus;  -^aud  if  ye  are  of  Christ 
 then  of  Abraham  ye  are  seed,  and  according 
 to  promise — heirs. 
 
 IV.  ^  AND  I  say,  so  long  time  as  the  heir 
 is  a  babe,  he  diftereth  nothing  from  a  ser- 
 vant—being lord  of  all,  -  but  is  under  tutors 
 and  stewards  till  the  time  appointed  of  the 
 father,  •^  so  also  we,  when  we  were  babes,  un- 
 der the  elements  of  the  world  were  in  ser- 
 vitude, ''and  when  the  fulness  of  time  did 
 come,  God  sent  forth  His  Sou,  come  of  a  wo- 
 man, come  under  law,  ®  that  those  under  law 
 he  may  redeem,  that  the  adoption  of  sons  we 
 may  receive ;  ^  and  because  ye  are  sons,  God 
 did  send  forth  the  spirit  of  Ilis  Son  into  your 
 hearts,  crying,  'Abba,  Father!'  ''so  that  thou 
 art  no  more  a  servant,  but  a  son,  and  if  a  son, 
 also  an  heir  of  God  through  Christ. 
 
 8  But  then,  indeed,  not  having  known  God, 
 ye  were  in  servitude  to  those  not  by  nature 
 gods,  ^and  now,  having  known  God — and 
 rather  being  known  by  God — how  turu  ye 
 again  unto  the  weak  and  poor  elements  to 
 which  auew  ye  desire  to  be  in  servitude? 
 ^"  days  ye  observe,  and  months,  and  times, 
 and  years !  ^^  I  am  afraid  of  you,  lest  in  vain 
 I  did  labour  toward  you. 
 
 ^^  Become  as  I  avi — because  I  also  a^n  as  ye 
 brethren,  I  beseech  you;  to  me  ye  did  no 
 hurt,  i^and  ye  have  known  that  thi-ough  in- 
 flrmity  of  the  flesh  I  did  proclaim  good  news 
 to  you  at  the  flrst,  ^^  and  my  trial  that 
 is  in  my  flesh  ye  did  not  despise  nor  reject, 
 but  as  a  messenger  of  God  ye  did  receive  me — 
 as  Christ  Jesus ;  ^^  what  then  was  your  happi- 
 ness? for  I  testify  to  you,  that  if  possible, 
 your  eyes  h  aving  plucked  out,  ye  would  have 
 given  to  me;  ^^so  that  your  enemy  have  1  be- 
 come, being  true  to  you?  ^'^  they  are  zealous 
 for  you — yet  not  well,  but  they  wish  to  shut 
 us  out,  that  for  them  ye  may  be  zealous; 
 '**  and  it  is  good  to  be  zealously  regarded,  in 
 what  is  good,  at  all  times,  and  not  only  in  my 
 being  present  with  you :  '"  my  little  children, 
 of  whom  again  1  travail  in  birth,  till  Christ 
 may  be  formed  in  you,  -"  and  I  was  wishing  to 
 be  present  with  you  now,  and  to  change  my 
 voice,  because  I  am  iu  doubt  about  you. 
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Duties  &  privileges. 
 
 IV.  21.— GALATiaNS.— VI.  18.  Fruits  of  the  flesh  <fc  spiriL 
 
 ^'  Tell  me,  ye  who  arc  willing  to  be  under 
 law,  the  law  do  ye  not  hear?  -^  for  it  hath  been 
 written,  that  Abraham  had  two  sons,  one  by 
 the  maid-servant,  and  one  by  the  free-woman, 
 ^  but  he  who  is  of  the  maid-servant,  accord- 
 ing to  flesh  hath  been,  and  he  Avho  is  of  the 
 free- worn  an,  through  the  jjromiae;  ^'^  which 
 things  are  allegorized,  for  these  are  the  two 
 covenants :  one,  indeed,  from  mount  Sinai,  to 
 servitude  bringing  forth,  which  is  Hagar ; 
 ^^for  this  Hagar  is  mount  Sinai  in  Aratjia, 
 and  doth  correspond  to  the  Jerusalem  that 
 now  is,  and  is  in  servitude  with  her  children, 
 "^  and  the  Jerusalem  above  is  the  free-woman, 
 which  is  mother  of  us  all,  -^  for  it  hath  been 
 written,  'Rejoice,  0  barren,  who  art  not  bear- 
 ing ;  break  forth  and  cry,  thou  who  art  not 
 travailing,  because  many  are  the  childi-en  of 
 the  desolate — more  than  of  her  having  the 
 husband.' 
 
 ^  And  we,  brethren,  as  Isaac,  are  children 
 of  promise,  '"  but  as  then  he  who  was  born 
 according  to  the  flesh  did  persecute  him  ac- 
 cording to  the  spirit,  so  also  now ;  ^^  but  what 
 saith  tne  Writing?  '  Cast  forth  the  maid-ser- 
 vant and  her  son,  for  the  son  of  the  maid-ser- 
 vant may  not  be  heir  with  the  sou  of  the  free- 
 woman:'  31  then,  brethren,  we  are  not  a  maid- 
 servant s  children,  but  the  free- woman's. 
 
 V.  1  IN  the  freedom,  then,  with  which 
 Christ  did  make  you  free — stand  ye,  and  be 
 not  held  fast  aj,'ain  by  a  yoke  of  servitude ;  -lo, 
 I  Paul  do  say  to  you,  that  if  ye  be  circumcised, 
 Christ  shall  profit  you  nothing ;  "  and  I  testify 
 again  to  every  man  circumcised,  that  he  is  a 
 debtor  to  do  the  whole  law  ;  *  ye  were  freed 
 from  tlie  Christ,  ye  who  in  law  are  declared 
 righteous  ;  from  the  grace  ye  fell  away ;  "  for 
 we  by  the  Spirit,  by  faith,  a  hope  of  righteous- 
 ness do  wait  for,  *  for  in  Christ  Jesus  neither 
 circumcision  availeth  anything,  nor  imcircum- 
 sion,  but  faith  thi'ough  love  working. 
 
 ^  Ye  were  running  well ;  who  did  hinder 
 you — not  to  obey  the  truth?  '*the  obedience 
 is  not  of  him  who  is  calling  you  I  ''a  little 
 leaven  the  whole  lump  doth  leaven ;  i"  I  have 
 confidence  in  regard  to  you  in  the  Lord,  that 
 ye  will  be  none  otherwise  minded ;  and  he  who 
 is  troubling  you  shall  bear  the  judgment,  who- 
 ever he  may  be.  '^  And  I,  brethi-eu,  if  circum- 
 cision I  yet  preach,  why  yet  am  I  persecuted  ? 
 then  hath  the  stumbling-block  of  the  cross 
 been  done  away :  '"  0  that  even  they  would 
 cut  themselves  off  who  are  unsettling  you  ! 
 
 isjFor  ye — to  freedom  ycwere  called,  breth- 
 ren, only  not  the  freedom  for  an  occasion  to 
 the  flesh,  but  through  the  love  servo  ye  one 
 another,  ^*  for  all  the  law  in  one  word  is  fnl- 
 lilled— in  this  ;  '  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neigh- 
 bour as  thyself;'  i*and  if  one  another  ye  do 
 bite  and  devour,  see— that  ye  may  not  by  one 
 another  be  consumed. 
 
 ^'And  I  say:  In  the  Spirit  walk  ye,  and 
 the  desu-e  of  the  flesh  ye  may  not  complete ; 
 '^for  the  llesh  doth  desire  contrary  to  the 
 Spirit,  and  the  Spirit  contrary  to  the  flesh, 
 and  these  arc  ojtposed  one  to  another,  that 
 the  things  that  ye  may  wiU — these  ye  may 
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 not  do;  '8,.m(|  if  ^y  ^]^q  Spirit  ye  are  led,  yo 
 are  not  under  law. 
 
 1"  And  manifest  also  are  the  works  of  the 
 flesh,  which  are:  Adultery,  whoredom,  un- 
 cleanness,  lasciviousness,  -"idolatry,  witch- 
 craft, hatred,  strifes,  emulations,  wraths,  ri- 
 valries, dissensions,  sects,  -'  envyings,  murders, 
 drunkennesses,  reveUings,  and  such  like,  of 
 which  I  tell  you  before,  as  I  also  said  before, 
 that  those  doing  such  things  the  reign  of  God 
 shall  not  inherit. 
 
 ^^And  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is:  Love, 
 joy,  peace,  long-sufi"ering,  kindness,  goodness, 
 faith,  '^  meekness,  temperance :  against  such 
 there  is  no  law ;  ^  and  those  who  are  Christ's, 
 the  flesh  did  crucify  with  the  afl'ections,  ancl 
 the  desires;  '-^if  we  may  live  in  the  Spirit,  in 
 the  Spirit  also  we  may  walk:  ^"let  us  not 
 become  vain-glorious— one  anotner  provoking, 
 one  another  envying ! 
 
 VL  1  BRETHREN,  if  a  man  also  may  be 
 overtaken  in  any  trespass,  ye  who  are  spirit- 
 ual restore  such  a  oue  in  a  spirit  of  meek- 
 ness, considering  thyself — lest  thou  also  may 
 be  tempted;  ^of  one  another  the  burdens 
 bear  ye,  and  so  till  up  the  law  of  the  Christ, 
 ^  for  if  any  one  doth  think  himself  to  be  some- 
 thing— being  nothing — himself  he  doth  de- 
 ceive: ^aud  his  own  work  let  each  one  prove, 
 and  tnen  in  regard  to  himself  alone  the  glory- 
 ing he  shall  have,  and  not  in  regard  to  the 
 other,  ""for  each  one  his  own  burden  shall 
 bear. 
 
 •^  And  let  him  who  is  instructed  in  the  word 
 share  with  him  who  is  instructing— in  all 
 good  things.  ''  Be  not  led  astray ;  God  is  not 
 mocked ;  for  what  a  man  may  sow — that  also 
 he  shall  reap,  ''because  he  who  is  sowing  to 
 his  own  flesh,  of  the  flesh  shall  reap  cor- 
 ruption ;  and  he  who  is  sowing  to  the  Spirit, 
 of  the  Spirit  shall  reap  life  age-during ;  ^  and 
 in  the  doing  good  we  may  not  be  faint-hearted, 
 for  at  the  proper  time  we  shall  reap — not 
 desponding ;  i"  therefore,  then,  as  we  have 
 opportunity,  may  we  work  the  good  to  all, 
 and  especially  unto  those  of  the  household  of 
 the  faith. 
 
 11  Ye  see  in  how  large  letters  I  have  writ- 
 ten to  you  with  my  own  hand;  ''-as  many 
 as  are  willing  to  make  a  good  appearance  in 
 the  flesh,  these  constrain  you  to  be  circum- 
 cised—only that  for  the  cross  of  the  Christ 
 thuy  may  not  be  persecuted,  i-'for  neither  do 
 tliuse  circumcised  themselves  keep  the  law, 
 but  they  wish  you  to  be  circumcised,  that  in 
 your  flesh  they  may  glory. 
 
 '•*  And  for  me,  let  it  not  be — to  glory,  ex- 
 cept in  the  cross  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Clirist, 
 through  which  to  me  the  world  hath  been 
 cruciiied,  and  I  to  the  world ;  "'  for  in  Christ 
 Jesus  neither  circumcision  availeth  anything, 
 nor  unciicumcision,  but  a  new  creation ;  ">  and 
 as  many  as  by  this  rule  do  walk— peace  up- 
 on them,  and  kindness,  and  on  the  Israel  of 
 Uod ! 
 
 "  Henceforth,  let  no  oue  give  me  trouble, 
 for  I  the  Bcara  of  the  Lord  Jesus  in  my  body 
 do  bear.  i«Tho  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
 Christ  is  with  your  spirit,  brethren  1    Amea. 
 
EPISTLE  TO  THE  EPHESIANS. 
 
 CHAP.  1. 1  PAUL,  au  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ 
 through  the  will  of  God,  to  the  saints  who 
 are  in  Ephesus,  and  to  the  faithful  in  Christ 
 Jesus :  "  Grace  to  you,  and  peace  from  God 
 our  Father,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ ! 
 
 ^Blessed  is  the  God  and  Father  of  our 
 Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  did  bless  us  in  every 
 spiritual  blessing  in  the  heavenly  places  in 
 Christ,  *  according  as  He  did  choose  us  in  him 
 before  the  foundation  of  the  world,  for  our 
 being  holj^  and  imblemished  before  Him,  in 
 love,  ^having  fore-ordained  us  to  the  adoption 
 of  sons  through  Jesus  Christ  to  Himself,  ac- 
 cording to  the  good  pleasure  of  Hia  will,  ^_  to 
 the  praise  of  the  glory  of  His  grace,  in  which 
 He  did  make  us  accepted  in  the  beloved,  ^  in 
 whom  we  have  the  redemption  through  his 
 blood,  the  remission  of  the  trespasses,  accord- 
 ing to  the  riches  of  His  grace,  ^  in  which  He 
 did  abound  toward  ua  in  all  wisdom  and  pru- 
 dence, "  having  made  known  to  us  the  secret 
 of  His  will,  according  to  Hia  good  pleasure, 
 that  He  purposed  in  Himself,  ^"in  regard  to 
 the  dispensation  of  the  fulness  of  the  times, 
 to  bring  into  one  the  whole  in  the  Christ, 
 both  the  things  in  the  heavens,  and  the  things 
 upon  the  earth— iu  him;  ^'in  whom  also  we 
 did  obtain  an  inheritance,  being  fore-ordained 
 according  to  the  purpose  of  Him  who  the  all 
 things  is  working  according  to  the  counsel  of 
 His  will,  ^"  for  our  being  to  the  praise  of  Hia 
 glory,  even  those  who  did  first  hope  in  the 
 Christ,  ^^  in  whom  ye  also,  having  heard  the 
 word  of  the  trutli— the  good  news  of  your 
 salvation— in  whom  also  having  believed,  ye 
 were  sealed  with  the  Holy  Spirit  of  the  pro- 
 mise, 1^  which  is  an  earnest  of  our  inheritance, 
 to  the  redemption  of  the  acquired  possession, 
 to  the  praise  of  His  glory. 
 
 1^  Because  of  this  I  also,  having  heard  of 
 your  faith  in  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  the  love  to 
 all  the  saints,  ^^do  not  cease  giving  thanks  for 
 you,  making  mention  of  you  in  my  prayers, 
 '^  that  the  God  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the 
 Father  of  the  glory,  may  give  to  you  a  spirit 
 of  wisdom  and  revelation  in  the  recogmtion 
 of  him,  18  the  eyes  of  your  understanding  be- 
 ing enlightened,  for  your  knowing  what  is  the 
 hope  of  His  calling,  and  what  the  riches  of 
 the  glorv  of  His  inheritance  in  the  saints, 
 ''•'  and  what  the  exceeding  greatness  of  His 
 power  to  us  who  are  belie\ang,  according  to 
 the  working  of  the  power  of  His  might, 
 '-"  whicli  He  wrought  m  the  Christ,  having 
 raised  him  out  of  the  dead,  and  did  set  him 
 at  His  right  hand  iu  the  heavenly  places, 
 "'far  above  all  principa.lity,  and  authority, 
 and  might,  and  lordship,  and  every  name 
 named,  not  only  in  this  age,  but  also  iu  the 
 coming  oije;  --and  all  things  He  did  put 
 under  his  teet,  and  did  give  him — head  over 
 all  things  to  the  assembly,  which  is  his  body. 
 
 the  fulness  of  Him  who  is  filling  the  all  iu 
 all, 
 
 II.  1  ALSO  you — being  dead  in  the  tres- 
 passes and  the  sins,  ^  in  which  once  ye  did 
 walk  according  to  the  age  of  this  world,  ac- 
 cording to  the  ruler  of  the  authority  of  the 
 air,  of  the  spirit  that  is  now  working  in  the 
 sons  of  disobedience,  ^  among  whom  also  we 
 all  did  walk  once  in  the  desires  of  our  flesh, 
 doing  the  wishes  of  the  flesh  and  of  the 
 thoughts,  and  were  by  nature  children  of 
 wrath — as  also  the  others,  ■*  and  God,  being 
 rich  in  kindness,  because  of  His  great  love 
 with  which  He  loved  us,  ^even  being  dead  in 
 the  trespasses,  did  make  us  to  live  together 
 with  the  Christ,  (by  grace  ye  are  having  been 
 saved,)  ^and  did  raise  us  up  together,  and 
 did  seat  us  together  in  the  heavenly  places  in 
 Chi-ist  Jesus,  ''  that  He  might  show,  in  the 
 ages  that  are  coming,  the  exceeding  riches  of 
 His  grace  in  kindness  toward  ua  in  Christ 
 Jesus,  8  for  by  the  grace  ye  are  having  been 
 saved,  through  faith,  and  this  not  of  you — of 
 God  the  gift,  ^  not  of  works,  that  no  one  may 
 boast ;  '"for  of  Him  we  are  workmanship, 
 created  in  Christ  Jesus  to  good  works,  which 
 God  did  before  prepare,  that  in  them  we  may 
 \Valk, 
 
 "  Wherefore,  remember,  that  ye  were  once 
 the  nations  in  the  flesh,  who  are  called  Un- 
 circumcision  by  that  called  Circumcision  in 
 the  flesh  made  by  hands,  '^  that  ye  were  at 
 that  time  apart  from  Christ,  having  been 
 alienated  from  the  commonwealth  of  Israel, 
 and  strangers  to  the  covenants  of  the  promise, 
 having  no  hope,  and  without  God,  in  the 
 world ;  ^^  and  now,  in  Christ  Jesus,  ye  being 
 once  afar  off  became  nigh  iu  the  blood  of  the 
 Christ,  "for  he  ia  our  peace,  who  did  make 
 both  one,  and  the  middle  wall  of  the  encloaure 
 did  break  down,  '^the  enmity  in  hia  flesh, 
 the  law  of  the  commands  in  ordinances  hav- 
 ing done  away,  that  the  two  he  might  create 
 in  himseK  into  one  new  man,  making  peace, 
 ^°  and  might  reconcile  both  in  one  body  to 
 G9d  through  the  cross,  having  slain  the  en- 
 mity in  it,  i^'and  having  come,  he  did  pro- 
 claim good  news — peace  to  you — the  far-off 
 aud  the  nigh,  '^  because  through  him  we  have 
 the  access— we  both — in  one  Spirit  unto  the 
 Father. 
 
 ^*  Then,  therefore,  ye  are  no  more  strangers 
 and  foreigners,  but  fellow-citizens  of  the 
 saints,  and  of  the  household  of  God,  -"  being 
 built  upon  the  foundation  of  the  apostles  and 
 prophets,  Jesus  Christ  himself  being  chief 
 corner-stone,  -'  in  whom  all  the  building  fltly 
 framed  together  doth  increase  to  an  holy 
 sanctuary  in  the  Lord,  ^"in  whom  also  ye  are 
 builded  together,  for  a  habitation  of  God  in 
 the  Spirit. 
 
 136 
 
Calling  of  the  nations. 
 
 III.  l.-EPHESlANS.-v.  2. 
 
 dnity  oftlieftiHh. 
 
 III.  1  FOE  this  cause,  1  Paul,  the  prisoner 
 of  Christ  Jesus  for  you  the  uations,  "if,  in- 
 deed, ye  did  hear  of  the  dispensation  of  the 
 grace  of  God  that  was  ^veu  to  me  in  regard 
 to  you,  -'that  'oy  revelation  He  made  known 
 to  me  the  secret,  according  as  I  wrote  before 
 in  few  words — ''in  rcf^ard  to  which  ye  are 
 able,  reading  it,  to  understand  my  knowledge 
 in  the  secret  of  the  Christ,  '^  whicli  in  other 
 generations  was  not  made  known  to  the  sous 
 of  men,  as  it  was  now  revealed  to  His  holy 
 apostles  and  proiihets  in  the  Spirit--*' that 
 the  nations  be  fellow-heirs,  and  of  the  same 
 body,  and  partakers  of  His  promise  in  the 
 Christ,  through  tlie  good  news,  ^of  which  I 
 became  a  ministraut,  according  to  the  gift  of 
 the  grace  of  God  that  was  ^ven  to  me,  ac- 
 cording to  the  working  of  His  power;  ^to 
 me — the  less  than  the  least  of  all  the  saints- 
 was  given  this  grace,  among  the  nations  to 
 proclaim  good  news — the  untraceable  riches 
 of  tlie  Christ,  ^  and  to  cause  all  to  see  what  is 
 the  fellowship  of  the  secret  that  hath  been 
 hid  from  the  ages  in  God,  who  the  all  things 
 did  create  by  Jesus  Christ,  '"that  there  might 
 be  made  known  now  to  the  principalities  and 
 the  autliorities  in  the  henxevAy  places,  through 
 the  assembly,  the  manifold  wisdom  of  God, 
 ''according  to  a  purpose  of  the  ages,  which 
 He  made  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  '-in  whom 
 we  have  the  freedom  and  the  access  in  con- 
 fidence through  the  faith  of  him,  '-^  wlierefore, 
 I  ask  you  not  to  faint  in  my  tribulations  for 
 you,  which  is  your  glory. 
 
 ^^For  this  cause  I  bow  my  knees  imto  the 
 Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  ^^  of  whom 
 the  whole  family  in  the  heavens  and  on  earth 
 is  named,  'Hhat  He  may  give  to  you,  accord- 
 ing to  tlie  riches  of  His  glory,  witli  might  to 
 be  strengthened  through  His  Spirit,  in  regard 
 to  the  inner  man,  ""that  the  Clirist  may  dwell 
 through  the  faith  in  your  hearts,  in  love 
 ha\dng  been  rooted  and  founded,  '8  that  ye 
 may  be  in  strength  to  comprehend,  with  all 
 the  saints,  what  is  the  breadth,  and  length, 
 and  depth,  and  height,  ^"to  know  also  the 
 love  of  the  Clirist  that  is  exceeding  the 
 knowledge,  that  ye  may  be  filled— to  all  the 
 fulness  of  God ;  "■^^  and  to  Him  who  is  able 
 above  all  tilings  to  do  exceeding  abundantly 
 what  we  ask  or  think,  according  to  the  power 
 that  is  working  in  us,  '-'to  Him  is  the  glory 
 in  the  assembly  in  Christ  Jesus,  to  all  the 
 generations  of  the  age  of  the  ages.    Amen. 
 
 IV.  '  CALL  upon  you,  then,  do  I— the 
 prisoner  in  the  Lord — to  walk  worthily  of  the 
 calling  with  which  ye  were  called,  ^  with  all 
 lowliness  and  meekness,  with  loug-suffeiini;, 
 forbearing  one  auotlicr  in  love,  '^  being  dili- 
 gent to  keep  the  unity  of  the  Spirit  in  the 
 bond  of  the  peace ;  ■•  one  body  and  one  Spirit, 
 according  as  also  ye  were  called  in  one  hope 
 of  your  calling ;  *  one  Lotd,  one  faith,  one 
 baptism,  ^one  God  and  Father  of  all,  wlio  ?4 
 over  all,  and  through  all,  and  in  you  all, 
 ^  and  to  cacli  one  of  you  was  given  the  grace, 
 according  to  the  measure  of  the  gift  of  Christ, 
 *  wherefore,  he  saith,  '  Having  gone  \ip  on  lu.i,'li 
 he  Icdcaijtivc  captivity,  and  gave  gifts  to  men,' 
 
 136 
 
 — "  and  that,  he  went  up,  what  is  it  except 
 that  he  also  went  down  hrst  to  the  lower  parts 
 of  the  earth?  "^  he  who  went  down  is  the  same 
 also  who  went  up  far  above  all  the  heavens, 
 that  He  may  fill  all  things—"  and  He  gave 
 some  as  apostles,  and  some  as  prophets,  and 
 some  as  proclaimers  of  good  news,  and  some 
 as  shepherds  and  teachers,  '-unto  the  per- 
 fecting of  the  saints,  for  a  work  of  ministra- 
 tion, for  a  building  \\\)  of  the  body  of  the 
 Clirist,  '■*  till  we  may  all  come  to  the  unity  of 
 the  faith  and  of  the  recognition  of  the  Son  of 
 God,  to  a  perfect  man,  to  a  measure  of  stature 
 of  the  fulness  of  the  Christ,  '■'that  we  may 
 no  more  be  babes,  tossed  and  borne  about  by 
 every  wind  of  the  teaching,  in  the  sleight  of 
 men,  in  craftiness,  unto  the  artitice  of  leading 
 astray,  '^  and,  being  true  in  love,  we  may  in- 
 ci'case  to  Him  in  all  things,  who  is  the  head 
 — the  Christ;  "'from  whom  the  whole  body, 
 being  fitly  joined  together  and  united,  through 
 the  supply  of  every  joint,  according  to  the 
 working  in  the  measure  of  each  single  i)art, 
 the  increase  of  the  body  doth  make  for  the 
 building  up  of  itself  in  love. 
 
 ^~  This,  then,  I  say,  and  I  testify  in  the  Lord ; 
 ye  are  no  more  to  walk,  as  also  the  other 
 nations  walk,  in  the  vanity  of  their  mind 
 '8  being  darkened  in  the  xmderstanding,  being 
 alienated  from  the  life  of  God,  because  of  the 
 ignorance  that  is  in  them,  because  of  the 
 hardness  of  their  heart,  '•'  who,  having  ceased 
 to  feel,  themselves  did  give  up  to  the  lascivi- 
 ousness,  for  the  working  of  all  uncleanness  in 
 greediness ;  -^  and  ye  did  not  so  learn  the 
 Christ,  "'  if  so  be  ye  did  hear  liim,  and  in  him 
 were  tauglit,  as  truth  is  in  Jesus ;  --  ye  are  to 
 put  off  concerning  the  former  behaviour  the 
 old  man,  that  is  corru]it  according  to  the 
 desires  of  the  deceit,  -'  and  to  be  renewed  in 
 the  spirit  of  your  mind,  -••  and  to  ]int  on  the 
 new  man,  which,  according  to  God,  was 
 ci-eated  in  righteousness  and  kindness  of  the 
 truth. 
 
 •J5  Wherefore,  putting  away  the  lying,  speak 
 truth  each  with  liis  ueiglibour,  because  we  are 
 members  one  oif  another;  -''  be  angry  and  do 
 not  sin;  let  not  the  sun  go  down  iipon  your 
 wrath,  -''  neither  give  i)Lice  to  the  devil; 
 -^  whoso  is  stealing  let  him  no  more  steal,  but 
 rather  let  him  labour,  working  the  thing  that 
 is  good  with  the  Jiands,  tiiat  he  may  have  to 
 imiiart  to  him  having  need. 
 
 '-**  Let  no  corrupt  v/ord  out  of  your  mouth 
 go  forth,  but  what  is  good  unto  the  needful 
 building  up,  that  it  may  give  grace  to  the 
 hearers  ;  ^^  and  make  not  sorrowful  the  Holy 
 Spirit  of  God,  in  wluch  yc  were  sealed  to  a 
 day  of  redemption. 
 
 '•*'  Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath,  and  anger, 
 and  clamour,  and  evil-speakini;,  ue  ))ut  away 
 from  you,  with  all  malice,  •'-  and  become  one 
 to  another  kind,  tender-hearted,  forgiving 
 one  another,  according  as  also  God  in  Clirist 
 did  forgive  you. 
 
 V.  I  BECOME,  then,  followers  of  God,  as 
 childreu  liulovcd.  -  and  Nvalk  in  love,  as  also 
 tlie  Christ  did  love  I'.s,  and  did  give  himself 
 
Conjugal  duties. 
 
 V.  3.-EPHESIANS.-Aa.  24. 
 
 Christian  integnty 
 
 for  us,  au  offeriug  and  a  sacrifice  to  God  for  an 
 odour  of  a  sweet  smell,  ^  and  whoredom,  and 
 all  imcleanness,  or  covetousuess,  let  it  not 
 even  be  named  among  you,  as bccometh saints; 
 *  also  tilthiuess,  and  foolish  talking,  or  jesting, 
 — the  things  not  fit — but  rather  thanksgiving ; 
 *for  this  ye  know,  that  every  whoremonger, 
 or  unclean,  or  covetous  person,  who  is  an  idol- 
 ater, hath  no  inheritance  in  the  reign  of  the 
 Christ  and  God. 
 
 ®  Let  no  one  deceive  you  with  vain  words, 
 for  because  of  these  things  cometh  the  anger 
 of  God  Tipon  the  sons  of  the  disobedience, 
 "  become  not,  then,  partakers  Avith  them, 
 ^  for  ye  were  once  darkness,  and  now  light  in 
 the  Lord ;  as  children  of  light  walk  ye,  ^  for 
 the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  in  all  goodness,  and 
 righteousness,  and  truth,  i"  proving  what  is 
 well-i)leasing  to  the  Lord,  ^^  and  have  no 
 fellowship  with  the  unfruitful  works  of  the 
 darkness  and  rather  even  convict,  ^"  for  the 
 things  in  secret  done  by  them  it  is  a  shame 
 even  to  speak  of,  i*  and  all  the  things  re- 
 pi-oved  by  the  light  are  manifested,  for  every- 
 thing that  is  manifested  is  light ;  "  wherefore 
 he  saith,  '  Arouse  thyself,  thou  who  art  sleep- 
 ing, and  arise  out  of  the  dead,  and  the  Christ 
 shall  shine  upon  thee.' 
 
 *^  See,  then,  how  exactly  ye  walk,  not  as 
 unwise,  but  as  wise,  ^^  redeeming  the  time, 
 because  the  days  are  evil ;  ^''  because  of  this 
 become  not  fools,  but — understanding  what  is 
 the  will  of  the  Loi-d,  i^  and  be  not  drunk  with 
 wine,  in  which  is  dissoluteness,  biit  be  tilled 
 in  the  Spirit,  "*  speaking  to  yourselves  in 
 jisalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs,  singing 
 and  making  melody  in  your  heart  to  the  Lord, 
 ^^  giving  thanks  always  for  all  things,  in  the 
 name  of  oiu:  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  to  the  God 
 and  Father ;  "^  subjecting  yourselves  to  one 
 another  in  the  fear  of  God. 
 
 "2  The  wives  !  to  your  own  husbands  subject 
 yourselves,  as  to  the  Lord,  "■*  because  the  hus- 
 band is  head  of  the  wife,  as  also  the  Christ  is 
 head  of  the  assembly,  and  he  is  sa\aour  of  the 
 body,  "*  but  even  as  the  assembly  is  subject 
 to  Christ,  so  also  are  the  wives  to  theii*  own 
 husbands  in  everything. 
 
 -*  The  husbands!  love  your  own  wives,  as 
 also  the  Christ  did  love  the  assembly,  and  did 
 give  himself  for  it,  ""  that  he  might  sanctify 
 it,  having  cleansed  it  with  the  bathing  of  the 
 water  in  the  saying,  ""  that  he  might  present 
 it  to  himself  the  assembly  in  glory,  not 
 having  spot  or  wrinkle,  or  any  of  such  things, 
 but  that  it  may  be  holy  and  imblemished ; 
 ***  so  ought  the  husbands  to  love  their  own 
 wives  as  their  own  bodies :  he  who  is  loving 
 his  own  wife — himself  he  doth  love ;  ""for  uo 
 one  ever  his  own  flesh  did  hate,  but  doth  nourish 
 and  cherish  it,  as  also  the  Lord— the  assembly, 
 30  because  members  we  are  of  his  body,  of  his 
 flesh,  and  of  his  bones ;  ^i  'for  this  cause  shall 
 a  man  leave  his  father  and  mother,  and  shall 
 be  joined  to  his  wife,  and  they  shall  be — the 
 two — for  one  flesh;'  '^^this  secret  is  great,  and 
 I  speak  in  regard  to  Christandtotheassembly; 
 "^  but  ye  also,  every  one  in  particular — let  each 
 his  own  wife  so  lore  as  himself,  and  the  wife — 
 that  she  may  reverence  the  husband. 
 
 VI.  1  THE  children  !  obey  your  parents  in 
 the  Lord,  for  this  is  righteous;  "houour  thy 
 father  and  mother,  '•'which  is  the  first  com- 
 mand with  a  promise,  '  Tliat  it  may  be  well 
 with  thee,  and  thou  mayest  live  a  long  time 
 upon  the  land.' 
 
 ^  And  the  fathers !  provoke  not  your  child- 
 ren, but  nourish  them  in  the  instruction  and 
 admonition  of  the  Lord. 
 
 ^  The  servants !  obey  the  masters  according 
 to  the  flesh  with  fear  and  trembling,  in  the 
 simplicity  of  yoiu'_  heart,  as  to  the  Christ; 
 ^  not  with  eye-service  as  men-pleasers,  but  as 
 servants  of  the  Christ,  doing  the  will  of  God 
 out  of  soul,  ^  with  good-will  serving,  as  to  the 
 Lord,  and  not  to^  men,  ^  having  known  that 
 whatever  good  thing  each  one  may  do,  this  he 
 shall  receive  from  the  Lord,  whether  servant 
 or  freeman. 
 
 ^  And  the  masters !  the  same  things  do  ye 
 unto  them,  letting  threatening  alone,  having 
 known  that  also  your  Master  is  in  the  heavens, 
 and  acceptance  of  persons  is  not  with  him. 
 
 ^o  As  to  the  rest,  my  brethren,  be  strong  in 
 the  Lord,  and  in  the  power  of  his  might; 
 ^^  put  on  the  whole  armour  of  God,  for  your 
 being  able  to  stand  against  the  wiles  of  the 
 dcAal.  ^^  because  we  have  not  the  wrestling 
 mth  blood  and  flesh,  but  with  the  principali- 
 ties, with  the  authorities,  with  the  world- 
 rulers  of  the  darkness  of  this  age,  with  the 
 spiritual  things  of  the  evil  iii  the  heavenly 
 places ;  '^'^  because  of  this  take  ye  up  the  whole 
 armour  of  God,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  resist 
 in  the  day  of  the  evil,  and  all  things  having 
 done — to  stand. 
 
 ^^  Stand,  therefore,  having  your  loins  girt 
 about  in  truth,  and  having  put  on  the  breast- 
 plate of  the  righteousness,  ^^  and  having  the 
 leet  shod  iu  the  preparation  of  the  good-news 
 of  the  i)eace;  ^^  above  all,  haA^ng  taken  up 
 the  shield  of  the  faith,  in  which  ye  shall  be 
 able  all  the  flerydartsof  the  CA-il  one  to  quench, 
 '"  and  tlie  helmet  of  the  salvation  receive,  and 
 the  sword  of  the  Spirit,  which  is  the  saying 
 of  God,  18  through  all  prayer  and  supplication 
 praying  at  all  times  in  the  Spirit,  and  in  re- 
 gai-d  to  this  same,  watching  in  all  persever- 
 ance and  su|)plication  for  all  the  saints — 
 '^  and  in  behalf  of  me,  that  to  me  may  be  given 
 a  word  in  the  oijening  of  my  mouth,  in  free- 
 dom, to  make  known  the  secret  of  the  good 
 news,  -"for  which  I  am  an  ambassador  in  a 
 chain,  that  in  it  I  may  speak  freely — as  it  be- 
 hoveth  me  to  speak. 
 
 ^^And  that  ye  may  know — ye  also— the 
 things  concerning  me— what  I  do,  all  things 
 make  kuowu  to  youshallTychicus,thebeloved 
 brother  and  faithful  ministrant  in  the  Lord, 
 -"whom  I  did  send  unto  you  for  this  very 
 thing,  that  ye  might  know  the  things  con- 
 cerning us,  and  that  he  might  comfort  your 
 hearts. 
 
 -^  Peace  to  the  brethren,  and  love,  witii 
 faith,  from  God  the  Father,  and  the  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ !  -^  The  grace  with  all  those  lov- 
 ing oiu'  Lord  Jesus  Christ — undecayingly  I 
 Amen. 
 
 137 
 
EPISTLE  TO  THE  PHILIPPIANS. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  PAUIj  and  Timotheus,  servants 
 of  Jesus  Clirist,  to  all  the  saints  in  Christ  Je- 
 sus who  are  in  Philippi,  with  overseers  and 
 ministrants;  -Grace  to  you,  and  peace  from 
 God  our  Father,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
 
 ^  I  give  thanks  to  my  God  upon  all  the  re- 
 membrance of  you,  *  always,  in  every  suppli- 
 cation of  mine  for  you  all,  with  joy  making 
 the  supplication,  ^for  your  contribution  to 
 the  ijood  news  from  the  first  day  till  now, 
 ^having  been  confident  of  this  very  thing, 
 that  He  who  did  begin  in  you  a  good  work, 
 will  perform  it  till  a  day  of  Jesus  Christ,  ^  ac- 
 cordmg  as  it  is  righteous  for  me  to  think  this 
 in  behalf  of  you  all,  because  of  my  having  you 
 in  the  heart,  both  in  my  bonds,  and  in  the  de- 
 fence and  confirmation  of  the  jjood  news,  all  of 
 you  bein^  fellow-partakers  with  me  of  grace. 
 
 *  For  God  is  my  witness,  how  I  long  for  you 
 all  in  the  bowels  of  Jesus  Christ,  *  and  this  I 
 pray,  that  your  love  yet  more  and  more  may 
 abound  in  full  knowledge,  and  all  judgment, 
 ^"for  your  ijroving  the  things  that  differ,  that 
 ye  may  be  pure  and  offenceless — to  a  day  of 
 Christ,  ^'  being  filled  with  the  fruit  of  righte- 
 ousness, that  is  through  Jesus  Christ,  to  the 
 glory  and  praise  of  God. 
 
 '^  And  I  wish  you  to  know,  brethren,  that 
 the  things  concerning  me,  rather  to  an  ad- 
 vancement of  the  good  news  have  come,  ^^  so 
 that  my  bonds  have  become  manifest  in  Christ 
 in  the  whole  prsetorium,  and  to  the  other 
 places — all,  '•*  and  the  greater  part  of  the 
 breth  en  in  the  Lord,  having  confidence  by  my 
 bonds,  are  more  abundantly  bold — fearlessly 
 to  speak  the  word. 
 
 '^  Certain,  indeed,  even  through  envy  and 
 contention,  and  certain  also  through  good- 
 willj  do  preach  the  Clirist;  ^^  the  one,  indeed, 
 of  rivalry  the  Christ  do  proclaim,  not  purely, 
 supposing  to  add  affliction  to  my  bonds,  "  and 
 the  other  out  of  love,  having  known  tnat  for 
 defence  of  the  good  news  I  am  set :  ^^  what 
 then  ?  in  every  way,  whether  in  pretence  or 
 in  truth,  Christ  is  proclaimed — and  in  this  I 
 rejoice,  yea,  and  shall  rejoice. 
 
 "•For  I  have  known  that  this  shall  fall  out 
 to  me  for  salvation,  through  your  supplica- 
 tion, and  the  supply  of  the  Spirit  of  Christ 
 Jesus,  -"  according  to  my  earnest  expectation 
 and  hope,  that  in  nothing  I  shall  be  ashamed, 
 and  in  all  freedom,  as  always,  also  now  Christ 
 shall  be  magnilied  in  my  body,  whether 
 through  life  or  through  death,  "^  for  to  me  to 
 live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  gain. 
 
 -^  And  if  to  live  in  the  flesh  is  to  me  a  fruit 
 of  work,  then  what  shall  I  choose?  I  know 
 not ;  -^  for  I  am  pressed  by  the  two,  having 
 the  desire  to  depart,  ancltobe  with  Christ, 
 for  it  is  far  better,  -*  and  to  remain  in  the  flesh 
 is  more  necessary  on  your  account,  -^and  of 
 this  being  persuaded,  I  have  known  that  I 
 shall  remain  and  continue  with  you  all,  to 
 your  advancement  and  joy  of  tlie  faith,  -^that 
 your  boasting  may  abound  in  Christ  Jesus  in 
 me  through  my  prcscuco  again  unto  you. 
 
 '■^  Only  worthily  of  the  good  news  of  the 
 Christ  conduct  ye  yourselves,  that,  wheth<T 
 138 
 
 having  come  and  seen  you,  whether  being 
 absent  I  may  hear  of  the  things  concerning 
 you,  that  ye  stand  fast  in  one  spirit,  with  one 
 soul,  striving  together  for  the  faith  of  the 
 good  news,  ^  and  not  terrified  in  anjiihing  by 
 those  opposing,  which  to  them  indeed  is  a 
 token  01  destruction,  and  to  you  of  salvation, 
 and  that  from  God  ;  ^  because  to  you  it  was 
 granted,  on  behalf  of  Christ,  not  only  to  be- 
 lieve in;  him,  but  also  on  behalf  of  him  to 
 suffer;  ^"the  same  conflict  having,  such  as  ye 
 saw  in  me,  and  now  hear  of  in  me. 
 
 n.  '  IF,  then,  any  exhortation  is  in  Christ, 
 if  any  comfort  of  love,  if  any  fellowship  of 
 spirit,  if  any  bowels  and  mercies,  '  f ulfll  ye 
 my  joy,  that  ye  may  mind  the  same  thing — 
 having  the  same  love— of  one  soul — minding 
 the  one  thing,  ^  nothing  in  rivalry  or  vain- 
 glory, but  in  humility  of  mind  one  another 
 counting  more  excellent  than  yourselves — 
 *  each  not  to  your  own  look  ye,  but  each  also 
 to  the  things  of  others. 
 
 '  For,  let  this  mind  be  in  you  that  is  also  ia 
 Christ  Jesus,  ^  who,  being  in  the  form  oi 
 God,  thought  it  not  robbery  to  be  equal  ta 
 God,  ^  but  did  empty  himself,  the  form  of  a 
 servant  baAang  taken,  in  the  likeness  of  men 
 having  been  made,  ^and  in  fashion  having 
 been  found  as  a  man,  he  humbled  himself, 
 having  become  obedient  unto  death — death 
 eyen  of  a  cross,  *  wherefore,  also,  God  did 
 highly  exalt  him,  and  gave  to  him  a  nam< 
 that  is  above  every  name,  i^that  in  the  name 
 of  Jesus  every  knee  may  bow — of  heavenlies, 
 and  earthlies,  and  what  are  under  the  earth 
 — ^^  and  every  tongue  may  confess  that  Jesus 
 Christ  is  Lord,  to  the  glory  of  God  the  Father. 
 
 1^  So  that,  my  beloved,  as  ye  always  obey, 
 not  as  in  my  presence  only,  but  now  much 
 more  in  my  absence,  with  fear  and  trembling 
 your  own  salvation  work  out,  "for  God  it 
 is  who  is  working  in  you  both  to  will  and  to 
 work  for  His  good  pleasure. 
 
 ^^All  things  do  without  murmurings  and 
 reasonings,  -Hhat  ye  may  become  blameless 
 and  harmless,  children  of  God,  unblemished 
 in  the  midst  of  a  generation  crooked  and  per- 
 verse, among  whom  ye  do  appear  as  lumin- 
 aries in  the  world,  '•■  the  word  of  life  holding 
 forth,  for  rejoicing  to  me  in  regard  to  a  day  of 
 Christ,  that  not  in  vain  did  I  run,  nor  in  vain 
 did  [  labour ;  '^but  if  also  I  am  poured  forth 
 upon  the  sacriflce  and  service  of  your  faith, 
 I  rejoice  and  joy  with  you  all,  '^because  of 
 this  do  ye  also  rejoice  and  jov  with  me. 
 
 "*  And  1  hope,  in  tlie  Lord  Jesus,  Timotheus 
 to  send  q^uickly  to  you,  that  I  also  may  be  of 
 good  spirit,  having  known  the  things  concern- 
 ing you,  ^"for  1  have  no  one  like-minded,  who 
 sincerely  for  tlie  things  concerning  you  will 
 care,  '-'  for  the  whole  seek  tlicir  own  things, 
 not  the  thinns  of  the  Christ  Jesus,  ■■•-  and  the 
 Xn'oof  of  him  ye  know,  that  as  a  child  senieth 
 a  father,  with  me  he  did  serve  in  regard  to 
 the  good  news;  -''liini,  indeed,  therefore,  1 
 liope  to  send,  when  I  may  see  througli  the 
 things  concerning  me— immediately  J  '•^aud  I 
 
Confidence  In  Christ. 
 
 II.  25.— PHILIPPIANS.— IV.  23. 
 
 Various  exhortations. 
 
 trust  ia  tlie  Lord  that  1  myself  also  shall 
 quickly  come. 
 
 "*  And  I  thought  it  necessai-y  Epaphroditus 
 — my  brother,  and  fellow- workman,  and  fel- 
 low-soldier, and  your  apostle  and  servant  to 
 my  need— to  send  unto  you,  -''  seeing  he  was 
 longing  after  you  all,  and  in  heaviness,  be- 
 cause ye  heard  that  he  ailed,  "^f  or  lie  also  ailed 
 nigh  to  death,  but  God  did  deal  kindly  Avith 
 him,  and  not  with  him  only,  but  also  with  me, 
 that  sorrow  upon  sorrow  I  might  not  have. 
 
 ^8  The  more  eagerly,  therefore,  I  did  send 
 him,  that  having  seen  him  again  ye  may  re- 
 joice, and  I  may  be  the  less  sorrowful ;  -'J  re- 
 ceive him,  therefore,  in  the  Lord,  with  all  joy, 
 and  hold  such  in  honour,  '^'^  because  on  ac- 
 count of  the  work  of  the  Christ  he  drew  near 
 to  death,  having  hazarded  the  life  that  he  might 
 till  up  your  deficiency  of  service  ujito  me. 
 
 III.  ^  AS  to  the  rest,  my  brethren,  rejoice 
 in  the  Lord ;  the  same  things  to  write  to  you 
 to  me  indeed  is  not  tiresome,  and  for  you  is 
 sure;  ^look  to  the  dogs,  look  to  the  evil- 
 workers,  look  to  the  concision  ;  ^  for  we  are 
 the  circumcision,  who  by  the  Spirit  are  serv- 
 ing God,  and  glorying  in  Christ  Jesus,  and  in 
 flesh  having  no  trust,  *  though  I  also  have 
 cause  of  trust  in  flesh. 
 
 If  any  other  one  doth  think  to  have  trust 
 in  flesh,  I  more  ;  ^  circumcision  on  the  eighth 
 day!  of  the  race  of  Israel!  of  the  tribe  of 
 Benjamin !  a  Hebrew  of  Hebrews !  according 
 to  law  a  Pharisee !  ■*  according  to  zeal  perse- 
 cuting the  assembly !  according  to  righteous- 
 ness that  is  in  law  becoming  blameless ! 
 
 ^Biit  what  things  were  to  me  gains,  these 
 I  have  counted,  because  of  the  Christ,  loss; 
 *yes,  indeed,  and  I  count  all  things  to  be 
 loss,  because  of  the  excellency  of  the  know- 
 ledge of  Christ  Jesus  my  Lord,  because  of 
 whom  of  the  all  things  1  suffered  loss,  and 
 do  count  them  to  be  refuse,  that  Christ  I  may 
 gain,  and  be  fovmd  in  him,  "not  having  my 
 righteousness,  which  is  of  law,  but  that  which 
 is  through  faith  of  Christ— the  righteousness 
 that  is  of  God  by  the  faith,  ^"to  know  him, 
 and  the  power  of  his  rising  again,  aud  the 
 fellowship  of  his  suflferiugs,  being  conformed 
 to  Jus  death,  '^  if  anyhow  I  may  attain  to  the 
 rising  again  of  the  dead. 
 
 1"  Not  that  T  did  already  obtain,  or  have 
 been  already  perfected;  but  I  piirsue,  if  also 
 I  may  lay  hold  of  that  for  which  also  I  was 
 laid  hold  of  by  the  Christ  Jesus  ;^^  brethren, 
 I  do  not  reckon  myself  to  have  laid  hold;  and 
 one  thing — the  things  behind  indeed  forget- 
 ting, and  to  the  things  before  stretching  forth 
 — ^*  to  the  mark  I  pursue  for  the  prize  of  the 
 high  calling  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus. 
 
 I'As  many,  therefore,  as  are  perfect — let 
 us  think  this,  and  if  in  anything  ye  think 
 otherwise,  this  also  shall  God  reveal  to  you, 
 ^^  but  to  what  we  have  come — by  the  same 
 rule  walk,  the  same  thing  think;  ^^ become 
 followers  together  of  me,  brethren,  and  ob- 
 serve those  thus  walking,  according  as  ye 
 have  us— a  pattern ;  '^for  many  walk  of  whom 
 many  times  I  told  you — and  now  also  weeping 
 tell — the  enemies  of  the  cross  of  the  Christ! 
 ™  whose  end  is  destruction,  whose  god  ie  the 
 
 belly,  and  whose  glory  is  in  their  shame,  who 
 the  things  on  earth  are  minding. 
 
 -"  For  our  citizenship  is  in  the  heavens, 
 whence  also  a  Saviour  we  await— the  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ — 2'  who  shall  transform  the  body 
 of  our  humiliation  to  its  becoming  conformed 
 to  the  body  pi  his  glory,  according  to  the 
 working  of  his  power,  even  to  subject  to  him- 
 self the  all  things. 
 
 IV.  1  SO  then,  my  brethren,  beloved  and 
 longed  for,  my  joy  and  crown,  so  stand  ye  in 
 the  Lord,  beloved. 
 
 *  Euodia  I  exhort,  and  Syntyche  I  exhort,  to 
 be  of  the  same  mind  in  tlie  Lord ;  ^  and  I  ask 
 also  thee,  genuine  yoke-fellow,  be  assisting 
 those  women  who  in  the  good  news  did  strive 
 along  with  me,  with  Clement  also,  and  the 
 others,  my  fellow-workers,  whose  names  are 
 in  the  book  of  life. 
 
 *  Rejoice  in  the  Lord  always;  again  I  will 
 say,  rejoice ;  ^  let  your  forbearance  be  known 
 to  all  men;  the  Lord  is  near;  "for  nothing 
 be  anxious,  but  in  everything  by  prayer,  aud 
 by  supplication,  with  thanksgiving,  Jet  your 
 requests  be  made  known  unto  God ;  ''  and  the 
 peace  of  God,  that  is  surpassing  all  under- 
 standing, shall  guard  your  hearts  and  your 
 thoughts  in  Christ  Jesus. 
 
 8  As  to  the  rest,  brethren,  as  many  things  as 
 are  true,  as  many  as  are  grave,  as  many  as  arc 
 righteous,  as  many  as  are  pure,  as  many  as  are 
 lovely,  as  many  as  are  of  good  report,  if  any 
 worthiness,  aud  if  any  praise,  tnese  things 
 think  upon ;  >*  the  things  that  also  ye  did  learn, 
 and  receive,  and  hear,  and  saw  in  me,  those  do, 
 and  the  God  of  the  peace  shall  be  with  you. 
 
 ^^  And  I  rejoiced  in  the  Lord  greatly,  that 
 now  at  length  ye  flourished  again  in  caring  for 
 me,  for  which  also  ye  were  caring,  and  lacked 
 opportunity  •  "  not  that  in  respect  of  want  I 
 say  it,  for  1  did  learn  in  tlie  things  in  which  I 
 am — to  be  content;  '-I  have  known  both  to 
 be  abased,  aud  I  have  known  to  abound;  in 
 everything  and  in  all  things  I  have  been 
 initiated,  both  to  be  full  and  to  be  hungry, 
 both  to  abound  aud  to  be  in  want. 
 
 ^^  For  aU  things  I  have  strength,  in  Christ's 
 strengthening  me  ;  "  but  ye  did  well,  having 
 commuuicated  with  my  tribulation;  i^  and  ye 
 have  known,  even  ye  Philip|iians.  that  in  the 
 beginning  of  the  good  news  when  I  went  forth 
 fi-oni  Macedonia,  no  assembly  did  communicate 
 with  me  in  regard  to  giving  and  receiving 
 except  ye  only;  ^^  because  also  in  Thessalon- 
 ica,  both  once  and  again  to  my  need  ye  sent ; 
 ^'^  not  that  I  seek  after  the  gift,  but  I  seek 
 after  the  fruit  that  is  overflovring  to  your 
 account ;  ^^  and  I  have  all  things,  and  abound ; 
 I  am  tilled,  having  received  from  Epaphrodi- 
 tus the  things  from  you — an  odour  of  a  sweet 
 smell — a  sacrifice  acceptable,  weUpleasing  to 
 God :  ^  and  my  God  shall  supply  all  your 
 need,  according  to  His  riches  in  gloryin  Christ 
 Jesus ;  -•*  and  to  God,  even  our  Father,  is  the 
 glory — to  the  ages  of  the  ages.     Amen. 
 
 -1  Salute  ye  every  saint  in  Christ  Jesus ; 
 there  salute  you  thebretiiren  with  me;  "-there 
 salute  you  all  the  saints,  and  specially  those  of 
 Caesar's  house ;  ^  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
 Christ  is  with  you  all.  Amen. 
 139 
 
EPISTLE  TO  THE  COLOSSIANS. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  *  PAUL,  au  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ 
 througli  the  will  of  God,  and  Timotheus  the 
 brother,  ^  to  the  saints  in  Colossae,  and  to 
 the  faithful  brethren  in  Christ :  Grace  to  you, 
 and  peace  from  God  our  Father,  and  the  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ ! 
 
 '■^  We  give  thanks  to  the  God  and  Father 
 of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  always  prayini;  for 
 you,  *  having  heard  of  your  faith  in  Christ 
 Jesus,  and  of  the  love  that  is  to  all  the  saints, 
 ^  because  of  the  hope  that  is  laid  up  for  you  in 
 the  heavens,  which  ye  heard  of  before  in  the 
 word  of  the  truth  of  the  good  news,  ^  which 
 is  present  to  you,  as  also  in  all  the  world,  and 
 is  bearing  fruit,  as  also  in  you,  from  the  day 
 in  which  ye  heard,  and  knew  the  grace  of  God 
 in  truth  ;  "  as  ye  also  learned  from  Epaphras, 
 our  beloved  fellow- servant,  who  is  for  you  a 
 faithful  miuistrant  of  the  Christ,  ^wlio  also 
 did  declare  to  us  your  love  in  the  Spirit. 
 
 "  Because  of  this,  we  also,  from  the  day  in 
 which  we  heard,  do  not  cease  praying  for  you, 
 and  asking  that  ye  may  be  filled  with  the  full 
 knowledge  of  His  will  in  all  wisdom  and 
 spiritual  understanding,  i"  to  your  walking 
 worthily  of  the  Lord  to  all  pleasing,  in  every 
 good  work  being  fruitful,  and  increasing  to  the 
 knowledge  of  God,  ^^in  all  might  being  made 
 mighty  according  to  the  power  of  his  glory,  to 
 all  endurance  and  long-suSering  with  joy. 
 
 12  Giving  thanks  to  the  Father  who  did 
 make  ua  meet  for  the  participation  of  the 
 inheritance  of  the  saints  in  the  light,  ^^  who 
 did  rescue  us  out  of  the  authority  of  the  dark- 
 ness, and  did  translate  lis  into  the  reign  of 
 the  Son  of  His  love,  "  in  whom  we  have  the 
 redemption  through  his  blood,  the  forgiveness 
 of  the  sins,  '^  who  is  the  image  of  the  invisible 
 God,  first-born  of  all  creation,  i"  because  in 
 him  were  the  all  things  created,  those  in  the 
 heavens,  and  those  upon  the  eai-th,  those 
 visible,  and  those  invisible,  whether  thrones, 
 whether  lordships,  whether  princiiialities, 
 whether  authorities ;  all  things  through  him, 
 and  for  him,  liave  been  created,  '''  and  him- 
 self is  before  all,  and  the  all  things  in  him 
 have  consisted. 
 
 1"  And  liimself  is  the  head  of  the  body — the 
 assembly — who  is  a  beginning,  a  tirst-boru  out 
 of  the  dead,  that  he  might  become  in  all  things 
 — liimself — first,  ^^  because  in  him  it  did  i)lease 
 all  the  fulness  to  tabernacle,  -"  and  through 
 him  to  reconcile  the  all  things  to  himself— 
 having  made  ]icace  through  the  blood  of  his 
 cross— through  him,  whether  the  things  upon 
 the  earth,  whether  the  things  in  the  heavens. 
 -1  And  you— once  being  alienated,  and  ene- 
 mies in  the  mind,  in  the  evil  works,  yet  now 
 did  he  reconcile,  -"in  the  body  of  his  liesh 
 through  the  deatli,  to  present  you  holy,  and 
 xiiibh'inislicd,  and  iinblameable  before  him- 
 self, "■'  if  also  ye  remain  in  the  faith,  being 
 founded  and  settled,  and  not  moved  away 
 from  the  hope  of  the  good  news,  which  ye 
 hoard,  wluch  was  preached  in  all  the  creation 
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 that  is  under  the  heaven,  of  which  1  became 
 — I  Paul — a  mirustrant. 
 
 "■'I  now  rejoice  in  my  sufferings  for  you, 
 and  do  till  xij)  the  things  lacking  of  the  tribu- 
 lations of  the  Chi'ist  in  my  fle.°Ji  for  his  body, 
 which  is  the  assembly,  "^of  which  I — I  did 
 become  a  miuistrant  according  to  the  dispen- 
 sation of  God,  that  was  given  to  me  for  you, 
 to  fulfil  the  word  of  God,  -^  the  secret  that 
 hath  been  hid  from  the  ages  and  from  the 
 generations,  but  now  was  manifested  to  his 
 saints,  "''to  whom  God  did  will  to  make 
 known  what  is  the  riches  of  the  glory  of  this 
 secret  among  the  nations — which  is  Christ  in 
 you,  the  hope  of  the  glory,  "^  whom  we  pro- 
 claim, warning  every  man,  and  teaching 
 every  man,  in  all  wisdom,  that  we  may  pre- 
 sent every  man  perfect  in  Christ  Jesus,  "^for 
 which  also  I  labour,  striving  according  to  his 
 working  that  is  working  in  me  in  power. 
 
 II.  1  FOR  I  wish  you  to  know  how  great  a 
 conflict  I  have  for  you  and  those  in  Laodicea, 
 and  as  many  as  have  not  seen  my  face  in  the 
 flesh,  "that  their  hearts  may  be  comforted, 
 being  united  in  love,  and  to  all  riches  of  the 
 full  assurance  of  the  understanding,  to  the 
 full  knowledge  of  the  secret  of  the  God  and 
 Father,  and  of  the  Christ,  *in  whom  are  all 
 the  treasures  of  the  veisdom  and  the  know- 
 ledge hid,  *  and  this  I  say.  that  no  one  may 
 beguile  you  in  enticing  words,  ^  for  if  even  in 
 the  flesh  1  am  absent — yet  in  the  spirit  I  am 
 with  you,  joying  and  beholding  your  order, 
 and  the  stedfastness  of  your  faith  in  regard 
 to  Christ;  'as,  then,  ye  did  receive  Christ 
 Jesus  the  Lord,  in  him  walk  ye,  ^ being  rooted 
 and  built  np  in  him,  and  confirmed  in  the 
 faith,  as  ye  were  taught — abounding  in  it  in 
 thanksgiving. 
 
 8  See  that  no  one  shall  be  carrying  you  away 
 as  spoil  through  the  X'hilosophy  and  vain  de- 
 ceit, according  to  the  deliverance  of  men,  ac- 
 cording to  the  rudimeuts  of  the  world,  and 
 not  according  to  Christ,  "because  in  him  doth 
 tabernacle  all  the  fuluess  of  the  Godhead 
 bodily,  1"  and  ye  are  in  him  made  full,  who 
 is  the  head  of  all  ])rincipality  and  authority, 
 11  in  whom  also  ye  were  circumcised  with  a 
 circunicisiou  not  made  with  hands,  in  the 
 putting  off  of  the  body  of  the  sins  of  the 
 flesh  in  the  circumcision  of  the  Christ,  i-be- 
 ing  buried  with  him  in  the  baptism,  in  which 
 also  yc  rose  with  /«'?«.  through  the  faith  of  the 
 working  of  God,  who  did  raise  him  out  of  the 
 dead. 
 
 I'^And  you— being  dead  in  the  trespasses 
 and  the  uncircumcision  of  your  flesli — He 
 made  alive  together  with  him,  having  for- 
 given you  all  the  trespasses,  i"*  having  blotted 
 out  the  handwriting  in  the  ordinances  that  is 
 against  us,  that  was  contrary  to  us,  and  he 
 hath  taken  it  out  of  the  way,  having  nailed 
 it  to  the  cross;  i'' having  stripjicd  the  princi- 
 palities and  the  authorities,  ne  made  a  ?hew 
 
Spiritual  life. 
 
 n.  16.— COLOSSIANS.— IV,  18.       Conjuf/al  and  other  duties. 
 
 of  them  openly — having  triumphed  over  them 
 in  it. 
 
 i^Let  no  one,  then,  judge  yo^i  in  eating  or 
 in  drinking,  or  in  respect  of  a  feast,  or  of  a 
 new  moon,  or  of  sal>baths,  '^  which  are  a  sha- 
 dow of  the  coming  things,  and  the  body  is  of 
 the  Christ;  '^let  no  one  beguile  you  of  your 
 prize,  delighting  in  humble-mindedness  and 
 in  worsliip  of  the  messengers,  intruding  into 
 the  things  he  hath  not  seen,  being  vainly 
 puffed  up  by  the  mind  of  his  flesh,  '^  and  not 
 holding  the  head,  from  which  all  the  body — 
 through  the  joints  and  bands  gathering  supply, 
 and  being  knit  together — may  increase  with 
 the  increase  of  God. 
 
 ""  If,  then,  ye  did  die  with  the  Christ  from 
 the  rudiments  of  the  world,  why,  as  living  in 
 the  world,  are  ye  siibject  to  ordinances? 
 -1 — thou  mayest  not  touch,  nor  taste,  nor 
 handle—-"  which  are  all  for  destruction  with 
 the  using,  after  the  commands  and  teachings 
 of  men,  -■*  which  are,  indeed,  having  a  matter 
 of  w"isdom  in  will-worship,  and  humble-mind- 
 edness, and  neglecting  of  body — not  in  any 
 honour,  unto  a  satisfying  of  the  flesh. 
 
 III.  ^IF,  then,  ye  were  raised  with  the 
 Christ,  the  things  above  seek  ye,  where  the 
 Christ  is,  on  the  right  hand  of  God  seated, 
 ^the  things  above  mind  ye,  not  the  things  up- 
 on the  earth,  ^  for  ye  did  die,  and  yoiir  life 
 hath  been  hid  with  the  Christ  in  God;  *  when 
 the  Christ — our  life — may  be  manifested,  then 
 also  we  with  him  shall  be  manifested  in  glory. 
 
 *  Put  to  death,  then,  your  members  thata^'e 
 upon  the  earth  —  whoredom,  uncleanness, 
 passion,  evil  desire,  and  the  covetousness, 
 which  is  idolatry — "  because  of  which  things 
 cpmeth  the  anger  of  God  wpon  the  sons  of  the 
 disobedience,  ^  in  which  also  ye— ye  did  walk 
 once,  when  ye  lived  in  them;  ^but  now  put 
 off,  even  ye,  the  whole — anger,  wrath,  malice, 
 evil-speaking,  filthy  talking — out  of  your 
 mouth. 
 
 3  Lie  not  one  to  another,  having  put  off  the 
 old  man  witli  his  practices,  ^"and  having  put 
 on  the  new,  which  is  renewed  in  regard  to 
 knowledge,  after  the  image  of  Him  who  did 
 create  him ;  '^  wliere  there  is  not  Greek  and 
 Jew,  circumcision  and uncircumcision,  foreign- 
 er, Scythian,  servant,  freeman — but  the  all 
 and  in  all— Christ. 
 
 •^Put  on,  therefore,  as  choice  ones  of  God, 
 holy  and  beloved,  bowels  of  mercies,  kindness, 
 humble-mindedness,  meekness,  long-suffering, 
 !•*  forbearing  one  another,  and  forgiving  each 
 other,  if  any  one  with  any  one  may  have  a 
 quarrel,  as  also  the  Clirist  did  forgive  you — 
 so  also  ye ;  ^^  and  above  all  these  things,  have 
 loye,  which  is  a  bond  of  the  perfection,  ^^  and 
 let  the  peace  of  God  rule  in  your  hearts,  to 
 which  also  j'e  were  called  in  one  body,  and 
 become  thankful. 
 
 *''  Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you  richly, 
 in  all  wisdom,  teaching  and  admonishing  each 
 other,  in  iisalms,  and  hymns,  and  spiritual 
 songs,  in  grace  singing  in  your  hearts  to  the 
 Lord ;  ^'^  and  all,  whatever  ye  may  do  in  word 
 or  in  work,  do  all  things  in  the  name  of  the 
 Lord  Jesus — giving  thanks  to  the  God  and 
 Father,  through  him. 
 
 '^ The  wives!  be  .subject  to  your  own  hus- 
 bands, as  is  (it  in  the  Lord ;  '"  the  husbands ! 
 love  your  wives,  and  be  not  bitter  with  them; 
 ""  the  children !  obey  the  parents  in  all  things, 
 for  this  is  well-pleasing  to  the  Lord;  '-'^the 
 fathers !  vex  not  your  children,  lest  they  be 
 discouraged. 
 
 -"  The  servants !  obey  in  all  things  those  who 
 are  masters  according  to  the  flesh,  not  in  eye- 
 service  as  men-pleasers,  but  in  simplicity  of 
 heart,  fearing  God;  "^and  all,  whatever  ye 
 may  do— out  of  soul  work — as  to  the  Lord, 
 and  not  to  men,  -*  having  known  that  from 
 the  Lord  ye  shall  receive  the  recompense  of 
 the  inheritance— for  the  Lord  Christ  ye  serve ; 
 ■••''  and  he  who  is  doing  unrighteously  shall  re- 
 ceive what  he  did  unrighteously,  and  there  is 
 no  acceptance  of  persons. 
 
 lY.  ^  THE  masters !  that  which  is  righteous 
 and  equal  to  the  servants  give  ye,  having 
 known  that  ye  also  have  a  Master  in  the 
 heavens. 
 
 -  In  the  prayer  continue  ye,  watching  in  it 
 in  thanksgiving;  Spraying  at  the  same  time 
 also  for  us,  that  God  may  open  to  us  a  door 
 for  the  word,  to  speak  the  secret  of  the  Christ, 
 because  of  which  also  I  have  been  boimd, 
 ''  that  I  may  manifest  it,  as  it  behoveth  me 
 to  speak;  ^ in  wisdom  walk  ye  toward  those 
 without,  the  time  forestalling;  ''your  word 
 always  in  grace — with  salt  being  seasoned — to 
 know  how  it  behoveth  you  to  answer  each  one. 
 
 ^  All  the  things  concerning  me  make  known 
 to  you  shall  Tychicus — the  beloved  brother,' 
 and  f aithfid  ministrant,  and  fellow-servant  in 
 the  Lord — ^  whom  I  did  send  unto  you  for  this 
 very  thing,  that  he  might  know  the  things  con 
 cerning  you,  and  might  comfort  your  hearts, 
 ''with  Onesimus  the  faithful  and  beloved 
 brother,  who  is  of  you ;  all  things  to  you  shall 
 they  make  known  that  are  here. 
 
 ^^  Saliite  you  doth  Aristarchus,  my  feUow- 
 captive,  and  Marcus,  the  nephew  of  Barnabas^ 
 (concerning  whom  ye  did  receive  commands — 
 if  he  may  come  unto  you  receive  him,)  "and 
 Jesus  who  is  called  Justus,  who  are  of  the 
 circumcision:  these  only  are  fellow- workers 
 for  the  reign  of  God  who  did  become  a  com- 
 fort to  me. 
 
 1"  Salute  you  doth  Epaphras,  who  is  of  you, 
 a  servant  of  Christ,  always  striving  for  you 
 in  the  prayers,  that  ye  may  stand  perfect  and 
 made  full  in  all  the  will  of  God,  ^^  for  I  do 
 testify  to  him,  that  he  hath  much  zeal  for 
 you,  and  those  in  Laodicea,  and  those  in 
 Hierapolis. 
 _  "  Salute  you  doth  Lukas,  the  beloved  phy- 
 sician, and  Demas ;  ^^  salute  ye  those  in  Lao- 
 dicea—brethren,  and  Nymphas,  and  the  as- 
 sembly in  his  house ;  ^''  and  when  the  epistle 
 may  be  read  with  you,  cause  that  also  in  the 
 assembly  of  the  Laodiceans  it  may  be  read, 
 and  the  epistle  from  Laodicea  that  ye  also 
 may  read;  "and  say  to  Archippus,  'See  to 
 the  ministration  that  thou  didst  receive  in 
 the  Lord,  that  thou  mayest  fulfil  it.' 
 
 18  The  salutation  by  the  hand  of  me,  Paul; 
 remember  my  bonds ;  the  grace  is  with  you. 
 Amen. 
 
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FIRST  EPISTLE  TO  THE  THESSALONIANS. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  PAUL,  and  Silvanua,  and  Timo- 
 theus,  to  the  assembly  of  Thessalonians  in 
 God  the  Father,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ: 
 Grace  to  you,  and  peace,  from  God  our  Father, 
 and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ ! 
 
 ^We  give  thanks  to  God  always  for  you 
 all,  making  mention  of  yoii  in  our  prayers, 
 ^unceasingly  remembering  of  you  the  work 
 of  the  faith,  and  the  labour  of  the  love,  and 
 the  endurance  of  the  hope,  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
 Christ,  in  the  presence  of  our  God  and 
 Father,  "'having  known,  brethren  beloved,  by 
 God,  your  election,  *  because  our  good  news 
 did  not  come  to  you  in  word  only,  but  also 
 in  power,  and  in  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  in 
 much  assurance,  even  as  ye  have  known  of 
 what  sort  we  became  among  you  because  of 
 you,  *  and  ye — ye  did  become  imitators  of  us, 
 and  of  the  Lord,  having  received  the  word  in 
 much  tribulation,  with  joy  of  the  Holy  Spirit, 
 ''  so  that  ye  became  ]jatterns  to  all  those 
 believing  in  Macedonia  and  Achaia,  *  for  from 
 you  hath  sounded  forth  the  word  of  the  Lord, 
 not  only  in  Macedonia  and  Achaia,  btit  also 
 in  every  place  your  faith  toward  God  did  go 
 forth,  so  that  we  have  no  need  to  say  any- 
 thing, *  for  they  themselves  concerning  us  do 
 declare  what  entrance  we  had  unto  you,  and 
 how  ye  did  turn  unto  God  from  the  idols,  to 
 serve  a  living  and  true  God,  i"  and  to  wait  for 
 His  Son  from  the  heavens,  whom  He  did  raise 
 out  of  the  dead — Jesus,  who  is  rescuing  us 
 from  the  anger  that  is  coming. 
 
 II.  ^  FOR  yourselves  have  known,  brethren, 
 our  entrance  in  unto  you,  that  it  did  not  be- 
 come vain,  "  but  having  both  suffered  before, 
 and  having  been  injuriously  treated  (as  ye 
 have  known)  in  PhiLppi,  we  were  bold  m  our 
 God  to  speak  unto  you  the  good  news  of  God 
 in  much  conflict,  ^  for  our  exhortation  is  not 
 out  of  deceit,  nor  out  of  imcleauness,  nor  in 
 guile,  ^but  as  we  have  been  approved  by  God 
 to  be  entrusted  with  the  good  news,  so  we 
 speak,  not  as  pleasing  men,  but  God,  who  is 
 proving  our  hearts,  ^  for  at  no  time  did  we 
 come  with  speech  of  flattery,  (as  ye  have 
 known,)  nor  in  a  i)retext  for  covetousness, 
 (God  is  witness !)  ®  nor  seeldng  of  men  gloi-y, 
 neither  from  you  nor  from  others,  being  able 
 to  be  burdensome,  as  Christ's  apostles. 
 
 '  But  we  became  gentle  in  your  midst,  as  a 
 nurse  may  cherish  her  own  children,  ^so  being 
 desirous  of  you,  we  are  well-pleased  to  im- 
 
 Eart  to  you  not  only  the  good  news  of  God, 
 ut  also  our  own  souls,  because  beloved  ye 
 have  become  to  us,  "  for  ye  remember,  breth- 
 ren, our  labour  and  travail,  for,  night  and 
 day  working  not  to  be  a  burden  upon  any  of 
 yoxt,  we  did  preach  to  you  the  good  news 
 of  God;  ^"yc  are  witnesses — God  also — how 
 kindly  and  righteously,  and  blamelessly  to 
 you  who  believe  wo  became,  "  even  as  ye  have 
 142 
 
 known,  how  each  one  of  you,  as  a  father  his 
 own  children,  we  are  exhorting  you,  and  com- 
 forting, and  testifying;  ^-  for  your  walking 
 worthily  of  God,  who  is  calling  you  to  His 
 own  reign  and  glory. 
 
 '^Because  of  this  also,  we — we  do  give 
 thanks  to  God  continually,  that,  having  re- 
 ceived the  word  of  hearing  from  us  of  God, 
 ye  accepted,  not  the  word  of  man,  but  as  it  is 
 truly,  the  word  of  God,  who  also  doth  work 
 in  you  who  believe;  ^^  for  ye  became  imitators, 
 brethren,  of  the  assemblies  of  God  that  are  in 
 Judea  in  Christ  Jesus,  because  such  things  ye 
 suffered,  even  ye,  from  your  own  countrymen, 
 as  also  they  from  the  Jews,  '^  who  did  both 
 put  to  death  the  Lord  J  esus  and  their  own 
 prophets,  and  did  persecute  us,  and  God  they 
 are  not  pleasing,  and  to  all  men  are  contrary, 
 ^•*  f orbidxiing  us  to  speak  to  the  nations  that 
 they  might  be  saved,  to  All  up  their  sina 
 always,  but  the  anger  did  come  upon  them — 
 to  the  end ! 
 
 ^'^  And  we,  brethren,  having  been  taken  from 
 you  for  the  space  of  an  hour— in  presence,  not 
 m  heart — did  hasten  the  more  abundantly  to 
 see  your  face  in  much  desire,  i^  wherefore  wa 
 wished  to  come  unto  you,  (I  indeed  Paul,) 
 botli  once  and  again,  and  the  Adversary  did 
 hinder  us;  ^^for  what  is  our  hope,  or  joy,  or 
 crown  of  rejoicing?  are  not  even  ye  before 
 our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  in  his  presence?  for 
 ye  are  our  glory  and  joy. 
 
 III.  1  WHEREFORE  no  longer  forbearing, 
 we  thought  good  to  be  left  in  Athens  alone, 
 ^  and  did  sendTimotheus — our  brother,  and  a 
 ministrant  of  God,  and  our  fellow-workman 
 in  the  good  news  of  the  Christ — to  establish 
 you,  and  to  comfort  you  concerning  your  faith, 
 ^that  no  one  lie  moved  in  these  tribulations,  for 
 yourselves  have  known  that  for  this  we  are 
 set,  ^for  even  when  we  were  with  you,  we 
 said  to  you  beforehand,  tJiat  we  are  about  to 
 suffer  tribulation,  as  also  it  did  come  to  pass, 
 and  ye  have  known  it;  '•'  because  of  this  also, 
 I,  no  longer  forbearing,  did  send  to  know  your 
 faith,  lest  he  who  is  tempting  did  tempt  you, 
 and  in  vain  might  be  our  labour. 
 
 ^  And  now  Timotheus  having  come  unto  us 
 from  you,  and  having  declared  good  news  to 
 us  of  your  faith  and  love,  and  that  ye  have  a 
 good  remembrance  of  us  always,  desiiing 
 much  to  see  us,  as  we  also  to  see  you,  ^  because 
 of  this  we  were  comforted,  brethren,  over  you, 
 in  all  our  tribulation  and  necessity,  through 
 your  faith,  **  because  now  we  live,  if  ye  may 
 stand  fast  in  the  Lord;  "  for  what  thanks  are 
 we  able  to  recompense  to  (lod  for  you,  for  all 
 the  joy  with  whicli  we  do  joy  because  of  you 
 in  the  presence  of  our  God?  i* night  and  day 
 exceedingly  beseeching,   that  we  might  see 
 
CJirixfs  coming. 
 
 m.  ll.-l  THESSALONIANS.-v.  28. 
 
 Exlwrtatioru, 
 
 j'oiir  face,  and  perfect  the  things  lacking  in 
 your  faith. 
 
 "  And  our  God  and  Father  himself,  and 
 our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  direct  our  way  unto 
 you,  ^'^aud  you  the  Lord  cause  to  increase 
 and  to  abound  in  the  love  to  one  another,  and 
 to  all,  even  as  we  also  to  you,  ^^  to  the  estab- 
 lishing your  hearts  blameless  in  sanctification 
 before  our  God  and  Father,  in  the  presence 
 of  our  Lord  Jesus  Clu-ist  with  all  His  saints. 
 
 IV.  ^AS  to  the  rest,  then,  brethren,  we  re- 
 quest you,  and  call  upon  you  in  the  Lord 
 Jesus,  as  ye  did  receive  from  us  how  it  be- 
 lioveth  you  to  walk  and  to  please  God,  that 
 ye  may  abound  the  more,  ^  for  ye  have  known 
 what  commands  we  gave  you  through  the 
 Lord  Jesus,  ^for  this  is  the  will  of  God— 
 your  sanctilication ;  that  ye  abstain  from  the 
 whoredom,  *  that  each  of  you  know  his  own 
 vessel  to  possess  in  sanctification  and  honour, 
 ^  not  in  tne  affection  of  desire,  as  also  the 
 nations  that  were  not  knowing  God,  ®  that  no 
 one  go  beyond  and  defraud  in  the  matter  his 
 brother,  because  an  avenger  is  the  Lord  of  all 
 these,  as  also  we  spake  before  to  you  and 
 testified,  ^  for  God  did  not  call  iis  on  imcleau- 
 uess,  but  in  sanctification;  ^he,  therefore,  who 
 is  despising— doth  not  despise  man,  but  God, 
 who  also  did  give  His  Holy  Spirit  to  us. 
 
 ^  And  concerning  the  brotherly  love,  ye  have 
 no  need  of  my  writing  to  you,  for  ye  your- 
 selves are  God-taught  to  love  one  another, 
 '"  for  ye  do  it  also  to  all  the  brethren  who  are 
 in  all  Macedonia;  and  we  call  upon  you, 
 brethren,  to  abound  still  more,  ^^  and  to  study 
 to  be  quiet,  and  to  do  your  own  business,  and 
 to  work  with  your  own  hands,  as  we  did  com- 
 mand you,  i-that  ye  may  walk  becomingly 
 unto  those  without,  and  may  have  lack  of 
 nothing. 
 
 ^3  And  I  do  not  wish  you  to  be  ignorant, 
 brethren,  concerning  those  who  have  fallen 
 asleep,  that  ye  may  not  son-ow,  as  also  the 
 rest  who  have  not  hope,  '^  for  if  we  believe 
 that  Jesus  died  and  rose  again,  so  also  God 
 those  asleep  through  Jesus  he  will  bring  with 
 him,  ^■'  for  this  to  you  we  say  in  the  word  of 
 the  Lord,  that  we  who  are  living — who  do  re- 
 main over  to  the  presence  of  the  Lord — may 
 not  precede  those  asleep,  ^^  because  the  Lord 
 himself,  in  a  shout,  in  the  voice  of  a  chief- 
 messenger,  and  in  the  trimip  of  God,  shall 
 come  down  from  heaven,  and  the  dead  in 
 Christ  shall  rise  first,  ^'  then  we  who  are  liv- 
 ing, who  are  remaining  over,  together  with 
 them  shall  be  caught  away  in  clouds  to  meet 
 the  Lord  in  air,  and  so  always  with  the  Lord 
 
 we  shall  be;  ^^so,  then,  comfort  ye  one  an- 
 other in  these  words. 
 
 V.  1  AND  concerning  the  times  and  the 
 seasons,  brethren,  ye  nave  no  need  of  my 
 writing  to  you,  -for  yourselves  have  known 
 thoroughly  that  the  day  of  the  Lord  as  a  thief 
 in  the  night  doth  so  come,  ^  for  when  they 
 may  say,  Peace  and  surety,  then  sudden  de- 
 struction doth  stand  by  them,  as  the  travail 
 doth  her  who  is  with  child,  and  they  shall 
 not  escape;  ■'and  ye,  brethren,  are  not  in 
 darkness,  that  the  day  may  catch  you  as  a 
 thief ;  ^  all  ye  are  sons  of  light,  and  sons  of 
 day;  we  are  not  of  night,  nor  of  darkness, 
 ^  so,  then,  we  may  not  sleep  as  also  the  others, 
 but  watch  and  be  sober,  '  for  those  sleeping, 
 by  night  do  sleep,  and  those  making  them- 
 selves drunk,  by  night  are  drunken,  ^  and  we, 
 being  of  the  day— let  us  be  sober,  putting  on 
 a  breastplate  of  faith  and  love,  and  an  helmet 
 —a  hope  of  salvation,  "  because  God  did  not 
 appoint  us  to  anger,  but  to  the  acquiring  of 
 salvation  through  oxvc  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
 '"  who  did  die  for  us,  that  whether  we  wake 
 — whether  we  sleep — together  with  him  we 
 may  live ;  ^^  wherefore,  comfort  ye  one  an- 
 other, and  build  ye  up,  one  the  one,  as  also 
 ye  do. 
 
 ^2  And  we  ask  you,  brethren,  to  know  those 
 labouring  among  you,  and  leading  you  in 
 the  Lord,  and  admonishing  you,  ^^  and  to  es- 
 teem them  very  abundantly  in  love,  because 
 of  their  work;  be  at  peace  among  your- 
 selves; "and  we  exhort  you,  brethren,  ad- 
 monish the  disorderly,  comfort  the  feeble- 
 minded, support  the  infirm,  be  patient  unto 
 all;  ^^see  no  one  evil  for  evil  may  render 
 to  any  one,  but  always  that  which  is  good 
 pursue  ye,  both  to  one  another  and  to  all; 
 1^ always  rejoice  ye;  i'^ continually  pray  ye; 
 18  in  every  thing  give  thanks,  for  this  is 
 the  will  of  God  in  Christ  Jesus  in  regard  to 
 you. 
 
 i*The  Spirit  quench  not;  ""  prophesyings 
 despise  not;  "^all  things  prove;  that  which 
 is  good  hold  fast:  ^"from  all  ai:)pearance  of 
 evil  abstain  ye ;  "^  and  the  God  of  the  peace 
 Himself  sanctify  you  wholly,  and  may  your 
 whole  spirit,  and  soul,  and  body,  be  preserved 
 unblameably  in  the  jjresence  of  our  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ ;  "^  stetlf ast  is  He  who  is  calling 
 you,  who  also  will  do  it. 
 
 '^^ Brethren,  jjray  for  us;  "^salute  all  the 
 brethren  in  an  holy  kiss;  -^I  charge  yon  by 
 the  Lord,  that  the  letter  be  read  to  all  the 
 holy  brethren;  '-^the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesiu 
 Christ  is  with  you !  Amen. 
 1^ 
 
SECOND  EPISTLE  TO  THE  THESSALONIANS 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  PAUL,  and  Silvanus,  and  Tiino- 
 theus,  to  the  assembly  of  Thessalonians  in 
 God  our  Father,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ: 
 "Grace  to  you,  aud  peace,  from  God  our 
 Father,  aud  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ! 
 
 •*  We  ought  to  give  thanks  to  God  always 
 for  you,  brethren,  as  it  is  meet,  because  in- 
 crease greatly  doth  your  faith,  and  aboiind 
 doth  the  love  of  eacli  one  of  you  all,  to  one 
 another;  ''so  that  ■we  ourselves  do  glory  in 
 you  in  the  assemblies  of  God,  for  your  endur- 
 ance aud  faith  in  all  yoiu-  persecutions  aud 
 tribulations  that  ye  bear;  °a  tokeu  of  the 
 righteous  judgment  of  God,  for  your  being 
 counted  worthy  of  the  reign  of  God,  for  which 
 also  ye  sufrer,_  •*  since  it  is  a  righteous  thing 
 with  God  to  give  back  to  those  troubling  you 
 — trouble,  ^  aud  to  you  who  are  troubled — 
 rest  with  us  in  the  revelation  of  the  Lord 
 Jesus  from  heaven,  %vith  messengers  of  his 
 power,  8  in  flaming  fire,  giving  vengeance  to 
 those  not  knowing  God,  and  to  those  not 
 obeying  the  good  news  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
 Christ;  "who  shall  suffer  justice — destruc- 
 tion age-during— from  the  face  of  tlie  Lord, 
 and  from  the  glory  of  liis  strength,  i^wheu 
 He  may  come  to  be  glorified  in  his  saints,  aud 
 to  be  wondered  at  in  all  those  believing — 
 because  our  testimony  was  believed  among 
 you — in  that  day;  ^'for  which  also  we  do 
 pray  always  for  you,  that  our  God  may  count 
 you  worthy  of  the  calling,  and  may  fulfil  all 
 the  good  ])leasure  of  goodness,  and  the  work 
 of  the  faith  in  power,  '"  that  the  name  of  our 
 Lord  Jesus  Christ  may  be  glorified  in  you, 
 and  ye  in  him,  according  to  the  grace  of  our 
 God  and  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 
 
 IL  ^  AND  we  ask  you,  brethren,  in  regard 
 to  the  presence  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and 
 of  our  gathering  together  unto  him,  -  that  ye 
 be  not  quickly  shaken  in  mind,  nor  be  troub- 
 led, neither  through  spirit,  neither  through 
 word,  neither  through  letters  as  through  us, 
 as  that  the  day  of  the  Christ  hath  ari-ived ; 
 ^  let  not  any  one  deceive  you  in  any  manner, 
 because— if  the  falling  away  may  not  come 
 first,  and  the  man  of  the  sin  be  revealed 
 — the  son  of  the  destruction,  ■*  who  is  opposing 
 and  is  raising  himself  up  above  all  called  God 
 or  worshipped,  so  that  he  in  the  sanctuary  of 
 God  as  God  hath  sat  down,  shewing  himself 
 oft'  tliat  he  is  God — the  day  doth  7iot  come. 
 
 ^  Do  ye  not  remember  that,  being  yet  with 
 you,  these  things  I  said  to  you  ?  ''  and  now, 
 what  is  keeping  down  ye  have  known,  for 
 his  being  revealed  in  his  own  time,  ^  for  the 
 secret  of  the  lawlessness  doth  already  work, 
 only  he  who  is  keeping  down  now  wiU  lander 
 —till  he  may  be  out  of  the  way,  *and  then 
 shall  be  revealed  the  Lawless  One,  whom  the 
 Lord  shall  consume  with  the  spirit  of  his 
 mouth,  and  shall  destroy  with  the  manifesta- 
 tion of  his  presence,  ^him,  whose  presence  is 
 according  to  the  woiking  of  the  Adversary, 
 in  all  power,  and  signs,  aud  lying  wonders, 
 •"and  in  all  deceitfulness  of  the  unrighteous- 
 ness in  those  perishing,  because  the  love  of 
 144 
 
 the  trutli  thoy  did  not  roreiA  e  for  their  beiu" 
 saved,  >'and  Decause  of  this  shall  Godsend 
 to  them  a  working  of  delusion,  for  their  be- 
 lieving the  lie,  '"that  they  may  be  judged — 
 all  who  did  not  believe  tlio  truth,  but  were 
 well  pleased  in  the  unrighteousness. 
 
 '^  And  we — we  ought  to  give  thanks  to  God 
 always  for  you,  brethren,  beloved  by  the  Lord, 
 that  God  did  choose  you  from  the  beginning  to 
 salvation,  in  sanctitication  of  the  Spirit,  and 
 belief  of  the  truth,  i^  to  which  He  did  call 
 you  through  our  good  news,  to  the  acquiring 
 of  the  glory  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  '^  so, 
 then,  brethren,  stand  ye  fast,  and  hold  the  de- 
 liverances that  ye  were  tau"ht,  whether 
 through  word,  whether  through  our  letter 
 1''  and  may  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  himself,  and 
 our  God  aud  Father,  who  did  love  us,  and 
 did  give  comfort  age-during,  and  good  hope  in 
 grace,  '"  comfort  your  hearts,  and  establish 
 you  in  every  good  word  and  work. 
 
 III.  ^  AS  to  the  rest,  pray  ye,  brethren,  con- 
 cerning us,  that  the  word  of  the  Lord  may 
 run  and  may  be  glorified,  as  also  with  you, 
 -  aud  that  we  may  be  delivered  from  the  un- 
 reasonable aud  evil  men,  for  the  faith  is  not 
 of  all;  ^and  stedfast  is  the  Lord,  who  shall 
 establish  you,  and  shall  guard  you  from  the 
 evil*  •'and  we  have  coutideuce  in  the  Lord 
 touching  you,  that  the  things  that  we  com- 
 mand you  ye  both  do  and  will  do ;  ^  and  the 
 Lord  direct  your  hearts  to  the  love  of  God, 
 and  to  the  endurance  of  the  Christ. 
 
 ^  And  we  command  you,  brethren,  in  the 
 name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  to  withdraw 
 yourselves  from  every  brother  disorderly  walk- 
 ing, and  not  after  the  deliverance  that  ye  re- 
 ceived fi'oni  us,  ''  for  yourselves  have  known 
 how  it  behoveth  you  to  imitate  us,  because  we 
 did  not  act  disorderly  among  you  ;  "  nor  for 
 nought  did  we  eat  bread  of  any  one,  but  in 
 labour  and  in  travail,  night  and  day  working, 
 not  to  be  chargeable  to  any  of  you  ;  •'  not  be- 
 cause we  have  not  authority,  but  that  our- 
 selves a  pattern  we  might  give  to  you,  to  imi- 
 tate us ;  '"  for  even  when  we  were  with  you, 
 this  we  did  command  you,  that  if  any  one  is 
 not  willing  to  work,  neither  let  him  eat,  "  for 
 we  hear  of  certain  walking  among  you  disor- 
 derly, nothiug  working,  but  over  working, 
 ^'^  and  such  >ve  command  and  exhort  througii 
 our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  with  quietness 
 working,  their  own  bread  they  may  cat ;  '^  and 
 ye,  brethren,  may  ye  not  be  weary  doing  well, 
 '•'  and  if  any  one  do  not  obey  our  word  through 
 the  letter,  this  one  note  ye,  and  have  no  com- 
 pany with  him,  that  he  may  be  ashamed, 
 ■*and  as  an  enemy  couut  Idmixot,  but  admon- 
 ish ye  him  as  a  brother;  "■  and  may  the  Lord 
 of  the  peace  Himself  give  to  you  the  peace 
 always  in  every  way ;  the  Lord  is  with  you 
 all! 
 
 1"  The  salutation  by  the  hand  of  me,  Paul, 
 which  is  a  sign  in  every  letter ;  thus  i  write ; 
 '^  the  grace  of  our  Lord  J  esus  Christ  is  with 
 you  all !    Amen. 
 
FIBST  EPISTLE  TO  TIMOTHY. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ, 
 acconliiiij;  to  a  command  of  God  our  Saviour, 
 and  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  our  hope,  -to 
 Timotheus — genuine  child  in  faith :  Grace, 
 kindness,  peace,  from  God  our  Father,  and 
 Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  •*  according  as  _T  did 
 exhort  thee  to  remain  in  Ephesus — I  going  on 
 to  jNIacedonia  —  that  thou  mightest  charge 
 certain  not  to  teach  any  other  thing,  *  nor  to 
 give  lieed  to  fables  and  endless  genealogies, 
 tliat  cause  questions  rather  than  the  building 
 up  of  God  tliat  is  in  faith: — 
 
 ^  And  the  end  of  the  charge  is  love  out  of  a 
 pure  heart,  and  of  a  good  conscience,  and  of 
 faith  unfeigned,  ^  from  which  certain,  having 
 swerved,  did  turn  aside  to  vain  discourse, 
 ''  willing  to  be  teachers  of  law,  not  understand- 
 ing either  the  things  they  say,  nor  concerning 
 what  they  asseverate,  ^  and  we  have  known 
 that  the  law  is  good,  if  any  one  may  use  it 
 lawfully;  "having  known  this,  that  for  a 
 righteous  man  law  is  not  set,  but  for  lawless 
 and  iusuboi'dinate  persons,  ungodly  and 
 sinners,  impious  and  profane,  parricides  and 
 matricides,  men-slayers,  i*^  whoremongers,  so- 
 domites, men-stealers,  liars,  perjured  persons, 
 and  if  there  be  any  other  thing  that  to  sound 
 doctriue  is  adverse,  '^  according  to  the  good 
 news  of  the  glory  of  the  blessed  God,  with 
 which  I  was  entrusted. 
 
 1-  And  T  give  thanks  to  him  who  enabled 
 me  —  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord — that  he  did 
 reckon  me  stedfast,  having  put  me  to  the 
 ministration,  '^  who  before  was  speaking  evil, 
 and  persecuting,  and  insulting,  but  I  found 
 kindness,  because,  being  ignorant,  I  did  it  in 
 unbelief,  "  and  exceedingly  abound  did  the 
 grace  of  our  Lord,  with  faith  and  love  that  is 
 in  Christ  Jesus :  '*  stedfast  is  the  word,  and 
 of  all  acceptation  worthy,  that  Christ  Jesus 
 came  to  the  world  to  save  sinners — first  of 
 whom  I  am ;  ^^  but  because  of  this  I  found 
 kindness,  that  in  me  first  Jesus  Christ  might 
 shew  forth  all  long-suffering,  for  a  pattern  of 
 those  about  to  believe  on  him  to  life  age-dur- 
 ing :  *'■  and  to  the  King  of  the  ages,  the  in- 
 corruptible, invisible,  only  wise  God,  is  hon- 
 our and  glory  —  to  the  ages  of  the  ages ! 
 Amen. 
 
 '8  This  charge  I  commit  to  thee,  child  Timo- 
 theus, according  to  the  projjhesies  that  went 
 before  upon  thee,  that  thoii  mayest  war  in 
 them  tlie  good  warfare,  ^^  having  faith  and  a 
 good  conscience,  which  certain  having  thrust 
 away,  concerning  the  faith  did  make  ship- 
 wreck, ""  of  whom  are  Hymenseus  and  Alex- 
 ander, whom  I  did  deliver  to  the  Adversary, 
 that  they  might  be  instructed  not  to  speak 
 evil. 
 
 II.  1 1  EXHORT,  then,  first  of  all,  there  be 
 made   supplications,    prayers,    intercessions, 
 thanksgivings,  for  all  men :  -  for  kings,  and  all 
 3A 
 
 who  are  in  authority,  that  a  quiet  and  peace- 
 able life  we  may  lead  in  all  piety  and  gravity, 
 ^  for  this  is  right  and  acceptable  before  God 
 our  Saviour,  *  who  doth  will  all  men  to  be 
 saved,  and  to  come  to  the  full  knowledge  of 
 the  truth ;  •''  for  one  is  God,  one  also  is  mediator 
 of  God  and  of  men,  the  man  Christ  Jesus, 
 *  who  did  give  himself  a  ransom  for  all— the 
 testimony  in  its  OM^n  times — "^  in  regard  to 
 which  I  was  set  a  preacher  and  apostle — truth 
 I  say  in  Christ,  I  do  not  lie — a  teacher  of  na- 
 tions, in  faith  and  truth. 
 
 8 1  wish,  therefore,  that  men  pray  in  every 
 place,  lifting  up  kind  hands,  apart  from  anger 
 and  reasoning  j  "  in  like  manner  also  the  wo- 
 men, in  becoming  apparel,  with  modesty  and 
 sobriety  to  adorn  themselves,  not  in  braided 
 hair,  or  gold,  or  pearls,  or  garments  of  great 
 price,  ^°  but — which  becometh  women  pro- 
 fessing godly  piety — through  good  works. 
 
 ^1  Let  a  woman  in  quietness  learn  in  all 
 subjection,  ^"  and  a  woman  I  do  not  suffer  to 
 teach,  nor  to  rule  a  husband,  but  to  be  in 
 quietness,  ^■^  for  Adam  was  first  formed,  then 
 Eve,  ^"^  and  Adam  was  not  deceived,  but  the 
 woman,  having  been  deceived,  into  transgres- 
 sion came,  i^  and  she  shall  be  saved  through 
 the  child-bearing,  if  they  remain  in  faith,  and 
 love,  and  sanctification,  with  sobriety. 
 
 in.  1  STEDFAST  is  the  word:  K  any  one 
 the  oversight  doth  long  for,  a  right  work  he 
 desireth ;  ^  it  behoveth,  therefore,  the  over- 
 seer to  be  blameless,  of  one  wife  a  husband, 
 vigilant,  sober,  decent,  a  friend  of  strangers, 
 apt  to  teach,  ^  not  given  to  wine,  not  a  striker, 
 not  given  to  filthy  lucre,  but  gentle,  not  con- 
 tentious, not  a  lover  of  money,  ^  his  own 
 house  leading  well,  having  children  in  sub- 
 jection with  all  gravity,  **  (and  if  any  one  his 
 own  house  how  to  lead  hath  not  known,  how 
 an  assembly  of  God  shall  he  take  care  off?) 
 ^  not  a  new  convert,  lest  having  been  puffed 
 up  he  may  fall  to  a  judgment  of  the  devil; 
 ^  and  it  behoveth  him  also  to  have  a  good  testi- 
 mony from  those  without,  that  he  may  not 
 fall  into  reproach  and  a  snare  of  the  devil. 
 
 ^  Miuistrants — in  like  manner  grave,  not 
 double-tongued,  not  given  to  much  wine,  not 
 given  to  filthy  lucre,  ^  having  the  secret  of 
 the  faith  in  a  pure  conscience,  '"and  let  these 
 also  first  be  proved,  then  let  them  minister, 
 beino:  uublameable. 
 
 1'  Women— in  like  manner  grave,  not  false 
 accusers,  vigilant,  faithful  in  all  things. 
 
 1-  Ministrants — let  them  be  of  one  wife  hus- 
 bands; the  children  leading  well,  and  their 
 own  houses,  !•*  for  those  who  did  minister 
 well  a  good  step  to  themselves  do  acquire, 
 and  much  boldness  in  faith  that  is  in  Christ 
 Jesus. 
 
 1"*  These  things  I  write  to  thee,  toping  to 
 come  unto  thee  soon,  '^  and  if  I  delay,  that 
 145 
 
Inahtictions  to  Timotheus. 
 
 ni.  IG.-l  TIMOTHY. -VT.  8. 
 
 Of  widows  and  elderg. 
 
 thou  mayest  know  how  it  behovcth  thee  to 
 coufluct  thyself  in  the  house  of  God,  which  is 
 nn  assembly  of  the  living  God — a  pillar  and 
 foundation  of  the  truth,  ^^  and,  confessedly, 
 great  is  the  secret  of  piety — God  was  manifest- 
 ed in  flesh,  declared  righteous  in  spirit,  seen 
 by  messengers,  ]ireached  among  nations,  be- 
 lieved on  in  the  world,  taken  up  in  glory ! 
 
 TV.  ^  AND  the  Spirit  expressly  speaketh, 
 that  in  latter  times  shall  certain  fall  away 
 from  the  faith,  giving  heedto  seducing  spirits 
 and  teachings  of  demons,  -  in  hypocrisy  speak- 
 ing lies,  being  seared  in  their  own  conscience, 
 •*  forbidding  to  marry — to  abstain  from  meats 
 that  God  created  to  be  received  with  thanks- 
 giWng  by  those  believing  and  acknowledging 
 the  truth,  ^  because  every  creature  of  God  is 
 good,  and  nothing  is  to  be  rejected,  with 
 thanksgiving  being  received,  *  for  it  is  sancti- 
 fied through  the  word  of  God  and  interces- 
 sion. 
 
 ^  These  things  placing  before  the  brethren, 
 thou  shaltbe  a  good  ministrantof  Jesus  Christ, 
 being  nourished  by  the  words  of  the  faith,  and 
 of  the  good  teaching,  which  thou  didst  follow 
 after, ''  and  the  profane  and  old  women's  fables 
 reject  thou,  and  exercise  thyself  imto  piety, 
 **  for  the  bodily  exercise  is  unto  little  profit, 
 and  the  piety  is  to  all  things  profitable,  a  pro- 
 mise having  of  the  life  that  now  is,  and  of 
 that  which  is  coming ;  ^  stedf ast  is  the  word, 
 and  of  all  acceptation  worthy ;  ^^  for  for  this 
 we  both  labour  and  are  reproached,  because 
 we  hope  on  the  lixnng  God,  who  is  Saviour  of 
 all  men— especially  of  those  believing. 
 
 '1  Charge  these  things,  and  teach  ;  '^  let  no 
 one  despise  thy  youth,  but  a  pattern  become 
 thou  of  those  believing  in  word,  in  behaviour, 
 in  love,  in  spirit,  in  faith,  in  purity;  '^till  I 
 come,  give  heed  to  the  reading,  to  the  exhorta- 
 tion, to  the  teaching;  ^■^  be  not  careless  of  the 
 gift  in  thee,  that  was  given  thee  through  pro- 
 phecy, with  laying  on  of  the  hands  of  the 
 eldership;  ^'of  these  things  be  careful;  in 
 these  things  be,  that  thy  advancement  may 
 be  manifest  in  all  things ;  ^^  take  heed  to  thy- 
 self, and  to  the  teaching ;  remain  in  them,  for 
 this  thing  doing,  both  thyself  thou  shalt  save, 
 and  those  hearing  thee. 
 
 V.  *  AN  aged  person  thou  mayest  not  re- 
 buke, but  be  entreating  as  a  father ;  younger 
 persons  as  brethren;  *  aged  women  as  mothers, 
 younger  ones  as  sisters — in  all  purity;  ^hon- 
 our widows  who  are  really  widows ;  ■•  and  if 
 any  widow  have  children  or  grandchildren, 
 let  them  learn  first  to  their  own  house  to  show 
 piety,  and  to  give  back  a  recompense  to  the 
 parents,  for  this  is  right  and  acceptable  before 
 God. 
 
 ^  And  she  who  is  really  a  \vidow  and  deso- 
 late, liath  hoped  upon  God,  and  doth  remain 
 in  the  supplications  and  in  the  prayers  night 
 and  day,  ''  and  she  who  is  given  to  luxury, 
 living— hath  died;  "and  these  things  charge, 
 that  they  may  be  blameless  ;  "  and  if  any  one 
 for  his  own — and  especially  for  those  of  the 
 houseliold— doth  not  i)rovide,  thefaithhe  hath 
 denied,  and  than  an  imbeliever  lie  is  worse. 
 
 *  A  widow — let  her  not  be  enrolled  under 
 14ti 
 
 sixty  years  of  age,  having  been  a  wife  of  one 
 husband,  '"  in  good  works  being  testified  to  : 
 if  she  brought  up  children,  if  she  entertained 
 strangers,  if  saints'  feet  slie  washed,  if  those 
 in  tribulation  she  relieved,  if  every  good  work 
 she  followed  after ;  ^^  and  younger  widows  be 
 refusing,  for  when  they  may  revel  against  the 
 Christ,  they  wish  to  mai-ry,  ^'- having  judg- 
 ment, because  the  first  faith  they  did  cast 
 away,  '^  and  at  the  same  time  also,  they  learn 
 to  be  idle,  going  about  the  houses  ;  and  not 
 only  idle,  but  also  tattlers  and  busybodies, 
 speaking  the  things  they  ought  not ;  ^*  I  wish, 
 therefore,  younger  ones  to  marry,  to  bear 
 children,  to  be  mistress  of  the  house,  to  give 
 no  occasion  to  the  opposer  to  reviling ;  ^*  for 
 already  certain  did  turn  aside  after  the  Ad- 
 versary. ^^  If  any  believing  man  or  believing 
 woman  have  widows,  let  them  relieve  them, 
 and  let  not  the  assembly  be  burdened,  that 
 those  really  widows  it  may  relieve. 
 
 ^^  The  well -leading  elders  of  double  honour 
 let  them  be  counted  worthy,  especially  those 
 labouring  in  word  and  teaching,  ^^tor  the 
 Writing  saith,  '  An  ox  treading  out  thou  shalt 
 not  muzzle,'  and  '  Worthy  is  the  workman  of 
 his  reward.'  ^"Against  an  elder  an  accusation 
 receive  not,  except  upon  two  or  three  wit- 
 nesses. '"'  Those  sinning,  reprove  before  all, 
 that  the  others  also  may  have  fear;  -^  I  testify 
 fully,  before  God  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
 and  the  choice  messengers,  that  these  things 
 thou  mayest  keep,  without  forejudging,  doing 
 nothing  by  x^artiality. 
 
 -"  Be  laying  hands  quickly  on  no  one,  nor 
 be  having  fellowship  with  sins  of  others ;  b« 
 keepinrj  thyself  pure ;  "^  no  longer  be  drinking 
 water,  but  a  little  wine  be  using,  because  of 
 thy  stomach  and  of  thine  often  infirmities; 
 ^  of  certain  men  the  sins  are  manifest  before- 
 hand, leading  before  to  judgment,  and  cer- 
 tain also  they  follow  after;  -*in  like  manner 
 also  the  right  works  are  manifest  beforehand, 
 and  those  that  are  otherwise  are  not  able  to 
 be  hid. 
 
 VI.  *AS  many  as  are  servants  under  a 
 yoke,  their  own  masters  worthy  of  all  honour 
 let  them  reckon,  that  the  name  of  God  and 
 the  teaching  may  not  be  evil  spoken  of;  ^and 
 those  having  believing  masters,  let  them  not 
 slight  </tem,  because  they  are  brethren,  but 
 ratlier  let  tliem  serve,  because  they  are  sted- 
 fast  and  beloved,  who  of  the  benefit  are  par- 
 taking. 
 
 These  things  be  teaching  and  exhorting; 
 ^if  any  one  be  teaching  otherwise,  and  do  not 
 consent  to  sound  words — those  of  our  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ— and  to  the  teaching  according 
 to  piety,  ••  he  is  proud,  knowing  nothing,  but 
 doting  about  questions  and  word-striving,  out 
 of  which  doth  come  envy,  strife,  evil-speak 
 ings,  evil-siirmisings,  '  wranglings  of  men 
 wholly  corrupted  io  mind,  and  destitute  of 
 the  trutli,  supposing  the  piety  to  be  gain; 
 depart  from  sucli ;  *but  it  is  great  gain — the 
 piety  with  contentment ;  "  for  nothing  did 
 we  bring  into  the  world— j7  is  manifest  that 
 we  are  able  to  carry  nothing  out;  ^but  having 
 food  and  raiment — with,  these  we  sliall  suffice 
 
Paul  exhorteth  to 
 
 VT.  9.-2  TIMOTHY.— IT.  13. 
 
 constancy  A  perseverance. 
 
 ourselves;  ^aiid  tliose  wishing  to  be  rich,  do 
 fall  into  temptation  and  a  snare,  and  many 
 desires,  foolish  and  hurtful,  that  sink  men 
 into  ruin  and  destruction,  '"for  a  root  of  all 
 the  evils  is  the  love  of  money,  which  certain 
 longing  for  did  fro  astray  from  the  faith,  and 
 themselves  did  pierce  through  with  many 
 sorrows;  ''and  tliou,  0  man  of  God,  these 
 things  Jlee,  and  pursue  righteousness,  piety, 
 faith,  love,  endurance,  meekness;  i"be  striv- 
 ing the  good  strife  of  the  faith,  be  laying 
 hold  on  the  life  age-during,  to  which  also 
 thou  wast  called,  and  didst  profess  the  right 
 profession  before  many  witnesses. 
 
 '^  I  charge  thee,  before  God,  who  is  making 
 all  things  alive,  and  of  Christ  Jesus,  who  did 
 testify  before  Pontius  Pilate  the  right  pro- 
 fession, '■'that  thou  keep  the  command  un- 
 s])otted,  unblameable,  till  the  manifestation 
 of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  '^  which  in  His  own 
 times  He  shall  shew — the  blessed  and  only 
 
 potentate,  the  King  of  the  kings  and  Lord  of 
 the  lords,  '8^yho  only  is  having  immortality, 
 dwelling  in  light  unapproachable,  whom  lio 
 one  of  men  did  see.  nor  is  able  to  see,  to  whom 
 is  honour  and  might  age-during !    Amen. 
 
 '^  Those  rich  in  the  present  age  charge  thou 
 not  to  be  high-minded,  nor  to  hope  in  the  \\i\- 
 certainty  of  riches,  but  in  the  living  God,  who 
 is  giving  to  us  all  things  richly  for  enjoyment ; 
 — '^  to  do  good,  to  be  rich  in  good  works,  to 
 be  ready  to  impart,  willing  to  communicate, 
 ^^  treasuring  \ip  to  themselves  a  right  founda- 
 tion for  the  time  to  come,  that  they  may  lay 
 hold  on  the  life  age-during. 
 
 -*'  0  Timotheus,  the  thing  entrusted  guard 
 thou,  avoiding,  the  profane  vain-words  and 
 opposition  of  the  falsely-named  knowledge, 
 *'  which  certain  professing — concerning  the 
 faith  did  swerve;  the  grace  is  with  you. 
 Amen. 
 
 SECOND  EPISTLE  TO  TIMOTHY. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  PAUL,  an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ, 
 through  the  will  of  God,  according  to  a  pro- 
 mise of  life  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus,  ^to  Timo- 
 theus, beloved  child:  Grace,  kindness,, peace, 
 from  God  the  Father,  and  Christ  Jesus  our 
 Lord ! 
 
 *  I  am  thankful  to  God,  whom  I  serve  from 
 progenitors  in  a  pure  conscience,  that  unceas- 
 ingly I  have  remembrance  concerning  thee  in 
 my  supplications  night  and  day,  *  desiring 
 greatly  to  see  thee,  being  mindful  of  thy 
 tears,  that  with  joy  I  may  be  filled,  ^  taking 
 remembrance  of  the  imfeigned  faith  that  is 
 in  thee,  that  dwelt  first  in  thy  grandmother 
 Lois,  and  thy  mother  Eunice,  and  I  am  per- 
 suaded that  also  in  thee. 
 
 '"  For  which  cause  I  remind  thee  to  stir  up 
 the  gift  of  God  that  is  in  thee  through  the 
 putting  on  of  my  hands,  ^for  God  did  not 
 give  us  a  spirit  of  fear,  but  of  power,  and  of 
 love,  and  of  a  sound  mind;  ^  therefore  thou 
 mayest  not  be  ashamed  of  the  testimony  of 
 our  Lord,  nor  of  me  his  prisoner,  but  do  thou 
 suffer  evil  along  with  the  good  news  accord- 
 ing to  the  power  of  God,  "  wlio  did  save  us, 
 and  did  call  with  an  holy  calling,  not  accord- 
 ing to  our  works,  but  according  to  His  own 
 purpose  and  grace,  that  was  given  to  lis  in 
 Christ  Jesus,  before  the  times  of  the  ages, 
 '"and  was  made  manifest  now  through  the 
 manifestation  of  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 
 who  indeed  did  abolish  death,  and  did  en- 
 lighten life  and  immortality  through  the 
 good  news,  ''  to  which  I  was  placed  a  preacher 
 and  an  apostle,  and  a  teacher  of  nations,  '"for 
 which  cause  also  these  things  I  suffer,  but  I 
 am  not  ashamed,  for  I  have  known  in  whom 
 I  have  believed,  and  have  been  persuaded 
 that  he  is  able  that  which  I  have  committed 
 to  him  to  guard — to  that  day. 
 
 '•*The  pattern  hold  thou  of  sound  words, 
 which  from  me  thou  didst  heai%  in  faith 
 and  love  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus ;  '■•  the  good 
 
 thing  committed  guard  thou  through  the 
 Holy  Spirit  that  is  dwelling  in  us;  ''thou 
 hast  known  tJiis,  that  they  did  turn  from  me 
 — all  those  in  Asia,  of  whom  are  Phygellus 
 and  Hermogenes ;  '^  may  the  Lord  give  kind- 
 ness to  the  house  of  Ouesiphorus,  because 
 many  times  he  did  refresh  me,  and  of  my 
 chain  was  not  ashamed,  i''  but  being  in  Rome, 
 very  diligently  he  sought  me,  and  found; 
 '^  may  the  Lord  give  to  him  to  find  kindness 
 from  the  Lord  in  that  day;  and  how  many 
 things  in  Ephesus  he  did  minister  thou  dost 
 vei-y  well  lijiow. 
 
 II.  '  THOU,  therefore,  my  child,  be  strong 
 in  the  grace  that  is  in  Christ  Jesus,  "and  the 
 things  that  thou  didst  hear  from  me  through 
 many  witnesses,  these  things  be  committing 
 to  stedfast  men,  who  shall  be  sufficient  also 
 others  to  teach;  =*thou,  therefore,  suffer  evil 
 as  a  good  soldier  of  Jesus  Christ;  ''no  one 
 serving  as  a  soldier  did  entangle  himself  with 
 the  affairs  of  life,  that  him  who  did  enlist 
 hini  he  may  please ;  ^  and  if  also  any  one  may 
 strive,  he  is  not  crowned,  except  he  may  strive 
 lawfully ;  "  the  laboxiring  husbandman  it  be- 
 hoveth  first  of  the  fruits  to  partake ;  ^  be  con- 
 sidering what  things  I  say,  for  the  Lord  give 
 to  thee  understanding  in  all  things. 
 
 ^  Remember  .Jesus  Christ,  raised  out  of  the 
 dead,  of  the  seed  of  David,  according  to  my 
 good  news,  ''in  which  I  suffer  evil — unto 
 bonds,  as  an  evil-doer,  but  the  word  of  God 
 hath  not  been  bound ;  '<*  because  of  this  all 
 things  do  I  endure,  because  of  the  choice  ones, 
 that  they  also  salvation  may  obtain  that  is  in 
 Christ  Jesus,  with  glory  age-during.  "  Sted- 
 fast is  the  word:  For  if  we  died  together — we 
 also  shall  live  together;  i"if  we  do  endure 
 together — we  shall  also  reign  together;  if  we 
 deny  him,  he  also  shall  deny  us ;  '^  if  we  are 
 not  stedfast,  he  remaineth  stedfast ;  to  deny 
 himself  he  is  not  able. 
 
 117 
 
Marha  of  perilous  times. 
 
 u.  14.— 2  TIMOTHY.— IV.  22, 
 
 Charge  to  Timothy. 
 
 ^*  These  things  remind  them  of,  testifying 
 fully  before  the  Lord — not  to  strive  about 
 words  to  nothing  profitable,  but  to  tlie  sub- 
 version of  those  hearing;  ^^  be  diligent  to  pre- 
 sent thyself  approved  to  God — a  workman 
 irreproachable,  rightly  dividing  the  word  of 
 the  truth;  i"and  the  profane  vain  talkings 
 stand  aloof  from,  for  to  more  impiety  they 
 will  advance,  ^^  and  their  word  as  a  gangrene 
 will  have  pasture,  of  whom  is  Hymensus  and 
 Philetus,  18  who  concerning  the  truth  did 
 swerve,  saying  the  rising  again  to  have  ab-eady 
 been,  and  do  overthrow  the  faith  of  some; 
 '8  sure,  nevertheless,  hath  the  foundation  of 
 God  stood,  having  this  seal,  '  The  Lord  hath 
 known  those  who  are  His,'  and  'Let  him  de- 
 part from  unrighteousness— every  one  who  is 
 naming  the  name  of  Christ.' 
 
 ^^  And  in  a  great  hoxise  there  are  not  only 
 vessels  of  gold  and  of  silver,  but  also  of  wood 
 and  of  earth,  and  some  to  honour,  and  some 
 to  dishonour :  -^  if,  then,  any  one  may  cleanse 
 himself  from  these,  he  shall  be  a  vessel  to 
 honour,  sanctified  and  profitable  to  the  mas- 
 ter—to every  good  work  having  been  prepared, 
 -'-  and  the  youthful  lusts  flee  thou,  and  pursue 
 righteousness,  faith,  love,  peace,  with  those 
 calling  upon  the  Lord  out  of  a  pure  heart; 
 -^  and  the  foolish  and  iminstructed  questions 
 be  avoiding,  having  known  that  they  beget 
 strife,  '•^■'  and  a  servant  of  the  Lord  it  behoveth 
 not  to  strive,  but  to  be  gentle  unto  all,  ai)t  to 
 teach,  patient  under  evil,  '•^^in  meekness  in- 
 structing tliose  opposing— if  perhaps  God  may 
 give  to  tliem  repentance  to  an  acknowledging 
 of  the  truth,  -^  and  they  may  awake  out  of 
 the  devil's  snare,  having  been  caught  by  him 
 at  his  will. 
 
 HI.  1  AND  this  know  thou,  that  in  the  last 
 days  there  shall  come  perilous  times,  -for 
 men  shall  be  lovers  of  themselves,  lovers  of 
 money,  boasters,  proud,  evil-speakers,  to  pa- 
 rents disobedient,  unthankful,  unkind,  ^  with- 
 out natiu-al  ali'ection,  implacable,  false  accus- 
 ers, incontinent,  fierce,  not  lovers  of  those 
 who  are  good,  ■'traitors,  heady,  lofty,  lovers 
 of  pleasui-e  more  than  lovers  of  God,  *  having 
 a  form  of  piety,  and  its  power  having  denied ; 
 and  from  these  be  turning  away,  ''  for  of 
 these  there  are  those  coming  into  the  houses 
 and  leading  captive  the  silly  women,  ladeu 
 with  sins,  led  away  with  desires  manifold, 
 '  always  learning,  and  never  to  a  knowledge 
 of  truth  able  to  come,  ^and,  even  as  Jannes 
 and  Jambres  stood  against  Moses,  so  also 
 these  do  stand  against  the  truth,  men  cor- 
 rupted in  mind,  disapproved  concerning  the 
 faith ;  '■>  but  they  shall  not  advance  any  fur- 
 ther, for  their  folly  shall  be  manifest  to  all, 
 as  theirs  also  did  become. 
 
 '"And  thou — thou  hast  followed  after  my 
 teaching,  manner  of  life,  purpose,  faith,  long- 
 suffering,  love,  endurance,  ''the  persecutions, 
 the  alilictions,  that  befel  me  in  Antiocli,  in 
 Iconium,  in  Lystra;  what  persecutions  1  en- 
 dured, and  out  of  all  the  Lord  did  deliver  me, 
 '*  and  all  also  who  will  to  live  piously  in  Christ 
 Jesus  shall  be  persecuted,  '*  and  evil  men  and 
 impostors  shall  advance  to  the  worse,  leading 
 astray  and  being  led  astray. 
 148 
 
 ^\  And  thou — be  remaining  in  the  thiDg<« 
 which  thou  didst  learn  and  wast  entrusted 
 with,  having  known  from  whom  thou  didst 
 learn,  '^  and  because  from  a  l)abe  the  Uoly 
 Writings  thou  hast  known,  which  are  able  to 
 make  thee  wise— to  salvation,  through  faith 
 that  is  in  Christ  Jesus ;  "'  every  Writing  is 
 God-breathed,  and  profitable  for  teaching,  for 
 conviction,  for  setting  aright,  for  instruction 
 that  is  in  righteousness,  ^'  that  the  man  of 
 God  may  be  fitted — for  every  good  work  hav- 
 ing been  completed. 
 
 IV.  '  I  DO  fully  testify,  then,  before  God, 
 and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  is  about  to 
 judge  living  and  dead  at  his  manifestation  and 
 his  reign— -  preach  the  word;  be  earnest  in 
 season,  out  of  season,  couWct,  rebuke,  exhort, 
 in  all  long  suffering  and  teaching,  ^  for  there 
 shall  be  a  season  when  the  sound  teaching 
 they  will  not  suffer,  but  according  to  their 
 own  desires  to  themselves  they  shall  heap  up 
 teachers — itching  in  the  hearing,  *  and  indeed, 
 from  the  truth  the  hearing  tney  shall  turn 
 away,  and  to  the  fables  they  shall  be  turned 
 aside. 
 
 ^  And  thou — watch  in  all  things ;  suffer 
 evil;  do  the  work  of  one  proclaiming  good 
 news;  of  thy  ministration  make  full  assur- 
 ance, ^  for  1  am  already  being  poured  out, 
 and  the  time  of  my  release  hath  arrived j  ^  the 
 good  strife  1  have  striven,  the  course  I  have 
 finished,  the  faith  I  have  kex)fc,  *  henceforth 
 there  is  laid  up  for  me  the  crown  of  the  righte- 
 ousness that  the  Lord — the  Righteous  Judge 
 — shall  give  to  me  in  that  day,  and  not  only 
 to  me,  but  also  to  all  those  loving  his  mani- 
 festation. 
 
 "  Be  diligent  to  come  unto  me  quickly,  ^o  for 
 Demas  forsook  me,  having  loved  the  j^resent 
 age,  and  went  on  to  Thessalonica,  Crescens  to 
 Galatia,  Titus  to  Dalmatia,  '^Lukas  only  is  with 
 me ;  Markus  having  taken,  bring  with  thyself, 
 forhe  is  profitable  to  meforministration ;  ^'and 
 Tychicus  I  sent  to  Ephesus;  ^^  the  cloak  that  I 
 left  in  Troas  with  Carpus,  coming,  bring  thou 
 and  the  books — especially  the  parchments. 
 
 !■*  Alexander  the  co))per3mitu  did  me  much 
 evil;  may  the  Lord  repay  to  him  according  to 
 his  works,  '^of  whom  also  do  thou  beware, 
 for  greatly  hath  he  stood  against  our  words; 
 '•>  in  my  first  defence  no  one  stood  with  me, 
 but  all  forsook  me,  (may  it  not  be  reckoned 
 to  them!)  '''and  the  Lord  stood  by  me,  and 
 did  strengthen  me,  that  through  me  the  preach- 
 ing mi";ht  be  fully  assured,  and  all  the  nations 
 might  near,  and  I  was  freed  out  of  the  mouth 
 of  a  lion,  ^^  and  the  Lord  siiall  free  me  from 
 every  evil  work,  and  shall  save  me — to  his 
 heavenly  kingdom;  to  whom  is  the  glory  to 
 the  ages  of  the  ages !    Amen. 
 
 IS  Salute  Prisca  and  Aquilas,  and  Oaesi- 
 l)horus'  houscliold ;  '-"  Erastus  did  remain  in 
 Corinth,  and  Trophimus  1  left  in  Miletus  iu- 
 lirm  ;  '^'  be  diligent  to  come  before  winter. 
 
 Salute  thee  doth  Eubulus,  and  Pudens,  and 
 Jjinus  .and  Claudia,  and  all  the  brethren. 
 
 "The  Lord  Jesus  Christ  is  with  thy  spirit 
 the  grace  is  with  you !    Amen. 
 
EPISTLE  TO  TITUS. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  PAUL,  a  servant  of  God,  and  an 
 apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  according  to  the  faith 
 of  the  choice  ones  of  God,  and  an  acknowledg- 
 ing of  truth  that  is  according  to  piety,  -  upon 
 hope  of  life  age-during,  which  God,  who  doth 
 not  lie,  did  promise  before  times  of  ages,  ^  (and 
 He  manifested  in  ])roper  times  His  word,)  in 
 preaching,  which  I  was  entrusted  with,  ac- 
 cording to  a  charge  of  God  our  Saviour,  *  to 
 Titus — true  child  according  to  acommon  faith: 
 Grace,  kindness,  jieace,  from  God  the  Father, 
 and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour ! 
 
 ^  For  this  cause  left  I  thee  in  Crete,  that  the 
 things  lacking  t,houmayest  arrange,  and  may- 
 est  set  down  in  every  city  elders,  as  I  did  ap- 
 point to  thee :  ^  if  any  one  is  blameless,  of  one 
 wife  a  husband,  having  children  stedfast,  not 
 under  accusation  of  riotous  living  or  insubor- 
 dinate— ^  for  it  behoveth  the  overseer  to  be 
 blameless,  as  God's  steward,  not  self -pleased, 
 nor  irascible,  not  given  to  wine,  not  a  striker, 
 not  given  to  filthy  lucre ;  ^  but  a  lover  of 
 strangers,  a  lover  of  good  meu,  sober-minded, 
 righteous,  kind,  self-controlled,  ^  holding — 
 according  to  the  teaching^to  the  stedfast 
 word,  that  he  may  be  able  also  to  exhort  in 
 the  sound  teaching,  and  the  gainsayers  to  con- 
 vict ;  ^^  for  there  are  many  both  insubordinate, 
 vain-talkers,  and  mind-deceivers — especially 
 they  of  the  circumcision  — '^  whose  mouth  it 
 behoveth  to  stop,  who  whole  households  do 
 overturn,  teaching  what  things  it  behoveth 
 not,  for  filthy  lucre's  sake. 
 
 ^-  A  certain  one  of  them,  a  prophet  of  their 
 ©■wn,  said — '  Cretans !  always  liars,  evil  beasts, 
 lazy  bellies!'  ^^this  testimony  is  true;  for 
 which  cause  convict  them  sharply,  that  they 
 may  be  sound  in  the  faith,  ^-^  not  giving  heed 
 to  Jewish  fables  and  commands  of  men,  turn- 
 ing themselves  away  from  the  truth ;  ^^  all 
 things,  indeed,  a7-e  pure  to  the  pure,  and  to 
 the  defiled  and  unstedfast  is  nothing  pure, 
 but  of  tliem  defiled  a?-e  even  the  mind  and  the 
 conscience ;  -"  God  they  ]Jrofess  to  know,  and 
 in  the  works  they  deny  Him,  being  abomi- 
 nable, and  disobedient,  and  unto  every  good 
 work  disapproved. 
 
 IT.  ^  AND  thou — be  speaking  what  doth  be- 
 come the  sound  teaching;  -aged  men  to  be 
 temperate,  grave,  sober,  sound  in  the  faith,  iu 
 the  love,  in  the  endurance;  '•*  aged  women,  in 
 like  manner,  in  deportment  as  doth  become 
 sacred  persons,  not  false  accusers,  to  much 
 wine  not  enslaved,  of  good  things  teachers, 
 *  that  they  may  make  the  young  women  sober- 
 mittded,  to  be  lovers  of  their  husbands,  lovers 
 of  their  children,  ^  sober,  pure,  keepers  of  their 
 own  houses,  good,  subject  to  their  owa  hus- 
 bands, that  the  word  of  God  may  not  be  evil 
 spoken  of. 
 
 ®The  younger  men,  in  like  manner,  be  ex- 
 horting to  be  sober-minded ;  "  concerning  all 
 things  thyself  showing  a  pattern  of  good 
 works ;    in    the    teaching    uncorruptcdness, 
 
 ^avity,  incorruptibility,  'discourse  sound, 
 irreprehensible,  that  he  who  is  of  the  contrary 
 part  may  be  aslaamed,  having  nothing  evil  to 
 say  concerning  you. 
 
 ■*  Servants — to  their  own  masters  are  to  be 
 subject,  iu  all  things  to  be  well- pleasing,  not 
 gainsaying,  '"  not  purloining,  but  showing  all 
 good  stedfastness,  that  the  teaching  of  God 
 our  Saviour  they  may  adorn  in  all  things. 
 
 11  For  the  saving  grace  of  God  was  manifest- 
 ed to  all  meu,  -"  teaching  us,  that  denying  the 
 impiety  and  the  worldly  desires,  soberly  and 
 righteously  and  piously  we  may  live  in  the 
 present  age,  "  waiting  for  the  blessed  hope 
 and  manifestation  of  the  glory  of  our  great 
 God  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  "who  did 
 give  himself  for  us,  that  he  might  ransom  us 
 from  all  lawlessness,  and  might  purify  to  him- 
 self a  peculiar  people,  zealous  of  good  works ; 
 12  these  things  be  speaking,  and  exhorting, 
 and  convicting,  with  all  charge;  let  no  one 
 despise  thee ! 
 
 _  III.  }  REMIND  them  to  be  siibject  to  prin- 
 cipalities and  authorities,  to  obey  rule,  unto 
 every  good  work  to  be  ready,  -  of  no  one  to 
 speak  evil,  not  to  be  quarrelsome — gentle, 
 showing  all  meekness  to  all  men,  ^  for  we 
 were  once— also  we— thoughtless,  disobedient, 
 led  astray,  serving  desires  and  pleasures  mani- 
 fold, in  inalice  and  envy  living,  odious — hating 
 one  another;  ^  and  when  the  kindness  and  the 
 love  to  men  of  God  our  Saviour  did  appear 
 (2  not  by  works  that  a7'e  in  righteousness  that 
 we  did  but  according  to  His  kindness,)  He 
 did  save  us,  through  a  bathing  of  regeneration, 
 and  a  renewing  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  ^  which  He 
 poured  upon  us  richly,  through  Jesus  Chi-ist 
 oui-  Saviour,  ''that  having  been  declared 
 righteous  by  His  grace,  heirs  we  may  become 
 according  to  the  hope  of  life  age-during. 
 ^  Stedfast  is  the  word ;  and  concerning  these 
 things  I  counsel  thee  to  affirm  fully,  that  they 
 may  be  thoughtful,  to  be  leading  in  good 
 works — who  have  believed  God  ;  these  are  the 
 good  and  profitable  things  to  men,  ^  and  fool- 
 ish questions,  _  and  genealogies,  and  conten- 
 tions, and  strivings  about  law,  stand  away 
 from^for  they  are  unprofitable  and  vain. 
 
 1**  A  sectarian  man,  after  a  first  and  a  second 
 admonition  be  rejecting,  "  having  known  that 
 he  hath  been  subverted  who  is  such,  and  doth 
 sin,  being  self-condemned. 
 
 1"  When  I  shall  send  Artemas  unto  thee,  or 
 Tychicus,  be  diligent  to  come  unto  me  to  Nico- 
 polis,  for  there  to  winter  I  have  determined. 
 !•*  Zenas  the  lawyer  and  Apollos  bring  dili- 
 gently on  their  way,  that  nothing  to  them 
 maybe  lacking,  i^and  let  them  learn— ours 
 also — to  be  leading  in  good  works  to  the  neces- 
 sary uses,  that  they  may  not  be  unfruitful. 
 1^  Salute  thee  do  all  those  with  me ;  salute 
 those  loving  us  in  faith ;  the  grace  is  with 
 you  all ! 
 
 149 
 
EPISTLE   TO  THE   HEBKEWS. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  ^IN_ many  parts,  and  many  ways, 
 God  of  old  having  spoken  to  the  fathers  in 
 the  prov)hets,  -  in  these  last  days  did  speak 
 to  us  in  a  Son,  •whom  He  appointed  heir  of 
 all  things,  through  whom  also  He  did  make 
 the  ages;  3^.]io  laeing  the  brightness  of  the 
 glory,  and  the  impress  of  His  subsistence, 
 bearing  up  also  the  all  things  by  the  saying 
 of  his  might — through  himself  having  made 
 a  cleansing  of  our  sins,  sat  down  at  the  right 
 hand  of  the  greatness  in  the  highest,  •*  having 
 become  so  much  better  than  the  messengers, 
 as  he  did  inherit  a  more  excellent  name  than 
 they. 
 
 '  For  to  which  of  the  messengers  said  He 
 ever,  'My  Son  thou  art— I  today  have  be- 
 gotten thee?'  and  again,  'I  will  be  to  him  for 
 a  father,  and  he  shall  be  to  Me  for  a  son?' 
 'and  when  again  He  may  bring  in  the  first- 
 born to  the  world,  He  saith,  '  And  let  them 
 bow  before  him — all  messengers  of  God;' 
 ^aud  unto  the  messengers,  indeed.  He  saith, 
 '  Who  is  making  His  messengers  spirits,  and 
 His  ministers  a  flame  of  fire;'  ^  and  iiuto  the 
 Son:  'Thy  throne,  0  God,  is  to  the  age  of 
 the  age;  a  sceptre  of  righteousness  is  the 
 sceptre  of  thy  reign ;  "  thou  didst  love  righte- 
 ousness, and  didst  hate  lawlessness:  because 
 of  this  did  He  anoint  thee— God,  tny  God — 
 with  oil  of  gladness  above  thy  partners ; ' 
 '"and,  'Thou,  at  the  beginning.  Lord,  the 
 earth  didst  found,  and  a  work  of  thy  hands 
 are  the  heavens;  "these  shall  perish,  and 
 Thou  dost  remain,  and  all,  as  a  garment, 
 shall  become  old,  ^"and  as  a  mantle  Thou 
 shall  roll  them  together,  and  they  shall  be 
 changed,  and  Thou  art  the  same,  and  Thy 
 years  shall  not  fail.' 
 
 '■*  And  Tinto  which  of  tlie  messengers  said 
 He  ever,  '  Sit  at  My  right  hand,  till  I  may 
 make  thine  enemies  thy  footstool?'  '"■  are  they 
 not  all  spirits  of  service — for  ministration 
 being  sent  forth  because  of  those  about  to  in- 
 herit salvation? 
 
 II.  1  BECAUSE  of  this  it  behoveth  us  more 
 abundantly  to  take  heed  to  the  things  heard, 
 lest  we  may  glide  aside,  "for  if  tlie  word 
 being  spoken  through  messengers  did  become 
 stedfast,  and  every  transgression  and  disobe- 
 dience did  receive  a  just  recompense,  ■*  how 
 shall  we  escape,  having  neglected  so  great 
 salvation?  wluch  a  beginning  receiving — to 
 be  spoken  througli  tlie  Lord — by  those  having 
 heard  was  coulirmed  to  us,  ^God  also  bearing 
 joint-witness  both  with  signs  and  wonders, 
 .and  manifold  powers,  and  distributions  of  the 
 Holv  Spirit,  according  to  His  will. 
 
 ''  f'or  not  to  messengers  did  He  subject  the 
 coming  world,  concerning  which  we  s))eak, 
 ^and  one  in  a  certain  place  did  testify  fully, 
 saying,  'WJiat  is  man,  that  Thou  art  mind- 
 ful of  liim,  or  a  son  of  man,  that  1'hou  do.st 
 look  after  liim?  ^Tliou  didst  make  him  some 
 little  less  than  messengers,  with  glory  and 
 150 
 
 honour  Thou  didst  crown  him,  and  didst  set 
 him  over  the  works  of  Thy  hands,  ^all  things 
 Thou  didst  put  in  subjection  under  his  feet,' 
 for  in  the  subjecting  to  him  the  all  things, 
 nothing  did  He  leave  to  him  unsubject«d, 
 and  now  not  yet  do  we  see  the  all  things 
 subjected  to  him,  "  and  him  who  was  made 
 some  little  less  than  messengers  we  see — 
 Jesus— because  of  the  sulfering  of  the  death, 
 with  glory  and  honour  having  been  crowned, 
 that  by  the  grace  of  God  for  every  one  he 
 might  taste  of  death. 
 
 '"  For  it  was  becoming  to  Him,  because  of 
 whom  are  the  all  things,  and  througli  whom 
 are  the  all  things,  manjf  sons  to  glory  bring- 
 ing, the  author  of  their  salvation  through 
 sufferings  to  make  perfect,  '^  for  both  he  who 
 is  sanctifying  and  those  sanctified  are  all  of 
 one,  for  which  cause  he  is  not  ashamed  to 
 call  them  brethren,  '- saying.  Twill  declare 
 Thy  name  to  my  brethren,  in  the  midst  of  an 
 assembly  I  will  sing  praise  to  Thee;'  and 
 again,  'I  will  be  trusting  on  Him;'  '^  and 
 again,  '  Behold  I  and  the  children  that  God 
 did  {^ive  to  me.' 
 
 '*  Seeing,  then,  the  children  have  partaken 
 of  flesh  and  blood,  he  himself  also  in  like 
 manner  did  take  part  of  the  same,  that 
 through  death  he  miglit  destroy  him  having 
 the  power  of  death — that  is,  the  devil — '^  and 
 might  deliver  those,  whoever,  with  fear  of 
 death,  throughout  all  their  life,  were  sub- 
 jects of  bondage,  '^for,  doubtless,  of  messen- 
 gers it  doth  not  lay  hold,  but  of  seed  of 
 Abraham  it  layeth  hold,  "'wherefore  it  did 
 behove  him  in  all  things  to  be  made  like  to 
 the  brethren,  that  he  might  become  a  kind 
 and  stedfast  chief-priest  in  the  things  with 
 God,  to  make  propitiation  for  the  sins  of  the 
 people,  ^''for  in  that  he  suff"ered,  himself  being 
 tempted,  he  is  able  to  help  those  who  are 
 tempted. 
 
 III.  1  WHEREFORE,  holy  brethren,  par- 
 takers  of  a  heavenly  calling,  consider  the 
 apostle  and  chief  priest  of  our  profession, 
 Christ  Jesus,  -  being  stedfast  to  Him  who  did 
 aiijjoiut  him,  as  also  Moses  in  all  his  house, 
 ^for  of  more  glory  than  Moses  hath  this  one 
 been  counted  worthy,  inasmuch  as  more  hon- 
 our than  the  house  hath  he  who  doth  build 
 it,  ^for  every  house  is  builded  by  some  one, 
 and  He  who  the  all  tilings  did  build  is  God, 
 ^  and  Moses  indeed  was  stedfast  in  all  his 
 house,  as  an  attendant,  for  a  testimony  of 
 those  things  that  were  to  be  spoken,  "and 
 Christ,  as  a  Son  over  his  house,  whose  house 
 are  we,  if  the  boldness  and  the  rejoicing  of 
 the  hope  unto  the  end  we  hold  fast. 
 
 ^Wherefore,  (as  the  Holy  Spirit  saith,  'To- 
 day, if  His  voice  ye  may  hear — ''ye  may  not 
 harden  your  hearts,  as  in  the  jirovocation,  in 
 the  day  of  the  temptation  in  the  wilderness, 
 ''in  which  temjit  Me  did  your  fathers,  they 
 did  prove  Me,  and  saw  My  works  forty  years; 
 
Cautions  against  apostacy.         iii.  10.— HEBREWS.— vi.  9. 
 
 Priesthood  of  ChrUi. 
 
 '"  wherefore  I  was  grieved  with  that  genera- 
 tion, and  said.  Always  do  they  go  astray  in 
 heart,  and  these  have  not  known  My  ways; 
 11  so  I  sware  in  My  anger,  If  they  shall  enter 
 into  My  rest — !') 
 
 1^  See,  brethren,  lest  there  shall  be  in  any 
 of  you  an  evil  heart  of  unbelief  in  the  falling 
 away  from  the  living  God,  '^  but  exhort  ye 
 one  another  every  day,  while  the  To-day  is 
 called,  that  none  of  yon  may  be  hardened  by 
 the  deceitfulness  of  the  sin,  ■*  for  partakers 
 we  have  become  of  the  Christ,  if  the  begin- 
 ning of  the  confidence  imto  the  end  we  may 
 hold  fast,  1^  in  its  being  said,  '  To-day,  if  his 
 voice  ye  may  liear,  ye  may  not  harden  your 
 hearts,  as  in  the  provocation,'  i^  for  certain 
 having  heard  did  provoke,  but  not  all  who 
 did  come  out  of  Egypt  through  Moses ;  ^^  but 
 with  whom  was  He  grieved  forty  years  ?  was 
 it  not  with  those  who  did  sin,  whose  carcases 
 fell  in  the  wilderness?  ^'^  and  to  whom  did  He 
 swear  that  they  shall  not  enter  into  His  rest, 
 except  to  those  who  did  not  believe?— |^  and 
 we  see  that  they  were  not  able  to  enter  in  be- 
 cause of  unbelief. 
 
 IV.  1  WE  may  fear,  then,  lest  a  promise 
 being  left  of  entering  into  His  rest,  any  one  of 
 you  may  seem  to  have  come  short,  ^  for  we 
 also  are  having  good  news  proclaimed,  even 
 as  they,  but  the  word  heard  did  not  profit 
 them,  not  being  mixed  with  faith  in  those 
 who  heard,  ^  for  we  do  enter  into  the  rest — we 
 who  did  believe,  as  He  said,  '  So  I  sware  in 
 My  anger.  If  they  shall  enter  into  My  rest — ;' 
 \ud  yet  the  works  were  done  from  the 
 foundation  of  the  world,  ■*  for  He  spake  in  a 
 certain  place  concerning  the  seventh  day 
 thus :  '  And  God  did  rest  in  the  seventh  day 
 from  all  His  works ;'  ^  and  in  this  place  again, 
 'If  they  shall  enter  into  My  rest — ;'_6 since 
 then,  it  remaineth  for  certain  to  enter  into  it, 
 and  those  who  did  first  hear  good  news  en- 
 tered not  in  because  of  iinbelief — ^  again  He 
 doth  limit  a  certain  day,  'To-day,'  (in  David 
 saying,  after  so  long  a  time,)  as  it  hath  been 
 said,  '  To-day,  if  His  voice  ye  may  hear,  ye 
 may  not  harden  your  liearts,'  ^for  if  Joshua 
 had  given  them  rest,  He  would  not  concern- 
 ing another  day  have  spoken  after  these  things ; 
 "  there  doth  remain,  then,  a  sabbatic  rest  to 
 the  people  of  God,  '"  for  he  who  did  enter  into 
 his  rest,  he  also  rested  from  his  works,  as  God 
 from  His  own. 
 
 11  May  we  be  diligent,  then,  to  enter  into 
 that  rest,  that  no  one  in  the  same  example  of 
 the  unbelief  may  fall,  i"  for  the  reckoning  of 
 God  is  living,  and  working,  and  sharp  above 
 every  two-edged  sword,  and  piercing  unto  the 
 dividing  asunder  both  of  soul  and  spirit,  of 
 joints  also  and  marrow,  and  a  discerner  of 
 thoughts  and  intents  of  the  heart ;  i^  and 
 there  is  not  a  created  thing  not  manifest  be- 
 fore Him,  but  all  things  a?e  naked  and  open 
 to  His  eyes — with  whom  is  our  reckoning. 
 
 1'  Having,  then,  a  great  chief  priest  passed 
 through  the  heavens— -Jesus  the  Son  of  God — 
 may  we  liold  fast  the  yirofession,  i^  for  we 
 have  not  a  chief  priest  unable  to  sympathise 
 with  our  infirmities,  but  one  tempted  in  all 
 things  in  like  manner — ajjart  from  sin ;  i^  we 
 
 may  come  near,  then,  with  freedom,  to  the 
 throne  of  the  grace,  that  we  may  receive  kind- 
 ness, and  find  grace— for  seasonable  help. 
 
 V.  IFOR  every  chief  priest— out  of  men 
 taken — in  behalf  of  men  is  set  in  things  per- 
 taining to  God,  that  he  may  offer  both  gifts 
 and  sacrifices  for  sins,  ^able  to  be  gentle  to 
 those  ignorant  and  going  astray,  since  him- 
 self also  is  compassed  with  infirmity;  ^and 
 because  of  this  infirmity  he  ought,  as  for  the 
 peojile,  so  also  for  himself  to  offer  for  sins ; 
 •*  and  no  one  to  himself  doth  take  the  honour, 
 but  he  who  is  called  by  God,  as  also  Aaron : 
 ^  so  also  the  Christ  did  not  glorify  himself  to 
 become  chief  priest,  but  He  who  spake  unto 
 him:  'My  Son  thou  art,  I  to-day  have  be- 
 gotten thee;'  ^as  also  in  another  place  He 
 saith,  '  Thou  art  a  priest— to  the  age,  accord- 
 ing to  the  order  of  Melchisedek ; '  ^who  in 
 the  days  of  his  flesh  both  prayers  and  sup- 
 plications unto  Him  who  was  able  to  save 
 him  from  death  —  with  strong  crying  and 
 tears — having  offered  up,  and  having  been 
 heard  in  respect  to  that  which  he  feared, 
 8  though  being  a  Son,  did  learn  by  the  things 
 which  he  suffered— the  obedience,  s'and  hav- 
 ing been  made  perfect,  he  did  become  to  all 
 those  obeying  him  a  cause  of  salvation  age- 
 during,  "having  been  addressed  by  God  a 
 chief  priest,  according  to  the  order  of  Mel- 
 chisedek, 11  concerning  whom  we  have  much 
 discourse  and  of  hard  explanation  to  say, 
 since  ye  have  become  dull  of  hearing,  i=  for 
 even  owing  to  be  teachers,  because  of  the 
 time,  again  ye  have  need  that  one  teach  you 
 what  are  the  elements  of  the  beginning  of  the 
 oracles  of  God,  and  ye  have  become  having 
 need  of  milk,  and  not  of  strong  food,  i^  for 
 every  one  who  is  partaking  of  milk  is  un- 
 skilled in  the  word  of  righteousness — for  he 
 is  an  infant,  i^and  of  perfect  men  is  the  strong 
 food,  who  becaiise  of  the  use  are  having  the 
 senses  exercised,  unto  the  discernment  both 
 of  good  and  of  eviL 
 
 VI.  1  WHEREFORE,  having  left  the  word 
 of  the  beginning  of  the  Christ,  unto  the  per- 
 fection we  may  advance,  not  again  a  founda- 
 tion laying  of  reformation  from  dead  works, 
 and  of  faith  on  God,  ^of  the  teaching  of 
 baptisms,  of  laying  on  also  of  hands,  of  rising 
 again  also  of  the  dead,  and  of  judgment  age- 
 diiring,  ^  and  this  we  will  do,  if  God  may  per- 
 init,  ^for  it  is_  impossible  for  those  once  en- 
 lightened, having  tasted  also  of  the  heavenly 
 gift,  and  partakers  having  became  of  the 
 Holy  Spirit,  ^  and  did  taste  the  good  saying 
 of  God,  the  powers  also  of  the  coming  age, 
 ''and  having  fallen  away,  again  to  renew 
 them  to  reformation,  having  crucified  again  to 
 themselves  the  Son  of  God,  and  exposed  to 
 public  shame. 
 
 7  For  earth,  that  is  drinking  in  the  rain 
 many  times  coming  upon  it,  and  is  bringing 
 forth  hei-bs  fit  for  those  because  of  whom 
 also  it  is  dressed,  doth  jiartake  of  blessing 
 from  God,  ^  and  that  which  is  bearing  thorns 
 and  briers  is  disapproved  of,  and  nigh  to 
 cursing,  whose  end  is  for  burning;  ^and  we 
 are  persuaded,  concerning  vqu,  beloved,  the 
 151 
 
Believers  urged  to  persevere.        vi.  10.— HEBREWS.— viil.  7. 
 
 things  that  are  better,  and  accompanying  sal- 
 vation, though  even  thus  we  speak,  i^  for 
 God  is  not  unrighteous  to  forget  your  work, 
 and  the  labour  of  the  love,  that  ye  shewed 
 to  His  name,  having  ministered  to  the  saints 
 and  ministering;  i'  and  we  desire  each  one  of 
 you  the  same  diligence  to  shew,  unto  the  full 
 assurance  of  the  hope  unto  the  end,  i^that  ye 
 may  not  become  slothful,  but  followers  of 
 those  who  through  faith  and  patient  endur- 
 ance are  inheriting  the  promises. 
 
 13  For  to  Abraham  God,  having  made  pro- 
 mise, seeing  He  was  able  to  swear  by  no 
 greater,  did  swear  by  Himself,  "  saying, 
 '  Blessing  indeed  I  will  bless  thee,  and  multi- 
 Vdying  I  will  multiply  thee ; '  ^^  and  so,  having 
 patiently  endured,  he  did  obtain  the  promise ; 
 i^for  men  indeed  do  swear  by  the  greater, 
 and  an  end  of  all  controversy  to  them  for 
 confirmation  is  the  oath,  ^^in  which  God, 
 more  abundantly  willing  to  shew  to  the  heirs 
 of  the  promise  the  immutability  of  His  coun- 
 sel, did  interpose  by  an  oath,  '**  that  through 
 two  immutable  things,  in  which  it  is  impos- 
 sible for  God  to  lie,  a  strong  conxfort  we  may 
 have  who  did  flee  for  refuge  to  lay  hold  on 
 the  hope  set  before  us,  '^  which  we  have,  as 
 an  anchor  of  the  soul,  both  sure  and  sted- 
 fast,  and  entering  into  that  within  the  vail, 
 '"  whither  a  forerunner  for  us  did  enter- 
 Jesus,  after  the  order  of  Melchisedek  chief 
 priest  having  become — to  the  age. 
 
 Christ's  priesthood. 
 
 VII.  1  FOE,  this  Melchisedek,  king  of  Salem, 
 priest  of  God  Most  High,  who  did  meet  Abra- 
 ham turning  back  from  the  smiting  of  the 
 kings,  and  did  bless  him,  "  to  whom  also  a 
 tenth  of  all  did  Abraham  divide,  (first,  in- 
 deed, being  interpreted  'King  of  righteous- 
 ness,' and  then  also.  King  of  Salem,  which 
 is.  King  of  Peace,)  ^ without  father,  without 
 mother,  without  genealogy,  having  neither 
 beginning  of  days  nor  end  of  life,  and  being 
 made  like  to  the  Son  of  God,  doth  remain  a 
 priest  continually. 
 
 4  And  see  how  great  this  one  is,  to  whom 
 also  a  tenth  Abraham  the  iiatriarch  did  give 
 out  of  the  best  of  the  sjioils,  ^  and  those,  in- 
 deed, out  of  the  sons  of  Levi  receiving  the 
 priesthood,  a  command  have  to  take  tithes 
 from  the  people  according  to  the  law,  that  is, 
 their  brethren,  even  though  they  came  forth 
 out  of  the  loins  of  Abraham ;  •>  and  he  who 
 was  not  reckoned  by  genealogy  of  them,  re- 
 ceived tithes  from  Abraham,  and  him  having 
 the  promises  he  hath  blessed,  ''and  apart 
 from  all  controversy,  the  less  by  the  better  is 
 blessed—^  and  here,  indeed,  men  vvho  die  do 
 receive  tithes,  and  there  he,  who  is  testified 
 to  that  he  was  living,  "and  so  to  speak, 
 through  Abraham  even  Levi  who  is  receiving 
 tithes,  hath  paid  tithes,  ^"for  he  was  yet  in 
 the  loins  of  the  father  when  Melchisedek 
 met  him. 
 
 "  If  indeed,  then,  perfection  were  through 
 the  Levitical  priesthood  —  for  the  people 
 under  it  had  received  law— what  furtlier 
 need,  according  to  the  order  of  Melchisedek, 
 for  another  priest  to  arise,  and  not  to  be 
 called  according  to  the  order  of  Aaron?  ^-for 
 the  priesthood  being  changed,  of  necessity 
 152 
 
 also,  of  the  law  a  change  doth  come,  '^  for  he 
 of  whom  these  things  are  said  in  another 
 tribe  hath  had  part,  of  whom  no  one  gave 
 attendance  at  the  altar,  •'*for  it  is  evident 
 that  out  of  Judah  hath  arisen  our  Lord,  iu 
 regard  to  which  tribe  Moses  spake  nothing 
 concerning  priestiiood. 
 
 i"  And  it  is  yet  more  abundantly  most 
 evident,  if  according  to  the  similitude  of 
 Melchisedek  there  doth  arise  another  priest, 
 1''  who  came  not  according  to  the  law  of  a 
 fleshly  command,  but  according  to  the  jDower 
 of  an  endless  life,  ^^for  He  doth  testify — 
 '  Thou  art  a  priest — to  the  age,  according  to 
 the  order  of  Melchisedek;'  ^^for  a  disannul- 
 ling indeed  doth  come  of  the  command  going 
 before  because  of  its  weakness,  and  unpro- 
 litableuess,  ^^  (for  nothing  did  the  law  perfect) 
 and  the  bringing  in  of  a  better  hope,  through 
 which  we  draw  nigh  to  God. 
 
 -"And  inasmuch  as  it  is  not  apart  from 
 oath,  (for  those  indeed  apart  from  oath  are 
 become  priests,  -'  and  he  with  an  oath  through 
 Him  who  is  saying  unto  him, '  The  Lord  sware, 
 and  will  not  repent.  Thou  art  a  priest— to 
 the  age,  according  to  the  order  of  Melchise- 
 dek ; ')  '■-  by  so  much  of  a  better  covenant 
 hath  Jesus  become  surety,  -^and  those  indeed 
 are  many  who  have  become  priests,  because 
 by  death  they  are  hindered  from  remaining  ; 
 -^and  he,  because  of  his  remaining — to  tha 
 age,  hath  the  priesthood  not  transient, 
 ^whence  also  he  is  able  to  save  to  the  very 
 end,  those  coming  through  him  unto  God — 
 ever  living  to  make  intercession  for  them. 
 
 -^  For  such  a  chief  priest  did  become  us — 
 kind,  harmless,  uudehled,  separate  from  the 
 sinners,  and  become  higher  than  the  heavens, 
 -''  who  hath  no  necessity  daily,  as  the  chief 
 priests,  first  for  his  own  sins  to  offer  up 
 sacrifice,  then  for  those  of  the  people;  for 
 this  he  did  once,  having  offered  up  himself; 
 -^for  the  law  doth  appoint  men  chief  priests, 
 having  intirmity,  but  the  word  of  the  oath 
 that  is  after  the  law  appointtth  the  Son — to 
 the  age  having  been  perfected. 
 
 VIII.  1  AND  the  sum  concerning  the  things 
 spoken  of  is :  we ha\e  such  a  chief  priest,  who 
 did  sit  down  at  the  right  hand  of  the  throne 
 of  the  greatness  in  the  heavens,  "  of  the  holy 
 places  a  servant,  and  of  the  true  tabernacle, 
 which  the  Lord  did  set  up,  and  not  man,  ^  for 
 every  chief  priest  to  offer  both  gifts  and  sac- 
 rifices is  appointed,  whence  it  is  necessary 
 for  this  one  to  have  also  something  that  he 
 may  offer ;  ■•  for  if,  indeed,  he  were  ujioii  earth, 
 he  would  not  be  a  jiriest — (there  being  the 
 priests  who  are  offering  according  to  the  law, 
 the  gifts,  ''  who  unto  an  example  and  shr^dow 
 do  serve  of  the  heavenly  things,  as  Moses 
 hath  been  divinely  warned,  being  about  to 
 construct  the  tabernacle,  for  'See  (saith  He) 
 thou  mayest  make  all  things  according  to  the 
 pattern  that  was  shewn  to  thee  in  the  niou  ut ; ') 
 — •'and  now  he  hath  obtained  a  more  excellent 
 service,  how  much  also  of  abetter  covenant 
 is  he  mediator,  which  on  Ix'tter  promises  hath 
 been  sanctioned,  ''  for  if  that  lirst  were  fault- 
 less, a  place  would  not  have  been  sought  for  a 
 second. 
 
A  new  covenant. 
 
 VIII.  8.— HEBREWS.— X.  9. 
 
 Mosaic  rites  typical. 
 
 *  For  finding  fault,  He  saith  to  them,  '  Lo, 
 days  come,  saith  the  Lord,  and  I  will  com- 
 plete with  the  house  of  Israel,  and  with  the 
 house  of  Judah,  a  new  covenant,  "  not  accord- 
 ing to  tlie  covenant  that  I  made  with  their 
 fathers,  in  the  day  of  My  taking  them  by 
 their  hand,  to  bring  them  out  of  the  land  of 
 Egypt — because  they  did  not  remain  in  My 
 covenant,  and  I  did  not  regard  them,  saith 
 the  Lord, — ^'^  because  this  is  the  covenant 
 that  I  will  make  with  the  house  of  Israel, 
 after  those  days,  saith  the  Lord,  giving  Mv 
 laws  into  their  mind,  and  xipon  their  hearts  I 
 will  write  them,  and  I  will  be  to  them  for  a 
 God,  and  they  shall  be  to  Me  for  a  people; 
 1'  and  they  shall  not  teach  each  his  neighbour, 
 and  each  his  brother,  saying.  Know  thou  the 
 Lord,  because  they  shall  all  know  Me  from 
 the  small  one  of  them  unto  the  great  one  of 
 them,  1"  because  I  will  be  merciful  to  their  un- 
 righteousness, and  their  sins  and  their  law- 
 lessnesses I  will  remember  no  more;' — ^■'in 
 the  saying  'new,'  He  hath  made  the  first  old, 
 and  what  doth  become  obsolete  and  is  old  is 
 nigh  disapjjearing. 
 
 IX.  ^  IT  had,  indeed,  then  (even  the  first  tab- 
 ernacle) ordinances  of  service,  also  a  worldly 
 sanctuary,  '^for  a  tabernacle  was  prepared, 
 the  first,  in  which  was  both  the  lamp-stand, 
 and  the  table,  and  the  bread  of  the  presence 
 — which  is  called  '  Holy ; '  ■*  and  after  the  se- 
 cond vail  a  tabernacle  that  is  called  'Holy 
 of  holies,'  ■*  having  a  golden  censer,  and  the 
 ark  of  the  covenant  overlaid  all  round  about 
 with  gold,  in  which  is  the  golden  jiot  having 
 the  manna,  and  the  rod  of  Aaron  that  bud- 
 ded, and  the  tables  of  the  covenant,  ^and 
 over  it  cherubim  of  the  glory,  over-shadow- 
 ing the  mercy-seat,  concerning  which  we  are 
 not  now  to  speak  particularly. 
 
 ^  And  these  things  having  been  thus  pre- 
 pared, into  the  first  tabernacle,  indeed,  at  all 
 times  the  priests  do  go  in,  performing  the 
 services,  ''and  into  the  second,  once  in  the 
 year,  only  the  chief  priest,  not  apart  frpm 
 blood,  which  he  doth  offer  for  himself  and 
 the  errors  of  the  people,  *the  Holy  Spirit  this 
 evidencing  that  not  yet  hath  been  manifested 
 the  way  of  the  holy  places,  the  first  taber- 
 nacle having  yet  a  standing;  ^ which  is  a 
 simile  in  regard  to  the  present  time,  in  which 
 both  gifts  aud  sacrifices  are  offered,  which 
 are  not  able,  in  regard  to  conscience,  to  make 
 perfect  him  who  is  serving,  '"  only  in  victuals, 
 and  drinks,  and  different  baptisms,  and  fleshly 
 ordinances — till  the  time  of  reformation  im- 
 posed upon  thetn. 
 
 11  And  Christ  being  come,  chief  priest  of 
 ♦iie  coming  good  things,  through  tlie  greater 
 and  more  perfect  tabei-nacle  not  made  with 
 hands — that  is,  not  of  this  creation — i- neither 
 tiirough  blood  of  goats  and  calves,  but  through 
 his  own  blood,  did  enter  in  once  into  the 
 holy  places,  age-during  redemption  having 
 obtained;  ^^for  if  the  blood  of  bulls,  and 
 goats,  aud  ashes  of  an  heifer,  sprinkling  those 
 defiled,  doth  sanctify  to  the  juirifyiug  of  the 
 fl£sh,  1*  how  much  more  shall  the  blood  of  the 
 Christ  (who  through  the  age-during  Spirit 
 did  offer  himself  unblemished  to  God)  pui-ify 
 
 your  conscience  from  dead  works  to  serve  the 
 living  God? 
 
 I'And  because  of  this,  of  a  new  covenant 
 he  is  mediator,  that,  death  having  come,  for 
 redemption  of  the  transgi-essions  under  the 
 first  covenant,  those  called  may  receive  the 
 promise  of  the  age-during  inheritance,  ^^for 
 where  a  covenant  is,  the  death  of  the  cove- 
 nant-victim to  come  in  is  necessary,  ^-'for  a 
 covenant  over  dead  victims  is  stedfast,  since 
 it  is  no  force  at  all  when  the  covenant- victim 
 liveth,  18  whence  not  even  the  first  apart  from 
 blood  hath  been  initiated,  ^^  for  every  com- 
 mand having  been  spoken,  according  to  law, 
 by  Moses,  to  all  the  people,  having  taken 
 the  blood  of  the  calves  and  goats,  with  water, 
 and  scarlet  wool,  and  hyssop,  he  both  the 
 book  itself  aud  all  the  people  did  sprinkle, 
 ""  saying,  '  This  is  the  blood  of  the  covenant 
 that  God  enjoined  xmto  you,' =i  and  both  the 
 tabernacle  and  all  the  vessels  of  the  service 
 with  blood  in  like  manner  he  did  sprinkle, 
 '"  and  with  blood  almost  all  things  are  puri- 
 fied according  to  the  law,  aud  apart  from 
 blood-shedding  forgiveness  doth  not  come. 
 
 "■'  It  is  necessary,  therefore,  the  pattern  in- 
 deed of  the  things  in  the  heavens  to  be  puri- 
 fied with  these,  aud  the  heavenly  things 
 themselves  with  better  sacrifices  than  these; 
 -^  for  not  into  holy  places  made  witli  hands 
 did  the  Christ  enter— figures  of  the  true— but 
 into  the  heaven  itself,  now  to  be  manifested 
 in  the  presence  of  God  for  us ;  '-^^  nor  that  he 
 may  many  times  offer  himself,  even  as  the 
 chief  priest  doth  enter  into  the  holy  places 
 every  year  with  blood  of  others;  -•'since  it 
 had  behoved  him  many  times  to  suffer  from 
 the  foundation  of  the  world,  but  now  once, 
 at  the  fidl  end  of  the  ages,  for  putting  away 
 of  sin  through  his  sacrifice,  he  hath  been 
 manifested;  -''aud  as  it  is  laid  up  to  men 
 once  to  die,  and  after  this— judgment,  -^so 
 also  the  Christ,  once  having  been  offered  to 
 bear  the  sins  of  many,  a  second  time,  apart 
 from  a  sin-offering,  shall  appear,  to  those 
 waiting  for  him — to  salvation ! 
 
 X.  1  FOR  the  law  having  a  shadow  of  the 
 coming  good  things— not  the  very  image  of 
 the  matters,  every  year,  by  the  same  sacri- 
 fices that  they  offer  continually,  is  never  able 
 to  make  perfect  those  coming  near,  "since, 
 would  they  not  have  ceased  to  be  offered, 
 because  of  those  serving  having  no  more  con- 
 science of  sins,  having  once  been  purified? 
 ■^  but  in  those  sacrifices  is  a  remembrance  of 
 sins  every  year,  ■*  for  it  is  impossible  for  blood 
 of  bulls  and  goats  to  take  away  sins. 
 
 ^  Wherefore,  coming  into  the  world,  he 
 saith,  '  Sacrifice  and  offering  Thou  didst  not 
 will,  ami  a  body  Thou  didst  prepare  for  me, 
 "  in  bxirnt-offerings,  and  concerning  sin-offer- 
 ings, Thou  didst  not  delight,  ''then  I  said, 
 Lo,  I  come,  (in  a  volume  of  the  book  it  hath 
 been  written  concerning  me,)  to  do,  0  God, 
 Thy  will;'  ^ saying  above  —  'Sacrifice,  and 
 offering,  and  burut-olferings,  and  concerning 
 sin-otfering  Thou  didst  nut  will,  nor  delight 
 in,' — which  according  to  the  law  are  offered — 
 ''then  he  said,  'Lo,  I  come  to  do,  0  God, 
 153 
 
Cautions  against  apostacy.  x.  10. — HEBREWS. — xi.  19. 
 
 Tr'mmplis  oj  faith. 
 
 Thy  \vill;'  lie  cloth  take  away  the  first  that 
 the  second  lie  may  establish ;  ^*'  in  the  which 
 will  we  are  having  been  sanctified  through 
 the  offering  of  the  body  of  Jesus  Christ  once, 
 '^  and  every  priest,  indeed,  hath  stood  daily 
 serving,  and  the  same  sacrifices  many  times 
 offering,  tliat  are  never  able  to  take  away 
 sins. 
 
 ^-  And  He,  for  sin  one  sacrifice  having 
 offered — to  the  end,  did  sit  down  on  the  right 
 hand  of  God, — ^^  3,5  to  the  rest,  expecting  till 
 He  may  place  his  enemies  as  his  footstool, 
 '■*  for  by  one  offering  he  hath  perfected  to  the 
 end  those  sanctified  ;  '^  and  testify  to  us  also 
 doth  the  Holy  Spirit,  for  after  that  He  hatli 
 said  before,  i" '  This  is  the  covenant  that  I 
 will  make  with  them  after  those  days,  saith 
 the  Lord,  giving  My  laws  ou  their  hearts, 
 and  upon  their  minds  I  will  write  them,' 
 ^""aud  'their  sins  and  their  lawlessness  I  will 
 remember  no  more;'  '^  ^nd  where  forgiveness 
 of  these  is,  there  is  no  moi-e  offering  for  sin. 
 
 '^  Having,  therefore,  brethren,  boldness  for 
 the  entrance  into  the  holy  places,  in  the 
 blood  of  Jesus,  ""which  way  he  did  initiate 
 for  us— new  and  living,  through  the  vail, 
 that  is,  his  flesh — -^  and  a  high  priest  over 
 the  house  of  God,  --  may  we  draw  near  with 
 a  true  heart,  in  full  assurance  of  faith,  hav- 
 ing the  hearts  sprinkled  from  an  evil  consci- 
 ence, and  having  the  body  bathed  with  pure 
 water;  ^^may  we  hold  fast  the  unwavering 
 profession  of  the  hope,  (for  faithful  is  He 
 who  did  promise),  "•*  and  may  we  consider  one 
 another  to  provoke  to  love  and  to  good  works, 
 °^  not  forsaking  the  assembling  of  ourselves 
 together,  as  a  custom  of  certain  is,  but  ex- 
 horting, and  so  much  the  more  as  ye  see  the 
 day  coming  nigh. 
 
 "6  Foj.  ^ye — wilfully  sinning  after  the  receiv- 
 ing the  full  knowledge  of  the  truth — no  more 
 for  sins  doth  there  remain  a  sacrifice, '''but 
 a  certain  fearful  looking  for  of  judgment,  and 
 fiery  zeal,  about  to  devour  the  opposers ; 
 -^any  one  who  did  set  at  noiight  a  law  of 
 Moses,  apart  from  mercies,  by  two  or  three 
 witnesses,  doth  die,  -'  of  how  much  sorer 
 punishment  shall  he  be  counted  worthy  who 
 the  Son  of  God  did  trample  on,  and  the  blood 
 of  the  covenant  did  count  a  common  thing, 
 in  which  he  was  sanctified,  and  to  the  Spirit 
 of  the  grace  did  despite  ?  '"*  for  we  have 
 known  Him  who  is  saying,  '  Vengeance  is 
 Mine,  I  will  recompense,  saitli  the  Loi-d;' 
 and  again,  'The  Lord  shall  judge  His  peo- 
 l)Ie;' — ^'fearful  is  the  falling  into  the  hands 
 of  a  living  God. 
 
 ^"  And  call  to  your  remembrance  the  former 
 days,  in  which,  having  been  enlightened,  ye 
 did  endure  much  conflict  of  suifcrings,  •'■'  partly 
 both  with  reproaches  and  tribulations  being 
 made  spectacles,  and  i)artly  having  beconie 
 partners  of  those  so  living,  '^^for  also  with 
 my  bonds  yc  sympathised,  and  the  robbery 
 of  your  goods  with  joy  ye  did  receive,  know- 
 ing that  ye  have  in  yourselves  a  better  sub- 
 stance in  the  heavens,  and  an  enduring  one. 
 
 ^'Ye  may  not  cast  away,  then,  your  bold- 
 ness, which  hath  great  recompense  of  reward, 
 164 
 
 '8  for  of  patience  ye  have  need,  that  the  will 
 of  God  having  done,  ye  may  receive  the  pro- 
 mise, 3^  for  yet  a  very  vei-y  little.  He  who  is 
 coming  will  come,  and  will  not  tariy';  '^^and 
 '  the  righteous  by  faith  shall  live,'  and  '  if  he 
 may  draw  back.  My  soul  hath  no  pleasure  in 
 him,'  39  and  we  are  not  of  those  drawing  back 
 to  destruction,  but  of  those  believing  to  a  pre- 
 serving of  soul. 
 
 XI.  ^  AND  faith  is  of  things  hoped  for  a 
 confidence,  of  matters  not  seen  a  conviction, 
 -for  in  this  were  the  elders  testified  of;  ^by 
 faith  we  understand  the  ages  to  have  been 
 prepared  by  a  saying  of  God,  in  regard  to  the 
 things  seen  not  having  come  out  of  things 
 appearing;  •'by  faith  a  better  sacrifice  did 
 Abel  offer  to  God  than  Cain,  through  which 
 he  was  testified  to  be  righteous,  God  testify- 
 ing of  his  gifts,  and  through  it,  he  being  dead, 
 doth  yet  speak. 
 
 ^  By  faith  Enoch  was  translated— not  to  see 
 death,  and  was  not  found,  because  God  did 
 translate  him ;  for  before  his  translation  he 
 had  been  testified  to — that  he  had  pleased 
 God  well,  ^  and  apart  from  faith  it  is  impos- 
 sible to  please  well,  for  it  behoveth  him  who 
 is  coming  to  God  to  believe  that  He  is,  and  to 
 those  seeking  Him  He  becometh  a  re  warder. 
 
 ^  By  faith  Noah,  having  been  divinely  warn- 
 ed concerning  the  things  not  yet  seen,  having 
 feared,  did  prepare  an  ark  to  the  salvation  of 
 his  house,  through  which  he  did  condemn  the 
 world,  and  of  the  righteousness  according  to 
 faith  he  became  heir. 
 
 8  By  faith  Abraham,  being  called,  did  obey, 
 to  go  foi'tli  to  the  place  that  he  was  about  to 
 receive  for  an  inheritance,  and  he  went  forth, 
 not  knowing  whether  he  doth  go;  ^ by  faith 
 he  did  sojourn  in  the  laud  of  the  promise  as 
 a  strange  country,  in  tabernacles  having  dwelt 
 with  Isaac  and  Jacob,  fellow-heirs  of  the  same 
 promise,  ^"for  he  was  looking  for  the  city 
 having  the  foundations,  whose  artificer  and 
 constructor  is  God. 
 
 '1  By  faith  also  Sai'ah  herself  did  receive 
 power  to  conceive  seed,  and  she  bare  after 
 the  time  of  life,  seeing  she  did  judge  Him 
 faithful  who  did  xn'omise ;  ^-  wherefore,  also 
 from  one  were  begotten— and  that  of  one  who 
 had  become  dead — as  the  stars  of  the  heaven 
 in  multitude,  and  as  sand  that  is  by  the  sea- 
 shore— the  innumerable. 
 
 ^3  In  faith  died  all  these,  not  liaving  re- 
 ceived the  iiromises,  but  from  afar  having 
 seen  them,  and  having  been  pei-suaded,  and 
 having  saluted  them,  and  having  confessed 
 that  strangers  and  sojourners  they  are  upon 
 the  earth,  '''for  those  saying  such  things  make 
 manifest  that  they  seek  a  country;  ''^aud  if, 
 indeed,  they  had  been  mindful  of  that  from 
 which  they  came  forth,  they  might  have  had 
 an  opportunity  to  return,  "'but  now  they 
 long  for  a  bettor,  that  is,  an  heavenly,  where- 
 fore God  is  nob  ashamed  of  tliciii,  to  be  called 
 their  God,  for  He  did  prc|iarc  for  them  a  city. 
 
 '"  By  faith  Abraham  hath  offered  up  Isaac, 
 being  tried,  and  the  only  begotten  he  did 
 odor  uj)  who  did  receive  the  promises,  '^of 
 whom  it  was  said — '  In  Isa;u;  shall  a  seed  be 
 called  to  thee  ;'  '''reckoning  that  even  out  of 
 
Deeds  of  faith. 
 
 XI.  20— HEBREWS.— XII.  2(;. 
 
 Design  of  afflictions. 
 
 the  dead  God  is  able  to  raise  up,  whence  also 
 in  a  figiire  he  did  receive  him. 
 
 _""  By  faith,  concerniQ.;  comius  things,  Isaac 
 did  bless  Jacob  and  Esau;  -^ by  faith  Jacob 
 dying— each  of  the  sons  of  Joseph  did  bless, 
 and  did  bow  down  upon  the  top  of  his  staff; 
 "-by  faith,  Joseph  dying,  concerning  the  out- 
 going of  the  sons  of  Israel  did  make  mention, 
 and  concerning  his  bones  did  give  command. 
 
 _^^By  faith  Moses,  having  been  born,  was 
 hid  three  months  by  his  parents,  because  they 
 saw  the  child  comely,  and  were  not  afraid  of 
 the  decree  of  the  king ;  '^  by  faith  Moses, 
 having  become  great,  did  refuse  to  be  called 
 a  son  of  the  daughter  of  Pharaoh,  -^  having 
 chosen  ratlier  to  be  afflicted  with  the  people 
 of  God,  than  to  have  sin's  pleasui'e  for  a  sea- 
 son, -''  greater  wealth  having  reckoned  the  re- 
 iiroach  of  the  Christ  than  the  treasures  in 
 5gypt,  for  he  did  look  to  the  recompense  of 
 reward;  -''by  faith  he  left  Egypt  behind,  not 
 having  been  afraid  of  the  wratn  of  the  king, 
 for,  as  seeing  the  Invisible  One — he  endured ; 
 "^  by  faith  he  hath  kept  the  passover,  and  the 
 sprinkling  of  the  blood,  that  He  who  is  des- 
 troying the  first-born  might  not  touch  them. 
 -^Bj'^  faith  they  did  pass  through  the  Ked 
 Sea  as  through  dry  land,  which  the  Egyptians 
 having  received  atrial  of,  were  swallowed  up; 
 •'^'  by  faith  the  walls  of  Jericho  did  fall,  hav- 
 ing been  surrounded  for  seven  days ;  '^^  by 
 faith  Rahab  the  harlot  did  not  perish  with 
 those  who  disbelieved,  having  received  the 
 spies  with  peace. 
 
 ^"  And  what  shall  I  yet  say?  for  the  time 
 will  fail  me  recounting  about  Gideon,  Barak 
 also,  and  Samson,  and  Jephthah,  David  also, 
 and  Samuel,  and  the  prophets,  ^^  who  through 
 faith  did  subdue  kingdoms,  wrought  righte- 
 ousness, obtained  promises,  stopped  mouths 
 of  lions,  ^*  quenched  the  power  of  tire,  escaped 
 the  mouth  of  the  sword,  were  made  powerful 
 out  of  infiruodties,  became  strong  in  battle, 
 caused  to  give  way  camps  of  the  aliens. 
 
 •*^  Women  received  by  a  rising  again  their 
 dead,  and  others  were  tortured,  not  accepting 
 the  redemption,  that  a  better  rising  again  they 
 might  receive,  ^s  and  others  of  mockings  and 
 scourgings  did  receive  trial,  and  yet  of  bonds 
 and  imprisonment;  3'' they  were  stoned,  they 
 were  sawn  asunder,  they  were  tried ;  in  the 
 killing  of  the  sword  they  died;  they  went 
 about  in  sheepskins,  in  goatskins — being  des- 
 titute, afflicted,  injuriously  treated,  ^^of  whom 
 the  world  was  not  worthy ;  in  deserts  wander- 
 ing, and  in  mountains,  and  in  caves,  and  in 
 the  holes  of  the  earth  ;  ^^  and  these  all,  hav- 
 ing been  testified  to  through  the  faith,  did  not 
 receive  the  promise,  '*''  God  for  us  something 
 better  having  provided,  that  apart  from  us 
 they  might,  uot  be  made  perfect. 
 
 Xll.  1  THEREFORE,  we  also  having  so 
 great  a  cloud  of  witnesses  set  around  us,  every 
 weight  having  put  off,  and  the  closely  beset- 
 ting sin,  through  endurance  may  we  run  the 
 contest  that  is  set  before  us,  ^  looking  to  the 
 author  and  perfecter  of  faith— Jesus,  who, 
 over-agaiust  the  joy  set  before  him — did  en- 
 dure a  cross,  shame  having  despised,  on  the 
 right  hand  also  of  the  throne  of  God  did  sit 
 
 down;  ^for  consider  again  him  who  endured 
 sucli  gainsaying  from  the  sinners  to  himself, 
 that  ye  may  not  be  wearied  in  your  souls— 
 being  faint. 
 
 •*  Not  yet  unto  blood  did  ye  resist — with  the 
 sin  striving  ;  *  and  ye  have  forgotten  the  ex- 
 hortation that  doth  speak  fully  with  you  as 
 with  sons,  '  My  son,  be  not  despising  chasten- 
 ing of  the  Lord,  nor  be  faint,  being  reproved 
 by  Him,  ^  for  whom  the  Lord  doth  love  He 
 doth  chasten,  and  He  scourgeth  every  son 
 whom  He  receiveth ; '  ^if  chastening  ye  endure, 
 as  to  sons  God  beareth  Himself  to  you,  for 
 who  is  a  son  whom  a  father  doth  not  chasten? 
 8  and  if  ye  are  apart  from  chastening,  of  which 
 all  have  become  partakers,  then  bastards  are 
 ye,  and  not  sons. 
 
 *  Then,  indeed,  fathers  of  our  fiesh  we  have 
 had,  chastising  us,  and  we  were  reverencing 
 tliem;  shall  we  not  much  rather  be  subject  to 
 the  Father  of  the  spirits,  and  live  ?  i'^  for  they, 
 indeed,  for  a  few  days,  according  to  what 
 seemed  good  to  them,  were  chastening,  but 
 He  for  profit,  to  be  partakers  of  His  separa- 
 tion ;  11  and  all  chastening  for  the  present, 
 indeed,  cloth  not  seem  to  be  of  joy,  but  of  sor- 
 row, yet  afterward  the  peaceable  fruit  of 
 righteousness  to  those  exercised  through  it — 
 it  doth  yield. 
 
 1-  Wherefore,  the  hanging-down  hands  and 
 the  loosened  knees  set  ye  up;  I'^and  straight 
 paths  make  for  your  feet,  that  that  which  is 
 lame  may  not  be  tiu-ned  aside,  but  rather  be 
 healed;  ^^ peace  i)ursue  with  all,  and  the 
 separation,  apart  from  which  no  one  shall 
 see  the  Lord,  ^^  looking  diligently  over  lest 
 any  one  be  failing  of  the  grace  of  God,  lest  any 
 root  of  bitterness  springing  up  may  give 
 trouble,  and  through  this  many  may  be  defiled; 
 1^  lest  any  one  be  a  fornicator,  or  a  ]>rofane 
 person,  as  Esau,  who  in  exchange  for  one 
 morsel  of  food  did  sell  his  birthright,  i''  for  ye 
 know  that  also  afterwards,  wishing  to  inherit 
 the  blessing,  he  was  disapproved  of,  for  a 
 place  of  reformation  he  found  not,  though 
 with  tears  having  sought  it. 
 
 18  For  ye  came  hot  near  to  the  mount  touched 
 and  scorched  with  fire,  and  to  blackness,  and 
 darkness,  and  tempest,  ^^Audi  a  sound  of  a 
 trumpet,  and  a  voice  of  sayings,  which  those 
 having  heard  did  entreat  that  a  word  might 
 not  be  added  to  them,  -'•'  for  they  were  not 
 bearing  that  which  is  commanded,  'And  if 
 a  beast  may  touch  the  mountain,  it  shall  be 
 stoned,  or  with  an  arrow  shot  through,'  -^  and, 
 (so  terrible  was  the  sight,)  Moses  said,  'lam 
 fearful  exceedingly,  and  trembling.' 
 
 ^-  But,  ye  came  to  Mount  Zion,  and  to  a  city 
 of  the  living  God,  to  the  heavenly  Jerusalem, 
 and  to  myriads  of  messengers,  -*  to  the  com- 
 pany and  assembly  of  the  first-born  in  hea- 
 ven enrolled,  and  to  God  the  judge  of  all,  and 
 to  spirits  of  righteous  men  made  perfect,  "*  and 
 to  a  mediator  of  a  new  covenant — Jesus,  and 
 to  blood  of  sprinkling,  speaking  better  things 
 than  that  of  Abel ! 
 
 ■•^  See,  may  ye  not  refuse  him  who  is  speak- 
 ing, for  if  those  did  not  escape  who  refused 
 him  who  upon  earth  was  divinely  speaking — 
 much  less  we  who  do  turn  away  from  him 
 who  speaketh  from  heaven,  -^  whose  voice  the 
 155 
 
Graces  and  duties. 
 
 XII.  27.— PHILEMON.— I.  25. 
 
 The  Clirisiian  life 
 
 earth  shook  then,  aucl  now  hath  he  promised, 
 saying,  '  Yet  once— I  shake  not  only  the  earth, 
 but  also  the  heaven ; '  -''  and  this — '  Yet  once' 
 — doth  make  evident  the  removal  of  the  things 
 shaken,  as  of  things  having  been  made,  that 
 the  things  not  shaken  may  remain  ;  "^  where- 
 fore, a  liingdom  that  cannot  be  shaken  receiv- 
 ing, may  we  have  grace,  tli  rough  which  we 
 may  serve  God  well  pleasingly,  with  reverence 
 and  religious  fear;  -"  for  also  our  God  is  a  con- 
 suming tii'c. 
 
 XIII.  1  LET  brotherly  love  remain  ;  ^of  the 
 hospitality  be  not  forgetful,  for  through  this 
 uuawares  certain  did  entertain  messengers ; 
 ■'  be  mindful  of  those  in  bonds,  as  having  been 
 bound  with  them,  of  those  maltreated,  as  also 
 yourselves  being  in  the  body  ;  ^  honourable  is 
 the  marriage  in  all,  and  the  bed  uudefiled,  and 
 wlioremongers  and  adulterers  God  shall  judge. 
 ^  Without  covetousuess  the  behaviour,  being 
 content  with  the  things  present,  for  He  hath 
 said,  '  No,  I  will  not  leave,  no,  nor  forsake 
 thee,'  ^so  that  we  do  boldly  say,  '  The  Lord 
 is  to  me  a  helper,  and  I  will  not  fear  what 
 man  shall  do  to  me.' 
 
 ''  Be  mindful  of  those  leading  you,  who  did 
 speak  toyou  the  word  of  God,  whose  faith — 
 considering  the  issue  of  the  behaviour — be 
 imitating,  ^  Jesus  Christ  yesterday  and  to-day 
 the  same,  and  to  the  ages ;  "  with  teachings 
 manifold  and  strange  be  not  carried  about, 
 for  it  is  good  that  by  grace  the  heart  be  con- 
 firmed, not  with  meats,  in  which  they  who 
 were  occuiiied  were  not  profited  ;  '"  we  have 
 an  altar,  of  which  to  eat  they  have  no  autho- 
 rity who  the  tabernable  are  serving,  ^^  for  of 
 those  beasts  whose  blood  is  brought  for  sin  in- 
 
 to the  holy  places  through  the  chief  priest— of 
 these  the  bodies  are  burned  mthout  the  camp. 
 1-  Wherefore,  also  Jesus  —  that  he  might 
 sanctify  through  his  own  blood  the  people — 
 without  the  gate  did  suffer ;  ^■'  now,  then, 
 may  we  go  forth  unto  him  without  the  camp, 
 his  reproach  bearing;  '•*  for  we  have  not  here 
 an  abuiing  city,  but  the  coming  one  we  seek  ; 
 ^^  through  him,  then,  we  may  offer  uj)  a  sacri- 
 fice of  praise  always  to  God,  that  is,  the  fruit 
 of  lips,  giving  thanks  to  His  name  ;  i^aud  of 
 doing  good,  and  of  fellowship,  be  not  forgetful, 
 for  \Wtli  such  sacrifices  God  is  well-pleased. 
 
 "  Be  obedient  to  those  leading  you,  and  be 
 subject,  for  these  do  watch  for  your  souls,  as 
 about  to  give  account,  that  with  joy  they  may 
 do  this,  and  not  sighing,  for  this  is  unpro- 
 fitable to  you.  18  Pray  for  us,  for  we  trust 
 that  we  have  a  good  conscience,  in  all  things 
 willing  to  behave  well,  '=*  and  more  abundantly 
 do  I  call  upon  pou  to  do  this,  that  more  quick- 
 ly I  may  be  restored  to  you. 
 
 -"And  the  God  of  the  peace,  who  did  bring 
 up  out  of  the  dead  the  great  shepherd  of  the 
 sheep — iu  the  blood  of  an  age-duriug  covenant 
 — our  Lord  Jesus,  ^^  make  you  perfect  iu  every 
 good  work  to  do  His  will,  doing  in  you  that 
 which  is  well-pleasing  before  Him,  through 
 Jesus  Christ,  to  whom  is  the  glory — to  the 
 ages  of  the  ages  !    Amen. 
 
 "And  I  entreat  you,  brethren,  suffer  the 
 word  of  the  exhortation,  for  also  through  few 
 words  I  have  written  to  you.  -^  Know  ye  that 
 thebrotherTimothcus  is  released,  with  whom, 
 if  lie  may  come  more  shortly,  I  will  see  you. 
 
 -■*  Salute  all  those  leading  you,  and  all  the 
 saints ;  salute  you  do  those  from  Italy :  ^  the 
 grace  is  with  you  all !     Amen. 
 
 EPISTLE   TO  PHILEMON. 
 
 'PAUL,  a  prisoner  of  Christ  Jesus,  and  Ti- 
 motheus  the  brother,  to  Philemon  our  beloved 
 and  fellow-worker,  "and  Apphia  the  beloved, 
 and  Archippus  our  fellow-soldier,  and  tlie  as- 
 sembly in  thy  house:  •^  Grace  to  you,  and 
 peace,  from  God  our  Father,  and  the  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ! 
 
 ■*  I  give  thanks  to  my  God,  always  making 
 mention  of  thee  iu  my  prayers,  ^  hearing  of 
 thy  love  and  faith  that  thou  hast  imto  the 
 Lord  Jesus  and  toward  all  the  saints,  ^  that 
 the  fellowship  of  tliy  faith  may  become  work- 
 injj  in  the  full  knowledge  of  every  good 
 thing  that  is  in  you  toward  Christ  .Tesus; 
 ^  for  wo  have  much  joy  and  comfort  iu  thy 
 love,  because  the  bowels  of  the  saints  have 
 been  refreshed  through  thee,  brother. 
 
 8  Wherefore,  having  in  Christ  much  bold- 
 ness to  command  thee  that  which  is  fit — '•'  be- 
 cause of  the  love  I  rather  entreat,  being  sucli 
 an  one  as  Paul  the  aged,  and  now  also  a  pris- 
 oner of  Jesus  Christ;  '"  I  entreat  thee  con- 
 cerning my  child — wliom  I  did  beget  in  my 
 bonds  Onosimus,  '^  who  once  was  to  thee  im- 
 profitable,  and  now  is  pi-olitable  to  nic  and  to 
 thee,  '"whom  I  did  scud  again,  aud  tliou  him 
 (that  is,  my  owu  bowels)  receive,  ^-^  whom  1 
 did  wish  to  retain  to  myself,  that  iu  thy  be- 
 166' 
 
 half  he  might  minister  to  me  iu  the  bonds  of 
 the  good  uews,  "aud  apai't  from  thy  mind  1 
 willed  to  do  nothing,  that  as  of  necessity  thy 
 good  deed  may  not  be,  but  of  willingness, 
 1^  for  perhaps  because  of  this  he  did  depart  for 
 an  hour,  that  age-duriugly  thou  mayest  have 
 him,  1''  no  more  as  a  servant,  but  above  a  ser- 
 vant— a  brother  beloved,  especially  to  me, 
 and  how  much  more  to  thee,  both  in  the  flesh 
 and  in  the  Lord  ! 
 
 I'lf,  then,  with  me  thou  liast  fellowship, 
 receive  him  as  me,  '^  and  if  he  did  hurt  to  thee, 
 or  doth  owe  anything,  this  to  mo  be  reckon- 
 ing; '■'  I,  Paul  did  write  with  my  hand,  I — 
 I  will  repay;  that  I  may  not  say  that  also 
 thyself,  besides,  to  me  thou  dost  owe. 
 
 -"  Yes,  brother,  may  I  have  proHt  of  thee  in 
 the  Loi"d:  refresh  my  bowels  iu  the  Lord; 
 -Miaving  been  couhdeut  in  thy  obedience  I 
 did  write  to  thee,  having  kuowu  that  also 
 above  what  I  may  say  thou  wilt  do ;  ^'-  and  at 
 the  same  time  also  prepare  for  jue  a  lodging, 
 for  I  liope  that  through  your  prayers  I  shall 
 be  granted  to  you. 
 
 -'  Salute  thee  doth  E])a])liras,  (mj'  fcUow- 
 cajitivc  iu  Christ  Jesus,)  '■*  M.arkus,  Aristar- 
 ciiua,  Dcmas,  Lukas,  mv  fellow-workmen ! 
 ^  Tlie  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  is  with 
 your  spirit      Amen. 
 
EPISTLE  OF  JAMES. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  JAMES,  of  God  and  of  the  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ  a  servant,  to  the  Twelve  Tribes 
 who  ai-e  in  the  dispersion:  Hail! 
 
 -  All  joy  count  it,  my  brethren,  when  ye 
 may  fall  into  temptations  manifold ;  -^  know- 
 ing that  the  proof  of  your  faith  doth  work 
 endurance,  ■*  and  let  the  endurance  have  a  iier- 
 fect  work,  that  ye  may  be  perfect  and  entire 
 — in  notliing  lacking;  ^and  if  any  of  you  do 
 lack  wisdom,  let  him  ask  from  God,  who  is 
 giving  to  all  liberally,  and  not  reproaching, 
 and  it  shall  be  given  to  him;  "and  let  him 
 ask  in  faith,  nothing  doubting,  for  he  who  is 
 doiibting  hath  l)een  like  a  wave  of  the  sea, 
 driven  by  wind  and  tossed,  ''for  let  not  tliat 
 man  supi:)0se  that  he  shall  receive  anything 
 from  the  Lord — ^  a  two-souled  man  is  imstable 
 in  all  his  ways. 
 
 ^  And  let  the  brother  who  is  low  rejoice  in 
 his  exaltation,  ^^  and  the  rich  in  his  becoming 
 low,  because  as  a  flower  of  grass  he  shall  pass 
 away;  '^  for  the  sun  did  rise  with  the  burning 
 heat,  and  did  wither  the  grass,  and  the  flower 
 of  it  fell,  and  the  grace  of  its  appearance  did 
 perish,  so  also  the  rich  in  his  way  shall  fade 
 away  !  i"  Happy  the  man  who  doth  endure 
 temptation,  because,  becoming  approved,  he 
 shall  receive  the  crown  of  the  life,  which  the 
 Lord  did  promise  to  those  loving  Him. 
 
 ^'•^  Let  no  one  say,  being  tempted^' From  God 
 I  am  tempted,'  for  God  is  not  tempted  of  f-vil, 
 andHimseK  doth  tempt  no  one,  ^■^  and  each  one 
 is  tempted,  by  his  own  desires  being  led  away 
 and  enticed,  ^^aftei'ward  the  desire  having 
 conceived,  doth  give  birth  to  sin,  and  the  sin 
 having  been  perfected,  doth  Ijring  forth  death. 
 
 1^  Be  not  led  astray,  my  brethren  beloved  ; 
 '^  every  good  giving,  and  every  perfect  gift  is 
 from  above,  coming  down  from  the  Father  of 
 the  lights,  with  whom  is  no  variation,  or  sha- 
 dow of  turning;  ^^  having  counselled.  He  did 
 beget  us  with  aword  of  truth,  for  our  being  a 
 certain  first-fruit  of  His  creatures. 
 
 ^'  So  then,  my  brethren  beloved,  let  every 
 man  be  swift  to  hear,  slow  to  speak,  slow  to 
 anger,  -"  for  the  wrath  of  a  man  the  righteous- 
 ness of  God  doth  not  work  ;  -i  wherefore  hav- 
 ing piit  aside  all  filthiness  and  superabundance 
 of  evil,  in  meekness  be  receiving  the  engrafted 
 word,  that  is  able  to  save  your  souls ;  "^  and 
 become  ye  doers  of  the  word,  and  not  hearers 
 only,  deceiving  yourselves,  ^  because,  if  any 
 one  is  a  hearer  of  the  word  and  not  a  doer, 
 this  one  hath  been  like  to  a  man  viewing  his 
 natiiral  face  in  a  mirror,  "^  for  he  did  view 
 himself,  and  hath  gone  away,  and  immediately 
 he  did  forget  of  what  kind  he  was ;  "^^  and  he 
 who  did  look  into  the  perfect  law — that  of 
 liberty,  and  did  continue  tiiere,  this  one— not 
 a  forgetful  hearer  becoming,  but  a  doer  of 
 work — this  one  shall  be  happy  in  his  doing. 
 
 -^  If  any  one  doth  think  to  be  religious 
 among  you,  not  bridling  his  tongue,  but  de- 
 ceiving his  heart,  of  this  one  vain  is  the  re- 
 
 ligion; -"  religion  pure  and  undefiled  with  the 
 God  and  Father  is  this,  to  look  after  orphans 
 and  widows  in  their  tribulation — unspotted  to 
 keep  himself  from  the  world. 
 
 IT.  1  MY  brethren,  hold  not,  in  respect  of 
 persons,  the  faith  of  the  glory  of  our  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ,  -  for  if  there  may  come  into  your 
 synagogue  a  man  with  gold  ring,  in  gay  rai- 
 ment, and  there  may  come  in  also  a  poor 
 man  in  vile  raiment,  ^  and  ye  may  look  upon 
 him  bearing  the  gay  raiment,  and  may  say  to 
 him,  'Thou— sit  tliou  here  well,'  and  to  the 
 poor  man  may  say,  '  Thou — stand  thou  there, 
 or.  Sit  thou  here  under  my  footstool,'— ■*  ye 
 did  not  judge  fully  in  yom-selves,  and  did  be- 
 come ill-reasoning  judges. 
 
 5  Hearken,  my  brethren  beloved,  did  not 
 God  choose  the  poor  of  this  world,  ricli  in 
 faith,  and  heii-s  of  the  reign  that  He  promised 
 to  those  loving  Him?  ^ and  ye  did  dishonour 
 the  poor  one;  do  not  the  rich  oppress  you, 
 and  themselves  draw  you  to  judgment-seats? 
 ''do  they  not  themselves  speak  evil  of  the 
 good  name  that  was  called  upon  you  ? 
 
 *  If,  indeed,  royal  law  ye  coiui^lete,  accord- 
 ing to  the  Writing,  '  Thou  shalt  love  thy 
 neiglibom-  as  thyself,' — ye  do  well;  ''and  if  ye 
 accept  persons,  sin  ye  do  work,  being  con- 
 victed by  the  law  as  transgressors ;  ^"  for 
 whoever  the  whole  law  shall  keep,  and  shall 
 stumble  in  one  point,  he  hath  become  guilty 
 of  all;  11  for  He  who  is  saying,  'Thou  mayest 
 not  commit  adultery,'  said  also,  'Thou  may- 
 est do  no  murder;'  and  if  thou  shalt  not 
 commit  adultery,  and  shalt  commit  murder, 
 thou  hast  become  a  transgressor  of  law ;  i^  so 
 speak  ye  and  so  do,  as  about  by  a  law  of  li- 
 berty to  be  judged,  '^for  the  judgment  with- 
 out kindness  is  to  him  not  having  done  kind- 
 ness, and  exult  doth  kindness  over  judgment. 
 
 ^•'"Wliat  is  the  profit,  my  brethren,  if  'faith' 
 any  one  may  speak  of  having,  and  works  he 
 may  not  have  ?  is  that  faith  able  to  save  him  ? 
 1^  and  if  a  brother  or  sister  may  be  naked, 
 and  may  be  destitute  of  the  daily  food,  ^^  and 
 any  one  of  you  may  say  to  them,  '  Depart  ye 
 in  peace,  be  warmed,  and  be  filled,'  and  may 
 not  give  to  them  the  things  needful  for  the 
 body,  what  is  the  profit  ?  i''  so  also  the  faith, 
 if  ib  may  not  have  works,  is  dead  by  itself. 
 1^  But  say  may  some  one,  Thou  hast  faith, 
 and  I  have  works,  shew  me  thy  faith  out  of 
 thy  works,  and  I  will  shew  thee  out  of  my 
 works  my  faith:  i^thou — thou  dost  believe 
 that  God  is  one ;  thou  dost  well,  and  the  de- 
 mons believe,  and  they  shudder ! 
 
 ™  And  dost  thou  wish  to  know,  0  vain 
 man,  that  the  faith  apart  from  the  works  is 
 dead  ?  -^  Abraham  our  father — was  not  he  de- 
 clared righteous  out  of  works,  having  brought 
 up  Isaac  his  son  upon  the  altar  ?  -"  dost  thou 
 see  that  the  faith  was  working  witli  his 
 works,  and  out  of  the  works  the  faith  was 
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Qovernment  of  thf  tongue. 
 
 ri.  23.— JAMES.— V.  11. 
 
 Unrighteous  ricTies, 
 
 Vwrfectcd ?  "''and  fulfilled  was  the  Writing 
 that  is  saying,  'And  Abraham  did  believe 
 God,  and  it  was  reckoned  to  him— to  righte- 
 ousness;' and,  *  Friend  of  God'  he  was  called. 
 '^Ye  see,  then,  that  out  of  works  is  man 
 declared  righteous,  and  not  out  of  faith  only ; 
 **  and  in  like  manner  also  Rahab  the  harlot 
 — was  she  not  out  of  works  declared  righte- 
 ous, having  received  tlie  messengers,  and  by 
 another  way  having  sent  forth  ?  -''  for  as  the 
 body  apart  from  the  spirit  is  dead,  so  also  the 
 faith  a]iart  from  the  works  is  dead. 
 
 III.  ^  MANY  teachers  become  not,  my  breth- 
 ren, having  known  that  greater  judgment  we 
 shall  receive,  '^  for  we  all  make  many  stumbles; 
 if  any  one  in  word  doth  not  stumble,  this  one 
 is  a  perfect  man,  able  to  bridle  also  the  whole 
 body;  ^lo,  the  bits  we  put  into  the  mouths 
 of  the  horses  for  their  obeying  tis,  and  their 
 whole  body  we  turn  about  ;  ^  lo,  also  the 
 ships,  being  so  great,  and  by  fierce  winds 
 being  driven,  are  led  about  by  a  very  small 
 helm,  whithersoever  the  impulse  of  the  helms- 
 man doth  counsel,  ^  so  also  the  tougiie  is  a 
 little  member,  and  doth  boast  greatly;  lo,  a 
 little  fire  how  much  wood  it  doth  kindle! 
 ^and  the  tongue  is  a  fire,  the  world  of  the 
 unrighteousness,  so  the  tongiie  is  set  in  our 
 members,  which  is  spotting  our  whole  body, 
 and  is  setting  on  fire  the  course  of  nature, 
 and  is  set  on  fire  by  the  gehenna. 
 
 ''  For  every  nature,  both  of  beasts  and  of 
 fowls,  both  of  creeping  thinss  and  things  of 
 the  sea,  is  subdued,  and  hath  been  subdued, 
 by  tlie  human  nature,  ^and  the  tongue  no 
 one  of  men  is  able  to  subdue,  it  is  an  unruly 
 evil,  full  of  deadly  poison,  "with  it  we  do 
 bless  the  God  and  Father,  and  with  it  we  do 
 ciirse  the  men  made  according  to  the  simili- 
 tude of  God ;  ^^  out  of  the  same  mouth  doth 
 come  forth  blessing  and  cursing ;  it  doth  not 
 need,  my  brethren,  these  things  so  to  happen; 
 ^'  doth  the  fountain  out  of  the  same  opening 
 pour  forth  the  sweet  and  the  bitter?  '"is  a 
 fig-tree  able,  my  brethren,  olives  to  make  ?  or 
 a  vine  figs?  so  no  fountain  salt  and  sweet 
 water  is  able  to  make. 
 
 '^  Who  is  wise  and  intelligent  among  you  ? 
 let  liim  shew  out  of  tlie  good  behaviour  his 
 works  in  meekness  of  wisdom,  '^  and  if  bitter 
 zeal  ye  have,  and  rivalry  in  your  heart,  glory 
 not,  nor  lie  against  the  truth;  '■"' this  wisdom 
 is  not  descending  from  above,  but  earthly, 
 physical,  demon-like,  '"  for  where  zeal  and 
 rivalry  are,  there  is  insurrection  and  every 
 evil  matter;  ^''and  the  wisdom  from  above, 
 first,  indeed,  is  pure,  then  peaceable,  gentle, 
 easily  entreated,  full  of  kindness  and  good 
 fruits,  uncontentious,  and  iinhypocritical: — 
 I*  and  the  fruit  of  the  righteousness  in  peace 
 is  sown  to  those  making  peace. 
 
 IV.  'WHENCE  are  wars  and  fightings 
 among  you  ?  not  thence — out  of  your  passions, 
 that  are  as  soldiers  in  your  members?  -ye 
 desire,  and  ye  have  not;  ye  murder,  and  are 
 zealous,  and  are  not  able  to  attain ;  ye  fight 
 and  war,  and  ye  have  not,  because  of  your 
 not  asking;  ^ye  ask,  and  ye  receive  not, 
 because  evilly  ye  ask,  that  in  your  ]iloa- 
 l.^S 
 
 sures  ye  may  spend  //.  "^  Adulterers  and 
 adulteresses!  have  ye  not  known  that  friend- 
 ship of  the  world  is  enmity  with  God  ?  who- 
 ever, then,  may  counsel  to  be  a  friend  of  thft 
 world,  an  enemy  of  God  he  is  set. 
 
 ^  Do  ye  think  that  em])tily  the  Writing 
 saith,  'To  envy  earnestly  desireth  the  spirit 
 that  did  dwell  in  us,'  "and  Kreater  grace  he 
 doth  give,  wherefore  he  saith,  'God  against 
 proud  ones  doth  set  Himself  up,  and  to  lowly 
 ones  He  doth  give  grace?'  ■'be  subject,  then, 
 to  God ;  stand  up  against  the  devil,  and  he 
 will  flee  from  you;  ^draw  nigh  to  God,  and 
 He  will  draw  nigh  to  you;  cleanse  hands,  ye 
 sinners!  and  purify  hearts,  ye  two-sonled! 
 ^  be  exceeding  afflicted,  and  mourn,  and  weep, 
 let  your  laughter  to  mourning  be  turned,  and 
 the  joy  to  lieaviuess ;  '"be  made  low  before 
 the  Lord,  and  He  shall  exalt  you. 
 
 "  Speak  not  one  against  another,  brethren ; 
 he  who  is  speaking  against  a  brother,  and  is 
 judging  his  brother,  doth  speak  against  law, 
 and  doth  judge  law,  and  if  law  thou  dost 
 judge,  thoii  art  not  a  doer  of  law  but  a  judge  • 
 '"one  is  the  lawgiver,  who  is  able  to  save  and 
 to  destroy;  thou — who  art  thou  that  dost 
 judge  the  other? 
 
 '^  Go,  now,  ye  who  are  saying,  '  To-day  and 
 to-morrow  we  will  go  on  to  such  a  city,  and 
 will  pass  there  one  year,  and  traffic,  and  make 
 gain;'  '•*  who  do  not  know  the  thing  of  the 
 morrow ;  for  what  is  your  life  ?  for  it  is  a 
 vapour  that  is  apyiearing  for  a  little,  and  then 
 is  vanishing;  "'instead  of  your  saying,  'If 
 the  Lord  may  will,  we  shall  live,  and  do  this 
 or  that;'  "'and  now  ye  glory  in  your  pride; 
 all  such  glorying  is  evil ;  "'to  him,  then,  know- 
 ing to  do  good,  and  not  doing,  sin  it  is  to 
 him. 
 
 V.  '  GO,  now,  ye  rich !  weep,  howling  over 
 your  miseries  that  are  coming  upon  you ; 
 ■-'  your  riches  have  rotted,  and  your  garments 
 have  become  moth-eaten  ;  ■'  your  gold  and 
 silver  have  rotted,  and  the  rust  of  them  for  a 
 testimony  shall  be  to  yoii,  and  shall  eat  your 
 flesh  as  fire.  Ye  made  treasure  in  the  last 
 days !  ••  lo,  the  reward  of  the  workmen,  of 
 those  who  in-gathered  your  fields,  which  hath 
 been  fraudulently  kexit  back  by  you — doth 
 cry  out,  and  the  exclamations  of  those  who 
 did  reap  into  the  ears  of  the  Lord  of  Sabaoth 
 have  entered  ;  *ye  did  live  in  luxury  upon  the 
 earth,  and  wci'c  wanton  ;  ye  did  nourish  your 
 hearts,  as  in  a  day  of  slaughter ;  ^  ye  did  con- 
 demn— ye  did  murder  the  righteous  one,  he 
 doth  not  resist  you- 
 
 ^  Be  patient,  then,  brethren,  till  the  pres- 
 ence of  the  Lord;  lo,  the  husbandman  doth 
 expect  the  precious  fruit  of  the  earth,  being 
 patient  for  it,  till  he  may  receive  rain — early 
 and  latter ;  ^  be  ]iatient,  ye  also  ;  establish 
 your  hearts,  because  the  presence  of  the  Lord 
 hath  drawn  nigh  ;  "murmur  not  against  one  an- 
 other, brethren,  that  ye  may  not  be  condemn- 
 ed; lo,  the  Judge  l)efore  the  door  hath  stood. 
 
 '"An  examiilo  take  ye  of  the  sufl'ering  of 
 evil,  my  brethren,  and  of  tlie  patience,  the 
 projihets  who  did  •sneak  in  the  name  of  the 
 Tjord  ;  "  lo,  we  call  lia]i]iy  tliosc  who  are  en- 
 during- tlie  endurance  of   Job  ye  heard  of 
 
Warnings. 
 
 V.  12.— 1  PETEE.— Ti.  7. 
 
 Efficacy  of  prayer. 
 
 and  the  end  of  the  Lord  ye  have  seen,  that 
 very  comitassiouate  is  the  Lord,  and  pitying:. 
 
 ''■^Aud  before  all  tilings,  my  brethren,  do 
 not  swear,  neither  by  the  lieaA'en,  neither  by 
 the  earth,  neither  by  any  other  oath,  and  let 
 your  Yes  be  Yes,  and  the  No,  No ;  that  under 
 judfiment  ye  may  not  fall. 
 
 '■*  Doth  any  one  suffer  evil  among  you  ?  let 
 liim  pray;  is  any  of  good  cheer?  let  him  sing 
 psalms;  ^■'is  any  infirm  among  you?  let  him 
 call  for  the  elders  of  the  assembly,  and  let 
 them  pray  over  him,  having  anointed  him  with 
 oil,  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  '^  and  the  prayer 
 of  the  faith  shall  save  the  distressed  one,  and 
 the  Lord  shall  raise  him  up,  and  if  sins  he 
 may  have  committed,  they  snail  be  forgiven 
 to  him. 
 
 i"  Be  confessing  to  one  another  the  trespasses, 
 and  be  j)raying  for  one  another,  that  ye  may 
 be  healed ;  very  strong  is  a  workin";  suppli- 
 cation of  a  righteous  man;  i" Elijah  was  a 
 mau  like  affected  as  we,  and  with  prayer  he 
 did  pray — uot  to  rain,  and  it  did  not  rain 
 upon  the  laud  three  years  and  six  months ; 
 '**  and  again  he  did  pray,  and  the  heaven 
 did  give  rain,  and  the  land  did  bring  forth  her 
 fruit. 
 
 1"  Brethren,  if  any  among  you  may  go  astray 
 from  the  truth,  and  any  one  may  turn  him 
 back,  -"  let  him  know  that  he  who  did  turn 
 back  a  sinner  from  the  straying  of  his  way 
 shall  save  a  soiil  from  death,  and  shall  cover 
 a  multitude  of  sins. 
 
 FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  PETER. 
 
 CHAP.  1.  iPETEPv,  an  apostle  of  Jesus 
 Christ,  to  the  choice  sojourners  of  the  dis- 
 persion of  Pontus,  Galatia,  Cappadocia,  Asia, 
 and  Bithynia,  -  according  to  a  fore-know- 
 ledge of  God  the  Father,  iu  sanctitication  of 
 the  Spirit,  to  obedience  and  sprinkling  of  the 
 blood  of  Jesus  Christ :  Grace  to  you  and  peace 
 be  multiplied ! 
 
 2  Blessed  is  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ,  who,  according  to  the  abundance 
 of  His  kindness  did  be^et  us  again  to  a  liv- 
 ing hope,  through  the  rising  again  of  Jesus 
 Christ  out  of  the  dead,  ■*  to  an  inheritance  in- 
 corruptible, and  undefiled,  and  unfading,  re- 
 served in  the  heavens  for  you,  ^  who,  in  the 
 power  of  God  are  being  guarded,  through 
 faith,  unto  salvation,  ready  to  be  revealed  in 
 the  last  time,  ^  iu  which  ye  are  glad,  a  little 
 now,  if  it  be  necessary,  being  made  to  sorrow 
 in  manifold  trials,  "  that  the  proof  of  yoiir 
 faith — much  more  precioiis  than  of  gold  that 
 is  perishing,  and  through  fire  being  api^roved 
 — may  be  found  to  praise,  and  honour,  and 
 glory,  in  the  revelation  of  Jesus  Christ,  ^  whom, 
 not  having  seen,  ye  love,  in  whona,  now  not 
 seeing  and  believing,  ye  are  glad  with  joy  im- 
 speakable  and  gloriiied,  '■'  receiving  the  end 
 of  your  faith— salvation  of  souls;  i" concern- 
 ing which  salvation  seek  out  and  search  out 
 did  prophets  who  concerning  the  grace  toward 
 you  did  prophecy,  ^'  searching  in  regard  to 
 what  or  what  manner  of  time  the  Spirit  of 
 Christ  that  was  in  them  was  manifesting, 
 testifying  beforehand  the  sufferings  of  Christ 
 and  the  glory  after  these,  ^"  to  whom  it  was 
 revealed,  that  not  to  themselves,  but  to  us 
 they  were  ministering  these,  which  now  were 
 told  to  you  (through  those  who  did  proclaim 
 good  news  to  you.)  in  the  Holy  Spirit  sent 
 from  heaven,  to  which  things  messengers  do 
 desire  to  bend  looking. 
 
 i;i  Wherefore  having  girded  up  the  loins  of 
 your  mind,  being  sober,  hope  perfectly  upon 
 the  grace  that  is  being  brought  to  you  in  the 
 revelation  of  Jesus  Christ,  '■*as  obedient  chil- 
 dren, not  fashioning  yourselves  to  the  former 
 desires  in  your  ignorance,  ^^  but  according  as 
 
 He  w;ho  did  call  you  is  holy,  ye  also,  become 
 holy  in  all  behaviour,  i^  because  it  hath  been 
 written,  ' Become  ye  holy,  becaiise  I  am  holy ; ' 
 1''  and  if  on  the  Father  ye  do  call,  who  with- 
 out acceptance  of  persons  is  judging  accord- 
 ing to  the  work  of  each,  iu  fear  the  time  of 
 your  sojourn  pass  ye,  ^^  having  known  that, 
 not  with  corruptible  things— silver  or  gold — 
 were  ye  redeemed  from  yoiir  foolish  behaviour 
 delivered  by  fathers,  ''^  but  with  precious 
 blood,  as  of  a  lamb  unblemished  and  un- 
 spotted— Christ's — -"fore-known,  indeed,  be- 
 fore the  foundation  of  the  world,  and  mani- 
 fested in  the  last  times  because  of  you,  ^i  who 
 through  him  do  believe  in  God,  who  did  raise 
 out  of  the  dead,  and  glory  to  him  did  give,  so 
 that  your  faith  and  hope  may  be  in  God. 
 
 "-Your  souls  having  purified  in  the  oTsedi- 
 ence  of  the  truth  through  the  Spirit  to  brother- 
 ly love  unfeigned,  out  of  a  pure  heart  one 
 another  love  ye  earnestly,  -■'being  begotten 
 again,  not  out  of  seed  corruptible,  but  incor- 
 ruptible, through  a  word  of  God — living 
 and  remaining — to  the  age;  "■* because  all  flesh 
 is  as  grass,  and  all  glory  of  man  as  flower  of 
 grass ;  -^  wither  did  the  grass,  and  the  flower 
 of  it  fell  away,  -''and  the  saying  of  the  Lord 
 doth  remain — to  the  age;  and  this  is  the  say- 
 ing that  was  proclaimed  good  news  to  you. 
 
 IL  1  HAVING  put  aside,  then,  all  evil, 
 and  all  guile,  and  hypocrisies,  and  envyings, 
 and  all  evil  speakings,  -  as  new-born  babes 
 the  word's  pure  milk  desire  ye,  that  iu  it  ye 
 may  gi'ow,  ^  if  so  be  ye  did  taste  that  the  Lord 
 is  gracious,  ■*  to  whom  coming — a  living  stone — 
 by  men,  indeed,  having  been  disapjiroved  of, 
 but  with  God  choice,  ijrecious,  ^  and  ye  your- 
 selves, as  living  stones,  are  built  up,  a  spiritual 
 house,  a  holy  priesthood,  to  offer  up  spiritual 
 sacrifices  acceptable  to  God  through  Jesus 
 Christ. 
 
 ^Whei-efore,  also,  it  is  contained  iu  the 
 Writing:  '  Lo,  I  lay  in  Zion  a  chief  corner- 
 stone, choice,  precioixs,  and  he  who  is  believ. 
 ing  on  him  may  not  be  put  to  shame;'  ''to 
 you,  then,  who  are  l)elieving  is  the  precious- 
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Christian  duties. 
 
 11.  8.— 1  PETER.— IV.  6. 
 
 Sufferers  to  rejoice. 
 
 iiess:  and  to  the  unbelieving,  a  stone  that  the 
 builders  disaxiprovcd  of,  this  one  did  become 
 for  the  head  of  a  corner,  *aud  a  stone  of 
 stumbling  and  a  i-ock  of  offence  —  who  are 
 stumbling  at  the  word,  being  unbelieving, — 
 to  which  also  they  were  set;  -'and  ye  a?-e  a 
 choice  race,  a  royal  priesthood,  a  holy  nation, 
 a  people  acquired,  that  the  excellences  ye  may 
 shew  forth  of  Him  wlio  out  of  darkness  did 
 call  you  to  His  wondrous  light ;  '"  who  were 
 once  not  a  people,  and  ai-e  now  the  people  of 
 God;  who  had  not  found  kindness,  and  now 
 have  found  kindness. 
 
 "Beloved,  I  call  upon  you,  as  strangers 
 and  sojourners,  to  keep  from  the  fleshly  de- 
 sires, that  war  against  the  soul,  ^^  having 
 your  behaviour  among  the  nations  right,  that 
 lu  that  which  they  speak  against  you  as  evil- 
 doers, of  the  good  works  having  beheld,  they 
 may  glorify  God  in  a  day  of  inspection. 
 
 ^•^Be  subject,  then,  to  every  human  creation, 
 because  of  the  Lord,  whether  to  a  king,  as 
 the  highest,  ^'*  whether  to  governors,  as  to 
 those  sent  through  him,  for  punishment,  in- 
 deed, of  evil-doers,  and  a  ijraise  of  those  do- 
 ing good;  ^^ because,  so  is  the  will  of  God, 
 doing  good,  to  put  to  silence  the  ignorance  of 
 the  foolish  men;  ^^as  free,  and  not  has'iug 
 the  freedom  as  the  cloak  of  the  evil,  but  as 
 servants  of  God;  ^'to  all  give  ye  honour  ;  the 
 brotherhood  love  ye ;  God  fear  ye  ;  the  king 
 honoiir  ye. 
 
 ^8 The  domestics!  be  subjecting  yourselves 
 in  all  fear  to  the  masters,  not  only  to  the 
 good  and  gentle,  but  also  to  the  cross ;  i'*  for 
 this  is  gracious,  if  because  of  couscience  to- 
 ward God  any  one  doth  endure  sorrows,  suffer- 
 ing unrighteously ;  ""  for  what  renown  is  it,  if 
 sinning  and  being  buffeted,  ye  do  endure  it? 
 but  if,  doing  good  and  suffering  for  it,  ye  do 
 endure,  this  is  gracious  with  God,  -^  for  to 
 this  ye  wei'e  called,  because  Christ  also  did 
 siiffer  for  you,  leaving  to  you  an  example, 
 that  ye  may  follow  his  steps,  -°  who  did  not 
 commit  sin,  nor  was  guile  found  in  his  mouth, 
 -^  who  being  reviled— was  not  reviling  again, 
 lufferiu" — was  not  threatening,  and  was  com- 
 mitting himself  to  Him  wlio  is  judging  right- 
 eously, -■•  who  our  sins  liimself  did  bear  in  his 
 body,  iipon  the  tree,  that  to  the  sins  having 
 died,  to  the  righteousness  we  may  live ;  by 
 whose  stripes  ye  were  healed,  -*  for  ye  were 
 as  sheep  going  astray,  but  ye  turned  back  now 
 to  the  shepherd  and  overseer  of  your  souls. 
 
 III.  'IN  like  manner,  the  wives,  be  ye  sub- 
 ject to  your  own  husbands,  that  even  if  certain 
 are  disobedient  to  the  word,  through  the  con- 
 versation of  the  wives,  without  the  \\ord,  tiiey 
 maybe  won,  "having  belield  your  ])ure  be- 
 haviour in  fear,  ^  whose  adorning — let  it  not 
 be  that  which  is  outward,  of  iilaiting  of  liair, 
 and  of  putting  around  of  things  of  gold,  or 
 of  putting  on  of  garments,  ■'but — the  Jiiddeu 
 man  of  the  heart,  in  the  incorruptible  thing 
 of  the  meek  and  quiet  spirit,  which  is,  before 
 God,  of  great  ])rice,  ^  for  thus  once  also  the 
 holy  women  who  did  hope  on  God,  were  a- 
 doruing  themselves,  Vjeing  subject  to  their 
 own  husbands,  ""as  Sarali  was  obedient  to 
 Abraham,  calling  him  'sir'  of  whom  ye  did 
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 become  daughters,  doing  good,  and  not  fearing 
 any  terror. 
 
 ''The  husbands,  in  like  manner,  dwelling 
 with  i/iem,  according  to  knowledge,  as  to  a 
 weaker  vessel — to  the  wife— imparting  honour, 
 as  also  being  heirs  together  of  the  gi-ace  of 
 life,  that  your  prayers  be  uot  hindered. 
 
 •*  And  finally,  being  all  of  one  mind,  having 
 fellow-feeling,  loving  as  brethren,  compas- 
 sionate, courteous,  ^  not  giving  back  evil  for 
 evil,  or  railing  for  railing,  and  on  the  con- 
 trary, blessing,  having  known  that  to  this  ye 
 were  called,  that  a  blessing  ye  may  inherit; 
 '"for  'he  who  is  willing  to  love  life,  and  to 
 see  good  days,  let  him  guard  his  tougue  from 
 evil,  and  his  lips — not  to  speak  guile;  "let 
 him  turn  aside  from  evil,  and  do  good,  let 
 him  seek  peace  and  pursue  it;  '-because  the 
 eyes  of  the  Lord  are  upon  the  righteous,  and 
 His  ears— to  tlieir  supplication,  and  the  face 
 of  the  Lord  is  upon  those  doing  evil ; '  '■^  and 
 who  is  he  who  will  be  doing  you  evil,  if  of 
 Him  who  is  good  ye  may  become  imitators  ? 
 '^but  if  ye  also  should  suffer  because  of 
 righteousness,  happy  are  i/e!  and  of  their 
 fear  be  uot  afraid,  nor  be  troubled,  '^  and  the 
 Lord  God  sanctify  in  your  hearts. 
 
 And  be  ready  always  for  defence  to  every 
 one  who  is  asking  of  you  an  account  concern- 
 ing the  hope  that  is  in  you,  with  meekness 
 and  fear;  '^having  a  good  conscience,  that  in 
 that  in  which  they  speak  against  you  as  evil- 
 doers, they  may  be  ashamed  who  are  traduc- 
 ing your  good  behaviour  in  Christ ;  '"  for  it  in 
 better  doing  good,  if  the  will  of  God  will  it, 
 to  suffer,  than  doing  evil;  "*  because  also 
 Christ  once  for  sin  did  suffer — righteous  for 
 unrighteous — that  he  might  lead  us  to  God, 
 having  been  put  to  death  indeed,  in  the  flesh, 
 and  liaAang  been  made  alive  in  the  spirit,  "■"  in 
 which  also  to  the  spirits  in  prison  having  gone 
 he  did  i)reach,  "*who  sometime  disbelieved, 
 when  once  the  long-suffering  of  God  did  wait, 
 in  days  of  Noah— au  ark  being  preparing— in 
 which  few,  that  is,  eight  souls,  were  saved 
 through  water ;  -'also  to  which  an  antitype 
 doth  now  save  us— baptism,  (not  a  piitting 
 away  of  the  fllth  of  flesh,  but  the  question  of 
 a  good  conscience  in  regard  to  God,)  through 
 the  I'ising  again  of  Jesus  Christ,  --  who  is  at 
 the  right  hand  of  God,  having  gone  ou  to 
 heaven  —  messengers,  and  authorities,  and 
 powers,  having  been  subjected  to  him. 
 
 IV.  1  CHRIST,  then,  having  suffered  for 
 us  in  the  flesli,  ye  also  with  the  same  mind 
 arm  yourselves,  because  he  who  did  suffer  in 
 the  liesh  hath  done  with  sin,  -  no  more  in  the 
 desires  of  men,  but  in  the  will  of  God,  to  live 
 the  rest  of  the  time  in  the  flesh  ;  *for  sufficient 
 to  us  is  the  past  time  of  life  the  will  of  the 
 nations  to  have  wrought,  having  walked  in 
 lasciviousnesses,  desires,  excesses  of  wines, 
 reveliugs,  drinking-bouts,  and  unlawful  idol- 
 atries, •'in  which  they  think  it  strange— your 
 not  running  with  them  to  tlie  same  excess  of 
 dissoluteness,  speaking  evil,  ''who  shall  give 
 an  account  to  Him  who  is  ready  to  judge  liv- 
 ing and  dead,  ''feu-  for  tliis  also  to  dead  men 
 was  good  news  proclaimed,  that  they  may  be 
 judged,    indeed,   according    to    men    iu    the 
 
Christian  fortitude. 
 
 IV.  7.-2  PETER.— I.  14. 
 
 Duties  of  elders  and  otliers. 
 
 Hesh,  and  may  live  according  to  God  in  the 
 spirit. 
 
 ^  And  of  all  things  the  end  hath  come  uigli; 
 be  sober-minded,  then,  and  watch  unto  the 
 prayers,  *and,  before  all  things,  to  one  an- 
 other having  the  earnest  love,  because  the 
 love  shall  cover  a  multitiide  of  sins;  "hospi- 
 table to  one  another,  witliout  murmuring; 
 '"each,  according  as  he  received  a  gift,  to  one 
 another  ministering  it,  as  good  stewards  of 
 the  manifold  grace  of  God ;  i'  if  any  one  doth 
 speak — 'as  oracles  of  God;'  if  anyone  doth 
 minister — '  as  of  the  ability  which  God  doth 
 supply;'  that  in  all  things  God  may  be_ glori- 
 fied through  .Jesus  Christ,  to  whom  is  the 
 glory  and  the  power — to  the  ages  of  the  ages. 
 Amen. 
 
 1^  Beloved,  think  it  not  strange  at  the  fiery 
 suffering  among  you  that  is  coming  to  try 
 you,  as  if  a  strange  thing  were  happening  to 
 you,  ^^but,  according  as  ye  have  fellowship 
 with  the  sufferings  of  the  Christ,^  rejoice  ye, 
 that  also  in  the  revelation  of  his  glory  ye 
 may  rejoice — exulting;  i'*if  ye  be  reproached 
 in  the  name  of  Christ — happy  are  ye,  because 
 the  Spirit  of  glory  and  of  God  upon  you  doth 
 rest ;  in  regard,  indeed,  to  them,  he  is  evil- 
 spoken  of,  and  in  regard  to  you,  he  is  glori- 
 fied; 15  for  let  none  of  you  sufl'er  as  a  mur- 
 derer, or  thief,  or  evil-doer,  or  as  an  inspector 
 into  other  men's  matters ;  i"  and  if  as  a  Chris- 
 tian, let  him  not  be  ashamed;  and  let  him 
 glorify  God  in  this  respect;  ^'^ because  it  is 
 the  time  of  the  beginning  of  the  judgment 
 from  the  house  of  God.  and  if  first  from  us, 
 what  the  end  of  those  disobedient  to  the 
 good  news  of  God?  i^Aud  if  the  righteous 
 man  is  scarcely  saved,  the  imgodly  and  sin- 
 ner— where  shall  he  appear?  ^^so  that  also 
 those  suffering  according  to  the  will  of  God, 
 as  to  a  stedfast  Creator,  let  them  commit 
 their  own  souls  in  good  doing. 
 
 V.  1  ELDERS  who  are  among  you,  I  ex- 
 hort, who  ain  a  fellow-elder,  and  a  witness  of 
 the  sufferings  of  the  Christ,  and  of  the  glory 
 about  to  be  revealed  a  partakei-,  -feed  tlie 
 flock  of  God  that  is  among  you,  overseeing 
 not  constrainedly,  but  willingly,  neither  for 
 filthy  lucre,  but  of  a  ready  mind,  ^  neither 
 as  exercising  lordship  over  the  heritages,  but 
 patterns  becoming  of  the  flock,  *and  at  the 
 manifestation  of  the  chief  Shepherd,  ye  shall 
 receive  the  unfading  crown  of  glory. 
 
 5  In  like  manner,  ye  younger,  be  subject  to 
 elders,  and  all  to  one  another  subjecting  your- 
 selves ;  with,  humble-mindedness  clothe  your- 
 selves, because  God  the  proud  doth  resist, 
 but  to  the  humble  He  doth  give  grace ;  ^  be 
 humbled,  then,  under  the  powerful  hand  of 
 God,  that  you  He  may  exalt  in  good  time, 
 ''  all  yoiir  care  having  cast  upon  Him,  because 
 He  careth  for  you. 
 
 **  Be  sober,  vigilant,  because  your  opponent 
 the  devil,  as  a  roaring  lion,  doth  walk  about, 
 seeking  whom  he  may  swallow  up,  ^whom 
 resist,  stedfast  in  the  faith,  having  known  the 
 same  sufferings  to  your  brotherhood  in  the 
 world  to  be  accomj)lished. 
 
 If  And  the  God  of  all  grace,  who  did  call 
 you  to  His  age-during  glory  in  Christ  Jesus, 
 having  suffered  a  little.  Himself  make  you 
 perfect,  establish,  strengthen,  settle  you;  "to 
 Him  is  the  glory,  and  the  power— to  the  ages 
 and  the  ages !    Amen. 
 
 1- Through  Silvanus,  to  you  the  faithful 
 brother,  as  I  reckon,  through  few  words  I  did 
 write,  exhorting  and  testifying  this  to  be  the 
 true  grace  of  God  in  which  ye  have  stood. 
 !•*  Salute  you  doth  the  assembly  in  Babylon 
 jointly  elected,  and  Markus  my  son.  -■*  Salute 
 ye  one  another  in  a  kiss  of  love ;  peace  to  you 
 all  who  are  in  Christ  Jesus  I    Ameu. 
 
 SECOND  EPISTLE   OF  PETER, 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1  SIMEON  PETER,  a  servant  and 
 an  apostle  of  Jesus  Christ,  to  those  who  did 
 obtain  a  like  precious  faith  with  us  in  the 
 righteousness  of  our  God  and  Saviour  Jesus 
 Christ :  -  Grace  to  you,  and  peace  be  multi- 
 plied in  the  acknowledgment  of  God  and  of 
 Jesus  our  Lord ! 
 
 ■'  As  all  things  to  us  His  divine  power  (the 
 things  pertaining  unto  life  and  piety)  hath 
 given,  through  the  acknowledgment  of  him 
 who  did  call  Us  thi'ough  glory  and  worthiness, 
 *  through  which  to  us  the  mpst  great  and  preci- 
 ous promises  have  been  given,  that  through 
 these  ye  may  become  partakers  of  a  divine 
 nature,  having  escaped  from  the  corruption 
 in  the  world  in  desires. 
 
 *  And  this  same  also— all  diligence  having 
 brought  in  besides,  superadd  in  your  faith 
 the  worthiness,  and.  in  the  worthiness  the 
 knowledge,  •'and  in  the  knowledge  the  tem- 
 perance, and  in  the  temperance  tb.e  endur- 
 ance, and  in  the  endurance  the  piety,  "and 
 
 3  13 
 
 in  the  piety  the  brotherly  kindness,  and  in 
 the  brotherly  kindness  the  love;  ^for  these 
 things  being  to  you  and  abounding,  do  make 
 you  neitlier  inert  nor  unfruitful  in  regard  to 
 the  acknowledging  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
 ^  for  he  with  whom  tliese  things  are  not  pre- 
 sent is  blind,  dim-sighted,  having  becomo 
 forgetful  of  the  cleansing  of  his  old  sins; 
 1*^  wherefore,  the  rather,  brethren,  be  diligent 
 to  make  stedfast  your  calling  and  choice,  for 
 these  things  doing,  ye  may  never  stumble, 
 "  for  so,  richly  shall  be  superadded  to  you 
 the  entrance  into  the  age-during  reign  of  our 
 Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 
 
 --  Wlierefore,  I  will  not  be  careless  always 
 to  remind  you  concerning  these  things,  though, 
 having  known  them,  and  having  been  estab- 
 lislied  in  the  present  truth,  ^'^  and  I  think 
 right,  so  long  as  I  am  in  this  tabernacle,  to 
 stir  you  up  in  reminding yow,  !■*  having  known 
 that  soon  is  the  laying  aside  of  my  tabernacle, 
 IGl 
 
Faise  teachers. 
 
 I.  15.— 2  PETER.— III.  12. 
 
 Certainty  of  judgment. 
 
 even  as  also  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  did  shew 
 to  me,  ^'  and  I  will  be  dili;,'ent  that  also  at 
 every  time  ye  have,  after  my  out-going,  power 
 to  make  to  yourselves  the  remembrance  of 
 tliese  things. 
 
 ^^  For,  skilfully  devised  fables  not  having 
 foUowed  out,  we  did  make  known  to  you  the 
 power  and  presence  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
 but  eye-witnesses  having  become  of  his  ma- 
 jesty— ^^for  having  received  from  God  the 
 Father  honour  and  glory,  such  a  voice  being 
 borne  to  him  by  the  excellent  glory :  '  This  is 
 My  Son— the  beloved,  in  whom  1  was  well 
 pleased;'  '^and  this  voice  we— we  did  hear, 
 out  of  heaven  borne,  being  with  him  in  the 
 holy  mount.  ^^  And  we  have  more  firm  the 
 prophetic  word,  to  which  we  do  well  giving 
 heed,  as  to  a  lamp  shining  in  a  dark  place, 
 till  day  may  dawn,  and  a  morning  star  may 
 arise — in  your  hearts;  -"this  first  knowing, 
 that  no  prophecy  of  the  Writing  dotli  come 
 of  private  exposition,  "^for  not  by  will  of 
 man  did  ever  prophecy  come,  but  by  the 
 Holy  Spirit  borne  on  holy  men  of  God  spake. 
 
 IL  ^AND  there  did  come  also  false  pro- 
 phets among  the  people,  as  also  among  you 
 tliere  shall  be  false  teachers,  who  shall  bring 
 in  besides  destructive  sects,  and  the  Master 
 who  bought  them  denying,  bringing  to  them- 
 selves quick  destruction,  "and  many  shall 
 follow  out  tlieir  destructive  ways,  because  of 
 whom  the  way  of  the  truth  shall  be  evil 
 spoken  of,  'and  in  covetousness,  with  moulded 
 words,  of  you  they  shall  make  merchandise, 
 whose  judgment  of  old  is  not  idle,  and  their 
 destruction  doth  not  slumber. 
 
 ■*  For  if  God  messengers  who  sinned  did  not 
 spare,  but  with  chains  of  thick  gloom,  having 
 cast  tJiem  down  to  Tartarus,  did  deliver  them 
 to  iudgment,  having  been  reserved,  ^  and  the 
 old  world  did  not  spare,  but  the  eighth  per- 
 son, Noah,  of  righteousness  a  preacher,  did 
 keej),  a  flood  outlie  world  of  the  impious  hav- 
 ing brought,  ''and  the  cities  of  Sodom  and 
 Gomorrah  having  turned  to  ashes,  with  an 
 overthrow  did  condemn,  an  example  to  those 
 about  to  be  impious  haviug  set  them ;  ''and 
 righteous  Lot,  worn  down  by  the  conduct  in 
 lasciviousuess  of  the  impious.  He  did  rescue, 
 *for  in  seeing  and  hearing,  the  righteous 
 man,  dwelling  among  them,  day  by  day  the 
 righteous  soul  with  unlawful  works  was  har- 
 
 3  The  Lord  hath  known  to  rescue  pious  ones 
 out  of  temptation,  and  unrighteous  ones  to  a 
 day  of  judgment,  being  punished,  to  keep, 
 ^'>  and  chiefly  those  going  behind  the  flesh  in 
 desire  of  uncleanuess,  and  lordship  despising; 
 presumptuous,  self-complacent,  dignities  they 
 are  not  afraid  to  s]:)eak  evil  of,  "  whereas  mes- 
 sengers, in  strength  and  power  being  greater, 
 do  not  bear  against  them  before  the  Lord  an 
 evil  speaking  judgment;  '"  and  these,  as  irra- 
 tional natural  beasts,  made  to  be  caught  and 
 destroyed — in  wliat  things  they  are  ignorant 
 of,  speakin''  evil— in  their  destruction  shall 
 be  destroyed,  '^  about  to  receive  a  reward  of 
 unrighteousness,  pleasures  counting  the  luxury 
 in  the  day,  spots  and  blemishes,  luxui-iatiug 
 162 
 
 in  their  deceits,  feasting  with  you,  "  having 
 eyes  full  of  adultery,  and  unable  to  cease  from 
 sin,  enticing  unstable  souls,  having  an  heart 
 exercised  in  covetousnesses,  children  of  a 
 ciirse,  15  having  forsaken  a  right  way,  they 
 did  go  astray,  having  followed  in  the  way  of 
 Balaam  the  soii  of  Bosor,  who  a  reward  of  un- 
 righteousness did  love,  "'  andliad  a  rebuke  of 
 his  own  iniquity— a  dumb  ass,  in  man's  voice 
 having  spoken,  did  forbid  the  madness  of  the 
 prophet. 
 
 '^  These  are  wells  without  water,  and  clouds 
 by  a  tempest  driven,  to  whom  the  thick  gloom 
 of  the  darkness  to  the  age  hath  been  kept; 
 1**  for  overswellings  of  vanity  speaking,  they 
 do  entice  in  desires  of  the  flesh — lascivious- 
 nesses,  those  who  had  truly  escaped  from  those 
 conducting  themselves  in  error,  i"  liberty  to 
 them  promising,  themselves  being  servants  of 
 the  corruption,  for  by  whom  any  one  hath 
 been  overcome,  to  this  one  also  he  hath  been 
 brought  to  servitude,  -"  for,  if  having  escaped 
 from  the  pollutions  of  the  world,  in  the  ac- 
 knowledging of  the  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
 Christ,  and  by  these  again  being  entangled, 
 they  have  been  overcome,  become  to  them 
 hath  the  last  things  woi'se  than  the  flrst, 
 -1  for  it  were  better  to  them  not  to  have  ac- 
 knowledged the  way  of  the  righteousness, 
 than  having  acknowledged  it,  to  turn  back 
 from  the  holy  command  delivered  to  them, 
 -■-  and  happened  to  them  liath  that  of  the  true 
 similitude  ;  '  A  dog  did  turn  back  uijou  his 
 own  vomit,'  and,  'A  sow  having  bathed  herself 
 — to  I'olling  in  mire.' 
 
 HI.  1  THIS,  now,  beloved,  a  second  letter 
 to  you  I  write,  in  both  which  I  stir  u\)  your 
 piu-e  mind  in  reminding  you,  -  to  be  mindful 
 of  the  sayings  said  before  by  the  holy  pro- 
 phets, and  of  the  command  of  us  the  apostles  of 
 the  Lord  and  Saviour,  '  this  flrst  knowing, 
 that  there  shall  come  in  the  latter  end  of  the 
 days  scoffers,  according  to  their  own  desires 
 going  on,  "*  and  saying,  '  Where  is  the  promise 
 of  his  presence  ?  for  since  the  fathers  did  fall 
 asleep,  all  things  so  remain  from  the  begin- 
 ning of  the  creation  ;'  ^  for  this  is  unobserved 
 by tlicinwillingly,  that  theheaveuswereof  old, 
 and  the  eartli  out  of  water  and  through  water 
 standiugtogether  bythe  wordof  God,  Hhrough 
 which  the  then  world,  by  water  having  been 
 deluged,  was  destroyed ;  ''  and  the  present 
 lieavens  and  the  earth,  by  the  same  word  are 
 treasured,  for  Are  being  kept  to  a  day  of  judg- 
 ment and  destruction  of  the  imi)ious  men. 
 
 **  And  this  one  thing  let  not  be  unobserved 
 by  you,  beloved,  that  one  day  with  the  Lord 
 /*•  as  a  thousand  years,  and  a  thousand  years 
 as  one  day;  "the  Lord  is  not  slow  in  regard 
 to  tlie  promise,  as  certain  count  slowness,  but 
 is  h)ni;-su£Tering  to  us,  not  counscUing  any  to 
 be  lost  but  all  to  pass  on  to  reformation, 
 '"  and  it  will  come— the  day  of  the  Lord — as  a 
 thief  in  the  night,  in  which  the  heavens  with 
 a  rushing  noise  will  i)ass  away,  and  the  ele- 
 ments with  burning  heat  be  dissolved,  and 
 earth  and  the  works  in  it  shall  be  burnt  uv). 
 
 "  All  tliese,  tlien,  being  dissolved,  what 
 kind  of  jiersons  dotli  it  behove  you  to  be  in 
 holy  Ijchaviours  and  pious  acts  ?  '"  waiting  for 
 
Exhortations  to  avoid  sin, 
 
 III.  13.— 1  JOHN.— II.  23. 
 
 and  the  love  of  worldly  thingff. 
 
 and  hastins  to  the  presence  of  the  day  of  God, 
 by  which  the  heavens,  being  on  fire,  shall  be 
 dissolved,  and  the  elements  with  buruing 
 heat  shall  melt ;  ^'^  and  for  new  lieavens  and 
 a  new  earth  according  to  His  promise  we  do 
 wait,  in  which  righteousness  doth  dwell ; 
 '■•  wherefore,  beloved,  these  things  waiting 
 for,  be  diligent,  spotless  and  uublameable, 
 by  Him  to  be  found  in  peace,  i^  and  tlie  long- 
 suffering  of  our  Lord  count  ye  salvation,  ac- 
 cording as  also  our  beloved  brother  Paul — 
 according  to  the  wisdom  given  to  him— did 
 write  to  you,  i''  as  also  in  all  the  Epistles, 
 
 speaking  in  them  concerning  these  things, 
 among  which  tilings  are  certain  hard  to  be 
 understood,  which  the  untaught  and  unstable 
 do  wrest,  as  also  the  other  Writings,  unto 
 their  own  destruction. 
 
 '^  Ye,  then,  beloved,  knowing  before,  take 
 heed,  lest,  together  with  the  error  of  the  im- 
 pious being  led  away,  ye  may  fall  from  your 
 own  stedfastness,  i^and  increase  ye  in  grace, 
 and  in  the  knowledge  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour 
 Jesus  Christ ;  to  him  is  the  glory  both  now, 
 and  to  the  day  of  the  age  !    Amen. 
 
 FIRST  EPISTLE  OF  JOHN. 
 
 CHAP.  L  IT  HAT  which  was  from  the  be- 
 ginning, that  which  we  have  heard,  that 
 which  we  have  seen  with  our  eyes,  that 
 which  we  did  behold,  and  our  hands  did 
 handle,  concerning  the  Word  of  the  Life — 
 ^and  the  Life  was  manifested,  and  we  have 
 seen,  and  do  testify,  and  declare  to  yoxi  the 
 Life,  the  age-during,  which  was  with  the 
 Father,  and  was  manifested  to  us  —  '^that 
 which  we  have  seen  and  heard  declare  we  to 
 you,  that  ye  also  may  have  fellowship  with 
 us,  and  oiir  fellowship  is  with  the  Father,  and 
 with  His  Son  Jesus  Christ;  ''and  these  things 
 we  write  to  you,  that  your  joy  may  be  full. 
 
 ^  And  this  is  the  message  that  we  have 
 heard  from  Him,  and  announce  to  you,  that 
 God  is  light,  and  darkness  in  Him  is  not  at 
 all;  ^if  we  may  say — 'we  have  fellowship 
 with  Him,'  and  in  the  darkness  may  walk — 
 vye  lie,  and  do  not  the  truth;  ''and  if  in  the 
 light  we  may  walk,  as  He  is  in  the  light — we 
 have  fellowship  one  with  another,  and  the 
 blood  of  Jesus  Christ  His  Son  doth  cleanse 
 us  from  every  sin ;  *  if  we  may  say — 'we  have 
 not  sin,'  ourselves  we  lead  astray,  and  the 
 truth  is  not  in  us;  "if  we  may  confess  our 
 sins,  stedfast  He  is  and  righteous  that  He 
 may  forgive  us  the  sins,  and  may  cleanse  us 
 from  every  unrighteousness ;  ^^  if  we  may  say 
 — 'we  have  not  sinned,'  a  liar  we  make  Him, 
 and  His  word  is  not  in  us. 
 
 IL  J  MY  little  children,  these  things  I 
 write  to  you,  that  ye  may  not  sin:  and  if 
 any  one  may  sin,  an  advocate  we  have  with 
 the  Father,  Jesus  Christ,  a  righteous  one, 
 "and  he — he  is  a  pro]>itiation  for  our  sins, 
 and  not  for  ours  only,  but  also  for  the  whole 
 world,  •*  and  in  this  we  know  that  we  have 
 known  him,  if  his  commands  we  may  keep; 
 •*he  who  is  saying,  'I  have  known  him,'  and 
 his  command  is  not  keeping,  a  liar  he  is,  and 
 in  him  the  truth  is  not ;  ^  and  whoever  may 
 keep  his  word,  truly  in  him  the  love  of  God 
 hath  been  perfected ;  in  this  we  know  that 
 in  him  we  are.  ^He  who  is  saying  in  him  he 
 doth  remain,  ought  accoi'ding  as  he  walked 
 also  himself  so  to  walk, 
 
 ''Brethren,  a  new  command  I  write  not  to 
 you,  but  an  old  command,  that  ye  had  from 
 the  beginning — the  old  command  is  the  word 
 
 that  ye  heard  from  the  beginning  ;  ^  again,  a 
 new  command  I  write  to  you,  which  thing  ia 
 true  in  him  and  in  you,  because  the  darkness 
 doth  pass  away,  and  the  true  light  doth  now 
 shine;  "he  who  is  saying,  in  the  light  he  is, 
 and  his  brother  is  hating,  in  the  darkness  he 
 is  till  now;  i"  he  who  is  loving  his  brother,  in 
 the  light  he  doth  remain,  and  a  stumbling- 
 block  in  him  there  is  not;  "  and  he  who  is 
 hating  his  brother,  in  the  darkness  he  is.  and 
 in  the  darkness  he  doth  walk,  and  he  hath 
 not  known  whither  be  doth  go,  because  the 
 darkness  did  blind  his  eyes.      • 
 
 ^- 1  write  to  you,  little  children,  because 
 the  sins  have  been  forgiven  you  through  his 
 name  ;  '^  I  write  to  you,  fathers,  because  ye 
 have  linown  him  who  is  from  the  beginning; 
 1  write  to  you.  yoiiug  men,  because  ye  have 
 overcome  the  evil. 
 
 I  write  to  you,  little  youths,  because  ye 
 have  known  the  Father :  "  I  did  write  to  you, 
 fathers,  because  ye  have  known  him  who  is 
 from  the  beginning ;  I  did  write  to  you,  young 
 men,  because  ye  are  strong,  and  the  word  of 
 God  in  you  doth  remain,  and  ye  have  over- 
 come the  eviL 
 
 1^  Love  not  ye  the  world,  nor  the  things  in 
 the  world ;  if  any  one  doth  love  the  world, 
 the  love  of  the  Father  is  not  in  him,  '<*  because 
 all  that  is  in  the  world — the  desire  of  the 
 tlesh,  and  the  desire  of  the  eyes,  and  the 
 ostentation  of  the  life— is  not  of  the  Father, 
 but  of  the  world,  '''  and  the  world  doth  pass 
 away,  and  the  desire  of  it,  and  he  who  is  doing 
 the  will  of  God,  he  doth  remain — to  the  age. 
 
 '* Little  youths,  it  is  the  last  hour;  and  even 
 as  ye  heard  that  the  antichrist  doth  come, 
 even  now  antichrists  have  become  many — 
 whence  we  know  that  it  is  the  last  hour; 
 ^•'  out  of  us  they  went  forth,  but  they  were  not 
 of  us,  for  if  they  had  been  of  us,  they  would 
 have  remained  with  us ;  but — that  they  might 
 be  manifested  that  they  are  not  all  of  us. 
 
 -"And  ye  have  an  anointing  from  the  Holy 
 One,  and  have  known  all  things;  '•^'I  did  not 
 write  to  you  because  ye  have  not  known  the 
 truth,  but  because  ye  have  known  it,  and  be- 
 cause no  lie  is  of  the  ti'uth.  ^-Who  is  the 
 liar,  except  he  who  is  denying  that  .Jesus  is 
 the  Christ?  this  one  is  the  antichrist  who  is 
 denying  the  Father  and  the  Son ;  -^ev^ry  one 
 163 
 
Ehndence  of  the  new  hirth. 
 
 II.  24.— IJOHN.-iv.  16. 
 
 Christian  love  enforced. 
 
 who  is  denying  the  Son,  neither  hath  he  the 
 Father,  (he  who  is  ooufessiug  the  Son  hath 
 the  Father  also.] 
 
 -■*  Ye,  tlien,  that  which  ye  heard  from  the 
 beginning,  in  you  let  it  remain ;  if  in  you  may 
 remain  that  which  from  the  beginning  ye  did 
 hear,  ye  also  in  the  Son  and  in  the  Father 
 sliall  remain,  ^^and  this  is  the  promise  that 
 He  did  jjromise  us — the  life  the  age-during. 
 
 "^  These  things  I  did  write  to  you  concern- 
 ing those  leading  you  astray ;  ^  and  you,  the 
 anointing  that  ye  did  receive  from  him,  in  you 
 it  doth  remain,  and  ye  have  no  need  that  any 
 one  may  teach  you,  but  as  the  same  anointing 
 doth  teach  you  concerning  all,  and  is  true, 
 and  is  not  a  lie,  and  even  as  was  taught  you, 
 ye  shall  remain  in  him. 
 
 -8  And  now,  little  children,  remain  in  him, 
 that  when  he  may  be  manifested,  M^e  may 
 have  boldness,  and  may  not  be  ashamed  be- 
 fore him,  in  his  presence;  ^^if  ye  know  that 
 he  is  righteous,  know  ;^e  that  every  one  doing 
 the  righteousness,  of  him  hath  been  begotten. 
 
 III.  1  SEE  ye  what  love  the  Father  hath 
 given  to  us,  that  children  of  God  we  may  be 
 called;  because  of  this  the  world  doth  not 
 know  us,  because  it  did  not  know  Him;  -be- 
 loved, now,  children  of  God  are  we,  and  it 
 was  not  yet  manifested  what  we  shall  be,  and 
 we  have  known  that  if  he  may  be  manifested, 
 like  him  we  ^hall  be,  because  we  shall  see 
 him  as  he  is;  '^  and  every  one  who  is  having 
 this  liojie  on  liim,  doth  purify  himself,  even 
 as  he  is  pure. 
 
 ^  Every  one  who  is  doing  the  sin,  the  law- 
 lessness also  he  doth  do,  and  the  sin  is  the 
 lawlessness,  ^and  ye  have  known  that  he  was 
 manifested  that  our  sins  he  may  take  away, 
 and  sin  is  not  in  him  ;  ''every  one  wlio  is  re- 
 maining in  him  doth  not  sin ;  every  one  who  is 
 sinning,  hath  not  seen  him,  nor  known  him. 
 
 ''  Little  children,  let  no  one  lead  you  astray; 
 he  who  is  doing  the  righteousness  is  righteous, 
 even  as  he  is  righteous,  ^he  who  is  doing  the 
 sin,  of  the  devil  he  is,  because  from  the  be- 
 ginning the  devil  doth  sin  ;  for  tliis  was  the 
 Son  of  God  manifested,  that  he  may  break  up 
 the  works  of  the  devil ;  "  every  one  who  hatli 
 been  begotten  of  God,  sin  he  doth  not,  because 
 his  seed  in  him  doth  remain,  and  he  is  not  able 
 to  sin,  because  of  God  he  liath  been  begotten. 
 
 1"  111  this  manifest  are  the  children  of  God, 
 and  the  children  of  the  devil ;  every  one  who 
 is  not  doing  righteousness,  is  not  of  God,  and 
 he  who  is  not  loving  his  l)rother,  ''because 
 tliis  is  the  message  tliat  ye  did  hear  from  the 
 beginning,  that  we  may  love  one  anothei-, 
 --not  as  Cain — of  the  ev'il  one  ho  was,  and  he 
 did  slay  liis  brothtn-.  and  wherefore  did  he 
 slay  him  ?  because  his  works  were  evil,  and 
 those  of  his  brother  rigliteous. 
 
 ^^  Do  not  wonder,  my  brethren,  if  the  world 
 doth  hate  you;  ^'wc — wc  liave  known  that 
 we  have  passed  out  of  the  death  to  tlie  life, 
 because  we  love  the  brethren ;  he  who  is  not 
 loving  the  brother  doth  remain  in  the  death. 
 *"  Every  one  who  is  liating  his  brother— a 
 man-killer  he  is,  and  ye  liave  known  that  no 
 mau-killcr  hatli  life  age-during  in  him  re- 
 maining, ^"inthiswc  have  known  the  love, 
 164 
 
 because  he  for  us  his  life  did  lay  down,  and 
 we  ought  for  the  brethren  the  lives  to  lay 
 down  ;  ""and  whoever  may  have  the  goods  of 
 the  world,  and  may  view  his  brother  having 
 need,  and  may  shut  up  his  bowels  from  him — 
 how  doth  the  love  of  God  remain  in  him? 
 
 ^^  My  little  children,  may  w-e  not  love  in 
 word  nor  in  tongue,  but  in  word  and  in  truth ! 
 1"  and  in  this  we  know  that  of  the  truth  we 
 are,  and  before  Him  we  shall  assure  our 
 hearts,  "<'  because  if  our  heart  may  condemn 
 — becaiise  greater  is  God  than  our  heart,  and 
 He  doth  know  all  things. 
 
 -1  Beloved,  if  our  heart  may  not  condemn 
 us,  we  have  boldness  toward  God,  -^and 
 whatever  we  may  ask,  we  receive  from  Him, 
 because  His  commands  we  keep,  and  the 
 things  ipleasing  before  Plim  we  do,  -^and  this 
 is  His  command,  that  we  may  believe  in  the 
 name  of  His  Sou  Jesus  Christ,  and  may  love 
 one  another,  even  as  He  did  give  command  to 
 us,  -^  and  he  who  is  keeping  His  commands, 
 in  Him  he  doth  remain,  and  He  in  him;  and 
 in  this  we  know  that  He  doth  remain  in  us, 
 from  the  Spirit  that  He  gave  us. 
 
 IV.  1  BELOVED,  every  spirit  believe  not, 
 but  prove  the  spirits,  if  of  God  they  are,  be- 
 cause many  false  prophets  have  gone  forth  to 
 the  world;  ^in  this  know  ye  the  Spirit  of 
 God;  every  spirit  that  doth  confess  Jesus 
 Christ  in  the  nesh  having  come,  of  God  it  is, 
 3  and  every  spirit  that  doth  not  confess  Jesus 
 Christ  in  the  flesh  having  come,  of  God  it  is 
 not;  and  this  is  that  of  the  auticlu'ist,  which 
 ye  lieard  that  it  doth  come,  and  now  in  the 
 world  it  is  already. 
 
 ■*  Ye— of  God  ye  are,  little  children,  and  ye 
 have  overcome  them ;  because  greater  is  He 
 who  is  in  you,  than  he  who  is  in  the  w'orld. 
 ^They — of  the  world  they  are;  because  of 
 this  from  the  world  they  speak,  and  the  woi-ld 
 doth  hear  them ;  "^  we— of  God  we  are;  he  who 
 is  knowing  God  doth  hear  us ;  he  who  is  not  of 
 God,  doth  not  liear  us ;  from  this  we  know  the 
 spirit  of  the  tnith,  and  the  spirit  of  the  error. 
 
 "  Beloved,  may  we  love  one  another,  because 
 the  love  is  of  God,  and  every  one  who  is  lov- 
 ing, of  God  he  hath  been  begotten,  and  doth 
 know  God;  ^  he  who  is  not  loving  did  not 
 know  God,  because  God  is  love.  ^In  this 
 \vas  manifested  the  love  of  God  in  us,  because 
 His  Son— the  only  begotten— hath  God  sent 
 to  the  world,  that  we  may  live  through  him  ; 
 "'in  this  is  the  love,  not  that  we  loved_  God, 
 but  that  He  did  love  us,  and  did  send  His  Son 
 a  propitiation  for  our  sins. 
 
 ''  Beloved,  if  thus  God  did  love  us,  we  also 
 ought  one  another  to  love;  '-God  no  one  hath 
 ever  seen;  if  we  may  love  one  another,  God 
 in  us  doth  remain,  and  His  love  is  having 
 been  perfected  in  us;  '■'  in  this  wc  know  that 
 in  Him  we  do  remain,  and  He  in  us,  because 
 of  His  Spirit  He  hath  given  us. 
 
 "  And  we — we  have  seen  and  do  testify, 
 that  the  Father  hath  scut  the  Sou— Saviour 
 of  tlie  world ;  '^■'  whoever  may  confess  that 
 Jesus  is  tlie  Son  of  God,  God  in  him  doth  re- 
 main, and  lie  in  God;  "'and  wc — \\o  have 
 known  and  believed  tlio  love,  that  (ioil  hatli 
 in  us;  God  is  love,  and  ho  who  is  loniaiuing 
 
Mutual  love. 
 
 2  JOHN 
 
 Efficacy  of  faith. 
 
 in  the  love,  in  God  he  doth  remain,  and  God 
 in  him. 
 
 '"  In  this  made  perfect  hath  been  the  love 
 with  lis,  that  boldncsa  wc  may  have  in  the 
 day  of  the  judgment,  h^cansc  even  as  He  is, 
 wc — we  also  are  in  this  world;  '^  fear  is  not 
 in  the  love,  but  the  perfect  love  doth  cast  out 
 the  fear,  because  the  fear  liath  punishment, 
 and  he  who  is  fearing  hath  not  been  made  per- 
 fect in  the  love ;  '^  we — we  love  him,  because 
 He— He  first  loved  us ;  ""  if  any  one  may  say 
 — '  I  love  God,'  and  his  brother  he  may  hate, 
 a  liar  he  is;  for  he  who  is  not  loving  his 
 brother  whom  he  hath  seen,  God — whom  he 
 hath  not  seen — how  is  he  able  to  love?  -^  and 
 this  is  the  command  we  have  from  Him,  that 
 he  who  is  loving  God,  may  also  love  his 
 brother. 
 
 V.  1  EVERY  one  who  is  belte\ang  that 
 Jesus  is  the  Christ,  of  God  he  hath  been  be- 
 gotten, and  every  one  who  is  loving  Him  who 
 did  beget,  doth  love  also  him  who  is  begotten 
 of  Him :  "  in  this  we  know  that  we  love  the 
 children  of  God,  when  we  may  love  God,  and 
 His  commands  may  keep ;  ^  for  this  is  the 
 love  of  God,  that  His  commands  we  may  keep, 
 and  His  commands  are  not  burdensome ;  ■*  be- 
 cause every  one  who  is  begotten  of  God  doth 
 overcome  the  world,  and  this  is  the  victory 
 that  did  overcome  the  world — our  faith ;  "  who 
 is  he  who  is  overcoming  the  world,  if  not  he 
 who  is  believing  that  Jesus  is  the  Sou  of  God? 
 
 ^  This  one  is  he  who  did  come  through 
 water  and  blood — Jesus  the  Christ,  not  in  the 
 water  only,  but  in  the  water  and  the  blood ; 
 and  the  Spirit  it  is  that  is  testifying,  because 
 the  Spirit  is  the  truth,  ^  becaiise  three  are  Avho 
 are  testifying  [in  the  heaven,  the  Father,  the 
 Word,  and  the  Holy  Spirit,  and  these — the 
 three — are  one ;  ^  and  three  are  who  are  tes- 
 tifying in  the  earth],  the  Spirit,  and  the 
 water,  and  the  blood,  and  the  three  are  into 
 the  one. 
 
 ^  If  the  testimony  of  men  we  receive,  the 
 testimony  of  God  is  greater,  because  tliis  is 
 the  testimony  of  God  that  He  hath  testified 
 concerning  His  Son.  i"  He  who  is  believing 
 in  the  Son  of  God,  hath  the  testimony  in  him- 
 self;  he  who  is  not  believing  God,  a  liar  hath 
 made  Him,  because  he  hath  not  believed  in 
 the  testimony  that  God  hath  testified  con- 
 cerning His  Son  ;  ''  and  this  is  the  testimony, 
 that  life  age-during  did  God  give  to  us,  and 
 this — the  life — is  in  His  Son  ;  i-  he  who  is 
 having  the  Son,  hath  the  life ;  he  who  is  not 
 having  the  Son  of  God — the  life  lie  hath 
 not, 
 
 ^^  These  things  I  did  write  to  you  who  are 
 believing  in  the  name  of  tlie  Son  of  God,  that 
 ye  may  know  that  life  ye  have  age-diu-ing, 
 and  that  ye  may  believe  in  the  name  of  the 
 Son  of  God.  '■*  And  this  is  the  boldness  that 
 we  have  toward  Him,  that  if  anything  we  may 
 ask  according  to  his  will.  He  doth  hear  us, 
 1^  and  if  we  have  known  that  He  doth  hear 
 us,  whatever  we  may  ask,  we  have  known 
 that  we  have  the  requests  that  we  have  re- 
 quested from  Him. 
 
 _  ^''  If  any  one  may  see  his  brother  sinning  a 
 sin  not  unto  death,  he  shall  ask,  and  He  shall 
 give  to  him  life  to  those  sinning  not  unto 
 death  ;  there  is  sin  to  death,  not  concerning 
 it  do  I  speak  that  he  may  beseech  ;  ^''  all  un- 
 righteoiisness  is  sin,  and  "there  is  sin  not  unto 
 death,  i*  We  have  known  that  every  one  who 
 hath  been  begotten  of  God  doth  not  sin,  but 
 he  who  was  begotten  of  God  doth  keep  him- 
 self, and  the  evil  one  doth  not  touch  him ; 
 ^''  we  have  known  that  of  God  we  are,  and  the 
 whole  world  in  the  evil  doth  lie ;  -"  and  we 
 have  known  that  the  Son  of  God  is  come,  and 
 hath  given  us  a  mind,  that  we  may  know  Him 
 who  is  true,  and  we  are  in  Him  who  is  true, 
 in  His  Son  Jesus  Christ ;  this  one  is  the  true 
 God  and  the  life  age-during !  ^^  Little  children, 
 guard  yourselves  from  the  idols  !    Amen. 
 
 SECOND  EPISTLE  OF  JOHN. 
 
 '  THE  Elder  to  the  choice  Kyria,  and  to  her 
 children,  whom  I  love  in  truth,  and  not  I 
 only,  but  also  all  those  having  known  the 
 truth,  -  because  of  the  truth  that  is  remaining 
 in  us,  and  with  us  shall  be  to  the  age,  ^  there 
 shall  be  with  you  grace,  kindness,  peace, 
 from  God  the  Father,  and  from  the  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ,  the  Son  of  the  Father,  in  trutli 
 and  love. 
 
 ■*  I  rejoiced  exceedingly  that  I  have  found 
 of  thy  children  walking  in  truth,  even  as  a 
 command  we  did  receive  from  the  Father; 
 ''and  now  I  beseech  thee,  Kyria,  not  as  writing 
 to  thee  a  new  command,  but  which  we  had 
 from  the  beginniug,  that  we  may  love  one 
 another, ''  and  this  is  the  love,  that  we  may 
 walk  according  to  His  commands;  this  is  the 
 command,  even  as  ye  did  hear  from  the  begin- 
 ning, that  in  it  ye  may  walk,  '  because  many 
 leading  astray  did  enter  into  the  world,  who 
 
 are  not  confessing  Jesus  Christ  coming  in 
 flesh ;  this  one  is  he  wlio  is  leading  astray, 
 and  the  antichrist. 
 
 ^See  to  yourselves  that  ye  may  not  lose 
 the  things  that  we  wrought,  but  a  full  re- 
 ward may  receive;  ^ every  one  who  is  trans- 
 gressing, and  is  not  remaining  in  the  teaching 
 of  the  Christ,  hath  not  God ;  he  who  is  re- 
 maining in  the  teaching  of  the  Christ,  this 
 one  hath  both  the  Father  and  the  Son;  ^'^if 
 any  one  doth  come  unto  you,  and  this  teaching 
 doth  not  bear,  receive  him  not  into  the  house, 
 and  say  not  to  him  'Hail!'  ^^for  he  who  is 
 saying  to  him  'Hail,'  hath  fellowship  with 
 his  evil  works. 
 
 1"  Many  things  having  to  write  to  you,  I  did 
 not  intend  throngh  paper  and  ink,  iJut  I  hope 
 to  come  unto  you,  and  speak  mouth  to  mouth, 
 that  our  joy  may  be  full ;  ^'^  salute  thee  do  the 
 children  of  thy  choice  sister.  Amen. 
 165 
 
THIRD  EPISTLE  OE  JOHN. 
 
 '  THE  Elder  to  Gains  the  beloved,  whom  T 
 love  in  truth  !  -  beloved,  concernin.Er  all  things 
 I  desire  thee  to  prosper,  and  to  be  in  health, 
 even  as  thy  sonl  dotli  pros^ier,  ^  for  I  rejoiced 
 exceedinslv.  brethren  comin?;  and  testifyinr; 
 of  the  triith  in  thee,  even  as  thon  in  trnth 
 dost  walk  ;  ^  greater  than  these  things  I  have 
 no  joy,  tliat  1  may  hear  of  my  children  in 
 truth  walking. 
 
 5  Beloved,  faithfully  dost  thon  do  whatever 
 thon  maycst  work  to  the  bretliren  and  to  the 
 strangers.  «  who  did  testify  of  thy  love  before 
 an  assemblv.  whom  thon  wilt  do  well,  having 
 sent  forward  worthily  of  God.  "  because  for 
 His  name  tliey  went  forth,  nothing  receiving 
 from  the  nations  ;  ^  we,  then,  oixsht  to  receive 
 snch,  that  fellow-workers  we  may  become  to 
 the  truth. 
 
 » I  did  write  to  the  assembly,  biit  he  who  is 
 lovins  the  first  place  among  them— Diotrephes 
 
 —doth  not  receive  na  ;  "because  of  this,  if  7 
 may  come.  I  \\"ill  cause  him  to  remember  his 
 works  that  he  doth,  \vith  evil  words  prating 
 aaainst  ns ;  and  not  content  with  these, 
 neither  doth  he  himself  receive  tlie  brethren, 
 and  those  intending  he  doth  forbid,  and  out 
 of  the  assembly  he  doth  cast. 
 
 ^^  Beloved,  be  not  thon  following  that  which 
 is  e\n\,  bnt  that  which  is  good  ;  he  who  is  do- 
 ing good,  of  God  he  is.  and  he  who  is  doing 
 evil  hath  not  seen  God;  '"to  Demetrius  testi- 
 mony hath  been  given  by  all,  and  by  the  truth 
 itself,  and  we  also — we  do  testify,  and  ye  have 
 known  that  our  testimony  is  true. 
 
 '■'  Many  things  T  had  to  write,  but  I  do  not 
 wish  through  ink  and  pen  to  write  to  thee. 
 i"*  and  I  ho]ie  straightway  to  see  thee,  and 
 mouth  to  mouth  we  shall  speak  ;  "  Peace  to 
 thee  !  salute  thee  do  the  friends  ;  be  saluting 
 the  friends  by  name. 
 
 EPISTLE  OF  JUDE. 
 
 '  .JUDAS,  of  Jesus  Christ  a  servant,  and 
 l)rother  of  James,  to  those  sanctified  in  God 
 the  Father,  and  in  Jesus  Christ  kept— called, 
 -kindness  to  yon,  and  peace,  and  love,  be 
 multiplied ! 
 
 3  Beloved,  all  diligence  nsing  to  _  write  to 
 you  concerning  the  common  salvation,  I  had 
 necessity  to  wn-ite  to  yon,  exhorting  to  agonize 
 for  the' faith  once  delivered  to  the  saints, 
 ••  for  there  did  come  in  unobserved  certain 
 men,  long  ago  having  been  written  before- 
 liand  to  this  judgment,  impioiis,  the  grace  of 
 our  God  perverting  to  lasciviousness,  and  our 
 only  Master,  God,  and  Lord— Jesus  Christ — 
 denying,  ^  and  to  remind  you  I  intend,  you 
 knowing  once  this,  that  the  Lord,  a  people 
 out  of  the  land  of  Egypt  having  saved,  again 
 those  who  did  not  believe  did  destroy ;  ^  mes- 
 sengers also,  those  who  did  not  keep  their 
 own  principality,  but  did  leave  their  proper 
 dwelling,  to  a  judgment  of  a  great  day,  in 
 bonds  everlasting,  imder  darkness  He  hath 
 kept,  ^  as  Sodom  and  Gomorrah,  and  the 
 cities  around  them,  in  like  manner  to  these, 
 having  given  themselves  to  whoredom,  and 
 gone  after  other  flesh,  have  been  set  before — 
 an  example,  of  fire  age-during,  justice  suffering. 
 8  In  like  manner,  nevertheless,  those  dream- 
 ers also  the  flesh  indeed  do  defile,  and  lord- 
 ship they  put  away,  and  dignities  they  speak 
 evil  of, '^  yet  Michael,  the  chief  messenger, 
 when,  with  the  devil  contending,  he  was  dis- 
 puting about  the  body  of  Moses,  did  not  dare 
 to  bring  np  an  evil-speaking  judgment,  but 
 said,  'The  Lord  rebuke  thee!"  "^and  these, 
 as  many  things  indeed  as  they  have  not 
 known,  they  speak  e\-il  of;  and  as  many 
 things  as  naturally  (as  the  irr.ational  beasts) 
 they  understand,  in  these  they  are  corrupted ; 
 "wo  to  them!  because  in  the  way  of  Cam 
 they  did  go  on,  and  to  the  deceit  of  B.alaam 
 for  reward  they  did  rush,  and  in  the  gaiusay- 
 166 
 
 mg  of  Korah  they  dirt  perish. 
 
 '-  These  are  in  your  love-f e.asts  craggy  rocks ; 
 feasting  together  with  yoii,  without  fear  sheii- 
 herding  themselves ;  clouds  without  water, 
 by  winds  carried  aboiit ;  trees  autumnal,  with- 
 out fruit,  twice  dead,  rooted  np ;  ^'^  wild  waves 
 of  a  sea,  foaming  out  their  own  shames ;  stars 
 going  astray,  to  whom  the  gloom  of  the  dark- 
 ness to  the  age  hath  been  kept. 
 
 '*  And  prophesy  also  to  these  did  the  seventh 
 from  Adam — Enoch — saying,  'Lo,  the  Lord 
 did  come  in  His  saintly  mjTiads,  '^to  do  judg- 
 ment against  all,  and  to  couA'ict  all  theii 
 impious  ones,  concerning  all  their  works  of 
 impiety  that  they  did  impiously,  and  concern- 
 ing all  the  stiff  things  that  speak  against 
 Him  did  impious  sinners.' 
 
 ^^  These  are  murmurers,  repiners;  accord 
 ing  to  their  desires  walking,  and  their  mouth 
 doth  speak  great  swellings,  gi\ang  admiration 
 to  persons  for  the  sake  of  profit ;  '"  and  ye, 
 beloved,  remember  ye  the  sayings  spoken 
 before  by  the  apostles  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
 Christ:  I'^that  they  said  to  you.  that  in  the 
 last  time  there  shall_  be  scoffers,  after  their 
 own  desires  of  impieties  going  on,  i-'  these  are 
 those  setting  themselves  apart,  natural  men, 
 the  Spirit  not  ha\ang. 
 
 '-*  And  ye,  beloved,  on  your  most  holy  faitli 
 building  yourselves  up,  in  the  Holy  Spirit 
 praying,  -'  yourselves  in  the  love  of  God  keep 
 ye,  waiting  for  the  kindness^  of  our  Lord 
 Jesus  Christ — to  life  age-during;  -"and  to 
 some  be  kind,  judging  thoroughly,  "'and  some 
 in  fear  save  ye,  out  of  the  fire  sn.atching,  hating 
 even  the  coat  from  the  flesh  sjiotted. 
 
 -■'  And  to  Him  who  is  able  to  guard  you  not 
 stumbling,  and  to  set  you  in  the  presence  of 
 His  glory  unl)leniished,  in  gladness,  "Ho  the 
 only  wise  God  our  Saviour,  )*•  glory  and  great- 
 ness, power  and  authority,  both  now  and  to 
 all  the  ages!     Amen. 
 
A  REVELATION  OF  JESUS  CHRIST. 
 
 CHAP.  I.  1 A  REVELATIOISr  of  Jesus  Christ, 
 that  God  gave  to  him,  to  shew  to  his  servants 
 what  things  it  behoveth  to  come  to  pass 
 quickly;  aud  he  did  signify  it,  having  sent 
 through  his  messenger  to  his  servant  John, 
 -who  did  testify  the  word  of  God,  aud  the 
 testimony  of  Jesus  Christ,  as  many  things 
 also  as  he  did  see.  •*  Happy  is  he  who  is 
 reading,  and  those  heai'ing,  the  words  of  the 
 prophecy,  and  keeping  the  things  written  iu 
 it — for  the  time  is  nigh ! 
 
 •*  John  to  the  seven  assemblies  that  a?'e  in 
 Asia:  Grace  to  you,  and  peace,  from  Him 
 who  is,  aud  wlio  was,  aud  who  is  coming, 
 aud  from  the  Seven  Spirits  that  are  before 
 His  throne,  ^aud  from  Jesus  Christ,  the  faith- 
 ful witness,  the  first-born  out  of  the  dead, 
 and  the  ruler  of  the  kings  of  the  earth;  to 
 him  who  did  love  us,  and  did  bathe  us  from 
 our  sins  iu  his  blood,  ''  aud  did  make  us  kings 
 and  ijriests  to  his  God  and  Father,  to  him 
 is  the  glory  aud  the  power  to  the  ages  of  the 
 ages !    Amen. 
 
 "  Lo,  he  doth  come  with  the  clouds,  and  see 
 him  shall  every  eye,  even  those  who  did  pierce 
 him,  and  wail  because  of  him  shall  all  the 
 tribes  of  the  land.     Yes !    Amen ! 
 
 ^  'I  am  the  Alpha  aud  the  Omega,  begin- 
 ning and  end,  saith  the  Lord,  who  is,  aud  who 
 was,  and  who  is  coming — the  Almighty.' 
 
 ^  I,  John,  who  also  aw  your  brother,  and 
 fellow-partuer  iu  the  tribulation,  and  in  the 
 reign  aud  endurance,  of  Jesus  Christ,  was  in 
 the  isle  that  is  called  Patmos,  becaiise  of  the 
 word  of  God,  and  because  of  the  testimony  of 
 Jesus  Christ ;  i**  I  was  in  the_  Spirit  on  the 
 Lord's  day,  and  I  heard  behind  me  a  great 
 voice,  as  of  a  trumpet,  saying,  ^i '  I  am  the 
 Alpha  and  the  Omega,  the  First  and  the 
 Last ; '  and,  '  What  thou  dost  see,  write  in  a 
 scroll,  aud  send  to  the  seven  assemblies  that 
 are  iu  Asia;  to  Ephesus,  aud  to  Smyrna,  aud 
 to  Pergamos,  aud  to  Thyatira,  and  to  Sardis, 
 and  to  Philadelphia,  and  to  Laodicea.' 
 
 1"  And  I  did  turn  to  see  the  voice  that  did 
 speak  with  me,  and  having  tiirned,  I  saw 
 seven  golden  lamp-stands,  '*  and  iu  the  midst 
 of  the  seven  lamp-stands,  one  like  to  a  sou  of 
 man,  clothed  to  the  foot,  and  girt  round  at 
 the  breast  with  a  golden  girdle,  ^''and  his 
 head  aud  hairs  white,  as  if  white  wool-^as 
 snow,  and  his  eyes  as  a  flame  of  fire ;  '^  and 
 his  feet  like  to  fine  brass,  as  in  a  furnace  hav- 
 ing been  fired,  and  his  voice  as  a  sound  of 
 many  waters,  '^  and  having  in  his  right  hand 
 seven  stars,  andoiitof  his  mouth  a  sharp  two- 
 edged  sword  is  proceeding,  and  his  counte- 
 nance is  as  the  sun  shining  in  its  might. 
 
 ''  And  when  1  saw  him,  I  .did  fall  at  his 
 feet  as  dead,  and  he  jilaced  his  right  hand  up- 
 on me,  saying  to  me,  'Be  not  afraid;  I  am  the 
 First  and  the  Last,  ^"and  he  who  is  living, 
 and  I  did  become  dead,  aud,  lo,  I  am  living  to 
 
 the  ages  of  the  ages.    Ameu !  and  I  have  the 
 keys  of  the  hades  and  of  the  death. 
 
 1^ '"Write  the  things  that  thou  hast  seen, 
 and  the  thiugs  that  are,  and  the  things  that 
 are  aboiit  to  come  after  these  things;  -othe 
 secret  of  the  seven  stars  that  thou  hast  seen 
 xipon  my  right  hand,  and  the  seven  golden 
 lamp-stands:  the  seven  stars  are  messengers 
 of  the  seven  assemblies,  and  the  seven  lamij- 
 stands  that  thou  hast  seen  are  seven  assem- 
 blies. 
 
 II.  I'TO  the  messenger  of  the  Ei)hesiau 
 assembly  write :  These  thiugs  saith  he  who 
 is  holding  the  seven  stars  in  his  right  hand, 
 who  is  walking  in  the  midst  of  the  seven 
 lamp-stands— the  golden :  - 1  have  known  thy 
 works,  aud  thy  labour,  aud  thy  endurance, 
 and  that  thou  art  not  able  to  bear  evil  ones, 
 and  that  thou  hast  tried  those  saying  them- 
 selves to  be  apostles  and  ai'e  not,  and  hast 
 found  them  liars,  ^  and  thou  didst  bear,  aud 
 hast  endurance,  and  because  of  my  name 
 hast  toiled,  and  hast  not  been  weary. 
 
 •* '  But  I  hai'e  agaiust  thee  :  That  thy  first 
 love  thou  didst  leave !  ^  remember,  then, 
 whence  thou  hast  fallen,  and  reform,  and  the 
 first  works  do ;  and  if  not,  I  come  to  thee 
 quickly,  and  will  remove  thy  lamp-stand 
 from  its  place— if  thou  mayest  not  reform; 
 ^  but  this  thou  hast,  that  thou  dost  hate  the 
 works  of  the  Nicolaitaus,  that  I  also  hate. 
 "  He  who  is  having  an  ear— let  him  hear  what 
 the  Spirit  saith  to  the  assemblies:  To  him 
 who  is  overcoming— I  will  give  to  him  to  eat 
 of  the  tree  of  the  life  that  is  in  the  midst  of 
 the  paradise  of  God. 
 
 ^ '  And  to  the  messenger  of  the  assembly 
 of  the  Smyrneans  write :  These  things  saith 
 the  First  and  the  Last,  vrho  did  become  dead 
 and  did  live ;  ^  I  have  known  thy  works,  and 
 tribulation,  and  poverty— yet  thou  art  rich— 
 aud  the  evil-speaking  of  those  saying  them- 
 selves to  be  Jews,  and  are  uot,  but  are  a 
 synagogue  of  the  Adversary. 
 
 ^"'Be  uot  afraid  of  the  things  that  thou 
 art  about  to  suffer ;  lo,  the  devil  is  about  to 
 cast  of  you  to  prison,  that  ye  may  be  tried, 
 and  ye  shall  have  tribidation  ten  days;  be- 
 come thou  faithful  unto  death,  and  I  will 
 give  to  thee  the  crown  of  the  life,  ii  He  who 
 is  having  an  ear  —  let  him  hear  what  the 
 Si^irit  saith  to  the  assemblies:  He  who  is 
 overcoming  may  not  be  injured  of  the  second 
 death. 
 
 ^"  'Aud  to  the  messenger  of  the  assembly  in 
 Pergamos  write  :  These  things  saith  he  who 
 is  having  the  sharp  two-edged  sword:  ^^I 
 have  known  thy  works,  and  where  thou  dost 
 dwell — where  the  throne  of  the  Adversary  ia 
 — and  thou  dost  hold  fast  my  name,  aud  thou 
 didst  not  deny  my  faith,  even  in  the  days  iu 
 which  Antipas  was  my  faithful  witness,  who 
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Address  to  Thyatira. 
 
 Ti.  14.— REVELATION. -TIT.  22. 
 
 Address  to  Laodicea. 
 
 was  put  to  death  beside  you,  where  the  Ad- 
 versary doth  dwell. 
 
 !•* '  But  I  have  against  thee  a  few  things  : 
 That  thoTi  hast  there  tliose  holding  the  teacli- 
 ing  of  Balaam,  who  did  teach  Balak  to  cast 
 a  stumbling-block  before  the  sons  of  Israel, 
 to  eat  idol-sacritices,  and  to  commit  whore- 
 dom ;  ^^so  hast  than,  even  thou,  tliose  hold- 
 ing the  teaching  of  the  Nicolaitans — which 
 thing  I  hate. 
 
 ^^ '  Reform  !  and  if  not,  I  come  to  thee 
 quickly,  and  will  fight  against  them  with  the 
 sword  of  my  mouth.  ''^  He  who  is  having  au 
 ear— let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to 
 the  assemblies :  To  hira  who  is  overcoming, 
 1  will  give  to  him  to  eat  from  the  hidden 
 manna,  and  will  give  to  him  a  white  stone, 
 and  upon  the  stone  a  new  name  written,  that 
 no  one  knew  except  him  who  is  receiving  it. 
 
 '8  '  And  to  the  messenger  of  the  assembly  of 
 Thyatira  vvrite :  These  things  saith  the  eon 
 of  God,  who  is  having  his  eyes  as  a  flame  of 
 fire,  and  his  feet  like  to  fine  brass ;  ^^  I  have 
 known  thy  works,  and  love,  and  ministra- 
 tion, and  faith,  and  thy  endurance,  and  thy 
 works — and  the  last  are  more  than  the  first. 
 
 ""  '  But  I  have  against  thee  a  few  things : 
 That  thou  dost  suffer  the  woman  Jezebel, 
 who  is  calling  lierself  a  jirophetess,  to  teach, 
 and  to  lead  astray,  my  servants  to  commit 
 whoredom,  and  idol-sacrifices  to  eat;  -^aud  I 
 did  give  to  her  a  time  that  she  miglit  reform 
 from  her  whoredom,  and  she  did  not  reform ; 
 -"  lo,  I  will  cast  her  into  a  couch,  and  those 
 committing  adultery  with  her  into  great  tri- 
 bulation—  if  they  may  not  repent  of  their 
 works,  -'  and  her  cliildren  I  will  kill  in  death, 
 and  know  shall  all  the  assemblies  that  1  am 
 he  who  is  searching  reins  and  hearts ;  and  I 
 will  give  to  you— to  each —according  to  your 
 works, 
 
 '■'•*  '  And  to  you  I  say,  and  to  the  rest  who 
 are  in  Thyatira,  as  many  as  have  not  this 
 teaching,  and  who  did  not  know  the  depths 
 of  the  Adversary,  as  they  say ;  I  will  not  put 
 upon  you  other  burden ;  -''  but  that  which  ye 
 have— hold  ye,  till  I  may  come ;  -_''  and  he  who 
 is  overcoming,  and  wlio  is  keeping  unto  the 
 end  my  works,  I  will  give  to  him  authority 
 over  the  nations,  -"and  he  shall  rule  them 
 witii  a  rod  of  iron— as  the  vessels  of  the  pot- 
 ter they  shall  be  broken — as  I  also  have  re- 
 ceived from  my  Father ;  -^  and  I  will  give  to 
 him  the  morning  star.  -^  He  who  is  ha^ang 
 an  ear— let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith  to 
 the  assemblies. 
 
 III.  I'AND  to  the  messenger  of  the  as- 
 sembly in  Sardis  wi-itc:  These  things  saith 
 he  wli'o  is  having  the  Seven  Spirits  of  God, 
 am  I  the  seven  stars :  I  have  known  thy  works, 
 and  that  thou  hast  the  name  that  thou  dost 
 live,  and  tlmu  art  dead;  -become  watching, 
 and  strengthen  the  rest  of  the  things  tliat 
 ai-e  about  to  die,  tor  I  liave  not  found  thy 
 works  fulfilled  before  God. 
 
 =* '  Remember,  then,  how  thou  hast  received, 
 and  lieard,  and  be  keeping,  and  reform:  if. 
 then,  thou  maycst  not  vvatcli.  I  will  come  upon 
 tbcc  as  a  thief,  and  thou  maycst  not  know 
 
 what  hour  I  will  come  iipon  thee.    ''Thou 
 
 hast  a  few  names  even  in  Sardis  who  did  not 
 defile  their  garments,  and  they  shall  walk 
 witli  me  in  white,  because  they  arc  wortliy. 
 ^  He  wlio  is  overcoming  —this  otie— shall  be 
 arrayed  in  white  garments,  and  I  will  not 
 blot  out  his  name  from  the  scroll  of  the  life, 
 and  I  will  confess  his  name  before  my  Father, 
 and  before  His  messengers.  •■  He  who  is  hav- 
 ing au  ear— let  him  hear  what  the  Spirit  saith 
 to  the  assemblies. 
 
 ^  '  And  to  the  messenger  of  the  assembly  in 
 Philadelphia  wi-ite :  These  things  saith  he  who 
 is  holy,  he  who  is  true,  he  who  is  having  the 
 key  of  David,  he  who  is  opening  and  no  one 
 doth  shut,  and  he  shntteth  and  no  one  doth 
 open  !  •*  I  have  known  thy  works  ;  lo,  I  liave 
 set  before  thee  a  door— opened,  and  no  one  is 
 able  to  shut  it,  because  thou  hast  a  little 
 power,  and  didst  keep  my  word,  and  didst  not 
 deny  my  name ;  ''  lo,  1  mal<e  of  the  synagogue 
 of  the  Adversary  those  saying  themselves  to 
 be  Jews,  and  are  not,  but  do  lie ;  lo,  I  will 
 make  them  tliat  they  may  come  and  bow  be- 
 fore thy  feet,  and  may  know  that  I  loved  thee. 
 
 1" '  Because  thou  didst  keexj  the  word  of  my 
 endurance,  I  also  will  kee]:)thee  from  tlie  hour 
 of  the  trial  that  is  about  to  come  upon  all  the 
 world,  to  try  those  dwelling  uiion  the  earth. 
 ■1  Lo,  I  come  quickly,  be  holding  fast  that 
 which  thoii  hast,  that  no  one  may  receive  thy 
 crowu.  ^-  He  who  is  overcoming— I  will  make 
 him  a  pillar  in  the  sanctuaiy  of  my  God,  and 
 without  he  may  not  go  any  more,  and  I  will 
 write  upon  him  the  name  of  my  God,  and  the 
 name  of  the  city  of  my  God,  the  new  Jeru- 
 salem, that  doth  come  down  out  of  the  heaven 
 from  my  God — also  my  new  name.  ^''He  who 
 is  having  an  ear— let  him  hear  Avhat  the  Spirit 
 saith  to  the  assemblies. 
 
 '^ '  And  to  the  messenger  of  the  assembly 
 of  the  Laodiceaus  write :  These  thiuus  saith 
 the  Amen,  the  witness- the  faithful  and  true 
 —the  chief  of  the  creation  of  God  ;  ^''  1  have 
 kuowu  thy  works,  that  neither  cold  ait  thon 
 nor  hot ; '  I  would  thou  wert  cold  or  hot. 
 "5  So— because  thou  art  lukewarm,  and  neither 
 cold  nor  hot,  I  am  about  to  vomit  thee  out  of 
 my  mouth ;  "'because  thou  sayest — I  am  rich, 
 and  have  grown  rich,  and  liave  need  of  no- 
 thing, and  hast  not  known  that  thou  art  tlie 
 wi-etched,  and  miserable,  and  poor,  and  blind, 
 and  naked,  '^1  counsel  thee  to  buy  from  me 
 gold  tired  by  fire  that  thou  mayest  be  rich, 
 and  wliite  garments  that  thou  mayest  be 
 arrayed,  ami  the  shame  of  thy  nakedness  may 
 not  be  manifest,  and  with  eye-salve  anoint 
 thine  eyes,  that  thou  mayest  see. 
 
 '^'As  many  as  I  love,  I  do  convict  and 
 chasten ;  be  zealous,  then,  and  reform ;  '•'*  lo, 
 I  have  stood  at  the  door,  and  I  knock ;  if  any 
 one  may  liear  my  voice,  and  may  open  the 
 door,  1  will  come  in  unto  him,  and  will  sup 
 with  him,  and  he  with  me.  -'  Ho  who  is  over- 
 coming—I will  give  to  him  to  sit  with  me  in 
 my  throne,  as  I  also  did  overcome  and  did  sit 
 down  with  my  Father  in  His  throne.  -^'He 
 who  is  liaving  an  ear — let  him  hear  what  the 
 Spirit  saith  to  the  assemblies.' 
 
Vision  of  the  throne. 
 
 IV.  1. -REVELATION. -vr.  8, 
 
 Opening  of  the  seals. 
 
 IV.  1  AFTER  these  tliiusa  I  saw,  aucl  lo,  a 
 door  opened  iu  the  heaveu,  aud  the  iirst  voice 
 that  I  heard  is  as  of  a  trumpet  speak ini;  with 
 me,  sayint;,  'Come  up  hither,  and  I  will  shew 
 thee  what  it  behoveth  to  come  to  pass  after 
 these  thiu^s;'  ^  and  immediately  I  was  in  the 
 Spirit,  and  lo,  a  throne  was  se.t  iu  the  heaven, 
 aud  upon  the  throne  is  o?ie.  sitting-,  •'  and  He 
 who  is  sitting  was  in  sight  like  a  stone,  jasper 
 and  sardine:  and  a  rainbow  was  round  the 
 throne  in  sight  like  au  emerald. 
 
 ■•  And  arouud  the  throne  are  thrones  twenty 
 and  four,  and  upon  the  thrones  I  saw  the  twenty 
 and  four  elders  sitting,  clothed  in  white  gar- 
 ments, and  they  had  upon  their  heads  crowns 
 of  gold;  ^and  out  of  the  throne  proceed  do 
 lightnings,  and  thunders,  aud  voices;  and 
 seven  lamps  of  fire  are  burning  before  the 
 throne,  which  are  the  seven  spirits  of  God, 
 ''  and  before  the  throne  is  a  sea  of  glass  like  to 
 crystal,  and  in  the  midst  of  the  throne,  and 
 round  the  throne,  are.  four  living  creatures, 
 full  of  eyes  before  and  behind ;  '^  and  the  first 
 living  creature  is  like  a  lion,  and  the  second 
 living  creature  is  like  a  calf,  and  the  third 
 living  creature  hath  the  face  as  a  man,  and 
 the  fourth  living  creature  is  like  an  eagle  fly- 
 ing. 
 
 s  And  the  foiir  living  creatures,  each  by  itself 
 severally,  had  six  wings,  around  and  within 
 ore  .full  of  eyes,  and  rest  they  have  not  day 
 and  night,  saying,  'Holy,  holy,  holy.  Lord  God 
 Almighty,  who  was,  and  who  is,  and  who  is 
 coming ; '  ®  and  when  the  living  creatures  do 
 give  glory,  and  honour,  and  thanks,  to  Him 
 wlio  is  sitting  upon  the  thi'one,  who  is  living 
 to  the  ages  of  the  ages,  ^"fall  down  do  tlie 
 twenty  and  four  elders  before  Him  who  is  sit- 
 ting upon  the  throne,  and  bow  before  Him 
 who  is  living  to  the  ages  of  the  ages,  and  they 
 cast  their  crowns  before  the  throne,  saying, 
 ^1  'Worthy  art  Thou,  0  Lord,  to  receive  the 
 glory,  and  the  honour,  and  the  power,  because 
 Thou — Thou  didst  create  the  all  things,  and 
 because  of  Thy  will  are  they,  aud  they  were 
 created.' 
 
 V.  1  AND  I  saw  upon  the  right  hand  of 
 Him  who  is  sitting  upon  the  throne  a  scroll, 
 written  within  and  on  the  back,  sealed  with 
 seven  seals ;  "  and  I  saw  a  strong  messenger 
 crying  with  a  great  voice,  '  Who  is  worthy  to 
 open  the  scroll  aud  to  loose  the  seals  of  it?' 
 •*  and  no  one  was  able  in  the  heaven,  nor  upon 
 the  earth,  nor  under  the  earth,  to  open  the 
 scroll,  nor  to  behold  it. 
 
 ^  Aud  I  was  weeping  much,  because  no  one 
 was  foiiud  worthy  to  open  and  to  read  the 
 scroll,  nor  to  behold  it,  ^  and  one  of  the  elders 
 saitli  to  me,  '  Weei^  not ;  lo,  overcome  did  the 
 Lion,  who  is  of  the  tribe  of  Judah,  the  root  of 
 David,  too])eu  the  scroll,  aud  to  loose  theseven 
 seals  of  it ;  ''  aud  I  saw,  aud  lo,  in  the  midst 
 of  the  throne,  aud  of  the  four  living  creatures, 
 and  in  the  midst  of  the  elders,  a  Lamb  hath 
 stood  as  it  had  been  slain,  having  seven  horns 
 aud  seven  eyes,  which  are  the  seven  Spii'its  of 
 God,  which  are  sent  to  all  the  earth,  "  and  he 
 came  and  took  the  scroll  out  of  the  right  hand 
 of  Him  who  is  sitting  upon  the  throne. , 
 
 ^  And  when  he  took  the  scroll,  the  four  liv- 
 ing creatures  and  the  twenty-four  elders  fell 
 before  the  Lamb,  having  each  one  harps  and 
 golden  vials  full  of  perfumes,  which  are  the 
 prayers  of  tlie  saints,  "  aud  they  sing  a  new 
 song,  saying,  'Worthy  ai-t  thou  to  take  the 
 scroll,  aud  to  open  the  seals  of  it,  because 
 thou  wast  slain,  and  didst  redeem  us  to  God  in 
 thy  blood,  out  of  every  tribe,  ar*'.  tongue, 
 and  people,  and  nation,  i"  and  didst  make  us 
 to  our  God  kings  and  priests,  and  we  shall 
 reign  upon  the  earth.' 
 
 '1  And  I  saw,  and  I  heard  the  voice  of  many 
 messengers  round  the  throne,  and  the  living 
 creatures,  and  the  elders — and  the  number  of 
 them  was  myriads  of  myriads,  and  thousands 
 of  thousands — '-saying  with  a  great  voice, 
 '  Worthy  is  the  Lamb  that  was  slain  to  re- 
 ceive the  power,  and  I'iches,  and  wisdom,  and 
 strength,  and  honour,  and  glory,  and  bless- 
 ing!' i^and  every  creature  that  is  in  the  hea- 
 ven, and  in  the  earth,  aud  under  the  earth, 
 and  the  things  that  are  upon  the  sea,  and  the 
 all  things  in  them,  heard  I  saying,  '  To  Him 
 who  is  sitting  upon  the  throne,  and  to  the 
 Lamb,  is  the  blessing,  and  the  honour,  and 
 the  glory,  and  the  might — to  the  ages  of  the 
 ages!'  ^''and  the  four  living  creatures  said, 
 '  Amen ! '  and  the  twenty-four  elders  fell  down 
 and  they  bow  before  Him  who  is  living  to  the 
 ages  of  the  ages. 
 
 VI.  ^  AND  I  saw  when  the  Lamb  opened 
 one  of  the  seals,  and  I  heard  one  of  the  four 
 living  creatures  sayinj',  as  it  were  a  voice  of 
 thunder,  '  Come  and  behold ! '  "  and  I  saw, 
 and  lo,  a  white  horse,  aud  he  wlio  is  sitting 
 upon  it  is_  having  a  bow,  and  there  was 
 given  to  him  a  crown,  aud  he  went  forth 
 overcoming,  and  that  he  may  overcome. 
 
 ^  And  when  he  opened  the  second  seal,  1 
 heard  the  second  living  creature  saying, '  Come 
 and  behold!'  ^and  there  went  forth  another 
 horse — red,  and  to  him  who  is  sitting  upon 
 it,  there  was  given  to  him  to  take  the  peace 
 from  the  land,  and  that  one  another  they 
 may  slay,  aud  there  was  given  to  him  a  great 
 sword. 
 
 "And  when  he  opened  the  third  seal,  I 
 heard  the  third  living  creature  saying,  '  Come 
 and  behold!'  and  I  saw,  and  lo,  a  black 
 horse,  and  he  who  is  sitting  iipou  it  is  having 
 a  balance  in  his  hand,  ^  aud  I  heard  a  voice 
 in  the  midst  of  the  four  living  creatures  say- 
 ing, '  A  measure  of  wheat  for  a  denary,  and 
 three  measures  of  barley  for  a  denary,'  and 
 '  The  oil  and  the  wine  thou  mayest  not  in- 
 jure.' 
 
 ^  Aud  when  he  opened  the  fourth  seal,  1 
 heard  the  voice  of  the  fourth  living  creature 
 saying,  'Come  and  behold!'  ^and  I  saw,  and 
 lo,  a  pale  horse,  and  he  who  is  sitting  upon 
 him — his  name  is  Death,  and  Hades  doth 
 follow  with  him,  and  there  was  given  to  them 
 authority  to  kill,  (over  the  fourth  part  of  the 
 land,)  with  sword,  aud  with  hunger,  and  with 
 death,  and  by  the  beasts  of  the  land, 
 169 
 
Sealing  of  God's  servants. 
 
 VI.  9. -REVELATION. -VIII.  11. 
 
 Seven  trumpets. 
 
 'And  when  he  opened  tlic  lifth  seal,  I  saw 
 under  the  altar  the  souls  of  those  slain  be- 
 cause of  the  word  of  God,  and  because  of  the 
 testimony  that  they  held,  '"and  tlicy  were 
 cryinji  with  a  iLrreat  voice,  saying,  'Till  when, 
 O  Master,  the  Holy  and  the  True,  dost  Thou 
 not  judge  and  take  vengeance  of  our  blood 
 from  those  dwelling  upon  the  land?'  i' and 
 there  wasvgiven  to  each  one  white  robes,  and 
 it  was  said  to  them  that  they  may  rest  them- 
 selves yet  a  little  time,  till  may  be  fulfilled 
 also  their  fellow  servants  and  their  brethren, 
 who  are  about  to  be  killed — even  as  they. 
 
 ^-And  I  saw  when  he  opened  the  sixth 
 seal,  and  lo,  a  great  earthquake  came,  and 
 the  Sim  became  black  as  sackcloth  of  hair, 
 and  the  moon  became  as  blood,  '^and  the 
 stars  of  the  heaven  fell  to  the  earth— as  a 
 fig-tree  doth  cast  her  winter  tigs,  by  a  gi-eat 
 wind  being  shaken — '^and  heaven  departed 
 as  a  scroll  rolled  up,  and  every  mountain  and 
 island — out  of  their  places  they  were  moved; 
 ^'and  the  kings  of  the  earth,  and  the  great 
 men,  and  the  rich,  and  the  chiefs  of  thou- 
 sands, and  the  mighty,  and  every  servant, 
 and  every  freeman,  liid  themselves  in  the 
 dens,  and  in  the  rocks  of  the  mountains, 
 18  and  they  say  to  the  mountains  and  to  the 
 rocks,  '  Fall  upon  us,  and  hide  us  from  the 
 face  of  Him  wlio  is  sitting  iipon  the  throne, 
 and  from  the  anger  of  the  Lamb,'  '^  because 
 come  did  the  great  day  of  His  auger,  and  who 
 is  able  to  stand? 
 
 jVIL  1  AND  after  these  things  I  saw  four 
 messengers,  standing  upon  the  four  corners 
 of  the  laud,  holding  the  four  winds  of  the 
 land,  that  the  wind  may  not  blow  upon  the 
 land,  nor  upon  the  sea,  nor  ux^ou  any  tree; 
 '■'  and  I  saw  another  messenger  going  up  from 
 the  rising  of  the  suu,  having  a  seal  of  the 
 living  God,  and  he  did  cry  with  a  great  voice 
 to  the  four  messengers,  to  whom  it  was  given 
 to  injure  the  land  and  the  sea,  saying,  ■*  'Do 
 not  injure  the  land,  nor  the  sea,  nor  the  trees, 
 till  we  may  seal  the  servants  of  our  God  upon 
 their  foreheads.' 
 
 ■•  And  I  heard  the  number  of  those  sealed, 
 (1-14  thousands  were  sealed  out  of  all  the  tribes 
 of  the  sons  of  Israel) :  ^  of  the  tribe  of  Judal; 
 12  thousand  were  sealed;  of  the  tribe  of  Reu- 
 ben 12  thousand  were  scaled ;  of  the  tribe  of 
 Gad  12  thousand  were  sealed;  "of  the  tribe 
 of  Asher  12  thousand  were  sealed;  of  the 
 tribe  of  Naiihtali  12  thousand  were  sealed; 
 of  the  tribe  of  Manasseh  12  thousand  were 
 sealed;  ''of  the  triVje  of  Simeon  12  thousand 
 were  sealed;  of  the  tribe  of  Levi  12  thousand 
 were  sealed;  of  the  tribe  of  Issachar  12  thou- 
 saad  were  sealed;  ^of  the  tribe  of  Zebulun 
 12  thousand  were  sealed ;  of  the  tribe  of  .Jo- 
 seph 12  thousand  were  sealed  ;  of  the  tribe  of 
 Benjamin  12  thousand  were  sealed. 
 
 8  After  these  things  I  saw,  and  lo,  a  greiit 
 multitude,  which  to  number  no  one  was  able, 
 out  of  all  nations,  and  tribes,  and  peoples,  and 
 tongues,  standing  before  the  throne,  and  bc'- 
 fore  the  Lamb,  arrayed  in  white  robes,  and 
 palms  in  their  hands,  '"and  crying  with  .'i 
 170 
 
 great  voice,  saying,  'The  salvation  is  to  Him 
 who  is  sitting  upon  the  throne — to  our  God, 
 and  to  the  Lamb ! ' 
 
 '1  And  all  the  messengers  stood  around  the 
 throne,  and  the  elders  and  the  four.living  crea- 
 tures, and  they  fell  upon  their  face,  and  bowed 
 before  God,  ^-  saying,  '  Amen  !  the  blessing, 
 and  the  glory,  and  the  wisdom,  and  the 
 thanksgiving,  and  the  honour,  and  the  power, 
 and  the  strength,  are  to  our  God— to  the  ages 
 of  the  ages'!     Amen!' 
 
 ' '  And  answer  did  one  of  the  elders,  saying 
 to  me,  '  These,  who  have  been  arrayed  with 
 the  white  robes — ^who  are  they,  and  whence 
 came  they?'  '^and  I  have  said  to  him,  'Sir, 
 thou  hast  known  ;'  and  he  said  to  me,  '  These 
 are  those  who  are  coming  out  of  the  great  tri- 
 bulation, and  they  did  wash  their  robes,  and 
 they  made  their  robes  white  in  the  blood  of 
 the  Lamb ;  '^  because  of  this  are  tliey  before 
 the  throne  of  God,  and  they  do  service  to  Him 
 day  and  night  in  His  sanctuary,  and  He  who 
 is  sitting  upon  the  throne  shall  tabernacle 
 over  them ;  ^'^  they  shall  not  hunger  any  more, 
 nor  may  the  sun  fall  upon  them,  nor  any  heat, 
 '''  because  the  Lamb  that  is  in  the  midst  of 
 the  throne  shall  feed  them,  and  shall  lead 
 them  imto  living  fountains  of  waters,  and 
 wipe  away  shall  God  every  tear  from  their 
 eyes.' 
 
 VIII.  1  AND  when  he  openeth  the  seventh 
 seal,  there  came  silence  in  the  heaven  about 
 half-an-hoiir,  ^  and  I  saw  the  seven  messen- 
 gers who  l)efore  God  have  stood,  and  there 
 were  given  to  them  seven  trumpets,  •'  and 
 another  messenger  did  come,  and  he  stood  at 
 the  altar,  having  a  golden  censer,  and  there 
 was  given  to  him  much  perfume,  that  he  may 
 give  it  to  the  prayers  of  all  the  saints  upon 
 tlie  golden  altar  that  is  before  the  throne,  *  and 
 go  up  did  the  smoke  of  the  perfumes  to  the 
 prayers  of  the  saints  out  of  the  hand  of  the 
 messenger,  before  God ;  •''  and  the  messenger 
 took  the  censer,  and  did  fill  it  out  of  the  tire  of 
 the  altar,  and  did  cast  it  to  the  earth,  and 
 there  came  voices,  and  thunders,  and  light- 
 nings, and  an  eai-thquake. 
 
 ''  And  the  seven  messengers  who  are  having 
 the  seven  trumpets  did  ]irepare  themselves 
 that  they  may  sound  ;  "  and  the  first  messen- 
 ger did  sound,  and  there  came  hail  and  fire, 
 mingled  with  blood,  and  it  was  cast  to  the 
 land,  and  the  third  of  the  trees  was  burnt  uj), 
 and  all  the  green  grass  was  burnt  up. 
 
 **  And  the  second  messenger  did  sound,  and 
 as  it  were  a  great  mountain  with  lire  burning 
 was  cast  into  the  sea,  and  the  third  of  the  sea 
 became  blood,  "  and  die  did  the  third  of  the 
 creatures  that  are  in  the  sea,  those  having  life, 
 and  the  third  of  the  ships  were  destroyed. 
 
 '"And  tiie  third  messenger  did  sound,  and 
 there  fell  out  of  the  heaven  a  great  star,  burn- 
 ing as  a  lam]>,  and  it  did  fall  u])on  the  thinl 
 of  tiie  rivers,  and  upon  the  fountains  of  waters, 
 "and  the  nameof  the  star  is  called  Worm  wood, 
 and  the  third  of  the  waters  doth  become  worm- 
 wood, and  many  of  the  men  did  die  of  the 
 waters,  l)ecause  they  were  made  bitter. 
 
The  wo  of  Locusts. 
 
 nil.  12.-EEVELATrON.-xi.  2. 
 
 Seven  thunders. 
 
 1-  And  the  fourtli  messenger  did  sound,  and 
 smitten  was  the  third  of  the  sun,  and  the 
 third  of  the  moon,  and  the  third  of  the  stars, 
 that  darkened  may  be  tiie  third  of  them,  and 
 that  the  day  may  not  shine— the  third  of  it, 
 and  the  night  in  like  manaer. 
 
 1^  And  I  saw,  and  I  heard  one  messenger,  fry- 
 ing in  the  raid-heaven,  sajang  with  a  great 
 voice,  'Wo,  wo,  wo,  to  those  dwelling  upon  the 
 land  from  the  rest  of  the  voices  of  the  trum- 
 pet of  the  three  messengers  who  are  about  to 
 sound.' 
 
 IX-  1  AND  the  fifth  messenger  did  sound, 
 and  I  saw  a  star  out  of  the  heaven  having 
 fallen  to  the  earth,  and  there  was  given  to  it 
 the  key  of  the  pit  of  the  abyss,  -  and  he  did 
 open  the  pit  of  the  abyss,  and  there  came  up 
 a  smoke  out  of  the  pit  as  smoke  of  a  great 
 furnace,  and  darkened  was  the  sun  and  tlae 
 air,  from  the  smoke  of  the  pit. 
 
 ^  And  out  of  the  smoke  came  forth  locusts 
 to  the  earth,  and  there  was  given  to  them 
 authority,  as  scorpions  of  the  earth  have 
 authority,  "'audit  was  said  to  them  that  they 
 may  not  iujiu-e  the  grass  of  the  earth,  nor 
 any  green  thing,  nor  any  tree,  but — the  men 
 only  who  have  not  the  seal  of  God  iipon  their 
 foreheads,  ^  and  it  was  given  to  them  that 
 they  may  not  kill  them,  bvit  that  they  may  be 
 tormented  five  months,  and  their  torment  is 
 as  the  torment  of  a  scorpion,  when  it  may 
 strike  a  man ;  "  and  in  those  days  shall 
 men  seek  the  death,  and  they  shall  not  find 
 it,  and  they  shall  desire  to  die,  and  the  death 
 shall  flee  from  them. 
 
 ^  And  the  likenesses  of  the  locusts  are  like 
 to  horses  made  ready  to  battle,  and  upon 
 their  heads  as  crowns  like  gold,  and  their 
 faces  as  faces  of  men,  ^  and  they  had  hair  as 
 hair  of  women,  and  their  teeth  were  as  those 
 of  lions,  "and  they  had  breastplates  as  breast- 
 plates of  iron,  and  the  noise  of  their  wings  is 
 as  the  noise  of  chariots  of  many  horses  run- 
 ning to  battle;  ^"and  they  have  tails  like  to 
 scorpions,  and  stings  were  in  their  tails ;  and 
 their  authority  is  to  injure  men  live  months  ; 
 ^^  and  they  have  over  them  a  king — the  mes- 
 senger of  the  abyss — a  name  is  to  him  in 
 Hebrew,  Abaddon,  and  in  the  Greek  he  hatha 
 name,  Apollyon.  ^^The  first  wo  did  go  forth, 
 lo,  there  come  yet  two  woes  after  these  things. 
 
 '^  And  the  sixth  messenger  did  sound,  and 
 I  heard  a  voice  out  of  the  four  horns  of  the 
 altar  of  gold  that  is  before  God,  !■*  sajnng  to 
 the  sixth  messenger  who  had  the  trumpet, 
 'Loose  the  four  messengers  who  are  bound  at 
 the  gi-eat  river  Euphrates ;'  ^^  and  loosed  were 
 the  four  messengers,  who  have  been  made 
 ready  for  the  hour,  and  day,  and  month,  and 
 year,  that  they  may  kill  the  third  of  men ; 
 ^^  and  the  number  of  the  forces  of  the  horse- 
 men is  two  myriads  of  myriads,  and  I  heard 
 the  number  of  them. 
 
 '^  And  thus  I  saw  the  horses  in  the  vision, 
 and  those  sitting  upon  them,  having  breast- 
 plates of  tire,  and  jacinth,  and  brimstone; 
 and  the  heads  of  the  horses  are  as  heads  of 
 lions,  and  out  of  their  mouths  proceedeth 
 lire,  and  smoke,  and  brimstone;  ^^ by  these 
 
 three  were  the  third  of  men  killed,  from  the 
 fire,  and  from  tlie  smoke,  and  from  tlie  brim- 
 stone, tliat  is  proceeding  out  of  their  mouth, 
 •"for  their  authorities  are  in  their  mouth,  and 
 in  tlieir  tails,  for  their  tails  are  like  serpents, 
 having  heads,  and  with  them  they  do  injure  ; 
 -"  and  the  rest  of  men,  who  were  not  killed  in 
 these  plagties,  neither  did  reform  from  the 
 works  of  their  hands,  that  they  may  not  bow 
 before  the  demons,  and  idols,  those  of  gold, 
 and  those  of  silver,  and  those  of  brass,  and 
 those  of  stone,  and  those  of  wood,  that  are 
 neither  able  to  see,  nor  to  hear,  nor  to  walk, 
 ^lyea  they  did  not  reform  from  their  murders, 
 nor  from  their  sorceries,  nor  from  their  whore- 
 doms, nor  from  their  thefts. 
 
 X.  1  AND  I  saw  another  strong  messenger 
 coming  down  out  of  the  heaven,  arrayed  with 
 a  cloud,  and  a  rainbow  upon  the  head,  and 
 his  face  as  the  sun,  and  his  feet  as  pillars  of 
 fire,  2  and  he  had  in  his  hand  a  little  scroll 
 opened,  and  he  did  jjlace  his  right  foot  upon 
 the  sea,  and  the  left  upon  the  land,  ^  and  he 
 cried  with  a  great  voice,  as  a  lion  doth  roar, 
 and  when  he  cried,  speak  out  did  th«  seven 
 thunders  their  voices ;  ''and  when  the  seven 
 thunders  spake  their  voices,  I  was  about  to 
 WTite,  and  I  heard  a  voice  out  of  the  heaven 
 sajnng  to  me,  'Seal  the  things  that  the  seven 
 thiinders  spake,'  and,  'Thou  mayestnot  write 
 these  things.' 
 
 ^And  the  messenger  whom  I  saw  standing 
 upon  the  sea,  and  upon  the  laud,  did  lift  up 
 his  hand  to  the  heaven,  "and  did  swear  in 
 Him  who  doth  live  to  the  a^es  of  the  ages, 
 who  did  create  the  heaven  and  the  things  in 
 it,  and  the  land  and  the  things  in  it,  and  the 
 sea  and  the  things  in  it— tliat  time  shall  not 
 be  yet,  ''  but  in  the  days  of  the  voice  of  the 
 seventh  messenger,  when  he  may  be  about  to 
 sound,  and  the  secret  of  God  may  be  finished, 
 as  He  did  declare  to  His  own  servants,  to  the 
 proi^hets. 
 
 ^And  the  voice  that  I  heard  out  of  the 
 heaven  is  again  speaking  with  me,  and  say- 
 ing, '  Go,  take  the  little  scroll  that  is  open  in 
 the  hand  of  the  messenger  who  hath  been 
 standing  upon  the  sea,  and  upon  the  land:' 
 "and  I  went  away  unto  the  messenger,  saving 
 to  him,  'Give  me  the  little  scroll;'  and  he 
 saith  to  me,  '  Take,  and  eat  it  up,  and  it  shall 
 make  thy  belly  bitter,  but  in  thy  mouth  it 
 shall  be  sweet — as  honey.' 
 
 1"  And  1  took  the  little  scroll  out  of  the 
 hand  of  the  messenger,  and  did  eat  it  up,  and 
 it  was  in  my  mouth  as  honey — sweet,  and 
 when  I  did  eat  it — my  belly  was  made  bitter; 
 11  and  he  saith  to  me,  'It  behoveth  thee  again 
 to  prophesy  about  peoples,  and  nations,  and 
 tongues,  and  kings — many.' 
 
 XI.  lAND  there  was  given  to  me  a  reed 
 like  to  a  rod,  and  the  messenger  stood,  say- 
 ing, '  Rise,  and  measure  the  sanctuary  of  God, 
 and  the  altar,  and  tliose  worshipping  in  it; 
 -  and  the  court  that  is  without  the  sauctuaiy 
 leave  out,  and  thou  mayest  not  measure  it, 
 because  it  was  given  to  tlie  nations,  and  the 
 holy  city  they  shall  tread  down  forty-two 
 171 
 
The  two  witnesses. 
 
 XI.  3.— REVELATION.—xiii.  1. 
 
 Dragon  cast  forth. 
 
 months ;  -'and  I  will  give  to  My  two  witnesses, 
 and  they  shall  iirophesy  days,  a  thousand, 
 two  hundred,  sixty,  arrayed  with  sackclotli ; 
 ■•  these  are  the  two  olive  t7'ees,  and  the  two 
 lamp-stands  that  before  the  God  of  the  earth 
 do  stand;  *and  if  any  one  may  will  to  injure 
 them,  fire  doth  proceed  out  of  their  mouth, 
 and  doth  devour  their  enemies,  and  if  any 
 one  may  will  to  injure  them,  thus  it  behoveth 
 him  to  be  killed.  '' These  have  authority  to 
 shut  the  heaven,  that  it  may  not  rain  rain  in 
 the  days  of  their  ijrophecy,  and  authority 
 they  have  over  the  waters  to  turn  them  to 
 blood,  and  to  smite  the  land  with  every  plague, 
 as  often  as  they  may  will. 
 
 7 '  And  vcheu  they  may  tinisli  their  testi- 
 mony, the  beast  that  is  coming  up  out  of  the 
 abyss  shall  make  war  with  them,  and  over- 
 come them,  and  kill  them,  ^  and  their  dead 
 bodies  ai-e  upon  the  broad-place  of  the  great 
 city  (that  is  called  spiritually  Sodom,  and 
 Egypt,  where  also  our  Lord  was  crucified,) 
 ^and  they  shall  behold — they  of  the  peoples, 
 and  tribes,  and  tongues,  and  nations — their 
 dead  bodies  three  days  and  a  half,  and  their 
 dead  bodies  they  shall  not  suffer  to  be  put 
 into  tombs,  ^"  and  those  dwelling  upon  the 
 land  shall  rejoice  over  them,  and  shall  make 
 merry,  and  gifts  they  shall  send  to  one  an- 
 other, because  these — the  two  prophets — did 
 torment  those  dwelling  upon  the  land.' 
 
 ^^And  after  tlie  three  days  and  a  half,  a 
 spirit  of  life  from  God  did  enter  into  them, 
 .and  they  stood  upon  their  feet,  and  great  fear 
 fell  upon  those  beholding  them,  i-  and  they 
 heard  a  great  voice  out  of  the  heaven  saying 
 to  them,  'Come  up  hither;'  and  they  went 
 up  to  the  heaven  iu  the  cloud,  and  their  ene- 
 mies beheld  them;  '■'  and  iu  that  hour  came 
 a  great  earthquake,  and  the  tenth  of  the  city 
 did  fall,  and  killed  in  the  earthquake  were 
 names  of  men — seven  thousands,  and  the  rest 
 became  affrighted,  and  they  gave  glory  to  the 
 God  of  the  heaven.  "  The  second  wo  did  go 
 forth,  lo,  the  third  wo  doth  come  quickly. 
 
 '"And  the  seventh  messenger  did  sound, 
 and  there  came  great  voices  iu  the  heaven, 
 saying,  'The  kingdoms  of  the  world  did  be- 
 come those  of  our  Lord  aud  of  His  Christ, 
 and  he  shall  reign  to  the  ages  of  the  ages !' 
 '•■and  the  twenty  aud  four  elders,  who  before 
 God  are  sitting  upon  their  thrones,  did  fall 
 upon  their  faces,  aud  did  bow  Ijefore  God, 
 1"  saying,  '  We  give  thanks  to  Thee,  0  Lord 
 God,  the  Almighty,  who  art,  and  who  wast, 
 and  who  art  coming,  because  Thou  hast 
 taken  Thy  great  jjower  and  didst  reign; 
 "*and  the  nations  were  angry,  and  Thine 
 anger  did  come,  and  the  time  of  the  dead,  to 
 be  judged,  and  to  give  the  reward  to  Thy 
 servants,  to  the  ])rophets,  aud  to  the  saints, 
 and  to  those  fearing  Thy  uame,  to  the  small 
 «nd  to  the  great,  and  to  destroy  those  who 
 are  destroyiug  the  laud.' 
 
 '^  And  o]icned  was  tlie  sanctuary  of  God  in 
 the  heaven,  and  there  was  seen  the  ark  of 
 His  covenant  in  His  sanctuary,  aud  there  did 
 come  lightnings,  aud  voices,  and  thunders, 
 And  au  earthquake,  and  great  hail. 
 172 
 
 XII.  •  AND  a  great  sign  was  seen  in  the 
 heaven,  a  woman  arrayed  with  tlie  sun,  and 
 the  moon  under  her  feet,  and  upon  her  head 
 a  crown  of  twelve  stars,  -  and  being  with 
 child  slie  doth  cry  out,  travailing  and  pained 
 to  l)riug  fortli. 
 
 ^And  there  was  seen  another  sign  in  the 
 heaven,  and,  lo,  a  great  red  dragon,  having 
 seven  heads  and  ten  horns,  and  upon  his  head 
 seven  diadems,  ■'and  his  tail  doth  draw  the 
 third  of  the  stars  of  the  heaven,  and  he  did 
 cast  them  to  the  earth ;  and  the  dragon  did 
 stand  before  the  woman  who  is  about  to 
 bring  forth,  that  when  she  may  bring  forth, 
 her  child  he  may  devour ;  ^  and  she  brought 
 forth  a  male  child,  who  is  about  to  rule  all 
 the  nations  with  a  rod  of  iron,  and  caught 
 away  was  her  child  unto  God  and  His  throne, 
 •^  and  the  woman  did  flee  to  the  wilderness, 
 where  she  hath  a  place  made  ready  from  God, 
 that  there  they  may  nourish  her — days  a 
 thousand,  two  hundred,  sixty. 
 
 ^  And  there  came  war  in  theheaveu ;  Michael 
 and  his  messengers  did  war  against  the  dragon, 
 and  the  dragon  did  war,  and  his  messengers, 
 8  and  they  did  not  prevail,  nor  was  their  plac< 
 found  any  more  in  the  heaven ;  "  and  the 
 great  dragon  was  cast  forth— the  old  serpent, 
 who  is  called  'Devil,'  and  'the  Adversarv,' 
 who  is  leading  astray  the  whole  world — he 
 was  cast  forth  to  the  earth,  and  his  messen- 
 gers were  cast  forth  with  him. 
 
 '"And  I  heard  a  great  voice  saying  in  the 
 heaven,  'Now  did  come  the  salvation,  and 
 the  power,  and  the  reign,  of  our  God,  and  the 
 authority  of  His  Christ,  because  cast  down 
 was  the  accuser  of  our  brethren,  who  is 
 accusing  them  before  our  God  day  and  night ; 
 "  and  they  did  overcome  him  because  of  the 
 blood  of  the  Lamb,  aud  because  of  the  word 
 of  their  testimony,  aud  they  did  not  love 
 their  Ufe — unto  death ;  '-  because  of  this  be 
 glad,  ye  heavens,  aud  those  in  them  who  do 
 tabernacle;  wo  to  those  inhabiting  the  land 
 aud  the  sea,  because  the  Devil  did  go  down 
 unto  you,  having  great  wrath,  having  known 
 that  he  hath  little  time.' 
 
 '■'  And  when  the  dragon  saw  that  he  was 
 cast  forth  to  the  earth,  lie  pursued  the  woman 
 who  did  bring  forth  the  male,  '^aud  there 
 were  given  to  the  woman  two  wiugs  of  the 
 great  eagle,  that  she  m.ay  tiy  to  the  wilderness, 
 to  her  place,  where  she  is  nourished  a  time, 
 and  times,  and  half  a  time,  from  the  face  of 
 the  serpent ;  '"'  aud  the  serpent  did  cast  forth 
 after  the  woman,  out  of  his  mouth,  water  as  a 
 river,  that  he  may  cause  her  to  be  carried 
 away  by  the  rivei',  "'  aud  the  laud  did  help  the 
 womau,  and  tlic  land  did  open  its  mouth  and 
 did  swallow  up  the  river,  that  the  dragon  did 
 cast  forth  out  of  his  mouth ;  •"  and  the  dragon 
 was  angi'y  against  the  womau,  and  went  away 
 to  make  war  with  the  rest  of  her  seed,  those 
 kee^nllg  the  commands  of  God,  aud  having  the 
 testimony  of  Jesus  Christ. 
 
 XIII.  '  AND  I  stood  upon  the  sand  of  the 
 sea,  and  I  .saw  out  of  the  sea  a  beast  coming 
 up,  having  .seven  heads  and  ten  horns,  anu 
 
Two  beasU. 
 
 XIII.  2.— REVELATION.— XIV.  18. 
 
 Missions  of  messengers. 
 
 upon  its  liorus  ten  diadems,  and  upon  its 
 heads  a  name  of  evil  speaking,  -  and  the  beast 
 that  I  saw  was  like  to  a  leopard,  and  its  feet 
 as  of  a  bear,  and  its  mouth  as  the  mouth  of  a 
 lion,  and  the  dragon  did  give  to  it  his  power, 
 and  his  tlirone,  and  great  authority.  ^  And  I 
 saw  one  of  its  heads  as  slain  to  death,  and  its 
 deadly  stroke  was  healed,  and  all  the  earth 
 did  wonder  after  the  beast,  ■*  and  they  did  bow 
 before  the  dragon  who  did  give  authority  to 
 the  beast,  and  they  did  bow  before  the  beasfc, 
 saying,  '  Who  is  like  to  the  beast  ?  who  is  able 
 to  war  with  it?' 
 
 ^  And  there  was  given  to  it  a  mouth  speak- 
 ing great  things,  and  evil-speakings,  and  there 
 was  given  to  it  authority  to  make  war  forty- 
 two  months,  ^  and  it  did  open  its  mouth  for 
 evil-speaking  toward  God,  to  speak  evil  of 
 His  name,  and  of  His  tabernacle,  and  of  those 
 who  in  the  heaven  tabernacle,  ''  and  there 
 was  given  to  it  to  make  war  with  the  saints, 
 and  to  overcome  them,  and  there  was  given  to 
 it  authority  over  every  tribe,  and  tongue,  and 
 nation. 
 
 •*  And  bow  before  it  shall  all  who  are  dwell- 
 ing iipon  the  land,  whose  names  have  not  been 
 written  in  the  scroll  of  the  life  of  the  Lamb 
 slain  from  the  foundation  of  the  world;  "if 
 any  one  hath  an  ear — let  liim  hear:  ^"if  any 
 one  a  captivity  doth  gather,  into  captivity  he 
 doth  go  away  ;  if  any  one  by  sword  doth  kill, 
 it  behoveth  him  by  sword  to  be  killed  ;  here 
 is  the  endurance  and  the  faith  of  the  saints. 
 
 "  And  I  saw  another  beast  coming  up  out 
 of  the  land,  and  it  had  two  horns,  like  a  lamb, 
 and  it  was  speaking  as  a  dragon,  i-  aud  all  the 
 authority  of  the  first  beast  doth  it  do  before 
 it,  and  it  maketh  the  laud  aud  those  dwelling 
 in  it  that  they  shall  bow  before  the  first  beast, 
 whose  deadly  stroke  was  healed,  ^^  aud  it  doth 
 great  signs,  that  fire  also  it  may  make  to  come 
 down  from  the  heaven  to  the  earth  before  men, 
 ^*and  it  leadeth  astray  those  dwelling  on  tlie 
 land,  becaiise  of  the  signs  tliat  were  giveu  it 
 to  do  before  the  beast,  saying  to  those  dwelling 
 upon  the  laud  to  make  an  image  to  the  beast 
 that  hath  the  stroke  of  the  sword  and  did  live, 
 1*  and  there  was  giveu  to  it  to  give  a  spirit  to 
 the  image  of  the  beast,  that  also  the  image  of 
 the  beast  may  speak,  aud  tliat  it  may  cause  as 
 many  as  shall  bow  before  the  image  of  the 
 beast,  that  they  may  be  killed. 
 
 1"  Aud  it  maketh  all,  the  small,  and  the 
 great,  and  the  rich,  aud  the  poor,  and  the 
 freemen,  aud  the  serA'ants,  that  it  may  give  to 
 them  a  mark  ui^on  their  riglit  hand  or  upou 
 their  foreheads,  ^''aud  that  no  one  may  be 
 able  to  buy,  or  to  sell,  excejit  he  who  is  having 
 the  mark,  or  the  name  of  the  beast,  or  the 
 number  of  his  name. 
 
 -*  Here  is  the  wisdom  !  He  who  is  liaviug 
 the  imderstandiug,  let  him  count  the  number 
 of  tlie  beast,  for  the  number  of  a  man  it  is, 
 aud  its  number  is  666. 
 
 XIV.  1  AND  I  saw,  and  lo,  a  Lamb  having 
 stood  upon  the  mount  Siou,  aud  with  him  an 
 hundred  forty-four  thousands,  having  tljc 
 name  of  liis  Father  wintteu  upou  their  fore- 
 heads ;  ■''  and  I  heard  a  voice  out  of  the  heaven. 
 
 as  a  voice  of  many  waters,  and  as  a  voice  of 
 great  thunder,  aud  a  voice  I  heard  of  harpers 
 harping  with  their  harps,  -^  and  they  siug,  as 
 it  were,  a  new  song  befoi-e  the  throne,  •  and 
 before  the  four  living  creatures,  and  the 
 elders,  and  no  one  was  able  to  learn  the 
 song  except  the  hundred  forty-four  thou- 
 sands, who  have  been  liought  from  the  earth ; 
 •*  these  are  they  who  witli  women  were  not 
 defiled,  for  they  are  virgin;  these  are  they 
 who  are  following  the  Lamb  whithersoever 
 he  may  go;  these  were  bought  from  among 
 men — a  first-fruit  to  God  and  to  the  Lamb^ 
 ^  and  in  their  mouth  there  was  not  found 
 guile,  for  unblemished  are  they  before  the 
 throne  of  God. 
 
 ^And  I  saw  another  messenger  flying  in 
 mid-heaveu,  having  good  news  age-during  to 
 proclaim  to  those  dwelling  upon  the  earth, 
 and  to  every  nation,  and  tribe,  and  tongue, 
 aud  people,  ''  saying  in  a  great  voice,  '  Fear  ye 
 God,  and  give  to  Him  glory,  because  come 
 did  the  hour  of  His  judgment,  and  bow  ye 
 before  Him  who  did  make  the  heaven,  and 
 the  land,  and  sea,  and  foimtains  of  waters.' 
 
 ^  Aud  another  messenger  did  follow,  saying, 
 'Fall,  fall,  did  Babylon,  the  great  city,  be- 
 cause of  the  wiue  of  the  wrath  of  her  whore- 
 dom she  hath  given  to  all  nations  to  drink.' 
 
 **  And  a  third  messenger  did  follow  them, 
 saying  iu  a  great  voice,  '  If  any  oue  the  beast 
 doth  bow  before,  and  liis  image,  and  doth 
 receive  a  mark  upon  his  forehead,  or  upon 
 liis  hand,  i^  he  also  shall  drink  of  the  wine  of 
 the  wrath  of  God,  that  hath  been  mingled 
 unmixed  in  the  cup  of  His  anger,  and  he  shall 
 be  tormented  in  fire  and  brimstone  before  the 
 holy  messengers,  aud  before  the  Lamb,  ^^  and 
 the  smoke  of  their  torment  doth  go  up  to  ages 
 of  ages;  and  they  have  no  rest  day  and  night, 
 who  are  bowing  before  the  beast  and  his 
 image,  also  if  any  doth  receive  the  mark  of 
 his  name.  ^"  Here  is  endurance  of  the  saints : 
 here  are  those  keeping  the  commands  of  God, 
 and  the  faith  of  Jesus.' 
 
 *^  And  I  heard  a  voice  out  of  the  heaven 
 saying  to  me,  'Write:  Happy  are  the  dead 
 who  iu  the  Lord  are  dying  from  this  time ! ' 
 'Yes,  (saith  the  Spirit,)  That  they  may  rest 
 from  their  laboiu-s — and  their  works  do  fol- 
 low them!' 
 
 i^And  I  saw,  and  lo,  a  white  cloud,  and 
 upon  the  cloud  one  sitting  like  to  a  son  of 
 man,  having  u])ou  his  head  a  golden  crown, 
 aud  in  his  hand  a  sharp  sickle;  '■'aud  another 
 messen;ger  did  come  forth  out  of  the  sanctu- 
 ai-y  crying  in  a  great  voice  to  him  who  is  sit- 
 ting upon  the  cloud,  '  Send  forth  thy  sickle 
 aud  reap,  because  come  to  thee  hath  the  hour 
 of  reapiu";,  because  ripe  hath  been  the  har- 
 vest of  tne  earth;'  ""and  he  who  is  sitting 
 upon  the  cloud  did  put  forth  his  sickle  upou 
 the  earth,  and  the  earth  was  reaped. 
 
 '^And  another  messenger  did  come  forth 
 out  of  the  sanctuary  that  is  iu  the  heaven, 
 having — he  also — a  sharji  sickle,  ^**and  an- 
 other messenger  did  come  forth  out  from  the 
 altar,  having  authority  over  the  fire,  and  he 
 called  with  a  great  cry  to  liim  having  the 
 173 
 
Seven  viaU. 
 
 XIV.  19.— E-EVELATION.— XVII.  6. 
 
 Babylon  tlie  Harlot 
 
 shar))  sickle,  saying,  'Send  fortli  thy  sharp 
 sickle,  and  gather  the  clusters  of  the  vine  of 
 the  earth,  because  come  to  perfection  have 
 her  grapes;'  ^"aad  the  messenger  did  put 
 forth  his  sickle  to  the  earth,  and  did_  gather 
 the  vine  of  the  eai"th,  and  did  cast  it  to  the 
 great  wine-press  of  the  wrath  of  God:  ^"and 
 trodden  was  the  wine-press  outside  of  tne  city, 
 and  blood  did  come  forth  out  of  the  wine- 
 press— unto  the  bridles  of  the  horses,  a  thou- 
 sand, six  hundred  furlongs. 
 
 XV.  1  AND  I  saw  another  sign  in  the  hea- 
 ven, great  and  wonderful,  seven  messengers 
 having  the  seven  last  plagues,  because  in 
 these  was  conii)leted  the  wrath  of  God,  -  and 
 I  saw  as  a  sea  of  glass  mingled  with  fire,  and 
 those  who  do  gain  the  victory  over  the  beast, 
 and  his  image,  and  his  _  mark,  and  the  num- 
 ber of  his  name,  standing  by  the  sea  of  the 
 glass,  having  harps  of  God,  ^  and  they  sing 
 the  song  of  Moses,  servant  of  God,  and  the 
 song  of  the  Lamb,  saying,  '  Great  and  won- 
 derful are  Thy  works,  0  Lord  God,  the  Al- 
 mighty, rigliteous  and  true  are  Thy  ways,  0 
 King  of  saints,  ■'who  may  not  fear  Thee,  0 
 Lord,  and  glorify  Thy  name?  because  Thou 
 alone  art  kind,  because  all  the  nations  shall 
 come  and  bow  before  Thee,  because  Thy 
 righteous  acts  were  manifested.' 
 
 •"'And  after  these  things  I  saw,  and  lo, 
 opened  was  the  sanctuary  of  the  tabernacle 
 of  the  testimony  in  the  heaven ;  ^  and  come 
 forth  did  the  seven  messengers  having  the 
 seven  plagues,  out  of  the  sanctuary,  clothed  in 
 linen,  i^ure  and  shining,  and  girded  round 
 the  breasts  with  golden  girdles:  ''and  one  of 
 the  four  living  creatures  did  give  to  the  seven 
 messengers  seven  golden  vials,  full  of  the 
 wrath  of  God,  who  is  living  to  the  ages  of 
 the  ages ;  ^  and  tilled  was  the  sanctuary  with 
 smoke  from  the  glory  of  God,  and  from  His 
 power,  and  no  one  was  able  to  enter  into  the 
 sanctuary  till  the  seven  plagues  of  the  seven 
 messengers  may  be  finished. 
 
 XVL  1  AND  I  heard  a  great  voice  out  of 
 the  sanctuary  saying  to  the  seven  messengers, 
 '  Go  away,  and  pour  out  the  vials  of  the  wrath 
 of  God  to  the  earth;'  -and  the  first  did  go 
 away,  and  did  pour  out  liis  vial  \\\)on  the  land, 
 and  there  came  a  sore— bad  and  grievous— to 
 men,  those  liaviug  the  mark  of  the  beast,  and 
 those  bowing  to  his  image. 
 
 ■*And  the  second  messenger  did  pour  out 
 his  vial  to  the  sea,  and  there  came  blood  as  of 
 one  dead,  and  every  living  soul  died  iu  the  sea. 
 
 *  And  the  third  messenger  did  ])our  out  liis 
 vial  to  the  rivers,  and  to  the  fountains  of  the 
 waters,  and  there  came  blood,  ^  and  1  heard 
 the  messenger  of  the  waters,  saying,  '  Righte- 
 ous, 0  Lord,  art  Thou,  who  art,  and  who 
 wast,  and  who  shalt  be,  because  these  things 
 Thou  didst  judge,  '■because  blood  of  saints 
 and  jirophets  they  did  pour  out,  and  blood  to 
 tliem  Thou  didst  give  to  di-iuk,  for  they  are 
 worthy;'  "and  I  lieard  another  out  of  the 
 altar,  saying,  '  Yes,  Lord  God,  the  Almighty, 
 true  and  rightcons  arc  Tliy  jvidgments.' 
 
 '*Anil  the  fourth  messenger  did  \M\\r  out 
 his  vial  upon  the  sun,  and  tljcre  was  given  to 
 174 
 
 him  to  scorch  men  witli  fire,  ^  and  men  were 
 scorched  with  great  heat,  and  they  did  speak 
 evil  of  the  name  of  God,  who  hath  authority 
 over  these  plagues,  and  they  did  not  reform 
 — to  give  to  Him  glory. 
 
 1*  And  the  fifth  messenger  did  pour  out  his 
 vial  upon  the  throne  of  the  beast,  and  his 
 kingdom  did  become  darkened,  and  they  were 
 gnawing  their  tongues  from  the  pain,  '^  and 
 they  did  speak  evil  of  the  God  of  the  heaven, 
 from  their  pains,  and  from  their  sores,  and 
 they  did  not  reform  from  their  works. 
 
 ^-And  the  sixth  messenger  did  pour  out  his 
 vial  upon  the  great  river,  the  Euphrates,  and 
 dried  up  was  its  water,  that  the  way  of  tlie 
 kings  who  are  from  the  rising  of  the  sun  may 
 be  made  ready ;  *^  and  I  saw  come  out  of  the 
 mouth  of  the  dragon,  and  out  of  the  mouth  of 
 the  beast,  and  out  of  the  mouth  of  the  false 
 prophet,  three  unclean  spirits  like  frogs — 
 '■*  for  they  are  spirits  of  demons,  doing  signs 
 — which  go  forth  tmto  the  kings  of  the  earth, 
 and  of  the  whole  world,  to  bring  tliem  together 
 to  the  battle  of  that  great  day  of  God  the 
 Almighty; — ^^  'lo,  I  do  come  as  a  thief;  happy 
 is  he  who  is  watching,  and  keeping  his  gar- 
 ments, that  he  may  not  walk  naked,  and  they 
 may  sec  his  unseemliness,' — ^^and  they  did 
 bring  them  together  to  the  place  that  is  called 
 in  Hebrew  Armageddon. 
 
 ^"  And  the  seventh  messenger  did  pour  out 
 his  vial  to  the  air,  and  there  came  forth  a  great 
 voice  from  the  sanctuary  of  the  heaven,  from 
 the  throne,  saying,  '  It  hath  come ! '  '**  and  there 
 came  voices,  and  thunders,  and  lightnings; 
 and  a  great  earthquake  came,  such  as  came  not 
 since  men  came  upon  the  earth,  so  mighty  an 
 earthquake — so  great  I  ^''And  it  came— the 
 great  city — into  three  pai-ts,  and  the  cities  of 
 the  nations  did  fall,  and  Babylon  the  great 
 was  remembei'ed  before  God,  to  give  to  her 
 the  cup  of  the  wine  of  the  wrath  of  His  anger, 
 -"  and  every  island  did  flee  away,  and  moun- 
 tains Were  not  found,  -^  and  great  hail  (as  of 
 talent  weight)  doth  come  down  out  of  the 
 heaven  uijon  men.  and  men  did  speak  evil  of 
 God  because  of  the  plague  of  the  hail,  because 
 its  plague  is  very  great. 
 
 XVII.  1  AND  there  came  one  of  the  seven 
 messengers,  who  were  having  the  seven  vials, 
 aud  he  spake  with  mc,  saying  to  me,  '  Come, 
 I  will  shew  to  thee  the  judgment  of  the  great 
 whore,  who  is  sitting  \\\m\\  the  many  waters, 
 -witli  whom  the  kings  of  the  earth  did  com- 
 mit whoredom ;  and  made  drunk  from  the 
 wine  of  lier  whoredom  were  those  inhabiting 
 the  earth;'  ^and  he  carried  me  away  to  a 
 wilderness  iu  the  Spirit,  and  I  saw  a  woman 
 sitting  upon  a  scarlet-colomcd  beast,  full  of 
 names  of  evil-speakinr;,  having  seven  heads 
 and  ten  horns,  ^  and  the  woman  was  arrayed 
 with  purple  and  scarlet-colour,  and  gilded 
 with  gold,  aud  precious  stone,  and  jiearls, 
 liaviug  a  golden  cup  in  her  hand  full  of  abomi- 
 nations and  uucleauuL'ss  of  her  whoredom, 
 ^  and  upon  her  forehead  was  a  name  written  : 
 '  83cret,  Babylon  the  ( Jrcat,  the  Mother  of  the 
 Whores,  and  the  Alinniinations  of  the  earth.' 
 
 ''And  1  saw  tlie  wduian  dninkoii  from  the 
 blood  of  the  saints,  aud  from  the  blood  of  the 
 
FaU  of  Babylon. 
 
 XVII,  7.— REVELATION.-xviii,  24 
 
 Her  desti-uctUm. 
 
 witnesses  of  Jesus,  ;iud  I  did  woudei- — having 
 seen  her— with  great  wonder;  "and  the  mes- 
 senger said  to  nie,  '  Wherefore  didst  thou  won- 
 der? I — I  will  tell  thee  the  secret  of  the  woman 
 and  of  the  beast  that  is  carrying  her,  which 
 hath  the  seven  heads  and  thelen  horns. 
 
 ^ '  The  beast  that  thou  didst  see :  it  was, 
 and  it  is  not ;  and  it  is  about  to  come  \\\)  out 
 of  the  abyss,  and  to  go  away  to  destruction, 
 and  wonder  shall  those  dwelling  upon  the 
 earth,  whose  names  have  not  been  written  up- 
 on the  scroll  of  the  life  from  the  foundation 
 of  the  world,  beholding  the  beast  that  was, 
 and  is  not,  although  it  is. 
 
 ^  '  Here  is  the  mind  that  is  having  wisdom; 
 the  seven  heads  are  seven  mountains,  upon 
 which  the  woman  doth  sit,  ^'^  and  there  are 
 seven  kings,  the  five  did  fall,  and  the  one  is, 
 the  other  did  not  yet  come,  and  when  he  may 
 come,  it  behoveth  him  to  remain  a  little  time; 
 '^  and  the  beast  that  was,  and  is  not,  he  also 
 is  eighth,  and  out  of  the  seven  he  is,  and  to 
 destruction  he  doth  go  away. 
 
 '" '  And  the  ten  horns  that  thou  sawest,  are 
 ten  kings,  who  a  kingdom  did  not  yet  receive, 
 but  authority  as  kings  the  same  hour  do  re- 
 ceive with  the  beast,  ^^  these  have  one  mind, 
 and  their  own  power  and  authority  to  the 
 beast  tbey  shall  give  over ;  i*  these  with  the 
 Lamb  shall  make  war,  and  the  Lamb  shall 
 overcome  them,  because  Lord  of  lords  he  is, 
 and  King  of  kings,  and  those  with  him  are 
 called,  and  choice,  and  stedfast.' 
 
 '5 And  he  saith  to  me,  'The  waters  that 
 thou  didst  see,  where  the  whore  doth  sit,  are 
 peoples,  and  multitudes,  and  nations,  and 
 tongues;'  ^^  and  the  ten  horns  that  thou  didst 
 3ee  upon  the  beast,  these  shall  hate  the  whore, 
 and  shall  make  her  desolate  and  naked,  and 
 shall  eat  her  flesh,  and  shall  burn  her  in  fire, 
 I''  for  God  did  give  into  their  hearts  to  do  its 
 mind,  and  to  make  one  mind,  and  to  give  their 
 kingdom  to  the  beast  till  the  sayings  of  God 
 may  be  complete,  '8  and  the  woman  that  thou 
 didst  see  is  the  great  city  that  is  having  reign 
 over  the  kings  of  the  land.' 
 
 XVIII.  ^AND  after  these  things  I  saw 
 another  messenger  coming  down  out  of  the 
 heaven,  having  great  authority,  and  the  earth 
 was  lightened  from  his  glory,  -  and  he  did  cry 
 in  mislit— a  great  voice,  saying,  '  Fall,  fall  did 
 Babylon  the  great,  and  she  became  a  habita- 
 tion of  demons,  and  a  hold  of  every  unclean 
 spirit,  and  a  hold  of  every  unclean  and  hate- 
 tul  bird,  ^  because  of  the  wine  of  the  wratli 
 of  her  whoredom  have  all  the  nations  drunk, 
 and  the  kings  of  the  earth  with  her  did  com- 
 mit whoredom,  and  merchants  of  the  earth 
 from  the  power  of  her  revel  were  made  rich. 
 
 ^  And  I  heard  another  voice  out  of  the  hea- 
 ven, saying,  '  Come  fortli  out  of  her,  My 
 people,  that  ye  may  not  partake  with  her  sins, 
 and  that  ye  may  not  receive  of  her  plagues, 
 ^  because  her  sins  did  follow — imto  the  hea- 
 ven, and  God  did  remember  her  unrighteous- 
 ness. ^  Render  to  her  as  also  she  did  render 
 to  you,  and  double  to  her  doubles  according 
 to  her  works  ;  in  the  cup  that  she  did  mingle 
 mingle  to  her  double. 
 
 ''  '  As  much  as  she  did  glorify  herself  and 
 
 did  revel,  so  much  torment  and  sorrow  give 
 to  her,  because  in  her  heart  she  saith,  I  sit  a 
 queen,  and  a  widow  1  am  not,  and  sorrow  1 
 shall  not  see;  ^because  of  tliis,  in  one  day, 
 shall  come  her  plagues,  death,  and  sorrow, 
 and  famine;  and  iu  tire  she  shall  be  utterly 
 burned,  because  strong  is  the  Lord  God  who 
 is  judging  her;  ''and  weep  over  her,  and 
 smite  themselves  for  her,  shall  the  kings  of 
 the  earth,  who  with  her  did  commit  whore- 
 dom and  did  revel,  when  they  may  see  the 
 smoke  of  her  burning,  ^"  from  afar  having 
 stood  because  of  the  fear  of  her  torment, 
 saying,  Wo,  wo,  the  great  city !  Babylon,  the 
 strong  city!  because  iu  one  hour  did  come 
 thy  judgment. 
 
 '^  'And  the  merchants  of  the  earth  shall 
 weep  and  sorrow  over  her,  because  their  lad- 
 ing no  one  doth  buy  any  more;  i- lading  of 
 gold,  and  silver,  and  precious  stone,  and 
 pearl,  and  tine  linen,  and  purple,  and  silk, 
 and  scarlet,  and  all  thyne  wood,  and  every 
 vessel  of  ivory,  and  every  vessel  of  most  pre- 
 cious wood,  and  brass,  and  iron,  and  marble, 
 '^  and  cinnamon,  and  odours,  and  ointment, 
 and  frankincense,  and  wine,  and  oil,  and  fine 
 tiour,  and  wheat,  and  cattle,  and  sheep,  and 
 of  horses,  and  of  chariots,  and  of  bodies  and 
 souls  of  men. 
 
 "  'And  the  fruits  of  the  desire  of  thy  soul 
 did  go  away  from  thee,  and  all  things— the 
 dainty  and  the  bright— did  go  away  fi-om 
 thee,  and  no  more  at  all  mayest  thou  find 
 them.  ^5  The  merchants  of  these  things,  who 
 were  made  rich  by  her,  far  off  shall  stand 
 because  of  the  fear  of  her  torment,  weeping, 
 and  sorrowing,  i^  and  saying.  Wo,  wo,  the 
 great  city,  that  was  arrayed  with  line  linen, 
 and  luirple,  and  scarlet,  and  gilded  in  gold, 
 and  precious  stone,  and  pearls — because  in  one 
 hour  so  much  riches  were  made  waste! 
 
 1"  '  And  every  shipmaster,  and  all  the  com- 
 pany upon  the  ships,  and  sailors,  and  as  many 
 as  work  the  sea,  far  off  stood,  "*  and  were  cry- 
 ing, seeing  the  smoke  of  her  burning,  saying. 
 What  city  is  like  to  the  great  city?  ^''ancl 
 they  did  cast  dust  u  j)ou  their  heads,  and  were 
 crying  out,  weeping  and  sorrovnng,  saying, 
 AVo,  wo,  the  great  city!  in  which  were  made 
 rich  all  having  ships  in  the  sea,  out  of  her 
 costliness — for  in  one  hour  was  she  made  waste. 
 
 -"  •  Be  glad  over  her,  0  heaven,  and  ye  holy 
 apostles  and  prophets,  because  God  did  judge 
 your  judgment  of  her ! ' 
 
 -^  And  one  strong  messenger  did  take  up  a 
 stone  as  a  great  millstone,  and  did  cast  it  to 
 the  sea,  saying,  'Thus  with  violence  shall 
 Babylon  be  cast,  the  great  city,  and  may  not 
 l>c  found  any  more  at  all;  -"and  voice  of 
 harpers,  and  musicians,  and  pipers,  and  trum- 
 peters, may  not  be  lieard  at  all  in  thee  any 
 more ;  and  any  artizan  of  any  art  may  not  be 
 found  at  all  in  thee  any  more ;  and  noise  of  a 
 millstone  may  not  be  lieard  at  all  in  thee  any 
 more ;  -'*  and  light  of  a  lamp  may  not  shine  at 
 all  in  thee  any  more ;  and  voice  of  bridegroom 
 and  of  bride  may  not  be  heard  at  all  in  thee 
 any  more;  because  thy  mei'chants  were  the 
 I  great  ones  of  the  eartli,  because  iu  thy  sorcery 
 were  all  the  nations  led  astray,  -■*  and  iu  her 
 175 
 
TriumpJuiiU  sony. 
 
 XIX.  l.-EEVELATlON.-xx.  J."}. 
 
 The  thousand  years. 
 
 l)lood  of  prophets  and  of  saints  was  found,  and 
 of  all  those  who  have  been  slain  on  the  earth.' 
 
 XIX.  1  AND  after  these  things  I  heard  a 
 great  voice  of  a  great  multitude  in  the  hea- 
 ven, saying,  'Alleluia!  the  salvation,  and  the 
 glory,  and  the  honour,  and  the  power,  w  to 
 the  Lord  our  God ;  -  because  true  and  righte- 
 ous are  His  judgments,  because  He  did  judge 
 the  great  whore  who  did  corrupt  the  earth  in 
 her  whoredom,  and  He  did  avenge  the  blood 
 of  His  servants  at  her  hand ; '  ^  and  a  second 
 time  they  said,  'Alleluia;'  and  her  smoke 
 doth  come  up — to  the  ages  of  the  ages !  *  And 
 fall  down  did  the  elders — the  twenty  and 
 four— and  the  foxir  living  creatures,  and  they 
 did  bow  before  God  who  is  sitting  upon  the 
 throne,  saying,  'Amen,  Alleluia.' 
 
 ^  And  a  voice  out  of  the  throne  did  come 
 forth,  saying,  'Praise  our  God,  all  ye  His 
 servants,  and  those  fearing  Him,  both  the 
 small  and  the  great ;'  ^  and  I  heard  as  the 
 voice  of  a  great  multitude,  and  as  the  voice 
 of  manj^  waters,  and  as  the  voice  of  mighty 
 thunderings,  sajring,  '  Alleluia !  because  reign 
 did  the  Lord  God— the  Almighty !  ^  may  we 
 rejoice  and  exult,  and  give  the  glory  to 
 Him,  because  come  did  the  marriage  of  the 
 Lamb,  and  his  wife  did  make  herself  ready ; 
 and  there  was  given  to  her  that  she  may  be 
 arrayed  with  fine  linen,  pure  and  shining,  for 
 the  fine  linen  is  the  righteousactsof  thesaints.' 
 
 "And  he  saith  to  me,  'Write:  Happy  o?-e 
 they  who  to  the  supper  of  the  marriage  of 
 the  Lamb  have  been  called;'  and  he  saith 
 to  me,  'These  are  the  true  words  of  God;' 
 '"and  I  fell  before  his  feet,  to  bow  before 
 him,  and  he  saith  to  me,  'See — not!  fellow- 
 servant  of  thee  am  I,  and  of  thy  brethren, 
 those  having  the  testimony  of  Jesus;  bow  be- 
 fore God,  for  the  testimony  of  Jesus  is  the 
 spirit  of  the  prophecy.' 
 
 ^^  And  I  saw  the  heaven  having  been  open- 
 ed, and  lo,  a  white  horse,  and  he  who  is  sit- 
 ting upon  it  is  called  Faithful  and  True,  and 
 in  righteousness  doth  he  judge  and  war,  '-and 
 his  eyes  are  as  a  flame  of  lire,  and  upon  his 
 head  are  many  diadems— having  a  name  writ- 
 ten that  no  one  hath  known,  except  himself, 
 '*  and  he  is  arrayed  with  a  garment  covered 
 with  blood,  and  his  name  is  called.  The 
 Word  of  God. 
 
 ^*  And  the  armies  in  the  heaven  were  fol- 
 lowing him  upon  white  horses,  clothed  in 
 fine  linen — white  and  pure;  '^and  out  of  his 
 mouth  doth  proceed  a  sharp  sword,  that 
 with  it  he  may  smite  the  nations,  and  he 
 shall  rule  them  with  a  rod  of  iron,  and  he 
 doth  tread  the  i)ress  of  the  wine  of  the  vrrath 
 and  the  anger  of  God  the  Almiglrty,  "'and 
 he  hath  upon  the  garment  and  upon  his  thigh 
 the  name  written,  '  King  of  kings,  and  Lord 
 of  lords.' 
 
 1^  And  I  saw  one  messenger  standing  in  the 
 sun,  and  he  cried,  a  great  voice,  saying  to  all 
 the  birds  that  are  flying  in  mid-heaven,  'Come 
 and  be  gathered  together  to  the  supper  of  tlie 
 great  God,  '^that  ye  may  eat  flesli  of  kings, 
 and  flesh  <\l  chiefs  of  tliouaauds,  and  flesh  of 
 strong  meu,  and  flesh  of  horses,  and  of  those 
 
 sitting  on  them,  and  the  flesh  of  all — freemen 
 and  servants — Ijoth  small  and  gieat.' 
 
 '^  And  I  saw  the  beast,  and  the  kings  of  the 
 earth,  and  their  armies,  having  been  gatliered 
 together  to  make  war  with  him  who  is  sitting 
 upon  the  horse,  and  with  his  army;  -*and 
 the  beast  was  taken,  and  with  him  the  false 
 prophet  who  did  the  signs  before  him,  in 
 which  he  led  astray  those  who  did  receive  the 
 mark  of  the  beast,  and  those  who  did  bow  be- 
 fore his  image ;  living  they  were  cast— the  two 
 — to  the-  lake  of  the  fire,  that  is  burning  with 
 brimstone ,  "'  and  the  rest  were  'killed  with 
 the  sword  of  him  who  is  sitting  on  the  horse, 
 which  Kword  is  proceeding  out  of  his  mouth, 
 and  all  the  birds  were  filled  out  of  their  flesh. 
 
 XX.  ^  AND  I  saw  a  messenger  coming  down 
 oiit  of  the  heaven,  having  the  key  of  the 
 abyss,  and  a  great  chain  over  his  hand,  "  and 
 he  laid  hold  on  the  dragon,  the  old  serpent, 
 who  is  Devil  and  Adversary,  and  did  bind 
 him  a  thousand  years,  ^  and  he  cast  him  to 
 the  abyss,  and  did  shut  him  up,  and  put  a 
 seal  upon  him,  that  he  may  not  lead  astray 
 the  nations  any  more,  till  the  thousand  years 
 may  be  finished ;  and  after  these  it  behoveth 
 him  to  be  loosed  a  little  time. 
 
 ^  And  I  saw  thrones,  and  they  sat  upon  them, 
 and  judgment  was  given  to  them,  and  the 
 souls  of  those  who  have  been  beheaded  be- 
 cause of  the  testimony  of  Jesus,  and  because 
 of  the  word  of  God,  and  who  did  not  bow  be 
 fore  the  beast,  nor  his  image,  and  did  not  re 
 ceive  the  mark  tipon  their  forehead  and  upon 
 their  hand,  and  they  did  live  and  reign  with 
 Christ  the  thousand  years ;  ^  and  the  rest  of 
 the  dead  did  not  live  again  till  the  thousand 
 years  mav  be  finished  ;  this  is  the  first  rising 
 again.  ^  lEIappy  and  holy  is  he  who  is  having 
 part  in  the  first  rising  again ;  over  these  the 
 second  death  hath  not  authority,  but  they 
 shall  be  priests  of  God  and  of  the  Christ, 
 and  shall  reign  with  him  a  thousand  years. 
 
 ^And  when  the  thousand  vears  may  be 
 finished,  the  Adversary  shall  Tae  loosed  out 
 of  his  prison,  ^  and  he  shall  go  forth  to  lead 
 the  nations  astray,  that  are  in  the  four  corners 
 of  the  earth— Gog  and  Magog— to  gather  them 
 together  to  war,  of  whom  the  number  is  as 
 the  sand  of  the  sea ;  ^  and  tliey  did  go  up  over 
 tlie  brcadtli  of  tlie  land,  and  did  surround  the 
 camp  of  the  saints,  and  the  beloved  city,  and 
 there  came  down  fire  from  God  out  of  the 
 lieaven,  and  devoured  them;  i"  and  the  Devil, 
 who  is  leading  them  asti'ay,  was  cast  into  the 
 lake  of  fire  and  brimstone,  where  are  the 
 beast  and  the  false  prophet,  and  they  shall 
 be  tormented  day  and  night— to  the  ages  of 
 the  ages. 
 
 "  And  I  saw  a  great  white  throne,  and  Him 
 who  is  sitting  upon  it,  from  whose  face  the 
 earth  and  the  heaven  did  flee  away,  and  place 
 was  not  found  for  them ;  '-'  and  I  saw  the  dead, 
 small  aiidgreat,staudiugl)tfore(Tod,aud  scrolls 
 were  opened,  and  another  scroll  was  opened, 
 which  IS  that  of  the  life,  and  the  dead  were 
 judged  out  of  the  things  written  in  the  scrolls 
 —according  to  their  works  ;  '■*  and  the  sea  did 
 give  up  those  dead  in  it,  and  the  death  and 
 17t) 
 
New  heaven  and  earth. 
 
 XX.  13.— REVELATION.— xxn.  11. 
 
 New  Jertisalem 
 
 the  hades  did  give  up  the  dead  in  them,  and 
 they  were  jud^d,  eaCli  one  according  to  their 
 works ;  ^*  and  the  death  and  the  hades  were 
 cast  to  the  lake  of  the  tire- this  la  the  second 
 death  ;  '*  and  if  any  one  was  not  found  written 
 in  the  scroll  of  the  life,  he  was  cast  to  the  lake 
 of  the  fire. 
 
 XXI.  ^AND  I  saw  a  new  heaven  and  a 
 new  earth,  for  the  first  heaven  and  the  first 
 earth  did  pass  away,  and  the  sea  is  not  any 
 more;  "and  I,  John,  saw  the  holy  city— new 
 Jerusalem— coming  down  from  God  out  of 
 the  heaven,  made  ready  as  a  bride  adorned 
 for  her  husband ;  ^  and  I  heard  a  great  voice 
 out  of  the  heaven,  saying,  'Lo,  the  tabernacle 
 of  God  is  with  men,  and  He  will  tabernacle 
 with  them,  and  they  shall  be  His  peoples, 
 and  God  Himself  shall  be  with  them — their 
 God,  *  and  God  shall  wipe  away  every  tear 
 from  their  eyes,  and  the  death  shall  not  be 
 any  more,  nor  sorrow,  nor  crying,  nor  shall 
 there  be  any  more  pain,  because  the  first 
 things  did  go  away.' 
 
 'And  He  who  is  sitting  upon  the  throne 
 said,  'Lo,  new  I  make  all  things;'  and  He 
 saith  to  me,  '  Write,  because  these  words  are 
 true  and  stedfaat;'  ^and  He  said  to  me,  *It 
 hath  been  done!  I  am  the  Alpha  and  the 
 Omega,  the  Beginning  and  the  End ;  T,  to  him 
 who  13  thirsting,  Avill  give  of  the  fountain  of 
 the  water  of  the  life  freely;  ^he  who  is  over- 
 coming shall  inberit  all  things,  and  I  will  be 
 to  him — a  God,  and  he  shall  be  to  me— the 
 son,  *and  to  fearful,  and  unstedfast,  and 
 abominable,  and  murderers,  and  whore- 
 mongers^ and  sorcerers,  and  idolaters,  and 
 all  the  bars,  their  part  ia  in  the  lake  that  is 
 burning  with  fire  and  brimstone,  which  is  a 
 second  death.' 
 
 'And  there  came  unto  me  one  of  the  seven 
 messengers,  who  have  the  seven  vials  that 
 are  full  of  the  seven  last  plagues,  and  he 
 spake  with  me,  saying,  '  Come,  1  will  shew 
 thee  the  bride  of  tne  Lamb — the  wife,'  ^^and 
 he  carried  me  away  in  the  Spirit  to  a  moim- 
 tain  great  and  high,  and  did  shew  to  me  the 
 great  city,  the  holy  Jerusalem,  coming  down 
 out  of  the  heaven  from  God,  ^^  having  the 
 ^lory  of  God,  and  her  light  is  like  a  stone 
 most  precious,  as  a  jasper  stone  clear  as 
 crystal,  '*  having  also  a  wall  great  and  high, 
 having  twelve  gates,  and  at  the  gates  twelve 
 messengers,  and  names  written  thereon,  which 
 are  those  of  the  twelve  tribes  of  the  sons  of 
 Israel,  ^'at  the  east  three  gates,  at  the  north 
 three  gates,  at  the  south  three  gates,  at  the 
 west  three  gates;  '*and  the  wall  of  the  city 
 had  twelve  foimdations,  and  in  them  names 
 of  the  twelve  apostles  of  the  Lamb. 
 
 "  And  he  who  is  speaking  with  me  had  a 
 golden  reed,  that  he  may  measure  the  city, 
 and  its  gates,  and  its  wall;  ^®and  the  city 
 lieth  square,  and  the  length  of  it  is  as  great 
 as  the  breadth ;  and  he  did  measure  the  city 
 with  the  reed— furlongs  twelve  thousand; 
 the  length,  and  the  breadth,  and  the  height, 
 of  it  are  equal;  "'and  he  measured  its  wall, 
 Je- 
 
 an hundred  forty-four  cubits,  the  measure  of 
 a  man,  that  is,  of  the  messenger ;  ^^  and  the 
 building  of  its  wall  was  jasper,  and  the  city 
 is  pure  gold— like  to  pure  glass ;  '^  and  the 
 foundations  of  the  wall  of  the  city  with  every 
 precious  stone  have  been  adorned;  the  first 
 foundation  jasper;  the  second,  sapphire;  the 
 third,  chalcedony;  the  fourth,  emerald;  *"the 
 fifth,  sardonyx;  the  sixth,  sardius;  the 
 seventh,  chrysolite;  the  eighth,  beryl;  the 
 ninth,  toi;;az ;  the  tenth,  chrysoprasus ;  the 
 eleventh,  iacinth ;  the  twelfth,  amethyst. 
 
 "1  And  the  twelve  gates  are  twelve  pearls, 
 each  several  one  of  the  gates  was  of  one  pearl ; 
 and  the  broad-place  of  the  city  is  pure  gold— 
 as  transparent  glass. 
 
 "^  And  a  sanctuary  I  did  not  see  in  it,  for 
 the  Tjord  God,  the  Almighty,  is  its  sanctuary, 
 and  the  Lamb,  ^  and  the  city  hath  no  need 
 of  the  sun,  nor  of  the  moon,  that  they  may 
 shine  in  it:  for  the  glory  of  God  did  hghten 
 it,  and  the  lamp  of  it  is  the  Lamb ;  ^  and  the 
 nations  of  the  saved  in  its  light  shall  walk, 
 and  the  kings  of  the  earth  do  bring  their 
 glory  and  honour  into  it,  ''  and  its  gates  shall 
 not  at  all  be  shut  by  day,  for  night  shall  not 
 be  there ;  "*  and  they  snail  bring  the  glory 
 and  the  honour  of  the  nations  into  it;  ^^and 
 there  may  not  at  all  enter  into  it  any  thing 
 defiling  and  doing  abomination,  and  a  lie,  but 
 —those  written  in  the  scroll  of  the  life  of  the 
 Lamb. 
 
 XXII.  1  AND  he  shewed  me  a  pure  river 
 of  water  of  life,  bright  as  crystal,  going  forth 
 out  of  the  throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb : 
 ^  in  the  midst  of  its  broad  place,  and  of  the 
 river  on  this  side  and  on  that,  is  a  tree  of  life, 
 yielding  twelve  fruits,  in  each  several  month 
 rendering  its  fruits,  and  the  leaves  of  the  tree 
 are  for  the  service  of  the  nations;  ^  and  any 
 curse  there  shall  not  be  any  more,  and  the 
 throne  of  God  and  of  the  Lamb  shall  be  in  it, 
 and  His  servants  shall  serve  Him,  *  and  they 
 shall  see  His  face,  and  His  name  is  upon  their 
 foreheads,  '  and  night  shall  not  be  there,  and 
 they  have  no  need  of  a  lamp  and  light  of  a 
 sun,  because  the  Lord  God  doth  give  them 
 light,  and  they  shall  reign— to  the  ages  of  the 
 ages. 
 
 8  And  he  said  to  me,  '  These  words  are  sted- 
 fast  and  true,  and  the  Lord  God  of  the  holy 
 prophets  did  send  His  messenger  to  shew  to 
 His  servants  the  things  that  it  behoveth  to 
 come  quickly:  ^  Lo,  I  come  quickly;  happy  is 
 he  who  is  keeping  the  words  of  the  propnecy 
 of  this  scroll.' 
 
 '  And  L  John,  am  he  who  is  seeing  these 
 things  ana  hearing,  and  when  I  heard  and  be- 
 held, I  fell  down  to  bow  before  the  feet  of  the 
 messenger  who  is  shewing  me  these  things ; 
 *  and  he  saith  to  me  '  See— not :  for  fellow- 
 servant  of  thee  am  I,  and  of  thy  brethren  the 
 prophets,  and  of  those  keeping  the  words  of 
 this  scroll ;  before  God  bow/ 
 
 ''  And  he  saith  to  me,  '  Thou  mayest  not 
 seal  the  words  of  the  prophecy  of  this  scroll. 
 because  the  time  is  nigh;  "be  whoisunnglite- 
 
Cnrit€»  coming  forclola.       xxii.  12.— REVELATION.— xxii.  21.        Invitation  and  warning. 
 
 oils — let  him  be  iinriKhteous  still,  and  he  who 
 is  filthy — let  him  be  iilthy  still,  and  he  who  is 
 righteous — let  him  be  declared  righteous  still, 
 aud  he  who  is  sanctitied — let  him  be  sanctified 
 still :  ^^  And  lo,  I  come  quickly,  and  my  re- 
 ward is  with  me,  to  render  to  each  as  his 
 work  shall  be ;  i*  I  am  the  Alpha  and  the 
 Omega— the  Beginning  and  End — the  First 
 and  the  Last. 
 
 "'Happy  are  those  doing  His  commands 
 that  the  authority  shall  be  theirs  unto  the 
 tree  of  the  life,  and  by  the  gates  they  may 
 enter  into  the  city;  ^^and  without  are  the 
 dogs,  and  the  sorcerers,  and  the  whoremongers, 
 and  the  murderers,  and  the  idolaters,  and 
 every  one  who  is  loving  and  is  doing  a  lie. 
 
 1' '  I,  Jesus  did  send  my  messenger  to  testify 
 to  you  these  things  concerning  the  assem- 
 blies ;  I  am  the  root  and  the  offspring  of  David, 
 
 the  bright  and  morning  star  !  ^"  And  the 
 Spirit  and  the  Bride  say.  Come ;  aud  he 
 who  is  hearing — let  him  say.  Come ;  aud  he 
 who  is  thirsting— let  him  come  ;  and  he  who 
 is  willing— let  him  take  the  water  of  life 
 freely. 
 
 '"'For  I  testify  to  every  one  hearing  the 
 words  of  the  prophecy  of  this  scroll,  if  any 
 one  may  add  unto  these,  God  shall  add  to 
 him  the  plagues  that  have  been  written  in 
 this  scroll,  '^  and  if  any  one  may  take  away 
 from  the  words  of  the  scroll  of  this  prophecy, 
 God  shall  take  away  his  part  from  the  scroll 
 of  the  life,  and  out  of  the  holy  city,  and  the 
 things  that  have  been  written  in  this  scroll;' 
 ^<'he  saith — who  is  testifying  these  things — 
 'Yes,  I  come  quickly !'  Amen  !  Yes,  be  com- 
 ing. Lord  Jesus ! 
 
 ^1  The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  is  with 
 you  all.     Amen. 
 
 SUPPOSED  CHRONOLOGICAL  ORDER  OF  THE  BOOKS  OF 
 THE  OLD  AND  NEW  COVENANTS. 
 
 B.O. 
 
 1491  Genesis 
 
 Job 
 
 1491  Exodus 
 
 1490  Leviticus 
 
 1451  Deuteronomy 
 
 1451  Numbers 
 
 1427  Joshua 
 
 1406  Judges 
 
 1312  Ruth 
 
 1055  First  Samuel 
 
 1018  Secoud  Samuel 
 
 1015  First  Chronicles 
 
 Psalms 
 
 1013  Soug  of  Solomon 
 
 1004  First  Kings,  I.-XL 
 
 1004  Second  Chronicles,  I.- 
 
 1000  Proverbs 
 
 975  Ecclesiastes 
 
 897  First  Kings,  XIL  &c. 
 
 862  Jonah 
 
 800  Joel. 
 
 IS.. 
 
 BG. 
 
 787  Amos 
 
 750  Micah 
 
 740  Hosea 
 
 713  Nahum 
 
 698  Isaiah 
 
 630  Zephaniah 
 
 626  Habakkuk 
 
 623  Second  Chronicles  X.  to  end. 
 
 590  Second  Kings 
 
 588  Jeremiah 
 
 588  Lamentations 
 
 587  Obadiah 
 
 574  Ezekiel 
 
 534  Daniel 
 
 520  Haggai 
 
 520  Zecnariah 
 
 509  Esther 
 
 457  Ezra 
 
 434  Nehemiah 
 
 397  MalachL 
 
 ^ 
 
 A.D. 
 
 m  Matthew        •     • 
 
 52  Galatians 
 
 52  Ist  Thessalonians 
 
 52  2d  Thesaaloniaus 
 
 56  1st  Corinthians  - 
 
 57  2d  Corinthians  - 
 
 58  Romans     •     •     - 
 61  Ei»liesians      ■     ■ 
 
 61  James  -    -     -     - 
 
 62  Philippians    -     - 
 62  Colossians 
 
 62  Philemon  -     - 
 
 63  Luke     -    -     -     - 
 C3  Hebrews 
 
 A.D. 
 
 Judea 
 
 64    Acts    •     ■ 
 
 Greece 
 
 Corinth  or 
 
 Macedonia 
 
 64    Ist  Timothy 
 
 Macedonia 
 
 Corinth 
 
 64    1st  Peter 
 
 Rome 
 
 Corintli 
 
 64    Titus  • 
 
 Macedonia  or  Qreect 
 
 Ephesus 
 
 65    Mark  -     ■     - 
 
 Rome 
 
 Macedonia 
 
 65    2d  Timothy 
 
 Rome 
 
 Corinth 
 
 65    2d  Peter  • 
 
 Rome 
 
 Rome 
 
 69    1st  John 
 
 Judea 
 
 Jei-malem 
 
 69    2d  John    • 
 
 ■    Ephesus 
 Ephesus 
 ifnknown 
 
 Rome 
 
 69    3d  John 
 
 Rome 
 
 70    Jnde    ■    • 
 
 Rome 
 
 96    Revelation  • 
 
 Patmns 
 
 Greece 
 
 97    John    ■     - 
 
 Asia  Minor, 
 
 Rome. 
 
 76 
 
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